[Event "Gagra Training Tournament"]
[Site "Gagra"]
[Date "1953.05.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Averbakh, Yuri L"]
[Black "Tolush, Alexander V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A76"]
[Annotator "Averbakh,Y"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1953.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Qc2 a6 (10... Na6 11. Bf4 Nb4 12. Qb1 Nxe4 $6 {[Tal]} 13.
Nxe4 Bf5 14. Nfd2 Nxd5 15. Bg3 $1 $16 {[Kholmov]} Bh6 (15... Qe7 16. Bf3 Rad8
17. Re1) 16. Bb5 $1) 11. a4 Nbd7 12. Bf4 Qc7 (12... Qe7) 13. Nd2 Ne5 14. h3 $16
Nfd7 $6 (14... h6 $142 15. Bg3 g5 16. f4 $1 $16 {Malich,B-Browne,W/Amsterdam
1972}) 15. Be3 $1 f6 16. f4 Nf7 17. Bf2 f5 $2 18. exf5 Bxc3 19. fxg6 hxg6 20.
bxc3 Rxe2 21. Qxg6+ Kf8 22. Rae1 $18 Rxe1 (22... Rxd2 23. Bh4) 23. Rxe1 Nb6 (
23... Qd8 24. Ne4) 24. Re8+ $1 Kxe8 25. Qg8+ (25. Qg8+ Ke7 26. Bh4+ Kd7 27.
Qxf7#) 1-0

[Event "Dubai op 6th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2004.04.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "El Taher, Fouad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A76"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2004.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. O-O Re8
9. Qc2 (9. Nd2) 9... Na6 10. a3 {[%csl Gb4]} (10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Bf4 Nb4 12. Qb1
Nh5 13. Bg5 f6 14. Be3 f5 $13 {0-1 Koch,T-Hausrath,D/Germany 2002/EXT 2004 (43)
}) 10... Nc7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 exd5 13. cxd5 $146 {Certainly the most
principal continuation.} (13. exd5 Rb8 {[%cal Gb7b5]} (13... Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3
15. Qxd3 Qd7 {about equal.}) 14. Rae1 b5 15. cxb5 g5 16. Bg3 Ncxd5 17. Nxd5
Nxd5 18. Bc4 Rxe1 19. Rxe1 Nc7 20. Rd1 $36 {1-0 Slive,A-Godin,E/Boylston 1994/
EXT 2000 (38)}) 13... b6 $2 {A rather passive continuation ,which allows White
to set his piecies very comfortably.} (13... b5 14. Bxf6 $1 (14. Nxb5 g5 $1)
14... Bxf6 15. Nxb5 Rb8 16. Nc3 {and probably Black's compensation is
unsufficient.}) ({Good or bad Black has to play} 13... g5 14. Bg3 Nh5 {with
very complicated play.}) 14. Nd2 Ba6 (14... g5 15. Bg3 Nfxd5 {doesn't work ,in
view of} 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bb5 $1 {winning an exchange.}) 15. Bxa6 Nxa6 16. f4
$16 {[%csl Ge4,Gf4]} Qd7 {Black has to remove his queen from unpleasant pin
along h4-d8 diagonal,but e4-e5 comes anyway.} 17. e5 Ng4 (17... dxe5 18. Bxf6
$1 Bxf6 19. f5 {and White's attack is extremely strong.} e4 $140 20. Ndxe4 Bd4+
21. Kh1 gxf5 22. Ng3 $40 {[%csl Gf5]}) 18. Rae1 {[%csl Ge3]} ({A serious
alternative was} 18. Qd3 $5 {[%csl Ga6][%cal Gh2h3]} Nc7 19. h3 g5 $8 20. Be1
dxe5 21. hxg4 exf4 22. Nde4 {with clear advantage.}) 18... g5 (18... dxe5 19.
h3 Nf6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. f5 $40) 19. fxg5 hxg5 (19... Rxe5 20. gxh6 Bxh6 21.
Nc4 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. Ne4 $18 {[%csl Gd6]}) 20. Bxg5 Bxe5 (
20... Rxe5 21. Rxe5 Bxe5 22. h3 Bd4+ 23. Kh1 Nf2+ (23... Ne3 24. Bxe3 Bxe3 25.
