[Event "Nations Cup Online Prelim"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Cori, Jorge Moise"]
[Black "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Adhiban,B"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Rest of the World"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

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-22,27,6,3,3,19,8,64,49,50,49,45,34,56,23,33,18,30,8,10,7,57,41,54,61,57,23,14,
28,39,27,110,91,97,91,105,66,66,70,70,61,132,132,139,99,52,0,11,-23,97,137,195,
117,50,2,0,0,0,0,22,20,35,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,13,189,199,435,435,512,350,602,625,
713,726,903,1064,1182,1251,29993,29994,29997,29998] I was happy to participate
in the first ever Online nations cup by representing India.} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6
3. c4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 {The topical meran.} 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Be2 (10. Nb5 Bb4+ 11. Bc3 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Ne4 {is fine for
black.}) 10... e4 11. Nd2 Nb8 $1 {Using the fact that white has hurried with
the exchange on d5, I find a nice spot for the misplaced knight on f8.} (11...
Re8 12. g4 {I wasn't sure entirely sure about this.}) 12. Nb5 Nc6 13. Nxd6 Qxd6
14. Qc5 Qd8 15. h3 $5 {An important move preventing bg4 ideas.} (15. O-O Bg4 {
with a very nice position for black.}) 15... Be6 ({The following setup of comp
is very impressive.} 15... Re8 $1 16. O-O Re6 $15 {[%cal Gc8d7]}) 16. O-O Rc8
17. Rfc1 Qd7 18. Qb5 Rfd8 19. Bf1 Ne8 $1 {Manoeuvering the knight to a better
place.} 20. Rc5 Nd6 21. Qa4 b6 $2 {A huge conceptual error.} (21... f5 $1 {
was very strong.} 22. Rac1 Qf7 $5 ({Or even something like} 22... a6 {putting
an end to white's queenside ideas.})) 22. Rc3 Na5 23. Qxd7 Bxd7 24. a4 Rxc3 25.
Bxc3 Rc8 26. Bb4 Rc2 27. Bxd6 Rxd2 28. Rc1 $1 {I understimated this idea from
far.} Nxb3 29. Rc7 Be6 30. Rxa7 h5 {I stopped here as fine for me but I missed
white's following reply.} 31. Bb5 {Now the b6-pawn is a goner and I am forced
to create some play in the kingside.} h4 $5 32. Be7 f6 33. Bd8 Nc1 $1 34. Bxb6
Nd3 35. Re7 Bf5 36. Bc6 Kf8 (36... Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Nxf2 38. g4 Rd2 $1 $11 {
was a draw.}) 37. Rc7 Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Nxf2 39. g4 Be6 ({I noticed the piece sac
after} 39... Nd3 {wasn't working as the king is running away!} 40. gxf5 Rd2+
41. Kg1 Rd1+ 42. Kg2 Rd2+ 43. Kf1 Rd1+ 44. Ke2 $18) (39... hxg3+ 40. Kxg3 Nd3
41. Bxd5 {looked bad but} Re1 $1 $11) (39... Bxg4 $143 40. Bc5+) 40. Ba5 Nd3
41. Bb5 Rb1 42. Rc2 Kf7 43. Bc3 g5 (43... Ke7 $1 44. Ra2 Kd6 {Fighting against
the plan which was executed in the game.}) 44. Ra2 f5 45. gxf5 Bxf5 46. Bc6 Ke6
(46... Ne1 {was also enough to equality.}) (46... Rc1 {was another last chance.
}) 47. a5 g4 48. hxg4 Bxg4 49. a6 Nb4 (49... Bf3 50. Ra1) 50. a7 Nxa2 51. Bxd5+
Kf6 52. a8=Q Bf3 53. Qf8+ Kg6 54. Bf7+ Kg5 55. Qg7+ 1-0

[Event "WchT 11th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2017.06.20"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Black "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Adhiban,B"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2017.06.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Be7 $5 {A funny
sideline.} 7. g4 {This aggression was uncalled for.} dxc4 (7... Nxg4 8. Rg1 {
is not good.}) (7... h6 8. Rg1 {White has decent play on the kingside.}) 8. g5
({Maybe a better move was} 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Be2 h6 $1 {followed by ...Bb7 gives
Black a good game.} (9... b4 10. Na4 {Black is not in time to achieve c5.}))
8... Nd5 (8... Nh5 {was another decent option but I didn't like the position
after} 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Ne4 $1 {and also I need to spend time on g6
which will weaken my position.} c5 (11... Rc8 12. Nc5 {kills the b7-bishop.})
12. dxc5 $16 {and White can solidify the support on c5 with b4 next.}) 9. Bxc4
b5 10. Be2 (10. Nxd5 bxc4 $1 (10... cxd5 11. Bd3 {is decent for White}) 11.
Nxe7 Qxe7 12. Qxc4 Bb7 {followed by ...c5 with a difficult position for White.}
(12... c5 {is too hasty.} 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. b4)) (10. Bxd5 cxd5 $5 11. Nxb5
Qa5+ 12. Nc3 Ba6 {with fantastic compensation.}) 10... Nxc3 $1 ({I didn't want
} 10... Bb7 {because of} 11. Nxd5 {and the diagonal would be closed.} exd5) ({
I was seriously considering} 10... c5 {But} 11. Bxb5 O-O 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bd2
$1 {wasn't so clear.} (13. Bc6 Rb8 {Black has sufficient compensation.} (13...
Ba6 $5 14. Bxa8 Qxa8 {with a total mess.}) 14. Bxd5 cxd4)) 11. Qxc3 (11. bxc3
Bb7 12. e4 O-O 13. h4 c5 14. h5 cxd4 15. cxd4 Rc8 16. Qd3 f5 $1 {Robson.} ({
My original intention was} 16... Bb4+ 17. Kf1 f5 {but} 18. Qxb5 {is not needed
to allow, although} fxe4 19. Qxb7 exf3 20. Bxf3 Bc3 $19) 17. gxf6 Nxf6 18. Ng5
Bb4+ 19. Kf1 Rc3 {Now follows a fantastic sequence.} 20. Qxb5 Qxd4 21. Qxb7 (
21. Nxe6 Qxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Nxe4+ {also mating.}) 21... Qxf2+ $3 {Now that's
brilliancy for you!} 22. Kxf2 Nxe4+ 23. Kg2 (23. Ke1 Rxc1#) 23... Rg3+ 24. Kh2
Rf2#) 11... Bb7 ({I was even considering} 11... O-O $5 {to avoid d5.} 12. Qxc6
Rb8 {with decent compensation.}) 12. d5 $6 {White is just too underdeveloped
to do any sort of tactical skirmish.} O-O $1 {Found after pushing myself to
find the best move for Black.} 13. dxe6 (13. dxc6 Rc8 14. Bxb5 (14. Nd4 Ne5 (
14... e5 $5) 15. Bxb5 Qd5 {with good position.}) 14... Qb6 15. Nd4 {now both}
a6 $5 ({and} 15... Ne5 {are depressing for White.})) 13... fxe6 {Now it is
just sad for White, no development and his king is a mess.} 14. h4 {This is
just asking for it!} ({I was expecting} 14. b3 {for which I was intending} Rxf3
$1 15. Bxf3 Qf8 16. Ke2 b4 17. Qc4 Nc5 18. Qf4 Ba6+ 19. Kd1 Nd3 20. Qxf8+ Rxf8
21. Bxc6 (21. Be2 Nxf2+ 22. Ke1 Bxe2) 21... Nxf2+ 22. Kc2 (22. Kd2 Nxh1 23.
Bxh1 Rf2+ {wins the piece.}) 22... Rc8 $19) (14. Nd4 Nc5 $5 (14... Ne5 15. f4 {
is not as clear as ...Nc5.} Qd5 (15... c5 16. Nxe6 Qd5 17. Rf1) 16. Rg1) 15. f4
e5 $1 16. fxe5 Ne4 {[%cal Re7g5] winning.}) 14... Rxf3 $1 15. Bxf3 Qf8 {
[%csl Rb4,Rf3] Tactical geometry!} 16. Ke2 b4 17. Qc4 Qxf3+ (17... Nc5 {
was interesting but felt totally uncalled for.}) 18. Kxf3 Ne5+ 19. Kg3 Nxc4 {
The aftermath of ...Rf3 :).} 20. Rd1 c5 21. b3 (21. f3 Rf8 22. e4 Bd6+ 23. f4 (
23. Kg2 Be5 24. Rd7 Bc6 25. Rxa7 Nxb2 $19 (25... Bd4 $5)) 23... Bxe4 24. b3 Bc2
$19) 21... Nd6 22. Bb2 Rf8 {I was happy to provoke f4.} (22... Ne4+ 23. Kh2)
23. f4 Bd5 $1 {No hurry!} 24. Kh3 Ne4 25. Rf1 g6 $5 {I decided to just enjoy
the torture!} 26. Be5 a5 {The a4-break is unstoppable.} 27. Bc7 Ra8 28. Be5 a4
29. Kh2 Kf7 {Ok this is just for fun :).} 30. Rfd1 Nf2 31. Re1 Nd3 32. Rf1 axb3
33. axb3 Rxa1 34. Bxa1 Bxb3 35. e4 c4 36. f5 exf5 37. exf5 c3 38. h5 gxh5 39.
Rg1 c2 40. g6+ hxg6 41. fxg6+ Kg8 {Three wins and a draw allowed us to deliver
a crushing defeat to the slightly weakened USA team.} 0-1

[Event "Cacak"]
[Site "Cacak"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Alterman,B"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Petursson Chekhov} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 e6 (5... b5 $5
{Chekhov} 6. b3 Bg4) 6. Nf3 c5 $6 (6... dxc4 $6 7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O b5 9. Be2
Nbd7 10. Rd1 Bb7 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Ne5 Qc8 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Nxb5 O-O 15. Nd4
Bd5 16. Nb3 Rb8 17. Bd2 Rb6 18. Nxc5 Nxc5 19. f3 {1-0 Galliamowa - (Ukr) -
Erneste (Lett)/Manila olm SW 92-27 1992 (33)}) 7. dxc5 (7. cxd5 {Chekhov} exd5
8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Be6 10. Rd1 Nb4 11. Qd2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. a3 exf3 14.
Bxf3 Nc6 15. d5 Ne5 $10 {Sadler,M-Hodgson,J/Hastings/1996/0,5/47/}) (7. a3 $5 {
Chekhov} dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. Ba2 b5 10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Bb7 12. e4 Nxd5 13.
exd5 Bd6 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bh4 Qe7+ $132 {Portisch,L-Godena,M/Bad Woerishofen/
1992/1|0/42/}) 7... Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. b4 Ba7 10. Bb2 dxc4 (10... O-O $6 {
Chekhov} 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Rxd5 h6 15. Qc3 $18 {
Alterman,B-Kutirov,R/Struga/1995/1|0/28/}) 11. Bxc4 O-O 12. Rd1 $1 (12. Bd3 $14
) 12... Qe7 13. Ne4 $1 (13. O-O) (13. g4 $6 {Chekhov} b5 14. Ba2 Bb7 15. g5 Nh5
16. Bb1 g6 17. Ne4 Rac8 $13) 13... Nxe4 14. Qxe4 f6 (14... f5 15. Qh4 $16) 15.
h4 $40 Qf7 (15... f5 16. Qf4 b5 17. Bb3 Bb8 18. Qg5 Ra7 19. O-O $16) (15... Bd7
$4 {Chekhov} 16. Rxd7 Qxd7 17. Bxe6+ $18) (15... Rd8 $5 {Chekhov}) (15... Rd8 {
Petursson}) 16. g4 Bb8 (16... Rd8 $5 {Chekhov}) (16... Rd8 {Petursson}) 17. Bd3
f5 (17... g6 {Chekhov} 18. h5 g5 19. h6 $22 Bd7 20. Rh5 Be8 21. Nxg5 $1 $18)
18. gxf5 exf5 (18... Qxf5 $2 19. Qxf5 Rxf5 (19... exf5 $4 20. Bc4+ Kh8 21. Rg1
$18) 20. Bxf5 exf5 21. Rg1 $18) 19. Qc4 b5 (19... Be6 20. Qc3 Re8 (20... h6 {
Chekhov} 21. Rg1 $18) 21. Rg1 $18) 20. Qxc6 Bb7 21. Qc3 Bxf3 22. Rg1 Ra7 23.
Bxf5 $1 {keeping the advantage} Rc7 {Petursson: Now White has several winning
methods.} (23... Bxd1 $2 {is most certainly to be avoided} 24. Be6 $18) 24.
Rxg7+ (24. Be6 $6 {Petursson} Rxc3 25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. Bxc3 Bxd1 27. Rxg7+ Ke6
28. Kxd1 Rxf2 29. Rxh7 $18) 24... Qxg7 25. Be6+ Kh8 (25... Rff7 {Chekhov} 26.
Qxg7#) 26. Qxg7+ Rxg7 27. Rd7 $1 {the knockout blow} Bh2 (27... Rfg8 {Chekhov}
28. Bxg8 Kxg8 29. Rxg7+ $18) 28. Bxg7# 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1990.01.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Kuijf, Marinus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2
O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. b3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 $5 {This capture was played in a similar
position by Korchnoi against Tukmakov in Rotterdam.} (10. bxc4 e5 11. Bb2)
10... h6 $1 {Tukmakov had played e5 allowing the possibility of Ng5 with
advantage to white though Korchnoi had played Bb2 instead of 0-0.} 11. Rd1 Qe7
12. Bb2 a6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 $14 Nf6 15. Qh4 Ba3 16. Bxa3 Qxa3 17. Ne5 Bd7
18. Bf1 Red8 19. Nc4 Qf8 20. Rdc1 Rab8 21. Ne5 Be8 22. f3 Nd7 23. Nd3 Qd6 24.
Rd1 Qa3 25. Rdc1 Qd6 26. Qg3 $6 Qxg3 27. hxg3 f6 28. b4 Bg6 29. Nb2 $2 (29. Nc5
$14) (29. Nc5 $14 {Ftacnik}) 29... e5 $132 30. dxe5 Nxe5 31. e4 Rd4 32. a3 Bf7
33. Rd1 Rbd8 34. Kf2 Kf8 35. Rxd4 Rxd4 36. Ke3 Rd8 37. Be2 Ke7 38. Rc1 Be6 39.
Na4 Nd7 40. f4 Bb3 41. Nb2 (41. Nc5 Nxc5 42. Rxc5 $10) 41... Be6 42. a4 f5 $1
43. exf5 Bxf5 44. Rd1 Re8 45. Nc4 Kf6+ 46. Kf3 Rxe2 $1 47. Rd6+ (47. Kxe2 Bg4+
48. Ke1 Bxd1 49. Kxd1 $15) 47... Re6 48. Rxd7 Re4 49. Nd6 Rxb4 50. Rxb7 Rxb7
51. Nxb7 Ke6 $15 52. g4 (52. Nc5+ Kd6 53. Nxa6 c5 54. g4 {White has good
chances for a draw by dissolving the kingside}) 52... Bc2 53. f5+ Ke5 54. a5
Bd1+ 55. Ke3 Kd5 56. Nd8 Bxg4 57. Ne6 Bxf5 58. Nc7+ Kd6 59. Nxa6 c5 60. Nb8 Kc7
61. Na6+ Kc6 0-1

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. b3 (6. Bd3 $2 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 c5 $10) 6... Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Bd6 (9... Qe7
$5 {Ftacnik}) 10. e4 dxc4 11. bxc4 e5 12. c5 $1 (12. d5 Nc5 $132) 12... Bc7 (
12... exd4 {Ftacnik} 13. cxd6 dxc3 14. Bxc3 Nc5 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. e5 $16) 13.
Na4 exd4 14. h3 $1 {This move is necessary to prevent Nf6-g4-e5} Re8 (14... Qe7
{Ftacnik} 15. Qc2) 15. Re1 h6 (15... Ne5 {Ftacnik} 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 Bc7 18.
Qc2 g6 19. Rab1 $36) 16. Rb1 Nh7 17. Bc4 (17. Rb4 {Ftacnik} b5 $5 18. cxb6 Nxb6
19. Rxd4 Qe7 $132) 17... Qf6 (17... Ng5 18. Nxg5 hxg5 19. Qh5 $16) (17... b5 $2
{Ftacnik} 18. cxb6 Nxb6 19. Nxb6 Bxb6 20. Qb3 $18) 18. Rb3 Nhf8 $6 {This seems
a bit passive} (18... Ng5 $5 19. Nxg5 hxg5 20. Rf3 (20. Qh5 Bf4 $132) 20... Bf4
21. g3 Ne5) (18... Ne5 {Ftacnik} 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. f4 Bxf4 21. Bxf4 $1 Qxf4 22.
Rf3 $18) 19. Bc1 Ng6 20. Nxd4 Nde5 21. Bf1 $14 Rd8 22. Bb2 Nh4 (22... Rb8 {
Ftacnik} 23. g3 $1 $16) 23. Ree3 $1 {Kasparov handles this phase of the game
very well.To push f4 white must lots of pieces around his king} (23. g3 $2 {
Ftacnik} Rxd4 $1) 23... Qg5 24. g3 Nhg6 25. Qc2 h5 26. Bg2 h4 {This doesn't
work but what else? Black can't withdraw his pieces without getting squashed} (
26... Nd7 {Ftacnik} 27. f4 Qe7 28. Nf5 $18) 27. f4 Nxf4 28. gxf4 Qxf4 29. Nb6
$1 Ng4 (29... Rb8 {Ftacnik} 30. Nxc8 Rdxc8 31. Nf5 $18) 30. hxg4 Bxg4 31. Nxa8
Qh2+ 32. Kf1 Bg3 33. Rxg3 hxg3 34. Qd3 Bh3 35. Qxg3 Qh1+ 36. Kf2 Bxg2 37. Qxg2
Qh4+ 38. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 5th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2017.06.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[Annotator "Aronian,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 {This move was not what I was
expecting, but of late my opponent has been playing the Slav Defence
frequently, so that it is easy to explain his choice. The ratio of predicting
the opening choices of my opponents is in my case one in three. Dieser Zug kam
für mich unerwartet, aber mein Gegner spielt in der letzten Zeit oft die
Slawische Verteidigung, sodass sich seine Wahl leicht erklären lässt. Die
Quote bei der Voraussage der Eröffnungswahl meiner Gegner ist bei mir etwa
eins zu drei.} 6. b3 {In 2013 I played four games with this variation (none
since then), but on every occasion I had the black pieces.. 2013 spielte ich
vier Partien mit dieser Variante (und seitdem nicht mehr), hatte dabei aber
immer Schwarz.} ({On those occasions Gelfand, Nakamura and Ding Liren
preferred the continuation with Gelfand, Nakamura und Ding Liren haben gegen
mich damals die Fortsetzung} 6. c5 {which leads to a murky strategic battle.
The move in the game is considered less "hard", but I wanted to obtain a
lively game. bevorzugt, die zu einem zähflüssigen strategischen Kampf führt.
Der Partiezug gilt als weniger "hart", aber ich wollte ein lebendiges Spiel
bekommen.}) 6... Bb4 ({I have never been able to understand the popularity of
Die Popularität von} 6... c5 {, Black has developed only one knight and yet
he makes another pawn move. A really Romantic way of playing... konnte ich nie
verstehen. Schwarz hat nur einen Springer entwickelt und trotzdem macht er
einen weiteren Bauernzug. Eine echt romantische Spielweise...}) 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Qe7 {The second most frequently played continuation, which
offers more room for creativity. Die zweithäufigste Fortsetzung, die mehr
Raum für Kreativität bietet.} ({In the 2012 world championship the move
Anand chose against Gelfand was In der Weltmeisterschaft 2012 spielte Anand
gegen Gelfand} 9... Bd6) 10. Bc2 ({I found this in 2005 or 2006. The idea is
actually typical. Even in the variation with Das fand ich 2005 oder 2006.
Eigentlich ist diese Idee typisch, sogar in der Variante} 10. Qe1 a5 {the move
ist} 11. Bc2 {is a good option.  The move 10.Bc2 is useful for e3-e4, and in
addition it is aimed against e6-e5 (see below). eine gute Möglichkeit.  Der
Zug 10.Bc2 ist für e3-e4 nützlich, außerdem ist er gegen e6-e5 gerichtet (s.
weiter unten).}) 10... Rd8 {This logical contiuation has a hidden but
important disadvantage. Black has available to him other sound moves such as
10...b6 or 10...Re8. Then White's play would be linked either to the pawn
sacrifice 11.a3 Bxa3 12.e4 or to the preparation of the advance e3-e4 by means
of 11.Re1. Diese logische Fortsetzung hat einen versteckten, aber wesentlichen
Nachteil. Schwarz verfügte über andere gesunde Züge wie 10...b6 oder 10...
Re8 - dann wäre das weiße Spiel entweder mit dem Bauernopfer 11.a3 Bxa3 12.
e4 oder mit der Vorbereitung des Vorstoßes e3-e4 mittels 11.Re1 verbunden.} (
10... b6 11. a3 (11. Re1 {[%cal Ye3e4]}) 11... Bxa3 12. e4) (10... Re8 11. a3 (
11. Re1 {[%cal Ye3e4]}) 11... Bxa3 12. e4) ({But Auf} 10... e5 {is met by the
strong reply folgt die starke Erwiderung} 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Bxb4 Qxb4 13. dxe5
{with the advantage. mit Vorteil.}) 11. a3 {After thinking things over for 17
minutes I came to the conclusion that apart from 11.a3 there are few good
moves here. In doing so I assumed that it is very dangeous for Black to take
on a3. Nach 17 Minuten Nachdenken kam ich zum Schluss, dass es hier außer 11.
a3 wenige gute Züge gibt. Dabei vermutete ich, dass es für Schwarz sehr
gefährlich ist, auf a3 zu nehmen.} Bxa3 ({The lesser evil was probably Das
kleinere Übel war wahrscheinlich} 11... Bd6 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4
Nf6 15. Bg5 {, after which Black gets a passive but solid position. But this
variation would mean that 10...Rd8 was not a good idea. , wonach Schwarz eine
passive, aber feste Stellung bekäme. Diese Variante würde aber bedeuten,
dass 10...Rd8 keine gute Idee war.}) 12. Rxa3 (12. e4 {would lead to a
position in which White would have compensation for the pawn he has sacrificed,
but one should not miss the chance to raise the stakes führte zu einer
Stellung, in der Weiß Kompensation für den geopferten Bauern hätte, aber
man darf nicht die Chance verpassen, den Einsatz zu erhöhen.}) 12... Qxa3 13.
c5 b6 ({Whilst my opponent was pondering the position, I turned my attention
to the continuation Während mein Gegner über die Stellung sinnierte, widmete
ich mich der Fortsetzung} 13... e5 {, which I considered to be the strngest. ,
die ich für die stärkste hielt.} {After the further moves Nach den weiteren
Zügen} 14. Nb1 Qa2 15. Bb4 a5 16. Nc3 Qxc2 17. Qxc2 axb4 18. Na2 {it is White
who has the advantage. gehört der Vorteil dem Weißen.}) 14. b4 {A mistake.
Ein Fehler.} ({Instead of that White had at his disposal a way to gain the
upper hand, but which simply did not occur to me: Stattdessen verfügte Weiß
über einen Weg, die Oberhand zu gewinnen, der mir aber gar nicht in den Sinn
kam:} 14. Nb1 Qa2 15. Qc1 ({I overlooked the fact that I had this option and
considered only ich habe übersehen, dass ich diese Option besitze und habe nur
} 15. Bb4 {which would lead to sharp play. in Betracht gezogen, was zu
scharfem Spiel führen würde}) 15... bxc5 16. Nc3 Qa5 17. Nxd5 Qb5 18. Nc7 Qb8
19. Nxa8 Qxa8 20. Ba5 Re8 21. dxc5 {and there is no way to heal the wounds in
the black position. und die Wunden in der schwarzen Stellung sind unheilbar.})
14... Ne4 ({The only possibility of maintaining the tension was the amazing
Die einzige Möglichkeit, die Spannung aufrechtzuerhalten, war das
verblüffende} 14... Qb2 $1 {This is actually logical - in order to save
yourself from wild animals you have to get closer to them and show that you
are not afraid of them. Easier said than done. Eigentlich ist es logisch - um
sich vor wilden Tieren zu retten, muss man ihnen näherkommen und zeigen, dass
man sie nicht fürchtet. Leichter gesagt, als getan...}) 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bxe4
Rb8 {This came after a long period of thought. Simpler moves led to unpleasant
endgames in which the white pawns d4-c5 represent important trump cards.  Das
folgte nach langem Nachdenken. Einfachere Züge führten zu unangenehmen
Endspielen, in denen die weißen Bauern d4-c5 wichtige Trümpfe darstellen.}
17. Bxh7+ ({The consequences of Die Folgen von} 17. Bxc6 a5 {were not really
clear to me. waren mir nicht ganz klar.}) ({I also considered (the stronger)
Ich habe auch (das stärkere)} 17. Qc2 {but what worried me about it was the
possibility of betrachtet, aber dabei störte mich die Möglichkeit} Nf6 {
; If the continuation in the game had not been so tempting, I would perhaps
have taken a closer look and found the reply ; wäre die Partiefortsetzung
nicht so verlockend gewesen, hätte ich vielleicht genauer hingeschaut und die
Erwiderung} 18. Bxh7+ Nxh7 19. Ne5 {with the terrible threat of Nc4. mit der
schrecklichen Drohung Nc4 gefunden.}) 17... Kxh7 ({In the event of Im Falle von
} 17... Kf8 {there is the very strong ist} 18. Qc2 bxc5 19. Ne5 {when White's
attack brings in material dividends. sehr stark - der weiße Angriff bringt
materielle Dividenden.}) 18. Ng5+ Kg8 {The only move, after which the moves
are forced for a while. Der einzige Zug, nach dem sich das Spiel eine Zeit
lang forciert entwickelt.} ({In the event of Im Falle von} 18... Kg6 19. Qg4 f5
20. Qg3 Kf6 (20... f4 21. Qxf4 Rf8 22. Qh4 {with a decisive attack. mit
entscheidendem Angriff}) 21. d5 {the black pieces are too passive to be able
to completely defend their king. sind die schwarzen Figuren zu passiv, um
ihren König vollwertig verteidigen zu können.}) 19. Qh5 Nf6 20. Qxf7+ Kh8 21.
Qc7 Bd7 22. Nf7+ Kh7 {I too thought that the king was worse placed on g8 than
on h7. Auch ich dachte, dass der König auf g8 schlechter steht, als auf h7.}
23. Nxd8 Rc8 24. Qxb6 ({When the situation of the opposing king on h7 is taken
into account, White has the interesting option of In Anbetracht der Lage des
gegnerischen Königs auf h7 verfügte Weiß über die interessante Möglichkeit
} 24. Qf4 Rxd8 25. e4 {with the threat of 26.e5, but I steered a course
towards the position which I had calcualted in advance. mit der Drohung 26.e5,
aber ich steuerte auf die Stellung aus meiner Vorausberechnung los.}) 24... Nd5
25. Qa7 Rxd8 26. e4 Qd3 {We both considered this move to be the strongest
continuation; but in reality it is a mistake. Diesen Zug hielten wir beide
für die stärkste Fortsetzung, in Wirklichkeit aber ist es ein Fehler.} ({
When calculating 17.Bxh7+ I reached the position which would now appear after
Beim Berechnen von 17.Bxh7+ kam ich zur Position, die nun nach} 26... Nf6 27.
Bg5 Qxb4 (27... Kg6 {is bad on account of ist schlecht wegen} 28. Bxf6 Kxf6 29.
Qc7 Ke7 30. d5) 28. e5 Qxd4 29. exf6 gxf6 {and I thought I would be able to
find something in it for White. To my amazement I am obliged to admit that in
this case after aufs Brett kommen würde, und dachte, dass sich dort für
Weiß etwas finden ließe. Zu meiner Verwunderung muss ich zugeben, dass der
Anziehende in diesem Fall nach} 30. Qc7 Rf8 31. Be3 {White is only slightly
better. nur etwas besser steht.}) 27. exd5 Qxd2 28. Qc7 Qg5 29. dxc6 {It is
astonishing, but this natural move turns out to be a blunder which costs White
all of his advantage. Erstaunlich, aber dieser natürliche Zug erweist sich
als ein grober Fehler, der den Weißen seinen ganzen Vorteil kostet.} ({
After the best move Nach dem besten} 29. d6 {Black has only a few
possibilities for counterplay, so that White would be able to gradually
activate his rook and decide the game in his favour. hat Schwarz nur wenige
Gegenspielmöglichkeiten, sodass der Anziehende imstande sein würde, seinen
Turm allmählich zu aktivieren und die Partie für sich zu entscheiden.} {
As he does so, however, he must see that Dabei muss man übrigens sehen, dass}
e5 30. dxe5 Bh3 {does not work on account of wegen} 31. Qxc6 {. In the final
position the white queen has everything under control. nicht funktioniert - in
der Endstellung hält die weiße Dame alles unter Kontrolle.}) 29... Bc8 (29...
Be8 {loses material after verliert Material nach} 30. Qb7) 30. h3 Qd5 ({
After Auf} 30... e5 {then gewinnt} 31. f4 exf4 32. Qxf4 {wins, because the
white queen and rook get into the game. , weil die weißen Dame und Turm ins
Spiel kommen.}) 31. Rd1 e5 {This delay costs Black the game. Diese
Verzögerung kostet den Schwarzen die Partie.} ({He could save himself by
attacking the f2-square by means of Die Rettung bestand im Angriff auf den
Punkt f2 mittels} 31... Rf8 {- after - nach} 32. Qd6 ({or oder} 32. Rd3 Qe4)
32... Qb3 33. Qxf8 Qxd1+ 34. Kh2 Qxd4 {The struggle would end in a draw.
würde der Kampf unentschieden enden.}) 32. Rd3 {The rook disrupts the black
position. Der Turm bringt Dissonanz in die schwarze Stellung.} exd4 33. Qe7 Bf5
({There was the more resilient Zäher wäre} 33... Rg8) 34. Rg3 Bg6 35. Qh4+ {
Of course, there are several mistakes in this game but the content is worthy
of study. Natürlich gibt es in dieser Partie mehrere Fehler, dafür aber
einen würdigen Inhalt.} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 $5 (4... e6 5. Nf3 a6 $5 {is another way
to get to this position.}) 5. Nf3 e6 6. Qc2 c5 {Yeah this is the idea Nb8 will
jump into the game at once.} 7. dxc5 $5 {White aims for development advantage
rather than giving his opponent an isolani.} Bxc5 8. a3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2
{Why there?} (10. Bd3 $142 Nbd7 $13) 10... Nbd7 11. O-O Bb7 12. Bd2 {Another
weird move.} (12. b4 Bd6 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Bb2 Rd8 $11) 12... O-O 13. Rac1 Qb8 $1
{Typical for this type of setups.} 14. Rfd1 Rc8 15. Be1 Ne5 $15 {Black takes
over the initiative.} 16. Nd2 Ng6 17. Bf3 Nh4 $1 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. e4 Ng4 $1 {
The knight is about traveling to e5 square.} 20. Nf1 (20. Qd3 Ne5 21. Qg3 Nhg6
$15) 20... Ne5 21. Qe2 Qe7 $1 {Time to generate a kingside attack.} 22. Kh1 Qg5
23. Ng3 Nhg6 $5 {Difficult to decide which configuration knights will take.} (
23... Neg6 24. Qh5 $1 Be7 $1 $17) 24. Qf1 Nc4 $17 {Black dominates the whole
board.} 25. Rc2 (25. Na4 Ba7 $17) 25... Bd6 26. Nge2 Qf6 $1 {The threat of Ne3
will disturb whites pieces with utmost effect.} 27. Rd3 Nge5 28. Rh3 Bc5 $2 {
An ineactitude. In this moment of the game my awareness for sharp tactical
blows has left me.} (28... Ng4 $1 29. Kg1 Nxh2 $1 $19) 29. Ng3 g6 30. Qe2 Rd8
31. b3 $5 {White has decided to enter the complications} Nxa3 32. Nd5 exd5 {
I have taken on d5 by the pawn but also the other capture wins.} (32... Rxd5
33. exd5 Nxc2 34. Qxc2 Ng4 $3 35. Ne4 (35. Qxc5 Qa1 36. Qc3 Nxf2+ 37. Kg1 Nxh3+
38. gxh3 Qxc3 39. Bxc3 exd5 $19) 35... Qe5 $1 36. Qb1 Bb4 $1 37. dxe6 Bxe1 38.
exf7+ Kg7 $19) 33. Rxc5 d4 $19 {The d passer is very strong. From this moment
on the game became like a boxing match in which sides are exchanging tactical
punches.} 34. Nh5 $1 $138 {Direct to the throat!} Qe7 35. Bb4 d3 {d pawn
started to walk through the board.} 36. Qd2 Nc2 $1 {The correct square to
attack.} (36... Nb1 $2 37. Qh6 gxh5 38. Rxe5 $1 (38. Qxh5 $2 f6 39. Rxe5 d2 $19
) 38... Qxe5 39. Rg3+ Qxg3 40. hxg3 $11 {and black has a naked king!}) 37. Qh6
({The main motif for black is} 37. Rxc2 Qxb4 $1 38. Nf6+ Kg7 $19) 37... gxh5
$138 38. Qxh5 ({Now} 38. Rxe5 Qxe5 39. Rg3+ Kh8 $19 {does not work.}) 38... f6
39. Rxe5 d2 $1 {very important intermezzo.} 40. Bxd2 fxe5 41. Rg3+ Kh8 $19 {
Black is a whole rook up.} 42. Bg5 {White is about to set up a simple trap
before resigning.} Qd6 {The possibility of queens exchange made my eyes blind.}
(42... Qe6 $19 {wins even easier.}) (42... Qf7 $4 43. Bxd8 $18) 43. h3 (43. Rd3
Nd4 $19) 43... Qd1+ $4 {Extremely stupid. Even in a blitz game one can not do
such mistakes. I should have remembered IM Ghinda's advice of always looking
to the last move of the opponent and asking to myself" what does he want by
this move?".} ({I could have won easily with the extra rook by} 43... Rf8 44.
Bh6 Rg8 $19) ({or by} 43... Rd7 44. Rf3 Rf8 $19) (43... Nd4 $2 44. Bxd8 Rxd8
45. Qg5 $18) 44. Kh2 $18 {Of course now I was totally lost actually I could
have resigned the game in this moment.} Qd6 {Look what I have done to my
position. I had to return to the same square after the moronic check I have
given.} 45. Qf7 $4 {He also goes wrong ridiculously.} (45. Bxd8 Rxd8 46. Qg5
$18 {wins easily since black can not stop the mate.}) (45. Qh4 Rf8 46. Be7 Qe6
47. Qg5 Rf7 48. Bd8 $18) 45... Rf8 46. Bf6+ Qxf6 47. Rg8+ Rxg8 48. Qxf6+ Rg7
$17 {He won my queen but 2 Rs+N is too much versus his queen if I can
coordinate my forces.} 49. Qxe5 $2 {This is another oversight.} (49. h4 {
was the only way to show some stiff resistance.} Nd4 50. h5 (50. Qxe5 Nc6 51.
Qf6 Ne7 52. f4 a5 53. h5 Ng8 54. Qe5 a4 55. bxa4 bxa4 $19) 50... Kg8 51. Qxe5
Rd8 $17) 49... Ne1 $1 {A very strong punch, right in the liver!} 50. Qf6 Nxg2
$19 51. h4 {Too late.} Re8 52. h5 Kg8 $2 $138 {Time trouble started to effect
the quality of the moves once again.} (52... h6 53. Qxh6+ Kg8 54. Qc6 Re5 $19)
53. e5 $4 $138 {He immediately should have started to attack my pieces.} ({
After} 53. Qc6 $1 Re5 54. Qc8+ Kf7 55. Qd7+ Kf6 56. Qd6+ Re6 57. Qd4+ Kf7 58.
Qd7+ Re7 59. Qf5+ $11 {it is just a draw.}) 53... h6 $3 $19 {Finally the
sleeping giant got awaken!} 54. Qc6 Rxe5 55. Qc8+ Kh7 56. Qc2+ Kh8 57. Qc8+ Rg8
58. Qc3 Rgg5 {Everything protect each other.} 59. Qc8+ Kg7 60. Qd7+ Kf6 61.
Qd8+ Kf5 $1 {The king should participate the attack.} 62. Qd3+ (62. Qf8+ Ke4
63. Qa8+ Kd3 64. Qf3+ Kd2 $19) 62... Kf4 63. Qd2+ Kf3 {Ram him down with the
king!} 64. Qd1+ Kxf2 65. Qd4+ Ne3 0-1

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Rad1 Rad8 12. cxd5 exd5 (12... cxd5 $6 13. Nb5
Rc8 14. Qb1 $16) 13. g3 g6 14. Rfe1 Rfe8 15. Bf1 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Qxe4 17. Qxe4
dxe4 18. Nd2 (18. Nd2 f5 (18... Bb4 19. a3 Bxd2 20. Rxd2 Ne5 21. Be2 Nf3+ (
21... Ba6 22. f4 Bxe2 23. fxe5 Bd3 24. Rc1 Re6 $11) 22. Bxf3 exf3 $11) 19. Rc1
Nf6 20. Nc4 Bc7 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Marcelin, Cyril"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2441"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 $5 {Old Alekhine's move picked
up by Misha Gurevich these days.} 6. Qc2 $5 ({I have to learn some time the
popular line} 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O $14) 6... c5 $1 7. cxd5
exd5 8. Be2 Nc6 9. Ne5 Qc7 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 $6 {Difficult to say why people
sometimes do go for a bad move like packs or flocks of animals.} (10... bxc6
11. O-O Bd6 12. h3 O-O $36 {like I have analised in the game from the firdt
round with Katia.}) 11. O-O cxd4 {This gave me some skepticism.} (11... Bd7 $16
{looked interesting during the game.Later I have tried this against Turov in
European Championship.}) ({However} 11... Be6 {looks like to be the move here.}
12. Bf3 cxd4 (12... Bd6 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. Bd2 O-O 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Qb1 Qb6 17.
Rfd1 $14) 13. exd4 Bb4 14. Re1 (14. Bg5 Ne4 15. Bxe4 Bxc3 16. bxc3 dxe4 17.
Rfe1 Rc8 18. Rxe4 O-O $44 {transposes to the main line.}) 14... Rc8 15. Bg5
Bxc3 16. bxc3 Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Rxe4 O-O 19. Re3 Bd5 $44) 12. exd4 Bb4 13.
Bd3 $1 O-O 14. f3 $1 ({Obviously not} 14. Bg5 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Ne4 $44 {which was
seen later in Iskusnykh-Bareev.}) 14... h6 (14... Bxc3 15. bxc3 {White has to
keep the queens in the game.} (15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. bxc3 Bd7 $1 $11) 15... Bd7 $5
{is the last dim of activity by black.}) 15. Bf4 Nh5 {This is strangely not as
bad as I have tought in the game.} (15... Bxc3 $142 16. bxc3 Bd7) 16. Be5 {
I was in an agressive mood.} (16. Bd2 $14 {is also perfectly fine.}) 16... Bxc3
(16... f6 $6 17. Nxd5 Qxc2 18. Bxc2 fxe5 19. Nxb4 exd4 20. Bb3+ Kh8 21. Rad1
Rd8 22. Rfe1 $1 $40 (22. Nd5 Be6 23. Rxd4 Rd6 24. Rdd1 $1 Rad8 25. Nc3 Bxb3 26.
axb3 Nf4 27. Rxd6 Rxd6 28. g3 Ne6 $132)) 17. Qxc3 $1 {Now strangely this is
better than keeping the queens over the board.} (17. bxc3 $6 f6 18. Bg3 Nxg3
19. hxg3 Be6 $11) 17... Qxc3 18. bxc3 f6 $2 {An obvious mistake.} (18... Be6
$14) 19. Bd6 $1 Rd8 20. Bc7 Rd7 21. Ba5 Nf4 22. Bc2 Kf7 23. Rfe1 $16 Ng6 24.
Re3 $1 (24. Re8 $2 {looked genial during the game but I have refused it.} Ne7 (
24... Kxe8 $2 25. Bxg6+ Ke7 26. Re1+ Kd6 27. Be8 b6 28. Bb4+ Kc7 29. Bxd7 Bxd7
30. Re7 Rg8 $14) 25. Rh8 b5 26. Re1 Bb7 $11) 24... Ne7 25. Rae1 Nc6 26. Bb4 $1
Nxb4 27. cxb4 $16 {White is obviously on the top with his better structure
combined with the better bishop and e line control.} b6 28. Rc3 (28. Bb3 Bb7
29. Re6 b5) 28... g6 $4 $138 {6th rank decides the game quickly.} (28... Rd6 $8
29. Rc7+ Bd7 30. Bf5 $5 (30. Bd3 $16) 30... Re8 $1 31. Kf2 Rxe1 32. Kxe1 Ke8
33. Bxd7+ Rxd7 34. Rc6 Rb7 35. a4 Ke7 36. b5 axb5 37. axb5 $18) 29. Rc6 Bb7 30.
Rxb6 1-0

[Event "Subasic Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Zenica"]
[Date "2004.12.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Drasko, Milan"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2541"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2004.12.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 {After some time I started to flirt with
Meran once again.} 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 {This line which is frequently
used by Drasko is absolutely toothless in my opinion.} O-O 8. Be2 b6 $1 (8...
dxc4 9. bxc4 e5 10. O-O $14 {gives white the type of play he wants to have.})
9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 ({I was sure that he would never go} 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4
Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Nf6 13. Qh4 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Bb2 Qe7 $13) 10... Qe7 11. Rfd1
{Draw offer.} Rad8 $5 12. Rac1 (12. cxd5 {should be met by} exd5 $13 (12...
cxd5 $2 13. Nb5 Rc8 14. Qb1 $16)) 12... h6 $5 {A provocative move.} (12... a6
13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qc2 (16. Qh4 Ba3 17. Rc2 Bxb2 18.
Rxb2 Qa3 19. Rbd2 c5 20. dxc5 Rxd2 21. Rxd2 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 bxc5 $132) 16... c5
17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Bf3 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Bxb7 a5 22. Bf3 Qc5
$13) 13. g3 $5 {Both sides are coming up with waiting moves.} (13. cxd5 exd5 $1
{I doubt if white can ever make use of f5's weakness.} (13... Nxd5 $6 14. Ne4 (
14. e4 Nf4) 14... Bb8 $14 {is a a little bit passive.}) 14. Nh4 Qe6 15. Bd3
Rfe8 16. Bf5 Qe7 17. Bh3 g6 $13) 13... a6 14. Bf1 $5 Rc8 {Time to adjust rooks
position.} (14... dxc4 $6 15. bxc4 c5 16. d5 $1 (16. Bg2 cxd4 17. exd4 Rc8 18.
Qe2 Rc7 19. Nb1 $5 Rfc8 20. Re1 Bb4 21. Red1 $15) 16... exd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18.
cxd5 $40) 15. Bg2 Rfd8 16. e4 {The most natural move. White aims for a Catalan
type of set up with his double fianchetto.} (16. Nd2 {Drasko} e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5
18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Qb1 Bb4 20. Nf3 (20. Qf5 $2 g6 21. Qb1 d4 22. exd4 Bxg2 23.
Kxg2 Qb7+ 24. Kg1 Rxd4 25. Nce4 Nxe4 26. Rxc8+ Qxc8 27. Nxe4 Qh3) 20... Nxf3+
21. Bxf3 d4 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Rxd4 Rxd4 24. exd4 Qf3 25. Na4 Re8 26. Nc3 Ng4
27. Rc2 Bxc3 28. Bxc3 Nf6 29. Bd2 Nd5 30. Rc1 h5 31. Re1 (31. h4 g5 32. Re1
Rxe1+ 33. Qxe1 gxh4 34. Qe5 Qd1+ 35. Kg2 h3+ 36. Kh2 Qf3 37. Qg5+ $11) 31...
Rxe1+ 32. Qxe1 h4 33. h3 hxg3 34. fxg3 f6 $44) (16. Ne1 a5 $5) 16... Nxe4 17.
Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qxe4 Nf6 19. Qe2 (19. Qh4 Ba3 $132) 19... c5 20. Ne5 cxd4 21.
Rxd4 {He wants to keep d file open.} (21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Bxd4 (22. Rxd4 Bc5 23.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Qa8 $1 26. Qd3 Ne4 27. Bd4 a5 28. Qe3 f6 29.
Bxc5 Nxc5 30. Nd7 Qc6 31. Nxc5 bxc5 $11) 22... b5 23. c5 Bxe5 24. Bxe5 Rxd1+
25. Qxd1 Ne4 26. f4 Rxc5 27. Rxc5 Nxc5 28. Qd8+ Kh7 29. Qf8 f6 30. Qxc5 fxe5
31. Qxe5 Qc6 $11) 21... Bc5 22. Rd3 $6 {This will give him a slightly worse
game.In post-mortem he came up with the right idea.} (22. Rxd8+ $142 Rxd8 23.
Rd1 (23. Nc6 $6 Bxc6 24. Bxc6 Ba3 $15) 23... Bxg2 (23... Rxd1+ $5 24. Qxd1 Ne4
(24... Bxg2 $6 25. Kxg2 Ne4 26. Nd3 Qd7 27. Qe2 $16) 25. Nd3 Ba3 26. Bxa3 Qxa3
27. Qe1 Nd6 28. Qe3 (28. Bxb7 Nxb7 29. Qe3 Nc5 $11) 28... Qxa2 29. Bxb7 Nxb7
30. Qxb6 Qb1+ 31. Kg2 Qxd3 32. Qxb7 g5 33. c5 g4 34. b4 Kg7 35. h4 gxh3+ 36.
Kxh3 Qf1+ 37. Qg2 Qb5 38. Qe4 Qf1+ $11) 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Kxg2 a5 26. Qd3 Qc7
27. Qf3 Bd6 28. Qa8+ Kh7 29. Nc6 Nd7 30. Nd4 Bc5 31. Nb5 Qb8 32. Qf3 Kg8 33.
Qg4 Bf8 $11) 22... Rxd3 23. Nxd3 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Ba3 25. Bxa3 (25. Bxf6 $2 Qb7+
26. Kg1 Bxc1 27. Qg4 Bg5 $8 $19) 25... Qxa3 26. Rd1 b5 27. Ne5 Qc5 $1 {Black
should not allow the rook in.} (27... bxc4 28. Nxc4 Qc5 29. Rd6 $1 $16) 28. Rd3
bxc4 29. Nxc4 {Solid!} (29. bxc4 $142 $1 Ne8 {During the game I have thought
that it was a great move but white has some real tactical shot down in line.}
30. Qh5 $1 (30. Qe3 $2 Qxe3 31. Rxe3 f6 32. Nd3 Kf7 33. c5 Nc7 $17) (30. Rd7 $2
f6 31. Nf3 Qxc4 (31... e5 $5) 32. Qxc4 Rxc4 33. Nd4 Nc7 $17) 30... Nd6 (30...
g6 $6 31. Qe2 Nd6 32. Nxg6 $1 fxg6 (32... Nxc4 33. Nf4 $16) 33. Qxe6+ Nf7 34.
Qxg6+ Kf8 35. Rf3 Qxc4 36. Qxh6+ $16) 31. Rxd6 Qxd6 32. Qxf7+ Kh7 $1 (32... Kh8
33. f4 $5 $36 (33. Qb7 Rc7 34. Nf7+ Rxf7 35. Qxf7 Qc6+ 36. Kh3 Qxc4 37. a3 $11)
) 33. Qg6+ (33. f4 Rf8 34. Qg6+ Kg8 35. Kh3 $13) 33... Kg8 $11) 29... Nd5 30.
Qf3 Rd8 {Preventing Ne3.} 31. h3 a5 32. Kg1 {He started to play some strange
looking moves.} (32. a4 Rb8 33. Ne3 $11) 32... Rf8 $5 (32... a4 33. Ne3 a3 34.
b4 Qxb4 35. Nxd5 exd5 36. Rxd5 $11) (32... Qc7 33. a4 $11 {gives an
unbreakable position as usual.} (33. Ne3 Nc3 34. Rxd8+ Qxd8 35. a4 Qb8 36. Nd1
Nd5 37. Nb2 $11)) 33. Qe4 $138 Rc8 34. Qd4 {Another critical position in the
game.} Qxd4 ({I should try to keep the queens in the game since he was low on
time and looking very agitated.} 34... Qb4 35. a4 (35. a3 {I have refused the
line because of this. However it ought to give me some advantage.} Qe1+ 36. Kh2
(36. Kg2 Rd8 37. Rd2 Rd7 38. Rb2 Rc7 39. a4 $11) 36... a4 37. bxa4 Rxc4 38.
Qxc4 Qxf2+ 39. Kh1 Ne3 40. Rxe3 Qxe3 41. Kg2 Qxa3 42. Qb5 $11) 35... Qe1+ 36.
Kg2 Rd8 37. Rd2 Rd7 38. Rb2 Qb4 39. Qe4 $11 {but still contains some game.})
35. Rxd4 Nc3 36. Rd2 ({The active} 36. Rd7 {also provides white with a share
in the game.} Nxa2 37. Nxa5 Nc3 $1 38. Kg2 Ne4 39. Rd4 f5 40. Rc4 Rd8 41. Rc2
Rb8 42. f3 $11) 36... a4 37. Rc2 (37. Nb6 axb3 38. axb3 Rb8 39. Rc2 Nd5 (39...
Nb5 40. Nd7 $11) 40. Nxd5 exd5 $11) (37. Kg2 $5 $11 {Anything is equal.}) 37...
axb3 (37... Nxa2 $4 {would be a bad blunder.} 38. Rxa2 axb3 39. Ra4 $8 {
I did not miss this!} Rb8 (39... Rd8 40. Rb4 Rd4 41. Rb8+ Kh7 42. Na5 $18) 40.
Nb2 $18) 38. axb3 Ne4 39. b4 Kf8 40. Ne3 ({He almost blundered into.} 40. Kf1
$4 Rxc4 $19) 40... Rb8 41. Rb2 Ke7 42. Kg2 (42. b5 $2 Nc3 43. b6 Na4 $17) 42...
Rb5 43. h4 f5 (43... Nc5 $6 44. Nc2 e5 45. Ra2 Nd3 46. Ra7+ Ke6 47. Ra3 $36 {
leads for nothing good for black.}) 44. Kf3 g5 45. hxg5 hxg5 46. g4 Nf6 (46...
Nd6 47. gxf5 exf5 48. Ke2 $11) 47. gxf5 exf5 48. Ra2 $1 {He threatens checks
doen on the file or Ra5.} g4+ (48... Nh5 $5 {is tricky but is a draw.} 49. Ra5
g4+ 50. Nxg4 $11) 49. Kf4 Rxb4+ 50. Kxf5 Rb5+ 51. Kf4 (51. Kg6 Ne4 $11 {
is also equal.}) 51... Rb4+ {Here something funny has happened he has offered
me a draw while he was still on the move. Anyway the position is so drawish I
have reacted by a handshake.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Augsburg"]
[Site "Augsburg"]
[Date "2005.01.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Wolfsteiner, Helmut"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2352"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Be2 $5 {The key move in
the new Epishin System which I have prepared for the Meran.} Bd6 7. a4 $5 O-O
8. O-O dxc4 (8... a5 9. Qc2 $14 {does not give white much either.}) 9. Nd2 {
The position and the ideas in it are well known but sort of forgotten after
Portisch has employed it in their 1989 match.} e5 10. Nxc4 Bc7 11. a5 $1 (11.
b3 exd4 12. Qxd4 Nb6 $11) 11... Qe7 12. Qc2 (12. b3 $6 Rd8 13. Ba3 Qe6 $15 {
does not have a good follow up for white since Ba3 is slightly misplaced.})
12... Re8 (12... e4 $6 13. f3 exf3 14. Bxf3 Re8 15. e4 $16) 13. Rd1 exd4 (13...
e4 $6 14. f3 exf3 15. Bxf3 Nf8 16. a6 $16) 14. exd4 Nd5 $5 {An interesting
alternative probing white's first rank weakness.} (14... Nf8 15. g3 Ng6 16. Bf3
Bh3 (16... Be6 17. Ne3 $13) 17. Be3 $13) 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Ne3 Nf6 17. Bf3 {
I have seen his shot but I had no better alternative.} (17. Bb5 $6 Bd7 18. Qxc7
Bxb5 19. Qxe7 Rxe7 $15) (17. g3 Bh3 $13) 17... Bg4 $1 18. Bxg4 Nxg4 19. g3 Nxe3
20. Bxe3 {I was comparing the power of two bishops. My bishop does not look
great since he has the same color with my own pawns but this also restricts
the scope of his bishop.} Qd7 (20... Rac8 $6 21. Qc5 $1 $16) 21. Rdc1 $1 (21.
Qb3 Bd8) 21... Rac8 22. Qb3 Bb8 (22... b6 $6 23. Rc3) 23. Rc3 $1 {Only now I
have realised that my preplaned move will not be effective.} (23. Rxc8 $6 Rxc8
24. Ra4 Bd6 $1 $17) 23... h5 $1 $132 {Helmut seizes his chances in white's
weakened kingside.} 24. Rac1 Rxc3 25. Rxc3 h4 26. Rc5 $8 {After a slow start
for both sides all of a sudden the game became extremely sharp. This turn of
events is typical in GM Epishin's games as well.} Qg4 (26... Qh3 27. Qxd5 hxg3
28. hxg3 Bxg3 29. Qg2 Qxg2+ (29... Qg4 $6 30. Rc1 Re4 31. Kf1 $16) 30. Kxg2 Bd6
$14) 27. Qxd5 $8 {The correct capture.} (27. Rxd5 $2 h3 $1 (27... Bf4 $6 28. h3
Qg6 29. Bxf4 Re1+ 30. Kg2 Qe4+ 31. Qf3 Rg1+ 32. Kxg1 Qxf3 33. Rd8+ Kh7 34. d5
$132) (27... hxg3 $2 28. hxg3 Qf3 (28... Bxg3 $2 29. Rg5 Bxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Qh4+
31. Ke2 Qh2+ 32. Kd1 Qh1+ 33. Kd2 Qh2+ 34. Kc1 $18) 29. Qb5 Qe4 30. Bd2 $16) (
27... Qf3 $6 28. Qb5 Re4 (28... Qe4 29. Re5 Rxe5 30. dxe5 h3 31. Qf1 Bxe5 32.
Qxh3 Bxb2 33. Qc8+ Kh7 34. Bxa7 Qe1+ 35. Kg2 Qxa5 36. Qxb7 Qa2 $14) 29. Rd8+
Kh7 30. Rxb8 hxg3 31. hxg3 Rxe3 32. fxe3 Qxg3+ 33. Kf1 Qf3+ $1 34. Ke1 Qxe3+
35. Qe2 (35. Kd1 Qg1+ 36. Ke2 Qh2+ 37. Kd3 Qxb8 38. Qf5+ Kg8 39. Qd7 $11) 35...
Qg3+ 36. Qf2 Qxb8 37. Qxf7 $11) 28. Qb5 Qe4 29. Kf1 Bxg3 $1 $19) 27... Bf4 $5 {
I was also counting on this move.} (27... hxg3 28. hxg3 Bxg3 29. Qf5 (29. Qh5
Qe4 30. Qd5 Qg4 $11) (29. Qg2 Qd1+ 30. Qf1 Qf3 (30... Bh2+ 31. Kg2 Qxf1+ 32.
Kxf1 Bd6 $14) (30... Qg4 31. Qg2 (31. Rg5 Bxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Qh4+))) 29... Qxf5 (
29... Qh4 $2 30. Rc8 $16) (29... Qd1+ $2 30. Kg2 Bd6 31. Rc8 $16) 30. Rxf5 Bd6
31. Rb5 Re7 32. Kg2 $14 (32. d5 a6 33. Rb6 Rd7 34. Kg2 Be7 (34... f5 35. b4 $14
) 35. Bf4 (35. b4 $2 Bd8 $19) 35... g5 36. Bb8 f5 37. d6 Bd8 38. Bc7 Bxc7 39.
Rxb7 Rxd6 40. Rxc7 Rd5 41. b4 Rb5 $11)) 28. Qf5 $8 Qxf5 29. Rxf5 Bxe3 30. fxe3
hxg3 $6 {Helmut misses an immediate draw!} (30... Rxe3 $142 $1 31. Rb5 b6 32.
axb6 axb6 33. Rxb6 Rd3 34. gxh4 Rxd4 $11) 31. Rb5 $1 (31. Rf3 gxh2+ 32. Kxh2
Rc8 33. Kg3 Rc2 34. e4 Rxb2 35. d5 $44 {gives only some compensation for white.
}) 31... gxh2+ 32. Kxh2 b6 $1 (32... Rxe3 $2 33. Rxb7 Rd3 34. Rxa7 Rd2+ 35. Kg3
Rxb2 36. a6 Rb6 37. Ra8+ Kh7 38. a7 $18) 33. axb6 axb6 34. Rb3 $1 (34. Rxb6
Rxe3 $11) 34... Re6 $14 {White should have some slight edge due to central
pawns but how to prove it?} 35. Kg3 Kf8 36. Kf4 (36. d5 $6 Re5 $1 37. d6 Ke8
38. Rxb6 Kd7 39. Kf4 Rd5 40. Rb7+ Kxd6 41. Rxf7 Rb5 $11) 36... Ke7 37. e4 Rh6
$1 {Helmut shows good understanding in this rook ending. Black's rook should
harass white's king and central pawns laterally.} 38. d5 $1 {I did not see
anything more effective than that.} (38. Rb5 Rh4+ 39. Ke3 Rh3+ 40. Kd2 Rh6 41.
d5 g5 $132) 38... Rh4+ 39. Ke5 f6+ 40. Kd4 f5 41. Ke5 $1 (41. Rxb6 Rxe4+ 42.
Kc5 Re2 43. b4 g5 44. Rg6 g4 45. b5 Kf7 46. Rg5 Kf6 47. Rg8 Kf7 $11) 41... fxe4
$6 {Another move which prolongues the game.} (41... Rxe4+ $142 42. Kxf5 Re2 43.
Rxb6 g6+ $1 44. Kf4 g5+ 45. Kf5 g4 46. b4 g3 47. Rg6 g2 $11) 42. Rxb6 (42. Rg3
$6 Rh5+ (42... Kf7 $2 {Passive.} 43. b4 b5 44. Ra3) 43. Kxe4 Rh4+ 44. Ke5 Rh5+
45. Kd4 Rh4+ $11) 42... e3 43. d6+ Kd7 44. Rb7+ Kd8 (44... Kc6 $5 45. Rc7+ Kb6
46. Rc3 e2 47. Re3 Kc6 48. Rxe2 Kd7 49. Rd2 Rh6 $11 {should also end up in a
draw.}) 45. Kd5 $1 (45. Rxg7 e2 $11) (45. Ke6 $2 Re4+ 46. Kd5 e2 $19) (45. Re7
Rb4 $11) 45... Re4 $5 {This natural move looked very risky to me during the
game. However probably Helmut and the spectators did not see my next.} (45...
Rh1 46. Re7 Rb1 47. Kc6 Rc1+ 48. Kb5 Re1 49. Rxg7 e2 50. Re7 Rd1 $11) 46. b3 $3
{It is a miracle that this does not win.} (46. Rb8+ Kd7 47. Rb7+ Kd8 $11) 46...
e2 {unfortunately despite of its impact my move fails short to give a dammage
since the forcing nature of the position leads to a strange draw.} 47. Kc6 Ke8
48. d7+ Ke7 49. Rb8 $8 (49. Kc7 $2 {It is a pity that I can not throw the king
forward in order to keep my rook on the 7th.} Rd4 $1 (49... e1=Q $2 50. d8=Q+
Kf7 51. Kc8+ Re7 (51... Kg6 52. Qd6+ Re6 53. Qd3+ Qe4 54. Qg3+ Kh5 55. Rb5+ Kh6
56. Qh3+ Kg6 57. Qh5+ Kf6 58. Qg5+ Kf7 59. Rb7+ Re7 60. Qxe7+ Qxe7 61. b4 Qxb7+
62. Kxb7 g5 $11)) 50. Kc8 Kf6 $19) 49... e1=Q (49... Re6+ 50. Kc7 e1=Q 51.
d8=Q+ Kf7 52. Qd5 $1 Qe5+ $11) 50. d8=Q+ {The excitement reached its peak but
still the draw is the outcome in this endgame with queens.} Kf7 51. Rb7+ Re7 $1
{Simplest!} (51... Kg6 52. Qd3 $1 Qe2 53. Qg3+ Qg4 (53... Rg4 54. Qd6+ Kh5 55.
Qd5+ Rg5 56. Qf7+ g6 57. Qh7+ Kg4 58. Rb4+ Kf3 59. Qh3+ Rg3 60. Qh1+ Rg2 61.
Qh3+ Rg3 $11) 54. Qxg4+ Rxg4 55. b4 Rc4+ 56. Kd5 Rc1 57. b5 Kf6 58. Rb8 g5 59.
b6 Rb1 60. Kc6 Kf5 61. b7 g4 $11) 52. Qd5+ (52. Rxe7+ Qxe7 53. Qd5+ Qe6+ 54.
Qxe6+ Kxe6 55. b4 g5 $11) 52... Qe6+ 53. Qxe6+ Kxe6 54. Rxe7+ Kxe7 {The
position has only some optical resemblence with Duras' famous endgame study
which has W:Kb4,Pb2 vs B:Kh6,Pg7.} 55. b4 g5 (55... Kd8 56. Kb7 g5 57. b5 g4
58. b6 g3 59. Ka8 g2 60. b7 g1=Q 61. b8=Q+ $11) 56. b5 g4 (56... Kd8 57. Kd5
$11 (57. Kb7 g4 58. b6 g3 59. Ka8 g2 60. b7 g1=Q 61. b8=Q+ $11)) 57. b6 g3 {
So we promote our pawns to queen at the same time.} 58. b7 g2 59. b8=Q g1=Q 60.
Qd6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Atalik, Ekaterina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2399"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{My second game with Katia.The very first game we have drawn in Zenica but
this time in Wijk we were dressed to kill.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3
a6 $5 {The modern system.I had a practical idea against this for this
tournament.} 5. Qc2 e6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 $6 {In this system black's queen knight
should be developped on c6 to justify 4...a6.} (6... c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2 Nc6
9. Ne5 Qc7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 $1 (10... Qxc6 $5 11. O-O cxd4 12. exd4 Bb4 13. Bd3
O-O 14. f3 $14 {is my game with French GM Marcelin from a later round in this
tournament.}) 11. O-O Bd6 12. h3 O-O 13. b3 (13. dxc5 $6 Bxc5 14. b3 (14. e4 $2
Bxh3 $1 $19) 14... Qe5 $40) (13. Na4 $6 cxd4 14. exd4 Ne4 15. Bd3 Bf5 16. Be3
Rfe8 17. Nc5 (17. Rac1 $2 Re6 18. Nc3 Qe7 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Bc4 Rg6 $19) 17...
a5 18. Rfe1 Bg6 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Bc4 Kh8 $15) 13... Re8 (13... cxd4 14. exd4
Re8 15. Bd3) 14. Bd3 $13 {Looking at these positions once again I am not
fascinated at all.}) 7. b3 $1 {c4 pawn should be supported.} c5 $6 {Now Nd7
does not stand well in this set up.} (7... Bd6 8. Bb2 O-O (8... e5 $2 9. cxd5
cxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bd3 d4 13. exd4 Bxd4 14. O-O $16) 9. Bd3
Qe7 (9... e5 $6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Ne2 $14) 10. O-O
Re8 (10... e5 $6 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. e4 $1 $16) 11. Rfe1 e5 12. c5 Bc7 13. e4
exd4 14. exd5 Qxc5 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Rxe8+ Nxe8 17. Ne2 $14) 8. cxd5 exd5 9.
Bb2 Be7 (9... b5 $2 10. Nxd5) 10. g3 $1 {The bishop works best on fianchetto.}
(10. g4 $5 {has caught my attention during the game.}) 10... b5 11. Bg2 (11.
dxc5 Nxc5 12. Nd4 Bb7 13. Bh3 $14) 11... Bb7 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. O-O $5 {I could
have put my rook on d1 before this.However it slows down white's game.} (13.
Rd1 Rc8 14. Qb1 Qa5 $1 15. O-O O-O 16. Nd4 (16. Ng5 $6 g6 17. Nh3 Nce4) 16...
g6 $14) 13... Rc8 14. Qb1 $1 {The problem about Ra1 is not that big.} (14. Bh3
Rc7 15. Rac1 O-O 16. Rfd1 Nce4 17. Qd3 Bd6) 14... b4 $6 (14... O-O 15. Rd1 b4
16. Ne2 Nce4 17. Bd4 Qd7 $14) 15. Ne2 Nce4 16. Bd4 a5 17. Qb2 $1 {I do not
need a rook on the c line yet.} (17. Bh3 Ra8 18. Rc1 Bc8 19. Bxc8 Rxc8 20. Rxc8
Qxc8 $14) 17... Ba6 18. Bh3 Ra8 (18... Nc3 $2 19. Nxc3 bxc3 20. Bxc3 Bxf1 21.
Bxc8 $18) 19. Ne5 (19. Rfc1 Bc8) 19... Nc3 $2 {Katia was delaying to castle
for a long time.However winning the exchange will do black only bad.} (19...
O-O 20. Nc6 (20. f3 Nc5) 20... Qe8 $16) 20. Nxc3 Bxf1 (20... bxc3 21. Qxc3 Bxf1
22. Qc6+ Kf8 23. Rxf1 h5 24. Nd7+ (24. Rc1 Rh6) 24... Nxd7 25. Bxd7 Rh6 26.
Qxd5 $1 h4 (26... Rd6 $2 27. Qxh5 Rh6 28. Qf3 $18) 27. Qf3 $1 $16) 21. Bxf1
bxc3 22. Bb5+ {Now it becomes obvious that black king will experience
difficulties.} Kf8 23. Bxc3 (23. Qxc3 Rc8 24. Nc6 Qc7 25. Rc1 $16) 23... h5 24.
Nc6 Qc7 25. Rc1 Kg8 (25... Rh6 26. Bxa5 Rxa5 27. Nxe7 $18) (25... h4 26. Be5 (
26. g4 $6 h3 27. g5 Nh5 28. Ne5 $16) 26... Qb7 27. Nxe7 Qxe7 28. Rc7 Qd8 29.
Bc6 Rc8 30. Bxf6 gxf6 31. Rd7 $18) 26. Be5 Qb7 27. a4 $2 {I should not allow
black to have a counterplay on the h line.} (27. h4 Bf8 (27... Rh6 28. Nd4) 28.
Nd4 $16) 27... h4 $132 28. Nxa5 $1 Rxa5 29. Rc7 Qb6 $2 $138 {Katia was in a
horrible time trouble and she errs.} (29... Rxb5 30. axb5 (30. Rxb7 Rxb7) 30...
Qxb5 31. Rxe7 Qd3 32. Qc1 (32. gxh4 $2 Rxh4 33. Bg3 Rb4 $11) 32... hxg3 (32...
h3 33. Qc8+) 33. Bxg3 Rh5 $1 (33... Qxb3 $2 34. Qc8+ Kh7 35. Qf5+ $18) 34. b4 (
34. Qc8+ $2 Kh7 35. Rxf7 Qb1+ 36. Kg2 Qe4+ 37. f3 Qd3 $40) 34... Ne4 $16 (34...
d4 $2 35. exd4 Qxd4 36. Qc8+ Kh7 37. Qc2+ Kg8 38. Rb7 $18)) 30. Rxe7 hxg3 31.
hxg3 $18 {Who is the boss at home?} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 7th"]
[Site "Kusadasi"]
[Date "2006.04.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Turov, Maxim"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2006.04.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 $5 {I again went for this move.
} 6. Qc2 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2 Nc6 9. Ne5 Qc7 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 $6 {I also
followed other people's mistake.The move looks unhealthy.} (10... bxc6 11. O-O
Bd6 12. h3 O-O $15) 11. O-O Bd7 $5 {This move caught my eye during the game
with Marcelin.} 12. Bf3 $1 Be7 $2 {An early mistake instead I had to sac a
pawn.} (12... cxd4 $1 13. exd4 Bb4 14. Re1+ Be6 15. Bg5 Bxc3 (15... Ne4 16.
Bxe4 dxe4 17. Qxe4 Qxe4 18. Rxe4 Bxc3 19. d5 Bxb2 20. Rb1 $40) 16. bxc3 Ne4 17.
Bxe4 dxe4 18. Rxe4 O-O $44) 13. dxc5 $2 {He also makes a mistake which made
the position playable.} (13. Rd1 $1 c4 (13... cxd4 14. Rxd4 Be6 15. Qd3 O-O 16.
Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Rfd8 19. e4 $16 Rxd5 $140 20. exd5 Rd8 $2 21.
dxc6 Rxd3 22. Bg5 $1 $18) 14. e4 Be6 15. Bg5 $18) 13... Qxc5 14. Qb3 Bc6 15.
Bd2 (15. Rd1 Rd8) 15... O-O 16. Rac1 Qd6 17. Ne2 $6 {He kept on missing better
options.} (17. Rfd1 $1 $16 d4 $2 18. Be1 (18. exd4 Bxf3 19. gxf3 b5 $44) (18.
Bxc6 $2 dxc3) 18... Bxf3 19. gxf3 d3 20. Ne2 Qe5 21. Ng3 $18) 17... Ne4 18.
Rfd1 Ng5 $1 19. Nd4 Qd7 $1 {Black tactically pulls himself out of the bad
isolani type of game.} 20. Qc2 (20. Qd3 Nxf3+ 21. Nxf3 Bb5) 20... Nxf3+ $6 {
Around this move I have gained back my fighting spirit and did not satisfy
with a draw.} (20... Bf6 21. Bc3 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 Qh3 24. Qd1 f5
25. Rf4 d4 26. Qxd4 Rf6 27. Qc4+ Kh8 28. Bxf6 gxf6 29. Rh4 Qxf3 30. Rxh7+ Kxh7
31. Qf7+ $11) 21. Nxf3 Rfc8 22. Bc3 Qg4 23. h3 Qg6 24. Qxg6 hxg6 25. Ne5 $1 $14
{And э have got worse.} g5 (25... Bf6 $2 26. Nxc6 Rxc6 27. Bxf6 $1 (27. Rxd5
Rac8) 27... gxf6 28. Rxc6 bxc6 29. g4 $1 $16) 26. Rd2 (26. Rc2 $5 Ba4 27. b3
Bf6 28. Rxd5 Bc6 29. Nxc6 Rxc6 30. Bxf6 Rxc2 31. Rxg5 g6 32. Rg4 $44) (26. Nxc6
bxc6 27. Rd2 Rab8 $11) 26... Bf6 $1 {Here I have fully seen the drawing plan.}
(26... f6 27. Nxc6 bxc6 28. Rdc2 Rcb8 $1 $132 {was an alternative.}) 27. Nxc6
Rxc6 28. Rxd5 Rac8 $44 29. Rb1 $1 Bxc3 $1 {First black has to exchange the
bishops.} (29... b5 $2 30. Bxf6 gxf6 31. Rd2 Rc2 32. Rbd1 Rxd2 33. Rxd2 b4 34.
b3 $16) 30. bxc3 b5 31. a4 $6 {This makes black's job easy but} ({Even the
better} 31. Rxg5 Rxc3 32. a4 Rc1+ 33. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 34. Kh2 b4 35. Rg4 b3 36. Rb4
Rc2 $1 37. Kg3 (37. Rxb3 Rxf2 38. Rb6 Re2 39. Rxa6 Rxe3 $11) 37... b2 $132)
31... f6 $1 32. axb5 axb5 33. Rbxb5 Rxc3 34. Rb7 R3c7 35. Rxc7 Rxc7 $11 {
Despite of being a pawn up white can not make much progress in this ending.}
36. Kh2 Kf7 37. Kg3 Rc3 38. Kg4 Kg6 39. g3 Rc1 40. h4 gxh4 41. gxh4 Rg1+ 42.
Kf3 {he decided not to check further!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2541"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 {I have chosen this Meran setup
especially against Rustem since he never goes for 5.Bg5 lines.} Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6
$5 {Dreev's favorite.} (6... Bd6 7. g4 $5 {is annoying.}) ({and} 6... a6 7. b3
Bd6 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O e5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bb2 Be6 13. Rfd1 Nc6
$13 {is not for everyone's taste.}) ({finally Ehlvest's} 6... h6 {if you want
to hear my opinion is just insane!}) 7. b3 {The most normal approach.} (7. cxd5
cxd5 (7... exd5 $5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Bd6 $1 $13) 8. Nb5
Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 O-O 11. Rc1 Ba6 $132 (11... a6 $5) 12. Qa4 $140 $6
Rc8 13. Rc3 Rxc3 14. bxc3 Qc8 15. c4 (15. Nxa7 Qxc3 16. Bxa6 $8 (16. Qxa6 Ra8
17. Be2 (17. Qb7 $2 Ne4 $19) 17... Qc7)) 15... Bxb5 16. Qxb5 e5 $40) 7... Bb7
8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O Qc7 10. Bb2 Rd8 11. Rac1 $5 {A deep move which has some
intentions connected with c4-c5 after whites e4.} Qb8 $6 {All of a sudden I
have got possessed by the idea that I should always be able to reply cd5 by
cd5.} (11... h6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Ne2 O-O 14. Ng3 Rfe8 $14) (11... O-O $142 12.
cxd5 exd5 $14 {were some options.}) 12. Rfe1 $6 {I was afraid of this in the
game. However he had a better possibility.} (12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Ne5 $1 {Rustem
came up with this after the game.} (13. Nb5 Rc8 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Ne5 a6 16. Nxd7
Nxd7 17. Ba3 Bxa3 18. Nxa3 b5 19. Nb1 $14 {does not look scary for black.})
13... Nxe5 (13... a6 $5 14. f4 (14. a4 $6 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Ng4 $17) 14... b5 $132)
(13... O-O 14. f4 $40) 14. dxe5 Qxe5 (14... Ng4 $2 15. Nb5) (14... Nd7 15. Nb5
(15. f4 g6 16. Nb5 Rc8 17. Qe2 $16) 15... Rc8 16. Qe2 O-O 17. Qh5 $16) 15. Ne4
$1 (15. Nb5 $6 Qb8 16. Nc7+ Kf8 17. Be5 Kg8 $1 $44 (17... Bd6 $6 18. f4 Ne8 19.
Qb2 Rc8 20. Nxe8 Bxe5 21. Rxc8 Bxc8 22. fxe5 Kxe8 23. Bb5+ $18)) 15... Qb8 (
15... d4 $6 16. Bxd4 Qh5 17. Ng3 $1 $16 (17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Be4
Bxe4 20. Qxe4 O-O $11)) 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qb2 d4 (18... e5 $2
19. Qa3 $16) 19. Qa3 a6 $1 (19... Rd5 $2 20. e4 $1 Rd6 21. Bb5+ Kf8 22. Bc6 Bc8
23. f4 $18 {looks gone to me.}) 20. Bxa6 Bxa6 21. Qxa6 O-O 22. exd4 Rxd4 $14) (
12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rfd1 (13. Ne5 $6 dxc4 14. bxc4 (14. Nxd7 $6 cxd3) (14. Bxc4
Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. Nd5 Qd6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Rfd1 Qe7 20.
Qg4+ Kh8 21. Qh4 Rg8 22. Bd3 Rg7 $17 {is just a pawn.}) 14... Nxe5 15. dxe5
Qxe5 16. Nd5 Qd6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qh5+ Kg7 21.
Qg4+ $11) 13... c5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. e4 Bb7 $11 17. d5 $140 $2
exd5 18. exd5 Bf6) 12... O-O 13. e4 {Now it looks like I am in deep shit since
he suceeded his e3-e4 in such a way it looks very iffy if I can get my c5 in.}
dxe4 (13... h6 $6 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. e5 Ne8 16. Qe2 $16 {looks horrible for
black since his bishop is already out compared to similar positions in Catalan.
}) 14. Nxe4 {After this move I have taken a long thought and figured out if I
will play accurately there is nothing wrong with my position.} h6 $1 {A very
important move.} 15. Nxf6+ $2 {However this is toothless.} (15. c5 $1 {The
usual trick!} bxc5 (15... Nxe4 $2 16. Bxe4 bxc5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 (17... Bxc5 18.
Qc3 e5 (18... f6 $6 19. Qc4 $1 $40) 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Qxc5 Nd3 21. Bxd3 Rxd3
22. Re7 $16) 18. Ba3 f5 19. Bxc5 Bxc5 20. Qxc5 fxe4 21. Rxe4 Rd5 22. Qc3 $16) (
15... Nd5 16. a3 $16 bxc5 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. dxc5 Bf6 19. Ne5 Nf4 20. Bc4 $16)
16. dxc5 Nxc5 (16... Nd5 17. a3) 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. Bh7+ Kg7 20.
Qxc5 Kxh7 21. Qe7 {22.Re6 is threathened.} c5 22. Qxf6 $1 (22. Rc3 $6 Bxf3 23.
Rxf3 Qe5 24. Rfe3 Rde8 25. Qxa7 Qd5 26. Re4 f5 (26... Ra8 27. Qe7 Qd8 28. Qxc5
Rxa2 $14) 27. Re5 Ra8 28. Qe7 Qd8 29. Rxe6 Qxe7 30. Rxe7 Rxa2 31. g3 Kg6 32.
Rc1 Rb2 $11) 22... Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Rd5 $1 24. Rc4 (24. Qe4+ Kg8 25. Qh4 (25. Rc3
Qb4) 25... Qb4 26. Qxh6 Qd2 27. Qh4 Rfd8 $44) 24... Qd6 25. Rf4 f5 26. Ra4 Rf7
27. Rae4 e5 $132) 15... Bxf6 16. Bh7+ Kh8 17. Be4 c5 $11 {Now we have a normal
situation over the board.} 18. Bxb7 (18. d5 $2 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 exd5 $17 {is
loses a pawn.}) (18. dxc5 $2 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 Nxc5 $17 {and d3 square has its
tells.}) 18... Qxb7 19. Rcd1 cxd4 20. Bxd4 (20. Nxd4 a6 21. Nf3 Qc7 22. Bxf6
Nxf6 23. Ne5 (23. b4 $2 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rc8 25. Rc1 Qf4 $36) 23... Kg8 $14 {
is also more or less equal.}) 20... Qc7 21. Qb2 Kg8 {Repairing the kings
position.} 22. Rd2 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Nf6 $5 (23... e5 {Dautov} 24. Rd5 f6 25. Red1
Nc5 26. Qc2 Ne6 27. g3 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Rd8 29. Qd3 $14) 24. Red1 Rfe8 $1 {
The e pawn should be pushed forward!} (24... e5 $2 {Unfortunately this direct
attempt does not work although it looks close.} 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8
27. Qxe5 Qd1+ 28. Qe1 (28. Ne1 $2 Qd2 29. a4 Ng4 $1 (29... Qxf2+ $2 30. Kxf2
Ng4+ 31. Kf3 Nxe5+ 32. Ke4 $18) 30. Qe8+ Kh7 31. Qe4+ g6 32. Nd3 Qd1+ (32...
Ne5 $11) 33. Ne1 Qd2 $11) 28... Qc2 29. Qd2 Qb1+ 30. Ne1 Ne4 31. Qe3 Nc5 32.
Qe2 a5 (32... Nd3 $4 33. Qe8+ Kh7 34. Qe4+ Kg8 35. Kf1 $1 $18) 33. Kf1 (33. g3
$6 a4) 33... Kf8 34. Qd2 $16) 25. h3 Rxd4 26. Qxd4 e5 27. Qd6 {I was counting
more on keeping queens for him.} (27. Qe3 e4 28. Nd4 Rd8 29. Rd2 a6 $1 $11)
27... Qxd6 28. Rxd6 Re7 {After this I started to have even some dreams to play
for a win.} (28... Kf8 $5 {Dautov} 29. Nh4 Ne4 30. Rd7 Re7 31. Rd8+ Re8 32. Rd7
$11) 29. Nh4 $1 {Yeah it did not last too long,just for a move.} Ne4 30. Nf5
Rc7 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Ne3 $138 {Rustem said that being low on time made him to
head for a knights swap.} (32. Kf1 {Dautov} b5 $1 33. Ne3 (33. cxb5 Rc2 34. f3
Rc1+ 35. Ke2 Nc3+ 36. Kf2 Rc2+ 37. Kf1 Rxa2 38. Rd7 Nxb5 39. Rxf7 Kg6 40. Rf8
Nd4 $11) 33... Nc3 34. Nd5 Nxd5 35. cxd5 (35. Rxd5 bxc4 36. bxc4 Rxc4 37. Rxe5
(37. Ra5 Rc1+ 38. Ke2 Rc7 39. Rxe5 Rc2+ 40. Kf3 Rxa2 $15) 37... Ra4 38. Re2 $11
) 35... Rc2 36. Ke1 Rxa2 37. Rb8 Ra6 38. Rxb5 Kg6 39. Ke2 f5 40. Kd3 Kf6 41.
Rb7 Ra2 $132) 32... Nc3 33. Nd5 {The safest approach.} (33. Rd2 b5 34. Nd5 Nxd5
35. cxd5 Kg8 36. d6 Rd7 37. Rd5 f6 38. Rxb5 Rxd6 $11) (33. a4 Ne2+ 34. Kf1 Nd4
35. b4 f5 36. g3 g5 $132) 33... Nxd5 34. Rxd5 f6 35. g4 h5 {I wanted to
exchange my weak h pawn.} (35... Kg6 36. Kg2 Kf7 37. Kf3 Ke6 38. h4 g6 39. Rd8
Rd7 40. Rh8 Rd3+ 41. Kg2 Rd4 42. Kg3 f5 43. gxf5+ Kxf5 44. Rxh6 Rd3+ 45. Kg2
Rd2 46. a4 Rb2 47. h5 gxh5 48. Rxh5+ Ke4 49. Rh3 Kd4 50. Re3 e4 $11) 36. Kg2 (
36. gxh5 Kh6 37. Kg2 Kxh5 38. f4 Re7 $11) 36... hxg4 37. hxg4 Kg6 {Draw offer}
38. Kf3 (38. Kg3 $5 {I thought he would try to create something by intruding
his king to g6.} Re7 39. a4 Kf7 (39... e4 40. Kf4) 40. Kh4 e4 41. a5 bxa5 42.
Rxa5 Rb7 43. Kh5 Rxb3 44. Rxa7+ Ke6 45. Kg6 Rb2 46. Ra8 Rxf2 47. Re8+ Kd6 48.
Rxe4 Rg2 $1 49. Rd4+ Ke5 50. Rd5+ Ke6 51. Rd4 $11 {also leads to a draw.})
38... Kf7 39. Ke4 Ke6 40. f4 {Draw offer. I had to answer since it seemed like
we have exhausted all our ammunition before this point.} (40. f4 exf4 41. Kxf4
g6 42. Rd8 Rd7 43. Rxd7 Kxd7 44. b4 a5 45. a3 axb4 46. axb4 Ke6 47. Ke4 $11)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Athens Acropolis"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "2003.08.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Johannessen, Leif Erlend"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2003.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 $5 {So far people did not find
a way to get advantage after this move with white.} 6. b3 {One of the most
natural responses.} Bb4 7. Bd2 Bd6 $1 {Of course the idea is never to put the
knight on d7 and play the game in the spirit of Tarrasch.} (7... Nbd7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O Bd6 10. e4 dxc4 11. bxc4 e5 12. c5 Bc7 13. Na4 exd4 14. h3 $1 $44 {
gave white a lot of play known since Kasparov-Gelfand ,Linares 1991.}) 8. Bd3
c5 {Now the game goes into Tarrasch with e3 type of positions. It is clear
that black will have an isolated pawn but the fact that whites pieces are
slightly misplaced and having b3 does not do too good for white brings a
balance to the game.} 9. cxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. O-O O-O 12. Qc2 $5 {
This move has surprised me during the game but now I see that the alternatives
does not bring desired coordination to whites pieces.} Nc6 13. Nb5 $5 {At
first it looks like a great move but after a brief examination the tactical
drawbacks of the move is appearant.} Ne4 $1 {Black takes over the initiative.}
14. Nbd4 (14. Bxe4 $2 dxe4 15. Qxc5 exf3 $17) 14... Bxd4 15. Nxd4 (15. exd4 Bf5
$17 {is clearly to whites advantage. The advantage of having Nc6 over Nf3 is
clear.}) 15... Nxd4 16. exd4 Bf5 $1 {This move does not lead to loss of
material.} 17. Bb4 $2 {The Norwegian burned all of his time here still he
could not see the tactical point in blacks play.} (17. f3 Rc8 18. Qd1 Nxd2 (
18... Nd6 19. Bb4 Re8 20. Bxd6 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Qxd6 $15) 19. Qxd2 Bxd3 20. Qxd3
Qa5 $15 (20... Qg5 $15)) ({White had to try to equalize.} 17. Bxe4 $142 dxe4
18. Be3 $11) 17... Rc8 18. Qb1 Re8 19. f3 Bg6 $8 $17 {This is the star move.
Now white is in danger.} 20. Kh1 {A practical decision.} (20. fxe4 dxe4 21. Bc4
b5 22. Bc5 (22. Bxf7+ Bxf7 23. Bc5 Qg5 $5 $17 (23... e3 $5 24. Qf5 (24. Rxf7 $2
Kxf7 25. Qxh7 e2 (25... Rc6 $2 26. Rf1+ Rf6 27. Qh5+ Kg8 28. Rxf6 gxf6 29. Qg6+
$11) (25... Re6 $6 26. Rf1+ Rf6 27. Re1 $132) 26. Qh5+ Kg8 27. Re1 Re6 28. Rxe2
Rxc5 $1 29. dxc5 Qd4+ 30. Kf1 g6 31. Qf3 Rf6 $19) 24... Bg6 25. Qf3 Qg5 $17) (
23... Bd5 $17 24. Qe1 e3 $17)) 22... bxc4 23. bxc4 e3 $17 (23... Rxc5 $6 {
is yet unnecessary.} 24. dxc5 Qd4+ 25. Kh1 Qxc5 26. Qb3 $13)) {Here I had a
pleasant choice. Either to go for a pawn or to force anadvantageous N vs B
type of position.} 20... Nc3 $1 {A pawn is a pawn.} (20... Ng5 21. Bxg6 hxg6
22. Qd3 Ne6 $17 {It looks even better than a reminscent Saidy-Fischer,USA(ch)
1964.}) 21. Bxc3 Rxc3 22. Bxg6 hxg6 23. Re1 (23. Qd1 Ree3 24. Qd2 Rcd3 25. Qb4
Qe7 26. Qxe7 Rxe7 $19 {And white will lose d4 or an another one of his pawns.})
23... Rce3 24. Rxe3 Rxe3 25. Qc2 Qh4 $1 26. Qd2 Qe7 $19 {After a couple of
forced moves black is about to lose, only a miracle may save his skin off.} (
26... Qf4 $2 27. Rd1 g5 28. Kg1 $11) 27. Rc1 Kh7 $4 {Yes this is not God's,
Maradona's nor Azma's hand. Worst this is my hand which did this. Extremely
silly to change the move order.} (27... Re2 28. Qc3 (28. Qa5 {All of a sudden
I have got worried about this move and I wanted to prevent it.} b6 29. Qc3 Kh7
30. Ra1 (30. Rg1 Qe3 $19 (30... Rxa2 31. Qc8 Qh4 32. Qd7 f5 33. Qxd5 Rd2 34. h3
Qxd4 $19)) 30... Qg5 31. Rg1 Qe3 32. Qxe3 Rxe3 $19) 28... Kh7 29. h3 Rxa2 30.
Qc7 Qe3 31. Rg1 Qxb3 32. Qxf7 Rb2 $1 33. Qe7 Qb6 34. Qe5 Rb4 35. Rd1 Rb1 $19)
28. h3 Re2 29. Qf4 $8 $11 {Tragically I have forgotten that the queen may step
to the other direction.} ({Yes for sure I have prevented} 29. Qa5 $4 Qe3 $19)
29... Rxa2 30. Kh2 $1 $138 {Now he is back to his senses and started to give
correct decisions after this moment.} (30. Rc7 $2 Qe1+ 31. Kh2 Qf2 32. Qg3 Qxd4
33. Rxf7 Ra1 $17) 30... f5 31. Rc7 Qf6 (31... Rxg2+ {Of course I have seen that
} 32. Kxg2 Qe2+ 33. Kg3 Qe1+ $11) 32. Rxb7 {Draw offer} Re2 {I have
sidestepped another drawish follow up.} (32... g5 33. Qe5 Qxe5+ 34. dxe5 Re2
35. Rb6 Rxe5 36. Rxa6 d4 37. Rd6 Rb5 38. Rxd4 Rxb3 $11) 33. h4 $1 Re1 {
Needless! I have lost my objectivity. After this I could even have lost the
game with proper play.} (33... Qe6 {Cooking up the draw by rook sacrifice
keeps the equality.} 34. Qc7 Qf6 $11) 34. Rd7 Qe6 {That is what I was aiming
for.} (34... Qc6 $2 35. Rd6 Qc7 36. Qg3 $1 $18) 35. Rd6 Qe3 36. Qxe3 $2 (36.
Kg3 $1 $18 {is not easy to find.}) 36... Rxe3 37. Rxa6 Rd3 38. Ra4 Kh6 $11 {
White can only run into difficulties if he tries to keep the extra pawn.} 39.
Ra7 {He somehow understood that returning the pawn gets the desired result at
once.} (39. Kg3 g5 40. hxg5+ Kxg5 41. Kf2 Rd2+ 42. Kg3 f4+ 43. Kh3 Kf5 44. Rb4
g5 45. g4+ fxg3 46. Kxg3 Rd3 $15 {and all of a sudden black is a little bit
better.}) 39... Rxd4 40. Kg3 Rb4 41. Rd7 d4 42. Kh3 $1 $11 {Now there is
nothing left to do.} g5 43. Rd6+ g6 44. hxg5+ Kxg5 45. g3 Rxb3 46. f4+ Kh6 (
46... Kh6 47. Rxd4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 7th"]
[Site "Kusadasi"]
[Date "2006.04.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Malakhatko, Vadim"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2006.04.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 (4... a6 $5 5. Qc2 e6 6. Bd2 c5 7. dxc5
Bxc5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nb5 Nbd7 10. b4 $13) 5. Nf3 a6 6. Qc2 c5 7. dxc5 {A
toothless line.} ({After the regular} 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Be6 10.
Rd1 Nb4 11. Qb1 $1 (11. Qd2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. a3 exf3 14. Bxf3 Nc6 15. d5
Ne5 16. dxe6 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 fxe6 $11) 11... Qc8 12. Ng5 (12. e4 Nxe4 13. Re1
$44) 12... Bf5 13. e4 $13 {are subject to investigate.}) 7... Bxc5 8. a3 dxc4
9. Bxc4 {Draw offer.} b5 10. Bd3 (10. Nxb5 $2 axb5 11. Bxb5+ Bd7 12. Qxc5 Qa5+
$19) 10... Nbd7 11. b4 ({I knew the tricks after} 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Bd2 (12. Qc6
$2 Nxe4 13. Qxa8 Nec5 14. Be2 Nb6 15. Qa7 Bb7 16. b4 Nc8 $19) 12... Bb7 13. Bc3
$11 {since my game with Misha Gurevich.}) 11... Be7 (11... Bd6 $2 12. Ne4 Nxe4
13. Bxe4 Ra7 14. Bb2 $16) 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rfd1 Qb8 $6 $146 {
A really interesting idea I have analysed some time ago.} (14... h6 $11) 15.
Bxh7+ Nxh7 16. Rxd7 Bf6 17. Rd3 (17. Qe2 Rc8 18. Rc1 Rc4 $132) 17... Bxf3 $1
18. gxf3 Qe5 $44 {This is an interesting position I have thought that black
can take over the initiative.} 19. f4 Qh5 20. Rad1 $6 {An incredible decision.}
({Good or bad he had to try} 20. Qd1 Qg6+ 21. Kh1 Rad8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Qe2
Bxc3 (23... Qd3 $2 24. Rd1) 24. Bxc3 Qd3 25. Qxd3 Rxd3 26. Bd4 Nf6 27. Kg2 Nd5
28. Kf3 Rd2 $44 (28... Rb3 $2 29. Ke2 $18) (28... f6 29. Ke2 $2 Nxf4+)) 20...
Rac8 21. R1d2 Qg4+ (21... Rc4 22. Qd1 Qg6+ 23. Kf1 Rfc8 24. Ne2 Bxb2 25. Rd8+
Nf8 26. Rxb2 $11) 22. Kh1 Qf3+ 23. Kg1 Qg4+ {Unfortunately even the
alternatives are not bringing anything better than a draw.} (23... Rc4 24. Qd1
Ng5 $5 (24... Qc6 $6 25. Rd6 Qc8 26. Ne2 Bxb2 27. Rxb2 $14) 25. fxg5 Rg4+ 26.
Kf1 Qh3+ 27. Ke2 Qh5 $1 $11) 24. Kh1 Qf3+ 25. Kg1 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paracin Summer op-A 10th"]
[Site "Paracin"]
[Date "2017.07.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nestorovic, Dejan"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2358"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2017.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bd3 (
{For many years Portisch's favorite} 8. Be2 {has been acknowledged to be the
safest move} b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Re8 (10... Qe7 11. Rad1 Rad8 12. Rfe1 c5 13.
cxd5 exd5 $13) 11. Rad1 Qe7 12. Rfe1 c5 13. cxd5 exd5 $13) 8... b6 9. O-O Bb7
10. Bb2 c5 $1 11. cxd5 exd5 {Portisch versus Portisch! Reversed e3 QID
positions are rich in tactics.} 12. Rfd1 Rc8 $5 {This is the core of my
preparation: Black needs ...Rc8 to exchange on d4 or to push ...c4.} (12... Qe7
) 13. dxc5 (13. Qe2 Qe7 14. Ba6 (14. Rac1 Rcd8 $5 15. Ba6 Ba8 {is another
schema to play with ...Qe7, ...Rad8 when White has Qe2 planning Ba6.}) 14...
cxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxh2+ 16. Kxh2 Bxa6 17. Qxa6 Ng4+ 18. Kg3 (18. Kg1 $2 Qh4) 18...
Ndf6 $40 {and ...Rxc3 is in the air!}) 13... bxc5 14. Bf5 {The most consequent
idea,} ({but} 14. Ne2 {may be safer.} Qe7 15. Ng3 g6) 14... g6 (14... d4 $2 15.
Ne4) 15. Bh3 ({White has the provocative} 15. Nb5 $5 Be7 $1 {The only move
which avoids the loss of an exchange.} 16. Bh3 Qa5 (16... a6 17. Nc3 Rc7 $132)
17. Nc3 Rfd8 $132) 15... d4 $1 {Good or bad, the potential of hanging pawns
depends on the idea to push one of them.} 16. exd4 {White picks up the
gauntlet!} (16. Ne2 Re8 (16... Bxf3 17. gxf3 Nd5 18. Qe4 N7f6 19. Qh4 Rb8 20.
exd4 c4 $44) 17. Ng3 Rc7 $13) 16... Bxf3 17. gxf3 cxd4 (17... c4 $142 $5 $40)
18. Rxd4 Be5 19. Rd3 $2 {I think Dejan missed Black's next} (19. Qd2 $3 Bxd4
20. Qxd4 Qb6 (20... Nb6 21. Ne4) 21. Nd5 (21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Rd1 Rcd8 23. Rd6)
21... Qxd4 22. Ne7+ Kg7 23. Bxd4 Rce8 24. Re1 $44 {might have refuted Black's
inaccuracy!}) ({Otherwise he would go for} 19. Rc4 Rxc4 20. bxc4 Nh5 21. Nd5
Qg5+ (21... Bxb2 22. Qxb2 Nb6 23. Qd4 Nxd5 24. cxd5 Qg5+ 25. Kh1 Nf4 26. Rg1
$140 $2 Qxg1+) 22. Kh1 Rb8 23. Bxe5 Qxe5 24. Rb1 Rxb1+ 25. Qxb1 Ndf6 26. Nxf6+
Qxf6 $44) 19... Nh5 $3 {A bolt from the blue! Black's queen's participation in
the attack is worth a piece.} 20. Bxd7 (20. Rxd7 Qg5+) (20. f4 $5 Nxf4 21. Bxd7
Rc7 (21... Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Bxc3 23. Bxc3 Rxc3 24. Qxc3 Qxd7 25. h3 $15) 22. Rad1
Nxd3 23. Qxd3 Qg5+ 24. Kf1 Rd8 25. Ne4 Rdxd7 26. Nxg5 Rxd3 27. Rxd3 Bxb2 $15)
20... Qg5+ {The zigzag Qd8-g5-f4 is the way to reach h2.} (20... Qh4 $2 21. f4)
21. Bg4 $2 ({The only defence was} 21. Kf1 Nf4 22. Bxc8 Bxc3 $1 ({It is
amazing that} 22... Qg2+ $2 23. Ke1 Qg1+ (23... Bxc3+ 24. Bxc3 Re8+ 25. Kd2
Re2+ 26. Kc1 Rxc2+ 27. Kxc2 Nxd3 28. Rd1 $1 $18) 24. Kd2 Qxf2+ 25. Kc1 Nxd3+
26. Qxd3 Rxc8 27. Kb1 Qxh2 28. a4 $1 h5 29. Qe2 $18 {is lost for Black!}) 23.
Bxc3 Rxc8 (23... Re8 24. Bg4) 24. Rd4 $3 Qg2+ 25. Ke1 Qxf3 26. Rxf4 $1 Re8+ 27.
Kd2 Qxf4+ 28. Kd1 {and White could have defended showing some real sang froid!}
Qg5 (28... Rd8+ $2 29. Bd2 Qf3+ 30. Kc1) (28... Re6 {tries to build up a
bridge on the 6th rank with ...Rd6 and after Bd2 Qf3+ Kc1 Rc6+.} 29. h3 Rd6+
30. Bd2 Qf3+ 31. Kc1 Rc6) 29. h4 Qg1+ 30. Kd2 Qxf2+ 31. Kc1 Re2 32. Bd2 (32.
Qd3 Qg1+ 33. Qd1 Qe3+ 34. Bd2 Qc5+ 35. Kb1 Qf5+ $11) (32. Qd1 Qe3+ 33. Kb1 Qe4+
$11) 32... Qg1+ 33. Qd1 Qc5+ 34. Kb1 Qf5+ $11) 21... Qf4 22. Bxh5 $2 {This
leads to a quick exposure of the e-file which finishes the game.} ({Instead
White should have tried to push f4 with} 22. Kf1 Qxh2 (22... Rfe8 23. Re3) 23.
f4 $1 Qh1+ $1 (23... Nxf4 $2 24. Rg3) (23... Bxf4 24. Rh3 Ng3+ 25. Rxg3 Bxg3
26. Bf3 $13) 24. Ke2 Rxc3 $5 (24... Nxf4+ 25. Kd2 Qh6 26. Bxc8 Nxd3+ 27. Kxd3
Rxc8 $40 {leads to a vicious attack} 28. Qc1 (28. Qe2 Bxc3 29. Bxc3 Rxc3+ 30.
Kxc3 Qg7+ $17) (28. Rd1 Qh3+ 29. Ke2 Bxc3) (28. Rg1 Qh2 29. Rd1 Qh3+ 30. Ke2
Bxc3 $17) 28... g5 $3 29. Qe3 Qg6+ 30. Qe4 Qxe4+ 31. Kxe4 Bxc3 32. Bxc3 Rxc3)
25. Bxc3 Qe4+ 26. Kd2 Qxf4+ 27. Ke1 Bxc3+ 28. Rxc3 Qxg4 $17) 22... Qxh2+ 23.
Kf1 Bxc3 $1 {White resigned immediately since the e-file has been opened.} (
23... Bxc3 24. Rxc3 (24. Bxc3 Rfe8 (24... Rce8 $5 $19) 25. Re3 Rxe3 26. fxe3
Qxc2 $19) 24... Rce8 $5 $19 (24... Rfe8 25. Re3 Qh1+ 26. Ke2 Rxc2+ $19)) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Cubas, Jose Fernando"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Turkey"]
[BlackTeam "Paraguay"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TUR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "PAR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 $5 {Everyboy goes for this
these days.} 6. c5 b6 $1 {This is what I was planning as well.} 7. cxb6 Nbd7 8.
Na4 Nxb6 9. Bd2 Nxa4 10. Qxa4 Bd7 11. Ne5 $6 {I do not like this automatic
move.} Bd6 $1 12. Nxd7 (12. Bd3 c5 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Qxd7+ Nxd7 15. b3 Ke7 16.
Ke2 Rhb8 17. Rab1 e5 18. Bf5 $11) 12... Qxd7 13. Rc1 c5 14. Qxd7+ Nxd7 15. b3 (
15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. f3 a5 $11) 15... Ke7 16. Bd3 Rhb8 17. Ke2 a5 18. dxc5 Nxc5
19. Bc2 Nd7 20. Rb1 $6 {Sometimes my play with white scares only myself.} (20.
e4 Nf6 $11) (20. Bc3 $2 Ba3 21. Rb1 Rc8 22. Kd2 Bb4 23. Bxb4+ axb4 $17) 20...
Bb4 21. Bc1 Rc8 22. Bd3 Nc5 23. Bb2 Nxd3 24. Kxd3 Bd6 25. g3 f6 26. Rhc1 Rcb8
$1 $17 27. Bd4 Rb5 28. a4 Rb7 29. Rc6 (29. Bc5 Rab8 30. Bxd6+ Kxd6 31. Rc3 Rb4
32. Kc2 g5 $17) 29... Kd7 $1 {Black's play was very impressive so far.} (29...
Rab8 $2 30. Ra6 Rxb3+ 31. Rxb3 Rxb3+ 32. Kc2 Ra3 33. Rxa5 Ra2+ 34. Kb3 Rxf2 35.
Ra7+ Ke8 36. Rxg7 e5 37. Bb6 Rxh2 38. a5 Rh1 39. Kb2 Rh2+ $11) 30. Rc3 (30. Rb6
$4 {loses a piece.} Rxb6 31. Bxb6 e5 32. Rc1 Ra6 33. Bc5 Rc6 $19) 30... Rab8 (
30... e5 31. Bc5 e4+ 32. Kc2 (32. Ke2 $2 {could easily be my choice.} Be5 33.
Bd4 Bxd4 34. exd4 Rb4 35. Rbc1 Ra7 36. Ke3 Rab7 37. Rc5 Rxb3+ 38. Ke2 Rb2+ 39.
Ke1 Rb1 40. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 41. Ke2 Rb2+ 42. Ke3 Rb3+ 43. Ke2 Kd6 44. Rxa5 Rd3 45.
Ra6+ Ke7 46. Ra7+ Ke6 47. Rxg7 Rxd4 48. Rxh7 Rxa4 $17 {The resulting ending
looks very difficult for white.}) 32... Be5 33. Bd4 Bxd4 34. exd4 Rb4 35. Rd1
Rc8 36. Rxc8 Kxc8 37. Kc3 $15) 31. Bc5 Be5 32. Bd4 Bd6 $2 {All of a sudden my
opponent became timid and satisfied with a draw.} (32... Bc7 33. Kc2 e5 34. Bc5
e4 $15) (32... Bxd4 33. exd4 (33. Kxd4 Rb4+ 34. Kd3 Rxa4 35. bxa4 Rxb1 36. Rc5
Rb2 37. Rxa5 Rxf2 38. Ra7+ Kd6 39. Rxg7 Rxh2 40. e4 dxe4+ 41. Kxe4 h5 42. Rh7
$17) 33... Kd6 (33... Rb4 34. Rc5) 34. Kc2 Rb4 35. Rd1 e5 36. dxe5+ fxe5 $17 {
looks also very unpleasant for white.}) 33. Bc5 Be5 34. Bd4 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Denmark"]
[BlackTeam "Turkey"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "DEN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "TUR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Qc2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 {
Lars-Bo goes for this drawish line.} dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. b4 Be7
12. Bb2 Bb7 13. O-O Rc8 $5 {I am not in sacrificial mood for today.} (13... O-O
14. Rfd1 Qb8 15. Bxh7+ Nxh7 16. Rxd7 Bf6 $44) 14. Rfd1 Qc7 $5 {Black has to be
very careful after this.} (14... O-O $6 15. Ng5) (14... h6 15. e4 O-O $11 {
should give equal chances.}) (14... Nd5 15. e4 (15. Qb3 $6 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Bxf3
17. gxf3 Bf6 18. Rac1 O-O 19. f4 Bxc3 20. Rxc3 Qh4 21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 (21... Qxh7
22. Rxd7 Qg6+ 23. Kh1 Qe4+ $11) 22. Qb1+ Kg8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rxd7 Qg4+ 25.
Kf1 e5 26. Qd1 Qxd1+ 27. Rxd1 exf4 28. exf4 Rc3 29. Rd6 Rxa3 30. Kg2 $11) 15...
Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Bf6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qe2 O-O 19. a4 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. axb5
axb5 22. Bxb5 Qxe4 23. Qxe4 Bxe4 $14) 15. Rac1 Bxf3 $1 16. gxf3 Ne5 17. Qe2 Qb8
$1 {I have to hold Ne5.} (17... Qb7 $2 18. Ne4 (18. Be4 $2 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Nc4
$15) 18... Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 O-O 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23. Qe4
Qxe4 24. fxe4 Ra8 25. Rc6 $16) (17... Nxd3 $4 18. Nd5 $1 $18 (18. Nxb5 Qb8))
18. Ne4 (18. Nxb5 $2 {Before going into this line I was for a while stuck with
this sac.However I decided that it is rather bad.} Nxd3 19. Rxc8+ Qxc8 20. Qxd3
axb5 21. Qxb5+ Kf8 22. Rc1 Qa8 23. Rc6 g6 24. a4 Kg7 25. Rc7 Bd6 26. Rb7 Rb8
27. Rxb8 Qxb8 28. Qxb8 Bxb8 29. a5 e5 30. b5 Nd7 $17) 18... O-O $11 {Both
sides can not avoid massive exchanges.} 19. Bxe5 (19. Nc5 $5 Bxc5 (19... Nxd3
20. Rxd3 Qa7 $2 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Rd6 a5 23. Qxb5 Bb2 24. Rc4 axb4 25. axb4 $16
) 20. bxc5 Nxd3 21. Rxd3 Rc6 $11 {keeps the game going.}) 19... Qxe5 20. f4 Qb8
21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. Be4 {Now there is not much to do.Black can not organize an
attack on f2 .} g6 23. Kg2 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ {A very drawish game.} (
25. Rxc8+ Qxc8 26. Qc2 Qxc2 27. Bxc2 Bb2 28. Be4 (28. a4 bxa4 29. Bxa4 Bc3 30.
b5 a5 31. b6 Bb4 32. e4 Bc5 33. b7 Ba7 $11) 28... Bxa3 29. Bb7 Bxb4 30. Bxa6
$11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 14th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2006.05.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2006.04.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 $5 {How should we call this
Alekhine-Gurevich System?} 6. c5 {The most direct approach.} Nbd7 $5 {In my
opinion this is a risky line.} (6... b6 $142 $1 7. cxb6 Nbd7 (7... Qxb6 8. Na4
Qa7 9. Bd3 $13) 8. Na4 Nxb6 9. Bd2 Nxa4 10. Qxa4 Bd7 11. Ne5 Bd6 12. Nxd7 Qxd7
13. Rc1 c5 14. Qxd7+ Nxd7 $14) 7. b4 g6 8. Bd3 $1 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Na4 $1 {
White has to keep the Bc1 on his original square for some time to enable
himself to protect e3 square in case of early e5.} Re8 (10... e5 $2 11. Nxe5
Nxe5 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. f4 $16) 11. Bb2 {White is threatening a positional
crunch with 12.Ne5.} e5 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. e6 fxe6 14. h3 ({I really could not
figure out in the resulting position after} 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. e4 a5 16. a3 Qf6
17. h3 Nh6 (17... Nge5 $2 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Re1 axb4 20. exd5 $16) 18. Re1 axb4
19. axb4 Rf8 20. e5 Qf4 21. Qb3 Nf7 22. Qc3 Ng5 23. Nxg5 Qxg5 $13) 14... Bxb2
15. Nxb2 Ngf6 16. Qc2 Rf8 (16... e5 17. e4 $1 (17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Qxg6+ Kh8 (
18... Kf8 19. Qh6+ Kg8) 19. Ng5 Re7 $17)) 17. Qc3 (17. e4 Nh5) 17... a5 18. a3
Qe7 19. Ne5 {White has to be careful about Nf6-h5-f4 in case of amutual e5 e4
d4 lock up comes in the center.} (19. Rae1 $2 e5 (19... axb4 $2 20. axb4 e5 21.
e4 d4 22. Qb3+ Kh8 23. Ra1 $16) 20. e4 d4 21. Qd2 Kg7 22. Nc4 Nh5 23. Be2 Nf4
$17) 19... Nxe5 20. Qxe5 Nd7 21. Qc3 e5 22. e4 axb4 (22... d4 $2 23. Qd2 Nf6
24. Qg5 $16) 23. axb4 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Qh4 25. Nd1 $1 dxe4 26. Bf1 $2 {I had to
pour some flame in the position.After the text it is a draw.} (26. Qc4+ Kg7 27.
Qxe4 Rf4 28. Qe3 Rxb4 29. Ra8 Qd8 30. Nc3 $1 $16 {I have missed how strong
this could have been.} Nf6 (30... Rd4 $2 31. Be2 Qc7 32. Ne4 $18) 31. Qxe5 Qxd3
32. Qe7+ Kh6 33. Qxf6 Qf5 34. Qe7 Qf4 35. g4 $3 Qc1+ 36. Kg2 Bxg4 37. Qh4+ Bh5
38. Qxb4 Qg5+ 39. Kf1 Qc1+ $11) (26. Bc4+ $5 Kg7 27. Be6 $5 $13) 26... Kg7 (
26... Qf4 27. Bc4+ Kg7 28. Ra2 Nf6 29. Ne3 $44) 27. b5 Qe7 28. bxc6 bxc6 (28...
Nxc5 $2 29. Ra7 Qd6 30. Ne3 Qxc6 31. Qxe5+ $16) 29. Ra7 Kh8 30. Rc7 Qxc5 {
Draw offer.} 31. Rxc6 Qxc3 32. Nxc3 Nf6 33. Rc5 Re8 34. Bb5 Bd7 35. Bxd7 $6 (
35. Nd5 {At least I could have played a pawn up rook endgame but it is still a
draw.} Bxb5 36. Nxf6 Re6 37. Nxh7 Kxh7 38. Rxb5 Kh6 39. Rb4 Kg5 40. Rxe4 Kf5
41. f3 g5 42. Kf2 Ra6 43. Kg3 Ra2 44. Rb4 Rc2 45. Rb8 Ra2 $11) 35... Nxd7 36.
Rc6 e3 37. fxe3 e4 38. Nd5 $6 {This move is not bringing anything good but} ({
even after the better} 38. Rd6 $142 Nc5 (38... Re7 39. Nd5 Rf7 40. Re6 Nc5 41.
Re5 Kg7 $14 {leads to another dead drawn rook ending.}) 39. Rd5 Rc8 40. Nb5 Kg7
$11) 38... Re5 39. Rd6 Nc5 40. Nf4 Kg7 41. Rc6 Nd3 42. Rc7+ Kg8 (42... Kh6 43.
h4 (43. g4 Kg5) 43... Nxf4 44. exf4 Rf5 45. g3 Kh5 46. Rxh7+ Kg4 47. Kf2 e3+
48. Kxe3 Kxg3 $11) 43. Ne2 h5 44. h4 (44. Nf4 Nxf4 45. exf4 Rf5 46. g3 g5 $11 (
46... h4 $11)) 44... Ra5 45. Nc3 Ra1+ 46. Kh2 Rc1 47. Kg3 Kf8 (47... Rc2 {
is also leading to a draw.}) 48. Rc8+ (48. Nd5 $6 Rxc7 49. Nxc7 Ke7 50. Nd5+
Ke6 51. Nf4+ Kf5 {contains more danger for white rather than black.}) 48... Kg7
49. Rc7+ Kf8 50. Rc8+ (50. Rc6 $11) 50... Kg7 51. Rc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Valle d'Aosta op 11th"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2003.02.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2003.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 a6 $5 {Misha's new system in
Meran.} 6. Qc2 {Experience showed that black does not have particular problems
in other lines as well.} c5 $1 {The idea behind this small move a6 black goes
c5 without deploying the queens night on d7.} 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 dxc4 $1 {
This is much better than any other moves.} (8... O-O 9. b4 Be7 10. Bb2 dxc4 11.
Bxc4 Nbd7 12. Bd3 a5 (12... b5 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nh7 Re8 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Ne4
Bb7 17. Rd1 $14) 13. b5 Nc5 14. Be2 a4 15. Rd1 Qc7 16. Nb1 $1 $40) 9. Bxc4 ({
An interesting alternative is} 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 c3 11. Qe5 Be7 (11... cxb2
12. Bxb2 Bf8 13. Rd1 $44) 12. Qxc3 Bf6 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Bd3 Bc6 $11) 9... b5 10.
Bd3 ({It is very temtpting but wrong to chop on b5.} 10. Nxb5 $2 axb5 11. Bxb5+
Bd7 12. Qxc5 Qa5+ $19) 10... Nbd7 11. Ne4 Be7 {Retreat is the best!} (11... Bb7
$2 12. Nxc5 Nxc5 13. Bxb5+ axb5 14. Qxc5 Qd3 15. Nd4 $1 $16) 12. Bd2 {looks
like the best move to me.} (12. Qc6 $2 Nxe4 13. Qxa8 Nec5 14. Bc2 Nb6 15. Qa7
Bb7 16. b4 Nc8 17. Qxc5 Bxc5 18. bxc5 $19) 12... Bb7 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 (13... Nxf6
14. Rd1 {is also equal most likely.}) 14. Rd1 Rc8 15. Qb1 h6 $1 16. Bb4 $6 {
After this white gets slightly worse.} (16. O-O O-O 17. Bb4 Re8 18. Bh7+ Kh8
19. Be4 Qc7 20. Nd2 $140 $11 Bd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Nf3 a5 (22... Ne5 $6 23.
Rxd5 Nxf3+ 24. gxf3) 23. Rc1) 16... Qb6 17. O-O Nc5 18. Bxc5 Rxc5 19. Nd2 Be5
$6 {this throws away the advantage.} (19... Be7 20. Be4 O-O $15) 20. Be4 O-O
21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Ne4 Rc6 23. b4 $11 {Now because of c5 square white has just
equalized.} Rfc8 24. g3 $1 {All the pawns should go to the color of opponents
bishop known since Capa's time.In my opinion this was the best contribution to
modern chess by the late Cuban World Champion.} (24. Nc5 $6 Qb8 25. g3 (25. Nd7
$2 Bxh2+ 26. Kh1 Qc7 27. g3 Bxg3 28. fxg3 Qxg3 29. Nf6+ Kf8 30. Nd7+ Ke8 31.
Nc5 Rxc5 32. bxc5 Rxc5 $19) 25... Bd6 $15 {and the bishop goes to the diagonal
it belongs to.}) 24... Qc7 25. Rd3 $1 (25. f4 $6 Bd6 26. Nxd6 Rxd6 27. Rxd6
Qxd6 28. Rd1 Qc6 29. Qd3 Qf3 30. Rf1 Qh5 $15 {white exposes himself too much!})
25... a5 (25... Rc1 26. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 27. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 28. Kg2 Ra1 29. Nc5 $11) 26.
bxa5 Qxa5 27. Rfd1 (27. Rb3 Rb8) 27... Rc4 28. Rb3 Qa8 29. Nd2 Rc2 30. Rxb5
Qxa3 31. Nf1 $11 {The worst is over white has eventually beaten the power of
black bishop.} Bb2 (31... Rc1 32. Rxc1 Rxc1 33. Rb3 $1 $11) 32. Rd8+ {Petit
combinaison but now to equalize.} Rxd8 33. Qxc2 Bf6 34. Rc5 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 e6 $5 {Epish goes for a line
recently popularised by Misha Gurevich.} 6. Be2 $5 $146 {A new concept in a
well known position.} Nbd7 7. O-O Bd6 (7... dxc4 8. a4 $1 {is the known motif.}
) 8. b3 (8. a4 O-O (8... Ne4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Nd2 f5 11. c5 Bc7 12. f4 exf3 13.
Nxf3 Nf6 14. b4 O-O 15. Qb3 $13) 9. b3 Qe7 10. Bb2 Ne4 11. Nd2 f5 12. f4 $13)
8... Ne4 9. Nxe4 $6 {I do not know why I have chosen to exchange on e4.} (9.
Bb2 $142 f5 10. Ne1 (10. Nd2 O-O 11. f4 $13) 10... O-O 11. f4 $13 {was a
better way to handle the position.}) 9... dxe4 10. Nd2 f5 11. a4 O-O $5 ({After
} 11... Qe7 12. c5 Bc7 13. Nc4 O-O 14. Nd6 $13 {leads to a complicated
position.}) 12. Ba3 Bxa3 13. Rxa3 c5 $1 {I have missed this positional idea.}
14. Nb1 $5 (14. dxc5 $6 a5 $1 $17 {and all of a sudden black is on the top.})
14... cxd4 $6 {Black had a very interesting pawn sac!} (14... Qe7 $142 15. a5
Rd8 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Qc2 Nd3 (17... e5 $6 18. b4) 18. Rd1 Bd7 $5 19. Bxd3 exd3
20. Rxd3 Bc6 21. Ra2 Be4 (21... Rxd3 22. Qxd3 Rd8 23. Qe2 Qb4 24. Nd2 Qc3 25.
h3 e5 $44 {Black is very active but white has no weaknesses.}) 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8
23. Qc1 Rd3 (23... Qg5 $6 24. f4) 24. Nc3 Qb4 25. Nxe4 fxe4 26. h3 Rxb3 27. Qc2
Rb1+ 28. Kh2 Qd6+ 29. g3 Qd3 30. Qxd3 exd3 31. Rd2 Rb3 32. Kg2 Kf7 33. Kf3 Ra3
34. Ke4 Rxa5 35. Rxd3 Ke7 36. Rb3 b5 37. cxb5 Rxb5 $11) 15. Qxd4 Qe7 (15... a5
16. Nc3 Ra6 17. Rd1 Qe7 18. Raa1 e5 19. Qd5+ Kh8 20. Nb5 Nf6 21. Qd2 Be6 22.
Rab1 $14) 16. a5 $8 Nb8 $1 {Now it is Epishin's turn to deploy the knight on
c6 after pulling it back to its original square.} 17. Qb2 (17. c5 $6 Rd8 18.
Qc3 Bd7 19. b4 Bb5 20. Bxb5 axb5 21. Rb3 Na6 $1 $36 {Black has serious play on
the d line.}) 17... Nc6 18. Nc3 Bd7 19. Raa1 $1 {The rook has nothing to do on
a3 and looks awkward there.} Rab8 $6 (19... Be8 $5 20. b4 $1 Bg6 21. c5 (21. b5
$6 axb5 22. Qxb5 Be8 $1 $15) 21... f4 $1 22. exf4 Rxf4 23. b5 $1 axb5 24. Nxb5
e3 25. fxe3 Rxf1+ 26. Bxf1 Qxc5 27. Qd2 $1 Rd8 28. Qc3 Qxc3 29. Nxc3 Ra8 30. a6
bxa6 31. Rxa6 Rxa6 32. Bxa6 $11) 20. Rfb1 $1 {Counterplay comes right on time.}
Nb4 21. Qa3 Rf7 22. Rd1 Nc2 23. Qxe7 Rxe7 24. Ra2 Nb4 25. Rad2 Be8 26. Na2 Nxa2
(26... Nc6 27. b4) 27. Rxa2 $14 {White is obviously better after the
elimination of knights.} b6 $1 {Black is trying to get rid of his main
weakness.} 28. axb6 Rxb6 29. Ra3 Rc7 $1 {By exact moves Volodya is about
getting an equal ending.} (29... Reb7 $6 30. c5 $1 Rxb3 31. Rxb3 Rxb3 32. Bc4
$16) 30. Kf1 Kf7 31. Ke1 Rcb7 32. Rb1 $1 {White should not allow further
exchanges.} a5 33. Kd2 a4 34. Kc3 Rb4 $6 ({I was expecting the more natural} 
34... axb3 35. Raxb3 Rxb3+ 36. Rxb3 Ra7 $11) 35. h4 $2 $138 {An empty move I
can not explain why I have chosen it.} (35. Bd1 Ke7 36. Bc2 Kd6 $1 (36... Rb8
$6 37. Rba1 axb3 38. Rxb3 Rxb3+ 39. Bxb3 $16) 37. Rd1+ Kc5 38. Rd8 Bc6 39. Rc8
axb3 40. Bxb3 Kd6 $1 41. h4 $14 (41. c5+ Kxc5 42. Bxe6 g6 43. Ra6 R4b6 44. Rxb6
Kxb6 $11)) 35... Ke7 36. Bd1 Kd6 37. Rb2 Kc5 38. Rd2 Rb8 $1 {Since black has
covered successfully his backrank there is not much play left.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bled op 21st"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2000.03.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Filipenko, Alexander V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2000.03.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 $5 7. cxd5 exd5 (
7... cxd5 8. Nb5 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 O-O $14) 8. g3 $6 (8. Bd3 $142)
8... Bd6 (8... Be7 9. Bg2 Ba6 10. Qa4 Qc8 11. Ng1 O-O 12. Nge2 b5 $13) 9. Bg2 (
9. Bh3 Ba6 (9... Ne5 10. dxe5 Bxh3 11. Ng5) 10. Qa4 Qc8 11. Ne5 Qb7 (11... b5
12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Qc2) 12. Nxd7 Nxd7) 9... Ba6 10. Ng1 (10. Qa4 Qc8 11. Ng1 O-O
12. Nge2 b5) 10... O-O 11. Nge2 Qe7 12. O-O Ne4 (12... h5 13. f3) 13. f3 (13.
Re1 Nxc3 14. Nxc3 f5) 13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 f5 15. Rf2 Bc4 16. Bd2 b5 17. Nc1 h5
18. Bh3 g6 19. Nd3 (19. Nb3 a5) 19... Kg7 20. Re1 (20. Nb2 $142 Nb6 21. Nxc4
Nxc4 22. Re1 b4 23. Ree2) 20... Nf6 21. Rg2 Rae8 $6 (21... Nh7 $1 22. e4 $140
fxe4 23. fxe4 dxe4 24. Nf2 Ng5 25. Bxg5 Qxg5 26. Nxe4 Qe3+) 22. Qb1 Nh7 23. Rf2
h4 24. Nf4 Ng5 25. Bg2 (25. gxh4 Nxh3+ 26. Nxh3 Qxh4 27. Nf4) 25... hxg3 26.
hxg3 Rh8 $17 27. Bf1 Qc7 (27... Bxf1 28. Kxf1 Rh6 $17) 28. Bxc4 bxc4 (28...
Bxf4 $2 29. exf4 Nh3+ 30. Kg2 Rxe1 (30... Nxf2 $2 31. Rxe8 Rxe8 32. Bf1 $16)
31. Qxe1 Nxf2 32. Bf1 Nh3 33. Qe6 $1 $13 (33. Qe5+ $6 Qxe5 34. fxe5 Kf7 $17))
29. Kg2 Rh6 30. Rff1 (30. Rh1 Rxh1 31. Qxh1 Rh8 32. Qb1 Kg8 (32... Kf6 33. e4))
30... Reh8 31. Rh1 Rxh1 (31... Kf6 32. Rxh6 Rxh6 33. Rh1) 32. Rxh1 Rxh1 33.
Qxh1 Qb6 34. Qh4 (34. Qc1 $15) 34... Bxf4 (34... Be7 $4 35. Ne6+ $1 $18) 35.
Qxf4 Nf7 36. e4 dxe4 37. fxe4 fxe4 38. Qxe4 Qa5 39. Qe2 (39. Bf4 $6 Qxa2+ (
39... Qxc3 40. Be5+ Kh7 41. Qxc6 Qc2+ $17) 40. Kh3 Qa5 41. Qxc6 Qxc3 $17) 39...
Qd5+ 40. Kg1 (40. Qf3 Nd6 41. Bf4 Ne4) 40... g5 41. Qe7 $6 (41. g4 Kf6 42. Kf2
Nd6 43. Qf3+ Ke6 44. Qh3 $11) 41... a5 (41... Qf3 42. Be1 Qd1 43. Kf2 $11) 42.
Kf2 $2 (42. g4 Qf3 43. Qe6 a4 44. a3 $11) (42. Be1 $1 g4 $140 43. Qe2 Qf5 (
43... Qf3 $2 44. Qxf3 gxf3 45. Kf2 Ng5 46. Ke3 $18) 44. Bd2 Nd6 (44... Qb1+ 45.
Kf2) 45. Qe7+ $11) 42... Qf5+ 43. Kg2 Qc2 44. Qe3 Qxa2 45. d5 cxd5 46. Qd4+ Kg6
47. Qxd5 Qc2 48. g4 a4 49. Kf3 a3 (49... Qd3+ 50. Qxd3+ cxd3 51. Bc1 Ne5+ 52.
Ke3 a3 53. Bxa3 Nc4+ 54. Kxd3 Nxa3 $19) 50. Be3 Qxc3 (50... Qd3 51. Qxd3+ cxd3)
51. Qe4+ (51. Ke2 $142 $8 Qb2+ (51... Qd3+ $2 52. Qxd3+ cxd3+ 53. Kxd3 Ne5+ 54.
Kc2 a2 55. Bd4 Nxg4 56. Kb2 Kf5 57. Kxa2 Ke4 58. Bg1 Ne3 59. Kb3 g4 60. Kc3 $11
) (51... Qe5 $2 52. Qxc4 Qb2+ 53. Bd2 a2 54. Qd3+ Kf6 55. Qc3+ Qxc3 56. Bxc3+
Ke6 57. Kd2 Ne5 58. Kc2 Nxg4 59. Kb2 Nf2 60. Bd4 Nd3+ 61. Kxa2 $11) 52. Kf3)
51... Kh6 52. Ke2 Qb2+ 53. Kf3 Qf6+ $5 (53... Ne5+ 54. Kg3 a2 55. Bd4 a1=Q $19)
54. Kg2 (54. Kg3 a2) 54... a2 55. Bd4 a1=Q 56. Bxa1 Qxa1 57. Qxc4 Qf6 $19 58.
Qe4 Qb2+ 59. Kh3 Ne5 60. Qe3 Ng6 (60... Qh2+) 61. Qe6 Qe2 62. Qf6 Qe3+ 63. Kg2
Qe5 (63... Qe4+ 64. Kh3 Qh1+ $19) 64. Qc6 Kg7 65. Qd7+ Qe7 66. Qd4+ Ne5 67. Qe3
Qf6 68. Kg3 Ng6 69. Qa7+ Kh6 70. Qd7 Ne5 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 $5 {I myself started to use
Misha's rediscovery. It leads to more flexible positions than a regular Meran
for black.} 6. Bd2 $5 {A new concept. I know that I like this type of moves.} (
6. c5 {was used twice in Euwe-Alekhine World Championship Match and both ended
up in whites win.}) (6. Qc2 c5 {Most likely Alekhine was impressed about this
move 5... a6 after his efforts in vain against Rejfir in Maribor 1934.}) 6...
c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. g3 $1 $146 {Fianchetto suits whites game.} O-O
10. Bg2 Nc6 11. O-O Bg4 12. h3 Be6 $6 {Difficult to spot out where black may
go wrong.maybe this is the moment.} (12... Bf5 13. Na4 Ba7 14. Bc3 $14) 13. Rc1
Ba7 (13... Qe7 14. Qc2) 14. Ne2 Ne4 15. Bc3 $1 Nxc3 16. Rxc3 Qf6 17. Ned4 {
A bad draw offer by my side.} (17. Ned4 Rac8 18. Rd3 $1 {This I have missed
but Misha did not.} Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Rc7 $1 20. Rd2 Rfc8 21. Ne2 $16 {Whites
advantage is undisputable.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG-ch 56th"]
[Site "Herceg Novi"]
[Date "2001.04.05"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Djukic, Nikola"]
[Black "Kosic, Dragan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2389"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2001.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Bb4 8. Bd2
Qe7 9. Rg1 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. Bd3 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 dxc4 13. Qxc4 c5 14. Rc1 b6
15. Be4 Rb8 16. Qa4 O-O 17. Qxa7 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Qb4+ 19. Kf1 e5 20. a3 Qd2 21.
Nb3 Qxb2 22. Qa4 {[%tqu "En","White's pieces are badly coordinated. How can
Black use this?","Use a shaky position of the c1-rook.","Try to deflect the
b3-knight.","d7c5","Of course! This move wins immediately.",4]} Nc5 $1 {
[%csl Rb3,Rc1][%cal Gc5b3,Gb2c1,Gc1f1,Gc1c5]} (22... Nc5 {And White resigned,
as after} 23. Nxc5 Qxc1+ 24. Kg2 Qxc5 {Black is rook up.}) 0-1

[Event "Minneapolis HB Global op"]
[Site "Minneapolis"]
[Date "2005.05.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vasquez Schroder, Rodrigo Rafael"]
[Black "Friedel, Joshua E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. O-O O-O 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. Bb2 Rac8 12. Rac1 c5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Qb1 Ne4
15. dxc5 Nxc3 16. Rxc3 bxc5 17. Bd3 g6 18. Bf1 Nf6 19. Qa1 Ne4 20. Rc2 f5 21.
g3 g5 22. Bg2 Rce8 23. Re1 f4 24. exf4 gxf4 25. Nd2 fxg3 26. fxg3 Qg5 27. Nxe4
dxe4 28. Qd1 Re6 29. Bc1 Qg6 30. Be3 Qf5 31. Rd2 Qe5 32. Bf1 Rg6 33. Bc4+ Kh8
34. Rg2 Rf3 35. Qd2 h5 36. Rd1 h4 37. Kh1 hxg3 38. hxg3 Rfxg3 39. Rh2+ Kg7 40.
Bh6+ Kf6 41. Qf2+ $2 ({After this mistake Black's attack becomes irresistible.
Essential was} 41. Rf2+ $1 Ke7 42. Rf7+ Ke8 (42... Kd8 $4 43. Qa5+ $1 {, with
mate in a few moves.}) 43. Rf8+ Kd7 44. Rf7+ {, with a draw by perpetual.})
41... Ke7 42. Qf7+ (42. Be3 {is strongly met by} Qg7 $1 {, threatening 43...
Re3!} ({premature} 42... Rxe3 $2 {fails to} 43. Qf7+ Kd8 44. Rh7 {, and White
is winning.})) 42... Kd8 43. Bf4 {[%tqu "En","Both kings are not safe, but
Black can strike first. How?","Weakness of White's back rank is the key factor
in this position.","Sacrifice your queen!","e5d4","This brilliant move decides
the game for Black.",6]} Qd4 $3 {[%csl Gb7,Rd1,Gd4,Rg1,Gg3,Gg6,Rh1][%cal Gb7h1,
Gg6g1] A stunning strike winning the game!} 44. Bxg3 ({Or} 44. Rxd4 Rg1#) 44...
e3+ (44... e3+ {, and White resigned in view of} 45. Qxb7 Qxd1+ 46. Kg2 Rxg3#)
0-1

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Black "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
b6 9. e4 e5 10. g5 Nh5 11. Be3 O-O 12. O-O-O Qe7 13. Ne2 g6 14. Ng3 Ng7 15. Kb1
exd4 16. Nxd4 Ne5 17. Be2 c5 18. Nb5 Bb8 19. Nc3 Be6 20. f4 Nc6 21. Bf3 Nd4 22.
Bxd4 cxd4 23. Nce2 Bc7 24. f5 Rfc8 25. Qd3 Bxg3 26. Nxg3 Bc4 27. Qd2 Qe5 28.
Qxd4 Qf4 29. Be2 Bxe2 30. Nxe2 Qxg5 31. Nc3 Nh5 32. Nd5 Rc5 33. Rhg1 Qh4 34. f6
Kh8 $2 ({A decisive mistake. Essential was} 34... Re8) {[%tqu "En","How can
White exploit the power of his active pieces and the shaky position of the
enemy king?","Exploit the weakness of Black's back rank.","Sacrifice your
knight!","d5b6","This efficient knight jump yields White a decisive advantage.
",5]} 35. Nxb6 $1 {[%csl Ra8,Rc5,Rh8][%cal Gd1d8] Exploiting weakness of
Black's back rank, White wins an exchange and gets a decisive advantage.} Re8 (
35... axb6 {leads to a nice mate final} 36. Qd8+ Rxd8 37. Rxd8#) 36. Qxc5 axb6
37. Qe7 $1 Nxf6 ({Again using a weakness of Black' back rank. the queen is
invulnerable:} 37... Rxe7 38. Rd8+ Re8 39. Rxe8#) 38. Qxf7 Qxe4+ 39. Ka1 Qe5
40. Rgf1 Ng4 41. Rc1 Nxh2 42. Rh1 (42. Rh1 {, threatening 42.Rh2. Black
resigned, as he cannot avoid further material losses:} Rg8 43. Rxh2 Qxh2 44.
Qf6+ Rg7 45. Rc8#) 1-0

[Event "Samba Cup 1st"]
[Site "Skanderborg"]
[Date "2003.10.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Palo, Davor"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Bb4 8. Bd2
Qe7 9. Rg1 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O-O Re8 14. Be1 $6
(14. h4 {was to be preferred. war vorzuziehen.}) 14... c5 $1 15. Kb1 c4 16.
Bxe4 dxe4 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. Qxc4 Qxh2 20. Bc3 Be6 21. Qd4 Qh6 22.
g5 Qg6 {White has no sufficient compensation for the pawn. Weiß hat für den
Bauern nicht genügend Ersatz.} 23. Ka1 b6 24. Qd6 Rac8 25. Kb1 a5 26. Ka1 b5
27. Bxa5 Ra8 28. Qb4 Bxa2 29. Kxa2 Qb6 30. Rd6 Rxa5+ 31. Kb3 Qc7 32. Rgd1 Rc8
33. Qc3 $2 ({More stubborn was Hartnäckiger war} 33. Qxe4 {, although after ,
obwohl nach} Raa8 {Black's manifold threats can hardly be parried. die
vielfältigen schwarzen Drohungen kaum zu parieren sind.}) {[%tqu "En","How can
Black finish his attack?","Exploit the exposed position of the enemy king and
the shaky placement of the white queen.","Sacrifice your rook!","a5a3","This
brilliant sacrifice wins on the spot.",5,"De","Wie kann Schwarz seinen Angriff
beschließen?","Schlagen Sie Kapital aus der exponierten Stellung des weißen
Königs sowie der unsicheren Stellung der weißen Dame.","Opfern Sie den Turm!",
"a5a3","Dieses brillante Opfer gewinnt auf der Stelle.",5]} 33... Ra3+ $1 {
[%csl Ga3,Rb2,Rb3,Rc3,Gc7,Gc8][%cal Gc8c3] The terrific rook thrust concludes
the game in style. Dieses fabelhafte Turmopfer bildet einen stilvollen
Abschluss der Partie.} 34. Kxa3 ({Or Oder} 34. bxa3 Qxc3+ {, winning. und
gewinnt.}) 34... Qa7+ (34... Qa7+ {, and White resigned in view of inevitable
checkmate: und Weiß gab auf, denn das Matt ist unausweichlich:} 35. Kb3 Qa4#)
0-1

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.05.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Bb4 8. Bd2
Qe7 9. Rg1 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. Bd3 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 O-O 14. h4 c5
15. g5 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Rd8 17. O-O-O b5 $1 {[%csl Rc1,Rf3][%cal Gc8b7,Gb7f3,
Ga8c8] This pawn sacrifice yields Black a dangerous initaive.} 18. Bxb5 Bb7 19.
Qd6 $4 ({This careless attempt to exchange queens is impressively refuted by
Black. Essential was} 19. Be2 {, although after} Nc5 {Black has excellent
attacking prospects.}) 19... Rac8+ 20. Kb1 Be4+ 21. Ka1 {[%tqu "En","How can
Black use the disharmony in the placement of White's pieces?","Exploit a shaky
position of the white queen.","Try to overload White's d1-rook!","c8c1","This
powerful strike decides the game for Black.",4]} Rc1+ {[%csl Ra1,Gc1,Rd1,Rd6,
Ge7][%cal Ge7d6] An impressive winning move! Black wins a queen and gets a
decisive advantage.} 22. Rxc1 Qxd6 23. Rgd1 Qb6 24. Rxd7 Bxf3 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8
26. Ba6 {A last desperate attempt to exploit temporary weakness of Black's
back rank is easily refuted by Black.} Bc6 $1 27. b4 ({The bishop is
invulnerable:} 27. Rxc6 Qd1+) 27... Qd6 28. f4 (28. b5 {fails to} Qe5+ 29. Kb1
Be4+) 28... g6 29. b5 Bd5 30. h5 gxh5 31. f5 Qe5+ (31... Qe5+ {, with mate in
four:} 32. Kb1 Be4+ 33. Rc2 Qc3 34. fxe6 Qxc2+ 35. Ka1 Qb1#) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch U20"]
[Site "Nojabrsk"]
[Date "2005.03.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Popov, Ivan1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 b5 6. b3 e6 7. d4 Nbd7 8. Be2 Bb7
9. O-O Be7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Rad1 Rc8 12. c5 Qc7 13. b4 Ne8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 $6 ({
Better was Besser war} 14... f6 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. e4 f5) 15. dxe5 f6 16. Bg4 f5
17. Be2 a5 18. a3 g6 19. f4 Ng7 20. Bd3 Ra8 21. Ne2 a4 22. Nd4 Bc8 23. h3 Bd7
24. g4 h5 ({White's attack is very dangerous. An attempt to evacuate the black
king deserved consideration here: Der Angriff des Weißen ist sehr gefährlich,
daher kam hier der Versuch in Betracht, den schwarzen König zu evakuieren:} 
24... Kf7 25. Qg2 Rg8) 25. gxf5 exf5 26. Rd2 Ne6 27. Rg2 Nxd4 28. Bxd4 Kh7 29.
Kh1 Be6 $2 ({A decisive mistake. Essential was Ein entscheidender Fehler.
Erforderlich war} 29... Rg8 30. Rfg1 Raf8) 30. Rfg1 Rg8 $2 ({More stubborn was
Zäher war} 30... Bh4 31. Rxg6 Qf7) {[%tqu "En","Black's fortress seems to be
impregnable, yet White can destroy it with a terrific blow. How?","Destroy
Black's defensive bastions on the kingside.","Sacrifice your rook to activate
the battery Qc2/Bd3.","g2g6","This terrific blow completely destroys Black's
fortification.",6,"De","Die schwarze Festung scheint uneinnehmbar, und doch
kann Weiß sie mit einem wuchtigen Schlag aus den Angeln heben. Wie?",
"Zerschlagen Sie die schwarzen Bastionen am Königsflügel.","Opfern Sie Ihren
Turm, um die Batterie Dc2/Ld3 zu aktivieren.","g2g6","Dieser wuchtige Schlag
legt die schwarzen Befestigungen in Schutt und Asche.",6]} 31. Rxg6 $1 {
[%csl Gc2,Gd3,Rf5,Gg1,Gg6,Rg8,Rh7][%cal Gc2h7] This beautiful rook sacrifice
unveils flaws in Black's defensive construction and concludes White's attack
in style. Dieses kraftvolle Turmopfer offenbart die Schwächen in der schwarzen
Defensivkonstruktion und beschließt den weißen Angriff auf stilvolle Weise.} (
31. Rxg6 $1 {, and Black resigned, as White's manifold threats cannot be
parried: und Schwarz gab auf, denn die vielfältigen Drohungen des Weißen sind
nicht zu parieren:} Rxg6 32. Bxf5 Bxf5 33. Qxf5 Rag8 (33... Bg5 34. Rxg5 Qg7
35. e6) 34. Qxh5+ Rh6 35. Qf7+) 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 75th"]
[Site "Hoeckendorf"]
[Date "2004.02.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2004.01.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 e5 8. Bb2 e4
9. Nd2 a6 10. Be2 Qe7 11. O-O-O b5 12. f3 exf3 13. Bxf3 bxc4 14. bxc4 Ba3 15.
c5 Bxb2+ 16. Kxb2 O-O 17. Rhe1 Qd8 18. e4 dxe4 19. Ndxe4 Nd5 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21.
Nd6 Nf6 22. h3 Be6 23. Qc3 Qc7 $6 ({The best option was an attempt to exchange
White's active knight: Die beste Aktion war der Versuch, den aktiven weißen
Springer zu tauschen:} 23... Ne8 24. Nxe8 Rxe8 25. Re5 Qd7 {, and Black still
retains counterchances. und Schwarz wahrt noch immer Gegenchancen.}) 24. Ka1
Rfb8 25. Rb1 Qc6 (25... Ne8 {fails to scheitert an} 26. Rxb8 Rxb8 27. Nxe8 Rxe8
28. Bxd5) 26. Rb3 Qa4 $6 (26... Ne8 {was to be preferred. war vorzuziehen.})
27. Bd1 Rxb3 28. Bxb3 Qa3 29. Re3 Rd8 30. Qe1 Rb8 ({Leads to a remarkable game
conclusion, but Black was lost anyway: Führt zu einem sehenswerten
Partieschluss, doch Schwarz war sowieso verloren:} 30... Rxd6 31. Bc2 $1) (
30... Ne4 31. Nxe4 dxe4 32. Bxe6) {[%tqu "En","Black's king may appear quite
safe, but White's next move proves the opposite. Can you find it?","Try to
expose the enemy king and bring your queen into play.","Eliminate Black's key
defender.","e3e6","This nice sacrifice leads to a thematic mate final.",4,"De",
"Der schwarze König scheint ganz sicher zu stehen, aber der nächste weiße Zug
beweist das Gegenteil. Finden Sie ihn?","Versuchen Sie, den feindlichen König
zu exponierten und Ihre Dame ins Spiel zu bringen.","Eliminieren Sie den
Schlüsselverteidiger des Schwarzen.","e3e6","Dieses schöne Opfer führt zu
einem thematischen Mattfinale.",4]} 31. Rxe6 {[%csl Rb8,Gd6,Ge1,Ge6,Rg8] A
nice move breaking Black's defense. Ein schöner Zug, der die schwarze
Verteidigung durchbricht.} fxe6 (31... Rxb3 {fails to scheitert an} 32. Re8+
Nxe8 33. Qxe8#) 32. Qxe6+ {Now mate is inevitable. Nun ist Matt unvermeidlich.}
Kh8 33. Nf7+ Kg8 34. Nh6+ Kh8 35. Qg8+ Nxg8 36. Nf7# 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 74th"]
[Site "Saarbruecken"]
[Date "2002.11.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Becking, Stephan"]
[Black "Mueller, Matthias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2403"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2002.11.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Bb4 8. Bd2
Qe7 9. g5 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. Bd3 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 O-O 14. h4 b5
15. Bd3 c5 16. Qc2 f5 17. gxf6 Nxf6 18. Qxc5 Qb7 19. Be2 Bd7 20. Rg1 Rac8 21.
Qe5 Rc2 22. Nd2 Rxb2 23. d5 Rxd2 24. Kxd2 exd5 25. Rac1 Qb6 26. Rc7 Qa5+ 27.
Kd1 Qa4+ 28. Ke1 Qa5+ 29. Kd1 Qxa2 30. Bd3 Qxf2 31. Qg5 Rf7 32. Rg2 Bg4+ 33.
Rxg4 Rxc7 34. Rg2 Qf3+ 35. Kd2 Re7 36. Kc2 Qxe3 $2 {This careless move loses a
knight.} (36... b4 {was easliy winning.}) 37. Qxf6 Qe5 $4 {This move loses on
the spot.} (37... b4 {was to be preferred.}) (37... Rc7+ 38. Kb2 Qxd3 $2 (38...
Qe7 $142 $1) {fails to} 39. Qd8+) {[%tqu "En","How can White conclude the
game?","Exploit a shaky position of the black queen.","Try to deflect the
black rook.","g2g7","This is a nice touch!",3]} 38. Rxg7+ {, and Black
resigned, since he loses a queen:} (38. Rxg7+ Rxg7 (38... Kh8 39. Qf8#) 39.
Qxe5) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.22"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Thorfinnsson, Bragi"]
[Black "Bruno, Fabio"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2448"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Reykjavik CC"]
[BlackTeam "Penne"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd2 Qe7 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O-O c4 11. Bf5 g6 12. Bh3 Nb6 13. Bxc8 Rxc8 14. h4 O-O 15.
h5 Ne4 16. Be1 a5 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. Ne5 Bb4 19. f3 (19. Nxd5 {also deserved a
serious attention. After} Nxd5 20. Qxe4 {Black does not seem to have a
sufficient compensation for a pawn.}) 19... Bxc3 $2 ({After this serious
mistake Black's position becomes critical. Better was} 19... Nxc3) 20. bxc3 Nf6
21. g4 Nbd7 22. Bg3 Qa3+ 23. Kd2 $2 ({Much stronger was} 23. Kb1 {with
manifold threats: 24.Rg6, 24.Rh7, 24. g5.}) 23... Nxe5 24. dxe5 Ne4+ $6 ({
A dubious decision. Correct was} 24... Nd7) 25. fxe4 Rf3 26. Be1 (26. Bh4 {
Much simpler was} dxe4 27. Ke2 {, with decisive advantage.}) 26... Rcf8 27. Rh2
d4 28. exd4 Rd3+ 29. Ke2 Rff3 30. Rf2 Rde3+ 31. Kf1 Qf8 32. g5 $2 {After this
weak move White cannot win any more.} (32. Qa4 {was a winning continuation:}
Rxe1+ 33. Kxe1 Rxf2 34. Qxc4+ Kg7 35. Rd2) 32... Qf4 33. Qa4 $2 ({The decisive
mistake. Correct was} 33. Rxf3 $1 {, and Black has no more than draw:} Qxf3+
34. Qf2 (34. Bf2 $2 {loses to} Qh1+ 35. Bg1 Rf3+) 34... Qh1+ 35. Qg1 Qf3+ 36.
Qf2) 33... b5 $1 {This elegant pawn move decides the game.} 34. Qxb5 (34. Qc2 {
loses after} Qh2 {, and mate is inevitable.}) {[%tqu "En","Black's army is
fully mobilised. How to power up Black's attack?","Exploit a power of your
heavy artillery and a shaky position of the f2-rook.","Use your e3-rook for
the decisive blow!","e3e1","After this terrific sacrifice mate is invevitable.
",5]} 34... Rxe1+ $1 {[%csl Rf1,Rf2][%cal Cf1e1,Gf4f1] The decisive blow!} 35.
Kxe1 ({Or} 35. Rxe1 Rxf2+ 36. Kg1 Qh2#) 35... Qe3+ 36. Re2 Qxc3+ $4 ({An
unexplainable mistake in a winning position. Obvious} 36... Qg1+ {forced mate
in a few moves:} 37. Kd2 Rd3+ 38. Kc2 Qxd1+ 39. Kb2 Qxe2+ {. Now White luckily
escapes.}) 37. Rdd2 Qc1+ 38. Rd1 Qc3+ 39. Rdd2 Qa1+ 40. Rd1 Qc3+ 41. Rdd2
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2004.05.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dobrov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2477"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2004.05.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 a6 6. c5 Nbd7 7. b4 g6 8. Bd3 Bg7
9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 a5 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bf4 e5 14. dxe5 axb4 15.
Qb1 O-O 16. Qxb4 fxe5 17. Qc4+ Kh8 18. Be3 Nf6 19. O-O Qe8 20. Bc2 e4 21. Nd2
Be6 22. Qe2 Bg4 23. Qc4 Qe5 24. Bd4 Qd5 25. Qxd5 cxd5 26. Rfb1 Rf7 27. Nf1 Nd7
28. Bxg7+ Kxg7 29. Ne3 $6 (29. Rxb7 {was to be preferred. war vorzuziehen.})
29... Be6 30. Rd1 (30. Rxb7 {is strongly met by findet die starke Erwiderung}
d4 {, with a large advantage. mit großem Vorteil.}) 30... Nxc5 31. Nxd5 Raf8
32. Nc3 (32. Rd2 {fails to scheitert an} Rd7 33. Rad1 Rfd8 {, winning a piece.
mit Figurengewinn.}) 32... Rxf2 33. Bxe4 Nxe4 34. Nxe4 Rxa2 35. Rab1 ({More
stubborn was Zäher war} 35. Rxa2 Bxa2 36. Nd6 {, although Black has excellent
winning chances in this line as well. , obwohl Schwarz auch in diesem Abspiel
ausgezeichnete Gewinnchancen hat.}) 35... Kh6 36. Rxb7 {[%tqu "En","At first
glance, Black's chances to win this almost symmetrical position are minimal.
Yet, he has a brilliant winning combination. Can you find it?","Exploit the
active position of your rooks and the weakness of White's first and second
rank.","Bring your bishop into the attack!","e6d5","This beautiful move spells
a quick end for White.",6,"De","Auf dem ersten Blick sind die Chancen des
Nachziehenden, diese fast symmetrische Stellung zu gewinnen, minimal. Doch er
hat eine brillante Gewinnkombination. Sehen Sie sie?","Schlagen Sie Kapital
aus der aktiven Stellung Ihrer Türme sowie der Schwäche der ersten und zweiten
Reihe des Weißen.","Schalten Sie Ihren Läufer in den Angriff ein!","e6d5",
"Dieser wunderschöne Zug verheißt ein schnelles Ende für Weiß.",6]} Bd5 $1 {
[%csl Ga2,Rb7,Gd5,Re4,Gf8,Rg1,Rg2][%cal Ga2g2,Gf8f1] The decisive blow,
yielding Black an irresistible attack. Der Entscheidungsschlag, der Schwarz
unwiderstehlichen Angriff verschafft.} 37. Re7 ({The bishop is invulnerable:
Der Läufer ist tabu:} 37. Rxd5 Ra1+ {, with mate in two. nebst Matt in zwei
Zügen.}) (37. Rb4 {falls short of scheitert an} Re2 $1 {, winning. mit Gewinn.}
) 37... Re2 $1 38. Nc3 ({Again, Erneut scheitert} 38. Rxd5 {fails to an} Re1#)
38... Rxg2+ $1 {38...Re7 was winning too, but the text move is, of course, the
shortest way to victory. 38...Re7 gewann ebenfalls, aber der Textzug ist
natürlich der kürzeste Weg zum Sieg.} 39. Kh1 Ba8 {[%csl Ga8,Gg2,Rh1][%cal
Ga8h1]} (39... Ba8 {, and White resigned, as und Weiß gab auf, denn} 40. Nd5 {
fails to scheitert an} Rg5) 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 23rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1995.07.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1995.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. h3 h6 11. a3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. Nh4 Nf8 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15.
Bd2 Bc7 16. Nf5 Qe5 17. Ng3 Be6 18. Bd3 Rad8 19. Nce2 Bb6 20. b4 {White
advances the pawn in order to create weaknesses in the Black pawn structure on
the Qside. The so called Minority Attack is a common positional idea and
characteristic for various openings.} Ng6 21. a4 a6 22. Bc3 Qg5 23. Bd4 Bxd4
24. Nxd4 Bd5 25. e4 Be6 26. Nf3 Qf4 27. b5 axb5 28. axb5 Ne5 29. Nxe5 Qxe5 30.
bxc6 bxc6 31. Rac1 Rd6 {White has succeeded and the c6P is extremely weak.} 32.
Qc3 Nd7 33. Be2 Rxd1+ 34. Bxd1 Qxc3 35. Rxc3 Rc8 36. f4 f6 37. Ne2 c5 38. Nd4
Bf7 39. Bg4 Re8 40. Nb5 Nb6 41. Nd6 Na4 42. Ra3 Ra8 43. e5 Bd5 44. e6 1-0

[Event "ARG-ch"]
[Site "Argentina"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Panno, Oscar"]
[Black "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. a4 c5 10. Bxc4 cxd4 11. exd4 b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Ne5 (13. Bg5 $5 Rc8 14.
Ba6 Qc7 15. Rac1) 13... Rc8 14. Bf4 {[#]This position is not quite typical : a
few pieces (the e5-Knight, white Bishops and the d6-Bishop) have very shaky
positions, and makes the following Black move possible.} (14. Bb3 $5) 14... Nh5
$1 15. Qxh5 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Rxc4 17. Rfd1 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Rd4 19. Rxd4 Qxd4 {
The isolated d4-pawn is gone to e5, and the current situation is in Black's
favour: his Bishop is superior to the white Knight and White's pawns might be
rather weak.} 20. Qe2 Qb4 21. h3 (21. Qb5 Qg4 $1) 21... Bc6 22. Qd2 a5 23. Re1
h6 24. Re3 Qf4 25. Re2 Qh4 26. Qe3 Qb4 27. Rd2 Rc8 28. Qd4 Qb3 29. Kh2 Qb4 30.
f3 Be8 31. Qxb4 axb4 32. Na2 Bxa4 33. Nxb4 Rc5 34. Re2 g5 35. Re4 Bb3 36. h4
Kg7 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Re3 Bc4 39. Rc3 Kg6 40. g4 Be2 41. Re3 Rb5 42. Rxe2 Rxb4
43. Kg3 Kg7 44. Rc2 Rb5 45. Kf2 Rxe5 46. b4 Kf6 47. Rc4 Rb5 48. Ke3 Ke5 49. f4+
gxf4+ 50. Rxf4 f5 51. gxf5 exf5 52. Rh4 Rd5 53. Rh5 Rd6 54. Rh4 Rg6 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Bareev,E"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 h6 $6 8. Rg1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 $16 Bb7 11. e4 e5 12. Be3 (12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nd4 $16 {
Dreev}) 12... exd4 13. Nxd4 (13. Bxd4 $5) 13... Bxh2 14. Rh1 Qc7 15. g5 $1 hxg5
16. Ncxb5 Qb8 17. Nc3 (17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Qxc6 O-O 19. Bxa7 Qf4 20. Be3 Qb8 $44)
17... c5 18. Nf3 g4 19. Nxh2 Rxh2 20. O-O-O (20. Rxh2 $1 Qxh2 21. O-O-O $36)
20... Rxh1 $1 21. Rxh1 Qe5 22. Qa4 a6 $1 (22... Kf8 $5 23. Rh8+ Ke7 24. Rxa8
Bxa8 25. Qxa7 Bxe4 26. Nxe4 Qxe4 27. Bb5 g3 $13) 23. Rd1 Rd8 (23... Bxe4 24.
Rxd7 $18) 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Rb8 26. Rd2 Qe4 $8 27. Qxe4+ $1 (27. Qxa6 $2 g3
) 27... Nxe4 28. Rc2 f5 29. Bxa6 Ra8 (29... g5 30. Bd3 Ndf6 31. Bxc5 Nxc5 32.
Rxc5 f4 33. d6 $18) 30. Bd3 Rxa2 31. Bxe4 fxe4 32. Rc4 $1 (32. Bxc5 $4 Nxc5 33.
Rxc5 e3 34. fxe3 Ra1+ 35. Kc2 g3 $19) 32... Kf7 33. Rxe4 Nf6 34. Re5 (34. Rf4
$16) 34... Ra4 35. d6 (35. Kc2 Nd7 36. Re6 (36. Rf5+ Ke7) 36... Nf6 $1) 35...
Re4 $1 36. Rxc5 (36. d7 Rc4+ $10) 36... g3 37. Rc7+ Ke6 38. fxg3 (38. Rxg7 Rg4
$10) 38... Kxd6 39. Rc3 Nd5 $1 40. Bc5+ Ke6 41. Rc2 Kf5 42. b3 (42. Kd2 Kg4 43.
Kd3 Re6 $14) 42... Kg4 43. Rc4 Rxc4+ 44. bxc4 Nf6 45. Bd6 Ne4 46. Be5 g5 47.
Kc2 Kf3 48. Kd3 g4 $10 49. Kd4 Nxg3 50. c5 Nf5+ 51. Kd5 g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pardubice"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Black "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1993.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Nxg4 8. Rg1
Nh6 (8... h5 9. h3 Nh6) 9. Bd2 (9. Rxg7 $2 Qf6 10. Rxh7 Rxh7 11. Qxh7 Nf8 $19)
9... Nf5 10. cxd5 (10. Bd3 $5 g6 11. e4 $44) 10... cxd5 11. Nb5 $6 (11. Nxd5
exd5 12. Qxf5 Ne5 13. Qh5 (13. Bb5+ $6 Kf8 14. Qh5 Bg4 $1 15. Rxg4 Nxf3+ 16.
Kd1 Nxd2 17. Qxd5 Rc8 {/\Qc7-+}) 13... Bg4 14. Rxg4 Nxf3+ 15. Kd1 Nxd2 16. Kxd2
(16. Rxg7 $4 Qf6 $18) 16... Qa5+ $10) (11. Bd3 $142 g6 12. Nb5) 11... Nf6 12.
Nxd6+ Qxd6 13. Rc1 Bd7 14. Qc7 O-O 15. Qxd6 (15. Qxb7 Rfb8 16. Qc7 Rxb2 $17)
15... Nxd6 16. Bb4 (16. Ne5 $5 Rfc8 17. Rxc8+ Rxc8 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Bd3 {
-/+/=/+ ^^ _|_}) 16... Rfc8 $1 17. Rxc8+ Nxc8 18. Ne5 Be8 $17 19. Bd3 Nb6 20.
Be7 Rc8 21. Kd2 Ne4+ 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Bf6 g6 24. Bg5 Kg7 25. Ng4 Nc4+ 26. Ke2
f5 (26... Nxb2 27. Bf6+ Kf8 $19) 27. Bh6+ Kh8 28. Nf6 Bb5 $19 29. a4 Bxa4 30.
Rc1 Bb5 31. Ke1 Rc6 32. b3 Nb2 33. Rxc6 Nd3+ 34. Kf1 Bxc6 35. Kg2 Bd5 36. Kg3
Bxb3 37. h3 a5 38. Kh4 Ba4 $2 $138 (38... Ne1 $1 {/\Nf3-+}) 39. Bf8 $1 $138 (
39. Bf8 Nb4 $8 40. Kg5 Nd5 $8 41. Bd6 (41. Nxd5 exd5 42. Kf6 Kg8 $8 43. Bd6 Bc6
44. Bc7 a4 45. Bd6 Be8 46. Bb4 (46. Kg5 Kf7) 46... h6 {/\Kh7,Bd7,g5-+ _|_})
41... Kg7 (41... Bb3 $2 42. Be5 $1 Nxf6 43. Kxf6 Kg8 44. Bc7 a4 45. Bd6 {/\h4=}
) 42. Nxd5 h6+ $1 43. Kf4 exd5 44. Bc7 (44. Ke5 Bc6 45. Ke6 a4 46. Be5+ Kh7 47.
Bd6 g5 $1 48. Kxf5 Kg7 49. Bb4 Kf7 50. Ba3 Bd7+ 51. Ke5 Be6 $1 {/\h5-h4,g4-+})
44... Kf6 45. Bxa5 g5+ 46. Kg3 Ke6 {/\Bd1-f3,Kd6-c6-b5-c4 -+ _|_}) 1-0

[Event "URS-ch46 First League"]
[Site "Ashkhabad"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1978.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4
Nxe4 9. Qxe4 e5 $2 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. c5 $3 (11. Nxe5 $2 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qxe5)
11... f5 $2 12. Qe2 Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Qxc5 14. Bc3 Be6 15. Nxe5 O-O-O 16. Qe3 $2 (
16. f4 $1 {/\Qf2}) 16... Qxe3+ 17. fxe3 Rhe8 18. Nf3 Bc5 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Nxd4
f4 21. O-O-O Bxa2 22. exf4 Re4 23. Ne2 Rc4+ 24. Nc3 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Bb3+ 26. Ke1
Rxf4 27. Bd3 h6 28. Rf1 Rd4 29. Ke2 Kc7 30. Ke3 Rd8 31. Ne2 a5 32. Ra1 Kb6 33.
g4 Re8+ 34. Kd2 Rf8 35. Ke3 Re8+ 36. Be4 a4 37. Nc3 Ra8 38. Kd4 Kc7 39. Ke3 Kd6
40. Ra3 Ra6 41. Bd3 Ra5 42. Ne4+ Kc7 43. Ra1 Re5 44. Rc1 b5 45. Kf4 Rd5 46. Bc2
Bxc2 47. Rxc2 Kb6 48. Ke3 b4 49. Rd2 Kb5 50. Rd4 $2 a3 51. bxa3 Rxd4 52. Kxd4
bxa3 53. Kc3 a2 54. Kb2 Kc4 55. Nd6+ Kd5 56. Nf5 Ke5 57. Nxg7 Kf4 58. h3 Kg3
59. Nf5+ Kxh3 60. Nxh6 Kh4 61. Kxa2 Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch46 First League"]
[Site "Ashkhabad"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Black "Kakageldyev, Amanmurad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1978.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 $5 (6. Bd3 dxc4 7.
Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7) 6... Be7 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4 c5 9. Nxc5 Nxc5 10. dxc5 Bxc5
11. Bd3 b6 12. Bf4 Bb4+ 13. Nd2 O-O 14. O-O-O Bb7 15. Nf3 Qe7 16. a3 Bc5 17.
Be5 (17. b4 $5 Bd6 $4 (17... Bxf3 18. gxf3 e5 19. Bg5 Bd4 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 $13)
18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Bxh7+) 17... g6 18. h4 (18. b4 $2 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Bd6 20. Bxd6
Qxd6 21. Bxg6 $4 Qf4+) 18... Ng4 19. Bg3 f5 20. h5 e5 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Qc3
Rae8 23. Rde1 f4 24. Bh4 Qg7 25. Qc2 e4 $1 26. Bxe4 $2 (26. Rxe4 Bxe4 27. Bxe4
$44) 26... Ne3 $2 (26... Be3+ $1 27. fxe3 Bxe4) 27. Bxb7 $3 Nxc2 28. Bd5+ Re6
29. Rxe6 Rf7 30. Bf6 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1992.11.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EU-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. b3 b6 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7 14. Bf4 Bxf4 (
14... c5 15. Bxd6 Bxe4 16. Bxe7 Rxe7 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Rd6 $14 {Grivas}) 15.
Qxf4 Nf8 {N} (15... c5 $142 $14) 16. Rd2 $14 c5 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Rad1 Re7 19.
Ng5 $1 {/\ Ne4-d6, /\ Bf3} Qc7 20. Qe3 Ree8 21. Bf3 $1 (21. Ne4 Bxe4 $14) 21...
Bxf3 22. Qxf3 e5 23. Ne4 Re6 24. Nd6 $16 Rb8 25. h4 $1 {/\ h5 פf8} Qe7 26. h5
Qf6 27. Qxf6 Rxf6 28. Nb5 a5 29. Rd8 $1 {עg8, b6} Rxd8 30. Rxd8 g5 31. Nc7 $1
Rc6 32. Nd5 Kg7 33. Ne7 $1 Rc7 34. Nf5+ Kf6 35. Ne3 $1 (35. g4) 35... Ne6 36.
Rd6 $18 Rb7 37. Nd5+ Kf5 38. Nxb6 Nc5 39. Nd5 e4 40. Ne3+ (40. Ne3+ Kf4 41. Rd5
) 1-0

[Event "Oberliga Bayern 9495"]
[Site "Bayern"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Mandl, Robert"]
[Black "Gdanski, Jacek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1994.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Regensburg Fortuna"]
[BlackTeam "Hof SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nc3 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
Qe7 9. O-O Re8 10. Rd1 b6 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7 14. Bb2 Rad8
15. Bd3 f5 16. Qe2 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bc2 a5 19. a3 Ne4 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Qe3
Qc7 22. h3 e5 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Bxb4 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Nxe5 Qc7 27. Qg3 Bd6
28. f4 Bc5+ 29. Kh2 Rd8 30. Bc3 Bf8 31. Ra2 Rd1 32. Rd2 Rxd2 33. Bxd2 Qd6 34.
Qf2 Qd8 35. Be3 g5 36. Bxb6 Qf6 37. Be3 (37. Nd7 $16) 37... gxf4 38. Bxf4 Qg7
39. Qg3 Qxg3+ 40. Kxg3 Bd6 41. Nf3 Bc5 42. Be5 Bd3 43. Kf4 Bxc4 44. h4 Bd3 45.
Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lippstadt"]
[Site "Lippstadt"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Stangl, Markus"]
[Black "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1995.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 {Offensichtlich wollte Maya im Königsinder nicht gegen die
Fianchettovariante antreten, die Sie selbst gerne spielt.} 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6
4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 {Nach den Erfolgen in Tilburg 1994 hat
die Bayernvariante 7.Ld2 0-0 8.h3 ihren Überraschungswert verloren.} e5 $5 {
Meist schaltet Schwarz vor e5 noch die Züge 7...0-0 8.Be2 ein.} 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9.
Bb2 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Qe7 11. Bd3 Bb4 12. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 13. Qd2 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 exd4
15. Nxd4 {Natürlich konnten beide Seiten dem frühen Übergang ins Endspiel
ausweichen. Die Frage, in wessen Interesse dies liegt, ist jedoch schwer zu
beantworten.} Nc5 {In der Partie hat Schwarz Probleme, den weißen Springer von
d4 zu vertreiben. Jedoch kann sich Weiß nach der Alternative 15...Nf6 mit 16.
Rac1 gegen den Befreiungszug c5 stemmen.} 16. Bc2 Ke7 17. e4 {Das entstandene
Endspiel erinnert mich stark an einige Vorbilder im angenommenen Damengambit
nach 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 B:d2+ 6.Q:d2 e:d4 7.Q:d4 usw.}
a5 18. a3 Be6 19. Ke3 Ra6 {Was ist von der Idee zu halten, die weiße
Bauernmehrheit mit 19...g5!? zu hemmen?} 20. Rhd1 Nd7 21. f4 f6 22. Rd2 c5 $2 {
Der Wunsch nach Entlastung ist verständlich, jedoch erhält Weiß im Gegenzug
zwei neue Vorteile: 1.Entwertung des schwarzen Damenflügels 2.Abtausch N-B.} (
22... Rd8 23. Rad1 Bg4 $5) 23. Nxe6 Rxe6 24. Bd3 Rd6 25. Rad1 Rd8 $6 26. Bb5 $1
{So erzwingt Weiß den Abtausch beider Turmpaare und erhält beste Gewinnchancen,
da er den schwarzen Springer einengen kann. Laut Markus mußte Schwarz
versuchen, sich unter Abtausch eines Turmpaars passiv zu verteidigen.} Nf8 27.
Rxd6 Rxd6 28. Rxd6 Kxd6 29. f5 $3 {Mit diesem überraschenden Zug setzt Weiß
den Springer gefangen, da das in der folgenden Variante entstehende
Bauernendspiel knapp gewonnen ist.} Ke5 (29... Nd7 30. Bxd7 Kxd7 31. Kd3 $1 $18
{Da Schwarz eine große Vielfalt möglicher Züge zur Verfügung steht, beschränke
ich mich hier darauf, meine Abschätzung durch einige Abspiele plausibel zu
machen:} b5 (31... Kd6 32. Kc4 Kc6 (32... Ke5 33. Kxc5 Kxe4 34. Kb6 Kxf5 35.
Kxb7 Ke4 36. b4) 33. a4 b6 34. g4 h6 35. h4 Kd6 36. Kb5 Kc7 37. h5 $5 Kb7 38.
e5 $1 $18) (31... g5 32. e5 fxe5 33. Ke4 Kd6 34. a4 $1 (34. f6 $2 Ke6 35. f7
Kxf7 36. Kxe5 b6 $1) 34... b5 (34... b6 35. g4 h6 36. h3) (34... h5 35. f6 Ke6
36. f7 Kxf7 37. Kxe5 b6 38. Kd6) 35. axb5 c4 36. bxc4 a4 37. c5+ Kd7 38. c6+
Kd6 39. f6 a3 40. f7 Ke7 41. c7 $18) 32. a4 Kc6 33. axb5+ Kxb5 34. Kc3 Kc6 35.
Kc4 Kb6 (35... Kd6 36. Kb5 Ke5 37. Kxc5 Kxe4 38. Kb5 Kxf5 39. Kxa5) 36. g4 h6
37. h3 Kc6 38. h4 Kd6 39. h5 Kc6 (39... Ke5 40. Kxc5 Kxe4 41. Kb5 Kf4 42. Kxa5
Kxg4 43. b4 Kxf5 44. b5 Ke6 45. b6 Kd7 46. Ka6 Kc8 47. Ka7) 40. e5 fxe5 41. g5
Kd6 42. f6 Ke6 43. fxg7 Kf7 44. g6+ Kxg7 45. Kxc5 $18) 30. a4 b6 31. Be8 h6 32.
h4 Nh7 33. Kd3 Nf8 34. Kc4 Kd6 35. Kb5 Kc7 36. Ka6 Nh7 37. Ka7 {Dieser Ausflug
ins schwarze Hinterland dient in erster Linie dazu, den entscheidenden
Durchbruch (e5) hinter die Zeitkontrolle zu verlegen.} Nf8 38. Ka6 Nh7 39. Kb5
Nf8 40. g3 Nh7 41. g4 Nf8 42. Bc6 Nh7 43. Bd5 {Zugzwang!} Nf8 44. e5 $1 {
Die Abschluß des mit 29.f5 eingeleiteten Konzepts mutet fast schon etwas
trivial an.} fxe5 45. g5 hxg5 46. hxg5 Nh7 47. f6 {Dieser zweite Durchbruch
wäre auch auf 46...Nd7 gefolgt.} g6 48. f7 Kd6 49. Bc4 Ke7 (49... Kc7 50. Bd3
Nf8 51. Be4 {Zugzwang!}) 50. Kxb6 Nxg5 51. Kxa5 Nxf7 52. Kb6 Nd6 53. Be2 c4 54.
bxc4 {Eine eindrucksvolle Demonstration der Überlegenheit des Läufers über den
Springer bei Bauern auf beiden Flügeln!} 1-0

[Event "Manresa op"]
[Site "Manresa"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vidarte Morales, Arturo"]
[Black "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
b6 9. b3 Bb7 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Rfd1 Rad8 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6
15. Qe3 c5 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. h3 Ne4 18. Bd3 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Bxe5 20. Bxe4 Bxd4 21.
Rxd4 Rxd4 22. Qxd4 Rd8 23. Qe3 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 g6 25. Qe2 Qd6 26. Rc1 h5 27. Qc2
Qa3 28. h4 Rd4 29. g3 e5 30. Re1 (30. c5 bxc5 31. Qxc5 Rd1+) 30... Qd6 31. Qc3
e4 32. b4 Rd3 33. c5 Qxg3+ 34. fxg3 Rxc3 35. Rxe4 bxc5 36. bxc5 Rxc5 37. a4 $4
(37. Ra4 $15) 37... Rc3 38. Kg2 Ra3 $19 39. Rc4 Kg7 40. Rf4 a5 41. Rc4 Kf6 42.
Re4 Kf5 43. Rc4 Ke6 44. g4 hxg4 45. Rxg4 Re3 46. Kf2 Rb3 47. Rg5 Rb4 48. h5
Rf4+ 49. Kg3 Rf5 50. Rxf5 Kxf5 51. h6 Kf6 52. Kg4 g5 53. h7 Kg7 54. Kxg5 Kxh7
55. Kf6 Kg8 56. Kf5 Kg7 57. Kg5 f6+ 58. Kf5 Kf7 59. Kf4 Ke6 60. Ke4 Kd6 61. Kd4
f5 62. Kc4 Ke5 63. Kd3 Kf4 0-1

[Event "ROM-GER Kings"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2015.10.30"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Wagner, Dennis"]
[Black "Deac, Bogdan Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Bulmaga/Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2015.10.30"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. b3
b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Re8 {Ein selten gespielter Zug.} 11. e4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 (
12. bxc4 e5 13. d5 Rc8 $13) 12... b5 13. Bd3 e5 {[#]} 14. dxe5 {Weiß konnte
auch versuchen, die Spannung im Zentrum aufrecht zu erhalten, um zunächst
allmählich die Stellung seiner Figuren zu verbessern.} (14. Ne2 {Nach der
Partie meinte IM Bogdan Deac, dies wäre eine bessere Fortsetzung für Weiß
gewesen.} Qc7 (14... exd4 15. Nexd4 Nc5 {Dies war die Variante, die Wagner
während der Partie nicht gefallen hatte und der Hauptgrund, warum er seine
ursprüngliche Idee 14. Ne2 fallen ließ. Aber tatsächlich steht Weiß hier
besser:} 16. Rad1 $14) 15. Ng3 Rad8 16. Rfd1 $13) 14... Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16.
f3 a6 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. g3 c5 19. Ne2 Nd7 {Schwarz hat das Problem mit dem
weißfeldrigen Läufer gelöst und alles scheint für ihn in Ordnung zu sein.}
20. Bc1 g6 21. Nf4 Bd4+ 22. Kg2 Rac8 23. Ne2 Bg7 24. Nf4 Ne5 25. Be2 c4 26. Nd5
Bxd5 27. Rxd5 {[#]} cxb3 $6 {Der Bauer c4 ist unbequem für Weiß und Schwarz
sollte ihn nicht so schnell abtauschen.} (27... Nc6 $5 28. Bf4 Qb6 29. bxc4 Nb4
30. Qb1 bxc4 $15) 28. Qxb3 {[#]} Qc2 $2 (28... Nc4 $11 {Schwarz sollte
versuchen, Weiß daran zu hindern, die Stellung des Läufers auf c1 zu
verbessern.}) 29. Bd2 $1 Qxb3 30. axb3 {Weiß hat das Läuferpaar und steht
sehr angenehm.} Nc6 31. Rc1 Nd4 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Bd1 Ne6 34. f4 Bc3 35. Be3
Bb4 36. e5 ({Richtig war} 36. g4 $1 {und Schwarz muss um das Remis kämpfen.})
36... h5 37. Kf3 Ba3 38. Ke2 (38. Ke4 {"War vielleicht ein besserer Versuch",
meinte IM Bogdan Deac nach der Partie. Aber nach} Nc5+ {sollte Schwarz den
Ausgleich wahren können.}) 38... Bc1 39. Rd6 Bxe3 40. Kxe3 Rc1 41. h4 ({
Vielleicht bot} 41. b4 {was die Bauernstruktur festlegt, immer noch Chancen,
auf Gewinn zu spielen.}) 41... a5 42. Kd2 Rc5 43. Bf3 Kf8 44. Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. e3 e6 6. Qc2 Nbd7 {despite how
natural this move looks, it is not as common as c5.} 7. a3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9.
Ba2 c5 10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Bb7 {It isn't entirely clear what Mamedyarov
achieved with a3, now it simply looks like a lost tempo. White risks standing
worse out of the opening.} 12. e4 c4 13. O-O Be7 (13... Bd6 {looks risky, as
ideas of e5 and using the fact that the king is uncastled look threatening,
but there is actually nothing going on and the bishop is a little better
placed on d6.}) 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. e5 Nd7 16. Rd1 Qc7 17. Bf4 Nc5 (17... Bxf3
18. gxf3 O-O {is better for Black, though nothing outrageous. White can put
his bishop on g3 and his kingside will not be that weak, despite his doubled
pawns.}) 18. b3 Ne6 19. Be3 O-O 20. bxc4 Rac8 21. c5 Bxc5 22. Bxe6 Bxe3 23.
Qxc7 Rxc7 24. Bd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Rc1+ 26. Rxc1 Bxc1 27. Rd3 {The endgame is
better for Black. with a bishop against a knight and a potential passed pawn
on the queenside, but it is not a clear advantage just yet.} Rc8 28. Kf1 Kf8 (
28... Bb2 29. Rd6 Ra8 30. Rd3 $11) 29. Rd6 Ra8 30. Rd3 Re8 31. Rd6 Re6 32. Rd8+
Re8 33. Rd6 Re6 34. Rd8+ Ke7 35. Rb8 (35. Ra8 Rb6 {seems very difficult to
make progress, but the move in the game ism ore direct.}) 35... Bb2 (35... Bxa3
36. Nd4 Rg6 37. Rb7+ Ke8 38. Rb8+ Kd7 39. Rb7+ Kc8 40. Rxf7 {is double edged,
and Andreikin didn't feel like risking anything.}) 36. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2014.08.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2014.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{An interesting game. White's attack on the kingside culminated with a piece
sacrifice, but the Indian player completely ignored it in order to create her
own center counterplay. With neither side crashing through the complications
ended in some simplifcations; and oddly a quiet and drawish endgame.} 1. d4 d5
2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O Be7 9. Rd1
O-O 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nf6 13. Bd3 Qc7 14. c5 h6 15. Bd2 a5 16.
Qc1 bxc5 17. Bf4 Qb6 18. Bxh6 Nd5 (18... gxh6 19. Qxh6 cxd4 20. Ne5 {is
suicidal for Black.}) 19. Bg5 f6 20. Be3 cxd4 21. Nxd4 c5 22. Ne2 Ba6 23. Bxa6
Qxa6 24. Nf4 Nxf4 25. Bxf4 Rfd8 26. Qc2 Kf7 27. Be3 c4 28. Rdc1 Rab8 29. Qe2
Rd3 30. Rc2 Qb5 31. Rac1 Qd5 32. h3 Rc8 33. Qg4 Bd6 34. Kf1 Be5 35. Rxc4 Rxc4
36. Qxc4 Qxc4 37. Rxc4 Bxb2 38. Ke2 Ra3 39. Rc2 Be5 40. Bc5 Ra4 41. Kd3 f5 42.
a3 Rh4 43. Rc4 Rh8 44. f4 Bf6 45. Ra4 Ra8 46. Ke3 Bd8 47. Bd4 Rb8 48. Bc3 Rb3
49. Kd2 Be7 50. Rxa5 Rxa3 51. Rxa3 Bxa3 52. Ke3 Bc1+ 53. Kf3 Ba3 54. Be5 g6 55.
Bc3 Bc5 56. Be5 Ba3 57. Bc3 Bc5 58. Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 e6 {The ...a6 Meran can be
reached from both the Slav and Meran move orders. It is still considered
rather solid and was prominent in the Anand-Gelfand match of 2012.} 6. c5 b6 7.
cxb6 Qxb6 8. Bd3 a5 9. O-O Ba6 10. Na4 Qb7 11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. b3 Nbd7 13. Bb2
Be7 {Black has a structural weakness on c6, but that is all that is wrong with
his position. He will always be threatening to break through with c5, which
White must contain, and it is difficult for White to create play anywhere else
on the board.} 14. Rc1 O-O 15. Qd3 Rc8 16. Rc2 Nb6 17. Nxb6 (17. Nc5 Bxc5 18.
Rxc5 (18. dxc5 Nbd7 {is not really better for White, who now doesn't have
pressure on c6 and actually his c5 is weak.}) 18... a4 $15) 17... Rxb6 18. Bc3
Ra8 19. Rfc1 Ba3 20. Bb2 a4 21. Bxa3 axb3 22. axb3 Rxb3 23. Qd1 Rbxa3 24. Rxc6
{and by now it is very clear this game isn't going anywhere.} Ra1 25. Rxa1 Rxa1
26. Qxa1 Qxc6 27. Qb2 Qc7 28. g3 g6 29. Kg2 Kg7 30. Ne5 Nd7 31. Nxd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lopota FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Lopota"]
[Date "2014.06.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Stefanova started out playing a brilliant game. Every move put pressure on
her opponent and she seized an early initiative, despite being Black. The
unbalanced position and her pair of bishops gave her great play, but she erred
and basically threw all of her advantage away in one move. In a complex but
still dangerous endgame for both sides it was Dzagnidze's turn to err and she
blundered badly leaving her king too exposed. Stefanova pounced and took an
important point from Dzagnidze who is now only tied for third.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4
c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Bd6
10. e4 dxc4 11. bxc4 e5 12. c5 Bc7 13. Bg5 exd4 14. Na4 Re8 15. Qc2 Nf8 16. e5
h6 17. exf6 hxg5 18. fxg7 Kxg7 19. Rfe1 Bg4 20. Rxe8 Qxe8 21. Re1 Qd8 22. Nd2
Qf6 23. Rb1 Ne6 24. Nf1 Rh8 25. f3 Bh5 26. Rxb7 g4 27. fxg4 Bxg4 28. Qf2 Qe5 $6
(28... Bf4 $1) 29. Nb6 Qxc5 $2 {Off course} (29... Qf4 $1 $17) 30. Nd7 Qg5 31.
Rxc7 Nxc7 32. Qxd4+ f6 33. Nxf6 Qxf6 34. Qxg4+ Kf8 35. Qc8+ Ne8 36. Qxa6 Qd4+
37. Kh1 Nf6 38. Bf5 c5 39. h3 Qe5 40. Bd3 Kg7 41. Qb7+ Kf8 42. Bc4 Rh7 43. Qc8+
Kg7 44. a4 Rh4 45. Qb7+ Kh6 46. Qb3 Qe4 47. Bb5 c4 48. Qa3 Rf4 49. Ng3 Qe1+ 50.
Kh2 Qe5 51. Qc1 Kg7 52. a5 Rh4 53. Bd7 Nxd7 54. a6 c3 55. Qa3 Nf6 56. Kh1 Qe1+
0-1

[Event "POL-ch 68th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2011.02.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2011.02.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bd3
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 e4 13. Be2 a6 14. Nc3 b5
15. b4 Nb6 16. Nb3 Bg4 17. O-O Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Qd6 19. Nc5 Ne8 20. a4 Nxa4 21.
N3xa4 bxa4 22. Rxa4 Nc7 23. Rfa1 Rfb8 24. Qg4 h6 25. g3 Rb6 26. h4 g6 27. h5 g5
28. Kg2 Kg7 29. Rc1 Rb5 30. Qf5 Rd8 31. Rca1 Rb6 32. Ra5 Rxb4 33. Nxa6 Nxa6 34.
Rxa6 Rb6 35. Rxb6 Qxb6 36. Qe5+ Kg8 37. Rc1 Qe6 38. Qxe6 fxe6 39. Rc6 Re8 {
#If he is allowed to play 40...g4 the position is a dead draw. Therefore, I
played} 40. g4 Kf7 41. f4 ({If I am to achieve anything I have to exchange my
f pawn for his e pawn. However, during the game I assessed that the direct} 41.
f3 {can be met by} Rb8) 41... exf3+ ({In the case of} 41... gxf4 42. exf4 {
the white pawns' phalanx should secure me a clear advantage.}) 42. Kxf3 Ra8 43.
Rc7+ Kg8 44. Re7 Ra6 45. Kg3 Rb6 46. Kf2 Rc6 {Seemingly, at this moment we
started to move to-and-fro without a clear purpose. The point is that I need
to send my king to the queenside and, simultaneously, keep an eye on his
potential counter play against my g4 pawn.} 47. Ke1 Ra6 48. Ke2 Ra2+ 49. Kd1
Ra6 50. Ke2 ({If I play} 50. Kc2 {he can kick my rook with} Kf8 $1 {when} 51.
Rh7 {is met by} Ra2+ 52. Kd3 Rg2 53. Rxh6 Kf7 $1 {and inevitable 54...Rxg4
deprives me of any winning potential.}) 50... Ra2+ 51. Kf3 Ra6 52. Kg2 Rb6 53.
Kg3 Ra6 54. Kf3 Rb6 55. Ra7 Rb3 56. Ke2 Rb6 57. Kd2 Rc6 58. Kd3 Rb6 59. Kc3
Rc6+ 60. Kd3 Rb6 61. Ra3 Rb1 62. Ra8+ Kg7 63. Ra7+ Kg8 64. Re7 Rb3+ 65. Kd2
Rb2+ 66. Kc3 Rb6 67. Kc2 Rc6+ ({# I made a significant progress over the last
17 moves. With some help from the opponent, my king reached the c file and
Black was not allowed to equalize the way shown in the comment to the 50th
move. Nevertheless, Black could still hold. For example, he could play} 67...
Kf8 $1 68. Rh7 e5 $1 {and} 69. dxe5 {is met by} Re6 70. Kd3 Kg8 $1 71. Rd7 Rxe5
{and a draw is inevitable.}) 68. Kb3 Rb6+ $2 ({Again he could play} 68... Kf8
$1 {and then continue the way it was shown above. After the text he gets into
trouble and his position is probably beyond repair.}) 69. Kc3 Ra6 ({Sooner or
later he has to let my king into his camp. If he plays} 69... Kh8 {I set up a
zugzwang by} 70. Rf7 Kg8 71. Rf6 Kg7 72. Rg6+ Kh7 73. Kc2 {and his rook,
pinned to the e6 pawn, must leave the b file. The following play can go like
this:} Rc6+ 74. Kb3 Rb6+ 75. Kc3 Rc6+ 76. Kb4 Rb6+ 77. Kc5 Ra6 78. Kb5 Rd6 79.
Rf6 Kg7 80. Rf1 {and then the white rook is transferred to the queenside,
which should break his resistance.}) 70. Kb4 Kf8 71. Kb5 (71. Rh7 {should also
win, but the text is simpler.}) 71... Kxe7 (71... Rd6 72. Rh7 e5 {is hopeless
due to} 73. Kc5) 72. Kxa6 {#} Kf7 {If he keeps the king in the center, he
should lose as well, e.g.} (72... Ke8 73. Kb6 ({but not} 73. Kb7 $4 Kd7 {
and Black holds due to the opposition!}) 73... Kd7 74. Kb7 Kd6 75. Kc8 e5 76.
Kb7 {and soon Black will be forced to give away the d pawn.}) 73. Kb7 Kg8 74.
Kc8 Kg7 75. Kc7 Kg8 76. Kd6 {Now he resigned, as one of his pawns is about to
fall, e.g. e.g. 76...Kf7 77.Kd7 Kf6 78.Ke8 e5 79.Kd7 exd4 80.exd4 Kf7 81.Kd6}
1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 67th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2014.12.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2014.11.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 {A rare
guest in top level chess nowadays, the Shirov-Shabalov attack against the
Semi-Slav has lost ground in popularity, but it is still an interesting way to
play.} h6 8. Rg1 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Bb8 11. g5 hxg5 12. Nxg5 e4 13. Bd2
Nb6 14. Rc1 Bd7 15. Nc7+ Bxc7 16. Qxc7 Qxc7 17. Rxc7 Rc8 18. Rxb7 Rc2 19. Bb4 {
The novelty of the game, actually but not something that will revive the line.}
(19. Rb8+ $6 Bc8 20. Bb5+ {Aleksandrov-Yakovich, 2008.} Nfd7 $1 $17) 19... Rxb2
20. Bc5 Rb1+ 21. Ke2 Rb2+ 22. Ke1 Rb1+ 23. Ke2 Bb5+ {Already Jakovenko thinks
about winning this game.} 24. Kd2 Nfd7 25. Bxb5 Rxb5 26. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 27. Bxb6
Ke6 28. Rxg7 Nxb6 29. Rbe7+ Kd6 30. Rxa7 {The piece is compensated. Not by the
pawns, which are weak and isolated, but by the rooks activity and Black's weak
king.} Rh6 31. Ra6 Rxh2 32. a4 Rb2+ 33. Kc1 Rhxf2 34. a5 Rbc2+ 35. Kd1 Rcd2+
36. Kc1 Rc2+ 37. Kd1 Rcd2+ 38. Kc1 Rc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vienna m"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "2015.08.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ragger, Markus"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2015.08.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 {In der vierten Partie des
Wettkampfs gegen Ragger wählt Mamedyarov erstmals die slawische Verteidigung,
die er zuletzt häufig gespielt hat. An dieser Stelle bleibt er seiner
Matchstrategie treu und wählt erneut eine Fortsetzung, die er bisher nicht
oder kaum am Brett hatte. Allerdings hat Mamedyarv Erfahrungen in dieser
konkreten Variante aus drei Weißpartien gegen Andreikin.} 6. Qc2 ({Mamedyarov
war in einer Partie gegen Andreikin mit} 6. a3 {erfolgreich, mit zwei anderen
Abspielen hat er hingegen nichts erreicht und einmal sogar verloren.} Nbd7 7.
Qc2 Qc7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 c5 10. Nxf6+ Nxf6 11. dxc5 a5 12. g3 Bxc5 13. Bg2
O-O 14. O-O e5 15. Bg5 Ra6 16. Rae1 Re8 17. Qc3 h6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. b4 Bf8 20.
Nh4 axb4 21. axb4 Be6 22. c5 b6 23. c6 Ra4 24. Rb1 Rd8 25. Qf3 Rd4 26. Nf5
Rdxb4 27. Rxb4 Rxb4 28. Qh5 Kh7 29. Rd1 Qc8 30. Ne3 f5 31. Bd5 f4 32. Nc2 Ra4
33. Qxe5 Bg7 34. Be4+ Kg8 35. Qxf4 f5 36. c7 Rxe4 37. Rd8+ Kf7 38. Qd6 Qa6 39.
Rd7+ Kg6 40. Qc6 Qc8 41. Rd8 Rc4 42. Qxc4 {1-0 (42) Mamedyarov,S (2757)
-Andreikin,D (2709) Khanty-Mansiysk 2014}) ({Die Variante mit 5.- a6 war eine
Vorbereitung von Anand in seinem WM Kampf gegen Gelfand. In den ersten drei
Weißpartien konnte Gelfand keinen Vorteil verbuchen. In der 7. Partie der WM
gewinnt Gelfand mit} 6. c5 {die folgende Partie, wonach Anand die Eröffnung
nicht mehr wiederholte.} Nbd7 7. Qc2 b6 8. cxb6 Nxb6 9. Bd2 c5 10. Rc1 cxd4 11.
exd4 Bd6 12. Bg5 O-O 13. Bd3 h6 14. Bh4 Bb7 15. O-O Qb8 16. Bg3 Rc8 17. Qe2
Bxg3 18. hxg3 Qd6 19. Rc2 Nbd7 20. Rfc1 Rab8 21. Na4 Ne4 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Qc2
g5 24. Qc7 Qxc7 25. Rxc7 f6 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. Nd2 f5 28. Nc4 Nf6 29. Nc5 Nd5
30. Ra7 Nb4 31. Ne5 Nc2 32. Nc6 Rxb2 33. Rc7 Rb1+ 34. Kh2 e3 35. Rxc8+ Kh7 36.
Rc7+ Kh8 37. Ne5 e2 38. Nxe6 {1-0 (38) Gelfand,B (2727)-Anand,V (2791) Moscow
2012}) 6... c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2 Nc6 {Mit diesem Zug betreten beide
persönliches Neuland.} ({In einer der WM Partien zwischen Gelfand und Anand
folgte} 8... Be6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 Bc5 13. Rd1 Qe7
14. Bf3 Rd8 {Ragger selbst spielte erfolgreich an dieser Stelle} (14... O-O 15.
Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Rxd5 Rac8 18. Bd2 Bxe3 19. Bc3 Bb6 20. Qf5 Qe6 21.
Qf3 f6 22. h4 Qc6 23. h5 Rfd8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Qxc6 bxc6 26. Re1 Kf7 27. g4
Bd4 28. Rc1 Bxc3 29. Rxc3 Rd4 {1/2-1/2 (29) Gelfand,B (2727)-Anand,V (2791)
Moscow 2012}) 15. b3 O-O 16. Bb2 Rc8 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxe3 19. Qe2 Nxd5
20. Rxd5 Bg5 21. Re5 Qf6 22. Re1 Bf4 23. Re4 Qh6 24. g3 Bc1 25. Bd4 Qd6 26. b4
Ba3 27. Qg4 g6 28. Qh4 h5 29. Qg5 Bxb4 30. Be5 Bd2 31. Bxd6 Bxg5 32. Bxf8 Kxf8
33. Rd1 Rc7 34. Rdd4 Bf6 35. Rc4 Rd7 36. Rc8+ Kg7 37. Kg2 Rd2 38. Rc7 b5 39. a3
a5 40. Rb7 Rb2 41. h3 Rb3 42. Re3 Rxe3 43. fxe3 a4 44. Rxb5 Be7 45. Ra5 Bxa3
46. Rxa4 Bb2 47. Kf3 Be5 48. Ra7 Bd6 49. g4 hxg4+ 50. hxg4 Be5 51. Ke4 Bc3 52.
Kd5 Bd2 53. e4 Bc3 54. Rb7 Kf8 55. Kd6 Be1 56. Kd7 Bg3 57. Rb5 Bf4 58. Ra5 Bg3
59. Ra8+ Kg7 60. Ke8 Kf6 61. Ra6+ Kg7 62. Ra3 Be5 63. Rf3 f6 64. Ke7 Bd4 65.
Ke6 Bb2 66. Rf1 Bd4 67. Rd1 Bc3 68. Rd3 Bb2 69. Rd5 Kh6 70. Kf7 Bc3 71. Rb5 Bd4
72. g5+ fxg5 73. e5 {1-0 (73) Ragger,M (2614)-Kobalia, M (2672) Aix-les-Bains
2011}) 9. O-O cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. b3 $146 ({In der bisher
einzigen Vorgängerpartie folgte} 12. e4 Bd6 13. f4 O-O 14. e5 Bc5+ 15. Kh1 Ng4
16. Bd3 Qe7 17. g3 f6 18. h3 Nh6 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. f5 Nxf5 21. Bf4 Ne3 22.
Bxh7+ Kh8 23. Bxe3 Qxe3 24. Rae1 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 Bxh3 26. Nd1 Qxg3 27. Bg8 Kxg8
{0-1 (27) Skembris,S (2465)-Hadzimanolis,A (2301) Igoumenitsa 2007}) 12... Bd6
13. h3 O-O 14. Bb2 Re8 15. Rac1 Bd7 16. Rfd1 h6 17. Bf3 Rac8 ({Ein grober
Fehler wäre natürlich das frühzeitige} 17... Ne4 $2 {wegen} 18. Nxd5 $18)
18. Na4 Ne4 19. Bxe4 {Der schwarze Springer muss weg, Weiß will die Kontrolle
über die schwarzen Felder.} (19. Bd4 c5 (19... Bf5) 20. Bb2 Bxa4) 19... Rxe4
20. Nc5 (20. Qc3 Bh2+ 21. Kh1 Be5) 20... Bxc5 21. Qxc5 $14 {Ragger hat sein
Ziel erreicht und wegen der besseren Bauernstruktur einen soliden leichten
Vorteil. Ein Gewinn ist wegen der ungleichen Läufer aber schwer zu erreichen.}
Qb8 22. Qa5 Qb7 23. Rc5 Rce8 24. Rd4 f6 25. Qd2 Qb8 26. Ra5 Qb7 {Mamedyarov
kann eigentlich nur abwarten.} 27. Rxe4 Rxe4 28. Bd4 Bc8 29. Ra4 (29. Qc3 Bd7 {
war eine Alternative.} 30. Qc5 Rh4 31. Qb6 Qxb6 32. Bxb6 Bc8 33. Bd4 Re4 34. f3
Re7 35. Kf2 $14) 29... c5 $6 {Jetzt verliert Mamedyarov die Geduld und wird
aktiv. Besser war weiteres abwarten, etwa mit} (29... Qc7) 30. Bxc5 {Damit
verpasst Ragger seine Chance den Vorteil zu vergrößern. Stark war} (30. f3 $1
Rh4 (30... Re8 31. Bxc5) (30... Bd7 31. Ra5 Re8 32. Rxc5) 31. Qe1 g5 (31... Rh5
32. Bxc5 $16) 32. Bxc5 Rxa4 33. bxa4 {mit einer günstigeren Version als in
der Partie.}) 30... Rxa4 31. bxa4 Bf5 32. Bd4 ({Mit} 32. Bb4 $14) ({oder} 32.
f3 $14 {konnte Ragger einen Minivorteil festhalten. An einen Gewinn ist aber
nicht mehr zu denken. Ragger fügt sich daher in eine Zugwiederholung.}) 32...
Qb1+ 33. Kh2 Qb8+ 34. Kg1 Qb1+ 35. Kh2 Qb8+ 36. Kg1 Qb1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rakvere Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Rakvere"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 h6 (7...
dxc4 8. Bxc4 e5 $1 9. g5 Nd5 10. Bd2 exd4 (10... N7b6 $5) 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12.
Bxd5 dxe3 {Krasenkov,M-Dokhoian,Y /BRD/1993 Inf 57/426/} 13. Qe4+ $5 $14) (7...
Nxg4 $5 8. Rg1 Nh6 (8... Qf6 9. Rxg4 Qxf3 10. Rxg7 Nf6 11. Rg1 Ne4 12. Nxe4
Qxe4 13. Qxe4 dxe4 14. Bg2 f5 15. f3 h5 16. Bh1 exf3 17. Bxf3 h4 18. h3 Bd7 19.
Bd2 $14 {Fedorovicz,J-Vucic,M /USA/1993 Inf 57/427/}) 9. Bd2 $1 Qe7 10. e4 dxe4
11. Nxe4 Nf5 12. O-O-O $16 {Shirov,A-Bangiev,A /Hamburg 1993/ Inf 57/427/}) (
7... O-O $6 8. g5 Nh5 9. Bd2 f5 10. gxf6 Nhxf6 11. Ng5 Qe8 12. O-O-O h6 13. h4
Bb4 14. Bd3 $16 {Shirov,A-Thorhallsson,T /Reykjavik/1992 Inf 54//428}) 8. h3 $5
$146 (8. Bd2 Qe7 (8... Nxg4 9. Rg1 Nxh2 10. Nxh2 Bxh2 11. Rxg7 Qf6 12. Rg2 Bd6
13. O-O-O $44) 9. h3 e5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5
14. Bg2 $13) 8... e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bd2 O-O (
12... d4 13. exd4 Bxd4 (13... Qxd4 14. O-O-O $36) 14. Nb5 Be5 15. Bb4 $16) 13.
Bg2 Be6 $6 (13... d4 $5) 14. f4 Bxc3 (14... Bc7 $5 15. O-O-O {/\f5/}) 15. Bxc3
Ne4 16. O-O (16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Qxe4 Qd5 18. Qxd5 Bxd5 19. Rh2 Rfd8 $14) 16...
Nxc3 (16... Rc8 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qxe4 Qd5 19. Qb4 $16) 17. Qxc3 f6 (17... Rc8
$6 18. Qd4 f6 19. Qxa7) 18. Rad1 Re8 $5 (18... Rc8 19. Qd4 Qb6 20. Qxb6 axb6
21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Rc2 23. Rf2) 19. Qb3 Qb6 20. Qxb6 axb6 21. a3 Rac8 22.
Rd2 Rc5 23. Rfd1 Rec8 24. Kf2 (24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 Rc1+ 27.
Kf2 Rc2+ 28. Kf3 Rxb2 29. Rd7 $14) 24... Rc2 25. Ke2 Kf8 26. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 27. Rd2
Rxd2+ $6 (27... Rc5 $5) 28. Kxd2 $18 Ke7 29. Kc3 Kd6 30. a4 g5 31. Kd4 Bf7 32.
Bf3 Be6 33. f5 Bf7 34. b4 Be8 35. b5 Bf7 36. Bd1 Bg8 37. Bb3 Bf7 38. e4 Bg8 39.
Ba2 Bf7 40. Bxd5 Bxd5 41. exd5 Kc7 42. Kc3 Kd6 43. Kc4 Ke5 (43... Kc7 44. Kb4
Kd6 45. a5 Kxd5 (45... Kc7) (45... bxa5+ 46. Kxa5 Kxd5 47. Kb6 Kc4 48. Kxb7
Kxb5 49. Kc7 Kc5 50. Kd7 Kd5 51. Ke7 Ke5 52. Kf7 $18) 46. a6 bxa6 47. bxa6 Kc6
48. Ka4 $18) 44. a5 bxa5 45. Kc5 a4 46. d6 b6+ 47. Kc6 a3 48. d7 a2 49. d8=Q
a1=Q 50. Qd6+ Ke4 51. Kxb6 Kf3 52. Kb7 Kg2 53. Qd3 Qc1 54. b6 Qc5 55. Qb3 Kh2
56. Qf3 Qd4 57. Qc6 Kxh3 58. Kc8 Qb4 59. b7 Qf8+ 60. Kd7 Kxg4 61. Qc8 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Black "Neverov, Valeriy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Rd1 b6 (9... Qe7 $5 10. b3 (10. a3 h6 11. h3 b6 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4
dxe4 14. Qxe4 Bb7 15. Bf4 Bxf4 16. Qxf4 c5 17. Qc7 Rab8 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Qxe7
Rxe7 20. b4 Ne4 21. Rac1 e5 $10 {Ljubojevic,L-Illeskas Cordoba,M/Linares/1993/
Inf 58/475/}) (10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 e5 13. Bg5 f6 (13... Qf8 $5)
14. Bh4 exd4 15. Qxd4 Bc5 16. Qc3 Nf8 {Marinwald,-Kramnik,V/Guarapuava/1991/
Inf 54/431/}) (10. h3 $5 b6 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7 14. Bf4 Rad8
15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ne5 $14 {Karpov,A-Lautier,J/Biel/1992/1:0 (41) Inf 55/429/})
10... b6 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7 14. Bb2 Nf6 15. Qe3 c5 16. Ne5
Qc7 $1 17. h3 Ne4 $1 $10 {San Segundo,P-Kramnik,V/ESP/1993/0:1 (59) Inf 58/475/
}) 10. e4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Qxe4 Bb7 13. Bd3 (13. Bf4 c5 $1 14. Qe3 (14.
Qxb7 Bxf4 15. dxc5 Nxc5) 14... Bxf4 15. Qxf4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Nc5) (13. Bg5 Nf6
14. Qh4 h6) 13... f5 $5 (13... Nf6 14. Qh4 h6 15. c5 $5 Be7 16. Qg3) 14. Qe2 c5
15. Bc2 (15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Bc2 Qc7) 15... Qc7 16. Ba4 $1 cxd4 $1 (16... Bxf3
17. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Bd6 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. dxc5 bxc5 21. Bf4 e5 22. Bxe5 $18)
17. Nxd4 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Nf6 $1 19. Bxe8 $6 (19. Nxe6 $5 Qe7 20. Kxh2 (20. Bxe8
Ng4 $1 {/\Qh4;21.Bg5 Qe8|^/}) 20... Qxe6 21. Qxe6+ Rxe6 $13) 19... Rxe8 20. Bg5
(20. Nxe6 $2 Qc6 21. f3 Rxe6) 20... Ne4 21. Be3 Be5 22. Nf3 Bf6 23. Kg1 f4 $1
24. Bc1 g5 25. Ne1 $6 (25. Nd2 $5) 25... Qc5 26. a4 (26. Nd3 Qf5) 26... Bd4 27.
Nd3 Qf5 (27... Qxc4 $5 28. Nxf4 Bxf2+ 29. Kh2 Qc7 30. Qh5 (30. Qg4 Bg3+) 30...
Rf8) 28. Kh2 e5 $19 29. Qh5 Nf6 30. Qh3 Ng4+ 31. Kg1 Re6 (31... e4 $5 32. Qh5
Rf8 $19) 32. Qh5 Kg7 (32... Bc6 {/\Rh6-+/}) 33. Ra3 Nf6 $6 (33... Bc6 $5) 34.
Qh1 (34. Qh3 Ng4) 34... Ne4 (34... Ng4 $5 35. Qh5 Bc6) 35. Qh3 g4 (35... Qxh3
36. gxh3 Rh6) 36. Qh4 g3 37. Kf1 gxf2 $6 (37... f3 $1 $40) 38. Nxf4 $1 exf4 39.
Rxd4 Ng3+ (39... Rh6 $5 40. Qe7+ Kg6) 40. Rxg3+ fxg3 41. Qxg3+ (41. Qxg3+ Rg6 (
41... Kf8 42. Rf4) 42. Qc7+ Kh8 43. Qxb7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.28"]
[Round "12.3"]
[White "Safin, Shukhrat"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Uzbekistan"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UZB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd2 O-O 8.
O-O-O c5 9. Kb1 a6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bc1 (11. h3 $6 b5 12. Be1 Bb7 13. g4 b4
14. Na4 Rc8 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. dxc5 d4 17. Qe2 Be4+ 18. Ka1 Nxc5 $19 {Kutirov,
R-Ribli,Z/Moscow/1994/0|1/23/}) 11... c4 (11... b5 $5 12. dxc5 (12. e4 $6 dxe4
13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qh4 c4 16. Bg5 Bf5+ 17. Ka1 c3 $1 $36 {
Schlosser,P-O Donnell,T/Budapest/1991/0,5/54/}) 12... Nxc5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14.
Rxd5 Bb7 15. Rd4 Qe7 16. Bd3 g6 17. Rd1 Rac8 18. Qe2 Ne6 $132 {Cifuentes
Parada,R-Barbero,F/Buenos Aires/1991/0,5/55/}) 12. g4 Nb6 $6 {T/} (12... b5 13.
g5 Ne8 14. Nxd5 Bb7 15. e4 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nc7 17. Ne5 Nxd5 18. Bg2 N7b6 19. Be4
g6 20. h4 $36 {Kakageldyev,A-Korneev,O/Ashkhabad/1996/0|1/40/}) 13. h3 Re8 14.
Bg2 Bd7 15. Ne5 $1 Bxe5 (15... Rc8 16. f4 $16) 16. dxe5 Rxe5 17. f4 Re8 18. e4
(18. g5 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Qe7 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 $13) 18... Bc6 (18... dxe4
19. Nxe4 (19. g5 $5 Nh5 20. Bxe4 $146) 19... Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Qc7 (20... Qe7 21.
Rhe1 $36) 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 22. Bf5 (22. Be4 Ba4 23. b3 Rxe4 24. Qxe4 cxb3 25. axb3
Bxb3 $132) 22... Bxf5 23. Qxf5 Re2 $13) (18... Nxe4 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 Nf6
21. Rd4 $36) 19. g5 Nh5 20. Bf3 Nxf4 $6 (20... g6 21. Bxh5 $6 (21. exd5 $5 Bd7
22. Ka1 Bf5 23. Qf2 $16) 21... gxh5 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 $132) 21. Bxf4
d4 22. Qf2 (22. Nd5 $5 d3 $6 (22... Nxd5 $5 23. Rxd4 (23. exd5 $2 Bxd5 24. Rxd4
Bxf3 $1 25. Rxd8 Raxd8 $146) 23... Qb6 (23... Nxf4 $1 24. Rxd8 Raxd8 25. Qxc4
Rd3 26. Rf1 Rxf3 27. Rxf3 Bxe4+ 28. Kc1 Bxf3 29. Qxf4 $10) 24. Rxd5 Bxd5 25.
exd5 $16) 23. Qg2 $16) (22. Qg2 $5 Rc8 23. Nd5 d3 24. h4 $36) 22... d3 23. Rhf1
(23. h4 $5) 23... Nd7 24. Qd4 b5 25. Bh5 (25. Nd5 $5 Nf8 $132) (25. h4 $5)
25... g6 26. Bg4 Qb6 27. Qd6 $6 (27. Qxb6 $5 Nxb6 28. Bc7 $2 (28. Bf3 $5 b4 29.
Nd5 $13) 28... b4 $1 $36) 27... Rad8 28. Be3 Qxe3 (28... Qb7 $5) 29. Qxc6 Ne5
30. Qxa6 b4 31. Rfe1 (31. Nd5 $5 Rxd5 32. exd5 c3 33. Ka1 c2 34. Rc1 (34. Rde1
d2 $19) 34... Nxg4 35. hxg4 d2 36. Rxc2 Qe1+ $19) 31... Qf2 32. Nd5 c3 $19 33.
bxc3 bxc3 34. Nf6+ (34. Nxc3 Qc2+ $19) 34... Kh8 35. Qa3 Ra8 (35... c2+ 36. Ka1
Qd4+ 37. Qb2 Qxb2+ 38. Kxb2 cxd1=Q 39. Rxd1 Re7 $19) 36. Qxc3 Qxa2+ 37. Kc1
Reb8 0-1

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 h6 (7...
dxc4 8. Bxc4 e5 9. g5 Nd5 10. Bd2 $1 exd4 (10... N7b6 $1 11. Bxd5 (11. Nxd5
cxd5 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 $132) 11... cxd5
12. dxe5 (12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Qxg5 $17) 12... Bg4 $36) 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12.
Bxd5 dxe3 {Krasenkov,M-Dokhoian,Y/BRD/1993/0,5 (27) Inf 57/426/} 13. Qe4+ Qe7
14. Qxe7+ Kxe7 15. Bxe3 $14) (7... Nxg4 8. Rg1 Qf6 9. Rxg4 Qxf3 10. Rxg7 Nf6
11. Rg1 Ne4 12. Nxe4 (12. Bg2 $5 Qg4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4) 12... Qxe4 13.
Qxe4 dxe4 14. Bg2 f5 15. f3 h5 16. Bh1 exf3 (16... Bxh2 $5) 17. Bxf3 h4 (17...
Bxh2 $5) 18. h3 $14 {Fedorowicz,J-Vucic,M/New York/1993/ Inf 57/427/}) 8. Rg1
$5 $146 (8. Bd2 Qe7 (8... Nxg4 9. Rg1 Nxh2 10. Nxh2 Bxh2 11. Rxg7 Qf6 12. Rg2
Bd6 13. O-O-O $44 {Pein,M-Kraidman,Y/Tel Aviv/1992/ Inf 54/428/}) 9. h3 e5 10.
cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bg2 $13 {Pein/}) 8...
e5 $1 9. cxd5 Nxd5 $6 (9... cxd5 $5 10. Nb5 Bb8 $13) 10. Ne4 (10. Nxd5 cxd5 11.
dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 $36) 10... Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Qe7 13. O-O-O
exd4 14. Qxd4 N7f6 15. Bd3 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Nf6 17. Bc2 (17. Bf5 $5) 17... Be6 18.
g5 (18. h4 $5 $14) 18... hxg5 19. Nxg5 (19. Rxg5 $5 g6 {/\Rh5/}) 19... Rxh2 $1
20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Qf4 Rh6 22. Qe5 $6 (22. Rg5 $5 $44) 22... Kf8 $5 23. Bb3 Re8
24. f4 $2 (24. Kb1 $5) 24... Rh5 $1 25. Rg5 (25. Qd4 Qc5+ $17) 25... Ng4 26.
Rxh5 $8 (26. Qa5 Rxg5 27. fxg5 Nxe3 $17) (26. Qd4 Rxg5 27. fxg5 Qxg5 28. Qd6+
Qe7) 26... Nxe5 27. Rxe5 Qh4 $6 (27... g6 $1 28. Bxe6 (28. Rxe6 Qc5+) 28... Qf6
(28... Rd8 $5) 29. Rd6 Kg7 $17) 28. Bxe6 g6 29. Rd4 Qf6 (29... Kg7 $1) 30. Rde4
Rd8 31. a4 Qh4 32. Kb1 Qe1+ 33. Ka2 Rd1 $6 (33... b5 $5) 34. Bg4 $1 Rd8 (34...
Ra1+ 35. Kb3 $36) 35. f5 Rd6 36. Re8+ Kg7 37. R8e7+ Kh6 38. Rxb7 $13 gxf5 (
38... Qd2 $5) (38... c5 $5) 39. Bxf5 Rd1 $2 (39... Qd1 $1 40. Be6 Qc2 41. Rbb4
a5 $10) 40. Bg4 Rd6 41. Rxa7 Qd2 42. Be6 (42. Re5 $5) 42... Rd3 43. Rc7 Qc2 (
43... Rxe3 44. Rxe3 Qxe3 45. Rxc6 $16) 44. Bg8 $2 Ra3+ 45. Kxa3 Qxe4 46. b3 Qg6
47. Rc8 $8 Qd6+ 48. b4 Qd7 49. Ra8 Qd3+ $10 50. Bb3 Qc3 51. Re8 (51. Re8 Qa1+
52. Ba2 Qc3+ $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Orel"]
[Site "Orel"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Pushkov, Nikolai"]
[Black "Chekhov, Valery A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nc3 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 (10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Rd1 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Qc7 13. h3 Bh2+
14. Kh1 Be5 15. Bd2 Be6 16. Be1 Rfd8 17. Qe2 a6 $10 {Gurevich,M-Khalifman,A/
Biel/1993/0:1/53/}) 10... Bb8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 {N/} (12. Bd2 Ne4 (12...
Bg4 13. Nbd4 Ne4 14. Bb4 Re8 15. Rad1 Qb6 16. Nxe5 Bxe2 17. Nxe2 Bxe5 18. Bc3
Qc7 19. h3 Qc4 {Karpov,A-Kortschnoj,V/Amsterdam/1991/0,5/19/}) 13. Rad1 Bg4 14.
Nbd4 Qf6 15. Qb3 Qh6 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 Bxd4 $1 18. Bxg4 Bb6 $10 {Browne,
W-Polgar Z/USA/1991/0,5/32/}) 12... Bxe5 13. f4 $5 Bb8 14. Bd2 a6 15. Nd4 Re8
16. Rae1 Ba7 17. Bf3 Bg4 $6 (17... Bxd4 $1 18. exd4 Bg4 19. Re5 Bxf3 20. Rxf3
Ne4 $15) 18. Bc3 Qd7 19. b3 Rac8 20. Qd3 Ne4 (20... Bxf3 21. gxf3 Qh3 22. Re2
Nh5 23. Rg2 $13) 21. Bb2 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Nc5 23. Qd2 Ne6 24. Rf2 $1 $132 g6 25.
Rg2 Qc7 (25... Nxd4 26. Bxd4 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 Qc6 28. Rd2 Qc3 29. Qxc3 Rxc3 30.
Kf2 $16) 26. Nxe6 Rxe6 27. f5 (27. Be5 Qc6 28. Qb2 f6 29. Bd4 Bxd4 30. Qxd4 Qc3
$10) 27... Rxe3 $3 28. Rxe3 Qf4 29. Rge2 Re8 30. Kh1 $1 (30. Kf2 $6 Rxe3 31.
Rxe3 Bxe3+ 32. Qxe3 Qxh2+ 33. Kf1 Qxb2 $19) 30... Bxe3 (30... Rxe3 31. Qxd5 $1
Qb8 (31... Qxf3+ $4 32. Qxf3 Rxf3 33. Re8#) 32. Rxe3 Bxe3 33. Qd3 Bg5 34. Qc3
f6) 31. Qxd5 Qg5 (31... Qxf5 $2 32. Qxf5 gxf5 33. Rg2+ Kf8 34. Ba3+ $18) 32.
Qd1 Rd8 $1 33. Qe1 Rd3 $15 34. fxg6 hxg6 35. Rc2 Qd8 36. Kg2 $8 Bd4 37. Bxd4
Qxd4 38. Qf2 (38. Rc8+ Kg7 39. Qe8 Rd2+ 40. Kh3 Qd7+ 41. Qxd7 Rxd7 $15) 38...
Kg7 $6 (38... Qf6 $5) 39. Qxd4+ Rxd4 40. Kg3 g5 41. Rc7 Rb4 42. Rc5 Kg6 43. Rd5
f6 44. Rd7 Kf5 45. Rd5+ Ke6 46. Rc5 b6 47. Rc6+ Ke5 48. Rc8 a5 49. Re8+ Kd4 $1
50. Rc8 $1 $10 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT2"]
[Site "Orel"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chekhov, Valery A"]
[Black "Filipenko, Alexander V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 b6 $5 8.
O-O (8. cxd5) 8... Bb7 9. Rd1 (9. e4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4 Nf6 (11... Qc7
) 12. Qc2 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Qa4+ Qd7 15. Qxd7+ Kxd7 16. Rd1 Ke7 17. h3 a5
$11) 9... Qe7 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Ba3 $5 $146 (11... Rfd8 $5 12. e4 dxe4 13.
Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qe3 c5 16. Ne5 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Nd7 18. h3 $14) 12.
Bxa3 Qxa3 13. Rd2 Rfd8 14. Rad1 Qe7 15. h3 $14 c5 $5 (15... h6 $5) 16. cxd5
Nxd5 (16... exd5 $5 17. Qb2 Ne4 18. Rc2 $14) 17. Nxd5 exd5 $6 (17... Bxd5 $5
18. e4 Bb7 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Qd6 21. Ng5 Nf6 $13) 18. Qb2 a5 (18... Rdc8 19.
Qa3 $16) 19. Bb5 Nf6 20. Rc2 a4 $6 (20... Ne4 $5 21. Ne5 $1 $14 (21. dxc5 bxc5
22. Qe5 Kf8 $1)) 21. Bxa4 $1 (21. bxa4 c4 $132) (21. dxc5 axb3 22. axb3 bxc5
$13) 21... Ra5 (21... Ba6 22. Bc6 Rac8 23. Qa3 $1 $16) 22. dxc5 bxc5 (22... b5
23. c6 Bc8 24. c7 Rd7 25. Qc3 $16) 23. Qe5 Kf8 $1 24. Rdc1 Ne4 25. Qxe7+ Kxe7
26. Ne5 Ke6 $1 27. Nc6 $1 (27. f3 $6 Kxe5 28. fxe4 Kxe4 29. Rxc5 Rxc5 30. Rxc5
Kxe3 31. Rc7 Ba6 $13) (27. Nd3 c4 28. Nb2 Nc5) 27... Bxc6 28. Bxc6 Rd6 (28...
Kd6 $4 29. Bxd5 $1 $18) (28... Rc8 29. b4 $1 Ra3 (29... cxb4 $2 30. Bxd5+ $18)
30. b5 $16) 29. Bb7 Rb6 (29... Kd7 30. f3 Nf6 31. Rxc5 Rxa2 32. Rc7+ $16) 30.
Bc8+ Kd6 31. Bf5 Nf6 (31... Rba6 32. Bxe4 dxe4 33. g4 $16) 32. Bd3 h6 33. g4
$16 Nd7 34. Kg2 Ne5 35. Bf1 Nc6 36. Rd2 Nb4 37. a4 Nc6 (37... Na6 $5 38. Bc4
Nc7 39. e4 d4 40. f4 $16) 38. Bb5 Raxb5 (38... Na7 39. Bc4 $18) (38... Ne7 39.
Rdc2 $18) 39. axb5 Rxb5 40. Rc3 $18 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd2 b6 $5 {/N/} (6... Ne4
$5 7. Nxe4 (7. Bd3 f5) 7... dxe4 8. Ne5 c5 9. Nxd7 Bxd7 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Qg4
Qf6 12. Rb1 (12. Bc3 Bb4 $1 13. Bxb4 Qxb2) 12... e5 13. Qg3 h5 $36 {Gurevich,
D-Hector,J/Geneva/1994/0,5/37/}) (6... Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O e5 (8... dxc4 $5
9. Bxc4 e5) (8... Qe7 $5) 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Bb8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5
13. Bc3 Bb8 14. Bd4 a6 15. Nc3 $14 {Vyzmanavin,A-Kaidanov,G/Groningen/1993/0,5/
99/}) 7. Bd3 (7. Qc2 $5 Bb7 8. O-O-O $132) 7... Bb7 8. O-O Be7 9. e4 $6 (9. Qe2
$5) 9... dxe4 10. Nxe4 c5 11. Qe2 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Be4 Bxe4
15. Qxe4 Rc8 16. Bc3 (16. b3 $2 Nxc4 17. Nxe6 Nxd2 $19) 16... Rxc4 17. Rad1 O-O
18. Qe2 Qd5 $1 (18... Qc8 19. Nb5 $36) 19. Rfe1 Ng6 20. Nf3 (20. Nf5 Nf4 (20...
Qc6 $5) 21. Qf1 Qc6 22. Bxf6 exf5 23. Be5 Ng6 $15) 20... Qc5 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22.
g3 Rc2 23. Rd2 Rxd2 24. Qxd2 Rc8 $17 25. h4 h5 26. Rd1 (26. Qh6 Qd5 27. Nd2 f5
$17) 26... Kg7 27. Qe2 Qf5 28. Nd4 (28. Kg2 Rc2 29. Rd2 Qg4 $1 30. Qe3 Rxd2 31.
Qxd2 Qe4 $19) 28... Qg4 29. Qxg4 hxg4 30. f4 Ne7 31. Kf2 (31. Rd2 $5 Kg6 32.
Kf2) 31... e5 32. Ne2 Rc2 $19 33. Ke3 Kg6 (33... Rxb2 34. Rd7 Nf5+ 35. Ke4
Rxe2+ (35... Kg6 $1 $19) 36. Kxf5 Rxa2 37. Kxg4 a5 $17) 34. fxe5 fxe5 35. Rd6+
(35. Rd2 Rxd2 36. Kxd2 Nd5 37. Kd3 f5 $19) 35... f6 36. Kd3 Rxb2 37. Nc3 Nf5
38. h5+ Kf7 (38... Kxh5 39. Rxf6 Nxg3 $19) 39. Rc6 (39. Rd7+ Ke6 40. Rxa7 Nxg3
41. h6 Rh2 $19) 39... Nxg3 40. h6 Rh2 41. Rc7+ Kg6 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg zt"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 (4... f5 $5) 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7.
Be2 O-O 8. O-O b6 $5 (8... Qe7 9. Rd1 b6 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Bb7
13. Bf4 $1 Nf6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Qe3 $14 {Epishin,V-Chekhov,V/Podolsk/1992/})
9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 Bb7 12. Rd1 Rb8 $6 (12... Re8 $5) 13. Bd3 g6
(13... Nf6 14. Qh4 $36) 14. Ng5 Re8 (14... h6 15. Nxe6 $18) 15. Qh4 Nf8 16. c5
$1 $16 Bc7 (16... bxc5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Bf4 $18) 17. Bf4 Rc8 (17... Qxd4 18.
Be4 $18) 18. Qg3 Bxf4 19. Qxf4 Qc7 20. Qe3 Red8 (20... e5 21. Bc4 exd4 22. Qxd4
) 21. Ne4 Qe7 22. g3 Kg7 23. h4 Rc7 24. Nd6 Rcd7 25. h5 Rxd6 (25... gxh5 $5)
26. cxd6 Rxd6 27. h6+ Kg8 28. Be4 Nd7 29. Bf3 Nf6 30. Qe5 Ne8 31. Rac1 f6 32.
Qe3 Nc7 33. Rc4 Qd7 34. a4 Nd5 (34... e5 35. Qb3) 35. Qb3 Ne7 36. g4 g5 37. a5
b5 38. Rc5 Kf7 (38... Ng6 $5) 39. Qc2 Kg8 (39... Ng6) 40. Be4 $18 Rxd4 (40...
Nd5 41. Bxd5 exd5 42. Qf5) (40... Nc8 41. Qd3 {/\ Qf3}) 41. Bxh7+ Kh8 42. Rxd4
Qxd4 43. Be4 Nd5 44. Bxd5 exd5 45. Qf5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.10.01"]
[Round "14.2"]
[White "Giorgadze, Giorgi"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Georgia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O
Be7 (8... Bd6 $5) 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Rc8 11. Rad1 (11. e4 c5 12. exd5 exd5 13.
Rad1 dxc4 14. bxc4 cxd4 15. Nxd4 g6 16. Ndb5 Rc5 17. Nd6 Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Qe7 19.
Qd2 $36 {Korotylev,A-Galliamova,A/Kstovo/1994/0,5/59/}) (11. Rfd1 Qc7 12. Rac1
Rfd8 13. Bd3 h6 14. Qe2 Qb8 15. Ne5 dxc4 16. bxc4 c5 17. f4 Qa8 18. Bb1 $14 {
Hracek,Z-Molnar,L/CZE/1991/1|0/37/}) 11... Qc7 12. Ne5 (12. Bd3 c5 13. Ne5 cxd4
14. exd4 dxc4 15. bxc4 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. Nd5 Qxd5 18. cxd5 Rxc2 19. Bxc2
Bxd5 $10 {Vospernik,Z-Vospernik,A/Portoroz/1994/1|0/62/}) 12... Nxe5 13. dxe5
Nd7 14. f4 f6 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Kh1 (16. e4 d4 $1 17. Nb1 e5 $132) 16... Bd6
17. Bd3 e5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Qe2 Bc6 (19... exf4 20. Nb5 Qe7 21. Nxd6 Qxd6 22.
exf4 $14) (19... e4 20. Ba6 Bc5 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Nb5 $14) 20. Bf5 (20. Nb5
Bxb5 21. Bxb5 exf4 $13) 20... Rce8 21. Nb5 Bxb5 22. Qxb5 Qc5 (22... exf4 $4 23.
Bxf6 gxf6 (23... Rxf6 24. Qxe8+ $18) 24. Qxd5+ $18) 23. Qd3 (23. Qxc5 bxc5 $132
) 23... exf4 24. exf4 Ne4 (24... Re3 25. Qd2 $16) 25. Bd4 (25. Qxd5+ Qxd5 26.
Rxd5 Bc5 27. Bxe4 Rxe4 28. Rd7 Rf7 29. Rd8+ Rf8 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. Be5 Re2 $44)
25... Qc7 26. Qh3 Nf6 (26... g6 $4 27. Be6+ $18) (26... h6 27. Be6+ Kh7 28.
Bxd5 Bxf4 29. Qd3 $18) 27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. Rxd5 Rd8 (28... Bxf4 29. Rd7 $18) 29.
Rfd1 Rfe8 30. Be6+ Kh8 31. Qf5 Be7 32. h3 Rxd5 33. Bxd5 Rd8 34. Rd3 Qc5 35. Kh2
(35. b4 $5 Qc1+ (35... Qxb4 36. Be4 Kg7 37. Qxh7+ Kf8 38. Qh6+ Kg8 39. Bh7+ Kf7
40. Bg6+ Ke6 41. f5+ Ke5 42. Qe3+ Qe4 43. Qg3+ Qf4 44. Re3+ $18) 36. Kh2 Kg7
37. Be4 $18) 35... a5 36. a3 Qc8 37. Be6 Qc5 38. Qg4 Qc7 39. Rg3 (39. Rg3 Bd6
40. Qg8+ Rxg8 41. Rxg8#) 1-0

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
b6 (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. a3 e5 11. h3 Bc7 12. Ba2 h6 13. Nh4 Re8 14. Nf5
Qf8 15. Ne2 $5 $146 (15. Nb5 $5) (15. d5 $5) 15... Nb6 16. dxe5 Rxe5 17. Neg3
Be6 18. b4 Bxa2 19. Rxa2 g6 20. Nd4 Ree8 21. Nde2 h5 $132 {Epishin,V-Akopian,V
Novosibirsk 1993/}) (8... Qe7 9. Rd1 b6 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Bb7
13. Bf4 $1 Nf6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Qe3 {Epishin,V-Chekhov,V Podolsk 1992/} c5 $5
16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Qxc5 bxc5 $14) 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 Bb7 12. Bf4
$5 $146 (12. Rd1 $5 Rb8 13. Bd3 g6 $5 $10 {Vyzmanavin,A-Sveshnikov,E
S-Peterburg 1993/} 14. Ng5 Re8 (14... c5 $5 15. Qh4 Nf6 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. b3
Be5 $1 $13) 15. Qh4 Nf8 16. c5 $1 Bc7 17. Bf4 $16 {Vyzmanavin,A-Yakovich,Y
S-Peterburg 1993 Inf 56/479/}) 12... Nf6 13. Qe3 Ng4 14. Qc1 c5 15. Rd1 Qc7 $1
16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Qg5 Nf6 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Qxc5 bxc5 20. Ne5 $14 Rfd8 21.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rd1 $6 (22. Nd3 $1 Rc8 23. Rd1 $14) 22... Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1 Kf8 24.
f3 Ke7 25. Ba4 Ng8 $5 26. a3 a5 27. Kf2 f6 28. Nd3 Kd6 29. Nc1 Kc7 30. Nd3 Kd6
$10 31. Bc2 Ne7 32. Nf4 g6 (32... h6 $6 33. Nh5) 33. h4 f5 34. Nd3 Ba6 35. b4
$6 (35. b3 Nc6 {/\Nd4/}) 35... cxb4 36. axb4 Bxc4 37. bxa5 Nc6 38. Nf4 Ke5 39.
Nh3 Nxa5 (39... f4 40. g3 fxg3+ 41. Kxg3 Nxa5 42. h5 $10) 40. g4 Nc6 41. f4+
Kf6 42. Bd1 (42. gxf5 $5) 42... Bd3 43. Ke3 Bb1 44. Nf2 Nb4 45. Kf3 Ba2 46. Kg3
e5 47. gxf5 gxf5 48. fxe5+ Kxe5 49. Nh3 Nd5 50. Bf3 Ne3 51. Be2 Bc4 52. Kf3
Bxe2+ (52... Bxe2+ 53. Kxe3 $1 {/\Nf4=/}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Army"]
[Site "Russia"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ivanov, Timur"]
[Black "Savchenko, Stanislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Be2 Bd6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. h3 h6 11. a3 b6 (11... dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. Nh4 Nf8 (13...
Nb6 14. Ng6 Qc7 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. Bd3 $14 {Barbero,G-Trefny,V/
Boleslav/1994/1|0/32/}) 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. Qxf5 $14 {Solozhenkin,E-Kishnev,S/
Lublin/1993/0,5/62/}) (11... a6 12. b3 dxc4 13. bxc4 e5 14. Nh4 Nf8 15. Nf5
Bxf5 16. Qxf5 $14 {Karpov,An-Illescas Cordoba,M/Wijk aan Zee/1993/1|0/61/}) 12.
e4 (12. b4 $5 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Bb7 14. e4 Bb8 15. Be3 a5 16. Rab1 axb4 17. axb4
$14 {Epishin,V-Atlas,D/Geneva/1993/1|0 69/}) 12... e5 $5 (12... Nxe4 13. Nxe4
dxe4 14. Qxe4 Bb7 15. Bf4 Bxf4 16. Qxf4 $14 {Ljubojevic,L-Illescas Cordoba,M/
Linares/1993/1/2 28/}) 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxd5 (15. Nxe5 Bxe5 (
15... Qxe5 $6 16. f4 Qe7 17. e5 Bc5+ 18. Kh2 $16) 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 (17.
Rxd5 $2 Bb7 18. Rd1 Bxe4) 17... Bd6 $6 (17... Qf6 $5) 18. Bf1 Qe5 19. g3 Bf5
20. Qa4 $16) 15... Nxd5 16. Rxd5 (16. exd5 $4 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Qe1+ $19) 16...
Bb7 17. Rd1 Rac8 18. Qb1 (18. Qa4 Bc6 19. Qd4 Rcd8 $36) 18... Ng6 (18... Nxf3+
$5 19. Bxf3 Qe5 20. g3 Bc5 21. Bf4 Qe6 22. b4 Bf8 23. Kg2 Bxe4 $10) 19. Bd3 Bf4
$1 20. Qa2 (20. Re1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Bxc1 22. Qxc1 Bxe4) 20... Bxe4 21. Bxe4 (21.
Re1 $6 Qb7 22. Bxe4 Rxe4 23. Rxe4 Qxe4 $17) 21... Qxe4 22. Qb3 $1 Re6 $15 23.
g3 (23. Bxf4 Nxf4 24. Kh2 Qc2 25. Qxc2 Rxc2 $36) 23... Ne5 24. Ne1 (24. Nxe5 $6
Bxe5 $22 25. Be3 Bxg3) 24... Bxc1 25. Raxc1 Rce8 26. Qd5 Qf5 (26... Qxd5 27.
Rxd5 $10) 27. Kg2 (27. f4 Qxh3 28. fxe5 Qxg3+ 29. Qg2 Qxe5 $36) 27... Qf6 (
27... g5 $5) 28. b4 h5 29. Nf3 (29. h4 $2 Ng4 30. Nd3 Re2 31. Qf3 Ne3+ $19)
29... Nxf3 30. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 31. Kxf3 Rf6+ 32. Kg2 Re2 33. Rf1 Ra2 34. Rc8+ Kh7
35. Rc3 g5 $15 36. Kg1 (36. g4 $5) 36... Kg6 37. g4 h4 (37... hxg4 38. hxg4 Rf4
39. f3 Rd4 40. Rf2) 38. Kg2 Rf4 39. Rd3 f6 40. Rc3 Kh6 41. Rd3 Kg6 42. Rc3 a5
43. bxa5 bxa5 44. Rd3 Re4 (44... Ra4 45. Rb1 R4xa3 46. Rxa3 Rxa3 47. Rb7 a4 48.
Ra7 Ra1 49. Kf3 a3 50. Kg2 $10) 45. Rb1 Rf4 46. Rf1 Rc2 47. Rb3 a4 48. Re3 Ra2
49. Rd3 Rc2 50. Re3 Kf7 51. Rd3 Ke6 52. Re3+ $6 (52. Re1+ Kf7 53. Rf1) 52...
Kd5 53. Re8 Kc4 54. Rb8 (54. Rc8+ Kb3 55. Rb1+ Ka2 56. Rxc2+ Kxb1 57. Re2 Rc4
58. Re6 Kb2 59. Rxf6 Kxa3 60. Rf5 Kb4 61. Rxg5 a3 62. Rg8 a2 63. Ra8 Kb3 64.
Rxa2 Kxa2 $19) 54... Ra2 55. Rc8+ Kd5 (55... Kb3 $4 56. Rb1+ Kxa3 (56... Rb2
57. Rb8+ $18) 57. Rc3#) 56. Rd8+ Ke6 57. Re8+ Kf7 58. Re3 f5 59. gxf5 Rxf5 60.
Rf3 $1 $10 Kg6 (60... Rxf3 61. Kxf3 Rxa3+ 62. Kg4 Kf6 63. Rc1 $10) 61. Rxf5
Kxf5 62. Rc1 Rxa3 63. Rc5+ Kf6 64. Ra5 Ra1 65. Kf3 a3 66. Kg2 Ke6 67. Rxg5 Rb1
68. Ra5 Ra1 (68... Rb3 69. Ra4 Kd5 70. Rxh4 a2 71. Ra4 Rb2 72. h4) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Match Gligoric-Stahlberg +2-1=9"]
[Site "Split/ Belgrade"]
[Date "1949.05.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Stahlberg, Gideon"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1949.05.20"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Modern Classics 01} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2
Bd6 7. e4 dxe4 (7... e5 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. exd5 O-O 10. Be2 exd4 (10... Re8 11.
Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 e4 $5 (12... Qc7 13. O-O-O (13. Bxf6 $5 Nxf6 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15.
Nxe5 Rxe5 16. O-O-O Bf5 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Rxd3 Rc8 $44) 13... e4 14. Nd2 g5 $1
15. Bg3 Nb6 16. Nf1 Bf4+ 17. Ne3 Qd8 $3 18. d6 Qxd6 19. Kb1 Be6 20. d5 $1 Nfxd5
21. Ncxd5 (21. Nexd5 {Salov-Shirov/Dos Hermanos/1995}) 21... Nxd5 22. Bc4 Nxe3
23. fxe3 Qe7 24. Bxe6 Bxg3 25. Bxf7+ Qxf7 26. hxg3 Rac8 $132) 13. Nxe4 $4 Rxe4
14. Qxe4 Qa5+) 11. Nxd4 Nb6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Be7 14. Qb3 Nbxd5 15. Rd1 Qa5
16. O-O Nxc3 17. bxc3 Bd7 $1 $10 {Mascarinas-Flear,Aosta 1989}) 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9.
Qxe4 Nf6 (9... c5 $5) 10. Qc2 (10. Qe3 $5 O-O 11. Bd2 Re8 12. Ne5 Nd7 13. O-O-O
f6 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 15. c5 Bc7 16. Bc4 $14 {Lematschko,T-Baumann/Basel/1986/1|0/
29/}) 10... c5 (10... O-O 11. Be2 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. O-O h6 14. a3 a5 15. Bd2
Qe7 16. Bc3 Bd7 17. Ne5 Rfd8 18. Bf3 $14 {Daus,P-Mueller,L/Dortmund/1987/0,5/
28/}) 11. dxc5 (11. Bd2 $142 $5 O-O 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. b4 Be7 14. Be2 b6 15. O-O
Bb7 16. Bc3 Be4 17. Qb2 Rc8 18. Rfd1 Qc7 19. Be5 Qb7 20. Rd2 $14 {Stoltz,
G-Kotov,A/Groningen/1946/0,5/41/}) 11... Bxc5 12. Bd3 (12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O b6
14. Bd2 (14. Bg5 $142) 14... Bb7 15. b4 Bd6 $1 (15... Be7 {Stoltz-Kotov (1)})
16. Rac1 (16. Qb2 $142 $1 Ne4 17. Be3) 16... Ne4 17. Rfd1 Qe7 18. a3 a5 $1 19.
Be3 (19. c5 bxc5 20. bxa5 $17 {קa5}) 19... axb4 20. axb4 Bxb4 {[/\ 21...Nc3,
22...Ra2; 22.Rd2/22.Te1 Na2 -+]} 21. Bd3 f5 22. Bxb6 Nc3 $1 23. Rf1 $8 Ra2 24.
Qb3 Ra3 25. Qc2 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Qg5+ 27. Kh1 Qf4 {[/\ 28...Qxf3+ and 28...Bd6]}
28. Rg1 Ra2 $1 29. Qb3 Bd6 30. Kg2 Rf6 {[31.Kf1 Qxc1+] 0-1 O'Kelly de Galway,
A-Lundin,E/Groningen (05) 1946}) 12... Bb4+ (12... h6 $5 13. O-O O-O 14. Bd2 b6
15. b4 Be7 16. Bc3 Bb7 17. Ne5 Qc7 $132) 13. Ke2 (13. Bd2 $5 Bxd2+ 14. Nxd2 O-O
15. O-O b6 16. Ne4 h6 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Be4 Rb8 20. Rfd1 $14)
13... O-O 14. Rd1 Qe7 15. Kf1 (15. a3 Bd6 16. b4 e5 $1) 15... e5 16. Ng5 (16.
Bd2 $1 Bc5 $2 17. Re1 $1 Ng4 18. h3 Nxf2 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. b4 $1 $19) 16... h6
17. Ne4 (17. Nh7 $5 Re8 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Be4 Bc5 $132) 17... Ng4
$1 18. h3 f5 19. Nc3 $6 (19. hxg4 fxe4 20. Bxe4 Bxg4 21. Rd3 Bc5 22. Be3 Qh4
23. Kg1 $13) 19... Qh4 $1 (19... Bxc3 $6 20. bxc3 $6 (20. Qxc3 Nf6 $6 (20... e4
21. hxg4 $6 (21. Be2 $5 Qh4 22. Qg3 Qxg3 23. fxg3 Nf6 24. Bf4 Be6 25. Rd6 Kf7
26. Rad1 $14) 21... exd3 22. Qxd3 fxg4 23. Qg3 h5 $36) 21. b4 e4 22. Bc2 Be6
23. Bf4 Qf7 24. Bd6 Rfc8 25. c5 $14) 20... e4 21. hxg4 exd3 22. Qxd3 fxg4 $15)
20. hxg4 (20. Qe2 e4 21. Bc2 Bc5 $19) 20... e4 21. Kg1 (21. Be2 $4 Qh1#) (21.
Nxe4 fxe4 22. Bxe4 Bxg4 23. f3 Bc5 $40) 21... exd3 22. Qxd3 fxg4 {[%cal Yg4g3]
/\23... g3} 23. g3 (23. Be3 g3 (23... Be6 $5) 24. fxg3 Qxg3 25. Bd4 Qxd3 26.
Rxd3 Be6 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28. cxd5 b6 $15) 23... Qf6 24. Ne4 (24. Be3 Bxc3 (24...
Bf5 $1 25. Qd5+ Rf7 26. Bd4 Qg6 $36) 25. Qxc3 Qxc3 26. bxc3 Be6 27. c5 Rf5 28.
Rd4 Rh5 29. Rad1 Rf8 $36) 24... Qf7 25. Bd2 Be7 26. Bc3 Be6 27. b3 Bf5 28. Nd6
(28. Bd4 Qg6 29. Re1 Bb4 30. Re3 (30. Re2 Rae8 $19) 30... Rae8 $19) (28. Qe3 $4
Bxe4 29. Qxe4 Qxf2+ 30. Kh1 Qxg3 31. Qxe7 Qxc3 $19) 28... Bxd6 29. Qxd6 Be4 30.
Qf4 Bf3 $19 {[%cal Rf7h5] /\31... Dh5} 31. Qxf7+ (31. Rd4 Qh5 $19) 31... Rxf7
32. Rd3 Rf5 33. Re1 (33. Kf1 Rh5 34. Ke1 Re8+ 35. Re3 Rxe3+ 36. fxe3 Rh2 $17)
33... Rh5 34. Rxf3 gxf3 35. Bd4 (35. Re7 Rd8 36. Rxg7+ Kf8 $19) 35... Kf7 36.
Re3 Rf5 37. Kh2 b6 (37... Rd8 $6 38. g4 $1 Rf4 39. Bxa7) 38. Kh3 h5 39. Re4 g6
40. g4 hxg4+ 41. Kxg4 Re8 42. Rf4 Re2 43. a4 Rd2 (43... Rxf4+ 44. Kxf4 Rd2 45.
Ke3 Rd1 46. c5 Rb1 47. Kxf3 (47. cxb6 Rxb3+ 48. Ke4 axb6 $19) 47... Rxb3+ 48.
Ke4 bxc5 49. Bxc5 a6 $19) 44. Re4 Rd1 45. Be5 Rd3 46. b4 Rd2 (46... Ra3 47. c5
Rxa4 48. c6 Rxe5 49. Rxe5 Rxb4+ 50. Kxf3 Rc4 51. Rd5 a5 52. Rd6 a4 53. c7 Rxc7
54. Rxb6 Ra7 $19) 47. Bg3 Rb2 48. b5 Ra2 49. c5 bxc5 50. Bh4 Re2 51. Rc4 Rb2
52. Bg3 Rb4 53. Rf4 Rfxf4+ 54. Bxf4 Rxa4 55. Kxf3 Rb4 56. Bb8 a5 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-14c"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1987.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
e5 $5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Bb8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bd2 Bg4 13. Nbd4 Qe7 (13...
Qd6 14. g3 $14) 14. Bc3 Rc8 15. Qb3 Bd6 16. Rfc1 Nc4 17. Nb5 $6 (17. Be1 $142
$1 $14 {Nogueiras}) 17... Bc5 18. Bd4 Ne4 19. Bxc5 $13 1/2-1/2

[Event "Brno-A"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Stangl, Markus"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1994.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd2 O-O 8. h3
c5 (8... Re8 $13 {/\e6-e5}) (8... a6 9. g4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 $13) 9. cxd5 exd5
10. g4 Re8 11. Bg2 a6 12. a4 Nf8 $1 (12... b6 $2 13. O-O Bb7 $2 {Bischoff,
K-Dreev,A/Brno (03)/1994/1-0/}) 13. dxc5 $6 Bxc5 14. O-O h5 $1 $40 15. gxh5
Nxh5 16. Nb5 Ne6 17. Nbd4 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 Ng5 19. f4 Bxh3 20. Be1 Bxg2 21. Qxg2
Ne4 22. Rf3 Qf6 23. Qh2 Qg6+ 24. Kh1 f5 25. Qh3 Qg4 26. Kh2 Rac8 27. Rd1 Kf7
28. Qg2 Rh8 29. Kg1 Nhf6 30. a5 Rh5 31. b4 Rch8 0-1

