[Event "Selfoss Milk Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Selfoss"]
[Date "2003.11.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2003.10.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. h3
Bd7 9. e4 e5 10. d5 ({Despite Nikolic's success in round 1 against the same
opponent with} 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Be3 {Malakhov decides to go his own way.})
10... Nd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Qxd4 Qc8 13. Bg5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 32776] A novelty,
White decides to return the P immediately and rely on his [+] control. However,
Black will have sufficient play on the e<-> and comfortable equality.} (13. e5
Nh5 $11) (13. Bh6 $6 {Atalik} Bxh6 14. Qxf6 Bxh3 15. Qh4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Bg7 $36
{[%cal Gh8a1] /^a1-h8}) ({Earlier White used to play almost exclusively} 13. h4
Ng4 14. Qd2 (14. Qd1 Ne5 (14... b5 15. Ne2 $5 bxc4 16. Qc2 Ne5 17. Bd2 f5 18.
Nf4 fxe4 19. Qxe4 Bf5 20. Qe3 Nd3 21. Ne6 Re8 22. Bc3 Bxc3 23. bxc3 c6 24. Qd4
{Khismatullin,D-Loskutov,O/ Serpukhov 2003} Bxe6 25. dxe6 d5 26. Bh3 $13) 15.
Qb3 (15. Qe2 b5 {-14.Qd2}) 15... b5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Nxb5 Qb8 18. Na3 Qxb3 19.
axb3 Nd3 20. Nc2 Rxa1 21. Nxa1 Bd4 22. Be3 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Ra8 24. Nc2 Ra2 25.
Rb1 Kf8 26. Bf1 {1/2-1/2 Neverov,V-Antoniewski,R/ Prerov 2001 (26)} Nc5 $44)
14... b5 15. Qe2 (15. cxb5 axb5 16. Ne2 Qb7 $5 (16... Ra4 17. a3 f5 18. exf5
Rxf5 19. Rb1 Qf8 20. f4 Qb8 21. Bf3 Qa7+ 22. Kg2 Rf7 23. b4 Rxa3 24. Bxa3 Ne3+
25. Kh2 Nxf1+ 26. Rxf1 Qxa3 $13 {Pigusov,E-Titov,G/ Katowice op 1991}) 17. Qc2
b4 18. Bf4 Rxa2 19. Rxa2 b3 20. Ra7 Qxa7 21. Qxb3 Rb8 22. Qa3 Qb6 23. b4 h5 $5
(23... Qxb4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Pigusov,E-Kengis,E/ Vienna 1991 (23)}) 24. Bf3 Qxb4
25. Qxb4 Rxb4 26. Rc1 Rb7 27. Kg2 Ne5 $11 {Kharitonov,A-Bologan,V/ Kstovo 1997}
) 15... Ne5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Nxb5 Qa6 18. Nc3 Qxe2 19. Nxe2 Rfb8 (19... Nc4 $5
$44 {Atalik}) 20. Nf4 (20. Nc3 Nd3 21. a4 Nxb2 22. Bxb2 Rxb2 23. Ra3 Rc2 24.
Nd1 Rxa4 25. Rxa4 Bxa4 26. Ne3 Ra2 27. Rc1 Ra1 $11 {Atalik,S-Fedorov,A/ EU-ch
Ohrid 2001}) 20... Nc4 21. Nd3 (21. a3 $5 {Atalik} Nxb2 22. Rb1 Rxa3 23. Be3
$14) 21... Bb5 22. Rd1 Ba4 23. Rf1 Na3 24. Bf4 Bc2 25. Ne1 Bxb2 26. Nxc2 Nxc2
27. Rab1 Nd4 28. Rfe1 Rxa2 29. e5 Rd8 30. Bg5 Rc8 31. e6 Re8 32. Re3 fxe6 33.
dxe6 Kg7 $13 {Fridman,D-Bologan,V/ Santo Domingo 2002}) 13... Nh5 14. Qd2 Bxh3
15. Bh6 {An important part of White's plan, without the exchange of the Bg7
only Black could be better.} Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Qg4 $1 17. Rae1 Rae8 {Bologan
logically first mobilizes his major pieces.} (17... f5 $2 18. exf5 Bxg2 19. Re7
$1 $18) 18. Bxh3 (18. Qd2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 f5 20. exf5 (20. Qd1 Nf4+ 21. Kg1 Nh3+
22. Kg2 Ng5 $1 $15) 20... Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Rxf5 $36) 18... Qxh3 19. Re2 (19. Re3
f5 20. exf5 Qxf5 $11) 19... Qg4 (19... Re5 20. Rfe1 Rfe8 $11) (19... f5 $5 20.
exf5 Qxf5 $11) 20. Rfe1 Re5 21. Re3 f5 {Black releases the tension immediately.
} ({Tempting, but less convincing was} 21... Rfe8 22. Kg2 f5 (22... Rg5 23. Rh1
$1 (23. Ne2 f5 24. f3 Qh4 $1 $40) 23... Qf4 (23... f5 $6 24. Kf1 {[%cal Rh1h4]
/\ R h4+-}) 24. Kf1 $36) 23. exf5 Qxf5 24. Rxe5 Rxe5 25. Re3 $1 $14 {[%cal
Re3f3] /\ R f3|^}) 22. exf5 Rfxf5 $5 (22... Qxf5 23. R1e2 Rfe8 $11 {/\} 24.
Rxe5 Rxe5 25. Re3 Nf6 {and with the K still on g1 White doesn't have R f3.})
23. Rxe5 dxe5 24. Ne4 Nf4 25. Qh4 (25. f3 $2 Ne2+ $1 26. Rxe2 Qxf3 27. Re1 Rh5
28. Nf6+ $8 Qxf6 29. Qe3 Rf5 $17) 25... Qxh4 26. gxh4 Nd3 27. Re3 $1 (27. Re2
Rf4 $15) 27... Nxb2 28. c5 $44 Nc4 29. Rb3 Na5 30. Ra3 Rf4 31. f3 Nc4 32. Rb3
Na5 (32... b5 33. a4 $1 bxa4 34. Rc3 $36 {[%csl Gd5] o^d5}) (32... b6 33. d6 $1
$36) 33. Ra3 Nc4 34. Rc3 $5 {White decides to avoid repetition and play for a
win-he risks little, as his forces are sufficiently active.} (34. Rb3 $11)
34... b5 35. a4 Rf8 (35... Rxh4 36. axb5 axb5 37. Rb3 Rf4 38. Kf2 $44) 36. axb5
axb5 37. Rb3 Rb8 38. Nf6+ Kf7 39. Nd7 Rd8 40. c6 Ke7 ({Another interesting way
to give back the P was} 40... Nd6 41. Nxe5+ Kf6 42. Nd7+ Kf5 43. Ra3 $1 $13)
41. Rxb5 Ra8 (41... Nb6 $2 42. Nxb6 cxb6 43. c7 $1 Rc8 44. Rxb6 $18 {/\} Rxc7
45. d6+) 42. Kf2 (42. Rb7 Kd6 43. Nf6 Rf8 44. Ne4+ Kxd5 45. Rxc7 (45. Rb5+ Kd4
46. Rb4 Kd3 $15) 45... Rxf3 $15) 42... Ra2+ (42... Kd6 43. Nf6 Ra2+ 44. Kg3 $14
) 43. Kg3 h5 $1 44. Rb1 (44. Rb4 Rc2 $36) 44... Rc2 (44... Kd6 $142 $1 {
and it's White, who must be careful:} 45. Rd1 (45. Nf6 Ne3 46. Ne4+ (46. Rb8 $4
Nf1+ 47. Kh3 Rh2#) 46... Ke7 47. Rc1 {[%cal Rd5d6] /\d6} (47. d6+ cxd6 48. Rb7+
Ke6 $17) (47. Re1 Nxd5 48. Nc5 Kd6 49. Nd3 Nc3 $1 50. Rxe5 Ne2+ $19) 47... Nf5+
(47... Nxd5 48. Rc5 $14) 48. Kh3 Ra3 $15) 45... Ne3 (45... Rd2 46. Rxd2 Nxd2
47. Nf6 Nc4 48. f4 Ne3 49. Ne8+ Kxd5 50. fxe5 Kxc6 51. Kf4 Nf5 52. Kg5 Kd7 53.
Nxc7 Kxc7 54. Kxg6 Ng3 55. Kg5 Kd7 56. Kf4 $11) 46. Re1 Ra3 (46... Nf5+ 47. Kh3
Ra4 48. Nxe5 Rxh4+ 49. Kg2 $132) 47. Kf2 Nf5 48. Nxe5 Ra2+ 49. Kf1 Nxh4 50.
Nxg6 $1 $11) 45. Re1 Kd6 46. Nf6 Rb2 47. Rc1 Rb4 48. Kh3 $6 (48. Rd1 $1 {
[%cal Rf6e8] /\Ne8 was more dangerous, e.g.,} Ne3 (48... Ke7 $2 49. d6+ $1 $18)
49. Ne8+ Kc5 50. d6 $1 $16) 48... Ke7 49. Nd7 (49. Ne4 Nb6 50. Rd1 Rd4 51. d6+
$5 cxd6 52. Rb1 d5 53. Rxb6 dxe4 $11) 49... Ne3 {It seems as if both sides are
playing for a win.} (49... Kd6 $142 50. Nf6 $11) 50. Nxe5 Nxd5 51. Nxg6+ Kf6
52. Rc5 Rd4 (52... Kxg6 53. Rxd5 Rc4 54. Rg5+ Kh6 $11) 53. Nf8 Ke5 54. Kg3 Kd6
55. Nd7 $1 (55. Rc1 Ne7 $11) 55... Rb4 56. Rc1 Rb5 (56... Ne3 57. Nf6 Nf5+ 58.
Kg2 Nxh4+ 59. Kh3 Nxf3 60. Ne8+ Ke5 61. Nxc7 Ng5+ $11) 57. Nf8 Rb8 $6 (57...
Ne7 $142 $1 $11 {[%cal Re7c6,Re7f5] /\Nc6,Nf5} 58. Kf2) 58. Nh7 $1 Rb6 59. Ng5
$36 Rxc6 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (59... Ke5 $142) 60. Nf7+ (60. Nf7+ Ke7 (60... Kd7
61. Ne5+ $18) 61. Rxc6 Kxf7 62. f4 Ke7 63. Kf3 Kd7 64. Rh6 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 19th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.03.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Demchenko, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Bronznik,V"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2018.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Na6 {
Diese Fortsetzung ist keine Hauptvariante, kommt aber trotzdem relativ oft vor
- es gibt Tausende Partien damit.} 8. Be3 {(die verbreitetste Antwort)} c6 ({
Häufiger wird} 8... Ng4 9. Bg5 {gespielt.} Qe8) 9. Qc2 $5 {Eine ziemlich
seltene, aber trotzdem beachtenswerte Option. Weiß erhält die Spannung in
der Mitte noch aufrecht, befestigt den Bauern e4 und kann jetzt bei Bedarf
einen seiner Türme nach d1 bringen.} ({Die Hauptlinie ist} 9. d5 Ng4 10. Bg5
f6 11. Bh4) 9... Ng4 (9... exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. Rad1 Qe7 12. f3 d5 13. cxd5
Nb4 14. Qd2 Nbxd5 $1 (14... Nfxd5 $6 15. Bf2 Nc7 16. a3 Rd8 (16... Nba6 17. b4
c5 18. bxc5 Nxc5 19. Ndb5 $1 $16 {Lastin,A (2510) - Krivoshey,S (2434)/Rovno
2000}) 17. Qc1 Nba6 18. f4 $16 (18. b4 $6 c5 19. bxc5 Nxc5 20. Bc4 {(+/= laut
GM Huzman)} Bd7 $1 $132 {[%cal Ya8c8,Yc5a4]}) 18... Bd7 (18... Nc5 $2 19. Nxc6
$1 bxc6 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. Bxc5 $18) 19. e5 Nc5 20. Nf3 $16 {[%cal Rf2h4,Rd1d6]
}) 15. exd5 Qxe3+ 16. Qxe3 Rxe3 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. Nxc6 Bd7 19. Nd4 Rb8 20. Bb5
({Huzman empfiehlt} 20. Nc2 {, aber nach} Re5 $1 21. b3 Rc8 22. Bc4 Be6 {
ist Weiß derjenige, der sich um Ausgleich Gedanken machen muss}) 20... Bxb5
21. Ndxb5 Bf8 {[%cal Rf8c5] (so weit die Analyse von Huzman)} 22. Nd6 $1 Rb4 (
22... Rxb2 {ist mindestens zweifelhaft wegen} 23. Nc4 Rxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Rxc3 25.
Rc1 {- vermutlich kann Schwarz dieses Endspiel nicht halten}) 23. a3 (23. Rd2
Re6 24. Nde4 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 f5 26. Nc3 Bc5+ 27. Kh1 Rd4 28. Rc2 Red6 {sieht
sehr remisverdächtig aus}) 23... Rb8 24. Nc4 Ree8 25. Na4 Rec8 26. Ne3 (26.
Rc1 Nd5) 26... Bh6 27. Rfe1 Kg7 {- dank seiner aktiven Position verfügt
Schwarz trotz eines Minusbauern über gute Remisaussichten, andererseits
läuft hier das Spiel nur auf zwei Ergebnisse.}) 10. Bg5 Qe8 ({Öfter wurde
hier} 10... f6 {gespielt.} {Übrigens entsteht dann im Falle von} 11. Bh4 (11.
Bd2 exd4 12. Nxd4 f5 13. Bxg4 fxg4 14. Be3 Qe7 15. Rad1 Nc5 $13 {Ragger,M 
(2632) - Milov,V (2622)/Wch Rapid Dubai 2014}) 11... Qe8 12. Rad1 {durch
Zugumstellung die gleiche Position, wie später in der Hauptpartie.}) 11. Rad1
f6 $146 {In dieser Partie wird es zwei Neuerungen geben, weil die Gegner bald
in einer Position landen, die die frühere Turnierpraxis mit einer
Zugumstellung bereits gesehen hat.} (11... h6 12. Bc1 Nf6 13. a3 $14 {,
Kivisik,B (2312) - Stubberod,O (2327)/Lillehammer 2013}) 12. Bh4 {In der
Partie Svane,R - Mohammad,N kamen die Gegner zu dieser Stellung mittels der
oben bereits erwähnten Zugfolge 10...f6 11.Bh4 Qe8 12.Rad1.} (12. Bc1 $5)
12... Kh8 $146 {Die zweite und dieses Mal "endgültige" Neuerung. Jetzt wird
der König im Falle des Vorstoßes c4-c5 keinen Schachs auf der Diagonale
a2-g8 ausgesetzt.} (12... Nh6 13. c5 $1 g5 (13... exd4 14. Bxa6 dxc3 (14...
bxa6 15. Nxd4 dxc5 16. Nb3 $16 {[%csl Rc5,Rc6]}) 15. Bc4+ {(bereits diese
Variante zeigt uns, dass der König auf g8 nicht optimal steht)} Be6 16. Bxe6+
Qxe6 17. cxd6 (17. Rxd6 $5 Qxa2 18. Qxc3 Nf7 19. Rd7 g5 20. Bg3 f5 21. Be5 Qe6
22. Bxg7 Qxd7 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. exf5 Qxf5 25. Re1 $36) 17... Rad8 18. Bg3 Nf7
19. bxc3 Nxd6 20. Bxd6 Rxd6 21. Rxd6 Qxd6 22. Qb3+ Rf7 (22... Kh8 23. Qxb7 $16)
23. Rd1 Qc7 24. Nd4 Qb6 25. Ne6 h5 26. Rd8+ Kh7 27. Qxb6 axb6 28. f4 $16) 14.
Bg3 g4 15. Nh4 (15. Nd2 $5 exd4 16. Na4) 15... exd4 16. Bxa6 bxa6 {(Svane,R 
(2570) - Mohammad,N (2408)/Sharjah Masters 2017)} 17. Ne2 $1 dxc5 18. Bd6 Qf7 (
18... Rf7 19. Bxc5 $18) 19. Bxc5 $5 (19. Bxf8 Bxf8 20. b4 $1 $16) 19... Re8 20.
