[Event "WchT 12th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2019.03.11"]
[Round "6.9"]
[White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "Adams,M"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2019.03.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Iran"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IRI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

{The World Team was a tough experience for me personally, and this rather
fortunate win was a rare bright spot. However, my teammates' excellent play
meant that we collected the silver medals in the best result for the English
team in many years.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 {I thought
my opponent might look for a sharper option, but he sticks to his main opening
repertoire.} h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 Na6 9. e3 Nxc5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11.
Bxe7 Nxe7 (11... Qxe7 12. Nxd5 exd5 {would lead to a position my opponent had
already reached in a couple of games with the Black pawn on h7. I wanted to
avoid} 13. Be2 Bg4 14. O-O Rac8 15. Nd4 {, but here} Ne6 16. Qd2 Qg5 {as
played once by Vladimir Kramnik, looks a good solution.}) 12. Be2 Bd7 ({
Black's knight on c5 is a bit exposed, and his colleague on e7 is also not
optimally placed.} 12... Qb6 {was probably best.}) ({The natural way to
develop the bishop} 12... b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Rfd1 {is a bit uncomfortable.})
13. b4 Na6 14. Qb2 $1 ({A better try than} 14. a3 {which I had been
anticipating.}) 14... Qb6 15. Rb1 Rfd8 ({I need to recycle the knight from a6,
but my queen is awkwardly placed after} 15... Nc7 16. Ne5) 16. O-O Rac8 ({
Now I didn't like} 16... Nc7 17. a4 Ncd5 ({but the stronger} 17... Ned5 $1 18.
a5 Qd6 {gives my queen an escape route.}) 18. a5) 17. Rfc1 (17. a4 $5 {gives
the option to look for mass liquidation} Qxb4 18. Qxb4 Nxb4 19. Rxb4 Rxc3 20.
Rxb7 {although this still requires care.}) 17... Nc7 18. Ne5 Ncd5 19. Nc4 (19.
Nxd7 Rxd7 20. Nxd5 Rxc1+ 21. Rxc1 Nxd5 22. Rc8+ Rd8 {leads nowhere.}) 19... Qc7
20. Ne4 Qb8 21. b5 ({A good decision taking more space,} 21. Ned6 Rc6 22. e4 (
22. Nxf7 Kxf7 23. Ne5+ Kg8 24. Nxc6 Nxc6 {is fine for Black.}) 22... Nb6 23. e5
Nxc4 24. Bxc4 Nc8 25. Ne4 Nb6 {swaps enough material to survive.}) 21... Be8 {
White is a bit better, but as my last few moves were forced, this enabled me
to catch up on the clock, and although my position is cramped it remains solid.
} 22. a4 b6 23. g3 Nf5 24. Ned2 (24. Ne5 {is met by} Nc3 25. Rxc3 Qxe5 26. Rxc8
) 24... Nf6 {Dodging the fork, and trying to manoeuvre the knight towards c5.}
25. Bf1 ({The calm} 25. Rc2 $1 {doubling rooks whilst keeping all options open
looks best.}) 25... Nd6 ({Now} 25... Nd7 26. e4 $1 {is annoying.}) 26. Ne5 Nde4
27. Ndc4 ({After this my knights are better placed than my opponent's.} 27.
Nxe4 $1 Nxe4 28. Bg2 {was the most testing aiming to land a minor piece on c6.}
Nc3 $5 (28... Nc5 $6 29. Rc4 $16) (28... Rxc1+ 29. Rxc1 Nc5 30. Ra1 $14) 29.
Nxf7 $1 (29. Rxc3 Qxe5 {equalises.}) 29... Nxa4 30. Qa3 Rxc1+ 31. Rxc1 Kxf7 32.
Qxa4 a5 $1 {this still looks a bit shaky but the protected passed a-pawn may
compensate for the other defects in my position.}) 27... Nd5 28. f3 $6 ({
Finally both Black steeds have found good posts and} 28. Bg2 Nc5 {is nothing
special. Now my opponent starts drifting, I don't like the game move weakening
the kingside.}) 28... Nc5 29. e4 $6 ({Forcing matters is a sign White had not
realised his edge has evaporated although} 29. Qa3 f6 {holds no fears for
Black.}) 29... Nxa4 $1 {Seizing my chance.} 30. Qa3 Ndc3 31. Rxc3 Nxc3 32. Qxc3
Rc5 $1 {The point. I will win the pawn on b5 and the bishop on e8 has found a
new lease of life.} 33. Nd3 $1 Rxb5 34. Rc1 {Although the rook on b5 isn't
under immediate threat it doesn't have any clear escape route.} Rc8 35. Qa3 a5
36. Qa2 $5 ({This worked out well as we were both struggling to come to terms
with the unusual nature of the position with little time to arrive at move 40.
} 36. Be2 $1 {so that} a4 {can be met by} 37. Bd1 {was stronger.}) 36... Bd7 $6
({Failing to understand that the queen move had freed the rook to find a
better post. After} 36... a4 $5 37. Qxa4 Rb1 38. Qxe8+ Rxe8 39. Rxb1 b5 {
White's loose king means the material balance is good for Black - especially
in practice.} 40. Ne3 (40. Nf2 Rd8 41. Rb3 Rd4 42. Nb2 b4) 40... Rc8) ({
The composed} 36... Rc7 $5 {preparing a4 is also a good idea.}) 37. Rd1 $1 Rd8
({I had intended to follow my last move with} 37... e5 $2 {followed by Be6,
but realised in time that} 38. Nf4 exf4 39. Rxd7 fxg3 40. Nd6 {is crushing.}) (
37... Bc6 {maintains much better co-ordination, it's important for the bishop
to eye the kingside as my rook is about to be banished there.}) 38. Na3 Rh5 39.
g4 (39. e5 $1 {Cutting off the rook is logical , there is little choice but to
play} b5 40. g4 Rh4 41. Qf2 g5 {which doesn't inspire confidence.}) 39... Rg5
40. h4 $2 (40. e5 Bc6 {was still best with all to play for. Attacking the rook
looks logical but I managed to spot that the now unprotected g3 square was
important.}) 40... Qg3+ 41. Bg2 (41. Qg2 Qxh4 42. Nf2 Rc5 {defends the rook on
d8, and leaves White too much material behind.}) 41... Ba4 ({The most
practical move, now all my pieces get active, but the mundane} 41... Qxh4 {
was also pretty good.}) 42. Nc2 ({There is little hope for White. After} 42.
Rd2 {I was tempted by} Rc5 (42... Qxh4 $19) 43. Nxc5 $2 Qe1+) (42. hxg5 Bxd1
43. Qf2 Qd6 $19) ({Or} 42. Rc1 Qxh4 43. Qf2 Qxf2+ 44. Nxf2 Rc5 {and there are
too many pawns.}) 42... Bxc2 43. Qxc2 Qxh4 44. Rb1 (44. e5 $1 {is a better try,
but after} h5 45. Qc7 Rg6 46. Qxb6 hxg4 47. f4 a4 48. Qa5 g3 49. Qxa4 Rg4 {
the fact that only kingside pawns remain won't save White with g5 coming.})
44... h5 45. gxh5 (45. Rxb6 hxg4 46. f4 Rh5 47. e5 Qg3 48. Rd6 Rb8 {is also
hopeless.}) 45... Qxh5 46. Kf1 (46. Rxb6 Qxf3 $19) 46... b5 47. Rc1 Rxg2 $5 ({
Simplifying the position, but after} 47... Qh2 $1 {White is so passively
placed it is easy to nudge the pawns forward.}) 48. Kxg2 Qg5+ 49. Kh3 Rxd3 50.
Qxd3 Qxc1 51. Qxb5 {My technique was far from impressive, but there isn't much
hope here.} Qf4 52. Kg2 Qd2+ 53. Kh3 Qd8 54. Qc6 g6 55. Kg4 Qd2 56. Qb5 Qc3 57.
f4 Kg7 58. e5 Qd2 59. Qa4 Qb4 60. Qd1 a4 61. Qd8 Qf8 62. Qa5 Qe8 $1 (62... a3
$6 63. Kg3 {leaves my queen awkwardly placed.}) 63. Qa7 Qc6 64. Kh4 ({After} 
64. Qe7 Qa8 65. Kg5 a3 66. Qf6+ Kg8 {White doesn't have any threats.}) 64...
Qe4 65. Kg4 Qf5+ 66. Kg3 Qd3+ 67. Kh4 a3 68. Qe7 a2 69. Qa7 Qd2 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.02.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Riemersma, Liafbern"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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. d4 {Tsesarsky} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 {
Bu son derece saglam bir sistem.h6 ninbu asaamada oynanmis olmasi bir cok
varyantta siyahlarin lehine.} 7. Qc2 (7. cxd5 {Tsesarsky} exd5 (7... Nxd5 8.
Bxe7 Qxe7 9. g3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 b6 11. Bg2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Olafsson,H-Christiansen,
L/Reykjavik op 1988 (30)}) 8. e3 c6 9. Bd3 {Carlsbad Variation} Ne4 10. Bxe7
Qxe7 11. Qc2 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Eingorn,V/II Torneo Internacional de Pamplona /
A 1992 (40)}) 7... c5 $1 (7... O-O {Tsesarsky} 8. e3 dxc4 (8... c6 9. a3 dxc4
10. Bxc4 Nd5 11. Bg3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 $14 {1-0 Portisch,F-David,A/Zalakaros op
1992 (29)}) 9. Bxc4 a6 10. a3 b5 11. Ba2 Bb7 12. Rd1 Qe8 13. Bb1 g6 14. O-O c5
15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. b4 Ncd7 17. e4 $14 {1-0 Rashkovsky,N-Savon,V/Moscow GMA-op
1989 (48)}) (7... dxc4 {Tsesarsky} 8. e3 (8. e4 a6 9. a4 c5 10. dxc5 Qc7 11.
Bxc4 Bxc5 12. Qe2 Nh5 13. O-O-O O-O 14. e5 Nb6 15. Bb3 Bd7 16. Kb1 Nf4 17. Qc2
Bb4 18. Qe4 Bxc3 19. Qxf4 Ba5 20. Bf6 $1 $16 {1-0 Savchenko,S-Smagin,S/Moscow
Tal 1992 (27)}) 8... a6 9. a4 c5 10. dxc5 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Nb4 12. Qd2 Qxe7 13. Ne4
Nxc5 14. Nd6+ Kf8 15. Qxb4 Qxd6 16. Qxc4 $14 {1-0 Barbero,G-Costa,J/Bern 1991 
(40)}) 8. dxc5 (8. cxd5 {Tsesarsky} cxd4 9. dxe6 dxc3 10. exd7+ Bxd7 11. Qxc3
Rc8 12. Qd2 Qb6 13. Bxf6 (13. a3 $2 Ne4 14. Qd5 Qxb2 $19) 13... Bxf6 14. Rd1
Be6 $15) 8... Qa5 9. Nd2 $6 (9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Nxe7 $11 (10... Nxc3 11. Bd6
Ne4+ 12. Nd2 Ndxc5 13. Bxc5 Nxc5 14. Rc1 b6 15. a3 Qa4) (10... Kxe7 11. Qa4 (
11. Rc1 Qxc5 12. Nxd5+ Qxd5) (11. Nd2 Nb4 12. Qd1 Qxc5 13. Nde4 Qd4) 11... Qxc5
12. Nxd5+ Qxd5 13. Rd1 Qc5)) (9. e3 dxc4 (9... Nxc5 {Tsesarsky} 10. Nd2 Nce4
11. Nb3 Qc7 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bb5+ Bd7 16. Bxd7+
Qxd7 17. O-O $14 {Seirawan,Y-Orlov,G/New York op 1990/1/2-1/2 (64)}) 10. Bxc4
Qxc5 (10... Nxc5 11. O-O O-O 12. a3 Ncd7) 11. Qe2 O-O 12. O-O a6 (12... b6 13.
Rac1 Bb7 14. Bd3 Qh5 15. Ne4 Rfc8) 13. Rac1 b5 14. Bd3 Qh5 15. Ne4 Bb7) 9...
dxc4 10. e3 (10. O-O-O {Tsesarsky} O-O 11. e3 Nxc5 12. Nxc4 Qb4 $132) 10... O-O
11. Bxc4 Qxc5 (11... Nxc5 {Tsesarsky} 12. O-O (12. O-O-O $6 a6 (12... Bd7 13.
Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nde4 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 16. Nxc3 Rac8 $11) 13. Nde4 b5 14. Bxf6
gxf6 15. Bd5 $1 Ra7 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. Bf3 Rc7 18. Kb1 Bb4 19. Rd3 Bxc3 $15)
12... a6 $1 (12... Rd8 13. a3 Ncd7 14. b4 Qh5 15. Bg3 Ne5 16. Be2 Qg6 17. Nde4
Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Nc6 19. Rfd1 $16) (12... Bd7 13. a3 Na4 14. b4 Qd8 15. Nxa4 Bxa4
16. Qxa4 Qxd2 17. Rfd1 $16) 13. a4 {[%csl Rb4,Yb5]} (13. a3 b5 14. b4 Qc7 15.
Bg3 (15. Be2 Na4 16. Rac1 Qxc3 17. Qxc3 Nxc3 18. Rxc3 Nd5 19. Bxe7 Nxc3 20. Bf3
Re8 21. Bxa8 Rxe7 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Rc7 $11) 15... Qc6 16. Be2 Na4 17. Bf3
(17. Rfc1 Qxc3 18. Qxc3 Nxc3 19. Rxc3 Nd5 (19... a5 20. bxa5 Rxa5 21. Bc7 Ra7
22. Bb6 Nd5 23. Rxc8 (23. Bxa7 Nxc3 24. Bf3 Bd7 $11) 23... Nxb6 $11) 20. Rc2
Bb7 21. e4 Nf6 22. Rc7 Rad8 23. Rxe7 Rxd2 24. Bxb5 axb5 25. Rxb7 Nxe4 26. Rxb5
Rc8 $44) 17... Nd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Rac1 Qxc3 20. Qxc3 Nxc3 21. Rxc3 a5 $11)
13... b6 14. Rfb1 Qb4 15. b3 Rd8 16. Rd1 Bb7 17. Rac1 Qa5 $8 (17... Rac8 $2 18.
Na2 Qa5 (18... Qa3 19. Nb1 $18) 19. b4 Qxa4 20. bxc5 $18) 18. Na2 Ncd7 $132)
12. O-O b6 13. Nce4 (13. Rfd1 {Tsesarsky} Bb7 14. Nce4 Qc6 15. Bb3 Qxc2 16.
Bxc2 Rac8 $11) 13... Qc6 $1 {Bu hamleyle siyahlar inisyatifi ilginc bir
sekilde ele gecirdiler.} 14. Rac1 (14. Bd3 {Tsesarsky} Qxc2 15. Bxc2 Ba6 16.
Rfd1 Rac8 17. Rac1 $11) 14... Bb7 15. Be2 (15. f3 {Tsesarsky} Rac8 $11) 15...
Qxc2 16. Rxc2 Rfc8 17. Nc3 (17. Rfc1 Nxe4 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 $1 (18... Rxc8 19.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 20. Nxe4 Bxh4 21. Nd6 $11) 19. Nxe4 Bxh4 20. Nd6 Nc5 21. b4 Ba6 22.
Bf3 Nd3 23. Bxa8 Nxc1 24. b5 Be7 $19) (17. Rxc8+ Rxc8 18. Nxf6+ (18. Nc3 {
Tsesarsky} g5 $6 (18... Ba3 19. Nc4 Bxb2 20. Nb5 Bd5 $1 21. Nbd6 (21. Nxb2 Rc2
$17) 21... Rc6 $17) 19. Bg3 Ba3 20. Nc4 Bxb2 21. Na4 $1 b5 22. Naxb2 bxc4 23.
Nxc4 $14) 18... Nxf6 {ve siyahlar c hattini ele gecirirler.}) 17... Nc5 18.
Rfc1 {[#]} (18. Nc4 $11 {Tsesarsky}) 18... Rd8 $1 {Bu kez siyahlar d hattinave
d3 karesine yoneldiler.} 19. Nf3 (19. Nc4 {Tsesarsky} Nd3 20. Bxd3 Rxd3 21. Ne5
Rdd8 (21... Rd6 22. Nb5 Rdd8 23. Rc7 $16) 22. Nb5 Bc5 23. b4 Bxb4 24. Rc7 Rac8
25. h3 Rxc7 26. Rxc7 Ba6 27. Nd4 Bd6 28. Rxa7 Bxe5 29. Bxf6 Bxf6 30. Rxa6 $11)
19... g5 20. Bg3 Nfe4 (20... Nd3 {Tsesarsky} 21. Bxd3 Rxd3 22. Ne5 Rdd8 23. Nb5
Bc5 24. b4 Bxb4 25. Rc7 Rac8 26. Rxc8 (26. Nxf7 Rxc7 27. Bxc7 Rd5 28. Nd8 Rxb5
29. Nxb7 Bd2 30. Rd1 Ne4 (30... Rb2 $4 31. Be5 $18) 31. Nd6 Nxd6 32. Bxd6 Rb2
33. a4 $11) 26... Rxc8 27. Rxc8+ Bxc8 28. Nxa7) 21. Nxe4 (21. Be5 f6 22. Bd4 e5
23. Bxc5 (23. Nxe4 {Tsesarsky} Bxe4 24. Bxc5 Bxc5 25. Rc3 a5 $17) 23... Bxc5
$17) 21... Bxe4 22. Rd2 Bd5 (22... Bxf3 $6 {Tsesarsky} 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Bxf3
Rd2 (24... Bf6 25. b4 Nd3 26. Rc7 $14) 25. Be5 Nd3 $4 (25... Rxf2 $4 26. Rxc5
$18) (25... f5 26. Bc3 Rd8 (26... Rxf2 $2 27. Rb1 Rc2 28. Bd1 Rxc3 29. bxc3 Ne4
30. Bb3 Kf7 31. Rd1 Bc5 32. Rd7+ Kf6 33. Rxa7 Bxe3+ 34. Kf1 Nxc3 35. Rc7 $16
Bc5 (35... Nd5 36. Bxd5 exd5 37. Rc6+ Ke5 38. Rxh6 g4 39. Rh8 $16) 36. Rc6 $16)
27. Bd4 g4 28. Be2 a5 $11) 26. Rc8+ Kh7 (26... Bf8 27. Bd6 $18) 27. Bc3 $18)
23. Bc4 (23. b3 Ne4 24. Rdd1 Ba3 $40) (23. Rdc2 $8 {Tsesarsky} h5 (23... Be4
24. Rd2) (23... a5 24. Bc7) (23... Ne4 24. Bc7 Rf8) (23... Bxa2 24. b4 Nb3 (
24... g4 25. Rxa2 gxf3 26. Bxf3 Nd3 27. Rc7 Nxb4 28. Raxa7 Rxa7 29. Rxa7 Bc5
30. Bh5 (30. Kf1 $14) 30... Nc6 31. Rxf7 Rd5 32. Rc7 Rxh5 33. Rxc6 Rd5 34. Kf1
Kf7 35. Ke2 $16) 25. Rf1 Rac8 26. Rxa2 Nc1 27. Rb2 Bxb4 28. Ba6 Ba3 29. Rb1 $16
) 24. b4 Ne4 25. Bc7 Rf8 26. Ne5 Bxb4 27. Bxh5 Rac8 28. Nd7 Ba3 (28... Rfe8 29.
f3 $18) 29. Nxf8 (29. Rd1 Rfd8 30. Ne5 Rf8 31. Nd7 $11) 29... Bxc1 30. Rxc1
Rxf8 (30... Kxf8 31. f3 Nc5 32. Bd6+ Ke8 33. a3 Rc6 34. Be5 Ke7 $11)) 23...
Bxc4 24. Rxc4 Rxd2 25. Nxd2 Rd8 26. Rd4 $6 (26. Rc2 Nd3 $1 {ve siyahlarin
durumu cok guctur.} (26... Ne4 $6 {Bu dogal hamle avantaji kaybeder.} 27. Nf1
Rd1 28. f3 $11 (28. f3 Nxg3 29. hxg3 $15) (28. Bb8 Bb4 29. Bxa7 Nd2 30. Rxd2
Bxd2 31. Bxb6 Ra1 $19)) (26... Nd3 $1 {Tsesarsky} 27. Rc7 Nxb2 28. Nf1 Bc5 29.
Rxa7 Rd1 {[%csl Rf1]} 30. Be5 Nc4 31. Bc3 Nxe3 $1 $19 (31... e5 $19 {[%csl Rf1]
[%cal Gd1c1]}))) (26. Nf1 {Tsesarsky} Rd1 27. f3 (27. b4 Nd3 28. b5 Bc5 29. Bb8
Ra1 30. Rc3 Nc1 31. Rc2 f6 $1 (31... Nxa2 $2 32. Be5 Nb4 33. Rxc5 Rxf1+ 34.
Kxf1 bxc5 35. Bd6 Nd3 36. Bb8 c4 37. Ke2 $14) 32. a4 Nb3 33. Rb2 (33. Bxa7 Rxa4
34. Rb2 Na5 $1 35. Bb8 Ra1 36. Bg3 Nc4 37. Rc2 Na3 38. Rb2 h5 $17) 33... Na5
34. Bxa7 Nc4 35. Rc2 Rxa4 36. Bb8 Na3 37. Ra2 (37. Rb2 Ra5 $19) 37... Ra5 $19)
(27. Be5 f6 28. Bd4 Ne4 29. Rc2 Bb4 30. Bc3 Bxc3 31. bxc3 Rd3 32. c4 Ra3 33.
Nd2 Nc3 34. c5 bxc5 35. Nb3 Nxa2 36. Nxc5 Nb4 (36... Rc3 37. Rxc3 Nxc3 38. Nxe6
a5 39. Nd4 a4 40. Nc2 Kf7 41. Kf1 Ke6 42. Ke1 Kd5 43. Kd2 Kc4 $19) 37. Rc1 Kf7
$19) 27... Nd3 28. Rc7 Bc5 29. Bf2 a5 30. b3 Nc1 31. g3 Nxa2 32. e4 Bxf2+ 33.
Kxf2 Rd3 $19) 26... Rxd4 27. exd4 Nd3 28. b3 (28. Bb8 {Tsesarsky} Bf6 29. Nf3
a6 30. Bc7 b5 31. b3 Nc1 32. Be5 Be7 $19) 28... Bf6 $1 29. a4 (29. Nf3 {
Tsesarsky} Nc1 $19) 29... Bxd4 30. Kf1 e5 $1 {Bu son hamleyle beyazlarin oyuna
istirak edebilen tek tasi yani Fg3 oyun disi kaliyor.} 31. Ke2 (31. Nf3 {
Tsesarsky} Bc3 32. h4 f6 $19) 31... Nc5 32. f3 f5 33. h4 Kf7 $1 {Siyahlarin
acele etmesine hic gerek yok.} 34. hxg5 hxg5 35. Be1 Bc3 36. g4 f4 37. Nc4 Bxe1
38. Kxe1 Ke6 39. Nd2 Kd5 40. Ke2 Kd4 (40... Kd4 41. b4 Nxa4 42. Ne4 Nc3+ $19)
0-1

[Event "Negroponte op"]
[Site "Chalkis"]
[Date "2010.08.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Melia, Salome"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2442"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2010.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 $5 {Alapin's move which is directed to alternate
in case white tries to achieve a Carlsbad structure.} 4. Nf3 ({One of many
lines is} 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 $5 6. e3 O-O $5 7. Bd3 (7. Qc2 c5) (7. Nf3 c5
8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O Be6 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. a3 a6 $13) 7... c5 8. Nge2
Nc6 9. O-O Be6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Rc1 Bd6 12. Nb5 Bxf4 13. Nxf4 Bg4 14. Qd2 a6
15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. exd4 Qd6 $14 {is known and even played.}) 4... Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O
(5... h6 {is more common.} 6. Bxf6 (6. Bh4 O-O 7. Qb3 $5 c5 $1 8. cxd5 exd5 9.
e3 Nc6 10. Rd1 Bg4 11. Be2 $13) 6... Bxf6 7. Qb3 $13 {is a common line with
GMs like Nikolic and Volkov.}) 6. Qb3 $6 {My affiliation for this kind of move
is unexplainable.} ({Lasker's defence intimidates everyone these days.} 6. e3
h6 7. Bh4 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 $11) 6... Nc6 $5 {An interesting move but may not
be the best!} (6... c5 $142 $1 {is always the move.} 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3 Nc6 9.
Rd1 Bg4 10. Be2 $13) 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bxe7 (8. Bd2 $6 Na5 $1 9. Qd1 Nc4 10. e4
Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 c5 13. dxc5 Qc7 14. Rc1 Bd7 15. Be2 Rfc8 $132) 8...
Ncxe7 9. Nxd5 $5 {Too simplistic approach.} (9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 (10. Qxc3 b6
11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O Rc8 13. b4 c5 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. b5 c4 16. Bc2 $13) 10... b6
11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O Ng6 13. g3 $14) 9... exd5 10. e3 c6 11. Bd3 Qa5+ $6 {
I don't like this.} (11... Bf5 12. O-O $11 (12. Bxf5 Qa5+ 13. Qc3 (13. Kf1 $2
Nxf5 14. Qxb7 Rab8 $17) 13... Qxc3+ 14. bxc3 Nxf5 15. Ke2 Nd6 16. Nd2 f5 17. g3
Rae8 18. f4 $15)) (11... Qb6 $6 12. Qc2 Qb4+ 13. Ke2 $1 $36) 12. Qc3 Qxc3+ 13.
bxc3 Bf5 14. Kd2 Bxd3 15. Kxd3 Nf5 16. Nd2 $1 {I already started to think
about a double rook endgame having the center.} (16. c4 $5 dxc4+ 17. Kxc4 Nd6+
18. Kd3 $14 {may well be more enterprising alas having the knights over the
board has also pros and cons.}) 16... Nd6 17. c4 dxc4+ 18. Nxc4 Nxc4 19. Kxc4
$14 {safe advantage.} Rfe8 20. Rab1 Re7 21. Rhc1 Rd8 22. Kd3 f6 $5 {I find
this a little bit recessive.} (22... Rd5 $4 23. Rxc6 $18) (22... f5 23. Rc5 g6
24. h3 Kf7 25. g4 Kf6 {is an active line.} 26. gxf5 gxf5 27. Rg1 $14 {but
white may stand better after all.}) 23. Rc5 Kf7 24. g4 $1 {White started to
grab some space and it is dangerous.} Rd6 (24... Rd5 $5 25. Rxd5 (25. Rbc1 Red7
) 25... cxd5 26. Rc1 Ke6 27. Rc8 Kd6 28. Rh8 h6 29. h4 Rc7 $132) 25. Rbc1 Red7
26. a4 Rc7 27. R5c4 Rd5 28. e4 Ra5 29. f4 h5 30. h3 Rd7 31. R1c3 h4 (31... hxg4
32. hxg4 b5 $6 33. axb5 cxb5 34. Rb4 $1 (34. Rc7 $6 {The rook should not leave
the side protection for the king.} Ke7 35. d5 Ra1 36. R3c6 Ra3+ 37. Kd4 Ra4+ $1
38. Kc5 Rxe4 39. d6+ Ke8 40. Rxd7 Kxd7 41. Rc7+ Kd8 42. Rxg7 b4 $1 $11) 34...
Ra1 (34... a6 35. d5 $16) 35. d5 a6 36. Rc6 $16) 32. f5 Ke7 33. Ke3 g5 34. fxg6
Rg5 $2 {A bad mistake.} (34... Kf8 $142 35. d5 cxd5 36. Rc7 Rxc7 37. Rxc7 dxe4
38. Kxe4 b6 39. Kf4 Kg8 $1 $11 {and White can not break through.}) 35. Rc5 $1
Rxg6 36. Rh5 $18 Kd6 ({after} 36... Rg5 {I was planning to play} 37. Rxg5 $1 (
37. Rxh4 Ra5 38. Rc4 $16) 37... fxg5 38. Rc5 Kf6 39. Rf5+ Kg6 40. e5 Rf7 41.
Ke4 Rxf5 42. gxf5+ Kf7 43. Kf3 Ke8 (43... b5 44. axb5 cxb5 45. d5 $18) 44. Kg4
b5 45. axb5 cxb5 46. Kxg5 b4 47. Kf6 b3 48. Kg7 b2 49. f6 b1=Q 50. f7+ Kd7 51.
f8=Q Qg1+ 52. Kh7 Qb1+ 53. Kh8 $18 {and the queens ending seem to be winning
with White due to the power of central pawns.}) 37. Kf4 Rf7 (37... Ke6 38. Rc4
Rgg7 39. Rxh4 Rh7 40. Rxh7 Rxh7 41. Kg3 Kd6 42. Rc5 $1 $18) 38. Rxh4 b5 {
The only way to gain counterplay.} 39. Rh5 $1 b4 40. Rb3 Rb7 41. Rf5 $5 {
A little bit slow} ({since} 41. Kf5 Rg5+ 42. Kxf6 Rxh5 43. gxh5 c5 44. e5+ Kd5
45. dxc5 $18 {wins right away.}) 41... Ke6 42. a5 Rh6 43. Rc5 Kd6 44. Rc4 Rb5
45. Rcxb4 Rxa5 $5 (45... Rxb4 46. Rxb4 Rxh3 47. Rb7 Rd3 48. Rxa7 Rxd4 49. a6
Ra4 50. Kf5 $18) 46. Rc4 Rb5 47. Rbc3 Rb6 48. Rc5 Rh8 49. Rf5 Ke7 50. Ra3 a6
51. Rfa5 Kd7 52. Kf5 Ra8 (52... Rb5+ 53. Kxf6) 53. h4 (53. Kxf6 c5+ 54. Ke5
Re8+ 55. Kf4 cxd4 56. Rxa6 $18 {should also have done the job.}) 53... Ke7 54.
h5 Kf7 55. Kf4 $5 {In this very game I have always chosen the safest way.} (55.
e5 fxe5 56. dxe5 $18) 55... Kg7 56. R3a4 Ra7 57. Rc5 Re7 58. Rac4 Rb1 (58...
Re6 59. Kf5 (59. d5 $2 cxd5 60. exd5 Re1 61. Rc6 Rb3 $1 $132 {and White has
problem with his rear.}) 59... Kf7 60. e5 fxe5 61. dxe5 $18) 59. e5 $1 {
Time to advance.} (59. Rc1 Rb4 60. Ke3 Rb3+ 61. R5c3 Reb7 62. Rxb3 Rxb3+ 63.
Kf4 $18) 59... fxe5+ (59... Rf1+ 60. Kg3 Rg1+ 61. Kh3 $1 $18) 60. Rxe5 Rf7+ 61.
Kg5 Rb6 62. Re6 $5 (62. h6+ Kh7 63. Kh5 Rb1 64. Rxc6 $18) 62... Rb5+ 63. Kh4
Rf1 64. Rc5 Rh1+ (64... Rxc5 65. dxc5 Rf6 66. Re7+ Rf7 67. h6+ Kg6 68. Re6+ Rf6
69. Rd6 $1 a5 70. g5 $18) (64... Rd1 65. Rcxc6 Rh1+ 66. Kg3 Rg1+ 67. Kh3 $1 {
and the rooks can not disturb White's monarch.} Rb3+ (67... Rh1+ 68. Kg2) 68.
Kh4 Rh1+ 69. Kg5 Rb5+ 70. Re5 $18) 65. Kg5 Rd1 66. h6+ Kh8 {Black is losing
due to bad king.} (66... Kf7 67. Rf6+ Ke7 68. Rxb5 cxb5 69. h7 Rh1 70. Rh6 $18)
(66... Kf8 67. Rxb5 cxb5 68. h7 $18) (66... Kg8 67. Rxb5 cxb5 68. Kg6 $18) 67.
Rxb5 $1 (67. Rxb5 cxb5 68. Kg6 {gives checkmate.}) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.12.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Babula,V"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. Qc2 c6 ({More flexible is
} 6... Nbd7 {Black can play then c7-c6 or c7-c5.}) 7. e3 Nbd7 8. cxd5 {White
clarifies the situation in the centre, what looks slightly premature.} ({
More frequent and also more logical is} 8. Rd1) 8... Nxd5 ({More solid} 8...
exd5 {leads to the classical Carlsbad.}) 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Be2 Re8 {[%cal Ye6e5]
Black prepares the liberating e6-e5 advance.} ({When Black realizes his idea
immediately} 10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 $5 (11. Qxc3 c5 12. O-O b6 13. Rac1 Bb7 14.
dxc5 Rfc8 15. b4 bxc5 16. b5 {1/2-1/2 Jobava,B-Tregubov,P/Moscow 2002/CBM 088})
11... e5 {then White has an unpleasant move} 12. Bd3) 11. O-O {Unbelievable,
this logical move is a novelty.} (11. Rd1 N5f6 12. O-O e5 13. d5 $14 {1/2-1/2
Miniboeck,G-Casagrande,H/Austria 1995/CBM 045 ext (41)}) 11... Nxc3 {Black
exchanges the knights first,} ({otherwise he would stay with the weak isolated
pawn d5} 11... e5 $143 $6 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Rfd1 $14 {[%csl Rd5]}
) 12. bxc3 {White takes on c3 by pawn to strengthen his centre.} e5 13. a4 {
This is the typical plan in such positions, by the further advance of his a
pawn White strives to create Black on the queenside a weakness.} e4 (13... b6
14. a5) 14. Nd2 Nf6 {Black would like to get the counterplay against White's
king by the active piece play.} ({Weaker is a committal move} 14... f5 $143 $6
{limiting the scope of Black's bishop. Then White can continue in his play on
the queenside or he can even start the active operations on the kingside} 15.
f3 $5) 15. Rfb1 Bg4 (15... Bf5 $143 $6 16. Qb3 $1 {[%csl Rb7]}) 16. Bf1 {
White keeps the bishops as their exchange would be advantageous for Black.}
Rad8 {Black is now ready to defend his b7 pawn by Bg4-c8 or Rd8-d7. But it is
important, without a committal move b7-b6.} 17. c4 $14 {[%cal Yc4c5] White's
position is better, he prepares c4-c5 and then Nd2-c4-d6.} c5 (17... b6 18. a5)
18. dxc5 $1 {A correct decision.} ({After closing the position} 18. d5 $143 $6
{Black has good prospects to organize an attack against White's monarch.})
18... Bc8 {Black protects his weakness b7 and frees the square g4 for the
sortie Nf6-g4.} (18... Qxc5 $2 19. Rxb7 $16) 19. Nb3 {The knight defends the
c5 pawn and also aims to d4.} Qe5 {[%csl Rh2][%cal Yf6g4] Black transfers his
queen closer to White's king.} 20. h3 {[%csl Gg4] White parries Black's threat
however weakens the pawn cover of his king. But White foresees that Black
can't profit from it.} ({Possible is also} 20. Be2 {with the intention} Ng4 $6
21. Bxg4 Bxg4 22. Nd4 {and White's king is secure enough, for example} Qg5 23.
Rxb7 Bf3 24. g3 Rxd4 25. exd4 Qg4 (25... e3 26. Rb3) 26. Qc1 Qh3 (26... e3 27.
Qxe3) 27. Qf1) 20... Qg5 $2 {[%cal Yc8h3] A step in the wrong direction, Black
believes in his attack.} ({But this is a suitable moment for attacking the c5
pawn} 20... Nd7 $142 $5 {After} 21. Rd1 Nxc5 {White can't namely gain the e4
pawn because of the hanging rook on a1} 22. Nxc5 (22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Nxc5 $4
Qxa1) 22... Rxd1) 21. Kh1 Re5 {There is no way back.} (21... Nd7 22. Rd1 Nxc5 {
loses the e4 pawn} 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Nxc5 Qxc5 25. Qxe4 $16) 22. Rd1 $1 {
White acts according the rule which says that the best reply to the flank
attack is the play in the centre.} Rde8 {Black needs his rook to safeguard his
basic rank.} 23. Rd6 Qh4 24. Rad1 {White continues in his central play.} Rf5 {
[%csl Rf2]} 25. R1d2 Ng4 26. g3 $4 {[%mdl 8192] A terrible blunder.} ({Simple} 
26. Kg1 $142 $16 {crowns White's good play and keeps an advantage. It is hard
to believe but Black can't break White's defence, for example} Ne5 27. Nd4 Rg5
28. g3 $1 Bxh3 29. Bg2 $1 Qh5 30. Qxe4) 26... Qxg3 $3 $19 {A nice tactical
blow immediately decides the game.} 27. hxg4 (27. fxg3 Rxf1+ 28. Kg2 Nxe3+ 29.
Kh2 Nxc2) 27... Qh4+ 28. Kg1 Qxg4+ 29. Bg2 Rg5 30. f4 exf3 31. Rd8 f2+ 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[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 "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 b6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nxd5 exd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Bd3 c6 11. Ne2 Bb7 12. Ng3 $5 Nd7 (12... g6 $142 13.
h4 $5 c5 $1 $132) 13. Nf5 Qf6 $2 (13... Qe6 14. Qg4 g6 15. Nh6+ (15. Qg3 Rad8
$1 {/\ Nf6}) 15... Kh8 16. Qxe6 fxe6 17. f4 $1 {/\ g4, h4+/=}) 14. Qg4 Rfd8 15.
h4 $1 {/\ Rh3} (15. Ba6 Bxa6 16. Rxc6 Ne5 $1 (16... h5 $2 17. Qf4 $1 g5 18. Qf3
$18) 17. dxe5 Qxe5 $13) 15... Nf8 16. Qg5 $1 (16. Rh3 Bc8 17. Rf3 Bxf5 $10)
16... Qxg5 17. hxg5 $16 Rd7 18. f4 Rad8 (18... Ne6 $142) 19. Kd2 Rc7 20. b4 Ne6
21. Rh4 c5 22. Rch1 h6 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Nxh6+ $18 (24. gxh6 g6 25. Ng7 $1 cxd4
(25... Nxg7 26. hxg7 Kxg7 27. Rh7+ Kf6 28. R1h6 $18) (25... Nf8 26. g4 $18) 26.
Nxe6 dxe3+ 27. Kxe3 d4+ $1 28. Kd2 $1 (28. Nxd4 Re7+ $44) 28... fxe6 29. Rg4
$18) 24... gxh6 25. Rxh6 Nf8 $8 (25... Kf8 26. f5 Nxg5 27. f6 Ke8 28. Bf5 Ne6
29. Rh8+ Kd7 30. Bxe6+ fxe6 31. Rxd8+ Kxd8 32. Rh8+ Kd7 33. f7) 26. f5 f6 $8
27. Rxf6 $1 (27. gxf6 Rh7 $1 $16) 27... c4 28. Bc2 c3+ 29. Ke2 {/\ Rfh6} Rg7
30. g6 Rc7 31. g4 Bc6 32. g5 Rb8 33. Kf3 Rcc8 (33... Rb2 34. Rxf8+ Kxf8 35.
Rh8+ Ke7 (35... Kg7 36. Rh7+) 36. f6+ {/\ g7}) 34. Bb3 $2 (34. Rxf8+ $1 Rxf8
35. f6 Rb7 36. Bf5 Bd7 37. g7) 34... Rxb3 $1 35. axb3 Bb5 36. e4 $6 (36. Rd6 $5
Re8 (36... c2 37. Rc1) 37. Rc1 Bd3 38. f6 {/\ Rc3+/-}) 36... c2 37. Rc1 Rc3+
38. Kf4 dxe4 39. Rf7 e3 40. Rb7 a6 41. Rb8 $6 (41. g7 Nd7 42. f6 e2 43. Kf5 $1
{/\ Rh1}) 41... Bd3 $1 42. d5 Rc5 43. Ke5 {/\ Kd4} Rb5 $1 (43... Bxf5 44. Kxf5
e2 $10) 44. Rd8 $2 (44. Rxb5 $1 axb5 45. Kd4 Bxf5 46. Kxe3 Nd7 47. Kd2 Nc5 48.
Rxc2 Nxb3+ 49. Kc3 Bxc2 50. Kxc2 Nd4+ 51. Kc3 Nf5 52. Kb4 Nd6 53. Kc5 $10)
44... Rxb3 $1 45. Rh1 Rb6 $1 $19 {[]} (45... Rb1 $2 46. Kf6 Rxh1 47. g7) (45...
Bxf5 46. Kf6 $1 (46. Kxf5 $2 Rb1 47. Kf6 Rxh1 48. g7 Rf1+) 46... Bxg6 47. Rxf8+
$1 $18) 46. Rc8 (46. d6 Rb5+) 46... e2 47. f6 Bxg6 48. Rc7 e1=Q+ 49. Rxe1 Rb1
50. Re3 c1=Q 51. Rxc1 Rxc1 52. Ra3 Rg1 53. Rxa6 Rxg5+ 54. Kd4 Kf7 0-1

[Event "World-ch33-KK4 Kasparov-Karpov +4-4=16"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "1987.12.04"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1987.10.12"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Qc2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. dxc5 dxc4 8. e4
Qa5 {N; 8...h6} 9. e5 Nd5 10. Bxc4 Nxc3 11. O-O $1 Qxc5 (11... Bxg5 12. Nxg5 g6
13. bxc3 Qxc5 14. Qe4 Nc6 15. Rfe1 Nxe5 $2 16. Qxe5 Qxc4 17. Ne4 $18) (11...
Nd5 12. Bxd5 Qxc5 13. Qxc5 Bxc5 14. Be4 $16) (11... Nc6 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. Qxc3
Qxc3 14. bxc3 $14) 12. Qxc3 Nc6 (12... b6 13. Rac1 Bb7 $10) 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14.
a3 $14 Bd7 15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. b4 (16. Qe3 $5) 16... a6 $6 (16... b5 17. Bd3 (17.
Bxb5 Nxb4 18. Bxd7 Nd5 $10) 17... a5 18. Be4 axb4 19. axb4 Rac8 $10) 17. Qe3
Be8 18. Bd3 Na7 19. Bb1 (19. Qe4 Rxd3 20. Qxd3 Bb5 $10) 19... Bc6 (19... Bb5
20. Qe4 g6 21. Rfe1 $14) 20. Ng5 h6 21. Ne4 Nb5 22. Rc4 (22. a4 Nd4 23. Nd6 Qg5
24. Qxg5 hxg5 $15) 22... Bxe4 (22... Bd5 $2 23. Nf6+ $18) 23. Bxe4 Rac8 24.
Rxc8 (24. Rcc1 $14) 24... Rxc8 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Qxc1 Qd7 27. g3 b6 $1 28. Kg2
Qd8 $1 29. h4 a5 (29... h5 $5) 30. bxa5 bxa5 31. Qc5 Nd4 32. h5 f5 $1 (32...
Nb3 33. Qc3 Qd4 34. Qd3 Qxd3 35. Bxd3 $18) (32... Nf5 33. g4 Nd4 $1 (33... Ne7
34. Qd6 Qe8 35. Qc7 $16)) 33. Bb7 (33. exf6 gxf6 34. Kh2 $14) 33... Kf7 34. Kh2
Qb8 35. Qxd4 (35. Bg2 Qb2 36. f4 Qf2 37. Qc7+ Kg8 38. Qe7 $10) 35... Qxb7 36.
g4 Qf3 37. Qd7+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "BUL-ch"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Drenchev, Petar"]
[Black "Inkiov, Ventzislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2310"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 c5 5. e3 (5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qa4+ (6. Qxd4))
5... cxd4 6. exd4 Be7 7. Nf3 (7. Rc1 O-O 8. Nf3 Nc6 (8... b6 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. O-O
Nb4 11. cxd5 Nfxd5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Be4 Bb7 14. Re1 Rac8 15. Qd2 h6 16. a3 {
1/2-1/2 Taimanov,M-Keres,P/SWZ ct 1953}) 9. c5 h6 (9... Ne4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11.
Bb5 Bd7 12. O-O f6 13. Re1 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 Rae8 15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. b4 {1/2-1/2
Koberl-Kottnauer/Szczawno Zdroj 1950}) 10. Bf4 Ne4 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. O-O g5 13.
Bg3 a6 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Ne5 Be8 16. Re1 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Bf6 18. b4 Bg7 19. Rb1 {
1-0 Petrosian,T-Bronstein,D/USSR 3/569 1967}) 7... O-O 8. cxd5 (8. Bd3 dxc4 (
8... Nc6 9. O-O Nb4 10. cxd5 Nbxd5 11. Rc1 b6 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14.
Be4 Bb7 15. Re1 Rac8 16. a3 Rxc1 {1-0 Meyer,B-Schild,J/Mainz o (03) 1987}) 9.
Bxc4 a6 (9... Nbd7 10. O-O Nb6 11. Bd3 Bd7 12. Qe2 Bc6 13. Rad1 h6 14. Bc1 Bxf3
$5 15. Qxf3 Nbd5 16. Ne4 Qa5 17. Bb1 Rfd8 $11 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Qe4 Rac8 $1
20. Rd3 {1/2-1/2 Fairhurst,W-Wade,R (08)/Glasgow m 1953}) 10. a4 (10. O-O b5
11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Qe2 Nc6 13. Rad1 Nb4 14. Bb1 Nbd5 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 g6 17.
h4 Ra7 18. Qg4 Nf6 {1/2-1/2 Polgar,Zsuzsa-Inkiov,Ventzislav/Stara Zagora zt-B 
(04) 1990}) 10... Nc6 (10... Nbd7 11. O-O Nb6 12. Ba2 Bd7 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. Re1
Re8 15. Bb3 Bc6 16. a5 {1/2-1/2 Sykes,Alex-Sarapu,Ortvin/Adelaide open (02)
1990}) 11. O-O Nd5 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Bxe7 {1/2-1/2 Riedel Wolfgang-Florath
Patrick/Bundesliga 1995/96, Germany 1996}) (8. Bd3) (8. c5 $5) 8... Nxd5 9.
Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Bd3 Nf6 (10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 b6 12. O-O Nd7 $4 {1/2-1/2 Smyslov,
Vasily-Bronstein,David/Amsterdam DONNER II (05) 1994}) 11. O-O b6 12. Re1 Bb7
13. d5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qxd5 exd5 17. Rxe7 Nc6 18. Rc7
Rac8 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Rc1 Ne7 21. Rxc8 Nxc8 22. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates qf Petrosian-Portisch +3-2=8"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "1974.01.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1974.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Rc1 (6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6)
6... h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. g3 $1 Ba6 (11...
Re8 12. Bg2 Ba6 13. Ne5 Nd7 14. Rxc7 Rac8 15. Rxd7 $6 Qb4+ 16. Kf1 Qxd4 $19)
12. e3 c5 13. Bxa6 (13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Qxd5 Bb7 15. Qd1 (15. Qh5 Qe4 $15) (15.
Qf5 Qe6 16. Qf4 Qxa2 $15) 15... Qf6 16. Bg2 Rd8 $17) 13... Nxa6 14. O-O (14.
Qa4 Nb4 15. O-O Nd3) 14... Nc7 (14... c4 $5) 15. b3 Rac8 16. Re1 Rfd8 17. h4
Ne6 $6 (17... Ne8 $1 {/\ Nf6=}) 18. Qd3 Qf6 19. Kg2 cxd4 20. exd4 Rxc1 (20...
Qe7 $5 21. Qa6 Rc7) 21. Rxc1 Qf4 $5 22. gxf4 Nxf4+ 23. Kg3 Nxd3 24. Rc3 Nb4 $2
(24... Nb2 $1 25. Rc2 Nd3 26. Rc3 Nb2 $10) 25. a3 Na6 26. b4 Nb8 (26... Rd7 $5
27. Rc8+ Kh7 28. b5 Nc7 29. Ne5 Re7 30. Nc6 Rd7 31. Nxa7 Ne8 $14) (26... Kh7
27. b5 Nb8 28. Rc7 Rd7 29. Rc8 Rb7 $14 {Petrosian}) 27. Rc7 a5 (27... a6 28.
Ne5 $16) 28. b5 Nd7 29. Kf4 h5 (29... f6 30. h5 $16) (29... Nf8 $5 30. Rb7 Rd6
31. Ne5 $16) 30. Ne5 Nf8 (30... Nxe5 31. Kxe5 $18) 31. Rb7 f6 32. Nc6 Ng6+ 33.
Kg3 Rd6 (33... Re8) 34. Rxb6 Re6 35. Rb8+ Nf8 36. Ra8 Re1 37. Nd8 Kh7 38. b6
Rb1 39. b7 Nd7 40. Rxa5 1-0

[Event "URS-ch46 First League"]
[Site "Ashkhabad"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 O-O 7. Qc2 h6 (7...
Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. g3 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 c6 11. Bg2 $14) 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Rd1 (9. e4
$5) 9... c5 $1 10. dxc5 Qa5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Qd2 Be6 13. Nxd5 Qxd2+ 14. Rxd2
Bxd5 15. Rxd5 Bxb2 16. e3 Bc3+ 17. Kd1 Nc6 18. Bc4 Na5 19. Rd3 Bb4 20. Bd5 Rac8
21. Ne5 Rc7 22. Ke2 Bxc5 23. Rc1 b6 24. Rdc3 Re8 25. Nd3 Rd7 26. Bf3 Bd6 27.
Rc8 $14 (27. Rc8 Kf8 28. h4 $5) 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch29 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-2=10"]
[Site "Merano"]
[Date "1981.10.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Chandler,M"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1981.10.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 b6 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. g3 {Nach der Fianchettierung des
Königsläufers will Weiß Druck auf den sB d5 aus- üben.} Ba6 12. e3 {Dieser Zug
bietet ein scharfes Bauernopfer an, das in der 13.Partie des ct 1974
Petrosjan-Portisch nicht angenommen wurde.} (12. Bg2 Re8 13. Ne5 Nd7 $3 14.
Rxc7 Rac8 $1 {Weiß hat die Wahl zwischen zwei schlechten Möglichkeiten . Um
diese Gefahr zu vermeiden, muß Weiß den Abtausch seines Königsläufers anbieten.
}) 12... c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bxa6 Nxa6 15. Qxd5 {Die entscheidenden Fragen
sind: Kann Weiß seinen Materialvorteil festhalten, oder erhält Schwarz
ausreichende Kompensation?} Nb4 16. Qc4 Qf6 17. Nh4 (17. Qe2 Rfd8 {Mit der
Drohung 18...Sa2:.} 18. a3 Qxb2 $1 19. Qxb2 Nd3+ 20. Ke2 Nxb2 {Weiß steht im
Endspiel doch etwas besser.}) 17... Qxb2 {Auch die Idee, mit 17...g5 (s.Var.)
den Springer außer Spiel zu bringen verdient Beachtung.} 18. O-O Qxa2 19. Qxa2
(19. Qg4 Qe6 20. Nf5 Qf6 21. Rxc5 Nd3 22. Ra5 Rfe8 $1 {Mit den
Verteidigungsmöglichkeiten Te5 u. Se5.}) 19... Nxa2 20. Rxc5 Rfc8 21. Ra5 Nc1
22. Nf5 Rc7 23. Nd4 Rb8 24. Ra1 Nd3 25. Rfd1 Ne5 {Weiß besitzt einen winzigen
Vorteil, der isolierte sB a7 stellt ein Angriffs- ziel dar. Aber um diesen B
zu gewinnen, muß Weiß in jedem Fall den Tausch der S und eines Turmpaares
hinnehmen - dann haben wir eine Remisstellung.} 26. Ra2 g6 27. Rda1 Rbb7 28. h3
h5 {Eine nützliche Verteidigungsmaßnahme für den Fall (der hier eintritt), daß
ein Turmendspiel mit vier gegen drei Bauern auf derselben Seite entsteht. Als
das noch weniger bekannt war, gelang es wiederholt, solche Endspiele zu
gewinnen.} 29. Kg2 Kg7 30. Ra5 Nc6 31. Nxc6 Rxc6 32. Rxa7 Rxa7 33. Rxa7 Rc2 34.
e4 Rc3 35. Ra2 Kf6 36. f3 Rb3 37. Kf2 Rc3 38. Ke2 Rb3 39. Ra6+ Ke7 40. Ra5 Kf6
41. Rd5 Ra3 42. Rd6+ Kg7 43. h4 Rb3 44. Rd3 Rb5 45. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow International"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1982.05.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Chekhov, Valery A"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1982.05.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 b6 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. g3 Re8 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qc2 $6 (12. Bg2 $5 Ba6 13. Ne5
Nd7 14. f4 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Bb7 16. O-O Red8 17. b4 c6 $14 {Uhlmann,W-Kurajica,B/
JUG/1981/1/2-1/2/41/}) 12... Na6 $1 13. a3 c5 14. Bg2 Bd7 $1 15. O-O (15. Ne5
$2 cxd4 16. Nxd7 Rac8 $19) (15. e3 Rac8 16. Qd2 Bb5 $36) 15... Qxe2 16. Qxe2
Rxe2 17. dxc5 Nxc5 (17... Rxb2 18. c6 $13) (17... bxc5 18. Rfd1 Rxb2 19. Rxd5 (
19. Ne5 $5 Be6 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Re8 $17) 19... Be6 $17 20. Rd6 $140 Rb6)
18. b4 Ne6 19. Nh4 $5 (19. Rfd1 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Rxd5 Ra2 $19) 19... Rd2
20. Nf3 Re2 (20... Ra2 21. Ne5 $13) 21. Nh4 Rd8 $1 22. Bxd5 Ng5 $1 $17 23. Rcd1
(23. Rc7 $2 Bb5 $19) 23... Ba4 24. Bb3 Rxd1 25. Bxd1 Bxd1 26. Rxd1 Ra2 27. Rd8+
Kh7 28. Rd7 Nh3+ 29. Kg2 Nxf2 30. Kf3 $2 (30. Rxa7 $1 Ng4+ (30... Nd3+ 31. Kg1
Nxb4 32. Rxf7 Rxa3 33. Rb7 Nd5 34. Nf5) 31. Kg1 Ne5 {/\g5|^/}) 30... Nh3 $1 31.
Rxa7 Rxh2 32. a4 (32. Rxf7 $4 Ng5+) 32... Ng5+ 33. Kf4 Rb2 34. b5 Re2 $1 35. g4
g6 36. Rb7 Re4+ 37. Kg3 Rxa4 38. Rxb6 Kg7 39. Ng2 Ne4+ 40. Kf3 Nf6 41. Nf4 $2
Rxf4+ 0-1

[Event "Berlin East DSV"]
[Site "Berlin East"]
[Date "1982.10.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Uhlmann, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1982.10.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 dxc4 8. e3
c5 9. Bxc4 cxd4 (9... Nc6 10. dxc5 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 Bxc5 12. O-O $14) 10. Nxd4 a6
(10... Bd7) 11. O-O b5 12. Be2 Bb7 13. Bf3 $1 Ra7 14. Bxb7 (14. Bg3 $5 Qb6 15.
a4 Bb4 16. Nb1 $16 {/\ Nd2-c4}) 14... Rxb7 15. Qf3 Rd7 16. Rfd1 Qb6 17. a4 $1
bxa4 (17... b4 18. Nb1 $14) 18. Nxa4 Qb4 19. b3 Rfd8 20. h3 $1 (20. Rc4 $2 Qxb3
$17) 20... Qb7 (20... e5 21. Nf5 $1 $14) 21. Qxb7 Rxb7 22. Bg3 $1 Ne4 (22...
Ba3 $2 23. Nxe6 $1 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 fxe6 25. Rd8+ $16) 23. Rc7 $1 Rxb3 $6 (23...
Rxc7 $142 24. Bxc7 Rc8 25. Bxb8 Rxb8 26. Nc6 Re8 27. Nxe7+ Rxe7 28. Rd4 $1 f5
$1 (28... Nf6 29. Nc5 a5 30. Ra4 $16) 29. f3 Ng3 $1 (29... Nf6 30. Rd6 $14 {
>< a6,e6}) 30. Rd8+ Kf7 31. Kf2 Nh1+ (31... Nh5 $2 32. Nc5 Rc7 33. Rd7+ Rxd7
34. Nxd7 $16 {/\ Nc5}) 32. Ke1 Rb7 (32... Rc7 33. Kd2 $14) 33. Nc5 Rb5 34. Rc8
$14 {/\ Rc6}) 24. Rxe7 Nxg3 25. fxg3 Rxe3 26. Kf2 Ra3 (26... Re4 $2 27. Nc5
Rexd4 28. Rxd4 Rxd4 29. Re8+ $18) 27. Nc5 $1 (27. Nc2 $6 Rxd1 28. Nxa3 Rd2+ $1
29. Kg1 Ra2 30. Re8+ Kh7 31. Rxb8 Rxa3 32. Nc5 Rxg3 33. Nxa6 $14) 27... Ra2+ (
27... Nc6 28. Rd7 $1) (27... e5 28. Nc2 $1 Rxd1 29. Nxa3 Nc6 30. Rc7 Nd4 31.
Nc4 $18) 28. Kg1 $1 e5 29. Rf1 $3 Nc6 (29... exd4 30. Rfxf7 $1 Rd6 (30... Re2
31. Rxg7+ Kf8 32. Rxe2 Kxg7 33. Ne6+ $18) (30... d3 31. Rxg7+ Kh8 32. Rh7+ Kg8
33. Reg7+ Kf8 34. Ne6+ $18) 31. Rxg7+ Kf8 32. Ref7+ Ke8 33. Rb7 Kf8 34. Rh7 Kg8
35. Rhe7 $1 Kf8 36. Ne6+ $18) 30. Nxc6 Rdd2 31. Rfxf7 Rxg2+ 32. Kf1 Rxg3 33.
Ne6 $1 Ra1+ 34. Kf2 Rag1 35. Nxe5 $1 (35. Nxe5 R1g2+ 36. Kf1 Rg1+ 37. Ke2 R1g2+
38. Rf2) 1-0

[Event "New York CC International Masters"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1922.10.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Janowski, Dawid Markelowicz"]
[Black "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1922.10.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Lasker,Edward:Chess Secrets.p.243.} Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7
5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 a6 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nb6 (9... b5 $142) (9... O-O)
10. Bd3 Nfd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qd2 {Lasker: After twelve moves Janowski said
to me:"What kind of nonsense did you tell me? That boy understands as much of
chess as I do of rope-dancing! Look at his position! Soon he won't be able to
move any piece! He is completely paralyzed!"} Nxc3 13. bxc3 c5 14. Rab1 $36 {
[%csl Rb6]} Nd7 15. a4 O-O 16. Qc2 h6 17. Rfe1 b6 18. Rb2 Rb8 19. Reb1 Qd6 20.
Qe2 a5 21. Bb5 Rd8 22. h3 Qc7 23. e4 Nf8 24. Qe3 Bd7 25. Ne5 Be8 26. Bxe8 Rxe8
27. f4 f6 28. Nf3 Nd7 29. e5 f5 30. g4 g6 31. gxf5 gxf5 32. d5 Nf8 33. Rg2+ Kh7
34. c4 Qf7 35. Kh2 Ng6 36. Rbg1 Rg8 37. d6 Qb7 38. h4 $16 (38. Ng5+ $18 hxg5 (
38... Kg7 39. Nxe6+ Kf7 40. Nc7 (40. Nxc5 bxc5 41. e6+ $18)) 39. Rxg5 $18 Qf7 (
39... Qe4 40. Qg3 Qxf4 41. Rh5+ Kg7 42. Qxf4) 40. Qf3 Qf8 41. Rh5+ Kg7 42. Qg3
Kf7 43. Qg5 Qg7 44. Rh6) 38... Qc6 39. h5 (39. Ng5+ $18) 39... Nh8 40. Ng5+ $4
(40. Nd2 $18) (40. Nh4 $18) 40... hxg5 $11 41. fxg5 Ng6 42. Rg3 $1 (42. hxg6+
Kg7 $15) 42... Kg7 $11 43. Rh3 Rh8 44. hxg6 Rxh3+ 45. Kxh3 $4 {Lasker: This
was Janowski's sealed move. <he took dinner with me and said: "You know,
Lasker, aou were right. the boy is awonder. I have the feeling that I will
lose that game."} (45. Qxh3 $1 $11 Rh8 46. Qh6+ $1 Kg8 (46... Rxh6+ $2 47.
gxh6+ Kg8 48. g7 $18 Qa8 49. h7+ Kxh7 50. g8=Q+ Qxg8 51. Rxg8 Kxg8 52. d7) 47.
g7 Rh7 48. Kg3 Rxh6 49. gxh6 Qe4 50. d7 Qe3+ $11) 45... Rh8+ $19 46. Kg3 Qxa4
47. Qf3 f4+ 48. Kg4 Qc2 49. Qxf4 Qe2+ 50. Kg3 Qd3+ (50... Rf8) 51. Kg2 Qe2+ (
51... Qh3+ $19) (51... Rf8 $19) 52. Kg3 Qh2+ $4 (52... Rf8 $19) 53. Kf3 $11 Rf8
54. Qf6+ Kg8 (54... Rxf6+ 55. gxf6+ Kg8 56. d7 Qd2 $11) 55. d7 Rxf6+ 56. gxf6 (
56. exf6 Qd2 57. Rh1 $11) 56... Qd2 57. Rh1 $4 (57. g7 Qxd7 58. Ke2 Qb7 59. Kf2
a4 60. Rd1 Qa8 61. Rd3 a3 62. Rh3 Kf7 63. Rh8 Qg8 64. Rh3 a2 65. Ra3 Qh7 66.
Ra7+ Kg6 67. Kg3 $11) (57. f7+ $1 Kg7 58. Rh1 $11) 57... Qd3+ $19 58. Kg2 Qxg6+
59. Kf2 Qf5+ 60. Kg2 Qg4+ 61. Kh2 Qe2+ 62. Kh3 Qd3+ 63. Kh4 Qxd7 64. Rg1+ Kf8
65. Kg5 Qd4 0-1

[Event "Match Capablanca-Marshall +8-1=14"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1909.05.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1909.04.19"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "23"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Notes by Capablanca. Anmerkungen: Capablanca} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4.
Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Ne4 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Bd3 $6 (7. cxd5 {>=}) 7... Nxc3 8. bxc3 dxc4
9. Bxc4 b6 10. Qf3 c6 11. Ne2 Bb7 12. O-O O-O 13. a4 {wastes time Zeitverlust}
c5 14. Qg3 Nc6 15. Nf4 $6 {for an attack on the king. Zum Königsangriff} Rac8 {
/\ cd, Nd4, Rc4:} (15... e5 $2 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. dxe5 Na5 18. Rfd1 $1 $16 {
Eduard Lasker}) 16. Ba2 $6 Rfd8 17. Rfe1 Na5 18. Rad1 Bc6 19. Qg4 {/\ Ne6:} (
19. d5 Bxa4 20. dxe6 Bxd1 21. exf7+ Kh8 $19) 19... c4 20. d5 {? Eduard Lasker}
(20. e4 {>=} Bxa4 21. Nh5 g6 (21... f6 22. Rd2 $40) 22. e5 Bxd1 23. Rxd1 {
/\ Nf6 -> Eduard Lasker}) 20... Bxa4 (20... exd5 {>=} 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5
Rxd5 23. Qxc8+ Rd8 24. Qg4 (24. Qf5 g6 25. Qc2 Qa3 $17 {Eduard Lasker}) 24...
Qd7 $17 {Gilchrist/Hooper}) 21. Rd2 e5 $6 (21... exd5 {>=}) 22. Nh5 g6 23. d6
$1 Qe6 24. Qg5 Kh8 (24... Rxd6 $2 25. Rxd6 Qxd6 26. Qh6 $18) 25. Nf6 Rxd6 26.
Rxd6 Qxd6 27. Bb1 (27. Qh4 Kg7 {Eduard Lasker}) 27... Nc6 28. Bf5 Rd8 (28...
gxf5 29. Qh6 $18) 29. h4 $2 (29. Bd7 $1 $10 Qe7 (29... Qf8 30. Bxc6 Bxc6 31.
Qxe5 Qd6 32. Ng4+ Qxe5 33. Nxe5 Be8 34. Nxc4 $10 (34. Nxc4 $17 b5 {/\ Rd2 -/+/
-+ Eduard Lasker})) (29... Rxd7 $2 30. Qh6 $18) 30. Bxc6 Bxc6 31. Qh4 Kg7 32.
Nh5+ Kf8 33. Nf6 Kg7 $10 {Gilchrist/Hooper}) 29... Ne7 30. Ne4 Qc7 31. Qf6+ Kg8
32. Be6 $6 {Abgabezug Sealed move} (32. Bh3 Nd5 {/\ Qc7 -/+/-+ Eduard Lasker})
32... fxe6 (32... Rf8 $2 33. Ng5 $1 fxe6 34. Qxf8+ {Eduard Lasker}) 33. Qxe6+ (
33. Ng5 Nd5 34. Qxe6+ Kg7) 33... Kf8 34. Ng5 Ng8 35. f4 Re8 (35... Be8 $19 {>=}
) 36. fxe5 Re7 $8 37. Rf1+ Kg7 38. h5 Be8 $19 39. h6+ Kh8 (39... Kxh6 $2 40.
Qg4 $18 {/\ Qh4, Ne6}) (39... Nxh6 $2 40. Qf6+ $18) 40. Qd6 Qc5 (40... Qxd6 $2
41. exd6 Rxe3 (41... Rd7 42. Rf8 $18) 42. Rf7 $18 {Eduard Lasker}) 41. Qd4 (41.
Qxc5 bxc5 42. Rf8 Rxe5 43. Nf3 Re7 (43... Rh5 $1 {-/+/-+ Eduard Lasker}) 44.
Ng5 $10) 41... Rxe5 (41... Qxe5 {>=}) 42. Qd7 (42. Rf7 {>=} Nxh6 43. Rf8+ Ng8
44. Rf7 Nf6 $1 45. Rxf6 Qxd4 46. exd4 Rxg5 47. Rf8+ Kg7 48. Rxe8 Rg3 $19) 42...
Re7 43. Rf7 Bxd7 0-1