[Event "Match/Nation USA-ENG +3-2=3"]
[Site "Cable"]
[Date "1896.03.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pillsbury, Harry Nelson"]
[Black "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1896.03.13"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {1)DWS 1896, S.103. 2)Gillam: Great Britain vs America. Cable Matches
1895-1901. p.4, 23-30} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 c6 6. Bxc4 Nbd7
7. O-O Bd6 8. e4 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Bxf7 Rf8 13.
Bb3 Bxc3 14. Rd1+ Bd7 15. bxc3 Nxe4 16. Ba3 Rf6 17. Rd4 Nxc3 18. Re1 Kc7 19.
Re7 Rd8 20. Rd3 Nd5 21. Rxg7 Rg6 22. Rf7 Kc8 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Rxh7 Bf5 25.
Rc3+ Kb8 26. Rcc7 Ra6 27. Rxb7+ Ka8 28. Rhe7 Rxa3 29. Rb2 d4 30. h4 d3 31. Rd2
Rc3 32. Re1 Rc2 33. Red1 Rxd2 34. Rxd2 Rc8 35. f3 Rc2 36. Rd1 Rxa2 37. h5 Bh7
38. g4 Re2 39. Kf1 Rh2 40. Kg1 Re2 41. Kf1 a6 42. g5 Bf5 43. g6 Bh3+ 44. Kg1 d2
45. g7 Be6 46. Kf1 Rh2 47. Kg1 Rxh5 48. Rxd2 Rg5+ 49. Kf2 Rxg7 50. Rd6 Bc4 51.
Ke3 Kb7 52. Kd4 Bb5 53. f4 Rf7 54. Ke5 Bd7 55. Rd2 a5 56. Rf2 Kb6 57. Kd4 Rf5
58. Kc4 Be6+ 59. Kc3 Kc5 60. Kb2 Kb4 61. Ka1 Bb3 62. Rf3 Rh5 63. Rf1 Rh2 64. f5
Ka3 65. f6 Ra2+ 66. Kb1 Bc2+ 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-14a"]
[Site "Subotica"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Black "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1987.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4
Nxe4 9. Qxe4 c5 10. Bd2 Nf6 11. Qc2 $5 (11. Qh4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 (12. Qxd4 e5 $1
13. Nxe5 Qe7 14. f4 Bc5 $44) 12... Be5 13. Bc3 $2 g5 {Chernin}) (11. Qd3 $5)
11... cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bc5 (12... Bd7 $5 {/\ Qc7 Chernin}) 13. Nb3 Be7 14. Be2 Qc7
15. O-O Bd7 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. Nd4 O-O 18. Bc3 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 a6 $10 20. Nf3 Bc6
21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. b3 Bc5 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1 a5 26. Ne1 Qe5
27. Nd3 Qg5 28. g3 Bd4 29. Qe2 Qf5 30. Qg4+ Qxg4 31. Bxg4 f5 32. Bd1 Be4 33.
Bc2 Kf8 34. Kf1 Ke7 35. Ke2 Kd6 36. f3 Bc6 37. h3 h6 38. g4 fxg4 39. hxg4 f5
40. gxf5 exf5 41. Nf4 Ke5 42. Nd5 Bd7 43. f4+ Kd6 44. a4 h5 45. Kf3 h4 46. Kg2
Ke6 47. Bd1 Bc6 48. Bc2 Be3 49. Kh3 Bf2 50. Bd3 Bg3 51. Bc2 Bd7 52. Kg2 Kd6 53.
Kf3 Bh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Match Eliskases-Spielmann +2-1=7"]
[Site "Semmering"]
[Date "1936.12.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb"]
[Black "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1936.12.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
b5 9. Bd3 b4 10. Na4 Ba6 11. Ne5 Qd5 12. b3 Bxd3 13. Nxd3 Nbd7 14. Bb2 Rac8 15.
Rc1 Rfd8 16. Qe2 Qb5 17. Rfe1 Nd5 {17...c5!} 18. Nac5 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 Qxe2 20.
Rxe2 e5 21. g3 Bxc5 22. Rxc5 e4 23. Rec2 Rd6 24. Bc1 f5 25. h4 $2 (25. Bd2 $1
g5 26. R2c4 $16) 25... h6 26. h5 Kf7 27. Bd2 Kf6 28. R2c4 Kg5 29. Bxb4 Kxh5 30.
Ra5 Rd7 31. Bc5 Rcc7 32. Ra6 g5 33. Rca4 f4 34. gxf4 gxf4 35. exf4 Nxf4 36.
Rxa7 Rxa7 37. Rxa7 Rd5 38. Rc7 Rg5+ 39. Kf1 Kg4 40. Bd6 Nd3 41. Re7 Rd5 42. Bc5
Nxc5 43. dxc5 Kf3 44. Rf7+ Kg4 45. b4 Rd2 46. Rf6 Rxa2 47. Rxh6 Rb2 48. Rxc6
Rxb4 49. Rc8 Rc4 50. c6 Kf3 51. Ke1 e3 52. Rf8+ (52. fxe3 Kxe3 53. Kd1 Kd4 54.
c7 Kc3 55. Ke2 Kc2 56. Ke3 Kc1 57. Kd3 Rc2 $10) 52... Ke4 53. Re8+ Kf5 54. Rc8
exf2+ 55. Kxf2 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch22 Final"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1955.03.01"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Black "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1955.02.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bb4 $5 7. O-O (7. a3
$5) 7... O-O 8. Qc2 Bd6 $2 (8... dxc4 $142 9. Bxc4 Bd6 {/\ e5 Petrosian}) 9. b3
$1 dxc4 (9... e5 $6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nb5 $1 $16) 10. bxc4 e5 11. Bb2 Re8 12.
Ne4 $1 $16 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 h6 (13... g6 $142 14. Rad1 Qe7 15. Rfe1 f5 16. dxe5
Bb4 $13 {Petrosian}) (13... g6 $2 14. Bd3 $1 Qe7 15. c5 Bc7 16. Bc4 $1 {
Novotelnov}) 14. Rad1 exd4 15. Bh7+ $1 (15. Rxd4 Nf6 $1) 15... Kh8 16. Rxd4 Bc5
(16... Be7 17. Ne5 Rf8 18. Nxd7 Bxd7 19. Rfd1 $18) (16... Qe7 17. Rfd1 Bc7 18.
Re4 Qd8 19. Rg4 f6 20. Bf5 Qe7 21. Nh4 $18) (16... Nf6 17. c5 Nxh7 18. Rxd6 {
/\ Rxh6+/- Novotelnov}) (16... Bc7 17. Rfd1 Qe7 18. Re4 Qf8 19. Rh4 $16) (16...
Be7 {Petrosian}) 17. Rf4 Qe7 (17... Rf8 18. Rd1 $1) 18. Re4 $1 Qf8 19. Rh4 $1 {
(/\ Rxh6)} f6 (19... Nf6 20. Rxh6 $1 $18) 20. Bg6 Re7 21. Rh5 $1 {(/\ Nh4)} Bd6
22. Rd1 Be5 23. Ba3 c5 24. Nh4 $1 {[24...Qd8 25.Be4 Kg8 26.Bd5+ +-; 24...Qg8
25.Bh7! Qxh7 26.Ng6+ +-]} 1-0

[Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"]
[Site "Netherlands"]
[Date "1935.10.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Euwe, Max"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1935.10.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. c5 Nbd7 7. b4 a5 $6 8. b5
Ne4 $2 (8... e5 $142) 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Nd2 f5 11. f3 Qh4+ $2 (11... exf3 12.
Qxf3 $16) 12. g3 Qh6 13. Qe2 Be7 (13... e5 14. fxe4 exd4 15. exd4 f4 16. Nf3
$16 {Euwe}) 14. Bg2 (14. fxe4 $6 fxe4 15. Nxe4 {Euwe}) 14... O-O 15. O-O Nf6
16. Nc4 (16. fxe4 Ng4) 16... Bd8 $6 {[%csl Rd6] ><d6} 17. fxe4 fxe4 (17... Ng4
18. h3) 18. Nd6 $6 (18. b6 {[%cal Yc4e5] or 18. a4 /\19.Ne5+/- Euwe}) 18... Qg6
{[%cal Yd8c7,Rc7h2] /\Bc7->g3,h2} 19. b6 Be7 20. Nc4 {[%cal Yc4e5] /\25.Ne5}
Qg5 21. Bd2 (21. Ne5 $2 Bxc5 $1) 21... e5 $1 (21... a4 22. Ne5 Bxc5 $2 23. h4
Qxg3 (23... Qh5 24. Qxh5 Nxh5 25. dxc5 $18) 24. Be1 $18 {Euwe}) 22. Nxe5 Be6 (
22... Bxc5 $4 23. Qc4+) 23. Rf4 Qh6 24. a3 g5 $1 25. Rf2 Qg7 26. Raf1 h5 27.
Kh1 Qh7 28. Bc3 $14 h4 $2 $18 29. gxh4 Qxh4 (29... gxh4 30. Rg1 $18) 30. Ng6
Qh7 31. Nxf8 Rxf8 32. d5 $1 Nxd5 33. Rxf8+ Bxf8 34. Bd4 Be7 35. Qf2 {[%cal
Rf2g3] /\36.Qg3->+-} Qh4 36. Qxh4 gxh4 37. Bxe4 Bd8 38. Bf5 Bxf5 39. Rxf5 Ne7
40. Rf6 Nc8 41. Rxc6 $1 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament Montpellier"]
[Site "Montpellier"]
[Date "1985.10.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1985.10.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
e5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. O-O $2 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Qh4 14.
h3 $2 (14. g3 $15) 14... Bxh3 $19 15. Rd1 Bh2+ 16. Kf1 Qf6 17. Bxd5 Bf5 18. e4
Bg4 19. Ba3 Qa6+ 0-1

[Event "Brno-A"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "1994.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd2 O-O 8. h3
$5 c5 (8... Re8 {/\e6-e5} 9. g4 e5 10. g5 $2 exd4 $1) (8... a6 9. g4 dxc4 10.
Bxc4 b5 $13) 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g4 Re8 11. Bg2 a6 12. a4 b6 $2 (12... Nf8 $142 {
Stangl,M-Dreev,A/Brno/1994/}) 13. O-O Bb7 $2 {The Bishop is misplaced here.}
14. Rfd1 $16 Rc8 15. Be1 c4 16. b3 Bb8 17. Nd2 Qc7 18. Nf1 Nf8 19. f3 Qd8 20.
b4 Bd6 21. Rab1 h6 22. Bf2 Ng6 23. Re1 Nd7 24. f4 Nf6 25. Ng3 Nh4 26. Bh1 Bf8
27. Kh2 Rc7 28. b5 a5 29. Rg1 Bb4 30. Rbf1 Rce7 31. Nge2 Ng6 32. Qc1 Bd6 33.
Bf3 Bb8 34. Kg2 Bc8 35. Rh1 Bc7 36. Rfg1 Ne4 37. Bxe4 dxe4 38. f5 Nf8 39. Bh4
f6 40. Bg3 Nh7 41. Bxc7 Rxc7 42. h4 h5 43. Ng3 hxg4 44. Qd1 Qd6 45. Qxg4 Kh8
46. Qh5 Rd8 47. Nge2 Qd7 48. Rf1 Kg8 49. Rf4 Nf8 50. Kf2 Bb7 51. Rg1 Qe8 52.
Qh6 Nh7 53. Qg6 Qe7 54. Qg3 Qd7 55. Ke1 Re8 56. Rg4 Re7 57. Qf4 Rf7 58. R4g2
Qe7 59. Kf2 Qf8 60. Rg6 Kh8 61. Qg4 Rfd7 62. Nf4 Qa3 63. Nce2 Bd5 64. Nxd5 Rxd5
65. Rxg7 Rxf5+ 66. Qxf5 Rxg7 67. Qc8+ Qf8 68. Qxf8+ Nxf8 69. Rxg7 Kxg7 70. Ng3
Ng6 71. Nf5+ Kf8 72. h5 Nh8 73. Ke2 Nf7 74. Kd2 Ke8 75. Kc3 Kd7 76. d5 1-0

[Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"]
[Site "Netherlands"]
[Date "1935.10.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Euwe, Max"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "1935.10.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 a6 (5... Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4
b5 8. Bd3 c5 9. e4) 6. c5 (6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Bd6 {/\ e5=}
10. e4 dxc4 11. bxc4 e5 12. c5 {N} Be7 (12... Bc7 13. Na4 exd4 14. h3 Re8 15.
Re1 Nf8 $5 {N} 16. Rb1 {Kasparov-Gelfand/Linares/1991} (16. e5 {Kasparov,G} Nd5
17. Bg5 $14) 16... Ne6 17. Qc2 Nd7 18. e5 h6 19. Rb4 $1 Qe7 20. Rc4 $14 {
Bagirov,V}) 13. Qc2 exd4 14. Na4 {()} Qc7 15. h3 $44) 6... b6 7. cxb6 Nbd7 8.
Na4 Nxb6 9. Bd2 Nxa4 10. Qxa4 Qb6 $5 (10... Bd7 11. Ne5) 11. Rc1 (11. Ba5 Qxb2
12. Qxc6+ Nd7 $40) 11... Bd7 12. Ne5 Qxb2 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Bd3 (14. Qxc6 Bb4
15. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 16. Kd1 Ke7 17. Bd3 Rab8 $10) (14. Rxc6 Ba3 15. Rc7 Qb1+ 16. Ke2
Qb5+ $10 {Euwe}) 14... Rb8 15. Ke2 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rc6][%cal Rc1b1] ><c6,a6,/
\Rb1} Rb6 16. Rb1 (16. Rxc6 Rxc6 17. Rb1 $1 Qa3 (17... Qxb1 18. Bxb1 $16) 18.
Qxc6 $16 {Alekhine}) 16... Qa3 17. Qxa3 Bxa3 18. Rxb6 Nxb6 19. Rb1 Nd7 20. Bxa6
$16 {o^,^^} Ke7 21. Rb3 (21. Bb7 Rb8 22. Rb3 Kd6 $10) 21... Bd6 22. Bb7 c5 23.
a4 Bb8 24. Rb5 (24. Bc6 $143 Rc8 25. Bxd7 Kxd7 26. Rb7+ (26. dxc5 Ba7 27. Rb7+
Rc7 28. Rxc7+ Kxc7 29. Bb4 Kc6 30. Kd3 Bxc5 31. Bxc5 Kxc5 32. Kc3 Kb6 33. Kb4
Ka6 $14) 26... Bc7 27. dxc5 Kc6) 24... Ba7 25. dxc5 (25. a5 cxd4 26. exd4 Bxd4
$2 27. a6 Rb8 28. Be3 $18 {Euwe}) 25... Nxc5 (25... Bxc5 26. a5 {[%cal Ya5a6,
Rb5c5,Rd2b4] /\27.a6, 28.Rc5, 29.Bb4}) 26. Bb4 Kd6 27. a5 Kc7 28. Bxc5 (28. a6
Nd7 29. Bxd5 $2 exd5 30. Rb7+ Kc6 31. Rxa7 {insufficient! Euwe}) 28... Bxc5 29.
Bxd5 Kd6 (29... exd5 30. Rxc5+ Kd6 31. Rc3 $18) 30. Bb7 Ba7 31. a6 Rd8 32. Rb2
Rd7 33. Rd2+ Ke7 34. Rc2 Rd6 35. Rc7+ Rd7 36. Rc2 {[%cal Rb7c8] /\37.Bc8} Rd6
37. f4 {[%cal Ye3e5] /\e4-e5} f5 38. Rc8 Rd8 39. Rc7+ Rd7 40. Rc3 Rd6 41. Rc7+
{The sealed move} Rd7 42. Rc3 Rd6 43. h4 g6 $8 (43... Rd7 44. Bc8 $18 {Euwe}) (
43... Rd8 44. Bc8 {[%cal Rc3c7] /\Rc7} Kd6 (44... Bb6 $145 $5) 45. Rd3+ $18 Ke7
46. Rxd8 Kxd8 47. Bxe6) (43... Bb6 44. Rc8 Rd8 45. Rc6 Rd6 (45... Ba7 46. Bc8
$18) 46. Rxb6 Rxb6 47. a7 $18 {Euwe}) (43... Kd8 44. Rc8+ Ke7 45. Bc6 (45. Ra8
$18) 45... Bb6 46. Bb5 Rd5 47. Rb8 Rxb5 48. a7 $18 {Euwe}) 44. Rc2 h5 45. Rc3 (
45. Rc8 $1 Rd8 46. Rxd8 Kxd8 47. e4 Ke7 48. exf5 exf5 $18 {[%csl Rf5,Rg6,Rh5]
[%cal Re2b7] /\Kb7 Euwe} 49. Bd5 $145 Kd6 50. Bf7 Kc6 51. Bxg6 Kb6 52. Bxh5 Bb8
53. Kf3 Kxa6 54. Bg6 Kb5 55. Bxf5) 45... Rb6 46. Rc7+ Kd6 (46... Kf6 47. Bc8
$18 {Euwe}) 47. Rg7 Rb2+ 48. Kd3 Ra2 49. Rxg6 Ra3+ 50. Kc4 Bxe3 51. Bd5 $1 Bxf4
(51... Ra4+ 52. Kb5 Rxa6 53. Rxe6+ (53. Kxa6 Kxd5 $16) 53... Kxd5 54. Re5+ $18
{Euwe}) 52. Rxe6+ Kc7 53. Rc6+ Kb8 54. Rg6 (54. Rb6+ Ka7 55. Kb5 Ra5+ $1 56.
Kxa5 Bc7 $10) 54... Bc7 55. Bb7 Ka7 (55... Ra5 56. Kb4 $1 (56. Rg5 f4) 56...
Re5 (56... f4 57. Rg8+ Ka7 58. Rg7 Bd8 59. Rd7 Bb6 60. Bf3+ $18) 57. Bf3 f4 58.
Rg8+ Ka7 59. Rg7 Kb6 60. Rxc7 $18 {Euwe}) (55... Ra4+ $2 56. Kb5 Rxh4 $2 57.
Rg8+ $18 {Euwe}) 56. Rg5 Bd8 (56... Ra4+ 57. Kb5 Rxh4 58. Rg8 Bb8 59. Bf3 $18 {
Euwe}) 57. Rxh5 Bxh4 58. Rxf5 (58. Rxh4 $4 Ra4+) 58... Kb6 59. Rb5+ Kc7 60. Rb3
Ra5 61. Kd4 Bf2+ 62. Ke4 Kd6 63. Rd3+ Ke6 64. Bc8+ Ke7 65. Rd5 Ra4+ 66. Kf5 Bg3
67. Rd7+ Kf8 (67... Ke8 $142) 68. a7 Bf2 69. Ba6 $1 (69. Ba6 Rxa6 70. Rd8+ Ke7
71. a8=Q Rxa8 72. Rxa8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Staunton Memorial"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1946.08.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Black "Kotov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 (7. e4 $5)
7... Qe7 8. Bd3 e5 (8... dxc4 9. bxc4 e5 {Guimard-Kotov (7)}) 9. cxd5 cxd5 10.
dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Nb5 (13. O-O Bxh2+ 14. Kxh2 Ng4+ 15.
Kg3 h5 $1 $19) 13... Bd7 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15. Nd4 Rac8 16. Qd2 Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4
18. O-O Qg5 {>=} (18... Rc5 {/\ Rd5}) 19. Rac1 Bh3 20. f4 $1 exf3 21. Nxf3 Qg6
$1 (21... Qg4 $2 22. Kh1 $18) 22. Ne5 Qg5 23. Nf3 Qg6 24. Ne5 Qg5 $1 $8 (24...
Qe6 {or 24...Qh5} 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Nxf7 $16) 25. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Be2 Bd6 7. b3 b6 8. Bb2
Bb7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Rc8 (10... c5) 11. Rad1 Qe7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4
14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qc2 c5 16. d5 exd5 17. cxd5 Ne4 18. Rfe1 f5 $10 19. Bd3 Rce8
20. g3 Qf7 21. Re3 Qh5 22. Be2 Qh3 23. Bc1 Re7 24. Bf1 Qh5 25. Be2 Qh3 26. Bf1
Qh5 27. a4 Kh8 28. Be2 Qh3 29. Bf1 Qg4 30. Be2 Qh3 31. Bf1 Qg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Match Euwe-Spielmann +2-0=2"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1932.03.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Black "Euwe, Max"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1932.03.07"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {DSB 1932, S.309 [Brinckmann]} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3
Nbd7 6. Ne5 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. f4 c5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. O-O Nf6 12.
Bd2 cxd4 13. exd4 Ne4 14. Be3 Qb6 15. f5 Qxb2 16. Qf3 Bg5 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qg3
Bxe3+ 19. Qxe3 Bxf5 20. Rfb1 Qc2 21. Rxb7 Rab8 22. Rc1 Qxa2 23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24.
Nc6 Re8 25. h3 h6 26. Rc5 Qb1+ 27. Kf2 Bd7 28. d5 f5 29. Rc1 Qa2+ 30. Kg1 Qxd5
0-1

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.09.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]
[WhiteClock "2:00:00"]
[BlackClock "2:00:00"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:03]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Bd6
{[%emt 0:00:09]} 5. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:40] Bacrot: I don't know why I played so
fast 5.Be2.} (5. Nc3) (5. Bd3) 5... Nf6 {[%emt 0:04:03]} 6. b3 {[%emt 0:01:35]}
O-O {[%emt 0:02:58]} 7. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} b6 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 8. Nc3 {
[%emt 0:01:32]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 9. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:
43]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:00:11]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 11. e4 {[%emt 0:04:18]} (11.
Rad1) 11... Nxe4 {[%emt 0:13:18]} 12. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:52]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:
08]} 13. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} (13... f5 14. Qh4 Qxh4 15.
Nxh4 Be7 16. Nf3 c5 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Rfd8 19. Rad1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. f4 Bh4 23. g3 Be7 24. Bd3 Kf7 25. Kf2 h5 26. h4 g6 27. Bc3 Ke8
28. a4 a5 29. Be2 Kd7 30. Bf3 {1/2-1/2 (30) Miroshnichenko,E (2624)-Petrosian,
T (2643) Dubai 2012}) (13... Rfe8) 14. Qh4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ba3 {[%emt 0:14:30]
} 15. Bc3 {[%emt 0:21:58]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} (15... c5 16. Rad1 Rfd8 $11)
16. Bb2 {[%emt 0:03:39]} Ba3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 17. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bb4 {
[%emt 0:00:31]} 18. Bb2 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Mondariz"]
[Date "2002.11.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[Annotator "Cifuentes Parada,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2002.11.30"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.01.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.01.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 $5 6. Qc2 (6. Bd2 $5 c5 7. cxd5
exd5 8. Be2 (8. Bd3 {Sokolov,I}) 8... Nc6 9. O-O Be6 $5 {/\Rc8} 10. Rc1 Rc8 11.
dxc5 Bxc5 12. Na4 Ba7 13. Nc5 $5 (13. Qb3 $6 Qe7 14. Nb6 Rb8 15. Ng5 O-O 16.
Rfd1 h6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 $15 18. Be1 Ne4 19. Bd3 Nd6 20. Bb1 Ne5 21. Nxd5 exd5 22.
Rxd5 Kh8 23. Rcd1 Ndf7 24. Qc2 g6 25. Bc3 Kg8 26. Qe4 Rbe8 27. f4 Ng5 28. fxg5
Bxe3+ 29. Kh1 Qf7 30. h3 Qf1+ 31. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 32. Kh2 Bg1+ 33. Kg3 Bf2+ 34. Kh2
Bg1+ 35. Kg3 Bf2+ 36. Kh2 Bg1+ {1/2-1/2 Bischoff,K-Gurevich,M/Bundesliga 2002 
(36)}) 13... Bxc5 (13... Qe7 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Ne5 O-O 16. Nxc6 Rxc6 17. Rxc6
bxc6 18. Bxa6 Ne4 19. Bd3 $14) 14. Rxc5 O-O (14... Ne4 15. Rc1 O-O 16. a3 (16.
Bc3 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 d4 18. exd4 Bxa2 19. b3 Nxd4 20. Rxc8 Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3 Qxc8)
16... d4 17. exd4 Nxd4 18. Rxc8 Bxc8 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Bb4 Qxd1 21. Rxd1 Re8
22. f3 Nf6 23. Kf2 Be6 $14) 15. a3 $1 (15. Rc1 d4 16. exd4 Bxa2 17. b3 Nxd4)
15... d4 16. Qc2 Nd7 17. Ng5 g6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Rc4 Nde5 20. Qe4 $1 Qd5 (
20... Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Kg7 22. Bxe6 Rc7 23. exd4 $44) 21. Qxd5 exd5 22. Rc5 d3 23.
Bd1 Ne7 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Bc3 Nc4 26. Bg4 Rc6 27. Rd1 $14) (6. b3 c5 $5 7. Bb2
cxd4 8. exd4 b6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 $13 {Lautier,J-Gurevich,M/Wijk aan Zee
2002}) 6... c5 (6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 (7... b5 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O c5) 8. O-O b5
9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Bb7 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Ne5 Qc8 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Nxb5 $1 O-O
15. Nd4 Bd5 16. Nb3 Rb8 17. Bd2 Rb6 18. Nxc5 Nxc5 19. f3 {1-0 Galliamowa-
Erneste /Manila ol(w) 1992}) (6... Nbd7 7. b3 Bd6 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O e5 10. cxd5
cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bb2 Be6 13. Rac1 $14) 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 O-O (8... Nc6
$6 9. b4 Ba7 10. Bb2 dxc4 (10... O-O $6 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5
14. Rxd5 h6 15. Qc3 $18 {Alterman,B-Kutirov,R/Struga 1995}) 11. Bxc4 O-O 12.
Rd1 $1 Qe7 13. Ne4 $1 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 f6 15. h4 $1 $40 Qf7 16. g4 Bb8 17. Bd3 f5
18. gxf5 exf5 19. Qc4 b5 20. Qxc6 Bb7 21. Qc3 Bxf3 22. Rg1 Ra7 23. Bxf5 $1 Rc7
24. Rxg7+ Qxg7 25. Be6+ Kh8 26. Qxg7+ Rxg7 27. Rd7 $1 Bh2 28. Bxg7# {1-0
Georgiev,K-Hodgson,J/Cacak 1996 (28)}) (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 (10. Nxb5
$2 axb5 11. Bxb5+ Bd7 $1) 10... Nbd7 11. b4 $1 (11. O-O Bb7 12. e4 Qc7 $1 13.
Bg5 Ne5 14. Rac1 $2 Nfg4 $1 $19 {Rustemov,A-Vera,R/Spain (tt) 2002}) 11... Be7
12. Bb2 Bb7 13. e4 Rc8 14. O-O Nb6 15. Rfd1 Qc7 16. Rac1 Nc4 $6 (16... O-O $2
17. e5 $1 Bxf3 18. exf6 Bxd1 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. fxg7+ Kxg7 21. Nxb5+ Bf6 22.
Bxf6+ Kxf6 23. Qxc7 Rxc7 24. Nxc7 $18) 17. Bxc4 $1 Qxc4 (17... bxc4 18. Qa4+)
18. Qb1 O-O 19. Nd5 $16) 9. b4 Be7 10. Bb2 (10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bb2 Be6 $1 12.
Rd1 (12. Bd3 Nc6 13. O-O Rc8) 12... Nbd7 13. Be2 a5 $1 14. b5 Rc8 $13) 10...
dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nbd7 12. O-O b5 13. Ba2 Bb7 14. Rfd1 Bxf3 $1 $11 15. gxf3 Rc8 16.
Qe2 Qc7 17. Rac1 Qb8 18. f4 $1 (18. Ne4 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Nxe4 20. fxe4 Bf6) (18.
Nb1 {/\Nd2-b3-d4} Bd6 $1 19. f4 e5 $11) 18... Nb6 19. Nb1 Nfd7 20. Nd2 Na4 21.
Nb3 (21. Ba1 $2 Bf6) 21... Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. Bd4 Rxc1+ (23... Bf6) 24. Nxc1
Qc8 25. Nd3 Bf6 26. Bxf6 (26. Ne5 $5 Bxe5 27. fxe5 (27. Bxe5 Nxe5 28. fxe5 Qc1+
29. Kg2 Qxa3 30. Qd2 g6 31. Qd8+ $11) 27... Qc1+ 28. Kg2 Qxa3 29. Qd2 h6 $13)
26... Nxf6 27. Bb3 (27. f5 exf5 28. Ne5 Qc3) 27... Nb6 28. Nc5 Nbd7 29. Nxd7
Qxd7 30. Qd1 Qe7 31. Qf3 g6 $1 32. Qc6 (32. Qa8+ Kg7 33. Qxa6 $2 Qd7 34. Bc2
Qd2 35. Qc6 Ng4 36. Qf3 Qxc2 37. Qxg4 Qc1+ 38. Kg2 Qxa3 39. f5 Qa8+ 40. Kg1
exf5 $15) 32... Kg7 33. Kg2 (33. Bd1 e5 $1 $132) 33... Qd8 34. Qc3 Kg8 35. f3
Nd7 36. Bc2 Nf6 37. Bb3 Nh5 38. a4 bxa4 39. Bxa4 Nf6 40. Bc6 Nh5 41. Bb7 Qb6
42. Qc8+ Kg7 43. Qc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT Honor Gp1 49th"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2005.08.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Black "Perez Candelario, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[Annotator "Cifuentes Parada,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.08.24"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. O-O Rc8 $6 ({Preferible es} 10... Qe7) 11. e4 $1 {La
continuación más precisa del blanco.} ({Contra la natural} 11. Rad1 {el negro
tiene la posibilidad de jugar inmediatamente} c5 $1 {y no es fácil para el
blanco obtener ventaja, por ejemplo:} 12. cxd5 exd5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Nh4 g6
15. Nf3 Qe7 16. Rfe1 a6 17. h3 Rfd8 18. Bf1 Bb8 19. Ne2 Ne4 20. Nf4 Ndf6 21. g3
d4 22. Bg2 Qf8 23. Qc1 Re8 24. Qa1 Bxf4 25. exf4 a5 26. a3 Bd5 27. b4 axb4 28.
axb4 Bb3 29. Rc1 Nd5 30. bxc5 Ra8 31. Qb1 Nec3 32. Bxc3 Ba2 33. Qd3 dxc3 34.
Ne5 Qxc5 35. Bxd5 Bxd5 36. Rxc3 Qa5 37. Rec1 Be6 38. Ng4 Bxg4 39. hxg4 Rad8 40.
Qf3 Qd5 41. Kg2 Qxf3+ 42. Kxf3 h6 43. Rc6 Kg7 44. R1c3 Rd5 45. Re3 Red8 46.
Rcc3 R8d7 47. Kg2 Ra7 48. Re5 Rad7 49. Rce3 R5d6 50. f5 g5 51. Ra5 Kf6 52. Rea3
Kg7 53. Ra1 Rd4 54. Kh3 Rd2 55. Kg2 R2d4 56. R5a4 Rxa4 57. Rxa4 Rd3 58. Ra6 Rb3
{1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V (2780)-Kasparov,G (2815)/Moscow 1998/CBM 067 ext}) 11...
dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Rc7 $6 {Aunque la idea es clara, efectuar el
avance c7-c5, la ubicación de la torre en c7 no deja de ser sospechosa.} ({
Quizás el negro deba intentar} 13... Re8 $5 14. Rad1 (14. Ne5 Nf6 15. Qh4 c5
16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 cxd4 18. Bxd4 e5 $11 19. Bb2 h6 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. Rfe1 Re6
22. Nd2 Be7 23. Qg3 Re8 24. Qf3 Bb4 25. a3 e4 26. Qh3 Bc5 27. Nf1 a5 28. Ne3
Qf4 29. Qg3 Nh5 30. Qh3 Qg5 31. Rd5 Nf4 32. Qxe6 Rxe6 33. Rxg5 hxg5 $15 34. a4
Nd3 35. Re2 Bxe3 36. fxe3 Nc5 37. Bd4 Nxb3 38. Rb2 Nxd4 39. exd4 e3 40. Kf1 Re4
41. c5 bxc5 42. dxc5 Rc4 43. Rb5 f5 44. c6 f4 45. Rxa5 g4 46. Rf5 g6 47. Re5
Rxc6 48. g3 Rc1+ 49. Ke2 f3+ {0-1 Vidarte Morales,A (2350)-Cifuentes Parada,R 
(2490)/Olot 1994/EXT 97}) 14... Qe7 (14... Bb8 $6 15. c5 $1) 15. Bd3 f5 16. Qe3
c5 17. d5 exd5 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 19. cxd5 g6 20. Rfe1 Rce8 $2 (20... Rxe1+ $142 21.
Rxe1 Bxd5 22. Rd1 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Be5 24. Bc4+ Kh8 25. Rxd7 Bxb2 26. Rxa7 Rd8 $11
) 21. Re6 $1 Rxe6 22. dxe6 Nf8 23. e7 $1 {1-0 Neverov,V-Trabert,B/Cannes 2002/
EXT 2003}) (13... Nf6 14. Qc2 {/\Pc4-c5} c5 15. dxc5 bxc5 (15... Bxc5 16. Ng5
Bd4 17. Rad1 e5 18. Bf3 $1) 16. Ng5 $1 e5 (16... g6 $2 17. Rad1 Ne8 18. Qc3 e5
19. f4 $16) 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Bd3 h6 19. Ne4 $16 {xBd6,d5} Ne8 20. Rfe1 Bc7 21.
Ng3 Rd8 22. Be4 (22. f4 $1) 22... Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Nf6 24. Qe2 Ba5 25. Rxd8 Rxd8
26. Qxe5 Qxe5 27. Rxe5 Ng4 28. Re2 Rd1+ 29. Nf1 Nxh2 30. Kxh2 Rxf1 31. g3 Kf8
32. Kg2 Rd1 33. Kf3 f6 34. Ba3 Bb6 35. b4 Rd3+ 36. Re3 Rxe3+ 37. fxe3 cxb4 38.
Bxb4+ Kf7 39. g4 g6 40. e4 Ke6 41. Bc3 a6 42. Bd2 h5 43. gxh5 gxh5 44. Bf4 Ba5
45. Kg3 Be1+ 46. Kf3 Bb4 47. Bg3 Bc5 48. Kf4 Bd4 49. Kf3 Kd7 50. Be1 Kd6 51.
Bb4+ Ke5 52. c5 f5 53. exf5 Kxf5 54. c6 Be5 55. Ba5 Ke6 56. Bd8 Kd6 57. Ke4 Bh2
58. Kf5 Kxc6 59. Kg5 Bd6 60. Kxh5 Kb5 61. Kg4 Ka4 62. Kf5 Ka3 63. Ke4 Kxa2 {
1/2-1/2 Fuchs,R-Zinn,L/Gera 1962/EXT 2000}) 14. Bd3 Nf6 15. Qh4 h6 {
Naturalmente, no se podía jugar 15..,c5 debido a la amenaza en h7. La lucha
posterior se concentrará por el lado negro en efectuar las movidas liberadoras
c5 o bien e5. Y por parte del blanco, neutralizarlas mediante un fuerte
centralización de piezas para posteriormente pasar a la ofensiva en el flanco
rey. A esto hay que agregar la inconveniente ubicación de la dama negra, que
no tiene ubicación estable.} 16. Rad1 Qe7 (16... Rd7 $2 17. Ne5 $1) 17. Rfe1
Re8 18. Bc2 $14 Nd7 (18... c5 19. d5) 19. Qe4 (19. Qh3 $5) 19... Nf8 $6 ({
Había que jugar} 19... Nf6) 20. Qg4 $1 (20. c5 $5 bxc5 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. Qg4 f6
$8 23. b4 (23. Nd4 Qf7 $13) (23. Nh4 Bxf2+ $1 24. Kxf2 Qc5+) 23... Bxb4 (23...
Bb6 24. Nh4) (23... Bd6 24. Nh4) 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 (24... Qc5 25. Re2 Ba6 26. Bd4)
25. Qxb4 c5 26. Qa5 Bxf3 27. Qxc7 Qg5 28. g3 Bxd1 29. Rxd1 Qe7 30. Qc6 $44)
20... f6 21. h4 {Con idea de continuar Ph5 seguido por Nh4-g6.} (21. Re3 Qf7
22. Rde1 c5 23. d5 Bc8 24. dxe6 Rxe6 25. Bf5 Rxe3 26. Rxe3 Bxf5 27. Qxf5 $11)
21... Qf7 22. h5 c5 23. d5 $6 {Una decisión precipitada.} ({Mejor era} 23. dxc5
$1 Bxc5 24. Nh4 $1 Rcc8 ({Inferior es} 24... Rd7 $6 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26. Bxf6 Qf7
27. Bd4 Bxd4 28. Qxd4 Qxh5 29. Be4 $16) 25. Ng6 Rcd8 26. Nxf8 $1 (26. Rxd8 Rxd8
27. Nxf8 Rd2 $1 (27... Kxf8 $2 28. Bg6 Qd7 29. Qxe6 Qxe6 30. Rxe6 Rd1+ 31. Kh2
Bd6+ 32. Rxd6 Rxd6 33. Ba3 Ke7 34. Bf5 $18) 28. Bg6 Qxf8 29. Qxe6+ Kh8 30. Re2
Rd1+ 31. Re1 Rd2 $11) 26... Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Rxf8 28. Bc1 Kh8 29. Qg6 $1 Qxg6 30.
Bxg6 Bc6 31. Be3 $1 $16) 23... exd5 24. Rxe8 Qxe8 25. cxd5 Re7 (25... Bc8 $142
26. Bf5 Bxf5 27. Qxf5 Re7 $132 28. Bc3 Re2 29. Bd2 Qe4 30. Qxe4 Rxe4 31. Kf1
Kf7 32. g3 Nd7 33. Bc1 $11) 26. Bf5 $1 Qf7 27. Bc1 ({Contra} 27. Nh4 $6 {
el negro logra defenderse de forma sorprendente tras} Bxd5 28. Ng6 Re8 29. Nxf8
{y ahora} Qe7 $3 {/\Qe1 mate} (29... Rxf8 30. Rxd5 $1) (29... Bxf8 30. Bg6 $18)
(29... Kxf8 30. Bg6 Qe6 31. Qxe6 Rxe6 32. Bc3 $1 Bc6 33. Bf5 $18) 30. Bc3 Kxf8
$15) 27... Kh8 28. Nh4 Bxd5 ({Si} 28... Qxd5 $2 29. Be3 $1 Qe5 (29... Qc6 30.
Bf4 Bxf4 31. Ng6+ $18) 30. Bf4 $3 Qxf4 31. Qxf4 Bxf4 32. Ng6+ $1 $18) 29. Bg6
Qe6 $2 $138 (29... Qg8 $8 30. Bd3 (30. Nf5 Re4 $1 31. f4 Be5 $1) 30... Bc7 31.
Nf5 Re8 32. Be3 $44) 30. Qxe6 Rxe6 31. Bf7 $1 $18 Bc7 (31... Re4 32. Ng6+ Nxg6
33. Bxd5 $18) 32. Ng6+ Nxg6 33. hxg6 c4 34. Bxe6 Bxe6 35. Re1 Be5 36. f4 Bd4+
37. Kh2 Bg8 38. bxc4 b5 39. cxb5 Bxa2 40. Re8+ Bg8 41. Be3 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Black "Kveinys, Aloyzas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Cifuentes Parada,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "Lithuania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LTU"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Nbd7 5. Nc3 a6 6. c5 $1 c6 7. b4 (7. Bd3)
7... g6 8. Bb2 Bg7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 $6 (10... Qc7 $142 11. Na4 $1 Ne4 12.
Ne1 {/\Nd3-Pf3} e5 13. f3 (13. dxe5 {Bologan,V-Grischuk,A/Poikovsky 2004})
13... Ng5 $5 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. Nc2 Qe7 17. Re1 f5 18. Bf1 Re8 19.
Qd2 h5 20. Nd4 h4 21. Qf2 Ne5 22. Nc3 a5 $1 23. b5 $1 (23. a3 axb4 24. axb4
Rxa1 25. Rxa1 h3 $1 26. gxh3 (26. Qg3 Nexf3+ 27. gxf3 Qxe3+ 28. Kh1 Qxd4 29.
Qxg5 Qxc3 30. Qxg6+ Kf8 31. Qh6+ Qg7) 26... Nd3 27. Qd2 Nxb4 28. Nd1 Qxc5 29.
Qg2 Qe7 30. h4 Nh7 31. Qxg6+ Kh8 32. Qh6 f4 33. Qxf4 c5 34. Nb3 Rf8 $17) 23...
Bd7 (23... Qxc5 $6 24. Rac1 Qe7 25. bxc6 bxc6 26. f4 Ne4 27. Nxe4 Ng4 28. Qd2
dxe4 29. Rxc6 $16) 24. Rac1 Rf8 25. Kh1 Nh7 $1 26. a4 $6 (26. Na4 $142) 26...
g5 $36 27. Qa2 Kh8 28. e4 $2 dxe4 29. fxe4 Qxc5 $1 30. Nxf5 Ng4 $1 31. Ne2 $8 (
31. Ne3 Rxf1+ 32. Rxf1 Qxe3) (31. h3 Nf2+ 32. Kh2 g4 $1 33. hxg4 Nxg4+ 34. Kh1
Nf2+ 35. Kh2 Qe5+ 36. Kg1 Ng4 37. g3 Ng5 38. gxh4 Nf3+ 39. Kh1 Rxf5 $19) 31...
Qe5 32. Qa1 Qxa1 (32... cxb5 $5 33. Rc7 Bxf5 34. exf5 Qxa1 35. Rxa1 b6) 33.
Rxa1 cxb5 $17 {Cruz Lima,J-Cifuentes Parada,R/Gros open 2004}) 11. Na4 Rb8 12.
Qc2 Qe7 13. Ne5 $6 (13. Rfe1 $1 {/\Ne5} e5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Ng4 16. Bxg4
Bxg4 17. f4 $14) 13... Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. f4 f6 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. e4 Bxb2
18. Nxb2 (18. Qxb2 $5 b6 (18... dxe4 19. a3 Qf6 20. Qd2 e5 21. Nc3) (18... a5
19. a3 axb4 20. axb4 b6) 19. cxb6 (19. Qc3 dxe4 20. cxb6 Nxb6 21. Nxb6 Qa7 22.
a3 Qxb6+ 23. Kh1) 19... Nxb6 20. Nc5 Nd7 21. Qc3 Nxc5 22. bxc5 dxe4 23. Qe5 Rb4
24. Rfb1 Qb7 25. Rxb4 Qxb4 26. Rd1 $13) 18... b6 19. Na4 bxc5 20. bxc5 Rb4 $1
$132 21. Bd3 Qg7 22. e5 (22. Kh1 Qd4 23. Rad1 $5 Rf8 (23... dxe4 24. Bxa6 $1) (
23... Rxa4 24. exd5 Rf8 25. dxe6 Nxc5 26. e7) 24. exd5 exd5 25. Bxg6 Qg7 26.
Bd3 Rbxf4 27. Rxf4 Rxf4 28. Nb6 Rf8 29. Nxc8 Rxc8 30. Bxa6 $14) 22... Rf8 23.
g3 Rxa4 $1 24. Qxa4 Nxc5 25. Qd4 Nxd3 26. Qxd3 Qa7+ 27. Rf2 $8 c5 $44 28. Rb1
c4 29. Qc3 Bd7 30. Kf1 Rc8 (30... Bb5 31. Rd2) 31. Rd2 Bb5 32. Rd4 Qf7 33. Kg2
Qf5 34. Rb2 (34. Rf1 Rb8 35. h3 h5) 34... h5 35. h4 Kg7 36. Rb4 (36. Re2 Qb1
37. Rdd2 Qf5 38. Re3) 36... Qg4 37. Rb2 Qf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT fin"]
[Site "Sanxenxo"]
[Date "2003.11.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[Annotator "Cifuentes Parada,L"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2003.11.17"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.01.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.01.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 $5 {/\c5 M.Gurevich} 6. c5 (6.
Bd2 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2 (8. Ne5) (8. Bd3 {Sokolov,I}) 8... Nc6 9. O-O Be6 (
9... Bd6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Rc1 O-O 12. Na4 Bd6 13. Bc3 $14) 10. Rc1 Rc8 11.
dxc5 Bxc5 12. Na4 Ba7 13. Qb3 $6 Qe7 14. Nb6 Rb8 15. Ng5 O-O 16. Rfd1 h6 17.
Nxe6 fxe6 {'=/+' M.Gurevich} 18. Be1 Ne4 19. Bd3 Nd6 20. Bb1 Ne5 21. Nxd5 exd5
22. Rxd5 Kh8 23. Rcd1 Ndf7 24. Qc2 g6 25. Bc3 Kg8 26. Qe4 Rbe8 27. f4 Ng5 28.
fxg5 Bxe3+ 29. Kh1 Qf7 30. h3 Qf1+ 31. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 32. Kh2 Bg1+ 33. Kg3 Bf2+ 34.
Kh2 Bg1+ 35. Kg3 Bf2+ 36. Kh2 Bg1+ {1/2-1/2 Bischoff,K-Gurevich,M/Bundesliga
2002 (36)}) (6. b3 c5 7. Bb2 cxd4 8. exd4 b6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 $13 {
Lautier,J-Gurevich,M/Wijk aan Zee 2002}) (6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 c5 9.
O-O Bb7 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Qe2 Nc6) (6. Qc2 c5 $1 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 O-O (8...
dxc4 $5 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 (10. Nxb5 $2 axb5 11. Bxb5+ Bd7 $1) 10... Nbd7 11.
b4 $1 (11. O-O Bb7 12. e4 Qc7 $1 13. Bg5 Ne5 14. Rac1 $2 Nfg4 $1 $19 {Rustemov,
A-Vera,R/Spain (tt) 2002}) 11... Be7 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. e4 Rc8 14. O-O Nb6 15.
Rfd1 Qc7 16. Rac1 $14) 9. b4 Be7 10. Bb2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nbd7 12. O-O b5 13. Ba2
Bb7 14. Rfd1 Bxf3 $1 $11 15. gxf3 Rc8 16. Qe2 Qc7 17. Rac1 Qb8 18. f4 (18. Ne4
Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Nxe4 20. fxe4 Bf6) (18. Nb1 {/\Nd2-b3-d4} Bd6 $1 19. f4 e5 $11)
18... Nb6 19. Nb1 Nfd7 20. Nd2 Na4 21. Nb3 (21. Ba1 $2 Bf6) 21... Rxc1 22. Rxc1
Rc8 23. Bd4 Rxc1+ (23... Bf6) 24. Nxc1 Qc8 25. Nd3 Bf6 26. Bxf6 Nxf6 27. Bb3 (
27. f5 exf5 28. Ne5 Qc3) 27... Nb6 28. Nc5 Nbd7 29. Nxd7 Qxd7 30. Qd1 Qe7 31.
Qf3 g6 $1 32. Qc6 (32. Qa8+ Kg7 33. Qxa6 $2 Qd7 34. Bc2 Qd2 35. Qc6 Ng4 36. Qf3
Qxc2 37. Qxg4 Qc1+ 38. Kg2 Qxa3 39. f5 Qa8+ 40. Kg1 exf5 $15) 32... Kg7 33. Kg2
(33. Bd1 e5 $1 $132) 33... Qd8 34. Qc3 Kg8 35. f3 Nd7 36. Bc2 Nf6 37. Bb3 Nh5
38. a4 bxa4 39. Bxa4 Nf6 40. Bc6 Nh5 41. Bb7 Qb6 42. Qc8+ Kg7 43. Qc3+ {
1/2-1/2 Cifuentes Parada,R-Gurevich,M/Spain (tt) 2002}) 6... Nbd7 7. b4 g6 $1 (
7... a5 $2 8. b5 $1 e5 9. Qa4 $1 Qc7 10. Ba3 e4 11. Nd2 Be7 12. b6 $1 (12. Be2
h5 13. b6 Qd8 14. h3 Nf8 15. O-O-O Ne6 16. Ndxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 h4 18. Nd2 O-O
19. Rhg1 Re8 20. Bd3 Bf8 21. Bb2 Ng5 22. Qc2 a4 23. a3 Qe7 24. Rde1 Ne4 25. Nf1
Qg5 26. f3 Nf6 {Reshevsky,S-Keres,P/NLD/URS 1948/MainBase/0-1 (63)}) 12... Qd8
13. h3 O-O 14. Nb3 $16 {Kasparov,G-X3D Fritz/Man vs. Machine (3) 2003}) 8. Bd3
(8. Bb2) 8... Bg7 9. e4 $146 (9. O-O O-O 10. Bb2 (10. Ne5 $2 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ne4
$1) 10... e5 $1 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. Na4 Ngxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Nb6 Rb8 15. Nxc8
Rxc8 16. Bd4 f5 $11) 9... dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 O-O 12. Bf4 (12. O-O $143
a5 $5 (12... e5 $5) 13. Bg5 Bf6 14. Bxf6 (14. Bh6 Re8 15. a3 axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1
17. Qxa1 e5 18. d5 cxd5 19. Bxd5 e4) 14... Nxf6 15. Qe2 axb4 16. Rfb1 e5 $1) (
12. Bg5 f6 13. Bf4 g5 (13... e5) 14. Bd6 g4 15. Bxf8 Nxf8 16. Ng1 f5 17. Bc2
Qd5 $1 (17... Qxd4 18. Qxd4 Bxd4 19. Rb1 Bc3+ 20. Kd1 a5 21. a3 axb4 22. axb4
Bd4 23. f3 e5 24. Ne2 Be3 25. Ng3 f4 26. Ne4) 18. f3 (18. Kf1 Qxd4 19. Qxd4
Bxd4 20. Rd1 Bc3 21. a3 a5 22. Ne2 axb4 23. Nxc3 bxc3 24. a4 Nd7 $15) 18...
Bxd4 19. Rb1 Bc3+ 20. Kf1 a5 $1 21. Qxd5 exd5 22. a3 axb4 23. axb4 Ra2 $44)
12... a5 (12... e5 $5 13. dxe5 (13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qh4 15. Qf3 Bxe5 16.
Bxe5 Re8 17. g3 Qg5 18. Bf4 Qd5 19. O-O Qxe4 20. Qc3 Qf5 21. Rae1 Rxe1 22. Rxe1
Be6 $11) 13... Re8 14. O-O (14. Bg5 Qc7 15. O-O Nxe5) 14... Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Qxd1
16. Raxd1 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Rxe5 18. Rd8+ Kg7 19. Bf3 a5 20. a3 axb4 21. axb4 Re7
$1 22. Rfd1 Rc7 $1 23. h4 Ra4 24. R1d4 h5 $11) 13. Bd6 axb4 14. Bxf8 $2 (14.
Ne5 $142 Re8 15. O-O (15. Qf3 f6 16. Nc4 f5 17. Bc2 Bxd4) 15... Nf6 16. Bf3 (
16. Qf3 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 f6 18. Nc4 e5 19. Nb6 (19. dxe5 Bf5 20. Qe3 fxe5) 19...
exd4 20. Qxd4 f5 21. Qxb4 Re4 22. Qd2 Bxa1 23. Nxa8 Bd4 24. Nb6 Be6 $17) 16...
Nd5 17. Qb3 $44) 14... Qxf8 15. O-O (15. Qb3 $2 Nxc5 $1) 15... e5 $1 16. dxe5
Nxe5 17. Rc1 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Be6 19. Bb1 Bd4 20. Qf4 Bxc5 $17 21. Qc7 Qe7 22.
Qxe7 Bxe7 23. Rfe1 Bf6 24. Re2 Kf8 25. h3 Bc3 26. Rd1 Bc4 27. Re3 Bd5 28. h4 h5
29. g3 Bf6 30. Rd2 Ra5 31. Kh2 Bc3 32. Rd1 Bxa2 33. Rd8+ Kg7 34. Bxa2 Rxa2 35.
Kg2 Bf6 36. Rd7 b5 37. Rc7 Rc2 38. Rd3 Be5 39. Rb7 Kf6 40. Rf3+ Ke6 41. Kf1 f6
$6 (41... Bc3 $142 $1 42. Re3+ Kd6 43. Rd3+ Kc5 44. Rd1 b3 $19) 42. Rd3 Rc3 $1
43. Ke2 b3 44. Rxc3 Bxc3 45. Kd1 (45. Kd3 Be1 46. Rc7 Kd6 47. Rf7 c5 48. Rxf6+
Kd5 $19) 45... Bd4 46. f3 Kd5 $1 47. g4 Kc4 48. Kc1 c5 $19 49. gxh5 gxh5 50.
Rh7 Kd3 51. Rxh5 b2+ 52. Kb1 c4 $1 53. Rh8 (53. Rxb5 c3 54. Rb3 Kd2) 53... c3
54. Rc8 b4 55. h5 b3 56. Rxc3+ Kxc3 57. h6 f5 58. h7 Bh8 59. f4 Kd4 $1 0-1

[Event "Linares Anibal op 03rd"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Black "Kadimova, Ilaha"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[Annotator "Cifuentes Parada,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1996.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. a3 (10. c5 $5 Bc7 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 e5 14.
Bg5 Qf8 15. Bd3 g6 16. Re1 h6 17. Bc4 $1 Kg7 (17... hxg5 18. Qxg6+ Kh8 19. Bxf7
Re7 20. Nxg5 $18) 18. Bd2 Nf6 19. Qh4 Ng8 20. Qg3 Ne7 21. Nxe5 Nf5 22. Nxg6
Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Qd8 24. Qc3 Kxg6 25. g4 $1 Qh4 $1 (25... Nxd4 26. Qe3 $1) 26.
Qf3 Qxh2+ 27. Kf1 Ng3+ 28. fxg3 Qh3+ 29. Kg1 Qxg3+ 30. Qxg3 Bxg3 31. Re8 Rb8
32. Rg8+ Kh7 33. Bxf7 Bd7 34. Rxb8 (34. Rg6 $1 Rf8 35. Rxh6+ Kg7 36. Rh3 $1 $16
) 34... Bxb8 35. Bh5 Be6 36. a3 Bc7 37. Kf2 $14 {Legky-Yagupov, Orel 1994})
10... b6 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7 14. Bg5 (14. Bf4 Bxf4 15. Qxf4
e5 $1 (15... c5 16. Qc7 Rab8 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Qxe7 Nf3+ 19. gxf3 Rxe7 20. dxc5
bxc5 21. b4 Kf8 22. Rd2 Rc7 $14 {Dohoian-Bangiev, BL 1992}) 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17.
Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Qxe5 Rxe5 19. Bf3 Rae8 $10) 14... Nf6 (14... Qf8 $6 15. Ne5 $1
$16) 15. Qh4 h6 16. Bf4 Bxf4 $6 (16... c5 $1 17. dxc5 (17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Qg3 (
18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. b4 Qc7 $10) 18... Qxg3 19. hxg3 cxd4 20. Nxd4 a6 $10) 17...
Bxf4 18. Qxf4 e5 $1 19. Qe3 Ng4 20. Qc3 Qxc5 21. Qe1 Rad8 22. b4 Qc6 $10) 17.
Qxf4 c5 18. Ne5 $14 Rac8 $6 (18... Rad8 19. dxc5 bxc5 (19... Qxc5 20. Bh5 $1
$16) 20. Qe3 $14) 19. dxc5 Rxc5 20. b4 Rcc8 21. Rd4 Red8 22. Rad1 Rxd4 23. Qxd4
$16 Kf8 24. f3 Ke8 25. Rd2 Qc7 26. Bd1 $1 Ke7 27. Ba4 Ra8 28. Qf4 $1 Rc8 29. h4
$1 (29. Bd7 g5 $1) 29... Qb8 30. g4 Bxf3 31. g5 $18 hxg5 32. hxg5 b5 (32... Rg8
33. Ng6+ fxg6 34. gxf6+ $18) 33. gxf6+ gxf6 34. Rd7+ Ke8 35. Qxf6 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.10.20"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Johannessen, Leif Erlend"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden Oos"]
[BlackTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
b6 {Das Fiancchetto sieht sehr natürlich aus, aber in der Praxis strebt
Schwarz meistens nach 8...Qe7 und 9...e5 eine Isolani-Stellung an.} (8... Qe7
9. Bd3 e5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Ne2 $14) 9. Bd3 Bb7 10.
O-O Qe7 (10... c5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Rfd1 Qe7 13. Rac1 $14) 11. Rfe1 {Die
"Röntgen"-Wirkung des Turmes verstärkt die geplante Linienöffnung e3-e4.} Rac8
{Natürlicher sieht 11...Rd8 aus, aber Schwarz hat das Gegenspiel auf dem
Damenflügel im Sinn.} (11... Rad8 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Rxe4 Ba3 15.
Bc3 h6 16. Qd2 c5 17. d5 Bb4 18. d6 Qxd6 19. Qxh6 Bxc3 20. Qh8+ {1/2-1/2 Soppe,
G-Sorokin,M/Buenos Aires 1994/CBM 42 (20)}) (11... c5 $2 12. cxd5 exd5 13. e4
$1 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Rxe4 $16) 12. e4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 ({
Falsch wäre} 13. bxc4 $2 e5 $11 {, und Schwarz wird bald die Kontrolle über
das schöne Feld c5 übernehmen.}) 13... e5 14. Ne2 {Eine typische Idee - der
Bb2 wird aktiviert. Außerdem liebäugelt der weiße Springer mit dem Traumfeld
f5.} b5 15. Bd3 c5 $1 ({Für Prophylaxe wie 15...a6 hat Schwarz keine Zeit:} 
15... a6 $2 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. f4 Qh5 20. Ng3 $16)
16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Bxb5 {Erzwungen, da sich das
weiße Spiel nach 19.f4 deutlich langsamer entwickelt als das gegnerische
Gegenspiel.} (19. f4 $2 Qd6 $1 {/\c4} 20. e5 Qd5 21. Nc3 Qd4+ 22. Kh1 Ng4 $17)
19... Bxe4 ({Nach dem Damentausch müßte Schwarz hart ums Remis kämpfen:} 19...
Qxe4 20. Qxe4 Nxe4 21. Rac1 $1 (21. Ng3 Nd6 (21... Nxg3 22. hxg3 Rc7 23. Rad1
$14) 22. Re7 Rfd8 (22... Bxg2 $2 23. Bd7 Rc7 24. Kxg2 Nc8 25. Bxc8 Rxe7 26. Ba6
$16) 23. Rae1 Kf8 $11) 21... Rfd8 (21... Nd6 22. Bd3 $14) 22. Nc3 Nxc3 (22...
Nd6 23. Bf1 $14) 23. Rxc3 Kf8 24. h4 f6 25. Rec1 Rd2 26. a3 $14) 20. Qc3 Qb8
21. Bc4 Rfd8 22. Ng3 Bg6 {Weiß bekam nach der Eröffnung einen kleinen, aber
langfristigen Vorteil: der schwarze Bauer c5 ist schwach und der Bc4 steht
hervorragend.} 23. Rad1 $1 {Ich kam zum Schluß, daß die d-Linie wichtiger ist
als die e-Linie und verzichtete deswegen auf das naheliegende 23.Re7.} (23. Re7
Rc7 24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25. Re1 h5 $132) 23... Rxd1 (23... Qb4 24. Qf3 (24. Qc1 $14)
24... Qa5 25. Nf5 Bxf5 26. Qxf5 $14) 24. Rxd1 Rd8 $2 {Der Abtausch aller Türme
ist grundsätzlich falsch, da Weiß leichter an die Schwäche c5 herankommt. In
der gegenwärtigen Version ist der Tausch sogar besonders ungünstig, weil die
weiße Dame enorm aktiv wird. Richtig war 24...Re8.} (24... Re8 25. h3 Qb4 26.
Qf3 $14 (26. Qd2 $14)) 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qe5 $16 Qd1+ {Verliert einen Bauern,
aber das passive 26...Qb6 war kaum besser.} (26... Qb6 27. Qe7 a5 28. f4 $18)
27. Nf1 Nd7 28. Qc7 h5 29. Qxa7 Kh7 30. Qc7 Qd4 31. Qd8 $1 $18 {Die Fesslung
wird früher oder später zum Damentausch führen.} h4 32. h3 Ne5 33. Qxd4 cxd4
34. Nd2 Nxc4 35. Nxc4 Bb1 36. a4 Bc2 37. Nd2 Kg6 38. a5 1-0

[Event "Geneve op"]
[Site "Geneve"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1997.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Nf6 13. Qh4 c5 14. Bb2 Ne4 15.
Qh5 (15. Qh3 Ng5 16. Nxg5 Qxg5 $10) 15... cxd4 $146 {Solide und gut wäre 15...
Qc7, aber was spricht gegen etwas mehr Aktivität?} (15... Qc7 16. Rad1 Nf6 (
16... f5 17. Rfe1 Bf4 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. g3 Bd6 20. Ng5 Nxg5 21. Qxg5 e5 22. Bf1
h6 23. Qh5 Rad8 24. Bg2 $14 {Fish,G-Yagupov,I/Moscow3 ;EXP 47 1995}) 17. Qh4
Be7 18. Ne5 Rad8 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Bd3 Ne4 21. Qh5 f5 $10 {Zolotarev,A-Gorin,I/
Simferopol 1989}) 16. Nxd4 Qf6 {Auf den ersten Blick mag diese Fesselung sehr
unangenehm für Weiß erscheinen, später merkt man aber, daß Weiß hier über
mehrere taktische Möglichkeiten verfügt.} 17. Rad1 Rad8 (17... Be5 18. Bf3 Rad8
19. Nxe6 $1 (19. Nc6 $2 Bxb2 20. Nxd8 g6 $1 21. Qg4 h5 $17) 19... Rxd1 (19...
Bxh2+ 20. Qxh2 Qxe6 21. Qc7 $16) (19... Bxb2 20. Nxd8 Rxd8 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22.
Bxe4 Bxe4 23. Qe2 $18) 20. Rxd1 Bxb2 21. Nxf8 Kxf8 22. Qxh7 g6 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24.
Qe3 Qe5 25. b4 $16) (17... g6 $5) 18. Bd3 Bc5 (18... Be5 {wird wie vorhin mit
19.Nxe6! beantwortet. Nun kann aber die schwarze Dame immer auf b2 schlagen
und der Bauer f2 wird anfällig...}) 19. Nc6 $3 {Trotzdem! Trotzdem!} Qxb2 (
19... Rxd3 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Qxc5 $3 (21. Qe2 $2 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Bxc6 $17) 21...
bxc5 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. Rxd3 Re8 24. Rfd1 Rxe7 25. Rd8+ Re8 26. Rxe8+ Nxe8 27.
Rd7 $18) 20. Nxd8 g6 (20... Bxf2+ {hat keinen gewünschten Effekt} 21. Kh1 Ba8
22. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 (22... g6 23. Qe5 $18) 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Rd8+ Rf8 25. Rxf8+
Kxf8 26. Qh4 $18) (20... Ba8 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Qh4 (22. Rd7 Qxa2 23. Nxf7 $4
Bg6 $17) 22... Ba8 (22... Bg6 23. Nc6 $16) (22... Bc2 23. Rd2 $16) 23. Rd7 Qxa2
24. Qg5 {/\Nxe6} h6 25. Qe5 $16) 21. Qe2 (21. Qh4 $2 Bxf2+ 22. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 23.
Qxf2 Nxf2 24. Kxf2 Rxd8 $17) 21... Nxf2 22. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 23. Kf1 $1 $18 {Einen
solchen Zug kann man leicht übersehen. Weiß gewinnt eine Figur.} (23. Kxf2 $4
Qf6+ 24. Kg1 Rxd8 $19) 23... Bxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Qf6 25. Qxf2 Qxd8 26. Be2 Qg5+ 27.
Qg3 Qa5 28. a4 Rc8 $138 29. h4 $138 Rc5 30. Qf4 Kg7 31. Rf1 Rf5 32. Qd4+ e5 33.
Rxf5 gxf5 34. Qd3 e4 35. Qd4+ Kg8 36. h5 Qe1 37. Qd8+ Kg7 38. Qd4+ Kg8 39. Qf2
Qd2 40. Bf1 $138 1-0

[Event "GER CupT final"]
[Site "Erfurt"]
[Date "2004.03.21"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Graf, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2004.03.20"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[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. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. b3 Bb7 8. Bb2
Rc8 {Eine Woche später bevorzugte Alexander 8...Bd6.} (8... Bd6 9. Bd3 O-O 10.
O-O h6 (10... Qe7 11. Rfe1 Rac8 12. e4 dxc4 (12... e5 $2 13. exd5 $18) 13. Bxc4
e5 14. Ne2 b5 15. Bd3 c5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Bxb5
Bxe4 20. Qc3 $14 {Dautov,R-Johannessen,L /BL 2002-03}) 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. Qe2
Rfe8 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Bf8 15. Bc2 Rad8 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Qd3 e5 $11 {
Schlosser,P-Graf,A/BL 0304}) 9. Bd3 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rad1 Qe7 (11... h6 12.
Qe2 Qe7 13. Rfe1 Rfe8 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf6 17. Qh4 Rcd8 18.
Re3 Nh7 19. Qh3 Qc7 20. Rde1 $14 {Makarov,M-Kalugin,S/Togliatti 2003}) 12. e4
e5 $1 {Hier verbrauchte ich viel Zeit. Ich war mir ziemlich sicher, die
Stellung aus der Partie gegen Johannessen (s. 8...Bd6) auf dem Brett zu haben
und wunderte mich, warum da nicht 12...e5 geschah. Dabei stand mein Turm in
der besagten Partie bereits auf e1, so daß 12...e5 nicht möglich war!} 13. Rfe1
$1 {Es gibt keine vernünftige Alternative zu diesem Zug,} (13. exd5 cxd5 14.
dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. g3 dxc4 17. Bxc4 Qh5 $1 $17) (13. dxe5 Nxe5 14.
Nxe5 Qxe5 15. f4 Qh5 16. Be2 Qg6 $15) 13... dxc4 14. Bxc4 b5 15. Bf1 {Auch
hier war 15.Bd3 möglich, aber die nachträgliche Fianchettierung des Läufers
erschien mir logischer.} (15. Bd3 a6 16. Ne2 $6 (16. a4 $142) 16... c5 $1 $11)
15... Rfe8 16. g3 Rcd8 17. Bg2 a6 18. dxe5 {Forciert das Geschehen im Zentrum.
Weiß konnte sich eine weitere Prophylaxe 18.h3 gönnen.} (18. h3 $5 g6 19. dxe5
Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. f4 Bd4+ 22. Kh2 $14) 18... Nxe5 19. Nd4 g6 20. f4 Bc5
21. Nb1 $1 {Das war die Idee hinter meinem 18. Zug. Da 23...Neg4 wegen 24.h3
recht unattraktiv für Schwarz erscheint, wird der schwarze Springer auf d7
verdrängt. Andererseits kann die Position des weißen Springers auf b1 auch
nicht beeindrucken.} (21. Nce2 $6 Neg4 22. Nc1 Bb6 $36 {/\c5}) 21... Ned7 (
21... Neg4 $6 22. h3 Nh6 23. Kh2 (23. g4 $5) 23... Bb4 24. Bc3 Bxc3 25. Nxc3 c5
26. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 (26... Nxd5 27. Nc6 $1 Bxc6 28. exd5 Qxe1 29. Rxe1 Rxe1 30.
dxc6 $16) 27. exd5 Qd6 (27... Qxe1 28. Rxe1 Rxe1 29. Qxc5 $16) 28. Nc6 $16) 22.
e5 (22. h3 Bb4 23. Bc3 Bxc3 24. Nxc3 c5 $132) 22... Nd5 23. Kh1 $2 {Ein sehr
natürlicher Zug und dennoch ein Fehler! Für die Prophylaxe hat Weiß keine Zeit,
nur mit der Rückkehr des Springers 23.Nc3! konnte er um Vorteil kämpfen.} (23.
Nc3 $1 {/\Ne4} Nb4 (23... Bxd4+ 24. Rxd4 Nxc3 $2 (24... Nb4 25. Qf2) 25. Qxc3
c5 26. Rxd7 Qxd7 27. e6 $16) (23... Nf8 24. Ne4 $16) 24. Qf2 Bxd4 (24... Bb6
25. Ba3 $1 a5 26. Ne4 $16) 25. Rxd4 c5 26. Rd6 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 c4 28. Qa7 $16)
23... Nf8 $1 {Stark gespielt! Es wird klar, was Schwarz im Sinne hat - den
Tausch auf d4, gefolgt von Nf8-e6 und der Aktivierung des Bb7 nach c6-c5.} 24.
Qc1 {Diese Prophylaxe ist notwendig, sie ist die unmittelbare Folge des
übervorsichtigen letzten Zuges.} (24. Nc3 $2 Nb4 25. Qe4 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 Rxd4 27.
Qxd4 Nc2 28. Qe4 Nxe1 29. Qxe1 c5 $17) (24. f5 $6 Nb4 25. Qc1 Bxd4 26. Bxd4 c5
$36) 24... Bxd4 25. Bxd4 Ne6 26. Bc3 $6 {Ich kämpfte immer noch um Vorteil,
aber es war bereits an der Zeit, den Ausgleich zu sichern. Die Situation in
unserem Finalmatch erlaubte mir jedoch keinen Remisschluß, denn Porz führte zu
diesem Zeitpunkt.} (26. Nc3 $1 Nxc3 (26... c5 27. Bf2 Nxc3 28. Qxc3 $11) 27.
Bxc3 c5 28. Qc2 $11) 26... c5 27. Ba5 $138 {In der Hoffnung die d-Linie zu
übernehmen. In Wirklichkeit lebt der Läufer sehr gefährlich auf a5.} Rd7 28.
Nc3 $6 (28. Nd2 $2 Ndxf4 $1 29. Bxb7 Rxd2 $1 (29... Nd3 $2 30. Ne4 $1 Nxc1 31.
Rxd7 $18) 30. Bc6 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 (31. Qxd1 Nd4 $17) 31... Ne2 32. Qe3 N6d4 $17)
(28. h3 $5 $13 {/\Kh2}) 28... Nxc3 29. Qxc3 $2 {Ubersieht in Zeitnot die
folgende Idee von Schwarz.} ({Nach} 29. Bxc3 $142 $15 {wäre die weiße Stellung
nur minimal schlechter.}) 29... b4 $1 30. Qc4 Rb8 $1 $138 31. Bxb7 {Guter Rat
war bereits teuer.} (31. Qf1 Bxg2+ 32. Qxg2 Nd4 33. Rc1 Kg7 $19) 31... Rdxb7
32. Rd6 (32. Qxa6 Ra7 $19) 32... Rb5 $19 {Schwarz gewinnt den sich verlaufenen
Läufer. In Zeitnot machte ich noch ein paar unnötige Züge.} 33. Red1 Rxa5 34.
Rd7 Qe8 35. Qe4 c4 36. Qxc4 Rxa2 37. Qd5 Qc8 38. Qd6 Rb7 39. Qe7 Rxd7 0-1

[Event "Julian Borowski 1st"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "1999.03.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1999.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Lutz} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O
8. Be2 e5 {Lutz: 'Dieses System ist sehr verläßlich für Schwarz. Er bekommt
zwar einen Isolani, mit etwas Umsicht stellt dies jedoch keinen großen
Nachteil dar.'} 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 (12. Qxd2 {
Lutz} Ne4 13. Qb2 a6 $11 {0-1 Olafsson,H-Stefansson,H/Munkebo 1998/CBM 67/
[Lutz] (56)}) 12... a6 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 Bg4 $1 {Dies ist eine bekannte
theoretische Variante, in der die meisten Partien unentschieden enden.  Lutz:
'Tauscht den potentiell schlechten Läufer ab. Wenn nur noch Springer auf dem
Brett sind, ist die Schwäche des Isolanis nicht so gravierend.'} 15. Bxg4 Nexg4
(15... Nfxg4 16. O-O Rc8 17. Qd1 Nf6 18. N2f3 Qd6 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Rc1 Ne4 21.
Rc2 Nd6 22. h3 g6 23. Qa1 Nf5 $11 {Uhlmann,W-Mueller,K/BL9596}) 16. O-O Rc8 17.
Qb2 (17. Qf5 Qc7 $1 18. N2f3 Rfe8 $11 {<->c}) 17... Ne4 {Lutz: 'Fridman hat
mit dieser Stellung als Schwarzer bereits einige Erfahrung.'} 18. N2f3 (18.
N4f3 Qf6 19. Qxf6 Ngxf6 20. Rfc1 g6 21. h3 Rfd8 22. Kf1 Kf8 $11 {Hellsten,
J-Fridman,D/Halle 1995}) 18... Qf6 (18... Qd6 $2 {Lutz} 19. Nf5 $18) (18... g6
$5 {(Lutz) sieht vernünftig aus, um das Feld f5 zu kontrollieren.} 19. h3 Ngf6
20. Rac1 Qd6 21. Rc2 Rxc2 22. Qxc2 Qc5 23. Qxc5 Nxc5 24. Rc1 Nce4 {Im
Vergleich zur Partie hat Schwarz bereits ...g6 gespielt. Er droht jetzt ...Nd6
nebst ...Rc8. Ohne Türme hätte Schwarz keine Probleme mehr.}) 19. Rac1 $1 $146
{Eine neue Idee. Der Bauer f2 ist ausreichend geschützt, so kann Weiß den Zug
h2-h3 hinauszögern, viel wichtiger ist der Kampf um die c-Linie.  Lutz: 'Dies
ist etwas genauer als 19.h3.'} (19. h3 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Rac1 g6 22. Rc2
Rxc2 23. Qxc2 Nd6 24. Nf3 $6 (24. Qc7 $1 Rc8 25. Qd7 {'!?' Lutz.}) 24... Qe6
25. Nd4 Rc8 $11 {Arencibia,W-Fridman,D/Linares 1997}) 19... Rxc1 (19... g6 20.
Rc2 Rxc2 21. Qxc2 $14) 20. Qxc1 Qd6 21. h3 {Nun ist es an der Zeit, den
schwarzen Springer zu vertreiben.} (21. Qc2 $2 Qb8 $1 {/\Rc8}) 21... Ngf6 $6 {
Gibt die c-Linie frühzeitig auf.} (21... Ne5 $1 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Qc2 g6 24.
Rc1 Nd6 {Weiß hat zwar zwei Tempi mehr gegenüber der Partie Arencibia-Fridman,
dennoch kann ich keinen Vorteil ausmachen.} 25. Qd2 (25. Nf3 Qe6) 25... Rc8 (
25... Ne4 $2 26. Qb4 Qf6 27. Rc2 $16) 26. Rxc8+ Nxc8 27. Qc3 Ne7 28. Qc5 Nc6 $1
29. Nxc6 bxc6 $11) 22. Qc2 Qc5 $14 23. Qxc5 Nxc5 24. Rc1 {'+/=' Lutz. Lutz:
'Durch die Kontrolle der c-Linie ist der weiße Vorteil etwas deutlicher
geworden.'} Nce4 $2 (24... Nd3 25. Rc7 Ne4 26. Rxb7 Ndxf2 27. Nc6 $16) (24...
Nfe4 {Ursprünglich plante Schwarz diesen Zug, erst später entdeckte er eine
starke weiße Erwiderung.} 25. Ne1 $1 {/\f3,/\b4} Ne6 (25... b6 26. b4 $16) 26.
Nxe6 fxe6 27. Nd3 $16) ({Nur mittels} 24... b6 $1 {konnte Schwarz das
Eindringen des weißen Turmes verhindern.} 25. Ne1 (25. b4 $2 Nd3) 25... a5 26.
Kf1 $14) (24... Nfe4 $5 {Lutz}) 25. Nf5 {'!' Lutz.} (25. Rc7 {Lutz} Nd6 {
/\ ...Rc8}) 25... g6 26. Ne7+ Kg7 27. Rc7 $16 Nd6 28. Nd4 Re8 (28... Rd8 $2 29.
Nef5+ $1 Kg8 30. Nxd6 Rxd6 31. Rxb7 $18) (28... Rb8 29. Ne6+ Kh6 30. Nf4 $16)
29. Ne6+ $1 {So verwandelt sich ein großer positioneller Vorteil in einen
materiellen.} Kh6 (29... fxe6 30. Nf5+ Kg8 31. Nxd6 $18) 30. Nf4 Rd8 (30... d4
31. exd4 Nb5 32. Rxb7 Nxd4 33. g3 $18) 31. Nexd5 $2 {Zu hastig! Eine kleine
Prophylaxe hätte Weiß die Umsetzung seines Vorteils leichter gemacht:} (31. g3
$1 g5 32. Nfxd5 Nxd5 33. Nxd5 Ne4 34. Nc3 Nxc3 35. Rxc3 $16) 31... Nxd5 (31...
Nde8 {Lutz} 32. Re7 Nxd5 33. Nxd5 Rxd5 34. Rxe8 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Rd2 36. Kg3 Rxa2
37. Re7 $16) 32. Nxd5 Ne4 33. Nb6 (33. f3 Rxd5 34. fxe4 Rd2 35. Rxf7 Rxa2 36.
e5 (36. Rxb7 Re2) (36. Kf1 b5 37. e5 Rc2 38. e6 Rc6) 36... Re2 37. Rxb7 (37.
Rf3 Rc2) 37... Rxe3 38. Rb6 Rxe5 39. Rxa6 Rb5 $14) 33... Rd1+ 34. Kh2 Nxf2 35.
Rxf7 Rh1+ 36. Kg3 Ne4+ 37. Kg4 Ra1 38. a4 $2 {Eine weitere Ungenauigkeit in
Zeitnot, die zum Remis führt. Dabei konnte Weiß seinen Vorteil noch behaupten.}
(38. Rf4 Nc5 39. Rf2 Ne4 40. Rc2 $16) (38. Re7 $1 Nc5 (38... Nf6+ 39. Kf3 Rxa2
40. Rxb7 $16) 39. b4 Nd3 40. a4 Nxb4 41. Rxb7 $16) 38... Rb1 $11 39. Nd7 {
'?!' Lutz. Lutz: 'In derartigen Endspielen ist die Koordination der Figuren
von äußerster Wichtigkeit.'} (39. Nd5 {Lutz} Rxb3 40. Kf4 $16) 39... Rxb3 40.
Nf8 Ng5 41. Re7 Rb4+ 42. Kg3 Re4 43. Rxb7 (43. Rxb7 {Lutz} Rxe3+ 44. Kh2 Re4
$11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oslo"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Djurhuus, Rune"]
[Black "Gronn, Atle"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
[Annotator "Djurhuus,R"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1992.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 $5 {SÅ vidt
jeg vet, ble dette trekket fKrste gang spilt i partiet Shirov- Akopian i
Oahkam Junior International i mars i År. Men ideen stammer trolig fra
Aleksander Shabalov, som vant GM-turneringen her i Oslo i pÅsken i fjor.} Nxg4
8. Rg1 Nxh2 {Her spilte juniorverdensmester Akopian 8...h5. Det jeg ikke
visste, var at Shabalov allerede i Gausdal i fjor sommer hadde fortalt Atle
GrKnn (!) om 7.g4!? Atle hadde sÅ analysert trekket sammen med Berge Bstenstad.
} 9. Nxh2 Bxh2 10. Rxg7 Nf8 $5 {Jeg hadde regnet med Е være en time foran pÅ
klokka her, men pga. de nevnte Årsaker - se komm. til svarts 8. trekk - spilte
Atle dette relativt hurtig.} 11. Rg2 (11. f4 $2 Qh4+ 12. Qf2 Qxf2+ 13. Kxf2 Ng6
14. Kg2 Kf8 15. Rxg6 hxg6 $19) 11... Bc7 (11... Bd6 $5) 12. e4 $1 {Et
nKkkeltrekk i denne varianten. Hvit fÅr sentrumskontroll og Åpner opp for
lKperen pÅ c1.} Ng6 (12... dxe4 13. Qxe4) (12... dxc4 {Kritisk. Her mÅ hvit
velge mellom 13.Lg5, 13.Le3 eller 13.Lxc4.}) 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bh6 (14. Be3 Nh4
15. Rg4 Nf3+ 16. Ke2 Nxd4+ 17. Bxd4 e5 $17) 14... Nh4 {Svart fortsetter Е
flytte den eneste brikken han har i spill...} 15. O-O-O $1 Nxg2 16. Bxg2 {
[#] For kvaliteten og bonden har hvit et kolossalt utviklingsforsprang, men er
det nok!?} dxc4 {Atle var redd for et hvitt innslag pÅ d5.} 17. Bf3 $1 {
Dermed er svarts rokade en saga blott.} Qe7 18. Bh5+ Kd8 19. e5 $1 (19. d5 cxd5
20. exd5 Bd7 $17) (19. Rg1 Bd7 20. e5 (20. Rg7 $2 Bf4+ $1 21. Kb1 Bxh6 22. Rxe7
Kxe7 $17) 20... Kc8 21. Rg7 Qd8 22. Ne4 fxe5 23. Bg5 Qf8 $17) 19... Rg8 $1 $8 (
19... Bd7 $2 20. Ne4 f5 21. Bg5 $18) 20. Ne4 f5 21. Nf6 Rg2 22. Qxc4 {[Alt
dette er forsert etter 19.e5. Hvit stÅr trolig til vinst.]} Bd7 23. Qf1 $1 Rg7
24. Bxg7 (24. Qh1 $1 Kc8 25. Bxg7 Qxg7 26. Rg1 Qh6+ 27. Kb1 Bd8 28. Nxd7 Kxd7
29. Be8+ $1 $18 {[GrKnn]}) 24... Qxg7 25. Qg1 Qh6+ (25... Qxg1 26. Rxg1 $18) (
25... Qh8 26. Qh1 Kc8 27. Rg1 Bd8 28. Rg8 $18) 26. f4 $1 Kc8 (26... Ke7 27. Qg3
$1 {[Truer 27.Da3 eller 27.Dh4.]} (27. Ng8+ $2 Rxg8 28. Qxg8 Qxh5 29. Rg1 Be8
30. Rg7+ Kd8 $1 (30... Bf7 $2 31. Rxh7 Bd8 32. Qg7 $18) 31. Qxe6 Qh4 $13)) 27.
Qg8+ Bd8 {[#]} 28. Be8 $1 Bxf6 (28... Bxe8 29. Qxe8 $18) 29. Bxd7+ (29. exf6 $1
Kc7 30. f7 $18) 29... Kxd7 30. Qxa8 Qxf4+ 31. Kb1 Bd8 32. Qxb7+ Bc7 33. Rg1 Qh6
34. Rc1 {Hvit valgte ikke den enkleste vinsten, men det var bra nok.} 1-0

[Event "Pardubice"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3
Qe7 9. O-O e5 $1 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. e4 $146 exd4 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Ne5 $1
14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. f4 Qxd5 17. Be4 Qh5 (17... d3 18. Bxd5 dxc2 19.
Be4 Rd8 20. Bc3 $16) 18. Qd3 Bg4 19. Rae1 Rae8 20. h3 Bc8 $10 21. Kh1 Rd8 22.
Rc1 Rfe8 23. Rfe1 Qh4 $6 (23... Kg8) 24. Qf3 $14 b6 25. Bd3 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Bd7
27. Kg1 Kg8 28. Re2 a5 29. Kf1 Qf6 (29... Kf8 $5) 30. g4 Bc5 (30... g5 31. Rf2
gxf4 32. Bxf4 Bxf4 33. Qxf4 Qxf4 34. Rxf4 Be6 35. a3 $16) 31. g5 Qc6 $6 (31...
Qd6 32. f5 Bc6 33. Qg4 Qd5 34. Be4 Qd6 35. Bd3 Qd5 36. Be4 Qd6 37. Bd3 $10) 32.
Qxc6 Bxc6 33. f5 Kf8 (33... Re8 34. h4 Rxe2 35. Kxe2 Bd6 36. h5 Be5 $10) 34. h4
Re8 35. h5 Rxe2 36. Kxe2 Bd5 $6 (36... Bd6 37. f6 gxf6 38. gxf6 Be5 39. Bh6+
Kg8 40. Bg7 $18 {/\h6,h7}) 37. f6 $16 gxf6 $2 (37... Bd6 38. h6 (38. fxg7+ Kxg7
39. h6+ Kg8 40. a3 $14) 38... gxf6 $4 (38... gxh6 39. gxh6 Be5 40. Bg5 Kg8 $10)
39. h7 Kg7 40. gxf6+ Kh8 41. Bh6 $18) 38. gxf6 Kg8 39. Bh6 $18 b5 40. b3 $1 (
40. Bg7 $2 Bc4 41. h6 Bxd3+ 42. Kxd3 Kh7 $10) 40... Be6 41. Kf3 Bd5+ 42. Kf2 b4
43. Bg7 Bf8 44. h6 Bxg7 45. hxg7 Bc6 46. Kg3 a4 47. Kf4 axb3 48. axb3 1-0

[Event "San Francisco Mechanics"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1998.07.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Lobo, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1998.07.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. Bb2 Qe7 (10... exd4 11. Qxd4 Qe7 12. Ne4 Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2
Qxe4 14. Qc3 Qg6 15. Rh1 Ne4 16. Qc2 Nec5 17. Qxg6 hxg6 18. Kg1 b5 19. Be2 Ne6
20. Rd1 Rd8 21. Nd4 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Bb7 23. Rh3 Nf8 24. Rdh4 f6 25. Bc3 Kf7 26.
f4 a6 27. e4 c5 28. e5 f5 29. Ba5 Rd4 30. Rc3 Ne6 31. g3 Rd2 32. Rd3 Rxe2 33.
Rd7+ Kg8 34. Rxb7 Rxa2 35. Bb6 Rc8 36. Rh2 Ra1+ 37. Kg2 Rb1 38. Kh3 Rxb3 39.
Ra2 Nxf4+ 40. Kh4 Ne6 41. Rxa6 g5+ 42. Kh5 Kh7 {0-1 Andruet,G-Serrer,C/
Groningen 1988}) 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Be2 Rd8 13. Qc2 Nfg4 (13... Bg4 14. Nd4 (14.
Nxe5 Qxe5 15. g3 Qh5 16. f3 Bh3 17. Rf2 Bc5) 14... Bxe2 15. Qxe2 {[%cal Yd4f5]}
Qe8 $13) 14. g3 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Ne5 16. Bg2 h5 $6 (16... Bg4 17. f4 Ng6 18. e4
$16) (16... Ba3 $142 $5 17. Rad1 (17. e4) (17. h3 $5 Bxb2 (17... Bf5 18. Bxa3)
18. Qxb2 b6 19. Rfd1 Bb7 $11) 17... Rxd1 (17... Bg4) 18. Rxd1 Bg4 19. Rd2 Bxb2
20. Qxb2 Nf3+ 21. Bxf3 Bxf3 {[%cal Ye7e6,Ye6h3]}) 17. Ne4 $1 $14 Bf5 $2 {
Schwarz sollte das Läuferpaar behalten.} (17... Bc7 18. Qc3 (18. Rad1 Bg4 19.
f3 Bf5) 18... f6 (18... Rd3)) 18. Qc3 $1 {es droht f2-f4.} Bxe4 19. Bxe4 f6 $16
{Der Läuferpaarvorteil und die schwache Lage des schwarzen Koenigs behaupten
den weissen Vorteil.} 20. Qc2 Bc7 21. Qe2 Qf7 22. Rfd1 f5 23. Bc2 g6 24. b4 {
[%cal Yc2b3,Yb3g8]} Kh7 25. Bb3 Qe8 26. e4 $1 $18 {Nach diesem Zug oeffnet
Weiss die Stellung weil der schwarze Koenig entscheidend abgeschwächt ist.} Qf8
27. exf5 Qxf5 28. f4 {Gegen die Drohung Qe7 gibt es keine Rettung mehr.} Qg4
29. Re1 Nf3+ (29... Qxe2 30. Rxe2 Nd3 31. Re7+ Kh6 32. Bg7+ Kh7 33. Bf6+ Kh6
34. Bg5#) 30. Kh1 Be5 (30... Nxe1 31. Qe7+) 31. Bxe5 Rd2 32. Bb2 Kh6 (32...
Rxe2 33. Rxe2 {/\Be6 oder Re7} Qd7 34. Rd1 Qc7 35. Bf6) 33. Be6 Qxe6 (33...
Rxe2 34. Rxe2) 34. Qxd2 1-0

[Event "PAL/CSS Freestyle fin 4th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.10.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Xakru"]
[Black "Zor champ"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[Annotator "Dufek,J"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2006.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
e5 9. g5 Nd5 10. Ne4 Bc7 11. Bd2 exd4 12. Nxd4 O-O 13. O-O-O Ne5 14. Be2 Re8
15. h4 Ng4 16. Bf3 Bb6 17. Rhg1 Nh2 $2 {Diagram # very risky and probably bad
move. Knight is now totally out of game} (17... Ne5 $1) 18. Be2 $3 {For the
first sight easy move, but it was very hard to finding it. Now all white
pieces are on the right squares} Qe7 (18... Bxd4 19. exd4 Bf5 20. Bd3 Nf3 21.
Nf6+ gxf6 22. Bxf5 Nxd4 23. Qd3 Ne2+ 24. Kb1 Nxg1 25. Rxg1 {with strong
compensation}) 19. Nf6+ Nxf6 20. gxf6 Qxf6 {Diagram #} 21. Be1 $3 {Main idea
is totally isolate black knight on the h2, but there is too another little
hiddenidea} Bc7 {Diagram #} (21... Bh3 22. Rg3 Qxh4 23. Bc3 g6 24. Rh1 {
with problems about black pieces on the h-file}) (21... Rd8 22. Qe4 Bh3 23. Nc2
g6 24. Qh1 Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1 Qd6 26. Bb4 c5 27. Bc3 $16) 22. Bc3 $3 {We don't
pred icted black 21...Bc7 move, but we found with help of computer winning
move. Black is only six moves out of book and get lost position. Since 22.Bc3
black position is totally hopeless.} Qxf2 (22... g6 23. h5 {with strong attack}
) 23. Nf5 Qxf5 (23... Bxf5 24. Rxg7+ Kh8 25. Rxf7+ Be5 26. Rf8+ Kg7 27. Rxf5
$18) (23... g6 24. Nh6+ Kf8 25. Rgf1 Nxf1 26. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 27. Bxf1 $18) 24.
Rxg7+ {Winning in all lines. In this moment we had big pleasure analysing all
lines which leads to winning position.} Kf8 25. Bd3 Qf3 (25... Qc5 26. Rxf7+
Kxf7 27. Bc4+ Re6 28. Qxh7+ Ke8 29. Qxc7 Qe7 30. Qg3 Qh7 31. Qxh2 $18) 26. Bxh7
Bg4 (26... Bf5 27. Bf6 Qxe3+ 28. Rd2 Qe1+ 29. Qd1 Qg3 (29... Qxd1+ 30. Kxd1
Bg4+ 31. Kc2 Bf5+ 32. Bxf5) 30. Rxg3 Bxg3 31. Bxf5 Re1 32. Qxe1 Bxe1 33. Rxh2
$18) (26... Qxe3+ 27. Kb1 Re6 28. Rg8+ Ke7 29. Bg7 $18) 27. Rg5 Ke7 (27...
Qxe3+ 28. Bd2 Qxg5 29. Bxg5 $18) 28. Bb4+ Ke6 29. Qc4+ Kf6 30. Bc3+ Re5 31. Re1
$1 Bh3 32. Bc2 Rd8 33. Qf4+ Qxf4 34. exf4 Nf3 35. fxe5+ Ke7 36. Bb4+ Ke6 37.
Bb3+ Rd5 38. Bxd5+ cxd5 39. Rg3 Nxe1 40. Rxh3 Ng2 41. Bd2 {still problem with
knight on g2} Bxe5 42. h5 {and zor_champ resigns} 1-0

[Event "World-ch Anand-Gelfand +1-1=10"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.05.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2012.05.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200+30:20/3600+30:900+30"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 {Once again Anand chooses not
to go for the main move 5...Nbd7.} 6. b3 {Exactly the same system as in game 2.
} (6. Qc2 {is also very popular, while Gelfand already played 6.Bd3 and 6.c5
in the past. Later in the match, he came back to the 6.c5!? line - and won!})
6... Bb4 $5 {Black considers White's bishop will be misplaced on d2, since it
would be more logical to put it on b2 later.} (6... c5 $5 {is also possible: a
typical reaction against systems with b3. One option for White would have been:
} 7. Bb2 (7. cxd5 $5) 7... Nc6 (7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 {is known to be
slightly better for White.}) 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Be2 Be6 10. O-O Bd6 11. dxc5 Bxc5
12. Rc1 $14 {1-0 (50) Cheparinov,I (2669)-Zhukova,N (2412) AZE 2011}) 7. Bd2
Nbd7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Bd6 10. Qc2 {The main move.} (10. Rc1 {was played in
game 2 of the match.}) (10. e4 dxc4 11. bxc4 e5 {is supposed to be fine for
Black.}) (10. Re1 $5 {is kind of a latest fashion move, which both players had
surely analysed quite deeply.}) 10... e5 $5 (10... h6 {is the main move
according to theory, but 10...e5 worked very well for Black in all the
previous games so far, while here after} 11. Rae1 Re8 12. c5 Bc7 13. e4 $1 e5
14. exd5 cxd5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Rxe5 17. Ne2 {Black failed to equalise in
Zhou-Jakovenko (2011).}) 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. e4 {Of course taking on e5, which
was possible in the 10.Rc1 line (see game 2) would no longer make any sense
with the rook on a1 and the queen on c2.} exd4 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nf6 15.
h3 $5 {A very logical move played only once. Against almost all other moves,
Black would go 15...Bg4 and simply equalise.} (15. Qc4 Bg4 16. Qxd4 Bxf3 17.
gxf3 Nxd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 (36) Avrukh,B (2632)-Wang,H (2684) Dagomys RUS 2008}) (
15. Rfe1 Bg4 16. Nxd4 Rc8 17. Qb2 Rc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 (70) Aleksandrov,A (2636)
-Kharlov,A (2511) RUS 2009}) (15. Nxd4 Be5 $11) 15... Bd7 {Again played very
fast by Anand.} 16. Rad1 ({There was no hurry to play ...h6, since after} 16.
Bg5 h6 17. Bh4 Rc8 18. Qd2 Rc5 $1 {it seems Black equalises.}) 16... Re8 17.
Nxd4 Rc8 18. Qb1 h6 {We reached the typical setup in the kind of structure in
which White is up a pawn that he cannot really hold. The only question is
always: can White force Black to capture the pawn back in poor conditions?} 19.
Nf5 {Of course after taking the bishop pair, White has a very (very) slight
advantage, but it doesn't seem enough at all. It seems to me that after 19.Nf3
White would have decent chances to get some advantage, though Anand had been
playing very fast until 18...h6, which should mean he has some precise idea
against 19.Nf3.} (19. Nf3 $5 Nxd5 ({Of course it would be possible to delay ...
Nxd5, but after a move like} 19... Qc7 {White could go} 20. Bc1 {and slowly
reorganise his pieces, and it looks clear to me that Black should have some
problems, though maybe solvable.}) 20. Be4 $1 (20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Bxh6 $2 {
doesn't work because of} Nc3 $17) 20... Bc6 21. Nd4 {and White can take the
bishop pair, and I don't see exactly how Black can equalise, e.g.} Qb6 (21...
Nc3 $2 22. Bh7+ (22. Nxc6 Nxb1 23. Nxd8 Nxd2 24. Rxd2 Rcxd8 $11) 22... Kh8 23.
Bxc3 {and according to the engine Black is still in the game with} Bxg2 $1 {
but after} 24. Nf5 $8 Bxh3 (24... Be4 25. Qc1 $8 Rxc3 26. Qxc3 Qg5+ 27. Ng3 $16
) 25. Bxg7+ Kxh7 26. Nxd6+ Kxg7 27. Nxe8+ Qxe8 28. Rfe1 {White is clearly
better.}) 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. Bh7+ Kh8 24. Bd3 $14 {However maybe Anand had some
idea which I am just missing! I'm also not sure on how easy the calculation of
21...Nxc3 is over the board.}) 19... Bxf5 20. Bxf5 Rc5 21. Rfe1 (21. Rc1 $5 {
is an interesting option, but whatever Black plays he is very close to
equality. At least much closer than in the 19.Nf3 line is Black doesn't have a
clear way to exchange some pieces.}) 21... Rxd5 22. Bc3 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Bc5 24.
Qc2 Bd4 $1 {Now the position is absolutely equal.} 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Qc8 g6 27.
Bg4 h5 (27... Nxg4 $4 28. Re8+ $18) 28. Qxd8+ Rxd8 29. Bf3 b6 30. Rc1 Rd6 31.
Kf1 a5 32. Ke2 Nd5 $5 {The most dynamic.} (32... Kf8 {is also equal.}) 33. g3 (
33. Bxd5 Rxd5 34. Rc6 Re5+ 35. Kd3 b5 $5 $11 {White's king can never advance
all that easily due to some problems he would have with the 2nd rank!}) 33...
Ne7 34. Be4 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bermuda-A"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ashley, Maurice"]
[Black "Lesiege, Alexandre"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Endgame-CD"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
Qe7 9. O-O b6 10. Bb2 Bb7 11. Rad1 Rfe8 12. Qb1 Rac8 13. Rfe1 Bb4 14. Qa1 Ne4
15. Rc1 Ndf6 16. Ne5 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 Bxc3 18. Rxc3 c5 19. cxd5 Nxd5 20. Rcc1 cxd4
21. Qxd4 Qb4 22. Qxb4 Nxb4 23. a3 Na2 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Bc4 Nc3 26. Kf1 b5 27.
Bd3 f6 28. Nf3 Bxf3 29. gxf3 Rd8 30. Bc2 a5 31. Rc1 b4 32. axb4 axb4 33. Ra1
Rd2 34. Ra8+ Kf7 35. Bxh7 Rd6 36. Ra7+ Kf8 37. Bg6 Rd1+ 38. Kg2 Nd5 39. Rf7+
Kg8 40. Rb7 Kf8 41. Be4 Nc3 42. Rxb4 f5 43. Bb7 Rd2 44. f4 Nd1 45. Kg3 Nxf2 46.
Bf3 Kf7 47. h4 Kf6 48. h5 Rb2 49. Rd4 Ne4+ 50. Bxe4 fxe4 51. b4 Kf5 52. Rd8 Kf6
53. Rd4 Kf5 54. Rd8 Kf6 55. Rb8 Re2 56. b5 Rxe3+ 57. Kf2 Rb3 58. b6 Ke7 59. b7
Kd6 60. Rd8+ Kc7 61. Rg8 Kxb7 62. Rxg7+ Kc6 63. Rg3 Rb2+ 64. Kg1 Rb8 65. Rh3
Kd5 66. h6 Rh8 67. Kf2 Kd4 68. h7 e3+ 69. Rxe3 Rxh7 70. Rxe6 $10 Kd5 (70... Rh3
$10 {Cuts off the black King and draws as well.}) (70... Rf7 $2 $18 71. Kf3 Kd5
72. Re8 (72. Re5+ $4 Kd6 $10) 72... Kd6 73. Kg4 Kd7 74. Re4 Rf8 (74... Re7 75.
Rxe7+ Kxe7 76. Kg5 Kf7 77. Kf5 $18)) 71. Re5+ Kd6 72. Kf3 Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2018.03.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Nihal, Sarin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2018.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{On top board yesterday, a prodigy made a solid draw from what might have
looked a nightmare pairing- Black against the top seed.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3.
Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Ne5 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Be2 c5 {Due to White's
quiet setup, I would say Black has already equalised.} 9. O-O (9. a3 Bxc3 10.
Bxc3 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ne4 $11) 9... cxd4 10. exd4 dxc4 11. Nxc4 (11. a3 {looks
like a better way to get the bishop pair (compared to the last note) but now
Black uses the d5-square and long diagonal to good effect.} Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bxc3
13. Bxc3 Nd5 14. Bd4 Nf4 15. Bf3 $5 (15. Bxc4 b5 $1 $132) 15... Nd3 16. Bc3 Qb6
$44 {White will get enough play, but not more.}) 11... Nb6 12. Bg5 (12. Na4 $5
Bxd2 13. Naxb6 axb6 14. Qxd2 {fails to get an objective advantage, but the
structural weakness combines well with a rating superiority.}) 12... Nxc4 13.
Bxc4 Bd7 ({On principle, since White is about to question the black bishop
pair, it makes sense to question White's first:} 13... h6 $1 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15.
Qb3 Bd6 $11) 14. Qb3 Bxc3 (14... Be7 15. Rad1 Bc6 16. Rfe1 {is not a disaster,
but not fun for Black either with d5 coming soon, unless the tactics after ...
Qa5 work.} (16. d5 $5 {is simpler to calculate without an engine:} Nxd5 17.
Bxd5 exd5 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Rad8 21. Rfd1 $11 {and Black
has to play a couple more accurate moves to show his equality.})) 15. bxc3 Bc6
{It requires great maturity from the Black player - certainly more than I have
at my present age of 23 - to notice that despite the white bishop pair and pin
on the h4-d8 diagonal, things are actually going just fine.} 16. Rfe1 Rc8 17.
Bf1 a6 {Thinking, presumably, of playing both ...Qd5 and ...Bb5.} 18. Re3 $6 {
Now there is no hope of an advantage.} (18. Bh4 $5 {leads to a position which
might not be better, but certainly demands a bit more coolness from Black.})
18... Qd5 19. Bxf6 (19. Bf4 Bb5 $1 {is the point behind Black's 17th.}) 19...
gxf6 20. Qd1 b5 $1 21. a4 Kh8 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rg3 Rg8 24. Ra7 (24. Ra5 Rxg3
25. hxg3 Kg7 26. Qb1 Qd6 $1 {doesn't give anything either, because whenever
White takes b5, in the very same action c3 will drop, and there is no other
White plan that makes sense.}) 24... e5 $1 {Protecting f7 and simplifying.} 25.
Qd2 exd4 26. cxd4 Rxg3 27. hxg3 Kg7 28. Qb4 Ra8 $1 29. Rxa8 Bxa8 30. Qxb5 (30.
Qc5 Qe4 $1 {is an only move, but good enough. Tactics prevent both the
immediate capture of the b5-pawn and any kind of preparatory idea like f3.})
30... Qxd4 {There is nothing left to play for, and the requisite 30 moves have
been made.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0910"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2009.11.13"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Fressinet/Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2009.10.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 a6 {Eine interessante Mischung
von Semi-Slawisch (Meran) und Chebanenko-Slawisch, die in den letzten Jahren
immer häufiger anzutreffen ist.} 6. c5 {Dieser raumgewinnende, ambitionierte
Vorstoß führt zwar zu einer ähnlichen Stellung wie im Chebanenko-Slawen, aber
der Einschub von e3/e6 macht gegenüber der Zugfolge 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
4.Nf3 a6 einen wesentlichen Unterschied, da hier der Bf8 hilft, die Blockade
des Damenflügels zu bekämpfen und letztlich den Befreiungsvorstoß c6-c5
durchzusetzen.} b6 $5 {Neben diesem sofortigen, konsequenten Sprengungszug,
der vermutlich am besten ist, erfolgt oft auch 6...Nbd7 nebst g6 plus Bg7 mit
dem Ziel, den Zentrumshebel e5 anzusetzen, während nach 6...Nbd7 7.b4 b6 8.Bb2
Weiß seine Blockade bequem aufrechterhalten kann. Zu beiden Alternativen hier
zwei neuere, instruktive Partien von Laurent Fressinet:} (6... Nbd7 7. b4 $14
g6 (7... a5 8. b5) (7... b6 8. Bb2 a5 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Qc7 12. Qe2
Bb7 13. Na4 axb4 14. axb4 bxc5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. bxc5 Ne4 17. Qc2 f5 18. Rfb1
h6 19. h3 Rfb8 20. Bc3 Qc8 21. Be1 Ba6 22. Rxb8 Nxb8 23. Qa2 Bb7 24. Qb2 Nd7
25. Ra3 Kf8 26. Qa1 Rxa3 27. Qxa3 Ke7 28. Qa7 Qb8 29. Qxb8 Nxb8 30. Ba5 $14 {
1-0/68, Fressinet,L (2664)-Akopian,V (2696)/Paris 2009/CBM 130 Extra}) 8. Bb2
Bg7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. Na4 Ne4 12. Nd2 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 e5 14. dxe5 Bxe5
15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. Qd4 f5 17. Nb6 Qxd4 18. exd4 Nxb6 19. cxb6 Re8 20. Bd3 a5 21.
a3 f4 22. b5 Bd7 23. bxc6 Bxc6 24. Rfc1 Kf7 25. g3 fxg3 26. hxg3 Re6 27. Kg2
Rd8 28. Rh1 h5 29. Rae1 Bd7 $2 (29... Rxe1 $142 30. Rxe1 Rd6) 30. Rxe6 Bxe6 31.
Rc1 Rc8 32. Rc5 Rxc5 33. dxc5 Bd7 34. f4 Kf6 35. Kf3 g5 36. fxg5+ Kxg5 37. Ke3
Be8 38. Be2 {1-0, Fressinet,L (2667)-Le Roux,J (2485)/Nimes 2009}) 7. cxb6 (7.
b4 $2 a5 $17) 7... Nbd7 (7... Qxb6 {ist auch zu beachten, z.B.} 8. Na4 Qa7 9.
Bd3 Nbd7 $5 10. O-O c5 (10... Bd6)) 8. Bd3 ({Nach} 8. Na4 Nxb6 9. Bd2 Nxa4 10.
Qxa4 Bd7 11. Ne5 {nebst dem angestrebten} c5 {ist die Stellung in etwa
ausgeglichen} (11... Ne4 12. Ba5 c5)) 8... c5 ({Oder auch} 8... Nxb6 9. O-O c5)
9. O-O (9. b3 Qxb6 $5 10. O-O Bb7 11. Na4 (11. Qe2 $5 cxd4 12. exd4 Bd6 13. Bb2
O-O 14. Rac1 Rfc8 15. Ne5 Qa7 16. Rfe1 Nf8 17. a3 Bxe5 18. Qxe5 Bc6 19. Qe2 Rc7
20. Rc2 Qb6 21. b4 Ne8 22. Rec1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Beikert,G (2470)-Bellon Lopez,J 
(2440)/Germany 2009/CBM 129 Extra (58)}) 11... Qa7 12. Bb2 cxd4 13. exd4 Bc6
14. Nc3 Bd6 15. Qe2 O-O 16. Ne5 Rfc8 17. Rad1 Nf8 18. Kh1 Be8 19. f4 Bb4 $132 {
0-1 Prohaszka,P (2508)-Najer,E (2670)/Mainz 2008/CBM 125 Extra (39)}) 9... Qxb6
10. b3 cxd4 11. exd4 Bd6 {My opponent decided not to allow Bf4 which gave
Gelfand a convincing victory in the following game:} ({I} 11... Be7 $6 12. Bf4
$1 $146 O-O 13. Na4 Qa7 14. Rc1 Bb7 15. b4 Rfc8 $6 (15... Bxb4 16. Qb3 Nh5) 16.
Nc5 Qb6 17. a4 Bxc5 18. bxc5 $16 Qa5 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Nd7 21. Bd6 Bc6 22.
Bc2 Qb4 $2 23. Rb1 Qc4 24. Qd2 g6 $4 {- 1:0, B. Gelfand - S. Feller, Ohrid MKD
2009;} (24... g6 $4 25. Bd3) (24... a5 25. Rfc1 Qa6 26. Bd3 Qa7 27. Bb5)) ({II
} 11... Bb7 12. Bb2 ({Automatically,} 12. Bf4 {was stronger.}) 12... Be7 13.
Rc1 Qa7 14. Na4 O-O 15. Nc5 $1 {The same idea as in my game against Kempinski}
Rfc8 16. b4 a5 17. a3 axb4 18. axb4 Qb6 19. Bc3 Bc6 20. Qe2 Ne4 21. Be1 Rcb8
22. Na6 Rc8 23. b5 Bb7 24. Ra1 Ng5 25. Nxg5 Bxg5 26. Ra4 Bf6 27. Ba5 Qa7 28.
Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Fressinet,L (2667)-Tkachiev,V (2650)/Nimes 2009/CBM 132}) 12. Na4
(12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rc1 Qb8 14. Re1 a5 15. Qe2 Bb4 16. Ne5 Bb7 (16... Nxe5 $5 17.
dxe5 Nd7 18. a3 Be7 (18... Bxc3 $2 19. Rxc3 $16 h6 20. Bb5 Rd8 21. Bc1 Qb6 22.
Rg3) 19. Nb5 Ba6 (19... Nc5 20. Bxh7+ $3 Kxh7 21. Nd6 $1) 20. Bd4 Bxb5 21. Bxb5
Bxa3 22. Bxd7 Bxc1 23. Rxc1 Qxb3 $13 {/=}) 17. a3 Bxc3 18. Rxc3 Nxe5 19. dxe5
Ne4 20. Bxe4 (20. Rcc1 $142 Qa7 21. Kf1 h6 (21... Ba6 22. Bxa6 Qxa6 23. Qxa6
Rxa6 24. Rc2) 22. f3 Ng5 23. h4 Nh7 24. Red1 Ba6 25. Bxa6 Qxa6 26. Qxa6 Rxa6
27. Bd4 $14) 20... dxe4 $13 {/=, Li Shilong (2557) - Zhou Jianchao (2635),
Beijing CHN 2009, remis/33}) 12... Qa7 13. Bb2 Bb7 (13... O-O 14. Ne5 Bb7 15.
Qe2 Rac8 16. Rfd1 Be7 17. a3 Rfd8 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. b4 Nb6 $2 (19... a5 $142
20. Nc5 Nxc5 (20... Ba8 $2 21. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 22. Qxe6+ Kf8 23. Bxh7 Nf6 24. Bg6
Bd6 25. Qh3 $16) 21. dxc5 (21. bxc5 Bc6 $14) 21... d4 $14) 20. Nc5 $16 Nc4 21.
Nxe6 Re8 22. Nxg7 Kxg7 23. Qg4+ Kf8 24. Bxh7 Bf6 25. Qg8+ Ke7 26. Re1+ Kd6 27.
Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Qxe8 Nxb2 29. Qxf7 Bxd4 30. Re1 Kc6 31. Qe8+ Kc7 32. Qf7+ Kb8 33.
Qf4+ {1-0 Wirig,A (2464)-Gurevich,M (2624)/Antalya TUR 2009}) 14. Rc1 O-O 15.
Nc5 $1 {Ein hochgiftiges Bauernopferangebot, dessen Annahme in den Untergang
führt.} a5 {Wirkt zwar natürlich - unterbindet b4 und ermöglicht bei
Gelegenheit ...Ba6 -, aber die Einschaltung von Rfc8 (siehe Variante II)
erscheint genauer. Alternativen:} ({I} 15... Nxc5 $2 16. dxc5 Bxc5 {gibt dem
Weißen sehenswerte, durchschlagende Angriffsmöglichkeiten:} (16... Be7 17. c6
Bc8 18. Qc2 $16) 17. Ng5 $1 $40 {mit unwiderstehlichem Angriff, z.B.} (17. Bxf6
gxf6 18. Bxh7+ $1 (18. Ne5 $6 f5 (18... fxe5 $2 19. Bxh7+ $1 Kg7 20. Qg4+ Kh8
21. Qh5 Kg7 22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Qh6 $18) 19. Nd7 Ba3 20. Nxf8 Bxc1 21. Nxe6 fxe6
22. Qxc1 Qd4 23. Qc2 $1 a5 (23... Rc8 $143 24. Qe2) 24. Qe2 Qf6 25. Re1 $16) (
18. Qc2 $2 Ba3) 18... Kxh7 (18... Kg7 19. Ne5 $1 Rac8 (19... Rfc8 20. Qg4+ Kh8
21. Qh5 $18) 20. Nd7 Be7 (20... Rh8 21. Qg4+ Kxh7 22. Qh4+ $1 Kg8 23. Qg3+ Kh7
24. Rc3 $18) 21. Nxf8 Bxf8 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Bb1 {/\Qc2, h4+-}) 19. Ne5 $1 (19.
Qc2+ $2 Kg7 20. Qxc5 Qxc5 21. Rxc5 Rac8 22. Rfc1 e5) 19... d4 (19... Bd4 20.
Qh5+ Kg7 21. Qg4+ Kh6 22. Rcd1 Rg8 23. Qf4+ Kg7 24. Ng4 Kf8 25. Rxd4 Rg6 26.
Nxf6 $18) (19... Be3 20. Qh5+ Kg8 21. Rc3 d4 22. fxe3 Be4 23. Rf4 dxc3 24. Rxe4
$18) (19... Bxf2+ 20. Rxf2 Qe3 21. Ng4 $18) 20. Qh5+ Kg7 21. Qg4+ Kh8 22. Qh4+
$1 Kg7 23. Nd7 Be7 24. Rcd1 Be4 (24... Rfc8 25. Rxd4 $18) 25. Qxe4 f5 (25...
Qxd7 26. Qg4+ Kh6 27. Rd3 {nebst Matt in 2}) 26. Qe5+ f6 27. Qxe6 Rf7 28. Qxf5
$18) 17... Rfc8 (17... Be7 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Nxf7+ $1 Rxf7 (20...
Kxh7 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Rc7 Rxf7 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Rd1 {/\Rd3-h3++-}) 21. Qh5)
18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nxh7 Bd4 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. Rcd1 f5 22. Qh4 Bb2 (22... Kg8 23.
Bxf5 Bg7 24. Bb1 $18 f5 (24... Rc3 25. Nf6+ Bxf6 (25... Kf8 26. Qb4+) 26. Qxf6
$18) (24... Bc6 25. Rd3 {-g3+-}) (24... Rc7 25. Nf6+ Kf8 26. Qb4+ Re7 (26...
Qc5 27. Qxc5+ Rxc5 28. Nd7+) 27. Ng8 $18) 25. Ng5 Re8 26. Rde1 Qb6 27. Qh7+ Kf8
28. Qg6) (22... Kg7 23. Bxf5 exf5 24. Rxd4 $18) 23. Ng5+ Kg7 24. Qh7+ Kf6 25.
Qxf7+ Kxg5 26. Qxe6 $18) ({II} 15... Rfc8 $5 16. b4 a5 (16... Bc6 17. a4 $14 (
17. Qe2 $143 Bb5)) 17. Ne5 Nxc5 18. bxc5 $14) 16. Ne5 $1 {Here I saw this idea
connected with the sacrifice of three (!!) pieces. Of course it is difficult
to withstand such a beautiful idea.} ({Der Auftakt zu einem fulminanten
Opferreigen und viel gefährlicher als beispielsweise das überfallartige} 16.
Ng5 $6 {:} h6 (16... Rad8 17. Ncxe6 $5) 17. Nh7 Nxh7 18. Nxd7 Rfc8 19. Nc5 Nf6
(19... Bxc5 $2 20. dxc5 Rxc5 $2 21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Qd4 $18) 20. Qe2 $14 {/=}
Bc6 21. Nxe6 Qb8 22. Ba6 Re8 23. Rxc6 Rxe6 24. Qc2 Bxh2+ 25. Kh1 Re8 26. Bd3
Bd6) 16... Nxc5 ({Öffnet dem Bb2 die Diagonale und erhöht damit die Kraft des
weißen Läuferpaares. Andere Möglichkeiten: I} 16... Rfd8 $4 17. Ncxd7 Nxd7 18.
Bxh7+ $1 $18 Kxh7 19. Qh5+ Kg8 20. Qxf7+ Kh8 21. Rc3) ({II Vielleicht verdiente
} 16... Rad8 {den Vorzug gegenüber dem Textzug? Beispielsweise} 17. Nxb7 Qxb7
18. Qe2 $14) 17. dxc5 Bxc5 $2 {Durch die Annahme des Bauernopfers riskiert
Schwarz ziemlich waghalsige Komplikationen.} ({Dabei konnte er sich noch mit} 
17... Be7 {in vorsichtiger Zurückhaltung üben:} 18. Bd4 (18. Ng4 Ne4 $14 (18...
Nxg4 $2 19. Qxg4 g6 20. Qd4 f6 21. Qg4 $40)) (18. Nd7 $2 {reicht hier nur zum
Remis durch Dauerschach:} Nxd7 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qh5+ Kg8 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22.
Qg4+ Kf6 23. Rc3 Bxc5 24. Qh4+ Ke5 25. Qg3+ Kf6 26. Qh4+ $11) 18... Ba6 19. Nc6
(19. Re1 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Rfc8 $14) 19... Qc7 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. c6 Rfc8 22. Re1
Bxd3 23. Qxd3 a4 $1 $132 {+/=}) 18. Nd7 $3 ({Verlockend und bärenstark. Von
Fressinet zwar verworfen, aber nicht so einfach von der Hand zu weisen ist} 18.
Nc6 $6 Bxc6 19. Bxf6 {und nun:} Rfc8 (19... gxf6 $143 20. Bxh7+ $1 (20. Qg4+
$143 Kh8 21. Qh4 f5 22. Qf6+ Kg8 23. Qg5+ $11) 20... Kh8 21. Qh5 Rfc8 (21...
Kg7 22. Qg4+ Kh8 23. Rc3 $18) 22. Rxc5 Kg7 23. Qg4+ Kf8 24. Rfc1 $14) 20. Bxh7+
(20. Qg4 g6 (20... Bf8 $2 21. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 22. Rc3 Kg8 23. Rh3 $18) 21. Rxc5 (
21. h4 $5) 21... Qxc5 22. Bxg6 fxg6 23. Qxe6+ Kf8 24. Bg5 Kg7 25. Bf6+ Kf8 26.
Bg5 $11) 20... Kf8 (20... Kxh7 $2 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Rc3 gxf6 23. Qh6 $18) 21.
Bb2 Bb5 22. Bd3 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 $13) 18... Nxd7 19. Bxh7+ {Nach der
opferfreudigen Ablenkung des Verteidigers auf f6 ist das folgende, doppelte
Läuferopfer mit Zerstörung des Königsschutzes die logische Konsequenz.} Kxh7
20. Qh5+ Kg8 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 $8 ({Klar verlieren: I} 21... f6 $2 22. Rc3 (22. Bh6
Ne5 23. Rc3 $18) 22... Bd6 (22... Rfe8 23. Rg3 $18) 23. Bh6 $18) ({II} 21... f5
$2 22. Qg6 Rf7 23. Bh6+ Kh8 24. Qxf7 Rg8 (24... Bd4 25. Qxd7 $18) 25. Rc3 $18)
22. Qg5+ Kh7 (22... Kh8 $4 23. Rc3 Be3 24. fxe3 $18 {/\Rf4(3)-h4#(h3#)} Ne5 (
24... Rg8 25. Qh6#) (24... f6 25. Qh6+ Kg8 26. Qg6+ Kh8 27. Rf3 $18 {/4 nebst
Matt}) 25. Qxe5+ f6 26. Qh5+ Kg8 (26... Kg7 27. Rc7+) 27. Qg6+ Kh8 28. Rf3 {
/4 nebst Matt}) 23. Qh5+ ({Zwecks Zeitgewinn schiebt Weiß zwei Schachgebote
ein, um dann seinen Damenturm ins Gefecht zu schicken. Das direkte} 23. Rc3 Be3
$8 24. Rxe3 (24. fxe3 $4 f6 $8 (24... Ne5 $2 25. Rf6 $1 Ng4 (25... Ng6 26. Rxg6
fxg6 27. Rc7+ {nebst Matt}) 26. Rf3 {nebst Matt in 3}) 25. Qg4 (25. Qh5+ $2 Kg7
26. Rf3 Rf7 $1 $19) 25... f5 $1 (25... Rf7 $2 26. Rf3 (26. Qxe6 $2 Kg8 27. Rc7
(27. Rf3 Qb6 $19) 27... Qb6 $19) 26... Kh8 (26... Rg7 27. Qxe6 Qb6 28. Rh3+ Kg6
29. Rg3+ Kh7 30. Rh3+ $11) 27. Rh3+ Rh7 28. Rc7 Rd8 29. Qxe6 Rxh3 30. Qxh3+ Kg8
31. Qe6+ Kf8 32. Qd6+ Kg7 33. Rxd7+ Rxd7 34. Qxd7+ Kh6 35. Qe6 $1 Qa6 (35...
Kg7 36. Qd7+ Kh6 37. Qe6 Qa6) 36. Qh3+ Kg5 (36... Kg6 37. Qg4+ Kh7 38. Qd7+ Kh6
39. Qh3+ $11) 37. Qh7 $1 f5 (37... Z0 {/\} 38. h4+ Kg4 39. Qg6+ Kxh4 40. g3+
Kh3 41. Kf2 $18) 38. Qg7+ Kh5 39. Qh7+ $11) (25... Rg8 $2 26. Qh3+ Kg7 27. Qxe6
$13 Ba6 28. Rf3 Kf8 29. Qd6+ Ke8 (29... Kf7 $6 30. Rc7 Qxc7 31. Qxc7 Ke7 32.
Qc6 $5) 30. Qe6+ (30. Rc7 $2 Qxc7 31. Qxc7 Rc8 $19) 30... Kf8 31. Qd6+ $11) 26.
Qh5+ Kg7 27. Qg5+ Kf7 28. Rc7 Ke8 29. Rfc1 Qb6 30. Qg6+ Ke7 (30... Kd8 31. Qg5+
Rf6 32. Qg8+ Ke7 33. Qg7+ Rf7) 31. Qg7+ Rf7 32. Rxd7+ Kxd7 33. Qxf7+ Kd6 $19)
24... Qxe3 25. fxe3 f6 $8 {leitet unter Zugumstellung zur Partie über (27...f6)
.}) 23... Kg7 24. Qg5+ Kh7 25. Rc3 Be3 $8 26. Rxe3 Qxe3 27. fxe3 f6 $8 {
Nach langem Nachdenken findet Kempinski die einzige Verteidigung und stellt
Fressinet damit vor eine schwierige Wahl.} 28. Qh4+ $5 {I think that White is
better but my opponent defended very well and I could not find the best
options.} ({I} 28. Qg4 $5 {bot die besten praktischen Chancen:} Ne5 $5 {
am zähesten} ({nicht} 28... f5 $2 29. Qh4+ ({oder auch} 29. Qg5 Rf7 30. Rf3 Rg7
31. Qh4+ Kg8 32. Rg3 Re8 33. Rxg7+ Kxg7 34. Qg3+ Kf7 35. Qc7 Bc8 36. a4 Kg6 37.
h3 Nf6 38. Qxa5 $16) 29... Kg7 30. Rc1 Rf7 (30... Rae8 31. Rc7 Bc8 32. a4 $1 (
32. Qa4 $143 Kf6 33. Qxa5 Ne5) 32... Rg8 (32... Kg6 33. Qe1 {-xa5}) 33. b4 $1 (
33. Qe1 $143 Kf6 {/\Ne5}) 33... axb4 34. a5 Kg6 35. a6 Nf6 36. a7 Bd7 37. Qxb4
$16) 31. Rc7 Ba6 32. Qa4 $5 Nf6 33. Rxf7+ Kxf7 34. Qxa5 $16) ({nicht} 28...
Rae8 $4 29. Rf3 {-h3#}) ({nicht} 28... Rg8 $4 29. Qxe6 Rg7 30. Rf3 $18) 29.
Qxe6 Kg7 (29... Rae8 $2 30. Qb6 $1 Bc6 31. Qxa5) 30. Qb6 $1 Bc6 31. Qc5 a4 32.
b4 Rab8 33. Rf4 $14 {/=}) ({II} 28. Qh5+ $143 Kg7 29. Rf3 Rf7 30. Qg4+ Kf8 31.
Qxe6 Ra6 32. Qf5 Rc6 $13 (32... d4 $13)) 28... Kg7 (28... Kg8 {/6} 29. Qg3+ Kf7
{- Partie}) 29. Qg3+ Kf7 30. Qc7 Bc8 31. Rf3 $6 {Nun sind die weißen
Aussichten auf Vorteil vertan.} ({Besser war} 31. Rf4 $142 {, um den a-Bauern
abzuholen und zwei verbundene Freibauern am Damenflügel zu bilden, z.B.} Rh8
32. Ra4 Rb8 33. Rxa5 Rb7 34. Qc2 $14) 31... a4 $1 {After this move it is not
clear who is better.} 32. b4 (32. Rh3 axb3 33. axb3 f5 (33... Rg8 $6 34. Rh7+
Rg7 35. Rxg7+ Kxg7 36. b4 (36. Qc6)) 34. Rh7+ Kg6 35. Rxd7 Bxd7 36. Qxd7 Kf6
$13 {/=}) 32... Rb8 33. a3 Rb7 34. Qd6 $6 ({Hier konnte Weiß mit Stärkerem
aufwarten, etwa mit} 34. Qc3 $142 $1 Ke7 (34... e5 $4 35. Qc6) (34... f5 35.
Rh3 Nf6 36. Rh6 $1 Ng4 37. Rh8 Rxh8 38. Qxh8 Bd7 $13 {/=} 39. Qh7+ Kf8 (39...
Kf6 $4 40. h3 $1 Nxe3 (40... Ne5 41. Qh8+ {-xe5+-}) 41. Qh6+ {-xe3+-}) 40. Qh8+
Kf7 41. Qh7+ {= mit Stellungswiederholung}) 35. Qc6 (35. Rh3 $143 Kd6) 35...
Rh8 (35... Ne5 $4 36. Qc5+) 36. Rg3 Kf7 37. Rh3 $5 (37. Qxa4 Ne5) 37... Ne5 38.
Qc2 Rxh3 39. Qxc8 Rxb4 40. gxh3 Rb3 41. Qc5 Kg6 $13 {/=} 42. Qf8 Rxe3 43. Qg8+
Kf5 44. Qh7+ Kg5 (44... Kf4 45. Qh4+) 45. Qg7+ Kf5 (45... Ng6 $4 46. h4+ Kf5
47. Qh7 $1 Rxa3 48. Qh5+ Kf4 49. Qxg6 $18) 46. Qh7+ {= mit
Stellungswiederholung}) 34... Rb6 $6 ({Nach} 34... f5 $142 $1 {After ...f5! I
definitely prefer Black. /\Nf6=/+ hätte Schwarz gut weiterkämpfen können, doch
Kempinski hatte gegen eine Stellungswiederholung nichts einzuwenden.}) 35. Qc7
Rb7 36. Qd6 $6 Rb6 $6 37. Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 h6 {The
moderate reaction to White's aggressive advance is winning recognition. The
first player may end up without proper compensation for his exposed pawn
structure.} 8. h3 (8. Bd2 a6 9. h3 dxc4 $5 10. Bxc4 (10. e4 Be7 11. e5 Nd5 12.
Bxc4 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 b5 14. Be2 Bb7 15. O-O b4 16. Bd2 c5 17. Rad1 cxd4 18. Bf4
Rc8 19. Qd2 Nb6 20. Qxd4 Nd5 $15 {0-1 Milanovic,D (2529)-Kotanjian,T (2578)/
Kavala 2008 (77)}) 10... b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. g5 hxg5 13. Nxg5 c5 14. Rg1 Qe7 15.
Nce4 cxd4 16. Nxd6+ Qxd6 17. Bg6 Ne5 18. Nxf7 Nxf7 19. Bxf7+ Kf8 20. Bg6 Rc8
$11 {1/2-1/2 Zvjaginsev,V (2658)-Burmakin,V (2534)/St Petersburg 1999 (28).
With both kings on shaky ground the chances were even.}) 8... a6 9. c5 {
The partial closure of the centre should help White to control his opponent's
counterplay. In the few games Black got excellent development after opening
the kingside.} (9. Rg1 Qe7 (9... dxc4 10. e4 e5 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Be2 c5 13. d5
c4 14. Be3 Qe7 15. a4 Rb8 16. axb5 axb5 17. Kf1 Nc5 18. Kg2 h5 19. g5 Nh7 20.
Kh2 Nf8 21. Nh4 Ng6 $11 {0-1 Prohaszka,P (2512)-Potkin,V (2613)/Budva 2009 (34)
}) 10. Bd2 (10. h4 Bb4 11. Bd2 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Ne4 13. Bd3 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 dxc4 15.
Qxc4 c5 16. Rc1 b5 17. Qc2 Bb7 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 O-O 20. g5 $14 {1-0
Rodshtein,M (2530)-Iljushin,A (2501)/Dresden 2007 (45)}) 10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5
12. Be2 c5 13. h4 b4 14. Na4 Bb7 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. Ne5 Bd6 18.
Qa4+ Kf8 {Black had nothing to fear with good pieces, only the king was
somewhat inconvenienced in 0-1 Rodshtein,M (2520)-Drozdovskij,Y (2562)/
Cappelle la Grande 2007 (48)} 19. Nc4 a5 20. f3 $11) 9... Bc7 10. Bd2 b5 {
With a different move order the players have reached a position, that has
already been tested on the international scene. Svidler might have played more
cleverly by advancing his pawn only to b6.} (10... e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5
Bxe5 13. O-O-O Qe7 14. Na4 Ne4 15. Ba5 f5 16. Bd3 O-O 17. f3 Ng3 18. Rhg1 fxg4
19. f4 Nf5 20. Bd2 $6 (20. fxe5 Nxe3 $13) 20... Bc7 $17 {1/2-1/2 Avrukh,B 
(2657)-Gustafsson,J (2634)/Germany 2009 (70)}) (10... b6 $5) 11. cxb6 {[%mdl 4]
The new direction of the battle is quite different to what has been happening.
Svidler might have discovered in his preparation, that after the immediate
opening of the centre with ...e6-e5 the position would be far from clear.} (11.
Bd3 e5 (11... Qe7 12. Ne2 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. f4 Bc7 16. O-O-O
Bd7 17. Kb1 Kd8 18. Nd4 $2 (18. Ng3 $16) 18... Re8 19. b4 Ne4 20. Bc1 a5 $132 {
1-0 Krasenkow,M (2661)-Nay Oo Kyaw Tun (2595)/Shanghai 2000/ (61)}) 12. dxe5
Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 Bc7 15. O-O-O O-O $13) 11... Nxb6 12. Bd3 (12. e4
dxe4 13. Nxe4 O-O 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Qe4 $14) 12... Bd6 $5 {Black is
demonstrating an independent mind and a clear evaluation of the position. The
bishop belongs to the a3-f8 diagonal and the loss of time is not so critical
due to the closed character of the position.} (12... Nc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14.
O-O-O O-O 15. e4 $16) 13. e4 Be7 (13... dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Qxc6+ Bd7 16.
Qxe4 Nd5 17. O-O Bb5 18. Rfc1 $16) 14. O-O-O Bb7 15. Kb1 (15. g5 hxg5 16. Bxg5
Rc8 $11) 15... Rc8 16. Rhg1 {Mamedyarov is an exceptionally gifted tactician
in attack, but breaking Black's very solid position will be far from easy.} (
16. e5 Nfd7 17. Na4 c5 18. Ba5 c4 19. Be2 Bc6 20. Nc3 Nf8 $11) 16... c5 $1 17.
dxc5 (17. exd5 $2 Nfxd5 $17) 17... Bxc5 18. g5 {In the fight for any advantage
White is prepared to accept the risks. Objectively stronger might have been
the centralisation of the bishop.} (18. Be3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 Nbd7 (19... dxe4 20.
Bb5+ Nbd7 21. Bxd7+ Nxd7 22. Ne5 Bd5 23. Qa4 Rxc3 24. Nxd7 Rc7 25. Nb6+ Ke7 26.
Qxa6 $14) 20. e5 Ne4 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Nd2 Qb6 $11) 18... dxe4 (18... hxg5 $5
19. Bxg5 d4 20. Na4 Nxa4 21. Qxa4+ Qd7 22. Qxd7+ Nxd7 $15) 19. Nxe4 (19. gxf6
$2 exd3 20. Qb3 Bxf3 $19) 19... Nxe4 (19... Bxf2 $2 20. Bc3 Nxe4 (20... Bxg1
21. gxf6 $18) 21. Bxe4 Bd5 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. Qxf2 Rxc3 24. gxh6 Rxh6 25. Rxg7
$16) 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 {Svidler is a very experienced player and it comes as no
surprise, that he is not trying to provoke the opponent with fuzzy moves in
the sharp position.} (20... Qe7 21. gxh6 Bxf2 22. hxg7 Rg8 23. Bc6+ $3 Bxc6 24.
Qh7 Be4+ 25. Qxe4 Bxg1 26. Qh7 Rxg7 27. Qxg7 $18) 21. Qxe4 Qd5 22. Qe2 (22.
Qxd5 Nxd5 23. gxh6 gxh6 24. Ne5 $11) 22... hxg5 (22... Qc4 23. Qxc4 Nxc4 24.
gxh6 gxh6 $11) 23. Nxg5 Rh4 {After the rook move the black king will
definitely remain in the centre, but even more importantly all the black
pieces are concentrated there as well.} (23... Qc4 $2 24. Qf3 Rf8 25. Ne4 $16)
24. Bc3 Qc4 (24... Qf5+ 25. Ka1 Rf4 26. Qxa6 Bxf2 27. Nxf7 Qxf7 28. Qb5+ Kf8
29. Bxg7+ Ke7 30. Be5 Rf5 $13) 25. Qf3 (25. Qd2 g6 26. Qc2 Nd5 27. Nxf7 Nxc3+
28. bxc3 Rxh3 $11) 25... Rf4 26. Qb7 Bxf2 {Beauty lies in simple solutions.
Due to his excellent coordination Black has nothing to fear.} (26... Qa4 27.
Bd2 Bd4 28. Rc1 Rxc1+ 29. Rxc1 Qb5 30. Qb8+ Ke7 31. Qb7+ Ke8 $11) 27. Rgf1 Nd5
(27... Qc6 28. Qxa6 Rf5 $11) 28. Be5 Rf5 (28... Qc2+ $2 29. Ka1 Rf5 30. Ne4 $1
$18) 29. Rc1 Qd3+ 30. Ka1 Rd8 (30... Rc2 31. Qb8+ Ke7 32. Qd6+ $11) 31. Qc6+
Ke7 $2 {The sad truth is that our greatest enemy in chess is ourself; this has
been perfectly proven for the umpteenth time. Svidler might have forced a
repetition with the rook move, but surely wanted to win. Unfortunatelly the
centralisation is a fatal tactical slip.} (31... Kf8 32. Nxe6+ (32. Rxf2 Rxg5
33. Qxe6 Qg6 $11) 32... fxe6 33. Rxf2 Rxf2 34. Qc5+ Kg8 35. Qxf2 Nb4 36. Qc5
Qd5 37. Qxb4 Qxe5 $11) (31... Rd7 $1 32. Qc8+ Rd8 (32... Ke7 $2 33. Rxf2 Rxg5
34. Rxf7+ $18) 33. Qc6+ $11) 32. Rxf2 $1 Rxg5 (32... Rxf2 33. Qc5+ Ke8 34. Qxf2
f6 35. Nxe6 $18) 33. Qb7+ Rd7 34. Rxf7+ $1 Kxf7 35. Qxd7+ Kg8 (35... Kg6 36.
Qxg7+ Kf5 (36... Kh5 37. Qh8+ Kg6 38. h4 $18) 37. Qh7+ Rg6 38. Rg1 $18) 36.
Bxg7 {The only truly mysterious move in the game. Mamedyarov could have
grabbed the rook, but instead he choses the combinatory solution underlining
the futility of resistance. Black duly stopped the clock.} (36. Qd8+ Kh7 37.
Qxg5 $18) (36. Bxg7 Qc2 (36... Rxg7 37. Qe8+ Kh7 38. Qh5+ Kg8 39. Rc8#) 37.
Qd8+ Kxg7 38. Qxg5+ Qg6 39. Qxg6+ Kxg6 40. Rc6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Cologne TVm2"]
[Site "Cologne"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. e4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Qxe4 e5 13. Bg5 (13. c5 $2 exd4
14. Qc2 Nxc5 15. Nxd4 Bg4 16. Be3 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 g6 18. Qc4 Qe4 19. Rac1 Rad8
20. Qc3 Qe5 21. g3 Qh5 22. Qa5 f5 23. Qb4 f4 24. gxf4 $19 {Kozul,Z-Klaric,Z/
Montpellier-A/1989/}) (13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Qxe5 Bxe5 16. Bd3 Bg4
17. f3 Bh5 18. Rb1 Rad8 19. Be3 Bg6 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Kf2 b5 22. cxb5 cxb5 23.
Bxa7 Ra8 24. Bd4 $10 {Mahmud,S-Yasseen,A/Doha op/1992/}) 13... Qf8 (13... f6
14. Be3 (14. Bh4 exd4 15. Qxd4 $5 Bc5 16. Qc3 Nf8 $10 {Maiwald,JU-Kramnik,V/
Guarapuava/1991/}) 14... exd4 (14... Qf8 15. Qc2 e4 16. Nd2 f5 17. d5 c5 18. b4
cxb4 19. Nb3 f4 20. Bd4 f3 21. Bf1 fxg2 22. Bxg2 Qf4 23. c5 Qxh2+ 24. Kf1 {
0-1/Smit,A-Bashkov,V/Kemerovo/1991/}) 15. Qxe7 Bxe7 {0,5/Ivanovic,B-Sveshnikov,
E/Belgrade GMA-op/1988/} (15... Bxe7 16. Nxd4 Nc5 (16... Ne5 17. h3 a5 18. f4
Nf7 19. Bf3 Nd6 20. Bf2 Nxc4 21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. Bxc6 Be6 23. Re1 Kf7 24. f5 $16
{Smit,A-Kozirev,A/URS-sf Voronez/1991/}) 17. Bf3 a5 18. b3 (18. h3 Kf7 19. b3
g6 20. Ne2 Be6 21. Nf4 Bc8 22. Rac1 Bf8 23. Rc2 Bf5 24. Rcd2 $10 {Eingorn,
V-Sveshnikov,E/Moscow GMA-op/1989/}) 18... Kf7 19. h4 g6 20. g3 h5 21. Kg2 Bf8
22. Rac1 Rd8 23. Rd2 Re8 24. Bf4 $10 {Wilder,M-Sveshnikov,E/Belgrade GMA-op/
1988/})) (13... Nf6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. dxe5 fxe5 16. Nh4 Bc5 17. Rd3 Bxf2+ 18.
Kxf2 f5 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Rg3+ Kh8 21. Qe3 Rad8 22. Kg1 Rd4 23. Rf1 Bg6 $10 {
Engqvist,T-Renman,N/SVE-ch/1989/}) 14. Bd3 (14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Qc2 Nxf3+ 16.
Bxf3 Bc5 17. a3 a5 18. Rd2 Be6 19. Rad1 a4 20. h3 h6 21. Bf4 Qe7 22. Bd6 Bxd6
23. Rxd6 Qg5 24. Qc1 $10 {Hauchard,A-Kaidanov,G/Torcy op/1991/}) 14... f5 15.
Qxf5 $2 (15. Qh4 e4 16. c5 Bxc5 (16... Be7 17. Bc4+ Kh8 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Ng5
$13) 17. Bc4+ Kh8 18. dxc5 exf3 19. Bf4 b5 20. Bb3 a5 21. Bd6 Qf6 22. Qh5 g6
23. Qxf3 a4 24. Bc2 $14 {Baikov,V-Gagarin,V/Moscow/1989/}) 15... Nf6 0-1

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 (
8. Be2) 8... e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Be2 (11. Nb5) 11... Nxf3+ $1 12.
Bxf3 d4 13. exd4 $2 (13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 dxe3 15. O-O exf2+ 16. Qxf2 $44)
13... Re8+ 14. Kf1 (14. Ne2 Bb4+ 15. Bc3 Bf5 $1 16. Qd2 (16. Qxf5 Bxc3+) 16...
Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Rc8 18. Qb4 Bd3 $17) 14... Qa5 15. Qd1 (15. Rd1 Bf5 16. Qd2 Rac8
$17) 15... Bb4 16. Rc1 Bd7 (16... Bf5 17. g4 $132) (16... Be6 $5) 17. a3 (17.
Bxb7 $2 Bxc3 18. Bxc3 Qb5+ $19) 17... Bxc3 18. Rxc3 (18. Bxc3 Qxa3 19. Bxb7
Rab8 20. Ra1 Qe7 21. Bf3 Ne4 22. Bxe4 Qxe4 $40) 18... Nd5 19. Bxd5 (19. Rc5 $2
Bb5+ 20. Kg1 Re1+) 19... Qxd5 20. a4 Rac8 21. f3 (21. Rxc8 Bxc8) 21... Rxc3 22.
Bxc3 Re3 23. Ba1 (23. Qd2 $2 Rxf3+ 24. gxf3 Qxf3+ 25. Kg1 Bc6 $19) 23... Rxb3
24. Kf2 Bxa4 25. Re1 f6 (25... Rb2+ $4 26. Bxb2 Bxd1 27. Re8#) 26. Qc1 Bc6 27.
Qf4 h5 28. h4 Ra3 29. Kg3 Ra2 30. Bc3 Qf7 31. Qf5 $2 (31. Kh3 Qg6 32. Bd2 Qd3
$19) 31... Qc7+ (31... Qc7+ 32. Qf4 Rxg2+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Budapest FS06 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Dao, Thien Hai"]
[Black "Farago, Sandor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1995.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 h6 8. h3 (8.
Rg1) (8. Bd2 Qe7 (8... Nxg4 9. Rg1 Nxh2 10. Nxh2 Bxh2 11. Rxg7 Qf6 12. Rg2 Bd6
13. O-O-O $44) 9. h3 (9. cxd5 $5 exd5 (9... cxd5 10. Nb5) 10. Bd3 c5 (10...
Nxg4 11. Rg1 Nxh2 12. Nxh2 Bxh2 13. Rxg7 $44) 11. O-O-O c4 12. Be2 $14 {
Djurhuus,R-Gronn,A/Norge (ch)/1993/}) (9. Be2 dxc4) (9. Rg1 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5
11. g5 hxg5 12. Nxg5 Rf8 13. O-O-O Nb6 14. Bb3 Bd7 15. f4 e4 16. Ncxe4 Nxe4 17.
Nxe4 g6 18. Nxd6+ Qxd6 19. Qe4+ Kd8 20. Qe5 Qxe5 21. fxe5 {1-0 Kjeldsen,
J-Grotnes,N/Odense (02) 1993 (51)}) (9. O-O-O Nxg4 10. Be1 Ngf6 11. Rg1 g6 12.
e4 Bf4+ 13. Kb1 dxe4 14. Nxe4 e5 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Bc3 O-O 17. Bd3 g5 18. Rde1
Re8 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. f4 Bxf4 23. Re8+ Kg7 24. h4 {
1-0 Pein,M-Kraidman,Y/Tel Aviv-B (04) 1992 (42)}) 9... b6 $5 (9... a6 10. e4 $8
(10. O-O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Bd3 c5 $17) (10. c5 Bc7 11. O-O-O e5 12. Nh4 $1
$14) 10... dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 c5 (12... e5 $10) 13. Bg2 cxd4 14. Nxd4
Nc5 15. Qe2 (15. Qe3 Bf4 $15) 15... O-O (15... Qf6 $1 $15) 16. O-O $10 {
0-1 Bareev,E-Kamsky,G/Groningen 60/422 1993 (63)}) (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 $13)
(9... e5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 (10... cxd5 11. Nb5 e4 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Nh4 Nb6 14. Qb3
$13) 11. O-O-O $1 $14 {Hazai,L; Lukacs,P} (11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5
Bxe5 14. Bg2 $13 {Pein,M})) 10. cxd5 Nxd5 (10... cxd5 $6 11. Nb5 Bb7 12. Rc1
O-O 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. Qc7 $16) (10... exd5 $5 11. O-O-O Bb7 12. Bd3 c5 $13) 11.
Ne4 Bb7 12. Nxd6+ Qxd6 13. e4 Nf4 $5 (13... Ne7 14. O-O-O $16) (13... Nb4 $5
14. Qb3 c5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. a3 Bxe4 17. axb4 O-O $13) 14. O-O-O (14. e5 $2 Qd5
) 14... O-O-O 15. g5 $5 Qc7 (15... hxg5 $6 16. Nxg5 Rhf8 17. Kb1 Qc7 18. Rg1
$16) 16. gxh6 gxh6 17. Kb1 (17. Rg1 $5) (17. Be3 $13 {/\ Nd2}) 17... Nf6 $1 {
Lutz,Ch-Yusupov,A/Muenchen/1994/}) 8... a6 (8... e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 (10.
Nb5 $2 Bb8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nbd4 Ne4 $15) 10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bd2 O-O
13. Bg2 Be6 (13... d4 $5 14. exd4 Bxd4 15. O-O-O $1 Qc7 $6 16. Nb5 $1 Qxc2+ 17.
Kxc2 {/\} Bxf2 18. Bb4 $16) 14. f4 $1 Bxc3 (14... Bd6 15. Qd3 $16) 15. Bxc3 Ne4
16. O-O (16. Bxe4 $2 dxe4 17. Qxe4 Qh4+ $36) 16... Nxc3 $6 (16... f5 17. Bxe4
dxe4 18. Qg2 Qe7 19. Qg3 Qf7 20. Rf2 Rad8 21. Rg2 {1-0 Chabanon,JL-Relange,E/
Paris (03) 1994 (33)}) 17. Qxc3 f6 18. Rad1 Re8 19. Qb3 Qb6 20. Qxb6 $1 axb6
21. a3 $16 {Wojtkiewicz,A-Khalifman,A/Rakvere/1993/1-0 (61)}) (8... O-O 9. g5
$36) 9. Rg1 dxc4 10. e4 (10. Bxc4 b5 11. Bd3 Bb7) 10... e5 (10... Bb4 11. Bxc4
$16) 11. g5 hxg5 12. Bxg5 b5 (12... c5 $5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Rd1
Bd4 16. Be3 g6 17. Bxc4 Bxh3 $13) 13. O-O-O Qc7 (13... Qe7 $5 14. Be3 g6 15.
dxe5 Nxe5 16. Ng5 $36) 14. Be3 g6 (14... exd4 $5 15. Nxd4 (15. Bxd4 c5 $13)
15... g6) 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Ng5 $1 Bb7 (16... Nh7 $5 17. f4 Nd3+ 18. Bxd3 cxd3
19. Qxd3 (19. Qf2 Nxg5 20. Rxg5 Bxh3 21. Rxd3) 19... Bxf4 20. Bxf4 Qxf4+ 21.
Kb1 O-O $13) 17. f4 Nd3+ 18. Bxd3 cxd3 19. Rxd3 Bxf4 20. Bxf4 Qxf4+ 21. Kb1 Qe5
$2 (21... c5 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. exd5 O-O 24. Qxc5 $14) 22. Qf2 Ke7 (22... c5 23.
Nxf7 Kxf7 24. Rd7+ Ke8 25. Rxb7 $40) 23. Nf3 (23. Nxf7 $5) 23... Qc7 (23... Qf4
24. e5 Nd7 25. Rgd1 $40) 24. Qc5+ Ke8 (24... Ke6 $2 25. Ng5#) 25. e5 Nd7 26.
Qe3 Nf8 (26... Rd8 27. e6 $18) 27. Ne4 Ne6 (27... Nh7 28. Qc5 $18) 28. Nf6+ Kf8
29. Rd7 Qb8 30. Ng5 Nxg5 (30... Nd8 31. Ngh7+ Kg7 32. Rxg6+ $1 Kxg6 33. Qg5#)
31. Qxg5 Ra7 (31... Bc8 32. Qh6+ $1 Rxh6 33. Rd8+ Ke7 34. Re8#) 32. e6 $1 Ba8 (
32... fxe6 33. Qc5+) 33. e7+ Kg7 34. e8=Q Rxe8 (34... Rxd7 35. Qxg6+ fxg6 36.
Rxg6#) (34... Qxe8 35. Qxg6+ Kf8 36. Qg7#) 35. Qxg6+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.12.11"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Black "Acs, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[BlackTeam "Eppingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
dxc4 9. bxc4 e5 10. O-O Re8 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Rb1 b6 13. h3 (13. a4 e4 (13... Rb8
14. a5 bxa5 15. Rxb8 Bxb8 16. Qa2 Bc7 17. Ba3 Qe6 18. d5 cxd5 19. cxd5 Qf5 20.
Nb5 Bb8 21. d6 $11 {1-0 Ward,C (2460)-Muir,A (2360)/Dundee 1993/TD (36)}) 14.
Nd2 Nf8 (14... c5 15. Nb5 Bb8 16. Ba3 a6 17. Nc3 Bd6 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Ndxe4
Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Bxh2+ 21. Kxh2 Qh4+ 22. Kg1 Rxe4 23. Qd3 Ra7 24. Rb8 $11 {
1-0 Gagunashvili,M (2580)-Bodicker,R (2124)/Vlissingen 2004/}) (14... a5 15.
Nf1 Ba6 16. Bd2 h5 17. Be1 Bb4 18. h3 Rac8 19. Rdc1 g6 20. Qd1 Qe6 21. Na2 c5
22. d5 Qd6 $11 {1-0 Bischoff,K (2559)-Berkes,F (2614)/Budapest 2004/ (37)}) 15.
a5 (15. Nf1 h5 16. a5 Bc7 17. Qb3 h4 18. Ba3 Qd7 19. d5 c5 20. Qb5 Be5 {
1/2-1/2 Gottschlich,C (2225)-Naumann,A (2380)/Apolda 1997/}) 15... Ng6 16. Nf1
Nh4 17. Ng3 bxa5 18. c5 Bc7 19. Qa4 Bd7 20. Rb7 Rac8 21. Bd2 Qe6 22. Qc4 $14 {
1-0 Bischoff,K (2510)-Schlemermeyer,W (2335)/Germany 1992/GER-chT (29)}) 13...
e4 14. Nd2 c5 15. Nf1 {In this liine white has to worry about the consequence
of the swap on d4 with advance of the black pawn to e3.} (15. Nb5 cxd4 $1 (
15... Bb8 $6 16. Ba3 a6 17. Nc3 Bd6 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Bxc5 bxc5) 16. Nxd6 (16.
exd4 e3 17. fxe3 Qxe3+ 18. Kh1 Qxe2 19. Nxd6 Re6 $17) 16... Qxd6 17. exd4 Qxd4
18. Nf3 Qc5 19. Be3 Qf5 (19... Qc7 20. Nd4 Ba6 $15) 20. Nd4 Qg6 21. Nb5 Nc5 $15
) 15... a6 16. a4 Rb8 17. Ba3 Bb7 {Acs has solved on all the opening's
problems, white has no logical way of getting advantage.} (17... Qe6 18. a5
bxa5 19. dxc5 $14) 18. a5 bxa5 19. Qa4 Bc7 20. Rb2 (20. Qc2 Bd6 $11) 20... Ba8
21. Rbd2 (21. Rdb1 Rxb2 22. Rxb2 Qe6 23. Qc2 (23. dxc5 Bc6 24. Qc2 Rd8 $17)
23... Bd6 24. Qa4 $11) 21... Nb6 22. Qc2 Bd6 23. Na4 (23. Ng3 Bxg3 24. fxg3 Qc7
25. dxc5 Nbd7 26. c6 Bxc6 27. Bd6 Qb6 28. Bxb8 Qxe3+ 29. Kh2 Rxb8 $13) 23...
Nxa4 24. Qxa4 Qc7 25. Bb2 (25. Bxc5 Bxc5 26. dxc5 Qxc5 27. Rd6 Rb4 28. Qa1 $11)
25... cxd4 26. exd4 (26. Bxd4 Bb4 27. Rc2 Bc6 28. Qa1 Re6 $15) 26... Bb4 27.
Ne3 (27. Rc2 Bc6 28. Qa1 Qd7 29. Rdc1 Ba4 $15) 27... Bxd2 28. Rxd2 Rb4 29. Qa1
Reb8 30. Bf1 Qb6 (30... Nd7 31. Bc3 Rb1 32. Qxa5 Qxa5 33. Bxa5 Kf8 $17) 31. Bc3
Rb1 32. Qa2 Nh5 $6 {Acs was a tragic figure of the match, since he got
optically very good position with a spare exchange. Unfortunatelly for him it
was anything but easy to improve his advantage and the knight move 32...Nh5?!
combined with reckless dancing of the pieces in the center has swiftly turned
the tables.} (32... Nd7 33. Bxa5 Qf6 34. Bc3 R1b3 35. Ba1 $15) (32... a4 33.
Qxa4 Bc6 34. Qa2 Rb3 35. Qa1 $15) 33. Bxa5 Qd6 $2 (33... Qc6 34. d5 Qd6 35. c5
Qxc5 36. d6) (33... Qa7 $1 34. Bc3 Nf4 $15) 34. c5 Qc6 35. d5 $1 Qxc5 36. d6
Bc6 $2 {Black has made too many mistakes for comfort, his position collapses
completely. Please note the tragic location of the knight on h5.} (36... Nf4
37. d7 Ne6 38. d8=Q+ Nxd8 39. Bxd8 $14) 37. d7 Bxd7 38. Rxd7 Qf8 39. Bc7 R1b7 (
39... Nf6 40. Rd2 R8b7 41. Rd8 Ne8 42. Qa4 $18) (39... R8b2 40. Qxa6 $18) 40.
Bc4 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
(8. g5 Nd5 9. Bxc4 O-O (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 e5) (9... N5b6 10. Bd3 Qe7) (9...
Qe7 10. Bd2 N7b6 11. Be2) (9... b5 10. Be2 Nxc3 11. bxc3) 10. e4 N5b6 11. Be2
e5 12. Be3) 8... b6 $5 $146 (8... b5 9. Bd3 (9. Be2 b4 10. Na4 Bb7 11. g5 Nd5
12. Nc5 (12. Bd2 c5 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. dxc5 Rc8 15. e4 Ne7 16. Bxb4 Nc6 17. Ba3
$16 {Krasenkov,M-Heyken,E/Deutschland/1992/}) 12... Bxc5 13. dxc5 Qa5 14. e4
Ne7 15. Be3 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Qe2 Qxe2+ 18. Kxe2 f5 19. gxf6 gxf6 20. Rad1
f5 21. Ng5 fxe4 22. Rd6 Nf8 23. Nxe4 e5 24. f4 $16 {Malaniuk,V-Serper,G/Luzern
WchT/1993/0.5 (61)}) 9... Bb7 10. g5 Nd5 (10... Nh5 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Bd2 g6 13.
Ke2 O-O 14. b4 Re8 15. a4 Bf8 16. axb5 cxb5 17. Bxb5 a6 18. Bd3 e5 19. dxe5
Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 21. Bc3 Re6 22. Rhd1 Qc7 23. Rac1 Rae8 24. Ng3 $13 {
Wojtkiewicz,A-Urban,K/POL-chT Lubniewice/1993/0.5 (27)}) 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Bd2
Qb6 13. Rc1 Nb4 14. Bxb4 Bxb4+ 15. Ke2 c5 16. a3 c4 17. axb4 Bd5 18. Nfd2 O-O
19. Rhg1 e5 20. dxe5 Rad8 21. Nf6+ Nxf6 22. Bf5 Nh5 23. Bxh7+ Kh8 24. Bf5 $16 {
Shirov,A-Akopian,V/Biel izt (05)/1993/1-0 (41)}) (8... e5 9. g5 Nd5 10. Bd2
exd4 11. Qe4+ (11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Bxd5 dxe3 13. fxe3 $6 (13. Qe4+ $13) (13. Bc3
$5 $13) 13... Nb6 14. Bb3 Be6 $6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Qb3 Qe7 17. Nd4 Qxg5 18.
Qxe6+ Qe7 19. Rf1 $1 Rf8 $1 20. Ke2 $10 {Krasenkov,M-Dokhoian,Y/Deutschland/
1993/0.5 (27)}) 11... Ne7 12. Qxd4 Nf5 13. Qe4+ Ne7 14. Qc2 Nb6 15. Be2 Bf5 16.
Ne4 Bc7 17. Nd4 Bg6 18. h4 h5 19. Bd3 Qd5 20. O-O-O Qxa2 21. Nb3 O-O-O 22. f3
Na4 23. Nd4 c5 24. Bb5 $13 {Malaniuk,V-Ivanovic,B/JUG-chT Cetinje/1993/0-1 (51)
}) 9. g5 Nd5 10. Ne4 Be7 11. Bd2 Bb7 12. Rg1 c5 13. Ne5 a6 $1 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15.
dxc5 Rc8 16. Qd3 bxc5 $1 17. O-O-O Qc6 18. f3 O-O 19. Qc2 (19. Bc3 Rfd8) 19...
Rfd8 20. Kb1 a5 21. h4 (21. Bxa5 Nxe3) 21... Ba6 $1 22. Bxa6 Qxa6 23. h5 Qe2
24. g6 fxg6 25. hxg6 h6 26. Ng3 Qb5 27. e4 Nb4 28. Bxb4 axb4 $40 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8
30. Ne2 c4 31. Rd1 Ra8 32. Nd4 Qa6 33. b3 c3 34. f4 e5 35. fxe5 Qxg6 36. Nf5
Qe6 37. Qd3 Kh8 38. Rg1 Qxe5 39. Qc2 Bg5 40. Rd1 Bd2 41. Qd3 Rc8 42. Kc2 Bg5
43. Qe2 Qa5 44. a4 bxa3 45. Nd6 Rf8 46. Rf1 Rxf1 47. Qxf1 a2 0-1

[Event "Copenhagen Open-04 (Politiken Cup-03)"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1982.06.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Velikov, Petar"]
[Black "Pliester, Leon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1982.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
dxc4 9. bxc4 e5 10. Bb2 Re8 11. O-O Qe7 12. Rae1 b6 13. dxe5 $2 Nxe5 14. Nd4
Neg4 15. h3 $2 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Qxe3+ 17. Rf2 (17. Kh1 Bxh3 18. Nf3 Qh6) 17...
Qxd4 18. Nd5 Bh2+ 19. Kxh2 (19. Kf1 Ne4) 19... Qxf2 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Qc1 Re3
0-1

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hansen, Curt"]
[Black "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Bb8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bd2 Bg4 13. Nbd4 Qd6 $5 $146 14.
Nxe5 Bxe2 15. Nxe2 Qxe5 16. g3 Ne4 (16... Qh5 17. f3 $14) 17. Rad1 a6 18. Qb3
$5 (18. Bb4 Rd8 19. Ba5 Re8 20. Nf4 (20. Bb6 $5) 20... d4 $5 21. Rxd4 Qxa5 22.
Rxe4 Bxf4 $1 23. Rxf4 Qxa2 $10) (18. Bc3 $1 Qh5 19. Qd3 $1 (19. f3 Ng5 20. Kg2
Ne6 21. Qb3 Rd8 22. Qxb7 Ba7 23. Ba5 Rdb8 24. Qxd5 Qxd5 25. Rxd5 Rxb2 26. Rd2
Rab8 $132) 19... Re8 (19... Ng5 20. Qxd5 Nf3+ 21. Kg2 $16) 20. Qxd5 (20. f3
Nxc3 21. Nxc3 d4 22. exd4 Ba7 $14) 20... Qxe2 21. Qxe4 $1 Bxg3 22. Qxb7 Rab8 (
22... Bxf2+ 23. Kh1 {/\Qg2}) 23. Qg2 Be5 $14) 18... Qh5 19. Nc3 (19. Nf4 Bxf4
20. exf4 Nc5 $10) 19... Nf6 $1 (19... Ng5 20. Qxd5 $16) 20. Be1 Rd8 (20... Qh3
21. f3) 21. Qxb7 Ba7 22. Kg2 Bxe3 $1 23. Bd2 $1 (23. fxe3 Ng4 24. Nxd5 Qxh2+
25. Kf3 Ne5+ $40) 23... Rab8 24. Qxa6 Bc5 25. h4 $6 (25. h3 $142) 25... d4 26.
Na4 Qd5+ 27. Kg1 Bd6 28. Qd3 (28. b3 $2 Qf3 $1) 28... Qxa2 29. Ra1 Qd5 30. Bg5
Rb3 31. Nc3 $1 dxc3 (31... Qc5 $6 32. Bxf6 gxf6 33. Qd1 $13) 32. Qxd5 Nxd5 33.
Bxd8 cxb2 34. Rad1 (34. Ra8 $2 b1=Q 35. Bc7+ Bf8 36. Bd6 Rxg3+ $3 37. Kh2 Rh3+
$19) 34... Rb5 35. Bg5 Bb4 $1 36. Kg2 $2 (36. Rb1 Ba5 (36... Ba3 37. Bd2) 37.
Bc1 $1 $8 bxc1=Q 38. Rfxc1 Rxb1 39. Rxb1 Bb4 $15) 36... h6 37. Be3 Nc3 38. Rde1
Ba3 39. Rb1 Nxb1 40. Rxb1 Rb3 41. Bd4 Rd3 (41... h5 $1 42. Kf1 Rd3 $19) 42.
Bxb2 $8 (42. Be3 Rc3 {/\Rc1}) 42... Rb3 43. Bxa3 Rxb1 44. h5 Rb5 45. g4 f5 46.
f3 Kf7 47. Bd6 Ke6 48. Bf8 Rb7 49. Kg3 Ke5 50. Bc5 fxg4 51. fxg4 Rb3+ 52. Kh4
Kf4 53. Bd4 Rb1 54. Kh3 Rh1+ (54... Rh1+ 55. Kg2 Rh4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. h3 h6 $146 (10... b6) 11. a3 a6 12. b3 (12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4
Nxe4 14. Qxe4 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 $15) 12... dxc4 13. bxc4 (13. Bxc4
b5 14. Bf1 e5 $10) 13... e5 14. Nh4 Nf8 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. Qxf5 exd4 (16... e4
17. h4 $1 g6 18. Qh3 $14) 17. exd4 c5 18. Be3 cxd4 (18... Ne6 19. dxc5 (19. d5
Nd4 20. Qd3 Qe5 21. g3 $14) 19... Bxc5 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. cxd5 Bxe3 22. dxe6 fxe6
23. Bc4 $14) 19. Bxd4 Be5 20. Bxe5 (20. Bf3 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Ne6 22. Rd2 Nc5 $14)
20... Qxe5 21. Qxe5 Rxe5 22. Rab1 $1 Rb8 (22... b5 23. cxb5 Rc8 (23... axb5 24.
Rxb5 $1 $16) 24. Rd3 axb5 (24... Rxc3 $6 25. Rxc3 Rxe2 26. bxa6 Re8 27. a7 $18)
25. Rxb5 $16) 23. Bf3 Rc5 (23... b5 24. cxb5 axb5 25. Be2 $1 $16) (23... Rc8
24. Rxb7 Rxc4 25. Nd5 $16) (23... b6 $5) 24. Bxb7 $1 Ne6 (24... Rxc4 25. Bxa6
Rxb1 26. Bxc4 $16) 25. Nd5 $1 (25. Bxa6 Rxb1 26. Rxb1 Ra5 $14) 25... a5 (25...
Rxc4 26. Bxa6 Rxb1 27. Rxb1 Ra4 $140 $2 28. Rb8+ Kh7 29. Bd3+ $18) 26. Ne3 g6
27. g3 Rc7 28. Bg2 Rxb1 29. Rxb1 Nd4 $6 (29... Nd7 30. Rb5 Ra7 $16) 30. Rb6 Nd7
(30... Kg7 31. Rxf6 Kxf6 32. Nd5+ $18) 31. Rd6 Ne2+ (31... Ne6 32. Nd5 Ra7 33.
Rxd7 $18) 32. Kf1 Nc3 33. Ra6 a4 34. Bc6 Ne5 (34... Nb8 35. Ra8 Rxc6 36. Rxb8+
Kg7 37. Rb4) 35. Nd5 Rxc6 (35... Nxd5 36. cxd5 Nxc6 37. dxc6 Kf8 38. Ke2 Ke7
39. Kd3 Kd6 40. Kc4 $18) 36. Ne7+ Kg7 37. Nxc6 Nxc4 38. Ra7 (38. Nd4 $142 Nxa3
39. Ne2 $18) 38... Nxa3 39. Nd4 Kf6 40. f4 $6 (40. Ne2 $18) 40... h5 41. Kf2
Nc4 42. Rc7 Nd2 43. Kg2 Nd5 44. Ra7 Nc3 45. Ra6+ Kg7 $1 (45... Ke7 46. f5 $18)
46. Nf3 Nc4 47. Ne5 Ne3+ 48. Kf3 Nc2 49. Nc4 Kf8 50. Ra7 Kg7 51. Ra6 Kf8 52. g4
hxg4+ 53. Kxg4 Kg7 54. f5 Kh6 $2 (54... gxf5+ 55. Kxf5 $16) 55. f6 Nb4 56. Ra8
Kh7 57. Rf8 Nbd5 58. Rxf7+ Kh6 59. Rf8 Kh7 60. Rf7+ Kg8 61. Ne5 1-0

[Event "New York Hudson"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 a6 7. b3 Bd6 8. Be2 e5
9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Rd1 $6 (12. O-O {/\ Rfd1,Rac1})
12... Be6 13. O-O Rc8 $2 (13... Qe7 {/\ Rad8,Rfe8}) 14. Qd2 $2 (14. Qb1 Nfg4 (
14... Nc6 15. Qa1 {/\ Na4}) 15. g3 $1) 14... Qc7 15. h3 Rfd8 $6 (15... Nc6 16.
Rc1 Qd7 $5 {/\ Bh3}) 16. Rc1 Nc6 17. Qd3 Qe7 (17... Qd7 18. Na4 Bf5 19. Qd1
Bxh3 20. Nb6 Qg4 21. Ne1 Qh4 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. f4 $5 (23. Nxc8 $2 Bxg2 $1)
23... Ba3 24. Rc2 Bf5 25. Nxc8 Bxc2 26. Nxc2 Bc5 27. b4 $1 $16) 18. Rfd1 Bb8
19. Na4 Ne4 20. Nb6 Rc7 21. Na8 Rcc8 22. Nb6 Rc7 23. Na8 Rcc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bonn GSK"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dokhoian, Yury"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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 {von Gleich} d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd2 (6. Bd3)
(6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O) 6... a6 $5 7. Qc2 b5 8. b3 Bd6 9. e4 (9. cxd5
cxd5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O Rc8 $10) 9... e5 $1 (9... b4 10. e5 bxc3 11. Bxc3 Bc7
12. exf6 Qxf6 13. Bd3 $16) (9... dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 Bb7 12. c5 Nf6 13.
Qc2 Bc7 14. Bd3 $16) 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nxd5 Bb7 $2 (11... Nxd5 12. Qc6 $5 (12.
exd5 Bb7 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Qe4 O-O $1 $17) 12... Nb4 13. Qxa8 (13. Qxd6 Nc2+
14. Kd1 Nxa1 15. dxe5 Bb7 16. Qd4 Nxb3 17. axb3 O-O $17) 13... Nc2+ (13... Nb6
{von Gleich} 14. Qa7 Nc6 (14... Nc2+ 15. Kd1 Nxa1 16. Bc3 Nxb3 17. axb3 exd4)
15. Bg5 $1 Nxa7 16. Bxd8 Kxd8) 14. Kd1 Nxa1 15. Qc6 Ba3 16. Nxe5 O-O 17. Nf3 $1
(17. Nxd7 Bxd7 18. Qc3 Qh4 19. f3 (19. Qxa1 Qxf2 $17) 19... Rc8 20. Qxa1 Qf2
21. d5 (21. h4 Bh3) 21... Bh3 $1 $17) 17... Nf6 18. Bd3 $13) 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13.
d5 Rc8 14. Qb1 $1 g5 $5 15. h3 (15. Bxg5 Bb4+ (15... Qg6 {von Gleich} 16. Rg1
Nc5 17. Bd3 Bxd5 18. Nd2) 16. Bd2 Bxd2+ 17. Nxd2 Rg8 $132) (15. Nxg5 Rg8 16.
Nh3 $5 {xf2}) 15... Rg8 16. Bd3 h5 (16... g4 {von Gleich} 17. hxg4 Rxg4 18. Kf1
Qg7 19. Nh4 $16) 17. Ke2 $1 Bc5 $6 (17... Nc5 18. Be3 b4 19. Rc1 g4 20. hxg4
Rxg4 21. g3 Bxd5 22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Rxc5 Bxc5 24. Qc2 $1 (24. exd5 e4 25. Bxe4
Qe7 26. Nd2 Bd4 $1 $13) 24... Bb6 25. exd5 e4 26. Bxe4 Qxa1 27. Bf5 Qc3 28.
Qxc3 bxc3 29. Bxg4 c2 30. Kd2 hxg4 31. Nh4 c1=Q+ 32. Kxc1 Bxf2 33. Nf5 $16) 18.
Qe1 $1 g4 19. hxg4 Rxg4 20. Kf1 Ke7 21. Rc1 Rcg8 22. Rxc5 $1 Nxc5 (22... Rxg2
23. Qe3 Nxc5 24. Qxc5+ $18) 23. Bb4 Kd6 (23... Rc8 24. Qc3 Qd6 25. Rxh5 a5 26.
Bxc5 (26. Qxe5+ {von Gleich} Qxe5 27. Rxe5+ Kd6 28. Bxc5+ Kxc5 $16) 26... Rxc5
27. Qd2 $40 {/\ Ne5}) 24. Bxc5+ Kxc5 25. Qe3+ Kb4 (25... Kd6 26. Qb6+ Ke7 27.
Qxb7+ $18) 26. a3+ Kxa3 (26... Ka5 27. b4+ Ka4 28. Bc2#) (26... Kxb3 27. Bb1+
Kb2 28. Qd2+ Kxa3 29. Qc3+ Ka4 30. Bc2#) 27. Qc5+ Kb2 28. Ke2 Rc8 29. Rb1+ Ka2
30. Ra1+ (30. Ra1+ Kb2 31. Qa3+ Kc3 32. b4#) 1-0

[Event "Minsk"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dydyshko, Viacheslav"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Lutz} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O
8. Be2 e5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bb2 Bb4 (10... exd4 11. Nxd5 Qa5+ 12. Qd2 (12. Kf1
Qxd5 13. Rd1 Qc5 14. Bc4 Be7 15. Bxd4 Qh5 16. h3 Bf6 17. g4 Qa5 18. h4 Bxd4 19.
Rxd4 Ne5 20. b4 Qc7 {1/2-1/2 Lputian,S-Bagirov,V/Moscow Alekhine op/1992/ (31)}
) 12... Qxd5 13. Bxd4 Bc5 14. O-O Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Qa5 16. Qb2 Nf6 17. Ne5 {
1/2-1/2 Krasenkov,M-Bagirov,V/URS-ch58 Moscow (02)/1991/}) (10... Nxc3 11. Bxc3
Qe7 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. O-O-O Nxf3 14. gxf3 Be5 15. Bd3 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 a5 17. Rhg1
g6 18. f4 Qa3+ 19. Qb2 Qxb2+ 20. Kxb2 Kg7 21. Kc3 Kf6 {Neverov,V-Rogozenko,D/
Odorheiu Secuiesc (09)/1993/1/2-1/2 (49)}) 11. Rc1 (11. O-O Bxc3 12. Bxc3 e4
13. Nd2 f5 14. Bc4 N7f6 15. f3 Kh8 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Rae1 exf3 18. Nxf3 Be6 19.
Ne5 Qe7 20. Rf3 Rae8 21. Ref1 Nf6 22. Be1 Ne4 {Yuferov,S-Stripunsky,A/Katowice
op/1993/1/2-1/2 (55)}) (11. dxe5 Qa5 12. Rc1 Qxa2 13. Kd1 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Nxc3+
15. Qxc3 Nb6 16. Nd4 Nd5 17. Qd2 Qa3 18. Bc4 Rd8 19. Ke2 Qe7 20. f4 c5 21. Bxd5
Rxd5 22. Qa5 b6 23. Qb5 Bd7 {0-1 Hellsten,J-Stripunsky,A/Mlada Boleslav op/
1995/ (33)}) 11... Qa5 (11... exd4 12. Nxd4 N7f6 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Nxc3 15.
Qxc3 Qe7 16. b4 Be6 17. a4 Rfd8 18. b5 cxb5 19. axb5 Bd5 20. Rc2 g6 21. Ra1 Ne4
22. Qa3 Qh4 {Lputian,S-Hansen,LB/Wijk op (12)/1993/1/2-1/2 (67)}) 12. O-O (12.
a4 e4 13. Nd2 f5 14. O-O $13) 12... Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Qxa2 (14...
Qxc3 15. Rxc3 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nf6 $10) 15. Bc4 (15. Rc2 Qa3 (15... exd4 16. Nxd4
Qa3 17. Nf5 Nf6 18. Ra1 Qxa1+ 19. Qxa1 Bxf5 20. Ra2 $16) 16. dxe5 Qe7) 15...
Qa3 (15... exd4 $2 16. Nxd4 Qa3 17. Nf5 Nf6 18. Ra1 Qxa1 (18... Qc5 19. Bxf7+
Rxf7 20. Qxc5 $18) 19. Ne7+ $18) 16. dxe5 (16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Bf5 $15)
16... Qe7 17. e6 (17. h3 Re8 18. Rfd1 Nf8 19. Qc2 Be6 $15) (17. Rfd1 {Lutz})
17... fxe6 18. Rfd1 Kh8 19. Rd4 c5 20. Rd2 (20. Rg4 e5 $17) 20... a6 21. Bd3 b6
22. Be4 Ra7 23. Ne5 Nf6 (23... Nxe5 24. Qxe5 Bb7 (24... Rd7 25. Qh5 g5 26. Rxd7
Bxd7 27. Rd1 $15) 25. Bxb7 Rxb7 26. Rd6 $132) 24. Qc2 (24. Nc6 Nxe4 25. Nxe7
Nxc3 26. Nxc8 Ne4 27. Nxa7 Nxd2 $17) (24. Bf3 Bb7 25. Nc6 Bxc6 26. Bxc6 Rc7 $17
) 24... Nxe4 25. Qxe4 Bb7 26. Qg4 Ba8 27. f3 (27. Rcd1 b5 28. Nd7 Re8 29. Qh5
Rc7 $17) 27... b5 28. e4 $6 (28. Qh5 Kg8 29. e4 Rc7 $17) 28... c4 $1 29. Qg3 (
29. Qh5 Kg8 30. bxc4 g6 31. Nxg6 Qf7 $17) 29... cxb3 30. Rb2 a5 31. Rxb3 b4 32.
Qe1 (32. Nc6 $2 Qc7 33. Qe5 Bxc6 $19) 32... Rc7 33. Kh1 (33. Rxc7 Qxc7 34. Nd3
Rd8 $19) 33... a4 34. Rbb1 (34. Rxc7 Qxc7 35. Rxb4 (35. Qxb4 Qc1+) 35... Qxe5
$19) 34... b3 35. Rxc7 Qxc7 36. Qb4 Rc8 (36... Qxe5 $4 37. Qxf8#) 37. Nd3 Qc2
0-1

[Event "Copenhagen Open-04 (Politiken Cup-03)"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1982.06.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jakobsen, Ole"]
[Black "Westerinen, Heikki MJ"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1982.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Be2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
Qe7 $6 (8... Re8) 9. Bb2 dxc4 10. bxc4 e5 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Rae1 $6 (12. Rfe1 $1
e4 13. Nd2 Nf8 14. f3 exf3 15. Bxf3 Ng4 16. Nf1 $1 {Pachman-Vesely 1952}) 12...
e4 $1 13. Nd2 Nf8 14. f3 exf3 15. Bxf3 Qc7 $2 (15... Ng4 16. Bxg4 Bxg4 {
Najdorf-Kotov 1950}) 16. h3 Bb4 $2 17. a3 $1 Bxc3 18. Bxc3 Qg3 19. d5 $1 cxd5 (
19... Bxh3 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. dxc6) 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Bxd5 f5 (21... Rxe3 22.
Ne4) 22. Nf3 Ng6 23. Qc3 $1 Ne5 24. Qd2 $1 Be6 (24... Bd7 25. Nxe5 Qxe5 26. e4)
25. Nxe5 Qxe5 26. e4 $1 fxe4 27. Rxe4 Qg7 28. Qe3 Qg6 29. Bxb7 Rab8 30. Bd5 a5
31. Re1 Kh8 32. Bxe6 fxe6 33. Rg4 Qf6 34. Rf1 Qb2 35. Rf7 Qa1+ (35... Rg8 36.
Rxh7+ Kxh7 37. Qe4+ Kh8 38. Rh4+ Kg7 39. Rh7+) 36. Kh2 Rg8 37. Qe4 1-0

[Event "World-ch Anand-Gelfand +1-1=10"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.05.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2012.05.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O Bd6 10. Rc1 e5 $1 {This move might be the best reaction to White's
concentration of forces in the centre. The first player is well mobilised, but
his pieces are too passive.} 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. e4 {The honest ambition to open
up the position at the moment, when White should be better prepared for the
real contact of pieces is laudable. Gelfand obviously does not believe in any
real chances of getting an advantage against the isolated d5-pawn after 12.
dxe5.} (12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Ne2 (14. h3 Bd7 15. Ne2 Rc8 16. Rxc8 (
16. Bc3 Bxc3 17. Nxc3 Qa5 18. Qe1 Qb6 19. Qd2 Rc7 20. Ne2 Rfc8 $11 {1/2-1/2
Bukavshin,I (2502)-Rublevsky,S (2682)/Taganrog 2011 (45)}) 16... Qxc8 17. Qb1
Qb8 18. Rc1 Rc8 19. Bc3 Bxc3 20. Rxc3 Rxc3 21. Nxc3 Qd6 22. Ne2 $11 {0-1
Pavlovic,M (2541)-Rublevsky,S (2684)/Valjevo 2011 (34)}) 14... Bd7 (14... Bg4
15. f3 Bh5 (15... Bd7 16. Bc3 Qe7 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Qd2 Rfe8 19. Rc3 g6 20. Bb1
Bb5 21. Re1 Bxe2 22. Rxe2 d4 23. Rd3 dxe3 24. Rdxe3 Qc5 $15 {0-1 Meszaros,M 
(2414)-Gurevich,M (2617)/Forni di Sopra 2011 (39)}) 16. Bc3 Qd6 (16... Re8 17.
Qd2 $14) 17. Bxe5 (17. h3 Bg6 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Qd2 Rfe8 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Rc3
Rac8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rc1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Wojtaszek,R (2593)-Perez Garcia,R 
(2432)/Burguillos 2008 (53)}) 17... Qxe5 18. Qd2 Rfe8 (18... Bg6) 19. Rc3 Bg6 (
19... Rac8 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. g4 Bg6 22. f4 Qe7 23. f5 Nxg4 24. fxg6 hxg6 $11)
20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Qd4 $14 {1-0 Aronian,L (2763)-Morozevich,A (2774)/Yerevan
2008 (56)}) (14... Ne4 15. Bb4 (15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Bc3 Bg4 17. Bxe5 Qxd1 18.
Rfxd1 Bxe2 19. Rd7 Rac8 20. Rdc7 Rxc7 21. Rxc7 f6 22. Bd4 Rf7 23. Rc8+ Rf8 24.
Rc7 Rf7 25. Rc8+ Rf8 26. Rc7 {1/2-1/2 Khismatullin,D (2659)-Jakovenko,D (2726)/
Moscow 2010}) 15... Re8 16. f3 Qh4 17. Nf4 g5 18. Be1 (18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. g3 Qh6
20. Nd5 Bh3 $11) 18... Qh6 19. fxe4 gxf4 20. exd5 fxe3 21. Bg3 Bxg3 22. hxg3
$14) (14... Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2 Ng4+ 16. Kg3 Ne5 17. Qc2 $18 {.}) (14... Ng4 15. h3
Nf6 16. Bc3 Qe7 17. Qc2 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Bd7 19. Nd4 Rfc8 20. Qa5 Qd6 21. Be2 g6
22. Bf3 h5 23. Qd2 Qa3 24. Rc3 Rxc3 25. Qxc3 Rc8 $11 {1-0 Dreev,A (2705)
-Godena,M (2527)/Warsaw 2005 (58)}) 15. Bc3 Qb8 16. h3 Rc8 17. Qd2 Bxc3 18.
Rxc3 Qe5 19. Rfc1 g6 20. a4 Kg7 21. a5 Rxc3 22. Qxc3 Qxc3 23. Rxc3 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Goloshchapov,A (2580)-Antoniewski,R (2585)/Germany 2011 (36)}) 12...
dxe4 {The exchange of the pawns on the e4-square must be better than the
slightly reckless swap on d4.} (12... exd4 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 h6 15. Nxd4
Nf6 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. Bxf5 Ba3 18. Rc4 Qxd5 19. Qc2 Be7 20. Bc3 Rad8 21. Re1
Rfe8 22. Be4 Qb5 23. Bf3 $16 {1/2-1/2 Shankland,S (2580)-Erenburg,S (2616)/
Philadelphia 2012 (66)}) 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6 $146 {[%mdl 4] Anand has
done his homework and it is obvious that the whole system underwent serious
scrutiny before the match. The knight move might be more precise than the
simple 14...exd4 as it leaves White more options to fight for an advantage.} (
14... exd4 15. Rc4 (15. Bg5 Nf6 16. Rc4 h6 17. Rxd4 (17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxd4 Be7
$11) 17... hxg5 18. Rxd6 Qe7 19. Bb1 (19. Bd5 Bg4 20. Re1 Qc7 21. Qd2 Bxf3 22.
Bxf3 g4 23. Rxf6 gxf6 24. Re4 f5 25. Qg5+ Kh8 26. Qf6+ Kg8 $11) 19... Bg4 20.
Re1 Bxf3 21. Rxe7 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 Rfd8 23. Rde1 b5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Goganov,A (2480)
-Rublevsky,S (2682)/Taganrog 2011 (37)}) 15... Nc5 (15... Nf6 16. Bb1 Bg4 17.
Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 g5 20. Bg3 Bxg3 21. fxg3 Kg7 22. Qxb7 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Riazantsev,A (2688)-Matlakov,M (2630)/St Petersburg 2011 (46)}) 16. Bg5
f6 17. Bd5+ Kh8 18. Bc1 Bxh2+ 19. Nxh2 Qxd5 20. Rxd4 Qf7 21. Ba3 b6 22. Rd6 Rb8
23. Rxb6 Rxb6 24. Bxc5 Re6 25. Bxf8 Qxf8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Riazantsev,A (2710)
-Antoniewski,R (2559)/Warsaw 2011 (65)}) 15. dxe5 (15. Bg5 exd4 $11) 15... Nxe4
16. exd6 Qxd6 17. Be3 Bf5 {The presence of opposite coloured bishops together
with a perfect pawn symmetry is a significant equalising factor.} (17... Be6
18. Qxd6 Nxd6 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Nd4 $14) 18. Qxd6 Nxd6 19. Nd4 (19. Bf4 Rad8
20. Rc7 Rfe8 21. Bxd6 (21. h3 Nb5 22. Rxb7 Nc3 23. Bg3 Nxa2 $11) 21... Rxd6 22.
Rxb7 g6 23. Ng5 Rf6 $11) 19... Rfe8 20. Nxf5 (20. Bf4 Re4 21. Nxf5 Nxf5 22. g3
Re2 $11) 20... Nxf5 21. Bc5 (21. Rc7 b5 22. g4 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Rac8 24. Rfxf7
Rxc7 25. Rxc7 Rxe3 $11) 21... h5 {Under the microscope the bishop might aspire
to be stronger than the knight, but in real life chess the position is fully
balanced.} 22. Rfd1 Rac8 23. Kf1 f6 24. Bb4 Kh7 25. Rc5 (25. Rc5 Kg6 $11)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chalkidiki"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Rd1 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Qc7 13. h3 Bh2+ 14. Kh1
Be5 15. Bd2 Be6 16. Be1 $146 (16. Qd3) 16... Rfd8 (16... Rac8 17. Qe2 Qc4 18.
Kg1 Qxe2 19. Bxe2 a6 20. f4 $5 {Lputian,Sm-Dreev,A/Manila ol/1992/} Bxc3 21.
Bxc3 Ne4 22. Bd4 $14) 17. Qd3 Qe7 18. Qe2 $1 a6 (18... d4 $6 19. exd4 Bxd4 20.
Nd5 $1 $14) 19. Rac1 Rac8 $6 (19... h6 20. Kg1 b5 $13) 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rxc8
Rxc8 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Bf6 24. f3 Rc1 25. Kh2 g6 (25... Be5+ 26. f4 Bxf4+
$2 27. exf4 Qxe2 28. Rd8+) (25... Qc7+ $5 26. f4 $1 Qc2 27. Qxc2 Rxc2 28. Bc3
h6 29. Bxf6 gxf6 30. b4 Rxa2 31. Rd6 $14) 26. Bg3 Ra1 27. e4 $1 (27. a3 Rb1 28.
b4 Rb3 29. Rd3 Rb2 30. Qd1 Be5 $132) 27... Rxa2 28. e5 Bg7 (28... Bh4 29. Bxh4
Qxh4 30. e6 $40) 29. f4 (29. Qc4 Rxb2 30. Qc8+ Bf8 31. Rd8 Rb6 $1 32. Re8 Rc6
33. Qb8 Qb4 $13) 29... h5 30. Rd6 (30. f5 h4 31. Bf4 Ra4 $132) 30... h4 (30...
Rxb2 31. Qxb2 Qxd6 32. exd6 Bxb2 33. Bh4 $1 Bc1 34. g3 $16) 31. Be1 Ra4 32. b4
Ra1 33. Bf2 Rc1 34. Bc5 $1 Qc7 35. Qg4 Bf8 36. Qxh4 Be7 (36... Bxd6 37. exd6
Qc6 38. Bd4 $18) 37. Rxg6+ fxg6 38. Bxe7 Rc2 39. Qf6 Rxg2+ 40. Kxg2 Qc2+ 41.
Kg3 1-0

[Event "Brno"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. b3 Qe7 10. Bb2 (10. Rd1 b6 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7 14.
Ne5 f5 15. Qe3 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bc5 17. Qg3 Rad8 18. Bg5 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Qc7 $10 {
Kuzmin,A-Sveshnikov,E/Moskva/1989/}) 10... b6 11. Rad1 (11. e4 {Grivas-Kramnik/
Dortmund op/1992/ ->Inf 54/431}) 11... Bb7 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4
f5 15. Qe3 (15. Qc2 c5 (15... Nf6 $6 16. c5 $1 bxc5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Bxf6 gxf6
19. Bc4 $14) 16. Rfe1 Nf6 17. d5 Ne4 $13) 15... c5 16. Ne5 (16. Qg5 Nf6 (16...
Qxg5 17. Nxg5 Rad8 18. Bf3 $14) 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20.
Rd7 Bc6 21. Rc7 Rec8 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Rd1 Kf7 $15) (16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Qc3 e5
$36) 16... cxd4 (16... Rad8 $5) 17. Bxd4 Rad8 18. a4 $6 (18. Bf3 Bxf3 19. gxf3
(19. Nxf3 e5 $17) 19... Qh4 (19... Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Qxe5 Qg5+ 22. Kh1 Qh5
23. Qe3 $10) 20. Rfe1 $10) (18. f4 Nf6 19. Bf3 Ne4 $10) (18. Rfe1 Bb4 19. Bc3
Bc5 (19... f4 20. Bxb4 Qg5 $2 21. Nf3 $18) 20. Bd4 Nxe5 21. Qxe5 Bd6 22. Qe3 e5
23. Bc3 Bc5 $17) (18. Nxd7 Rxd7 19. Be5 Red8 20. Bxd6 Rxd6 21. f3 $10) 18...
Be4 $1 19. Nxd7 (19. f3 Nxe5 20. fxe4 Nc6 21. Kh1 $8 Nxd4 22. Qxd4 Bxh2 $19) (
19. f4 Nxe5 20. fxe5 Bc5 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Qxc5 bxc5 $17) 19... Rxd7 20. Bd3 (
20. f3 e5 21. fxe4 exd4 $19) (20. Bf3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Bxh2+ (21... Red8 22. Bc3
$10) 22. Kxh2 Qh4+ 23. Qh3 Rxd4 24. Qxh4 Rxh4+ 25. Kg1 Re7 $17) (20. f4 Red8
$17) 20... Bxd3 21. Rxd3 (21. Qxd3 Red8 22. Qe3 Bxh2+ 23. Kxh2 Qh4+ 24. Qh3
Rxd4 $19) 21... e5 22. Bc3 e4 23. Rd5 Bc5 $6 (23... f4 $1 24. Qh3 e3 25. fxe3 (
25. Re1 Bc5 $1) 25... fxe3 26. Re1 e2 $19) 24. Rxd7 (24. Bd4 Rxd5 (24... f4 25.
Bxc5 $1) 25. cxd5 f4 26. Bxc5 Qg5 27. Qc1 bxc5 $17) 24... Qxd7 25. Qd2 (25. Qe2
Rd8 $17) 25... Qxd2 (25... Qe6 26. Qg5 $132) 26. Bxd2 Rd8 27. Bf4 (27. Be3 Rd3
28. Bxc5 bxc5 29. Rb1 a5 $19) 27... Rd3 28. Rb1 a5 29. Kf1 h6 $2 (29... Kf7 30.
Ke2 h6 31. h4 Kg6 $17) 30. h4 Kf7 31. h5 Rc3 32. Rb2 (32. Ke2 Rc2+ 33. Bd2 Bxf2
$19) 32... Ba3 33. Rb1 Bc5 (33... Rc2 34. Be3 Bc5 35. Bxc5 bxc5 36. Rd1 Rb2 37.
Rd5 $10) 34. Rb2 Ke6 35. Bd2 Rd3 36. b4 Bd4 37. Rc2 (37. Ra2 $5 axb4 38. Bxb4
Bc3 (38... Rb3 39. Bd2 $10) 39. Bxc3 Rxc3 40. a5 bxa5 41. Rxa5 Rxc4 42. Ra6+
Ke5 $15) 37... axb4 38. Bxb4 Rb3 39. Bd2 (39. Bf8 f4 40. c5 f3 41. gxf3 $2 exf3
42. Kg1 Rb1+ 43. Kh2 Be5+ 44. Kh3 Kf5 $19) 39... Ra3 40. a5 bxa5 41. c5 Kd7 (
41... Be5 42. c6 Bc7 43. g3 Ke7 44. Bc3 Kf7 45. Bd2 Ke8 46. Bc3 $10) 42. c6+
Kc8 43. Rc4 Ra1+ $6 (43... Bb6 44. Rc2 $15) 44. Ke2 Bb6 45. g4 $1 (45. Rc2 Rg1
46. g3 Rg2 47. Be3 Bxe3 48. Kxe3 Rh2 49. Rc5 Rxh5 50. Kf4 $15) 45... Rh1 (45...
fxg4 46. Rxe4 Ra2 47. Rxg4 Bxf2 48. Rxg7 $10) 46. gxf5 Rxh5 (46... Rh2 47. Rxe4
Rxf2+ 48. Kd3 Rxf5 49. Re8+ Kc7 50. Re7+ Kxc6 51. Rxg7 Rxh5 52. Rg6+ Kb5 53.
Rxh6 $10) 47. Rxe4 Rxf5 48. Bf4 (48. f3 Kd8 $15) 48... Rf8 (48... Kd8 49. Bg3
g5 50. c7+ Bxc7 51. Rd4+ Kc8 52. Rc4 Rf7 53. Rc5 a4 54. Rc4 a3 55. Ra4 $10) 49.
Bg3 Bc7 (49... Kd8 50. Re5 $10) 50. Re7 Bxg3 51. fxg3 Rf6 52. Ra7 (52. Rxg7
Rxc6 53. g4 $10) 52... Rg6 53. Kf3 Rg5 54. g4 g6 (54... Kb8 55. Rb7+ Ka8 56.
Rf7 Rc5 57. Rxg7 Rxc6 58. g5 $10) 55. Rg7 Kb8 56. Rb7+ Kc8 57. Rg7 h5 58. gxh5
Rxh5 59. Rxg6 {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates (Women) final"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Black "Ioseliani, Nana"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "217"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
dxc4 9. bxc4 e5 10. O-O Re8 11. Rd1 exd4 $1 (11... Qe7 12. Rb1 e4 13. Nd2 {
Karpov,An-Knaak,R/Baden Baden/1992/}) 12. exd4 Nf8 13. Ne5 Qe7 14. Bf4 Ne6 15.
Qd2 Nxf4 16. Qxf4 c5 17. Nb5 cxd4 $6 (17... Bb8 $5 $17) 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Nd3
Qxf4 20. Nxf4 g5 21. Nh5 Nxh5 22. Bxh5 Rd8 23. Rab1 Be6 (23... b6 $2 24. Bf3
Rb8 25. Bd5 $1) 24. Rxb7 Bxc4 $17 25. a3 d3 26. h4 (26. Bf3 Rac8 27. Rxa7 Bb3
$19) 26... gxh4 27. Rd2 Rac8 28. Bg4 (28. Rxa7 Bb3 $17) 28... Rc5 29. Rxa7 Rd4
30. Bd1 h3 31. gxh3 Be6 32. Kh2 Bf5 33. Rb7 Rh4 34. Bb3 Bg6 35. Bd1 Rhc4 36.
Kg3 Rc2 37. Rb2 R2c3 $2 (37... Kg7 $142 $5 38. Kf4 (38. Kf3 Rxb2 39. Rxb2 Bh5+
$19) (38. Bf3 Rxd2 39. Rxd2 Rc2 40. Rd1 Ra2 $17) 38... Rxb2 39. Rxb2 Rc2) (
37... Rxd2 38. Rxd2 Rc2 $2 39. Bxc2 dxc2 40. Rd8+ Kg7 41. Rc8) 38. a4 Rg5+ 39.
Kf4 Rcc5 40. Ra2 Rce5 41. Bf3 h5 42. h4 Ref5+ 43. Ke3 Rg1 44. Bb7 (44. Rxd3
Rxf3+ 45. Kxf3 Bxd3 $19) 44... Rb1 45. Bg2 Rb4 46. f4 Ra5 47. Bc6 Ra6 48. Bd7
Re4+ 49. Kf3 Rd4 50. f5 Bh7 51. Bc8 Ra5 (51... Raxa4 52. Rxa4 Rxa4 53. Rxd3
Rxh4 54. Kg3 $10) 52. Ra3 Rc5 53. Ke3 Rxh4 $2 (53... Rd8 54. Rg2+ (54. Bb7 Re5+
55. Kf4 Rxf5+ 56. Ke3 Ra5 $17) 54... Kf8 55. Bb7 Re5+ 56. Kd2 Rb8 $19) 54. Bd7
Re5+ 55. Kxd3 Rd5+ 56. Kc2 (56. Kc3 Rh3+ $19) (56. Ke2 Rh2+ $19) 56... Rxd7 57.
Rxd7 Bxf5+ 58. Rdd3 Bxd3+ 59. Rxd3 Rxa4 60. Kd2 Re4 61. Rd5 h4 62. Kd3 Rg4 63.
Rh5 Kg7 64. Ke3 Kg6 65. Rh8 Kg5 66. Kf3 Rg3+ 67. Kf2 Kg4 68. Rh7 Rf3+ 69. Kg2
Rg3+ 70. Kf2 f5 71. Rg7+ Kf4 72. Ra7 Rd3 73. Ra4+ Kg5 74. Kg2 f4 75. Ra8 Rd6
76. Rg8+ Rg6 77. Ra8 Kg4 78. Ra7 Re6 79. Rg7+ Kf5 80. Ra7 Re3 81. Ra8 Rg3+ 82.
Kf2 Rd3 83. Kg2 h3+ 84. Kh2 Kg4 85. Rg8+ Kf3 86. Ra8 Ke2 87. Ra2+ Ke1 88. Ra1+
Rd1 89. Ra3 Ke2 90. Ra2+ Kf3 91. Ra8 Re1 92. Ra7 Re3 93. Rf7 Ke4 94. Ra7 Kd3
95. Ra4 Rf3 96. Ra3+ Ke4 97. Ra4+ Kf5 98. Ra8 Rd3 99. Ra7 Kg4 100. Rg7+ Kf3
101. Ra7 Re3 102. Rf7 Re5 103. Ra7 Re8 104. Ra6 Rd8 105. Ra7 Rf8 106. Ra3+ Kg4
107. Rxh3 f3 108. Rg3+ Kh4 109. Rh3+ (109. Rh3+ Kg4 110. Rg3+ Kf4 111. Rg7 $1
Ke3 112. Kg1 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Copenhagen Open-03 (Politiken Cup-02)"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1981.06.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jakobsen, Ole"]
[Black "Velikov, Petar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1981.06.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2
b6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bb7 11. Rd1 $1 c5 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bf4
Qc8 15. Ng5 Bxg5 (15... g6 16. Ne4) 16. Bxg5 Re8 17. Qc3 Nf8 18. Qg3 (18. Bf3)
18... Be4 19. h4 e5 20. h5 Qe6 $2 (20... Qc6) 21. Qe3 $1 Qc6 22. f3 Bf5 23. Rd5
$2 (23. g4 $1 Be6 24. Bd3) 23... Ne6 $1 24. g4 (24. Rxe5 Nd4) 24... Bc2 25. Rc1
Nd4 26. Qd2 h6 27. Be3 Bh7 28. Kf2 a5 $1 (28... Rad8 29. Qa5) 29. b3 Qc7 30.
Qb2 a4 $1 31. b4 a3 32. Qd2 cxb4 33. Qxb4 Reb8 34. Rb5 Qd8 35. g5 $2 hxg5 36.
Rd1 g4 37. Bxd4 exd4 38. Rxb8 Rxb8 39. Qxa3 Qh4+ 40. Kg2 Qh3+ 41. Kg1 g3 42.
Rxd4 Qh2+ 43. Kf1 Qf2# 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Barbero, Gerardo F"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Be7 7. b3 a6 $5 8. Bd3
b5 9. O-O O-O 10. e4 $1 b4 (10... bxc4 11. bxc4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 c5 $14) 11. Na4
dxe4 12. Bxe4 Bb7 13. Bg5 Nxe4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Qxe4 Rab8 16. c5 $1 a5 17.
Rfe1 Rbd8 18. a3 $1 (18. Rad1 Nf6 19. Qh4 Ba6 $16) 18... Nf6 19. Qh4 Ba6 20.
axb4 axb4 21. Nb6 Bb5 22. Qf4 Rb8 23. Ne5 Rfd8 24. Re3 $1 Rb7 (24... Nd5 $2 25.
Nxd5 Rxd5 26. Nxc6 $18) 25. g4 Ra7 26. Rae1 Ne8 27. g5 f6 (27... Rc7 28. Rg3
Ra7 29. Ng4 $16) 28. Nf3 Nc7 29. gxf6 gxf6 (29... Qxf6 30. Qe4 $16) 30. Nh4 Qf7
31. Kh1 Kh8 32. Rg1 Qf8 33. Ng6+ $1 hxg6 34. Rh3+ {Ftacnik,L} (34. Rh3+ Kg7 (
34... Kg8 35. Rxg6+ Kf7 36. Rxf6+ $18) 35. Qh6+ Kf7 36. Qxg6+ Ke7 37. Rh7+ $18)
1-0

[Event "World-ch Anand-Gelfand +1-1=10"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.05.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2012.05.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Qc2 c5 $1 {The c-pawn
advance at this moment is one of the great discoveries in the Slav with 5...a6.
Black is ready to prove, that White's move 6.Qc2 is only a somewhat dubious
contribution to the battle with tension on the c4,d4/c5,d5 box.} 7. cxd5 exd5
8. Be2 Be6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 {Black is making a smart
choice with swap of the knights, as the ambitious recapture with the rook will
cost White a vital tempo.} (11... Rc8 $6 12. Nxe6 (12. Nxc6 Rxc6 13. Qd3 Bd6
14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Qc7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Krush,I (2449)-Delchev,A 
(2572)/Andorra 2003}) 12... fxe6 13. e4 d4 14. Qb3 Qd7 15. Na4 $6 (15. e5 $5
Nxe5 16. Be3 Bc5 (16... Nc6 17. Bxd4 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 Qxd4 19. Qxe6+ Kd8 20. Rd1
Qxd1+ 21. Bxd1 $40) 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 Qxd4 19. Qxe6+ Kd8 20. Rd1 Qxd1+ 21.
Bxd1 $14) 15... Na5 16. Qb6 Nc4 17. Qxd4 Qxa4 18. b3 e5 19. Qd3 Qa5 20. bxc4
Bc5 $44 21. Be3 (21. Bd2 Qc7 22. Rab1 $16) 21... O-O 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Rab1 $14
{1/2-1/2 Krasenkow,M (2633)-Bareev,E (2729)/Wijk aan Zee 2003 (36)}) 12. Rxd4 (
12. exd4 Be7 (12... Bd6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 Bxg3 16. hxg3 h5 17. Qd2
Rg8 18. Rac1 h4 19. Qe3 hxg3 20. Qxg3 Qb8 21. Qe5 Nd7 22. Qe3 Qd6 {1-0
Grischuk,A (2704)-Rublevsky,S (2649)/chessassistantclub.com INT 2004 (51)} 23.
Nxd5 Qxd5 24. Bc4 Qf5 25. d5 $18) 13. Bg5 (13. Qb3 b5 14. Bg5 Qd6 15. Bf3 Rd8
16. a4 b4 17. Ne2 O-O 18. Bf4 Qb6 19. Be5 Qa5 20. Nf4 Rfe8 21. Rdc1 Rc8 22.
Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Nxd5 $16 {1-0 Fridman,D (2562)-David,
A (2580)/Turin 2006 (91)}) 13... O-O 14. Qb3 b5 15. Bf3 Rb8 (15... Qd6 16. Bxf6
Bxf6 {1/2-1/2 Lalic,B (2527)-Malakhatko,V (2555)/Bergamo 2004}) 16. Rac1 Kh8
17. h3 h6 18. Bf4 Rc8 19. Be5 Rc4 20. Be2 Rc6 21. a4 b4 22. Na2 Rxc1 23. Rxc1
a5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Volkov,S (2636)-Motylev,A (2674)/Novokuznetsk 2008 (42)}) 12...
Bc5 (12... Bd6 13. e4 Be5 (13... O-O 14. exd5) (13... Rc8 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Qd1
Rxc3 16. bxc3 Bc5 17. Qa4+ Bd7 18. Re4+ Be7 19. Qd4 Nf6 20. Re3 O-O 21. c4 $16
{1-0 Aleksandrov,A (2659)-Hossain,E (2413)/Kolkata 2004 (47)}) 14. Rd1 Qc7 15.
exd5 Nxd5 16. Qa4+ Bd7 17. Bb5 Bxc3 18. Qe4+ Kf8 19. Bxd7 $16) 13. Rd1 Qe7 $5 {
The ability to analyse with the help of computers is enhanced before the world
title match by the impact of grandmasters checking as many lines as possible.
In practice Black had nothing to worry about after the natural 13...Rc8, but
there might be something under the surface that these great masters understand
better.} (13... Rc8 14. e4 (14. Qd3 O-O 15. b3 Qd7 16. Bb2 Bf5 17. Qd2 d4 18.
Na4 dxe3 19. Qxd7 exf2+ 20. Kf1 Nxd7 21. Nxc5 Nxc5 22. Ba3 g6 23. Rac1 b6 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Li,C (2703)-Bu Xiangzhi (2668)/Beijing 2012 (43)}) 14... Nxe4 15. Qa4+
Bd7 16. Qb3 Nxf2 17. Rxd5 Ng4+ 18. Rxc5 Rxc5 19. Bxg4 Bxg4 20. Qb4 Qe7 21. Bf4
Rc6 $19 {0-1 Mamedyarov,S (2719)-Aronian,L (2786)/Moscow 2009 (25)}) 14. Bf3 (
14. Qa4+ Bd7 15. Qb3 Be6 16. Bf3 O-O 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Rfd8
$44) 14... O-O {Black may try to hold on to the d5-pawn, but it does not mean
that his life will reamain easy. The sacrifice of the d5-pawn for the
initiative is not an unknown guest in the 1.d4 openings.} (14... Rd8 15. b3 O-O
16. Bb2 Rc8 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxe3 19. Qe2 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 Bg5 21. Re5 Qf6
22. Re1 h6 (22... Bf4 23. Re4 Qh6 24. g3 Bc1 25. Bd4 {1-0 Ragger,M (2614)
-Kobalia,M (2672)/Aix-les-Bains 2011 (73)} Bg5 26. a4 $14) 23. h4 Qg6 24. hxg5
Rc2 25. Qe3 Rxb2 26. gxh6 Qxh6 27. Qxh6 gxh6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lenic,L (2623)
-Rublevsky,S (2678)/Aix-les-Bains 2011 (29)}) 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17.
Rxd5 Rac8 18. Bd2 {[%mdl 4] The last thing Gelfand would like is to play with
a spare pawn, but very crumpled pieces. White is giving up on the spare pawn
in the interest of the immediate mobilisation of the pieces.} (18. Qd3 Rcd8 $1
(18... Rfd8 $6 19. g3 Rxd5 20. Qxd5 Rd8 21. Qf3 b5 22. b3 Qe6 23. Bb2 $16) 19.
e4 f5 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. Qxe3 Qxe4 22. Qxe4 fxe4 23. Rad1 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 h6 $11)
18... Bxe3 19. Bc3 Bb6 20. Qf5 Qe6 $1 21. Qf3 {The polite retreat admits, that
White will not be able to fight for a real advantage. After the natural
exchange of the queens Black would get ample counterplay against the f2-pawn.}
(21. Qxe6 fxe6 22. Rd2 (22. Rd7 Rxf2 $17) 22... Rcd8 23. Re2 Rf5 24. g3 Rdf8
25. Rf1 e5 26. Kg2 (26. Bxe5 Re8 27. Rfe1 Bxf2+ 28. Rxf2 Rfxe5 $11) 26... Bd4
$11) 21... f6 22. h4 (22. Rad1 Qc6 23. h4 Rfd8 $11) 22... Qc6 23. h5 Rfd8 24.
Rxd8+ {Gelfand will be able to perform at least a small dance to show his
ambition, hoping to get a small advantage.} (24. Rad1 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Rd8 26.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 $11) 24... Rxd8 25. Qxc6 bxc6 26. Re1 Kf7 27. g4 Bd4 $1 {All rook
endgames are drawn and it is even more valid in case of truly equal positions.
Anand is forcing the game into the calm waters of full equality.} 28. Rc1 (28.
Kg2 Bxc3 29. bxc3 Rd5 $11) 28... Bxc3 29. Rxc3 Rd4 (29... Rd4 30. Rxc6 Rxg4+
31. Kf1 Ra4 32. a3 Ra5 33. Rc7+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.06.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1996.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O
8. O-O Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. a3 b6 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7 14. Bf4
(14. Bg5 Nf6 (14... Qf8 $6 15. Ne5 $1 $16) (14... f6 $5 15. Bf4 $1 e5 16. Be3
Nf8 17. Qc2) 15. Qh4 h6 (15... Rad8 16. Bd3 c5 (16... h6 17. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 18.
Qxh6 Rd7 19. Ng5 Qd8 20. Bh7+ Nxh7 21. Nxh7 f5 22. Nf6+ Kf7 23. Nxd7 $18) 17.
Bxh7+ {1-0 Gladishev,O-Feher,G/Budapest Spring op (05)/1994/}) (15... c5 $5)
16. Bf4 Bxf4 $6 (16... c5 $1 17. dxc5 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 e5 $1 19. Qe3 Ng4 20. Qc3
Qxc5 21. Qe1 Rad8 22. b4 Qc6 $10) 17. Qxf4 c5 18. Ne5 $14 {1-0 Cifuentes
Parada,R-Kadimova,I/Linares op/1996/ (35)}) (14. Ne5 f5 (14... Nf6 15. Qh4 Nd7
16. Qe4 Nf6 17. Qh4 {1/2-1/2 Savon,V-Bykhovsky,Av/Kurgan/1993/}) (14... Nxe5
15. dxe5 Bc7 $13) 15. Qe3 Rad8 16. b4 c5 17. Bb2 cxb4 18. Nxd7 bxa3 19. Bxa3
Bxa3 20. Qxa3 Qxa3 21. Rxa3 Rxd7 22. Rxa7 Red8 23. Rb1 Be4 24. Rxd7 Rxd7 25.
Rxb6 Rxd4 26. f3 Bd3 27. Bxd3 Rxd3 28. Rxe6 {Dydyshko,V-Tisdall,J/Moscow olm 
(02)/1994/1/2-1/2 (55)}) (14. Bd3 f5 15. Qe2 c5 16. Bc2 Rad8 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18.
Be3 Qf6 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Ba4 Rf8 21. Re1 Be4 22. Bc2 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Qxb2 {
Bezold,M-Bykhovsky,Av/Tel Aviv ASA (02)/1994/1/2-1/2 (64)}) 14... Bxf4 15. Qxf4
c5 (15... e5 $1 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Qxe5 Rxe5 19. Bf3 Rae8 $10 (
19... Re7 20. c5 $14)) 16. Qc7 Rab8 (16... Nf6 17. Qxe7 Rxe7 18. dxc5 bxc5 19.
Ne5 a5 20. Rd6 $14) 17. b4 $1 (17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Qxe7 Nf3+ (18... Rxe7 19. dxe5
$14) 19. gxf3 (19. Bxf3 Rxe7 20. Bxb7 Rexb7 $10) 19... Rxe7 20. dxc5 (20. b4 $5
) 20... bxc5 21. b4 Kf8 (21... cxb4 22. axb4 $14) 22. Rd2 (22. bxc5 Rc7 23.
Rab1 Rbc8 $10) 22... Rc7 23. f4 Ke7 24. f3 {1/2-1/2 Dokhoian,Y-Bangiev,A/BL
9293/1993/ (45)}) (17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 19. b4 Ne4 20. Rd3 e5 $5 21.
Rad1 f6 $13) 17... Rec8 18. Qf4 Bxf3 $1 (18... cxb4 19. axb4 Qxb4 20. Rxa7 $14)
19. Bxf3 cxd4 (19... cxb4 20. axb4 Rxc4 21. Rxa7 Rd8 22. b5 $14) 20. Qxd4 Rc7
21. Be2 Rbc8 22. Ra2 h6 23. Rad2 Nf6 24. Qe5 Rd7 $1 25. Rxd7 Nxd7 26. Qd4 Nf6
27. h3 (27. f4 Kf8 28. h3 $14) 27... Kf8 28. Rc1 Nd7 29. Bf3 e5 $6 (29... a5 $1
30. Qc3 (30. bxa5 bxa5 31. Qc3 Qc5) 30... axb4 31. axb4 Qf6 $10) 30. Qd3 g6 31.
Rd1 Rc7 32. Be2 $1 (32. Bd5 Nf6 $10) 32... Kg7 33. Qc3 Nf6 34. Qe3 h5 35. Bf1
Rc6 36. Rc1 Qd6 $6 (36... a5 $1 37. Qe1 axb4 38. axb4 Rc7 $10) 37. g3 Nd7 38.
c5 $1 bxc5 39. Bb5 Rc7 40. Bxd7 Rxd7 41. Rxc5 f6 42. h4 Qe6 43. Kh2 Qa6 44. Qf3
Qf1 $2 (44... Rf7 45. Rc6 Qb5 $14) 45. Rc6 Rf7 46. Qe3 $2 (46. a4 Qa1 47. Ra6
Qd4 48. b5 e4 $5 49. Qe3 Qxe3 50. fxe3 $16) 46... Qb5 $1 47. Qc5 $6 (47. Qf3
$14) 47... Qxc5 48. Rxc5 {Hecht: [#] ab Zug 61 T+f+g vs T+e mit anfälligem sBe5
} g5 $1 49. hxg5 fxg5 50. Kg2 (50. Rxe5 Rxf2+ 51. Kg1 Rf3 52. Rxg5+ Kh6 53. Ra5
Rxg3+ 54. Kh2 Rg7 $10) 50... Kf6 51. b5 Kf5 52. a4 h4 53. a5 Rb7 $2 (53... Rh7
$1 54. Rc4 (54. gxh4 Rxh4 $10) 54... h3+ 55. Kh2 g4 56. b6 axb6 57. axb6 Rb7
58. Rb4 Kg5 59. Rb5 Kf5 60. Kh1 Kf6 $10) 54. f3 Ke6 $6 (54... Rh7) 55. b6 $1
axb6 56. Rb5 h3+ 57. Kxh3 (57. Kh2 $5) 57... Rh7+ 58. Kg4 bxa5 59. Rxa5 Rb7 $1
(59... Kf6 $2 60. Ra6+ Kf7 61. Ra7+ Kg6 62. Rxh7 $18) (59... Rg7 60. Ra6+ Kd5
61. Rf6 e4 62. Rf5+ Kd4 63. fxe4 Kxe4 64. Rxg5 Ra7 65. Rg8 $18) 60. Ra6+ Ke7 $1
(60... Kf7 $4 61. Kxg5 Rb3 62. Rf6+ Kg7 63. g4 $18) 61. Kxg5 Rb3 62. Kg4 (62.
Rf6 e4 $1 $10) 62... Kf7 63. Rh6 Ra3 64. Rh5 Kf6 65. Rf5+ Ke6 66. Kg5 e4 (66...
e4 67. Kg4 Rxf3 68. Rxf3 exf3 69. Kxf3 Kf5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Rd1 b6 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Qc7 13. Be3 Bb7 14. c5 $1 bxc5
(14... Be7 15. b4 $14) 15. dxc5 Nxc5 (15... Bxc5 16. Rxd7 Qxd7 17. Bxc5 $16) (
15... Bf8 $1 16. Rac1 Nf6 17. Qf4 e5 18. Qg3 Nd5 19. Bg5 Re6 20. Qh4 {0,5/
Zvjaginsev,V-Kramnik,V/Moscow olm/1994/}) 16. Qc2 Na6 (16... Nd7 17. Qd2 $18)
17. Ng5 g6 (17... Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 g6 19. Qa4 Nb8 20. Qh4 f6 21. Nxe6 $18) 18. Qa4
Nb4 (18... Nb8 19. Qh4 h5 (19... f6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. Qxf6 $16)
20. Bxh5 $1 gxh5 21. Qxh5 $18) 19. Rxd6 $1 Qxd6 20. Ne4 Qe5 (20... Qe7 21. Bc5
$18) 21. Qxb4 Red8 22. f4 a5 (22... Qc7 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Bd4 $18) 23. fxe5 axb4
24. Nc5 Rab8 25. Bc4 $1 Bc8 26. g4 Ra8 27. Rf1 Kg7 28. Kg2 (28. Bg5 $6 Rd4)
28... Ra5 29. Kg3 Ra8 30. h4 Ra5 31. h5 Ra8 (31... gxh5 32. gxh5 h6 33. Rf4 Rg8
34. Kf3 $18) 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Bg5 $1 (33. Bg5 $1 Rd4 34. Bf6+ Kf8 35. Rh1) 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. g5
Nd5 9. Bxc4 Nxc3 $5 (9... e5) 10. bxc3 e5 11. Rg1 g6 $6 (11... Qe7 $1 $13) 12.
Bb2 Qe7 13. h4 $1 b5 14. Bd3 Bb7 15. Be4 $1 $14 Rb8 16. Rd1 O-O $5 17. h5 c5
18. hxg6 fxg6 (18... Bxe4 $2 19. Qxe4 hxg6 20. Rh1 Kg7 21. dxe5 $16) 19. Bxb7
Rxb7 20. Qe4 Rb6 21. dxe5 (21. Qd5+ $1 $14) 21... Nxe5 22. Qd5+ (22. Nxe5 Bxe5
23. Qd5+ Re6 $15) 22... Nf7 $5 (22... Qf7 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. Qxf7+ Rxf7 25. Rd8+
Rf8 26. Rd5 $14) 23. Rg4 c4 $1 24. Re4 Qb7 25. Qxb7 Rxb7 26. Rd5 Rc8 27. Nd4 b4
$1 28. cxb4 $1 (28. Nb5 Be7 29. cxb4 Bxb4+ 30. Ke2 a6 $15) 28... Bxb4+ 29. Kd1
c3 (29... Be1 30. Rc5 $1) 30. Bc1 Nd6 31. Re6 Nc4 32. Kc2 Ba3 33. Rb5 (33. Nc6
$2 Bxc1 34. Kxc1 Na3 35. Kd1 c2+ 36. Kd2 Rb1 $19) 33... Rf7 $1 (33... Rxb5 34.
Nxb5 Bxc1 35. Kxc1 $14) 34. f4 Bxc1 35. Kxc1 Rd7 36. Rb4 $2 (36. Nb3 Rd3 $15) (
36. Nc6 $1 Kf7 (36... Nxe3 37. Ne7+ Kf7 38. Rxe3 Rxe7 39. Rxe7+ Kxe7 40. Rb7+
Ke6 41. Rxh7 $10) 37. Rf6+ Kg7 38. Ne5 (38. Rc5 $2 Nxe3 $17) 38... Nxe5 39.
fxe5 c2 40. Rd6 Rf7 41. Rf6 $10) 36... a5 $1 $17 37. Ra4 (37. Rb3 $2 Nxe3 38.
Rxe3 Rxd4 39. Rexc3 Rxc3+ 40. Rxc3 Rxf4 41. Rc8+ Rf8 42. Rc7 Rf5 43. Rc8+ Kf7
44. Rc7+ Ke6 $19) 37... Nb2 38. Rxa5 $2 (38. Ra3 Nd3+ 39. Kc2 Nxf4 40. exf4
Rxd4 41. Rxc3 Rxc3+ 42. Kxc3 Rxf4 43. Ra6 Rf5 44. Ra8+ Kf7 45. Ra7+ Ke6 46.
Ra6+ Kd7 47. Ra7+ Kc6 48. Rxh7 Rxg5 $17) 38... Nd3+ 39. Kc2 Nb4+ 40. Kc1 (40.
Kb3 c2 41. Nxc2 Nxc2 $19) 40... Nd3+ 41. Kc2 Ne1+ (41... Ne1+ 42. Kc1 c2 43.
Ra3 Rb7 $19) (41... Ne1+ 42. Kb3 Rb7+ 43. Ka4 c2 44. Nxc2 Rc4+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Lesiege, Alexandre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Qe7 9. b3 b6 $5 (9... Re8) 10. e4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Qxe4 Bb7 13. Bf4 $5 (
13. Bb2) 13... Bxf4 14. Qxf4 Rac8 $6 (14... c5 $5 {/\} 15. Qc7 Bxf3 16. Bxf3
Rac8 17. Qf4 (17. Qxa7 cxd4 $132) 17... cxd4 $10) 15. Rad1 c5 16. Ne5 cxd4 17.
Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Rxd4 Qe7 19. Rfd1 $14 e5 $2 (19... Rfd8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rxd8+
Qxd8 22. b4 $14 {Lesiege,A}) 20. Qe3 Rc7 21. Rd6 f5 22. Qd2 $1 $16 {<->d} e4 (
22... f4 23. Bg4 (23. c5 bxc5 24. Bc4+ Kh8 25. Rd8) 23... Qg5 24. f3 (24. Be6+
Kh8 25. Bd5 e4 26. Bxb7 Rxb7 27. Re6 $16) (24. Rd8) 24... e4 25. Be6+ Kh8 26.
Rd8 Qc5+ 27. Kf1 h6 (27... g6 28. Qc3+ Rg7 29. R1d7 $18) 28. Rxf8+ Qxf8 29. Qd8
Qxd8 30. Rxd8+ Kh7 31. Bf5+ g6 32. Bxe4 $16) 23. Qf4 g5 (23... h6 24. Bh5 $1 {
/\ Bg6}) 24. Qd2 Qg7 25. c5 $18 bxc5 (25... Rxc5 26. Rd7 Rf7 27. Rd8+ Rf8 28.
Rxf8+ Qxf8 29. Qxg5+) 26. Bc4+ Kh8 27. Rd8 h6 (27... Rc8 28. Rd7) (27... Re7
28. Rxf8+ Qxf8 29. Qc3+ Rg7 30. Rd7 Bc6 31. Qxg7+ Qxg7 32. Rd8+) 28. Qd6 Rxd8
29. Qxd8+ Kh7 30. Bg8+ $1 1-0

[Event "Nikolaev zt"]
[Site "Nikolaev"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Itkis, Boris"]
[Black "Neverov, Valeriy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Rd1 b6 10. e4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Qxe4 Bb7 13. Bf4 (13. Bd3 f5 (13...
Nf8 14. Bf4 Re7 15. Qe3 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Rxd8 Bxe3 19. Rxa8
Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Bxa8 21. Bd6 Re8 22. Rd1 Rd8 23. Rd4 Ng6 24. h4 {Alterman,
B-Bashkov,V/URS-chT/1988/0.5 (29)}) 14. Qe2 c5 15. Bc2 Qc7 16. Ba4 cxd4 17.
Nxd4 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Nf6 19. Bxe8 Rxe8 20. Bg5 Ne4 21. Be3 Be5 22. Nf3 Bf6 23.
Kg1 f4 24. Bc1 {Korotylev,A-Neverov,V/St.Petersburg op (07)/1994/1-0 (41)}) (
13. Be3 f5 14. Qc2 f4 15. Bd2 c5 16. dxc5 Bc7 17. cxb6 axb6 18. Bb4 Qc8 19. Ng5
Nf6 20. Bh5 h6 21. Bf7+ Kh8 22. Nf3 e5 23. Nh4 e4 24. f3 {Georgadze,G-Murshed,
N/Gausdal International (8)/1992/1-0 (27)}) 13... c5 $5 $146 (13... Qc7 14.
Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Ne5 Rad8 16. f4 f5 17. Qe3 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qe7 19. Bf3 Rxd1+ 20.
Rxd1 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. b4 Ba6 23. Qc3 c5 24. b5 {Huss,A-Preissmann,E/
SWZ-chT/1993/0.5 (35)}) (13... Nf6 14. Qe3 Ng4 15. Qd2 Qc7 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. b4
Rad8 18. c5 Qe7 19. h3 Nf6 20. Ne5 Nd5 21. Nc4 Ba6 {Pritchett,C-Kristensen,B/
Gausdal TM (1)/1993/0.5 (22)}) 14. Qxb7 Bxf4 15. g3 (15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Rxd8 (
16. Qc6 Qc8) 16... Nxb7 17. Rxa8 Rxa8 18. Rd1 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Nxd8 $10) 15... Qc7
(15... Bc7 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Qc6 Qe7 18. b4) 16. Qxc7 (16. Qe4 Bd6) 16... Bxc7
17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. b4 Ne4 (18... Na6 19. a3 {xNa6}) 19. Rd7 Rec8 20. Rc1 (20.
Rad1 a5 21. a3 axb4 22. axb4 Nf6 23. R7d2 Ra4 $10) 20... a5 21. a3 (21. b5 Nc5
22. Rd2 e5) 21... axb4 22. axb4 Ra2 23. Bf1 Kf8 (23... Nxf2 $5 24. c5 (24. Ng5
Ng4 25. Rcd1 g6 26. Rxf7 Bd8 27. Ne4 Kxf7 28. Nd6+ Kf6 29. Nxc8 Bc7 $15) 24...
Ng4 25. Rcd1 h5 26. Ng5 g6 27. Rxf7 $13) (23... Rxf2 $2 24. Bd3 $1 Rxf3 25.
Bxe4 Rb3 26. Bb7) 24. c5 bxc5 25. bxc5 Bb8 (25... Nxf2 26. Ng5) 26. Rcd1 Bc7 (
26... Nxc5 $2 27. Rd8+ $18) 27. Rc1 Ra5 28. c6 Bb6 29. Nd4 (29. Rc2 Nxf2 30.
Rxf2 Bxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Rxc6 $17) 29... Nf6 (29... e5 30. Nf5 Ra2 31. Bc4 Ra7 32.
Rb7 Bxf2+ 33. Kg2 $13) 30. Rb1 Bxd4 (30... Nxd7 31. cxd7 Rca8 32. Rxb6 Rd5 33.
Nf3 $14) 31. Rxd4 Nd5 (31... Rxc6 32. Rb8+ Ke7 33. Rb7+ $10) 32. Rc4 Ke7 33.
Rb7+ Rc7 34. Rb8 h5 (34... Ra6 35. Rg4 Raxc6 36. Rxg7) 35. Be2 g6 36. Bf3 Ra6
37. Rb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2007.10.30"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Gyimesi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Slovenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Re8 11. Rad1 Qe7 12. Rfe1 Rad8 13. Bd3 c5 14. cxd5 exd5
15. dxc5 $6 {[%mdl 16384] Strategically faulty decision in the moment, when
both armies are fully lined up in the center. Gyimesi might have forgotten,
that hanging pawns well supported with pieces can be pretty dangerous.} bxc5
16. Bf5 (16. Nh4 Be5 17. Nf3 Bb8 $15) 16... a6 (16... Ne5 $5 17. Ne2 (17. Nb5
Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Bb8 19. Ba3 g6 20. Bh3 a6 21. Bxc5 Qe5 22. f4 Qh5 $19) 17...
Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 g6 19. Bh3 $15) 17. Bh3 (17. Na4 Bc6 $15) 17... Ne5 18. Nxe5 $2
{White is asking for the trouble and the consequences will pe painfull. It was
high time to switch and start looking for the best defense.} (18. Nd2 Neg4 19.
g3 Ne5 20. Bg2 Qe6 $17) (18. Ne2 $1 Ne4 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. f3 Ng5
22. Qxc5 Nxh3+ 23. gxh3 Rc8 24. Qd4 Qxe3+ 25. Qxe3 Rxe3 26. Nd4 $15) 18... Qxe5
19. f4 (19. g3 d4 $1 20. exd4 (20. Na4 Qd5 21. e4 Qh5 22. Bg2 Bxe4 23. Bxe4
Nxe4 $17) (20. Bg2 dxc3 21. Bxc3 Qe7 $19) 20... Qxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 22. Bf1
cxd4 23. Ne2 Ng4 24. Bxd4 Nxh2 25. Kxh2 Rxf1 26. Ng1 Rc8 $17) 19... Qh5 20. Qe2
$6 (20. Na4 Ne4 21. Ba3 g5 22. fxg5 Nxg5 23. Nxc5 Bc8 $17) (20. Qf2 Qh6 21. Na4
Ne4 22. Qc2 d4 $17) 20... Qh6 21. Qf2 d4 $1 {The thematic move comes at the
very bad moment for White, all enemy pieces are firing their weapons.} 22. exd4
(22. Na4 dxe3 23. Rxe3 Bxf4 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 $19) 22... Bxf4 23. dxc5 (23. d5
Bxh2+ $1 24. Kh1 Bd6 $19) 23... Bxh2+ $5 (23... Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 (24. Rxe1 Rd2
25. Re2 Rxb2 26. Rxb2 Be3 $19) 24... Re8 25. Ne2 (25. Qf1 Bxh2+ 26. Kxh2 Ng4+
27. Kg3 g5 $19) 25... Bxh2+ 26. Kf1 Bf3 27. Bxf6 Qxf6 28. gxf3 Qxf3+ 29. Qf2
Qxh3+ $19) 24. Kf1 Rxe1+ (24... Rxd1 25. Nxd1 (25. Rxd1 a5 $19) 25... Ne4 $19)
25. Qxe1 Qf4+ {Pavasovic turns out to be a merciful execusioner, the more
clever lines could have aspired for much speedier win.} (25... Re8 $1 26. Qf2 (
26. Qd2 Bf4) 26... a5 $19) 26. Qf2 Qxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Rxd1 28. Nxd1 Ne4+ 29. Ke2
Nxc5 30. Ne3 h5 {Black is still enjoying better pieces and the crucial pawn
majority on the kingside.} (30... Ne6 31. Kd2 Bd6 $17) 31. b4 Ne6 32. Bf5 (32.
Bxe6 fxe6 $19) 32... g6 33. Bc2 Bd6 34. a3 h4 35. Kf2 (35. Kf1 Nf4 $19) 35...
Nf4 36. Nc4 (36. Bf6 Nxg2 37. Nxg2 h3 $19) 36... Bb8 37. Ne5 Ba7+ (37... Ba7+
38. Kf1 Bxg2+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1992.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Anand} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4
$5 {N} (7... O-O 8. g5 Nh5 9. Bd2 f5 10. gxf6 Nhxf6 11. Ng5 Qe8 12. O-O-O h6
13. h4 $40 {Shirov,A-Thorhallson,T/Reykjavik/1992/}) 8. e4 (8. g5 Nd5 9. Bxc4
Nxc3 10. bxc3 e5 $132) (8. Bxc4 {Anand}) 8... e5 $1 9. g5 (9. dxe5 Nxe5 10.
Nxe5 Bxe5 11. g5 Nh5 $15) 9... exd4 10. Nxd4 (10. gxf6 dxc3 11. fxg7 Rg8 12.
Qxc3 Qe7 13. Qxc4 Rxg7 $15) 10... Ng4 11. h3 (11. Bxc4 Nde5 12. Be2 Bc5 $17) (
11. f4 Bc5 12. Nce2 Nde5 13. fxe5 Bxd4 $17) 11... Nge5 12. Be3 (12. f4 Bc5 $1
13. Nf5 Nf3+ 14. Ke2 Ng1+ 15. Ke1 g6 $17) 12... Nc5 13. O-O-O Ned3+ 14. Kb1 Qe7
15. Rg1 (15. b3 Nb4 16. Qd2 Nxe4 $19) 15... g6 (15... Nb4 16. Qe2 Nxe4 17. Qxc4
$132) (15... O-O {Anand} 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. exf5 Be5) 16. Bg2 O-O 17. Ka1 Bf4 $1
18. Bxf4 Nxf4 19. h4 (19. Bf1 Nxh3 20. Bxh3 Bxh3 $17) 19... Rd8 20. Qd2 Ncd3
21. Qe3 Bg4 22. Rd2 Qe5 {Ftacnik,L} (22... Qe5 23. Nc2 Rd7 $19) 0-1

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. b3 b6 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7 14. Bb2 (14.
Ne5 Rac8 (14... f5 15. Qe3 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bc5 17. Qg3 Rad8 18. Bg5 Rxd1+ 19.
Rxd1 Qc7 20. h4 Kh8 21. h5 h6 22. Bh4 Bc8 23. Bf3 Rf8 24. Qf4 $14 {Kuzmin,
A-Sveshnikov,E/Moscow/1989/0.5 (33)}) 15. Bb2 Red8 16. f4 Nf6 17. Qe3 c5 18.
Bf3 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Bc5 21. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 22. Kf1 Qc7 23. Ke2 h5 24.
g3 $14 {Bykhovsky,Av-Svirin,O/Podolsk/1990/1-0 (59)}) (14. Bf4 Nf6 $6 (14...
Bxf4 15. Qxf4 e5 $5 (15... c5 16. Qc7 Rab8 17. Rac1 (17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Qxe7 Nf3+
$1 19. Bxf3 Rxe7 20. Bxb7 Rexb7 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Rd6 Rc7 $8 23. Rad1 Kf8 24.
Ra6 $10 {Stohl,I-Skembris,S/Burgas/1992/}) 17... Rec8 18. Qg3 Re8 19. Qc7 Nf8
20. Qg3 {0,5/Hergott,D-Alvarez,R/Capablanca Mem II (11)/1993/}) (15... Nf8 16.
Rd2 c5 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Rad1 Re7 19. Ng5 $1 { []e4-d6,  >>f3} Qc7 20. Qe3
Ree8 21. Bf3 $1 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 e5 23. Ne4 Re6 24. Nd6 $16 {Miles,A-Novikov,I/
Debrecen/1992/1-0 (40)}) 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Qxe5 Qxe5 18. dxe5 Rxe5 19. Bf3 Rae8
$1 20. h3 $5 Kf8 $1 21. b4 R5e7 $2 22. c5 Re5 23. Rac1 bxc5 24. bxc5 $10 {
Grivas,E-Koskinen,H/Gausdal/1993/}) 15. Qe3 Bxf4 16. Qxf4 c5 17. Ne5 Rad8 18.
dxc5 bxc5 $14 {Grivas,E-Hector,J/Iraklion/1992/}) 14... Nf6 (14... Red8 15. Bd3
Nf6 16. Qh4 h6 17. Rab1 Ba3 18. Ba1 Bb4 19. Ne1 Nd7 20. Qh3 Bd6 21. Nc2 c5 22.
d5 exd5 23. cxd5 Ne5 24. Bf5 $36 {Smagin,S-Shcherbakov,R/Podolsk/1990/1-0 (60)}
) 15. Qe3 c5 16. Ne5 Qc7 (16... Rad8 17. Bf3 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qc7 $2
20. Nc6 Rd7 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Nxa7 (22. g3 $6 Rc8 23. Nd4 a6 24. Rd3 $15 {
Georgadze,G-Kramnik,V/Manila ol/1992/0-1 (61)}) 22... Red8 23. Nb5 Bxh2+ 24.
Kh1 $14 {Karpov,An-Morovic Fernandez,I/Leon (2)/1993/0.5 (87)}) 17. h3 $6 (17.
f4 Rad8 $132) 17... Ne4 $1 18. Bd3 cxd4 19. Bxd4 (19. Qxd4 Bc5 20. Qd7 Qxd7 21.
Nxd7 Nxf2 $17) 19... Nc5 $1 (19... Bxe5 20. Bxe4 $10) 20. Bc2 f6 21. Bxc5 (21.
Nf3 Bf4 22. Qe2 e5 23. Bb2 e4 24. Nd4 e3 $36) 21... bxc5 (21... Bxc5 $5 22. Qd3
Qxe5 23. Qxh7+ Kf8 24. Bg6 (24. Rd7 $2 Qxa1+ 25. Bb1 Re7 26. Qh8+ Kf7 27. Qh5+
g6 28. Qxg6+ Kf8 $19) 24... f5 25. Qh8+ (25. Rd7 Qxa1+ 26. Kh2 Bd6+ $1 27. Rxd6
Qe5+ 28. g3 Qxd6 $19) 25... Ke7 26. Qh4+ Qf6 27. Qxf6+ Kxf6 $17) 22. Nf3 f5 23.
Re1 Bf4 24. Qe2 (24. Qc3 Qc6 {/\ e5} (24... e5 25. g3 (25. Bxf5 e4 $17) 25...
e4 26. gxf4 exf3 27. Re5 $1)) 24... Qc6 25. Rad1 g6 26. Qd3 (26. Qf1 e5 $17)
26... e5 27. Qd5+ Qxd5 28. cxd5 e4 29. g3 (29. Nh2 Rad8 $17) 29... Bh6 30. Nh4
Rad8 31. d6 Bf8 32. g4 (32. d7 Re7 33. g4 Rexd7 34. gxf5 Be7 35. Rxd7 Rxd7 36.
Ng2 gxf5 37. Ne3 Rd2 $17) 32... Bc8 (32... Bxd6 33. gxf5 Be7 34. Rxd8 Bxd8 35.
Ng2 gxf5 36. Rd1 $17) 33. gxf5 gxf5 34. Rd5 Rxd6 35. Red1 (35. Rxc5 Rh6 36.
Nxf5 Rg6+ $19) 35... Rxd5 36. Rxd5 Be6 37. Rd1 (37. Re5 Bd6 $19) 37... Kf7 38.
Kf1 Kf6 39. Ng2 Ke5 40. Ne3 Be7 41. Ke2 Rg8 42. Nc4+ Kf4 43. Ne3 Rd8 44. Re1
Bg5 45. h4 Bh6 (45... Bxh4 46. Ng2+ Kg4 47. Nxh4 Kxh4 48. Rh1+ Kg5 49. Rxh7
$132) 46. Rc1 Bf7 47. Bd1 Bf8 48. Ke1 Ke5 49. Nc4+ Kf6 50. f3 Bh6 51. Rc3 Rd4
52. Bc2 (52. fxe4 Rxe4+ $19) 52... exf3 53. Rxf3 Be6 54. Rh3 Rg4 55. Kf2 Bd5
56. Rc3 Rxh4 57. Nd6 Rh2+ 58. Kf1 Be6 59. Rxc5 Bf8 (59... Bf8 60. Ne8+ Kf7 61.
Rc6 Bd5 62. Nd6+ Ke6 63. Bxf5+ Ke5 64. Rc2 Rh1+ 65. Ke2 Bxd6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Candidates qf2"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1989.01.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "208"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Hecht} d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Be2 $5 dxc4 $6 {
>= 6...Bd6} 7. a4 $5 Bd6 8. Nd2 $1 O-O 9. Nxc4 Bc7 10. b3 Nd5 11. Bb2 b6 12.
O-O Bb7 13. Bf3 $5 {>= 13.e4 (!)} Rb8 14. Qd2 $6 Qg5 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. Qe2 Nxc3
17. Bxc3 e5 18. dxe5 (18. Qb2 $5 exd4 19. Rxd4 Nf6 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Be5 Bxe5
22. Nxe5) (18. d5 $5 cxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5) 18... Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20.
h4 $1 Qe7 21. Nxe5 Qxe5 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rd1 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Qc7 25. b4 h6 26.
Qc2 $6 (26. Qb1 $1 a5 $1 (26... Bc8 27. Qe4 Bd7 28. Qe7 Qc8 29. a5 $1 $16) 27.
bxa5 bxa5 28. Qc2 Qd6 $14) 26... c5 $1 27. Bxb7 Qxb7 28. bxc5 Qc6 29. Qd3 $6 {
>= 30.h5; 30.f3} bxc5 30. Qd8+ Kh7 31. Qd3+ Kg8 32. Qd8+ Kh7 33. Qd3+ g6 34.
Qc4 Kg7 35. Kf1 Qb6 36. Qc3+ Kg8 37. a5 Qb5+ 38. Ke1 c4 39. g3 Qd5 40. Qb4 Kg7
41. a6 Qd3 42. Qb5 Qc3+ 43. Kd1 h5 44. Ke2 Qc2+ 45. Kf1 c3 46. Qe5+ Kh7 47. Qd5
Qb1+ 48. Kg2 Qf5 49. Qc4 Qe6 (49... c2 {Hecht} 50. e4 $10) 50. Qxc3 Qxa6 51.
Qb3 Kg7 52. Qb2+ Qf6 53. Qa3 Qb6 54. Qc3+ Kh7 55. Qc4 Qb7+ 56. e4 a5 57. Kg1
Qa7 58. Qa4 Qb6 59. Qa2 Kg8 60. Qa4 Kf8 61. Qa1 Qb5 62. Qh8+ Ke7 63. Qc8 Qb1+
64. Kh2 Qb6 65. Qc2 Qa7 66. Qb2 Ke6 67. Qb3+ Ke5 68. Qd5+ Kf6 69. Qd6+ Kg7 70.
Kg1 a4 71. Qa3 f6 (71... Qd4 $5 {Hecht ...mit der Absicht Qc4 und Qb3 bzw. Qb2
auf 72.Qe7 sieht logischer aus.} 72. Qe7 Qb2 73. e5 a3) 72. Kg2 Kf7 73. Qa2+
Kf8 74. Qa3+ Kg7 75. Kg1 Kf7 76. Qa2+ Kf8 77. Qa3+ Kf7 78. Qa2+ Ke7 79. Qa3+
Ke8 80. Qa2 Ke7 81. Qa3+ Kd7 82. Qd3+ Ke6 83. Qd5+ Ke7 84. e5 fxe5 85. Qxe5+
Kf7 86. Qh8 Qc5 87. Qh7+ Kf6 88. Qh8+ Kf7 89. Qh7+ Kf6 90. Qh8+ Kf5 91. Qh6 Qc2
92. Qe3 Qb1+ 93. Kh2 Qe4 94. Qg5+ Ke6 95. Qc5 Kd7 96. Qa7+ Kd6 97. Qb6+ Qc6 98.
Qd4+ Ke6 99. Qe3+ Kd5 100. Qd3+ Ke5 101. Qe3+ Qe4 102. Qc5+ Ke6 103. Qc8+ Kd6
104. Qd8+ Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 15th"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2014.03.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Shimanov, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2014.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 e6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O Qe7 {The defence chosen by Shimanov is enjoying a very good
reputation. White will have to play carefully in order to keep the chances
alive even for a small advantage. The significant alternative to the text move
is the immediate retreat of the bishop to d6.} (9... Bd6) 10. Qc2 e5 {Black
enjoys harmoniously developed pieces and is thus feeling prepared for the
instant activity in the centre. Besides that he can choose at least two other
lines that are not so critical.} (10... dxc4 11. bxc4 (11. Bxc4 b5 12. Be2 c5
13. a4 bxa4 14. Nxa4 Bxd2 15. Qxd2 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bb7 $11 {0-1 Krainski,A-Popov,
V/Bydgoszcz 2001/ (32)}) 11... e5 12. Bf5 (12. Nh4 g6 13. f4 $2 Ng4 14. Nf3
Bxc3 15. Qxc3 e4 16. Bc2 exf3 17. gxf3 Ngf6 18. e4 Nh5 $17 {1/2-1/2ќ Ehlvest,
J-Stripunsky,A/New York 2004/ (44)}) (12. Ne4 Bxd2 13. Nfxd2 (13. Nxf6+ Nxf6
14. dxe5 Ng4 15. Nxd2 g6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Mercadal Benejam,J-Grodzensky,Y/ICCF
Email 1999/IXM98 (29)}) 13... Nxe4 14. Nxe4 f5 15. Nd2 e4 16. Be2 c5 17. d5 Ne5
18. Rab1 Rf6 19. Qc3 b6 20. h3 Bd7 $132 {1-0 Mohr,S-Clara,H/Germany 1990/ (69)}
) 12... Re8 13. Rab1 a5 14. Ne2 exd4 15. Nexd4 g6 16. Bh3 Ne4 17. Bc1 Ndf6 {
1/2-1/2ќ Korotylev,A-Georgiev,V/Wijk aan Zee 2005/ (17)}) (10... h6 $5 11. h3 (
11. Rfe1 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Ne2 Bd6 16. Ng3 Qe7
17. Bc3 Ng4 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Bf5 Bxg3 20. hxg3 Qg5 21. Bxg4 $11 {1/2-1/2ќ
Nielsen,P-Agrest,E/Istanbul 2003/ (39)}) 11... Re8 12. Rad1 e5 (12... dxc4 13.
bxc4 e5 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxb4 Qxb4 16. Bxe4 exd4 17. exd4 (17. Rxd4 $5 {н/\}
Nf6 18. c5 Qa5 19. Bd3 Be6 20. Rb1 $36) 17... Nf6 $11 {Akopian,V-Gurevich,M 1/
2-1/2 FRA-chT/2004]} (17... Nf6 18. Bd3 c5 19. Rb1 Qa5 20. d5 Qc7 21. Qb2 Qf4
22. Qd2 Qd6 $132)) 13. dxe5 dxc4 14. bxc4 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Na4 Bxd2 17.
Rxd2 b5 $1 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Nxc8 Rbxc8 20. Rc1 Ne4 $11 {˝-˝ Akopian,
V-Riazantsev,A/Moscow 2005/ (40)}) 11. dxe5 (11. cxd5 $6 Bxc3 12. Qxc3 e4 13.
dxc6 Nd5 $15) (11. Nxd5 $6 cxd5 12. Bxb4 Qxb4 13. dxe5 Ng4 14. cxd5 Ndxe5 15.
Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 $15) 11... Nxe5 (11... dxc4 $2 12. exf6 cxd3 13. fxe7
dxc2 14. exf8=Q+ $18) 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. cxd5 {A very attractive possibility is
also the little combination which benefits from the unprotected location of
the bishop on b4. With strictly precise defence Black is able to eliminate
White's initiative and hope for equality.} (13. Nxd5 $5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Bxd2 15.
Qxd2 Qxd5 16. Qc2 (16. Rad1 Bg4 17. f3 Bf5 (17... Be6 18. Qb4 $14) 18. e4 Qc5+
19. Qf2 Qxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Be6 21. Bc4 Rfd8 22. Ke3 $11 {1-0 (50) L'Ami,E (2640)
-Sethuraman,S (2562)/ Dieren 2013/}) 16... g6 (16... Qh5 17. Bc4 Bd7 18. Rfd1
Rad8 19. Rd4 Bg4 20. Qd2 Qg5 21. Bf1 Rxd4 22. Qxd4 Rd8 23. Qb4 Bc8 $11 {
1-0 (38) Tukmakov,V (2551)-Bacrot,E (2709) Odessa 2007/}) (16... h6 17. Qc3 Bf5
18. Bc4 Qe4 19. f3 Qe7 20. e4 Qc5+ 21. Kh1 Be6 22. Rac1 Bxc4 23. Qxc4 Qxc4 24.
bxc4 $11 {1-0 (39) Rychagov,A (2530)-Popov,V (2570)/ Dagomys 2009/}) 17. Qc3
Re8 18. Rfd1 {1/2 (18) Kuzubov,Y (2623)-Eljanov,P (2693) Kiev 2012}) 13... cxd5
14. Ne2 Bd6 (14... Bxd2 15. Qxd2 Bd7 (15... Bg4 16. Ng3 {1/2 (16) Banikas,H 
(2591)-Sulashvili,M (2498) Rethymnon 2010}) 16. Qb4 $14) 15. Ng3 Qg5 (15... Qe7
16. Bc3 h6 17. Qb2 Re8 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Rac1 Kf8 21. Rfd1 Bg4
22. Be2 $14 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Riazantsev,A/Moscow 2005/(40)}) 16. f4 {Strong
grandmasters are no longer able to rely solely on their feeling for a position.
In many schemes and positions it is nearly compulsory for them to know also
about the motifs and solutions which have been emplyed by their colleagues.
Jakovenko has played the line with both colours so he is well acquainted with
the controversial advance of the f-pawn.} (16. Bc3 Ng4 17. Be2 Bxg3 (17... h5
18. Rfd1 h4 19. Nf1 h3 20. g3 Be6 21. Qd2 Rac8 22. f3 Nf6 23. Rac1 Ba3 24. Bb2
Bxb2 25. Qxb2 $11 {1-0 (44) Zhao,Z (2487)-Malakhatko,V (2600) Sydney 2008}) 18.
hxg3 Qh5 19. Bxg4 Bxg4 20. f3 Be6 21. g4 Qg6 22. Qxg6 hxg6 23. g5 $14 {1/2 (59)
Dreev,A (2705)-Riazantsev,A (2608) Sochi 2005}) 16... Qh4 17. Rf3 Re8 $146 {
Shimanov is trying to improve upon the ideas of those players who created the
theory of the variation. The rook on the e-file is putting pressure on the
backward e3-pawn.} (17... g6 18. Be1 $1 (18. Bc3 Bg4 19. Qb2 Nd7 20. Rff1 Rfe8
21. Rae1 Nc5 22. Bb1 Rac8 23. Bf6 Qh6 $11 {0-1 (49) Cheparinov,I (2678)
-Jakovenko,D (2713) Khanty-Mansiysk 2013}) 18... Qh6 19. Bc3 $16 {)} Ne8 $5 (
19... Qh4 20. Qb2 $16 Ng4 21. h3 Nxe3 22. Rxe3 Bxf4 23. Qf2 $18) 20. Nf5 $1
Bxf5 21. Bxf5 Qh4 22. Rd1 (22. Qd1 $1 Nc7 23. Qd4 f6 24. Rh3 $18) 22... Nc7 23.
Rg3 $16 {0-1 (65) Pinter,J (2501)-Gurevich,M (2656) France 2004}) 18. Be1 Qh6
19. Bc3 (19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. Bxf5 g6 21. Rh3 Qf8 22. Bc3 Qe7 23. Bd4 Ne4 $11)
19... Ng4 (19... Bc5 20. Be5 Bxe3+ 21. Rxe3 Ng4 22. Bxh7+ (22. Rf3 Qxh2+ 23.
Kf1 Nxe5 24. fxe5 Bg4 $15) 22... Qxh7 (22... Kh8 23. Bxg7+ Kxg7 24. Nh5+ $1
Qxh5 25. Rh3 $18) 23. Qxh7+ Kxh7 24. Rf3 Nxe5 25. fxe5 Be6 $11) 20. Nf1 Bc5 {
This position could have easily been on Black's board during the preparation,
but its evaluation depends on the exact follow up.} (20... Nf6 21. Qb2 Bd7 22.
Bd4 Bf8 23. Rg3 Ne4 $11) 21. Re1 Qb6 $6 {Black is experiencing an elated
moment of optimism and believes that with the help of a direct attack against
the e3-pawn he can force an equal game. Objectively stronger was 21...Ba7!
with fair chances and it will probably be the theme of future games.} (21... d4
22. Bb2 Qd6 23. e4 (23. Kh1 dxe3 24. Bxh7+ Kh8 25. Rh3 Bd4 26. Bf5+ Nh6 27.
Bxd4 Qxd4 28. Rhxe3 Rxe3 29. Nxe3 Bxf5 30. Nxf5 Qxf4 31. Nxh6 Qxh6 $11) 23...
Ba7 24. h3 $14) (21... Ba7 $1 22. Rh3 Nxe3 23. Rhxe3 Rxe3 24. Rxe3 Qxf4 25. Qf2
Qxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Bg4 27. Kg3 Bxe3 28. Nxe3 Be6 $11) 22. b4 (22. Bxh7+ $1 Kf8 (
22... Kh8 23. Rh3 Nh6 (23... Nxe3 24. Bg8+ Kxg8 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Qxg7+ Ke7 27.
Rhxe3+ Kd8 28. Qxf7 $18) 24. Rg3 d4 25. Ba1 Bd7 26. b4 Qxb4 27. Rb1 Qa5 28.
Rxb7 Ra7 29. Rxa7 Bxa7 30. Bd3 $16) 23. Qb2 Nf6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Qxf6 gxf6 26.
Rg3 $14) 22... Bxe3+ $2 {[%mdl 16384] The charm of chess games lies
paradoxically in the imperfect decisions of the proponents. This is true to a
smaller degree even for the best player in the world. Black is jumping the gun
and his adversary is better prepared for the complications.} (22... Be7 23. Bd4
$14) (22... Bxb4 23. Rb1 a5 24. a3 Nxe3 25. Nxe3 Rxe3 26. Qf2 d4 27. axb4 Rxf3
28. gxf3 $18) 23. Nxe3 Nxe3 24. Qf2 $1 d4 25. Bxd4 Qxd4 26. Rfxe3 Rxe3 $6 {
Shimanov has played several moves that have brought him close to disaster. It
is remarkable that at this moment he could still transfer the game into the
difficult, but not necessarily lost position with this defence against the
white queen.} (26... Re6 $5 27. Bxh7+ (27. a3 g6 28. Be4 Qf6 $14) 27... Kxh7
28. Rh3+ Kg8 29. Qxd4 Rxe1+ 30. Kf2 Bxh3 31. Kxe1 Bxg2 32. Kf2 Bc6 $16) 27.
Rxe3 Qd7 (27... Be6 28. f5 $18) 28. Qh4 h6 (28... g6 29. f5 Qc6 30. Qd8+ Kg7
31. Re8 Qc1+ 32. Bf1 Qf4 33. Rg8+ Kh6 34. Qf8+ Kg5 35. Qxf7 $18) 29. f5 b5 (
29... f6 30. Bc4+ Kf8 31. Qe4 Ra7 32. b5 axb5 33. Be6 Ra4 34. Bxd7 Rxe4 35.
Rxe4 Bxd7 36. Rf4 $16) 30. f6 $1 {The defender is grappling with two problems
which are diminishing his chances of survival. He is lacking defenders on the
kingside and on top of it all still needs to complete his mobilisation.} Bb7 (
30... Qa7 31. Qg3 g5 32. h4 $18) 31. Qg3 g6 (31... g5 32. h4 Qd5 33. Kh2 Rd8
34. Be4 Qd7 35. hxg5 $18) 32. Bxg6 Kh8 $2 {The clumsy retreat of the king
indicates that Black probably had to lose the game. Despite all his problems,
Black was still able to put up resistance in a difficult position without the
lost pawn.} (32... Qd1+ 33. Re1 (33. Kf2 $2 Qd2+ 34. Re2 Qd4+ 35. Ke1 Kf8 36.
Bh7 Qg1+ 37. Kd2 Qd4+ $11) 33... Qd4+ 34. Kh1 Kh8 35. Bxf7 Qxf6 36. Bb3 Rf8 37.
h3 $16) 33. Bd3 Rg8 34. Qh4 Rxg2+ (34... Qxd3 35. Rxd3 Rg6 36. Rg3 $18) 35. Kf1
{The final position is materially balanced, but Black goes under due to the
fatal weakness of his king.} (35. Kf1 Kg8 (35... Rg4 36. Qxh6+ Kg8 37. Bh7+ Kh8
38. Bg6+ Kg8 39. Qh7+ Kf8 40. Qh8#) 36. Rg3+ Rxg3 37. Qxg3+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Qe7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 e5 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bd3 g6 (13... fxg5 14.
Qxh7+ Kf7 15. Qh5+ $1 Ke6 16. Nxg5+ Qxg5 17. Qxg5 $18) 14. Bh6 f5 $2 (14... Re8
15. c5 Bc7 $13) 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. Qe3 e4 17. c5 $1 Nxc5 (17... Bc7 18. Rfe1 Nf6
(18... Qg7 19. Bc4 exf3 20. Qe8#) (18... Qf6 19. Ng5 exd3 20. Nxh7+ $18) (18...
Bd8 19. Bc4 exf3 20. Qh6+ Qg7 21. Re8+ Kxe8 22. Qxg7 $18) 19. Bc4 $18) 18. dxc5
Bxc5 19. Qc1 $1 Be6 (19... exd3 20. Re1 Qd6 (20... Be6 21. Ng5 $18) 21. Qh6+
Kg8 22. Ng5 Qd7 23. Re8+ $1 Qxe8 24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Re1+ Be6 27.
Rxe6+ Kd7 28. Rxe8 Rxe8 29. Qc3 $1 $18) (19... exf3 20. Re1 Qd6 (20... Be6 21.
Rxe6 (21. Bc4 $2 Bxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Qc5+) 21... Qxe6 22. Qxc5+ $18) 21. Qh6+ Kf7 (
21... Kg8 22. Bc4+ Be6 23. Rxe6 Bxf2+ 24. Kf1 $1 fxg2+ 25. Kxg2 $18) 22. Qxh7+
$1 Kf6 23. Qh8+ Kg5 24. h4+ Kg4 (24... Kf4 25. Qh6+ Kg4 26. Qg5#) 25. gxf3+
Kxf3 26. Be2+ Ke4 27. Bd1+ Kd5 (27... Kf4 28. Qh6+) 28. Bb3#) (19... Qd6 20.
Bc4 exf3 21. Qh6+ Ke8 22. Rfe1+ Kd8 23. Rad1 Bd4 24. Qh4+ $18) (19... Bb6 20.
Re1 Qg7 21. Bc4 $5 exf3 22. Qf4 Bc7 23. Qe3 $16) 20. Bc4 exf3 (20... Bxc4 21.
Qxc4 exf3 22. Rfe1 Qd6 23. Rad1 $18) 21. Bxe6 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Garcia Ilundain, David"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1992.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Nxg4 8. Rg1
Nxh2 (8... f5 9. h3 Ngf6 10. Rxg7 Ne4 $13 {Kasparov,G}) (8... h5 9. h3 Nh6 10.
e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 $44 {Shirov,A-Akopian/Oakham/1992/
}) 9. Nxh2 Bxh2 10. Rxg7 Nf8 (10... Kf8 11. Rg2 Bd6 12. Bd2 $44 {Shirov,A}) 11.
Rg2 (11. f4 $2 Qh4+ 12. Qf2 Qxf2+ 13. Kxf2 Ng6 14. Kg2 Kf8 15. Rxg6 hxg6 $17)
11... Bd6 (11... Bc7 12. e4 Ng6 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bh6 Nh4 15. O-O-O Nxg2 16. Bxg2
dxc4 17. Bf3 Qe7 18. Bh5+ Kd8 19. e5 $16 {Djurhuus-Groon/Oslo/1992/}) 12. Bd2
Bd7 13. O-O-O a6 14. e4 Rc8 15. Re1 Be7 16. f4 b5 17. c5 dxe4 18. Nxe4 f5 19.
Nd6+ $6 (19. Be2 $1 $44 fxe4 20. Bh5+ Ng6 21. Qxe4 $40) 19... Bxd6 20. cxd6 Kf7
21. Kb1 (21. Be2 Ng6 22. Bh5 Qh4 $15) 21... Rg8 22. Rxg8 Kxg8 23. Qc5 Ng6 24.
Bd3 (24. Qa7 Ra8 25. Qb7 a5 $13) 24... a5 25. Bc2 a4 26. Rg1 Ra8 (26... Rb8 $1)
27. Bc3 Rb8 28. d5 (28. Qe5 b4) 28... Qb6 (28... cxd5 29. Qd4 Qf8 30. Qh8+ Kf7
31. Qxh7+ $18) 29. Qxb6 Rxb6 30. Bd4 Rb8 31. dxc6 (31. dxe6 Bxe6 32. Re1 Kf7
$17) 31... Bxc6 32. Be5 Kf7 33. Kc1 h5 34. Kd2 h4 35. Bd1 Nxe5 36. fxe5 {
Ftacnik,L} (36. fxe5 h3 37. Bh5+ Kf8 $19) 0-1