Bxd4 Qxa2 21. Ng3 {[%cal Rg3h5,Rc2c6]} Qf7 22. Be3 {[%cal Rc2c1]} Kh8 23. Qxc6
Be6 24. Rfe1 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Ra7,Rg7,Rh6]}) ({Eigentlich ist in solchen
Positionen der Zug} 12... f5 {typisch, aber in dieser konkreten Stellung
scheint er mir wegen der Antwort} 13. d5 $1 {zweifelhaft:} fxe4 (13... c5 $2 {
(grundsätzlich ist es eine typische Reaktion) scheitert hier an} 14. Nb5 $1 {
, z. B.} Qd7 (14... fxe4 15. Nd2 $18) (14... Nb4 15. Qb3 Qd7 16. a3 Na6 17.
exf5 gxf5 18. Ng5 Nc7 19. Ne6 $1 $18) 15. exf5 gxf5 (15... Rxf5 16. Ng5 Nf6 17.
Ne6 $18) 16. Ng5 Bf6 17. Bxg4 Bxg5 (17... fxg4 18. f4 $1 $18) 18. Bxg5 fxg4 19.
Bh6 Rf6 20. Qd2 Qf5 21. f4 $1 Rxh6 22. fxe5 Qh5 23. Qf4 Bd7 24. Nxd6 $18 {
[%cal Re5e6,Rd6f7,Rd6e4]}) (13... Nf6 14. dxc6 Qxc6 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Qd2 $16 {
[%csl Rd5,Rd6]}) (13... Nc5 14. dxc6 Qxc6 $2 (14... bxc6 15. Rxd6 $16) 15. Be7
Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Re8 (16... fxe4 17. Ng5 $18) (16... Qxe4 17. Qb3 $1 $18 Qxe2 $140
18. c5+ Kh8 19. Bxf8 Bxf8 20. Qf7) 17. Nfg5 $1 Rxe7 18. Rxd6 Qe8 19. Rfd1 Bd7
20. Nc5 Bc6 21. Nce6 $18) 14. Nxe4 (14. Ng5 $6 e3 $1 15. f3 Nf2 16. Bxf2 Bf5
17. Qc1 exf2+ 18. Rxf2 Qe7 $13) 14... Bf5 15. Nfd2 cxd5 16. cxd5 Nc5 (16... Rc8
17. Qb3 $16 {[%csl Ge4]}) 17. Bxg4 Nxe4 (17... Bxg4 18. Nxd6 Bxd1 19. Qxc5 Qd7
20. Rxd1 $16) 18. Bxf5 (18. Nxe4 $5 Bxg4 19. Nxd6 Bxd1 20. Rxd1 Qd7 21. Ne4
Rac8 22. Qd3 h6 23. f3 {mit mehr als ausreichender Kompensation für die
Qualität}) 18... gxf5 19. Nxe4 fxe4 20. Bg5 (20. Qxe4 $4 Rf4 $19) 20... Qg6
21. Be3 {, und Schwarz muss hart ums Remis kämpfen}) (12... g5 13. Bg3 Nh6 14.
c5 $1 {- s. 12...Nh6 13.c5 g5 14.Bg3}) 13. h3 (13. d5 c5 14. Nb5 {ist jetzt
nicht so kritisch wegen} Qd7 {, z. B.} 15. a3 Nc7 (15... f5 $4 16. exf5 gxf5
17. Ng5 {[%cal Re2g4,Rc2h7]} Nf6 18. Ne6 $18) 16. Nc3 Nh6 (16... f5 $5) 17. b4
b6 18. Rb1 Nf7 {[%cal Yg7h6,Yf6f5]} 19. Ne1 (19. bxc5 dxc5 $5 {[%cal Yf7d6]})
19... f5 $132 {[%cal Rg6g5,Rf5f4]}) ({Die Idee, bei dem (später in der Partie
kommenden) Plan Rf1-e1, a2-a3, b2-b4 sich den Zug h2-h3 zu ersparen, versprach
nicht viel:} 13. Rfe1 Nh6 ({im Falle von} 13... Nc7 {kann Weiß} 14. b4 {
spielen, ohne dies mittels a2-a3 vorbereiten zu müssen}) (13... f5 $2 {
erweist sich als schlecht, wobei in vielen Varianten die Gegenüberstellung
Re1-Qd8 eine große Rolle spielt:} 14. h3 exd4 (14... Nf6 15. exf5 gxf5 16. c5
e4 17. Bxa6 bxa6 18. cxd6 Qh5 19. Bxf6 Rxf6 20. Ne5 Rxd6 21. Ne2 $16) (14...
Nh6 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Rd8 Qe6 17. Red1 $16) 15. Nxd4 (15. hxg4 {ist auch gut
genug:} dxc3 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Bd3 $16) 15... Bxd4 16. hxg4 (16. Rxd4 $6 Qe5)
16... Be5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Bf1 Qf7 19. Qd2 Be6 (19... fxg4 20. Ne4 $18) 20.
gxf5 Bxf5 (20... Qxf5 21. Ne4 $18 {[%cal Re4d6]}) 21. f4 Bg7 22. Re7 Qg6 23.
Qxd6 $16) 14. a3 Nc7 15. b4 (15. h3 Nf7 {führt zur Partie} ({interessant ist
hier außerdem} 15... f5 $5 {, weil die Abwicklung} 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Rd8 Qf7
18. Red1 {wegen} Ne6 {nicht mehr gefährlich ist, z. B.} 19. Ng5 Qc7 20. Nxe6
Bxe6 21. R8d6 Rae8 $13)) 15... g5 ({oder} 15... Bg4 $5 {[%cal Rg4f3,Re5d4] , z.
B.} 16. d5 cxd5 17. cxd5 f5 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Nb5 {[%cal
Rf8f3]} 21. Be2 Nd4 $13) 16. Bg3 g4 17. Nh4 Ne6 18. d5 (18. dxe5 fxe5 $1 $13
19. Rxd6 $140 $6 Nd4 20. Qd1 Nf7 {[%csl Rd6]}) 18... Nd4 19. Qd2 f5 $13) 13...
Nh6 14. Rfe1 Nf7 15. a3 Nc7 16. b4 Ne6 17. d5 Nf4 18. c5 (18. Bf1 cxd5 19. Nxd5
Nxd5 20. cxd5 g5 $5 21. Bg3 g4 22. hxg4 Bxg4 23. Be2 Rc8 24. Qd3 f5 25. exf5
Nh6 $13) 18... cxd5 $6 {Eine etwas unglückliche Reaktion.} ({Stärker war} 
18... dxc5 19. bxc5 b6 $1 {M.E. würde sich die Stellung in diesem Fall im
dynamischen Gleichgewicht befinden. Ein paar Varianten dazu:} 20. Bc4 (20. d6
g5 $5 21. Bg3 Nxe2+ 22. Rxe2 g4 23. hxg4 Bxg4 {[%cal Rg4f3]} 24. Nh4 $5 Bxe2
25. Nxe2 bxc5 26. Nf5 Nh6 27. d7 Qe6 28. Rd6 Qf7 29. Nxh6 Bxh6 30. Qxc5 Rfb8 {
[%cal Rb8b1,Rf7h5]} 31. Rd1 Qe6 {[%cal Rh6f8]} 32. Rd6 Qf7 33. Rd1 Qe6 {
mit Zugwiederholung}) (20. Bf1 cxd5 21. exd5 bxc5 22. Nd2 (22. Ne4 Bf5 23. Qxc5
Bxe4 24. Rxe4 Qd7 25. Bg3 Nd6 26. Ree1 {[%cal Rg3f4]} Rfc8 27. Qa5 Bh6 28. Nd2
Qc7 29. Qxc7 Rxc7 30. Ne4 Nxe4 31. Rxe4 Rd8 $11) 22... Bf5 (22... f5 23. f3 Bd7
24. Nc4 $44) 23. Qa2 Bd3 24. Bxd3 Nxd3 25. Re3 Nf4 26. Nde4 f5 27. Nxc5 g5 28.
Bg3 e4 $132) 20... bxc5 21. dxc6 Qxc6 22. Bg3 Rb8 (22... Ba6 23. Bxa6 Qxa6 24.
Bxf4 exf4 25. Nd5 Qd6 26. Qc1 Bh6 27. Qc3 Bg7 28. Qc1 $11) 23. Bxf4 exf4 {
- die weiße Kompensation reicht nur zum Ausgleich, z. B.} 24. Bd5 Qa6 25. Bxf7
Rxf7 26. Nd5 Be6 27. Qxc5 (27. Nxf4 $2 Bb3) 27... Rc8 28. Qb4 Rb7 29. Qd2 Qxa3
30. Nxf4 (30. Qxf4 Qf8 $13) 30... Rd7 31. Ra1 Qe7 32. Qe3 Bg8 33. e5 fxe5 34.
Nxe5 Qxe5 35. Qxe5 Bxe5 36. Rxe5 $11) 19. Bb5 $1 Bd7 ({Sehr interessant war} 
19... Qe6 {(die rein analytiche Einschätzung dieses Zuges ist im besten Fall
"?!", aber aus praktischer Sicht verdient er eher "!?")} 20. exd5 Nxh3+ $5 (
20... Qf5 21. Qxf5 Bxf5 22. c6 $16) 21. gxh3 Qxh3 22. Re3 g5 (22... f5 23. Be7
$1 {(die einzige Antwort)} (23. Bf1 $2 Qg4+ 24. Bg2 g5 25. Bg3 f4 26. Re4 Bf5
$17) 23... f4 24. Red3 Bf5 25. Qe2 Qg4+ 26. Kf1 Rfc8 27. Ne4 $16 {- die
Stellung ist immer noch verzwickt, aber objektiv gesehen hat Schwarz keine
genügende Kompensation für den fehlenden Springer}) 23. Rde1 $3 {(wer außer
Computer ist fähig, so was zu finden!?)} ({bei den "normalen" Fortsetzungen
hat Schwarz beträchtliche Initiative für das geopferte Material :} 23. Bf1 $6
Qd7 24. Bg3 f5 25. Ree1 f4 26. Bh2 Qg4+ 27. Bg2 Qh5 28. Ne4 g4 29. Nfd2 Bf5 30.
Qb3 Qg6 $44 {[%cal Rh7h5,Rh5h4]}) (23. Bg3 $6 Qh5 $44 {[%cal Rf6f5,Rg5g4]})
23... gxh4 (23... dxc5 24. bxc5 gxh4 25. Nxe5 Qf5 26. Qxf5 Bxf5 27. Nxf7+ Rxf7
28. d6 Bh6 29. Re8+ Rf8 30. Rxa8 Rxa8 31. Nd5 $16) (23... f5 $6 24. Nxe5 Qxh4
25. Nxf7+ Rxf7 26. Re8+ Bf8 27. cxd6 Qg4+ 28. Kf1 Qh3+ 29. Ke2 Qg4+ 30. Kd3 a6
31. Ba4 b5 32. d7 Qc4+ 33. Kd2 Bxd7 34. Rxa8 bxa4 35. Qd3 $18) (23... Bf5 24.
Ne4 gxh4 25. Nxe5 Ng5 26. Nf7+ Rxf7 27. Rxh3 Nxh3+ 28. Kh1 $16) 24. Nxe5 Nxe5
25. Rxh3 Bxh3 26. Kh1 $16) 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Rxd5 $14 {Nach
kurzen Komplikationen bekam Weiß dank seiner aktiveren Schwerfiguren und des
Raumvorteils am Damenflügel eine angenehme, etwas bessere Position.} Qc7 23.
Rc1 Rac8 (23... dxc5 24. Rxc5 Qb6 25. Rc7 $36) 24. Qa4 (24. Nd2 $5 {[%cal
Yd2c4,Yd2b3,Yd2f1,Yf1e3]}) 24... a6 (24... dxc5 $6 25. Rcxc5 $1 (25. Rdxc5 Qb8
26. Nd2 $14) 25... Qb8 26. Nd2 Rxc5 27. bxc5 {[%cal Yd2c4,Yc4d6,Yf2f3,Yh4f2]
mit klarem Vorteil.}) 25. Nd2 Qc6 26. Qxc6 Rxc6 ({Die nach} 26... bxc6 $6 27.
Rd3 dxc5 28. Rxc5 Rfd8 29. Rxd8+ Nxd8 {[%csl Ra6,Rc6][%cal Yf2f3,Yh4f2]
entstehende Position ist klar besser für Weiß.}) 27. Nb3 Rfc8 28. Rcd1 g5 ({
Eine wichtige Alternative ist} 28... dxc5 29. Nxc5 b5 $5 (29... R6c7 $2 30. f3
Kg8 31. Rd7 $16 {[%cal Rc5b7,Rc5e6]}) 30. Rd7 Kg8 {[%cal Yg7f8] - die Lage des
Nachziehenden ist natürlich unangenehm, aber sein Verteidigungspotential ist
auch nicht zu unterschätzen. Das weitere Spiel kann z. B. so verlaufen:} 31.
Ra7 R8c7 32. Ra8+ Rc8 33. Rxc8+ Rxc8 34. Nxa6 g5 {(um später Bg7-f8 spielen
zu können)} 35. Bg3 {[%mdl 32768] (in einer späteren Variante kommt diese
Stellung aufs Brett über eine veränderte Zugfolge - um dem Leser Übersicht
zu erleichtern, habe ich die beiden Positionen mit der hellblauen Medaille
markiert)} Rc3 (35... Ra8 36. Nc7 Rxa3 37. Rb1 Nd6 38. f3 $36 {[%cal Rg3f2,
Rf2c5]}) 36. f3 (36. Ra1 h5 $1 37. Nc5 (37. f3 g4 $1 38. hxg4 hxg4 39. a4 bxa4
40. Be1 Rc2 41. Rxa4 Nd6 42. Nc5 Bh6 {mit ausreichender Kompensation}) 37... h4
38. Bh2 Nd6 39. Kh1 (39. f3 Nc4 40. a4 bxa4 41. Nxa4 Rb3 42. Kh1 Bf8 $11) 39...
Bf8 $1 40. f3 Nc4 41. Nd7 Be7 42. a4 bxa4 43. Rxa4 Kf7 44. Bg1 Rc1 45. Kh2 Nd2
46. Bc5 Re1 47. Bxe7 Nf1+ 48. Kg1 Ng3+ 49. Kf2 Re2+ 50. Kg1 Re1+ $11) (36. Rb1
h5 $1 (36... Rxa3 37. Nc7 Nd6 38. f3 $36 {[%cal Rg3f2,Rf2c5]}) 37. f3 g4 38.
hxg4 hxg4 39. Be1 Rxa3 40. Nc7 Nd6 $11) 36... Rxa3 37. Nc7 Bf8 38. Be1 {
Der weiße Plan ist, den Bauern b4 durch Nc7-d5 zu überdecken und nach Rd1-c1
den Turm über die c-Linie ins gegnerische Lager zu schicken, damit er die
Bauern b5 und f6 angreifen kann} (38. Nxb5 $143 $6 Rb3 {mit Remis}) 38... h5 $1
{[%cal Rg5g4] (ich glaube, dieser aktive Plan ist der beste)} ({die weiße
Absicht illustriert z. B. folgende Variante:} 38... Ra4 39. Nd5 Kg7 40. Rc1 Nd8
41. Rc7+ Kg6 42. Rc8 Ne6 43. Rb8 {, und der Bauer b5 fällt} Ra1 44. Kf2 h5 45.
Rxb5 Ra2+ 46. Kf1 Nf4) 39. Nxb5 ({hier erreicht} 39. Nd5 {sein Ziel nicht:} Kg7
40. Rc1 Nd6 41. Rc7+ Kg6 42. Bf2 {[%cal Rf2c5]} g4 $1 43. Bc5 gxf3 ({gut ist
auch} 43... g3 44. Ra7 Rxa7 45. Bxa7 Nc4 $11) 44. Bxd6 Bxd6 45. Rc6 Ra1+ 46.