[Event "World-ch06 Lasker-Steinitz +10-2=5"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1896.12.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Steinitz, William"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "1896.11.07"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Wegen einer Erkrankung von Steinitz wurde eien 10tägige Pause
eingelegt.} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Qb3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5
8. dxc5 Qa5 9. Nf3 Qxc5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be2 Qb4 12. Qc2 Bd7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14.
a3 Qa5 15. b4 Qc7 16. Rac1 Be8 17. Bf4 e5 18. Bg3 a6 19. Na4 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rc8
21. Nc5 Bxc5 22. bxc5 Nd7 23. Ng5 Nf8 24. Ne4 Rb8 25. Nd6 Bd7 26. Qc3 Be6 27.
f4 g6 28. fxe5 Qa5 29. Qxa5 Nxa5 30. Bf3 Kg7 31. Be1 Nc6 32. Rb1 Nd7 33. Rxb7
Rxb7 34. Nxb7 Ndxe5 35. Bc3 Kf8 36. Nd6 Nxf3+ 37. gxf3 Ke7 38. Kf2 Bb3 39. Ne4
Bc2 40. Nf6 h5 41. e4 Bd1 42. Ke3 Ke6 43. Ne8 Kd7 44. Nd6 Ke6 45. h4 Na7 46.
Nc4 Nc6 47. Nd2 Ne7 48. Kf4 Be2 49. Nb3 Nc6 50. Nc1 Bc4 51. Kg5 Ne5 52. Bxe5
Kxe5 53. c6 Kd6 54. f4 Kxc6 55. f5 Kd6 56. fxg6 fxg6 57. Kxg6 Ke5 58. Kxh5 Bf7+
59. Kg5 Kxe4 60. Ne2 Ke5 61. Nf4 Be8 62. Ng6+ Ke6 63. h5 Kf7 64. Ne5+ Kg7 65.
h6+ Kh7 66. Ng4 Kh8 67. Nf6 Ba4 68. Kf4 Bb3 69. Ke3 a5 70. Kd2 a4 71. Kc3 Bd1
72. Kb4 Bc2 73. Nd5 Kh7 74. Nb6 Kxh6 75. Nxa4 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch06 Lasker-Steinitz +10-2=5"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1897.01.01"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Steinitz, William"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1896.11.07"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {1)DWS 1897,S.8.} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Qb3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 c5 8. dxc5 Nfd7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nf3 Nxc5 11. Qc2 Nc6 12. a3 b6 13. O-O
Bb7 14. Rfd1 Rac8 15. Qe2 Rfd8 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Rd1 h6 18. Qc2 Nd7 19. Be2
Nde5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Qa4 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Qg5 23. g3 Qe7 24. Qd4 Nd7 25. Nb5
Ba6 26. Nc3 e5 27. Qd2 Bxe2 28. Qxe2 Qd6 29. Qc4 Nc5 30. b4 Ne6 31. Nd5 Ng5 32.
Kg2 Kh8 33. Qc8+ Kh7 34. Qf5+ Kh8 35. Qc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch06 Lasker-Steinitz +10-2=5"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1896.12.26"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Steinitz, William"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1896.11.07"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {1)DWS 1897,S.5.} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Qb3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 c5 8. dxc5 Nbd7 9. Nf3 Nxc5 10. Qc2 a6 11. Rd1 Qa5 12. Nd2 b5 (12...
Nd3+ 13. Bxd3 Qxg5 14. O-O Qa5 $11) 13. Be2 Bb7 14. O-O Rac8 $15 15. Qb1 b4 {
"Die Einleitung eines sehr weit angelegten Angriffs, der aber an dem korrekten
Gegenspiel scheitert."} (15... Qb6) 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. Bf4 e5 (17... Qc6 18. Bf3
Qe8 19. Ne2 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Qb5 21. Rc1 e5 $5 22. Bxe5 Ne6 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. b3
Ng5 25. f4 Nf3+ 26. Kg2 Nh4+ 27. Kh1 Qh5 28. Ng1 Nf3 29. Nxf3 Qxf3+ 30. Kg1 $11
{Und Schwarz kann seinen Angriff nicht verstärken.}) 18. Bxe5 Qc6 19. Bf3 Qe6
20. Bxf6 Bxf3 21. gxf3 bxc3 (21... Bxf6 22. Nd5 Qh3 23. Nd2 Rc6 24. Nf4 Qh4 25.
Qf5 Bxb2 26. Qg4 $11) 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Rd5 (23. bxc3) 23... Rc6 (23... Qe6 24.
Rfd1 (24. Rd4 Qf6 25. Rf4 Qh6 26. Rg4 (26. b3 f5) 26... f5 27. Rg2 Na4 28. b3
Nb6 $15) 24... Na4 25. b3 Nb2 26. Rd6 Qh3 27. R1d4 Rc5 28. R6d5 Rxd5 29. Rxd5
Qxf3 30. Rd4 $11) 24. Rfd1 (24. bxc3 Na4 25. Qd3 Qh4 26. Rd4 Qg5+ 27. Rg4 Qf6
28. Rc1 $16) 24... Rg6+ $6 (24... Na4) (24... Ne6) 25. Kf1 Rh6 $2 26. Nd6 $1
$16 Rxh2 27. Rxc5 Qh4 $2 (27... Qxd6 28. Rxd6 Rh1+ 29. Kg2 Rxb1 30. bxc3 Rb5
31. Rcc6 $16) 28. Ne4 $18 f5 29. Ng3 Rxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Qh2+ 31. Kf1 Qxg3 32. Rxc3
Qxf3+ 33. Ke1 f4 34. Qd3 Qg3+ 35. Kd2 f3 36. Kc1 f2 37. Qc4+ Kh8 38. Qf4 1-0

[Event "World-ch01 Steinitz-Zukertort +10-5=5"]
[Site "USA"]
[Date "1886.03.24"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Zukertort, Johannes Hermann"]
[Black "Steinitz, William"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1886.01.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "20"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Games 10 to 20 were played in New Orleans.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4.
Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. c5 $6 b6 $1 7. b4 bxc5 8. dxc5 (8. bxc5 Ba6 9. g3 Nc6 (
9... Ne4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Ne5 $2 (12. Nd2 f5 $17 {/\e5}) 12...
f6 13. Ng4 e5 14. dxe5 Qxc5 $17 {Euwe}) 10. Bg2 Ne4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 $17 {Steinitz
}) 8... a5 9. a3 d4 $1 10. Bxf6 (10. Nxd4 axb4 $17) (10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Nxd4
axb4 $17 {Steinitz}) 10... gxf6 (10... Bxf6 11. Ne4 $15 {Euwe}) 11. Na4 (11.
Nb5 e5 {/\c6 -+}) (11. Ne4 f5 12. Ng3 (12. Ned2 axb4 13. axb4 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 Nc6
15. b5 Nb4 $1 $17 {Euwe}) 12... Bf6 $17 {_|_ o Minckwitz}) 11... e5 (11... axb4
$1 12. axb4 Nc6 13. b5 Nb4 {/\14...Bxc5 15.Nxc5 Rxa1 16.Qxa1 Nc2-+ or 14.Qc1
e5! |^ Steinitz /\14...Bxc5 15.Nxc5 Rxa1 16.Qxa1 Nc2-+ oder 14.Qc1 e5! |^
Steinitz} 14. Nxd4 $4 Qxd4 15. Qxd4 Nc2+ $19 {Steinitz}) 12. b5 Be6 $2 {
12...Qd5 /\ 13...Be6 14...Qb3|^ Steinitz  c6 Euwe} 13. g3 (13. c6 $1 Bc4 $1 (
13... Qd5 14. e3 dxe3 15. Qxd5 exf2+ 16. Kxf2 Bxd5 17. Nc3 $16) 14. e4 (14. e3
Bxf1 15. Kxf1 Qd5 16. Qe2 (16. Qe1 Qc4+ $19) 16... Qb3 17. Nb2 Bxa3 18. Nd1 Bc5
$19) 14... d3 15. Nc3 a4 16. Qc1 (16. Nd2 Qd4 $19) 16... Ra5 17. Rb1 Bc5 18.
Nd2 Be6 {/\19...Qd6, 19...Qd4} 19. Nxa4 Bxf2+ (19... Ba7 20. Rb4 $16) 20. Kxf2
Qd4+ $17 {Steinitz}) 13... c6 $1 14. bxc6 (14. b6 Qd5 {/\15...Na6|^ Steinitz})
14... Nxc6 $17 {o _|_} 15. Bg2 Rb8 16. Qc1 (16. O-O Bb3 $19) 16... d3 $1 17. e3
e4 18. Nd2 f5 19. O-O (19. g4 Nd4 20. exd4 Qxd4 21. Nc3 Bf6 22. Ndb1 Rxb1 {
or 22...Bc8 oder 22...Bc8} 23. Rxb1 Qxc3+ $40 {|^/-+ Steinitz}) 19... Re8 $1
20. f3 $4 Nd4 $1 $19 {Steinitz} 21. exd4 Qxd4+ 22. Kh1 e3 $1 (22... Qxa4 23.
fxe4 fxe4 24. Nxe4 $13 {Euwe}) 23. Nc3 Bf6 24. Ndb1 d2 25. Qc2 Bb3 26. Qxf5
d1=Q 27. Nxd1 Bxd1 28. Nc3 e2 $5 (28... Qxc3 $1 29. Rfxd1 (29. Raxd1 e2 {
cf. game Siehe Partie}) 29... e2 30. Re1 Qxa1 31. Rxa1 Bxa1 $19) 29. Raxd1 (29.
Rfxd1 exd1=Q+ 30. Rxd1 Qxc3 $19 {Euwe}) 29... Qxc3 {Time: Zukertort: 1h   
Steinitz: 1h 4min Zeit: Zukertort: 1h    Steinitz: 1h 4min} 0-1

[Event "Belgrade GMA op"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lin, Ta"]
[Black "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Crnic,M"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1988.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Qc2 {N} c6 (9... Nxc3 10. Qxc3) 10. Bd3 (10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Nd2 (11.
Qxe4 Qb4+)) 10... f5 $1 11. a3 {} b6 12. Ne2 (12. b4 Bb7 13. b5 c5) 12... Bb7
13. Nf4 Kf7 $1 (13... Qf6 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qf7 16. Be2 g6 17. b4) 14. Be2
g5 15. Nd3 Kg7 16. O-O $6 (16. b4 g4 17. Nfe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 a5 $1) (16. cxd5)
16... dxc4 $1 17. Nde5 (17. Qxc4 g4 18. Nfe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Nd2) 17... g4 $1 (
17... Nxe5 18. Nxe5 b5 19. f3 Nd6 20. b3) 18. Nxd7 gxf3 19. gxf3 c5 (19... Qxd7
20. fxe4 c5 21. Qxc4 $15) 20. dxc5 $6 (20. Ne5 cxd4 21. fxe4 $1 Qg5+ 22. Ng4 d3
$1 $15 (22... fxg4 23. Qxc4 $14)) 20... Qg5+ (20... Kh7 21. Rfd1 $1 Rhg8+ 22.
Kf1 Qg5 23. Ke1 Qg1+ 24. Bf1 Ng5 25. Ne5 Nxf3+ 26. Nxf3 Bxf3 27. Rd7+ Rg7 28.
Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. Qxc4 $14) 21. Kh1 Kh7 22. Bxc4 Nd2 (22... Nxc5 23. e4 $1 (23.
Ne5 $2 Qf6 24. Qc3 Nd7 $1 25. Nxd7 Qxc3 26. bxc3 Bxf3+) 23... Nxd7 24. Bxe6 $15
) 23. e4 Nxf1 (23... Nxf3 24. Qc3 $1 Qh4 (24... Bxe4 25. Nf6+) 25. Nf6+ {})
24. Qc3 $1 (24. Rxf1 Rhg8) (24. Bxe6 Rhg8 25. Bxf5+ Qxf5 $1 26. exf5 Bxf3# {#})
24... Rhd8 (24... Qd2 $1 25. Nf6+ (25. Qf6 Qxd7 26. Bxe6 Rhf8 $1) 25... Kg6 26.
Qe5 $15) 25. Bxe6 $1 fxe4 26. Rxf1 e3 (26... Rxd7 {>} 27. Bxd7 Rg8 28. Bh3 exf3
29. c6 $14) 27. fxe3 $18 Rxd7 28. Bxd7 bxc5 (28... Rg8 29. Qc2+ {}) 29. e4 (
29. e4 Rf8 30. Rg1 Qe7 31. Bf5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 08th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.01.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2493"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2001.01.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Qc2 Nbd7 6. Bg5 h6 {Dieser
Zwischenzug erweist sich als sehr nützlich für Schwarz in vielen Varianten.} (
6... c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. e3 O-O 11. Bd3 g6 12. dxc5
Nxc5 13. O-O $14) 7. cxd5 $6 {Ein Figurenopfer, das bisher als sehr
chancenreich galt. Es sieht aber so aus, daß in dieser Partie das Gegenteil
bewiesen wird.} ({Eine "normale" Fortsetzung wäre} 7. Bh4 c5 (7... dxc4 8. e4 (
8. e3 a6 9. a4 c5 $132) 8... a6 9. a4 c5 10. dxc5 Qc7 11. Bxc4 Bxc5 12. Qe2 Nh5
13. O-O-O O-O 14. e5 Nb6 15. Bb3 Bd7 $13 {Savchenko,S-Smagin,S/Moscow 1992}) 8.
dxc5 (8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. e3 O-O $11 {vgl. mit 6...c5.}
) 8... Qa5 9. e3 Nxc5 10. Nd2 Nce4 11. Nb3 Qc7 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14.
cxd5 exd5 15. Bb5+ Bd7 16. Bxd7+ Qxd7 17. O-O $14 {Seirawan,Y-Orlov,G/New York
op 1990}) 7... hxg5 {Eine mutige und wie wir sehen werden eine gut durchdachte
Entscheidung! Bisher hat Schwarz das Opfer verschmäht.} (7... exd5 8. Bh4 c6 9.
e3 {Weiß hat die Karlsbader Bauernstruktur mit dem eingeschobenen Zug h7-h6
ereicht, was für ihn bekanntermaßen günstig ist.} Nh5 (9... O-O 10. Bd3 Re8 11.
O-O $14 (11. O-O-O $14)) 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. Ne5 $14 {Piket,J-San
Segundo Carrillo,P/Madrid 1997}) 8. dxe6 Nb6 $1 (8... fxe6 $4 9. Qg6+ Kf8 10.
Nxg5 $18) (8... Nf8 $6 9. exf7+ Kxf7 10. Nxg5+ Ke8 11. O-O-O Nd5 12. Nge4 $36)
9. exf7+ Kf8 $1 (9... Kxf7 $2 10. Ne5+ Kf8 (10... Kg8 11. Qb3+ Kh7 12. Nf7 $16)
11. Ng6+ Kg8 12. Nxh8 Kxh8 13. Rd1 $16) 10. O-O-O (10. Ne5 Rh6 $13) (10. Nxg5
$6 Qxd4 $17) 10... Nfd5 11. e4 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Rh6 $1 {/\Rc6 Offensichtlich hat
Burmakin ein gutes Konzept gegen das Opfer gefunden. Sein König ist in
Sicherheit auf f8, und der Bauer g5 bildet einen Wellenbrecher gegen die weiße
Aktivität am Königsflügel. Und die schwarzen Figuren kommen sehr schnell ins
ins Spiel...} 13. Kb1 Be6 14. Be2 Qd6 15. h4 $2 {Schwarz stand inzwischen
bereits besser, und mit diesem Bauernopfer beschleunigt Weiß nur seinen
Untergang.} (15. d5 Bxf7 16. e5 $2 Qg6+ $19) ({Besser war} 15. Ne5 $15) 15...
gxh4 16. Ne5 Qb4 $1 $17 17. Qc2 (17. Qxc7 $2 Qa4 18. b3 (18. d5 Qxe4+ $19)
18... Bxb3 19. axb3 Qxb3+ 20. Ka1 Qa3+ 21. Kb1 Na4 $19) 17... Rd8 18. d5 Bxf7
$19 {Den Rest sollte sich Weiß lieber ersparen.} 19. Rh3 c6 20. Rb3 Qa4 21. f4
Be8 22. Ng4 Rhd6 23. Ka1 cxd5 24. e5 Rc6 25. Qb1 Bg6 26. f5 Bh7 27. Rf1 Bg5 28.
Qd3 Rdc8 29. Rb1 Rc1 30. Rc3 R1xc3 31. bxc3 Qc4 32. Qxc4 dxc4 33. Rf1 Nd5 34.
Kb2 b5 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 13th final"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1997.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1997.12.28"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Sberbank-Tatarstan"]
[BlackTeam "Yerevan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 {Tsesarsky Hecht} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6
Bxf6 7. Qb3 dxc4 $5 {Schwarz verliert keine Zeit, mittels ...c7-c6 das Zentrum
zu decken, sondern versucht das Spiel zu �ffnen, denn das L�uferpaar
k�nnte eine starke Waffe werden.} (7... c5 {Tsesarsky} 8. dxc5 dxc4 (8... d4
9. Ne4 O-O 10. O-O-O Nc6 11. e3 e5 12. exd4 exd4 13. Bd3 $14 {1-0 Nutu Gajic,
D-Baciu Ionescu,O/ROM-chW 1994 (34)}) 9. Qxc4 O-O 10. Rc1 (10. e3 Qa5 11. Nd4
Na6 12. Nb3 Qc7 13. Bd3 Be7 14. Nb5 Qe5 15. Qd4 Nxc5 $1 16. Nxc5 {1/2-1/2
Gligoric, S-Petrosian,A/Erevan 1989}) 10... Bd7 11. g3 (11. e3 Qe7 12. Bd3 Bc6
13. b4 $14 (13. e4 $6 Nd7 14. b4 b6 15. b5 Bd5 $1 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Qxd5 Nxc5
$17 {Malaniuk,V-Kruppa,Y/USSR 1986 (20)})) 11... Qa5 12. Bg2 Bb5 13. Qb3 Bc6
14. O-O Na6 15. Nd2 Nxc5 16. Qc4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qb6 18. b4 Na6 19. a3 $10 {
1/2-1/2 Lerner,K-Beliavsky,A/URS-ch53 Kiev 1986 (40)}) 8. Qxc4 a6 (8... O-O {
Tsesarsky} 9. g3 (9. e4 a6 10. Rd1 (10. e5 Be7 11. Qd3 c5 12. Qe4 Nc6 13. O-O-O
cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Rxd4 $14 {0-1 Sorsak,J-Leserer,H/cr 1987 (27)}) 10...
Nd7 11. Be2 Nb6 12. Qb3 c6 13. O-O $14 {1/2-1/2 Szuhanek,R-Vajda,A/Timisoara
1994 (24)}) (9. Rd1 $6 a6 10. e3 (10. a4 b5 11. axb5 axb5 12. Qxb5 Nd7 $44)
10... b5 11. Qb3 Nd7 (11... c5 12. dxc5 Qc7 13. a4 Nd7 14. axb5 Nxc5 15. Qc4
$14) 12. Bd3 c5 13. Bb1 Qb6 $1 $15 {0-1 Rashkovsky,N-Lputian,S/USSR (ch) 1986 
(35)}) 9... Nd7 10. Bg2 e5 11. d5 Nb6 12. Qb3 Bf5 13. Nd2 Rb8 14. O-O c6 15. e4
Bd7 $10 16. Rfd1 Bg4 17. Bf3 Bh3 18. a4 Bg5 19. a5 Nd7 20. Nc4 Qf6 21. Bg2 Bxg2
22. Kxg2 Qg6 23. Qc2 Rfc8 24. Qe2 cxd5 25. Rxd5 Qa6 26. Rxd7 Qxc4 27. Qf3 Rd8
28. Rad1 Rxd7 29. Rxd7 Qe6 30. Qd3 h5 31. h4 Be7 32. Nb5 Bc5 33. Qd5 Qxd5 34.
Rxd5 Bb4 35. Rxe5 Bxa5 36. Nxa7 Bb6 37. Nb5 g6 38. Re7 Bc5 39. Rd7 b6 40. Nc7
Rb7 41. Nd5 Rxd7 42. Nf6+ Kg7 43. Nxd7 Bd4 44. b4 b5 45. Nc5 Bxc5 46. bxc5 b4
47. c6 b3 48. c7 b2 49. c8=Q b1=Q 50. Qc3+ Kg8 51. Kf3 Qa2 52. Qd4 Qe6 53. Ke3
Qc8 54. e5 Qc2 55. Qe4 Qb2 56. Kf3 Qa2 57. Qd4 Qc2 58. Qe4 Qb2 59. Kg2 Qb3 60.
Kh2 Qb2 61. Qf4 Qa2 62. Qf6 Qe2 63. Qd8+ Kg7 64. Qd4 Kg8 65. Qe3 Qxe3 66. fxe3
Kf8 67. Kg2 Ke7 68. Kf3 Ke6 69. Ke4 Ke7 70. Kd5 Kd7 71. e6+ $4 (71. e4 $1 Ke7
72. e6 fxe6+ (72... f6 73. e5 f5 74. Kc5 Kxe6 (74... g5 75. hxg5 f4 76. gxf4 h4
77. g6 Kxe6 78. f5+ $18) 75. Kd4 Ke7 76. Kd5 Kd7 77. e6+ Ke7 (77... Ke8 78. Kd6
$18) (77... Kd8 78. Kd6 Ke8 79. e7 $18) 78. Ke5 $18) 73. Kc6 $18) 71... fxe6+
72. Ke4 (72. Ke5 Ke7 73. e4 Kf7 $10) 72... Ke8 73. Kf4 Kf7 74. e4 Kf6 75. e5+
Kf7 {1/2-1/2 Uhlmann,W-Hjartarson,J/Leningrad White Knights 1984 (84)}) (8...
b6 {Tsesarsky} 9. e4 O-O 10. Rd1 (10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 g6 (11... c5 12. e5 Be7
13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Rxd5 Qc8 16. Bd3 Nc6 17. Qe4 f5 18. exf6 Rxf6 19.
Qh7+ $18 {1-0 Nutu-Gajic - Ionescu-Baciu/Timisoara zt, SW 1993 (21)}) 12. e5
Bg7 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Rxd5 Qe7 16. h5 c6 17. Rd2 $16 (17. Rd6 $2
Nd7 (17... Bxe5 18. Rxg6+ Bg7 19. Rh4 (19. Rg4 Nd7 20. Bd3 Ne5 21. Re1 Nxd3+
22. Qxd3 Qc5+ $132) 19... b5 20. Rxg7+ Kxg7 21. Rg4+ $18) 18. hxg6 Nxe5 19.
gxf7+ (19. Nxe5 Qxe5 $8 (19... Qxd6 $2 20. gxf7+ Kh8 21. Qf4 $3 Bxe5 (21...
Rad8 22. Bd3 $3 Qc5+ 23. Kb1 $18) 22. Rxh6+ Kg7 23. Qg5+ Kxf7 24. Rxd6 Bxd6 25.
Bc4+ $18) 20. Rd2 Qg5 21. Bd3 (21. f4 Qxg6 22. Bd3 Qe6 $15) 21... Bxb2+ 22. Kd1
(22. Kc2 Bg7 23. gxf7+ Rxf7 24. Bh7+ Kf8 25. Qxc6 Qc5+ 26. Qxc5+ bxc5 $10)
22... Bg7 23. gxf7+ Rxf7 24. Qxc6 Rd8 25. Re1 $132) 19... Rxf7 20. Nxe5 Qxe5
21. Rd2 $132 {1/2-1/2 Nutu Gajic,D-Aleksieva,S/Moscow ol 1994 (38)})) 10... Ba6
11. Qb3 Bxf1 12. Kxf1 c6 $10 (12... Qc8 13. g4 c5 14. e5 Bd8 15. g5 Bxg5 (15...
cxd4 16. Ne4 hxg5 17. Nfxg5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 d3 19. Qb4 f6 20. exf6 Rxf6 21. Qe4
$16 {1-0 Rodriguez, J-Restifa,H/Buenos Aires Najdorf op 1993 (41)}) 16. Nxg5
hxg5 17. Rg1 Nc6 $15)) 9. Ne4 Be7 10. Rc1 O-O 11. e3 (11. Qxc7 $6 Qxc7 12. Rxc7
Nc6 $1 {Die Falle schnappt zu. Jetzt hat der wei�e Turm keinen R�ckzug
mehr und mu� gegen eine schwarze Leichtfigur geopfert werden.} 13. Ne5 Bd8
14. Rxc6 bxc6 $15) 11... Bd7 12. Ne5 (12. Qxc7 Bb4+ 13. Nfd2 Qxc7 14. Rxc7 Bc6
15. Nc5 Ra7 $3 $17 {/\Ba5 und wieder steckt der Rc7 in der Falle.} (15... Ra7
$1 {Tsesarsky} 16. Bc4 Ba5 17. Re7 Bd8 18. Rxe6 fxe6 19. Nxe6 Bf6 $17) (15...
Ba5 16. Rxb7 Bxb7 17. Nxb7 Nc6 (17... Bxd2+ 18. Kxd2 Nd7 19. b3 Rab8 20. Na5
Rb6 21. Bd3 $14) 18. Nxa5 Nxa5 19. b3 Rfc8 20. Nc4 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 $14)) (12. Bd3
{Tsesarsky} Bb5 13. Qc2 c6 14. O-O Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Nd7 16. Qb3 $14 {1/2-1/2
Lerner,K-Van der Sterren,P/ Tallinn 1987 (27)}) 12... Bd6 (12... Nc6 {Tsesarsky
} 13. Nd3 $14) 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Be2 Nf6 15. Nc5 (15. Nxd6 {Tsesarsky} cxd6 16.
O-O Rc8 17. Qb3 Qd7 $10) 15... Bxc5 (15... Rb8 16. O-O c6 17. Bf3 {nebst b4,a4
mit besserem Spiel f�r Wei�.}) 16. Qxc5 c6 $14 {Auf dem Brett steht eine
typische Stellung mit dem Zentralbauern d4 gegen das schwarze Bauernpaar e6/c6.
Der wei�e Plan ist einfach: Rochade, Lf3 nebst Minorit�tsangriff am
Damenfl�gel ( b4,a4,b5). In solchen Stellungen ist der L�ufer dem Springer
�berlegen. Die Stellung ist halboffen, der Springer hat keine starken
St�tzpunkte (von d5 kann der Springer immer mit e3-e4 vertrieben werden).
Beim Spiel auf zwei Fl�geln kann sich der L�ufer besser bewegen. Wei�
hat einen kleinen, aber dauerhaften positionellen Vorteil.} 17. O-O Qd5 18. Qa3
$1 (18. Qxd5 exd5 $10) 18... Rad8 (18... Rfd8 {Tsesarsky} 19. Bf3 $14) 19. Bf3
Qd6 20. Qa5 Rfe8 (20... Rd7 {Tsesarsky} 21. Rfd1 $14) 21. Rfd1 Qb8 (21... Rd7
$5 {Tsesarsky}) 22. g3 Rd7 23. a3 e5 (23... Red8 $142 {Tsesarsky}) 24. dxe5
Qxe5 (24... Rxe5 {Tsesarsky} 25. Qa4 $14) 25. Qxe5 Rxe5 26. Rxd7 Nxd7 {[%eval
-32767,0] Hecht: Bei verteilten und nicht festgelegten Bauernmehrheiten ist
der L�ufer in der Regel die st�rkere Leichtfigur. Der L�ufer kann als
Langschrittler eigene Freibauern unterst�tzen und gleichzeitig feindliche
kontrollieren. Der Springer als Nahkampffigur kann das im allgemeinen nicht
leisten. Grober Fehler von Schwarz im 30.Zug. Daf�r gibt es eine
Endspielmedaille.} 27. Rd1 Nf6 (27... Re7 {Tsesarsky} 28. Bg4 Ne5 29. Rd8+ Kh7
30. Be2 $14) 28. Rd8+ Re8 29. Rd4 (29. Rxe8+ {Tsesarsky} Nxe8 30. Kf1 Nd6 $10)
29... Kf8 (29... Re7 $142 {Tsesarsky}) 30. Kf1 Ke7 $2 {Leider verliert dieser
logische Zug (/\Rd8). Lputian hat �bersehen, da� nach 31.Rb4 Rb8 der
Bauern c6 h�ngt: 32.Bxc6+-} (30... Re7 $142 $5 {31...Rd7 +=}) (30... Re5 $142
$1 {/\Ke7} 31. Rd8+ Ke7 32. Rb8 Rb5 33. b4 Nd7 $10) (30... a5 {Tsesarsky} 31.
Ke2 $14) 31. Rb4 $1 b5 (31... Rb8 {Hecht} 32. Bxc6 {Motiv: Fesselung}) 32. Bxc6
$18 Rb8 (32... Rd8 {Tsesarsky} 33. Ke2 Rd6 34. Bf3 $16) 33. a4 Rb6 34. axb5
axb5 (34... Kd6 35. Rb3 Kc5 36. bxa6 $1 $18) 35. Bf3 (35. Bxb5 $5) (35. Bxb5 {
Tsesarsky} Kd6 36. Rd4+ (36. Rb3 Ne4 37. Rd3+ (37. Rb4 Nf6 $10) 37... Kc5 38.
Rd4 Nd6 (38... Nxg3+ 39. hxg3 Rxb5 40. Rd7 $18) 39. Be2 Rxb2 $14) 36... Ke7 37.
Rb4 Kd6 $10) 35... Ne8 36. Re4+ Kd8 (36... Re6 {Tsesarsky} 37. Ke2 $16) 37.
Rd4+ Ke7 38. Bd5 (38. Ke2 $16 {Tsesarsky}) 38... Nd6 39. Ke2 Ra6 40. Rd1 (40.
h4 $2 {Tsesarsky} Ra1 41. b4 Nf5 42. Re4+ Kf6 43. Bc6 Nd6 44. Rd4 Ke7 45. Bd5
Nf5 $14) 40... Ra4 (40... Nc4 {Tsesarsky} 41. Bxc4 bxc4 42. Kd2 Rf6 43. f4 (43.
Rf1 Kd6 44. Kc3 Kc5 45. h4 (45. f3 Rd6) 45... Rd6 46. Ra1 Rd3+ 47. Kc2 Rd7 48.
Rd1 $16) 43... Rd6+ 44. Kc2 Re6 45. Re1 Re4 46. Kd2 Kd6 47. Ra1 $16) 41. Kd3 g5
(41... Nc4 {Tsesarsky} 42. Kc3 $18) 42. f4 Nc4 (42... f5 {Tsesarsky} 43. Rc1
$16) 43. Rb1 (43. Bxc4 {Tsesarsky} Rxc4 44. Ra1 $16) 43... Nb6 44. Bc6 Ra5 (
44... Rb4 {Tsesarsky} 45. b3 Kd6 46. Kc3 Kc5 47. Rc1 $1 Nc4 (47... f6 48. Bf3
$18) 48. Be8 $18) 45. Kc3 gxf4 46. Kb4 (46. exf4 {Tsesarsky} Kd6 47. Kb4 Ra2
48. Kxb5 $18) 46... Ra2 47. exf4 (47. Kxb5 $2 Na4 $1 48. exf4 Rxb2+ 49. Rxb2
Nxb2 {Gibt dem Nachziehenden Remischancen.}) 47... Nc4 48. Bxb5 Nd2 (48... Nxb2
{Hecht} 49. Be2 Na4 {sonst Kb3} 50. Bc4 Rb2+ 51. Rxb2 Nxb2 52. Be2 $18) (48...
Rxb2+ {Hecht} 49. Rxb2 Nxb2 50. Be2 $18) 49. Bc4 $1 $18 {Ein wichtiger
Zwischenzug, nach dem Wei� die zwei Mehrbauern behalten kann. Der Rest ist
eine einfache Aufgabe f�r einen Gro�meister.} (49. Re1+ {Tsesarsky} Kd6 50.
Kc3 $18) 49... Nxc4 50. Kxc4 Kf6 51. h3 h5 52. b4 Ke7 53. b5 Kd7 54. b6 Kc8 55.
Kd5 Ra3 56. g4 Rxh3 57. g5 Re3 58. Rh1 Re6 59. Rxh5 Kd7 60. Rh7 Rd6+ (60... Re7
{Hecht} 61. g6 $18) (60... Ke7 {Hecht} 61. b7 Rb6 62. g6 $18) 61. Kc5 1-0

[Event "World-ch28 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-5=21"]
[Site "Baguio City"]
[Date "1978.08.17"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Fischer,J"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1978.07.18"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "32"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 b6 8. Bxf6
Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 c6 11. Bg2 Bf5 12. O-O Qd6 13. e3 Nd7 14. Ne1 Rfe8 15.
Nd3 g6 16. Nf4 Bg7 17. g4 Be6 18. h3 Nf8 19. Nxe6 Nxe6 20. Qd3 Rad8 21. Rc2 Nc7
22. Na4 Qd7 23. b3 Re6 24. Nc3 Rd6 25. b4 Bf8 26. Ne2 b5 27. Qb3 Na8 $5 {
mit der Idee Sb6-c4.} 28. a4 bxa4 29. Qxa4 Nb6 30. Qb3 Rb8 31. Nf4 Nc4 32. Qa4
f5 33. gxf5 Qxf5 34. Qxa7 Rxb4 35. Ra2 Qc8 36. Rc1 Rb7 37. Qa4 Rf7 38. Rxc4 $5
{Weiß gibt die Qualität, um den stark stehenden Springer auf c4 loszuwerden.
Er bekommt einen Bauern dafür und steht definitiv nicht schlechter.} dxc4 39.
Qxc4 Qf5 40. Nd3 Bg7 41. Ra7 Rdf6 42. Rxf7 Rxf7 43. d5 Be5 44. dxc6 {Weiß hat
einen zweiten Bauern für die Qualität bekommen - und der Freibauer auf c6
gibt ihm sogar Gewinnchancen.} Kg7 45. Be4 Qg5+ 46. Kf1 Bd6 47. Bd5 Re7 48. Bf3
h5 49. Bd1 Qf5 50. Ke2 Re4 51. Qc3+ Qf6 52. Qb3 Qf5 53. Qb7+ Re7 54. Qb2+ Kh7
55. Qd4 Bc7 56. Qh4 $2 ({Ein schweres Versehen, das Weiß die Partie kostet.
Nach z.B.} 56. Qc5 Qxc5 57. Nxc5 {hat Weiß nichts zu fürchten.}) 56... Re4 $1
{Nimmt die Einladung dankbar an.} 57. f4 {Mehr oder weniger erzwungen.} ({Nach
} 57. Nf4 Bxf4 58. Bc2 Rxe3+ {Vielleicht hat Kortschnoi diesen Zug übersehen.}
59. fxe3 Qxc2+ 60. Kf3 Bd6 {steht Schwarz auf Gewinn.}) 57... Bb6 {Jetzt ist
e3 nicht zu halten und die weiße Stellung bricht zusammen.} 58. Bc2 Rxe3+ 59.
Kd2 Qa5+ 60. Kd1 Qa1+ 61. Kd2 Re4 {Und Weiß gab auf. Eine bittere Niederlage
für Kortschnoi, der den WM-Kampf nach ??? Partien mit 5:6 (??? Remis) verlor.}
0-1

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 dxc4 8. e3
c5 9. Bxc4 cxd4 10. exd4 Bd7 $5 {N} (10... Nc6 11. O-O Nh5 12. Bxe7 Nxe7) 11.
O-O Bc6 12. Ne5 Nfd7 $1 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nxc6 Nxc6 15. d5 Nb6 $5 16. dxc6 Nxc4
17. Ne4 Nb6 18. Qd6 Qxd6 19. Nxd6 bxc6 20. Rxc6 Rfd8 21. g3 $2 (21. Rfc1 Nd5
22. Kf1 $14) 21... Nd5 22. Rfc1 Ne7 23. Rc7 Kf8 24. Nb5 a6 25. Nc3 Rd2 26. Na4
g5 27. Rb7 $2 (27. R7c2 $10) 27... Nf5 28. Nc5 Rad8 29. Nxa6 Re2 30. Nc5 Rdd2
31. Nb3 (31. Rf1 Ne3 $1 32. Rxf7+ Kxf7 33. fxe3+ Ke7 $19) 31... Rxb2 32. Nc5
Rxa2 33. Rd1 g4 (33... Rxf2 $2 34. Nxe6+ $1 Kg8 35. Rd8+ Kh7 36. Rxf7+ Kg6 37.
Rxf5 $17) 34. Nd3 Nd4 35. h3 gxh3 36. Rf1 Nf3+ 37. Kh1 e5 {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam Wereldschaaktoernooi"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1950.11.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Euwe, Max"]
[Black "Stahlberg, Gideon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1950.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
Nxd5 exd5 9. Ne2 O-O 10. Nf4 Nf6 11. Be2 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Bf3 Rfd8 14. Qa4 c5
15. Qa3 Kf8 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. b3 a6 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. Nd3 c4 $1 20. Qxe7+ Kxe7
21. bxc4 Rxc4 22. Nc5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rc8 24. Kf1 Nd7 25. Nb3 Rxc1+ 26. Nxc1 Kd6
27. Nb3 Nc5 28. Nd4 Na4 29. Nf5+ Ke5 30. Nxg7 Nc3 31. Ke1 Nxa2 32. Kd2 a5 33.
Bd1 d4 34. exd4+ Kxd4 35. Nf5+ Kc5 36. g4 Nb4 37. g5 Bd5 38. Ne3 Bc6 39. Bb3
Be8 40. Kc3 a4 41. Bc4 a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e3 Nd5 {N} (
7... c5 8. Bxc4 Nc6 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. Rd1 Bd7 11. exd4 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. Rfe1
$14 {Smejkal,J-Hort,V/BRD/1984/}) 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Qa4+ (9. Bxc4 Qb4 10. Qb3
Qxb3 11. Bxb3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 $10) 9... c6 10. Qxc4 O-O 11. Rc1 (11. Be2 b6 $10)
11... Nd7 (11... b6 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Qc3 Bb7 $14) 12. Be2 N5b6 13. Qd3 e5 14.
O-O Re8 (14... f5 $5 15. e4 exd4 16. Qxd4 $13) 15. e4 exd4 16. Qxd4 Nc5 $1 17.
Nd2 Bd7 18. Rfd1 Rad8 19. Qb4 (19. Qe3 f5 $5) 19... Be6 (19... Nca4 $1 20. Qxe7
Rxe7 21. Nxa4 Nxa4 22. b3 Nb2 $5 23. Rf1 Bc8 $15) 20. Nf1 Rxd1 21. Nxd1 (21.
Rxd1 $2 Nca4 $1) 21... Nbd7 22. Nc3 b6 23. Rd1 a5 24. Qd4 b5 25. Ng3 Qf6 26. a3
Bb3 27. Rd2 g6 (27... Qxd4 28. Rxd4 $14) 28. Qe3 $40 h5 29. f3 b4 30. Nd1 Be6 (
30... bxa3 $5 31. bxa3 a4) 31. axb4 axb4 32. Nf2 Qe7 33. f4 Nb3 $2 (33... h4
34. Nf1 Ba2 $16) 34. f5 $1 Qc5 35. Rd3 Qxe3 36. Rxe3 Bd5 37. Nd1 h4 38. exd5
Rxe3 39. Nxe3 hxg3 40. dxc6 gxh2+ 41. Kxh2 Nb6 42. c7 Nd4 43. Nd5 $1 {Ftacnik,L
} 1-0

[Event "Moscow5"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Chekhov, Valery A"]
[Black "Kharitonov, Andrei Y"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. Qc2 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. e4
c6 9. O-O-O Na6 $5 $146 (9... dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nd7 (10... Nd7 11. Nxf6+ Nxf6 12.
Kb1 b6 13. Be2 Bb7 14. Rhe1 Qc7 15. Ne5 c5 {1/2-1/2 Kalinichev,S-Tsarev,V/
URS-chT Podolsk 1990})) (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 (10... b5 11. Be2 Qb6 12. g4 Rd8
13. e5 Be7 14. g5 hxg5 15. Rhg1 Nd7 16. Nxg5 Nf8 17. Qe4 Bd7 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19.
Rxg7+ Kxg7 20. Rg1+ {1-0 Eingorn,V-Pandavos,E/EU-chT Haifa (3) 1989})) 10. h4 (
10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bxa6 bxa6 12. e5 Be7 $132) (10. a3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Bd3
b4 $36) 10... Nb4 11. Qb3 a5 12. c5 (12. a3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 b5 14. Be2 Na6 $36)
12... b6 13. e5 Be7 14. a3 bxc5 $3 15. axb4 (15. dxc5 Na6 $17) 15... axb4 16.
Nb1 (16. Na4 c4 17. Qc2 b3 $19) (16. Ne2 c4 17. Qe3 Ra2 18. Rh3 Qa5 $132) 16...
c4 17. Qe3 (17. Qc2 Ra2 18. Ne1 c3 19. Nd3 Ba6 $17) 17... Ra1 18. Rh3 Qa5 19.
Nfd2 (19. Rg3 Qa2 20. Nfd2 c3 21. bxc3 Qa3+ 22. Kc2 Ra2+ 23. Kd3 Ba6+) 19... c3
$1 20. bxc3 (20. Nb3 Qa2 21. Nxa1 Qxb2#) 20... Qa3+ (20... Qa3+ 21. Kc2 Ra2+
22. Kd3 Ba6+ 23. Nc4 Bxc4#) 0-1

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 b6 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. g3 Re8 12. Bg2 Ba6 13. e3 (13. Ne5 Nd7 14.
f4 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Bb7 16. O-O Red8 17. b4 c6 18. Qb3 Rac8 19. Rfd1 Ba6 20. Qb2
Bb5 21. Rd2 Ra8 22. e4 dxe4 23. Bxe4 Rxd2 24. Qxd2 {Uhlmann,W-Kurajica,B/
Sarajevo/1981/0.5 (41)}) 13... c5 (13... Qb4+ 14. Qd2 Qd6 15. Ne5 Bb7 16. O-O
Nd7 17. Qc2 c6 18. Nd3 Nf6 19. Rfd1 Re7 20. b4 Rc7 21. b5 Nd7 22. Qb3 c5 23.
dxc5 bxc5 24. Nf4 {Varnusz,E-Letay,G/HUN-chT 9192/1991/0-1 (27)}) 14. Qa4 Rc8
15. Ne5 (15. Qa3 Qe6 16. Rd1 Bb5 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Nh4 Qg4 19. Bf3 Qc4 20. Qc3
Nc6 21. Nf5 Qxc3+ 22. bxc3 Rd8 23. Bxd5 Rab8 24. c4 {Ionescu Ilie,V-Marin
Ionescu,L/Bucharest-BW/1994/1-0 (32)}) 15... Qe6 16. Rc3 cxd4 (16... Rd8 17. h4
Qd6 18. a3 Qe7 19. h5 Bb7 20. O-O Na6 21. Rfc1 Nc7 22. b4 c4 23. Rxc4 dxc4 24.
Bxb7 $16 {Smyslov,V-Portisch,L/Tilburg/1984/1-0 (28)}) 17. Qxd4 (17. Rxc8+ Qxc8
18. Bxd5 Qc1+ 19. Qd1 Qxb2 20. Bxa8 Qc3+ 21. Qd2 Qa1+ 22. Qd1 Qc3+) 17... Nd7
$5 (17... Bb7 18. Rxc8+ Qxc8 19. O-O $16) 18. Bxd5 (18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Qxd5 (19.
Bxd5 $6 Qb5 20. Bf3 (20. Qd2 Rxc3 21. bxc3 Rd8 22. e4 Qb1+ 23. Qd1 Qb2 24. Qd2
Qa1+ 25. Qd1 Qxc3+ 26. Qd2 Qf3 $17) 20... Rd8 $17) 19... Qxd5 20. Bxd5 Rxc3 21.
bxc3 Rc8 22. Kd2 Rd8 23. e4 Bc4 24. Ke3 Bxd5 25. Rd1 Rc8 26. exd5 Rxc3+ $10)
18... Qxe5 19. Bxa8 Rxa8 20. Qxd7 Qe4 21. Rg1 Qb1+ 22. Qd1 Qxb2 23. Qd2 (23.
Rc2 Qb4+ 24. Qd2 Qe7 25. Rc3 Rd8 $44) 23... Qa1+ 24. Rc1 Qf6 25. Qd4 (25. f4
Rd8 26. Qc3 Qe6 $132) (25. Rd1 Qf3 $1) 25... Qf3 26. Qd1 Qf6 27. Qd4 Qf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 dxc4 8. e3
c5 9. Bxc4 cxd4 10. exd4 (10. Nxd4 $142) 10... Nc6 11. O-O Qb6 $1 12. Qd2 Rd8
13. Na4 $6 (13. Rfd1 $142 $13) 13... Qb4 $1 14. Qxb4 Nxb4 15. Nc3 Bd7 16. Rfd1
Rac8 17. Bb3 Bc6 18. Ne5 g5 19. Bg3 Be4 $1 (19... Bd5 $13) 20. h4 (20. Nxe4
Nxe4 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 $15) 20... Bf5 21. hxg5 hxg5 22. a3 Nbd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24.
Bxd5 (24. Kf1 Nf6 {xd4}) 24... exd5 25. f3 f6 26. Ng4 Bxg4 $1 27. fxg4 Kf7 28.
Bc7 Re8 (28... Rd7 29. Bg3 Rc4 30. Kf2 $15) 29. Kf2 Ke6 30. Kf3 (30. Ke3 $2 Kd7
31. Bg3 Bxa3+ $19) 30... Kd7 31. Bg3 b5 $1 32. a4 (32. Rh1 Rc4 33. Rxc4 bxc4
34. Rh7 Rc8 {/\ Rc6-b6}) 32... bxa4 33. Rh1 Rxc1 34. Rxc1 Rc8 $1 35. Rxc8 (35.
Ra1 a3 36. bxa3 Rc3+ $19) 35... Kxc8 36. Ke3 a3 37. bxa3 Bxa3 38. Kd3 a5 39.
Be1 a4 40. Bc3 Kd7 41. Ke2 Kc6 42. Kd3 Kb5 0-1

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Klovans, Janis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1992.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. Rc1 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. g3 Be6 12. Bg2 Rc8 $6 $146 (12... c5) 13.
O-O c5 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Ne5 $6 (15. Ne1 $1 Nc6 16. Nd3 $16) 15... Nd7 16. Nd3
Rab8 17. b3 d4 $6 (17... a5 18. Nf4 d4 19. Re1 a4 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. e3 $14) 18.
Nf4 Bf5 19. Re1 Nf6 20. e4 $1 dxe3 (20... Nxe4 21. f3 $16) 21. Rxe3 Qc7 22. Qe1
$1 Qb6 (22... Re8 23. Nd5 $1 Rxe3 24. Nxf6+ gxf6 25. Qxe3 $18) 23. Re7 a5 $6 (
23... Re8 24. Nd5 $1 $16) (23... Kf8 {/\Re8+/-}) 24. Qe5 Bh7 25. Re1 Rf8 (25...
a4 26. Nd5 Nxd5 27. Re8+ $1) 26. Bd5 a4 (26... Nxd5 27. Nxd5 Qa6 28. Qxb8 $1
Rxb8 29. Re8+ Rxe8 30. Rxe8#) 27. Bc4 (27. bxa4 $18) 27... axb3 28. axb3 Qb4
29. h3 $1 Bc2 30. Re3 Rbd8 (30... Qd2 31. Rxf7 Rxf7 32. Qxb8+ $18) 31. Qc7 Rd1+
32. Kg2 Kh8 33. Rxf7 Rxf7 34. Qxf7 $138 (34. Qxf7 Qb8 35. Re7 Qa8+ 36. f3 Rd2+
37. Ne2 Qg8 38. Qxg8+ Nxg8 39. Re8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Eksjo-09"]
[Site "Eksjo"]
[Date "1981.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ornstein, Axel"]
[Black "Forintos, Gyozo Victor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1981.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Qc2 h6 $6 (6... Nbd7) (
6... b6) (6... Na6 $5) (6... c5 $1 7. dxc5 dxc4 8. e4 Qa5 $10) 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8.
Rd1 (8. e4 $5 dxe4 (8... dxc4 9. e5 Be7 10. Bxc4 c5 11. d5 $16) 9. Qxe4 c5 10.
O-O-O (10. Bd3 g6 11. dxc5 Nd7 12. Qe3 Qa5 13. O-O Nxc5 $15) 10... Qa5 11. Bd3
Rd8 12. Qh7+ Kf8 13. Ne4 cxd4 14. Nxf6 $16 {Trifunovic,P-Rossetto,H/Mar del
Plata/1950/}) (8. O-O-O c5 $13) 8... c6 (8... c5 9. dxc5 Qa5 10. cxd5 exd5 11.
Qd2 Be6 (11... Bxc3 12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13. bxc3 Be6 14. Nd4 Rc8 15. e4 $1 dxe4 16.
Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bc4 Kf7 {Romanishin,O-Beliavsky,A/Leningrad/1977/1/2-1/2/39/} 18.
O-O Rxc5 19. Rd4 $16 {Romanishin}) 12. Nxd5 Qxd2+ 13. Rxd2 Bxd5 14. Rxd5 Bxb2
15. e3 Bc3+ 16. Kd1 Nc6 17. Bc4 Na5 $44 {Mikhalchishin,A-Yusupov,A/URS-FL
Ashkhabad/1978/1/2-1/2/27/}) (8... dxc4 9. e4 $36) 9. e4 dxe4 (9... b6 10. Bd3
dxe4 11. Bxe4 Bb7 12. O-O Nd7 13. b4 Qc7 14. Rfe1 Rfd8 15. a3 a5 16. Qb3 $14 {
Romanishin,O-Tarjan,J/Hastings/1976/1:0/36/}) 10. Qxe4 Qb6 11. Bd3 g6 12. Rd2
Nd7 13. Qe3 $6 (13. h4 $5 Bg7 $13) (13. O-O $1 $14) 13... Bg7 14. c5 (14. O-O
e5 $1 $15) 14... Qc7 15. Re2 (15. O-O e5 $15) 15... b6 (15... e5 $2 16. Nxe5
Nxe5 17. dxe5 Re8 18. f4 $16) 16. O-O (16. b4 $2 a5 $36) 16... bxc5 17. dxc5
Qa5 18. Ne4 Qxa2 (18... f5 19. Nd6 Nxc5 20. Bc4 $44 (20. Nc4 Qb4 $13)) 19. Nd6
$44 Qa5 (19... Ba6 20. b4 Qa3 21. Bxa6 Qxa6 $44) 20. Bxg6 $1 fxg6 $2 (20...
Qxc5 $1 21. Bxf7+ $1 Rxf7 22. Qxe6 (22. Nxf7 $2 Qxe3 23. fxe3 Kxf7 $17) 22...
Qd5 $8 23. Qe8+ (23. Nxf7 Qxe6 24. Rxe6 Kxf7 25. Rxc6 Bxb2 $15) 23... Rf8 24.
Qg6 {P e7} Rf6 25. Qe8+ Kh7 $5 (25... Rf8 26. Qg6 Rf6 $10) 26. Rd2 $1 (26. Nxc8
$2 Rf8 27. Qe7 Raxc8 28. Rd2 Rf7 $19) 26... Rxd6 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 (27... cxd5 28.
Rc1 $36) 28. Qe4+ Kh8 29. Qe8+ Kh7 30. Qe4+ Kh8 $10) 21. Qxe6+ Kh7 22. Nxc8 $16
(22. Ng5+ $2 hxg5 23. Qh3+ Kg8 24. Qe6+ Kh7 $10) 22... Raxc8 $2 (22... Nxc5 $2
23. Ng5+ $1 hxg5 (23... Kh8 24. Qxg6 hxg5 25. Qh5+ Kg8 26. Ne7#) 24. Qh3+ Kg8 (
24... Bh6 25. Re7+ $18) 25. Ne7+ Kf7 26. Qh7 $18) (22... Rfxc8 $1 23. Qxd7 Qxc5
24. Re7 Rg8 25. h4 $16) 23. Qxd7 $18 Rc7 (23... Qxc5 24. Re7 Rg8 25. Rxg7+ $18)
24. Qd6 Rf6 25. b4 $1 Rxd6 (25... Qb5 26. Qxc7 Qxe2 27. Qxa7 $18) 26. cxd6 Qb6
(26... Qxb4 27. dxc7 Qb7 28. Re7 $18) 27. dxc7 Qxc7 28. h4 Qb7 $6 (28... c5 29.
bxc5 (29. Rc2 $6 c4 $132) 29... Qxc5 30. Rd1 a5 (30... Bf8 31. Rd7+ Kg8 32. Re8
Qc1+ 33. Ne1 a5 34. Rdd8 $18) 31. Rd7 a4 32. Ree7 Qc1+ 33. Ne1 a3 (33... Qc3
34. Rxg7+ Qxg7 35. Rxg7+ Kxg7 36. Nc2 $18) 34. Rxg7+ Kh8 35. Rh7+ Kg8 36. Rdg7+
Kf8 37. Rc7 Qxe1+ 38. Kh2 Qe5+ 39. g3 Kg8 40. Rhe7 $18) 29. Rd1 a6 (29... Qxb4
30. Rd7 a5 31. Ree7 Qc3 32. Ne5 Qc1+ 33. Kh2 Qf4+ 34. Kh3 Qf5+ 35. g4 $18) 30.
Re6 c5 (30... Qxb4 31. Rd7 a5 32. Ree7 $18) 31. bxc5 a5 32. c6 Qb3 33. Rdd6 $1
Qc4 (33... a4 34. c7 Qc4 35. Rc6 $18) 34. Re7 Qc1+ (34... a4 35. Rdd7 $18) 35.
Ne1 h5 36. Rdd7 Kh6 37. Rxg7 Qxe1+ 38. Kh2 (38. Kh2 Qe5+ 39. g3 $18) 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Marciano, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Qb3 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 b6 11. Rc1 Nd7 $1 {TN} (11... c6 {-59/486}) 12.
e3 (12. Qxc7 $2 Ba6 13. Ne5 (13. Qc3 Rfc8 14. Qd2 Rxc1+ 15. Qxc1 Rc8 16. Qd2
Nf6 $40 {(/\17...Ne4,17...Qc7)}) 13... Rfc8 14. Nc6 Qg5 15. f4 $8 Rxc7 16. fxg5
Rac8 17. Ne7+ Kf8 $19) 12... Bb7 13. Bb5 c6 14. Be2 c5 15. O-O Rfc8 16. Rfd1
cxd4 17. Qxd4 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Rc8 19. Rd1 (19. Rxc8+ Bxc8 $10) 19... Nf6 (19...
Bxf3 $5 20. Bxf3 Nf6 $10) 20. Ne5 $5 {[/\21.f3,22.e4]} Kf8 (20... Qc5 21. Qxc5
Rxc5 (21... bxc5 22. f3 $14) 22. Rd8+ Kh7 23. Nxf7 $16) 21. f3 Qc5 $5 22. Qxc5+
Rxc5 23. Rd8+ $5 (23. Nd7+ Nxd7 24. Rxd7 Bc6 $1 (24... Bd5 25. Rxa7 Rc2 26. Bb5
$1 Rxb2 27. a4 $14) 25. Rxa7 Rc2 26. Bf1 Rxb2 $10) 23... Ke7 24. Rb8 Bd5 (24...
Rc7 25. e4 Kd6 (25... Nd7 26. Nxd7 Rxd7 27. Kf2 $14) 26. Nc4+ Ke7 27. Kf2 $14)
25. b4 $5 Rc1+ 26. Kf2 Nd7 (26... Bxa2 27. Rb7+ $16) 27. Nxd7 Kxd7 28. Bb5+ (
28. e4 $2 Bxa2 29. Rb7+ Rc7) 28... Ke7 (28... Bc6 29. Rb7+ $16) (28... Kd6 29.
Rd8+ Ke5 30. Rd7 $16) 29. e4 Bc4 $2 (29... Bxa2 30. Rb7+ Kf8 31. Rxa7 Bc4 32.
Bc6 (32. Rc7 $4 Rf1+ 33. Kg3 Bxb5 $19) 32... Rb1 33. e5 $5 f6 (33... Rxb4 $2
34. Ra8+ Ke7 35. Re8#) 34. exf6 gxf6 35. Rh7 Rxb4 36. Rxh6 $10) 30. Rb7+ Kf6
31. Bxc4 (31. Be8 $6 Rc2+ 32. Kg3 Bf1 33. Rxf7+ Ke5 $132) 31... Rxc4 32. a3 $14
a5 33. Rxb6 axb4 34. axb4 (34. Rxb4 Rc2+ 35. Kg3 Ra2 36. a4 e5 $10) 34... Rc2+
35. Kg3 g5 36. h4 $2 (36. Rb8 $14 {[/\b4-b5-b6]}) 36... gxh4+ 37. Kh3 Kg5 $1
$10 {[/\38...Kf4,39...Rc1<=>]} 38. Rb7 f5 39. exf5 exf5 40. Rg7+ Kf6 41. Rg8
Rc4 $1 (41... Rb2 42. Kxh4 Rxb4+ 43. Kh5 $14) 42. b5 Rb4 43. Rb8 Kg5 44. b6 Rb1
45. Kh2 Kf4 46. b7 h3 47. Rh8 Rxb7 48. Kxh3 Rb1 49. Kh2 Kg5 50. Kg3 Rb4 51.
Rg8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Kupreichik, Viktor D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1997.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. e4 Be7 $5 {TN} (5... c5 6. d5 Be7
7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. Nf3 exd5 10. Bxd5 Qb6 11. Rb1 Nc6 $13 {0-1
Dydyshko,V-Kharlov,A/Swidnica TV KO 1997 (27)}) 6. Nf3 (6. Bxc4 Nxe4 $1 7. Bxe7
Nxc3 8. Bxd8 Nxd1 9. Bxc7 Nxb2 10. Bb3 Bd7 $15) 6... c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 h6
$5 (8... Qxd4 9. Nxd4 $14 {with idea 10.f3}) 9. Bf4 (9. Bh4 $6 Qxd4 10. Nxd4
Nxe4 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Nxe4 Bxh4 13. Nd6+ Ke7 $17) (9. Qxd8+ Bxd8 10. Bh4 Ba5 $5
$13) 9... Qa5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Qd3 O-O {With idea 12...Rd8 and Bc8-d7-e8} 12. e5
$5 Nh5 (12... Rd8 $2 13. exf6 $1 Rxd3 14. fxe7 $16) 13. Qe4 Nxf4 14. Qxf4 Qb4
$5 {with idea 15...Qxb2 and 15...Na5} 15. Ne4 $5 g5 $5 16. Qg4 (16. Qc1 Qa5 $13
) (16. Nf6+ Bxf6 17. Qxf6 Qxc4 18. Qxh6 Qe4 19. Nxg5 Qg6 $17) (16. Nexg5 hxg5
17. Nxg5 Nxe5 $1 $17) 16... Qxb2 {with idea 17...Nxe5} (16... Qxc4 $2 17. Nf6+
Bxf6 18. Qxc4) (16... h5 17. Qxh5 Qxc4 18. Nfxg5 $18) 17. Qg3 $1 Qc2 $1 18.
Rae1 $1 {with idea 19.Bb3} (18. Nfd2 Nd4 19. Rac1 Qxc4 $1 20. Rxc4 Ne2+ $17) (
18. Rfe1 $5 Qxc4 19. Rac1) 18... Qxc4 19. Nexg5 $1 {[#]} Qd3 $3 (19... Qc2 20.
Re4 $1 $40 hxg5 (20... Kh8 21. Rh4 $1 Qg6 22. Nxf7+ $1 Kg7 $1 (22... Qxf7 23.
Rxh6+ Qh7 24. Rxh7+ Kxh7 25. Re1 $1 $40 {With an idea Re1-e4-g4}) 23. Rg4 Qxg4
24. Qxg4+ Kxf7 25. Nh4 $5 $36 (25. Qh5+ Kg7 26. Qg4+)) 21. Nxg5 f6 22. exf6
Rxf6 (22... Bd6 23. Qh4 $18) 23. Nxe6+ Kf7 24. Qg7+ Ke8 25. Nc7+ Kd8 26. Rxe7
Nxe7 27. Qxf6 Kxc7 (27... Qxc7 28. Qf8+ Kd7 29. Rd1+ $40) 28. Qxe7+ Kb8 29. f4
$5 $36 (29. Qe3 $5 {with idea 30.Rc1})) (19... hxg5 20. Nxg5 f5 21. exf6 Bxf6
22. Nxe6+ Kf7 23. Qc7+ Be7 24. Nxf8 Kxf8 25. Rxe7 $16) 20. Nxf7+ $1 (20. Re4
Bxg5 21. Rg4 Kh8 $19) 20... Kxf7 21. Ng5+ hxg5 $1 22. Qxd3 Ke8 $1 (22... Kg7
23. Re4 Rf5 24. Qg3 $36) 23. Rd1 Rf5 24. Rfe1 Nxe5 25. Qh3 (25. Rxe5 $5 Rxe5
26. Qg6+ Kf8 27. Qh6+ Kg8 28. Qg6+) 25... Nf7 $1 26. Qh7 Kf8 $1 27. g3 a5 28.
Rc1 Bc5 29. Re2 b6 30. h4 $1 Ba6 $6 (30... gxh4 $5 31. Qxh4 Bd7 $1 $15 {
With idea 32...Rae8, and 33...Bc6}) 31. Rxe6 $1 Bd3 $1 (31... Bxf2+ 32. Kh2 $36
) (31... Rxf2 $2 32. Rxc5 $1 Rf1+ 33. Kg2 bxc5 34. Rxa6 $1 Rxa6 35. Kxf1 $16)
32. Rxc5 $1 (32. Rg6 $5) (32. hxg5 Rxf2 $1 33. Qxd3 Rd2+ 34. Rxc5 Rxd3 $19)
32... bxc5 33. hxg5 $1 Nxg5 $2 (33... Rb8 34. g6 Rb1+ 35. Kg2 Bf1+ 36. Kh2 $1
Rxf2+ 37. Kg1 Rg2+ 38. Kh1 $18) (33... Rf6 $1 34. Qh1 $1 (34. Qh3 Rxe6 35. Qxe6
Re8 36. Qb6 Re1+ 37. Kg2 $13) 34... Rxe6 35. Qxa8+ Re8 36. Qxa5 c4 37. Qb4+ $5
(37. f4 $13) 37... Kg8 38. f4 $16) 34. Qe7+ (34. Qe7+ Kg8 35. Rg6+ Kh8 36. Qg7#
) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.11.24"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Knaak, Rainer"]
[Black "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Rc1 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nd5 12. Bxe7 Ncxe7 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bd3
Qb6 15. Re1 Nc6 16. Rc5 g6 17. Rb5 Qc7 18. Qc1 Qd6 19. Qh6 Qf6 20. Rxd5 Bg4 21.
Rd6 Qg7 22. Qxg7+ Kxg7 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Be6 25. Be4 Rad8 26. Rdd1 Bxa2 27.
Bxb7 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 {[#] Weißer Mehrbauer und schwarze Bauernschwäche am
Damenflügel. Weiß schützt geschickt seine Stellung. Das Finale gleicht einem
"sudden death".} Rb8 29. Rd7 {[%csl Gb2][%cal Gd7a7,Gd7f7]} Be6 30. Rc7 a5 31.
Kf1 Kf8 32. Ke2 Ke8 33. Bc6+ Kd8 34. Rb7 Rc8 35. Be4 {[%csl Gc2]} Rc5 36. f4
Kc8 37. Rb6 Kc7 38. Rb7+ Kc8 39. Kd3 Ba2 (39... a4 $142 {um einen
Läuferstützpunkt auf b3 zu haben} 40. g4 $5 (40. Ra7 $6 Rb5 41. Rxa4 Rxb2)
40... g5 (40... Bxg4 41. Rxf7 Rc7 42. Rxc7+ Kxc7 43. Kc3 $18 {[%csl Ra4][%cal
Rc3b4]}) 41. f5 Bb3 42. Re7 Kd8 43. f6 h6 44. Bf5 $16) 40. Bf3 (40. b3 Bb1+ 41.
Kd4 Bxe4 42. Rxf7 $18) 40... h5 41. b3 $1 h4 42. Kd4 Rc2 43. Rb5 Kd8 44. Bd5 a4
45. Be4 ({Vermeidet das Turmendspiel nach} 45. bxa4 Bxd5 46. Kxd5 Rxg2 47. Rb7
Ke8 48. h3 Rg3 {z.B.} 49. a5 ({oder} 49. e6 fxe6+ 50. Kxe6 Re3+ 51. Kf6 Rxh3
52. Kxg6 Ra3) 49... Ra3) 45... Rc1 46. bxa4 Rc4+ 47. Ke3 Rc3+ (47... Rxa4 48.
Rb8+ Kc7 49. Rh8 (49. Ra8 $2 Rxa8 50. Bxa8 Kd7 $14) 49... Ra3+ 50. Kf2 Ra4 51.
Kf3 Ra3+ 52. Kg4 Be6+ 53. Kg5 h3 54. g4 $16 ({oder} 54. gxh3 $16)) 48. Kf2 Rc4
49. Kf3 Rc3+ 50. Kg4 Rc4 51. Bf3 Rxa4 52. Rb8+ Ke7 {Zieht ein Ende mit
Schrecken dem langen Siechtum vor.} (52... Kd7 53. h3 Be6+ 54. Kg5 $18 {
[%cal Rb8h8,Rh8h4]}) (52... Kc7 53. Ra8 Be6+ 54. Kg5 Rb4 55. h3 $18) 53. Bc6 {
[%csl Ra4][%cal Rb8e8]} Be6+ 54. Kg5 {Sudden death!} 1-0