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nd7 5. Qc2 Ngf6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. g4 Nxg4 8. Rg1
Qf6 9. Rxg4 Qxf3 10. Rxg7 Nf6 (10... Nf8 $5 11. Rg1 Ng6 12. Be2 Qf6 13. Bd2 Bd7
14. O-O-O Bxh2 15. Rg2 Bc7 16. Kb1 $2 (16. f4 O-O-O 17. Rh1 $44) 16... Nh4 17.
Rgg1 Nf3 18. Bxf3 Qxf3 $17 {Mozetic-Piket,Je/Tilburg/1994/}) 11. Rg5 $5 (11.
Rg1) 11... Ng4 $6 (11... Ne4 12. Nxe4 Qxe4 13. Qxe4 dxe4 14. h3 $14) (11... Qh1
12. Bd2 Qxh2 13. O-O-O $36) 12. h3 Nh2 (12... Nh6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Bg2 Qf6 15.
e4 $16) 13. Bg2 Qf6 14. f4 (14. e4 Nf3+ 15. Bxf3 Qxf3 $13) 14... Bd7 (14... h6
$2 15. Rg3 Qh4 16. Qf2 $18) 15. Bh1 Qh6 (15... O-O-O 16. Rg3 e5 $5 17. Qxh2
exd4 $132) 16. Qg2 $1 (16. Rg3 Be7 17. Qxh2 Bh4 18. Kd1 Bxg3 19. Qxg3 O-O-O 20.
Bd2 Rhg8 $132) 16... O-O-O (16... Be7 17. Rg8+ Rxg8 18. Qxg8+ Qf8 19. Qg3 $18)
17. Bd2 Qh4+ 18. Qg3 (18. Kd1 h6 $5 19. Be1 Qxh3 $3 20. Qxh3 hxg5 21. Qg3 gxf4
$13) 18... Qxg5 $6 (18... Qxg3+ 19. Rxg3 Rdg8 20. Kf2 Be7 21. Kg2 Bh4 22. Be1 (
22. Rxg8+ Rxg8+ 23. Kxh2 Bg3+ 24. Kg2 Be1+) 22... Bxg3 23. Bxg3 Ng4 24. hxg4
Rxg4 25. Kf2 $16) 19. Qxg5 Rhg8 20. Ke2 $1 (20. Qh5 Rg1+ 21. Kf2 Rxa1 22. Bg2
f5 $13) (20. Qf6 $5 Rg1+ 21. Kf2 Rxa1 22. Bg2 Rg8 23. Qxf7 Rxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Nf1
25. Qg8+ Kc7 26. c5 Be7 27. Qxh7 Kd8 28. Qc2 Re1 29. Qd3 Ra1 30. Qxf1 Rxf1 31.
Kxf1 $18) 20... Rxg5 21. fxg5 e5 (21... dxc4 22. Ne4 Bc7 23. Nf6 $18) 22. cxd5
exd4 23. dxc6 d3+ (23... bxc6 24. exd4 Bxh3 25. Bxc6 Bg4+ 26. Kd3 Nf3 $16) 24.
Kxd3 bxc6 25. Bg2 $1 Rg8 26. Ne4 Bf5 27. Ke2 Be5 (27... Bxe4 28. Bxe4 Rxg5 29.
Bxc6 $18) 28. Rc1 Bxe4 29. Bxe4 Rxg5 30. Rxc6+ Kb8 31. Rc5 f6 32. Bc3 h5 33.
Bxe5+ (33. h4 Rg4 34. Rxe5 $1 fxe5 35. Bxe5+ Kc8 36. Bf5+ $18) 33... fxe5 34.
Rb5+ Kc7 35. Rb7+ Kd6 36. Rxa7 Rg3 37. Ra6+ Kc5 38. Rc6+ Kb4 39. Rc1 Rxh3 40.
Rh1 Rh4 41. Kd3 Rh3 42. Bg2 Rh4 43. e4 $18 Kc5 44. Kc3 Kb5 45. b3 Kc5 46. a4
1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lima, Darcy Gustavo Macha"]
[Black "Lesiege, Alexandre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 O-O 8. g5
Nh5 9. Bd2 a6 (9... b5 10. cxb5 c5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O-O g6 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. h4
Qe7 15. Bc1 (15. Rc1 Rfd8 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nd4 Ng7 18. f4 Nf5 19. Bf3 Ne4 20.
Nxf5 exf5 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. h5 Qe6 23. hxg6 fxg6 24. Qa4 $13 {Lesiege,
A-O'Donnell,T/Canada zt (03)/1992/0.5 (31)}) 15... Rfd8 16. Rh3 Bb8 17. b3 e5
18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bb2 d4 21. Na4 Bg2 22. Bg4 Rc7 23. Rf3 Bg7 24.
Bxh5 {Gurevich,D-Lesiege,A/Biel izt (12)/1993/0.5 (61)}) (9... f5 10. gxf6
Nhxf6 $1 11. Ng5 Qe8 12. O-O-O h6 13. h4 Bb4 $1 14. Bd3 $1 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 hxg5
16. hxg5 Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qxe4 Rf5 $8 19. Qh4 Qg6 20. Qh8+ $1 Kf7 21. f4
Nf8 22. Qh4 $1 Ke8 23. e4 Rf7 24. Rhe1 {Shirov,A-Thorhallsson,Th/Reykjavik/
1992/1-0 (38)}) 10. e4 dxc4 $6 (10... dxe4 11. Nxe4 Bc7 12. O-O-O Re8 13. Bd3
$5) 11. e5 Be7 12. Bxc4 c5 13. Ne4 cxd4 14. Ng3 $1 g6 (14... Nxg3 15. hxg3 g6
16. Qe4 Nb6 17. Bb3 $16) 15. Nxh5 gxh5 16. Bd3 Nc5 17. Bxh7+ Kg7 18. b4 d3 (
18... Nd7 19. Rg1 $40) 19. Qc4 Qd5 (19... Kxh7 20. bxc5 Qd5 21. Qf4 $40) 20.
Qf4 Bd7 (20... Kxh7 21. bxc5 Kg8 22. Rg1 $18) 21. Kf1 Rg8 (21... Kxh7 22. g6+
Kg8 23. Qh6 fxg6 24. Qxg6+ Kh8 25. Qxh5+ Kg8 26. Rg1+ $18) 22. g6 fxg6 23. Bxg6
(23. Bxg6 Rh8 24. Qf7#) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund op-A"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grivas, Efstratios"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1992.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Anand} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O
8. O-O Re8 9. b3 (9. Bd2 b6 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Bb7 13. Bc3 Qc7
14. Rad1 e5 $1 (14... Rad8 15. Rfe1 c5 16. Qh4 Be7 17. Qg3 Qxg3 18. hxg3 Bf6
$10 {Horvath,J-Kaidanov,G/Budapest Perenyi/1989/}) 15. Qh4 h6 16. Bd3 exd4 17.
Nxd4 Be5 $10 {Hjartarson,J-Tal,M/Reykjavik/1988/}) 9... Qe7 10. Bb2 (10. e4
dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 e5 $1 $10) (10. Rd1 {Anand} b6 (10... dxc4 11. bxc4
e5 12. a4) 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7 14. Bg5 $5) 10... b6 11. e4 (
11. Rfd1 {Anand} Bb7 {/\c5}) 11... dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7 14. Bd3 $6 (
14. Rad1 $10) (14. Ne5 $1 {Anand}) 14... f5 $1 15. Qe2 (15. Qh4 Qxh4 16. Nxh4
c5 $15) 15... c5 16. Rad1 $6 (16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Kh1 (17. Ne5 Qg5 18. Nf3 Qh5
$17) 17... Nf6 18. Ne5 $13) (16. Ne5 {Anand} cxd4 17. Bxd4 Nc5 $13) 16... cxd4
17. Nxd4 (17. Bxd4 $2 e5 $19) 17... Qh4 $1 18. g3 (18. f4 Bxf4 19. g3 Bxg3 $19)
(18. h3 {Anand} Nc5) 18... Qh3 19. f3 (19. Nf3 Be5 20. Ba3 Bf6 $17) 19... Bc5
20. Kh1 Nf6 21. Nc2 $6 (21. Qg2 $5 Qxg2+ 22. Kxg2 Rad8 23. Nc2 $17) 21... e5
22. Qg2 (22. Bxe5 Ng4 $19 (22... Ng4 {Anand} 23. Bxf5 Rxe5 $19)) 22... Qxg2+
23. Kxg2 e4 24. fxe4 (24. Be2 exf3+ 25. Bxf3 Re2+ $19) 24... Nxe4 25. Kh3 Rad8
$1 {Ftacnik,L} (25... Nf2+ 26. Rxf2 Bxf2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Stangl, Markus"]
[Black "Oll, Lembit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd2 O-O 8. h3
a6 9. g4 (9. O-O-O) 9... dxc4 (9... b5 $5) 10. Bxc4 (10. g5 Nd5 11. Bxc4 Nb4 $5
12. Qe4 b5 13. Bb3 Bb7 14. a3 Nd5 15. Bc2 g6 $13 {Stangl,M-Oll,L/Tilburg m (04)
/1994/}) 10... b5 11. Bd3 (11. Be2 $142) 11... c5 12. g5 c4 13. gxf6 (13. Be2
Nd5 14. e4 Nf4 $15) 13... cxd3 14. Qxd3 Nxf6 (14... Qxf6 15. e4 Bb7 16. Rg1 $13
) 15. e4 Bb7 16. Rg1 (16. e5 $2 Bxe5 $1) 16... b4 17. Bh6 g6 18. Bxf8 bxc3 $2 (
18... Bxf8 $1 19. Ne2 Bxe4 $17) 19. Bxd6 cxb2 20. Rd1 Bxe4 (20... Qxd6 21. Nd2
$16) 21. Qa3 $1 Bc2 (21... b1=Q 22. Rxb1 Bxb1 23. Be7 $18) (21... Qb6 22. Nd2
$16) 22. Ke2 (22. Nd2 Bxd1 23. Kxd1 Qb6 24. Kc2 Qxd4 $132) 22... Ne4 (22... Qb6
23. Rb1 $1 Qb5+ 24. Ke3 Nd5+ 25. Kd2 $18) 23. Bb4 Qd5 (23... Qb6 24. Rb1 $1
Bxb1 25. Rxb1 Rb8 26. Rxb2 a5 27. Qd3 $18) 24. Qxb2 (24. Rb1 Bxb1 25. Rxb1 Nc3+
26. Bxc3 Qe4+ 27. Kd2 Qxb1 28. Qxb2 $13) 24... Bxd1+ (24... Qc4+ 25. Ke3 Nf6
26. Ne5 Nd5+ 27. Kd2 Qxb4+ 28. Kxc2 Rc8+ 29. Kb1 $18) 25. Rxd1 Rb8 26. Qa3 Qc4+
27. Ke3 Rxb4 (27... Nf6 28. Bd6 Qc2 29. Qd3 Nd5+ 30. Ke4 Nc3+ 31. Ke5 Rb5+ 32.
Bc5 Qxd1 33. Qxc3 $16) 28. Rc1 $2 (28. Kxe4 Qe2+ 29. Kf4 e5+ 30. Kg3 Rb2 (30...
e4 31. Ne5 Rb2 32. Rf1 $1 $18) 31. Rf1 Rxa2 32. Qb3 exd4 33. Kg2 $16) 28... Nd6
$1 $19 29. Kf4 Qb5 30. Kg3 Qb7 31. Qa5 Nf5+ 32. Kf4 h6 33. h4 g5+ 34. hxg5
hxg5+ 35. Kxg5 Qxf3 36. Rc8+ Kg7 $4 (36... Kh7 37. Qxb4 Qg2+ 38. Kf4 Qxf2+ 39.
Ke5 Qg3+ 40. Kf6 Qg7#) 37. Qe5+ 1-0

[Event "Nikolaev zt"]
[Site "Nikolaev"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Qe7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 e5 12. Bg5 Nf6 (12... f6 $2 13. Bd3 (13.
Be3 g6 14. c5 exd4 15. Qxe7 Bxe7 16. Bh6 Rd8 17. Bc4+ Kh8 18. b4 Ne5 19. Rfe1
Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Bf8 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Rad1 a5 23. b5 cxb5 24. Bxb5 {Miles,A-Qi,
J/Beijing op (05)/1993/0.5 (53)}) 13... g6 14. Bh6 f5 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. Qe3 e4
17. c5 Nxc5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Qc1 Be6 20. Bc4 exf3 21. Bxe6 {Huebner,
R-Gurevich,M/Muenchen/1992/1-0 (21)}) (12... Qe6 $1 13. c5 Bc7 14. Bd3 (14.
Rfe1 h6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Qe2 Kh8 17. Bc4 Qe8 18. Bf4 Ba5 19. Nd2 Qd8 20. dxe5
Nxc5 21. e6 Bxe6 22. Bxe6 Nd3 23. Be3 f4 24. Bd4 {Kharlamov,Vl-Bashkov,V/
Czestochowa op (05)/1992/0-1 (29)}) 14... Qg6 $8 15. Qe3 exd4 $1 16. Qxd4 Qh5
$10 {Vilela,J-Lugo,B/La Habana/1988/}) (12... Qe8 13. Qh4 f6 14. c5 e4 15. cxd6
Nb6 16. Bf4 exf3 17. Bd3 g6 18. Rfe1 Be6 19. Bh6 Qd7 20. Bxf8 Rxf8 21. Qg3 Kf7
22. Re4 fxg2 23. Rae1 Re8 24. Rh4 {Savon,V-Dragomarezkij,E/Alushta3/1993/1-0 
(27)}) 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. c5 (14. dxe5 fxe5 15. c5 Bxc5 (15... Bc7 16. Bc4 Be6
17. Rfe1 Rae8 18. Nxe5 Qxc5 19. Bxe6 Bxe5 20. Qxe5 Qxe5 21. Rxe5 Rxe6 22. Rxe6
fxe6 23. Rd1 Rf7 24. Rd6 {Telljohann,S-Polgar,Zso/Muenster (08)/1994/0.5 (42)})
16. Bc4 Kg7 $5 17. Nxe5 f6 18. Bd3 Rh8 19. Nc4 $1 Qxe4 20. Bxe4 Rd8 21. Rac1 $1
f5 22. Bf3 Kf6 23. a3 a5 24. Nxa5 $1 {Gurevich,M-Bareev,E/Muenchen/1993/0.5 
(27)}) 14... exd4 15. Qh4 (15. Qc2 Bxc5 16. Bd3 Bb6 17. Rfe1 Qd6 18. Re4 Bf5
19. Rxd4 Bxd4 20. Bxf5 Rfe8 21. Qd3 Rad8 22. Bxh7+ Kg7 23. Rd1 Qf4 24. Qc2 {
Kaliksteyn,A-Leveille,F/New York Enhance (01)/1993/0-1 (30)}) 15... Bxc5 (15...
Qxe2 $6 16. cxd6 d3 17. Qd4 $16) (15... Bxh2+ 16. Kxh2 Qxe2 17. Qxf6 $16) 16.
Rae1 (16. Bd3 f5) 16... Bf5 (16... f5 $4 17. Ng5 f6 18. Bc4+) 17. b4 Bxb4 (
17... Bb6 18. Bd3 Qd7 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 20. Re4 d3 21. Rf4 Qe6 22. Rxf6 $13) 18.
Bd3 Qd7 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 20. Re4 $1 h5 (20... c5 21. Rf4 Qe6 22. Rxf6 Qxa2 23. Ng5
Qc2 24. Qg3 Kg7 25. Nxh7+ Kxh7 26. Qh4+ Kg7 27. Qh6+ Kg8 28. Qg5+) 21. Nxd4 Qg5
22. Qh3 Rfe8 (22... c5 23. Nf5 $40 Rfe8 24. Rh4 Re1 25. f4 $18) 23. Rh4 Rad8 (
23... Re5 $2 24. f4 Re3 25. Qxe3 Qxh4 26. Nf5 $18) 24. Nf3 (24. Rxh5 Qxh5 (
24... Qg7 $2 25. Nf5 $18) 25. Qxh5 Rxd4 $13) (24. Nf5 Re1 $1 25. Rxe1 Bxe1 26.
Rxh5 Bxf2+ $1 27. Kxf2 Qd2+ 28. Kf1 Qd1+ 29. Kf2 Rd2+ 30. Ke3 Rd3+ $19) 24...
Qb5 25. g4 (25. Rxh5 $2 Qxf1+ $1 26. Kxf1 Rd1+) 25... Rd5 26. Nd4 Qc4 27. Nf5
Rd3 28. Ne3 (28. Qg2 Qd5 29. f3 $140 Rd2 30. Qg3 Qe5 $17) (28. Ng3 Bf8 29. Rxh5
Bg7 $17) 28... Rexe3 (28... Rdxe3 29. fxe3 Re4 30. Rxh5 Rxg4+ 31. Kh1 Qe4+ 32.
Qf3) 29. fxe3 Rxe3 30. gxh5 $1 (30. gxh5 $1 Rxh3 (30... Qc5 $2 31. Qg4+ Kh8 32.
Qxb4 Rg3+ 33. Kh1 Qd5+ 34. Qe4 $18) 31. Rxc4 Ba5 (31... Bd6 32. Rb1) 32. Rf5
Bc7) (30. Qxe3 $2 Bc5 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nikolaev zt"]
[Site "Nikolaev"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Black "Stripunsky, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. a3 $5 O-O 8. b4
a6 (8... Qe7 9. Be2 (9. Bb2 e5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nb5 Nxf3+ 13.
gxf3 Be5 14. Nd4 a5 15. b5 Bd7 16. Bd3 Rfc8 17. Qe2 Re8 18. h4 Nh5 19. Kf1 Qf6
20. Qd1 g6 21. Be2 Rac8 22. f4 Bxf4 23. exf4 Nxf4 24. Qd2 {Dao Thien Hai-Prie,
E/Budapest ExpFS OctGM (04)/1993/1-0 (37)}) 9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11. Bb2 e4
12. Nd2 Nb6 13. Be2 Re8 14. h3 Nbd5 15. Na4 Bf5 16. g4 Bg6 17. Nc4 Rad8 18. Nc5
b6 19. Nb3 Bb8 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Nd7 22. e6 fxe6 23. h4 c5 24. h5 {Dao
Thien Hai-Lukacs,P/Budapest Elekes (04)/1993/0-1 (45)}) (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5
10. O-O Qe7 11. Be2 Re8 12. Bb2 e4 13. Nd2 Nf8 (13... Nb6 14. Rfe1 Bf5 15. Nf1
h5 16. b5 cxb5 17. Nxb5 Rac8 18. Qd2 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Rxc4 20. Rec1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 {
Dao Thien Hai-Lukacs,P/Budapest FS FebGM (05)/1994/0.5 (21)}) 14. Nc4 Bb8 15.
b5 Ng4 16. h3 Nh2 17. Rfc1 Qh4 18. Ne5 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Nf3+ 20. Bxf3 exf3 21. Qe4
Qg5 22. Qxf3 Qxe5 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Na4 {Dao Thien Hai-Halasz,T/HUN-chT1 9394/
1994/0.5 (39)}) (8... a5 9. b5 c5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be2 b6 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. O-O
Rc8 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. Qb3 h6 16. Qa2 Qe6 17. h3 Bb8 18. Rac1 c4 19. Nd2 Qd6 20.
Nf1 Nh7 21. a4 Qe6 22. Ba3 Rfe8 23. e4 dxe4 24. Ne3 {Dao Thien Hai-Polgar,Zso/
Muenster (07)/1994/0.5 (88)}) (8... e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Bb8 11. dxe5 Nxe5
12. Bb2 Re8 (12... Qe7 13. Rc1 Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Be5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. Qc3 Qh5 17.
Nd6 Be6 18. Be2 b6 19. Qd4 Rfd8 20. Nb5 Rac8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Kd2 Bf5 23. Nc3
Bg6 24. Rc1 {Dao Thien Hai-Kasimdzhanov,R/Bratislava WchJM-U16 (05)/1993/0.5 
(32)}) 13. Rc1 Nc6 14. Nbd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Ne4 16. Be2 Bd6 17. Qb2 Bf8 18. O-O
Be6 19. Rfd1 a5 20. b5 Qd6 21. a4 Rec8 22. Qa1 f6 23. Bb2 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 {
Malaniuk,V-Makarov,M/URS-ch58 (06)/1991/1-0 (64)}) 9. Bb2 e5 10. Nxd5 $5 (10.
dxe5 Nxe5) 10... cxd5 (10... Nxd5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. dxe5 $16) 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12.
Nxe5 Qe7 13. Nf3 dxc4 (13... a5 14. c5 Bc7 15. Bd3 $16) 14. Qxc4 (14. Bxc4 b5
15. Be2 Bb7 16. O-O $14) 14... Bg4 15. Be2 Rac8 16. Qd3 (16. Qd4 Rfd8) 16...
Rfd8 17. Nd4 Bb8 (17... Bxe2 18. Qxe2 $16) (17... Bxb4+ 18. axb4 Qxb4+ 19. Qd2
Qxd2+ 20. Kxd2 Ne4+ 21. Ke1 $18) 18. O-O Qe5 19. g3 Qh5 20. Rfc1 (20. f3 Qh3
21. Rf2 Be6 $132) 20... Bxe2 (20... Rxc1+ 21. Rxc1 Rxd4 $2 22. Qxd4 Bxe2 23.
Qd8+) 21. Qxe2 Ng4 22. h4 Qg6 23. Qf3 Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 Be5 (24... Ne5 25. Qxb7
Nd3 26. Rc8 $18) 25. Nf5 $1 Kh8 (25... Bxb2 26. Ne7+ Kh8 27. Nxg6+ hxg6 28. Rb1
$18) 26. Ne7 Qe6 (26... Qd3 27. Bxe5 Nxe5 28. Qxb7 $18) 27. Bxe5 Nxe5 28. Qxb7
Nd7 29. Nc6 Rb8 $4 (29... Re8 30. Rd1 $18) 30. Nxb8 1-0

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. a3 b6 11. e4 e5 (11... Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7 14.
Bd3 (14. Ne5 Nf6 15. Qh4 Nd7 16. Qe4 Nf6 17. Qh4 {Savon,V-Bykhovsky,Av/Kurgan/
1993/0.5 (17)}) 14... f5 15. Qe2 c5 16. Bc2 Rad8 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Be3 Qf6 19.
Bxc5 bxc5 20. Ba4 Rf8 21. Re1 Be4 22. Bc2 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Qxb2 24. Qe2 $15 {
Bezold,M-Bykhovsky,Av/Tel Aviv ASA (2)/1994/0.5 (64)}) 12. cxd5 cxd5 (12...
exd4 13. Nxd4 cxd5 14. Nf5 $16) 13. Bb5 Bb7 $5 (13... dxe4 14. Nxe4 $14) (13...
exd4 14. Nxd5 Qxe4 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Qxe4 Rxe4 17. Bc6 $16) 14. Bg5 (14. dxe5
Nxe5 15. Bxe8 (15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. f4 Bc5+ 17. Kh1 Qh5 18. Bxe8 Ng4 $40) 15...
Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 Rxe8 $36) 14... dxe4 15. Bxf6 (15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxe8 Rxe8 (
16... Neg4 $13) 17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. g3 Qxg5 19. Rxd6 e3 $132) 15... Nxf6 16. dxe5
exf3 (16... Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Bxe8 Ng4 (18... Rxe8 19. Qe2 $14) 19. Bxf7+
Kxf7 20. Rd7+ $16) 17. exd6 Qe6 18. Qa4 $1 (18. Bxe8 $2 Qg4 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20.
Kf1 Re8 $19) 18... Red8 19. Qf4 fxg2 20. Rd4 Rac8 (20... Nd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22.
Rad1 Bb3 23. R1d2 $14) 21. Rad1 Rc5 22. Bc4 Qe5 23. Qd2 (23. Qxe5 Rxe5 24. R4d3
(24. Nd5 $6 Nxd5 25. Bxd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. Rxd5 f6 28. Kxg2 Kf7 $17)
24... Kf8 25. f3 $13) 23... h6 24. Re1 Qh5 (24... Qxh2+ $2 25. Kxh2 Rh5+ 26.
Kg3 Rg5+ 27. Qxg5 hxg5 28. f3 $18) 25. Re7 $2 (25. Bxf7+ $5 Qxf7 26. Re7 Qh5 (
26... Rxd6 27. Rxf7 Rxd4 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. Qxd4 $16) 27. Rxb7 Ng4 28. Qf4 $1)
25... Qxh2+ $1 (25... Qxh2+ 26. Kxh2 Rh5+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Baden-Baden"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "1992.12.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Knaak, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1992.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
dxc4 9. bxc4 e5 10. O-O Re8 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Rb1 e4 13. Nd2 Nf8 14. c5 (14. Nf1
h5 $132) 14... Bc7 15. Nc4 Ng4 $2 (15... Nd5 $1) 16. h3 Nf6 (16... Nxf2 17.
Kxf2 Qh4+ 18. Kg1 Bxh3 19. gxh3 $1 Qg3+ (19... Re6 20. Bg4) 20. Kf1 Re6 21.
Nxe4 $16) (16... Bh2+ 17. Kh1 $1 Nxf2+ 18. Kxh2 Qh4 19. Bf1 $16) 17. Ba3 Nd5 $6
(17... Ng6 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. cxd6 Qe6 $14) 18. Nd6 (18. Nxd5 $1 cxd5 19. c6 Qh4
(19... Qg5 20. cxb7 Bxh3 21. Bf1) (19... Qe6 20. cxb7 Bxb7 21. Rxb7 Rec8 22.
Qa4 $16) 20. cxb7 Bxh3 21. Nd6 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Re6 23. Rg1 $18) 18... Bxd6 19.
cxd6 Qg5 20. Nxe4 $1 Nxe3 $1 (20... Rxe4 21. Qxe4 Bf5 22. Qf3 Nc3 23. Rb2) (
20... Bf5 21. Nxg5 Bxc2 22. Rxb7 Bxd1 23. Bxd1 Rab8 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. Bb3 $16)
21. Nxg5 Nxc2 22. Bc4 Ne6 (22... Nxa3 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Bxe8 Nxb1 25. Rxb1 Bf5
26. Re1 $16) 23. Bxe6 Bxe6 24. Nxe6 Rxe6 25. Bc5 b6 26. Rb2 $1 (26. Rd2 bxc5
27. dxc5 Na3 $1 28. d7 Nxb1 29. d8=Q+ Re8 $13) 26... bxc5 27. dxc5 $1 Re1+ $1 (
27... Na3 28. d7 Rd8 29. Rb8 $1 Rxb8 30. d8=Q+ Re8 31. Qd7 $18) 28. Rxe1 Nxe1
29. Rd2 Kf8 30. Kf1 Re8 31. d7 Rd8 32. Kxe1 Ke7 33. Rd6 Rxd7 34. Rxc6 Rd5 $1
35. Rc7+ Rd7 $1 36. Rc6 Rd5 37. Ra6 Rxc5 $1 (37... Rd7 $2 38. Ke2 Rc7 39. Kd3
Kd7 40. Kc4 $18) 38. Rxa7+ Kf6 (38... Kf8 39. Ra8+ Ke7 40. Ra3 $1 Rc2 41. Re3+
Kd6 42. a3 {cf. game}) 39. Ra3 $1 g5 $2 (39... h5 $10) (39... Rc2 40. Rf3+ Ke6
41. a3 {/\ Ke1-d1}) 40. Kd2 Kg6 41. Rc3 Ra5 42. a3 h5 43. Kc2 Ra8 44. Kb3 Rb8+
45. Ka2 Ra8 46. Rc4 f5 (46... Re8 47. Rb4 Re2+ 48. Rb2 Re4 49. Kb3 $18) 47. a4
Kf6 48. Ka3 Ke5 49. Rc5+ Ke4 50. a5 h4 51. Ka4 Kf4 52. Rc4+ (52. Kb5 $6 Rb8+
53. Kc6 Rb2 54. a6 Rxf2 55. Ra5 Rc2+ 56. Kb6 Rc8 57. Kb7 Rh8 58. a7 Kg3 $132)
52... Ke5 53. Rb4 Kd5 54. Rb5+ Ke4 55. Rb6 Kf4 56. a6 g4 57. Ka5 $1 g3 (57...
gxh3 58. Rb4+ Ke5 59. gxh3 $18) 58. Rb4+ Ke5 59. f3 f4 60. Re4+ Kf5 61. Re2 Kf6
62. Kb6 (62. Kb6 Rb8+ 63. Kc7 Rf8 (63... Rb1 64. Ra2 Rc1+ 65. Kd6 Rc8 66. a7
Ra8 67. Ra5 $18) 64. a7 Rf7+ 65. Kb6 Rf8 66. Kb7 Rf7+ 67. Ka6 Rf8 68. Rb2 $18)
1-0

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Qe7 9. e4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4 e5 12. Bg5 Nf6 $5 (12... f6 $2 13. Bd3 g6
14. Bh6 f5 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. Qe3 e4 17. c5 Nxc5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Qc1 Be6 20.
Bc4 exf3 {1-0/Huebner,R-Gurevich,M/Munchen/1992/}) (12... Qe6 13. c5 Bc7 14.
Bd3 (14. Rfe1 h6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Qe2 Kh8 17. Bc4 Qe8 18. Bf4 Ba5 19. Nd2 Qd8 20.
dxe5 Nxc5 21. e6 Bxe6 22. Bxe6 Nd3 23. Be3 f4 24. Bd4 $17 {Kharlamov,
Vl-Bashkov,V/Czestochowa op (05)/1992/0-1 (29)}) 14... Qg6 $8 15. Qxg6 (15. Qe3
exd4 $1 16. Qxd4 Qh5 $10 {Vilela,J-Lugo,B/La Habana/1988/}) 15... hxg6 16. Rfe1
exd4 17. Be7 Re8 18. Bc4 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 Be6 21. Rxe6 fxe6 {1-0/
Farago,I-Sehner,N/Budapest Elekes (05)/1991/}) (12... Qe8 13. c5 (13. Rae1 f5
14. Qc2 e4 15. Nd2 Qg6 16. f4 Nf6 17. c5 Bc7 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Bc4+ Kh8 20. Nb3
Be6 21. Rd1 Rad8 22. Qc3 Rd7 23. Nd2 Ba5 24. b4 $17 {Dorosenko-Bat/Chisinau/
1993/0.5 (51)}) 13... Bc7 14. Qh4 (14. Bc4 exd4 (14... Kh8 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16.
Rfe1 f5 17. Qe3 Be6 18. Bxe6 Ng4 19. Qh3 Bxh2+ 20. Kf1 Qg6 21. Be7 Rfe8 22. Bd7
Qf7 23. Bxe8 Qc4+ 24. Re2 {Cosma,I-Bets,A/Odoriescu Suiesc-C/1993/1-0 (40)})
15. Qxe8 Rxe8 16. Rae1 Rxe1 17. Rxe1 Nf8 18. Re8 Rb8 19. Bd8 Bf4 20. Ng5 g6 21.
Nxf7 Kg7 22. Nd6 Be6 23. Re7+ Kg8 24. Bc7 $16 {Raicevic,V-Barlov,D/Banja
Vrucica ch-YU (11)/1991/1-0 (26)}) 14... e4 15. Nd2 f6 16. Be3 f5 17. Bf4 Bxf4
18. Qxf4 Nf6 19. Nc4 Nd5 20. Qe5 Qg6 21. Nd6 Be6 22. Bc4 Nc7 23. Bxe6+ Nxe6 24.
Rfd1 $13 {Zagorskis,D-Pcola,P/Sala (07/4)/1993/0.5 (34)}) 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14.
dxe5 fxe5 15. c5 Bxc5 16. Bc4 Kg7 17. Nxe5 f6 18. Bd3 Rh8 19. Nc4 Qxe4 20. Bxe4
Rd8 21. Rac1 f5 22. Bf3 Kf6 23. a3 a5 24. Nxa5 Rxa5 25. b4 Bxf2+ 26. Rxf2 Rxa3
27. b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Krechetov, Alexandr"]
[Black "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. O-O Qe7 11. Rad1 Rac8 12. e4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. exd5 cxd5
15. Qd2 Ne4 16. Qd4 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 f6 18. Rfe1 Qc7 19. Qh4 Ng6 20. Qg4 Rce8 21.
Bf1 Kh8 22. Ba1 Re4 23. Rxe4 dxe4 24. Qe6 Rd8 25. Nd4 Qc5 26. Nf5 {[#]} Bxh2+
$2 (26... Bc8 $1 27. Qf7 (27. Rxd6 Bxe6 28. Rxd8+ Bg8 29. Nh6 Nf8 30. Nxg8 Kxg8
$17) 27... Bxf5 28. Rd5 (28. Bxf6 Rg8 29. Bd4 Qc8 30. Qxa7 $15) 28... Bxh2+ 29.
Kxh2 Rxd5 30. Qxd5 Qxd5 31. cxd5 $15) 27. Kxh2 Rxd1 28. Bxf6 $1 Qc7+ (28...
gxf6 $2 29. Qxf6+ Kg8 30. Nh6#) 29. g3 Nf8 (29... Qd7 30. Bxg7+ $18) 30. Qe8
Qc8 (30... Qc5 31. Qf7 Qxf2+ 32. Bg2 Qg1+ 33. Kh3 $18) 31. Bxg7+ Kg8 32. Ne7+ (
32. Qe5 $1 Qe6 (32... Kf7 33. Qf6+ Ke8 34. Qe7#) 33. Nh6+ Qxh6+ 34. Bxh6 $18)
32... Kxg7 33. Nxc8 Bxc8 34. Qxc8 Rxf1 35. Kg2 Rd1 36. Qc7+ Rd7 37. Qf4 Re7 38.
Qg5+ Ng6 39. Qf5 Nf8 40. Qc8 a5 41. Qf5 Ng6 42. Qd5 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.27"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4
$5 h6 8. Bd2 Qe7 9. Rg1 e5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 (10... cxd5 11. Nb5 e4 12. Nh4 Nb6 13.
Nxd6+ Qxd6 14. Qc5 $14) 11. Ne4 Bb4 {A new move in a known position, Bareev is
correctly swaping the dark squared bishops in order to minimize the danger.} (
11... exd4 12. Nxd6+ Qxd6 13. Qe4+ Ne7 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. Nxd4 Nf6 16. f3 g6 17.
e4 Nd7 18. Bc3 O-O 19. Nf5 $5 Nxf5 20. gxf5 Kh7 21. Bc4 $16 {Ostrowski,
L-Goldenberg,I/Melbourne/1993/}) (11... Bc7 12. O-O-O exd4 13. exd4 O-O 14. g5
Nb4 15. Nf6+ $1 Nxf6 16. Bxb4 Qxb4 17. gxf6 g5 18. h4 $1 g4 19. Bc4 Kh8 20. Ng5
$1 hxg5 21. hxg5 Bh2 22. Rh1 Qd6 23. g6 Qf4+ 24. Rd2 Be6 {Krivoshey,
S-Sretenskij,N/Moscow/1994/ 1-0}) 12. O-O-O exd4 13. Nxd4 (13. exd4 N7f6 $15)
13... Bxd2+ 14. Rxd2 g6 15. Bc4 Nb4 16. Qb3 $6 (16. Qc3 Qxe4 (16... O-O $2 17.
Nf5 $1 Qe5 (17... gxf5 18. gxf5+) 18. Rxd7 Qxc3+ 19. bxc3 Bxd7 20. Nf6+ Kh8 21.
Nxd7 Rfd8 22. Ne5 $18) 17. Qxb4 c5 18. Nb5 $1 cxb4 (18... O-O $2 19. Bxf7+) 19.
Nd6+ Ke7 20. Nxe4 Ne5 21. Be2 Be6 $13) 16... O-O 17. Nf5 $6 {[%mdl 256] It is
difficult to guess what went on in Kasimdzhanov's head when he decided for
this aggressive sacrifice, but the defender has enough meassures for slowing
down the attack.} (17. f3 c5 $1 (17... Ne5 $6 18. Nf5 $1 gxf5 19. gxf5+ Kh7 20.
f6 Nxa2+ 21. Qxa2 Qb4 22. Nd6 $16) (17... b5 $6 18. Be2 Nc5 (18... Ne5 19. Nf5)
19. Nxc5 Qxc5+ 20. Kb1 $14) 18. Ne2 Ne5 $15) (17. Nc3 Nc5 $1 18. Qd1 (18. Qxb4
$2 Nd3+) (18. Qa3 a5) 18... b5 $11) 17... gxf5 18. gxf5+ Kh7 19. Nd6 (19. f6 $5
Qxe4 20. Qxb4 c5 $1 (20... Qe5 $2 21. Bd3+ Kh8 22. Qh4 Qxf6 23. Qe4 $18) (20...
Kh8 $2 21. Rd4 Qe5 22. Rh4 Qxf6 23. Qe7 $1) (20... a5 $5 21. Qc3 Qe5 22. Rg7+
Kh8 23. Rxd7 Qxc3+ 24. bxc3 Bxd7 25. Bd3 $11) 21. Qc3 Kh8 $17) 19... Nd5 20.
Bxd5 cxd5 21. Qxd5 (21. Rxd5 Nf6 22. Rd4 Qe5 $17) 21... Nf6 22. Qd4 Bd7 23. e4
Rg8 $1 24. Rgd1 (24. Rxg8 Rxg8 25. e5 Ne8 26. f6 Qe6 27. Nxb7 Bc8 $17) 24...
Bc6 25. e5 Ne8 26. Nc4 (26. f6 Qe6 $19) 26... Rc8 $1 {Bareev managed to occupy
all important files and white's compensation is dissipating.} 27. Kb1 (27. Rc2
Rg2 $19) 27... Qg5 28. Ne3 Ng7 29. h4 (29. f4 Qh5 30. Qd3 Rgd8 31. Qf1 Be4+ 32.
Ka1 Rxd2 33. Rxd2 Qf3 $19) 29... Qh5 30. Qf4 (30. f6 Ne6 31. Qxa7 Qxe5 $19)
30... Qf3 31. Rd4 (31. Qg4 Nxf5 $1 32. Qxf5+ Qxf5+ 33. Nxf5 Be4+ $19) 31...
Qxf4 32. Rxf4 Rce8 33. f6 Nh5 0-1

[Event "Lyon zt"]
[Site "Lyon"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Kuijf, Marinus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. b3 a6 (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 h6 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Bb2 a6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14.
Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qh4 Ba3 {Portisch,L-Kuif,M/Wijk aan Zee/1990/ ->CBM 17}) 10. Bb2
dxc4 11. bxc4 c5 (11... e5 12. Rad1 Qe7 13. Rfe1) 12. Rad1 cxd4 13. exd4 Qc7
14. Bd3 Nf8 (14... e5 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. cxd5 g6 18. Bxg6 $40) 15.
Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bd7 17. c5 Be7 18. Ne5 Bb5 19. Rfe1 Red8 20. a4 (20. Re3 $5)
20... Bc6 21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. g3 h6 23. Bc1 Bg5 $1 24. Bxg5 hxg5 25. h3 (25. Qc1
g4 26. Qg5 f5) 25... Rab8 26. Qc4 a5 27. Qa6 Rbc8 28. Qe2 Rb8 $2 (28... Nd7 $1
29. Qh5 Nf6 30. Qxg5 Nxe4 31. Rxe4 Rd5 $14) 29. Qf3 Rb4 30. Bxc6 Rdxd4 31. Rxd4
Rxd4 32. Rc1 $1 Nh7 33. Qe3 Qd8 34. Bb5 g4 35. c6 Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Qd5 (36... Rxc1
37. Qxc1 Qc7 38. hxg4 $18) 37. Rxd1 Qxd1 38. c7 Qc2 39. Qb6 Ng5 40. Bc6 $1 Nf3+
41. Kg2 gxh3+ (41... Ne1+ 42. Kh1) 42. Kxh3 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik zt"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Degerman, Lars"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[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. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nd5 9. Ne4 (9. Bd2 b6 10. e4 $5 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Bb7 12. O-O-O b5 $5 13. Bd3 Qb6
14. b4 $2 a5 $1 15. bxa5 Rxa5 $1 16. Bxa5 Qxa5 17. Nd2 $8 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19.
Nb3 Qa3+ 20. Kb1 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 O-O 22. f3 Be5 $44 {Gelfand,B-Lautier,J/Dos
Hermanas/1994/0.5 (50)}) 9... Be7 10. Bd2 b6 (10... b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. g5 Nb4
13. Bxb4 Bxb4+ 14. Ke2 Be7 15. Nc5 Nxc5 16. dxc5 Bxg5 17. Bxh7 Be7 18. Rhd1 Qa5
19. Ne5 b4 20. Rac1 Qxc5 21. Qxc5 Bxc5 22. Rxc5 Rxh7 23. Rd4 a5 24. Kf3 {
Mozetic,D-Kosic,D/Belgrade (03)/1994/0-1 (51)}) 11. O-O-O (11. h4 Bb7 12. Rh3
Qc7 13. O-O-O c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 $6 15. Bb5+ Bc6 16. Bxc6+ Qxc6 17. Ne5 Qc7 18.
Nxc5 Qxc5 19. Qxc5 Bxc5 20. g5 $6 Rc8 21. Kb1 Bd6 22. Nd3 O-O 23. e4 Ne7 24.
Bc3 $14 {Marin,M-Gurevich,M/Tilburg/1993/0.5 (44)}) 11... Bb7 12. Kb1 Qc7 (
12... Rc8 13. Ne5 O-O 14. h4 c5 $1 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. dxc5 Qc6 $1 17. Ng5 g6 18.
Nxh7 $5 Rfd8 $1 19. Ng5 Qxc5 20. b3 Nb4 $1 21. Bxb4 Qxb4 22. Nxf7 $8 Rxd1+ 23.
Rxd1 Kxf7 24. h5 $13 {Krasenkov,M-Buturin,V/Pardubice op/1994/0.5 (44)}) 13.
Rhg1 a5 14. Rc1 c5 $5 (14... b5 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Ng3 $14) 15. dxc5 bxc5 (15...
Nxc5 16. Bb5+ Bc6 17. Bxc6+ Qxc6 18. Rgd1 $14) 16. Bb5 O-O 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18.
Nxc5 (18. Rgd1 $1 Qc7 $5 (18... Rfc8 19. Neg5 Bxg5 (19... g6 20. Nxf7 $1) 20.
Nxg5 g6 21. e4 $16) (18... Rac8 19. Bxa5) 19. Nxc5 Nc3+ 20. Qxc3 Bxf3 21. Rf1
Rfd8 $132) 18... Bxc5 19. Qxc5 Nf6 $1 20. g5 $2 (20. Nd4 Ne4 21. Qc2 Nxf2 (
21... Rfc8 22. Bc3 Rab8 23. Ka1 Bd5 $44) 22. Qc7 Qd5 $17) 20... Bxf3 21. gxf6
Be4+ 22. Ka1 Qxd2 23. Rxg7+ (23. Qd4 Qxd4 24. Rxg7+ Kh8 25. exd4 Bg6 $19) 23...
Kh8 24. b3 a4 25. bxa4 (25. b4 Qxf2 26. Qg5 Bg6 $19) 25... Rfb8 (25... Rfb8 26.
Qa3 Rxa4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1992.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7.
Be2 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. h3 b6 {N} (10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 a6 12. e4 e5
13. Be3 exd4 14. Nxd4 Ne5 15. Bf1 Ng6 16. g3 $14 {Gulko,B-Speelman,J/Reykjavik
WCT/1991/}) (10... h6 11. a3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. Nh4 Nf8 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Nf3
Bc7 16. b4 N6h7 17. Bf1 {0,5-0,5/Bareev,E-Shabalov,A/Nab.Chelni/1988/}) 11. e4
Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7 14. Bf4 Rad8 (14... e5 $5 15. Bg5 (15. dxe5
Nxe5 (15... Bxe5 $6 16. Rxd7 Qxd7 17. Nxe5 Qe7 18. Bd3 $16) 16. Nxe5 (16. Rxd6
Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Qxe2 $10) 16... Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Qxe5 Rxe5 19. Bf3 Re7 $14
) 15... f6 16. Be3 g6 $13) (14... Rab8 $5 {Kortschnoj}) 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ne5
Nxe5 (16... Nf6 17. Qe3 c5 $14) 17. dxe5 Qc7 18. Bf3 Ba8 19. Rxd8 $1 (19. b3 c5
$10) 19... Rxd8 20. Rd1 Rxd1+ (20... c5 $2 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Qxa8 $18) 21.
Bxd1 Qd8 22. Bf3 Qd2 23. b3 Qxa2 24. b4 Qa1+ (24... a6 25. Qd4 Qb1+ 26. Kh2 $18
) 25. Kh2 Qa6 (25... Qa3 $1 {Kortschnoj With drawing chances.} 26. c5 $1 (26.
Qe1 a5) (26. b5 Qc5 {followed by g7-g6.}) 26... Qc3 27. cxb6 axb6 28. b5 g6 29.
bxc6 b5) 26. Qd4 (26. b5 Qc8 27. bxc6 g6 $13) 26... Qc8 27. c5 $1 bxc5 (27...
b5 28. Qd6 $36) (27... Qb8 28. g3 $16) 28. Qxc5 a6 (28... Qb8 29. g3 Qb6 30.
Qxb6 axb6 31. b5 Kf8 32. bxc6 Ke7 33. c7 $1 $18) 29. Qe7 g6 30. h4 $1 h5 (30...
h6 31. Be4 Qf8 32. Qa7 $16) 31. Kg3 $1 Qb7 (31... c5 32. Bxa8 Qxa8 33. bxc5 a5
34. Qd7 a4 35. c6 a3 36. c7 $18) 32. Qxb7 Bxb7 33. Kf4 Kf8 (33... Kg7 34. Ke3
f6 35. Kd4 fxe5+ 36. Kxe5 $18) 34. Kg5 Ke7 35. Be4 Ba8 36. f3 Bb7 37. g4 Ba8 (
37... hxg4 38. fxg4 Ba8 39. h5 gxh5 40. gxh5 Kf8 41. Kf6 $18) 38. gxh5 gxh5 39.
f4 Bb7 40. Bf3 Ba8 41. Kxh5 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
e5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. O-O $2 (12. Nd4 Qg5 13. g3 Qf6
14. f4 Nc6 15. Bb2 Qe7 16. Kf2 Re8 17. Qd3 Bc5 18. Bf3 Bh3 19. Rhe1 Rac8 20.
Re2 Bb6 21. a3 Qd7 {0-1 Tomaszewski,R-Hawelko,M/POL-ch (12)/1986/ (28)}) (12.
Bb2 $1 Bb4+ 13. Kf1 (13. Bc3 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Qf6 (14... Qc7 $1 15. Rc1 Ba3 16.
Bb2 Qa5+ 17. Bc3 Qc7 $10) 15. Rc1 Bf5 16. Qd2 Bxc3 17. Rxc3 Rac8 18. Rxc8 Rxc8
19. O-O Be4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. h3 {1/2-1/2 Foisor,O-Kaidanov,G/Tbilisi/1986/ 
(43)}) 13... Nxf3 14. Bxf3 Be6 15. Qd3 (15. g3 Bh3+ 16. Ke2 Qg5 17. Qd3 Rfd8
18. Rhd1 Bg4 19. Rac1 Qh5 20. Bxg4 Qxg4+ 21. Kf1 h5 22. Qd4 Rac8 23. Qxg4 hxg4
{1-0 Huebner,R-Westerinen,H/Solingen/1986/ (52)}) 15... Be7 16. g3 (16. Ke2 Qa5
(16... Bf6 17. Bd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qa5 19. Qa4 Qxa4 20. bxa4 Rac8 21. Rhc1 b6 22.
a5 bxa5 23. Kd2 Rfd8 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rb1 {1/2-1/2 Shtern,I-Donaldson,J/
American op (08)/1989/ (55)}) (16... Qd7 17. Rhd1 Rfd8 18. Kf1 Rac8 19. Qe2 Qc7
20. g3 Qa5 21. Rd4 Bc5 22. Ra4 Qb6 23. Kg2 d4 24. exd4 Bxd4 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 {
1-0 Olafsson,H-Rasmussen,K/Manila olm/1992 (49)}) 17. Rhc1 Rac8 18. a3 h6 19.
Kf1 Qb6 20. Kg1 Qd6 21. Bd1 Rc6 22. Rxc6 bxc6 23. Bc2 f5 24. b4 c5 25. bxc5
Qxc5 26. Qd4 Qxd4 27. Bxd4 {1/2-1/2 Portisch,L-Huebner,R/Brussels OHRA-A/1986/
(38)}) (16. h4 Bf6 17. Bd4 Rc8 (17... Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qb6 (18... Qa5 19. h5 h6
20. Rh4 Rfc8 21. Qb4 Qa6+ 22. Kg1 Rc2 23. a4 Qc6 24. a5 Rc8 25. Rd1 {1-0
Lombardy,W-Nogueiras,J/Mexico/1980/ (41)}) (18... Qa5 {- 30/573}) 19. Qxb6 axb6
20. Ke2 Ra5 21. Rhd1 Rfa8 22. a4 b5 23. Rd4 bxa4 24. Raxa4 Rxa4 25. bxa4 Kf8
26. Rb4 Ra7 {1/2-1/2 Kamsky,G-Shirov,A/Las Palmas (03)/1994/ (40)}) 18. g3 Bxd4
19. Qxd4 Qa5 20. Kg2 Rc2 21. Rhd1 a6 22. a4 Qc3 23. Rd3 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 Rc3 25.
Rb1 Rd8 26. e4 Bh3+ 27. Kxh3 Rxf3 28. Kg2 Rc3 29. exd5 {1-0 Borges Mateos,
J-Diaz,JC/CUB-ch Holguin (05)/1991/ (49)}) 16... Qd7 17. h4 Rfd8 18. Kg2 Bf5
19. Qe2 Be4 20. Kh2 Rac8 21. Rac1 a6 22. h5 Qe6 23. Rhd1 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rc8 25.
Bg4 Rxc1 26. Bxc1 Bf5 27. Bxf5 Qxf5 {1/2-1/2 Agdestein,S-Pinter,J/Taxco izt 
(14)/1985/ (51)}) 12... Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Qh4 14. g3 (14. h3 $2 Bxh3 $19 15. Rd1
Bh2+ 16. Kf1 Qf6 17. Bxd5 Bf5 18. e4 Bg4 19. Ba3 Qa6+ {0-1 Portisch,L-Ribli,Z/
Montpellier ct (06)/1985/}) (14. Rd1 Qxh2+ 15. Kf1 Be6 $17) 14... Qf6 15. Bxd5
Bf5 (15... Qxa1 16. Bb2 Qxf1+ (16... Qxa2 17. Qc3 Qxb2 18. Qxb2 $16) 17. Kxf1
Bh3+ 18. Ke2 $16) 16. e4 (16. Qb2 Be5) (16. Bb2 Bxc2 17. Bxf6 gxf6 $19) (16.
Qd2 Be5 17. Ba3 Bxa1 18. Bxf8 Rxf8 19. Bxb7 Bc3 $19) 16... Bh3 17. Rd1 (17.
Bxb7 $2 Qf3 18. e5 Qxb7 19. f3 Bxe5 $19) (17. e5 Bxe5 18. Rb1 Bxf1 19. Kxf1
Rac8 $19) 17... Be5 $1 (17... Qxa1 18. Bf4 $1 (18. Bb2 Rac8 $1) 18... Rac8 (
18... Qf6 19. Bxd6 Rac8 20. Qd2 Rfd8 $13) 19. Qe2 Qf6 (19... Qxd1+ 20. Qxd1
Bxf4 21. gxf4 Rc7 22. f3 $14) 20. Bxd6 Rfd8 21. e5 $13) 18. f4 (18. Ba3 $2 Qf3)
18... Bxa1 {Sad but true, white have lost the whole rook.} 19. Ba3 Rfd8 (19...
Bd4+ 20. Kh1 Bg4 21. Rd3 Rfc8 $19) 20. e5 Qa6 21. Bd6 Rac8 (21... Bd4+ 22. Kh1
(22. Rxd4 Qf1#) 22... Bg4 23. Rb1 Rac8 $19) 22. Bc4 b5 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-14c"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Eingorn, Vereslav S"]
[Black "Torre, Eugenio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1987.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. h3 a6 13. Bd2 Qe7 $6 (13... Nxf3+
14. Bxf3 Be6 15. Rac1 Rac8 $10) 14. Be1 Be6 15. Nd4 {/\ Nf5} Bb8 16. e4 $1 Nc6
(16... dxe4 17. Nxe6 fxe6 (17... Qxe6 18. Nxe4 $14 {^^})) 17. Nxe6 (17. exd5
Nxd4 (17... Nb4 {/\ Nbd5}) 18. Rxd4 Qd6 19. Bf3 $5 $13 (19. g3 Ba7 $10)) 17...
fxe6 18. exd5 Nb4 19. Qb3 Nbxd5 (19... Qd6 20. g3 Ba7 $132 {Torre,E}) 20. Bf3
Qc7 21. g3 Ba7 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 (22... Qxg3+ $4 23. Bg2 $18) (22... exd5 23. Bxd5+
Nxd5 24. Rac1 Qe7 (24... Qf7 25. Qxd5 Qxd5 26. Rxd5 Rf3 27. Kg2 Raf8 28. Rc2
$16) 25. Rxd5 Kh8 26. Qd3 $16 (26. Bb4 $2 Bxf2+ 27. Kh2 Qe3 28. Bxf8 Bxg3+ 29.
Kh1 Qxc1+ $17)) 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Rac1 Qe7 25. Rc2 (25. Rxd5 {>=}) 25... Rf5
26. g4 Rg5 27. Kg2 (27. Bd2 Qe2 28. Rf1 $16 Rxg4+ $2 29. hxg4 Qxg4+ 30. Kh2
Qh5+ (30... Bb8+ 31. f4 Qe2+ 32. Kg3 $18) 31. Qh3 Bb8+ 32. Kg2 Qg6+ 33. Kh1
Qxc2 34. Qe6+ $18) 27... h5 28. f3 hxg4 29. hxg4 Qd7 (29... Qe6 30. Bg3 {/\ Qb7
}) 30. Rcd2 Re8 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Rxd5 Qe6 33. Bf2 Bxf2 34. Re5 $3 1-0

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1990.02.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Bagirov, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1990.02.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd2 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O b4 10. Ne4 Be7 11. Nxf6+ (11. Rc1 $5) 11... Nxf6 12. e4 O-O 13. Be3
c5 14. dxc5 Bxe4 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Qc2 Nxc5 $6 (16... Nf6 {/\ Qd5,Rfc8}) 17.
Bxc5 Qc7 18. Rfc1 $2 (18. Rac1 $5 Rfc8 19. Qe4 $1 Bxc5 20. Ng5 g6 (20... h6 21.
Qh7+ Kf8 22. Ne4 Bxf2+ 23. Kxf2 $1 (23. Nxf2 Qxc1 $1 24. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 25. Nd1
Rxd1+ 26. Kf2 Rad8 $17) 23... Qf4+ 24. Ke2 $1 Qg4+ 25. Ke3 f5 26. Rxc8+ Rxc8
27. Rf4 $1 (27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Qxc8 Qxe4+ 29. Kd2 Qd4+ 30. Kc2 Qe4+) 27... Qxg2
28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Qxc8 $18) 21. Qf3 f5 (21... Qe7 22. Rxc5 $1 Rxc5 23. Qxa8+ $18
) 22. Qb3 $1 $40 (22. Nxe6 Bxf2+ $1 23. Kxf2 Qb6+ 24. Qe3 Qxe3+ 25. Kxe3 Re8
26. Rc6 Kf7)) 18... Rfc8 19. Bxe7 (19. Qe4 Bxc5 20. Ng5 g6 21. Qf3 f5 22. Qb3
Qb6 23. Qxe6+ Qxe6 24. Nxe6 Be7 {/\ Bf6=/+}) 19... Qxc2 20. Rxc2 Rxc2 21. Bxb4
Rxb2 22. Bc3 Rc2 23. Be1 Rd8 24. a4 f6 25. g4 $2 (25. Kf1 $13) 25... e5 26. Rb1
Rc4 27. Rb4 Rxb4 28. Bxb4 e4 29. Nd2 Rd4 30. Bc3 e3 $1 31. fxe3 Rxg4+ 32. Kf2
Rxa4 33. e4 Ra3 34. Bb4 Rd3 35. Ke2 Rh3 36. Nf3 Rh5 37. Bd6 Kf7 38. Nd4 a5 39.
Kd3 Rh3+ 40. Kc4 Re3 41. Kd5 a4 42. Nb5 g5 43. Kd4 Re2 44. Kd3 Rb2 45. Nc3 a3
46. Bxa3 Rxh2 47. Bd6 Rh3+ 48. Kd4 Ke6 49. Bb8 h5 50. Nd5 Rb3 51. Bc7 h4 52.
Ne3 Rb7 53. Bh2 Rb2 54. Bc7 Kd7 {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 e6 6. b3 Bb4 {Black is forcing
the white bishop on to the modest square d2, but the first player hopes to
activate his modest piece in the future.} 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Qc2 Qe7 {
The queen move strives to activate the piece that is not yet developed.} ({
The move most often tested was the logical retreat of the bishop to a central
square:} 9... Bd6 10. Ne2 (10. O-O b6 (10... e5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13.
Nxe5 Bxe5 14. h3 Bd7 15. f4 Bd6 16. Ne2 Rc8 17. Qb2 Ne4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Bc3
f6 20. Rfd1 Qe7 $11 {1/2 (34) Movsesian,S (2699)-Kobalia,M (2651)
Khanty-Mansiysk 2013}) 11. e4 (11. a4 Bb7 12. a5 c5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. axb6 cxd4
15. exd4 Nxb6 16. Na4 Nxa4 17. Rxa4 Ne4 18. Rfa1 Qf6 $11 {0-1 (36) Wirig,A 
(2477)-Riazantsev,A (2638) Evry 2008}) 11... dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. Rad1 b5 14.
Be2 Re8 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Kh1 Ng6 18. Be3 Qe7 19. f3 Bb7 20. Rfe1
$14 {1/2 (71) Hauchard,A (2526)-Riazantsev,A (2682) Biel 2010}) (10. e4 dxc4
11. bxc4 e5 12. c5 Bc7 13. O-O exd4 14. Na4 Re8 15. h3 h6 16. Rfe1 Rb8 17. Rad1
Nh5 18. Nxd4 Ne5 19. Be2 Qh4 20. Bxh5 Qxh5 21. f4 Bxh3 22. gxh3 Rbd8 23. Be3
Rxd4 $11 {0-1 (29) Ataman,A (2209)-Gurevich,M (2607) Ankara 2008}) 10... c5 (
10... Re8 11. Rd1 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Bc3 Qd6 16.
h3 Bd7 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. O-O Qg5 19. f4 Qh4 20. Rf3 {1-0 (45) Kengis,E (2528)
-Riazantsev,A (2603) Hamburg 2005} Bg4 21. hxg4 Nxg4 $11) (10... e5 11. cxd5
cxd5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bc3 Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 Bg4 16. O-O Rc8 17. Qd4
Bxe2 18. Bxe2 Qa5 {1/2 (18) Jussupow,A (2570)-Kempinski,R (2595) Germany 2009})
11. O-O b6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Ng3 Bb7 14. Nf5 Bc7 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. b4 c4 17.
Be2 Ne4 18. Bc3 Nxc3 19. Qxc3 Nf6 20. Rfd1 Bc8 21. Rxd5 Qe8 22. Bxc4 $18 {
1-0 (22) Huzman,A (2574)-Kasparov,G (2830) Rethymnon 2003}) (9... h6 10. O-O
Bd6 11. Rad1 e5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 exd4 16. Nxd4
Nf6 17. Nf5 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Bxf5 19. Qxf5 {1/2 (19) Beinoras,M (2426)-Malakhatko,
V (2612) Panevezys 2008}) 10. Ne5 $5 {Judging the knight move to the centre is
not easy. Mamedyarov would not try to complicate matters if the normal
developing moves promised an advantage. Preventing the opening of the centre
with e6-e5 forces Black to adapt to different challenges.} (10. cxd5 exd5 11.
Ne2 a5 12. Ng3 Re8 13. h4 Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Bxb4 axb4 16. Nd2 Nf6 17. h5 h6
18. Nc4 Ra6 19. Ne5 c5 $15 {1/2 (73) Harikrishna,P (2673)-Dreev,A (2694)
Khanty-Mansiysk 2005}) 10... Nxe5 (10... c5 11. O-O h6 (11... Rd8 12. f4 cxd4
13. exd4 dxc4 14. bxc4 Nf8 15. Be3 Bd7 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 f6 18. Nxd7 Rxd7
19. a3 Ba5 20. Bf2 Rc8 21. Qa4 $14 {1-0 (43) Lebreton,F (2037)-Fougerit,V 
(2239) France 2009}) 12. Nxd7 (12. a3 $1 $14) 12... Bxd7 13. a3 dxc4 14. bxc4
Ba5 15. Nd5 exd5 16. Bxa5 Rfc8 17. Qa2 dxc4 18. Bxc4 b5 19. Bb3 c4 20. Bc2 Bc6
21. Rfe1 Be4 $11 {0-1 (42) Livner,A (2250)-Gagarin,V (2424) Stockholm 2005})
11. dxe5 Ng4 {[%mdl 4] The knight moves into the enemy territory with the
ambition to stir up trouble before White can finish the development of his
pieces.} ({The other option is the safer move} 11... Nd7 12. f4 h6 13. e4 dxc4
14. Bxc4 b5 15. Be2 Bb7 16. O-O Rad8 17. Kh1 f6 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Bf3 e5 20. a3
Bxa3 21. fxe5 Nd7 22. b4 Bxb4 23. Qb3+ Kh8 24. Nd5 cxd5 25. Bxb4 Qxe5 26. exd5
Rfe8 $11 {0-1 (58) Adly,A (2480)-Ragger,M (2433) Groningen 2005}) 12. f4 (12.
Bxh7+ Kh8 13. Bd3 Nxe5 14. Be2 f5 15. O-O Bd7 16. Rad1 b5 17. f4 Ng4 18. Bxg4
fxg4 19. Ne4 Bxd2 20. Qxd2 bxc4 21. bxc4 $14 {1/2 (84) Jussupow,A (2608)
-Georgiev,V (2535) Turin 2006}) 12... Bc5 $6 {The counterplay in this obvious
form will fail, so the bishop move can not be the best idea. In the future
players will surely try the idea of 12...f5! solving all the problems for the
defender.} (12... f5 $1 $11) 13. Ke2 Rd8 (13... Qh4 14. Raf1 Nxh2 15. Rf3 Nxf3
16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. Rxh4 Nxh4 18. Bd3 $16) (13... d4 14. exd4 Bxd4 15. Bxh7+ Kh8
16. Qd3 Rd8 17. Qh3 $16) 14. h3 $6 {This second-rate move only prods Black
into realising his tactical idea without adding anything substantial to the
problem. It was much more clever to remove the knight from c3 with a clear
advantage for White.} (14. Na4 $1 Ba7 (14... d4 15. Nxc5 Qxc5 16. exd4 Qxd4 17.
Raf1 f5 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Bc3 Qc5 20. Rf3 $16) 15. h3 Nh6 16. Ba5 Rf8 17. g4
$16) 14... Nxe3 $1 15. Bxe3 Bxe3 16. Kxe3 d4+ 17. Kf3 dxc3 18. Rad1 Bd7 {
Eljanov must have been judging the situation finely, striving to find the
relatively best solution. Saving the h7-pawn would have cost him precious time.
} (18... h6 19. Qxc3 b6 20. Be4 Bb7 21. Qe3 c5 22. Rd6 $1 $14) 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 (
19... Kf8 20. Be4 f5 21. exf6 Qxf6 22. Qf2 Be8 23. Qc5+ Kf7 24. Ke2 $14) 20.
Bd3 f5 $2 {The good idea from move 12 is now suffering the fate of slow
solutions. Black should have hurried with pushing his bishop to c6.} (20... c5
$1 21. Qxc3 Bc6+ 22. Kg3 (22. Be4 Qh4 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Qc2 $14)
22... f5 23. Qc1 $14) 21. Qxc3 c5 (21... g5 22. Be2 c5 23. Qe3 Bc6+ 24. Kf2 Kh7
25. Rhg1 $16) 22. Kf2 Bc6 (22... g5 23. Bxf5 gxf4 24. Be4 Qh4+ 25. Kg1 $16) 23.
Be2 b5 {The Ukrainian player is admitting, that his strategy at the transition
to the middlegame was not really successful. Naturally without a pawn he is
obliged to seek for counterplay one way or another.} (23... g5 24. Qg3 Rg8 25.
Rhg1 $16) 24. Qe3 bxc4 (24... Be4 25. h4 $16) 25. Bxc4 Bb5 26. Be2 (26. Qe2 Rd4
27. Rxd4 cxd4 28. Rd1 Qh4+ 29. g3 Qxh3 30. Qf3 Qh2+ 31. Qg2 Qxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Bxc4
33. bxc4 Rd8 34. Kf3 $16) 26... Bxe2 (26... Rd4 $5 27. Rxd4 (27. Bf3 Rc8 28.
Rhe1 $16) 27... cxd4 28. Qxd4 Bxe2 29. Kxe2 Rd8 30. Qf2 $1 Qd7 31. Kf3 $16) 27.
Kxe2 c4 $2 {This sacrifice hoping to open access into White's territory is
simply wrong. Black should have tried his luck with more patient resistance.} (
27... Kg8 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. Rd1 Rxd1 30. Kxd1 Qb7 31. Qd2 $16) 28. bxc4 Qb4
29. Qb3 (29. c5 Rdc8 30. Rc1 Qb2+ 31. Kf3 Qxa2 32. Kg3 $16) 29... Qc5 30. Qc3
Rac8 31. Kf3 Kg8 {The lack of good solutions does not mean that Black is not
obliged to make sensible moves. Mamedyarov should now demonstrate his skill in
converting his huge advanatge.} (31... Rxd1 $2 32. Rxd1 Qxc4 33. Rd8+ Kh7 34.
Rxc8 $18) (31... Rg8 32. h4 Qc6+ 33. Kg3 Qxc4 34. Qxc4 Rxc4 35. Rd6 Ra4 36. Rc1
Ra3+ 37. Kh2 Ra4 38. g3 Rxa2+ 39. Kh3 Re8 40. Rcc6 $16) 32. Kg3 a5 33. Rxd8+
Rxd8 34. Rb1 a4 (34... Rc8 35. Rd1 Rc7 36. Rd8+ Kf7 37. Qf3 Ke7 38. Rh8 Qxc4
39. Qa8 Qc3+ 40. Kh4 $18) (34... Qc6 35. Qc2 Qc5 36. Qe2 $16) 35. Kh2 (35. Rb4
Rd3+ 36. Qxd3 Qxb4 37. Qc2 Qa3+ 38. Kf2 Qc5+ 39. Ke2 Qa3 40. Kd1 $16) 35... Qc6
(35... Qf2 36. Qg3 Qxg3+ 37. Kxg3 Rd2 38. Rb6 Kf7 39. Rb7+ Kf8 40. a3 Rd3+ 41.
Kh4 Rc3 42. Rc7 Rxa3 43. Ra7 Ra2 44. g4 fxg4 45. hxg4 $18) 36. Qg3 {Time
trouble has marred a lot of games in chess history. White is missing a very
good chance to make serious progress.} (36. c5 $1 Rc8 37. Rd1 $18) 36... Qe4
37. Qg5 Rc8 $6 (37... Qxb1 38. Qxd8+ Kh7 39. Qh4+ Kg8 40. Qf2 a3 41. g4 g5 42.
fxg5 Qb2 43. Kg2 Qxe5 $16) 38. c5 $4 {In the comedy of errors, White seems to
want the last word. Naturally it feels truly absurd to overlook the rook at
the moment, when the position is already completely winning.} (38. Rb6 $1 Qxc4
39. Rb7 Rc7 40. Qd8+ $18) 38... Qxb1 0-1

[Event "Stara Zagora zt-A"]
[Site "Stara Zagora"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Lukacs, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. a3 Bd6 7. b4 O-O 8. Bb2
Qe7 9. Qc2 e5 10. cxd5 e4 $6 (10... cxd5 11. Nb5 $14) 11. dxc6 $1 exf3 12. cxd7
fxg2 13. Bxg2 Bxd7 14. Bxb7 Rab8 15. Bf3 Rfc8 16. Qd3 Be6 (16... a5 $5 17. b5
Rxc3 18. Qxc3 Bxb5 $16) 17. d5 Bg4 18. Bxg4 Nxg4 19. Ne4 Be5 20. d6 $1 Qe6 21.
d7 Rd8 22. O-O-O a5 23. Nc5 $1 Bxb2+ 24. Kxb2 Qf6+ 25. Qd4 axb4 26. a4 Nxf2 27.
Qxf6 Nxd1+ 28. Rxd1 gxf6 29. Rd5 Kf8 30. a5 Ke7 31. a6 Rb5 32. Kb3 Ra8 (32...
Ra5 33. Kxb4 $16) 33. d8=Q+ $1 Rxd8 {Ftacnik,L} (33... Rxd8 34. Rxd8 Kxd8 35.
a7 Ra5 36. Nb7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Lvov zt"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Be2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
Qe7 (8... Ne4 $5 $13) 9. O-O (9. Qc2 $5) 9... Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ne5 f5 $6 (
11... f6) 12. a4 $1 Nxe5 (12... c5 13. f4 $14) 13. dxe5 Bb4 14. Qc2 b6 (14...
a5 15. Bd4 c5 16. Bb2 {x Bb4}) 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. Bc3 Bxc3 (16... a5 17. Bxb4
axb4 18. c5 $1) 17. Qxc3 Rfd8 18. c5 $1 Qxc5 19. Qxc5 bxc5 20. Bc4 $6 (20. a5
$1 a6 21. Bc4 $16) 20... Kf7 21. a5 Ke7 22. h4 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Bc8 24. Kf1 Bd7
25. Ke2 Rd8 26. Rd6 Rf8 27. g3 Rd8 28. Ke1 Rg8 29. Kd2 g5 30. hxg5 Rxg5 31. Ke2
Rh5 32. Rd1 Rh2 33. Rf1 Be8 34. Kd2 h5 $1 (34... Bh5 35. Be2) 35. Be2 h4 36.
gxh4 Rxh4 37. Rc1 Rh2 38. Ke1 {/\ 39.Rc5 f4 40.Bf1} Rh1+ 39. Kd2 Rh2 40. Rf1
Rh4 41. Rg1 Rh2 42. Ke1 Bf7 43. Ba6 Rh8 44. Bc4 Rh2 45. Kf1 Rh4 46. Ke2 Rh2 47.
Rf1 Rh8 48. Kd2 Rh3 49. Rc1 Rh2 50. Rf1 Rh3 51. Be2 Be8 52. a6 Rh4 53. Rc1 Rh2
54. Rf1 Rh4 55. Rb1 Rh2 $2 (55... f4 $1 56. b4 fxe3+ 57. Kxe3 Rh3+ 58. Kd2 e3+
$1 59. fxe3 Rh2 $132) 56. b4 $1 Rxf2 57. Ke1 Rh2 58. bxc5 Rh1+ $2 (58... Bh5 $5
) 59. Bf1 Bh5 60. Rb7+ Kd8 61. Rxa7 Bg4 62. Kf2 $1 (62. Rg7 Bh3 63. a7 Rxf1+
64. Kd2 Ra1 65. a8=Q+ Rxa8 66. Rg8+ Kd7 67. Rxa8 $16) 62... Rh2+ 63. Kg3 Ra2
64. Bc4 Ra4 65. Bxe6 f4+ 66. Kxg4 fxe3 67. Kg3 Ra1 68. Bc4 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.01.30"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Black "Vuckovic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Stuttgart"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 a6 7. c5 e5 8. dxe5 {
Black has began to feel pressure in quite a few lines of a6 system. Vuckovic
strives to solve the problems of the center with immediate action.} Ng4 9. Na4
(9. e6 fxe6 10. Bd3 Ngf6 11. Ng5 Nxc5 12. Bxh7 Nxh7 13. Qg6+ Kd7 14. Nf7 Qh4
15. g3 Qh3 16. Nxh8 Kc7 17. Nf7 Bd7 18. Ne5 Be8 19. Qc2 Bd6 20. Ne2 Ne4 {
0-1 Radjabov,T-Grischuk,A/Bastia 2003/ (35)}) 9... Ngxe5 (9... Nxc5 10. Nxc5
Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxc5 12. Bc3 f6 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Bd3 $14) 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Nb6
Rb8 12. Bd2 {Nyback decides for the bit complicated development of the dark
squared bishop, this might have cost him potential advantage.} (12. b4 $5 Be7 (
12... Be6 13. Bb2 Qc7 14. Be2 f6 15. O-O Be7 16. e4 $1 $16) 13. Bb2 Bf6 14.
Nxc8 Qxc8 15. Be2 O-O 16. O-O $14) 12... Nd7 (12... Bg4 $5 13. b4 Be7 14. Bc3
Bf6 $11) 13. Nxd7 Bxd7 14. Bc3 f6 $6 {[%mdl 32] It was much better to avoid
weakening of the b1-h7 diagonal with the active move 14...Qg5!} (14... Bxc5 15.
Bxg7 Qa5+ 16. Kd1 Rg8 17. Qxh7 Ke7 18. Be5 $16) (14... Qg5 $1 15. Bd4 b6 16.
cxb6 Bb4+ 17. Kd1 O-O $11) 15. b4 a5 (15... b6 16. Bxa6 $1 (16. cxb6 Qxb6 17.
a3 c5 $11) 16... bxc5 17. bxc5 Bxc5 18. Bd3 Bb4 19. O-O Bxc3 20. Qxc3 $14) 16.
a3 (16. Bd3 axb4 17. Bxb4 b6 18. Bxh7 $16) 16... axb4 (16... b6 17. Bd3 bxc5
18. Bxh7 cxb4 19. Bg6+ Ke7 20. axb4 axb4 21. Bd4 $16) 17. axb4 b6 18. Bd4 bxc5
19. bxc5 g6 {In the end black did not manage to get any compensation for the
compromised pawn structure.} (19... Ra8 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. Bd3 Qa5+ 22. Ke2 $16)
20. Bd3 Bg7 21. h4 $1 Kf7 $6 (21... Qe7 $5 22. h5 f5 23. Qc3 O-O 24. hxg6 hxg6
25. Ra7 $16) 22. h5 $1 {The defender will not be able to hold all the lines
that white threatens to use for an attack.} f5 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Ra7 Rf8 25. g4
$1 (25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Qa4 $18) 25... Rf7 (25... fxg4 26. hxg6 h6 27. Bf5 $18)
26. Qc3+ Kh6 {Absurd retreat of the king, but any other move also loses right
away.} 27. hxg6+ Kxg6 28. gxf5+ Rxf5 29. Rg1+ Kh5 30. Be2+ 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2012.05.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Black "Hess, Robert L"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2012.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3 Bd6
9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qc2 e5 {The theorethical discussion in this line tends to be
rather painful. Black was quite generous with tempi in the opening (5..a6, 6...
Bb4), but White finds it extremely difficult to get any advantage at all.} 11.
cxd5 cxd5 12. e4 {The opening of the centre should be beneficial for White's
pieces, as he has two more in play. Unfortunatelly for him the enemy can also
mobilise very efficiently.} (12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Rad1 Bg4 15. f3
Bh5 (15... Bd7 16. Ne2 Rc8 17. Qb1 Qb6 18. Rc1 Bb8 19. g3 h5 20. Qb2 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Braun,A (2567)-Vitiugov,N (2638)/Kallithea 2008 (34)}) 16. Ne2 Rc8 17.
Qb1 Bg6 18. Rc1 Qe7 19. b4 b5 20. Nf4 Bxf4 21. exf4 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Qa7+ 23. Kf1
Qd4 24. Rc3 Ne4 25. fxe4 dxe4 26. Qe1 exd3 $17 {0-1 Arlandi,E (2425)-Godena,M 
(2485)/Reggio Emilia 1994 (42)}) 12... exd4 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nf6 15. Rae1
{Despite the symmetrical pawn structure Kaidanov hopes to get something of an
edge on the strength of his piece concentration.} (15. h3 Bd7 16. Rad1 Re8 (
16... Rc8 17. Qb1 Rc5 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bh4 g5 20. Bg3 Bxg3 21. fxg3 Nxd5 22. Bh7+
Kg7 23. Rxd4 Qb6 $11 {1-0 Levin,E (2499)-Martynov,P (2284)/St Petersburg 2012 
(44)}) 17. Nxd4 Rc8 18. Qb1 h6 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. Bxf5 Rc5 21. Rfe1 Rxd5 22. Bc3
Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Bc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B (2739)-Anand,V (2799)/Moscow 2012 
(34)}) (15. Qc4 Bg4 16. Qxd4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Nxd5 18. Kh1 (18. Rad1 Bc7 19. Bc1
Nf4 20. Bxf4 Qxd4 21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Rxd4 Bxf4 23. Rxf4 Rad8 24. Rc1 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Greenfeld,A (2575)-Leitao,R (2604)/Sao Paulo 2008 (46)}) 18... Nf6 19.
Bc3 Be7 20. Rad1 Qxd4 21. Bxd4 Rfd8 22. Be5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Avrukh,B (2632)-Wang
Hao (2684)/Dagomys 2008 (36)}) (15. Rfe1 Bg4 16. Nxd4 Rc8 17. Qb2 Rc5 18. h3 (
18. Be4 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Bc8 20. Nf3 Bf5 21. Rd4 Rc2 22. Qb1 Bc5 23. Qe1 Re8 $15 {
1/2-1/2 Aleksandrov,A (2636)-Kharlov,A (2511)/Moscow 2009 (70)}) 18... Rxd5 19.
Bc3 Bc5 20. hxg4 Bxd4 21. Bxd4 Rxd4 22. g5 Ng4 $15 {0-1 Peralta,F (2558)
-Illescas Cordoba,M (2603)/Barcelona 2008 (37)}) 15... Bg4 {Hess now needs
just one more move in order to get the same level of piece mobility as his
adversary.} (15... h6 16. Qc4 (16. Nxd4 Nxd5 17. Bc4 Nb6 18. Ba5 Bc7 19. Bxb6
Bxb6 20. Nf5 Bd4 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Qe4 Qb6 23. Nd5 Qa7 24. Rd1 $16 {1-0 Yevseev,
D (2541)-Dzhakaev,D (2401)/St Petersburg 2001 (43)}) 16... Nxd5 17. Qxd4 Be6
18. Bb1 Rc8 19. Qd3 Nf6 20. Nd4 Bd7 $11 {1-0 Timoscenko,G (2536)-Godena,M 
(2490)/Padova 1999 (81)}) 16. Nxd4 (16. Ne5 Rc8 17. Qb2 Rc5 18. f4 Rxd5 19. Bc4
Rc5 20. Qxd4 Bxe5 21. Qxd8 Rxd8 22. fxe5 Rxd2 23. exf6 gxf6 24. Rxf6 Be6 $11)
16... Rc8 17. Qb1 Rc5 18. Bg5 $2 {There are moments, when the white pieces can
become a curse rather than a blessing. The first player believes that since he
began the game he has to push very hard to get something of a plus.} (18. h3
Rxd5 19. Be3 Bd7 20. Rc1 Re8 $11) 18... Rxd5 19. Bxh7+ (19. Be3 Bb8 $17) (19.
Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Ne2 Bxh2+ 21. Kxh2 Qd6+ 22. Kg1 Rxd3 $17) 19... Kh8 20. Nf5 (20.
Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Ne2 Qh4 $19) 20... Nxh7 $6 {It is much easier to be a smart
annotator after the battle armed with the wisdom of a computer assistant. For
some reason both players have clearly misjudged the critical line 20...g6!} (
20... g6 $1 21. Bxg6 (21. Nxd6 Qxd6 22. Bxf6+ Qxf6 23. Bxg6 Qxg6 $17) 21...
fxg6 22. Nxd6 Rxg5 $17) 21. Bxd8 Bxf5 22. Qc1 Rxd8 23. Rd1 {[%mdl 1024] The
defender has got three pieces for the white queen and a pawn, but his piece
coordination is close to perfection.} (23. h3 Bd3 24. Rd1 Nf6 25. Rfe1 Kg8 $15)
23... Bd3 24. Rfe1 Kg8 25. Qc3 Nf6 26. h3 $6 {Kaidanov had to admit that his
ambitions to get an advantage have failed and look for ways to level the
chances.} (26. g3 $1 Ne4 (26... Bf8 27. Re5 R5d6 28. h4 $11) 27. Qxd3 Rxd3 28.
Rxd3 Nc5 29. Rd5 Kf8 $11) 26... Bb8 (26... Ne4 27. Qxd3 (27. Qb2 Be5 28. Qc1 a5
$15) 27... Rxd3 28. Rxd3 Nc5 29. Rdd1 Kf8 $15) 27. Re3 $6 {Another step in the
wrong direction. Frustrated and hard pressed White manages to go under in
record pace.} (27. Re7 Ne4 28. Qe1 Ba7 29. Rxd3 Bxf2+ 30. Qxf2 Nxf2 31. Rxd5
Nxh3+ 32. gxh3 Rxd5 33. Rxb7 Rd1+ 34. Kg2 Rd2+ 35. Kg3 Rxa2 36. b4 $15) 27...
Bb5 28. Rxd5 (28. Rb1 Rd2 $17) 28... Nxd5 29. Qd4 Bc7 30. Re1 Nf4 31. Qa1 (31.
Qc5 Bc6 32. Qe7 Ba5 $17) 31... Bb6 (31... Bc6 32. Rd1 Re8 33. Re1 Ne2+ 34. Kh1
Ba5 35. Rd1 Nf4 $17) 32. Rd1 Bd4 33. Qb1 $6 {The last drop of poison, now the
black pieces will dominate the world.} (33. Rxd4 Rxd4 34. Kh2 Ne6 35. Qc3 Bc6
$17) 33... Bd3 $1 (33... Bd3 34. Rxd3 Nxd3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Orel"]
[Site "Orel"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Legky, Nikolay A"]
[Black "Yagupov, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. c5 $5 $146 (10. b3 b6 (10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Bd3 Bb7
13. Bb2 a6 $14) 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7 {Kramnik}) (10. e4 dxe4
11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 e5 13. Bg5 Qf8 $1 (13... f6 14. Be3 (14. Bh4 exd4 15.
Qxd4 Bc5 16. Qc3 Nf8 $10 {Mainwald,JU-Kramnik,V/Guarapuava/1991/}) (14. Bd3 $5)
14... exd4 15. Qxe7 Bxe7 16. Nxd4 Bc5 $10 (16... Nc5 $10 {Sveshnikov})) 14. Bd3
f5 $1 15. Qh4 $8 (15. Qxf5 $4 Nf6 $19 {Huebner,R-Kasparov,G/Koln (TV-m/2)/1992/
0-1 (15)}) 15... e4 16. c5 $8 exd3 $1 (16... Bxc5 17. Bc4+ Kh8 18. dxc5 exf3
19. Bf4 $1 Qf6 $1 (19... b5 20. cxb6 (20. Bb3 a5 21. Bd6 (21. a4 $5 $44) 21...
Qf6 22. Qh5 g6 23. Qxf3 a4 24. Bc2 Qxb2 25. Bd3 Bb7 26. Rab1 $44 {Baikov,
V-Gagarin,V/Moscow(ch)/1989/0,5 (51)/}) 20... Nxb6 21. Bd6 Qf6 22. Qxf6 gxf6
$14 {^^_|_}) 20. Re1 Re4 21. Rxe4 fxe4 22. Qxf6 Nxf6 23. Rd1 Bf5 $15 {Glek,
I-Sendera,J/Warsaw/1989/0-1 (51)}) 17. cxd6 Qxd6 18. Rxd3 Re4 $15 {/\ Nf8,
Be6-d5}) (10. h3 $5 b6 (10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 a6 12. e4 $14) (10... h6 11. a3 a6
12. b3 $14) 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7 14. Bf4 $14) (10. a3 b6 (
10... h6 11. h3 $14) 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7 14. Bf4 $14) 10...
Bc7 11. e4 Nxe4 (11... e5 $5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 $132)
12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 e5 (13... Nf6 $14) 14. Bg5 Qf8 (14... f6 $5) 15. Bd3 g6
(15... f5 $5 16. Qxf5 Nf6 17. Bc4+ Kh8 18. Qc2 exd4 $14) 16. Re1 $36 h6 17. Bc4
$1 Kg7 (17... hxg5 18. Qxg6+ Kh8 19. Bxf7 Re7 20. Nxg5 $18) 18. Bd2 Nf6 (18...
f5 19. Qh4 Qh8 (19... g5 20. Nxg5 $1 hxg5 21. Qxg5+ Kh7 22. Qh5+ $18) 20. dxe5
Nxe5 21. Bc3 Kh7 22. Ng5+ Kg7 23. Nf7 $18) 19. Qh4 Ng8 (19... g5 $2 20. Nxg5
$18) 20. Qg3 Ne7 21. Nxe5 (21. dxe5 $5 Nf5 22. Qf4 Qxc5 (22... g5 23. Nxg5 $1
hxg5 24. Qxg5+ Kh8 (24... Kh7 25. Bd3 $18) 25. Qh5+ Kg8 26. Bd3 Rd8 27. Bxf5
Bxf5 28. Qxf5 Rxd2 29. Qg5+ $18) 23. g4 g5 24. Nxg5 $1 hxg5 25. Qxg5+ Kf8 (
25... Kh7 26. Bd3 $18) (25... Kh8 26. Bxf7 $18) 26. Rac1 $1 Qe7 27. Qh5 $1 Bxe5
28. Rxe5 $18) 21... Nf5 22. Nxg6 $6 (22. Qc3 $5 $16) 22... Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Qd8
24. Qc3 Kxg6 25. g4 Qh4 26. Qf3 Qxh2+ 27. Kf1 Ng3+ $1 28. fxg3 Qh3+ 29. Kg1
Qxg3+ 30. Qxg3 Bxg3 31. Re8 Rb8 32. Rg8+ Kh7 33. Bxf7 Bd7 34. Rxb8 Bxb8 35. Bh5
Be6 $14 {>< g4,d5} 36. a3 Bc7 37. Kf2 Bd8 38. Bf4 Bg5 39. Ke3 Kg7 40. Ke4 Kf6
41. Be5+ Ke7 42. Kd3 Bc1 43. Kc2 Be3 44. Kc3 Bc1 45. Bb8 a6 46. Be5 Be3 47. Kb4
Bd2+ 48. Ka4 Kd7 49. Bg7 Kc8 50. Bf6 Kd7 51. Be5 Kc8 {x g4} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bermuda"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "2004.01.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2004.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Lutz} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4
8. Bxc4 b6 {'?!' Lutz.} 9. e4 {Lutz: 'Dieser Zug aus der ersten Matchpartie
Kasparov-DEEP JUNIOR lässt ernsthafte Zweifel an der Tauglichkeit von 8...b6?!
aufkommen. Vermutlich muss Schwarz vorher nach Alternativen suchen.'} Bb7 (9...
e5 10. g5 Nh5 11. Be3 O-O 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. d5 b5 14. dxc6 bxc4 15. Nb5 Qxc6
16. Nxd6 Bb7 17. Qc3 $16 {Kasparov,G-Deep Junior,New York,2003}) (9... Nxg4 {
Lutz} 10. e5 Bb4 11. Rg1 h5 12. h3 c5 13. Qe4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Ndxe5 15. Bb5+ Kf8
16. Qxa8 $18 {0-1 Vafiadis,K-Lazic,M/Kavala 1996/EXT 2003 (47)}) (9... c5 {Lutz
} 10. g5 Nh5 11. Be3 O-O 12. O-O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bf4 14. Rhg1 $36 {1-0
Kempinski,R-Gradalski,P/Biala Podlaska 1994/EXT 2001 (29)}) 10. e5 {'!' Lutz.
Lutz: 'Der prinzipiellste Zug, Weiß lässt sich offenen Auges auf die
Komplikationen ein.'} (10. g5 {'!?' Lutz.} Nh5 11. Be3 Qc7 (11... b5 $5 {Lutz}
12. Bb3 a5 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Bc2 Nb6 15. Qd3 g6 16. O-O-O Ba6 17. Qd2 Nc4 18. Qe1
a4 19. Kb1 b4 20. Nxa4 Bb5 21. Nc5 Rxa2 22. Kxa2 Qa5+ 23. Kb3 Bxc5 24. Ra1 Nb6
$1 {0-1 Dao Thien Hai-McDonald,N/Budapest 1996/CBM 52 ext (24)}) 12. Be2 Nf4
13. Bf1 f6 14. O-O-O O-O-O {'+/=' Lutz. Lutz: '1/2-1/2 Malakhov,V-Najer,E/
Moscow 2003/CBM 95/[Lutz] (73)'} 15. Kb1 Kb8 16. Rg1 a6 17. Rg4 Ng6 18. h4 Rhf8
$14 {Malakhov,V-Najer,E,Moscow-ch,2003.}) 10... c5 11. exf6 (11. Be2 {Lutz}
cxd4 12. exf6 dxc3 13. fxg7 Rg8 14. Qxh7 Nf6 15. Qh6 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Be5 17. O-O
cxb2 18. Bxb2 Bxb2 19. Rad1 Qc7 $2 (19... Qc8 $5 20. Rc1 Qd8 21. Rcd1 $11) 20.
Bxa8 Nxg4 21. Qh4 Bf6 22. Qg3 Ne5 23. Kh1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Inarkiev,E-Grachev,B/St
Petersburg 2001/CBM 82 ext (45)}) 11... Bxf3 (11... Qxf6 $2 12. Be2 Bxf3 13. g5
) 12. fxg7 Rg8 13. Qxh7 Nf6 14. Bb5+ Ke7 15. Bg5 Bf4 $1 {0.5,Barsov,
A-Kohlweyer,B,Porto St Giorgio,2002} (15... cxd4 {Barsov,A-Reefat,S,Calcutta,
2001} 16. Ne4 (16. Qh6 $1 Be5 17. Ne4 Bxe4 18. f4 Qd5 19. fxe5 Qxe5 20. O-O $18
{Golubev,M}) 16... Be5 $140 (16... Bxe4 17. Qxe4) 17. Bc6 $5 Bxh1 18. f4 $1
Bxe4 19. fxe5 $1 Bxh7 20. Bxf6#) (15... Bxh1 $2 16. Qh6) 16. Qh3 $1 (16. Bxf6+
$2 Kxf6 $13) 16... Bxh1 (16... Bxg5 17. Qxf3 $18) 17. Bxf4 Qxd4 (17... Rxg7 18.
dxc5 bxc5 19. Rd1 Nd5 20. f3 $18) 18. Qg3 Ne4 19. Qh4+ (19. Nxe4 $5 Qxe4+ 20.
Kf1 $44) (19. Bg5+ $2 Nxg5 20. Rd1 Qe5+ $1 21. Qxe5 Nf3+) 19... Qf6 (19... Nf6
20. Rd1 Qxf4 21. Rd7+) ({and} 19... f6 20. Rd1) 20. g5 Qf5 $2 (20... Qg6 21.
O-O-O Rad8 22. Rxh1 Rd4 23. Be5 $18) (20... Qxg7 $1 21. O-O-O (21. Nxe4 Bxe4
22. g6+ f6 23. Bd6+ Kxd6 24. Qxe4 Rad8 $1 25. Rd1+ (25. Qc6+ Ke5) 25... Kc7 26.
Qxe6 $15) 21... Rad8 $1 (21... Rh8 $2 22. Nxe4 $3 Rxh4 (22... Rad8 23. Rxd8
Rxh4 24. Re8#) 23. Bd6+ Kd8 24. Be5+ Ke7 25. Bxg7 Bxe4 26. Rd7+ Ke8 27. g6 $1 {
/\gxf7X} fxg6 28. Rxa7+ Kd8 29. Bf6+ $18) 22. Rxh1 (22. g6+ f6 23. Rxh1 Rh8 (
23... Nxc3 24. bxc3 Qxg6 25. Be3 $16) 24. Qg4 Nxf2 25. Qf3 Nxh1 26. Qxh1 (26.
Bd6+ $5 Kxd6 27. Qc6+ Ke5 28. Qe4+ Kd6 $11) (26. Qb7+ $6 Kf8 27. Bd6+ Kg8 $1)
26... Qxg6 27. Qb7+ Kf8 28. Qxa7 $13) 22... Rh8 23. Be5 $1 (23. Qg4 Nxc3) 23...
Qxe5 $1 (23... Rxh4 24. Bxg7 Nxg5 25. Be5 $1 $14) 24. Qxe4 Qxg5+ 25. f4 Qf6 26.
Kb1 Kf8 $13) 21. O-O-O Rad8 (21... Nxc3 22. Rd7+ Ke8 23. bxc3) 22. Rxd8 (22.
Rxh1 Nxc3 (22... Rd4 23. Ne2 $1 Rb4 24. Qh8) 23. bxc3 Qd5 24. Qh6 $1 Qxh1+ 25.
Kb2 $18) 22... Kxd8 (22... Rxd8 23. Nxe4 (23. Bd3) 23... Qxe4 24. g6+ f6 25.
g8=N+ $3 Rxg8 26. Qh7+) 23. Bd3 Rxg7 24. Nxe4 (24. Qh8+ Ke7 25. Bd6+ $1 Kxd6
26. Qb8+ $1 Ke7 27. Qc7+) 24... Rh7 25. Bc7+ $1 (25. Bc7+ Kxc7 26. Qg3+ e5 (
26... Kc6 27. Qd6+ Kb7 28. Qd7+) 27. Nf6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Lutz.} d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 h6
8. Rg1 e5 $1 (8... Qe7 {Lutz} 9. h4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Be2 b4 $2 12. Na4 Bb7
13. e4 e5 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nh5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nd4 g6 18. Be3 $16 {
1-0 Akopian,V-Gabriel,C/Baden-Baden 1996/CBM 55/[Hansen,Cu] (44)}) 9. cxd5 cxd5
$1 (9... Nxd5 $5 {Lutz} 10. Ne4 (10. Nxd5 {Lutz} cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5
Bxe5 $36) (10. dxe5 {Lutz} Nb4 11. Qb3 Nc5 12. Qd1 Bc7 13. a3 Qxd1+ 14. Kxd1
Nbd3 15. Bxd3 Nxd3 16. Ke2 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. f4 Bxc3 19. bxc3 h5 $15 {
0-1 Korneev,O-Gomez Jurado,L/Barbera del Valles 1995/EXT 97 (53)}) 10... Bb4+
11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Qe7 13. O-O-O exd4 14. Qxd4 N7f6 15. Bd3 Nxe4 16. Bxe4
Nf6 17. Bc2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Tukmakov,V-Illescas Cordoba,M/Groningen 1993/CBM 39/
[Chekhov] (51)}) 10. g5 $5 $146 {Lutz: 'Ein neuer Zug. Als Entschädigung für
seine zerstörte Bauernstruktur erhält Weiß nun viele aktive Möglichkeiten.'} (
10. h4 e4 11. g5 hxg5 12. hxg5 exf3 13. gxf6 Nxf6 14. Bd2 g6 15. Qd1 Rh4 16.
Qxf3 Bg4 17. Rxg4 Nxg4 18. Qxd5 Qe7 19. Ne4 O-O-O 20. Nxd6+ Rxd6 21. Qc5+ Qc7
22. Qg5) (10. Nb5) (10. Bd2) 10... hxg5 11. Nxg5 Qe7 $1 (11... e4 12. h3 (12.
Nxd5 $2 Nxd5 13. Qxe4+ Ne7 14. Bc4 Nf6) 12... Nb6 13. Bd2 $13) (11... Rxh2 $6
12. Nf3 (12. Ne6 fxe6 13. Qg6+ $11) 12... Rh8 13. Rxg7 Rh1 14. Ng5 $40) (11...
exd4 {Lutz} 12. Ne6 $1 Qb6 (12... fxe6 {Lutz} 13. Qg6+ $18) 13. Nxg7+ Kf8 14.
exd4 $40) 12. Nb5 exd4 13. Nxd4 (13. Nxd6+ Qxd6 14. exd4 O-O $15) 13... Ne5 (
13... Nc5 $5) 14. Bd2 Nfg4 $2 {Lutz: 'Die Folgen dieser Abwicklung sind nicht
erfreulich für Schwarz.'} (14... Kf8 $1 15. Qb3 $5 Rxh2 (15... a5 16. Bc3) (
15... Ne4 16. Qxd5 Nxg5 17. Rxg5 Qxg5 18. Qxd6+ Kg8 $13) 16. Ngf3 Nxf3+ 17.
Nxf3 Rh6 18. Bc3 Bf5 $15) (14... Bd7 15. Qb3 $5 $13) (14... a6 $5 $13 {Lutz})
15. h3 $1 Qxg5 (15... Nf6 16. O-O-O $14) 16. hxg4 Bxg4 $2 {Lutz: 'So gewinnt
Schwarz einen Bauern, aber dafür fällt er in der Entwicklung zurück.'} (16...
Nxg4 17. O-O-O) (16... Rh2 $142 17. O-O-O (17. Bb5+ Kf8 (17... Ke7 18. Be2) 18.
O-O-O Rxf2 19. Rh1 $40) 17... Rxf2 18. Nb5 $1 (18. Rh1 Ke7 19. Rh8 $6 Qxg4 20.
Bh3 (20. Qb3 Qxd1+ 21. Kxd1 (21. Qxd1 Bg4) 21... Rxf1+ $17) 20... Qxh3 21. Rxh3
Bxh3 $44) 18... Qe7 19. Rh1 $16) 17. Be2 Qf6 (17... Qh5 18. Bxg4 Nxg4 19. Nf5 (
19. O-O-O Nxf2 20. Rdf1 Ne4 21. Rxg7 $16) 19... Be5 20. Qa4+ Kd8 21. Ba5+ Kc8
22. Rc1+ Kb8 23. Qd7 $18) 18. Bxg4 Nxg4 19. O-O-O Ne5 (19... Nxf2 {Lutz} 20.
Rdf1 $16 {/\ Be1}) 20. Bc3 {'+/-' Lutz. Lutz: 'Die Drohung ist f2-f4 nebst Nf5.
Schwarz kann dagegen wenig unternehmen.'} Rc8 (20... Rh5 {Lutz} 21. Nb5 $1 {
/\ f2-f4} a6 22. Nxd6+ Qxd6 23. Rxg7 $16) (20... Rh2 {Lutz} 21. Nf5 g6 22. Qa4+
$1 Kf8 23. Nxd6 Qxd6 24. Bb4 $18) 21. f4 Rxc3 (21... Nc4 22. Nf5 Nxe3 23. Nxe3
Bxf4 24. Bxf6 Bxe3+ 25. Kb1 Rxc2 26. Rge1 $18) (21... Ng6 {Lutz} 22. Nf5 $18)
22. Qxc3 Nc4 23. Nb5 {'+-' Lutz.} Qxc3+ 24. Nxc3 Rh2 25. Rxd5 Be7 26. Rd4 $2 (
26. Rxg7 Kf8 27. Rg1 Bf6 28. Nd1 $18) 26... Nxe3 (26... Bc5 $1 27. Re4+ Kf8 28.
Nd1 Nxb2 29. Nxb2 Ba3 30. Ra4 $16) 27. Re4 Nf5 28. Nd5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 11th final"]
[Site "Ljubljana"]
[Date "1995.12.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1995.11.30"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Osijek Mursa"]
[BlackTeam "Zemun Agrouniverzal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SRB"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. a3 a5 11. b3 b6 $146 (11... dxc4 12. bxc4 e5 {
Amura-Arakhamia,91}) 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. Na4 $1 (13. e4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4
Nf6 16. Qe3 c5 $10 {/\a4}) 13... Rec8 (13... Rac8 14. Nxb6 Nxb6 15. c5 Bc7 16.
cxb6 Bxb6 17. b4 $5) (13... c5 14. cxd5 exd5 (14... Bxd5 15. Nc3 $14) (14...
Nxd5 15. Bb5 $5) 15. Bb5 Rec8 16. Qe2 $14) 14. Ne5 (14. Nxb6 Nxb6 15. c5 Bc7
16. cxb6 Bxb6 $10) 14... b5 (14... Bxe5 15. dxe5 Ne4 16. Bd3 $16) 15. Nxd7 Nxd7
16. Nc3 b4 (16... bxc4 17. bxc4 dxc4 18. Ne4 $1 (18. Bxc4 c5 19. d5 Nb6 $132))
17. axb4 axb4 (17... Bxb4 18. c5 $14) 18. Rxa8 (18. c5 Bxh2+ 19. Kxh2 bxc3 20.
Bxc3 Qh4+ 21. Kg1 Nf6 $132) 18... Rxa8 19. Na4 dxc4 (19... c5 20. cxd5 Bxd5 21.
e4 $1 Qh4 $140 22. g3 $1 Bxe4 23. Bd3 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 $18) 20. Qxc4 $6 (20. Bxc4
$1 c5 (20... Ra5 21. e4 $5) 21. d5 exd5 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Nf6 24. Bxf6
Qxf6 25. g3 $14) 20... c5 $1 21. dxc5 Nxc5 22. Nxc5 (22. Qd4 Qg5 $1) (22. Rxd6
Nxa4 23. Be5 Nc3 24. Bf1 Bd5 25. Qxb4 Ne4 26. Rb6 Qxb4 27. Rxb4 f6 $132) 22...
Bxc5 23. Qg4 f5 (23... f6 24. Bc4 $1 $16) 24. Qf4 Bd5 25. Bc4 Bd6 26. Qd4 Bc5 (
26... Ra5 27. Ra1 Qg5 28. g3 $14) 27. Qf4 (27. Qd3 Rd8 $1) 27... Bd6 28. Qd4
Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1996.05.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1996.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Lutz Ochoa,J} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7.
g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 (9... b4 {Lutz} 10. Na4 Bb7 11. g5 Nd5 12. Nc5
Bxc5 13. dxc5 Qa5 14. e4 Ne7 15. Be3 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Qe2 Qxe2+ 18. Kxe2
f5 19. gxf6 gxf6 20. Rad1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Malaniuk,V-Serper,G/WchT Luzern 
(UKR-UZB) (04) ;CBM 38 1993 (61) Lutz: Schwarz hatte hier ein ähnlich schweres
Endspiel wie in der Partie.}) 10. g5 Nd5 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Bd2 b4 (12... Rc8 {
Lutz} 13. Nc5 $1 {Lutz: ...c6-c5 muß um jeden Preis verhindert werden.} (13.
Rc1 $2 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nxc5 Rxc5 16. Qb3 Rxc1+ 17. Bxc1 O-O $15 {0-1
Michaelsen,N-Knaak,R/BL 9293 (1992) ;BL 90 1993 (48)}) 13... Nxc5 14. dxc5 Bxg5
15. Nxg5 Qxg5 16. O-O-O e5 17. Rhg1 Qf6 18. f4 exf4 19. Rdf1 $44 {1-0 Gabriel,
C-Mueller,Mat/BL 9495 (1994) ;BL 90 1995 (33)}) 13. Nc5 $146 (13. Rg1 a5 14.
Nc5 Bxc5 15. dxc5 Qe7 16. e4 $14 {Fylingen Borovikov,92}) 13... Nxc5 14. dxc5 {
Lutz: Meines erachtens ist diese Struktur einfach gut für Weiß. Die schwarzen
Leichtfiguren haben keine Felder.} Qc7 {Lutz: Mir ist der Sinn dieses
Einschubs nicht klar.} (14... Bxg5 15. O-O-O a5 16. Nxg5 Qxg5 17. f4 $44) (
14... Qa5 $5 15. Rc1 (15. e4 Nc7 16. Rc1 Ba6 $5 $13 (16... Na6 17. a3 Qxc5 18.
Qa4 Qb6 19. Be3 Nc5 20. Qc2 b3 $1 (20... bxa3 21. O-O axb2 22. Rb1 $16) 21. Qc3
Nxe4 22. Qxg7 Qa5+ 23. Bd2 Nxd2 24. Qxh8+ Kd7 25. Qc3 $16)) 15... Qxa2 16. e4
b3 17. Qd1 Nc7 18. Bc3 Rd8 $13 19. Nd4 (19. Nd2 Bxg5) 19... e5 20. Qxb3 Qxb3
21. Nxb3 Bxg5 $13) (14... Qa5 $5 {Lutz}) 15. Rg1 (15. a3 a5) 15... Qa5 $6 (
15... a5 $5 16. Rg4 $13 {/\E4}) 16. Rc1 Ba6 (16... Qxa2 17. e4 b3 18. Qd1 Nc7
19. Bc3 Qa4 (19... Rd8 20. Nd4) 20. Nd4 Ba6 21. Qxb3 Qxb3 22. Nxb3 Bxe2 23.
Kxe2 $16) 17. Bxa6 Qxa6 18. Qc4 (18. Qb3 $5 $16) 18... Qxc4 19. Rxc4 a5 20. e4
Nc7 21. Ne5 $6 (21. Bf4 Nb5 22. Ke2 $16) 21... Ra6 22. Bf4 Nb5 (22... f6 23.
gxf6 gxf6 24. Ng4 Nb5 {-game} (24... e5 25. Nxe5 $1)) 23. Ng4 f6 (23... O-O $14
) 24. gxf6 gxf6 25. e5 (25. Bd6 h5 26. Bxe7 Kxe7 27. Ne3 Kf7 $10) 25... f5 26.
Nf6+ Kf7 27. Bh6 Bxf6 28. exf6 Rd8 $1 29. Rh4 (29. Bg5 Nd4) 29... Nd4 30. Rg3
e5 31. Bg5 (31. Bg7 f4 (31... e4 32. Rxh7 Nf3+ 33. Ke2 $16) 32. Rgh3 f3 33. Kd2
(33. Kf1 Nf5) 33... Nf5+ $19) 31... Rh8 32. Rgh3 (32. f4 $5 e4 33. Rgh3 $13)
32... h5 $2 $138 (32... Ke6 $6 33. f4 $1 $16) (32... Ne6 $5 33. f4 exf4 34.
Bxf4 Nxf4 35. Rxf4 Kxf6 36. Rh5 Re8+ 37. Kd2 Re5 38. Rxh7 Rxc5 $15) 33. f4 Ne6
(33... exf4 $5 34. Bxf4 $14) 34. Rxh5 Rxh5 35. Rxh5 exf4 36. Bh4 Nf8 37. Kf2 $2
$138 (37. Rxf5 Ng6 38. Rh5 Nxh4 39. Rxh4 Kxf6 40. Rxf4+ $16) 37... Ra8 38. Kf3
Ng6 39. Rh7+ Ke6 40. Bg5 Rd8 $2 (40... b3 $5 {Ochoa,J} 41. axb3 (41. a3 Ne5+
42. Kxf4 Nd3+ $13) 41... Rb8 $132) 41. Rc7 $1 (41. h4 Ne5+ 42. Kxf4 Nf7) 41...
Rd3+ 42. Ke2 Rh3 43. Rxc6+ Kd5 44. Ra6 Rxh2+ 45. Kf1 Rh1+ 46. Kf2 Rh2+ 47. Kf1
Rh1+ 48. Kg2 Rh5 $2 (48... Rh7 $1 49. c6 (49. f7 Nf8 50. Rf6 Rg7) (49. Rxa5 Rh5
) 49... Ne5 50. Bxf4 (50. Rxa5+ Ke4 $132) 50... Nxc6 51. Kg3 $14) 49. f7 $1
Rxg5+ 50. Kf2 Nf8 51. c6 (51. Ra8 Nh7 (51... Ne6 52. c6 $18) 52. Rh8 Rg6 53.
Rxh7 Rf6 54. c6 $1 $18) 51... f3 (51... Kd6 52. Ra8 $16) (51... Rh5 $1 52. Ra8
Rh2+ 53. Kg1 Rc2 54. Rxf8 Ke6 55. Rh8 Kxf7 56. c7 $1 $18) 52. Ra8 Ng6 53. c7
Rg2+ 54. Kf1 1-0

[Event "World-ch Anand-Gelfand +1-1=10"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.05.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[Annotator "Gelfand/Huzman"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2012.05.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. c5 {In the three previous
games of the match, I did not manage to achieve a real advantage after either
6.b3 or 6.Qc2. For this game, I and my seconds prepared a new continuation.}
Nbd7 7. Qc2 $5 {The idea of this useful move is prophylactic. Practice in
recent years has shown that after 7.b4, Black equalises with 7...b6, and after
7.Bd3, the reply 7...e5 is strong, and gives Black good play. After the text,
White is ready to react differently to each of these Black plans.} b6 ({
The play assumes a different character after} 7... e5 8. dxe5 Ng4 9. e6 fxe6
10. Bd3 Ngf6 (10... Nde5 $5) 11. Ng5 Nxc5 12. Bxh7 Nxh7 13. Qg6+ Kd7 14. Nf7 {
0-1 Radjabov,T (2650)-Grischuk,A (2732)/Bastia 2003/ with advantage to White.})
8. cxb6 Nxb6 9. Bd2 c5 10. Rc1 {The threat of 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.Nxd5 forces
Black to clarify the pawn structure.} ({The immediate opening of lines does
not bring anything real} 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Rc1 Be7 $11 {Black's pawn majority
in the centre gives him good counterchances.}) 10... cxd4 ({If} 10... c4 {then}
11. b3 {White is better prepared for queenside play, thanks to his better
development. Evidently, Anand was not ready for the usual passive play and
preferred a different type of pawn structure, one seemingly harmless for Black.
} cxb3 {Black must agree to this exchange, to avoid a weakness on c4.} 12. axb3
Bb7 13. Bd3 Bd6 14. O-O O-O 15. Ne5 {White preserves a small positional
advantage, thanks to his better placed pieces.} Rc8 (15... Qb8 16. Na4 $14) 16.
Qb2 $14) 11. exd4 Bd6 {In this position, White has the choice between playing
for a positional advantage and an interesting attempt to exploit the tactical
features of the position.} 12. Bg5 (12. Na4 $5 {This move forces matters,
since Black's reply is practically forced.} Nxa4 (12... Bd7 13. Nc5 $14) (12...
Nc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Ne5 $14) 13. Qc6+ Bd7 14. Qxd6 {At this critical moment,
Black has a choice between 14..Nb2 and 14..Ne4} {The continuation} Ne4 {
leads to simplifications and a small white advantage in the endgame.} (14...
Nxb2 {looks dangerous. After} 15. Qa3 Nc4 16. Bxc4 dxc4 17. Ba5 $36 {White
keeps the enemy king in the centre, which gives him a dangerous initiative.})
15. Qa3 Nxd2 16. Kxd2 $5 (16. Nxd2 Qe7 17. Qxe7+ Kxe7 $11) 16... Qe7 17. Qxe7+
Kxe7 18. b3 Nb6 19. Rc5 f6 $14 {White has a small initiative, but Black
retains a defensible position.}) 12... O-O 13. Bd3 h6 14. Bh4 Bb7 15. O-O Qb8
$6 {A rather risky strategic decision by Anand.} ({After} 15... Bf4 {taking
the important c1-square away from White, Black has practically equalised.} 16.
Rcd1 (16. Rb1 Nbd7 17. b4 (17. Qe2 a5) 17... Rc8 18. Qb3 Nb6 {is ok for Black})
16... Nbd7 17. Na4 a5 18. Nc5 Qb6 $11) {Black gives White a difficult
positional choice: either to play for an attack by means of 16.Bf6, in return
for giving Black two bishops and pawn control of the centre, or to follow
general positional lines of playing against the bad bishop on c8, which means
choosing 16.Bg3. I decided on the second course, in full accordance with my
conception of chess strategy, which was formed under the influence of Akiba
Rubinstein, my favourite player of the past.} 16. Bg3 $5 (16. Bxf6 $5 gxf6 17.
Ne2 $1 {[%cal Ge2g3,Gg3h5] This is the best way to continue the attack. Black
faces a difficult defence.} ({After} 17. Qe2 Rc8 {/\Bf8 White achieves nothing.
}) 17... Rc8 (17... Kg7 18. Ng3 Bxg3 19. fxg3 Rc8 20. Qd2 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Qd6 22.
Qf4 Qxf4 23. gxf4 $14) (17... f5 18. Ng3 Qd8 {[%cal Gd8f6]} 19. Nh5 Nd7 20. g4
$1 $40 fxg4 $140 21. Qd2 $18) 18. Qd2 Bf8 19. Rxc8 Nxc8 (19... Qxc8 20. Nf4 $36
) 20. Ng3 Nd6 21. Nh5 Bg7 22. Qf4 $36 Ne4 23. Qg4 Ng5 24. Nxg5 fxg5 25. Nxg7
Kxg7 26. f4 $36 {Despite the numerous exchanges, White retains a dangerous
initiative.}) 16... Rc8 17. Qe2 Bxg3 18. hxg3 {The computer does not give
White the advantage here, and so many commentators assessed the position
incorrectly as a result. Despite the apparent simplicity of the position,
Black needs to defend carefully, against a range of White ideas, involving
doubling rooks on the c-file and putting the knight on e5. White can also
advance on the queenside with a3-b4, or attack on the kingside with g4-g5. No
small role is played in Black's problems by the passive bishop on b7, which
remains out of play, as a result of Black's previous decisions.} ({The attempt
to play for the attack with} 18. fxg3 {is unconvincing in this position, and
only weakens the pawn structure, without giving real attacking chances.}) 18...
Qd6 ({Black's problems are not solved after} 18... Rc7 19. Rc2 Qa7 {Now I
considered two possibilities for White:} {In my opinion, the direct plan of
queenside play is even stronger:} 20. Rfc1 ({An interesting setup is} 20. Qe5
Bc6 (20... Rc6 21. Qf4 Nbd7 22. b4 $36) 21. Qf4 Rac8 22. Rfc1 {White keeps the
status quo on the queenside and may develop play on the other wing, exploiting
his better-placed pieces and the communications between them.}) 20... Rac8 21.
b3 Nbd7 22. Na4 {In order to bring the Bb7 into play, Black has to play ...a5.
Then after Bb5, White can at any moment take play into a favourable knight vs
bad bishop position.} Rxc2 23. Rxc2 a5 (23... Rxc2 24. Qxc2 Qb8 25. Nc5 $36)
24. Bb5 Qb8 25. Bxd7 Rxc2 (25... Nxd7 26. Nc5 Nxc5 27. Rxc5 Rxc5 28. dxc5 Bc8
29. Qe3 {In my opinion, Q+N are stronger than Q+B in this position. Even if
Black manages to play f6 and e5, White, with the help of the break f4, can
solidly blockade the central pawns and the white queenside pawns will decide
the game.})) 19. Rc2 ({The tempting move} 19. Ne5 {turns out to be
pseudo-active} {The continuation} Rc7 20. Rc2 Nfd7 21. Rfc1 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Qd8 {
gives Black good play.}) 19... Nbd7 ({The formation} 19... Nfd7 20. Rfc1 Rc6 {
insures Black against immediate unpleasantness, but White retains the
possibility of play on both the queenside, with b3-a4, and on the kingside,
with the help of the advance g4-g5. And the simple exchange of rooks by means
of 21.Nd1 would retain the advantage for White in the endgame.}) (19... a5 {
is premature, since surrendering control of b5 helps White's play:} 20. Rfc1
Qe7 21. a3 $14 Nc4 $140 22. Na4 $1 $36) ({White's queenside play is only
helped by} 19... Nc4 20. Na4 Nd7 21. Rfc1 $36) 20. Rfc1 Rab8 $6 {A planless
move, allowing White to seize the initiative on the queenside.} ({The attempt
to organise counterplay by means of e6-e5} 20... Re8 {allows White to fight
for the advantage in two ways: allow or prevent the move 21..e5} 21. Na4 (21.
Ne5 $5 Qb4 22. Qe3 {/\a3-b4,Na4} Nxe5 23. dxe5 Nd7 24. Ne2 $14 {and White has
a classic advantage}) 21... e5 {White keeps a small advantage after} 22. dxe5 (
22. Nc5 {is no good:} Nxc5 23. dxe5 (23. dxc5 Qc7 $15) 23... Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Rxe5
25. Nxe5 Qxe5 26. Qb3 Rb8 27. Rc7 {because of the nice tactic} Re8 $1 28. Rxb7
Qe1+ 29. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 30. Kh2 Ng4+ 31. Kh3 Nxf2+ 32. Kh4 Rh1#) 22... Nxe5 23. Nc5
$14) ({In my opinion, the best setup for Black was} 20... Rc7 $1 {/\Rac8. Now
great accuracy is required of White, to obtain even a minimal advantage.} {
I would have had to find the only move} 21. Qe1 $5 {to retain the initiative} (
{Black's position is such that nothing comes from} 21. Nb5 Rxc2 22. Nxd6 Rxc1+
23. Ne1 Rb8 {and only Black can be better}) ({White gets no advantage from} 21.
a3 Rac8 22. b4 a5 $1 $132 {this accurate move, requiring good calculation,
allows Black to achieve an equal game.} 23. bxa5 Qxa3 24. a6 Rxc3 (24... Bxa6
25. Bxa6 Rxc3 26. Bxc8 Qxc1+ 27. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 28. Ne1 Rxc8 $11 {is also good
enough for equality}) 25. Rxc3 Rxc3 26. Rxc3 Qxc3 27. axb7 Nb8 {Black
neutralises the b7-pawn without any problems.} 28. Qe5 Nfd7 29. Qe2 Nf6 $11) ({
The immediate} 21. Na4 {allows Black to exchange the most problematic piece,
the Bb7} Rxc2 22. Rxc2 Bc6 $1 23. Nc5 Bb5 24. a3 ({No problems are posed by} 
24. Bxb5 axb5 25. a3 b4 26. a4 b3 $1 $132) 24... Bxd3 25. Qxd3 a5 26. Qb3 Qb8
27. Qxb8+ Rxb8 {Black can maintain the balance in the ending without great
problems.}) 21... Rac8 22. Na4 Rxc2 23. Bxc2 {/\b4-Nc5} Bc6 24. Nc5 Qb8 25. b4
$36) 21. Na4 ({White can also permit himself to strengthen the position by
means of} 21. Qe3 $5 Nb6 22. b3 $14 {and Black is completely without
counterplay.}) 21... Ne4 $6 ({Better was} 21... Rxc2 {Now both 22.Qc2, and 22.
Rc2 retain the advantage for White, but Black can defend more easily.} 22. Rxc2
(22. Qxc2 Rc8 {Principled.} 23. Nc5 ({The queen sacrifice gives White nothing:
} 23. Qxc8+ Bxc8 24. Rxc8+ Nf8 25. Nc5 Qb6 (25... N6d7 $5 26. Nxa6 Nb6 27. Rc2
Nc4 $11)) {A stronger move is} 23... a5 {White can fight for the advantage in
two ways:} ({The immediate attempt to break out leaves White with some
advantage:} 23... e5 $5 24. Bf5 $5 (24. Nxe5 $2 Nxc5) ({No advantage comes from
} 24. dxe5 Qb6 $1 25. exf6 Rxc5 26. Qd2 Rxc1+ 27. Qxc1 Nxf6 $11 {[%cal Gf6e4]})
24... exd4 25. b4 d3 26. Qb2 Rc7 27. Bxd3 $14) 24. a3 (24. Qb3 Ba6 $1 {[%csl
Gg1]} 25. Ne1 $1 (25. Bxa6 $140 Qxa6 26. Nxa6 $2 Rxc1+ 27. Kh2 Ng4+ 28. Kh3
Nxf2+ 29. Kh4 Rh1+ 30. Nh2 Rxh2#) 25... Nxc5 26. Rxc5 Ne4 27. Rxc8+ Bxc8 28.
Qb5 Qc7 $1 {With the help of active counterplay, Black can count on equalising,
but here too, great accuracy is required of him.} 29. Qe8+ Kh7 30. Nf3 Qc1+ 31.
Kh2 Qd1 $1 $11 {Only this move saves the day!} 32. Ne5 (32. Bxe4+ dxe4 33. Nh4
Qxd4 34. Qxf7 Qf6 35. Qxf6 gxf6 $11) 32... Qh5+ 33. Kg1 Qd1+ $11) 24... e5 25.
Qb1 $1 {Thanks to this excellent move, White can continue to fight for the
advantage.} (25. dxe5 Qb6 26. exf6 Rxc5 {leads to equality.}) 25... Nxc5 26.
dxe5 Qe7 27. exf6 Qxf6 28. Bh7+ Kf8 (28... Kh8 29. b4 axb4 30. axb4 Nd7 31.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 32. Bf5 Nb6 33. Bxc8 Nxc8 34. b5 $14) 29. b4 axb4 30. axb4 (30. Qxb4
Qe7 31. Bf5 Rc7 32. Qf4 $36) 30... Na4 31. Rxc8+ Bxc8 32. Qa2 Nb6 33. Bd3 {
White has a minimal advantage.}) 22... Bc6 {Black seizes the opportunity to
exchange the passive bishop, but even this does not promise full equality.} (
22... Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. Qc2 Bb7 25. a3 $14 (25. Nc5 $5 $14)) 23. Nc5 Bb5
24. Bxb5 {Best} axb5 ({White has a serious initiative after} 24... Rxb5 25. a4
Rb4 (25... Rb6 26. Ne5) 26. Ne5 $36 Rxd4 (26... Nxc5 27. Rxc5 Rb8 28. Qc2 $14 {
White has a free advantage.}) 27. Ncxd7 Nxd7 28. Rc8+ Nf8 29. Qh5 Qe7 30. Nc6
Qc5 31. Rc7 Ng6 $8 32. Ne7+ Qxe7 33. Rxe7 Nxe7 34. Qe5 $5 (34. b3 $14) 34...
Rxa4 35. Qb8+ Kh7 36. Qe8 $16) 25. Ne5 Nxc5 26. dxc5 Qa6 27. b4 Qa4 {In my
opinion, White has an indisputable advantage, but Black retains chances of a
successful defence.}) 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 ({A pawn is lost after} 22... Rxc8 23.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Qxe4 $16) 23. Qc2 $1 {A logical and strong move -
White consistently follows his policy of exploiting the bad bishop on c8 which
will be especially noticeable in the endgame.} ({Karpov's suggestion also
looks strong:} 23. Qe1 $1 {White's queen emerges very effectively on a5, after
which Black's defence is extremely difficult.} Bb7 24. Qa5 $16) ({Less
convincing, although also leading to an advantage, is} 23. Qe3 Bb7 24. Qf4 $14)
23... g5 $2 {This looks strange, but it is hard to suggest a sensible
continuation for Black.} ({White has a clear advantage after} 23... Bb7 24. Nc5
Rc8 25. b4 $16) ({The most stubborn looks to be} 23... Ndf6 {Now White has
several promising ways to develop the initiative:} 24. Nc5 {is tempting:} ({
After} 24. a3 Bd7 25. Nc5 a5 26. Ne5 Be8 {Black manages to regroup
successfully, and it is not easy to develop White's advantage, eg.} 27. Bxe4
dxe4 28. Rd1 Qd5 29. b3 Bb5 30. a4 Bc6 {Black retains chances of counterplay.}
31. Nxe6 Qxe6 32. Nxc6 Qxb3 33. Qxb3 Rxb3 34. Ra1 Rd3 35. Nxa5 Rxd4 36. Nb3 Rd3
37. Rb1 $14) ({It is promising to play the preliminary} 24. Ne5 {with the idea
of a subsequent penetration on the c-file, combined with Nc5.} Bd7 25. Nc5 {
However, in this case Black retains defensive resources.} {An interesting move
is} Be8 $5 (25... Nxc5 26. Qxc5 Qxc5 27. dxc5 Bb5 (27... Rxb2 {is bad:} 28.
Nxd7 Nxd7 29. c6 $18) 28. Bxb5 axb5 {White has the advantage, although it is
not fully certain that it suffices for victory. Black transfers his knight
from f6 to c7, with chances of a successful defence.}) 26. Nxa6 {is risky:} (
26. Qe2 Rb4 $132) 26... Ra8 27. Nc7 Rc8 $1 {and it is hard for White to unpin.}
) 24... Nxc5 {however, the concrete circumstances allow White to play for the
maximum:} 25. dxc5 $1 ({White should maintain a small positional advantage
after} 25. Qxc5 Qxc5 26. Rxc5 Bd7 27. b3 Bb5 28. Bc2 $14 (28. Ne5)) 25... Qc7
26. Qc3 Ng4 $1 {Black must be ready for active counterplay in the centre} 27.
Re1 a5 28. c6 $5 {Leading to a clear white advantage, without complications} (
28. Nd4 $5 {Stronger} Bd7 ({White has the advantage after} 28... e5 29. Nb5 Qd8
30. f3 Ba6 (30... d4 31. Nxd4 exd4 32. Qxa5 $18) 31. fxg4 Bxb5 32. Bxb5 Rxb5
33. Rxe5 $16) 29. c6 Be8 30. Qc5 h5 $1 $132 {however, the cold-blooded} 31. b3
$1 {leaves Black's counterplay adequate} (31. Rc1 $5 {leads to sharper play,
where White also retains chances of an advantage} h4 32. Be2 Nxf2 33. Kxf2
Qxg3+ 34. Kf1 h3 35. gxh3 Qxh3+ 36. Ke1 Qg3+ 37. Kd1) 31... h4 32. gxh4 Qh2+
33. Kf1 Qh1+ (33... Qxh4 34. Nf3 Qh1+ 35. Ke2 Qxg2 36. Rg1 $16) 34. Ke2 Qxg2
35. Nf3 d4 36. Rf1 $16)) 24. Qc7 {White carries out his plan consistently.} ({
White also has the advantage after} 24. Nc5 f5 25. b4 $16) 24... Qxc7 $6 (24...
Bb7 {is bad:} 25. Bxe4 Qxc7 26. Bh7+ $1 {An important intermediate move.} Kxh7
27. Rxc7 Kg7 28. Rxd7 Bc6 29. Rxf7+ $1 Kxf7 30. Ne5+ Ke8 31. Nxc6 Rc8 32. Ne5
Rc1+ 33. Kh2 Rd1 34. Nc5 Rxd4 35. Ned3 $16) 25. Rxc7 {White has a
strategically winning position. It is hard for Black to avoid the exchange of
both his knights for White's bishop and knight, after which the positional
idea of the whole game will be seen in full relief - the advantage of the
knight over the bad bishop on c8.} f6 $2 {Leading immediately to a hopeless
position for Black, however, as Anand said, in a bad position, all moves are
bad.} ({After} 25... Nef6 26. Nc5 Ra8 27. b4 {Black is helpless.}) ({Black
also has a difficult position after} 25... g4 26. Ne5 Nxe5 27. dxe5 $16 {/\Be4}
) ({If} 25... Nd6 26. Nc5 Nf6 27. b3 {Black is paralysed and material losses
are unavoidable.}) 26. Bxe4 $1 {This timely exchange leads to a position where
White's two knights dominate.} dxe4 27. Nd2 f5 28. Nc4 Nf6 ({Also bad is} 28...
Kf8 29. Nc5 Nxc5 30. dxc5 e5 31. c6 Be6 32. Rb7 Rc8 33. Nxe5 $18) 29. Nc5 Nd5
30. Ra7 Nb4 (30... Nf6 31. b3 $18) 31. Ne5 $6 {Not the most accurate, but good
enough to win.} (31. Nd6 Nd5 (31... Nxa2 32. Rc7 $18) 32. b3 $18 {White's
winning plan is: a4-a5, transfer the Kg1 to the centre to neutralise the black
PP and after the exchange on c8, White plays Ra6 and the queenside PP decide
the game.}) 31... Nc2 $1 {Anand seizes the micro-chance offered him.} 32. Nc6
Rxb2 33. Rc7 Rb1+ $2 ({Black could have obtained chances to save the game by} 
33... e3 $142 34. fxe3 Nxe3 35. Rxc8+ Kh7 36. Rc7+ Kh8 37. Ne5 Rxg2+ 38. Kh1
Rf2 39. Ncd3 $18 ({After} 39. Nf7+ Kg7 40. Nxg5+ Kg6 41. Nh3 Rf1+ 42. Ng1 f4
43. gxf4 Rxf4 {little material remains, but White retains chances to win after}
44. Rg7+ Kf6 45. Rg3)) 34. Kh2 e3 35. Rxc8+ Kh7 36. Rc7+ {White organises a
mating attack with minimal forces.} Kh8 37. Ne5 ({Also possible is} 37. Nd7 Kg7
38. Nce5 {/\39.Nf6+ Kxf6 40.Rf7#} Nxd4 39. Nf6+ $1 {This effective move,
forcing mate, would have pleased the spectators.} ({I would probably have
played} 39. fxe3 $18) 39... Kxf6 40. f4 Nf3+ 41. gxf3 Rb2+ 42. Kh3 g4+ 43. fxg4
fxg4+ 44. Kxg4 h5+ 45. Kf3 Rf2+ 46. Ke4 {and mate is unavoidable.}) 37... e2 (
37... exf2 38. Nxe6 Rh1+ (38... f1=N+ 39. Kh3 g4+ 40. Kh4 $18) 39. Kxh1 f1=Q+
40. Kh2 $18) 38. Nxe6 $1 {I was pleased that in the world championship match,
I managed to play a game in the style of Akiba Rubinstein, where the whole
strategic thread was followed from beginning to the end.} (38. Nxe6 e1=Q (38...
Rh1+ 39. Kxh1 e1=Q+ 40. Kh2 $18) 39. Ng6+ Kg8 40. Rg7#) 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 03rd"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Giese"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azov Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Sberbank-Tatarstan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. h3 h6 11. a3 a6 12. b3 dxc4 13. bxc4 e5 14. Nh4 Nf8 15. Nf5
Bxf5 16. Qxf5 exd4 17. exd4 c5 18. Be3 Ne6 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. cxd5
Ng5 22. Bxg5 hxg5 23. Bc4 Rad8 24. Rd2 g6 25. Qf3 b5 26. Bf1 Qd6 27. a4 Re5 28.
axb5 axb5 29. Bxb5 Rf5 30. Qd3 Bxf2+ 31. Rxf2 Rxf2 32. Ra6 Qf4 33. Rxg6+ $10 {
führt forciert zu einer Remisstellung} fxg6 34. Qxg6+ Kf8 35. Qh6+ Kf7 36. Qh7+
Kf6 37. Qh6+ Ke5 (37... Ke7 38. Qe6+ Kf8 39. Qh6+ $10) 38. Qe6+ Kd4 39. Qb6+
Kc3 40. Qc5+ Kd2 41. Qxf2+ Qxf2+ {_|_=} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.03.06"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "Giri,A"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 {The Semi Slav, one of the sharpest
openings, which has been developed a lot thanks to Anand.} 5. e3 Nbd7 {Meran...
} 6. Qc2 {Anti-Meran...} Bd6 {and now... the Anti-Anti Meran, do you think? No!
} 7. b3 {White chooses a calm and positional approach. Instead 7.g4! is sharp
and was tried by Magnus in this tournament successfully against Anand and
unsuccessfully against Aronian.} O-O 8. Be2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Rc8 11. Rac1
{Normally, to the best of my knowledge, Black puts his queen on e7, before
striking in the centre. But this move order had already been played by Anand
against Ivanchuk.} c5 12. dxc5 {Novelty.} bxc5 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. g3 {A strong
move! Ivanchuk prepares cxd exd Nh4!} Rfd8 15. cxd5 exd5 {A structure with
hanging pawns has arisen. Hanging pawns might be weak, but they can be strong
as well.. It depends on how well the player handles them.} 16. Nh4 {As I told
you! The knight is provoking some weaknesses.} Bb8 17. Bf1 {Transporting the
bishop to g2 or h3.} Ne5 {An inaccuracy, I think ...Qe6, putting the queen on
a typical square for this structure and preventing Bh3, kept the position
equal.} 18. Bh3 Rc7 19. Bg2 d4 {Too early. Aronian just gives up a pawn. But
to be honest his position was a bit unpleasant already. Though I think, after
the best ...Rcc8! Black can hold the position.} 20. Nf5 Qe8 21. exd4 cxd4 22.
Nxd4 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 g6 24. Ne4 $1 {Nice trick, which Black could have avoided
by not playing g6. But it was very bad for Black anyway. The rest is easy for
Ivanchuk.} Qe7 25. Nxf6+ Qxf6 26. Qe2 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Qd6 28. Qe4 (28. f4 $1 {
would win immediately.} Nd7 29. Nc6 {winning.}) 28... Qb4 29. Rc2 f5 30. Qe2
Qb7+ 31. Nc6 $1 Re8 32. Kg1 Nf3+ 33. Qxf3 Re1+ 34. Kg2 Qb5 35. Rc4 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2004.04.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Pinter, Jozsef"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2004.01.30"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bischwiller"]
[BlackTeam "Gonfreville"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3 (
8. Be2 {-89/379}) 8... O-O 9. O-O Qe7 10. Qc2 e5 $5 {TN} (10... dxc4 11. bxc4 (
11. Bxc4 b5 12. Be2 c5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Nxa4 Bxd2 15. Qxd2 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bb7 $11
{0-1 Krainski,A-Popov,V/Bydgoszcz 2001/CBM 82 ext (32)}) 11... e5 12. Ne4 Bxd2
13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. dxe5 Ng4 15. Nxd2 g6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Mercadal Benejam,
J-Grodzensky,Y/ICCF Email 1999/IXM98 (29)}) (10... h6 11. Rad1 $5 {TN} (11.
Rfe1 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Ne2 Bd6 16. Ng3 Qe7 17.
Bc3 Ng4 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Bf5 Bxg3 20. hxg3 Qg5 21. Bxg4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Nielsen,
P-Agrest,E/Istanbul 2003/CBM 96 (39)}) 11... Re8 12. h3 dxc4 13. bxc4 e5 14.
Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxb4 Qxb4 16. Bxe4 exd4 17. exd4 (17. Rxd4 $5 {н/\} Nf6 18. c5 Qa5
19. Bd3 Be6 20. Rb1 $36) 17... Nf6 $11 {Akopian,V-Gurevich,M 1/2-1/2 Belfort
French tch 2004]} (17... Nf6 18. Bd3 c5 19. Rb1 Qa5 20. d5 Qc7 21. Qb2 Qf4 22.
Qd2 Qd6 $132)) 11. dxe5 (11. cxd5 Bxc3 12. Qxc3 e4 13. dxc6 Nd5 $15) (11. Nxd5
$6 cxd5 12. Bxb4 Qxb4 13. dxe5 Ng4 14. cxd5 Ndxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxh7+ Kh8
$15) 11... Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. cxd5 (13. Nxd5 $5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Bxd2 15. Qxd2
Qxd5 16. Rad1 Bg4 17. f3 Be6 18. Qb4 $14) 13... cxd5 14. Ne2 Bd6 $6 (14... Bxd2
15. Qxd2 Bd7 16. Qb4 $14) 15. Ng3 Qg5 {[н/\16...Ng4|^>>]} 16. f4 $1 Qh4 17. Rf3
{[н/\18.Nf5,18.Be1<=>>>]} g6 18. Be1 $1 Qh6 19. Bc3 Ne8 $5 {[н/\20...Bg4,21...
Rc8]} (19... Qh4 20. Qb2 $16 Ng4 21. h3 Nxe3 22. Rxe3 Bxf4 23. Qf2 $18) 20. Nf5
$1 Bxf5 21. Bxf5 {[н/\22.Rh3+-]} Qh4 22. Rd1 (22. Qd1 $1 {(н/\23.Qd5)} Nc7 23.
Qd4 f6 24. Rh3 $18) 22... Nc7 23. Rg3 (23. Qb2 $5) 23... Rfd8 24. Ba5 $6 (24.
Bxg6 $1 fxg6 (24... hxg6 25. Rh3) 25. Rxg6+ hxg6 26. Qxg6+ Kf8 27. Bf6 Qxf6 28.
Qxf6+ Ke8 29. e4 $18) 24... Qe7 25. Rc1 Ne8 $1 26. Bxd8 Rxd8 {[н/\27...Nf6,27..
.d4<=>]} 27. Rf1 $6 (27. Kh1 d4) (27. Kf1 $5 d4 28. Qe4 $16) 27... Bc5 $132 28.
Kh1 Bxe3 29. Bd3 {[н/\30.f5|^>>]} Bd4 (29... Ng7 30. f5 Qe5 $14) 30. f5 Nf6 $2
$138 31. fxg6 hxg6 32. Rgf3 $2 (32. Bxg6 $1 fxg6 33. Qxg6+ Kh8 34. Qg5 $3 $18 {
[н/\35.Rh3,35.Qh4]}) 32... Kg7 $13 33. h3 Rd7 34. Qd2 Be5 35. Qg5 Qd6 36. g4 $2
$138 (36. Rd1 Nh5 $132) 36... Re7 (36... Ne4 $5 37. Bxe4 dxe4 38. Re3 f6 39.
Qh4 Bf4 40. Rxe4 Bg3 $19) 37. Qd2 Nd7 $1 {[텤d7-f8-e6<=>]} 38. R3f2 Nf8 39.
Rf3 Ne6 40. Qg2 Ng5 $15 41. Re3 Re8 $1 {[н/\42...Rh8б->;xKh1]} 42. Be2 d4 43.
Rd3 Bf4 44. Bf3 Nxh3 $1 $17 45. Bc6 (45. Qxh3 Rh8 46. Qxh8+ Kxh8 47. Bxb7 Be3
48. Kg2 (48. Rxf7 Qg3) 48... Kg7 $17) 45... bxc6 46. Rxh3 d3 $19 47. Qb2+ f6
48. Qf2 d2 49. Rd1 g5 50. Kg2 Qd7 51. Kf1 $5 Re7 (51... Qxg4 52. Qa7+ Kg8 53.
Qh7+ Kf8 $19) 52. Qf3 Re3 53. Qxe3 Bxe3 54. Rxe3 Qxg4 $19 55. Rxd2 Qf4+ 56. Ke2
g4 57. Kd3 Kg6 58. Rde2 Qf5+ 59. Re4 Kg5 60. Kd2 Qd5+ 61. Ke1 f5 62. Re8 g3 63.
R8e3 Kg4 64. Re7 Qd4 65. Kf1 Kf3 0-1

[Event "BL2-West 9697"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1997.10.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1996.10.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT2"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Godesberg"]
[BlackTeam "Porz II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Qc2 e6 5. Nbd2 (5. g3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2
Bb7 8. Nbd2 Na6 $5 {TN} (8... Nbd7 {-65/383}) 9. Nb3 Qb6 (9... Nb4 $5 10. Qd1
c5 $1 11. a3 (11. dxc5 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 Rd8+ 13. Bd2 Nd3 $1 $17) 11... Na6 12.
Bg2 c4) 10. Bg2 Rc8 11. O-O c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Be3 Be4 (13... Nxb3 14. Qxc8+
$1 Bxc8 15. Bxb6 Nxa1 16. Bxa7 $16) 14. Qc3 b4 {- Gurevich,M-Delemarre,J/BL
1997 (42)} 15. Qc4 $5 $40) 5... Nbd7 6. e4 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nxe4 8. Qxe4 Bb4+ 9.
Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 Qa5 11. a3 $5 {TN} (11. O-O-O Qxa2 12. Bd3 Nb6 13. c5 Nd5
14. Nc4 Bd7 15. Nd6+ Kf8 16. Qf3 Be8 17. Rhe1 $44 {- Cebalo,M-Nikolic,P/
Yugoslavia 1982 (44)}) 11... O-O 12. Bd3 Nf6 (12... g6 $5 {13...e5}) 13. Qe5 $1
$14 Qxe5+ 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. Nf3 a5 (15... b6 16. O-O-O Ba6 17. b4 $14) (15... f6
16. O-O-O $5 Nxe5 (16... fxe5 17. Rhe1 b6 18. Rd2 Nc5 19. Bc2 e4 20. Ng5 $16)
17. Nxe5 fxe5 18. Rd2 Kf7 19. Re1 Kf6 20. Rde2 $16) 16. O-O-O a4 {Ra8-a5-c5}
17. Rhe1 Ra5 18. Kc2 $1 $16 {Kc2-c3-b4} g6 (18... f6 19. exf6 $16) (18... Nc5
19. Kc3 Nxd3 20. Rxd3 $16) 19. Kc3 Kg7 20. Kb4 b6 21. Bc2 (21. Be4 Nb8 22. Rd6
Bb7 23. Kc3 Rc8 24. Red1 $16) 21... Nb8 22. Rd6 (22. Bxa4 $2 Na6+ 23. Kb3 Nc5+
$19) 22... Bb7 (22... f6 $6 23. Red1 $1 fxe5 24. Rd8 $18) 23. Kc3 Rc8 24. Nd2
$1 {25.f4,Nd2-e4} (24. Red1 $6 Kf8 25. Rd8+ Ke7 $14) 24... c5 25. Rxb6 $6 (25.
Ne4 $16) 25... Bxg2 26. Be4 Bxe4 27. Nxe4 Nd7 (27... Nc6 $2 28. Nd6 Rc7 29.
Ne8+ $18) 28. Rb7 Nxe5 29. Ng5 $1 h6 (29... Kf6 30. f4 $6) 30. Nxe6+ Kf6 31.
Nf4 Nf3 $6 (31... Ng4 $1 32. Nd5+ Kg7 33. Ree7 Rf8 34. Nc7 Kf6 35. Ne8+ Kg5 $1
$14) 32. Ree7 Rf8 33. Nd5+ Kg7 (33... Kg5 34. h3) 34. Nc7 $5 Nd4 $6 (34... Kf6
$14 35. Nd5+ Kg7 36. h3 $16) 35. Ne8+ Kg8 36. Nd6 $16 Ra6 37. Nxf7 g5 38. Ne5 (
38. Nxg5 Nf5 39. Re6 Rd6 $14) 38... Nf5 (38... Rxf2 39. Re8+ Rf8 40. Rxf8+ Kxf8
41. Nd7+ Ke8 42. Nxc5 $18) 39. Rec7 Re8 40. Nd7 $18 Nd6 41. Nxc5 (41. Nf6+ Kf8
42. Nh7+ (42. Nxe8 Nxb7 43. Ng7 Rb6 $14) 42... Kg8 43. Rg7+ Kh8 44. Nf6 Ne4+
45. Nxe4 Rxe4 46. Rgc7 $1 $18) 41... Nxb7 42. Nxa6 Nd6 43. Nc5 $18 Rf8 (43...
Ne4+ 44. Nxe4 Rxe4 45. Rd7 $2) 44. Rd7 Rf3+ 45. Kb4 Nf7 46. Nd3 Kf8 47. Kxa4
Ke8 48. Rd5 Rh3 49. c5 Nd8 50. b4 Ne6 51. c6 (51. b5 $2 $13 Rxd3) 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2004.01.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2004.01.30"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Evry"]
[BlackTeam "Gonfreville"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 (7... Bd6
8. Bd3 (8. Qc2 c5 9. cxd5 cxd4 10. dxe6 dxc3 11. exf7+ Ke7 12. Bxc3 Be6 $13 {
Dreev,A-Gurevich,M Bastia 2002 0-1(67)}) 8... c5 9. O-O O-O 10. cxd5 exd5 11.
dxc5 Bxc5 12. Qc2 Bg4 13. Ng5 g6 14. h3 Bc8 15. e4 $16 {1-0 Malakhov,V-Popov,I/
Moscow RUS 2004/The Week in Chess 485 (54)}) 8. Be2 (8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Bd6 10.
Qc2 h6 11. Rad1 e5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Ne2 Bg4 16. h3
Rc8 17. Qb1 Bd7 $132 {0-1 Flear,G-Godena,M/France 2003/CBM 94 (38)}) 8... Qe7 (
8... Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Rc1 Qe7 11. Qc2 e5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4
Ba3 15. Rcd1 Bd7 16. Nf5 Qe6 17. Nd4 Qe7 18. Nf5 {1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,V-Godena,M/
Cannes 1999/EXT 2000 (18)}) 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 $5 (10. c5 e5 11. a3 Bxc3 12.
Bxc3 e4 13. Nd2 Re8 14. b4 Nf8 15. a4 h5 16. Bxh5 g6 17. Be2 Kg7 18. b5 Ne6 19.
bxc6 bxc6 20. Qb3 $16 {0-1 Prusikhin,M-Godena,M/Switzerland 2002/EXT 2003 (29)}
) 10... Re8 $5 {TN} (10... e5) 11. Rfe1 e5 $5 12. Nxe5 (12. cxd5 cxd5 13. a3
Bd6 14. dxe5 Nxe5 $36) 12... Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qxe5 14. Nxd5 (14. cxd5 cxd5) 14...
Nxd5 (14... Bf5 $6 15. Nxf6+ (15. Qc1 Ng4 $5 $36) 15... Qxf6 16. Qc1 Bd6 17.
Bc3 Qh4 18. g3 $14) 15. cxd5 Bf5 $1 16. Qd1 (16. Qc1 Bd6 17. f4 (17. g3 Qxd5
$17) 17... Qxd5 $15) 16... Bd6 $1 17. g3 (17. f4 Qxd5 18. Bf3 Be4 19. Bc3 Bc5
$15) 17... cxd5 $1 $36 {[/\Ra8-c8-c2);} (17... Qxd5 18. Bc3 Qe6 19. Qd4 Qg6 20.
Qb6 $13 {(/\21.Rad1)}) 18. Rc1 Rac8 19. Bg4 Ba3 (19... Rxc1 $5 20. Bxc1 Bb4 21.
Rf1 Bc3 22. Bxf5 Qxf5 23. Ba3 b6 $15) 20. Bxf5 Qxf5 21. Rc3 Bb2 $1 22. Rxc8
Rxc8 $15 {[/\23...Qe4,24...Rc2]} 23. Qe2 $5 (23. Qb1 Qxb1 24. Rxb1 Rc2 (24...
Ba3) 25. Rd1 Ba3 $15) 23... Rc2 $2 (23... Qe4 {(/\24...Rc2)} 24. f3 Qg6 $5 {
(/\25...Rc2 Huebner,R)} (24... Qc2 25. Bb4 h6 $15)) 24. e4 $1 dxe4 {[#]} 25.
Qd3 $1 (25. Qxe4 Qxe4 26. Rxe4 f5 27. Re8+ Kf7 28. Rd8 Bf6 $17) 25... Rc8 (
25... Rc8 26. Rxe4 $1 {(/\27.Re8)} g6 27. Bh6 $14 Bg7 (27... Qh3 28. Qe3 (28.
Rc4 Re8 29. Re4 Rc8) 28... Qd7 29. Re7 $36) 28. Rc4 $1 Qe6 29. Qd5 $1 $36)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. g5
Nd5 9. Bxc4 Nxc3 $5 10. bxc3 Qe7 $5 11. a4 e5 (11... b6 $5 {/\ Bb7, c5} 12. a5
b5 13. Bd3 a6 14. Be4 Bb7 15. c4 f5 $132) 12. a5 (12. h4) 12... Rb8 13. h4 c5
14. h5 b5 (14... cxd4 $6 15. cxd4 exd4 16. Bb2 $1 $36) 15. axb6 axb6 16. Bd5
Bb7 17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18. Ra8+ Rb8 (18... Bb8 $2 19. Qe4 $16) 19. Ra7 Qe6 $1 (19...
O-O $2 20. Qf5 Rfd8 21. dxe5 Bxe5 22. Rxd7 Bxc3+ 23. Bd2 Qxd7 24. Qxd7 Rxd7 25.
Bxc3 $16) 20. Rh4 $5 Rd8 $1 (20... O-O 21. d5 Qe8 22. Qf5 Rd8 23. Rha4 $14) 21.
dxe5 (21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 O-O (22... Nxe5 23. Qa4+ Kf8 24. Ke2 $16) 23. f4
Ra8 24. Qa4 Rxa7 25. Qxa7 Qc6 26. Qa2 Ra8 27. Qc2 c4 $17) 21... Bb8 $1 22. Raa4
O-O 23. Rae4 Bxe5 $17 24. Kf1 f5 $2 25. Ra4 (25. gxf6 Qxf6 26. Nxe5 Nxe5 27.
Rhf4 Qe6) 25... b5 (25... Bb8 26. Qa2 Qxa2 27. Rxa2 Ne5 $17 {ץc1}) 26. Ra7 Bb8
27. Ra5 Qc6 28. Qe2 Be5 (28... Ne5 $142 29. Nxe5 Bxe5 30. Rxb5 Bxc3 $15 31.
Qc4+ $2 Kh8 32. Ke2 (32. h6 Qf3) (32. Rxc5 Qf3) 32... f4 33. Rxf4 Rxf4 34. exf4
Qd7 $19) 29. Rxb5 Bxc3 30. h6 Rf7 31. Rb3 Be5 $2 (31... Ne5 $15) 32. Rd3 Re8
33. Qd1 c4 34. Rd5 c3 $6 35. Qd3 (35. g6 $1 hxg6 36. Ng5 Rfe7 37. Qb3 $40 Rb8 (
37... Kh8 38. f4 Bf6 39. hxg7+ Kxg7 40. Rh7+ Kf8 41. Rd6) 38. Rxd7+ Rxb3 39.
h7+ Kh8 40. Nf7+ Rxf7 41. Rd8+) 35... Qb7 36. Kg2 (36. g6 $1 hxg6 37. Ng5 Rfe7
38. Qc4 Nb6 (38... Kh8 39. Rb5 Qa6 40. Nf7+ Kh7 41. Ng5+ Kh8 42. f4 Bf6 43.
hxg7+ Kxg7 44. Rh7+) 39. Rxe5+ Nxc4 40. h7+ Kh8 41. Nf7+ $18) 36... Bb8 $2 37.
hxg7 Rxg7 38. Rxf5 Ne5 39. Qe2 $2 (39. Qe2 Qb1 $13) (39. Qe4 $16) 0-1

[Event "Lost Boys op"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1997.08.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1997.08.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd2 O-O 8.
O-O-O c5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Ng5 h6 $5 (10... cxd4 11. Nxd5 g6 12. Ne4 Nxd5 13.
Nxd6 N7f6 14. Qc5 $13 {1-0 Ortega,L-Ciampi,V Catania op(8) 1994 (47)}) (10...
g6 11. h4 cxd4 12. exd4 Ng4 13. Nh3 Nb6 14. Bd3 Nc4 15. Bg5 Qa5 16. h5 $40 {
1/2 1/2 Ortega,L-Komarov,D Cattolica op(4) 1993 (40)}) 11. h4 {[#]} Re8 $1 (
11... cxd4 12. exd4 $13 (12. Nxd5 Re8 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Bc4 hxg5 15. hxg5 Ne4
$13) 12... hxg5 $6 13. hxg5 Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 $16) 12. Bd3 $5 (12.
Nxd5 hxg5 (12... Nxd5 13. Qh7+ Kf8 14. Qh8+ Ke7 15. Qxg7 hxg5 $17) 13. hxg5 (
13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. hxg5 Ne4 $17) 13... Nxd5 14. Qh7+ Kf8 $17) 12... Nf8 $5 {
[/\13...hxg5]} (12... hxg5 13. hxg5 Ng4 (13... Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 $44)
14. Bh7+ (14. Be2 Nf8) 14... Kf8 15. Bf5 Nb6 16. dxc5 $5 Bxc5 17. Ne4 $1 (17.
Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Bb4 Bxf5 19. Rh8+ Ke7 20. Bxc5+ Ke6 $17) 17... Bd6 (17... Bxf5
18. Rh8+ Ke7 19. Qxc5+ Kd7 20. Qd6+ Kc8 21. Qxd8+ Rxd8 22. Nd6+ Kd7 23. Rxd8+
Rxd8 24. Nxf5 $13) 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Bc3 $40) (12... c4 $6 13. Bh7+ Kf8 14.
Nxf7 (14. Bf5 $5) 14... Kxf7 15. Bg6+ (15. Qg6+ Kf8 16. Nxd5 $13) 15... Kf8 16.
Bxe8 Qxe8 17. f3 $36) 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Nf3 (14. Nh3 Bg4 $1 {(/\15...Rc8<=>)}
15. f3 Bxh3 16. Rxh3 Bxe3 $17) 14... Be6 $6 (14... Bg4 15. Kb1 Rc8 16. Bf5 Bxf5
17. Qxf5 Qd7 $13) 15. Nd4 {[/\16.f3,g2-g4-g5|^]} Rc8 16. f3 N6d7 $5 17. Kb1 (
17. g4 $5 Ne5 18. Be2 Bxd4 (18... Nc4 19. Bxc4 Bxd4 20. Bb5 Bxc3 21. Bxc3 $14)
19. exd4 Nc4 $13) 17... a6 {[/\b7-b5-b4<=><<]} 18. Nxe6 (18. g4 Ne5 19. Be2 b5
20. g5 h5 21. f4 Bxd4 22. exd4 Bg4 $1 $15) 18... fxe6 19. f4 $5 {[/\20.f5;
><d5]} b5 20. f5 Nf6 (20... b4 21. fxe6 Nf6 22. Ne2 Bxe3 23. Qb3 Bxd2 24. Rxd2
$36) 21. Qb3 Kh8 $5 (21... e5 22. e4 $16) 22. fxe6 Nxe6 23. Bf5 $6 (23. Bg6 $1
Re7 (23... Rf8 24. Bc1 $14 Bb6 25. Nxd5 Rxc1+ 26. Kxc1 Nc5 27. Qc2 Nxd5 28. e4
$16) 24. g4 $1 (24. Ne2 Bd6 $13) (24. Bc1 Bb6 (24... Rd7 25. g4 $36) 25. Nxd5
Rxc1+ $5 26. Rxc1 $5 (26. Kxc1 Nc5 27. Qc2 Nxd5 28. e4 Rc7 29. Kb1 Nd7 $17)
26... Nxd5 (26... Qxd5 27. Rc8+ Nd8 28. Qxd5 Nxd5 29. Rd1 $36) 27. Rhd1 Rd7 $13
) 24... Nxg4 (24... d4 25. g5 dxc3 26. gxf6 $16) 25. Nxd5 Rd7 26. Bf5 $1 Rxd5 (
26... Rc6 27. Bxg4 (27. Nf4 Nxf4 28. Bxd7 Qxd7 29. exf4 Nf2 $15) 27... Rxd5 28.
Bf3 Rd3 29. Ba5 $1 Rxb3 30. Bxd8 $18) 27. Bxe6 $18) 23... Bf8 $1 {[/\24...Rc4,
25...Nc5 <=><<]} 24. Bc1 (24. g4 Nc5 25. Qc2 b4 26. Bxc8 bxc3 27. Bxc3 Qxc8 28.
g5 Ng4 29. gxh6 Nxh6 30. Rxd5 Ne4 $13) 24... Rc4 $1 {[/\25...Nc5|^]} 25. Bxe6 (
25. Bd3 Nc5 26. Qc2 Nxd3 27. Qxd3 Re5 $15) 25... Rxe6 $15 26. Ne2 {[/
\Ne2-f4-g6<=>>>]} Bd6 27. Qd3 Be5 28. Qf5 Qe8 $5 29. g3 Bc7 $1 {[/\30...Re5,31.
..Bb6 ><e3]} 30. Rhf1 (30. Nf4 Bxf4 31. gxf4 (31. exf4 h5 $15) 31... a5 $5 (
31... Rec6 32. Rhg1 Qe4+ 33. Qxe4 Rxe4 $36) 32. Rhg1 a4 $36) 30... Rce4 31. Nd4
R6e5 32. Qf3 Qg6 33. Ka1 Kh7 $6 (33... Bb6 $1 34. Nf5 Kh7 $17 {(/\35...Ng4)})
34. Ne2 Bb6 (34... Rc4 $5) 35. Nc3 Rg4 36. Rg1 $2 (36. Nxd5 Nxd5 (36... Rxd5 $2
37. Rxd5 Rxg3 38. h5 $1 $18) 37. Rxd5 Rxg3 38. Qh1 (38. Rxe5 Rxf3 39. Rxf3 Qg4
$1 $17 40. Rf4 Qg1 41. Kb1 Bc7 $19) 38... Re7 39. h5 Qe4 $15) 36... Rf5 37. Qg2
d4 $1 38. e4 (38. Ne2 dxe3 39. Qb7 Nh5 40. Qxa6 Nxg3 41. Bxe3 (41. Nxg3 Rxg3
42. Rxg3 Qxg3 43. Qxb6 e2 $19) 41... Bxe3 42. Qxg6+ Rxg6 43. Rxg3 Rxg3 44. Nxg3
Rf3 $17) 38... Re5 39. Nd5 Nxd5 40. exd5 d3 $19 41. Rge1 Rxg3 42. Qh1 Rxe1 43.
Rxe1 (43. Qxe1 Rg1 44. Qd2 Rxd1 45. Qxd1 Qe4 $19) 43... Ba5 $1 $19 44. h5 Qg4
45. Rd1 (45. Re4 Rg1) 45... d2 (45... d2 46. Bxd2 Bxd2 47. Rxd2 Rg1+) 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.03.09"]
[Round "12.4"]
[White "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 6. Qc2 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2
Nc6 9. O-O Be6 10. Ne5 $5 (10. Rd1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Rc8 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. e4 d4
14. Qb3 $36 {1/2-1/2 Krasenkow,M-Bareev,E/Wijk aan Zee NED 2003/The Week in
Chess 428 (36)}) 10... Rc8 11. Qa4 Qc7 (11... Bd6 12. Nxc6 Rxc6 13. dxc5 Bxc5
14. Bxa6 $16) 12. Bd2 Bd6 (12... cxd4 13. exd4 Qb6 $132) 13. Nxc6 Bd7 $6 (13...
Qxc6 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Rac1 $36) 14. dxc5 Bxh2+ (14... Bxc5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16.
Qe4+ Be6 17. Nd4 $16) 15. Kh1 Bxc6 16. Qh4 Be5 17. f4 $1 Bxc3 18. Bxc3 Qe7 19.
Bd3 (19. Qg5 O-O 20. Rf3 $16) 19... Bb5 $5 20. Bxb5+ axb5 21. Rf3 (21. Qg5 $5)
21... Rxc5 $1 22. Bb4 b6 $44 23. Rd1 O-O 24. Rg3 Re8 25. Qg5 g6 26. Rf3 Kg7 27.
Bxc5 bxc5 28. Qh4 h6 29. Rh3 Rh8 30. a3 Qd7 31. Kg1 Qf5 32. Qe1 $1 {[н/\33.
Qc3<=>]} Rb8 33. Qc3 b4 34. Qxc5 bxa3 35. Qxa3 (35. bxa3 Rb2 $132) 35... Qc2
36. Qd3 Qxb2 37. Rf3 Qb4 38. Qd4 Qe7 39. Rf2 Rb4 40. Qe5 Qc5 41. Rd3 Rb1+ 42.
Kh2 Re1 43. Kg3 Qc6 44. Rc3 Qd7 45. f5 d4 (45... gxf5 46. Rxf5 Qe6 47. Qxe6
fxe6 48. Rc7+ Kg6 49. Rf3 $11) 46. Rd3 Rxe3+ (46... dxe3 47. Rxd7 exf2 48.
Rxf7+ Kxf7 49. Qc7+ Re7 50. Qc4+ Kg7 $11) 47. Rxe3 dxe3 48. Rf3 gxf5 49. Rxf5
$14 Qc6 50. Qxe3 Ne4+ 51. Kh2 Qd6+ 52. Qf4 Qxf4+ 53. Rxf4 Ng5 54. Ra4 Kg6 55.
Ra6+ f6 $2 (55... Kg7 $11) 56. Kg3 Nf7 57. Kf4 h5 58. Ra8 $14 Nh6 59. Ke4 Nf5
60. Rb8 Nh6 61. Kd5 Nf7 62. Ke6 Ng5+ 63. Ke7 Ne4 64. Rh8 Kg5 65. Ke6 h4 66. Kd5
Nf2 67. Kd4 Kf4 $1 $11 68. Rxh4+ (68. Rxh4+ Kg3 69. Rh6 Kxg2) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Metz op 22nd"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2004.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Svetushkin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2004.04.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 a6 6. c5 Nbd7 7. b4 g6 8. Bd3 (8.
Bb2 {1-0 Bologan,V-Grischuk,A/Poikovsky RUS 2004/The Week in Chess 489 (44)})
8... Bg7 9. Bb2 {TN} (9. O-O O-O 10. e4 {1-0 Gurevich,M-Zhukova,N/St Vincent
ITA 2004/The Week in Chess 484 (30)}) 9... O-O 10. O-O e5 $5 11. dxe5 (11. Nxe5
Nxe5 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. Na4 Qh4 $132) 11... Ng4 12. Ne2 (12. e6 fxe6 13. e4 Nde5
$132) 12... Qe7 $5 (12... Ngxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bd4 $14) 13. Bd4 Ndxe5 14.
Nxe5 Bxe5 15. h3 Nh6 $5 {[н/\16...Bf5]} (15... Qh4 16. Qd2 Re8 17. Nf4 Bxd4 18.
exd4 Nh6 $132) 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. Nd4 Bf5 18. Nxf5 (18. a4 Be4 19. Be2 Qg5 $132)
18... Nxf5 $132 19. Qg4 Ng7 $1 {[20...f5;20...Ne6,21...a5<=><<]} 20. e4 $5 Rad8
(20... Qc3 $5 21. Rfd1 (21. Rad1 Qxb4 22. exd5 Qxg4 23. hxg4 cxd5 24. Be2 Rad8
25. Bf3 Ne6 $15) 21... dxe4 (21... Qxb4 22. exd5 Qxg4 (22... Qxc5 23. dxc6 $36)
23. hxg4 cxd5 24. Be2 $44) 22. Qxe4 Rfe8) 21. Rad1 Nh5 $6 (21... Rfe8 22. exd5
cxd5 23. Bc2 d4 $132) 22. exd5 Nf6 23. Qf3 Nxd5 24. Bc4 $11 (24. Rfe1 Qb2 $132)
24... Nf6 (24... Rfe8 25. Bxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 Qxd5 27. Qxd5 cxd5 28. Rd1 Rd8 $11
) 25. Rfe1 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Re8 {[н/\27...Re7,28...Kg7,29...a5<=><<]} 27. Bb3 Re7
28. g3 Kg7 29. Kg2 a5 $15 30. a3 Qb2 31. bxa5 $1 Ne4 (31... Qxa3 $2 32. Qc3 $18
) (31... Re5 32. a6 bxa6 33. Bc4 Rxc5 34. Bxa6 $13) 32. Re1 $1 (32. Bc4 Nxc5
$15) 32... Ng5 33. Rxe7 Nxf3 34. Rxf7+ Kh6 35. Rxf3 $44 Qxa3 36. Bg8 Qxc5 37.
Rf7 Qd5+ 38. Kh2 Qd8 39. Rxh7+ Kg5 40. h4+ Kf5 41. Rf7+ Ke5 42. Bh7 $1 $14 Qd6
$5 (42... Qxa5 43. Bxg6 (43. h5) 43... Qd2 44. h5 $14) 43. Rxb7 c5 {[н/\c5-c4..
.]} 44. Rb6 (44. Bg8 Qd8 45. Rg7 Kf6 46. Rf7+ Ke5 47. Bh7 Qd6 48. Rg7 Qd2 $11)
44... Qd2 $11 45. Kg2 Qd5+ 46. Kg1 Qd1+ 47. Kh2 Qd2 48. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O Bd6 10. Qc2 (10. h3 e5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14.
Bxe4 exd4 15. Bg5 Nf6 16. Qxd4 Bh2+ 17. Kxh2 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Nxe4 19. Be3 Bd7 $11
{1/2-1/2 Fridman,D-Najer,E/Minneapolis USA 2005/The Week in Chess 551 (31)}) (
10. Rc1 e5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Ne2 Ng4 15. h3 Nf6 16.
Bc3 Qe7 17. Qc2 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Bd7 19. Nd4 Rfc8 20. Qa5 Qd6 21. Be2 g6 22. Bf3
$14 {1-0 Dreev,A-Godena,M/Warsaw POL 2005/The Week in Chess 555 (58)}) (10. e4
dxc4 11. bxc4 e5 12. d5 Nc5 13. Bc2 cxd5 14. cxd5 Bg4 15. h3 Bh5 16. a4 Rc8 17.
Re1 Ncd7 18. Rb1 Rc7 19. Rb2 Qe7 $132 {1/2-1/2 Oei,H-Gurevich,M/Andorra la
Vella AND 2005/The Week in Chess 558 (94)}) (10. c5 Bb8 11. Qc2 e5 12. dxe5
Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 {1/2-1/2 Gozzoli,Y-Malakhatko,V/Paris FRA 2005/The
Week in Chess 559 (14)}) 10... h6 (10... Re8 11. Rfe1 h6 12. h3 e5 13. cxd5
cxd5 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Nf6 18. Bf3 Be5 19. Bc3
Qb6 20. Rad1 Bd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Shabalov,A-Najer,E/Las Vegas 2004/CBM 100 ext 
(37)}) 11. Rad1 (11. Rfd1 e5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. h3
Be6 16. f4 Bb8 17. Ne2 Ba7 18. Qb2 Qd7 19. Nd4 Bxh3 20. gxh3 Qxh3 21. Bf1 Qg3+
22. Bg2 Rfe8 23. Bc1 Ng4 24. Nf5 Qh2+ 25. Kf1 Qxf4+ {0-1 Vatter,H-Godena,M/
Pula 2004/CBM 100 ext (25)}) 11... e5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. e4 $5 {TN} (13. dxe5
Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Ne2 (15. f4 Bd6 16. Bf5 Re8 17. Qd3 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 Bb4
19. Be1 Qb6 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 Bxe1 22. Rxe1 Rxe3 $15 {0-1 Blagojevic,
D-Sokolov,I/Neum BIH 2005/The Week in Chess 554 (64)}) 15... Bg4 16. h3 Rc8 17.
Qb1 Bd7 18. Rc1 Qe7 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Rc1 $11 {0-1 Flear,G-Godena,M/France
2003/CBM 094 (38)}) 13... dxe4 (13... exd4 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Nf6 16. Nxd4
$14) 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 exd4 16. Bc1 $5 (16. Nxd4 Nf6 17. Rfe1 $5 (17. Bf3
Bxh2+ 18. Kxh2 Qxd4 $44) 17... Bg4 $6 (17... Bxh2+ 18. Kxh2 Qxd4 19. Bf4 $44) (
17... Re8 $5) 18. f3 Rc8 19. Qd3 $14) 16... Nf6 17. Bb2 (17. Rxd4 Re8 $5 18.
Bb2 Qb6 $11) 17... Re8 (17... Nxe4 18. Qxe4 $36) 18. Bf5 Qa5 $1 19. Nxd4 (19.
Bxc8 Raxc8 20. Qb1 Bb4 $5 21. Bxd4 Ne4 $36) 19... Be5 20. Bxc8 (20. Bd3 Bg4 $36
) 20... Raxc8 21. Qb1 Ne4 $15 (21... Nd5 $5 {[/\22...Nf4|^>>,22...Nc3]}) 22.
Rfe1 $2 Nc3 $2 (22... Nxf2 $3 23. Kxf2 (23. Rxe5 Nxd1 $19 24. Rxa5 Re1#) 23...
Bxd4+ 24. Bxd4 (24. Rxd4 Rxe1 25. Qxe1 Rc2+ 26. Kf1 Qxe1+ 27. Kxe1 Rxb2 $19)
24... Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Qd2+ 26. Kf1 (26. Kg3 Qxd4 $19) 26... Rc2 $19) 23. Bxc3
Qxc3 24. Nf3 Bf6 $11 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Rd3 Qa5 27. Rd2 g6 28. g3 Re6 29. Qd3
Kg7 30. Kg2 Rc6 31. Qe4 Qc7 32. Qe8 Re6 $5 (32... Rd6 33. Rxd6 Qxd6 34. h4 $11)
33. Rd7 Qxg3+ $5 34. hxg3 Rxe8 35. Rxb7 Re2 36. a4 a5 37. Rb5 (37. b4 Rb2 38.
b5 Ra2 $17) 37... Bc3 38. Rd5 $1 {[/\39.Rd3]} Rb2 39. Rd3 $11 Bb4 40. Ne5 Re2
41. Rd5 Rb2 42. Nc4 Rxb3 43. Nxa5 Bxa5 44. Rxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpB"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2005.05.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Schlosser, Philipp"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2005.03.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Nxg4 8. Rg1
f5 9. h3 Ngf6 10. Rxg7 Ne4 11. Bd2 Qf6 (11... Nf8 12. Rg2 Ng6 13. O-O-O Bd7 14.
Qb3 Qb6 15. h4 Nxd2 16. Kxd2 Qxb3 17. axb3 Be7 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Bb5 Bf6 20. h5
Ne7 21. Ne5 $36 {1-0 Sargissian,G-Al Sayed,M/Caleta ENG 2005/The Week in Chess
534 (44)}) 12. Rg2 Nf8 13. O-O-O (13. Nxe4 fxe4 14. Ne5 Ng6 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16.
Qb3 Rxh3 17. O-O-O Rh2 18. Bb4 Rxg2 19. Bxg2 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Bruzon,L/
Pamplona ESP 2004/The Week in Chess 530 (19)}) 13... Ng6 14. Bd3 Bd7 15. Rdg1
Bc7 16. Be1 O-O-O 17. Na4 $5 Kb8 (17... dxc4 18. Bxc4 b5 $2 19. Bxb5 cxb5 20.
Ba5 $18) 18. Kb1 dxc4 $5 {TN} (18... e5 {-Kasparov,G-Nielsen,P.H. Reykjavic
rapid 2004}) 19. Qxc4 e5 $132 {[/\20...Be6;20...exd4]} (19... b5 20. Qb3 $14)
20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Qxe5 {[/\22...Be6,23...Qd5]} (21... Bxe5 $5 22. f3 (22.
f4 Be6 (22... Bd6 23. Bxe4 fxe4 24. Bc3 $18) 23. Qc2 (23. fxe5 Qf7 $1 24. Qc2
Bxa2+ 25. Ka1 Bb3 $17) 23... Qf7 $1 24. b3 Bf6 $17) 22... Be6 23. Qc2 Qf7 24.
b3 Nd6 $13) 22. f4 $5 Qe6 (22... Qe8 23. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 24. Qxe4 fxe4 25. Bh4 Rde8
(25... Rdf8) 26. Bf6 Rhf8 27. Rg7 Bxh3 28. Rxh7 $13) 23. Qxe6 Bxe6 24. Bxe4
fxe4 25. Bc3 (25. Nc5 Bxh3 26. Rg7 Rd5 27. b4 h5 $15) 25... Rhg8 26. Rxg8 Rxg8
27. Rxg8+ Bxg8 28. Nc5 Bb6 $11 29. Nd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cappelle op 12th"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pedersen, Steffen"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd2 O-O 8. h3
a6 9. g4 (9. O-O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. e4 b5 13. Be3 Qc7 14.
Rxd6 Qxd6 15. e5 Qc7 16. Be2 $36 {Gabriel,C-Chernin,A Osterkars op 1995}) 9...
b6 $5 {TN [/\10...Bb7, 11...c5]} 10. cxd5 (10. g5 Nh5 11. Bd3 g6 $13) 10...
cxd5 11. Bd3 {[/\12.g5]} g6 {[/\12...Bb7, 13...Rc8<=><<]} 12. O-O-O $6 (12. Rc1
$5 Bb7 13. Qb3 Rc8 14. Ke2 $13) 12... Bb7 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Qb3 b5 {[/\Nd7-b6-c4,
/\15...Rc4-><<]} 15. a4 Ne4 16. Be1 (16. Bxe4 $2 dxe4 17. Ng1 b4 $19) 16...
Nxc3+ 17. Bxc3 Bc6 $5 (17... b4 18. Be1 Qa5 19. Qa2 $1 $13 {(/\20.b3)}) 18.
axb5 Bxb5 19. Bxb5 Rb8 $1 $36 20. h4 Rxb5 21. Qc2 Qf6 $1 {[/\22...Rfb8-><<]}
22. Rh3 (22. Ng5 h6 23. Nh3 Qf3 $17) 22... Rc8 23. g5 Qe7 (23... Qf5 24. Qxf5
exf5 25. Kc2 $13) 24. h5 Ba3 $1 {[/\25...Rxb2]} 25. b3 $8 Nf8 $1 $19 {[><h7;/
\26...Qb7|^]} 26. Rd3 a5 27. Ka2 a4 $1 28. Nd2 (28. bxa4 Rb2+ 29. Qxb2 Bxb2 30.
Kxb2 Qd7 $1 31. Ka3 e5 $19) 28... axb3+ 29. Nxb3 Qa7 (29... Qa7 30. Kb1 Rxb3+
31. Qxb3 Rb8 $19) 0-1

[Event "Istanbul op 5th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2006.09.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shalimov, Valery"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2426"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2006.08.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 a6 6. Bd2 c5 7. Rc1 (7. cxd5 exd5
8. Be2 Nc6 9. Ne5 cxd4 10. exd4 Bd6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bg5 Rb8 13. Qd2 h6 14.
Bh4 O-O 15. Rc1 Re8 16. Bg3 Bxg3 17. hxg3 c5 18. b3 Rb4 19. Rh4 Bg4 20. dxc5 d4
21. f3 Qc7 22. Kf2 dxc3 23. Rxc3 Rbe4 24. Bf1 Rd8 25. Qc1 Red4 $17 {0-1 Bareev,
E-Malakhov,V/Sochi 2006/CBM 111 ext (34)} 26. Bb5) 7... Nc6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Be2
Bd6 $5 {TN} (9... Bg4 10. O-O Bd6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. h3 Be6 13. Qa4 {1/2-1/2
Comas Fabrego,L-Saldano Dayer,H/Lorca 2005/CBM 111_02}) 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. O-O
O-O 12. Qa4 Qe7 (12... d4 13. exd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Bf4 Bg4 $11) 13. Rfd1
Be6 14. Qh4 Rfd8 15. Bd3 h6 16. Ne2 $5 {[/\17.Bc3,Ned4,Nf4]} (16. Na4 $5 Ba7 (
16... Bd6 $5) 17. Bc3 Ne4 18. Qxe7 Nxe7 19. Bd4 $14) 16... Bd6 17. Ned4 Ne5 18.
Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bc3 Bg4 $5 20. f3 (20. Re1 $5 {[/\21.h3,22.Red1]}) 20... Bd7 $13
21. Re1 Re8 22. f4 Bd6 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. Bxf6 $6 (24. Bxf5 Ne4 25. Qxe7 Rxe7 26.
Bd4 g6 $132) 24... Qe6 $1 25. Bxf5 Qxf5 26. Bd4 Rac8 27. Qg3 g5 $5 28. Qf3 $138
Rxc1 29. Rxc1 gxf4 30. g3 Re4 (30... Be5 $5 $15) 31. gxf4 Bxf4 $1 32. Kh1 Qe6
33. Rg1+ Bg5 $15 34. Qg3 Kh7 35. Qb8 Qf5 $1 36. Qg3 (36. Qh8+ Kg6 37. Qg8+ Kh5
$19) 36... f6 $138 (36... Rh4 $5) 37. Qc7+ Kg6 38. Qg3 Kf7 (38... Kh5 $5) 39.
Qg2 Re7 (39... Re6 $17) 40. h4 $2 (40. Bxf6 Kxf6 (40... Bxf6 41. Qg8#) (40...
Qxf6 41. Rf1) 41. Rf1 Bf4 $1 42. Rxf4 (42. exf4 d4 $17) 42... Qxf4 43. exf4
Re1+ 44. Qg1 Rxg1+ 45. Kxg1 Kf5 $19) 40... Re4 $1 $19 41. Rf1 Rxh4+ 42. Kg1 Qe6
43. Rf3 Rg4 44. Rg3 h5 0-1

[Event "Neckar op-A 9th"]
[Site "Deizisau"]
[Date "2005.03.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Peng, Zhaoqin"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2005.03.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 a6 6. c5 Nbd7 7. b4 g6 8. Bb2 Bg7
9. Qc2 $5 {TN} (9. Be2 O-O (9... Qc7 {-92/424}) 10. O-O Qc7 (10... Qe7 11. a4 (
11. Qc2 e5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qxe5 14. Nb5 Qe7 15. Nd6 Be6 16. Bd3 b6 17.
Rfe1 a5 18. a3 axb4 19. axb4 bxc5 20. bxc5 Nd7 {1/2-1/2 Dunis,A-Svetushkin,D/
Metz FRA 2005/The Week in Chess 547 (72)} 21. Bxg7 $5 Kxg7 22. e4 $5 $36) 11...
e5 12. b5 e4 13. Nd2 Re8 14. bxc6 bxc6 15. a5 Nf8 16. Na4 Bf5 17. Nb6 Ra7 18.
Qa4 Qe6 19. Nb1 g5 20. Nc3 Ng6 $40 {0-1 Kaidanov,G-Erenburg,S/Moscow RUS 2005/
The Week in Chess 539 (41)}) 11. Na4 Ne4 12. Nd2 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 e5 14. dxe5 Bxe5
15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. Qd4 Re8 17. Qxe5 Rxe5 18. Rfd1 Nf6 19. Rd4 h5 20. h3 Bf5 21.
a3 {1/2-1/2 Psakhis,L-Gofshtein,Z/Ashdod ISR 2004/The Week in Chess 531 (21)})
9... O-O 10. Na4 (10. Be2 e5 $5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. Bxg4 Bxg4 $44)
10... e5 $5 11. dxe5 (11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. Nb6 Rb8 $132) 11... Ng4
12. h3 (12. e6 fxe6 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Qb2+ Kg8 $5 $132) 12... Ngxe5 13. Nd4 Nf6
14. Be2 (14. Nb6 Rb8 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. Nf5 gxf5 17. Bxe5 Re8 $132) 14... Ne4
15. Nb6 Rb8 16. O-O Qh4 $5 $36 {[/\17...Bxh3->]} 17. Nxc8 Rbxc8 18. Nb3 (18.
Nf3 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Rce8 $15) 18... f5 $5 19. Nd2 Ng5 $1 20. Rab1 $1 (20. f4
Nxh3+ 21. gxh3 Qg3+ 22. Kh1 Qxh3+ 23. Kg1 Ng4 $1 24. Bxg4 Qg3+ 25. Kh1 fxg4 26.
Bxg7 Rf5 $19) (20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Rab1 f4 $40) 20... f4 (20... Rce8 $5 {(/\21...
f4)->}) 21. exf4 Qxf4 $6 (21... Rxf4 22. g3 $1 Qh6 $1 (22... Nxh3+ 23. Kg2 Rg4
$1 $13) 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Rb3 Nxh3+ 25. Kg2 Rh4 $1 $40) 22. Bc1 $1 {[/\23.Rb3]}
Qh4 23. Rb3 Ne6 24. Bb2 Nd4 (24... Nf4 25. Bd1 $1 $13) 25. Bxd4 Qxd4 26. Nf3
$11 Nxf3+ 27. Bxf3 Rce8 28. a3 Rf5 29. Qd1 Qc4 (29... Qxd1 30. Rxd1 $11) 30.
Rd3 Rfe5 31. g3 a5 $5 32. Qb3 a4 $6 (32... axb4 33. axb4 Ra8 34. Qxc4 dxc4 35.
Rd7 Rb8 36. Rc1 c3 37. Kg2 $11) 33. Qd1 $1 Bf6 34. Kg2 Kg7 35. h4 R5e7 36. Qd2
d4 37. Rc1 Qe6 38. Qc2 Qf5 39. Qc4 Re1 40. Rxe1 Rxe1 41. Rd1 Re7 42. Qd3 Qe6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cappelle op 12th"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Ruzele, Darius"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "181"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. a3 a5 11. h3 (11. b3 b6 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. Na4 Rec8 14. Ne5 b5
15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Nc3 b4 $132 {Epishin,V-Gelfand,B Ljubljana Eurocup tt 1995})
11... h6 12. b3 b6 (12... dxc4 13. bxc4 e5 14. Nh4 g6 15. dxe5 $6 Bxe5 16. Nf3
Bc7 17. Nd4 Nc5 $15 {Amura,C-Arakhamia,K Subotica 1991}) 13. e4 $5 Nxe4 14.
Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 $5 16. Qh4 (16. Qxc6 $2 Bd7 17. Qxb6 Reb8 $19) 16... Bb7
17. Bf4 $1 Bxf4 (17... Bxa3 $2 18. Bxh6 $5 gxh6 19. Qxh6 Bd6 (19... Nh7 20. Bd3
f5 21. Qg6+ Kh8 (21... Kf8 22. Rxa3 Qxa3 23. Qxh7 $40) 22. Ne5 Rf8 23. Qh6 $16)
20. Bd3 c5 21. Ng5 $16 {(/\22.Bh7)}) 18. Qxf4 c5 19. Ne5 $14 {[><a5,b6.c5]}
Rad8 20. Rd3 $5 (20. Qe3 $5 $14 {(/\21.Rd3)}) 20... Be4 $1 (20... cxd4 21. Rxd4
Qc5 22. Rad1 Rxd4 23. Qxd4 $16) 21. Rg3 Kf8 $13 22. dxc5 bxc5 23. Re1 Rd4 24.
Bf3 Bb7 $5 (24... Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Qc7 26. Qc6 $14) 25. Qc1 Red8 26. Qc3 Bxf3 27.
Rxf3 Qc7 28. Rfe3 $10 Qb6 29. Nf3 Rd1 30. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 31. Re1 Ne4 32. Qc2 Rxe1+
33. Nxe1 Nd6 34. Nf3 Nf5 35. Qe4 $5 f6 (35... Qxb3 36. Qa8+ Ke7 37. Qxa5 $14
Qxc4 38. Qc7+ Ke8 39. Qxf7+ Kxf7 40. Ne5+ $16) 36. g4 Ne7 37. Qe3 Kf7 38. Nd2
Nc6 39. Nf3 Ne7 (39... Nd4 $10) 40. h4 Qd6 41. h5 Nc6 42. Qe4 Ne7 43. Kg2 Nc6
44. Ne1 $5 Ne5 (44... Nd4 45. Nd3 {(/\46.b4)} Nxb3 $4 46. Qb7+ Kg8 47. Qxb3 $18
) 45. f4 $5 Qd2+ 46. Kf1 Nd7 (46... Nxg4 47. Qg6+ $18) 47. Nf3 Qd1+ 48. Kg2
Qxb3 49. g5 $36 {[/\50.Qg6,51.gxh6]} f5 50. Qa8 $1 (50. Qc6 Ke7 51. Qc8 Qb8 $17
) 50... Qxc4 (50... Qb8 51. Qxa5 $14 Qxf4 52. Qd8 $18 Qg4+ 53. Kf2) 51. Qd8 $16
Qc2+ 52. Kg3 Nf8 53. Qc7+ $1 (53. Ne5+ Kg8 54. Ng6 Qc3+ $10) (53. g6+ Nxg6 54.
hxg6+ Kxg6 55. Qxa5 c4 $13) 53... Ke8 $8 (53... Kg8 54. g6 $18) 54. Qxg7 hxg5
55. fxg5 Qe4 56. g6 f4+ $8 57. Kg4 Qf5+ 58. Kh4 c4 59. Qh8 c3 60. Nd4 $2 $138 (
60. Qxc3 Nxg6+ 61. hxg6 Qxg6 62. Qc8+ Ke7 63. Qc7+ Ke8 64. Qxf4 $18) 60... Qd3
$1 {[/\61...Qg3 mate]} 61. Kg5 $8 f3 $1 62. Qf6 $2 (62. g7 Qd2+ 63. Kg4 Qxd4+
64. Kh3 Qf6 (64... Qf4 65. g8=Q f2 66. Qxe6+ Kd8 67. Qhf6+ $18) 65. g8=Q Qf5+
66. Qg4 $18) 62... Qd2+ 63. Kg4 Qg2+ 64. Kf4 {[#]} f2 $1 $10 65. Qf7+ Kd8 66.
Qxf8+ Kd7 67. Qf7+ Kc8 68. Qxe6+ Kb7 69. Qd7+ Ka8 70. Qc8+ Ka7 71. Qc7+ Ka6 72.
Qc4+ Kb7 73. Qb5+ Kc8 74. Qa6+ Kb8 (74... Qb7 $2 75. Qf1 $18) 75. Qb5+ Kc8 76.
Qc5+ Kb7 77. Qe7+ Kc8 78. Qe6+ Kb7 79. Qd7+ Ka8 80. Qc8+ Ka7 81. Nc6+ Kb6 (
81... Qxc6 82. Qxc6 f1=Q+ 83. Ke5 Qe2+ 84. Kf6 c2 85. g7 $14) 82. Qd8+ Kc5 (
82... Kxc6 $4 83. Qa8+ $18) 83. Qxa5+ Kd6 84. Qd8+ Kc5 85. Qf8+ Kb6 86. Qb8+
Kc5 87. Qa7+ Kd6 88. Qd4+ Kxc6 89. Qxc3+ Kb6 90. Qb4+ Ka6 91. Qa4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Markus, Robert"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. c5 Nbd7 7. b4 g6 8. Bd3 Bg7
9. O-O O-O 10. Na4 Re8 $5 {/\11...e5} (10... Ne4 11. Bb2 Qc7 12. Ne5 $1 Nxe5
13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15. f4 Qc7 16. Nb6 Ra7 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qd6 $18 {
1-0 Damljanovic,B-Georgiev,V/Gothenburg 2005/Mega2006 (33)}) 11. h3 (11. Bb2 e5
12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ng4 14. Nb6 Rb8 $132) 11... e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5
Rxe5 14. Bb2 Re8 15. Qf3 Nd7 $5 (15... Ne4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nb6 Rb8 18. Qf4
$14) 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qf4 Qf6 18. Qxf6+ (18. Qg3 Qe5 $5) (18. Qd4 Ne5 $132)
18... Kxf6 $5 (18... Nxf6 19. Nb6 Rb8 20. Nxc8 Rbxc8 $11) 19. Rfd1 Rb8 20. a3
Nf8 {[/\21...Bf5]} 21. Nc3 Bf5 22. Bxf5 Kxf5 23. g4+ $5 {[/\Kg1-g2-g3]} Kf6 24.
Kg2 h5 25. Kg3 (25. gxh5 gxh5 26. Ne2 Ne6 $132) 25... Re5 26. Rd3 Rbe8 27. Re1
hxg4 28. hxg4 g5 $11 29. Rh1 Kg6 30. Ne2 f5 31. gxf5+ Rxf5 32. Nd4 Rf7 33. Rh8
Kg7 34. Rh5 Kg6 35. Rh8 Rfe7 (35... Kg7 $11) 36. Rd1 Nh7 37. Rxe8 Rxe8 38. Re1
$5 {[/\39.f3]} Nf6 39. f3 Re7 40. Nb3 g4 $5 41. fxg4 Kg5 (41... Re4 42. Na5
Nxg4 43. Nxb7 $36) 42. Nd2 $1 $11 Nxg4 43. Nf3+ Kf5 44. Nd4+ Kg5 45. Nf3+ Kf5
46. Nd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Metz op 23rd"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2005.04.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bronznik, Valerij"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2389"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2005.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 6. Qc2 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Ne2 Ne4 $5 {TN} (9... Bd6 10. Ned4 O-O 11. Be2 Re8 12. O-O Bd7 13. b3
Nc6 14. Bb2 Nb4 15. Qb1 Ne4 16. a3 Nc6 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Qc2 a5 $132 {0-1
Drozdovskij,Y-Malakhatko,V/Kharkov 2004/CBM 103 (80)}) 10. Ned4 Nd7 $5 (10...
O-O 11. Bd3 Qa5+ $5 $132) 11. a3 (11. Bd3 Ndf6) 11... Ndf6 12. Bd3 Bg4 13. b4 (
13. h3 Bh5 14. O-O Rc8 $132) 13... Ba7 $5 (13... Bd6 14. Bb2 Rc8 15. Qa4+ Bd7
16. Qb3 $14) 14. Bb2 O-O (14... Rc8 15. Qa4+ $14) 15. Be2 (15. O-O Rc8 16. Qe2
(16. Qb3 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nd2 $15) 16... Nc3 $36) 15... Rc8 16. Qd3
Nd6 $5 {[/\17...Nc4,18...Ne4<=>]} 17. O-O Nc4 18. Bc3 Ne4 19. Rfc1 Bb8 (19...
Re8 $5) (19... Nxc3 20. Rxc3 Qf6 21. Rac1 b5 $132) 20. Be1 Qf6 21. b5 $5 {<=><<
} axb5 22. Nxb5 Rfd8 23. Rab1 Qh6 (23... Bxf3 24. Bxf3 Ne5 25. Qd1 $13) 24. g3
$6 (24. Nbd4 $5 $13 Ne5 $2 25. Nxe5 Bxe2 (25... Bxe5 26. Bxg4 Qxh2+ 27. Kf1 $16
) 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Nxe2 Bxe5 28. f4 $16) 24... Qh5 $40 25. Nbd4 Bd6 (25... Ba7
$5) 26. Bb4 Be5 $1 {[/\27...Bxd4|^]} 27. Nxe5 Nxe5 28. Qd1 {D} Nxf2 $1 29. Kxf2
Qxh2+ 30. Ke1 Qxg3+ 31. Kd2 Bxe2 32. Kxe2 (32. Qxe2 Nc4+ 33. Kd3 Qg6+ $19) (32.
Nxe2 Nf3+ 33. Kd3 Qg6+) 32... Qg2+ 33. Ke1 Qe4 $5 (33... Rxc1 34. Rxc1 Re8 $40)
34. Ke2 Rc4 $17 35. Rxc4 $6 $138 dxc4 $19 36. Bc3 (36. Qc2 Rxd4 $19) 36... Qg2+
37. Ke1 Nd3+ 0-1

[Event "Bonn GSK-2"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grimm, Sascha"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Bd2 Qe7 10. Rad1 h6 $5 (10... b6 11. Rfe1 Bb7 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4
14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qh4 c5 16. d5 $36 {Naumkin,I-Sakaev,K St.Peterburg 1992}) 11.
e4 (11. Rfe1 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. Nh4 Nb6 14. Ng6 Qc7 15. dxe5 Nxc4 16. exd6
Nxd6 17. Nf4 Bf5 $132) 11... Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 e5 $132 14. Bc3 $6 (
14. dxe5 $142 Nxe5 15. Rfe1 $10) 14... Nf6 15. Qh4 e4 16. Ne5 (16. Ne1 Kh7 $5 {
(/\17...g5-+)}) 16... c5 $1 17. f4 $8 exf3 18. Bxf3 $5 (18. Nxf3 $2 Qe3+ $1 (
18... Qxe2 $6 19. Rde1 Qxc4 20. Rxe8+ Nxe8 21. Qd8 $44) 19. Kh1 (19. Qf2 Ng4
$19) 19... Re4 $1 $19) 18... cxd4 {[#]} 19. Nxf7 $1 Qxf7 20. Bxd4 Be7 $1 (20...
Be5 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Rd8+ Kh7 (22... Ne8 23. Bd5 $13) (22... Re8 23. Rxc8 $1
Raxc8 24. Bd5 Re6 25. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 26. Qg4+ Kf8 27. Bxe6 f5 28. Bxf7 fxg4 29.
Bd5 $13) 23. Qd4 $5 (23. Be4+ $5 Bf5 $1 (23... Rxe4 24. Qxe4+ Nxe4 25. Rxf7 $16
) 24. Bxf5+ Rxf5 25. Rxa8 Rxf1+ 26. Kxf1 Ne4+ 27. Kg1 Qxc4 28. Qe1 Qd4+ 29. Kf1
Qc4+ 30. Qe2 Qc1+ $10)) 21. Rde1 $2 (21. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 22. Bh5 Bxh4 $1 (22...
Qe6 23. Rxf6 gxf6 24. Bxe8 (24. Qg3+ Kh8 25. Qg6 Qe3+ 26. Kf1 Qf4+ 27. Kg1 Be6
$19) 24... Qxe8 25. Qxh6 (25. Qxf6 Bg4 $17) 25... Bg4 26. Rf1 $1 $13) 23. Bxf7+
Kf8 24. Bxe8+ Kxe8 $15) 21... Be6 22. b3 (22. Bxb7 Bxc4 23. Rxe7 (23. Bxa8 Bxf1
24. Bxf6 Bc5+ $1 25. Kxf1 Rxa8 $19) 23... Qxe7 24. Bxa8 (24. Bxf6 Qe3+ $19)
24... Bxf1 $19) 22... Rad8 23. Bxb7 Bb4 $1 $19 24. Rxf6 (24. Bxf6 Bxe1 25. Bxd8
Bxh4 26. Rxf7 Rxd8 $19) 24... Bxe1 (24... Bxe1 25. Rxf7 Bxh4 26. Rxg7+ Kf8 $19)
0-1

[Event "Taastrup"]
[Site "Taastrup"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1992.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Ernst} c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 (4... Bg4 5. Qb3 (5. cxd5 Bxf3
6. Qxf3 cxd5 7. d4 Nc6 8. Bd3 e6 $10 {Polugajevski-Hort (izt) 1973}) 5... Qb6
6. Qxb6 axb6 7. cxd5 Bxf3 8. gxf3 Nxd5 (8... cxd5 9. Bb5+ Nc6 10. b3 e6 11. Bb2
Nd7 $10 {Sanz Alonso-Pomar Salamanca 1975}) 9. Nxd5 cxd5 10. b3 Nc6 11. Bb2 f6
12. f4 e6 13. Rg1 $13 {Larsen-Torre 5` Bruxelles 1987}) 5. Qc2 Bd6 6. d4 O-O (
6... Nbd7 {D45}) 7. Be2 Qe7 (7... Nbd7 {D45}) 8. O-O e5 9. dxe5 (9. cxd5 e4 $15
) 9... Bxe5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. b3 (11. Nxe5 $5 {Ernst}) 11... Nc6 12. Bb2 {
/\Nxe5+/-} (12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Bb2 Bf5 14. Qc1 $14 {/\Nc3-b5,><d4} (14. Qd2 d4
$13)) 12... Bb8 13. Rad1 Rd8 14. Rd2 h6 15. Rfd1 Be6 $10 {צd2} 16. g3 (16. Nb5
Ne4) 16... a6 17. e4 Nb4 18. Qb1 Ba7 $15 19. a3 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Nbd5 21. Nd4 Bh3
22. Bf3 Rd7 23. Ne2 (23. Re2 {Ernst}) 23... Re8 24. Nxf6+ (24. N4c3 $2 {Ernst}
Bxf2+ $1 25. Kxf2 $2 Qe3+ $19) 24... Nxf6 25. Rxd7 Bxf2+ $6 (25... Bxd7 $15)
26. Kh1 $2 $138 (26. Kxf2 Qe3+ 27. Ke1 Qg1+ (27... Qxf3 $2 28. Qd3 $16) 28. Kd2
Qe3+ 29. Ke1 $10) 26... Bxd7 $19 27. Nf4 Bg4 28. Qd3 Be3 29. Rf1 Bxf3+ 30. Rxf3
Ng4 31. Nd5 Qe6 32. Bxg7 Kxg7 33. Nc7 Nf2+ 34. Rxf2 Qc6+ {Hansen,C} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 08th final"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Boensch, Uwe"]
[Black "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Muenchen Bayern"]
[BlackTeam "Chelyabinsk Poliot"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Rd1 (9. b3 Qe7 (9... Qc7 10. Bb2 {after transposition} b6 11. e4 dxe4
12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7 14. Rad1 Rad8 15. Ne5 f5 16. Qe3 c5 $13 {
Danielsen-Hector,J/Espergarde PC/1992/}) 10. Bb2 b6 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4
13. Qxe4 Bb7 14. Bd3 $6 f5 $1 15. Qe2 c5 $15 {Grivas-Kramnik,V/Dortmund op-A/
1992/}) 9... Qe7 10. b3 (10. e4 $6 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Qxe4 e5 $1 13. Bg5
Qf8 14. Bd3 f5 15. Qxf5 $4 (15. Qh4 e4 16. c5 $17) 15... Nf6 {Huebner,
R-Kasparov,G/Köln TV 1992/0-1/}) (10. h3 $5 h6 11. a3 a6 12. b3 dxc4 13. bxc4
e5 14. Nh4 Nf8 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. Qxf5 $14 {Karpov,An-Illescas Cordoba,M/Wijk/
1993/}) 10... b6 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Red8 $6 (14...
Rad8 15. Ne5 f5 $1 16. Qe3 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Bc5 $10) 15. Bd3 Nf6 (15... f5 16. Qe2
$14 {X e6}) 16. Qe2 c5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Ne5 $14 Ba3 19. Bc3 Bb4 20. Bxb4 Qxb4
21. Qe3 Qe7 22. a3 $1 Nd7 23. b4 Nxe5 24. Qxe5 Rac8 25. Be2 h6 26. f3 Bc6 $2 (
26... Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Rd8 $14) 27. b5 $1 Bb7 28. a4 Rxd1+ (28... Rc5 $6 29. Qe3
{/\a5;Rd8+/-}) 29. Rxd1 Rd8 30. Rxd8+ Qxd8 31. Kf1 $1 a5 32. c5 $16 bxc5 33.
Qxc5 Qd2 34. b6 g6 35. h4 h5 36. Qc7 Qd5 37. Kf2 e5 $6 {X /^a2-g8} 38. Kg3 $1
Bc6 $2 39. b7 $1 (39. b7 $1 Bxb7 40. Bc4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rivas Pastor, Manuel"]
[Black "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. b3 e6 5. Bb2 Nbd7 6. Nc3 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. d4 b6 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. Rad1 {More common is 11.Rfd1.} (11. e4 dxe4 12.
Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Qe7 {via transposition} 14. Bd3 $6 f5 $1 15. Qe2 c5 $1 16.
Rad1 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Qh4 $1 18. g3 Qh3 19. f3 Bc5 20. Kh1 Nf6 $17 {Grivas,
E-Kramnik,V/Dortmund op/1992/}) (11. Rfd1 Qe7 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14.
Qxe4 {Via transposition this position has been reached in several high-level
games.} Nf6 (14... Red8 15. Bd3 Nf6 16. Qe2 c5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Ne5 Ba3 19.
Bc3 Bb4 20. Bxb4 Qxb4 21. Qe3 $14 {Boensch,U-Sherbakov,R/EUcup(Bay-Chel)/1992/}
) (14... Rad8 15. h3 (15. Ne5 f5 $1 16. Qe3 Nxe5 {1/2;van der Sterren,P-Hort,V/
Manila OL/1992}) 15... Nf6 16. Qe3 c5 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Bd3 h6 19. Bc2 b5 $1 20.
Qe2 bxc4 21. Nxc4 Bh2+ 22. Kh1 Qc6 23. f3 Bc7 $17 {Karpov,A-Bareev,E/Paris
Immopar 25`/1992/}) 15. Qe3 c5 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. h3 Ne4 $1 18. Bd3 cxd4 19. Bxd4
Nc5 20. Bc2 f6 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. Nf3 f5 $17 {San Segundo,P-Kramnik,V/Madrid/
1993/}) 11... Qe7 (11... Rc8 12. e4 e5 $5 13. exd5 e4 14. Nh4 cxd5 15. Nf5 Bb8
$13 {Kakageldyev,A-Imanaliev,T/Bishkek zt/1993/}) 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14.
Qxe4 Rad8 15. Bd3 $6 (15. Ne5 f5 $5 16. Qe3 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Bc5 $10) 15... f5 $1
16. Qe2 c5 17. Bc2 $6 $146 (17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bc2 Ne4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Be5 {
1/2;Wojtkiewicz,A-Kolev,At/Budapest zt/1993/}) 17... cxd4 18. Nxd4 g6 $1 $15 {
/\e5} 19. Qd2 $2 (19. Nb5 $142) 19... Nf6 20. Qc3 e5 $17 21. Nb5 Bb4 22. Qh3
Nh5 $1 23. Bc1 $8 Nf4 24. Bxf4 exf4 $19 {^^;X Qh3;Bc2;Nb5} 25. Nd4 Bc5 26. Nf3
Qe2 $1 27. Ng5 Qxf2+ $3 28. Kh1 (28. Rxf2 Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 Re1#) 28... h6 $1 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.03.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1996.03.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Seirawan Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. b3 O-O 8. Be2 dxc4 9. bxc4 e5 10. O-O Re8 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. a4 $1 {More
common is 12.Rb1, but I think this is stronger. Whites strategic aim is the
exchange of the blacksquared bishops through Ba3.} (12. Rb1 e4 13. Nd2 Nf8 14.
Nf1 (14. c5 Bc7 15. Nc4 $14 {Karpov,A - Knaak,R/ Baden Baden/1992/}) 14... Ng6
15. a4 Nh4 16. Ng3 $13 {Karpov,A - Gurevich,M/ Reggio Emilia/1991/}) (12. Rb1 {
Ftacnik}) 12... e4 (12... exd4 $5 13. exd4 c5 (13... Nf8 {Ftacnik})) 13. Nd2
Nf8 14. Qa2 $1 $146 (14. c5 Bc7 15. Ba3 Ng6 16. Nc4 Ng4 17. h3 Nxf2 18. Kxf2
Qh4+ 19. Kg1 Bxh3 20. gxh3 Qg3+ 21. Kf1 f5 22. Nd6 Qxh3+ 23. Ke1 Bxd6 24. Kd2
$18 {Wojtkiewicz,A - Priehoda,V/ Odorheiu Secuiesc zt/1995/}) (14. a5 {Ftacnik}
Ng4 (14... a6 15. Nf1 Ng6 16. Qb3 h5 17. Ba3 h4 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Qa3 Qd8 20.
h3 Nh7 21. Qc5 Qf6 22. Nh2 Ng5 23. Ng4 Bxg4 24. Bxg4 Ne7 25. Rab1 {1-0
Speelman,J-Anand,V/Roquebrune 30' (12)/1992/ (33)}) 15. Nf1 (15. g3 Nxh2 (15...
Bf5 16. c5 Bc7 17. d5 Be5 18. d6 Qf6 19. Ra3 Nxh2 20. Ncxe4 Qg6 21. Kxh2 Bxg3+
22. fxg3 Rxe4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Bd3 Qh5+ 25. Kg1 Qh1+ 26. Kf2 Qg2+ 27. Ke1 Qxc2
28. Bxc2 Bxc2 29. Rd4 {Goldstern,F-Simon,R/SWZ-chI op (03)/1992/1-0 (75)}) 16.
Qxe4 (16. Kxh2 Qh4+ 17. Kg1 Bxg3 $19) 16... Qd7 $17) 15... Qh4 $1 (15... Nxh2
16. Nxh2 Bxh2+ 17. Kxh2 Qh4+ 18. Kg1 Re6 19. g3 $16) 16. g3 Qf6 17. Nxe4 Rxe4
$17) (14. Qb3 $5 {Ftacnik}) (14. Nf1 $1 {Ftacnik} Bf5 $6 (14... h5 15. Qb3 Bg4
16. Ba3 $1 Rad8 17. Bxd6 $14) 15. a5 a6 16. Qb3 Rad8 17. Ba3 $1 $14 Bxa3 18.
Rxa3 h5 19. Rb1 h4 20. Qb4 Bg4 $6 21. Qxe7 Rxe7 22. Bxg4 Nxg4 23. Rab3 (23.
Nxe4 $1 Rxe4 24. f3 Re7 25. fxg4 $16) 23... Rdd7 24. Nd2 f5 25. c5 Ne5 26. Na4
Ne6 27. Nb6 Rd8 28. Nbc4 Nxc4 29. Nxc4 Rdd7 30. Nd6 {1-0 Lputian,S-Tseitlin,MS/
Moscow Alekhine op/1992 (36)}) 14... Qc7 (14... Ng4 15. h3 (15. h3 {Ftacnik}
Nxf2 16. Kxf2 Qh4+ 17. Kg1 Bxh3 18. Ndxe4 $16)) (14... Ng6 15. Ba3 $14 (15. Ba3
Nh4 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. c5)) (14... Qe6 15. c5 (15. Ba3 Bc7) 15... Qxa2 16. Rxa2
Bc7 $14 {>< b7}) (14... Bg4 15. Ba3 Bxe2 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Nxe2 Ng4 18. Ng3 $14
) (14... h5 15. Ba3 N8h7 $14) (14... b6 $6 15. Ba3 c5) (14... Bb4 $6 15. Ba3 a5
) 15. h3 (15. g3 {Ftacnik} Ng6 16. Ba3 h5 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 $132) 15... Ng6 (15...
Qa5 $2 {Ftacnik /\ 16...Q:c3; 16...Qg5} 16. c5 $1 Qxc3 17. Nc4 Bc7 18. Bd2 $18)
16. Ba3 Bxa3 (16... Nh4 {Ftacnik} 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Qa3 Qd7 19. Bf1) 17. Qxa3
Nh4 18. a5 $1 $16 {>< b7} Qd7 {/\ Ng2} 19. Bf1 (19. a6 {Ftacnik} Nxg2) 19...
Qf5 20. Qd6 $1 Qg5 21. g3 (21. Qg3 {Ftacnik} Qxg3 22. fxg3 Nf5 23. Kf2 Nxd4 24.
exd4 e3+ 25. Ke1 exd2+ 26. Kxd2 $16) 21... Bf5 (21... Nf5 {Ftacnik} 22. Qf4
Qxf4 23. gxf4 $16) 22. a6 $1 Rad8 $2 (22... bxa6 23. Ra5 $1 $16) (22... b6 {
Seirawan} 23. Qxc6) 23. Qf4 Qxf4 24. exf4 e3 (24... Ng6 {Ftacnik} 25. axb7 $18)
25. fxe3 Rxe3 26. gxh4 Rxc3 27. axb7 $18 Rc2 28. Rxa7 Rb2 29. Bg2 (29. Bg2 {
Ftacnik} Rf8 30. Bxc6 g6 31. Kf2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Biel 53rd"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2020.07.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Harikrishna,P"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2020.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,66,7,-19,49,15,19,16,42,16,26,26,38,11,33,-17,33,2,8,13,13,16,16,4,9,
1,12,-23,30,24,24,24,12,2,0,-36,37,4,52,-16,18,-17,29,22,22,-49,79,53,90,35,30,
30,38,-83,-83,-163,-163,-163,-164,-164,-141,-141,-141,-141,-141,-154,-162,-168,
-156] This is the last round from Biel masters. I was trailing by half a point
behind the eventual champion Wojtaszek. I hoped to have an interesting game to
keep some pressure on Radek. Therefore, I chose an opening which I don't play
that often.} 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 {This position
can be reached by various move orders.} 6. Qc2 (6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bb3 {
My game against Vincent Keymer went this way where I had the white pieces.})
6... Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2 b6 (8... e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+
12. Nxd2 a6 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 Bg4 $11 {I would evaluate this position as
equal. Considering the tournament situation I did not go for this. I drew a
game against Peter Leko from this position in 2016.}) 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. O-O Qe7
11. Rfe1 Rfe8 12. Rad1 Rad8 13. Bf1 c5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Nb5 {This is the
first new move for me. I was prepared until here.} (15. g3 {is played more
often. There are hundreds of games in the database.}) 15... Bb8 {More or less
forced as Black cannot allow the exchange of his bishop for White's knight.}
16. dxc5 bxc5 17. g3 {This was the critical position. I felt that it was about
equal. Black needs an active plan and, quite importantly, not to exchange too
many pieces.} Ng4 $5 (17... Ne4 18. Bg2 Ndf6 19. Nc3 Bc7 $11 {was also
possible. White's play is a bit easier here, therefore I did not go for this.})
18. Bg2 (18. h3 Nge5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bg2 h5 $13) 18... Ndf6 {[%cal Yf6e4]
With the idea to play Ne4.} 19. Nc3 h5 {My idea was to expand the kingside and
keep ...h4 ready whenever possible. I also wanted to provoke White to play h3.}
20. Ba3 Qc7 {To keep my chances I decided to play this way.} (20... Ne4 $5 21.
Nxe4 dxe4 22. Nh4 Nxh2 23. Qxc5 Qxc5 24. Bxc5 g5 $11) 21. h3 d4 $1 (21... Ne5
22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. Ne2 $16 {[%cal Yc2c5]}) (21... Nxe3 $2 22. Rxe3 Rxe3 23. fxe3
d4 24. Ne2 $1 $18) 22. hxg4 $2 {This is already a mistake. White had to play
exd4 and the position is about equal.} (22. exd4 $1 Rxe1+ 23. Nxe1 Bxg2 24.
Kxg2 cxd4 (24... Ne3+ $5 25. fxe3 Qxg3+ 26. Kf1 Qxh3+ 27. Qg2 Qxe3 $13) 25.
hxg4 dxc3 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Qxc3 hxg4 $11) 22... hxg4 (22... dxc3 {I
considered this but wrongly judged that White's position is fine.} 23. gxh5 Qa5
24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rd1 (25. Qc1 Rd2 $19) 25... Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 Bxf3 27. Bxf3 Qxa3
28. Qd8+ Kh7 29. Qd3+ Kh6 30. Qxc3 Qxa2 $17) 23. Nb5 $4 (23. Nxd4 $1 Bxg2 24.
Kxg2 cxd4 25. exd4 Rxe1 (25... Nd5 $2 {This doesnt work.} 26. Bc5 Ne3+ 27. Rxe3
Rxe3 28. fxe3 Qxg3+ 29. Kf1 Qxe3 30. Rd3) 26. Rxe1 Rxd4 $11) 23... Qa5 $19 24.
Nfxd4 Bxg2 25. Qxc5 (25. Kxg2 cxd4 26. Nxd4 Qxa3 $19) 25... Bb7 {There is
nothing wrong with this move, although Ba8 is winning immediately.} (25... Ba8
$1 26. Nc3 Qa6 27. Nf5 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Be5 29. Ne7+ Kh8 30. Qxe5 Qxa3 $19) 26.
Nf5 $4 (26. Nc3 Qa6 27. Qb5 {This is the difference to 25....Ba8!, as here the
bishop on b7 is hanging.} Qxb5 28. Ndxb5) 26... Rd5 27. Ne7+ Rxe7 28. Qxe7 Qxb5
29. e4 (29. Qf8+ Kh7 30. Qxb8 Rh5 $19 (30... Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Qc6 $19)) 29... Rxd1
30. Rxd1 Bxe4 31. Re1 Ba8 {Here Anton resigned. Surprisingly White could
continue here for a while. 31...Bb7 was the right move. In this game I played .
..Ba8 when ...Bb7 was superior, and ...Ba8 when ...Bb7 was winning :)} 32. Qb4
Qxb4 (32... Qc6 33. Qxb8+ Kh7 34. Kf1 {With White's rook on d1, Black can
simply capture it. Even here Black is winning, but he needs to play precisely.}
) 33. Bxb4 Bb7 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.03.28"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2015.03.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
e5 $5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 (10. dxe5 Nxe5 $13) 10... Bb8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bd2
(12. b3 {is the other plan to develop the B to the long diagonal} Bg4 $13)
12... a6 (12... Bg4 {is the main move} 13. Nbd4 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Qd6 15. g3 Bxf3
16. Nxf3 Ne4 17. Bc3 Rc8 $13 {0-1 (63) Le Quang Liem (2709)-Nguyen Ngoc Truong
Son (2613) Ho Chi Minh City VIE 2014}) 13. Nbd4 (13. Nxe5 Bxe5 $132) 13... Ne4
{Black's play is very logical. The N is well-placed on e4.} 14. Rad1 (14. Bb4 {
is better} Re8 15. Rac1 Bg4 16. Rfd1 Qf6 17. Be1 $14 {1-0 (49) Kracht,J (2419)
-Borwell,A (2275) ICCF email 2001}) 14... Qd6 (14... Qb6 {is also worth
considering.}) 15. Qb3 $1 {White activates the Q, while preparing dangerous
threats.} (15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. f4 Qe7 17. Qb3 a5 $13) 15... Nc5 $1 {Attacking
the Q.} 16. Qa3 b6 $6 {After this move White gets a nice edge.} (16... Nxf3+ $1
17. Nxf3 Bg4 $132 {is fine for Black.}) 17. Nxe5 $1 Qxe5 18. f4 $1 Qf6 19. Bb4
$1 Bd6 20. Nb5 $1 {These are very good moves, White is better.} Bb7 (20... Bg4
21. Bxg4 axb5 22. Qc3 $14) 21. Nxd6 Qxd6 22. Bf3 (22. e4 $1 $14 {would be very
strong to get rid of the weak P.}) 22... Rfe8 (22... Rfc8 $1 23. e4 a5 24. Bxc5
Rxc5 25. exd5 $14 {White is better, but the text move is worse.}) 23. e4 $1
Rac8 (23... a5 24. Bxc5 bxc5 25. exd5 $16) 24. exd5 a5 25. Be1 $2 (25. Bxc5 $1
Rxc5 26. Qa4 $16) 25... Ba6 $1 26. Rf2 Rcd8 $6 (26... Bb5 $1 {would be very
strong} 27. Bc3 Qg6 $13) 27. Rfd2 (27. Rc2 $14 {is also good.}) 27... Qxf4 28.
Bg3 Qf6 29. Bc7 $16 {White is better, the rest should be easy.} Rd7 30. d6 Bb7
31. Bg4 Qg5 32. Bxd7 Re3 33. b3 Rd3 34. Re1 Re3 35. Qc1 $4 (35. Rf1 Nxd7 36.
Qa4 $18) 35... Nd3 $19 36. Bd8 Rxe1+ 37. Qxe1 Qc5+ 38. Kf1 Nxe1 39. Kxe1 Qc1+
40. Ke2 Ba6+ 41. Ke3 Qe1+ 0-1

[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.12.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Cosma, Ioan"]
[Black "Danilov, Ilie Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1998.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Be7 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. a3 a5 11. e4 b4 12. Na4 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. O-O O-O
15. Bf4 Qa8 16. Nc5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 Nd7 18. Bg5 b3 19. Qc4 Bxg5 20. Nxg5 Qa7 21.
Rfd1 Nxc5 22. Rac1 Nd7 23. Qxb3 h6 24. Nf3 Rb8 25. Qc3 Rab6 26. Rc2 Rb3 27.
Qxc6 Rxb2 28. e5 Rxc2 29. Qxc2 Qc5 30. Qe2 Nb6 31. g4 Nd5 32. g5 Nc3 33. Qc2
Qc4 34. Kh1 Rc8 35. Rd3 Qe4 36. gxh6 gxh6 37. h3 Kg7 38. Kh2 Nd5 39. Qd2 Kh7
40. Ne1 Qxe5+ 41. Rg3 Rg8 42. Nf3 Qf4 43. Qxf4 Nxf4 44. Ne5 f6 45. Rxg8 Kxg8 {
[#] Schwarz wird seinen a-Bauern verlieren und sieht danach seinen Springer
zum Bewacher des weißen a-Bauern degradiert. Da bringen auch die verbundenen
Freibauern nicht mehr den Sieg. Merke: in Springerendspielen sind
Randfreibauern am effektivsten, weil sie nur von einer Seite angegriffen
werden können und den Rang eines entfernten Freibauern haben.} 46. Nc4 Nd3 47.
Nxa5 Nxf2 48. a4 Nd3 49. Nb3 Nb4 50. Nc5 $1 Kf7 51. a5 Nc6 52. a6 Ke7 (52... f5
53. Nd7 Na7 54. Kg3 Ke7 55. Ne5 $11 {Blockade}) (52... e5 53. Kg3 f5 54. Kf3
Ke7 55. Ke3 Kd6 56. Nd3 {und es geht nicht weiter, denn:} e4 (56... f4+ 57.
Nxf4 exf4+ 58. Kxf4 Ke6 59. Kg4 Kf6 60. Kf4 $11) 57. Nf4 {Blockade}) 53. Kg3
Kd6 54. Ne4+ Ke5 55. Nc3 Na7 56. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares zt"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Wells, Peter K"]
[Black "Antunes, Antonio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "172"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Endspiel-CD} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7.
g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b6 9. e4 e5 10. h3 Bb7 11. Be3 Qe7 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Be2 Kb8
14. g5 Ne8 15. Kb1 Nc7 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nh4 g6 18. f4 Nd7 19. Nf3 Rhe8 20. e5
Bc5 21. Bc1 Nd5 22. Qb3 Nxc3+ 23. Qxc3 Nf8 24. a3 a5 25. Bd3 Ne6 26. Be4 Nc7
27. Be3 Nb5 28. Qc1 Bxe3 29. Qxe3 c5 30. Rhe1 Rxd1+ 31. Rxd1 Rd8 32. Rxd8+ Qxd8
33. Bxb7 Kxb7 34. Qe4+ Ka7 35. Kc2 Qd7 36. a4 Nd4+ 37. Nxd4 Qxa4+ 38. Kd3 Qd1+
39. Kc4 Qa4+ 40. Kd3 Qd1+ 41. Kc4 cxd4 42. Qxd4 Qf1+ 43. Kd5 Qxh3 44. Kd6 Qe6+
45. Kc7 Ka6 46. Qd3+ b5 47. Qd6+ Ka7 48. Qxe6 fxe6 49. Kd6 a4 50. Kxe6 b4 51.
Kf7 a3 52. bxa3 bxa3 (52... b3 53. e6 b2 54. e7 b1=Q 55. e8=Q Qf5+ 56. Kg7 Qxf4
57. Qf7+ $18) 53. e6 a2 54. e7 a1=Q 55. e8=Q Qh1 56. Kg8 Qh4 57. Qf7+ Ka6 58.
Qxh7 Qxf4 59. Qxg6+ Ka5 (59... Kb5 $18 {Endspiel-CD  47}) 60. Qf6 {Remis lt.
ENDSPIEL-CD} Qc4+ 61. Kh7 Qc7+ 62. Kh6 Qh2+ 63. Kg6 Ka4 64. Qc6+ Ka3 65. Qc3+
Ka4 $2 {Weiß gewinnt in 58 Zügen (E-CD). Der sK gehört ins Südwesteck!} (65...
Ka2 $1 $10 {Endspiel-CD}) 66. Kg7 Qd6 67. Qc4+ $2 (67. g6 $1 $18 {Endspiel-CD})
67... Ka3 68. g6 Qe5+ 69. Kg8 Qb8+ 70. Kf7 Qa7+ 71. Ke8 Qe3+ 72. Kf8 Qf3+ 73.
Qf7 Qa8+ 74. Kg7 Qe4 75. Kg8 Kb2 76. Qf6+ Kc1 $2 {jeder andere K-Zug hält
remis. Nun: Gewinn in 28 Zügen!} (76... Ka3 $10) 77. g7 Kb1 78. Qf1+ $2 (78.
Kf8 $1) (78. Kf7 $1 $18) 78... Kb2 79. Qb5+ Kc1 $2 (79... Ka2 $10) (79... Ka1
$1 $10) 80. Kf7 Qf4+ 81. Kg6 Qd6+ (81... Qe4+ $142) 82. Kf5 Qd8 83. Qc4+ Kb1
84. g8=Q Qd7+ 85. Qge6 Qh7+ 86. Qg6 Qh2 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.01"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Dao, Thien Hai"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[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 "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "VIE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Rad8 14. Rad1 Nf6
15. Qh4 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Ne5 h6 18. Ng4 Ne4 19. Qxe7 Bxe7 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21.
Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 Bc5 23. Bf3 f6 24. Ne3 Kf7 25. Nd1 e5 26. Be2 Ng5 27. Bc1
Ne6 28. Nc3 f5 29. a3 Bc6 30. b4 Bd4 31. Nb5 Bxb5 32. cxb5 Kf6 33. Bc4 Bc3 34.
Kf1 Nd4 35. f3 f4 36. Kf2 h5 37. g3 g5 38. Kg2 Nc2 39. Kf1 Bb2 40. Bxb2 Ne3+
41. Ke2 Nxc4 42. Bc1 $17 {Blacks pawm structure is much better.} Kf5 43. Kd3
Nd6 44. a4 g4 45. fxg4+ Kxg4 46. gxf4 exf4 47. Bb2 $2 (47. Ke2 $142 Ne4 48. Bb2
f3+ 49. Kf1 {Can Black win? May be not!}) 47... f3 48. Bd4 Kh3 49. a5 Kxh2 50.
axb6 axb6 51. Bxb6 Kg2 0-1

[Event "MK Cafe Cup-A"]
[Site "Koszalin"]
[Date "1999.08.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1999.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. e3 Be7 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
b6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Bg5 Nd7
15. Qd2 h6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Qd6 Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Bb7 19. Rad1 Rfc8 20. Ne5 Kf8
21. f3 Rc7 22. b4 Rac8 23. Kf2 Ke7 24. R6d4 Bc6 25. b5 Be8 26. f4 Nd7 27. Nc6+
Kf6 28. Bf3 Nc5 29. Ne5 Ke7 30. Ke3 f6 31. Nc6+ Bxc6 32. bxc6 f5 33. h4 Na6 34.
Rd7+ Kf6 35. R1d6 Rxd7 36. Rxd7 Rc7 37. Rxc7 Nxc7 {[#] Der teilblockierte
Läufer wird in Verbindung mit dem alsbald beherrschenden weißen König zur
entscheidenden Figur, die sowohl den eigenen c-Freibauern unterstützt wie den
gegnerischen aufhält.} 38. Kd4 Na6 39. h5 Ke7 40. Ke5 Nc5 41. Be2 Na6 42. Bd1
Nb4 (42... Nc5 43. Bc2 a6 44. a3 a5 45. g3 a4 46. Bb1 Na6 47. Bd3 Nc5 48. Bc2
Kd8 49. Kd6 Ne4+ 50. Kxe6 Nxg3 51. Bxf5 Kc7 52. Bg6 Kxc6 53. Kf7 Kd6 54. Kxg7
Ke7 55. Kxh6 Kf6 56. Kh7 $18) 43. Ba4 {[%cal Rc6c7]} Na6 44. Bb5 Nc7 45. a3 a6
46. Ba4 Ne8 (46... b5 47. cxb5 axb5 48. Bb3 $22 {[%csl Re6]}) 47. Bb3 Nd6 (
47... Nc7 48. g3 Ne8 49. c5 bxc5 50. Bxe6 Nc7 51. Bxf5 $18) 48. c5 bxc5 (48...
Nf7+ 49. Kd4 b5 50. c7 Kd7 51. Bxe6+ $18) 49. Bxe6 c4 50. c7 c3 51. Bxf5 (51.
Bxf5 a5 52. a4 c2 53. Bxc2 Kd7 54. c8=Q+ Nxc8 55. Bf5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 07th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.01.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Zakharov, Alexander S"]
[Black "Sharma, Dinesh Kumar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2426"]
[BlackElo "2337"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2000.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Be2
Re8 9. O-O Qe7 10. d4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 h6 12. Rad1 e5 13. Nh4 Nf8 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15.
Qxf5 e4 16. f3 b5 17. Be2 exf3 18. Bxf3 b4 19. Na4 Qxe3+ 20. Kh1 Ng6 21. Bc1
Qe6 22. Bxc6 Qxf5 23. Rxf5 Ne7 24. Rxf6 gxf6 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. d5 Rd8 27. Bxh6
Nf5 28. Bc1 Kh7 29. g4 Ne7 30. Kg2 Rc8 31. Be3 Rc2+ 32. Rd2 Nxd5 33. Kf3 Nxe3
34. Rxd6 Nf1 35. h3 Nd2+ 36. Ke3 Nf1+ 37. Kd4 Rxa2 38. Kc4 a5 39. Kb5 Re2 40.
Kxa5 Nd2 41. Nc5 Nxb3+ 42. Nxb3 Re3 43. Nd4 Rxh3 44. Kxb4 Kg6 {[#] Erneut
reicht ein ein weißer Bauer nicht zum Gewinn. Auch nach Turmtausch hängen
Bauer, Springer und König unfähig für eine entscheidende Änderung zusammen.}
45. Rd8 (45. Nf5 Kg5 46. Rd4 Rf3 47. Kc4 Rf4 48. Ne3 Rxd4+ 49. Kxd4 Kf4 $11 {
führt zur Partie}) 45... Rh4 46. Rg8+ Kh7 47. Nf5 Kxg8 48. Nxh4 Kh7 49. Kc5 Kh6
50. Nf5+ (50. Nf3 Kg6 51. Kd6 f5 52. Nh4+ Kg5 53. gxf5 Kxh4 54. Ke7 Kg5 $11)
50... Kg5 51. Ne3 Kf4 52. Kd4 Kf3 53. Kd3 Kf4 54. Ke2 Kg3 55. Kd2 Kf3 56. Kd3
Kf4 57. Ke2 Kg3 58. Ke1 Kf3 59. Kd2 Kf4 60. Ke2 Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch m3-4"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1997.05.30"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1997.04.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O
Bd6 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. e4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Qxe4 O-O 13. Ne5 f5 14. Qe3 Nf6
15. Bf3 c5 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Nf3 Rae8 18. Qe2 Qc7 19. h3 a6 20. dxc5 bxc5 21.
b3 e5 22. Nh4 g6 23. Bh6 Rf7 24. g3 f4 25. gxf4 exf4 26. Qf3 Be5 27. Rac1 Bd4
28. Re1 Rfe7 29. Rxe7 Qxe7 30. Ng2 Qe2 31. Qxf4 Qxa2 32. Ne3 Qxb3 33. Qc7 Ne4
34. Qd7 Qb8 35. Rd1 Qe5 36. Rxd4 cxd4 37. Ng4 Qe7 38. Qxd4 Rd8 39. Qxe4 Rd1+
40. Kh2 Qxe4 41. Nf6+ Kf7 42. Nxe4 {Freibauernrennen a contra c} a5 43. c5 Rd4
44. Ng5+ Kg8 45. Nf3 Rc4 46. Be3 a4 47. Ne5 Rc2 48. c6 a3 49. Bd4 a2 50. Kg3
Kf8 51. f4 Ke7 52. Kh4 Kd6 53. Kg5 Kd5 54. Ba1 Rc1 55. Bb2 Rc2 56. Ba1 Ke4 57.
Kf6 Kxf4 58. Ke6 Kg3 59. Kd7 g5 60. Nd3 g4 61. Nb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.22"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "183"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O
Be7 9. b3 Qc7 10. Bb2 Rd8 11. Rac1 Qb8 12. Rfd1 O-O 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Ng4
15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Qe2 f5 17. h3 Kxh7 18. hxg4 f4 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Qd3+ Kg8 21.
exf4 Rxf4 22. Ne2 Rxg4 23. Qf5 Rh4 24. Qe6+ Kf8 25. Qf5+ Kg8 26. Qe6+ Kf8 27.
Rc3 Rh6 28. Rf3+ Ke8 29. Qf5 Bc8 30. Qf7+ Kd7 31. e6+ Rxe6 32. Nf4 Re4 33. Nxd5
cxd5 34. Qxd5+ Qd6 35. Qf5+ Kc7 36. Rc1+ Kb8 37. Qxe4 Bb7 38. Qf4 Qxf4 39. Rxf4
Bg5 40. Rcc4 Bxf4 41. Rxf4 {[#] Weiß gelingt nicht die Mobilisierung seiner am
Königsflügel entstehenden verbundenen Freibauern. Dreev versteht es unter
weiterem Bauernopfer ein starkes Gegenspiel mit seinem a-Freibauern
aufzuziehen. Weiteres Thema: aktiver schwarzer König.} g5 42. Rg4 Rd1+ 43. Kh2
Rd2 44. Be5+ Kc8 45. Rxg5 Be4 (45... Rxf2 $2 46. Rg8+ Kd7 47. Rg7+ Ke6 48. Rxb7
Kxe5 49. Rxa7 $18) 46. Kg3 Rxa2 47. f3 Bc2 48. b4 Kd7 49. Bc3 Ra3 50. Bd2 Rd3
51. Bf4 Rb3 52. Rg7+ Ke6 53. Bd2 Rd3 54. Be1 Rd1 55. Bf2 a5 56. Rb7 a4 57.
Rxb6+ Kd5 58. Ra6 Kc4 59. Bc5 Rd2 60. Bf8 Rd8 61. Be7 Rd7 62. Bc5 Rd2 63. Ra5
Rd5 64. Be7 Rd7 65. Bc5 Rd5 66. Be7 Rd7 67. Rc5+ Kb3 68. Bf6 Bd3 69. b5 Kb4 70.
Re5 a3 71. b6 a2 72. Re3 Bc4 73. Re8 Bd5 74. Re2 Rd6 75. Ba1 Rxb6 76. Kf4 Kc5
77. Rb2 Re6 78. Rc2+ Bc4 79. Rc1 Rb6 80. Ke3 Re6+ 81. Kf2 Re2+ 82. Kg3 Kb4 83.
Rd1 Kc5 84. Rd8 Re1 85. Bd4+ Kc6 86. Ra8 Kd5 87. Bh8 Re2 88. Ra5+ Ke6 89. Kh3
Rf2 90. Bd4 Rd2 91. Bc3 Rc2 92. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Evry 1st"]
[Site "Evry"]
[Date "2001.03.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Velikov, Petar"]
[Black "Bergez, Luc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2461"]
[BlackElo "2426"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2001.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
e5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nd4 Qh4 13. h3 Bxh3 14. gxh3
Qxh3 15. f4 Qg3+ 16. Kh1 f5 17. Bf3 Nxf3 18. Nxf3 Qh3+ 19. Nh2 Rac8 20. Qg2
Qxg2+ 21. Kxg2 Rc2+ 22. Rf2 Rfc8 23. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 24. Kg3 d4 25. Nf3 dxe3 26.
Bxe3 Rxb2 27. Bxa7 b6 28. Rd1 Bc7 29. Rd7 Rc2 30. Ng5 Rc3+ 31. Kg2 Rc4 32. Bb8
Rxf4 33. Bxc7 Rg4+ 34. Kf3 Rxg5 35. Bxb6 {[#] Technisches Problem, da der
Läufer nicht das Umwandlungsfeld des Randbauern beherrscht.} h5 36. a4 h4 37.
a5 Rg3+ 38. Kf4 Ra3 39. Kxf5 h3 40. Rd4 Kf7 41. Rh4 g6+ 42. Kg4 Ke6 43. Rh6 Kd5
44. Rxg6 h2 45. Rh6 Ra2 46. Bc7 Kc5 47. Kf3 Kb5 48. Ke4 Kc5 49. Bb6+ Kb5 50.
Kd4 Rd2+ 51. Kc3 Ra2 52. Bd8 (52. Kb3 $1 Rg2 (52... Re2 53. Bc7 Re3+ 54. Kc2
Re7 55. Rh5+ Ka4 56. Bb6 Re2+ 57. Kc3 Ra2 58. a6 h1=Q 59. Ra5#) (52... Rd2 53.
Bc7 Rd3+ 54. Kc2 Ra3 55. Kb2 Re3 56. Rxh2 $18) 53. Bc7 Re2 54. Rh5+ Ka6 55.
Bxh2 $18) 52... Re2 53. Bb6 Ra2 54. Kd3 Rg2 55. Bc7 Ra2 56. Bxh2 $6 Rxa5 {
Der Rest ist nicht kritisch zu betrachten. Offenbar lag heftige
Zeitverknappung vor.} 57. Be5 Ra3+ 58. Kd4 Ra8 59. Kd5 Ka5 60. Rh3 Rg8 61. Rb3
Rg5 62. Kd4 Rh5 63. Rb2 Rf5 64. Rb7 Rh5 65. Ke4 Ka6 66. Rb3 Ka5 67. Bd6 Ka6 68.
Rb8 Ka5 69. Kd3 Ka6 (69... Rd5+ 70. Kc4 Rxd6 71. Kc5 Rh6 $11) 70. Rb3 Ka5 (
70... Rd5+ $11) 71. Kc4 Rh7 72. Bc5 Ka6 73. Rb8 (73. Ra3+ $2 Kb7 74. Ra7+ Kc6
75. Rxh7 {patt}) (73. Rb6+ $1 Ka5 74. Rg6 {[%cal Rc5b4]} Rc7 (74... Rh4+ 75.
Bd4 Re4 76. Rg1 Ka6 77. Rg7 $18) 75. Rf6 Rc8 76. Rf3 Ka6 77. Rf7 Ra8 78. Kb4
Rb8+ 79. Ka4 Ra8 80. Re7 $18) 73... Rc7 74. Rb6+ Ka5 $2 (74... Ka7 $11) 75. Rh6
Rf7 76. Bb4+ 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Hertneck, Gerald"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Hertneck,G"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd2 $5 e6 (5... b5 6. cxb5 cxb5 7. a4
b4 8. Na2 a5 9. Nc1 $14) 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 Be7 8. Be2 $2 (8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4
Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Nf6 11. Qc2 $14) 8... dxc4 9. a4 (9. Bxc4 b5 $13) 9... c5 10.
Bxc4 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. dxc5 Bxc5 (12... Nxc5 $6 13. b4 Ncd7 14. b5 $36) (12...
bxc5 $5) 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Rfd1 Bb7 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Rac1 (16. Bb4 Qc7 17. Bxe7
Qxe7 $10) 16... Qb8 $1 {/\ b5, /\ Ng4} 17. Qb3 (17. h3 b5 $10) 17... Ng4 $1 18.
Qxb6 $1 Bd6 $1 (18... Bc5 $2 19. Qb3 Bd6 (19... Qc7 20. Ba5 $1 Qxa5 21. Qxb7
$16) 20. h3 Bh2+ 21. Kf1 Nxf2 22. Nxh2 $1 Qxh2 23. Qxb7 Nxd1 24. Rxd1 Rab8 25.
Qf3 Rxb2 26. Bxa6 $16) (18... Bxf3 $6 19. Qxb8 Rfxb8 20. gxf3 Ne5 21. Be2 Rxb2
22. f4 $14) 19. h3 $4 (19. Ba5 $8 Bxh2+ 20. Kf1 Nxf2 (20... Bxf3 $2 21. gxf3
Ne5 22. f4 $18) 21. Rd7 $1 (21. Kxf2 $2 Qg3+ 22. Kf1 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Rab8 $1 24.
Qc6 (24. Qd4 Rxb2 $1 $19) 24... Rxb2 25. Bd2 Bg1 $1 26. Ke2 Rd8 27. Bd5 Qh2+
28. Kd3 Qe5 $1 $19) (21. Nxh2 $2 Nxd1 22. Rxd1 Qxh2 23. Qxb7 Qh1+ 24. Ke2 Qh5+
$19) 21... Bxf3 22. Qxb8 (22. gxf3 $2 Qg3 $40) 22... Bxb8 (22... Raxb8 $2 23.
gxf3 Rxb2 24. Bc3 $18) 23. gxf3 Nh1 $13 (23... Nh3 $6 24. f4 g5 25. Kg2 g4 26.
Bb6 $44)) 19... Bh2+ 20. Kf1 Nxf2 $19 21. Bd5 (21. Kxf2 Qg3+ 22. Ke2 Qxg2+ 23.
Kd3 Bxf3 $19) (21. Nxh2 Nxd1 (21... Bxg2+ 22. Kxf2 Qxb6 23. Kxg2 Qxb2 24. Nf3
$13) 22. Kg1 Qg3 $19) 21... Nxd1 $1 (21... Bxd5 22. Qxb8 Bxb8 23. Kxf2 Bb3 24.
Re1 Bxa4 $17) 22. Bxb7 (22. Qxb7 exd5 $19) 22... Ra7 23. Rxd1 Rxb7 24. Qxa6
Rxb2 25. Bc3 Rb1 26. Qd3 Rxd1+ 27. Qxd1 Bg3 (27... Rd8 28. Qa1 Qb3 $1) 28. Qd4
Qb1+ 29. Ke2 f6 30. Qc4 Qh1 $1 31. Qxe6+ Kh8 32. Qe7 Qxg2+ 33. Kd3 Qf1+ 34. Kd2
Rc8 35. Qd7 Qc4 0-1