Kf2 fxg2 47. Kxg2 Ra2+ 48. Kg3 Ra3+ 49. Kh4 Bxb4 50. Nxb4 Ra4 {mit Remis})
39... Rb3 40. Nc7 g4 $1 (40... Bxb4 $4 41. Bxb4 Rxb4 42. Nd5 $18) 41. fxg4 hxg4
42. h4 (42. hxg4 Ng5 43. Nd5 ({oder} 43. Bh4 Nxe4 44. Re1 Rxb4 45. Nd5 Rb5 46.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 47. Bxf6 Bg7 {mit Remis}) 43... Nxe4 44. Rc1 Kf7 45. Rc4 Rd3 46.
Rxe4 Rxd5 {, und Weiß kann seinen Mehrbauern nicht verwerten}) 42... Nd6 43.
Ne6 Be7 (43... Nxe4 $2 44. Rd8) 44. Nc5 Rb2 45. Kh2 (45. Ra1 Nb5 46. Kf1 Bxc5
47. bxc5 Rc2 $11) 45... Kg7 46. Kg3 Kg6 47. Kxg4 Rxg2+ 48. Kf3 Rg1 49. Ke2 Rg4
$11 {Aber selbstverständlich bietet dieses Abspiel genug Platz für
Alternativen - villeicht gibt es darunter etwas für Weiß, womit er doch
zufrieden sein könnte.}) 29. Bg3 Bf8 $6 ({Meines Erachtens würde Schwarz im
Falle von} 29... dxc5 $5 30. Nxc5 b5 {über bessere Verteidigungsaussichten
verfügen, als nach der Partiefortsetzung.} {Dann entstünde nach} 31. Rd7 Kg8
32. Ra7 R8c7 33. Ra8+ Rc8 34. Rxc8+ Rxc8 35. Nxa6 {[%mdl 32768] die Position,
die wir in den Anmerkung zum 28. Zug von Schwarz bereits analysiert haben 
(dort ist sie mit der gleichen Medaille versehen).}) 30. Na5 R6c7 31. cxd6 Rd7
32. f3 $2 {Mit diesem Zug erlaubt Wojtaszek dem Gegner, das Spiel praktisch
auszugleichen.} ({Mit Abstand die stärkste Fortsetzung war} 32. Rc5 $1 {
. Natürlich kann Schwarz auch dann das materielle Gleichgewicht
wiederherstellen, aber seine Probleme werden dadurch noch lange nicht gelöst:}
Rcd8 33. Nc4 b5 (33... Nxd6 $6 34. Rcd5 Kg8 35. f3 b5 36. Ne3 Kf7 37. Bf2 Ke6
38. Rc1 $16) 34. Nb6 Rxd6 35. Nd5 Kg7 (35... R8d7 36. Rdc1) 36. Rdc1 {Weiter
erhöht Weiß seinen Druck am Damenflügel, indem er den Rc5 nach c6, c7 oder
c8 bringt und den Läufer nach f2 überführt - dieser Plan kann durchaus zu
materiellen Eroberungen führen. Eine anschauliche Variante wäre z. B. die
folgende:} R8d7 37. Rc8 Nd8 (37... Rd8) 38. f3 Ne6 39. Bf2 {[%cal Rf2c5,Rf2b6]}
Rd8 40. Bb6 Rxc8 41. Rxc8 {[%cal Rc8a8] , und der Bauer a6 geht verloren, ohne
dass Schwarz dafür genügende Kompensation erhält. Natürlich kann der
Nachziehende an mehreren Stellen dieser Linie anders agieren und es ist gar
nicht ausgeschlossen, dass er den Zug 28.Rc5! überleben kann, aber einfach
wäre es für ihn keinesfalls.}) 32... b6 33. Nb3 Rc3 $6 ({Einfacher und
stärker wäre} 33... Rxd6 {, z. B.} 34. R1d3 Kg7 35. Bf2 Rcc6 $11) 34. R1d3
Rxd3 35. Rxd3 Bxd6 $6 {Danach gerät Schwarz wieder in eine ziemlich
unangenehme Situation.} (35... Rxd6 $142 36. Rc3 Kg7 37. Bf2 {, und der weiße
Vorteil ist gering.}) 36. Bf2 Rb7 (36... b5 $6 37. Nc5 Ra7 38. Ne6 Ra8 39. Rc3
h5 40. Rc6 $16 {[%cal Rh3h4,Rf2c5]}) 37. Nd2 {[%cal Rd2c4]} b5 38. Nb3 $6 (38.
Nf1 $1 $36 {[%cal Rf1e3,Re3f5,Rf1g3,Rg3f5,Rg3h5] scheint mir gefährlicher zu
sein.}) 38... Rc7 39. Kf1 Kg8 40. Bc5 Bxc5 41. Nxc5 a5 (41... Rc6 $5 42. Rd7 (
42. a4 bxa4 43. Nxa4 Rc4 44. Nc3 Rxb4 45. Nd5 Ra4) 42... a5 43. Rb7 axb4 44.
axb4 Nd6) 42. Rd5 (42. Nd7 {würde dem Schwarzen keine großen Probleme
bereiten -} Kg7 43. bxa5 Ra7) 42... axb4 (42... a4 $5) 43. axb4 h5 44. Nd3 Rc3
45. Nf2 Rb3 46. Rxb5 Nd6 ({Einen guten Eindruck macht} 46... Kf8 $5 {, z. B.}
47. Rb8+ Ke7 48. Nd1 Nd8 49. Ke1 Nc6 50. Rb7+ (50. Rb6 Nd4) 50... Kd6 51. b5
Nd4 52. b6 Rb1 53. Kd2 Kc5 {Schwarz steht aktiv, und ich konnte für den
Anziehenden keinen Weg finden, seinen Mehrbauern zu verwerten. Eine mögliche
Abwicklung wäre} {z. B.} 54. Ne3 Rb2+ 55. Kc1 Rxb6 56. Rxb6 Kxb6 57. Nd5+ Kc5
58. Nxf6 Ne2+ 59. Kc2 Nf4 60. Kd2 Kd4 61. Nh7 Nxg2 62. Nxg5 Nf4 63. h4 Ng6 64.
Ne6+ Kc4 65. Ke2 Kc3 66. Ng7 Nf4+ 67. Ke3 Kc4 {, und Weiß kommt nicht weiter.}
) 47. Rb6 Nc4 48. Rxf6 Kg7 49. Rc6 Ne3+ 50. Ke2 Nxg2 51. Nd3 Nf4+ $1 52. Nxf4
exf4 ({Auch nach} 52... gxf4 {ist die schwarze Stellung haltbar:} 53. Re6 Rxb4
(53... Rb2+) 54. Rxe5 Rb2+ 55. Kd3 Rf2 (55... Rb3+ 56. Kd4 Rxf3 57. Rxh5 Kf6
58. h4 Rf1 59. Rh6+ Ke7) 56. Rxh5 Kg6 (56... Rxf3+ 57. Kd4 Kg6 58. Rh4 Kg5 59.
Rh8) 57. Rf5) 53. Rc5 Kg6 54. b5 Rb2+ $4 {Ein ganz schlimmer Fehler - Schwarz
zwingt den gegnerischen König, die Bewegung des b-Bauern zu unterstützen.
Wahrscheinlich meinte Demchenko, dass die Eroberung des Bauern f3 ihm
genügendes Gegenspiel geben würde, und hatte dabei falsch gerechnet. Es gab
hier mehr als einen Weg, Remis zu erzielen.} ({Der einfachste davon wäre} 
54... Re3+ 55. Kf2 (55. Kd2 Rxf3 56. Kc2 Re3 57. b6 Rxe4 58. Rb5 Re8 59. b7 Rb8
60. Kd3 g4 61. hxg4 hxg4 62. Ke4 f3 63. Ke3 Kf6 64. Kf2 Ke6 $11) 55... g4 $1
56. hxg4 hxg4 57. fxg4 Rxe4 58. Kf3 Rb4 59. Re5 (59. g5 Kh5 $1 $11) 59... Kf6
60. Rf5+ Kg6 61. Rc5 Kh6 62. g5+ Kh5 $11) ({Die spektakulärste Möglichkeit
bestand in} 54... h4 $1 55. Rc6+ Kg7 56. b6 g4 57. hxg4 ({oder} 57. fxg4 Rxh3
58. Kf2 Rb3 59. g5 h3 60. Rh6 h2 61. Kg2 Rg3+ 62. Kxh2 Rxg5 63. Rd6 f3 64. Rd2
f2 65. Rxf2 Rb5) 57... h3 58. Kf2 Rb1 59. Rc7+ Kg6 60. b7 h2 61. Rc6+ Kg7 62.
b8=Q Rxb8 63. Kg2 Rb3 64. Kxh2 Rxf3 $11) ({Lässt sich die schwarze Stellung
auch im Falle von} 54... Kf6 {halten:} 55. h4 g4 56. Rf5+ Kg6 57. Rxf4 gxf3+
58. Rxf3 Rxb5 59. Ke3 (59. Rg3+ Kh6 60. Ke3 Rb1 $11 {[%cal Rb1h1]}) 59... Rb1
60. Kd4 (60. Rg3+ Kh6 {nebst 61...Rh1}) 60... Rh1 61. Rf4 Ra1 {, und die
Schachs von der Seite sichern dem Schwarzen das Unentschieden}) ({Außerdem
endet der Kampf sogar nach} 54... g4 55. hxg4 hxg4 56. fxg4 Re3+ 57. Kd2 Rxe4
58. Rf5 Rb4 59. Kc3 Rb1 60. Kc4 {friedlich - obwohl hier der Pb5 die
Unterstützung seines Königs genießt, rettet der schwarze f-Bauer den Tag:}
Rc1+ 61. Kd5 Rb1 62. Kc6 Rc1+ 63. Kb7 Rf1 64. b6 f3 65. Kb8 f2 66. b7 Kg7 {
mit Remis.}) 55. Kd3 Rb3+ (55... g4 56. hxg4 hxg4 57. fxg4 f3 58. Rf5 f2 59.
Kc4 $18) (55... h4 56. Kc3 Rb1 57. Rd5 g4 58. fxg4 Rc1+ 59. Kb4 f3 60. Rf5 Rf1
61. Ka5 f2 62. Kb6 $18) 56. Kc4 Rxf3 57. b6 Rf1 58. Rb5 Rc1+ 59. Kd5 Rd1+ (
59... Rc8 60. b7 Rb8 61. Kc6 g4 62. Kc7 Rf8 63. hxg4 hxg4 64. b8=Q Rxb8 65.
Rxb8 g3 (65... f3 66. Rf8 $18) 66. Rg8+ Kh5 67. e5 $18) 60. Kc6 Rd8 61. b7 g4
62. hxg4 hxg4 63. Rf5 g3 64. Rxf4 Kg5 65. Rf1 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.16"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Swiercz, Dariusz"]
[Black "Saric, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Croatia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 Nc6 10. Be3 Nh5 11. Qd2 Nf4 12. Rf2 (12. Rfd1 {is the main line.})
12... Ne6 (12... Nxe2+ 13. Rxe2 Be6 (13... Ne5 14. b3 a6 (14... c6 15. Rc1 Qd7
16. Rd1 b6 17. h3 f6 18. f4 Nf7 19. f5 Qb7 20. fxg6 hxg6 21. Qe1 Ne5 22. Qg3
$16 {1-0 (32) Lalic,B (2522)-Bilic,M (2352) Zagreb 2007}) 15. Bg5 $1 f6 16. Bh4
c6 17. Rf1 (17. Rd1 $142 $14 {Y.Pelletier}) 17... Bd7 18. Nc2 Qa5 19. Na4 Qc7
20. f4 Nf7 21. Bf2 b5 22. Nb6 $14 {1-0 (63) Pelletier,Y (2568)-Glek,I (2590)
Zuerich 2001 CBM 088 [Pelletier]}) 14. b3 (14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Rd1 b6 16. Rf2 Ne5
17. b3 a6 18. h3 Qf6 19. Ne2 $14 {1/2 (68) Jovanic,O (2543)-Plenkovic,Z (2370)
Sibenik 2009}) 14... Qf6 (14... Qd7 15. Rd1 Rad8 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Bd4 f6 18.
Rde1 Qf7 19. Nd1 c5 20. Bb2 Rb8 21. Bc3 Rbd8 22. Nf2 Bd7 23. Qb2 a6 24. Nd3 $14
{1/2 (38) Herraiz Hidalgo,H (2494)-Hernandez,G (2544) Cullera 2003}) 15. Rd1
Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 17. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 18. Rxd4 Re7 19. Kf2 Kg7 20. Rc2 Rae8 21. b4
f5 22. exf5 Bxf5 23. Rb2 b6 24. h4 Be6 25. a4 Bc8 26. Nb5 a6 27. Nc3 Bb7 28. c5
$14 {1/2 (46) Rodshtein,M (2622)-Kantsler,B (2468) Israel 2010}) (12... Nxd4
13. Bxd4 Be5 (13... Bxd4 14. Qxd4 Qg5 {1-0 (49) Pelletier,Y (2604)-Weindl,A 
(2295) Zuerich SUI 2012} 15. Nd5 $1 $14) 14. Bf1 Qg5 (14... c6 15. Kh1 a6 16.
Rd1 Qe7 17. Be3 Nh5 18. Bg5 f6 19. Be3 f5 20. Bg5 Qg7 21. Bh6 $14 Qf6 $2 22. g4
$1 Ng7 23. gxf5 gxf5 24. Rg2 $16 {1-0 (31) Krivoshey,S (2450)-Salai,L (2435)
Prievidza 1997}) 15. g3 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Ne6 17. Qd1 $14 {1/2 (37) Huzman,A (2610)
-Stanec,N (2485) Dresden 1998 CBM 065 [Huzman]}) 13. Nc2 (13. Nxe6 $5 fxe6 (
13... Bxe6 14. Nd5) 14. f4 {looks like a simpler way to a stable plus.}) 13...
f5 {Logical but White is well-prepared for the opening of the position - he
has the better development.} (13... b6 14. Bf1 Bb7 15. Rb1 a5 16. Nd5 Nc5 17.
Bg5 f6 18. Be3 Ne5 19. Nd4 c6 20. Nc3 Qe7 21. b3 Rad8 22. a3 Kh8 23. b4 axb4
24. axb4 Ncd7 25. Ra1 $14 {1-0 (50) Skoberne,J (2492)-Srebrnic,M (2333) Otocec
2009}) 14. exf5 gxf5 15. f4 Nc5 16. Rf3 $146 {Not a bad move but hardly an
improvement on the previous game, in which White obtained a comfortable
davantage:} (16. Bf3 Be6 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Rd1 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Bc6 20. b4 Bxd4 21.
Qxd4 Ne6 22. Qd2 Qf6 23. Bd5 Kh8 24. b5 Bxd5 25. Nxd5 Qf7 26. Rf3 Rad8 27. Re3
c5 28. bxc6 bxc6 29. Rde1 $1 Ng7 30. Ne7 $16 {1/2 (71) Huzman,A (2576)
-Bachmann Schiavo,A (2414) Turin 2006}) 16... Be6 17. Rg3 Bf7 18. b4 Ne6 19.