[Event "World-ch29 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-2=10"]
[Site "Merano"]
[Date "1981.10.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1981.10.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 dxc4 8. e3
c5 9. Bxc4 cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. O-O Nh5 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. Bb3 {Unternehmender
war gewiß 13.Sf3-e5 oder auch 13.Tf1-e1.} Nf6 14. Ne5 Bd7 {Außerordentlich
vorsichtig gespielt. 14...b6 würde Felderschwächen hervorrufen und 15.Df3
ermöglichen.} 15. Qe2 Rc8 16. Ne4 $2 {Der erste einer Reihe wirklich
unverständlicher Züge. Naheliegend war z.B. Tcd1 oder Tfd1. Jetzt wird der
Damenbauer langsam aber sicher zum Sorgenkind.} Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Bc6 18. Nxc6 $2
Rxc6 (18... Nxc6 19. d5) 19. Rc3 (19. Rxc6 bxc6 20. Rc1 {Nebst ggf. Tc4.})
19... Qd6 20. g3 Rd8 21. Rd1 Rb6 22. Qe1 {Vom 20.Zug an scheint Kortchnoi
seine Figuren recht unentschlossen und planlos herumzuziehen, was aber im
wesentlichen daran liegt, daß seine Stellung jeg- liche Dynamik eingebüßt hat.}
(22. Bc2 g6 {Weiß hätte nun nur Sorgen mit dem Bauern b2.}) 22... Qd7 23. Rcd3
Rd6 24. Qe4 Qc6 25. Qf4 (25. Qxc6 Nxc6 26. d5 Nb4) 25... Nd5 26. Qd2 Qb6 {
Ganz offenkundig ist das Gesetz des Handelns auf Schwarz übergegangen. Er-
schwerend kommt die drängende Zeitnot hinzu.} 27. Bxd5 $2 {Richtig war
zweifellos 27.a3, um einfach auszuharren.} Rxd5 28. Rb3 Qc6 29. Qc3 Qd7 30. f4
$2 {Ein positionell schauriger Bauernzug. Er schafft nicht nur eine Reihe
zusätz- licher Felderschwächen im Zentrum (e3 u. e4), sondern legt die 2.Reihe
völlig bloß und ist der Sicherheit des weißen Königs absolut abträglich.} b6 (
30... b5 31. Ra3 $1) 31. Rb4 b5 32. a4 bxa4 33. Qa3 (33. Qc4 Rc8) 33... a5 $1
34. Rxa4 Qb5 $1 {Die Dezimierung der Bauern am Damenflügel ist zwar
grundsätzlich ein Fort-   schritt, er wurde aber nur durch eine erhebliche
Verschlechterung der Figuren- stellung erkauft.} 35. Rd2 e5 $1 36. fxe5 Rxe5 {
Nun droht entscheidend Te5-e1+.} 37. Qa1 (37. Rf2 Re1+ 38. Kg2 Qc6+ 39. d5 $1
Qxd5+ 40. Qf3) 37... Qe8 {Wegen der Drohung Te5-e1+ muß der Turm e5 nun doch
genommen werden, wonach dem anderen Turm der entscheidende Einbruch in die 2.
Reihe gelingt.} 38. dxe5 Rxd2 39. Rxa5 {Rettet genausowenig wie jeder andere
Zug auch, z.B. s.Var..} (39. Qe1 Qd7 40. e6 fxe6 41. Ra1 Qd4+ {usw.}) 39... Qc6
40. Ra8+ Kh7 41. Qb1+ g6 42. Qf1 Qc5+ {Natürlich nicht 42...Da8? 43.Df7:+ mit
Dauerschach.} 43. Kh1 Qd5+ {Weiß gab auf, da er nach dem unvermeidlichen Td1
die Dame verliert. Eine unverständlich schwache Leistung von Kortschnoj.} 0-1

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 7th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2003.11.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Hertneck, Gerald"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "Hertneck,G"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2003.11.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 b5 {So kommt Schwarz sehr schnell zur Entwicklung am Damenflügel - wenn
auch auf Kosten einer gewissen Schwächung.} 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O a6 11. a4 ({
Agressiver war} 11. e4 c5 12. e5 {Es ist nicht leicht, in dieser
zweischneidigen Stellung, die beste Verteidigung für Schwarz anzugeben. Ich
habe diese Stellung lange analysiert, ohne zu einem abschließenden Ergebnis zu
kommen.} c4 {Ein Versuch, die Stellung geschlossen zu halten, da die
Alternativen nicht überzeugen.} (12... cxd4 $5 13. exf6 (13. Nxb5 axb5 14. exf6
Bxf6) 13... gxf6 14. Be4 $1 {Dieser Zug führt laut Atalik zu weißem Vorteil.}
Nc5 (14... dxc3 $5 15. Bxb7 cxb2 16. Rb1 fxg5 (16... Rb8 17. Bc6 $18) 17. Bxa8
Qxa8 18. Rxb2) (14... Bxe4 15. Nxe4 fxg5 16. Qxd4 O-O 17. Rad1 Nb6 18. Qe5 Qb8
19. Nf6+ Kh8 20. Qxg5 Nd5 21. Rxd5 exd5 22. Re1 $16) 15. Bxb7 Nxb7 16. Nxd4
fxg5 17. Qf3 $1 $44) (12... Nd5 $2 13. Ne4 $1 {Stellt Schwarz vor das Dilemma,
dass die Doppeldrohung Sd6+ und dxc5 nicht mehr vernünftig zu parieren ist.} f6
(13... O-O 14. dxc5 $1 Nb4 15. Bb1 Bd5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. a3 Nc6 18. Qc2 f5 19.
exf6) 14. exf6 gxf6 15. Bh6 c4 16. Nfg5 $1 Qb6 17. Qh5+ Kd8 18. Nf7+ Kc7 19.
Nxh8 Qxd4 20. Bc2 Qxb2 21. Rfc1 Rxh8 $13) 13. exf6 (13. Bc2 Nd5 14. Bxe7 Qxe7
15. Ne4 O-O) (13. Bb1 Nd5 14. Bxe7 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Qxe7 16. Nd2) 13... gxf6 14.
Bh6 (14. Be4 Bxe4 15. Nxe4 fxg5 16. d5 $44) 14... cxd3 15. Qxd3 f5 $13) 11...
b4 ({Die Alternative} 11... O-O 12. Rc1 (12. Qe2 {mit der Idee Tfc1}) 12... Re8
13. Ne4 {gefällt mir gar nicht.}) 12. Bxf6 $6 ({Der Normalzug war natürlich} 
12. Ne4 $1 c5 ({Atalik hatte zu Unrecht Angst vor der wilden Variante} 12...
Nxe4 13. Bxe7 Nxf2 $5 14. Bxd8 Nxd1 15. Bg5 (15. Raxd1 Rxd8 16. Ng5 Nf6 17. Rc1
) 15... Nxb2 16. Be2 Nb6 $1 17. a5 (17. Rfb1 N6xa4 18. Rxa4 Nxa4 19. Rxb4 Nc3)
17... N6a4 18. Rfb1 c5 19. Ra2 f6 20. Bf4 $1 $16 {Es sieht so aus, als ob
Schwarz nicht genügend Kompensation hat.} (20. Bh4 $2 c4 $1 21. Rbxb2 Nxb2 22.
Rxb2 c3 $17)) 13. Bxf6 (13. Nxc5 Bxc5 $1 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Bc4 Qxd1 16. Rfxd1
Nfe4 17. Bf4 Rc8 $1 18. Nd2 Nxd2 19. Rxd2 Nxa4 $1 20. Be2 Nc5 21. Rc1 O-O)
13... gxf6 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 $14) 12... gxf6 $1 ({Nach dem ungenauen
} 12... Bxf6 13. Ne4 {kommt Weiß zum gewünschten Druck auf c5.}) 13. Ne4 f5 14.
Ned2 c5 {Meiner Meinung nach ist die Stellung nun bereits sehr angenehm für
Schwarz. Weiß hat mit seinen letzten Zügen nicht verhindert, dass sich Schwarz
mit c5 befreit.} 15. e4 {Ein Versuch, das schwarze Bauernskelett so schnell
wie möglich zu sprengen.} (15. Qe2 cxd4 16. exd4 Nf6) 15... c4 $1 {Offen
gestanden kam mir der weiße Plan immer "ruinöser" vor, da nun nicht das
schwarze, sondern das weiße Zentrum gesprengt wird, aber es gibt noch eine
versteckte Ressource.} 16. Bb1 $1 (16. Bc2 $2 c3 17. bxc3 bxc3 $17) 16... c3 (
16... fxe4 {war möglich, aber weniger konsequent, denn dann kommen die weißen
Figuren wieder gut ins Spiel.} 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 (17... Bd5 18. Qe2 Nf6 19. Bxd5
exd5 20. Rfe1) 18. Nxe4 $14 Nf6 $1 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Qe2 Qd5 $13) 17. bxc3
bxc3 18. Qb3 {Doppelangriff auf den Lb7 und den Bauern auf c3 - das war die
Pointe von 16.Lb1.} cxd2 $1 {Der freche Bauer kämpft sich unbeirrt immer
weiter nach vorne, obwohl es ihm an Unterstützung aus dem eigenen Lager zu
fehlen scheint.} ({Hochinteressant ist die Alternative} 18... Qc7 19. Rc1 Rc8
20. Bd3 $1 {und scheinbar gehen die Verwicklungen zugunsten von Weiß aus.} (20.
exf5 Bd5 21. Qd1 Qb7 22. fxe6 fxe6 23. Nf1) 20... Nf6 $1 {Unter Bauernopfer
kehrt Schwarz den Spieß um, und reißt die Initiative an sich.} 21. exf5 (21. e5
Ne4) 21... Bd5 22. Qd1 Qb7 $44) 19. Qxb7 {[#]} Nc5 $3 {Die Gegenpointe! Nun
zeigt sich, dass der Bauer auf d2 nicht schwach sondern stark ist!} 20. Qc6+ ({
Der Rückzug} 20. Qb2 $5 {sieht nicht weniger riskant aus, führt aber gerade
noch zu einer unklaren Stellung.} fxe4 (20... Rb8 $2 21. Qc3 fxe4 22. Bxe4 Nxe4
23. Qc6+) (20... Nxe4 21. Bxe4 fxe4 22. Nxd2 Qd5 (22... Bf6 23. Rad1 $1 Bxd4
24. Qc2 $1 $14) 23. Rfe1 f5 24. Nf1 O-O 25. Ne3 Qd7) 21. dxc5 (21. Nxd2 Bf6 22.
Bxe4 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Bxd4 24. Qa3) 21... Bf6 (21... d1=Q $2 22. Qxh8+ Bf8 23.
Bxe4 $18) 22. Qxd2 Qxd2 (22... exf3 23. Qxd8+ Rxd8 24. Ra2 Rd4 $13) 23. Nxd2
Bxa1 24. Bxe4 Rd8 $13) (20. dxc5 $4 d1=Q $19) 20... Kf8 {Nun ist die weiße
Dame gefangen - und das mitten auf dem Brett!} 21. exf5 $1 {Ruiniert Schwarz
wenigstens noch die Bauernstruktur und macht das beste aus der Stellung.} ({
Ich erwartete eher} 21. Nxd2 Rc8 22. Qxc8 Qxc8 23. dxc5 fxe4 $1) (21. a5 $2 Rc8
22. Qb6 fxe4 $1 $17) 21... Rc8 22. Qxc8 Qxc8 23. dxc5 exf5 {Danach hat Weiß am
Königsflügel die deutlich gesündere Bauernstruktur - was ihm letztlich zum
Remis verhelfen wird.} (23... Rg8 $5 24. fxe6 Qc6 25. exf7 Rg7 26. Ra3) 24. Ra2
Qxc5 25. Rxd2 {Im Ergebnis der Abwicklung hat Schwarz die Dame für Turm und
Springer bekommen.} Rg8 $1 {Ich wollte erst Kg7 nebst Td8 spielen, doch dann
kam mir der Textzug stärker vor, weil der Turm sofort ins Geschehen eingreift.}
26. g3 $6 (26. Rfd1 Rg6 27. Rd5 Rd6 $1) 26... Rg4 $1 {Der Turm schlängelt sich
geschickt ins Spiel - erst über die g-Linie und dann über die vierte Reihe!}
27. Rfd1 Rxa4 28. Rd5 Qb6 {Der Plan für Schwarz besteht darin, ein Turmpaar zu
tauschen, und dann mit dem a-Bauern loszustürmen.} 29. Ne5 (29. Bxf5 Ra2 30.
Nd4 $1 Bf6 31. Bxh7 a5) 29... Qb2 30. Bxf5 Ra1 31. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 32. Kg2 a5 33.
Nc6 (33. Bxh7 a4) 33... a4 {Mehr konnte man eigentlich nicht aus der Stellung
holen, aber Atalik behält kühlen Kopf.} 34. Nxe7 $1 {Wahrscheinlich das
stärkste, da Schwarz mit der bloßen Dame nicht mehr gewinnen kann.} (34. Ra5
Bd6 35. Bxh7 a3 36. Be4 Qc3 37. Bd5 Bc5 $17) 34... Kxe7 35. Rd7+ Ke8 (35... Kf6
36. Bxh7) (35... Kf8 36. Bxh7 a3 37. Be4 Qe5 38. Bb1 Qb2 39. Rd1 $11) 36. Ra7
a3 (36... Qd4 37. Ra5 Qb4 38. Ra7 Kf8 39. Bxh7 a3 40. Bb1 $11) 37. Bxh7 Qc3 (
37... Qb2 38. Bg8) ({Scheinbar gewinnt} 37... a2 {doch nach} 38. Bg8 $1 Kf8 39.
Bxf7 Qd4 40. Rxa2 Kxf7 41. Re2 $11 {kommt Schwarz nicht weiter.}) 38. Be4 Qb3
39. Ra5 $11 a2 40. Bd5 Qxd5+ 41. Rxd5 a1=Q 42. Rf5 Qa8+ 43. Kg1 Ke7 44. Rf4 {
Das bekannte Festungsmotiv.} Ke6 45. Rh4 f5 46. Rf4 Ke5 47. Rh4 {Eine von
Anfang bis Ende spannende Partie!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Monaco m2"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1996.11.29"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[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 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Nbd7 8. e3 Be7
9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O c5 ({I Die Fortsetzung} 10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nd5 12. Bg3 Nb4
13. e4 {sieht nicht attraktiv für Schwarz aus.}) ({II} 10... a5 {mag in
Betracht kommen.}) 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Bg3 {Jetzt erreicht Weiß mit diesem Zug
nicht viel, weil sein weißfeldriger Läufer gejagt werden kann. Die Fortsetzung}
(12. Bxe7 Nxe7 (12... Qxe7 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nd4 $16 {gibt dem
Weißen einen bequemen und dauerhaften Vorteil.}) 13. Bc2 {verspricht dem
Weißen eine leichte Initiative.}) 12... Nb4 13. Bc4 cxd4 14. exd4 (14. Nxd4 $5)
14... Nb6 15. Bb3 Bd7 16. Ne5 Rc8 17. Qg4 N4d5 $2 (17... Bc6 {scheint mir eine
plausible Fortsetzung zu sein. Opfer auf e6 oder f7 scheinen nicht
durchzuschlagen, und} 18. Bf4 {wird mit} Bg5 {pariert.}) 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Nxd7
Nxd7 $2 (19... f5 20. Qg6 Qxd7 21. Qxb6 f4 {bot Rettungsaussichten.}) 20. Nxd5
Nf6 21. Nxe7+ $4 (21. Qxc8 $18) 21... Qxe7 22. Qf3 Qd7 23. Be5 Nd5 24. Rac1 f6
25. Bg3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rd8 27. Qb3 Qf7 28. h3 g5 29. Rc5 Kg7 30. h4 Rd7 31. Qf3
Qe6 32. Kh2 Ne7 33. Qe3 Qg4 34. f3 Nf5 35. fxg4 Nxe3 36. Kh3 Rxd4 37. hxg5 hxg5
38. Rxg5+ Kf7 39. Rc5 Rxa4 40. Rc7+ Kg6 41. Rxb7 Nxg4 42. b3 Re4 43. Ra7 Ne3
44. Rxa6 Rb4 45. Ra3 Nc2 46. Ra2 Ne3 47. Rb2 Nc4 48. Rc2 Na5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Horgen"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1995.10.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. Rc1 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. g3 Bf5 {D53/11/(50)} 12. Bg2 Be4 13. O-O c5
14. dxc5 (14. Qa4 Nd7 15. Rc3 Rfb8 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Qa3 Rb4 $10 {
Rashkovsky-Azmaiparashvili/USSR/1982/34/(523)}) (14. Ne5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 f6 16.
Nf3 c4 17. Re1 b5 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nh4 Qd7 20. b3 Nc6 $14 {Gligoric-Rukavina/
Yugoslavia/1971/-11/440}) 14... bxc5 15. Nh4 Bxg2 (15... Nd7 $6 16. Bxe4 Qxe4
17. Qc2 Rfe8 18. Rfd1 $16 {Yusupov-Dutreeuw/Moscow/ol/1994/CBM45}) 16. Nxg2 (
16. Kxg2 d4 17. Qd3 Nd7 $132 (17... Nc6 18. Nf5 Qe5 19. f4 Qd5+ 20. e4)) 16...
d4 17. e3 {+/=/ECO} (17. Qc2 Nd7 18. e3 Rac8 $13) (17. b4 cxb4 18. Qxd4 Rd8 $1
19. Qe3 (19. Qb2 Nd7 $10) 19... Qxe3 20. Nxe3 a5 $10) 17... Nc6 $1 $146 18. Qc2
(18. Qh5 f5 $1 $13 (18... Ne5 19. exd4 cxd4 20. Rce1 f6 21. f4 Qf7 22. Qxf7+
Nxf7 23. Rd1 $16 (23. Rf2 $16)) 19. exd4 Nxd4 20. Rfe1 Qb7 21. Nh4 $13) 18...
dxe3 $1 (18... Ne5 19. Qxc5 Qf6 (19... Qxc5 $5 20. Rxc5 Nf3+ 21. Kh1 d3 (21...
Nd2 22. Rd1 Ne4 23. Rf5 $16) 22. Rd1 Rab8 (22... Rac8 23. Rc3 $1 $16) (22... d2
23. Nh4 Rac8 24. Rc3 Rxc3 25. bxc3 Nxh4 26. gxh4 Rc8 27. Rxd2 Rxc3 28. Rd8+ Kh7
29. Rd7 $16) 23. Rf5 (23. b3 Rfc8) 23... Ng5 24. b3 Rfd8 25. Nf4 d2 26. Rd5 Ne4
27. Kg2 Nc3 28. R1xd2 Nxd5 29. Nxd5 $44) 20. Rfd1 $1 $16) 19. fxe3 (19. Nxe3 $6
Nd4 20. Qxc5 (20. Nf5 Ne2+ $17) 20... Qe4 $17) (19. Qxc5 $2 e2 20. Rfe1 Qxc5
21. Rxc5 Nd4) 19... Nb4 20. Qxc5 Qxc5 21. Rxc5 Nxa2 22. Rc7 Rab8 23. Rf2 a5 24.
Ra7 Nb4 25. Rxa5 $10 (25. Nf4 $5 Ra8 26. Rd7 $1 Rfd8 27. Rfd2 Rxd7 28. Rxd7 a4
$10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 dxc4 8. e3
c5 9. Bxc4 cxd4 10. exd4 Qb6 $5 {N} 11. O-O Nc6 (11... Qxb2 $4 12. Nb5 $18) (
11... Rd8 12. Qe2 Nc6 13. d5 exd5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nxd5 Qxb2 16. Rc2) 12. Qd2
(12. d5 exd5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nxd5 Qd8 $10) 12... Rd8 13. Rfd1 Bd7 14. Qe2 (
14. d5 $5) 14... Nh5 (14... Na5 15. Bd3 Bc6 16. Ne4 (16. Ne5) (16. Bg3) (16.
Be4) 16... Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Nc6 (17... Nxe4 18. Bxe7 Rd7 19. Qxe4 Rxe7 20. d5 Qxb2
21. Qa4 $16) 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Ne5 Rac8 20. Qf3 (20. Rc4 c5 21. dxc5 Rxd1+ 22.
Qxd1 Rxc5 23. Bxf6 $16) 20... Rxd4 21. Rxd4 Qxd4 22. Bxf6 Qxb2 (22... Bxf6 23.
Nxc6 Qd7 (23... Qxb2 24. Ne7+ Kh7 25. Qd3+ $18) 24. b4 $16) 23. Bg5 Bxg5 24.
Qxf7+ Kh8 25. Re1 $16) 15. d5 (15. Bxe7 Nxe7 $10) 15... Nf4 $1 16. Qe1 (16. Qe4
Bxh4 17. Nxh4 (17. Qxf4 Bxf2+ 18. Kh1 Be3 $17) 17... Nxd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19.
Nxd5 Qxb2 20. Ne7+ Nxe7 21. Qxe7 Qf6 22. Rxd7 Rxd7 23. Qxd7 Qxh4 24. Qxb7 Qd8
$10) (16. Qd2 Bxh4 (16... Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Bxh4 18. Nxh4 exd5 19. Nxd5 Qa5) 17.
dxc6 (17. Nxh4 exd5 18. Bxd5) 17... Bxc6 18. Qxf4 Bxf2+ 19. Kh1 Be3) 16... exd5
$1 (16... Nxd5 $4 17. Bxd5 $18) (16... Bxh4 17. dxc6 Nxg2 (17... Qxc6 18. Bb5
Nh3+ 19. gxh3 (19. Kf1 $2 Qxb5+) 19... Qxf3 20. Bxd7 Qxh3 21. Ne4 $18) 18. Kxg2
Bxc6 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Qxf2+ 21. Kh1 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Bf6 23. Qxb7 $16) 17.
Bxe7 Nxe7 (17... dxc4 $2 18. Bxd8 Qxd8 19. Qe3 Nd3 20. Rc2 $16) 18. Qxe7 Ng6 $1
19. Nxd5 (19. Qxf7+ $2 Kxf7 20. Nxd5 Qxb2 21. Nf4+ Be6 $17) 19... Nxe7 20. Nxb6
axb6 21. Ne5 Be8 22. Bb3 (22. f4 $142) 22... Nc6 $1 $10 23. Nxc6 (23. Nc4 Nd4
24. Nxb6 Ne2+ 25. Kh1 Nxc1 26. Nxa8 Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1 Nxa2 $10) 23... bxc6 24. f4
$10 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch29 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-2=10"]
[Site "Merano"]
[Date "1981.10.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Kavalek,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1981.10.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 b6 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. g3 {Alles wie in der 5.Partie.} Ba6 12. e3
c5 13. dxc5 Bb7 14. Bg2 (14. cxb6 $2 d4 $1 15. Rc7 Qb4+) (14. c6 Nxc6 15. Bg2
d4 $1) 14... bxc5 15. O-O Nd7 {Ein Dialog über das Thema 'Hängebauern' beginnt.
} 16. Qb3 Rfb8 17. Qa3 Qe6 18. Rfd1 a5 19. Ne1 {Weiß stellt die sehr
unangenehme Drohung 20.Sd3 auf, gefolgt von 21.Sf4; die Absicht ist, den Bd5
zu gewinnen.} a4 20. Nd3 d4 21. Bxb7 $6 (21. e4 $1) 21... Rxb7 22. exd4 cxd4
23. Re1 {Weiß hat immer noch einigen Vorteil: Sein Springer blockiert sehr
schön den Bauern d4, und seine Türme können sowohl in der c- als auch in der
e-Linie operieren.} Qd5 24. Rc2 Nf8 {Langsam kommen die schwarzen Figuren ins
Spiel. Die Drohung des letzten Zuges ist 25...Se6, gefolgt von 26...Sg5 mit
gefährlicher Initiative am Königsflügel} 25. Nf4 Qa5 {Schwarz will sehen, in
welcher Linie Weiß die Türme verdoppeln will.} 26. Rce2 {Kortchnoi wählt die
falsche Linie. Nach 26.Tc1 könnten die Türme in der c-Linie mehr leisten als
in der e-Linie, weil Schwarz dort weniger Felder kontrolliert.} Qb5 27. Qf3
Rab8 {Nun ist die Stellung ausgeglichen. Der schwarze Druck gegen den b-Bauern
bindet die weißen Figuren.} 28. h4 Qf5 29. Re5 Qf6 30. Qd5 Rxb2 31. Rf5 (31.
Qxd4 Rb1 32. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 33. Kg2 Re1) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 23rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1995.07.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1995.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Von Gleich} d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 O-O (5... c5 $1 6.
dxc5 d4 $13) 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Rd1 dxc4 $6 (7... c6 {Von Gleich} 8. e3 a6 {
Orthodoxe Tempo-Kampf-Variante}) 8. e4 Nb6 $6 (8... c5 $5) 9. h4 Nfd7 (9... Qe8
$5) 10. Be2 Re8 11. Be3 c6 12. e5 Nf8 (12... Qc7 {Von Gleich}) 13. Ne4 Bd7 14.
O-O f5 (14... Bxh4 15. Nd6 $16 (15. Nxh4 {Von Gleich} Qxh4 16. Bg5 $18)) (14...
h6 {Von Gleich}) 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Bh6 Ng6 17. Nc5 Qc7 18. Bxc4 $16 Nxc4 19.
Qxc4 Bf8 20. Bxf8 Nxf8 21. Rfe1 Re7 22. Qc3 Rae8 23. Ne4 Rf7 24. d5 $1 e5 25.
dxc6 Qxc6 26. Nd6 $18 Qxc3 27. bxc3 Re6 28. Nxf7 Kxf7 29. Nd2 Ra6 30. Ne4 Bc6 (
30... Rxa2 {Von Gleich} 31. Nd6+ Ke7 32. Nxb7) 31. Rd6 Nd7 32. Red1 Ke7 33.
R6d2 (33. Rxd7+ {Von Gleich} Bxd7 34. Rxd7+ Kxd7 35. Nc5+ Kc6 36. Nxa6 bxa6 37.
Kf1 Kd5 38. Ke2 Kc4 39. Kd2 f5) 33... Ra3 34. f3 Ba4 35. Rc1 Bc6 36. Nd6 Nc5
37. Nc4 Ra4 38. Ne3 Ne6 39. Rcd1 Kf7 40. Nf5 Nc5 41. Rd8 Rxa2 42. h5 Ne6 43.
Rh8 Ng5 44. Rc8 Rxg2+ 45. Kf1 1-0

[Event "Albert m"]
[Site "Albert"]
[Date "1997.09.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1997.09.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Tsesarsky} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7.
Qc2 (7. g3 {Tsesarsky} O-O 8. Qb3 Nc6 9. cxd5 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. Bg2 exd5
12. Nxd5 c6 13. Rd1 Qa5+ 14. Kf1 Bc5 $17 {Yarovik,Y-Krivko,Y/RUS-Cup3 1996/CBM
57/[Tsesarsky]/1/2-1/2 (52)}) (7. Qd3 {Tsesarsky} Nc6 8. O-O-O Nb4 9. Qb1 c5
10. e3 O-O 11. a3 cxd4 12. exd4 Bg5+ 13. Nxg5 Qxg5+ 14. Rd2 Nc6 15. h4 Qf4 16.
g3 Qf6 $15 {1-0 Veingold,A-Petrosian,A/Lvov URS sf 1984 (30)}) (7. Qb3 {
Tsesarsky} c6 8. O-O-O dxc4 9. Qxc4 b5 10. Qb3 a5 11. e4 a4 12. Qc2 Nd7 $132 {
0-1 Timman,J-Yusupov,A/Tilburg cqf 1986 (38)}) 7... dxc4 (7... Nc6 {Tsesarsky}
8. Rd1 O-O 9. e4 (9. e3 $5) 9... dxe4 (9... dxc4 10. e5 Nb4 11. Qe4 Be7 12.
Bxc4 Bd7 $1 13. a3 $1 (13. Qxb7 Bc6 $19) (13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 c6
16. Bb3 Qa5+ $17) 13... Bc6 14. d5 exd5 (14... Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 exd5
17. Rxd5) 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Qe8 18. O-O c6 19. Rd3 Rd8 20.
Rfd1 Rxd3 21. Rxd3 $11 (21. Qxd3 Qc8 22. Qd7 Qxd7 23. Rxd7 Rd8 $15)) 10. Qxe4
g6 11. Ne5 (11. h4 Bg7 12. g3 Qd6 $11 (12... f5 13. Qe3 Nb4 14. Rd2 c5 15. dxc5
Qa5 16. a3 Na6 17. Nb5 f4 18. gxf4 Bxb2 19. Rg1 Rf6 (19... Bc1 20. Rxg6+ Kf7
21. Bd3 $16) 20. Ke2 $16)) 11... Ne7 12. f4 c5 (12... Qd6 $11) 13. dxc5 Qa5 14.
Qe3 Nf5 15. Qf2 b6 $1 $132 {1/2-1/2 Quinteros,M-Hjartarson,J/New York op 1984/
MCD-op (29)}) (7... c6 {Tsesarsky} 8. e4 dxe4 (8... O-O $5 9. e5 Be7 10. Rd1 b6
11. Be2 (11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Bd3 Ba6 $15) (11. b3 Bb7 12. Bd3 Na6 $1 $132) 11...
dxc4 12. Bxc4 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Qe4 Nb4 15. O-O $14) 9. Qxe4 c5 10. O-O-O
Nc6 (10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nd7 12. Be2 (12. h4 $5) 12... O-O 13. h4 $132) 11. d5
Nd4 12. Nxd4 (12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. Qxb7 O-O 14. Ne4 Rb8 15. Qa6 Qe7 $44) 12...
cxd4 13. Nb5 O-O 14. Bd3 g6 $15 {0-1 Pisulinski,J-Gizynski,T/POL-chT
Lubniewice 1994 (25)}) 8. e3 (8. O-O-O {Tsesarsky} a6 9. e4 b5 10. e5 Bg5+ 11.
Kb1 Bb7 12. h4 Be7 13. Rh3 O-O $6 (13... Nc6 $17) 14. Ne4 Nc6 (14... Qd5 15.
Neg5 hxg5 16. Nxg5 Bxg5 17. hxg5 Qe4 $19) 15. a3 (15. Neg5 hxg5 16. Nxg5 Bxg5
17. hxg5 g6 18. Bxc4 Kg7 19. Rdh1 Rg8 $19) 15... b4 16. Bxc4 bxa3 17. Neg5 $1
Bxg5 18. Nxg5 hxg5 19. hxg5 Re8 $8 20. Rdh1 Kf8 $8 21. Bxa6 $3 (21. Qb3 $4 Ke7
22. Rd1 $4 (22. Qxb7 $132) 22... a5 $2 {0-1 Bradbury,N-Wells,P/London Lloyds
1985/MCL 05 (39)} (22... Rb8 $19)) 21... Qxd4 22. Bxb7 Reb8 23. Rb3 $1 $18 (23.
Rxa3 $2 Rxa3 24. Rh8+ Ke7 25. Rxb8 Qb4 26. Ra8 Qe1+ 27. Qc1 Qe4+ 28. Qc2 Qe1+
$11)) 8... c5 9. dxc5 Qa5 10. Bxc4 (10. Nd2 {Tsesarsky} Nd7 $11) 10... Qxc5 11.
Ne4 Qa5+ 12. Ke2 $5 (12. Nfd2 Be7 (12... Nd7 {Tsesarsky} 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. O-O
O-O $11) 13. Bb5+ Nd7 $11 14. Rc1 O-O 15. Bxd7 $2 (15. Qa4 $142) 15... Bxd7 16.
Qc7 Bb4 $1 $17) 12... Be7 13. g4 (13. Rhd1 $5) (13. Rhd1 {Tsesarsky} O-O 14.
Rac1 Nd7 $11) 13... Nd7 $6 (13... Bd7 $142 $1 14. Rad1 (14. g5 $5 hxg5 15. Rhg1
Bb5 16. Nexg5 Bxc4+ 17. Qxc4 Nc6 18. Rad1 Rd8 $11) (14. a3 {Tsesarsky} Bc6 15.
b4 Qb6 16. Ne5 (16. Rhd1 a5 $15) 16... Nd7 (16... O-O 17. h4 a5 18. g5 axb4 19.
gxh6 b3 20. Qb2 Bxe4 21. Nd7 $18) 17. Nxc6 (17. Nxf7 $2 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Kxf7 $19)
17... Qxc6 $11) 14... Bc6 $11) 14. a3 $1 Nf6 (14... O-O $1 {Tsesarsky} 15. b4 (
15. g5 $2 hxg5 16. Rag1 Qf5 17. Nfxg5 Ne5 $17) (15. h4 b5 16. Ba2 (16. Nd4 Ne5
$1 17. Bxb5 Ba6 $1 $17) 16... b4 17. axb4 Qxb4 $17) 15... Qc7 16. Qb3 (16. h4
b5 17. Bd3 Qxc2+ 18. Bxc2 a5 $15) (16. Rac1 a5 17. g5 hxg5 18. Nexg5 Nf6 $17)
16... a5 17. Rac1 axb4 18. axb4 (18. Bxe6 Qd8 $1 $17) 18... Qb6 19. g5 hxg5 20.
Nexg5 Qxb4 (20... Nf6 21. b5 Ra3 22. Qb1 Bd7 $15) 21. Bxe6 Qxb3 22. Bxb3 b6 23.
Rhd1 (23. Rc7 Bd8 $15) 23... Ba6+ 24. Bc4 Nc5 25. Bxa6 Rxa6 26. h4 $15) 15.
Ned2 $2 (15. b4 $142 Qb6 16. Ne5 Bd7 (16... Nd7 17. Qc3 Qc7 $2 18. Nxf7 $18)
17. Qd3 Bc6 (17... Ba4 $6 18. Nc3 Bc6 19. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 20. Qg6+ $40) 18. Nxc6
bxc6 $14) (15. Nxf6+ {Tsesarsky} Bxf6 16. b4 Qb6 17. Rac1 Bd7 18. Rhd1 (18. h4
Rc8 19. Nd2 (19. g5 Rxc4 $19) 19... Bb5 $15) 18... Rc8 $15) 15... Bd7 (15...
O-O $5 {Tsesarsky} 16. Nb3 (16. Rhg1 b5 17. Bb3 Bb7 $17) 16... Qc7 $15) (15...
Nxg4 {Tsesarsky} 16. Rag1 (16. Rhg1 Qh5 $15) 16... Qh5 17. h3 Ne5 18. Rxg7 Bd7
19. Qc3 Nxc4 20. Nxc4 Bc6 21. Rg3 O-O-O 22. Qe5 Qxe5 23. Ncxe5 Bb5+ 24. Ke1 Rh7
$15) 16. Rhg1 (16. h3 {Tsesarsky} Rc8 17. b4 $15) 16... Rc8 (16... Nd5 $2) 17.
Qb3 $6 (17. Qd3 $11) (17. g5 {Tsesarsky} hxg5 18. Rxg5 b5 $1 19. Qd3 Nd5 (19...
bxc4 20. Qxd7+ $8 Nxd7 21. Rxa5 Rc7 $11) 20. Rxd5 $8 exd5 21. Qxd5 Be6 22.
Qxb5+ (22. Bxb5+ Kf8 23. Qb7 Bd6 24. Ng5 Rb8 25. Nxe6+ fxe6 26. Qf3+ Ke7 $17)
22... Qxb5 23. Bxb5+ Kf8 $17) 17... Qb6 (17... Ne4 $1 18. Rac1 (18. Nxe4 Rxc4
$17) 18... Nd6 19. Bd3 O-O $15) (17... Qa4 {Tsesarsky} 18. Qxa4 Bxa4 19. Rac1
$11) 18. Qxb6 $11 (18. Qd3 $5 $13) 18... axb6 19. Ne5 Ba4 (19... Bd6 {Tsesarsky
} 20. Nxd7 Kxd7 $11) 20. Rac1 (20. b3 {Tsesarsky} Bd6 21. Ndf3 (21. Nxf7 Kxf7
22. bxa4 Bxh2 23. Rg2 Bd6 $11) 21... b5 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. bxa4 bxa4 24. Rab1
O-O (24... Bxa3 25. Rxb7 $14) 25. g5 hxg5 (25... Ne4 26. gxh6 Nc3+ 27. Ke1 Rc7
28. Rc1 $16) 26. Rxb7 $132) 20... Bd6 21. Ndf3 (21. Bxe6 $2 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 (22.
Bxf7+ Kd8 23. Rxc1 Bxe5 $17) 22... Bxe5 23. Rc8+ Ke7 24. Rxh8 Kxe6 $17) 21...
Ke7 22. h4 (22. h3 $11 {Tsesarsky}) 22... Rhd8 (22... h5 $5 23. g5 Ng4) 23. g5
(23. b3 {Tsesarsky} Bc6 24. a4 $11) 23... Nd7 (23... hxg5 $1 {Tsesarsky} 24.
Nxf7 (24. hxg5 Ne4 25. b3 (25. g6 Bxe5 26. Nxe5 Rd2+ 27. Ke1 (27. Kf3 f5 $19)
27... Rd5 $1 28. Nxf7 b5 $19) 25... Be8 26. a4 Ba3 27. Rc2 b5 28. axb5 Bxb5 29.
Rg4 Nd6 $15) (24. Rxg5 g6 $15) 24... Kxf7 25. Nxg5+ Ke7 26. Nxe6 Rxc4 $1 27.
Rxc4 Bb5 28. Nxd8 Bxc4+ 29. Kd1 Kxd8 30. Rxg7 Bd5 $19) 24. Nxd7 Rxd7 25. Bd3 (
25. gxh6 {Tsesarsky} gxh6 26. Bd3 $11) 25... Rdc7 26. Rxc7+ Rxc7 27. Nd4 (27.
gxh6 gxh6 28. Rg7 Rc1 29. Rh7 Rh1 30. Bg6 Bb5+ 31. Kd2 Be8 $11) 27... Be5 (
27... hxg5 $1 {Tsesarsky} 28. hxg5 Be5 29. Rg4 (29. Rh1 $11) 29... Bc6 $11) (
27... Bc6 {Tsesarsky} 28. gxh6 gxh6 29. Rg7 $14) 28. Rg4 Bd7 29. Re4 (29. gxh6
{Tsesarsky} gxh6 30. Rg8 $132) 29... f6 $6 (29... Bxd4 30. Rxd4 Rc5 $11) 30.
gxh6 (30. f4 {Tsesarsky} Bxd4 31. Rxd4 hxg5 32. hxg5 Rc5 $11) 30... gxh6 31. f4
(31. Rg4 $1 $14) 31... Bxd4 32. Rxd4 Rc5 $11 (32... Be8 {Tsesarsky} 33. Rb4 $14
) 33. Rb4 b5 34. Kf2 Kd6 35. Rd4+ Kc7 36. Be4 Bc6 37. Bxc6 (37. Bd3 $142) (37.
Bg6 $11 {Tsesarsky}) 37... Rc2+ (37... bxc6 {Tsesarsky} 38. Rd2 Rc1 $15) 38.
Kf3 bxc6 39. b4 Rc3 $15 40. f5 $1 (40. Rd2 $6 $17 {Tsesarsky} Rxa3 41. Rg2 f5
$1 (41... Rb3 42. Rg6 Rxb4 43. Rxf6 Rc4 (43... Kd7 44. Rxh6 Rb1 $132) 44. Rxe6
b4 45. Re4 Rxe4 46. Kxe4 c5 47. Kd3 b3 48. e4 c4+ 49. Kc3 Kd6 50. h5 Kc5 51. f5
Kd6 52. f6 Ke6 53. e5 $11) (41... Kd6 42. Rd2+ $1 (42. Rg6 $2 f5 43. Rxh6 Rb3
44. Rh8 Rxb4 45. h5 Rb1 (45... Ke7 46. h6 Kf7 47. Re8 $16) 46. Kg2 Ke7 (46...
Rb2+ 47. Kg3 Ra2 (47... Rb1 48. Kg2 $11 (48. h6 Rh1 49. h7 Kc5 50. Kg2 Rh6 51.
Kf3 b4 $17)) 48. h6 Ra7 49. Kh4 $16) (46... Ra1 47. h6 Ra7 48. Kg3 Kc5 49. Kh4
b4 50. Rb8 Kc4 51. Kh5 c5 52. Kg6 b3 53. h7 Rxh7 54. Kxh7 Kc3 55. Kg6 c4 56.
Kf6 Kb2 $19) 47. h6 Kf7 48. Re8 Kg6 49. Rxe6+ Kh7 50. Rxc6 $16) 42... Ke7 43.
Rc2) 42. h5 $1 (42. Rg6 Kd6 43. Rxh6 Rb3 44. Rh8 Rxb4 45. h5 Rb1 $19) 42... Kd6
43. Rd2+ Ke7 44. Rc2 Rb3 45. Rxc6 Rxb4 46. Rb6 Rb1 47. Ke2 (47. Rb7+ Kd6 48.
Rh7 b4 $19) 47... b4 48. Kd3 Kf6 $17) 40... exf5 (40... e5 $2 {Tsesarsky} 41.
Rg4 $13) 41. Kf4 (41. Rf4 $5) 41... Rxa3 42. Kxf5 $4 (42. h5 $142 $1 c5 $1 (
42... Rc3 43. Kxf5 Rxe3 44. Kg6 $1 f5 45. Kxh6 Re4 46. Rd1 Rxb4 47. Kg5 $11)
43. Rd5 (43. bxc5 $2 Ra4 $19) 43... Rc3 44. Rxf5 $8 {!} cxb4 45. Rxb5 b3 46. e4
$1 Kc6 47. Rb8 Kc5 48. Kf5 Rf3+ 49. Kg6 $11) 42... Rxe3 43. Kxf6 (43. Kg6 Rc3
44. h5 Rc4 45. Rd1 Rxb4 46. Kxh6 Rg4 $17) 43... Rc3 44. Ke5 (44. Kg6 {Tsesarsky
} Rc4 $19) 44... h5 45. Re4 (45. Rf4 Kb6 46. Rd4 (46. Rf5 {Tsesarsky} Rc4 47.
Rxh5 Rxb4 $19) 46... c5 47. Rd6+ Kc7 48. Rd5 cxb4 49. Rxb5 Rc4 $17) 45... c5
46. Kd5 (46. bxc5 {Tsesarsky} Rxc5+ 47. Kf6 (47. Kd4 Rc4+ $19) 47... Kb6 $19)
46... cxb4 47. Rxb4 Kb6 48. Kd4 Rc5 49. Rb1 Rc4+ 50. Kd3 Rxh4 51. Kc3 Rc4+ 52.
Kb3 h4 53. Rg1 Rc6 54. Rg5 Rh6 0-1

[Event "Moscow Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.11.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2014.11.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 O-O (5... dxc4 {and}) (5... c5 {
are more principled continuations here.}) 6. Bg5 (6. cxd5 $5 exd5 $140 7. Bg5 {
obtaining the Exchange Variation Black tries to avoid with his move order (1...
Nf6, 2...e6, 3...d5).}) 6... c5 {This reaction to Qd1-c2 is common when the
moves e2-e3 Nb8-d7 are inserted. In the present position Black usually prefers}
(6... Nbd7) ({or} 6... h6) 7. dxc5 (7. cxd5 {is harmless, e.g.} cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Qb3 Qxb3 12. Nxb3 Nbc6 13. g3 b6 14. Bg2 Bb7
(14... Ba6 $6 15. Nd4 Bb7 16. Ndb5 $14 {1/2 (40) Bacrot,E (2725)-Lautier,J 
(2680) Khanty-Mansiysk 2005 CBM 111 [Dautov]}) 15. Rd7 Rab8 16. O-O Rfd8 17.
Rfd1 Kf8 18. Nb5 a5 $1 $11 {R.Dautov}) 7... dxc4 (7... d4 $6 8. O-O-O Nc6 9. e3
e5 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nd5 Be6 12. Kb1 Bxd5 13. cxd5 Qxd5 14. Bc4 Qd8 15. h4 Rc8
16. Ng5 g6 17. Ne4 $36 {0-1 (42) Abdulla,A (2506)-Thejkumar,M (2382) Kolkata
2008}) (7... Qa5 $5 {leads to a position with the isolated d5-pawn but Black
can probably equalise with accurate play:} 8. cxd5 exd5 (8... Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Nxe7
10. e3 Qxc5 11. Bd3 $32) 9. e3 Qxc5 (9... Nc6 10. Bb5 Nb4 11. Qa4 Qxa4 12. Bxa4
Nd3+ 13. Ke2 Nxc5 14. Bc2 Be6 15. Nd4 Rac8 16. Rac1 g6 17. Rhd1 Rfd8 18. Bb1
$14 {1-0 (44) Bacrot,E (2715)-Bologan,V (2683) Poikovsky 2005 CBM 106 [Ftacnik,
L]}) (9... h6 10. Bh4 Nc6 11. Be2 Qxc5 12. Rd1 Be6 13. O-O {-below}) 10. Be2
Nc6 11. Rd1 Be6 12. O-O h6 13. Bh4 Ne4 $1 (13... g5 14. Bg3 Ne4 15. Nd4 Nxd4
16. exd4 Qc6 17. Bb5 Qb6 18. Nxe4 Qxb5 19. Nc3 $14 {1-0 Akopian,V-Goldin,A/
Stratton Mountain 1999/ (39)}) (13... Rac8 14. Qb1 Rfd8 15. Nd4 Ne5 16. Nf5 Nc4
17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Rd4 $14 {1-0 (37) Markus,R (2477)-Abramovic,B (2509)
Yugoslavia 2002}) 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Nd4 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Rac8 $11 {[%csl Rc3] 1/2
Azmaiparashvili,Z-Geller,E/Belgrade 1988/ (65)}) 8. e4 {More aggressive than} (
8. e3 Qa5 9. Bxc4 Qxc5 10. Bd3 h6 11. Bh4 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfd1 Na6 14. Qa4
Qb4 15. Nd4 Qxa4 16. Nxa4 Nb4 17. Be2 Rac8 $11 {1/2 (53) Zhao,X (2538)
-Khotenashvili,B (2518) Lopota 2014}) 8... Nfd7 {This unnatural move can't be
healthy but White keeps some pressure in other lines, too:} (8... h6 9. Bxf6 $1
Bxf6 10. e5 Be7 11. Bxc4 Nd7 12. O-O (12. c6 $5 bxc6 13. O-O $14 {I.Tsesarsky})
12... Qa5 13. a3 Qxc5 14. Qe4 Rd8 15. Rac1 Qa5 16. Rfd1 a6 17. Qf4 b5 (17...
Rb8 18. Ne4 $36 {[%cal Ye4d6]}) 18. Nd5 Bf8 19. Ba2 Bb7 20. Nc7 $16 {[%csl Re6]
[%cal Gc7e6,Ga2f7] 1/2 (39) Pisulinski,J (2390)-Jaworski,M (2360) Lubniewice
1995}) (8... Qa5 9. e5 (9. Bxc4 $5 Qxc5 10. Qe2 Nc6 11. O-O Rd8 (11... Ng4 $5
12. Bf4 $5 Nge5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bb3 $14) 12. Rad1 Bd7 13. e5 $16 {1-0 (20)
Ibragimov,I (2602)-Arlandi,E (2445) Geneve 1999}) 9... Nd5 10. Bxc4 (10. Bxe7
Nxe7 11. Bxc4 Qxc5 {1/2 (31) Khenkin,I (2575)-Lutz,C (2595) Frankfurt 1996} 12.
Bd3 $5 Nbc6 13. O-O $14) 10... Nxc3 (10... Bxc5 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. O-O Be6 13.
a3 Qc7 14. Rfd1 {[%csl Rd5]} Bb6 15. Qd2 Nc6 16. Nxd5 $16 {1-0 (58) Popov,V 
(2505)-Chehlov,A (2290) St Petersburg 1998}) 11. O-O $1 Qxc5 12. Qxc3 Nc6 (
12... b6 13. Rac1 Bb7 14. Qb3 $1 $16 Bxg5 $140 15. Nxg5 Qxe5 16. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7
17. Rce1 $40) 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. a3 Bd7 15. Qe3 $5 (15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. b4 (16.
Qe3 $5 h6 17. Bd3 Be8 18. h4 a5 19. Qe4 f5 20. exf6 Qxf6 21. Bc4 $14 {1-0 (54)
Lerner,K (2523)-Volman,H (2197) Givataim 2005}) 16... a6 (16... b5 17. Bxb5
Nxb4 18. Bc4 Nc6 19. Rfd1 Be8 20. Bd3 $14) 17. Qe3 Be8 18. Bd3 Na7 19. Bb1 Bc6
20. Ng5 h6 21. Ne4 $14 {1/2 (37) Kasparov,G (2740)-Karpov,A (2700) Seville
1987 MainBase [Bulletin]}) 15... Rfd8 16. Bd3 Be8 17. Qe4 g6 18. Qe3 Nb8 19.
Be4 Bc6 {1-0 (50) Dokhoian,Y (2515)-Timoscenko,G (2485) Plovdiv 1988} 20. Qh6
$1 Qf8 21. Qh4 $14) (8... Nc6 9. Bxc4 (9. Rd1 $5 Qa5 10. Bxc4 Qxc5 11. Qe2 Ng4
12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. O-O Ng6 14. Bb3 b6 15. h3 N4e5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 {1/2 (42)
Cramling,P (2520)-Hansen,S (2460) Reykjavik 1995} 17. Rd2 Bb7 18. Rfd1 $14)
9... Nd4 (9... Qa5 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Ncxe7 12. O-O Nxc3 {1-0 (41) Bukal,V 
(2455)-Rhodin,B (2300) Balatonbereny 1985} 13. Qxc3 Qxc3 14. bxc3 $14 {I.
Tsesarsky}) 10. Qd3 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 Qd4 12. Bb3 Qxc5 13. Be3 Qa5 14. O-O Bd7 15.
Bd2 Bc6 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Bc2 $14 {1-0 (48) Popov,V (2505)-Kruppa,
Y (2540) St Petersburg 1998}) 9. Bf4 {[%csl Gf4][%cal Gf4b8]} (9. h4 {is
hardly appropriate:} Nxc5 10. Bxc4 a6 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. e5 b5 13. Bxe7 (13. Bd3
Nxd3+ 14. Rxd3 {1-0 (30) Abdulla,A (2518)-Rahman,S (2247) Dhaka 2007} Nc6 $1
$13 15. Bxe7 $140 Nxe7) 13... Qxe7 14. Bd3 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 (15. Rxd3 Nd7 $13)
15... Nc6 16. O-O h6 $11) 9... b5 (9... Nc6 10. Bxc4 Bxc5 (10... Nxc5 11. Rd1
Qa5 12. a3 Nd7 13. O-O {[%csl Ra8,Rc8]} Nde5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Be2 Ng6 16. Bg3
a6 17. Kh1 $1 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Yf2f4,Yf4f5]} b5 18. f4 Re8 19. f5 Nf8 20. Bh5
$1 $16 {-> 1-0 (32) Azmaiparashvili,Z (2676)-Portisch,L (2599) Kallithea 2002
CBM 092 [Tsesarsky]}) 11. Rd1 (11. O-O-O $5 Qf6 12. Bg5 Qg6 13. h4 h6 14. h5
Qh7 15. Bf4 $14 {I.Tsesarsky}) 11... a6 12. e5 Be7 13. O-O $14 {[%csl Ra8,Rc8]}
Nb4 (13... Qc7 {[%cal Gb7b5]} 14. Bd3 h6 15. Ne4 $36) 14. Qe4 Rb8 15. a3 b5 16.
Bb3 Bb7 17. Qd4 Nc5 18. Qxb4 $18 {1-0 (40) Srokowski,J (2425)-Arlt,K Germany
1994}) 10. cxb6 Nxb6 11. Rd1 Qe8 12. Be2 $14 {[%csl Rc4] Black's c4-pawn is
rather weak than strong, and he does not have enough compensation as his
pieces are poorly developed.} Na6 13. Ne5 Nb4 14. Qc1 Ba6 15. a3 Nc6 16. b4 $1
{Using a tactical motif, White improves the position of his pawns.} Bf6 (16...
Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bb7 18. O-O f5 19. f3 $1 {[%csl Rb6,Rb7,Ge4]}) 17. Nf3 $1 {
[%cal Re4e5]} (17. Nxc6 $143 Qxc6 {[%csl Gc6]}) 17... Bxc3+ {Black must get
rid of his bishop (which will be passive after e4-e5 or ...e6-e5) but White's
strong dark-squared bishop now becomes an important factor.} 18. Qxc3 Qc8 (
18... f5 19. Bd6 Rf6 20. Qe3 $1 $16) 19. O-O Bb5 20. Bd6 {Other plans, keeping
the e4-pawn on its square to restrict Black's b6 knight, may be even stronger:}
(20. Nd4 $5 Nxd4 21. Rxd4 {[%cal Yf1d1,Yd4d6]}) 20... Rd8 21. e5 h6 (21... Nd5
22. Qc2 Nf4 23. Ng5 $1 Nxe2+ 24. Kh1 $1 g6 25. Qxe2 $18 {-> A.Tukhaev}) (21...
a5 $142 $1 22. Ng5 h6 23. Ne4 axb4 24. axb4 Nd5 25. Qg3 Kh8 {but, of course,
White keeps strong pressure.}) 22. Nd4 $1 {[%cal Gc3g3]} a6 23. Bf3 Nxd4 $6 {
This exchange, activating White's rook, facilitates his task.} (23... Qd7 24.
Be4 $5 {[%cal Yc3g3]}) (23... Nd5 $5 24. Bxd5 (24. Qc2 $5 $16) 24... exd5 25.
f4 $1 $16 {->} (25. Nxb5 $143 axb5 26. Rxd5 Qa6 $132)) 24. Rxd4 {[%cal Gd4g4]}
Bc6 25. Be2 Bb5 26. Rg4 $1 {[%mdl 128]} Kh8 27. Qg3 $6 (27. Rc1 $142 {A.Tukhaev
}) 27... Rg8 $2 {Black misses a good chance:} (27... c3 $1 {(indicated by GM
Adam Tukhaev)} 28. Rxg7 Rg8 $1 (28... Bxe2 $143 29. Rxf7 Rg8 30. Qf4 Rg6 31.
Rf8+ Qxf8 32. Bxf8 Bxf1 33. Kxf1 Nd5 34. Qe4) 29. Rxg8+ Qxg8 30. Qf3 Nd5 {
- Black's strong c3-pawn makes White's task to convert his material advantage
quite difficult.}) 28. Rh4 Qd8 (28... c3 $2 29. Bxb5 axb5 30. Qe3 {[%cal Re3b6,
Rh4h6]}) 29. Qf4 Re8 (29... g5 $1 30. Qc1 $16 {was relatively better for Black.
}) 30. Rxh6+ gxh6 31. Qxh6+ Kg8 32. f4 $6 (32. Rd1 $142 $18 {[%cal Rd1d4]})
32... Bc6 33. Bf3 $2 (33. f5 $1 exf5 34. Rxf5 Re6 35. Rg5+ Qxg5 (35... Rg6 36.
Rxg6+ fxg6 37. Qxg6+ Kh8 38. Qh6+ Kg8 39. Bg4 $1 Bd5 40. e6 $3 Qxd6 41. Qg5+
Kh8 42. Qf6+ Kg8 43. Qf7+ Kh8 44. Bf5 Ra7 45. Qxa7 Bb7 46. Qxb7 Qd4+ 47. Kf1
Qd1+ 48. Kf2 $18) 36. Qxg5+ Rg6 37. Qe3 {, and White should win.}) 33... Qc8 $2
{Both players missed an excellent defence:} (33... Nc8 $3 {(A.Tukhaev)} {
although after} 34. Bxc6 Nxd6 35. exd6 {White keeps a material advantage and
winning chances, e.g.} Qb6+ ({or} 35... Qxd6 36. Bxa8 Qd4+ 37. Kh1 Rxa8 38. h3
$16) 36. Rf2 Qxc6 37. Rf3 Qxf3 38. gxf3 Red8 39. Qg5+ Kh8 40. Qe5+ Kg8 41. h4
c3 42. Qxc3 Rxd6 43. h5 $16) {After the text move White successfully completes
his attack.} 34. f5 $1 ({Even better than} 34. Bxc6 Qxc6 35. Qg5+ Kh7 36. Qh5+
Kg7 37. Rf3 Qxf3 38. Qxf3 $18) 34... exf5 35. Qg5+ Kh8 36. Bxc6 Re6 (36... Qxc6
37. Rxf5 Re6 38. Qh5+ Kg8 39. Qxf7+ Kh8 40. Rh5+ Rh6 41. Rxh6#) 37. Rxf5 Ra7 (
37... Rg6 38. Qh4+ Kg7 39. Rh5 $18) 38. Qh4+ Kg7 39. Rh5 Qg8 40. Be4 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 40th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2012.07.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 b6 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. g3 Ba6 12. e3 Bb7 $146 {Hardly a worthy
novelty. Black has no reason to evade the exchange of his rather passive
bishop.} (12... c5 {is usually played here:} 13. dxc5 (13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. O-O
Nc7 (14... Qb7 15. b3 Rac8 16. Nh4 Rfd8 17. Qg4 Kh7 18. Rfd1 g6 19. Nf3 $14 {
1-0 Lputian,S (2625)-Sargissian,G (2470)/Yerevan 1999/CBM 074/[Tsesarsky] (87)}
) (14... c4 $5) 15. b3 Rac8 16. Re1 Rfd8 17. h4 {1-0 Petrosian,T (2640)
-Portisch,L (2645)/Palma de Mallorca 1974/Candidates/[Bulletin] (40)} Ne8 $11 {
[%cal Ye8f6]}) 13... bxc5 (13... Bb7 14. Bg2 bxc5 15. O-O Nd7 16. Qb3 Rfb8 17.
Qa3 Qe6 18. Rfd1 a5 19. Ne1 a4 20. Nd3 d4 {1/2 Kortschnoj,V (2695)-Karpov,A 
(2700)/Merano 1981/MainBase/[Kavalek] (31)} 21. e4 $1 $14 {L.Kavalek}) 14. Bxa6
Nxa6 15. Qxd5 Nb4 16. Qc4 Qf6 17. Nh4 Qxb2 18. O-O Qxa2 19. Qxa2 Nxa2 20. Rxc5
Rfc8 $11 {1/2 Kortschnoj,V (2695)-Karpov,A (2700)/Merano 1981/MainBase/
[Chandler,M] (45)}) 13. Bg2 c5 (13... Ba6 $6 14. Ne5) 14. Ne5 $6 (14. dxc5 $142
{leading to the above line.}) 14... c4 $1 {In this typical structure, with a
reduced number of pieces, Black's queenside pawn advantage is quite essential.}
15. O-O b5 16. b3 Nd7 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. bxc4 dxc4 (18... bxc4 {[%csl Gc4] may
be even stronger. White has no knight to safely blockade the c4-pawn. He must
prepare e3-e4 and try to equalize.}) 19. d5 b4 $6 (19... a5 $142) 20. Rxc4 $1 {
White wins two pawns for the exchange. Fortunately for Black, his pieces are
active enough to create sufficient counterplay.} Ba6 21. Rxb4 Bxf1 22. Bxf1
Rab8 23. Rg4 (23. Rb3 Qa4 $132) 23... Rb1 24. Qxb1 Qxg4 25. Qb7 Qa4 26. Bb5
Qxa2 27. d6 a5 $6 (27... Qb1+ 28. Kg2 a6 $1 29. Qxa6 Qe4+ 30. Kg1 Qb1+ $11 31.
Bf1 $140 Rd8 {[%csl Rd6]}) 28. d7 a4 29. Qb6 $6 {Missing a good chance:} (29.
Qc6 a3 30. Qc5 $1 (30. Qd6 $143 Qb1+ 31. Bf1 Rd8) 30... Qb1+ (30... Rd8 31. Qe7
) 31. Kg2 Qd1 32. Qxa3 {, and the show goes on.}) 29... Qb1+ 30. Kg2 Qe4+ 31.
Kg1 Qb1+ 32. Kg2 Qe4+ 33. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.03.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Qc2 dxc4 8.
Ne4 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Another unbelievable novelty at such an early stage of
the game. It looks quite harmless; however, it brings some fresh air to the
position.} (8. O-O-O a6 9. e4 b5 10. e5 Bg5+ 11. Kb1 Bb7 12. h4 Be7 $15 {
0-1 Bradbury,N-Wells,P/London 1985/MCL/[Tsesarsky] (39)}) (8. e3 c5 9. dxc5 (9.
Bxc4 cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Qe4 Qa5 13. Rhe1 Bd7 14. Kb1 Rac8 15.
Bb3 Rfd8 16. Qe3 Be8 $15 {[%csl Rb1] 0-1 Li Shilong-Negi,P/Wijk aan Zee 2008/
CBM 122 (48)}) 9... Qa5 10. Bxc4 Qxc5 11. Ne4 Qb4+ (11... Qa5+ 12. Ke2 Be7 13.
Qc3 $146 (13. g4 Nd7 (13... Bd7 $142 $1) 14. a3 Nf6 (14... O-O $142 $1) 15.
Ned2 (15. b4 $142 $1) 15... Bd7 16. Rhg1 Rc8 17. Qb3 Qb6 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. Ne5
Ba4 $11 {0-1 Bacrot,E-Kortschnoj,V/Albert 1997/CBM 061/[Kortschnoj] (54)})
13... Qxc3 14. Nxc3 a6 15. Rhd1 Nd7 16. Ne4 b5 17. Bb3 Bb7 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19.
Rxd6 Ke7 $11 {0-1 Vallejo Pons,F-Topalov,V/Linares 2005/CBM 106/[Postny] (38)})
12. Nfd2 (12. Ke2 $6 Qxb2 $1) 12... Nd7 $6 (12... Qxb2 $1 13. Nd6+ Ke7 14. Qxb2
Bxb2 15. Nxc8+ Rxc8 16. Rb1 Bc3 17. Rxb7+ Nd7 18. Ke2 Bxd2 19. Bb5 $11) 13. Bb3
Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Qc7 $6 (15. Rfd1) (15. Rac1) 15... Bd8 $5 (15... a5 $5 $11)
16. Qf4 Qe7 17. Rac1 $14 {1-0 Najer,E-Kruppa,Y/Elista 2000/CBM 079/[Tsesarsky]
(53)}) 8... b5 $5 9. a4 Bb7 $5 {[%mdl 512] Black wants to develop his pieces
and not to keep his extra pawn by} (9... c6) {In fact, he sacrifices a pawn
himself!} 10. axb5 a6 $5 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Qxc4 O-O 13. Qxc7 {Development is
a problem for White so he decides to take some material.} axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8
15. e3 (15. Ne5 $5 {needs testing although such a move requires nerves of
steel!} Qf5 16. Nd3 Be4 17. Nb4 {etc.}) 15... Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qxf3 17. Rg1 {
[%cal Rc7e5] White has given the pawn back but his rook is now active.} Qf5 $1
(17... Qe4 $143 18. Kd2 Qb1 19. Qc2) 18. Qc3 $6 (18. f4 $5 Qb1+ 19. Kf2 Qxb2+
20. Be2 Na6 21. Qe5 g6 $132 {[%cal Ya6b4]} 22. Qxb5 $11) 18... Qb1+ $6 {Missing
} (18... b4 $1 19. Qd3 (19. Qxb4 Qb1+ 20. Ke2 Nc6 $36) 19... Qa5 {and Black
seizes the initiative.}) 19. Kd2 Nd7 20. Qc2 Qa2 21. Bd3 e5 22. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 (4... Be7 5. Nf3 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3
c6 8. Qc2 O-O (8... dxc4) 9. O-O-O) 5. e3 h6 {Cette vieille idée de Marshall
est assez peu jouée mais le grec l'avait utilisée dans une partie récente} (
5... c6) (5... Be7) 6. Bxf6 $5 {La préparation du français} (6. Bh4 {La grande
ligne} Be7 {Nikolaidis,I (2493)-Mastrovasilis,A (2539) Leros Artemis Cup 2nd
2010 (4) 1/2}) 6... Nxf6 7. Nf3 Be7 (7... c6) 8. Bd3 (8. c5 $5 {[%csl Re7];
Engel,J-Marshall,F Brno 1928 (6) 0-1}) (8. Qc2 c6 9. Bd3 {[%cal Ge1c1,Ge1g1]}
O-O) (8. cxd5) 8... dxc4 (8... O-O $142 9. O-O c5 10. Qe2 b6 11. Rad1 Qc7 {
Kan,I-Sergeev,A Moscow 1932 0-1} (11... cxd4 $142 12. exd4 Bb7 $11 (12... dxc4
{[%csl Rd4]}))) (8... c6 9. O-O O-O) 9. Bxc4 (9. Qa4+ $5 {Un peu bizarre mais
évite de rejouer le B} c6 (9... Bd7 10. Qxc4 O-O 11. O-O Rc8) 10. Qxc4 O-O 11.
O-O $14) 9... a6 10. O-O c5 {Avec un léger retard de développement, ce coup
est assez risqué pour les Noirs et le roque était plus souple} (10... O-O $142
11. Ne5 (11. Rc1 b5 12. Bb3 Bb7 $132) 11... c5 (11... b5 12. Qf3) 12. Qf3 cxd4
13. Rfd1 Qc7 {[%cal Gc7e5,Gc7c4]} 14. exd4 {[%cal Ga1c1]} Bd6 15. Ne4 (15. Rac1
Bxe5) 15... Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. Rac1 $44 {
[%csl Ra8,Rc8][%cal Gc1c7]}) 11. Ne5 $1 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Ge5f7,Ge5g6,Gd1f3,
Gf2f4]} O-O (11... cxd4 12. exd4 O-O 13. Bb3 b5 14. Nc6 Qc7 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 $11)
12. Bb3 (12. Qf3 $5 cxd4 13. Rfd1 $44 {[%cal Gd1d8]}) 12... Qc7 $6 (12... b5
13. Nc6 (13. Qf3 Qb6 $1 {[%cal Gc8b7,Gf8a8]}) 13... Qc7 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 $11) (
12... cxd4 13. exd4 b5 14. Qf3 Qb6 $1 15. Qxa8 Bb7) 13. Rc1 $1 {[%csl Rc7]
[%cal Gc1c7] La position noire ne parait pas très saine} b6 14. f4 (14. Qf3 Bb7
15. Qg3 Rac8 16. Rfd1 (16. Qh3 {[%cal Gb3e6]})) 14... Bb7 15. f5 $1 {[%csl Gb3,
Rf7][%cal Ge5f7,Gb3g8]} Bd6 (15... exf5 16. Rxf5 Rac8 17. Ng6 $1 Rfd8 18. Ne5 (
18. Nxe7+ $2 Qxe7 {[%csl Rd4,Re3][%cal Gc8c1,Gd8d1]}) 18... Rf8) 16. fxe6 Bxe5
17. exf7+ Kh8 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. Ne2 Nd5 $2 {Une décision curieuse mais les
Noirs étaient déjà en zeitnot. Pourquoi ne pas prendre le P e3 sur échec?} (
19... Qxe3+ 20. Kh1 Ng4 21. Qe1 Qh3 $3 {[%csl Rh2][%cal Gb7h1]}) (19... Ng4 {
[%cal Gg4e3,Ge5h2]} 20. Nf4 Qxe3+) 20. Qd3 Rad8 $2 $138 {Les Noirs avaient
moins de 10 mns pour passer le contrôle de temps} (20... Qxe3+ 21. Qxe3 Nxe3
22. Nf4 {[%cal Gf4g6]} Nxf1 23. Rxf1 Be4 24. Ne6 g6) 21. Rcd1 $18 Qe7 22. Bc2
Nf6 23. Nf4 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.21"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Qb3 dxc4 8.
Qxc4 O-O 9. g3 $5 {My feeling is that White is combining the ideas of too many
openings. His queen has arrived on c4 as in the Qb3 Semi-Slav, he has given up
the dark-squared bishop like in a genuine QG and now intends to develop his
remaining bishop according to Catalan patterns.} (9. e4 {is more popular.})
9... b5 $5 $146 {Two decades ago I started studying the Catalan Opening for
White. I used to show my new ideas to my friend and trainer IM Valentin Stoica.
I had the tendency to over-evaluate the static elements of the position and
sometimes neglected development. I remember that more than once Vali refuted
my concept with an unexpected pawn sacrifice ...b7-b5! This probably is
typical for Catalan positions. Of course, I was not surprised when I saw
Gelfand's last move, although it appeared to be a novelty. Black opens files
and diagonals for his pieces, taking advantage of White's delay in development
and of the relative weakness of the f1-a6 diagonal.} (9... Nd7 10. Bg2 e5 {
Uhlmann,W (2505)-Hjartarson,J (2415)/Leningrad 1984/MCL (1/2, 84)}) 10. Qxb5
Nd7 11. Bg2 c5 12. O-O Rb8 13. Qa4 a5 $44 14. dxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.03.11"]
[Round "12.5"]
[White "Kalinitschew, Sergey"]
[Black "Beckhuis, Gernod"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2324"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[BlackTeam "Kirchheim"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. dxc5 Qa5 10. e3 Nc6 11. Be2 Bg4 12. O-O Qxc5 13. Rac1 g5 14. Bg3 Rfd8
15. Ne5 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Qc4 18. Qf3 Qg4 19. Rfd1 Qxf3 20. gxf3 Nd7
21. Bc7 Re8 22. Nxd5 Bf8 23. Ba5 Rac8 24. Bc3 Bg7 25. Kg2 Bxc3 26. Nxc3 Nb6 27.
Nb5 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Rc8 29. Rxc8+ Nxc8 30. Kg3 a6 31. Nc3 Nd6 32. f4 Kg7 33. fxg5
hxg5 34. b3 Kg6 35. f4 f6 36. Kf3 Kf5 37. e4+ Ke6 38. Kg4 b5 39. fxg5 fxg5 40.
Kxg5 b4 41. Na4 Nxe4+ 42. Kg6 Ke7 43. h4 Kf8 44. h5 Kg8 45. Nb6 Nc5 46. Nd5 a5
47. Nb6 Ne6 48. Nc4 Nf4+ 49. Kg5 Nd3 50. Nxa5 Nc1 51. Nc6 Nxa2 52. Kg6 Nc1 53.
h6 Nd3 54. h7+ Kh8 55. Kh6 Ne5 56. Nxb4 Ng6 $2 {[%mdl 4352]} (56... Ng4+ {
hätte Schwarz wie durch ein Wunder gerettet:} 57. Kg6 Ne3 58. Nc6 Nc4 $3 59.
Kh6 Ne5 60. Nd8 Ng4+ 61. Kg6 Ne5+ 62. Kf5 Nd3 63. Ke4 Nc5+ 64. Kf5 Kxh7 (64...
Nxb3 $2 65. Kg6 Nd4 66. Nf7#) 65. b4 Na4 $11) 57. Nd5 Nf8 58. b4 Nxh7 {Das
Spiel auf Patt mit} (58... Nd7 {hilft auch nicht, da Weiß es jederzeit
aufheben kann:} 59. Nf4 Ne5 60. b5 Nf7+ 61. Kg6 Nd6 62. b6 Nc8 63. b7 Ne7+ 64.
Kg5 Nc6 65. Kh6 Nb8 66. Ng6#) 59. b5 Nf6 60. b6 Nd7 (60... Ng4+ 61. Kg5 Ne5 62.
b7 Nd7 63. Kg6 Ne5+ 64. Kf6 Nd7+ 65. Ke7 Nb8 66. Kd6 Kg7 67. Nb4 Kg6 68. Kc7
$18) 61. b7 Nb8 62. Ne7 Nc6 (62... Nd7 63. Nd5 Nb8 (63... Kg8 64. Nf6+ Nxf6 65.
b8=Q+ $18) 64. Kg6 Kg8 65. Kf6 Kf8 66. Ke6 Ke8 67. Kd6 Kd8 68. Nb4 Nd7 69. Nc6+
Ke8 70. Kc7 Nc5 71. b8=Q+ $18) 63. Nxc6 1-0