[Event "Vaujany op 5th"]
[Site "Vaujany"]
[Date "2014.07.17"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Horvath, Jozsef"]
[Black "Martynov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2403"]
[Annotator "Horvath,J"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2014.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
dxc4 9. bxc4 e5 10. O-O Re8 11. Rb1 (11. h3 exd4 12. exd4 Nf8 13. Rd1 Ng6 14.
Rb1 Rb8 15. Bd3 Nf4 16. d5 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 cxd5 18. cxd5 h6 19. Be3 b6 20. Nd4
Rb7 21. Ncb5 Bf8 22. Nc6 Qd7 23. Rbc1 a6 24. Nc3 b5 25. Na5 Rb8 26. Bxh6 b4 27.
Bf4 Rb6 28. Nc4 Rb7 29. Ne2 Rb5 30. Nd4 Nxd5 31. Nxb5 Nxf4 32. Qxd7 Bxd7 33.
Nd4 Ba4 34. Re1 Rd8 35. Nb3 Bc6 36. Ne3 Bb5 37. Rcd1 Ne2+ 38. Kh2 Rc8 39. Nf5
Nc3 40. Rd2 Ra8 {Vallejo Pons,F (2679)-Gelfand,B (2733) Monte Carlo 2007 1-0 
(78)}) 11... Qc7 $6 $146 (11... Qe7 $142 {Portisch,L (2570)-Polgar,Z (2535)
HUN-ch Budapest 1991 (3) 0-1}) 12. c5 $1 Be7 13. Ng5 b5 $6 (13... Nf8 {[%csl
Rh7]}) 14. d5 Nxc5 15. dxc6 a6 16. Nd5 Qxc6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Qxh7+ Kf8 19.
Ba3 (19. Bf3 e4 20. Nxe4) 19... Bxg5 20. Qh8+ Ke7 21. Qh5 Bf6 (21... Kf6 22. f4
) 22. Bf3 e4 23. Bxc5+ Kd8 24. Rfd1+ Bd7 25. Bg4 Re5 26. Bxd7 Qxc5 27. Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-23"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1978.10.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Donoso Velasco, Pedro H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Chile"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHI"]

{Inf.26/596} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3
O-O 8. Bb2 Qe7 9. Be2 (9. Bd3 e5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 $11)
9... dxc4 (9... Ba3 10. Bxa3 Qxa3 11. O-O Qd6 12. Rad1 {/\ e4+/=}) 10. bxc4 e5
11. O-O Re8 12. Rfe1 b6 13. a4 a5 14. Rab1 Ba6 15. Ba1 Bc7 $6 (15... Rab8 $2
16. c5 $18) (15... e4 $5 16. Nd2 Bb4 17. f3 (17. Bf1 Nf8 18. g3 Bc8 19. Bg2 Bf5
$11) 17... exf3 18. Bxf3 Rac8 19. e4 $2 Qd6 20. Qd3 Ne5 $19) 16. g3 Rab8 17.
Bf1 (17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Nd5) 17... Qf8 18. Ne2 {[/\ Bg2, dxe5]} c5
$2 (18... exd4 19. Nexd4 Qc5 20. Nd2 Ne5 21. h3 {/\ f4+/=}) 19. dxe5 (19. d5
Re7 {/\ Ne8, Nd6+/=}) 19... Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Nc3 $16 Qe8 (
22... Rh5 23. Qe2 {/\ e4-e5}) (22... Qd6 23. e4 Bb7 24. Bg2 Rbe8 25. Red1 Qc6
26. f4 R5e6 27. e5 Qxg2+ 28. Qxg2 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 Ng4 30. Nd5 {/\ h5+/-}) 23. e4
Qc6 24. f4 Ree8 25. Bg2 Bb7 (25... Bxc4 26. e5 Nd5 27. Qe4 $18) 26. Red1 (26.
Nd5 $5 Nxd5 27. cxd5 Qg6 28. Qc4 h5 29. e5 h4 30. Rb3) 26... Ng4 27. Qe2 f5 28.
h3 Nf6 29. e5 Ne4 (29... Qxg2+ 30. Qxg2 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 Ne4 32. Nxe4 fxe4 33. Kf2
{/\ Ke3+-}) 30. Nxe4 (30. Bxe4 fxe4 31. Rd6 Qc7 32. Rbxb6 Ba8 33. Qb2 Rxb6 34.
Qxb6 Qxb6 35. Rxb6 Rd8) 30... fxe4 31. Rd6 Qc7 (31... Qxa4 32. Rdxb6 Qd7 33.
Qb2 Re7 34. Bxe4 Qxh3 35. Qg2 Qxg2+ 36. Bxg2 a4 37. Bxb7 $18) 32. Rbxb6 (32.
Rdxb6 Bc6 $13) 32... e3 33. Rb5 (33. Qxe3 $2 Bxg2 34. Rxb8 Qxb8 35. Kxg2 Qxd6
$19) (33. Bxb7 $5 Rxb7 34. Rb5) 33... Bxg2 34. Kxg2 Rbd8 35. Rd5 Qc6 36. Rbxc5
$6 (36. Qd3 $18) 36... Qxa4 37. Rxa5 Qb3 38. Kf3 Rc8 39. Rab5 (39. Qxe3 Qxc4
$13) 39... Qc3 40. c5 Red8 41. Rd6 Qc1 (41... Rxd6 42. exd6 Rxc5 43. d7 $18)
42. Kg4 {[/\ Qd3]} Rf8 43. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1994.05.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1994.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{CBM 43} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2
O-O 8. O-O Qe7 9. b3 Re8 10. Bb2 b6 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7 14.
Ne5 f5 15. Qc2 c5 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. f4 Qc7 19. g3 Be4 (19... e5
20. Qxf5 exf4 21. Bd3 g6 22. Qf6 Re5 23. Rae1 (23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Qe6+ Kg7 {
/\25... Ld4 Weiß hat keine befriedigende Verteidigung.}) (23. Rxf4 Rf8) (23.
Bxg6 Rf8 24. Bxh7+ Qxh7 (24... Kxh7 $6 25. Qh4+) 25. Qxd6 Re2 $19) 23... Rf8 (
23... Qc6 $2 24. Be4) (23... Rae8 24. Rxe5 {Hiermit gewinnt Weiß einen Bauern.}
Rxe5 $2 25. Rxf4 $18) 24. Bxe5 Rxf6 25. Bxf6 fxg3 {Bareev} (25... f3 $142 26.
Rf2 {Dies scheint nötig zu sein.} (26. Be4 $2 Bxg3 27. Bxb7 f2+ $19) (26. Kf2
Qa5 27. Be4 $2 Qd2+ 28. Kxf3 Qd3+) 26... Bxg3 27. hxg3 Qxg3+ 28. Kf1 {/\Le5}
Qh3+ (28... Bc8 $2 29. Re8+ Kf7 30. Rxc8 Qh3+ 31. Ke1 Qxc8 32. Rxf3 {Diese
Variante schlägt nicht zum Vorteil von Schwarz aus.}) 29. Kg1 Qg3+ {Dauerschach
}) 26. hxg3 {Schwarz hat mit Schwierigkeiten zu kämpfen.} Bxg3 27. Re8+ Kf7 28.
Be5+) 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Rad8 22. Qc2 Be7 23. Be5 Qd7 24. Rad1 Qb7 25. Qb2
Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rd8 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 28. Qe2 Qd7 29. Kf2 Bf6 30. Qe3 Qc6 31. h3 Kf7
32. Qe2 Qh1 33. Qh5+ Ke7 34. Bxf6+ Kxf6 35. Qh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1994.05.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1994.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 h6 8. Bd2 (
8. Rg1 e5 (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bxe6 $1 (10. Be2 Bb7 11. e4 e5 12. Be3 exd4
13. Nxd4 Qc7 14. Rh1 (14. h4) 14... Bxh2 15. g5 hxg5 16. Ncxb5 Qb8 17. Nc3 $13
{Dreev-Bareev/Biel/izt/1993}) 10... fxe6 11. g5 (11. Qg6+ Kf8 12. g5 Ne8 13. e4
h5 14. e5) 11... O-O (11... hxg5 $2 12. Qg6+ Kf8 13. Nxg5 $18) 12. gxh6 Rf7 13.
Ng5 Re7 14. e4 $16 {Hazai/Lukacs}) 9. cxd5 (9. h4 exd4 10. Nxd4 Ne5 11. g5 hxg5
12. hxg5 Nfg4 $36 {Hazai/Lukacs}) (9. g5 hxg5 10. Rxg5 e4 11. Nd2 (11. Ne5 O-O)
11... O-O 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Rxd5 Nf6 15. Rg5 Re8 $44 {Hazai/
Lukacs}) 9... cxd5 (9... Nxd5 $6 10. Ne4 Bb4+ $6 (10... Bc7) 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12.
Qxd2 Qe7 13. O-O-O exd4 14. Qxd4 N7f6 15. Bd3 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Nf6 17. Bc2 (17.
Bf5 {Chekhov}) 17... Be6 18. g5 $1 $36 {Tukmakov-Illescas Cordoba/Groningen/
1993/} (18. h4 {Chekhov})) 10. h4 e4 11. g5 hxg5 12. hxg5 exf3 13. gxf6 Nxf6
14. Bd2 g6 15. Qd1 $13 {Wojtkiewicz-Lundstrom/Las Vegas/1993} Bh2 $5 16. Rh1
Bg4 {/\Rh5}) (8. h3 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 (10. Nb5 $2 Bb8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12.
Nbd4 Ne4 $15 {Wojtkiewicz}) 10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bd2 O-O (12... d4 13.
exd4 Bxd4 14. Nb5 Bb6 15. Bb4 $16 {Chekhov}) 13. Bg2 d4 $5 (13... Be6 14. f4
$14 {Wojtkiewicz-Khalifman/Rakvere/1993/}) 14. exd4 Bxd4 15. O-O-O $1 Qb6 $13 {
Yusupov} (15... Qc7 $6 16. Nb5 $1 Qxc2+ 17. Kxc2 Bxf2 $140 18. Bb4 $16 {
Wojtkiewicz})) 8... Qe7 (8... e5 $6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 (9... cxd5 10. Nb5 Bb8 11. Bb4
e4 12. Rc1) 10. O-O-O Qe7 (10... O-O 11. g5 $1 hxg5 12. h4 $1) 11. e4 Nxc3 12.
Bxc3 O-O 13. Rg1 $40 {Hazai/Lukacs}) (8... Nxg4 9. Rg1 Nxh2 10. Nxh2 Bxh2 11.
Rxg7 Qf6 12. Rg2 Bd6 13. O-O-O $44 {Pein}) 9. h3 (9. Be2 dxc4 {Pein}) (9. O-O-O
$6 Nxg4 10. Be1 {Pein-Kraidman/Tel Aviv/1992/} f5 $1 {Hazai/Lukacs}) (9. Rg1 e5
(9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 $2 11. g5 $16 {Kjeldsen-Grotnes/Odense/1993}) 10. cxd5
Nxd5 11. Ne4 $5 (11. O-O-O Nxc3 12. Bxc3 e4 13. Nd2 Nf6 $10 {Hazai/Lukacs})
11... exd4 12. Nxd4 {Yusupov}) 9... b6 $5 $146 (9... e5 10. cxd5 (10. O-O-O e4
11. Nh4 g6 12. f3 Bg3 $13 {Hazai/Lukacs}) 10... Nxd5 (10... cxd5 11. Nb5 e4 12.
Nh4 (12. Rc1 O-O 13. Nh4 Nb6 14. Qb3 $13 {Pein}) 12... Nb6 13. Nxd6+ Qxd6 14.
Qc5 $14 {Hazai/Lukacs}) (10... e4 11. Nh4 {Hazai/Lukacs}) 11. O-O-O $1 (11.
Nxd5 cxd5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bg2 $13 {Pein}) 11... O-O (11... Nxc3
12. Bxc3 e4 13. Nd2 Nf6 14. Bg2 $16) (11... Nb4 12. Qb1 e4 13. Qxe4 Nxa2+ 14.
Kc2 $16) 12. Ne4 Bc7 13. Ng3 $1 exd4 (13... N7b6 14. e4 $16) 14. Nxd4 Bxg3 15.
Nf5 Qf6 16. fxg3 Ne5 17. e4 $16 {Hazai/Lukacs}) (9... a6 10. c5 (10. e4 dxe4
11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 c5 13. Bg2 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Qe2 O-O 16. O-O e5 $10
{Bareev-Kamsky/Groningen/1993}) 10... Bc7 11. O-O-O e5 12. Nh4 $1 (12. dxe5
Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 $132) 12... g6 13. f4 $14 {Hazai/Lukacs}) (9... dxc4 10.
Bxc4 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 $10 {Hazai/Lukacs}) 10. cxd5 Nxd5 (10... cxd5 $6 11. Nb5
Bb7 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. Qc7 $16) (10... exd5 $5) 11. Ne4 Bb7 12.
Nxd6+ Qxd6 13. e4 Nf4 $5 (13... Nb4 14. Qb3 $5 c5 $140 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. a3) (
13... Ne7 14. O-O-O $16) 14. O-O-O (14. e5 $2 Qd5) 14... O-O-O 15. g5 $5 (15.
Be3 g5 16. Nd2 Qc7 (16... f6 $10)) 15... Qc7 (15... hxg5 $6 16. Nxg5 Rhf8 17.
Kb1 Qc7 18. Rg1 $16) 16. gxh6 gxh6 17. Kb1 (17. Rg1 $5) (17. Be3 $13 {/\Nd2})
17... Nf6 $1 18. Ne5 N4h5 $2 (18... N6h5 $142 $36 {/\f6,c5} 19. Nd3 (19. Be3 c5
20. f3 f6 $36) (19. Rc1 $6 Rxd4 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Qxc6 (21. Ba6+ Kd7 22. Bb5
Rc8 $1) 21... Qxc6 22. Rxc6+ Kb7 $15) 19... c5 20. f3 Nxd3 21. Bxd3 cxd4 $13)
19. Be3 c5 20. f3 Rhg8 (20... cxd4 21. Qxc7+ Kxc7 22. Bxd4 Rhf8 23. Rg1 $16)
21. Rg1 $1 $16 (21. Rc1 $6 Kb8 22. Nd3 Qg3 $1) 21... cxd4 (21... Rxg1 22. Bxg1
$16 {/\Bh2}) 22. Rxg8 Qxc2+ (22... Rxg8 $16) 23. Kxc2 Nxg8 24. Rxd4 $14 (24.
Nxf7 $1 Rd7 (24... Rf8 25. Nd6+ Kb8 (25... Kc7 26. Nb5+ $18) 26. Bxd4 Rxf3 27.
Be5 $16) 25. Bc4 $1 Ng7 26. Nxh6 (26. Ne5 Rc7) (26. Bxd4 Rxf7 27. Rg1 $16)
26... Rc7 (26... dxe3 27. Rxd7 Kxd7 28. Nxg8 Nh5 29. Kd3 $18 Nf4+ $140 30. Kxe3
Nxh3 31. f4) 27. Nxg8 dxe3 28. Kb3 $16) 24... Rxd4 25. Bxd4 f6 26. Ng4 f5 27.
exf5 exf5 28. Ne5 Bd5 $1 29. a4 Nf4 30. Be3 Ne6 31. Kc3 f4 32. Bd2 Kc7 33. b4
Ne7 $10 34. Bd3 Kd6 $22 (34... h5 $5) 35. Nf7+ Kd7 36. Ne5+ Kd6 37. Nf7+ Kd7
38. Nxh6 $22 Bxf3 $132 39. Nf7 Nd5+ 40. Kc4 Bg2 41. h4 Nf6 $1 {/\f3,Ng4} 42.
Ng5 f3 43. Ne4 Ng4 44. h5 (44. Be1 $142 Nf4 45. Nf2 $1 Nxf2 46. Bxf2 Nh3 47.
Bf5+ $10) 44... f2 45. Nxf2 Nxf2 46. Bf5 Be4 (46... Ne4 47. Bf4 Nd6+ 48. Bxd6
Kxd6 49. Bxe6 Bf1+ 50. Kd4 Kxe6 51. h6 Kf6 52. Kd5 $10) 47. Bxe4 Nxe4 48. Be3
Nd6+ 49. Kb3 $1 (49. Kd5 $2 Nc7+ $1) 49... Kc6 (49... Nf5 50. h6 Nf8 51. Bf4
$15) 50. h6 a6 (50... Kd5 51. h7 Nf7 52. b5 $10 {/\a5}) 51. h7 Nf7 52. b5+ $1
axb5 53. axb5+ Kc7 (53... Kxb5 54. Bxb6 $10) 54. Bh6 $10 Kd6 55. Be3 Kc7 56.
Bh6 Kc8 57. Be3 Kb7 58. Bh6 Kc7 59. Kb4 Kd6 60. Be3 Kc7 61. Bh6 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Prague op"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2020.02.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kapnisis, Spyridon"]
[Black "Pechac, Jergus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[Annotator "Kapnisis,Spyridon"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2020.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. d4 e6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 dxc4 $6 {
My opponent surprised me by quickly taking on c4 which looks quite illogical
after playing a6. After the game he told me that it had been played against
him and when he analyzed the position he thought that it could be tried
against an unprepared opponent.} 8. bxc4 (8. Bxc4) 8... c5 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. O-O
$6 {Sacrificing a pawn against a well prepared opponent, in a position unknown
to me, was not the smartest idea.} (10. Rb1 $5 {I didn't consider this move
although it is quite natural.} cxd4 (10... Ba5 $5 11. O-O cxd4 (11... O-O 12.
Ne4 $14) 12. Ne4 $1 $44) 11. exd4 Bc5 12. Na4 $1 Ba7 (12... Bxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4
14. Be3 (14. Bc3 $5 $44) 14... Qg4 15. Qxg4 (15. Nb6 $5 Qxg2 (15... Qxd1+ 16.
Kxd1 Rb8 17. Bc5 $14) 16. Kd2 Rb8 17. Rg1 Qxh2 18. Rxg7 $13 {with a wild
position}) 15... Nxg4 16. Nb6 Nxe3 $1 (16... Rb8 17. Bc5 $16) 17. Nxa8 Nxg2+
18. Kd2 $14) 13. O-O Nxd4 14. Bc3 $44) (10. Ne2 {looked at least passive.} b6 (
10... O-O 11. O-O Qc7 12. Rb1 Rd8 13. Ng3 $13) 11. O-O Bb7 $13) 10... cxd4 $1 (
10... O-O $6 {was what had been tried against my opponent:} 11. Ne4 $5 {
This was my idea if Black didn't take on d4 and it seems that White gets a
pleasant edge:} (11. a3 $5 Ba5 12. d5 (12. Na4 $5 $14) 12... Bxc3 $2 (12...
exd5 $5 13. Nxd5 Bg4 {Black doesn't face too many problems.} (13... Bxd2 14.
Qxd2 Bg4 15. Be2 $14)) 13. Bxc3 $40 {1-0 (41) Pechac,J (2449)-Vajda,L (2547)
Slovakia SVK 2019 White gets a very dangerous initiative.}) 11... cxd4 12. exd4
Be7 13. Qc2 $14) 11. exd4 Nxd4 $1 {My opponent didn't hesitate for a single
minute which made me think that my evaluation after 14.Qxb4 was wrong.} (11...
O-O 12. Ne4 $14 {is pleasant for white}) 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Qa4+ Bd7 14. Qxb4 {
I saw this position before playing 10.0-0 and I considered it at least
dangerous for black. Of course I was not very happy that my opponent was still
blitzing his moves.} Qxd3 15. Bg5 $6 {During the game I felt that my bishop
belongs to g5 while I should keep my rooks flexible. The idea behind Bg5 is to
take on f6 and play Nd5 with/without preparation.} (15. Rad1 a5 $1 (15... Bc6
$6 16. Be3 a5 $1 (16... Qg6 17. f3 $16 {[%csl Re8] Black has no counterplay
and no way to bring his king out of the center.}) 17. Qa3 Qxc4 18. Rd4 Qa6 19.
Rfd1 {White has at least decent compensation.}) (15... Rc8 $6 16. Bh6 $1 Qg6
17. Be3 $40) 16. Qxb7 (16. Qa3 $2 Qxc4 {and Black is clearly better.}) 16...
O-O 17. Be1 Qxc4 18. Rxd7 Nxd7 19. Qxd7 $13 {I saw this position and I didn't
go for it as I felt I was slightly worse. After the game my opponent informed
me that he knew up to this point and that the position is more or less equal.})
15... Bc6 $6 {This is the first time my opponent didn't blitz out his move and
I was quite relieved that he didn't go for Rc8.} (15... Rc8 {is probably better
} 16. Bxf6 {I was planning on taking to f6.} (16. Rfd1 Qxc4 17. Qd6 Rc6 18.
Qb8+ Bc8 19. Rac1 O-O 20. h3 h6 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Nd5 exd5 23. Qg3+ Kh7 24.
Rxc4 dxc4 25. Qc3 $15 {seems at least comfortable for Black.}) 16... gxf6 17.
Rfd1 Qxc4 18. Qd6 Qxc3 $1 {I misevaluated this option for Black which leads to
a rook ending with a pawn up for black. The position remains tenable for White.
} (18... Qc7 $6 19. Ne4 $13 {I saw this ending and I considered it close to
equal.}) 19. Qxd7+ Kf8 20. Rab1 Qc6 21. Rxb7 Qxd7 22. Rbxd7) 16. Bxf6 (16. Rad1
Qg6 $19) 16... gxf6 17. Nd5 {Here I lost a lot of valuable time missing a
simple enough tactic. I was trying to evaluate both 17.Rad1 and 17.Nd5 and
missed that 17.Rad1 blunders instantly.} (17. Rad1 $2 a5 $1 {I saw this
intermediate move immediately but somehow I insisted on making this position
work for me.} (17... Qf5 $2 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 exd5 20. Re1+ Qe5 21. Rxe5+
fxe5 22. cxd5 $16 {is problematic for Black}) 18. Qb3 Qf3 $1 $19 {I saw this
typical idea only after having lost probably 10 minutes of my time calculating
other stuff. The position is lost for White. Solving easy tactical exercises
is valuable for all playing levels!} (18... Qg6 $2 19. Nd5 exd5 20. cxd5 $44) (
18... Qh3 $6 19. f3 $17)) 17... Bxd5 (17... exd5 $2 {is suicidal and to be
perfectly honest I didn't even care to find a specific win during the game.}
18. Rfe1+ (18. Qd6 $2 dxc4 19. Rfe1+ Be4 20. Qxf6 O-O 21. Rad1 Qc2 22. Rc1 $11)
18... Kd8 19. Qd6+ Bd7 (19... Kc8 20. Re7 $18) 20. Rab1 $1 $18 (20. Qxf6+ Kc7
21. Rab1 $18)) 18. cxd5 Qxd5 19. Rac1 $6 {I really liked this move but it is
probably a mistake. I should have focused on the d-file, something I failed to
understand during the game.} (19. Rad1 Qb5 20. Qd4 $44 {I have enough
compensation to at least hold the balance.}) 19... a5 $5 (19... Rd8 $5 20. Rc7
Qd6 $15) 20. Qa3 Rg8 {I was quite happy to see Rg8 since it meant that Black
cannot castle, but this doesn't mean that the black king will be in danger.}
21. g3 (21. f3 $2 Qd4+ 22. Kh1 Rg5 $17) 21... Rg4 22. Rc5 (22. f4 $5 {[%csl
Rg4] I didn't play this because I thought that Black will always have a draw
because of my weak king. I felt I was better here, but once again my
evaluation wasn't correct.} Qd4+ 23. Rf2 Qb4 24. Qb2 {is about equal.}) 22...
Qd8 23. Rfc1 (23. Rh5 {was at least interesting. I played Rfc1 quite quickly
because I didn't have enough time and it seemed like the best move.} Rg7 24.
Rc1 $44) 23... Rd4 $1 {The rook lift is completed and the rook from h8 joins
the defense through the d-file.} 24. Qf3 Rd7 $6 (24... b6 $1 25. Rc7 (25. Rh5
Rc8 $17 {The black pieces are finally activated and Black has the better
chances}) 25... Rd5 $15) (24... Kf8 $5 {was another move that I underestimated}
25. Rc7 b6 26. Qb7 Rd1+ 27. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 28. Kg2 Qd5+ 29. Qxd5 exd5 30. Rb7 $15 {
and I still have good drawing chances although good defense will be required.})
25. Qh5 $6 {A serious mistake which gives Black a solid advantage. I failed to
understand that my queen is needed on f3 because it stops Black's counterplay.
While I will lose 2 moves to get the h7 pawn, Black will have enough time to
activate his pieces.} (25. Rh5 $1 Rc8 (25... Rd3 26. Qxb7 $1 {was a important
variation:} Rd1+ 27. Kg2 Rb8 (27... Rxc1 28. Rxh7 Qd5+ 29. Qxd5 exd5 30. Rh8+
$14) 28. Qc6+ Kf8 $11) 26. Rb1 $13) 25... Ke7 $6 (25... b6 $1 26. R5c2 (26. Rc6
Kf8 $1 $15) 26... Ke7 $15 (26... Rd5 27. Qxh7 Rd1+ 28. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 29. Kg2 Qd5+
30. f3 $1 $11)) 26. Qxh7 $2 {Another bad decision with limited time.} (26. h4
$1 b6 27. Rc6 $44) 26... b6 $1 {A good move that forces me to give up the d5
square.} 27. R5c3 Rd1+ 28. Rxd1 (28. Kg2 Qd5+ 29. Kh3 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Qb7 $1 $19
{[%cal Ya8d8]}) 28... Qxd1+ 29. Kg2 Qd5+ 30. Kg1 Rd8 $2 (30... Qe5 $1 $17 {
was more accurate covering the important c7 square.}) 31. h4 $2 (31. Rc7+ $1
Rd7 32. Rxd7+ Qxd7 33. Qc2 Kf8 34. a4 Qd5 35. h4 $17 {I should have tried to
enter this queen ending with some chances of survival. I evaluated this ending
as lost but probably I was wrong.}) 31... Qe5 $1 {Nice centralizing move which
puts an end to my counterplay.} 32. Rc1 b5 (32... Rd2 $19) 33. Qc2 (33. h5 f5
$19) 33... b4 (33... Kf8 $5) 34. Qc5+ Ke8 $2 (34... Qxc5 {was simple and good.
My opponent thought for quite a while and I had enough time to understand that
I was completely losing. Somehow this made me lose my concentration and it
resulted in a major blunder later in the game.} 35. Rxc5 Ra8 (35... Rd5 36.
Rc7+ Kf8 37. Ra7 Kg7 38. Kg2 Kg6 $19) 36. Kf1 (36. Rb5 Kd6 $19) 36... Kd6 (
36... a4 {During the game I thought that a4 and b3 would easily win for Black
but that is not the case.} 37. Ke2 f5 (37... b3 $2 38. axb3 a3 39. Rc1 $11) 38.
Kd3 Kf6 39. Kc2 Rb8 $19 {followed by ...b3 and ...Rxb3.}) 37. Rc4 Kd5 38. Rf4
f5 $19) 35. Qa7 $2 {While my opponent was thinking I made up my mind that I
would go for Qa7 against Ke8 since the rook ending seemed bad for me.} (35.
Qxe5 $1 {gives me at least some chances to survive. The following variations
are a sample of how the game could have gone:} fxe5 36. Rc5 Rd5 (36... a4 37.
Rxe5) (36... Rd1+ 37. Kg2 a4 38. Rxe5 a3 39. Ra5 $11) 37. Rc8+ Kd7 38. Ra8 e4
39. Kf1 Kc6 40. Ke2 Kb5 (40... Rh5 $5 41. Rb8 $1) 41. g4 Rd3 $1 42. h5 Rh3 43.
Rf8 $11) 35... Kf8 36. Rc7 Rd1+ $2 {My opponent played this quickly because he
had calculated this variation before playing 34...Ke8} (36... Kg8 $1 37. Rxf7
Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Qe4 $19 {[%csl Rh7]}) (36... Qh5 $1 37. Qc5+ Qxc5 38. Rxc5 a4 $19)
37. Kh2 Qe4 38. Rxf7+ $4 {Played instantly.} (38. Qc5+ $1 {would give White
excellent drawing chances:} Kg8 (38... Kg7 39. Rxf7+ Kxf7 40. Qh5+ Kg7 41. Qxd1
Qd5 42. Qc2 $11) 39. Rc8+ Kg7 40. Qf8+ Kg6 41. Qg8+ Kh5 (41... Kf5 $4 42. Qh7+
Ke5 43. Qh5+ $18) 42. Qxf7+ Kg4 43. Qg7+ Kf3 44. Qxf6+ Ke2 45. f3 $11) 38...
Kg8 {Here I realised that the h7 square is covered so I run out of checks.} 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2007.11.01"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[Annotator "Karjakin,S"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd2 {A rare line. I knew almost
nothing about this continuation, so I started to play my own moves very soon!
Ein seltenes Abspiel. Über diese Fortsetzung wusste ich praktisch nichts,
daher fing ich sehr bald an, meine eigenen Züge zu machen!} e6 6. Qc2 Nbd7 7.
Nc3 c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rfd1 b5 12. Ne5 cxd4 $6 {
I wanted to open the position. Ich wollte die Stellung öffnen.} (12... Qc7 13.
Nxd7 Bxd7 14. dxc5 Bxc5 $132 {was stronger. war stärker.}) 13. Nc6 Qe8 14. exd4
(14. Nxd4 Bb7 {was ok for Black. war in Ordnung für Schwarz.}) 14... Bd6 15. a3
({White cannot win immediately by Weiß kann nicht sofort gewinnen mit} 15. Re1
{because of wegen} Nb6 $1 16. Bxb5 $2 Be6 17. Ba4 (17. Na4 axb5 18. Nxb6 Ra6
$17) 17... Rc8 $15) (15. Bf3 Nb6 16. Ne5 Be6 {did not give White anything
special. hätte dem Anziehenden auch nichts Besonderes eingebracht.}) 15... Nb6
16. Nb4 Bb7 (16... Bg4 {is equal, but in the first board Ivanchuk lost to
Bacrot, and I thought that I should try to play on to win! ist ausgeglichen,
aber am ersten Brett verlor Ivanchuk gegen Bacrot, daher dachte ich, ich
sollte versuchen, auf Gewinn zu spielen!}) 17. Nd3 Ne4 18. Bf4 Bxf4 19. Nxf4
Rc8 20. Bf3 Na4 21. Nfe2 Qd7 22. Rab1 (22. Qb3 $11) 22... Ng5 $6 {I thought
that my only chance is to win a bishop, but it is not so good decision. Ich
sah meine einzige Gewinnchance darin, einen Läufer zu erobern, doch dies ist
keine gute Entscheidung.} (22... Rc4 23. Qd3 Naxc3 24. Nxc3 Nxc3 25. bxc3 Ra4
26. Rb3 Qd6 27. Ra1 $11) 23. Qd3 Nb6 {I was already in big time trouble, but
from here my opponent started to reach me and the time trouble became mutual.
Ich befand mich bereits in schwerer Zeitnot, aber von hier an holte mein
Gegner mich allmählich ein, und uns wurde beiden die Zeit knapp.} 24. h4 ({
Stärker war} 24. Nc1 $1 {immediately transfering the knight to c5 was stronger.
, um den Springer sofort nach c5 zu überführen.}) 24... Nxf3+ 25. Qxf3 Nc4 26.
Nc1 $2 {This is a blunder! Das ist ein Einsteller!} (26. Nf4 Qf5 27. Nfxd5 Qxf3
28. gxf3 Rfe8 29. Kg2 Kf8 {was not so good for White. war auch nicht so gut
für Weiß.}) ({But Aber} 26. h5 h6 27. Nc1 {was a better option. war eine
bessere Möglichkeit.}) 26... Qe7 $1 {Attacking the h4-pawn while threatening
Nd2. Greift den h4-Bauern an und droht gleichzeitig Nd2.} 27. Qg3 $6 {My
opponent was upset and he errs again! Mein Gegner war aus dem Konzept geraten,
und er greift erneut fehl!} (27. Nd3 Qxh4 28. Nc5 Ba8 {was slightly better for
Black, but it had to be prefered. war leicht besser für Schwarz, doch so
musste gespielt werden.}) 27... Nd2 $1 28. Ra1 Ne4 29. Nxe4 dxe4 30. Nb3 Bd5
31. Nc5 Rc6 32. Qe5 $1 {Great resource! Of course I had missed this move, but
luckily Black has a good answer. Tolle Ressource! Natürlich hatte ich diesen
Zug übersehen, doch zum Glück hat Schwarz eine gute Antwort.} Qd8 $1 (32...
Qxe5 33. dxe5 Rxc5 34. b4 $11) (32... Qxh4 33. Qxd5 Rh6 34. Kf1 Qg4 35. Kg1 $11
) 33. Nb7 $2 {Miscalculation. Eine Fehlberechnung.} (33. Qg5 f5 34. Qxd8 Rxd8
$15) 33... Qxh4 {Now Black is winning. Nun gewinnt Schwarz.} 34. Qxd5 (34. Nd6
e3 35. fxe3 Bxg2 36. Qxg7+ Kxg7 37. Nf5+ Kh8 38. Nxh4 Be4 $19) (34. g3 Qg4 35.
Qxd5 Rh6 $19) 34... Rh6 35. Kf1 Rf6 36. f3 exf3 37. gxf3 Qh2 38. Qe4 Rg6 39.
Qe3 Rg2 0-1

[Event "Schlechter Memorial"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Black "Eisterer, Heinrich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "Karrer,L"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1996.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 {Ebenfalls populär ist
} (6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 {die Meranter Variante. Der Textzug wird
insbesondere von Karpow bevorzugt.}) 6... Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Rd1 {
Mit dem Textzug unterbindet e6-e5, was z.B. auf} (9. Bxc4 {geschehen könnte.})
9... Qe7 10. Ng5 $5 {Ein recht interessanter Plan. Gebräuchlicher ist} (10.
Bxc4 {worauf Schwarz in der Partie Hellsten-Sergejew, Halle 1995, nach} e5 11.
Bb3 e4 12. Ng5 Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5 15. Nxe4 Qh4 16. Ng3 Qh2+ 17.
Kf1 h5 {vorzügliches Gegenspiel erlangte.}) 10... e5 {Möglich ist auch} (10...
h6 11. Nge4 b5 $1 12. Nxd6 Qxd6 13. e4 {und Weiß hat Kompensation für den
geopferten Bauern.}) 11. d5 h6 12. dxc6 hxg5 13. cxd7 Bxd7 14. e4 $1 Be6 {Falls
} (14... g4 {so} 15. Bg5 Be6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nd5 {mit Vorteil für Weiß.}) 15.
Bxg5 Bc5 16. Kh1 $5 Rac8 17. f4 Bd4 18. Bxf6 {Nicht aber} (18. f5 $6 Ng4 $1 19.
Bxe7 (19. Rxd4 Qxg5) 19... Nf2+ 20. Kg1 Nxd1+ 21. Kh1 (21. Kf1 $4 Ne3+) 21...
Nf2+ {und Weiß kann der Punkteteilung nicht entrinnen.}) 18... Qxf6 19. f5 Bd7
20. Nd5 Qd6 21. f6 gxf6 22. Rf1 f5 {[#]} 23. Bg4 $3 {Die Pointe des weißen
Spiels! Weiß gelangt nun zu heftigem Königsangriff.} fxg4 24. Rf6 Be6 25. Qd2
$1 Rfd8 26. Rh6 Bxd5 {Zwingt Schwarz bei fortgesetztem weißen Angriff, sich
von seiner Dame zu trennen. Nicht besser war auch} (26... f6 27. Rxf6) 27. Qg5+
Qg6 28. Rxg6+ fxg6 29. Qxg6+ Kh8 30. Qh5+ Kg8 31. Qxg4+ Kh8 32. Qh5+ Kg8 33.
Qg5+ Kh8 34. Qh6+ Kg8 35. Qg6+ Kh8 36. exd5 Rf8 37. g3 Bxb2 38. Re1 {Das
Eingreifen des weißen Turms entscheidet.} Rc7 39. Qh6+ Kg8 40. Re4 Rff7 41.
Rg4+ Rg7 42. Qe6+ Kf8 43. Qf6+ Kg8 44. Qd8+ Kh7 45. Rh4+ Kg6 46. Qd6+ Kf5 47.
Qe6+ Kg5 48. Rg4+ 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 (10. Nb5 Bb8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Rd1 (12. Bd2 Ne4 13.
Rad1 Bg4 14. Nbd4 Qf6 15. Qb3 Qh6 $13 {Browne,W-Polgar,Z San Francisco 1991})
12... a6 13. Nc3 (13. Nbd4 Qd6 $10) 13... Qc7 $5 14. g3 Neg4 15. Bd2 Be6 $13 {
Granda,J-Illescas,M Pamplona 1992}) 10... Nxe5 11. Rd1 Nxf3+ (11... Qc7) (11...
Be6) 12. Bxf3 Qc7 13. h3 (13. g3 Be5 14. Qd3 (14. Bxd5 Nxd5 15. Rxd5 Be6 $44)
14... Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. bxc3 Be6 17. Rb1 b6 (17... Rab8 $6 18. Ba3 Rfe8
19. Bd6 Rbd8 20. Be5 $14 {Farago,I-Blauert,J Vienna op 1991}) 18. c4 Rad8 $10)
13... Bh2+ 14. Kh1 Be5 15. Bd2 Be6 16. Be1 (16. Qd3 Qd7 17. Be1 Rfd8 18. Kg1
Rac8 19. Rac1 d4 (19... Bb8 $5) 20. exd4 Bxd4 21. Qe2 h6 $10 {Karpov,
A-Kasparov,G Linares 1991}) 16... Rfd8 17. Qe2 (17. Qd3 Qd7 $10) (17. Rac1 Rac8
18. Qa4 $5) 17... a6 18. Rac1 $6 $146 (18. Na4 Rac8 19. Bc3 b5 20. Bxe5 Qxe5
$10 {Epishin,V-Illescas,M Logrono 1991}) 18... Rac8 19. a3 (19. Nxd5 $2 Qxc1
20. Rxc1 Rxc1 $19) 19... Qd7 20. Kg1 Bb8 $1 21. g3 Ba7 22. g4 $2 (22. h4 Qd6
$15) 22... h6 $1 $17 (22... d4 23. exd4 Bb3 24. g5 $1 $13) 23. Bg2 d4 $1 24.
exd4 Bb3 25. Rd2 Bb8 $1 26. Qf3 (26. Rb1 Bf4 27. Rd3 Bc4 $19) 26... Bd5 $1 27.
Nxd5 (27. Qe3 Re8 $19) 27... Rxc1 28. Nxf6+ gxf6 29. Rd1 (29. Re2 Re8 $1 30.
Kf1 Qb5 $1 31. b3 (31. a4 Qc4 32. b3 Rxe1+ $1 $19) 31... Bd6 32. a4 Bb4 $19)
29... Rxd1 30. Qxd1 Be5 31. d5 (31. Bc3 b5 $1 (31... Bxd4 32. Qxd4 Qxd4 33.
Bxd4 Rxd4 34. Bxb7 $15) 32. Qc1 Bxd4 33. Qxh6 Bxc3 34. bxc3 Qd1+ 35. Kh2 Qd6+
$19) 31... Bxb2 32. Bd2 Bxa3 33. Bxh6 Qe7 $19 34. Bf3 Bd6 35. Be3 Qe5 36. Kf1
b5 37. Qc2 b4 38. Qa4 Rb8 39. Bd1 Qxd5 40. Bb3 Qb5+ 41. Qxb5 Rxb5 42. Ke2 Re5
43. Kd3 Bc5 44. Bd2 Bxf2 45. Bxb4 Re3+ 46. Kc2 Rxh3 47. Bc4 Rg3 48. Bxa6 Rxg4
49. Bd2 Rd4 50. Bd3 Kg7 51. Bc3 Rd6 52. Bd2 Bh4 53. Bb4 Rd5 0-1

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1994.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. b3 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Ne4 9. Bb2 f5 10. a3 Qf6 11. b4 a6 12. Rc1 Qh6 (12... g5 $5 13. g3 Qg7 $1 $15 (
13... h5 14. h4 $1 $13) (13... g4 $6 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Nh4 $14) (13... b5 14.
c5 Bc7 15. a4 $13)) 13. g3 Ndf6 14. Ne5 Bd7 15. Kg2 $1 Be8 16. f3 $13 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. cxd5 (6. Bd3) (6. Qc2)
6... exd5 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. b3 (9. Re1 Re8 10. Qc2 Nf8 11. e4 dxe4 12.
Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 $10) 9... Re8 10. Qc2 Nf8 11. Bb2 (11. h3 Ng6 12. Bb2 Qe7
$10) 11... Bg4 12. Nd2 (12. Nh4 Ne4 13. g3 Bh3 $10) 12... Bh5 13. Rfe1 Bg6 $10
14. Nf1 Qc7 15. Rad1 Ne6 16. f3 Rad8 17. Qf2 a6 18. Kh1 (18. Ne2 Bb4 19. Bc3 a5
$10) 18... c5 $1 19. dxc5 (19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Na4 (20. Ne2 $2 Bb4 $17) 20... Be7
21. Re2 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Black "Gagarin, Vasilij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Kharitonov,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. b3 (9. Bd2 Qe7 10. Rad1 h6 $5 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 e5 $10
{Grimm,S-Gurevich,M/Bad Godesberg/1995/0|1/24/}) (9. Rd1 b6 $6 (9... Qe7 10. h3
h6 11. a3 a6 12. b3 (12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 e5 15. Be3 Nf6 16. Qh4
e4 17. Nd2 Bf5 18. Nf1 $14 {Gurevich,M-Cifuentes Parada,R/BEL/1995/0,5/28/})
12... dxc4 13. bxc4 e5 14. Nh4 Nf8 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. Qxf5 exd4 17. exd4 c5 18.
Be3 cxd4 19. Bxd4 $14 {Karpov,An-Illescas Cordoba,M/Wijk aan Zee/1993/1|0/61/})
10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Qc7 13. Be3 Bb7 14. c5 bxc5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 $2
16. Qc2 Na6 17. Ng5 g6 18. Qa4 Nb4 19. Rxd6 Qxd6 20. Ne4 $18 {Dreev,
A-Cifuentes Parada,R/Wijk aan Zee/1995/1|0/33/}) 9... dxc4 10. bxc4 e5 11. a4
$5 {N/} (11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Rb1 (12. a4 e4 13. Nd2 Nf8 14. Nf1 (14. Qa2 Qc7 15. h3
Ng6 16. Ba3 $14 {Seirawan,Y-Lautier,J/Amsterdam/1996/1|0/29/}) 14... Bf5 15. a5
a6 16. Qb3 Rad8 17. Ba3 $14 {Lputian,S-Tseitlin,Mi/Moscow/1992/1|0/36/}) 12...
e4 13. Nd2 Nf8 14. c5 $5 Bc7 15. Nc4 Ng4 16. h3 Nf6 17. Ba3 Nd5 18. Nd6 $14 {
Karpov,An-Knaak,R/Baden-Baden/1992/1|0/62/}) 11... exd4 (11... Qe7 12. a5 $5 e4
13. Nd2 Nf8 14. Re1 $14) 12. exd4 Nf8 13. Bg5 Bg4 $5 (13... h6 $5 14. Bh4 (14.
Be3 Ng4) (14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Ne4 Qd8) 14... Ng6 15. Bg3 Nf4 $13) 14. Rad1 h6 $6
(14... Ne6 $5 15. Be3 (15. Bh4 $6 Nf4 $36) (15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Ne4 Qe7 $132)
15... Nf4 16. Bxf4 Bxf4 $13) 15. Be3 Qe7 $6 (15... Ng6 $5 $13) 16. h3 Bh5 (
16... Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Ng6 $14) 17. Nh4 $1 $14 Bxe2 18. Nf5 Qe6 19. Nxe2 Bb4 $6 (
19... Bc7 $5 20. Neg3 $14) 20. Neg3 Rad8 $2 (20... a5 $5 $14) 21. d5 $1 $16
cxd5 22. Qb2 a5 (22... d4 23. Bxd4 a5 24. Nxg7 Kxg7 25. Bxf6+ $22 Qxf6 26. Nh5+
$18) 23. cxd5 Rxd5 (23... Qa6 24. d6 $1 Re6 (24... Bxd6 25. Qb6 $1 $18) 25.
Nxg7 $1 Kxg7 26. Nh5+ Kg6 27. Qc2+ Ne4 (27... Kxh5 28. Qf5+ $18) 28. Nf4+ $18)
24. Rxd5 Qxd5 25. Bxh6 Ng6 $2 (25... gxh6 26. Qxf6 $18) (25... Ne6 26. Nxg7 $18
) (25... Qe5 $5 26. Qxe5 Rxe5 27. Bxg7 $16) 26. Bxg7 $18 Nf4 27. Ne3 $1 Rxe3
28. fxe3 Bc5 29. Bxf6 Bxe3+ 30. Kh2 Bd2 31. Rf3 1-0

[Event "Oakham YM"]
[Site "Oakham"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Bulletin Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. g4 $5 Nxg4 (7... O-O 8. g5 Nh5 9. Bd2 $14 {Shirov-Thorhallsson Reykjavik
1992}) (7... dxc4 $1 8. g5 (8. e4 $2 e5 9. g5 exd4 10. Nxd4 Ng4 11. h3 Nge5 12.
Be3 Nc5 $17 {Adams-Kasparow/Dortmund/1992}) (8. Bxc4 Nxg4 (8... b5 $5 9. Be2
Bb7 $10) 9. Rg1 h5 10. h3 Nh6 11. e4 (11. Rxg7 $2 Qf6 12. Rh7 Rxh7 13. Qxh7
Qxf3 14. Qxh6 $17) 11... Kf8 $13) 8... Nd5 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 (10. Bf1 Bb7 11.
e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 e5 $15 {Shirov}) (10. Bxd5 cxd5 11. Nxb5 Qa5+ 12. Nc3 Ba6 $40
{Shirov}) 10... Bb7 (10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bb7 12. e4 e5 13. Be3 Qe7 14. a4 a6
15. O-O O-O $15 {Gomez-Baigorri Navarro/Zaragoza op/1992}) 11. e4 $6 Nf4 12.
Bd1 e5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 $1 14. dxe5 Nxe5 $17) (7... h6 8. Rg1 e5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 $13
{Shirov}) 8. Rg1 h5 (8... Nxh2 9. Nxh2 (9. Ng5 $6 Nxf1 (9... h6 $2 10. Nxf7
Nf3+ 11. Kd1 Qf6 (11... Qe7 12. Nxh8 Nxg1 13. Qg6+ Kd8 14. Qxg1 $18) 12. Nxd6+
$18) 10. Kxf1 b6 $17) 9... Bxh2 10. Rxg7 Nf8 {/\ Ng6} (10... Qh4 $6 11. e4 $1
$14 Bf4 (11... Kf8 12. Rg2 (12. Bg5 $6 Qh5 13. Be2 Qh3 14. Bf1 $10) 12... Rg8
13. exd5 Rxg2 14. Bxg2 cxd5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nxd5 $16) (11... h6 {/\ Nf6} 12.
Qe2 $1 Nf6 13. e5 $1 {/\ Rg4, >< Bh2}) 12. cxd5 (12. exd5 Bxc1 13. dxe6 Bh6 14.
Rxf7 Nf8 15. Ne4 (15. d5 Bxe6 $1 16. dxe6 Nxe6 17. Qf5 O-O-O $1 $19) 15... Bxe6
16. Nd6+ Kd8 17. Nxb7+ $10) 12... Bxc1 13. Qxc1 exd5 14. Qe3 $1 $16) (10... Qc7
$2 {(10...Qc7! 11.Rxh7 Rxh7 12.Qxh7 Bd6 Shirov)} 11. f4 $16) (10... h6 $2 11.
f4 Qh4+ 12. Qf2 Qxf2+ 13. Kxf2 Nf6 14. Rg2 $16 {Shabalov-Mephisto Risc/Neu
Isenburg op/1992}) (10... h5 {Flear} 11. Bd2 (11. f4 Qh4+ 12. Qf2 Qxf2+ 13.
Kxf2 h4 14. Ne2 $10) 11... Qf6 12. Rg2 Bd6 13. O-O-O $13) 11. Rg2 (11. f4 $6
Qh4+ 12. Qf2 Qxf2+ 13. Kxf2 Ng6 14. Kg2 Kf8 15. Rxg6 hxg6 $15) 11... Bc7 (11...
Bd6 12. Bd2 Bd7 13. O-O-O a6 14. e4 Rc8 15. Re1 Be7 16. f4 b5 17. c5 dxe4 18.
Nxe4 f5 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. cxd6 Kf7 $13 {D. Garcia-Illescas/Leon/1992}) 12. e4
Ng6 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bh6 Nh4 15. O-O-O Nxg2 16. Bxg2 dxc4 17. Bf3 $44 {
Djurhuus-Gronn/Oslo/1992/CBM 30}) 9. h3 Nh6 10. e4 (10. Rxg7 $4 Qf6 11. Rh7
Rxh7 12. Qxh7 Nf8 13. Qc2 Qxf3 $19) (10. Bd2 $5) 10... dxe4 11. Nxe4 Bb4+ 12.
Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 $44 Nf6 14. Nc3 Nf5 15. O-O-O Kf8 16. Bd3 Bd7 17. Ne5 Be8
18. Ne2 Rh7 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Ng3 Ne4 (20... g6 {Ftacnik} 21. Nxf5 gxf5 22. Qg5
{/\ Rd3,Rf3,Rxf5}) 21. Nxe4 fxe4 22. Qf4 Kg8 (22... Qf6 {Ftacnik} 23. Qxe4 Kg8
24. f4 $16) 23. Qxe4 Qe7 24. Qf4 Rd8 25. Rge1 Qd6 26. d5 Qh6 27. Qxh6 Rxh6 28.
dxc6 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Bxc6 30. Rd8+ Kh7 31. Rf8 (31. Nxf7 {Ftacnik} Rf6 32. Ng5+
Kg6 33. h4 Rxf2 $15) 31... Rf6 (31... f6 $2 {Ftacnik} 32. Nf7 Rg6 33. Rh8#) 32.
Rxf7 Bg2 33. h4 Rxf7 34. Nxf7 Kg6 35. Nd6 Kf6 36. Kd2 g5 37. hxg5+ Kxg5 38. Ke3
Kg4 39. Nf7 h4 40. Ne5+ Kf5 41. Nf3 Kg4 42. Nd4 Kg5 43. b4 h3 44. Nf3+ Kf5 45.
b5 b6 46. Nh2 Ke5 47. f3 Kf5 48. a3 Ke5 49. a4 Bh1 50. Ng4+ Kd6 51. Nf2 Bg2 52.
Ne4+ Ke5 53. Kf2 Bxf3 $2 (53... Ke6) (53... Ke6 $16 {Ftacnik}) 54. Kxf3 h2 55.
Kg2 Kxe4 56. c5 Kd5 (56... bxc5 {Ftacnik} 57. a5 Kd5 (57... c4 58. b6 $18) 58.
a6 $1 c4 59. b6 c3 60. bxa7 h1=Q+ 61. Kxh1 c2 62. a8=Q+ $18) 57. c6 Kd6 58.
Kxh2 Kc7 59. Kg3 Kd6 60. Kf4 Ke6 61. Ke4 Kd6 1-0

[Event "Match/Nation EST-HUN"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "1957.10.21"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Kluger, Gyula"]
[Black "Nei, Iivo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "Koch,B"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1957.10.19"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{SCHACH 23/1957 Seite 359 Ein Trauerspiel in der f-Linie Die seltsame
Eröffnungsbehandlung seitens Weiß wird gewiß keine Nachahmung finden. Von
ungefähr bekommt er am Königsflügel einen mächtigen Angriff auf den Hals, aus
dem er - wenn auch ziemlich zerrupft - noch in ein Endspiel steuern kann, das
für ihn aber nur einen trostlosen Abgang bedeutet.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6
4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. b3 Ne4 $1 7. Nxe4 dxe4 8. Nd2 f5 9. g4 $2 Qh4 $1 10.
gxf5 exf5 11. Bb2 Nf6 12. h3 Ng4 13. Qe2 Bb4 14. Rd1 f4 $1 15. exf4 O-O $1 16.
Bg2 Bxd2+ 17. Rxd2 e3 18. hxg4 exd2+ 19. Kxd2 Qxg4 20. Qxg4 Bxg4 21. Rh4 Rxf4
$1 22. f3 h5 23. Ke3 g5 24. Rh1 Re8+ 25. Kf2 Bxf3 26. Bxf3 g4 27. Kg3 Rxf3+ 28.
Kh4 Re2 29. Bc1 Kf7 30. Kg5 g3 0-1

[Event "POL-chT 51st"]
[Site "Lubniewice"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1995.09.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gdansk Gedania"]
[BlackTeam "Bielsko-Biala Wlokniarz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 $5 Nxg4 8.
Rg1 Qf6 (8... Nh6 9. Bd2 {/\0-0-0|^}) 9. Rxg4 Qxf3 10. Rg1 (10. Rxg7 $5 Nf8 11.
Rg1 Ng6 (11... Bxh2 12. Be2 Qf6 13. Rg2 Bd6 14. Bd2 Ng6 15. f4 {/\0-0-0|^}) 12.
Be2 Qf6 13. Bd2 Bxh2 14. Rh1 Bd6 15. f4 $44) 10... Qf6 11. Bd2 Bxh2 12. Rg2 Bd6
13. O-O-O O-O 14. e4 Bf4 15. Kb1 Qh6 16. Bxf4 Qxf4 17. e5 f5 18. cxd5 cxd5 $2 (
18... exd5 $142) 19. Bd3 a6 20. Ne2 Qh4 21. Qc1 Rf7 22. Rh1 Qe7 23. Qh6 Nf8 24.
Nf4 Bd7 (24... Qb4 25. Nh5 Qxd4 26. Nf6+ Kh8 27. Qxh7+ Nxh7 28. Rxh7#) 25. a3
Bb5 26. Bxb5 axb5 27. Ng6 $1 Qc7 (27... Nxg6 28. Qxh7+ Kf8 29. Qh8+ Nxh8 30.
Rxh8#) (27... gxh6 28. Nxe7+ Kh8 29. Rg8#) 28. Nxf8 Kxf8 29. Qxh7 Rc8 30. Rhg1
Qc2+ 31. Ka1 f4 32. Qh4 Kg8 (32... b4 33. Rxg7 $1 Qc1+ (33... Rxg7 34. Qh8+ Ke7
35. Rxg7#) 34. Rxc1 (34. Ka2 $4 b3+ $1 35. Kxb3 Qc4#) 34... Rxc1+ 35. Ka2 Kxg7
(35... Rxg7 36. Qxf4+ $18) 36. Qg4+ Kf8 37. Qxe6 bxa3 38. Kxa3 Rf1 39. Qxd5
Rxf2 40. Qd8+ Kg7 41. e6 $18) 33. Qh6 $1 Qh7 34. Qxe6 Rd8 35. Rxg7+ $1 $18 Qxg7
36. Rxg7+ Kxg7 37. Qg4+ Kf8 38. Qh4 Re8 39. Qh6+ Kg8 40. Qg6+ Kf8 41. Qd6+ Kg7
42. Qxd5 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.04"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Pinter, Jozsef"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 $5 Bb4 (7...
Nf8 8. g5 N6d7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bc7 11. Bd2 b6 12. O-O-O Bb7 13. c5 Ng6 14.
h4 Nf4 15. Rg1 Nd5 16. h5 Qe7 17. Kb1 O-O-O 18. b4 Nb8 (18... Kb8 $5) 19. Ne5
Nd7 20. Nc4 (20. Nd6+ $5 Bxd6 21. cxd6 Qxd6 22. Nxf7 Qh2 23. Rg2 Qxh5 24. Nxh8
$18) 20... b5 21. Ned6+ Bxd6 22. Nxd6+ Kc7 23. Qb3 {/\Qb3-g3 Johansson,
V-Connolly,S/Pula 1997/}) 8. Bd2 Qe7 (8... a5 9. g5 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. Rg1
Qe7 12. Bd3 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Qb4 14. Ke2 Qxc3 15. bxc3 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Ke7 17. a4
$14 {Krasenkow,M-Pekarek,A/BL9293/}) (8... Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Ne4 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11.
Qxc3 Qf6 12. Be2 dxc4 13. Qxc4 e5 14. dxe5 Qe7 15. Qd4 O-O 16. Qd6 Re8 17.
O-O-O g6 18. g5 Nxe5 19. Qxe7 Rxe7 20. Rd8+ Kg7 21. Nxe5 Rxe5 22. Bg4 Bxg4 23.
Rxa8 Rxg5 24. Rxa7 $18 {Dobosz,H-Nueesch,G/Biel 1995/}) (8... b6 9. cxd5 cxd5
10. g5 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Ne4 12. Bb4 Bb7 13. h4 f6 14. Bd3 Kf7 15. Rg1 a5 16. Ba3
Rc8 17. Qd1 f5 18. Rc1 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Qc8 20. Qxc8 Rxc8 21. Ke2 Rc7 22. Nd2 Rc8
23. Nb3 Rc6 24. Rc1 $16 {Agrest,E-Sturua,Z/Elista 1998/}) (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5
10. Bd3 a6 11. g5 Nd5 12. Bxh7 c5 13. Be4 N7b6 14. g6 f6 15. Nxd5 Bxd2+ 16.
Nxd2 exd5 17. dxc5 Nc4 18. Nxc4 bxc4 19. O-O-O {1-0 Pal,P-Banduka,Z/SVK 1998/})
9. a3 (9. Bd3 e5 (9... Nxg4 10. Rg1 f5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bxf5 Ndf6 13. Bxc8
Rxc8 14. Qf5 O-O 15. Rxg4 Nd7 16. Nxd5 Rxf5 17. Nxe7+ Bxe7 18. Ke2 Rcf8 19.
Rag1 g6 (19... Rxf3 20. Rxg7+ Kh8 21. Rxe7 Rxf2+ 22. Kd3 $16) 20. R4g3 Nf6 21.
Rg5 Ne4 22. Rxf5 Rxf5 23. Be1 Rb5 24. Kd3 Nf6 25. b3 Nd5 26. Ne5 $16 {
Kempinski,R-San Segundo,P/Pula 1997/}) 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. f4 $2 (
12. h3 $5) 12... Qe7 13. g5 Ng4 14. O-O-O dxc4 15. Bxh7 Nf2 16. g6 Nxd1 17.
gxf7+ Kf8 18. Rxd1 Be6 $19 {Kempinski,R-Rogozenko,D/Koszalin/1998/}) (9. g5
Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. Rg1 b6 12. O-O-O Bb7 13. Be1 c5 14. Kb1 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Nd6
16. Nd2 cxd4 17. exd4 Rc8 $36 {Lindemann,C-Kadimova,I/Berliner Sommer/ 1994/})
(9. Rg1 $5 b6 10. cxd5 cxd5 (10... exd5 $2 11. g5 Bxc3 12. Qxc3 $16) 11. g5
Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Ne4 13. Rc1 $14) 9... Bxc3 10. Bxc3 b6 11. Rg1 (11. Bd3 Ba6 12.
Qa4 dxc4 $1 13. Qxa6 (13. Qxc6 Rc8 14. Qa4 Bb7 15. Be2 a5 $17 {Kramnik}) 13...
cxd3 14. Qxd3 $6 (14. Qb7 O-O 15. Ne5 $1 Qe8 16. Nxd3 Rc8 17. Qxa7 Nxg4 $15 {
Kramnik}) 14... O-O {Petursson: White's problem herer is that he has weakend
his King side without obtaining any attacking chances.} 15. g5 Nd5 16. Bd2 f5
$1 $17 {[%csl Gd5,Rc4,Rd2,Re4,Rf3]} 17. O-O-O c5 18. Kb1 b5 $1 19. Qxb5 Rab8
20. Qa5 Rb3 21. Ka2 Rfb8 22. Rb1 e5 $1 $17 {Kramnik} 23. Rhc1 (23. dxe5 {
Petursson} Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Qxe5 25. Bc3 Nxc3+ 26. bxc3 Qe4 $19) 23... Qe6 24. Ka1
exd4 25. Rxc5 Nxc5 26. Qxc5 Nc3 $1 $19 {Gelfand,B-Kramnik,V/Berlin 1996/}) (11.
cxd5 exd5 $10 {Kramnik}) 11... Ne4 12. Bd3 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Bb7 14. cxd5 exd5 15.
g5 g6 16. h4 O-O-O 17. b4 Kb8 18. a4 a6 19. a5 b5 20. Bf1 f5 21. O-O-O Rc8 22.
Kb2 h6 23. Bd3 hxg5 24. Rxg5 Rxh4 25. Rxg6 Rg4 26. Rg1 Rf8 27. Nd2 Rf6 28. Rg8+
Rf8 29. Rxf8+ Qxf8 30. Rh1 Rg2 31. f4 Rg3 32. Bc2 Qe7 33. Re1 Qh7 34. Nb3 Rg2
35. Kb1 Nf6 36. Qc5 Ne4 37. Bxe4 dxe4 38. d5 Qg8 $2 (38... cxd5 $5 39. Nd4 Rg8
40. Qd6+ Ka8 $13) 39. Nd4 cxd5 40. Rc1 Rg1 41. Nxf5 Rxc1+ 42. Kxc1 (42. Qxc1 $2
Qf8 $1) 42... Qg1+ 43. Kb2 Qd1 (43... Qg2+ 44. Kc3 Qg1 45. Kd4 Qa1+ 46. Qc3
Qxc3+ 47. Kxc3 Kc7 48. Kd4 $18) 44. Nd4 Qd2+ 45. Nc2 Qf2 46. Kc3 (46. Qf8+ Bc8
(46... Ka7 47. f5 $18) 47. Qd6+ $18) 46... Qg3 47. Qf8+ Ka7 48. Kb2 d4 49. Qc5+
Ka8 50. Qxd4 Qf2 51. Qe5 Qd2 (51... Qh2 52. Kc3 $18) 52. Qh8+ Ka7 53. Qd4+ (53.
Qd4+ Qxd4+ 54. Nxd4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Alushta3"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dragomarezkij, Evgeni"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. d4 e6 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
Qe7 (8... Re8 9. O-O Qe7 10. Bb2 b6 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7 14.
Qe3 (14. Bd3 $6 f5 15. Qe2 c5 $15 {Grivas,E-Kramnik,V/Dortmund/1992/}) 14... c5
15. Rfd1 Rad8 16. h3 Bb8 17. Ne5 (17. Rd2 $5 {/\Rad1}) 17... cxd4 18. Bxd4 Nxe5
19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Qxe5 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Bc6 22. Qd6 Qb7 23. Bf1 h6 24. f4 Rc8 25.
Qe5 Be8 26. Be2 Bc6 27. Bf1 Be8 {0.5 Konikowski,J-Bangiev,V/EU/FSM/1993/}) (
8... b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Rc8 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Re8 14. Bd3
f5 15. Qe2 c5 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. Bc2 Rcd8 19. h3 Qc6 20. Rd3 Nf6
21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Rfd1 Bc7 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. Qd2 Bc7 26. Kf1 Kg7
27. Nh4 Bc8 28. Nf3 Qd6 29. Qxd6 Bxd6 30. Nd2 f4 31. Be4 Bd7 $13 {Walaszczyk,
W-Polanski,J/corr/1993/}) 9. O-O dxc4 (9... b6 $5) 10. bxc4 e5 11. a4 (11. Rd1
Re8 $13) 11... Re8 12. Re1 e4 $6 (12... exd4 $142 13. exd4 Nf8 $13) 13. Nd2 Nf8
14. Qb3 (14. Nf1 Bf5 (14... h5 15. Qb3 Bg4 16. Ba3 Rad8 17. Bxd6 $14) 15. a5 a6
16. Qb3 Rad8 17. Ba3 $14 {Lputian,S-Tseitlin,Mi/Moscov/1992/}) 14... Ng6 15.
Ba3 Bxa3 16. Qxa3 Qe6 17. a5 Qf5 18. Reb1 Nh4 19. Qd6 Qg5 20. g3 Ng6 (20... Nf5
21. Qc5 h5 22. a6 bxa6 23. Qxc6 Bd7 24. Ndxe4 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 Qe7 26. Qd5 Qxe4
27. Qxd7 Nxe3 28. Qb7 $1 (28. fxe3 Qxe3+ 29. Kh1 Qxe2 30. Re1 Qf3+ 31. Kg1 Red8
32. Qe7 Qd3 (32... Rxd4 33. Rf1 Qc6 34. Qxf7+ Kh8 35. Qxh5+ Kg8 36. Qf7+ Kh8
37. Rf5 g6 38. Qf6+ Qxf6 39. Rxf6 Rxc4 40. Rxg6 Rc2 41. Rgxa6 Rb8 42. Rxa7 Rbb2
43. Re7 Rg2+ 44. Kf1 Rbf2+ 45. Ke1 Rf8 $10) 33. c5 Qxd4+ $17) 28... Qxd4 29.
Bxh5 g6 30. Bxg6 fxg6 31. fxe3 Qxe3+ 32. Kh1 Qe4+ (32... Rad8 33. Rxa6 Rd2 34.
Rxg6+ $18) 33. Qxe4 Rxe4 34. Rxa6 Rxc4 35. Rxg6+ Kf7 36. Ra6 $16) 21. a6 b6 22.
Qxc6 Bd7 23. Ncxe4 $1 $16 Nxe4 24. Nxe4 Qe7 25. Qd6 Bf5 26. Qxe7 Rxe7 27. f3
Rd8 28. Rb3 Bxe4 29. fxe4 Rxe4 30. Rc1 Nf8 31. c5 bxc5 32. Rxc5 Re7 33. Rcb5
Rde8 34. Kf2 Ne6 35. Rb8 Kf8 36. Bf3 g6 37. Bc6 Rxb8 38. Rxb8+ Kg7 39. Rb7 Kf6
40. Bd5 Nd8 41. Rb8 Rd7 42. e4 Ke7 43. Ke3 f5 44. h4 fxe4 45. Kxe4 Rd6 46. Bb7
Rb6 47. Ra8 Nxb7 48. Rxa7 $18 Ke6 49. Rxb7 Rxa6 50. Rxh7 Ra1 51. Rc7 Re1+ 52.
Kf4 Rd1 53. Kg5 Rxd4 54. Rc6+ Kf7 55. Rf6+ Kg7 56. Rxg6+ Kh7 57. Re6 Rd5+ 58.
Kf4 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 35th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2007.06.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2007.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. e4 Nxe4 8. Nxe4
dxe4 9. Qxe4 c5 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxe7 Qa5+ 12. Ke2 {This extravagant move 
(introduced by GM Ivan Sokolov) is more promising than the cowardly} (12. Nd2)
12... Kxe7 13. g3 {White continues his development and Black can't make use of
the centralized position of the white king.} cxd4 (13... Nf6 14. Qe5 b6 15. Bg2
Rd8 16. Nd2 $1 Ba6 (16... Rxd4 $2 17. Nb3 Qb4 18. Bxa8 Qxc4+ 19. Kf3 {I.Sokolov
}) 17. Bxa8 Rxa8 18. Qc7+ $1 Kf8 19. dxc5 Ne8 20. Qf4 Qxc5 21. Rhd1 Nf6 22.
Rac1 Kg8 23. Nb3 Qb4 24. Kf1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Ribli,Z/Bosna i
Hercegovina 1998/Inf 72/[Sokolov,I] (31)}) 14. Bg2 $1 (14. Qxd4 e5 15. Qd2 Qc7
$1 16. Qg5+ Kf8 17. Rc1 (17. Ke1 f6 18. Qe3 Nc5 {1/2-1/2 El Gindy,E-Magerramov,
E/Abu Dhabi 2002/CBM 089 ext}) 17... f6 (17... e4 $1 18. Nd2 Ne5 $36 {L.Bruzon}
) 18. Qe3 Nc5 19. Bg2 (19. b4 $142 {L.Bruzon}) 19... Bg4 20. Kf1 Rd8 21. Ne1 a5
22. h3 Be6 23. Kg1 Kf7 24. Kh2 Rd7 25. Rf1 Rhd8 $17 {0-1 Borgo,G-Bruzon
Bautista,L/Saint Vincent 2004/CBM 098 ext (38)}) 14... Nf6 15. Qxd4 Rd8 16. Qf4
$1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (16. Qe3 Ng4 17. Qg5+ Qxg5 18. Nxg5 Bd7 19. b3 f6 (19... h6
20. Nh3 Rab8 21. f4 (21. Nf4 Ne5 {[%cal Yb7b5]}) 21... Bc6 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23.
Ng1 e5 24. h3 Nf6 $15 {0-1 Mastrovasilis,A-Shirov,A/Chalkidiki 2002/CBM 092 
(38)}) 20. Nh3 Rab8 21. Nf4 Ne5 22. Rhd1 b5 $1 23. Nd3 Nxd3 24. Rxd3 bxc4 25.
bxc4 Rb2+ 26. Ke3 Bc8 $15 {0-1 Nikolaidis,I-Gurevich,M/Cannes 2005/CBM 105 ext
(48)}) (16. Qe5 $2 Rd2+ $1 17. Ke1 Qxe5+ 18. Nxe5 Rxb2 19. Nd3 Rc2 20. c5 Rb8
21. Kd1 Rc4 $19 {0-1 Crouch,C-Kelly,B/Lichfield 2000/CBM 077 ext (47)}) 16...
Bd7 17. Ne5 Be8 (17... Rac8 $142 $1 {[%cal Yc8c5]} 18. Rhd1 $140 Ba4 19. b3 Rc5
$1 20. Nd3 Rf5) 18. Rhd1 Qb6 19. b3 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21. Rxd8 Qxd8 $2 {
Black thoroughly calculated tactical consequences of White's capture on b7 but
underestimated the positional ones!} (21... Kxd8 $142 $14) 22. Bxb7 Qa5 23. Qe3
$1 {[%mdl 32]} (23. a4 Qb6 24. Qf3 Bxa4 $1 25. bxa4 Qb2+ 26. Kf1 Qxe5 27. Qa3+
Qd6 28. c5 $14 {(which GMs Peter-Heine Nielsen, Alexey Dreev and I discussed
while waiting for our planes at the Madrid airport that Sunday) is less
convincing. The World Champion finds a purely positional solution.}) 23...
Qxa2+ 24. Kf1 Qa5 25. Bf3 {[%csl Gc4] It turns out that the c-pawn is much
stronger with two pairs of minor pieces on the board!} Qb6 26. c5 Bb5+ 27. Kg2
Qc7 28. c6 a6 29. Qc5+ Ke8 30. b4 $22 {Black has only kingside pawn moves 
(which only weaken his position) or...} Nd5 31. Bxd5 exd5 32. Qxd5 {White has
won a pawn but he still has to overcome some technical difficulties.} Kf8 $1
33. f3 f6 34. Nd7+ Ke7 35. Qg8 Kd6 36. Nc5 (36. Qxh7 Kxc6 37. Nc5 Qe5 38. Qc2
$16) 36... Qe7 {Black decides on a more active defense.} (36... Kxc6 {forced}
37. Qxh7 (37. Qe6+ Qd6 38. Qc8+ Qc7 {brings nothing})) 37. Qc8 $1 Bxc6 (37...
Qe2+ $2 38. Kh3) 38. Qxa6 Qe3 39. Qd3+ Qxd3 40. Nxd3 {[%mdl 4096] In this
endgame White's outside passed pawn gives him excellent winning chances but
don't forget that a bishop is stronger than a knight when play develops on
both sides.} Be8 (40... Bd5 $5 41. Kf2 Kc6 42. Ke3 Kb5 {[%cal Rd5c4]
apparently didn't help after} 43. f4 Bc4 44. Kd4 {etc.}) (40... Kd5 41. Nf4+
Kd4 42. Ne6+ Ke3 43. Nxg7 Bxf3+ 44. Kh3 $18) 41. Kf2 Kd5 42. Nf4+ Kc4 43. Ne6
Kxb4 44. Nxg7 Bf7 {White now must make use of the fact that the black king is
far away from the kingside, further weakening the black pawns.} 45. Nf5 Kc5 46.
Nh6 Bb3 (46... Be6 47. Ng4 Bxg4 48. fxg4 Kd4 49. Kf3 Ke5 50. Ke3 $18 {_|_}) 47.
Ng4 f5 48. Nf6 h6 49. Ke3 Kd6 50. Kf4 Ke6 51. Ng8 Bc2 (51... h5 52. Kg5 Bd1 53.
f4 {[%cal Yg8f6]}) 52. Nxh6 Kf6 53. g4 fxg4 54. fxg4 Kg6 55. Nf5 Bd3 56. h4 Be2
57. h5+ Kh7 58. Kg5 Bd3 59. Kh4 Kg8 60. Nd6 Kg7 61. g5 Bc2 62. Nc4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2008.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Nxg4 8. Rg1
Nxh2 {This acceptance of the Shabalov-Shirov gambit is absolutely logical and
one may wonder why it is not particularly popular in GMs' practice. As often
happens, the reasons are mostly historical. In 1992, at the dawn of the whole
system, White scored some convincing victories in this line (not at the
highest level, though), after which it was given up for long. Today we are
observing the process of rediscovering and developing it.} 9. Nxh2 Bxh2 10.
Rxg7 Nf8 11. Rg2 Bd6 (11... Bc7 {is another option, which has its merits and
drawbacks.}) 12. e4 (12. Bd2 {is too slow due to} Ng6 $1 (12... Bd7 13. O-O-O
a6 14. e4 Rc8 15. Re1 Be7 16. f4 b5 17. c5 dxe4 18. Nxe4 f5 19. Nd6+ $6 (19.
Be2 $1 fxe4 20. Bh5+ Ng6 21. Qxe4 $40 {Ftacnik}) 19... Bxd6 20. cxd6 Kf7 $13 {
Ftacnik,L 0-1 Garcia Ilundain,D (2420)-Illescas Cordoba,M (2555)/Leon 1992/CBM
031/[Ftacnik] (36)}) (12... h5 $5 13. O-O-O h4 14. f4 Qf6 15. Bd3 Bd7 16. Kb1
Rh5 17. Rh1 $13 {1/2 Rout,I-Shaw,T (2300)/Canberra 1996/CBM 051 ext (48)}) 13.
O-O-O Nh4 14. Rg1 Nf3 15. Rh1 h5 16. Kb1 Qf6 17. Bc1 Bd7 18. Be2 h4 19. Qd3
dxc4 20. Qe4 Ng5 21. Qc2 Qe7 22. f4 Nh7 23. Ne4 Bc7 24. Bxc4 O-O-O $15 {
0-1 Szafraniec,T (2395)-Reschke,H (2455)/ICCF 2002/ICCF Telechess CBM 112 (39)}
) 12... Ng6 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] This logical move turns out to be a novelty.} (
12... dxe4 {is usually played. White obtains good attacking possibilities after
} 13. Nxe4 (13. Qxe4 $143 Ng6 (13... Bd7 14. c5 Be7 15. Bf4 Ng6 16. Bh2 $40 {
1-0 Dang Bich Ngoc (2192)-Pham Bich,N (2111)/Phu Quoc 2007/CBM 116 ext (26)})
14. Be3 (14. Bg5 Be7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. O-O-O Bd7 {0-1 Schmidt,U (2154)-Pritz,T/
Baden 2003/EXT 2007 (37)}) 14... Qe7 15. O-O-O Bd7 16. f4 O-O-O 17. Re2 $6 f5
18. Qf3 Qh4 {0-1 Moreto Quintana,A-Acosta Garcia,A (2215)/Euskadi 1996/EXT
2001 (36)}) 13... Be7 14. Bh6 (14. Qc3 f5 15. Nd2 Bf6 {1/2 Tripoteau,N (2301)
-Coursaget,N (2318)/St Lorrain 2004/EXT 2005}) 14... f5 (14... Ng6 15. O-O-O
Bd7 16. Bg7 Rg8 17. Be5 Qa5 18. Kb1 O-O-O 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. Bxd6 c5 21. dxc5
Ba4 22. b3 Bc6 23. Rh2 $16 {1-0 Johannessen,L (2521)-Leer Salvesen,B (2341)/
Molde 2004/CBM 101 ext (55)}) 15. Nc3 Bd7 (15... Qxd4 16. Bg7 Bf6 17. Bxh8 Bxh8
18. Qe2 $14) 16. O-O-O Qa5 17. d5 $1 O-O-O 18. Qe2 Re8 $2 19. Qe5 Ng6 20. Rxg6
$18 {1-0 Kotsur,P (2572)-Mohandesi,S (2358)/Dubai 2003/CBM 093 ext (31)}) 13.
Bg5 (13. e5 Be7 14. cxd5 exd5 (14... cxd5 15. Nb5) 15. Bd3 {was possible but
White understandably refrained from opening up Black's c8 bishop. Here is a
recent example:} Bh3 16. Rg3 Qd7 17. Be3 $6 (17. Na4 $5) 17... Bg4 18. Kd2 Nxe5
$1 19. dxe5 d4 20. Rag1 dxe3+ 21. Kxe3 h5 22. Ne4 O-O-O 23. Nd6+ Bxd6 24. Rxg4
Bc5+ 25. Ke2 Qxd3+ {0-1 Lichmann,P (2375)-Dzalbo,A (2102)/Herceg Novi MNE 2008/
The Week in Chess 724}) (13. cxd5 exd5 14. e5 Be7 {is the same}) 13... Be7 (
13... f6 $5 14. Be3 Nh4 15. O-O-O $5 Nxg2 16. Bxg2 {is waiting for tests.}) 14.
Bxe7 Qxe7 15. O-O-O dxe4 16. Nxe4 f5 17. Nd2 {[%cal Yc4c5,Yd2c4]} c5 18. dxc5 (
18. Nb3 $5 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Bd7 20. Rg3 O-O-O 21. c5 $44) 18... Bd7 {All this was
played by Vladimir Kramnik very quickly - he certainly followed his home
analysis. Black gives the pawn back but completes his development.} (18... Qxc5
{is more risky. The position is extremely complex: Black will eventually
prepare castling but what will White achieve in the meantime? Apparently, a
paradoxal} 19. Qd3 $5 {is the best option} (19. Nb3 Qc7 (19... Qe5 20. Rg3) 20.
Qc3 e5 (20... Qe5 21. Qb4) 21. c5 Bd7 22. Na5 O-O-O 23. Nc4 $44) {e.g.} 19...
Qe7 (19... Nf4 20. Qc3 e5 $2 21. Re1) (19... Qc7 20. Qh3 {[%cal Rg2g6]} Rf8 (
20... Nf4 21. Qc3 e5 22. Rg3 {[%cal Rd2f3,Rd1e1]}) 21. Nf3 Nf4 22. Qg3 $36) 20.
Qc3 Rg8 21. Rg3 Bd7 22. Bg2 $44) 19. b4 O-O-O (19... a5 $5 20. b5 Qxc5 21. Nb3
Qb4 $13) 20. Rg3 {[%cal Yg3d3,Yd3d6]} e5 {It is easier to play this position
with White Black has a lot of possibilities but it is more difficult to find a
logical plan for him.} (20... Rhg8 $5 {is a possible option} 21. Rd3 $140 Nf4
22. Rd6 Bc6 $13) {The text move is rather weakening but still it is not so bad.
} 21. Rd3 Be6 $4 {[%mdl 8192] But this is a terrible mistake.} (21... e4 22.
Rd6 Ne5 $13) 22. Ra3 $1 {Unexpectedly, Black has no good way to protect his a7
pawn and therefore - his king!} a6 (22... Kb8 23. Qa4 a6 24. c6 {if necessary,
followed by c4-c5, and the a6 pawn falls.}) 23. c6 $1 bxc6 (23... Qxb4 24.
cxb7+ Kc7 (24... Qxb7 25. c5) 25. Rxa6 Rd6 26. Rxd6 Qxd6 27. Qa4 Qc6 28. Qa3 {
with a crushing attack.}) 24. c5 Qg5 (24... Rd4 25. Rxa6 Rxb4 26. Rxc6+ Kd7 27.
Rb6 $18) 25. Rxa6 Kd7 26. Bc4 $1 Bxc4 27. Qxc4 Ne7 28. Kc2 (28. Qf7 {was even
simpler:} Ra8 29. Kb2 $18) 28... Ke8 29. Nf3 Qf6 30. Rd6 $1 Rxd6 31. cxd6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2008.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
b6 {One of several reactions to this harmless system.} 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Qe7
11. Rfd1 Rac8 12. Rac1 Rfd8 13. Qb1 {The most logical arrangement. Practice
has also seen} (13. h3 a6 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Bf4 16. Ra1 c5 17. Bd3 Bb8 18.
Re1 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Nh5 $6 20. Neg5 h6 21. Bh7+ Kf8 22. Be4 Ndf6 23. Nh7+ Nxh7
24. Bxb7 Ng5 25. Nxg5 Qxb7 26. Nf3 $14 {1-0 Gurevich,D (2503)-Almeida Saenz,A 
(2400)/Schaumburg 2006/CBM 111 ext (41)}) (13. g3 $5 c5 $6 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15.
Nxd5 Bxd5 16. e4 Bb7 17. d5 Bb8 18. Bc4 Nf8 19. Qc3 f6 20. dxe6 Nxe6 21. Ng5
fxg5 22. Bxe6+ $18 {1-0 Drasko,M (2507)-Lajthajm,B (2464)/Bar 2006/CBM 111 ext
(36)}) 13... a6 (13... h6 14. h3 (14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Ne4 Bb8 16. Rd2 a5 17. Nc3
Nxc3 18. Bxc3 c5 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Bd4 {1/2 Riazantsev,A (2511)
-Galkin,A (2570)/Moscow 2002/CBM 088}) 14... a6 15. Bd3 Bb4 16. e4 Bxc3 17.
Bxc3 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Nf6 20. Qe3 Re8 21. Rd3 a5 22. Ne5 Red8 23.
Rcd1 Ba8 24. a4 $14 {1/2 Rustemov,A (2570)-Sapunov,E/St Petersburg 1998/CBM
067 (62)}) (13... c5 $5 14. cxd5 exd5 (14... Nxd5 15. Ne4) 15. Qf5 Qe6 16. Bd3
g6 17. Qg5 Be7 18. Qh6 Bf8 19. Qh4 h6 20. Ne2 Bg7 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Qa4 Qb6 23.
Bc3 Re8 24. Ba5 Qd6 $13 {0-1 Kiselev,S (2454)-Korotylev,A (2554)/Moscow 2002/
EXT 2003 (40)}) 14. Bf1 (14. a4 c5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 (15... exd5 $5) 16. Ne4 Bb8
17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Ba3 f5 19. Ned2 Nb4 20. e4 f4 21. Nc4 Bc7 22. Ne1 a5 23. Bb2
Ba8 24. f3 Nb8 25. Na3 N8c6 26. Nb5 Bb6 27. Bc4 Nd4 28. Nxd4 cxd4 29. Nd3 Nxd3
30. Qxd3 Kh8 $11 {1-0 Seirawan,Y (2595)-Panno,O (2495)/Buenos Aires 1993/CBM
035 (40)}) 14... h6 15. g3 {Black is well-prepared for e3-e4 but White doesn't
hurry with that move.} Bb8 16. Bg2 b5 {Black starts acting himself; the
position sharpens.} 17. e4 $5 dxc4 (17... b4 18. e5 bxc3 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Bxc3
$14) 18. e5 (18. bxc4 e5 $1) 18... Ne8 (18... Nd5 $143 19. bxc4 bxc4 (19...
Nxc3 20. Bxc3 c5 21. cxb5) 20. Ne4 $36) 19. bxc4 c5 20. cxb5 $2 {After this
move White's centre collapses.} (20. Ne4 $8 {keeping good chances in a complex
position.}) 20... Bxf3 21. Bxf3 cxd4 22. Ne2 (22. Ne4 Rxc1 23. Qxc1 axb5 $17)
22... Nxe5 23. Bg2 d3 $6 {Quite a typical mistake, by the way. The opposition
of rooks makes it extremely important to find an appropriate moment for the
exchange. That moment is often missed even by top GMs!} (23... Rxc1 $1 24. Bxc1
axb5 25. Qxb5 {and now, say,} Qf6 $1 26. Nxd4 (26. Rxd4 $2 Ba7 27. Rf4 Rd1+ 28.
Bf1 Nf3+ 29. Kg2 Ne1+ 30. Kg1 Qd8 $17) 26... Ba7 27. Be3 Ng4 {White has
recaptured the pawn but the unpleasant pin makes his position difficult.}) 24.
Rxc8 $1 {That's the point! Black loses most of his advantage.} Rxc8 25. Nf4
axb5 26. Nxd3 {White didn't like} (26. Bxe5 Bxe5 27. Nxd3 Bd4 28. Qxb5 Nd6 29.
Qb4 e5 $15 {[%csl Gd4]}) {Boris Gelfand prefers to play a pawn down but with a
bishop pair.} 26... Nc4 27. Ba1 Ned6 28. Nb4 $6 (28. Ne5 $142 $1 {This knight
is not very useful so this exchange was positionally justified.}) 28... Qe8 29.
Qd3 Ba7 30. Qe2 Nf5 31. Qf3 Bb6 32. Nc6 Nce3 $6 {[%mdl 64] This tactical
solution proves insufficient.} (32... Qf8 $17) 33. fxe3 Nxe3 34. Bd4 $1 Bxd4 (
34... Nxd1 35. Bxb6 Nb2 36. Bd4 $13) 35. Rxd4 Nxg2 36. Nb4 Ne1 $6 (36... Rd8
$142 37. Rxd8 Qxd8 38. Nd3 Nh4 $11) 37. Qe2 $1 {GM Vladimir Kramnik later
admitted missing this move.} (37. Qd1 $2 Rc1 $1) 37... Rc1 38. Rd1 {Suddenly
the knight is lost. Fortunately, Black has two pawns and the unsafe position
of White's king deprives him of real winning chances.} Qc8 39. Rxe1 Qc5+ 40.
Kh1 Rc4 41. Nd3 (41. a3 Rc3) 41... Qc6+ 42. Qg2 Qxg2+ 43. Kxg2 Rc2+ 44. Nf2
Rxa2 45. Rb1 f5 46. Rxb5 Kf7 47. h4 $11 {_|_} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.10.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 h6 8. h3 {
For this line - see my survey in CBM 129 and annotations to Ivanchuk - Leko in
CBM 132.} e5 9. Bd2 (9. cxd5 {was examined in that review (it is curious what
GM Peter Leko had prepared against it) but the text move is quite possible,
too.}) 9... O-O 10. dxe5 {This move was first played by GM Denis Khismatullin
a month earlier.} (10. O-O-O e4 $1 (10... Re8 $143 11. g5 hxg5 12. Nxg5 exd4
13. exd4 Nf8 14. Rg1 b5 15. c5 Bc7 16. Bd3 $36 {1-0 Mamedyarov,S (2717)-Najer,
E (2663)/Mainz 2009/CBM 131 Extra (43)}) 11. Nh4 Re8 12. Nf5 Bf8 13. f3 $6 exf3
14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Bd3 Nb6 16. Rhf1 Be6 17. Rxf3 Rc8 18. Kb1 Ne4 $17 {0-1
Bosiocic,M (2578)-Fressinet,L (2666)/Budva 2009/CBM 130 (33)}) 10... Nxe5 11.
Nxe5 Bxe5 12. O-O-O Qe7 13. Kb1 dxc4 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (13... Rd8 14. cxd5
Nxd5 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Bc3 $5 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qe4+ 18. Bd3 Qf3 19. Qc2 Be6 20.
Qe2 Qf6 21. Bc2 (21. h4 $5 {[%cal Yg4g5]}) 21... d4 22. Rxd4 Rxd4 23. exd4 Qxd4
24. Rd1 Qb6 25. Qd3 $14 {1/2 Khismatullin,D (2614)-Potkin,V (2606)/Ulan Ude
RUS 2009/The Week in Chess 775 (34)}) (13... Be6 14. f4 Bc7 15. f5 Bd7 16. cxd5
cxd5 17. h4 $5 $36) 14. Bxc4 Bxc3 {A strange decision.} ({The simple} 14... Be6
{gives Black good chances to equalize.}) 15. Bxc3 Be6 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 (16... fxe6
17. f4 Nd5 18. Bd4 $14) 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Rd7 {[%csl Gd7]} Qf3 (18... b6 $5 19.
Rhd1 c5) 19. Rhd1 Qxh3 20. Qf5 $44 {The white pieces are very active but Black
eventually equalizes by giving up his extra pawn.} b6 (20... b5 $5) 21. a3 a5
22. Rc7 b5 $5 23. Rxc6 b4 24. a4 b3 $1 $132 {[%csl Rb1]} 25. Rc3 (25. Rb6 Rab8
26. Rb5 Qg2 $132) 25... Rab8 26. Rdc1 g6 27. Qf4 h5 28. Rc4 (28. gxh5 Qxh5 29.
Rc5 Qe2 $132 30. Rxa5 $4 Rbc8 $19) 28... Qxg4 29. Qxg4 hxg4 30. Rxg4 Rfd8 $11
31. Rg5 Rd2 32. Rxa5 Rxf2 33. Rb5 Ra8 34. Rb4 Re2 35. e4 Kg7 36. Rc3 Re1+ 37.
Rc1 Re3 38. Rc3 Re1+ 39. Rc1 Re3 40. Rc3 Re1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.03.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2014.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 e6 6. a3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 {This move
order has the following underlying reason: White wants to play e3-e4, and
compared to a similar position without a2-a3 a7-a5, Black has no check on b4
later on.} Qc7 {Black steps away from theoretical lines. Common continuations
are:} (7... Bd6 8. e4 {and}) (7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 {[%cal Yc6c5]} ({or
immediately} 8... c5)) 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 c5 {This continuation, yielding
White a queenside pawn advantage, is not always appropriate in this structure.
I am not sure that it is sufficient for equality in the present position.} 10.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 11. dxc5 a5 (11... Bxc5 12. b4 Bd6 13. Bb2 b6 14. Bd3 Bb7 15. Bxf6
gxf6 16. Be4 $14 {- Black does not have sufficient compensation for the
defects of his pawn structure.}) 12. g3 {Here, too, I would consider} (12. Bg5
{[%cal Yg5f6]} Bxc5 13. Bd3) 12... Bxc5 13. Bg2 O-O 14. O-O e5 15. Bg5 Ra6 16.
Rae1 Re8 {Black has protected everything although the potential weakness of
his light squares remains a serious concern.} 17. Qc3 (17. Bxf6 $5 Rxf6 18. Qc3
{[%cal Yb2b4]}) 17... h6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 {[%mdl 32] White has managed to double
Black's pawns after all but this version is far from ideal as White's pieces
are not prepared to blockade them.} 19. b4 Bf8 20. Nh4 axb4 21. axb4 Be6 $6 {
The bishop was placed quite well on c8.} (21... Rd8 $142 22. Rd1 Rad6 $132) 22.
c5 b6 (22... Rea8 23. Qf3 Ra3 24. Qxb7 Qxb7 25. Bxb7 Rb8 26. c6 Bxb4 {may be
still enough for equality, according to IM M.Notkin.}) 23. c6 {[%csl Gc6] This
pawn becomes an important factor.} Ra4 24. Rb1 Rd8 25. Qf3 Rd4 26. Nf5 (26.
Qxf6 Bg7 27. Qf3 e4 28. Qh5 Qxc6 $11) 26... Rdxb4 27. Rxb4 Rxb4 28. Qh5 {
Black has won a pawn but now White, dominating on the light squares and
combining the attack on Black's compromised king with a threat to push his
c6-pawn, certainly keeps the initiative.} Kh7 (28... e4 $1 {was probably the
right way to hold his ground:} 29. Nxh6+ (29. Rc1 Qe5 $1 30. Bh3 e3 $1) 29...
Bxh6 30. Qxh6 Qxc6 {, although even here after, say,} 31. Qxf6 {Black should
defend quite carefully as his king is unsafe.}) 29. Rd1 {[%cal Rd1d7]} Qc8 30.
Ne3 f5 $6 (30... e4 $142 $1 31. Nd5 Qxc6 32. Nxb4 Bxb4 $14 33. Bh3 $140 Qc5 $1)
31. Bd5 $1 {Eliminating the main defender of Black's position.} (31. g4 $5 fxg4
32. Qxe5 {M.Notkin}) 31... f4 32. Nc2 Ra4 33. Qxe5 Bg7 34. Be4+ $6 {This leads
to unnecessary complications.} (34. Qd6 $142 $16) 34... Kg8 35. Qxf4 f5 $1 36.
c7 Rxe4 37. Rd8+ Kf7 $2 (37... Kh7 $1 {enabled Black to hold on:} 38. Qd6 Qa6
39. Qxe6 Rxe6 40. c8=Q Qxc8 41. Rxc8 {- this ending should end in a draw.}) 38.
Qd6 Qa6 39. Rd7+ $1 {That's the difference! Black's king is under fire.} Kg6 $2
(39... Kg8 $142 40. c8=Q+ Qxc8 41. Rd8+ Qxd8 42. Qxd8+ {but that should be
winning for White in the long run.}) 40. Qc6 Qc8 41. Rd8 Rc4 42. Qxc4 $1 1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:06]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} c6
{[%emt 0:00:03]} 5. e3 {[%emt 0:08:57]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 6. Be2 $5 {
[%emt 0:03:52]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:02:51]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:08:04]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:
22]} 8. a4 {[%emt 0:00:30] Another attempt to avoid heavy theory, frequently
applied by GM Vladimir Epishin. White prevents ...d5xc4 and ...b7-b5.} Qe7 {
[%emt 0:12:01] Black has a lot of other satisfactory options:} (8... b6 $5 9.
a5 Rb8 10. axb6 axb6 11. Ra7 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Qc2 Qb6 15. Ra1
c5 16. Nxb5 Bxf3 17. gxf3 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Rfc8 19. Qe2 Nc5 $44 {0-1 (31)
Riazantsev,A (2684)-Maletin,P (2571) Rostov on Don 2014}) (8... a6 9. Qc2 e5
10. cxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Rd1 Nc6 13. Bd2 Be6 $11 (13... Nb4 $143 14. Qb3
Bf5 15. Nd4 Bg6 16. Ncb5 axb5 17. Bxb4 $14 {1/2 (75) Epishin,V (2574)-Grachev,
B (2672) St Petersburg 2012})) (8... a5 9. Qc2 Qe7 (9... Re8 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. b3
b6 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. Rac1 Rac8 14. Qb1 c5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Bb5 Red8 17. Ne2 Ne4
18. Ng3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Nf6 20. Qf5 $14 {1-0 (45) Epishin,V (2635)-Navarro,S 
(2117) Bratto 2004}) (9... Bb4 10. b3 b6 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Rac1 Qe7 13. Qb1 Ba3
14. Bxa3 Qxa3 15. Ne1 Qe7 16. Nd3 Ba6 17. Qc2 Rfc8 $11 {1-0 (43) Epishin,V 
(2610)-Cosma,I (2456) Marseille 2004}) 10. Bd2 b6 11. Rfe1 Bb7 12. Rad1 Rad8
13. Bd3 h6 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Nb5 Rc8 16. Qb1 Ne4 $11 {1-0 (50) Epishin,V (2561)
-Solodovnichenko,Y (2613) Bad Zwischenahn 2012}) (8... Ne4 9. a5 f5 10. a6 b6
11. Bd2 Qf6 12. cxd5 $6 (12. Be1 $13) 12... exd5 13. Rc1 b5 14. Nxe4 fxe4 15.
Ne1 Bxa6 16. f3 Qe6 17. f4 Bb7 18. Bg4 Qe7 19. Be2 {1/2 (19) Epishin,V (2599)
-Rodriguez Guerrero,E (2433) Navalmoral 2004}) (8... dxc4 9. Nd2 $5 (9. Bxc4 {
leads to a position often arising from the classic Semi-Slav after 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.
0-0 dxc4 8.Bxc4 0-0 9.a4; Black equalises by means of} a5 10. e4 e5 {as you
can see in the following example from GM practice:} 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. h3 exd4 13.
Nxd4 Bf4 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Qb3 Bh2+ 16. Kh1 Be5 17. Rad1 Bd7 18. Nde2 Rae8 {
1/2 (55) Stefansson,H (2579)-Al Modiahki,M (2575) Turin 2006}) 9... e5 10. Nxc4
Bc7 11. a5 $1 Qe7 (11... Re8 $5) 12. Qc2 (12. b3 Rd8 13. Ba3 Qe6 14. Bb2 exd4
15. exd4 Nf8 16. Bf3 Ng6 17. Re1 Qf5 $15 {1/2 (49) Suba,M (2522)-Collas,D 
(2436) Campillos 2004}) 12... Re8 13. Rd1 exd4 14. exd4 Nd5 $5 15. Nxd5 cxd5
16. Ne3 Nf6 17. Bf3 Bg4 $1 18. Bxg4 Nxg4 19. g3 Nxe3 20. Bxe3 Qd7 $11 {1/2 (60)
Atalik,S (2541)-Wolfsteiner,H (2352) Augsburg 2005 CBM 104 ext [Atalik,S]}) 9.
a5 {[%emt 0:10:42]} ({In reply to} 9. b3 {Black can come back to the} a5 {plan.
}) 9... a6 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 10. Qb3 {[%emt 0:17:21]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:04:42]} (
10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 c5 $5 {is an interesting idea. If White keeps up the
tension, Black can even continue ...Ra8-b8 and ...b7-b5.}) 11. Nd2 {[%emt 0:04:
13]} (11. Nxe4 $5 dxe4 12. Nd2 f5 13. c5 Bc7 14. Nc4 {[%cal Yf2f3] In future
White's knight can invade either b6 or d6.}) 11... f5 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 12. f4 {
[%emt 0:00:22]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:09:25] Black prefers to wait for the exchange on
e4 than to trade knights himself, which was seen in the following game and led
to an unclear position:} (12... Nxd2 13. Bxd2 Nf6 14. Be1 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Nd5 16.
Ne2 (16. Na4 $5) 16... Bd7 17. Kh1 Kh8 18. Ng1 c5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Bc3 c4 21.
Qc2 Qxe3 22. Rae1 Qd3 23. Qc1 $44 {1-0 (37) Jovanic,O (2458)-Pavasovic,D (2575)
Rijeka 2006}) 13. Ndxe4 {[%emt 0:05:10]} (13. Ncxe4 dxe4 14. c5 Bc7 15. Nc4 Nf6
16. Bd2 {was still possible but White doesn't want to play c4-c5. He prefers
to keep a d4-d5 possibility.}) 13... dxe4 {[%emt 0:12:19]} 14. Bd2 {[%emt 0:21:
11]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:15] Very aggressive.} ({In the event of} 14... c5 15. d5 e5
16. Na4 {Black's c5-pawn becomes vulnerable.}) 15. g3 {[%emt 0:07:37]} h6 {
[%emt 0:03:43]} 16. Na4 {[%emt 0:06:12]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 17. Nb6 {[%emt 0:
05:47]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 18. Kh1 {[%emt 0:04:08]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 19.
Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Be8 {[%emt 0:01:25] Black is preparing ...Be8-h5 so White
doen't want to wait.} 20. d5 $1 {[%emt 0:02:07]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:03:54] There
was no need to open up the g-file at once as it is White who can immediately
exploit it!} (20... exd5 $6 21. fxg5 {was dubious}) ({but} 20... cxd5 21. Rad1
$5 (21. cxd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Qxd5 Rd8) 21... Rd8 22. fxg5 hxg5 23. cxd5
Nxd5 24. Nxd5 exd5 25. Rxd5 Bf7 26. Rfxf5 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 Bb8 {led to unclear
consequences.}) 21. gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ng4 $6 {[%emt 0:00:38] This
desperate move gives White the upper hand.} (21... exd5 22. cxd5 Rd8 $5 {
[%cal Ye8f7] was still possible and hard to evaluate} (22... cxd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5
24. Qxd5 Rd8 {was now bad due to} 25. Rg1)) 22. Bxg4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} fxg4 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} 23. Qc2 {[%emt 0:01:16]} (23. c5 $142 $1 Bxc5 24. dxe6 {
[%cal Rf4f5]} Rf5 25. Rad1 $16 {[%csl Re4,Ge6]}) 23... Bg6 {[%emt 0:02:06]} 24.
Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Rbd8 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 25. b4 {[%emt 0:00:59]} c5 {
[%emt 0:05:35]} (25... cxd5 $142 26. cxd5 Bc7) 26. bxc5 {[%emt 0:01:10]} Bxc5 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 27. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:04:48]} 28. Be5 {[%emt 0:
00:02]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:02:29]} 29. Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:04:13]} 30.
dxe6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Bxe6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 31. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Be7 {
[%emt 0:01:14]} 32. Qc2 $14 {[%emt 0:02:13] White keeps pressure, his pieces
are more powerful, and Black's king is unsafe but Alexander Grischuk was in
time-trouble and chose to offer a draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Mukhametov, Eldar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2
O-O 8. b3 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 (9... Nxd5) 10. Nb5 Bb8 $6 {N} (10... Bb4+ 11. Bd2
Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 a6 $1 (12... e4 13. O-O (13. Rc1 a6 14. Nd6 Nb6 15. Qc7 Qxc7 16.
Rxc7 Rb8 17. f3 exf3 18. gxf3 Na8 19. Rc1 Rd8 20. Nxc8 Rbxc8 21. Kf2 Nb6 22.
Bd3 g6 23. b4 Ne8 24. Nb3 $14 {Knezevic,M-Velikov,P/Athens/1981/1-0 (41)})
13... a6 14. Nc3 Nb6 15. a4 Be6 16. a5 Nc8 17. b4 Ne7 18. Nb3 $14 {Lputian,
S-Anastasian,A Protvino(zt) 1993} (18. Nb3 Nf5 19. Rfb1 $2 Nh4 20. Nc5 Nd7 21.
Qd1 Qg5 22. g3 Nf6 23. b5 Bh3 24. bxa6 $13 {Lputian,S-Anastasian,A/Protvino zt/
1993/0.5 (64)})) 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 Bd7 (14... Bg4 {Ftacnik} 15. Bxg4 Nfxg4
(15... Nexg4 16. h3 Ne5 17. O-O Rc8 18. Qf5 Nc6 {Lev,R-Dreev,A/EU-chJ Arnhem/
1988/0.5 (18)}) 16. O-O Rc8 17. Qf5 g6 18. Qf4 Re8 19. Rad1 Nf6 20. h3 Kg7 21.
N2f3 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Qa5 23. Qe2 Rc7 24. Qb2 $10 {Ehlvest,J-Wojtkiewicz,A/New
York op (04)/1994/0.5 (28)}) 15. O-O Rc8 16. Qb2 Ne4 17. Rac1 Qf6 18. Rxc8 (18.
f3 Nd6 19. Qa3 Nc6 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Rfe1 $10 {Groszpeter,A-Chandler,M/Minsk/
1982/}) 18... Rxc8 19. N2f3 Nc6 $10 {Franco,Z-Illescas,M Leon 1992} (19... Nc6
20. Rc1 Nxd4 21. exd4 g6 22. h3 Qf4 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. b4 $13 {Franco,
Z-Illescas Cordoba,M/Leon/1992/0-1 (64)})) 11. Ba3 Re8 12. Rc1 exd4 13. Nfxd4
Ne4 14. Nc7 (14. O-O {Ftacnik} Ne5 15. Nc7 Bxc7 16. Qxc7 Qg5 17. f4 Qh6 18.
fxe5 Qxe3+ {Uhlmann,W-Voigt,M/Hamburg Wichern-op (09)/1993/1-0}) 14... Bxc7 15.
Qxc7 Qf6 (15... Qg5 $5) 16. O-O Qg6 17. Bb5 Ne5 (17... Nef6 {Ftacnik} 18. Rfd1
a6 19. Bf1 $16) 18. Kh1 (18. Bxe8 $5 Bh3 19. g3 (19. Bxf7+ {Ftacnik} Nxf7 20.
g3 Qa6 (20... Nd2 21. Qxb7 Re8 22. Rfe1 Qe4 23. f3 Nxf3+ 24. Nxf3 Qxf3 25. Rc2
$16 Rxe3 $2 26. Qa8+ $16) 21. Qe7 Bxf1 22. Rxf1 $16) 19... Bxf1 (19... Nd2 $2 {
/\Qe4} 20. Qxe5 Nxf1 21. Qe7 h6 22. Qf8+ Kh7 23. Bxf7 Qe4 24. Bg8+ Kh8 25.
Bxd5+ $18) 20. Bxf7+ Nxf7 21. Qc8+ $1 Nd8 (21... Rxc8 22. Rxc8+ Nd8 23. Rxd8+
Kf7 24. Rf8#) 22. Qxa8 $18) 18... Bg4 19. Bxe8 Rxe8 20. f3 $2 (20. Qxb7 Nd3 21.
Rc6 Nexf2+ 22. Kg1 Qg5 23. Rc2) 20... Ng3+ 21. Kg1 (21. hxg3 Qh6+ 22. Kg1 Qxe3+
23. Rf2 Nd3 $132 (23... Nd3 {Ftacnik} 24. Qc2 (24. Rcf1 $6 Nxf2 25. Rxf2 Qe1+
26. Rf1 Qe3+ $10) 24... Nxc1 25. Qxc1 Qxd4 26. fxg4 $16)) 21... Nxf1 22. fxg4
Nxg4 $2 (22... Qe4 $1 $132) (22... Nxe3 {Ftacnik} 23. Qxe5 $18) (22... Qe4 {
Ftacnik} 23. Kxf1 Qd3+ 24. Ne2 Nxg4 25. Bc5 $16) 23. Qd7 Qe4 24. Nf5 Nfxe3 (
24... Ngxe3 25. Ne7+ Kf8 26. Nxd5+ Kg8 27. Ne7+ Kf8 28. Qh3 $18) (24... Nf6 {
Ftacnik} 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Rc8 Qxe3+ 27. Kh1 Ng3+ 28. hxg3 Qh6+ 29. Qh3 $18) 25.
Ne7+ Kf8 26. Nxd5+ Kg8 27. Ne7+ Kf8 28. Qd2 $1 $18 g5 (28... h5 {Ftacnik} 29.
h3 Nf6 30. Re1 $18) 29. h3 Nxg2 (29... Rxe7 {Ftacnik} 30. hxg4 Kg7 31. Bxe7
Qxe7 32. Re1 $18) 30. Nf5+ Kg8 31. Qxg5+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.03"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Brkic, Ante"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Croatia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4
Nxe4 9. Qxe4 e5 10. dxe5 O-O 11. exd6 Re8 12. Qxe8+ Qxe8+ 13. Be3 Nf6 14. Bd3 (
14. O-O-O {is common here, to which Black usually replies} Bf5) 14... Be6 {
This transposes to a less favourable line for Black (14.0-0-0 Be6 15.Bd3).} (
14... Ne4 $5 15. O-O-O $1 (15. Bxe4 $2 Qxe4 16. O-O Qxc4 17. Rfe1 Be6 18. b3
Qb4 19. Rad1 Bd5 20. d7 Qd6 $17 {0-1 Martinovic,S (2516)-Adly,A (2554)/Rijeka
2009/CBM 132 Extra (26)}) 15... Nxd6 $2 16. Bc5) (14... Bg4 15. O-O-O $44) 15.
O-O-O b5 {A common undermining. However, now White's passed pawn will be
safely protected.} (15... Rd8 16. b3 (16. Rhe1 $5) 16... Bg4 17. Bf4 Bxf3 18.
gxf3 Nh5 $6 (18... c5 $13 {I.Dorfman}) 19. Rhe1 Qxe1 20. Rxe1 Nxf4 21. Rd1 $14
{1-0 Dorfman,J (2540)-Sveshnikov,E (2570)/Tashkent 1980/MCL (35)}) (15... b6 $5
{[%cal Yc6c5]} 16. Rhe1 c5 17. Ng5) 16. c5 $1 (16. b3 bxc4 17. bxc4 {1-0
Olafsson,H (2531)-Fressinet,L (2637)/Paris 2004/CBM 102 ext (55)} Qb8 $17 {
[%csl Rc1]}) (16. Ne5 bxc4 17. Nxc4 Rd8 (17... Nd5 $5) 18. Rhe1 c5 19. Rd2 Qc6
20. Ne5 Qb6 21. Red1 Rxd6 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Rxd6 Qa5 24. a3 Bb3 $15 {0-1
Naumkin,I (2370)-Sveshnikov,E (2505)/Moscow 1983/EXT 2002 (32)}) 16... Bxa2 17.
Bg5 $6 (17. Rhe1 $5 Qd8 18. Nd4 Bd5 19. Nf5 Qa5 20. Bd4 Kf8 21. Re3 $44 Re8 $2
{1-0 Yang,D (2416)-Sipos,I (2407)/Lubbock 2011/CBM 141 Extra (59)} 22. Rxe8+
Nxe8 23. d7 Nf6 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Be4 Qa1+ 26. Bb1 Qa5 27. Ba2 $1 $18) 17...
Nd7 18. Rhe1 Be6 19. Be3 $146 {Hardly a serious improvement.} (19. Nd4 Nxc5 20.
Bf5 Qd7 21. b4 Bxf5 22. bxc5 Be6 23. f4 h6 24. f5 $2 (24. Bh4 Rf8 25. f5 Bxf5
26. Re7 Qc8 27. Rxa7 g5 28. Bg3 Re8 $15) 24... Bxf5 25. Re7 hxg5 $19 {0-1
Ivkov,B (2460)-Panchenko,A (2485)/Sochi 1983/MCL (30)}) 19... h6 20. Bc2 Qc8
21. Nd4 $5 (21. Bd4 $5) 21... Nxc5 22. Nf5 Bxf5 $6 (22... Nd3+ $1 {disrupts
the co-ordination of White's pieces:} 23. Rxd3 Bxf5 24. Rd2 Qd7 25. Bc5 Bxc2
26. Rxc2 Qf5 $17) 23. Bxc5 Be6 24. f4 $44 {[%csl Gc2,Gc5,Gd6]} g6 25. g4 $1
Bxg4 26. Rd4 Be6 $2 {It is very difficult to find good defensive moves in such
positions.} (26... Kg7 $142 $1 27. Re7 Qa6 28. d7 Qa1+ 29. Kd2 Rd8 $13) 27. f5
$1 gxf5 $4 (27... Bxf5 28. Re7 Kg7 29. d7 Qf8 30. b4 {looks rather bad for
Black but the text move loses at once.}) 28. Rg1+ Kh7 29. Rdg4 $1 Qf8 30. Bd4
f6 31. Rg6 Rd8 32. Rxf6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.08.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O
dxc4 {This move, changing Black's opening from the Semi-Slav to a kind of
Queen's Gambit Accepted, is very interesting but played much less often than} (
8... Be7) 9. Bxc4 c5 10. Rd1 (10. Ne5 a6 11. a4 Qc7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. dxc5 Bxc5
14. Qe2 O-O 15. Kh1 Rfd8 16. e4 Bd4 17. f3 Qc7 $15 {0-1 Arlandi,E (2439)-Borgo,
G (2408)/Cremona 2005/CBM 109 ext (29)}) (10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. e4 Rc8 12. Qe2 Bb4
13. e5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ne4 15. Ba3 Nxc3 16. Qd3 Bxf3 17. Qxc3 Bd5 18. Qg3 Rxc4
19. Qxg7 Rf8 20. Bd6 Rc6 21. Qxh7 Qg5 {0-1 Antonsen,M (2397)-Nielsen,P (2638)/
Copenhagen 2007/CBM 119 ext}) (10. e4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Rc8 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Bd3 Bc5
14. Nb3 Be7 15. Bg5 O-O 16. Rac1 Qb8 17. Bh4 Bd6 $11 {1/2 Adler,J (2315)
-Friedrich,N (2286)/Switzerland 2006/EXT 2007 (35)}) (10. Qe2 a6 (10... Qb8 11.
Rd1 Bd6 12. h3 O-O 13. Bd2 h6 14. Rac1 a6 15. a4 Re8 16. Be1 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Ne5
$11 {1/2 Baumegger,S (2409)-Hoelzl,F (2410)/Vienna 1999/CBM 073 ext (42)}) 11.
a4 (11. Rd1 b5 12. Bb3 Qc7 13. d5 c4 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Bc2 Bd6 16. e4 O-O 17.
Qd2 Bc5 $15 {0-1 Straeter,T (2325)-Nielsen,P (2626)/Germany 2008/CBM 123 (35)})
11... Bd6 12. Rd1 (12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2 cxd4 14. exd4 Qb8 15. h3 Re8 16. Rfe1 Nf8
17. Ne5 Ng6 18. g3 Bb4 19. Rec1 Qd8 20. Rd1 Qe7 21. Rac1 Red8 22. Kh2 {1/2
Gustafsson,J (2603)-Nogueiras Santiago,J (2556)/Turin 2006/CBM 113}) (12. dxc5
Nxc5 13. b3 O-O 14. Bb2 Qe7 15. Nd2 {1/2 Alekseev,V (2389)-Smirnov,V (2411)/
Minsk 2002/EXT 2004}) 12... O-O 13. d5 (13. b3 cxd4 14. exd4 Qb8 15. h3 Re8 16.
Be3 Nd5 $11 {1/2 Del Rio Angelis,S (2559)-Magem Badals,J (2553)/Montcada 2009/
CBM 133 (25)}) 13... exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bxd5 16. Rxd5 Nf6 17. Rd1 Ne4
18. Nd2 Nxd2 19. Bxd2 Qc7 20. h3 Qc6 {1/2 Timman,J (2578)-Kasparov,G (2831)/
Reykjavik 2004/CBM 100}) 10... Be7 {Not the most active. Practice has seen:} (
10... Qc7 11. e4 $1 cxd4 12. Nb5 $36) (10... a6 11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 b5 13.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Bd5 Bxd5 15. Rxd5 Be7 16. e4 Qe6 {1-0 Stefansson,H (2575)-Borgo,
G (2426)/Beijing 2008/CBM 126 Extra (39)} 17. Be3 $1 O-O 18. Rad1 $14) (10...
Qc8 11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Bxd5 Nxd5 14. Rxd5 Be7 15. e4 O-O 16. Bg5 Re8
17. Rad1 Nf8 18. Qc4 Qe6 19. b3 h6 20. Bf4 Ng6 21. Bg3 Bf8 $11 {1-0 Wang Yue 
(2739)-Carlsen,M (2776)/Wijk aan Zee 2009/CBM 129 (67)}) (10... Bxf3 $5 11.
gxf3 cxd4 12. Rxd4 Bc5 13. Rd1 O-O 14. a3 Qc8 15. Bf1 Ne5 16. Bg2 Ng6 17. f4
Nh4 $1 $132 {1-0 Maric,A (2412)-Mastrovasilis,A (2518)/Athens 2008/CBM 125
Extra (34)}) (10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 (11. exd4 Rc8 (11... Bxf3 12. gxf3 Bd6 13. d5
e5 14. Nb5 Qe7 15. Bf1 O-O 16. Qc6 Bc5 17. d6 Qd8 18. Qc7 Qe8 19. Bh3 e4 $132 {
1-0 Khurtsidze,N (2418)-Houska,J (2334)/Chisinau 2005/CBM 106 ext (45)}) 12.
Qe2 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Bd6 14. Ba6 Rxc3 $1 15. bxc3 Nd5 $44 16. Qf1 $6 Nxc3 $15 {
1/2 Fraczek,D (2376)-Dziuba,M (2562)/Krakow 2009/CBM 134 Extra (23)}) 11... Qb8
(11... Rc8 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Ba6 Bc5 14. Ndb5 Qc6 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. e4 O-O 17.
Bg5 e5 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. Rxd6 $14 {0-1 Socko,B (2646)-Stefansson,H (2574)/
Heraklio 2007/CBM 121 (42)}) 12. h3 a6 13. b3 Be7 14. Bb2 b5 15. Be2 O-O {
1/2 Stojanovic,M (2561)-Saric,A (2505)/Neum 2008/CBM 124 Extra}) 11. Ne5 (11.
dxc5 Bxc5 12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2 Qe7 14. Qe2 $11 {1/2 Onischuk,A (2678)-Shankland,
S (2512)/Saint Louis 2011/CBM 142 (30)}) (11. d5 $5 {has not yet been tested.})
11... O-O 12. dxc5 Qc7 $1 13. c6 Nxe5 14. cxb7 Qxb7 15. Be2 Rac8 {Despite
White's bishop pair, Black has no problems due to his perfect development.} 16.
Qa4 Rc5 (16... Rfd8 $11) 17. Bd2 Qa8 18. Rac1 (18. f4 $5 Ng6 19. Be1) 18...
Rfc8 19. b4 R5c7 20. Ba6 Rd8 21. Be1 h5 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Rd1 Qa8 24. Be2 Rc8
25. a3 Nc4 26. Qa6 Nd6 27. h3 g6 28. Bf3 Qb8 29. Ne2 Nd7 30. Bc3 Rc7 31. Ba1 b5
32. Nd4 Qb6 33. Qxb6 Nxb6 {[%mdl 4096]} 34. Nc6 Bf8 35. Be5 Nbc4 36. Bh2 f6 37.
Nd8 e5 38. Bd5+ Kh8 39. Ne6 Rc8 40. g4 hxg4 41. hxg4 g5 42. Kg2 Kh7 43. Bxc4
Nxc4 44. Rd7+ Kg6 45. Rxa7 Re8 {White has won a pawn but his "dead" h2-bishop
makes his winning chances slim. However, it looks unbelievable that he can
lose this game!} 46. Ra6 (46. Nc7 $142 Re7 47. Nxb5 Rxa7 48. Nxa7 Nxa3 49. Nc6
Bd6 50. Kf3 Kf7 51. Ke4 Ke6 {with a probable draw.}) 46... Bd6 47. Nc5 Bxc5 48.
bxc5 Rc8 49. c6 Kf7 50. Bg1 Ke6 51. f3 Kd6 52. c7+ Ke7 53. f4 (53. a4 $142 $11
b4 $6 54. Rc6) 53... Rxc7 54. fxg5 fxg5 55. Bf2 $6 (55. e4 $1 {was now a must
to activate the bishop. If} Nd6 {then} 56. Be3 Nxe4 57. Kf3 $11) 55... e4 $1 {
[%csl Rf2]} 56. Rg6 Rc5 57. Ra6 Rd5 58. Kf1 Rd1+ 59. Kg2 Rd3 60. Rg6 $2 (60.
Ra7+ Kd6 61. Ra6+ Kd7 (61... Kd5 62. Rg6 Rxa3 63. Rxg5+ Kc6 64. Rg6+) 62. Ra7+
Kc6 63. Ra6+ Kb7 64. Re6 Nxe3+ 65. Bxe3 Rxe3 66. Kf2 Rxa3 67. Rxe4 {, and
White should not lose.}) 60... Rxa3 61. Rxg5 b4 62. Rb5 (62. Be1 $5 Rb3 $1 (
62... b3 63. Bb4+ Kf6 64. Rf5+ Ke6 65. Bxa3 Nxa3 66. Rf4 Kd5 67. Rf5+ Kc4 $6
68. Rf1 {[%cal Rg4g5]}) (62... Nxe3+ 63. Kf2 Nc2 64. Bxb4+ Nxb4 65. Re5+ $11)
63. Kf2 $1 (63. Rb5 Nxe3+ 64. Kf2 Nxg4+ 65. Kg2 Ne3+ 66. Kf2 Nc2 67. Re5+ Kd6
68. Rxe4 Nxe1 69. Kxe1 Kc5 70. Kd2 Rc3 $1 $19) 63... Rb2+ 64. Kg3 $11) 62... b3
63. Rb7+ $4 {The decisive mistake.} (63. Be1 $1 {[%cal Re1b4] was still a draw,
e.g.} Kd7 (63... Ra2+ 64. Kh3 $1 Re2 $140 65. Bh4+) (63... Nxe3+ 64. Kf2 Nxg4+
65. Kg3 $11) (63... Ke6 64. Bc3 Nxe3+ 65. Kg3 Nd1 66. Bd4 {etc.}) 64. Bc3 Kc6
65. Rb8 Nxe3+ 66. Kg3 Nd1 67. Bg7 b2+ 68. Kf4 e3 69. Kf3 $11 {We see how
strong the bishop is when fighting passed pawns.}) 63... Ke6 $19 {Black's
b3-pawn now queens.} 64. g5 Kf5 65. Rb5+ Kg6 66. Be1 b2 0-1

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 1st"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2008.12.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2008.12.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 {The "improved Chebanenko" has
recently become extremely popular.} 6. c5 b6 {This immediate undermining is
the only way to eliminate the c5-pawn; otherwise White plays b2-b4 (although
Black has another popular plan: ...Nb8-d7, ...g7-g6, ...Bf8-g7 etc. preparing .
..e6-e5).} 7. cxb6 Nbd7 8. Bd3 c5 9. b3 (9. O-O Qxb6 10. Bd2 {[%cal Yc3a4] is
another option for White.}) 9... Nxb6 (9... cxd4 10. exd4 Qxb6 {looks more
appropriate} (10... Bd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Na4 Nxb6 13. Nc5 Nbd7 14. Qc2 a5 15.
Ba3 Qb6 16. Rfe1 Ra7 17. Nxd7 Bxd7 18. Bc5 Bxc5 19. dxc5 Qb8 20. Ne5 Rc8 21. c6
Be8 22. Rac1 Qb6 23. Qc5 Qxc5 24. Rxc5 $14 {0-1 Drozdovskij,Y-Popov,V/Warsaw
POL 2008/The Week in Chess 737 (49)}) {but Black failed to prove equality in
the following games:} 11. O-O Bd6 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Qe2 (13. Na4 Qa7 14. Qe2 Bb7
(14... a5) 15. Ne5 Rac8 16. Rfd1 Be7 17. a3 Rfd8 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. b4 Bf6 20.
Rac1 g6 21. Nc5 Nxc5 22. dxc5 Bxb2 23. Qxb2 Bc6 24. Qf6 $14 {1-0 Prohaszka,
P-Martinovic,S/Budapest HUN 2008/The Week in Chess 731 (44)}) 13... a5 14. Na4
Qa7 15. Rac1 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Qxa6 Rxa6 18. Rc2 Nb8 19. Ne5 Nfd7 20. Rfc1
f6 21. Nd3 Kf7 22. f4 h6 23. Nc3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kamsky,G-Navara,D/Baku 2008/CBM
124 (61)}) (9... Qxb6 $5 {is probably the most accurate order of moves:} 10.
O-O Bb7 11. Na4 (11. Qe2 $5) 11... Qa7 12. Bb2 cxd4 13. exd4 Bc6 14. Nc3 Bd6
15. Qe2 O-O 16. Ne5 Rfc8 17. Rad1 Nf8 18. Kh1 Be8 19. f4 Bb4 $132 {0-1
Prohaszka,P-Najer,E/Mainz 2008/CBM 125 Extra (38)}) 10. Ba3 {In the previous
game GM Peter Svidler obtained the better prospects but now he deviates to
avoid a possible improvement for Black:} (10. O-O Bb7 11. Bb2 cxd4 12. exd4 Be7
13. Rc1 O-O 14. Qe2 a5 15. a4 Nc8 16. Ne5 Na7 17. Nb5 Nxb5 18. Bxb5 (18. axb5
$142) 18... Qb6 19. Rc2 Rfc8 20. Rfc1 Rxc2 21. Rxc2 Bd6 22. Qe1 Qd8 23. Qc1 Qe7
24. Bc3 h6 25. h3 Ne4 26. Be1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Svidler,P-Vitiugov,N/Moscow RUS
2008/The Week in Chess 727 (67)}) 10... Nfd7 (10... cxd4 $5 11. Bxf8 dxc3 {
(otherwise Black just loses castling "for nothing") looks risky but needs
checking. To keep attacking chances, White must sacrifice material:} 12. Ba3 (
12. Bxg7 Rg8 13. Bh6 Rxg2 $13) (12. Bb4 d4 $1 13. exd4 Nbd5 14. Bc5 Nd7 15. Ba3
$140 Qa5) (12. Bc5 Nbd7 13. Ba3 $6 Qa5 14. Qc1 Nc5 15. Be2 Nce4) 12... Qc7 13.
Rc1 e5 $13) 11. O-O Bb7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Re1 Be7 14. Re2 $5 O-O 15. Rec2 {
The c-file is White's main field of action in this system.} cxd4 $6 (15... c4
$142 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. bxc4 Nxc4 {although the difference in strength of
bishops means that Black has not yet equalized.} (17... dxc4 $143 $6 {[%csl
Rc4]})) 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. exd4 e5 {Otherwise 18.Qe2 controlling the e5-square
and attacking the a6-pawn. However, after the text move White creates a
blockade on d4.} 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nd4 $1 (19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Qg4 {[%cal Yg4f5]
was another good option} d4 $140 21. Ne2 {[%csl Rd4]}) 19... g6 20. Bf1 {
White could have forced favorable simplifications by means of} (20. Qe2 $5 a5
21. f4 Nc6 22. Qxe7 (22. Nxc6 Qc5+) 22... Nxe7 23. Ncb5 (23. Kf2 $5) (23. Bb5
$5)) 20... Qd6 21. h3 Rfd8 (21... Rfe8 $142) 22. Qd2 Kg7 $6 {Prompting a
future diagonal or knight check.} (22... Re8) 23. a4 Nbd7 $2 ({It was the last
moment to play} 23... Re8) (23... Qb4 {made no sense due to} 24. Qf4 {forcing}
Qd6 (24... Nc6 $6 25. Nce2)) 24. f4 Nc6 25. Nxc6 $2 {f2-f4 now loses any sense
and only weakens White's own position. Meanwhile, he had an immediate win of
material:} (25. Ne4 $1 Qe7 (25... dxe4 26. Nf5+) (25... Qb8 26. Nxc6 Bxc6 27.
Qd4+ Kg8 28. Rxc6 Rxc6 29. Rxc6 dxe4 30. Rd6 $18) 26. Nxc6 Rxc6 (26... Bxc6 27.
Bxa6) 27. Rxc6 Bxc6 28. Qd4+ Kg8 29. Nf2 $18 {[%cal Rc1c6,Rf1a6]} ({or} 29.
Rxc6 dxe4 30. Rd6 e3 31. Qd1 $18)) 25... Rxc6 26. Ne2 (26. Qd4+ $142 Kg8 27. b4
$14) 26... Rxc2 27. Rxc2 Nf8 (27... Nf6 $5 $132 {[%csl Ge4] was a more active
plan}) 28. Nd4 Ne6 (28... Re8 $5 {[%cal Re8e4]} 29. Bd3 Nd7 {[%cal Yd7f6]}) 29.
Nxe6+ Qxe6 30. Qd4+ Qf6 31. Qxf6+ Kxf6 {[%mdl 4096]} 32. Rc7 Rb8 $14 {White's
queenside pawn advantage is hardly sufficient for a victory in this endgame as
his king is far away from the centre.} 33. g4 h6 34. b4 ({Or} 34. a5 Bc8 35.
Kf2 Ke6 36. Bg2 $5 Bd7 37. Bxd5+ Kxd5 38. Rxd7+ Ke4 39. Rxf7 Rxb3 {[%csl Gb3,
Ge4] with a probable draw}) 34... Bc8 35. a5 Ke6 36. Bd3 Bd7 37. f5+ Ke7 $4 {
A very strange mistake. After the natural} (37... Kd6 38. Ra7 Rxb4 39. Rxa6+
Bc6 40. fxg6 fxg6 41. Bxg6 Kc5 {, due to his strong d-pawn, Black is not worse.
}) 38. Bxa6 Kd6 ({The rook endgame after} 38... Rxb4 39. Bc8 Kd8 40. Rxd7+ Kxc8
41. Rxf7 gxf5 42. Rxf5 {should now be lost for Black (just compare the
position of his king in the annotation to move 34 and here!).}) 39. Rb7 Rxb7
40. Bxb7 gxf5 41. gxf5 Bxf5 {Black has recaptured material but his prospects
are grim as White's connected outside pawns are very strong.} 42. h4 Bd3 43.
Kf2 d4 44. Kf3 Bf1 (44... f6 45. Kf4 Kc7 46. Be4 Bf1 47. Bb1 {[%cal Rf4e4]} Bg2
48. Kf5 $18) 45. Kf4 Bd3 (45... f6 46. a6 Kc7 47. Ke4 d3 48. Ke3 Kb6 49. Kd2 f5
50. b5 Be2 51. Bd5 $18 {[%cal Rd5c4,Rc4d3]}) 46. a6 Kc7 47. Ke5 Kb6 48. Kxd4
Be2 49. Ke5 h5 50. Kf6 Bc4 51. Kg5 Be2 52. Bd5 f6+ (52... Kxa6 53. Bxf7 Kb5 54.
Bxh5 Bc4 55. Be8+ Kxb4 56. h5 $18) 53. Kxf6 Kxa6 54. Bc6 (54. Bc6 Kb6 55. Be8 {
[%cal Rf6g5]}) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 62nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.12.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2009.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. c5 b6 7. cxb6 Nbd7 8. Bd3 c5
9. O-O c4 {Definitely too early.} (9... Qxb6 {is the most logical continuation
seen in a number of games. Here I prefer} 10. Bd2 (10. b3 {and}) (10. Na4 {
have been seen in practice, too}) 10... cxd4 (10... c4 11. Bc2 Bb7 12. Rb1 $14
{[%cal Yb2b3]} (12. b3 $143 cxb3 13. Bxb3 Bd6 14. Rb1 Qa7 15. Qe2 O-O 16. Bc2
Rfc8 $11 {1/2 Mareco,S (2512)-Valerga,D (2523)/La Plata 2009/CBM 130 Extra (27)
})) 11. exd4 (11. Na4 $143 Qb8 12. exd4 Bd6 13. Qc2 Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4
O-O 16. h3 Bb7 17. Qe3 Bc6 $13 {0-1 Krasenkow,M (2668)-Oms Pallise,J (2506)/
Barcelona 2007/CBM 121 (22)}) 11... Bd6 12. Re1 O-O 13. Rc1 Bb7 14. b4 Ne4 15.
Na4 Qa7 16. Nc5 Ndf6 17. Ne5 a5 18. a3 axb4 19. axb4 Rfc8 20. Be3 $14 {1-0
Krasenkow,M (2639)-Balogh,C (2624)/Warsaw 2008/CBM 126 (49)}) ({To} 9... Nxb6 {
White should probably reply} 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. e4 {, e.g.} Bb7 12. e5 Ne4 13.
Qe2 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qc7 15. Rb1 Nc4 16. Bf4 Bc6 17. Nd4 O-O 18. Qh5 g6 19. Qf3
$14 {1/2 Gelfand,B (2733)-Fridman,D (2626)/Calatrava 2007/CBM 117 ext (53)}) (
9... Bb7 $5 {needs testing:} 10. Na4 c4 11. Be2 Bc6 12. Bd2 a5 13. Nc3 Bd6 14.
b3 Nxb6 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Nfd7 17. f4 O-O 18. Bc1 Qe7 19. Qd4 f6 $132 {
1/2 Acevedo Villalba,A (2569)-Forslof,L (2466)/Rochade 5171-Jub15 bd04 2005/
CBM 118 (43)}) 10. Be2 $5 (10. Bc2 $5 {[%cal Ye3e4]} Bb7 11. Ne5 {is possible,
too.}) 10... Rb8 $6 ({The immediate} 10... Nxb6 {protecting the c4-pawn and
making e3-e4 more difficult, is more logical.}) 11. e4 $1 {White opens up the
position to make use of his development advantage.} Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Nd2
Nxb6 (13... Bb7 14. Nxc4 Nxb6 15. Bf4 Rc8 16. Na5 $16) 14. Nxe4 {[%csl Rc4]
[%cal Yc1f4]} Bb7 15. Nc5 $1 Bd5 (15... Bd6 16. Nxb7 Rxb7 17. b3 $1 $16) 16. b3
$6 (16. Nxa6 {was quite good. White wants to win this pawn in a better
situation but hardly achieves it.}) 16... cxb3 (16... Bd6 17. bxc4 Bxc4 18.
Bxc4 Bxc5 19. dxc5 Qxd1 20. Rxd1 Nxc4 21. Bf4 e5 22. Rac1 $1 Rb4 23. Re1 $1 $16
{[%cal Rf4e5,Re1e4]}) 17. axb3 Bxc5 $4 {[%mdl 16384] A grave positional error.
White now obtains a pair of bishops and a strong passed pawn. Black should
have urgently completed his development:} (17... Bd6 18. Rxa6 O-O {White's
extra b3 pawn is now quite weak and not so easy to convert.}) 18. dxc5 Nd7 $6 (
18... Nc8 $142 19. Rxa6 Bxb3 $16) 19. Bf4 Rxb3 20. Bd6 {Preventing Black's
castling and obtaining a strategically winning position but} (20. c6 $5 Nb6 21.
Bxa6 O-O 22. c7 Qh4 23. Bd6 $18 {[%csl Gc7] may be even better.}) 20... Qg5 21.
g3 Qf5 22. Ra4 (22. Qd4 $5 f6 23. Rxa6 $16) 22... Rb2 $6 (22... Ne5 $5 {
enabled Black to put up stiffer resistance although White maintained a strong
attack, e.g.} 23. Rf4 Qh3 24. f3 f6 25. Qa1 Qh5 26. Bd1 $1 Nxf3+ $1 27. R1xf3
$1 Rxf3 28. Qa4+ (28. Bxf3 $2 Bxf3 29. Rxf6 $5 gxf6 30. Qxf6 Kd7 31. Qxh8 Qh6
$11) 28... Kf7 29. Qd7+ Kg6 30. Rxf3 Bxf3 31. Bc2+ Kh6 32. Qxe6 Qd5 $1 33. Bf4+
g5 34. Qxf6+ Kh5 35. Be3 $18 {[%cal Yh2h3,Yg3g4,Rc2b3]}) 23. Bd3 $1 Qf6 (23...
Qf3 24. Qxf3 Bxf3 25. Rxa6 Bb7 26. Ra7 $18 {[%cal Rf1b1,Rf1c1]}) 24. Be4 $1 $18
{[%mdl 32] White exchanges the bishop holding together Black's whole position,
and the latter immediately collapses.} Bxe4 (24... Bb3 25. Qa1 Bxa4 26. Qxa4
$18 {[%cal Rc5c6]}) 25. Rxe4 Qf5 26. Qa4 Qd5 27. Qxa6 Nb6 28. Ree1 Qa8 29.
Qxa8+ Nxa8 30. Ra1 Kd7 31. Ra7+ Kc6 32. Rfa1 1-0

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Nxg4 8. Rg1
Qf6 9. Rxg4 Qxf3 10. Rxg7 Nf6 11. h3 {This move (keeping the h2 pawn and
preventing ...Nf6-g4) was played by Aronian against Morozevich (see CBM 117,
with GM M.Marin's annotations). Below you will see other practical examples.} (
11. Rg5 {is the main theoretical line - see my survey in CBM 127.}) 11... Qf5
$6 $146 {Hardly a good novelty. In the endgame White keeps a small but clear
edge due to his better pawn structure.} (11... e5 $6 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. Rg5 $1 {
[%cal Rg5e5,Rf1g2]} Nd7 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Rf5 (15. Bd2 d4 16. Bg2 Qf6 17. exd4
Bxd4 18. O-O-O $16 {1-0 Chytilek,R (2320)-Franta,J/Litomysl 1996/EXT 1998 (25)}
) 15... Qh1 16. Bd2 d4 17. exd4 Bxd4 18. O-O-O O-O 19. Bh6 Re8 20. Rg5+ Kh8 21.
Rxd4 Qxf1+ 22. Rd1 Re1 23. Bg7+ Kg8 24. Be5+ {1-0 Tisdall,J (2492)-Sidselrud,S
(2150)/Norway 2002/EXT 2003}) (11... h6 $5 {, preventing Rg7-g5, looks quite
good for Black:} 12. Bd2 (12. Qe2 $5 Qxe2+ (12... Qf5 $5) 13. Bxe2 Kf8 14. Rg1
dxc4 15. e4 Bb4 16. f3 b5 17. Kf2 a6 18. Bf4 Bb7 19. Rac1 Nd7 20. b3 cxb3 21.
axb3 $44 {1-0 Le Quang,L (2542)-Neelotpal,D (2485)/Cebu City 2007/CBM 120 ext 
(38)}) 12... e5 (12... Bd7 13. Qb3 Ke7 14. c5 Bc7 15. Qxb7 $14 {1-0 Le Quang,L
(2583)-Garnelis,J (2188)/Vung Tau 2008/EXT 2009 (37)}) 13. Rg3 (13. cxd5 exd4
14. exd4 Kf8 15. Rg1 Bf5 16. Qb3 Re8+ 17. Be3 Rg8 $132 {1/2 Siebrecht,S (2451)
-Haba,P (2546)/Kallithea 2008/CBM 127 (37)}) 13... Qh5 14. cxd5 exd4 15. Ne4
Nxe4 16. Qxe4+ Qe5 17. Qxe5+ Bxe5 18. Rf3 cxd5 19. Bb5+ Ke7 20. exd4 Bd6 21.
Kf1 Be6 $11 {1/2 Aronian,L (2744)-Morozevich,A (2741)/Morelia/Linares 2007/CBM
117/[Marin,M] (29)}) (11... Kf8 $5 12. Rg5 (12. Rg1 $143 Rg8 13. Rxg8+ Kxg8 14.
Bd2 dxc4 15. Bxc4 e5 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Bf1 Bf5 $17 {0-1 Splichal,S (2167)
-Michenka,J (2351)/Karvina 2003/EXT 2005 (41)}) 12... Qh1 {needs testing}) 12.
Qxf5 exf5 13. cxd5 cxd5 (13... Nxd5 $5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Bd2 $14) 14. Nb5 Bb4+
15. Bd2 Bxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Ke7 17. Bd3 Be6 (17... Bd7 $5) 18. Nc7 $5 {A good idea
- to exchange the theoretically "bad" e6 bishop, in fact, the main defender of
the black pawns, using the opportunity that Black can't recapture with his f7
pawn.} Rag8 19. Nxe6 Kxe6 20. Rxg8 Nxg8 $6 {[%mdl 4096] Too "subtle".} ({
Any beginner would play the simple} 20... Rxg8 {, and he would be right:} 21.
Rc1 Rg2 22. Ke2 Rh2 23. Kf3 $1 (23. Rc7 Rxh3 24. Rxb7 Rh2 {[%cal Rf6g4]}) 23...
Rxh3+ 24. Kg2 Rh5 25. Rc7 Rg5+ 26. Kf3 Ng4 {[%cal Rg4h2] - Black's counterplay
must be strong enough to survive.}) 21. Ke2 (21. Rc1 Ne7 22. Rc7 Rb8 {[%cal
Ye6d6]}) 21... Ne7 22. Kf3 $1 (22. Rc1 Rc8 23. Rxc8 Nxc8 24. Kf3 {was probably
insufficient for the victory. GM M.Carlsen decides to keep rooks on the board.}
) 22... Rc8 23. a4 $1 Rc7 24. a5 h6 25. h4 Kf6 26. h5 Nc8 27. Kf4 Nd6 28. Rg1
Rc8 29. f3 Ke6 {Black is completely passive.} 30. Rg7 Rh8 31. Bc2 $1 {The "two
weaknesses", attacked by the stronger side, should be as far from each other
as possible, then it is more difficult for the defender to hold both;
therefore - h6 and d5, rather than f5.} Rc8 32. Bb3 Rh8 33. Rg1 Rc8 34. Rg7 Rh8
35. Rg2 Rc8 36. Rg1 $22 {The black knight must prevent e3-e4, the rook can't
leave the 8th rank in view of Rg8-h8, and if it leaves the c-file, White plays
Rc1 threatening Rc5 and Rc7; finally, pawn moves create new weaknesses.} Ne8 $1
{The lesser evil.} (36... Rb8 37. Rc1 Rc8 38. Rc5 $1 Rxc5 39. dxc5 Nc4 40. e4
fxe4 41. Bxc4 dxc4 42. Kxe4 $18) (36... Nc4 37. Bxc4 dxc4 (37... Rxc4 38. Rg7)
38. Ra1 {[%cal Ya1a4,Ya4b4]}) (36... b6 37. axb6 axb6 38. Ra1 $16) 37. e4 fxe4
38. fxe4 Nf6 39. e5 $1 Ne4 $1 (39... Nxh5+ 40. Ke3 {[%cal Rg1h1]}) ({The
endgame after} 39... Rg8 40. Rxg8 Nxg8 {is very difficult for Black:} 41. Bd1
Ne7 42. Bg4+ f5 43. Bh3 $22 b6 (43... Nc6 44. Bxf5+ Ke7 45. Bc8 Nxa5 46. Kf5)
44. a6 b5 45. Bf1 b4 (45... Nc6 46. Bxb5 Nxd4 47. Bd3 $22 $16) 46. Bd3 Nc6 47.
Bxf5+ Ke7 48. Ke3 {and White should gradually win.}) 40. Ke3 b6 $6 {Black
unnecessarily opens up the a-file for his opponent. "Don't move pawns on the
side where you are weaker!"} (40... Ng5 $142 $14 41. Rf1 $140 Ne4) 41. axb6
axb6 42. Kd3 (42. Bd1 $5 Rc4 (42... Ra8 43. Bc2 Ng5 44. Rf1) 43. Bg4+ $1 (43.
Rg8 Rb4 $132) 43... f5 (43... Ke7 44. Bf3 Rb4 45. Bxe4 dxe4 46. Rg2 $16) 44.
exf6+ Kxf6 45. Bf3 {[%cal Rg1g6]} Kf5 46. Bxe4+ dxe4 47. Rf1+ Ke6 48. Kxe4 Rc2
49. d5+ Ke7 50. b4 {with a promising rook ending.}) 42... Nf2+ 43. Ke2 Ne4 44.
Ke3 f6 $6 (44... Ng5 $5 {was still possible although White could now invade
along the a-file:} 45. Ra1 f6 $1 46. exf6 Ne4 47. f7 $1 Rf8 48. Ra6 Rxf7 49.
Rxb6+ Nd6 {with good drawing chances (S.Zagrebelny).}) 45. Rg6 Rc1 46. Rxh6 $2
(46. exf6 $1 Re1+ 47. Kd3 Nxf6 48. Bxd5+ Kf5 (48... Kxd5 49. Rxf6 b5 50. Rb6
$18) 49. Bf3 {(I.Ganiev)} Rb1 50. Kc3 (50. Kc2 $143 Rf1 51. Be2 Rf2) 50... Re1
51. Kc4 {and White should gradually win}) 46... Rh1 47. Bc2 Rh3+ $2 {Obvious
but wrong!} (47... Re1+ $1 48. Kd3 (48. Kf4 Rf1+ 49. Kg4 Rg1+) 48... Rh1 {
and White can't make any progress (S.Zagrebelny).}) 48. Kf4 $1 Rh4+ 49. Kf3 {
When a rook and a knight are jumping around your king, you must sometimes
display real acrobacy!} Nd2+ 50. Ke2 $2 {This move seriously complicates
White's task.} (50. Kg3 $142 $1 Rxd4 51. Rxf6+ Kxe5 52. Rf5+ Ke6 53. h6 Rc4 (
53... Ne4+ 54. Bxe4 dxe4 55. h7 Rd8 56. Rh5 Rh8 57. Kf4 $18) 54. h7 Rxc2 55.
Re5+ $1 (55. Rf8 $143 Ne4+ 56. Kg4 Rh2 57. h8=Q Rxh8 58. Rxh8 Kd6) (55. h8=Q
$143 Ne4+ $1 56. Kf4 Rf2+ 57. Ke3 Kxf5) 55... Kxe5 56. h8=Q+ Kd6 57. Qf8+ Kc7
58. Qf7+ Kb8 59. Qxd5 Nf1+ 60. Kh4 {- with his pieces scattered all over the
board, Black can't organize successful defence.}) 50... Rh2+ 51. Kd1 Nc4 52.
Rxf6+ Ke7 53. Bg6 Rd2+ 54. Kc1 (54. Ke1 $5 Rxd4 55. h6 Rh4 (55... Nxe5 $143 56.
Rxb6 Rh4 (56... Nxg6 57. Rxg6 Rh4 58. Rb6) 57. Bf5) 56. Bf5 d4 57. Re6+ (57.
Rc6 d3 $1) 57... Kf7 58. b3 Ne3 59. Rf6+ Ke7 60. Bc8 Rh2 61. Rd6 $16) 54...
Rxd4 55. b3 $1 (55. h6 Rh4 56. Bf5 {is now impossible due to} Rh1+ 57. Kc2 Ne3+
58. Kd3 Nxf5 59. Rxf5 Rxh6 $11) 55... Nxe5 56. Rxb6 Rh4 ({The rook endgame
after} 56... Nxg6 57. hxg6 {should be winning for White.}) 57. Bf5 $1 Nf3 $2 (
57... Rh1+ 58. Kc2 (58. Kd2 Nc4+ $3 59. bxc4 Rxh5 $11 {S.Zagrebelny}) 58... Nf3
{[%cal Rf3d4]} 59. Bg4 ({or} 59. Rb7+ Kf6 60. Bg6 Ne5) 59... Rh2+ 60. Kc3 Ng5 {
and White can hardly win.}) 58. h6 $1 {The pawn finally moves forward!} Nd4 59.
h7 $1 Nxf5 60. Rb8 Nd4 61. Kb2 $1 Kd6 62. h8=Q Rxh8 63. Rxh8 {This is a
technically winning endgame but some work still has to be done.} Kc5 64. Rh5
Nc6 65. Rh4 Nb4 66. Ka3 {White must disorganise Black's defence. First, he
forces the advance of the black d-pawn, then he must try to push his own pawn
at an appropriate moment.} d4 (66... Nc2+ 67. Ka4 d4 68. Rh5+) 67. Rh5+ Nd5 68.
Kb2 Kc6 69. Ka3 Kc5 70. Rh4 Nb4 71. Rh8 Nc6 $2 {This makes White's task much
easier.} (71... Nd5 72. Rd8 $1 $18 {[%cal Ya3b2]}) (71... Nc2+ $142 72. Kb2 Nb4
73. Rc8+ Nc6 ({or} 73... Kd5 74. Ka3) 74. Ka3 Kd5 {It is still difficult for
White to reach victory; e.g.} 75. b4 $2 ({first he must play} 75. Rc7 Kd6 76.
Rh7 {etc.}) {is premature and leads to a draw after} 75... d3 76. Rh8 d2 77.
Rh1 Kc4) 72. Rh5+ Kd6 73. b4 {Now, with the black king cut off, everything is
over.} d3 (73... Ne5 74. Kb3 Kd5 75. b5 $18) 74. Rh3 Ne5 75. Kb3 d2 76. Kc2 Nc6
77. Rh4 1-0

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "186"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 h6 8. Bd2
dxc4 $1 {GM Lars Schandorff extensively deals with this system in his survey 
(CBM 125). And indeed, Black obtains a good position here.} 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2
Bb7 11. e4 Be7 12. g5 hxg5 13. Nxg5 b4 {Or else:} (13... Rc8 14. Rg1 Nf8 15. e5
b4 16. Na4 N6d7 17. Ne4 c5 18. Nexc5 Bxc5 19. Nxc5 Nxc5 20. dxc5 Qd4 21. Be3
Qxe5 22. Bb5+ Ke7 23. O-O-O $36 {1-0 Harika,D (2455)-Van den Bersselaar,J 
(2164)/Gibraltar 2008/CBM 122 Extra (26)}) (13... Kf8 14. Rg1 b4 15. Na4 c5 16.
e5 Ne8 17. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 18. Qg6+ Kf8 19. Qxe6 cxd4 20. Qf5+ Ndf6 21. exf6 Nxf6
22. Nc5 Bd5 23. Rc1 $36 {1-0 Petrosian,T (2616)-Pruess,D (2425)/Las Vegas 2008/
CBM 124 Extra (33)}) (13... Qb6 14. O-O-O Qxd4 15. Be3 Qb4 (15... Qe5 16. f4
Qb8 17. Rhg1 (17. Kb1 $1 $36) 17... Bc5 18. Qd2 Qc7 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. e5 b4 $2
(20... Nd5) 21. exf6 bxc3 22. Qd4 $1 gxf6 23. Nh7 cxb2+ 24. Kb1 Nd7 25. Qxd7+
Qxd7 26. Nxf6+ Ke7 27. Nxd7 $18 {1-0 Miedema,R (2208)-Ris,R (2377)/Venlo 2007/
EXT 2009 (39)}) 16. f4 a6 (16... Qa5 17. f5 e5 18. Rhg1 Bc5 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20.
Kb1 $36 Ncd7 $2 21. Qb3 Rf8 22. Ne6 $1 fxe6 23. Bh5+ Kd8 24. fxe6 Nxh5 25.
Rxd7+ Kc8 26. Qd1 Rh8 27. Qd6 $18 {1-0 Nielsen,P (2653)-Smeets,J (2518)/Warsaw
2005/CBM 108 (33)}) 17. f5 exf5 18. e5 Nxe5 19. Qxf5 Neg4 20. Bxg4 Qxg4 21. Qe5
Nd7 22. Rxd7 Qxd7 23. Rd1 Qg4 24. Qxg7 Rf8 25. Nce4 $44 {1/2 Nyback,T (2575)
-Smeets,J (2525)/Germany 2007/CBM 118 (67)}) (13... c5 $5 {deserves serious
attention:} 14. dxc5 (14. d5 $142 $5 {, which needs practical tests}) 14... b4
$1 {better than} (14... Nxc5 15. Bxb5+ Nfd7 (15... Kf8 16. O-O-O $36) 16. Rg1
a6 17. Be2 (17. e5 axb5 $1 (17... Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Qc7 19. Bxd7+ Qxd7 20. Rd1 Qc7
21. Rd6 Rxh2 {1-0 Czakon,J (2484)-Savchenko,S (2508)/Montpellier 2006/CBM 113
ext (40)}) 18. Nxf7 Qb8 $1 19. Nxh8 Nxe5 $1 $36 {[%csl Re1]} 20. O-O-O $140
Rxa2 $3 21. Nxa2 Be4 22. Qc3 Ned3+ 23. Kb1 Nb4+ 24. Ka1 Nc2+ 25. Kb1 Nd4+ $19)
17... Ne5 18. Rd1 Ncd3+ $6 (18... Qc7 $13) 19. Kf1 Nxf2 $2 (19... Rxh2 20. Be3
Bxg5 21. Rxg5 Qxg5 22. Bxg5 Rxf2+ 23. Kg1 Nf3+ 24. Bxf3 Rxc2 25. Rxd3 Rxb2 $14)
20. Kxf2 Bc5+ 21. Kg2 Qf6 22. Rgf1 Qh6 23. Bf4 Be3 24. Bxe5 Qxg5+ 25. Bg3 {
1-0 Nyback,T (2634)-Kojima,S (2272)/Beijing 2008/CBM 126 Extra}) 15. Na4 Rh4 $1
16. c6 Rc8 $1 17. Bb5 (17. cxd7+ Nxd7) 17... a6 18. cxd7+ Nxd7 19. Bxd7+ Qxd7
20. Qb3 Qb5 21. Nc3 bxc3 22. bxc3 f6 23. Qxb5+ axb5 24. Nf3 Rxe4+ $19 {0-1
Epiney,F (2382)-Bubir,S (2398)/IECG 2007/CBM 125/[Schandorff] (41)}) 14. Na4 c5
$1 {Even now this move is correct. Before the present encounter it had only
been played in a computer-assisted game in a Freestyle event.} (14... Qa5 15.
Rg1 c5 16. e5 cxd4 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Rc1 (18. a3 $1) 18... Rxh2 $2 (18... Rc8
$1 $13) 19. Qc7 Qxc7 20. Rxc7 Bc8 21. Bxb4 $18 {1-0 Watson,J (2400)-Pozarek,S 
(2185)/Philadelphia 1993/EXT 1999 (43)}) (14... Rc8 15. e5 Nd5 16. Nxe6 fxe6
17. Qg6+ Kf8 18. Rg1 Bf6 19. exf6 Qxf6 20. Qg3 $16 e5 21. dxe5 Qxe5 $2 22. Nc5
$1 Qxg3 23. Nxd7+ Ke8 24. Rxg3 Kxd7 25. Rxg7+ $18 {1-0 Jankovic,A (2525)
-Sriram,J (2408)/Kavala 2006/CBM 113 ext (31)}) (14... Qc7 15. e5 (15. O-O-O $5
) 15... Nd5 16. Rg1 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Rxh2 18. Bg4 c5 19. Rc1 Kf8 (19... c4 20.
Bxe6 $1) 20. Nxc5 Nxc5 21. Qxc5+ Qxc5 22. Rxc5 $14 {1-0 Nyback,T (2585)-Jaracz,
P (2490)/Dresden 2007/CBM 118 (48)}) 15. Nxc5 (15. dxc5 $6 Rh4 $1 {- see above
13...c5.}) 15... Nxc5 16. dxc5 Rc8 17. Qa4+ (17. Bxb4 Nd7 18. Bb5 O-O 19. Bxd7
Qxd7 20. h4 f6 21. Nf3 Qb5 22. Bc3 Rxc5 23. O-O-O e5 24. Rde1 Rc7 $44 {1/2
"Rybusia"-"Badbishop1"/playchess.com 2007 (64)}) 17... Bc6 18. Bb5 Bxb5 19.
Qxb5+ Qd7 20. Qxd7+ Nxd7 21. Ke2 Rh4 22. Rac1 Rxc5 23. Rxc5 Bxc5 $15 {[%mdl
4096] So, Black has recaptured the sacrificed pawn and obtained a slightly
better endgame due to the weakness of White's h- and a-pawns.} 24. f4 $6 (24.
f3 {was probably more accurate (I.Ganiev).}) 24... e5 $1 25. h3 exf4 26. Nf3
Rh6 $17 {[%csl Ra2,Re4,Rh3]} 27. Bxf4 Re6 (27... Rg6 $5) 28. Nd2 Bd4 29. Rb1 (
29. a3 Bxb2 30. axb4 Bc3 {loses a pawn anyway}) 29... Ra6 30. a3 $5 (30. Kd3 $5
Bf6) 30... bxa3 31. bxa3 Rxa3 32. Nc4 Ra2+ 33. Kd3 Bf2 34. Bd6 {White has
given up a pawn but activated his pieces, and it is not easy for Black to
convert his material advantage.} Nb6 (34... a5 35. Rb7 Nc5+ 36. Bxc5 Bxc5 37.
Ne5 $132) 35. Bb4 Nxc4 36. Kxc4 Bb6 37. Kd5 Rg2 38. Rb3 Rg5+ 39. e5 Bc7 $2 {
Exchanging the bishops is a wrong decision. Rook endgames are famous for their
drawish tendencies, and this one is no exception.} (39... Rg1 $142 $17 {
I.Ganiev}) 40. Bd6 Bxd6 41. Kxd6 Rg6+ 42. Kd5 Rb6 43. Rc3 Kd7 44. Rf3 Ke7 45.
Rc3 Rb7 (45... Rb5+ 46. Kd4 Kd7 47. Rg3 $1 g6 48. Rf3 Ke7 49. Rc3 {doesn't
change much}) 46. Rc6 g6 47. Ra6 {[%csl Ga6]} Kf8 (47... Rc7 48. Ra1 Kd7 49.
Ra6 Kc8 {is senseless due to} 50. e6 fxe6+ 51. Rxe6 Rg7 52. Ke5 {winning the
g6 pawn with a draw.}) 48. Ke4 Kg7 49. Kf4 Re7 50. Ra5 Kh6 51. Kg4 a6 {Black
has no other way to make progress but the resulting ending is theoretically
drawn.} 52. Rxa6 {There is no need for an engine-driver to look for new ways
like} (52. Kf4 {Amazingly, Magnus Carlsen's train finally derails anyway!})
52... Rxe5 53. Rb6 Re3 54. Ra6 f5+ 55. Kh4 Re4+ 56. Kg3 Kg5 57. Ra3 Re2 58. Kf3
Rh2 59. Kg3 Rb2 60. Ra8 (60. Rc3 {was good enough, e.g.} f4+ 61. Kf3 Rh2 62.
Rc5+ Kh4 63. Kxf4 Rf2+ (63... Rxh3 64. Rg5 $1) 64. Ke3 Rf6 (64... Rb2 65. Rc6)
65. Ra5 Kxh3 66. Rg5 Kh4 67. Rg1 g5 68. Rh1+ $11) 60... Rb3+ 61. Kg2 Kf4 62.
Ra4+ Ke3 63. h4 (63. Kg3 $5) 63... Rb6 (63... f4 64. Ra6 $11) 64. Kg3 Rd6 65.
Rf4 Rd1 66. Rf3+ Ke4 67. Rf4+ Ke5 68. Ra4 f4+ 69. Kg2 Rd2+ 70. Kf3 Rd3+ 71. Kg2
Rg3+ 72. Kh2 (72. Kf2 $2 Rh3 73. Ra5+ Kf6 74. Ra6+ Kg7) 72... Kf5 73. Ra6 Re3
74. Ra5+ Re5 75. Ra2 $1 {This is the so-called Vaisser system of defence 
(applied by GM Anatoly Vaisser in one of his games).} Kg4 (75... Re6 76. Rg2 f3
77. Rg5+ Kf4 78. Kg1 Ra6 79. Kf2 {and Black can't make progress.}) 76. Rg2+ $1
Kh5 77. Kh3 {Black can't attack the h4 pawn and protect his g6 pawn at the
same time!} Ra5 78. Rg1 Ra3+ 79. Kh2 Ra6 80. Kh3 Ra5 81. Rg2 Rc5 82. Rg1 f3 {
The last attempt.} 83. Kg3 $6 (83. Rf1 $1 Rf5 (83... Rc3 {doesn't change
anything}) 84. Rf2 Rf4 85. Kg3 Rf8 86. Kh3 {was much simpler}) 83... Rf5 84.
Rf1 $4 {[%mdl 8192] A terrible mistake. Losing concentration at the end of the
game is the main problem for Magnus (see also his game vs Radjabov).} (84. Kf2
$1 {was now the only way to a draw:} Rf6 85. Rh1 Kg4 86. Rg1+ Kxh4 87. Rh1+ Kg4
(87... Kg5 88. Rg1+ Kh6 89. Rh1+ Kg7 90. Rh3) 88. Rg1+ Kf4 89. Rg3 Ke4 90. Rg4+
Ke5 91. Rg5+ Ke6 92. Rg3 $11) 84... f2 $22 {and White must let the black king
forward.} 85. Kh3 Rf3+ 86. Kg2 Kg4 87. h5 {Desperation.} Rg3+ $1 88. Kh2 (88.
Kxf2 Rf3+ 89. Kg2 Rxf1 90. Kxf1 Kxh5 $19) 88... Kf3 $1 89. Ra1 Rg2+ $1 90. Kh1
(90. Kh3 Rg1) 90... Rg5 91. Ra3+ Kf4 92. Ra4+ Kg3 93. Ra3+ Kh4 (93... Kh4 94.
Ra1 Rg1+ 95. Rxg1 fxg1=Q+ 96. Kxg1 Kxh5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 h6 8. h3 {
For this line - see my survey in CBM 129.} e5 9. Bd2 {GM Vasyl Ivanchuk looks
for his own ways in every opening!} (9. cxd5 cxd5 (9... Nxd5 $5 {is a new idea
in this variation needing more tests:} 10. dxe5 Nb4 11. Qb1 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5
13. a3 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Nd5 15. c4 Nf6 16. Qc2 h5 17. gxh5 Rxh5 18. Bd3 Bf5 19.
Bxf5 Qa5+ 20. Bd2 Qxf5 21. Qxf5 Rxf5 22. Ke2 O-O-O $11 {1-0 Maslak,K (2541)
-Kreisl,R (2394)/Budva 2009/CBM 130 (43)}) 10. dxe5 (10. Nb5 Bb8 11. Bd2 O-O {
- game} (11... e4 $143 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Bb4 Re8 14. Nd2 (14. Nh4 $5 Nf8 15. Nc7
Bxc7 16. Qxc7 Bd7 17. Qxd8 Raxd8 18. Be2 Rc8 19. Kd2 $14 {1-0 Moranda,W (2445)
-Pazdziora,M (2078)/Leba 2006/CBM 111 ext (42)}) 14... Qb6 15. a4 Nh7 16. a5
Qf6 17. Nc7 Bxc7 18. Qxc7 $16 {1-0 Jankovic,A (2540)-Schink,B (2029)/Pula CRO
2009/The Week in Chess 765 (28)})) 10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Bg2
Ne4 (13... Be6 $6 14. f4 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Ne4 16. O-O Nxc3 (16... f5 17. Bxe4 dxe4
18. Qg2 Qe7 19. Qg3 Qf7 20. Rf2 Rad8 21. Rg2 $36 {1-0 Chabanon,J (2415)
-Relange,E (2420)/Paris 1994/CBM 042 (33)}) 17. Qxc3 f6 18. Rad1 Re8 19. Qb3
Qb6 20. Qxb6 axb6 21. a3 $16 {_|_1-0 Wojtkiewicz,A (2570)-Khalifman,A (2645)/
Rakvere 1993/CBM 038/[Chekhov] (61)}) 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Qxe4 Qxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxb2
17. Rb1 Bf6 18. Ke2 $14 {[%csl Rb7,Rc7][%cal Yh1c1,Yc1c7,Yb1b7,Ye4b7]} Rb8 19.
Rhc1 Re8 20. f3 Be6 21. a4 b6 22. Rc7 Re7 23. Rbc1 {1/2 Pedersen,N (2508)
-Nielsen,P (2625)/Horsens 2003/CBM 095/[Lutz] (100)}) 9... O-O 10. cxd5 $146 ({
After} 10. O-O-O e4 $1 (10... Re8 $143 11. g5 hxg5 12. Nxg5 exd4 13. exd4 Nf8
14. Rg1 b5 15. c5 Bc7 16. Bd3 $36 {1-0 Mamedyarov,S (2717)-Najer,E (2663)/
Mainz GER 2009/The Week in Chess 769 (43)}) 11. Nh4 Re8 {White can hardly
create any threats on the kingside, e.g.} 12. Nf5 Bf8 13. f3 $6 exf3 14. cxd5
cxd5 15. Bd3 Nb6 16. Rhf1 Be6 17. Rxf3 Rc8 18. Kb1 Ne4 $17 {0-1 Bosiocic,M 
(2578)-Fressinet,L (2666)/Budva 2009/CBM 130 (33)}) 10... cxd5 11. Nb5 Bb8 12.
Bb4 Re8 13. Rc1 {A typical manoeuvre; White plans Nb5-c7, exchanging Black's
bishop and invading the 7th rank; however, Black's pieces are actively posted 
(Re8, his knight now goes to e4) and he obtains good counterplay.} (13. Nd6
Bxd6 14. Bxd6 exd4 15. Nxd4 Ne4 $36) 13... Ne4 $1 ({Of course, not} 13... e4 $6
14. Nh4 $14 {- see 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Nb5 line} ({or} 14. Nd2)) 14. Be2 (14. Nc7
$2 Bxc7 15. Qxc7 Qf6 $17) 14... exd4 $1 15. Nbxd4 {Alas, Nb5-c7 will not occur
in this game, which means that Black has an excellent position. White's
kingside is just weak, which is more important than Black's isolated pawn.} Ne5
16. Nd2 Bd7 (16... a5 $5 17. Ba3 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Nc4 $36 {S.Zagrebelny}) 17. Qb3
Nc6 $1 {Lifting the blockade.} 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 (18... bxc6 19. Nxe4 Rxe4 $15 {
was a good alternative.}) 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Bc3 Be5 {A simple decision. It
would not be easy for Black to make use of the b8-h2 diagonal as White could
play Ke1-f1-g2 instead of castling.} 21. O-O {[%csl Rg1] This is now possible
but the position of White's king is quite poor anyway.} h5 (21... Qh4 $1 22.
Kg2 h5 {was more accurate as White now gets an additional possibility.}) 22. f4
$5 {Desperation? No, a search for counterplay; otherwise Black will easily
obtain an attack on White's weak king. E.g.:} (22. Rfd1 Qh4 23. Kg2 hxg4 24.
Bxg4 Qg5 $36) (22. Kg2 Qh4 23. Bc4 Qf6 24. Be2 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 Re5 $36) 22...
exf3 23. Bxf3 Qc7 $1 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Bxe5 $6 {White misses a good
opportunity to exchange queens:} (25. Ba5 $1 Qd7 $1 (25... Qe7 26. Bb4 Qe6 27.
Qxe6 Rxe6 28. b3) 26. Rcd1 Qe6 27. gxh5 Qxb3 28. axb3 Bxb2 29. Rd2 Bf6 30. Rd3
Re5 31. Bc3 {with good drawing chances.}) 25... Rxe5 {Now, with the queens on
the board, White faces a hard defensive task.} 26. Rf4 Rae8 27. Rcf1 R8e7 28.
R1f3 Rd5 29. Kg2 Rd2+ {Black starts an immediate action.} ({Before ...Rd2+
Black could include the exchange on g4:} 29... hxg4 30. hxg4 (30. Rxg4 Qe5 $5)
30... Rd2+ 31. Rf2 Rxf2+ {but then White had another defence:} 32. Rxf2 ({
instead of} 32. Kxf2 $6 g5) 32... Re4 33. Kf3) ({He could also have applied
the "don't hurry" principle (as White has no counterplay or ways to really
strengthen his defence) and started manoeuvring:} 29... Qd6 {etc.}) 30. Rf2
Rxf2+ 31. Kxf2 g5 $2 {An oversight leading to a draw.} (31... hxg4 $1 {was
correct:} 32. Rxg4 ({or} 32. hxg4 g5 33. Rd4 Qh2+ 34. Kf1 Re6) 32... Qh2+ 33.
Rg2 $1 Qd6 ({of course, not} 33... Qxh3 $4 34. Qb8+ Kh7 35. Rh2) 34. Qc3 g6 $17
{, and White will finally be unable to defend all his weaknesses (the e3 and
h3 pawns and his king).}) 32. Rf5 {The Rxg5+ threat forces Black to give a
perpetual.} Qh2+ (32... Re5 33. Qd3 $1 Qa5 34. Rxe5 Qxe5 35. Qd8+ Kh7 36. Kf3 {
leads to a drawish queen endgame.}) 33. Ke1 Qg3+ 34. Ke2 Qg2+ 35. Ke1 Qg1+ 36.
Ke2 Qh2+ 37. Ke1 Qg3+ 38. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O Qe7 10. Ne5 {A relatively rare attempt to launch a kingside attack.
} (10. Qc2 {and}) (10. Qe1 {are more popular options.}) 10... Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7
12. f4 f6 {Or else:} (12... f5 13. cxd5 (13. Rf3 $5 {[%cal Yf3h3] Fi.Corrales})
13... exd5 14. Qc2 g6 15. Rfd1 a5 16. Ne2 Nc5 17. Nd4 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Bd7 19. Nc2
Be6 20. a3 Bxd2 21. Qxd2 c5 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 b6 $13 {1-0 Zubarev,
A-Hadzimanolis,A/Kallithea Halkidiki GRE 2008/The Week in Chess 714 (38)}) (
12... dxc4 13. bxc4 f5 (13... Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Nc5 15. Bc2 b5 16. Qh5 h6 17. Rad1
bxc4 18. Rd4 a5 19. Rf3 Nd3 20. Rg3 Qa3 21. Bd2 f5 22. exf6 Rxf6 23. Rd8+ Rf8
24. Qxh6 Qe7 25. Bc3 e5 26. Bxe5 Nxe5 27. Qh7+ {1-0 Najer,E-Ivanov,S/Moscow
2004/CBM 100}) 14. Rb1 (14. exf6 $142 Nxf6 15. Ne4) 14... a5 15. Qe2 b6 16.
Rfd1 Ba6 17. Na4 Nc5 18. Bc2 Bxd2 19. Rxd2 b5 20. Nxc5 Qxc5 21. cxb5 Bxb5 22.
Bd3 Rad8 $11 {0-1 Matveeva,S-Stefanova,A/Dagomys RUS 2008/The Week in Chess
702 (43)}) 13. Qc2 (13. exf6 $6 Nxf6 14. Ne2 Bd6 15. Bc3 e5 $15 {0-1 Winfield,
M-Baron,O/IECC 2006/Telechess CBM 113 (30)}) 13... h6 (13... fxe5 14. Bxh7+ Kh8
15. Rf3 $40) (13... g6 {apparently doesn't change much compared to 13...h6})
14. a3 (14. exf6 Nxf6 15. Kh1 (15. Na4 {1/2-1/2 Huzman,A-Corrales Jimenez,F/
Kitchener 2006/CBM 113 ext}) 15... Bd7 16. e4 d4 17. e5 dxc3 18. exf6 Qxf6 19.
Be1 c5 20. a3 Ba5 21. Rb1 Bc6 22. b4 Bc7 23. Bxc3 Qh4 24. Be5 Bxe5 25. fxe5 Qd4
26. Qe2 Rad8 $11 {1-0 Moiseenko,A-Georgiev,K/Zlatibor 2006/EXT 2007 (45)})
14... Bc5 (14... Bxa3 15. Rxa3 $1 Qxa3 16. b4 $1 dxc4 (16... Qxb4 17. Nxd5 $1
Qc5 18. Bb4 $1) 17. Bxc4 Nb6 18. Nb1 $1 Qa4 19. Bb3 Qb5 20. Nc3 Qxb4 21. Nd5
Qb5 22. Nc7 Qe2 23. Rf2 Qh5 24. Qc5 Nd5 25. Nxa8 $18 {Fi.Corrales}) 15. b4 Ba7
(15... Bb6 $143 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. c5 {gaining a tempo} Bc7 18. e4 e5 19. exd5
cxd5 20. fxe5 Bxe5 (20... Qxe5 21. Bf4 $1 Qd4+ 22. Kh1 Bxf4 23. Ne2 $16) 21.
Rae1 Bd7 22. Bf4 Bd4+ 23. Kh1 Qd8 24. Ne2 Nh5 25. Bg6 Nxf4 26. Nxf4 Kh8 27. Qd1
(27. Bd3 $16) 27... Bc3 28. Bc2 Rxf4 29. Rxf4 Bxe1 30. Qxe1 Qe8 31. Qf2 $16 {
1-0 Roiz,M-Drozdovskij,Y/Port Erin 2007/CBM 120 ext (72)}) 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. c5
{This is necessary anyway!} b6 (17... e5 18. e4 $1 b6 19. exd5 bxc5 20. Bc4 (
20. Kh1 $142 $1 $16 cxd5 $140 (20... Ng4 21. h3) (20... Nxd5 21. Rae1) (20...
cxb4 21. fxe5 Qxe5 22. axb4) 21. fxe5 Qxe5 22. Nxd5 $1) 20... Kh8 21. Kh1 Ng4
22. h3 Bf5 23. Bd3 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 cxb4 25. d6 Qh4 26. Ne4 exf4 27. Bxf4 Nf2+ 28.
Nxf2 Bxf2 29. Be5 $44 {1-0 Vorobiov,E-Pokazanjev,N/Sochi 2006/EXT 2007 (42)})
18. cxb6 Bxb6 19. Na4 {[%mdl 32] A reminder of Nimzowitsch and his books:
Black has eliminated White's pawn chain but blockading pieces are coming in
its place.} Ba7 20. Rae1 e5 21. fxe5 (21. Qxc6 $5 {looks risky but there is no
obvious refutation. White prefers to obtain a small but clear edge.}) 21...
Qxe5 22. Nc5 Qe7 (22... Bb8 23. g3 Bh3 24. Rf4 Qe7 $140 25. Rh4 {[%cal Ye3e4]})
23. h3 Bxc5 $6 (23... a5 $5 {It is useful to exchange this potentially weak
pawn.}) 24. Qxc5 Qxc5 25. bxc5 Be6 (25... Re8 $5 {[%cal Yf6e4] Black has more
chances in the endgame with opposite-coloured bishops. If} 26. Bc3 Ne4 27. Bd4
{then} a5 {[%cal Yc8a6]}) 26. Bc3 Rab8 $6 (26... Ne4 $5 {was stll better.}) 27.
Rb1 $1 Nd7 (27... Ne4 {now loses a pawn:} 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. Bxe4 dxe4 30. Rb6
{. Therefore Black must put this knight in a passive position.}) 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8
29. Bd4 {White doesn't fear a rook exchange. He had a pleasant alternative,
though:} (29. Rb7 $5 Rb8 30. Bxa6 Ra8 31. Be2 Rxa3 32. Bd4 $16) 29... Rb8 30.
Rxb8+ Nxb8 31. Kf2 {[%csl Ra6] The weak a6 pawn is crucial - Black has no
chances to resist White's bishop pair.} Kf7 32. Ke1 g6 33. Kd2 Bf5 34. Bf1 Ke6
35. Kc3 Bb1 36. Kb4 Ba2 37. Bd3 {[%csl Ra6,Rg6,Rh6] The principle of two
weaknesses in practice!} g5 38. g4 Bc4 39. Bf5+ Ke7 40. Bg7 Bf1 41. Bxh6 Bxh3
42. Bxg5+ Ke8 43. Bg6+ Kf8 44. Bf4 Nd7 45. Bd6+ Kg8 46. g5 1-0

[Event "Foros Aerosvit"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2007.06.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2007.06.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 h6 8. Bd2
dxc4 {This move order has recently become the most popular reaction to the
Shabalov-Shirov attack.} 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. g5 (11. e4 {and}) (11. Rg1
{are the other possibilities.}) 11... hxg5 12. Nxg5 {Eventual blows on e6 and
f7 now come into consideration.} Qb6 (12... Bf8 $6 13. e4 $1 c5 14. d5 exd5 15.
e5 Nxe5 16. Bxb5+ Nc6 17. O-O-O Be7 18. Rhg1 Rg8 19. Bf4 Qd7 20. Rge1 a6 21.
Ba4 Rd8 22. f3 Rh8 23. Rg1 Rg8 24. Rge1 Rh8 25. Nge4 $1 Nxe4 26. Rxd5 Nxc3 27.
Rxd7 Nxa2+ 28. Kb1 Rxd7 29. Qxc5 Nab4 30. Rxe7+ Rxe7 31. Qxb4 Rd7 32. Qe4+ {
1-0 Pedersen,S-Smeets,J/Vlissingen 2006/CBM 113 ext}) (12... Qe7 {is quite
logical preparing long castling if necessary. It needs more tests. Here is a
practical example:} 13. Nce4 (13. Bf3 Nd5 14. Nge4 Bxh2 15. O-O-O f5 16. Ng3
Nb4 17. Qb1 O-O-O 18. a3 Na6 19. Qc2 b4 20. Na4 bxa3 21. Ba5 a2 22. Kd2 Ne5 23.
Be2 Rd5 24. Qc3 c5 $19 {0-1 Pedersen,S-Rasmussen,K/Aalborg 2006/CBM 111 ext 
(36)}) 13... Nxe4 14. Nxe4 O-O $6 (14... Bc7 $142 $5 15. f4 $5) 15. Nxd6 (15.
Rg1 $5) 15... Qxd6 16. Bf3 Rab8 17. O-O-O Rfc8 18. Rhg1 Qf8 19. Rg5 c5 20. d5
f6 21. Rh5 exd5 22. Qh7+ Kf7 23. Rg1 Re8 24. Rxd5 $1 $18 {1-0 Sargissian,
G-Hillarp Persson,T/Reykjavik 2006/CBM 111 ext (28)}) 13. O-O-O $146 (13. Nce4
{is not so strong now due to} Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Be7 {[%cal Rc6c5] e.g.} 15. b4 a5
$5 16. bxa5 Rxa5 17. Nc5 (17. Bxa5 Qxa5+ 18. Kf1 c5 $1 $36) 17... Nxc5 18. dxc5
Bxc5 19. Bxa5 Qxa5+ 20. Kf1 Bd6 21. Bf3 Ke7 22. h4 b4 23. Rd1 g5 24. Qe4 Ba6+
25. Be2 Qxa2 26. Bxa6 Qxa6+ 27. Kg2 Qb5 $15 {0-1 Sargissian,G-Smeets,J/Wijk
aan Zee 2007/CBM 117 (38)}) 13... b4 14. Na4 Qa5 15. Rhg1 $6 {Allowing a
dangerous invasion of the black rook.} (15. e4 {will probably be tested in
future practice.}) 15... Rxh2 16. Be1 Rc8 {[%cal Rc6c5]} 17. Bf3 Rh6 $6 (17...
Nd5 $142 $1 $17 {[%cal Rd5e3,Rc6c5] attacking the e3 pawn and renewing the ...
c6-c5 threat as} 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. Qg6+ Ke7 {is not dangerous for Black.}) 18.
a3 $1 Ba6 19. Kb1 c5 20. dxc5 Bxc5 21. Nxc5 Rxc5 (21... Qxc5 $5 22. Qxc5 Nxc5
23. Bxb4 Nd3 $132) 22. axb4 Qa1+ 23. Kxa1 Rxc2 24. Ne4 (24. Kb1 $142 Rc7 25.
Bc3 $36 {^^}) 24... Ne5 25. Nxf6+ Rxf6 26. Be4 Rc4 27. Bh1 (27. Ba8 $142 Nf3 (
27... Ng4 $5) 28. Bxf3 {-game}) 27... Nf3 {Now Black misses a good possibility:
} (27... Nd3 $1 28. Bc3 Nxf2 $1 {although White should survive after accurate
defence:} 29. Rd4 (29. Bxf6 Nxd1 30. Rxg7 Nxe3) (29. Rd6 e5 $1) 29... e5 $1 30.
Rd5 Re6 31. Ra5 $1 {[%cal Yb4b5,Rh1d5]} (31. Rxe5 $143 Rxe5 32. Bxe5 Nxh1 33.
Rxh1 g5 $15) 31... Nxh1 32. Rxh1 f6 (32... Bb7 33. Rh8+ Kd7 34. Bxe5 a6 35.
Bxg7 Rxe3 36. Bc3 $11) 33. b5 Bb7 34. Rh8+ Kd7 35. Rxa7 Rb6 36. Rb8 Kc7 37. Rg8
Rxb5 38. Rxg7+ Kb8 39. Ra3 $11) 28. Bxf3 Rxf3 29. Rxg7 Bb5 (29... Bb5 30. Rg8+
Ke7 31. Rb8 a6 {and White can't make use of his extra pawn.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Paris/St Petersburg"]
[Date "2013.04.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2013.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 e6 6. c5 Nbd7 7. b4 b6 {For this
move order - see CBM 137, annotations to Onischuk - Motylev.} 8. Bb2 a5 9. a3
Be7 10. Bd3 (10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Ba6 12. Bxa6 {1/2 (49) Vachier Lagrave,M 
(2686)-Melkumyan,H (2639) Biel 2012 with a transposition.}) 10... O-O 11. O-O (
11. Qc2 Qc7 12. O-O Ba6 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. Rfc1 Qb7 15. Rab1 axb4 16. axb4 Rfa8
17. h3 {1/2 (44) Onischuk,A (2699)-Motylev,A (2704) Poikovsky 2010 CBM 137 
[Krasenkow,M]} Qc7 $11 18. Nd2 $140 bxc5 19. bxc5 e5) 11... Ba6 (11... Qc7 12.
Qe2 axb4 (12... Bb7 13. Na4 axb4 14. axb4 bxc5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. bxc5 Ne4 17.
Qc2 f5 18. Rfb1 h6 19. h3 Rfb8 20. Bc3 Qc8 21. Be1 Ba6 22. Rxb8 Nxb8 23. Qa2
Bb7 24. Qb2 $16 {1-0 Fressinet,L (2664)-Akopian,V (2696)/Paris 2009/CBM 130
Extra (68)}) 13. axb4 Bb7 14. h3 bxc5 15. bxc5 Rxa1 16. Rxa1 Ra8 17. Qd1 Rxa1
18. Qxa1 h6 19. Qa4 Bd8 20. Na2 Qa5 21. Qxa5 Bxa5 22. Bc3 Bc7 23. Nd2 Kf8 24.
Nb3 Ke7 25. Ba5 $14 {1-0 Aronian,L (2754)-Akopian,V (2696)/Nalchik 2009/CBM
130 (94)}) 12. Ne1 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] White prepares f2-f4 and intends to
recapture with the knight in the event of ...Ba6xd3. Practice has seen:} (12.
Qe2 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Qc7 14. h3 Rfb8 15. Rfb1 Rb7 16. Qc2 h6 17. Nd2 Rab8 18. Bc1
axb4 19. axb4 e5 $11 {1/2 (49) Matlakov,M (2600)-Jakovenko,D (2725) Dagomys
2010}) (12. h3 Qc7 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. Qe2 Rfa8 15. Rfc1 axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1 17.
Rxa1 Rxa1+ 18. Bxa1 Qb7 19. Qa2 Ne8 20. Ne2 Nc7 21. Bc3 Bf6 22. Qa1 Nb5 23. Bb2
Nc7 24. Bc3 Nb5 25. Bb2 Nc7 {1/2 (25) Tratar,M (2489)-Martinovic,S (2527)
Slovenia 2011}) (12. Bxa6 Rxa6 13. b5 (13. Qe2 Qc8 14. Rab1 axb4 15. axb4 Ra8
16. Nd2 bxc5 17. bxc5 Qa6 18. Qxa6 Rxa6 19. Ra1 Rfa8 20. Rxa6 Rxa6 21. Ra1
Rxa1+ 22. Bxa1 e5 $11 {1/2 (49) Vachier Lagrave,M (2686)-Melkumyan,H (2639)
Biel 2012}) 13... cxb5 (13... Ra8 14. bxc6 Nb8 15. Ne5 bxc5 16. dxc5 Qc8 17.
Na4 Qc7 18. Ng4 Nxc6 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Rb1 $14 {1/2 (55)
Khismatullin,D (2664)-Iskusnyh,S (2478) Samara 2012}) 14. c6 Nb8 15. Ne5 b4 16.
Nb5 Ne8 17. a4 $1 f6 18. Rc1 Nc7 19. Nd3 Ra8 20. Nf4 Nba6 $13 {1-0 (38)
Kortschnoj,V (2579)-Golod,V (2552) Beersheba 2004 CBM 101 [Golod,V]}) 12... Bc4
{[%mdl 32] This move (by the way, a computer suggestion) is probably not bad
but Black has not analysed it properly. As a result, White obtains a pawn
advantage in the centre and exploits it.} (12... bxc5 13. bxc5 e5 $6 {is met
with a typical counterblow:} 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. Nxd5 $1 cxd5 17.
Bxe5 Bxc5 18. Nf3 $14 {[%csl Rd5]}) 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Qe2 Rb8 (14... Qb8 $1 {
may be an improvement. If} 15. Qxc4 (15. f4 Nd5) (15. Rb1 $5 {is probably the
move to analyse}) {then} 15... bxc5 16. dxc5 Ne5 17. Qf4 {(the only way to
keep protecting the b4-pawn)} Nh5 18. Qe4 Nf6 $11) ({And if Black wanted to
play ...b6-b5, taking into consideration White's space advantage, it was
probably better to trade a pair of rooks first:} 14... axb4 15. axb4 Rxa1 16.
Bxa1 b5) 15. Ra2 (15. Rb1 $5 {deserves attention here, too.}) 15... b5 16. e4
Rb7 $6 ({It was not late to come back and exchange the rooks:} 16... Ra8) 17.
Nc2 Nb8 18. Raa1 {White has consolidated his position and has easy play,
without any counterchances for Black.} Qc8 19. Rad1 Rd8 20. Bc1 Na6 21. Bf4
Rbd7 22. h3 Ne8 23. Qe3 Bf6 24. e5 Be7 25. Ne4 {The knight now invades d6.
Sooner or later, Black will have to exchange it, and White will obtain a
powerful passed pawn.} Nac7 26. Nd6 Qa8 27. Qg3 Nd5 28. Ne3 Nc3 $5 {This
tactical trick doesn't solve Black's problems.} 29. Rde1 Bxd6 30. exd6 Ne4 31.
Qh4 Nd2 32. Nd5 $1 Nxf1 33. Nb6 Qa7 34. Rxf1 Nf6 (34... axb4 35. axb4 Nf6 {
was probably better:} 36. Be5 (36. Bg5 Rxd6 37. cxd6 Qxb6 38. Bxf6 gxf6 39. Ra1
$5 {is an interesting way for White to exploit the opening of the a-file but
after} Qb8 (39... Kf8 $2 40. Qxf6 Rxd6 41. Ra8+) 40. Ra3 Qxd6 41. Qh6 f5 42.
Rg3+ Qxg3 43. fxg3 Rxd4 {Black's fortress with the rook on d5 may be difficult
to break}) 36... Nd5 37. Nxd5 exd5 38. Bxg7 Kxg7 39. Qg5+ Kf8 40. Qf6 Kg8 41.
Re1 {Compared to the game continuation, Black can defend by means of} Qa2 42.
Re3 Qb1+ 43. Kh2 Qg6 44. Rg3 Re8 {Only a deep analysis can show whether White
can win here or not.}) 35. Be5 (35. Bg5 {is now even less formidable due to}
Rxd6 $1 36. cxd6 Qxb6 37. Bxf6 gxf6 38. Re1 Kf8 39. Qxf6 Rxd6 40. Re4 Qd8 {
, and Black holds on.}) 35... Nd5 (35... axb4 {is too late due to} 36. Nxd7
Rxd7 37. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 38. axb4 $18 {[%csl Rc6,Rg8]}) 36. Nxd5 exd5 37. Bxg7 $1
{[%mdl 192] A final winning blow.} Kxg7 38. Qg5+ Kf8 39. Qf6 Kg8 40. Qg5+ Kf8
41. Qf6 Kg8 42. Re1 axb4 43. Re5 $1 h6 44. Rh5 Qxa3 45. Qxh6 f6 46. Qxf6 1-0

[Event "Foros Aerosvit"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2007.06.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2007.06.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O Bd6 10. e4 dxc4 11. bxc4 e5 12. c5 Bc7 13. Na4 exd4 14. Bg5 {
A relatively new idea in a well-known theoretical position.} (14. h3 {was
played in most of previous games, with no final conclusion:} Re8 15. Re1 (15.
Qc2 h6 16. Rae1 Nf8 17. Qb2 Ng6 18. Qc1 Nd7 19. Bb1 Ndf8 20. Nh2 Ne6 21. f4
Nexf4 $1 22. Rxf4 (22. Bxf4 Nxf4 23. Rxf4 d3 24. Rf2 Qd4) 22... Bxf4 23. Bxf4
Qa5 24. Nb6 Nxf4 25. Nxa8 d3 $1 26. Nf3 Ne2+ 27. Rxe2 dxe2 28. Kf2 Be6 $17 {
0-1 Hillarp Persson,T-Cramling,P/Gothenburg 2005/CBM 107 ext (37)}) 15... h6 (
15... Nf8 $5 16. Rb1 $5 (16. e5 Nd5 17. Bg5 Qd7 18. Rc1 (18. Rb1 h6 19. Bh4 Nf4
20. Bf1 N8g6 21. Bg3 Rd8 22. Rb4 Ne6 23. Rb3 Qe7 24. Qc2 Rb8 25. Reb1 Ng5 $17 {
0-1 Lengyel,L-Godena,M/Budapest 1995/EXT 1997 (45)}) 18... Nc3 19. Nxc3 dxc3
20. Qc2 Ba5 21. Re4 Qc7 22. Nd4 Ne6 23. Nxe6 Bxe6 24. Re3 h6 25. Bh4 Bb4 $17 {
1/2-1/2 Moiseenko,A-Malakhatko,V/Kusadasi 2006/CBM 111 ext (74)}) 16... Ne6 (
16... h6 {-15...h6}) 17. Qc2 Nd7 18. e5 h6 {Bagirov,V-Godena,M/Cattolica 1994/
Inf 61} (18... h6 19. Rb4 $1 Qe7 20. Rc4 $14 {Bagirov,V})) (15... Nh5 $6 16. e5
g6 17. g4 Nxe5 $1 (17... Ng7 18. Bg5 f6 19. Qb3+ Kf8 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. Rxe8+
Ngxe8 22. Re1 $18) 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Nb6 Rb8 20. gxh5 Bxh3 21. Qf3 Qh4 22. Re4
Qxh5 23. Qxh5 gxh5 24. Rae1 Bf5 25. Nd7 $1 Bxe4 26. Rxe4 Bg7 27. Nxb8 Rxb8 28.
Bf4 Rd8 29. Re7 $18 {1-0 Schmidt,W-Kempinski,R/Warsaw POL 2006/The Week in
Chess 634 (41)}) 16. Rb1 Rb8 $5 (16... Nf8 17. Qc1 $1 (17. Rb4 N6d7 $1 18. Qc2
Qf6 19. Nxd4 Ba5 20. Nf5 $1 Bxb4 $6 (20... Ne5 $1 21. Nd6 Bxh3 $1 $13 {L.Van
Wely}) 21. Bxb4 Ne5 22. Nd6 Rd8 $2 (22... Bxh3 $8) 23. Nb6 Rb8 24. Re3 Be6 25.
Bc3 $16 {1-0 Van Wely,L-Bacrot,E/Germany 2006/EXT 2007/[Van Wely] (34)}) (17.
Qc2 Rb8 (17... Ne6 18. Bc4 (18. Qc4 $5) 18... Rb8 19. Rb3 Qe7 20. Qc1 Rd8 21.
e5 Nd5 22. Bd3 Nc3 23. Bxc3 dxc3 24. Qxc3 Nf4 $15 {0-1 Nagatz,F-Martinovic,S/
Dresden GER 2007/The Week in Chess 649 (72)}) 18. Rb3 Ne6 19. e5 Nd5 20. Re4
Ng5 21. Bxg5 hxg5 22. Qb2 Qe7 23. Qxd4 Nf4 24. Bf1 Be6 $17 {0-1 Khaghani,
B-Vysochin,S/Istanbul 2006/EXT 2007 (31)}) 17... Rb8 18. Rb4 Ne6 19. Rc4 Ba5
20. Bxa5 Qxa5 21. Nxd4 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Qc7 23. Rd6 Be6 24. Nb6 Red8 25. e5 Ne8
26. Qf4 $1 Qe7 27. Re3 Nxd6 28. cxd6 Qg5 29. Qe4 g6 30. Rg3 Bf5 31. Qf3 Qc1+
32. Kh2 Bxd3 33. e6 $3 Qc5 34. Qxf7+ Kh8 35. Qf6+ Kh7 36. Rxd3 $18 {1-0
Palliser,R-Malakhatko,V/Port Erin 2005/CBM 108 ext (40)}) (16... Nh7 17. Bc4
Qf6 (17... Nhf6 $5) 18. Rb3 $1 Nhf8 $6 (18... Ne5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. f4 $14) 19.
Bc1 Ng6 20. Nxd4 Nde5 21. Bf1 Rd8 $6 (21... Nf4 $5 {G.Kasparov}) 22. Bb2 Nh4 $6
(22... Nf4) 23. Ree3 $1 $16 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Gelfand,B/Linares 1991/Inf 51/
[Kasparov,G] (37)}) 17. Rb4 Qe7 18. e5 (18. Qc2 $5) (18. Rc4 $5) 18... Nd5 19.
Rc4 (19. Rxd4 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Rde4 Qf6 22. Qh5 Bf5 23. Rxe5 Rxe5 24.
Rxe5 Bxd3 $17 {1/2-1/2 De Jong,J-Vera,R/Badalona 2006/CBM 113 ext (102)}) 19...
Qf8 20. e6 Rxe6 21. Rxe6 fxe6 22. Rxd4 e5 23. Rc4 N7f6 24. Qe1 e4 $1 25. Rxe4
Bf5 26. Rd4 Bxd3 27. Rxd3 Re8 $17 {0-1 Gasanov,E-Lastin,A/Voronezh RUS 2007/
The Week in Chess 658 (36)}) 14... Re8 (14... h6 15. Bh4 Qe7 16. Qc2 Ne5 (16...
Rd8 $5) 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. f4 Qh5 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Qf2 Rd8 21. Rab1 Re8 22. Rb3
Kf8 23. Be2 Bg4 24. Rh3 Bxe2 25. Rxh5 Bxh5 26. h3 Ke7 27. e5 fxe5 28. Qh4+ Kf8
29. Qxh5 e4 30. Qxh6+ {1-0 Campos Moreno,J-Michalczak,T/Illes Medes ESP 2006/
The Week in Chess 635}) 15. Re1 Rb8 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] We have already seen
this prophylactic move in one of the above variations.} (15... h6 16. Bh4 Ne5
17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Nb6 Ra7 19. Nc4 Qc7 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Rc1 Qh5 22. Bg3 Qxd1
23. Rcxd1 Be6 24. Bb1 Nd7 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. f4 f6 27. Bf2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kraemer,
M-Doric,D/Szeged HUN 2007/The Week in Chess 653 (56)}) (15... Ne5 16. Nxe5 Rxe5
17. Bh4 {/\ Bg3~/=[+] G.Kasparov}) 16. Bc2 {White has nothing better than to
recapture the d4-pawn but Black comfortably develops his pieces in the
meantime.} (16. Nxd4 $2 Nxc5 $1) 16... h6 17. Bh4 Nf8 (17... Ne5 $5 18. Nxd4
Ng6 19. Bg3 Nf4) 18. Qxd4 (18. e5 g5 $8 19. Bg3 (19. exf6 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 gxh4)
19... Nh5 20. Re4 Nxg3 21. hxg3 g4 22. Nxd4 Rxe5 $15) 18... Bg4 19. Bg3 {
It was better to keep the queens on the board:} (19. Qe3 Ng6 20. Rad1 (20. Bg3
Nd5 21. Qb3 Ndf4 $36) 20... Qe7 21. Bg3 $11) 19... Ne6 (19... Bxg3 $5 20. hxg3
Bxf3 21. Qxd8 Rexd8 22. gxf3 Ne6 $15 {[%csl Rc5]}) 20. Qxd8 $6 ({Again} 20. Qe3
{was probably better.}) 20... Rbxd8 21. Ne5 $6 (21. Rab1 $142 $132) 21... Rd2
22. Bb3 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Nxc5 24. Nxc5 Rxe5 25. Nxb7 Bc8 26. f4 Rxe4 27. Rxe4 Nxe4
28. Re1 Bxb7 29. Rxe4 {[%mdl 4096] As a result of the complications, Black is
a pawn up in the endgame. However, the active position of the white pieces
complicates his task.} Kf8 (29... c5 30. Re8+ Kh7 31. g3 {[%csl Rh7][%cal
Re8e7]}) 30. Rb4 Rd7 31. Kf2 Ke7 32. Ke3 c5 $2 {Quite obvious but wrong!} (
32... Kd8 $1 {[%cal Yd8c7] was correct} 33. a4 $140 (33. Rd4 c5) 33... a5) 33.
Rb6 Kd8 34. a4 {Black can't prevent a4-a5 now.} Kc7 (34... a5 35. g3 {and
Black can't improve his position as} Kc7 {is met with} 36. Rb5 Kc6 37. Rxa5)
35. a5 {The weak a6 pawn deprives Black of winning chances now.} Rd4 (35... Rd6
36. Rxd6 Kxd6 37. Bxf7 Bxg2 (37... Bd5 38. Bxd5 Kxd5 39. Kd3 $11 {_|_}) 38. Bc4
Bb7 39. h4 Ke7 40. f5 Kd7 41. Kf4 Kd6 42. Bf1 Bd5 43. Bxa6 c4 44. Ke3 $11) 36.
g3 f6 37. Bc2 {[%cal Yc2d3]} Rd6 {Black relies on his 39th move - in vain!} 38.
Rxd6 Kxd6 39. Bd3 c4 40. Bxc4 Kc5 41. Bd3 Kb4 42. Kd4 Kxa5 43. Kc5 Bc8 44. Bc2
{The black king can't get out of this cage!} (44. Bc2 Bd7 45. Bd1 Ba4 46. Bf3
Bc2 47. Be2 $1 $11 ({but not} 47. Bc6 Bd3 48. Bd7 Bb5)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 11th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2010.06.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2010.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O Bd6 10. Rc1 {A relatively fresh idea.} (10. Qc2 {and}) (10. e4 {
are more common.}) 10... Re8 11. h3 h6 {For this line - see Malkhov -
Fressinet in CBM 112 (annotations by GM Ch.Lutz). However, later practice has
provided some new examples.} 12. e4 (12. Re1 dxc4 13. bxc4 e5 14. Qc2 Qe7 15.
c5 Bc7 16. e4 exd4 17. Na4 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. f4 Qe7 $13 {0-1 Scekic,M 
(2371)-Erenburg,S (2563)/New Jersey 2008/CBM 125 Extra (47)}) (12. Qc2 $5 {
looks quite flexible:} e5 (12... b6 $2 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nxd5 $1 $16 {0-1
Gajewski,G-Potkin,V/Pardubice 2005/CBM 107 ext (43)}) 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. dxe5
Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 {We have again reached an IQP position which is typical for
this line. White has the problem that ther Bd2 is unharmoniously placed. Wir
haben wieder die für dieses Abspiel typische Isolani-Stellung erreicht. Weiß
hat das Problem, dass der Bd2 nicht harmonisch steht.} 16. Ne2 Ne4 {Black
prevents Bd2-c3, which would create a pleasant plus for White.. So verhindert
Schwarz Bd2-c3, was Weiß ein bequemes Plus verschaffen würde.} 17. Bxe4 $1 (17.
Rfd1 Bf5 18. Be1 Qb6 19. Nd4 Bxd4 20. exd4 Rac8 21. Qb1 Qg6 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23.
f3 Nd6 24. Bxf5 Qxf5 25. Qxf5 Nxf5 $15 {1/2 Navara,D-Motylev,A/Wijk aan Zee
2006/CBM 111(41)}) (17. Be1 Bb8 $5 {It looks wrong to retreat the active Be5,
but on the other hand Black can now set up a bishop-queen battery against the
white king..} 18. f3 Nf6 19. Qd2 Qe7 20. Bf2 Bd7 21. Rfe1 Qe5 22. Ng3 Ba7 23.
Qb4 Rac8 24. Rxc8 Bxc8 25. Nf1 Nd7 26. Rc1 Qe6 27. Bb1 Ne5 $11 {1-0 Malakhov,V
(2694)-Fressinet,L (2625)/Moscow 2006/CBM 112/[Lutz] (83)}) 17... dxe4 18. Bc3
$1 {A typical exchange of Black's strong bishop.} Bxc3 (18... Bb8 $5 {must be
checked, e.g.} 19. Rfd1 (19. Ng3 $5) 19... Qg5 20. Kf1) 19. Qxc3 Qg5 20. Ng3 (
20. Kh2 Bd7 21. Rfd1 Rac8 22. Qd4 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bc6 24. Rd1 Kh7 25. Qd6 Re7 26.
Qb8 Re8 27. Qf4 Qxf4+ 28. Nxf4 $14 {1-0 Petrosian,T (2602)-Vysochin,S (2550)/
Ohrid 2009/CBM 133 (62)}) 20... Bd7 21. Rfd1 Bc6 22. Rd6 Rad8 23. Rcd1 Rxd6 24.
Rxd6 g6 25. Ne2 h5 26. Qd2 Qc5 27. h4 Bb5 28. Nf4 $14 {1-0 Ftacnik,L (2573)
-Iskusnyh,S (2463)/Dresden 2007/CBM 118 (50)}) 12... dxc4 13. bxc4 $1 (13. Bxc4
{, not making use of the b3-pawn, is a bit illogical:} e5 14. d5 cxd5 15. Bxd5
Ba3 16. Rc2 Nb6 17. Bc1 Bb4 18. Bb2 Nbxd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Bf5 21. Rc4
Bd6 $15 {1/2 Volkov,S (2623)-Motylev,A (2644)/Moscow 2008/CBM 122 Extra (51)})
13... e5 14. c5 (14. d5 $6 {weakens the dark squares too much:} Nc5 15. Bb1
cxd5 16. cxd5 b5 17. Be3 Bd7 18. Nd2 Rc8 19. Qf3 Qe7 20. Ne2 Rc7 21. g4 Rec8
22. Ng3 Nh7 23. Qg2 Na4 $36 {1/2 Krylov,M (2489)-Kobalia,M (2648)/St
Petersburg 2009/CBM 132 Extra (46)}) 14... Bc7 (14... Bf8 $143 {[%csl Rf8]} 15.
Na4 exd4 16. Re1 Qc7 17. Bb1 Rb8 18. Nxd4 Ne5 19. Nf3 Be6 20. Bf4 Nfd7 21. Nd4
Rbd8 22. Nxe6 Rxe6 23. Qb3 $14 {1-0 Panelo Munoz,M (2414)-Almeida Toledano,D 
(2303)/Canovelles 2008/CBM 126 Extra (25)}) 15. Be3 exd4 16. Bxd4 $14 {[%csl
Gc5] A typical position. White's strong c5-pawn "holds" Black's queenside (...
b7-b6 would weaken the c6 pawn), and White can exploit his kingside pawn
advantage.} Nh5 (16... Ne5 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Na4 Be6 20. f4 Qd4+
21. Kh1 $14) (16... Qe7 17. Na4 Ne5 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Nb6 Rb8 21.
f4 Qd4+ 22. Kh2 $14 Nxe4 $4 23. Rc4) 17. e5 $1 Nf4 18. Bc4 Ne6 $146 {This
novelty doesn't change the unfavourable evaluation.} (18... b6 $6 19. Qb3 Ne6
20. cxb6 Nxb6 21. Bxb6 Bxb6 22. Rfd1 Qc7 23. Ne4 Qa7 24. Qc2 $16 {1-0 Gajewski,
G (2575)-Kempinski,R (2613)/Karpacz 2008/CBM 126 Extra (31)}) (18... Nxe5 19.
Bxe5 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Rxe5 22. Rd8+ Kh7 23. Na4 $16) (18... Qe7 19.
Qb3 $1 $14) 19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20. Ne4 Nf8 (20... Rb8 $5 $14 21. Nd6 $140 b6) 21.
Nd6 {[%csl Gd6]} Bd7 $6 {A strange pawn sacrifice.} (21... Rg6 $142 22. Kh1 Be6
23. Nxb7 $140 Qc8 (23... Qd7 $5) (23... Qe7 $5) 24. Nd6 Bxd6 25. exd6 Bxh3 26.
Rg1 Bg4 $132) 22. Nxb7 Qe7 23. Nd6 Rg6 24. Kh1 Be6 25. Ba1 $5 {White gives
back his material advantage to parry Black's threats and simplify the position.
} (25. Qe2 {was also possible, e.g.} Bd5 26. Rfe1 Ne6 27. Be3) 25... Bxa2 26.
Nf5 Qd8 (26... Qe6 27. N3h4 Rg5 28. Nd4 $1 Qd7 29. f4 Bd5 30. e6 $1 Nxe6 31.
fxg5 Nxd4 32. Kg1 $16) 27. Qxd8 Bxd8 28. N3d4 Kh7 (28... Bd5 29. Ne3 Be4 30. f3
Bg5 31. f4 Bd8 (31... Bh4 32. Ndf5 Bd8 33. Nd6) 32. Kh2 $16) (28... a5 $5) 29.
Ne3 Ne6 30. f4 Nxd4 31. Bxd4 Re6 32. Ra1 Bd5 33. Nxd5 cxd5 $16 {[%csl Gc5]
[%mdl 4096] _|_} 34. Rfd1 $6 {This plan (the attack of the d5-pawn) is
probably wrong.} (34. Rfb1 $142 {[%cal Yb1b7]}) 34... Be7 35. Bf2 Rd8 36. Rab1
g5 $1 {[%csl Re5]} 37. fxg5 (37. f5 $5 Rxe5 38. c6 Bd6 (38... Rc8 39. c7 $1
Rxf5 40. Bg3 Bd8 $8 41. cxd8=Q Rxd8 42. Ra1 $16) 39. Bg3 Ree8 40. c7 Bxg3 $8
41. cxd8=Q Rxd8 42. Rd3 $1 $14) 37... hxg5 38. Rb7 Kg6 $2 {Missing his chance.}
(38... Rxe5 $1 39. c6 (39. Bg3 Re6 40. c6 Rc8) 39... Rc8 40. c7 Bd6 $1 41. Bg3
Re6 $11) 39. c6 Rc8 40. c7 {[%csl Gc7]} Bf8 (40... Rxe5 41. Bg3 $18 {[%cal
Yb7b8]}) (40... Rc6 41. Bb6 {[%cal Rb7b8]}) 41. Rxd5 Ree8 42. g4 Bg7 43. Bg3 {
Black is completely paralysed; White can collect the a6-pawn, bring his king
to the queenside or play e5-e6, depending on Black's reply.} 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 11th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2010.06.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2010.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. c5 Nbd7 7. b4 b6 {This is
usually played on move 6 since White can keep his c5 outpost now.} 8. Bb2 (8.
Bd2 a5 9. a3 Ne4 $1) 8... a5 (8... Rb8 9. Qc2 bxc5 10. bxc5 Qa5 11. Be2 Ne4 12.
Rc1 Be7 13. O-O f5 14. Ba1 Qc7 15. Rb1 $14 {1-0 Arencibia Rodriguez,W (2530)
-Perez Mitjans,O (2415)/Havana 2006/CBM 115 ext (55)}) 9. a3 Be7 {This line
was seen in practice for the first time many years ago:} (9... Qc7 10. Be2 Be7
11. O-O O-O 12. Qc2 bxc5 13. bxc5 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Rab1 Rb8 16. Ba1 Raa8
17. h3 Ne8 18. Na4 f6 19. e4 $1 $16 {1-0 Saemisch,F-Elm,W/Bad Harzburg 1946/
EXT 1998 (33)}) 10. Bd3 O-O (10... Ba6 $2 11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. b5 $1 cxb5 13. c6
b4 (13... Nb8 $2 14. Nxb5 Nxc6 15. Rc1 Qd7 16. Qc2) 14. cxd7+ Qxd7 15. axb4
Bxb4 16. O-O $18 {0-1 Maiorov,N (2511)-Aleksandrov,A (2617)/Warsaw 2009/CBM
133 Extra (45)}) 11. Qc2 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (11. O-O Ba6 {There is no reason for
Black to delay this exchange:} (11... Qc7 12. Qe2 axb4 (12... Bb7 13. Na4 axb4
14. axb4 bxc5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. bxc5 Ne4 17. Qc2 f5 18. Rfb1 h6 19. h3 Rfb8 20.
Bc3 Qc8 21. Be1 Ba6 22. Rxb8 Nxb8 23. Qa2 Bb7 24. Qb2 $16 {1-0 Fressinet,L 
(2664)-Akopian,V (2696)/Paris 2009/CBM 130 Extra (68)}) 13. axb4 Bb7 14. h3
bxc5 15. bxc5 Rxa1 16. Rxa1 Ra8 17. Qd1 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 h6 19. Qa4 Bd8 20. Na2
Qa5 21. Qxa5 Bxa5 22. Bc3 Bc7 23. Nd2 Kf8 24. Nb3 Ke7 25. Ba5 $14 {1-0 Aronian,
L (2754)-Akopian,V (2696)/Nalchik 2009/CBM 130 (94)}) 12. Qe2 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Qc7
14. h3 Rfb8 15. Rfb1 Rb7 16. Qc2 h6 17. Nd2 Rab8 18. Bc1 axb4 19. axb4 e5 $11 {
1/2 Matlakov,M (2600)-Jakovenko,D (2725)/Dagomys RUS 2010/The Week in Chess
805 (49)}) 11... Qc7 (11... Ba6 $2 {doesn't work now due to} 12. Bxa6 Rxa6 13.
b5 cxb5 14. c6 Nb8 15. Nxb5) 12. O-O Ba6 {[%mdl 32] And now it is timely.} 13.
Bxa6 Rxa6 {Similar positions sometimes arise in the Orthodox Queen's Gambit
with 5.Bf4 (D37). However, there is a major difference: the white bishop now
stays passively on b2 (instead of f4). So, Black has no problems? Not
necessarily. The b2 bishop safely protects White's queenside and at the same
time prevents ...e6-e5. Meanwhile, White can develop his kingside initiative.
The "deliberate passivity" of a piece was a favourite strategical concept of
the late Georgian GM Bukhuti Gurgenidze. Still, despite all these
considerations, the truth is that the position is quite drawish.} 14. Rfc1 {
In my opinion, White should not have given his opponent an opportunity to
exchange a pair of rooks along the a-file; however, Black doesn't take it.} (
14. Rab1 $142) 14... Qb7 {Another drawback of this move - Black doesn't
control the e5 square anymore.} (14... axb4 $142 15. axb4 Rxa1 16. Rxa1 Qb7 {
[%cal Yf8a8]}) 15. Rab1 axb4 16. axb4 Rfa8 17. h3 Bd8 (17... Qc7 $5 18. Nd2
$140 bxc5 19. bxc5 e5) 18. Nd2 b5 (18... bxc5 19. bxc5 e5 $2 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21.
Nxd5 $1 {- see annotation to 14...Qb7!}) 19. f4 $36 Bc7 20. Nf3 Nf8 21. Rf1
N6d7 22. Rbe1 Re8 23. g4 Bb8 24. Re2 Qc8 25. Rg2 Qd8 26. h4 f6 {So, White has
obtained some pressure. But even here he fails to convert it into anything
substantial as Black's position is very solid.} 27. g5 (27. h5 $5) 27... Ng6 (
27... f5 $5) 28. h5 Ne7 29. Nh4 f5 30. Nf3 Qc8 31. Qb3 Nf8 32. Kf2 Qb7 33. Rgg1
Bc7 34. Ra1 Rea8 35. Rxa6 Rxa6 36. Qc2 Qc8 37. Nd2 Qe8 38. Qd1 Nd7 39. Qe2 Nb8
40. Rh1 Ra8 41. Qd1 Na6 42. Qb3 Qc8 43. h6 g6 44. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 4th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2008.05.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[Annotator "L'Ami,E"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be2
Ne4 $5 ({I like this move for two reasons; first of all Black tries to make
use of the fact that White hasn't played Qc2, immideately fighting for the
initiative. Second, Bu had a hard time in Sofia and the quiet} 8... b6 {
would be less ambitious, making things easier for White.}) 9. Nd2 $6 ({I would
prefer} 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Nd2 f5 11. Qc2 {with unclear play. Now Black gets a
reasonable Stonewall position.}) 9... f5 10. O-O Qh4 11. f4 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Nf6
13. a4 Rf7 (13... a5 {is the standard reaction but White seems to have some
edge after} 14. c5 Bc7 15. Rf3 $5 Ne4 16. Nxe4 fxe4 17. Rg3 $14 {With the text
move Black is preparing an attack, with g5-Rg7.}) 14. a5 g5 15. g3 Qh3 16. Bf3
gxf4 17. exf4 Bd7 {Now if Blacks gets enough time, he will go
Kh8-Rg8-Rfg7-Be8-Bh5 and be more than fine. Of course this is just a dream,
with his next move White starts operations aimed to distract Black from
executing these moves.} 18. Na4 Ne4 19. Bxe4 ({A very radical decision, the
alternative being} 19. Qe3 Rg7 20. Bg2 Qh6 21. Ba3 Bc7 (21... Bxa3 22. Rxa3 Be8
23. Nc5 Qf6 {is a worthy alternative.}) 22. Nc5 Rb8 {with dynamic equality.})
19... fxe4 20. Nc5 Be8 21. Ba3 Qf5 ({Threatening} 21... Z0 22. Nxe4 $1 Bxa3 23.
Ng5) 22. a6 b6 23. Nb7 Bxa3 24. Rxa3 Rg7 25. Nd6 Qf6 {Now Black is on the
verge of completing the transfer of his bishop to f3, followed by the Kh8-Rag8
etc. In the meantime White's play on the queenside has been stopped, it
transpires that White is in trouble.} 26. f5 Bh5 ({Perhaps better is} 26... e5
27. dxe5 Qxe5 28. Qh6 e3 $1 {when Black's central pawns are impressive, while}
29. f6 Rd7 {doesn't work for White. But of course, the game continuation is
very natural, Ivan turns the 'bad' bishop into a strong one.}) 27. fxe6 Bf3 {
The final destination has been reached!} 28. cxd5 cxd5 29. Nf7 h5 $1 {Entering
concrete play.} 30. Ne5 {It is important to eliminate the bishop.} h4 31. Nxf3
hxg3 $1 {Now the knight can't move because of gxh2+} 32. b4 $1 Rf8 33. h3 $1 {
Bu defended very well and is almost OK.} g2 ({Again a strong intermediate move,
White would be able to draw after} 33... exf3 34. Rfxf3 Qxf3 35. Rxf3 Rxf3 36.
e7 Rxe7 37. Qg5+ Rg7 38. Qd8+ Rf8 39. Qxd5+ Kh8 40. Qh5+ {with perpetual check.
}) 34. Re1 $2 ({Only now White is definitely lost. The only move White has at
his disposal is} 34. Rf2 {when} exf3 35. e7 {leads to a draw.}) 34... exf3 35.
Qf2 Qf5 36. Kh2 Qf4+ 37. Kg1 Qf5 {It is always smart to repeat moves once in
order to get closer to move 40.} 38. Kh2 Qf4+ 39. Kg1 Rg3 $1 40. e7 Rxh3 (40...
Re8 {is more precise, but the final result is the same.}) 41. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 42.
Rxf3 Rxf3 43. Re2 $5 {A final trick!} Kf7 ({And not} 43... Rxf2 $2 44. Rxf2
Qxf2+ 45. Kxf2 Kf7 46. Kxg2 Kf6 47. b5 $1 {which is drawn.}) 44. b5 Kf6 ({
And White resigned, the pawn ending is hopeless:} 44... Kf6 45. Qxf3 Qxf3 46.
Rf2 Qxf2+ 47. Kxf2 Kf5 {winning.}) 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1994.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Hansen,Cu} Nf6 2. d4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4
dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nd5 (8... e5 {Hansen,Cu} 9. g5 Nd5 10. Bd2 (10. Ne4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2
Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Qe7 13. O-O-O N7b6 14. Bb3 Bg4 $15 {Marin,M-Stripunsky,A/
Bucharest/1994/}) 10... exd4 11. Nxd4 (11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Bxd5 dxe3 13. fxe3 Nb6
14. Bb3 $13 {Krasenkov,M-Dokhoian,Y/BL/1993/}) (11. Qe4+ Ne7 12. Qxd4 Nf5 13.
Qe4+ Ne7 $10 {Malaniuk,V-Ivanovic,B/JUG-chT/1993/}) 11... N7b6 12. Be2 Nxc3 13.
Bxc3 Nd5 14. O-O-O Nxc3 15. Qxc3 O-O 16. h4 $14 {Bagirov,V-Kleeschaetzky,R/
Giessen/1993/}) (8... b6 {Hansen,Cu} 9. g5 Nd5 10. Ne4 Be7 11. Bd2 Bb7 12. Rg1
c5 $10 {Akopian,V-Georgiev,Ki/Tilburg/1993/}) (8... b5 {Hansen,Cu} 9. Bd3 (9.
Be2 Bb7 (9... b4 10. Na4 Bb7 11. g5 Nd5 12. Bd2 (12. Nc5 Bxc5 13. dxc5 Qa5 14.
e4 Ne7 15. Be3 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Qe2 Qxe2+ 18. Kxe2 f5 $13 {Malanjuk,
V-Serper,G/Luzern WchT/1993/}) 12... c5 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. dxc5 Rc8 15. e4 Ne7
16. Bxb4 Nc6 17. Ba3 $16 {Krasenkov,M-Heyken,E/Germany/1992/}) 10. g5 Nd5 11.
Ne4 (11. Bd2 b4 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Rg1 a5 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. dxc5 Qe7 16. e4 $14 {
Fyllingen,R-Borovikov,V/EU-J/1993/}) 11... Be7 12. Bd2 Rc8 (12... a6 13. h4 (
13. Rg1 Qb6 $6 (13... Qc7 $5) 14. Rc1 $14 {Varga,Z-Kecskes,G/Balatonbereny/
1993/}) 13... Qc7 14. Nc5 Nxc5 15. dxc5 a5 16. a3 Bc8 17. Rc1 $14 {Michaelsen,
N-Petschar,K/Oberwart open/1992/}) 13. Rc1 (13. Nc5 Nxc5 14. dxc5 Bxg5 15.
O-O-O Bh6 $15 {Nestorovic,D/Milenkovic,J/JUG-chT/1993/}) 13... c5 $15 {
Michaelsen,N-Knaak,R/Germany/1992/}) 9... Bb7 (9... b4 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4
Bb7 12. Nd2 Rc8 (12... Qc7 13. Nc4 Be7 14. Ne5 c5 $15 {Cooper,L-Parker,J/
BCF-ch/1993/}) 13. Nc4 Be7 $10 {Pugachev,A-Serper,G/S-Petersburg op/1994/}) 10.
g5 Nd5 (10... Nh5 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Bd2 g6 13. Ke2 O-O 14. b4 $14 {Wojtkiewicz,
A-Urban,K/POL-chT/1993/}) 11. Ne4 (11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Bd2 Rc8 13. Qb1 a6 14.
Bxh7 e5 $44 {Agreest,E-Lamprecht,F/Berlin summer op/1993/}) 11... Be7 12. Bd2 (
12. a3 Qb6 13. b4 a5 14. Nc5 axb4 15. Nxd7 Kxd7 16. e4 Nc7 17. O-O Kc8 18. Rb1
bxa3 19. Be3 $44 {Shabalov,A-Lesiege,A/Marshall Enhance/1993/}) 12... Qb6 13.
Rc1 Nb4 14. Bxb4 Bxb4+ 15. Ke2 c5 16. a3 c4 17. axb4 Bd5 18. Nfd2 $14 {Shirov,
A-Akopian,V/Biel izt/1993/}) 9. Bd2 $146 (9. Ne4 {Hansen,Cu} Be7 10. Bd2 b6 11.
h4 Bb7 12. Rh3 Qc7 13. O-O-O c5 $13 {Marin,M-Gurevich,M/Tilburg/1993/}) 9... b6
10. e4 $5 (10. Nxd5 $6 exd5 11. Bxd5 $4 cxd5 12. Qc6 Qf6 $1 13. Qxa8 Qxf3 14.
Qxc8+ Ke7 15. Qxh8 Qxh1+ 16. Ke2 Qxa1 $19) 10... Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Bb7 12. O-O-O b5
$5 (12... Qc7 13. Kb1 O-O-O $10) 13. Bd3 Qb6 14. b4 $2 (14. Kb1 h6 $5 $13 (
14... b4 $6 15. Bd2 c5 16. Be3 (16. d5 $5) 16... Rc8 (16... cxd4 17. Bxd4 Bc5
18. Bxg7 Rg8 19. Bh6 Rxg4 20. Rhg1 Rg6 21. Bf4 Bxf2 22. Rgf1 Bc5 23. Ne5 Nxe5
24. Bxe5 $16) 17. d5 $1 exd5 (17... e5 18. Nd2 $16) 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Be4 Bxe4
(19... b3 $6 20. Qd3 bxa2+ 21. Ka1 Bxe4 22. Qxe4+ Be7 23. Rxd7 Kxd7 24. Ne5+
Kc7 (24... Ke8 25. Qa4+ $18) 25. Bf4 Bd6 26. Nc4 $18) (19... Be6 20. Ng5 $16)
20. Qxe4+ Be7 21. Rhe1 Qg6 (21... Nf6 $4 22. Qxe7+ $1 Kxe7 23. Bxc5#) 22. Bg5
f6 23. Bf4 Nb8 24. Nh4 Qxe4+ 25. Rxe4 Nc6 26. Nf5 $16) (14... O-O-O $6 15. Ng5
Rdf8 16. e5 Be7 17. Nxh7 Rfg8 18. Be4 (18. h4 $2 b4 19. Bd2 Qxd4 $15) 18... g6
19. Nf6 Nxf6 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. d5 $1 Bxc3 22. dxc6 $16)) 14... a5 $1 15. bxa5
Rxa5 $1 (15... Qc7 16. Nd2 b4 17. Bb2 Rxa5 18. Kb1 $13) 16. Bxa5 Qxa5 17. Nd2
$8 c5 (17... e5 $1 {Gelfand} 18. Nb3 Qa3+ 19. Kb1 (19. Qb2 $2 exd4 20. Qxa3 (
20. Nxd4 $2 Qxb2+ 21. Kxb2 Be5 $19 {/\ c5}) 20... Bxa3+ 21. Kb1 c5 $17) 19...
O-O $15 {-><<}) 18. dxc5 (18. Nb3 $2 {Hansen,Cu} Qa3+ 19. Kb1 c4 $19) 18...
Nxc5 19. Nb3 Qa3+ (19... Nxb3+ {Hansen,Cu} 20. Qxb3 O-O $44 {/\Be5, /^ a1-h8})
20. Kb1 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 O-O 22. f3 (22. Qxd6 $2 {Hansen,Cu} Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Bxe4+
$17) 22... Be5 23. Rd2 {/\ Qb5} Ba6 $8 24. Qe3 {/\ Qc5, /\ Rc1, /\ f4} (24. Rc1
$6 Bf4) (24. Qd8 $6 b4 $1 {/\} 25. Qa5 $4 Bd3+ $1 $19) 24... b4 25. Rc1 Bb5 $1
$44 (25... h6 $4 26. Rc5 Bc3 27. Ra5 Bxd2 28. Qxd2 $18) (25... Bc3 26. Rxc3
bxc3 27. Qxc3 $14) 26. Rc5 (26. f4 Bc3 27. Rxc3 bxc3 28. Qxc3 Qa8 29. Qb4 Bc6
$44 {/\ Rb8, >< e4, >< /^a8-h1}) (26. Qc5 $2 {Hansen,Cu} Bd3+ $19) 26... Qa7 $1
27. f4 (27. Qe1 {Hansen,Cu} Qb8 $8 {/^ b8-h2}) 27... Bc7 (27... Bf6 $2 28. g5
Be7 29. Rc3 $1 $16) (27... Bc3 $4 {Hansen,Cu} 28. Rxc3 $18) 28. Qd4 (28. Qf3 $6
Ba4 29. Rc4 Bxb3 30. axb3 (30. Qxb3 Bxf4 $15) 30... Ra8 $15 {->}) 28... Bb6 29.
Qxb4 Bxc5 30. Qxc5 (30. Qxb5 {Hansen,Cu} Be3 31. Rd7 Qa8 $44) 30... Qb7 31. Ka1
$2 {Zeitnot} (31. Rd4 Rb8 $44) (31. Kb2 $8 {Hansen,Cu} Bc6 32. e5 Bd5 $15)
31... Ba4 $1 32. Na5 $2 (32. Qc4 Bxb3 33. axb3 (33. Qxb3 Qxe4 $17) 33... Qa7+
34. Kb2 (34. Ra2 Qg1+ $17) 34... Qe3 $15) 32... Qxe4 33. Qd4 Qe1+ 34. Kb2 h6
35. Ka3 $2 {Zeitnot} (35. Nb3 $17) (35. Nb3 {Hansen,Cu} Bxb3 36. axb3 Ra8 $17)
35... Bb5 36. Nb3 Qb1 $1 (36... Qh4 {Hansen,Cu} 37. f5) (36... Ra8+ $5 {
Hansen,Cu} 37. Kb2 Ra4 38. Qf2 (38. Qb6 Bc4 $17) (38. Qc3 Qe4 39. Rf2 (39. Nc5
Qb4+ $17) 39... Bc4 $17) 38... Qe4 39. Rd4 Rxd4 40. Nxd4 (40. Qxd4 Qg2+ $17)
40... Bc4 $15) 37. Qb6 Bd3 38. Qd4 Ra8+ 39. Kb4 Bc2 $6 (39... Be4 $1 40. Rb2
Qe1+ 41. Qd2 Qf1 $19 {-> >< Kb4}) (39... Rb8+ $1 {Hansen,Cu} 40. Ka3 (40. Kc3
Rc8+ $1 41. Kb4 (41. Nc5 Rxc5+ 42. Qxc5 Qc1+ 43. Kd4 Qxd2 $19) 41... Rc4+ $19)
(40. Ka5 Qh1 $1 41. Qxd3 Qb7 $19) (40. Kc5 Rb5+ 41. Kc6 (41. Kd6 Rd5+ $19)
41... Qh1+ $19) 40... Bc2 41. Qc3 (41. Qa1 $2 Rxb3+ $19) 41... Ra8+ 42. Kb4 (
42. Na5 Qb5 $19) 42... Qxa2 $19 43. Qxc2 Qa4+ 44. Kc3 Rc8+) 40. Qa1 $1 Rxa2 $6
(40... Ra4+ 41. Kc5 (41. Kxa4 $4 Bxb3+ $19) (41. Kb5 Rxf4 42. Qxb1 Bxb1 43. a4
Rxg4 44. a5 Be4 {Hansen,Cu}) 41... Rxf4 42. Qxb1 Bxb1 $17) 41. Qxb1 Bxb1 42.
Rxa2 Bxa2 43. Nd4 Kh7 (43... g5 44. fxg5 hxg5 45. Nf3 $1 (45. Kc5 {Hansen,Cu}
Kg7 46. Kd6 Kf6 {>< Pg4}) 45... f6 46. Kc5 Kf7 47. Kd6 $15) 44. h4 $2 (44. Kc5
$1 g5 45. fxg5 hxg5 46. Nf3 Kg6 47. Ne5+ Kf6 48. Kd6 $15) 44... Kg6 $2 (44...
g5 $1 45. hxg5 hxg5 46. f5 (46. fxg5 Bd5 $1 (46... Kg6 $2 47. Nf3 $10 {/\ Ne5})
47. Nb5 Kg6 48. Nd6 e5 49. Kc5 Be6 50. Ne4 Bxg4 51. Kd6 (51. Kd5 Bf3 $19) 51...
Kf5 $19) 46... Kg7 (46... e5 $2 47. Nf3 f6 48. Nd2 $10 {/\ Kc5-d6, Nf1-e3}) 47.
Kc5 (47. fxe6 Bxe6 $1 48. Nxe6+ fxe6 49. Kc5 Kf7 50. Kc6 Ke7 $19) 47... Kf6 48.
Kd6 Bd5 {Zugzwang} 49. Nc2 Be4 50. fxe6 Bxc2 51. e7 Ba4 $19) 45. Kc5 Kf6 (45...
f5 46. gxf5+ $1 (46. h5+ $2 Kf6 47. gxf5 e5 $3 48. fxe5+ Kxe5 $19 {Zugzwang})
46... exf5 47. Kd6 Bb1 48. Ke5 Kh5 49. Nxf5 g6 (49... Bxf5 50. Kxf5 Kxh4 51.
Kg6 Kg4 52. Kxg7 h5 53. Kg6 h4 54. f5 $10) 50. Ne7 Kxh4 51. f5 $1 gxf5 52.
Nxf5+ Bxf5 53. Kxf5 h5 54. Kf4 $10) 46. Kd6 Bd5 (46... g5 47. hxg5+ hxg5 48.
fxg5+ Kxg5 49. Nf3+ Kf4 50. Ne5 f6 51. Nd7 Kg5 52. Ke7 $10) 47. g5+ Kg6 48. f5+
exf5 49. gxh6 $1 Be4 50. hxg7 Kxg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg-ch int"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1998.05.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Lukacs, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1998.05.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.07.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.07.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 {
Kempinski's favourite against the Meran.} dxc4 8. Bxc4 e5 9. h3 $146 {This
novelty wants to give to the line a positional character. However this is a
sharp tactical line, where half-steps are not sufficient for White.} ({For} 9.
g5 $142 {see Hellsten-Filippov, Gistrup CBM 55}) 9... O-O 10. Bd2 exd4 ({After
} 10... h6 11. O-O-O {Black's >> is more vulnerable.}) 11. Nxd4 (11. exd4 $6 {
is out of question, because it opens up the e <-> against the K in the centre.}
Re8+ 12. Be3 Nb6 13. Bb3 (13. Bd3 Nbd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 $15) 13... Nfd5 {and the
izolani is well-blockaded.}) 11... Nb6 (11... Ne5 $6 {runs into} 12. Be2 {
/\ f4 +/=}) 12. Bd3 (12. Bb3 $2 c5) (12. Be2 {is a quieter move.} Nfd5 13. Nxd5
(13. O-O-O Nb4 14. Qb3 a5 $1) 13... cxd5 14. Bc3 (14. O-O-O Bd7) 14... Re8 15.
O-O-O Bd7 $13 {with counterplay on the <-> c.}) 12... c5 $1 {Black has to
react in the centre, when White is so agressive on the >>. The N on d4 is
well-placed, therefore he must go.} 13. Ndb5 $6 {This is a dubious try, the N
cannot find a healthy place after that.} ({Both} 13. Nf5 c4 14. Be2 Bxf5 $13) (
{and} 13. Nf3 c4 14. Bf5 Bxf5 15. Qxf5 Qe7 $13 {were more to the point}) 13...
c4 14. Be2 (14. Bf5 Bc5) 14... Bc5 15. e4 $2 {/\ e5. This opens up the
position, while his K is still in the centre.} (15. g5 $2 Nfd5 16. Nxd5 (16.
O-O-O Nb4) 16... Qxd5 17. O-O-O Bf5 $19) (15. O-O-O $142 a6 16. Be1 Qe7 17. Nd4
Bxd4 18. Rxd4 Be6 $13) 15... a6 16. Na3 {Here the N is out of play.} Qe7 $1 17.
g5 (17. Nxc4 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Qc5+ $17) 17... Nfd7 18. f4 (18.
O-O-O Bxf2 $5 (18... Bxa3 19. bxa3 Ne5 $15)) 18... Bxa3 19. bxa3 Nc5 20. Rb1 $5
{[#] Now White has no time for castle.} (20. O-O-O $2 Nd3+ 21. Bxd3 cxd3 $19) (
20. Be3 Bd7 21. Rb1 Nd3+ 22. Bxd3 cxd3 23. Qxd3 (23. Qb3 Na4 $1 24. Nxa4 Qxe4
$19) 23... Na4 $17) 20... Nd3+ $1 {Black has to open up the lines and
diagonals against the K in the middle.} 21. Bxd3 cxd3 22. Qb3 (22. Qxd3 Rd8 23.
Qe2 Qc5 $17 {/\ Nc4 and the white K feels himself highly uncomfortable.}) 22...
Nd7 23. Qb4 {Certainly White wants to exchange queens, but this is not
possible.} ({More to the point was} 23. Be3 $142 $5 Nc5 24. Qc4 (24. Qb4 {
- 23.Qb4}) 24... d2+ 25. Kd1 (25. Kxd2 Rd8+) (25. Bxd2 Be6) 25... Ne6 $17)
23... Nc5 24. Be3 b6 $1 25. e5 {[#]} (25. Qxb6 $2 Na4 $1 26. Nxa4 Qxe4 $19) (
25. Nd5 Qxe4 26. Qxe4 Nxe4 27. Nxb6 Rb8) 25... d2+ $1 $19 {Otherwise Kd2 comes
and the P on d3 defends only the white K. Black has to open up the d <->.} (
25... Bf5 26. Kd2 $1) 26. Ke2 (26. Kd1 Qb7) (26. Kxd2 Rd8+ 27. Ke2 Bf5) 26...
a5 $1 {activating the B on the f1-a6 /^.} 27. Qxb6 Ba6+ 28. Kd1 (28. Kxd2 $2
Rfd8+ $19) 28... Nd3 29. Qd6 Qe8 $1 {In an attacking position Black has to
avoid the exchange of Queens.} 30. e6 (30. Kxd2 $2 Rd8 31. Qxa6 Nc5+ 32. Qd6
Qc6 $19) (30. Rb6 $2 Rd8 (30... Bc4 31. Qc6) 31. Qc7 (31. Qc6 $2 Qxc6 32. Rxc6
Bb7 $19) 31... Rc8 32. Qd6 Rxc3 33. Rxa6 Nb2+ 34. Ke2 Rxe3+ $19) (30. Rh2 Qc8
31. Bxd2 Nxf4 $19) 30... fxe6 31. Rb6 Bc4 32. Rb7 (32. Qc6 Qh5+) 32... Rf7 33.
Rxf7 Qxf7 34. Kxd2 (34. Qc6 Rd8 $1) 34... Qb7 $1 35. Rb1 Qg2+ 36. Ne2 Nb2 $1
37. Rxb2 $2 ({On} 37. Re1 Bd5 (37... Bxe2 $2 {falls into a devilish trap after}
38. Qxe6+ (38. Rxe2 $2 Nc4+ 39. Kd3 Qxe2+ 40. Kxe2 Nxd6 $19) 38... Kh8 39. Rxe2
Rd8+ 40. Bd4 $1 {but}) 38. Kc3 Nc4 39. Qc5 Qxh3 40. Nc1 Bb7 $1 $19 {/\ Rc8
wins.}) 37... Qxe2+ 38. Kc3 Qxe3+ 39. Kxc4 Qc1+ 0-1