Nd5 Bg6 20. Rd1 a5 21. a3 $6 {[%mdl 16384]} ({White didn't want to play} 21. b5
{, giving up the c5-square, but that was better than allowing an invasion by
Black's rook. Black should probably sacrifice a pawn:} Nb4 $1 22. Ncxb4 axb4
23. Nxb4 Ra3 {but after} 24. Bf2 {his compensation is hardly sufficient
although the position remains tense.}) 21... axb4 22. axb4 Ra2 23. Qd3 Rxc2 $1
{[%mdl 512] White underestimated this exchange sacrifice. Black gains the
f4-pawn and obtains an active position.} 24. Qxc2 Ncd4 25. Qd2 Nxe2+ 26. Qxe2
c6 27. Bb6 (27. Nb6 Nxf4 28. Qd2 Ne6 $44 {[%cal Yg7e5]} (28... Ne2+ $5 29. Qxe2
f4)) 27... Qd7 28. Ne3 Nxf4 29. Qf3 $2 {Not the best place for the queen.} (29.
Qd2 {was more accurate.}) 29... Re4 $1 {[+]} 30. Rf1 $2 {White has lost the
thread of the game.} (30. Qf2 $142) 30... d5 $1 31. cxd5 cxd5 32. Kh1 d4 33.
Nd1 Nh5 34. Rh3 Nf4 35. Rg3 Nd5 36. Ba7 {[%csl Ra7]} Be5 {[%csl Gd4,Gd5,Ge4,
Ge5] It is now Black who enjoys perfect centralisation.} 37. Rh3 b6 {[%csl Ra7]
White's bishop is now completely out of play.} 38. Qa3 {All White's pieces are
on various edges of the board!} f4 39. Nf2 Re3 40. Qa2 Qb5 41. Kg1 Kg7 42. Ng4
(42. Bxb6 Nxb6 43. Qa7+ Kg8 {is equally hopeless.}) 42... Nc3 43. Qa1 Rxh3 44.
gxh3 d3 {[%csl Gd3]} 45. Nxe5 Qxe5 46. Bxb6 d2 47. Qa7+ Kh6 48. Qd7 Qg5+ 49.
Kf2 Qh4+ 50. Kg1 Ne2+ 51. Kg2 Be4+ 52. Rf3 Bxf3+ 53. Kxf3 Nd4+ $1 54. Ke4 (54.
Qxd4 d1=Q+ 55. Qxd1 Qh5+) 54... f3+ 55. Ke3 Qg5+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.20"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Bg5 $5 {Another attempt to avoid the Grünfeld Defence.}
Ne4 (3... Bg7 4. Nc3 {, and Black should either play the King's Indian or go
for} d5 {(the system 4.Bg5 Bg7 in the Gruenfeld), which is quite risky.}) 4.
Bf4 c5 (4... e5 5. dxe5 Bb4+ 6. Nd2 d6 7. Ngf3 $14) 5. Qc2 (5. f3 {was played
in the following blitz game, without any success for White:} Qa5+ 6. Nd2 Nxd2
7. Bxd2 Qb6 8. Bc3 Bg7 9. e3 Nc6 10. Ne2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 O-O 12. Qd2 Rd8 13. Rd1
a5 14. Be2 d5 $11 {1/2 (39) Mamedyarov,S (2743)-Aronian,L (2815) Dubai 2014}) (
5. Nd2 Nxd2 6. Qxd2 Bg7 7. d5 d6 8. e4 O-O 9. Bd3 e5 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 Nd7 12.
Ne2 Nf6 13. Nc3 Kh8 14. O-O-O a6 15. exf5 gxf5 16. h3 b5 17. g4 $13 {1-0 (42)
Minzer,C (2350)-Sanchez Almeyra,J (2435) Buenos Aires 1994}) 5... Qa5+ (5... d5
6. cxd5 Qxd5 (6... Bf5 7. g4 $1) 7. e3 {[%cal Yf1c4]}) (5... Nf6 6. d5 Bg7 7.
Nc3 d6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. e4 a6 10. a4 Nh5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bd2 e5 13. g3 $14 {
0-1 (31) Stojanovic,M (2443)-Gross,D (2465) Valjevo 2000}) (5... f5 $5 6. f3
Qa5+ 7. Nd2 {- game}) 6. Nd2 f5 (6... Nxd2 7. Bxd2 Qc7 8. d5 (8. dxc5 Bg7 9.
Bc3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 O-O 11. h4 Qxc5 12. h5 Nc6 13. hxg6 fxg6 14. Nf3 d6 15. e3
Bg4 16. Be2 Rac8 $13 {1-0 (41) Chernyshov,K (2531)-Feher,G (2402) Zalakaros
2005}) 8... Bg7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 a6 11. Nf3 $14 {1/2 (11) Ivanisevic,I (2596)
-Macieja,B (2613) Vrsac 2006}) (6... Nf6 7. d5 d6 8. e4 Bg7 (8... Na6 9. a3 Bg7
10. Be2 $14 (10. Ne2 $2 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 Bf5 12. Qf3 Nb4 {1/2 (23) Ovsejevitsch,S
(2508)-Eljanov,P (2568) St Petersburg 2002})) 9. Ne2 O-O 10. Nc3 Nh5 11. Bg5 f6
12. Be3 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 $132 {1-0 (35) Ovsejevitsch,S (2545)-Schmidt,W (2435)
Legnica 2006}) 7. f3 (7. e3 Bg7 8. Ngf3 Nc6 9. d5 e5 10. Bg3 Nb4 11. Qb1 {
1-0 (48) Ovsejevitsch,S (2582)-Bae,T (2411) Basel 2011} Nxg3 12. hxg3 e4 $36) (
7. Ngf3 Bg7 $132) 7... Nf6 8. d5 d6 (8... Bg7 9. Be5 d6 10. Bc3 Qc7 11. e4 O-O
12. Bd3 e6 13. dxe6 fxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxe6 16. Ne2 Nc6 17. Bxg7 Qxg7
18. Bxc6 bxc6 $11 {1/2 (35) Barsov,A (2445)-Vareille,F (2380) Val Thorens 1995}
) 9. e4 (9. e3 $5 Bg7 10. Ne2 {[%cal Ye2c3]}) 9... Na6 10. Ne2 fxe4 11. fxe4
Bg7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Be2 Nh5 (13... Ng4 $5 14. O-O Bd4+ 15. Kh1 Nf2+ 16. Rxf2
Bxf2 17. Bh6 $44 Bd7 $1 18. Nf3 Bd4 {, giving back the exchange with a decent
position.}) (13... Nb4 {hardly makes sense:} 14. Qc1 (14. Qb1 $2 Nxe4 15. Qxe4
Bf5) 14... Ng4 15. O-O Bd4+ 16. Kh1 Nf2+ 17. Rxf2 Bxf2 18. Bh6 $44) 14. Bg5 Qd8
$2 {[%mdl 16384] A bad move. The exchange on h5 destroys Black's kingside pawn
structure.} (14... Nf4 $1 15. O-O Nxe2+ 16. Nxe2 Bg4 $13) 15. Bxh5 gxh5 16. Nf3
h6 17. Be3 Bg4 18. O-O e6 19. Qd2 $1 Kh7 20. Rad1 $1 {A good move. White wants
Black to close the centre.} e5 $6 ({It was probably better to balk to the end:
} 20... Qd7 {After the game move White should not worry about the centre and
starts a decisive attack.}) 21. Rf2 Nc7 22. Rdf1 {[%mdl 128]} Rb8 {Too late
for counterplay!} (22... Qe7 {was not much better, though.}) 23. h3 Bd7 24. Ne2
$1 {[%cal Re2g3]} h4 25. Kh2 b6 26. g3 hxg3+ 27. Nxg3 Rg8 28. Nh5 Ne8 29. Nxg7
Nxg7 30. Bxh6 Nh5 31. Ng5+ Kg6 32. Rg1 Qe7 33. Nf7+ Kh7 34. Bg5 Qe8 35. Qe2 Ng7
36. Rf6 Rf8 37. Rh6+ Kg8 38. Bf6 Rxf7 39. Qh5 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.06"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. b3 ({
A less explored alternative, where Black's best reaction is still unclear, is} 
8. e3 $5 Rb8 (8... e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. e4 b5 $5 11. Re1 bxc4 12. Nd2 c6 13. Nxc4
cxd5 14. exd5 Nf5 15. b3 Bd7 16. a4 Nd4 17. Ba3 Bg4 18. f3 Bf5 19. Ra2 Rb8 20.
Nxd6 {Azmaiparashvili,Z-David,A/Antwerp/1998/} Qb6 21. a5 $1 Qa7 22. Nxf5 Ne2+
23. Kh1 Nxc3 24. Qd2 Nxa2 25. Nxg7 $40) 9. Qe2 Nd7 (9... b5 10. Rd1 e6 (10...
b4 11. Nd5 Nd7 12. a3 bxa3 (12... e6 13. Nxb4 Nxb4 14. axb4 Rxb4 15. Ra2 Qe7
16. Bd2 Rb8 17. Ba5 Nb6 18. b3 e5 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Qc2 Bb7 21. c5 Na8 22. Qc4
Rfd8 23. Rad2 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 c6 25. Bh3 $1 $18 {Vaulin,A-Zimmerman,Y/Harkany op/
1998/}) 13. Rxa3 e6 14. Nc3 Nb4 15. e4 e5 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Nd5 c5 18. Bh3 Nc6
19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. Rxd7 Bxd7 22. Rxa6 Bg7 23. Kg2 Rfe8 24. Qd1 Nd4
25. Nxd4 exd4 26. f3 Rb7 27. b3 f5 28. exf5 Bxf5 29. g4 Bc8 30. Ra8 $16 {
Vaulin,A-Motylev,A/Bydgoszcz op/1999/}) 11. Nd2 Ne7 12. a3 Qe8 13. Rb1 Bb7 14.
Bxb7 Rxb7 15. b4 c6 16. e4 d5 17. e5 Nd7 18. c5 Nf5 19. Nf3 {()1/2,Malaniuk,
V-Fedorov,A/Samara/1998/}) 10. Rd1 b5 11. Ne1 Na7 12. c5 b4 13. Na4 Qe8 14.
cxd6 cxd6 15. a3 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. axb4 Bg4 18. f3 Be6 19. Nc3 Bc4 20. Qd2
Nb5 21. Nc2 Rc8 22. Nxb5 axb5 23. Ra3 Be6 24. Qf2 Nc4 25. Rad3 Bxb2 26. Nd4
Bxc1 27. Rxc1 Ne5 28. Rxc8 Qxc8 29. Rd1 $14 {Fridman,D-Adianto,U/Las Vegas Wch/
1999/}) 8... Rb8 9. Nd5 e6 $5 {Black usually tries to avoid the immediate
exchange by a N-move, but perhaps the text is the simplest solution.} (9... Ne4
10. Bb2 f5 11. e3 (11. Rc1 e6 12. Nc3 d5 $6 {Too committal, Black's position
is not ready for a Stonewall transformation.} 13. e3 g5 14. Ne2 Ne7 15. Ne5 Ng6
16. Qc2 c6 17. f3 Nd6 18. Rcd1 Bd7 19. c5 Nf7 20. Nxg6 hxg6 21. e4 g4 22. exd5
gxf3 23. dxe6 fxg2 24. exf7+ Rxf7 25. Rf2 Be6 26. d5 $1 Bxd5 27. Bxg7 Rxg7 28.
Nf4 $16 {Csom,I-McShane,L/Lippstadt/1999/}) 11... e6 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Qe7
14. b4 Nd8 15. b5 Nf7 16. Qb3 b6 17. Nd2 Kh8 18. f4 Bb7 19. a4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2
Ra8 21. Rae1 Qd7 22. Nf3 axb5 23. axb5 Ra7 24. Ra1 Rfa8 25. Rxa7 Rxa7 26. Rf2
Qe8 27. c5 $1 $14 {Karpov,A-Sokolov,I/Dortmund/1999/}) (9... Nh5 $5 {has a
better reputation.}) 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 {This recapture is more logical, as the
threat to d4 forces White to react.} (10... Bxf6 11. Bb2 $5 (11. Bh6 Re8 12. e3
(12. Rc1 e5 (12... Bd7 13. Qd2 Qe7 14. e4 e5 15. d5 Nd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. f4 c5
18. Rce1 Bg7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. e5 Qf8 21. h3 b6 22. g4 Kh8 23. Qf2 Qg7 24. Qg3
$36 {Schwartzman,G-Bereolos,P/Chicago/1994/}) 13. d5 Nd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Qd2
Bd7 16. e3 dxe3 17. Bxe3 Bf5 18. Rfe1 Qd7 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1
Re8 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Kf1 a5 24. a3 b6 25. f4 Bc2 26. Qc3 Be4 27. Bf3 Bf5 $11
{1/2,Tondivar,B-Lane,G/BEL-chT/1997/}) 12... e5 13. d5 e4 14. dxc6 exf3 15.
Bxf3 Bxa1 16. Qxa1 f6 17. Qd4 b5 18. g4 Qe7 19. g5 Qf7 20. gxf6 bxc4 21. bxc4
Be6 $13 {Romanishin,O-Gunawan,R/Sarajevo/1988/}) 11... b5 (11... Bg7 $142 $14)
12. Rc1 Bb7 13. Qd2 Ne7 14. Rfd1 Qd7 15. h4 Bg7 16. d5 e5 17. e4 f5 18. Ng5 Bh6
19. c5 Bc8 20. f4 fxe4 21. fxe5 Nf5 22. e6 Qe7 23. g4 e3 24. Qd3 Nxh4 25. Qd4
$18 {Abramovic,B-Dragovic,M/JUG-chT Budva/1996/}) 11. Bg5 $146 {This novelty
is not too impressive, as Black's Q will not be misplaced on the >>, while
White must lose tempi with his B and on e3 it will be misplaced anyway.} ({
The already tested} 11. Bb2 {seems more logical.} Qe7 $5 (11... e5 12. d5 Nd8
13. c5 $1 Qe7 14. cxd6 cxd6 15. Rc1 f5 16. Qc2 Nf7 17. Qc7 Qxc7 (17... Bd7 $142
$5 $14) 18. Rxc7 Rd8 (18... e4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 (19... exf3 $2 20. Bxf8 fxg2 21.
Rfc1 $18) 20. Ng5 Kg8 21. h4 $5 $16) 19. e4 fxe4 20. Nd2 Ng5 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22.
Bxe4 Bh3 23. Rfc1 Bh6 24. R1c3 Rdc8 25. Ba3 Bf8 26. f3 Bd7 27. Bb4 Rxc7 28.
Rxc7 Be8 29. Bd2 b6 30. Be3 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rb6,Gc7] _|_,׫,<->c,Adorjan,
A-Bouaziz,S/Szirak izt/1987/}) 12. e4 (12. Rc1 e5 13. d5 Nd8 14. Qc2 Bh6 $5 15.
e3 Bf5 $13) 12... e5 13. d5 Nd8 14. Ne1 f5 15. Nd3 fxe4 16. Bxe4 Nf7 17. Bg2
Bf5 18. Re1 Qd7 19. f4 exf4 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Nxf4 Ne5 22. Qd4 Kh8 23. c5 Qg7
$132 {Gurieli,N-Wang Pin/Jakarta izt/1993/}) 11... Qf5 {[%cal Rc6d4] /\Nd4} 12.
Be3 (12. Qd2 $5 {/\Bh6} Nxd4 ({Also playable is} 12... e5 13. d5 Nd4 14. Nxd4
exd4 15. Bh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Re8 $132) 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 Qxg5 15. Qa7 Bd7
16. Bxb7 a5 17. Bg2 Rfc8 $11) 12... e5 13. Qd2 (13. d5 Ne7 $13) 13... Qh5 $1
$132 14. d5 Ne7 15. Ng5 h6 (15... Nf5 $2 16. Bf3 Qh6 17. Nxf7 $16) 16. Ne4 b6
$5 ({Black already avoids a possible repetition after} 16... f5 17. Bf3 (17.