[Event "Match/Team URS-World 20,5-19,5"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1970.04.04"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Polugaevsky/Hort"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1970.03.29"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "World"]
[BlackTeam "World"]
[TimeControl "40/9000:16/5400:0"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 b6 $6 {Hort=:H} 7. cxd5
Nxd5 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Rc1 (10. Be2 Be6 11. Bf3 Qb4+ 12. Qd2 Qxd2+
13. Kxd2 Nd7 14. Ne2 Nf6 15. Rhc1 Kd7 16. Nf4 Rhc8 17. Nd3 c6 18. b4 Kd6 19.
Bd1 a5 20. a3 Rc7 21. f3 axb4 22. axb4 Rca7 23. Rxa7 Rxa7 24. Ne5 Ra2+ 25. Rc2
Rxc2+ {1/2-1/2 (25) Portisch,L-Barcza,G Kecskemet 1966}) 10... Bb7 $146 (10...
O-O 11. Ne2 Rd8 12. Nc3 c5 13. Be2 Be6 14. O-O cxd4 15. Qxd4 Nc6 16. Qa4 d4 17.
exd4 Nxd4 18. Ba6 Rd7 19. Rfe1 Rad8 20. Re5 Qf6 21. Rce1 Qg6 22. Kh1 Nc2 23.
Rf1 Rd4 24. Qb5 Bc4 25. Re8+ Kh7 26. Qxc4 Rxe8 27. Qc7 Rd2 28. Qb7 Re1 29. Kg1
Qf5 {0-1 (29) Lilienthal,A-Usachyi,M Moscow 1955}) 11. Ne2 Qb4+ (11... O-O $142
{P}) 12. Qd2 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Kd7 $1 {P} 14. h4 Nc6 15. Nf4 Kd6 16. h5 Ne7 (16...
Nd8 17. Rh3 Ne6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Rg3 $16 {P/H}) 17. Be2 (17. Bd3 {P h1-h3-g3}
Bc8 {P d7 P}) 17... c5 $2 {P/H} (17... c6 $142 {P c8-d7 P/ P a8-c8-c7 H}) 18.
dxc5+ $1 {P} bxc5 19. Bf3 Rab8 20. Rhd1 Rhd8 21. Ke1 Bc6 $2 {H} (21... a5 22.
Nd3 Rbc8 23. b3 {P b2} a4 {H}) 22. b3 a5 23. Nd3 Rb5 24. Nb2 $1 $16 {P/H} Kc7
25. Na4 (25. Rd2 $142 {P/H}) 25... c4 26. bxc4 dxc4 27. Rxc4 (27. Rxd8 $142
Kxd8 28. Bxc6 Nxc6 29. Rxc4 Ne5 $16 {P}) 27... Rxd1+ 28. Bxd1 $2 {H} (28. Kxd1
Kd6 29. Bxc6 Nxc6 $18 {H}) 28... Kd6 29. g3 $2 {P} (29. Rd4+ Rd5 (29... Kc7 30.
g3 Nd5 31. Bb3 $16) 30. Rf4 $1 {P 31. b3 P}) 29... Nd5 30. Nc3 Nxc3 (30... Rb2
31. Rd4 $1 (31. Rxc6+ Kxc6 32. Bf3 Kd6 33. Bxd5 Rc2 $17 {H}) 31... Kc5 32.
Rxd5+ $1 $18 {H}) 31. Rxc3 Bd5 32. a3 Rb2 33. Rd3 Kc5 $10 {H} 34. Rc3+ Kd6 35.
Rd3 Kc5 36. Rc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 22nd"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2005.03.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2005.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Qc2 {This is
a side line. White is intending to castle to the queenside.} (7. e3 {is the
main line.}) 7... O-O 8. O-O-O c5 $6 {After this game this move will probably
disappear from practice.} (8... c6 9. e4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Be2 b4 12. Na4
Ba6 13. Kb1 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Nd7 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Rhd1 $14 {0-1 Mikhalchishin,
A-Gerber,R/Zemplinska Sirava 2004/CBM 100 ext (40)}) (8... b6 9. e4 Bb7 10.
cxd5 exd5 11. e5 Be7 12. Kb1 Bc8 13. h3 Be6 14. Bd3 Qc8 15. g4 c6 16. Bf5 Kh8
17. Ne2 Na6 18. Nf4 Bxf5 19. Qxf5 $14 {0-1 Dinstuhl,V-Hedke,F/Germany 1994/
GER-chT (46)}) (8... Nc6 9. e4 Nb4 10. Qb3 dxe4 11. Nxe4 a5 12. g4 b6 13. a3
Bb7 14. Qe3 c5 15. axb4 axb4 16. Bg2 b3 17. Rd3 Ra4 18. Rxb3 Rxc4+ 19. Kb1 cxd4
$44 {1/2-1/2 Miles,A-Garcia,G/Los Angeles 1991/EXT 2000 (31)}) (8... dxc4 9. e4
Nc6 10. e5 Nb4 11. Qe4 Bg5+ 12. Nxg5 Qxg5+ 13. f4 Qg6 14. Bxc4 Qxe4 15. Nxe4
$14 {1/2-1/2 Ree,H-Georgiev,K/Wijk aan Zee 1985/MCL (42)}) 9. dxc5 d4 (9... Qa5
10. cxd5 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Qxa2 12. e4 exd5 13. exd5 Bf5 14. Bc4 Qb1+ 15. Kd2 Qe4
16. Rhe1 Qf4+ 17. Re3 Nd7 18. Qd4 Qc7 19. b4 $18 {1-0 Gurevich,M-Kalka,A/
Germany 2000/CBM 082 ext (26)}) 10. Nxd4 $1 (10. Ne4 e5 11. e3 Nc6 12. exd4
exd4 13. a3 b6 14. cxb6 axb6 15. Kb1 Be7 16. Qd3 Qc7 17. Be2 Rd8 $15 {0-1
Khenkin,I-Lutz,C/Germany 2001/CBM 082 ext (27)}) (10. e3 dxc3 $1 11. Rxd8 cxb2+
12. Kb1 Rxd8 13. Nd2 g6 14. Ne4 Bg7 15. Nc3 Na6 16. Qxb2 Nxc5 $17 {0-1
Malaniuk,V-Barsov,A/Tashkent 1987/EXT 2000 (20)}) 10... Bxd4 11. Qe4 $1 $146 {
[%mdl 8] It looks like this novelty refutes the whole line started with 8...c5.
White wins back the piece, but black is not able to get back the pawn...} (11.
e3 Bxe3+ 12. fxe3 Qg5 13. Qe4 Qxc5 14. Bd3 f5 15. Qd4 Qe7 16. Be2 Nc6 17. Qd6
Qg5 18. Qf4 Qe7 19. Qd6 Qg5 20. Qg3 Qxg3 21. hxg3 Ne5 22. e4 Bd7 {1/2-1/2
Goldin,A-Pigusov,E/Elista 1996/CBM 056 (22)}) 11... Nc6 (11... Qg5+ 12. f4 Qxc5
13. Qxd4 {and white is just a healthy pawn up.}) (11... e5 12. e3 f5 13. Qf3 (
13. Qd5+ $2 Qxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxc5 15. Nc7 Na6 16. Nxa8 Be6 $17 {[%csl Ra8]}) 13...
Nc6 14. exd4 exd4 15. Qd5+ Kh7 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Nd5 $16) 12. e3 f5 13. Qf3 Qg5
14. h4 $8 Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Qxe3+ 16. fxe3 {White is a pawn up and has decisive
pawn majority on the queenside. Black's only hope is to create a counterplay
against white's numerous weaknesses.} Ne5 17. Be2 Bd7 18. Rd6 Kf7 19. Bf3 Rac8
20. Rhd1 ({After} 20. Bxb7 $6 Rxc5 21. b3 Ke7 22. Rhd1 g5 {black gets
reasonable counterplay, while white's queenside pawns are blocked.}) 20... Rc7
21. b4 Ke7 {[%csl Rc4]} 22. Nb5 Bxb5 23. cxb5 b6 $6 {Probably Kasimdzhanov was
worried about b5-b6 push, but still, it does not seem correct to allow white
to get strong defended passed pawn so easily.} (23... Nc4 24. R6d3 $18) ({
The best chance for black was probably the immediate 23...g5:} 23... g5 24.
hxg5 (24. R6d4 $5) 24... hxg5 25. b6 axb6 26. Rxb6 Nxf3 27. gxf3 g4) 24. c6 g5
25. R6d4 {This move is stronger than 25.hxg5. White does not allow black to
open files on the kingside so easily.} Kf6 26. a4 Ng6 27. hxg5+ hxg5 28. Rd7
Rfc8 29. R1d6 ({Too hastily is:} 29. a5 $6 Ne5 30. Rxc7 Rxc7 31. Rd8 Nc4 {
[%csl Ra5]} (31... bxa5 $2 32. bxa5 Nc4 33. Rd7 $1 Rxd7 34. cxd7 Ke7 35. b6
axb6 36. a6 b5 37. Be2 Nb6 38. Bxb5 Kd8 39. a7 Kc7 40. Bc6 $18)) 29... g4 30.
Bd1 {Transfering the bishop to b3.} Nf8 31. Rxc7 Rxc7 32. Bb3 Ke7 33. Rd1 Nh7
34. Rh1 $6 {The rook has nothing to do on the "h" file.} (34. Kc2 {with the
following a4-a5 and Rd1-a1 +-.}) 34... Nf6 35. Rh6 Rc8 36. Kc2 Kf7 37. Bc4 Rd8
38. Rh1 {Back to the right plan...} Ke7 39. a5 Rb8 40. Kb3 Rd8 41. axb6 axb6
42. Ra1 {[%csl Rb6] White's only task is to capture the Pb6.} Ne4 43. Ra7+ Kf6
44. Rd7 $1 Rh8 (44... Rxd7 45. cxd7 Ke7 46. Bxe6 Nd6 47. Kc3 Nxb5+ 48. Kc4 Nd6+
49. Kd5 $18) 45. Bd3 Nf2 46. Bc2 g3 $1 47. Rb7 {At last white captured the Pb6.
} Ng4 48. Rxb6 Rc8 (48... Nxe3 49. c7 Rc8 50. Rc6 $18) 49. Ra6 Nxe3 50. b6 $1
Nxc2 51. b7 Rxc6 52. b5 $1 {This move is even stronger than the immediate
promotion.} Rc5 53. Rb6 Nd4+ 54. Kb4 Rxb5+ 55. Rxb5 Nc6+ 56. Kc3 f4 57. Rc5 f3
58. Rxc6 fxg2 59. b8=Q g1=Q 60. Qf4+ {With forced mate in a few moves.} 1-0

[Event "Linares 22nd"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2005.03.09"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2005.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Qc2 ({
The main line is} 7. e3) 7... dxc4 {Deviating from the game
Vallejo-Kasimdzhanov, played few rounds before.} ({Few rounds before Vallejo
won against Kasimdzhanov after} 7... O-O 8. O-O-O c5 9. dxc5 {1-0 Vallejo Pons,
F-Kasimdzhanov,R/Linares 2005/CBM 106 [Postny,E] (60)}) 8. e3 ({Now, long
castling is not recommended for white:} 8. O-O-O $6 a6 9. e4 b5 10. e5 Bg5+ 11.
Kb1 Bb7 12. h4 Be7 $15 {0-1 Bradbury,N-Wells,P/London 1985/MCL (39)}) 8... c5
9. dxc5 Qa5 10. Bxc4 Qxc5 11. Ne4 Qa5+ (11... Qb4+ 12. Nfd2 Nd7 13. Bb3 Be7 14.
O-O O-O 15. Qc7 Bd8 16. Qf4 $14 {1-0 Najer,E-Kruppa,Y/Elista 2000/CBM 079 
[Tsesarsky] (54)}) 12. Ke2 {White does not mind to lose his right to castle.
After the forthcoming exchange of queens, the king will feel pretty
comfortable in the centre.} Be7 13. Qc3 $146 (13. g4 Nd7 14. a3 Nf6 15. Ned2
Bd7 16. Rhg1 Rc8 17. Qb3 Qb6 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. Ne5 Ba4 20. Rac1 Bd6 21. Ndf3
Ke7 $11 {0-1 Bacrot,E-Kortschnoj,V/Albert 1997/CBM 061 [Tsesarsky] (54)}) 13...
Qxc3 14. Nxc3 a6 {The position is equal. White has temporary advantage in
development, but black's position is out of weaknesses. Black's pair of
bishops might become a potential source of worry for white in future.} 15. Rhd1
Nd7 16. Ne4 b5 17. Bb3 Bb7 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. Rxd6 {Most of the spectators
expected a draw agreement very soon. Therefore, it's very instructive to watch,
how Topalov gradually outplayed his opponent...} Ke7 20. Rad1 $6 ({Safer would
have been} 20. Rdd1 {followed by 21.Rac1 not allowing black to take control
over the "c" file.}) 20... Rhd8 21. R6d4 $6 {The rook has nothing to do on d4.}
(21. R6d2 Rac8 22. Ne1 {followed by 23.Rc2 equalizing.}) 21... Rac8 22. Ne1 a5
$15 23. f3 (23. R4d2 $6 b4 {[%cal Gb7a6]}) 23... Rc7 24. e4 Rdc8 {Establishing
the control over the "c" file.} 25. a3 g5 {Fixing white's pawns on the
kingside and preparing to establish the knight on e5.} 26. Ke3 Ne5 27. R4d2 Ba6
28. Rd6 $6 {After this "active" move white is in serious trouble.} ({It looks
like white could escape for a draw by} 28. Nd3 $1 Nc4+ 29. Bxc4 bxc4 30. Ne5 c3
31. Rd7+ Kf6 32. Ng4+ Kg7 33. Rxc7 Rxc7 34. b4 c2 35. Rc1) 28... Ra7 29. R6d2
$6 {Vallejo simply did not find any reasonable plan. But, after this move
white's position is beyond saving already...} ({White's last chance was
probably:} 29. Rb6 b4 $1 30. axb4 a4 31. b5 (31. Ba2 Bc4 $1 32. Rc1 Rac7 33.
Bb1 Nd7 $19 {[%csl Rb6]}) 31... Bb7 32. Ba2 a3 {and black gets a strong
initiative.}) 29... b4 30. axb4 Rb8 $1 31. Ra1 (31. Nc2 a4 $1 32. Ba2 Bc4 33.
Bb1 Bb3 $19) 31... Rxb4 32. Ra3 (32. Ba2 Bc4 33. Bb1 Rb3+ 34. Kf2 Rd7 $1 {
with total domination.}) 32... a4 33. Ba2 Bc4 34. Bb1 Bf1 $6 ({More convincing
seems to be} 34... Rab7 35. Nd3 Bxd3 36. Bxd3 Rxb2 $19) 35. Ba2 $8 Rab7 36. Nc2
$2 {This loses quickly.} ({The only way to resist was} 36. Kf2 Bc4 37. Rc2)
36... Rxb2 37. Rxa4 Rc7 $1 ({But not} 37... Rxa2 38. Rxa2 Nc4+ 39. Kf2 Nxd2 40.
Ne3 {and black will be only a pawn up.}) 38. Kf2 Bb5 {[%csl Ra4,Rc2][%mdl 4096]
Black is winning a full piece. Great technique by Topalov!} 0-1

[Event "ESP-chT CECLUB Honor"]
[Site "Melilla"]
[Date "2011.11.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ubilava, Elizbar"]
[Black "Rocha, Sergio MC"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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 "Solvay"]
[BlackTeam "Linex Magic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Nd2 f5 11. Qh5+ Qf7 12. Qxf7+ Kxf7 13. c5 Nd7 14. Nc4 Kf6
15. Nd6 Rb8 16. b4 e5 17. Bc4 exd4 18. exd4 Nf8 19. O-O-O Ne6 20. f3 exf3 21.
gxf3 Nf4 22. Rhe1 Be6 23. Re5 g6 24. Bxe6 Nxe6 25. Rde1 Nf4 26. Kc2 b6 27. h4
bxc5 28. bxc5 g5 $2 (28... Rhf8 29. Re7 Rbd8) 29. h5 $18 Rhf8 30. Rxf5+ Kg7 31.
Re7+ Kg8 32. Nf7 Nd5 33. Nxh6+ Kh8 34. Rxf8+ Rxf8 35. Rf7 Re8 36. Ng4 Re2+ 37.
Kb3 Rd2 38. Ne5 Rxd4 $2 (38... Rh2 39. Nxc6 a5) 39. h6 $18 Nf4 40. Rg7 1-0

[Event "Africa-ch"]
[Site "Windhoek"]
[Date "2014.12.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Solomon, Kenny"]
[Black "Adly, Ahmed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Solomon,K"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NAM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Ne4 {this move came as a
surprise} 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Qb3 {I already had to think long here and I found
this way to continue the struggle.} c6 8. Nxe4 dxe4 9. Nd2 e5 10. d5 ({
tempting was} 10. Qg3 f5 11. Qxe5 Qxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. f4 exf3 14. Nxf3 O-O
15. g3 Re8 16. O-O-O Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Rxe5 18. Rd8+ Kf7 {but black has a better
structure.}) 10... f5 11. g4 $1 {A very important move to keep white pices
active.} Nd7 12. gxf5 Nf6 {he began to play quickly from this point.} (12...
Nc5 13. Qe3 Bxf5 14. Bg2 {and white is comfortable}) 13. dxc6 (13. Bh3 $1 {
is much better with clear advantage}) 13... bxc6 14. Bh3 O-O 15. Rg1 a5 16.
O-O-O {Already here i was approaching serious time trouble.} Ba6 $16 1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[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. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:05:28]} d5 {
[%emt 0:01:03]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} (3... c6 4. Nc3 a6
5. a4 e6 6. Bf4 a5 7. e3 Be7 8. g4 $1 $146 {Caruana,F (2803)-Tomashevsky,E 
(2749) Khanty-Mansiysk 2015 This game was played three rounds earlier - as we
will see, it was possibly a source of inspiration for Grischuk, who produced a
similar idea.}) 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 5. Bg5 {[%emt 0:
00:16]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 6. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:03] The bishop zig-zag is
extremely rare. White was obviously aiming to avoid the solid lines with a
drawish reputation, namely} (6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 ({or} 7... Ne4)) 6... O-O {
[%emt 0:08:38]} ({Black's extra move h6 can hardly be a drawback after} 6... c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. e3 O-O 9. cxd5 (9. Be2 dxc4 10. Qxd8 (10. Bxc4 Nh5 11. Qxd8
Rxd8 12. Bc7 Rd7 13. Be5 Nc6 14. O-O Nf6 15. Bg3 Rd8 16. Bc7 Rd7 17. Bg3 Rd8
18. Bc7 {½, Larsen,B (2532)-Nielsen,P (2515) Aarhus 1999}) 10... Rxd8 11. O-O
a6 12. Ne5 b5 13. Bf3 Ra7 14. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 15. Rxd1 {1/2, Demakov,V (2412)
-Galanov,S (2544) email 2011} Nbd7 16. Nc6 Rb7 17. Ne5 Ra7 $11) 9... Nxd5 10.
Nxd5 exd5 11. a3 (11. Bd3 Bb4+ 12. Ke2 $6 {[%csl Re2]} Nc6 13. Bc2 Re8 14. Qd3
g6 15. Bxh6 Bg4 16. a3 Ne5 17. Qd4 Bc5 18. Qf4 Qb6 19. b4 Qa6+ 20. Kd2 Bd6 21.
Qf6 {0-1, Cifuentes Parada,R (2515)-Piket,J (2640) Rotterdam 1997} Bxb4+ $19)
11... Nc6 12. Rc1 Bb6 (12... Be7 13. Bd3 Bf6 14. Rc2 Be6 15. O-O d4 {[%cal
Re6b3]} 16. Rd2 dxe3 17. Bxe3 Qc7 (17... Qa5 $5 18. Bb1 Rfd8 19. Qc2 g6 20.
Bxh6 Qh5 21. Bf4 Bd5 $44) 18. Qa4 Ne5 (18... Rfd8 19. Bf4 Qa5 20. Qe4 $14) 19.
Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Rc2 $6 {Larsen,B (2540)-Shirov,A (2670) Buenos Aires 1993} (20.
f4 Bd6 21. Qe4 g6 22. Qf3 $14 (22. f5 Bxf5 23. Rxf5 Rfe8 $1 $15)) 20... Bxh2+
$1 21. Kh1 Qe7 $1 22. Kxh2 (22. g3 $2 Bxg3 {[%cal Re6d5]}) (22. Qe4 f5 $17)
22... Qd6+ $15) 13. Bd3 (13. Bb5 $2 Bxe3 $1 {[%cal Rd8a5]}) 13... Qf6 14. O-O
d4 $11) 7. e3 {[%emt 0:01:55]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:13:53] This is the fashionable
move with the pawn still on h7.} ({However, the other main move} 7... c5 {
seems fully viable, likely transposing to 6...c5.}) 8. g4 $5 {[%emt 0:00:55] A
very rare and wild try to exploit the "weakness" of Black's kingside.} ({After
} 8. Qc2 c5 {the extra 5...h6 helps Black, his h-pawn won't be en prise after
a subsequent Bd3:} 9. dxc5 (9. cxd5 cxd4 $5 (9... Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 {/\} 11.
Bd3 c4 $15) 10. exd4 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. a3 Re8 13. Be2 Nf6 14. Bc7 Bf5 $1
15. Qxf5 Qxc7 16. O-O Qb6 17. Rab1 Rac8 18. Qd3 a6 19. Nh4 Ne4 20. Nf5 Bf6 $36
{Kashdan,I-Rubinstein,A Prague olm 1931}) 9... Nxc5 10. Be2 (10. a3 Nce4 (10...
Bd7 11. Ne5 Rc8 12. Rd1 Nfe4 $2 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. b4 f5 16. c5 a6
17. Bc4 Rc6 18. Qa2 Kf7 19. O-O $16 {Chernin,A (2615)-Gofshtein,L (2495)
Rishon Le Ziyyon}) 11. Bd3 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Bd7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Qb3 Bc6 15. Ne5
Bd6 16. Rac1 dxc4 17. Bxc4 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Ne4 {Bonoldi,F-Bergamini,L Email 1999}
19. Qd1 Nd2 20. Qg4 Qg5 21. Qxg5 hxg5 22. Rfd1 Nxc4 23. Rxc4 $11) 10... dxc4
11. Bxc4 a6 12. a4 b6 (12... Bd7 13. O-O Nxa4 14. Nxa4 b5 15. Bb3 bxa4 16. Bxa4
Qb6 17. Bxd7 Nxd7 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Rfc8 $11 {½, Bagirov,V (2495)-Ubilava,
E (2435) Telavi 1982}) 13. O-O Bb7 14. Rfd1 Qe8 15. Ne5 Rd8 (15... Rc8 16. Qe2
Ra8 17. f3 Qc8 18. Rac1 Rd8 19. b4 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Ncd7 21. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 22.
Bxe6+ $1 Kf8 23. Qd3 Bc6 24. b5 $16 {Tisdall,J (2465)-Ostenstad,B (2465)
Gausdal 1993}) 16. Rxd8 (16. Qe2 Rxd1+ {[%csl Ra4]}) 16... Qxd8 17. Rd1 Qc8 18.
f3 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. e4 Nfd7 21. Qd2 Qc8 22. Nxd7 Nxd7 $11 {Vladimirov,E 
(2612)-Onischuk,A (2658) Tomsk 2001}) (8. Qb3 c6 (8... c5 $5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 (9...
cxd4 10. exd4 Nb6 11. dxe6 Bxe6 $44) 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Qxd5 Qa5+ $32) 9. h3 Nb6
10. c5 Nbd7 11. Qa4 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Nd2 e5 $1 14. Bxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Bf5
16. g4 Bg6 17. Qc4 Qc7 18. e6 Qe5 19. exf7+ Rxf7 20. Bg2 Bxc5 21. Nxe4 (21.
Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 b5 23. Qxc5 Qxe4 24. O-O Rf3 $44) 21... Bxe3 $1 22. O-O Bb6
$17 {Volkov,S (2605)-Gaprindashvili,N (2350) Groningen 1998}) 8... dxc4 $146 {
[%emt 0:11:41][%mdl 8]} (8... Nxg4 $2 9. Rg1 $40 {is a line in which Black
would well do without h6.}) ({Caruana reacts in a classical manner - central
blow against a wing attack. His move is new, but also} 8... c5 $5 {with
similar ideas deserves attention:} 9. Rg1 (9. g5 $6 hxg5 10. Nxg5 Qb6 11. b3
cxd4 12. exd4 Bb4 13. Qd3 e5 14. dxe5 Nc5 15. Qc2 Nce4 16. O-O-O Nxc3 17. exf6
Ba3+ 18. Kd2 Qd4+ 19. Qd3 Qxf4+ 20. Kxc3 Qxf6+ $19 {Cornu,C-Bouchez,D (2135)
email 2009}) 9... b6 ({Other interesting and possibly better moves are} 9...
Qb6) (9... dxc4) ({or even} 9... g5 $5 {Here we lack relevant practical
examples.}) 10. h4 cxd4 $6 11. exd4 (11. Nxd4 $1 $36 {[%cal Rd4c6,Rg4g5]})
11... Ne4 12. cxd5 $2 (12. g5 $1 $13) 12... Nxc3 13. bxc3 exd5 14. Qd2 Re8 15.
O-O-O Nf6 16. Bd3 Ne4 17. Bxe4 {Olbison,P (1950)-Horton,J (2045) Bolton 2015}
Ba3+ 18. Kb1 Rxe4 $17) 9. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:18:28]} (9. g5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 (10. Nxg5
Nd5 $17) 10... c5 $13 {/=/+ seems OK for Black, White's forces are not
coordinated well enough to launch a really dangerous attack.} (10... b5 $5 11.
Nxb5 c5 $44)) 9... Nb6 {[%emt 0:21:35]} 10. Bb3 {[%emt 0:04:45]} ({After} 10.
Bd3 {Black can consider} Nbd5 (10... c5 $5) 11. g5 Nxf4) 10... Nfd5 {[%emt 0:
05:20]} ({Here Caruana avoids opening the g-file, after} 10... Nbd5 11. g5 hxg5
12. Bxg5 {White's attacking chances are more realistic than later on}) 11. Bg3
{[%emt 0:25:51]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 12. Ne5 {[%emt 0:01:02]} (12. Nxd5 exd5 $5
{[%csl Rg4] eases Black's development.}) ({Perhaps more flexible was} 12. O-O
$5 {White gives up his kingside attacking ambitions and the Pg4 would rather
be back home on g2, but in the game he will shortly castle kingside anyway.}
Bd7 (12... cxd4 13. Qxd4 $32) 13. Ne5 Rc8 $13) 12... cxd4 {[%emt 0:08:40]} 13.
Qxd4 {[%emt 0:29:01]} (13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd4 Qa5+ 15. Ke2 b6 $1 $132) 13...
Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 14. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} (14. Qxc3 Nd5 {will probably
transpose to the previous note after} 15. Qd4) 14... Nd5 {[%emt 0:01:21]} (
14... Nd7 {[%cal Ye7f6] is sufficient to hold the balance. The text move is
more complex.}) 15. O-O {[%emt 0:04:07] Safeguards the K.} (15. e4 Nf6 16. f3
Qa5 17. Nc4 Qa6 {is at the vey least double-edged and gives Black excellent
counterplay.}) 15... Qa5 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 16. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:53]} (16. c4 {
is not without risk, Grischuk was probably worried about} Nc3 $1 (16... Nf6 17.
Rad1 Rd8 18. Qf4 Bd7 {is possible, but here Black is fighting for equality.}) {
A (probably) unforced computer line is} 17. Qd3 $5 (17. Qd2 Bf6 18. f4 b5 $5 (
18... Bxe5 19. fxe5 b5 20. cxb5 Rd8 21. Qc2 Bb7 22. Be1 Rac8 23. Rc1 Qb6 24.
Bxc3 Qxe3+ 25. Qf2 Qe4 26. Qxf7+ Kh8 27. Qf3 Qxf3 28. Rxf3 Bxf3 29. Bxe6 Rc7
$13 {/=/+}) 19. cxb5 Rd8 20. Qc2 Bb7 $36 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Ga8h1]}) 17... Bf6
18. f4 b5 19. Be1 Bxe5 20. fxe5 b4 21. Bc2 g6 22. Bxc3 bxc3 23. Rxf7 $1 Rxf7
24. Qxg6+ Kf8 25. Qxh6+ Kg8 $1 (25... Ke7 26. Qg5+ Kf8 27. Bg6 $1 $40) 26. Qg6+
Kf8 $11) 16... Rd8 {[%emt 0:04:22]} 17. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:10:
51]} 18. Bxd5 $6 {[%emt 0:13:41]} ({It was time for the modest} 18. Nxd7 Rxd7
19. Qa4 Qxa4 (19... Qd8 20. c4 {also forces the Q-swap.}) 20. Bxa4 Rdd8 21. c4
Nb6 $11) 18... exd5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 19. Qxd5 $6 {[%emt 0:02:54] Another risky
decision, probably born from overestimation.} ({However, even the more
circumspect} 19. Nxd7 Rxd7 20. Be5 Rc8 $1 $15 {[%cal Rc8c4] is already
pleasant for Black.}) 19... Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 20. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be6
{[%emt 0:00:35]} 21. Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ba3 {[%emt 0:01:48] Did Grischuk
overlook this move?} ({Actually it's not forced, Black has also} 21... f6 22.
Ng6 (22. Rxb7 Ba3) 22... Ba3 $36) 22. Ra1 {[%emt 0:02:23]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:44]
[%csl Ra2,Ga3,Rc3,Ge6,Rg4] White can't retain the extra pawn against the
active bishop pair and it's not a question as to whether Black is better, but
as tovhow large is his advantage.} 23. c4 {[%emt 0:01:07]} (23. h3 Rac8 $17 (
23... Rd2 $5)) 23... f6 {[%emt 0:06:47]} 24. Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:
00:34]} 25. Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:19]} (25. Ng6 Bc5 $17) 25... Rdc8 {[%emt 0:05:19]}
(25... Rd2 $5 $17) 26. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:01:40] A difficult
decision.} ({Caruana relies on his queenside pawns, but} 26... Bxg4 $5 {
[%csl Rc4] was at least equivalent, leaving the weakness c4 on the board.}) 27.
Rbb1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bd5 $36 {[%emt 0:02:17][%mdl 4096] Even now Black has an
advantageous endgame and can play for a win almost endlessly without any risk.}
28. a4 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 29. a5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bc5 {
[%emt 0:01:04]} 30. axb6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} (30. Nb5 Be4 31. Rc1 Rxc1+ 32. Rxc1
Rd8 $36 {/\} 33. a6 Rd7 34. Bb8 Bd3) 30... axb6 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 31. Rxa8+ {
[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxa8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 32. h3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:
22]} 33. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxd4 $5 {[%emt 0:01:14] Transforms his advantage,
using the moment when White can't exchange rooks.} ({Perhaps Caruana was
worried about} 33... Kf7 34. f3 (34. Nb3 $15) 34... Bxd4 35. Rxd4 Rxd4 36. exd4
Bxf3 $17 {- but even here Black's winning chances are very real.}) 34. exd4 $8
{[%emt 0:00:03]} (34. Rxd4 $4 Rc1+) 34... b5 {[%emt 0:00:14][%csl Gb5,Ge4,Rg3]
^-} 35. Kh2 {[%emt 0:01:03]} (35. d5 Bf3 36. Rb1 Bxd5 37. Bd6 Bc6 $17) 35... b4
$6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} (35... Kf7 $142 $1 36. d5 Ke7 37. d6+ Kd8 $15 (37... Kd7
38. Ra1 Ra4 39. Re1 $15)) 36. d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 37. Ra1
$6 {[%emt 0:01:04]} (37. Rd2 $1 {practically forces a draw:} Ba4 (37... b3 38.
d6 Rc8 (38... b2 39. d7 b1=Q 40. d8=Q+ Kh7 41. Rd7 Be4 42. Rxg7+ Kxg7 43. Qe7+
Kg6 44. Qe8+ $11) 39. d7 Rd8 40. Bc7 Rxd7 41. Rxd7 b2 42. Rd8+ Kf7 43. Rb8 $11)
38. d6 Bd7 39. Rb2 {[%cal Yf2f3,Yg3e1]} Be6 40. d7 Bxd7 41. Bd6 $11) 37... b3 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} 38. Ra8+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 39. Rb8 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 40. d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd1 $15 {[%emt 0:
00:00] Now both passed pawns are stopped, but Black remains on top, as it's
easier for him to activate his K.} 41. Kg2 {[%emt 0:30:40]} Rd3 {[%emt 0:08:21]
} 42. Rb6 {[%emt 0:02:22]} (42. h4 Bd1 43. Kh3 Kg6 $36) 42... Bd1 {[%emt 0:17:
22]} 43. f4 {[%emt 0:01:57]} h5 $1 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 44. g5 {[%emt 0:03:18]} (
44. gxh5 Kh6 $17) 44... Kg6 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 45. Bh4 {[%emt 0:07:34]} Kf5 {
[%emt 0:02:45]} 46. gxf6 {[%emt 0:02:12]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 47. Rb5+ {
[%emt 0:05:54]} (47. d7 Rxd7 48. Rxf6+ Ke4 49. Re6+ (49. Rb6 Rd2+ 50. Kg3 Rd3+
51. Kg2 Bf3+ 52. Kf2 Kxf4 53. Rb4+ Be4 $19) 49... Kxf4 50. Bg3+ Kf5 51. Re5+
Kf6 52. Rb5 Rd2+ 53. Kg1 Rd3 $17) 47... Ke4 {[%emt 0:07:26] Activates the K,
but allows the B to resume control over b2.} (47... Ke6 $5 48. d7 Rxd7 49. f5+
Ke7 50. Rb6 Rd5 51. Rxf6 Kd7 $17 52. Rb6 $8 Rxf5) 48. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:01:22]}
Rxd6 {[%emt 0:02:05]} 49. Be5 {[%emt 0:00:20] Contrary to the previous line
White now retains the Pf4, but he must still defend with great care.} (49. Bg5
$5 Rd3 50. Rb4+ $15) 49... Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 50. Rb4+ {[%emt 0:01:35]} Kf5 {
[%emt 0:00:37]} 51. Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} h4 $1 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 52. Bh8+ {
[%emt 0:01:30]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:53]} (52... Kxf4 53. Rb4+ Kg5 54. Rb5+ Kg6 55.
Rb4 (55. Rb6+ $5 Kf7 56. Rb4) 55... Rg3+ 56. Kh2 Rg5 57. Rf4 (57. Rxh4 Bf3 58.
Rf4 Rg2+ 59. Kh1 Bd5 $19) 57... Rh5 58. Bd4 $15) 53. f5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} ({
A more resilient try is} 53. Bf6 $142 $1 Rd2+ (53... Rg3+ 54. Kh2) 54. Kg1)
53... Ke3 $1 {[%emt 0:04:10] Caruana rightly prefers to go after the Ph3 with
his K. From now on the engines consider the endgame won for Black, but top GMs
are only human and the final phase will hold a lot of excitement.} (53... Rg3+
54. Kh2 Rg5 {[%cal Rd1f3]} 55. Rb4+ Kxf5 56. Bb2 $15 {/\} Bf3 57. Rb5+ Kg6 58.
Rb6+ Kh5 59. Rxb3 Rg2+ 60. Kh1 Be4 61. Rb4 (61. Re3 $2 Bb7 $1 $19) 61... Ba8
62. Rb8 Rg8+ 63. Rxa8 Rxa8 64. Be5 $11 {is a theoretical draw.}) 54. Re5+ {
[%emt 0:00:12]} Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 55. Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd2+ {[%emt 0:04:
20]} 56. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (56. Kf1 Kf3 57. Ke1 Rd7 {[%cal Rd1c2]} 58. Ra5
Bc2 59. Ra1 Bxf5 $19) 56... Kg3 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 57. Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bc2 {
[%emt 0:01:54]} 58. Be5+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} (58. Kf1 Kf3 59. Kg1 Rd1+ 60. Kh2 Be4
61. Be5 (61. Rxb3+ Kf4 {[%cal Rd1h1]}) 61... Rd2+ 62. Kg1 Rg2+ 63. Kh1 (63. Kf1
Bd3+ 64. Ke1 Re2+) 63... Re2 $1 64. Rxb3+ Kf2+ 65. Kh2 Kf1#) 58... Kxh3 {
[%emt 0:00:19]} 59. f6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} (59. Bf6 Bd3 $1 60. Rf4 (60. Rxh4+ Kg3
{[%cal Rd2d1]}) (60. Rxb3 Rg2+ 61. Kh1 Rg3 62. Rb4 Rf3 63. Rxh4+ Kg3 $19) 60...
Rd1+ 61. Kf2 Rf1+ 62. Ke3 Rxf4 63. Kxf4 Kg2) 59... Rg2+ {[%emt 0:01:01]} 60.
Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:00] The crucial 60th move. Caruana blunders with seconds left
on his clock} Rg5 $2 $138 {[%emt 0:00:00] The last move before the
time-control throws away the win.} (60... Bd3+ 61. Ke1 Re2+ 62. Kd1 Rxe5 63.
Rxb3 Kg2 $1 ({Caruana calculated only} 63... Rf5 64. Rxd3+ Kg2 65. Rd2+ $1 {[]}
Kg1 66. Rd8 $1 Rxf6 67. Rh8 $11) 64. Rxd3 h3 $1 {[]} 65. Rd2+ (65. Rd8 h2 66.
Rg8+ Kf2 67. Rh8 Re1+ 68. Kd2 h1=Q $19) 65... Kg1 66. Kc2 h2 67. Rd1+ Kg2 68.
Rd2+ Kg3 69. Rd3+ Kg4 70. Rd4+ Kg5 71. Rd1 Rc5+ 72. Kb2 Kxf6 $19 {and White's
king is cut off way too far.}) 61. Bd4 {[%emt 0:08:54]} (61. Bc3 Rg3 (61... Kg3
62. Be1+ $11) 62. Be5 {seems even simpler.}) 61... Kh2 {[%emt 0:06:09]} 62. Bb6
{[%emt 0:03:58]} h3 {[%emt 0:05:48]} ({After} 62... Rf5+ 63. Ke2 Kg2 64. Rg4+
Kh3 65. Rb4 Rxf6 66. Bd8 Rh6 67. Kf2 {and he has no obvious way to make
progress.}) 63. Bc7+ {[%emt 0:01:00]} Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 64. Rh4 $2 {[%emt 0:
00:18]} ({Making life difficult for himself.} 64. Ke2 $142 $1 {avoids possible
checks (Bd3,Rf5,b1Q) and draws in a striaghtforward fashion after} h2 (64...
Rf5 65. Rh4 Kg2 66. Rg4+) 65. f7 Rf5 66. Rf4 Rxf4 67. Bxf4 b2 68. f8=Q b1=Q 69.
Qd6 $11 (69. Bxh2 $11)) 64... Bd3+ {[%emt 0:03:36]} 65. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:53]}
Rg2+ {[%emt 0:01:24]} 66. Ke3 {[%emt 0:02:35]} b2 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 67. Rb4 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 68. Be5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h2 {[%emt 0:01:
03]} 69. f7 $1 {[%emt 0:00:01] [] Deflects the B.} ({White can't change the
move order,} 69. Bxb2 Kg1 70. f7 {fails to} h1=Q 71. f8=Q Qh3+ 72. Kd4 (72. Qf3
Rg3) 72... Rg5 $1 $19 {[%cal Rh3d3] with a mating attack.}) 69... Bxf7 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} 70. Bxb2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rg5 $1 {[%emt 0:01:00] The last try.}
(70... Kg1 71. Be5 $1 {[%cal Rb4b1] threatens mate and disarms the Ph2,} Ba2
72. Bxh2+ {is a theoretical draw.}) 71. Kf2 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:
39]} (71... Bg6 {forces White to find} 72. Rb3 $1 {[]} (72. Bf6 Rg2+ 73. Ke1
Bd3 $19) 72... Rg2+ (72... Rf5+ 73. Kg3) 73. Ke1 Bf7 74. Rb4 $1 {[]} (74. Rb7
Bc4 $19) 74... Bh5 75. Rb5 $1 {[]} Be2 76. Rc5 (76. Ra5 $11) 76... Bd3 77. Be5
$11) 72. Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} ({Grischuk must have been very tired, after} 72.
Be5 $142 $1 {[%cal Rb4b1] Black must immediately force a draw:} Rf5+ 73. Bf4
Be4 74. Rxe4 Rxf4+ 75. Rxf4) 72... Rg2+ {[%emt 0:00:34]} 73. Kf1 {[%emt 0:01:
10] Still not losing, but not ideal either.} (73. Ke1 $142 $1 {[%cal Rd4e5,
Re5h2]} Bf3 74. Rb5 $1 {insists on Be5} Re2+ 75. Kf1 $11) 73... Rc2 {[%emt 0:
00:20]} (73... Be4 74. Rb3 Rd2 75. Ba7 Bd3+ 76. Rxd3 $1 (76. Ke1 $2 Re2+ 77.
Kd1 Kg2 78. Rxd3 Ra2 $19) 76... Rxd3 77. Kf2 $11) 74. Rb6 $2 {[%emt 0:00:54]} (
{Here White had to find the study-like} 74. Ba7 $3 {[%cal Ya7b8] []} Bc4+ 75.
Rxc4 Rxc4 76. Kf2 Rg4 77. Bc5 $11 {, drawing as in the previous note - Black's
K can't get out of the corner after} Rf4+ 78. Kg3 {, the /^ a7-g1 is long
enough for the B.}) (74. Bb6 $2 Bg2+ 75. Ke1 Bh3 $19 {[%cal Rh1g2]}) 74... Bc4+
{[%emt 0:00:09]} 75. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg2 {The pawn promotes and the game
is over.} (75... Kg2 76. Rg6+ Kf3 77. Rh6 (77. Rf6+ Ke4) 77... Rc1+ $18) (75...
Rg2) 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg International Preliminary"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1914.04.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1914.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "Lasker"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.01.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.01.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Tarrasch,S} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 c6 {
The Orthodox Queen's Gambit Declined reached the peak of it's fame in the 1927
Alekhine-Capablanca match, later it's popularity plumetted in favour of more
active lines (especially Tartakower-Bondarevsky with 5...0-0, 6...h6 and 7...
b6). Lasker's last move is connected with a freeing manoeuvre, similar to the
Meran variation. However here White's B is actively developed to g5 and this
gives him good chances for an advantage. Therefore more flexible is Tarrasch,S:
'Hier wird das Bernsteinsche manöver sehr frühzeitig ausgeführt und deshalb
mit viel besserem Resultat als in der vorigen Partie.'} (6... O-O {, retaining
the option to play both c6 and c5 (eespecially in Qc2 lines). The above
mentioned manoeuvre was however very popular in the St.Petersburg tournament:}
7. Rc1 Re8 8. Qc2 $5 c6 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Bd3 a6 $2 12. Ne5 $1 Bb7
13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Be4 e5 17. dxe5 Rxe5 18. O-O Qe7
19. Bf3 Rc5 20. Qe2 Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Rxc3 22. bxc3 Rd8 23. Rd1 $16 {Rubinstein,
A-Capablanca,J/St. Petersburg/1914/}) 7. Bd3 ({Current theory favours} 7. Qc2
$5 O-O (7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O a6 11. Rfd1 Rc8 (11... c5 12.
Bxf6 $1 $16) 12. Ne5 $1 Nd5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nxd7 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Qxd7 16. Bf3
O-O 17. Qc5 Rfe8 18. h3 Qe7 19. Rac1 Qxc5 20. Rxc5 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Rc5]
Ikonnikov,V-Hoelscher,P/Haarlem/2000/ In the _|_ White has a permanent
advantage.}) 8. Rd1 $1 $14 {-D61}) 7... dxc4 ({Even here patience is indicated:
} 7... O-O $142 8. Rc1 {-D66-69} (8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 {is a better version
of the game line.})) 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 a6 (9... Bb7 $142 10. O-O (10. Bxf6 Nxf6
11. O-O a6 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Qb6 (13... f5 $1 14. Ne5 fxe4 15. Qh5+ g6 16.
Nxg6 Qd5 $13) 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. Ne5 Bd6 16. Nd3 O-O 17. f4 Kh8 18. Nc5 $16 {
Rodic,M-Boyce,J/Bristol/1993/}) 10... a6 11. a4 $14) 10. O-O {Too soft.
Capablanca showed the right method later in the tournament and this specific
move order disappeared from practice.} (10. e4 $1 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4] [+]} e5 (
10... h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Qc2 Bb7 15. Be4 Bb4+ 16.
Ke2 Qd7 17. a3 Be7 18. Rhc1 Rc8 19. b4 O-O 20. Kf1 f5 21. exf6 Bxf6 22. Rd1 Qc7
23. Qb3 Rce8 24. Rac1 $16 {Pirisi,G-Czina,T/Eger op/1987/}) (10... b4 11. Na4
Bb7 12. Rc1 h6 13. Bh4 O-O 14. O-O Rc8 15. e5 Nd5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nc5 Nxc5
18. Rxc5 Rfd8 19. Bb1 Ra8 20. Qc2 g6 21. h4 $16 {Kadimova,I-Medvegy,N/WChJ
Matinhos/1994/}) (10... c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. Ne4 cxd4 14. Nd6+ Kf8
15. Ng5 Nxe5 16. Ngxf7 Nxf7 17. Qf3 Nf5 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. Qxa8 Re8 20. Qf3 Qa5+
21. Ke2 Re7 22. Rhd1 Qb4 23. Rab1 Bb7 24. Qh3 Kg8 25. Kf1 $16 {Werner,
A-Philippin,O/Hassloch-B/1997/}) 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. Bf4 Bc5 13. O-O Qc7 14. Rc1
f6 15. Bg3 fxe5 16. b4 $1 Ba7 17. Bxb5 $1 axb5 18. Nxb5 Qd8 19. Nd6+ Kf8 20.
Rxc6 Nb6 21. Bh4 Qd7 22. Nxc8 Qxc6 23. Qd8+ Qe8 24. Be7+ Kf7 25. Nd6+ Kg6 26.
Nh4+ Kh5 27. Nxe8 Rxd8 28. Nxg7+ Kh6 29. Ngf5+ Kh5 30. h3 $1 $18 {Capablanca,
J-Bernstein,O/St. Petersburg/1914/}) 10... c5 {Tarrasch,S: 'Alles schon
dagewesen! Lasker selbst hat das Bernsteinsche Manöver schon in einer
Matchpartie gegen Steinitz angewendet, als der russische Matador noch in den
Schachwindeln lag. Ausgeglichen sind die Spiele noch nicht: Weiß ist um zwei
Züge in der Entwicklung voraus, außerdem stehen die schwarzen Figuren nicht
so gut wie die weißen. Aber es ist für Schwarz wenigstens die Aussicht
vorhanden, sich mit Bb7, Qb6 usw. kraftvoll zu entwickeln.'} ({Also playable is
} 10... Bb7 11. Qe2 c5 12. Rad1 c4 (12... Qc7 $5) 13. Bb1 Rc8 14. Ne5 b4 15.
Na4 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. f4 Qc7 19. e4 Nb6 20. Nxb6 Qxb6+ 21.
Kh1 O-O 22. Rd6 Qc5 23. Bc2 Bc6 $11 {Rubinstein,A-Cohn,E/Barmen/1905/}) 11. Qe2
(11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rfd1 Qb6 14. Ne5 Rfe8 $1 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Bxf6
Bxf6 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Qxf7+ Kh8 $1 (19... Kh7 $2 20. Nd7 $1 Nxd7
21. Rxd7 Bc6 22. Ne4 $1 Bxb2 23. Ng5+ Kh6 24. g4 g6 25. h4 Rh8 26. Qh7+ {
1-0,Janowski,D-Chajes,O/New York/1916/}) 20. Qh5+ Kg8 $11) 11... O-O 12. Rad1 {
Tarrasch,S: 'Ganz richtig! Der Königsturm kann später auf der e- oder f-Linie
zur Wirkung kommen.'} c4 $5 {[%mdl 288] A very committal decision, altogether
typical for Lasker's style. He believes in his defensive abilities and is not
afraid to cope with White's mobile P[+] and is not interested in the simpler
continuation Tarrasch,S: 'Damit engagiert sich Schwarz. Es verlegt seinen
Schwerpunkt nach dem Damenflügel und gestattet dem Gegner das Übergewicht im
Zentrum und damit Aussicht auf einen Königsangriff. Ich halte diese Strategie,
obwohl sie hier ausgezeichnet und mit Erfolg durchgeführt wird, nicht für
korrekt und würde Qb6 vorziehen.'} (12... cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bb7 14. Bb1 Qb6 $5 $11
(14... Nd5 15. Qd3 g6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nxd5 exd5 {Ovod,E-Ma Yu/Groningen/1999/
} (17... Bxd5 18. e4 $16) 18. Rc1 $14)) (12... Qb6 13. Ne5 $5 $36) (12... Bb7
$2 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Bxf6 $16 {loses at least a pawn.}) 13. Bb1 Nd5 $1 {
Exchanges favour the defence. In a later game Black missed his chance:} (13...
Bb7 $6 14. e4 g6 15. e5 Nd5 16. Ne4 N5b6 17. h4 h5 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Nfg5 Ra7 20.
Qf3 Bxg5 21. Bxg5 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Qc7 23. g4 hxg4 24. Qxg4 Nd5 25. h5 $40 {
Hantke,R-Friedrich,H/Buende/1963/}) 14. Bxe7 ({Tarrasch,S: 'Ob Marshall hier
den Zwischenzug'} 14. Qc2 $5 {'in Betracht gezogen hat? Auf'} f5 {'konnte nach
dem Läufertausch'} ({auf} 14... g6 {Tarrasch,S aber} 15. Bh6 {gehen.}) 15.
Bxe7 Qxe7 {'sehr stark'} 16. e4 {'geschehen.'} Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Bb7 $13 {[%csl
Rf5] forces a weakening of Black's >>, but his pieces are well placed to give
him <=>.}) 14... Qxe7 15. e4 N5b6 $13 {[%cal Rb5b4] /\b4} (15... Nxc3 16. bxc3
e5 $11 {was also playable, but here Lasker avoids the exchange and further
complicates the issue.}) {This advance could have waited. White could continue
manoeuvring with Tarrasch,S: 'Es droht'} 16. e5 {Tarrasch,S: 'Es gibt keine
bessere Fortsetzung des Angriffs, obwohl hiernach der Damenbauer dauernd
rückständig bleibt.'} (16. a3 $5 Bb7 17. Qe3 $11 {however without too many
chances for any realistic advantage.}) {Tarrasch,S: 'Übrigens mußte Weiß
dem durch b5-b4 drohten Damenspringer ein Feld öffnen.'} 16... Bb7 (16... Z0 {
Tarrasch,S} 17. Ne4 Z0 18. Nd6 {.}) 17. Rfe1 {Tarrasch,S: 'Unnötig und
zunächst unnütz! Es konnte sofort Nf3-d2-e4 geschehen.'} ({The immediate} 17.
Nd2 {could make Black think twice about} f5 $5) 17... Rfd8 18. Nd2 Rac8 19.
Nde4 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 Rc7 {Tarrasch,S: 'Um den Springer, wenn er nach d6 geht,
sofort mit Nc8 anzugreifen.'} 21. Qh5 (21. Nd6 Nf8 {/\Nc8=} (21... Nc8 22. d5
$1 $36)) 21... Nf8 22. Re3 Nd5 {Tarrasch,S: 'Hält den Turm auf seinem
beabsichtigten Marsch nach h3 auf, da sonst Nf4'} 23. Rf3 {Tarrasch,S: 'Es
muß etwas geschehen, der Anziehende droht übermächtig zu werden. Ng5 mit
Angriff auf f7 unf h7; oder Nd6; oder Nc5 mit drohendem Läuferopfer auf h7,
gefolgt von Rh3.'} (23. Rh3 {da sonst} Nf4 {die Qualität gewinnt und auch das
Springeropfer} 24. Nf6+ {nicht genügt.}) {Tarrasch,S: 'Alles keine schönen
Aussichten für Schwarz. Aber Lasker bewahrt immer kaltes Blut in der
Verteidigung und hat sie auch bisher sehr umsichtig geführt.'} 23... f5 $6 {
Tarrasch,S: '!' Black needs some space around his K to cope with White's
attack. But this also weakens his >>.} (23... Ng6 $2 24. Ng5 h6 25. Rxf7 Qxg5
26. Qxg5 hxg5 27. Rxc7 Nxc7 28. Bxg6 $16) ({The patient} 23... b4 $5 {seems
better.}) (23... Z0 {(Tarrasch,S) droht mit} 24. Ng5 {mit Angriff auf f7 und
h7.} ({oder} 24. Nd6) ({oder} 24. Nc5 Z0 {mit drohendem Läuferopfer} 25. Bxh7+
Nxh7 {gefolgt von} 26. Rh3)) 24. exf6 $8 {Tarrasch,S: '?' The best, but also
more or less forced. Tarrasch,S: 'Nachdem Weiß seinen starken Königsbauern
getauscht hat, bricht der Angriff völlig zusammen.'} ({Tarrasch,S: 'Wenn
irgend etwas den Angriff weiterführen konnte, so war es'} 24. Nd6 $6 c3 $1 $36
{/\} (24... Z0 {Tarrasch,S nebst} 25. g4 {.}) 25. bxc3 Nxc3 26. Re1 Ne2+ $1 27.
Kh1 Nxd4 $17) (24. Nc3 b4 $15 {[%csl Rb1,Rd4] ><d4,Bb1}) 24... gxf6 {Tarrasch,
S: 'Jetzt sind alle angreifbaren Punkte trefflich gedeckt, der Ph7 sogar
viermal!'} 25. Re1 $2 $138 {Loses material without compensation. Tarrasch,S:
'Ein Versehen in Zeitnot.'} (25. Nc5 $142 $36 {[%csl Re6,Rf6,Rg8] ׻}) ({
Vielleicht war mit} 25. g4 Z0 26. Kh1 Z0 27. Rg1 Z0 28. g5 {noch etwas zu
machen.}) 25... Qb4 {Tarrasch,S: 'Gewinnt einen Bauern, ...'} 26. Kf1 ({
Tarrasch,S: '... denn'} 26. Re2 {'führt wegen der Antwort'} c3 27. Nxf6+ (27.
b3 Qxd4 $17 (27... c2 28. Bxc2 Rxc2 {zu einem Débacle.})) 27... Nxf6 28. Qg5+
Rg7 29. Qxf6 Qxd4 30. Qxd4 Rxd4 31. Kf1 Rd1+ 32. Re1 Rxe1+ 33. Kxe1 cxb2 $19 {
is no better.}) 26... Qxb2 27. Nxf6+ Nxf6 28. Rxf6 Qxd4 $17 {White doesn't
have enough forces to create serious threats against the >>, but Black must
still be alert. Tarrasch,S: 'Und nun sollte Schwarz die Partie gewinnen; auf
dem Königsflügel ist alles gedeckt, im Zentrum ist er Herr der offenen Linie
und auf dem Damenflügel hat er ein kolossales Übergewicht. Aber es ist fast
ein psychologisches Gesetz: gar zu leicht kommt als Reaktion auf die
vorangegangene Spannung ein einziger Momaent des Nachlassens - und der macht
die mühselige Arbeit von Stunden zunichte.'} 29. Qf3 Rg7 30. h3 Qd6 $2 {
Gives White a tactical opportunity.} (30... Qd2 $142 $1 {[%cal Rc4c2] /\c3-c2-+
}) 31. Bf5 {Tarrasch,S: '!' 'Gewinnt den Pe6 und rettet so die Partie, ja
gefährdet sogar das Spiel des eben noch siegesmutigen Gegners.'} Re8 ({
Lasker beabsichtigte wohl, mit der Dame einzudringen} 31... Qh2 {, aber darauf
wäre mit} 32. Rxf8+ Rxf8 (32... Kxf8) {nebst} 33. Bxe6+ {eine für ihn
höchst unliebsame Überraschung erfolgt.}) 32. Bxe6+ $1 {[%mdl 64] White goes
for a combinational solution, as he can't improve his position any further
after Tarrasch,S: 'Brillant gespielt!'} (32. Qh5 Ree7 $17) 32... Rxe6 ({
Tarrasch,S: 'Auf'} 32... Nxe6 {'führt'} 33. Rexe6 Qxe6 $8 (33... Rxe6 $4 34.
Qa8+ $18 {'gar zum Matt.'}) 34. Rxe6 Rxe6 35. Qa8+ Kf7 36. Qd5 $132) 33. Rxf8+
Qxf8 34. Qd5 $6 (34. Qxf8+ Kxf8 35. Rxe6 $11 {leads to a similar _|_ as in the
game.}) 34... Qd6 {Lasker misses his last chance.} (34... Qxf2+ $142 $1 {
[%mdl 64]} 35. Kxf2 Rf7+ 36. Kg3 Rxe1 37. Qd8+ Rf8 38. Qd5+ (38. Qg5+ Kh8 $17)
38... Kg7 39. Qd7+ Rf7 40. Qg4+ Kf8 41. Qc8+ Re8 $17) 35. Qxe6+ Qxe6 36. Rxe6 {
Tarrasch,S: 'Nun folgt ein Turmendspiel, in dem Schwarz noch etwas besser
steht, aber so wenig, daß es vom Gegner leicht remis zu halten ist.'} Rc7 {
Tarrasch,S: 'Die Türme gehören  h i n t e r die Freibauern, hinter die
eigenen, um ihr Vorgehen zu unterstützen, hinter die gegnerischen, um sie
aufzuhalten.'} (36... Rg6 37. Rxg6+ (37. Re7 $11) 37... hxg6 38. f4 $11) 37.
Ke1 {In the R_|_ Black's advanatge is insufficient to win.} c3 (37... a5 38.
Re5 $11) 38. Kd1 Rd7+ 39. Kc1 Rd2 40. Rxa6 Rxf2 41. Rb6 {The most direct,
although} (41. g4 b4 42. Rb6 Rb2 43. Rb7 $11 {is also a draw.}) 41... Rxa2 42.
Rxb5 Rxg2 43. Rc5 Rg3 44. h4 Kg7 (44... Rh3 45. h5 Kg7 46. Kc2 Kh6 47. Rxc3
Rxh5 48. Kd2 Re5 49. Re3 $11) 45. Kc2 Kg6 46. Rxc3 {Tarrasch,S: 'Als remis
abgebrochen. Nach dem Turmtausch erreicht der weiße König das für ihn
notwendige Feld f1. - Eine sehr interessante, gehaltvolle Partie, wie übrigens
die meisten des Turniers.'} (46. Rxc3 Rxc3+ 47. Kxc3 Kh5 48. Kd2 Kxh4 49. Ke1
Kg3 50. Kf1 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Warsaw Four Masters"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "1927.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[Annotator "Tartakower,S"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1927.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 c6 7. Rc1 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Qc2 f5 10. Ne5 $1 (10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Rf6 12. Ne5 (12. Rce1 Rh6 13. g3
g5 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 g4 16. Bxe4 fxe4 17. Ne2 Qg7 18. Qc3 Rh5 19. Nf4 Rxe5
{0-1 Enevoldsen,J-Tartakower,S/Folkestone 1933/HCL (49)}) 12... Rh6 13. f3 Nxe5
14. dxe5 Qh4 15. fxe4 Qxh2+ 16. Kf2 fxe4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qxe4 Bd7 19. Ke2 Be8
{0-1 Winter,W-Tartakower,S/London 1927/HCL (48)}) (10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Qf6 12.
Nd2 Qh6 13. Ncxe4 fxe4 14. Qc3 Nf6 15. f3 exf3 16. Bxf3 Bd7 17. Rce1 Rf7 18. e4
Raf8 19. Qe3 Qg6 20. Qe2 Qh6 21. Qe3 Qg6 {1/2-1/2 Kmoch,H-Tartakower,S/
Kecskemet 1927/HCL (21)}) 10... O-O 11. Bd3 Rf6 12. f3 $1 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Rh6 $2
(13... Nxe5 $142 14. dxe5 Rf7 $11) 14. g3 g5 15. O-O Rf6 16. e4 $36 fxe4 17.
fxe4 Rxf1+ 18. Rxf1 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qc5+ 20. Kg2 d4 21. Qd2 Qxe5 22. Qf2 Qg7 23.
e5 c5 24. Qf3 g4 25. Qe4 Rb8 26. Rf6 b5 27. Qf4 {White has concentrated all
batteries on the K-side,} bxc4 $1 (27... Z0 {and threatens} 28. Bxh7+ Kxh7 (
28... Qxh7 29. Rf8+ Kg7 30. Qf6#) 29. Rf7) ({But not} 27... Bb7+ 28. Kg1 bxc4
29. Bxh7+ Qxh7 30. Qg5+ Kh8 31. Rh6 Be4 32. Rxh7+ Kxh7 33. Qh5+ Kg7 34. Qxg4+
Bg6 35. Qxe6 $18) 28. Bxh7+ Kxh7 29. Rf7 Rxb2+ 30. Kg1 c3 $1 (30... Rb1+ $2 31.
Kf2 Rb2+ 32. Ke1 $18) 31. Qf6 Rb1+ 32. Kf2 Rb2+ 33. Ke1 Rb1+ 34. Kf2 (34. Ke2
Ba6+ 35. Kf2 Rb2+) 34... Rb2+ $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Match Tartakower-Lilienthal (2) +2-0=4"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1933.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lilienthal, Andor"]
[Black "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[Annotator "Tartakower,S"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1933.09.20"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Qc2 {[%cal
Ga1d1] Qc2 émane de Marshall mais il est aussi recommandé dans le dernier
ouvrage d'Alekhine"auf dem Wege zur Schachweltmeisterschaft"} (7. Rc1 {Contre
le coup usuel Rc1, la réponse argentino suisse a6 semble suffir à toutes les
exigences} a6) (7. Bd3) 7... h6 {Réponse psychologique} (7... c5 8. Rd1 Qa5 9.
Bd3 $1) 8. Bxf6 $146 {C'était une nouveauté а cette époque mais il y a eu
ensuite peu de parties ayant suivi cette ligne solide mais un peu passive.} (8.
Bh4 $142 {La ligne principale} c5 $1 {Rubinstein,A-Leonhardt,P Prague 1908 (12)
1-0}) (8. h4 $142 $5 {[%cal Ge1c1,Gg2g4,Gg4g5] Trop hasardeux est ce coup
utilisé dans une partie Tartakower-Honlinger Vienne 1928}) (8. Bf4) 8... Nxf6
9. Ne5 $5 {[%cal Gf2f4] Ne5 suivi de f2f4 est le plan de Pillsbury} (9. O-O-O
$5 {[%cal Gh1g1,Gg2g4,Gg4g5,Gh2h4]} b6 10. Ne5 Bb7 11. Rg1) (9. Bd3 dxc4 10.
Bxc4) 9... c5 $1 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. exd4 dxc4 $1 {[%csl Rd4]} (11... a6 12. c5) (
11... b6 $6) 12. Bxc4 b6 {Si ce coup exige du sang-froid, c'est le seul
acceptable} 13. O-O (13. Nc6 $143 Qc7 14. d5 exd5 15. Bxd5 Bc5) (13. Bb3 $143
Bb7) 13... Bb7 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Ga8c8] Les noirs ont au minimum égalisé et la
Qc2 n'est pas trés bien placée sur la colonne "c"} 14. Qe2 {[%cal Ge5f7]
Menaçant déjà sérieusement le sacrifice Nf7} (14. Rfe1 $5) 14... Nd5 (14...
Rc8) 15. Ng6 $6 (15. f4 {Il semblait plus logique de continuer dans l'esprit
de l'attaque PILLSBURY} Rc8 16. f5 $36) (15. Nxd5 $143 Bxd5) (15. Rfe1 $142
Nxc3 16. bxc3 Bd5 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. c4 Qd6 19. d5 Bf6) 15... Nxc3 (15... Re8)
16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. bxc3 {les blancs ont maintenant des P pendants au lieu d'un
P isolé mais le P"c3" et la case "c4" sont faibles.} Rac8 $15 18. Rc1 $6 (18.
Bb3 $142 $1 Rxc3 19. d5 $1 {[%cal Ge2e7] La pointe probablement oubliée par le
hongrois.} Re8 20. dxe6 Qg5 {[%csl Rg2]} 21. exf7+ Kh7 22. Bc2+ g6 23. g3 $1
Rxe2 24. f8=Q Rxg3+ $3 25. hxg3 Qxg3+ $3 26. fxg3 Rg2+ {[%csl Gb7] Avec un
échec perpétuel sur le thème du tourniquet} 27. Kh1 Rf2+ 28. Kg1 Rg2+) 18...
Qg5 $36 {[%csl Rg2]} 19. f3 $2 (19. f4 Qxg2+ 20. Qxg2 Bxg2 21. Bxe6 $1 Bxf1 22.
Bxc8) (19. g3 Qa5 $15) 19... Bxf3 $1 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gg5c1] La surcharge de
la Rc1 et du Bc4 permet de gagner un P} 20. Qxf3 (20. Rxf3 Qxc1+) 20... Rxc4
$17 21. Kh1 {[%cal Gf3b7]} (21. Qb7 Qe3+ 22. Kh1 Rxc3) 21... Qd2 $40 {[%csl
Gd2][%cal Gd2a2]} 22. a3 Qb2 23. d5 $2 {La perte d'un second P ne permet plus
aux blancs d'espérer sauver la nulle.} exd5 24. Qxd5 Rxc3 25. Rce1 Qxa3 26. Re8
Rxe8 $1 (26... Rc7) 27. Qxf7+ Kh7 28. Qxe8 Re3 29. Qf7 Qd3 30. h3 a5 {[%mdl
520] Source: L'échiquier p 404 janvier 1934} 0-1