[Event "Gistrup"]
[Site "Gistrup"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hellsten, Johan"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1996.07.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4
8. Bxc4 e5 9. g5 Nd5 10. Ne4 (10. Bd2 exd4 11. Nxd4 (11. Nxd5 $6 cxd5 12. Bxd5
dxe3 13. fxe3 Nb6 14. Bb3 Be6 $6 (14... Qe7 $5 {Dokhoian}) 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16.
Qb3 Qe7 17. Nd4 Qxg5 18. Qxe6+ Qe7 19. Rf1 Rf8 20. Ke2 $10 {Krasenkov,
M-Dokhoian,Y/BL 9293 (1993) ;BL 90 1993}) 11... N5b6 12. Be2 Be5 13. O-O-O Bxd4
14. exd4 Nf8 15. Rhe1 Ne6 16. Bd3 $40 {Mozetic,D-Blagojevic,D/JUG-ch Podgorica
(02) ;CBM 53 1996}) 10... Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ (11... Qe7 12. O-O-O exd4 13. exd4
$2 (13. Nxd4 $5) 13... N7b6 14. Bxd5 Bxd2+ 15. Rxd2 cxd5 16. Nc5 O-O 17. Re2
Qd8 18. Rg1 Nc4 19. Ne5 Nd6 20. Qb3 Nf5 21. Nf3 b6 $15 {Zhukova,N-Edzgveradze,
N/WchJW-U20 Halle (09) ;EXT 95ch 1995}) 12. Qxd2 Qe7 13. Rg1 $5 {Verhindert ...
Bg4} (13. O-O-O N7b6 14. Bb3 $6 (14. Be2 $5 {Bronznik; Stripunsky}) 14... Bg4
15. Nxe5 Bxd1 16. Qxd1 O-O-O 17. Qg4+ Kb8 18. h4 Ka8 19. Nc5 f6 20. Ned3 Rhe8
$15 {Marin,M-Stripunsky,A/Bucharest Ciocaltea (06) ;CBM 40 1994}) 13... N7b6
14. Bb3 exd4 15. Qxd4 Bf5 16. Ng3 Bg6 17. h4 $14 Nb4 18. h5 Bc2 19. Rc1 Nd3+
20. Kf1 Bxb3 (20... Nxc1 21. Bxc2 {/\ Nf5}) 21. Qxd3 Be6 22. h6 g6 23. Qd4 Rf8
24. Ne4 Nd5 25. Rg3 Bf5 26. Nf6+ Nxf6 27. gxf6 Qd7 28. Qxd7+ Kxd7 29. Ng5 $16 {
[%csl Rf7,Rh7]} Kc7 30. Rd1 Be6 31. e4 Rad8 32. Rxd8 Rxd8 {[#] Hecht K-Flügel
vs D-Flügel; sBauernschwächen h7+f7 binden sT, Taktik, Mattfinale} 33. b3 c5
34. Rc3 Kc6 35. Ke2 b5 36. Ke3 Re8 37. a3 a5 38. Rd3 c4 39. bxc4 Bxc4 40. Rd1
b4 41. Rc1 Kc5 (41... Kb5 {Hecht} 42. a4+ Kc5 43. Nxf7 $18) 42. Nxf7 bxa3 (
42... b3 43. Rxc4+ Kxc4 44. Nd6+ Kc3 45. Nxe8 b2 46. f7 b1=Q 47. f8=Q Qc1+ 48.
Kf3 Qh1+ 49. Kf4 Qh2+ 50. Ke3 $18) 43. Ne5 a2 44. Rxc4+ Kd6 45. Rc6+ 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 33rd"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1998.05.22"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qc2 Nbd7 6. b3 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. Bb2
a6 9. d4 e5 (9... Re8 {Fritz 5.00 (30s)} 10. O-O dxc4 11. bxc4 e5 12. Rfe1 e4
13. Ng5 Qe7 14. c5 Bc7 15. Bc4 Bxh2+ 16. Kf1 Nd5 17. Qxe4 Qxe4 18. Ngxe4 Nxc3
19. Nxc3 Bc7 20. e4 b5 21. Bd3 Nf6 22. f3 Be6 23. Ne2 Rab8 24. Kf2 a5 25. Bc1
Red8 26. Bg5 h6 27. Be3 Rb7 28. Bc2 a4 29. Nf4 Bc4 30. Nd3 Ba5 31. Ne5 Bc3 32.
Nxc4 Bxa1 33. Na5 {1-0 Bischoff,K-Bjerring,K/Munich op9293 1993/TD 92\11}) 10.
O-O-O (10. cxd5 {Fritz 5.00 (30s)} cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. O-O Be6 13. Rac1 (13.
Rfd1 Rc8 14. Qd2 Neg4 15. Qd3 Qc7 16. h3 Bh2+ 17. Kf1 Nxf2 18. Kxf2 Qg3+ 19.
Kf1 Bxh3 20. gxh3 Qxh3+ 21. Ke1 Rxc3 22. Qxc3 Qg3+ 23. Kf1 Qh3+ 24. Ke1 Qg3+
25. Kf1 {1/2-1/2 Ivanov,J-Vera,R/Anibal op4th 1997/CBM 58/[Lutz]}) 13... Nc6
14. Qd1 Rc8 15. Nd4 Qc7 16. g3 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Be5 18. Qb4 Qb8 19. Bf3 b5 20.
Rfd1 Rfd8 21. Ba1 h5 22. Qh4 Rc5 23. Ne2 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Bxa1 {Hansen,C-Hansen,L/
Vejle 1994/CBM 40/1-0 (43)}) 10... e4 $146 {Schwarz hält die Stellung
geschlossen. Mir scheinen aber die weißen Aussichten realer zu sein.} (10...
exd4 11. Nxd4 Nb6 12. h3 Qe7 13. g4 Ba3 14. Bxa3 Qxa3+ 15. Qb2 Qe7 16. cxd5
cxd5 17. Kb1 Bd7 18. Rc1 Rae8 19. Bf3 a5 {1/2-1/2 Bischoff,K-Dreev,A/Brno 1992/
CBM 31}) 11. Nd2 Re8 12. g4 Nf8 13. Rdg1 Be6 14. h4 b5 15. c5 Bc7 {Nun hat
Schwarz lediglich die Angriffsidee ...b5-b4 und ...a6-a5-a4. Allerdings ist
Weiß auch nicht viel schneller.} 16. g5 N6d7 17. f3 exf3 18. Nxf3 f5 19. Kb1 {
John Nunn bezeichnete derartige Züge als Ausdruck von Denkfaulheit. Vielleicht
kann Weiß direkter vorgehen.} (19. Bd3 $5 {Weiß kann den Nc3 über e2 nach f4
bringen, außerdem ist der Pf5 angegriffen.} b4 $5 20. Ne2 Bf7 {Nun ist der Pe3
schwach.}) 19... b4 20. Nd1 Ng6 21. h5 Ne7 22. Bd3 a5 23. Nf2 Nf8 24. Nh3 Qb8
25. Ne5 a4 26. Nf4 axb3 27. axb3 Bxe5 28. dxe5 Bc8 (28... Qc8 $5 {hält den Bb2
eingeschlossen.}) 29. e6 $1 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Yb2g7]} Nxe6 30. Nxe6 Bxe6 31.
Bxg7 $1 d4 $1 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Ye6b3]} (31... Kxg7 32. Qb2+ Kg8 33. h6 $18) 32.
Bxd4 Ra3 33. Bc4 Nd5 34. h6 Nc3+ $2 (34... Nxe3 {führt zum Unentschieden.} 35.
Bxe6+ (35. Bxe3 Qe5 $17) (35. Qf2 Bxc4 36. bxc4 Qd8 $17) 35... Rxe6 36. g6 (36.
Qb2 Qf4) 36... Nxc2 37. gxh7+ Kxh7 38. Rg7+ Kh8 39. Rb7+ (39. Kxc2 Re2+ 40. Kd1
Rd2+ 41. Kxd2 Qf4+ $19) 39... Nxd4 40. Rxb8+ Kh7 41. Rb7+ Kg6 (41... Kh8 42.
Rb8+ $11) 42. h7 Rxb3+ 43. Kc1 Re8 44. h8=Q Rxh8 45. Rxh8 $11) 35. Bxc3 Bxc4
36. Bb2 Bxb3 (36... Bd5 37. g6 Be4 38. gxh7+ Kf7 39. Qxe4 $1 fxe4 40. Rg8 Rxb3
(40... Rxg8 41. hxg8=Q+ Qxg8 42. h7 $18) 41. Rf1+ Ke6 42. h8=Q Rxb2+ 43. Qxb2
Rxg8 44. Qb3+ Ke5 45. Qf7 $18) 37. Qxf5 Qa7 38. Qxh7+ $3 {Streng genommen
führt diese Kombination "nur" zu einem Endspiel mit zwei Mehrbauern.} (38. g6)
38... Qxh7+ (38... Kxh7 39. g6+ $18) 39. g6 Ba2+ 40. Kc1 (40. Kc1 Ra7 41. gxh7+
Kxh7 42. Rh4 Bd5 43. Rg7+ Rxg7 44. hxg7+ Kg6 45. Rxb4 $18 {/\} Rxe3 46. Rg4+
Kh7 47. g8=Q+ Bxg8 48. Rg7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ivanov, Jordan"]
[Black "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 c6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Be2
a6 9. d4 e5 10. cxd5 (10. O-O-O exd4 11. Nxd4 Nb6 12. h3 Qe7 13. g4 Ba3 14.
Bxa3 Qxa3+ 15. Qb2 Qe7 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Kb1 Bd7 18. Rc1 Rae8 19. Bf3 a5 {
1/2-1/2 Bischoff,K-Dreev,A/Brno 1992}) 10... cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 $11 {Die
Chancen sind ungefähr ausgeglichen.} 12. O-O (12. Nd4 Be6 13. O-O Rc8 14. Qd1
Bb8 15. Rc1 Qd6 $36 {0-1 Bischoff,K-Portisch,L/Biel op 1992 (38)}) 12... Be6
13. Rfd1 (13. Rac1 Nc6 (13... Rc8 $5) 14. Qd1 Rc8 15. Nd4 Qc7 16. g3 Nxd4 17.
Qxd4 Be5 18. Qb4 Qb8 19. Bf3 b5 20. Rfd1 $14 {1-0 Hansen,C-Hansen,L/Vejle 1994
(42)}) 13... Rc8 14. Qd2 Neg4 $5 {Schwarz forciert das Geschehen.} (14... Re8
$11) 15. Qd3 (15. h3 $2 Nxf2 16. Kxf2 Rxc3 {/\ ...Ne4}) 15... Qc7 16. h3 Bh2+
17. Kf1 Nxf2 $5 (17... Ne5 {führt zu einer normalen Stellung.}) 18. Kxf2 Qg3+
19. Kf1 Bxh3 20. gxh3 Qxh3+ 21. Ke1 Rxc3 22. Qxc3 (22. Bxc3 $2 Ne4) 22... Qg3+
(22... Ne4 23. Qxg7#) 23. Kf1 (23. Kd2 Ne4+ 24. Kc2 Nxc3 25. Bxc3 Qf2 $13)
23... Qh3+ 24. Ke1 Qg3+ 25. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Presidents Cup 3.pl"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.23"]
[Round "5.6"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Bd2
b6 $6 $146 {Diese Neurung erscheint zweifelhaft.} (8... dxc4) (8... Qe7) 9. e4
dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11. O-O exd4 12. Nxd4 {[%csl Rc6] ...b7-b6 ist in dieser
Stellung einfach eine Schwächung.} Ne5 13. Be2 Bc7 14. Nb3 {[%csl Re5,Rf4]
[%cal Yf2f4,Ye4e5] In derartigen Strukturen muß Schwarz versuchen, durch
Figurendruck gegen die weiße Bauernmehrheit zu wirken. Hier gelingt dies nicht.
} b5 15. Rad1 (15. f4 $2 Bb6+ 16. Kh1 Neg4 $132) 15... Bb6 16. Bg5 Qe7 17. Kh1
{/\ f4} h6 18. Bh4 Ng6 19. Bg3 b4 $2 {Die Stellung war eh schon schwer.} 20.
Bd6 Qe6 21. Na4 (21. Bxb4 $16) 21... Re8 $2 (21... Rd8 22. Nac5 Qe8 23. f4 $16)
22. Nac5 (22. Nac5 Bxc5 23. Nxc5 Qxa2 24. Ra1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Gistrup"]
[Site "Gistrup"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Black "Rasmussen, Karsten"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1996.07.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nd5 $5 {Dieser Zug wurde zuerst in Marin,M-Gurevich,M/Tilburg (01); CBM 39
1993 gewählt. Es wirkt etwas seltsam, den Nf6 zu ziehen, ohne daß bereits g5
geschehen ist. Allerdings kann Schwarz nun einen Aufbau mit ...b6 (statt ...b5)
wählen, ohne e4 zu fürchten} (8... b6 9. e4 $5) 9. Ne4 {Die Figurenstellung
wNe4 gegen sNd5 finden wir im Schabalow-System häufiger. Allerdings hat
Schwarz in der Regel dann mit ...b5 das Feld c5 geschwächt, so daß Weiß
mittels Ne4-c5 den Bc8 begraben kann. Mir gefällt 9.Bd2 besser:} (9. Bd2 b6 10.
e4 $5 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Bb7 12. O-O-O $13 {Gelfand,B-Lautier,J/Dos Hermanas (08) ;
CBM 41 1994}) 9... Be7 10. Bd2 b6 11. h4 (11. O-O-O Bb7 12. Kb1 Qc7 13. Rhg1 a5
14. Rc1 c5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Bb5 O-O 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 $13 {Degerman,L-Stefansson,
H/Reykjavik zt (03) ;CBM 47 1995}) 11... Bb7 12. Rh3 h6 (12... Qc7 13. O-O-O c5
14. dxc5 {Marin,M-Gurevich,M (02)/Tilburg (01) ;CBM 39 1993} bxc5 $5 {Gurevich,
M}) 13. g5 Qc7 14. g6 $6 fxg6 15. Nc3 O-O-O 16. Qxg6 Bf6 17. Rc1 Nxc3 18. Bxc3
Rhe8 $40 19. Rg3 Kb8 20. b4 Re7 21. Be2 e5 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. Bxe5
Qxe5 25. Qc2 Qf6 26. Rg4 g5 27. Qc3 Qf5 28. Qc2 Qd5 29. Rd1 Qh1+ 30. Bf1 Rf8
31. Qd3 Ree8 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. a4 Qf3 34. Qe2 Qf5 35. Rgd4 c5 36. Rd7 Bc6 37.
Rg7 Qe5 38. Rh7 Bxa4 39. Rc1 Qf5 40. Rxa7 Bb5 41. Qd2 Rd8 42. Qa2 Bxf1 43. Ra8+
Kb7 44. Ra7+ Kb8 45. Ra8+ Kb7 46. Ra7+ Kc6 47. Kxf1 Qh3+ 48. Kg1 Qg4+ 49. Kf1
Qh3+ 50. Kg1 Qg4+ 51. Kf1 Rd1+ 52. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 53. Kg2 Qg4+ 54. Kf1 Qd1+ 55. Kg2
Qf3+ 56. Kg1 Qg4+ 57. Kf1 Qd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Qe7 9. a3 Re8 10. Rd1 a5 $5 {Dieser scheinbar etwas schwächende Zug hat den
Sinn, weißes b2-b4 zu verhindern und andererseits mit ...b7-b6 noch etwas zu
warten.} (10... b6 11. e4 $14) (10... h6) (10... a6) 11. b3 (11. h3 $5 h6 12.
b3 b6 (12... dxc4 13. bxc4 e5 14. Bb2 $14 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Yb1b7] >< <-> b})
13. e4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 (15... Bb7 $5 16. Bf4 $141 Bxa3 17. c5
Bb4) 16. Qh4 (16. Qxc6 $2 {Gurevich,M} Bd7 17. Qxb6 Reb8 $19) 16... Bb7 17. Bf4
$1 Bxf4 (17... Bxa3 $2 18. Bxh6 $5 gxh6 19. Qxh6 $40 {Gurevich,M}) 18. Qxf4 c5
19. Ne5 $14 {[%csl Ra5,Rb6,Rc5] >< a5,b6, c5 1/2-1/2 Gurevich,M-Ruzele,D/
Cappelle op 1996 (91)}) (11. e4 $6 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 e5 $11 {Weiß
sollte wegen dieser Möglichkeit erst dann e3-e4 spielen, wenn Schwarz sich
bereits zu ...b7-b6 entschlossen hat.}) 11... b6 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. Na4 (13. e4
Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 $11 {führt nur zum Ausgleich, da der weiße Läufer
auf b2 schelchter steht als auf f4.}) 13... Rec8 14. Ne5 b5 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16.
Nc3 b4 17. axb4 axb4 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Na4 dxc4 20. Bxc4 h6 21. g3 Re8 22. Bf1
c5 $11 23. Bg2 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 cxd4 25. Bxd4 Ne5 26. e4 Qb7 27. Nb6 Bc7 28. Bxe5
Bxe5 29. Nc4 Qc6 30. Qe2 Bc3 31. Rd6 Qa8 32. Rd7 Rd8 33. Nb6 Qb8 34. Qa6 Bd4
35. Rxd8+ Qxd8 36. Nc4 Bc5 37. Qc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 31st"]
[Site "Cienfuegos"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Garcia Ilundain, David"]
[Black "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1996.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Rd1 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Qc7 13. h3 Bh2+ $1 {
Ein typisches Manöver. Auf h1 wird der König schlechter stehen als auf g1.} 14.
Kh1 Be5 15. Bd2 Be6 16. Be1 (16. Qd3 Qd7 17. Be1 Rfd8 18. Kg1 Rac8 19. Rac1 d4
20. exd4 Bxd4 21. Qe2 h6 22. b3 a6 $10 {Karpov,An-Kasparov,G/Linares (08) ;CBM
22 1991}) 16... Rfd8 {[%csl Rb2,Rc3][%cal Ye1c3,Yc1c8,Re5b2] Das weiße Problem
ist der Nc3, der die c-Linie und den Be1 blockiert. Allerdings ist es aufgrund
des schwachen Pb2 nicht leicht, den Springer umzugruppieren.} 17. Rac1 (17. Qe2
a6 18. Rac1 $6 (18. Na4 Rac8 19. Bc3 b5 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Nc3 b4 22. Na4 a5 $10
{Epishin,V-Illescas Cordoba,M/URS-ESP mT ;EXT 91 1991}) 18... Rac8 19. a3 (19.
Nxd5 $2 Qxc1 20. Rxc1 Rxc1 $19 {Khalifman}) 19... Qd7 20. Kg1 Bb8 $1 21. g3 Ba7
22. g4 $2 (22. h4 Qd6 $15 {Khalifman}) 22... h6 $1 $17 {Gurevich,M-Khalifman,A/
Biel izt (07) ;CBM 37 1993}) 17... Rac8 18. Qa4 Qb8 19. Qb5 (19. Nb5 $5 {
sieht wie der einzige Versuch aus, um die Initiative zu kämpfen.} Bxb2 20. Rb1
Rc4 21. Qxa7) (19. Qb5 a6 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Monaco m"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 (6... Bd6
7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Rd1 b6 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Qc7 13. Be3
Bb7 14. c5 $1 {Wieder das gleiche Motiv.} bxc5 (14... Be7 15. b4 $14 {Ftacnik,L
}) 15. dxc5 Nxc5 (15... Bxc5 16. Rxd7 Qxd7 17. Bxc5 $16 {Ftacnik,L}) (15... Bf8
16. Rac1 Nf6 17. Qf4 e5 18. Qg3 Nd5 19. Bg5 Re6 20. Qh4 {und hier wurde
Zvagintsev,V-Kramnik,V/Moscow olm (12) RUS 2-RUS 1 ; CBM 45 1994 Remis gegeben.
Da dieser Mannschaftskampf mit 4 Kurzremisen endete, ist diese Partie
allerdings nicht besonders aussagekräftig. Weiß steht wohl etwas besser.}) 16.
Qc2 Na6 17. Ng5 g6 (17... Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 g6 19. Qa4 Nb8 20. Qh4 f6 21. Nxe6 $18
{Ftacnik,L}) 18. Qa4 Nb4 19. Rxd6 $1 Qxd6 20. Ne4 Qe5 21. Qxb4 Red8 22. f4 a5 (
22... Qc7 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Bd4 $18 {Ftacnik,L}) 23. fxe5 axb4 24. Nc5 Rab8 25.
Bc4 Bc8 26. g4 Ra8 27. Rf1 Kg7 28. Kg2 Ra5 29. Kg3 Ra8 30. h4 Ra5 31. h5 Ra8
32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Bg5 {1-0 Dreev,A-Cifuentes Parada,R/Wijk (C1.1) ;CBM 45 1995}
) 7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O Bd6 9. Rd1 O-O 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Re8 (
12... Qe7) 13. c5 (13. Bf4 Nf6 14. Qe3 Bxf4 15. Qxf4 Qe7 16. Ne5 Rac8 17. Rd3
c5 18. dxc5 Rxc5 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. Rd6 a5 21. b3 {Benoit,M-Prie,E/Cappelle op 
(03)/1995/0-1 (62)}) 13... Bf8 (13... bxc5 14. dxc5 (14. Bg5 {Ftacnik} Qb6)
14... Nxc5 (14... Bxc5 15. Qc2 {/\ Rd7, /\ Ne5} (15. Ng5 {Ftacnik} g6 16. Qh4
h5 17. Bxh5 $1 $16)) 15. Qc2 (15. Qb4 a5 16. Qg4 $13) 15... Qc7 (15... Qe7 16.
Be3 Na6 17. Bxa6 Bxa6 18. Qxc6 $18) (15... e5 16. Ng5 g6 17. Bc4 {/\ Be3}) 16.
Be3 {führt zur obigen Partie.} (16. Be3 {Ftacnik} Na6 $13)) 14. Qc2 Qc7 15. Be3
bxc5 (15... Rad8 {Ftacnik} 16. Bd3) 16. dxc5 Nf6 17. Rd4 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Rb7]}
Nd5 18. Bd2 g6 (18... e5 {Ftacnik} 19. Ra4) 19. Ra4 e5 20. Rc1 Bg7 (20... f5 {
Ftacnik} 21. Bc4 Bg7) 21. Bc4 Bc8 (21... f5 {Ftacnik} 22. Bxd5+ cxd5 23. c6 Bc8
24. Qb3 $14) 22. Qb3 Rb8 (22... Be6 {Ftacnik} 23. Ng5 Rab8 24. Nxe6 Rxe6 25.
Qa3) 23. Qa3 e4 (23... Re7 $5 {Ftacnik} 24. Bxd5 (24. Ba5 Qd7 (24... Qb7 25.
Bxd5 cxd5 26. Rb4 Qa8 27. Rxb8 Qxb8 28. c6 $14) 25. Bxd5 Qxd5 26. Bc3 Rbb7 $15)
24... cxd5 25. c6 e4 26. Nd4 Be5 $13) 24. Rxa7 Bxb2 25. Qa4 Bxc1 (25... Rb7 {
Ftacnik} 26. Rxb7 Bxb7 27. Rb1 exf3 28. Rxb2 Re7 29. gxf3 Qe5 30. Qc2 $14) (
25... Bb7 {Ftacnik} 26. Rb1 Nc3 27. Bxc3 Bxc3 28. Ng5 Re7 29. Nxf7 Rxf7 30.
Bxf7+ Qxf7 31. Raxb7 Rxb7 32. Qa8+ $18) 26. Rxc7 exf3 (26... Nxc7 {Ftacnik} 27.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Ng5+ Kg8 29. Bxc1 Ba6 30. Qc2 Bd3 31. Qd2 Rb1 32. h4 Na6 33. Kh2
$16) (26... Bxd2 {Ftacnik} 27. Rxc8 $1 (27. Rxc6 exf3 (27... Rb1+ 28. Bf1 exf3
29. Rxg6+ hxg6 30. Qxe8+ Kg7 31. Qe5+ (31. Qxc8 Ne3 $1 $19) 31... Nf6 32. Qd6
$14) 28. Rxg6+ hxg6 29. Qxe8+ Kh7 30. Qxf7+ Kh6 31. Qxd5 Rb1+ 32. Bf1 Bb4 33.
Qe4 Bf5 34. Qxf3 $18) 27... exf3 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29. gxf3 Rb1+ 30. Bf1 (30. Kg2
$4 Nf4+ 31. Kg3 Rg1+ 32. Kh4 g5#) 30... Nc3 31. Qa6 $18) 27. Qxc6 (27. Bxd5 {
Ftacnik} Bxd2 28. Bxf7+ Kf8 29. h4 Rb4 (29... Re1+ 30. Kh2 Rb4 31. Rxc8+ Kxf7
32. Qxc6 $18) 30. Bxe8 (30. Qxc6 Re1+ 31. Kh2 Rxh4+ 32. Kg3 Rg4+ 33. Kxf3 Rf4+
34. Kg3 Rg4+ $10) 30... Rxa4 31. Rxc8 $16) 27... Nxc7 (27... Be6 {Ftacnik} 28.
Bxd5 Bxd2 29. gxf3 Bf4 30. Bxe6 Rxe6 31. Rc8+ $18) 28. Qxc7 Rb7 (28... Be6 {
Ftacnik} 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. Bxc1 Rb1 31. gxf3 Rxc1+ 32. Kg2 $18) 29. Bxf7+ (29.
Qc6 $1 {Ftacnik} Rd7 (29... Rbe7 30. Bc3 (30. Bxc1 Bb7 $1) 30... Bb7 31. Qf6
$18) 30. Bc3 Rd1+ 31. Bf1 Red8 32. Qa4 (32. Qf6 Rxf1+ 33. Kxf1 Rd1+ 34. Be1 Bd7
35. Qc3 Bd2 36. Qxd2 Rxd2 37. Bxd2 fxg2+ 38. Kxg2 $14) 32... h5 33. Bf6 $18)
29... Kg7 $4 (29... Kf8 30. Qd6+ Kxf7 31. Qd5+ (31. Qf4+ Bf5 32. Qxf3 Re4 $19)
31... Kf8 32. Qxf3+ Rf7 33. Qd1 (33. Qc3 Bxd2 34. Qxd2 $15) 33... Bxd2 34. Qxd2
$17 {Wirthensohn,H}) 30. Bc3+ Kf8 (30... Kh6 31. Qg3 Re4 32. gxf3 $18) 31. Qd6+
Ree7 (31... Kxf7 {Ftacnik} 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Qxh7+ Kf8 35. Qh8+ Kf7
36. Qg7+ Ke6 37. Qxg6+ Kd5 38. Qxe8 $18) 32. Bd5 Rbd7 33. Qf6+ Rf7 (33... Ke8 {
Ftacnik} 34. Qh8#) 34. Qh8+ Ke7 35. Qe5+ Kf8 (35... Kd8 {Ftacnik} 36. Ba5+) 36.
c6 Ra7 (36... Ra7 {Ftacnik} 37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Bb4#) 1-0

[Event "Enghien les Bains"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2003.06.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2003.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Bb4 8. Bd2
Qe7 9. Bd3 Bxc3 $5 {Zu diesem Zug habe ich erst einen Vorgänger gesehen, aber
er erscheint mir sehr beachtenswert.} (9... b6 $6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5
12. Rc1 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 O-O 14. Qc7 $16 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Bacrot,E/Cannes 2002/
CBM 88/[Lutz] (32)}) (9... h6 {0-1 Khechumyan,G-Zivanic,M/Budapest 2000/CBM 79
ext (29)}) (9... Nxg4 {1-0 Kempinski,R-San Segundo Carrillo,P/Pula 1997/CBM 57
ext (71)}) (9... e5 {0-1 Kempinski,R-Rogozenko,D/Koszalin 1998/CBM 65 ext (44)}
) (9... dxc4 {1-0 Johansson,V-Trabert,B/Warsaw 2001/CBM 82 ext (34)}) 10. Bxc3
(10. bxc3 e5 11. g5 e4 12. gxf6 Nxf6 13. cxd5 exd3 14. Qxd3 cxd5 $36 {Die
weiße Stellung macht angesichts der Schwächen auf den weißen Feldern keinen
guten Eindruck.} 15. Ne5 O-O 16. f3 Ne8 17. Qb5 Nd6 18. Qxd5 Be6 19. Qa5 Qh4+
20. Kd1 Qh5 21. Qb4 Rfd8 22. Ke2 f6 23. Nd3 Bc4 24. Qb1 Ne4 25. Qg1 Nc5 26.
dxc5 Rxd3 27. Ke1 Qxf3 {0-1 Barsov,A-Reefat,B/Dhaka 2003/CBM 95 (27)}) 10...
dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Be2 Bb7 13. g5 {Beide Seiten müssen aktiv spielen. Was
wird schwerer wiegen: Das weiße Läuferpaar und die potenzielle
Zentrumsübermacht oder die schnelle Entwicklung des Schwarzen und die
geschwächten weißen Felder?} Nd5 14. Bd2 O-O 15. e4 Nb4 $1 {Schwarz hält voll
dagegen und scheut sich nicht, auch einen Springer ins Geschäft zu stecken.}
16. Qc3 c5 17. dxc5 a5 18. a3 Nxc5 $1 {Dieses Springeropfer hatte Fressinet
von langer Hand vorbereitet. Schwarz erhält unmittelbar zwei Bauern, mit der
weiteren Option, einen dritten zu gewinnen.} 19. axb4 Nxe4 20. Qe3 Nxd2 21.
Qxd2 Rfd8 22. Qe3 Qxb4+ 23. Qc3 Qxc3+ 24. bxc3 Rac8 25. Rg1 Rxc3 26. Rg3 Rc5
27. h4 b4 {Die Bauernmasse entschädigt Schwarz mehr als genug für die
Minusfigur und "eigentlich" sollte Schwarz rosigen Zeiten entgegen sehen, aber
...} 28. Nd2 Bd5 29. Rd3 Rdc8 30. Bd1 g6 31. Ke2 Bc6 32. Ba4 Bb7 33. Kd1 Rf5
34. Rd7 Bd5 35. Ke2 Rc3 36. Bb5 b3 37. Rb1 Re5+ 38. Kf1 b2 39. f4 Rf5 $2 (39...
Bg2+ 40. Kg1 Rxb5 41. Kxg2 a4 $19) 40. Rxb2 Rxf4+ 41. Ke1 Rxh4 42. Be2 Rg3 43.
Bf3 $5 {Ein raffinierter Zug, der eine teuflische Falle stellt.} Bxf3 $4 {
... und Fressinet tappt herein.} (43... Rxg5 44. Bxd5 Rxd5 45. Rxd5 exd5 46.
Rb5 a4 47. Rxd5 h5 {, und es kann nur die Frage sein, ob Schwarz gewinnt oder
Weiß noch ein Unentschieden erreicht.}) 44. Rb8+ Kg7 45. Nxf3 {Nun wird
Fressinet klar geworden sein, dass die beiden weißen Türme und der Pg5 ein
Mattnetz um den schwarzen König gewoben haben.} Rb4 (45... Rxf3 46. Rdd8 {
, und Schwarz muss einen Turm geben, um nicht direkt matt gesetzt zu werden.})
46. Ra8 Rb5 (46... Rg2 47. Kf1 $1 Rc2 48. Rdd8 Rb1+ 49. Ne1 $18 {hilft auch
nicht.}) 47. Kf2 Rg4 48. Rdd8 Rgxg5 49. Nxg5 Rxg5 {Ich bin nicht sicher, ob
diese Stellung schon völlig chancenlos für Schwarz ist, aber Fressinet wird
durch den unglücklichen Verlauf der Partie sicherlich demoralisert gewesen
sein.} 50. Rd3 Rf5+ 51. Rf3 Rxf3+ 52. Kxf3 g5 53. Kg4 Kh6 54. Rg8 f5+ 55. Kf3
e5 56. Re8 e4+ 57. Ke3 Kh5 58. Re7 Kg6 59. Re6+ Kf7 60. Ra6 h5 61. Kd4 h4 62.
Ke5 e3 63. Kxf5 h3 64. Ra7+ Kf8 65. Rxa5 1-0

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 33rd"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2003.05.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Dizdarevic, Emir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2491"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2003.05.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Nxg4 8. Rg1
Nh6 {Mir erscheint dieses Abspiel genau die Art, wie man NICHT mit Schwarz
gegen den 7.g4 spielen sollte. Gerade in der Anfangszeit des Shabalov-Angriffs
konnten die Weißspieler hier einige überzeugende Angriffssiege landen. Die
offene g-Linie und die schnelle weiße Entwicklung gestalten (zumindest in der
Praxis) das schwarze Spiel schwierig.} 9. Bd2 (9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2
Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Nf5 13. O-O-O Nf6 14. Bd3 O-O 15. Rg2 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Qf6 17. Ne5
Rd8 18. Ng4 Qe7 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Nh6+ Kh8 21. Rxg7 Kxg7 22. Rg1+ Kh8 23. Qe2 {
1-0 Krasenkow,M-Sveshnikov,E/Moscow 1992/EXT 97 (23)}) 9... Nf8 (9... Nf5 10.
e4 (10. cxd5 $6 cxd5 11. Nb5 $6 Nf6 12. Nxd6+ Qxd6 13. Rc1 Bd7 14. Qc7 O-O $15
{1-0 Hodgson,J-Blatny,P/Pardubice 1993/CBM 37/[Blatny,P] (39)}) (10. Bd3 $5 {
Blatny,P} g6 11. e4 $44) 10... dxe4 11. Nxe4 Be7 12. O-O-O Nf6 13. Bd3 g6 14.
Bc3 O-O 15. h4 Qc7 16. Ne5 Nxh4 17. Ng5 Nf5 18. f4 b5 19. Qh2 b4 20. Bxf5 exf5
21. Nxh7 Ng4 22. Nxg4 fxg4 23. Rh1 g3 24. Qh6 bxc3 25. Nf6+ {1-0 Shirov,
A-Dreev,A/Moscow 1993/EXT 97 (25)}) (9... Qe7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nf5 12.
O-O-O Nf6 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Bg5 Qg6 15. c5 Bc7 16. Ne5 Qh5 17. h4 Bd8 18. Qe4
O-O 19. Be2 Bxg5+ 20. hxg5 Qh4 21. f4 Rd8 22. Rh1 Ng3 23. Rxh4 Nxe4 24. Bd3 Ng3
25. Rxh7 Ne2+ 26. Kb1 Nxd4 27. g6 fxg6 28. Bxg6 Rd5 29. Rdh1 Kf8 30. Rh8+ Ke7
31. Re8+ {1-0 Shirov,A-Bangiev,A/Germany 1993/EXT 97-B (31)}) 10. e4 dxe4 11.
Nxe4 Nf5 12. Nxd6+ Qxd6 13. O-O-O Ng6 14. h4 $16 {Zum Preise nur eines kleinen
Bauerns hat Weiß Entwicklungsvorsprung und gewaltigen Angriff.} Nge7 15. Bd3 f6
16. h5 Kf7 17. Rg4 {Weiß richtet sein Spiel auf den Bauern g7.} b5 18. Bf4 Qb4
19. Rdg1 bxc4 20. Bxc4 Rg8 21. a3 Qb6 22. Nh4 Nd5 23. Nxf5 $1 {In Verbindung
mit den nächsten beiden Zügen sehr stark gespielt. Der Rg4 schwenkt auf einmal
zum Damenflügel.} exf5 24. R4g3 $1 a5 {Um der Dame ein Rückzugsfeld zu sichern.
} (24... Be6 25. Rb3 Qxd4 26. Rb7+ {ist wenig erfreulich.}) 25. Rb3 Qa7 26.
Bxd5+ cxd5 27. Qc6 Qa6 (27... Rd8 28. Rb6 $1 {mit den Drohungen h5-h6 oder
Rxg7+}) 28. Qxd5+ Be6 29. Rb7+ Ke8 30. Re1 Rc8+ 31. Kd2 Rc6 32. Qd7+ 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.02.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1997.01.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Hecht} c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O
8. Be2 Qe7 9. O-O b6 10. a4 $5 {Ich glaube nicht, daß der Einschub der Züge
a2-a4 und ...a7-a5 dem Weißen nutzt. Häufiger wurden Ideen mit e2-e4 probiert.}
(10. e4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Qxe4 Bb7 13. Bf4 Bxf4 14. Qxf4 c5 (14... Rac8 $6
15. Rad1 c5 16. Ne5 cxd4 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Rxd4 Qe7 19. Rfd1 $14 {1-0 Gurevich,
M-Lesiege,A/Biel izt 1993 (29)}) 15. Qc7 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Rac8 17. Qf4 (17. Qxa7
cxd4 $132) 17... cxd4 $11 {Ftacnik}) 10... a5 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Rac1 Rac8 13.
Rfd1 c5 $6 {Etwas verfrüht, da Weiß seine Stellung nicht richtig verstärken
kann. In Betracht kam 13..Rfe8!?:} (13... Rfe8 $5 14. e4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16.
Qxe4 Nf6 17. Qh4 c5 {und der Bd6 bekommt das Feld c5 (eine Folge von a2-a4 und
...a7-a5)} 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Bxf6 $2 Qxf6 20. Qxf6 gxf6 21. Rd7 Bc6 {ist nur
zum schwarzen Vorteil.}) 14. Nb5 Bb8 15. Qb1 e5 $2 (15... Rfe8 $5) 16. dxe5
Nxe5 17. Bxe5 $1 Bxe5 18. Qf5 Rce8 19. Qxe5 Qxe5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 21. Bf3 Rb8 22.
Nc7 d4 23. exd4 cxd4 24. Rxd4 $16 (24. Bxb7 $5 Rxb7 25. Nb5 $16) 24... Bxf3 25.
gxf3 Rc8 26. Nb5 Rg5+ 27. Kf1 Rh5 28. Rcd1 Kf8 29. Kg2 Rg5+ 30. Kh1 Re8 31. Nc3
Rf5 32. R4d3 g6 33. Kg2 Re6 34. Re3 Rc6 35. Ne2 Rg5+ 36. Ng3 h5 37. Rd4 Kg7 38.
h4 Rgc5 39. f4 Rc7 40. Red3 R7c6 41. Rd6 Kf8 42. f5 Ke7 43. Rxc6 Rxc6 44. fxg6
fxg6 45. Ne2 Nd7 46. Nf4 Nc5 47. Re3+ Kf7 48. Kg3 Rd6 49. Nd5 Re6 50. Kf4 Rxe3
51. fxe3 {[#] Hecht schwache weiße Einzelbauern und starker schwarzer
Randfreibauer binden wK+S} Nxb3 52. Nxb6 Nc5 53. e4 Ne6+ 54. Ke3 g5 55. hxg5 h4
56. Nc8 h3 57. Nd6+ Kg6 58. Kf2 Nc5 59. Kg3 Kxg5 60. e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vienna Bawag"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Polgar, Sofia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1996.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 (7...
Ba6 8. b3 Bb4 9. O-O Rc8 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Rfd1 c5 12. cxd5 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Bxc3
14. Bxc3 Nxd5 15. Bb2 Qe7 16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. h3 Nb4 18. Qb1 a5 19. a3 Nd5 20.
Qd3 $14 {Vyzmanavin,A-Kramnik,V/London PCA (02) [1] ;EXP 42 1994}) 8. e4 dxe4
9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Nf6 11. O-O Be7 12. Bf4 O-O 13. Rad1 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Rc8
15. Rd3 Bf6 16. Ne5 (16. Be5 $5 $10) 16... Qe7 17. Ng4 Bh4 $1 18. Qe2 Rfd8 19.
Rh3 $2 c5 (19... Rxd4 20. Be5 Rd7 21. Nh6+ gxh6 22. Qg4+ Bg5 23. f4 $132) 20.
dxc5 Rxc5 $15 21. Ne5 g6 22. b4 Rcc8 23. Ng4 h5 24. Ne5 Rd4 $17 25. Nxg6 (25.
Rxh4 Qxh4 26. Nxg6 Qf6 27. Be5 Qxg6 28. Bxd4 Qxg2#) 25... fxg6 26. Rxh4 Rcxc4
27. Qe3 Qf7 28. g3 Qf5 29. Bg5 Rd3 30. Rxc4 Rxe3 31. fxe3 Qd5 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Janssen, Ruud"]
[Black "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1997.01.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. d4 O-O 8. Bd3
Qe7 (8... e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Be2 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Be5 13. O-O Be6
14. Qd2 Rc8 15. Rfd1 Bg4 16. Rac1 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rc6 18. Ne2 $14 {1/2-1/2
Jussupow,A-Akopian,V/GER-ARM Baden Baden (4) 1996 (42)}) 9. Qc2 (9. O-O dxc4
10. bxc4 e5 11. Nd2 Re8 12. Qb3 Nf8 13. Nce4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 exd4 15. exd4 Bc7
16. Rfe1 $14 {1-0 Hausner,I-Hermann,M/Berlin Neukoelln 1988 (34)}) 9... dxc4 $6
{Gibt dem Weißen eine Struktur, die bekanntermaßen günstig ist. Besser
gefallen mir schwarze Aufbauten mit ...b6.} 10. bxc4 $14 e5 11. O-O Re8 12. c5
(12. Ng5 $14) 12... Bc7 13. Bc4 e4 14. Ng5 Bxh2+ 15. Kh1 Nd5 16. Qxe4 Qxe4 17.
Ncxe4 Bc7 18. Nc3 N7f6 19. e4 (19. e4 Nxc3 20. Bxc3 Re7 21. f3 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cannes NAO Masters"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2002.03.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2002.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Bb4 {
Kramniks Zug gegen den Shabalov-Angriff 7.g4. Es wird in der letzten Zeit
immer deutlicher, dass Schwarz in dieser Variante keineswegs ein einfaches
Leben hat.} 8. Bd2 Qe7 9. Bd3 {Dieser Zug wurde bislang seltener gespielt als
9.g5 oder 9.Rg1. Allerdings erscheint es nicht unlogisch, das Feld e4 direkt
unter Kontrolle zu nehmen und sich Rg1 zu sparen. Der polnische GM Robert
Kempinski hat 9.Bd3 häufiger angewandt.} ({Ein Vergleich mit den Varianten
nach 9.Rg1 erscheint sinnvoll:} 9. Rg1 b6 10. cxd5 $5 cxd5 $5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12.
g5 Ne4 $5 (12... Bxc3 $2 13. Qxc3 Ne4 14. Qc7 Nxd2 15. Kxd2 Bc8 16. Rac1 O-O
17. a3 $16 Re8 18. Qf4 e5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Qxe5 Qxe5 21. dxe5 Rxe5 22. Rc7 $18
{1-0 Barsov,A-Sandipan,C/Dhaka 2001/CBM 82/[Lutz] (52)}) 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bxe4
Rc8 15. Qb3 Bxd2+ 16. Nxd2 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 O-O 18. Nc3 $1 $146 (18. Ke2 $6 f5 $44
{0-1 Markovic,M-Sedlak,N/Subotica 2000/CBM 76 (44)}) 18... b5 $5 19. Qxb5 Rb8
20. Qe2 Rfc8 21. Kf1 Qb4 22. Rc1 Qxb2 23. Qxb2 Rxb2 24. Kg2 $16 {1-0 Kobalija,
M-Sandipan,C/Dubai 2001/CBM 83/[Lutz] (48)}) (9. g5) (9. a3) 9... b6 $6 $146 {
Mit 7...Bb4 hat Schwarz angedeutet, dass er auf den weißen Feldern spielen
will. Insofern ist der Textzug konsequent. Allerdings entstehen nun Stellungen,
in denen Weiß sich den Zug Rg1 gespart hat, vielleicht sollte Schwarz daher
die Alternativen bevorzugen.} (9... h6 10. Rg1 b6 11. cxd5 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Nxd5
13. O-O-O Bb7 14. Bd2 c5 15. e4 Rc8 16. exd5 cxd4 17. Qxc8+ Bxc8 18. dxe6 fxe6
19. Bg6+ Kf8 20. g5 hxg5 21. Bxg5 Nf6 22. Rxd4 Bb7 23. Rgd1 Qc7+ 24. Kb1 Bxf3
25. Rc1 Qe5 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. Rd7 Be4+ 28. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 29. Ka1 Ke8 {0-1
Khechumyan,G-Zivanic,M/Budapest 2000/CBM 79 ext (29)}) (9... Nxg4 10. Rg1 f5
11. cxd5 exd5 (11... Bxc3 12. Bxc3 cxd5 13. Qd2 Ndf6 14. Bb4 Qf7 15. h3 Ne4 16.
Qc2 Ngxf2 17. Bb5+ Kd8 18. Rc1 g5 19. Rxg5 {1-0 Agrest,E-Tella,J/Skelleftea
2000/EXT 2001 (19)}) 12. Bxf5 Ndf6 13. Bxc8 Rxc8 14. Qf5 O-O 15. Rxg4 Nd7 16.
Nxd5 Rxf5 17. Nxe7+ Bxe7 18. Ke2 $16 {1-0 Kempinski,R-San Segundo Carrillo,P/
Pula 1997/CBM 57 ext (71)}) (9... e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 (10... Nxg4 11. e6 fxe6 12.
Bxh7 Qf6 13. Qg6+ Qxg6 14. Bxg6+ Kf8 15. Bd3 Nde5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Ke2 Nxd3
18. Kxd3 Be7 19. Rhg1 {1/2-1/2 Kempinski,R-Ramesh,R/Biel 2001/CBM 83 ext (19)})
11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. f4 Qe7 13. g5 Ng4 14. O-O-O dxc4 15. Bxh7 Nf2 16. g6 Nxd1 17.
gxf7+ Kf8 18. Rxd1 Be6 19. a3 Ba5 20. Rg1 Qh4 21. Bg6 Rd8 22. Qe4 Qf6 23. Be1
Bxf7 24. Bxf7 Qxf7 25. f5 Re8 26. Qf3 Rh5 27. e4 Rd8 28. h4 Rd3 29. Qg4 Bb6 30.
Rf1 Bd4 31. Ne2 c3 32. Nxd4 cxb2+ 33. Kb1 Rxd4 34. f6 g6 35. Bc3 Qd7 36. Qxd7
Rxd7 37. e5 Kf7 38. Re1 Ke6 39. Rg1 Rxh4 40. Rxg6 Rh2 41. Rg1 Rd3 42. Bb4 Rf3
43. Rd1 b6 44. Ka2 c5 {0-1 Kempinski,R-Rogozenko,D/Koszalin 1998/CBM 65 ext 
(44)}) (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 b6 11. Rg1 Bb7 12. g5 Nd5 13. e4 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bd6
15. O-O-O c5 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 O-O-O 18. Rge1 Qf8 19. Qa4 a5 20. Bb5 Nb8 21.
Qg4+ Kc7 22. Bf4 f5 23. Qg3 Bc8 24. Ne5 g6 25. Nc4 Bxf4+ 26. Qxf4+ Kb7 27. Nxb6
Qg7 28. Na4 Ka8 29. d6 Qb7 30. c4 Nd7 31. Re2 Qg2 32. Qe3 h6 33. Bxd7 Bxd7 34.
Nb6+ {1-0 Johansson,V-Trabert,B/Warsaw 2001/CBM 82 ext (34)}) 10. cxd5 Nxd5 (
10... cxd5 11. g5 $16) (10... exd5 11. g5 $36) 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Rc1 Bxd2+ 13.
Kxd2 O-O 14. Qc7 $16 {Man vergleiche diese Stellung mit Barsov,A-Sandipan,C/
Dhaka 2001 (siehe oben). Weiß hat alle Vorteile (c-Linie, besserer Läufer,
Raumvorteil am Königsflügel).} Qb4+ 15. Kc2 Nf6 16. Kb1 Ne4 ({Gemäß SCHACH 4/
2002 hatte Gelfand folgende hübsche Variante vorbereitet:} 16... Bd7 17. g5 $1
Rfc8 18. gxf6 $1 Rxc7 19. Rxc7 Qd6 (19... Bb5 20. Bxb5 Qxb5 21. Ne5 {nebst Rg1
ist einfach schrecklich für Schwarz.}) 20. Rg1 $1 Qxc7 (20... g6 21. Rgc1 $18 {
ist ebenfalls schrecklich für Schwarz.}) 21. Rxg7+ Kh8 (21... Kf8 22. Bxh7) 22.
Ne5 Rf8 23. Rxh7+ Kg8 24. Ng4 $18) 17. Ne5 $6 {Gelfand sucht die direkte
Entscheidung, aber mehr als Dauerschach scheint nicht drin zu sein.} (17. Rc2
$16 {(Gelfand) behält alle Vorteile der weißen Stellung.}) 17... Nxf2 18. Rhf1
Nxd3 19. Nxd3 Qb5 20. Ne5 f6 21. g5 fxe5 22. Rxf8+ Kxf8 23. Qd8+ Kf7 24. g6+
Kxg6 25. Rg1+ Kf7 26. dxe5 Qd3+ {Schwarz tut am besten daran, das sofortige
Dauerschach zu forcieren.} (26... Qc4 27. Ka1 h6 28. Qh8 {ist trotz der
Mehrfigur kaum zu empfehlen, da der Ra8 nicht ins Spiel kommt.}) 27. Ka1 Qxe3
28. Qc7+ Ke8 29. Qc6+ Ke7 30. Qd6+ Kf7 31. Qc7+ Ke8 32. Qc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 06th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1998.06.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1998.06.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O
Be7 9. Rb1 $146 {Normaler und natürlicher ist 9.b3.} (9. b3 Qc7 (9... Rc8 10.
Bb2 c5 11. cxd5 cxd4 12. dxe6 dxc3 13. exd7+ Nxd7 14. Bxc3 Bb4 15. Bc4 Bxf3 16.
gxf3 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qg5+ 18. Kh1 b5 19. Qa5 {1-0 Kramnik,V-Ivanchuk,V/Dortmund
1997/CBM 60/[Lutz]}) 10. Bb2 Rd8 11. Rac1 (11. Rad1 h6 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Bb1 (13.
Ne5 dxc4 14. bxc4 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. f4 Nc5 17. Bb1 Rxd1 18. Nxd1 Rd8 19.
Qc2 g6 20. Nf2 h5 21. g4 hxg4 22. Nxg4 Nd3 23. Nh6+ Kg7 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 25. Bd4
c5 26. Qxd3 Rg8 27. Bc3 Qc6 {Zvjaginsev,V-Dreev,A/FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997/CBM 63/
0-1 (72)}) 13... c5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. e4 Bb7 17. Qc2 Rfe8 18. d5
exd5 19. exd5 Nf8 20. Qf5 Bd6 21. Qg4 Ng6 22. Bxg6 fxg6 23. Qxg6 Qf7 24. Qxf7+
Kxf7 25. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Bxd5 27. Ne5+ Bxe5 28. Bxe5 Bc6 29. Bf4 {1/2-1/2
Gelfand,B-Dreev,A/FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997/CBM 63}) 11... Qb8 12. Rfd1 O-O 13. Ne5
Nxe5 14. dxe5 Ng4 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Qe2 f5 17. h3 Kxh7 18. hxg4 f4 19. cxd5
exd5 20. Qd3+ Kg8 21. exf4 Rxf4 22. Ne2 Rxg4 23. Qf5 Rh4 {Gelfand,B-Dreev,A/
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997/CBM 63/[Hecht]/1/2-1/2 (92)}) 9... O-O (9... dxc4 $5 10.
Bxc4 c5 $11 {kommt stark in Betracht. Weiß kann dem Zug nur Sinng geben, wenn
er dxc5 und b2-b4 folgen läßt. Dann wird jedoch die c-Linie geschwächt.}) 10.
b4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 a5 $6 {Schwarz erhält nun eine passive Stellung. Er hatte
zwei bessere Möglichkeiten.} (11... c5 $5 12. dxc5 (12. bxc5 Bxf3 13. gxf3 bxc5
{verspricht Weiß nichts.}) 12... bxc5 13. b5 Nb6 $5 (13... Bxf3 $5)) (11... Nd5
$5 12. a3 (12. Nxd5 cxd5 $11) 12... Nxc3 13. Qxc3 {Nach dem Springertausch
fällt der schwarze Raumnachteil nicht ins Gewicht.}) 12. bxa5 Rxa5 13. e4 $14
Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. a4 {Außer seinem Raumnachteil hat Schwarz noch die
Schwächen b6 und c6 zu beklagen.} h6 16. Rd1 Qa8 17. Bf4 Rc8 18. Qe2 b5 $6 {
Schwarz will nicht mehr länger passiv sein und opfert daher einen Bauern.} (
18... Bf8 $14) 19. e5 Nd5 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. axb5 Ra4 22. Ne1 Rcc4 23. Be3 Qb8
24. Qg4 $1 {Weiß nutzt die Abwesenheit der schwarzen Figuren zu einem Angriff
am Königsflügel.} Kf8 (24... Nxe5 25. Qg3 Nd7 26. Qxb8+ Nxb8 27. Nd3 Ra2 (27...
Bd6 28. Nb2) 28. Bf4 {und der b-Bauer kostet Schwarz Material.}) 25. Nd3 Ra5
26. b6 Nxb6 {Eine weitere Figur wird vom Königsflügel abgezogen.} (26... Ra6 $5
27. b7 Ra7 {erscheint etwas besser.}) 27. Nf4 $16 Qd8 28. Nh5 g5 29. h4 Nd7 30.
hxg5 hxg5 31. Qh3 Ra3 32. g3 {Entfesselt nicht nur den Läufer, sondern
bereitet auch Kg2 und Rh1 vor.} Qa8 33. Nf6 Nxf6 34. Qh6+ Ke8 35. exf6 Bd6 36.
Qh7 $1 {Wegen des Angriffs gegen f7 kann der schwarze König nicht entfliehen.
Jetzt droht Bxg5 und Qg8+.} (36. Qh8+ Kd7 37. Qg7 Qe8 {ist weniger überzeugend.
}) 36... Rxe3 37. fxe3 $18 Rc3 38. Rb6 Qd8 39. Qh8+ Bf8 40. Rdb1 Kd7 41. Rb7+
Rc7 42. Qg8 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co 04th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd2 O-O 8. h3 {
Dieser weiße Aufbau wirkt dubios.} c5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nb5 (10. g4 Re8 11. Bg2
a6 12. a4 Nf8 $1 13. dxc5 $6 Bxc5 14. O-O h5 $1 $40 15. gxh5 Nxh5 16. Nb5 Ne6
17. Nbd4 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 Ng5 $17 {0-1 Stangl,M-Dreev,A/Brno (09) ;CBM 43 1994})
10... Be7 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Bb4 $2 (12. Be2 Nfe4 13. Nbd4 $13) 12... Nfe4 13.
Nbd4 Bd7 14. a3 Rc8 15. Qd1 Qb6 16. Be2 Qg6 $1 17. Kf1 Rfe8 18. Be1 Qf6 19. Rb1
{Die weißen Figuren sind extrem unkoordiniert, daher hat Schwarz klaren
Vorteil. Allerdings droht Weiß mittels Kf1-g1-h2, Rh1-f1 eine gewisse Ordnung
in seine Figuren zu bringen. Außerdem hat er keine Schwächen und das Feld d4
fest unter Kontrolle. Die Aufgabe des Schwarzen besteht nun darin, seinen
temporären Vorteil in etwas Dauerhaftes zu verwandeln. Dazu sollte er
Schwächungen provozieren.} Bd8 {Schwarz spielt planlos und läßt den Gegner zur
Entwicklung kommen. Dem Gesagten entsprach 19... Ba4!:} (19... Ba4 $1 20. b3
Bd7 {[%csl Ra3,Rb3,Rc3]} 21. Kg1 Ne6 22. b4 (22. Ra1 Bc5 {nebst Abtausch auf d4
}) 22... Nc3 23. Bxc3 Rxc3 24. Ra1 (24. Rb3 Ba4) 24... Rec8 $17) 20. Kg1 Bb6
21. Kh2 Qd6+ 22. g3 Qf6 23. Kg2 a6 24. Rf1 h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 06th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2005.03.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
e5 9. Bd2 $5 {Dreev wählt die prinzipiellste Fortsetzung. Er scheut sich nicht,
den Pg4 zu geben.} (9. g5 {gab Schwarz zuletzt weniger Probleme.}) 9... O-O $5
{Fast immer wurde hier 9...exd4 gespielt, aber der Textzug wurde schon zuvor
in einer Internet-Partie gespielt, mit Dreev auf der schwarzen Seite!} (9...
exd4 10. Nxd4 Ne5 (10... Nb6 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O-O Nbd5 $13 {0-1 Harikrishna,
P-Dreev,A/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104/[Lutz] (61)}) 11. Be2 Nfxg4 (11... Bxg4 {
Gelfand} 12. f4 Ng6 13. Bxg4 Nxg4 14. Nf5 $40 {1-0 Shirov,A-Fressinet,L/Calvia
ESP 2004 (28)}) 12. Ne4 Be7 13. O-O-O $44 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Dominguez,L/
Mallorca 2004/CBM 104/[Gelfand] (29)}) 10. O-O-O $5 {Dreev geht volles Risiko
und opfert zwei Bauern. In seinen Kommentaren in NIC Magazine 3/2005 ist der
Russe kritisch mit diesem Zug und bezeichnet das doppelte Bauernopfer als
objektiv fragwürdig.} (10. g5 Nd5 {führt zu Stellungen, die gewöhnlich über
die Zugfolge 9.g5 Nd5 10.Bd2 erreicht wurden. Die besagte Internet-Partie ging
weiter mit} 11. O-O-O (11. Ne4) (11. Nxd5) 11... exd4 12. exd4 Nb4 13. Qe4 Nb6
14. Bb3 Re8 15. Ne5 N6d5 16. Qf3 Be6 17. Ne4 a5 $36 {0-1 Dobrov,V-Dreev,A/
chessassistantclub.com INT 2004/CBM 104 ext (73)}) 10... exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12.
Be2 Nexg4 $1 (12... Nfxg4 13. Ne4 Be7 {würde durch Zugumstellung zur o.g.
Partie Gelfand-Dominguez führen.}) 13. Rhg1 Nxf2 14. Rdf1 Nh3 15. Rg2 {Wie
Dreev ausführt, hat Weiß kaum ausreichende Kompensation, da es ihm schwer
fällt, den Nc3 (und damit auch den Bd2) ohne Abtausch ins Spiel zu bringen.}
Be5 $2 {Nun gelingt es Weiß, ...g7-g6 zu provozieren und den schwarzfeldrigen
Läufer abzutauschen.} (15... g6 $5 {und "Weiß würde es weitaus schwerer fallen,
seinen Angriff zu entwickeln" (Dreev)}) 16. Nf3 Qe7 17. Bd3 g6 (17... Bd6 18.
Nh4 {(Dreev)}) 18. Bc4 Ng4 $2 {Nun kommt Weiß mit viel Effekt zur Besetzung
der langen Diagonale.} (18... Bc7 {und laut Dreev sollte Weiß mit 19.e4 oder
19.Nd4 fortsetzten, da} 19. Rxg6+ hxg6 20. Qxg6+ Kh8 21. Qh6+ Nh7 22. Bd3 f6
23. Nh4 Qg7 24. Ng6+ Kg8 25. Bc4+ Rf7 $17 {nicht genügt.}) 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20.
Ne4 Kh8 21. Nf6 $1 {Sehr stark gespielt, den beiden schwarzen Springern auf e5
und h3 wird die Unterstützung abgeschnitten.} b5 (21... Qc5 22. Be2 Qxc2+ 23.
Kxc2 Nd7 24. Ne4 {macht auch ohne Damen die schwarze Stellung nicht einfacher 
(Dreev).}) 22. Be2 Nd7 {Schwarz verhindert so den Damenschwenk Dc2-e4-h4, aber
nun fordert die lange Diagonale Tribut.} 23. Bc3 Qxe3+ 24. Kb1 Nxf6 25. Rxf6
Kg8 26. Rgxg6+ $1 $18 {Zerrt den schwarzen König ins Freie.} fxg6 27. Rxg6+ Kf7
28. Rg7+ Ke6 (28... Ke8 29. Bh5+ Kd8 30. Qd1+ $18) 29. Bg4+ Kd5 30. Qd1+ Ke4
31. Re7+ Kf4 32. Rxe3 (32. Be5+ $5) 32... Bxg4 33. Qd4+ Kg5 34. Qg7+ Kh5 35.
Qxh7+ Kg5 36. Re5+ Rf5 37. Bd2+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. a3 Bd6 7. c5 $6 {Eine
dubiose Konzeption, da Schwarz sofort den Befreiungszug ...e6-e5 durchsetzen
kann.} Bc7 8. b4 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nd4 {Weiß hat das Feld d4, aber das Feld
e5 ist für Schwarz nicht weniger wichtig. Zudem kann Schwarz auch mit ...a7-a5
und/oder ...b7-b6 die weiße Bauernkette anknabbern.} Qe7 11. Qc2 O-O $15 12. h3
Bd7 (12... a5 $5 13. Bb2 axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1+ 15. Bxa1 b6 $36 {gibt Schwarz
eine bequeme Initiative.}) 13. Be2 b6 14. Na4 Ne4 15. Bb2 f5 16. g3 b5 17. Nc3
a5 $5 {Gibt dem Weißen die Möglichkeit, das Geschehen zu komplizieren.} (17...
Nc4 $5) 18. Ndxb5 $5 {Zumindest vom praktischen Standpunkt ein korrektes Opfer:
Weiß erhält zwei Bauern für die Figur und macht Schwarz die initative streitig.
} cxb5 19. Nxd5 Qd8 20. Rd1 Bc6 $5 21. Nb6 Qe7 22. Nxa8 Rxa8 $13 {Weiß hat die
Qualität gewonnen und mit nunmehr Turm und zwei Bauern für zwei Figuren steht
er materiell befrtiedigend. Aber die schwarzen Figuren sind sehr gut
zentralisiert, so dass mir die Stellung des Nachziehenden immer noch besser
gefällt.} 23. O-O Ng5 24. Bxe5 Qxe5 25. Kh2 Kh8 26. f4 $5 {Weiß leitet
wiederum Verwicklungen ein, und diesmal verliert Schwarz die Kontrolle.} Qxe3
27. Rd3 Qe4 28. Bd1 axb4 $1 (28... Nf7 29. Bf3 Qe8 30. Bxc6 Qxc6 31. Qg2 $16 {
Ohne den weißfeldirgen Läufer verliert die schwarze Stellung an Stabilität.
Bc7 und Nf7 leisten wenig, während die weißen Türme in die schwarze Stellung
eindringen können.}) 29. fxg5 (29. axb4 Qe6 {/\ ...Ra2}) 29... Qc4 30. Qxc4
bxc4 31. Rd2 Rxa3 $2 {Nun kommen die schwarzen Freibauern nicht mehr zum Zug,
da der schwarze König ins Kreuzfeuer der weißen Türme gerät.} (31... bxa3 $142
$1 32. Ra2 Be5 33. Rxf5 Bb2 $17) 32. Rxf5 Kg8 $2 (32... g6 $5 33. Rf7 Bxg3+ 34.
Kg1 Ra8 35. Bf3 Bxf3 36. Rxf3 Be5 $13) 33. Be2 $16 {Da nun auch noch der
Läufer auf c4 aufzutauchen droht, entwickelt Weiß schnell eine entscheidende
Initiative.} Bxg3+ 34. Kg1 Ra1+ 35. Bf1 g6 36. Rf6 Be4 (36... c3 37. Rd8+ Kg7
38. Rxc6 c2 39. Rd7+ Kg8 40. Rc8#) 37. Rd8+ Kg7 38. Rd7+ Kg8 39. Rd8+ Kg7 40.
Rd7+ Kg8 41. Re6 $18 Kf8 42. Rxe4 b3 43. Rd8+ Kf7 44. Rd7+ Kf8 45. Rd8+ Kf7 46.
Kg2 Rxf1 47. Kxf1 c3 48. Rd7+ Kf8 49. Ra4 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup4"]
[Site "Perm"]
[Date "1997.02.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Black "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1997.02.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. b3 Bd6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. Be2
a6 9. d4 b5 $5 {Mir erscheint 9...e5 verläßlicher, siehe Ivanov,J-Vera,R 
(Anibal op Linares 1997).} 10. O-O Bb7 $6 (10... bxc4 11. bxc4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 c5
$11 {Lerner,K}) 11. Rad1 $6 {Hier kommt Weiß mit 11.c5! in Vorteil, da der Bb7
nicht mehr mitspielt.} (11. c5 $1 Bc7 12. b4 a5 13. a3 e5 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4
Nxe4 16. Qxe4 f5 17. Qe3 $1 e4 18. Ng5 Qe7 19. Qb3+ Kh8 20. Ne6 $16 {1-0
Lerner,K-Cuijpers,F/Nimes 1991 (61)}) 11... Qb8 12. e4 {12. c5 ist hier nicht
so erfolgversprechend wie einen Zug zuvor.} (12. c5 $6 Bc7 13. b4 a5 14. a3 e5
15. e4 axb4 16. axb4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qxe4 f5 19. Qe3 e4 {und der Ph2
hängt.}) 12... b4 13. e5 bxc3 14. Bxc3 Be7 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Rfe1 $14 {Weiß
steht wegen seines Raumvorteils etwas beser.} dxc4 (16... a5 {nebst ...Qa7 ist
vielleicht eine bessere Aufstellung.}) 17. Bxc4 a5 18. Ne5 Nb6 19. Bd3 h6 20.
Qe2 Nd5 21. Qe4 Rd8 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Bb2 Nb4 24. Bc4 Qd6 25. Ng6+ fxg6 26. Bxe6
Ke7 27. Bf5+ Kf8 28. Be6 Ke7 29. Qxg6 Qxe6 30. d5 Qxe1+ 31. Rxe1+ Kd7 32. Bxf6
gxf6 33. Qf7+ Kc8 34. Re7 Nxd5 35. Rxb7 Ne7 36. h4 Kxb7 37. Qxe7+ Kb6 38. Qe3+
Kb5 39. Qxh6 Kb4 40. Qxf6 c5 41. Qb2 Rd4 42. a3+ Kb5 43. Qe2+ Kb6 44. Qe6+ Kb7
45. h5 Rad8 46. h6 R8d6 47. Qe7+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.12.10"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Gschnitzer, Oswald"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2427"]
[BlackElo "2564"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kirchheim"]
[BlackTeam "Muelheim Nord"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Qc2 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2
Nc6 9. O-O Be6 10. Rd1 Nb4 11. Qd2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Ne5 f6 $5 {Dieser Zug
mutet zwar etwas primitiv an, sieht aber gut spielbar aus.} (13... cxd4 {
1/2-1/2 Mamedyarov,S-Sokolov,I/Wijk aan Zee 2006/CBM 111/Lutz] (26)}) 14. a3 (
14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. a3 Qxd2 (15... Nd5 16. b4 $5) 16. Bxd2 Nd5 17. Nc4 O-O 18. b4
Be7 19. Na5 Rab8 $11) 14... Nd5 15. Bh5+ (15. Nc4 b5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 (16... bxc4
17. Bxc4 Nc7 18. Qc2 Qe7 19. Qxe4 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. Bd2 $44) 17. Qc2 f5 {
sieht gut aus für Schwarz.}) 15... g6 16. Nxg6 (16. Bg4 Qe7 17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18.
Nc4 Rd8) 16... hxg6 17. Bxg6+ Bf7 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. dxc5 Rh5 20. Qe2 Rf5 21.
Qc4 Qd7 22. Qxe4 $13 {Diese Stellung ist schwer einzuschätzen. Vier Bauern für
eine Figur sind natürlich eine Menge Holz, aber Schwarz hat aktive Figuren.}
Re8 23. Qc4 Qe6 24. b4 Nc7 25. Qxe6+ Kxe6 26. e4 Rh5 27. Bf4 Rh7 28. Rd3 Rd7
29. Rxd7 Kxd7 30. Rd1+ Kc6 31. f3 a5 {Schwarz muss sofort zum Gegenspiel
übergehen.} 32. Kf1 Na6 33. Rd4 Kb5 34. Bd2 axb4 35. axb4 Nb8 36. h4 Nc6 37.
Rd7 Re7 38. Rd6 $6 (38. Rxe7 Bxe7 39. h5 Nxb4 40. h6 Bf8 41. g4 $13) 38... Rf7
39. Re6 Kc4 40. g4 $2 {Das sieht wie ein Zeitnotfehler aus.} (40. h5 Nxb4 $13)
40... Nd4 $17 41. Rb6 Nxf3 42. Bf4 Kd3 43. Kf2 Kxe4 44. c6 bxc6 45. Rxc6 Nxh4
46. Be3 Nf3 47. Rc4+ Kd5 48. Rf4 Ne5 49. Ke2 Ke6 50. b5 Bh6 51. Ra4 Bxe3 52.
Kxe3 Rb7 53. Ra6+ Kf7 54. b6 Nc4+ 55. Ke4 Kg6 56. Ra8 Nxb6 57. Rg8+ Rg7 58.
Rxg7+ Kxg7 59. Kf5 Nc8 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co 04th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hellsten, Johan"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Nxg4 8. Rg1
Nxh2 9. Nxh2 Bxh2 10. Rxg7 Qf6 $1 {Schwarz gibt vernünftigerweise seinen
Mehrbauern wieder zurück.} (10... Nf8 11. Rg2 Bc7 12. e4 $44 {Djurhuus,R-Gronn,
A/Oslo (03)/CBM 30 1992}) 11. Rg2 {Weiß verschmäht den Bauern.} (11. Rxh7 a6
12. Rxh8+ Qxh8 13. e4 $2 (13. Bd2 $5 b5 $5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. O-O-O Bb7 16. Kb1
Bd6 $13) 13... e5 14. exd5 exd4 15. Qe4+ Ne5 16. Ne2 Bg4 $17 17. dxc6 f5 18.
cxb7 Rd8 19. Qd5 Nd3+ 20. Kd2 Rxd5 21. cxd5 Nxf2 {0-1 Shirov,A-Piket,J/Monaco
blind (03) ;EXP 46 1995}) 11... Bd6 12. e4 $6 {Wahrscheinlich etwas überstürzt.
} (12. Bd2 Nf8 (12... a6 13. O-O-O b5 14. e4 $5) 13. O-O-O Bd7 14. Kb1 {
Schwarz hat Probleme mit seiner Entwicklung, während Weiß e3-e4 vorbereiten
kann.} Ng6 (14... O-O-O 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nxd5) 15. f4 Nh4 16. Rf2 a6 17. e4 {
Der Rest der Partie ist sehenswert.} Qxd4 18. Re2 Qg7 19. exd5 Qg6 20. Ne4 Be7
21. d6 Bd8 22. Bc3 Rg8 23. Bh3 Qh5 24. f5 Nf3 25. fxe6 fxe6 26. Bxe6 Bxe6 27.
Nc5 Qxc5 28. Rxe6+ Kf8 29. Qxh7 Bg5 30. Re7 {1-0 Mozetic,D-Jovicevic,B/JUG-chT
Tivat (09) ;EXP 48 1995}) 12... Bf4 (12... Bb4 13. cxd5 exd5 14. exd5 cxd5 15.
Rg3 h6 (15... Nb6 16. Bg5) 16. Bd2 Nb6 17. Nb5 Bxd2+ 18. Qxd2 Qd8 19. Rc1 $16 {
Chabanon,J-Tischbierek,R/Bad Endbach ;CBM 47 1995}) 13. e5 (13. exd5 $5) 13...
Qh6 14. Bxf4 Qxf4 15. Qd2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 $44 {Weiß hat etwas Kompensation für
den Bauern, mehr aber auch nicht.} b6 (16... Nf8 $5) 17. Be2 Bb7 18. cxd5 c5 $5
19. Ke3 cxd4+ 20. Kxd4 exd5 21. Bb5 Rd8 22. Rh1 Ke7 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. b3 Rdd8
25. Rh6 Kf8 26. Rg3 Rg8 27. Rxh7 Rxg3 28. fxg3 Ke7 29. Rg7 Bc8 30. Rh7 Be6 31.
Ne2 Rg8 32. Rh4 Kd7 33. Nf4 Rxg3 34. Nxd5 Rg2 35. Nc3 Bf5 36. Ke3 Ke6 37. Ne2
Kxe5 38. Ra4 a5 39. Rc4 Bg4 40. Nc3 f5 41. Kd3 Rg3+ 42. Kd2 f4 43. Re4+ Kf5 44.
Re8 Rg2+ 45. Ke1 f3 46. Kf1 Rc2 47. Rf8+ Ke5 48. Re8+ Kd4 49. Nb5+ Kd3 50. Rf8
Ke3 51. Kg1 Rc1+ 52. Kh2 f2 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co 04th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Bykhovsky,Av} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7.
Be2 O-O 8. O-O Qe7 9. c5 $5 {Gibt den Druck gegen d5 auf.} (9. e4 dxe4 (9... e5
$2 {läßt nun den Pd5 einstehen.}) 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 e5 12. c5 $2 (12. Bg5
Nf6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. c5 exd4 15. Qh4 $13 {Rogozenko,D-Novikov,I/Nikolaev zt 
(02)/CBM 47 1995}) 12... exd4 $1) 9... Bc7 10. e4 dxe4 $2 {Der kritische Zug
muß 10... e5 sein:} (10... e5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 $132) 11. Nxe4 h6 {N/
} (11... Nxe4 12. Qxe4 {würde zu Stellungen nach 9. e4 führen, allerdings mit
dem für Weiß günstigen Zugpaar c4-c5 und ...Bd6-c7 eingeschoben.} (12. Qxe4 {
Bykhovsky,Av} e5 $1 13. Bg5 Qe6 14. Bd3 Qg6 15. Qe3 exd4 $17 {Eingorn,
V-Topalov,V/Alicante/1992/0:1/47/})) 12. Bc4 b6 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 (13... Qxf6 $5)
14. b4 a5 15. cxb6 Bxb6 16. bxa5 Rxa5 (16... Bxa5 $5 {Bykhovsky,Av} 17. Ne5 Bd7
{/\Rfc8,c5/}) 17. Rb1 Qd8 (17... Bc7 $5 {Bykhovsky,Av}) 18. Rd1 Bc7 19. Ne5 Nd7
$2 (19... Bd7 $14) 20. Nxc6 $18 Bxh2+ 21. Kf1 $1 Qc7 22. Nxa5 Qxa5 23. Qe2 Bd6
24. Bd2 Qc7 25. Bd3 Nf6 26. Qf3 Nd5 27. Qe4 f5 (27... Nf6 {Bykhovsky,Av} 28.
Qh4 Nd5 29. Rb3 $18) 28. Qe2 Qe7 29. Bc4 Qh4 30. Qf3 Qxd4 31. Bxd5 exd5 32. Kg1
Be6 33. Bb4 Qe5 34. Bxd6 Qxd6 35. Qe3 f4 36. Qb6 Qd7 37. f3 Rf6 38. Qd4 h5 39.
Rb8+ Kh7 40. Rdb1 Bf7 41. R8b6 Rxb6 42. Rxb6 Qe7 43. Kf1 Qc7 44. a4 Qc1+ 45.
Kf2 g5 46. Rb7 Qc2+ 47. Kg1 Qf5 48. Qa7 Kg6 49. Qb6+ (49. Rxf7 $18 {Bykhovsky,
Av}) 49... Be6 50. Qb1 d4 51. Qxf5+ Kxf5 52. Rb5+ Kf6 53. Kf2 h4 54. a5 d3 55.
Rb6 g4 56. fxg4 Ke5 57. a6 Bd5 58. Rb5 1-0

[Event "NED-ch51"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.06.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1996.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik Petursson Bykhovsky,Av VanderWiel} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3
c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O e5 (8... Re8 $5 $10) 9. cxd5 cxd5
10. Nb5 Bb8 11. dxe5 {Black usually gets quite a good compensation for his
isolated pawn in the form of piece activity.} Nxe5 12. Nbd4 Ne4 (12... Bg4 13.
Nxe5 (13. h3 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 Qd6 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. g3 Ne4 17. Bf3 Bc7 18. Bxe4
dxe4 19. Bd2 Rac8 20. Qb3 Bb6 {1/2-1/2 Chiricuta Kantor,I-Radu,E/ROM-chW (06)/
1992/ (42)}) 13... Bxe5 14. Bxg4 Nxg4 15. Nf3 Bd6 16. Bd2 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18.
Rac1 d4 19. exd4 {1/2-1/2 Outerelo,M-Guerra/Pontevedra (03)/1992/}) 13. Bd2 (
13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Nf3 Bd6 15. Rd1 Be6 16. Bd2 Rc8 17. Qa4 Qb6 18. Qb5 Qxb5 19.
Bxb5 Rc2 20. Rab1 Nxd2 21. Rxd2 Rxd2 22. Nxd2 Rc8 {Koniushkov,I-Mueller,Ka/
Hamburg Wichern-op (03)/1995/0-1 (52)}) 13... Qb6 $6 (13... Bg4) 14. Rfd1 Ng4
$6 {N/} (14... Nxf3+ 15. Nxf3 (15. Bxf3 $1 Qh6 16. h3 Qg6 17. Bb4 Re8 18. Qb3
Re5 19. Ne2 $16 {Epishin}) 15... Bg4 16. Be1 Qd6 17. g3 Qf6 18. Kg2 Rd8 19.
Rac1 h5 20. Nd4 Bxe2 21. Qxe2 $14 {Epishin,V-Godena,M/Reggio Emilia (02) ;CBM
45 1994} (21. Qxe2 h4 22. Qg4 {1-0 Epishin,V-Godena,M/Reggio Emilia (02) ;CBM
45 1994 (35)})) 15. Be1 Qh6 16. h3 Ngf6 (16... Nxe3 {Ftacnik} 17. fxe3 Qxe3+
18. Kh1 $16) 17. Rac1 a6 $2 {Peturson: Loses, but the Black queen is awkward
on h6 in this position and he is in serious difficulties Ftacnik: Piket is not
suspecting, that his decentralized queen can cause him lot of sorrow after a
brave combination of his opponent.} (17... Bd7 $5 {Van der Wiel} 18. Qb3 $16 (
18. Bb5 $16)) 18. Qxc8 $1 $18 Bh2+ 19. Nxh2 Raxc8 20. Nf5 {Peturson: Black
must have overlooked this nice indirect fork when he played 17.....a6} Qg5 (
20... Qg6 {Ftacnik} 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Nxg6+ $18) (20... Rxc1 {Ftacnik} 21. Nxh6+
gxh6 22. Rxc1 $18) 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Nf3 {Ftacnik: Black's queen
must have felt nearly shame, since her clumsiness causes the oncoming disaster.
} Qh6 (23... Qh5 {Ftacnik} 24. Nxc8 Qf5 25. Rc1 Qe6 26. Rc7 $18) 24. Nxc8 g6
25. Nb6 (25. Bb4 {Ftacnik} Kg7 26. Nd6 $18) 25... Qf8 26. Nxd5 (26. Nxd5 {
Ftacnik} Nxd5 27. Rxd5 Qc8 28. Bd3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 a6 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4
Bg4 $1 (14... Qd6 {Dies ist weniger genau als 14...Bg4, da die schwarze Dame
eventuell bessere Felder als d6 hat.} 15. O-O Bg4 16. Bxg4 Nexg4 17. N2f3 Rac8
18. Qf5 g6 19. Qg5 Rfe8 20. h3 Ne5 21. Nxe5 Rxe5 22. Qf4 Ne4 23. Rfc1 $14 {
1-0 Seirawan,Y-Adianto,U/Jakarta m 1994 (46)}) 15. Bxg4 Nexg4 (15... Nfxg4 16.
O-O Rc8 17. Qf5 g6 18. Qf4 Re8 19. Rad1 Nf6 20. h3 Kg7 21. N2f3 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3
Qa5 {Die weißen Schwächen am Damenflügel geben Schwarz genügend Gegenspiel.}
23. Qe2 Rc7 24. Qb2 Qc3 25. Qxc3 Rxc3 26. a4 Rec8 27. Rfe1 Ne4 28. Re2 {
1/2-1/2 Ehlvest,J-Wojtkiewicz,A/New York op 1994}) 16. O-O Rc8 17. Qb2 (17. Qf5
Qc7 $1 18. N2f3 Rfe8 {und Schwarz hat dank der Beherrschung der c-Linie
genügend Gegenspiel. Hier wirkt sich die Einsparung von 14...Qd6 aus.}) 17...
Ne4 18. N2f3 Qf6 19. h3 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Rac1 g6 22. Rc2 Rxc2 23. Qxc2 Nd6
{Der einzuge Versuch, um Vorteil zu erreichen, war 24.Qc7!?.} 24. Nf3 $6 (24.
Qc7 Rc8 25. Qd7 $5) 24... Qe6 25. Nd4 Rc8 $11 26. Qd2 Ne4 27. Qb4 Qd7 28. Qb6
Qc7 29. Qxc7 Rxc7 30. f3 Ng5 31. Rf2 Rc1+ 32. Kh2 Rc3 33. Re2 Ne6 34. Nxe6 fxe6
35. e4 dxe4 36. Rxe4 Kf7 37. Rd4 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 33rd"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1998.05.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Tsesarsky} Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2
O-O 8. b3 Qe7 (8... dxc4 {Tsesarsky} 9. Bxc4 (9. bxc4 c5 (9... Qc7 10. Bb2 Re8
11. Ng5 h6 12. h4 b6 13. O-O-O e5 14. Kb1 Nf8 15. Nge4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 exd4 17.
exd4 Bb4 18. Bf3 $132 {Skyva,Z-Tochacek,M/CZE Tschechien-ch 1993/1/2-1/2 (73)})
10. O-O b6 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Rad1 cxd4 13. exd4 Rc8 14. Ne5 a6 15. f4 Qc7 16. Qb3
Rfd8 17. Rde1 (17. Bd3 $132) 17... Bf8 $132 (17... Ne4 $2 18. Bh5 $1 $16 {
0-1 Skyva,Z-Orsag,M/CZE Tschechien-ch 1993 (33)})) 9... e5 10. O-O exd4 11.
exd4 h6 12. Be3 Nb6 13. h3 Nxc4 14. bxc4 Be6 15. Ne2 Qc8 16. Ng3 b5 $15 {
0-1 Kalinin,O-Kozlov,O/Litomysl op 1994 (52)}) (8... c5 {Tsesarsky} 9. O-O b6
10. Bb2 Bb7 11. Rad1 Rc8 12. Qb1 Bb8 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Rfe1 Qe7 15. Bf1 Rfd8
$132 {Hofman,R-Bronstein,D/Open, Hoogeveen NED 1997/0-1 (47)}) 9. Bb2 b6 (9...
dxc4 {Tsesarsky} 10. bxc4 c5 11. Ba3 cxd4 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Nxd4 a6 14. O-O Qc7
15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf6 17. Qc2 Bd7 $11 {0-1 Stojnic,M-Mifsud,T/EU-chJM U14
Szombathely 1993 (43)}) 10. O-O-O $5 {Ich denke nicht, daß Schwarz diesen
Aufbau übermäßig fürchten muß.} (10. O-O {Tsesarsky} Bb7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4
Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nf6 14. Qh4 Rfd8 $11 {[%cal Gc6c5]}) 10... Bb7 (10... dxc4 {
Tsesarsky} 11. Bxc4 Bb7 12. e4 Bf4+ 13. Kb1 c5 14. e5 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nh5 16. Ne4
$14) 11. Kb1 {Sehr prophylaktisch gespielt. Der weiße König rückt rechzeitig
aus der c-Linie heraus.} Rac8 (11... a5 $5 $15 {Tsesarsky}) 12. Rc1 (12. e4 {
Tsesarsky} dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qc2 c5 16. Bd3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 b5
$15) 12... a6 (12... dxc4 {Tsesarsky} 13. bxc4 (13. Bxc4 c5 14. Rhd1 cxd4 15.
Rxd4 Ne5 16. Nb5 Nxc4 17. bxc4 Bc5 18. Rh4 h6 $15) 13... c5 $15) 13. h4 (13.
Rhd1 $132 {Tsesarsky}) 13... c5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Bd3 (16. Rhd1 {
Tsesarsky} Nb6 17. Bd3 $132) 16... Rfd8 17. h5 {Um das Feld f5 für Läufer oder
Springer zu sichern.} (17. Rhd1 $2 {Tsesarsky} Nb6 $132 (17... d4 $1 18. exd4
Bxf3 (18... Bf4 $2 19. Re1 Qf8 20. Rcd1 Bxf3 21. gxf3 cxd4 22. Bxa6 dxc3 23.
Bxc8 Rxc8 24. Bxc3 Qc5 25. Rd4 Nd5 26. Rc4 Nxc3+ 27. Qxc3 Qf5+ 28. Qc2 Qxc2+
29. Rxc2 $16) 19. Re1 Qf8 20. gxf3 (20. dxc5 Bf4 21. gxf3 Bxc1 22. Rxc1 Nxc5
23. Ba3 Rxd3 24. Bxc5 Qd8 25. Be7 Qd7 26. Nd5 $5 Rxc2 27. Nxf6+ Kh8 $1 (27...
gxf6 28. Rg1+ Kh8 29. Bxf6#) 28. Nxd7 Rxc1+ 29. Kxc1 Rxd7 $17) 20... cxd4 21.
Bxa6 dxc3 22. Bxc3 Rxc3 23. Qxc3 Bb4 $19)) (17. Ng5 $5 {Tsesarsky} Nf8 18. Bf5
Rb8 19. Na4 $132) 17... d4 $5 {Eine strategisch zweischneidige Entscheidung.
Einerseits werden nun die weißen Läufer eingeschlossen, Schwarz muß also
keinen direkten Königsangriff fürchten. Andererseit kann Weiß eine Blockade
auf dem Feld c4 errichten.} 18. Na4 (18. exd4 $2 {Tsesarsky} Bxf3 19. Rce1 (19.
gxf3 cxd4 $19) 19... Qf8 20. dxc5 Nxc5 $1 (20... Bxg2 $2 21. Rhg1 Nxc5 22. Rxg2
Nxd3 23. Qxd3 Bb4 24. Qf3 Rd2 25. Ba1 (25. Na4 Rxb2+ 26. Nxb2 Bxe1 27. Qxf6 Bc3
$17) 25... Ne8 26. h6 g6 27. Rg4 a5 $15) 21. Bf5 $2 (21. gxf3 Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Bb4
23. Qe3 (23. Qc2 Bxc3 24. Bxc3 Nd5 $19) 23... Bxc3 24. Bxc3 Nd5 $19) 21... Bxg2
22. Rhg1 Be4 $1 $19) 18... h6 (18... c4 $5 {Tsesarsky} 19. bxc4 $1 (19. Bxc4
Be4 $19) (19. Bf5 d3 (19... cxb3 20. Qxb3 Be4+ 21. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 22. Ka1 dxe3 $17)
20. Qc3 Bb4 21. Qd4 cxb3 22. Rxc8 bxa2+ 23. Kxa2 Bxc8 24. Qxd3 Nc5 $19) 19...
dxe3 20. Rhe1 Bf4 21. Nd4 $132 (21. g3 Bh6 22. Nd4 $132)) (18... dxe3 {
Tsesarsky} 19. Rce1 Bf4 20. fxe3 Bg3 21. Rd1 c4 22. bxc4 Qxe3 23. Nd4 $132) 19.
Rhe1 Qf8 20. e4 {Weiß will langfristig g2-g3 und f2-f4 spielen.} (20. exd4 $5 {
kam aber ebenfalls stark in Betracht.}) (20. Bf5 {Tsesarsky} Bc6 21. exd4 cxd4
22. Qd3 Bb4 23. Red1 Bxa4 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 (24... Bb5 25. Rc4 $14) 25. bxa4 Bc3
26. Nxd4 Bxb2 27. Kxb2 Rb8+ 28. Ka1 Ne5 29. Qc3 Nd5 30. Qc2 Qb4 31. Nb3 $132)
20... Re8 (20... Bf4 {Tsesarsky} 21. Rcd1 Rb8 22. g3 Bd6 23. Nh4 Ne5 24. Nf5
Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Re8 26. f3 Nxh5 $17) 21. Nd2 (21. Rcd1 {Tsesarsky} Nxh5 $17 (
21... Rb8 $17)) 21... Bc6 (21... Rb8 $17 {Tsesarsky}) (21... Nxh5 $17 {
Tsesarsky}) 22. Nc4 (22. f3 $142 {Tsesarsky} Nxh5 23. e5 (23. Bxa6 Ra8 24. Bc4
Nf4 $17) 23... Rxe5 (23... Nxe5 $1 24. Bxa6 d3 (24... Ra8 25. Nxc5 Bxc5 26.
Qxc5 Qxc5 27. Rxc5 Rxa6 28. Rcxe5 Rxe5 29. Rxe5 Nf4 30. Bxd4 Nxg2 $132) 25.
Bxd3 (25. Qc3 Rcd8 26. Nxc5 (26. Qa5 Nf4 $17) 26... Nf4 $17) 25... Nxd3 26.
Qxd3 Bxa4 27. bxa4 Nf4 $17 (27... Bf4 $17)) 24. Rxe5 Nxe5 25. Bxa6 d3 $5 26.
Bxd3 Nxd3 27. Qxd3 Bxa4 28. bxa4 Bf4 $6 (28... Nf4 $1 29. Qc2 Rb8 (29... Nxg2
$2 30. Rg1 $16) 30. Nc4 Ne6 $17) 29. Rc2 Rd8 30. Qc3 Nf6 (30... Ng3 31. Nb3
Rd1+ 32. Nc1 Rd5 33. Nb3 Nf5 34. Bc1 (34. Nxc5 Ne3 35. Rc1 Nd1 36. Qb3 Nxb2 37.
Qxd5 Bxc1 38. Qc6 $1 (38. Kxc1 Qxc5+ $1 39. Qxc5 Nd3+ $19) 38... Nxa4 39. Nxa4
Ba3 $132) 34... Bxc1 35. Rxc1 Qb8 $15) 31. Nb3 Rd1+ 32. Nc1 Nd7 (32... Bxc1 $6
33. Rxc1 (33. Bxc1 Nd7 34. a5 $132) 33... Qd6 34. Qc2 Rxc1+ 35. Kxc1 $14) 33.
Re2 $132) 22... Bxa4 23. bxa4 Rb8 (23... Bf4 {Tsesarsky} 24. Rcd1 Rb8 25. g3
Bc7 26. f4 Qe7 (26... Nxh5 27. e5 Nb6 28. Rh1 Nxg3 $6 (28... g6 29. Nxb6 (29.
Bxg6 fxg6 30. Qxg6+ Ng7 31. Rxh6 Nxc4 32. Qh7+ Kf7 33. Rf6+ Ke7 34. Rxf8 Rxb2+
35. Ka1 Kxf8 36. Rc1 Rb4 $19) 29... Rxb6 30. a5 Rb4 31. a3 Rbb8 32. Bxg6 fxg6
33. Qxg6+ Ng7 34. Rxh6 Qf5+ 35. Qxf5 Nxf5 36. Rxa6 Ne3 37. Rc1 c4 $17) 29. Rh3
Nd5 30. Rg1 Nxf4 31. Rhxg3 Bxe5 32. Nxe5 Rxe5 33. Bxa6 (33. Rxg7+ Qxg7 34.
Rxg7+ Kxg7 35. Qd2 Nxd3 36. Qxd3 Rg5 37. Qd2 Re8 $15) 33... Ne6 34. Bd3 Rg5 $15
) 27. e5 Nd5 $17) 24. Ka1 $6 {Dieser und besonders der folgende Zug sind zu
prophylaktisch. Weiß sollte mittels g2-g3 und f2-f4 seine Bauern in Bewegung
setzen.} (24. g3 Ng4 25. f4 {Weiß hat die Initiative.}) 24... Ng4 (24... Bf4 {
Tsesarsky} 25. Rb1 Bc7 26. Rh1 Rb7 27. f3 Reb8 28. g4 $15) (24... Nxh5 $17 {
Tsesarsky}) 25. Rb1 $6 {Stärkt zwar die b-Linie, schwächt aber das Feld c4.} (
25. g3 Nge5 26. f4 {war immer noch gut.}) 25... Nge5 (25... Ngf6 $17 {Tsesarsky
}) 26. Nxe5 Bxe5 (26... Nxe5 $2 {Tsesarsky} 27. Bxa6 $132) 27. Bxa6 c4 (27...
Nf6 {Tsesarsky} 28. Bb5 Re6 29. g3 Nxh5 30. Rh1 Nf6 (30... g6 31. Rbc1 Bg7 32.
Qxc5 Rxe4 (32... Qxc5 33. Rxc5 Rxe4 34. Rd5 $14) 33. Qxf8+ Kxf8 34. Rhd1 $14)
31. f4 Bc7 32. e5 Nd5 33. Rbc1 Bb6 34. Qe4 $132) (27... Re6 {Tsesarsky} 28. Bb5
$132) 28. Qxc4 $2 (28. Bxc4 {führt zu einer unklaren Stellung.}) (28. Bxc4 {
Tsesarsky} Rec8 (28... Rxb2 29. Rxb2 d3 30. Bxd3 Rc8 31. Qe2 Nc5 32. Bb5 Rb8
33. f4 Bxb2+ 34. Qxb2 (34. Kxb2 Nxa4+ $1 (34... Nd3+ 35. Qxd3 (35. Ka1 Nxe1 36.
Qxe1 Qd6 $17) 35... Qb4+ 36. Kc2 Qxe1 37. Kb3 $132) 35. Kb3 Nc5+ 36. Kb2 Qe8
$19) 34... Nd3 $17) 29. Rec1 Nb6 30. Qd3 Nxa4 $15) (28. Bb5 {Tsesarsky} d3 $2 (
28... c3 $2 29. Bc1 (29. Bxc3 Rec8 30. Bxd7 d3 $1 $19) 29... Nc5 $5 30. Ba3 (
30. Bxe8 Rxb1+ 31. Qxb1 d3 $19) 30... Rec8 31. Red1 $132) (28... Rec8 $1 29. f4
$8 d3 30. Qd1 (30. Qf2 Bxb2+ 31. Rxb2 c3 $19) 30... Bxb2+ 31. Rxb2 c3 32. Rb3
c2 (32... d2 33. Rf1 Nc5 34. Rxc3 Nxe4 $19) 33. Qd2 Qc5 $19 (33... Nc5 $19))
29. Qxc4 d2 30. Red1 Rec8 31. Qd3 Bxb2+ 32. Rxb2 Rc1+ 33. Rb1 Nc5 34. Qxd2
Rxb1+ 35. Rxb1 Nxe4 36. Qd4 $16) (28. f4 $5 {Tsesarsky} Bxf4 (28... d3 29. Qxc4
Rxb2 30. fxe5 (30. Rxb2 d2 31. Rd1 Bxb2+ 32. Kxb2 Nc5 33. Bb5 Rxe4 34. Qc2 Rb4+
35. Ka1 Ne4 36. Qc7 (36. Bc6 Qd6 $19) 36... Rd4 (36... Rb3 37. Qd7 Rc3 38. Rxd2
Nxd2 39. Qxd2 Qa3 40. Kb1 Rc8 $17) 37. Be2 Nf2 38. Rb1 d1=Q (38... Re4 39. Rb8
Re8 40. Rxe8 Qxe8 41. a5 Qxe2 42. Qc8+ Kh7 (42... Qe8 43. Qxe8+ Kh7 44. Qe2
d1=Q+ 45. Qxd1 Nxd1 46. a6 $18) 43. Qf5+ Kg8 $11) 39. Bxd1 Rxd1 40. Rxd1 Nxd1
41. a5 g5 $1 42. g3 (42. hxg6 Qg7+ 43. Qe5 Qxg6 44. f5 (44. a6 Qc2 $19) 44...
Qg5 45. a4 Qc1+ 46. Ka2 Nc3+ 47. Kb3 Qd1+ 48. Kc4 Qxa4+ 49. Kd3 Na2 $19) 42...
gxf4 $1 (42... Qg7+ $2 43. Qe5 Qxe5+ 44. fxe5 Nc3 45. a6 Nb5 46. Kb2 Kf8 (46...
f5 47. exf6 Kf7 48. Kb3 Kxf6 49. Kc4 Nc7 (49... Na7 50. Kc5 Nc8 51. Kc6 $18)
50. a7 Ke6 51. Kc5 Kd7 52. Kb6 Kc8 53. g4 Na8+ 54. Kc6 Nc7 55. a4 Na8 56. a5
Kd8 57. Kd6 Nc7 58. a6 Nb5+ 59. Ke6 Nxa7 60. Kf6 Nb5 61. Kg7 Ke7 62. Kxh6 Kf6
$11) 47. a4 Na7 48. Kc3 Ke7 (48... Nc6 49. Kc4 $16) 49. Kd4 Kd7 50. Ke4 Kc6 51.
Kf5 Kd5 52. Kf6 g4 53. Kxf7 Kxe5 54. Kg6 Nc6 55. Kxh6 Kf6 $11) 43. gxf4 Qg7+
44. Qe5 Qg2 45. Qb8+ Kg7 46. Qe5+ Kh7 47. Qf5+ Kg8 48. Qc8+ Kg7 $19) 30... Nxe5
31. Qd5 d2 32. Rf1 Rxb1+ 33. Rxb1 Rd8 34. Qxe5 d1=Q $19) 29. Bxc4 Rec8 $17)
28... Rb4 {Nun wird es schwierig.} (28... Rxb2 $2 {Tsesarsky} 29. Kxb2 d3+ 30.
Kc1 $13) 29. Qc6 $2 (29. Qc2 Nc5 (29... Ra8 {Tsesarsky} 30. Bb5 Nc5 31. Red1
Nxa4 32. Bxa4 Rbxa4 $19) 30. Bb5 d3 $1 31. Qd1 Nb3+ 32. axb3 Rxa4+ 33. Bxa4
Qa3#) (29. Qf1 Nc5 (29... Rxa4 $2 {Tsesarsky} 30. Bb5 Ra7 31. f4 Rea8 32. Bc4
Nc5 33. Rbd1 (33. fxe5 Rxa2+ 34. Bxa2 Nb3#) 33... Bf6 34. Bd5 $16) (29... Ra8
$6 30. Bb5 d3 31. Bxe5 (31. Bxd7 Bxb2+ 32. Rxb2 Rxb2 33. Kxb2 Qb4+ 34. Ka1 Qd4+
35. Kb1 Qxd7 $19) 31... Nxe5 32. f4 Qc5 33. Rxb4 Qxb4 34. fxe5 Qc3+ 35. Kb1
Qc2+ 36. Ka1 d2 37. Rb1 Qc3+ 38. Rb2 Rc8 39. Ba6 Qd4 40. Bxc8 d1=Q+ 41. Qxd1
Qxd1+ 42. Rb1 Qd4+ 43. Rb2 Qxe4 44. Bb7 Qe1+ 45. Rb1 Qxe5+ 46. Rb2 Qxh5 $19) (
29... Rxb2 $1 30. Rxb2 d3 31. Reb1 (31. Bb5 Bxb2+ 32. Kxb2 Qb4+ 33. Ka1 d2 $19)
31... Nc5 $1 32. Bc4 (32. Bb5 Nb3+ $1 33. axb3 Qa3#) 32... Nxa4 $19) 30. Bb5
Rb8 31. f4 (31. a3 Rxb2 32. Rxb2 d3 $19) 31... R8xb5 32. axb5 (32. fxe5 Ra5 $17
) 32... Nb3+ 33. axb3 Qa8+) (29. Qc1 {Tsesarsky} Ra8 (29... Nc5) (29... Rxb2 $1
30. Rxb2 d3 31. Bxd3 Rc8 32. Qd2 Qd6 (32... Nc5 33. Bc2) 33. Qd1 Bxb2+ 34. Kxb2
Qb4+ 35. Ka1 Qc3+ 36. Kb1 Nb6 (36... Nc5 37. Bb5 $44) 37. Bb5 (37. Re2 Nxa4 $19
) 37... Nc4 38. Bxc4 Rxc4 $19)) 29... Nb8 0-1

[Event "NED-ch51"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.06.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Kuijf, Marinus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1996.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Bb8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bd2 Bg4 13. Nbd4 Ne4 14. Bb4 Re8
15. Nxe5 (15. Rad1 Qb6 16. Nxe5 Bxe2 17. Nxe2 Bxe5 18. Bc3 Qc7 19. h3 Qc4 {
1/2-1/2 Karpov,An-Kortschnoj,V/Amsterdam Euwe-mem (02) ;CBM 23 1991}) 15...
Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Bxe5 17. Rfd1 Qb6 {[%csl Rb4] Angesichts des deplazierten Bb4
kann Weiß nicht auf Vorteil hoffen. Jetzt hätte es aber noch schlimmer kommen
können.} 18. Ba3 $2 (18. Qe1 Rac8 $10) (18. Bc3 Nxc3 19. bxc3 $10) 18... Rad8
$2 (18... Bxd4 $1 19. Rxd4 (19. exd4 Nc3) 19... Ng3 $1 20. Qd2 (20. hxg3 Qxd4)
20... Ne2+ $1 21. Qxe2 Qxd4 $19 {Van der Wiel}) 19. Rac1 $2 g6 $2 (19... Bxd4
$1 $19) 20. Qc2 $14 {[%cal Yc1c8,Yd1d4] Nun ist für Weiß wieder alles in
Ordnung. Dank der Kontrolle über die c-Linie und das Feld d4 steht er
vielleicht sogar schon etwas besser.} Qa6 {Verhindert b2-b3 und Ba3-b2.} 21. h3
Kg7 22. Qb3 Qf6 23. Rc2 Rc8 24. Nf3 Bd6 25. Rxd5 (25. Bxd6 Qxd6 26. Rdc1 $14)
25... Bxa3 26. bxa3 Qa1+ 27. Kh2 Rxc2 28. Rd7 $4 (28. Qxc2 Qf1 $132 {Van der
Wiel}) 28... Qxa2 0-1

[Event "London Agency"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1998.06.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "McNab, Colin Anderson"]
[Black "McDonald, Neil R"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1998.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Tsesarsky} c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qc2 Nbd7 6. d4 Bd6 7. Bd2
O-O 8. O-O-O b5 $5 {Eine radikale Art, um Gegenspiel zu bekommen. 8...e5 und 8.
..c5 sind statistisch gesehen besser.} 9. cxb5 (9. e4 {Tsesarsky} b4 10. e5
bxc3 11. Bxc3 Be7 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. c5 $14 {Vyzmanavin,A-Kramnik,V/
Moscow PCA 1994/1/2-1/2 (53)}) 9... c5 10. e4 Bb7 11. exd5 (11. e5 cxd4 12.
exd6 dxc3 13. Bxc3 Qb6 $36) (11. dxc5 {Tsesarsky} Bxc5 (11... Nxc5 12. e5 $18)
12. exd5 (12. e5 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ng5 Rc8 15. Nxe4 Bd4 16. Bc3 Bxe5 17.
Nd6 $14) 12... Nxd5 13. Ng5 g6 14. Nge4 $14 {1-0 Budt,K-Warbruck,A/NRW-I 1990 
(31)}) 11... Nxd5 (11... exd5 {Tsesarsky} 12. Qf5 (12. Bg5 c4 (12... Qa5 13.
Bd3 $14) 13. Qf5 Bb4 14. Ne5 Bxc3 15. Nxd7 (15. bxc3 Qa5 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 (16...
Qxc3+ 17. Qc2 Qxc2+ (17... Qa3+ 18. Qb2 Qxb2+ 19. Kxb2 Nxd7 $15 {Cifuentes
Parada,R-Antunes,A/Benasque op 1993/1/2-1/2 (84)}) 18. Kxc2 Nxd7 $15) 17. Qxd7
Qxc3+ 18. Kb1 Bc8 19. Qxd5 Qb4+ 20. Ka1 (20. Kc2 Qa4+ 21. Kc1 (21. Kb2 Be6 $17)
21... Qa3+ 22. Kb1 (22. Kd2 Qxa2+ 23. Ke3 Re8+ 24. Kf4 (24. Kf3 Be6 $17) 24...
Qc2 (24... Qxf2+ 25. Qf3 $16) 25. Bh4 (25. Bxc4 Be6 $17) 25... Qxd1 26. Qxf7+
Kxf7 27. Bxc4+ Be6 28. Bxe6+ Kxe6 29. Rxd1 Kd5 $17) 22... Qb4+ $11) 20... Qc3+
$11 (20... Be6 $2 21. Qf3 $16 (21. Qc5 Qc3+ 22. Kb1 Rfc8 $13 {(Vyzhmanavin)-???
} 23. Bd2 $18))) 15... Qxd7 16. Qxd7 Bxb2+ 17. Kxb2 Nxd7 $15 {0-1 Krasenkov,
M-Arkhangelsky,B/Moscow4 1991 (24)}) (12. Bd3 c4 13. Bf5 a6 14. Ng5 (14. Bg5
axb5 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Nxb5 Qb6 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Bf5 Rxa2 19. Qc3 Ne4 20. Bxe4
dxe4 21. Ne5 Nb6 (21... Nxe5 22. dxe5 Ra1+ 23. Kc2 Qd3+ $5 24. Rxd3 cxd3+ 25.
Kd2 Rxh1 26. Qc7 $16) 22. Kb1 $16 {1-0 Tolush,A-Zinn,L/Warsaw 1961 (40)}) 14...
g6 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. b6 $132 {Taimanov,M-Kuijpers,F/Wijk aan Zee 1970/1-0 (67)}
) 12... Qc7 (12... g6 $5 13. Qh3 c4 14. Bg5 Qc7 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxf6 Nd7 17.
Bg5 a6 $132 {Timoshchenko,G-Sveshnikov,E/Moskva (rapid) 1994 (22)}) 13. Bd3 g6
14. Qh3 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. Bh6 (16. Bc2 $16) 16... Rfe8 17. Kb1 Be5 18. Be3
$14 {1-0 Scarella,E-Kanefsck,G/San Luis Clarin-GP 1995/EXT 95 (30)}) 12. Ne4 (
12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Ng5 (13. Bc4 Bxf3 14. gxf3 cxd4 $15) 13... g6 14. Bc4 (14.
Ne4 $5 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 $14) 14... Nb6 15. Bxd5 Nxd5 (15... exd5 16. Kb1 Rc8 17.
h4 $11) 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Kb1 (17. Ne4 $14 {Tsesarsky}) (17. Qxc5 Rc8 $17)
17... Be7 18. h4 a6 19. Nxh7 $1 $40 {1-0 Avrukh,B-Tyomkin,D/Czerniak mem
Bikurei Haitim 1997/CBM 59/[Fritz5] (26)}) 12... Be7 13. dxc5 (13. Kb1 {
Tsesarsky} Rc8 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nxc5 Rxc5 16. Qb3 Qc7 $44 {0-1
Raicevic-Markotic/Aosta op/SW,50,13 1989 (32)}) 13... Nxc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15.
Ng5 g6 16. Kb1 (16. Ne4 {Tsesarsky} Bd4 (16... Be7 17. Kb1 Rc8 18. Qb3 Qb6 $44
{Popescu,F-Ceteras,M/Tusnad,CREM,VIII.9 1993/0-1 (69)}) 17. Kb1 Rc8 18. Qd3 Nf6
19. f3 Nxe4 20. fxe4 Qf6 21. Bc1 Rfd8 $15 {0-1 Marovic,D-Kupreichik,V/Medina
del Campo 1980 (27)}) 16... Bxf2 17. h4 (17. Bc4 Rc8 18. Qd3 Bh4 19. Nf3 Bf6 (
19... Nb6 {Tsesarsky} 20. Qxd8 $8 Rfxd8 21. Bb3 (21. Nxh4 Rxc4 (21... Nxc4 22.
Bh6 f6 $17) 22. Bc3 Nd5 $17) 21... Be4+ 22. Ka1 Bf6 $17) 20. Qe2 Bg7 21. Bg5
Qd6 22. Rhe1 Qb4 23. Bb3 Rc5 24. Ne5 Qxb5 25. Qxb5 Rxb5 26. Nd7 Rc8 27. Rc1
Nc3+ 28. bxc3 Rxg5 29. g3 Rc7 30. Red1 Rxc3 31. Rxc3 Bxc3 32. a4 Rf5 33. Kc2
Bb4 34. Bc4 a5 35. Kb3 Bc6 36. Nb8 Be4 37. Rd8+ Kg7 38. Nd7 Rf3+ 39. Kb2 Rf2+ {
0-1 Johansson,J-Svensson,B/SWE-ch Goteborg 1990/EXT 90ch}) 17... Rc8 18. Qb3
Ne3 $5 19. Bxe3 Bxe3 20. Bc4 (20. Rxd8 Rc1#) 20... Qb6 21. Nxf7 (21. Nxe6 $1 {
Tsesarsky} fxe6 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. Qf7 Be4+ 25. Ka1 Bd4 26. Qf4
Re8 27. Rhe1 Be5 28. Qxe4 Bxb2+ 29. Kxb2 Rxe4 30. Rxe4 Qxb5+ $11) 21... Rxc4 (
21... Be4+ {Tsesarsky} 22. Ka1 Kxf7 (22... Rxf7 23. Bxe6 $18) 23. Rhf1+ Ke7 24.
Bxe6 Rxf1 25. Rxf1 Rc1+ 26. Rxc1 Bxc1 $19) 22. Nd6 (22. Qxc4 $2 {Tsesarsky}
Rxf7 23. Qd3 Bxg2 24. Rhe1 Bf2 $19) 22... Re4 (22... Rc7 {Tsesarsky} 23. Qxe6+
Kh8 (23... Kg7 $2 24. Ne8+ Rxe8 25. Qxe8 Bc5 (25... Bxg2 26. Qe5+ Kh6 27. Rhe1
$18) 26. Qe5+ Kg8 27. Rd8+ Bf8 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. Qh8+ $18) 24. Qe5+ Kg8 25.
Qe6+ $11) 23. Rhe1 (23. h5 {Tsesarsky} Bf4 $19) 23... Rf2 {Nach 23...Re5!? hat
Schwarz keine Probleme, z.B.} (23... Re5 $5 24. Nc4 (24. Nxb7 Rxb5 25. Qc2 (25.
Qxe3 {Tsesarsky} Rxb2+ 26. Ka1 Qxe3 27. Rxe3 Rxb7 28. Rxe6 Rf2 29. g3 $11)
25... Bd4 $40) 24... Rxb5 25. Qxe3 Qxe3 26. Nxe3 (26. Nxe3 Rf2 $15)) 24. Nxb7
Rd4 (24... Bd4 {Tsesarsky} 25. Rxe4 Rxb2+ 26. Qxb2 Bxb2 27. Rd8+ (27. Nd6 Qf2
28. Rxe6 Bf6 29. Re8+ Kg7 30. Nc4 Qf5+ $19) 27... Kg7 28. Rd7+ Kh6 29. Nd6 (29.
Kxb2 Qxb5+ $19) 29... Bf6 30. g4 Qg1+ 31. Kc2 Qf2+ 32. Kd3 Bxh4 (32... Qg3+ 33.
Ke2 Qg2+ $11) 33. Nf7+ Kg7 34. Nd6+ Kh6 35. Nf7+ $11) (24... Qxb7 {Tsesarsky}
25. Rxe3 Rxg2 26. Red3 $18) 25. Na5 (25. Rxd4 {Tsesarsky} Qxd4 26. Qxe6+ Kg7
27. Qe7+ Kg8 28. Qd8+ Kg7 29. Qxd4+ Bxd4 $44) 25... Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Bd4 27. Nc4
Qc5 28. a4 (28. g4 {Tsesarsky} Qd5 29. h5 $14) 28... Kg7 (28... Rxg2 $15 {
Tsesarsky}) 29. a5 (29. Qd3 $5 e5 30. Rd2) (29. g4 $14 {Tsesarsky}) 29... e5
30. b6 (30. g4 {Tsesarsky} Qd5 31. h5 Qe4+ (31... g5 32. Qb4 Qe4+ 33. Ka2 Qxg4
34. h6+ $1 Kg8 (34... Kxh6 35. Rh1+ Kg7 36. Qe7+ Rf7 37. Rxh7+ Kxh7 38. Qxf7+
Kh8 (38... Kh6 39. Nd6 $18) 39. b6 axb6 40. axb6 $18) 35. Qe7 Rf7 36. Qd8+ Rf8
37. Qd5+ Kh8 38. Qb7 Rg8 39. Qe7 Qf4 40. Nd6 $18) 32. Qd3 Qg2 33. Rd2 Rxd2 34.
Qxd2 Qxg4 35. hxg6 h5 36. b6 axb6 37. axb6 Bxb6 38. Nxb6 Qg1+ 39. Kc2 Qxb6 40.
Qd7+ Kxg6 41. Qe8+ $11) 30... axb6 31. axb6 Rf8 (31... Qc8 {Tsesarsky} 32. b7
Qb8 33. h5 Rxg2 34. h6+ Kxh6 (34... Kh8 35. Qa4 $18) 35. Qh3+ $18) 32. Qa4 (32.
h5 {Tsesarsky} Qd5 33. hxg6 hxg6 34. Qa4 Qxg2 35. Qd7+ Rf7 36. Qe6 $132) 32...
Rf7 33. Rd3 $2 {Weiß überschätzt seine Chancen.} (33. g4 $5 {mit der Idee g5
(um dem schwarzen König Felder zu nehmen) kam in Betracht, z.B.} e4 34. Nd6 $16
e3 $2 35. Qxd4+ Qxd4 36. Rxd4 e2 37. Re4 Rf1+ 38. Ka2 e1=Q 39. Rxe1 Rxe1 40. b7
$18) (33. g4 $14 {Tsesarsky}) 33... e4 34. Rb3 (34. Rd1 {Tsesarsky} e3 35. Qc2
Rf2 (35... Re7 36. Qd3 Bf6 $132) 36. Qd3 Qf5 37. Qxf5 gxf5 38. Re1 f4 (38...
Rxg2 39. b7 Ba7 40. Nxe3 Rf2 41. Rf1 Rxf1+ 42. Nxf1 Kg6 43. Nd2 Kh5 44. Nf3 Bb8
(44... Kg4 45. Ne5+ Kxh4 46. Nc6 $18) 45. Kc2 Kg4 46. Nd4 f4 47. Nc6 f3 48.
Nxb8 f2 49. Nc6 f1=Q 50. Ne5+ Kf4 51. b8=Q $16) 39. b7 Ba7 40. g4 (40. g3 e2 $1
(40... fxg3 41. Nxe3 Bb8 (41... g2 42. Rg1 $18) 42. Rg1 Kg6 43. Nf1 Be5 44.
Nxg3 Rxb2+ 45. Kc1 Rxb7 $11) 41. Ka2 fxg3 42. Ne3 Kh6 $19) (40. Ne5 Bb8 (40...
Rxg2 41. Nc6 f3 42. Nxa7 f2 43. Rc1 Rg1 44. b8=Q Rxc1+ 45. Kxc1 f1=Q+ 46. Kc2
Qc4+ $11) 41. Nc6 Bc7 42. b8=Q Bxb8 43. Nxb8 Rxg2 44. Nd7 f3 45. Rxe3 f2 46.
Rf3 Rg1+ 47. Kc2 f1=Q 48. Rxf1 Rxf1 $17) 40... e2 41. Kc2 f3 42. Nd2 (42. Ne5
$2 Rf1 43. Nxf3 (43. Kd2 f2 44. Rxe2 Rd1+ 45. Kxd1 f1=Q+ $19) 43... Rxf3 44.
Rxe2 Rf7 $17) 42... Bb8 43. b4 (43. Kd3 Bf4 44. Ke4 Bxd2 45. b8=Q Bxe1 46. Qb7+
(46. Qe5+ Kf7 47. Qc7+ Kg8 48. Qd8+ (48. h5 Bb4 49. Qc4+ Kh8 50. Qc8+ $11 (50.
Qxb4 e1=Q+ 51. Qxe1 Re2+ $19)) 48... Kf7 49. Qd7+ Kg8 50. h5 (50. g5 Bb4 $11)
50... Bb4 $11) 46... Kg8 47. Kf5 Rg2 48. Qc8+ Kg7 49. Qd7+ Kg8 50. h5 $18)
43... Bf4 44. b5 (44. Kd3 Kf7 45. Ke4 Bxd2 46. b8=Q Bxe1 47. Kf5 Rg2 48. Qb7+
Kg8 49. Qc8+ (49. Ke6 Rxg4 50. Qxf3 Rg6+ 51. Kd5 Bxb4 52. Qxe2 Bf8 $11) 49...
Kg7 50. Qd7+ Kg8 51. h5 Bxb4 52. Qe6+ Kf8 53. Qc8+ Kg7 54. Qb7+ Kg8 55. Qxb4
$18) 44... Kf7 45. b6 Ke6 46. Nxf3 Rxf3 47. Rxe2+ Kd7 48. Re4 Bb8 49. g5 Kc6
50. Re6+ Kxb7 51. Re7+ Kxb6 52. Rxh7 $11) 34... e3 35. b7 $4 (35. Nxe3 $1 {
Tsesarsky} Bxe3 36. b7 Bf4 37. Qxf4 Rxf4 38. b8=Q Rxh4 $132 39. Qb7+ Kh6 40.
Qf3 $11) 35... e2 36. b8=Q e1=Q+ 37. Ka2 Rf1 $19 {Der schwarze König hat einen
sicheren Platz auf h6, der weiße König nicht - bei vier Damen auf dem Brett
ist das entscheidend.} 38. Rb7+ (38. Ra3 {Tsesarsky} Qb1+ 39. Kb3 Qd3+ 40. Ka2
Qcxc4+ 41. Qxc4 Qxc4+ $19) 38... Kh6 39. Qba8 Qxc4+ 40. Qxc4 Qa1+ (40... Qa1+
41. Kb3 Qxb2+ 42. Ka4 Ra1+ 43. Qa2 Rxa2#) 0-1

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 07th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2006.03.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 e6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Qc2 (10. Rc1 {1-0 Malakhov,V-Fressinet,L/Moscow 2006/CBM
112/[Lutz] (83)}) 10... h6 (10... Re8 {1-0 Radjabov,T-Bacrot,E/Morelia/Linares
2006/CBM 112/[Lutz] (55)}) 11. Ne2 $5 {Ein neuer Ansatz. Bislang wurde meist
11.e4 oder 11.Rad1 nebst 12.e4 gespielt. Mit dem Springerzug wird das Feld c3
für den Bd2 geräumt.} (11. e4 dxc4 12. bxc4 e5 13. c5 {Das ist die weiße Idee:
der schwarze Damenflügel soll lahmgelegt werden.} Bc7 14. Na4 exd4 15. h3 $13 {
1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Tkachiev,V/Saint Vincent 2005/CBM 110/[Lutz] (32)}) (11. Rad1
e5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. e4 $5 (13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Ne2 Bg4 16. h3 Rc8
17. Qb1 Bd7 18. Rc1 Qe7 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Rc1 $11 {0-1 Flear,G-Godena,M/France
2003/CBM 94 (38)}) 13... dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 exd4 16. Bc1 $5 Nf6 17.
Bb2 Re8 18. Bf5 Qa5 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Gurevich,M/Warsaw 2005/CBM 108/
[Gurevich,M] (44)}) 11... c5 $5 {Schwarz findet einen anderen Weg, im Zentrum
aktiv zu werden.} (11... e5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 $5 {verdient Beachtung:} (12... cxd5
13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bc3 $14 {ist das, was Weiß erreichn will.}) 13.
dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Rad1 {sieht besser aus für Weiß, da er im Zentrum
aktiv werden kann, z.B.} Qb6 $5 16. Qc4 $5 $14 {mit den Ideen e3-e4 und Qe4.} (
16. e4 Nb4)) 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Ng3 Re8 14. Bc3 (14. dxc5 {würde direkt eine
Isolani-Stellung erreichen. Im Vergleich zu den Stellungen nach ...e6-e5 sind
aber noch alle Figuren auf dem Brett.} Nxc5 15. Bb4 b6 $5 $132 (15... Nxd3 16.
Bxd6 Nxf2 $2 17. Bc7)) 14... b6 15. Rad1 Bb7 16. Qb2 Ne4 $5 {Ohne diesen Zug
kann sich Schwazr nur schwer entwickeln, da ...Qe7 immer mit Ng3-f5
beantwortet wird und ...g7-g6 wegen der Diagonalbatterie Qb2-Bc3 gefährlich
ist.} 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Nd2 Qg5 19. Nc4 Bc7 20. d5 $5 {Unter dem Schutz seines
Freibauerns will Weiss sein Figurenspiel aufziehen. Er muss jedoch energisch
spielen, damit, der d-Bauer nicht verloren geht.} (20. dxc5 $6 Nxc5 {gibt dem
schwarzen Springer das Feld d3.}) 20... Rad8 21. d6 Bb8 22. b4 b5 23. h4 {
Konsequent gespielt, Weiß will seinem Druck gegen den Pg7 Geltung verschaffen.}
(23. Na5 Ba8) 23... Qg4 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. Bxe5 cxb4 26. h5 a5 27. Rd2 Rd7 28.
Rfd1 $44 Ba7 (28... Red8 $5 29. a3 Qe6 30. axb4 axb4 31. Bf4 b3 32. Qa3 $13)
29. Bd4 Bb8 30. Be5 Ba7 31. a3 $6 {Sokolov weicht der Zugwiederholung aus,
räumt Schwarz jedoch dafür drei gefährliche Freibauern am Damenflügel ein.} Qe6
32. Bxg7 bxa3 33. Qa1 Kh7 34. Ne2 b4 $17 35. Nf4 Qf5 36. Nd5 Bxd5 37. Rxd5 Qg4
38. Bd4 Rg8 39. g3 Bxd4 40. Qxd4 Rg5 41. Rxg5 hxg5 42. h6 f6 43. Qd5 Kxh6 44.
Rd4 Kg7 45. Qxa5 Qe6 $2 (45... Rb7 $19 {hätte Weiß in arge Nöte gebracht. Es
droht ...Qd7 nebst Vormarsch der Bauern, und nach} 46. d7 Rxd7 {erwischt Weiß
nur einen der beiden schwarzen Freibauern.}) 46. Qxb4 $11 a2 47. Qa3 Rb7 48. d7
Rxd7 49. Rxd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 a6 $5 {Dies ist ein interessanter
Zug, der sogar schon von Kasparov gespielt wurde. Die Idee besteht darin, den
Ball an Weiß zurückzugeben:} 6. b3 {Weiß hält die Stellung flexibel, muss aber
nach dem nächsten schwarzen Zug seinen Läufer etwas komisch stellen.} (6. Bd3
dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 {würde zum Angenommenen Damengambit führen, wo Weiß sich schon
frühzeitig festgelegt hat.}) (6. Qc2 c5 $5 {und Schwarz hat zwar mit ...
c7-c6-c5 ein Tempo verloren, aber in den entstehenden Isolani-Stellungen steht
die weiße Dame nicht ideal.}) (6. c5 Nbd7 {nebst ...g7-g6, ...Bg7, und Schwarz
strebt ...e6-e5 an.}) 6... Bb4 7. Bd2 (7. Bb2 $2 Ne4 8. Qc2 Qa5 9. Rc1 Qxa2)
7... Nbd7 (7... Bd6 {ist eine andere Idee, um ...c6-c5 nebst ...Nc6 folgen zu
lassen.}) 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Qe7 10. Qc2 (10. h3 Rd8 11. cxd5 cxd5 $2 (11...
exd5 12. Na4 Bd6 13. Ba5 Re8 14. Qc2 Ne4 15. Rac1 Rb8 $11) 12. Na4 Bd6 13. Ba5
Re8 14. Rc1 $14 {1-0 Kasimdzhanov,R-Marcelin,C/Germany 2003/CBM 99/[Lutz] (30)}
) 10... h6 {Einige Runden später im Turnier griff Schwarz zum sofortigen 10...
e5.} (10... e5 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Riazantsev,A/Moscow 2005/CBM 106_01/[Lutz] (40)
Lutz}) 11. h3 (11. Rfe1 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Ne2
Bd6 16. Ng3 Qe7 17. Bc3 Ng4 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Bf5 Bxg3 20. hxg3 Qg5 21. Bxg4 $11
{1/2-1/2 Nielsen,P-Agrest,E/Istanbul 2003/CBM 96 (39)}) 11... Re8 12. Rad1 e5
$146 (12... dxc4 13. bxc4 e5 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxb4 Qxb4 16. Bxe4 exd4 17. exd4
(17. Rxd4 $5 {Gurevich} Nf6 18. c5 Qa5 19. Bd3 Be6 20. Rb1 $36) 17... Nf6 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Akopian,V-Gurevich,M/FRA-chT Belfort 2004} (17... Nf6 {Gurevich} 18.
Bd3 c5 19. Rb1 Qa5 20. d5 Qc7 21. Qb2 Qf4 22. Qd2 Qd6 $132)) 13. dxe5 dxc4 14.
bxc4 (14. exf6 cxd3 $11) (14. Bxc4 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 {mit bequemem Spiel für
Schwarz, da Weiß nicht dazu kommt, seine Mehrheit im Zentrum zu mobilisieren.})
14... Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Na4 {Weiß will mit c4-c5 die schwarze Mehrheit am
Damenflügel festlegen, aber Schwarz ist auf der Hut.} Bxd2 17. Rxd2 b5 $1 (
17... Rb8 18. c5 $14) 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Nxc8 Rbxc8 20. Rc1 Ne4 $11 {Schwarz hat
keine Probleme mehr.} 21. Rdd1 Rcd8 22. cxb5 cxb5 23. Be2 Rxd1+ 24. Bxd1 b4 25.
Qe2 a5 26. Bb3 Nc3 27. Qc4 Re7 28. Qa6 Kh7 29. a3 Ne4 30. Bc2 Qb2 31. Qf1 b3
32. Bxe4+ Rxe4 33. Rb1 Qc2 34. Rc1 Qd2 35. Rd1 Qc3 36. Rc1 Qd2 37. Rd1 Qc2 38.
Rc1 Qd2 39. Rd1 Qc2 40. Rc1 Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Monaco m"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 b6 $5 8.
cxd5 {Wenn Weiß irgendwie die schwarze Zugfolge ausnutzen kann, dann so.} (8.
O-O Bb7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. a3 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. b3 Qe7 13. Bb2 Rac8 14. Rd2 Rfd8
15. Rad1 Bc7 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Qf5 Ba5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Rxd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Nf8
21. Bc4 Qe6 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,V-Dreev,A/Reggio Emilia9596 (04) ;CBM 51 1996})
8... cxd5 (8... exd5 9. e4 $36) 9. Nb5 Bb4+ (9... Bb8 $2 10. Qc6) 10. Bd2 Bxd2+
11. Nxd2 O-O 12. Rc1 {Offensichtlich ist etwas für Schwarz schiefgelaufen.
Wahrscheinlich wechselte Dreev deshalb in der 6.Matchpartie zu der Zugfolge 6..
.b6 7.Be2 Bb7 8.0-0 Bd6.} Ne8 (12... Ba6 $2 13. Nc7 Bxe2 14. Nxa8 Bc4 15. b3
$18) (12... a6 $5 13. Nd6 b5 {/\ ...Nb6}) 13. Nc7 Nxc7 14. Qxc7 $16 Nb8 15. Nf3
Ba6 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Kd2 $6 (17. g4 $5 Bxe2 (17... Rc8 18. Kd2 $1) 18. Kxe2)
17... Bxe2 18. Kxe2 Na6 19. Rc3 Rdc8 20. Rhc1 Rxc3 21. Rxc3 f6 22. a3 (22. g4
Kf7 23. g5 Ke7 {/\ ...Kd6, ...Nc7}) 22... Rd8 23. Ne1 Kf7 24. Nd3 Ke7 25. h4
Rd7 26. Rc8 Rd8 27. Rc1 Rd7 28. Rc8 Rd8 29. Rc1 Rd7 30. g4 Rc7 31. Rg1 Nb8 32.
g5 Nd7 33. Kd2 Kf7 34. Nf4 Rc8 35. f3 g6 36. Nd3 e5 37. b3 Ke6 38. a4 a5 39. h5
gxh5 40. gxf6 exd4 41. Nf4+ Kf5 42. Nxd5 dxe3+ 43. Kxe3 Re8+ 44. Kf2 Nxf6 45.
Nxb6 Rb8 46. Nc4 Rxb3 47. Nxa5 Rb2+ 48. Kg3 Rb4 49. Rc1 Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2005.07.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. a3 $5 {Wir erreichen
ähnliche Stellungen wie in den Systemen mit 6.Qc2 und b2-b3. Allerdings muss
Weiß hier einen Zug extra machen.} Bd6 7. b4 O-O 8. Bb2 Qe7 9. Qc2 a6 (9... e5
10. cxd5 cxd5 (10... e4 $6 11. dxc6 $1 exf3 12. cxd7 fxg2 13. Bxg2 Bxd7 14.
Bxb7 Rab8 15. Bf3 Rfc8 16. Qd3 $16 {1-0 Georgiev,K-Lukacs,P/Stara Zagora 1990/
CBM 17/[Ftacnik] (33)}) 11. dxe5 (11. Nb5 $14 {Ftacnik}) 11... Nxe5 12. Nb5
Nxf3+ 13. gxf3 Be5 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15. Nd4 Re8 16. Be2 Bh3 17. Kd2 Rac8 18. Qb1
a5 19. bxa5 Bg2 20. Rc1 Rxc1 21. Qxc1 Bh3 22. Rb1 Qxh2 23. Rxb7 Qxf2 24. Rb3
Bc8 25. Qe1 Qh2 26. Kd1 Bd7 27. Qb4 h5 28. a6 h4 29. a7 h3 30. Kd2 Qg1 31. Qc3
h2 32. Rb8 h1=Q 33. Rxe8+ Nxe8 34. a8=Q Qb1 35. Qc2 Qhe1+ 36. Kd3 Bb5+ 37. Nxb5
Qxc2+ 38. Kxc2 Qxe2+ 39. Kc3 Qxb5 40. a4 Qc4+ 41. Kd2 Qb4+ 42. Ke2 Kf8 43. a5
Qb5+ 44. Kf2 Ke7 45. Qa7+ Kd8 46. Qa8+ Kd7 47. a6 Qc6 {0-1 Agrest,E-Serper,G/
Oberwart 1994/EXT 98 (47)}) 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. Ba2 $146 {Ein neuer
Zug. Im Vergleich zu 12.Bb3 hat Weiß nun die Idee Ba2-b1 mit Drohungen gegen
h7. Nichtsdestotrotz kann Weiß aber wohl nicht auf Vorteil hoffen.} (12. Bb3 a5
13. b5 c5 14. d5 e4 15. Nd2 Re8 16. Nc4 h5 17. b6 Bb8 18. O-O-O Qd8 19. Ba4 Ra6
20. d6 Nxb6 21. Nxb6 Rxb6 22. Bxe8 Qxe8 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. Rxd5 Bxd6 25. Rhd1 Be7
26. Qxe4 Be6 27. Qe5 f6 28. Qxh5 Bf7 29. Qf5 Bxd5 30. Qxd5+ Kf8 31. Qc4 a4 32.
Rd3 Ra6 33. Qe4 Qb5 34. Rd2 Rd6 35. Rxd6 Bxd6 36. Qd5 Ke7 37. Qe4+ Kd8 38. Qd5
Kc7 39. f4 Qe2 40. Qd2 Qf1+ 41. Kc2 Qc4+ 42. Kb1 Qe4+ 43. Ka1 Kc6 44. h4 c4 45.
Qa5 Qc2 46. e4 Qd1+ 47. Ka2 Bxf4 48. Qf5 Qb3+ 49. Ka1 c3 50. Qc8+ Bc7 51. Bc1
c2 52. Bb2 Qc4 53. Bc1 Qc3+ {0-1 Georgiev,K-Dorfman,J/Moscow 1990/TD (53)})
12... Bc7 13. O-O exd4 14. exd4 $11 {Mit dem Läufer auf b2 bietet der Isolani
keinen Vorteil.} (14. Nxd4 Ng4 15. g3 Ndf6 $132) 14... Nb6 15. Rae1 {Weiß
stellt den a-Turm nach e1, um anschließend Bb1 folgen lassen zu können. Der
Nachteil ist jedoch, dass der Rf1 eingesperrt ist und nun g2-g3 immer mit ...
Bh3 beantwortet werden kann.} Qd6 {Den Druck gegen h2 kann Weiß nun nicht mit
g2-g3 abwenden.} 16. Re5 (16. Ne5 Be6) (16. g3 $2 Bh3) 16... Qd8 17. Ree1 {
Ein stillschweigendes Remis-Angebot ...} (17. Re3 Nbd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5) 17...
Nbd5 {... dem Schwarz jedoch ausweicht.} 18. Ne5 (18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bc1) 18...
Nxc3 19. Bxc3 Nd5 20. Bd2 Qd6 {Nun hängt die Idee ...f7-f6 in der Luft.} 21.
Bb1 (21. g3 $2 Bh3) (21. Qe4 $5 f6 22. Nf3 Bd7 23. Bb1 g6 24. Qh4 $13) 21... g6
22. Qc5 {Weiß strebt den Damentausch an, um die Drohung ...f7-f6 zu parieren.}
(22. g3 Bh3) (22. Ba2 Bf5 $11 (22... f6 $2 23. Bf4)) 22... Be6 23. Qxd6 $2 {
Weiß sollte nicht selbst die Damen tauschen. Nun gerät er in eine schlechtere
Stellung.} (23. Re2 Rad8 (23... Qxc5 24. bxc5) 24. Rfe1 Bb6 25. Qxd6 Rxd6 26.
Nc4 Rd7 27. Nxb6 Nxb6 28. Bc3 $11) 23... Bxd6 $15 24. Rc1 Rad8 25. Rfe1 Rfe8
26. g3 $6 (26. Nd3 Nc7) (26. h3 $5 {ist vielleicht eine Idee, um ggf. mit
Ne5-f3 den Pd4 zu decken.} Nc7) 26... Nc7 $17 {Jetzt wird es schwer, sich
gegen die Drohung ...Nb5 zu verteidigen.} 27. Nc4 Nb5 28. Nxd6 Rxd6 29. Bf4 Rd7
30. Re3 Nxd4 31. h4 f6 32. Rce1 Kf7 33. g4 $6 {Führt zu weiteren Schwächungen.}
Ree7 34. g5 Bd5 35. Rxe7+ Rxe7 36. Rxe7+ Kxe7 37. gxf6+ Kxf6 38. Kf1 Nf3 $19
39. h5 gxh5 40. Bxh7 h4 41. Bd3 h3 42. Be2 Kf5 43. Bg3 Bc4 $1 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch sf 58th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2005.09.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2005.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O Bd6 $5 {The combination of 9...Bd6 and 10...Re8 is an unusual one;
9...Qe7 has been played more often. Die Kombination von 9...Bd6 und 10...Re8
ist ungewöhnlich, häufiger wurde 9...Qe7 gespielt.} 10. Qc2 (10. e4 dxc4 11.
bxc4 e5 12. c5 $1 (12. d5 Nc5 $132) 12... Bc7 (12... exd4 13. cxd6 dxc3 14.
Bxc3 Nc5 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. e5 $16) 13. Na4 (13. Be3 Qe7 14. Qc2 {1/2-1/2
Moiseenko,A-Huzman,A/Montreal 2004/CBM 103 (14)}) 13... exd4 14. h3 $1 Re8 (
14... Qe7 15. Qc2) 15. Re1 (15. Rb1 Nf8 16. Re1 h6 17. Qc1 Rb8 18. Rb3 Ne6 19.
e5 Nd5 20. Bxh6 Nc3 21. Nxc3 dxc3 22. Bb1 Qe7 23. Rb4 c2 24. Qxc2 g6 25. Rc4
$16 {1-0 Najer,E-Kobalija,M/playchess.com INT 2004/CBM 99 ext (36)}) 15... h6
16. Rb1 Nh7 17. Bc4 Qf6 $13 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Gelfand,B/Linares 1991/CBM 22/
[Anand] (38)}) 10... Re8 (10... h6 11. Rad1 (11. h3 b5 12. Rfd1 Bb7 13. e4 b4
14. Na4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 a5 16. Be3 Qc7 $13 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. dxc5 Be7 19. Ne1 Nd7
20. Rxd7 Qxd7 21. Nd3 Rad8 22. Rd1 e5 23. g4 Bg5 24. Bxg5 hxg5 25. Re1 f6 26.
Bf5 Qf7 27. f4 g6 28. fxe5 gxf5 29. e6 Qc7 30. e7 Qg3+ 31. Qg2 Qxg2+ 32. Kxg2
Rxd3 33. e8=Q Rxe8 34. Rxe8+ Kf7 35. Rb8 Rd7 36. gxf5 Rc7 37. Kg3 Bc8 38. Kg4
Ke7 39. Ra8 Kd8 40. Rxa5 Rh7 41. Ra8 Rh4+ 42. Kg3 Re4 43. Rb8 Re3+ 44. Kg4 Re2
45. Rxb4 Rg2+ 46. Kf3 Rxa2 47. h4 gxh4 48. Kg4 Kc7 49. Rb6 Bxf5+ 50. Kxh4 Ra5 {
0-1 Shneider,A-Braun,A/Bad Zwesten 2005/CBM 104 ext (50)}) 11... e5 12. cxd5
cxd5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Ne2 (15. f4 $6 Bd6 16. Bf5 $2 Re8 17. Qd3
Bxf5 18. Qxf5 Bb4 19. Be1 Qb6 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 Bxe1 22. Rxe1 Rxe3 $17 {
0-1 Blagojevic,D-Sokolov,I/Neum 2005/CBM 106 ext (64)}) 15... Bg4 16. h3 Rc8
17. Qb1 Bd7 18. Rc1 Qe7 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Rc1 Re8 $11 {0-1 Flear,G-Godena,M/
France 2003/CBM 94 (38)}) (10... c5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Rad1 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5
14. Be2 Bd7 15. Qb1 {1/2-1/2 Kruppa,Y-Popov,V/St Petersburg 2003/EXT 2004 (15)}
) (10... e5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. e4 exd4 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nf6 15. Rae1 h6
16. Qc4 Nxd5 17. Qxd4 Be6 18. Bb1 Rc8 19. Qd3 Nf6 20. Nd4 Bd7 $11 {1-0
Timoscenko,G-Godena,M/Padova 1999/CBM 73 ext (81)}) 11. Rae1 (11. Rfe1 h6 12.
h3 e5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Nf6 18.
Bf3 Be5 19. Bc3 Qb6 20. Rad1 Bd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Shabalov,A-Najer,E/Las Vegas
2004/CBM 100 ext (37)}) (11. e4 $5 dxc4 12. bxc4 e5 $13) 11... h6 12. h3 e5 13.
cxd5 cxd5 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Nf6 17. Rh4 $5 {White is trying
to fight for an advantage which he no longer has. This causes his pieces to
lose their co-ordination and soon he is worse off. Weiß versucht, um einen
Vorteil zu kämpfen, den er nicht mehr hat. Dadurch geht die Koordination
seiner Figuren verloren und er steht schon bald schlechter.} (17. Ree1 {
is the normal move, but then White has nothing, e.g. ist der Normalzug, aber
dann hat Weiß nichts, z.B.} exd4 18. Rxe8+ Nxe8 19. Nxd4 Bd7 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21.
Be4 Rc8 $11 {intending mit der Idee} 22. Qb2 Be5) 17... exd4 18. Qc1 {
Threatening a strike on h6, which is however easily warded off. Droht einen
Einschlag auf h6, der jedoch leicht pariert wird.} Bf8 19. Rxd4 Qb6 20. b4 $2 {
This move puts White at a disadvantage. On b4 the pawn is a weakness which can
be attacked and also the c4-square is weakened. Dieser Zug bringt Weiß in
Nachteil. Auf b4 ist der Bauer eine angreifbar und das Feld c4 ist ebenfalls
geschwächt.} (20. Bf4 $11 {would have been the sober, but lacklustre
alternative. wäre die nüchterne, aber auch ambitionslose Alternative gewesen.})
20... Be6 21. a4 Bd5 $15 22. Rf4 Rad8 23. Re1 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 Nh5 {Here White
must have regretted what he had started to do. The rook gets into trouble and
White has to accept a weakening of his pawn structure. Hier wird Weiß wohl
bedauert haben, was er angerichtet hat. Der Turm gerät ins Gedränge und Weiß
muss eine Schwächung seiner Bauernstellung akzeptieren.} 25. Be3 (25. Rf5 g6)
25... Qc7 26. Rd4 Bxf3 27. gxf3 Rxd4 28. Bxd4 Nf4 $17 {White has weak pawns on
both wings, and the bishop pair does not compensate enough for this. Auf
beiden Flügeln hat Weiß schwache Bauern, dafür ist auch das Läuferpaar kein
Ersatz.} 29. Bf1 Qc6 30. b5 axb5 31. axb5 Qg6+ 32. Kh1 Qh5 33. Qe4 Nxh3 34. Kg2
Ng5 35. Qf5 g6 36. Qg4 Qxg4+ 37. fxg4 Ne6 38. Be3 Bc5 {Black has a sound extra
pawn, but on account of the white bishop pair it will be hard to make the said
pawn count. But Bareev is not having a good day... Schwarz hat einen soliden
Mehrbauern, aber dessen Verwertung ist angesichts des weißen Läuferpaars
äußerst schwierig. Jedoch hat Bareev nicht seinen besten Tag...} 39. Bxh6 $6 g5
{..because now a bishop is lost, yet it is not so sure that Black is actually
winning. ... denn nun geht ein Läufer verloren. Es ist jedoch nicht klar, ob
Schwarz tatsächlich auf Gewinn steht.} 40. Bc4 (40. Bd3 Nf4+) 40... Nf4+ 41.
Kf3 Be7 42. Ke4 $6 (42. b6 {looks like a better defence, since Black cannot
safely bring his pawn to b6. sieht wie eine bessere Verteidigung aus, denn
Schwarz kann seinen Bauern nicht nach b6 in Sicherheit bringen, z.B.} Kh7 43.
Bxg5 Bxg5 44. Bxf7 Nd3 (44... Kg7 45. Bc4 {then Ba6 nebst Ba6}) 45. Ke4 Nc5+ (
45... Nb4 46. Be6 Na6 47. Bc8 Nc5+ 48. Kd5 Be7 49. f4 {should be a draw.
sollte remis sein.}) 46. Kd4 Na4 47. Bd5 Bf6+ 48. Kd3 Kg7 (48... Bd8 49. Be4+
Kg7 50. Kc4 Nxb6+ 51. Kb5) 49. Bh1 Nc5+ 50. Kc4 Be7 51. f4 {, and it is very
doubtful if Black can win, because his pieces are all overloaded with
defensive tasks. , und es ist sehr fraglich, obSchwarz gewinnen kann, denn
seine Figuren sind mit Verteidigungsaufgaben überlastet.}) 42... Kh7 43. Bxg5
Bxg5 44. Bxf7 b6 $19 45. Kf5 Kh6 46. Bc4 Nh3 47. f3 Nf4 48. Bf1 Ng6 49. Bd3 Bd2
50. Be4 Nh4+ 51. Kf6 Bc3+ 52. Ke6 Kg5 53. Kd5 Kf4 54. Kd6 Bd4 55. Ke6 $6 {
hastens the end. Beschleunigt das Ende.} (55. Kc6 {should also be losing, but
demands somewhat more effort on the part of Black; thus, e.g. sollte auch
verloren sein, erfordert jedoch noch etwas mehr Anstrengungen seitens des
Schwarzen, so führt z.B.} Be3 56. Kc7 Nxf3 $2 57. Bxf3 Kxf3 58. g5 $11 {
only leads to a draw. nur zum Remis.}) 55... Be3 56. Kd6 Nxf3 57. Bf5 Ne5 58.
Bc8 Nxg4 59. Kd5 Ne5 60. Bh3 Bc5 61. Be6 Ng6 62. Bh3 Ne7+ 0-1

[Event "Linares 20th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2003.03.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2003.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Bb4 8. Bd2
Qe7 9. Bd3 e5 {Dieser Zug tauchte zuvor nur in zwei Partien von Kempinski auf,
mit befriedigendem Ergebnis für Schwarz. Aber Ponomariov ist gut gewappnet.} (
9... dxc4) (9... h6) (9... b6) (9... Nxg4) 10. cxd5 $1 $146 {Eine interessante
und vermutlich starke Neuerung. Es sieht so aus, als käme Schwarz zum
Gegenspiel auf den weißen Feldern, aber Weiß scheint immer die Nase vorn zu
haben.} (10. dxe5 Nxe5 (10... Nxg4 11. e6 fxe6 12. Bxh7 Qf6 13. Qg6+ Qxg6 14.
Bxg6+ Kf8 15. Bd3 Nde5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Ke2 Nxd3 18. Kxd3 Be7 19. Rhg1 {
1/2-1/2 Kempinski,R-Ramesh,R/Biel 2001/CBM 83 ext (19)}) 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. f4
Qe7 13. g5 Ng4 14. O-O-O dxc4 15. Bxh7 Nf2 16. g6 Nxd1 17. gxf7+ Kf8 18. Rxd1
Be6 19. a3 Ba5 20. Rg1 Qh4 21. Bg6 Rd8 22. Qe4 Qf6 $17 {0-1 Kempinski,
R-Rogozenko,D/Koszalin 1998/CBM 65 ext (44)}) 10... Bxc3 {Schwarz lässt sich
auf die Komplikationen ein, da das Zurückschlagen auf d5 nicht die Probleme
löst.} (10... Nxd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. dxe5 Bxd2+ (12... O-O 13. Bxh7+) 13. Qxd2
Nxe5 (13... O-O 14. Qc3) 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Qb4 $36) (10... cxd5 $2 11. dxe5 {/\
} Nxe5 $2 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Qa4+ $18) 11. Bxc3 e4 12. dxc6 exd3 (12... bxc6 13.
g5 exd3 14. gxf6 Qxf6 15. Qd1 Ba6 16. Rg1 Qh6 17. Rg3 $40 {und die Drohung d4/
d5 hängt in der Luft.}) (12... Nb8 13. g5 exd3 14. gxf6 dxc2 (14... Qxf6 15.
Qd1 Bg4 $2 16. cxb7 $18) 15. fxe7 Nxc6 16. Kd2 $16) 13. cxd7+ Qxd7 (13... Bxd7
14. Qxd3 Bc6 15. g5 Nd5 (15... Bxf3 16. gxf6 Qxf6 17. Rg1 {/\ d5}) 16. Ne5 Nb4
17. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 18. Qd2 Qxd2+ 19. Kxd2 Bxh1 20. Rxh1 Rc8 21. e4 $16 {/\ Ng4-e3})
14. Qb3 $1 {Ein wichtiger Zug, den Schwarz möglicherweise unterschätzt hat.
Weiß lässt nicht zu, dass die schwarze Dame nach d5 oder c6 kommt.} (14. Qxd3
Qd5 15. e4 Nxe4 (15... Qxe4+ 16. Qxe4+ Nxe4 17. Rg1 $14) 16. h3 (16. O-O Bxg4
17. Rfe1 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 f5) 16... O-O $44) 14... Qxg4 (14... Qc6 15. d5 Qxd5 16.
Qxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxg7 Rg8 18. Bd4 $16 {Schwarz kann sich zwar auf g4 bedienen und
so das Material vorübergehend ausgleichen, aber der Pd3 wird bald fallen.}) 15.
Qd1 {In Verbindung mit Nf3-e5 wird Weiß nun den Pd3 abholen. Zwar hat Schwarz
durch seine Kontrolle über die weißen Felder etwas Kompensation für den Bauern,
aber m.E. nicht genug.} Ne4 {Versuche, die Damen auf dem Brett zu lassen (um
gegen den weißen König zu spielen) helfen Schwarz auch nicht:} (15... Qh3 16.
Ne5 O-O 17. Qxd3 Be6 18. Rg1 $36) (15... O-O 16. Rg1 Qe4 17. d5 Ne8 18. Nd4 $40
) 16. Ne5 Qxd1+ (16... Qg2 17. Qa4+ Ke7 18. O-O-O $40) 17. Rxd1 f6 18. Nxd3 $16
{Weiß erfreut sich nun eines Mehrbauern. Aufgrund der ungleichfarbigen Läufer
und der weißfeldrigen Schwächen im weißen Lager gestaltet sich dessen
Verwertung aber als äußerst schwierig.} Bg4 19. Rc1 Bf3 20. Rg1 Kf7 21. Nc5 Nd6
22. Nb3 Ne4 23. Nd2 Nxd2 24. Kxd2 g5 25. Kd3 Rhe8 26. Bb4 Rac8 27. Rxc8 Be4+
28. Ke2 Rxc8 29. Bc3 Bd5 30. f3 $1 {Eine bemerkenswerte Entscheidung. Weiß
gibt seinen Mehrbauern zurück, verbessert aber seine Bauernstruktur radikal.} (
30. a3 h6 $5 {/\} 31. f3 f5) 30... Bxa2 31. e4 a5 32. Ra1 Bc4+ 33. Ke3 b6 34.
d5 {[%csl Ra5,Rb6,Gc3,Rc4,Rf6,Rg5][%cal Yc3d4,Yd4b6,Yd4f6] Der Bc3 nimmt die
schwarzen Bauern aufs Korn, während der Bc4 durch die Bauernkette f3-e4-d5
massiv eingeschränkt wird.} Bb3 35. h4 h6 36. Rh1 Kg6 37. f4 gxf4+ 38. Kxf4 a4
39. Rh3 Bc2 40. Rh2 Bb1 41. Rh1 Bc2 42. Rc1 Bb3 43. Ke3 f5 44. Rg1+ Kh5 45. d6
fxe4 46. Bf6 Be6 47. Kxe4 Rc2 48. Bd4 b5 49. Rg7 Kxh4 50. d7 Bxd7 51. Rxd7 Rc4
52. Kd3 h5 53. Rd5 Rb4 54. Bf6+ Kg4 55. Rg5+ Kf3 56. Rxh5 Rb3+ 57. Kc2 Ke4 58.
Bc3 Ke3 59. Rh4 Kf3 60. Rb4 Rxb4 61. Bxb4 Ke4 62. Kc3 Kd5 63. Bf8 Kc6 64. Kb4
Kb6 65. Be7 Kc6 66. Bc5 a3 67. b3 Kd5 68. Bf8 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Black "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3
Qe7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe1 $5 dxc4 $5 {Die sofortige Auflösung des Zentrums
erscheint mir sinnvoller als 10...a5.} (10... a5 {1-0 Aronian,L-Kornev,A/
Warsaw 2005/CBM 108(38)/[Lutz] (37)}) 11. bxc4 e5 12. Bc2 Re8 {Schwarz spielt
auf den Vorstoß ...e5-e4.} 13. c5 {Weiß spielt gegen den Bb4.} (13. Qb1 Bd6 14.
c5 Bc7 {und Schwarz steht bereit zu ...e5-e4.}) 13... exd4 {Schwarz
entschließt sich zur Auflösung des Zentrums, da er zu ...b7-b6 bereit steht.} (
13... e4 $2 14. Nxe4) 14. exd4 b6 15. Qxe7 Rxe7 16. cxb6 Nxb6 $11 {Die
beiderseitigen Schwächen halten sich ungefähr die Waage.} 17. Rab1 a5 18. a3
Bxc3 19. Bxc3 Nc4 20. Bd3 {Weitere Vereinfachungen kann keine Seite vermeiden.}
(20. a4 Nd5) 20... Nxa3 21. Ra1 Nb5 22. Rxa5 Rxa5 23. Bxa5 Bg4 24. Bxb5 cxb5
25. Ne5 Be6 26. Rb1 Rb7 27. Rb2 h6 28. Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Kornev, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O Qe7 10. Qe1 $5 $146 {Eine Neuerung, die interessanterweise im
gleichen Turnier in der gleichen Runde noch in einer anderen Partie angewandt
wurde. Normal ist 10.Qc2, aber auch 10.Re1 wurde schon häufiger gespielt.} (10.
Qc2 e5 (10... dxc4 11. bxc4 e5 12. Bf5 (12. Nh4 g6 13. f4 $2 Ng4 14. Nf3 Bxc3
15. Qxc3 e4 16. Bc2 exf3 17. gxf3 Ngf6 18. e4 Nh5 $17 {1/2-1/2 Ehlvest,
J-Stripunsky,A/New York 2004/CBM 103 ext (44)}) (12. Ne4 Bxd2 13. Nfxd2 Nxe4
14. Nxe4 f5 15. Nd2 e4 16. Be2 c5 17. d5 Ne5 18. Rab1 Rf6 19. Qc3 b6 20. h3 Bd7
$132 {1-0 Mohr,S-Clara,H/Germany 1990/GER-chT (69)}) 12... Re8 13. Rab1 a5 14.
Ne2 exd4 15. Nexd4 g6 16. Bh3 Ne4 17. Bc1 Ndf6 {1/2-1/2 Korotylev,A-Georgiev,V/
Wijk aan Zee 2005/CBM 105 (17)}) (10... h6 $5 11. h3 Re8 12. Rad1 e5 13. dxe5
dxc4 14. bxc4 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Na4 Bxd2 17. Rxd2 b5 $1 18. Nb6 Rb8 19.
Nxc8 Rbxc8 20. Rc1 Ne4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Akopian,V-Riazantsev,A/Moscow 2005/CBM 106/
[Lutz] (40)}) 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Ne2 Bd6 (14... Bxd2
{Lutz} 15. Qxd2 Bd7 16. Qb4 $14) 15. Ng3 Qg5 (15... Qe7 16. Bc3 h6 17. Qb2 Re8
18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Rac1 Kf8 21. Rfd1 Bg4 22. Be2 $16 {1-0
Ivanchuk,V-Riazantsev,A/Moscow 2005/CBM 106/[Lutz] (40)}) 16. Bc3 (16. f4 $1
Qh4 17. Rf3 g6 18. Be1 $1 Qh6 19. Bc3 $16 {0-1 Pinter,J-Gurevich,M/France 2004/
CBM 100/[Gurevich,M] (65)}) 16... Ng4 17. Be2 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Qh5 19. Bxg4 Bxg4
20. f3 Be6 21. g4 Qg6 22. Qxg6 hxg6 23. g5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Riazantsev,A/
Sochi 2005/CBM 107/[Lutz] (59)}) (10. Re1) 10... a5 {In Verbindung mit ...dxc4
ist dieser Zug zweischneidig, da er Schwächen auf der b-Linie hinterläßt. 10...
dxc4 wurde in der anderen Partie gespielt und erscheint mir natürlicher.} (
10... dxc4 {1/2-1/2 Sargissian,G-Gagunashvili,M/Warsaw 2005/CBM 108(28)/[Lutz]}
) 11. Bc2 dxc4 12. bxc4 e5 13. a3 Bd6 14. Nh4 $5 {Aronian wählt ein
interessantes Konzept, das ein Bauernopfer enthält.} (14. Qb1 {war auch
möglich, um das Feld e4 unter Kontrolle zu nehmen und auf der b-Linie zu
spielen.} Re8 15. h3 $5 $13) 14... g6 15. f4 exd4 (15... e4 $6 {wäre nun
problematisch, da Weiß mit f2-f4 seine Struktur am Königsflügel gestärkt hat.}
16. c5 Bc7 17. Qg3 $5 Nh5 (17... Kh8 18. Qg5 Bd8 19. Rab1) 18. Qg5 Bd8 19. Qxe7
Bxe7 20. g4 $5 Bxh4 21. gxh5 f5 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Rab1 {mit Druck auf der
b-Linie.}) 16. exd4 Bxa3 {Schwarz nimmt das Opfer an, da er sonst strategisch
schlechter stehen würde.} 17. Qg3 {Weiß setzt im Gegenzug auf taktische
Möglichkeiten am Königsflügel.} Nh5 18. Qf2 Ndf6 19. Rfe1 Qd8 20. Rxa3 Ng4 21.
Qf3 Qxh4 {Durch diesen indirekten Tausch hat Weiß den schwarzfeldrigen Läufer
erobert. Aber momentan hat Schwarz genügend Figuren am Königsflügel, so dass
sich die geschwächten Felder f6, g7 und h6 nicht auswirken.} 22. h3 Ngf6 23.
Rf1 (23. Rea1 Re8 24. Rxa5 Rxa5 25. Rxa5 Nxf4 $1 26. Qxf4 $2 Re1+ 27. Kh2 Ng4+
$19) 23... Qg3 24. f5 {Weiß stezt weiterhin auf Angriff, aber Schwarz hält
dagegen.} Qd6 25. Ne2 Bxf5 26. Bxf5 gxf5 {Die schwarzen Springer verteidigen
die geschwächte Königstruktur und außerdem hat Schwarz momentan noch zwei
Mehrbauern.} 27. c5 $6 {Mit Optimismus gespielt, der aber belohnt wird. Weiß
gibt das Feld d5 und verschmäht den Rückgewinn des a-Bauern, weil er sich
etwas von den Drohungen am Königsflügel verspricht.} (27. Rxa5 {ist etwa
ausgeglichen.} Rxa5 28. Bxa5 Re8 $132) 27... Qd5 28. Bh6 Qxf3 29. Raxf3 Rfe8
30. Ng3 Re6 $2 {Der entscheidende Fehler.} (30... f4 $1 {war der richtige Zug,
um den weißen Angriff gehörig ins Stocken zu bringen.} 31. Bxf4 (31. Nxh5 Nxh5
32. g4 Ng3) (31. Nf5 Nd5) 31... Nxf4 32. Rxf4 Nd5 33. Rxf7 (33. Rg4+ Kh8 34.
Rxf7 Re7) 33... Re7 $15 {, und Schwarz kann dank seines gefährlichen a-Bauern
frohgemut in die Zukunft blicken.}) 31. Rxf5 $18 {Nun machen die schwarzen
Springer eine unglückliche Figur.} Ng4 32. Rg5+ Rg6 (32... Kh8 33. hxg4 Nxg3
34. Bg7+ Kg8 35. Be5+ Rg6 36. Rxg6+ fxg6 37. Bxg3 $18) 33. Nf5 Rxg5 34. Ne7+
Kh8 35. Bxg5 {Der Ng4 hat kein Rückzugsfeld mehr.} Ng3 36. hxg4 h6 37. Bf6+ Kh7
38. Re1 1-0

[Event "Koop Tjuchem"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1996.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. b3 (6. Be2 Bd6 7.
O-O Ne4 $5 8. Nd2 (8. Nxe4 {Dorfman,I} dxe4 9. Nd2 f5 10. c5 Bc7 11. b4 Nf6 $11
) 8... f5 9. Ndxe4 fxe4 10. f4 O-O 11. c5 Bc7 12. b4 a6 13. a4 g5 $13 {1/2-1/2
Gurevich,M-Dorfman,I/Moskva (GMA) 1990 (41)}) 6... Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Ne4 $5
{Schwarz nutzt aus, daß Weiß nicht Qc2 gespielt hat, um in einen Stonewall
überzulenken. Weniger verpflichtend sind Aufbauten mit ...b6.} 9. Qc2 f5 10. a4
Rf6 $5 {Schwarz wirft seine Figuren auf den Königsflügel. Das Problem ist
jedoch, daß Ra8 und Bc8 nicht mitspielen.} (10... Qe7 11. a5 $5) (10... a5 11.
Ba3 Bxa3 12. Rxa3 b6 13. Rc1 (13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nxe4 fxe4 15. Qxc6 exf3 16.
Qxd5+ Kh8 17. Qxa8 fxe2 18. Re1 Qe7 $13) 13... Bb7 {führt zu einer normalen
Stonewall-Stellung. Weiß darf sich einen leichten Vorteil ausrechnen, da er
die schwarzfeldrigen Läufer tauschen konnte. Allerdings ist der Einschub von
a2-a4 und ...a7-a5 eher hindelich für ihn, da er Schwierigkeiten hat, b4
durchzusetzen.}) 11. Ba3 Bb8 12. Rad1 Rh6 13. g3 Qe8 14. Kg2 a5 15. Rc1 {
Mit der Idee, zweimal auf d5 zuschlagen, da der Bc8 durchhängt.} Ndf6 16. Ne5
g5 {Plant ...g4, um das Feld e4 für den Springer zu sichern.} 17. h3 (17. f3 $2
Qh5) 17... Bc7 18. f3 Nxc3 (18... Qh5 19. Rh1) 19. Qxc3 Nd7 20. Rh1 Nxe5 21.
dxe5 Bd7 22. Kf2 Bb6 23. Bd6 Qf7 24. Rcg1 Kh8 25. c5 $16 {Weiß hat klaren
Vorteil, da er über zwei Ideen verfügt (b3-b4 und g3-g4), während Schwarz nur
abwarten kann.} Bd8 26. Qd4 Be7 27. Bd3 Re8 28. Ke2 Bd8 29. g4 Rh4 30. Bxf5 $1
Qg7 (30... exf5 31. e6+ $18) 31. Bd3 Qh6 32. Rg3 Rg8 33. b4 Be8 34. b5 Bg6 35.
e4 Qg7 36. bxc6 bxc6 37. Rb1 Qh6 38. exd5 Bxd3+ 39. Qxd3 cxd5 40. c6 Rxh3 41.
Rxh3 Qxh3 42. Rb8 Qh2+ 43. Kd1 Qf4 44. c7 Bxc7 45. Rxg8+ Kxg8 46. Bxc7 Qxa4+
47. Ke2 Qa2+ 48. Ke1 Qa1+ 49. Kf2 Qb2+ 50. Qe2 Qc3 51. Bd6 Kg7 52. Qb5 Qd2+ 53.
Kg3 Qf4+ 54. Kg2 Qd2+ 55. Kh3 Qf4 56. Qb7+ Qf7 57. Qxf7+ Kxf7 {[#] Hecht wK+L
vs 3 weit voneinander entfernte einzelne Freibauern. Tempofrage, Quadratregel;
passiver sK!} 58. Kg3 Kg6 59. Bc5 a4 60. Kf2 h6 (60... h5 {Hecht} 61. gxh5+
Kxh5 62. Kg3 Kg6 (62... Kh6 63. Kg4 Kg6 64. Bb4 d4 65. f4 d3 (65... gxf4 66.
Kxf4 d3 67. Ke3 Kf5 68. Bc3 $18) 66. fxg5 a3 67. Kf3 a2 68. Bc3 d2 69. Ke2 $18)
63. Kg4 Kh6 64. Be3 a3 65. Bxg5+ Kg6 66. Bc1 a2 67. Bb2) 61. Ke3 h5 62. Kd3 h4
63. Kc3 a3 (63... h3 {Hecht} 64. Bg1 a3 (64... d4+ 65. Kxd4 a3 66. Kc3 $18) 65.
Kb3 d4 66. Kxa3 d3 67. Kb3 $18) 64. Kb3 1-0

[Event "Minneapolis HB Global op"]
[Site "Minneapolis"]
[Date "2005.05.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nd5 (8... b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. g5 Nd5 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Bd2 b4 13. Nc5 Nxc5 14. dxc5
$36 {1-0 Gelfand,B-San Segundo Carrillo,P/Madrid 1996/CBM 53/[Gelfand] (54)})
9. Bd2 b5 $6 {Die Kombination von 8...Nd5 und 9...b5 macht nicht viel Sinn.
Schwarz sollte entweder 9...b6 spielen, um eine Schwächung des Feldes c5 zu
vermeiden, oder aber gleich 8...b5 spielen.} 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Nc5 {
Weiss besetzt unmittelbar das Feld c5, so dass der Bb7 eingemauert bleibt.} (
12. g5 {wäre Zugumstellung zu Gelfand-San Segundo (siehe oben).}) 12... Nxc5
13. dxc5 $16 Qc7 14. a4 $2 {Das sieht wie ein glatter strategischer Fehler aus.
Weiss steht besser, weil er Raumvorteil hat und der Bb7 nicht mitspielt. Mit
dem Textzug öffnet sich der Damenflügel, und der schwarze Läufer kommt wieder
ins Spiel.} (14. g5 $16) (14. O-O-O $16) 14... O-O 15. h4 a5 16. Rc1 bxa4 {
Jezt geht die b-Linie auf und Schwarz kommt zu ...Ba6.} 17. Bd3 h6 18. Qxa4 Ba6
19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. b4 {Weiss spielt weiter auf beiden Flügeln auf Angriff, aber
er sollte sich eher Sorgen machen, die Partie auszugleichen.} Qa7 21. bxa5 Bd8
22. O-O Bxa5 $15 23. Bxa5 Rxa5 24. Qxc6 Ra6 25. Qb5 Rb8 26. Qe2 {Mit den
weissen Bauern auf g2 und h2 wäre die Stellung ausgeglichen...} Ra2 27. Rc2 Nc3
28. Qd3 Rxc2 29. Qxc2 Qxc5 30. Rc1 Rc8 31. Kg2 Qc4 32. Nd4 $2 (32. e4 $5) 32...
e5 $17 33. Nf5 Qxg4+ 34. Kh2 Kh8 $1 35. Rg1 Qh5 36. Rxg7 $2 e4 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 e6 6. Nf3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2
Nc6 9. O-O Be6 10. Rd1 Nb4 {Dieser Springerausfall scheint Schwarz Ausgleich
zu versprechen. Die Qc2 und der Rd1 treten sich gegenseitig auf die Füsse.} 11.
Qd2 (11. Qb1 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Jakovenko,D/Moscow 2005/CBM 111/[Lutz] (81)})
11... Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Ne5 $5 {Geläufiger ist an dieser Stelle 13.a3, was
jedoch nicht viel verspricht.} (13. a3 {1/2-1/2 Sakaev,K-Erenburg,S/Khanty
Mansiysk 2005/CBM 111/[Lutz] (23)}) 13... cxd4 (13... f6 {0-1 Gschnitzer,
O-Fridman,D/Germany 2005/CBM 111/[Lutz] (59) sieht wie eine spielbare
Alternative aus.}) 14. exd4 {Schwarz hat das Feld d5 für seine Figuren, aber
der Pe4 ist anfällig.} Be7 (14... Bd6 $5 15. d5 (15. Qf4 $5 f5 (15... f6 16.
Qxe4 fxe5 17. dxe5 $16) (15... O-O 16. Qxe4) 16. Bh5+) 15... Nxd5 16. Qd4 Qc7
17. Nc4 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 O-O 19. g3 Bxg3 20. Rg1 Ne7 21. fxg3 Rfd8 22. Qe5 Qc6 23.
Ne3 Rac8 24. b3 {1/2-1/2 Odendahl,R-Malakhatko,V/Vlissingen 2005/CBM 107 ext/
[Lutz] (24)}) 15. a3 Nd5 16. Qc2 f6 17. Nc4 f5 18. f3 O-O $5 {Schwarz
entschliesst sich zu einem Bauernopfer, um nicht die Initiative abzugeben.} (
18... exf3 19. Bxf3 O-O 20. Re1 {gibt Weiß einige Möglichkeiten auf der
e-Linie.}) 19. fxe4 fxe4 20. Qxe4 Bf5 21. Qe5 (21. Qf3 $2 Bc2) 21... Bf6 22.
Qd6 (22. Qxf5 $2 Bxd4+) (22. Qg3 $5 {ist eine Möglichkeit für Weiß, den Kampf
fortzusetzen.} Bc2 23. Rd2 Bg6 $13) 22... Bc2 23. Rd2 Bg6 24. Rd1 (24. Bf3 $5
Qxd6 25. Nxd6 Ne3 26. Re2 Nc2 27. Rxc2 Bxc2 28. Bd5+ Kh8 29. Be3 Bg6 {ist für
Schwarz günstig.}) 24... Bc2 25. Rd2 Bg6 26. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sakthi"]
[Site "Sakthi"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Murshed, Niaz"]
[Black "Prasad, Devaki V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Be2 Bd6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. O-O
Qe7 {Die Pointe von 8...Qe7 (anstelle von 8...Re8 9.Rd1 Qe7, was Weiß
möglicherweise einen minimalen Vorteil einräumt) ist, daß nach 9.Rd1 einfach 9.
..dc4 10.Bc4 e5 folgen kann, ohne daß der Punkt f7 geschwächt ist. Der einzige
Widerlegungsversuch ist 9.e4.} (8... Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. h3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12.
Bb3 e4 $2 13. Ng5) 9. e4 (9. Rd1 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11. Bb3 e4 12. Ng5 Bxh2+ 13.
Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5 15. Qxe4 Ndf6 $13 16. Qf4 Qh4 17. Qg3 Qxg3 18. fxg3 Re8
19. Re1 Be6 20. Bd1 Rad8 21. Bf3 Nh5 22. b4 Nxg3 $17 {0-1 Izhnin,A-Guliev,S/
Nikolaev zt (10) ;CBM 47 1995 (39)}) 9... Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4 e5 12.
Bg5 Nf6 $1 {Diese wichtige Neuerung von Ivanchuk wurde zuerst in Gurevich,
M-Bareev,E/Munich 1993 angewandt. Zuvor wurde 12...f6, 12...Qe6 und 12...Qe8
versucht.} 13. Qh4 {Kritisch ist 13.Bf6:} (13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. c5 $5 (14. dxe5
fxe5 15. c5 Bxc5 (15... Bc7 $10 {Bareev,E}) 16. Bc4 Kg7 17. Nxe5 f6 18. Bd3 Rh8
19. Nc4 Qxe4 20. Bxe4 Rd8 21. Rac1 f5 22. Bf3 Kf6 23. a3 a5 24. Nxa5 Rxa5 25.
b4 Bxf2+ 26. Rxf2 Rxa3 27. b5 {1/2:1/2 Gurevich,M-Bareev,M/Munich 1993/CBM 36
1993}) 14... exd4 15. Qh4 Bxc5 (15... Qxe2 $6 16. cxd6 d3 17. Qd4 $16 {Ftacnik,
L}) (15... Bxh2+ 16. Kxh2 Qxe2 17. Qxf6 $16 {Ftacnik,L}) 16. Rae1 (16. Bd3 f5 {
Ftacnik,L}) 16... Bf5 (16... f5 $4 17. Ng5 f6 18. Bc4+ {Ftacnik,L}) 17. b4 Bxb4
(17... Bb6 18. Bd3 Qd7 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 20. Re4 d3 21. Rf4 Qe6 22. Rxf6 $13 {
Ftacnik,L}) 18. Bd3 Qd7 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 20. Re4 $1 $44 {1/2-1/2 Rogozenko,
D-Novikov,I/Nikolaev zt (02) ;CBM 47 1995 (30)}) 13... h6 14. Bxf6 (14. Bxh6
gxh6 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. Rae1 $44 {Bareev,E}) 14... Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. c5 Bc7
17. Bc4 exd4 18. Nxd4 Be5 {Offensichtlich hat Schwarz keine Probleme.} 19. Rfd1
Rd8 20. Nf3 Bg4 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Nxe5 fxe5 23. f3 Be6 {Das erscheint mir
etwas grobschlächtig, aber ansonsten spielt Weiß 24.Re1.} 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. b4
Rd2 26. a4 Kf7 27. Re1 Kf6 28. h3 Rb2 29. Re4 Ra2 30. a5 Rb2 31. Kh2 a6 32. Rh4
Kg5 33. Rg4+ Kf6 34. h4 h5 35. Rg5 Rxb4 36. Rxh5 e4 37. fxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Baburin} d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3
O-O 8. Be2 e5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bb2 (12. O-O $2
Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Qh4 14. h3 (14. g3 Qf6) 14... Bxh3) 12... Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Bb4+
14. Kf1 $1 (14. Bc3 Qf6 15. Rc1 Bf5 16. Qd2 Bxc3 17. Rxc3 Rac8 18. Rxc8 Rxc8
19. O-O Be4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. h3 $10 {Foisor,O-Kaidanov,G/Tbilisi ;TD 86\01
1986}) 14... Be6 15. Qd3 {Diese Stellung ist etwas besser für Weiß. Nach dem
der Rh1 ins Spiel kommt, wirkt sich der Isolani d5 aus.} Be7 16. Ke2 (16. h4
Bf6 $1 {Der Bb2 ist viel stärker als der Be7, daher der Abtausch.} 17. Bd4 Bxd4
18. Qxd4 Qb6 19. Qxb6 axb6 20. Ke2 Ra5 21. Rhd1 Rfa8 22. a4 b5 23. Rd4 bxa4 24.
Raxa4 Rxa4 25. bxa4 Kf8 $10 {Kamsky,G-Shirov,A/Las Palmas (03) ;CBM 42 1994})
16... Qd7 $5 {Wahrscheinlich sollte Schwarz auch hier die Läufer tauschen.} (
16... Bf6 17. Bd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qa5 19. Qa4 Qxa4 20. bxa4 Rac8 21. Rhc1 b6 22.
a5 bxa5 23. Kd2 $14 {Shtern,I-Donaldson,J/American op (08) ;EXT 89op 1989 (55)}
) 17. Rhd1 Rfd8 18. Kf1 Rac8 19. Kg1 (19. Qe2 Qc7 20. g3 Qa5 21. Rd4 $6 Bc5 22.
Ra4 Qb6 23. Kg2 d4 24. exd4 Bxd4 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Qe5 Rcd8 $10 {Olafsson,
H-Rasmussen,K/Manila olm ;TD 92\02 1992 (49)}) 19... b6 20. Rd2 f6 21. Qe2 Bb4
22. Rd4 Bd6 23. Rad1 Be5 24. R4d2 Bxb2 {Baburin: This is a very dubious
decision - the white bishop was not particularly active, while the black one
was rather useful, being able to control the d4-square.} 25. Rxb2 Qc7 26. Rbd2
$16 Qe5 27. Qa6 Rc7 28. h3 f5 {Baburin: Sooner or later this weakening move
would be necessary anyway because of the e3-e4 threat.} 29. Rd4 Rcd7 30. Qd3 g6
31. g3 Kg7 32. Kg2 Kf6 33. Rd2 Kg7 34. b4 {Baburin: White has achieved a lot,
but in order to win the game he needs to create a second weakness (target)
somewhere, in addition to the exsisting target on d5. The text is designed to
initiate some play on the queen side.} Kf6 35. Qb3 Kg7 36. Qd1 Kf6 37. R2d3 Kg7
38. Qd2 Kf6 39. Kh2 Kg7 40. Bg2 Kf7 41. a4 Kf6 42. b5 Kf7 43. Rc3 Qb8 44. Qc1
Qe5 45. Bf3 Kg7 46. Kg2 Kf7 47. Bd1 Qb8 48. Bb3 Ke7 49. Rc6 Rd6 50. Rc7+ R6d7
51. Rc3 Kf7 52. Kg1 Qe5 53. Qd2 Qb8 54. Rc6 Rd6 55. Rc3 R6d7 56. Kh2 Qb7 57.
Rcd3 Rd6 58. f3 Ke7 59. e4 Qc7 60. Rc3 Qb7 61. e5 R6d7 62. Rc6 Bg8 63. Qg5+ Ke8
64. Qf6 Rf7 65. Re6+ Re7 66. Qh8 Kf8 67. Rc6 Rg7 68. Rxd5 Rxd5 69. Bxd5 Qd7 70.
Rf6+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Strutinskaya, Galina N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1996.12.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O
Be7 9. Ne5 $5 (9. b3) 9... O-O 10. e4 dxc4 11. Nxc4 b5 12. Ne3 {/\ e5} e5 $2 {
>< f5} (12... c5 $5 13. dxc5 (13. Nxb5 cxd4 14. Nxd4 $2 Ne5) (13. e5 cxd4 14.
exf6 Nxf6 15. Rd1 Qc8) 13... Nxc5 14. Bxb5 Ncxe4) 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Be2 Qb6 15.
Nf5 Bc5 16. Qd2 $1 {/\ Nxg7, /\ Qg5} Ng6 17. e5 $1 Ne8 $6 (17... Nxe5 18. Nxg7
$16) (17... Rfd8 18. Qg5 $40) 18. Ne4 Bc8 19. Nxg7 $18 Be3 (19... Nxg7 20. Nf6+
Kh8 21. Qh6 $18) (19... Kxg7 20. Qh6+ {/\ Ng5}) 20. Qxe3 Qxe3 21. Bxe3 Kxg7 22.
f4 1-0

[Event "Sanjin Hotel Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Tiayuan"]
[Date "2005.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2005.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Rad1 Rad8 12. Rfe1 Rfe8 13. Bd3 c5 14. cxd5 exd5
15. Bf5 Nf8 16. Ne2 Ne4 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Ng3 Ng5 19. Bg4 Bxg3 20. hxg3 Ne4 21.
Nd2 Nxd2 22. Qxd2 Qg5 23. Bf3 Ne6 24. Qa5 Rd7 25. Ba3 Qd8 26. Qxd8 Rexd8 27.
Bg4 Rc7 28. Rc1 Rdc8 29. Bb2 g6 30. Be5 Rc6 31. Red1 Rd8 32. Bf6 Rd7 33. Be2
Nc7 34. Bg4 Ne6 35. Rc2 h5 36. Be2 Rc8 37. g4 hxg4 38. Bxg4 Kf8 39. Bf3 Ke8 40.
Rcd2 c4 41. bxc4 Rxc4 42. Rb2 Rdc7 43. Be5 Rd7 44. Rdb1 Ba6 45. Bf6 Rc6 46. Bd1
Nc5 47. Rb8+ Bc8 48. Bg4 Ne6 49. Bd1 Nc5 50. Rc1 Rb7 51. Rxb7 Bxb7 52. Bd4 Nd7
53. Rxc6 Bxc6 54. Bxa7 Ne5 55. Bd4 Nc4 56. g4 Kd7 57. Kg2 Ke6 58. Kg3 Nd6 59.
Kf4 Ne4 {[%tqu "De","Weiß hat seinen Gegner glatt überspielt und steht
technisch auf Gewinn. Welchen Zug sollte Weiß jetzt aber auf keinen Fall
spielen ?","","","f2f3","Richtig, dies ist der Zug, den Weiß auf jeden Fall
vermeiden sollte.",10]} 60. f3 $4 g5# {Ein tragisches Ende für Weiß ...} 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 25th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1997.07.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1997.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Ftacnik.} Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. Bd3 (
7. b3 {Ftacnik} Bb7 8. Bb2 Bd6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Rc8 11. Rad1 h6 12. Qe2 Re8
13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qh4 Nd7 17. Qh5 c5 18. Ne5 Qe7 19.
Nxd7 Qxd7 20. d5 {1-0 Franco,Z-Rodriguez Lopez,R/Mondariz (09)/1995 (30)}) 7...
Bb7 8. O-O Be7 (8... Bd6 {Ftacnik} 9. a3 O-O 10. b4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Bd3 a5
13. Rb1 Qc7 14. Ng5 axb4 15. Nce4 h6 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Nh7 Nxh7 18. Bxh7+ Kh8
19. axb4 g6 20. Bxg6 fxg6 21. Qxg6 Rf6 {0-1 Kecskes,G-Payen,A/Budapest FS08
IM-B (02)/1995 (26)}) (8... Qc7 {Ftacnik} 9. Re1 (9. Bd2 Be7 10. Rac1 Rc8 11.
Rfe1 O-O 12. e4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 e5 14. Qb3 h6 15. Bf1 exd4 16. Nb5 Qd8 17. Nbxd4
c5 18. Nf5 Nxe4 19. Nxh6+ gxh6 20. Bxh6 Bf6 {1-0 Lehtivaara,P-Pinski,J/Geneva
op (05) 1997 (40)}) 9... Be7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Rd8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Nxe4
14. Bxe7 Kxe7 15. Bxe4 Rhe8 16. c5 Kf8 17. Rad1 Nf6 18. Ne5 {0-1 Pavlovic,
Ma-Guidez,Y/Cappelle op (03) 1995 (38)}) 9. b3 (9. Rd1 {Ftacnik} O-O 10. b3 Qc7
11. Bb2 Rac8 12. Rac1 c5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Bf5 g6 15. Bh3 Rcd8 16. Ba3 Rfe8 17.
dxc5 bxc5 18. Na4 {1-0 Petkevich,J-Stromer,A/Cappelle op (03) 1995 (42)}) (9.
Ne5 {Ftacnik} O-O 10. e4 dxc4 11. Nxc4 b5 12. Ne3 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Be2 Qb6
15. Nf5 Bc5 16. Qd2 Ng6 17. e5 Ne8 18. Ne4 Bc8 19. Nxg7 Be3 20. Qxe3 Qxe3 21.
Bxe3 Kxg7 22. f4 {1-0 Burmakin,V-Strutinskaya,G/Omsk Russian Cup (01) 1996})
9... Rc8 (9... dxc4 $5 10. bxc4 c5 11. d5 $6 exd5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5
14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Bb2 Bc6 16. Be4 (16. Bxg7 Rg8 {/\ ...Bxf3}) 16... Bf6 {0-1
Zvjaginsev,V-Dreev,A/RUS-ch m5-8 1997 (45) Weiß hat nicht genügend
Kompensation für den Bauern.}) (9... Qc7 {Ftacnik} 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Rad1 c5 12.
Ne5 cxd4 13. exd4 Rfd8 14. Qe2 dxc4 15. bxc4 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 17. Nb5 Qc6 18.
Qg4 Nc5 19. Nd6 Bxd6 20. exd6 g6 21. Bc2 Rxd6 22. Rxd6 Qxd6 {0-1 Luft,
A-Beikert,G/BL2-S 9596/1996 (41)}) (9... O-O {Ftacnik} 10. Ne5 Rc8 11. Bb2 Qc7
12. Rad1 Rfd8 13. f4 Nf8 14. f5 Bd6 15. e4 dxc4 16. Nxc4 Bxh2+ 17. Kh1 b5 18.
e5 bxc4 19. Bxc4 Ng4 20. Qe2 h5 21. Ne4 c5 {1-0 Adla,D-Rodriguez Lopez,R/
Aceimar op 1995 (37)}) 10. Bb2 c5 (10... Qc7 11. Rac1 h6 12. Qe2 (12. e4 $5)
12... O-O 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 dxc4 15. bxc4 Qxe5 16. Nd5 Qd6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6
18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. c5 Qe7 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. Qh4 Kg7 22. Qg3+ Kh8 23. Qh4 Kg7 24.
Qg4+ Kh8 25. Qh4 {1/2-1/2 Dao,T-Waitzkin,J/Budapest FS06 GM 1997}) 11. cxd5
cxd4 $2 $146 {'?' Ftacnik. Eine mißglückte Neuerung, die auf einer
Fehlkalkulation beruht.} (11... exd5 12. Rfd1 O-O 13. Rac1 Re8 14. Bf5 g6 15.
Bh3 $14 Bf8 16. Qb1 Qe7 17. Rc2 a6 18. Na4 c4 19. Ne5 b5 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,
A-Dreev,A/EUCup f 1996/CBM 56 Weiß kann nun die Qualität gewinnen : Ftacnik:
'1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Dreev,A/EUCup f Budapest (03)/1996/'} 20. Nxd7 Nxd7 21.
Bxd7 Qxd7 22. Nb6 Qe6 23. Nxc8 Rxc8 {Schwarz hat wegen des schlechten Bb2 und
seines gedeckten Freibauern (den er mittels ...b4 und ...c3 weiter vorzurücken
gedenkt) etwas Kompensation, trotzdem hätte Weiß weiterspielen sollen.}) 12.
dxe6 {'!' Ftacnik.} (12. Nxd4 {Ftacnik} Nxd5 13. a3 h6 $11) 12... dxc3 13.
exd7+ Nxd7 (13... Qxd7 {Ftacnik} 14. Bf5 Qc6 15. Bxc8 cxb2 16. Qxc6+ Bxc6 17.
Rab1 $18) 14. Bxc3 Bb4 {Scheinbar hat Weiß nun Probleme auf der c-Linie.} (
14... Bxf3 15. gxf3 Bb4 16. Bc4 Bxc3 (16... Qg5+ {Ftacnik} 17. Kh1 Qh5 18. Qe4+
$18) 17. Qxc3 {führt zur Partie.}) (14... Bf6 {Ftacnik} 15. Nd4 $16) 15. Bc4
Bxf3 16. gxf3 (16. Bxb4 $2 Qg5 17. g3 b5 $19) 16... Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qg5+ (17...
b5 {Ftacnik} 18. Qxg7 $18) 18. Kh1 b5 {Darauf hat Schwarz gehofft, aber ...} (
18... Qh5 19. Qxg7 Qxf3+ 20. Qg2 $18 (20. Kg1 $18 {Ftacnik})) 19. Qa5 $1 (19.
Qa5 Qf5 (19... Qh5 {Ftacnik} 20. Be2 $18) 20. Be2 $18 {erschien Ivanchuk gegen
einen Spieler wie Kramnik hoffnungslos, daher die frühe Aufgabe.}) 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co 05th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1997.06.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Akesson, Ralf"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1997.06.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. a3 b6 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7 14. Bf4 Bxf4
15. Qxf4 e5 $1 $146 {Mit dieser Neuerung gleicht Schwarz völlig aus. Nach 15...
c5 hat Weiß einen Minimalvorteil :} (15... c5 16. Qc7 Rab8 17. b4 (17. Ne5 Nxe5
18. Qxe7 Nf3+ 19. gxf3 Rxe7 20. dxc5 bxc5 21. b4 Kf8 22. Rd2 Rc7 23. f4 Ke7 24.
f3 Rd8 25. Rxd8 {Dokhoian,Y-Bangiev,A/BL9293 1993/BL 90/1/2-1/2 (45)}) 17...
Rec8 18. Qf4 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 cxd4 20. Qxd4 Rc7 21. Be2 Rbc8 22. Ra2 h6 23. Rad2
Nf6 24. Qe5 Rd7 25. Rxd7 Nxd7 26. Qd4 Nf6 {Karpov,A-Kamsky,G/Fide-Wch 1996/CBM
54/[Ftacnik]/1/2-1/2 (66)}) 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Qxe5 Qxe5 18. dxe5 Rxe5 19. Bf3
Kf8 $1 {Dank dieser einfachen Verbesserung gegenüber einer
Informator-Anmerkung hat Schwarz nichts mehr zu fürchten.} (19... Re7 $6 20. c5
$1 $14 {Bangiev, Informator 56/(480)}) (19... Rae8 $5 $11 {(Ftacnik) führt
ebenfalls zum Ausgleich.}) 20. Rd7 Rae8 21. h4 (21. Kf1 R8e7 22. Rad1 Re1+ $11)
21... R8e7 22. Rd8+ (22. Rad1 Re1+ 23. Rxe1 Rxd7 $11) 22... Re8 23. Rd7 R8e7
24. Rd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.02.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Legky, Nikolay A"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[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 "Drancy"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 (
8. Be2) 8... e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Be2 (11. Nb5) 11... Nxf3+ $1 12.
Bxf3 d4 $1 {Es ist schon seit längerem bekannt, dass dieses Bauernopfer
Schwarz gutes Spiel einräumt. Diese Partie ist eine weitere Bestätigung.} 13.
exd4 (13. Ne4 {Ftacnik} Nxe4 14. Bxe4 dxe3 15. O-O exf2+ 16. Qxf2 $44) 13...
Re8+ 14. Be2 (14. Ne2 Bb4+ 15. Bc3 (15. Kf1 Be6 16. Nf4 Rc8 17. Qd3 Bd7 18. h3
Qb6 19. a4 Qc7 20. g3 Qc2 21. Qxc2 Rxc2 $44 {1-0 Seirawan,Y-Speelman,J/
Roquebrune 1992/CBM 27 ext (44)}) 15... Bf5 $1 16. Qd2 (16. Qxf5 Bxc3+ {Ftacnik
}) 16... Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Rc8 18. Qb4 Bd3 $17 {Ftacnik}) (14. Kf1 Qa5 15. Qd1 (15.
a3 Bf5 16. Qd2 Rac8 (16... Rad8 17. h3 Be5 18. b4 Qb6 19. Ne2 Bb8 20. Rc1 Ne4
21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. f3 Qf6 23. Rc3 Bc6 24. Kf2 Bb5 $17 {0-1 Osterman,R-Peschel,A/
Bled 1998/EXT 99 (44)}) 17. b4 Qa6+ 18. Kg1 Ne4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. f3 Bd3 21.
Rc1 Be7 22. Kf2 Rcd8 $40 {0-1 Djurkovic,M-Videki,S/Finkenstein 1996/EXT 97 (35)
}) (15. Rd1 {Ftacnik} Bf5 16. Qd2 Rac8 $17) (15. Qd2 Bg4 16. Bxg4 Nxg4 17. h3
Nf6 18. Qd3 Rac8 19. h4 Ba3 20. Na4 Bxb2 21. Nxb2 Rc3 $36 {Doettling,F-Borgo,G/
Mitropa Cup Charleville 2000}) (15. h3 Bf5 16. Qd2 Bb4 17. a3 Bxc3 18. Bxc3
Qb5+ 19. Kg1 Qxb3 20. d5 Ne4 21. Bxe4 Rxe4 22. Kh2 {1/2-1/2 Kharitonov,
A-Lukacs,P/Makarczyk mem 1980}) 15... Bb4 16. Rc1 Bd7 17. a3 Bxc3 18. Rxc3 Nd5
19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. a4 Rac8 $40 {0-1 Kortschnoj,V-Beliavsky,A/Leon 1994/CBM 42/
[Ftacnik] (31)}) (14. Ne2 Bb4+ 15. Bc3 (15. Kf1 Be6 16. Nf4 Rc8 17. Qd3 Bd7 18.
h3 Qb6 19. a4 Qc7 20. g3 Qc2 21. Qxc2 Rxc2 22. Ba3 Bxa3 23. Rxa3 g5 24. Nd3 Rc3
25. Ne5 Rxf3 26. Nxf3 Bc6 27. d5 Nxd5 28. Nxg5 Ne3+ 29. fxe3 Bxh1 30. Kf2 Rc8
31. g4 Rc2+ 32. Kg3 h6 33. Nf3 Rc3 34. Kf4 Bxf3 35. Kxf3 a5 36. Kf4 Kg7 37. Ke4
Kf6 38. Kd4 Rc2 39. b4 Rb2 40. bxa5 Kg5 41. e4 Kh4 42. Rf3 Rb4+ 43. Kd5 Rxa4
44. Rxf7 {[time]. 1-0 Seirawan,Y-Speelman,J/Roquebrune 1992/CBM 27 ext (44)})
15... Bf5 $1 16. Qd2 (16. Qxf5 Bxc3+) 16... Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Rc8 18. Qb4 Bd3 $17)
14... Bg4 15. f3 Bh5 16. Kf2 (16. O-O Qc7 17. h3 Nd5 $36) 16... Bf4 17. g3
Qxd4+ $36 {Schwarz hat den Bauern zurückgewonnen, bei anhaltendem Angriff.} 18.
Kg2 Qd2 19. Qxd2 Bxd2 20. Bd1 Rac8 21. Nb5 Rcd8 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Nxa7 $6 {
Extrem riskant. Der weiße Springer begibt sich auf Abwege, um einen
irrelevanten Bauern zu nehmen} (23. f4 $5 Be2 24. Bxe2 Rxe2+ 25. Kf1 Rde8 26.
Nd6 $132) 23... Be3 (23... Rd5 $5 {droht direkt den Springerfang} 24. a4 Ra8
25. f4 Rxa7 (25... Bc3 26. Bxh5 Bxa1 27. Be2 Rd2 28. Kf3 Rb2 29. Bc4 Rxa7 30.
Rxa1 b5 $17) 26. g4 Bg6 27. f5) 24. Nb5 Rd2+ 25. Kh3 Re5 26. a4 Rf2 27. Nd6 $2
(27. f4 $5 Bxf4 28. Nd6 Bxd1 29. Raxd1 Rh5+ 30. Kg4 Rg5+ 31. Kh4 Rg6 32. gxf4
Rxf4+ 33. Kh3 Rf3+) 27... Bg6 28. g4 $2 (28. f4 Re6 29. f5 Rxd6 30. fxg6 f5 31.
gxf7+ Kg7 32. Bh5 Rh6 33. Kh4 Bd4 $17) 28... Bf4 $19 29. a5 Re1 0-1

[Event "ESP-chT Honor Gp2 49th"]
[Site "Sant Lluis"]
[Date "2005.09.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2005.08.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
e5 9. g5 (9. Bd2) 9... Nd5 10. Ne4 {This move is not considered particularly
dangerous for Black. The more critical moves are 10.Bd2 or 9.Bd2. Dieser Zug
gilt als nicht besonders gefährlich für Schwarz. Kritischer sind 10.Bd2 bzw. 9.
Bd2.} (10. Bd2) 10... Bb4+ {10...Bc7 has been played less often, but is
presumably no weaker. 10...Bc7 wurde seltener gespielt, ist aber vermutlich
nicht schwächer.} (10... Bc7 $5 11. Bd2 exd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O-O
Ba5 (14... Bb6 15. h4 Qe7 16. h5 c5 17. Nb5 Be6 18. Kb1 Nb4 19. Bxb4 cxb4 $132
20. Rhg1 Kh8 21. Nbd6 Rac8 22. Qa4 Rcd8 23. Ka1 Bd7 24. Bb5 Bg4 25. Rd5 Bf3 26.
Qb3 Qe6 27. Rd2 Bxh5 28. Rc1 Qxb3 29. axb3 Bf3 30. Be2 Bxe4 31. Nxe4 Rxd2 32.
Nxd2 g6 33. Ne4 Kg7 34. Kb1 h6 35. gxh6+ Kxh6 36. Nf6 Rd8 37. Ng4+ Nxg4 {
1/2-1/2 Sargissian,G-Gormally,D/Caleta 2005/CBM 104 ext (37)}) 15. Rdg1 $2 (15.
Kb1 $5) 15... Bxd2+ 16. Qxd2 Qe7 $40 17. Ng3 Rd8 18. Kb1 c5 19. Ndf5 Bxf5+ 20.
Nxf5 Qe6 {0-1 Dobrov,V-Shirov,A/Tallinn 2005/CBM 105/[Lutz] (20)}) 11. Bd2
Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Qe7 13. Bb3 (13. O-O-O N7b6 14. Bb3 Bg4 15. Qe2 (15. Nxe5 $6
Bxd1 16. Qxd1 O-O-O 17. Qg4+ Kb8 18. h4 Ka8 19. Nc5 f6 $15 {0-1 Marin,
M-Stripunsky,A/Bucharest 1994/CBM 40 (38)}) 15... exd4 (15... O-O-O 16. dxe5
Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qxe5 18. Rd4 f5 19. gxf6 Nxf6 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Nxf6 gxf6 22.
Qh3+ f5 23. Qxh7 Nc4 24. Bxc4 Qe4 25. Rg1 Qxc4+ 26. Kb1 Qd3+ 27. Kc1 Qd2+ 28.
Kb1 Qd3+ {1/2-1/2 Aronian,L-Gormally,D/Caleta 2005/CBM 104 ext (28)}) 16. Rxd4
Be6 $2 (16... O-O-O 17. Nd6+ Rxd6 18. Rxg4 Rhd8 $11) 17. Rhd1 O-O-O 18. Qc2 Bg4
$6 (18... Kb8 $5) 19. Nd6+ Rxd6 20. Rxg4 g6 $2 (20... Kb8 $5 {Lutz}) 21. Rgd4
Rhd8 (21... Rdd8) 22. Qc5 $1 $18 {1-0 Bluvshtein,M-Novikov,I/Montreal 2004/CBM
103/[Lutz] (28)}) (13. Rg1 $5 N7b6 14. Bb3 exd4 15. Qxd4 Bf5 16. Ng3 Bg6 17. h4
$14 {1-0 Hellsten,J-Filippov,V/Gistrup 1996/CBM 55/[Lutz] (45)}) (13. a3 N7b6
14. Ba2 Bh3 15. Rg1 exd4 16. Qxd4 O-O-O $36 {1/2-1/2 Aleksandrov,A-Nakamura,H/
Tripoli 2004/CBM 102/[Lutz] (29)}) (13. Bxd5 $6 cxd5 14. Nc3 (14. Ng3 e4 15.
Nf5 Qf8 16. N3h4 g6) 14... e4 15. Ne5 (15. Nxd5 $2 Qd6 16. Qa5 b6 $19) 15...
Nb6) (13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. Nc3 Be6 17. f4 Qf5 18.
O-O-O Rc8 19. Qd3 Qxd3 20. Rxd3 h6 $132 {0-1 Johannesson,I-Gormally,D/Caleta
2005/CBM 104 ext (38)}) 13... O-O 14. O-O-O exd4 $146 {An innovation which
solves Black's problems. Eine Neuerung, die die schwarzen Probleme löst.} (
14... Re8 {led to a game with a study-like ending. führte zu einer Partie mit
einem studienartigem Endspiel.} 15. Rhg1 exd4 16. exd4 Qxe4 17. Rde1 Qxf3 18.
Rxe8+ Nf8 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Rge1 a5 21. Qe3 Qxe3+ 22. R1xe3 b5 23. Rc3 Bb7 24.
Rxa8 Bxa8 25. Rc8 Bb7 26. Rc7 Ba8 27. g6 $3 $18 {Prevents ...g7-g6 then Kg7.
Black cannot manage to shake himself free. Verhindert ...g7-g6 nebst ...Kg7.
Schwarz kommt nicht dazu, sich zu befreien.} fxg6 (27... hxg6 28. f4 g5 29. f5
$1) 28. f4 h5 29. Kd2 h4 30. Ke3 h3 31. b3 b4 32. Kf3 Ne6 33. Rc8+ Kf7 34. Rxa8
Nxd4+ 35. Kg4 Ne2 36. Rxa5 Nc3 37. Ra7+ Ke6 38. Ra6+ Ke7 39. Kf3 d4 40. Rxg6
Nxa2 41. Ke4 Kf7 42. Rb6 Nc1 43. Rxb4 d3 44. Ke3 Kg6 45. Kd2 Ne2 46. Kxd3 Ng3
47. hxg3 h2 48. f5+ {1-0 Mikhalevski,V-Kaganskiy,G/Ashdod 2004/CBM 103 ext (48)
}) 15. Qxd4 Re8 16. Ng3 Qc5+ 17. Kb1 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 N7b6 19. h4 Bg4 20. Rc1 a5
21. a3 a4 22. Ba2 Rad8 $11 {White has a space advantage on the kingside, but
Black's pieces are active and thus neither side can make real progress. Weiß
hat Raumvorteil am Königsflügel, aber die schwarzen Figuren sind aktiv und
daher kann keine Seite richtig Fortschritte machen.} 23. h5 Kf8 24. Rh4 Bc8 25.
Ka1 Ne7 26. Nf3 Ned5 27. Ne4 h6 28. gxh6 gxh6 29. Nc5 Rd6 30. Nd4 Nf6 31. Nd3
Re4 32. Rhh1 Re8 33. Rh4 Re4 34. Rhh1 Re8 35. Rh2 Nbd7 36. Rh4 Re4 37. Rhh1 Re8
38. Rh4 Re4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.01.11"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Gabriel, Christian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Plauen"]
[BlackTeam "Stuttgart"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
e5 9. Bb2 {Die Spezialität von Klaus Bischoff, die allerdings Weiß keinen
Vorteil gibt. Die Hauptvariante ist 9.cxd5:} (9. cxd5 cxd5 (9... Nxd5 $6 10.
Nxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bb2 $1 (12. O-O $2 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Qh4 14. h3 (14.
g3 Qf6) 14... Bxh3) 12... Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Bb4+ 14. Kf1 $1 Be6 15. Qd3 $14 {
Rustemov,A-Fillipov,V/Minsk 1996/[Lutz] Diese Stellung ist etwas besser für
Weiß. Nach dem der Rh1 ins Spiel kommt, wirkt sich der Isolani d5 aus.}) 10.
Nb5 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 a6 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 Bg4 $1 {Tauscht den
potentiell schlechten Läufer ab. Wenn nur noch Springer auf dem Brett sind,
ist die Schwäche des Isolanis nicht so gravierend.} 15. Bxg4 Nexg4 16. O-O Rc8
$11 {Dautov,R-Fridman,D/Essen 1999/[Dautov]}) 9... exd4 (9... e4 $5 {ist
ebenfalls eine Alternative, da in der entstandenen Französich-artigen Struktur
der weiße Läufer auf b2 nicht so beeindruckend steht.} 10. Nd2 Re8 (10... a6 $5
) 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nb5 Nb8 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. h3 Nc6 15. O-O Bf5 16. Qc5 Qd7
17. Ba3 Rad8 18. Kh2 Qc7+ 19. Kg1 Qd7 20. Kh2 h5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Bischoff,
K-Mueller,K/Gladenbach 1997/CBM 61 ext (43)}) 10. Nxd4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Ne5 12.
Be2 Qe7 13. h3 Ng6 $146 (13... Ba3 14. Bxa3 Qxa3 15. O-O Qc5 (15... Re8 $5 {
/\ ...Bd7, ...Rad8}) 16. Qb2 Ng6 17. Nf3 Be6 18. Rfc1 Qe7 19. Nd4 Rfd8 20. Bf1
Nh4 21. Nxe6 Qxe6 22. Ne2 Ne4 $13 {1-0 Bischoff,K-Hansen,L/Bad Woerishofen
1992/TD (38)}) 14. O-O-O $5 (14. O-O Nh4 {ist riskant für Weiß, da alle
schwarzen Leichtiguren auf den Königsflügel gerichtet sind.}) 14... Ba3 15.
Bxa3 Qxa3+ 16. Kb1 a5 17. g4 {Beide Seiten setzen auf den Angriff.} Qb4 18. Qb2
Be6 19. Rc1 {Weiß zentralisiert seine Kräfte.} Ne7 20. Rhd1 Ned5 21. Na4 Qe7
22. Bf3 Nd7 23. Bxd5 $11 {Leitet eine Serie von Abtäuschen ein, die die Partie
verflachen lässt.} Bxd5 24. Nc3 Be6 25. Nxe6 Qxe6 26. Rd4 {Weiß hat zwar den
unsichereren König, aber dafürt kontrolliert er die d-Linie.} Nb6 27. Rcd1 h6
28. Qc2 Rfe8 29. Kb2 Qe7 30. Ne4 Nd5 31. Nc3 Nb6 32. Ne4 Nd5 33. Nc3 Nb6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Lee Cup 4th"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1997.08.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wang, Yaoyao"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1997.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. g5
Nd5 9. Bxc4 b6 {Die Feinheit von 9...b6 gegenüber 9...b5 besteht darin, daß
das Feld c5 nicht geschwächt wird. 9...Nxc3 ist hier auch gut möglich,
deswegen spielt Weiß häufig 8.Bxc4 statt 8.g5.} (9... b5) (9... Nxc3) 10. Bd2 (
10. e4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bb7 12. Qe2 b5 13. Bb3 Qc7 14. a4 c5 15. Bd2 bxa4 16. Bxa4
O-O 17. h4 f5 18. gxf6 Rxf6 19. Ng5 h6 20. Nh3 Raf8 21. Bb3 Ba8 22. Bc4 Qb7 23.
Bd3 cxd4 24. cxd4 Bb4 $40 {Costa,J-Van der Werf,M/Mitropa Cup 1995/EXP 46/0-1 
(50)}) (10. Ne4 Be7 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Ng3 b5 13. Bb3 N5b6 14. e4 c5 15. Be3 O-O
16. Rd1 Qc7 17. h4 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Nc4 19. g6 hxg6 20. h5 g5 21. Nxb5 Qa5+ 22.
Nc3 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Ne5 24. Kf1 Qb6 25. Qxb6 axb6 $17 {0-1 Koch,T-Ruzele,D/
Berliner Sommer 1995/EXP 47 (32)}) 10... Bb7 11. Qe4 b5 12. Be2 a6 13. Qg4 Nxc3
14. Bxc3 b4 15. Bd2 Rc8 16. Rg1 O-O 17. g6 $5 {In der Erkenntnis, daß nach ...
c6-c5 Schwarz die Initiative übernimmt, setzt Weiß alles auf eine Karte.} hxg6
18. Ng5 Nf6 19. Qh4 c5 20. f4 cxd4 21. Rg3 Re8 22. Rh3 Kf8 23. Qh8+ Ng8 $4 (
23... Ke7 24. Qxg7 Rf8 $13) {[%tqu "De","Wie kann Weiß seinen Angriff
abschließen ?","","","h3h7","Weiß läßt sich die Gelegenheit zu einem
spektakulären Matt entgehen.",0,"h8g7","",10]} 24. Rh7 $4 {Weiß läßt sich die
Gelegenheit zu einem spektakulären Matt entgehen.} (24. Qxg7+ $1 Kxg7 25. Rh7+
Kf6 26. Rxf7#) 24... Qf6 25. Rxg7 Qxg7 26. Nh7+ Qxh7 27. Qxh7 Rc2 $19 28. Bd3
Rxb2 29. Bxg6 Re7 30. Bd3 f6 31. Qh3 e5 32. Bc1 Rg2 33. e4 Reg7 34. f5 R2g4 35.
Kf2 Bxe4 36. Bxe4 Rxe4 37. Bd2 Reg4 38. Rc1 e4 39. Ke2 Rg2+ 40. Kd1 Rxh2 41.
Rc8+ Ke7 42. Qb3 Rg1+ 43. Be1 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch 4th"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2003.03.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kotsur, Pavel"]
[Black "Barua, Dibyendu"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2541"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "2003.02.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Nxg4 8. Rg1
h5 9. h3 Nh6 10. Rxg7 $4 {Es ist erstaunlich, dass einem so starken Spieler
wie Pavel Kotsur ein derartiger Einsteller unterläuft. Noch erstaunlicher ist,
dass dieser Fehler bereits in einigen Vorgängerpartien auftrat. Nach 10.e4
oder 10.Bd2 hat Weiß genügend Kompensation für den Bauern.} (10. e4 dxe4 11.
Nxe4 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 Nf6 14. Nc3 (14. Neg5 Nf5 15. O-O-O O-O 16.
Bd3 Qc7 17. Rg2 Ne8 18. Rdg1 f6 19. Ne4 Qf7 20. Ng3 $40 {1-0 Djurhuus,
R-Engedal,K/Skei 1993/CBM 36 (29)}) 14... Nf5 15. O-O-O Kf8 16. Bd3 Bd7 17. Ne5
Be8 18. Ne2 Rh7 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Ng3 $40 {Shirov,A-Akopian,V/Oakham 1992/
[Knaak]}) (10. Bd2 $5 g6 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Be7 13. O-O-O Nf6 14. Neg5 Nf5
15. Bd3 O-O 16. Ne5 Ne8 17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18. Bxf5 Bxf5 19. Qxf5 Ng7 20. Qe4 Bf6
21. Bc3 Kh7 22. d5 cxd5 23. Rxd5 Qe7 24. Nd7 Bg5+ 25. Rgxg5 {1-0 Conquest,
S-Navarrete Delgado,S/Pamplona 2000/EXT 2001 (25)}) 10... Qf6 {So einfach ist
das: Schwarz greift Rg7 und Nf3 an.} 11. Rh7 Rxh7 12. Qxh7 Nf8 {Nach dem
Rückzug der weißen Dame schlägt Schwarz auf f3, mit einer glatten Mehrfigur.}
0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2006.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 e6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O Bd6 10. Rc1 {Dieser Zug wurde seltener gespielt als 10.Qc2. Die
Idee ist jedoch ähnlich, Weiß will die Spannung im Zentrum aufrechthalten.} (
10. Qc2 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Najer,E/Poikovsky 2006/CBM 112/[Lutz] (49)}) 10...
h6 (10... e5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Ne2 Ng4 $6 15. h3
Nf6 16. Bc3 Qe7 17. Qc2 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Bd7 19. Nd4 Rfc8 20. Qa5 Qd6 21. Be2 $14
{1-0 Dreev,A-Godena,M/Warsaw 2005/CBM 108 (58)}) (10... Re8 11. h3 e5 12. dxe5
Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Ne2 Be6 16. Bc3 Bxc3 17. Rxc3 Qa5 18. Qc2
Rac8 19. Rc1 Rxc3 20. Qxc3 Qxc3 21. Rxc3 $14 {0-1 Korotylev,A-Potkin,V/Sochi
2004/EXT 2005 (50)}) 11. h3 Re8 12. Qc2 e5 (12... b6 $2 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nxd5
$1 Bb7 (14... exd5 15. Qc6 $16) (14... Nxd5 15. Qc6 $16) 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. e4
$16 {0-1 Gajewski,G-Potkin,V/Pardubice 2005/CBM 107 ext (43)}) 13. cxd5 cxd5
14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 {Wir haben wieder die für dieses Abspiel typische
Isolani-Stellung erreicht. Weiß hat das Problem, dass der Bd2 nicht harmonisch
steht.} 16. Ne2 Ne4 {So verhindert Schwarz Bd2-c3, was Weiß ein bequemes Plus
verschaffen würde.} 17. Be1 $146 (17. Rfd1 Bf5 18. Be1 Qb6 19. Nd4 Bxd4 20.
exd4 Rac8 $15 21. Qb1 Qg6 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. f3 Nd6 24. Bxf5 Qxf5 25. Qxf5 Nxf5
26. Rd2 f6 27. Kf1 Kf7 28. Ke2 Rc1 29. g4 Ne7 30. Rd1 Rc2+ 31. Rd2 Rc1 32. Rd1
Rxd1 33. Kxd1 Nc6 34. Bc3 Nd8 35. Bd2 Ne6 36. Be3 g6 37. Ke2 f5 38. gxf5 gxf5
39. Bxh6 f4 40. h4 Kg6 41. Bg5 Nxg5 {1/2-1/2 Navara,D-Motylev,A/Wijk aan Zee
2006/CBM 111(41)}) 17... Bb8 $5 {Es sieht falsch aus, den aktiven Be5
zurückzuziehen, aber andererseits kann Schwarz nun eine Läufer-Dame-Batterie
gegen den weißen König aufbauen.} (17... Bf5 $2 18. f3 Rc8 19. Qb1 Rxc1 20.
Nxc1 Bxh3 21. fxe4 Qg5 22. Qc2 $18) (17... Be6 $5 18. f3) 18. f3 Nf6 19. Qd2
Qe7 20. Bf2 Bd7 21. Rfe1 Qe5 22. Ng3 Ba7 23. Qb4 Rac8 24. Rxc8 Bxc8 25. Nf1 Nd7
26. Rc1 Qe6 27. Bb1 Ne5 28. Rd1 Rd8 29. Ng3 Qf6 {Schwarz hat genügend
Gegenspiel. Der Isonalin wird durch die Schwäche des Pe3 kompensiert.} 30. f4
Nc6 31. Qd2 Qe7 32. Qc3 g6 33. Nf1 d4 $5 {So löst Schwarz den Isolani auf.} 34.
exd4 Qf6 35. Ng3 Bxd4 $6 {Schwarz geht in ein schlechteres Endspiel über.} (
35... Qxf4 $5 $11) 36. Bxd4 Rxd4 37. Rxd4 Qxd4+ 38. Qxd4 Nxd4 39. Kf2 $14 Kf8
40. Ke3 Nc6 41. f5 Kg7 42. fxg6 fxg6 43. Ne4 b6 44. Nd6 Bd7 45. Nc4 b5 46. Nd6
g5 47. Nf5+ Kg6 48. Be4 Nd8 49. g4 a5 50. Kd4 Ne6+ 51. Ke5 Nf4 52. h4 Bxf5 53.
Bxf5+ Kf7 54. a3 Ke7 55. Be4 Ne2 56. hxg5 hxg5 57. Bd3 Nc1 58. Bc2 Ne2 59. Kd5
Nf4+ 60. Kc6 Ne6 61. Bd1 b4 62. a4 Nd4+ 63. Kc5 Ne6+ 64. Kb6 Kd6 65. Kxa5 Kc5
66. Be2 Nd4 67. Bc4 Nc6+ 68. Ka6 Nb8+ 69. Kb7 Nc6 70. Kc7 Na5 71. Be6 Nc6 72.
Kd7 Na5 73. Ke7 Kd4 74. Kd6 Kc3 75. Kc5 Nxb3+ 76. Bxb3 Kxb3 77. a5 Kc3 78. a6
b3 79. a7 b2 80. a8=Q b1=Q 81. Qf3+ Kd2 82. Qf2+ Kc3 83. Qd4+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shariyazdanov, Andrey"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2006.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
e5 9. g5 Nd5 10. Bd2 O-O {Populärer ist 10...exd4, aber der Textzug ist nicht
schlechter.} (10... exd4 $5 11. Nxd4 O-O 12. Nxd5 {0-1 Radjabov,T-Shirov,A/
Leon 2004/CBM 102/[Lutz] (47)} (12. Ne4 {0-1 Gelfand,B-Shirov,A/Monaco 2004/
CBM 99 ext (23)}) (12. Bxd5 {0-1 Aronian,L-Smirnov,P/Tripoli 2004/CBM 102 (92)}
)) 11. O-O-O $6 {Dieser Zug scheint nicht besonders geeignet zu sein.} (11. Ne4
Bc7 (11... Qe7 $5 {1/2-1/2 Berezovsky,I-Ribli,Z/Germany 2004/CBM 105 (11)}) 12.
O-O-O (12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 Bc7 15. O-O-O Bg4 $132 {1/2-1/2
Pedersen,S-Khenkin,I/Germany 2005/CBM 106/[Lutz] (50)}) (12. Rg1 exd4 13. Nxd4
Ne5 14. Be2 Ng6 15. O-O-O Re8 16. a3 Bh3 17. Nc3 Nb6 18. Kb1 Qc8 $13 {1/2-1/2
Vorobiov,E-Galkin,A/Tomsk 2004/CBM 102/[Lutz] (18)}) 12... exd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5
14. Be2 Bh3 15. Rhg1 Ng6 16. f4 Ndxf4 17. Bb4 Nd5 18. Bxf8 Qxf8 19. Qb3 $13 {
1-0 Dobrov,V-Dreev,A/playchess.com INT 2006/CBM 110 ext (58)}) (11. Nxd5 cxd5
12. Bxd5 exd4 13. O-O-O (13. Nxd4 Qxg5 14. Be4 Nf6 15. Bf3 Bg4 16. Rg1 Rac8 17.
Qd3 Qh4 $40 {0-1 Szeberenyi,A-Mann,G/Budapest 1997/CBM 61 ext (63)}) 13... Nb6
14. Be4 Bg4 15. Nxd4 $5 (15. Kb1 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Qxg5 17. exd4 Qf6 18. Be4 h6 19.
h4 Rac8 20. Qd3 Nc4 21. Bc1 Bf4 22. Bf5 Bxc1 23. Rxc1 Nd2+ 24. Ka1 Rcd8 25. d5
Qe5 26. Bh7+ Kh8 27. Qxd2 Kxh7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Zhu Chen-Dominguez,L/Wijk aan Zee
2004/CBM 99 (60)}) 15... Rc8 16. Bc3 Bxd1 17. Rxd1 Qxg5 18. f4 Qf6 19. Nb5 Rxc3
20. Nxc3 $13 {1-0 Bagirov,V-Ofstad,P/Gladenbach 1999/EXT 2001 (29)}) 11... exd4
12. Nxd4 (12. exd4 $5 Nb4 13. Qe4 Nb6 14. Bb3 Re8 15. Ne5 N6d5 $6 (15... Bxe5
$1 16. dxe5 Nd3+ 17. Kb1 Nc5 $40) 16. Qf3 Be6 $13 {0-1 Dobrov,V-Dreev,A/
chessassistantclub.com INT 2004/CBM 104 ext (73)}) 12... Nb4 $1 $146 {Eine
deutliche Verbesserung des schwarzen Spiels. Schwarz übernimmt nun die
Initative.} (12... Ne5 $6 13. Nxd5 Nxc4 14. Qxc4 (14. Nf6+ $5 {Lutz} gxf6 15.
Qxc4 fxg5 16. Bc3 $44) 14... cxd5 15. Qxd5 Bg4 16. f3 Bh5 17. Bc3 Rc8 18. Kb1
Re8 19. Ka1 $14 Bf8 20. Qxb7 Qxg5 21. Rhg1 Qc5 22. h4 h6 23. Rde1 Rcd8 24. Qc6
Qxc6 25. Nxc6 Rd7 26. Nd4 g6 27. f4 Kh7 28. Nc6 {1/2-1/2 Maki Uuro,
M-Johannessen,L/Izmir 2004/CBM 104/[Lutz] (28)}) 13. Qb1 (13. Qb3 Nc5) (13. Qe4
Re8) 13... Ne5 14. Be2 c5 15. Nf5 $2 {Weiß muß unbedingt den Ne5 abtauschen,
um Schlimmeres zu verhindern.} (15. Nf3 Be6 $36) 15... c4 $19 {Mit dem
Eindringen des Springers nach d3 ist die Partie vorbei.} 16. Nxd6 Ned3+ 17.
Bxd3 Nxd3+ 18. Kc2 Qxd6 19. Be1 Bg4 20. Rd2 Bf3 0-1

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Narbonne"]
[Date "1997.08.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Chabanon, Jean Luc"]
[Black "Anic, Darko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[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 c6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. g5 Nd5 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Bd2 {Wenn Schwarz zu ...c6-c5 kommt,
steht er gut. Aber Weiß kann diesen Vorstoß durch Ne4-c5 verhindern, was ihm
Aussicht auf Vorteil gibt.} Qb6 (12... Rc8 13. Nc5 $1 (13. Rc1 $2 c5 14. dxc5
Nxc5 15. Nxc5 Rxc5 16. Qb3 Rxc1+ 17. Bxc1 O-O $132 {Michaelsen,N-Knaak,R/
BL9293 1993/BL 90/0-1 (48)}) 13... Nxc5 14. dxc5 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Qxg5 16. O-O-O
e5 17. Rhg1 Qf6 18. f4 exf4 19. Rdf1 a5 20. e4 $40 {1-0 Gabriel,C-Mueller,M/
BL9495 1995/BL 90 (32)}) (12... b4 13. Nc5 $1 Nxc5 14. dxc5 Qc7 15. Rg1 Qa5 16.
Rc1 Ba6 17. Bxa6 Qxa6 18. Qc4 Qxc4 19. Rxc4 a5 20. e4 Nc7 21. Ne5 $14 {Gelfand,
B-San Segundo,P/Madrid 1996/CBM 53/[Gelfand]/1-0 (54)}) 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Nc5 $1
Nxc5 15. dxc5 Qc7 16. Rg1 Rd8 17. Rg4 {Mit der Drohung 18.e4. In Betracht kam
aber 17.Bd3!? oder 17.h4!, um eine kurze schwarze Rochade zu entmutigen.
Schwarz kann dann allerdings auch versuchen, mittels ...Kd7-c8 zum Damenflügel
zu flüchten.} (17. Bd3 $5) (17. h4 $5) 17... f5 18. gxf6 Bxf6 19. e4 Ne7 20. e5
$2 {Etwas optimistisch. Der weiße König steht zu luftig, als daß dieses
Bauernopfer korrekt sein könnte.} Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Qxe5 22. Bc3 Qxh2 23. Bxg7 Qh1+
24. Bf1 Rg8 25. Qe2 Rd5 26. Rc3 Qh5 27. Re3 Qf5 28. f3 Bc8 29. b4 h5 30. Rg2
Qb1+ 31. Kf2 Qxb4 32. Kg1 Qxc5 33. Kh1 Rg5 34. Re5 Rxg2 35. Qxg2 Qd4 36. Rg5
Qh4+ 37. Kg1 Kf7 38. Bh6 Rxg5 39. Bxg5 Qd4+ 40. Kh2 Nf5 41. Be2 Qd5 42. Qf2
Qxa2 43. f4 Kg8 44. Bf6 Bd7 45. Bc3 Be8 46. Qg1+ Kh7 47. Qd1 c5 48. Kg1 b4 49.
Be5 Qd5 50. Qa1 Bc6 51. Qxa7+ Kh6 52. Kf2 Qg2+ 53. Ke1 Qg1+ 54. Kd2 Qe3+ 55.
Kd1 Bf3 56. Bxf3 Qxf3+ 57. Kc1 Qa3+ 0-1

[Event "Schoeneck"]
[Site "Schoeneck"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kachiani Gersinska, Ketino"]
[Black "Luther, Thomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Re8 (10... Qe7 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Nf6 14.
Qe3 c5 15. Ne5 Rad8 16. Bf3 Qc7 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Rfd1 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Ne4 20.
Nd3 Be7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Portisch,L-Ioseliani,N/London Women-Veterans 1996 (33)})
11. Rfd1 a6 (11... Qe7 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Rad8 15. h3 Nf6 16.
Qe3 c5 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Bd3 h6 19. Bc2 b5 20. Qe2 bxc4 21. Nxc4 Bh2+ 22. Kh1 Qc6
23. f3 Bc7 $13 {1-0 Karpov,A-Bareev,E/Paris Immopar rapid 1992 (60)}) (11...
Qc7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 c5 15. Qg4 f5 16. Qh3 Nf8 17. dxc5 bxc5
18. Nh4 Be5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Bf3 Bxf3 21. Nxf3 Qf6 22. Qh4 Qb2 23. Qf4 Rad8
24. Rdb1 Qa3 25. Re1 $16 {1-0 Tregubov,P-Delemarre,J/Wijk op 1995 (67)}) 12. e4
Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Qc7 15. Qh4 Be7 16. Qg3 Qxg3 17. hxg3 c5 18. Ne5
Rad8 19. Nxd7 Rxd7 20. dxc5 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Bxc5 22. Bf3 Bxf3 23. gxf3 h6 24. f4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.02.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 e6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Qc2 Re8 $5 (10... h6 11. Ne2 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Najer,E/
Poikovsky 2006/CBM 112/[Lutz] (49)} (11. Rad1 e5 $5)) 11. Rad1 $146 {Radjabov
wählt einen sehr direkten Aufbau.} (11. Rae1 $5 h6 12. h3 e5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14.
e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Nf6 $11 {0-1 Bareev,E-Kobalia,M/Kazan 2005/CBM
109/[Lutz] (62)}) (11. Rfe1 $5 h6 12. h3 e5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4
Nxe4 16. Bxe4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Nf6 18. Bf3 Be5 19. Bc3 Qb6 20. Rad1 Bd7 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Shabalov,A-Najer,E/Las Vegas 2004/CBM 100 ext (37)}) 11... h6 $6 {
Vielleicht sollte man hier nach Verbesserungen für Schwarz suchen.} ({Es ist
die Frage, ob (analog zu 9...h6 10.Rad1 e5) nun 11...e5 möglich ist. Zwar
steht der schwarze Turm aktiver, jedoch kann in einigen Varianten der Bauer
auf h7 hängen.} 11... e5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. e4 (13. dxe5 Nxe5 $11) 13... exd4
14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Nf6 16. Rde1 $5 (16. Nxd4 Bg4 17. f3 Rc8 18. Qb1 Qb6 $13
) 16... Bd7 17. Rxe8+ Bxe8 18. Re1 Rc8 19. Qb1 h6 $5 {und die Stellung sollte
sich langsam ausgleichen.}) 12. e4 dxe4 (12... dxc4 {ist angesichts der
Gegenüberstellung von Rd1 und Qd8 riskant:} 13. Bxc4 b5 14. Be2 e5 15. dxe5
Nxe5 16. Bf4 (16. Nxe5 $5 Bxe5 17. Bxh6 Qc7 18. f4 Qa7+ 19. Kh1 Bd4 20. Qd3 $40
) 16... Qc7 17. Rxd6 Qxd6 18. Bxe5 Rxe5 19. Rd1 Qc7 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Rd8+ $40)
13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. b4 Bf8 17. c5 $16 {Weiß hat eine
klare Initiative erreicht. Seine Figuren stehen deutlich aktiver und er hat
seine Mehrheit am Damenflügel in Bewegung gesetzt.} Qc7 18. Bc3 a5 19. a3 axb4
20. axb4 f5 $5 {Schwarz sucht eine radikale Lösung seiner Stellungsprobleme,
findet jedoch keine Erleichterung. Der Pe6 wird schwach.} (20... Nf6 $2 21. Be5
Qe7 22. Bd6 $18) 21. Bd3 b6 22. Rfe1 Bb7 (22... bxc5 23. Bxf5 $16) 23. Bc4 Be4
24. Qb3 Kh8 25. Bxe6 Nf6 26. Nh4 $18 {Weiß hat einen Mehrbauern und Angriff am
Königsflügel.} bxc5 27. Bxf6 c4 28. Qxc4 (28. Bxc4 gxf6 29. Ng6+ Kg7 30. Nxf8
Kxf8 31. f3 $18 {ist ebenfalls sehr gut für Weiß}) 28... Qxc4 29. Bxc4 gxf6 30.
f3 Bxb4 (30... Bc6 31. Ng6+ Kg7 32. Nxf8 Kxf8 33. b5 $18) 31. Rd7 Rg8 (31...
Bxe1 $2 32. Ng6#) 32. Rf1 Rg7 (32... Bc2 33. Bxg8 Kxg8 34. Rc1 $18) 33. Rxg7
Kxg7 34. fxe4 Bc5+ 35. Kh1 fxe4 36. Nf5+ Kg6 37. Ng3 e3 38. Bd3+ Kf7 39. Ne2
Ke7 40. g3 Ra2 41. Kg2 Rd2 42. Bc4 Bb6 43. Kf3 Kd6 44. Ke4 Ke7 45. Rb1 Rd6 46.
Kf3 Rc6 47. Bd5 Rd6 48. Be4 Ke6 49. Rb5 Kd7 50. Nf4 Bd4 51. Rd5 Ba7 52. Rxd6+
Kxd6 53. Ng2 Ke5 54. Nxe3 h5 55. h4 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 09th Group1"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2002.05.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Makarov, Marat"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2002.05.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novosibirsk Transsib"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg Lentransgaz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Bb4 8. Bd3
$6 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 $5 {Siehe auch Kempinski-Yagupov in dieser Ausgabe des CBM.}
10. Be2 Bb7 11. g5 (11. Bd2 {0-1 Kempinski,R-Yagupov,I/Batumi 2002/[Lutz] (37)}
) 11... Nd5 12. Bd2 Bxc3 13. bxc3 N5b6 {Die Stellung ist sehr interessant.
Schwarz hat den schwarzfeldrigen Läufer aufgegeben und kann dafür auf eine
stärkere Kontrolle der weißen Felder hoffen. Es ist nicht klar, welche
vorteile nun der Pg5 bietet.} 14. Rg1 Rc8 15. Rg3 {Ein ungewöhnliches
Turmmanover, das auch den Nf3 deckt.} a6 16. Qe4 Qc7 17. Qh4 {/\ g6} Nf8 $1 18.
Bd3 c5 $15 {Schwarz hat ein recht klares Spiel am Damenflügel, während die
weiße Zielsetzung nicht so offensichtlich ist.} 19. Ne5 Nbd7 20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21.
Qg4 Ng6 22. f4 Ne7 {Schwarz spielt konsequent auf den weißen Feldern.} 23. h4
Nf5 24. Rh3 Nd6 25. h5 Be4 26. Bxe4 Nxe4 $17 {Die Züge dieses Springers
hinterlassen einen ästhetischen Eindruck. Durch die Kontrolle über die weißen
Felder hat Schwarz klaren Vorteil. Der Bd2 macht keinen wirklich glücklichen
Eindruck.} 27. Qg2 Qd5 28. g6 fxg6 29. hxg6 h6 30. Qh1 O-O $19 31. Rxh6 $6 {
Verzweiflung, aber Weiß war ohnehin schon positionell verloren.} gxh6 $19 32.
Qxh6 Rc7 33. O-O-O Nf2 34. Rg1 Rg7 35. Be1 Nd3+ 36. Kd2 Nxe1 37. Kxe1 Qe4 38.
Kf2 cxd4 39. cxd4 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.01"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 e6 6. Qc2 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2
Nc6 9. O-O Be6 10. Rd1 Nb4 11. Qd2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. a3 (13. Ne5 {1/2-1/2
Mamedyarov,S-Sokolov,I/Wijk aan Zee 2006/CBM 111/[Lutz] (26)}) 13... exf3 14.
Bxf3 Nc6 15. d5 Ne5 16. dxe6 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 fxe6 18. Qc2 {Diese Stellung stand
schon einige Male auf dem Brett. Wenn Weiß den Damentausch zulässt, hat er
nichts, aber der Textzug verspricht auch nichts Besonderes.} (18. Qxd8+ Rxd8
19. Bd2 Be7 20. Ba5 Rd7 21. f4 Bf6 22. a4 Ke7 23. Kf1 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 b5 25.
axb5 axb5 26. b3 Rb8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Brynell,S-Rublevsky,S/Izmir 2004/CBM 104/
[Lutz] (59) Schwarz hat die Entwicklung vollendet und steht wegen seiner
mobilen Mehrheit am Damenflügel besser.}) (18. b3 Qxd2 19. Bxd2 Kd7 20. Bc3+
Kc6 21. Ra2 Be7 22. Rad2 Rad8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rxd8 Bxd8 25. Bxg7 c4 26. bxc4
Kc5 27. f4 Kxc4 28. e4 Bc7 29. f5 exf5 30. exf5 Kd5 31. a4 b5 32. axb5 axb5 33.
Bc3 Be5 34. Bd2 Ke4 35. Kf1 Kxf5 36. h3 Bf4 37. Bc3 Ke4 38. Ke2 Bd6 39. Bd2 Kd4
40. Be3+ Kc4 41. Bd2 Bb4 42. Bxb4 Kxb4 43. Kd3 Ka3 44. Kc2 b4 45. Kb1 Kb3 46.
h4 Kc3 47. h5 {1/2-1/2 Sadler,M-Hodgson,J/Hastings 1996/CBM 51 (47)}) 18... Bd6
$5 (18... Qg5+ 19. Kf1 Rd8 20. Bd2 Be7 21. Bc3 Qg6 22. Qe4 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Qxe4
24. fxe4 Rg8 25. Ke2 g6 26. Be5 b5 27. h4 c4 $13 {1/2-1/2 Aleksandrov,A-Bacrot,
E/Izmir 2004/CBM 104/[Lutz] (34)}) 19. Qe4 $5 {Weiß will das Unentschieden
forcieren.} (19. f4 $5 O-O 20. Qe4 Qe7 21. b3 $13 {ist die kämpferische
Alternative.}) 19... Bxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Qxd1 21. Qxe6+ Kf8 22. Qf5+ Kg8 {Schwarz
kann nicht ernsthaft dem Unentschieden ausweichen.} (22... Ke7 $5 23. e4 (23.
Qe5+ Kd7) 23... Qd7 24. Bg5+ Ke8 25. Qe5+ Kf8 26. Rd1 Qf7 27. Qxc5+ Kg8 28. Bh6
$5 $40) 23. Qe6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.07"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 h6 8. Bd2
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Rg1 Rc8 12. a3 c5 13. Nxb5 Bb8 14. Qd1 cxd4 15.
exd4 Nc5 16. Be2 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nd3+ 18. Ke2 Nxb2 19. Qb3 Nc4 20. Bb4 Qd7 21.
Nc3 Bxh2 22. g5 hxg5 23. Rxg5 Nd2 24. Qa4 Nxf3 25. Qxd7+ Kxd7 26. Kxf3 Bd6 27.
Nb5 Rh3+ 28. Kg2 Rh2+ 29. Kf3 Rh3+ 30. Kg2 Rh2+ 31. Kf3 Rc2 32. Nxd6 Rcxf2+ 33.
Ke3 Nd5+ 34. Kd3 {[%tqu "De","Wie konnte Schwarz gewinnen ?","","","a7a6",
"Vallejo spielte diesen Zug und ging damit an einer grossen Chance vorbei.",0,
"h2h3","Dies ist einer von zwei Gewinnmöglichkeiten.",10,"f2f3","Dies ist
einer von zwei Gewinnmöglichkeiten.",10]} a6 $4 {Vallejo geht an einer großen
Möglichkeit vorbei. Stattdessen konnte der Spanier auf zwei Arten den Gewinn
erzielen.} (34... Rf3+ 35. Kc4 Kc6 $19) (34... Rh3+ 35. Kc4 Kc6 $19) 35. Rg3
Rb2 36. Ne4 Rb3+ 37. Kc4 Rxg3 38. Nxg3 f5 39. Rg1 g5 40. Nxf5 Nb6+ 41. Kd3 exf5
42. Rxg5 Rh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Yagupov, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2474"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2002.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Bb4 8. Bd3
$6 (8. Bd2 {ist die Hauptfortsetzung hier.}) 8... dxc4 {Weiß verliert noch ein
Tempo mit dem Läufer, so dass Schwarz zu einer schnellen Entwicklung kommt.} 9.
Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Bd2 (11. g5 {0-1 Makarov,M-Sakaev,K/Ekaterinburg 2002/
[Lutz] (39)}) 11... Rc8 12. g5 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Nd5 14. Bd2 c5 $15 {Schwarz ist
zu einer schnellen Entwicklung gekommen. Der Bauer auf g5 und die damit
verbundenen Schwächen machen Weiß nun sicherlich keine Freude.} 15. dxc5 Rxc5
16. Qd3 Rc4 17. Qa3 Ra4 18. Qd6 Ra6 {Ein witziges Turmmanöver, um die weiße
Dame zurückzudrängen.} 19. Qg3 O-O 20. O-O Nc5 21. Qe5 Nd7 22. Qd4 (22. Qg3 $5)
22... e5 23. Qh4 h6 {Jetzt bekommt Weiß am Königsflügel kräftigen Ärger.} 24.
Bxb5 hxg5 25. Qg3 Rh6 26. Rfd1 $2 (26. Nxg5 Rg6 $44) 26... Nf4 $1 27. Nxg5 (27.
exf4 gxf4 28. Qg4 Rg6 $19) 27... Qxg5 $1 28. exf4 $2 (28. Qxg5 {war ubnbedingt
erforderlich, um die Damen vom Brett zu nehmen.} Nh3+ 29. Kf1 Nxg5 30. e4 $1 (
30. Bxd7 $2 Rxh2 $19 {nebst ...Rh1+ und ...Bf3+}) 30... Rxh2 31. Bxg5 Bxe4 32.
Ke2 $17 {und Weiß hat zwar einen Bauern weniger, spielt aber noch mit.}) 28...
Qf5 $19 29. Kf1 (29. Bxd7 Qxd7 30. fxe5 Rh3 $19) 29... exf4 30. Qd3 (30. Bxd7
fxg3 31. Bxf5 gxh2 32. Ke2 Re8+ 33. Be3 h1=Q 34. Rxh1 Rxh1 $19) 30... Qg4 31.
Bxd7 Qg2+ 32. Ke1 Ba6 33. Bxf4 Bxd3 34. Bxh6 Qf1+ 35. Kd2 Qe2+ 36. Kc3 Qc2+ 37.
Kd4 Rd8 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 12th Group7"]
[Site "Bratislava"]
[Date "1996.09.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tibensky, Robert"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1996.09.06"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bratislava Slovan"]
[BlackTeam "Belgrade Partizan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SVK"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. a3 h6 11. h3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. Nh4 Nf8 (13... Nb6 14. Ng6
Qc7 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. Bd3 Nbd5 18. Ne2 Bd7 (18... Qh5 19. e4 Ne7
20. Bf4 g5 21. Be5 Ned5 22. Bd4 $16 {Barbero,G-Trefny,V/Mlada Boleslav op (06)
;EXT 94op 1994}) 19. Ng3 Rad8 20. f4 Qc7 21. Qf2 Qb6 22. e4 Qxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Nb6
24. Be3 Be6 25. Bc2 $14 {[%emt 0:00:49] Zueger,B-Slobodjan,R/Altensteig (04) ;
CBM 1995}) 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Nf3 Bxc3 (15... Bc7 16. b4 Be6 17. Ne2 Bd5 18.
Bxd5 Nxd5 $10 {[%emt 0:00:49] Svirin,O-Moskalev,Y/RUS-sf Yaroslavl (02) ;EXP
1995}) 16. Qxc3 Ne4 17. Qc2 Bf5 18. Nd4 Bg6 19. f3 c5 20. Nb5 a6 21. Nc3 Nxc3
22. Qxc3 Rad8 23. Bd5 Nd7 24. e4 Nb6 25. Bf4 $14 c4 26. Bxc4 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Rc8
28. Bd6 Qd7 29. b3 Nxc4 30. bxc4 Qc6 31. c5 b6 32. Rc1 bxc5 33. Qxc5 Qxc5+ 34.
Bxc5 f6 35. Kf2 h5 36. h4 Be8 37. Ke3 Ba4 38. Rc4 Bb5 39. Rc3 Kf7 40. f4 g6 41.
e5 fxe5 42. fxe5 Ke6 43. Kd4 Rc7 44. Rg3 Be8 45. Bd6 Rc2 46. Bb4 Re2 47. Bd6
Rf2 48. Kc5 a5 49. Kb6 Rf4 50. Kc7 Rxh4 51. Kd8 Bb5 52. Rxg6+ Kd5 53. e6 Rg4
54. Rxg4 hxg4 55. Ke7 Bd3 56. Bc7 Bf5 57. Bxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Winterthur"]
[Site "Winterthur"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zueger, Beat"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1996.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 $6 (10. Nb5 {ist wahrscheinlich der einzige Versuch,
etwas Vorteil zu bekommen.}) 10... Nxe5 11. Rd1 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Qc7 13. h3 Bh2+
$1 14. Kh1 Be5 15. Bd2 Be6 16. Be1 Rfd8 $10 {[%csl Rc3,Re1] Wie die Praxis
gezeigt hat, ist diese Stellung äußerst bequem für Schwarz. Der Grund liegt in
der unharmonischen Stellung von Nc3 und Be1.} 17. Qe2 (17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Qa4
Qb8 19. Qb5 {1/2-1/2 Garcia Ilundain,D-Vera,R/Capablanca mem-A (04) ;CBM 54
1996}) 17... Qd7 {Mit der Idee ...Bxh3.} (17... a6 18. Rac1 $6 (18. Na4 $10 {
Epishin,V-Illescas Cordoba,M/URS-ESP mT ;EXT 91 1991 (22)}) 18... Rac8 19. a3
Qd7 20. Kg1 Bb8 $1 21. g3 Ba7 22. g4 $2 h6 $1 $17 {Gurevich,M-Khalifman,A/Biel
izt (07) ;CBM 37 1993}) 18. Kg1 a6 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. b3 Bb8 21. h4 Ba7 22. g3
h6 23. Na4 b5 24. Rxc8 Qxc8 25. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.12.13"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Marcelin, Cyril"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2473"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "St Ingbert"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 $5 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O (9. Qc2 $5 Bd6 10. Ne2 c5 11. O-O b6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Ng3 Bb7 14.
Nf5 Bc7 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. b4 c4 17. Be2 Ne4 18. Bc3 Nxc3 19. Qxc3 Nf6 20. Rfd1
Bc8 $4 21. Rxd5 Qe8 22. Bxc4 {1-0 Huzman,A-Kasparov,G/Rethymnon 2003/CBM 98 no
vc (22)}) 9... Qe7 (9... Bd6 10. e4 dxc4 11. bxc4 e5 12. c5 $1 Bc7 13. Na4 exd4
14. h3 $1 Re8 15. Re1 h6 16. Rb1 Nh7 17. Bc4 Qf6 18. Rb3 Nhf8 $6 19. Bc1 Ng6
20. Nxd4 Nde5 21. Bf1 $14 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Gelfand,B/Linares 1991/CBM 22/[Anand]
(38)}) 10. h3 (10. Qc2 h6 11. Rfe1 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. cxd5 cxd5
15. Ne2 Bd6 16. Ng3 Qe7 17. Bc3 Ng4 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Bf5 Bxg3 20. hxg3 Qg5 21.
Bxg4 Bxg4 22. Bd4 Rac8 23. Qd2 Kg8 24. Rac1 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8
27. Qc3 Be6 28. Qc7 b5 29. Qb7 Qg4 30. Qb8+ Kh7 31. f3 Qg6 32. Qc7 Bf5 33. g4
Bb1 34. a3 Bc2 35. b4 Bd3 36. Qe5 Bc4 37. Kh2 Qg5 38. Qxg5 hxg5 39. Kg3 {
1/2-1/2 Nielsen,P-Agrest,E/Istanbul 2003/CBM 96 (39)}) (10. Ne5 Bd6 11. f4 c5
12. Be1 dxc4 13. bxc4 Qd8 14. Qf3 Rb8 15. Rd1 Qc7 16. Qh3 g6 17. Rf3 Re8 18. g4
b6 19. Qh4 Be7 20. Rh3 Nh5 21. Qf2 Ng7 22. Nxd7 Bxd7 23. d5 b5 24. dxe6 fxe6
25. g5 Red8 26. Rxh7 Be8 27. Rh6 b4 28. Ne4 Nf5 29. Rh3 Ba4 30. Rd2 Kg7 31. Ng3
Rh8 32. Rxh8 Rxh8 33. Bxf5 exf5 34. e4 fxe4 35. Nxe4 Bd7 36. Nf6 Bxf6 37. gxf6+
Kxf6 38. Rd5 Rh5 39. Rxh5 gxh5 40. Qh4+ Ke6 41. Bg3 Qc6 42. Qxh5 Qe4 {1/2-1/2
Uhlmann,W-Minev,N/Havana 1966/EXT 99 (42)}) 10... Rd8 11. cxd5 cxd5 $2 {
So überlässt Schwarz dem Weißen immer noch ein kleines Übergewicht.} (11...
exd5 {gibt Schwarz eine bequeme Stellung. Im Vergleich zu Stellungen aus der
Abtauschvariante im Damengambit steht der weiße Läufer passiv auf d2, Weiß
kann daher nur auf Ausgleich rechnen.} 12. Na4 Bd6 13. Ba5 Re8 14. Qc2 Ne4 15.
Rac1 Rb8 {nebst ...Ndf6}) 12. Na4 Bd6 13. Ba5 Re8 14. Rc1 $14 b5 {Ohne diesen
Zug kann Schwarz seine Figuren nicht entwickeln, aber nun ist das Feld c5
dauerhaft geschwächt.} 15. Nb6 Rb8 16. Nxd7 Bxd7 17. Bc7 {Der Abtausch der
schwarzfeldrigen Läufer betont die schwarzen Schwächen.} Rbc8 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19.
Qd2 Qa3 {Auf a3 richtet die schwarze Dame nicht so viel aus. Schwarz sollte
hier die Gelegenheit nutzen, um die Bauernstellung am Damenflügel etwas zu
korrigieren.} (19... b4 $5 20. Ne5 a5 $14) 20. Ne5 g6 $2 {Und noch ein Bauer
auf die weißen Felder gestellt ...} 21. b4 $16 Kg7 22. g4 Rxc1 (22... h6 $5)
23. Rxc1 Rc8 24. Rc5 $1 Rxc5 25. dxc5 Bc8 26. g5 Nd7 27. Bf1 $1 $18 {Jetzt
dringt die weiße Dame ein.} a5 (27... Nxe5 28. Qd4 f6 29. gxf6+ Kxf6 30. Qf4+
Ke7 31. Qxe5 Qxb4 32. Qg7+ Ke8 33. Qg8+ Kd7 34. Qf7+ Kc6 35. Qf8 $1 $18 {/\}
Kd7 36. c6+) 28. Nxd7 Bxd7 29. Qd4+ Kf8 (29... Kg8 30. Qf6 $18) 30. c6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 12th Group4"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "1996.09.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Abramovic, Bosko"]
[Black "Tischbierek, Raj"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1996.09.06"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zemun Agrouniverzal"]
[BlackTeam "Berlin SV Empor"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SRB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 {Petursson} d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2
O-O 8. O-O Qe7 9. h3 (9. e4) (9. Rd1) 9... Re8 (9... b6) (9... dxc4) 10. a3 $6
(10. Rd1) 10... e5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 $10 {In der
enstandenen Isolani-Stellung ist der Zug a3 ein Tempoverlust und der Zug h3
eine Schw�chung.} 14. Nd4 Nc6 $1 {Petursson: A very clever move that enables
Black to fight for the initiative. Note that in this typical Tarrasch position,
the move h2-h3 has weakened the White Kings position quite seriously. Ein
doppeltes Bauernopfer.} 15. Nxc6 $6 (15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. Qxf5 Nd4 17. exd4 Qxe2
18. Be3 (18. Qxd5 $2 Bh2+) 18... Qb5 $15) 15... bxc6 16. Qxc6 (16. Bd2 c5 $15)
16... Bf5 17. Qxd5 Be4 {Aufgrund der offenen Linien und des unterentwickelten
wei�en Damenfl�gels hat Schwarz genug Kompensation.} 18. Qh5 $2 {Hier
stellt die Dame ein Angriffsobjekt dar.} (18. Qa5 $5 Rac8 19. f3 Ba8 $13 {
/\ ...Rc5, . ..Qe5}) 18... Rac8 19. f4 (19. f3 Rc5 20. Qg4 f5 21. Qh5 f4 22.
Qg4 h5 $19) (19. b4 {Petursson} g6 20. Qa5 Bc7 21. Qb5 a6 22. Qxa6 Qe5 $19)
19... Rc2 {/\ .. .g6} 20. Bf3 (20. Rd1 g6 21. Qb5 Rb8 22. Qa6 Bc5 23. Bf1 Qh4
$19) 20... Bd3 21. Re1 (21. Rd1 Rxc1 $1 22. Raxc1 Qxe3+ 23. Kh1 Qxf4 24. Kg1
Qh2+ 25. Kf2 Bg3#) 21... Bxf4 22. Bd5 (22. Bd2 Bg3 23. Red1 Rxd2 $19) 22... Bg3
23. Rd1 Be2 0-1

[Event "Hastings 0203 78th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2003.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Barsov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2002.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Bb4 8. Bd2
Qe7 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. g5 Bxc3 {Schwarz folgt dem Konzept
von Fressinet aus dessen Begegnung mit Gelfand.} 13. bxc3 Nd5 14. a4 bxa4 15.
c4 Nb4 16. Bxb4 $1 $146 {Eine Neuerung, die den ungewöhnlichen schwarzen
Aufbau in Frage stellt. Zwar gibt Weiß seinen schwarzfeldrigen Läufer ab,
gewinnt aber das nötige Tempo, um mit c4-c5 den Bb7 kaltzustellen. Es scheint,
als ob Weiß nun einfach etwas besser steht.} (16. Qxa4 c5 $1 17. Bxb4 cxb4 18.
c5 Bd5 19. Qxb4 O-O 20. Rg1 e5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Fressinet,L/Cap d'Agde
2002/CBM 92/[Lutz] (35)}) 16... Qxb4+ 17. Kf1 Qe7 (17... c5 $2 18. Rb1) 18. c5
{Im weiteren Verlauf der Partie wird der Bb7 nur noch einmal ziehen.} e5 19.
Qe4 exd4 20. Qxe7+ Kxe7 21. exd4 h6 {Wenn Schwarz still sitzenbleibt, folgt
einfach Kg2, Rxa4 nebst Rha1, und der Pa7 fällt.} (21... a5 22. Kg2 Ba6 23.
Bxa6 Rxa6 24. Rhe1+ Kd8 25. Rxa4 $16 {mit der Idee Rea1}) 22. Rg1 hxg5 23. Rxg5
g6 24. Kg2 a5 25. Bd1 (25. Rxa4 Ba6 $132) 25... Nf8 $6 {Eine Umgruppierung zur
falschen Zeit.} (25... Ba6 $5 {erscheint besser:} 26. Bxa4 Rhc8 $14 {mit der
Idee ...Kf8} 27. d5 $5 Bb5 $132) 26. Rb1 Ra7 27. Bxa4 f6 28. Re1+ Kd8 29. Rg4
g5 30. d5 Ng6 (30... cxd5 31. Re8+ Kc7 32. Nd4 $40) 31. dxc6 Bc8 32. Rd4+ Kc7
33. Rd6 Nf4+ 34. Kg1 Kb8 $6 (34... Nh3+ $5) 35. Rb1+ Ka8 36. Nd4 Nh3+ 37. Kf1
Rc7 $2 (37... Nf4 $142 $5) 38. Rb6 Nf4 39. Nb5 Re7 40. Rd7 $1 Bxd7 41. Nc7+ (
41. Nc7+ Ka7 42. Rb7#) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 12th Group4"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "1996.09.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1996.09.06"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zemun Agrouniverzal"]
[BlackTeam "Berlin SV Empor"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SRB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 {Petursson} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4
Bb4 $5 {Diese Idee wurde bislang noch wenig erprobt. W�hrend im "normalen"
Semi-Slawen der Zug ...Bb4 wenig Effekt hat, macht er hier in der
Schabalow-Variante mehr Sinn. Schwarz plant mit nachfolgendem ...b6 ein Spiel
auf den wei�en Felder, die durch g2-g4 geschw�cht wurden.} 8. Bd2 Qe7 (8...
a5 $6 {erscheint wenig sinnvoll.} 9. g5 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. Rg1 Qe7 12. Bd3
Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Qb4 14. Ke2 Qxc3 15. bxc3 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Ke7 17. a4 $14 {
Krasenkov, M-Pekarek,A/BL 9293}) 9. a3 $6 {Wei� sollte seinem Gegner nicht
in die H�nde spielen. Der Abtausch ...Bxc3 ist sowieso Bestandteil des
schwarzen Planes. In einer anderen Partie wurde 9.g5 versucht. Vielleicht ist
9.Rg1!? interesant.} (9. g5 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. Rg1 b6 12. O-O-O Bb7 13. Be1
c5 14. Kb1 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Nd6 16. Nd2 cxd4 17. exd4 Rc8 $36 {Lindemann,
C-Kadimova,I/Berliner Sommer 1994}) (9. Rg1 $5 {Bereitet g5 vor.} b6 10. cxd5
cxd5 $13 (10... exd5 $2 11. g5 Bxc3 12. Qxc3)) 9... Bxc3 10. Bxc3 b6 $1 11. Bd3
(11. cxd5 exd5 $10 {Kramnik}) 11... Ba6 12. Qa4 dxc4 $1 13. Qxa6 (13. Qxc6 Rc8
14. Qa4 Bb7 15. Be2 a5 $17 {Kramnik}) 13... cxd3 14. Qxd3 $6 {Da die Partie
strategisch bereits schlecht um Wei� bestellt ist, sollte er Verwicklungen
suchen. Kramnik schl�gt 14.Qb7 vor:} (14. Qb7 O-O 15. Ne5 $1 Qe8 16. Nxd3 Rc8
17. Qxa7 Nxg4 $15 {Kramnik}) 14... O-O {Petursson: White's problem herer is
that he has weakend his King side without obtaining any attacking chances.} 15.
g5 Nd5 16. Bd2 f5 $1 $17 {Angesichts seiner wei�feldrigen Schw�chen und
seines kr�nklichen Bd2 hat Wei� klaren Nachteil.} 17. O-O-O c5 18. Kb1 b5
$1 19. Qxb5 Rab8 20. Qa5 Rb3 21. Ka2 Rfb8 22. Rb1 e5 $1 {Mit Gewinnstellung
gem�� Kramnik.} 23. Rhc1 (23. dxe5 {Petursson} Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Qxe5 25. Bc3
Nxc3+ 26. bxc3 Qe4 $19) 23... Qe6 24. Ka1 exd4 {Mit dem g-Bauern auf g2 statt
auf g5 k�nnte Wei� nun einfach 25.exd4 spielen ...} 25. Rxc5 Nxc5 26. Qxc5
Nc3 $1 27. Nxd4 {Petursson: Now we see a grand finale. Black has only one move
to win here!} Rxb2 28. Rxb2 Qa2+ 0-1