Nc3 $2 f4 $40) 17... Qh3 18. Bg2 $11) 17. h4 (17. Bf3 Bg4 $5 (17... Qh3 18. Bg2
$11) 18. Bxg4 Qxg4 19. f3 Qh5 20. Bf2 (20. g4 Qh3 $1 $15 (20... Qh4 $4 21. Bf2
Qh3 22. Bg3 $18)) 20... f5 21. Nc3 Qh3 $132 {[%cal Yf5f4,Yg6g4,Yh6h4] /\f4,
g5-g4,h5-h4}) 17... Kh7 (17... f5 $4 18. Bf3 $18) 18. Rad1 Ng8 19. b4 (19. Nc3
Nf6 20. f3 Nd7 {[%cal Rf7f5] /\f5|^}) 19... Bf5 20. f3 $2 {[%mdl 16384] A
serious positional mistake, after which White's ^^ will be just a decoration,
but the weak o/o on the e-file will limit his possibilities of transferring
pieces from one flank to another and will require defensive attention.} (20.
Nc3 Qg4 (20... Bd7 $5 $11) 21. Rc1 $8 Rbc8 (21... Qxc4 22. Ne4 Qb5 23. Rxc7
Bxe4 24. Bxe4 Nf6 25. Bg2 Ng4 26. a3 $14) 22. Nd1 Qh5 23. f3 Bd7 $13) (20. Bf3
$142 Bg4 21. Bxg4 Qxg4 22. f3 Qd7 $11) 20... Bxe4 21. fxe4 Qg4 22. Kh2 Nf6 23.
Qd3 a5 $1 $15 {[%csl Re2,Re3,Re4,Rg2] Black wants to play on both sides of the
board.} 24. bxa5 (24. a3 axb4 25. axb4 Ra8 $36) 24... bxa5 25. c5 Rb2 26. Bf3
Qc8 27. Qc3 (27. cxd6 cxd6 28. Qa3 Qb8 29. Bd2 (29. Qxa5 Nxe4 $1 $36 30. Bxe4
Rxe2+ $17) 29... Rc8 {[%cal Rc8c2] /\Rcc2|^}) 27... Qb7 (27... Rxa2 $2 28. Qb3
$18) 28. c6 {The possible weakness of c7 will be rather illusory.} (28. Qxa5
Ra8 $17 {enables Black's R to penetrate.}) (28. Rd2 $5 Rb4 29. Qd3 $15 {
keeps more chances for <=>.}) 28... Qb5 29. Rd2 Rb4 30. Qd3 Qa4 31. Rb1 Rfb8
32. Rxb4 Rxb4 33. Qc2 Qb5 $1 {Black must prepare a more suitable opportunity
to gain material.} (33... Qxc2 34. Rxc2 Nxe4 $2 35. Bxe4 Rxe4 36. Bb6 $1 $18) (
33... Nxe4 34. Qxa4 Rxa4 35. Bxe4 Rxe4 36. Bb6 $1 cxb6 37. Rc2 $18) 34. Qd3 Qb8
35. Kg2 (35. g4 Qc8 36. Kg3 h5 $5 $40) 35... h5 $1 36. Rc2 Bh6 $17 {Activates
his last passive piece.} 37. Bf2 Rb1 38. Rc3 a4 39. Ba7 Qb2 40. Rc2 Qb4 41. Qc3
(41. Rc4 $6 Qe1 $40) 41... Qb5 42. Bf2 Qb8 43. Qa3 g5 $5 $40 44. hxg5 (44. Qxa4
$2 g4 $17 (44... gxh4 $5 45. gxh4 Qg8+ $40)) 44... Bxg5 45. Be3 $2 {Now Black
achieves the exchange White has avoided earlier on.} (45. Qxa4 $5 Qg8 46. Rc3
h4 $36 {is quite dangerous for White, but it was the last chance to resist.})
45... Qg8 46. Rc1 (46. Kh3 Bxe3 47. Qxe3 Rb4 $17 {/-+ is also hopeless in the
long run.}) 46... Bxe3 47. Qxe3 h4 $1 $19 {[%mdl 64] A simple, but decisive
tactical breakthrough.} 48. Rxb1 Qxg3+ 49. Kf1 Ng4 50. Qg1 (50. Bxg4 Qxe3 51.
Bf5+ Kh6 $19 {[%csl Gh4] o^h}) 50... Nh2+ 51. Qxh2 Qxh2 52. Rb7 Qh3+ 53. Bg2 (
53. Kf2 Qg3+ 54. Kf1 h3 55. Rxc7 h2 56. Bg2 Qe3 $19) 53... Qe3 54. Rxc7 Kg7 (
54... h3 55. Rxf7+ Kg6 $19 {was also suficient, but White anyway has no
defence against the advance of the Ph4.}) 0-1

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 3rd"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2015.02.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Ne2 {This concept (White delays the
development of his b1 knight, and his other knight goes to c3) has recently
become popular. Frankly speaking, I don't see any major sense in it, other
than an attempt to avoid deeply developed theoretical lines.} O-O 6. Be3 c5 {
Other possibilities:} (6... e5) (6... Nc6) 7. Qd2 {This move means that White
plans to develop his b1 knight to a3 and then c2 (if not to c3, of course).} (
7. d5 {with idea Ne2-c3 and Nb1-d2 is another option.}) 7... Nc6 (7... Nbd7 8.
d5 b5 $5 9. cxb5 a6 10. Nec3 axb5 11. Nxb5 Ne8 12. N1c3 Nc7 13. Be2 Nxb5 14.
Nxb5 Qa5 15. Qxa5 Rxa5 16. Bd2 Ra4 17. Bc3 $16 {1/2 (31) Laznicka,V (2608)
-Hracek,Z (2613) Ostrava 2007}) (7... cxd4 $5 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 {leads to a
Sicilian Maroczy (B38) in a decent version for Black but it is not to
everyone's taste.}) 8. d5 (8. dxc5 dxc5 9. Bxc5 {needs checking; the following
game is not convincing:} Nd7 10. Be3 Qa5 $6 (10... Nde5 $5 11. Nec3 f5 $44) 11.
Qxa5 Nxa5 12. Nec3 (12. Nd4 $5) 12... Ne5 13. Nd2 Be6 14. Nd5 Bxd5 {1-0 (34)
Latorre Lopez Moreira,L (2093)-Zacarias,M (2184) Asuncion 2011} 15. exd5 $16) (
8. Nbc3 Qa5 (8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 {- B38}) 9. Rd1 a6 10. a3 e6 11. Nb1 Qxd2+ 12.
Rxd2 d5 13. dxc5 dxe4 14. Nec3 exf3 15. gxf3 e5 $13 {0-1 (39) Crouch,C (2388)
-Rose,M (2303) England 2013}) (8. Na3 $5 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nd7 10. Nac2 Nc5 11. Be2
a5 $5 (11... Ne6 $6 12. O-O Nexd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 15. Qxd4 Qb6 16.
Qxb6 axb6 17. a4 Bd7 18. b3 Bc6 19. Kf2 Kg7 20. Rad1 Ra5 21. Bd3 f6 $14 {
1-0 (41) Indjic,A (2502)-Vovk,A (2564) Cappelle la Grande 2013})) 8... Ne5 (
8... Na5 9. Nec3 (9. Nc1 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 {1/2 (33) Kohlweyer,B (2440)
-Kerigan,D (2257) Vlissingen 2013} b5 $1 $132) (9. Na3 $5 a6 $5) 9... a6 10.
Na3 $1 (10. Bh6 b5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Qg5 (12. cxb5 axb5 {[%cal Ra5b3]}) 12...
bxc4 13. Na3 Nd7 14. h4 Ne5 15. h5 f6 16. Qe3 g5 $15 {1/2 (40) Rowson,J (2586)
-Hebden,M (2540) England 2013}) 10... Nxc4 ({looks nice but} 10... e6 $5 {
is probably more to the point}) 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Be2 (12. Naxb5 axb5 13. Bxb5
Ba6 14. a4 $5) 12... b4 13. Nc4 bxc3 14. bxc3 Rb8 15. O-O Qc7 16. a4 $14 a5 $6
17. Na3 Bd7 18. Nb5 $16 {[%csl Gb5] 1-0 (33) Ivanisevic,I (2624)-Rombach,M 
(2103) Deizisau 2014}) 9. Nec3 (9. Ng3 e6 10. Nc3 exd5 11. cxd5 {leads to a
position from Modern Benoni when White develops his g1 knight to e2 too early;
it is quite favorable for Black.}) 9... Nh5 (9... e6 {is more common but after}
10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 {is is not easy for Black to equalise:} h5 (11... Nh5 12.
O-O $5 (12. g4 $143 Nf6 13. h3 Re8 14. O-O h5 15. Bg5 Qc7 16. a4 hxg4 17. hxg4
Nh7 18. Bh6 Qe7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Na3 {1-0 (36) Ward,C (2498)-Mortensen,E 
(2450) Copenhagen 2002} g5 $11)) (11... Ne8 12. O-O f5 13. a4 Nf6 14. exf5 Bxf5
15. Na3 a6 16. Rae1 Re8 17. Bf4 Qc7 18. g4 Bd7 19. h3 Nf7 20. Kg2 Re7 21. Bc4
$14 {[%cal Yh3h4,Yh4h5] 1/2 (21) Bischoff,K (2564)-Stellwagen,D (2487) Germany
2004}) ({It is rather senseless for Black to play} 11... a6 {as White plans
a2-a4 and Nb1-a3 anyway:} 12. a4 Re8 13. O-O h5 14. Na3 Nh7 15. Kh1 (15. Rae1
$5 {may be even more useful}) 15... f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Rae1 Rb8 18. h3 h4 19.
f4 Nf7 20. Bf2 Bf6 21. Bd3 $14 {0-1 (61) Dinic,G (2232)-Dimic,P (2243)
Belgrade 2013}) 12. O-O Nh7 13. a4 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Na3 Re8 16. Rae1 a6 17.
h3 Qh4 18. Bf2 Qb4 19. f4 Nf7 20. Nc4 Nf6 21. a5 Ne4 22. Nxe4 Rxe4 23. Qxb4
cxb4 24. g4 hxg4 25. hxg4 Rxe2 26. gxf5 Rxe1 27. Bxe1 gxf5 28. Bxb4 $14 {
_|_ 1-0 (45) Laznicka,V (2594)-Mamedov,R (2587) Pardubice 2007}) (9... a6 $5
10. a4 Nh5 11. Be2 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. Na3 Qe8 14. Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Qg6 16.
Qxg6+ hxg6 17. g3 f4 18. g4 Nf6 19. O-O-O Kg7 20. Nab1 Bd7 21. Nd2 Rh8 22. h4
Rh7 23. Rh2 Rah8 24. Rdh1 g5 25. h5 Kh6 $11 {1/2 (42) Ivanisevic,I (2633)
-Damljanovic,B (2566) Skopje 2014}) {In the present game Black doesn't insert .
..a7-a6 a2-a4 and obtains a decent position, too.} 10. Be2 f5 11. Na3 $6 {
It was not a good idea to allow a blockade.} (11. exf5 $142 gxf5 12. Bh6 {
trading Black's strong bishop and keeping the position semi-open. In that case
Black's king will be unsafe, which gives White good chances although the
position requires further exploration.}) 11... f4 $1 12. Bf2 Bd7 13. Nc2 a6 14.
a4 g5 15. a5 Qe8 {[%mdl 32]} (15... g4 $142 $1 $36) 16. Rb1 {[%cal Yb2b4]} b5 {
A logical continuation of Black's plan but it is less dangerous for White than
a kingside break.} 17. axb6 a5 18. Na3 Qb8 (18... g4 $5 {still deserved
attention}) ({or} 18... Rb8 19. Ra1 Rxb6 20. Nab5 g4 $5) 19. Nab5 Qxb6 20. Ra1
Rfb8 21. Ra3 Qd8 22. Kd1 h6 23. Kc2 {White's king is safe, and now he seizes
initiative on the kingside, too.} Nf6 24. h4 $1 Be8 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. g3 Nh5
27. Rg1 Rb7 28. gxf4 gxf4 29. Bh4 a4 $6 {The pawn will be weak here.} (29...
Bg6 $142 30. Bg5 $140 Qf8 $14) 30. Bg5 Ng6 31. Rga1 ({White didn't like the
mess after} 31. Rxa4 Rxa4 32. Nxa4 Ng3 33. Bd3 Bxb5 34. cxb5 c4 35. Bxc4 Qc7) (
31. Bf1 $5 {[%cal Yd2h2,Yf1h3] was a good positional decision, with a clear
advantage for White.}) 31... Qc8 {[%cal Rc8h3]} 32. Bf1 Ng3 33. Bd3 $2 {
[%mdl 16384] A positional error. White should not allow Black's queen to h3.} (
33. Qh2 $1 Nxf1 34. Rxf1 {, and the initiative still belongs to White.}) 33...
Bxb5 34. Nxb5 Qh3 (34... Rxb5 $5 35. cxb5 c4 36. Be2 Rb8 $36 {(indicated by
the Chesspro.ru website)}) 35. Bxf4 Nxf4 36. Qxf4 Rf8 37. Qd2 Rxf3 38. Rxa4 Bh6
$6 {This allows White to simplify the game and obtain an endgame with an extra
pawn (however too hard to convert).} (38... Qh4 $1 {[%cal Rg3e4,Yh4f6]} 39.
Ra8+ Kf7 $44 {Black's king is safer than White's.}) 39. Ra8+ Kf7 40. Rh8 Bxd2
41. Rxh3 Bf4 42. Rh7+ Kg6 43. Rh2 Be5 44. Ra8 Kg5 (44... Kf7 $5) 45. Be2 Rf7
46. Rg8+ Rg7 47. Rf8 Rg6 48. Bd3 Rf6 49. Rf2 Rxf2+ 50. Rxf2 Rb8 51. Kb3 Bd4 52.
Rf3 Kg4 53. Rf7 Bf6 54. Kc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-CHN Summit 2nd"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2002.07.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Black "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 d6 6. e3 c5 7. d5 (7. Be2 {
- Cs.Horvath-Rajlich, Budapest 2002 CBM 89}) 7... Na6 $143 {/\ Nc7, but this
is clearly not the best plan.} (7... h6 $1 {- Speelman-Nataf, Esbjerg 2001 CBM
85}) 8. Nd2 $1 {This is the precise move order.} (8. Be2 Nc7 (8... h6 9. Bh4)
9. Nd2 {looks still the best!} (9. O-O {Surprisingly enough this simple move
allows some counterplay.} a6 10. a4 Rb8 (10... b6 {fighting against a4-a5.} 11.
e4 $1 Nd7 12. Qd2 Rb8 13. Ne1 (13. Rab1 $14 {immediately is worthy of
consideration.}) 13... Re8 14. Rb1 Nf8 {The N is really awful here!} 15. b4 $14
{Beim-Teufl, Austria 1999}) 11. a5 $5 {This is similar to the game
continuation.} (11. h3 $143 {secures the position of the g5 B, but allows the
breakthrough on the <<.} b5 $1 12. axb5 (12. Nd2 b4 $36 {Jaracz-Saravanan,
Biel 2000}) 12... axb5 13. cxb5 Bd7 $132 {getting back the b5 P soon.}) (11.