[Event "Solin 7th"]
[Site "Solin"]
[Date "1999.12.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Black "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1999.12.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Be7 7. Qc2 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Bd3 Nxc3 (9... f5 10. O-O O-O 11. Rac1 (11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nc5 (
12... Nxc3 13. Qxc3 f4 14. exf4 Rxf4 15. g3 Rf7 16. f4 $14 {Gereben,
Erno-Lichtenstein,Bernhard/Vienna (11) ;HCL 1935/0-1 (73)}) 13. f4 b6 14. cxd5
cxd5 15. Rfd1 a5 16. Ne2 Bd7 17. Rac1 Rfc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Helle,Soini-Pilnik,
Herman/Dubrovnik olm (9) ;MCD 1950 (31)}) (11. Rfe1 Rf6 12. Nd2 Rh6 13. Nf1 Qh4
14. f3 Ng5 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Rac1 $14 {Enevoldsen,Jens-Nielsen,Julius/DEN-ch
Naestved (9) ;EXT 2000 1939/1-0 (62)}) (11. Nd2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Kh8 13. a3 dxc4
14. Bxc4 Nb6 15. Ba2 e5 16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. Rad1 Be6 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Qd4 Qe7
$11 {Gurevich,Mikhail-Thorhallsson,Throstur/Cappelle op Cappelle la Grande (5)
;CBM 63 ext 1998/1/2-1/2 (71)}) 11... Kh8 12. Qe2 Ndf6 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. f4 Rg8
15. Kh1 g5 16. g3 $14 {0-1 Ureta,H-Cruz,Walter Oswaldo/Mar del Plata (14) ;HCL
1928 (32)}) 10. Qxc3 $6 $11 {This move permit to Black equalize} (10. bxc3 $1
Nf6 (10... e5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qxe5 14. O-O $16) (10...
dxc4 11. Bxc4 O-O 12. Bd3 h6 13. O-O c5 14. e4 (14. Rac1 b6 15. c4 Bb7 $132 {
0-1 Klugmann-Kahn,/cr ch-ddr 1985 (37)}) 14... b6 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. Qe2 $14) 11.
O-O O-O 12. Ne5 $14) 10... dxc4 (10... O-O 11. O-O Rd8 12. Rac1 dxc4 13. Qxc4
e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Bxh7+ $16 {Keres,Paul-Van den Bosch,
Johannes/Bad Nauheim (8) ;HCL 1936/1-0 (61)}) 11. Bxc4 O-O 12. a4 (12. O-O c5
13. Rfd1 b6 14. d5 exd5 15. Bxd5 Rb8 16. Bc6 Nf6 17. Ne5 Ng4 18. Nd7 Bxd7 19.
Bxd7 Nf6 20. Bf5 Rfd8 $11) 12... c5 $1 13. a5 $6 (13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. O-O $11)
13... cxd4 14. exd4 $6 $15 {[%csl Rd4] Very strange. In this type of position
- with isolated pawn - only black can fight for advantage} (14. Nxd4 $11) 14...
Nf6 15. O-O Bd7 16. Ne5 Rac8 17. Rfe1 Bb5 18. b3 Rfd8 19. Rad1 (19. Qe3 Be8 $15
{[%csl Rd4]} (19... Bxc4 20. bxc4 $132)) 19... Qc7 20. Qf3 Bc6 21. Qh3 Bd5 22.
a6 Qb6 $5 {There is not big difference between position after this move and
after b7xa6} (22... bxa6 $5 23. Bxa6 Rb8 24. Bc4 Qb6 25. Qd3 Rd6 $1 $15 {
[%csl Rd4][%cal Gb8d8]}) 23. axb7 Qxb7 24. Qd3 {[%cal Gc4a6]} Qb6 (24... Bxg2
$2 25. Ba6 (25. Nxf7 Kxf7 26. Bxe6+ Kf8 27. Bxc8 Rxc8 $17) 25... Qa8 26. Bxc8
Rxc8 27. Rc1 Bb7 $14) 25. Ra1 Rc7 (25... a5 $6 26. Bxd5 Nxd5 27. Nc4 Qb4 28.
Nxa5 Nb6 29. Red1 Rc3 30. Qd2 Nd5 31. Ra4 $14) (25... Bb7 $5 26. Nxf7 Rxd4 (
26... Kxf7 27. Rxe6 Qxe6 28. Bxe6+ Kxe6 29. Qe3+ Kf7 (29... Kf5 30. h4 $16) 30.
Rxa7 Rd7 31. f3 $16) 27. Qe3 Qc6 (27... Rdxc4 28. bxc4 Kxf7 29. Reb1 Qxe3 30.
Rxb7+ $18) 28. f3 Rxc4 29. Nh6+ gxh6 30. bxc4 Qxc4 31. Rxa7 Bd5 32. Qxh6 Qd4+
33. Qe3 Qxe3+ 34. Rxe3 Rc2 $15) 26. Red1 Bb7 (26... Be4 27. Qe3 Bb7 28. h3 Nd5
29. Qg3 $15) 27. Qd2 Rcc8 28. h3 Rd6 $2 (28... Rc7 $5 $15) 29. Bf1 $1 $14 {
[%csl Rb6,Rd6][%cal Ge5c4]} Bd5 (29... Rcd8 $6 30. Nc4 Rxd4 31. Qxd4 Qxd4 32.
Rxd4 Rxd4 33. Rxa7 Bd5 34. Ne5 $14) (29... Rdd8 30. Nc4 Qc7 31. Rxa7 $16) 30.
Nc4 Bxc4 31. bxc4 $14 Qc7 32. Qa5 (32. Be2 $14) 32... Rd7 33. d5 $6 $11 (33.
Qxc7 $142 {Was much better} Rdxc7 34. Ra3 Rd7 35. f3 Kf8 36. Kf2 Ke7 37. Ke3
$14 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Gd1a1]}) 33... exd5 34. cxd5 Qxa5 35. Rxa5 Rcd8 36. Bb5
Rc7 37. Be2 Rcd7 38. Bf3 g6 39. Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Narciso Dublan, Marc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 {The main
disadvantage of this capture is important white black-squares B disappearance.}
Bxf6 7. Qd2 {P.Nikolic plays this variation very often.} ({More popular is} 7.
Qb3) 7... O-O (7... b6 8. O-O-O Bb7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Kb1 Nd7 11. e3 $132 {
1-0 Pachman,L-Szabados,E/Venice 1950/MCD (25)}) (7... Nc6 8. O-O-O (8. e3 a6 9.
cxd5 exd5 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Rfc1 Be7 13. Qd1 Na7 14. Ne5 c6 15. Bh5
Rf8 16. a4 {1/2-1/2 Nikolic,P-Speelman,J/Hastings 1989/TD (16)}) 8... dxc4 9.
e3 O-O 10. Bxc4 e5 11. d5 Na5 12. Bd3 c6 13. Be4 cxd5 14. Nxd5 Nc4 15. Qb4 Be6
16. Kb1 Rc8 $132 {1/2-1/2 Ubilava,E-Boensch,U/Sochi 1984/MCD (66)}) (7... c6 8.
e4 O-O 9. h4 $14 {0-1 Wocke,R-Wiemer,J/Germany 1992/EXT 97-B (40)}) (7... c5 $5
8. dxc5 dxc4 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. O-O-O+ Ke7 11. Ne4 Bd7 12. e3 Bc6 13. Nxf6 gxf6
14. Bxc4 Rc8 15. Nd4 Be4 (15... Bxg2 16. Rhg1 Rxc5 17. b3 Bc6 18. Rg8 b5 $17)
16. f3 Rxc5 17. b3 Bd5 18. Nf5+ Ke8 $132 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Azmaiparashvili,Z/
Antwerp 1998/EXT 99 (27)}) (7... dxc4 $5 8. e4 c5 9. d5 exd5 10. e5 Be7 (10...
d4 11. exf6 dxc3 12. Qe3+ {-see commented game 1-0 Sokolov,I-Van der Sterren,P/
Rotterdam 1998/CBM 66 [Tsesarsky,I](39)}) 11. Nxd5 b5 12. b3 Nc6 13. bxc4 Bg4
14. Be2 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nxe5 16. Nc7+ Qxc7 17. Bxa8 O-O 18. Be4 Nxc4 $15 {
1-0 Nikolic,P-King,D/Germany 1998/GER-chT (39)}) 8. e4 dxe4 (8... c5 $6 9. cxd5
cxd4 10. Nxd4 exd5 11. exd5 (11. Nxd5 Re8 $44 {[%csl Re4][%cal Ge8e4]}) 11...
Nc6 12. Nc2 Re8+ 13. Ne3 Nd4 14. Bd3 Nf5 15. Bxf5 Bxf5 16. O-O Bd7 $14 {
1-0 Tukmakov,V-Speelman,J/Moscow 1985/MCL (41)}) (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd7 10.
O-O-O a6 11. g4 b5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. h4 c5 14. g5 hxg5 (14... cxd4 15. Ne2 Rc8+
16. Kb1 Nc5 $5 $132) 15. hxg5 Bxd4 16. Qf4 f5 $132 (16... Re8 $4 17. Rh8+ Kxh8
18. Qxf7 {1-0 Wocke,R-Wulff,J/Germany 1992/EXT 97-B (18)})) 9. Nxe4 Nd7 {
Black solved opening problems also in the next games:} (9... Be7 $5 10. O-O-O
Nc6 11. h4 b6 12. Qf4 f5 13. Nc3 Bd6 14. Qe3 Qe7 15. Bd3 Bb7 16. Rhe1 Rae8 17.
Bc2 e5 $11 {0-1 Almeida,R-Giorgadze,T/Sevilla 1989/EXT 97 (31)}) (9... b6 $5
10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Qe3 Nd7 12. Bd3 Qe7 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Ne5 Rad8 15. Bc2 c5
$11 {1/2-1/2 Nikolic,P-Ljubojevic,L/Monte Carlo 1999/CBM 69 ext (45)}) 10.
O-O-O c5 $1 {[%mdl 4] Strong active move. Black demonstrates proper position
evaluation.} 11. Qe3 (11. d5 $144 exd5 12. cxd5 Re8 13. Bd3 Nb6 14. d6 Be6 $132
) (11. dxc5 $144 Be7 12. g4 Qc7 13. g5 h5 14. Rg1 Rd8 $132) 11... Be7 ({
Possible also} 11... cxd4 12. Nxd4 Qa5 $132) 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 14. Bc2
Qb6 ({Not} 14... Nxc4 $4 15. Qd3 $18 {[%csl Rc4,Rg8][%cal Ge4f6]}) 15. Qc3 Qb4
({At least equal position reaches Black in case of} 15... Nc6 $5 16. c5 Qa6 17.
Kb1 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Qc6 (18... b6 19. Nd6 {[%csl Ra8,Rg8][%cal Gd4e4,Ge4a8,Gc2h7]
} Bxd6 (19... bxc5 20. Qe4 f5 21. Qxa8 Bxd6 22. Qf3 $14) 20. cxd6 Bb7 $132) 19.
Nd6 Rd8 $132) 16. Qxb4 Bxb4 {[%csl Rc8] Black must develop his Bc8.} 17. c5 $1
({Badly is} 17. Bb3 $2 f5 18. Ng3 Ng4 $17 {[%csl Rf2]}) 17... f5 18. a3 $6 $15
({Interesting was} 18. Nd6 $5 Bxc5 19. Nxc8 Rfxc8 20. Nxe6 Bxf2 21. Kb1 (21.
Rd5 $2 Ng4 $19) 21... g6 22. Rd5 $44 {[%cal Gc2b3]}) 18... Bxa3 $1 ({Or} 18...
fxe4 19. axb4 Ng4 20. Rhe1 Nxf2 21. Rd2 $44) 19. bxa3 fxe4 20. Bxe4 Ng4 (20...
Rxf2 $6 21. Nb5 $44) 21. Rhe1 Nxf2 22. Rd2 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 Bd7 (23... Rd8 $6 24.
Nxe6 Rxd2 25. Kxd2 Bxe6 26. Rxe6 Rd8+ 27. Kc3 Kf7 $11) (23... Rf6 $6 24. Nf3
$44 {[%csl Ra8,Rc8][%cal Gf3e5]}) 24. Nxe6 Rf7 {[%csl Rc5]} ({Worth of
attention is} 24... Bc6 $5 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gc6g2]} 25. Re1 (25. Ree2 Rf5 {
[%csl Rc5][%cal Gf5c5]} 26. Kb2 Re8 27. Nd4 Rxc5 28. Nxc6 Rxe2 29. Rxe2 Rxc6
30. Re7 Rb6+ $17) 25... Rfe8 26. g3 Re7 27. Rde2 Rc8 {[%csl Rc5]} 28. Kd2 Bd7
$15) 25. Nd4 Rc8 26. Rc2 Rf5 (26... Ba4 27. Rc4 Bc6 28. Nxc6 Rxc6 29. Kd2 $11)
({Worth of attention} 26... Kh7 $5 27. Kd2 (27. Re5 Rf4 28. Rd5 Ba4 29. Rb2 b6
$17) 27... Rf2+ (27... Ba4 28. Rc4 Bc6 29. Nxc6 Rxc6 $11) 28. Re2 Rf4 29. Kd3
Kg6 30. Re4 Rf1 $15) 27. Nxf5 (27. Re7 Rd5 $15) 27... Bxf5 28. Rec4 Bxc2 29.
Kxc2 {Position not only equal, It is dead draw. nevertheless, the struggle is
continued!} Kf7 30. Kb3 Rc7 31. Kb4 Re7 (31... Ke6 $11) 32. Rc2 Re1 (32... Ke8
$11) 33. Rb2 Kf6 (33... Rc1 34. Ka4 Rc4+ 35. Kb5 (35. Rb4 Rxb4+ 36. axb4 Ke6
$17) 35... Rc1 $11) 34. a4 Rh1 (34... Rc1 $11) 35. h3 Re1 (35... Rc1 $11) 36.
a5 a6 (36... Ke5 37. Ka4 Ra1+ 38. Kb4 $11 (38. Kb5 Kd4)) 37. Kc4 Re7 $4 $18 {
[%mdl 16384] Unbelievable! Black loses dead drawn RR endgame!} (37... Ke5 38.
Rxb7 Rc1+ 39. Kd3 Rxc5 40. Rxg7 Rxa5 $11) 38. Rb6+ Kf5 ({Or} 38... Ke5 39. c6
bxc6 40. Rxc6 (40. Kc5 $18) 40... Ra7 41. Kc5 $18) 39. c6 bxc6 40. Rxa6 Re5 41.
Kb4 Rb5+ 42. Ka4 Rc5 43. Ra7 Kf6 44. a6 h5 45. Rb7 Rc4+ 46. Rb4 Rc1 47. Ka5
Ra1+ 48. Ra4 Re1 49. a7 Re8 50. Kb6 Kg5 51. a8=Q Rxa8 52. Rxa8 Kh4 53. Ra3 1-0

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 3rd"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2001.05.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2001.05.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bf4 (7. Bh4 {
-mainline.}) ({Lputian tries to recieve an advantage by} 7. Bxf6 Nxf6 8. c5 Nd7
$1 {Right reply!} (8... O-O 9. Bd3 c6 10. b4 Bd7 11. O-O Be8 12. Qe2 Qc7 13.
Rab1 Rd8 14. Rb3 Nd7 15. e4 $14 {1-0 Lputian,S-Granda Zuniga,J/Las Palmas 1989/
EXT 97 (44)}) 9. Bd3 c6 10. b4 O-O (10... Qc7 {[%cal Ge6e5]} 11. O-O (11. e4
dxe4 12. Nxe4 O-O 13. O-O e5 $11) 11... e5) 11. e4 b6 12. O-O bxc5 13. bxc5 Qa5
14. Qd2 Bd8 15. exd5 exd5 16. Rfe1 Rb8 17. Re3 Bc7 18. Rae1 Bf4 19. Nxd5 Qxd2
20. Ne7+ Kh8 21. Nxd2 Bxe3 22. fxe3 $44 {1/2-1/2 Lputian,S-Ubilava,E/Kharkov
1985/MCL (73)}) 7... c6 (7... O-O 8. Bd3 c6 9. c5 {-see commented game 0-1
Shchekachev,A-Kiriakov,P/Nizhnij Novgorod 1998/EXT 2000[Tsesarsky,I] (74)}) (
7... a6 $5 {preparing d5xc4 and b7-b5.} 8. cxd5 (8. a3 O-O (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4
b5 10. Ba2 Bb7 $11 {[%cal Gc7c5]}) 9. Qc2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Ba2 Bb7 12. Rd1
Bd6 (12... Qc8 13. O-O c5 $11) 13. Ne5 Nh5 14. O-O Nxf4 15. exf4 Qe7 $11 {
0-1 Shevelev,S-Efimov,I/Manresa 1993/EXT 97 (47)}) (8. Rc1 dxc4 (8... c5 $6 9.
cxd5 exd5 10. Be2 $14 {1-0 Finegold,G-Dondis,H/Chicago 1994/EXT 97 (31)}) 9.
Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O c5 $11) 8... exd5 $5 $14 {-theoretical position
without h7-h6.} (8... Nxd5 9. Bg3 (9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O c6 12. Qc2
Nf6 13. h3 (13. Rab1 Nh5) 13... Re8 14. Rab1 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. b4 Bd7 $11)
9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O b6 $1 (12... b5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Be4
Ra7 15. Qxa4 $14) (12... Nf6 13. Ne5 Nd7 $14 {1-0 Koopmann,R-Schmitz,A/Germany
1992/TD (43)}) 13. e4 Bb7 $14)) (7... Ne4 8. Nxe4 dxe4 9. Nd2 e5 10. Bxe5 Nxe5
11. dxe5 Bf5 12. Be2 (12. Qb3 $5 $14) 12... Qd7 13. Qc2 (13. O-O $2 O-O-O 14.
Nb3 Qe6 15. Nd4 Qxe5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Yermolinsky,A-Akhmilovskaya,E/Seattle 1994/
EXT 97 (74)}) 13... O-O-O 14. Nxe4 Bb4+ 15. Kf1 Qe6 16. Qb3 $1 $16) ({In my
opinion, very strong here is} 7... dxc4 $1 {[%mdl 4] -stronger than 7...a7-a6
with the same idea, but allows 8.c4xd5!+/=. I already had played this idea
against Alon Greenfeld at 1992 in similar position and even got an advantage.}
8. Bxc4 a6 9. Rc1 b5 10. Bb3 Bb7 11. d5 ({Or} 11. O-O c5 $11) 11... exd5 $11 (
11... Nc5 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Nd4 Kf7 14. O-O $132 {1/2-1/2 Vovsha,E-Botvinnik,I/
Tel Aviv 1997/EXT 99 (24)})) 8. Qc2 (8. cxd5 Nxd5 (8... exd5 9. h3 (9. Qc2 Nh5
10. Be5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bd6 $132 {1-0 Kalinitschew,S-Kuba,S/Halle 1987/EXT 97 
(40)}) 9... O-O 10. Bd3 Re8 11. Qc2 a6 12. g4 c5 13. Kf1 b5 14. g5 hxg5 15.
Nxg5 Nf8 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Ne2 $14 {1-0 Grooten,H-Alberton,R/Caorle 1988/EXT
99 (38)}) 9. Bg3 $142 $5 (9. Nxd5 exd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Angos,A-Fallone,M/Moscow
1956/MCD (30)})) (8. Bd3 O-O (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nb6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Nbd5
12. Bg3 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Ne5 $14 {0-1 Gusev,S-Molchanov,N/Novokuznetsk
1998/EXT 2001 (25)}) 9. O-O Ne8 10. Qc2 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Nxd6 12. c5 $14 {0-1
Kapetanovic,D-Karman,A/Hiddenhausen 1997/EXT 2001 (27)}) 8... a6 ({Possible
also} 8... Qa5 $5 9. Nd2 (9. Rc1 Ne4 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 b5 12. c5 Bb7 13.
O-O Qd8 14. a4 $14 {1-0 Chinchilla,E-Al Bukhari,S/Dubai 1986/TD (43)}) (9. Bd3
dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd5 11. O-O O-O (11... Nxf4 12. exf4 O-O $132) 12. Bg3 Nxc3 13.
bxc3 b6 14. Qb3 Qf5 15. Rad1 Bb7 16. e4 Qg6 17. Rfe1 $14 {1-0 Riehl,J-Kuehn,K/
Bayern 2000/EXT 2001 (41)}) 9... Nh5 $1 {[%csl Rf4]} 10. Be5 Nhf6 (10... Nxe5
11. dxe5 g6 12. Be2 Ng7 $132) 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Be2 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Nf6 14. O-O-O
Bd7 15. Kb1 O-O-O $132 {1-0 Miles,A-Newell,G/Los Angeles 1991/EXT 2000 (31)})
9. cxd5 cxd5 $14 {[%csl Rc8,Gf1]} (9... exd5 10. h3 {-Carlsbad variation}) 10.
Bd3 b5 11. O-O Bb7 12. Rfc1 O-O 13. a4 b4 14. Ne2 Rc8 {Black hasn't weaknesses,
after total pieces exchange on the only open line "c" position will be equal.}
(14... a5 15. Bc7 Qe8 16. Nd2 $14 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gd2b3,Gc1c8]}) 15. Qd1 Qb6
$6 $14 ({Much stronger was} 15... Qa5 $1 $11) 16. a5 $1 {[%csl Rb4] Now Pb4
will be weak!} Qa7 17. Rxc8 (17. Ng3 $5 g5 $1 (17... Ne4 18. Bc2 g5 19. Nxe4
gxf4 20. Ned2 fxe3 21. fxe3 Qb8 22. Ba4 Nf6 23. Ne5 $14) 18. Bc7 Ba8 19. Bb6
Nxb6 (19... Qb7 20. Qe2 Nxb6 21. Bxa6 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Qa7 23. axb6 Qxb6 24. Ne5
$14) 20. axb6 Qxb6 21. Rxa6 Rxc1 22. Qxc1 Qb7 23. Qa1 Rc8 24. Ra7 Rc1+ 25. Qxc1
Qxa7 26. Qc8+ Kg7 $132) 17... Rxc8 18. h3 Ne4 19. Nc1 $1 Qa8 20. Na2 {[%csl
Rb4][%cal Ga2b4]} (20. Bc2 Nd6 $11 {[%cal Gd6c4]}) 20... g5 21. Bh2 Rc6 22. Bc2
$6 $132 {Serious inaccuracy!} ({Why not} 22. Qa4 $1 Qf8 ({Or} 22... Qc8 23. Ne1
$1 (23. Nxb4 Rc1+ 24. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 25. Bf1 Qxb2 26. Nd3 Qb5 27. Qxb5 axb5 28.
Nde5 Nxe5 29. Nxe5 Bd8 30. Bxb5 Bxa5 31. Be8 f6 $11) 23... Qf8 {[%csl Rb4]} 24.
f3 Nef6 25. Nc2 $16 {[%csl Rb4]}) 23. Ne1 ({Looks very strong} 23. Bxa6 $5 Rxa6
24. Qxd7 Bc6 25. Qc7 Bd8 $1 {but Black has good counterplay:} 26. Qc8 Rxa5 27.
Qxc6 b3 28. Qb7 bxa2 29. Qb3 Bf6 30. Rxa2 Qc8 31. Bg3 Rxa2 32. Qxa2 Nxg3 33.
fxg3 Qc1+ 34. Kf2 Qc2+ 35. Kg1 Qc1+ $11) 23... Ba8 24. Be2 $16 {[%csl Rb4]
[%cal Ge1d3,Ge1c2]}) 22... Qd8 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gd8a5]} 23. Nc1 Rc8 24. Nd3 Bc6
25. Nde5 Bb5 {Bc8 development problem is solved!} 26. Nxd7 Qxd7 27. Ne5 Qe8 28.
Ng4 h5 (28... Kg7 $11) 29. Ne5 f6 30. Nd3 h4 31. Ne1 Rc6 32. Bxe4 $6 $15 {
A little bit risky decision. Maybe better was to offer draw...} dxe4 33. d5 Rc5
(33... exd5 $2 34. Qxd5+ Qf7 35. Qxe4 $14) 34. d6 Bd8 35. Nc2 (35. Qd4 Rc4 $15)
35... Rd5 36. Nd4 Bd7 (36... Bd3 37. Qb3 Bxa5 $15) (36... e5 $1 37. Qb3 Qf7 38.
Nf5 (38. Nxb5 Rxb5 39. Qxf7+ Kxf7 $17) 38... Qe6 39. Ne7+ Bxe7 40. dxe7 Kf7 41.
Qxb4 Qd6 $11) 37. Qb3 Rxa5 $6 $132 (37... Bxa5 $142 38. Qc4 Qa8 $15 {[%cal
Ge6e5]}) 38. Rc1 (38. Rxa5 Bxa5 39. Qc4 Bb6 40. Qxa6 Bxd4 41. exd4 Qh5 $132)
38... Rd5 39. Qxb4 e5 40. Qb3 Qf7 41. Qb8 (41. Nc6 Bxc6 42. Rxc6 Rd2 43. Qa4
Qd7 44. g4 hxg3 45. Bxg3 Qxh3 46. Rxa6 Qh5 47. Qc4+ Kh8 48. Ra1 $132) 41... Qf8
42. Qa8 Rxd6 43. Qxe4 exd4 44. Bxd6 Qxd6 45. Qa8 $6 $15 ({Draw by force after} 
45. Qg6+ Kf8 46. Qh6+ Kf7 47. Qh7+ Kf8 48. Qh8+ $11) 45... Qb6 46. Rd1 Bc6 47.
Qc8 Kf7 ({Or} 47... Kg7 48. Rxd4 Bc7 49. Rc4 Qa5 50. Rc1 Kf7 $132) 48. Rxd4 (
48. exd4 Bb5 49. d5 Qd6 50. Qf5 Kg7 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gd8c7]} 51. Qe6 Qc5 $15)
48... Be7 49. Qf5 $2 $17 ({Right was} 49. b3 $15) 49... Qxb2 $1 50. Qh7+ Kf8 $6
({After} 50... Ke6 $1 {Black leaves with advantage. Maybe it was difficult to
calculate all of variations and to play 50...Ke6 seems to Black too risky.} 51.
Rd1 (51. Qg8+ Ke5 52. Qc4 Qb1+ 53. Kh2 Qb7 54. Rd1 Kf5 $17) 51... Qb7 52. Rb1
Qd7 53. Qg8+ Ke5 $17) 51. Qh8+ Kf7 52. Qh7+ Kf8 $2 (52... Ke6 $17) 53. Qh8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.19"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[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 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. e4 (7. Nf3
Nxc3 8. bxc3 c5 (8... Nd7 9. e4 e5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O c5 12. dxe5 (12. d5 Nb6
13. c4 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Nc8 $11) 12... Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Qc2 Qe7
15. e5 h6 16. Rae1 $132 {0-1 Sadler,M-Ziatdinov,R/Dublin Telecom 1991 (30)}) (
8... O-O 9. e3 b6 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Qc2 (11. O-O Nd7 12. e4 c5 13. Re1 cxd4 14.
cxd4 Rfc8 15. Qd2 Qa3 16. Rac1 h6 $132 {0-1 Machelett,H-Boensch,U/DEM Binz sp
1995 (31)}) 11... h6 12. Bh7+ Kh8 13. Be4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Nd7 15. O-O (15. Qc6
Qd6 $11) 15... c5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Geller,E-Averbakh,Y/URS-ch19 Moscow 1951 (30)})
9. e3 Nc6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Rb1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bb7 14. Be4 Na5 15. Qd3
h6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Geller,E-Bondarevsky,I/URS-ch19 Moscow 1951 (32)}) 7... Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 (8... O-O 9. Nf3 c5) 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Bd3 (10. Rb1 Rd8 11. Bc4 Nc6 12.
O-O cxd4 13. cxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 e5 15. Bd5 exd4 16. Qxd4 b6 $11) 10... cxd4 11.
cxd4 Qb4+ (11... Nc6 12. O-O Rd8 13. e5 Qd7 14. Be4 (14. Bxh7+ $2 Kxh7 15. Ng5+
Kg6 $19 (15... Kg8 16. Qh5 Nxd4 17. Qh7+ Kf8 18. Qh8+ Ke7 19. Qxg7 $18)) 14...
h6 (14... b6 15. Ng5 h6 16. Nxf7 $1 $16) (14... Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. Qxd4
Rxd4 17. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 g6 19. Rd8+ Kg7 20. f4 a5 21. a4 Rb8 22. Kf2 $14)
15. Qb3 b6 16. Rfd1 Na5 17. Qd3 Bb7 $15) 12. Qd2 Nc6 (12... Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Nc6
14. Ke3 $14) 13. Rb1 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 b6 (14... Rd8 15. Ke3 $14) 15. Ke3 $14 Bb7
16. g4 $5 (16. Rhc1 $142 Rac8 17. Rc2 Na5 18. Rbc1 Rxc2 19. Rxc2 Rc8 20. Rxc8+
Bxc8 21. h4 (21. d5 $1 f6 (21... exd5 22. exd5 f6 (22... Nb7 23. Ne5 $1 (23.
Kd4 f6 24. Ba6 Kf7 25. Nd2 Ke7 26. f4 Nd6 27. Bxc8 Nxc8 28. g4 Nd6 29. a4 (29.
Nc4 Nxc4 30. Kxc4 Kd6 31. Kb5 Kxd5 32. Ka6 Ke4 33. Kxa7 Kxf4 34. Kxb6 Kxg4 35.
a4 f5 36. a5 f4 37. a6 f3 38. a7 f2 39. a8=Q f1=Q 40. Qe4+ Qf4 41. Qg2+ (41.
Qxh7 Qh6+ 42. Qxh6 gxh6 43. Kc5 Kh3 44. Kd4 Kxh2 $19) 41... Kf5 42. Qxg7 Qxh2
$15) 29... a6 $11) 23... Nd6 (23... Nc5 24. Bc2 f6 25. Nc6 Bb7 26. Kd4 a6 27.
Na5 $16) 24. Kd4 $14) 23. Nd4 Bb7 24. Ke4 a6 (24... Kf7 25. Nb5 $16) 25. Nf5
Kf8 26. Kd4 g6 27. Nd6 b5 28. Kc5 $16) 22. Nd4 Kf7 23. Nb5 $16) 21... Bb7 22.
Nd2 f6 23. g3 (23. Nc4 Nxc4+ 24. Bxc4 Kf7 25. g3 Ke7 26. e5 fxe5 27. dxe5 h6
28. f4 Bc6 $11) 23... Kf7 24. e5 Bd5 25. a3 h6 $11 (25... Ke7 26. Bxh7)) 16...
Rac8 17. g5 $6 (17. Rhc1 Rfd8 18. h4 Kf8 19. Rc3 Ke7 20. Rbc1 f6 $14) 17... Rc7
$11 18. Rhc1 (18. h4 Rfc8 19. Rhc1 Na5 $11) 18... Rfc8 19. Rc2 (19. h4 Na5 20.
Kd2 Nc4+ 21. Ke2 Nd6 22. Rxc7 Rxc7 23. Nd2 f6 $11) 19... Na5 20. Rbc1 Rxc2 21.
Rxc2 Rxc2 22. Bxc2 Nc4+ 23. Kf4 (23. Kd3 Ba6 24. Kc3 Nd6 25. a4 (25. Ne5 Nb5+
26. Kd3 Na3+ 27. Kc3 Nb5+ $11 (27... Nxc2 28. Kxc2 Kf8 29. Kd2 Ke8 30. Ke3 f6
31. gxf6 gxf6 32. Nc6 Bc4 33. Nxa7 Bxa2 34. Nc8 $16)) 25... Bb7 (25... b5 26.
a5 Bb7 27. Nd2 a6 28. Kb4 Nc8 29. Kc5 Kf8 30. d5 Ke7 31. h4 h6 32. f4 hxg5 33.
fxg5 g6 34. Nf3 Nd6 35. Kb6 Bc8 36. Kc7 exd5 37. e5 Nc4 38. Kxc8 Nxa5 39. Nd4
$18) 26. Nd2 Kf8 27. h4 $14) 23... f6 24. gxf6 (24. h4 Kf7 $11) 24... gxf6 25.
Bb3 Ba6 26. e5 (26. d5 Kf7 27. a4 e5+ 28. Kg4 Nb2 29. Nd2 Kg6 $11) 26... Kg7
27. exf6+ (27. h4 h6 28. Nh2 fxe5+ 29. dxe5 Kf7 30. Ng4 Kg6 31. Bc2+ Kg7 32.
Bd3 (32. Nf6 Bb5 33. Ke4 Bc6+ 34. Kd4 Nd2 35. Bd1 Nf3+ 36. Bxf3 Bxf3 37. Ke3
Bc6 38. f4 Kg6 39. h5+ Kf5 40. Ng8 Kg4 41. Nxh6+ Kxh5 42. Ng8 Kg4 $11) 32... b5
33. Ne3 Nb2 34. Be2 Na4 35. Nc2 (35. Bg4 Nc5) 35... Nc3 36. Bg4 Kf7 37. Nd4 Bc8
38. Bh5+ Kg7 39. Bg4 $11 (39. a3 a5 40. Nc6 Nd5+ 41. Ke4 b4 42. axb4 a4 (42...
axb4 43. Nd4 $11) 43. Be2 a3 44. Bc4 Ba6 45. Bb3 a2 46. Bxa2 Nc3+ $17)) 27...
Kxf6 28. Ne5 Nxe5 29. dxe5+ Ke7 30. Bc2 (30. Kg5 Kf7 31. Kh6 Bd3 32. Bd1 b5 33.
Bh5+ Ke7 34. a3 a5 35. Bd1 b4 36. axb4 axb4 37. f4 $11) 30... h6 31. Ke4 Bc4
32. a3 Bd5+ 33. Ke3 Kd7 34. f4 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.10.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[EventDate "1999.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4096]} 1. d4 {Hecht} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4
O-O 7. Rc1 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. g3 Ba6 (11... Re8 12.
Bg2 Ba6 13. Ne5 Nd7 14. Rxc7 Rac8 15. Rxd7 Qb4+ 16. Kf1 Qxd4 17. Nd3 Rxe2 (
17... Bxd3 18. Bxd5 (18. exd3 Qxd3+ $19) 18... Bxe2+ 19. Qxe2 Rc1+ 20. Kg2 Rxe2
21. Bxf7+ Kf8 22. Rxd4 Rxh1 23. Kxh1 Kxf7 24. Kg2 Rxb2 25. Rd7+ Kf6 26. Rxa7
$14) 18. Kxe2 Re8+ 19. Kf1 Qxd3+ 20. Qxd3 Bxd3+ 21. Kg1 Re1+ 22. Bf1 Bxf1 23.
Rd8+ Kh7 24. h4 Bd3+ 25. Kh2 Re2 26. Rc1 (26. Rxd5 Rxf2+ 27. Kg1 (27. Kh3 Be4
$19) 27... Rf1+ 28. Kg2 Rxh1 29. Rxd3 Rb1 $17) 26... Rxf2+ 27. Kg1 Rxb2 28.
Rxd5 Be4 $17) 12. e3 (12. Bg2 Re8 (12... Nd7 13. O-O c5 (13... Nf6 14. Re1 c5
$11) (13... Qxe2 14. Rxc7 (14. Qxe2 Bxe2 15. Rfe1 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 c5 17. Bxd5
Rad8 $11) 14... Qe6 15. Re1 Qd6 16. Rc3 $14) 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nd4 Qf6 16. b4
Nd3 17. Rb1 Qxd4 18. b5 Bb7 19. Qd2 Nf4 20. Qxf4 Qxf4 21. gxf4 Rfc8 22. Rbc1
Rc5 $11 {0-1 Necesany,Z-Miskovsky,P/cr ch-CZE 1984 (41)}) 13. Ne5 (13. e3 Qb4+
14. Qd2 Qd6 15. Ne5 Bb7 16. O-O Nd7 17. Qc2 c6 18. Nd3 Nf6 19. Rfd1 $11 {
0-1 Varnusz,E-Letay,G/HUN tch 1991 (27)}) 13... Nd7 14. f4 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Bb7
16. O-O Red8 17. b4 c6 18. Qb3 Ba6 19. Rxc6 Bxe2 20. Rfc1 Bc4 21. Qb2 Qd7 22.
b5 (22. R6xc4 dxc4 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 24. Rxc4 Qd1+ 25. Kf2 Rd8 26. Rc2 Rd3 27. Kg2
Qf3+ 28. Kh3 Qxf4 $17) 22... a6 23. e6 fxe6 24. Bh3 Qe7 25. a4 $14 {1-0
Uhlmann,W-Grigic,Z/Vinkovci 1982 (37)}) 12... c5 13. Bxa6 (13. dxc5 bxc5 (13...
Bb7 14. Bg2 bxc5 15. O-O Nd7 16. Qb3 Rfb8 17. Qa3 Qe6 18. Rfd1 a5 19. Ne1 a4
$132 {1/2-1/2 Kortchnoi,V-Karpov,A/Merano 1981 (31)}) 14. Qxd5 (14. Bxa6 Nxa6
15. Qxd5 Nb4 16. Qc4 Qf6 17. Nh4 (17. Qe2 Rfc8 (17... Rfd8 $2 18. a3 Qxb2 19.
Qxb2 Nd3+ 20. Ke2 Nxb2 21. Rxc5 $16) 18. a3 (18. O-O Nxa2 $11) 18... Qxb2 19.
Qxb2 Nd3+ 20. Ke2 Nxb2 $11) 17... Qxb2 18. O-O Qxa2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kortschnoj,
V-Karpov,A/Meran (m/5) 1981 (45)}) 14... Bb7 15. Qh5 (15. Qd1 Qf6 (15... Rd8
16. Qe2 Nc6 17. Bg2 Nb4 $17 {[%cal Gb7a6,Gb4d3]}) 16. Bg2 Rd8 $17) (15. Qf5 Qe6
16. Qf4 (16. Rxc5 Qxa2 (16... Qxf5 17. Rxf5 g6 18. Rf6 Kg7 19. Rf4 g5 20. Rf5
g4 $17 (20... Be4 21. Bg2 Bxf5 22. Nd4 $16))) 16... Qxa2 $15) 15... Qe4 16. Be2
Qb4+ 17. Kf1 Qxb2 18. Rxc5 Qxa2 19. Rc7 Ba6 20. Nd4 Bxe2+ 21. Qxe2 $11) 13...
Nxa6 14. O-O (14. Qa4 Nb4 15. O-O Nd3 $132) 14... Qb7 $11 {This variation is
not dangerous for black.} (14... Nc7 15. b3 Rac8 16. Re1 Rfd8 17. h4 Ne8 $1 {
/\ Nf6=} (17... Ne6 18. Qd3 Qf6 19. Kg2 cxd4 20. exd4 $11 {1-0 Petrosian,
T-Portisch,L/Palma de Mallorca cqf 1974 (40)})) (14... c4 $5 $132) 15. b3 Rac8
16. Nh4 (16. Ne5 f6 (16... Rfe8 17. Qh5 Qe7 18. Rfd1 $11) 17. Ng6 Rfe8 18. Nf4
$11) 16... Rfd8 17. Qg4 Kh7 18. Rfd1 g6 19. Nf3 Qe7 20. Ne5 (20. dxc5 $5 bxc5 (
20... f5 21. Qa4 Nxc5 22. Qh4 Qxh4 23. Nxh4 $14) (20... Nxc5 21. Rxd5 f5 22.
Rxf5 (22. Qc4 Ne6 $19)) (20... Rxc5 $1 $11) 21. Rxd5 $16) 20... Qe6 21. Qf4 (
21. Qxe6 fxe6 $11) 21... Kg7 22. h4 Qf6 23. Qg4 Nb4 $5 (23... Nc7 24. Nd7 (24.
h5 Ne6 25. hxg6 fxg6 26. Kg2 $132) 24... Qe6 $11) 24. dxc5 Nxa2 (24... Qxe5 25.
Qxb4 $16) 25. Rc2 Qxe5 26. Rxa2 bxc5 27. Rxa7 Qe4 $2 $16 (27... Ra8 $11) 28.
Qxe4 dxe4 29. Rc1 {[%csl Rc5,Re4]} Rd2 (29... Rd3 30. Rb7 Kf6 31. Rc4 Ke5 32.
b4 (32. Rxf7 $2 Rxb3 33. Re7+ Kd5 34. Rcxe4 c4 35. R4e5+ Kc6 36. R7e6+ Kb7 $44
{[%csl Yc4][%cal Gc4c1]}) 32... Kd5 33. Rxc5+ Rxc5 34. bxc5 f5 35. Rg7 $16) 30.
Rc4 Rb2 (30... Rb8 31. Rxe4 Rxb3 32. Ree7 Kf6 33. Rxf7+ Ke5 34. Rae7+ Kd5 35.
Rd7+ Ke6 36. Rxd2 Kxf7 37. Rd6 $18 {[%cal Gd6c6,Gg1g2,Gg2f3]}) (30... Rc6 31.
Rxe4 Rf6 32. Rf4 Rxf4 33. gxf4 $16) 31. Rb7 {[%cal Gb3b4]} Kg8 32. Rb5 (32. b4
Rc6 $1 (32... f5 $2 33. Rb6 (33. Kg2 h5 34. Rb5 $1 Kf8 35. Rbxc5 Rb8 36. Rc6 (
36. Rc8+ Rxc8 37. Rxc8+ Ke7 38. Rb8 Rb1 39. b5 Kf7 $11) 36... Kg7 37. Ra6 R2xb4
38. Rcc6 Kf8 39. Rxg6 $18) (33. Rb5 Kf7 34. Rbxc5 Rb8 35. Rc7+ Kf8 36. R4c6 $18
) 33... Kf7 34. Kg2 $18 {[%cal Gb6b5]} (34. Rxc5 Rxb4 35. Rxf5+ gxf5 36. Rxb4
Rc6 37. Kg2 Kf6 38. g4 fxg4 39. Rxe4 h5 40. f3 (40. Kg3 Rc1 41. Ra4 Rh1 $11)
40... Rc2+ 41. Kg3 gxf3 42. Kxf3 Kf5 43. Rb4 Rh2 44. Rb5+ Kg6 45. Rg5+ (45. Rb4
Rh3+ 46. Ke2 Kf5 47. Rf4+ Ke5 48. Ra4 Kf5 49. Kf2 (49. Kd3 Rh1 $11) 49... Kf6
$11) 45... Kh6 46. Kg3 Re2 (46... Rh1) 47. Re5 Kg6 48. Kf3 Rh2 $11)) 33. Rxe4
Rf6 $44) 32... Rc6 33. Rxe4 (33. b4 Rf6 $44) 33... Rf6 34. Rf4 Rxf4 35. gxf4
Kg7 36. Kg2 $6 (36. h5 $1 gxh5 (36... g5 37. fxg5 hxg5 38. Rxc5 Kh6 39. Rc3
Kxh5 40. Kg2 $16) 37. Rxc5 Rxb3 38. Rxh5 $16) 36... Rc2 (36... h5 $5 37. f5
gxf5 38. Rxc5 Rxb3 39. Rxf5 Kg6 40. Rg5+ Kh6 $11 {Analyse}) 37. Kg3 c4 38. bxc4
Rxc4 {Hecht: '[#] Es entsteht sofort die Bauernverteilung f+e gegen f mit dem
zusätzlichen Bauernpärchen auf der h-Linie. Weiß erreicht mit geduldigem
Lavieren allmählich großen Raumvorteil und gewinnt schließlich. Dieses
Endspiel habe ich nicht näher untersucht. '} 39. f3 Rc1 (39... h5 $11) 40. f5
gxf5 41. Rxf5 Ra1 (41... Kg6 42. Ra5 h5 $11 {like in the game Ostojic-Stupica,
Jugoslavia 1968. 1/2}) 42. e4 Rg1+ 43. Kf4 Rh1 44. Kg4 Kg6 45. Rb5 Rg1+ 46. Kf4
Rh1 47. Rb6+ Kg7 48. Kg4 Rg1+ 49. Kh5 Rf1 50. Rb3 Re1 (50... Rg1 51. f4 (51. e5
Rf1 $11) 51... Rf1 52. Kg4 Rg1+ 53. Kf5 Rh1 $11) 51. Rb7 Rf1 52. Kg4 Rg1+ (
52... h5+ $1 53. Kf4 Kg6 (53... Rg1 54. e5 Kg6 55. Rb6+ Kg7 56. Kf5 Rg3 57. Rb3
(57. f4 Rg4 58. Rb7 Kg8) 57... Kf8 (57... Rg1 58. Rb7 Kg8 59. f4 Rg4 60. Rb4
Kg7 $11) 58. Kf4 Rg6 (58... Rh3 59. Kg5 $18) 59. Rd3 (59. Ke4 Rg1 60. f4 Rh1
61. f5 Rxh4+ 62. Kd5 Ra4 63. f6 (63. Rb8+ Kg7 64. f6+ Kg6 65. Rg8+ Kf5 $11)
63... Kg8 $11) 59... Rg1 60. Kf5 Rg3) 54. Rb6+ Kg7 55. Rb5 Kg6 56. Rg5+ Kh6 $11
{[%csl Rh4][%cal Gf1h1]}) 53. Kf5 Rh1 (53... h5 $11) 54. Kg4 Rg1+ 55. Kh5 Rf1
56. Rb3 Re1 57. Rb5 Rf1 58. Rf5 Ra1 59. e5 Re1 60. f4 Rg1 61. Rf6 Rf1 (61...
Rg2 62. Rxh6 $18) 62. Kg4 Rg1+ 63. Kf3 Rh1 64. Kg3 Rg1+ $2 $18 ({Last
possibility was} 64... h5 $1 $11) 65. Kh2 Ra1 66. h5 $1 Ra2+ (66... Ra3 67. Kg2
Rb3 68. Ra6 Rc3 69. Ra7 Kg8 70. Ra2 Kg7 71. Re2 f6 72. e6 Kf8 73. f5 Ke7 74.
Rf2 Ra3 75. Rf3 Ra2+ 76. Kg3 Ra4 77. Rd3 Ra7 78. Kf3 Rb7 79. Ke4 Rb4+ 80. Rd4
Rb7 81. Rd7+ Rxd7 82. exd7 Kxd7 83. Kd5 $18) 67. Kg3 Ra3+ 68. Kg4 Ra1 69. Rb6
Rg1+ 70. Kf3 Rf1+ (70... Rh1 71. Rb7 Kg8 72. Kg4 Rg1+ 73. Kf5 Ra1 (73... Rh1
74. Kf6 $18) 74. Kf6 (74. Rd7 Ra4) 74... Ra6+ 75. Ke7 Re6+ 76. Kd7 Kg7 77. Rc7
$18) 71. Ke4 Re1+ 72. Kd5 Rd1+ 73. Kc6 Rf1 74. Rb4 Kf8 75. Kd5 Kg7 76. Kd6 Rf2
77. Ke7 Rf1 78. Rb6 $1 Ra1 (78... Rxf4 79. Rf6 Ra4 80. Rxf7+ Kg8 81. e6 Ra7+
82. Kf6 Ra1 83. Rg7+ Kh8 84. Rd7 Kg8 85. Kg6 Kf8 86. Rf7+ Ke8 87. Kxh6 Re1 88.
Rf6 Ke7 89. Kg7 $18) 79. f5 Ra7+ 80. Kd6 Ra1 81. f6+ Kg8 82. Rb8+ Kh7 {Hecht:
'Achtung - Pattstellung!'} 83. Rb7 Ra6+ 84. Ke7 Re6+ 85. Kxf7 Rxe5 86. Re7 Ra5
87. Ke6+ 1-0