[Event "Hamburg HSK"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Loeffler, Stefan"]
[Black "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[EventDate "1996.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Bd6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Qc2 a6 8. d4
Nbd7 9. Be2 b5 $5 (9... dxc4 $5 10. bxc4 c5 11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. cxd5
Qe7 14. O-O Re8 15. Bd3 Nf6 16. e4 Nxe4 17. Rae1 f5 18. Nd2 Qh4 19. g3 Qh6 20.
Bc1 Qg6 21. Nxe4 {1/2-1/2 Schlosser,P-Chernin,A/Altensteig 1991} fxe4 22. Bxe4
(22. Rxe4 Rxe4 23. Bxe4 Qh5 $13) 22... Rxe4 23. Qxe4 (23. Rxe4 Bf5) 23... Bf5
$13) (9... e5 $5 10. O-O-O exd4 11. Nxd4 Nb6 12. h3 Qe7 13. g4 Ba3 14. Bxa3
Qxa3+ 15. Qb2 Qe7 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Kb1 Bd7 18. Rc1 Rae8 19. Bf3 a5 {1/2-1/2
Bischoff,K-Dreev,A/Brno 1992}) 10. O-O Bb7 11. e4 dxe4 (11... b4 12. e5 bxc3
13. Bxc3 Be7 14. exf6 Nxf6 $13) 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nf6 14. Qh4 bxc4 15.
bxc4 c5 16. Rad1 Ne4 17. d5 exd5 $2 (17... Qxh4 18. Nxh4 Be7 {>< d5}) 18. cxd5
Re8 19. Bc4 Bf8 20. Qg4 Nd6 21. Ne5 Qf6 22. Rfe1 Rad8 23. Bb3 Qf5 24. Qxf5 Nxf5
25. Nc6 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rc8 27. Na5 Ba8 28. Rc1 Nd6 29. Be5 c4 30. Bxd6 Bxd6 31.
Rxc4 Re8 32. Rc1 Bc7 33. Nc6 Bxc6 34. dxc6 g6 35. Kf1 Kg7 36. Bc4 a5 37. Rb1
Kf6 38. h4 Re4 39. Bd5 Rxh4 40. Rb7 Ke5 41. g3 Rb4 42. Rxc7 Kxd5 43. Rxf7 Kxc6
44. Rxh7 Ra4 45. Rg7 Rxa2 46. Rxg6+ Kb5 47. g4 a4 48. Rg8 Rc2 49. g5 a3 50. Ra8
Kb4 51. g6 Rc7 52. Ke2 Rg7 53. Ra6 a2 54. Rxa2 Rxg6 55. Rc2 Rg8 56. Rc7 Re8+
57. Kd3 Rd8+ 58. Ke3 Re8+ 59. Kd4 Rf8 60. Rb7+ Ka3 61. Ke3 Re8+ 62. Kd2 Rf8 63.
Ke2 Re8+ 64. Kf1 Rf8 65. Rb5 Ka4 66. Re5 Kb4 67. Ke2 Kc4 68. Ke3 Rh8 69. f4 Rh1
70. Ke4 Rf1 71. f5 Rf2 72. Re6 Kc5 73. Ke5 Rf1 74. Re7 Kc6 75. Ke6 Re1+ 76. Kf7
Rf1 77. f6 Kd6 78. Kg7 Rf2 79. Re8 Rg2+ 80. Kf8 Kd7 81. f7 Rg1 82. Re4 Rg2 83.
Rd4+ Kc6 84. Ke7 Re2+ 85. Kf6 Rf2+ 86. Ke6 Kc5 87. Rd5+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.21"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Qc2 {Zuletzt wurde meistens diesem Zug der Vorzug gegeben,
obwohl nicht ganz klar ist, was gegen Kasparovs 10.e4 spricht.} (10. e4 dxc4
11. bxc4 e5 12. c5 $1 (12. d5 Nc5 $132) 12... Bc7 (12... exd4 13. cxd6 dxc3 14.
Bxc3 Nc5 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. e5 $16) 13. Na4 (13. Be3 Qe7 14. Qc2 {1/2-1/2
Moiseenko,A-Huzman,A/Montreal 2004/CBM 103 (14)}) 13... exd4 14. h3 $1 Re8 (
14... Qe7 15. Qc2) 15. Re1 (15. Rb1 Nf8 16. Re1 h6 17. Qc1 Rb8 18. Rb3 Ne6 19.
e5 Nd5 20. Bxh6 Nc3 21. Nxc3 dxc3 22. Bb1 Qe7 23. Rb4 c2 24. Qxc2 g6 25. Rc4
$16 {1-0 Najer,E-Kobalija,M/playchess.com INT 2004/CBM 99 ext (36)}) 15... h6 (
15... Nf8 16. e5 Nd5 17. Bg5 Qd7 18. Rb1 h6 19. Bh4 Nf4 20. Bf1 N8g6 21. Bg3
Rd8 22. Rb4 Ne6 23. Rb3 Qe7 24. Qc2 Rb8 25. Reb1 Ng5 26. Bc4 Nxf3+ 27. Rxf3 Be6
28. Bxe6 Qxe6 29. Rfb3 Bxe5 30. Bxe5 Qxe5 31. Nb2 Nf4 32. Nd3 Nxd3 33. Rxd3 Rd5
34. Qd2 Rxc5 35. Rxd4 Rd5 36. Rxd5 Qxd5 37. Qxd5 cxd5 38. Rb6 Kf8 39. Rd6 Rc8
40. Rxd5 Rc1+ 41. Kh2 Rc2 42. Rd8+ Ke7 43. Rb8 b5 44. Rb7+ Ke8 45. a4 bxa4 {
0-1 Lengyel,L-Godena,M/Budapest 1995/EXT 97 (45)}) 16. Rb1 Nh7 17. Bc4 Qf6 $13
{1-0 Kasparov,G-Gelfand,B/Linares 1991/CBM 22/[Anand] (38)}) 10... h6 (10...
Re8 11. Rfe1 (11. Rae1 h6 12. h3 e5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16.
Rxe4 Nf6 $11 {0-1 Bareev,E-Kobalija,M/Kazan 2005/CBM 109/[Lutz] (62)}) (11. e4
$5 dxc4 12. bxc4 e5 $13) 11... h6 12. h3 e5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4
Nxe4 16. Bxe4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Nf6 18. Bf3 Be5 19. Bc3 Qb6 20. Rad1 Bd7 {1/2-1/2
Shabalov,A-Najer,E/Las Vegas 2004/CBM 100 ext (37)}) (10... e5 11. cxd5 cxd5
12. e4 exd4 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nf6 15. Rae1 h6 16. Qc4 Nxd5 17. Qxd4 Be6
18. Bb1 Rc8 19. Qd3 Nf6 20. Nd4 Bd7 {1-0 Timoscenko,G-Godena,M/Padova 1999/CBM
73 ext (81)}) (10... c5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Rad1 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 14. Be2 Bd7
15. Qb1 {1/2-1/2 Kruppa,Y-Popov,V/St Petersburg 2003/EXT 2004 (15)}) 11. e4 {
Weiß öffnet das Zentrum. Alternativ konnte er auch noch einen weiteren
Vorbereitungszug spielen.} (11. Rad1 e5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. e4 $5 (13. dxe5 Nxe5
14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Ne2 (15. f4 Bd6 16. Bf5 $2 Re8 17. Qd3 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 Bb4 19.
Be1 Qb6 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 Bxe1 22. Rxe1 Rxe3 $17 {0-1 Blagojevic,
D-Sokolov,I/Neum 2005/CBM 106 ext (64)}) 15... Bg4 16. h3 Rc8 17. Qb1 Bd7 18.
Rc1 Qe7 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Rc1 $11 {0-1 Flear,G-Godena,M/France 2003/CBM 94 (38)
}) 13... dxe4 (13... exd4 {Gurevich,M} 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Nf6 16. Nxd4 $14)
14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 exd4 16. Bc1 $5 (16. Nxd4 {Gurevich,M} Nf6 17. Rfe1 $5
Bxh2+ (17... Bg4 $6 18. f3 Rc8 19. Qd3 $14) (17... Re8 $5) 18. Kxh2 Qxd4 19.
Bf4 $44) 16... Nf6 17. Bb2 (17. Rxd4 {Gurevich,M} Re8 $5 18. Bb2 Qb6 $11) 17...
Re8 (17... Nxe4 {Gurevich,M} 18. Qxe4 $36) 18. Bf5 Qa5 $1 19. Nxd4 (19. Bxc8 {
Gurevich,M} Raxc8 20. Qb1 Bb4 $5 21. Bxd4 Ne4 $36) 19... Be5 $132 {1/2-1/2
Ftacnik,L-Gurevich,M/Warsaw 2005/CBM 108/[Gurevich,M] (44)}) (11. h3 $5 b5 12.
Rfd1 Bb7 13. e4 b4 14. Na4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 a5 16. Be3 Qc7 $13 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18.
dxc5 Be7 19. Ne1 Nd7 20. Rxd7 Qxd7 21. Nd3 Rad8 $17 {0-1 Shneider,A-Braun,A/
Bad Zwesten 2005/CBM 104 ext (50)}) (11. Rfd1 $5 e5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. dxe5 Nxe5
14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. h3 Be6 16. f4 Bb8 17. Ne2 Ba7 18. Qb2 Qd7 19. Nd4 Bxh3 20.
gxh3 Qxh3 21. Bf1 Qg3+ 22. Bg2 Rfe8 23. Bc1 Ng4 24. Nf5 Qh2+ 25. Kf1 Qxf4+ $1 {
0-1 Vatter,H-Godena,M/Pula 2004/CBM 100 ext (25)}) 11... dxc4 12. bxc4 e5 13.
c5 {Das ist die weiße Idee: der schwarze Damenflügel soll lahmgelegt werden.} (
13. d5 Nc5 {stellt Schwarz nicht vor Probleme.}) 13... Bc7 14. Na4 exd4 15. h3
Nh5 $146 {Schwarz erhält als Ersatz für seinen geschwächten Damenflügel
Gegenspiel auf den schwarzen Feldern.} (15... Re8 $5 16. Rab1 Nh5 17. g3 Rb8
18. Kg2 Nf8 19. Nb6 Be6 20. Rb2 Ng6 21. Rfb1 Qf6 22. Qd1 Rbd8 23. a4 Qe7 24.
Qc2 Bb8 25. Nc4 Bc8 26. Nb6 Be6 27. Nc4 Bc8 28. Na5 Qe6 29. Rh1 Qd7 30. Qb1 Re7
31. Nc4 Bc7 32. Nb6 Bxb6 33. Rxb6 Nf6 34. Ba5 Rde8 35. Rb4 Rxe4 36. Bxe4 Rxe4
37. Qd1 Nd5 38. Rxd4 Re8 39. Qc2 Qe6 40. Bd2 Qf6 41. Re4 Rd8 42. Ba5 Rf8 43.
Qe2 Bf5 44. Rd4 Bd7 45. Re1 Qf5 46. Ng1 Be6 47. Qe4 Qh5 48. Qc2 Nf6 49. Bd2
Bd5+ 50. f3 Nd7 51. Re3 Nde5 52. Kf2 f5 53. Rc3 f4 54. Bxf4 Nxf4 55. Rxf4 Rxf4
56. gxf4 Qh4+ 57. Ke3 Qe1+ 58. Ne2 Nxf3 59. Rd3 Nh4 60. Kd4 Qb4+ 61. Ke5 Ng6+
62. Kd6 Qa5 63. Kd7 Nf8+ 64. Kc8 Ne6 65. Kb8 Nxc5 {0-1 Kuzubov,Y-Kobalia,M/
Port Erin 2005/CBM 108 ext (65)}) 16. Rad1 Qf6 17. Nxd4 Nf4 (17... Qxd4 $2 18.
Bc3) 18. Nf5 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Ne5 20. Qb1 Bxf5 21. exf5 Rab8 22. Qe4 Rfe8 23. Bc3
Qe7 24. Rfe1 Qf8 25. Qb1 Re7 26. Re4 f6 $11 {Die weißen Figuren sind etwas
aktiver, dafür kontrolliert Schwarz die Felder d5 und e5.} 27. Rde1 Rd7 28. Rd1
Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Qf7 30. Qe2 Rd8 31. Bd4 Qc4 32. Qxc4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.12.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "2005.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 e6 6. Nf3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2
Nc6 9. O-O Be6 10. Rd1 Nb4 11. Qb1 (11. Qd2 {1/2-1/2 Mamedyarov,S-Sokolov,I/
Wijk aan Zee 2006/CBM 111/[Lutz] (26)}) 11... Qc8 {Mit der Idee ...Bf5.} 12. e4
$5 (12. Bd2 $6 Bf5 13. Qc1 c4 14. Ne1 Bd6 15. b3 b5 $15 {0-1 Krasenkow,
M-Sokolov,I/Izmir 2004/CBM 104/[Lutz] (36) Dank seines Raumvorteils am
Damenflügel und der Kontrolle des Zentrums hat Schwarz bereits Vorteil.}) (12.
Nh4 g5 13. a3 gxh4 14. axb4 cxb4 15. Na4 Qc7 16. Bd2 Ne4 17. f3 Nxd2 18. Rxd2
Rc8 $17 {1/2-1/2 Dittmar,P-Bjarnason,O/Bad Woerishofen 2003/CBM 93 ext (34)})
12... Nxe4 $5 (12... dxe4 $5 {wird von I.Sokolov im Informator 92 als genauer
angegeben.} 13. Ng5 (13. Nxe4 Bf5 14. Nfg5 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 {führt mit
Zugumstellung zu den Varianten nach 12...Nxe4 13.Nxe4 Bf5 14.Nfd2 dxe4 15.Nxe4.
}) 13... Bf5 14. Bc4 $4 (14. Ncxe4 {siehe 13.Nxe4}) 14... e3 15. Bxf7+ Ke7 $19)
13. Re1 (13. Nxe4 Bf5 14. Nfd2 (14. Bd3 Nxd3 15. Ng3 c4 $17) (14. Nfg5 $5 {
muss beachtet werden.} h6 15. Re1 hxg5 16. Bg4 dxe4 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Rxe4+ Kd8
19. Re8+ Kc7 20. Qxf5 Rxe8 21. Bxg5 $18 {1-0 Arkell,K-Haslinger,S/Birmingham
2005/EXT 2006 (43)}) 14... dxe4 15. Nxe4 cxd4 (15... Qe6 $5 {Sokolov,I}) 16.
Rxd4 (16. Bd3 $13) 16... Qc2 (16... Nc2 $2 17. Rc4) 17. Bf3 Qxb1 (17... Bc5 $6
18. Qxc2 Nxc2 19. Rc4 Nxa1 20. Nxc5 $36) 18. Rxb1 Nc6 $11 {Sokolov,I}) 13...
Be7 {I.Sokolov analysiert hier nur die Alternativen 13...f5 und 13...Bf5. Der
Textzug sieht natürlicher aus.} (13... f5 14. Na4 $1 Qc6 (14... Qc7 15. a3) 15.
Bd1 $1 $44 {|^} c4 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. f3) (13... Bf5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bd3) 14.
Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 O-O 16. a3 Qc6 17. Qb1 Nd5 18. Bd3 h6 19. Ne5 Qc8 20. Bd2 $6
{Weiß opfert einen Bauern im Kampf um die Initative. Das scheint aber
übertrieben zu sein.} (20. dxc5 $11) 20... cxd4 21. Qd1 Re8 22. Qf3 Qd8 23. Qe4
(23. Rad1 Bd6 24. Nc4 Bc7) 23... f5 24. Qxd4 Bf6 25. Rad1 Qb6 $15 {Nun kommt
Schwarz in Vorteil.} 26. Qxb6 Nxb6 27. Ba5 Na4 28. Nc4 Nxb2 29. Nxb2 Bxb2 30.
Rb1 Bxa3 31. Rxb7 Bd5 32. Rxe8+ Rxe8 33. Rd7 Be6 34. Ra7 {Die weiße Aktivität
kompensiert den schwarzen Mehrbauern.} Rc8 35. Kf1 Bc4 36. Ke2 Re8+ 37. Kd2
Bxd3 38. Kxd3 Re6 39. Bc3 Rg6 40. Ra8+ Kh7 41. g3 Bc5 42. Ke2 Re6+ 43. Kf3 Be7
44. h4 h5 45. Ra7 Kg6 46. Bd4 Bf6 47. Be3 Rc6 48. Kg2 Be5 49. Bg5 Bd4 50. Rd7
Bf6 51. Bd2 Be5 52. Bg5 Bc3 53. Ra7 Kh7 54. Kf3 Kg6 55. Kg2 a5 56. Bd8 Rc5 57.
Kf3 Rd5 58. Bg5 Rb5 59. Bd8 Rb3 60. Kf4 Bd2+ 61. Ke5 Rb5+ 62. Kd4 Be1 63. Ke3
Rb2 64. Ra6+ Kh7 65. f3 Rb3+ 66. Ke2 Bc3 67. Bc7 Ra3 68. Bd6 Ra2+ 69. Ke3 Ra4
70. Bc7 Kg8 71. Kd3 Ra3 72. Kc4 Bb4 73. Be5 Re3 74. Kd5 Bc3 75. Bxc3 Rxc3 76.
Rxa5 Kf7 77. g4 fxg4 78. fxg4 hxg4 79. Ke4 Rh3 80. Kf4 g3 81. Kf3 Rxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sorokin, Maxim"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 (2... e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6
8. Be2 Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 c6 12. O-O a5 13. bxa5 Rxa5 {- D58
}) 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O Be7
10. Rb1 $5 (10. b3) 10... O-O 11. b4 a5 12. bxa5 Rxa5 13. Ne5 h6 14. Nxd7 Nxd7
{Die entstandene Stellung ist ähnlich mit einem Abspiel der
Tartakower-Variante (vgl. Anmerkung zum 2.Zug von Schwarz). Hier hat Weiß
allerdings noch den Bc1 (statt des Nf3), was die Stellung für Schwarz etwas
entlastet.} 15. Bd2 Ra7 16. a4 Nf6 17. Rfc1 Ba6 {[%csl Rc4,Rc6][%cal Yf6e8,
Ye8d6,Yd6c4] Durch den Tausch der Läufer wird der Pc6 geschwächt, andererseits
kann der schwarze Springer nun das Feld c4 ansteuern.} 18. Bxa6 (18. Rb3 $5 Bc4
19. Bxc4 dxc4 20. Rbb1 $13) 18... Rxa6 19. Rb3 Qa8 $1 {[%csl Ra4,Rb6,Rc6][%cal
Ya8a4,Yf8b8,Ya8c6,Yb8b6] Mit diesem Zug gelangt Schwarz zur idealen
Defensivaufstellung Qa8+Ra6+Rb8} 20. Rcb1 Rb8 $11 {[%csl Ra4,Rb6,Rc3,Rc6,Rd2]
Die schwarzen Schwächen b6 und c6 einerseits und die weißen Schwäche a4 sowie
die inaktiven Leichtfiguren c3 und d2 andererseits wiegen einander auf.} 21.
Be1 Ne8 $1 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Ye8d6,Yd6c4]} 22. f3 {[%csl Re3] Bringt den Be1
ins Spiel, schwächt aber den Pe3.} Nd6 23. Bg3 Re8 24. Bxd6 Bxd6 25. e4 dxe4
26. Nxe4 $11 (26. fxe4 Bc7 $132 {[%csl Ra4,Rd4,Re4] und Schwarz hat genügend
Gegenspiel gegen die weißen Bauernschwächen.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "DEN-ch"]
[Site "Horsens"]
[Date "2003.04.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "200"]
[EventDate "2003.04.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 h6 8. h3 {
Dieser Zug ist bescheidener als die populäreren Alternativen 8.Rg1 und 8.Bd2.
Weiß deckt erst einmal seinen Bauern und schaut dann weiter.} e5 $6 {Dieser
Zug erscheint mir nicht richtig. In den entstehenden Isolani-Stellungen fügt
sich der Pg4 gut in die weiße Stellung, da er jetzt mit h2-h3 zuverlässig
gestützt wurde. 8...Qe7 erscheint mir flexibler.} (8... Qe7 9. Bd2 (9. cxd5
exd5 10. Bd3 c5 11. Bd2 a6 12. O-O-O c4 13. Bf5 g6 14. e4 gxf5 15. e5 fxg4 16.
hxg4 Nb6 17. exd6 Qxd6 18. Rde1+ $40 {1-0 Koch,T-Flear,G/San Sebastian 1995/
EXT 2001 (34)}) 9... dxc4 (9... a6 10. O-O-O b5 11. c5 Bc7 12. Kb1 a5 13. Bd3
Ba6 14. Ne2 O-O 15. g5 hxg5 16. Nxg5 e5 17. Ng3 exd4 18. exd4 Bxg3 19. fxg3 b4
20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Rhe1 Qd8 22. Bf5 Ra7 23. Bf4 Nb8 24. g4 {1-0 Nikolaidis,
I-Karanikolas,K/GRE 1996/CBM 51 ext (24)}) 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. Rg1 a6
13. h4 c5 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. e4 Bb7 $11 18. e5 Bb8 19.
dxc5 Qxc5 20. Qxc5 Nxc5 21. g6 fxg6 22. Rc1 Nd7 23. Ng5 Bxe5 24. Nxe6 Rc8 25.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. b3 Nf8 27. Nxf8 Kxf8 28. Bd3 Bf5 29. Bxf5 gxf5 30. Rg5 Rh1+ 31.
Ke2 Bf6 32. Rxf5 Ra1 33. a3 Kg8 34. Bb4 Ra2+ 35. Kf1 Kh7 36. Rh5+ Kg6 37. Rd5
Rb2 38. Rd6 Kf5 39. Rxa6 Bd4 40. Be1 Rxb3 41. Kg2 Bc5 42. a4 {1/2-1/2 Gozzoli,
Y-Sprenger,J/Leipzig 2002/CBM 89 (42)}) (8... a6 $5 {Ftacnik} 9. Rg1 dxc4 10.
e4 (10. Bxc4 {Ftacnik} b5 11. Bd3 Bb7) 10... e5 (10... Bb4 {Ftacnik} 11. Bxc4
$16) 11. g5 hxg5 12. Bxg5 b5 (12... c5 $5 {Ftacnik} 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5
15. Rd1 Bd4 16. Be3 g6 17. Bxc4 Bxh3 $13) 13. O-O-O Qc7 {1-0 Dao Thien
Hai-Farago,S/Budapest 1995/CBM 49/[Ftacnik] (35)}) (8... O-O {Ftacnik} 9. g5
$36) 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 (10. Nb5 $2 {Ftacnik} Bb8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nbd4 Ne4
$15) 10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bd2 O-O (12... d4 {Chekhov} 13. exd4 Bxd4 (
13... Qxd4 14. O-O-O $36) 14. Nb5 Be5 15. Bb4 $16) 13. Bg2 Ne4 {Schwarz sucht
eine sofortige Klärung im Zentrum, aber Weiß behält die Initative.} (13... Be6
14. f4 $1 Bxc3 (14... Bc7 $5 {Chekhov} 15. O-O-O {/\f5/}) (14... Bd6 {Ftacnik}
15. Qd3 $16) 15. Bxc3 Ne4 16. O-O f5 (16... Nxc3 {Chekhov} 17. Qxc3 f6 18. Rad1
Re8 $5 19. Qb3 Qb6 20. Qxb6 $1 axb6 21. a3 {1-0 Wojtkiewicz,A-Khalifman,A/
Rakvere 1993/CBM 38/[Chekhov] (61)}) (16... Rc8 {Chekhov} 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18.
Qxe4 Qd5 19. Qb4 $16) 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qg2 Qe7 19. Qg3 Qf7 20. Rf2 Rad8 21.
Rg2 $40 {1-0 Chabanon,J-Relange,E/Paris 1994/CBM 42 (33)'}) (13... d4 $5 {
Ftacnik} 14. exd4 Bxd4 15. O-O-O $1 Qc7 $6 16. Nb5 $1 Qxc2+ 17. Kxc2 {/\} Bxf2
18. Bb4 $16) 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Qxe4 (15. Bxe4 Qb5 {ist ebenfalls zu prüfen.
Weiß zieht aber das risikolose Endspiel vor.}) 15... Qxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxb2 17. Rb1
Bf6 18. Ke2 $36 {[%csl Rb7,Rc7][%cal Yh1c1,Yc1c7,Yb1b7,Ye4b7] Weiß hat Druck
im Endspiel.} Rb8 19. Rhc1 Re8 20. f3 Be6 21. a4 b6 22. Rc7 Re7 23. Rbc1 Bb3
24. Rxe7 Bxe7 25. Rc7 Bc5 26. a5 (26. Rxa7 b5 27. Rc7 Bb6) 26... Bc4+ 27. Ke1
Rd8 28. Rxa7 {Damit hat Weiß einen Bauern erobert. Schwarz muss versuchen, das
letzte Bauernpaar am Damenflügel abzutauschen, um Schlimmeres zu verhindern.}
Rc8 (28... bxa5 $2 29. Rc7) 29. Bf5 Rb8 30. Rc7 (30. a6 $5) 30... Bb5 31. Be4
Bd6 32. Ra7 (32. axb6 $5) 32... Bg3+ 33. Kd1 Ba4+ 34. Ke2 Bb5+ 35. Kd1 Ba4+ 36.
Bc2 Bxc2+ 37. Kxc2 bxa5 $14 {Damit hat Schwarz das Gröbste überstanden.} 38.
Rxa5 Bh4 39. Bc3 Bf6 40. Bxf6 gxf6 41. Kd3 Rb4 42. h4 Kg7 43. f4 Rb7 44. Ke4
Re7+ 45. Kf3 Rb7 46. g5 fxg5 47. hxg5 hxg5 48. Rxg5+ Kf6 49. e4 Rb1 50. e5+ Ke6
51. Rh5 Rf1+ 52. Ke3 Re1+ 53. Kf2 Ra1 54. Rh6+ Ke7 55. Kf3 Re1 56. Kg4 Kf8 57.
Kf5 Kg7 58. Rc6 Re2 59. Rc7 Re1 60. Re7 Ra1 61. Rb7 Re1 62. Rb6 Re2 63. Rb1 Ra2
64. Rg1+ Kf8 65. Kg5 Ra5 66. Rc1 Kg7 67. Rc7 Rb5 68. Kg4 Kf8 69. Rc1 Kg7 70.
Re1 Rb4 71. Kf3 Kg6 72. Rg1+ Kf5 73. Rg5+ Ke6 74. Rh5 Rb5 75. Kg4 Rb4 76. Rh8
Ke7 77. Ra8 Rc4 78. Kg5 Rc1 79. Ra7+ Kf8 80. f5 Rh1 81. Ra8+ Ke7 82. f6+ Kd7
83. Rf8 Rg1+ 84. Kf4 Rf1+ 85. Ke4 Re1+ 86. Kf5 Rf1+ 87. Kg5 Rg1+ 88. Kf4 Rf1+
89. Kg4 Rg1+ 90. Kf3 Ke6 91. Re8+ Kf5 92. Re7 Re1 93. Rxf7 Rxe5 94. Rf8 Kg6 95.
Kg4 Rg5+ 96. Kh4 Rh5+ 97. Kg4 Rg5+ 98. Kf4 Rf5+ 99. Ke4 Rxf6 100. Rxf6+ Kxf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 (5. Nf3 e6 6. b3 Bb4 (6... c5 7.
Bb2 cxd4 8. exd4 b6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Bd3 Be7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rac1
Qb8 14. Rfe1 Qf4 15. Qe3 Bd6 16. Ne2 Qxe3 17. fxe3 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Gurevich,
M/Wijk aan Zee 2002/CBM 87 (17)}) 7. Bd2 Bd6 (7... Nbd7 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. e4 dxc4
10. bxc4 e5 11. d5 cxd5 12. cxd5 Nc5 13. Bc2 Bg4 $11 {1-0 Dreev,A-Gurevich,M/
Bastia 2002/CBM 92/[Lutz] (67)}) 8. Qc2 c5 9. cxd5 cxd4 $11 {0-1 Dreev,
A-Gurevich,M/Bastia 2002/CBM 92/[Lutz] (67)}) 5... e6 6. Nf3 {Wir haben nun
einen Stellungstyp erreicht, der auch häufig über die 'normale' Zugfolge 4.e3
e6 5.Nf3 a6 entsteht. Schwarz will ...c6-c5 folgen lassen. Dadurch verliert er
zwar ein Tempo, aber andererseits hat sich Weiß mit e2-e3 und Qd1-c2 auch
nicht ideal für die entstehenden Isolani-Stellungen gerüstet.} c5 7. cxd5 exd5
8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Be6 10. Rd1 $5 $146 {Eine interessante Neuerung. Weiß will
ausnutzen, dass Schwarz etwas unterentwickelt ist. Er strebt eine Öffnung des
Zentrums mit e3-e4 an.} (10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. b3 {erscheint zu langsam:} Rc8 12.
Bb2 O-O 13. Rac1 Ba7 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. Qb1 Rfd8 16. Ng5 d4 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18. Bc4
Qg4 19. exd4 {1/2-1/2 Gurevich,M-Morozevich,A/Moscow 2001/CBM 86 (19)}) 10...
cxd4 11. Nxd4 Rc8 $6 {Mir persönlich gefällt dieser Zug nicht.} (11... Nxd4 $5
{verdient eine nähere Prüfung:} 12. Rxd4 (12. exd4 Be7 $11) 12... Bc5 (12...
Bd6 13. e4 Be5 (13... O-O 14. exd5) 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Qa4+ Bd7 17.
Bb5 $36) 13. Rd1 Qe7 $5 14. Qa4+ Bd7 15. Qb3 Be6 16. Bf3 O-O 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18.
Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Rfd8 $44) 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. e4 d4 14. Qb3 Qd7 15. Na4 $6 (
15. e5 $5 Nxe5 16. Be3 Bc5 (16... Nc6 17. Bxd4 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 Qxd4 19. Qxe6+ Kd8
20. Rd1 Qxd1+ 21. Bxd1 $40) 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 Qxd4 19. Qxe6+ Kd8 20. Rd1
Qxd1+ 21. Bxd1 $36 {und Weiß steht besser, da der schwarze König unsicher
steht.}) 15... Na5 16. Qb6 Nc4 17. Qxd4 Qxa4 18. b3 {So gewinnt Weiß einen
Bauern, aber Schwarz kommt zur Blockade.} e5 19. Qd3 Qa5 20. bxc4 Bc5 $44 21.
Be3 O-O 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Rab1 Rc7 24. Rb3 Rd7 25. Qe3 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 Rd8 27.
Rd3 Rxd3 28. Qxd3 h6 29. Kf1 Kf7 30. h4 Ke7 31. Bb3 g5 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Ke2 b6
34. g3 a5 35. Qe3 Qxe3+ 36. Kxe3 {Trotz seines Mehrbauerns kann Weiß keinen
Fortschritt machen.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2003.04.26"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2003.04.20"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
b6 9. e4 Bb7 $5 {Häufiger wurde in dieser Stellung 9...e5 gespielt, allerdings
wurde jenem Zug in einer kürzlichen Partie zwischen Kasparov und DEEP JUNIOR
ein herber Schlag versetzt.} (9... e5 10. g5 Nh5 11. Be3 O-O 12. O-O-O Qc7 13.
d5 $1 $146 b5 14. dxc6 $1 bxc4 15. Nb5 Qxc6 16. Nxd6 $16 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Comp
Deep Junior/New York 2003/CBM 94/[Lutz] (27)}) (9... Nxg4 10. e5 Bb4 11. Rg1 h5
12. h3 c5 13. Qe4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Ndxe5 15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. Qxa8 $18 {0-1 Vafiadis,
K-Lazic,M/Kavala 1996/EXT 2003 (47)}) (9... c5 10. g5 Nh5 11. Be3 O-O 12. O-O-O
cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bf4 14. Rhg1 $36 {1-0 Kempinski,R-Gradalski,P/Biala Podlaska
1994/EXT 2001 (29)}) 10. g5 $5 {Kritisch für die Bewertung von 9...Bb7 sind
die Folgen von 10.e5 c5.} (10. e5 c5 11. exf6 (11. Be2 cxd4 12. exf6 dxc3 13.
fxg7 Rg8 14. Qxh7 Nf6 15. Qh6 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Be5 17. O-O cxb2 18. Bxb2 Bxb2 19.
Rad1 Qc7 $2 (19... Qc8 $5 20. Rc1 Qd8 21. Rcd1 $11) 20. Bxa8 Nxg4 21. Qh4 Bf6
22. Qg3 Ne5 23. Kh1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Inarkiev,E-Grachev,B/St Petersburg 2001/CBM
82 ext (45)}) 11... Bxf3 12. fxg7 Rg8 13. Qxh7 Nf6 14. Bb5+ Ke7 15. Bg5 cxd4 $2
(15... Bf4 $1 $13) 16. Bxf6+ (16. Ne4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Rxg7 18. Qb7+ Bc7 19. h4
$16) 16... Kxf6 17. Ne4+ Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Qc7 19. Kf1 Rad8 20. h4 Kxg7 21. Rd1 Be5
22. Rh3 Qc5 23. Bd3 Qd5 {1/2-1/2 Barsov,A-Reefat,B/Calcutta 2001/CBM 85 (23)})
10... Nh5 11. Be3 Qc7 {Schwarz richtet sein Spiele gegen das schwache Feld f4.
Allerdings ist das sofortige 11...b5 auch beachtenswert.} (11... b5 $5 12. Bb3
a5 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Bc2 Nb6 15. Qd3 g6 16. O-O-O Ba6 17. Qd2 Nc4 18. Qe1 a4 19.
Kb1 b4 20. Nxa4 Bb5 21. Nc5 Rxa2 22. Kxa2 Qa5+ 23. Kb3 Bxc5 24. Ra1 Nb6 $1 {
0-1 Dao Thien Hai-McDonald,N/Budapest 1996/CBM 52 ext (24); /\} 25. Rxa5 Bc4#)
12. Be2 Nf4 13. Bf1 f6 14. O-O-O O-O-O $14 {Schwarz hat ein gewissen
Raumnachteil.} 15. Kb1 Kb8 16. Rg1 a6 17. Rg4 Ng6 18. h4 Rhf8 (18... f5 $5 {/\}
19. exf5 exf5 20. Qxf5 Rhf8) 19. gxf6 gxf6 (19... Nxf6 $2 20. Rxg6 hxg6 21. e5)
20. h5 Nf4 21. Rg7 Nxh5 22. Rxh7 Rh8 23. e5 {Jetzt erlangt Weiß die Initative.}
Bb4 24. Rxh8 Rxh8 25. exf6 Ndxf6 26. Ng5 Nf4 27. Ne2 N4d5 28. Nxe6 $16 {
Weiß hat einen Bauern gewonnen, aber sowohl der Pd4 als auch der Pf2 sind
schwach.} Qf7 29. Ng5 Qc7 30. Bc1 Bd6 31. Nc3 Nxc3+ 32. Qxc3 Nd5 33. Qc2 Ka7
34. a3 Rh2 35. Bd3 a5 36. Be4 Ba6 37. Nf3 Rh8 38. Rg1 Bb7 39. Nd2 b5 40. Nb3
Nf6 41. Bd3 Bc8 42. Rg6 Rf8 43. Qd2 Ng4 44. Qxa5+ Kb8 45. Qxc7+ Kxc7 46. Bd2
Nxf2 47. Ba5+ Kd7 48. Bc2 Rf4 49. Bd2 Rf7 50. Ba5 Ke7 51. Nc5 Ng4 52. Bb4 Ne3
53. Be4 Bf5 54. Bxf5 Nxf5 55. Re6+ Kd8 56. Ba5+ Bc7 57. Bc3 Bd6 58. Nd3 Kd7 59.
Rg6 Rg7 60. Rf6 Ne7 61. Ne5+ Bxe5 62. dxe5 Rg6 63. Bb4 Rg5 64. Rd6+ Kc8 65. Re6
Ng6 66. Bd2 Rg2 67. Bc3 Kc7 68. Rf6 Ne7 69. Rf7 Kd8 70. e6 Re2 71. Ba5+ Ke8 72.
Rf6 Nd5 73. Rh6 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.07.30"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Georgiev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Macedonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. e3 e6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3
dxc4 $6 {This move looks dubious. In connection with the surrender of the
centre, the moves ...a7-a6 and ...Bb4 do not make a lot of sense. It is better
to transpose to normal positions with 8....Nbd7. Dieser Zug sieht zweifelhaft
aus. In Verbindung mit der Aufgabe des Zentrums machen die Züge ...a7-a6 und ..
.Bb4 nicht viel Sinn. Besser ist der Übergang zu den Normalstellungen mit 8...
Nbd7.} (8... Nbd7) 9. bxc4 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Ne4 cxd4 (11... Bxd2 12. Qxd2
cxd4 13. Nxf6+ $2 (13. exd4 $142 $40) 13... Qxf6 14. exd4 Rd8 15. Rfd1 g6 16.
Be4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 e5 18. Qe3 $2 (18. Bd5 $11) 18... exd4 19. Qd3 Rb8 $17 {
0-1 Badr,A-Mohammad,H/Dubai 2004/CBM 101 ext (32)}) 12. exd4 Be7 13. Be3 b5 $2
{Black wishes to justify ...a7-a6, but the text move simply gives away a pawn.
Schwarz will ...a7-a6 Sinn geben, aber der Textzug stellt einfach einen Bauern
ein.} (13... Ng4 $5) (13... Nb4 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qb1+ Kg8 17.
Qxb4 $16) 14. cxb5 Nb4 (14... axb5 15. Qb1 $16) 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Be4 Nd5 17.
Qd3 $16 g6 18. a4 axb5 19. axb5 Bb7 20. Bh6 Re8 21. Rxa8 Qxa8 22. Ne5 Ne7 $2 (
22... Qa4 $16) (22... Bxe5 23. dxe5 Nf4 (23... Nb4 24. Qf3) 24. Bxb7 Nxd3 25.
Bxa8 Rxa8 26. b6 $18) 23. Qf3 $18 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Nizhny Tagil Politekhnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O Qe7 10. Qc2 {Diese Stellung hatte Riazantsev beim Aeroflot-Open
zwei Mal auf dem Brett gehabt.} e5 (10... dxc4 11. bxc4 e5 12. Bf5 (12. Nh4 g6
13. f4 $2 Ng4 14. Nf3 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 e4 16. Bc2 exf3 17. gxf3 Ngf6 18. e4 Nh5
$17 {1/2-1/2 Ehlvest,J-Stripunsky,A/New York 2004/CBM 103 ext (44)}) (12. Ne4
Bxd2 13. Nfxd2 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 f5 15. Nd2 e4 16. Be2 c5 17. d5 Ne5 18. Rab1 Rf6
19. Qc3 b6 20. h3 Bd7 $132 {1-0 Mohr,S-Clara,H/Germany 1990/GER-chT (69)})
12... Re8 13. Rab1 a5 14. Ne2 exd4 15. Nexd4 g6 16. Bh3 Ne4 17. Bc1 Ndf6 {
1/2-1/2 Korotylev,A-Georgiev,V/Wijk aan Zee 2005/CBM 105 (17)}) (10... h6 $5
11. h3 Re8 12. Rad1 e5 13. dxe5 dxc4 14. bxc4 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Na4 Bxd2
17. Rxd2 b5 $1 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Nxc8 Rbxc8 20. Rc1 Ne4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Akopian,
V-Riazantsev,A/Moscow 2005/CBM 106/[Lutz] (40)}) 11. dxe5 (11. cxd5 $6 Bxc3 12.
Qxc3 e4 13. dxc6 Nd5 $15) (11. Nxd5 $6 cxd5 12. Bxb4 Qxb4 13. dxe5 Ng4 14. cxd5
Ndxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 $15) 11... Nxe5 (11... dxc4 $2 12. exf6 cxd3
13. fxe7 dxc2 14. exf8=Q+) 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. cxd5 (13. Nxd5 $5 Nxd5 14. cxd5
Bxd2 15. Qxd2 Qxd5 16. Rad1 Bg4 17. f3 Be6 18. Qb4 $14) 13... cxd5 14. Ne2 Bd6
(14... Bxd2 15. Qxd2 Bd7 16. Qb4 $14) 15. Ng3 Qg5 (15... Qe7 16. Bc3 h6 17. Qb2
Re8 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Rac1 Kf8 21. Rfd1 Bg4 22. Be2 $16 {1-0
Ivanchuk,V-Riazantsev,A/Moscow 2005/CBM 106/[Lutz] (40)}) 16. Bc3 $146 {
Dieser Zug ist neu, erscheint mir aber weniger kräftig als 16.f4.} (16. f4 $1
Qh4 17. Rf3 {/\18.Nf5,18.Be1<=> >> (Gurevich,M)} g6 18. Be1 $1 Qh6 19. Bc3 $16
{0-1 Pinter,J-Gurevich,M/France 2004/CBM 100/[Gurevich,M] (65)}) 16... Ng4 17.
Be2 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Qh5 19. Bxg4 Bxg4 20. f3 Be6 21. g4 Qg6 22. Qxg6 hxg6 23. g5
$14 {Weiss hat auch hier einen kleinen Vorteil (Isolani d5, besserer Läufer),
aber die Anwesenheit von ungleichen Läufern macht das Gewinnen schwer.} Rac8
24. Bd4 f6 25. gxf6 gxf6 26. Kf2 Kg7 27. g4 Rh8 28. Kg3 (28. g5 Rc2+ 29. Kg3 (
29. Kg1 $2 Rhh2) (29. Ke1 Rhh2 $40) 29... Rh3+ 30. Kf4 Rh4+ $11) 28... g5 29.
Rh1 Rxh1 30. Rxh1 Kg6 31. f4 f5 32. Rh5 gxf4+ 33. exf4 fxg4 34. Rg5+ Kh6 35.
Re5 Re8 36. Kh4 Bf7 37. Rf5 Bg6 38. Rxd5 Be4 39. Rh5+ Kg6 40. f5+ Kf7 41. Kxg4
$16 Bb1 42. Kg5 Rd8 43. Rh7+ Ke8 44. Rh8+ Kd7 45. Rh2 Ke8 46. Be5 Rd1 47. Rh8+
Kd7 48. Rh7+ Ke8 49. Rxb7 Rg1+ 50. Kf6 Rf1 51. Bc3 Rxf5+ 52. Ke6 Rb5 53. Re7+
Kd8 54. Rd7+ Kc8 55. Rd2 Rc5 56. Be5 Rc6+ 57. Ke7 Bf5 58. Rd8+ Kb7 59. Bd6 Rc8
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.24"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheliabinsk"]
[BlackTeam "Tegernsee"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3
Qe7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe1 $5 {Eine interessante Idee, die bei der
Europameisterschaft in Warschau zweimal gespielt wurde.} dxc4 (10... a5 $5 11.
Bc2 dxc4 12. bxc4 e5 13. a3 Bd6 14. Nh4 $5 $13 {1-0 Aronian,L-Kornev,A/Warsaw
2005/CBM 108/[Lutz] (38)}) 11. bxc4 e5 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Qb1 $146 (13. c5 exd4 (
13... e4 $2 14. Nxe4) 14. exd4 b6 15. Qxe7 Rxe7 16. cxb6 Nxb6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Sargissian,G-Gagunashvili,M/Warsaw 2005/CBM 108/[Lutz] (28)}) 13... Bd6 14. Ng5
(14. c5 Bc7 {und Schwarz steht bereit zu ...e5-e4.}) 14... h6 15. Nge4 b5 {
Schwarz vermeidet, dass der Pb7 nach c4-c5 rückständig wird, aber nun kann
Weiß auf den weißen Feldern aktiv werden.} (15... Nxe4 16. Nxe4 exd4 (16... Bc7
17. d5) 17. exd4 Nf6 18. Re1 Be6 (18... Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Qf8 20. Rxe8 Qxe8 21. Qb6
$36)) 16. d5 $1 Bb7 $6 {Schwarz versucht, das Stellungsproblem dynamisch zu
lösen. Dies führt zum Verlust eines Bauern, für den Schwarz nicht genügend
Kompensation erhält.} (16... cxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. cxd5 $36 {
nebst e3-e4, und das Fehlen des schwarzfeldrigen Läufers wird sich negativ für
Schwarz bemerkbar machen.}) (16... bxc4 $5 17. dxc6 Nc5) 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. cxb5
axb5 19. Nxb5 $16 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Ra4 21. Bc2 Rh4 {Durch den Turmschwenk sucht
Schwarz Gegenspiel am Königsflügel, verliert aber weiteres Material.} 22. g3
Rh5 23. Bd1 Rg5 24. h4 Rg6 25. h5 Rg5 26. e4 Rxh5 27. Bxh5 Nxh5 28. Qd3 $18 Bc5
29. Rac1 Ra8 30. Rc2 Ndf6 31. Rfc1 Rd8 32. Qf3 Nxg3 33. Rxc5 Ngxe4 34. Ba5 Ng5
35. Qf5 Re8 36. Rc8 g6 37. Rxe8+ Nxe8 38. Qc8 Kh7 39. Bd8 Nf3+ 40. Kg2 Qb4 41.
Qc4 1-0

[Event "SWE-ch"]
[Site "Skara"]
[Date "2002.07.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Akesson, Ralf"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2451"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2002.06.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 h6 8. Bd2
Qe7 9. Rg1 e5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Ne4 Bb4 $5 {Dieer Zug ist aus der Partie
Kasimdzhanov-Bareev (Wijk aan Zee 2002) bekannt.} 12. O-O-O exd4 13. Nxd4 Bxd2+
14. Rxd2 Nb4 $146 {Mit dieser Neuerung forciert Schwarz den Übergang in ein
Endspiel, wo er kaum schlechter steht.} (14... g6 15. Bc4 Nb4 16. Qc3 (16. Qb3
$6 O-O 17. Nf5 $6 gxf5 18. gxf5+ Kh7 $17 {0-1 Kasimdzhanov,R-Bareev,E/Wijk aan
Zee 2002/CBM 87/[Ftacnik])}) 16... Qxe4 17. Qxb4 c5 18. Nb5 $1 cxb4 (18... O-O
$2 19. Bxf7+) 19. Nd6+ Ke7 20. Nxe4 Ne5 21. Be2 Be6 $13) 15. Nf5 (15. Qb3 $2
Qxe4 16. Qxb4 c5) 15... Nxc2 16. Ned6+ (16. Nxe7 Kxe7 17. Kxc2 Ne5 18. Be2 f5
19. Nd6 fxg4 20. Nxc8+ Raxc8 21. Bxg4 Rcd8 $11) 16... Kf8 17. Nxe7 Kxe7 18.
Nf5+ Kf8 19. Kxc2 g6 20. Nd6 Ke7 21. f4 Nf6 22. e4 {Auf den ersten Blick sieht
die weiße Bauernfront beeindruckend aus, bei genauerem Hinsehen fallen jedoch
auch die weißen Schwächen auf, insbesondere der Pf4.} Rd8 23. e5 Nd5 24. Rd4 f6
25. Bd3 g5 26. Bf5 $6 {Weiß überzieht seine Stellung und übersieht den
schwarzen Konter} (26. Nxc8+ Raxc8 27. exf6+ Kxf6 28. fxg5+ hxg5 $11) 26...
Bxf5+ 27. gxf5 $2 (27. Nxf5+ Ke6 28. fxg5 {war immer noch vorzuziehen.}) 27...
Nxf4 28. Rxf4 {Darauf hat Weiß gebaut, aber ...} fxe5 $1 $19 {Ein böses
Erwachen für Weiß, der sich nun in einem verlorenem Turmendspiel wiederfindet.}
(28... gxf4 29. Rg7+ Kf8 30. Rf7+ Kg8 31. Rxf6 $36 {war wohl der weiße
Wunschtraum.}) 29. Re4 Rxd6 30. Rxe5+ Kf6 31. Rge1 Rad8 32. R1e2 Rd2+ 33. Kc3
Rxe2 34. Rxe2 h5 0-1

[Event "Montreal-A 5th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2004.08.14"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bluvshtein, Mark"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2004.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
e5 {Diese Fortsetzung ist derzeit in Mode und wurde in CBM 102 ausführlich
besprochen.} 9. g5 Nd5 10. Ne4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Qe7 13. O-O-O (13.
Rg1 $5 N7b6 14. Bb3 exd4 15. Qxd4 Bf5 16. Ng3 Bg6 17. h4 $14 {1-0 Hellsten,
J-Filippov,V/Gistrup 1996/CBM 55/[Lutz] (45)}) (13. a3 N7b6 14. Ba2 Bh3 15. Rg1
exd4 16. Qxd4 O-O-O $36 {1/2-1/2 Aleksandrov,A-Nakamura,H/Tripoli 2004/CBM 102/
[Lutz] (29)}) (13. Bxd5 $6 cxd5 14. Nc3 (14. Ng3 e4 15. Nf5 Qf8 16. N3h4 g6)
14... e4 15. Ne5 (15. Nxd5 $2 Qd6 16. Qa5 b6 $19) 15... Nb6) 13... N7b6 14. Bb3
Bg4 15. Qe2 (15. Nxe5 $6 Bxd1 16. Qxd1 O-O-O 17. Qg4+ Kb8 18. h4 Ka8 19. Nc5 f6
20. Ned3 Rhe8 21. Rh3 Nd7 22. Rg3 Nxc5 23. Nxc5 g6 24. gxf6 Nxf6 25. Qg5 b6 26.
Ne6 Rd6 27. Rf3 Ne4 28. Qxe7 Rxe7 29. Nf4 Rf6 30. Bc2 Kb7 31. Kd1 a5 32. Ke2
Nd6 33. Bd3 Nf5 34. Bxf5 Rxf5 35. Kd3 Ref7 36. b3 c5 37. dxc5 Rxc5 38. e4 h6 {
0-1 Marin,M-Stripunsky,A/Bucharest 1994/CBM 40 (38)}) 15... exd4 16. Rxd4 Be6
$2 {Warum dieser freiwillige Rückzug?} (16... O-O-O {hält problemlos das
Gleichgewicht, da Weiß noch Zeit für die Beseitigung der Fesselung des Nf3
aufwenden muss.} 17. Nd6+ (17. Rhd1 Kb8 18. Ng3 Be6) (17. Ng3 Be6) 17... Rxd6
18. Rxg4 Rhd8 {führt zu einer Stellung ähnlich der Partie, aber mit zwei
Mehrtempi für Schwarz.}) 17. Rhd1 O-O-O 18. Qc2 Bg4 $6 {Das scheint jetzt
falsch zu sein, da Schwarz wertvolle Zeit fehlt.} (18... Kb8 $5 {sieht zwar
besser für Weiß aus, sollte aber spielbar sein:} 19. Nc5 Bh3 $5 {/\} 20. e4 Bg4
) 19. Nd6+ Rxd6 20. Rxg4 g6 $2 (20... Kb8 $5) 21. Rgd4 {[%cal Rd1d8,Re3e4]
Jetzt hängt Schwarz in der d-Linie durch.} Rhd8 (21... Rdd8) 22. Qc5 $1 $18 {
Materialverlust ist nicht mehr zu vermeiden.} Nd7 (22... Kb8 23. e4) (22...
R6d7 23. Qxe7 Rxe7 (23... Nxe7 24. Bxf7) 24. e4) 23. Qxa7 Ne5 24. Qa8+ Kc7 25.
Qa5+ Kb8 26. Nxe5 Qxe5 27. e4 Qf4+ 28. Qd2 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 05th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2004.03.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2004.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Bb4 8. Bd2
Qe7 9. Rg1 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. O-O-O Nxc3 12. Qxc3 dxc4 (12... O-O {1-0
Nielsen,P-Rogozenko,D/Germany 2004/CBM 100/[Lutz] (31)}) 13. Qxc4 {Durch das
Zurückschlagen mit der Dame ist ..b7-b5 erst einmal verhindert.} (13. Bxc4 b6
14. Bd3 Bb7 15. d5 cxd5 16. Qxg7 O-O-O 17. Kb1 Kb8 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Qxe5+ Qd6
20. Qxd6+ Rxd6 21. f4 $14 {1-0 Harikrishna,P-Sriram,J/Calicut 2003/CBM 97 ext 
(41)}) 13... O-O 14. g5 (14. Bd3 $5 {/\ Qc2}) 14... Rb8 15. Ne5 c5 16. f4 b5
17. Qc3 Nxe5 18. dxe5 {Gestützt auf die d-Line und das Feld d6 kann Weiß nun
eine Initative entwickeln.} Rb6 (18... c4 19. Rd6) 19. Rd6 Qc7 20. Be2 Bb7 (
20... Rxd6 21. exd6 Qxd6 22. Bxb5 Qb6 (22... Ba6 23. Rd1 Qb6 24. Ba4 $14) 23.
Bd3 Ba6 24. Bc2 $14) 21. Qa5 Bc6 22. Rgd1 g6 23. h4 Qb7 24. Rd8 Bd5 25. Rxf8+
Kxf8 26. h5 gxh5 27. f5 $6 (27. Qd2 {mit der Idee e3-e4 oder f4-f5 sieht
stärker aus, z.B.} Qc6 (27... Kg7 28. e4 Bxe4 29. Qd8 $18) 28. e4 Bxe4 29. Qd8+
Qe8 30. Qf6 Rb8 31. Bxh5 $40) 27... exf5 28. Qd2 Bxa2 29. Qd8+ Kg7 30. Rd6 Rxd6
31. exd6 Be6 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Qd8+ Kg7 34. Qf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Alushta"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "1999.03.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nosenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2433"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "1999.03.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. b3 (7. Bd3 Ba6
8. b3 Bb4 9. O-O Rc8 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Rfd1 c5 12. cxd5 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Bxc3 14.
Bxc3 Nxd5 15. Bb2 Qe7 16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. h3 Nb4 18. Qb1 a5 19. a3 Nd5 20. Qd3
N5f6 21. Qb5 Ne4 {Vyzmanavin,A-Kramnik,V/London 1994/CBM 42 ext/1/2-1/2 (36)})
7... Bb7 8. Bb2 Be7 (8... Rc8 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O Qc7 11. Rac1 h6 12. Qe2 O-O
13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 dxc4 15. bxc4 Qxe5 16. Nd5 Qd6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxf6
gxf6 19. c5 Qe7 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. Qh4 Kg7 22. Qg3+ Kh8 23. Qh4 Kg7 24. Qg4+ Kh8
25. Qh4 {1/2-1/2 Dao Thien Hai-Waitzkin,J/Budapest 1997/CBM 58 ext (25)}) 9.
Bd3 $146 (9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. Rac1 Rac8 12. Rfd1 Rfd8 13. Bd3 h6 14. Qe2
Qb8 15. Ne5 dxc4 16. bxc4 c5 17. f4 Nf8 18. d5 Re8 19. e4 a6 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21.
e5 Kg8 22. d6 Rcd8 23. exf6 Bxf6 {Herraiz,H-Kelly,B/Menorca 1996/Juniors/1/2-1/
2 (48)}) 9... Qc7 10. Rc1 Rd8 11. cxd5 $6 {Weiß sollte nicht so früh die
Spannung aufgeben.} (11. O-O Qb8 12. Rfd1 O-O (12... h6 13. Qe2 $5 O-O 14. Ne5
$13) 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Ng4 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Qe2 f5 17. h3 Kxh7 18. hxg4 f4
19. cxd5 exd5 20. Qd3+ Kg8 21. exf4 Rxf4 22. Ne2 Rxg4 23. Qf5 Rh4 24. Qe6+ Kf8
25. Qf5+ Kg8 26. Qe6+ Kf8 27. Rc3 Rh6 28. Rf3+ Ke8 29. Qf5 Bc8 30. Qf7+ Kd7 31.
e6+ Rxe6 32. Nf4 Re4 33. Nxd5 cxd5 34. Qxd5+ Qd6 35. Qf5+ Kc7 36. Rc1+ Kb8 37.
Qxe4 Bb7 38. Qf4 Qxf4 39. Rxf4 Bg5 40. Rcc4 Bxf4 41. Rxf4 g5 42. Rg4 Rd1+ 43.
Kh2 Rd2 44. Be5+ Kc8 45. Rxg5 Be4 46. Kg3 Rxa2 47. f3 Bc2 48. b4 Kd7 49. Bc3
Ra3 50. Bd2 Rd3 51. Bf4 Rb3 52. Rg7+ Ke6 53. Bd2 Rd3 54. Be1 Rd1 55. Bf2 a5 56.
Rb7 a4 57. Rxb6+ Kd5 58. Ra6 Kc4 59. Bc5 Rd2 60. Bf8 Rd8 61. Be7 Rd7 62. Bc5
Rd2 63. Ra5 Rd5 64. Be7 Rd7 65. Bc5 Rd5 66. Be7 Rd7 67. Rc5+ Kb3 68. Bf6 Bd3
69. b5 Kb4 70. Re5 a3 71. b6 a2 72. Re3 Bc4 73. Re8 Bd5 74. Re2 Rd6 75. Ba1
Rxb6 76. Kf4 Kc5 77. Rb2 Re6 78. Rc2+ Bc4 79. Rc1 Rb6 80. Ke3 Re6+ 81. Kf2 Re2+
82. Kg3 Kb4 83. Rd1 Kc5 84. Rd8 Re1 85. Bd4+ Kc6 86. Ra8 Kd5 87. Bh8 Re2 88.
Ra5+ Ke6 89. Kh3 Rf2 90. Bd4 Rd2 91. Bc3 Rc2 92. Bd4 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Dreev,
A/Groningen 1997/CBM 63/[Hecht] (92)}) 11... exd5 12. O-O O-O 13. Ne2 Bd6 14.
Ng3 g6 15. e4 $6 {Weiß ist schlecht gerüstet für diesen Vorstoß.} (15. Qe2 $5 {
nebst Rc2, Rfc1 und a3, b4}) 15... dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bf4 18. Rcd1 Nf6
19. Bd3 c5 20. dxc5 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Bxh2+ 22. Kg2 Be5 $17 23. Ba3 Nd5 24. cxb6
Nf4+ 25. Kg1 Qxb6 26. Bxf8 {[%tqu "En","","","","d8f8","",0,"b6e6","",10]} Rxf8
$2 (26... Qe6 {gewinnt sofort.} 27. Bh6 (27. Bf5 gxf5 $19) (27. Rfe1 Qh3 28.
Bf1 Ne2+ 29. Bxe2 Qh2+ 30. Kf1 Qh1#) 27... Qh3 28. Bxf4 Bxf4 29. Rfe1 Rd5 30.
Re8+ Kg7 31. Qc3+ Kh6 $19) 27. Rfe1 Qe6 28. Bf1 Qf6 29. Rxe5 Qxe5 30. Qe4 Qg5+
31. Kh2 Rc8 32. Rd7 Qh4+ 33. Kg1 Qg5+ 34. Kh2 a5 35. Qe7 Qf5 36. Rd8+ Rxd8 37.
Qxd8+ Kg7 38. Qd4+ f6 39. Qe4 Qh5+ 40. Kg1 Qg5+ 41. Kh2 Qe5 42. Kg1 h5 43. a3
Ne6 44. Bd3 Qg5+ 45. Kh2 Qe5+ 46. Kg1 Nf4 47. Bf1 Qxe4 48. fxe4 Kf7 49. Bc4+
Ke7 50. b4 axb4 51. axb4 Kd6 52. f3 Ke5 53. Kf2 Kd4 54. Ba6 g5 55. Bf1 h4 56.
Ba6 Ng6 57. Bf1 Ne5 58. Be2 Nf7 59. Bf1 Nd6 60. Ba6 Nc4 61. Bc8 Kc3 62. b5 Kd4
63. Be6 Nd6 64. Bd7 Kc5 65. f4 Nxe4+ 66. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.28"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Geller, Jakov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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 "Norilsk Norilsky Nikel"]
[BlackTeam "Togliatti Lada"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 $5 {Es ist
bemerkenswert, dass Alexej Dreev, der wohl weltbeste Kenner von Semi-Slawisch,
mit Weiß zum Shabalov-Angriff greift. Im weiteren Verlauf stütze ich mich auf
die Kommentare von Dreev in NEW IN CHESS 4/2004 .} Nxg4 8. Rg1 Nxh2 (8... f5 {
erscheint mir persönlich sicherer, um eine Art Stonewall zu erreichen.}) 9.
Nxh2 Bxh2 10. Rxg7 Qf6 11. Rg2 {Dies ist die Art Stellung, die der Weiße im
Shabalov-Angriff erreichen will: einen Turm auf der g-Linie,
Entwicklungsvorsprung und die Möglichkeit, mit e3-e4 die Stellung zu öffnen.} (
11. Rxh7 $6 {gewinnt kleinlich den Bauern zurück, lässt Schwarz aber Atem
holen.} a6 12. Rxh8+ Qxh8 13. e4 $2 e5 14. exd5 exd4 15. Qe4+ Ne5 16. Ne2 Bg4
17. dxc6 f5 18. cxb7 Rd8 19. Qd5 Nd3+ 20. Kd2 Rxd5 21. cxd5 Nxf2 {0-1 Shirov,
A-Piket,J/Monte Carlo 1995/CBM 46 ext (21)}) 11... Bd6 12. Bd2 (12. e4 $6 {
ist wohl etwas überstürzt.} Bf4 (12... Bb4 13. cxd5 exd5 14. exd5 cxd5 15. Rg3
h6 16. Bd2 Nb6 17. Nb5 Bxd2+ 18. Qxd2 Qd8 19. Rc1 $16 {Chabanon,J-Tischbierek,
R/Bad Endbach ;CBM 47 1995}) 13. e5 (13. exd5 $5) 13... Qh6 14. Bxf4 Qxf4 15.
Qd2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 $44 b6 (16... Nf8 $5) 17. Be2 Bb7 18. cxd5 c5 $5 19. Ke3
cxd4+ 20. Kxd4 exd5 21. Bb5 Rd8 22. Rh1 Ke7 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. b3 Rdd8 25. Rh6
$13 {0-1 Hellsten,J-Hector,J/Malmo 1996/CBM 54/[Lutz] (52)}) 12... b6 $5 {
Dieser Zug wird von Dreev kritisiert, stattdessen wird 12...Nf8 der Vorzug
gegeben. Aber auch dann hat es Schwarz nicht leicht, da Weiß nach der langen
Rochade bereit zu e3-e4 steht.} (12... Nf8 13. O-O-O Bd7 14. Kb1 Ng6 (14...
O-O-O 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nxd5) 15. f4 Nh4 16. Rf2 a6 17. e4 Qxd4 18. Re2 Qg7 19.
exd5 Qg6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. d6 Bd8 22. Bc3 Rg8 23. Bh3 Qh5 24. f5 Nf3 25. fxe6
fxe6 26. Bxe6 Bxe6 27. Nc5 Qxc5 28. Rxe6+ Kf8 29. Qxh7 Bg5 30. Re7 {1-0
Mozetic,D-Jovicevic,B/JUG-chT Tivat (09) ;EXP 48 1995}) (12... a6 13. O-O-O b5
14. e4 $5) 13. e4 Bf4 (13... e5 $2 14. exd5 exd4 15. Ne4 {Dreev}) 14. cxd5 exd5
(14... cxd5 15. e5 $40 {nebst Nb5 (Dreev)}) 15. exd5 Bxd2+ 16. Qxd2 Bb7 17.
O-O-O $1 $16 (17. dxc6 Bxc6 $14 {war Dreev zu wenig}) 17... cxd5 (17... O-O-O
18. Ne4 $1 Qf3 19. Rg3 Qxe4 20. Bg2 Qf5 21. dxc6 Bxc6 22. Bxc6 Kb8 23. Rf3 $40
{(Dreev)}) 18. Re1+ Kd8 19. Rg5 $1 {Der Turm wird über die 5.Reihe aktiviert.}
Rc8 20. Bh3 Rc7 (20... Rc4 $5 {ist laut Dreev zwar nicht besser, aber aktiver 
(und darum in einer praktischen Partie vorzuziehen):} 21. Qe3 Rxd4 22. Rf5 (22.
Kb1 $5 $40) 22... Qe6 $1 23. Qxd4 Qxe1+ 24. Kc2 Rf8 $13) 21. Qe3 Bc6 22. Rf5
Qh4 23. Rxf7 Kc8 24. Rg1 $1 {Der nächste weiße Turm wird eindringen und den
Druck auf den gefesselten Springer erhöhen.} h6 25. Rg6 Qh5 26. Rgg7 (26. Qg3
$1 $18 {mit der Doppeldrohung Rxc6 und Rf5 gewinnt sofort, aber Dreev ist
diese Möglichkeit erst einen Zug später aufgefallen.}) 26... Rd8 27. Qg3 $1 b5
28. Rf5 Qe8 29. Kd2 Kb7 (29... b4 30. Nxd5 Bxd5 31. Re5 $1 $18 {(Dreev)}) 30.
Qd6 $1 Rdc8 31. Rff7 b4 32. Qxb4+ Ka8 33. Qe7 Qh8 34. Qd6 Nb6 35. Qxc6+ $1 {
Ein kleiner Witz zum Abschluss. Insgesamt eine stark vorgetragene Partie von
Dreev.} (35. Qxc6+ Rxc6 36. Rxa7+ Kb8 37. Rgb7#) 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.08.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Barsov, Alexei"]
[Black "Nguyen, Anh Dung"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2001.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Bb4 {
Kramniks Zug gegen die Shabalov-Variante.} 8. Bd2 Qe7 9. Rg1 b6 10. cxd5 cxd5 (
10... exd5 $5 {verdient nähere Betrachtung, z.B.} 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O-O O-O 13.
g5 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Ne4 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. dxe5 c5 18. Rd6 Rad8 19.
Qd2 Rxd6 20. exd6 Qe6 21. b3 Rd8 22. Ba1 Qxd6 23. Qc3 Qg6 24. h4 h5 25. Qe5 Ba6
26. Bc3 Be2 27. Kb2 a5 28. Rc1 Kh7 29. Ka1 Bg4 30. Kb2 Rd7 31. Rc2 Bd1 32. Rc1
Be2 33. Qe8 Bb5 34. Qf8 Rd5 35. Rc2 Bd3 36. Rd2 b5 $17 {1-0 Hort,V-Zhu Chen/
Munich 2000/CBM 78 (45)}) 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. g5 Ne4 {Schwarz muss dieses
Bauernopfer bringen, will er nicht ganz passiv stehen.} (12... Bxc3 $2 13. Qxc3
Ne4 14. Qc7 Nxd2 15. Kxd2 Bc8 16. Rac1 O-O 17. a3 $16 {1-0 Barsov,A-Sandipan,C/
Dhaka 2001/CBM 82/[Lutz] (52)}) 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Rc8 15. Qb3 Bxd2+ 16.
Nxd2 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 O-O 18. Nc3 (18. Ke2 $6 f5 {Schwarz hat Spiel für den
Bauern, da der weiße König unsicher steht.} 19. Nd2 f4 20. Rac1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1
fxe3 22. Qxe3 Qd6 $44 {0-1 Markovic,M-Sedlak,N/Subotica 2000/CBM 76 (44)})
18... e5 $5 $146 {Dieser Zug sieht besser aus als das bisher bekannte 18... b5,
aber so richtig Begeisterung kommt auch nach diesem Zug nicht aus.} (18... b5
$5 19. Qxb5 Rb8 20. Qe2 Rfc8 21. Kf1 Qb4 22. Rc1 Qxb2 23. Qxb2 Rxb2 24. Kg2 $16
{1-0 Kobalija,M-Sandipan,C/Dubai 2001/CBM 83/[Lutz] (48)}) (18... f5 19. O-O-O
$16) (18... f6 19. g6 $16) 19. O-O-O (19. d5 Nc5 20. Qb5 e4 $44 {gibt Schwarz
Kompensation wegen des Feldes d3 und des unsicheren weißen Königs.}) 19... exd4
20. exd4 $6 (20. Rxd4 $5 {ist besser. Weiß braucht nur noch einen Zug (Kb1)
zur Konsolidierung. Ich sehe allerdings nicht, was Schwarz mit diesem Zug
anfangen kann, z.B.} Nc5 21. Qc2 Ne6 (21... b5 22. Nd5 $1 $18 {/\} Qe5 23. Nf6+
gxf6 24. gxf6+ Kh8 25. Qxh7+ Kxh7 26. Rh4+) 22. Rh4 g6 23. Rhg4 Rc5 24. h4 Rfc8
25. Kb1 $16) 20... Qd6 21. Kb1 Qxh2 22. Ne4 Qf4 23. f3 Rfd8 24. a3 $14 {
Weiß steht immer noch besser, da er über einen starken Ne4 und einen
Freibauern d4 verfügt. Der weiße König steht nicht unsicherer als der schwarze.
} 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2004.05.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vorobiov, Evgeny E"]
[Black "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2004.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
e5 $5 9. g5 Nd5 10. Bd2 O-O $5 {Schwarz verzichtet auf den Zwischentausch auf
d4.} (10... exd4 {0-1 Radjabov,T-Shirov,A/Leon 2004/CBM 102/[Lutz] (47)}) 11.
Ne4 $146 {Weiß kann zwar auf d5 nehmen, dann erhält Schwarz jedoch
ausreichendes Gegenspiel.} (11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Bxd5 exd4 13. O-O-O Nb6 14. Be4
Bg4 15. Kb1 (15. Nxd4 $5 Rc8 16. Bc3 Bxd1 17. Rxd1 Qxg5 18. f4 Qf6 19. Nb5 Rxc3
20. Nxc3 Bc5 21. Qd3 g6 22. Bxb7 Qe7 23. Be4 Re8 24. f5 Bb4 25. fxg6 hxg6 26.
Bxg6 Bxc3 27. bxc3 fxg6 28. Qxg6+ Kh8 29. Qh5+ {1-0 Bagirov,V-Ofstad,P/
Gladenbach 1999/EXT 2001 (29)}) 15... Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Qxg5 17. exd4 Qf6 18. Be4
h6 19. h4 Rac8 20. Qd3 Nc4 21. Bc1 Bf4 22. Bf5 Bxc1 23. Rxc1 Nd2+ 24. Ka1 Rcd8
25. d5 Qe5 26. Bh7+ Kh8 27. Qxd2 Kxh7 28. Rhd1 Rd6 29. Rc4 Rfd8 30. Rd4 Kg8 31.
a3 Qf5 32. Ka2 R8d7 33. Rd3 Kh7 34. Rd4 a6 35. Qd3 Rf6 36. f3 Qxd3 37. R1xd3
Kg8 38. d6 Kf8 39. Kb3 Ke8 40. Kc4 b6 41. a4 Rd8 42. d7+ Ke7 43. a5 Rc6+ 44.
Kb4 b5 45. f4 Rc4+ 46. Rxc4 bxc4 47. Kxc4 Rxd7 48. Rb3 Rd6 49. Kc5 Rf6 50. Rb7+
Kd8 51. Ra7 Kc8 52. b4 Kb8 53. Re7 Rxf4 54. b5 axb5 55. Kb6 Rf6+ 56. Kxb5 g5
57. hxg5 hxg5 58. a6 g4 59. Re8+ Ka7 60. Re7+ {1/2-1/2 Zhu Chen-Dominguez,L/
Wijk aan Zee 2004/CBM 99 (60)}) 11... Bc7 12. Rg1 exd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 14. Be2 Ng6
15. O-O-O Re8 16. a3 Bh3 17. Nc3 Nb6 18. Kb1 Qc8 {Die Schlussstellung ist sehr
unklar. Zwar hat Weiß schon seinen g-Bauern bis nach g5 vorgeschoben, aber
andererseits droht Schwarz mit ...c6-c5 den Nd4 zu vertreiben.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O
Be7 9. e4 $5 {Statt des "langsamen" 9.b3 öffnet Weiß sofort die Stellung, muss
dafür aber seinen weißfeldrigen Läufer abgeben.} dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4
Nf6 12. Ne5 (12. Bd3 c5 {ist bequem für Schwarz, z.B.} 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. b4 $6
Bxb4 15. Qa4+ Qd7 16. Qxb4 Qxd3 17. Ba3 O-O-O 18. Rfe1 Bxf3 19. Re3 Qd2 20.
Rxf3 Qxb4 21. Bxb4 Rd4 $17 {0-1 Drozdovskij,Y-Smeets,J/Oropesa del Mar 1998/
EXT 2000 (51)}) 12... Rc8 (12... Qxd4 $2 13. Bxc6+ Bxc6 14. Nxc6 $36) 13. Rd1
Nxe4 14. Qxe4 O-O 15. Bf4 Ba8 {Schwarz will unmittelbar ...c6-c5 spielen.
Gemäß Maxim Notkin im NEW IN CHESS 3/2004 kam es kam es aber auch in Betracht,
einfach mit ...Qe7 und ...Rfd8 abzuwarten, da dem Weißen für einen effektiven
Angriff der weißfeldrige Läufer fehlt.} 16. Rd3 c5 17. Qe3 $5 (17. d5 exd5 18.
cxd5 Bd6 $11 {(M.Notkin)}) 17... Qe8 18. d5 exd5 19. cxd5 c4 20. Rdd1 Bd6 21.
Qg3 Qb5 $6 {Nun erlangt Weiß Angriff am Königsflügel.} (21... Rc5 $1 22. Nxc4
Bxf4 23. Qxf4 Rxd5 $11 {(M.Notkin)}) 22. Nc6 Bxf4 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Qxf4 {
Der eingedrungene Springer auf e7 bereitet Schwarz in Verbindung mit dem
Freibauern auf der d-Linie nun einige Probleme.} Rcd8 25. Rd2 Qc5 26. d6 Rd7 $6
(26... f5 $142 {(M.Notkin)}) 27. Rc1 b5 28. Rc3 Rfd8 29. Re3 Rxd6 $2 {Erlaubt
eine wunderschöne Widerlegung.} (29... h6 30. Qxf7) (29... Qb4 $5 {(M.Notkin)})
{[%tqu "De","Wie kommt Weiß nun zum Erfolg ?","Beachten Sie die schwache
schwarze Grundreihe.","Studieren Sie die Aljechins Partien !","e7g6","",10]}
30. Ng6+ $3 hxg6 (30... fxg6 31. Qxd6 Rxd6 32. Re8#) 31. Qh4+ Qh5 (31... Kg8
32. Qxd8+ Rxd8 33. Rxd8+ Kh7 34. Rh3+ $18) 32. Qxd8+ $1 Rxd8 33. Rxd8+ Kh7 34.
Ree8 {Schwarz wird Dame und Läufer verlieren. M.Notkin wies auf die
frappierende Ähnlichkeit zur Partie Aljechin-Colle (Paris 1925) hin, das
Studium der Klassiker lohnt sich also!} 1-0

[Event "Donetzk zt"]
[Site "Donetsk"]
[Date "1998.11.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Black "Savchenko, Stanislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1998.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Hecht} c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Bd6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Qc2 Nbd7
8. Be2 a6 9. d4 b5 $6 {Mir gefällt diese Idee nicht so sehr. Aufbauten mit 8...
b6 oder ...e6-e5 sind verläßlicher.} 10. O-O bxc4 {Die schwarze Strategie ist
nicht korrekt: er öffnet die Stellung, obwohl er schlechter entwickelt ist.} (
10... Bb7 11. c5 Bc7 12. b4 a5 13. a3 e5 14. e4 $14 {1-0 Lerner,K-Cuijpers,F/
Nimes 1991/EXT 97 (62)}) 11. bxc4 dxc4 12. Na4 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] So behält
Weiß die Initiative.} (12. Bxc4 c5 $11 {gemäß Lerner}) 12... Nb6 (12... Bb7 13.
Rfd1 $14) (12... c5 13. Rfd1 $36) 13. Nc5 $6 (13. Nxb6 $5 {gefällt mir besser.}
Qxb6 14. Ne5 Qc7 15. Bf3 $14) 13... Qe7 14. Ne5 Bxe5 $2 ({Ist} 14... Bxc5 {
wirklich so abwegig ? Der weiße Vorteil hält sich in Grenzen, z.B.} 15. dxc5 (
15. Nxc6 Qd6 16. dxc5 Qxc5) 15... Qxc5 16. Bd4 Qd6) 15. dxe5 Nfd5 16. Bd4 $16 {
Die schwachen schwarzen Felder verheißen nichts Gutes für den Nachziehenden.}
a5 17. Bxc4 Nb4 18. Qe2 Nxc4 19. Qxc4 Ba6 20. Nxa6 Nxa6 (20... Rxa6 $2 21. Bc5)
21. Qxc6 Rfc8 22. Qb5 Nb4 23. Qa4 Nc2 24. Rab1 Nxd4 25. exd4 h5 26. Rb5 Qd7 27.
Rd1 Rab8 28. Rxb8 Qxa4 29. Rxc8+ Kh7 30. Rcc1 Qxa2 31. Ra1 Qb3 32. Rdb1 Qc4 33.
Rxa5 Qxd4 34. h3 Qc3 35. Rab5 g6 36. h4 Kg7 37. g3 Qc4 38. R1b4 Qc1+ 39. Kg2
Qc6+ 40. Kh2 Kh6 41. Rb3 {Hecht: '[#] Wenn Schwarz stillhält, gruppiert Weiß
seine Türme so um, daß er unter Aufgabe des e-Bauern von der f-Linie aus, den
Bf7 zweimal angreifen kann.'} g5 (41... Kg7 {Hecht} 42. R5b4 Qc5 (42... Qd5 43.
Re3 Qd2 44. Rf4 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Re3f3]}) 43. Rf4 Qxe5 44. Rb7 {[%csl Rf7] [#]
Nach dem Fall von f7, ohne daß sich die Dame gegen die Türme opfern kann, wird
e6 so schwach, daß dieser Bauer fallen wird. Ein etwa verbleibendes
Bauernendspiel 3-2 ist für Weiß gewonnen.}) 42. hxg5+ Kxg5 43. R5b4 f5 44. exf6
Kxf6 45. Rf4+ Kg7 46. Re3 Qd5 47. Rfe4 Qf5 48. Kg1 (48. Kg1 {Hecht} Kf7 49.
Rxe6 Qxe6 50. Rxe6 Kxe6 51. Kg2 Kf5 52. Kh3 Kg5 53. f3 Kf5 54. Kh4 Kg6 55. f4
Kh6 56. f5 $18) 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.11.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Becerra Rivero, Julio"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
b6 9. e4 Bb7 10. e5 c5 11. exf6 Bxf3 12. fxg7 Rg8 13. Qxh7 Nf6 14. Bb5+ Ke7 15.
Bg5 Bf4 16. Qh3 Bxh1 17. Bxf4 Qxd4 18. Qg3 Ne4 19. Qh4+ Qf6 20. g5 Qxg7 $1 $146
{Dieser Zug ist formal betrachtet eine Neuerung, jedoch wurde er (ebenso wie
die restlichen Züge) bereits von Gelfand in den Analysen zu dessen Partie
gegen Shablov angegeben. Im folgenden zitiere ich aus Gelfands Analysen im CBM
99.} (20... Qf5 $2 21. O-O-O Rad8 22. Rxd8 Kxd8 (22... Rxd8 {Gelfand} 23. Nxe4
Qxe4 24. g6+ f6 25. g8=N+ $3 Rxg8 26. Qh7+) 23. Bd3 Rxg7 24. Nxe4 (24. Qh8+ {
Gelfand} Ke7 25. Bd6+ $1 Kxd6 26. Qb8+ $1 Ke7 27. Qc7+) 24... Rh7 25. Bc7+ $1 {
1-0 Gelfand,B-Shabalov,A/Bermuda 2004/CBM 99/[Gelfand] (25)} (25. Bc7+ $1 {
Gelfand} Kxc7 26. Qg3+ e5 (26... Kc6 27. Qd6+ Kb7 28. Qd7+) 27. Nf6 $18)) 21.
O-O-O (21. Nxe4 {Gelfand} Bxe4 22. g6+ f6 23. Bd6+ Kxd6 24. Qxe4 Rad8 $1 25.
Rd1+ (25. Qc6+ Ke5) 25... Kc7 26. Qxe6 $15) 21... Rad8 $1 (21... Rh8 $2 22.
Nxe4 $3 Rxh4 (22... Rad8 23. Rxd8 Rxh4 24. Re8#) 23. Bd6+ Kd8 24. Be5+ Ke7 25.
Bxg7 Bxe4 26. Rd7+ Ke8 27. g6 $1 {/\gxf7X} fxg6 28. Rxa7+ Kd8 29. Bf6+ $18) 22.
g6+ (22. Rxh1 {Gelfand} Rh8 23. Be5 $1 (23. Qg4 Nxc3) 23... Qxe5 $1 (23... Rxh4
24. Bxg7 Nxg5 25. Be5 $1 $14) 24. Qxe4 Qxg5+ 25. f4 Qf6 26. Kb1 Kf8 $13) 22...
f6 23. Rxh1 Rh8 (23... Nxc3 {Gelfand} 24. bxc3 Qxg6 25. Be3 $16) 24. Qg4 Nxf2
25. Qf3 Nxh1 26. Bd6+ (26. Qxh1 {Gelfand} Qxg6 27. Qb7+ Kf8 28. Qxa7 $13) (26.
Qb7+ $6 {Gelfand} Kf8 27. Bd6+ Kg8 $1) 26... Kxd6 27. Qc6+ Ke5 28. Qe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 00 75th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2000.01.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Krush, Irina"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2000.01.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 c5 11. cxd5 exd5 {Diese Art von Stellunge mit hängenden
Bauern muss Schwarz nicht sonderlich fürchten, da der Lb2 ist passiv. Vielmehr
entsteht eine Stellung, die beiden Seiten viele Möglichkeiten einräumt. Dies
wird auch durch einige hochklassige Blitzpartien in dieser Variante
demonstriert.} 12. dxc5 (12. Rad1 Rc8 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Qf5 (14. Nh4 g6 15. Nf3
Qe7 16. Rfe1 a6 17. h3 Rfd8 18. Bf1 Bb8 19. Ne2 Ne4 20. Nf4 Ndf6 21. g3 d4 22.
Bg2 Qf8 23. Qc1 Re8 24. Qa1 Bxf4 25. exf4 a5 26. a3 Bd5 27. b4 axb4 28. axb4
Bb3 29. Rc1 Nd5 30. bxc5 Ra8 31. Qb1 Nec3 32. Bxc3 Ba2 33. Qd3 dxc3 34. Ne5
Qxc5 35. Bxd5 Bxd5 36. Rxc3 Qa5 37. Rec1 Be6 38. Ng4 Bxg4 39. hxg4 Rad8 40. Qf3
Qd5 41. Kg2 Qxf3+ 42. Kxf3 h6 43. Rc6 Kg7 44. R1c3 Rd5 45. Re3 Red8 46. Rcc3
R8d7 47. Kg2 Ra7 48. Re5 Rad7 49. Rce3 R5d6 50. f5 g5 51. Ra5 Kf6 52. Rea3 Kg7
53. Ra1 Rd4 54. Kh3 Rd2 55. Kg2 R2d4 56. R5a4 Rxa4 57. Rxa4 Rd3 58. Ra6 Rb3 {
1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/Moscow 1998/CBM 67 ext (58)}) 14... Qe7 15. Bd3 (
15. Rfe1 Qe6 16. Qb1 h6 17. Bd3 Ne5 18. Bf5 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Qe5 20. f4 Qe8 21.
Bh3 Rd8 22. Bg2 Qe6 23. Ne2 Bc7 24. Ng3 Ba5 25. Re2 Ba6 26. Rc2 Bb6 27. Rcd2 d4
28. exd4 cxd4 29. Bxd4 Bxd4 30. Rxd4 Rde8 $2 {1-0 Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/Moscow
1998/CBM 67 ext (30)} 31. Rd6 Qc8 32. Rc6 $18) 15... Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Bb8 17. Ne2
g6 18. Qg5 c4 19. Bf5 Ne4 20. Qh6 c3 21. Ba3 Qxa3 22. Bxd7 Qxa2 23. Bxe8 Rxe8
24. Rc1 Rc8 25. Nfd4 Qa5 26. f3 Nd2 27. Rc2 Bd6 28. Rec1 Bb4 29. Qh3 Rc7 30.
Qh4 Rc8 31. Qf6 Ba6 32. Nf4 Bf8 33. Qe5 Rc5 34. Qe8 Rc8 35. Qa4 Qxa4 36. bxa4
Ba3 37. Rd1 Rc5 38. h4 Bb4 39. Kf2 h6 40. Rdc1 Bc4 41. Nfe2 Bd3 42. Rxc3 Bxc3
43. Rxc3 Bc4 44. Rc2 Nb1 45. Rc1 Na3 46. Nf4 g5 47. hxg5 hxg5 48. Nh5 Ra5 49.
Ra1 Nb5 50. Nc6 Ra6 51. Nb4 Rh6 52. axb5 Rxh5 53. Rxa7 Bxb5 54. Nxd5 Rh6 55.
Ne7+ Kf8 56. Nf5 Re6 57. Nd4 Rb6 58. Ra5 Bd3 59. Rxg5 Rb2+ 60. Kg3 Bf1 61. Kh2
Rd2 62. Nf5 Rb2 63. e4 f6 64. Rg6 Kf7 65. Rg7+ Kf8 66. Kg1 Bc4 67. Rc7 Be6 68.
Ne3 Rd2 69. Rc3 Ke7 70. Kh2 Kf7 71. Kg3 Ke7 72. Kf4 Kf7 73. g3 Rd7 74. Rc6 Ke7
75. Nf5+ Kf7 76. Rb6 Rd8 77. Rb7+ Kf8 78. g4 Rd3 79. Ra7 Bxf5 80. gxf5 Rd1 81.
Kg4 Rh1 82. Rb7 Rh2 83. Rb1 Rg2+ 84. Kh5 Rg5+ 85. Kh4 Rg2 86. Re1 Ra2 87. f4
Ra4 88. Kg3 Ra3+ 89. Kg4 Ra4 90. Kf3 Ra3+ 91. Re3 Ra1 92. e5 Rf1+ 93. Ke4 Ke7
94. e6 Ke8 95. Ra3 Re1+ 96. Kf3 Rf1+ 97. Kg3 {1-0 Sokolov,I-Lautier,J/
Amsterdam 1994/CBM 43 (97)}) 12... bxc5 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. Nh4 Qe6 {Dreev weicht
von seiner eigenen Vorgängerpartie ab.} (14... Qe5 {Die Provokation von g2-g3
stellt kein Problem für Weiß dar, da er seinen Läufer nach g2 stellen kann.}
15. g3 Qe6 16. Bf3 Rfd8 17. Rfe1 Ne5 18. Bg2 Rac8 19. f4 Neg4 20. Qf5 Bf8 21.
Qxe6 fxe6 22. h3 Nh6 23. g4 Nf7 24. Kf2 Nd6 25. g5 Nfe8 26. Nf3 g6 27. Ne5 Ng7
28. Ng4 Be7 29. Na4 Ngf5 30. Rc1 c4 31. Nf6+ Kf7 32. Nxh7 Bc6 33. Nc3 Rb8 34.
Ne2 Bd7 35. Be5 cxb3 36. axb3 Rxb3 37. Nd4 Nxd4 38. Bxd4 a5 39. Rc7 Nf5 40. Bf6
{0-1 Karpov,A-Dreev,A/Moscow 1993/EXT 97 (40)}) 15. Nf5 Be5 16. Ng3 Rfe8 17.
Rfe1 Rac8 $11 {[%csl Rb4,Rc4,Rd4,Re4][%cal Yd5c4,Yd5e4,Yc5d4,Yc5b4] Die
schwarzen Figuren stehen aktiv im Zentrum, und die Bauern c5 und d5
kontrollieren viele Felder.} 18. Bf3 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Ne5 20. Ne2 ({Nach} 20. Be2
{muss Weiß mit} Nfg4 {nebst ...Qh6 rechnen.}) 20... g5 {Schwarz ergreift die
Initiative.} 21. Bxe5 Qxe5 22. Nc1 Re6 23. Nd3 Qf5 24. Rc1 Rec6 25. Qd2 Ba6 26.
Red1 h5 $2 (26... g4 27. Be2 Ne4 28. Qe1 Bxd3 29. Bxd3 Qh5 $40) 27. Nb2 Rd8 $6
(27... Qe5 28. Na4 $14 (28. Bxd5 Nxd5 29. Qxd5 Qxb2 30. Qxg5+ Rg6) (28. Nd3 $11
)) 28. e4 Qe5 29. exd5 g4 (29... Rcd6 30. Nc4 Bxc4 31. bxc4 $16) 30. Re1 $2 {
Läßt eine überraschende taktische Möglichkeit ausßer acht.} (30. Nd3 $1 Bxd3 (
30... Qf5 31. dxc6 Rxd3 32. Qa5 $18) 31. dxc6 gxf3 32. c7 Qxc7 33. Qg5+ $18)
30... Qf5 31. Be4 Nxe4 32. Rxe4 Rxd5 (32... Qxe4 $2 33. Qg5+) 33. Re8+ Kg7 34.
Qe3 Rf6 35. Nc4 Bxc4 36. bxc4 Rd3 37. Qe2 Re6 38. Rxe6 fxe6 {Nun ist ein
ausgeglichens Schwerfigurenendspiel entstanden. Der schwarze König steht offen,
aber seine Figuren sind zu aktiv, als dass er ernsthaft in Probleme geraten
könnte.} 39. Rb1 Kg6 40. Rb7 a5 41. Qb2 (41. Rb6 Kf6 42. Rxe6+ Qxe6 43. Qxd3
Qe1+ 44. Kh2 Qxf2 $11) 41... Rd4 42. Qb5 Rd8 43. Qc6 h4 44. Qc7 (44. gxh4 Rd1+
45. Kh2 Qf4+ 46. g3 Qxf2+) 44... Rd1+ 45. Kh2 hxg3+ 46. Kxg3 Rd3+ 47. f3 Rxf3+
48. gxf3 Qxf3+ 49. Kh2 Qf2+ 50. Kh1 Qf1+ 51. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Stepanakert Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Stepanakert"]
[Date "2004.03.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2004.03.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Bb4 8. Bd2
Qe7 9. Rg1 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. O-O-O Nxc3 12. Qxc3 O-O (12... dxc4 {1/2-1/2
Aleksandrov,A-Lautier,J/Poikovsky 2004/CBM 100/[Lutz] (34)}) 13. g5 {
Möglicherweise ist 13.Qc2 etwas flexibler, da Weiß ohnehin die Aufstellung
Qc2-Bd3 einnehmen muss, um eine Schwächung des schwarzen Königsflügels zu
provozieren.} (13. Qc2 {1-0 Nielsen,P-Rogozenko,D/Germany 2004/CBM 100/[Lutz] 
(31)}) 13... dxc4 14. Bxc4 b5 15. Bd3 Bb7 16. Qc2 g6 17. Be4 Rab8 18. Kb1 c5
19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. Ne5 {Der weiße Springer soll nach g4 und dann
f6 oder h6, aber Schwarz erlangt ebenfalls Gegenspiel.} Rc7 22. h4 (22. Ng4
Qxg5 23. Qc3 f5 24. Qe5 Rc6 25. f4 Qh4 {ergibt nichts für Weiß.}) (22. f4 {
verläuft ähnlich wie in der Partie, jedoch mit f2-f4 statt h2-h4, z.B.} Rfc8
23. Ng4 Na4 24. Qe4 Rc2 25. Qe5 Qc7 26. Qxc7 R2xc7 27. Nf6+ Kg7 28. Rd2 $14)
22... Rfc8 23. Ng4 Na4 24. Qe4 Rc2 25. Qe5 Qc7 26. Nf6+ (26. Qxc7 {war
vielleicht vorzuziehen, z.B.} R2xc7 (26... R8xc7 $2 27. Nf6+ Kf8 (27... Kg7 28.
Ne8+) 28. Rd8+ Ke7 29. Re8+ Kd6 30. Rd1+ Ke5 31. Rd5#) 27. Rd2 {, und dieses
Endspiel erscheint mir etwas besser für Weiß.}) 26... Kf8 27. Nxh7+ Ke7 28.
Qf6+ {Weiß forciert das Unentschieden.} (28. Qxc7+ R8xc7 {ist nur für Weiß
gefährlich.}) 28... Ke8 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Qf6+ Ke8 31. Qh8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 05th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2004.03.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2004.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 a6 6. c5 {Dieser Zug erlangte
durch eine Partie aus dem Match Kasparov-X3D Fritz allgemeine Bekanntheit.
Weiß erobert Raum am Damenflügel, Schwarz kann entweder langsam ...e6-e5
vorbereiten oder aber direkt ...b7-b6 spielen.} Nbd7 (6... b6 $5 7. cxb6 c5 8.
Bd3 Qxb6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bc2 Bd6 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bb7 14.
Bxb7 Qxb7 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. b3 O-O 17. Bb2 Be7 18. Rc1 Bf6 19. Qe2 Bxb2 20.
Qxb2 Nf6 $11 {Gavrikov,V-Kallai,G (Mazatlan rapid 1988)}) 7. b4 g6 {Mit diesem
Zug bereitet Schwarz den Gegenstoß im Zentrum ...e6-e5 vor.} (7... a5 $2 8. b5
e5 9. Qa4 Qc7 10. Ba3 e4 $6 11. Nd2 Be7 12. b6 $18 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Comp Fritz
X3D/New York 2003/CBM 98/[Lutz] (45)}) 8. Bb2 Bg7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11.
Na4 {Verhindert das sofortige ...e6-e5.} ({Nach} 11. Qc2 {kann Schwarz gemäß
Bologan in NEW IN CHESS 3/2004 sofort ausgleichen:} e5 $1 (11... Re8 12. e4
Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qc2 Nd5 16. a3 a5 17. bxa5 Rxa5 18. Nd2 Bd7
19. Nc4 Ra7 20. Bc3 Rea8 $132 {Donner,H-Wade,R (München 1954)}) 12. e4 (12.
dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Nb5 Qe7 15. Nd6 Ne4 $11) 12... exd4 13. Nxd4 Nxe4
14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qh4 Nd5 $11) 11... Ne4 12. Ne1 (12. Nd2 $5 Nxd2
13. Qxd2 e5 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Nxe5 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. a4 $14 {(V.Bologan)})
12... e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. f3 Nf6 15. Nb6 Rb8 16. Bd4 $2 ({Bologan war mit dem
Partiezug im Nachhinein nicht mehr zufrieden und schlug stattdessen} 16. Nc2
Re8 17. Qd2 Be6 18. Nd4 Rbd8 19. Rad1 {mit weißem Vorteil vor.}) 16... Re8 17.
Qd2 Ned7 18. Nd3 Nxb6 (18... Nh5 $1 19. Nxc8 Rbxc8 20. f4 Bxd4 21. exd4 Ng7 22.
Ne5 f6 $11 {(V.Bologan)}) 19. cxb6 Qe7 20. Nc5 Nh5 (20... Nd7 $5 $11 {(V.
Bologan)}) 21. Rfe1 Qd8 $2 {Schwarz will den Pb6 erobern, aber damit hat er
keinen Erfolg.} (21... Bh6 $5 22. Bf1 Ng7 $132 {(V.Bologan)}) 22. Bf1 Bxd4 23.
exd4 Be6 (23... Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Qxb6 25. g4 Ng7 26. Qf4 Ra8 27. Re7 $18 {(V.
Bologan)}) 24. Re5 $1 Ng7 (24... Qxb6 25. Rxh5 gxh5 26. Qg5+ Kf8 27. Qh6+ Ke7
28. Re1 {(V.Bologan) , und Weiß erhält mächtigen Angriff.}) 25. Na4 {Weiß kann
nun einfach den Bauern decken und behält positionellen Vorteil dank der
schwarzfeldrigen Felderschwächen im Lager des Nachziehenden.} Qd7 26. Rae1 c5
$2 {Grischuk will mit Gewalt ausbrechen, macht dadurch aber die Dinge nur noch
schlimmer.} 27. Nxc5 Qc6 28. b5 Qxb6 (28... axb5 29. Qa5 Ra8 30. Qxb5 $16 {
(V.Bologan)}) 29. bxa6 bxa6 30. Nxa6 Rbc8 31. Qb4 $6 {Eine Ungenauigkeit.
Beide Seiten waren schon in Zeitnot, wodurch sich einige Fehler einschleichen.}
(31. Nc5 $1 Nf5 32. Rc1 {hätte Weiß laut Bologan deutlichen Vorteil eingeräumt.
}) 31... Qa7 32. a4 $2 (32. Bb5 $1 {(V.Bologan)}) 32... Nf5 33. Rd1 Re7 $2 (
33... Bd7 $1 34. Rxe8+ Bxe8 35. a5 Ne3 36. Re1 Nc4 37. Nc5 Qxa5 $11 {(V.
Bologan)}) 34. a5 Rb7 35. Qd2 Re7 $2 (35... Rb3 $1) 36. g4 Nd6 37. Nc5 $18 Rxc5
38. dxc5 Qxc5+ 39. Kg2 Qa3 40. Re3 Qa4 41. a6 Re8 42. Qd4 Nc4 43. Bxc4 dxc4 44.
a7 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1999.07.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1999.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
b6 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O Rc8 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. e4 dxc4 (12... dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4
14. Bxe4 f5 15. Bd3 c5 16. d5 $5) 13. Bxc4 e5 14. Ne2 c5 15. dxe5 $6 (15. d5
$14 {ist vorteilhaft für Weiß, da die schwarzen Leichtfiguren am Damenflügel
passiv stehen und ...b6-b5 nicht zu realisieren ist. Weiß kann Ng3-f5 mit
Angriff am Königsflügel versuchen.}) 15... Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18.
f3 Rfd8 19. Rd3 g6 20. Rfd1 Rxd3 21. Qxd3 Kg7 22. Qc3 Qxc3 23. Nxc3 {Weiß
steht optisch attraktiver, allerdings ist sein Vorteil nicht greifbarer Natur.}
Bc6 24. Nb5 Bxb5 25. Bxb5 Rc7 26. Rd8 g5 27. Kf2 Re7 28. Ke3 Nh5 29. g3 Nf6 30.
g4 h5 31. h4 $2 {Weiß überspannt den Bogen.} gxh4 32. g5 Nh7 33. f4 h3 34. Bc4
(34. e5 $5 h2 35. Rd1 f6 36. gxf6+ Nxf6 37. Kf3 Ng4 38. Rh1 $15) 34... h2 35.
Rd1 f6 36. g6 $2 (36. gxf6+ Nxf6 37. e5 Ng4+ 38. Kf3) 36... Kxg6 37. Rh1 f5 38.
Rxh2 Nf6 $19 39. Rd2 Rxe4+ 40. Kf3 Rd4 41. Rg2+ Kh6 42. Bf7 Ng4 43. Kg3 h4+ 44.
Kxh4 Rxf4 45. Kg3 Kg5 46. Re2 Re4 47. Rd2 f4+ 48. Kg2 Rd4 0-1

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shchukin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Asrian, Karen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2386"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1999.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 e5 $5 {
Dieser Zug beinhaltet ein Bauernopfer.} 8. g5 Ne4 $146 (8... exd4 9. Nxd4 Ne4
10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4+ Kf8 12. f4 $16 {0-1 Aranha Filho,A-Caldeira,A/Sao
Paulo 1999/EXT 2000 (60)}) 9. cxd5 $6 {Etwas schlaff. Weiß sollte sich die
schwarze Idee zeigen lassen.} (9. Nxe4 $1 dxe4 10. Qxe4 {Mein Eindruck ist,
dass Schwraz nicht genügend Ersatz für den Bauern hat.} Bb4+ {Dieser Zug sieht
wie die einzige Möglichkeit aus, überhaupt irgendwelche Kompliktionen zu
erreichen.} (10... f5 11. Qxf5 $16 {und was nun ?}) (10... O-O 11. dxe5 Nxe5
12. Nxe5 Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Qxe5 14. Bd3 $16 {mit einem Mehrbauern}) 11. Bd2 Bxd2+
12. Kxd2 (12. Nxd2 Qxg5 {und Weiß hat nichts.}) 12... O-O 13. Bd3 (13. Nxe5
Qa5+ 14. Kc2 Nxe5 15. dxe5 g6 $5 {ist noch nicht klar.}) 13... f5 14. gxf6 Nxf6
15. Qxe5 Ng4 16. Qg3 Qf6 17. Be2 c5 $5 $16 {mit etwas Gegenspiel, aber Weiß
steht besser.}) 9... Nxg5 10. Nxg5 Qxg5 11. dxc6 bxc6 12. Ne4 Bb4+ 13. Bd2
Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Qg6 {Nach einer längeren Abwicklung ist eine unklare Stellung
entstanden. Der Pc6 ist schwach, aber Weiß vermisst schmerzlich seinen
g-Bauern. Trotzdem hat man das Gefühl, dass Weiß besser steht.} 15. Bd3 $14 f5
16. Ng3 e4 17. Bc4 Nb6 18. Qb4 Be6 19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. Rc1 g6 21. O-O (21. Rc5
Nd7) 21... Kf7 22. f3 $5 {Greift direkt den gegnerischen König an, öffnet aber
auch die eigene Stellung.} exf3 23. Rxf3 Rhf8 24. e4 Kg8 25. exf5 gxf5 {
Die Stellung sollte ungefähr ausgeglichen sein.} 26. Qd2 Qd5 27. Rcf1 Nc4 28.
Qg5+ Kh8 29. Rxf5 Qxd4+ 30. Kh1 Rxf5 31. Qxf5 Ne3 32. Qf6+ $6 {Dieser
natürliche Zug bringt Weiß Ärger ein.} (32. Qf4 Qxf4 (32... Qd5+ 33. Rf3) 33.
Rxf4 Rd8 34. Kg1 $11) 32... Qxf6 33. Rxf6 Rd8 {Überraschenderweise ist ...Rd1+
nun eine unangenehme Drohung.} 34. h4 $4 (34. Kg1 Rd1+ 35. Kf2 Ng4+ 36. Ke2 Rb1
$15 {ist zwar besser für Schwarz, aber Weiß sollte sich halten können.}) 34...
Rd1+ (34... Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Ng4+) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
e5 9. Bd2 exd4 10. Nxd4 Ne5 11. Be2 Nfxg4 {Diese Art des Schlagens sieht
besser aus als 11...Bxg4, aber auch hier hat Weiß Kompensation für den Bauern.}
(11... Bxg4 {1-0 Shirov,A-Fressinet,L/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104/[Lutz] (28)}) 12.
Ne4 Be7 13. O-O-O O-O 14. Bc3 $6 {Vielleicht ist dieser Zug nicht so optimal,
da nun (wegen der Schwäche des Pe3) f2-f4 nicht mehr so leicht möglich ist.} (
14. f4 $5 {sieht vielversprechend aus. Ein paar Computer-Varianten:} Ng6 15. f5
N6e5 16. Bxg4 Nxg4 17. Rhg1 c5 (17... Nf6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Bc3) 18. Nc6 $1
bxc6 19. Bc3 Bxf5 (19... Qe8 20. Rxg4 f6 21. Rdg1 Rf7 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Nxf6+
Rxf6 24. Rxg7+ Kh8 25. Qc3 $18) 20. Rxd8 Rfxd8 21. h3 Nxe3 22. Qe2 Nd5 23.
Rxg7+ Kf8 24. Qh5 Bg6 25. Rxg6 fxg6 26. Qxh7 Nxc3 27. bxc3 $40) 14... Qc7 15.
Rdg1 f5 {Schwarz schafft es so, der weißen Initative am Königsflügel zu
begegnen.} 16. h3 (16. Bxg4 Nxg4 17. Ng3 Bf6) 16... Nxe3 17. fxe3 fxe4 18. Bc4+
Kh8 19. Rxg7 $6 {Spekulativ gespielt.} (19. Qxe4 {sieht 'normaler' aus, z.B.}
Bf6 20. Bb3 Bd7 21. Bc2 g6 22. h4 Rae8 23. h5 Nc4 (23... Ng4 $2 24. hxg6 Rxe4
25. Rxh7+ Kg8 26. Bb3+ $18) 24. Qd3 Ne5 25. Qe4 {mit Zugwiederholung}) 19...
Kxg7 20. Rg1+ Kh8 $6 {Die sichere Fortsetzung, die allerdings nicht das weiße
Opfer in Frage stellt.} (20... Kh6 {erscheint kritisch. Der schwarze König ist
extrem exponiert, aber Turm ist Turm! Es folgen einige Computer-Varianten:} 21.
Qxe4 (21. Qg2 Bf6 22. Be6 Bxe6 23. Nxe6 Nd3+ 24. Kb1 Qe7 $19) 21... Ng6 22. h4
{Weiß muss mit dem h-Bauern weiteres Angriffsmaterial an die Front bringen.} (
22. Bd3 Qd6 23. h4 Rf7 24. h5 Ne5 $19) 22... Bf6 23. h5 (23. Bd3 Rg8 24. h5 Qe5
25. hxg6 Qxe4 26. Bxe4 hxg6 27. Ne6 Bh4) 23... Nh4 (23... Ne7 24. Ne6 Bxe6 25.
Qxe6 $13) 24. Be6 Qh2 (24... Bxe6 25. Nxe6 Qe7 26. Rg7 $13) 25. Nf3 Qxg1+ 26.
Nxg1 Bxe6 27. Qxe6 Rae8 28. Qd7 Re7 29. Qg4 Bg5 $17 {Immerhin scheint diese
Variante nicht völlig klar zu sein, zumindest vom praktischen Standpunkt war
Gelfands Opfer also begründet.}) 21. Qg2 Bg4 22. Ne6 (22. hxg4 $2 Bf6 23. Ne6
Qb6 $1 24. Bd4 Qb4) 22... Qd6 23. Nxf8 (23. Qxe4 Bf6 24. Nxf8 Rxf8 25. hxg4
Nxc4 26. Qxc4 b5 27. Bxf6+ Rxf6 {ist etwa ausgeglichen}) 23... Bf6 24. Nxh7 $5
(24. hxg4 Rxf8 25. Qxe4 Nxc4 {führt zur vorangegangenen Variante.}) 24... Bf3
$1 {Der einzige Zug, der aber zum Unentschieden genügt.} 25. Qg3 Kxh7 26. Bxe5
Bxe5 27. Bg8+ Rxg8 28. Qxg8+ Kh6 29. Qg5+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Politiken zt"]
[Site "Munkebo"]
[Date "1998.09.15"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1998.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 (12. Nxd2 {ist der
Normalzug hier. Allerdings kann Weiß in der resultierenden Isolani-Stellung
auch nicht auf Vorteil hoffen.} a6 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 Bg4 $1 15. Bxg4 Nexg4
16. O-O Rc8 17. Qb2 Ne4 18. N2f3 Qf6 19. h3 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Rac1 g6 22.
Rc2 Rxc2 23. Qxc2 Nd6 24. Nf3 $6 Qe6 25. Nd4 Rc8 $11 26. Qd2 Ne4 27. Qb4 Qd7
28. Qb6 Qc7 29. Qxc7 Rxc7 30. f3 Ng5 31. Rf2 Rc1+ 32. Kh2 Rc3 33. Re2 Ne6 34.
Nxe6 fxe6 35. e4 dxe4 36. Rxe4 Kf7 37. Rd4 Ke7 {1/2-1/2 Arencibia,W-Fridman,D/
Linares 1997/CBM 58/[Lutz] (37)}) 12... Ne4 $146 {Dies sieht vernünftiger aus
als 12...e4.} (12... e4 13. Ne5 Qe7 14. Qc3 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. Nc7 Rb8 17.
Nxd5 Qxe5 18. O-O-O Qxc3+ 19. Nxc3 Nf6 20. Rd4 Bg4 21. Re1 Bxe2 22. Rxe2 Rbe8
23. Nb5 Re5 24. Nd6 b6 25. Rc2 $16 h5 26. h4 a5 27. a4 Rb8 28. Kd1 Rd8 29. Ke1
Re6 30. Rc6 Rb8 31. Rcc4 g6 32. Ke2 Kf8 33. Rc7 Rxd6 34. Rxd6 Ne8 35. Rdc6 {
1/2-1/2 Tregubov,P-Zontakh,A/St.Petersburg op2 1994/EXP 43}) 13. Qb2 a6 14. Na3
$6 {Mit einem derartigen Springer kann Weiß nicht auf Vorteil hoffen.} (14. Nc3
Nxc3 15. Qxc3 e4 $11) 14... exd4 15. exd4 (15. Nxd4 Ndf6 $11) 15... Qa5+ 16. b4
Qb6 17. O-O Ndf6 18. Ne5 $6 (18. Nc2 {/\ Ne3}) 18... Nd6 $15 {Wegen des Na3
steht Schwarz etwas besser.} 19. Rac1 Bd7 20. Rfd1 Ba4 21. Re1 Bb5 22. Rc5 (22.
Nxb5 axb5 {/\ ...Ne4}) 22... Bxe2 23. Rxe2 (23. Qxe2 Nde4) 23... Nde4 24. Rcc2
a5 $6 (24... Rac8 $15 {Weiß hat Probleme mit seinem Springer.}) 25. b5 $2 {
Weiß nutzt seine Chance nicht.} (25. bxa5 Qxa5 26. Nb5 $11 {Der Springer darf
nicht am Rand verkümmern.}) 25... h6 26. Nd3 Rac8 27. f3 $2 (27. Re1 $142)
27... Nd6 $2 (27... Nc3 $142 $1 28. Red2 Qxd4+ 29. Kh1 Rfe8 $19) 28. Nc5 Rfe8
29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Re2 Rc8 31. Re5 Qd8 32. Re1 b6 33. Nd3 Nc4 34. Qc1 Qd7 35.
h4 Nxa3 36. Qxa3 Qxb5 $17 37. Ne5 Re8 38. Rc1 Qe2 39. g4 Nh7 40. Qc3 Nf8 41.
Re1 Qb5 42. Rc1 Ne6 43. Kf2 Qa4 44. Nc6 Qxa2+ 45. Rc2 Qa4 46. Re2 {Natürlich
steht Weiß mit seinen zwei Minusbauern auf Verlust. Es geschieht aber noch
Erstaunliches.} Kh8 (46... Kf8 47. Ne5 f6 $19) 47. Ne5 Kg8 48. Nc6 Qb5 $6 {
Dies erschwert den Gewinn beträchtlich.} 49. f4 Kh8 50. f5 Rc8 $2 {Jetzt kann
Weiß ein Unentschieden erzwingen.} (50... Nc7 $5) 51. fxe6 Rxc6 52. exf7 Rf6+
53. Qf3 $1 Rxf3+ 54. Kxf3 Qd3+ 55. Kf2 Qxd4+ 56. Kf3 $4 (56. Kf1 $142 Qf4+ 57.
Rf2 Qc4+ 58. Re2 Qf4+ 59. Rf2 $11) 56... Qf6+ 0-1

[Event "United Insurance 5th"]
[Site "Dhaka"]
[Date "2001.03.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Barsov, Alexei"]
[Black "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2001.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BAN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Bb4 $5 {
Gelfands Rezept gegen den Shabalov-Angriff erfreut sich großer Beliebtheit,
obwohl (wie die Partie zeigt) Schwarz keineswegs ein sorgenfreies Leben hat.}
8. Bd2 Qe7 9. Rg1 (9. a3 $6 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 b6 $1 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. Qa4 dxc4 $1 13.
Qxa6 cxd3 14. Qxd3 $6 O-O 15. g5 Nd5 16. Bd2 f5 $1 $17 {0-1 Gelfand,B-Kramnik,
V/Berlin 1996/CBM 55/[Lutz] (28)}) 9... b6 10. cxd5 cxd5 $5 (10... exd5 $5 11.
Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O-O O-O 13. g5 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Ne4 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17.
dxe5 c5 18. Rd6 Rad8 19. Qd2 Rxd6 20. exd6 Qe6 21. b3 Rd8 22. Ba1 Qxd6 23. Qc3
Qg6 24. h4 h5 25. Qe5 Ba6 26. Bc3 Be2 27. Kb2 a5 28. Rc1 Kh7 29. Ka1 Bg4 30.
Kb2 Rd7 31. Rc2 Bd1 32. Rc1 Be2 33. Qe8 Bb5 34. Qf8 Rd5 35. Rc2 Bd3 36. Rd2 b5
$17 37. Ka1 a4 $2 38. bxa4 bxa4 $2 39. Rb2 $1 $18 Rxg5 40. hxg5 Qxg5 41. Rb8 f6
42. Kb2 h4 43. Rb7 a3+ 44. Kxa3 c4 45. Qxf6 {1-0 Hort,V-Zhu Chen/Munich 2000/
CBM 78 (45)}) (10... Nxd5 $5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Bd3 Nf6 14. Bxb4
Qxb4+ 15. Qc3 Qe7 16. Ne5 Ne4 17. Bxe4 {1/2-1/2 Wells,P-Wach,M/Passau 1998/EXT
99 (17)}) 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. g5 Bxc3 $2 {Das führt schnell zu einer trostlosen
Stellung.} ({Besser gefällt mir eine Idee, die mit einem Bauernopfer verbunden
ist.} 12... Ne4 $5 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Rc8 15. Qb3 Bxd2+ 16. Nxd2 Bxe4 17.
Nxe4 O-O 18. Ke2 f5 {Schwarz hat Spiel für den Bauern, da der weiße König
unsicher steht.} 19. Nd2 f4 20. Rac1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 fxe3 22. Qxe3 Qd6 23. h4 e5
24. Rc4 Qd5 25. b3 b5 26. Rc7 Qd6 27. Rxa7 exd4 28. Qd3 Nc5 29. Qg3 d3+ 30. Ke1
Qd4 31. Kf1 Nxb3 32. Rxg7+ Kxg7 33. axb3 Rf4 34. h5 b4 35. f3 Qe3 36. Qf2 Qxf2+
37. Kxf2 Rf5 38. Ne4 d2 39. Ke2 Rxf3 40. Nxd2 Rh3 41. Nf3 Rxh5 42. Ke3 Kg6 43.
Kf4 Rh3 44. Ne5+ Kh5 {0-1 Markovic,M-Sedlak,N/Subotica 2000/CBM 76 (44)}) 13.
Qxc3 Ne4 14. Qc7 Nxd2 15. Kxd2 Bc8 (15... Qb4+ 16. Ke2 Qxb2+ 17. Nd2 Bc8 18. a3
$1 {, und die schwarze Dame ist gefangen !}) 16. Rac1 O-O 17. a3 $16 Re8 18.
Qf4 e5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Qxe5 Qxe5 21. dxe5 Rxe5 22. Rc7 $18 {Jetzt hat Weiß
alles , was er will: Kontrolle über die c-Linie, Spiel gegen den Isolani,
Raumvorteil am Königsflügel. Die Stellung ist technisch gewonnen.} a5 23. Kc3
Re8 24. Kd4 g6 25. Rgc1 Bf5 26. Bxf5 gxf5 27. f3 f4 28. exf4 Re2 29. R1c2 Rae8
30. h4 h5 31. f5 Re1 32. Kxd5 R8e5+ 33. Kc6 Rxf5 34. Kxb6 Rb1 35. R7c5 Rf4 36.
R5c4 Rxb2+ 37. Kxa5 Rf5+ 38. Rc5 Rxc5+ 39. Rxc5 Rb3 40. a4 Rxf3 41. Kb6 Rf4 42.
a5 Rxh4 43. a6 Re4 44. Rc8+ Kg7 45. a7 Ra4 46. a8=Q Rxa8 47. Rxa8 Kg6 48. Rg8+
Kh7 49. Rc8 Kg6 50. Kc5 Kxg5 51. Kd4 Kf4 52. Rh8 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Be2
Qe7 9. O-O Re8 10. a4 $6 {Der Einschub von a2-a4/...a7-a5 nutzt nur dem
Schwarzen, da das Feld b4 geschwächt wird.} (10. Qc2 $142) 10... a5 11. Qc2 b6
12. e4 $6 {Granda Zuniga geht die Partianlage sehr optimistisch an und gerät
nach wenigen Zügen in eine schlechtere Stellung. Mit der Öffnung im Zentrum
versucht er eine Initative nachzuweisen, die er schon nicht mehr hat.} (12.
Rad1 Bb7 13. Bd3 $11) 12... Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Bb7 15. Bd3 $6 (15.
Rad1 $5 $11) 15... f5 $1 {Ein typischer Zug in derartigen Stellungen. Der
weiße Ld3 wird eingeschränkt und außerdem ...Nf6 vorbereitet. Den rücktändigen
Bauern auf e6 kann Weiß nicht richtig ausnutzen.} 16. Qe3 c5 $15 {[%csl Rg2,
Rh2][%cal Yb7g2,Yd6h2] Die schwarzen Läufer sind aktiv gegen den weißen König
aufgestellt.} 17. Rfe1 Nf6 {[%csl Re3,Rh2][%cal Yf6g4]} 18. h3 Rad8 19. Rad1
Qc7 20. Bc2 Ne4 21. Qe2 Bf4 22. Rd3 cxd4 23. Nxd4 Nc5 {"Dank" des Zugpaares 10.
a4?! a5 hat der schwarze Springer nun das "ewige" Feld c5 und die weiße
Bauernmehrheit am Damenflügel ist entwertet.} 24. Rdd1 Qf7 {Auf dem Weg zum
weißen König ...} 25. Qf1 $2 {Das erscheint mir doch zu passiv.} (25. Nf3 $5
$15) 25... Bb8 26. Re3 Bf4 27. Ree1 Qg6 28. Bc3 Bb8 29. Nb5 Qg5 $17 30. Nd4 {
Weiß fällt kein Zug mehr ein ...} (30. Be5 Rxd1 31. Bxd1 Nd3 $19) 30... Qf4 31.
g3 Qg5 {Man beachte die Wanderung der schwarzen Dame. Als Ergebnis ist der
weiße Königsflügel unheilvoll geschwächt.} 32. Ne2 f4 33. g4 $6 Rxd1 34. Rxd1
f3 {Energisch vorgetragen von Fressinet, aber Granda Zuniga war in dieser
Partie offensichtlich völlig von der Rolle.} 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.10.10"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Black "Sturua, Zurab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

{[%mdl 4]} 1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4
Bb4 $5 {Diese Idee gegen den Shabalov-Angriff 7.g4 wurde durch die Partie
Gelfand,B-Kramnik,V (EU cup Berlin 1996) auf höchstem Niveau eingeführt.} 8.
Bd2 b6 $5 {Da der Weiße nach seinem nächsten Zug einfach besser steht, ist
vielleicht der Stammzug 8...Qe7 besser.} (8... Qe7 9. a3 (9. Bd3 {0-1
Kempinski,R-Rogozenko,D/Koszalin 1998/CBM 65 ext (44)}) 9... Bxc3 10. Bxc3 b6 {
0-1 Gelfand,B-Kramnik,V/Berlin 1996/CBM 55/[Lutz] (28)}) 9. cxd5 cxd5 $146 (
9... exd5 {kann die schwarzen Probleme nicht lösen:} 10. g5 Ng8 11. Qa4 Bxc3
12. Bxc3 Bb7 13. h4 h6 14. Bh3 Ne7 15. O-O-O hxg5 16. hxg5 Ng6 17. Bf5 Rxh1 18.
Rxh1 Ndf8 19. e4 Qd6 20. Re1 Qf4+ 21. Re3 dxe4 22. Bxe4 O-O-O 23. Bxc6 $16 {
Bastidas Rodriguez,E-Bezerra,T/Pan American-ch 1997/EXT 99/1-0 (40)}) 10. g5
Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Ne4 12. Bb4 {Dieser Läufer entwickelt entlang der Diagonale
a3-f8 unangenehmen Druck, er kann nicht vertrieben werden.} Bb7 (12... Nxg5 $2
13. Nxg5 Qxg5 14. Bd6 {/\ Qc6} Bb7 15. Qc7 Rb8 16. Bb5 $18) 13. h4 f6 14. Bd3
Kf7 15. Rg1 a5 16. Ba3 Rc8 17. Qd1 f5 $6 {Schwächt das Feld e5 dauerhaft.} (
17... Re8 $5 $14 {/\} 18. gxf6 Qxf6) 18. Rc1 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Qc8 20. Qxc8 Rxc8
21. Ke2 Rc7 $2 {Jetzt geht Schwarz chancenlos unter.} (21... b5 $5 {ist die
einzige Chance.} 22. Bxb5 Rc2+ 23. Kd1 (23. Ke1 Rc1+) 23... Rxf2 24. Rf1 (24.
Bxd7 Rxf3 $13) 24... Bc6 $13) 22. Nd2 $6 (22. Ne1 $5 $16 {ist nicht von
schlechten Eltern. Es droht einfach f2-f3 und das Feld c2 ist überdeckt.})
22... Rc8 $6 (22... Nxd2 23. Kxd2 $16 {/\ h4-h5, g5-g6 ist das kleinere Übel.})
23. Nb3 {Der Ne4 gerät in Probleme.} Rc6 24. Rc1 (24. Bb5 Rc2+ 25. Kd1 Rxf2 26.
Bxd7 Ba6 $132) 24... h6 25. f3 Ng3+ 26. Kf2 Nh5 27. Bb5 Rxc1 28. Nxc1 Nb8 29.
Nd3 $18 {Schwarz ist völlig dominiert.} hxg5 30. Ne5+ Kf6 31. Bd6 Na6 32. Be8 {
Es droht Nd7 matt!} g6 33. Bxg6 {Eine modellhafte Partie, die das Ziel des
Shabalov-Angriffs (Raumgewinn am Königsflügel) illustriert.} (33. Bxg6 Ng7 34.
hxg5+ Kxg5 35. Be7+ Kh6 36. f4 {und Schwarz verliert den Springer.}) 1-0

[Event "United Insurance 4th"]
[Site "Dhaka"]
[Date "1999.02.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Abdulla, Al Rakib"]
[Black "Neelotpal, Das"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2406"]
[BlackElo "2436"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1999.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BAN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4
Nxe4 9. Qxe4 e5 $5 {Dieses Abspiel führt beinahe forciert zu einer
ungewöhnlichen Materialverteilung. Zu 'normaleren' Stellungen führen 9...c5
und 9...Bb4+.} (9... c5) (9... Bb4+) 10. dxe5 O-O {Wenn Schwarz das nun
folgende Damenopfer nicht zulassen will, findet er sich in einem etwas
schlechterem Endspiel wieder:} (10... Qe7 11. Bf4 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Nxd2
Qxe5 (13... Nxe5 14. f4 Ng6 15. Qxe7+ Kxe7 16. g3 Rd8 17. O-O-O $14 {1-0
Garcia Padron,J-Bellon Lopez,J/Las Palmas 1981/MCD (49)}) 14. O-O-O O-O 15. Bd3
g6 16. Bc2 Re8 17. f4 Qxe4 18. Nxe4 Kg7 19. Nd6 Re7 20. Rhe1 Kf8 21. g4 $14 {
Gurevich,M-Novikov,I/USSR 1982}) 11. exd6 {Die ECO zeigt, daß es jetzt für
Weiß kein Zurück mehr gibt:} (11. Ng5 Nf6 $17) (11. Bd3 f5 $17) (11. Bf4 Bb4+
12. Ke2 Nc5 13. Qe3 Ne6 {/\ ...f6}) (11. Be2 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qa5+ $15) 11... Re8
12. Qxe8+ Qxe8+ 13. Be3 {Weiß hat Turm, Läufer und vor allem einen starken
Freibauern auf d6 als Gegenwert für die Dame. Ein genaues Urteil über diese
Stellung gibt es nicht.} Nf6 14. O-O-O Bf5 (14... Be6 15. Bd3 Rd8 16. b3 Bg4 $6
17. Bf4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nh5 19. Rhe1 $16 Qxe1 20. Rxe1 Nxf4 21. Rd1 c5 22. a3 g6
23. Be4 b6 24. b4 f5 25. Bc6 Ne2+ 26. Kb2 Nd4 27. Rxd4 cxd4 28. c5 bxc5 29.
bxc5 Rb8+ 30. Kc2 Kf7 31. Bd5+ Ke8 32. c6 Rb5 33. c7 Rc5+ 34. Kd3 Kd7 35. Bb7 {
1-0 Dorfman,J-Sveshnikov,E/Tashkent 1980/MCL (35)}) 15. Bd3 (15. Be2 Ng4 16.
Bd3 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Qxe3+ 18. Kc2 Qc5 19. Bxf5 Qxf5+ 20. Rd3 Rd8 21. Re1 f6 22.
Kc3 Qa5+ 23. Kb3 b5 $17 24. Re4 bxc4+ 25. Rxc4 Rb8+ 26. Kc2 Qxa2 27. Nd2 Rxb2+
28. Kd1 Rxd2+ 29. Rxd2 Qxc4 30. d7 Qf1+ 31. Kc2 Qc4+ 32. Kd1 {1/2-1/2 Santos,
C-Santos,M/Lisbon 1994/EXT 98 (32)}) 15... Bxd3 16. Rxd3 c5 $146 (16... Qe6 17.
b3 a5 (17... Nd7 18. Rhd1 Qg6 19. g3 Re8 20. Bd4 Qxd6 21. Be5 Qh6+ 22. Bf4 Qh5
23. Rxd7 Qxf3 24. Be3 h6 25. Rxb7 a5 26. Ra7 Rxe3 27. Ra8+ Kh7 28. fxe3 Qxe3+
29. Kc2 Qe4+ 30. Rd3 Qe2+ 31. Rd2 Qe4+ {1/2-1/2 Andruet,G-Bryson,D/Luzern 1982/
EXT 97-B (31)}) 18. Rhd1 a4 19. d7 Rd8 20. Bg5 Rxd7 21. Rxd7 Nxd7 22. Re1 Qg4
23. Re8+ Nf8 24. Be7 h6 25. Rxf8+ Kh7 26. Bc5 f6 27. Be3 Qxg2 28. Nd4 Qxh2 29.
Rf7 Qe5 30. Rxb7 h5 31. Kd2 h4 32. Nf3 Qb2+ 33. Kd3 Qb1+ 34. Kc3 h3 35. Nh2 Qg1
36. Bf4 Qa1+ 37. Kd3 a3 38. Re7 Qxa2 39. Re1 Qxb3+ 40. Kd4 Qb2+ {0-1 Shneider,
A-Chekhov,V/Telavi 1982/MCD (40)}) 17. Rhd1 (17. Bxc5 Qc6 18. Bd4 Qxc4+) 17...
Nd7 18. b3 h6 $6 (18... f6 {sieht besser aus. Schwarz muß den Nd7 gegen einen
Abtausch über e5 schützen. Die Schwächung der 7.Reihe fällt nicht so sehr ins
Gewicht. Ich denke, daß Schwarz dann keine Probleme hat, man sehe :} 19. Bf4
Qe4 20. Bg3 Qc6 21. Re3 b5 {mit Gegenspiel für Schwarz.}) 19. Bf4 Qe6 20. Re3
Qf6 21. Be5 Nxe5 $6 {Nachdem der Nd7 abgetaucht ist, ist der Pd6 eine enorme
Bedrohung.} (21... Qg6 22. Bc3 $5) 22. Rxe5 Kh7 23. d7 Qf4+ 24. Kb2 Qf6 25. Kc1
Qf4+ 26. Kb2 Qf6 27. a4 Rd8 28. Kc1 (28. Ka3 $5 $16 {gefällt mir besser. Ich
denke, daß Weiß großen Vorteil hat.}) 28... Qf4+ 29. Kb1 Qg4 30. Red5 Qxg2 31.
Ne5 Qxf2 {Jetzt ist die Stellung völlig unklar.} 32. Nd3 (32. a5 $5 {/\ a6} Qf6
33. Nd3) 32... Qxh2 33. Nxc5 Qc7 34. Ne4 b6 35. Nc3 a6 36. a5 bxa5 37. c5 f5
38. Na4 f4 39. Nb6 f3 40. Rf1 Rf8 (40... Qf4 $5) 41. Rxf3 Rxf3 (41... Rd8 42.
Rc3 $17) 42. d8=Q Qg3 (42... Rxb3+ 43. Kc2 Qg3 44. Rd3 $18) 43. Rd2 Rxb3+ 44.
Rb2 Rc3 (44... Rxb2+ 45. Kxb2 Qe5+ {nebst ...Qxc5 führt zum sofortigen
Unentschieden.}) 45. Qd4 Re3 46. Nc4 Qg1+ 47. Kc2 Qg6+ $2 {Schwarz überspannt
den Bogen.} (47... Qf2+ 48. Nd2 Qf5+ 49. Kd1 Rd3 {und Schwarz gewinnt den Pc5:}
50. Qh4 (50. Qa4 Rc3) (50. Qc4 $2 Qf1+ 51. Kc2 Rxd2+ $19) 50... Rc3) 48. Kd2
Rh3 49. Ne3 $18 {Weiß steht auf Gewinn, da jetzt sein König geschützt ist.} a4
50. Rb6 Qe8 51. Rd6 Rh2+ 52. Kc3 Rh3 53. Qd3+ g6 54. Rd7+ Kg8 55. Rd8 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
e5 9. Bd2 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nb6 (10... Ne5 {1-0 Shirov,A-Fressinet,L/Mallorca 2004/
CBM 104/[Lutz] (28)}) 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O-O (12. Nf5 {geschah in der
Stammpartie von 9.Bd2. Weiß sollte dank des Läuferpaares leichten Vorteil
haben:} Bxf5 13. Qxf5 Qc8 14. Qxc8 Raxc8 15. e4 (15. g5 $5 $14) 15... Rfe8 16.
f3 Rcd8 17. O-O-O Nfd7 18. h4 Nc5 19. Bg5 f6 20. Be3 Ne6 21. Kc2 Bc5 22. Bxc5
Nxc5 23. Rd2 Rxd2+ 24. Kxd2 Kf7 25. Ke3 Rd8 26. Rc1 Ne6 27. f4 h6 28. f5 $6 (
28. h5 $14) 28... Nf8 29. Nd1 Nbd7 30. Nf2 Ne5 31. Nh3 g5 32. fxg6+ Nfxg6 33.
g5 hxg5 34. hxg5 {1/2-1/2 Chabanon,J-Boudre,J/France 2002/EXT 2003 (34)}) 12...
Nbd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 (13... cxd5 14. f3 Bd7 15. Kb1 $14) 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. gxf5
Qh4 16. Qc4 Qf6 (16... Qxf2 17. Rdf1 Qg2 18. Rfg1 Qh3 19. e4 Nf4 $13) 17. Rhg1
Rad8 18. Kb1 Bxh2 19. Rg4 Rfe8 (19... Qe7 $5) 20. Qc2 $6 (20. e4 Nb6 21. Qc2
$36 Qe7 22. Bh6 Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1 Be5 24. f4 $40) 20... Qe7 21. e4 Nf6 22. Rh4
Nxe4 23. f6 (23. Rxh2 Rxd2) 23... Nxf6 24. Bd3 Rxd3 25. Qxd3 Rd8 26. Qc2 Qd6 $2
(26... Be5 $15) 27. f4 $2 (27. Rxh2 Qxh2 28. Bf4 $18) 27... Bg1 28. Rh1 Bd4 29.
Rh3 c5 30. Be3 Qe6 31. f5 Qe5 32. Bg5 Re8 33. Rdh1 h6 34. Bc1 Qe4 $17 35. Qxe4
Rxe4 36. a4 Nd5 37. a5 Kf8 38. Rb3 b6 39. axb6 axb6 40. Ra3 Ke7 41. Ra7+ Kf6
42. Rd7 Ne3 43. Rd6+ Kxf5 44. Rxb6 f6 45. Rb7 Kg6 46. Rh3 Ng4 47. b4 cxb4 48.
Rxb4 f5 49. Ra3 Be5 50. Ra6+ Nf6 51. Rb7 h5 52. Raa7 Ng4 53. Ra6+ Bf6 54. Ba3
Re8 55. Be7 h4 56. Bxf6 Nxf6 57. Raa7 Nh5 58. Kc2 h3 59. Rb3 Re2+ 60. Kd1 h2
61. Rh3 Rg2 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. g5
$5 {Die aktuelle Praxis zeigt, dass 8.Bxc4 hier der genauere Zug ist.} (8. Bxc4
b6 9. e4 $1) 8... Nd5 9. Bxc4 b6 {Der Vorteil von ...b7-b6 gegenüber ...b7-b5
besteht darin, dass das Feld c5 nicht geschwächt wird und so ...c6-c5 um so
leichter durchgesetzt werden kann.} 10. Bd2 (10. e4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bb7 12. Qe2
b5 13. Bb3 Qc7 14. a4 c5 15. Bd2 bxa4 16. Bxa4 O-O 17. h4 f5 18. gxf6 Rxf6 19.
Ng5 h6 20. Nh3 Raf8 21. Bb3 Ba8 22. Bc4 Qb7 23. Bd3 cxd4 24. cxd4 Bb4 $40 {
Costa,J-Van der Werf,M/Mitropa Cup 1995/EXP 46/0-1 (50)}) (10. Ne4 Be7 11. Qe2
Bb7 12. Ng3 b5 13. Bb3 N5b6 14. e4 c5 15. Be3 O-O 16. Rd1 Qc7 17. h4 cxd4 18.
Nxd4 Nc4 19. g6 hxg6 20. h5 g5 21. Nxb5 Qa5+ 22. Nc3 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Ne5 24. Kf1
Qb6 25. Qxb6 axb6 $17 {0-1 Koch,T-Ruzele,D/Berliner Sommer 1995/EXP 47 (32)})
10... Bb7 11. O-O-O (11. Qe4 b5 12. Be2 a6 13. Qg4 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 b4 15. Bd2 Rc8
16. Rg1 O-O 17. g6 $5 $13 {1-0 Wang Yaoyao-Zhu Chen/Beijing 1997/CBM 61/[Lutz]
(43)}) 11... Rc8 (11... Qc7 12. Kb1 O-O-O 13. Rc1 Nxc3+ 14. Bxc3 Kb8 15. Rhd1
b5 16. Be2 Qb6 17. b4 Qc7 18. h4 h6 19. Nd2 hxg5 20. hxg5 Rh2 21. Ne4 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Barsov,A-Abdulla,A/Dhaka 2001/CBM 82 (43)}) 12. Kb1 b5 13. Be2 Nxc3+
14. Qxc3 b4 15. Qd3 c5 $15 {Es wird deutlich, das die Partie eher nicht so
gelaufen ist, wie es sich der Weiß-Spieler im Shabalov-Angriff erhofft. Die
einzige Spur eines weißen Angriffs ist der Pg5, während andererseits die
Felder auf der Diagonalen a8-h1 geschwächt sind und der weiße König unsicher
steht.} 16. b3 $2 (16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Qb5+ Qd7 18. Qxb4 e5 19. Ka1 {erscheint
besser, um wenigstens einen Bauern einzukassieren.}) 16... O-O 17. Rhg1 Qb6 18.
Bc1 Bd5 {Der schwarze Angriff spielt sich wie von selbst, während Weiß am
Königsflügel nichts erreicht hat.} 19. e4 c4 20. Qe3 c3 21. Bd3 Bb7 22. Bc2 a5
$19 {Mit der einfachen Idee ...a5-a4 nebst Öffnung der a-Linie.} 23. g6 (23. e5
Be7 24. Qd3 g6 25. h4 a4 26. h5 axb3 27. axb3 Ra8 {, und Weiß kommt viel zu
spät.}) 23... fxg6 24. Ng5 Bf4 25. Qe2 Ba6 26. Qg4 Bxg5 27. Qxg5 a4 28. Be3
axb3 29. Bxb3 Qc6 {Schwarz spielt ...Bc4 im nächsten Zug, so dass Weiß hier
die Lust am Weiterspielen verging.} 0-1

[Event "Mondariz zt 1.1"]
[Site "Mondariz"]
[Date "2000.09.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2000.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Bb4 {
Kramniks Zug.} 8. Bd2 b6 $5 (8... Qe7 9. g5 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. Rg1 (11. Bd3
Nxc3 (11... Nxg5 12. Nxg5 Qxg5 13. O-O-O Qe7 14. Rhg1 g6 15. e4 Nf6 16. f3 O-O
17. Qd2 b6 18. Qh6 Kh8 19. h4 a5 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. Rde1 Bb7 22. h5 Nxh5 23. Rh1
f6 24. exd5 Qg7 25. Qxg7+ Kxg7 26. dxe6 Bxf3 27. Rh4 Rfe8 28. Bc4 Rad8 29. Rg1
Kh6 30. d5 Rxd5 31. Bxd5 Bxd5 32. Bxf6 Rxe6 33. Bd4 Bxa2 34. Kd2 Rd6 35. Kc3
Be6 36. Be3+ Kg7 37. Rxh5 Rc6+ 38. Kd2 Bb3 39. Bd4+ Kg8 40. Rb5 {1-0 Prusikin,
M-Pavasovic,D/Montecatini Terme 1997/CBM 61 ext (40)}) 12. Qxc3 dxc4 13. Bxc4
b6 14. O-O-O Bb7 15. e4 O-O 16. Rhe1 b5 17. Bf1 Rfd8 18. Kb1 a6 19. Qe3 c5 20.
Rd2 cxd4 21. Nxd4 Nc5 22. f3 g6 23. Rc1 e5 24. Nc6 Bxc6 25. Qxc5 Qxc5 26. Rxd8+
Rxd8 27. Rxc5 Rd1+ 28. Rc1 Rxc1+ 29. Kxc1 f6 30. gxf6 {1/2-1/2 Agrest,
E-Savchenko,S/Metz 1999/EXT 2000 (30)}) 11... b6 12. Bd3 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 dxc4 (
13... Bb7 $5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bf5 f6 16. g6 hxg6 17. Rxg6 Nf8 18. Rg3 c5 19.
dxc5 bxc5 20. O-O-O g6 21. Rdg1 Rd8 22. Bxg6+ Nxg6 23. Rxg6 d4 24. exd4 cxd4
25. Qb3 Qc5+ 26. Kd1 Bd5 27. Qd3 Rc8 28. Re1+ Kd8 {0-1 Novikov,M-Ivanov,S/St
Petersburg 1999/CBM 70 ext (28)}) 14. Be4 Bb7 15. Qxc4 O-O 16. O-O-O f5 17.
gxf6 Nxf6 18. Bc2 c5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Krasenkow,M-Vallejo Pons,F/Saint Vincent
2000/CBM 78_02/[Lutz] (46)}) 9. g5 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. Bd3 $5 {Ein
interessantes Bauernopfer. In vergleichbaren Situationen hat Weiß zunächst den
Pg5 mit 11.Rg1 gedeckt, bevor er den Ne4 befragt hat. Aber vielleicht kann
Weiß sich dieses Tempo sparen !? Man vergleiche auch die Partie Prusikin,
M-Pavasovic,D (siehe oben).} Nxg5 $6 {Nach diesem Zug entwickelt sich die
weiße Initiative fast zwangsläufig, zumindest sehe ich nicht, wie Schwarz die
langfristigen Verhältnisse ändern kann. Er hat einen Mehrbauern, aber Weiß hat
die Übermacht im Zentrum und der schwarzfeldrige Läufer wird zum Riesen.} (
11... Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Ba6 $5 (12... dxc4 {führt zu Stellungen, die ähnlich
bereits nach 8...Qe7 vorkamen (siehe oben). Vielleicht ist diese Fortsetzung
kritisch für die Einschätzung der gesamten Variante. Schwarz hat vorerst ...
Qe7 zurückgestellt und Weiß hat Rhg1 eingespart.}) 13. O-O-O (13. cxd5 Bxd3 14.
dxc6 (14. dxe6 Be4 15. exd7+ Qxd7 16. Ne5 Qh3 $132) 14... Be4 15. cxd7+ Qxd7
16. Ne5 Qb7 17. Rg1 O-O $44) 13... Rc8 14. Kb1 $5 $14) 12. Nxg5 Qxg5 13. O-O-O
Ba6 {Das Spiel auf den weißen Feldern ist Teil der schwarzen Strategie nach 7..
.Bb4. Das Problem ist jedoch, dass Schwarz nicht auf c4 zu schlagen droht, da
dann d4-d5 nebst Befreiung des Bc3 geschehen kann.} (13... Bb7 {würde
andererseits dem Weißen völlig freie Hand lassen.}) (13... Qe7 $5 14. Rhg1 g6 {
nebst ...Ba6.}) 14. Rhg1 Qf6 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Yd4d5,Yc3f6] Hier steht die Dame
immer in der Schusslinie des Bc3, aber auf h6 steht sie auch nicht wirklich
besser.} (14... Qh6 15. f4 O-O (15... dxc4 16. Be4 {[%csl Rg7,Rh6,Rh8][%cal
Yd4d5,Yc3g7] nebst d4-d5 und Bxg7}) (15... Nf6 16. Qa4) 16. Rg3 Nf6 (16... Bxc4
17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. d5 $40) 17. Qg2 Bxc4 18. Rh3 Nh5 19. Bxc4 dxc4 20. Rg1 g6)
15. f4 g6 (15... Rc8 16. Qa4) 16. Qa4 Bb7 {Es war sicherlich nicht geplant,
dass dieser Läufer nun auf b7 versauert, aber was sonst ?} (16... Bxc4 17. Bxc4
b5 (17... dxc4 $2 18. d5) 18. Bxb5 cxb5 19. Qxb5 Rb8 20. Qa4 $16 {[%csl Rd7,
Re8][%cal Ya4e8]}) 17. cxd5 exd5 18. f5 Qd6 19. Kb1 $1 {Eine nützliche
Prophylaxe. Einerseits kann nun der Turm auf die c-Linie gelangen,
andererseits droht nun 20.e4, ohne dass Schwarz mit ...Qf4+ dazwischenfunken
kann.} O-O-O (19... a5 20. e4 dxe4 21. Bxe4 O-O (21... Nf6 22. d5 $18) 22. Qc2)
20. Be1 $1 $16 {[%csl Rb8,Rc7][%cal Ye1g3,Yg3b8] Sehr stark gespielt. Bauer
überführt seinen Läufer auf die Todesdiagonale h2-b8. Joel Lautier wird hier
klar geworden sein, dass heute nicht sein Tag ist - im Gegensatz zu den
übrigen Partien beim Zonenturnier, die Lautier überzeugend gestalten konnte.} (
20. Qxa7 $6 {ist schwächer. Nach} Qxh2 21. Rc1 Rde8 $5 {kann Weiß seinen Bc3
nicht richtig in Szene setzen, z.B.} 22. Ba6 Qb8 {, und Schwarz mischt kräftig
mit.}) 20... a5 21. Rc1 Nb8 {Schwarz nimmt vorsorglich den Pc6 in Schutz. Die
schwarzen Figuren (insbsondere die Leichtfiguren) sind nur passive Zuschauer,
während Weiß seine Stellung schrittweise verstärken kann. Lediglich die
schwarze Dame versucht, etwas Unruhe zu stiften, aber ohne Erfolg.} (21... Rde8
22. Bg3 Qf6 23. e4 dxe4 24. Bb5 {nebst d4-d5 überlebt Schwarz nicht.}) 22. Qb3
Qxh2 23. Bg3 Qd2 {Droht ...Qb4 und eventuell ...Qxe3.} 24. fxg6 hxg6 25. Rc3 $1
$18 {Ein Vielzweckzug: ...Qb4 ist verhindert, der Bd3 und der Pe3 (wegen Bf5+)
sind gedeckt und die Verdopplung auf der c-Linie wird vorbereitet.} Rd7 26. Bf4
f6 {Da die schwarze Stellung ohnehin verloren ist, ist dieser Zug genauso gut
oder schlecht wie alle anderen.} (26... g5 $5 27. Bxg5 Rg8 28. Rd1 Qxd1+ 29.
Qxd1 Rxg5 30. Qf3 $18 {ist ebenfalls verloren.}) 27. Bxg6 $5 (27. Qxb6 $18 {
ist auch nicht von schlechten Eltern, da} g5 28. Bf5 $1 gxf4 29. Rb3 {die
Lichter ausknipst.}) 27... Rg8 28. Rd1 Qe2 (28... Qxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Rxg6 30. Qb3
Rg1+ 31. Rc1 Rxc1+ 32. Kxc1 b5 33. Qa3 $18 {, und Schwarz kann keine Festung
errichten, da die weiße Dame eindringt.}) 29. Bd3 Qf3 30. Rdc1 Rg4 {
Schließlich kommt Schwarz noch dazu, den Todesläufer zu eliminieren - aber zum
Preis von zwei Qualitäten.} 31. Bf5 Rxf4 32. exf4 Qxf4 33. Qxd5 Kd8 34. Qg8+
Kc7 35. Bxd7 Nxd7 36. Qe6 $5 {Bauer war hier in starker Zeitnot, andernfalls
hätte er vielleicht 36.d5 oder die Deckung des d-Bauern in Erwägung gezogen.}
Qxd4 37. Rxc6+ {Warum nicht ? Wenn man zwei Qualitäten mehr hat, kann man auch
mal eine abgeben - besonders dann, wenn die Stellung dadurch übersichtlicher
wird. Verteidigunschancen hat Schwarz trotzdem nicht.} Bxc6 38. Qxc6+ Kd8 39.
Ka1 Ke7 40. Rh1 Kf7 41. Rh7+ Kg8 42. Qh1 Qd3 43. Rh3 Qf5 44. Rh5 Qg4 45. Rh8+
Kf7 46. Qd5+ Ke7 47. Rh7+ Kd8 48. a3 Kc7 49. Ka2 Kd8 50. Rh8+ Ke7 51. Rg8 Qh3
52. Rg7+ Kd8 53. Qd6 {Eine starke Leistung von Christian Bauer gegen einen
hochkarätigen Gegner, die das Potential des Shabalov-Angriffs verdeutlicht.}
1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Belozerov, Andrei"]
[Black "Goloshchapov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2437"]
[BlackElo "2446"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1999.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Qc2 Nbd7 6. Bd2 Bd6 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
O-O-O b5 9. c5 (9. cxb5 c5 10. e4 Bb7 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Ng5 g6 13. Nce4 Be7 14.
dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Kb1 Bxf2 17. Bc4 Rc8 18. Qd3 Bh4 19. Nf3 Bf6 20.
Qe2 Bg7 21. Bg5 Qd6 22. Rhe1 Qb4 23. Bb3 Rc5 {Johansson,J-Svensson,B/Goteborg
1990/EXT 97/0-1 (39)}) 9... Bc7 10. Bd3 (10. h3 b4 11. Na4 a5 12. g4 Ba6 13.
Bxa6 Rxa6 14. Be1 Ne4 15. Ng1 e5 16. f3 Nef6 17. Bh4 Ra8 18. Ne2 Re8 19. e4
dxe4 20. dxe5 exf3 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Ng3 fxe5 23. Qf5 Re6 24. Ne4 Kg7 {Van
Voorthuijsen,P-Van de Oudeweetering,A/Enschede 1995/EXT 97/1-0 (41)}) 10... e5
11. e4 (11. dxe5 $5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Ne2 {nebst h3, g4, f4 und Angriff
am Königsflügel.}) 11... b4 12. Nxd5 $2 {Dieses Opfer kann glatt widerlegt
werden.} (12. Ne2 $142 b3 $5 13. axb3 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 $13) 12...
cxd5 13. dxe5 (13. exd5 e4 14. Bxe4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 $19) 13... dxe4 14. Bxe4
{[%tqu "De","Wie kann Schwarz sofort das weiße Opfer widerlegen ?","","",
"f6e4","vergibt den Vorteil",0,"b4b3","",10]} Nxe4 $2 {Vergibt den sofortigen
Gewinn.} (14... b3 $1 $19 {Mit diesem lästigen Zwischenzug gewinnt Schwarz die
Kontrolle über das Feld b3.} 15. axb3 (15. Qc4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 bxa2 17. Kc2 Nxc5
$19) 15... Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Nxc5 17. Qxa8 Bf5 18. Qxd8 Nxb3#) 15. Qxe4 Nxc5 16.
Qxa8 Qd3 (16... Nd3+ 17. Kb1 Nxf2 18. Qxa7 Nxh1 19. Rxh1 $13) 17. Bxb4 Qc4+ 18.
Bc3 Qxa2 19. Qc6 Nb3+ 20. Kc2 Bf5+ 21. Rd3 Bb6 $17 {Schwarz steht trotz des
verpaßten Gewinns immer noch klar vorteilhaft.} 22. e6 Bxe6 (22... fxe6 $142 $5
) 23. Re1 Nc5 24. Rxe6 Nxe6 $2 {Vergibt nicht nur den Vorteil sondern führt
auch zu einer Verluststellung.} (24... Qb3+ $142 25. Kb1 Nxd3 $17) 25. Bb4 $18
{Jetzt sind Turm und Dame (wegen Ra3) gleichzeitig angegegriffen.} Bxf2 (25...
Rb8 26. Ra3 $18) 26. Bxf8 (26. Ra3 Nd8) 26... Nxf8 27. Rd8 Qa5 28. Qd6 Qc5+ 29.
Qxc5 Bxc5 30. Ne5 f6 31. Nd7 Be7 32. Ra8 Kf7 33. Nxf8 Bxf8 34. Rxa7+ Ke6 35.
Kd3 h5 36. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Volkmann, Friedrich Karl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Austria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
e5 9. g5 (9. Bd2 {1-0 Shirov,A-Fressinet,L/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104/[Lutz] (28)})
9... Nd5 10. Bd2 exd4 11. Qe4+ $5 (11. Nxd4 {1/2-1/2 Maki Uuro,M-Johannessen,L/
Izmir 2004/CBM 104/[Lutz] (28)}) (11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Bxd5 dxe3 13. fxe3 Nb6 14.
Bb3 Be6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Qb3 Qe7 17. Nd4 Qxg5 18. Qxe6+ Qe7 19. Rf1 Rf8 20.
Ke2 Rxf1 21. Rxf1 Qxe6 22. Nxe6 g6 23. e4 Kd7 24. Ng5 h6 25. Nf3 Re8 26. Bxh6
Rxe4+ 27. Kd3 {1/2-1/2 Krasenkow,M-Dokhoian,Y/Germany 1993/GER-chT (27)}) 11...
Qe7 $2 {Das bringt Schwarz in Schwierigkeiten.} (11... Ne7 {erscheint solider,
allerdings kann Weiß nun das Remis forcieren.} 12. Qxd4 Nf5 13. Qe4+ Ne7 14.
Qc2 (14. O-O-O Nc5) (14. Qd4 Nf5 $11) 14... Nb6 15. Be2 Bf5 16. Ne4 Bc7 17. Nd4
Bg6 18. h4 h5 19. Bd3 Qd5 20. O-O-O $2 (20. Bb4 $5) 20... Qxa2 $17 21. Nb3
O-O-O 22. f3 Na4 23. Nd4 c5 24. Bb5 Qa1+ 25. Qb1 Qxb1+ 26. Kxb1 cxd4 27. Bxa4
Nf5 28. exd4 Nxd4 29. Bc3 Nxf3 30. Bc2 Rxd1+ 31. Rxd1 Rd8 32. Rf1 Nd4 33. Bd3
Nf5 34. Nc5 Rd5 35. b4 b6 36. Ba6+ Kb8 37. Nd3 b5 38. Nf4 Ne3+ 39. Nxg6 Nxf1
40. Ne7 Rd1+ 41. Kb2 Ne3 42. Bxg7 Nc4+ 43. Kc3 Be5+ 44. Bxe5+ Nxe5 45. Bxb5 Rh1
46. Nf5 Rh3+ 47. Kc2 Rf3 48. Ng7 Rf4 49. Nxh5 Rxb4 50. Be8 Rxh4 51. Nf6 Kc7 {
0-1 Malaniuk,V-Ivanovic,B/Cetinje 1993/EXT 2002 (51)}) 12. Qxd4 Ne5 (12... Nxc3
13. Qxg7) 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. Qxd5 Bxb2 17. Rb1 $40 {
Mit dem eingeklemmten Turm auf h8 hat Schwarz einen schweren Stand.} Be6 18.
Qe4 Ba3 19. Bc4 Bxc4 20. Qxc4 Qxg5 $2 {Selbstmörderisch gespielt, Schwarz
erlaubt es dem Weißen, auf der 7. Reihe einzudringen.} (20... b6 21. h4 $36 {
ist zwar ebenfalls besser für Weiß, aber deutlich das kleinere Übel.}) 21. Rxb7
$18 Qf5 (21... Be7 22. Rxe7 $1 Kxe7 23. Bb4+ Kd7 (23... Kf6 24. Qc6+ Kf5 25.
e4+ Kg4 26. Rg1+) 24. Ke2) 22. Bb4+ Kg8 (22... Bxb4+ 23. Qxb4+ Kg8 24. Rb8+)
23. Bxa3 Qf3 24. Qb3 Qxh1+ 25. Ke2 1-0

[Event "MK Cafe Cup-A"]
[Site "Koszalin"]
[Date "1999.08.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1999.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 {GM Robert
Kempinski ist einer der letzten Anhänger der Shabalov-Variante.} Bb4 $5 {
Dieser Zug wurde durch Gelfand,B-Kramnik,V/Berlin 1996 populär. Schwarz spielt
auf den weißen Feldern.} 8. Bd2 Qe7 9. a3 $6 {Die Alternativen 9.Bd3 und 9.g5
machen einen besseren Eindruck.} Bxc3 10. Bxc3 b6 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. b3 $146 {
Dieser Zug ist auch keine große Verbesserung für Weiß. Weiß versucht den
Abtausch der weißfeldrigen Läufer zunächst zu vermeiden.} (12. Qa4 dxc4 $1 13.
Qxa6 cxd3 14. Qxd3 $6 O-O 15. g5 Nd5 16. Bd2 f5 $1 $17 17. O-O-O c5 18. Kb1 b5
$1 19. Qxb5 Rab8 20. Qa5 Rb3 21. Ka2 Rfb8 22. Rb1 e5 $1 23. Rhc1 Qe6 24. Ka1
exd4 25. Rxc5 Nxc5 26. Qxc5 Nc3 $1 27. Nxd4 Rxb2 28. Rxb2 Qa2+ {0-1 Gelfand,
B-Kramnik,V/Berlin 1996/CBM 55/[Lutz] (28)}) 12... Nxg4 13. Rg1 f5 14. cxd5 {
Weiß tauscht nun doch die Läufer, aber ansonsten hat er einen Bauern weniger.}
Bxd3 15. Qxd3 exd5 $1 (15... cxd5 16. Bb4 Qf7 17. Rc1 $44 {gibt Weiß Spiel für
den Bauern.}) 16. h3 (16. Qxf5 Nxe3 $1 17. Qh5+ (17. fxe3 Qxe3+ 18. Kd1 Qxc3
19. Re1+ {(ansonsten rochiert Schwarz einfach weg)} Kd8 $17) 17... g6 $1 (17...
Kd8 18. Kd2 $13) 18. Rxg6 O-O-O 19. Rxc6+ Kb7 $17) 16... Ngf6 17. Qxf5 O-O $17
{Die weißen Schwächen auf der f-Linie machen keinen guten Eindruck. Es droht
18...Ne4.} 18. Bb4 c5 19. Bc3 Qe4 $1 20. Qg5 (20. Qxe4 Nxe4 $19) 20... Rf7 21.
Ne5 (21. Nd2 Qc2 $19) 21... Nxe5 22. Qxe5 (22. dxe5 Qc2 $19) 22... Re8 23. Qxe4
Nxe4 24. Bb2 Rxf2 25. O-O-O cxd4 26. Bxd4 Rc8+ 27. Kb1 Nc3+ 0-1

[Event "Herzliya"]
[Site "Herzliya"]
[Date "1998.09.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hauchard, Arnaud"]
[Black "Schlosser, Philipp"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1998.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4
Nxe4 9. Qxe4 c5 10. Bg5 Nf6 (10... Qa5+ {Seirawan,Y-Jussupow,A/Toluca 1982/IZT/
1/2-1/2 (43)}) 11. Qh4 cxd4 12. O-O-O e5 $146 (12... Be7 {1/2-1/2 Olesen,
M-Lesiege,A/New York 1993/CBM 35 ext (31)}) 13. Bd3 h6 14. Rhe1 {[%mdl 128]
Alle weißen Figuren sind in Angriffsposition.} O-O 15. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 16. Qxh6 {
Anscheinend gibt es keine Verteidigung mehr.} Re8 17. Ng5 {Es droht Bh7+.} e4 (
17... Be6 {wird auch widerlegt:} 18. Bh7+ Nxh7 (18... Kh8 19. Nxe6 Rxe6 20.
Bf5+ Kg8 21. Rd3 e4 22. Rh3 $18) 19. Qxh7+ Kf8 20. Qh6+ Kg8 (20... Ke7 21. Nxe6
Rh8 (21... fxe6 22. Qg7#) 22. Nxd8 Rxh6 23. Nxb7 $18) 21. Rd3 (21. Re4 Qc8)
21... Qa5 (21... Qc7 22. Ne4 Qxc4+ 23. Rc3) 22. Re2 Rac8 23. Ne4 $18) 18. Rxe4
$1 Rxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Qc7 (20... Qe8 21. Rxd4 Qe6 22. Qg5+ Kf8 23.
Qd8+ Kg7 24. Qxd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 $18) 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Rxd4 Be5 23. Bg6+ (23.
Bf5+ Kg8 24. Rg4+ Bg7 25. Qxg7#) 23... Kg8 24. Rd8+ (24. Rd8+ Qxd8 25. Qh7+ Kf8
26. Qxf7#) 1-0

[Event "Groningen (Women)"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1999.12.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khurtsidze, Nino"]
[Black "Zhukova, Natalia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2462"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1999.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd2 O-O 8.
O-O-O {Diese Variante ist nicht sonderlich gefährlich für Schwarz, da der
weiße König am Damenflügel schnell unter Beschuss geraten kann.} c5 9. e4 (9.
cxd5 exd5 {oder}) (9. Kb1 {versprechen ebenfalls nicht viel.}) 9... cxd4 10.
Nxd4 Be5 11. Bg5 {Mit diesem Zug hat Nino Khurtsidze bereits einige Erfahrung.}
dxe4 (11... h6 12. Bh4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Qa5 14. Nc3 a6 15. Kb1 Qc7 16. Nf3 Bf4 17.
g3 Bd6 18. Rg1 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. f4 Bd6 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Bd3 Bd7 23. Qe2
Bc6 24. f5 e5 25. Qe3 Kg7 26. Be4 Bb4 27. Bxc6 Bxc3 28. Qxc3 Qxc6 29. Qc2 Rac8
30. Rc1 Rfd8 31. Qe2 Rd4 32. b3 Rcd8 33. Rc2 Re4 34. Qf2 Rd3 35. Rgc1 Ree3 36.
c5 Qe4 37. g4 Qd4 38. Qg2 e4 39. Rc4 Qd5 40. Qb2 Rd2 41. R4c2 Ree2 42. h4 Rxc2
43. Rxc2 Qd1+ 44. Qc1 Qd3 45. Kb2 e3 46. Rxe2 Qxe2+ 47. Kc3 Qf2 48. g5 e2 {
0-1 Khurtsidze,N-Shumiakina,T/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext (48)}) 12. f4 $5 {Dieser
Zug vermag die allgemeine Beurteilung der Variante nicht ändern zu können.} (
12. Kb1 Qb6 13. Be3 Ng4 14. Nxe4 Nxe3 15. fxe3 Nf6 16. Bd3 Ng4 17. c5 Qd8 18.
Nd6 Bxd6 19. cxd6 Nxe3 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Qe2 Qg5 22. Rde1 Kxh7 23. Qxe3 Qxe3
24. Rxe3 Rd8 25. Rc1 Rxd6 26. Nb5 Rd2 27. Rc7 a6 28. Rxf7 Kg8 29. Ref3 Bd7 30.
Nc3 Bc6 31. Rf2 Rad8 32. Kc1 Rxf2 33. Rxf2 Rd4 34. g3 Kh7 35. Re2 Rd6 36. Rd2
Bd5 37. Rd4 Kg6 38. Kd2 Rd8 39. Ke3 Kf6 40. Nxd5+ exd5 41. Rf4+ Ke6 42. Rg4 Rd7
43. h4 Re7 44. Kd4 Kf6 45. Kxd5 a5 46. a4 Re3 47. Kc4 g6 48. Rg5 Re2 49. Rxa5
Rxb2 50. Rb5 Rg2 51. Rxb7 Rxg3 52. Rb4 g5 53. Rb6+ Ke7 54. h5 Rh3 55. h6 g4 56.
Kd4 Kf7 57. a5 Ra3 58. a6 g3 59. Kc4 g2 60. Rb7+ Kg6 61. Rg7+ Kxh6 62. Rxg2 {
1/2-1/2 Khurtsidze,N-Van den Doel,E/Groningen 1998/EXT 2000 (62)}) 12... Bxd4
13. Rxd4 Qa5 14. Rd1 b6 15. Nxe4 Qxa2 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Qc3 Bb7
19. Bd3 (19. Qxf6 Be4 20. Bd3 (20. Qg5+ Bg6 21. f5 exf5) 20... Rfc8 $1 $17)
19... Rfc8 20. Rhe1 (20. Qxf6 Be4 $1) 20... Bd5 21. Re3 $2 {Der Verlustzug.} ({
Nach} 21. Qxf6 {sehe ich nicht, wie Schwarz gewinnt.} Bxc4 (21... Rxc4+ 22.
Bxc4 Qxc4+ 23. Qc3 Rc8 24. Qxc4 Rxc4+ 25. Kb1 Rxf4 {sollte ebenfalls zum
Unentschieden führen.}) 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 (22... Kf8 23. Bc2 Bd5 $13 {muss
Schwarz spielen, wenn sie auf Gewinn spielen will, aber die Stellung ist dann
nicht klar.}) 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Qf6+ Kg8 (24... Kh7 $2 25. Rd7+ $18) 25. Qg6+
Kf8 26. Qf6+ Ke8 27. Qg6+ Ke7 28. Qg7+ $11) 21... Bxc4 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Rh3+
Kg7 24. Rg3+ Kf8 25. Rd8+ Rxd8 26. Qb4+ Ke8 27. Ra3 Rac8 $1 {Die
überzeugendste Widerlegung der weißen Fehlkombination.} (27... Rac8 28. Rxa2
Bb3+ 29. Qc3 Rd1#) 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[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. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Bb4 8. Bd2 (
8. a3 {1/2-1/2 Krasenkow,M-Kuczynski,R/Plock 2000/CBM 78/[Lutz] (35)}) 8... Qe7
9. g5 (9. a3 $6 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 b6 $1 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. Qa4 dxc4 $1 13. Qxa6 cxd3
14. Qxd3 $6 O-O 15. g5 Nd5 16. Bd2 f5 $1 $17 {0-1 Gelfand,B-Kramnik,V/Berlin
1996/CBM 55/[Lutz] (28)}) 9... Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. Rg1 (11. Bd3 Nxc3 (11...
Nxg5 12. Nxg5 Qxg5 13. O-O-O Qe7 14. Rhg1 g6 15. e4 Nf6 16. f3 O-O 17. Qd2 b6
18. Qh6 Kh8 19. h4 a5 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. Rde1 Bb7 22. h5 Nxh5 23. Rh1 f6 24.
exd5 Qg7 25. Qxg7+ Kxg7 26. dxe6 Bxf3 27. Rh4 Rfe8 28. Bc4 Rad8 29. Rg1 Kh6 30.
d5 Rxd5 31. Bxd5 Bxd5 32. Bxf6 Rxe6 33. Bd4 Bxa2 34. Kd2 Rd6 35. Kc3 Be6 36.
Be3+ Kg7 37. Rxh5 Rc6+ 38. Kd2 Bb3 39. Bd4+ Kg8 40. Rb5 {1-0 Prusikin,
M-Pavasovic,D/Montecatini Terme 1997/CBM 61 ext (40)}) 12. Qxc3 dxc4 13. Bxc4
b6 14. O-O-O Bb7 15. e4 O-O 16. Rhe1 b5 17. Bf1 Rfd8 18. Kb1 a6 19. Qe3 c5 20.
Rd2 cxd4 21. Nxd4 Nc5 22. f3 g6 23. Rc1 e5 24. Nc6 Bxc6 25. Qxc5 Qxc5 26. Rxd8+
Rxd8 27. Rxc5 Rd1+ 28. Rc1 Rxc1+ 29. Kxc1 f6 30. gxf6 {1/2-1/2 Agrest,
E-Savchenko,S/Metz 1999/EXT 2000 (30)}) 11... b6 12. Bd3 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 dxc4 (
13... Bb7 $5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bf5 f6 16. g6 hxg6 17. Rxg6 Nf8 18. Rg3 c5 19.
dxc5 bxc5 20. O-O-O g6 21. Rdg1 Rd8 22. Bxg6+ Nxg6 23. Rxg6 d4 24. exd4 cxd4
25. Qb3 Qc5+ 26. Kd1 Bd5 27. Qd3 Rc8 28. Re1+ Kd8 {0-1 Novikov,M-Ivanov,S/St
Petersburg 1999/CBM 70 ext (28)}) 14. Be4 (14. Bxc4 Bb7 {/\ ...0-0, ...c6-c5})
14... Bb7 15. Qxc4 O-O 16. O-O-O f5 17. gxf6 Nxf6 18. Bc2 c5 19. d5 $6 {
Weiß will mit diesem Bauernopfer den Bb7 lahmlegen, aber mir erscheint das als
nicht genügend für Weiß.} Nxd5 $2 ({Warum nicht} 19... exd5 20. Qh4 Rae8 21.
Ng5 g6 {und guter Stellung für Schwarz ? Schwarz wird ...Ne4 folgen lassen,
wonach ich keine Kompensation für Weiß sehe.}) 20. Ng5 h6 21. Qd3 Nf6 22. Nh7 (
22. Nxe6 $5 Qxe6 23. Rxg7+ Kxg7 24. Qg6+ Kh8 25. Qxh6+ Kg8 26. Qg6+ Kh8 27.
Qh6+ $11 (27. Rg1 $2 Qe7 28. Rg3 Rf7)) 22... Rad8 23. Qg6 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rf7
25. Nxf6+ Rxf6 26. Qh7+ Kf7 27. Ba4 $5 (27. Rg1 $5 Qf8 28. Bg6+ Ke7 29. Bh5 $40
) 27... Bd5 28. e4 Rf4 $1 {Schwarz kann sich so gerade noch halten.} 29. exd5
Rxa4 30. Rg1 Qf6 31. dxe6+ Ke7 32. Rxg7+ Kd6 33. e7 Qf4+ 34. Kb1 Qe4+ 35. Qxe4
Rxe4 36. Kc2 Rxe7 37. Rxe7 Kxe7 38. Kd3 b5 39. Ke4 Ke6 40. f4 h5 41. f5+ Kf6
42. Kd5 c4 43. Kc5 Kxf5 44. Kxb5 Kg4 45. Kxc4 Kh3 46. b4 (46. b4 Kxh2 47. b5 h4
48. a4 h3 49. a5 Kg1 50. b6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.07"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ekaterinburg Max Ven"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 e6 6. Nf3 c5 {Schwarz verliert
ein Tempo, um eine Isolanistellung ähnlich der Tarrasch-Verteidigung zu
erreichen. Weiß hat das Mehrtempo Qc2, aber es ist fraglich, ob die weiße Dame
auf c2 besser steht als auf d1.} 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Be6 10. Rd1 (
10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. b3 {erscheint zu langsam:} Rc8 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rac1 Ba7 14.
Rfd1 Qe7 15. Qb1 Rfd8 16. Ng5 d4 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18. Bc4 Qg4 19. exd4 {1/2-1/2
Gurevich,M-Morozevich,A/Moscow 2001/CBM 86 (19)}) 10... Nb4 {Mit diesem Zug
will Schwarz nachweisen, dass die weiße Dame sehr wenig Felder hat.
Überraschend ist, dass Schwarz sich dies erlauben kann, obwohl er in der
Entwicklung zurück liegt. Mir persönlich erscheint aber auch 10...cxd4
spielbar.} (10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Rc8 $6 (11... Nxd4 $5) 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. e4 d4
14. Qb3 Qd7 15. Na4 $6 (15. e5 $5) 15... Na5 16. Qb6 Nc4 17. Qxd4 Qxa4 18. b3
e5 19. Qd3 Qa5 20. bxc4 Bc5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Krasenkow,M-Bareev,E/Wijk aan Zee
2003/CBM 93/[Lutz] (36)}) 11. Qd2 (11. Qb1 $2 {0-1 Krasenkow,M-Sokolov,I/Izmir
2004/CBM 104/[Lutz] (36)}) 11... Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. a3 (13. Ne5 Bd6 14. dxc5
Bxc5 $11) 13... exf3 14. Bxf3 Nc6 {Schwarz gibt die Figur umgehend wieder
zurück, was vermutlich der sicherste Weg ist.} (14... Nd5 {ist auch möglich,
aber Weiß erhält dann einige Bauern und die Initative für die Figur.} 15. dxc5
{stellen nur Zugumstellung dar.} (15. e4 Nc7 16. d5 Bd7 17. e5 Nb5 {sollte
nicht genügen für Weiß.}) 15... Nf6 (15... Ne7 16. Bxb7 Qxd2 17. Bxd2 Rb8 18.
c6 Bd5 19. Rac1 $16) (15... Nc7 16. Qb4 (16. Bxb7 Qxd2 17. Bxd2 Rb8 18. c6 $13)
16... Qb8 (16... Bd7 17. Qxb7 $36) 17. Bxb7 $36) 16. Bxb7 Qxd2 17. Bxd2 Rb8 18.
c6 $36) (14... Bb3 15. axb4 Bxd1 16. Qxd1 cxb4 (16... Be7 17. bxc5 Rb8 18. Qa4+
$16) 17. Bxb7 Ra7 18. Bc6+ $16) 15. d5 {oder} Ne5 16. dxe6 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 fxe6
{In den drei bisherigen Partien zu dieser Stellung konnte Weiß keinen
greifbaren Vorteil nachweisen. Weiß hat einen kleinen Vorsprung in der
Entwicklung, aber sonst auch nichts.} 18. Qc2 (18. b3 Qxd2 19. Bxd2 Kd7 20.
Bc3+ Kc6 21. Ra2 Be7 22. Rad2 Rad8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rxd8 Bxd8 25. Bxg7 c4 26.
bxc4 Kc5 27. f4 Kxc4 28. e4 Bc7 29. f5 exf5 30. exf5 Kd5 31. a4 b5 32. axb5
axb5 33. Bc3 Be5 34. Bd2 Ke4 35. Kf1 Kxf5 36. h3 Bf4 37. Bc3 Ke4 38. Ke2 Bd6
39. Bd2 Kd4 40. Be3+ Kc4 41. Bd2 Bb4 42. Bxb4 Kxb4 43. Kd3 Ka3 44. Kc2 b4 45.
Kb1 Kb3 46. h4 Kc3 47. h5 {1/2-1/2 Sadler,M-Hodgson,J/Hastings 1996/CBM 51 (47)
}) (18. Qxd8+ {1/2-1/2 Brynell,S-Rublevsky,S/Izmir 2004/CBM 104/[Lutz] (59)})
18... Qg5+ 19. Kf1 Rd8 20. Bd2 Be7 21. Bc3 Qg6 22. Qe4 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Qxe4 24.
fxe4 Rg8 25. Ke2 g6 26. Be5 b5 27. h4 c4 28. Kf3 {Mir ist nicht klar, ob die
restlichen Zuege wirklich auf dem Brett geschahen oder ob es sich um einen
Übertragungsfehler handelt.} Kf7 (28... Bxh4 29. Rd6 Rf8+ 30. Kg4 Be7 31. Rxa6
Rxf2 32. Rxe6 $13) 29. Ke2 (29. Rd7 $142) 29... Ke8 (29... Rd8 $142 $15) 30. f4
Kf7 31. Kd2 (31. Rd7 $142 $36) 31... a5 (31... Rd8+ $142 $17) 32. Ke2 a4 (32...
Rd8 $142) 33. Kd2 Ke8 (33... Rd8+ $142) 34. Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 {Ramirez Alvarez} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. g4 {Ramirez Alvarez: 'The Shabalov-Shirov attack, everyone seems to be
playing this now...'} dxc4 8. Bxc4 e5 {Ramirez Alvarez: 'This is not what is
most commonly played, but it was supposed to give black a good game after 9.
g5 Nd5 etc. Shirov has a nice surprise in store!'} 9. Bd2 $5 {'!' Ramirez
Alvarez. Ramirez Alvarez: 'This very modest move turns out to be stronger then
it looks like. White is simply aiming for fast development, without pushing
blacks pieces to better squares, or caring about pawns.'  Dieser Zug ist
streng genommen keine Neuerung, da es bereits eine Vorgängerpartie gibt, aber
dennoch scheint dieser Zug eine wichtige Verstärkung für Weiß zu sein, denn in
den jüngsten Partien konnte Schwarz nach dem Normalzug 9.g5 gute Stellungen
erzielen. Weiß setzt auf direkte Entwicklung, der Nachteil ist aber natürlich,
dass der Pg4 hängt. Im folgenden stütze ich mich auf die Analysen von Alexei
Shirov in New In Chess 8/2004.} (9. g5 {1-0 Krasenkow,M-Volkmann,F/Mallorca
2004/CBM 104/[Lutz] (25)}) (9. h3 $6 O-O 10. Bd2 b5 11. Be2 b4 12. dxe5 Nxe5
13. Na4 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Qe7 $17 {0-1 Kempinski,R-Lastin,A/Tripoli 2004/CBM 102/
[Lutz] (40)}) 9... exd4 {Ramirez Alvarez: 'Fressinet goes for it.'} (9... O-O {
Ramirez Alvarez} 10. O-O-O exd4 11. Nxd4 {Was also very dangerous for black.})
(9... b5 {Ramirez Alvarez} 10. Be2 $1 {And white should be better.}) 10. Nxd4
Ne5 (10... Nb6 {0-1 Harikrishna,P-Dreev,A/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104/[Lutz] (61)
Ramirez Alvarez: 'Is probably the best move, as was played by Dreev in this
same tournament against Harikrishna.'}) 11. Be2 Bxg4 {Schnappt sich den Bauern,
aber nun erhält Weiß das Feld f5 für seinen Springer.} (11... Nfxg4 {1/2-1/2
Gelfand,B-Dominguez,L/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104/[Lutz] (29)}) 12. f4 {'!' Ramirez
Alvarez. Ramirez Alvarez: 'At first sight it is not so clear just what white
has for his pawn, since his pieces dont look to terribly threatening. Yet a
closer inspection will reveal, that simple threats like Nf5 prove to be too
much for blacks defences.'} Ng6 (12... Bxe2 $2 13. fxe5 $18 {Shirov}) (12...
Ned7 13. Bxg4 Nxg4 14. Nf5 $36 {Shirov}) 13. Bxg4 Nxg4 14. Nf5 {Ramirez
Alvarez: 'Simply nagging at the poor black king.'} Nh4 $2 {Laut Shirov ist
dies bereits der entscheidende Fehler.} (14... O-O {Ramirez Alvarez: 'Gives
white a strong attack, but perhaps should be tried.' war erzwungen. Shirov
gibt einige Varianten an, um zu zeigen, dass auch dann Weiß besser steht:} 15.
Ne4 (15. Rg1 $5 {Ramirez Alvarez} Nf6 16. O-O-O $36) 15... Bxf4 $1 (15... Be7
16. O-O-O $36 Qc8 $8 {Ramirez Alvarez} 17. Nxe7+ Nxe7 18. Rhg1 f5 19. Ng5 {
When whites attacking chances should compensate for the pawn.}) 16. exf4 Qd5
17. Nfg3 (17. h3 Qxf5 18. hxg4 Qxg4 $40) 17... f5 18. h3 Nh6 (18... fxe4 19.
hxg4 e3 20. Bxe3 Rae8 21. Kf2 Rxe3 22. Kxe3 Rxf4 23. Ne4 $18) 19. Ng5 Rae8+ 20.
Kf2 Qd4+ 21. Kf1 Nxf4 22. Nf3 {etc. mit weißem Vorteil}) 15. Nxg7+ {Ramirez
Alvarez: 'Of course. The knight wont get out alive, but blacks king wont
either!'} Kf8 16. O-O-O $1 $18 {Ramirez Alvarez: 'Simple, brings the other
rook into play, and keeps his king safe.'  Mit dem unrochierten König auf f8
kann Schwarz natürlich nicht mehr viel erhoffen. Interessant ist, dass der Ng7
einige Züge ungedeckt bleibt, aber dennoch nicht geschlagen werden kann.} Nf2 {
Ramirez Alvarez: 'Its very hard to suggest anything.'} (16... Kxg7 17. Ne4 {
/\ Bc3} (17. Rhg1 {Ramirez Alvarez} h5 {and here h3 or Ne4 both give white a
winning position.})) (16... Rg8 {Ramirez Alvarez} 17. Nh5 $18 {Its aweful to
suffer for nothing.}) 17. Ne4 Nxd1 {Ramirez Alvarez: 'Sure, the rook on h1 is
much more passive, but white wouldn't be compelled to take back!'} (17... Nxe4
18. Qxe4 Qe7 19. Qd3 Rd8 20. Rhg1 h5 21. Be1 Bc7 22. Bxh4 Qxh4 23. Qc3 $18 {
Shirov}) (17... Nxh1 {Ramirez Alvarez} 18. Bc3 $1 $18 {And black is totally
lost, whites threats are just too much, an example variation:} Be7 19. Rxd8+
Rxd8 20. Ng5 $1 {Black can resign.}) 18. Rxd1 Be7 {Ramirez Alvarez: 'What
else? Bc3 was huge.'} 19. f5 $1 {Ramirez Alvarez: 'Oh yes, another guy into
the attack! The N on g7 is still taboo, and blacks pieces are terribly badly
posted. All of them.'} Qb6 20. f6 $6 {'!' Ramirez Alvarez. Ramirez Alvarez:
'The nicest way to finish this off.'  Macht es komplizierter als nötig.} (20.
Qc3 Rg8 21. f6 $18 {Shirov}) 20... Bb4 21. Bxb4+ Qxb4 22. a3 {Ramirez Alvarez:
'A quite move in mids of the storm! Any place black moves his queen will be
inferior to b4.'} (22. Nc5 $5 $18) 22... Qa5 23. Nc5 h6 $6 (23... Ng6 $5 {
(Shirov) war zäher, aber auch dann steht das Ergebnis der Partie nicht in
Frage.}) 24. Nf5 {Ramirez Alvarez: 'The knights rule the stage here, and the
one on f5 is still taboo! Nd7+ is unstopable, so black can resign.'} Ng6 (24...
Nxf5 {Ramirez Alvarez} 25. Qxf5 {With a quick mate.}) 25. Nd7+ Kg8 26. Ne7+ Kh7
(26... Nxe7 27. Rg1+ $18) 27. Nxg6 fxg6 28. Ne5 {Ramirez Alvarez: 'Mate
follows after Rhg8 Rd7+. A (another?) brilliant attacking game by Shirov'} 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.22"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
e5 $5 9. g5 Nd5 10. Ne4 $6 {Dieser Zug macht keinen überzeugenden Eindruck, da
Schwarz schnell zur Entlastung kommt.} (10. Bd2 {0-1 Radjabov,T-Shirov,A/Leon
2004/CBM 102/[Lutz] (47)}) 10... Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Qe7 13. a3 (13.
Bxd5 $6 cxd5 14. Nc3 (14. Ng3 e4 15. Nf5 Qf8 16. N3h4 g6) 14... e4 15. Ne5 (15.
Nxd5 $2 Qd6 16. Qa5 b6 $19) 15... Nb6) 13... N7b6 14. Ba2 Bh3 15. Rg1 exd4 16.
Qxd4 O-O-O $36 {Schwarz übernimmt die Initiative.} 17. Ng3 f5 18. gxf6 Nxf6 19.
Qb4 Qd7 20. Ne5 Qc7 21. Nf7 Nbd5 22. Qh4 Bg4 (22... Qxf7 $5 23. Qxh3+ Kb8 $15)
23. Nxd8 Qa5+ 24. b4 (24. Kf1 Qb5+ 25. Kg2 Nxe3+ 26. fxe3 Qxb2+ $19) 24... Qxa3
25. Kf1 Qd3+ $2 {Forciert das Unentschieden, aber es war mehr drin.} (25...
Rxd8 $1 26. Kg2 (26. h3 g5 27. Qxg5 Bxh3+ 28. Ke2 Qb2+ 29. Kf3 Rf8 $19) (26.
Bxd5 Qxa1+ 27. Kg2 Qe5 $19) 26... Nxe3+ 27. fxe3 Rd2+ $19) 26. Kg2 Nxe3+ 27.
fxe3 Qc2+ 28. Kf1 Qd3+ 29. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 0001 76th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2000.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Gormally, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2000.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 $5 {
Der ältere Zug an dieser Stelle.} (7. Bd3 {wird heutzutage bevorzugt.}) 7...
O-O 8. O-O Qe7 (8... Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 {ist die genaueste Zugfolge, wenn Schwarz
sich mit ...b7-b6 aufbauen will. Das sofortige} 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12.
Qxe4 e5 $1 $11 {bringt Weiß nichts ein, weshalb Weiß in der Regel zu solchen
Zügen wie 10.b3 oder 10.h3 greift, wonach Schwarz dann 10...b6 spielen kann.})
9. Rd1 b6 $6 (9... Re8 $1) 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Bb7 13. Bf4 $1
$14 {Dieser Abtausch ist für diese Variante charakteristisch. Weiß behält
einen kleinen, aber feinen Vorteil.} Bxf4 14. Qxf4 Nf6 15. Ne5 c5 16. Bf3 {
Betont die Schwäche des Feldes c6.} Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Rac8 18. Rd3 Qc7 19. Qe3 Rfd8
20. Rad1 Nd7 21. Nxd7 $1 Rxd7 22. dxc5 Rxd3 23. Rxd3 bxc5 (23... Qxc5 24. Qxc5
bxc5 25. Rd7 a6 26. Ra7 $16) 24. Qd2 {Weiß hat durch die Kontrolle über die
d-Linie weiterhin die Zügel in der Hand.} h6 25. Rd7 Qe5 26. h3 Rc7 27. Rd8+
Kh7 28. b3 Rb7 29. g3 g6 30. Qd6 Qe1+ 31. Kg2 Qe4+ 32. Kh2 Qf5 33. Qd2 Qe5 34.
Rc8 $5 {Weiß wählt den Übergang in ein vorteilhaftes Damenendspiel. Ich bin
mir allerdings nicht sicher, ob Weiß das Optimum ais seiner Stellung
herausgeholt hat.} Rc7 35. Rxc7 (35. Ra8 Qf5 {, und wie geht es weiter ?} (
35... Qd4 36. Qxd4 cxd4 37. Rd8 $16)) 35... Qxc7 36. b4 cxb4 37. Qxb4 e5 $2 {
Schwächt das Feld d5, was Weiß sogleich ausnutzt.} (37... Kg7 $5 $14 {gefällt
mir besser, um den König schnell heranzuführen. Schwarz sollte dann nicht
verlieren.}) 38. Qb5 Kg7 39. Qd5 $1 $16 {In Damenendspielen ist die
Zentralisierung der Dame von enormer Bedeutung. Weiß verhindert, dass der
schwarze König zum c-Bauern gelangt.} Kf6 40. c5 Ke7 41. Kg2 f6 42. g4 g5 $2 {
Der letzte Fehler. Nun kann der weiße König entlang e4 und f5 ins schwarze
Lager eindringen.} (42... Qd7 $142 43. Qe4 $16) 43. Kf3 Qd7 44. Ke4 Qa4+ 45.
Kf3 Qd7 46. Qxd7+ Kxd7 47. Ke4 Kc6 (47... Ke6 48. a3 a6 49. a4 a5 50. f3 $18)
48. Kf5 Kxc5 49. Kxf6 Kd4 50. Kg6 Ke4 51. Kxh6 Kf4 52. Kg6 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.24"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "184"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
e5 $5 9. g5 Nd5 10. Bd2 exd4 11. Nxd4 O-O 12. Bxd5 $6 {Nachdem sich Weiß
direkt von seinem Läufer trennt, werden die weißfeldrigen Schwächen in seinem
Lager natürlich besonders deutlich.} (12. Nxd5 {0-1 Radjabov,T-Shirov,A/Leon
2004/CBM 102/[Lutz] (47)}) 12... cxd5 13. O-O-O Ne5 14. f4 Nc4 15. Nxd5 Bg4 16.
Bc3 {Konsequent gespielt, aber Schwarz findet einen Weg, das weiße
Figurenknäuel im Zentrum aufzulösen.} (16. Rdg1 Rc8) 16... Bxd1 17. Rxd1 Nxe3
$1 18. Nxe3 Bxf4 19. Ndf5 Qxg5 20. Kb1 (20. Re1 Rfe8 21. h4 Rxe3 22. Nxe3 Bxe3+
23. Kb1 Qf4 $17) 20... Bxe3 21. h4 Qf4 $17 22. Nxg7 {Weiß hat scheinbar noch
Angriff, aber Smirnov kann durch genaue Züge die weißen Hoffnungen zerschlagen.
} Rfd8 23. Nh5 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Qf5+ 25. Ka1 Bc5 26. a3 Be7 27. Ng3 Qg6 28. Qd4
f6 29. Qd5+ Kf8 30. Nf5 Rd8 31. Qf3 Qg1+ 32. Ka2 Qd1 33. Qf4 Qd5+ 34. Ka1 Qh1+
35. Ka2 Qd5+ 36. Kb1 Qb3 37. Nd4 Qc4 38. Qe4 Rd6 39. h5 Rb6 40. Kc2 Bc5 41. b3
Qf7 42. Qf3 Bxd4 43. Bxd4 Rc6+ 44. Kb2 Qd7 45. Qf4 Qe6 46. a4 Kf7 47. Qf3 Qd6
48. Qe4 Qh2+ 49. Ka3 Qxh5 50. Qd3 Rd6 51. Qe4 Rd7 52. Bxa7 Qh3 53. Bc5 Qd3 54.
Qh4 Rd5 55. Qb4 Kg6 56. Bf8 Qb1 57. Qxb7 Qa1+ 58. Kb4 Rd4+ 59. Ka5 Qe1+ 60. b4
Qe5+ 61. Bc5 h5 62. Qc8 Re4 63. b5 h4 64. Qg8+ Kf5 65. Qc8+ Kg5 66. Qg8+ Kf4
67. Qf8 Qc3+ 68. Kb6 Rxa4 69. Qd6+ Kg5 70. Qd5+ Qe5 71. Be3+ Kg6 72. Qg8+ Kf5
73. Qh7+ Kg4 74. Qg6+ Kf3 75. Bc5 Qe6+ 76. Kc7 Qe5+ 77. Kb6 Re4 78. Qg1 Qe6+
79. Ka5 Qa2+ 80. Kb6 Re6+ 81. Kc7 Qe2 82. Qh1+ Kg4 83. Qg1+ Kh5 84. b6 Qe5+ 85.
Kb7 Qe4+ 86. Ka7 Qa4+ 87. Kb7 Re8 88. Kc7 Qf4+ 89. Kd7 Qe4 90. Qd1+ Kg6 91. Qd6
Rg8 92. Qd2 Qb7+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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 {Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4
Nxg4 8. Rg1 f5 {Diese Variante ist sehr solide für Schwarz. Es entsteht eine
Stonewall-ähnliche Stellung, in der schon die g-Bauern getauscht sind. Beide
Spieler werden daher lang rochieren.} 9. h3 Ngf6 10. Rxg7 Ne4 11. Bd2 Qf6 12.
Rg2 Nf8 13. O-O-O Ng6 (13... Bd7 14. Ne5 Nxd2 (14... Bxe5 $2 15. dxe5 Qxe5 16.
f4 {nebst Nxe4 und Bc3.}) 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Rxd2 a6 17. f4 Bb4 18. cxd5 cxd5
19. Qb3 Qe7 20. Rc2 Nf6 21. Ne2 Kf7 22. Ng1 Rhc8 23. Nf3 Bd6 24. Kb1 Ne4 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Nielsen,P/Reykjavik 2004/CBM 100/[Lutz] (36)}) 14. Qb3 $5
$146 {Ftacnik: 'Stefansson is presenting his opponent with a tough nut to
crack. Black is enjoying a good control of the center and if he manages to
develop the last pieces his chances will be promissing.'  Ein neuer Zug, aber
nicht unlogisch: Schwarz plant ...Bd7 nebst ...0-0-0, warum dies nicht
verhindern? Weiß hatte bislang verschiedene andere Züge probiert, aber ohne
durchschlagenden Erfolg.} (14. Bd3 Bd7 15. Rdg1 Bc7 (15... O-O-O 16. cxd5 Nxc3
17. Bxc3 exd5 18. Rg5 Rdf8 19. h4 Rhg8 20. Qa4 Kb8 21. Bb4 Ne7 22. Ne5 Bc8 23.
Bxd6+ Qxd6 24. Qd1 Qh6 25. f4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Dorfman,J-Fressinet,L/Vichy 2000/
CBM 79/[Lutz] (87)}) (15... Nxd2 16. Nxd2 O-O 17. c5 Bc7 18. f4 Kh8 19. Nf3 Rg8
20. Qf2 b6 21. Na4 Raf8 22. Be2 {1/2-1/2 Agrest,E-Thorhallsson,T/Reykjavik
2000/CBM 79 (22)}) 16. Be1 O-O-O 17. Kb1 Kb8 18. Na4 e5 $6 (18... dxc4 $5 19.
Qxc4 e5) 19. dxe5 Nxe5 $2 (19... Bxe5) 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 (20... Qxe5 21. f3 dxc4
22. Bxe4 fxe4 23. Bc3 Qh5 24. Bxh8 Rxh8 25. f4 $16) 21. f4 Bd6 22. Bxe4 fxe4
23. Bc3 Qe6 24. Bxh8 Rxh8 25. cxd5 cxd5 26. Nc5 Bxc5 27. Qxc5 $18 {1-0
Kasparov,G-Nielsen,P/Reykjavik 2004/CBM 100/[Lutz] (41)}) (14. Be2 Bd7 15. Rdg1
O-O-O 16. Be1 (16. cxd5 $5 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 exd5 18. Bd3 $36) 16... Kb8 17. Kb1
Ka8 (17... Rhe8 18. Ng5 $2 Nh4 $1 19. Nxh7 Qh6 20. Rg7 Re7 21. Rg8 Rxg8 22.
Rxg8+ Re8 23. Rxe8+ Bxe8 24. f4 Qxh7 25. Bd1 {0-1 Bykhovsky,A-Tyomkin,D/
Gevataim 1996}) 18. Ka1 Qe7 (18... Be8 19. Bd3 Rf8 20. a3 Qe7 21. h4 Nxc3 22.
Bxc3 Nxh4 23. Nxh4 Qxh4 24. Ba5 Rb8 25. c5 b6 26. Bxb6 Be7 27. Qa4 Rb7 28. Rg7
Kb8 29. Ba5 Qxf2 30. R1g2 Qxe3 31. Ba6 Rb3 32. Rxe7 Rb5 33. Bxb5 cxb5 34. Rxe8+
{1-0 Wells,P-Delemarre,J/Antwerp 1996/EXT 99 (34)}) 19. c5 $6 Bc7 20. h4 e5 21.
h5 exd4 22. Nxd4 Ne5 23. Na4 Ng4 24. Nxf5 Bxf5 25. Bxg4 Bxg4 26. Rxg4 Rhf8 $44
{0-1 Soffer,R-Wells,P/Budapest 1994/CBM 41 ext (77)}) (14. Kb1 Bd7 15. Ka1 a6
$2 (15... O-O-O $5 {Tyomkin,D} 16. cxd5 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 exd5 18. Bd3 Rhg8) 16.
Na4 $1 b5 17. Nb6 Rb8 18. c5 Nxd2 19. Qxd2 Bc7 20. Be2 $16 {1/2-1/2 Rowson,
J-Tyomkin,D/Tallinn 1997/CBM 59 ext/[Tyomkin,D] (39)}) 14... b6 (14... Rf8 $5 {
Ftacnik} 15. Kb1 (15. c5 Bc7 16. Qa4 Bd7 $11) 15... Nh4 16. Nxh4 Qxh4 17. f4
$13) 15. Kb1 Bd7 (15... Bb7 $5 {/\ ...0-0-0}) 16. Be1 Ke7 {Schwarz beschließt,
mit dem König im Zentrum zu bleiben, aber dort ist der schwarze Monarch nun
dauerhaften Bedrohungen ausgesetzt.} (16... Rd8 {Ftacnik} 17. Qa4 Nxc3+ 18.
Bxc3 f4 $132) 17. cxd5 exd5 (17... cxd5 {Ftacnik} 18. Ba6 (18. Nb5 Bxb5 19.
Bxb5 f4 $13) 18... Rhg8 19. Rc1 Nh4 $13) 18. Ne2 a5 {Schwarz will am
Damenflügel angreifen.} (18... f4 $5 {Ftacnik} 19. Rg1 fxe3 20. Qxe3 Rae8 $15)
19. Nf4 $5 {Ftacnik: 'Aronian is a very gifted player that feels the need to
unbalance black with a bit provocative solution.' Mit einem Bauernopfer kämpft
Aronian um die Initative.} (19. Qxb6 $2 Rhb8) 19... a4 (19... Bxf4 {Ftacnik}
20. exf4 Nxf4 21. Rg1 Ne6 22. Qd3 $13) (19... Nxf4 {Ftacnik} 20. exf4 Bxf4 21.
Ne5 $13) 20. Qc2 Rhg8 (20... Nxf4 21. exf4 Bxf4 22. Ne5 Rhc8 (22... Bxe5 23.
dxe5 Qxe5 $2 24. f3 {/\ Bc3}) (22... a3 {Ftacnik} 23. f3 Ng5 24. b3 $13) 23. f3
Nd6 24. Re2 $44 {und Weiß hat dank seines Ne5 und des unsicheren schwarzen
Königs Kompensation für den Bauern.} (24. Bb4 $5)) 21. a3 Kf7 $2 {Mit diesem
Zug wird deutlich, dass Schwarz den Faden verloren hat. Er hätte spätestens
jetzt auf f4 nehmen sollen.} (21... Nxf4 22. Rxg8 Rxg8 23. exf4 {mit den Ideen
Qxa4 und Ne5.} Bxf4 {Ftacnik} 24. Qxa4 c5 25. Bb5 $13) 22. Nd3 $16 {'!'
Ftacnik.} Ke7 $2 (22... f4 {Ftacnik} 23. exf4 Bxf4 24. h4 $1 (24. Nxf4 Qxf4 25.
Ng1 Nh4 26. Ne2 Qf5 $13) 24... Bd6 25. Be2 $36) 23. Bb4 {'!' Ftacnik. So kann
Weiß das Feld e5 freikämpfen und muss noch nicht einmal einen Bauern dafür
geben.} Bxb4 24. Nxb4 Kd6 25. Ka1 f4 26. Bd3 Rae8 27. Ne5 fxe3 (27... Nxe5 $2
28. dxe5+ Qxe5 29. Rxg8 Rxg8 30. Bxe4 $18) 28. fxe3 Qf5 29. Rg5 $5 $18 {
Aronian lässt sich keinen taktischen Witz entgehen.} (29. Nbxc6 $5) 29... Qxh3
(29... Qxg5 30. Nf7+) 30. Bxe4 dxe4 31. Nexc6 (31. Nbxc6 $5) 31... Qxe3 32.
Rd5+ Ke6 33. Rxd7 $5 {Eine kleine Königshatz zum Abschluss...} (33. Qh2 $5 Nf4
34. Qxh7 Nxd5 35. Ne5 $18) 33... Kxd7 34. Ne5+ Nxe5 35. dxe5+ Ke6 36. Qc6+ Kxe5
37. Qd6+ Kf5 38. Nd5 Qg3 39. Rf1+ Kg4 40. Qd7+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.04.10"]
[Round "15.4"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden Oos"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 e6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. a3 $6 {
Dieser und die folgenden Züg sind neu, aber vermutlich nicht besonders gut.
Vorzuziehen ist das normale 8.Bd3 nebst 9.0-0.} (8. Bd3 Qe7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qc2
(10. Re1 dxc4 11. bxc4 e5 12. Bc2 Rd8 13. Rb1 a5 14. h3 e4 15. Nh2 Nb6 16. c5
Nc4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxb4 axb4 19. Qd3 Ncd2 20. Rxb4 Rxa2 21. f3 Qh4 {0-1
Hillarp Persson,T-Sokolov,I/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104 (21)}) 10... e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5
12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Ne2 $14 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Riazantsev,A/Moscow
2005/CBM 106/[Lutz] (40)}) 8... Bd6 9. b4 $6 Nbd7 10. Qb3 $6 e5 $1 {Schwarz
öffnet die Stellung, da Weiß in der Entwicklung zurückliegt.} 11. Rd1 $2 {
Eine grobe Fehleinschätzung des jungen Spaniers. Schwarz erhält nun einen sehr
guten "Franzosen" mit vertauschten Farben.} (11. cxd5 {musste geschehen,
worauf Sokolov lt. SCHACH 1/2005 so spielen wollte:} cxd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 (12...
e4) 13. Qxd5 Nf6 14. Qb3 exd4 {und Kompensation nach} 15. Nxd4 ({oder} 15. exd4
Re8+) 15... Be5 16. Bc3 Ne4 17. Bb2 Qf6 $44) 11... e4 $17 12. Ng5 (12. Ng1 dxc4
13. Bxc4 Nb6 $17) 12... Ng4 (12... h6 $5 13. Nh3 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Nb6 $17 {
(SCHACH 5/2005)}) 13. Nh3 Nxh2 14. Be2 (14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Nxd5 Nxf1 $17 {
(SCHACH 5/2005)}) 14... Nf6 {Zwar bekommt Weiß Gegenspiel im Zentrum, aber
dafür zerfällt sein Königsflügel.} 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Nxd5 Be6 17. Bc4 Bxh3 18.
gxh3 Nh5 {Jetzt macht Schwarz den Weg für die Dame frei.} 19. Nc3 Qh4 20. Bd5
Rae8 $19 21. Bxb7 Qxh3 22. Qd5 $6 {Lässt das Matt zu, aber 22.Rxh2 war
ebenfalls hoffnungslos.} Nf3+ 23. Ke2 Ng3+ 0-1

[Event "Sufe Cup"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2000.03.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Nay, Oo Kyaw Tun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2000.03.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 h6 8. Bd2 a6
9. h3 b5 $2 {Ein strategischer Fehlgriff. Nach Abschluss des Damenflügels
verbleibt Schwarz mit einem eingeschlossenem Bc8 und ohne Kompensation für das
weiße Raumübergewicht am Königsflügel.} (9... dxc4 $5) (9... c5 $5) (9... e5 $5
) 10. c5 $16 Bc7 11. Bd3 Qe7 (11... e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 Bc7
15. O-O-O $16) 12. Ne2 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. f4 Bc7 16. O-O-O Bd7
17. Kb1 Kd8 18. Nd4 $2 {Anscheindend hat Krasenkow nicht mehr so richtig
hingeschaut und gedacht, dass der Man aus Myanmar nach der verfehlten
Eröffnung von alleine umfallen wird. Der Textzug sieht zwar gut aus, bewirkt
aber nicht so viel.} (18. Ng3 $16 {nebst Linienöffnung durch e3-e4 ist
eigentlich ziemlich einfach zu finden.}) 18... Re8 {Nun hat Schwarz das Feld
e4 fest im Griff und kann wieder kräftig mitmischen.} 19. b4 Ne4 20. Bc1 a5
$132 {Ebenso offensichtlich wie einfach. Krasenkow wird seine Nachlässigkeit
hier bereits bitter bereut haben.} 21. a3 axb4 22. axb4 Ra4 23. Qb2 Kc8 24. Bc2
Ra6 25. Bb3 Qh4 26. Rh2 Qf6 27. Ne2 Qg6 28. Bc2 Kb7 29. Qb3 h5 30. Ng3 hxg4 31.
Nxe4 Rxe4 32. hxg4 Bxg4 33. Rg1 Qe6 34. Rxg4 (34. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 35. Rc2 (35. Qc2
Qxb4+ 36. Bb2 Bf3 $19) (35. Kb2 Be5+ $1 36. fxe5 Qxe5+ $19) 35... Be2 $17 {
/\ ...Bd3}) 34... Qxg4 35. Bxe4 dxe4 36. Rd2 Qf5 37. Bb2 g6 38. Be5 Ra8 39.
Bxc7 Kxc7 40. Rd6 g5 41. fxg5 Rd8 42. Rf6 Qxg5 43. Rxf7+ Rd7 $2 (43... Kb8 $11)
44. Qe6 $16 Qg1+ 45. Kb2 Qd1 46. Rxd7+ Qxd7 47. Qxe4 Qd2+ 48. Kb3 Qd1+ 49. Qc2
Qd5+ 50. Kb2 Qe5+ 51. Qc3 Qh2+ 52. Kb3 Qh1 53. Qd3 Qf3 54. Kc3 Qh1 55. Qd6+ Kc8
56. Qe6+ Kc7 57. Qf7+ Kd8 58. Kd4 Qa1+ 59. Ke4 Qb1+ 60. Ke5 Qxb4 61. Kd6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O Qe7 10. Qc2 e5 {Das wesentliche Thema in dieser Stellung ist der
Zug ...e6-e5. Für Schwarz stellt sich nur die Frage, ob er diesen Zug sofort,
nach Vorbereitung oder nach dem Tausch ...dxc4 spielt. Riazantsev konnte mit
10...e5 in der ersten Runde ein Unentschieden erzielen. Nun entscheidet er
sich anders.} (10... h6 {1/2-1/2 Akopian,V-Riazantsev,A/Moscow 2005/CBM 106_01/
[Lutz] (40) Lutz}) (10... dxc4 11. bxc4 e5 12. Bf5 (12. Nh4 g6 13. f4 $2 Ng4
14. Nf3 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 e4 16. Bc2 exf3 17. gxf3 Ngf6 18. e4 Nh5 $17 {1/2-1/2
Ehlvest,J-Stripunsky,A/New York 2004/CBM 103 ext (44)}) (12. Ne4 Bxd2 13. Nfxd2
Nxe4 14. Nxe4 f5 15. Nd2 e4 16. Be2 c5 17. d5 Ne5 18. Rab1 Rf6 19. Qc3 b6 20.
h3 Bd7 $132 {1-0 Mohr,S-Clara,H/Germany 1990/GER-chT (69)}) 12... Re8 13. Rab1
a5 14. Ne2 exd4 15. Nexd4 g6 16. Bh3 Ne4 17. Bc1 Ndf6 {1/2-1/2 Korotylev,
A-Georgiev,V/Wijk aan Zee 2005/CBM 105 (17)}) 11. dxe5 (11. cxd5 {Gurevich,M}
Bxc3 12. Qxc3 e4 13. dxc6 Nd5 $15) (11. Nxd5 $6 {Gurevich,M} cxd5 12. Bxb4 Qxb4
13. dxe5 Ng4 14. cxd5 Ndxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 $15) 11... Nxe5 (11...
dxc4 {ist (im Gegensatz zu Akopian-Riazantsev) hier nicht möglich, da der
schwarze Turm noch af f8 steht:} 12. exf6 cxd3 13. fxe7 dxc2 14. exf8=Q+) 12.
Nxe5 Qxe5 13. cxd5 (13. Nxd5 $5 {Gurevich,M} Nxd5 14. cxd5 Bxd2 15. Qxd2 Qxd5
16. Rad1 Bg4 17. f3 Be6 18. Qb4 $14) 13... cxd5 14. Ne2 $14 {Es scheint mir,
dass die Eröffnung für Schwarz nicht so erfolgreich lief, denn es ist eine
Isolani-Stellung entstanden, in der Weiß seine Figuren halbwegs entknotet hat
und über einen kleinen, aber festen Vorteil verfügt.} Bd6 $6 (14... Bxd2 {
Gurevich,M} 15. Qxd2 Bd7 16. Qb4 $14) 15. Ng3 Qe7 $146 (15... Qg5 {Gurevich,M;
/\ ...Ng4} 16. f4 $1 Qh4 17. Rf3 {/\18.Nf5,18.Be1<=> >> (Gurevich,M)} g6 18.
Be1 $1 Qh6 19. Bc3 $16 {0-1 Pinter,J-Gurevich,M/France 2004/CBM 100/[Gurevich,
M] (65)}) 16. Bc3 h6 17. Qb2 Re8 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Rac1 Kf8 21.
Rfd1 Bg4 22. Be2 Be6 (22... Bxg3 23. Bxg4 $16) 23. Bf3 Rac8 24. Ne2 Ba3 {
Die schwarzen Bauernschwächen geben Weiß natürlich Vorteil, aber Schwarz hat
noch etwas Aktivität.} 25. Rc3 Bb4 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Nf4 Rc2 {Immerhin hat
Schwarz jetzt einen aktiven Turm.} 28. Bxd5 Bg4 29. f3 Bc5 30. Re1 Bc8 31. Kf1
Ba3 32. Re2 Rc1+ 33. Kf2 b6 34. Be4 Bd7 35. Rd2 f5 36. Rxd7 fxe4 37. Rd2 Bb4
38. Re2 exf3 39. gxf3 b5 $2 (39... Bd6 $16 {, und Weiß hätte bis zum
Punktgewinn noch kräftig arbeiten müssen.}) 40. Nd3 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch 55th"]
[Site "Subotica"]
[Date "2000.03.31"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Markovic, Miroslav"]
[Black "Kosic, Dragan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2000.03.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 $5 Nxg4 8.
Rg1 Nxh2 9. Nxh2 Bxh2 10. Rxg7 Nf8 $6 (10... Qf6 {ist die kritischere Variante
hier.}) 11. Rg2 Bc7 12. e4 Ng6 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bh6 Nh4 15. O-O-O $1 {Das
Qualitätsopfer ist zwar mehr oder weniger erzwungen (ansonsten folgt ...
Nf3+xd4), aber nichtsdestotrotz sehr stark. Das schwarze Problem ist sein
schlafender Damenflügel und sein Raumnachteil. Interessanterweise wurde in
einer Vorgängerpartie vor acht Jahren das gleiche Opfer gespielt.} Nxg2 16.
Bxg2 Qd6 (16... dxc4 17. Bf3 $1 Qe7 18. Bh5+ Kd8 19. e5 $1 $16 {1-0 Djurhuus,
R-Groenn,A/Oslo 1992/CBM 30/[Djurhuus,R] (34)}) 17. f4 Ba5 18. exd5 Bxc3 19. c5
Qc7 $2 (19... Qd8 20. Bg7 Rg8 21. Qxh7 $16) (19... Qd7 $5 {erscheint mir noch
nicht so klar.} 20. dxe6 (20. dxc6 bxc6 21. Qxc3 Bb7 {/\ ...0-0-0}) 20... Qxe6
21. Qxc3 Qxa2 22. d5 Bg4 {, und Schwarz steht nicht schlechter.}) 20. d6 $16 {
Angesichts eines solch starken Freibauern ist der weiße Vorteil klar.} Bxb2+
21. Qxb2 Qf7 22. Rh1 Rg8 23. Bf3 Rg6 (23... Kd7 24. Bh5 Qxh5 25. Rxh5 Rg1+ 26.
Kc2 Rg2+ 27. Kb3 Rxb2+ 28. Kxb2 $18) 24. Bh5 $18 b6 25. Qe2 Kd8 26. f5 $1 {
Weiß spart nicht mit seinem Material, um Linien zu öffnen.} exf5 27. Bxg6 hxg6
28. Bg7 Bb7 29. Re1 bxc5 30. dxc5 Kd7 31. Qe7+ Qxe7 32. Rxe7+ Kc8 33. Bxf6 a5
34. d7+ Kc7 35. d8=Q+ $5 (35. Rg7 $5 {mit der Drohung 38.d8Q# ist noch stärker,
denn} Rd8 36. Be5# {ist sofort matt. Der Textzug gewinnt "nur" eine Figur,
aber das reicht auch.}) 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 58th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2001.03.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Kuczynski, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2001.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O
Be7 9. a3 $5 {Diese Idee des "erweiterten Fianchettos" ist an dieser Stelle
neu. Üblicher sind Aufbauten mit 9.b3.} (9. b3 Rc8 (9... dxc4 $5 10. bxc4 (10.
Bxc4 c5 11. Rd1 O-O 12. Bb2 Qc7 13. d5 exd5 14. Bxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16.
Rxd5 Rfd8 17. Rad1 Nf6 $11 {0-1 Sokolov,I-Khenkin,I/Stockholm 1998/EXT 99 (64)}
) 10... c5 11. d5 $6 exd5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Bb2 Bc6
16. Be4 (16. Bxg7 Rg8 {/\ ...Bxf3}) 16... Bf6 $17 {0-1 Zvjaginsev,V-Dreev,A/
RUS-ch m5-8 1997 (45)}) (9... Qc7 10. Bb2 O-O (10... Rd8 11. Rad1 (11. Rac1 {
Hecht} Qb8 12. Rfd1 O-O 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Ng4 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Qe2 f5 17.
h3 Kxh7 18. hxg4 f4 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Qd3+ Kg8 21. exf4 Rxf4 22. Ne2 Rxg4 23.
Qf5 $40 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Dreev,A/Groningen 1997/CBM 63/[Hecht] (92)}) 11...
h6 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Ne5 (13. Bb1 c5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. e4 Bb7 17.
Qc2 Rfe8 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 Nf8 20. Qf5 Bd6 21. Qg4 Ng6 22. Bxg6 fxg6 23.
Qxg6 Qf7 24. Qxf7+ Kxf7 25. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Bxd5 27. Ne5+ Bxe5 28. Bxe5 Bc6
29. Bf4 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Dreev,A/Groningen 1997/CBM 63 (29)}) 13... dxc4 14.
bxc4 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. f4 Nc5 17. Bb1 Rxd1 18. Nxd1 Rd8 19. Qc2 g6 20. Nf2
h5 21. g4 hxg4 22. Nxg4 Nd3 23. Nh6+ Kg7 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 25. Bd4 c5 26. Qxd3 Rg8
27. Bc3 Qc6 28. e4 $13 {0-1 Zvjaginsev,V-Dreev,A/Groningen 1997/CBM 63 (72)})
11. Rad1 c5 12. Ne5 cxd4 13. exd4 Rfd8 14. Qe2 dxc4 15. bxc4 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7
17. Nb5 Qc6 18. Qg4 Nc5 19. Nd6 Bxd6 20. exd6 g6 21. Bc2 Rxd6 22. Rxd6 Qxd6 {
0-1 Luft,A-Beikert,G/BL2-S 9596/1996 (41)}) (9... O-O 10. Ne5 Rc8 11. Bb2 Qc7
12. Rad1 Rfd8 13. f4 Nf8 14. f5 Bd6 15. e4 dxc4 16. Nxc4 Bxh2+ 17. Kh1 b5 18.
e5 bxc4 19. Bxc4 Ng4 20. Qe2 h5 21. Ne4 c5 {1-0 Adla,D-Rodriguez Lopez,R/
Aceimar op 1995 (37)}) 10. Bb2 c5 (10... Qc7 11. Rac1 h6 12. Qe2 (12. e4 $5)
12... O-O 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 dxc4 15. bxc4 Qxe5 16. Nd5 Qd6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6
18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. c5 Qe7 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. Qh4 Kg7 22. Qg3+ Kh8 23. Qh4 Kg7 24.
Qg4+ Kh8 25. Qh4 {1/2-1/2 Dao,T-Waitzkin,J/Budapest FS06 GM 1997}) 11. cxd5
cxd4 $2 $146 (11... exd5 12. Rfd1 O-O 13. Rac1 Re8 14. Bf5 g6 15. Bh3 $14 Bf8
16. Qb1 Qe7 17. Rc2 a6 18. Na4 c4 19. Ne5 b5 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Dreev,A/
EUCup f 1996/CBM 56}) 12. dxe6 dxc3 13. exd7+ Nxd7 14. Bxc3 Bb4 15. Bc4 Bxf3
16. gxf3 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qg5+ 18. Kh1 b5 19. Qa5 $1 {1-0 Kramnik,V-Ivanchuk,V/
Dortmund 1997/CBM 60/[Lutz] (19)}) 9... O-O 10. b4 dxc4 (10... c5 11. cxd5 $14
{, und Schwarz verbleibt mit einem Isolani auf d5, da er wegen der Bedrohung
des Ph7 nicht mit dem Springer zurückschlagen kann.}) 11. Bxc4 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5
13. b5 {Der einzige Versuch, wenn Weiß um die Initiative kämpfen will.} Qc7 14.
Bb2 Bxf3 $5 {Eine interessante Entscheidung. Schwarz schächt den gegnerischen
Königsflügel, gibt dafür aber seinen Läufer auf.} (14... Nb6 $5 {sieht
normaler aus.}) 15. gxf3 Qe5 16. Ne4 Qh5 17. Kg2 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Bf6 19. Bxf6
Nxf6 20. Qf4 Nd5 21. Qg3 Nb6 22. Be2 c4 $2 {Es sieht auf den ersten Blick
erstaunlich aus, aber nun bekommt Schwarz Probleme, da Weiß seine Bauern viel
besser unterstützen kann als Schwarz seinen c-Freibauern.} (22... Na4 $5 $11 {
blockiert den a-Bauern und sollte zu einer ausgeglichenen Stellung führen.})
23. a4 $16 {[%cal Ye2a6,Yg3b8,Yf1b1,Ya1a8,Yb1b8]} Rfc8 24. Rfc1 c3 (24... Rc5
25. Kh1 $5 (25. a5 $5 Rg5 26. axb6 Rxg3+ 27. hxg3 Qxb5 28. Rcb1 {gibt Schwarz
ebenfalls Probleme wegen seiner schwachen Grundreihe.})) 25. a5 Nd5 26. e4 Nb4
27. b6 axb6 28. axb6 $18 Rxa1 29. Rxa1 e5 30. b7 Rf8 31. Bb5 Qh6 32. Qxe5 Qg6+
33. Kh1 Qb6 34. Ra8 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.03.12"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Pedersen, Steffen"]
[Black "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2441"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Preetz"]
[BlackTeam "Tegernsee"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
e5 9. g5 Nd5 10. Bd2 O-O (10... exd4 {wurde hier meistens gespielt, mit
befriedigenden Resultaten für Schwarz. Vielleicht wollte Khenkin im Kampf
gegen einen schwächeren Gegner dem möglichen Remis nach} 11. Qe4+ Ne7 (11...
Qe7 $2 12. Qxd4 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. Qxd5 Bxb2 17.
Rb1 $40 {1-0 Krasenkow,M-Volkmann,F/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104/[Lutz] (25)}) 12.
Qxd4 Nf5 13. Qe4+ {ausweichen !?}) 11. Ne4 (11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Bxd5 exd4 13.
O-O-O (13. Nxd4 Qxg5 14. Be4 Nf6 15. Bf3 Bg4 16. Rg1 Rac8 17. Qd3 Qh4 $40 {
0-1 Szeberenyi,A-Mann,G/Budapest 1997/CBM 61 ext (63)}) 13... Nb6 14. Be4 Bg4
15. Nxd4 $5 (15. Kb1 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Qxg5 17. exd4 Qf6 18. Be4 h6 19. h4 Rac8 20.
Qd3 Nc4 21. Bc1 Bf4 22. Bf5 Bxc1 23. Rxc1 Nd2+ 24. Ka1 Rcd8 25. d5 Qe5 26. Bh7+
Kh8 27. Qxd2 Kxh7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Zhu Chen-Dominguez,L/Wijk aan Zee 2004/CBM 99 
(60)}) 15... Rc8 16. Bc3 Bxd1 17. Rxd1 Qxg5 18. f4 Qf6 19. Nb5 Rxc3 20. Nxc3
$13 {1-0 Bagirov,V-Ofstad,P/Gladenbach 1999/EXT 2001 (29)}) (11. O-O-O exd4 12.
exd4 Nb4 13. Qe4 Nb6 14. Bb3 Re8 15. Ne5 N6d5 16. Qf3 Be6 17. Ne4 a5 $36 {
0-1 Dobrov,V-Dreev,A/chessassistantclub.com INT 2004/CBM 104 ext (73)}) 11...
Bc7 (11... Qe7 $5 {1/2-1/2 Berezovsky,I-Ribli,Z/Germany 2004/CBM 105 (11)}) 12.
dxe5 $146 (12. Rg1 exd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 14. Be2 Ng6 15. O-O-O Re8 16. a3 Bh3 17.
Nc3 Nb6 18. Kb1 Qc8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Vorobiov,E-Galkin,A/Tomsk 2004/CBM 102/[Lutz]
(18)}) 12... Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 Bc7 15. O-O-O {Auf den ersten Blick
sieht es so aus als hätte Weiß einiges erreicht. Wie aber bald deutlich wird,
hat Schwarz auch Möglichkeiten zum Gegenspiel.} Bg4 16. Rde1 (16. Rdg1 $2 Bf3)
16... Ba5 $1 {Mit diesem Abtausch kämpft sich Schwarz das Feld b4 für den
Springer frei und schwächt den Pe3.} 17. Rhg1 Bf5 18. Bd3 Bxd2+ 19. Qxd2 Nb4 {
Es wird nun forciert einiges Material getauscht und es entsteht ein Endspiel
mit (vorübergehend) einem Mehrbauern für Schwarz.} (19... Bg6 $5 {war auch
möglich, um die Damen noch auf dem Brett zu halten, z.B.} 20. Nf2 Bxd3 21. Nxd3
Re8 22. e4 Nb6 $13) 20. Nf6+ gxf6 21. Bxf5 Nxa2+ 22. Kc2 Qxd2+ 23. Kxd2 Kg7 24.
gxf6+ (24. e4 $5 {kam auch stark in Betracht.}) 24... Kxf6 25. Bb1 Rad8+ 26.
Ke2 Nb4 27. e4 $44 {Weiß hat zwar einen Minusbauern, aber der h-Bauer von
Schwarz ist schwach, so dass Weiß genug Gegenspiel hat.} h6 28. Rg3 Rd4 29. Rd1
Rxd1 30. Kxd1 a5 31. Ke2 b5 32. Rh3 Rh8 33. Ke3 Rd8 34. Ke2 Rh8 35. Ke3 Rd8 (
35... c5 $5 36. Rh5) 36. Ke2 Kg7 37. Rg3+ Kf8 38. Rh3 Rd6 39. e5 Rd4 40. Ke3 c5
41. Be4 Nd5+ (41... Rc4 $5 42. Rxh6 Nc2+ 43. Kd3 Ne1+ 44. Ke3 $11) 42. Bxd5
Rxd5 43. Rxh6 c4 44. Rd6 Rc5 (44... Rxd6 $2 45. exd6 $18) 45. Kd4 c3 46. bxc3 (
46. Kxc5 $2 c2) 46... Rc4+ 47. Kd3 Rxf4 48. Rd5 b4 49. Rxa5 Rf3+ 50. Kd4 Rxc3
1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG-ch 55th"]
[Site "Subotica"]
[Date "2000.04.02"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Markovic, Miroslav"]
[Black "Kalezic, Blazo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2403"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2000.03.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Nxg4 8. Rg1
Nh6 $6 {Mir gefällt dieser Zug nicht: Schwarz behält zwar den Bauern, aber er
muss die schwarzfeldrigen Läufer tauschen und eine halboffene g-Linie gegen
seinen König zulassen. Und außerdem: Springer am Rand ...} 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4
Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Nf5 13. O-O-O Nf6 14. Bd3 g6 (14... O-O 15. Rg2
Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Qf6 17. Ne5 Rd8 18. Ng4 Qe7 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Nh6+ Kh8 21. Rxg7
Kxg7 22. Rg1+ Kh8 23. Qe2 {1-0 Krasenkow,M-Sveshnikov,E/Moscow 1992/EXT 97 (23)
}) (14... Nxd4 15. Bc2 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 c5 17. Rxg7 $40) 15. Nc3 Nxd4 (15... O-O
16. Qf4 $44) 16. Bc2 c5 17. Nb5 O-O $2 {Rochiert genau in den Angriff herein.}
(17... a6 18. Nbxd4 cxd4 19. Qh6 $44) 18. Nbxd4 cxd4 19. Qh6 {Ich sehe bereits
keine Verteidigung mehr.} d3 (19... Qe7 20. Rxd4 b5 21. Ne5 $16 {/\} Bb7 22.
Bxg6 fxg6 23. Nxg6 hxg6 24. Rxg6+ Kf7 25. Rg7+ $18) (19... e5 20. Nxe5 Be6 21.
Bxg6) 20. Rxd3 Qc7 21. Ng5 $18 {Es droht Rf3 oder Nxh7 nebst Rh3.} Qf4+ 22. Kb1
Qxf2 23. Rdd1 {Mit der Drohung Rdf1.} Qe2 24. Nxh7 Qxd1+ 25. Bxd1 (25. Rxd1
Nxh7 26. Bxg6 fxg6 27. Qxg6+ Kh8 28. Rg1) 25... Nxh7 26. Bc2 Kh8 27. Rg4 $6 (
27. Bxg6 $18) 27... Rg8 28. Rh4 Rg7 29. Qd2 Kg8 30. Qd8+ Nf8 31. c5 f5 32. Rh6
b6 33. Bb3 bxc5 34. h4 a5 35. h5 gxh5 36. Rxh5 Rg1+ 37. Kc2 Rg2+ 38. Kc1 Rg1+
39. Kd2 Rg2+ 40. Ke3 Rg3+ 41. Kf4 Rg4+ 42. Ke5 c4 43. Rg5+ Rxg5 44. Qxg5+ Kf7
45. Bxc4 a4 46. Qxf5+ Ke8 47. Qh5+ Ke7 48. Qg5+ Kf7 49. Qf6+ Kg8 50. Qd8 Kf7
51. Bd3 Kg8 52. Kf6 a3 53. Bh7+ Kxh7 54. Qe7+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.09"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 e6 6. Nf3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2
Nc6 9. O-O Be6 10. Rd1 Nb4 11. Qb1 (11. Qd2 {1/2-1/2 Aleksandrov,A-Bacrot,E/
Izmir 2004/CBM 104/[Lutz] (34)}) 11... Qc8 12. Bd2 {'?!'} (12. Nh4 g5 13. a3
gxh4 14. axb4 cxb4 15. Na4 Qc7 16. Bd2 Ne4 17. f3 Nxd2 18. Rxd2 Rc8 $17 {
1/2-1/2 Dittmar,P-Bjarnason,O/Bad Woerishofen 2003/CBM 93 ext (34)}) (12. e4 {
sah noch wie das Beste aus, z.B.} Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bf5 14. Nfd2 (14. Bd3 Nxd3 15.
Ng3 c4 $17) 14... dxe4 15. Nxe4 cxd4 16. Bd3 $13) 12... Bf5 13. Qc1 c4 14. Ne1
Bd6 15. b3 b5 {'-/+' Dank seines Raumvorteils am Damenflügel und der Kontrolle
des Zentrums hat Schwarz bereits deutlichen Vorteil.} 16. bxc4 bxc4 17. Bf3 Qe6
18. Na4 a5 19. a3 Nd3 20. Nxd3 Bxd3 {Dieser Läufer lähmt das weiße Spiel, da
nun die weißen Türme nicht mehr herauskommen.} 21. Nc5 Bxc5 22. dxc5 O-O 23.
Qb2 (23. Bc3 $5 {/\ Bd4}) 23... Ne4 24. Qd4 Rfd8 25. Ra2 Qc6 {'?' Gibt Weiß
eine Chance zur Entlastung.} 26. Bc3 {'?'} ({Zaeher ist} 26. Bxa5 Rxa5 27. Bxe4
Bxe4 28. Qxe4 Qxc5 $15) 26... f6 27. Be2 Nxc5 28. Bxd3 Nxd3 29. a4 Nb4 {
'-+' Weiß verliert weiteres Material} 30. Rad2 Qxa4 31. e4 Nc6 32. Qc5 d4 33.
h4 Rac8 34. Ra1 Qb3 35. Bxa5 c3 36. Bxd8 cxd2 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.20"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
e5 $5 9. h3 {Dieser Versuch erscheint mir zu zahm, da Schwarz unbehelligt
aktiv werden kann. 9.g5 muss der richtige Zug für Weiß sein.} (9. g5 {0-1
Radjabov,T-Shirov,A/Leon 2004/CBM 102/[Lutz] (47)}) 9... O-O 10. Bd2 b5 11. Be2
b4 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Na4 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Qe7 $17 {Ständen die weißen Bauern
noch auf g2 und h2, könnte Weiß sich auf den rückständigen schwarzen c-Bauern
stürzen. So aber leidet er unter seiner unsicheren Königsstellung.} 15. Rc1 (
15. O-O $4 Qe5 $19) (15. O-O-O Be6 16. b3 Bd5 17. Bxd5 cxd5 $17) (15. Bxc6 Bb7)
15... Be6 16. Bg2 Bd5 17. f3 (17. Bxd5 cxd5 $40) 17... c5 18. O-O c4 {Zwar hat
Weiß seinen König halbwegs in Sicherheit gebracht, aber nun konnte Schwarz
seinen c-Bauern weit vorrücken. Der Na4 steht immer noch im Abseits.} 19. Rce1
Bc6 20. g5 Nh5 21. f4 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rac8 23. e4 {Weiß wird im Zentrum aktiv,
aber dafür ist sein König wiederum entblößt.} Rfd8 24. e5 Bb8 25. Be3 Rd3 26.
Qe2 g6 27. Rd1 Qb7+ 28. Kh2 Qe4 29. Rxd3 cxd3 30. Qf3 Rc2+ $19 31. Kg1 Qxf3 32.
Rxf3 d2 33. Rf1 Nxf4 $1 {Da der Na4 weiterhin nicht witwirkt, kann Schwarz mit
dieser kleinen Kombination seinen Freibauern zur Geltung bringen.} 34. Bxf4
Bxe5 35. Bxd2 (35. Bxe5 Rc1 $19) 35... Rxd2 36. a3 bxa3 37. bxa3 Bd4+ 38. Kh1
Rd3 39. Rf4 Rxh3+ 40. Kg2 Rd3 0-1

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "2000.03.03"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Gofshtein, Leonid D"]
[Black "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2000.01.14"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tel Aviv Ironi"]
[BlackTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be2
dxc4 9. bxc4 e5 10. O-O Re8 11. Qc2 Qe7 12. Rfe1 e4 13. Nd2 Nf8 14. f3 exf3 15.
Bxf3 {Weiß hat ein Bauernübergewicht im Zentrum, aber wie die Praxis gezeigt
hat, hat Schwarz durch sein aktives Figurenspiel ausreichendes Gegenspiel.} Ng4
16. Nf1 Qh4 $5 {Huzman ist Sekundant von Gelfand und wird sich wahrscheinlich
nach oder vor dessen Partie gegen Anand intensiv mit dieser Stellung
auseinandergesetzt haben.} (16... Qg5 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Anand,V/Monaco 2000/
CBM 75/[Lutz] (37) Lutz}) 17. h3 Nf6 $146 {Dass Schwarz nicht einfach
herumtrödeln dar, bis Weiß sich konsolidiert hat und sein Zentrum zur Geltung
bringt, zeigen zwei Vorgänger zu dieser Stellung.} (17... Bf5 18. e4 Nh6 19.
Qf2 Qxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Bd7 21. c5 Be7 22. g4 $16 {1-0 Weinberger,T-Barczay,L/
Budapest 1955/MCD (37)}) (17... Nh6 18. Qf2 Qxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Nf5 20. g3 Bd7 21.
Red1 Rad8 22. c5 Be7 23. Ne2 g5 24. e4 Ng7 25. g4 Ng6 26. Ne3 Ne6 27. Nf5 $16 {
1-0 Bentzen,E-Christiansen,J/Norresundby 1992/EXT 2000 (49)}) 18. e4 Ne6 19.
Rad1 Bc7 20. Qf2 Qxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Ng5 22. Ng3 (22. e5 Nd7 {/\ ...c5} 23. c5 Nxf3
24. gxf3 b6 $132) 22... Be6 23. d5 Bb6+ 24. Ke2 cxd5 25. cxd5 Bd7 $15 {[%csl
Re2] Eigentlich hätte Weiß eine gute Stellung - wäre da nicht der König, der
im Weg steht und Opfer der schwarzen Sticheleien wird.} 26. h4 Nxf3 27. gxf3
Rac8 28. Rc1 Bc7 29. Kf2 Bf4 30. Rcd1 (30. Rc2 Nxd5 $1 31. exd5 Bxg3+ $19)
30... Be5 31. Nge2 Nh5 32. Ke3 f5 $1 $17 33. Rg1 fxe4 34. fxe4 Nf6 35. Rdf1
Nxe4 $19 36. Nxe4 Bxb2 37. Nd4 Rc3+ 38. Kf4 Rf8+ 39. Ke5 Rxf1 40. Rxf1 Rd3 0-1

[Event "POL-ch 57th"]
[Site "Plock"]
[Date "2000.05.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Kuczynski, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2451"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2000.04.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Bb4 $5 {
Dieser Zug wurde durch Kramnik in die Praxis eingeführt. Schwarz möchte auf
den weißen Feldern spielen und nachweisen, dass g2-g4 eine Schwächung ist.} 8.
a3 (8. Bd2 {1/2-1/2 Krasenkow,M-Vallejo Pons,F/Saint Vincent 2000/CBM 78/(Lutz]
(46)}) 8... Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 (9. Qxc3 Nxg4 10. Rg1 Ngf6 11. Nd2 (11. Rxg7 $2 Ne4
12. Qc2 Qf6 $19) 11... O-O 12. b3 Qc7 13. f4 b6 14. Bb2 Bb7 15. O-O-O Rfd8 16.
Be2 a5 17. Rg5 a4 18. Rdg1 g6 19. b4 dxc4 20. Bxc4 Nd5 $13 {0-1 Scekic,
M-Brumen,D/Ljubljana 1998/EXT 99 (32)}) 9... Qa5 (9... b6 10. Rg1 Bb7 11. Nd2
c5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. g5 Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Bb2 cxd4 16. cxd4 O-O 17. d5 Re8
18. Rd1 a6 19. Qa4 b5 20. Qd4 Ne5 21. Be2 Rc8 22. Qxe4 Nc4 23. Qd4 Nxb2 24.
Qxb2 Bxd5 $13 {0-1 Akesson,R-Ivanov,S/Stockholm 2000/CBM 74 ext (34)}) 10. Bd3
dxc4 (10... b6 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Bd2 {/\ c4}) 11. Bxc4 e5 12. g5 Ne4 $1 13. Bb2
(13. Qxe4 Qxc3+ 14. Nd2 Qxa1 $17) 13... Nd6 14. Bd3 exd4 15. exd4 Nb6 16. O-O-O
Be6 $11 {[%csl Rc4,Rd5,Re4,Rf5][%cal Ye6c4,Yd6c4,Yb6d5,Yb6c4,Yd6e4,Yd6f5]
Schwarz hat sehr schön das Thema seiner Strategie - Kontrolle über die weißen
Felder - realisiert.} 17. Rhe1 O-O-O 18. Re5 Qa4 19. Nd2 Qxc2+ 20. Kxc2 g6 21.
h4 Bd5 22. Bc1 Nbc4 23. Nxc4 Nxc4 24. Re7 Rhe8 25. Rde1 Rxe7 26. Rxe7 Rd7 27.
Re2 Kd8 28. f4 Re7 29. Rxe7 Kxe7 30. f5 Nd6 31. f6+ Ke6 32. Bf1 (32. h5 gxh5
33. Bxh7 h4 {kann nur dem Weißen Ärger bereiten.}) 32... Kf5 33. Bh3+ Ke4 34.
Bg2+ Kf5 35. Bh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch Pool B"]
[Site "Vichy"]
[Date "2000.08.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "174"]
[EventDate "2000.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Nxg4 8. Rg1
f5 {Diese Variante führt zu Stellungen ähnlich dem Stonewall, in denen die
g-Bauern bereits getauscht sind. Weiß steht etwas besser, aber die schwarze
Stellung ist fest.} 9. h3 Ngf6 10. Rxg7 Ne4 11. Bd2 Qf6 12. Rg2 Nf8 13. O-O-O
Ng6 14. Bd3 (14. Be2 Bd7 15. Rdg1 O-O-O 16. Be1 Kb8 17. Kb1 Ka8 18. Ka1 Qe7 (
18... Be8 19. Bd3 Rf8 20. a3 Qe7 21. h4 Nxc3 22. Bxc3 Nxh4 23. Nxh4 Qxh4 24.
Ba5 Rb8 25. c5 b6 26. Bxb6 Be7 27. Qa4 Rb7 28. Rg7 Kb8 29. Ba5 Qxf2 30. R1g2
Qxe3 31. Ba6 Rb3 32. Rxe7 Rb5 33. Bxb5 cxb5 34. Rxe8+ {1-0 Wells,P-Delemarre,J/
Antwerp 1996/EXT 99 (34)}) 19. c5 Bc7 20. h4 e5 21. h5 exd4 22. Nxd4 Ne5 23.
Na4 Ng4 24. Nxf5 Bxf5 25. Bxg4 Bxg4 26. Rxg4 Rhf8 27. f4 Nf6 28. Rg7 Qxe3 29.
Bf2 Qe4 30. Qxe4 Nxe4 31. Rxc7 Nxf2 32. Rxh7 Rxf4 33. Rd7 Re8 34. b3 Rh4 35.
Re7 Rb8 36. Rf1 Nd3 37. Rh7 b5 38. cxb6 axb6 39. Kb1 Rb7 40. Rh8+ Ka7 41. Rff8
Re7 42. Ra8+ Kb7 43. Rab8+ Kc7 44. Rbc8+ Kd6 45. Rhd8+ Ke5 46. Re8 Rxe8 47.
Rxe8+ Kd4 48. Nxb6 Rxh5 49. Rg8 Rh1+ 50. Kc2 Rh2+ 51. Kb1 Rh1+ 52. Kc2 Rh2+ 53.
Kb1 Rb2+ 54. Ka1 Re2 55. Kb1 Re1+ 56. Kc2 Re2+ 57. Kb1 Rb2+ 58. Ka1 Rf2 59. Kb1
Rf1+ 60. Kc2 Rf2+ 61. Kb1 Kc3 62. Na4+ Kd2 63. Rg1 d4 64. Nb6 c5 65. Nc4+ Kc3
66. Rh1 Re2 67. Nb6 Kb4 68. Rd1 Ne5 69. Rc1 d3 70. Nd5+ Ka3 71. Nc3 Rb2+ 72.
Ka1 Rc2 73. Nb1+ Kb4 74. Rd1 Re2 75. Rc1 c4 76. bxc4 Nxc4 77. a3+ Nxa3 {
0-1 Soffer,R-Wells,P/Budapest 1994/CBM 41 ext (77)}) 14... Bd7 15. Rdg1 O-O-O
16. cxd5 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 exd5 18. Rg5 Rdf8 (18... Rde8 19. h4 f4 20. e4 dxe4 21.
Bxe4 Qe7 22. Ne5 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Nf8 24. Qa4 a6 25. Rg7 Qxh4 26. Qd4 Kb8 27. Qd6+
Ka8 28. Bd4 Qd8 29. Bc5 Bc8 30. Qxc6 bxc6 31. Bxc6+ Bb7 32. Rxb7 Qc8 33. Rb6+
Qxc6 34. Rxc6 Nd7 35. Bd4 Kb7 36. Rh6 Re7 37. Kb1 Rhe8 38. Re1 Nxe5 39. Bc5 Re6
40. Rxe6 Rxe6 41. Bd4 {1-0 Miton,K-Grischuk,A/Moscow 1997/EXT 2000 (41)}) 19.
h4 Rhg8 20. Qa4 Kb8 21. Bb4 Ne7 22. Ne5 Bc8 23. Bxd6+ Qxd6 24. Qd1 Qh6 25. f4
$14 Qxh4 26. Rh1 Qf2 27. Qf3 Qxf3 28. Nxf3 Rf7 29. Kd2 Rg6 30. Rgh5 Rg2+ 31.
Be2 Ng8 32. Ng5 Re7 33. Rxh7 Rxh7 34. Nxh7 Kc7 35. Ke1 Rg6 36. Ng5 Nf6 37. Bf3
Rg7 38. Kd2 Ne4+ 39. Bxe4 dxe4 40. Rh6 Bd7 41. Kc3 a5 42. a3 Re7 43. Kc4 Re8
44. Rh7 b6 45. d5 Rg8 46. Kd4 cxd5 47. Kxd5 Rg6 48. Nf7 Rg1 49. Ne5 Rd1+ 50.
Kc4 Rc1+ 51. Kb3 Rd1 52. Kc2 Rd6 53. b4 axb4 54. axb4 Kc8 55. Rh8+ Kc7 56. Rh7
Kc8 57. Kc3 Be6 58. b5 Bd7 59. Kc4 Be6+ 60. Kb4 Ba2 61. Nc6 Be6 62. Nd4 Bd7 63.
Kc4 Kd8 64. Rh5 Kc7 65. Rh8 Rg6 66. Rf8 Rd6 67. Rf7 Kd8 68. Rh7 Ke8 69. Rh5 Kd8
70. Rg5 Kc7 71. Rg8 Kb7 72. Rg7 Kc8 73. Re7 Kd8 74. Re5 Kc7 75. Kc3 Rf6 76. Re7
Kd6 77. Re5 Rf8 78. Kb4 Rf6 79. Kc4 Rf8 80. Rd5+ Kc7 81. Kc3 Rf6 82. Kc2 Rf8
83. Kd2 Rf6 84. Ke1 Rd6 85. Re5 Rf6 86. Kf2 Kd6 87. Kg3 Rg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dubai op"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2001.04.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Black "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2001.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Bb4 {
Kramniks Zug} 8. Bd2 Qe7 9. Rg1 (9. a3 $6 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 b6 $1 11. Bd3 Ba6 12.
Qa4 dxc4 $1 13. Qxa6 cxd3 14. Qxd3 $6 O-O 15. g5 Nd5 16. Bd2 f5 $1 $17 {
0-1 Gelfand,B-Kramnik,V/Berlin 1996/CBM 55/[Lutz] (28)}) 9... b6 10. cxd5 cxd5
(10... exd5 $5 {erscheint angesichts der Partiefolge als die sichere
Alternative.} 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O-O O-O 13. g5 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Ne4 15. Ne5 Nxe5
16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. dxe5 c5 18. Rd6 Rad8 19. Qd2 Rxd6 20. exd6 Qe6 21. b3 Rd8 22.
Ba1 Qxd6 23. Qc3 Qg6 24. h4 h5 25. Qe5 Ba6 26. Bc3 Be2 27. Kb2 a5 28. Rc1 Kh7
29. Ka1 Bg4 30. Kb2 Rd7 31. Rc2 Bd1 32. Rc1 Be2 33. Qe8 Bb5 34. Qf8 Rd5 35. Rc2
Bd3 36. Rd2 b5 $17 37. Ka1 a4 $2 38. bxa4 bxa4 $2 39. Rb2 $1 $18 Rxg5 40. hxg5
Qxg5 41. Rb8 f6 42. Kb2 h4 43. Rb7 a3+ 44. Kxa3 c4 45. Qxf6 {1-0 Hort,V-Zhu
Chen/Munich 2000/CBM 78 (45)}) (10... Nxd5 $5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Bd3
Nf6 14. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 15. Qc3 Qe7 16. Ne5 Ne4 17. Bxe4 {1/2-1/2 Wells,P-Wach,M/
Passau 1998/EXT 99 (17)}) 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. g5 Ne4 {Schwarz gibt einen Bauern,
weil er nicht in einer perspektivlosen Stellung landen will.} (12... Bxc3 $6
13. Qxc3 Ne4 14. Qc7 Nxd2 15. Kxd2 Bc8 16. Rac1 O-O 17. a3 $16 {1-0 Barsov,
A-Sandipan,C/Dhaka 2001/CBM 82/[Lutz] (52)}) 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Rc8 15. Qb3
Bxd2+ 16. Nxd2 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 O-O 18. Nc3 $1 $146 {Dieser natürliche Zug läßt
das schwarze Bauernopfer in einem anderen Licht erscheinen. Weiß droht, mit 19.
0-0-0 seinen König aus der Gefahrenzone zu bringen. Außerdem wird ...f7-f5-f4
vorgebeugt.} (18. Ke2 f5 {Schwarz hat Spiel für den Bauern, da der weiße König
unsicher steht.} 19. Nd2 f4 20. Rac1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 fxe3 22. Qxe3 Qd6 23. h4 e5
24. Rc4 Qd5 25. b3 b5 26. Rc7 Qd6 27. Rxa7 exd4 28. Qd3 Nc5 29. Qg3 d3+ 30. Ke1
Qd4 31. Kf1 Nxb3 32. Rxg7+ Kxg7 33. axb3 Rf4 34. h5 b4 35. f3 Qe3 36. Qf2 Qxf2+
37. Kxf2 Rf5 38. Ne4 d2 39. Ke2 Rxf3 40. Nxd2 Rh3 41. Nf3 Rxh5 42. Ke3 Kg6 43.
Kf4 Rh3 44. Ne5+ Kh5 {0-1 Markovic,M-Sedlak,N/Subotica 2000/CBM 76 (44)}) 18...
b5 $5 {Schwarz wirft noch einen zweiten Bauern hinterher, um die lange Rochade
zu verhindern.} (18... f5 19. O-O-O $16) (18... f6 19. g6 $16) 19. Qxb5 Rb8 20.
Qe2 Rfc8 21. Kf1 Qb4 22. Rc1 Qxb2 23. Qxb2 Rxb2 24. Kg2 $16 {Jetzt hat Weiß
einfach ein Endspiel mit einem glatten Bauern mehr.} f6 25. Ne4 Rbc2 26. Rxc2
Rxc2 27. Rb1 f5 28. Rb7 fxe4 29. Rxd7 Rxa2 30. h4 Kf8 31. Kg3 a6 32. Ra7 a5 33.
h5 a4 34. h6 gxh6 35. gxh6 Kg8 36. Rg7+ Kh8 37. Re7 Kg8 38. Rxe6 a3 39. Re7 Ra1
40. Ra7 Rg1+ 41. Kf4 Rf1 42. Ke5 Rxf2 43. Ke6 a2 44. Ra8+ Rf8 45. Rxa2 Re8+ 46.
Kf6 Rf8+ 47. Ke7 Kh8 48. d5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.06"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Brynell, Stellan"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2473"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Malmo Linhams"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 e6 6. Nf3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2
Nc6 9. O-O Be6 10. Rd1 Nb4 11. Qd2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. a3 exf3 14. Bxf3 Nc6
15. d5 Ne5 16. dxe6 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 fxe6 18. Qxd8+ {Dieser Abtausch verspricht
Weiß nichts. Im Gegenteil, bald ist es Schwarz, der sich Hoffnung auf Vorteil
machen kann.} (18. Qc2 {1/2-1/2 Aleksandrov,A-Bacrot,E/Izmir 2004/CBM 104/
[Lutz] (34)}) 18... Rxd8 19. Bd2 Be7 20. Ba5 Rd7 21. f4 Bf6 22. a4 Ke7 23. Kf1
Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. b3 Rb8 {'=/+' Schwarz hat die Entwicklung
vollendet und steht wegen seiner mobilen Mehrheit am Damenflügel besser.} 27.
Bc7 Rc8 28. Be5 c4 29. bxc4 Rxc4 30. Ke2 Rc2+ 31. Kf3 Bxe5 32. fxe5 b4 33. Rb1
Rc4 34. Ke2 g5 35. Kd3 Rh4 36. f4 g4 37. Rb2 Rh3 38. Re2 Kd7 39. Kc4 Kc6 40. e4
Rf3 41. Kxb4 Rxf4 42. Kc4 h5 43. Kd4 Rf3 44. Re3 Rf2 45. h3 Rd2+ 46. Kc4 Rc2+
47. Kd4 Rd2+ 48. Kc4 Ra2 49. hxg4 hxg4 50. Rc3 Rg2 51. Kd4+ Kd7 52. Ra3 g3 53.
Ra7+ Ke8 54. Rg7 Rg1 55. Ke3 g2 56. Kf2 Rf1+ 57. Kxg2 Rf4 58. Kg3 Rxe4 59. Rg5
Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Fraenkische GM 1st"]
[Site "Pulvermuehle"]
[Date "2000.01.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gabriel, Christian"]
[Black "Hamdouchi, Hicham"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2000.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 $5 {Eine weniger
gebräuchliche Alternative zu 6...Bd6, die besonders durch Dreev popularisiert
wurde.} 7. e4 $5 (7. Bd3) (7. Be2) 7... dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Qxe4 Bb4+ (9...
Bb7 10. Be2 Nf6 11. Qh4 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Nxd2 O-O 14. O-O c5 15. Nf3 Ne4
16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Rfd1 Kf8 18. dxc5 Nxc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Grigutavicius,
D-Linauskas,D/Radviliskis 1995/EXT 97 (37)}) 10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Nxd2 Bb7 12. Bd3
(12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O Qc7 14. Nf3 c5 15. Qe3 {1/2-1/2 Zhidkov,V-Savon,V/Ceske
Budejovice 1995/EXT 97 (15)}) 12... Nf6 $6 {Mir gefällt dieser Aufbau nicht,
da Schwarz mit einem Bauern auf c5 zurücknimmt.} (12... Qc7 $5 {/\ ...c5}) 13.
Qe3 c5 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Nb3 Rc8 16. O-O-O $5 $14 {Christian Gabriel spielt
immer maximalistisch. Weiß erhält Vorteil auf der d-Linie, aber sein König am
Damenflügel gibt Anlass zum Gegenspiel.} ({Schlichtere Gemüter hätten} 16. O-O
$14 {gewählt, mit einem leichten Vorteil wegen der besseren Bauernstruktur.})
16... Qc7 17. f3 a5 18. Nd2 O-O 19. Nb1 a4 20. Bc2 $1 {Weiß wählt eine
interessante Aufstellung: Der Springer deckt von a3 aus den Pc4 und blockiert
den Pa4, der Bc2 greift den Bauern an.} Ba6 21. Na3 Qc6 (21... Rfd8 22. Rxd8+
Rxd8 23. Bxa4 Rd4 24. Bb3 $16) 22. Rd2 Rb8 ({Der Turmtausch nach} 22... Rfd8
23. Rhd1 {kommt nur dem Weißen entgegen.}) 23. Rhd1 Rb4 24. Rd6 Qc8 25. Qd3 $16
{Weiß kontrolliert die d-Linie und Schwarz hat kein Gegenspiel. Allerdings ist
es in solchen Stellungen nicht einfach, "den Deckel draufzuhalten".} g6 26. Qc3
Nh5 27. Be4 Bb7 28. Bxb7 Rxb7 29. Nb5 Qb8 30. Qe3 (30. g4 Ng7 31. h4) 30... Ng7
31. Qxc5 $2 {Jetzt entwischen die schwarzen Figuren.} (31. g4 Ne8 32. R6d2 (32.
Rd8 Qxh2) 32... Nc7 33. Nc3 $16 {mit klarem Vorteil für Weiß. Er kann sein
Spiel gegen den Pc5 oder den Kg8 richten.} (33. Nd6 Nd5 34. Rxd5 Rxb2 $5))
31... Nf5 32. R6d2 Qf4 33. Kb1 (33. Qc6 Rbb8 34. g3 Qe3 $132) 33... Rbb8 34.
Nd4 Ne3 $132 {Schwarz hat vollwertiges Gegenspiel.} 35. g3 Qh6 36. Rc1 Nxc4 37.
Rdc2 Rfc8 38. Nc6 Rxc6 39. Qxc6 Na3+ 40. Ka1 Nxc2+ 41. Rxc2 $11 a3 42. Qd6
axb2+ 43. Kb1 Rf8 44. Qd3 Qg5 45. f4 Qa5 46. Qc3 Qd5 47. Qxb2 Qa8 48. Ka1 Rd8
49. a3 Rd3 50. Rc3 Rd1+ (50... Rxc3 51. Qxc3 Qh1+ 52. Kb2 Qxh2+ 53. Kb3 {
, und der a-Bauer ist sehr schnell.}) 51. Rc1 Rd3 52. Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Sanxenxo"]
[Date "2004.11.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2004.11.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 $5 {Dieses System ist
Gurevichs Spezialtät.} 6. c5 {Weiß schließt die Stellung. Man kann diese
Stellung mit der Variante 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Sf3 Sf6 4.Sc3 a6 5.c5 vergleichen.
Im Vergleich wurde e2-e3 und ...e7-e6 eingeschoben. Zwar ist so der Bc8
eingesperrt, aber auch der Bc1, der sonst nach f4 gehen und den Gegenstoß ...
e7(e6)-e5 verhindern könnte.} Nbd7 (6... b6 $5 {wurde seltsamerweise bislang
nicht so häufig gespielt, obwohl dieser Zug recht prinzipiell erscheint.} 7.
cxb6 c5 8. Bd3 Qxb6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bc2 Bd6 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4
Bb7 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. b3 O-O 17. Bb2 Be7 18. Rc1 Bf6 19. Qe2 Bxb2
20. Qxb2 Nf6 $11 {Gavrikov,V-Kallai,G (Mazatlan rapid 1988)}) 7. b4 g6 {
Das schwarze Gegenspiel beruht auf dem Gegenstoß ...e6-e5.} (7... a5 $2 8. b5
e5 9. Qa4 Qc7 10. Ba3 e4 $6 11. Nd2 Be7 12. b6 $18 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Comp Fritz
X3D/New York 2003/CBM 98/[Lutz] (45)}) 8. Bb2 (8. Bd3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. e4
dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 a5 (12... e5 $5 13. Bg5 $5) 13. Bg5 Nf6 14. a3 h6
15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qd2 Rd8 17. Qe3 Rxd4 $2 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Rad1 Qxe3 20. Rd8+
Kh7 21. fxe3 f5 22. b5 cxb5 23. Bd3 Bf6 24. Re8 b4 25. axb4 a4 26. Bc4 a3 27.
Bxe6 Bxe6 28. Rxa8 Bb2 29. Ra7 Bd5 30. Rd1 {1-0 Gurevich,M-Zhukova,N/St
Vincent 2004/CBM 98 ext (30)}) 8... Bg7 9. Be2 Qc7 (9... O-O 10. O-O Qc7 (10...
Rb8 11. Na4 Qe7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. f4 f6 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Bxf6 Rxf6
17. e4 b5 18. e5 Rf7 19. Nb2 a5 20. a3 $16 Ra8 21. Qd4 axb4 22. axb4 Rxa1 23.
Rxa1 Nf8 24. Nd3 Bd7 25. Nf2 g5 26. fxg5 Qxg5 27. g3 h5 28. Nh3 Qh6 29. Nf4 Rf5
30. Bd3 Rg5 31. Ra8 Rg7 32. Qf2 Rf7 33. Bg6 {1-0 Krasenkow,M-Zvjaginsev,V/
Tripoli 2004/CBM 102 (33)}) 11. Na4 Ne4 12. Ne1 (12. Nd2 $5 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 e5
14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Nxe5 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. a4 $14 {Bologan}) 12... e5 13. dxe5
Nxe5 14. f3 Nf6 15. Nb6 Rb8 $13 {1-0 Bologan,V-Grischuk,A/Poikovsky 2004/CBM
100/[Lutz] (44)}) 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Na4 Ne4 12. Bd3 f5 13. O-O e5 $11 {Damit
sollte Schwarz den Ausgleich erreicht haben.} 14. Rae1 Re8 15. a3 Qd8 16. Nxe5
Nxe5 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Rxe5 19. f3 Nf6 {Formal betrachtet hat Schwarz den
schlechten Läufer und Weiß hat Kontrolle über das Feld d4, aber andererseits
kann sich Schwarz einfach auf die e-Linie stellen.} 20. h3 Qe7 21. Nb6 Rb8 22.
Qf2 Bd7 23. Qh4 Re8 24. Nxd7 Nxd7 25. Qxe7 R5xe7 26. Kf2 Kg7 27. g4 fxg4 28.
hxg4 Ne5 29. Be2 g5 30. Rh1 h6 31. a4 $2 {Das schwächt den Damenflügel und ist
mehr als Weiß sich erlauben kann.} (31. Rd1 Nd7 32. Rd3 $11 {und es sieht
nicht so aus, als könnte irgend jemand einen Vorteil beanspruchen.}) 31... Nd7
32. Bd3 a5 $1 $17 33. bxa5 Nxc5 34. Bf5 Nxa4 35. f4 Nc5 36. fxg5 hxg5 37. Rh5
Kf6 38. Reh1 Rg7 39. Rh6+ Ke5 40. R1h5 Ra8 41. Bg6 Ne4+ 42. Bxe4 dxe4 43. Rh7
Rag8 44. Rh1 Kd5 45. R7h6 Rf8+ 46. Kg2 Rf3 47. Rd1+ Ke5 48. a6 Rxe3 49. Rf1 Ra3
50. Rf5+ Kd4 51. Rd6+ Ke3 52. axb7 Rxb7 53. Rxg5 Kf4 54. Rf5+ Kxg4 55. Rf2 Rg3+
56. Kf1 Rb1+ 57. Ke2 Rb2+ 58. Kf1 0-1