Bh4 $143 {is the similar idea of protecting the B, but the reply is also the
same.} b5 $132 {Bronstein-Panno, Goteborg izt 1955}) (11. Nd2 {/\ a5} b5 $5)
11... b5 12. axb6 Rxb6 13. Ra2 h6 {Black's only chance is to eliminate the
strong dark-squared B.} 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 Nh5) (9. a4 $5) 9... a6 (9... Rb8
10. a4 b6 11. O-O a6 12. e4 h6 13. Be3 $5 $14 {This is the best place for the
B.} (13. Bh4 e5 14. dxe6 Nxe6 (14... fxe6 $5 15. f4 $14) 15. Nb3 Bb7 16. f3 Qc7
17. Qd2 Nh5 18. Nd5 $14 {Slipak-Seminara, Buenos Aires 1998})) 10. a4 {- 8.Nd2}
) 8... Nc7 {/\ a6-b5} (8... h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 $14 {and there is no Nh5.}) 9.
a4 $1 (9. Be2 {- 8.Be2}) 9... a6 (9... h6 10. Bh4 e5 11. Be2 $14 (11. Bd3 {
The B is more vulnerable here.} Qd7 {/\ Nh7, f5} 12. O-O Nh7 13. Qc2 f5 14. f3
g5 {Black has now a good counterplay on the >>.} 15. Bf2 Nf6 16. Kh1 a5 17. Nb5
Nce8 $13 {Slipak-Roselli, Buenos Aires 2000})) (9... Rb8 {/\ b6}) 10. Be2 h6
11. Bh4 Rb8 12. a5 $1 (12. e4 {is certainly met by the standard} b5 $1 13. axb5
axb5 14. cxb5 Bd7 15. Qb3 Nxb5 16. Nxb5 (16. Bxb5 Bxb5 17. Nxb5 Qb6 $132) 16...
Qb6 17. Nxd6 Qxb3 18. Nxb3 exd6 $132 {winning back the P with a fine game.})
12... b5 13. axb6 Rxb6 14. Ra2 g5 $6 {This unnecessarily weakens the >>.} (
14... e6 15. e4 $14) 15. Bg3 Bf5 16. O-O $1 (16. h4 Bg6 17. O-O $1 {transposes
to the game.} (17. hxg5 hxg5 18. Nf3 (18. e4 e6 $13) 18... Nh5 $13)) 16... Bg6
17. h4 (17. e4 $5 {deserves attention.} Nd7) 17... Qd7 $6 {Black is following
a wrong plan.} (17... e6 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. hxg5 hxg5 {was the lesser evil.})
18. hxg5 hxg5 19. e4 {[#]} e5 $2 {[%mdl 16384] closing the [+] is a
strategical mistake.} (19... Nh7 20. Bg4) (19... e6 $1 {was the only chance to
open up the position at any rate.} 20. e5 dxe5 21. Nf3 $1 Ne4 (21... exd5 22.
Nxe5 Qe7 23. Nxg6 fxg6 24. cxd5 $16) 22. Nxe4 Bxe4 23. dxe6 Qxd1 24. exf7+ Rxf7
25. Rxd1 $16) 20. b3 (20. Bh2 $1 $16 {/\ g4 was the most precise move order.})
20... Rbb8 $6 ({missing} 20... Bh6 $1 {/\} 21. Bh2 g4 $1) 21. Bh2 {Now White
has reestablished the situation.} Kh7 (21... g4 {is already answered by} 22.
Bg3 {/\ Bh4}) 22. g4 $1 {Now Black's entire >> is paralized, and White can
slowly but surely strengthen his pressure on the << preparing for the
breakthrough b3-b4.} Rh8 23. f3 Kg8 24. Na4 Nh7 25. Nb2 Nf8 {heading to f4,
but it is too late.} 26. Nd3 Bh7 {[#]} 27. b4 $1 {This temporary P sacrifice
is the thematic solution.} cxb4 28. Qa4 Qxa4 29. Rxa4 $18 Ng6 30. Rb1 {/\ Bf1}
Nf4 31. Bf1 {and Black's << will collapse soon.} Bf6 32. Raxb4 Rxb4 33. Nxb4
Kg7 34. Nc6 a5 35. Ra1 Na6 36. Rxa5 {White is a healthy P up, the game is over.
} Nc5 37. Bg3 Bd8 38. Nxd8 $1 Rxd8 39. Bf2 Rb8 40. Bxc5 dxc5 41. Rb5 $1 Ra8 42.
Nb3 Kf6 43. Nxc5 Ra1 44. Kf2 Ra2+ 45. Ke3 Ra1 46. Bd3 Ra2 47. Nd7+ Kg7 48. Nxe5
Ra3 49. Rb7 Bg6 50. Kd4 Kh6 51. Bc2 f6 52. Nd3 Ne2+ 53. Ke3 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.24"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. Nd2 (8.
Nh2 {is more appropriate to contain Black's counterplay - see opening survey
in CBM 133.}) 8... Qe8 9. g3 f5 10. Be2 Nf6 11. g4 $5 {An idea of GM Dmitry
Gurevich.} Na6 $1 (11... a5 12. exf5 $5 (12. Nf1 Na6 (12... f4 $5 $11) 13. exf5
gxf5 14. Ng3 {1-0 Agrest,E (2460)-Lejlic,S (2425)/Sollentuna 1995/EXT 1997 (45)
} Qg6 $13) (12. Rg1 Na6 $6 (12... fxg4 13. hxg4 Qf7 14. Rg2 Na6 $15) 13. gxf5
gxf5 14. Nf3 Kh8 15. Ng5 Nc5 16. Be3 Ncxe4 17. Ncxe4 fxe4 18. Qd2 c6 19. O-O-O
cxd5 20. cxd5 Bf5 21. Kb1 $13 {1-0 Gurevich,D (2545)-Shaked,T (2370)/
Philadelphia 1994/EXT 1997 (39)}) 12... gxf5 13. c5 $5 dxc5 14. g5 Nfd7 15. Nc4
$44) (11... fxg4 $5 12. hxg4 a5 $13 (12... Qf7 $143 13. Nf3 $1 Nxg4 14. Rxh7))
12. f3 (12. Nb3 {0-1 Zhurina,E (2220)-Krechetov,A (2325)/Moscow 1996/EXT 1999 
(37)} Nxe4 13. Nxe4 fxe4 14. Qc2 Rf4 $1 $36) 12... Qe7 13. Nf1 Nc5 (13... fxe4
$5 14. fxe4 Nd7 $36 {[%cal Yf8f4]}) 14. Qc2 Ne8 15. Be3 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17.
fxe4 (17. Qxe4 $142 Bh6 $5 $15) 17... Qh4+ 18. Kd2 Nf6 19. Rh2 Bh6 $1 $17 {
Black will now completely dominate on the f-file and dark squares.} 20. Bxh6
Qxh6+ 21. Kc3 Bd7 (21... a5 $17 {[%cal Yf6d7,Yd7c5]}) 22. Bd3 Qf4 23. Kb3 c6 $6
{Black starts playing on the queenside too early and allows White some
consolidation.} (23... h5 24. Rf2 Qh6 $17 {[%csl Rg4,Rh3]}) 24. Rf2 Qh6 (24...
Qg5 25. Qd2) 25. Rf3 Kg7 26. Qg2 Qg5 27. Qd2 $6 (27. Ne3 $142 {[%cal Ya1f1]} b5
$5 $36) 27... Qxd2 28. Nxd2 Rab8 29. a4 a5 30. Raf1 g5 31. R1f2 $5 {With a
hidden idea.} b6 $2 (31... h5 $1 $17) 32. Nf1 $1 {[%cal Rf1g3] Suddenly White
creates a strong threat.} b5 $4 {[%mdl 16384] Black pushes too hard. This move
leads to the exchange od light-squared bishops, and the light squares in
Black's camp become catastrophically weak. Besides, the white king finally
invades Black's queenside.} (32... c5 $4 33. Ng3) ({It was time to switch to
careful defense, which was not too difficult:} 32... h6 33. Ng3 Kg6 34. Nh5 Nh7
$11) 33. axb5 cxb5 34. cxb5 Bxb5 35. Bxb5 Rxb5+ 36. Ka3 Rbb8 $2 (36... Rb4 $142
37. Ng3 Rfb8 38. Rxf6 Rb3+ 39. Ka2 Rxg3 40. Rxd6 Rb4 $1 $16) 37. Ng3 Kg6 (37...
Nd7 38. Rxf8 Rxf8 39. Rxf8 Kxf8 40. Ka4 $18) 38. Nh5 (38. Nh5 Nd7 39. Rxf8 Rxf8
40. Rxf8 Nxf8 41. Ka4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 32nd"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2002.05.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2002.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 d6 7. e3 c5 8. d5 {
After the text move Nc6 is not possible and the position needs a lot of
knowledge of the Benoni.} (8. Be2 {is the other alternative keeping the [+]
open.}) 8... g5 {is a straightforward move in order to exchange the B, but the
weaknesses on the >> may become a target soon.} (8... e5 {- Avrukh-Gadjily,
Batumi EU-chT 1999 CBM 78}) (8... a6 {- Yusupov-Gallagher, Dresden zt 1998 CBM
65}) (8... e6 {- Gulko-Sammour, Chandler 1997 CBM 61}) 9. Bg3 Nh5 10. Bd3 (10.
Nxg5 $143 $2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 hxg5 12. Qh5 Re8 $17) (10. Nd2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 {
Black's >> is weakened, especially the light squares can be problematic.
However his wonderfully fianchettoed B and active piece play can balance it.}
Nd7 (11... e5 $143 12. g4 {and the weaknesses of the light squares are
unbearable.} f5 13. gxf5 e4 $2 14. g4 $18 {Kempinski-Trisic, Hamburg 1998}) (
11... Bf5 $5 12. e4 Bh7 13. Bd3 e6 14. Nf1 $1 $14 {Glek-Wahls, BL 1995/96}) (
11... f5 12. f4 {fixes >< f5, but ceates weaknesses in White's camp, too.} (12.
Be2 e6 13. O-O exd5 14. cxd5 Nd7 15. g4 f4 $132 {R.Schneider-Lechtynsky,
Bayern 1999}) 12... e5 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Qc2 Nc6 $13 {Vokac-Hedman, Pardubice
1999}) 12. Be2 Nf6 (12... f5 $5) 13. Qc2 e6 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Rd1 (15. Nde4
Nxe4 16. Nxe4 b5 17. cxb5 Qa5+ 18. Kf1 Rfd8 19. a3 a6 20. f4 f5 21. fxg5 fxe4
22. Qxe4 $44 {Nikolaidis-Smirin, Panormo 2001}) 15... Qe7 16. Nde4 Rad8 17.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. O-O Qe7 19. Nd5 {White gains control over >< d5, but he cannot
exchange his B, so Black's ^^ remains threatening.} Qd7 20. Rd2 Rfe8 21. Rfd1
Bf5 22. Bd3 Bg4 {Black has to avoid the exchange of the light-squared B.} 23.
Be2 Bf5 24. Bd3 {1/2:1/2 St.Pedersen-Shchekachev, Cannes op 1995}) 10... f5 (
10... Nd7 $143 $2 11. Nxg5 Nxg3 12. hxg3 hxg5 13. Bh7+ Kh8 14. Ne4 $18) (10...
e5 $143 $2 {loses a P after} 11. dxe6 Nxg3 (11... Bxe6 12. Bxd6 $18) 12. exf7+
Rxf7 13. hxg3 Nc6 14. Bg6 Rf6 15. Be4 Be6 16. Bd5 $18 {Akobian-Kabanov,
Yerevan 2000}) (10... Nxg3 11. hxg3 e6 12. Bc2 {This plan is a bit
straightforward, although it is clear that White's chances are on the b1-h7 /^.
} f5 13. g4 Bxc3+ $5 {This is an unexpected solution to give away the best
black piece, but the pressure on d5 can be solved this way.} 14. bxc3 Qf6 15.
Qd3 exd5 16. cxd5 c4 $1 17. Qd4 (17. Qxc4 fxg4) 17... fxg4 18. Qxf6 Rxf6 19.
Nd2 Nd7 20. Nxc4 Nc5 $13 {Landenbergue-Kamber, Suhr 1991}) 11. Nd2 (11. e4 $2
f4 12. Nxg5 {founders on the cold-blooded} Qe8 $1 {I.Sokolov}) (11. Nxg5 {
This piece sacrifice gives White an -> leading to only perpetual checks.} Nxg3
12. hxg3 hxg5 13. Qh5 Rf6 14. Qh7+ Kf7 (14... Kf8 $2 15. Qh8+ $1) 15. Qh5+ Kg8
16. Qh7+ Kf7 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Qh7+ {1/2-1/2 Pert-Smirnov, Aviles 2000}) (11.
O-O e5 (11... Qe8 12. Qc2 Qf7 13. a3 Nd7 14. Nd2 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 f4 16. exf4 gxf4
17. Bh4 Ne5 18. f3 $14 {Rustemov-Barrero Garcia, Seville 2002}) 12. dxe6 {
creating >< d5} Nxg3 (12... Bxe6 13. Rb1 {/\ Nd5} Nc6 {Black has weaknesses on
the d <->, but he has quickly finished his development as his B on the long /^
is strong.} 14. Nd5 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Ne7 (15... Rb8 $5 {/\ a6, b5 was possible.})
16. e4 f4 (16... fxe4 17. Bxe4 {allows White to bring his passive B into
action.}) 17. gxf4 gxf4 18. b4 {Since the >> is Black's territory, White has
to find play on the other flank.} cxb4 19. Rxb4 b6 20. Rb3 Nc6 (20... Nxd5 21.
exd5 Bg4 22. Re1 $14 {and the weakness of the light squares begins to tell.})
21. Be2 Rc8 $13 {Speelman-Nataf, Esbjerg 2001 CBM 85}) 13. hxg3 Bxc3 14. bxc3
Bxe6 $13) 11... Nxg3 (11... Qe8 12. Be2 Nxg3 13. hxg3 a6 14. Qc2 Nd7 15. O-O-O
{(Slipak-Sanchez, Villa Martelli 1999)} b5 $5 $132 {and the white K is also
far from safety!}) 12. hxg3 e5 $2 {[%mdl 16384] This is a strategical mistake,
White now gets a firm control over the light squares.} (12... e6 13. Qh5 {
This runs into Black's main defensive action Nd7-f6.} (13. g4 $5) 13... exd5
14. cxd5 (14. Nxd5 Nc6) 14... Nd7 15. Nc4 Qe7 16. g4 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. gxf5
Bxf5 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 20. O-O a6 $11 {Ja.Andersen-Poluliakhov, Gausdal 1994}) (
12... Nd7 13. Nf3 (13. f4 Nf6 14. Nf3 e6 $13) 13... Nf6 14. Qc2 Ng4 {If Black
can keep the flexibility of his pawns, he can always find tactical counterplay.
} 15. Rd1 a6 16. Be2 Nf6 17. Nd2 Bd7 18. a4 Rb8 19. O-O Qe8 20. Rb1 Ng4 21.
Bxg4 fxg4 {Now Black's ^^ gets a real power.} 22. Ra1 Bf5 23. e4 Bd7 $15 {
Fiorito-Llanos, Rosario 2000}) 13. g4 $1 (13. e4 f4 14. gxf4 exf4 15. e5 dxe5
16. Nde4 $44) 13... e4 (13... fxg4 14. Nde4 $14) 14. Bc2 fxg4 (14... f4 15.
Ndxe4 fxe3 {is strongly met by} 16. f3 $5) 15. Ndxe4 Bf5 16. Ng3 {The exchange
of the light-squared bishops is favourable for White.} Bxc2 17. Qxc2 Nd7 18.