Nde4 Bd4 26. Ng5 $18) 24. Kh2 $18 {[%cal Gd2f3]}) 21. Nf3 Bg7 22. Ne4 $1 {
All White piecies are taking part in the attack against Black's king,at the
same time Black's piecies are poorly placed all over the board (N on a6 and g4)
.} Nc7 (22... f5 23. Ng3 {and Black loses the f5-pawn.}) 23. h3 f5 (23... Ne5
24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. Bf6 $1 {and White wins on the spot.}) 24. Ng3 Nf6 (24... f4
25. Bxf4 (25. Nf5 $143 Ne3 26. Nxe3 fxe3 $14) 25... Nxd5 26. Nf5 $1 (26. Qc4
$140 Ngf6 (26... Qf7 $2 27. Ng5 $18) 27. Ne4 Rxe4 $1 28. Rxe4 Qf5 $13) 26...
Nxf4 27. Qc4+ {with decisive attack} Qf7 $2 28. Qxf4 Ne5 29. Nxe5 $18 {[%cal
Gf5h6]}) 25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. Rd1 $1 {Now Black's position crumbles.} (26. Nxf5
Nxd5 {still messy}) 26... Rf8 (26... f4 27. Nh5 Qf7 28. Nxf4 $18) 27. Nxf5 $18
Rae8 28. Nh2 Bg5 29. Ng4 Qh7 30. Rf2 {[%csl Gd6][%cal Gd1f1] Maybe it's a
litle bit to early to give up,but anyway Black's position was hopeless.} 1-0

[Event "URS-ch25 Final"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1958.01.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Averbakh, Yuri L"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A76"]
[Annotator "ChessBase/Tal/Koblencs"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1958.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {1) Tal and Koblencs in the Tournament Bulletin.} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5
4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 (9... Bg4 10.
h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 a6 $2 (11... Nbd7) 12. Bf4 {Smyslov,V-Filip,M EU-chT (Men)
1957 (1) 1-0}) 10. Qc2 (10. Nd2) 10... Na6 11. Bf4 (11. Re1 Nb4 (11... Nc7 12.
Bf4 Nh5 13. Bg5 f6 14. Be3 $14) 12. Qb1 Bg4 13. Bf4 Nh5 14. Be3 $13 c4 (14...
f5)) 11... Nb4 12. Qb1 {[#]} Nxe4 $6 {Tal/Koblencs} (12... Nfxd5 $5 13. exd5
Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nxd5 15. Be3 Nxc3 16. Qd3 Nxe2+ 17. Qxe2 d5 18. Qd2 d4 19. Bh6
Qd6 20. Rfe1 Be6 $11) (12... Nh5 13. Bg5 f6 14. Be3 f5 15. a3 fxe4 16. Ng5 (16.
axb4 exf3 17. Bxf3 cxb4 18. Ne4 $14 {Koblencs} Bf5 $17) 16... Nd3 $13 17. Bxh5
(17. Ngxe4 Ndf4) 17... gxh5 18. Ngxe4 c4) 13. Nxe4 Bf5 14. Nfd2 Nxd5 {[#]} 15.
Bxd6 $2 (15. Be3 $2 Nxe3 16. fxe3 d5 $17) (15. Bg3 $142 Bh6 (15... Qe7 16. Bf3
$16) 16. Bb5 Bxd2 17. Bxe8 Qxe8 18. Nxd6 Bxb1 19. Nxe8 Bc2 20. Nd6 $14) 15...
Nf6 $19 16. Bf3 (16. Bxc5 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 $19 18. Qd1 Qg5) (16. Nxf6+ Qxf6
17. Bd3 Qxd6 18. Bxf5 Qxd2 19. Rd1 Qb4 20. Bd3 c4 21. Bf1 Bxb2 $19) (16. Bd3
Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Qxd6 18. Nc4 Qe6 19. Bxf5 Qxc4 20. Bd3 Qa4 21. Qd1 Qa5 22. Bc4 b5
$19) 16... Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Qxd6 19. Qc2 Re7 20. Bf3 Rae8 21. Rad1
Bd4 22. a4 b6 23. b3 Re5 24. Rd2 h5 25. Re2 Rxe2 26. Bxe2 h4 27. Kh1 Qf4 28. g3
Qf6 29. Qd1 Rd8 30. Bg4 Bxf2 31. Qe2 {[#]} Rd2 32. Qe8+ Kg7 33. gxh4 Qd4 34.
Bh3 Qd3 35. Bg2 Rd1 0-1