[Event "Madrid Magistral 6th"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1997.05.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1997.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 (1... Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. Qc2
Bb4 8. e3 Nh5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O-O {This position with Ph6 will
occur in this game...} Nb6 12. h3 g6 13. Bd3 Ng7 14. g4 Bd7 (14... Be6 $5 {
/\ Rd8, Nc8-d6+/=}) 15. Kb1 O-O-O 16. Qb3 $1 {N; /\ a4-a5} (16. Na4 {- 52/(401)
}) 16... Be6 $1 17. Rc1 $1 Kb8 (17... Nc4 $5 18. e4 Kb8 19. Na4 {/\ Nc5|^}) 18.
Na4 $1 $16 {Epishin,V-Ivanchuk,V/Tilburg 1992/0-1 (75)}) 2. c4 e6 (2... c6 3.
Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Qc2 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7
10. O-O-O Nb6 {This position with Ph6 will occur in this game...} 11. Ne5 (11.
h3 g6 12. g4 Ng7 13. Bd3 Be6 14. Ne2 O-O-O 15. Nf4 Kb8 16. Be2 Ne8 17. Nd2 Nd6
18. h4 Bc8 19. Nb3 Ne4 20. Bf3 f5 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Smyslov,V/URS-ch55
Moscow 1988}) 11... Nf6 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Kb1 Nfd7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. f3 O-O-O 16.
Na4 Kb8 17. Rhe1 Rhe8 {1/2-1/2 Rajkovic,D-Cabrilo,G/JUG-Cup Svetozarevo 1990})
3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. Qc2 h6 7. cxd5 $1 $146 (7. Bh4 c5 (7...
dxc4 8. e3 a6 9. a4 c5 10. dxc5 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Nb4 12. Qd2 Qxe7 13. Ne4 Nxc5 14.
Nd6+ Kf8 15. Qxb4 Qxd6 16. Qxc4 $14 {1-0 Barbero,G-Costa,J/Bern 1991 (40)}) 8.
dxc5 Qa5 9. e3 Nxc5 10. Nd2 Nce4 11. Nb3 Qc7 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14.
cxd5 exd5 15. Bb5+ Bd7 16. Bxd7+ Qxd7 17. O-O $14 {Seirawan,Y-Orlov,G/New York
op 1990/1/2-1/2 (64)}) 7... exd5 (7... hxg5 $6 8. dxe6 Nb6 $5 (8... fxe6 $4 9.
Qg6+ Kf8 10. Nxg5 $18) (8... Nf8 $5 9. exf7+ Kxf7 10. Qb3+ (10. Nxg5+ Ke8 (
10... Kg8 11. Qb3+ $18) 11. O-O-O $1 (11. Qb3 $6 Nd5 $1 12. Nf7 (12. Qxd5 Bxg5
$15) 12... Kxf7 13. Nxd5 Be6 14. Qf3+ Ke8 15. Nxe7 Qxd4 16. Nc6 $5 Qc5 $15)
11... Nd5 12. Nge4 Nb4 (12... Bg4 13. Qb3 Nxc3 14. Nxc3 $14) 13. Qa4+ Bd7 (
13... c6 14. d5 $1 $16) 14. Qb3 Be6 15. d5 $14) 10... Ke8 (10... Kg6) 11. Nxg5
Nd5 $1 $15) 9. exf7+ Kf8 $5 (9... Kxf7 10. Ne5+ (10. Nxg5+ Kg8 $15) 10... Kf8
11. Ng6+ Kg8 12. Nxh8 Kxh8 13. Rd1 $16) 10. O-O-O $1 $14 (10. Ne5 Rh6 $15)) 8.
Bh4 c6 9. e3 Nh5 $5 (9... O-O 10. Bd3 Re8 11. O-O-O (11. Nd2 $6 Ng4 12. Bg3 Bh4
13. Nf3 Bxg3 14. hxg3 Ndf6 15. O-O-O Qe7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Schneider,B-Capelan,G/
Solingen 1986 (69)}) (11. O-O) (11. O-O-O Ne4 (11... Qa5 12. g4 Nxg4 13. Bxe7
Rxe7 14. Rhg1 Ngf6 15. Rg2 Ne8 16. Nh4 Ndf6 $44 {1-0 Panov,V-Ananchenko/Yalta
op 1995 (29)}) 12. Bg3 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 a5 14. Kb1 a4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Kortschnoj,
V-Pfleger,H/EU-chT Hamburg 1965 (43)})) 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. Ne5 $1
$14 {[%csl Rg6]} (12. Bd3 Bg4) (12. h3 $5) 12... Nf6 13. h3 (13. Bd3 $14) 13...
Bd7 (13... Be6 14. g4 O-O-O 15. Kb1 $14) 14. Bd3 O-O-O 15. Rhe1 (15. Kb1 $5) (
15. Nb5 $5 a6 $1 (15... Kb8 16. Qc5 Qxc5+ (16... Rhe8 17. Nxf7 $1 $18) 17. dxc5
Na4 (17... cxb5 18. cxb6 Rc8+ 19. Kd2 Be6 20. bxa7+ Kxa7 21. Rc1 $16) 18. Nd6
$16) 16. Nxf7 (16. Qc5 Qxc5+ 17. dxc5 axb5 18. cxb6 Be6 $15) 16... axb5 17.
Nxh8 Rxh8 18. Bxb5 $14) 15... Kb8 16. Kb1 Rc8 (16... Rhe8 17. g4 Bc8 18. f4 $14
) 17. g4 Rc7 18. f3 (18. f4 $5 Re8 19. e4 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Nfd5 21. Nc5 Ka8 (21...
Be6 22. f5 $1 Nb4 23. Qc3 $1 Bxa2+ 24. Ka1 N6d5 25. Nxc6+ Rxc6 26. Rxe7 Rxe7
27. Qd2 $16) 22. Qf2 $1 $14 (22. Nexd7 $2 Qxe1 $19)) 18... Rd8 19. Qh2 $1 Bc8
20. Bc2 $6 (20. h4 $5 Nfd7 21. Nxd7+ (21. f4 $2 Nxe5 22. fxe5 Bxg4 $17) 21...
Nxd7 22. Rc1 Nf8 23. h5 $14) 20... Ne8 21. e4 $6 dxe4 22. fxe4 Qd6 (22... f6 $1
23. Nf3 (23. Ng6 Qb4 24. Qf2 $132) 23... Nd6 $132) 23. Qf2 Be6 $6 (23... f6 $5
24. Nf3 (24. Nd3 $2 Qxd4 $17) 24... Re7 $11) 24. Re2 Nc4 $6 (24... f6 25. Nd3
Re7 $132 (25... Qxd4 $4 26. Nc5 $18)) 25. Nd3 $5 (25. Bb3 Nxe5 26. dxe5 Qe7 27.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Rd2 Rd7 30. Rxd7 Qxd7 31. Qf8 $11) 25... Bc8 (
25... Qxd4 $2 26. Nc1 $18) 26. Nc5 $14 Qe7 27. Bd3 (27. Bb3 Na5 28. Bc2 Nc4)
27... Nb6 28. Red2 Qf6 $6 (28... Qd6 29. Ne2 Nd7 30. Nb3 $14) (28... f6 $5 $14)
29. Bc2 Qxf2 30. Rxf2 Re7 31. Bb3 f6 32. Rfd2 Nc7 33. d5 $5 cxd5 $5 (33... Rd6
$5 $132) 34. exd5 Rd6 $4 (34... Re5 35. d6 Nb5 $1 36. Nxb5 Rxc5 37. Nc7 Re5 38.
Rd4 $11) 35. N5e4 $18 Ne8 (35... Rxd5 36. Bxd5 Ncxd5 37. Rxd5 Nxd5 38. Rxd5 $18
) 36. Nxd6 Nxd6 37. Re2 Rc7 38. Ne4 Re7 39. Rde1 Rd7 40. Nxd6 Rxd6 41. Re8 a5
42. Rc1 a4 43. Bxa4 Rxd5 44. Bb3 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.28"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kiseljak"]
[BlackTeam "Zalaegerszeg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. Qc2 c5 7. dxc5 dxc4 ({
Another mainline is} 7... Qa5) 8. e4 (8. e3 Qa5 9. Bxc4 Qxc5 10. Bd3 Nbd7 (
10... h6 11. Bh4 Nc6 12. a3 Bd7 13. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Kostic,V-Kelecevic,N/
Liechtenstein 1988/EXT 97 (13)}) 11. a3 h6 12. b4 Qc7 13. Bh4 a5 14. Nd5 Nxd5
15. Qxc7 Bxb4+ 16. axb4 Nxc7 17. Be7 (17. Rxa5 Rxa5 18. bxa5 b6 19. axb6 Nxb6
$11) 17... Re8 18. Bd6 axb4 19. Rxa8 Nxa8 20. Bb5 Rd8 21. Be7 Re8 22. Bd6 Rd8 {
1/2-1/2 Tukmakov,V-Tal,M/Jurmala 1985/MCD (22)}) 8... Nfd7 (8... Nc6 9. Bxc4 (
9. Rd1 Qa5 10. Bxc4 Qxc5 11. Qe2 Ng4 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. O-O Ng6 14. Bb3 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Cramling,P-Hansen,S/Reykjavik 1995/CBM 47 (42)}) 9... Qa5 (9... Nd4 10.
Qd3 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 Qd4 12. Bb3 Qxc5 13. Be3 Qa5 14. O-O Bd7 15. Bd2 Bc6 16. Nd5
Qd8 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Bc2 $14 {1-0 Popov,V-Kruppa,Y/St Petersburg 1998/EXT 99
(48)}) 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Ncxe7 12. O-O Nxc3 13. bxc3 Qxc5 14. Qe4 Bd7 15.
Qxb7 Bc6 16. Qb4 Qxb4 17. cxb4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nc6 19. b5 Nxe5 20. Be2 g5 $132 {
1-0 Bukal,V-Rhodin,B/Balatonbereny 1985/MCL (41)}) ({Badly is} 8... h6 $2 9.
Bxf6 $1 (9. Bf4 Bxc5 10. Bxc4 Nc6 11. O-O Nh5 12. Rad1 Qf6 13. Bc1 Nf4 14. e5
Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Rfe1 Qb8 17. Qe4 Ng6 18. Rd3 $44 {1/2-1/2 Welin,
T-Hartman,C/Stockholm 1987/EXT 97 (22)}) 9... Bxf6 10. e5 Be7 11. Bxc4 Nd7 (
11... Bxc5 12. O-O Nc6 13. Rad1 $14 {[%csl Rc8]}) 12. c6 $1 (12. O-O Qa5 13. a3
Qxc5 14. Qe4 Rd8 15. Rac1 Qa5 16. Rfd1 a6 17. Qf4 Rb8 (17... b5 18. Nd5 Bf8 19.
Ba2 Bb7 20. Nc7 $16 {[%csl Re6][%cal Gc7e6,Ga2f7] 1/2-1/2 Pisulinski,
J-Jaworski,M/Lubniewice 1995/EXT 97 (39)}) 18. Bd3 Nc5 19. Be4 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1
b5 21. Nd4 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Qa4 23. Rc1 Bb7 24. Nd6 Bxd6 25. exd6 Rc8 26. Rxc8+
Bxc8 27. h3 Qd1+ 28. Kh2 Bd7 $11) 12... bxc6 13. O-O $14) (8... Qa5 $2 9. e5 $1
({Strong is also} 9. Bxc4 Qxc5 10. Qe2 Nc6 11. O-O Rd8 12. Rad1 Bd7 13. e5 $16
Ne8 14. Ne4 Qa5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Nfg5 {[%csl Rf7,Rh7][%cal Ge2h5]} Qxe5 17.
Nxf7 Kxf7 18. Rxd7 $1 $18 {1-0 Ibragimov,I-Arlandi,E/Geneve 1999/CBM 68 ext 
(20)}) 9... Nd5 10. Bxc4 Nxc3 (10... Bxc5 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. O-O Be6 13. a3 {
[%cal Gb2b4]} Qc7 14. Rfd1 {[%csl Rd5]} Bb6 15. Qd2 Nc6 16. Nxd5 $16 {1-0
Popov,V-Chehlov,A/St Petersburg 1998/EXT 99 (58)}) 11. O-O Qxc5 12. Qxc3 Nc6
13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. a3 Bd7 15. Rac1 $14 {-see comments to the game  1/2-1/2
Kasparov,G-Karpov,A/Sevilla 1987/MainBase (37)}) 9. Bf4 Nc6 (9... Bxc5 10. Bxc4
Nc6 11. Rd1 a6 12. e5 Be7 13. O-O Qc7 {[%cal Gb7b5]} (13... Nb4 $2 14. Qe4 Rb8
15. a3 b5 16. Bb3 Bb7 17. Qd4 Nc5 18. Qxb4 $18 {1-0 Srokowski,J-Arlt,K/GER
1994/EXT 2001 (40)}) 14. Bd3 h6 15. Rfe1 Nc5 16. Bf1 b5 17. a3 Bb7 (17... b4
18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 $16 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gf1d3]}) 18. b4 Nd7 19. Ne4 $14 {
[%cal Ge4d6]}) 10. Bxc4 Nxc5 {In the next game Black tried to play} (10... Bxc5
11. O-O-O Qe7 $5 (11... e5 $2 12. Nxe5 Ncxe5 13. Bxe5 Qg5+ 14. f4 Be3+ 15. Kb1
Bxf4 16. Bxf4 Qxf4 17. Rhf1 Qe5 18. Qb3 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gf1f7,Gb3f7]} Qe7 19.
Nd5 Qe5 $16 (19... Qxe4+ $2 20. Bd3 Qh4 21. Rf4 Qg5 22. Qb4 $16 g6 (22... f6
23. Rh4 {[%csl Rh7]} f5 24. Nc7 $18 {[%csl Ra8,Rf8,Rg5][%cal Gc7e6]}) (22...
Kh8 23. Nc7 a5 24. Qe4 f5 25. Qd4 $18 {[%csl Ra8,Rf8,Rg5][%cal Gc7e6]}) 23. Bb5
Nb6 24. Nf6+ (24. Ne7+ $2 {1-0 Brueckner,T-Koerholz,L/Wittlich 1985/GER (52)})
24... Kg7 25. Qxf8+ Kxf8 26. Nxh7+ $18)) (11... Qf6 12. Bg5 Qg6 13. h4 h6 14.
h5 Qh7 15. Bf4 $14 {[%csl Rh7]}) 12. Na4 $5 $14 {[%csl Rc5]}) 11. Rd1 Qa5 12.
a3 {[%cal Gb2b4]} ({Worth of attention} 12. O-O $5 $14) 12... Nd7 13. O-O {
[%csl Ra8,Rc8] White has development advantage and need to create threats
before Black develop his pieces of the queenside.} Nde5 (13... a6 14. Be2 $14)
14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Be2 Ng6 16. Bg3 {[%csl Rc8]} a6 17. Kh1 $1 {[%csl Rg8][%cal
Gf2f4,Gf4f5] Right plan. Pf2-f4-f5 promotion should be effective in the king
Attack.} ({Less effective was} 17. Rd3 {[%cal Gf1d1]}) 17... b5 18. f4 {
[%cal Gf4f5]} Re8 ({Badly is} 18... Bb7 19. f5 exf5 20. exf5 Nh4 21. Nd5 Bxd5
22. Rxd5 Bf6 23. Rd6 {[%csl Rf6,Rh4][%cal Gd6f6]} (23. Rf4 {[%csl Rh4][%cal
Gg3h4,Gf4h4]} Rfd8 24. Qd1 Rxd5 25. Qxd5 Rd8 26. Qe4 Qd2 27. Bf1 Qd1 $132)
23... Rac8 24. Qe4 $18 {[%csl Rh4]}) 19. f5 Nf8 20. Bh5 ({Worse is} 20. f6 $6 {
in view of} gxf6 $1 ({After} 20... Bxf6 $6 {White could win an exchange for P
by force:} 21. e5 Be7 22. Bf3 Ra7 (22... Rb8 23. Bc6 Rd8 24. Qf2 $18) 23. Bc6
Bd7 24. Qf2 {[%csl Ra7,Rf7]} Bxc6 25. Qxa7 $16) 21. e5 f5 22. Bf3 Rb8 23. Ne2
$14 {[%cal Ge2d4,Gd4c6]}) 20... Rd8 $2 $18 ({White leaves with serious
advantage in case of} 20... b4 21. axb4 Qxb4 22. e5 $1 ({Not} 22. Bxf7+ $2 Kxf7
23. fxe6+ Kg8 24. Nd5 Qb7) ({or} 22. fxe6 $6 Bxe6 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Bf6)
22... exf5 (22... g6 23. f6 Bc5 24. Bf3 Ra7 25. Ne4 Rc7 26. Qc1 {[%csl Rg8]
[%cal Gc1h6]} Nd7 27. Bf2 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gc1c7]} Bd6 28. Nxd6 Rxc1 29. Rxc1
Nxe5 30. Nxe8 Bd7 31. Bc5 $18) 23. Nd5 Qc5 24. Qxc5 Bxc5 25. b4 Be7 26. Nc7 $16
) ({More stubborn was} 20... Qb6 $1 21. Bxf7+ $1 {Neverthelless...} (21. Qb3 $6
{[%csl Rf7][%cal Gb3f7,Gh5f7]} g6 $1 (21... Rd8 $2 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. fxe6+ $18
{[%cal Gc3d5]}) 22. fxg6 (22. f6 Bc5 23. Bf3 Bb7 24. e5 Bxf3 25. Rxf3 Red8 26.
Rfd3 Rxd3 27. Rxd3 Rd8 28. Ne4 $14) 22... Nxg6 23. Bf2 Bc5 24. Na4 bxa4 25.
Qxb6 Bxb6 26. Bxb6 e5 $14) 21... Kxf7 22. fxe6+ Kg8 23. Nd5 Qb7 24. Nxe7+ Qxe7
25. Bd6 Qxe6 26. Rxf8+ (26. Bxf8 Qxe4 27. Qxe4 Rxe4 28. Rd8 Bb7 $11) 26... Rxf8
27. Bxf8 Qc4 (27... Bb7 28. Qc7 Rxf8 29. Qxb7 Qf6 {[%csl Rb2,Rf1]} 30. Qd5+ Kh8
31. Qc5 $16) 28. Qxc4+ bxc4 29. Bb4 $16) 21. Bxf7+ $1 {Decisive sacrifice.}
Kxf7 22. fxe6+ Kg8 (22... Ke8 23. Nd5 $18) 23. Nd5 {[%csl Re7]} Re8 (23... Rxd5
24. exd5 $18 {[%cal Gd5d8,Ge6e8]}) (23... Bxe6 24. Bc7 $18) 24. Bc7 (24. Qc6
Bxe6 25. Nxe7+ $18) 24... Qa4 25. Nxe7+ Kh8 ({Or} 25... Rxe7 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27.
Rd8+ Re8 28. Qf2+ $18) 26. b3 Qxa3 27. Bd6 Qa5 28. Nc6 Qb6 29. Rxf8+ Rxf8 30.
Bxf8 Bxe6 31. Bxg7+ Kxg7 32. Qc3+ 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 25th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1997.07.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1997.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj Ivanchuk} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4
O-O 7. Rc1 dxc4 8. e3 c5 9. Bxc4 cxd4 (9... Nc6 10. dxc5 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 Bxc5
12. O-O $14) 10. Nxd4 Bd7 (10... Nd5 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. O-O Nbc6 13. Ndb5 Qa5
14. a3 Ne5 (14... Rd8 15. Qh5 $14) 15. Be2 a6 16. b4 Qd8 17. Nd6 $14 {1-0
Rivas Pastor,M-Donner,J/Marbella zt B 1982 (31)}) (10... a6 11. O-O b5 (11...
e5 12. Nf3 Qxd1 13. Rfxd1 Nc6 14. h3 $14 {1-0 Stean,M-Burger,K/Beer Sheva 1982
(19)}) 12. Be2 Bb7 13. Bf3 $1 $14 {1-0 Uhlmann,W-Lputian,S/Berlin 1982 (34)})
11. Bg3 (11. Be2 Nc6 12. Nb3 Nd5 13. Bxe7 Ncxe7 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Qd4 Bc6 16.
Bf3 Ne7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kortschnoj,V-Karpov,A/Wch30-Merano 1981 (23)}) 11... a6 {
11...Sc6 12.Sdb5 a6 13.Sd6 b5 14.Ld3+/=} (11... Nc6 $1 12. Nb3 (12. Ndb5 {
Kortschnoj} a6 13. Nd6 b5 14. Bd3 $14 (14. Be2 Qb6 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Van
der Sterren,P/Lost Boys Crown, Antwerp BEL 1997 (55)})) 12... Na5 13. Be2 Rc8
14. O-O Nc4 15. Qc2 b5 16. Rfd1 b4 17. Nb5 $4 (17. Nb1 Nd6 $11) 17... Nd6 $4 (
17... Nxe3 18. Qxc8 Qxc8 19. Rxc8 Nxd1 $1 $17) 18. Qb1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Ornstein,
A-Schussler,H/SVE-ch Malmo 1986 (30)}) 12. e4 (12. O-O Nc6 13. Nb3 b5 14. Be2
Qb6 15. a4 b4 16. Ne4 Rfd8 17. a5 Qa7 18. Bf3 Be8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sorin,
A-Glimbrant,T/Ibercaja op 1992 (46)}) 12... Nc6 13. Nb3 (13. O-O Nxd4 14. Qxd4
Bc6 $10) 13... b5 (13... Qb6 14. e5 Nh7 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Qe2 Be8 17. Kh1 Nd4
18. Nxd4 Rxd4 19. f3 Qd8 20. Rcd1 Bc6 21. Bd3 {Karpov,A-Beliavsky,A/Dortmund
1995/CBM 48/1-0 (60)}) 14. Bd3 {+/= Kortschnoj} (14. Be2 {Ivanchuk} b4 $6 (
14... e5 $1 15. Bf3 Be6 16. Nd5 Nb4 $5 17. Bxe5 Nbxd5 18. exd5 Bb4+ 19. Kf1
Bxd5 20. Bxd5 (20. Bxf6 Bc4+ $1 21. Kg1 Qxf6 22. Bxa8 Rxa8 $44) 20... Nxd5 21.
Qd4 f6) 15. Nd5 $1 (15. e5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 bxc3 $11) 15... Nxe4 (15... exd5 16.
exd5 $16) 16. Bc7 $1 $16) 14... b4 (14... Qb6 15. e5 Nd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. O-O
$14) (14... e5 $5 15. O-O (15. Nd5 Nxd5 (15... Nb4 $1 {Ivanchuk} 16. Nxe7+ $6 (
16. Nxf6+ $11) 16... Qxe7 17. a3 Nxd3+ 18. Qxd3 b4 $1 {/\ Bd7-b5}) 16. exd5 Nb4
$15) 15... Be6 $11 (15... Be6 16. Bh4 (16. Nxb5 $2 Nb4 $1) 16... Rc8 $11)) (
14... Be8 $5 {Ivanchuk}) 15. Na4 (15. Ne2 {Kortschnoj} Nh5 $11) 15... Ne5 16.
Bxe5 Bxa4 $11 17. Qe2 (17. O-O Rc8 (17... Bd6 {Ivanchuk} 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Qe2
Nd7 20. Rfd1 Rfd8 $11) 18. Rxc8 Qxc8 19. Qe2 Bxb3 20. axb3 Qc5 $11) 17... Qb6
$2 (17... Bxb3 18. axb3 Qa5 19. f4 (19. Bf4 e5 20. Be3 Rfc8 (20... Qa2 21. Bc4
$14) 21. O-O Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Qa2 23. Qc2 Ng4 $11) 19... Qb6 (19... Nd7 20. Bd4
Nc5 21. Bc4 Rfd8 22. Rd1 Rd7 23. O-O Rad8 24. Qe3 Qb6 $11) 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. e5
$11) (17... Bb5 {Kortschnoj} 18. Bxb5 axb5 19. O-O $1 (19. Nd4 b3 20. Nc6 bxa2
$1) (19. Qxb5 {Kortschnoj} Nxe4 $11) (19. Ra1 Ra6 (19... Qb6 $5) 20. Qxb5 Qa8
21. f3 Rxa2 22. O-O $14) 19... Rxa2 20. Nd4 $16) 18. Bd4 Qb8 19. e5 $1 $14 Nd5
(19... Nd7 20. Qe4 (20. Be4 Bg5 $1 (20... Bb5 21. Qe3 $16) 21. Rd1 Bb5 (21...
Bxb3 22. axb3 $18) 22. Qh5 Nxe5 $15) 20... g6 21. h4 Rc8 22. h5 Bxb3 23. Rxc8+
Qxc8 24. axb3 Qc1+ 25. Ke2 Qxh1 26. Qxa8+ $16) 20. Qe4 g6 $8 21. h4 (21. Nc5 {
Ivanchuk} Rc8 22. O-O Bxc5 23. Rxc5 Rxc5 24. Bxc5 Bb5 $11) 21... Rc8 (21...
Bxb3 22. axb3 Rc8 23. Ra1 $1 $16) (21... Bb5 $5 {Ivanchuk}) (21... h5 $2 {
Kortschnoj} 22. g4 $1) 22. Kd2 $5 (22. O-O Rxc1 (22... Bxb3 23. axb3 Rxc1 24.
Rxc1 Qd8 25. h5 Bg5 26. Rc4 $16) 23. Rxc1 Qe8 24. Nc5 Bb5 25. h5 Bxd3 26. Nxd3
gxh5 27. Qf3 Qb5 28. Nf4 $14) (22. Rd1 $142 $1 {Ivanchuk} Bc6 (22... h5 23. g4
Bc6 24. Na5 $1 (24. gxh5 Nf6 $1 25. exf6 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Bxf6 $1 27. Bxf6 Qf4 28.
Bxa8 Qxf6 $13) 24... Ba4 25. gxh5 Bxd1 26. Kxd1 $40) (22... Bxb3 $142 23. axb3
Bc5 24. h5 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 g5 26. g3 $14) 23. h5 $1 Nc3 24. Qg4 Nxd1 25. hxg6 $40
) 22... Bb5 (22... Rxc1 23. Kxc1 Qc7+ 24. Kb1 $14) 23. Bb1 $1 (23. Rxc8+ $2
Qxc8 24. h5 Bxd3 25. Qxd3 (25. Kxd3 g5 26. Rc1 Qb7 27. Kd2 Qb5 $17) 25... Nf4
26. Qe4 Nxh5 $17) 23... Rxc1 (23... Bc6 24. Qg4 (24. h5 $1 Bg5+ 25. Ke1 $1 Bxc1
26. hxg6 Bg5 27. gxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Bg6 Be8 30. Bc5+ $1 (30. Rxh6 Bxh6
31. Qxh6+ Ke7 32. Qh4+ Kd7 33. Nc5+ Rxc5 $19) 30... Rxc5 31. Qh8+ Ke7 32. Qg7+
Kd8 33. Nxc5 Nf4 (33... Ne7 34. Nxe6+ Kd7 35. Nxg5 Bxg6 (35... hxg5 36. Rh7 Qd8
37. Bf5+ $18) 36. Rxh6 Qe8 37. e6+ $16) 34. Nb7+ Kc8 35. Nd6+ Kd8 36. Bxe8 Qc7
37. Qxc7+ Kxc7 38. Bf7 (38. g3 Nd3+ 39. Ke2 Nxe5 $11) 38... Nd3+ 39. Ke2 Nxe5
40. Rd1 Be7 41. Ne8+ Kb6 42. Bh5 $14) 24... h5 25. Qg3 Be8 26. Be4 Qb5 $15) (
23... Rd8 {Ivanchuk} 24. Rhd1 {/\ Kd2-e1}) (23... a5 $1 {Ivanchuk} 24. g3 (24.
Rxc8+ Qxc8 25. Rc1 Qd8 26. Ke1 $5 (26. g3 a4 27. Nc5 Nc3 $1) 26... Bxh4 27. Nc5
$1 Rc8 $140 28. Rd1 Qe7 29. Nxe6 $1 $14) 24... a4 25. h5 (25. Nc5 Nc3 $1 $17)
25... axb3 26. hxg6 Rxc1 27. gxf7+ Kf8 $17) 24. Rxc1 Qd8 25. g3 (25. h5 Bg5+
$19) 25... Bf8 (25... h5 $142 {Ivanchuk}) 26. Ke1 (26. f4 h5 27. Ke1) 26... h5
27. Bc5 Rc8 (27... Bg7 28. f4 $14) (27... Bh6 $5 {Ivanchuk} 28. f4 (28. Rd1 Rc8
29. Bd6 $16) 28... Rc8 29. Bxb4 $2 Rxc1+ 30. Nxc1 Qb6 $132) 28. Bxf8 Rxc1+ 29.
Nxc1 Qxf8 30. Qd4 $14 Qb8 31. Nb3 (31. Be4 Qc7 32. Kd2 Nb6 33. f4 Nc4+ 34. Kd1
$14) 31... Qc7 (31... Ne7 {Ivanchuk} 32. Nc5 Nf5 $14 (32... Nc6 $2 33. Qd6 $1
$16)) 32. f4 a5 $6 {><a5} (32... Kf8 33. Qc5+ Qxc5 34. Nxc5 Ne3 35. Be4 $14)
33. Qc5 $1 $16 Qxc5 (33... Qb7 {Ivanchuk} 34. Be4 $16 (34. Nxa5 Qa6 $132)) 34.
Nxc5 Ne3 35. Be4 Kf8 36. Bf3 $1 Ke7 (36... a4 37. Kf2 Nf5 (37... Ng4+ 38. Bxg4
hxg4 39. Ke3 Ke7 40. Kd4 $18) (37... Nc4 38. Be2 $18) 38. Be4 Nd4 39. Nd3 (39.
Ke3 Ne2) 39... Bc6 (39... Bxd3 40. Bxd3 $16) 40. Bxc6 Nxc6 41. Nc5 a3 42. bxa3
bxa3 43. Nd3 Nd4 44. Ke3 $14) 37. Kf2 Nf5 38. Be4 (38. Nb7 {Ivanchuk} a4 39. a3
$1 $18 {><a4}) 38... Nd4 39. Nb7 (39. a3 $1 {Ivanchuk}) 39... a4 (39... Bc6 $1
{Ivanchuk} 40. Bxc6 (40. Ke3 Bxb7 $11) 40... Nxc6 41. Ke3 f6 $1 42. Ke4 $14)
40. Nd6 Ba6 41. a3 $5 {><a4} (41. Ke3 Ne2 42. Bc6 a3 43. bxa3 bxa3 44. Be8 Nxg3
45. Bxf7 Nf5+ 46. Nxf5+ gxf5 47. Bxh5 Bc4 $11) 41... bxa3 (41... b3 42. Bg2 (
42. Bb7 Bxb7 43. Nxb7 Nc2 44. Nc5 Nxa3 45. Nxa4 Nc4 46. Ke2 f6 47. Kd3 (47.
exf6+ Kxf6 48. Kd3 Nd6 49. Nc5 Kf5 50. Nxb3 Kg4 51. Nc5 Kxg3 52. Nxe6 Kxh4 $11)
47... Na5 48. Nc5 fxe5 49. fxe5 Nc6 50. Ke4 Na5 51. Kf4 Nc4 52. Nxb3 Nxb2 53.
Kg5 Kf7 54. Nc5 Nc4 55. Nxe6 Kxe6 56. Kxg6 Nxe5+ 57. Kxh5 Kf5 $11) 42... f6 43.
Be4 f5 44. Bg2 Nc2 45. Bc6 Nxa3 46. Bxa4 Nc4 47. Nxc4 Bxc4 48. Ke3 $18) 42.
bxa3 f6 $2 (42... f5 43. Ke3 Ne2 44. Bc6 Nxg3 45. Bxa4 Nf1+ 46. Kd4 Nd2 47. Bd1
$16) (42... Ne2 {Ivanchuk} 43. Bb7 $1 Bxb7 44. Kxe2 $18) (42... Kf8 {Kortschnoj
} 43. Ke3 Ne2 44. Bb7 Bxb7 45. Kxe2 Bc6 46. Kd3 Ke7 47. Kc4 f6 48. Kb4 fxe5 49.
fxe5 g5 50. Nb5 $18) 43. Ke3 Ne2 44. Bxg6 Nxg3 (44... fxe5 {Kortschnoj} 45.
fxe5 Nxg3 46. Bc2 Nf1+ 47. Kf4 Nd2 48. Bxa4 Nb1 49. Bb5 $18) 45. Ne4 Nf1+ (
45... Nxe4 46. Bxe4 $18) 46. Kf2 f5 (46... fxe5 47. fxe5 Bd3 48. Bxh5 Bxe4 49.
Kxf1 $18) 47. Nc5 Bc4 48. Nxa4 Nd2 49. Nc5 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup9"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Iskusnyh, Sergei"]
[Black "Kharitonov, Andrei Y"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1997.06.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 (6... c5 $1 7.
dxc5 dxc4 8. e4 Qa5 $10) 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Rd1 (8. e4 $5 dxe4 9. Qxe4 c5 10.
O-O-O Qa5 11. Bd3 Rd8 12. Qh7+ Kf8 13. Ne4 cxd4 14. Nxf6 $16 {Trifunovic,
P-Rossetto,H/Mar del Plata/1950/}) (8. O-O-O c5 (8... c6 9. e4 dxc4 (9... dxe4
10. Nxe4 Nd7 11. Nxf6+ Nxf6 12. Kb1 b6 13. Be2 Bb7 14. Rhe1 Qc7 15. Ne5 c5 {
1/2-1/2 Kalinichev,S-Tsarev,V/URS-chT Podolsk 1990}) 10. Bxc4 (10. h4 b5 11. e5
Be7 12. Ne4 Nd7 13. g4 f5 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. Neg5 Qd5 16. Bg2 hxg5 17. hxg5 Qe4
18. gxf6 Qxc2+ 19. Kxc2 gxf6 20. Rh6 Rf7 21. Rdh1 Rg7 22. g5 Kf7 23. R1h4 e5
24. dxe5 Bf5+ 25. Kc1 fxg5 26. e6+ Bxe6 27. Ne5+ Kf8 28. Rd4 Bc5 29. Rd2 Re7
30. Nxc6 Ree8 31. Nd4 Bxd4 32. Rxd4 Rab8 33. Bc6 Re7 34. Rh8+ Bg8 35. Kd2 Kg7
36. Rh5 Kg6 37. Rh1 Kf5 38. Rh6 Re6 39. Bd7 Ke5 40. Bxe6 Kxd4 41. Rh8 Rf8 {
1/2-1/2 Rust Lux,K-Heinsohn,T/RLNS 1989}) 10... b5 (10... Nd7 11. e5 Be7 12.
Qe4 Re8 13. h4 Nf8 14. Rh3 Bd7 15. Rg3 b5 16. Qg4 g6 17. Bd3 $16 {1-0 Libeau,
R-Olesen,M/Copenhagen 1995 (26)}) 11. Be2 Qb6 12. g4 Rd8 13. e5 Be7 14. g5 hxg5
15. Rhg1 Nd7 16. Nxg5 Nf8 17. Qe4 Bd7 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. Rxg7+ Kxg7 20. Rg1+ {
1-0 Eingorn,V-Pandavos,E/EU-chT Haifa 1989}) 9. dxc5 d4 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. e3
Bxe3+ 12. fxe3 Qg5 13. Qe4 Qxc5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Goldin,A-Pigusov,E/RUS-ch Elista
1996 (22)}) 8... c6 (8... c5 9. dxc5 (9. cxd5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 exd5 11. e3 Nc6 12.
Be2 Nxd4 13. exd4 Be6 $11 {0-1 Bosboom,M-Van Der Sterren,P/Nederland tt 1996 
(38)}) 9... Qa5 10. cxd5 (10. e3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Qxc5 12. Ne4 Qb4+ 13. Rd2 Bxb2
14. O-O $44 {0-1 Romanishin,O-Stojanovic,M/II Open, Ubeda ESP 1997 (30)}) 10...
exd5 11. Qd2 (11. Rxd5 Na6 12. a3 Be6 13. Rd2 Nxc5 $44) (11. Nd4 Qxc5 12. e3
Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bd3 $13) 11... Be6 (11... Bxc3 12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13. bxc3
Na6 $1 (13... Be6 $6 14. Nd4 $14 (14. e3 Nd7 $10)) 14. e3 Nxc5 15. Rxd5 b6 (
15... Ne4 $2 16. c4 $1 Be6 17. Rd4 Nc3 18. a3 $16) 16. Rd4 (16. c4 Ba6 $44)
16... Bb7 (16... Be6 $5 17. c4 Rfc8 18. Be2 Nb7 19. Nd2 Na5 $44) 17. Bc4 Rac8
18. O-O (18. Ne5 $2 {1/2-1/2 San Segundo,P-van der Sterren,P/Linares (zt) 1995
(40)}) 18... Ne4 19. Ne5 $1 $14) 12. Nxd5 Qxd2+ 13. Rxd2 Bxd5 14. Rxd5 Bxb2 15.
e3 Bc3+ 16. Kd1 Nc6 17. Bc4 Na5 $44 {Mikhalchishin,A-Yusupov,A/URS-FL
Ashkhabad/1978/1/2-1/2/27/}) (8... dxc4 9. e4 c5 10. e5 Be7 11. Bxc4 cxd4 12.
Rxd4 Qc7 13. Qe4 Nc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Drasko,M-Jasnikowski,Z/Polanica Zdroj 1988 
(27)}) (8... Nc6 9. e3 b6 10. a3 Bb7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Be2 Re8 13. O-O a6 14.
Ne1 Ne7 15. Nd3 Qd6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Romanishin,O-Arlandi,E/Reggio Emilia 1994 (27)
}) (8... g6 9. e3 c6 10. Bd3 dxc4 $6 (10... Nd7 $5) 11. Bxc4 Nd7 12. h4 Qe7 13.
a3 $1 $14 {1-0 Kramnik,V-Short,N/Dortmund 1995 (24)}) 9. e3 (9. e4 dxe4 (9...
b6 10. Bd3 dxe4 11. Bxe4 Bb7 12. O-O Nd7 13. b4 Qc7 14. Rfe1 Rfd8 15. a3 a5 16.
Qb3 $14 {Romanishin,O-Tarjan,J/Hastings/1976/1:0/36/}) 10. Qxe4 Qb6 11. Bd3 g6
12. Rd2 Nd7 13. O-O $1 $14 (13. h4 $5 Bg7 $13) (13. Qe3 $6 {1-0 Ornstein,
A-Forintos,G/Eksjo 1981 (37)})) 9... Nd7 10. a3 $146 (10. Bd3 Qe7 11. O-O dxc4
12. Bxc4 Nb6 13. Ne4 Nd7 (13... Nxc4 14. Qxc4 $14) 14. Bb3 g6 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6
16. e4 e5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. f4 $14 {1-0 Ibragimov,I-Ciric,D/
Biel-op MTO 1995 (48)}) 10... a6 11. Bd3 b5 $5 12. cxd5 (12. c5 e5 $5 $15)
12... cxd5 13. e4 $6 (13. O-O Bb7 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. b4 Nb6 16. Qb3 Nc4 17. a4 Qd7
$11) 13... dxe4 14. Bxe4 Rb8 15. O-O (15. d5 Bxc3+ 16. Qxc3 exd5 (16... Nf6 17.
dxe6 Qe7 $15) 17. Bxd5 (17. Rxd5 Bb7 18. Rd4 Re8 $17) 17... Re8+ 18. Kf1 Bb7
$15) 15... Nb6 (15... Bb7 16. Bxb7 Rxb7 17. d5 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 exd5 $11 (18...
Rc7 19. Qa5 $14)) 16. Qe2 $6 (16. d5 $1 Bxc3 $6 (16... exd5 17. Nxd5 Bb7 (17...
Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Qb6 $11) 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 $11) 17. dxe6 $14) 16...
Bb7 $15 {[%csl Rd4]} 17. Bb1 $5 (17. Ne5 Nd5 $15) 17... Rc8 $5 (17... Bxf3 $6
18. Qxf3 Nc4 19. Qe2 (19. b4 Nxa3 20. Ne4 Nxb1 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Qxf6 gxf6 23.
Rxb1 Rfd8 $17) (19. Ne4 Nxb2 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $17) 19... Rc8 (19... g6 20. d5
exd5 (20... Bxc3 21. dxe6 Qf6 22. exf7+ Rxf7 23. bxc3 $14) 21. Rxd5 Qc7 $15)
20. d5 Nxb2 21. Qxb2 Rxc3 22. dxe6 $11) 18. Ne5 $5 (18. Ne4 $1 Be7 $15 (18...
Nc4 $2 19. Ne5 $1 Bxe5 (19... Bxe4 $2 20. Qxe4 g6 21. Nxg6 fxg6 22. Qxg6+ Bg7
23. Qxe6+ Kh8 24. Qg6 Kg8 25. Qh7+ Kf7 26. Bg6+ Kf6 27. Bh5 $18) 20. dxe5 Bd5
21. Nc3 $14)) 18... Qe7 19. Rd3 $5 (19. Ne4 $15) 19... Rfd8 20. Ne4 (20. Rdd1
Nc4 21. Qc2 g6 22. Ng4 Bxd4 23. Nxh6+ Kg7 24. Ng4 Nxa3 $19) 20... Bxe5 $1 (
20... Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Qd6 22. Ng4 $132) (20... Nc4 $5 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Rfd1 Qh4
23. f3 (23. Rh3 Qf4 $17) 23... Rd6 $15) 21. dxe5 Nc4 22. Rg3 $6 (22. f4 Rxd3
23. Bxd3 Qd8 $1 24. Nf2 (24. b4 Qd4+ 25. Kh1 Ne3 $19) (24. Bxc4 $8 Qd4+ 25. Kh1
Bxe4 (25... Rxc4 $2 26. Nd6 Rc7 $11) 26. Bb3 $15) 24... Qd4 25. Bxc4 Rxc4 $17)
22... Nxe5 $17 23. b4 (23. Re1 Qh4 $17 (23... Nd7 $17)) 23... Nd7 24. Qe3 (24.
Qh5 Kh8 25. Ng5 Rf8 $17) 24... f5 25. Nc3 (25. Nd2 Qf6 26. f4 Bd5 $17) 25...
Qf6 26. Qa7 (26. f4 $142 $5 Nf8 $17) 26... Rc7 27. Ne2 (27. Rd3 Rdc8 $19 (27...
Rxc3 28. Rxc3 Qxc3 29. Qxb7 Qc8 $17)) 27... Nf8 28. Qb6 (28. Rd3 Rxd3 29. Bxd3
e5 $17) 28... Rcd7 29. Nf4 (29. Rc3 $17) 29... Qd4 30. Qxd4 Rxd4 31. Nd3 $2 (
31. Rd3 e5 32. Rfd1 (32. Rxd4 Rxd4 33. Nd3 Nd7 $17)) 31... Be4 $1 (31... f4 32.
Rh3 f3 33. Ne1 fxg2 34. Nxg2 $17) 0-1

[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.12.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Itkis, Boris"]
[Black "Negulescu, Adrian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 16416]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 c6 7.
Qc2 a6 8. cxd5 (8. Rd1 {-Theory}) 8... cxd5 (8... exd5 9. Bd3 h6 (9... Bd6 10.
g4 (10. O-O $14) (10. O-O-O $5 $14) 10... Qc7 11. h3 $14 (11. Bh4 h6 12. O-O-O
g5 13. Bg3 Nxg4 $15 {1-0 Crombleholme,A-Marshall,I/cr-BPCF op sf 1986 (29)})) (
9... Nf8 10. Ne5 Ne6 11. Bh4 Nd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nxd7 Bxd7 14. O-O g6 15. b4
O-O 16. Rab1 b5 17. a4 $14 {1-0 Leveille,F-Fraser,M/Quebec inv 1989 (33)}) 10.
Bf4 O-O (10... b5 11. h3 Bb7 12. Rd1 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. O-O $14 {1-0 Kret,
T-Frilles,R/Closed, Toronto CAN 1997 (37)}) 11. h3 Re8 12. O-O Nf8 13. Rab1 $14
(13. Bh2 Bd6 14. Ne5 N6d7 15. f4 f6 $17 {1-0 Tartakover,S-Romih,M/Spa 1926 (42)
})) (8... Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Be2 (10. Bc4 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 O-O 12. O-O c5 $14 (
12... b5 $6 13. Be2 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 $14 (14... Qxc5 $2 $16 15. Qxc5 Nxc5 16.
Rac1 Na4 17. Rc7 (17. b3 Nb6 18. Rfd1 $14) 17... Rb8 (17... Nxb2 18. Ne5 $16 {
[%csl Ra8][%cal Ye2f3]}) 18. Ne5 Bb7 (18... Rb7 19. Rfc1 Rxc7 20. Rxc7 Nxb2 21.
Nc6 $18) 19. Nd7 $18 {1-0 Ojanen,K-Pastuhoff,O/Suomenmestaruus Helsinki 1957 
(22)}))) 10... O-O 11. O-O Rd8 12. Rfd1 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 c5 14. Rac1 cxd4 15. Nxd4
Nf6 16. Qa5 Nd5 17. e4 Nf4 18. Bf1 $14 (18. Rc7 $4 Nxe2+ (18... Qd6 $4 19. Bf3
b6 20. Qc3 Qe5 21. Nf5 $1 (21. Rc1 $4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Gomez,E-Nicolas/Madrid 1943
(68)}) 21... Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 Qxc3 23. Ne7+ Kf8 24. bxc3 $18) 19. Kf1 Qh4 20. g3
Nxg3+ 21. fxg3 Qf6+ 22. Kg1 Rxd4 $19)) 9. Bd3 b5 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rfc1 O-O 12.
a4 $6 $11 {White has Advantage because Bd3 is better than Bb7, development and
maybe line "c".} (12. a3 $14) (12. Qb3 $5 $14) 12... b4 (12... bxa4 13. Qxa4
$14) 13. Na2 Rc8 14. Qe2 Qa5 15. Ne5 ({after} 15. b3 {[%csl Ra2] Na2 can't go
to b3...}) 15... Bd6 16. f4 (16. Bf4 Be7 $11) 16... Rc7 $2 $16 {This bad move
gives to White line "c" and advantage} (16... Qxa4 $5 17. Nc3 Qxa1 18. Rxa1
bxc3 19. bxc3 Rxc3 20. Qb2 Rc7 21. Bxf6 (21. Qb1 h6 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Qb6 Rd8
24. h3 $14) 21... Nxf6 22. Qb6 Rd8 23. h3 $14) (16... Rxc1+ $1 17. Nxc1 (17.
Rxc1 Qxa4 $17) 17... Rc8 18. Nb3 Qb6 19. a5 Qa7 $11) 17. Rxc7 Bxc7 18. Nxd7
Nxd7 19. Be7 {[%csl Rb4,Rf8]} Re8 20. Bxb4 Qxa4 21. Bc2 {[%csl Ra4]} (21. b3 $5
Qc6 (21... Qxb3 22. Rc1 $1 Rc8 23. Bc2 $1 $18 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Gc2h7]}) 22. Rc1
Qb6 23. Bxh7+ (23. Qc2 Rc8 24. Bc5 Nxc5 25. dxc5 Qc6 26. Bxh7+ Kf8 27. Bd3 $16)
23... Kxh7 24. Qc2+ Kg8 25. Qxc7 Qb5 26. Qc2 Rc8 27. Bc5 $16) 21... Qc6 $2 $18
(21... Qb5 $142 22. Qxb5 (22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Qc2+ Kg8 24. Qxc7 Rc8 25. Qa5 Qe2
26. Re1 Qxb2 27. Bc3 Qc2 $132) 22... axb5 23. Nc3 Bc6 24. Bd3 Rb8 25. Ra7 Bb6
26. Ra6 Bb7 27. Ra1 $16 {[%csl Rb5]}) 22. Rc1 Qb6 23. Ba4 (23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 24.
Qc2+ Kg8 25. Qxc7 Qb5 26. Qc2 $16) 23... Rd8 (23... Bc8 24. Qc2 $18 {[%csl Rc7,
Rc8]}) 24. Be7 Re8 25. Bc5 Nxc5 26. dxc5 Qa5 27. Qc2 $1 {[%csl Ra5,Re8][%cal
Gb2b4]} 1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 34th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1997.08.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1997.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
b6 9. Rc1 (9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rfd1 (10. Rad1 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nd5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. e4
Nxc3 14. bxc3 c5 15. Rfe1 cxd4 16. cxd4 Rac8 17. Bd3 Rfd8 18. Qd2 (18. h4 $5)
18... Qa3 $132 {Adams,M-Tiviakov,S/Wijk op 1995/CBM 46/0-1 (105)}) 10... dxc4
11. Bxc4 Nd5 12. Ne4 $5 Bxg5 13. Nexg5 h6 14. Ne4 Qe7 15. Rac1 Rfc8 16. Ne5 (
16. Ng3 $5 c5 17. e4 Nf4 18. Qe3 Qf6 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. b4 Na4 21. Qb3 Nb2 22.
e5 Nh3+ 23. Kf1 Qf4 24. Ne2 Qf5 25. Qxb2 Bxf3 26. gxh3 Qxh3+ 27. Ke1 Qxh2 28.
Qd4 $14) 16... a5 17. Qh5 N7f6 18. Nxf6+ Nxf6 19. Qh4 $11 {1-0 Rustemov,
A-Tiviakov,S/RUS-ch Elista 1996 (39)} Rc7 $11 {[%cal Gc6c5]} (19... Qd6 $11 {
[%cal Gc6c5]}) (19... c5 20. dxc5 Rxc5 (20... Qxc5 21. Nxf7 $1 $16) 21. Rd7 $1
$16)) 9... Bb7 10. Qe2 (10. Qd2 h6 11. Bh4 Nh7 $6 (11... dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd5 13.
Bxe7 Qxe7 14. e4 Nxc3 15. bxc3 c5 $132) 12. Bg3 f5 13. cxd5 exd5 (13... cxd5
14. Nb5 $16) 14. Qc2 g6 15. Ne2 Ng5 16. Nf4 (16. Nxg5 hxg5 (16... Bxg5 17. Nf4
Qf6 18. Nh3 $14) 17. Rfd1 $14) 16... Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Rf6 18. e4 $14 {1-0
Gervais,C-Itaas,S/Erevan olw 1996/EXT 96ch2 (33)}) (10. h3 Rc8 11. b3 Bd6 12.
cxd5 exd5 13. Re1 a6 14. Qe2 h6 15. Bh4 $14 {1-0 Callychurn,J-Craggs,M/Dubai
olm 1986/TD 86\02 (42)}) (10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bf5 Re8 12. Qc2 g6 13. Bh3 Ne4 14.
Bxe7 (14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nd2 (16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. Ne5 Qe6 18. b4 (
18. Nxc6 $2 Rac8 $19) 18... Rac8 $132) 16... f5 $132) 14... Qxe7 15. Bxd7 Qxd7
16. Ne5 Qe6 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Nc4 Qd5 $11 {Luik,H-Vester/Lyngby op 1988/TD
88\05/1/2-1/2 (44)}) 10... c5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxe7 Nxc3 $4 (12... Qxe7 13.
Rfd1 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Rac8 15. e4 Rfd8 $132) (12... Nxe7 13. Ne4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 e5
15. Nb5 Bc6 16. Nbd6 $14) 13. Bxh7+ $1 $18 Kh8 (13... Kxh7 14. Qd3+ (14. Qc2+
Be4 15. Ng5+ Kg8 16. Nxe4 Qxe7 17. Qxc3 $18 (17. bxc3 $18)) 14... Be4 15. Ng5+
Kg8 16. Nxe4 Qxe7 17. bxc3 $18 (17. Qxc3 $18)) 14. Rxc3 $8 Qxe7 $8 15. Bb1 $6 (
15. Bc2 $1 Rfd8 (15... g6 16. e4 $18) 16. Ne5 $18) 15... g6 16. e4 Kg7 17. Rfc1
(17. h4 $5) 17... Rac8 18. dxc5 (18. Bd3 Rh8 19. Ba6 $18) 18... Nxc5 19. h4 $6
(19. b4 Nd7 20. Rxc8 (20. a3 Rxc3 21. Rxc3 Nf6 22. Bc2 Rd8 23. Ne1 e5 24. f3
Nh5 25. Qe3 Nf4 26. Nd3 $16) 20... Rxc8 21. Rxc8 Bxc8 22. Qc4 Bb7 23. Bc2 Nf6
24. Kf1 $18) 19... a5 $16 20. h5 $5 (20. a3 $5 e5 (20... a4 21. Qb5 Qd6 22. e5
Qd8 23. g3 Rh8 24. Qe2 $18) 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Nd7 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rxc8
Bxc8 25. Qc4 Bb7 26. Qc7 Ba6 27. Nxe5 Qxe5 (27... Qxb4 28. Nxd7 Qxb1+ 29. Kh2
$18) 28. Qxd7 Qb2 29. Bd3 Bxd3 30. Qxd3 Qxb4 31. Kf1 $16) 20... e5 $1 (20...
gxh5 21. Ne5 Qh4 22. Rg3+ Kf6 23. Rh3 Qg5 24. f4 Qg7 25. b4 $1 $18) 21. hxg6
fxg6 22. Qe3 (22. a3 $5) 22... Rh8 23. Qg5 Qxg5 24. Nxg5 Kf6 25. Nf3 Rc7 26.
Nh2 $4 (26. Ne1 Rch7 27. f3 $16) 26... Rch7 $132 27. Ng4+ Kg5 28. f3 Bxe4 29.
Kf2 (29. Rxc5 $2 bxc5 30. Bxe4 Rh1+ $19) 29... Bxb1 30. Rxb1 e4 31. Kg3 (31.
Rd1 Rf7 32. Rd5+ Rf5 33. Ne3 Rxd5 34. Nxd5 exf3 35. Kxf3 Rf8+ $11) 31... exf3
$2 (31... Rd8 32. Re1 Re7 $11) 32. Re1 $1 Rf8 (32... Nd7 33. Rd1 Rf8 34. gxf3
$16 {[%csl Rg5]}) 33. gxf3 Rf5 34. Re2 $2 (34. Ne3 $1 Rff7 (34... Re7 35. Rh1
Rff7 36. Nd5 $16) 35. Nd5 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gf3f4]} Nd7 36. Rc6 b5 37. f4+ Kh6
$8 38. Rh1+ Kg7 39. Rxh7+ Kxh7 40. Ra6 a4 41. Ra5 $16) 34... Rd7 $11 35. b3 (
35. Ne5 Rd4 36. Nc4 Na4 $11) 35... Rd3 36. Rxd3 Nxd3 37. Re3 (37. Re4 b5 38. a3
$11 (38. a4 $6 b4 39. Ne3 Rc5 40. Rc4 (40. f4+ Kf6 41. Nc4 Nc1 42. Re3 Nxb3 43.
Nb6 (43. Ne5 Rc3 $19) (43. Nd6 Rd5 44. Ne8+ Kf7 45. Nc7 Rd7 $19) 43... Kg7 $3
44. Rxb3 Rc3+ 45. Rxc3 bxc3 $19) 40... Kf6 41. f4 $11)) 37... Nf4 38. a4 (38.
Ne5 $11) 38... Rc5 39. Re4 Nh5+ 40. Kf2 Nf6 41. Nxf6 Kxf6 42. b4 Rc2+ 43. Ke3
Rc3+ 44. Ke2 Ra3 45. bxa5 bxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Katrineholm"]
[Site "Katrineholm"]
[Date "1999.05.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 16384]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 (3. d4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Nc3 d5 6.
Bg5 O-O 7. Qc2 h6 (7... Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. g3 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 c6 11. Bg2) 8.
Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Rd1 c5 10. dxc5 Qa5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Qd2 (12. Rxd5 Be6 (12... Na6
13. Rd2 Be6 14. Ne4 Be7 15. e3 Nxc5 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. a3 Bb6 18. Be2 Rac8 19.
Qd1 (19. Qb1 Rfd8) 19... Rfd8 20. h3 (20. O-O Rxd2 21. Qxd2 Qxd2 22. Nxd2 Rc2
23. Rd1 Rxb2 $17) 20... Bd5 $1 21. Rg1 (21. O-O Bxf3 $19) (21. b4 Qxa3 22. Rxd5
Rxd5 23. Qxd5 Rd8 $19) 21... Be4 22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. b4 Qxa3 24. Rxd4 Rf8 $3 $19 {
[%csl Rd1][%cal Gc8c1]}) 13. Rd2 Na6) 12... Be6 13. Nxd5 Qxd2+ 14. Rxd2 Bxd5
15. Rxd5 Bxb2 16. e3 Bc3+ 17. Kd1 Nc6 18. Bc4 Na5 19. Rd3 Bb4 20. Bd5 Rac8 21.
Ne5 Rc7 22. Ke2 Bxc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Mikhalchishin,A-Yusupov,A/URS-FL Ashkhabad
1978/[MClas 03] (27)}) 3... d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Qc2 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8.
Rd1 c5 9. dxc5 (9. cxd5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 exd5 11. e3 Nc6 12. Be2 Nxd4 13. exd4 Be6
14. Qb3 Qd6 15. O-O $11 {0-1 Bosboom Manuel-Van Der Sterren Paul/Ch
Netherlands (team) 1995 (39)}) 9... Qa5 10. e3 (10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qd2 (11. Rxd5
Na6 12. a3 Be6 13. Rd2 Nxc5 14. Nd4 Rfd8 15. e3 Bxd4 16. Rxd4 Rxd4 17. exd4 Nb3
18. Qe4 Rc8 $44 {[%cal Gc8c3]}) 11... Bxc3 12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13. bxc3 Be6 (13...
Na6 14. e3 Nxc5 15. Rxd5 b6 (15... Ne4 16. c4 Be6 17. Rd4 $16) 16. Rd4 (16. c4
Bb7 (16... Ba6 17. Be2 Rac8 18. O-O $16) 17. Rd4 Rfd8 18. Be2 Ne6 19. Rxd8+
Rxd8 20. O-O Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Rd2 22. Ra1 Rc2 23. Bd5 Nc5 $44) 16... Bb7 (16...
Be6 17. c4 $16 (17. Bc4 Rfc8 $14)) 17. Bc4 Rac8 18. Ne5 (18. O-O Bxf3 (18...
Ne4 19. Ne5 (19. Rc1 b5 20. Bb3 Nxc3 $132) 19... Rc7 20. Rc1 b5 21. f3 bxc4 22.
fxe4 $16) 19. gxf3 Ne6 20. Rh4 $14) 18... Bxg2 19. Rg1 $132 {1/2-1/2 San
Segundo,P-van der Sterren,P/Linares (zt) 1995/Inf 65/ (41)}) 14. Nd4 Rc8 (14...
Na6 15. c6 $16 (15. Nxe6 $2 fxe6 16. c4 Nxc5 (16... dxc4 17. e3 Nxc5 18. Bxc4
Rac8 $132) 17. cxd5 Rad8 $1 $132)) 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bc4 Kf7 18.
Rd4 Na6 (18... Rxc5 19. Rxe4 Rc6 20. f4 Kf6 21. O-O Nd7 22. g4 (22. Bb5 Rd6 $11
) 22... Nc5 {1/2-1/2 Li Wenliang-Liang Jinrong/Cup Lee, Beijing (China) 1996 
(22)}) 19. Bxa6 bxa6 20. Kd2 Rab8 21. Rc1 Rxc5 22. Rxe4 $11 {1/2-1/2
Romanishin,O-Beliavsky,A/Leningrad 1977/Inf 24 (39)}) 10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bxc3+
(11... Qxc5 12. Ne4 (12. Nd2 Be7 13. Nce4 Qf5 14. O-O Nc6 $11) 12... Qb4+ 13.
Rd2 Bxb2 14. O-O Ba3 15. Nd6 Qa5 16. Bb3 (16. Rfd1 Bb4 17. Nxf7 (17. Rd3 Nc6
$15) 17... Kxf7 18. Rd5 Qc7 (18... exd5 19. Rxd5 Qb6 $1 20. Ne5+ (20. Rd6+ Ke7
21. Rxb6 axb6 22. Qb2 Nc6 23. Qxg7+ Kd8 24. Qxh6 $132) 20... Ke7 21. Ng6+ Ke8
22. Qe4+ Be6 23. Nxf8 Bxf8 24. Rd1 Qc6 25. Bb5 Qxb5 26. Qxe6+ Be7 27. Qg8+ Bf8
28. Qe6+ $11) 19. Rd7+ Qxd7 20. Ne5+ Kg8 21. Nxd7 Bxd7 22. Rxd7 (22. Qb3 a5 23.
Rxd7 Nxd7 24. Bxe6+ Kh8 25. Bxd7 Rad8 26. Bg4 Rd2 27. Bf3 (27. f4 Rfd8 $132)
27... Rc8 28. g4 Rf8 29. Kg2 b6 30. Qe6 (30. a4 $11) 30... Rd6 31. Qe5 (31. Qd5
$4 {0-1 Romanishin,O-Stojanovic,M/Ubeda 1997 (31)}) 31... Rdf6 $17) 22... Nxd7
23. Bxe6+ Kh8 24. Bxd7 Rfd8 25. Qa4 Bc5 26. Kf1 $14) 16... Bxd6 17. Rxd6 Nc6
18. Rfd1 $44) 12. bxc3 Qxc5 (12... Nd7 13. O-O (13. c6 bxc6 14. Nd4 (14. O-O
Rb8 $11) 14... Ne5 15. Be2 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Qe4 Nc4 18. Nxc6 Qxa2 19. Ne5
Nxe5 20. Qxe5 Qc4 21. Qd4 Rfc8 22. Qxc4 Rxc4 23. Kd2 $11) 13... Nxc5 $132) 13.
Qe4 Nd7 (13... Qc6 $11) (13... Nc6 14. O-O b5 (14... Kh8 15. Bd3 f5 16. Qc4
Qxc4 17. Bxc4 e5 18. Bd5 e4 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Ne5 $16) 15. Bb3 Rb8 $132) 14.
O-O Qc7 15. Rd2 (15. Bd3 Nf6 16. Qe5 Qxe5 17. Nxe5 Nd5 18. c4 Nb6 19. Rd2 f6
20. Ng6 Rd8 21. Rfd1 Kf7 22. Nf4 Bd7 23. c5 Na4 24. Bb5 Bxb5 (24... Nxc5 25.
Bxd7 $18) 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rxd8 Nxc5 $16) 15... Nf6 16. Qf4 {White attempt to
use his advantage of development, but unsuccessfully.} (16. Qd4 Bd7 17. Rfd1
Rfc8 18. Bb3 Bb5 $11) 16... Qxf4 17. exf4 b6 (17... Bd7 18. Ne5 Rfc8 19. f5 Rc5
(19... exf5 $2 20. Bxf7+ Kf8 21. Bd5 $1 Rc7 (21... Rxc3 22. Bxb7 Rd8 23. Bc6
$18) 22. Ng6+ Ke8 23. Re1+ Kd8 24. Nf8 $1 $18) 20. f4 (20. Re1 Re8 21. Nxd7 (
21. Bb3 Bc8 $132) 21... Rxc4 22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23. Rd7 b5 24. Rxa7 Rxc3 $11) 20...
Re8 21. Rfd1 b5 22. Bb3 Bc8 23. c4 (23. Rd8 Rxc3 24. Rxe8+ Nxe8 25. Rd8 Kf8 26.
Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Bxe6+ Kf6 29. Bxc8 Nd6 30. Bd7 h5 31. Kf2 b4 32.
Kf3 a5 (32... Nxf5 33. Ke4 Nd6+ 34. Kd5 Ke7 35. Ba4 $14) 33. h3 Nxf5 34. g4
hxg4+ 35. hxg4 b3 36. axb3 Nd4+ 37. Ke4 Nxb3 $11) 23... bxc4 24. Bxc4 Ng4 25.
Rd8 (25. Bxe6 Nxe5 26. Rd8 Kf8 27. Rxc8 Rexc8 28. Bxc8 Nc4 29. Ba6 Ne3 $132)
25... Kf8 26. Nxg4 Rxc4 27. f6 gxf6 28. Rxe8+ Kxe8 29. Nxf6+ Ke7 30. Ng8+ Kf8
31. Nxh6 Kg7 32. Ng4 Rxf4 $15) 18. Ne5 (18. Rfd1 Bb7 19. Ne5 Rac8 $11 (19...
Nd5 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. c4 Bb7 22. Rd7 $14)) 18... Bb7 (18... Ne4 19. Rd3 Bb7 20.
Rfd1 Rac8 21. f3 Nc5 $11) 19. f5 $2 $17 exf5 20. Rfd1 Rac8 21. Bb3 $2 $19 (21.
f4 Rc7 $17) 21... Rxc3 22. f3 (22. Nxf7 Rxb3 23. Nd6 Ra3 24. Nxb7 Ne4 $17)
22... Rc5 $4 $11 (22... Rc7 $19) 23. Nd7 (23. Nxf7 Kh7 (23... Rxf7 24. Rd8+ Kh7
25. Bxf7 $16) 24. Nd6 Bc6 $17) 23... Nxd7 24. Rxd7 Ba6 (24... Bc6 25. Rxa7 $11)
25. R1d4 (25. Rxa7 Bc4 26. Bxc4 Rxc4 27. Rd6 $44) 25... Bc8 26. Rxa7 Rc6 27.
Rxf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lloyds Bank Open-09"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bradbury, Neil H"]
[Black "Wells, Peter K"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1985.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[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 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Qc2 dxc4 8.
O-O-O a6 9. e4 b5 10. e5 Bg5+ 11. Kb1 Bb7 12. h4 Be7 13. Rh3 O-O (13... Nc6 $17
) 14. Ne4 Nc6 (14... Qd5 15. Neg5 hxg5 16. Nxg5 Bxg5 17. hxg5 Qe4 $19) 15. a3 (
15. Neg5 hxg5 16. Nxg5 Bxg5 17. hxg5 g6 18. Bxc4 Kg7 19. Rdh1 Rg8 $19) 15... b4
16. Bxc4 bxa3 17. Neg5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 hxg5 19. hxg5 Re8 20. Rdh1 Kf8 21. Qb3 (
21. Bxa6 $3 Qxd4 (21... Rxa6 $2 22. Qc5+ $1) 22. Bxb7 Reb8 23. Rb3 $1 $18 (23.
Rxa3 $2 Rxa3 24. Rh8+ Ke7 25. Rxb8 Qb4 26. Ra8 Qe1+ 27. Qc1 Qe4+ 28. Qc2 Qe1+
$11)) 21... Ke7 22. Rd1 (22. Qxb7 $132) 22... a5 $2 (22... Rb8 $19) 23. Qxb7
Nxe5 24. Rc3 Rb8 25. Qa7 Rxb2+ 26. Ka1 Nc6 27. Qc5+ Qd6 28. Bb5 Qxc5 29. Rxc5
Nb4 30. Bxe8 Kxe8 31. Rdc1 Nd3 32. Rxc7 Nxc1 33. Rxc1 Rxf2 34. Rc5 Rxg2 35.
Rxa5 a2 36. d5 Rxg5 37. Ra8+ Ke7 38. dxe6 Kxe6 39. Kxa2 Rb5 0-1