Nf5 Qf6 19. e4 {/\ Ne2-g3 strengthening the wonderful N on f5.} Qe5 20. Nxh6+
$6 {White now wins a P, but exchanges his strong N for it.} (20. O-O-O $16 {
was simple and strong.}) 20... Bxh6 21. Rxh6 Nf6 ({missing the tactical
counterchances by} 21... g3 $1 22. f3 Kg7 $1 23. Rh5 Kg6 $1 24. Rh1 g4 $132)
22. O-O-O {White now can double his rooks on the h <->.} Kg7 23. Rdh1 Rh8 24.
Rxh8 Rxh8 25. Rxh8 Kxh8 {White is a P up in the _|_, but Black has built up a
strong blockade.} 26. g3 a6 27. a4 Qd4 28. Qe2 Kg7 $2 (28... a5 $1 $14 {
would be the best defence closing the << forever.}) 29. a5 $1 {White doesn't
give a second chance!} Qe5 30. Kc2 Kg6 31. Kb3 Kg7 32. Kc2 Kg6 33. Kd1 {
It's probably time trouble, White simply makes moves to reach the control.} Kg7
34. Ke1 Kg6 35. Qd1 Kg7 (35... Nxe4 {runs into a lethal pin:} 36. Qd3 Kf5 37.
Ke2 Qd4 38. Qxd4 cxd4 39. Nxe4 Kxe4 40. Kd2 d3 41. Kc3 d2 42. Kxd2 Kd4 43. b3
$18) 36. Kf1 Kh6 (36... Nxe4 {is now met by} 37. Qxg4) 37. Kg2 Kg6 38. Qb3 Qd4
$2 {This is the last mistake allowing the breakthrough in the [+].} (38... Nxe4
$1 39. Qc2 Kf5 40. Nd1 Kg6 41. Ne3 (41. Qe2 {Ftacnik} Nf6 42. Qxe5 dxe5 43. Ne3
$16) 41... Kh5 {was still far from clear.}) 39. e5 $1 {Now Black's position
will soon collapse.} Qxe5 (39... dxe5 40. Qxb7 Qxc4 41. Qc6) 40. Qxb7 $18 Ne4
41. Qxa6 Nxc3 42. bxc3 Qe4+ 43. Kh2 {and there is no perpetual check.} Kh5 44.
Qc8 Qxc4 45. a6 Qa2 46. Qf5 Kh6 47. Qf6+ Kh5 48. Qf7+ Kh6 49. a7 1-0

[Event "Samba Cup 1st"]
[Site "Skanderborg"]
[Date "2003.10.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E66"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O a6 8. d5
Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Qc2 Rb8 11. b3 b5 12. Rb1 Bf5 (12... h5 13. Bb2 Bf5 (13... h4
$142 $5) 14. e4 Bd7 15. Nd1 {-12...Bf5}) ({Practice has shown the text is
time-consuming, as e4 is quite a useful move for White. Thus it's more logical
to play immediately} 12... e5) 13. e4 Bd7 14. Bb2 {With his next move Black
will close the /^a1-h8 anyway, but the text is nevertheless useful for
White-he needs to connect his R, later after Rbe1 his B can return to the /
^c1-h6.} (14. h3 e5 15. Bb2 Bh6 $6 16. f4 $1 Nh5 17. Ne2 f6 18. Bc3 Nb7 19. Kh2
b4 20. Bb2 exf4 21. Nxf4 Ng7 22. Rf2 g5 23. Nd3 Qe7 24. g4 $16 {Wu Shaobin-Ye
Jiangchuan/Shenyang/1999/}) 14... e5 (14... h5 15. Nd1 (15. Ne2 $5 {[%cal
Yf2f4] /\f4 could transpose to our game.}) 15... e5 16. Bc3 (16. dxe6 $6 Bxe6
17. f4 Nc6 {[%csl Rd4] ><d4} 18. a3 Nd4 19. Qd3 bxc4 20. bxc4 h4 21. Nc3 h3 22.
Bf3 Ng4 23. Ba1 Qa5 $36 {Burmakin,V-Morozevich,A/Omsk Perm/1998/}) 16... h4 17.
Ne3 Bh6 18. Qd3 b4 19. Bb2 Nh5 20. Qe2 f6 21. Nf3 h3 22. Bh1 Qe8 23. Rbe1 Nb7
24. Nh4 Bg5 25. Nf3 Qf7 (25... Bh6 $142 $11) 26. Nxg5 fxg5 27. Ng4 Qe7 28. Bf3
$36 {Mchedlishvili,M-Zulfugarli,M/Tbilisi/2001/}) (14... bxc4 15. bxc4 Qc7 (
15... Bh6 16. f4 $1 e5 17. Ne2 exf4 18. gxf4 Nh5 19. h3 Rb4 20. a3 Rb8 21. Bc3
Rxb1 22. Qxb1 Qc7 23. Qd3 Nb7 24. Qe3 f6 25. Ng3 Ng7 26. Qe2 Qd8 27. e5 $40 {
Nielsen,P-Pedersen,S/DEN-ch Nyborg/2001/}) 16. Nd1 e5 17. Ne3 Bh6 18. Bc3 Rxb1
19. Rxb1 Bxe3 20. fxe3 Ng4 21. Re1 Nb7 22. h3 Nf6 23. Rb1 Nh5 24. Kh2 Bc8 25.
Nf3 Qe7 26. Rb6 a5 27. Qd1 $16 {Aronian,L-Blehm,P/WChJ Yerevan/1999/}) 15. Ne2
{Seemingly White's N belongs to d1 and e3, but the text also has it's
virtues-Black finds it more difficult to prevent the important f4 advance.} (
15. Nd1 Nh5 (15... Ng4 $5 16. f3 Nh6 17. f4 f5 $132) 16. Bf3 Bh3 17. Re1 Nf6
18. Ne3 Bh6 19. Bc3 Qc7 20. Bg2 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Nh5 22. Qd1 Ng7 23. Ng4 Bg5 24.
f4 exf4 25. gxf4 Bh4 26. Nf3 $1 Bd8 27. cxb5 axb5 28. Ng5 b4 29. Bb2 c4 $2 30.
Bxg7 {1-0,Govbinder,M-Kondratiev,P/Minsk/1962/}) (15. Rbe1 Nh5 16. Nd1 Bh6 17.
Bc1 f5 18. f3 $6 f4 $1 {()} 19. g4 Nf6 20. Nf2 Bg5 21. Nd3 h5 22. h3 Bh4 23.
Re2 Rf7 24. Bb2 Qe7 25. Rc1 Nb7 $15 {Zakarias,D-Bors,D/HUN-chT 0304/2003/})
15... h5 (15... Ng4 16. h3 Nh6 17. f4 $14) (15... Nh5 16. f4 (16. Bc3 f5 $132)
16... bxc4 17. bxc4 exf4 18. Nxf4 $5 $14 {פa5}) 16. Bc3 h4 17. Qd3 Nb7 {
This is somewhat more flexible than} (17... b4 18. Bb2 Nb7 19. f4 hxg3 20. hxg3
Ng4 21. Bf3 (21. Nf3 Qe7 22. Rbe1 Rbe8 $13) (21. f5 Qg5 $36) 21... exf4 22.
Bxg4 (22. gxf4 $5 Qh4 23. Bxg4 {[%csl Ge4,Gf4] [+]}) 22... Bxg4 23. Rxf4 Qg5
24. Rf2 Bxb2 25. Rxb2 Rbe8 $132 {Akopian,V-Prusikhin,M/Bad Wiessee/2001/}) 18.
f4 h3 $6 {This is strategically wrong. Closing the >> diminishes Black's
chances for active <=> on this part of the board.} (18... hxg3 $142 19. hxg3
Ng4 $13 {/+/= as in the above note was indicated.}) 19. Bf3 Ng4 20. f5 $1 {
[%csl Gf5] ()>>} Nh6 $6 {A mistake in the same sense as move 18, because it
allows White to further squeeze Black on the >>.} (20... gxf5 21. exf5 Qg5 22.
Bxg4 Qxg4 23. Qe4 $1 $14) (20... Qg5 21. Bxg4 Qxg4 22. Rf2 (22. f6 Bh6 $13 {/\}
23. Nf3 $2 Bf5 $1 $17) 22... b4 23. Bb2 Bh6 24. Bc1 {[%cal Rd2f1] /\Nf1+/=}
Bxd2 25. Bxd2 gxf5 26. exf5 e4 27. Qe3 Bxf5 28. Rf4 $36) 21. g4 $36 Qh4 $8 22.
Kh1 Nd8 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Once again Black underestimates White's >> ambitions.}
(22... Nxg4 $142 23. Bxg4 Qxg4 24. Rg1 Qh4 25. Rg3 $36 {was dangerous for
Black, but after the strategically suspect text White keeps his >> intact and
Black gets no <=> whatsoever.}) 23. Rg1 {[%cal Rg4g5] /\g5} f6 (23... Bf6 24.
Rg3 {/\Ng1+/-}) 24. Rg3 Ndf7 25. Rf1 Ng5 26. Ng1 gxf5 $6 {This only eases
White's task.} (26... Nhf7 27. Be2 $16) 27. gxf5 {[%cal Gg1g8] <->g} (27. exf5
{was also not bad, but the text is simpler.}) 27... Be8 28. Be2 Bh5 29. Bxh5
Qxh5 30. Ndf3 $18 {[%csl Rh3] After the ><h3 falls White will triple on the
open g-file and his -> will break through.} Nhf7 31. Nxg5 Nxg5 32. Nxh3 bxc4
33. bxc4 Nh7 (33... Nxh3 34. Rxh3 Qe8 35. Rg1 $18) 34. Rfg1 Rf7 35. Rg4 {
[%csl Rh5] ףh5} Re7 36. Qg3 Rbb7 37. Bd2 Kf8 $2 {This loses on the spot, but
after other moves Black can only wait passively.} (37... Red7 38. Nf2 Nf8 (
38... Kf8 39. Rh4 Qe2 40. Rxh7 Qxd2 41. Qh4 $1 {[%cal Rh7g7] /\Rhg7+-}) 39. Rh4
Qe2 40. Bh6 {[%cal Rh4g4] /\Rg4+-}) 38. Rh4 Qe2 39. Rxh7 Kg8 (39... Qxd2 40.
Rh8+ Bxh8 41. Qg8#) 40. Qh4 {[%cal Rh7h8] /\Rh8} (40. Qh4 Qf3+ 41. Rg2 Rb1+ 42.
Ng1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 15th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2014.05.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2014.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d6 4. e4 e5 5. Be3 {It is usually not recommended to
allow Black to take on d4, when White can't recapture with his knight.} (5. Ne2
) ({For} 5. d5 {see Giri-Carlsen in CBM 153.}) 5... exd4 6. Qxd4 (6. Bxd4 $6
Nc6) 6... Bg7 7. Qd2 Be6 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. b3 a5 {A typical plan involving
counterplay.} 10. Nge2 a4 11. Rb1 axb3 12. axb3 O-O {Too standard.} (12... Nh5
$5 13. g4 $140 Nf6 {[%cal Yh7h5]}) 13. Nf4 Nd7 14. Be2 Nc5 15. b4 $1 ({In the
event of} 15. O-O Ra3 {White can't protect his b3-pawn.}) (15. Nb5 $6 Nxb3 16.
Rxb3 Ra1+ 17. Bd1 Bxc4) 15... Na4 16. Nb5 Na7 $5 17. Bxa7 $6 {[%mdl 16384] A
strange exchange, obviously unfavourable for White. It is unclear what GM
Etienne Bacrot had overlooked.} (17. Nd4 $142 Bd7 18. O-O $14 {[%csl Ra4,Ra7]})
17... Rxa7 18. Nxe6 (18. Nxa7 $4 Bc3) 18... fxe6 19. O-O Ra8 $11 20. Rbc1 (20.
Bd1 $142) 20... Qe7 (20... c6 $142 $1 21. Nd4 (21. Nxd6 Be5 22. c5 Qh4 23. g3
$140 Bxg3 24. hxg3 Qxg3+ 25. Kh1 Rf4) 21... Qe7 $36) 21. f4 Rfd8 22. Bg4 c6 23.
Nd4 {White's counterplay is now sufficient for equality.} Bxd4+ 24. Qxd4 e5 25.
Qe3 exf4 26. Rxf4 Qe5 27. h3 c5 28. bxc5 Nxc5 29. Rd1 Rf8 30. Rxf8+ Rxf8 31.
Rd5 Qa1+ 32. Rd1 Qf6 33. e5 Qxe5 34. Qxe5 dxe5 35. Rd5 b6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 57th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.11.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2004.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d4 Rb8 8. h3
a6 9. e4 b5 10. cxb5 axb5 11. Re1 {Morozevich wants to keep the tension and
opts for a quiet continuation instead of the more direct attempts as 10.e5 or}
(11. e5 $13) 11... Nd7 (11... e5 $143 12. d5 (12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14.
Be3 c6 $11) 12... Ne7 13. b4 Bd7 14. Rb1 Qc8 (14... c6 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Qd3 $1
{[%cal Ra2a4] /\a4+/=}) 15. Kh2 Rd8 (15... c6 $5) 16. a4 $1 bxa4 17. b5 Qb7 18.
Qxa4 Ra8 19. Qb4 Nc8 20. Be3 Nb6 21. Nd2 h5 22. Nb3 Qc8 23. Na5 $16 {Fominyh,
A-Ravikumar,V/Sangli/2000/}) ({Even now it's not completely clear, how Black
should fully equalize. His best options seem to be either the text-move, or} 
11... e6 12. Qc2 $5 (12. d5 b4 $1 13. Ne2 (13. dxc6 bxc3 14. bxc3 e5 15. Qa4
Rb6 16. Be3 Ra6 17. Qb4 Rxc6 18. Nd2 Be6 19. c4 Ra6 20. c5 Qa8 21. a4 {
Tregubov,P-Nijboer,F/EU-ch Istanbul/2003/} Rb8 22. Qa3 d5 $36) 13... Ne7 14.
dxe6 fxe6 15. e5 Nfd5 16. Nf4 Nxf4 17. Bxf4 Nd5 18. Bg5 Qd7 $13) (12. e5 dxe5
13. Nxe5 Nxd4 $1 (13... Ne7 14. Bg5 b4 15. Na4 $14 {Nogueiras,J-Pecorelli,H/
Santa Clara/2001/}) 14. Be3 c5 15. Bxd4 cxd4 16. Nc6 Qb6 17. Ne2 Rb7 18. Qxd4
Nd5 $132) 12... b4 13. Ne2 Bb7 14. Nf4 e5 (14... Ne7 $142 $13) 15. dxe5 dxe5
16. Nd3 Re8 17. Nc5 Bc8 18. Be3 Qe7 19. Rac1 Rd8 20. Nb3 Bb7 21. Qc4 Ne8 22.
Nc5 Nd6 23. Qb3 Bc8 24. Bf1 Kh8 25. Red1 f5 26. exf5 {Blazsik,Z-Camper,D/corr/
1999/} gxf5 27. Na6 $14) (11... b4 12. Nd5 $5 (12. Na4 e6 13. Bf4 Bb7 $11)
12... Nd7 (12... Bd7 13. Bg5 $36) (12... e6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Bh6 Re8 15. e5
$36) 13. Bg5 $1 (13. a3 e6 (13... bxa3 14. bxa3 e6 15. Nc3 $14) 14. Nxb4 Nxb4
15. axb4 Rxb4 16. Bg5 Bf6 17. Bh6 Bg7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qc2 Kg8 20. Ra8 c5 21.
e5 cxd4 22. Rc1 Rb8 23. Rxb8 Nxb8 24. Qe4 dxe5 25. Qxe5 Bb7 26. Nxd4 Bxg2 27.
Kxg2 {Tregubov,P-Ramesh,R/Amsterdam/2000/} Qb6 $5 $11) 13... h6 (13... Bb7 14.
Qd2 $14) (13... f6 14. Be3 $14) 14. Qc1 $1 (14. Be3 $6 e6 15. Nf4 Nb6 16. Rc1
Bd7 17. b3 Ra8 18. Rc2 Ra5 19. Qd2 Qa8 20. Nd3 Rc8 21. Re2 Rb5 22. h4 Kh7 23.
Bh3 Ne7 24. Bg2 Bc6 25. Bf4 f5 $15 {Castro Valero,J-Camarena Gimenez,R/Cala
Mendia/2001/}) 14... hxg5 15. Qxc6 $36) 12. Be3 ({A more energetic move is} 12.
Bg5 $5 h6 13. Be3 Na5 14. b3 (14. Qc1 $5) 14... b4 (14... c5 15. Qd2 Kh7 16.