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Sanxenxo"]
[Date "2004.11.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2004.11.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 h6 8. Bd2
dxc4 $5 {Die Kombination von 7...h6 und 8...dxc4 ist sehr selten.} (8... Qe7 {
ist populärer.}) 9. Bxc4 b5 (9... e5 $6 10. g5 hxg5 11. Nxg5 Nd5 12. Rg1 N7f6
13. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 14. Qg6+ Ke6 15. e4 $18 Kd7 16. exd5 exd4 17. dxc6+ bxc6 18.
O-O-O Rxh2 19. Nb5 cxb5 20. Bxb5+ Ke6 21. Rge1+ Be5 22. Bc4+ Kd6 23. Bb4+ Kc6
24. Rxe5 Bg4 25. f3 Qb6 26. Qxg7 Rc8 27. Rc5+ Qxc5 28. Bxc5 Kxc5 29. fxg4 Kxc4
30. Qxf6 {1-0 Konopka,M-Balogh,B/Hungary 1995/EXT 97 (30)}) 10. Bd3 (10. Be2 $5
Bb7 11. e4 (11. Rg1 Qe7 12. h4 b4 13. Na4 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16.
Ne5 O-O 17. g5 hxg5 18. hxg5 Ne4 19. Bd3 b3 20. axb3 Nxd2 21. Kxd2 Rfc8 22. Nc4
Qd7 23. Ke2 Qd5 24. Rg3 Kf8 25. f3 Bd6 26. Be4 Bxg3 27. Bxd5 exd5 28. Qc3 Kg8
29. g6 fxg6 30. Qb4 Rcb8 31. Qe7 dxc4 32. Qe6+ {1-0 Kolev,A-Drenchev,P/Plovdiv
2003/CBM 97 ext (32)}) 11... b4 12. Na4 Be7 13. Nc5 (13. g5 hxg5 14. Nxg5 Qa5
15. Rg1 c5 16. e5 cxd4 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Rc1 Rxh2 19. Qc7 Qxc7 20. Rxc7 Bc8 21.
Bxb4 Be5 22. Rc2 Bb7 23. Bf3 Bxf3 24. Nxf3 Rh3 25. Nd2 Rb8 26. Ba3 d3 27. Rc6
Nf6 28. Nc4 Bf4 29. Nc3 g6 30. Bd6 Bxd6 31. Rxd6 Ke7 32. Ra6 Nd5 33. Rxa7+ Kf8
34. Kd2 Rb4 35. b3 Nxc3 36. Kxc3 Rb8 37. Rg3 Rh2 38. Rf3 f5 39. Rxd3 Rxf2 40.
Rg3 f4 41. Rxg6 Rd8 42. Ne5 Re2 43. Rf7+ {1-0 Watson,J-Pozarek,S/Philadelphia
1993/EXT 99 (43)}) 13... Nxc5 14. dxc5 Qa5 15. Rc1 Nd7 16. a3 Qxc5 17. Qa4 Qb6
18. axb4 O-O 19. g5 hxg5 20. Nxg5 a5 21. bxa5 Bxg5 22. Bxg5 Rxa5 23. Qd1 Rxg5
24. Qxd7 Rg2 25. Rf1 Rd8 26. Qe7 c5 27. Qxc5 Qxb2 28. Qc3 Qb6 29. Bf3 Rxh2 30.
Qc5 Qxc5 31. Rxc5 Rd4 32. Rg1 Bxe4 33. Rc8+ Kh7 34. Rg4 f5 35. Bxe4 Rxe4+ 36.
Rxe4 fxe4 37. Ke2 Kg6 38. Ke3 Kf5 39. Rc5+ e5 40. Rc8 Rh3+ 41. Ke2 Rf3 42. Re8
g5 43. Re7 g4 44. Rf7+ Kg6 45. Re7 e3 46. fxe3 Rf5 47. e4 Kf6 48. Re8 Kf7 49.
Rh8 Rf4 50. Ke3 Rf3+ 51. Ke2 Rh3 52. Rc8 Rh2+ 53. Ke3 Rb2 54. Rh8 Kg6 55. Rf8
Kg5 56. Rf5+ Kh4 57. Rxe5 g3 58. Re8 {1/2-1/2 Kempinski,R-Neverov,V/Swidnica
1998/EXT 2003 (58)}) 10... Bb7 11. Rg1 Rc8 $146 (11... b4 $5 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13.
Bxe4 Qb6 14. Rc1 c5 15. g5 Ke7 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Rac8 18. gxh6 Rxh6 19.
Bxb7 Qxb7 20. e4 Rh7 21. Bf4 Kf8 22. Qd3 Rh4 23. Qe3 Nxe5 24. Rd1 Ng6 25. Bd6+
Kg8 26. f3 c4 27. Rg2 a5 28. Rc2 Qb5 29. Qd4 e5 30. Qd5 Qa6 31. Bc5 Nf4 32.
Qxc4 Qxc4 33. Rxc4 Rxh2 34. Rd2 Rh1+ 35. Kf2 Rh2+ 36. Ke1 Rxd2 37. Kxd2 Ne6 {
0-1 Hoeksema,H-Okkes,M/Netherlands 1993/EXT 97 (37)}) 12. g5 {Weiß öffnet
Linien am Königsflügel, so wie es der Grundidee des Shabalov-Angriffs
entspricht. Nachteilig ist jedoch, dass damit auch der weiße Königsflügel
geschwächt wird und der weiße König keinen sicheren Platz mehr findet.} hxg5
13. Nxg5 Qe7 14. h3 a6 15. Nce4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Nf6 17. Rc1 c5 $15 {Mit der
Durchsetzung von ...c6-c5 hat Schwarz ein wesentliches strategisches Ziel
erreicht und kann zufrieden in die Zukunft schauen.} 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Ke2 Bh2
20. Rh1 Qg2 21. dxc5 Rh4 (21... Nh5 $5 22. Ne4 Ng3+ 23. Nxg3 Bxg3 $40) 22. Rxh2
Qxh2 23. Nf3 Qxh3 24. Nxh4 Qxh4 25. c6 Ne4 26. Be1 Qh5+ 27. Kf1 Qh1+ 28. Ke2
Qh5+ 29. Kf1 Qf3 30. Kg1 Ng5 31. Kf1 Qh3+ 32. Ke2 Qh5+ 33. Kf1 Qh1+ 34. Ke2
Qh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 12th"]
[Site "Malmo/Copenhagen"]
[Date "2004.05.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2004.04.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 e6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Bd6 8. Bd3 c5
9. cxd5 (9. O-O O-O 10. Rc1 (10. Qe2 Nc6 11. Rac1 cxd4 12. exd4 h6 13. Be3 Re8
14. Rfd1 Bd7 15. h3 Qe7 16. Qd2 Qf8 17. Bf4 dxc4 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. bxc4 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Schandorff,L-Agrest,E/Aarhus 2003/CBM 98 no vc (47)}) 10... Nc6 11. h3
(11. cxd5 exd5 12. h3 $5) 11... Qe7 $2 (11... cxd4 12. exd4 Ba3 $132) 12. Re1
$1 $14 {1-0 Rogozenko,D-Hultin,J/Gothenburg 2004/CBM 99/[Rogozenko] (39)}) 9...
exd5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. O-O O-O 12. Qc2 Nc6 (12... Bg4 $6 13. Ng5 g6 14. h3 Bc8
15. e4 dxe4 16. Ncxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bd4 18. Rad1 $36 Bf5 19. Bh6 Re8 20. Ng5
Bxd3 21. Rxd3 Nc6 22. Qc4 Qf6 23. Rf3 Ne5 24. Qxd4 Nxf3+ 25. Nxf3 Qxd4 26. Nxd4
$16 {1-0 Malakhov,V-Popov,I/Moscow 2004/CBM 100 (54)}) 13. Ne2 (13. Nb5 $5 Ne4
$1 14. Nbd4 (14. Bxe4 $2 {Atalik} dxe4 15. Qxc5 exf3 $17) 14... Bxd4 15. Nxd4 (
15. exd4 {Atalik} Bf5 $17) 15... Nxd4 16. exd4 Bf5 $1 17. Bb4 $2 Rc8 18. Qb1
Re8 19. f3 Bg6 $8 $17 {1/2-1/2 Johannessen,L-Atalik,S/Athens 2003/CBM 97/
[Atalik] (46)}) 13... Qe7 14. Bc3 Ne4 15. Rad1 Bd6 $11 16. Ba1 (16. Ng3 $5)
16... Bg4 17. Ng3 Nb4 18. Qb2 f6 $1 19. Qb1 (19. Be2 $5) 19... Bxg3 20. hxg3
Rac8 21. a3 $6 (21. Bb2 $5) 21... Nxd3 22. Qxd3 (22. Rxd3 $5) 22... Rfd8 23. b4
(23. Bb2 $5 Nc5 24. Qc3) 23... Qc7 24. Bd4 Qc2 $17 25. Qxc2 Rxc2 26. Rc1 Rdc8
27. Rxc2 Rxc2 28. Ne1 Ra2 29. Nd3 (29. f3 Nxg3 30. Rf2 Ne2+ (30... Re2 31. Rxe2
Nxe2+ 32. Kf2 Nxd4 33. exd4 $13) 31. Kf1 (31. Rxe2 Rxe2 32. Kf1 Ra2 33. fxg4
Rxa3 $17) 31... Bd7 $17) 29... Rxa3 30. Nc5 Nd6 31. f3 Bf5 32. g4 Bg6 33. Ra1
Rxa1+ 34. Bxa1 Be8 35. Bd4 Kf7 36. Kf2 Bb5 37. Nb3 Nc8 38. Bc3 Bc4 39. Nd4 Nd6
40. Nf5 Nb5 41. Bb2 Bd3 42. Nd4 Nd6 43. Bc3 b6 44. Nb3 Bc4 45. Nd4 Nb7 46. Nc6
Ke8 47. g5 Kd7 48. gxf6 gxf6 49. Nd4 a5 50. bxa5 bxa5 51. e4 dxe4 52. fxe4 a4
53. e5 fxe5 54. Nf3 Nd6 55. Nxe5+ Ke6 56. Ba1 Bd5 57. Nd3 Kf5 58. Nc5 a3 59.
Nd7 Ne4+ 60. Ke3 h5 61. Kd4 Bb7 62. Nb6 a2 63. Kc4 Nd2+ 64. Kc3 Nf1 65. Kb3
Bxg2 66. Kxa2 h4 67. Bd4 h3 68. Bg1 Kg4 69. Na4 Kg3 70. Nc3 Bf3 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.06"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Maki Uuro, Miika"]
[Black "Johannessen, Leif Erlend"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Matinkylan"]
[BlackTeam "Oslo"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FIN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
e5 9. g5 Nd5 10. Bd2 exd4 11. Nxd4 (11. Qe4+ {1-0 Krasenkow,M-Volkmann,F/
Mallorca 2004/CBM 104/[Lutz] (25)}) 11... O-O 12. O-O-O (12. Nxd5 {0-1
Radjabov,T-Shirov,A/Leon 2004/CBM 102/[Lutz] (47)}) (12. Ne4 {0-1 Gelfand,
B-Shirov,A/Monaco 2004/CBM 99 ext (23)}) (12. Bxd5 {0-1 Aronian,L-Smirnov,P/
Tripoli 2004/CBM 102 (92)}) 12... Ne5 {'?!'} (12... Nb4 13. Qb1 (13. Qb3 Nc5) (
13. Qe4 Re8) 13... Ne5 14. Be2 c5 15. Nf3 Be6 $36) 13. Nxd5 Nxc4 14. Qxc4 (14.
Nf6+ $5 gxf6 15. Qxc4 fxg5 16. Bc3 $44) 14... cxd5 15. Qxd5 Bg4 16. f3 Bh5 17.
Bc3 Rc8 18. Kb1 Re8 19. Ka1 {'+/=' Schwarz hat für den Bauern nicht genügend
Kompensation.} Bf8 20. Qxb7 Qxg5 21. Rhg1 Qc5 22. h4 h6 23. Rde1 Rcd8 24. Qc6
Qxc6 25. Nxc6 Rd7 26. Nd4 g6 27. f4 Kh7 28. Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Markos, Jan"]
[Black "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. e4 (7. Bd3) (7.
b3 O-O 8. Be2 Re8 (8... dxc4 9. bxc4 e5 10. O-O Re8 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Rb1 e4 13.
Nd2 Nf8 14. c5 $14) 9. Bb2 dxc4 10. bxc4 e5) 7... dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Qxe4 c5
10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxe7 Qa5+ $1 12. Ke2 (12. Nd2 {Plus simple même si les GMI
préfèrent la ligne Ke2} Kxe7 13. O-O-O cxd4 14. Qxd4 Qe5 15. Qh4+ Nf6 16. f4 {
Kharlov,A (2600)-Lastin,A (2558) Novgorod op 1999 (3) 1/2} (16. Nf3 Qc7 17. Kb1
Bd7 18. Bd3 Rac8 19. Rhe1 Rhd8 20. Ne5 $1 {[%cal Gg2g4,Gg4g5,Ge5c4]} (20. g4 {
[%cal Gc7f4]}) 20... Kf8)) 12... Kxe7 13. g3 {[%csl Re2] Malgré l'avantage
d'espace, il n'est pas facile de terminer le développement des Blancs et les
Noirs n'ont pas de problèmes pour égaliser} Rd8 $1 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Ge7f8]} 14.
Bg2 (14. Qxh7 $6 Qb6 $15 {[%csl Rb2,Rd4,Re2]}) 14... cxd4 15. Qxd4 Nf6 16. Qe3
(16. Qf4 $142 {[%csl Gf4]} Bd7 {[%cal Gd7c6]} 17. Ne5 $1 Be8 18. Rhd1 $14 Qb6
19. b3 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21. Rxd8 Qxd8 ({RR} 21... Kxd8) 22. Bxb7 Qa5 23. Qe3 (
{RR} 23. a4 Qb6 24. Qf3 Bxa4 25. bxa4 Qb2+ 26. Kf1 Qxe5 27. Qa3+ Qd6 28. c5)
23... Qxa2+ 24. Kf1 Qa5 25. Bf3 Qb6 26. c5 Bb5+ 27. Kg2 Qc7 28. c6 a6 29. Qc5+
Ke8 30. b4 Nd5 {Kramnik,V (2772)-Gelfand,B (2733)/Dortmund 2007/[Krasenkow]/
1-0 (62)}) ({RR} 16. Qe5 Rd2+ 17. Ke1 Qxe5+ 18. Nxe5 Rxb2 19. Nd3 Rc2 20. c5
Rb8 21. Kd1 Rc4) 16... Ng4 17. Qe4 $6 $146 ({RR} 17. Qg5+ Qxg5 18. Nxg5 Bd7 19.
b3 {1/2-1/2 Hernandez,I (2294)-Gomez Anadon,D (2229)/Pamplona 2003} {RR} f6 ({
RR} 19... h6 20. Nh3 Rab8 21. f4 ({RR} 21. Nf4 Ne5) 21... Bc6 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23.
Ng1 e5 24. h3 Nf6) 20. Nh3 Rab8 21. Nf4 Ne5 22. Rhd1 b5 23. Nd3 Nxd3 24. Rxd3
bxc4 25. bxc4 Rb2+ 26. Ke3 Bc8 {RR} 27. Rxd8 Kxd8 28. h4 Kc7 29. Bf1 h6 30. f4
Bd7 31. Be2 Bc6 32. h5 Kd6 33. g4 Ke7 34. a3 Rb3+ 35. Kd4 Kd6 36. c5+ Kd7 37.
g5 hxg5 38. fxg5 fxg5 39. Rg1 e5+ 40. Kc4 Rb2 41. Rxg5 Bb5+ {Nikolaidis,I 
(2520)-Gurevich,M (2634)/Cannes 2005/0-1 (48)}) 17... f5 $1 18. Qc2 Qc5 $1 {
[%csl Rf2]} 19. Kf1 {[%csl Rh1]} Bd7 20. h3 Nf6 21. Qc3 {[%cal Gc3g7]} (21. Ke2
$2 Ne4) 21... Bc6 (21... Kf8 $5 {[%cal Gf6e4,Gf8g7]}) 22. Re1 Be4 $17 {[%csl
Ge4,Rf1,Rh1][%cal Gd8d3] Les Blancs jouent avec une pièce de moins} 23. Re3
Rac8 24. Nd2 Qd4 25. Nxe4 fxe4 26. Qb4+ Ke8 27. Kg1 Rxc4 28. Qxb7 Rd7 29. Qb8+
Kf7 30. g4 Rc2 $19 31. Qf4 g5 32. Qxg5 Qxb2 33. Qf4 Rdd2 34. Rb3 Qd4 35. Rb7+
Kg6 36. Rh2 Rd1+ 37. Bf1 Qd3 38. Rg2 Qxf1+ 39. Kh2 Qh1+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.04.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grigoryan, Avetik"]
[Black "Wells, Peter K"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 (6. Bd3) 6... a6 {
[%cal Gd5c4,Gb7b5] Une ligne secondaire} (6... Bd6) 7. a3 {Commence la lutte
pour le tempo où les Blancs retardent au maximum la sortie Bd3 pour éviter dc4,
suivi de b7b5 qui égalise facilement.} (7. b3) (7. Bd3 dxc4 $11 {Sansas,
A-Pinson,H FRA-ch 28th Paris 1953 (6) 1-0}) 7... Bd6 8. e4 {Avec un début
aussi lent, les Noirs n'ont pas de problèmes} (8. b4 $5 {[%csl Gc5]}) 8... dxe4
9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 c5 (10... Nf6) 11. Bg5 $146 ({RR} 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Qc2
Bd7 13. Be3 Qf6 14. Bg5 Qg6 15. Qxg6 hxg6 16. b4 Ne4 17. Be3 a5 18. Bd3 Nf6 19.
Ke2 Ke7 20. Bd2 Bc6 21. bxa5 Bc7 22. Bb4+ Ke8 23. Rhd1 Bxa5 24. Ne5 Ba4 25.
Rdb1 Rxh2 {Kelecevic,N (2435)-Godena,M (2420)/Switzerland 1995/1-0 (32)}) 11...
Be7 (11... Qc7) 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O-O cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Qe3 e5 {Prématuré
} (15... O-O) 16. Re1 f6 17. f4 O-O 18. b4 Ne6 19. Nf5 Qc7 20. fxe5 a5 $1 {
[%csl Rc1][%cal Ga8a1]} 21. Bd3 $1 {N'ayant pas peur de l'ouverture de la
colonne "a"} (21. b5 Nc5) 21... axb4 22. axb4 fxe5 (22... Rd8 23. exf6 Ra3 $132
{[%csl Rd3]}) 23. Qxe5 $1 {[%cal Ge5c7,Ge5a1]} Qxe5 24. Rxe5 Nf4 (24... Ra1+
25. Bb1) 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Bb1 Bg4 27. g3 Ne2+ 28. Kd2 Rf2 $13 {[%cal Gf2d2,
Ge2g3]} 29. Ke1 $1 Rg2 $2 (29... Rf7 $142 30. Rf1 Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 Ra1 32. Nd5
Rxb1+ 33. Kf2) 30. Be4 Ra1+ 31. Kd2 Ra2+ 32. Ke3 Nxg3 $4 33. Ng6+ $1 hxg6 34.
Re8+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.04.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lenic, Luka"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Qc2 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2
Be6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 (11... Rc8 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. e4 $14)
12. Rxd4 Bc5 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. Bf3 Rd8 (14... O-O $5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5
17. Rxd5 Rac8 {[%cal Gc8c2];Gelfand,B (2727)-Anand,V (2791) World Championship
2012 (6) 1/2}) 15. b3 O-O 16. Bb2 Rc8 (16... Rfe8) 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxe3
19. Qe2 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 Bg5 (20... Bc5 21. Re5 Qd6 22. Rd1 Qb6) 21. Re5 $1 Qf6
22. Re1 h6 $5 $146 {Tentant d'améliorer une partie du bulletin de la veille} ({
RR} 22... Bf4 23. Re4 Qh6 24. g3 Bc1 25. Bd4 Qd6 26. b4 Ba3 27. Qg4 g6 28. Qh4
h5 29. Qg5 Bxb4 30. Be5 Bd2 31. Bxd6 Bxg5 32. Bxf8 Kxf8 33. Rd1 Rc7 34. Rdd4
Bf6 35. Rc4 Rd7 36. Rc8+ Kg7 37. Kg2 {Ragger,M (2614)-Kobalia,M (2672)/
Aix-les-Bains 2011/1-0 (73)}) 23. h4 $1 {[%cal Gb2f6]} Qg6 24. hxg5 Rc2 $1 25.
Qe3 (25. Qf3 {[%cal Gf3b7]} Rxb2 26. Qxb7 Rxa2 27. gxh6 Qxh6 28. Qe7 {[%cal
Ge7f8] Provoque un léger affaiblissement mais c'est insuffisant pour prendre
un réel avantage.} f5 {[%csl Re6]} (28... a5 29. Qxf8+)) 25... Rxb2 26. gxh6
Qxh6 27. Qxh6 gxh6 28. R5e2 Rxe2 29. Rxe2 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.31"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Rad1 Rfe8 12. Rfe1 Rad8 13. Bf1 {This looks a
bit passive.} (13. Bd3 {and}) (13. e4 {are more ambitious.}) 13... e5 $5 {
A logical reaction. Previously, this had only been played in a game without
too much relevance because of the big difference of strength between the
opponents.} 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nd4 dxc4 $1 $146 (15... g6 $6 {leaves Black with
structural deffects.} 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. f3 $14 {Neverov,V (2561)-Delabaca,R 
(2212)/Paleohora 2009/CBM 131 Extra (1-0, 58)}) 16. Nf5 Qe6 17. Nxd6 Rxd6 18.
bxc4 Rxd1 19. Nxd1 c5 {Black's superior activity compensates for White's
bishops pair and the potentially dangerous kingside majority.} 20. e4 Bxe4 21.
Rxe4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Nxc4 23. Qc2 Nxb2 24. Qxb2 g6 25. Ne3 Qe5 26. Qa3 Re7 27. g3
Kg7 28. h4 h5 29. Bc4 Rd7 30. Qc1 Rd4 31. a4 Qd6 32. Qa1 Kg8 33. a5 Qf6 34. Qa2
Kg7 35. axb6 axb6 36. Kg2 Rd7 37. Bb5 Rd8 38. Bc4 Rd7 39. Bb5 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Rc8 11. Rfd1 (11. Rad1 {is more common, preparing a
possible retreat of the queen to b1.}) 11... c5 12. dxc5 ({With the actual
placement of rooks,} 12. cxd5 {was never played, maybe because the queen would
feel unsafe after the opening of the d-file. With Rad1 instead of Rfd1, 12.
cxd5 usually leads to the hanging pawns structure.}) 12... Nxc5 13. cxd5 Nxd5
14. Bc4 $146 (14. Nxd5 Bxd5 {Karpov,A (2619)-Anand,V (2788)/Corsica 2009 (1/2,
41)}) 14... Nb4 15. Qe2 Qe7 16. a3 Nc6 17. b4 Nd7 18. Ne4 Bb8 19. Ba6 Bxa6 20.
Qxa6 Nde5 21. Rac1 Nxf3+ 22. gxf3 f5 23. Ng3 f4 24. exf4 Bxf4 25. b5 Bxc1 26.
Rxc1 Qf7 27. bxc6 Qxf3 28. Bd4 Rxc6 29. Rxc6 Qxc6 30. Qxa7 Qc1+ 31. Kg2 Qc6+
32. Kg1 Qc1+ 33. Kg2 Qc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} c6 {[%emt 0:
00:48]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} a6
{[%emt 0:00:48]} 5. e3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} e6 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 6. b3 {[%emt 0:00:
45]} c5 {[%emt 0:02:47] (?!) To tell the truth, I do not understand this
move's popularity, mainly because of the plan chosen by Jobava. As the game
continues, ...c6-c5 will turn into a mere loss of time and ...a7-a6 into a
weakening of the queenside. Things are different with respect to the 6.Qc2 c5
line in which the queen's early commitment cause White some problems of
stability in the centre.} 7. Bb2 {[%emt 0:01:19] The most consistent
continuation.} ({Releasing the tension with} 7. cxd5 {would transpose to some
sort of semi-Tarrasch, in which the move b2-b3 is not necessarily useful. In
fact, it could be more of a weakening move.} cxd4 $1 (7... exd5 {is worse,
allowing White to get a genuine Semi-Tarrasch with an extra tempo.} 8. Bb2 Nc6
9. Be2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rc1 Qc7 13. h3 Rd8 14. Bf3 Qe7 15.
Nxc6 bxc6 16. Na4 Bb7 17. Qd4 Rab8 18. Rc2 Qf8 19. Nc5 Bc8 20. Rfc1 $16 {
San Segundo Carrillo,P (2564)-Jakovenko,D (2737) Dresden 2008 (1/2-1/2, 34)})
8. Nxd4 (8. Qxd4 {forces Black into playing with the Isolani, but the queen
does not really belong on the blocking square.} exd5 9. Bb2 Nc6 10. Qd3 Bd6 $11
{Bukavshin,I (2501)-Tkachiev,V (2646) Aix-les-Bains 2011 (1/2-1/2, 14)}) 8...
Nxd5 9. Bd2 (9. Bb2 Bb4 10. Rc1 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Bxc3+ 12. Rxc3 e5 13. Nf3 Qxd1+
14. Kxd1 Nc6 $11) 9... Nf6 10. Be2 Bc5 11. Rc1 Ba3 12. Rb1 e5 $132 {
Karthikeyan,P (2327)-Mohota,N (2409) Chennai 2008 (1/2-1/2, 18)}) 7... cxd4 {
[%emt 0:09:34]} 8. exd4 {[%emt 0:04:45] This would be my choice without
hesitation, as I enjoy playing with the hanging pawns, especially when offered
an extra tempo.} ({Great champions may think differently:} 8. Nxd4 {Kramnik,V 
(2784)-Andreikin,D (2716) Tromsoe 2013 CBM 156 [Negi,P] (1/2-1/2, 27)}) 8...
Be7 $6 {[%emt 0:02:24] This dooms Black to complete passivity.} ({He should
have increased the pressure against d4 as soon as possible:} 8... Nc6 9. c5 (9.
Bd3 {implies a pawn sacrifice, offering White compensation, but not
necessarily an advantage:} dxc4 10. bxc4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4 12. O-O Be7 13. Na4
{[%cal Gc4c5]} Qa7 14. Bc1 $5 $44 {[%csl Gb6][%cal Ga1b1,Gc1e3]}) (9. Be2 {
leads to a more modest setup than in the game, although Black does not have
active play either:} Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 Bd7 12. c5 $14 {White could
actually "lose" a tempo with Be2-d3, compensating for ...c6-c5 but leaving
Black with the wasted time on the weakening move ...a7-a6.}) 9... Ne4 ({
The critical continuation is} 9... b6 10. Na4 bxc5 11. dxc5 Qa5+ 12. Bc3 Qc7
13. Bd3 {White's position is more active, but Black's centre offers him
counter-chances.}) 10. Bd3 (10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Nd2 e5 $13 {Melkumyan,H (2485)
-Gasanov,E (2541) Belgorod 2008 (1-0, 29)}) 10... f5 (10... Nxc3 11. Bxc3 g6
12. O-O Bg7 13. b4 $14) 11. O-O Be7 12. Na4 $14) 9. Bd3 {[%emt 0:02:10]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:10:26]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:01:21]} O-O {[%emt 0:08:00]} ({It is already
too late to grab the pawn:} 10... dxc4 11. bxc4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Nd5 $1
Qxb2 14. Nc7+ Kf8 15. Nxa8 $14 {With the white king in the centre as in the
similar line above, ...Bf8-b4+ would be annoying, but here White is an
exchange up and has the better development. Black's pawn and superior
structure offers him only some compensation.}) 11. Rc1 {[%emt 0:03:18]} Bd7 {
[%emt 0:10:35] Quite a passive approach, as the bishop has little to do on d7,
while also getting in the way of its colleagues. But Black's choice was rather
limited anyway.} ({Black's main problem is that his lost tempo does not allow
him to transpose to the 4.e3 Queen's Indian with} 11... b6 {Portisch,L (2610)
-De Firmian,N (2570) Reggio Emilia-A 8990 32nd 1989 (8) 1-0 (compare with:} 12.
cxd5 $1 $146 Nxd5 (12... exd5 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Na4 $16 {takes full advantage of
the queenside weaknesses: both pawns are under pressure!}) 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14.
Re1 Bb7 15. Be4 Qd6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 (16... Rac8 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Bxc6 Rxc6 19.
Rxc6 Qxc6 20. d5 $16) 17. Bxb7 Ra7 18. Be4 $16) ({The only way to try proving .
..a7-a6 useful is} 11... dxc4 12. bxc4 b5 {, fighting for the d5-square, but
this pawn sacrifice should not equalise either:} 13. cxb5 (13. Ne4 $5) 13...
axb5 14. Bxb5 Bb7 15. a4 Qb6 16. d5 Rad8 ({The more natural} 16... Rfd8 {
leaves the a8-rook hanging in the following forced line:} 17. Qe1 Nxd5 18. Nxd5
Rxd5 19. Rxc6 Bxc6 20. Qc3 Bf6 21. Qxc6 Qxc6 22. Bxc6 Bxb2 23. Bxa8 $18) 17.
dxc6 $5 {A promising queen sacrifice.} ({White would also retain the more
pleasant play after} 17. Qe2 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Rxd5 19. Rb1 Qa7 20. Rfc1 $14 {
/= White is well coordinated, has an outside passed pawn and some kingside
pressure. Black should probably manage to equalise gradually, but this looks
like a one-way story.}) 17... Rxd1 18. Nxd1 Bc8 19. Bd4 Qc7 20. Ne3 $14 {
White has enough material compensation for the queen and his queenside
advantage is threatening.}) 12. Re1 {[%emt 0:03:39]} Re8 {[%emt 0:05:10]} 13.
c5 $1 $14 {[%emt 0:06:14][%csl Gd7] /+/- The correct strategic decision.
White's queenside space advantage is not easy to match.} (13. cxd5 {would only
help Black to activate his d7-bishop:} Nxd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Ne5 g6 16. Qf3
Nxe5 17. dxe5 Be6 $14 {/= With the bishop on b7, this position would be quite
promising for White, but here he has not that much of an advantage.}) 13... Qc7
{[%emt 0:18:40]} (13... a5 14. Na4 $16 {[%csl Gb6]}) (13... b6 14. Na4 bxc5 15.
Nxc5 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rd7][%cal Gf3e5]}) 14. a3 {[%emt 0:01:43]} ({White could
also do without the massive pawn advance.} 14. Na4 Rad8 15. Nb6 Bc8 16. Ne5
Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nd7 18. Bd4 Nb8 19. Qg4 Nc6 20. Bb2 $16) 14... Bf8 {[%emt 0:01:
25] The start of a slow regrouping aimed at preparing ...e6-e5.} 15. b4 {
[%emt 0:00:48]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:04:27]} (15... e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxd5 $1 $18 (
17. Rxe5 Rxe5 18. Nb5 {also works.})) 16. h3 {[%emt 0:04:13] Clearly showing
that White can play cat and mouse a bit.} (16. Rb1 {was also possible,
speeding up White's queenside attack.} g6 17. Bc1 {[%cal Gc1g5]} Bg7 (17... e5
18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bf4 $16) 18. g3 $16 {[%cal Gc1f4,Ga3a4,Gb4b5]}) 16... g6 {
[%emt 0:01:53]} (16... e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Rxe5 Rxe5 19. Nb5 Bxb5 20. Bxe5 Qe7
21. Bxb5 axb5 22. Qd3 $16) 17. Rb1 {[%emt 0:06:38]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:07:33]} (17...
Bc8 {keeping the d6-square under control would have been more cautious, even
though White would retain a large advantage with} 18. b5 axb5 19. Bc1 e5 {
The only try to get some play.} 20. Nxb5 Qb8 21. Bg5 $16) 18. b5 $1 {[%emt 0:
01:57] Black has come close to setting up pressure on d4, but has weakened the
d6-square, making White's reaction optimal.} ({If} 18. Ba1 Nh5 19. Bf1 Qf4 20.
g3 Qb8 {White would not have the time for a3-a4 and b4-b5 anyway, making the
immediate pawn break necessary, under less favourable circumstances than in
the game.} 21. b5 (21. a4 e5 22. dxe5 Bf5 23. Rb3 Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 {[%csl
Gd5]} 25. Ne2 d4 26. g4 d3 27. Bxe5 Bxe5 28. gxf5 d2 $44) 21... axb5 22. Nxb5
Bf8 $14) 18... Na5 {[%emt 0:04:48]} (18... axb5 19. Nxb5 Qb8 20. Nd6 Rf8 21.
Bc3 Bc8 22. Qd2 Ne8 23. Ne5 Qa8 24. Nxc8 Qxc8 25. Nxc6 bxc6 26. a4 $16 {
[%cal Gc3a5,Gd3a6,Ra4a6,Rb1b6]}) 19. a4 {[%emt 0:02:22]} ({There was nothing
wrong with the pawn grabbing:} 19. bxa6 bxa6 20. Bxa6 Ra8 21. Bb5 Nc4 22. Ne5
$16) 19... Bc8 {[%emt 0:12:10]} 20. Bc1 {[%emt 0:02:40] At this height of the
game, it looked very improbable that White could lose. In fact, even a draw
would be some sort of miracle.} h6 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 21. Qc2 {[%emt 0:02:10]}
Nc4 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 22. Bxc4 $6 {[%emt 0:02:56] A bit too impatient.} (22. Qb3
$1 {[%cal Gd3c4] would more or less win a pawn and the game.} Na5 (22... e5 23.
Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Bxc4 $18) 23. Qb4 $18 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gb5b6]}) 22... dxc4 {
[%emt 0:00:31]} 23. Rb4 $2 {[%emt 0:00:52] Jobava must have lost the feel for
danger.} (23. b6 Qb8 (23... Qe7 24. Bf4 $16) 24. Ne2 {[%cal Gc2c4]} e5 {
What else?!} 25. Nxe5 Bf5 26. Qxc4 Bxb1 27. Qxf7+ Kh7 28. Bf4 Bc2 29. Rc1 (29.
Ng4 $2 Qxf4 $1) 29... Rf8 (29... Bf5 30. Ng4 $18) 30. Qc4 Be4 (30... Nd5 31.
Bg3 Bf5 32. Nxg6 Qc8 33. Nxf8+ Bxf8 34. c6 $16) 31. Nxg6 Qc8 32. Nxf8+ Rxf8 33.
Ng3 Bc6 34. Qd3+ $16) 23... e5 $132 {[%emt 0:03:01]} 24. b6 {[%emt 0:03:34]} (
24. dxe5 Bf5 25. Qa2 Nd7) (24. Nxe5 Rxd4 $19) 24... Qb8 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 25.
Rxe5 $6 {[%emt 0:24:06]} ({It would have been better to prepare the c6-square
for the knight with} 25. c6 {for instance:} bxc6 26. Rxe5 Rxe5 27. Nxe5 Rxd4
28. Nxc6 $11) 25... Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 26. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Bf5 {
[%emt 0:00:44]} 27. Qe2 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Bd3 {[%emt 0:05:27]} 28. Qe3 {[%emt 0:
01:30]} Nd7 $17 {[%emt 0:00:56] The position has changed dramatically and
White is suddenly in dire straits.} 29. Nd5 {[%emt 0:15:26]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:
44]} 30. Ne7+ {[%emt 0:01:34]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 31. c6 {[%emt 0:20:47]}
Nxf3+ {[%emt 0:01:16]} 32. gxf3 {[%emt 0:02:57]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 33. Ba3 {
[%emt 0:08:09]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:03:10]} 34. b7 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:01:
24]} 35. Nc8 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:02:28]} 36. Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:51]}
Qxh3 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 37. Qxf7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Qf1+ {[%emt 0:00:40]} 38. Kh2 {
[%emt 0:00:32]} Qxf2+ {[%emt 0:00:36]} 39. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Be2 {[%emt 0:
01:34]} 0-1

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.03.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 {Aronian
always meets the Meran setup with this sharp line. We can assume that this
partly justifies Morozevich' choice of an opening that had occured only once
in his previous games.} Nxg4 8. Rg1 Qf6 9. Rxg4 Qxf3 10. Rxg7 Nf6 11. h3 h6 ({
An interesting novelty. The reason why Black spends a whole tempo to take the
g5-square under control can be seen after} 11... e5 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. Rg5 Nd7
14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Rf5 {with very active play for White in Tisdall-Sidselrud,
Norway 2002.}) 12. Bd2 e5 13. Rg3 Qh5 14. cxd5 exd4 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4+ Qe5
17. Qxe5+ Bxe5 18. Rf3 cxd5 19. Bb5+ Ke7 20. exd4 Bd6 (20... Bxd4 $2 {would
have left the black king in big danger after} 21. Bb4+ Ke6 22. O-O-O) 21. Kf1
Be6 {After a short tactical sequence, the game has calmed down completely. The
position is symmetrical, which makes a draw highly probable.} 22. Re1 Rac8 23.
Bd3 Rc6 24. Rf5 Rb6 25. b3 Bb4 26. Bxb4+ Rxb4 27. Rxd5 Kf6 28. Rd6 Ke7 29. Rd5
Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.02.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Re8 11. Rad1 Qe7 12. Rfe1 Rac8 ({For some reasons,
Topalov sticks to this continuation, that had led him to defeat in the second
play-off game against Kramnik. From analytical point of view, the variation
might be OK, but it will again prove as an "unlucky" choice. The main
alternative is} 12... Rad8) 13. e4 (13. Bd3 $5 {Kramnik,V (2743)-Topalov,V 
(2813)/Elista 2006/CBM 115/[Marin,M] (1-0, 45)}) 13... Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15.
Qxe4 Bb4 16. Rf1 Ba3 $146 ({Previously, Black played this generally desirable
move only after forcing the white queen define its intentions.} 16... Nf6 17.
Qh4 Ba3 18. Ba1 c5 19. Ne5 cxd4 20. Rxd4 Rcd8 21. Rf4 Nd7 22. Qg3 Nxe5 23. Bxe5
f5 24. Bh5 Rf8 $13 {Genov,P (2485)-Rmus,A (2310)/Sutomore 2004/CBM 102 ext 
(0-1, 33)}) 17. Bxa3 Qxa3 18. Qc2 Nf6 19. c5 $5 {This structure is typical for
the Catalan opening, but with a very significant difference: by immediately
exchanging his passive bishop, Black basically solves his opening problems.}
Ba6 20. Bxa6 Qxa6 21. Ne5 Nd5 {Black's control of this central square entirely
compensates for White's advantage of development.} 22. Nc4 Red8 23. a3 Rc7 24.
Qc1 Ne7 25. Rd2 Nf5 26. Rfd1 b5 27. Ne5 Qc8 28. Rd3 f6 29. Nf3 Rcd7 30. Qf4 Rd5
31. Qe4 Qd7 32. R3d2 {The d4-pawn is not in real danger, but its relative
weakness restricts White's possibilities. If the game was played between less
ambitious opponents, the most probable result would have been a draw.} h5 33.
h4 a5 34. Kf1 Re8 35. Re1 Kf7 36. Red1 Nh6 37. Re1 Re7 38. Qf4 Rf5 39. Qd6 Qc8
({This looks like an attempt to play for a win, but also a bit like playing
with fire.} 39... Qxd6 40. cxd6 Rd7 41. Rc1 Rxd6 42. Rdc2 {would have led to
approximate equality.}) 40. Rde2 $6 ({Carlsen misses the possibility of a
thematic pawn break:} 40. d5 $5 {followed by d4, when Black's army would have
been rather poorly coordinated.} Rxd5 (40... cxd5 41. Nd4 Re5 42. Rxe5 fxe5 43.
Nc6 Rc7 44. Nxe5+ Kg8 45. b4 $16) 41. Rxd5 cxd5 42. Nd4 {Black's whole
queeside is in danger, while the central mass of pawns cannot be advanced
easily. Another source of danger is the strong c-pawn, sustained by
practically all White's pieces.} b4 43. axb4 (43. a4 $16) 43... axb4 44. c6 $16
) 40... Rd5 41. Qf4 Nf5 42. Re4 Rd8 $11 43. g4 $6 {With light-squared bishops
on board, this would have been a decissive attack already, because White's
bishop would have largely contributed to creating decissive threats. The way
it is, Black has reliable stability on light squares, ensuring him against
immediate dangers. In the long run, White faces the risk of getting a ruined
pawn structure, which makes his decision quite questionable.} hxg4 44. Qxg4 Qd7
$5 ({An ambitious approach. Instead of preventing White's planned attack,
Black starts a powerful counterplay on light squares. He could have
immediately taken the h-pawn under control with} 44... Rh8 {and if} 45. h5 {
then} Qd7 (45... Rh6 $2 {unexpectedely offers White a crushing attack after}
46. Qxf5 $1 exf5 47. Rxe7+ Kf8 48. Nh4 $1 $18)) 45. h5 Kg8 ({Here, too,} 45...
Rh8 {could have been played.}) 46. Kg2 Qd5 {The queen's planned incursion to
b3 is very unpleasant for White, who's attack has not really started yet.} 47.
Qg6 Rf8 ({As pointed out by Jacob Aagaard,} 47... Qxb3 {was entirely possible,
not so much for the sake of the pawn, but with the intention of submitting
White's arrierguard to some unpleasant pressure, for instance} 48. h6 (48. Rg4
Kf8 $1 {Aagaard}) 48... Qd3 49. Rg4 $2 Rxd4 $3 $19 {Aagaard. The point is that}
50. Nxd4 {loses the queen to} Nh4+) 48. h6 Qd8 $2 (48... Nxh6 $2 49. Rh4 Nf5 (
49... Kh8 50. Reh1 $18) 50. Rh5 $1 $18 {followed by Rh1.}) (48... Qxb3 $5) 49.
d5 $5 ({Better later than never! White intends to distract the enemy queen
from the defence of the kingside. The immediate} 49. Rg4 $6 {would have been
adequately met by} Qe8) ({At the same time,} 49. Rxe6 $6 Qd5 $1 {would have
left White with problems of coordination because of the threat ...Nh4+.}) 49...
Qxd5 50. Rg4 $40 Qd7 ({This regrouping will fail to absolve Black from
problems, but} 50... Qxb3 {was bad, too.} 51. Rh1 Ref7 ({This move is more or
less necesaary because in case of the more natural} 51... Qd5 $2 {White has a
fantastic combination at his disposal:} 52. Qh7+ $3 Kxh7 53. hxg7+ {followed
by mate.}) 52. Rh5 {White has put up enormous pressure against the enemy
king's position. Black is lost, for instance} Qc2 (52... b4 53. hxg7 Rxg7 54.
Qh7+ Kf7 55. Ne5+ $1 fxe5 56. Rxf5+ $18) 53. hxg7 Ne3+ (53... Rxg7 54. Qh7+ Kf7
55. Rxg7+ Nxg7 56. Qxc2 $18) 54. Kh3 Qxg6 55. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 56. Rxg6 $18) 51.
Rh1 Qe8 52. hxg7 Rxg7 53. Qh7+ Kf7 54. Rxg7+ Nxg7 55. Rh6 ({When attacking,
the natural tendency is to move the pieces "forward". However, chess geometry
is special. Here,} 55. Nd2 {would have been the start of the knights marching
forward to d6. Black would have faced a difficult defensive task.}) 55... Qd8
56. Qg6+ Kg8 57. Qh7+ Kf7 58. Qg6+ Kg8 59. Rh7 Qd7 60. Nd2 {The same comment
as after the 49th move applies here. It seems that the young Norvegian
prodigee is able to learn from his own mistakes at breathtaking speed....} f5
61. Nf3 Rf6 62. Qxf6 Kxh7 63. Ng5+ Kg8 64. Qg6 ({The position looks so joyless
for Black, that Topalov resigned. He probably saw that he has no perpetual
after} 64. Qg6 Qd5+ 65. f3 {but obviously missed that after} e5 {the queen's
access to g8 is opened. After} 66. Qh7+ Kf8 67. Qh8+ Qg8 {White has nothing
better than take a draw by perpetual with} 68. Nh7+) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 40th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2012.07.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Black "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2012.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 6. Qc2 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2
Be6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 Bc5 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. Bf3 O-O
15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Rac8 18. Bd2 Bxe3 19. Bc3 Bb6 20. Qf5 Qe6
21. Qf3 Rfe8 $5 $146 ({Refraining from the somewhat unaesthetic} 21... f6 {
Gelfand,B (2727)-Anand,V (2791)/Moscow 2012/CBM 149/[Ftacnik,L] (1/2, 29)}) 22.
g3 Qe2 23. Kg2 Qxf3+ 24. Kxf3 Re7 25. Rad1 f6 26. Rd7 Rc7 27. Rxc7 Rxc7 28.
Rd8+ Kf7 29. Bd4 Bxd4 30. Rxd4 Ke6 31. Ke3 Rc2 32. Rb4 b5 33. a4 bxa4 34. Rxa4
Rxb2 35. Rxa6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.02.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. O-O Qe7 11. Rad1 Rad8 {This is the most natural way to
develop the queen's rook. One round earlier, Topalov preferred to place it on
c8.} 12. Rfe1 Rfe8 13. e4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 Bb4 16. Rf1 Bd6 ({
This position usually arises through a different move order, with 12.e4
instead of 12.Rfe1. In this concrete position, the last move clearly shows
that Leko does not have the least intention of depose the surprising leader of
the tournament. The more ambitious} 16... f5 {is not without drawbacks. After}
17. Qc2 Bd6 18. c5 bxc5 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Bc4 {White obtained excellent
compensation for the sacrificed pawn, in view of the weakness of the dark
squares from Black's camp, Rustemov-Gurevich, Copenhagen 2001.}) 17. Rfe1 {
A brave decision dictated by the impetuosity of youth. Previously, 17.Bd3 and
17.Ne5 have been tried.} Bb4 18. Rf1 Bd6 19. Rfe1 Bb4 {Excellent fighting
spirit! Black could have claimed a draw by repetition already, but he prefers
to continue this fierce duel of nerves for a while.} 20. Rf1 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Metz op 30th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2012.04.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Malakhatko, Vadim"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2012.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Malakhato double les Blancs dans cette seconde ronde et au surplus, son
adversaire lui rejoue une Slave} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 (4. Qb3 {
Malakhatko,V (2532)-Arjun,B (2210) Metz op 30th  2012 (1) 1-0}) 4... e6 5. Nf3
a6 6. Qc2 c5 {La pratique a montré que la perte de temps est assez négigeable}
7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2 Nc6 9. Ne5 Qc7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 (10... Qxc6 11. O-O cxd4 12.
exd4 Bb4 13. Bf4 $14 {Mamedyarov,S (2731)-Wang Yue (2736) Elista FIDE GP 2008 
(12) 1/2}) 11. e4 $1 Be6 12. O-O {Le belge avait joué la même variante mais
avec couleurs inversées quelques semaines plus tôt en Corse.} Be7 $146 (12...
cxd4 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bxd5 $132 {Flear,G (2459)-Malakhatko,V (2532)
Calvi Balagne 1st 2012 (1) 1/2}) 13. Be3 c4 14. e5 {[%cal Gf2f4,Gf4f5]} Ng4 15.
Bc1 (15. Bf4 {[%cal Gh2h3]} g5 16. Bg3 h5 17. h3 Nh6 18. f4 Nf5) 15... h5 16.
h3 c5 $3 {Le centre Blanc paraissait solide mais il se révèle trés fragile.}
17. hxg4 cxd4 $44 18. gxh5 Qxe5 19. Bf3 dxc3 20. bxc3 Bd6 $40 21. g3 Qf6 22.
Qd1 (22. Kg2 $2 Bh3+ $1 23. Kxh3 Qxf3 {[%cal Gh8h5]}) 22... Rd8 (22... O-O-O $6
23. Qa4) 23. Be3 O-O 24. Bd4 Be5 25. Bxe5 Qxe5 26. Rc1 d4 {[%cal Gd8d1]} 27.
cxd4 Rxd4 {Suite illisible et gain Blanc au 54ème coup} 1-0

[Event "Metz op 30th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2012.04.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nguyen, Chi Minh"]
[Black "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2012.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {01h30} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 {86} Nbd7 {78} 6. Qc2 (6.
cxd5) 6... Bd6 7. g4 {Sans préparation dans cette première ronde, le français
choisit une variante tranchante pour jouer pour le gain.} h6 (7... dxc4 {
L'alternative}) 8. Rg1 dxc4 (8... e5 {La grande ligne et la réaction classique
au centre а une attaque а l'aile.}) (8... b6 9. h4 Bb4 10. g5 hxg5 11. hxg5 Ne4
12. Bd3 Qc7 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Ba6 15. g6 O-O-O 16. gxf7 Bxc4 17. Bd2 Bxc3
18. Bxc3 Bd5 19. Qg4 Rdf8 20. e4 Nf6 21. Qxg7 Qf4 22. exd5 Qe4+ 23. Kf1 Qxf3
24. dxe6 Ne4 25. Qg2 Qf5 26. Rc1 Kb7 27. d5 Qxd5 28. Qg4 Rh2 29. Rd1 Qc5 30.
Rd7+ Ka8 31. Rg2 Rxg2 32. Qxg2 Qc4+ 33. Kg1 Nxc3 34. bxc3 Qxc3 35. Qg4 Qe1+ 36.
Kg2 {1-0 (36) Korobov,A (2678)-Kuzubov,Y (2623) Kiev 2012}) 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3
(10. Be2) (10. Bxe6 $5 {Le MI avait joué 10 ans plus tôt ce sacrifice risqué
mais qui donne des compensations raisonnables pour les Blancs} fxe6 11. Qg6+ (
11. g5 hxg5 12. Qg6+ Kf8 13. Nxg5 Qe8 14. Nxe6+ {Alonso Fernandez,M (2311)
-Andres Gonzalez,I (2367) Mondariz IM 2006 (7) 1/2}) 11... Kf8 12. g5 $13 {
Nguyen Chi Minh (2262)-Lachique,F (2145) FRA-chT2 France 2002 (1) 1-0}) 10...
c5 $146 {Une nouveauté assez risquée} (10... b4 11. Na4 Bb7 12. e4 c5 13. Nxc5
Bxc5 14. dxc5 Rc8 15. Be3 Qa5 16. Nd2 Nxc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. Qxc5 Rxc5 19. Ke2
Ke7 20. a3 a5 21. axb4 axb4 22. Ra4 e5 23. f3 Nd7 24. Rga1 Rc7 25. Rxb4 Nc5 26.
Bc4 Bc6 27. Nf1 Bd7 28. Ne3 Be6 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. Rc1 Rhc8 31. Rbc4 Kd6 32. b4
Nb3 33. R1c3 Nd4+ 34. Kf2 Rxc4 35. Rxc4 Rf8 36. Rc3 Rxf3+ 37. Kg2 Rf4 38. Nc4+
Ke7 39. Nxe5 Rxe4 40. Rc5 {Li,C (2669)-Yu,Y (2672) Hefei 2011 1/2-1/2}) 11. g5
(11. Nxb5 Be7 12. g5 (12. h4 Bb7 13. g5) 12... hxg5 13. Nxg5 Bb7 14. Bg6 $3 {
[%cal Gg5e6,Gg6e8]}) 11... hxg5 12. Nxg5 {[%cal Gd3g6] 53} Nf8 {[%csl Rg6] 57}
(12... Bxh2 13. Rh1 {[%csl Rh8]} Bb7 14. Nce4 Qb6 {[%cal Ge8c8] Si les Noirs
arrivent а faire le ooo, ils doivent avoir un bon jeu}) (12... Bb7 13. Bg6 $1 {
Toujours le même thème tactique}) 13. Nxb5 Bxh2 14. Qxc5 Bb7 $4 (14... Qd5 15.
Nc7+ Bxc7) 15. f4 $1 {[%cal Gb5c7] Probablement oublié par le GMI lorsqu'il a
joué Bb7} Rc8 16. Nd6+ Qxd6 17. Qxd6 Bxg1 18. Bd2 1-0

[Event "Metz op 30th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2012.04.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Manolache, Marius"]
[Black "Solodovnichenko, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2012.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 {01h30} 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. b3 Bb4 (6... Bd6)
7. Bd2 Qe7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Qc1 (10. Qc2 Bb7 11. Rfd1 Rfd8 12. Be1 Rac8
13. a3 Bd6 14. b4 dxc4 15. Bxc4 c5 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. b5 Ng4 18. Ne4 Nxh2 19.
Nfg5 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 Be5 21. Rac1 Ng4 22. Be2 Ngf6 23. a4 Nd5 24. Qb3 Bb8 25. g3
Ne5 26. Qa3 f5 27. Nd2 h5 28. Nf3 Nxf3+ 29. Bxf3 h4 30. Qb3 hxg3 31. Bxd5 gxf2+
32. Bxf2 exd5 33. Rxd5 Qg5+ 34. Kf1 Kh7 35. Qd3 Rxd5 36. Qxd5 Rd8 37. Qf3 Bd6
38. Rc4 Be7 39. Bh4 Qg6 {Damljanovic,B (2582)-Bogosavljevic,B (2523) Vrnjacka
Banja 2012 1-0}) 10... Bb7 11. a3 Bd6 {89} 12. Qb2 $146 (12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Nb5
Ba6 14. Qb2 Bxb5 15. Bxb5 Ne4 16. Ba6 Nb8 17. Bd3 Nd7 18. Rfc1 Nxd2 19. Nxd2 e5
20. Bb5 Nf6 21. b4 a5 22. Rab1 exd4 23. Qxd4 axb4 24. axb4 Ra2 25. Rd1 Rc8 26.
Bd3 Be5 27. Qh4 g6 28. b5 Rc3 29. Nf3 Bd6 30. Qd4 Rc5 31. Ra1 Rxa1 32. Rxa1 Kg7
33. g3 Qc7 34. Kg2 Rc3 35. Bf1 Rc2 36. Ra6 Bc5 37. Qd3 Bd6 38. Nd4 Rc3 39. Qb1
Bc5 40. Nc6 Qd6 41. Ra7 Ne4 {Zhu Chen (2480)-Stefanova,A (2475) Groningen 1998
1/2-1/2 (73)}) 12... dxc4 {81 Une précaution avant de jouer e5 sans craindre
d'avoir un P isolé} 13. bxc4 c5 14. Rfd1 cxd4 15. exd4 e5 {Semble égaliser
mais les Blancs vont gagner la paire de B} 16. Nb5 $1 exd4 (16... Bb8 17. Bb4)
17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Bb4 Nc5 {64} 19. Rxd4 (19. Nxd4 Rad8) 19... Qc7 20. Bd2 Rfe8
21. Be3 Nfe4 22. Re1 {Un coup un peu mystérieux car Rfd1 semblait plus naturel}
Re6 {[%csl Rg2,Rh2][%cal Ge6h6,Gb7f3,Ge6g6]} 23. Nh4 Rae8 24. Bg4 Nf6 $1 25.
Bxe6 Nxe6 $44 26. Red1 (26. Rd2 Ng4 $36 {[%csl Rh2]} 27. g3 Ng5 $1 {[%csl Re1,
Rg1][%cal Gg5h3] Exploitant la position exposée de la Rae1}) 26... Nxd4 27.
Qxd4 h6 {[%csl Rg6]} (27... Qc6 28. Nf3 (28. f3 {[%csl Re3]} Ba6 29. c5 bxc5
30. Qxc5 Qa4 $132) 28... h6 $132) 28. Nf5 $1 Qc6 29. f3 Qe6 $132 {11} 30. Qf4
Bc8 {Un peu passif et transposer en finale de R était une option intéressante
pour les Noirs} (30... g5 31. Nxh6+ Kh7 32. Qf5+ Qxf5 33. Nxf5 Kg6 34. Nd6 Rxe3
35. Nxb7 Rxa3 {[%csl Ga7,Rc4]}) 31. g4 Nh5 (31... Ba6 {[%csl Rc4]} 32. Rc1 Nd7
{[%cal Gd7c5]}) 32. Qc7 Ba6 (32... Nf6 33. Bf2 (33. Qxa7 Qxc4 {[%csl Re3][%cal
Gc8f5,Ge8e3]}) 33... Ba6 34. Qxa7 Qxc4 (34... Bxc4)) 33. Bf2 Nf6 34. Nd6 Re7
35. Qd8+ Kh7 36. Nb5 Rd7 $1 {Semble perdre une pièce mais les Noirs ont bien
calculé la suite.} 37. Rxd7 Nxd7 38. Nc7 Qxc4 39. Nxa6 Ne5 $1 {La pointe!} 40.
Qc7 $6 (40. Nb4 Nxf3+ 41. Kg2 Qxg4+ 42. Bg3 Qe4 $36 {[%cal Ge4g2]}) 40... Nxf3+
41. Kg2 Qxg4+ 42. Kf1 Nd2+ 43. Ke1 Nf3+ $6 (43... Nc4 $1 {Une position
étonnante car le Na6 est hors-jeu et la pièce supplémentaire ne permet pas de
défendre le K Blanc trés exposé.} 44. Qc6 (44. Qxa7 Qe4+) 44... Nxa3 45. Nc7
Nc4 46. Nb5 Ne5 47. Qc2+ g6 48. Bg3 Nf3+) 44. Kf1 Qe4 45. Nb4 Nd2+ 46. Kg1 Qb1+
47. Kg2 Qf1+ 48. Kg3 Ne4+ 49. Kf3 f5 $40 50. Qc2 Qh3+ 51. Kf4 Qxh2+ $2 (51...
g5+ $8 52. Ke5 Qxh2+ 53. Kxf5 Qf4+ 54. Ke6 Kg6 55. Nd5 (55. Ke7 Qf6+ 56. Ke8)
55... Qd6#) 52. Kxf5 Nxf2 (52... Ng5) 53. Ke6+ g6 54. Nd5 Qh3+ (54... Ng4 55.
Nf6+ Kg7 56. Qc3 {[%cal Gc3g7]} Nxf6 57. Qxf6+ Kh7 58. Qf7+ Kh8 59. Qf8+ (59.
Qxg6 Qh3+)) 55. Kf7 Qd7+ 56. Ne7 Qd3 $6 57. Qxf2 Qb3+ $2 (57... Qc3) 58. Ke8 $2
(58. Kf8 Qe6 59. Qd4 {[%cal Gd4g7]}) 58... Qe6 59. Kf8 h5 60. Qf4 b5 $13 61.
Qd4 Kh6 62. Qd2+ g5 $4 63. Qd4 $1 {Les Noirs sont en zugzwang} 1-0

[Event "Metz op 30th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2012.04.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sumets, Andrey"]
[Black "Michiels, Bart"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2012.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 {01h30} 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 (7.
Bd3) 7... O-O 8. O-O b6 (8... dxc4 {La grande ligne}) 9. b3 (9. e4) 9... Bb7
10. Bb2 Rc8 {92} (10... Qe7 11. Rad1 Rac8 12. e4 $14) 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4
13. Qxe4 Nf6 14. Qc2 (14. Qh4 c5 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. Rfe1 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Bb4 18.
Bd3 $1 Bxe1 $6 (18... Qc5 $142 19. Re3 Qh5 $11) 19. Bxh7+ $1 {Gomez Ledo,R 
(2398)-Larduet Despaigne,C (2350) Moncada op 6th 2009 (7) 1-0}) ({Pertinent:} 
14. Qh4 c5 15. Rad1 Ne4 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Nd2 Nxd2 18. Rxd2 Be5 19. Rfd1 Bf4
20. Rc2 Be4 21. Bd3 Bxd3 22. Rxd3 Rd7 23. g3 Be5 24. d5 Bxb2 25. Rxb2 exd5 26.
cxd5 Kf8 27. Rbd2 Re8 28. Kg2 Ke7 29. Re3+ Kd8 30. Kf3 Rde7 31. h4 Kd7 32. Kf4
Kd6 33. g4 b5 34. g5 Re5 35. h5 g6 36. h6 Rf5+ 37. Kg4 Ree5 38. Rxe5 Rxe5 39.
f4 Rxd5 40. Rc2 Rd3 41. Re2 c4 42. bxc4 bxc4 43. Re8 Rd5 {Schlosser,P (2596)
-Van Wely,L (2682) Belfort 2012 0-1}) 14... c5 15. Rad1 (15. dxc5) 15... Qe7 {
67} 16. d5 $1 exd5 17. cxd5 Ne4 (17... Rfe8) 18. Rfe1 f5 {[%csl Re6]} 19. g3
$146 (19. Bd3 Rce8 20. g3 Qf7 21. Re3 Qh5 22. Be2 Qh3 23. Bc1 Re7 24. Bf1 Qh5
25. Be2 Qh3 26. Bf1 Qh5 27. a4 Kh8 28. Be2 Qh3 29. Bf1 Qg4 30. Be2 Qh3 31. Bf1
Qg4 {1/2-1/2 (31) Lputian,S (2575)-Kamsky,G (2650) Manila 1990}) 19... a6 {
La position Noire est un peu passive} 20. Bd3 c4 $5 {47} 21. bxc4 Bxd5 {
[%cal Gc8c2] L'idée du pseudo sacrifice c4 mais après Qb3, les Blancs
commencent а prendre l'avantage} (21... b5 {[%cal Gc8c2]} 22. Bxe4 fxe4 23.
Rxe4) 22. Qb3 $16 Be6 23. Bxe4 fxe4 24. Rxe4 Bc5 25. Nd4 Bxd4 26. Bxd4 $36 {
[%csl Gd4,Rg7][%cal Gd4g7] Les Noirs n'ont pas assez de compensations} Qf7 27.
Rde1 (27. Qxb6 Bh3 {[%cal Gf7f3]} 28. c5 Qf3 29. Qb3+ {[%cal Gb3g8,Gb3f3]})
27... Bxc4 28. Qe3 Qf5 29. Re5 Qh3 30. Rg5 g6 $4 $138 {03} 31. Qe5 1-0

[Event "Ankara FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Ankara"]
[Date "2012.09.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Cmilyte, Viktorija"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2012.09.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd2 {Cmilyte
choses a rare aggressive line with long castling.} Qe7 ({Better is not to
decide about the queen's position yet:} 7... O-O 8. O-O-O (8. Bd3 Qe7 9. O-O-O
({More timid castling is useless in this system} 9. O-O e5 $1 {This central
counterstrike is a key element of Black's plan} 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. e4 exd4 12.
Nxd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Ne5 $1 14. Nxe5 (14. Nxd4 Qh4 (14... Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Qe5 16.
Nf3 Qxb2 17. Ng5 f5 18. Bc3 Qb6 19. Rfe1 Bd7 20. Ne6 $16) 15. f4 Ng4 16. Nf3
$16) 14... Qxe5 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. f4 Qxd5 17. Be4 Qh5 (17... d3 18. Bxd5 dxc2
19. Be4 Rd8 20. Bc3 $16) 18. Qd3 Bg4 19. Rae1 Rae8 20. h3 Bc8 $11 {Georgiev,K 
(2615)-Khalifman,A (2645)/Pardubice 1994}) 9... e5 $5 10. e4 $6 (10. dxe5 Nxe5
11. Nxe5 Bxe5) 10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. Be2 Bc5 $1 14. Be1 (
14. Be3 Nfg4) 14... Rd8 $15 15. Nb3 Be6 $1 16. f3 (16. Nxc5 Qxc5 $15) 16...
Be3+ 17. Kb1 a5 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 19. Bg3 Nc4 $6 (19... Nfd7 $15) 20. Nd1 $1 $11 {
1/2 Lutikov,A-Vaganian,R/Moscow 1972}) 8... c5 ({There is the very interesting
typical pawn sacrifice} 8... b5 $5 9. cxb5 c5 10. e4 Bb7 11. exd5 exd5 12. Qf5
g6 $5 {N} (12... Re8) (12... Qc7) 13. Qh3 c4 14. Bg5 Qc7 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxf6
Nd7 17. Bg5 a6 18. b6 Nxb6 19. Bh6 Rfe8 20. Qf3 Re6 21. h4 Rae8 22. h5 Qe7 $13
{Timoshchenko,V (2520)-Sveshnikov,E (2585)/Moskva (rapid) 1994}) 9. cxd5 exd5
10. Ng5 h6 $5 11. h4 $5 Re8 $1 12. Bd3 $5 Nf8 $5 {/\ hg5} 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Nf3
Be6 $6 (14... Bg4 15. Kb1 Rc8 16. Bf5 Bxf5 17. Qxf5 Qd7 $13) 15. Nd4 $5 Rc8 16.
f3 N6d7 $5 17. Kb1 (17. g4 $5 Ne5 18. Be2 Bxd4 (18... Nc4 19. Bxc4 Bxd4 20. Bb5
Bxc3 21. Bxc3 $14) 19. exd4 Nc4 $13) 17... a6 {/\ b5-b4<=><<} 18. Nxe6 (18. g4
Ne5 19. Be2 b5 20. g5 h5 21. f4 Bxd4 22. exd4 Bg4 $1 $15) 18... fxe6 19. f4 $5
{/\ f5 ><d5} b5 20. f5 Nf6 (20... b4 21. fxe6 Nf6 22. Ne2 Bxe3 23. Qb3 Bxd2 24.
Rxd2 $36) 21. Qb3 {Avrukh,B (2550)-Gurevich,M (2620)/Antwerpen (open) 1997.M.
Gurevich; with very sharp play.}) 8. O-O-O dxc4 (8... O-O {was possible} 9. Kb1
(9. e4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4 e5 12. Bg5 Qe6 (12... Nf6 $142 13. Bxf6 gxf6
14. Kb1 f5) 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Rxd6 Qxd6 15. Nxe5 Re8 16. Bf4 f6 (16... g5 17.
Bg3 f5 18. c5 Qxc5+ 19. Qc4+ $16) 17. Bd3 g6 18. c5 Qe7 19. Re1 Qxc5+ 20. Qc4+
Qxc4+ 21. Bxc4+ Be6 22. Bxe6+ Rxe6 23. Nd3 Rxe1+ 24. Nxe1 Rd8 25. Be3 {Erdogan,
H- Salgado Lopez,I,Konya 2009 (73); with insufficient black compensation.})
9... a6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bd3 Rd8 12. g4 Nf8 13. g5 Nh5 14. Ne2 Bd7 15. Ng3
Rdc8 16. Bc3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 g6 18. Qe2 b5 19. e4 {Kholmov,R-Kiriatsky/Lithuania
1955; with advantage.}) 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 (10... b4 {was not very
promising:} 11. Ne2 O-O 12. e4 e5 13. Kb1 Bb7 14. dxe5 Bxe5 (14... Nxe5 15.
Nxe5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bc7 17. e5 $16) 15. Ng3 c5 16. Nf5 Qd8 17. Rhe1 {with a clear
advantage.}) 11. e4 e5 12. dxe5 Bxe5 ({White would obtain a very strong
initiative after} 12... Nxe5 13. Nxe5 (13. Nxe5) 13... Bxe5 14. f4 Bd4 15. e5
Ng4 16. Ne4 O-O 17. Kb1 c5 18. h3 Nh6 19. Nd6 Bxg2 20. Rhe1 $16) 13. Nxe5 Nxe5
14. Bg5 ({It was more precise to keep the pair of bishops by} 14. Be2 Ng6 (
14... O-O 15. f4 Nc4 16. e5 Nd5 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Ne4 c3 $1 19. Bxc3 Ne3 20.
Qf2 Nxd1 21. Rxd1 c5 22. Nd6 {with very strong compensation for the exchange})
15. h4 $1 h5 16. Bg5 {with a clear advantage.}) 14... Qe6 ({After} 14... h6 15.
Bh4 b4 16. Na4 O-O 17. Nc5 {White would block important squares on the queen's
flank.}) 15. f4 Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3 O-O 17. Qd6 $6 ({It was much more precise to
improve the pawn position before the exchange of queens} 17. f5 Qe5 18. Qd6
Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Ng4 20. h3 {and the black knight is in huge trouble.}) 17... Qxd6
(17... Ng4 18. Be7 Nf2 (18... Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Rfe8 20. Rd7 Bc8 21. Rc7 Nf2 22.
Rf1 $16) 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. Rhf1 Nxd1 21. Rxd1 c5 22. Qxe6 fxe6 23. Nxb5 Bxe4
24. g3 {and Black would have problems with her weaknesses in the pawn
structure.}) 18. Rxd6 Ng4 19. h3 ({There was a more precise and clear way to
an advantage:} 19. Be7 $1 Rfe8 20. Rd7 Bc8 21. Rc7 a5 22. Nd1 $1) 19... Ne3 $2
({The only chance to fight for a draw was going into an opposite-coloured
bishop ending a pawn down:} 19... b4 $1 20. hxg4 bxc3 21. bxc3 c5) 20. Rd3 $6 (
{Better chances were promised by} 20. Re1 f6 (20... Nc4 21. Rd7 f6 22. Bh4 Rab8
23. Red1 Nb6 24. Rc7) 21. Rxe3 fxg5 22. fxg5 b4 23. Ne2 c5 24. Ng3) 20... Nc4
$2 ({Now Black could seriously activate her own pieces at the cost of one set
of doubled pawns:} 20... f6 21. Rxe3 fxg5 22. fxg5 b4 23. Ne2 Rf2) 21. Be7 $1
Rfe8 22. Bc5 $1 {Now the black bishop is blocked and White has retained all
other advantages of her position.} Bc8 (22... a5 {was slightly better}) 23.
Rhd1 f6 ({White obtains a great advantage after} 23... f5 24. Rd8 Be6 25. Rxa8
Rxa8 26. exf5 Bxf5 27. g4 Be6 28. Re1 Bf7 29. b3 Nb6 30. Re7) 24. b3 Na5 25.
Rd6 $1 Nb7 {Black wants to activate her own pieces slightly at the cost of a
pawn.} 26. Rxc6 Nd8 ({White would also obtain a winning position after} 26...
Nxc5 27. Rxc5 a6 28. Rc7 Be6 29. Kb2 Rad8 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Kc2 $18) 27. Rc7
Ne6 28. Rxa7 Rxa7 29. Bxa7 Nxf4 30. Nxb5 Bb7 31. Nd6 Ra8 32. Be3 (32. Bc5 {
was very good:} Bc6 33. Rd2) 32... Nxg2 33. Nxb7 Nxe3 34. Rd3 Ng2 35. a4 {
White's connected pawns decide the game.} Kf7 36. a5 Nf4 37. Rd8 Ra7 38. Rd7+
Kf8 39. b4 h5 40. b5 Nxh3 41. b6 Ra6 42. Nd6 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.03.23"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2015.03.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O
Be7 9. b3 dxc4 10. bxc4 c5 11. Ne5 {Koneru had prepared very well against her
opponent's and trainer Aleksei Dreev's line.} ({A much more agressive approach
here is direct central break} 11. d5 exd5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Rd1
Bf6 15. Bb5 (15. Rb1 Be6 16. Ba3 (16. e4 Qc7 17. Bg5 Ne5 18. Bb5+ Kf8 19. Nxe5
Qxe5 20. Be3 g5 21. Bd7 Kg7 22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23. Rd5 h6 {Sargissian,G (2671)
-Dreev,A (2710)/Melilla 2011 White has no real compensation for the pawn.})
16... Rc8 17. Rbc1 O-O 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Be4 Qe7 20. Qa4 Ne5 21. Nd4 Bd7 22.
Qxa7 {Giri,A (2720)-Mamedyarov,S (2764)/Beijing 2012 with a very sharp position
}) (15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4+ Kf8 17. Rxd7 Qxd7 18. Qxa8+ Ke7 19. Qe4+ Kf8 20.
Qa8+ Ke7 21. Qe4+ Kf8 22. Qa8+ Ke7 {1/2 Huzman,A (2569)-Dreev,A (2679)/Yerevan
2014/ This is probably the correct evaluation of this complicated line.}) 15...
a6 16. Rxd5 axb5 17. Bb2 Bxb2 18. Rad1 Rxa2 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. Rxe5+ Nxe5 21.
Rxd8+ Ke7 22. Qxa2 Rxd8 23. h3 b4 24. Qa7+ Nd7 25. Qb7 Kd6 {Savina,A (2325)
-Galliamova,A (2490)/Sochi 2012/ and Alisa realized her advantage}) 11... cxd4
(11... O-O 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Rad1 cxd4 14. exd4 a6 15. a4 Re8 16. f4 g6 17. Kh1
Bf8 18. Qf2 Bg7 19. d5 exd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. cxd5 {Michelakis,G (2405)
-Kongsted,C (2246)/Copenhagen 2003/ Black has problems in defence}) 12. exd4
Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. Bf4 g5 $5 {Galliamova starts very sharp play on the
kingside without castling.} ({Before, a much calmer way was tried:} 14... Nc5
15. Bxh7 Bg5 16. Bg3 Bh4 (16... g6 17. Bxg6 fxg6 18. Qxg6+ Kf8 19. f4 Bh6 20.
f5 Qd4+ 21. Kh1) 17. Be4 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Qd4 19. Bxb7 Nxb7 20. Qa4+ Qd7 21. Nb5
O-O 22. Rfd1 Qe7 23. Nd6 {Kovalevskaya,E (2405)-Romanko,M (2365)/Eilat 2012
with a strong white initiative}) 15. Bg3 h5 16. h3 h4 17. Bh2 g4 $6 ({Here a
better way was} 17... Qc7 18. Rad1 Nc5 19. Nb5 Qc6 20. f3 Nxd3 21. Rxd3 O-O)
18. Be4 (18. hxg4 {was even stronger:} h3 19. Be4 hxg2 20. Kxg2 Qc7 21. Bxb7
Qxb7+ 22. Qe4) 18... Bxe4 19. Qxe4 gxh3 20. Nb5 (20. Rad1 {was too risky:} hxg2
21. Rfe1 Rc8 22. Nb5 h3) 20... Rb8 $2 ({It was necessary to go to the end} 
20... hxg2 21. Qxg2 Kf8 22. Kh1 h3 23. Qb7 Rb8 24. Qf3 (24. Qxa7 Qc8 25. Qc7
Qxc7 26. Nxc7 Rc8 27. Nb5 Rh5 $17) 24... Rc8 {with an unclear position.}) 21.
gxh3 a6 ({A more logical move was} 21... Qc8 22. Nd6+ Bxd6 23. exd6 Qb7 24.
Qxb7 Rxb7 25. Rad1 Nc5) 22. Nd6+ Bxd6 23. exd6 Qg5+ 24. Kh1 Rc8 25. Rae1 $1 Kd8
26. Rg1 Qc5 27. Qf4 Qf5 {Transition into the endgame is not a big achievement
for Black here, but her king is in the centre.} (27... Qc6+ {was simply bad:}
28. f3 Rf8 29. Re4) 28. Qxf5 exf5 29. Re7 Rf8 30. Bf4 $1 {The bishop comes
into the game.} Rxc4 31. Bh6 Rh8 32. Rxf7 $1 Kc8 33. Rgg7 Nc5 34. Be3 (34. Bg5
{was possible:} Ne6 35. d7+ Kb8 36. Rh7 Rxh7 37. Rxh7 Rd4 38. Bxh4) 34... Rd8 (
34... Ne6 {did not help:} 35. Rg6) 35. Bxc5 Rxc5 36. Ra7 Kb8 37. Rgb7+ Kc8 38.
d7+ 1-0

[Event "WchT U26 02 fin-A"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "1980.08.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Black "Flear, Glenn C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1980.08.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4
Nxe4 9. Qxe4 e5 $6 10. dxe5 O-O 11. exd6 Re8 12. Qxe8+ Qxe8+ 13. Be3 Ne5 14.
O-O-O Nxf3 15. gxf3 Bd7 16. Bd3 Qe5 17. Rhg1 g6 18. f4 Qf6 19. f5 b6 20. Bc2
Qh4 21. Kb1 c5 22. Bg5 Qxf2 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. Rdf1 Qd4 25. Be7 a5 26. h4 Bg4
27. Bf6 Qxc4 28. h5 gxh5 $2 (28... Be2 29. Rf2 Bxh5 {Inf30}) 29. d7 Qxf1+ 30.
Rxf1 Bxd7 31. Bd1 Bg4 32. Bxg4 hxg4 33. Rh1 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.01"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Perunovic, Milos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Serbia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SRB"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 a6 ({Closing the centre
looks much more risky:} 12... e4 13. O-O (13. a4 Ne8 {/\ Qg5}) (13. Rc1 Qe7 (
13... Nb6 14. Qc7 Qxc7 15. Rxc7 Ne8 16. Rc5 Bd7 17. f3 f5 18. Kf2 Bc6 19. f4
Nd7 20. Rc3 Kf7 21. b4 Ke7 22. Na3 Nb6 23. Nb3 Nd6 24. Rhc1 Rfc8 25. Nc5 Rab8
26. Na6 Ra8 27. b5 Bd7 28. Nc5 Rab8 {1/2 Werle,J (2443)-Stellwagen,D (2464)/
Baku AZE 2002/The Week in Chess 403}) 14. Qc7 Ne8 15. Qg3 f5 16. O-O Nb6 17.
Qe5 Rf7 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 19. a4 Be6 20. f4 a6 21. Na3 Nc8 22. Rc3 Na7 23. h3 Nc6
24. Kf2 h6 {Oms Pallise,J (2506)-Beliavsky,A (2646)/Barcelona ESP 2007; with
equal play.}) 13... Nb6 (13... a6 14. Nc3 Nb6 (14... Nb8 15. b4 Nc6 16. Rfb1
$14) 15. a4 Be6 (15... Bg4 16. a5 Nc8 17. b4 $14) 16. a5 Nc8 17. b4 Ne7 18. Nb3
(18. Na4 $14) 18... Nf5 19. Rfb1 $2 (19. b5 Nh4 20. bxa6 bxa6 21. Nc5 Qc8 22.
Rfc1 $14 {/\} Bh3 $2 23. Nxd5 $1 Bxg2 24. Nxf6+ gxf6 25. Nxe4 $16) 19... Nh4
20. Nc5 {Lputian,S (2610)-Anastasian,A (2470)/Protvino (zt) 1993; with clear
advantage.}) (13... Ne8 14. Rfc1 Qg5 15. Nc7 Nxc7 16. Qxc7 Nf6 $14) 14. Qc5 Bd7
15. Nd6 Bc6 16. Rfc1 a6 17. Nf5 Re8 18. h3 g6 19. Ng3 h5 20. Bf1 Rc8 21. Qb4
Kg7 22. Rc2 Na8 $1 23. Rac1 Nc7 24. Ne2 Qd7 {Ivanchuk,V (2769)-Jumabayev,R 
(2525)/Astana KAZ 2012. The position is equal.}) 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 Bg4 ({
Possible is simply} 14... Bd7 15. O-O Rc8 16. Qb2 Ne4 17. Rac1 Qf6 18. f3 Nd6
19. Qa3 Nc6 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Rfe1 d4 $11 {Groszpeter,A-Chandler,M/Minsk 1982})
15. Bxg4 ({It looks that a more realistic way for some prolonged play would be
} 15. f3 $5 Rc8 (15... Bh5 16. O-O Bg6 17. Qb2 Qe7 18. Rfe1 Rfe8 19. Nf1 $14)
16. Qb2 Bd7 (16... Bh5 17. O-O Bg6 18. Rfd1 Bd3 (18... Nd3 19. Bxd3 Bxd3 20.
Rac1 Qe7 21. Re1 $14) 19. Nf1) 17. O-O Qb6 $1 (17... Re8 18. Rfd1 Nc6 19. Nf1
$14) 18. Rfc1 Rfe8 (18... Nc6 19. Nf1) 19. Rxc8 Bxc8 20. Rc1 (20. Rd1 $5 Nc6
21. Nf1 $14) 20... Bd7 {Rustemov,A (2607)-Hector,J (2552)/Kobenhavn 2001; with
equal play.}) 15... Nfxg4 16. O-O Rc8 17. Qf5 ({A timid retreat is possibly
slightly better in this situation:} 17. Qd1 g6 (17... Qd6 18. N2f3 Nxf3+ 19.
Nxf3 Rc5 20. Rc1 Nf6 21. Rxc5 Qxc5 22. a4 Rc8 23. Nd4 Qd6 24. Qf3 Rc3 25. Rd1
g6 $11 {Girya,O (2414)-Javakhishvili,L (2451)Istanbul 2012}) 18. Rc1 Qd6 19.
N2f3 Nf6 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Qd2 Ne4 22. Qb4 Rc7 23. Nf3 Qe7 24. Qxe7 Rxe7 25.
Rc2 Rd8 26. Rfc1 Kf8 27. h4 Ke8 28. Nd4 Nd6 29. Kf1 {Ivanchuk,V (2769)-Topalov,
V (2752)/Astana KAZ 2012. White has good chances to fight for an advantage.}) (
17. Qb2 Qf6 18. Qa3 Nc6 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. Rac1 Qd7 21. Nf3 Nf6 22. Ne5 Qe6 23.
Nd3 Qe4 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rc1 Re8 26. Nc5 Qe7 27. Qb2 {So,W (2667)-Giri,A 
(2690)/Malmo 2011. White has a small advantage.}) 17... g6 18. Qf4 Qe7 ({
Another setup was possible:} 18... Re8) ({Or the more dynamic} 18... h5 19. h3
Nd3 20. Qg3 Nge5 21. N2f3 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Nc5 23. Rac1 Qd6) 19. Rfd1 ({White
obtained nothing after} 19. N2f3 Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Nf6 21. Rac1 Ne4 22. Qe2 Qa3
23. Rc2 Nd6 24. f3 Rxc2 25. Qxc2 Qa5 $11 {Gelfand,B (2733)-Morozevich,A (2747)/
Moscow 2006}) 19... Nf6 20. N2f3 Nxf3+ 21. Nxf3 ({Moves like} 21. gxf3 {
as recommended by the computer, would never be considered by an old GM.}) 21...
Rc5 22. Rac1 $1 {It is correct strategy to exchange one pair of rooks.} Rfc8
23. Rxc5 Rxc5 24. h4 Rc8 ({The active} 24... Rc2 {would be met with the more
active} 25. g4 $1 {and Black would face serious problems.}) 25. Nd4 ({Now
activity does not work:} 25. g4 Qe6 26. g5 Ne4) 25... Ne4 26. f3 ({The most
promising way is to hammer a coffin nail into Black's position:} 26. h5 b5 27.
h6) 26... Nc3 27. Rc1 h5 $6 ({It was more logical to try to support the
c3-knight:} 27... b5 28. h5 b4 29. Rc2 Re8 30. Nc6 Qxe3+ 31. Qxe3 Rxe3 32. Nxb4
d4 33. h6 $14) 28. Qg5 $5 Qe8 29. a4 b5 $2 {Wrong move which allows the
opponent to activate his own passive rook through the a-file.} ({Correct was} 
29... Qd7) 30. axb5 axb5 31. Ra1 $1 Ra8 ({The white pieces would obtain a lot
of activity after} 31... Qd7 32. Ra6) 32. Rxa8 Qxa8 33. Qf6 Qa1+ ({Another
defence was very similar:} 33... Qe8 34. Nc6 Qxe3+ 35. Kh2 Ne2 36. Ne7+ Kf8 37.
Nxg6+ Ke8 38. Qc6+ Kd8 39. Qxd5+ Kc7 40. Qxf7+ Kb6 41. Qf6+ Ka5 42. Qd8+ Ka6
43. Qd1 Qf2 44. b4 Qg3+ 45. Kh1 Qxg6 46. Qxe2 Qb1+ 47. Kh2 Qxb4 {and Black
despite being a pawn down in the queen ending would retain drawing chances due
to his passed pawn.}) 34. Kh2 Nd1 35. Qd8+ Kg7 36. Qxd5 Qc1 37. Ne2 $1 Qc2 38.
Nf4 Nc3 39. Qd4+ Kg8 40. Qd8+ Kg7 41. Qg5 $1 {After this move it becomes clear
that the white pieces are dominating the play.} Kh7 42. b4 Qd2 43. Qf6 Kg8 44.
e4 Qe1 45. Nd3 Qa1 46. Ne5 Qa7 47. Nxg6 $1 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 e6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O Bd6 10. Re1 $1 {A strong move which will cast doubt on this line.}
dxc4 $6 $146 {This would not solve Black's problems either.} (10... e5 $6 11.
cxd5 cxd5 12. e4 exd4 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nf6 15. Rc1 $1 $146 (15. Bg5 $6 h6
16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Re4 Bd7 18. Rxd4 Rac8 {1/2-1/2 Huebner,R (2602)-Godena,M 
(2548)/Switzerland 2009/EXT 2011}) 15... Bg4 16. h3 Bh5 17. Bg5 $1 h6 18. Bxf6
Qxf6 19. g4 Bg6 20. Rc4 $14 {1-0 Sasikiran,K (2688)-Moradiabadi,E (2575)/
Guangzhou 2010/CB00_2011 (50)}) 11. bxc4 b6 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. a4 a5 14. Ne4 Nxe4
15. Bxe4 Bb7 16. Qc2 h6 17. Bc3 Rab8 (17... Bb4 18. c5 $1 (18. Bxb4 $2 axb4 19.
Rxb4 f5 20. Bd3 c5 $132) 18... bxc5 19. dxc5 {[%csl Rb7]} Bxc3 (19... Bxc5 20.
Qb2 {[%csl Rb7,Rg7]}) 20. Qxc3 Nf6 21. Bc2 Nd5 22. Qe5 $1 $16) (17... Rfd8 18.
h3 Bb4 19. c5 $14) 18. Red1 Ba6 19. Bh7+ $1 {An important intermediate move.}
Kh8 20. Bd3 f5 21. g3 Bb4 $2 {Right plan, wrong execution!} 22. Bxb4 ({Simpler
was} 22. Nh4 $1 Rf6 23. d5 Bxc3 24. dxe6 Nc5 25. Qxc3 Nxa4 26. Qc2 Nc5 27. Bxf5
Nxe6 28. e4 c5 29. Ng6+ Kg8 30. Bxe6+ Rxe6 31. Nf4 Ree8 32. Nd5 $16 {and
White's initiative would seal Black's fate soon!}) 22... axb4 23. Rxb4 c5 24.
Rbb1 cxd4 25. exd4 Bb7 26. d5 $1 Nc5 27. Bf1 Rbd8 28. Bg2 Rf6 29. Nd4 exd5 30.
Nb5 Qf7 31. cxd5 f4 32. a5 $1 Rc8 33. Na7 $18 Rf8 34. Rxb6 fxg3 35. Rxf6 Qxf6
36. hxg3 Nd7 37. Nc6 Qd6 38. Re1 Ba6 39. Qc3 Nc5 40. Ne5 Kg8 41. Ng6 Rf6 42.
Nf4 {A fine victory by a series of fine moves executed by Anish Giri.} 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.04"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Ne2 a5 12. Ng3 Re8 13. h4 Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4
15. Bxb4 axb4 16. Nd2 Nf6 17. h5 h6 18. Nc4 Ra6 19. Ne5 c5 20. O-O cxd4 21.
exd4 Ng4 22. Rae1 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Ra5 24. Qxe4 Rxe5 25. Qxe5 Qxe5 26. Rxe5 Rxe5
27. Rd1 Be6 28. Rd8+ Kh7 29. f3 Ra5 30. Rd2 Kg8 31. Kf2 Kf8 32. Ke3 Ke7 33. Ke4
Rg5 34. Kf4 Ra5 35. Rc2 Kd8 36. Ne4 Rf5+ 37. Ke3 Rxh5 38. Nc5 b6 39. Rd2+ Ke7
40. Na6 Re5+ 41. Kf2 Rd5 42. Re2 Rb5 43. Re4 Rd5 44. Ke3 Rg5 45. f4 Rxg2 46. f5
Rxa2 47. Nxb4 Rb2 48. fxe6 Rxb3+ 49. Kf4 fxe6 50. Rd4 g5+ 51. Ke4 Rb1 52. Nc6+
Kf6 53. Rd8 Re1+ 54. Kf3 Rf1+ 55. Ke2 Rc1 56. Rd6 h5 57. Ke3 Re1+ 58. Kf2 Rb1
59. Nb8 Rb2+ 60. Ke3 Rb3+ 61. Kd4 Rb1 62. Rc6 h4 63. Rc8 Kf5 64. Rh8 g4 65.
Rh5+ Kf4 66. Rxh4 Rd1+ 67. Kc3 Kf3 68. Rh6 g3 69. Rf6+ Kg4 70. Rxe6 $6 (70.
Rg6+ {war zäher, z.B.} Kf4 71. Na6 e5 72. Nb4 e4 $17) 70... g2 71. Rg6+ (71.
Rxb6 Kh5 72. Rb5+ Kh6 73. Rb6+ Kg7 74. Rb7+ Kh8 $19) 71... Kh3 $2 (71... Kf3
72. Rxg2 Kxg2 $19) 72. Rh6+ Kg3 73. Rg6+ $2 (73. Rxb6 g1=Q 74. Rg6+ Kf2 75.
Rxg1 Kxg1 (75... Rxg1 76. Na6 $11) 76. Na6 $11) (73. Rg6+ $2 Kf2 74. Kc4 g1=Q
75. Rxg1 Kxg1 76. Na6 Kf2 77. Kb5 Rb1+ 78. Kc6 b5 79. Kc5 Ke3 80. Nb4 Kd2 81.
Nd5 Rb3 82. Nf4 Kc2 83. Ne2 b4 84. Nd4+ Kc3 85. Nb5+ Kd3 86. Nd6 Rb2 87. Nb5
Rb1 88. Nd6 b3 89. Kb4 Kc2 90. Nb5 b2 91. Na3+ Kc1 92. Nc4 Ra1 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.04.25"]
[Round "15.8"]
[White "Bromberger, Stefan"]
[Black "Wegerle, Joerg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2448"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tegernsee"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. e3 e6 6. c5 Nbd7 7. b4 g6 8. Bd3 Bg7
9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 O-O 12. Bg5 Nf6 13. Bc2 a5 14. a3 Qc7 15. O-O
axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 Nd5 18. Bd2 b6 19. Rb1 Bb7 20. Rb3 Ra8 21. Ra3 Qb8
22. g3 bxc5 23. bxc5 Rxa3 24. Qxa3 Qa8 25. Qxa8+ Bxa8 26. Ne5 Bb7 27. Ba4 Bxe5
28. dxe5 Kg7 29. Kg2 h6 30. Kf3 Ne7 31. Ba5 Kf8 32. Ke4 Ke8 33. Bd2 Ng8 34. h4
Kd7 {Can Black hold his fortress against the pair of bishops?  Kann Schwarz
seine Festung gegen das Läuferpaar behaupten?} 35. h5 $5 {With difficulty!
Schwerlich!} g5 $6 (35... f5+ {was more exact, e.g. war genauer, z.B.} 36. exf6
Nxf6+ 37. Ke5 Ng4+ 38. Kd4 gxh5 39. f3 Nh2 {[%cal Gh2f1,Gh2f3]} 40. Bd1 Nf1 41.
Be1 Ba6 $16) 36. f4 $1 {a typical lever to exert pressure on the kingside. 
ein typischer Hebel, um am Königsflügel Druck zu machen.} f5+ 37. exf6 Nxf6+
38. Ke5 Nxh5 (38... Ng4+ 39. Kd4 gxf4 40. Bxf4 Ba6 41. Bd1 $18) 39. fxg5 hxg5
40. g4 Ng7 (40... Nf4 41. Bxf4 gxf4 42. Kxf4 Ke7 43. Ke5 Kf7 44. Kd6 $18) 41.
Bxg5 Ba6 (41... Ne8 42. Bh6 Ke7 43. g5 Kf7 44. Bc2 Ng7 45. g6+ Kg8 46. Kf6 Nf5
47. Bf4 Ng7 48. Be5 Nf5 49. Be4 Ne3 50. Kxe6 $18) 42. Bf6 Be2 (42... Ne8 43.
Bc2 Nc7 44. g5 Nd5 45. g6 Ke8 46. Ba4 Bb7 47. Kxe6 $18) 43. Bxg7 Bxg4 44. Bc2
Bf3 45. Be4 Bg4 46. Kf6 Bh5 47. Kg5 ({The variation which follows proves that
the black fortress cannot hold out: Folgende Variante weist nach, dass die
schwarze Festung nicht hält:} 47. Bh6 Be2 48. Bf4 Bc4 49. Be5 Bb5 50. Kf7 Bc4
51. Kf8 Bd5 52. Bg6 (52. Bxd5 $2 cxd5 53. Kf7 Kc6 54. Bd4 e5 55. Bf2 d4 $11)
52... Bf3 53. Be8+ Kd8 54. Bf6+ Kc7 55. Ke7 Bd5 56. Be5+ Kc8 57. Kd6 Kb7 58.
Bd7 Bg2 59. Bxe6 Bf3 60. Kd7 Be4 61. Kd8 Ka6 62. Kc7 Kb5 63. Kd6 Ka6 64. Bc8+
Kb5 65. Bd4 Bf3 66. Bf5 Ka6 67. Kc7 Kb5 68. Bd3+ Ka5 69. Bc3+ Ka4 70. Kb6 Kb3
71. Be5 Bd5 72. Bf5 Kc4 73. Bd7 $18) 47... Be2 48. Be5 Bd1 $6 (48... Bb5 49.
Kf6 Bc4 50. Kf7 Be2 51. Kf8 {[%cal Ge4g6,Gg6e8] and White still has something
to prove, as can be seen from the variation above. und Weiß muss noch Einiges
zeigen, wie obige Variante nachweist.}) 49. Bd3 {[%cal Gg5d2,Gd2a5,Ga5b6,Gb6b8]
[%mdl 4096]} Ke7 50. Kf4 Kd7 51. Ke3 Bg4 52. Kd4 Kc8 53. Ba6+ Kd7 54. Kc3 Bf3
55. Kb4 Bd5 56. Ka5 Bf3 57. Kb6 Be4 58. Bb7 Bd5 59. Ba8 Be4 60. Kb7 Bd5 61. Kb8
Be4 62. Bb7 Bd5 63. Bc8+ Kd8 64. Bf6+ (64. Bf6+ Ke8 65. Kc7 Kf7 66. Bh4 e5 67.
Kd6 e4 68. Bd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Top 12"]
[Site "Brest"]
[Date "2018.05.26"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "Navara,D"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2018.05.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Metz Fischer"]
[BlackTeam "Mulhouse Philidor"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

{My score against Alexander Riazantsev had (and still has) been quite dismal.
Given that, I decided to play on the 2nd board in the initial round to
surprise our opponents and avoid an encounter with him. The surprise might
well have been mutual.} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 2. c4 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:02:39]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]
} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:21]} Nbd7 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} 6. a4 {[%emt 0:00:08] Alexander had played this move seven
times before, but mostly in blitz and rapid games. He is an excellent
theoretician who also works as a top-class second. I expected him to choose
something more principled. But perhaps he wanted to save the precious
novelties for his friends.} Bb4 {[%emt 0:05:40]} ({There was nothing wrong with
} 6... Bd6 7. a5 O-O 8. Be2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. O-O h6 {, followed by ...Re8,
but developing the bishop on b4 appeared more natural to me.}) 7. Bd3 {[%emt 0:
01:18]} b6 $146 {[%emt 0:02:14]} (7... O-O 8. O-O {Riazantsev,A (2671)-Potkin,
V (2599) RUS-ch blitz 2015 (2) 1-0}) 8. O-O {[%emt 0:01:34]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:
59]} (8... Ba6 9. Qb3 c5 10. Rd1 $36) 9. Bd2 {[%emt 0:04:14]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:
00]} (9... dxc4 $1 10. Bxc4 Bb7 $11 {promises Black a comfortable equality.})
10. cxd5 $1 {[%emt 0:05:35] This was a well-timed exchange and an improvement
over a previous blitz game. Now Black has to make a small concession.} (10. Qc2
Bb7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 $1 {This is the best move, but Black has several
decent alternatives:} (12... c5 $5) (12... Bxd2 13. Nfxd2 c5 14. dxc5 bxc5 15.
Rfd1 Qb6 16. Ra3 Rfd8 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. Bf1 h6 (18... Bc6 $15) 19. Rd3 Rxd3
20. Qxd3 Rd8 21. Qc2 Rd4 22. b3 Qd6 (22... Nh5) 23. Be2 Ne4 24. Nf3 Rxd1+ 25.
Bxd1 g5 26. h3 Kg7 27. Be2 Nf6 28. Qc3 Qb6 29. Ne5 Qb4 30. Qxb4 cxb4 31. Bf3
Bxf3 32. gxf3 Kf8 33. Nc6 Nd7 34. Nxa5 Nc5 35. Nc6 Na6 36. Kf1 Ke8 37. Ke2 Kd7
38. Ne5+ Ke7 39. Nd3 Kd6 40. Ke3 f5 41. Kd4 Kd7 42. Nc5+ Nxc5 43. Kxc5 e5 44.
Kd5 {1-0 (44) Riazantsev,A (2671)-Potkin,V (2599) St Petersburg 2015. This was
a blitz game and not a theoretically relevant one.}) 13. Bxe4 f5 14. Bxb4 axb4
15. Bd3 c5 $1 $15) 10... exd5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} (10... cxd5 11. Nb5 $14 {
would be pleasant for White, as Black's queenside knight belongs on c6 or b4
rather than d7.}) 11. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:06:20] '<=>'} ({
It made sense to take control of the e5-square by means of} 11... Re8 $1 $11 {.
} {I was afraid of} 12. Na2 {, but} c5 $1 (12... Bxd2 $6 13. Qxc6 $1 Ba6 $1 14.
Bxa6 Bxe3 $1 15. Bd3 {is preferable for White.}) 13. Nxb4 axb4 {is fine for
Black.}) ({The following line clearly illustrates the dangers of the position:
} 11... Bb7 $6 12. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 {Otherwise 13.f4 might follow.} 13. dxe5 Ng4 14.
f4 d4 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Bf5 $1 (16. Rf3 dxc3 17. Rh3 Nh6) 16... Nh6 17. exd4
Qxd4+ 18. Kh1 Nxf5 $2 (18... Rad8 19. Be1 $14) 19. Qxf5 Qxd2 20. Rf3 Kg8 21.
Ne4 $1 Qxb2 22. Nf6+ $18 {.}) 12. Bxa6 {[%emt 0:12:22]} Rxa6 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
13. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} ({I was more afraid of} 13. Na2 $5 {, as} c5 $1 {
looked rather double-edged} ({, while} 13... Bxd2 $6 14. Nxd2 c5 15. Nf3 $36 {
would leave the b5-square weak.})) 13... Qa8 {[%emt 0:01:23]} 14. Ng3 {[%emt 0:
10:31]} (14. Ne5 {looked critical.} {Komodo suggests} Nxe5 (14... c5) 15. dxe5
Nd7 16. f4 Bxd2 17. Qxd2 Nc5 18. Nd4 Ra7 $13 {, but this looks fairly risky at
first sight. I would probably rather play 14...c5 or 14...Rc8.}) 14... g6 {
[%emt 0:01:17]} (14... Re8 15. Rac1 c5 $13) 15. Rac1 {[%emt 0:01:58]} ({
The knight move} 15. Ne5 {looked more logical here or on the next move.
However, Black would have more than one way to maintain equality:} Bxd2 (15...
c5 $13) (15... Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7) 16. Qxd2 Nxe5 (16... Ra7) 17. dxe5 Nd7 18. f4
Nc5) 15... c5 {[%emt 0:06:59]} 16. b3 {[%emt 0:09:42]} (16. Ne5 $5) 16... Rc8 {
[%emt 0:07:59]} 17. Qb2 {[%emt 0:04:28]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:02:45]} 18. dxc5 {
[%emt 0:09:40]} ({After} 18. Bxb4 {I would probably try} cxb4 $5 ({while
Alexander disliked the line} 18... axb4 19. Rc2 $2 c4 $1 {.})) (18. Ne5 $11) (
18. Rc2 Rac7 19. Rfc1 Qa6 $11 {(Riazantsev)}) 18... bxc5 {[%emt 0:04:35]} ({
I rejected} 18... Bxd2 19. Nxd2 bxc5 {on account of} 20. Nb1 (20. e4 $5) 20...
Rb7 21. Nc3 {, but} Rb4 $1 22. Na2 Rh4 $5 {would still be pleasant for Black.})
19. Bc3 $6 {[%emt 0:00:03] This was a loss of time. After the game Sasha
rightly criticised this move.} (19. Bxb4 axb4) (19. Rfd1 $11) 19... Bxc3 {
[%emt 0:01:42]} 20. Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 21. Qc2 {
[%emt 0:02:13]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:09:09]} ({I considered a move repetition by means
of} 21... d4 22. exd4 ({The computer's fancy suggestion} 22. Nxd4 Nd5 23. Rc4
N5b6 24. Ndf5 $1 {escaped my attention. The position remains unclear after}
gxf5 25. Rh4 Ne5 {, but I would need to overcome the shock.}) 22... Nd5 23. Rc4
N5b6 $11 {. In the end I concluded that my position was pleasant enough to
continue.}) 22. h3 {[%emt 0:10:00]} c4 $1 {[%emt 0:11:36]} 23. Ra1 {[%emt 0:08:
43]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:08:28]} (23... Nb6 $15 {might have been more accurate.}) 24.
Nd2 {[%emt 0:07:27]} h5 $1 {[%emt 0:00:08] I often tend to play on the whole
board. Not always well, but that is a different story.} 25. bxc4 $138 {[%emt 0:
03:25]} ({After} 25. h4 {Black should probably play} Qb7 $1 {(or ...Qb8)} (
25... Nxb3 $6 26. Nxb3 Rxb3 27. Rxb3 cxb3 28. Qxb3 Rc4 29. Ne2 $1 Rxh4 $6 (
29... Rb4 $1 30. Qc3 Qd8 $15) 30. Nd4 {surprisingly gives White full
compensation.}) 26. bxc4 Nfe4 27. Ngxe4 dxe4 $17 {, as suggested by Komodo.
The obvious difference in piece activity would outweigh the slight material
disadvantage.}) 25... h4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 26. Ne2 {[%emt 0:02:09]} (26. Nf5 $5
gxf5 27. Qxf5 {was an interesting attempt to change the course of the game (if
that was possible), but in White's time trouble it could backfire. Black might
be slightly better after both} Nfe4 {and} (27... Ncd7 28. Qg5+ Kf8 {, but the
position remains very complicated.})) 26... Nfe4 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 27. Nxe4 {
[%emt 0:00:33]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 28. Rca3 {[%emt 0:01:16]} (28. Rd3 dxc4
29. Rd4 c3 $17) 28... dxc4 $6 {[%emt 0:03:55] This natural move was inaccurate.
} (28... Rcxc4 $1 29. Qd1 Qc6 $17 (29... Rb2 30. R3a2 Qb7 31. Rxb2 Qxb2 32. Rb1
Qc2 $17) 30. Nd4 Qc5 {would leave White under pressure.}) 29. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:
02]} Nc5 $6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} ({It seemed to me that} 29... Nxc3 30. Rxc3 Qc6
$15 {would be too drawish.}) 30. Rd1 $6 {[%emt 0:01:15] It is very difficult
to play such a position in time trouble.} ({I planned to meet} 30. e4 $1 {with}
Qb8 31. Nd5 Qe5 {, but it is less good than I had believed. My calculations
were fairly inaccurate, there.} {White would be perfectly fine after} 32. Rd1
$1 (32. Qc3 Qxc3 33. Rxc3 Rxa4 $15) 32... Kg7 ({Playing 29...Nc5 I had
probably missed that} 32... Nxe4 $2 {was not possible because of} 33. Qxe4 $1
Qxe4 34. Nf6+ {.}) 33. Rc3 $1 {Black has several options but they all lead to
double-edged or equal positions, for instance} Nxe4 (33... Rd8 $5) (33... Nxa4
34. f4 $1 Qd6 35. Ra3) 34. Re3 f5 35. Nxb4 (35. f4 $5) 35... axb4 36. Rd7+ {
with a volatile equality.}) 30... Rd8 $1 {[%emt 0:01:40]} ({White was hoping
for} 30... Nd3 $2 31. Nd5 $1 Qxd5 32. Raxd3 {.}) 31. Rxd8+ $6 {[%emt 0:01:09]}
({While} 31. Raa1 $1 Nd3 $17 {was not great for White, it would still be a
lesser evil.}) 31... Qxd8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 32. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Nd3 $6 {
[%emt 0:01:45]} ({An even stronger move was} 32... Qd3 $1 33. Qxd3 cxd3 $1 34.
Kf1 Rb2 $5 $19 {, as White's pieces could hardly move.}) 33. Ne4 $2 {[%emt 0:
00:31] A mistake in a difficult position. I was hoping for this move.} (33. Nb5
Qf6 34. Rf1 $17 {was not great but still playable.} {Grandmaster Stohl gave in
Ceskoslovensky sach the following pretty line:} Qc6 35. Rb1 $2 Rb2 $1 36. Rxb2
Ne1 $19 {.}) 33... Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:40] '-/+' The knight has no good retreat.}
34. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:46]} (34. f3 f5 $19) 34... Nxf2 $1 {[%emt 0:03:53]} (34...
Qf6 $6 35. Rf1 Rb2 36. Qd1 Qc6 $1 {was less clear.}) 35. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:41]
This move surprised me a bit, but I quickly found its refutation.} ({After} 35.
Nxc4 Nxh3+ $1 36. gxh3 Qg5+ {Black wins the knight back with a decisive
advantage.}) 35... Nxh3+ $1 {[%emt 0:03:18] This combination strongly
resembles the game Movsesian - Navara, 2018. There I also sacrificed the same
piece twice, both time taking important pawns which had been protecting
White's king.} (35... Nd3 $2 36. Nxc4 Qe4 37. Nd6 Qxe3+ 38. Kh1 {could give
White reasonable drawing chances.}) 36. gxh3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxe3+ {[%emt 0:
00:12]} 37. Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c3 $1 {[%emt 0:00:43] Black wins a tempo and
his rook gets access to f4, g4 and b2. What more can be expected from one move?
} 38. Nf1 {[%emt 0:01:21]} Qxh3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 39. Rg2 {[%emt 0:00:28] White
had to parry the check on g4.} Rb2 {[%emt 0:06:12] It took me some time to
make sure that there would be no perpetual check.} 40. Rxg6+ {[%emt 0:00:21]}
Kf8 $1 {[%emt 0:30:08]} ({This is more precise than} 40... fxg6 {, but both
moves are winning.}) 41. Qd1 {[%emt 0:06:05]} fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 42. Qd8+ {
[%emt 0:00:42]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 43. Qc7+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} ({Of course not} 43... Ke6 $4 44. Qc8+ $18 {.}) 44. Qd8+ {[%emt 0:00:23]}
Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 45. Qc7+ {[%emt 0:05:20]} Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 46. Qd6+ {
[%emt 0:02:18]} Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:00] The king can hide near the a1-corner.} 47.
Nd2+ $1 {[%emt 0:00:13] A witty trick, but I was alert.} cxd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]
With this win I helped my team to win the match and improved my score against
Alexander to 2-6. (Not in my favour.)} ({It was not too late to spoil the game:
} 47... Rxd2 $4 48. Qc5+ Kb3 49. Qb5+ Kc2 50. Qb1+ Kxb1 $11) 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.09.01"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Negi,P"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{After narrowly surviving the previous game, Kramnik had wondered about the
wisdom of taking such risks when he is a point ahead. Consequently, today he
decided not to be too pretentious, hoping for the slightest of edges. But as
often happens with such a conservative attitude, he played a couple of sloppy
moves which put him almost on the brink of being worse. Clearly annoyed, he
pulled himself together just in time to secure the equality with some nice
tactical ideas.} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 {A brave change by Andreikin! In
their previous game he had tried to replicate Kramnik's solid QGD - but
Vladimir proved to be technically flawless with white as well. This time he
decides to surprise Kramnik by going for a popular mainline that he had rarely
played before.} 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 e6 6. b3 c5 {Once again, stepping out of the
well trodden paths of theory.} (6... Bb4 {leads to typical closed Slav
positions.}) 7. Bb2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bb4 $5 {An interesting novelty. The subtle
idea seems to be to provoke a3 - which then might turn out to be a weakeness.}
9. Nc2 {Slightly passive, and in line with Kramnik's strategy of playing
solidly. It's from this point that a series of innocous and solid looking
moves from White suddenly almost brought him in danger of being worse.} (9. a3
Bd6 {seems a bit counter intuitive, but after the normal} 10. cxd5 exd5 {
we get a typical isolated pawn's position where a3 seems extremely weakening.
For instance, after Rc1 Black can always play the annoying ...Qe7, attacking
the newly created weakenesses.}) 9... Ba5 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O dxc4 12. Qxd8 (
12. bxc4 $5 {might be objectively better, leading to an interesting and
complicated structure. The open b-file, and activity of pieces trade off the
weakened structure.}) 12... Rxd8 {Around this point Kramnik looked rather
annoyed with himself, and for good reason. From an extremely solid, possibily
slightly better position, he has allowed himself to suddenly face actual
dangers - the rook jump to d2 needs to be urgently dealt with!} 13. Bxc4 {
After a long think Andreikin decides that the very tempting b5, followed by ...
Rd2 doesn't actually promise him anything. Instead he continues to develop,
hoping to utilise the awkward placement of White's pieces along the c-file in
the future.} (13. bxc4 Rd2 $1 {Suddenly White is forced to play Bd1, and his
position doesn't look impregnable anymore.}) 13... Nc6 (13... b5 14. Be2 Rd2 {
looks extremely worrying. Bd1 appears to be the only move, when Black has
clearly taken the initiative. But} 15. Rac1 $1 {is the nice little tactic that
White found. He utilises Black's unprotected Bc8 to save his piece.} Bxc3 16.
Bxc3 Rxe2 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nd4 $1 {A nice touch!}) 14. Rfd1 Bd7 15. Na4 $5 {
Clearly somewhat annoyed with his sluggish play so far, Kramnik decides to
force matters rather than go for a long and slow paced endgame. With a few
concrete moves he simplifies the game to a draw.} b5 {If not, then the knight
lands on c5, and the initiative shifts to White.} 16. Nc5 bxc4 17. Bxf6 gxf6
18. Nxd7 {The next moves are not forced, but it's hard to suggest any
improvements. The game quickly reaches a drawn endgame.} Bc3 19. Rab1 Ra7 20.
Nc5 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Nb4 22. Nxb4 Bxb4 23. Rd8+ Kg7 24. Rc8 Bxc5 25. Rxc5 cxb3
26. axb3 Rb7 27. Rc3 {So Andreikin manages to stay in the race, while Kramnik
seems set to take the title. Still, don't be too sure! Nerves are sure to play
an important role tomorrow - and Kramnik certainly can't feel happy today.
Also his near collapse against Korobov might be playing at the back of his
mind as he fights to fend off the young Russian challenge.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Neverov, Valeriy"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
dxc4 9. bxc4 e5 10. O-O Re8 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Rb1 e4 13. Nd2 Nf8 14. c5 (14. Nf1
Ng6 (14... h5 $5) 15. a4 Nh4 16. Ng3 Nf5 17. Rb3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 h5 19. c5 Bc7
20. d5 $1 (20. Ba3 $2 h4 21. d5 Bxg3 $1 22. fxg3 hxg3 23. Kf1 Ng4 24. Bxg4 Bxg4
25. Ke1 Qg5 $40 {Lputian,S-Sveshnikov,E/Tilburg/1992/0:1/30/}) 20... cxd5 (
20... Be5 $6 21. Nxe4 Nxd5 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. cxd6 Qxd6 24. Bxh5 $16 {Karpov,
A-Gurevich,M/Reggio Emilia/1992/1:0/46/}) 21. Nxd5 (21. Nb5 $5 {Karpov/}) 21...
Nxd5 22. Rxd5 Be6 23. Qxe4 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Qe5 {Belotti,B-Pinter,J/FRA/1993/0,5/
33/} 25. Qc4 $5 $14) 14... Bc7 15. Nc4 (15. Ba3 Rb8 16. Nc4 Ng4 17. g3 Qf6 18.
Bf1 Qh6 19. h3 Nf6 20. Kh2 Ng4+ 21. Kg1 $10 {Savchenko,S-Sveshnikov,E/Gausdal/
1992/1:0/60/}) 15... Ng6 (15... Ng4 16. h3 Nf6 (16... Bh2+ 17. Kh1 Nxf2+ 18.
Kxh2 Qh4 19. Bf1 Re6 20. g3 Ng4+ 21. Kg2 Qxh3+ 22. Kxh3 Rh6+ 23. Kg2 Rh2+ 24.
Kg1 Rxc2 25. Nxe4 $18 {Karpov/}) (16... Nxf2 17. Kxf2 Qh4+ 18. Kg1 Bxh3 19.
gxh3 Qg3+ 20. Kf1 Re6 21. Nxe4 $16 {Karpov/}) 17. Ba3 Nd5 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. cxd6
Qg5 20. Nxe4 Nxe3 21. Nxg5 Nxc2 22. Bc4 Ne6 23. Bxe6 Bxe6 24. Nxe6 Rxe6 25. Bc5
b6 26. Rb2 $1 bxc5 27. dxc5 $1 $16 {Karpov,A-Knaak,R/Baden-Baden/1992/1:0/62/})
16. Ba3 Ng4 (16... Nh4 17. Nd6 Bxd6 18. cxd6 Qe6 19. Bf1 Qg4 20. h3 Nf3+ 21.
Kh1 Qh4 $13 {Nogueiras/}) 17. Nd6 (17. h3 Nxf2 18. Kxf2 Qh4+ 19. Kg1 Qg3 $40)
17... Qh4 18. Bxg4 Bxg4 19. Rxb7 (19. Rdc1 Bf3 $1 20. gxf3 (20. Ne2 Qg4 21. Ng3
Nh4) 20... Qh3 21. fxe4 Nh4 22. f4 Re6 23. f5 Rh6 $19) (19. Rd2 $5) 19... Bxd1
(19... Bf3 20. Rxc7 Qg4 21. Kf1 $1 $16) (19... Bxd6 20. cxd6 Bf3 21. d7 Red8 (
21... Qg4 22. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 23. Kf1) 22. gxf3 Qh3 23. fxe4 Nh4 24. f3 $1 $18)
20. Qxd1 Re7 {/\Bd6/} 21. g3 (21. Ncxe4 Bxd6 22. Nxd6 Rxb7 23. Nxb7 Rb8 24. Nd6
Qg4 $17 {|^,ץa3/}) 21... Qh3 22. Rb2 (22. Qb3 Rf8 23. Ncxe4 Nh4 (23... h6 $13)
24. gxh4 Rxe4 25. Nxe4 Bxh2+ 26. Kh1 Bf4+ 27. Kg1 Bh2+ $10) 22... Re6 23. Ndxe4
$6 (23. d5 $2 Nh4) (23. Ncxe4 h6 (23... Bxd6 $2 24. Ng5 $1 $16 (24. Nxd6 $2 Nh4
)) 24. Nd2 $13) 23... h6 (23... Nh4 24. f4) 24. f3 $2 {ה/} Rd8 25. Rg2 Ne7 $1
26. Bc1 (26. g4 $5) 26... Qh5 27. g4 Qg6 28. h4 f5 29. Nf2 Qf7 30. h5 Ba5 $1
31. gxf5 Nxf5 32. Nce4 Qxh5 33. Ng4 Qf7 34. Qe2 Rf8 (34... Nh4 35. Rg3 Rf8 36.
Ne5 Rxe5 37. dxe5 Nxf3+ 38. Kg2 Nxe5 $17) 35. Ne5 Qe8 36. Qc4 (36. f4 $142)
36... Kh8 37. f4 Bc7 38. Bd2 $2 (38. Qe2) 38... Nh4 39. Rg3 Bxe5 40. dxe5 Rg6
41. Qe2 Rxg3+ 42. Nxg3 Qe6 43. Kh2 (43. Be1 Qh3 {/\Rb8-b1/}) 43... Qxa2 {/\Qd2/
} 44. Kh3 Nf5 45. Nxf5 Rxf5 46. Qg4 Rf8 47. Bc3 Qd5 48. e6 Qh1+ 49. Kg3 Qg1+
50. Kf3 Qxg4+ 51. Kxg4 Kg8 52. f5 Rd8 53. e4 Rd3 54. e7 Kf7 55. Bxg7 a5 56. e5
Kxe7 (56... a4 57. f6 (57. e6+ Kxe7 58. Bxh6 Rd5 59. Bg5+ Ke8 60. f6 Rxg5+ 61.
Kxg5 a3 62. f7+ Ke7 $19) 57... Re3 58. Kf5 a3 59. e8=Q+ Kxe8 60. e6 Rf3+ 61.
Kg6 a2 62. f7+ Ke7 $19) 57. Bxh6 Rd1 58. Bg5+ Ke8 59. Kf4 (59. e6 Re1) 59... a4
60. e6 Rd4+ (60... Re1 61. Bh4 Re2 62. Kf3 Re5 63. Kf4 a3 (63... Rxc5 64. f6
Rc4+ $19) 64. Kxe5 a2 65. f6 a1=Q+ $19) 61. Kf3 Rd5 62. Kf4 a3 63. Bh6 (63. f6
Rxg5 64. Kxg5 a2) 63... Rd1 (63... a2 $2 64. f6) 64. Bg7 (64. f6 Rf1+ 65. Ke5
Rxf6 66. Kxf6 a2 $19) 64... Ke7 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1996.12.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Bb8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bd2 (12. Rd1) (12. b3) 12... Bg4
(12... Qb6 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bc3 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Bg4 16. Bd3 Rfc8 17. Qd4 Rc5 18.
Nc3 Rc6 19. Qxb6 Rxb6 20. f3 Be6 21. Rf2 $14 {Dokhoian,Y-Bareev,E/GER/1992/0,5/
41/}) (12... Ne4 13. Nbd4 Qb6 (13... Bg4) (13... a6) (13... Nxf3+) (13... Qd6)
14. Rfd1 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 (15. Nxf3 Bg4 16. Be1 Qd6 17. g3 Qf6 18. Kg2 $14 {
Epishin,V-Godena,M/Reggio Emilia/1995/1-0/35/}) 15... Qh6 16. h3 Qg6 17. Bb4
Re8 18. Qa4 Re5 19. Ne2 $16 {Epishin/}) 13. Rfc1 $5 (13. Nbd4 Ne4 (13... Qd6
14. Nxe5 Bxe2 15. Nxe2 Qxe5 16. g3 Ne4 17. Rad1 a6 {Hansen,Cu-Hansen,L Bo/Wijk
aan Zee/1993/0-1/54/} 18. Bc3 Qh5 19. Qd3 Re8 20. Qxd5 Qxe2 21. Qxe4 Bxg3 22.
Qxb7 Rab8 23. Qg2 Be5 $14 {Hansen,L Bo/}) 14. Bb4 Re8 15. Rad1 Qb6 16. Nxe5
Bxe2 17. Nxe2 Bxe5 18. Bc3 Qc7 19. h3 Qc4 $10 {Karpov,A-Korchnoi,V/Amsterdam/
1991/0,5/19/}) 13... Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 (14. Bxf3 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Qd7 16. Nd4 (16.
Nc7 Rc8) 16... Qh3 17. f4 Ng4 $19) 14... Ne4 $5 (14... Bh3 15. f4 $13 (15. Nc7
Ne8 $19)) 15. Be1 $1 (15. fxg4 Qh4 $19) 15... Qh4 (15... Bf5 16. fxe4 Bxe4 17.
Bd3 Qg5+ 18. Kf1 Qg2+ 19. Ke2 $14) 16. f4 Qh5 (16... Ng5 17. f3 Qh3 (17... Nh3+
$2 18. Kf1) 18. fxg4 Qxe3+ 19. Kh1 Qxf4 20. Bg3 $14) (16... g5 17. Qd1 $1 (17.
f3 Qh3 18. fxg4 Qxe3+ 19. Kh1 Qxf4 20. Bd3 Qf3+ 21. Kg1 a6 $17) 17... gxf4 (
17... Bxe2 18. Qxe2 gxf4 19. f3 Qg5+ 20. Kh1 $16 {עg8/}) 18. Bxg4 fxe3 19.
fxe3 $1 (19. f4 Nf2 20. Bxf2 exf2+ 21. Kf1 Qxh2 22. Qf3 Bxf4 23. Qxf2 $10)
19... Qxh2+ 20. Kf1 $16) 17. Nd4 Ng5 $6 (17... Nf6 $10) 18. Qd1 $1 Bxe2 19.
Qxe2 Qh3 20. Qf1 (20. Rc5 Ne6 21. Rxd5 Bxf4 22. Rh5 (22. exf4 Nxf4 23. Qe4 Nxd5
24. Qxd5 Qg4+ 25. Kh1 Rad8 $19) 22... Nxd4 23. exd4 Rae8 $15) 20... Qh5 21. Qg2
Ne4 22. f3 (22. Bb4 $5 Rd8 (22... Bd6 23. Bxd6 Nxd6 24. Rc5 $16) 23. Rc2 $14)
22... Nd6 23. Bc3 Qg6 24. Rd1 Rd8 25. Qxg6 (25. f5 $5 Qxg2+ 26. Kxg2 {/\f6|^/})
25... hxg6 26. Nc2 Nf5 27. Rd3 Bc7 28. Rad1 Bb6 $10 {><d5=><e3/} 29. Kf2 Re8
30. Nd4 Nd6 31. Nc2 Rac8 (31... Nf5) 32. Nb4 (32. Rxd5 $6 Nc4 33. Bd4 Nxb2)
32... d4 $1 33. Bxd4 Bxd4 34. Rxd4 (34. exd4 {o..o/}) 34... Nc4 35. Nd5 Nxb2
36. R1d2 Nc4 37. Rc2 b5 38. a4 a6 39. axb5 axb5 40. e4 f6 41. Rd3 Kf7 42. Rb3
Nd6 43. Rd2 Red8 44. Kg2 (44. Nc3 $2 Rxc3 45. Rxc3 Nxe4+) 44... f5 45. Nc3 b4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Julian Borowski-B 2nd"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2000.05.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Siebrecht, Sebastian"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2373"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2000.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. a3 Bd6 7. b4 Ne4 (7... O-O
8. Bb2 Qe7 9. Qc2 Rd8 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Bd3 a5 13. bxa5 Rxa5 14. a4
bxa4 {gefolgt von c5 ist der einfache Weg zum Ausgleich.}) 8. Nxe4 {Sonst
erreicht Schwarz nach f5 ein gutes Stonewall.} dxe4 9. Nd2 f5 10. Bb2 O-O 11.
f4 ({Es war ein grosses Pech für meinen Gegner, dass Glenn Flear die gleiche
Variante ein Monat zuvor gegen mich versucht hatte, ohne dass diese Partie aus
der französischen Liga veröffentlicht worden war. Da bevorzugte der englische
GM} 11. Qb3 Qe7 12. O-O-O Nf6 13. Be2 b6 (13... a5 $5) (13... b5 $5) 14. f3 {
und nun hätte anstatt von 14...c5?} a5 {Weiss vor Problemen gestellt.}) 11...
a5 {Schwarz übt Druck gegen b4 aus, um Weiss zu c5 zu provozieren. Dann möchte
er das Feld d5 mit seinem Springer besetzen.} 12. Qb3 Nf6 13. Be2 (13. c5 Bc7
14. Bc4 Nd5 {[%csl Rb4,Gd5,Re3]} 15. O-O $140 g5 $1 $40) 13... Qe7 14. h3 ({Auf
} 14. O-O {folgt wieder} axb4 15. c5 Bc7 16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Bxa1 Nd5 18. Kh1 g5
$1 {[%cal Rc7h2]}) 14... axb4 15. c5 Bc7 16. g4 {Verschliesst den Königsflügel,
um g5-Durchbrüche zu verhindern.} (16. axb4 Rxa1+ 17. Bxa1 Nd5 $17) 16... Nd5
17. g5 e5 $1 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gc8e6]} ({Der Mehrbauer nach} 17... bxa3 18. Rxa3
Rxa3 19. Qxa3 {würde keine grosse Freude bereiten. Wichtiger ist die
Figurenaktivierung.}) 18. dxe5 Be6 ({Auch gut war} 18... Qxc5 19. Bc4 bxa3 (
19... Kh8 20. Bxd5 (20. Bd4 Qa5 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Qxd5 cxd5 23. axb4 $11) 20...
cxd5 21. Rc1 Qe7 22. axb4 Be6 23. Bd4 $13) 20. Bxa3 Qb6 $17) 19. Bc4 bxa3 $6 {
Ich konnte mich für keine der drei guten Fortsetzungen entscheiden und traff
schliesslisch eine schlechte Wahl.} (19... Qxc5 20. axb4 Rxa1+ 21. Bxa1 Qe7 22.
b5 {(sonst spielt Schwarz b5)} Ba5 23. bxc6 bxc6 $17) ({Am besten war} 19... b5
20. cxb6 (20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Qxb4 Ba5 22. Qd4 Rfd8 $19) 20... Bxb6 21. Ke2 (21.
Rh2 bxa3 22. Bxa3 Bc5 23. Nb1 (23. Bb2 Rxa1+ 24. Bxa1 Qa7) 23... Rab8 $17)
21... Qf7 $1 22. axb4 Qh5+ 23. Kf2 Bxe3+ 24. Qxe3 Nxe3 25. Bxe6+ Kh8 26. Kxe3
Rxa1 27. Bxa1 Qh4 $40 {/-/+}) 20. Bxa3 (20. Rxa3 Qxc5 $17) 20... Ba5 21. Ra2 (
21. Ke2 $2 Rfd8 22. Nb1 Qf7 $19) 21... Rfd8 22. O-O {Diesen Zug hatte ich
natürlich vergessen, aber zum Glück bleibt Schwarz am Ball.} Bxd2 23. Rxd2 b5
24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Qc3 Bc4 26. Rfd1 $6 {Danach bekommt der Nachziehende einen
lästigen Freibauern auf d3.} ({Nötig war} 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Ra1 {mit nur
leichtem schwarzem Uebergewicht.}) 26... Rd3 27. Rxd3 exd3 28. Rd2 $6 (28. Bb2
$17) 28... Qe6 29. Bb2 Ra7 30. Kh2 Kf7 31. Kg3 Qd5 32. Qd4 (32. e6+ Kxe6) 32...
Ke6 (32... Qh1 33. Bc3 $5) 33. h4 $138 ({Hartnäckiger war} 33. Qxd5+ Kxd5 34.
Bd4) 33... Ra2 34. h5 Qxd4 35. exd4 Bb3 $1 36. Kf3 Bc2 37. Bc3 Ra3 ({Nicht
einmal mit} 37... Kd5 {konnte Schwarz den gegnerischen Läufer errobern:} 38. e6
$1 Kxe6 $6 39. d5+ Kxd5 40. Bxg7 $132) 38. Bb2 Rb3 39. d5+ cxd5 40. Bd4 Rb1 41.
c6 ({Auf} 41. g6 {entschied} hxg6 42. hxg6 (42. Rg2 Bd1+) 42... Rf1+ 43. Kg3
Re1 44. c6 Re4 45. Rh2 Rxd4 46. Rh8 Ke7 47. c7 Rc4 $19) 41... Rb4 $1 42. Ke3
Rc4 43. g6 h6 44. Rf2 Rxc6 $6 ({Schneller und mit weniger Sorgen gewann} 44...
b4 45. Rf1 Rxd4 46. Kxd4 d2 47. c7 Kd7) 45. Rf1 Rc4 (45... Ra6 46. Kd2 (46. Ra1
Rxa1 47. Bxa1 Bd1 48. Bc3 Bxh5 49. Kxd3 Bxg6 $19) 46... Ra4 {sollte auch
genügen.}) 46. Ra1 Rxd4 47. Ra6+ Ke7 {Es gibt noch Tücken!} (47... Kd7 $2 48.
Kxd4 d2 49. e6+ Kc8 (49... Ke7 $2 50. Ke5 d1=Q 51. Ra7+ {führt zum Matt!}) 50.
Ra8+ Kc7 (50... Kb7 $2 {verliert sogar nach} 51. Ra1 $1 Kc7 52. e7 Kd7 53. Ra7+
Kd6 (53... Ke8 54. Ke5 d1=Q 55. Kd6) 54. e8=N+ Kc6 55. Ra1 d1=Q+ 56. Rxd1 Bxd1
57. Nxg7 Kd6 58. Nxf5+ Ke6 59. Nxh6 $18) 51. Ra7+ Kc8 52. Ra8+ (52. e7 $2 d1=Q+
53. Kc5 Qe1 54. Kd6 d4 $1 55. e8=Q+ Qxe8 56. Ra8+ Kb7 57. Rxe8 d3 $19) 52...
Kc7 53. Ra7+ {mit Dauerschach.}) 48. Kxd4 d2 49. Kc5 $6 (49. Ra7+ Kd8 50. Kc5
d1=Q 51. Kd6 {war eine Spur präziser, auch wenn} Kc8 52. Rxg7 d4 (52... Bb3 $5
$19) 53. Rg8+ Kb7 54. g7 Bb3 {dann reicht.}) 49... d1=Q 50. Ra7+ Ke6 51. Ra6+
Kd7 52. Ra7+ Kc8 53. Kc6 (53. Rxg7 Qg1+ 54. Kc6 Kb8) 53... Kb8 54. Rxg7 b4 55.
Rb7+ (55. Rg8+ Ka7 56. g7 Qg1 57. e6 Qb6+ 58. Kd7 Qb7+ 59. Kd6 d4 60. e7 Qb6+
61. Ke5 Qc5+ 62. Kf6 Qd6+ 63. Kf7 Bb3+ $19) 55... Ka8 56. g7 Ba4+ 57. Kd6 Qg1
58. Rf7 Be8 59. Ke7 (59. Re7 Qb6+ 60. Kxd5 Qc6+ 61. Kd4 Bf7 $19) 59... Bxf7 60.
Kxf7 Qa7+ (60... b3 61. e6 b2 62. e7 b1=Q 63. e8=Q+ Qb8 64. Qf8 d4 $19) 61. Kf8
Qb8+ 62. Kf7 b3 63. e6 b2 64. e7 b1=Q 65. g8=Q Qxg8+ 66. Kxg8 Qe4 67. Kf7 d4
0-1

[Event "RUS-ch m3-4"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1997.05.24"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Kharitonov, Andrei Y"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1997.04.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. b3 b6 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7 14. Ne5 Nf6 15.
Qh4 c5 16. Bb2 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Rad8 18. Ng4 Nxg4 19. Qxg4 f5 20. Qh3 Rd7 21. Bc3
Red8 22. Re1 (22. Bf3 $11) 22... Bc7 23. Bf1 Be4 24. Qe3 {[%tqu "En","Can you
find a forced win for Black in this position?","Invade with your rook!",
"Sacrifice the exchange to force his queen to a miserable place!","d7d3",
"Congratulation!  Even FRITZ doesn't see this as quickly as you.  Now you win
quickly!",16]} Rd3 $1 $19 25. Qc1 (25. Bxd3 Rxd3 26. Qc1 Qh4 27. g3 Bxg3 28.
fxg3 Rxg3+ 29. hxg3 Qxg3+ 30. Kf1 Qg2#) {[%tqu "En","What now?","What is the
most logical move?","Threaten mate with your queen!","e7h4","Of course!",5]}
25... Qh4 26. h3 {[%tqu "En","Just for fun. Can you find the quickest mate?",
"It's not Bh2+ which is mate in five moves. We do not have time for that.",
"His kingside is burning.  How about a rook sacrifice?","d3h3","",8]} Rxh3 27.
gxh3 {[%tqu "En","Can you grab 3 points for showing a mate in three quickly?",
"It's a check","Use a bishop.   But if you needed this tip, you are probably
too late anyway!","c7h2","",3]} Bh2+ 0-1

[Event "NED-ch54"]
[Site "Rotterdam "]
[Date "1999.06.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Peng, Zhaoqin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[Annotator "Piket,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1999.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Be2
a6 9. d4 dxc4 10. bxc4 c5 11. Rd1 $5 Qe7 12. Ng5 (12. O-O e5 $13 (12... b6))
12... cxd4 (12... h6 13. Nge4 (13. h4) 13... Nxe4 14. Nxe4 $14) 13. exd4 h6 14.
h4 (14. Nge4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bb4+ 16. Kf1 b6) 14... Re8 (14... b6 15. Nge4 (15.
Bf3 Rb8 16. Nge4 Bb7 (16... Nxe4)) (15. c5 $5 bxc5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 (16... Nxc5
17. Nd5 exd5 18. Bxf6) 17. Nce4 Bb4+ 18. Kf1 e5 $1 (18... Nd5 19. Rxd5 exd5 20.
Nf6+ Nxf6 21. Bxf6 $18) 19. Bc4 $1 (19. Nxf6+ Nxf6 20. f4) 19... Bb7 (19... a5
20. Rxd7 Nxd7 21. Nd6 hxg5 22. hxg5 e4 23. Qe2 $3 Qxg5 (23... e3 24. g6 $18 (
24. Qh5 e2+ 25. Bxe2 $18)) 24. Bxf7+ Rxf7 25. Rh8+) 20. Rxd7 Nxd7 21. Nd6 hxg5
22. hxg5 e4 (22... Bxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Qxg5+ (23... e4 24. Nxe4 $44) 24. Kf1 g6 25.
Rg1) 23. Nxf7 Rxf7 24. g6)) (14... Rd8 $5) 15. c5 (15. Kf1 b6) 15... Bc7 16.
Kf1 Nf8 17. Nge4 Bd7 (17... Nd5 18. Bf3 (18. Bc4) (18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Nc3 Be6
20. Bf3 Rad8 21. Qb3) 18... Bd7 19. Nxd5 Bb5+ (19... exd5 20. Nc3) 20. Kg1 exd5
21. Nd2 $15) 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Bf3 Rab8 20. d5 (20. h5 $5 Bc6 (20... Qd8) 21.
d5 exd5 22. Nxd5 Qd8 23. Nf6+) 20... exd5 21. Nxd5 Qd8 (21... Bb5+ $2 22. Kg1
Qd8 23. Rh3 $1 $40 (23. Nf6+ $4 gxf6 24. Rxd8 Re1#)) 22. Rh3 $3 (22. Nxc7 Qxc7
23. Rd6 Ne6) (22. g3 Be5 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. Kg2 $11 (24. Qc3 $11)) 22... Bxh3 $6
(22... Be5 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. Qc3 Bb5+ (24... f6 25. Rg3 $14) 25. Kg1 Nd7 26.
Rg3 Qxh4 $2 (26... Rc8 27. Qd2 $36) 27. Nc7 $18) 23. Nf6+ gxf6 24. Rxd8 Bxd8 $6
(24... Rbxd8 25. gxh3 Be5 26. Bc1 $14 (26. Bxb7 Bxb2 27. Qxb2 Rd1+ 28. Kg2 Ng6
29. h5 Nf4+ 30. Kf3 Nd3 31. Qxf6 Nxc5 (31... Rd2 32. Qxh6 Rxf2+ 33. Kg3))) (
24... Rexd8 25. gxh3 Be5 26. Bc1 $14) 25. gxh3 Ne6 (25... Ng6 26. Qf5 $5 Nxh4
27. Qf4 (27. Qg4+ Ng6 28. h4)) 26. Qf5 $1 $16 Be7 $2 (26... Rc8 27. Be4 Rxc5
28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Ba3 $18 (29. Qxh6+ Ke7 30. Qxf6+ Kd7 31. Qxf7+)) (26... Ng7
27. Qf4 Rc8 28. c6 (28. Bd4 $5) 28... bxc6 29. Qxh6) 27. Be4 $18 Nf8 28. Qg4+
Kh8 29. Qh5 Kg8 30. Bd5 {30 ... Ne6 31. Bxe6 fxe6 32. Qg6+ Kh8 [32...Kf8 33.
Bc1] 33. Qxh6+ Kg8 34. Qg6+ Kh8 35. h5 +-} 1-0

[Event "San Francisco"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Polgar,Zsu"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 (10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Rd1 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Qc7 13. h3 Bh2+
14. Kh1 Be5 15. Bd2 Be6 16. Qd3 Qd7 17. Be1 Rfd8 18. Kg1 Rac8 19. Rac1 d4 $10 {
Karpov-Kasparov Linares 1991.}) 10... Bb8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bd2 (12. b3 $5)
12... Ne4 13. Rad1 {N} (13. Be1 Qb6 14. Nbd4 Qh6 15. Bb4 Re8 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17.
Nf3 Bb8 18. Qa4 Rd8 19. Be7 Bd7 20. Qd4 Re8 21. Bh4 Bc6 22. Bg3 Nxg3 23. hxg3
a6 24. Qd2 {Draw in Adorjan-Muller Balassagyarmat 1990.}) 13... Bg4 $1 (13...
Bf5 14. Nbd4) 14. Nbd4 (14. Bb4 $2 Bxf3 15. Bxf8 Qg5 $19) 14... Qf6 (14... Qd6
$6 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. f4 $14) 15. Qb3 (15. Nxe5 Bxe2 16. Nxe2 Bxe5 $10) (15. h3
$2 Nxf3+ 16. Nxf3 Bxh3 $1 17. gxh3 Qg6+ 18. Kh1 Nxf2+ $19) 15... Qh6 16. Nxe5
Bxe5 17. f4 Bxd4 $1 (17... Bxe2 18. Nxe2 $14) 18. Bxg4 Bb6 19. Bc1 (19. Qxd5
Rfe8 20. Bc1 Nf6 21. Qf3 Nxg4 (21... Qg6 $5) 22. Qxg4 Bxe3+ 23. Bxe3 Rxe3 $10)
19... Rfe8 (19... Nf6 20. Bf3) 20. Bf3 (20. Rxd5 Nf6 21. Rg5 Nxg4 22. Rxg4 Qe6
23. Qxe6 Rxe6 24. f5 Bxe3+ 25. Bxe3 Rxe3 26. f6 g6 $14) 20... Rac8 21. Rxd5 (
21. Qxd5 $2 Rxc1 $1 22. Bxe4 Bxe3+ 23. Kh1 Bxf4 $17) 21... Qc6 (21... Qxf4 $4
22. Qxb6 $18) 22. Rd3 Qc2 $1 (22... h6 23. Rc3 $1) 23. Bxe4 (23. g3 Qxb3 24.
Rxb3 Rc2 $17) 23... Rxe4 24. Bd2 (24. Qxc2 Rxc2 $17) 24... Qxb3 (24... h6 $4
25. Rc1 $18) 25. axb3 h6 (25... Rc2 $1 26. Rd1 (26. Rc1 Rxc1+ 27. Bxc1 Rxf4 28.
Rd7 Rb4 $1 $15) 26... h6 (26... Rxf4 $2 27. Ba5 $1 {Browne}) (26... Rxb2 $2 27.
Bc3 $18) 27. Kf1 Rxb2 $15 28. Ke2 $2 Rb4 $1 $19) 26. Rf3 Rc2 27. Bc3 Re2 28.
Kf1 R2xe3 29. Rfxe3 Bxe3 30. g3 Bc5 31. Rd8+ (31. Rd5 Bb4 32. Rd7 Bxc3 33. bxc3
Re3 $10) 31... Kh7 32. Rd5 Bb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Match/Training Botvinnik-Kan +8-0=8"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1954.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kan, Ilia Abramovich"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1954.01.22"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd2 $5 {
Un coup modeste mais trés souple en laissant l'option du ooo et des attaquants
redoutables comme TAL ou SHIROV ont d'ailleurs utilisé cette ligne ensuite.} (
7. e4 $5 dxe4 8. Nxe4 (8. Ng5 $143 {Prokop,F-Schulz,J Prague Evony 1927 (9) 1-0
}) 8... Nxe4 9. Qxe4 Bb4+) (7. g4 {la ligne "moderne"}) 7... O-O 8. O-O-O {
l'option la plus agressive mais les blancs pouvaient continuer а ne pas donner
l'adresse du K en jouant Bd3 ou h3} (8. h3 $5 {[%cal Gg2g4]}) (8. Bd3 dxc4 9.
Bxc4 e5 10. O-O $14) 8... c5 9. dxc5 $6 $146 {[%csl Rc1] tentative
d'amélioration sur la partie précédente d'entrainement jouée quelques mois
plus tôt mais cette idée dc5 est assez douteuse} (9. cxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 {
Kan,I-Botvinnik,M Moscow training m2 1953 0-1} (10. Kb1 {Taimanov,M-Botvinnik,
M URS-ch20 playoff-1pl 1952 (1) 0-1})) (9. e4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 a6
12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Bb3 Nc5 $132 {[%cal Gc5b3,Gc5e4];Sliwa,B-Podolsky,H POL-ch
Katowice 1961 (15) 0-1}) 9... Nxc5 10. Be1 Bd7 {[%cal Ga8c8]} 11. Kb1 Qe7 $132
12. Nd2 $6 (12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Rxd5 Bc6 (14... Be6 $6 15. Ng5 $1 {
[%cal Gg5e6,Gc2h7]})) 12... Rac8 13. f3 Bb8 {L'idée de ce coup m'échappe
complètement} 14. Bh4 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Rfd8 16. e4 b5 $1 $36 17. Nxb5 Bxb5 18.
Bxb5 Ncxe4 $40 {[%csl Rc2] les pièces noires sont nettement mieux coordonnées
et la partie devient critique pour les blancs.} 19. Qxe4 $1 Rxd2 $1 {la pointe
pour déclouer le Nf6!} 20. Rxd2 Nxe4 21. Bxe7 Nxd2+ 22. Ka1 {[%csl Ra1]} Be5 {
[%csl Rb2][%cal Gc8c2]} 23. Rd1 g5 $1 24. Bxg5 $4 (24. Bd3 Nc4 25. Bxc4 Rxc4
$11) 24... Rc2 {[%mdl 64]} 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde GP CCAS"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2013.10.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Libiszewski, Fabien"]
[Black "Svetushkin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2013.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 (5. b3) 5... e6 6. d4 c5 $5 {
Une grande ligne} (6... Nbd7) 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2 Be6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rd1 Nb4 (
10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 Bc5 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. Na4 Bd6 15. Nb6 Rd8 16.
Qa4+ Kf8 17. Bd2 h5 18. Rac1 Kg8 19. h3 Ne4 20. Be1 Bb8 21. Qb4 Qe8 22. Qa5 d4
23. Bf3 f5 24. Rxd4 Rxd4 25. exd4 Qg6 26. d5 Bf7 27. Nd7 Bd6 28. Bxe4 fxe4 29.
Bb4 Kh7 30. Bxd6 Qxd6 31. Qc7 Qxd5 32. Rc5 Qe6 33. Ne5 Bg6 34. Qxb7 Rd8 35.
Nxg6 Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Qxg6 37. Qe7 Kh6 38. Re5 {1-0 (38) Mamedyarov,S (2766)
-Tomashevsky,E (2722) Loo 2013}) 11. Qb1 (11. Qd2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. a3 exf3
14. Bxf3 Nc6 15. d5 {Récupère la pièce et les Blancs gardent une petite
avance de développement} Ne5 16. dxe6 {Aleksandrov,A (2659)-Bacrot,E (2718)
EU-Cup 20th Izmir 2004 (5.3) 1/2}) 11... Qc8 12. Bd2 (12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Bf5
14. Nfg5 cxd4 (14... h6 15. Re1 hxg5 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Bb5+ Kd8 18. Re8+) 15.
Rxd4 Be7 16. Rc4 Qd7 17. a3 Nc6 18. Be3 Nd5 $132 {Saric,S (2418)-Banusz,T 
(2583) HUN-chT 1213 2012 (6) 0-1}) 12... Bf5 13. Qc1 c4 14. a3 Nc6 (14... Nd3
15. Bxd3 Bxd3 16. Ne5 Bg6 17. e4 $1 {Tomashevsky,E (2710)-Ni,H (2670) Saratov
Governor's Cup 2011 (3) 1-0}) 15. b3 b5 (15... cxb3 16. Qb2 b5 17. Qxb3 Na5 18.
Qa2 Nc4 $11 {[%csl Gc4]}) 16. bxc4 bxc4 17. Ne5 Bd6 18. Nxd5 $1 {[%csl Re8]}
Bxe5 (18... Nxd5 $142 19. Nxc4 Qe6 20. Bf3 O-O 21. Nxd6 Qxd6 22. e4 {[%csl Gd2,
Gd4,Ge4,Gf3]} Nxd4 23. exf5 Nxf3+ 24. gxf3 Rac8 $11 {[%csl Rg1]}) 19. Bxc4 $146
(19. Qxc4 Be6 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. d5 Ne5 22. Qa2 Bg4 23. f3 Bd7 24. Rac1 Qb8 25.
Bb4 Ba4 26. Rd4 a5 27. Bc5 Qb3 28. Qd2 Rc8 29. Bd1 Qxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Bxd1 31. Qxa5
Bc2 32. Rd2 Bf5 33. f4 Nd3 34. Qa4+ Kd8 35. Qa5+ Ke8 36. Qb5+ Bd7 37. Qxd3 Rxc5
38. Rc2 Rxc2 39. Qxc2 Bd8 40. Qe4+ Kf8 41. Qb4+ Ke8 42. a4 h5 43. a5 Rh6 44. d6
Bc6 45. a6 Kd7 46. a7 Rxd6 47. Qc4 Bb6 48. Qxf7+ Kc8 {Wang,Y (2716)-Rublevsky,
S (2688) Ningbo 2010 1-0}) (19. dxe5 Nxd5 20. Bxc4 Nde7 $132 {[%cal Ge8g8]})
19... Bd6 20. Nxf6+ (20. Nb6 Bxh2+ {[%cal Gc8c7,Gc7b6]}) 20... gxf6 21. e4 (21.
Bd5 Bd7 22. Qc4 O-O (22... Ne7 23. Bxf7+ Kf8 24. Qa2 {[%cal Ge3e4,Gd2h6]} Kg7
25. e4 Rf8 26. Rac1 Qb8 27. Be6 $13 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gc1c3,Gc3g3]}) 23. Rdc1)
21... Bg4 22. f3 Be6 (22... Bxf3 $1 23. Bd5 $8 (23. gxf3 Qh3 {[%csl Rh2]})
23... Nxd4 {[%cal Gd4e2]} 24. Qxc8+ Rxc8 25. gxf3 Nxf3+ 26. Kg2 Nxd2 27. Rxd2)
23. Be3 (23. d5 Ne5 $15) (23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Bf4 Bxf4 25. Qxf4 Kf7 (25... O-O
26. Qg3+)) 23... Na5 24. Bf1 Qb8 25. e5 $5 fxe5 26. dxe5 Bxe5 27. Qc5 $6 (27.
f4 Bxa1 28. Qxa1 $44 Rg8 29. Qf6 Qb7 $13 {[%cal Ga8c8]} (29... Rg6 30. Qh8+))
27... Bxa1 $6 (27... Bxh2+ $142 28. Kh1 Qe5 $1 {Ramène la Q en défense et
les Blancs n'ont probablement pas assez de compensations} 29. Rab1 (29. Rac1
Nb3) 29... Qxc5 30. Bxc5 Be5 31. Bb6 Nb7 $19) 28. Rxa1 Nb3 29. Qc6+ Ke7 30. Re1
Rg8 31. Bf2 Rg6 32. Qc3 Qb7 $6 (32... Kf8 $142 {[%cal Gf8g8] Le Ke7 est
exposé et tenter de le mettre à l'abri en "g8" était un coup candidat} 33.
Qh8+ Rg8 34. Qxh7 (34. Qf6) 34... Qf4) 33. Bh4+ {[%csl Gh4] Le Bh4 va dominer
les cases Noires et avec un Nb3 hors-jeu, les Blancs ont des compensations
inespérées} Kf8 34. Qh8+ Rg8 35. Qf6 Nc5 (35... Qb6+ 36. Kh1 Rg7 {[%cal
Ga8e8]} (36... Rg6 37. Qh8+) 37. Bg5 {[%cal Gg5h6]} Kg8 38. Bd3 Qa5 $19 {
[%cal Ga5g5,Ga5e1]}) 36. Qh6+ Ke8 37. Qxh7 Kd7 38. Rxe6 $2 (38. Rd1+ Kc7 39.
Qc2 (39. Bg3+ Rxg3 $1 40. hxg3 Qb3 41. Rb1 Qe3+ 42. Kh1 Qc3 {[%csl Rh1,Rh7]
[%cal Ga8h8]}) 39... Qc6 40. Rc1 Kd6 (40... Kb6 41. Bf2) 41. Qd2+ {Forçant la
répétition de position}) 38... Kxe6 39. Bc4+ Kd6 40. Bxf7 Kc6 (40... Qxf3 41.
Bxg8 Qe3+ 42. Kf1 Qc1+ 43. Kf2 Qf4+ 44. Kg1 (44. Ke1 Re8+) 44... Qd4+) 41. Qh6+
Kb5 {[%csl Rb5] Malgré l'avantage matériel, la position Noire est pénible
à jouer} 42. Qf4 Rgc8 43. Bf2 a5 $2 (43... Nd3 {[%cal Gd3f4,Gd3f2] Un coup
d'ordinateur mais un humain aurait des réticences à laisser le N sans
protection} 44. Qf5+ Ka4 45. Qxd3 Rc1+) (43... Qe7) 44. Bc4+ Kb6 45. Qd6+ Ka7
46. Bxc5+ Rxc5 47. Qxc5+ Qb6 48. Qxb6+ Kxb6 {[%csl Gf3,Gg2,Gh2]} 49. g4 Kc5 50.
Be2 Rb8 51. g5 (51. h4 Kd4 52. Kf2) 51... Kd4 52. Kf2 a4 $2 {Perd un tempo et
comme les Noirs ne sont pas certains de gagner le P"a3", le P"a4" bloqué est
une cible pour le B} (52... Ke5 53. Kg3) 53. Bd1 Ke5 54. Ke3 Kf5 55. h4 Rh8 (
55... Re8+ 56. Kf2 Rb8 57. Kg3 Rb3 58. Bc2+ Ke6 59. h5 Rxa3 60. h6 $18) 56.
Bc2+ Ke6 57. Bxa4 Rxh4 58. Bc2 Rh2 (58... Ke5 {[%csl Gf4]}) 59. Bd3 Kd5 $6 {
Pourquoi éloigner le K de l'aile-roi?} (59... Rh1 60. f4 (60. Kf4 Ra1 61. Bc4+
Ke7) 60... Ra1 61. f5+ Kf7 62. g6+ Kf6 63. Bc4 Rxa3+ 64. Bd3 $11 {[%csl Gf6]
La R a la distance de sécurité}) 60. a4 (60. Kf4 {[%csl Rd5] Semble plus
logique pour profiter de l'éloignement du Ke5}) 60... Ra2 61. g6 Ke5 {Les
Noirs ont perdu un tempo précieux} 62. a5 Kf6 (62... Rxa5 63. g7) 63. a6 Ra4
64. Kd2 Ra3 65. Kc2 {[%cal Gc2b2]} Kg7 66. f4 Kf6 67. f5 Kg7 $11 68. Bc4 Ra5 $6
(68... Kf6 {Il vaut mieux se contenter de répéter les coups du K et couper
le K Blanc} 69. Bd3 Kg7) 69. Bd3 (69. Kc3 Rxf5 70. Kb4 Rf8 71. Bf7 Rb8+ 72. Ka5
Rb1 73. a7 Ra1+ 74. Kb6 Kf6 75. Kb7 Rb1+ 76. Kc7 Ra1 77. Kb7 $11) 69... Kf6 70.
Kb3 Rd5 {Continuant de jouer un plan douteux et la R qui était bien placée
quelques coups plus tôt commence à manquer d'espace} 71. Kc3 Rd7 $6 {[%csl
Rd7][%cal Gd7g7,Gd7a7] Espère contrôler la 07ème rangée mais le K Blanc
peut s'activer} 72. Kc2 (72. Kc4) 72... Ke5 73. Kc3 Kf6 74. Be4 Ke5 $4 (74...
Re7 75. Bd3 Rd7 {Semble tenir}) 75. Bb7 Rd8 $4 {La finale s'est probablement
jouée en phase KO} (75... Rc7+ 76. Kb4 Kxf5 77. Ka5 Re7 78. Kb6 Kxg6 79. a7
Re8 80. Kc7 {[%cal Gb7c8]} Rh8 (80... Re7+ 81. Kb8) 81. Bc8 Rh7+ 82. Kb8 Rxa7)
76. g7 1-0

[Event "Rohde op 08th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2008.10.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lafuente, Pablo"]
[Black "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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 {Les deux joueurs étaient seuls en tête du tournoi après la 5ème ronde
avec 4,5/5} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 {Une petite surprise pour
l'argentin car GAGUNASHVILI joue plus souvent la Slave avec Bf5 que la
semi-Slave qu'il n'avait pas utilisée depuis plusieurs années} (4... Bf5 5. Bd3
{Maiorov,N (2530)-Gagunashvili,M (2576) Rohde op 8th 2008 (9.1) 1/2}) 5. Nf3 a6
{[%cal Gb7b5] une ligne secondaire} (5... Nbd7 {la grande ligne} 6. Bd3 Be7 (
6... dxc4 $142) 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 {Kantaria,M (2101)-Gagunashvili,M (2405)
GEO-ch U16 Tbilisi 2001 0-1} (8. e4)) 6. c5 {[%csl Rb6]} (6. Qc2) (6. b3 Bb4)
6... b6 {Luttant rapidement pour l'espace avant que les blancs ne puissent
consolider l'aile-dame par b4 dans des bonnes conditions} (6... Nbd7 7. b4 g6
8. Bd3 (8. Bb2 Bg7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 {[%cal Ge6e5]})) 7. cxb6 (7. b4 $143
a5 $132) 7... Nbd7 (7... Qxb6 8. Na4 $14 {[%cal Ga4b6,Ga4c5]}) 8. Bd3 (8. Na4
Nxb6 9. Bd2 {[%cal Gd2a5]} Nxa4 10. Qxa4 Bd7 11. Qc2 $14 {[%csl Rd7];Nielsen,P
(2626)-Krivoshey,S (2495) Bundesliga 0304 2003 (5.2) 1/2}) 8... Qxb6 9. O-O c5
10. b3 (10. Na4 $5 Qa7 11. b3 (11. Ne5 $5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. e4 d4 14. f4 {
[%cal Gf4f5]}) 11... cxd4 12. exd4 Bd6 13. Bb2 $11 {[%csl Ra7,Ge5];Gustafsson,
J (2579)-Godena,M (2533) ACP Blitz Prelim2 2004 (6) 1-0}) 10... cxd4 11. exd4
Bb7 $146 (11... Bd6 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. Na4 Qa7 15. Ne5 Rac8 16. Kh1
Be7 17. Rae1 Bb4 18. Rd1 a5 19. a3 Be7 20. Rde1 Qb8 21. Bb5 Rc7 22. Nxd7 {
1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V (2739)-Dreev,A (2694)/Moscow 2005/CBM 111}) 12. Qe2 (12. Bb2
{[%csl Ge5]}) 12... Be7 13. Bb2 {Le coup naturel mais les blancs n'obtiennent
pas grand-chose avec ce plan} (13. Bg5 O-O 14. Rac1 Ba3 $1 $11) 13... O-O 14.
Rac1 Rfc8 $11 {[%cal Ga6a5,Ga5a4]} 15. Rc2 {[%cal Gf1c1]} (15. Rfd1) 15... Qd8
16. Rfc1 Bf8 17. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. Na4 {[%csl Gd4]} (19. Qh5 $143 g6
) 19... g6 {[%csl Rf6]} 20. Qe3 (20. f4) 20... Rxc2 21. Rxc2 Rc8 22. Rxc8 (22.
Qc1 Rxc2 23. Qxc2 d4 $1 24. Bxd4 Qg5 $36 {[%csl Gb7,Rg2]}) 22... Qxc8 23. Bd4
Bb4 24. h4 Ba3 25. Kh2 (25. h5) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rohde op 09th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2009.10.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Le Roux, Jean Pierre"]
[Black "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2009.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. d4 e6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Bd6 $5 {
[%cal Gc6c5] Une idée récente dans cette ligne de la semi-slave et la perte de
temps n'est pas trop grave au regard du caractère fermé de la position et du
placement passif du Bd2. Le suédois a des bons résultats avec cette ligne} (
7... Nbd7 {La grande ligne}) (7... O-O) 8. Rc1 $146 {la préparation du
guingampais et c'est une idée logique puisque le plan des noirs est de pousser
c6c5 rapidement} (8. Bd3 c5 9. O-O O-O 10. cxd5 exd5 11. e4 (11. dxc5 Bxc5 {
Nyback,T (2567)-Agrest,E (2541) Politiken Cup 29th 2007 (9) 1/2}) 11... cxd4
12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. g4 Bg6 16. Bg5 f6 17. Bh4 Bxd3 18.
Qxd3 g5 19. Bg3 Bxg3 20. fxg3 Qxd5 21. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 22. Nxd4 Nd7 {Roiz,M (2677)
-Agrest,E (2574)/Dresden 2008/CBM 128/1/2-1/2 (36)}) (8. Qc2 {l'alternative}
O-O 9. g3 $5 {Sasikiran,K (2694)-Roiz,M (2677) Pamplona-A 18th 2008 (6) 1-0})
8... O-O 9. Bd3 c5 $5 {[%cal Gc5d4] l'idée centrale de la variante Bd6} 10.
dxc5 {20} Bxc5 {17} 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ne2 {[%csl Gd4]} (12. Na4 $5 {[%csl Ra8,
Rc8][%cal Ga4c5,Ga4b6] semblait plus logique dans cette structure de TARRASCH}
Bd6 (12... Ba3 13. Rxc8 $1 Qxc8 14. Nb6) 13. Rxc8 Qxc8 14. Nb6) 12... Ba3 $1
13. Rc2 Nc6 $11 14. O-O Bg4 15. Ng3 {42} Bd6 {42 egalité parfaite au temps!}
16. Bc3 Bxg3 $5 17. hxg3 Ne4 {[%cal Ge4g5,Gg5f3,Gg4d1]} 18. Bxe4 (18. Qa1 $5 {
[%csl Rg7][%cal Gc3g7] Une autre option pour garder la paire de B} Nxc3 19.
Qxc3 Re8 20. Nd4 Rc8 {[%cal Gc8c3,Gc6e5]} 21. Nf5 $14) 18... dxe4 19. Qxd8
Rfxd8 20. Ne5 {75} Nxe5 {52} 21. Bxe5 Rac8 22. Rfc1 Rxc2 23. Rxc2 Rd1+ 24. Kh2
h5 (24... Rf1 {[%csl Rf2]}) 25. b4 {82} Rb1 {60} 26. Bd6 Bd7 (26... f6 {
[%cal Gg8f7,Gf7e6]}) 27. Rc7 Bc6 28. a4 {[%cal Gb4b5]} Bxa4 29. g4 $1 {Le GMI
va essayer en vain de gagner cette finale égale.} (29. Rxb7 Rb2) 29... Rd1 (
29... h4 $5 30. Kh3 $2 Rh1+) 30. Be7 hxg4 31. Rxb7 Bb5 32. Bc5 Rb1 33. Re7 Bd3
34. Rc7 Rb3 35. Kg3 Rb2 $132 {[%csl Rf2]} 36. Re7 Rc2 37. Ra7 Bb5 38. Rc7 Ra2
39. Ra7 Bc4 40. Re7 Be6 41. Rb7 Kh7 42. Rb6 Bc4 43. Bd4 Re2 44. Bc5 Rc2 45. Rb7
Kg6 $11 46. Rb6+ Kh7 (46... f6 47. Rb7 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gc5f8]} Bb3 48. Bf8 Bf7
$141 $1) 47. Rb7 Rb2 48. Rc7 Bd5 49. Rd7 Bc4 50. Rc7 Be6 51. Ra7 Ra2 52. Rb7
Kg6 53. Bd4 Bc4 54. Rb6+ Kh7 55. Rb7 Kg6 56. Rb6+ Be6 57. Rb7 Rc2 58. Rb6 Ra2
59. Rb7 Rc2 60. Bc5 {[%mdl 8]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rohde op 09th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2009.10.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Spassov, Liuben"]
[Black "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2009.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 {Une
variante solide qui permet aux blancs а la fois de surcontroler la case "e5"
par Bb2 tout en évitant de perdre un tempo sur dc4 lorsque ils vont jouer Be2
ou Bd3} (7. Be2) (7. Bd3) 7... O-O 8. Be2 (8. Bb2 $143 e5 $132) 8... b6 9. O-O
Bb7 10. Bb2 Qe7 {La ligne principale} (10... Rc8 {[%cal Gc8c2]}) 11. Rad1 Rfe8
(11... Rad8 12. Rfe1 Rfe8 13. Bd3 {RR} c5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bf5 h6 16. g3 Bc6
17. Bh3 Nf8 18. Nh4 g6 19. Nf3 Ne6 20. Bg2 Bb8 21. Ba1 Bb7 22. Ne2 Ne4 23. Nf4
Kh7 24. h4 cxd4 25. Nxd4 Nxd4 26. Bxd4 Rc8 27. Qb2 h5 28. Rc1 {Spassov,L (2396)
-Rodriguez Guerrero,E (2467)/Albacete 2005/CBM 108 ext/0-1 (44)}) 12. Rfe1 (12.
e4) 12... Bb4 $5 {la dernière mode en 2009} (12... Rad8) 13. Nd2 $5 $146 {
[%cal Ge3e4,Gd2e4,Gc3e4] Une idée intéressante qui amoindrit le clouage du Bb4
sur la Re1 tout en préparant la poussée "e4" mais c'est au détriment d'un
tempo important} ({RR} 13. Bf1 h6 14. Rc1 a6 15. Red1 Rac8 16. Qb1 Bd6 17. g3
c5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Nd4 Ng4 21. Nf5 Qe6 22. Bg2 Ndf6 23. Rf1 Bf8
24. h3 Ne5 25. Nd4 Qd7 26. Nce2 Ne4 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 {Matlakov,M (2574)-Motylev,A
(2710)/Ulan Ude 2009/CBM 132/}) (13. Bd3 Rac8 14. a3 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 c5 16. Ne5
$14 {Papin,V (2457)-Grachev,B (2655) Moscow op-A 2009 (3) 1-0}) 13... Rac8 $11
{[%cal Gc8c2,Gc6c5]} (13... e5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 {[%csl Rd5]}) 14. a3
(14. f4 $5 {[%csl Ge5]} c5 15. a3 Bxc3 16. Bxc3 $14 {[%csl Gc3,Ge2]}) 14... Bd6
(14... Bxa3 $2 15. Bxa3 Qxa3 16. Ra1 {[%cal Ga1a7]}) 15. Nf3 (15. b4 c5 $1 16.
bxc5 bxc5 17. Bf3 {[%cal Gf3b7]} Nb6 $132 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gb6c4]}) (15. e4 {
Semble plus logique mais la réponse "e5" donne un bon jeu aux noirs.} e5 $1 (
15... dxe4 $6 16. Ndxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 $14 {[%cal Ge4d6]}) 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17.
exd5 {[%cal Ge1e7]} cxd5 18. Nb5 Bb8 19. Bd3 $13) 15... c5 16. dxc5 $6 Nxc5 17.
b4 $6 {[%csl Rc4] Trop lent et l'affaiblissement du Pc4 va permettre la
combinaison de la partie} Nce4 $36 {[%cal Gc8c2]} 18. Nd2 Nxd2 19. Qxd2 (19.
Rxd2) 19... Be5 20. Na4 $4 Ne4 21. Qc2 Bxh2+ $1 22. Kxh2 Qh4+ 23. Kg1 Qxf2+ 24.
Kh2 Rxc4 0-1

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2018.04.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "Quintiliano,R"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2018.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Be2 $5 {An interesting
move order, that Ding Liren played two years ago against Wesley So.} Bd6 ({
Of course Topalov would be very happy to transpose to the sharp lines of the
Meran with} 6... dxc4 {but} 7. a4 $1 {frustrates Black's plans.}) (6... b6 {
there is no way to take advantage of White's move order, as I proved with my
own (disastrous) experience} 7. O-O Bb7 8. Qc2 dxc4 (8... Bd6 $142) 9. Bxc4 c5
{it seems that Black developed very actively, but after} 10. Rd1 $1 {[%cal
Yd4d5] White is the one in command} cxd4 11. exd4 $1 (11. Nxd4 $2 {Socko,B 
(2646)-Stefansson,H (2574) EU-chT (Men) 16th 2007 (2.1) 0-1} a6 $11 {[%cal
Yb6b5]}) 11... Rc8 12. Qe2 Bxf3 13. gxf3 {[%cal Gd4d5] White is still playing
d5 and Black is always one tempo behind} Bd6 $5 14. d5 Bxh2+ $1 15. Kg2 $1 $36
{Leitao,R (2612)-Quintiliano Pinto,R (2441) Tres Barras Catarinense-ch 2016 (2)
1-0} (15. Kxh2 $2 Qc7+ {[%csl Yc4]})) 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 {Ding Liren deviates
from his game against Wesley and now the game transposes to a most solid
variation.} ({That game went} 8. a4 a5 ({Black had a satisfactory position with
} 8... Qe7 9. b3 a6 10. a5 e5 11. Bb2 e4 12. Nd2 Re8 $132 {Radjabov,T (2793)
-Fressinet,L (2700) Beijing Sportaccord blitz 2012 (11) 0-1}) 9. Qc2 b6 10. e4
Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Qxe4 Bb7 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. Bf4 $1 {a typical exchange
trying to get control over the dark-squares in the centre, in order to leave
Black with the bad bishop} Rad8 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qb4 18. b3
$1 Qe7 (18... Qxb3 19. Rdb1 Qc3 20. Qe3 $5 Qxe3 21. fxe3 {[%csl Yb6] looks
unpleasant for Black}) 19. Bf3 Ba8 20. Qe3 c5 21. Bxa8 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rxa8 23.
Qd3 $14 {Ding,L (2778)-So,W (2775) Shanghai m 2016 (1) 1/2}) (8. Qc2 dxc4 9. a4
e5 10. Bxc4 exd4 11. exd4 Nb6 12. Bb3 Nbd5 13. Bg5 Be6 14. a5 $5 {at first
sight looks like a slightly improved version for White, as he grabs some space
on the queenside and Black does not have a5 for his queen, but in fact he
managed to equalise without great problems after} h6 15. Bh4 Qc8 $1 16. Rfe1
Re8 17. a6 Rb8 $1 $11 {Giri,A (2790)-Grandelius,N (2649) Norway Chess 4th 2016
(8) 1/2}) 8... b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Qc2 Qe7 {The interesting question of this
variation is where is each player going to place his rooks.} 11. Rfe1 (11. Rad1
{is usually played first, although in the next moves the position should
transpose, an interesting line is} Rac8 12. e4 $1 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4
Nf6 15. Qh4 c5 16. Rfe1 cxd4 (16... Ne4 {is safer but after} 17. d5 $1 {
White has the initiative}) 17. Nxd4 Bb4 (17... Ba3 $11) 18. Bd3 $1 Bxe1 $2 19.
Bxh7+ $1 Kh8 20. Bc2+ Kg8 21. Rxe1 $40 {[%csl Gg8][%cal Yd4f5];Eingorn,V (2590)
-Shakhov,A (2180) RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial 1997 (2) 1-0}) 11... Rfe8 12.
Rad1 {I like to think that White's next move depends on where Black places the
rook.} Rad8 ({In a crucial game, Topalov played} 12... Rac8 {but now} 13. Bd3
$1 {is the right move} e5 (13... c5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bf5 {[%cal Gf5c8] is the
point}) 14. e4 $1 dxc4 (14... exd4 $2 15. exd5 $1) 15. Bxc4 b5 16. Bf1 g6 $5 (
16... a6 17. h3 g6 18. Qd2 Rcd8 19. Qh6 exd4 20. Nxd4 Qf8 $1 {Quintiliano
Pinto,R (2378)-Kaidanov,G (2569) American Continental 10th 2014 (11) 1/2 and
Black had no problems; it was actually White who had to fight for equality
soon -}) 17. Qd2 {looking to the new weaknesses in kingside} Rcd8 18. Qg5 a6
19. h3 exd4 20. Nxd4 Qe5 21. Qxe5 Nxe5 {The position is even, but White
embarked on some nice and sound manoeuvres} 22. Nc2 {[%cal Yf2f4]} g5 23. Bc1
h6 24. Be3 c5 25. f3 Bf8 26. Bf2 $1 {[%csl Yf1,Yf2][%cal Ya2a4,Gc2e3,Ge3d5,
Ge3f5,Rf1a6,Rf2a7];Kramnik,V (2743)-Topalov,V (2813) World-ch Kramnik-Topalov
playoff +2-1=1 rapid 2006 (2) 1-0 although no advantage is apparent, Black was
slowly outplayed -}) 13. Bf1 {Now this is the right square for this bishop,
White is ready for both c5 and e5.} ({The next round saw a quick draw after} 
13. e4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 Bb4 16. Rf1 Bd6 17. Rfe1 Bb4 18. Rf1 Bd6 19.
Rfe1 Bb4 $11 {Radjabov,T (2748)-Carlsen,M (2843) Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018 (4.3)
1/2}) (13. Bd3 {now allows} e5 $1 14. cxd5 (14. e4 dxc4 15. Bxc4 b5 16. Bf1 a6
{is an improved version of the game Kramnik-Topalov, with the rook already on
d8}) 14... cxd5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 {[%csl Yd3] Even in the event of an isolated
pawn arising on d5, the bishop is misplaced} 16. Nd4 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Ne4 $11 {
Gelfand,B (2733)-Anand,V (2786) Dortmund SuperGM 35th 2007 (3) 1/2}) 13... c5 (
13... e5 $5 {was played by Ding Liren, and seems ok for Black} 14. dxe5 (14.
cxd5 e4 $1 15. Nh4 $6 Bxh2+ $1 16. Kxh2 Ng4+ 17. Kh3 Ndf6 $40 {Pelletier,Y 
(2541)-Gelfand,B (2724) Zuerich Chess Challenge 6th 2017 (7) 0-1}) (14. g3 $2
e4 15. Nh4 Qe6 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Nb5 Rc8 18. Qd2 Bb8 19. Rc1 g5 20. Ng2 Qh3 $36
{[%cal Yf6g4];Korobov,A (2652)-Ding Liren (2777) 2nd IMSA Blitz 2017 (11.1) 0-1
}) 14... Nxe5 15. Nxe5 (15. Nd4 dxc4 16. Nf5 Qe6 17. Nxd6 Rxd6 18. bxc4 Rxd1
19. Nxd1 c5 $132 {Van Wely,L (2641)-Anand,V (2790) Corus Wijk aan Zee 2010 (13)
1/2}) 15... Bxe5 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Nb5 Rc8 18. Qb1 d4 $1 {probably the fruit
of Ding Liren's preparation} 19. h3 (19. exd4 Bxh2+ $1 20. Kxh2 Ng4+ 21. Kg3
Qg5 22. f4 Qh5 $13) 19... Ng4 $1 20. hxg4 Qh4 21. f4 dxe3 22. Rxe3 Bxf4 23. Rh3
Qxh3 $1 24. gxh3 Be3+ 25. Kh2 Bf4+ 26. Kg1 $11 {Wang,H (2698)-Ding,L (2781)
Danzhou 08th 2017 (1) 1/2}) (13... Bb4 {trying to stop e4, but then} 14. a3 $1
Bxa3 15. Bxa3 Qxa3 16. cxd5 $1 {preventing dxc4 and c5-ideas} exd5 17. Ra1 Qd6
18. Rxa7 $14 {Carlsen,M (2776)-Aronian,L (2750) Corus Wijk aan Zee 2009 (4) 1/2
}) 14. cxd5 exd5 15. g3 {[%csl Yc5,Yd4,Yd5][%cal Gf1g2,Gf1h3] The resulting
position is a rich positional battle: White has the option of playing dxc5 in
some moment and trying to press against the hanging pawns (after bxc5), play
against the isolani if Black takes on d4 (or after an eventual recapture with
a piece on c5), and in both cases the bishop might have an active role being
repositioned on g2 or h3. Black also has his counter-chances, as the hanging
pawns seem promising for him, with all his forces well centralised, and he can
prepare the advance c5-c4, making use of the queenside majority.} a6 (15... Rc8
{is another option, I like this instructive game of Sasikiran} 16. Qb1 $1 (16.
Bh3 $5 c4 $13) 16... cxd4 $6 (16... c4 $5 17. bxc4 Bb4 $1 18. Nd2 dxc4 19. e4
$1 {leads to many complications}) 17. Nxd4 Bb4 18. Rc1 Ne5 ({Black is not able
to reinforce the pin:} 18... Ne4 $2 19. Nf5 $1 Qe6 20. Nxe4 {[%cal Yf5g7]} Qxe4
21. Qxe4 dxe4 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rd1 $16) 19. Bh3 Rcd8 20. Red1 Bc5 21. Bg2 $14
{Sasikiran,K (2684)-Brkic,A (2530) CRO-chT1A 17th 2008 (5) 1-0 Black should be
ok with correct play, but there's no doubt that White has achieved the ideal
position against the isolani and has good chances of playing with this small
advantage -}) 16. Bg2 Rc8 17. Qb1 (17. dxc5 $5 {is an interesting moment to
change the structure} Bxc5 (17... bxc5 $2 18. Nh4 $1 {[%csl Yd5][%cal Yh4f5]}
Qe6 19. Qd2 Nb6 20. e4 $1 d4 21. e5 $1 Bxg2 22. exf6 Be5 23. Nxg2 dxc3 24. Bxc3
Bxc3 25. Rxe6 Bxd2 26. Rxb6 $16) 18. Rc1 Ne4 19. Qd3 Ndf6 $11 {Swapnil,S (2407)
-Hillarp Persson,T (2577) Kolkata op 4th 2009 (2) 1/2 despite the isolani,
Black has an active position -}) 17... h6 $146 {The first new move. Black just
waits for White to define his setup while making an useful move.} (17... Rcd8
$6 18. Nh4 $1 cxd4 $2 (18... g6 $142) 19. Nf5 Qf8 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Rxd4 $16 {
[%csl Rd5][%cal Ye1d1];Kanarek,M (2484)-Krzyzanowski,M (2336) Kochan Memorial
25th 2014 (9) 1-0}) (17... c4 {Di Berardino,D (2492)-Aranha Filho,A (2299)
BRA-ch sf Sao Paulo 2010 (2) 1-0} 18. bxc4 dxc4 19. e4 $36) 18. Nh4 (18. dxc5
$5 {was an option, but it leads to some unbalanced positions in which it is
not easy to know who is better, generally both sides have chances} bxc5 19. Nh4
Qe6 20. Ne2 Rcd8 21. Nf4 Bxf4 22. exf4 Qb6 $13 {[%cal Yd5d4]}) 18... c4 $5 {
White's center is not really closed after this move.} 19. Nf5 Qf8 20. Nxd6 $6 {
But Ding Liren missed a good idea.} (20. bxc4 Rxc4 21. e4 $1 {was advantageous
for White, since he will end up with a strong passed pawn in the centre} dxe4 (
21... Bb4 22. e5 $1 Bxc3 23. Bxc3 Rxc3 24. exf6 Nxf6 25. Qxb6 Bc8 26. Rxe8 Qxe8
27. Qa5 $1 $14 {[%csl Gc3][%cal Yf5d6,Yf5e3]}) 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24.
Rxe4 Rxe4 25. Qxe4 {and White has some pressure, for example} g6 (25... Nf6 26.
Qd3 b5 27. d5 $16) 26. Nxd6 Qxd6 27. Qe8+ Nf8 28. d5 $16) 20... Qxd6 21. bxc4
Rxc4 {Black is ok now and even can look optimistically to the future.} 22. a4
Rec8 23. Rc1 h5 24. h3 Nf8 {Black aims to improve his pieces and then his
position also improves.} 25. Qa2 Ne6 (25... h4 $5 {always comes into
consideration.}) 26. Qb3 Qd8 27. Re2 ({White was the one who could had played} 
27. h4 $1 {now}) 27... Bc6 28. Rec2 b5 $1 29. axb5 axb5 30. Nb1 Ng5 31. h4 Nge4
32. Na3 Qe7 $1 {Topalov played very interesting chess in Shamkir, and it is
not surprising that he's offering this exchange.} 33. Qd3 (33. Nxc4 dxc4 34.
Qa2 Bd5 {[%cal Yb5b4] is more than enough compensation for Black.}) 33... Rxc2
(33... Nd6 $5 {keeping the offer was an option:} 34. Qe2 (34. Nxc4 dxc4 35. Qe2
Bxg2 36. Kxg2 Nd5 $44 {[%cal Yb5b4]}) 34... Rxc2 35. Nxc2 Nc4 $11) 34. Nxc2 (
34. Rxc2 b4 35. Nb1 Qd7 $17) 34... Bd7 35. Qa3 Qe8 36. Nb4 Rc4 $1 37. Rxc4 (37.
Bf1 $2 Nxf2 $1 38. Kxf2 (38. Bxc4 Nh3+ 39. Kf1 bxc4 $19 {[%cal Re8e4]}) 38...
Ng4+ 39. Kg1 Rxb4 $1 $19 {[%cal Ge8e3]}) 37... bxc4 $17 {[%csl Yc4]} 38. Bc1 $1
{[%csl Ye3] Ding Liren has showed excellent defensive skills and fighting
spirit recently, especially in games in which he is inferior. This move is of
a highly prophylactic nature, White frees his queen without fearing Nxf2 ideas,
by overprotecting e3.} Be6 ({If Black had predicted White's plan to weaken the
pressure, he could had considered} 38... Qe6 {and if} 39. Na6 $2 Qg4 $1 {
[%csl Yd1] is winning} 40. f3 Qxg3 41. fxe4 Qe1+ 42. Kh2 Ng4+ 43. Kh3 Qg1 $19)
39. Na6 $1 Qb5 40. Nc5 $1 {[%csl Ge4] Considering how unpleasant his position
is, Ding Liren is doing everything possible to release the pressure.} Kh7 41.
Nxe6 {This was a very difficult decision to make.} (41. Nxe4 Nxe4 42. Bxe4+
dxe4 $17 {looks desperate for White, despite the opposite-coloured bishops,
due to his very exposed king's position.}) 41... fxe6 42. Bf1 Nxf2 $2 {This is
beautiful but not enough to win. Many other moves would had kept Black's clear
advantage.} (42... Ng4 $1 {[%csl Yf2] is the most simple, f2 is just dropping}
43. f3 Qb8 $1 {[%csl Gg3] maybe this was missed by the players, although it is
not a difficult move} 44. fxg4 Qxg3+ 45. Bg2 Qf2+ 46. Kh2 (46. Kh1 Ng3+ 47. Kh2
Ne2 $19) 46... hxg4 {[%cal Gg4g3] the attack continues and Black is winning,
for example} 47. Qe7 g3+ 48. Kh3 Qf5#) (42... Qb8 {[%csl Yf2,Yg3]} 43. Qb2 Qc7
$17 {also preserves a clear advantage for Black.}) 43. Kxf2 Ne4+ 44. Ke2 $1 {
Ding Liren shows precision handling the defence.} (44. Ke1 Qb8 $1 {[%csl Rg3]
and Black wins} 45. Kd1 Qxg3 46. Qf8 Qg4+ 47. Ke1 Qxh4+ 48. Kd1 Qg4+ 49. Ke1
Qg3+ 50. Kd1 Qg1 51. Qf4 Ng3 52. Ke1 Qxf1+ 53. Qxf1 Nxf1 54. Kxf1 Kg6 $19 {
[%cal Yg6d3]}) 44... c3+ (44... Nxg3+ 45. Ke1 Nxf1 46. Kxf1 $13) 45. Ke1 Qb1 (
45... Qb8 {now White has} 46. Bd3 $1 {and his position is not worse} Qxg3+ 47.
Kd1 Qxh4 48. Qxc3 Qg4+ 49. Kc2 h4 50. Qc7 $1 h3 51. Qe5 $11) 46. Bg2 $1 {
[%csl Ye4] The powerful knight should be eliminated, and the lone black queen
is not able to win the game by itself.} Qc2 47. Bxe4+ dxe4 48. Kf1 $11 Kg6 49.
Kg1 Kh7 ({Black might try to imitate the famous game Short-Timman Tilburg 1991
and bring the king to help the queen, but then} 49... Kf5 {[%cal Yf5g4,Yg4h3]}
50. Qf8+ $1 {prevents this idea} Kg4 51. Qf4+ Kh3 52. Qf1+ Kxg3 53. Qf4+ Kh3
54. Qf1+ Kxh4 55. Qf4+ $11) 50. Kh1 Kh6 51. Kg1 Kg6 52. Kh1 Qd1+ 53. Kh2 Qe2+
54. Kg1 Qd1+ 55. Kh2 Qe2+ 56. Kg1 Qe1+ 57. Kg2 Qe2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Quintiliano,R"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
e5 {This move leads to many simplifications, but I think that White has
chances to play for a win in a technical position with a tiny advantage
without any risk. So it's safe to say that Black is hoping to put up a solid
defence and seek the draw.} (8... b6 {is the main line.}) 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5
Bb4+ (10... Bb8 {is bad} 11. Ba3 Re8 12. Rc1 e4 13. Nd2 Nf8 14. Nc7 Bxc7 15.
Qxc7 Qxc7 16. Rxc7 $14) 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 a6 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 {
Black has simplified a lot, but in return, White has the classical position
against the isolani, with the knight occupying the good blockading square on
d4. So it's fair to say that he has practical chances.} Bg4 $1 {An interesting
point about this position: in general, the side with the isolani must avoid
exchanges, but in this case Black achieves some more space for his pieces, and
can use good squares like d3 or e4 with the knights.} ({Recently, I've played
this position and my opponent opted for overprotecting the pawn} 14... Be6 15.
O-O Rc8 16. Qb2 Nc6 17. Nxc6 Rxc6 18. Rfc1 Qb6 19. Nf3 Rfc8 20. Nd4 Rc5 21. f3
Qc7 22. Rxc5 Qxc5 23. b4 Qc3 24. Qxc3 Rxc3 25. Kf2 {Quintiliano,R (2483)
-Zapata Arbelaez,E (2202) Continental das Américas - Medellín (2.30) 1-0 and
White managed to win the endgame}) 15. Bxg4 Nfxg4 16. O-O Rc8 17. Qf5 g6 $1 {
It is good to divert White's queen from protecting the d3-square.} 18. Qf4 Re8
({With} 18... Qe7 {there's a good technical example by Beliavsky} 19. Rfd1 Nf6
20. N2f3 Nxf3+ 21. Nxf3 Rc5 22. Rac1 $1 {in his annotations for that game,
Mikhalchishin correctly indicates that in such positions it is a good strategy
exchange one pair of rooks, to decrease the opponent's counterplay} Rfc8 23.
Rxc5 Rxc5 24. h4 Rc8 (24... Rc2 25. g4 $5 $36) 25. Nd4 Ne4 26. f3 (26. h5 $5)
26... Nc3 27. Rc1 h5 $6 28. Qg5 $5 Qe8 29. a4 b5 $2 {this move allows White to
activate his passive rook} 30. axb5 axb5 31. Ra1 $1 Ra8 32. Rxa8 Qxa8 33. Qf6
$1 $16 {[%cal Yd4c6];Beliavsky,A (2609)-Perunovic,M (2614) Istanbul ol (Men)
40th 2012 (5.2) 1-0 and suddenly White has some annoying threats -}) (18... h5
$6 {is a pseudo-active idea in which I don't really believe} 19. h3 Nd3 {
Hebert,J (2410)-Kraiouchkine,N (2204) CAN-ch Montreal 2012 (2) 1/2} 20. Qg3
Nge5 $8 (20... Nf6 21. Ne6 $1) 21. N2f3 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 {and Black achieved
exactly nothing with his strange 18...h5?!}) 19. Rad1 {I'm pretty sure that
White would like to play this rook to c1, but this is impossible due the fork
on d3.} ({I like} 19. N2f3 Qc7 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Nf3 $5 {White takes advantage
of the isolani in another interesting way: exchanging all the minor pieces and
exerting maximum pressure along the d-file} Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Qe5 23. Rad1 Red8
24. Rd2 Rc6 25. Rfd1 Kg7 26. h3 Rcd6 27. Rd4 $1 $14 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Yd1d2,
Yf3d1];Cyborowski,L (2532)-Kolosowski,M (2423) POL-chT1 Szklarska Poreba 2013 
(9) 1-0 sooner or later, Black is forced to play f5 in order to avoid e4. Then
White starts to pay attention to the weaknesses around the black king, which
actually was the decisive factor -}) 19... Nf6 20. Qg5 Ne4 $1 {Excellent play
by Vallejo, again inviting exchanges, but the remaining black pieces are very
active.} 21. Qxd8 Rexd8 22. N2f3 {Surprisingly, this is the first new move!} ({
Previously White played} 22. Nb1 $5 {[%csl Gc3][%cal Yf2f3] which seems
interesting, the knight stays passive for a while, but protecting c3 and
preparing f3} Kg7 23. f3 Nc3 24. Rd2 Re8 25. Kf2 Nxb1 $6 {this was not forced,
and it's bad} 26. Rxb1 Rc5 $2 27. Ne2 $1 Nc6 28. Nf4 Ne7 29. Rbd1 Rec8 30. g4 {
Enchev,I (2419)-Aginian,N (2254) Golden Sands Europe op 1st 2012 (6) 1-0 and
White is pressing -}) 22... Nxf3+ (22... Nc6 {was an option, if} 23. Nxc6 bxc6
$1 {is good for Black.}) 23. gxf3 $1 {A good decision, driving the black
knight from e4 and keeping the seventh rank under control.} (23. Nxf3 $6 Rc2
$132) 23... Nf6 $11 24. Kg2 (24. Rc1 {was another idea, fighting immediately
for the open file} Kf8 25. Rfd1 Ke7) 24... Kf8 25. Rd2 Rd7 26. b4 {White tries
to do something, but this only gives the c4-square to the black rook.} (26.
Rfd1 Rdc7 27. Ne2 Rc2 28. Nf4 Rxd2 29. Rxd2 Rc5 $11) 26... Rc4 27. Rb1 Rd6 28.
Rdb2 b6 29. Rd1 Ne8 30. b5 a5 $1 {It's important avoid open lines for the
enemy pieces, as for now Black is controlling the only open file.} (30... axb5
$2 {just would leave Black with two weaknesses and the White pieces ideally
placed to attack them} 31. Nxb5 Rd8 32. Rd3 $14 {[%csl Gb6,Gd5][%cal Yb5c3]})
31. Rc2 Rd7 $1 {[%cal Ye8d6] Playing very precisely, Black now vacates the
d6-square for the knight.} 32. Rdc1 (32. Rxc4 dxc4 33. Rc1 Rd5 (33... Nd6 34.
a4 g5 $11) 34. Rxc4 Nd6 $1) 32... Nd6 33. Rxc4 Nxc4 34. Nc6 Na3 35. Ne5 {
This can be a bit risky...} (35. Nd4 Nc4 $11) 35... Rb7 36. Rc6 $2 {But this
definitely was a mistake.} (36. Rd1 Nxb5 37. Rxd5 Nc3 38. Rd2 b5 {now seems
that Black is the one who is playing for a win with his majority in queenside,
but with some accurate moves White can equalise} 39. Nc6 $1 a4 40. Rc2 Nd5 41.
Rc5 Rc7 $1 (41... Nf6 42. Nb4 $1) 42. Rxd5 Rxc6 43. Rxb5 Rc2 $11) 36... Ke7 $1
{Black wins a pawn.} (36... Nxb5 37. a4 (37. Rxb6 $2 Rxb6 38. Nd7+ Ke7 39. Nxb6
Nc3 {[%csl Rb6] the White knight is trapped!} 40. e4 Kd6 41. exd5 Kc5 42. Nd7+
Kxd5 43. Nf6+ Kc4 44. Nxh7 Nxa2 $19 {[%csl Ga5][%cal Ga5a1]}) 37... Na7 38. Rd6
(38. Rxb6 Rxb6 39. Nd7+ Ke7 40. Nxb6 Kd6 {[%csl Gb6] trapped again...} 41. e4
d4 42. Kf1 Kc5 43. Nd5 Kc4 $19) 38... Ke7 39. Rxd5 b5 $15) 37. Ng4 Nxb5 38. Nf6
Nc7 $17 {And this very well played game by the black side suddenly ends in a
draw, but he is the only one with chances here, advancing the queenside pawns
slowly and carefully. White is in a sort of zugzwang so Black can keep things
more or less in control for a while. This game probably added more useful
defensive ideas to the black side than seeing the white side get any tangible
advantage in this variation.} ({Black was probably close to reaching the time
control in this position and did not have much time to analyse} 38... d4 $1 39.
Nd5+ (39. exd4 Nxd4 40. Nd5+ Kd7 41. Rxb6 (41. Rf6 b5 $1) 41... Rxb6 42. Nxb6+
Kc6 43. Nc4 Kb5 {the black king is coming very quickly to win the a2-pawn} 44.
Nd6+ Kb4 45. Nxf7 a4 46. Ne5 Ka3 $19) 39... Kd7 40. Rf6 (40. Rxb6 Rxb6 41.
Nxb6+ Kc6 42. Nc4 a4 43. Kf1 Kc5 44. Ne5 Kb4 $19) 40... Nc3 $1 41. Nxb6+ (41.
Rxf7+ Kc6 42. Rxb7 Kxb7 43. Nf4 Nxa2 $19) 41... Ke7 42. Rc6 Nxa2 43. Nd5+ Kd7
44. Rc5 d3 45. Nf4 $8 Rb3 46. Rxa5 Nb4 47. Ra1 Kc6 $17 {[%csl Gd3] Black
definitely has good chances in this endgame.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cappelle op 31st"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2015.03.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wagner, Dennis"]
[Black "Bluebaum, Matthias"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2015.02.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2 (
8. Bb2) (8. Bd3) 8... Qe7 9. O-O b6 10. Bb2 Bb7 11. Rad1 Rad8 12. Rfe1 Rfe8 13.
e4 (13. Bf1 {[%cal Ge3e4]} dxc4 14. bxc4 e5 15. g3 exd4 16. exd4 Qf8 17. Bg2
Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Re8 19. Rd1 Qe7 20. Nh4 Qd8 21. Nf5 Bf8 22. d5 cxd5 23. Nxd5
Nxd5 24. cxd5 Ne5 25. Nd4 Qc8 26. Nc6 Bd6 27. h3 f6 28. Qb3 Qa8 29. Ba3 Bxa3
30. d6+ Kh8 31. Nxe5 fxe5 32. Bxb7 Qxb7 33. d7 Rd8 34. Qxa3 h6 35. Qe7 Qc7 36.
Rd6 e4 37. Qe8+ Kh7 38. Qxe4+ Kh8 39. Qe5 Qc1+ 40. Kg2 Qg5 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. h4
{1-0 (42) Korobov,A (2673)-Georgiev,K (2626) Bilbao 2014}) 13... dxe4 14. Nxe4
Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qc2 Bb4 17. Rf1 Ba3 18. Ne5 $146 (18. Rd3 Bxb2 19. Qxb2
c5 20. Rfd1 Rd6 21. dxc5 Rxd3 22. Rxd3 Qxc5 23. Ne5 Be4 24. Rd1 Ba8 25. b4 Qe7
26. Qd2 Rc8 27. a3 Kf8 28. Qd4 Bc6 29. Rd3 Be4 30. Rd2 Bc6 31. Bd1 Be8 32. Bf3
Qc7 33. Qf4 Qe7 34. Qd4 Qc7 35. h4 Ke7 36. Qf4 Ng8 37. Bc6 f6 38. Bd7 fxe5 39.
Qg5+ {1/2-1/2 (39) Miton,K (2648)-Sandipan,C (2563) Ottawa 2007}) 18... Bxb2
19. Qxb2 c5 $11 20. dxc5 Qxc5 21. b4 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-chT Cup 11th"]
[Site "Rostov on Don"]
[Date "1980.05.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Black "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1980.05.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Army"]
[BlackTeam "Burevestnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4
Nxe4 9. Qxe4 c5 (9... Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Nxd2 $14 {[%csl Rc8];Stoltz,
G-Bogoljubow,E Belgrade 1952 1-0}) (9... e5 10. dxe5 O-O $1 {[%csl Re4][%cal
Gf8e8]} 11. exd6 $1 Re8 12. Qxe8+ Qxe8+ 13. Be3 $44 {Dorfman,J (2540)
-Sveshnikov,E (2570) URS-ch FL48 Tashkent 1980 1-0}) 10. Bg5 Nf6 (10... Be7 11.
Bxe7 Qa5+ $5) 11. Qh4 cxd4 12. O-O-O e5 13. Bd3 h6 14. Rhe1 $36 {[%csl Re8]}
O-O 15. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 16. Qxh6 Re8 17. Ng5 $16 Be6 $1 (17... Bf8 $4 18. Bh7+ Kh8
19. Nxf7#) 18. Bh7+ Nxh7 19. Qxh7+ Kf8 20. Qh6+ Ke7 21. Nxe6 Rh8 $1 22. Nxd8
Rxh6 23. Nxb7 Kd7 (23... Rb8 24. Rxd4 Rxb7 25. c5 Bc7 26. h3 Rf6 27. f3 Rg6 28.
g4 Rb5 $17) 24. Nxd6 Kxd6 25. f4 f6 26. g4 Rxh2 27. Rd2 Rh4 28. Re4 Rg8 29.
Rde2 Rgxg4 30. fxe5+ fxe5 31. Rxe5 d3 32. Rd5+ Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rohde op 09th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2009.10.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Milanovic, Danilo"]
[Black "Pruess, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2389"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2009.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "6000"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:36"]
[BlackClock "0:00:38"]

1. c4 {01h40} e6 {01h33} 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 {01h34} 6.
Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 $1 h6 (7... dxc4 {la grande ligne de la variante KRASENKOW}) 8.
h3 b5 ({RR} 8... e5 9. Bd2 O-O 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. O-O-O Qe7 13.
Kb1 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Be6 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Rd7 Qf3 19.
Rhd1 Qxh3 20. Qf5 b6 21. a3 a5 22. Rc7 b5 23. Rxc6 {Jakovenko,D (2742)-Leko,P 
(2762)/Nanjing 2009/Mega2009 Update 40/1/2-1/2 (40)}) ({RR} 8... a6 9. Bd2 b5
10. c5 Bc7 11. g5 hxg5 12. Nxg5 e5 13. O-O-O e4 14. Rg1 Qe7 15. f3 exf3 16. Bd3
b4 17. Na4 Kf8 18. Rdf1 Bh2 19. Rh1 Bg3 20. e4 f2 21. e5 Nh5 22. h4 f6 23. e6 {
Milanovic,D (2529)-Shumiakina,T (2351)/Paleochora 2008/CBM 125 Extra/1-0 (42)})
9. c5 $146 ({RR} 9. cxb5 c5 10. Bd2 Bb7 11. Bg2 Rc8 12. O-O g5 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14.
dxe5 Bxe5 15. f4 gxf4 {1/2-1/2 Bosiocic,M (2549)-Grachev,B (2653)/Rijeka 2008/
Mega2009 Update 01}) 9... Bc7 10. Bd2 {01h13} e5 $1 {01h29} 11. O-O-O {un plan
agressif} O-O 12. g5 hxg5 13. Nxg5 Re8 14. Rg1 {[%cal Gg1g7]} Nf8 15. dxe5 {
01h01} Rxe5 {01h09} 16. f4 $1 $14 Re8 17. Ne2 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Ge2d4]} a5 (
17... Ne6 $142) 18. Nd4 $36 Bd7 19. Bd3 b4 $6 (19... a4 {[%cal Ga4a3]}) 20. Rg2
{48} (20. h4 {[%cal Gh4h6,Gg1g8]}) 20... a4 {38} 21. Rdg1 {[%csl Rg7][%cal
Gg5f7,Gg2g7]} g6 $2 (21... Qe7 22. Nh7) 22. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 23. Bxg6+ Ke7 24. Bf5
1-0

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Moranda, Wojciech"]
[Black "Piorun, Kacper"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dankowice"]
[BlackTeam "Gorzow Wielkopolski"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 e6 6. Nf3 c5 $5 (6... Nbd7) 7.
cxd5 exd5 8. Be2 Nc6 (8... Be6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rd1 Nb4 11. Qd2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4
13. Ne5 cxd4 14. exd4 f6 15. Nc4 Rc8 16. b3 Nd5 17. Ba3 Bxa3 18. Nxa3 b5 19.
Nc2 O-O 20. Bf1 f5 21. Re1 Qc7 22. Nb4 Qa5 23. a3 Rfd8 24. Red1 Qb6 25. Nxd5
Rxd5 26. a4 Rcd8 27. axb5 Rxd4 28. Qe1 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Rxd1 30. Qxd1 axb5 31. b4
h6 32. Qc1 Bd7 33. Qc3 Qd6 34. g3 Qd1 35. Qe5 Kh7 36. Kg2 Qf3+ 37. Kg1 Bc6 38.
Be2 {Giri,A (2752)-Fridman,D (2627) Rosmalen 2014 1/2-1/2}) 9. Ne5 (9. O-O Be6
10. Rd1) 9... Qc7 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 (10... bxc6 {Malakhatko,V (2532)-Gurevich,M 
(2611) Metz op 30th  2012 (2) 1-0 Plus actif}) 11. O-O cxd4 12. exd4 Bb4 13.
Bf4 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 (14. bxc3) 14... Qxc3 15. bxc3 Bf5 $146 (15... Bd7 16. a4 O-O
17. a5 Ne4 18. Rfc1 Rfc8 19. Ra3 g5 20. Be3 f6 21. c4 dxc4 22. Bxc4+ Kg7 23.
Rb3 Nd6 24. Bd5 Rxc1+ 25. Bxc1 Bc6 26. Bxc6 bxc6 27. Rb6 Nc4 28. Rxc6 Nxa5 29.
Rc7+ Kg6 30. Be3 Rd8 31. Kf1 Nb3 32. Rc4 Na5 33. Ra4 Nc6 34. Rxa6 Nxd4 35. Bxd4
Rxd4 {1/2-1/2 (35) Mamedyarov,S (2731)-Wang,Y (2736) Elista 2008}) 16. Rfc1 O-O
17. f3 Rfd8 18. g4 Bg6 19. a4 {[%csl Rb7]} (19. h4) 19... Rac8 20. Ra3 h5 21.
h3 hxg4 22. hxg4 Nh7 23. Rb3 Rd7 24. Kf2 Nf8 25. Be3 Ne6 26. c4 $5 dxc4 27.
Bxc4 Rcd8 28. d5 $16 {[%csl Gc4,Ge3]} Nf8 29. Rb6 f6 30. g5 f5 31. d6+ Bf7 32.
Bd3 Rxd6 33. Rxd6 Rxd6 34. Bxf5 Bg6 35. Bg4 Rc6 36. Rxc6 bxc6 37. Bc8 (37. a5
$5 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Gg4c8]} Bd3) 37... a5 38. Bb7 Be8 39. Bb6 c5 40. Bd5+ Kh8
41. Bxc5 Nh7 42. f4 {La finale est difficile pour les Noirs face à la paire
de B} Bxa4 43. Bf7 (43. Bb6 $142 Nf8 44. Ke3 (44. Bxa5 Ng6 45. Ke3) 44... Ng6
45. Bxa5 Kh7 $2 (45... Ne7 46. Be4 Kg8 47. f5 Kf7 48. Kf4) 46. Be4 $40 {
[%csl Rg6,Rh7]}) 43... Bc2 44. Ke3 a4 45. Kd2 Bb3 46. Bxb3 axb3 47. Bd4 Kg8 48.
g6 Nf8 49. f5 Nxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lagowski, Patryk"]
[Black "Rutkowski, Maciej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2322"]
[BlackElo "2402"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Szkola Grudziadz"]
[BlackTeam "Gorzow Wielkopolski"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 (6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8.
Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Qc2 h6 11. Rae1 e5 12. c5 Bc7 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. dxe5
Nxe5 15. Bc1 Qe7 16. Na4 Bg4 17. f3 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Bh5 19. Bb2 Bg6 20. Qd4 Rfe8
21. Rf2 Rad8 22. Nb6 Qf8 23. b4 Nd7 24. Nxd7 Rxd7 25. Qd2 Rde7 26. Bd4 Re6 27.
a4 f6 28. Qc3 R8e7 29. Rb2 Be8 30. Qd3 Qf7 31. h3 h5 32. g4 Qg6 33. Qxg6 Bxg6
34. Kf2 hxg4 35. hxg4 f5 {Riazantsev,A (2692)-Tomashevsky,E (2695) Dubai 2014
1/2-1/2}) 6... c5 7. O-O $146 (7. cxd5 exd5 8. O-O Nc6 9. Ne5 Be6 10. Qa4 Qb6
11. Rd1 Bd6 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. b3 Bb4 15. Bd2 Bd7 16. a3 Bd6 17.
b4 Qb8 18. h3 O-O 19. Qc2 Re8 20. Bd3 Re5 21. Ne2 Qc8 22. Nd4 {1-0 (22)
Murshed,N (2436)-Iskusnyh,S (2482) Mumbai 2004}) 7... Nc6 8. b3 Be7 9. cxd5
exd5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bb2 Be6 12. Rc1 Bd6 13. Na4 $14 {[%csl Gb2,Rc5,Rd5]} O-O
14. Nd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Ga4b6]} Qe7 16. Bf3 (16. Nb6 Rad8) 16...
Rfe8 17. Rfd1 Rad8 18. Nc5 Rc8 19. b4 a5 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. bxa5 Ra8 22. Qa4 (
22. Qb6) 22... Bb4 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Rb1 Bxa5 25. e4 $36 {[%csl Rg8]} Bc3 26.
Qc2 d4 27. e5 $1 f5 (27... Rab8) 28. Rxb7 $40 Qc5 29. Qc1 Qf8 30. Qg5+ Kh8 31.
Qh4 h6 32. Qh5 Rxa2 33. Rf7 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT CECLUB Honor"]
[Site "Melilla"]
[Date "2011.11.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2011.11.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Linex Magic"]
[BlackTeam "Reverte Albox"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O
Be7 9. b3 dxc4 10. bxc4 c5 11. d5 exd5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Rd1 Bf6
15. Rb1 Be6 16. e4 Qc7 17. Bg5 Ne5 18. Bb5+ Kf8 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Be3 g5 21.
Bd7 Kg7 22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23. Rd5 h6 24. h4 Rae8 25. f3 Rd8 26. Rf5 Bd4 27. Bxd4+
Rxd4 28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Rxg5+ Kf6 30. Qc1 Rd1+ 31. Qxd1 Kxg5 32. Rb3 Qe5 33. f4+
Qxf4 34. Rf3 Qh2+ 35. Kf2 Qh4+ 36. Ke3 Kg6 37. Qd6+ f6 38. Rg3+ Kf7 39. Qd5+
Kf8 40. Qa8+ Kf7 41. Qxa7+ Kf8 $6 (41... Ke8 42. Qb8+ $16) 42. Qb8+ $18 Kf7 43.
Qc7+ Kf8 44. Kd3 Qh1 $2 (44... c4+ 45. Kc3 Qh5 $16) 45. Qd8+ Kf7 46. Qd5+ Kf8
47. Kc2 Qh7 48. Rh3 Qg8 49. Qd8+ 1-0

[Event "Rohde op 07th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2007.10.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vavrak, Peter"]
[Black "Delorme, Axel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2454"]
[BlackElo "2328"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2007.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 (5. Nf3 b5 (5... e6) (5... Bf5))
5... e6 6. Nf3 c5 $5 {La pratique a montré que la perte de temps est assez
négigeable} 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2 (8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Be2 Nc6 $11) 8... Nc6 9. O-O
cxd4 ({RR} 9... Be6 {Plus courant} 10. Rd1 Nb4 11. Qd2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13.
Ne5 cxd4 14. exd4 Bd6 15. a3 Nd5 16. Qc2 f5 17. f3 O-O 18. fxe4 Rc8 19. Bc4
Bxe5 20. exd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5+ {1-0 Grischuk,A (2717)-Svidler,P (2765)/Monte
Carlo 2006/CBM 111 ext}) 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. exd4 Be6 12. Qb3 $146 ({RR} 12. Bg5
Be7 13. Bf3 O-O 14. Qb3 b5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Rad1 {1/2-1/2 Lalic,B (2490)
-Margoline,B (2433)/Germany 2006/EXT 2007}) 12... Qd7 13. Na4 {[%csl Rc5][%cal
Ga4b6,Gb6a8,Gb6d7]} Rd8 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. dxc5 d4 $13
{[%cal Ge6b3]} 18. Bc4 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 O-O {L'activité des pièces noires donne
assez de contre-jeu pour compenser la faiblesse de la structure} 20. Qd3 Qb5 $5
21. Qxb5 axb5 22. Rfd1 d3 23. Rd2 Rd4 24. Kf1 Rfd8 25. Rc1 b4 {(=)} 26. f3 {
[%cal Gf1f2,Gf2e3] le MI refuse la nulle car il pense être un peu mieux} Ra8 $1
{[%cal Ga8a2]} 27. b3 {[%csl Rc3]} Rc8 (27... Rad8 {Il valait probablement
mieux pour les noirs éviter d'échanger les deux P}) 28. Kf2 Rd5 29. Rc4 Rcxc5
30. Rxc5 Rxc5 31. Ke3 $14 Kf8 32. Rxd3 Re5+ 33. Kf2 $16 {[%csl Ra2,Rb4,Rb7,Rc3,
Rf6,Rf7,Rh7] Les blancs ont beaucoup moins de faiblesses que le MI qui
commence а avoir des bonnes chances de gain.} Ra5 34. Rd2 Ke7 35. Kg3 Ke6 36.
Rd4 Rb5 37. Rh4 h5 38. Rc4 Rg5+ 39. Kh3 Rb5 40. Kh4 Kd6 41. Kh3 Ke6 42. Rc7 b6
43. Rc6+ Kf5 44. Kh4 Kg6 45. Rd6 Kg7 46. Kg3 Kg6 47. Kf4 Rf5+ 48. Ke3 Ra5 49.
Rxb6 Rxa2 50. g3 Rxh2 51. Rxb4 Rb2 $1 {[%csl Gb2,Rb4]} 52. Rb5 Rg2 $11 53. Kf4
Rb2 54. Rb8 {[%cal Gb8g8,Gb3b8]} Rb1 55. b4 Kg7 56. Ke4 Rb3 57. b5 Kh7 58. b6
Kg7 $6 (58... f5+ $1 {donne du contre-jeu aux noirs а l'aile-roi.} 59. Kd5 (59.
Kxf5 $2 Rxf3+ 60. Kg5 Rxg3+ 61. Kxh5 Kg7) (59. Ke5 Kg7 60. b7 f6+ 61. Kxf5
Rxf3+ 62. Ke4 Rb3 $11) 59... f4 $1 60. gxf4 h4 $13 {[%cal Gh4h1]}) 59. Kd5 $36
(59. b7) 59... Rxf3 60. Rc8 Rb3 61. Kc6 Rc3+ 62. Kd7 Rd3+ 63. Kc7 Rc3+ 64. Kd7
Rd3+ 65. Kc7 Rc3+ 66. Kb8 Rxg3 67. b7 Rb3 68. Kc7 h4 69. b8=Q Rxb8 70. Rxb8 Kg6
71. Kd6 Kf5 72. Kd5 h3 73. Kd4 Kf4 74. Rh8 Kg3 75. Ke3 h2 76. Rg8+ Kh3 77. Kf2
h1=N+ 78. Kf3 Kh2 79. Rg2+ Kh3 80. Rg7 Kh2 81. Rxf7 Kg1 82. Rxf6 Kh2 83. Rg6
1-0

[Event "Sautron op 14th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2014.10.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zubarev, Alexander2"]
[Black "Loiseau, Quentin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2354"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2014.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} d5 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. e3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} e6
{[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} (5. Qc2 $5 Nbd7 6. b3 Bd6) 5... Nbd7 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 7. Be2 {[%emt 0:
00:07]} O-O {[%emt 0:02:11]} 8. b3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} b6 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 9. O-O
{[%emt 0:00:20]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 10. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} (10. Rd1) 10...
Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 11. Rad1 {[%emt 0:06:22]} (11. Rac1 Qe7 12. Rfd1 (12. Qb1)
) 11... c5 {[%emt 0:13:57]} 12. cxd5 {[%emt 0:07:39]} exd5 {[%emt 0:16:05]} 13.
dxc5 {[%emt 0:26:17]} bxc5 {[%emt 0:01:38] La présence de P pendants doit une
position technique mais les Noirs espèrent en profiter pour jouer de manière
dynamique} 14. Qf5 {[%emt 0:07:37]} (14. Nh4 {[%cal Gh4f5];Kramnik,V (2780)
-Kasparov,G (2815) Kosmos m 5' Moscow blitz 1998 (10) 1/2}) 14... Qe7 {[%emt 0:
10:44]} 15. Ng5 $146 {[%emt 0:20:02]} (15. Rfe1 Qe6 16. Qb1 h6 17. Bd3 Ne5 18.
Bf5 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Qe5 20. f4 Qe8 21. Bh3 Rd8 22. Bg2 Qe6 23. Ne2 Bc7 24. Ng3
Ba5 25. Re2 Ba6 26. Rc2 Bb6 27. Rcd2 d4 28. exd4 cxd4 29. Bxd4 Bxd4 30. Rxd4
Rde8 {1-0 (30) Kramnik,V (2780)-Kasparov,G (2815) Moscow 1998}) 15... Qe5 {
[%emt 0:08:02]} 16. Qxe5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 17. Nf3 {
[%emt 0:02:00]} Bb8 {[%emt 0:01:36]} 18. Rd2 {[%emt 0:02:35] 11.Rac1, suivi de
Rfd1 aurait économisé un coup} Nb6 {[%emt 0:03:19][%cal Gc5c4] Les Noirs
préparent la rupture c4 mais elle a le défaut d'affaiblir la case "d4"} 19.
Rc1 {[%emt 0:03:41]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:02:55]} 20. g3 {[%emt 0:03:42]} Nfd7 {
[%emt 0:17:44] (=)} 21. Ne1 {[%emt 0:05:43] Les Blancs n'ont aucune raison
d'accepter la proposition} c4 $5 {[%emt 0:11:18]} 22. b4 {[%emt 0:01:20][%csl
Gc5]} Be5 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 23. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:44]} (23. Ba1) 23... Bxc3 {
[%emt 0:00:23]} 24. Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Na4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 25. Ba1 {
[%emt 0:03:09]} (25. Bd4) 25... Ndb6 {[%emt 0:02:24]} 26. Rdc2 {[%emt 0:04:15]}
a6 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 27. Nd4 $14 {[%emt 0:00:24][%csl Ga1,Rb7,Gd4] La poussée
c5c4 n'a rien donné tactiquement mais l'affabilissement des cases Noires
commence à se faire sentir} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 28. Bf3 {[%emt 0:01:45] La
paire de B commence à s'activer} Bc8 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 29. h4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:
21]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 30. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 31. Bd4
{[%emt 0:00:28]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 32. Nf4 $16 {[%emt 0:00:19][%csl Gd4,Re6,
Gf4] Les Blancs ont une bonne finale avec la paire de B et face au mauvais B
adverse} g6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 33. Ne2 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Rdc8 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 34.
Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 35. Rb1 {[%emt 0:02:08]} Ke7 {
[%emt 0:00:53]} 36. Bxb6 $6 {[%emt 0:00:42] Une décision curieuse car le Bd4
dominait les cases noires} (36. Kf1 $142 {Le GMI va laisser la centralisation
du K adverse tout en oubliant d'amener son propre K au centre} Kd6 37. Bd1 (37.
Ke2 Rcb8 38. a3 Nxc3+ 39. Bxc3 Na4 40. Ba1 a5 41. Rd1) 37... Nxc3 38. Bxc3 Na4
39. Bd4 Rcb8 40. a3 a5) (36. Kg2 Kd6) 36... Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 37. Rxc3 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} Rxb6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 38. a3 {[%emt 0:00:58]} a5 $1 {[%emt 0:
00:25]} 39. b5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:52]} (39... a4 {[%csl Rb5]} 40.
Bd1 Rcb8 41. Bxa4 Bd7) 40. a4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:00][%csl Gc5,
Rg1][%cal Gd5d4]} 41. Rcc1 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:04:51]} 42. Rb3 {
[%emt 0:11:22]} d4 {[%emt 0:09:02]} 43. exd4+ {[%emt 0:00:49]} Rxd4 {[%emt 0:
00:10]} 44. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:05:26]} 45. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:55]}
Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 46. Re7 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:33][%csl Gb4,
Rg1]} 47. Rxh7 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:02:14]} 48. Rh6 {[%emt 0:02:02]}
Kb3 $1 {[%emt 0:02:33]} 49. h5 {[%emt 0:01:18]} Kb2 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 50. Rf1 {
[%emt 0:02:47]} c3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 51. Rxg6 {[%emt 0:07:02]} (51. hxg6 c2 52.
g7 c1=Q {Une position qui fait regretter aux Blancs de ne pas avoir joué plus
tôt Kg2...}) 51... Rxg6 {[%emt 0:04:23]} 52. hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rc7 $19 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} 53. f4 {[%emt 0:03:25]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 54. g4 {[%emt 0:
01:09]} Rxg6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 55. g5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 56.
Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:26]} c1=Q {[%emt 0:00:13]} 57. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Kxc1 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} 58. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 59. b6 {[%emt 0:
01:31]} Rxb6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 60. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Re6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 0-1

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Stachowiak, Kamil"]
[Black "Bobula, Mateusz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2398"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wroclaw AZS WSB"]
[BlackTeam "Dankowice"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Rc8 (10... Qe7 11. Rad1 Rad8 12. Rfe1) 11. Rac1 (11. Rad1
Qe7 12. Qb1 c5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Ne4 Bb8 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Qa1 f6
18. Rd2 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Nb6 20. Qb1 Rxd2 21. Nxd2 Rd8 22. Nc4 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Qc7
24. f4 Bd5 25. Qc2 {1/2-1/2 (25) Van Wely,L (2653)-Shirov,A (2696) Rabat 2015})
11... Qe7 12. Rfd1 Rfd8 13. Qb1 c5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Qf5 Bb8 16. Bf1 $146 (16.
Na4 Ne4 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Bd3 Nf8 19. Qh5 Ng6 20. Nd2 Re8 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Bb5
Bc6 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. Rxc5 Rxc5 25. Nxc5 Be5 26. Bd4 Rd8 27. Bxe5 Rxd1+ 28.
Qxd1 Qxe5 29. Qd8+ {1-0 (29) Beinoras,M (2386)-Iovcov,V (1932) Eforie Nord 2010
}) 16... Qe6 17. Qxe6 fxe6 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Ne2 Nce4 20. Nf4 $14 {[%csl Rb7,
Re6]} Kf7 21. Nd3 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Gf3e5,Gd3e5]} Ke7 22. Nfe5 Bd6 23. b4 (23.
f3 {[%cal Gg1f2]} Nc5) 23... Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Nd2 25. Be2 Nc4 $132 26. Nxc4 dxc4
27. Rxc4 Ba6 28. Rc2 Bxd3 29. Bxd3 Bxh2+ 30. Kxh2 Rxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM 48th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2015.07.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2015.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 $5 {The
Shabalov-Shirov attack in the Meran fell out of fashion years ago, but it is
hard to imagine a player who is more suited to play it than Rapport.} Nxg4 8.
Rg1 Nxh2 9. Nxh2 Bxh2 10. Rxg7 Nf8 11. Rg2 Bd6 12. e4 {Even though this has
been played many times, it hasn't been seen in top tournament play. The idea
has been known for some time, though: Black is greedy, captures the pawn, but
his development is not as good as White's and Rapport's Central expansion
gives him good chances for compensation.} Ng6 13. Bg5 {It's interesting how
often this simple attack of the queen in the Meran forces an awkward reaction.
Black doesn't want to give up the f6 square (if he moves the queen), doesn't
want to weaken with f6, and he doesn't want to retreat his developed bishop -
but he has to choose!} Be7 14. Be3 (14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. O-O-O $13) 14... dxe4 15.
O-O-O $5 (15. Nxe4 f5 16. Nc3 f4 {is not good for White.}) 15... f5 16. d5 {
White is down two pawns, but things are about to get crazy! The center is
exploding and Black's lack of development is dangerous.} Qa5 17. Kb1 (17. d6
Bf6 18. Na4 $1 {was perhaps a better version of what happened in the game.})
17... Bd7 18. d6 $1 {Going for some positional compensation. Instead of
blasting the position open, Rapport closes it, but with the idea of curring
Eljanov's army in half. It will be difficult for him to make his king safe, as
well.} Bf6 19. Bd2 Qe5 20. Nb5 $6 {A nice tactical detail, but it is not
necessarily such a strong move. Black avoids the trap and asks the knight what
it is doing on b5.} (20. Qb3 $5 {counter pressuring b7, ocmes to mind.}) 20...
Kf7 (20... cxb5 21. Bc3 Qc5 22. b4 $1 Qc6 23. Bxf6 Rf8 {and White retains a
lot of compensation.}) 21. Bc3 Qf4 22. Nc7 $6 {White commits a lot of pieces
to the queenside, but Black simply migrates his remaining pieces to the
kingside, makes sure nothing happens in the center, and he uses his
overwhelming pawn majority to finish the game.} Rag8 23. c5 Bxc3 24. Qxc3 Ne5 {
Taking a look at the position, it is clear that Black has an excellent set of
pieces and he is up two pawns. It's true that the bishop on d7 is just a big
pawn, but if that piece on d7 was actually a real pawn, Black would be better
anyway.} 25. Rxg8 Rxg8 26. Be2 Qxf2 {Third pawn, why not?} 27. Qxe5 Qxe2 28.
Rh1 Qd3+ (28... Qd3+ 29. Ka1 Qh3 $1 30. Rb1 Qg3 {is just embarassing for
White's pieces.}) 0-1

[Event "HUN-ch"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Rogers,I"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 $5 O-O 8.
Be2 {Portisch's preference for the 7.b3 system is curious since he has been
rather unsuccessful with it over the years.} dxc4 ({Portisch - Ribli,
Montpellier 1985, concluded dramatically after} 8... e5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5
cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. O-O $2 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Qh4 14. h3 Bxh3 $1 15. Rd1 Bh2+ $1
16. Kf1 Qf6 17. Bxd5 Bf5 $1 18. e4 Bg4 19. Ba3 Qa6+ {(0-1 Portisch,L (2625)
-Ribli,Z (2605) Montpellier 1985 Candidates [ChessBase]) but Polgar does not
wish to see Portisch's improvement on this game.}) 9. bxc4 e5 10. O-O Re8 11.
Rb1 Qe7 12. Rd1 e4 13. Nd2 c5 14. Nf1 b6 15. a4 $1 Bb7 16. Ng3 $5 g6 17. Nb5
Bb8 18. Ba3 h5 $1 {The outline of the struggle is clear. Black will try to
counter White's queenside pressure with an attack against Portisch's king.} 19.
Nf1 Qe6 20. a5 Ba6 21. d5 Qe5 22. Bb2 Qg5 23. axb6 $2 {In such a tense
situation even a minor error can have near-fatal consequences.} ({Now Polgar's
rook is given scope for activity, whereas after} 23. d6 $1 Bxb5 24. cxb5 Re6
25. f4 $1 {Black's rook in the corner is a severe liability - she cannot play}
exf3) 23... axb6 24. d6 $6 Bxb5 25. cxb5 Re6 $1 26. Bc4 Rxd6 27. Ra1 Rxa1 28.
Rxa1 Ne5 29. Qb3 $2 Nf3+ 30. Kh1 Ng4 $1 31. g3 ({It is too late for} 31. Qc2 {
as} Rd2 $1 {wins.}) 31... Qf5 $1 32. Be2 Rd2 $1 33. Ra8 ({If instead} 33. Nxd2
Nxf2+ 34. Kg2 Qh3+ {leads to mate. Now Portisch himself threatens mate but
Polgar's attack comes first.}) 33... Nxf2+ 34. Kg2 Ne1+ 35. Kg1 Nh3+ 36. Kh1
Qxf1+ $3 {Without this queen sacrifice Black might have had to settle for a
draw by perpetual check. Now White's key defensive piece is removed and the
Black knights take over.} 37. Bxf1 Nf2+ 38. Kg1 Nf3+ ({White is mated after} 
38... Nf3+ 39. Kg2 Ng4+ 40. Be2 Rxe2+ 41. Kf1 Rf2# {A spectacular victory by
Polgar over the pre-tournament favourite.}) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. c5 b6 (6... Nbd7 7. b4 $14)
7. cxb6 Qxb6 ({Perfectly playable for Black is} 7... Nbd7 {The latest example
from top level practice is:} 8. Na4 (8. Bd3 c5 $11) 8... Nxb6 9. Bd2 Nxa4 10.
Qxa4 Bd7 (10... Qb6 $6 11. Rc1 Bd7 12. Ne5 Qxb2 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Bd3 $44 {
1-0 Euwe,M-Alekhine,A/Netherlands 1935/ (69)}) 11. Ne5 Ne4 $5 $146 ({White is
only marginally better after} 11... c5 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Qxd7+ Kxd7 $14 {/=})
12. Ba5 c5 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Qxd7+ Kxd7 15. f3 Nf6 16. Rc1 (16. dxc5 Bxc5 $11)
16... c4 17. b3 Rb8 $5 18. bxc4 Bb4+ 19. Bxb4 Rxb4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Ponomariov,R 
(2738)-Topalov,V (2804)/Sofia 2006 (66)}) 8. Na4 Qa7 9. Bd3 $146 (9. Bd2 a5 10.
Rc1 Ne4 11. Bd3 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Ba6 13. Nb3 Bb4+ 14. Ke2 O-O 15. Bxa6 Nxa6 16. a3
Be7 $5 (16... Qb7 $6 17. Qd3 Rfb8 18. Rhd1 g6 19. Kf1 $14 {1-0 Doric,D (2402)
-Martinovic,S (2182)/Zadar 2005 (38)}) 17. Qd3 (17. Nxa5 Nb8 18. b4 Bd8 $132)
17... Rfc8 $11 {[%cal Gc6c5]}) 9... a5 ({I like} 9... Nbd7 {more:} 10. O-O c5
$14 {/=}) 10. O-O Ba6 11. Ne5 Bd6 {If Black's plan includes Nfd7 (what Sokolov
did later), then it deserves attention to place the bishop on e7.} ({After} 
11... Be7 {White's plan from the game is less dangerous for Black:} 12. Bxa6
Qxa6 13. b3 O-O 14. Bb2 Nfd7 15. Rc1 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 $14) 12. Bxa6 Qxa6 {
Black succeeded to exchange the light-squared bishops, but with the pawn on c6
he will have to suffer for a long time.} 13. b3 $1 {On the long run the bishop
on b2 is better placed than on d2 and Bacrot proves it convincingly later on.}
O-O (13... Nfd7 14. Bb2 Bxe5 15. dxe5 c5 16. Ba3 $16) 14. Bb2 Nfd7 15. Rc1 Rc8
$6 16. f4 $1 $16 {White starts a direct attack, using the fact that all black
pieces left their king.} Ra7 {Good or bad, Black had to play either 16...g6 or
16...f5.} 17. f5 exf5 18. Rxf5 f6 (18... Nf6 19. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 20. Ng4 Nd7 21.
Nh6+ $18 {[%cal Gd1h5]}) (18... Rf8 19. Qf3 f6 20. Nxc6 $18) 19. Ng4 Re8 20. h4
$1 {Black's position is much more difficult than it may appear at the
beginning. White creates targets for attack on f6 and h6, then places the
knight on c5 (which can hardly be taken, since it will open the long diagonal
for the bishop) and then opens the position with e3-e4. Bacrot brilliantly
shows the power of White's position.} Kh8 21. h5 h6 22. Nc5 Qc8 ({The
variations below show White's potential:} 22... Bxc5 23. dxc5 Qb5 24. Nxf6 $1
gxf6 (24... Rf8 25. Ne8 Rxf5 26. Bxg7+ Kg8 27. Qg4 Rg5 28. Qe6+ Kh7 29. Qxh6+
Kg8 30. Qh8+ Kf7 31. Nd6+ Ke6 32. Qe8#) 25. Rxf6 Nxf6 26. Bxf6+ Kh7 (26... Rg7
27. Bxg7+ Kxg7 28. Qg4+ Kh8 29. Qg6 {Black is lost. For instance:} Rf8 30.
Qxh6+ Kg8 31. Qg5+ Kh8 32. Qe7 Kg8 (32... Rg8 33. Qe5+ Kh7 34. Rf1 Rg7 35. Qf5+
$18) 33. h6 Rf7 34. Qe8+ $18) 27. Rc4 $3 {A beautiful multipurpose move: 1. it
closes the diagonal a6-f1, thus preventing ...Qd3 later; 2 it covers square e4
and makes the check from c2 much more dangerous for Black and 3. it prepares
the transfer of the rook to the kingside. Black's position is hopeless:} (27.
Qc2+ $2 Re4) (27. Qg4 $2 Qd3 $19) 27... dxc4 (27... Rae7 28. Qg4 $18) 28. Qg4
Rg8 29. Qf5+ {with mate.}) 23. Qf3 Qd8 {Trying to protect f6 is not enough.
Better was to bring the queen on f8, protecting h6 as well.} ({After} 23...
Bxc5 24. dxc5 Re6 25. e4 $1 dxe4 (25... Rxe4 26. Nxf6 gxf6 27. Rxf6 $18) 26.
Qe3 Qf8 {White at least does not have a forced win.} (26... Na6 27. Nxh6 Qf8 (
27... gxh6 28. Qxh6+ Kg8 29. Rg5+ $18) 28. Ng4 $18) {However, White has a
clear advantage after} 27. Rc4 Na6 28. Rxe4 Rxe4 29. Qxe4 Naxc5 30. Qf4 {
with big activity for all white pieces. For instance a move like} Rb7 {
preparing 31...Ne6 loses at once:} (30... Ne6 31. Qe3 $18 {[%cal Ge3a7,Ge3e6]})
31. Nxf6 gxf6 32. Bxf6+ Nxf6 33. Rxf6 Qe7 34. Rxh6+ Kg8 35. Rg6+ Kh8 36. Qh6+
Qh7 37. Qf8+ {mating}) 24. e4 $1 $18 Nxc5 (24... Bxc5 25. dxc5 dxe4 26. Qe3 {
and White has an unstoppable attack. For example:} Kh7 (26... Re6 27. Nxh6 gxh6
28. Qxh6+ Kg8 29. Rg5+ $18) (26... Na6 27. Nxh6 $18) 27. Rd1 $1 ({Even
stronger than} 27. Bxf6 Nxf6 28. Rxf6 Kh8 $16) 27... Re6 (27... Qe7 28. Bxf6
gxf6 29. Qxh6+ Kg8 30. Nxf6+ Nxf6 31. Rg5+ $18) 28. Rxf6 Rxf6 29. Qxe4+ Kh8 30.
Nxf6 gxf6 31. Rd6 Qf8 32. Re6 Qxc5+ 33. Bd4 $18) 25. dxc5 dxe4 26. Qe3 Be7 {
f6 seems well protected, but this is just an illusion.} 27. Nxf6 $1 Bxf6 (27...
gxf6 28. Qxh6+ Kg8 29. Qg6+ Kf8 30. h6 $18) 28. Rxf6 Kg8 (28... gxf6 29. Qxh6+
Kg8 30. Bxf6 $18) 29. Rg6 Rf7 30. Qxh6 Ree7 31. Qg5 Rd7 32. Qxd8+ {Bacrot goes
for a technical win.} (32. Qg4 {followed by the advance of the h-pawn would
have finished the game even faster.}) 32... Rxd8 33. h6 {The endgame is also
easily winning: White has two extra pawns and better pieces.} Kh7 34. Rxg7+
Rxg7 35. hxg7 Rd2 36. Bc3 Rd3 (36... Rxa2 37. Rf1 $18) 37. Kf2 Kg8 38. Ba1 Kf7
39. Ke2 Nd7 40. Rf1+ (40. Rf1+ Kg8 41. Rh1 Kf7 42. Rh8 Rg3 43. Rd8 Nxc5 44.
Rf8+ Ke6 45. g8=Q+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.03.08"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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 "Wattenscheid"]
[BlackTeam "Neukoelln"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 {Lutz} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Bb4 (
{Next week after the game I found out that Peter Heine became recently a
specialist of this system. Previous to this game he used to play sharp Bg5
lines against Semi-Slav. However, there are plenty of sharp lines in Meran as
well, as demonstrated in the present encounter.} 7... Nxg4 8. Rg1 f5 9. h3 Ngf6
10. Rxg7 Ne4 11. Bd2 Qf6 12. Rg2 Nf8 13. O-O-O Bd7 (13... Ng6 14. Bd3 {1-0
Kasparov,G-Nielsen,P/Reykjavik ISL 2004 (41)}) 14. Ne5 Nxd2 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16.
Rxd2 a6 17. f4 Bb4 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Qb3 Qe7 20. Rc2 Nf6 21. Ne2 Kf7 22. Ng1
Rhc8 23. Nf3 Bd6 24. Kb1 Ne4 25. Bd3 h6 26. a3 Rxc2 27. Qxc2 Rg8 28. Rxg8 Kxg8
29. Qc8+ Kg7 30. Ka2 Nf6 31. b4 Qd7 32. Qxd7+ Nxd7 33. Kb3 Kf7 34. a4 Nb8 35.
a5 Nc6 36. Ne5+ {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Nielsen,P/Reykjavik ISL 2004}) 8. Bd2 Qe7
9. Rg1 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 {Lutz: 'Es sieht etwas seltsam aus, dass Schwarz es
sich leisten kann, mehrmals in der Eröffnung die gleichen Figuren zu ziehen (..
.Bf8-d6-b4, ...Ng8-f6-e4), aber andererseits verflacht dadurch die Stellung
etwas und der weiße Vormarsch des g-Bauern läuft ins Leere.'} 11. O-O-O {
'!?' Lutz. Kasparov's novelty from his match versus Fritz X3D. It caught me by
total surprise and I spent tons of time after this. Lutz: 'Mit diesem Zug
spart Weiß ein Tempo gegenüber dem häufig gespielten 11.Bd3, da Schwarz
wahrscheinlich ohnehin auf c3 schlagen wird.'} (11. cxd5 $6 {Lutz} exd5 12. Bd3
O-O 13. O-O-O Re8 $11 {0-1 Palo,D-Nielsen,P/Skanderborg 2003/CBM 98/[Atlas,V] 
(34)}) (11. Bd3 {Lutz} Nxc3 12. Qxc3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 O-O 14. h4 c5 15. g5 cxd4
16. Qxd4 Rd8 17. O-O-O b5 $1 18. Bxb5 Bb7 $44 {0-1 Moiseenko,A-Potkin,V/
Istanbul 2003/CBM 96/[Atlas,V] (31)}) 11... Nxc3 (11... Qf6 {Lutz: 'kann nur
ein Computer spielen.'} 12. Be2 Nxf2 13. Rdf1 Ne4 14. Bb4 $16 {1/2-1/2
Kasparov,G-Comp Fritz X3D/New York 2003 (37)} c5 $1 {Lutz} 15. cxd5 exd5 16.
dxc5 Qe7 17. Nd4 O-O 18. Nf5 Qe5 19. c6 bxc6 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 21. Ng3 $40 {
1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Comp Fritz X3D/New York 2003/CBM 98/[Lutz] (37)}) (11... O-O
12. Bd3 (12. Be1 $5 {during the game I was concerned about this one. Lutz:
'wäre eigentlich konsequenter, um den schwarzfeldrigen Läufer zu erhalten und
anschließend mit Bd3 den Springer zu befragen.'}) 12... Nxc3 13. Qxc3 dxc4 14.
Qxc4 e5 15. Bf5 exd4 16. Qxd4 Qc5+ 17. Kb1 Qxd4 18. Rxd4 Nb6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Nakamura,H-Zhu Chen/Wijk aan Zee NED 2004 (182)} 19. Bc2 {Lutz} g6 20. h3 f5
21. Rg3 Kg7 22. a4 c5 23. Rf4 Nd5 24. Rc4 fxg4 25. hxg4 b6 26. Re4 Bb7 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Nakamura,H-Zhu Chen/Wijk aan Zee 2004/CBM 99 (182)}) 12. Qxc3 O-O (
12... dxc4 13. Qxc4 (13. Bxc4 b6 14. Bd3 (14. Kb1 $5 Bb7 15. Ka1) 14... Bb7 15.
d5 cxd5 16. Qxg7 O-O-O 17. Kb1 Kb8 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Qxe5+ Qd6 20. Qxd6+ Rxd6
21. f4 $14 {1-0 Harikrishna,P-Sriram,J/Calicut IND 2003 (41)}) 13... O-O 14. g5
Rb8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Aleksandrov,A-Lautier,J/Poikovsky RUS 2004 (34)}) 13. Qc2 {
Lutz: 'Mit diesem Zug will Weiß Bd3 vorzubereiten, um eine Schwächung am
Königsflügel zu provozieren.'} (13. g5 {appears less accurate to me:} dxc4 14.
Bxc4 b5 15. Bd3 Bb7 16. Qc2 g6 $13 {[%cal Gc6c5] 1/2-1/2 Sargissian,
G-Sveshnikov,E/Stepanakert AZE 2004 (31)}) 13... e5 {'!?' Lutz. Lutz: 'Schwarz
öffnet die Stellung, um den Bc8 herauszubringen. Dafür muss er aber nun einen
Isolani auf d5 in Kauf nehmen.'} (13... dxc4 $2 14. Bxc4 b5 15. Bd3 $16) (13...
b6 $5 {Lutz} 14. Bd3 g6 15. Kb1 $13) 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5
17. Kb1 {Here I underestimated my position and decided to change the course of
events. Black is worse, but there was no reason to panic. Unfortunately my
idea had a tactical refutation.} (17. Bd3 $2 Bxg4 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 $17 {[%csl Rd1]
[%cal Ga8c8]}) 17... f5 $2 {Lutz: 'Diese Öffnung der Stellung erscheint mir
äußerst riskant, da die weißen Schwerfiguren aktiver stehen und es sich
direkte Drohungen gegen den schwarzen König ergeben. Es ergeben sich nun viele
interessante geometrische Motive.'} ({After the normal} 17... Be6 {things are
not so tragic:} 18. Bd3 (18. h3 {Lutz} Rac8 $13) 18... Rac8 19. Qe2 Rc5 20. f4
(20. h4 $5) 20... Qd6 21. f5 Bd7 22. g5 $13 {During the game I thought Black
is in deep troubles here, but in reality things are far from clear, since
Black might have sufficient counterplay on the e-file.}) (17... Qxh2 {This
also looks very dangerous.} 18. Rg3 $5 $44 Qh6 {Lutz} 19. Rxd5 $36 (19. Rh3 Qg6
20. Bd3 f5 $13)) 18. Rxd5 $1 {The first move which comes to one's mind, but I
thought Black has enough play after it.} Qxh2 (18... Qxd5 $2 19. Bc4 $18) 19.
Bc4 Be6 (19... Qxg1+ $2 {Lutz} 20. Rd1+ {[%csl Rc4,Rg1,Rg8][%cal Yd1g1,Yc4g8]})
20. Rdd1 Bxc4 (20... Qe5 21. f4 Qf6 22. Rd6 $18) 21. Qxc4+ Kh8 {At a closer
look the evaluation of this position turned out to be different...} 22. gxf5
Qxf2 {'?!' Lutz. Leads by force to a practically lost position, but there is
nothing else anyway.} (22... Rxf5 23. f4 $16 {[%csl Rg7] '->' Lutz. /+- Lutz:
'erscheint wie das kleinere Übel.'}) 23. Rxg7 $1 {[%mdl 64] The refutation of
Black's 17...f5.} (23. e4 {(Lutz) ist ebenfalls vorteilhaft für Weiß, aber der
Textzug ist stärker.}) 23... Qxf5+ (23... Kxg7 24. Rd7+ {'+/-!' Lutz. Lutz:
'Weiß landet eine taktische Wendung, wonach der schwarze König schlagartig
entblößt ist und Weiß die 7. Reihe erobert.'} {Lutz: Nach} Kh6 {Lutz: 'wird
der schwarze König Opfer einer Treibjagd:'} (24... Kh8 {Lutz} 25. Qd4+) 25.
Qe6+ Kg5 26. Rg7+ Kh5 (26... Kh4 {Lutz} 27. Qh6#) 27. Rxh7+ Kg4 28. Qe4+ Kg3 (
28... Kg5 {Lutz} 29. Rg7+ Kh6 30. Rg6+) 29. Qh4+ Kf3 (29... Kg2 {Lutz} 30. Qh3+
) 30. Qf4+ $18 Ke2 {Lutz} 31. Qc4+ Kf3 32. Rh3+ Kg2 (32... Qg3 33. Qf4+) 33.
Qg4+ Kf1 34. Rh1+ $18) (23... Rac8 {"The spare move" doesn't work:} 24. Rxh7+
$1 (24. Rc7 Qxf5+ 25. Ka1 Rxc7 26. Qxc7 $14) 24... Kxh7 25. Rd7+ {and mate
soon.}) 24. e4 Qe5 25. Rxb7 Rab8 (25... Rac8 {Lutz} 26. Qd5 {, und auch nach
Damentausch verringern sich die schwarzen Probleme nicht.}) 26. Rdd7 $1 {
It is important for White to remain active.} (26. Rd5 {This is strong too.})
26... Rxb7 27. Rxb7 a6 28. a3 Re8 $1 29. Ka1 Re7 $2 {It is difficult to fight
on after having resigned psychologically. Especially in severe time trouble. 
Nevertheless, Black had a surprising chance to complicate matters.} (29... Qxe4
$1 {Lutz: 'ist noch nicht klar:'} 30. Qc3+ (30. Qxa6 {Lutz} Qh1+ 31. Ka2 Qd5+
32. Rb3 $16) 30... Re5 $1 {Amazingly, White has no forced win after this.} (
30... Qe5 {'?' Lutz.} 31. Rb8 $18 {'+-!' Lutz.}) 31. Rb8+ (31. Re7 $2 {After
this Black saves himself with a perpetual:} Qh1+ 32. Ka2 Qd5+ 33. Kb1 Qd1+ 34.
Ka2 Qd5+ {'=' Lutz.} 35. b3 Qg2+ {'=' Lutz. Lutz: 'mit Dauerschach'} 36. Kb1
Qf1+ 37. Kc2 Qe2+ 38. Kc1 Qf1+ $11) 31... Kg7 32. Qg3+ Kf6 33. Rf8+ Ke6 34.
Qg8+ $16 {Without a computer check I could have hardly believed that Black can
still fight.}) 30. Qc8+ Kg7 31. Qe8 1-0