[Event "Lost Boys 5th"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1997.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Novikov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1
dxc4 8. e3 c5 9. Bxc4 cxd4 (9... Nc6 10. dxc5 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 Bxc5 12. O-O $14)
10. Nxd4 Bd7 (10... a6 11. O-O b5 (11... e5 12. Nf3 Qxd1 13. Rfxd1 Nc6 14. h3
Rd8 15. Bg3 Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Nd7 (16... e4 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. exd4 $16) 17. Bd5 $16
{1-0 Stean,M-Burger,K/Beer Sheva 1982 (19)}) 12. Be2 Bb7 13. Bf3 $1 Ra7 14.
Bxb7 (14. Bg3 $5 Qb6 15. a4 Bb4 16. Nb1 $16) 14... Rxb7 15. Qf3 Rd7 16. Rfd1
Qb6 17. a4 $1 bxa4 (17... b4 18. Nb1 $14) 18. Nxa4 Qb4 19. b3 Rfd8 20. h3 $1 (
20. Rc4 $2 Qxb3 $17) 20... Qb7 (20... e5 21. Nf5 $1 $14) 21. Qxb7 Rxb7 22. Bg3
$1 $14 {1-0 Uhlmann,W-Lputian,S/Berlin 1982 (34)}) (10... Nd5 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12.
O-O Nbc6 13. Ndb5 Qa5 14. a3 Ne5 15. Be2 a6 16. b4 Qd8 17. Nd6 Rb8 18. e4 $14 {
1-0 Rivas Pastor,M-Donner,J/Marbella zt B 1982 (31)}) 11. Bg3 (11. Be2 Nc6 12.
Nb3 Nd5 13. Bxe7 Ncxe7 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Qd4 Bc6 16. Bf3 Ne7 $11 {1/2-1/2
Kortschnoj,V-Karpov,A/Wch30-Merano 1981 (23)}) 11... Nc6 (11... a6 12. e4 (12.
O-O Nc6 13. Nb3 b5 14. Be2 Qb6 15. a4 b4 16. Ne4 Rfd8 $132 {1/2-1/2 Sorin,
A-Glimbrant,T/Ibercaja op 1992 (46)}) 12... Nc6 13. Nb3 b5 (13... Qb6 14. e5
Nh7 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Qe2 Be8 17. Kh1 Nd4 18. Nxd4 Rxd4 19. f3 Qd8 20. Rcd1 Bc6
21. Bd3 Nf8 22. Ne4 Qa5 (22... Rd7 23. Nd6 $14) 23. Bb1 Rd5 (23... Bb5 24. Qc2
Rc4 $132) 24. Nd6 Bxd6 (24... Rd8 $132) 25. exd6 $14 {Karpov,A-Beliavsky,A/
Dortmund 1995/CBM 48/1-0 (60)}) 14. Bd3 b4 15. Na4 Ne5 16. Bxe5 Bxa4 17. Qe2
Qb6 18. Bd4 Qb8 19. e5 $14 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Gelfand,B/It, Dortmund GER 1997 (48)
}) 12. Ndb5 (12. Nb3 Na5 13. Be2 Rc8 14. O-O Nc4 15. Qc2 b5 16. Rfd1 b4 17. Nb5
Nd6 18. Qb1 Bxb5 19. Bxb5 Qb6 20. Bd3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Ornstein,A-Schussler,H/
SVE-ch Malmo 1986 (30)}) 12... a6 13. Nd6 b5 (13... Qb6 14. Be2 Bxd6 15. Bxd6
Rfd8 16. Bg3 Be8 17. Qc2 Nb4 18. Qb1 a5 19. O-O Bc6 20. Rfd1 Nbd5 21. Be5 Nxc3
{1/2-1/2 Komarov,D-Goldin,A/JUG-chT 1997/EXP 59} 22. Bxc3 Be4 23. Qa1 $14) 14.
Be2 Qb6 (14... e5 $5 15. Bf3 (15. O-O Be6 16. Bf3 Bxd6 17. Bxc6 Rc8 18. Bb7 Rc7
19. Bxa6 b4 20. Nb5 Rxc1 21. Qxc1 Bb8 22. Bb7 Qa5 23. a4 Qxa4 $11) 15... Qc7
16. Nce4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Rfd8 18. O-O Rac8 $15) 15. a4 b4 16. Nb1 Na5 (16... Rad8
17. Nc4 Qa7 $11) 17. Nxf7 $1 {/\ Bc7} (17. O-O Bc6 $15) 17... Bc6 $1 (17...
Rxf7 18. Bc7 Qb7 19. Bxa5 $14) (17... Kxf7 18. Bc7 $14) (17... Rfc8 18. Rxc8+
Rxc8 19. Ne5 Bxa4 20. Qxa4 Rc1+ 21. Bd1 Rxb1 22. Qc2 Ra1 23. O-O $14) 18. Ne5
$8 Bxg2 (18... Rfd8 19. Nd3 Ne4 (19... Bxg2 20. Bc7 $16) 20. Be5 $1 $14 (20.
O-O Nc5 $15)) 19. Rg1 (19. Ng6 $5 Ra7 $1 (19... Bxh1 20. Nxe7+ Kf7 21. Bc7 Qb7
22. Bxa5 $18) (19... Rfd8 20. Nxe7+ Kf7 21. Qc2 Bxh1 22. Qg6+ Kf8 (22... Kxe7
23. Qxg7+ $18) 23. Rc7 (23. Bc7 Qb7 24. Bxa5 Rd7 (24... Qxe7 25. Bxd8 Rxd8 (
25... Qxd8 26. f3 Rc8 27. Rd1 $18 {[%csl Rh1]}) 26. f3 $18 {[%csl Rh1]}) 25.
Rc4 Be4 26. Rxe4 Nxe4 27. Bf3 $18) 23... Be4 24. Nf5 Qxc7 25. Bxc7 Bxf5 26. Qg2
$18) 20. Nxe7+ Rxe7 21. Qd6 $1 (21. Rg1 Rd7 $17) 21... Nc6 $1 (21... Qxd6 22.
Bxd6 Rd7 23. Bxf8 Bxh1 24. Bxb4 $18) 22. Rg1 (22. a5 Qb7) 22... Bd5 23. a5 (23.
Rxc6 Qxc6 24. Qxe7 Qc1+ 25. Bd1 Bb3 26. Qd6 Qxb1 27. Be5 Ne8 28. f4 $1 Nxd6 29.
Rxg7+ Kh8 30. Rf7+ Kg8 31. Rg7+ $11) 23... Qb7 $15 {[%csl Re1]}) 19... Rad8 (
19... Be4 20. Nd7 Nxd7 21. Qxd7 $16) 20. Nd2 Ne4 $8 (20... Bc6 21. Bf4 Ne4 22.
Nxc6 Nxc6 23. Qc2 Nxd2 24. Qxc6 Qxc6 25. Rxc6 $18) 21. Bd3 $1 Nxd2 (21... Nxg3
$1 22. Rxg2 (22. hxg3 Bf6 23. Ndc4 Nxc4 24. Nxc4 Qb7 25. Qb3 Qf3 $19 26. Be2
Bc3+ $19) 22... Nf5 23. Qh5 (23. Ndc4 Nxc4 24. Nxc4 Qb7 25. e4 $8 Nd4 26. Qg4
Bg5 $17) 23... Bf6 24. Bxf5 exf5 25. Ndf3 (25. Qxf5 Rxd2 26. Nd7 (26. Kxd2 Nb3+
$19) 26... Rxd7 27. Qxd7 Rd8 28. Rc8 Rxc8 29. Qxc8+ Kf7 30. Qd7+ Kf8 31. Qc8+
Ke7 $15) 25... Qb7 $17) 22. Rxg2 Qb7 $4 (22... Ndb3 $1 23. Ng6 Bf6 24. Rc7 (24.
Nxf8 Nxc1 25. Bh7+ Kxf8 26. Qxc1 Nb3 $17) 24... Nc5 25. Rxc5 Qxc5 26. Nxf8 Kxf8
$17) 23. Rg1 $4 (23. Qg4 $1 $18 Qxg2 (23... Nf3+ 24. Nxf3 Qxf3 (24... Rxd3 25.
Qxe6+ Kh7 26. Be5 Bf6 27. Rc7 $18) 25. Qxe6+ (25. Qxf3 Rxf3 26. Bxa6 $16) 25...
Qf7 26. Qe4 $18) (23... Rxd3 24. Bf4 $1 (24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. Ng6+ Kh7 26. Nxf8+
Bxf8 27. Qf5+ Kg8 28. Qxd3 Ndb3 (28... Qxg2 29. Kxd2 $18) 29. Rc7 Qxg2 30. Ke2
Qh1 $8 31. Be5 (31. Qxa6 Qe4 (31... Nc1+ 32. Rxc1 Qxc1 33. Qxa5 Qxb2+ 34. Kf3
Qf6+ 35. Ke4 Qe6+ 36. Kd4 $16 (36. Be5 Qc4+ 37. Bd4 Qc2+ 38. Kf3 Qd1+ $11)) 32.
Qd3 Qxd3+ 33. Kxd3 Nc5+ 34. Kc2 b3+ 35. Kb1 $16) 31... Nc1+ 32. Rxc1 Qxc1 33.
Qd5+ Kh7 34. Qxa5 Qc2+ 35. Kf1 Qd1+ 36. Kg2 Qg4+ 37. Bg3 Qe4+ $11) (24. Nxd3 {
Novikov} Qxg2 (24... Nab3 25. Qxe6+ Kh7 26. Qc6) 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26. Kxd2) 24...
Bf6 (24... Nf3+ 25. Kf1 $1 (25. Nxf3 Bd6 26. Qxe6+ Qf7 27. Rxg7+ Kxg7 28. Qxh6+
Kg8 29. Ke2 $1 $18) 25... Ng5 26. Nxd3 $18) 25. Nxd3 $18) 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25.
Ng6+ $18) 23... Nab3 $1 (23... Rxd3 24. Nxd3 Nf3+ 25. Kf1 Nxg1 26. Kxg1 Rc8 $11
) 24. Qg4 (24. Rc2 Rxd3 25. Nxd3 Nf3+ 26. Kf1 Qe4 $15) 24... Rxd3 $1 (24...
Nf3+ 25. Nxf3 Nxc1 26. Qxe6+ (26. Qxg7+ Kxg7 27. Be5+ Kf7 28. Bg6+ Kg8 29. Be4+
Bg5 30. Nxg5 Nd3+ 31. Bxd3 Rxd3 32. Nf7+ Kxf7 33. Rg7+ Ke8 34. Rxb7 $132) 26...
Kh8 27. Be4 $8 Rf6 (27... Nd3+ 28. Ke2 Nc5 29. Bxb7 Nxe6 30. Ne5 $16) 28. Qg4 (
28. Be5 Nd3+ 29. Kf1 Nxe5 $1 30. Qxf6 (30. Qxe5 Qd7 31. Nd4 Rdf8 32. f3 Bd6 $19
) 30... Bxf6 31. Bxb7 Nxf3 32. Bxf3 Bxb2 33. Ke2 $15) 28... Qc8 $8 29. Qxc8
Rxc8 30. Ne5 Nb3 31. Ke2 Nc1+ 32. Kf1 b3 33. Ng6+ Rxg6 34. Bxg6 Bf6 35. Kg2
Bxb2 36. Rd1 Bf6 37. Rd6 a5 38. Rd5 Ne2 39. Rxa5 Nc3 40. Ra7 b2 41. a5 b1=Q 42.
Bxb1 Nxb1 43. a6 Nc3 44. Rb7 Ra8 45. Rb8+ (45. a7 Kh7 46. Bd6 (46. Bb8 $14)
46... Ne4 47. Bb4 Kg6 48. f3 Nc3 49. Bc5 Be5 50. f4 Ne4 51. Bb6 Bd6 52. Bd4 Nf6
53. Kf3 $14) 45... Rxb8 46. Bxb8 Nd5 47. a7 Nb6 48. e4 $14) (24... Rf5 25. Bxf5
exf5 26. Qxf5 Nxc1 27. Qf7+ Kh8 (27... Kh7 28. Bh4 $18) 28. Bf4 $18) 25. Qxe6+
Kh7 $8 26. Qg6+ (26. Nxd3 Nf3+ 27. Kf1 Nxc1 28. Nxc1 Rf6 $17) 26... Kh8 (26...
Kg8 27. Qxd3 (27. Nxd3 Nf3+ 28. Ke2 Rf6 29. Qg4 Nxg1+ 30. Rxg1 $16) 27... Rd8 (
27... Nf3+ 28. Nxf3 Nxc1 29. Qc4+ Kh8 30. Be5 $18) 28. Qg6 Nxc1 (28... Bf6 29.
Rd1 Qd5 (29... Bxe5 30. Bxe5 Nf3+ 31. Ke2 $18) 30. Qh5 $16) 29. Qf7+ Kh7 30.
Bh4 $18) 27. Rc6 $4 (27. Qxd3 Nf3+ 28. Kd1 (28. Nxf3 Nxc1 29. Qd2 Qxf3 30. Qxc1
b3 (30... Bf6 $36 {Novikov}) 31. Qc3 Rd8 $19) 28... Nxc1 29. Ng6+ Kg8 30. Qc4+
Rf7 31. Ne5 Bg5 32. Nxf3 Qxf3+ 33. Kxc1 Bxe3+ 34. Kb1 Bb6 $132) (27. Nxd3 Nxc1
(27... Nf3+ 28. Ke2 $16) 28. Kxd2 Nxd3 29. Kxd3 Bf6 $15) 27... Rd5 $1 (27...
Rdd8 $144 $1 28. Qxh6+ (28. Bf4 Bf6) (28. Bh4 Bxh4 29. Qxh6+ gxh6 30. Rxh6+ Qh7
31. Ng6+ Kg7 $19) 28... gxh6 29. Rxh6+ Kg7 30. Bf4+ Bg5 $3 31. Rg6+ Kh7 32.
Bxg5 Nf3+ 33. Nxf3 Qxf3 $19) 28. Qe6 (28. Rb6 Qc8 29. Rc6 Qe8 $19) 28... Rxe5
$1 $19 29. Bxe5 Nf3+ 30. Kd1 Bg5 $5 (30... Bf6 $1 31. Bxf6 (31. Rxg7 $3 {
Novikov} Bxg7 32. Qxh6+ Kg8 33. Bxg7 Qxg7 34. Rg6 $18) 31... Nxg1 32. Be5 Rd8+
33. Kc2 Na1+ 34. Kb1 Rd1+ 35. Ka2 (35. Rc1 Qe4+ 36. Ka2 b3+ 37. Ka3 Nc2+ 38.
Kxb3 Qd3+ 39. Bc3 Rxc1 40. Qxh6+ Qh7 $19) 35... b3+ 36. Ka3 Nc2+ 37. Rxc2 Ra1#)
31. Rxg5 (31. Rc7 {Novikov} Rd8+ 32. Kc2 Nbd4+ $1 33. exd4 Qe4+ 34. Kb3 Nxd4+
$19) 31... Nxg5 (31... hxg5 $19) 32. Qxh6+ Nh7 33. f4 (33. Ke1 Na5 $19) 33...
Na5 34. Qxg7+ (34. Rxa6 Qf3+ $19) 34... Qxg7 35. Bxg7+ Kxg7 36. Rxa6 Nc4 (36...
Rd8+ 37. Ke2 Nb3 $19) 37. Ra7+ {[#]} Rf7 (37... Kg6 {Novikov} 38. Rb7 Nxb2+ 39.
Ke2 Nxa4 40. Rxb4 Nc3+ 41. Kd3 Nf6 $1 $19) 38. Rxf7+ Kxf7 39. Kc2 Na5 (39...
Nxe3+ 40. Kb3 Nd5 41. a5 Nf8 42. a6 Nd7 43. a7 N7b6 44. h4 Kg6 45. Kc2 Nxf4 $19
) 40. Kd3 Ke6 41. Kd4 Kd7 $4 $11 (41... Nf6 $4 42. Kc5 Nd5 43. e4 Nb7+ 44. Kc6
Nc3 (44... Nxf4 45. Kxb7 $16) 45. Kxb7 Nxa4 46. b3 Nc5+ 47. Kb6 Nxb3 48. Kb5
Nc5 $11) (41... Kd6 $1 42. e4 Nf8 43. e5+ Kc6 44. f5 Nd7 45. e6 (45. f6 Nf8 46.
h4 Ne6+ 47. Ke4 Nc4 48. h5 Nxb2 49. h6 Nf8 50. Kf5 Nc4 51. e6 Nd6+ 52. Ke5 b3
53. e7 Ng6+ 54. Ke6 b2 55. f7 Nf4+ 56. Kf6 Nd5+ 57. Kg7 Nf5+ 58. Kh8 Ndxe7 $19)
(45. h4 Nb6 46. h5 Nb3+ 47. Ke4 Nd2+ 48. Kf4 Nd5+ 49. Kg3 Nc4 50. h6 Nxe5 $19)
45... Nc5 $2 (45... Nb6 $1 46. f6 Kd6 47. f7 Nb3+ 48. Ke3 (48. Kd3 Nc5+ 49. Kc2
Nxe6 50. Kb3 Kc5 $19) 48... Ke7 49. h4 Nc4+ (49... Nxa4 $2 50. h5 Nb6 51. h6
Nd5+ 52. Kd3 $16) 50. Kd3 Nd6 51. h5 Nc5+ 52. Kd4 Nxe6+ 53. Kd5 Nf4+ 54. Kc5
Nd3+ 55. Kd4 Nxb2 56. a5 Nbc4 57. a6 Kxf7 58. a7 Nb6 59. Kc5 b3 $19) 46. h4 Kd6
47. h5 Nc6+ 48. Kc4 Ne4 49. h6 Nf6 50. a5 $11) 42. Kc5 Nc6 $8 43. a5 Nf6 44. a6
Ne4+ (44... Kc7) 45. Kd5 Nc3+ 46. Kc4 Nd1 47. a7 Nxa7 48. Kxb4 {[#]} Nxb2 (
48... Nxe3 $142 $1 {Novikov} 49. h4 Nf5 50. h5 Nh6 51. f5 (51. Kc5 Nc8 52. b4
Ne7 53. b5 Kc7 54. b6+ Kb7 55. Kd6 Nef5+ 56. Kc5 Ng7 57. Kb5 Ne6 58. f5 Nd4+)
51... Nc8 $1 52. f6 Ke6 53. Kc5 Kxf6 54. b4 Ke7 55. Kc6 Kd8 56. b5 Ne7+ 57. Kb7
Kd7 58. b6 Nc8 59. Ka6 Nd6 60. Ka7 Kc6 61. Ka6 Nb7 62. Ka7 Nc5 $19) 49. h4 Ke6
50. h5 Nc6+ 51. Kb5 Nd8 52. h6 Kf5 53. e4+ Kxf4 54. h7 Nf7 55. e5 Kxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 07th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.01.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zakharov, Alexander S"]
[Black "Frois, Antonio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2000.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Qc2 $11 {This move
doesn't promise to white any advantage.} (6. Nf3 $142) 6... c5 $5 (6... h6 $5
7. Bh4 (7. Bf4 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nf3 (9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. O-O-O Qa5 11. Nxd5 exd5
$132) 9... Nc6 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. Ne5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gligoric,Svetozar-Unzicker,
Wolfgang/Staunton mem (2) ;MCD 1951 (16)}) (7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Rd1 Nc6 9. Nf3 b6
10. a3 Bb7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Be2 Ne7 13. O-O Re8 14. b4 c6 $11 {Nikolic,
Predrag-Gabriel,Christian/Vidmar mem Portoroz ;CBM 37 1993/1/2-1/2 (41)}) 7...
c5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. O-O-O (9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Nxe7 $11) 9... dxc4 10. Bxc4
Qxc5 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Qxe4 Nd7 14. Nf3 Nf6 15. Qe5 Bd7 16. Kb1
Rac8 {1/2-1/2 Taimanov,Mark E-Wexler,Bernardo/Buenos Aires (13) ;MCD 1960}) 7.
dxc5 (7. Nf3 Nc6 8. dxc5 (8. Rd1 cxd4 9. exd4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nb4 11. Qe2 Nbd5
12. O-O Nxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Ne5 Nd5 (14... b6 $11) 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qf3 (16.
Ng6 hxg6 17. Bxd5 Qc7 $11) 16... Qd6 $11 {Karner,Hillar-Nevanpera,Martti/
FIN-chT 9697 Division-B (3) ;EXT 99 1996/1/2-1/2 (51)}) 8... Qa5 9. Nd2 dxc4
10. Bxc4 Qxc5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nce4 Qe7 13. O-O e5 14. a3 Be6 15. Bd3 g6 16.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Ne4 Qe7 $11 {Saeed,NM-Victor,G/Dubai ol (Men) (9) ;TD 1986/1-0 
(75)}) 7... Qa5 $5 (7... Nbd7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 10. O-O-O (10. Bd3 h6
11. Rd1 Qa5 12. a3 Qxc5 13. Nf3 Nf6 $11 {Prins,Lodewijk-Winz,Victor/Buenos
Aires ol f-A (8) ;HCL 1939/1/2-1/2 (64)}) 10... Qc7 11. Bd3 h6 12. Na4 $14) (
7... dxc4 8. Nf3 (8. Bxc4 Qa5 9. Bd3 (9. O-O-O Qxc5 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Ne4 Qe7
12. Bd3 Bd7 13. Kb1 (13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 $17 {[%cal Gg7g6,Gf8c8]})
13... Rc8 14. Qe2 Ba4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Arbakov,Valentin-Barskij,Vladimir/Moscow6 ;
TD 1991 (40)}) 9... h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Rc1 Qxc5 12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Qe4 g6 14.
Nge2 Bc6 15. Qg4 Nd7 $15 {1/2-1/2 Rabar,Braslav-Vukovic,Sava/JUG-ch Zagreb (7)
;EXT 2000 1949 (29)}) 8... Qa5 9. Bxc4 Qxc5 10. Bd3 (10. Be2 Nc6 11. O-O h6 12.
Bh4 Nd5 13. Bxe7 Ncxe7 14. Rac1 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. Rxc3 Nd5 17. Rcc1 b6 18.
Nd4 Bb7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Pachman,Ludek-Foltys,Jan/Budapest (13) ;EXT 99 1948 (26)})
10... h6 11. Bh4 Nc6 12. a3 a6 (12... Bd7 13. Rd1 (13. O-O Rac8 14. Rfd1 Rfd8
15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Qxc2 (16... Be7 $11) 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Bxc2 Kf8 19. Rac1
Ke7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Murrey,Jacob-Bricard,Emmanuel/Philidor mem (7) ;EXT 98 1995 
(35)}) 13... Rfd8 14. b4 Qh5 15. h3 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Qxh4 17. Nf3 Qh5 18. Rh2 $1
Bc6 19. g4 Nxg4 20. hxg4 Qxg4 21. Bh7+ Kf8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Be4 Bxe4 24. Qxe4
Qxe4 25. Nxe4 Rd3 26. Ke2 $14 {Kortschnoj,Viktor-Chiburdanidze,Maia/Flamenco
Veterans-Women (3) ;CBM 74 no vc 1999/1/2-1/2 (149)}) 13. O-O Bd7 14. Rfd1 Rfd8
15. Rac1 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Be4 Qc7 18. Nd5 Qxc2 19. Nxe7+ Kf8 20. Ng6+ fxg6
21. Bxc2 g5 22. Bg3 $14 {Gerstenfeld,Eduard Issakovich-Rauzer,Vsevolod/URS-sf
Kiev ;HCL 1940/1/2-1/2 (47)}) 8. cxd5 (8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. a3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qxc5 11.
Bd3 h6 12. Bh4 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. O-O Bd7 15. Bg3 Qa5 16. b4 Qb6 17. Rfd1
Rac8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Saa,Andreas-Wiechmann,Gernot/GER op Germany (1) ;EXT 2000
1993 (29)}) 8... exd5 $6 $14 {[%csl Rd5] Position with isolated pawn will be
worse for Black than without it} (8... Nxd5 $142 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 10. O-O-O Qxc5
11. Nf3 Nbc6 12. Kb1 (12. Bd3 $6 Nb4 13. Qb3 (13. Bxh7+ Kh8 14. Qb1 g6 $17) (
13. Qe2 Nxa2+) 13... Nxd3+ 14. Rxd3 e5 $11) 12... e5 13. Bd3 Ng6 14. Nd5 Qxc2+
15. Bxc2 Bg4 $11) 9. Rd1 (9. O-O-O Be6 10. Bd3 h6 11. h4 (11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12.
Nge2 (12. Nf3 Rc8 $15) (12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Bh7+ Kh8 14. Rxd5 Qxa2 $15) 12... Rc8
13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. Rxd5 Qxa2 $15) 11... Nbd7 12. Nge2 Nxc5 13. Bh7+
Kh8 14. Nf4 Rad8 (14... Rac8 15. Kb1 Nce4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Qb3
$16) 15. Kb1 Na6 16. Bg6 $5 Rc8 $132) 9... Be6 (9... Nbd7 10. Bd3 (10. Nf3 Nxc5
11. Be2 Nce4 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd4 Bd7 $11) 10... Bxc5 11. Nf3 Re8 12. O-O $14)
10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Bb5 $1 a6 (11... h6 12. Bh4 a6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Nd4 Qxc5 15.
O-O Rab8 16. Rd2 $14) 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Nd4 Qxc5 14. O-O Rfc8 15. e4 {
Advantage transformation.} dxe4 (15... Bg4 16. Rd2 h6 (16... Rab8 17. e5 Nd7
18. Nb3 Rxb3 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. axb3 Nxe5 21. f3 $14) 17. Bh4 Bd8 18. Nb3 $14)
16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qxe4 Bxc3 (18... Re8 $14) 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20.
bxc3 Qxc3 21. Rc1 Qf6 (21... Qd3 22. Rxc6 $16) 22. Qxf6 gxf6 23. Rfd1 Rab8 (
23... c5 24. Rd7 c4 25. Rc3 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Kf1 Rd2 (27... Rd4 28. Ke2
Kg7 29. Ke3 Rh4 30. h3 Kf7 31. f4 $16 {[%csl Rc4]}) 28. a4 Kg7 29. Rxc4 Ra2 $16
) 24. g3 Rb2 25. a3 Rb3 (25... c5 $1 26. Rc4 (26. Rd6 Kg7 27. Rxa6 c4 28. Rc3
Rc5 {[%cal Gc5f5]} 29. Rd6 Rf5 30. f4 Rh5 31. h4 Rhb5 (31... Ra5 32. Rd4 $16)
32. Rd4 (32. Rxc4 Ra2 33. Rb4 Rc5 $44) 32... Ra2 33. Rdxc4 Rb1+ 34. Rc1 Rxc1+
35. Rxc1 Rxa3 $44)) 26. Rd7 Rxa3 27. Rc5 a5 (27... Kg8 28. Rh5 Ra2 29. Rdxh7 (
29. Rhxh7 a5) 29... Re8) 28. Rh5 c5 (28... Kg8) 29. Rdxh7+ 1-0

[Event "NED-ch53"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1998.06.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1998.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Qd2 dxc4 8.
e4 (8. e3 c5 9. dxc5 Qxd2+ 10. Nxd2 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Na6 12. Ne4 (12. Nxc4 Nxc5
13. Rd1 Ke7 $15) (12. c6 bxc6 13. Nxc4 Nc5 $11) 12... f5 13. Nd6+ Ke7 14. Nxc4
Nxc5 15. Ne5 Rd8 $15 {0-1 Riedel,W-Meyer,P/BL 1986 (35)}) 8... c5 9. d5 exd5
10. e5 d4 $146 (10... Bg5 11. Qxd5 Nc6 (11... Be6 12. Qxb7 Nd7 13. Qe4 (13.
Nxg5 hxg5 14. O-O-O $16) 13... Nb6 14. Rd1 Qc8 15. Nxg5 hxg5 16. Be2 $16 {
1-0 Nikolic,P-Wedberg,T/Lugano op 1987 (37)}) 12. Bxc4 O-O 13. O-O Qxd5 14.
Bxd5 Nb4 15. Nxg5 (15. Be4 Rb8 (15... f5 16. Bd5+ Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bd8 18. Rfd1
Re8 19. Rac1 b6 20. b4 cxb4 21. Nxb4 Bb7 22. Nc6 Bg5 {= Ubilava,E-Dorfman,I/
Tashkent 1984}) 16. a3 Na6 17. Nxg5 hxg5 18. Nb5 Bd7 19. Nd6 b5 20. f4 gxf4 21.
Rxf4 Be6 22. Raf1 $14 {1-0 Beliavsky,A-Olafsson,H/Thessaloniki olm 1984 (46)})
15... Nxd5 16. Nxd5 hxg5 17. f4 gxf4 18. Rxf4 Rd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,
A-Kasparov,G/Wch31-KK1 Moscow 1984 (30)}) (10... Be7 11. Nxd5 b5 12. b3 (12. a4
Bb7 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. axb5 Nd7 15. Ra3 Bxf3 16. Rxf3 Nxe5 17. Re3 Rd8 18. Qc3
Rd4 19. Bxc4 O-O 20. O-O Qc7 $11) 12... Ba6 (12... cxb3 $5 13. Bxb5+ Bd7 14.
Bxd7+ Nxd7 15. axb3 Nb6 16. Nxe7 Qxd2+ 17. Nxd2 Kxe7 $11) (12... Bg4 13. bxc4
Nc6 14. e6 $2 (14. cxb5 Bxf3 15. Nxe7 Qxe7 (15... Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Kxe7 17. bxc6
Rhd8+ 18. Ke3 Bxc6 19. Rc1 Rd5 20. f4 $132) (15... Nd4 16. Nc6 Nxc6 17. Qxd8+
Rxd8 18. bxc6 Bxc6 19. Rc1 Rd5 20. f4 $11) 16. bxc6 Qxe5+ 17. Qe3 Qxe3+ 18.
fxe3 Bxc6 19. Rc1 Ke7 20. Rxc5 Rac8 $15) 14... Bxe6 15. Nxe7 Qxe7 16. cxb5 Nb4
17. Be2 Bc4 18. O-O Rd8 19. Qxd8+ (19. Qb2 Bxe2 20. Rfe1 Nd3 21. Qxe2 Nxe1 22.
Rxe1 Qxe2 23. Rxe2+ Kd7 $19) 19... Qxd8 20. Bxc4 O-O $17) 13. bxc4 bxc4 14. Rd1
Nc6 15. Qc3 O-O $1 16. Bxc4 (16. Nf6+ $2 Bxf6 17. Rxd8 Bxd8 $17) 16... Bxc4 17.
Qxc4 (17. Nf6+ $6 Bxf6 18. Rxd8 Raxd8 19. Qxc4 Nxe5 $10) 17... Qa5+ 18. Nd2 $5
{0-1 Nikolic,P-Yusupov,A/Linares 1988 (40)} Rae8 19. f4 Nb4 $11) 11. exf6 (11.
Ne4 Be7 12. Bxc4 O-O $17) 11... dxc3 (11... Qxf6 $2 12. Nd5 Qe6+ 13. Qe2 Na6
14. Nf4 Qxe2+ 15. Bxe2 b5 (15... d3 16. Bd1 g5 17. Nd5 Kd8 18. Ne3 Re8 19. Kd2
Re4 20. Rc1 b5 21. a4 Bd7 22. axb5 Bxb5 23. Nf5 $16) 16. a4 Nb4 17. Kd2 g5 18.
Nh5 d3 19. Bd1 $16) 12. Qe3+ (12. Qxd8+ $2 Kxd8 13. O-O-O+ Kc7 14. bxc3 (14.
fxg7 cxb2+ 15. Kxb2 Rg8 16. Bxc4 Rxg7 $17) 14... Be6 (14... gxf6 15. Bxc4 Be6
16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Rhe1 Re8 18. Rd5 $44) 15. fxg7 Rg8 $17) 12... Kf8 (12... Be6
13. fxg7 Rg8 14. Qxc3 Nc6 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Qa5+ 17. Kf1 Rxg7 18. Re1+ Kf8
19. g3 $14) 13. Qxc5+ Kg8 14. Bxc4 (14. bxc3 Nd7 15. Qe7 Qxe7+ 16. fxe7 Kh7 17.
Kd2 Re8 18. Re1 Nb6 19. a4 Be6 20. a5 Na4 21. Nd4 Rxe7 22. Bxc4 Rd8 23. Re3
$132) 14... cxb2 (14... Kh7 15. fxg7 Re8+ 16. Be2 cxb2 17. Qc2+ Kxg7 18. Qxb2+
Qf6 $11) 15. Rb1 Nc6 (15... gxf6 16. O-O Bg4 17. Rfd1 Qc8 18. Qxc8+ Bxc8 19.
Rd8+ Kg7 20. Rxh8 Kxh8 21. Bxf7 Nc6 22. Rxb2 b6 $11) 16. fxg7 Kxg7 17. O-O Qf6
18. Qa3 Bg4 19. Nd2 (19. Rxb2 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qxf3 (20... Qxb2 21. Qxf7#) 21.
gxf3 b6 22. Bd5 Rac8 $11) 19... Rad8 (19... Rhe8 20. Rxb2 Rad8 $132) 20. Rxb2
Ne5 (20... Rhe8 $132) 21. Qg3 Kh7 (21... h5 22. h3 (22. Rb5 Rxd2 23. Rxe5 Rh6 (
23... Rd4 24. Bd5 Rd8 (24... Rd3 25. f3 $1 Rd8 26. Bxb7 Qb6+ 27. Kh1 Rd1 28.
Ree1 $18) 25. Rxh5 R8xd5 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. Qxg4+ $16) 24. Rfe1 $1 (24. f3 $2 h4
25. Qe1 (25. Qxg4+ Rg6 26. Re4 Qb2 27. Kh1 Rxg4 28. fxg4 h3 $19) 25... Bh3 26.
Qxd2 Qxe5 27. Kh1 Rd6 28. Qf2 Qf4 29. gxh3 Qxc4 30. Rg1+ Rg6 31. Qxa7 Qe2 32.
Qd4+ Kg8 33. Qc3 Rxg1+ 34. Kxg1 $11) 24... Rg6 25. Bxf7 $1 $18) 22... h4 23.
Qb3 Nxc4 24. Nxc4 Be6 $132) 22. Rb5 $5 Nxc4 23. Ne4 $5 (23. Nxc4 $2 Be2 $19)
23... Qg6 (23... Qe6 24. Qxg4) 24. Qxg4 Qxg4 25. Nf6+ Kg7 (25... Kg6 26. Nxg4
Rd4 27. f4 (27. Ne3 Nxe3 28. fxe3 Rd7 $11) (27. h3 b6 28. Rb4 Rc8 29. Rc1 Nd6
$1 30. Rxd4 (30. Rxc8 Rd1+ (30... Rxb4 31. Rg8+ Kf5 32. Nxh6+ $16) 31. Kh2 Nxc8
$11) 30... Rxc1+ 31. Kh2 Nf5 32. Rd7 Re1 33. Rxa7 h5 34. Ne3 Nxe3 35. fxe3 Rxe3
$11) 27... Nd6 28. Ne5+ Kg7 $11) 26. Nxg4 h5 $2 $16 (26... b6 $11) (26... Rd4
$11) 27. Rg5+ $1 Kf8 28. Nf6 Rd6 (28... Ke7 29. Nd5+ (29. Nxh5 Rd2 30. Re1+ Kd6
31. Nf6 $1 Rc2 (31... Rxa2 32. Ne4+ $18) 32. Ne4+ Ke7 (32... Kc6 33. Rc5+ Kb6
34. a4 Re8 35. f3 Rg8 36. g3 Rh8 37. h4 Rg8 38. Rf5 $18) 33. Rc5 $16) 29... Kd6
30. Rd1 h4 31. h3 Kc6 32. Rf5 $16) 29. Nxh5 Rdh6 30. Ng3 Rxh2 31. Rc5 (31. Rc1
R2h4 (31... Nd6 32. Rc7 R2h6 33. Rd5 Ke8 34. f3 $16) 32. Rc5 Nd6 33. Rd5 R8h6
34. Rcd1 Ne8 35. Rd7 f5 36. f3 f4 37. Ne2 Rh1+ 38. Kf2 Rxd1 39. Rxd1 Ra6 40.
Rd7 b6 41. Nxf4 Rxa2+ 42. Kg3 $1 (42. Ke3 $2 a5 43. Rb7 (43. Ne6+ Kg8 44. g4 a4
45. f4 a3 46. f5 Ra1 $17) 43... Nd6 44. Ra7 Nf5+ $11) 42... a5 43. Rb7 Nd6 44.
Rxb6 Ke7 45. Ra6 $16) 31... Nd6 32. Rd1 Ne8 $6 $18 (32... Ke7 33. Rcd5 Nc4 34.
Rd7+ Ke6 35. Rxb7 $16) 33. Rc8 (33. Rd7 $16) 33... R2h6 $8 (33... Ke7 34. Re1+
Kd7 35. Rcxe8 Rxe8 36. Rd1+ Kc6 37. Kxh2 $18) 34. Re1 (34. Rd7 $16) 34... Re6
35. Rxe6 fxe6 36. Ne4 Kf7 (36... Kg7 37. Nc5 Kf6 38. Nxb7 Rh7 39. Nc5 Nd6 40.
Rc6 $18) 37. Rb8 (37. Nd6+ Ke7 38. Nxb7 $18) 37... b6 38. Ra8 Rh5 $6 (38... Rh4
39. f3 (39. Rxa7+ Kg6 40. f3 (40. Re7 Rxe4 41. Rxe8 $16) 40... Nf6 41. Ra4 $1
$18) 39... Nf6 40. Rxa7+ Kg6 41. Ra4 $1 $18 (41. g3 Rh5 42. Nxf6 Kxf6 $16)) 39.
Rxe8 1-0

[Event "Dubai op"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2000.04.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Kaiumov, Dmitry D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2000.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 dxc4 8. e3
c5 9. Bxc4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 (10... a6 $6 11. O-O e5 (11... b5 12. Be2 Bb7 13.
Bf3 $1 Ra7 14. Bg3 $5 (14. Bxb7 Rxb7 15. Qf3 Rd7 16. Rfd1 Qb6 17. a4 $1 bxa4 (
17... b4 18. Nb1 $14) 18. Nxa4 $14 {1-0 Uhlmann,Wolfgang-Lputian,Smbat G/
DSV-Turnier Berlin-Ost (8) ;MCL 1982 (35)}) 14... Qb6 15. a4 Bb4 16. Nb1 $16 {
/\ Nd2-c4}) 12. Nf3 Qxd1 13. Rfxd1 Nc6 14. h3 (14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ne4 Be7 16.
Bd5 $14) 14... Rd8 15. Bg3 Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Nd7 17. Bd5 $16 {1-0 Stean,
Michael-Burger,Karl/Beersheba (6) ;MCD 1982 (20)}) 11. Bg3 $5 (11. Be2 {
modest continuation} Nc6 12. Nb3 Nd5 13. Bxe7 Ncxe7 {1/2-1/2 Kortschnoj,
Viktor-Karpov,Anatoly (17)/World Championship 30th ;MainBase 1981 (23)}) (11.
O-O {-mainline}) 11... Nc6 (11... a6 12. O-O (12. e4 Nc6 13. Nb3 (13. O-O Nxd4
14. Qxd4 Bc6 $11) 13... Qb6 (13... b5 14. Bd3 {+/= Kortschnoj} (14. Be2 {
Ivanchuk} b4 $6 15. Nd5 $1 Nxe4 16. Bc7 $1 $16) 14... b4 (14... Qb6 15. e5 Nd5
16. Nxd5 exd5 17. O-O $14) (14... e5 $5 15. O-O Be6 $11) (14... Be8 $5 {
Ivanchuk}) 15. Na4 Ne5 16. Bxe5 Bxa4 $11 {Ivanchuk,Vassily-Gelfand,Boris/
Dortmund (2) ;CBM 60 1997/1-0 (49)}) 14. e5 Nh7 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Qe2 Be8 17.
Kh1 Nd4 18. Nxd4 Rxd4 19. f3 Qd8 $11 {Karpov,Anatoly-Beliavsky,Alexander G/
Dortmund (5) ;CBM 48 1995/1-0 (60)}) 12... Nc6 13. Nb3 b5 14. Be2 Qb6 15. a4 b4
16. Ne4 Rfd8 17. a5 Qa7 18. Bf3 Be8 19. Qe2 Rac8 $132 {1/2-1/2 Sorin,
Ariel-Glimbrant,Torbjorn/Ibercaja op Zaragoza ;TD 1992 (46)}) 12. Ndb5 (12. Nb3
Na5 13. Be2 Rc8 14. O-O Nc4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ornstein,Axel-Schussler,Harry/SWE-ch
Malmo ;EXT 97 1986 (31)}) 12... a6 (12... e5 13. a4 a6 14. Na3 Bxa3 15. bxa3
Qe7 16. Bh4 g5 17. Bg3 Be6 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. O-O Rfd8 20. Qc2 Rac8 21. Qb1 $132
{Kortschnoj,Viktor-Short,Nigel D/FIDE-Wch k.o. (2) ;CBM 63 1997/1/2-1/2 (59)})
13. Nd6 b5 (13... Qb6 14. Be2 Bxd6 15. Bxd6 Rfd8 16. Bg3 Be8 17. Qc2 Nb4 18.
Qb1 a5 19. O-O Bc6 20. Rfd1 Nbd5 21. Be5 Nxc3 {1/2-1/2 Komarov,D-Goldin,A/
JUG-chT 1997/EXP 59} 22. Bxc3 Be4 23. Qa1 $14) 14. Be2 Qb6 (14... e5 $5 15. Bf3
Qc7 (15... Qb6 16. Nde4 Be6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Qa5+ 20. Ke2
Nb4 21. Qb3 Rad8 22. Rcd1 Nxa2 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Bd5 Qc7 25. Qxa2 Qc2+ 26. Kf3
Qf5+ 27. Ke2 Qc2+ {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,Loek-Van der Sterren,Paul/Bundesliga 9899 
(1) ;GER-chT 1998}) 16. Nce4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Rfd8 18. O-O Rac8 19. Qe1 $11) 15.
a4 b4 16. Nc4 {This novelty also don't promise to White any advantage, but
Black must play with certain Accuracy.} ({complicated game after} 16. Nb1 Na5 (
16... Rad8 17. Nc4 Qa7 $11) 17. Nxf7 $1 {/\ Bc7} (17. O-O Bc6 $15) 17... Bc6 $1
(17... Rxf7 18. Bc7 Qb7 19. Bxa5 $14) (17... Kxf7 18. Bc7 $14) (17... Rfc8 18.
Rxc8+ Rxc8 19. Ne5 $14) 18. Ne5 $8 Bxg2 (18... Rfd8 19. Nd3 Ne4 20. Be5 $1 $14)
19. Rg1 $132 {Piket,Jeroen-Van der Sterren,Paul/Lost Boys 5th (6) ;CBM 61 1997/
1/2-1/2 (55)}) 16... Qa7 17. Nb1 {[%cal Gb1d2]} (17. Na2 Rfd8 18. O-O $11)
17... Rfd8 {Black equalized. White therefore try to fight for winning} 18. Nbd2
Be8 $6 $14 {Better was remove B to b7:} (18... Bc8 {[%cal Gc8b7]} 19. Bf3 Bb7
20. a5 Nd7 21. Bc7 (21. O-O Rac8 $11) 21... Rdc8 $11) 19. Bf3 a5 20. O-O Rac8
21. Qe2 Nb8 $5 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Ge8a4]} 22. Ra1 {[%cal Gd2b3] White remain b3
square for Nd2.} (22. b3 $6 $11 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Gf6d5]}) 22... Nd5 23. Nb3 Nc6
24. Rfc1 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Ge3e4]} Bf8 25. h3 Be7 {Kaumov can't improve his
pieces places and is waiting.} 26. Rc2 Bf8 27. Rac1 Nce7 {[%csl Ra4]} (27...
Nb8 28. e4 Ne7 29. Ncxa5 Rxc2 30. Rxc2 Bxa4 31. Rc7 Qa6 32. Nb7 Qxe2 33. Bxe2
Rd7 34. N3c5 Rd2 $1 (34... Rxc7 35. Bxc7 $18 {[%csl Ra4,Rb8]}) 35. Bh5 $1 (35.
Nxa4 Rxe2 36. Bd6 (36. Rxe7 Bxe7 37. Bxb8 Rxe4 $44) 36... Nbc6 37. e5 $14)
35... Bc6 36. Bd6 g6 37. Bxe7 Bxe7 38. Rxe7 gxh5 39. Rc7 Bxb7 40. Rxb7 Nc6 41.
Rb6 $16) 28. Ncxa5 (28. e4 Bxa4 29. Ncxa5 Nf6 30. Rc7 $14) 28... Rxc2 29. Rxc2
Bxa4 30. e4 Nf6 (30... Nb6 31. Rc7 Qa8 $8 32. Qe3 $14) 31. Rc7 Qa8 $8 32. Qc4
$4 $17 {[%csl Rc7]} (32. Qe3 $1 $14) 32... Ne8 $1 {[%csl Rc7]} 33. Rc5 Qa7 $2
$11 {Counter-mistake} (33... Ng6 $1 {[%csl Rc5]} 34. Qxb4 (34. Rh5 Qc8 35. Nc5
Bd1 $1 36. Nab7 (36. Bxd1 Rxd1+ 37. Kh2 Nf6 $19 {[%csl Rh5]}) 36... Bxf3 37.
gxf3 Bxc5 38. Nxc5 Nf6 $19) 34... Bxb3 35. Nxb3 Bxc5 $17) 34. Qc1 Rd3 35. Qa1
$1 Qd7 36. Nc1 $2 $17 {[%csl Rd1]} (36. Qa2 Ng6 $11) 36... Rd2 $2 {Mistakes
comedy, probably in time pressure} ({The advantage was keep} 36... Rxf3 $1 37.
gxf3 Nf5 38. exf5 (38. Rxf5 exf5 $17) 38... Qd1+ 39. Kg2 Bxc5 40. fxe6 fxe6 $17
) 37. Nc4 Qd4 (37... Rd1+ $1 38. Bxd1 Qxd1+ 39. Kh2 Nf5 $1 (39... Qd4 40. Ra5
Bc6 41. Ne5 $16) 40. Rxf5 $1 (40. Ra5 Nxg3 41. Kxg3 (41. fxg3 Bc6 $44) 41...
Bc6 42. f3 b3 $44 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Gf8b4,Gb4e1]}) 40... exf5 41. Ne3 Qd7 42.
Nxf5 $14) 38. Nxd2 Qxc5 39. Qxa4 Qxc1+ 40. Nf1 {[%cal Ga4e8]} Nf6 41. Qxb4 Nf5
42. Qd2 $6 $44 (42. Qc3 Qxc3 43. bxc3 Nxg3 44. Nxg3 $14 {Because off opponent
colours BB - +/= and not +/-}) 42... Qxd2 43. Nxd2 Nxg3 44. fxg3 Bb4 45. Nc4
Kf8 46. Kf1 Nd7 47. Ke2 Ke7 48. Kd3 Nc5+ 49. Kc2 f6 $44 0-1

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Popov, Valerij"]
[Black "Polovodin, Igor A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2000.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 640]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Qc2 O-O 6. Bg5 Nc6 $6
$14 (6... Nbd7) (6... h6) 7. e3 h6 8. Bh4 b6 9. Rd1 (9. O-O-O $5) 9... Bb7 10.
a3 Rc8 11. Be2 Ne4 (11... Na5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. b4
$14 {Averkin,O-Lein,A/URS 1969 (15)}) 12. Nxe4 Bxh4 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nc3 Bf6
15. h4 $1 {Good decision! White can start K Attack inspite of Ke1} Ne7 16. g4 {
[%cal Gg4g5]} Ng6 (16... g6 17. g5 hxg5 18. hxg5 Bg7 19. Ne5 $16) 17. g5 hxg5
18. hxg5 Bxg5 19. Kd2 $1 {[%cal Gd1g1] Preparing R manouevre to Kingside} (19.
Nb5 a6 20. Na7 Ra8 21. Nc6 Bxc6 22. Qxc6 Bf6 23. Bd3 Re8 24. Rc1 (24. Rh5 Nf4)
24... Ra7 25. Bxg6 fxg6 26. Rg1 g5 $44) (19. Bd3 Qf6 20. Ne5 (20. Nxg5 Qxg5 21.
Ne2 (21. Nb5 Qg2 22. Ke2 Rfe8 23. Bxg6 Qxg6 24. Qxg6 fxg6 25. Nc3 $17 (25. Nxa7
Ra8 26. Nb5 Ba6 27. a4 c6 $19)) 21... c5 22. dxc5 Rxc5 23. Qa4 Rc7 (23... d4
24. Rg1) 24. Nd4 Bc8 25. Be2 Bd7 26. Qb4 Rfc8 $15) 20... Bh4 (20... Bh6 21. Nd7
$16) 21. Rh3 {[%cal Ge5d7]} (21. Rh3 Rcd8 22. Nxg6 (22. Kf1 c5 $15) 22... fxg6
23. Rd2 Rd6 24. b4 Qg5 $17) 21... Rcd8 (21... Nxe5 22. dxe5 Qg5 23. Bh7+ Kh8
24. Qf5 Rcd8 25. Rd4 Qxf5 26. Bxf5 g5 27. Rg4 Rg8 28. Kd2 Rg7 29. f4 Kg8 30.
Nb5 c5 31. Nxa7 d4 32. Nb5 dxe3+ 33. Kxe3 gxf4+ 34. Kxf4 Rxg4+ 35. Kxg4 $14)
22. Bf5 (22. Bxg6 fxg6 23. Rd2 Bc8 $15) 22... Nxe5 23. dxe5 Qg5 24. Rd4 Qg1+
25. Kd2 Qxf2+ 26. Kc1 Qxc2+ 27. Kxc2 Bg5 28. Rg4 f6 (28... Be7 29. Rg2 {
[%cal Gg2h2]} Bc8 30. Bxc8 Rxc8 31. Rgh2 f5 32. e6 g5 33. Rh8+ Kg7 34. R8h7+
Kf6 35. Nxd5+ Kxe6 36. Nxe7 $16) 29. Be6+ Rf7 30. exf6 (30. Rxg5 fxg5 31. Rf3
Rdd7 $19) 30... Bxf6 31. Rg1 c5 32. Rgh1 Kf8 33. Rh8+ Ke7 34. Bxf7 Rxh8 35.
Rxh8 Kxf7 36. Rb8 $14) 19... c5 20. Rdg1 $6 $132 (20. Rh5 $142 $1 Bh6 (20...
Bf6 21. Rdh1 {[%cal Gh5h8]} Re8 22. Bd3 $1 (22. Qf5 cxd4 23. exd4 Qd6 24. Bd3 (
24. Bb5 Re6 25. Bd3 Kf8 26. Kc2 Ke7 $17) 24... Kf8 25. Kc2 Nf4 $17) 22... cxd4
23. Nxd4 $16) (20... cxd4 21. Nxd4 Re8 22. Rdh1 Bh6 23. Bd3 Qf6 24. Kd1 $14 (
24. Rf5 Qxd4 25. Rxh6 Qg4 26. Rxf7 $1 gxh6 27. Rxb7 Rf8 $19)) 21. Qf5 (21. Rdh1
Qf6 22. Rf5 Qe6 23. Kd1 Rfe8 24. Bb5 Re7 25. Rfh5 a6 26. Bd3 Rce8 27. Bf5 Qd6
$44) 21... Ne7 22. Qg4 f5 23. Qg2 Rf6 24. Rdh1 Rg6 25. Qh3 f4 26. Ne5 (26. Kd1
{[%cal Gf3e5]}) 26... fxe3+ 27. fxe3 cxd4 28. Nxg6 dxc3+ 29. bxc3 Nxg6 30. Qe6+
Kh7 31. Rxh6+ $18) 20... cxd4 21. Nxd4 Qf6 ({Strong was also} 21... Bf6 22. Qf5
(22. Rxg6 fxg6 23. Bg4 (23. Qxg6 Bxd4 24. exd4 Qf6 25. Qh7+ Kf7 $19) 23... Bxd4
24. Be6+ Rf7 25. exd4 Qg5+ 26. Kd1 Rc4 27. Qd3 Qf6 28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 $17) 22...
Re8 23. Rg4 (23. Qh5 Bxd4 24. exd4 Qf6 $19) (23. Bh5 Ne5 (23... Bxd4 24. exd4
Qd6 25. Bxg6 $14) 24. Kc1 (24. Qh7+ Kxh7 25. Bxf7+ Bh4 $19) 24... g6 25. Be2
Nc4 26. Qh3 {[%cal Gd4f5]} Kf8 $1 $17 (26... Bxd4 27. exd4 Qf6 28. Bg4 (28.
Bxc4 dxc4 29. d5 Qf4+ 30. Kb1 Kg7 31. Qh7+ Kf6 $17) 28... Rcd8 29. Bd7 Qxd4 (
29... Rxd7 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Qh8+ Qxh8 32. Rxh8+ Kg7 (32... Ke7 33. Re1+ Kf6 34.
Rhxe8 $16) 33. Rxe8 Nd6 34. Re2 $16) 30. Rd1 Qf4+ 31. Kb1 Kg7 32. Bxe8 Rxe8 33.
Rxd5 $16)) 23... Re5 24. Qf3 Rg5 25. Bd3 Rxg4 26. Qxg4 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 Qg5 28.
Ke2 $44) 22. Kc1 $2 $15 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gc8c1,Gg5c1] White Nd4 is stronger
than Black Bg5.} (22. Kd1 $1 Rfe8 23. Bd3 $14 {[%cal Gh1h3,Gh1h5]}) 22... Qxd4
$1 23. Rxg5 Qf6 24. Rgh5 $6 $17 (24. Rf5 $5 Qe6 25. Bf3 (25. Rfh5 Rfd8 26. Bf3
Rc7 $15) 25... Rfd8 26. Rfh5 Rc7 $15) 24... Rfd8 25. Rf5 Qe7 $6 (25... Qe6 $5
26. Bf3 d4 27. exd4 Bxf3 28. Rxf3 Rxd4 $17) 26. Bf3 (26. Rfh5 Qf6 (26... Rxc3
27. bxc3 Qxa3+ 28. Qb2 Qxb2+ 29. Kxb2 d4 30. Rd1 dxc3+ 31. Kxc3 Rc8+ 32. Kb3
$132) 27. Rf5 Qe6 $17) 26... d4 $1 27. exd4 Rxd4 (27... Bxf3 28. Rxf3 Rxd4 $17)
28. Rfh5 (28. Bxb7 Qxb7 $17) 28... Qd7 29. Bxb7 Qxb7 30. Kb1 Qf3 31. R5h3 Qg4
32. f3 Qe6 33. Qh2 f6 34. Qg1 Qf5+ 35. Ka1 $2 $19 (35. Ne4 Rcd8 36. Qg3 $17)
35... Rd2 36. Qe3 Rd3 37. Qe2 Kf7 38. Qc2 Nf4 39. Rh4 Ne6 0-1

[Event "Evry 1st"]
[Site "Evry"]
[Date "2001.03.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shchekachev, Andrei"]
[Black "Justo, Damian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2327"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. Qc2 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. e4
{In this variation Black reach strong counterplay, it is not a model for
opening strategy for White...} (8. Rd1 {-mainline.}) 8... dxe4 9. Qxe4 c5 $1 (
9... Nc6 $6 10. O-O-O Ne7 11. h4 Re8 12. g4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Henrichs,T-Schoebel,F/
Bochum 1991/EXT 97 (45)}) (9... Nd7 10. Bd3 g6 11. h4 Bg7 12. O-O-O Nf6 13. Qf4
$14 {1/2-1/2 Leroy,A-Hamrakulova,Y/Bratislava 1993/TD (24)}) 10. Bd3 (10. O-O-O
Qa5 (10... Nc6 11. d5 (11. Bd3 g6 12. Ne5 Qxd4 {0-1 Langeweg,K-Donner,J/
Leeuwarden 1979/MCD (12)}) 11... Nd4 12. Bd3 g6 13. h4 h5 14. Ng5 {1/2-1/2
Atalik,S-Stern,R/Budapest 1991/CBM 23 ext (14)}) (10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Qb6 12.
Bd3 g6 13. Bc2 Nc6 14. Na4 Qa5 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. h4 Rb8 17. h5 Qb4 18. hxg6
Bxb2+ 19. Nxb2 Qxb2+ 20. Kd2 f5 $132 (20... fxg6 21. Rb1 $18 {1-0 Miles,
A-Stefansson,H/New York 1989/CBM 12 (26)} (21. Qxg6+ Qg7 22. Rxh6 Rxf2+ 23. Ke1
Rf8 24. Qxg7+ Kxg7 25. Rh7+ Kf6 26. Rxa7 $16))) 11. Bd3 g6 (11... Rd8 12. Qh7+
Kf8 13. Ne4 cxd4 (13... Nd7 14. Nxf6 Nxf6 15. Qh8+ Ke7 16. Qxg7 Rg8 17. Qxh6
cxd4 18. Rhe1 $16 {1-0 Gaprindashvili,N-Mistry Kennedy,S/Dubai 1986/TD (35)})
14. Nxf6 gxf6 15. Qxh6+ Ke7 16. Kb1 Nc6 $132 {0-1 Trifunovic,P-Rossetto,H/Mar
del Plata 1950/MCL (41)}) 12. Qe3 (12. Ne5 cxd4 13. Nxg6 Rd8 $19 (13... Qg5+
14. Nf4 Qxf4+ 15. Qxf4 Bg5 16. Qxg5+ hxg5 17. Nb5 $16 {1-0 Burgess,G-Dilleigh,
S/Bristol 1990/EXT 2000 (43)})) 12... cxd4 13. Nxd4 Rd8 14. Nb3 Qb4 $132) 10...
g6 11. dxc5 Nd7 (11... Na6 12. Qe3 Nxc5 $1 $132 (12... Qe7 13. O-O (13. Qxh6
Nxc5 14. Bc2 b6 15. Qe3 $16) 13... Nxc5 14. Be2 Bg7 15. Rab1 Na6 16. Rfd1 b6
17. Nd4 Bb7 $132 {1/2-1/2 Malich,B-Jansa,V/Sochi 1965/MCD (40)})) 12. Qe3 Qa5 (
12... Bg7 13. O-O Qc7 14. Rac1 Qxc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Cifuentes Parada,R-Van der
Sterren,P/NLD 1993/EXT 97 (61)}) 13. O-O Nxc5 14. Bc2 Qb4 (14... Bg7 15. Ne5
Qc7 16. f4 Nd7 17. Nb5 Qb6 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. Rfe1 Nxe5 20. fxe5 Bd7 $11 {
0-1 Barbero,G-Petursson,M/Thessaloniki 1984/EXT 97-B (40)}) 15. Rab1 ({Equal
position after} 15. Qxh6 Bg7 (15... Qxb2 $4 {meets elegant refutation:} 16.
Bxg6 fxg6 17. Ng5 $1 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gh6h7]} Bxg5 18. Qxg6+ Kh8 19. Qh5+ Kg7
20. Qxg5+ Kf7 (20... Kh7 21. Qxc5 $18) 21. Nb5 $18) 16. Qc1 Qxc4 17. Rd1 b6 (
17... Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qxc3 19. Bxg6 Qxc1 20. Raxc1 b6 $11) 18. Qe3 Bb7 $11) 15...
Qxc4 16. Ne5 $2 $15 (16. Qxh6 $142 Bg7 17. Qe3 b6 $11) 16... Bxe5 17. Qxe5 Nd7
18. Qe3 (18. Qg3 {[%cal Gc2g6]} Nf6 19. Rfd1 Nh5 20. Qd6 Qf4 $15) 18... Kg7 19.
Rfd1 Qc5 20. Qd2 $6 $17 {White plays opening stage terrible...} (20. Qg3 Nf6
21. Rd2 Bd7 $15) 20... Nb6 $1 ({Drops the advantage} 20... Nf6 $2 21. Rbc1 Bd7
22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Qe5 24. Bxb7 Rad8 25. Qb4 $132) 21. Ne4 Qe7 22. Qc3+ (22.
Nd6 e5 23. Qb4 Kh7 24. a4 Bd7 25. a5 (25. Rd2 Bc6 26. Rbd1 Rad8 27. f4 e4 $17)
25... Nc8 $17) 22... e5 23. Nd6 f6 $2 $14 ({Right was} 23... Bg4 24. f3 Rad8
25. Qa3 Nc8 26. Nc4 Be6 27. Nxe5 Bxa2 $1 $17 {and Black leaves with advantage.}
) 24. Qc5 $1 {[%csl Re7] Threatening Nf5+} (24. Qg3 f5 25. Rd2 Qf6 26. Rbd1 $44
(26. Re1 e4 $15)) 24... Kh7 $8 25. Nxb7 Qxb7 $2 $16 {Wrong variations
calculation.} ({Right was} 25... Qxc5 26. Nxc5 Bg4 27. f3 Rac8 28. b4 Bf5 29.
Bxf5 gxf5 30. Rd6 $14) 26. Qxf8 Bf5 $2 $18 {Loses immediately.} ({Black had to
play} 26... Qxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Bb7+ 28. Kg1 Rxf8 29. Rd6 $16 {This position is
close to winning.}) 27. Rd8 $1 Rxd8 28. Qxd8 Qd7 {This move is not better} ({
than} 28... Bxc2 29. Rc1 $18 {[%csl Rb7,Rc2][%cal Gc1c7]}) 29. Qxd7+ Bxd7 30.
Rd1 Kg7 31. f3 Kf8 32. Bxg6 Ke7 33. Bc2 Be6 34. b3 Nd5 35. Rd2 Nc3 36. Bd3 a5
37. g4 Bd5 38. Rc2 Nd1 39. Be2 Ne3 40. Rc3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kacheishvili, Giorgi"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2631"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4096]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. Rc1 h6 7.
Bh4 dxc4 (7... b6 {-mainline.}) 8. e4 $5 {Rare move based on untouchability of
Pe4- see below.} (8. e3 {-mainline.}) 8... Nc6 $1 $132 {The best reply! Nc6
will recapture B on e7.} ({Dubious is} 8... Nxe4 $2 9. Bxe7 Nxc3 10. Bxd8 Nxd1
11. Be7 Nxb2 12. Ba3 Na4 13. Bxf8 Kxf8 14. Rxc4 Nb6 15. Rxc7 Nc6 16. Ne5 Nxe5
17. dxe5 $16 {1-0 Ogaard,L-Denker,A/Gausdal 1982/MCD (48)}) ({Black didn't
equalize also after} 8... c5 $5 9. dxc5 $1 {Better} ({than} 9. Bxc4 Nxe4 (9...
g5 $6 10. Bg3 g4 11. Nd2 cxd4 12. Nb5 $16) 10. Nxe4 (10. Bxe7 Nxc3 11. Bxd8
Nxd1 12. Be7 Re8 13. Rxd1 Rxe7 14. dxc5 Nd7 $132) 10... Bxh4 11. dxc5 Qxd1+ 12.
Rxd1 Be7 13. Ne5 b6 $132 {0-1 Giorgadze,T-Lputian,S/Tashkent 1984/MCD (28)})
9... Qxd1+ 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11. Bxc4 Nc6 12. O-O $14 {[%csl Rc8]}) ({Or} 8... Nbd7
9. e5 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Bxc4 $14) 9. e5 (9. Bxf6 $6 Bxf6 10. e5 Bg5 $1 $15
{[%cal Gc6a5]}) 9... Nd5 10. Bxe7 Ncxe7 11. Bxc4 {[%csl Gd5]} b6 $5 ({Worth of
attention} 11... Nxc3 $5 $11 {strong enough for equality.} 12. bxc3 (12. Rxc3
Bd7 13. O-O Bc6 $11 {[%csl Rd4,Rf3][%cal Gc6f3,Gd8d4]}) 12... b6 13. Qe2 Bb7
14. Ba6 (14. O-O c5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Rfd1 Qc7 $11) 14... Bd5 15. O-O c5 16.
dxc5 bxc5 17. Bc4 Bc6 18. Bb5 Qc7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Tukmakov,V-Beliavsky,A/Tilburg
1984/MCD (25)}) 12. Ne4 $5 {Avoiding NN exchange on c3 - see above.} Bb7 13.
O-O Nf5 {Threatening Nde3.} 14. a3 (14. Re1 Nde3 15. fxe3 (15. Nf6+ Qxf6 $1 16.
fxe3 Qe7 17. e4 Nh4 18. Nxh4 Qxh4 19. Qf3 Rad8 $132) 15... Bxe4 $132) 14...
Nde3 ({Interesting but passive is} 14... Qd7 15. Qc2 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 a5 $132 {
[%csl Gd5] White can't use his space advantage first of all because Black has
strong point on d5.}) 15. fxe3 Bxe4 16. Qe2 c5 17. Nd2 ({Worth of attention
also} 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Nd2 Bb7 (18... Bd5 $143 19. e4 $1 (19. Bd3 Rb8 20. Rc2
$132) 19... Nd4 20. Qh5 Bc6 21. Rc3 Rb8 22. Rg3 $40) 19. Bd3 Rc8 20. Bxf5 exf5
21. Rxf5 Bd5 $44) 17... Bb7 18. dxc5 Qg5 {[%csl Re3,Re5]} 19. c6 $1 (19. Rc3
bxc5 20. Nf3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Rad8 (21... Nh4 22. Qe4 Ng6 {[%csl Rc5,Re5] And
White had to force draw by} 23. Rxf7 $1 Kxf7 (23... Rxf7 24. Qxa8+ $18) 24.
Bxe6+ Kxe6 25. Qc6+ Kf7 26. Qd5+ Ke8 (26... Ke7 $2 27. Qxc5+ Ke6 28. Qd6+ Kf7
29. Qd5+ $18) 27. Qc6+ (27. Qxa8+ Qd8 28. Qc6+ Kf7 29. h3 Nxe5 30. Qxc5 Qb8 $17
) 27... Kf7 28. Qd5+ $11) 22. Qf4 Qxf4 23. exf4 Rd2 24. Rf2 Rfd8 25. g4 Ne7 26.
Rxd2 Rxd2 27. Rd3 Rxd3 28. Bxd3 g5 29. Kf2 $11) 19... Bxc6 20. Bxe6 Ne7 $1 (
20... fxe6 $2 21. Rxc6 $16) 21. Ba2 Qxe5 {Position is equal.Pe3 is not a
weakness.} 22. Nf3 (22. Qf2 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Ga2f7,Gf1f7]} Bd5 23. Nf3 Qh5 24.
Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Nd4 Rae8 26. Nf5 $132) 22... Qh5 23. e4 Bb5 (23... Rac8 $132) 24.
Bc4 Bxc4 25. Rxc4 (25. Qxc4 Ng6 $11 {[%csl Ge5]}) 25... Ng6 26. e5 (26. Rc7 Nf4
$11 {[%cal Gf4e6]}) 26... Qf5 27. Re4 Nf4 (27... Rac8 28. Nd4 Qd7 29. Nf5 (29.
e6 $6 fxe6 30. Nxe6 Rxf1+ 31. Qxf1 Rc2 32. b4 Qd2 {[%cal Gc2c1]} 33. Re1 Qc3
$15 {[%csl Ra3]}) 29... Rc5 30. b4 Rd5 31. h4 $132) 28. Qc4 g5 {This move
weakens Black K residence.} ({More safety is} 28... Ne6 $11) 29. Rfe1 (29. Nh4
$5 {leads to draw by force:} Qe6 30. Rexf4 gxf4 31. Qxf4 Rae8 32. Qg3+ (32. Nf5
$2 Kh7 $1 (32... Qxe5 33. Qh4 Re6 34. Nxh6+ Kg7 35. Nf5+ Kg8 36. Qg5+ $11) 33.
Rf3 {[%cal Gf3h3]} Rg8 34. Nd6 (34. Rh3 Rg6 35. Rxh6+ Rxh6 36. Nxh6 Qxe5 37.
Qxe5 Rxe5 38. Nxf7 Re2 $17) 34... Re7 35. Nxf7 Rg4 $15) 32... Kh7 33. Qd3+ Kg8
34. Nf5 (34. Qg3+ $11) 34... h5 35. Qh3 Qxe5 36. Qxh5 Re6 37. Qg5+ $11) 29...
Rac8 30. Qf1 Rfd8 $6 $14 (30... Rfe8 $1 $132) 31. Nd4 Qg4 32. Kh1 Qd7 (32...
Qh5 33. e6 fxe6 34. Nxe6 Nxe6 35. Rxe6 $16 {[%csl Rg8]}) 33. e6 $1 {White gets
rid if his 'weak' isolated Pe5 and important for Kg8 defence Pf7goes out also.}
fxe6 34. Nxe6 Nxe6 35. Rxe6 {This position, inspite material equality, is
clearly in White favour because Black K is weak. White can play this position
as long as he wants without any risk. In other side, Black had to play very
precisely.} Rf8 36. Qe2 Rc6 37. Re7 Qd5 38. h3 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Ge7a7]
Threatening Rxa7} (38. Rxa7 $6 {leads to draw by force because of weak first
horisontal:} Re6 $1 {[%cal Ra1h1]} 39. Qd1 $8 Rxe1+ 40. Qxe1 Qc4 $1 {[%cal
Gf8f1] Threatening Rf1+} 41. Kg1 $8 Qd4+ 42. Kh1 Qc4 $11) 38... a5 39. Rd1 Qf5
40. Red7 Qe6 41. Qd3 Qf5 42. Qd4 Qf6 43. Qe4 Qg6 44. Qd5+ Qe6 45. Qd2 Qc4 46.
Rd8 {White decided to change pair of RR, but it isn't increase chances to win.}
Rcf6 47. Rxf8+ Rxf8 48. Qe1 Qc6 49. Qe2 Rf7 50. Qe5 Qf6 51. Qb5 Kg7 52. b4 axb4
53. Qxb4 {White tries to combine his pressure on Pb6 and on Kg7. The problem
is that even White wins Pb6 and changes QQ - RR endgame cought be drawn.} Re7
54. a4 Rf7 55. Qb5 Re7 56. Rf1 Qe6 57. Qb2+ Kh7 58. Rf6 Qe1+ 59. Kh2 Qe5+ $6 {
Inaccuracy. Now Whie wins a P, but not the game...} ({Immediately draws} 59...
g4 $1 60. hxg4 (60. Qc2+ Qe4 $11) 60... Qh4+ 61. Kg1 Re1+ 62. Rf1 Rxf1+ 63.
Kxf1 Qxg4 $11) 60. Qxe5 Rxe5 61. Rxb6 {[%mdl 4096]} Re3 $1 {[%csl Rh2][%cal
Ge3a3,Ge3h3]} 62. Rb4 {In any case position is drawn...But it was possible to
try to prepare positional trap - see next commentary.} ({Draw also after} 62.
a5 $5 Ra3 63. a6 Kg7 $1 ({Loses} 63... h5 $2 {[%csl Rg5] Decisive weakening!}
64. Rb7+ ({Worth of attention also} 64. g4 hxg4 ({Loses also} 64... h4 65. Rb7+
Kg6 66. Ra7 $1 (66. a7 $2 $44 Kf6 {[%cal Gf6e5,Ge5f4,Gf4g3]} 67. Kg2 Ke5 68.
Kf2 Kf4 69. Rf7+ Ke5 70. Ke2 Ke6 71. Rg7 Kf6 72. Rb7 Ke5 73. Kd2 Kf4 74. Kc2
Ra6 75. Kb2 Ra5 76. Kb3 Kg3 $44) 66... Ra2+ 67. Kg1 Kf6 68. Ra8 Kg7 69. a7 {
White rised desired construction, Pg5 eventually will be captured:} Kh7 70. Kf1
Kg7 71. Ke1 Kh7 72. Kd1 Kg7 73. Kc1 Kh7 74. Kb1 Ra6 75. Kb2 Kg7 76. Kb3 Ra1 77.
Kb4 Rb1+ 78. Kc5 Ra1 79. Kc6 $1 {[%cal Ga8c8]} Rc1+ (79... Ra2 80. Rc8 Rxa7 81.
Rc7+ $18) 80. Kd6 Ra1 (80... Rd1+ 81. Ke6 Ra1 (81... Re1+ 82. Kf5 $18) 82. Rd8
$18) 81. Rc8 $18) 65. hxg4 Kg7 66. Kg2 ({Premature is} 66. Rb7+ $2 Kf6 67. Ra7
Ke5 68. Ra8 Kf4 $44) 66... Kf7 67. Kf2 ({Not} 67. Rb7+ Ke6 68. Ra7 Ke5 69. Ra8
Kf4 $44) 67... Ke7 68. Ke2 Kd7 69. Rg6 Ke7 70. Kd2 Ra4 71. Kc3 Kf7 72. Rh6 Kg7
73. Kb3 Ra1 74. Rc6 $18) 64... Kg6 65. Ra7 $1 (65. a7 $2 h4 66. Kg1 Ra2 67. Kf1
{In this RR endgame positions White's plan is to go with K to Ra2 direction,
then to the Pa7 direction, but Black has enough time to penetrate his K
through e5-f4-g3 and to attack PPg2 and h3.} Kf6 68. Ke1 Ke5 69. Kd1 Kf4 70.
Rg7 (70. Kc1 Kg3 $44) 70... Ke3 71. Rf7 Kd3 72. Kc1 Kc3 73. Kb1 Ra6 74. Rb7 Ra5
75. Rc7+ Kb3 76. Rg7 Ra6 77. Rxg5 Rxa7 78. Rg4 Rh7 $44) 65... h4 66. Kg1 Kf5
67. Ra8 Ra1+ 68. Kf2 Kf4 69. a7 Ra2+ 70. Kg1 Kg3 71. Rf8 $1 Ra1+ 72. Rf1 Rxa7
73. Rf3#) 64. g4 (64. Kg1 Ra2 65. Kf1 Kh7 $44) 64... Ra2+ ({On} 64... h5 {
White doesn't put attantion:} 65. Kg2 $1 $18 {And White wins like in
variations with h5xg4 h3xg4 or h5-h4 - see above.} (65. Rb7+ $2 Kf6 66. Ra7
hxg4 67. hxg4 Ke5 $44) (65. gxh5 $2 Kh7 $44)) 65. Kg3 Ra3+ 66. Kg2 Ra2+ 67. Kf3
(67. Kf1 Rh2 68. Rb8 Ra2 69. Ra8 Ra3 70. a7 $44 {and Black doesn't lose
because Pg5 is protected!}) 67... Ra3+ 68. Ke4 Rxh3 69. Kd5 (69. Rb8 Ra3 70.
Ra8 h5 71. gxh5 g4 $44) 69... Rg3 70. Rb2 Ra3 71. Rb7+ Kg6 72. Rb6+ Kg7 73. Kc6
h5 $1 74. gxh5 (74. Kb7 hxg4 75. a7 g3 76. a8=Q Rxa8 77. Kxa8 g2 78. Rb1 Kf6
$44) 74... Kh6 75. Kb7+ Kxh5 76. a7 Rxa7+ 77. Kxa7 g4 $11) 62... Ra3 63. h4
gxh4 64. Rxh4 Kg6 65. Rb4 h5 66. Rb6+ {R manoeuvre to a6 - in front of Pa -
leads to dead draw.} (66. g3 Ra1 67. Kh3 Rh1+ 68. Kg2 Ra1 69. Kf3 Rf1+ 70. Ke3
(70. Ke4 Kg5) 70... Re1+ 71. Kd4 Rg1 72. Rb8 h4 $1 $11) 66... Kg7 67. Ra6 h4
68. a5 Kh7 69. Ra8 Kg7 70. a6 Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-CHN Summit 2nd"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2002.07.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2002.07.11"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 (
7... Nxe7 $6 8. e4 $14 c5 9. dxc5 $16) 8. Rc1 (8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 c6 (9... Re8
$6 10. e3 c6 11. Be2 Nd7 12. Rd1 e5 (12... c5 13. Bb5 cxd4 14. Qxd4 f6 15. O-O
Rd8 16. Qd6 $16 {1-0 Frias,V-Collas,D/Linares 1998/CBM 62 ext (23)}) 13. dxe5
Nb6 $14) 10. e3 Nd7 11. Be2 c5 $11) (8. e3 Rd8 (8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 c5 (9... b6
10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O c5 12. Ne5 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nd7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Qh5 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Krivoshey,S-Michenka,J/Frydek-Mistek 1997/EXT 98 (44)}) 10. Bd3 cxd4
11. cxd4 Qb4+ 12. Qd2 Nc6 13. Rb1 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 $16 {[%cal Gh1c1] 1-0
Pecorelli Garcia,H-Westerinen,H/Havana 1985/EXT 99 (44)}) 9. Bd3 Nf6 10. O-O c5
11. Qe2 Nc6 12. Rad1 cxd4 13. exd4 Nb4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Danielsen,H-Hansen,S/
DEN-ch 1996/CBM 53 (34)}) 8... Nxc3 ({Worth of attention} 8... Rd8 $5 {[%cal
Gd8d1]}) 9. Rxc3 Rd8 10. e3 Nc6 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. O-O Nxd4 $5 {Black can't
release from White's pressure.} ({In case of} 12... Rac8 13. Rc5 {White leaves
with advantage:} a6 14. Be2 Nb4 15. a3 Nd5 16. Qb3 b6 17. Rcc1 {[%csl Ra6]
[%cal Ge2a6]} b5 18. Rc5 $16) 13. Bxd7 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Qxd7 15. Qxb7 Rab8 ({Or} 
15... c5 16. Qxd7 Rxd7 17. Rxc5 Rd2 18. Rfc1 Kf8 19. R5c2 Rad8 20. Kf1 $16) 16.
Qxa7 Rxb2 17. Rxc7 Qd1 (17... Qd3 $142 18. Rcc1 Qd5 19. a4 Ra2 20. Rb1 h6 21.
Rb4 (21. Rb8 Rxb8 22. Qxb8+ Kh7 23. Qe8 Kg6 24. h3 (24. h4 Qh5 $44) 24... Qe4
$11 {[%csl Ra4]}) 21... Rd7 22. Qb8+ Rd8 23. Qf4 Ra8 24. h3 $14) 18. g3 (18.
Qa6 h6 19. a4 Ra2 20. Rc8 Qd7 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Qc4 Qd5 23. Qc8+ Kh7 24. Qe8
Kg6 $44) 18... Qf3 19. Qd4 $1 Qf6 ({Better looks} 19... Rbb8 $5 20. Qf4 Qxf4
21. gxf4 Ra8 22. Ra1 Ra3 23. Rc2 Kf8 24. Rb1 Rda8 25. Rbb2 g6 26. Kf1 $14) 20.
Qc4 (20. Qxf6 $6 gxf6 $44) 20... g6 ({I would prefer} 20... h6 $14 {and after
virtual pair of RR exchange black Q goes to d5.}) 21. Rc8 Rxc8 22. Qxc8+ Kg7 {
[%cal Gb2g7]} 23. Qc4 h5 24. h4 Rd2 ({Badly is} 24... Qf5 $2 25. Qd4+ Qf6 26.
Qxf6+ Kxf6 27. Ra1 $16) 25. a4 Kh7 26. a5 Qf5 27. Qa4 Qd5 28. Ra1 e5 $1 (28...
Qf3 29. Qf4 $16) 29. a6 Qf3 30. Rf1 Qd5 31. e4 Ra2 $1 {Thanks to this tactical
trick Black can continue resistance.} (31... Qa8 32. a7 $18) 32. Qe8 Qe6 $5 ({
Possible also} 32... Qb3 33. Qxe5 Rxa6 34. Rc1 Qe6 35. Qxe6 Rxe6 $14) 33. Qxe6
fxe6 {[%csl Re5,Re6]} 34. Rb1 Rxa6 35. Rb5 Kg7 36. Rxe5 Kf6 37. Rb5 e5 $2 $16 {
Serious mistake.} ({Precisely and simple is} 37... Ra4 38. e5+ (38. f3 Ra2 {
[%csl Rg1]} 39. f4 Rc2 40. Rb4 Ra2 41. Kf1 Rc2 42. Rb7 Ra2 43. e5+ Kf5 44. Rf7+
Kg4 45. Rf6 Kxg3 46. Rxg6+ Kxf4 47. Rxe6 $11) 38... Kf5 39. Kg2 Ra3 40. f3 Re3
41. Kf2 Rxe5 42. Rxe5+ (42. g4+ hxg4 43. fxg4+ Kf4 44. Rxe5 Kxe5 45. Ke3 Kd5
$11) 42... Kxe5 43. Ke3 Kf6 44. Ke4 e5 $11) 38. Rb3 $1 {Now White has strong
plan. See below.} Ra4 39. Rf3+ Ke6 40. Re3 Ra1+ 41. Kg2 Ra2 42. Rb3 Kf6 43. Kf3
Ra1 44. Ke2 Ra4 45. Ke3 Ra1 46. Rb6+ Kf7 47. Rd6 Ra2 48. f4 $2 $44 {After this
mistake Black has sufficient compensation for P lack.} ({Right was only} 48.
Rd3 $1 {in order to prepare f2-f4 and on e5xf4 to recapture with K.} Ra1 (48...
Ke6 49. f4 exf4+ 50. Kxf4 $16) 49. f4 Ke6 50. Rb3 exf4+ 51. Kxf4 $16) 48...
Ra3+ 49. Rd3 exf4+ 50. gxf4 {White can't recapture with K...} Ra2 51. e5 Ra4
52. Rd4 Ra3+ 53. Ke4 Ke6 54. Rd6+ Kf7 55. Rd7+ Ke6 56. Rg7 Ra4+ 57. Ke3 Ra3+
58. Kd2 Ra2+ 59. Kc3 Ra3+ 60. Kb4 Rg3 {White K went too far...} 61. Rg8 Rg4 62.
Rf8 Rxh4 63. Kc5 Rg4 64. Rf6+ Ke7 65. Kd5 h4 66. f5 gxf5 67. Rxf5 Ra4 68. Rh5
Ra5+ 69. Ke4 Ra1 70. Rh7+ Ke6 71. Rh6+ Ke7 72. Rh7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.04.18"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Popov, Valerij"]
[Black "Shaposhnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1998.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[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 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Qc2 O-O 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Rd1 a6 (7...
h6 8. h4 (8. Bf4 c5 9. cxd5 (9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. e3 Qa5 $11) 9... Nxd5 10. Nxd5
exd5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. a3 Be6 13. g3 Ne4 14. Bg2 Qa5+ $11 {1/2-1/2 Welin,
T-Agdestein,E/Gausdal AC 1987 (17)}) 8... c6 9. e3 b6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. g4 g6
12. g5 hxg5 13. hxg5 Bxg5 14. Bd3 Qf6 15. Ke2 Kg7 16. Rdg1 Bh6 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18.
dxe5 Qxe5 19. Bxg6 $18 {1-0 Khenkin,I-Gavrilov,A/Komercni Banka, Pardubice CZE
1997 (46)}) (7... b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. g3 Bb7 10. Bg2 Ne4 11. Bxe7 (11. Bf4 $14)
11... Qxe7 12. O-O $14 {1-0 Petrosian,A-Borges Mateos,J/Polanica Zdroj 1988 
(38)}) (7... dxc4 $6 8. e4 Nb6 $6 (8... c5 $5) 9. h4 Nfd7 (9... Qe8 $5) 10. Be2
Re8 11. Be3 c6 12. e5 $14 {Kramnik,V-Beliavsky,A/Dortmund 1995/1-0 (45)}) 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. e3 Re8 (9... c6 10. Bd3 Re8 11. O-O Nf8 $14 (11... Ne4 $2 12. Bxe4
$16)) 10. Bd3 Nf8 11. h3 $14 c6 (11... b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rc1 c5 14. dxc5 bxc5
15. Rfd1 $14) 12. O-O Ng6 13. Ne5 $6 (13. Rb1 Ne4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. b4 Bf5 16.
a4 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 $14) 13... Nd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. f4 (15. Nxg6
hxg6 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nf6 18. Rfe1 Bf5 $11) 15... Ngf8 $6 (15... Ndxe5 16.
dxe5 (16. fxe5 Be6 17. Rf3 (17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Qh4 $132) 17... c5 $132) 16...
Qc5 17. Qf2 b6 $1 18. e4 Qxf2+ 19. Rxf2 d4 20. Na4 Rb8 $132) 16. Rde1 Nf6 (
16... Nxe5 17. fxe5 Be6 18. Qf2 $132) 17. a3 Ne4 $2 $16 (17... Qd6 $14) 18.
Bxe4 (18. Nxe4 $2 dxe4 19. Bxe4 f6 20. d5 (20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Nxc6 Qe4 $17)
20... fxe5 21. dxc6 b5 $17) 18... dxe4 19. f5 $1 (19. b4 $6 a5 (19... f6 20.
Nc4 Be6 21. Nb6 Rad8 22. Nca4 (22. Qxe4 $2 Qc7 $17) (22. Nxe4 Bxh3 23. Nxf6+
Qxf6 24. gxh3 Qh4 $132) 22... Qc7 23. Rc1 f5 (23... Bf7 24. Qc5 Bb3 25. Rc3 $14
) 24. Qc5 $14) 20. b5 Bd7 (20... cxb5 21. Nd5 $16) 21. bxc6 $16) 19... f6 $2 (
19... Nd7 20. Nxe4 (20. Nxd7 Bxd7 (20... Qxd7 21. f6 $16) 21. Rf4 $16)) 20. Nc4
$2 (20. Qb3+ $1 Be6 $8 (20... Ne6 21. Nc4 $18) 21. fxe6 fxe5 22. dxe5 (22. Nxe4
Qxe6 (22... exd4 23. exd4 Rad8 24. Qg3 $16) 23. Qxb7 Reb8 24. Qc7 exd4 25. exd4
Qd5 26. b4 Qxd4+ 27. Kh1 $16) 22... Qxe6 23. Qxb7 Reb8 24. Qc7 Rxb2 25. Nxe4
Rc8 26. Qd6 Qd5 $14) 20... Bxf5 $2 $18 (20... b5 21. Nd2 Bb7 22. Qxe4 $16) (
20... Rb8 21. Nb6 Qc7 22. Nxc8 Rbxc8 23. Nxe4 Nd7 24. Nd2 c5 25. Qb3+ Kh8 26.
Rc1 b5 27. Qc3 Qb8 (27... Qd6 28. b4 c4 (28... cxd4 29. Qxc8 Rxc8 30. Rxc8+ Nf8
31. Ne4 Qe7 32. Nc5 $18) 29. e4 $16) 28. e4 cxd4 29. Qxd4 Rcd8 $14) 21. Rxf5
Qe6 22. Rc5 Nd7 23. d5 $1 Qe7 24. Ra5 c5 (24... b6 25. dxc6 bxa5 26. cxd7 Qxd7
27. Nb6 $18) 25. Nd2 b6 26. Ra4 f5 27. Ne2 b5 28. Ra5 Qd6 29. b4 $6 (29. Nf4
$18) 29... Qxd5 30. a4 cxb4 31. Nf4 Qf7 32. axb5 axb5 33. Rxa8 $6 $16 (33. Rea1
Rxa5 34. Rxa5 g5 35. Ne2 Nf6 (35... Nb6 36. Rxb5 Nd5 37. Qb3 $18) 36. Qc5 Qd5
37. Qxb4 Qd3 38. Qb3+ Nd5 39. Rxb5 $18) 33... Rxa8 34. Rc1 $2 $14 (34. Qc6 $1
Ra2 35. Rd1 Nf8 36. Qxb5 $18) 34... Ra2 $2 (34... g5 $1 35. Ne2 Ra2 36. Qc8+
Nf8 37. Rd1 (37. Rc7 Qf6 38. Rc2 Qa1+ 39. Kf2 Rxc2 40. Qxc2 Qe5 $14) 37... b3
$14) 35. Qc8+ Nf8 36. Rc7 Ra1+ (36... Qf6 37. Nd5 $18) 37. Kh2 Qf6 38. Nb3 (38.
Qb7 $18) 38... Rd1 39. Nd4 g5 40. Rc6 Qf7 41. Nxf5 1-0

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zakharevich, Igor"]
[Black "Loginov, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2000.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4128]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 Ne4 6. Bxe7 Nxc3
$6 $14 {This move is bad novelty.} (6... Qxe7 7. cxd5 (7. Qc2) 7... Nxc3 8.
bxc3 exd5 {-Theory}) 7. Bxd8 Nxd1 8. Bxc7 (8. Rxd1 Kxd8 9. e3 Ke7 $11) 8...
Nxb2 9. c5 $6 $11 {White has par of Bishops, so it is better to open the game,
not to close.} (9. cxd5 $5 exd5 10. Rb1 (10. Rc1 Na6 (10... O-O 11. e3 $16 {
[%csl Gc7,Gf1]}) 11. e3 Bf5 12. Bb5+ (12. Ne5 O-O $11) 12... Ke7 13. Bxa6 bxa6
$11) 10... Nc4 (10... Na4 11. e3 Nc3 12. Rb3 Ne4 13. Bb5+ Bd7 (13... Nc6 14.
Ne5 (14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. O-O Ba6 16. Rc1 Bc4 17. Rb7 (17. Rb2 f6 $11) 17... f6
18. Bg3 O-O 19. a3 Rf7 $11) 14... Bd7 15. f3 Rc8 16. Nxd7 Kxd7 17. fxe4 Kxc7
18. Rf1 f6 19. exd5 $16) 14. Bxd7+ Kxd7 15. Rxb7 Kc6 16. Rxb8 Raxb8 17. Bxb8
Rxb8 18. O-O $16) 11. e3 Na6 12. Bg3 O-O 13. Bd3 b6 14. O-O Be6 15. Ng5 $14)
9... Na6 (9... Nc4 $2 $16 10. Rb1 (10. e3 Na6 11. Bg3 Nb4 12. Kd1 b6 13. Ne5
Nxe5 14. Bxe5 bxc5 (14... f6 15. Bd6 bxc5 16. Bxc5 $14) 15. dxc5 Ba6 16. Rb1
Bxf1 17. Rxf1 a5 18. a3 Nc6 19. Bc3 O-O $11) (10. e4 $1 Na6 (10... dxe4 11. Ng5
(11. Bxc4 exf3 12. gxf3 Nc6 13. O-O-O $132) 11... Na6 12. Bg3 Na3 (12... b5 13.
cxb6 Nxb6 14. Bb5+ Ke7 15. Bc6 $16) 13. O-O-O Nb4 (13... f5 14. Kb2 $18) 14.
Kb2 Nbc2 15. Nxe4 $16 {[%csl Ra3,Rc2]}) 11. Bg3 (11. Bxc4 dxc4 (11... Nxc7 12.
exd5 exd5 13. Bd3 O-O 14. Kd2 $14) 12. Bd6 Nb4 13. Kd2 $14) 11... b6 (11... b5
12. exd5 exd5 13. Rb1 Bd7 14. Bd3 O-O 15. O-O Rfe8 $14) 12. exd5 exd5 13. O-O-O
Nb4 (13... bxc5 14. Bxc4 dxc4 15. Rhe1+ $18) 14. Bxc4 dxc4 15. Rhe1+ Kd8 (15...
Be6 16. d5 $18) 16. Ng5 Be6 17. d5 Bxd5 18. Nxf7+ $16) 10... b6 11. e4 dxe4 12.
Bxc4 exf3 13. gxf3 Nc6 $11) ({Interest move was} 9... Nc6 $5 10. e3 Kd7 11. Bg3
Nc4 12. Rc1 N6a5 13. Bd3 f6 $132 {[%cal Gb7b6]}) 10. Bg3 Na4 $2 $16 {Zigbert
Tarrash said something about N in offside many years ago...} (10... Nc4 $1 11.
e4 $5 (11. e3 b6 $11) 11... dxe4 (11... Nb4 12. Bxc4 (12. exd5) 12... dxc4 13.
Kd2 $16) 12. Ng5 $1 (12. Bxc4 exf3 13. gxf3 Nb4 $11) 12... Na5 $1 (12... Na3
13. O-O-O Bd7 14. Nxe4 O-O 15. Nd6 Ba4 16. Rd2 Nc7 17. Nxb7 (17. Rb2 b5 $14)
17... Nd5 (17... Rab8 18. Rb2 $16) 18. Bd3 $16) 13. Nxe4 Nc6 (13... Nb4 14.
Nd6+ Kf8 15. Kd2 Nd5 (15... b6 16. cxb6 axb6 17. Nxc8 Rxc8 18. Bd6+ $18) (15...
Nac6 16. Rb1 Nxa2 17. Nxc8 Rxc8 18. Bd6+ Kg8 19. Rxb7 a5 20. Bc4 Nab4 21. Kc3
$16) 16. Rb1 h5 17. h4 g6 (17... b6 18. Bb5 $16 {[%cal Gh1c1]}) 18. Bd3 Kg7 19.
Rhc1 $14) 14. Nd6+ Ke7 15. Bxa6 bxa6 16. Rb1 Rd8 $11) 11. Kd2 (11. e3 $1 Nc3 (
11... Nb4 12. Rb1 a5 13. Rb3 {[%cal Ga2a3,Gf1b5]} Ra7 14. a3 Na6 15. Bb5+ Bd7
16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Rxb7 $18) 12. Bxa6 bxa6 13. a3 $16 {[%csl Yc5,Rc8][%cal
Gg3b8]} (13. c6 $2 a5 14. a4 Ba6 15. Bc7 (15. Ra3 Ne4 16. Nd2 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Ke7
$132) 15... Rc8 16. Bxa5 Ne4 (16... Rxc6 17. Rc1 $18) 17. Rc1 Bc4 18. Ne5 (18.
c7 Nd6 19. Rb1 Ba6 20. Rb8 O-O $11) 18... Bb3 19. f3 Nd6 20. c7 Bxa4 21. Ra1
Bb5 22. Bb4 Nf5 23. Rxa7 f6 $11)) 11... f6 $2 $18 (11... Nb4 12. e3 (12. a3 Nc6
13. e3 a6 14. Rb1 $16) 12... a6 13. a3 Nc6 14. Rb1 $16) 12. Rb1 $1 e5 (12...
O-O 13. e3 $18 {[%csl Ra4,Rb7][%cal Gf1b5]}) 13. e3 {[%csl Ra4,Ra6,Rc8] Piece
loss is question ot time} (13. dxe5 $2 N6xc5 $132) 13... O-O 14. Bb5 N6xc5 15.
dxc5 Nxc5 16. Rbc1 $2 $14 ({Better was} 16. Rhc1 Bf5 17. Rb2 Ne4+ 18. Ke1 $18)
16... Ne4+ 17. Ke2 Bg4 18. h3 Bh5 {Threatening Nxg3 and e5-e4} 19. Bh2 ({
It was impossible to connect rooks} 19. Rhd1 Nxg3+ (19... Rac8 20. Bd7 Nxg3+
21. fxg3 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 e4 23. Be6+ Kh8 24. Rc7 d4 25. exd4 Rb8 26. Ke3 exf3 27.
gxf3 a5 28. d5 $18) 20. fxg3 e4 21. Rxd5 exf3+ 22. gxf3 Bf7 $11) 19... Rfc8 20.
Bd7 (20. g4 Bg6 (20... Bf7 21. Bd7 $16) 21. Bd7 Nc3+ 22. Kf1 Rc5 23. Nd2 $14)
20... Nc3+ 21. Ke1 Rc4 $2 $16 (21... Rc5 $1 {With the same idea, but without a
little tactic trik} 22. g4 Bg6 23. Be6+ Bf7 (23... Kf8 24. Bxd5 $18) 24. Bxf7+
(24. Bf5 g6 $1 25. Bb1 (25. Kd2 gxf5 26. Rxc3 Rxc3 27. Kxc3 fxg4 28. hxg4 d4+
29. exd4 Bd5 $15) 25... Rac8 $14 {[%csl Rh2]}) 24... Kxf7 25. Nd2 Rac8 $14 {
[%csl Rh2]}) 22. Be6+ Bf7 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Bxe5 $1 {White unexpected solve
the Bh2 problem!} Nxa2 25. Rb1 $2 $44 (25. Ra1 $2 Nb4 26. Kd1 fxe5 27. Nxe5+
Ke6 28. Nxc4 dxc4 29. Ke2 a5 30. Rhb1 Ra6 $132) (25. Rxc4 $1 dxc4 26. Bd4 a5
27. Kd2 b5 28. Ra1 Nb4 29. Bc3 Nc6 (29... Nd3 30. Rxa5 Rxa5 31. Bxa5 Nxf2 32.
Nd4 $18) 30. Nd4 Nxd4 (30... Rd8 31. Bxa5 Nxd4 32. exd4 Rxd4+ 33. Kc2 $16) 31.
Bxd4 $16) 25... b5 (25... Rac8 26. Rxb7+ Kg8 27. Bb2 Rc1+ 28. Bxc1 Rxc1+ 29.
Kd2 Rxh1 30. Rxa7 Rf1 $1 31. Ke2 Ra1 32. Rc7 (32. Kd2 Rf1 $11) 32... Nc1+ 33.
Kd2 Nb3+ 34. Kd3 Ra2 35. Kc3 Na1 36. Nd4 $16 {[%csl Ra1]} Rxf2 37. Ra7 Rxg2 (
37... Rf1 38. Kb2 Rf2+ 39. Kxa1 Rxg2 $16) 38. Rxa1 Rg3 39. Ra8+ Kf7 40. Ra7+
Kg8 (40... Kg6 41. Rxg7+ $18) 41. Nf5 Rf3 42. Ne7+ Kf8 43. Nxd5 Rxh3 44. Kd4
$16) 26. Bb2 a5 27. Nd4 a4 28. Kd2 (28. Nxb5 $2 Rb4 29. Kd2 Rxb5 30. Bxf6 Rxb1
31. Rxb1 Kxf6 32. Rb2 Nb4 33. Rxb4 a3 34. Rb1 a2 35. Ra1 Ke5 $15) 28... b4 $2
$16 (28... a3 $1 29. Ba1 (29. Bxa3 Rxa3 30. Nxb5 {[%cal Gb5d6]} Ra6 31. Rb2 g5
32. Ra1 Rb4 $11) 29... b4 30. Rb3 Rac8 31. Rhb1 g5 32. g4 Kg6 33. f3 h5 34. Rh1
(34. Nf5 R8c7 35. Bd4 Rc2+ 36. Kd1 Rh2 $17) 34... Rh8 35. Rbb1 h4 36. Nf5 Rh7
$11) 29. Ra1 b3 30. Rxa2 $1 bxa2 31. Ra1 Rb8 32. Rxa2 h5 (32... a3 33. Bxa3 Ra8
34. Ra1 (34. Nb5 $2 Rca4 35. Kd3 R8a5 36. Rb2 Rxb5 37. Rxb5 Rxa3+ $11) 34...
Rca4 35. Nc2 $18 {[%cal Ga3b2]}) 33. Ne2 $2 (33. h4 $16) 33... Rb3 $2 (33... g5
$1 $14) 34. Bd4 Rb1 (34... g5 {Too late} 35. Nc3 Rbb4 36. Nd1 $1 (36. g4 $6
hxg4 37. hxg4 Ke6 38. Kd3 (38. Nd1 Rxd4+ 39. exd4 Rxd4+ 40. Ke2 Rxg4 41. Nc3
$14) 38... Rb3 39. e4 Rbxc3+ 40. Bxc3 Rxe4 41. Bd4 Rxg4 42. Rxa4 Rf4 43. Ra6+
Kf7 44. Rd6 Rf5 45. Be3 Ke7 46. Bc5 Kf7 47. Kc3 Rf3+ 48. Kb4 g4 $14) 36... Rc8
(36... Rc6 37. Bc3 Rbc4 38. Ra3 $18 {[%cal Gd1b2]}) 37. Bc3 Rb1 38. Bb2 Rc4 39.
Nc3 Rg1 40. g3 Rf1 (40... h4 41. gxh4 Rxh4 42. Nxd5 f5 43. Bd4 Rxh3 44. Rxa4
Rh2 45. Ke2 Rgg2 46. e4 fxe4 47. Nc3 Rh4 48. Be5 $18) 41. Ke2 Rh1 42. Kd3 h4
43. Nxd5 hxg3 44. fxg3 Rc6 45. Bd4 f5 (45... Rxh3 46. Rxa4 Rxg3 47. Ra7+ Ke6
48. Nxf6 $18) 46. h4 gxh4 47. gxh4 Ra6 (47... Rxh4 48. Rxa4 $18) 48. Nb6 Rxh4
49. Nxa4 f4 50. e4 Rh3+ 51. Kc4 f3 52. Kb5 Re6 (52... Ra8 53. Rf2 Rg8 54. Nc5
$18) 53. Nc5 Re8 54. Kc4 $18) 35. Nc3 $2 (35. Nf4 $1 {[%csl Rd5,Rh5]} Rf1 36.
Ke2 Rb1 37. Nxh5 $18) 35... Rg1 $2 $18 (35... Rbb4 $1 36. Nd1 (36. Nxd5 Rxd4+
$11) 36... Rc8 37. Nb2 (37. Bc3 Rb1 38. Ra3 g5 39. Kc2 Rb4 40. Nb2 d4 41. exd4
Rxd4 42. Rxa4 Rxa4 43. Nxa4 $14) 37... Ra8 38. Nd3 Rb5 $14) 36. g3 h4 37. gxh4
Rh1 38. Nxd5 Rcc1 39. Rxa4 Rcg1 40. Ra7+ Kg8 41. Nf4 Rf1 42. Ke2 Re1+ 43. Kf3
g5 44. hxg5 {It is not easy to play endgame like this!} 1-0

[Event "RUS Cup final 4th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2000.08.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Kruppa, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2000.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Qc2 $6 $11 {
In my opinion, not the best move.} (7. Qd3 dxc4 (7... Nc6 8. O-O-O Nb4 9. Qb1
c5 10. e3 O-O 11. a3 cxd4 12. exd4 Bg5+ 13. Nxg5 Qxg5+ 14. Rd2 Nc6 15. h4 Qf4
16. g3 Qf6 17. cxd5 Nxd4 18. Qa2 e5 19. f4 $132 {1-0 Veingold,A-Petrosian,A/
Sverdlovsk 1984/ (31)}) 8. Qxc4 O-O 9. e4 b6 10. e5 Be7 11. O-O-O Bb7 12. Bd3
Qd7 13. Be4 Bxe4 14. Nxe4 Qc6 15. Qxc6 Nxc6 16. a3 Rfd8 17. Nc3 $11 {1/2-1/2
Timman,J-Beliavsky,A/Chess Classic Masters, Frankfurt GER 1998/ (56)}) (7. g3
O-O {see comments to the game 1/2-1/2 Yarovik,Y-Krivko,Y/Omsk 1996/CBM 57/
[Tsesarsky] (52)}) (7. Qb3 $5 {-mainline}) (7. e3 $5 {-mainline}) 7... dxc4 (
7... Nc6 8. Rd1 O-O 9. e4 (9. e3 $5) 9... dxe4 10. Qxe4 {1/2-1/2 Quinteros,
M-Hjartarson,J/New York 1984/[Kostakiev] (29)}) (7... c6 8. e4 dxe4 9. Qxe4 c5
10. O-O-O $132 {0-1 Pisulinski,J-Gizynski,T/POL-chT Lubniewice 1994/ (25)}) 8.
e3 (8. O-O-O {see comments to the game 0-1 Bradbury,N-Wells,P/London Lloyds
1985/ (39) (Tsesarsky) in the noted later game Bacrot - Kortschnoj}) 8... c5 9.
dxc5 Qa5 10. Bxc4 Qxc5 11. Ne4 Qb4+ $1 $11 (11... Qa5+ 12. Ke2 $5 {see
comments to the game 0-1 Bacrot,E-Kortschnoj,V/Albert 1997/CBM 61/[Kortschnoj,
Tsesarsky] (54)}) 12. Nfd2 ({Here} 12. Ke2 $6 {is mot such effective as after
11...Qa5+} Qxb2 $1 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Bb5+ Nd7 $15) 12... Nd7 $5 {Black is not
satisfied by draw and wants to win!} ({after} 12... Qxb2 $1 {this position
transform forced to dead-drawn RR endgame:} 13. Nd6+ (13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Bb5+
Nd7 15. O-O O-O $15) 13... Ke7 14. Qxb2 Bxb2 15. Nxc8+ Rxc8 16. Rb1 Bc3 17.
Rxb7+ Nd7 18. Ke2 Bxd2 19. Bb5 Rd8 20. Kxd2 Rab8 21. Rxd7+ (21. Rxb8 Rxb8 22.
a4 Nc5 23. Kc2 a6 $15) 21... Rxd7+ 22. Bxd7 Kxd7 23. Rd1 $11 {I am sure,
Kruppa saw this variation...}) 13. Bb3 Be7 (13... O-O 14. O-O $11) 14. O-O O-O
15. Qc7 $5 {Not standard move! 95 percent of chessplayers were play here} (15.
Rfd1 $14 {[%cal Ga1c1]}) ({or} 15. Rac1 {[%cal Gf1d1]}) 15... Bd8 $5 (15... Nf6
16. a3 (16. Rac1 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 b5 (17... b6 18. Rc4 $18) 18. Bc2 Bd8 $11) 16...
Qb6 17. Qxe7 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Qxb3 19. Rab1 b6 $11 {[%cal Gc8a6]}) 16. Qf4 {
[%csl Rb4][%cal Ge4f6]} Qe7 17. Rac1 Nb6 $6 {Not proper place for N.} ({
Equal position was keep natural move} 17... Nf6 18. Rfd1 Bd7 $11 {with
development completion.}) 18. Nd6 Qf6 $5 (18... e5 $5 19. Nxc8 Rxc8 20. Qe4 Rb8
(20... Re8 21. Nf3 Rc7 22. Rfd1 $16 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gh2h4,Gb3c2]}) 21. Nf3 Re8
22. Rfd1 Bc7 23. h4 $14 {[%cal Gb3c2]}) 19. Qe4 $1 {Right P sacrifice! - maybe
missed by Black.} Qe7 (19... Qxb2 20. N2c4 Nxc4 21. Rxc4 Ba5 22. Rfc1 $14 {
[%csl Rb7,Rc8]}) 20. Qf4 Qf6 21. Qe4 Qe7 {do you agree for draw?} 22. Qd4 {
No! I want to play...} Bd7 (22... e5 23. Nxc8 Rxc8 24. Qe4 $14 {-see comments
to 18-th move}) 23. Nf3 $6 $11 (23. Rc2 $5 $14 {[%cal Gf1c1]}) 23... Bc6 24.
Ne5 (24. Rfd1 $6 Bc7 (24... Bxf3 25. gxf3 Bc7 26. Nxb7 Bxh2+ 27. Kxh2 Qxb7 28.
Rg1 $14) 25. Ne5 Bd5 26. Ndc4 Rfd8 $15) 24... Bc7 $6 $14 ({after} 24... Bd5 $1
{White must play very careful:} 25. Bxd5 $1 (25. Nf5 $2 Qg5 26. Bxd5 Nxd5 27.
Nd6 (27. Ng3 Bf6 28. f4 Bxe5 29. fxg5 Bxd4 30. exd4 hxg5 $17) 27... Bb6 28. Qe4
f5 29. Qf3 f4 (29... Nxe3 30. Ndf7 $132) 30. e4 Qxe5 31. Nc4 Qg5 32. exd5 Qxd5
$17) 25... Nxd5 26. Nec4 $1 (26. Nc8 $6 Qf6 27. Qe4 (27. Nd7 Qxd4 28. exd4 Re8
29. Nd6 Re7 30. Nc5 b6 $17) 27... Bc7 28. Nd7 Qd8 29. Nxf8 Qxf8 30. Nxa7 Rxa7
31. a3 $15) 26... Bc7 27. Nf5 $11) 25. Nxc6 Qxd6 26. Qxd6 Bxd6 27. Rfd1 $1 Nc8
$6 $16 (27... Bxh2+ 28. Kxh2 bxc6 29. Rxc6 Rfc8 $14) 28. Nd4 {[%csl Ra8,Gc1,
Rc8,Gd1,Rf8][%cal Gd1d6] White has clear advantage - white RR placed on open
lines, it is difficult for Black to complete development.} ({Good also} 28. Na5
$1 Be5 (28... b6 29. Nc6 $16) 29. Rc2 Rb8 30. f4 Bf6 31. Rd7 Nb6 32. Rxb7 Rxb7
33. Nxb7 Rc8 34. Rxc8+ Nxc8 35. Nc5 Bxb2 36. Nxe6 $1 $16) 28... a6 29. f4 Re8
30. f5 $1 e5 (30... exf5 $2 31. Nxf5 $18 {[%csl Rd6,Rf7][%cal Gd1d7]}) 31. Nf3
{[%csl Rc8][%cal Gc1c8] threatening Rxc8 and Rxd6.} e4 32. Nd2 Rb8 ({
Interesting was also} 32... Bf8 33. Rc7 (33. Bd5 Nd6 34. Nc4 Nxc4 35. Rxc4 Rad8
$14) 33... Nd6 34. Nc4 Nxc4 (34... Nxf5 35. Nb6 $18) 35. Bxc4 Re7 36. Rdd7 b5
37. Bd5 Rae8 38. g4 Rxd7 39. Rxd7 Re7 40. Rd8 $16 {White just promote PP on
the kingside, and Black can't find any counterplay:} Re5 41. Kf2 h5 42. h3 h4
$1 (42... hxg4 43. hxg4 a5 44. Kg3 $18 {[%cal Gg3f4,Gg4g5]}) 43. b4 Kh7 (43...
Re7 44. g5 Re5 45. g6 Rxf5+ 46. Ke2 Rxd5 47. Rxd5 Bxb4 48. Rd4 Ba3 49. Rxe4
fxg6 50. Rxh4 $18) 44. a3 $1 (44. Bxf7 Bxb4 45. Ra8 a5 46. Bg8+ Kh8 47. Be6+
Kh7 48. g5 g6 $1 $14) 44... Be7 45. Rd7 g6 46. Be6 $1 gxf5 47. Bxf5+ (47. Rxe7
Rxe6 48. Rxf7+ Kg6 49. Rxf5 $16) 47... Kg7 48. Ra7 Bg5 49. Rxa6 $16) 33. Kf2
Nb6 (33... Be5 34. Nxe4 $16 {[%cal Gd1d7]} Nb6 (34... Bxb2 35. Rc7 Rxe4 36.
Bxf7+ $18 {[%csl Rg8]}) 35. h4 $16 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gg2g4,Gf2f3,Gb3f7]}) 34.
Nxe4 Bxh2 35. Nd6 Bxd6 36. Rxd6 Rbc8 $2 $18 ({Non-standard} 36... Na8 $1 {
[%csl Gc7] was the last possibility to defence this difficult position:} 37.
Rd7 Rf8 38. Kf3 Nb6 39. Rdc7 (39. Re7 Nc8) 39... Na8 40. Re7 b5 $16) 37. Rxc8
Nxc8 38. Rd7 Rf8 39. Rxb7 Nd6 40. Rb6 Ne4+ (40... Nxf5 41. Rxa6 $18) 41. Kf3
Nd2+ 42. Kf4 Nxb3 43. Rxb3 {P over and active K makes White winning question
of time.} Rd8 44. Rb6 Rd2 45. g4 Kf8 46. a4 a5 47. b3 Ke7 48. Rb5 Rb2 49. Ke5
f6+ 50. Kd5 Rd2+ 51. Kc5 Rc2+ 52. Kb6 Rg2 53. b4 Rxg4 54. bxa5 {Young E.Najer
played the middlegame and endgame very well, much better than his strong
experienced opponent!} 1-0

[Event "Nottingham International Masters"]
[Site "Nottingham"]
[Date "1936.08.24"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Fine, Reuben"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[Annotator "Van Reek,J"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1936.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e4 dxe4 8.
Nxe4 Nc6 9. Nxf6+ Qxf6 10. Qd2 O-O 11. Qe3 Rd8 12. O-O-O Ne7 13. Bd3 Nf5 $6 ({
Better is} 13... Rb8 $1 14. Qe5 Qxe5 15. dxe5 Bd7 16. Be4 Bc6) 14. Qe5 $1 Qxe5
15. dxe5 Bd7 16. Be4 c6 ({Now} 16... Bc6 $2 {gives a poor defence.}) 17. Rd3
Be8 18. Rhd1 Rxd3 19. Rxd3 Kf8 20. Kc2 h5 21. Bxf5 exf5 22. Ng5 $6 (22. c5 $1
b6 23. b4 {continues the restraint.}) 22... Ke7 23. b3 c5 24. h4 Bc6 25. f3 f4
26. Kc3 Re8 27. Rd6 Kf8 28. e6 f6 29. Nh3 Ke7 30. Rd2 Kxe6 31. Nxf4+ Kf7 32.
Nxh5 Rh8 33. Nf4 Rxh4 34. Nd5 Rh5 35. Nf4 Re5 36. a4 $6 g5 37. Nd3 Re3 38. Ra2
g4 $1 39. Kd2 Re7 40. fxg4 Bxg2 41. Nxc5 Bf3 42. Kc3 Bxg4 {White has to stop
the passed pawn.} 43. Rf2 f5 44. a5 Kf6 45. b4 Kg5 46. Nd3 Kh4 47. Rf4 Kg3 48.
Rd4 Bf3 49. Rd8 Be2 50. Rg8+ Kf3 51. Rf8 Ke3 52. Ne1 Ke4 53. Ng2 Bh5 $1 54. Rd8
(54. Nh4 $1 Bf7 55. Rd8 {takes less risk.}) 54... Kf3 55. Nh4+ Kg4 56. Rd4+ {
Does Black have a winning advantage?} Kg5 ({Critical is} 56... f4 $1 57. Ng2
Rf7 58. a6 $1 {(Alekhine)} bxa6 59. b5 axb5 60. Nxf4 $1 Rxf4 61. Rxf4+ Kxf4 62.
cxb5 {Black has the bishop of the wrong colour.}) 57. Ng2 Bf3 58. Nf4 Be4 59.
Nd5 Re5 60. Rd1 Bf3 61. Rg1+ Bg4 62. Kd4 Re4+ 63. Kd3 Re6 64. Ne3 Rd6+ 65. Kc3
Rd8 66. b5 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 23rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1995.07.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Von Gleich,A"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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. Nf3 {Baburin Ftacnik Knaak Konikowski} d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5.
Qc2 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Rd1 (8. O-O-O $5 {Konikowski}) 8... g6 {
Es ist fraglich, ob dieser Plan in dieser Stellung der richtige ist. Nach} (
8... c6 9. e4 (9. e3 Nd7 10. Bd3 a6 {ergibt eine günstige Variante des
Damengambites für Schwarz.}) (9. e3 {ist auch möglich}) 9... dxe4 10. Qxe4 $13
(10. Nxe4 {Konikowski} Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Rxd2 Be7 13. a3 Nd7 14. Bd3 Nf6 {
mit etwa gleichen Chancen.})) (8... dxc4 {Ftacnik} 9. e4 c5 10. e5 Be7 11. Bxc4
cxd4 12. Rxd4 Qc7 13. Qe4 Nc6 14. Bd3 g6 15. Rc4 Rd8 16. h4 h5 17. Rg1 Rxd3 $5
18. Qxd3 b5 19. Re4 Nb4 20. Qb1 Bb7 21. Ke2 Rd8 22. Rd1 Rxd1 23. Kxd1 Bxe4 24.
Qxe4 {Drasko,M-Jasnikowski,Z/Polanica Zdroj (12)/1988/0.5 (28)}) (8... c5 {
Ftacnik} 9. dxc5 Qa5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qd2 Bxc3 12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13. bxc3 Be6 14.
Nd4 Rc8 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bc4 Kf7 18. Rd4 Na6 19. Bxa6 bxa6 20. Kd2
Rab8 21. Rc1 Rxc5 22. Rxe4 Rd5+ 23. Kc2 Rdb5 24. Kd3 {Romanishin,O-Beliavsky,A/
Leningrad/1977/0.5 (39)}) (8... Nc6 {Ftacnik} 9. e3 b6 10. a3 Bb7 11. cxd5 exd5
12. Be2 Re8 13. O-O a6 14. Ne1 Ne7 15. Nd3 Qd6 16. Bf3 g6 17. g3 Rab8 18. b4
Bg7 19. Rfe1 c6 20. Nf4 Qd8 21. a4 b5 22. Nd3 Nf5 23. Nc5 Bc8 24. a5 {
Romanishin,O-Arlandi,E/Reggio Emilia (07)/1994/0.5 (28)}) 9. e3 c6 (9... Nc6 {
Ftacnik} 10. Be2 Bg7) 10. Bd3 dxc4 $6 {Ein merkwürdiger Zug, wonach Weiß
leicht mit e3-e4 das Zentrum besetzen kann. Vorzuziehen ist} (10... a6 {
Mit dem Schlagen geht das Spiel in die sog. Moskauer Variante (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6
3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bf6 Qf6 ), jedoch hier mit einem Minustempo für
Schwarz, da die übliche Aufstellung Qe7,Bg6,Bg7 ein Zug mehr kostet.}) (10...
Nd7 $5 {Konikowski}) 11. Bxc4 Nd7 12. h4 {Weiß kann sich diesen Zug leisten -
die Bauern f2 und g2 schützen den König hinreichend.} (12. Ne5 Qe7 13. f4 Nxe5
$6 (13... c5) 14. fxe5 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Qh4+ 16. Qf2 Qxc4 17. Rd4 {mit sehr
starkem Angriff}) 12... Qe7 (12... Bg7 {Knaak} 13. h5 g5) 13. a3 $1 {Kramnik
folgt einer Idee von Nikolic, die dieser obwohl mit Minustempo erfolgreich
gegen xxx anwandte.} Bg7 14. Ba2 {Ftacnik One of the good sides of the modest
a2-a3 move is this tidy square for B.} b6 (14... Rd8 {Knaak} 15. Bb1 Nf8 {
könnte Weiß mit} (15... Nf6 {Ftacnik}) 16. Qe4 {oder 16.Ne2 das Manöver b6 und
Bb7 erschweren.}) 15. Bb1 {Kramnik mobilisiert seine Kräfte gegen die
gegnerische Königsstellung. Nach} (15. h5 g5 16. Bb1 f5 17. e4 (17. Ba2 {
Konikowski} Bb7 {ist es noch nicht zu sehen, wie Weiß weiter das Spiel
fortsetzen soll, um einen Vorteil zu kämpfen.}) 17... Bb7 18. Ba2 Kh8 $13)
15... h5 $6 {Eine ernsthafte Schwächung der Königsstellung, die dem weißen
Springer erlaubt, einen festen Stützpunkt auf g5 zu finden. Schwarz sollte
Nach diesem Zug kann Schwarz seinen f-Bauern praktisch nicht mehr ziehen, da
g6 zu schwach würde.} (15... Rd8 16. h5 g5 (16... g5 {Konikowski} 17. Qh7+ (17.
Ne4 Bb7 18. Nexg5 hxg5 19. h6 Bf6 20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. Rh5 (21. Nxg5 {Ftacnik} c5
22. Be4 Bd5 $13) 21... c5 22. Rxg5 Ke8 23. Rg8+ Nf8 24. Qc2 (24. Bc2 a6 25. Qd3
) 24... Rac8 25. Qe2) (17. O-O Bb7 $14) 17... Kf8 18. Ne4 f5 (18... Bb7 {Knaak}
19. Nfxg5 f5 $1 (19... hxg5 20. h6 Bf6 21. Rh5 {/\ 22.R:g5}) 20. Qg6 (20. Nxe6+
Qxe6 21. Ng3 Nf6 22. Qg6 f4 23. Nf5 Qf7 24. Nxh6 Qxg6 25. hxg6 fxe3 26. fxe3
$44) 20... hxg5 21. Nxg5 Nf6 22. h6 $1 (22. Ba2 Rd6 23. h6 (23. e4 fxe4 24. Rh4
Qe8 25. Nh7+ Nxh7 26. Qxh7 Qf7 27. g3) 23... Bh8) 22... Bh8 23. h7 Bc8 (23...
Rd6 24. e4 $1) 24. Rc1 Rd6 25. g4 $40) (18... Nf6 $6 19. Nxf6 Qxf6 20. Ne5 {
nebst 21.Ng4}) 19. Ng3 Bb7 20. Ba2 Nf6 21. Qg6 c5 {und Schwarz bekommt ein
Gegenspiel.})) (15... Nf6 {Ftacnik} 16. h5 g5 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 f5 19. Qxc6
Bb7 20. Qa4 $14) 16. O-O {[%cal Yb1h7] Ftacnik The castling nests are not
equal for both kings. Black is potentially under great fire along the b1-h7
diagonal, while white has no such problem.} Bb7 17. Ng5 Rfd8 {Danach wird
Schwarz langsam an die Wand gedrückt. Stattdessen sollte er energisch im
Zentrum vorgehen und seinen Bb7 aktivieren. Man sehe:} (17... c5 18. d5 (18.
dxc5 Nxc5 19. b4 Nd7 20. Nce4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Nf6 22. Qf3 Rad8 23. Ba2 Nh7 24.
Nxh7 Kxh7 25. g3 Kg8 $10) 18... exd5 (18... Bxc3 $2 19. dxe6 $1) 19. Nxd5 Bxd5
20. Rxd5 Nf6 21. Rd2 Nh7 22. Nf3 Rfd8 (22... Rad8 {Konikowski} 23. Rfd1 Bf6 24.
Qc4 Kg7 {mit guten Überlebenschancen für Schwarz.}) 23. Rfd1 Nf8 24. Ba2 $14
Ne6 $2 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Bxe6 fxe6 28. Qxg6 $18) (17... Nf6 18.
e4 Rad8 19. e5 Ng4 20. Ba2 $1 {/\ Be6}) (17... Bf6 {Ftacnik} 18. Nce4) 18. Ba2
Nf6 {Zu versuchen wäre, den N lieber auf f8 zu postieren.} (18... Nf8 19. b4 (
19. Nce4 $14 {Ftacnik}) 19... Rac8 20. Nce4 f5 21. Ng3 c5 22. dxc5 bxc5 23.
bxc5 Rxc5 24. Qa4 $14) (18... Rac8 19. e4 Bh6 20. f4 $14) 19. e4 Ng4 {Der Gaul
g5 sollte durch Hier steht der Springer sinnlos rum. Mit} (19... Nh7 {Knaak}
20. Nf3 {verbliebe Schwarz mit einer völlig passiven, aber nicht
hoffnungslosen Stellung.}) 20. e5 {Jetzt liegt ein Opfer auf e6 in der Luft. 
Opens the diagonal b1-h7 for the attacking purposes.} Rd7 $2 {In der
kritischen Stellung verkennt Short die drohende Gefahr. Er mußte sich auf die
halsbrecherischen Komplikationen nach 20...c5 einlassen. Die einzige Chance
war, mit} (20... c5 21. d5 (21. dxc5 Nxe5 $13) (21. Bxe6 $1 {Knaak} fxe6 22.
Qxg6 cxd4 (22... Qe8 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Ne2 $18) 23. Ne2 $1 Nxe5 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25.
Nf4 Bd5 26. Rfe1 $1 {/\ Re5+-}) 21... exd5 22. Nxd5 (22. e6 $6 f6 23. Nf7 (23.
Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 fxg5 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Qxg6 gxh4 27. Rd7 (27. Qxh5 Qxe6)
27... Ne5) 23... f5 24. g3 d4 25. Nxd8 Rxd8 26. Rfe1 Ne5) 22... Qxe5 23. f4
Qxb2 (23... Qd4+ 24. Rxd4 Bxd4+ 25. Kh1 (25. Ne3 Bxe3+ 26. Kh1 Bd5 27. Bxd5
Rxd5 28. f5 $2 Bxg5 29. hxg5 (29. fxg6 Bf6 30. gxf7+ $17 Kxf7 $15) 29... gxf5
30. Rxf5 $2 Rxf5 31. Qxf5 Rd8 $19) 25... Bxd5 26. Bxd5 Rxd5 27. f5 (27. Qb3 {
Konikowski} Ne3 28. Rf3 c4 29. Qb4 Re8 $13) 27... gxf5 (27... Ne3 28. Qe4 Rad8
29. fxg6 Nxf1 (29... fxg6 30. Qxg6+ Bg7 31. Qh7#) 30. gxf7+ Kf8 31. Ne6+ Kxf7
32. Nxd8+ Rxd8 33. Qf5+ Bf6 34. Qxh5+ Kg7 35. Qg4+ Kf8 36. Qf3 Kg7 37. Qxf1
Bxb2 38. Qa6 Rd1+ 39. Kh2 Be5+ 40. g3 Rd7 {und der cP gibt dem Schwarzen gute
Konterchancen.}) 28. Rxf5 Ne3 29. Qe4 Rxf5 30. Qxa8+ Kg7 31. Nf3 Bxb2 32. Qxa7
$13) 24. Ne7+ (24. Qxg6 $5 Qxg2+ $3 (24... fxg6 25. Ne7+ Kf8 (25... Kh8 26.
Nxg6#) 26. Nxg6+ Ke8 27. Bf7#) 25. Kxg2 fxg6 $17) 24... Kf8 (24... Kh8 $4 25.
Nxf7+ Kh7 26. Qxg6#) 25. Nxg6+ fxg6 (25... Kg8 26. Bxf7#) 26. Nh7+ Ke7 27.
Rfe1+ Ne5 28. Qxb2 Rxd1 29. Qf2 $18 (29. Qf2 Rxe1+ 30. Qxe1 $18)) (20... Nh6
21. Nce4 {wäre hingegen zu schlapp} (21. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 22. Qxg6 c5 (22... Nf7 {
Knaak} 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Nce4 Nxg5 25. Nxg5 {droht 26.Rd3}) 23. dxc5 Qe8 (23...
bxc5 24. Nxe6 Rxd1 (24... Rd4 25. Nxd4 cxd4 26. Rxd4 Qxe5 27. Rd7 Rb8 28. Rfd1
$16) 25. Rxd1 Rb8 26. Rd6 $16) 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Rd6 Rxd6 26. cxd6 Nf5 27. Nb5
$16) 21... Nf5 22. Nxf7 Kxf7 (22... Nxd4 $1) 23. Ng5+ Ke8 24. Bxe6 Nxh4 25. f4
Bh6 26. Bf7+ Kf8 27. Bxg6 Bxg5 28. fxg5+ Kg8 29. Qc4+ Kh8 (29... Rd5 30. Bf7+)
30. Rf7 Nxg6 31. Rxe7 Nxe7 32. Qf7) 21. Ne2 {/\ Nf4-e6 (g6) Baburin The Black
position has been compromised by driving away the Nf6 and now White brings
another piece to the Kside for the attack.} (21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Qxg6 Qe8) (21.
Nce4 {Ftacnik} Rad8 22. Nd6 Rxd6 $1 23. exd6 Rxd6 $44) 21... Rad8 {Konsequent
ins Verderben, eine Rettung war indes nicht mehr möglich} (21... c5 22. Bxe6
fxe6 23. Qxg6 Bd5 24. Qh7+ (24. Nf4 $18 {Ftacnik}) 24... Kf8 25. Nf4 $18) (
21... Qe8 {Knaak} 22. Nf4 Re7 23. Ne4) 22. Bxe6 $1 {Kramnik opfert den Läufer
und erkämpft sich die entscheidende Überlegenheit.} fxe6 23. Qxg6 $18 {[%cal
Rg6h7,Re2f4] Ftacnik Black faces very serious threat of Nf4, his material
compensation is of no importance.} Nxe5 (23... Nf6 {Ftacnik} 24. exf6 Qxf6 25.
Qh7+ Kf8 26. Nf4 $1 $18) 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Nf4 (25. Nf4 {Ftacnik} Ke8 26. dxe5
Rxd1 27. Qg6+ Kf8 28. Nfxe6+ $18) 1-0