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2006.05.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2006.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The clash between Topalov and Ponomariov is usually highly interesting: they
always succeed to complicate things no matter of the situation on the board.
In this game too, both opponents were playing for a win an interesting
position, which nevertheless was all the way balanced and about equal.} 1. d4
Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 a6 {The move orders in modern chess
become more and more flexible. The present game seemed to start with either
Nimzo or Queen's Indian, then Queen's Gambit, transposing into Semi-Slav and
finally we have a popular nowadays mix of Meran with Chebanenko Slav. Notice
that a top GM should be well prepared against all these systems. For instance
in our case before reaching the position after 5th move, Ponomariov had to be
prepared to play against Queen's Indian, Queen's Gambit and Meran, while
Topalov had to be ready against White's possible choices of Nimzo Indian,
Catalan and the sharp 5.Bg5 in the Semi-Slav. Each of these openings contains
a huge amount of theoretical variations...} 6. c5 {Just like in the Chebanenko
Slav, this advance (played first by Euwe in the World Championship Match 1935
versus Alekhine) represents the most ambitious continuation, being the most
commiting move at the same time. It must be mentioned though, that the
inclusion of moves e3/e6 is crucial and the arising positions here are
completely different than those after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.c5.}
(6. b3) ({and} 6. Qc2 {are the main alternatives, which also have their
drawbacks.}) 6... b6 {In my opinion this is the strongest continuation, which
underlines the main difference from the Chebanenko Slav: here the inclusion of
moves e3/e6 enables Black to fight against White's queenside space advantage 
(thanks to the open diagonal of the Bf8).} (6... Nbd7 7. b4 {secures White a
slight, but rather stable advantage.}) 7. cxb6 (7. b4 $2 a5 $17) 7... Nbd7 {
Black's main strategical goal in this structure is to advance ...c5.} ({
A reasonable alternative looks} 7... Qxb6 8. Na4 Qa7 9. Bd3 Nbd7 $5 {which
wasn't tested in practice yet}) 8. Na4 (8. Bd3 c5 $11) 8... Nxb6 9. Bd2 (9. Bd3
Nxa4 ({not} 9... Bd7 10. Nc5 $1) 10. Qxa4 Bd7 11. Qc2 ({or} 11. Ne5 c5 12. Nxd7
Qxd7 13. Qxd7+ Kxd7) 11... Qb6 12. Ne5 c5 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 {must be about equal.})
(9. Nc5 Bxc5 10. dxc5 Nbd7 $132) 9... Nxa4 10. Qxa4 Bd7 {This move was
mentioned in the World Championship 1935 matchbook as yielding White the
bishop pair and for that reason the entire variation was considered
insufficient for Black. In fact the strongest move 10...Bd7 offers Black very
good chances to equalize.} (10... Qb6 $6 {is inferior due to} 11. Rc1 Bd7 12.
Ne5 Qxb2 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Bd3 Rb8 15. Ke2 {and White had a big advantage in
1-0 Euwe,M-Alekhine,A/Netherlands 1935/ (69).}) 11. Ne5 ({After} 11. Qc2 {
Black has a rather pleasant choice between} Qb6 ({or} 11... Ne4 12. Bd3 Nxd2
13. Nxd2 Bd6 14. Nb3 a5 15. O-O h6 16. Rac1 O-O 17. Nc5 Bc8 18. Be2 Qc7 19. g3
Bxc5 20. Qxc5 Ba6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Nielsen,P (2626)-Krivoshey,S (2495)/Germany
2003 (33)}) 12. Rc1 Rb8 $11 13. Ne5 (13. b3 Ba3 14. Rd1 Ne4 $15) 13... Ne4 14.
Nc4 (14. Nxd7 Kxd7 $36) 14... Qb7 15. Bd3 Nxd2 16. Nxd2 c5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18.
O-O Bd6 $15 {1-0 Vennemann,H-Wellenreiter,H (2480)/ICCF corr 1998 (38)}) 11...
Ne4 $146 {Typicaly, when given an opportunity Veselin finds a way to
complicate matters. Topalov's move has the idea to send White's bishop to a5
and eventually provoke f2-f3. However, White can try to take advantage from
all this as well.} ({White is only marginally better after} 11... c5 12. Nxd7
Qxd7 13. Qxd7+ Kxd7 {In spite of White's bishops pair, Black has easy
development and will create pressure on the b-file.}) 12. Ba5 c5 $8 (12... Qc8
$2 13. Rc1 c5 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Qxd7+ Kxd7 16. f3 Nf6 17. dxc5 $18) (12... Qb8
$2 13. b4 $16) 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Qxd7+ Kxd7 15. f3 Nf6 16. Rc1 {Ruslan is
correctly trying to use the position of the bishop on a5 in his favour.} (16.
dxc5 {justifies Topalov's play. After} Bxc5 {[%csl Re3] Black benefits from
the weaknesses created by 15.f3.}) 16... c4 $5 (16... cxd4 {temporarily
handles over the initiative to White. Nevertheless it seems that Black can
neutralize it:} 17. Rc7+ (17. exd4 Bd6 $11) 17... Kd6 ({Even} 17... Ke8 {
might be playable:} 18. exd4 Bd6 19. Rb7 Nd7 20. Kf2 Ke7 {[%cal Gh8b8]}) 18.
exd4 (18. Rxf7 dxe3 $13) 18... Be7 19. Rc2 (19. Kd2 Bd8 20. Rc5 Bxa5+ 21. Rxa5
Rhb8 22. b3 Ng8 $5 $132 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gg8e7,Ge7c6]}) (19. Rc5 Kd7 20. Rc2
Rhb8 $11 {[%cal Ge7b4]}) 19... Rhc8 {and White is just marginally better.}) 17.
b3 Rb8 $5 {Initiative at all costs. Topalov sacrifices a pawn for that purpose.
} ({Again a quieter continuation was a reasonable alternative, although
White's chances are slightly preferable after} 17... cxb3 18. Rc7+ Kd6 19. axb3
Be7 {[%cal Ge7d8]} 20. Rc1 $1 (20. Rb7 Nd7 21. Bd3 (21. Bb4+ $2 Kc6) 21... Rhc8
{[%csl Rb7][%cal Gd6c6]} 22. Kd2 Kc6 23. Rc7+ Rxc7 24. Rc1+ Nc5 $11)) ({
Another possibility to sacrifice a pawn was} 17... Ba3 18. Rc3 Rhb8 19. bxc4
Rb1+ 20. Kd2 Bb2 21. Rc2 dxc4 22. Rxc4 Ra1 $44) 18. bxc4 Bb4+ 19. Bxb4 Rxb4 20.
c5 {One should not ask Ponomariov twice: he immediately uses the opportunity
to create such a long-term advantage as the protected passed pawn.} (20. Bd3
dxc4 21. Rxc4 Rxc4 22. Bxc4 Rc8 23. Bb3 Rc1+ 24. Bd1 Ra1 25. a4 Nd5 26. e4 Nc3
({or} 26... Ne3) 27. Kd2 {leads to a draw}) ({Deserved attention} 20. Kd2 Rb2+
21. Rc2 Rb1 22. c5 h5 $5 (22... Rhb8 23. g4 {[%cal Gf1g2]}) 23. g3 {and
although the control of the b-file secures Black compensation, it is unclear
if it is enough to hold the balance.}) 20... Rb2 ({Bad is} 20... a5 $2 21. a4
$1 $16) ({but} 20... Rhb8 21. Bxa6 Ra4 (21... Rb2 $2 22. O-O Rxa2 23. Ra1 $16)
22. Be2 Rxa2 23. Kf2 Rbb2 24. Rhe1 Kc7 (24... h5 $2 25. Rb1 $16) 25. Rb1 Rc2 {
was an interesting alternative, since it is difficult for White to make
progress.}) 21. a4 Ra8 22. Be2 (22. Bd3 Ra2 (22... Rxg2 $6 23. Be2 Rb8 24. Kf1
$16) 23. Bc2 (23. O-O $5) 23... Rb8 24. Kd2 Rb4 (24... Rbb2 25. Kc3 $16) 25.
Rb1 (25. Kc3 Rc4+ 26. Kb3) 25... Rc4 (25... Rbxa4 26. Rb7+ Ke8 27. Rhb1 $132)
26. Rhc1 Kc7 $44) (22. Ra1 Kc6 $5 (22... Kc7 23. Be2 e5 24. Kf2 exd4 25. exd4
Re8 26. Rhe1 a5 27. Kf1 Rd2 28. Bb5 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Kd8 30. c6 $36) 23. Be2 e5
24. Kf2 Rab8 25. Rhe1 exd4 26. exd4 Ne8 $44 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Ge8c7]}) 22... Kc7
(22... Ra2 23. Kf2 Rxa4 24. Ra1 (24. Rb1 Kc7 25. Rb2 Nd7 26. Rhb1 Rb8 $11)
24... Rxa1 25. Rxa1 a5 26. Bb5+ Kc7 27. Ke2 $14) 23. Rf1 (23. Kf2 {doesn't
work:} Rab8 24. Ra1 a5 25. Rhe1 R8b3 {and White is paralyzed.}) 23... Rab8 24.
Rf2 R8b3 $132 {[%csl Re3]} 25. Bxa6 Rxe3+ 26. Kf1 Rb4 27. Ra2 Reb3 $1 {Topalov
rightly keeps control over the b-file.} (27... Rxd4 {allows} 28. Rb1 $132) 28.
Rd1 Ng8 $1 {The knight goes to e7 and then inevitably comes either to c6 or f5,
attacking pawn d4.} 29. a5 (29. Bb5 Ne7 30. Be8 $5 Nf5 31. Kg1 f6 32. Rad2 {
is too passive. Black has the advantage after} Rb2) 29... Ne7 30. Be2 Nc6 ({
Another equal variation could be} 30... Nf5 31. a6 Kb8 $1 ({No time for} 31...
Ne3+ 32. Kg1 Nxd1 33. a7 $18) 32. Rc1 (32. a7+ Ka8 33. Rc1 Nxd4 34. c6 Rb1 $17)
32... Rb1 (32... Nxd4 $2 33. c6 Rb1 34. c7+ Kc8 35. a7 Rxc1+ 36. Bd1 $18) (
32... Ka7 $5) 33. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 34. Kf2 Nxd4 35. Bd3 Rb3 (35... Rc1 $2 36. Rb2+
$16) 36. Bxh7 Ka7 37. Bg8 f6 38. Rd2 Rb4 39. Ke3 Nf5+ 40. Kf2 Nd4 41. Ke3 $11)
31. a6 Kb8 $1 32. Rad2 Ra3 33. Kf2 g5 {Topalov is playing for a win and I
suspect that Ponomariov was happy with such a decision.} (33... Raa4 34. Ke3
Ra3+ 35. Kf2 $11) 34. h4 $1 gxh4 (34... h6 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. Rh1 $132) 35. Rh1
Rxd4 (35... Nxd4 $6 36. Rxh4 e5 37. Rxh7 $16) 36. Rb2+ (36. Rb1+ {Interesting
was trying to keep the rook on the second rank, for instance:} Kc7 (36... Rb4
37. Rxb4+ Nxb4 38. Rb2 Ra4 $13 39. Bd1 $140 $2 Ra2) (36... Kc8 $5) 37. Rb7+ Kc8
38. Rdb2 $16 {and Black cannot create counterplay. However, in this case White
had to reckon with 36...Rb4~~.}) 36... Kc7 (36... Rb4 $2 37. Rxb4+ Nxb4 38. Rb1
Ra4 39. Bd1 Ra2+ 40. Kf1 $18) 37. Rhb1 (37. Rb7+ Kc8 38. Rhb1 Rd2 $132) 37...
Ne5 (37... Nd8 $6 38. c6 $5 $36) 38. Rb8 Kc6 $1 39. Rc8+ Kd7 40. Rg8 {Time for
Ponomariov to show his aggressive intentions.} (40. Rcb8 {threatens mate in
two and forces a draw by repetition:} Kc6 41. Rc8+ Kd7 42. Rcb8 $11) 40... Ke7
({Still} 40... Kc6 {would have probably lead to repetition and an immediate
draw.}) 41. Rb7+ Kf6 42. a7 {White wins the knight by force, but even this is
doesn't break the balance.} Rda4 43. c6 $1 Nxc6 44. Bb5 Ra2+ 45. Kg1 Rxa7 46.
Bxc6 Rxb7 47. Bxb7 {Finally the position is clarified: White cannot convert
his extra bishop: black king protects well the pawns, while the king from g1
is unable to enter actively into play. The position is a draw.} h5 $1 {[%csl
Rg4] An important resource. Without this pawn White would have won easily 
(either the rook comes to g4, or the king to h3).} 48. Kh2 (48. Rh8 Kg5 49. Rh7
Kg6 $11) 48... Ra1 {Now the move Kh3 is not possible due to mate on h1.} 49.
Bc6 Rc1 {The simplest method - the bishop does not have a stable central
square and therefore White cannot create any activity.} 50. Bb5 Rb1 51. Be2 Re1
52. Ba6 Ra1 53. Bd3 Rd1 54. Bh7 {Finally the bishop found a shelter. However,
there is no clear plan how to improve further anyway.} d4 {Now the pawns can
become a target for attack, but thanks to the fact that White cannot include
the king into play, Black easily protects them.} 55. Rb8 Kg7 56. Rb1 Rd2 ({
There is no need to even calculate} 56... Rxb1 $2 {which allows White to free
the king.}) 57. Be4 f5 58. Bb7 e5 59. Rb5 ({After} 59. Kh3 d3 {White's king
still cannot join the action.}) 59... Kf6 60. f4 (60. Kh3 d3 61. Kxh4 Rxg2 $11)
(60. Bc8 Rc2 61. Bd7 d3 62. f4 e4 63. Rxf5+ Kg7 $11) 60... e4 61. Bc8 d3 62.
Rxf5+ Kg7 63. Rg5+ ({After} 63. Re5 Rc2 {again it is vital that the bishop
cannot use square g4. An amazing variation is} 64. Bf5 d2 65. Rd5 e3 66. Bxc2
e2 67. Rg5+ Kf6 68. Rf5+ Kg7 69. Rg5+ $11) 63... Kf6 64. Rf5+ Kg7 65. Rg5+ Kf6
66. Rf5+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Excelsior Cup"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2004.01.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Black "Hultin, Johan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2004.01.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 {In Gothenburg everyone played Slav against
me. Luckily, I had written a CD about it and all I had to do in other games
was to remember my own recommendations. The result wasn't bad - 3,5 out of 4,
so I am thinking to write other opening CDs these days. Too bad - when writing
there is no time left to play and practice...} e6 {I don't use to play e2-e3
before developing my bishop from c1 (wouldn't that be a concession?), but in
Sweeden I had enough with all those theoretical lines (this was the fourth
Slav in the tournament, in three previous ones I played Nf3 and Nc3 with the
pawn on e2), so in this game I decided to play quietly.} 5. Nf3 a6 {A popular
system these days, used even by Kasparov. I can't say that I was very familiar
with it.} 6. b3 (6. c5 {is the main alternative, but I thought a human would
hardly repeat the fabulous play of Fritz X3D, so I decided not to close the
position.}) 6... Bb4 7. Bd2 Bd6 (7... O-O 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Qc2 Bd6 10. Ne2 c5 11.
O-O b6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Ng3 Bb7 14. Nf5 Bc7 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. b4 c4 17. Be2
Ne4 18. Bc3 Nxc3 19. Qxc3 Nf6 20. Rfd1 Bc8 $4 ({After} 20... Qd7 {everybody
said that Black's position is great.}) 21. Rxd5 Qe8 22. Bxc4 {1-0 Huzman,
A-Kasparov,G/Rethymnon 2003}) 8. Bd3 c5 9. O-O O-O 10. Rc1 Nc6 11. h3 {I was
trying to avoid taking either of Black's central pawns and would rather prefer
to force Black to take on c4 or d4. However, my last move involved some
sacrifices, which objectively are probably not entirely correct.} (11. cxd5
exd5 12. h3 $5 (12. dxc5 Bxc5 $11)) 11... Qe7 $2 (11... cxd4 12. exd4 Ba3 13.
Rb1 (13. Bb1 $5 {was an interesting idea, connected with a positional exchange
sacrifice.} Bxc1 14. Bxc1 h6 (14... Bd7 15. Bg5 {with strong compensation.})
15. Re1 $44) 13... dxc4 14. bxc4 Nxd4 15. Bg5 h6 (15... Be7 $4 16. Nxd4 $18)
16. Bh4 Nc6 $1 {and White's compensation shouldn't be enough, although
development advantage and pressure on the b-file can give some hopes for the
initiative.} (16... Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Be7 18. Rfd1 Qc7 19. Na4)) 12. Re1 $1 $14 {
Now it is difficult for Black to find a plan.} dxc4 (12... Rd8 13. cxd5 exd5
14. Na4 $1 cxd4 15. exd4 $16 {Here the drawback of 11...Qe7 becomes obvious.})
13. bxc4 Rd8 {Black threatens now to take c5xd4, play Ba3 and win pawn d4. On
the other hand his queenside is still not developed, so in principle this
cannot work out.} 14. Ne4 $1 (14. Rb1 Rb8 $5 (14... Bc7 $5)) 14... Nxe4 (14...
cxd4 15. exd4 Nxe4 (15... Ba3 $2 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 (16... Qxf6 17. Bg5 $18) 17.
Rb1 $16) 16. Bxe4 Ba3 17. Bxh7+ $1 {I liked this sacrifice, although during
the game was unclear to me whether White gets a winning attack. Nevertheless
intuitively I felt that it should be decisive.} (17. Bc3 $5 {This was pointed
out by my opponent after the game. It is not bad, but White has better
possibilities.} Bxc1 18. Qxc1 $44) (17. Rb1 {was the quiet (reserve) option.}
Nxd4 18. Ba5 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Rd7 $44 {White has a certain compensation here,
but probably it is not enough for any real advantage.}) 17... Kxh7 18. Ng5+ Kg6
(18... Kg8 19. Qh5 Qe8 20. Rc3 Rxd4 (20... Bb4 21. Rf3 $18) 21. Rf3 Nd8 22. Ba5
$18) 19. Rc3 $1 (19. Qg4 $2 {My intention during the game wouldn't have worked
because of the simple} Rxd4) 19... Rxd4 20. Rg3 Bd6 21. f4 {and I doubt that
Black can hold the position.}) 15. Bxe4 Bd7 16. Bb1 Be8 (16... Rac8 $5) 17. Qc2
g6 18. Bc3 Qc7 $6 19. Ba1 e5 20. d5 (20. Rcd1 $5) 20... Ne7 $4 {The decisive
mistake.} (20... Nb8 $8 $16 {After this move White can choose either to play
similar to the game - Ng5-e4 and push the f-pawn, or to push the h-pawn, play
Ng5 and then transfer the queen to h4. In both cases White has a considerable
advantage, but Black can put up a tough resistance.}) 21. Qc3 f6 22. Nd2 {
Now it is all over. White wins material.} Nc8 23. f4 (23. Ne4) 23... Bf8 24.
fxe5 fxe5 25. Qxe5 Qxe5 26. Bxe5 Nd6 27. Bf4 (27. Bf6 Rdc8 28. e4 Bh6 {Would
have gave Black some counterplay.}) 27... b5 28. Bd3 bxc4 29. Nxc4 Nxc4 30.
Bxc4 Bb5 31. e4 Bg7 32. Be3 Re8 33. Bf2 Bd4 34. Bb3 Rad8 $2 35. a4 Bd7 36. Bxd4
cxd4 37. e5 Rb8 38. e6 Bxe6 39. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 e6 6. Nf3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2
Nc6 9. Ne5 Qc7 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. O-O Bd6 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Bd2 $146 (13. Rd1
O-O 14. Bd2 Be5 15. Qd3 Be6 16. Rac1 d4 17. Ne4 Qb6 18. b3 Rfd8 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6
20. e4 Bd7 21. Qg3 Bb5 22. Bc4 Rac8 23. Qd3 Be7 24. g3 Rc6 25. a4 Bxc4 26. Rxc4
Rxc4 27. Qxc4 h5 28. Rc1 Ba3 29. Qc7 Rd6 30. Qc8+ Rd8 31. Qc7 Rd6 {1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk,V (2709)-Georgiev,V (2501)/Bled 2002}) 13... O-O 14. Rac1 d4 {This
apparently logical exchange of pawns leads to an endgame where Black must
struggle for a draw.} ({Preferable was} 14... Be6 15. Qd3 {with just a small
plus for White.}) 15. Ne4 Nxe4 (15... Qxc2 $142 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rxc2 Bf5 18.
Rc4 dxe3 19. Bxe3 (19. fxe3 Be6 20. Rh4 Rfd8 21. Ba5 Rd7 $11) 19... Be6 $14)
16. Qxe4 Qe5 17. Qxe5 Bxe5 18. b3 {It turns out that White's plan Bf3 with
pressure on b7 is very unpleasant for Black, who faces big troubles to bring
his Ra8 into play.} dxe3 (18... d3 {is answered by the simple} 19. Bf3 $16 ({
not} 19. Bxd3 Rd8 20. Bc3 Bxh2+ 21. Kxh2 Rxd3 $11)) ({The immediate} 18... Be6
19. Bf3 Rab8 {loses a pawn right away:} 20. exd4 Bxd4 21. Bf4) 19. Bxe3 Be6 20.
Bf3 Rab8 21. Ba7 Ra8 (21... Rbd8 $2 22. Bc5 (22. Bxb7 $2 Rd7) 22... Rfe8 23.
Bxb7 Rd2 24. f4 Bf6 25. Rf2 $18) 22. Bc5 Rfb8 {White has a clear advantage due
to the passivity of the black rooks, but things are far from simple yet, since
Black has the plan to advance the a-pawn and achieve further simplifications.}
23. g3 a5 24. Rfe1 Bc7 {Grischuk decides to keep material equality and allow
White to increase the pressure.} (24... f6 25. Bg2 $16 {[%cal Gf2f4]}) ({
Possibly a better option was} 24... Bf6 25. Bd6 Rd8 26. Bc7 Rd2 27. Bxb7 Rf8 {
[%cal Gf6d4] with activity for the pawn and real chances to survive.}) 25. Be3
Bd6 26. Red1 Be5 (26... Ra6 27. Be2 b5 28. Bf1 $16 h6 $140 (28... Be5 29. Bxb5
$18) 29. a4 Bxb3 30. axb5 Bxd1 31. bxa6 $18) 27. Rc5 f6 28. Rb5 a4 29. Bxb7
axb3 30. axb3 Ra3 31. b4 $16 Ra4 32. Bc5 Kf7 33. h4 (33. Bc6 $142 Rxb5 34. Bxb5
$16 {/+-}) 33... Ra2 $2 (33... Ra3) 34. Rb6 ({Missing an immediate win:} 34. f4
$1 $18 {[%csl Rb8][%cal Gf4f5,Gb7d5]}) 34... Rb2 35. Re1 Ba2 $2 (35... Rd8 36.
Be4 $16 (36. f4 Rd3 $132)) 36. f4 Bc3 37. Re7+ Kg6 (37... Kg8 38. Bd5+) 38.
Be4+ 1-0

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.10.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 e6 6. Qc2 Nbd7 {GM Andreikin goes
for a side line of the Meran.} (6... c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2 {is a well known
theoretical line, where Shakhriyar has a lot of experience.}) 7. b3 Bd6 8. Bb2
{White's setup is standard, while Black has to prove, that a7-a6 wasn't a
waste of time.} O-O ({The immediate} 8... e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 {gives White some
extra options, such as} 10. O-O-O $5 O-O 11. Kb1 {with good attacking
prospects.}) 9. Be2 e5 (9... b5 10. O-O Bb7 11. c5 Bc7 12. b4 $14 {is somewhat
better for White.}) 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 {This position is still well
known from the past.} 12. O-O ({White may postpone castling, but it hardly
should pose Black any serious problems:} 12. Rd1 Be6 13. O-O Rc8 14. Qb1 Nc6 (
14... Nfg4 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxg4 Bxg4 17. Rxd5 Qc7 18. h3 Be6 19. Rd3 $14 {
1-0 Kovalenko,I (2586) -Sandipan,C (2590)/Jurmala LAT 2013 (68)}) 15. Qa1 Re8
16. Rd2 Qe7 (16... Bf8 $6 17. Rfd1 Qa5 18. Rc1 h6 19. h3 b5 20. Rdd1 $14 {
1-0 Avrukh,B (2632)-Kornev,A (2544)/ Dagomys 2008/CBM 124 (78)}) 17. Rfd1 Bb8
$132) 12... Be6 {Avoiding the exchanges in order to keep some attacking
potential, which may compensate for the weak isolated pawn.} ({After} 12... Bg4
13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxg4 Nxg4 15. h3 Nf6 {Black has a solid, but rather passive
position. For isntance,} 16. Qf5 (16. Ne2 Rc8 17. Qb1 Qe7 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Nd4
$14 {1-0 Carlsen,M (2881)-Korobov, A (2680)/Dubai UAE 2014 (33)}) 16... Re8 17.
Rac1 Qa5 (17... Rc8 18. Qb1 Bb8 19. Ne2 Ne4 20. Qd3 $14) 18. f4 $14 {0-1
Delchev,A (2629)-Van Wely,L (2686)/Melilla 2011/CBM 146 (57)}) 13. Rac1 {
White's queen is rather vulnerable, so Shakhriyar is preparing a comfortable
setup for his pieces.} (13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 Bc7 15. Bf3 Rc8 16. Qd3 Re8 17.
Kh1 Qd7 $11) 13... Rc8 14. Qb1 Nfg4 $1 {The isolated pawn requires energetic
play.} ({The quiet} 14... Nc6 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. Na4 $14 {doesn't solve all the
problems.}) 15. Nxe5 ({Of course, not} 15. h3 $2 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Nh2 $17) (15.
g3 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Qf6 $1 {isn't dangerous for Black:} 17. Bxg4 Bxg4 18. Ne4 Qf3
19. Ng5 Qf5 $11) 15... Bxe5 16. h3 ({The immediate} 16. Bxg4 {looks harmless -
Black's pair of bishops is an important factor here, as was proved in the
following game between great players:} Bxg4 17. Na4 Bb8 18. Rxc8 Bxc8 19. Bd4
Re8 20. Nc3 Qd6 21. f4 f6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Portisch,L (2630)-Kasparov,G (2595)/
Dubai 1986/TD (71)}) 16... Bh2+ $1 ({Correctly deviating from} 16... Nf6 17.
Rfd1 Qa5 18. Na4 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 Ne4 20. Bd3 $14 {and Black is doomed to a
passive defence.}) 17. Kh1 Bb8 18. Bxg4 Bxg4 19. Qd3 $146 {This innovation
doesn't really change the evaluation of the line, but Dmitry had some
practical problems to solve.} ({After} 19. f4 Qh4 {White has nothing better
than accepting a draw:} 20. Nxd5 (20. Qc2 $6 Ba7 21. Qd2 {is too risky:} Rcd8 (
21... Rfe8 $6 {1/2-1/2 Kovalyov,A (2525)-Haslinger,S (2500)/Benidorm 2008/CBM
123 Extra (30)} 22. Nxd5 Rcd8 23. e4 $14) 22. Na4 Rfe8 $15) 20... Bxh3 21. gxh3
Qxh3+ 22. Kg1 Qg3+ $11) (19. Nxd5 Qxd5 20. hxg4 Qg5 21. Kg1 Qxg4 $11) 19... Qd6
$6 {This natural move is inaccurate - Black's position lacks harmony now.} ({
A much safer try was:} 19... Be6 20. f4 f6 (20... Re8 21. Rfd1 d4 (21... Qh4 $5
) 22. Qxd4 Qxd4 23. Rxd4 h5 $44) 21. Rfd1 Qd6 22. Nxd5 $140 Rcd8 23. Nb4 Qxb4
24. Qxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Kf7 26. Rxb8 Bd5 27. f5 Bc6 28. Rxc6 Qe1+ 29. Kh2 bxc6
$11) 20. f4 Be6 21. Rcd1 $1 {That's the point! The pressure along the d-file
is stronger now - the queen on d6 is unprotected, so e3-e4 is coming.} Qc5 {
Black finds nothing better than giving up a pawn immeditely.} (21... Rfe8 22.
e4 $1 f6 (22... d4 23. Ne2 f6 24. Nxd4 Bf7 25. Qf3 $14) 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. exd5
$14) (21... Rfd8 22. e4 d4 (22... dxe4 $6 23. Qxd6 Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Bxd6 25. f5
Be5 (25... Bd7 26. Rd1 $18) 26. fxe6 fxe6 27. Nd1 $16) 23. Ne2 $14) 22. Nxd5 ({
It seems} 22. e4 $1 {was even more promising for Shakhriyar:} f6 (22... dxe4
23. Nxe4 Qc2 24. f5 Qxb2 25. fxe6 Qe5 26. exf7+ Kh8 27. g3 Rcd8 28. Qf3 $16)
23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Bd6 25. Qf5 Rce8 26. Bd4 $16) 22... Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Qxd5
24. Rxd5 Ba7 $14 {White is a pawn up now, but the activity of Black's pieces
gives him excellent drawing chances.} 25. e4 ({The double rook endgame arising
after} 25. Bd4 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 Rc2 27. a4 h6 28. e4 Rfc8 $14 {should be holdable
for Black.}) 25... Rfe8 (25... Rc2 26. Ba1 (26. Ba3 Rfc8 27. Rd7 Rxa2 $11)
26... Rxa2 27. Rd7 f6 28. e5 (28. Rxb7 $6 Rf7 29. Rb4 (29. Rxf7 {is not
dangerous for Black either:} Kxf7 30. e5 Bb8 31. exf6 gxf6 32. g3 h5 $11) 29...
Rc7 {with sufficient counterplay.}) 28... Rf7 $1 29. Rd8+ Rf8 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8
31. exf6 gxf6 32. Bxf6 Bc5 $14) 26. e5 (26. Rg5 g6 27. Re5 Rxe5 28. Bxe5 Kf8
29. Rd1 Ke7 30. Rd2 $14) 26... Rc2 27. Rb1 $6 {It is hardly possible to pose
Black any serious problems with such a passive rook.} (27. Ba1 Rxa2 28. Rd7 Kf8
29. Rxb7 Re7 30. Rb4 Rc7 31. Rd1 $14) 27... h5 $1 28. Rd7 Rf2 ({Even simpler
was} 28... h4 $1 29. Rxb7 Be3 $11 {and if} 30. f5 $6 Rd8 {Black takes over the
initiative.}) 29. Rxb7 Be3 30. f5 {White is trying to give up one pawn in a
better situation.} Rxf5 31. Re1 {That's the point - White's rook cannot be
activated now.} Rf2 $6 {Dmitry prefers to enter into the rook ending, but it
doesn't guarantee an easy life.} (31... Bh6 $1 {seems much safer:} 32. a4 Rc8
33. Bd4 Rc2 34. b4 (34. Ra7 Rg5 35. Rxa6 Rgxg2 $11) 34... Rg5 35. Rg1 Rg3 36.
a5 Rd2 $11) 32. Rxe3 Rxb2 33. a4 Re6 34. Kh2 $1 {A good prophylactic move,
which enables White to parry the threats and keep an extra pawn.} h4 (34... Rg6
35. Rg3 Re6 36. Ra7 $14) 35. Re4 f5 {Honestly speaking, this move is not the
best, but White had to solve some concerete problems.} ({Objectively, Dmitry
should have opted for} 35... g5 36. Re1 Rf2 37. Kg1 Rb2 38. Rf1 Rxe5 39. Rbxf7
Rxb3 40. R7f5 $14 {Black should be able to hold this position with precise
defence.}) 36. Rd4 $1 {It looks like White's winning chances are getting more
significant, but...} Rc6 (36... Rxe5 37. Rdd7 Kh7 38. Rxg7+ Kh6 39. Rh7+ Kg6
40. Rbg7+ Kf6 41. Rg8 $16) (36... Re2 37. b4 Re4 38. Rxe4 fxe4 39. Kg1 Rxe5 40.
b5 axb5 41. Rxb5 Re6 42. Rb4 $16) 37. Rb8+ {Shakhriyar's move is natural - he
wants to liquadate the Ph4 as soon as it possible.} ({Another decent
possibility was} 37. Rd6 $5 Rc1 (37... Rxd6 38. exd6 Rd2 39. Rb6 f4 40. Kg1 $16
) 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. Rdd7 Rbb1 40. Rxg7+ Kh6 41. Rh7+ Kg5 42. Rbg7+ Kf4 43. Rxh4+
Kxe5 44. Re7+ Kf6 45. Rb7 $16) 37... Kh7 38. Rxh4+ Kg6 39. Rhh8 Rcc2 40. Kg3 $2
{The first serious mistake of Mamedyarov comes on move 40, and the edge is
gone.} ({Instead} 40. Rb6+ Kf7 (40... Kg5 41. h4+ Kf4 42. Rg6 Rb1 43. Rd8 Rcc1
44. Rd4+ Kxe5 45. Rb4 a5 46. Rb5+ Ke4 47. Rxg7 f4 48. Re7+ Kd4 49. Kh3 $16) 41.
e6+ Ke7 42. Kg3 Rc3+ 43. Kf4 Rf2+ 44. Kg5 Rxg2+ 45. Kxf5 Rf2+ 46. Ke5 Re2+ 47.
Kd4 $16 {led to a difficult position for Black.}) 40... Rxg2+ 41. Kh4 Rbe2 {
Now Black is out of danger.} 42. Rb6+ Kf7 43. e6+ $6 {The first step into a
wrong direction - White's king is in a danger zone now.} ({Much simpler was} 
43. Rb7+ Ke6 44. Re8+ Kd5 45. Rd7+ Ke4 46. Rg8 g6 47. Rd6 $11) 43... Rxe6 44.
Rxe6 (44. Rb7+ Kf6 45. Rf8+ Kg6 $19) 44... Kxe6 45. b4 {That is not a mistake
yet, but Shakhriyar is letting Black make progress too easily!} (45. Kh5 $6 {
was dangerous:} Ke7 (45... f4 46. Rf8 Ke5 47. b4 Rb2 48. b5 axb5 49. axb5 Rxb5
50. Kg4 $11) 46. Ra8 f4 47. Ra7+ Kf8 48. Ra8+ Kf7 49. Ra7+ Kg8 50. Ra8+ Kh7 51.
Ra7 a5 $17) ({But} 45. Rf8 $1 {was good enough:} a5 (45... f4 46. Kh5 Ke5 47.
b4 Rg3 48. h4 $11) 46. b4 axb4 47. a5 {and White's strong a-pawn saves the day:
} Kd5 (47... Ra2 48. Rb8 Rxa5 49. Rxb4 $11) 48. a6 Ra2 49. Ra8 Kc4 50. Kg5 Ra4
51. Kxf5 Kb5 52. Rb8+ Kxa6 53. Kg6 $11) 45... g5+ 46. Kh5 g4 47. Kh4 $4 {
Only this is a decisive mistake, which leads to a dramatic loss for Mamedyarov!
} ({His task was already not easy, but the precise} 47. Re8+ Kf7 48. Re3 {
still enables White to save a half point:} Kf6 49. b5 axb5 50. axb5 f4 51. Re1
gxh3 (51... f3 52. b6 gxh3 53. b7 Rg8 54. Rf1 $11) 52. Kh4 Rg3 53. Rh1 Kf5 54.
Rh2 (54. b6 Rb3 $19) 54... Rb3 55. Rxh3 Rxb5 56. Ra3 $11) 47... g3 $19 {
Now Black's pawns are too strong.} 48. b5 (48. Re8+ Kd5 49. Rf8 Ke5 50. Re8+
Kf4 $19) 48... axb5 49. axb5 f4 50. Rg8 Kd7 51. Rg7+ Kc8 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.20"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Schneider, Stefan"]
[Black "Roiz, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2317"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Malmo"]
[BlackTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 a6 {This move is a common
alternative to the main lines of the Meran which arise after 5...Nbd7.} 6. b3
Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O {A very fashionable line. Black has
prevented white from fianchetting his dark-squared bishop.} Bd6 ({Another
popoular continuation here is:} 9... Qe7) 10. c5 {This move can hardly cause
black some problems, since now he has a clear plan of couterplay which is
connected with a freeing e6-e5 advancement.} ({The most popular continuation
here is:} 10. Qc2 {intending to meet} e5 {with} 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. e4 $14) ({
Deserves attention also:} 10. Rc1 $5 e5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5
Bxe5 14. Ne2 Ng4 15. h3 Nf6 16. Bc3 $14 {1-0 Dreev,A-Godena,M/Warsaw POL 2005/
The Week in Chess 555 (58)}) 10... Bb8 $5 {10...Bb8 looks more natural, but I
like the text move, as the bishop is less vulnerable at b8.} ({However, it
looks like black is O.K. also after:} 10... Bc7 11. e4 e5 12. exd5 exd4 $1 (
12... cxd5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Bg5 $14) 13. d6 Nxc5 $1 14. dxc7 Qxc7 15. Bxh7+
Nxh7 16. Nxd4 Rd8 $11) 11. Na4 $6 $146 {Allowing black to get a very
comfortable position.} ({More to the point was:} 11. e4 $5 e5 12. exd5 exd4 13.
Na4 Nxd5 14. Re1 $44 {with a sufficient compensation for the pawn.}) (11. Qc2
e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gozzoli,Y-Malakhatko,V/
Paris FRA 2005/The Week in Chess 559 (14)}) 11... e5 ({It was also possible to
get a Stone-Wall type of position by:} 11... Ne4 $5 12. Qc2 f5 $132) 12. dxe5
Nxe5 13. Nxe5 ({It was risky to take the material:} 13. Nb6 Nxd3 (13... Nxf3+
$5 14. gxf3 Ra7) 14. Nxa8 Nxc5 15. Bb4 Bd6 $36 {and the Na8 is still in danger.
}) 13... Bxe5 14. Bc3 Bxc3 ({The standard blow doesn't work here:} 14... Bxh2+
$2 15. Kxh2 Ng4+ 16. Kg3 Qc7+ 17. Kf3 $16) 15. Nxc3 Qe7 16. Na4 {Of course,
the knight is misplaced there, but at least white avoids a direct attack on
his king.} (16. b4 $6 Qe5 {[%cal Gf6g4]} 17. Ne2 Ng4 18. Ng3 h5 $36) 16... Bg4
17. Qc2 Qe5 {[%cal Ge5g5] Intending to create unpleasant threats at the
king-side. White should be careful, since his knight is far away from the
monarch.} 18. Qc3 Qg5 19. Kh1 Rae8 $15 {Black has some space advantage, while
white has no real counterplay. However, I belive white should hold this
position by accurate play, since he has no real weaknesses.} 20. Qb4 {The
right idea - white should activate his knight.} Re7 21. Nc3 Bf5 {I have
decided to exchange the bishops in order to get control of e4-spot.} 22. Rad1
Bxd3 23. Rxd3 Qf5 24. Rdd1 {White is playing too passively!} ({I would prefer:
} 24. Rd4 $5 Rxe3 $140 $2 25. Rf4 Re4 26. Qxe4 $16) 24... h5 {White has a very
solid position, so I tried to provoke some weakening by advancing the
king-side pawns.} 25. Kg1 Rfe8 26. Rd4 {[%csl Gb4,Gd4] Taking full control of
the 4th rank.} Qe5 {[%cal Gf6g4]} 27. h3 {A necessary move, since the threat
of 27...Ng4 is quite unpleasant.} Qc7 {[%cal Ge7e5,Ge5g5] I wanted to make the
rook's transfer possible.} 28. Ne2 Ne4 29. Qa3 $1 {A correct idea - white
should consolidate his queen-side pawn structure.} Re5 {That transfer is not
very powerful.} ({More logical would be:} 29... g5 $5 30. b4 f5 {advancing the
king-side pawns.}) 30. b4 Qe7 {Now white should avoid some tactical tricks 
(for example, now 31...Nxf2 is a threat)} 31. Rd3 Qh4 32. Qb2 Rg5 {Black's
heavy pieces are very active now, but it is still not enough!} 33. Nf4 $1 {
Now the Nf4 is the main defender of white's monarch!} Rf5 34. Rd4 Qf6 {Putting
some pressure on Pf2 along the f-file.} 35. Nd3 Ng5 ({Now} 35... g5 36. a4 g4
37. Nf4 $13 {leads to a doubled-edged play, since the Kg8 is also compromised.}
) 36. Nf4 Ne4 37. Nd3 Ng5 38. Nf4 Ne6 {I have decided to swap the knights as
well, although it makes white's taks easier.} 39. Nxe6 fxe6 40. Rd2 Qg6 {
White is still worse, since black's pressure on the king-side remains
unpleasant.} 41. Kh1 Ref8 42. a4 {White has avoided a direct danger, so he
intents to get some queen-side counterplay.} e5 {Seizing more space and fixing
the weak Pf2.} 43. b5 ({An attempt to break black's central pawns fails to:} 
43. e4 Rg5 44. exd5 Rf3 $3 $40 45. gxf3 $140 $2 Qf5 $19) 43... axb5 44. axb5
Rg5 45. Rg1 ({Deserved attention also:} 45. f3 $5) 45... h4 46. bxc6 {White
wants to exchange as more pawns as it possible.} ({At the same time, I would
prefer:} 46. b6 $5 Ra8 $140 47. Rdd1 {getting some counterchances.}) 46... bxc6
47. Qb6 Kh7 {A useful prophylactic move.} 48. Kh2 Rf6 49. Qb4 Qf5 50. Qb1 ({
I can hardly recommend:} 50. Qxh4+ $6 Rh6 51. g4 (51. Qb4 Rxg2+ 52. Rxg2 Qxh3+
53. Kg1 Qh1#) 51... Rxh4 52. gxf5 Rxg1 53. Kxg1 Rc4 $17 {and the endgame is
very hard for white.}) 50... e4 51. Qb2 Rfg6 52. Qa1 Qf8 53. Qc3 $4 {[%mdl
8192] A terrible blunder after a good defensive job!} ({After the correct} 53.
Rc2 {(keeping control of Rg1!)} Rf5 54. Rf1 Rgf6 55. Qd1 $15 {it would be very
hard for me to make some progress.}) {[%tqu "En","Please, find the decisive
blow.","","","f8f3","",10]} 53... Qf3 $3 {This elegant sacrifice immediately
decides the game!} 54. gxf3 Rxg1 {[%cal Gg6g2] The mate is unavoidable, so
white resigns.} 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2003.02.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Roiz, Michael"]
[Black "Izoria, Zviad"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2003.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 {This is a favourite system of
Gm Michele Godena. The idea is to play c6-c5 and to put the N on c6.} 6. b3 $1
{In my opinion,this is the most dangerous continuation for black.} ({The
alternatives are:} 6. Qc2 c5 $1 {It looks like a lost of time,but the Q on c2
is not in place. On the other hand,a7-a6 is always useful move in this type of
positions.} 7. cxd5 (7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. b4 Bd6 11. Bb2 b5
12. Ne4 Be7 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Rd1 Qc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Chatalbashev,B-Georgiev,V/
Reggio Emilia 2002}) 7... exd5 8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O (9. Ne5 Qc7 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11.
dxc5 Qxc5 12. O-O Bd6 13. Rd1 O-O 14. Bd2 Be5 15. Qd3 Be6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk,V-Georgiev,V/Bled ol (Men) 2002}) 9... Be6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. b3 Rc8
12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rac1 Ba7 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. Qb1 Rfd8 16. Ng5 d4 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18.
Bc4 Qg4 19. exd4 {1/2-1/2 Gurevich,M-Morozevich,A/FIDE-Wch k.o. 2001}) (6. Bd3
dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 c5 {and black gets comfortable position.}) (6. a3 Nbd7 (
6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 (8. Ba2) 8... Nbd7) 7. b4 Bd6 8. Bb2 O-O 9. c5 Bc7
10. Na4 Qe7 11. Be2 Rb8 12. O-O e5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5
16. Qd4 Qc7 17. Nc3 $14 {1-0 Lautier,J-Gurevich,M/FIDE GP Moscow rapid 2002}) (
6. c5 b6 (6... Nbd7 7. b4 Qc7 {[%cal Ge6e5]} 8. Be2 e5 9. O-O e4 10. Nd2 $132 {
[%cal Ga2a4,Gh7h5]}) 7. cxb6 c5 8. dxc5 $5 (8. Bd3 Qxb6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bc2 Bd6
11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bb7 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. dxc5 Bxc5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Gavrikov,V-Kallai,G/Mazatlan rapid 1988}) 8... Bxc5 9. Na4 Bb4+ 10. Bd2
Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Nbd7 12. Qb4 (12. Qa5 $5) 12... Rb8 13. Rc1 Nxb6 14. Nxb6 Bd7 $1
$11) 6... Bb4 (6... c5 7. Bb2 cxd4 8. exd4 b6 9. Be2 $6 (9. Bd3 $142 $14) 9...
Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Bd3 Be7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rac1 Qb8 14. Rfe1 Qf4 15. Qe3 Bd6
16. Ne2 Qxe3 17. fxe3 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Gurevich,M/Corus Wijk aan Zee 2002})
7. Bd2 Bd6 (7... O-O 8. Bd3 b5 9. O-O bxc4 10. bxc4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 c5 12. a3
cxd4 13. axb4 dxc3 14. Bxc3 Bb7 15. Ne5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Salov,V-Nikolic,P/
Hoogovens Wijk aaz Zee 1992}) (7... Nbd7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Bd6 (9... Qe7 10.
Re1 Bd6 11. cxd5 (11. e4 dxc4 12. bxc4 e5) 11... cxd5 (11... exd5 $5 12. e4
dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Rxe4 Qd8 {[%cal Gd7f6]}) 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Bb4 14.
Rc1 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Nf6 $11 {1-0 Cvitan,O-Velikov,P/Cannes op 1990}) 10. e4 (10.
Qc2 e5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. e4 exd4 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nf6 15. Rae1 h6 16.
Nxd4 Nxd5 17. Bc4 $14 {1-0 Yevseev,D-Dzhakaev,D/Chigorin mem op 2001}) 10...
dxc4 11. bxc4 e5 12. c5 $1 (12. d5 cxd5 13. cxd5 Nc5 14. Bc2 Bg4 $11) 12... Bc7
13. Na4 exd4 14. h3 $1 {[%cal Yh3g4]} Re8 15. Re1 h6 16. Rb1 Nh7 17. Bc4 $36 {
1-0 Kasparov,G-Gelfand,B/Linares 1991}) 8. Qc2 $1 (8. Bd3 c5 $11 {[%csl Rd2]
[%cal Gb8c6]}) 8... c5 (8... dxc4 9. bxc4 c5 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Ne4 cxd4 12. exd4
Bb4 13. c5 $1 $14) 9. dxc5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] I think that this move is very
convincing because white gets a pair of bishops in open position.} (9. cxd5
exd5 10. dxc5 $1 {-9.dxc5}) (9. cxd5 cxd4 $142 $1 10. dxe6 (10. Nxd4 exd5 11.
Be2 O-O 12. O-O Nc6 $11) 10... dxc3 11. exf7+ Ke7 12. Bxc3 Be6 13. Ng5 Qc8 14.
Nxe6 Qxe6 15. Bc4 Qg4 16. f3 Qg6 $13 {0-1 Dreev,A-Gurevich,M/Corsica Masters
rap 6th 2002}) 9... Bxc5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nxd5 $1 {[%cal Gc2c8] Zviad has
overlooked this simple blow.It is funny,that he missed this blow(Nxd5) in his
previous game against Konstantin Sakaev in the same opening!} Qxd5 12. b4 Nbd7
$8 13. bxc5 (13. Bc4 Qe4 14. Bd3 Qe7 (14... Qg4 15. bxc5 Qxg2 16. Ke2 Ng4 17.
Raf1 {[%cal Gh1g1]} Nxf2 18. Rhg1 $18) 15. bxc5 Nxc5 $14) 13... Nxc5 14. Bb4 (
14. Rc1 b6 {[%cal Gc8f5]}) (14. Bc4 Bf5 $1) 14... b6 15. Rd1 (15. Bxc5 $5 bxc5
(15... Qxc5 16. Qxc5 bxc5 17. Rc1 Be6 18. Rxc5 Bxa2 19. Bxa6 Be6 20. Bb5+ Ke7
21. O-O $16) 16. Rd1 Qh5 17. Rc1 Be6 (17... Bf5 18. Qxc5 Rc8 19. Bb5+ $3 (19.
Qxc8+ $2 Bxc8 20. Rxc8+ Ke7 21. Rxh8 Qa5+ 22. Kd1 Ne4 23. Rg1 Qa4+ 24. Kc1 Qa3+
25. Kc2 Qc3+ $11) 19... axb5 20. Qxc8+ Bxc8 21. Rxc8+ Ke7 22. Rxh8 $18) 18. Bc4
$16) 15... Qe4 16. Qxe4+ Nfxe4 17. Nd4 a5 {Black cannot wait-after f2-f3 his
position will be wery hard.} (17... O-O 18. f3 a5 $1 19. Ba3 Nc3 20. Ra1 Re8 (
20... Ba6 21. Bxa6 Rxa6 22. Kd2 Nd5 23. Rhc1 $16) 21. Kd2 Nd5 22. e4 Nb4 $14 {
[%csl Ra3]}) 18. Ba3 (18. Bxc5 Nxc5) (18. Nb5 axb4 19. Nc7+ Ke7 20. Nxa8 Bg4)
18... Nc3 $1 19. Nb5 (19. Ra1 O-O 20. f3 {-see comments to 17...0-0 18.f3 a5})
(19. Rd2 $2 Nb1 $1 {[%csl Ra3,Rd2][%cal Gb1d2,Gb1a3]} 20. Bb5+ Bd7 21. Bxd7+
Nxd7) 19... Nxb5 20. Bxb5+ Ke7 21. Ke2 Be6 22. Rd2 Rhd8 23. Rc2 $14 {White is
slighty better due the to pair bishops,but the position of black is still very
solid.} Rac8 24. Rhc1 Rc7 25. f3 {[%cal Ge3e4]} (25. Bxc5+ Rxc5 26. Rxc5 bxc5
27. Rxc5 Bxa2 $11) 25... f6 26. e4 (26. Bxc5+ Rxc5 27. Rxc5 bxc5 28. Rxc5 Bxa2
29. Ba4 (29. Rc7+ Kf8 30. Ra7 Rd5 $1 31. Rxa5 $2 Bc4+) (29. Bd3 Rd5 30. Rc7+
Rd7 31. Rxd7+ Kxd7 32. Bxh7 a4 33. Kd2 a3 34. Kc3 Be6 {[%csl Ga3][%cal Gd7e7,
Ge7f8] and i don't see real chanses for winning this position}) 29... Rb8 (
29... Rd5 $5 30. Rc7+ Kf8) 30. Rxa5 Rb2+ 31. Kf1 $14) 26... Kf7 27. Ke3 Rdc8
28. Be2 $6 {After this move white has nothing.} (28. g4 $142 $1 {[%cal Gh2h3,
Gf3f4]} g6 29. h4) 28... f5 $1 {It is very important for black to get the
''d5'' square for his N.} (28... Na6 $6 29. Rxc7+ Nxc7 30. Bd3 $14 {[%csl Rb6,
Rc7][%cal Gf3f4]}) 29. e5 Na6 $1 30. Rxc7+ (30. Rxc7+ Nxc7 {[%cal Gc7d5]} 31.
Kf2 Nd5 32. Rxc8 Bxc8 {[%cal Gc8e6,Gd5b4]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.10"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2822"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Bu chooses the most solid way to start a game.} e6 2. c4 d5 {Many
strong players did not like Magnus' opening choice. According to them, he
should have gone for something non-symmetrical and much more non-theoretical.}
3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 {Now we are in the main line of the
Meran. Although it is well known for being a complex opening, White has many
ways to go for a very safe and uncomplicated position.} b6 (6... Bd6 {is the
main line.}) 7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O Bd6 9. e4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4 Nf6 12.
Qc2 {White is threatening c5.} c5 $1 {A good move by Magnus who has activated
his light squared bishop, which is more often than not a problem in this
opening.} 13. Qa4+ Nd7 14. Rd1 O-O $6 (14... Qc7 $1 $15 {Magnus was not on the
top of his game. Otherwise he would have surely chosen this move.}) 15. Ne5 $1
$16 {Once Bu Xiangzhi made this move, he became very comfortable about his
position.} (15. dxc5 Nxc5 $15) 15... Nf6 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Nd7 $1 {A move
which Magnus most probably missed.} Ne4 18. Rxd6 $1 (18. Nxf8 $2 Bxh2+ 19. Kxh2
Qh4+ 20. Kg1 Qxf2+ 21. Kh2 Nd2 $19) 18... Nxd6 19. Nxf8 Qxf8 20. Be3 $6 (20.
Bd3 $14 {A highly pleasant position for White, who not only has the bishop
pair, but also a superior pawn structure. This move stops Nf5-d4.}) 20... Nf5
$1 $11 21. Rd1 Nxe3 22. fxe3 {Although the position is equal now, Black is in
big trouble because he is in a must win situation and with every exchange, his
chances diminishing.} h6 23. Rd7 Be4 24. Rxa7 Rb8 25. b3 Qd8 26. Qd7 Qf6 27.
Rc7 Qa1+ 28. Kf2 Kh7 {Magnus gets desperate. But how else is he going to
create his chances?} 29. Qxf7 Qb2 30. Qf4 (30. Qxe6 Rf8+ 31. Rf7 $16) 30... Bd3
31. Rxg7+ $1 {Of course, Bu Xiangzhi had seen this from quite a distance.} Kxg7
32. Qc7+ Kg6 33. Qg3+ {There is no way to get out of the perpetual.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Black "Ali Marandi, Cemil Can"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah/CB Website"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 a6 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4
Bg4 15. Bxg4 Nfxg4 16. Rc1 Qh4 17. g3 Qh3 18. Ke2 {The Semi-Slav for White has
gone completely wrong. His king is misplaced in the centre and the knight on
g4 is ready to sacrifice its life to rip open the white king. So f2 or e3 is
the question?} Nxe3 $5 {This is less powerful but also leads to a good attack.}
(18... Nxf2 $1 {was much more accurate and would have ended the game quite
quickly.} 19. Kxf2 Rac8 $1 {The computer suggests this move, but it is of
course not so easy for humans to see it when there is a much more tempting
option in Ng4.} (19... Ng4+ {This is the most human move.} 20. Kf3 $1 {the
staunchest defence.} (20. Kg1 Nxe3 $19 {The queen is attacked and the mate on
g2 cannot be averted.}) (20. Ke2 Qg2+ 21. Ke1 Qf2+ 22. Kd1 Nxe3#) 20... Rae8
21. Rce1 Re6 $1 22. Nxe6 fxe6+ 23. Ke2 Qg2+ 24. Kd1 Nf2+ 25. Kc1 Nxh1 $19 {
leads to a position where Black is clearly winning.}) 20. Qf5 (20. Qb1 Rxc1 21.
Rxc1 Qxh2+ 22. Ke1 (22. Kf1 Ng4 $19) 22... Qxg3+ 23. Kd1 (23. Kf1 Ng4 $19)
23... Qxe3 $19 {Black has four pawns for the piece and the white king is
completely exposed.}) 20... Qxf5+ 21. Nxf5 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Nd3+ $19) 19. Kxe3 (
19. fxe3 Qg2+ $19 {The h1-rook falls.}) 19... Rfe8 20. Qf5 Qh6+ 21. f4 Nc6+ 22.
Kd3 Nxd4 23. Kxd4 Qb6+ 24. Kc3 g6 $1 {The queen doesn't really have a good
square to go to.} 25. Qd7 (25. Qd3 Re3 $19) (25. Qc2 Rac8+ $19) (25. Qb1 Rac8+
26. Kb2 Qd4+ 27. Ka3 Qxd2 $19) 25... Rad8 26. Qa4 Qe3+ 27. Kb2 Qxd2+ 28. Rc2
Qd3 {Black is a pawn up and has excellent chances of converting the position.
White on the other hand can be happy that his king is at least safe and he
won't lose soon.} 29. Qa5 $2 (29. Rhc1 $17) 29... Rc8 $1 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Ka3
d4 32. Re1 b5 33. Qb4 Qc2 34. Qxd4 a5 35. Qd7 {It is Black to play and win.}
Qc5+ $1 (35... Rb8 {with the idea of ...b4 and ...Qa2 is another way to win.}
36. Re8+ Kg7 $1 37. Qd4+ (37. Rxb8 Qc1#) 37... Kh6 38. Rxb8 Qc1+ 39. Qb2 b4+
40. Ka4 Qxb2 $19) 36. Kb2 Qc2+ (36... Qf2+ $1 37. Ka3 Rc2 {and it is game over
as there is no perpetual.} 38. Qe8+ (38. Re8+ Kg7 $19) 38... Kg7 39. Qe5+ f6
40. Qe7+ Kh6 41. Qf8+ Kh5 $19) 37. Ka3 b4+ $6 38. Ka4 Qxa2+ 39. Kb5 Rb8+ 40.
Ka6 Qxb3 41. Re8+ Rxe8 42. Qxe8+ Kg7 {Black is still clearly better but the
win is not as easy as before.} 43. Kxa5 Qb2 44. Kb5 b3 45. Qe3 h5 46. Kb4 Qxh2
47. Qe5+ Kg8 48. Qe8+ Kg7 49. Qe5+ Kh7 50. Qd5 Qb2 51. Qxf7+ Kh6 52. Qe7 Qg7
53. Qg5+ Kh7 54. Kxb3 {A miraculous escape for Fedoseev who must have thanked
his lucky stars for this half point.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. h3 $5 {TN} (10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 e5 13. Bg5 f6
14. Be3 exd4 15. Qxe7 Bxe7 16. Nxd4 Nc5 $10 {Eingorn-Sveshnikov,Moscow 1989}) (
10. b3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Bb2 a6 14. Ng5 $5 h6 (14... Bxh2+ 15.
Kxh2 Ng4+ 16. Kg3 Qxg5 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Ne4 $16) 15. Nge4 Bc7 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6
17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bd6 $1 $10 {Kuzmin,A-Andrianov,Pancevo 1989}) 10... dxc4
11. Bxc4 a6 $5 (11... c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. e4 Bd6 14. Nb5 Bb8 15. b3 a6 16. Ba3
Nc5 17. Bf1 $14) 12. e4 e5 13. Be3 exd4 (13... b5 14. Bf1 b4 15. Na4 exd4 16.
Nxd4 $14) 14. Nxd4 Ne5 (14... Nxe4 $4 15. Nf5 Qe5 16. Nxe4 Qxf5 17. Bxf7+ $1
$18) 15. Bf1 Ng6 16. g3 h5 $1 (16... Nxe4 $2 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Nxe4 $16) 17.
Bg2 h4 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 Ne5 20. Bg5 $6 (20. g4 $5 Nexg4 (20... Nc4 21. Bg5
Qe5 22. Bxh4 Qh2+ 23. Kf1 Nxg4 (23... Re3 24. Rd4 Rxh3 25. Bxf6 Ne3+ 26. fxe3
Rf3+ 27. Bxf3 Qxc2 28. Rxd6 $18) 24. hxg4 Qxh4 25. Ne4 $18) 21. hxg4 Nxg4 (
21... Qe5 22. Rxd6 $16) 22. Bb6 Qe5 23. Qd3 $16) 20... hxg3 21. fxg3 Ned7 22.
Ne4 Be5 23. a3 $6 Qf8 24. Kh2 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 Nf6 26. Bf3 Qe7 {/\Nf6-g4} 27. Kg2
Nd5 $1 $17 28. Qc1 (28. Bxe7 $2 Ne3+ 29. Kf2 Nxc2 30. Rac1 Bd4+ $19) 28... Bf6
$6 (28... Qd6 $1 29. Bxd5 cxd5 30. Rd3 f6 $1 $17) 29. Bd2 Qe5 $6 (29... Ne3+
30. Bxe3 Qxe3 31. Qc2 Rad8 $15) 30. Qc2 Rad8 31. Re1 $1 Qd4 (31... Qxe1 32.
Rxe1 Rxe1 33. Bxd5 Re2+ 34. Kf1 Rh2 $2 35. Bg2 $18) 32. Rad1 Rxe1 33. Rxe1 Kf8
34. Bc1 $10 Be7 35. Qe4 Qf6 36. h4 Qd6 37. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. e4 e5
8. cxd5 cxd5 9. exd5 O-O 10. Be2 Re8 {N} (10... exd4 11. Nxd4 Nb6 12. Bg5 h6
13. Bh4 Be7 14. Qb3 Nbxd5 15. Rd1 Qa5 16. O-O Nxc3 17. bxc3 Bd7 $1 $10 {
Mascarinas-Flear,Aosta 1989}) 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Qc7 (12... e4 $5 13. Nxe4 $4
Rxe4 14. Qxe4 Qa5+) 13. O-O-O (13. Bxf6 $5 Nxf6 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Nxe5 Rxe5 16.
O-O-O Bf5 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Rxd3 Rc8 $44) 13... e4 14. Nd2 g5 $1 15. Bg3 Nb6 16.
Nf1 Bf4+ 17. Ne3 Qd8 $3 18. d6 Qxd6 19. Kb1 Be6 20. d5 $1 Nfxd5 21. Nexd5 (21.
Ncxd5 Nxd5 22. Bc4 (22. Bxf4 gxf4 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Bc4 Re5 25. Qd2 e3 $1)
22... Nxe3 23. fxe3 Qe7 (23... Qc7 24. Bxe6 Qxc2+ 25. Kxc2 Bxg3 26. Bd7 $16)
24. Bxe6 Bxg3 25. Bxf7+ Qxf7 26. hxg3 Rac8 $132) 21... Nxd5 $8 (21... Bxd5 22.
Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Bc4 $16) 22. Rxd5 Bxd5 23. Rd1 Bxa2+ 24. Kxa2 Qe6+ 25. Qb3 (25.
Nd5 Rac8 26. Qb3 Rc5 $132) 25... Qxb3+ 26. Kxb3 Bxg3 27. hxg3 Rad8 $1 $8 28.
Nxe4 Rxd1 29. Nf6+ Kf8 30. Bxd1 {Hecht: BN<->RP. Der wN findet keinen
Stützpunkt.} Rd8 {[#]} (30... Re1 $5) 31. Bf3 Ke7 32. Nd5+ Ke6 33. Ne3 Rd2 34.
Nd1 (34. Bxb7 h5 $10) 34... f5 35. Kc3 Rd7 36. Ne3 Ke5 37. g4 Rc7+ $1 38. Kb3
f4 39. Nc4+ Ke6 40. Na5 b6 41. Nc6 Kd6 $10 42. Nd4 Ke5 43. Nb5 $5 (43. Nc6+ $10
) 43... Re7 44. Kc3 a6 45. Na3 b5 46. Be2 Rc7+ 47. Kd2 Rd7+ 48. Bd3 f3 (48...
b4 49. Nc4+ Kd4 50. Na5 Kc5 $10) 49. g3 Rd4 50. Nc2 Rxg4 51. b3 h5 52. Ke3 (52.
Bg6 $2 h4 53. Bh5 hxg3 54. Bxg4 g2 55. Ne1 Kf4 56. Nxf3 Kxg4 57. Ng1 a5 $19)
52... a5 $8 (52... h4 $2 53. Kxf3 h3 54. Kxg4 h2 55. f4+ Kd5 56. Be2 $18) 53.
Bxb5 Re4+ 54. Kxf3 g4+ 55. Kg2 Kd6 56. f3 $2 (56. Ne3 Kc5 57. Ba4 $14) 56...
Re5 $1 57. Bc4 gxf3+ 58. Kxf3 Rc5 59. Ne3 Ke5 60. Ke2 a4 $1 $10 61. bxa4 (61.
b4 Rc7 62. Kd3 a3 63. Kc3 Rg7 64. Nf1 Rg4 $15) (61. bxa4 {Hecht} Kd4 $10 {
und Te5 =}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pamplona 18th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2008.12.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Roiz, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Sasikiran,K"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2008.12.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Bd6 8. Qc2 O-O
9. g3 $5 $146 {In my opinion, Black has to play e5 or c5 to give more
breathing space to his pieces. Hence after placing the bishop on g2 White may
be able to put pressure on Black's centre later on.} (9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O {
tranposes to one of the key positions of the variation with 5...a6.}) 9... c5 (
9... Nbd7 10. Bg2 e5 $5) 10. Bg2 Nc6 11. O-O cxd4 $5 (11... b6 {was possible,
preparing to develop the bishop on b7.} 12. Rad1 cxd4 (12... Bb7 13. dxc5 bxc5
14. cxd5 exd5 15. Na4 Nb4 16. Qb1 {White has a minimal edge.}) 13. Nxd4 (13.
exd4 Bb7 14. Qb2 $13 (14. cxd5 $6 Nb4 15. Qb1 Nbxd5 $15)) 13... Nxd4 14. exd4
Bb7 15. Bg5 Rc8 $5 {with counterplay}) 12. exd4 Be7 13. Ne2 {Relocating the
knight to f4 closer to the kingside.} (13. c5 b6 14. Na4 bxc5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16.
Qxc5 Bb7 17. Bg5 (17. Bf4 Ne4 $36) 17... h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qb6 Rab8 $11)
13... Bd7 (13... Ne4 14. Be3 $14) 14. Nf4 (14. Ne5 Rc8 $132) 14... a5 $6 {
Black wants to gain space on the queenside, preventing the expansion with c5
and b4. However ...Rc8 was much more accurate intending to put pressure on the
central pawns, as c5 is not available to White.} (14... Rc8 15. Qb2 (15. c5 $2
Nxd4 $1 16. Nxd4 Bxc5 17. Qb2 e5 $17) 15... dxc4 16. bxc4 Na5 (16... b5 17. c5
$14) 17. Bxa5 Qxa5 18. Ne5 (18. Qxb7 $4 Rb8 19. Qa7 Ra8 20. Qb7 Rfb8 $19) 18...
Bc6 $1 {neutralizing the g2-bishop.} 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Rab1 Rfd8 {and the
position remains roughly equal.}) 15. Bc3 $1 {Protecting d4 and preparing Ne5.}
Qb6 (15... Rc8 16. Ne5 b5 $5 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. c5 $14) 16. Ne5 Rfd8 17. Rfe1 $6
{I wanted to save a move on Rad1, hoping to exploit an x-ray attack on the
e7-bishop. However the text leaves f2 undefended and gives Black the
opportunity for a fine pawn sacrifice.} ({It was possible to win a pawn with} 
17. cxd5 exd5 18. Bxd5 (18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Rac8 {and White's
minor pieces are precariously placed}) 18... Nxe5 19. dxe5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Qc5
21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 $14 {But Black has excellent compensation due to light square
weakness on White's kingside and presence of opposite coloured Bishops.}) ({
Best in my opinion was} 17. Rad1 $5 Be8 18. Rfe1 $14 {maintaining the tension
though Black's position is quite solid}) 17... dxc4 $6 {Now everything falls
into place.} ({Correct was} 17... Nxe5 $1 18. dxe5 (18. Rxe5 Bc6 (18... Bd6))
18... Ne4 19. Bxe4 (19. cxd5 $2 {is not possible because of} Nxf2 $1 20. d6 (
20. Qxf2 $4 Bc5 $19) 20... Nd3+ 21. Kh1 Nxe1 22. Bxe1 Bg5 23. Bf2 Qa6 24. Nd3
Rdc8 25. Nc5 Qa7 $17) 19... dxe4 20. Qxe4 Bc6 21. Qe2 $14 {though White
remains a pawn ahead the light square weakness on White's kingside provides
full compensation for the pawn.} Bc5) (17... Nxd4 $6 {opens the centre to
White's advantage as his pieces are better co-ordinated} 18. Qb2 Nc6 19. cxd5
Nxe5 20. Rxe5 Ng4 21. dxe6 $1 {A forced exchange sacrifice for which the
compensation will be very strong in the form of two bishops and the weakened
position of Black's king.} (21. Re2 e5 $1 $132) 21... Nxe5 22. exd7 Nxd7 (22...
f6 23. Nd5 Qd6 24. Bxe5 fxe5 25. Nxe7+ Qxe7 26. Bxb7 Ra7 27. Bc8 {with a clear
advantage due to the passed pawn on d7. With Re1 to follow.}) 23. Nd5 Qd6 24.
Bxg7 (24. Rd1 $5 Qa3 25. Bxg7 Qxb2 26. Bxb2) 24... f6 25. Bh6 {With the idea
of Qe2 followed by Qg4.}) 18. Nxc4 Qa6 {A difficult decision. Black hopes that
he will be able to get the queen back into the game via the third rank, but
never manages to do so until the end of the game.} (18... Qc7 {preparing ...
Be8 defending the e7-Bishop was possible, though the queen will be a little
bit exposed here as the variations show.} 19. d5 exd5 (19... Nb4 $6 20. Qd2 Bb5
(20... exd5 21. Rxe7 dxc4 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Nh5 $18) 21. Be5 Qc5 (21... Qd7 22.
Nb6 $18) 22. Bd4 Qc7 23. Bb6 {winning the exchange}) 20. Nxd5 (20. Bxf6 Nb4 21.
Nxd5 Nxc2 22. Nxc7 Bxf6 23. Nxa8 Nxa1 24. Nab6 Be6 25. Bxb7 (25. Nd5 Nc2 26.
Nxf6+ gxf6) 25... Nc2 26. Rf1) 20... Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Be8 22. Be4 g6 (22... h6 23.
Ne3 Bg5 24. Bb2 $1 (24. Nd5 $4 Rxd5 25. Bxd5 Nb4 26. Qb2 Nxd5 27. Bxg7 f6 $17)
24... Rac8 (24... Bxe3 25. Rxe3 $16) 25. Nd5 Qd6 26. Rad1 Nb4 27. Qb1 {White
has a clear advantage because his pieces are better co-ordinated}) 23. Qb2 (23.
Bb2 Nd4 $1 {extinguishes White's initiative}) 23... Bb4 24. Bf6 Be7 (24... Bxe1
25. Rxe1 Rd7 26. Ne3 {followed by Ng4 and Black's king will not survive for
long.} {For example} Qd6 27. Bxc6 bxc6 28. Ng4 Qd2 29. Qe5 {and wins because
of the threat of Qxe8}) 25. Bxe7 Nxe7 26. Rac1 {with a strong initiative}) ({
Perhaps} 18... Qa7 {was the best defence keeping in touch with the c5- square.}
19. d5 (19. Rad1 Nb4 20. Qe2 Re8 $1 {followed by Bc6 when Black successfully
blockades the isolated pawn on d4.} (20... Bc6 $2 21. Nxe6 $1 $16)) 19... exd5
(19... Nb4 20. Qb2 Nfxd5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Rxe7 dxc4 24. Qd2 $18)
20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Qc5 $1 22. Be4 (22. Qe4 $6 Bf5 $1 {Exchanging White's
light squared bishop which is a key attacking piece.} 23. Qxf5 Rxd5 24. Qe4
Rdd8 $5 (24... Bf8 25. Nb6 $1 Rd6 26. Nxa8 Qxc3 27. Nc7 Nd4 28. Rec1 Qb2 29.
Kg2 $16) 25. Rac1 Bf8 $14) 22... f5 (22... g6 23. Bb2 {preparing Qc3} Nd4 24.
Bxd4 Qxd4 25. Rad1 Qf6 26. Ne3 (26. Bxb7 Rab8 27. Ne3 Be6 28. Bd5 Bb4 29. Re2
Bh3 $1 $14) 26... Bc6 27. Ng4 Qe6 28. Bxc6 Qxg4 29. Bxb7 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Rd8 31.
Bd5 Kg7 32. Kg2 $16 {Though Black has good drawing chances due to the opposite
coloured bishops, the presence of a pair of rooks makes the defence extremely
difficult.}) (22... h6 23. Ne5 $1 Bf6 (23... Nxe5 24. Bh7+ Kf8 (24... Kh8 25.
Rxe5 Qa3 26. Bb2 Qd6 27. Rd1 Qf6 28. Be4 $16) 25. Rxe5 Qa3 (25... Qc7 26. Rxe7
$18) (25... Qc6) 26. Rae1 {with a strong attack.}) 24. Bh7+ Kf8 25. Nxc6 Qxc3
26. Nxd8 Qxc2 27. Bxc2 Bxa1 28. Nxf7 $1 Bc3 (28... Kxf7 29. Rxa1 $16) 29. Re3 (
29. Rd1 $5) 29... Rc8 30. Nd6 Rc7 31. Bg6 $16 {White is a clear pawn up,
though Black has practical chances because of the pair of bishops.} (31. Bf5
Bb4 32. Bxd7 Bxd6 33. Bf5)) 23. Bg2 Be8 24. Qb2 Bf8 25. Rac1 {with a good
initiative.}) 19. d5 exd5 (19... Nb4 20. Qb2 Nfxd5 21. Nxd5 exd5 (21... Nxd5
22. Bxg7 $16) 22. Rxe7 dxc4 23. Qd2 Bf5 24. Qf4 Qg6 25. bxc4 {the pair of
bishops and the rook on seventh rank give a clear advantage to White.}) 20.
Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Bf8 {Diagram} (21... Bb4 22. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 23. Qxh7 Bxc3 24.
Nd6+ Kf6 25. Qh4+ Kg6 26. Qe4+ Kf6 (26... Kh5 $2 27. Qh7+ Kg5 28. Ne4+ Kg4 29.
Qg6+ Kh3 30. Qh5#) 27. Qf3+ Kg6 28. Qxc3 Kh7 (28... Bf5 29. Nxf5 Kxf5 30. Qxg7
$18) 29. Re4 $1 {Black's major pieces are sleeping on the queenside and hence
the attack on the black king is decisive.} Be8 30. Nf5 Rd7 31. Rh4+ Kg8 32. Rg4
{wins}) (21... Nb4 22. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 23. Qxh7 Bf6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Ne5+ Kf8
26. Nxd7+ Rxd7 27. Qh8+ Kf7 28. Qxa8 {wins}) 22. Qe4 $6 {Bringing the queen
over to attack the kingside and preventing Ne7 as b7 is hanging.} ({I spent
roughly 15 minutes on considering the winning piece sacrifice.} 22. Bxf7+ $3
Kxf7 23. Qxh7 {with the idea of Nd6+} Be6 (23... Bc8 24. Re4 Rd5 25. Rf4+ $18)
24. Re4 {with Rae1 to follow, but simply did not have the guts to play it with
only 20 minutes remaining on my clock. Black has no defence.} {For example} Ne7
25. Rae1 Rd5 (25... Bxc4 26. Rxe7+ Bxe7 27. Qxg7+ Ke8 28. Rxe7#) 26. Ne5+ Ke8 (
26... Rxe5 27. Rxe5 Qc6 28. Ba1 $1) 27. Ng6 {winning}) 22... Re8 23. Qf3 Be6 (
23... Nd8 24. Rxe8 Bxe8 25. Bxa5 {Black has no compensation for the material
lost.}) 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Rad1 Rad8 26. Qg4 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 b5 $6 ({Black could
offer much more resistance with} 27... Re7 28. Nd6 Nb4 29. Bxg7 $1 (29. Ne4 Nd5
30. Bb2 Rf7 31. Rc1 $14) 29... h5 $1 (29... Rxg7 30. Qxe6+ Kh8 31. Nf7+ Kg8 32.
Nh6+ Kh8 33. Qc8 Rxg3+ 34. hxg3 Qxh6 35. Rd4 $1 $18) (29... Bxg7 30. Nc8 Nc6
31. Nxe7+ Nxe7 32. Rd8+ Kf7 33. Qh5+ Kf6 34. Rd7 {with a winning endgame}) 30.
Qxh5 Rxg7 (30... Bxg7 31. Nc8 $18) 31. Ne8 Nd5 32. Nxg7 Kxg7 33. h4 {though
White is well placed materially he still has to make some accurate moves to
win.}) 28. Rd7 Re7 29. Nd6 $1 {the last piece is brought into the attack. With
the black queen still sleeping on a6, the text is decisive.} h5 (29... Rxd7 30.
Qxe6+ Kh8 31. Qxd7 Nb8 32. Bxg7+ Bxg7 33. Qe8+ Bf8 34. Qxf8#) 30. Qg6 b4 (30...
Rxd7 31. Qxe6+ Kh7 32. Qf5+ $5 Kg8 33. Qxd7 $18) 31. Rxe7 ({The aesthetic} 31.
Ne8 $1 {leads to mate in 5 as the little fish (or is it a dolphin!?) informs
me!}) 31... Nxe7 32. Qxe6+ (32. Qf7+ Kh7 33. Bxg7 Bxg7 34. Ne8 Nf5 35. Nf6+ $18
) 32... Kh7 33. Bxg7 1-0

[Event "Chengdu FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Chengdu"]
[Date "2016.07.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2016.07.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. c5 b6 7. cxb6 Qxb6 8. Bd3 (
8. Bd2 a5 9. Na4 Qa7 10. Rc1 Bd6 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. Qe2 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Ne4 14. O-O
O-O 15. Rc2 Rc8 16. Rfc1 Qb7 17. Qb3 Qxb3 18. axb3 Rc7 19. Be1 f6 20. Nc3 f5
21. Na4 f4 22. exf4 Bxf4 23. Ra1 Rb7 24. Ne5 Rxb3 25. Nxc6 Nxc6 26. Rxc6 Kf7
27. g3 Bd2 28. Bxd2 Nxd2 29. Nc5 Rxb2 30. Rc7+ Kf6 31. Ra3 a4 32. Re3 Re8 33.
Nxa4 Rb4 34. Nc5 Rxd4 35. Rc6 Rc4 36. Nd7+ Kg5 37. Rcxe6 Rxe6 38. Rxe6 Rd4 39.
h4+ Kh5 40. Kg2 Ne4 41. Ne5 Nf6 42. Re7 Kh6 43. f3 Rd1 44. g4 g5 45. Re6 Kg7
46. hxg5 Ng8 47. f4 h6 48. gxh6+ Nxh6 49. Rg6+ Kh7 50. Rd6 d4 51. Rd7+ Kg8 52.
Kg3 Kf8 53. Rd8+ Ke7 54. Rxd4 {1-0 (54) Sargissian,G (2693)-Stefanova,A (2507)
Dubai 2016}) 8... a5 9. Na4 {[#] Thema der Partie ist die Kontrolle des Feldes
e5 und die Schwäche des rückständigen Bauern c6.} Qa7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. b3
Ba6 12. Bxa6 Qxa6 13. Qc2 Bd6 14. Bb2 O-O 15. Ne5 Rfc8 16. Nd3 Qa7 17. Rfc1 Qb8
18. h3 Ne4 19. Qd1 Ra7 20. Rc2 Rac7 21. Rac1 Qa7 22. Qe1 f5 23. f3 Bg3 24. Qe2
Nd6 25. Ndc5 Nxc5 26. Nxc5 Re7 27. Nd3 Rec7 28. Ba3 Nb7 29. Bc5 Qa6 30. Qd1 Re8
31. f4 Bh4 32. a4 Bf6 33. Ba3 Nd8 34. Bd6 Rc8 35. Qd2 Nf7 36. Ba3 Rc7 37. Kh2
Qb6 38. Rc3 Rec8 39. Qc2 {[#] Mehr Kontrolle über das Feld c5 war nicht
möglich!} Nd8 40. Bc5 Qa6 41. Bd6 Ra7 42. Nc5 Qb6 {[#]} 43. Nxe6 $5 {Weiß
möchte unbedingt gewinnen und riskiert etwas.} Nxe6 44. Qxf5 Re8 45. Rxc6 Qxb3
46. R1c3 Qb7 47. Qxd5 Qf7 48. Rc8 Nd8 49. Qb5 Bh4 50. Be5 {Obwohl sie ein
"Mann" weniger sind, kontrollieren die Weißen das Spiel.} Qg6 51. f5 Qf7 52.
R3c7 Rxc7 53. Rxc7 Be7 54. e4 Qf8 55. Rc8 {[#]} Bd6 56. Qd5+ Nf7 {Der Springer,
da gefesselt, deckt nur virtuell. Aber die Stellung war ohnehin hinüber.} 57.
Rxe8 Qxe8 58. Bxd6 h5 59. e5 Qxa4 60. e6 Nxd6 61. e7+ Nf7 62. Qa8+ Kh7 63. e8=Q
Qxd4 64. Qg8+ Kh6 65. Qc6+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.20"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Renet, Olivier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[BlackTeam "Riehen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
b6 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O Qe7 11. Rfe1 dxc4 12. bxc4 c5 {[#]} 13. d5 exd5 $2 ({
Spielbar für Schwarz war} 13... Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. e4 Nd7 $14) 14. Nxd5
Nxd5 (14... Bxd5 15. cxd5 $16) 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. cxd5 Nf6 $2 ({Nach} 16... Bxd5
17. e4 Bb7 18. e5 Bxf3 19. exd6 Qg5 20. g3 Rad8 21. Be4 $16 {steht Schwarz
schlecht, aber noch nicht verloren.}) 17. Bf5 Nxd5 {[#]} 18. e4 {Führt am
Ende zur Öffnung der e-Linie und zum Zusammenbruch der schwarzen Stellung.}
Nf4 19. Qc3 f6 20. g3 Ne6 21. e5 fxe5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Qxe5 Rxf5 24. Qxf5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 23rd"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.05.09"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2016.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg Bronze Horseman"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. d4 e6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O Bd6 10. Re1 h6 11. Qc1 ({Diese Variante kennt Bu auch aus der
anderen Perspektive:} 11. h3 Re8 12. Qc2 e5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15.
dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bc3 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Qg5 19. Kf1 Bf5 20. Bxf5 Qxf5 21.
Rac1 Rac8 22. Qd2 Qe5 23. Kg1 g6 24. Red1 h5 25. a4 Rc6 26. Rxc6 bxc6 27. Rc1
Rb8 28. Rc3 c5 29. Rxc5 Rxb3 30. Qd1 Ra3 31. Rxd5 Qa1 32. Qxa1 Rxa1+ 33. Kh2
Rxa4 34. g4 hxg4 35. hxg4 Rxg4 {1/2-1/2 (35) Sargissian,G (2693)-Bu,X (2670)
Istanbul 2012}) ({In einigen Vorgängerpartie geschah} 11. e4 {z.B.:} dxc4 12.
bxc4 e5 13. c5 Bc7 14. Qc2 exd4 15. Ne2 Ng4 16. Nexd4 Nde5 17. h3 Nxd3 18. Qxd3
Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Be3 Qf6 21. Rad1 Rd8 22. Qc4 Bc7 23. Qc2 Qg6 24. Kf1 Bd7
25. f4 Qf6 26. f5 b6 27. Nf3 bxc5 28. Bxc5 Bg3 29. Bd4 Qe7 30. Bc5 Qf6 31. Bf2
Bxf2 32. Kxf2 Qe7 33. e5 Be8 34. Qc3 c5 35. f6 Qe6 36. Qxc5 gxf6 37. Rd6 Rxd6
38. exd6 Qxa2+ 39. Re2 Qa4 40. Qf5 Kg7 41. Re7 Rd8 42. d7 Bxd7 43. Qd5 Qc2+ 44.
Kg1 Qxg2+ 45. Kxg2 Bxh3+ 46. Kxh3 Rxd5 47. Ra7 Ra5 48. Nd4 Kg6 49. Nc6 Ra3+ 50.
Kh4 Ra4+ 51. Kh3 h5 {1/2-1/2 (51) Bacrot,E (2705)-Rublevsky,S (2681) Poikovsky
2011}) 11... e5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. e4 exd4 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Qf6 16. Qc4
Nb6 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Nxd5 {Eine nahezu symmetrische Stellung, in der
Weiß aber zwei Tempi gewonnen hat. Der Ld2 ist entwickelt, ebenso der Te1.
Und Weiß ist am Zug. Objektiv ist die Stellung wohl ausgeglichen, aber es
gibt ein paar Feinheiten.} 19. Be4 Nf6 ({Im Sinne der Symmetrie hätte man} 
19... Be5 {fortsetzen können:} 20. Bxd5 Bxd4 21. Rad1 ({Nach} 21. Rac1 {
verliert Weiß einen Bauern:} Rd8 22. Bf3 Bxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Rxd2+ 24. Re2 Rxe2+
25. Kxe2 Rb8 {Zum Gewinn reicht der schwarze Mehrbauer wegen der Aktivität
der weißen Steine jedoch nicht:} 26. Rc7 b6 27. Bd5 Bg4+ 28. Kf2 Bh5 $11)
21... Bg4 {mit der interessanten Möglichkeit} 22. Bb4 $5 ({Oder} 22. Rc1 Rad8
23. Bxb7 Bxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Rxd2+ 25. Kg3 Be2 26. a4 $11) 22... Bxd1 23. Rxd1 Rfd8
24. Rxd4 Rd7 25. Ba5 {Weiß hat zwei Läufer für den Turm. Wahrscheinlich
endet die Partie remis.}) 20. Bf3 Bc5 21. Be3 Rb8 22. h3 (22. Rac1 Ba3 23. Rcd1
Bg4 $11) 22... Bd7 23. Ne6 Bxe6 ({Den Qualitätsverlust} 23... Bxe3 24. Nxf8
Bxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Kxf8 $18 {kann sich Schwarz nicht leisten.}) 24. Bxc5 {Weiß
hat das Läuferpaar gewonnen. Die Partie ist immer noch ausgeglichen, aber
etwas bequemer für Weiß.} Rfd8 25. Rad1 {Droht Tausch auf d8 und Lxb7.} Nd5
26. Re5 b6 ({Möglich war auch} 26... Nc3 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Bxb7 Nxa2 29. Bxa6
Bxb3 $11) 27. Bxd5 bxc5 28. Rd3 a5 29. Be4 Rxd3 30. Bxd3 $11 {Mit der letzten
Abwicklung wurden die schwarzen Bauern am Damenflügel vereinzelt, was aber
nicht ins Gewicht fallen sollte. [#]} a4 31. bxa4 c4 32. Be4 g5 $2 {Eine
Nachlässigkeit mit bösen Folgen. [#]} ({Richtig war} 32... Rb2 33. f4 (33.
Rb5 c3) 33... g6 {und auf} 34. a5 Rxa2 35. Bb7 $2 (35. g4 c3 36. Rc5 $11) {
bringt} 35... c3 {Schwarz schon in Vorteil:} 36. a6 Bc4 $17) 33. Rb5 $16 {
Nun hat Schwarz ernsthafte Probleme.} Rc8 34. a5 {Wie hält man den a-Bauern
auf?} c3 35. a6 Bc4 36. a4 $1 {Die Pointe.} ({Weniger überzeugend ist} 36. Ra5
c2 37. Bxc2 Bxa6 38. Rxa6 Rxc2) 36... Rc7 (36... Bxb5 37. axb5 c2 38. Bxc2 Rxc2
39. b6 {Und einer der Bauern läuft durch.}) 37. Rb7 Rc8 (37... Rc5 38. a7 Ra5
39. Rb8+ $18) 38. a7 Bd5 39. Rb8 (39. Bxd5 $4 c2 {Haha.}) 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op2"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Iskusnyh, Sergei"]
[Black "Serper, Grigory"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Serper,G"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd2 O-O 8.
O-O-O c5 9. e4 $5 (9. cxd5 exd5 10. Kb1 c4 11. Ng5 h6 12. h4 g6 13. f3 hxg5 14.
hxg5 Nh7 15. Nxd5 $36 {Averkin,O-Andrianov,N/URS/1983/1:0/34/}) 9... cxd4 10.
Nxd4 Be5 11. Be1 (11. Bg5 $5) 11... Bxd4 12. Rxd4 e5 13. Rd1 (13. Rxd5 $5 Nxd5
14. Nxd5 {/\ Bc3}) 13... d4 14. Nd5 Nc5 15. f3 Nxd5 16. cxd5 (16. exd5 $6 Qf6 {
/\ Bf5-/+}) 16... Bd7 $36 17. Kb1 Rc8 18. Qd2 (18. Rc1 $2 Nxe4 $1 19. Qxe4 Qg5
$19) 18... f5 $1 19. Bg3 (19. Bd3 fxe4 20. fxe4 (20. Bxe4 Bf5 $19) 20... Rf4
$19) 19... fxe4 20. Bxe5 d3 $1 21. fxe4 (21. Bd6 Ba4 $1 22. Bxf8 Bc2+ 23. Ka1
Qxf8 24. Rc1 Qf6 $1 {/\ 25...Nb3 26.ab3 Qa6#}) 21... Nxe4 22. Qxd3 (22. Qe3 Nf2
23. Bxd3 Nxd3 24. Rxd3 Bf5 $19) 22... Qg5 $1 $19 (22... Nf2 23. Qg3) 23. Qd4 (
23. Bd4 Bf5 24. h4 Qc1+ $3 25. Rxc1 Nd2+ 26. Ka1 Rxc1+ $19) 23... Nf2 24. h4 (
24. Bc4 Rxc4 25. Qxc4 Qxe5 $19) (24. Bd3 Nxd3 25. Rxd3 Bf5) 24... Bf5+ 25. Bd3
Bxd3+ 26. Rxd3 Qg6 $1 27. Bxg7 (27. Rhh3 Nxh3 28. gxh3 Rf1#) 27... Nxd3 28. h5
Qxg2 29. Qg1 Qxg7 0-1

[Event "IND-ch 52nd"]
[Site "Kottayam"]
[Date "2014.12.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kunte, Abhijit"]
[Black "Sethuraman, SP."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "Sethuraman,SP"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2014.12.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 {I was leading the
tournament by one point. I wanted to play something more solid rather than
going for the complicated mainlines with 6...Bd6. Hence I went for the Dreev
System which had been revived again recently thanks to the immense efforts of
Grandmaster Dreev.} 7. cxd5 (7. Bd3 {is the main direction} Bb7 8. O-O dxc4 $5
9. Bxc4 c5 10. Rd1 Be7) 7... cxd5 8. Nb5 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 O-O 11. Be2
(11. Rc1 Ba6 12. Qa4 Rc8 $1) (11. Bd3 a6 $1 12. Nd6 b5 13. Rc1 Nb6 14. Qc7 Nc4)
11... a6 (11... Ba6 {was more precise} 12. O-O Rc8 13. Qa4 Nb8 14. Rac1 Qd7)
12. Nd6 b5 13. O-O $6 (13. Rc1 Nb6 14. Qc7 Nc4 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. N6xc4 {
I was more worried about this during the game} (16. N2xc4 $6 dxc4 17. Bf3 Nd5
18. Ne4 Ra7 {Lauber,A (2434)-Dreev,A (2662) Bilbao 2014}) 16... dxc4 (16...
bxc4 17. b3 cxb3 18. Nxb3) 17. b3 cxb3 18. Nxb3 Bb7 19. f3 Bd5 20. Kf2 {
with slight pressure.}) 13... Nb6 14. Nxc8 Rxc8 15. Qd3 Nc4 16. Rfb1 $6 {
Not a big mistake but slowly one small one creates another one and the
position gets worse.} (16. Rab1 $142 {or}) (16. b3 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Ne4 18. Qb2
Nc3 19. a4 {A simple rule - if you are on the defending side try to exchange
pawns to reduce the weakness [of course conditions apply:), i.e. not always.]}
(19. Rfc1 Qa5 20. Bd3 Rc6) 19... Qb6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Bd3 {was just equal.})
16... Qd6 {Just improving the position of the pieces.} 17. Nf1 Rc6 18. Qd1 {
My oppponent offered me a draw here. I decided to continue and put pressure
since there was no risk for me even though the tournament situation did not
demand it.} Rfc8 19. Bd3 a5 20. h3 $2 {Creating a weakness. Whenever Black
plays ...Ne4 White has f3 but now after 20.h3 it weakens the complex of black
squares.} (20. b3 Na3 21. Rc1 Ne4) (20. Ng3 {was the better way to resist.})
20... Ne4 $1 {[%csl Gc4,Ge4] The dominating knights.} 21. Qe1 b4 22. f3 Nf6 23.
Qe2 e5 $1 {Now it's time to open up the position after provoking a weakness.}
24. Rc1 exd4 25. exd4 Nh5 $1 {[%csl Rf4,Rg3] Simple positional operation
exploiting the dark squares.} 26. Qf2 (26. Bf5 Nf4 27. Qf2 Re8 $17 {[%cal
Gg7g6]}) 26... Nf4 27. Rd1 Qf6 28. Rab1 (28. b3 Qg5 29. Kh1 Nb2 30. Qxb2 Rc2
$19) 28... Re6 $1 {Bringing more energy to the kingside since the rooks on the
c-file are of no use now.} 29. b3 Nd6 30. Nh2 h5 31. Bf1 Qg6 32. Qh4 Ne2+ 33.
Kh1 Nf5 {A picturesque finish. This win helped to further increase my lead and
I went on to become the Indian Premier Champion and qualified for the World
Cup at Baku.} 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Thorhallsson, Throstur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 {
N; 7.h3 /\ g2-g4 is well known.} (7. h3 {Ftacnik} O-O 8. g4 Qe7 (8... e5 9. g5
Ne4 10. cxd5 Nxc3 11. dxc6 Nd5 12. cxd7 Bxd7 13. dxe5 Nb4 14. Qd1 Rc8 15. Be2
Bb8 16. Kf1 Qe7 $13 {Shabalov,A-Shveshnikov,E/Torcy op/1991/}) 9. g5 Nh5 10.
Bd3 g6 11. Bd2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Be2 Bb7 14. Ne4 c5 15. Rg1 Rac8 $132 {
Djurhuus,R-Shabalov,A/Oslo Cup/1991/}) 7... O-O (7... dxc4 8. g5 Nd5 9. Bxc4
$13) (7... Nxg4 8. Rg1 (8. Rg1 {Ftacnik} Nxh2 9. Nxh2 Bxh2 10. Rxg7 $13)) (7...
h6) 8. g5 Nh5 9. Bd2 (9. Bd3 {Ftacnik} g6 10. Bd2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5) 9... f5 $5
(9... a6 {/\ 10...b5} 10. c5 Bc7 11. Ne2 $1 {/\ 12.Ng3}) 10. gxf6 (10. O-O-O {
Ftacnik} g6 11. Kb1 Qe7 $10) 10... Nhxf6 11. Ng5 Qe8 12. O-O-O (12. f4 $5 e5 $1
13. fxe5 (13. O-O-O e4) 13... Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qxe5 15. Nf3 Qh5 $36) 12... h6 13.
h4 Bb4 $1 (13... hxg5 14. hxg5 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Qxe4 Rf5 17. c5 $18 {
/\ 18.Bc4} (17. c5 {Ftacnik} Bc7 18. Bc4 $18)) 14. Bd3 Bxc3 $1 (14... b6 15.
cxd5 $1 cxd5 (15... exd5 16. Bh7+ Kh8 17. Ne2 $1 Bd6 (17... Bxd2+ 18. Rxd2 {
/\ 19.Nf4} (18. Rxd2 {Ftacnik} Bb7 19. Nf4 $18)) 18. Qxc6 $16) (15... Bxc3 16.
Bxc3 exd5 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Bf5 $16) 16. Nb5 Bxd2+ 17. Rxd2) 15. Bxc3 hxg5 (
15... b6 {Ftacnik} 16. Bh7+ Kh8 17. Bg6 Qe7 18. Rdg1 $16) 16. hxg5 Ne4 17. Bxe4
dxe4 18. Qxe4 Rf5 (18... Rxf2 {Ftacnik} 19. Qh7+ Kf7 20. g6+ Ke7 21. Qh4+ Rf6
22. e4 $18) 19. Qh4 $16 (19. g6 Qxg6 20. Rdg1 Qf6) 19... Qg6 20. Qh8+ $1 (20.
f4 Rf8) 20... Kf7 21. f4 {/\ 22.Qd8, 23.Rh8} Nf8 (21... b6 $2 {Ftacnik} 22. Qd8
Nf8 23. Rh8 $18) 22. Qh4 {/\ 23.e4} Ke8 23. e4 Rf7 24. Rhe1 $1 {/\ 25.f5} Kd8 (
24... Bd7 {Ftacnik} 25. f5 Qh7 26. Qxh7 Nxh7 27. g6 $18) 25. d5 $1 cxd5 26.
cxd5 Bd7 27. f5 $1 exf5 28. e5 f4 $5 (28... Rc8 29. e6 Re7 30. Qb4 $1 b6 (30...
Qxg5+ 31. Kb1) 31. Qd6 $1 Qxg5+ 32. Kb1 {/\ 33.Bb4 Ng6 34.Rc1 +-} (32. Kb1 {
Ftacnik} Ng6 33. Bb4 $18)) 29. e6 Ba4 30. Rd2 Rf5 31. Qf2 $1 (31. e7+ Kd7 32.
exf8=Q Raxf8) 31... f3 32. Re4 $2 (32. Qc5 $1 Ke8 (32... f2 33. e7+ Kd7 34.
exf8=N+ Raxf8 35. Re7+ Kd8 36. Qc7#) 33. Qb4 $1 Rxd5 (33... b5 34. Qc5 $1) 34.
Qxa4+ b5 35. Qa6 Rxd2 36. Qc6+ Ke7 37. Bb4+ $18) 32... Rxg5 33. Rxa4 Rg1+ 34.
Rd1 Rg2 $2 (34... Qh6+ $1 $18 35. Qd2 f2 36. Rf4 Rxd1+ 37. Kxd1 Qh1+ 38. Ke2
Ng6 $1 39. Rxf2 Qe4+ 40. Kd1 $1 (40. Qe3 $6 Qxd5) 40... Qb1+ 41. Qc1 Qd3+ 42.
Rd2 Qf3+ 43. Kc2 Qe4+ 44. Kb3 b5 45. Ba5+ $18) (34... Rxd1+ {Ftacnik} 35. Kxd1
Qd3+ 36. Kc1 Rc8 37. Rd4 $18) 35. Qh4+ Ke8 (35... Qg5+ {Ftacnik} 36. Qxg5+ Rxg5
37. Rf4 Ng6 38. Rxf3 $18) 36. Re4 {/\ 37.d6 +-} Rc8 37. d6 Rd8 38. Qe7# 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 $5
dxc4 8. Bxc4 (8. g5 {Ftacnik} Nd5 9. Bxc4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 e5 (10... Qe7 11. a4 e5
12. a5 Rb8 13. h4 c5 14. h5 b5 15. axb6 axb6 16. Bd5 Bb7 17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18. Ra8+
Rb8 19. Ra7 Qe6 20. Rh4 Rd8 21. dxe5 Bb8 22. Raa4 O-O 23. Rag4 Bxe5 24. Kf1 $13
{Dreev,A-Gurevich,M/Biel izt (02)/1993/}) 11. Rg1 g6 12. Bb2 Qe7 13. h4 b5 14.
Bd3 Bb7 15. Be4 Rb8 16. Rd1 O-O 17. h5 c5 18. hxg6 fxg6 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Qe4
Rb6 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. Qd5+ Nf7 23. Rg4 c4 24. Re4 $13 {Gurevich,D-Illescas,M/
Biel izt (02)/1993/}) 8... b5 9. Bd3 $1 (9. Be2) (9. Be2 {Ftacnik} b4 10. Na4
Bb7 11. g5 Nd5 12. Bd2 c5 $1 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. dxc5 Rc8 15. e4 Ne7 16. Bxb4 Nc6
17. Ba3 $16 {Krasenkov,M-Heyken,E/Deutschland/1992/}) 9... Bb7 (9... Nxg4 {
Ftacnik} 10. Ne4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Nfxd2 Qb6 13. Rg1 Ngf6 14. Rxg7 $16)
10. g5 Nd5 (10... c5 {Ftacnik} 11. gxf6 (11. e4 $1 cxd4 (11... c4 12. gxf6 cxd3
13. fxg7 Rg8 14. Qxd3 b4 (14... a6 15. e5 (15. Rg1 $16) 15... Bxe5 16. dxe5
Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxd3 18. Nxd3 Bxh1 19. Bh6 $16) 15. Nb5 Be7 16. Bf4 $16) 12. Nxb5
Bb4+ 13. Bd2 $18) 11... Bxf3 12. fxg7 Rg8 13. Rg1 Bxh2 14. Bxh7 Bxg1 15. Bxg8
Qg5 16. Bh7 (16. Qh7 $2 Bxf2+ 17. Kxf2 (17. Kd2 Bxe3+ 18. Kc2 Qg2+ $19) 17...
Qg2+ 18. Ke1 Qg1+ 19. Kd2 Qf2+ 20. Ne2 Qxe2+ 21. Kc3 b4+ 22. Kb3 Bd5+ 23. Ka4
Qa6#) 16... Qxg7 17. Nxb5 $13) 11. Ne4 Be7 (11... Qe7 $5) (11... Bb4+ {Ftacnik}
12. Bd2 (12. Ke2 Be7 13. Bd2 $14) 12... Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 O-O 14. Rg1 Qe7 $14) 12.
Bd2 (12. a3 $2 Qb6 13. b4 a5 $15) 12... Qb6 (12... Nb4 {Ftacnik} 13. Bxb4 Bxb4+
14. Ke2 $14) 13. Rc1 Nb4 (13... O-O-O $5 14. Nc5 Nxc5 15. dxc5 Qc7 $13) 14.
Bxb4 Bxb4+ 15. Ke2 c5 $6 (15... O-O-O $2 16. Qb3 {><b5}) (15... Be7 16. Nc5
Nxc5 17. dxc5 Qa5 $5 (17... Qc7 $6 18. Bxh7 $1 g6 (18... O-O-O 19. Be4 $16) 19.
Bxg6 fxg6 20. Qxg6+ Kf8 21. Qxe6 $16)) (15... Rc8 {Ftacnik} 16. a3 Be7 17. b4
a5 18. Nc5 $16) 16. a3 $1 (16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nxc5 Rc8 18. Qb3 Bxc5 (18... Bxf3+
{Ftacnik} 19. Kxf3 Bxc5 (19... Rxc5 $2 20. Qxb4 Qc6+ 21. e4 Rxc1 22. Bxb5 $18)
20. Bxb5+ Ke7 $14) 19. Qxb5+ (19. Bxb5+ Ke7 $14) 19... Ke7 $14) 16... c4 $8 17.
axb4 Bd5 $5 (17... cxd3+ 18. Qxd3 $16 (18. Qxd3 {Ftacnik} Bd5 19. Nfd2 O-O 20.
Rhg1 $16)) 18. Nfd2 $1 O-O 19. Rhg1 (19. Nc5 cxd3+ 20. Qxd3 Nxc5 21. bxc5 Qb7
$132) 19... e5 $6 (19... cxd3+ $142 20. Qxd3 Rad8 $16 (20... Rac8 {Ftacnik} 21.
Nc5 $16)) 20. dxe5 $1 (20. Nxc4 bxc4 21. Bxc4 Bxc4+ (21... Bxe4 {Ftacnik} 22.
Qxe4 Qxb4 23. Bd3 g6 $14) 22. Qxc4 Qg6 $132 (22... Rad8 $132)) 20... Rad8 (
20... Nxe5 21. Nf6+ $1 Kh8 22. Bxh7 gxf6 23. Qf5 $1 Qe6 24. gxf6 $18) (20...
cxd3+ $5 21. Qxd3 Qe6 (21... Bxe4 {Ftacnik} 22. Qxe4 $18) 22. Nf6+ Nxf6 23.
gxf6 g6 24. Qd4 Rfe8 25. Qf4 $5 Qxe5 26. Qxe5 Rxe5 27. Rc5 $16) 21. Nf6+ Nxf6 (
21... gxf6 {Ftacnik} 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. g6 fxg6 24. Qxg6 Rf7 25. Bg8 $18) 22.
Bf5 $1 $16 (22. gxf6 {Ftacnik} cxd3+ 23. Qxd3 Bf3+ 24. Nxf3 Rxd3 25. Rxg7+ Kh8
26. Kxd3 $13) 22... Nh5 23. Bxh7+ Kh8 24. Bf5 Be6 $1 (24... g6 25. Bg4 Ng7 26.
Ne4 $18) 25. Nf3 g6 (25... Bxf5 {Ftacnik} 26. Qxf5 g6 27. Qe4 $16) 26. Bxe6 (
26. Bxg6 $4 fxg6 27. Qxg6 Bg4 $19) 26... Qxe6 27. Rcd1 Qe7 (27... Ng7 {Ftacnik}
28. Qe4 $18 (28. Nd4 Qxe5 29. Nc6 Rxd1 30. Nxe5 Rxg1 31. Qe4 $16)) 28. Qc3 Rd3
$6 (28... Ng7 $142 29. Rd4 $5 $16 {/\} (29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Rd1 $16) (29. Rg4 $18
{Ftacnik}) 29... Ne6 30. Rd6 $1) 29. Rxd3 cxd3+ 30. Qxd3 (30. Kxd3 $142 Qb7 31.
Ke2 $18 {/\} Qe4 32. Nd2) 30... Qxb4 31. Qd4 Qb3 $1 (31... Qe7 32. Ra1 Ra8 33.
e6+ $18) (31... Qxd4 {Ftacnik} 32. Nxd4 Re8 33. f4 $18) 32. Nd2 Qe6 (32... Qc2
33. e6+ Ng7 (33... Kh7 34. Qd7 $1 $18) 34. exf7 Rxf7 35. Rg4 $18) 33. Qd6 Qc8
34. Rc1 Qg4+ (34... Qxc1 {Ftacnik} 35. Qxf8+ Kh7 36. Qxf7+ Ng7 37. Ne4 $18) 35.
f3 Qg2+ 36. Kd3 $18 Kg7 (36... Re8 37. Rc7 $1 Qxg5 38. Rxf7 Qxe5 (38... Rd8 39.
Rf8+) 39. Qxe5+ Rxe5 40. Rxa7) (36... Kg8 37. e6 Qxg5 38. exf7+ Rxf7 39. Rc5 $1
) 37. f4 $1 Qh3 (37... Qa8 38. Qc6) (37... Qxh2 38. e6 (38. Rc7 {Ftacnik} Ng3
39. Qf6+ Kg8 40. e6 Qe2+ 41. Kc2 Qxd2+ $8 42. Kxd2 Ne4+ 43. Kd3 Nxf6 44. e7 Re8
45. gxf6 $18)) 38. e6 $1 fxe6 (38... Qxe6 39. Qxe6 fxe6 40. Rc7+ (40. Nf3 {
Ftacnik} Rd8+ 41. Ke4 $18) 40... Rf7 41. Rxf7+ Kxf7 42. Nf3) (38... Qf5+ 39.
Ne4 fxe6 40. Rc7+ Rf7 41. Qd4+ Kg8 (41... Kh7 42. Rc8 Rf8 43. Qxa7+) 42. Rc5
Qh3 43. Rc8+ Rf8 44. Nf6+ Nxf6 45. Rxf8+ Kxf8 46. Qxf6+) 39. Rc7+ Kg8 40. Kc2
$1 {/\ Qd7} (40. Qe7 {Ftacnik} Nxf4+ 41. Kc2 Qf5+ 42. e4 Qf7) 40... Qf5+ (40...
Ng7 41. Qd7 Nf5 42. Qxe6+ Kh8 43. Qe5+ Kg8 44. e4 $1 Ne3+ 45. Kc1) 41. e4 (41.
e4 Qxf4 42. Qxe6+ Rf7 (42... Kh8 43. Qe7) 43. Rxa7 (43. Rxa7 {Ftacnik} Ng7 44.
Qd5 $18)) 1-0

[Event "Gausdal m"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1992.02.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Ftacnik} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd2 (
7. h3 O-O 8. g4 e5 9. g5 Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4 f5 $13) (7. g4 dxc4 {
Adams,M-Kasparov,G/Dortmund/1992/0-1/} 8. g5 Nd5 9. Bxc4 $13) (7. Rg1 $5) 7...
O-O 8. cxd5 $5 {N} (8. O-O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 $15) 8... exd5 9.
O-O-O Re8 10. Bd3 (10. Kb1 Ne4 11. Bc1 Ndf6 12. Ne1 $13) 10... c5 $1 11. dxc5
Nxc5 12. Nd4 (12. Nb5 Bf8 13. Bc3 Nfe4 $15) (12. Bb5 Bd7 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. Be1
Rac8 $15) 12... a6 $1 13. f3 b5 14. Kb1 b4 15. Nce2 $6 (15. Na4 Nxd3 16. Qxd3
Bd7 17. b3 $13) 15... Nxd3 16. Qxd3 a5 $1 $17 17. Be1 Ba6 18. Qd2 Nd7 19. Bg3
Nb6 20. b3 (20. Bxd6 $2 Nc4 $19) 20... a4 21. Nc6 (21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Rc1 axb3
23. axb3 Bc4 $3 24. bxc4 Nxc4 25. Rxc4 dxc4 $19) 21... Qd7 22. Ned4 (22. Bxd6
Qxc6 $1 (22... Qxd6 {Ftacnik} 23. Nxb4 $2 Bxe2 $19) 23. Bxb4 axb3 24. axb3 Bxe2
25. Qxe2 Nc4 $1 26. bxc4 Reb8 $19) 22... Bf8 23. Nxb4 axb3 24. axb3 Bc4 $1 25.
Nbc2 (25. bxc4 Nxc4 26. Qc3 Ra3 (26... Rxe3 $19 {Ftacnik}) 27. Nb3 Qa4) 25...
Rec8 26. Na1 (26. bxc4 {Ftacnik} Nxc4 27. Qd3 Qa4 $19) (26. Rhe1 {Ftacnik} Bxb3
27. Nxb3 Qa4 28. Nca1 (28. Nba1 Qa2+ 29. Kc1 Qxa1#) 28... Nc4 29. Qe2 Na3+ 30.
Kb2 Nc2 31. Nxc2 Qa2+ 32. Kc1 Ba3+ 33. Kd2 Qxc2#) 26... Bd3+ 27. Qxd3 (27. Kb2
{Ftacnik} Qa7 28. Nac2 Qa2+ 29. Kc1 Ba3#) 27... Qa7 28. Ndc2 (28. Nac2 Qa2+ 29.
Kc1 Bb4 (29... Bb4 {Ftacnik} 30. Nc6 Rxc6 31. Be5 Rd8 $19)) 28... Qa2+ 29. Kc1
Qxa1+ 30. Kd2 Qb2 31. Rc1 Bb4+ 32. Kd1 Rc3 33. Qd4 (33. Qe2 Qxb3) (33. Qd2 {
Ftacnik} Qxb3 34. Ke2 Rxc2 35. Qxc2 Ra2 $19) 33... Rxc2 (33... Rxc2 {Ftacnik}
34. Rxc2 Ra1+ 35. Ke2 Qxc2+ 36. Qd2 Qxd2#) 0-1

[Event "Hastings 9596"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Speelman,J"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. a3 Bd6 (7...
Bxc3 8. bxc3) 8. d4 Bb7 9. Qc2 c5 $1 (9... Nbd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nb5) 10. dxc5
bxc5 11. Rd1 Nbd7 12. Rb1 $5 Qe7 (12... Rc8 $1 {intending} 13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4
Bb8 $1 {and if} 15. c5 a5 $1 {blows up White's structure.}) 13. cxd5 exd5 14.
Nb5 Rfc8 (14... Bb8 15. b4 $1) 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. Bd2 d4 $1 17. Ne1 (17. exd4
Be4 18. Bd3 Bxf3) 17... Be4 (17... Ne5 18. f3 c4 19. exd4 Qxd4+ 20. Kh1 {and if
} (20. Kf1 $2 Neg4 21. fxg4 Ne4 $19) 20... Qf2 21. Bc3 Neg4 22. fxg4 Re8 23.
Bf3 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Qxc2 25. Bxb7 {is very good for White}) 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19.
Qxd3 Ne5 {Here Bogdan offerd me a draw which I declined since I felt that
things were under control...} (19... Ng4 20. f4 $1 (20. Nf3 Nde5 $1) 20... Qh6
21. h3 dxe3 22. Bxe3 c4 $1 23. Qe2 Nxe3 24. Qxe3 Nc5 {is fine for Black.}) 20.
Qf5 {He'd miseed that if} g6 (20... Neg4 {simply} 21. Nf3 $1 {with the
advantage.}) 21. Qf4 Nd5 22. Qg3 dxe3 23. Bxe3 Qe6 24. Rbc1 $2 {[#]Here he
thought eight minutes before unleashing.} Nc4 $3 {I had missed this entirely.
The point is that if} 25. Nd3 {Very submissive.} (25. Bh6 Nxb2 26. Rd2 Nc4 (
26... Na4 27. Nd3 Nac3 28. Nf4 Qf5 $1 {is also good for Black.} (28... Nxf4 $4
29. Qxc3 $18)) 27. Rxd5 Qxd5 28. Qc3 Ne5 29. f4 Qd4+ 30. Qxd4 cxd4 {I thought
that} 31. Rxc8+ $2 (31. fxe5 Rxc1 32. Bxc1 Rc8 33. Bd2 $1 (33. Bb2 $6 d3 $1 34.
Nxd3 Rc2 35. Ba1 $1 {forced} Rd2 (35... Ra2 $4 36. Bb2 $18) 36. Ne1 Ra2 (36...
Rd1 $2 37. Bc3) 37. Bd4 Rxa3 {is fine for Black.})) 31... Rxc8 32. fxe5 Rc3 {
was forced.}) (25. Rxc4 $2 Nxe3 {wins the exchange. Bogdan had seen 24...Nc4
at once but was worried about}) 25... Ncxe3 26. fxe3 c4 27. Nf4 $1 (27. Nf2 c3
28. e4 cxb2 $1 29. Rxc8+ Rxc8 30. exd5 Qb6 31. Qd3 Rc1 $1 {wins immediately.})
27... Qxe3+ 28. Qxe3 Nxe3 29. Re1 Nf5 30. g4 $5 Nd4 31. Re4 Rd8 $1 {so that if}
32. Kf2 (32. Rxc4 $2 Nf3+ 33. Kf2 Nd2) 32... Rab8 33. Rd1 $1 Nc6 (33... Rxb2+
34. Ne2 $3 {wins material.} (34. Kf1 c3 35. Rexd4 Rxd4 36. Rxd4 c2 37. Ne2 Rb1+
38. Kf2 c1=Q 39. Nxc1 Rxc1 40. Ra4 Rc7 41. Ra6 {White should survive.})) 34.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 35. Ne2 (35. Rxc4 Ne5 36. Ra4 Rd2+ 37. Kg3 Rxb2) 35... Rd2 $2 (35...
Na5 $1 {kept a clear advantage.}) 36. Rxc4 Ne5 37. Re4 f6 38. g5 $1 Kf7 39. Ra4
Rd7 40. gxf6 Nd3+ 41. Ke3 Nxb2 42. Ra6 Nc4+ 43. Ke4 Rd6 (43... Nb6 44. Ke5 Rb7
45. Nd4 Nd7+ 46. Kf4 Nxf6 47. Nc6 {threatening both the a-pawn and 48 Nd8+} Rb2
48. Rxa7+ {White is fine}) (43... Rd6 44. Rxa7+ (44. Rxd6 $5 Nxd6+ 45. Kd5)
44... Kxf6 45. Rxh7 Nxa3 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jakarta m"]
[Site "Jakarta"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Adianto, Utut"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Tietscher"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1994.11.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
e5 (8... Re8 $5) 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Bb4+ (10... Bb8 $2 11. Ba3 Re8 12. Rc1 a6
13. Nc7 $16) 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 a6 13. dxe5 (13. Nc7 $2 Ra7 $1 14. O-O exd4
15. exd4 Nb8 $1 $15 {/\Nc6} 16. Rac1 (16. Nf3 Nc6 17. Nxa6 Rxa6 18. Bxa6 Nb4 $1
$17) 16... Nc6 17. Qc5 Nd7 18. Qd6 Nb6 $15) 13... Nxe5 14. Nd4 Qd6 15. O-O Bg4
16. Bxg4 Nexg4 17. N2f3 Rac8 18. Qf5 {Black has to cover his isolated Pd5 and
his Ng4, which is seeking for good squares.} g6 19. Qg5 Rfe8 20. h3 Ne5 21.
Nxe5 Rxe5 22. Qf4 Ne4 23. Rfc1 Ree8 24. Qxd6 Nxd6 25. Kf1 Rxc1+ $2 {Giving
away the c-file.} (25... Kg7 $142 26. Ke2 Kf6 $14) 26. Rxc1 Rc8 27. Rxc8+ Nxc8
28. Ne2 $1 $16 {Black has weak pawns and squares around the pawns at b7, d5
and h7.The idea of Ne2 is to make pressure against d5 as soon as possible by
playing Ne2-c3.} (28. Ke2 Kf8 29. Kd3 Ke7 30. Ne2 Kd6 31. Kd4 $2 Ne7 {/\Ne7-c6
and White has achieved nothing.}) 28... Kg7 (28... Kf8 29. Nc3 Nb6 30. a4 a5
31. Ke2 Ke7 32. Kd3 Kd6 33. Kd4 $18 {White will win by playing e3-e4.}) 29. Nc3
{The White N starts to attack all weak Black pawns.} Ne7 30. Na4 $1 {/\Nc5} (
30. Ke2 Kf6 31. Kd3 Ke5 $10 {/\Kd6 and Nc6}) 30... b5 31. Nc5 a5 32. Nb7 $1 Nc6
(32... a4 33. bxa4 bxa4 34. a3 Nc6 35. Nc5 Na5 36. Nxa4 Nc4 37. Nc3 Nxa3 38.
Nxd5 $18) 33. Nd6 b4 34. Ne8+ Kf8 (34... Kg8 $2 35. Nf6+ Kg7 36. Nxd5) (34...
Kh6 35. Ke2 Kg5 36. Nc7 d4 37. Nb5 dxe3 38. Kxe3 Kf6 39. Ke4 $18) 35. Nf6 {
Finally the N wins the Ph7!} d4 36. Nxh7+ Ke7 37. Ng5 dxe3 38. fxe3 Ne5 39. Ke2
Kd6 40. Nf3 Nd7 41. Kd3 Nb6 42. e4 f6 43. Kd4 a4 44. Ne1 {Preparing Nd3.} axb3
45. axb3 Nd7 46. Nd3 Nf8 47. h4 1-0

[Event "Osterskars op"]
[Site "Osterskars"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gabriel, Christian"]
[Black "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This is a typically exemplary game from the tournament favorite, with a
patented blend of precise opening preparation and iron technique.} 1. d4 d5 2.
c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd2 O-O 8. h3 a6 9. O-O-O {
It seems to me that this is an old, disreputable line with the move h3 added.
Perhaps} (9. Rd1 {is worth a look. The moves h3, Ld2, fit in with the quiet
0-0 systems which often become a waiting contest.}) 9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 (10. e4
$5 {looks more energetic, planning} e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bxc4 (
13. f4 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Qe7 15. Bxc4 Qxe4 16. Bd3 $5)) 10... c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 {
White's position is already unpleasant - his king is more exposed, he is about
lose control of e4 and have the black b-pawn rammed down his throat.} 12. e4 b5
13. Be3 Qc7 14. Rxd6 (14. Be2 Ncxe4 $1 {simply wins a pawn, but I wonder about}
) (14. Bxb5 $5 {Now} axb5 (14... Ncxe4 $2 15. Nxe4 Qxc2+ 16. Kxc2 Nxe4 17. Bc6
{simply loses material.}) 15. Nxb5 Nb3+ 16. Kb1 $1 (16. axb3 Ra1+ 17. Kd2 Bb4+
{is clearly frightening for white.}) 16... Qxc2+ 17. Kxc2 Bc5 18. Kxb3 Bxe3 19.
fxe3 Nxe4 20. Rd4 {leads to very double-edged play, where white has a pawn for
his troubles.}) 14... Qxd6 15. e5 Qc7 16. Be2 (16. exf6 bxc4 {black's
possession of d3 should snuff all active play.}) 16... Ne8 17. Nd5 $5 (17. Nxb5
Nb3+ (17... axb5 $2 18. Bxc5 Rxa2 19. Rd1 $1) 18. axb3 axb5 {is not impressive
for white.}) 17... exd5 18. Qxc5 (18. Bxc5 Bf5 19. Qc3 Rc8 {wins for black.})
18... d4 {An elegant move to activate his forces, though I imagine the
tight-fisted ...Lf5 should also suffice.} 19. Qxc7 Nxc7 20. Nxd4 Bb7 21. Nf5
Ne6 22. f3 f6 $1 {Logical and strong. Chernin creates a launching platform for
his rooks, and lays the groundwork for a later ..Sf4 which will torment
white's kingside.} 23. exf6 Rxf6 24. Bd3 Raf8 25. Nd6 Bd5 26. Ne4 R6f7 27. Nc3
Rc8 28. Bc2 Bc4 29. b3 $5 {White sheds a pawn in order to acquire an unopposed
bishop pair, but the weakening of his king shelter will tell in the end.} Bxb3
30. axb3 Rxc3 31. Bd2 Rc8 32. Kb2 Nf4 33. Be4 Kh8 34. g4 Ne2 35. Ra1 Nd4 36.
Rxa6 Nxf3 37. Bc3 b4 $1 {Murderous efficiency, this fine move allows black to
coordinate all of his pieces.} 38. Bxb4 Nd4 39. Ra2 (39. Bc3 Rf2+ 40. Kb1 Nxb3
{is hopeless for white, e.g.} 41. Ra7 Nd2+ {with an easy technical win.}) (39.
Bd5 Rf2+ 40. Ka3 Nb5+ 41. Ka4 Nc7 42. Ra5 Ra2+ 43. Ba3 Nxd5 44. Rxd5 Ra8+) (39.
Bf5 Nxf5 40. gxf5 Rxf5 {is probably the most stubborn, but holds out little
hope.}) 39... Rf4 $1 40. Bb1 {and white resigned without waiting for the
brutal ...Tf2+.} 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Tisdall, Jonathan D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Be2 {A rather
uncommon move. I had some vague memories that one idea was to answer ...dxc4
with a4, but then ...c5 steers play into the Queen's Gambit Accepted. Since
this is in Nikolic's repertoire, this might have been a satisfactory
transposition for him.} Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 {By leaving out Qc2 white puts
less pressure on black, who does not have to watch out for e4 yet.} Qe7 (8...
b6 {was perhaps the most flexible.}) 9. Bb2 b6 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4
dxe4 13. Qxe4 f5 $1 {This seems to be very strong here - the e4 square gives
black active play and white has surprising difficulty in keeping e5 profitably
under control.} 14. Qe3 (14. Qh4 {is more prudent. I intended} c5 $1 (14...
Qxh4 15. Nxh4 c5 {is less accurate since it allows white the favorable exchange
} 16. Bf3) 15. Qxe7 (15. Rad1 {Ftacnik} Rad8 16. dxc5 Qxh4 17. Nxh4 Nxc5 18.
Nf3 Be7 19. Ne5 Rfe8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 Kf8 23. b4 Ne4 24. f3
Nd2 25. Bc3 Bd6 26. c5 Bxe5 27. Bxe5 Nc4 28. Bb8 {1/2-1/2 Huebner,R-Wolff,P/
Biel izt (07)/1993/ (59)}) 15... Bxe7 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Rfd1 Rad8 {with
comfortable play for black.}) 14... c5 {This position seems better for black -
his pieces are more actively placed and there are many ways to liberate the
center.} 15. Rad1 (15. Ne5 $4 cxd4 16. Bxd4 f4 17. Qc3 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Qg5) 15...
Rad8 16. dxc5 (16. Ng5 Rde8 {and white will waste more time with the knight
than black with his rook.} (16... Rfe8 $5 {Nikolic})) 16... Bxc5 (16... Nxc5 {
Ftacnik} 17. Ne5 f4 $132) 17. Qg5 {Now white is eager to trade to relieve the
pressure, but black does not cooperate (yet).} Nf6 (17... Qxg5 {Ftacnik} 18.
Nxg5 Rfe8 19. Rd3 $14) 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Ne5 {Nikolic admitted that he
disliked his position so much here that he considered a full grovel with} (19.
Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Qxf6 gxf6 21. Rd1 {but not only is this distinctly unpalatable,
it would also remove any hope of black developing a disorder of the nerves.})
19... h6 20. Qc1 Ne4 {Everything goes forward smoothly. Black eyes d2 and f2,
and e5 is soon to come under control as well.} 21. Nd3 Rxd3 $4 {A
spectacularly stupid move, which was played after long thought which mainly
involved the calculation of variations that showed the sacrifice was unsound.
I still can't explain what made me do it... The reflex reaction here was} (
21... Bd6 {to set the center in motion, but while this is tempting, it has the
drawback of making black's dark-squared bishop inferior to white's. This is in
fact the key strategic theme here. While I was sitting around wasting my time,
Nikolic noticed that} 22. Rd1 $10) (21... Bd4 $1 {simply gives black a
gigantic edge. Black removes white's best piece, and takes even firmer control
of the d-file and center. I don't know exactly how to weigh black's advantage
here, but I would wager that Nikolic would beat himself with black here fairly
regularly. One sample variation we looked at is} 22. Bxd4 Rxd4 23. f3 (23. Rd1
e5 $15) 23... Rxd3 24. Bxd3 (24. fxe4 Rd8 25. exf5 exf5 $15) 24... Qc5+ 25. Kh1
Nf2+ 26. Rxf2 Qxf2 27. Bb1 {and now} Kf7 {and white's position is
excruciatingly passive.}) 22. Bxd3 {Black was hoping for a mating attack, but
once he fails white will be too much ahead in material.} Qh4 23. Qe1 $1 (23. g3
$2 {Ftacnik} Qh3 (23... Nxg3 24. Qc3 Nh5 $19) 24. Qe3 Ng5 $19) 23... Qg5 $2 (
23... Bd6 $5 24. g3 (24. h3 Qf4 25. g3 Qf3 26. Be2 Ng5) 24... Ng5 (24... Qh3
25. Bxe4 (25. f3 Bc5+ 26. Kh1 Ng5 (26... Bb4 {Ftacnik} 27. Qxb4 Nxg3+ 28. Kg1
Nxf1 29. Qe7 $16) 27. Be2) 25... Bxe4 26. f3 (26. f3 Bd3 $1 27. Qxe6+ Kh7 28.
Rf2 Bc5 $14)) 25. Qxe6+ $1 Nxe6 26. gxh4 Nf4 27. Rd1 Bf3 28. c5 $1 {Even
stronger than} (28. Bc2)) (23... Ng5 24. Qe5) 24. Kh1 $1 {Most efficient.} (24.
Bxe4 {Ftacnik} Bxe4 25. g3 e5 26. Qe2 $16) 24... Nd2 (24... Bd6 25. f3 $18) 25.
Qxe6+ Kf8 (25... Kh8 26. Rg1 $18) 26. Rg1 Ne4 27. Bxe4 Bxe4 28. Bd4 $1 (28. Bd4
$1 {Ftacnik} Bxd4 29. Qd6+ Kf7 30. Qxd4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.05.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Uhlmann, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[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. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
a6 (8... e5 $6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 $14) 9. O-O e5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5
12. Bb2 Be6 (12... Qc7 13. g3 Ne4 14. Rac1 Bh3 15. Nxe4 $2 (15. Rfd1 Rac8 (
15... Nxf2 $2 16. Ng5 $1 (16. Kxf2 Ng4+ 17. Kg1 Nxe3 18. Qd3 Nxd1 19. Nxd1 $132
) 16... Ned3 17. Bxd3 Nxd1 18. Rxd1 $18) 16. Qb1 $16) 15... Qxc2 16. Rxc2 Nxf3+
17. Bxf3 dxe4 18. Bg2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Karpman,V-Boidman,V/
Ukraina-chT Simferopol 1991 (21)}) (12... Bg4 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxg4 Nxg4 15.
h3 Nf6 16. Rfd1 $14) 13. Rac1 (13. Rad1 Rc8 14. Qb1 Bg4 $1 15. Nxd5 $6 (15. Nd4
$10 {Kaidanov,G}) 15... Nxd5 16. Rxd5 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Be6 $1 18. Rh5 $8 (18. Rd4
Bh3 $17) 18... g6 19. Kh1 {= Hebert,J-Kaidanov,G/New York 1994}) (13. Rfd1 Rc8
14. Qd2 $6 (14. h3 $14) (14. Rac1 $14) 14... Neg4 $5 (14... Re8 15. Rac1 $14)
15. Qd3 (15. h3 $2 Nxf2 $1 $17) 15... Qc7 16. h3 $132 {1/2-1/2 Ivanov,J-Vera,R/
Anibal op4th 1997 (24)}) 13... Rc8 (13... Nc6 14. Qd1 Rc8 15. Nd4 Qc7 16. g3
Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Be5 18. Qb4 Qb8 19. Bf3 b5 20. Rfd1 $14 {1-0 Hansen,C-Hansen,L/
Vejle 1994 (42)}) (13... Qd7 14. Na4 Bf5 15. Qd1 Qe7 16. Qd4 Ned7 17. Nb6 Nxb6
18. Qxb6 $14 {Skembris,S-Gurevich,D/Beersheba 1993/0-1 (63)}) (13... Qe7 14.
Rfd1 Rad8 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Na4 Bd6 17. Qc3 (17. Bf3 $14) (17. Bd4 Rc8 18. Qd3
$14) 17... d4 $1 18. Rxd4 Be5 19. Qc5 Qxc5 20. Nxc5 Bxd4 21. Bxd4 $44 {1/2-1/2
Leitao,R-Matsuura,E/ch-BRA, Rio de Janeiro BRA 1998 (25)}) 14. Qd2 (14. Qb1
Nfg4 15. Nxe5 (15. g3 $2 Qf6 $1 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Na4 (17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxg4
Bxb2 $1 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Bxc8 Qf3 $19) 17... Rxc1 18. Qxc1 Rc8 19. Qd2 b5 $17)
15... Nxe5 (15... Bxe5 16. Bxg4 (16. h3 Bh2+ 17. Kh1 Bb8 $5 18. Bxg4 Bxg4 19.
Qd3 Qd6 20. f4 Be6 $14) 16... Bxg4 17. Na4 Bb8 $132 {Portisch,L-Kasparov,G/
Dubai olm 1986/1/2-1/2 (71)} (17... Bd6 18. Rxc8 Bxc8 19. Qd3 $14)) 16. f4 $2 (
16. Rfd1 $5 Ng4 (16... Qh4 17. g3 $16) 17. g3 $1 Nxh2 $1 18. Nxd5 $1 (18. Kxh2
Qh4+ 19. Kg2 Qh3+ 20. Kg1 Bxg3 21. fxg3 Qxg3+ 22. Kh1 Rc6 $19) 18... Ng4 (18...
Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Ng4 20. Nf4 $16) 19. Nf4 $16) 16... Qb6 17. fxe5 Qxe3+ $17 {
0-1 Petursson,M-Ortega,L/Catania op 1994 (28)}) (14. Qd1 Ne4 15. Nd4 Qh4 16. g3
Qe7 17. Nxe6 Nxc3 18. Rxc3 fxe6 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Qa1 Nd7 21. Rc1 Rxc1+ 22.
Qxc1 $14 {Sergeev,V-Drozdov,I/UKR-ch Kharkov 1988/1/2-1/2 (58)}) (14. Rfd1 $2
Ne4 15. Qb1 $6 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Bxh2+ $1 17. Kf1 Nxc3 (17... f5 $2 18. Nxe4 fxe4
19. Bxe4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Dragomarezkij,E-Tal,M/Moscow4 1991 (33)}) 18. Bxc3 Qg5
$17) 14... Qe7 15. Nd4 (15. Rfd1 $14) 15... Bb8 16. Rc2 (16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Nxe6
$14) 16... Rfe8 17. Rfc1 Neg4 (17... Nc6 18. Nxc6 $14) 18. g3 $4 $17 (18. Bxg4
Nxg4 19. h3 $14) 18... Nxf2 $1 19. Nxe6 $2 $19 (19. Bf3 N2e4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21.
Bxe4 dxe4 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 (22... Rxc8 23. Nxe6 Rxc1+ 24. Bxc1 fxe6 (24... Qxe6
25. Qd8+) 25. Bb2 $15) 23. Qc3 Qf8 $17) (19. Kxf2 Rxc3 $19 {[%cal Gf6e4]})
19... Qxe6 20. Bf3 (20. Qd4 Be5 $19) 20... Nh3+ (20... N2e4 21. Nxe4 Rxc2 22.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 $3 23. Rxc2 Qxf3 $19) 21. Kh1 (21. Kg2 Ng5 $19) 21... Rcd8 (21...
Be5 $2 22. Nxd5 Rxc2 23. Rxc2 Bxb2 24. Rxb2 Nxd5 25. Bxd5 Qf6 $15 (25... Qxe3
26. Qxe3 Rxe3 27. Bxb7 $14)) 22. Ne2 (22. Nd1 Ne4 23. Qd4 Qh6 24. Kg2 Nhg5 $19)
22... Ne4 (22... Nf2+ 23. Kg1 N2g4 24. Bxf6 Nxf6 $19) 23. Qd4 Qh6 24. Bxe4 (24.
Kg2 Be5 25. Qa7 Bxb2 26. Rxb2 Nhg5 27. Bxe4 Nxe4 28. Qxb7 Qxe3 29. Rf1 Ng5 $19)
24... dxe4 25. Qc3 Nf2+ 26. Kg1 Nd3 27. Nf4 Be5 0-1

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.05.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Uhlmann, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Soln, Primoz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nd7 5. Nc3 Ngf6 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
Re8 9. O-O dxc4 10. bxc4 e5 11. a4 $5 (11. Rd1 Qe7 12. a4 $5 e4 13. Nd2 Nf8 (
13... h5 14. c5 Bc7 15. Ba3 Nf8 16. Nc4 Ng4 17. Nd6 Bxd6 (17... Qh4 18. Bxg4
Bxg4 19. Rdc1 $16) 18. cxd6 Qh4 19. Bxg4 hxg4 20. d5 $16 {0-1 Drasko
Milan-Lputian Smbat G/It open 1996 (41)}) 14. Qa2 $1 (14. a5 Ng4 15. g3 Bf5 16.
c5 Bc7 17. d5 Be5 (17... Qxc5 $2 18. Ba3 Nxe3 $8 19. Qc1 (19. fxe3 Qxe3+ 20.
Kh1 Bxa5 21. Bb2 Bxc3 22. Nc4 Qf2 23. Qxc3 f6 $132) 19... Qxa5 20. fxe3 Be5 21.
Bb2 $16) 18. d6 Qf6 19. Ra3 Nxh2 $1 (19... Qh6 20. Nf1 Nd7 $132) 20. Ncxe4 (20.
Kxh2 $2 Qh4+ 21. Kg2 (21. Kg1 Bxg3 22. fxg3 Qxg3+ $19) 21... Qh3+ 22. Kg1 Bxg3
23. Nf1 (23. fxg3 $19) 23... Be5 24. Rb3 Re6 $19) 20... Qh6 $13 (20... Qg6 21.
Kxh2 Bxg3+ 22. fxg3 Rxe4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Qb3 (24. Bd3 Qh5+ 25. Kg1 Qh1+ 26.
Kf2 Qg2+ 27. Ke1 Qxc2 28. Bxc2 Bxc2 29. Rd4 $16 {Goldstern,F-Simon,R/SWZ-chI
op 1992/1-0 (75)}) 24... Qh6+ 25. Kg1 Qh1+ 26. Kf2 Qg2+ 27. Ke1 Qxg3+ 28. Kd2
$18)) 14... Qc7 $5 (14... Ng4 15. h3 Nxf2 16. Kxf2 Qh4+ 17. Kg1 Bxh3 18. Ndxe4
$16) (14... Bg4 15. Ba3 Bxe2 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Nxe2 Ng4 18. Ng3 $14) (14... Ng6
15. Ba3 Nh4 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. c5 $14 {/\ Nd2-c4}) 15. h3 $1 $14 {1-0 Seirawan,
Y-Lautier,J/Amsterdam 1996 (28)}) 11... Qe7 (11... exd4 12. exd4 Nf8 13. Rd1 (
13. Bg5 Bg4 14. Rad1 h6 15. Be3 Qe7 16. h3 Bh5 $132 {1-0 Volkov Sergey-Gagarin
Vasilij/Cup Russia (open) 1996 (30)}) 13... Ng6 14. h3 Nh5 15. c5 Be7 16. Bc4
Qc7 17. Re1 Nhf4 18. Ng5 Rf8 19. Rxe7 Nxh3+ 20. Nxh3 Qxe7 21. Bg5 $14 {1-0
Skembris,S-Nikolaidis,K/GRE-ch94 Glyfada 1995 (41)}) (11... e4 12. Nd2 Qe7 13.
c5 Bc7 14. Ba3 Nf8 15. Nc4 Nd5 16. Nd6 Bxd6 17. cxd6 Qg5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Qc7
Bh3 20. g3 Bxf1 (20... Bg4 $2 21. Bxg4 Qxg4 22. Qxb7 $16 {1-0 Lempert,I-Polgar,
S/Bled op 1994 (63)}) 21. Bxf1 Reb8 $44) 12. a5 (12. Rb1 e4 13. Nd2 Nf8 14. f3
exf3 15. Nxf3 c5 16. Bd3 Ng6 $11 {0-1 Rogoff,K-Mednis,E/USA (ch) 1978 (29)})
12... a6 13. Re1 (13. Bb2 $5) (13. c5 $5 Bc7 14. Bc4 exd4 15. exd4 Nf8 16. Re1
Be6 (16... Qxe1+ 17. Nxe1 Rxe1+ 18. Bf1 Bxh2+ 19. Kxh2 Rxf1 20. f3 $14) 17. Bg5
Qd7 (17... h6 18. d5 cxd5 19. Nxd5 Qxc5 20. Be3 Qc6 21. Nd4 Qd7 22. Nxf6+ gxf6
23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Bxh6 $16) 18. Bxe6 (18. Bxf6 Bxc4 19. Be5 $11) 18... Rxe6 19.
Rxe6 fxe6 (19... Qxe6 20. Re1 Qc4 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Ra1 Re8 23. Qd2 Ng6 24. g3
$14) 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Ne4 $14) 13... c5 $5 (13... e4 14. Nd2 c5 15. Nf1 $14)
14. dxc5 (14. Ba3 e4 15. Nd2 cxd4 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. exd4 Qxd4 $15) 14... Nxc5
15. e4 (15. Ba3 e4 16. Nd4 Qe5 17. g3 $11) 15... Bg4 16. Bg5 (16. Nd5 Qd8 17.
h3 Bd7 18. Bf1 Rc8 $11) 16... Bxf3 $6 $14 (16... Qe6 $11) 17. Bxf3 Qe6 18. Nd5
(18. Red1 $14) 18... Nxd5 $6 $16 (18... Nfd7 19. Red1 f6 20. Be3 $14) 19. cxd5
Qg6 20. Be3 Rec8 21. Rec1 Rc7 22. Qb1 Rac8 23. Ra2 Bf8 $6 (23... Be7 24. Rac2
$16 (24. Rb2 Bg5 25. Rxc5 Rxc5 26. Bxc5 Rxc5 27. Rxb7 Qd6 28. Rb8+ Bd8 29. Be2
$16)) (23... Qf6 24. Bg4 $18) 24. Rac2 Qd6 $2 $18 (24... Bd6 $16) 25. Qb6 f5
26. exf5 e4 (26... Qf6 27. Qxf6 gxf6 28. g4 Bd6 29. Rb1 $18) 27. Bxe4 Qe5 28.
Bf3 (28. Bxc5 Rxc5 29. Qe6+ Qxe6 30. fxe6 Rxc2 31. Rxc2 Rxc2 32. Bxc2 Bb4 33.
f4 (33. Kf1 Kf8 34. Bxh7 Ke7 35. Ke2 Kd6 36. Be4 Bxa5 37. Kd3 b5 38. h4 Be1 39.
Ke2 Bc3 40. f4 a5 41. Kd3 Bf6 42. h5 a4 $17) 33... h6 34. Kf2 Kf8 35. Ke3 Ke7
36. h4 Bxa5 37. g4 b5 38. Bd3 Kd6 39. Ke4 Bd8 40. h5 Kc5 41. Ke5 Bf6+ 42. Kf5
Kxd5 43. g5 Be7 44. Kg6 hxg5 45. f5 g4 46. Kxg7 g3 47. Bf1 b4 48. f6 Kxe6 49.
Bh3+ Kd6 50. fxe7 Kxe7 51. h6 b3 52. h7 b2 53. h8=Q b1=Q 54. Qf8#) 28... Bd6
29. g3 Nd3 30. Rxc7 Bxc7 31. Qxb7 Re8 32. Qxc7 Nxc1 33. Qxc1 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup07"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "1998.07.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1998.07.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 96]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. a3
O-O (7... a5 8. b3 Qe7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Be2 dxc4 11. bxc4 e5 12. O-O $14 {
1-0 Dao Thien Hai-Freijedo Alvarez,S/Oviedo 1993/EXP 38 (53)}) 8. Bd3 (8. Bd2
a6 (8... Re8 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11. Ng5 Re7 12. Nce4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bc7 14.
Ng5 Nf6 15. Bb4 $14 {0-1 Sämisch,F-Novotny,O/Prague 1943 (41)}) 9. Be2 dxc4 10.
Bxc4 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Fries Nielsen,J-Whiteley,A/Stavanger op
1991/EXT 91op (14)}) (8. Be2 e5 (8... Qe7 9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. cxd5 cxd5
12. Rd1 Bg4 13. Nd4 Rac8 14. Bxg4 Nexg4 15. h3 $14 {1-0 Thorhallsson,T-Knox,V/
Oakham 1994/EXT 94 (29)}) (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Ba2 Bb7 11. e4 c5 12. e5
cxd4 13. exf6 dxc3 14. fxg7 Re8 15. Ng5 Nf6 $132 {0-1 Agrest,E-Sopur,L/
Miedzybrodzie 1991/TD 91\08 (31)}) 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Bb8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12.
Bd2 Ne4 13. Nbd4 $14 {0-1 Hofman,R-Ligterink,G/Open, Hoogeveen NED 1997 (23)})
(8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Re8 10. Bd2 Qe7 $11 {0-1 Tataev,M-Rodin,M/Moscow op
Russian Winter 1991/TD 91\03 (29)}) (8. b4 e5 (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. h3 Qe7
11. O-O e4 12. Nd2 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bf5 14. Bb2 Rae8 $132 {1-0 Marzolo,C-Cosma,E/
Chambery 1998 (40)}) (8... Qe7 9. Bb2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 (10... b5 11. Bd3 a5
$132 {1/2-1/2 Kunin,V-Korobov,A/Eu Youth bu16, Mureck AUT 1998 (61)}) 11. Be2
Re8 12. O-O e4 13. Nd2 Nb6 14. Rfe1 Bf5 15. Nf1 (15. b5 Rac8 16. Rec1 cxb5 (
16... Bg4 $2 17. Ndxe4 $1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Malaniuk,V-Iskusnyh,S/Russian Club Cup,
Maikop RUS 1998 (38)}) 17. Bxb5 Red8 18. h3 Qe6 $132) 15... h5 $132 {1/2-1/2
Dao Thien Hai-Lukacs,P/Budapest FS02 GM 1994/CBM 40 (21)}) 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5
Bb8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bb2 Qe7 (12... Re8 13. Rc1 Nc6 14. Nbd4 $14 {1-0
Malaniuk,V-Makarov,M/URS-ch58 Moscow 1991/URS-ch (64)}) 13. Rc1 (13. Qc5 Qxc5
14. bxc5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kogan,A-Novikov,I/Invitational, Rishon LeZion ISR 1998 
(21)}) 13... Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Be5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. Qc3 Qh5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Dao
Thien Hai-Kasimdzhanov,R/WchJM-U16 Bratislava 1993/TD 93\05 (32)}) 8... e5 (
8... h6 9. O-O b6 10. b4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bb7 12. Rb1 Rc8 13. h3 $14 {0-1
Pingitzer,H-Tjhin,I/Matinhos 1994 (42)}) 9. cxd5 (9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5
11. cxd5 cxd5 12. f4 Bc7 13. O-O Re8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Simonson,A-Horowitz Israel
Albert/New York 1933 (53)}) 9... cxd5 10. dxe5 (10. Nb5 Bb8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12.
Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bd2 a6 14. Nc3 b5 15. O-O-O Qb6 16. Kb1 Bd7 17. Bf5 $132 {
1-0 Efimov,I-Thallinger,H/Montecatini Terme op 1995/EXT 95op (41)}) 10... Nxe5
11. Nd4 (11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bd2 (12. O-O Be6 (12... Bxh2+ $2 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14.
Kg3 (14. Kg1 $2 Qh4 15. Re1 Qh2+ 16. Kf1 Qh1+ 17. Ke2 Qxg2 18. Kd2 (18. Nd1 Ne5
19. Kd2 Nf3+ 20. Ke2 Bg4 21. Qa4 b5 $1 $19) 18... Nxf2 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Ne2 g6
21. Rg1 Ne4+ 22. Kd1 Qh2 $19) 14... Qd6+ (14... Qg5 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. f4 $18)
15. f4 $18) 13. Bd2 Rc8 14. Rac1 d4 15. exd4 Qxd4 $11)) 11... Re8 12. h3 $6 $15
(12. Be2 Bg4 13. Bxg4 Nexg4 14. h3 Ne5 15. O-O Rc8 $132) 12... Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3
Ne4 14. Nf3 (14. O-O Qg5 15. Nf3 Qg6 16. Qxd5 Bxh3 17. Nh4 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Qe6
$17) 14... Nc5 (14... Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Bf5 16. O-O Be4 17. Nd4 Qg5 18. f3 Bg6 19.
f4 Qg3 20. Ne2 Qh4 21. f5 Bh5 22. Nf4 Rac8 23. Qb3 Bxf4 24. Rxf4 Qg3 25. Bd2 d4
$5 26. Re1 (26. exd4 Qxb3 $19) (26. Rxd4 Bf3 $19) 26... Rcd8 27. Qd3 h6 (27...
dxe3 28. Rxe3 $11) 28. Re4 $11) 15. Qd1 $6 (15. Qxd5 Be6 16. Qd1 (16. Qg5 Qxg5
17. Nxg5 Bc4 $17) 16... Bc4 $17) (15. Qc2 Be6 16. O-O Rc8 $15) 15... Bf5 16.
O-O (16. Qxd5 Be6 $17) 16... Be4 17. Nb5 (17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Nd4 Qg5 $15) 17...
Be7 18. Nbd4 (18. Nfd4 Bf6 $15) 18... Qb6 {[%csl Rb3]} (18... Rc8 $15) 19. b4 (
19. Nd2 Bf6 20. Nxe4 dxe4 $17) 19... Nd3 20. Bd2 $6 (20. Ne1 Nxe1 (20... Ne5 $2
21. f3 Bg6 22. f4 Nc4 23. f5 $18) 21. Rxe1 Qg6 22. f3 Bd3 $15) 20... Rac8 21.
Nh2 (21. Qa4 Nb2 (21... Bf6 22. Ra2 Red8 $15) 22. Qd7 Nc4 23. Rfd1 Bf6 24. Ra2
a6 $17) 21... Nb2 22. Qb3 $6 $17 (22. Qg4 Nc4 23. Rfc1 $1 h5 24. Qd1 Qg6 25.
Nhf3 $15) 22... Nc4 23. Ra2 (23. Rfd1 Bf6 (23... Qg6 $6 24. f3 Bd3 25. Ng4 Bg5
26. Bc1 Bf5 (26... Nxe3 27. Qxd3 Qxd3 28. Rxd3 Rxc1+ 29. Rxc1 Nxg4 30. Rdc3 (
30. Rcd1 Be3+ $17) 30... Bxc1 (30... Bf6 31. Rd3 Bg5 32. Rdc3 $1) 31. Rxc1 Nf6
32. Rc7 $44) 27. Nxf5 Qxf5 28. Qd3 Qxd3 29. Rxd3 h5 30. Rxd5 hxg4 31. Rxg5 gxf3
32. gxf3 Nxe3 33. Bb2 (33. Bxe3 Rxe3 34. Kf2 Rcc3 $17) 33... g6 $15) 24. Bc1 (
24. Ng4 Bxd4 25. exd4 Qg6 $19) (24. Bc3 Bxd4 25. Bxd4 Qg6 $19 {[%csl Rg2][%cal
Ge4c2]}) 24... Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Qg6 26. f3 Bc2 27. Qa2 Bf5 28. g4 Be6 29. Qe2 Rc7
$17 (29... Qh6 30. Kg2)) 23... Qg6 24. f3 $2 $19 (24. Nhf3 Bf6 25. b5 Bxd4 (
25... Rc5 26. a4 a5 $17) 26. exd4 Qf6 27. Bb4 a5 28. bxa6 bxa6 $17) 24... Bd3
25. Re1 (25. Rc1 Bg5 26. Ng4 h5 27. Nf2 Bxe3 28. Bxe3 Rxe3 $19) 25... Bh4 26.
Rea1 Nxe3 27. Bxe3 Bc4 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Black "Iskusnyh, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Maykop Universitet"]
[BlackTeam "Novokuznetsk"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. a3 O-O 8. b4
Qe7 (8... e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Bb8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bb2 Re8 (12... Qe7 $5
13. Rc1 (13. Qc5 Qxc5 14. bxc5 Re8 (14... Nxf3+ 15. gxf3 Nd7 16. Rd1 Nxc5 17.
Rxd5 $11) 15. Be2 Bd7 16. Rc1 Ne4 17. O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Kogan,A-Novikov,I/
Invitational, Rishon LeZion ISR 1998 (21)}) (13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15.
Qc3 Re8 (15... Qxc3+ 16. Nxc3 Be6 17. Bd3 $14) 16. Qxe5 Rxe5 17. Rc1 $14) 13...
Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Be5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. Qc3 Qh5 17. Nd6 Be6 (17... Qxf3 18. Rg1
$14) 18. Be2 b6 19. Qd4 Rfd8 20. Nb5 Rac8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Kd2 $132 {1/2-1/2
Dao Thien Hai-Kasimdzhanov,R/WchJM-U16 Bratislava 1993 (31)}) 13. Rc1 Nc6 14.
Nbd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Ne4 16. Be2 $14 {Malaniuk,V-Makarov,M/URS-ch58 Moscow 1991/
1-0 (64)}) (8... a6 9. Bb2 e5 10. Nxd5 $1 (10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. cxd5
Nxd5 $11) 10... cxd5 (10... Nxd5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. dxe5 $16) 11. dxe5 $16 {
1-0 Malaniuk,V-Stripunsky,A/Nikolaev zt 1995 (29)}) (8... a5 9. b5 c5 10. cxd5
exd5 11. Be2 b6 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Rfd1 $132 {Dao Thien Hai-Polgar,
Zso/Muenster (07)/1994/0.5 (88)}) (8... h6 9. Bb2 Re8 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. c5 Bc7
12. Bd3 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Ne2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Jacimovic,
D-Stanojoski,Z/Macedonian Championship, Struga 1993 (18)}) 9. Bb2 (9. Be2 dxc4
10. Bxc4 e5 11. Bb2 e4 12. Nd2 Nb6 13. Be2 Re8 14. h3 Nbd5 15. Na4 Bf5 16. g4
Bg6 17. Nc4 $132 {0-1 Dao Thien Hai-Lukacs,P/Budapest Elekes 1993 (45)}) 9...
dxc4 (9... a6 10. Be2 b5 11. c5 Bc7 12. a4 Bb7 13. O-O e5 14. axb5 axb5 15.
Nxb5 cxb5 16. c6 e4 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. cxb7 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Nc4 21.
Ra7 Rb8 22. Bd4 (22. Bxf6 gxf6 (22... Qxf6 23. Ra8 Qd8 24. Qa2 Nb6 25. Rxb8
Qxb8 26. Qa6 $18) 23. Qd1 $16) 22... Rxb7 23. Ra8+ Ne8 24. Bc5 $16 {1-0
Lematschko,T-Trabert,B/Haifa ztW 1989 (39)}) (9... e5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5
Nxe5 12. Nb5 Nxf3+ 13. gxf3 Be5 14. Nd4 a5 15. b5 Bd7 16. Bd3 Rfc8 17. Qe2 $132
{1-0 Dao Thien Hai-Prie,E/Budapest FS10 GM 1993 (36)}) 10. Bxc4 e5 (10... b5
11. Bd3 a5 12. bxa5 Rxa5 13. O-O Bb7 14. a4 b4 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Nf6 17.
Bd3 c5 $132 {Kunin,V-Korobov,A/Eu Youth bu16, Mureck AUT 1998/1/2-1/2 (61)})
11. Be2 Re8 12. O-O e4 13. Nd2 Nb6 (13... Nf8 14. Nc4 Bb8 15. b5 Ng4 16. h3 Nh2
17. Rfc1 Qh4 18. Ne5 (18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Nd2 c5 (19... Bf5 20. Rab1 $16) (19...
Bxh3 20. gxh3 Re6 21. Bf1 Nxf1 22. Kxf1 Qxh3+ 23. Ke1 $16) 20. dxc5 Bb7 21.
Rab1 $16) 18... Bxe5 19. dxe5 Nf3+ 20. Bxf3 $2 (20. gxf3 Qg5+ 21. Kh2 Bxh3 22.
Rg1 (22. Kxh3 Re6 $19) 22... Qh4 23. Rg3 Bg4+ (23... exf3 24. Qe4 Bg4+ 25. Kg1
fxe2 26. Rxg4 $16) 24. Kg1 exf3 25. Qe4 fxe2 26. Rxg4 Qd8 27. Qc4 $16) 20...
exf3 21. Qe4 $132 {Dao Thien Hai-Halasz,T/HUN-chT1 9394/1994/0.5 (39)}) 14.
Rfe1 Bf5 15. b5 (15. Nf1 h5 16. b5 cxb5 17. Nxb5 Rac8 18. Qd2 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Rxc4
20. Rec1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Bd7 {1/2-1/2 Dao Thien Hai-Lukacs,P/Budapest FS02 GM
1994} 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Qa5 $14) 15... Rac8 $6 (15... c5 $132) 16. Rec1 $6 (16.
bxc6 bxc6 (16... Rxc6 $2 17. Bb5 $18) 17. Rec1 $1 (17. Rab1 Bxa3 18. Bxa3 Qxa3
19. Rb3 (19. Ra1 Qe7 20. Ra5 c5 $15) 19... Qe7 20. Ra1 c5 $15) 17... Nfd5 18.
Nc4 Nxc4 19. Bxc4 Qh4 20. g3 (20. h3 $4 Bxh3 21. gxh3 Qxh3 $19) 20... Qh3 21.
Bf1 $14) 16... Bg4 $4 $18 (16... c5 $1 17. dxc5 Rxc5 18. Nb3 Qe5 19. g3 Rc7 20.
Qd2 Qe7 21. Nd4 Bd7 $132) 17. Ndxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxg4 Nxc3 19. Bxc8 Ncd5 (19...
Nxb5 20. Bf5 $18) 20. Bf5 g6 21. Bd3 Nxe3 (21... cxb5 22. Bxb5 $18) 22. fxe3 (
22. Qd2 Ned5 23. Re1 $18) 22... Qxe3+ 23. Kh1 Qf4 24. g3 Qf3+ 25. Kg1 Bxg3 26.
hxg3 $6 (26. Rf1 Qe3+ 27. Kh1 $18) 26... Qxg3+ 27. Qg2 (27. Kh1 Qh3+ 28. Qh2
Qxd3 29. Re1 $18) 27... Qxd3 28. Re1 Re3 (28... Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Qxb5 30. Re8+
Kg7 31. d5+ f6 32. Re7+ Kg8 33. Rxb7 $18) 29. Rad1 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Nd5 (30...
Qxb5 31. Re8+ Kg7 32. d5+ $18) 31. bxc6 bxc6 32. Qf2 (32. Kh2 $18) 32... Qh3
33. Bc1 Qg4+ 34. Kh2 Kg7 35. Qg3 Qd7 36. Kg2 h5 37. Qg5 a6 38. Bd2 $18 {
Maybe 1:0 ?} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Guillermo Garcia Memorial-A 06th"]
[Site "Santa Clara"]
[Date "1998.05.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vasquez Schroder, Rodrigo Rafael"]
[Black "Borges Matos, Juan R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1998.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
dxc4 9. bxc4 e5 10. O-O Re8 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Rb1 h6 (12... exd4 13. exd4 c5 (
13... Nf8 14. Re1 Bg4 15. c5 Bc7 16. Be3 Rad8 17. Red1 Ng6 18. g3 Ba5 $17 {
0-1 Singer,R-Feher,G/Zalaegerszeg 1993 (38)}) 14. d5 (14. Be3 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5
16. Ncb5 Bb8 17. Re1 Ng4 18. Bxg4 Bxg4 $132 {Portisch,L-Godena,M/Reggio Emilia
II 1991 (60) 1:0 time}) 14... Ne5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. g3 Bf5 17. Bd3 Bg4 18. Rf1
Qh5 19. h4 (19. Rxb7 Bf3 20. Bf5 g6 $19) 19... Bh3 20. Be2 Bf5 21. Bxh5 Bxc2
22. Rb2 Bd3 23. Be2 Bxe2 24. Rxe2 Rxe2 25. Nxe2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Skembris,S-Godena,
M/EU-chT Debrecen ITA-GRC 1992 (58)}) (12... b6 13. a4 Rb8 (13... e4 14. Nd2
Nf8 15. a5 Ng6 16. Nf1 $132 {1-0 Bischoff,K-Schlemermeyer,W/BL 1993 (28)}) 14.
a5 bxa5 15. Rxb8 Bxb8 16. Qa2 Bc7 17. Ba3 Qe6 18. d5 cxd5 19. cxd5 Qf5 20. Nb5
Bb8 21. d6 $44 {1-0 Ward,C-Muir,A/BCF-ch 1993 (35)}) (12... Nf8 13. dxe5 Bxe5
14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. f3 (15. Ba3 Bf5 16. Bd3 Ng4 17. g3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Qh5 19. h4
Ng6 20. Rxb7 (20. Bd6 Rad8 21. Qe2 b6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Servat,R-Valerga,D/ARG-ch
1994 (25)}) 20... N4e5 21. Qe2 Nf3+ 22. Kf1 Qg4 $44) 15... Ne6 16. Bf1 $14 {
1-0 Mukhaev,A-Burmakin,V/Moscow op2 1995 (23)}) (12... a6 13. c5 Bc7 14. h3 h6
15. Ba3 Ba5 16. Bc4 e4 17. Nd2 $14 {Jaworski,M-Mazul,W/POL-chT Lubniewice 1994/
1-0 (69)}) 13. h3 (13. a4 e4 $2 14. Nd2 Nf8 15. c5 $1 Bc7 16. Ba3 $1 {/\ Nc4-d6
} Bg4 $5 17. Bxg4 (17. Ndxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxg4 Bxh2+ 19. Kf1 $1 $16) 17... Nxg4 18.
g3 Ba5 19. Bb4 $1 (19. Ndxe4 Bxc3 20. Nxc3 Qg5 $1 21. Re1 $16 {1-0 Georgiev,
K-Granda Zuniga,J/Manila (ol) 1992 (41)}) 19... Bxb4 20. Rxb4 Nf6 21. Rdb1 $18)
13... exd4 14. exd4 (14. Nxd4 Ne5 $14) 14... Nf8 15. Bd3 Qc7 (15... Be6 16. Re1
Qd7 17. Ne5 $14) 16. Be3 Ne6 (16... b6 17. Qb3 N8d7 (17... Bb7 18. c5 $14) 18.
Re1 $14) 17. Qd2 b6 $4 $18 (17... Bf8 $14) 18. Re1 $4 $14 (18. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 19.
Qxh6 Be7 (19... Qd8 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Nf8 22. Bxc6 Re6 23. Qh5 Bh2+ 24.
Kxh2 Rxc6 25. Ne5 Rc7 26. Rb3 Ne6 27. Rg3+ Ng7 28. Qh6 Qf8 29. Re1 $18) 20. Ng5
(20. Re1 Qf4 $17) (20. Ne5 Nxd4 21. Ng6 fxg6 22. Qxg6+ Kf8 $11) 20... Nxg5 (
20... Ng7 21. Nce4 Qd8 22. d5 cxd5 23. cxd5 $18) (20... Bd8 21. Re1 Qf4 22. Re5
$1 $18) 21. Qxg5+ Kf8 22. Qh6+ Kg8 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Bd6 25. Re1 Be6 26. d5
$18) 18... Bd7 $4 $18 (18... Bf8 $8 19. d5 $1 (19. Ne5 Bb7 20. Bf5 (20. Ne4
Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Rad8 $11) 20... Rad8 $132) (19. Nh4 Bb7 20. Nf5 Rad8 $132) 19...
Nc5 (19... cxd5 20. cxd5 (20. Nxd5 Qd8 $132 (20... Nxd5 21. cxd5 Nc5 22. Bf4 (
22. Bxc5 Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Qxc5 (23... Bxc5 24. d6 Qxd6 25. Qe8+ Qf8 26. Qe4 $18)
24. Qe4 g6 25. Ne5 Bf5 26. Qf4 Qxd5 27. Bc4 (27. Bxf5 gxf5 28. Qxf5 Re8 29. Rb5
Bc5 30. Ng4 Re1+ 31. Kh2 Bd6+ 32. f4 Qe6 $15) 27... Qe4 28. Qxe4 (28. Bxf7+ Kg7
29. Qxe4 Bxe4 30. Re1 Bc2 $132) 28... Bxe4 29. Re1 Bf5 30. g4 Be6 31. Bxe6 fxe6
32. Nxg6 Kf7 33. Ne5+ Kf6 34. f4 Rd8 35. Kf2 Rd2+ 36. Re2 $14) 22... Rxe1+ 23.
Rxe1 Qd8 24. Bb5 Bb7 25. Bc6 Bxc6 26. dxc6 Qxd2 27. Bxd2 Ne6 $15)) 20... Nc5
21. Bd4 $14) 20. Bd4 Rxe1+ (20... Bb7 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Nd4 $16) 21. Rxe1 Nfd7
22. Bb1 $14) (18... Bb7 $4 19. Bxh6 gxh6 20. Qxh6 Be7 21. Re5 (21. Rxe6 $2 fxe6
22. Qg6+ Kf8 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Ng5 Bd8 25. Bg6 (25. Bh7+ Nxh7 26. Qg6+ Qg7 27.
Qxe8+ Nf8 28. Nxe6 Qe7 29. Qxf8+ Qxf8 30. Nxf8 Kxf8 $15) 25... Qg7 26. Bf7+ Kf8
27. Nxe6+ (27. Qxg7+ Kxg7 28. Bxe8 Nxe8 29. Nxe6+ Kf6 30. Re1 Nd6 $15) 27...
Rxe6 28. Qxg7+ Kxg7 29. Bxe6 $132) 21... Bd6 (21... Bf8 22. Qxf6 Bg7 23. Qh4
Bxe5 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Nxe5 $18) (21... Bd8 22. d5 cxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. cxd5
$18) 22. Rg5+ Nxg5 23. Qxg5+ Kf8 24. Qxf6 $18) 19. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 (19... Bf8 20.
Bg5 $18) 20. Qxh6 Nf4 (20... Qd8 21. Ne4 $1 Nxe4 22. Rxe4 Bf8 23. Rg4+ Bg7 24.
Ne5 $1 $18 (24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Rxg7 Nxg7 26. Qh8+ Ke7 27. Qxg7 $18)) (20... Be7
21. Re5 Ng7 22. Rg5 Bf8 23. Rg3 $18 (23. Qxf6 Re6 24. Ne4 $1 (24. Qf5 Re1+ 25.
Rxe1 Bxf5 26. Bxf5 $16) 24... Rxf6 25. Nxf6+ Kh8 26. Ne5 Bf5 27. Bxf5 Bd6 28.
Bd7 Bxe5 29. dxe5 Rd8 30. Re1 $18)) 21. Qg5+ (21. Qg5+ Kf8 (21... Ng6 22. Bxg6
$18) 22. Qxf6 Nxd3 23. Qh8#) 1-0

[Event "Recklinghausen"]
[Site "Recklinghausen"]
[Date "1998.07.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Siegel, Georg"]
[Black "Pinter, Jozsef"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1998.07.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 24592]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7.
Be2 O-O 8. b3 Re8 9. Bb2 Qe7 10. O-O b6 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7
14. Bd3 (14. Qe3 c5 15. Rfd1 Rad8 16. dxc5 $10 {(Kramnik)}) (14. Ne5 $1 {
(Anand)}) 14... f5 (14... Nf8 15. Qe2 Rad8 16. Rad1 Ng6 17. g3 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5
19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Rd7 21. Qc6 Rc7 22. Qa4 e5 $11 {0-1 Rumiancev,
B-Grabliauskas,V/LTU-ch Vilnius 1996/EXP 53 (35)}) (14... Nf6 15. Qh4 h6 16.
Rae1 Rad8 17. Re3 Nh7 18. Qh3 Ng5 19. Nxg5 Qxg5 20. Rfe1 c5 $11 {1-0
Anastasian,A-Nalbandian,T/Protvino zt 1993 (39)}) 15. Qe3 (15. Qe2 c5 16. Rfe1
(16. Rad1 $2 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Qh4 18. g3 Qh3 19. f3 Bc5 20. Kh1 (20. f4 e5 21.
fxe5 Rxe5 22. Qc2 (22. Qf2 Nf6 23. Rd2 Ne4 24. Bxe4 Bxe4 $17) 22... Rae8 $17)
20... Nf6 21. Nc2 e5 $17 {0-1 Grivas,E-Kramnik,V/Dortmund op-A 1992 (25)}) (16.
dxc5 Nxc5 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Bc2 Ne4 19. Nf3 Rad8 20. Rad1 $11 {1-0 Volke,
K-Thinius,M/BL 1993/BL 90 (95)}) 16... cxd4 17. Nxd4 Qh4 18. g3 Qh3 19. Qf1 Qh5
20. Rad1 Bb4 21. Re3 Bc5 22. Be2 Qg6 23. Qh3 (23. b4 Bxd4 (23... Bxb4 24. Nc2
$18) 24. Rxd4 Nf6 25. Rd6 $14) 23... Nf6 24. b4 f4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Iotti,P-Doric,
N/Open, Salsomaggiore Terme ITA 1998 (57)}) 15... c5 16. Rfe1 $2 $15 (16. dxc5
$11) 16... Bxf3 (16... Rad8 17. Rad1 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Nc5 19. Bc2 Qh4 20. h3 Bf4
21. Qe2 Ne4 22. Nf3 Qh5 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rd1 $11) 17. Qxf3 (17. dxc5 Nxc5 18.
Qxf3 Bxh2+ 19. Kxh2 Qd6+ 20. Be5 Qxd3 $17) 17... cxd4 18. Bxf5 (18. Bxd4 Qh4
$17) 18... Ne5 (18... Bxh2+ 19. Kxh2 Qd6+ 20. Kg1 exf5 21. Qxf5 Nc5 22. Qg4
Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Rd8 $132) 19. Rxe5 (19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qh5+ Kg8 21. Rxe5 Bxe5
22. Qxe5 d3 {this game}) (19. Qh3 exf5 20. f4 Qd7 21. fxe5 Bxe5 22. Rad1 Rad8
$17) 19... Bxe5 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Qxe5 d3 23. Rd1 Rad8 24. Qc3 $2
$17 (24. Qg3 e5 25. Rxd3 e4 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. h3 Rd2 28. Bc3 (28. Be5 Rxa2 29.
Bd6 Qd7 30. Qe5 Rd2 31. Bb4 Rd3 32. Qxe4 Rxb3 33. Be7 Rb2 34. Qa8+ Kf7 35. Qf8+
Kg6 $17) 28... Rd3 (28... Rxa2 29. Qb8+ Kh7 30. Qf4 Qe6 (30... Rc2 31. Be5 Qb7
32. Qh4+ $11) 31. Qh4+ Kg8 (31... Kg6 32. Qg3+ $18) 32. Qd8+ Kh7 33. Qh4+ $11)
29. Qb8+ Qf8 30. Qe5 Rd1+ 31. Kh2 Qd6 32. Qxd6 Rxd6 $15) 24... e5 25. Rxd3 e4
26. Rxd8 (26. Rd5 Rxd5 27. cxd5 e3 28. fxe3 Qxe3+ 29. Qxe3 Rxe3 30. d6 Re2 31.
Bc3 Kf7 32. d7 Ke7 33. Bxg7 Rxa2 34. h4 Kxd7 35. h5 Ke7 36. g4 Kf7 37. Be5 Re2
$17) 26... Rxd8 27. g3 (27. Qe1 Qb4 $1 28. Kf1 Qd2 $17) 27... Rd3 28. Qe5 (28.
Qe1 e3 29. fxe3 Rxe3 30. Qd2 Qe4 31. Qd5+ Qxd5 32. cxd5 Re1+ 33. Kf2 Rd1 $17)
28... Qxe5 29. Bxe5 Rd1+ 30. Kg2 Rd2 0-1

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 33rd"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1996.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Lutz} d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 O-O
8. g5 Ne4 $5 $146 (8... Nh5 {Survey CBM 55}) 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Qxe4 e5 11. Bd2 (
11. Bd3 f5 12. gxf6 Nxf6 13. Qh4 exd4 14. Nxd4 (14. exd4 Bf5 15. Be2 (15. Bxf5
Qa5+ 16. Nd2 Rae8+ $40) 15... Ne4 $44 16. Qxd8 Raxd8 17. Be3 Bb4+ 18. Kd1 (18.
Kf1 Bh3+ 19. Kg1 Rf6 20. Ne5 Bd6 21. Bg4 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Rg6 23. f3 Rf8 $19)
18... Nxf2+ $1 19. Bxf2 Be4 20. Rg1 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Rxf3 22. Ke2 Rh3 23. Rg2 Re8+
24. Kf1 Bd6 $15) 14... Bb4+ 15. Ke2 $13 (15. Bd2 $4 Bxd2+ 16. Kxd2 c5 $19 {
[%cal Rd8d3,Yc8f5]})) (11. Bg2 f5 12. gxf6 Nxf6 13. Qh4 (13. Qc2 exd4 14. Nxd4
Ng4 15. Nf3 Bb4+ 16. Ke2 Qf6 17. Kf1 Be6 $36) 13... exd4 14. Qxd4 $13) 11... f5
12. Qh4 (12. gxf6 Nxf6 13. Qh4 (13. Qd3 e4 14. Qb3 exf3 15. c5+ Rf7 16. cxd6
Qxd6 17. Bc4 Nd5 18. e4 Qe6 (18... Re7 19. Qxf3 $16) 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Qxd5
Qxd5 21. exd5 Bf5 $15) 13... Bg4 14. Bg2 (14. Nxe5 $6 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Ne4 16.
Qxd8 Raxd8 17. Ba5 b6 18. Rg1 Be6 19. Bc3 Rxf2 20. h3 (20. Bg2 Bxc4 $1 $19) (
20. Rg2 Rf3 21. Bd4 c5 22. Be2 Rh3 $17) 20... c5 21. Rc1 Rdf8 $17) 14... exd4 (
14... Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nd7 16. Qxd8 Raxd8 17. Be2 $14) 15. Nxd4 (15. exd4 Qe7+ $17
) 15... Be5 16. Bc3 c5 17. Ne2 (17. Nb5 Qd3 18. Bf1 Bxc3+ 19. Nxc3 Qc2 $19)
17... Qd3 18. O-O Bxe2 19. Bxe5 Bxf1 20. Rxf1 Rae8 $15) 12... e4 13. g6 (13.
Ng1 $5) 13... Qxh4 (13... hxg6 {Lutz} 14. Ng5 Nf6 15. c5 $18) 14. Nxh4 f4 $5 (
14... Be7 15. gxh7+ Kxh7 16. Ng2 $14) 15. c5 $6 (15. exf4 $5 Bxf4 16. Bxf4 Rxf4
17. Ng2 Rf6 18. gxh7+ Kxh7 19. Ne3 $14) 15... fxe3 16. Bxe3 Be7 17. Ng2 Nf6 (
17... hxg6 $6 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. h4 $40) 18. Nf4 Ng4 19. Bc4+ Kh8 20. gxh7 (20.
h3 Nxe3 21. fxe3 Bg5) 20... Kxh7 21. h4 b6 22. cxb6 (22. b4 bxc5 23. bxc5 Rb8
$132) 22... axb6 23. Ne6 (23. d5 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Bb4+ 25. Kd1 b5 26. Be2 cxd5
$132) 23... Bxe6 (23... Rf3 24. Ke2 Bxe6 25. Bxe6 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Raf8 $132) 24.
Bxe6 Nxe3 25. fxe3 Rf3 26. Ke2 Raf8 27. Raf1 (27. Rh2 $6 Bd6 28. Rg2 Bg3 29.
Rag1 Rf2+ 30. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 31. Kd1 Bxh4 $10) (27. Rac1 Rf2+ 28. Kd1 Rxb2 29. Rxc6
Rff2 30. Bd5 Ba3 $1 (30... Rfd2+ $4 31. Kc1 Ba3 32. Bxe4+ Kg8 33. Rxb6 $18) 31.
Bxe4+ Kg8 32. Rc8+ Kf7 $10) 27... Rxf1 28. Rxf1 Rxf1 29. Kxf1 Kg6 30. h5+ $1
Kg5 (30... Kxh5 31. Bf5 $16) 31. Ke2 c5 32. dxc5 Bxc5 33. a3 Kf6 34. Bg8 Ke5
35. b4 Be7 36. Kd2 Bg5 37. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rishon Le Ziyyon 9798"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "1997.08.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Black "Stisis, Yaacov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1997.12.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. b3
e5 (8... Re8 9. O-O dxc4 10. bxc4 e5 11. Bb2 exd4 12. exd4 Nf8 13. Ne5 Bxe5 (
13... c5 14. Nb5 cxd4 $15) 14. dxe5 Ng4 15. Ne4 Nxe5 $17 {1-0 Raicevic,
V-Kaeser,U/Bern op 1988 (21)}) (8... dxc4 9. bxc4 e5 10. O-O h6 11. Nh4 $6 (11.
Bb2 Re8 12. Ne4 (12. Rfe1 $5) 12... Nxe4 13. Bxe4 exd4 14. exd4 Nf6 15. Bf5 Qa5
16. Bxc8 Raxc8 17. Rfe1 $11) 11... e4 12. Bxe4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxh2+ 14. Kxh2
Qxh4+ 15. Kg1 f5 $132 {0-1 Barakat,K-Rahman,A/Doha open 1992 (63)}) 9. cxd5
cxd5 10. Nb5 $5 $146 (10. dxe5 $6 Nxe5 11. Bb2 (11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bb2 (12. O-O
Qc7 $17 {[%csl Rc3,Rh2]}) 12... d4 13. exd4 (13. Nb5 Re8 $15) 13... Bxd4 14.
O-O $11) 11... Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 Bh3 $15 {1/2-1/2 Vukovic,M-Ciric,D/Ljubljana YUG
ch 1960 (40)}) 10... Bb4+ (10... Bb8 11. Ba3 (11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13.
Bb2 Qa5+ (13... Bxb2 14. Qxb2 Qb6 15. O-O Bd7 16. Nd4 $14) 14. Bc3 Bxc3+ 15.
Qxc3 Qxc3+ 16. Nxc3 Rd8 17. Nb5 $14) 11... Qa5+ (11... Re8 12. Be2 a6 13. Nd6
Bxd6 (13... Qa5+ 14. b4 Qxa3 15. Nxe8 Qxb4+ 16. Kf1 Qf8 (16... Nxe8 17. Qxc8
$18) 17. Qxc8 $16) 14. Bxd6 e4 (14... exd4 15. Nxd4 $14) 15. Bc7 (15. Ne5 Qa5+
16. b4 Qb6 17. Qc7 Re6 18. Qxb6 Nxb6 19. Bc7 Bd7 20. Bxb6 Rxb6 21. a3 a5 22. b5
$14) 15... Qe7 16. Nd2 $14) 12. Qd2 $1 (12. Nd2 Re8 13. O-O (13. Rc1 exd4 14.
Qxc8 dxe3 $19 15. fxe3 Bg3+) 13... a6 14. Nd6 Bxd6 15. Bxd6 exd4 16. exd4 Qb6
17. Bc5 Nxc5 18. dxc5 $11) 12... Qxd2+ 13. Nxd2 Re8 14. O-O a6 15. Nd6 Bxd6 16.
Bxd6 exd4 17. exd4 $14) 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ (11... Qe7 12. dxe5 Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 Nxe5
14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. O-O Ng4 16. g3 Qh5 17. f3 Ne5 18. Be2 Bh3 19. Rf2 Nc6 20. Rd1
$14) 12. Nxd2 e4 13. Be2 a6 14. Nc7 $5 (14. Nc3 b5 15. a3 Re8 16. O-O Nf8 17.
Rfc1 Bg4 18. Bf1 h5 19. b4 Qd6 20. a4 bxa4 21. Nxa4 $14) 14... Ra7 (14... Rb8
15. O-O Nb6 16. Rfc1 Bg4 17. Bxg4 Nxg4 18. h3 Nf6 19. Qc5 Na8 20. Nxa8 Rxa8 21.
Qc7 $14) 15. O-O b6 (15... Nb8 16. Rfc1 (16. b4 Nc6 17. Nxa6 Rxa6 18. b5 Nxd4
19. exd4 Ra3 20. Nb1 Ra8 21. a4 Bg4 22. Nc3 $11) 16... Nc6 17. Nxa6 Nxd4 (17...
Rxa6 18. Bxa6 Nb4 19. Qxc8 $1 $16) 18. exd4 bxa6 19. b4 $14) 16. Rfc1 Nb8 17.
b4 Qd6 $4 (17... Bg4 $14) 18. Nxd5 $18 Nxd5 19. Qxc8 Qxb4 20. Nxe4 Re7 21. Ng3
f5 (21... Qe1+ 22. Rxe1 Rxc8 23. Rec1 $18) 22. Qc4 (22. Nxf5 Rxc8 23. Rxc8+ Kf7
24. Nxe7 Qb2 25. Re1 Qd2 26. Kf1 Kxe7 27. Rxb8 b5 28. Rb7+ $18) 22... Qa5 (
22... Qd6 23. Bf3 Rd7 24. Nxf5 (24. Bxd5+ Qxd5 25. Qxd5+ Rxd5 26. Ne2 $18)
24... Rxf5 25. e4 b5 26. Qb3 Rxf3 27. gxf3 Qg6+ 28. Kh1 Nc6 29. exd5 $18) 23.
Bf3 Rd7 24. Ne2 Kh8 25. Bxd5 Rxd5 26. Nf4 Rd6 27. h4 Nd7 28. Qc7 Qa3 29. Rc3
Qb2 30. Rac1 Rff6 31. Qxd7 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lein, Anatoly"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Rd1
(8. g4 Nxg4 9. Rg1 f5 (9... Nxh2 10. Nxh2 (10. Ng5 Nf6 $17) 10... Bxh2 11. Rh1
Qh4 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. e4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Rd8 15. Be3 Ng4 $19) 10. h3 Ngf6 11. Ng5
Qe7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Qxf5 h6 14. Qe6+ Qxe6 15. Nxe6 Rf7 16. Rc1 Re7 17. Nc5
Bxc5 18. dxc5 Ne5 19. Be2 Bxh3 $17 {0-1 Malaniuk,V-Anand,V/Moscow PCA 1994 (49)
}) (8. Bd3 dxc4 (8... Qe7 9. O-O e5 $5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. e4 exd4 12. Nxd5 Nxd5
13. exd5 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. f4 Qxd5 17. Be4 Qh5 18. Qd3 Bg4
19. Rae1 Rae8 20. h3 Bc8 $10 {Georgiev,K-Khalifman,A/Pardubice 1994/1-0 (48)})
9. Bxc4 e5 10. O-O exd4 11. exd4 Nb6 12. Bd3 Re8 13. Rae1 Rxe1 14. Rxe1 h6 {
= Sokolov,I-Beliavsky,A/Linares 1995 (24)}) 8... Qe7 9. Be2 (9. a3 a6 (9...
dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11. Ba2 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. Qxf5 Qe5 15. Qxe5
Bxe5 16. Ke2 Rad8 $11 {1-0 Pribyl,J-Shiber,J/Ceske Budejovice op 1994 (42)})
10. Be2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. Ba2 g6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 exd4 15. Qxd4 c5 16.
Qd5 Ne5 17. Bc3 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Be5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lechtynsky,J-Iskov,G/
Copenhagen PC 1983 (33)}) 9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11. Bc1 $2 (11. O-O e4 12. Ng5
Nb6 13. Bb3 Bg4 14. Rc1 Rae8 15. Ncxe4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Qxe4 17. Qxe4 Rxe4 18. f3
$14) 11... e4 $15 12. Nd2 (12. Ng5 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bg4 14. Rd2 Nfd5 $1 15. Ncxe4 (
15. Ngxe4 Bf5 $19) 15... Bf5 16. g4 Bg6 17. h4 Rae8 $19) 12... Nb6 13. Be2 (13.
O-O $2 Bxh2+ $1 $19) (13. Bb3 Bg4 $17) (13. h3 Nxc4 14. Nxc4 Bc7 $15) 13... Bf5
14. h3 (14. O-O Nbd5 (14... h5 15. b3 Rfe8 16. Nc4 Nxc4 17. bxc4 Bc7 18. c5 Bg4
19. Bxg4 Nxg4 20. h3 Qh4 21. Bb2 Rad8 (21... Re6 22. d5 cxd5 23. Nxd5 Bh2+ 24.
Kh1 $132) 22. d5 $132) (14... Rad8 15. b3 (15. Nc4 $2 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Bxh2+ $1
17. Kxh2 Ng4+ 18. Kg1 Qh4 19. Rfe1 Qh2+ 20. Kf1 Qh1+ 21. Ke2 Qxg2 $19) 15...
Bb8 16. Rfe1 Nbd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5 $15) 15. Nc4 Bc7 16. b3 Nb4 17. Qb2 Rad8 18.
Qa3 b5 19. Ne5 a6 $132) 14... Nbd5 15. g4 $6 (15. O-O $15) 15... Bg6 (15... Nb4
16. Qb1 Bg6 17. h4 h6 18. g5 hxg5 19. hxg5 Nh7 20. a3 Nd3+ 21. Bxd3 exd3 22. e4
$8 Nxg5 23. Qxd3 Rad8 $15) 16. g5 $6 $17 (16. Qb3 Rfd8 $15) 16... Nh5 (16...
Nb4 17. Qb3 Ne8 18. h4 Nd3+ 19. Bxd3 exd3 20. h5 Bf5 21. Rg1 Bh2 22. Rg2 Bf4
23. Nf3 Rd8 $17) 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Rg1 $6 (18. h4 f6 19. Qb3 Qf7 20. gxf6 Rac8
(20... Nxf6 21. Nc4 $1) 21. Nb1 Nxf6 22. Nc3 a6 23. h5 Bf5 $17) (18. Qb3 Qxg5
19. Qxb7 Qg2 20. Rf1 Nf6 21. Qa6 Rfd8 22. b3 Qxh3 $19) 18... Qe6 (18... Rfd8
$17) 19. Qb3 Qxh3 20. Nb1 (20. Qxd5 Rad8 (20... Qh2 21. Rg4 Rad8 22. Qxb7 Bf5
23. Nf1 Qh1 24. Qb5 Bd7 25. Qa6 Bxg4 26. Bxg4 Be7 $17) 21. Qxb7 Ng3 $1 22. Bc4
(22. fxg3 Bxg3+ 23. Rxg3 Qxg3+ 24. Kf1 Bf5 $19) 22... Qh2 (22... Bh5 23. Nxe4
Nxe4 24. Qxe4 Bf3 25. Qd3 Bxd1 26. Qxd1 $44) 23. Rf1 (23. Rxg3 Bxg3 24. fxg3
Qxg3+ $19) 23... Bh5 $1 $19) 20... Qh2 $5 (20... Bh2 $1 21. Rf1 (21. Bf1 Qf5
22. Rg2 Bc7 23. Qxb7 Ba5+ 24. Bd2 (24. Nc3 Rfb8 25. Qc6 Rc8 $19) 24... Rab8 25.
Qa6 Bd8 26. Bc3 Bxg5 27. Na3 $17) 21... Qf5 22. Nc3 Rfd8 23. Rh1 Qxg5 $19) 21.
Rf1 Bf5 $2 (21... Rfd8 $17) 22. Kd2 $1 Nf4 $5 (22... g6 23. Qxd5 b6 24. Rh1
Bb4+ 25. Nc3 Qxf2 26. Rdf1 Qg2 27. Rfg1 Bxc3+ 28. bxc3 Qf2 (28... Nf4 $2 29.
Rxg2 Nxd5 30. Rgh2 $16) 29. Rf1 Qg2 30. Rfg1 $11) (22... Qh4 23. Qxd5 (23. Nc3
Rfd8) 23... Bb4+ 24. Nc3 Bg6 25. Qxb7 Bxc3+ 26. bxc3 Qxg5 27. Rh1 $132) (22...
Rfd8 23. Rh1 Qxf2 24. Rdf1 Qg2 25. Rhg1 $11) 23. Nc3 $4 (23. exf4 $8 Bxf4+ $1 (
23... e3+ $2 24. fxe3 $1 (24. Ke1 $2 exf2+ 25. Rxf2 Qh1+ 26. Kd2 (26. Rf1 Qh4+
27. Rf2 Bxb1 28. Qxd5 Rfd8 $19) 26... Qh4 27. Ke1 Bxb1 28. Qxd5 Rfd8 $19) 24...
Bxb1 25. Rh1 Qg2 26. Rdg1 Qe4 27. Bd3 (27. Bg4 a5 28. a3 Bxf4 29. exf4 Rfe8 $19
) 27... Bxd3 (27... Bb4+ 28. Ke2 Bxd3+ 29. Qxd3) 28. Qxd3 Bb4+ 29. Ke2 Rac8 30.
Qxe4 dxe4 31. Kd1 Rc6 32. Bd2 Be7 $11) 24. Ke1 Bxc1 25. Rxc1 Bh3 26. Qg3 (26.
Qxd5 Bxf1 27. Bxf1 e3 28. fxe3 Qxb2 $17) 26... Qxg3 27. fxg3 Bxf1 28. Kxf1 Rac8
29. Nc3 Rfd8 $15) 23... Nxe2 $19 24. Nxe2 Bg4 25. Qxd5 (25. Qxb7 Rab8 26. Qxd5
Bb4+ 27. Nc3 Bxd1 $19) 25... Bb4+ 26. Nc3 Bxd1 27. Kxd1 Qg2 28. Ke1 Rfd8 (28...
b6 $19) 29. Qb5 Bxc3+ 30. bxc3 a6 (30... Rac8) 31. Qxb7 Rab8 32. Qxa6 Qxg5 (
32... Rb1 33. Kd2 Qxg5 34. Kc2 Rbb8 $19) 33. Qa4 h5 34. Kd2 Qg2 (34... Rbc8)
35. Qd1 Rb1 36. Kc2 Rdb8 37. c4 h4 (37... Ra1 38. c5 Rbb1 39. d5 Rxc1+ 40. Qxc1
Rxc1+ 41. Rxc1 Qxf2+ 42. Kb3 Qxe3+ 43. Rc3 Qd4 44. c6 Qxd5+ $19) 38. d5 Ra1 39.
a3 h3 40. d6 Ra2+ 41. Kc3 Qg5 (41... h2 42. d7 Qg5 43. Qd6 Qa5+ 44. Kd4 Rd8 $19
) 42. Qd5 Qxd5 43. cxd5 h2 44. Rh1 Rxf2 45. a4 g5 46. Ba3 g4 47. d7 Rd8 48. Bd6
Rxd7 49. Bxh2 Rxd5 50. Bf4 Rd3+ 51. Kb4 Rb2+ 52. Kc5 Rc2+ 53. Kb4 f6 54. Ra1 g3
55. Bxg3 Rxe3 56. Be1 Kf7 57. a5 f5 58. a6 Rxe1 59. Rxe1 Ra2 60. Kb5 Kf6 61.
Kb6 Ke5 62. a7 f4 63. Rb1 Rxa7 64. Kxa7 f3 65. Rb5+ Kf4 66. Rb8 e3 67. Rf8+ Kg3
0-1

[Event "Veterans-Women"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Ioseliani, Nana"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1997.07.23"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Be2 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 (6. O-O b6 7. Bd2 Bb7
8. cxd5 exd5 9. Qa4 a5 10. Nc3 Bd6 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Rfe1 Re8 13. Qc2 g6 14. Rad1
Qc7 15. h3 $132 {1-0 Agdestein,S-Ljubojevic,L/Tilburg 1989 (51)}) (6. Qc2 b5 (
6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 a6 8. O-O c5 9. Rd1 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. a4 Be4 12. Bd3 Bxf3
13. gxf3 cxd4 14. axb5 Rc8 15. Qe2 a5 16. Bd2 $14 {0-1 Ostrowski,L-Sherbakov,R/
Katowice op 1992 (28)}) 7. c5 a5 8. O-O Be7 9. Nbd2 Qc7 10. e4 O-O 11. e5 Nh5
12. Re1 f6 13. exf6 gxf6 14. h3 $14 {(39) 1-0 Berezovsky,I-Zorman,V/Genève
Maîtres 1995}) 6... Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Qc2 (10. a4 a5 11.
Ne5 Qe7 (11... Qc7 $5) 12. Bf3 c5 (12... Rad8 $5) 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 (13... Qxd7 14.
dxc5 bxc5 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. cxd5 exd5 17. e4 $14) 14. cxd5 exd5 (14... Bxd5 $2
15. e4 $1 Bb7 16. e5 Bxf3 17. exd6 $18) 15. Nc4 $1 dxc4 (15... Bc7 16. dxc5
Nxc5 17. Na3 (17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Rfd8 19. Qc6 Rac8 20. Qb5 Rd3 21. Ra3 $14)
17... Rac8 18. Nb5 Be5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Qd4 $14) 16. Bxb7 Rab8 17. Bf3 b5 (
17... cxb3 18. Qxb3 Bc7 19. Rfd1 $14) 18. dxc5 $2 (18. axb5 $1 Rxb5 (18... cxb3
19. Qxb3 $16) 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Qd4 Ne6 21. Qxc4 $16) 18... Nxc5 19. bxc4 bxc4
20. Bc3 Nd3 21. Rb1 Bb4 $11 {Lobron,E-Soffer,R/Bern zt 1990/CBM 17/1/2-1/2 (36)
}) 10... Qe7 11. Ne5 Rac8 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qe3 $11 c5
$5 (15... Rfd8 16. Rad1 c5 17. f4 $14) 16. Bf3 (16. Rad1) 16... Rfd8 17. Rad1
cxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qc7 20. Rfe1 (20. Qe3 Nd7 $11) 20... Bb4 (20... a6
21. h3 b5 22. Qe3 Bb4 23. Bb6 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Qb7 25. Bd4 Rd8 26. Rd3 bxc4 27.
Nxc4 Be7 $11 (27... Qe4 28. Bxf6 Qxd3 29. Qg5 $18)) 21. Re3 Bc5 22. Bxc5 Qxc5
23. Red3 (23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rd3 Rxd3 25. Nxd3 Qc8 26. b4 Nd7 27. Qd1 h6 (27...
Qxc4 28. Ne5 $1 $16) 28. c5 Kf8 29. Qc2 bxc5 30. bxc5 Qc6 31. a4 a5 32. Qc4 Ke7
33. f3 $14 (33. Qb5 Qxb5 34. axb5 a4 35. c6 a3 36. Nb4 Nb6 $17)) 23... Rxd3 24.
Qxd3 h6 25. Qd4 (25. Qd6) 25... Qa3 26. Qd2 Qc5 27. Qd6 $14 Qxd6 (27... a6 28.
Qxc5 Rxc5 (28... bxc5 29. Rd6 a5 30. f3 $16 (30. Nc6 Kh7)) 29. Rd8+ Kh7 30.
Nxf7 $16) 28. Rxd6 Kf8 29. Kf1 (29. f4 g5 $1 $132 (29... Ke7 30. Rc6 $14)) (29.
f3 Ke7 30. Rd4 Rc7 31. Kf2 Nd7 32. Nxd7 Rxd7 33. Rxd7+ Kxd7 34. Ke3 Kd6 35. b4
$14) 29... Ke7 30. Rd4 a5 31. Ke2 Rc7 32. f4 (32. a3 Nd7 33. Nxd7 Rxd7 34.
Rxd7+ Kxd7 35. Ke3 Kd6 36. b4 $14) 32... Ne8 33. c5 (33. h4 $6 h5 34. g3 Nd6
35. a3 b5 36. Kd2 g6 37. cxb5 Nxb5 38. Rc4 Rb7 39. Nc6+ Kf6 40. Ra4 Rd7+ 41.
Ke3 Rc7 42. Nxa5 Rc3+ 43. Kf2 Nd6 $15) (33. Ke3 Nd6 34. g4 g5 35. Rd3 gxf4+ 36.
Kxf4 f6 $11) 33... bxc5 34. Ra4 f6 35. Nc4 Nd6 36. Nxd6 (36. Rxa5 Nxc4 37. bxc4
Kd6 38. Ra6+ Kd7 39. a4 Rb7 40. a5 Rb2+ 41. Kf3 Ra2 42. Ra7+ Kd6 43. a6 Ra3+
$11) 36... Kxd6 37. Rxa5 Rb7 38. Ke3 Rb4 39. Ra6+ Kd5 40. Ra7 g5 41. g3 gxf4+
42. gxf4 e5 43. fxe5 fxe5 44. Rd7+ Kc6 45. Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U20"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "1997.09.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Black "Tyomkin, Dimitri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1997.09.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{It was the most dangerous game for me in the tournament,but I succesfully
saved lost posititon} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2
Bd6 (6... Bb4 $5 {were succesfully used by Kramnik against Gelfand in Berlin,
1996.I decided to choose the line were I have more experience}) 7. g4 Nxg4 8.
Rg1 f5 9. h3 Ngf6 10. Rxg7 Ne4 11. Bd2 Qf6 12. Rg2 Nf8 13. O-O-O Ng6 14. Kb1
$146 (14. Be2 {Tyomkin,D} Bd7 15. Rdg1 O-O-O 16. Be1 (16. cxd5 $142 $1 Nxc3 17.
Bxc3 exd5 18. Bd3 $16 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Gg2g5,Yh3h4] /\Rg5,Rh5,Rgg5,h4,Ne5,xf5}
f4 19. Bxg6 fxe3 20. Bh5 exf2 21. Qxf2 Qh6+ 22. Rg5 Bf4+ 23. Bd2 $16) 16... Kb8
17. Kb1 (17. c5 $2 Bc7 $17 {[%cal Ye6e5] now black is capturing the center by
e6-e5} 18. b4 e5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nd4 Ng6 $1 21. f3 Nxc3 22. Bxc3 Qe7 $17 {
Kobrin,M-Tyomkin,D/GRAND PRIX-final 1996/0-1(26)}) 17... Rhe8 (17... Ka8 18.
Ka1 Qe7 19. c5 $6 Bc7 20. h4 e5 21. h5 exd4 22. Nxd4 Ne5 23. Na4 {[%cal Gf2f3]
/\f2-f3} Ng4 24. Nxf5 Bxf5 25. Bxg4 Bxg4 26. Rxg4 Rhf8 $44 {Soffer,R-Wells,P/
Budapest FS JunGM 1994/0-1 (77)}) 18. Ng5 $2 Nh4 $1 {[%csl Gg2]} (18... Nxg5 $5
{was other interesting idea} 19. Rxg5 Bh2 20. R1g2 Nh4 21. f4 Nxg2 22. Rxg2
Bxf4 23. exf4 Qxd4) 19. Nxh7 Qh6 {[%csl Rh7] xNh7} 20. Rg7 Re7 21. Rg8 Rxg8 22.
Rxg8+ Re8 23. Rxe8+ Bxe8 24. f4 Qxh7 25. Bd1 {0-1 Bykhovsky,A-Tyomkin,D/
Gevataim 1996}) 14... Bd7 15. Ka1 a6 $2 {[%cal Gb7b5] I expected to capture
some space on the queenside by b7-b5 but understimated the next monouevre of
white} (15... O-O-O 16. cxd5 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 exd5 18. Bd3 Rhg8 {[%cal Rf5f4]})
16. Na4 $1 {[%cal Ga4b6]} b5 17. Nb6 Rb8 18. c5 Nxd2 (18... Bc7 19. Ba5 $18 {
[%cal Gb6d5]}) 19. Qxd2 Bc7 20. Be2 Bxb6 {I understood that my position is
almost lost and decided to take at least something} 21. cxb6 Rxb6 22. Qa5 (22.
Rdg1 Kd8 {the best defencive chance,but it doesn't help} 23. Qa5 Kc7 24. h4 $1
$18 Nxh4 $140 25. Ne5 $1 {[%cal Ra5b6,Yg2g7] and Rg7}) 22... Qd8 23. Ne5 Rb8 {
of cource the best chance is in the ending,even in the losing ending.And as
often I get it!} (23... Nxe5 $2 24. dxe5 c5 (24... Rb8 25. Bh5+ Kf8 26. Qb4+
Qe7 27. Qf4 {[%csl Rf8][%cal Gf4h6]}) 25. Bh5+ Kf8 26. Rdg1 {with decisive
attack}) 24. Qxd8+ Kxd8 $1 (24... Rxd8 25. Bh5 Rg8 26. Rdg1 Ke7 27. Bxg6 {
[%csl Rd7,Re5] There was nothing to look for in this ending.Black doesn't have
any counterchance}) 25. Nf7+ Ke7 26. Nxh8 Rxh8 27. h4 $2 (27. Bh5 $1 $18 {
[%cal Gh5g6,Yb2b4] changing bishop for a knight,white will open the a-file by
b4 and a4,stop the counterplay in the center byf4}) 27... Kf6 {[%csl Gg8][%cal
Gd7e8,Ge8f7,Yg6e7,Ye7c8,Yc8b6,Yc8d6] Now the plan of defense is :to move B
tof7defending g8-square and than knight come tod6 or b6} 28. h5 Ne7 29. b4 Be8
30. Kb2 Bf7 31. Ra1 Nc8 32. a4 Nd6 33. axb5 axb5 34. Ra7 {[%cal Ra7c7] /\Rc7}
Rc8 35. Rd7 Nc4+ 36. Bxc4 bxc4 37. h6 Bg6 38. Rb7 f4 $1 {[%cal Gf6f5,Gf5e4]
preparing to move the king to the center via f5} 39. Rg1 {Here my opponent
understood that the black is not worse already and offered a draw and I was
happy to save a half point} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0607"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.11.18"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[Annotator "Van Wely,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2006.10.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 e6 ({Bacrot from time to time
tries also Von Zeit zu Zeit versucht Bacrot auch} 5... b5 {but after , doch
nach} 6. c5 {he was recently having some unpleasant experiences, e.g against
Radjabov in Cap d'Agde 2006. So this choice was to be expected. machte er in
letzter Zeit ein paar unangenehme Erfahrungen, z.B. gegen Radjabov in Cap
d'Agde 2006. Daher war seine Wahl zu erwarten.}) 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. e4 {The most aggressive approach. In fact I had been
hoping to apply this move against my good old buddy Ivan Sokolov in the Dutch
championships. But tricky Ivan smelt a rat and deviated with 3...dxc4 (but
shouldn't have fared well either). Die aggressivste Vorgehensweise.
Tatsächlich hatte ich gehofft, diesen Zug gegen meinen guten alten Kumpel Ivan
Sokolov bei den niederländischen Meisterschaften anzuwenden. Doch der
trickreiche Ivan roch den Braten und wich mit 3...dxc4 ab (was ihm allerdings
auch nicht gut bekommen sollte).} (10. Qc2 {would have been the slower and
positional approach and White might get an edge somewhere. But since my wife
told me just before the game that play was rather boring, I decided to go in
for some action! wäre die langsamere, positionelle Vorgehensweise gewesen,
wonach Weiß eventuell irgendwo ein Plus erzielt. Aber da meine Frau mir kurz
vor der Partie gesagt hatte, dass Spielen ziemlich langweilig ist, beschloss
ich, ein bisschen Leben in die Bude zu bringen!}) 10... dxc4 11. bxc4 e5 12. c5
Bc7 13. Na4 exd4 14. h3 Re8 15. Re1 h6 16. Rb1 Nf8 17. Rb4 $6 {Sometimes chess
is just about confidence and body language. So far I was playing all my moves
quickly, since I thought I was following my preparation. I must confess to you
that I wasn't! But fortunately I wasn't aware of this. After Bacrot's next
move I started to think, trying to remember (something which wasn't there
anyway) my analysis. I don't recall if my final conclusion during the game was:
memory failure or this move must have been missed in the analysis, I wasn't
too much bothered by either of them anyway. Manchmal geht es im Schach allein
um Zuversicht und Körpersprache. Bislang spielte ich alle meine Züge schnell,
weil ich glaubte, meiner Vorbereitung zu folgen. Ich muss Ihnen gestehen, dies
war nicht der Fall! Aber glücklicherweise wusste ich das nicht. Nach Bacrots
nächstem Zug begann ich zu überlegen und versuchte, mich an meine Analysen zu
erinnern (etwas, was sowieso nicht da war). Ich weiß nicht mehr, wie mein
Schlussfazit während der Partie lautete: Gedächtnislücke oder dieser Zug wurde
in der Analyse wohl übersehen; so oder so machte mir beides nicht allzu viel
aus.} (17. Qc2) (17. Qc1) 17... N6d7 $1 18. Qc2 Qf6 19. Nxd4 Ba5 20. Nf5 $1 {
I considered all of this a logical consequence of both White's and Black's
play. Ich hielt dies alles für eine logische Konsequenz des weißen und
schwarzen Spiels.} Bxb4 $6 {There was no need to relieve the tension so early
and make White's life much more simple. Although I understand the rook on b4
looked very tasty, if Bacrot knew how his own rooks would end up, he would
have looked with different eyes at the rook on b4... Es war nicht nötig, die
Spannung so früh aufzuheben und das Leben von Weiß so viel einfacher zu machen.
Ich verstehe zwar, dass der Turm auf b4 sehr lecker aussah, doch wenn Bacrot
gewusst hätte, wie seine eigenen Türme enden würden, hätte er den Gesellen auf
b4 mit anderen Augen betrachtet...} (20... Ne5 $1 21. Nd6 (21. Rbb1 Nxd3 22.
Qxd3 Bxd2 23. Qxd2 Bxf5 24. exf5 Qxf5 25. Rxb7 Rad8 $36) (21. Rb3 $2 Bxd2 22.
Qxd2 Bxf5 23. exf5 Nf3+ $1 24. gxf3 Qg5+ $1 25. Qxg5 Rxe1+ $19) 21... Bxh3 $1 {
Keeping the fire going. Schürt weiter das Feuer.} 22. gxh3 (22. Re3 Bxg2 $1 (
22... Bxb4 23. Bxb4 Be6 24. Nb6 $44) 23. Nxe8 Rxe8 24. Kxg2 Ne6 $40 (24... Nfg6
)) (22. Nxe8 Qg6 23. g3 Nf3+ 24. Kh1 Qh5 $19) (22. Bf1 Nf3+ 23. gxf3 Qg6+ 24.
Kh2 Bxf1 25. Rxf1 Bxb4 26. Bxb4 Qh5+ 27. Kg1 (27. Kg2 Ng6) 27... Ne6 28. Rd1
Nf4 $19) 22... Nf3+ 23. Kf1 (23. Kg2 Bxb4 24. Bxb4 Ne6 25. Nf5 $13 (25. Bc3
Nh4+ 26. Kf1 Qf3 $40) (25. Nxe8 Qg5+ 26. Kh1 (26. Kxf3 Nd4#) 26... Nf4 $19))
23... Bxb4 (23... b5 $5 24. Nxe8 Rxe8 25. Nb6 (25. Re3 Nxd2+ 26. Qxd2 Bxb4 27.
Qxb4 bxa4 28. Qxa4 Ng6 $36) 25... Bxb4 26. Bxb4 Qh4 27. Re3 Qxh3+ 28. Ke2 Nd4+
29. Kd2 Nxc2 30. Rxh3 Nxb4 $19) (23... Re5 24. Be2 $13) 24. Bxb4 Qh4 25. Re3
Qxh3+ 26. Ke2 Nd4+ (26... Ne6 27. Kd1 Ned4 28. Qc4 $13) 27. Kd2 Nxc2 28. Rxh3
Nxb4 29. Bc4 Ne6 30. Rb3 (30. Nxe8 Rxe8 31. Bxe6 Rxe6 32. a3 Na2 $19) (30. a3
Ng5 31. axb4 Rad8 (31... Nxh3 32. Bxf7+ Kf8)) (30. Nb6 Rad8 31. Kc3 a5) 30...
a5 31. a3 $44) 21. Bxb4 Ne5 22. Nd6 Rd8 $2 {Now White's strategy is going to
prevail. This wasn't the time to stay materialistic, the fight for the
initiative was called for, therefore the only way out for Black was Nun wird
die weiße Strategie triumphieren. Dies war nicht der Zeitpunkt,
materialistisch zu sein; der Kampf um die Initiative war erforderlich, daher
bestand der einzige Ausweg für Schwarz in} (22... Bxh3 $8) 23. Nb6 Rb8 24. Re3
Be6 25. Bc3 {White has clearly taken over, all his pieces are very actively
placed. Black's passive rooks and his pawn structure on the queenside 
(a6-b7-c6, leaving nice holes for White's knights!) are by far not compensated
for by Black's small material plus. Weiß hat klar das Heft in die Hand
genommen, alle seine Figuren stehen sehr aktiv. Die passiven Türme von Schwarz
und seine Bauernstruktur am Damenflügel (a6-b7-c6, mit schönen Löchern für die
weißen Springer!) werden durch das geringe Materialplus bei weitem nicht
kompensiert.} Nfg6 26. Bf1 {No need to get involved in some tactical scrimmage
such as: Keine Notwendigkeit, sich auf irgendwelche taktischen Scharmützel
einzulassen wie} (26. g3 Bxh3 27. f4 (27. Nf5 Qg5 28. Bxe5 Nxe5 29. f4 Qf6 30.
fxe5 Qxe5) 27... Rxd6 28. cxd6 Qxd6 29. fxe5 Qc5 30. Nc4 b5) 26... Qg5 27. Rg3
Qh5 (27... Qf4 28. Bd2 Qh4 29. Qc3) (27... Qh4 28. Nf5 Qf4 29. Re3 {will both
be bad news for Black in the end as f4 can't be stopped. nimmt jeweils ein
schlimmes Ende für Schwarz, da f4 nicht verhindert werden kann.}) 28. Be2 Qh4
29. Nf5 Qf6 30. Nc4 Bxc4 31. Bxc4 Re8 32. Qc1 b5 33. Bb3 b4 34. Bb2 Qd8 35.
Bxe5 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Black "Sethuraman, SP."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Vidit,S"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,121,19,31,19,0,4,-10,0,6,38,42,47,27,15,29,19,14,13,13,16,11,8,14,8,
-2,6,8,31,27,8,21,21,29,28,19,18,7,5,10,21,14,10,-66,-32,-29,9,-9,31,33,10,11,
76,86,79,92,67,49,65,64,62,55,69,73,65,59,77,70,77,77,81,84,84,88,103,88,75,79,
83,92,85,85,85,92,111,111,114,114,113,113,108,115,119,108,126,133,137,129,147,
161,156,158,158,165,158,155,150,168,316,330,413,399,418,426,475,482,552,764,
1056,1092,1131,1156,1192,1186]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3
Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. b3 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Rad1 Rad8 12.
Rfe1 Rfe8 13. h3 {An over the board improvisation. I wanted to play Bf1, but
at the same time wanted to avoid Black's ideas with e5.} (13. Bf1 {, with
ideas to play e4 or improve the bishop with g3- Bg2, is the most common move.
But in this particular position Black has the idea to react immediately in the
centre:} e5 $1 14. cxd5 (14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nd4 dxc4 16. bxc4 Bb8 (16... Bb4 17.
h3) 17. f4 Ng6 18. g3 $16) 14... e4 $1 {The point.} 15. dxc6 exf3 16. cxb7
Bxh2+ $1 17. Kxh2 Qd6+ 18. Kh3 Re5 $3 19. dxe5 Qe6+ 20. Kh2 Qxe5+ 21. Kg1 Ng4 {
with a mating attack.}) (13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Bb4 16. Rf1 Bd6 {
has led to many move repetitions.}) 13... a6 {This creates a weakness on the
queenside. It's probably better to be less committal.} (13... h6 14. Bf1 c5
$132) 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Bb4 17. Rf1 Ba3 $6 (17... Bd6 {
I judged that the inclusion of h3-a6 should be in White's favor. However,
Black should have played this as he is still quite solid.} 18. Ne5 (18. Bd3 Nf8
) 18... f5 19. Qf4 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Bc5 21. Bf3 $14) 18. Bd3 $5 {I played this
after a long thought. I wanted to find a way to punish Black's innaccuracy.
Objectively it's not the most precise way.} (18. Bxa3 Qxa3 19. Ne5 (19. Rfe1 {
Computer's top choice! The idea is to overprotect e2.} Qxa2 20. b4 {followed
by c5. White would have enough compensation for the pawn.} (20. Qf4 $1 Qxb3 21.
Qc7 Ba8 22. Ng5 {and the engine gives White as better. It was quite tough to
judge this during the game.})) 19... Qxa2) (18. Ba1 Nf8 $132 {followed by c5.})
18... Nf6 19. Bxa3 Qxa3 20. Qf4 c5 21. d5 {The point.} exd5 22. Qc7 Bc8 $6 {
Logical, but not the most accurate.} (22... Rd7 23. Qxb6 Re6 24. Qa7 {with
ideas like Bf5 and Rfe1, I thought White is doing well. But, Black has
sufficient resources:} d4 $1 25. Rfe1 Be4 $1 26. Qb8+ Re8 27. Qf4 Rde7 $1 {
and Black consolidates.}) 23. Qxb6 Be6 $6 (23... Qxa2 {During the game I felt
that taking the pawn is most accurate.} 24. cxd5 Rxd5 (24... Nxd5 25. Qxc5 Qxb3
26. Bc4 $18) 25. Ra1 {I missed this intermezzo.} (25. Bc4 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Qc2 $1
{with enough counterplay.}) 25... Qb2 26. Bc4 Rdd8 27. Ng5 $16) (23... h6 $1 {
Not an easy move to make. It creates a safe haven for the king and at the same
time stops Ng5 ideas.}) 24. cxd5 Bxd5 25. Qxa6 Qxa6 (25... Ra8 26. Qxa3 Rxa3
27. Bb1 c4 28. Nd4 {Compared to the game, Black has more activity.}) 26. Bxa6
Ra8 27. Bb5 Reb8 28. Ba4 {After the game, Sethu confessed that he had
apparently missed this idea. Now White remains a pawn up. However, converting
the extra pawn is still a task.} c4 29. Nd4 cxb3 30. axb3 Rb6 31. Rfe1 g6 32.
Rc1 Rd8 $6 {Allows a favorable exchange of minor pieces.} (32... Rab8 $142) 33.
Nc6 $1 Bxc6 34. Rxc6 Rdb8 35. Rxb6 Rxb6 36. Re5 {If I could get my bishop to
c4, White would be strategically winning.} Rb4 37. g3 $2 {This allows
unnecessary counterplay. Wiser was to play the uglier looking f which
restricts the knight on f6.} (37. f3 {looks ugly, but Black cannot take
advantage of the weaknesses on the dark squares.} Rd4 38. Bb5) 37... Ne4 $1 38.
Rb5 Rd4 39. Rb8+ Kg7 40. Bc6 {I calculated this far. White of course has good
winning chances, but Black has some counterplay.} Nc5 $1 41. Rb5 (41. b4 $2 Na6
$1 $11) 41... Nd3 $4 {A complete shocker. Once White exchanges rooks, the
extra pawn should be easy enough to convert. For good or worse, Black had to
keep the rooks and create some threats around the White king.} (41... Rd1+ $1
42. Kg2 Nd3 43. Be4 f5 $1 {The key move, forcing White to trade the bishop for
the knight.} 44. Bxd3 Rxd3 45. h4 Kf6 46. b4 Rb3 {I am not sure about the
assesment of this endgame. But definitely, Black has good drawing chances,
compared to the game.}) 42. Rd5 Rxd5 43. Bxd5 f5 44. Kf1 Nb4 45. Bc4 (45. Bb7
Nc2 {and it's not easy to bring in the king because of the fork on d4.}) 45...
Kf6 46. Ke2 g5 47. Kd2 Ke5 48. Bg8 $1 {Emptying the c4 square for the king,
with a tempo.} (48. Kc3 Na2+ $1 49. Kb2 Nb4) 48... h5 49. Kc3 Nc6 50. Bf7 $1 {
Precise. It was still possible to blunder away the win.} ({For example,} 50. b4
$2 Nxb4 $3 51. Kxb4 Ke4 52. Bf7 Kf3 53. Bxh5+ Kxf2 54. g4 f4 $11) 50... h4 51.
gxh4 gxh4 52. b4 Nd4 (52... Nxb4 53. Kxb4 Ke4 54. Bh5 {stops the king from
infiltrating.}) 53. Kc4 Ne2 (53... Nf3 {would require White to be more
accurate:} 54. Bd5 Ng5 55. f4+ $1 Kxf4 56. b5 Ke5 57. Kc5 $18 {The b-pawn is
unstoppable.} Nh7 58. b6) 54. Kc5 $18 {The rest is easy.} Nf4 55. b5 Nd3+ 56.
Kc6 Nb4+ 57. Kd7 Kd4 58. Kd6 Ke4 59. b6 Kd4 60. b7 Na6 61. Bh5 1-0

[Event "San Remo"]
[Site "San Remo"]
[Date "1930.01.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Vidmar, Milan Sr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "Vidmar/Kmoch"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1930.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {1) Vidmar in Turnierbuch von Lachaga, S.60. 2)Kmoch: Rubinstein
gewinnt! S.144.} d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Ne5 Nxe5 7.
dxe5 Nd7 8. f4 Bb4 9. Bd2 Qb6 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 dxc4 13. Bxc4
Rd8 14. Qc2 Qc5 15. Be2 b6 16. Rad1 Nf8 17. Bc1 Bb7 18. Rd4 Qe7 19. Rfd1 c5 20.
Rd6 Rxd6 21. exd6 Qe8 22. e4 e5 23. f5 Qc6 24. Bf3 Rd8 25. Qd2 Nd7 26. g4 $1 h6
$2 27. h4 $1 {Die Drohung g4-g5 ist nun entscheidend.} Nf6 28. g5 hxg5 29. hxg5
Nxe4 {Danach geht der Springer verloren. Aber andere Züge waren womöglich noch
schlechter.} (29... Ne8 30. d7 Nc7 31. Qh2 Rxd7 32. Rxd7 Qxd7 33. g6 fxg6 34.
fxg6 Qd3 (34... Ne6 35. Bg4 Qd6 36. Qh7+ Kf8 37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Bg5+ Nxg5 39.
Qxg7+ Ke8 40. Qh8+ Ke7 41. g7 $18) 35. Bg5 Qb1+ 36. Kf2 Qxa2+ 37. Be2 Bxe4 38.
Qh7+ Kf8 39. Qh8+ Qg8 40. Be7+ $1 $18) 30. Qc2 {Fesselung} (30. Qg2 $2 Qa4 $1)
30... c4 (30... Rxd6 31. Re1 $1 $16 (31. Rxd6 $4 Qxd6 32. Bxe4 Bxe4 33. Qxe4
Qd1+ $17)) 31. Re1 Qc5+ 32. Be3 Qd5 33. Rd1 Qc6 34. Kh2 $1 {Jetzt droht
endgültig Springergewinn mit Bc1 nebst Re1.} g6 35. f6 a5 36. Bc1 b5 37. Re1
Qd7 38. Bxe4 Qg4 39. Qe2 Qh4+ 40. Kg2 Bxe4+ 41. Qxe4 Qxe4+ 42. Rxe4 Rxd6 43.
Rxe5 Rd1 44. Be3 b4 45. cxb4 axb4 46. Re4 Rd3 47. Kf3 Rc3 48. Re8+ Kh7 49. Rf8
1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.05"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Black "Georgiev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Serbia & Montenegro"]
[BlackTeam "Macedonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 6. c5 Nbd7 7. b4 g6 8. Bd3 Bg7
9. O-O O-O 10. Na4 Ne4 11. Bb2 Qc7 12. Ne5 $1 {[%mdl 512] An elegant pawn
sacrifice. After the previous couple of examples we are accustomed to the
attempt to initiate exchanges reducing to a 'dream scenario'. However, this is
pleasingly forcing and shows good judgement.} Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 Qxe5
15. f4 Qc7 (15... Qf5 16. Nb6 Ra7 17. g4 Qf6 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Qd6 a5 20. g5
Qd8 21. Rfd1 $16) 16. Nb6 Ra7 $2 (16... Rb8 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qd4 $16) 17. Bxe4
dxe4 18. Qd6 $1 Qxd6 19. cxd6 $18 {[%csl Rc8]} Rd8 20. d7 Bxd7 21. Rfd1 a5 22.
Nxd7 Kg7 23. Ne5 Rd5 24. a3 axb4 25. axb4 Ra4 26. Rdb1 Rxa1 27. Rxa1 Rb5 28.
Rd1 g5 29. Rd7 gxf4 30. exf4 e3 31. Kf1 Rxb4 32. Rxf7+ Kg8 33. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Copenhagen CU 75th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2002.02.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ward, Christopher"]
[Black "Gausel, Einar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2002.02.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 $5 {[%csl
Rf4][%cal Ye3e4,Gd5c4,Gb7h1] Shabalov's move. It aims to dislodge black's
knight on f6, or encourage the weakening ...h6. The f4 square, the b7-h1
diagonal can both be issues, and the move 7...Bb4 can try to make an virtue of
the f6 knight moving, but there is perhaps enough 'static' in black's set-up
for white's risky thrust to have retained its vitality. It is no longer
popular as such, but it has retained a following even at the top level, where
Gelfand has been quite loyal.} dxc4 $5 (7... Nxg4 $5 8. Rg1 f5 $5 (8... Nxh2 9.
Nxh2 Bxh2 10. Rxg7 Nf8 11. e4 {is again slightly positionally ugly for white,
but seems to work dynamically.}) 9. h3 Ngf6 10. Rxg7 Ne4 $13) (7... h6 8. Rg1 (
8. h3 $5)) 8. Bxc4 b6 {[%cal Gb7g2]} 9. e4 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Ge4e5]} e5 10. g5
Nh5 11. Be3 O-O 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Be2 {[%csl Rf4,Rg8]} exd4 14. Nxd4 Nf4 15.
Kb1 Be5 16. h4 Nc5 17. h5 Nce6 18. g6 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Be6 20. gxh7+ Kxh7 21. Bf3
Rad8 22. Be3 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Ne2 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 c5 26. Qd2 Nxe2 27. Bxe2
Qd6 28. Qxd6 Bxd6 29. b3 Bd7 30. a4 Kg8 31. Kc2 f6 32. Bc4+ Kf8 33. h6 gxh6 34.
Bxh6+ Ke7 35. Kd3 Be5 36. Be3 Bd6 37. Bd2 Bc6 38. f4 Bd7 39. Ke3 Bc6 40. Be1
Kf8 41. Bg3 Bb7 42. e5 fxe5 43. fxe5 Be7 44. Kf4 Ke8 45. Kf5 Bg2 46. Bb5+ Kd8
47. Ke6 Bf3 48. Bc4 Ke8 49. Bb5+ Kd8 50. Bc4 Ke8 51. Kf5 Bd1 52. e6 Bc2+ 53.
Ke5 Bd1 54. Ke4 Kd8 55. Kd5 Bf3+ 56. Ke5 Bd1 57. Kd5 Bf3+ 58. Ke5 Bd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 73th"]
[Site "Altenkirchen"]
[Date "2001.12.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Levin, Felix"]
[Black "Kleeschaetzky, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2318"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2001.11.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
Qe7 9. O-O b6 10. Bb2 Bb7 11. Rfd1 Rad8 12. Rac1 Rfe8 13. Bd3 Bb8 14. Ne2 dxc4
15. Bxc4 h6 16. Ng3 c5 17. Qe2 g6 18. Bb5 Rf8 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Nh7 21. Rf1
$1 $40 h5 22. Bd3 Rd7 23. Bc3 {[%csl Yd2][%cal Yc3d2]} Rfd8 24. Bb5 {The
bishops combine neatly to deny entry squares.} Rc7 25. f4 f5 {Panic, but
white's strategy looks a success. Now its murder!} 26. exf6 Nxf6 27. Qc2 Kh7
28. Bd3 Kh6 29. e4 Ng4 30. Rf3 Rcd7 31. Bb5 Qh4 32. Nf1 Rf7 33. h3 Nf6 34. Be1
1-0

[Event "Viking op"]
[Site "Aaland/Stockholm"]
[Date "1997.08.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Winants,L"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1997.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 {Un système
tranquille qui permet aux Blancs d'éviter la variante de Meran où les Noirs
parviennent а mobiliser le Bc8 en fianchetto,} ({après} 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5
{etc.}) 6... Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 {[#] Cette position s'est
déjà présentée а de nombreuses reprises et l'on sait aujourd'hui que son
évaluation dépend essentiellement de deux postulats. 1) Les Noirs ne pourront
prétendre а l'égalité, aussi longtemps que le Fc8 sera enfermé. 2) la
disposition des fantassins en c4 et c6 offre aux Blancs un avantage au centre
de l'échiquier, mais pour accroître celui-ci, ils devront effectuer le coup
й3-й4 dans de bonnes conditions.} (9... Qe7 {Ainsi,} 10. e4 {joué
immédiatement, ne mènerait а rien:} dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 e5 $1 {et les
Noirs se libèrent.}) 10. h3 {Cette méthode, extrêmement raffinée, tient compte
des diverses possibilités de développer le Bc8.} (10. h3 {Supposons} b6 {
, il suivrait} 11. e4 $1 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 {menaçant le Pc6 et
gagnant un temps important.} Bb7 14. Bf4 {а l'avantage des Blancs qui
contrôlent plus de terrain.}) 10... h6 {Une précaution nécessaire,} ({car} 
10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 {serait contré par} 12. Ng5) 11. a3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13.
Nh4 $1 {Une finesse connue;} (13. dxe5 $2 Nxe5 {entraînerait des
simplifications favorables aux Noirs. C'est pourquoi les Blancs repoussent
d'abord le Cd7 sur la huitième rangée, avant d'échanger en й5.}) 13... Nf8 ({
Surtout pas} 13... e4 $2 14. Ng6 Qd8 15. Qb3 $18) 14. dxe5 ({Prendre la paire
de Fous via} 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. Qxf5 {ne servirait а rien, car les Noirs
parviendraient aisément а bloquer les cases blanches:} e4 $1 16. h4 g6 17. Qh3
N8d7 18. Be2 Nb6 19. h5 g5 20. f3 g4 21. Qh4 gxf3 22. gxf3 Kh8 23. Rf1 Rg8+ 24.
Kh1 Rg3 25. f4 Rag8 26. Bd2 Nfd5 27. Qh2 Qe6 {0-1 Solozhenkin-Sveshnikov Open
de Cappelle la grande, mars 1995}) 14... Bxe5 (14... Qxe5 15. Nf3 Qe7) 15. Nf3
{Tout cela est théorique et comme l'indique la structure de pions, les Blancs
ont deux façons de lutter pour l'avantage. Soit en mobilisant leur infanterie
au centre de l'échiquier (e4), soit en préparant un attaque de minorité sur le
flanc-Dame (b4).} (15. Bd2 Bc7 16. Nf5 Qe5 17. Ng3 Be6 18. Bd3 Rad8 19. Nce2
Bb6 20. b4 {Karpov-Lautier Dortmund 1995}) 15... Bxc3 {Une décision radicale,
mais discutable, car l'échange n'était ici nullement forcé.} ({Une partie
Bukic-Burmakin, disputée а l'open de Portoroz en avril 1995, avait continué par
} 15... Bc7 16. b4 a5 $1 (16... Ne6 17. Bb2 Ng5 18. Nxg5 hxg5 19. Qg6 g4 20.
Ne4 $1 $16) ({ou} 16... Be6 17. Bd3 $14 {laisseraient l'initiative aux Blancs,
dont les pièces sont généralement mieux placées.}) 17. b5 Qc5 {/\ 17...Qh5
קh3 La pointe; les Noirs projettent de transf�rer leur Dame en h5, pour
amorcer une offensive contre le roque, avec le sacrifice du Fou sur h3} 18. Qb3
Qh5 19. a4 Bxh3 $5 20. Bxf7+ ({Apparemment trop risqué serait} 20. gxh3 Qxf3
21. Bxf7+ Kh8 22. Bxe8 Qxh3 23. f4 Rxe8 24. Ra2 Bb6 {avec un assaut continu.})
20... Qxf7 {1/2-1/2 et nulle de commun accord.}) 16. Qxc3 Ne4 17. Qc2 Bf5 18.
Nd4 Bg6 19. f3 {Pour avancer au centre et masquer la diagonale du Bg6. Il
arrive quelquefois qu'un joueur décide d'entamer un débat théorique sans avoir
d'autre nouveauté qu'une meilleure appréciation de la position. Ici justement,
Gurevich souhaitait uniquement reprendre les coups d'une partie de son
adversaire, où l'apparition de Fous de couleur opposée avait provoqué la
nullité un peu trop rapidement.} c5 (19... Nd6 20. e4 Nxc4 21. Qxc4 {ne
changerait pas grand-chose.}) 20. Nb5 Nd6 ({Au lieu de} 20... a6 21. Nc3 Nxc3
22. Qxc3 Rad8 23. Bd5 {Tibensky-Sveshnikov coupe d'Europe 1996}) 21. e4 Nxc4
22. Qxc4 Red8 23. Be3 b6 {[#] Une position instructive! Les Fous de couleur
opposée ne garantissent pas la nullité, car le Bg6, solidement enfermé
derrière la chaîne e4-g2, est réduit au rang de spectateur.} 24. Nc3 {En route
vers l'avant-poste d5} Kh8 {Sveshnikov sous-estime le danger.} (24... Qe6 $142
{pour redéployer le Bg6 en f7, au plus vite, était certainement préférable.})
25. Nd5 Qb7 26. b4 $1 {Simple mais efficace. Gurevich ouvre les lignes sur
l'aile-Dame, où il joue pour ainsi dire avec une pièce de plus.} cxb4 27. axb4
Rd7 ({Ou bien: a)} 27... f5 28. Qc7 Qxc7 29. Nxc7 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Rc8 31. exf5
Bxf5 32. Nb5 a5 33. Nd6 {gagnant du matériel}) ({b)} 27... Rac8 28. Qa6 Qxa6
29. Rxa6 Rd7 30. Rda1 {pareil.}) 28. Qa6 {Encore un joli coup. L'échange des
Dames prive les Noirs d'un défenseur important.} ({Tentant mais insuffisant
était} 28. Bxh6 $5 gxh6 (28... Rxd5 29. Bxg7+ Kxg7 30. exd5 {/\ d6}) 29. Qd4+
f6 $8 30. Qxf6+ Kh7 (30... Rg7 31. Nxb6 $5 (31. Qf4 h5) 31... Nh7 (31... axb6
$2 32. Rxa8 Qxa8 33. Rd8) 32. Qxg7+ $13) 31. Qe5 Rf7 32. Nf6+ Kg7 33. Rd6 Qe7
34. Ne8+ Kh7 35. Nf6+ $11 {et les Blancs doivent se contenter du nul.}) 28...
Rb8 29. Qxb7 Rbxb7 30. Rdc1 {L'occupation de la colonne ouverte accroît encore
la pression.} Ne6 ({Si} 30... f5 31. Rc8 Kg8 32. Nf4 Bh7 33. Ne6 Rf7 34. Nd8
Rbc7 (34... Rfc7 35. Ra8) 35. Nxf7 Rxc8 36. Rxa7 fxe4 37. Nd6 $16) 31. Rc6 {
Premier signe d'invasion.} Nc7 32. Nf4 Bh7 {La paralysie s'installe dans le
camp assiégé.} 33. g4 {Empêche ..f5 pour de bon et prépare l'ouverture d'un
second front а l'aile-Roi.} Bg8 34. Rac1 Kh7 (34... f6 $2 35. Ng6+ Kh7 36. Nf8+
$18) 35. h4 f6 {[#]} 36. g5 $1 {Les créanciers frappent а la porte.} Ne8 (36...
hxg5 37. hxg5 fxg5 38. Ng6 $1 {Menaçant а la fois 39.Nf8 et 39.Kf2 suivi de Rh1
} (38. Kf2 Bf7) (38. Nh3 Bf7 (38... g6 39. Nxg5+ Kg7 40. Bf4 Ne8 41. Be5+ Kh6
42. Kf2 Kxg5 43. f4+ Kg4 44. Rg1+ Kh4 45. Rh1+ Kg4 46. Rxg6#) 39. Nxg5+ Kg8 40.
Bf4 Ne8 {et les Noirs résistent.}) 38... Rd8 (38... Ne6 39. Rxe6 Bxe6 40. Nf8+
$18) (38... Rb8 39. Kf2 Be6 (39... Ne6 40. Ne5) 40. Ne5 $18) (38... Rf7 39.
R1c2 Rf6 40. Nf8+ $3 $18) 39. Kf2 Ne6 ({si} 39... Be6 40. Ne7 $1 {gagne un
pièce}) 40. Ne5 g6 41. Bxg5 $1 Re8 (41... Nxg5 42. Rh1+ Kg7 43. Rxg6+ Kf8 44.
Rxg5) 42. Bf6 Nf4 43. Rc7+ (43. Ke3 Ng2+ 44. Kd2 Nf4) 43... Rxc7 44. Rxc7+ Kh6
45. Ng4+ Kh5 46. Be7 $18 {et les Noirs sont condamnés.}) 37. g6+ $1 Kh8 38. Rc8
{Ce clouage est décisif.} Nd6 39. Ra8 Rbc7 40. Rxc7 Rxc7 41. Rd8 Nb7 42. Ra8 {
Le chat et la souris...} Nd6 43. Nd5 Rc8 ({Une jolie variante était} 43... Rd7
44. Bd4 {Menaçant 45.Nxf6!} Nf5 45. Bc3 Ne7 (45... Nxh4 46. Nxf6 $18) 46. Nxf6
Rd3 47. Be5 Rxf3 48. Rf8 $1 {Pour continuer par 49.Ne8!} Rxf6 ({ou} 48... Rb3
49. h5 {suivi encore de Ne8}) 49. Rxf6 $1 $18) 44. Rxa7 b5 45. h5 Nf5 46. Bc5
Ng3 47. Nf4 {et les Noirs abandonnèrent.} 1-0

[Event "Dortmund 47th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2019.07.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[Annotator "Wojtaszek,R"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2019.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 {A little bit of a surprise since I rather expected some Carlsbad
structures. Nevertheless it wasn't a complete surprise as Daniel was playing
Slavs from time to time.} 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 a6 {This setup
became popular after the Anand-Gelfand match in Moscow 2012. Recently it went
a bit out of fashion, even though White didn't show any clear way to obtain an
advantage.} 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Bd6 (9... Qe7 {is another
line which is supposed to be quite playable for Black.}) 10. Re1 $5 {Not a
main move but definitely an interesting one. The main point is to fight
against the ...e5 idea.} ({I have won 2 games before after} 10. Rc1 {, but now
it's well known that after} e5 $1 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14.
Ne2 Ne4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Bc3 Bg4 $1 {Black has no problems.}) 10... h6 $1 (
10... b6 $6 {is too slow:} 11. Qc2 h6 12. Rad1 {[%cal Ge3e4]}) (10... e5 11.
cxd5 cxd5 12. e4 exd4 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 {and the rook on e1 is perfectly
placed in such an open position.}) 11. e4 dxc4 12. bxc4 e5 13. c5 Bc7 14. Qc2
exd4 15. Ne2 {My preparation ended around here. A very concrete position has
arisen. I liked my chances here as Black has tangible problems with his
queenside being stuck for the moment.} Re8 (15... Ng4 16. Nexd4 Nde5 17. h3
Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Be3 Qf6 21. Rad1 {All this was played in
the game Bacrot-Rublevsky. Black has the bishops, but on the other hand White
has some ideas connected with f4.}) (15... Ne5 $6 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 Bc7 18.
h3 $36) 16. Rad1 $1 (16. h3 {was played in Laznicka-Matlakov, but now Black
has the strong idea} b6 $1 17. cxb6 Bxb6 $13) (16. Rac1 b6 $1 17. cxb6 Bxb6 18.
Nf4 Nc5) 16... Qe7 17. Rc1 $1 {At first it looks like White has just lost a
tempo by playing Rd1-Rc1, but the point is that with queen on e7 the plan
connected with b6 simply doesn't work.} Rd8 $2 {This is simply too slow.} (
17... b6 $2 18. cxb6 Bxb6 19. Nf4 Nc5 20. Bb4 $1 {[%csl Ge7] explains the
difference.}) ({Better or worse, it was neccessary to play} 17... Ng4 $1 18.
Nexd4 Nge5 (18... Nde5 19. h3 $1 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Ne5 21. Nxe5 Qxe5 22. f4 Qe7 23.
f5 $36) (18... Nxh2 $6 19. Nxh2 Bxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Qe5+ 21. f4 Qxd4 22. Be3 Qf6 23.
Qf2 $1 $16 {[%cal Ge3d4]}) 19. Bf1 Nxf3+ 20. Nxf3 Ne5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. f4 Bd4+
23. Be3 Bxe3+ 24. Rxe3 Be6 {[%cal Ga8d8] and maybe Black's position is not so
bad.}) 18. Nexd4 (18. h3 $5 {was also possible, but since I saw that Nxd4 gave
me the better position I didn't want to bother with something else.} Ne5 19.
Nxe5 Qxe5 20. f4 Qe7 21. Ng3 $36) 18... Ne5 (18... Ng4 19. h3 Nge5 20. Bf1
Nxf3+ 21. Nxf3 Ne5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. f4 Bd4+ 24. Be3 Bxe3+ 25. Rxe3 $14 Be6 26.
Rce1 {[%cal Gf4f5]}) 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Nf3 {And only here my opponent realized
that ...Qh5 doesn't work.} Qe7 (20... Qh5 $6 21. e5 Nd5 (21... Bg4 22. exf6
Bxf3 23. Bh7+ $1 Kf8 24. fxg7+ Kxg7 25. gxf3 $18) 22. e6 $1 $18 Bxe6 23. Rxe6
fxe6 24. Bg6 Qg4 (24... Bxh2+ 25. Nxh2 Qh4 26. Nf3 Qf6 27. Re1 $18) 25. h3 $18
{and the Q is trapped!}) 21. e5 Nd5 22. Qc4 $1 $16 {[%cal Gc4e4] After this
move Black's position is critical.} Be6 $2 {This loses tactically.} (22... Re8
$1 {Not an obvious move to make, but Black simply needs to fight against Qe4.}
23. Qe4 f5 24. Qc4 $16) 23. Qe4 f5 24. exf6 Nxf6 25. Qg6 Qf7 26. Rxe6 $1 Qxe6 (
26... Rxd3 27. Rxf6 $1) 27. Bc4 $1 Rd5 28. Bxh6 $1 Qf7 29. Qxf7+ Kxf7 30. Be3
$18 {The rest is a matter of technique. White has an extra pawn and Black has
no chance to create any counterplay.} Rad8 31. Rb1 R8d7 32. Kf1 Bb8 33. Bd4 Ke8
34. Bxd5 Nxd5 35. g3 Ba7 36. Ne5 Re7 37. f4 Kd8 38. Kf2 Nf6 39. Kf3 Kc7 40. h4
Nd7 41. Nxd7 Rxd7 42. Be5+ Kc8 43. Bd6 Bb8 44. Bxb8 Kxb8 45. g4 Rd5 46. Rc1 g6
47. Rh1 Rxc5 48. h5 gxh5 49. gxh5 Rf5 50. h6 Rf8 51. h7 Rh8 52. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Candidates FIDE m4"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Wolff,P"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1994.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Salov} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O d5 6. c4 dxc4 $3 {
Ivanchuk. (Of course!) I give this move two !! because the original opening
concept is so beautiful. The point is that Black is going to transpose into an
improved main line QGA.} 7. Bxc4 a6 8. Qe2 (8. Nc3 b5 9. Bd3 c5 10. a4 $6 (10.
dxc5 Bxc5 11. b3 Nbd7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Qb1 $1 $10 {/\ Ne4. Ivanchuk,Levin})
10... b4 11. Ne2 Nbd7 $15 12. b3 (12. Ng3) 12... cxd4 13. Nfxd4 e5 $1 14. Nf5 (
14. Nc2 a5 15. Bb2 Bc5 $15) 14... g6 15. Nfg3 h5 $1 16. f3 Bc5 17. Kh1 Qe7 $17
{Yusupov,A-Ivanchuk,V Linares 1992}) 8... Nbd7 $5 (8... b5 9. Bb3 c5 {QGA}) 9.
Rd1 c5 10. a4 {Compare this position to a main line QGA: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.
e3 c5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 e6 6.O-O a6 7.a4. Usually in this position, Black plays
...Nc6, but here Black has gained ...b7-b6, so he can play ...Bb7 and} Bd6 $1
11. Nc3 O-O (11... Qc7 $5 $13 {Ivanchuk,Levin}) 12. b3 (12. d5 {Salov} exd5 13.
Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15. Rxd5 Nf6 16. Rd1 $10) 12... cxd4 $1 {The move
b2-b3 does not combine well with the isolated QP, so this is a good moment to
take on d4.} 13. exd4 Re8 $1 {><e6, /\...e6-e5, /\...Nd5 and ...exd5} 14. Ne5
Nd5 15. Bb2 Qc7 $15 (15... N7f6 $15 {Salov}) 16. Nxd7 (16. Ne4 Nf4 $1 17. Qg4 (
17. Qe3 Nxe5 18. Nxd6 Nf3+ $17) 17... Bxe4 18. Qxf4 Nf6 $15) (16. Re1 Bxe5 17.
dxe5 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bxb5 Qxc3 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Bxd7 Qxb3
$15) (16. Rac1 $2 {Salov} Nxe5 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Nxd5 Qxc1 20.
Bxc1 Bxh2+ $17) 16... Qxd7 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Qd3 b5 $1 20. axb5
Qxb5 21. Qxb5 axb5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Ra1 Rxa1+ (23... Re8 $5 {Salov} 24. Kf1
Bb4 $15) 24. Bxa1 h5 $1 25. h3 $2 (25. Bc3 Kh7 26. g3 $1 Kg6 (26... f5 27. f4
h4 (27... Kg6 28. h4 $10) 28. Kf2 Kg6 29. Kf3 $10) 27. Kg2 Kf5 28. Kf3 g5 29.
h3 g4+ 30. hxg4+ hxg4+ 31. Ke3 Ke6 (31... Bf8 32. Kd3 Bh6 (32... b4 33. Bd2 $10
) 33. Bb4 $10) 32. f4 $5 $10 (32. Kd3 f5 33. Bd2 $5 (33. Be1 f4 34. Ke2 Kf5 35.
Kd3 Bc7 $19) 33... f4 $140 34. Bxf4 Bxf4 35. gxf4 b4 36. Ke2 Kf6 (36... Kf5 37.
Ke3 Kf6 38. f3 g3 39. Ke2 Kf5 40. Kf1 {transposes}) 37. f3 $2 (37. Kd3 $10)
37... g3 38. Kf1 Kf5 39. Kg1 Kxf4 40. Kg2 Ke3 41. Kxg3 Kxd4 42. f4 Ke4 43. Kg4
d4)) 25... Kh7 26. Kf1 Kg6 27. Ke2 b4 $1 28. g3 {Compared to the note to move
25, White has lost too much time. White wants to stop ...Kf5, ...h5-h4, which
is understandable, but he should have done so earlier.} Kf5 (28... h4 {Salov}
29. Kf3 hxg3 30. fxg3 Kf5 31. Bb2 Bxg3 $2 32. Kxg3 Ke4 33. Bc1 Kd3 34. Kf4 Kc2
35. Ke5 Kxc1 36. Kxd5 Kc2 37. Kc4 f5 38. d5 f4 39. Kd4 $18) 29. Bb2 g5 30. Bc1
{? Salov} (30. Kf3 g4+ 31. hxg4+ hxg4+ 32. Ke3 (32. Ke2 Ke4 $19) 32... Bf8 33.
Kd3 Bh6 34. Ba1 Bc1 $1 35. Kc2 Ba3 (35... Ke4 $2 36. Kxc1 Kf3 37. Bc3 $1) 36.
Kd3 Kg5 37. Ke3 f5 38. Kd3 (38. f4+ gxf3 39. Kxf3 Bc1 $19) 38... f4 39. Ke2 Kf5
40. Kd3 fxg3 41. fxg3 Bc1 42. Kc2 Be3 $19) (30. Kd3 $1 {Salov} g4 (30... h4 31.
g4+ Kf4 $4 32. Ke2 $1 $18) 31. h4 $10) 30... g4 31. hxg4+ Kxg4 $1 $19 32. Bd2
f5 33. Be1 Be7 34. Bd2 (34. f3+ {Salov} Kh3 35. Kf1 (35. Kf2 h4 $19) 35... Kh2
$19) 34... Bd6 35. Be1 f4 $1 36. f3+ (36. gxf4 Kxf4 37. f3 Be7 $19) 36... Kh3
37. gxf4 Kg2 $1 38. f5 Be7 39. f6 Bxf6 40. Bxb4 h4 41. Bd6 h3 42. b4 Be7 $1 (
42... Bh4 $2 43. b5 Bg3 44. Bxg3 Kxg3 45. b6 h2 46. b7 h1=Q 47. b8=Q+) 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2003.02.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Black "Poluljahov, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[Annotator "Yakovich,Y"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2003.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 {The idea of this move is to
play 6...dc4 in response to 6. Bd3, and after 7.Bc4 b5 8.Bd3 c5 to receive
favourable edition of Queen's gambit accepted} 6. b3 (6. Bd3 $6 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5
8. Bd3 c5 $10) 6... Bb4 7. Bd2 Bd6 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O (9. e4 dxc4 10. bxc4 e5
11. d5 cxd5 12. cxd5 Nc5 $13 {Dreev,A-Gurevich,M/Bastia 2002/CBM 92}) 9... e5
$6 $146 {Black want to receive a position with isolated pawn since in case} (
9... O-O 10. e4 dxc4 11. bxc4 e5 12. c5 $1 {White obtains strong initiative:}
Bc7 (12... Be7 13. Qc2 (13. Na4 Nxc5) 13... exd4 14. Na4 {()} Qc7 (14... Ng4
15. Bf4) 15. h3 $44) 13. Na4 exd4 14. h3 (14. Bg5 $5 Re8 15. Re1 Ne5 16. Nxe5
Rxe5 17. Bh4 {/\ Bg3~/=[+]} (17. f4 $2 Rxg5)) 14... Re8 (14... Qe7 15. Re1 $5
Nxc5 16. Bb4 Nfd7 17. Rc1 b6 18. e5 $16 {/\} Qd8 19. Nxd4 $1) 15. Re1 h6 (15...
Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 $14) (15... Nf8 $5 16. Rb1 (16. e5 Nd5 17. Bg5 $14)
16... Ne6 17. Qc2 Nd7 18. e5 h6 {Bagirov,V-Godena,M/Cattolica 1994/Inf 61} 19.
Rb4 Qe7 20. Rc4 $14 {Bagirov}) 16. Rb1 Nh7 (16... Nf8 {>=}) 17. Bc4 Qf6 (17...
Ng5 $6 18. Nxg5 hxg5 19. Qh5 $1 $36) 18. Rb3 $1 Nhf8 (18... Ng5 $2 19. Nxg5 {
/\ Rf3}) (18... Ne5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. f4 $14) 19. Bc1 Ng6 20. Nxd4 $36 {
Kasparov,G-Gelfand,B/Linares 1991/Inf 51/430 [Kasparov,G]}) 10. cxd5 cxd5 11.
e4 $1 {I think Black has underestimated consequences of this move} (11. dxe5 $2
Nxe5 $11) 11... dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 exd4 14. Bg5 $1 Nf6 $8 (14... f6 $2
15. Qxd4 $1 Bc5 16. Qd5 $1 fxg5 17. Rfe1 $1 Qf6 18. Bf5+ Be7 19. Rad1 Nf8 20.
Bxc8 Rxc8 21. Nxg5 $1 {/\Ne4+-}) 15. Qxd4 Be7 16. Qe3 (16. Qe5 $5 {[%cal Re5c7,
Re5e7] ><c7 also deserves serious attention. The best chance for Black is
transition to unpleasant ending after} Qd6 $1 {[]} (16... O-O $2 17. Rad1 Qe8
18. Rfe1 $1 h6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Bh7+ $18) 17. Qxd6 Bxd6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Rfd1
Ba3 $1 $14 (19... Ke7 20. Re1 $1 $16)) 16... O-O 17. Rad1 {White has dangerous
initiative thanks to development advantage in open position.} Qc7 $8 (17... Qe8
$2 18. Rfe1 $18) (17... Qa5 $2 18. Bxh7+ Nxh7 19. Bxe7 Re8 20. Bb4 $16) 18. Rc1
$1 (18. Rfe1 Bc5 $1 (18... Nxe4 $2 19. Qxe4 $16) 19. Rc1 Bxe3 20. Rxc7 Bxg5 21.
Nxg5 h6 22. Nf3 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 Be6 $1 $11) 18... Qd6 (18... Qd7 19. Rfd1 $1 (19.
Rfe1 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Ba3 (20... Bxg5 $2 21. Nxg5 Qf5 22. Rxc8 $18) 21. Rcd1 Qf5
22. Be7 $16) 19... Qe6 20. Rc7 Qxe4 (20... Bd8 21. Bxb7 Bxc7 22. Bxa8 $16) (
20... Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. Bxb7 $16) 21. Rxe7 Qxe3 22. fxe3 $1 $16) (18...
Qd8 $2 19. Rfd1 Qe8 20. Rc7 (20. Re1 $5 $16) 20... Bd8 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 (21...
Bxc7 22. Qg5 $18) 22. Bxb7 $16) 19. Rfe1 $5 (19. Rfd1 $5) (19. Bf4 Qa3 20. Rc7
Bd8) 19... Bd8 (19... Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Bxg5 21. Nxg5 Qh6 (21... Qg6 22. Qxg6 hxg6
23. Rc7 $18) 22. Qd5 $5 (22. Rc5 $5) 22... Bg4 23. h3 Bh5 24. Ne4 b5 25. Nd6
Rad8 26. Rc6 $16) 20. Rcd1 Qb6 21. Qxb6 (21. Qf4 $5 Bc7 $1 22. Qh4 Nxe4 $14)
21... Bxb6 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Nh4 $1 {Black can not be protected from 16.Bf5
satisfactorily . After exchange light square bishops White advantage will be
beyond doubt. The precisely same ratio of a material and pawn structure have
met in the game Karpov-Kramnik, Wien 1996 (inf 67/516) excellent won by
twelfth champion of the world.} Bg4 $6 {Attempt to show activity accelerates a
defeat of Black.} 24. Rd3 $1 Rad8 (24... Ba5 25. b4 $1 Bxb4 26. Rb1 Bc5 27. Rg3
$18) 25. Rg3 h5 26. h3 Rd2 27. Rf1 Re8 (27... Bc7 28. f4 Rd4 29. Bxb7 Rxf4 30.
Rc1 $18) 28. Bxb7 $18 Re1 29. Rxe1 Bxf2+ 30. Kh2 Bxe1 31. hxg4 Bxg3+ 32. Kxg3
Rxa2 33. gxh5 a5 34. Kf4 Rb2 35. Bd5 a4 36. bxa4 Rb4+ 37. Be4 Rxa4 38. g4 Kg7
39. Nf5+ Kg8 40. Nd6 Rb4 41. Ne8 Rb5 42. Nxf6+ Kg7 43. g5 Ra5 44. Nd5 Ra1 45.
Ne3 Ra5 46. Bd5 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Zvjaginsev,V"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. Be2 (7. Bd3 Bb7
8. O-O dxc4 $6 9. Bxc4 c5 10. Qe2 $16) 7... Bb7 8. O-O Be7 9. Rd1 (9. b3 O-O
10. Bb2 $14) 9... O-O 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Qc7 12. Nc3 (12. Bg5 $10) (12. Nxf6+
$6 Nxf6 13. c5 bxc5 14. dxc5 a5 $15) 12... c5 13. d5 (13. Nb5 Qb8 14. g3 cxd4
$13) 13... exd5 14. cxd5 a6 15. Nh4 $1 g6 16. Bh6 Rfe8 17. Qd2 $6 (17. a4 $132)
17... Bd6 18. g3 b5 $1 $15 19. Bf3 (19. Nf5 b4) 19... b4 20. Ne2 Ne4 $6 (20...
Ne5) 21. Qc2 Ndf6 22. Ng2 $1 $10 Qd7 23. Ne3 (23. Bf4 Bf8 $10) 23... Rad8 24.
Bg2 $2 (24. Rac1 $1 $13) 24... Nxf2 $1 25. Kxf2 Rxe3 $1 26. Bxe3 (26. Kxe3 Ng4+
27. Kd2 Nxh6 $17) 26... Ng4+ 27. Kf3 Nxh2+ 28. Kf2 Ng4+ 29. Kf3 Qe6 $1 $19 30.
Bf4 (30. Qe4 Qxe4+ 31. Kxe4 Re8+) (30. Qd2 $2 Re8) (30. Bc1 Re8 31. Nf4 Bxf4
32. gxf4 Ne3 33. Kf2 Qe7 $1 34. Qe2 (34. Bxe3 Qxe3+ 35. Kf1 a5) 34... Nxd1+ 35.
Qxd1 Qh4+ 36. Kf3 Qh5+ $19) 30... Re8 (30... Bxf4 31. Qe4 $1) 31. Qc4 Qe3+ 32.
Bxe3 Rxe3+ 33. Kxg4 Bc8+ 34. Kg5 h6+ $1 35. Kxh6 Re5 0-1