Rac1 Nc6 17. Red1 b4 18. Ne2 Qa5 19. e5 $1 Rd8 20. exd6 exd6 21. Ng5+ hxg5 22.
Bxc6 cxd4 23. Nxd4 Ne5 24. f4 Bxh3 25. Qh2 g4 26. Bg2 Bh6 27. Bxh3 gxh3 28.
Qxh3 $18 {->,Stein,L-Ribli,Z/Las Palmas/1973/}) 15. Ne2 (15. Na4 Nf6 16. Nd2 c6
17. Rc1 Bd7 18. Kh2 Rb5 19. Bf3 Nh7 20. Nb2 Ng5 21. Be2 Rb7 22. h4 Ne6 23. Nf3
c5 24. Nc4 Nxc4 25. Bxc4 cxd4 26. Nxd4 Nc5 $15 {Sturua,Z-Hasanov,M/Moscow/1979/
}) 15... Bb7 $5 $132 (15... c5 16. Rc1 (16. Qd2 $5) 16... Ba6 17. dxc5 dxc5 (
17... Nxc5 $142 18. Bxc5 dxc5) 18. Bxc5 (18. Qd2 $142 $1 $14) 18... Nxc5 19.
Qxd8 Rfxd8 20. Rxc5 Nb7 21. Rc6 Bb5 22. Rc7 Rdc8 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Ned4 Bd7
25. e5 Nc5 26. Rc1 Kf8 27. Bf1 Ne6 28. Rxc8+ Bxc8 29. Nc2 Ng5 30. Nxg5 hxg5 31.
Nxb4 Bxe5 $44 {[%csl Gc8,Ge5] ^^/+/=,Magerramov,E-Ezat,M/Abu Dhabi/2003/}))
12... Na5 13. b3 (13. Qc1 b4 $1 (13... Nc4 14. Bh6 $1 c5 $2 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16.
Nxb5 Rxb5 17. Qxc4 Qb6 18. dxc5 Rxc5 19. Qd4+ $16 {Flear,C-Le Huec,M/Creon/
1998/}) 14. Nd5 c6 $13) 13... c5 (13... b4 $142 $1 {, following the
Magerramov-Ezat game was better. Black is not quite ready to open the position
yet.}) 14. Rc1 c4 $6 $146 {[%mdl 16384] Although superficially attractive,
this move is strategically flawed, as Black will not be able to support his
o^c4 and the << will son belong to White. However, it's already difficult to
claim equality:} (14... Nc6 15. dxc5 Nxc5 (15... dxc5 $5 16. Nd5 e6 17. Nf4 $14
) 16. e5 (16. Nd5 $1 $14) 16... Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxc5 Bxc3 19. Rxc3 dxc5
20. Rxc5 Qxd1 21. Rxd1 Be6 22. Kf1 $6 (22. Rc7 $36) 22... Rfc8 $11 {Vaganian,
R-Ribli,Z/Athens/1971/}) (14... Ba6 15. Bf1 Nc6 16. a4 (16. dxc5 dxc5 17. Nd5
e6 $13) 16... Nxd4 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Nc5 20. Rb1 bxa4 21.
Bxa6 Nxa6 22. bxa4 $14 {Bachmayr,P-Dirr,U/BL2-S 9091/1991/}) 15. b4 Nc6 16. a3
(16. Rb1 $142 $5 $16 {[%cal Ra2a4] /\a4|^}) 16... e5 (16... Ba6 17. e5 $5 $36 (
17. Rb1 Nb6 $14) {/\} 17... dxe5 18. d5 e4 19. dxc6 exf3 20. Nd5 $1 $16) 17. d5
Ne7 18. a4 $36 {[%csl Rc4] ><o^c4} bxa4 19. Qxa4 f5 20. Ng5 (20. Nd2 f4 21. Ba7
Rb7 $132 {[%csl Ra7] ץa7}) 20... Nb6 $6 (20... f4 $142 $1 21. Ba7 (21. Ne6 $2
fxe3 22. Nxd8 exf2+ $17) (21. Bd2 fxg3 22. fxg3 Qb6+ $11) 21... Nb6 22. Qa5 Rb7
$14) 21. Qa7 Rb7 22. Bxb6 $6 (22. Ne6 $142 $1 $16) 22... Qxb6 (22... Rxb6 23.
Ne6 $1 (23. b5 Bh6 $13) 23... Bxe6 24. dxe6 Rxb4 (24... fxe4 $2 25. Bxe4 d5 26.
Nxd5 $18) 25. exf5 $36) 23. Qxb6 Rxb6 24. b5 {[%cal Rg2f1] /\Bf1} Bh6 25. h4
Bd7 26. Ra1 $1 ({More energetic, than} 26. Rb1 {White relies on his <<(), he
will invade via the <->a and win back the P with interest.}) 26... Bxg5 27.
hxg5 Bxb5 28. Ra7 Nc8 (28... Kf7 29. Bh3 $1 $36) 29. Rc7 Ba6 30. Ra1 {Black's
minor pieces are in a tangle.} Rf7 (30... Rb3 31. Rxa6 Rxc3 32. Rac6 $18 {
[%csl Rc8] פc8}) (30... Rb7 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Rxa6 $16 {/\} Rb3 33. Rc6 $1 $18
) 31. Rc6 $1 Bb7 (31... Rxc6 32. dxc6 Ra7 33. exf5 gxf5 34. Bd5+ Kg7 35. Be6 $1
Bb5 36. Rxa7+ (36. Rd1 $16) 36... Nxa7 37. c7 $16) 32. Rxc4 $16 {Material is
equal again and Black hasn't solved his coordination problems.} Rb2 $6 (32...
Rb3 $142 $16) 33. Nd1 Rb3 34. Ne3 Nb6 35. Rcc1 Kg7 (35... fxe4 $5 36. Bxe4 Rb2
37. Ng4 $1 $16 (37. Rab1 Rxb1 38. Rxb1 Na4 $14)) 36. Rab1 Rxb1 37. Rxb1 Na4 38.
Nc4 $18 {[%csl Rd6] ><d6} Nc3 39. Rb6 Na4 (39... Nxe4 40. Bxe4 fxe4 41. Nxd6
Bxd5 42. Rb5 Bc6 43. Rc5 Rc7 44. Ne8+ Bxe8 45. Rxc7+ $18) (39... fxe4 40. Nxd6
Bxd5 41. Nxf7 Kxf7 $18 {was more resilient, although also hopeless in the long
run.}) 40. Rb4 Nc5 41. Nxd6 Rd7 42. Ne8+ (42. Ne8+ Kf7 43. Nf6 Rd8 44. f4 $5
exf4 45. gxf4 {[%cal Re4e5] /\e5+-} fxe4 46. Nxe4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Selfoss Milk Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Selfoss"]
[Date "2003.10.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2003.10.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. h3
Bd7 9. e4 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Be3 {Nikolic plays the very natural older move.
Lately the attention was focused mainly on} (11. Re1 {[%cal Yc3d5] /\Nd5} h6
12. Nd5 (12. Bd2 Be6 13. Nd5 Nd7 (13... Ne8 $5 14. Rc1 Nd6 15. b3 Kh7 16. Bc3
Qd7 17. Kh2 Rae8 {[%cal Yf7f6,Ye6g8,Yf6f5] /\f6,Bg8,f5<=>,1/2,Magerramov,
E-Sakaev,K/Dubai op/2000/}) 14. Rc1 a5 15. Bc3 Nc5 16. b3 Bc8 17. Bb2 Ne6 18.
Kh2 Ncd4 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. c5 Bd7 21. Qd2 (21. f4 $142 $13 {/+/=}) 21... Bc6
22. Nf4 $6 Nxf4 23. Qxf4 a4 24. b4 a3 25. Ba1 f5 26. e5 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Qd5+ 28.
Qf3 Qxa2 $15 {Pigusov,E-Zulfugarli,M/Dubai op/2003/}) 12... Nh7 13. Be3 Ng5 14.
Nxg5 hxg5 15. Qd2 g4 16. hxg4 Bxg4 17. Bg5 f6 18. Be3 Rf7 19. f3 Be6 20. Rad1
Bf8 21. Qc2 Qe8 22. c5 Na7 23. Bf1 c6 24. Nb6 $14 {Grabarczyk,M-Socko,B/POL-ch
Warsaw/2003/}) 11... Be6 (11... Qc8 12. Kh2 Be6 13. Qe2 (13. b3 $5 {can
transpose into our game and is more promising.}) 13... h6 14. Rfd1 Rd8 15.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 16. Rd1 Nd7 17. Nd5 Rc8 18. b4 Qf8 19. Qd2 Ncb8 20. c5 a5 21. a3 c6
22. Nc3 Na6 23. Qb2 Ra8 24. Bf1 Qb8 25. Nd2 axb4 26. axb4 b6 27. cxb6 Nxb6 28.
b5 $11 {1/2,Itkis,B-Bologan,V/Kishinev/1998/}) 12. b3 {White doesn't want to
commit his Q yet-on a4 it might be too decentralized, while Qe2 might later
allow Black to play Nd4 with tempo.} (12. Qa4 Qc8 ({The pseudoactive} 12... Qd3
$2 13. Nd5 b5 {has been refuted by} 14. Qd1 $1 bxc4 15. Nxc7 Rac8 16. Nxe6 fxe6
17. Qa4 c3 18. Ng5 Rfe8 19. bxc3 h6 20. Nf3 Nxe4 21. Ne1 Nxc3 22. Qxc6 $1 $18 {
Antoniewski,R-Szelag,M/POL-chT Lubniewice/2002/}) 13. Kh2 h6 (13... Re8 14.
Rfd1 h6 15. c5 Nd7 16. Rac1 Na7 17. Bf1 c6 18. Bc4 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Qc7 20. Na4
Rad8 21. Nb6 Nf8 22. Qb3 Ne6 23. Nc4 Nc8 24. Kg2 Nd4 25. Bxd4 exd4 26. e5 Rd5
27. Rxd4 Rxc5 28. Nd6 $1 $16 {Nogueiras,J-Mista,A/Cappelle la Grande op/2002/}
Rxc1 29. Nxe8 Qe7 30. Nf6+ $1 Bxf6 31. exf6 Qxf6 32. Qe3 $18 {[%cal Re3e8,
Re3c1]}) 14. Rac1 g5 $5 15. Nd2 g4 16. h4 Nd7 17. Nd5 Qb8 18. f4 gxf3 19. Nxf3
Bg4 20. Bh3 Bxh3 21. Kxh3 Re8 22. Nh2 Qc8 {Iljin,A-Inarkiev,E/RUS-ch
Krasnoyarsk/2003/} 23. Kg2 Nd4 $132) 12... h6 $146 (12... Qc8 13. Kh2 Rd8 14.
Qc1 Nd4 $2 15. Nxe5 Nd7 16. Bxd4 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 $1 Bxe5 18. f4 Bd4 19. Qc2 f6
20. Rad1 c6 21. Na4 Qc7 22. c5 g5 23. Rd3 gxf4 24. gxf4 b5 25. Nb6 Rab8 26. b4
$18 {Roiz,M-Stryjecki,M/WChJ Athens/2001/}) ({Black limits himself to passive
defence only with} 12... Qxd1 13. Rfxd1 Rfd8 14. Ng5 Nd4 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Rd2
Rd7 17. c5 Rad8 18. Kh1 Kf7 19. Na4 Nc6 20. Rad1 Nb4 21. Rxd7+ Rxd7 22. Rxd7+
Nxd7 23. a3 Nc2 24. Bc1 a5 25. Bd2 b5 26. cxb6 cxb6 27. b4 b5 28. Nc3 Nxa3 29.
bxa5 Nc4 30. Be1 b4 $11 {Ilincic,Z-Socko,B/Belgrade/1999/ This is not in
Bologan's style, but the whole line doesn't promise Black any realistic
winning prospects anyway.}) 13. Qc1 Qc8 14. Kh2 g5 $6 {Black tries to emulate
the abovementioned game Iljin-Inarkiev, but here he doesn't get to the g4
advance due to the position of White's Q and only weakens his >>.} ({More
natural and circumspect was} 14... Kh7 $142 15. Rd1 (15. Ne1 Nd7 16. f4 f5 $132
) 15... Rd8 $14 {/= and Black has good prospects to neutralize White's slight
edge.}) 15. Ne1 $1 Qd8 (15... g4 $2 {fails tactically to} 16. Bxh6 gxh3 17.
Bxg7 Kxg7 (17... hxg2 18. Bxf6 $1 gxf1=N+ 19. Kg1 $18) 18. Qg5+ $18) (15... Nd4
16. f4 $5 $36 (16. Nd3 g4 17. Nd5 $1 $14)) 16. Qd1 $5 {[%cal Ye1d3] /\Nd3
White insists on playing Nd3 is not afraid of an _|_.} Nd4 (16... Qxd1 17. Rxd1
$14 {|^_|_}) (16... g4 17. f3 $1 $14) 17. Nd3 Nh7 $6 (17... Nd7 $142 $14 {
was more to the point, the N is better placed on d7 and Black could possibly
play even c5.} 18. Nxe5 $6 Nxe5 19. Bxd4 Qxd4 20. Qxd4 Ng4+ 21. hxg4 Bxd4 $11)
18. Qd2 c6 19. Rad1 {[%cal Rd3e5] /\Ne5} Qa5 (19... Qc7 20. Nxe5 $5 Nxb3 21.
axb3 Qxe5 (21... Bxe5 22. f4 gxf4 23. gxf4 $40 {[%csl Rg8] ׻}) 22. Ne2 $16)
20. Na4 $1 $16 (20. Nxe5 Nxb3 21. axb3 Bxe5 22. Bd4 Rad8 23. Qe3 $14 {is not
as impressive for White as in the above note, as it allows Black to ease his
defensive task with exchanges.}) 20... Qxd2 {Now Black loses material
practically by force, somewhat better was} (20... Qc7 21. Nxe5 $16 (21. Nac5
$16)) 21. Rxd2 {[%csl Rb6,Rc5][%cal Rd3e5] /\Ne5,><c5,b6} b5 (21... Rad8 22.
Rfd1 b5 23. cxb5 $1 (23. Nac5 bxc4 24. Nxe6 Nxe6 25. bxc4 {[%cal Rd3b4] /\Nb4}
Rb8 26. Bf3 $16) 23... axb5 24. Nac5 $18 {[%cal Rd3e5] /\Ne5}) 22. Nb6 Rab8 (
22... Rad8 23. Rfd1 bxc4 24. Nxc4 Bxc4 25. bxc4 {[%cal Rd3e5,Rd3b4] /\Ne5,Nb4+-
}) 23. c5 Rfd8 (23... f6 24. Bxd4 exd4 25. Nb4 $18) (23... Rb7 24. f4 $1 gxf4
25. gxf4 {[%csl Rd4] פd4}) 24. Nxe5 $1 {[%mdl 4160]} (24. Rfd1 $16 {was also
strong, but by simple tactics White wins a P immediately and gradually
realizes it in the _|_.}) 24... Bxe5 (24... Nxb3 $2 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Nxc6 $18
) 25. Rfd1 Nf8 (25... g4 26. Bxd4 Bxd4 27. Rxd4 Rxd4 28. Rxd4 gxh3 29. Bxh3
Bxh3 30. Kxh3 Ng5+ 31. Kg4 Ne6 32. Nd7 $1 Nxd4 33. Nxb8 $18) 26. Bxd4 Bc7 27.
e5 Nd7 (27... Ng6 28. Bxc6 Bxe5 (28... Nxe5 29. Bxe5 Rxd2 30. Bxc7 $18) 29.
Bxe5 Rxd2 30. Rxd2 Nxe5 31. Bg2 $18) 28. Nxd7 (28. Bxc6 Nxb6 29. cxb6 Bxb6 $16)
28... Bxd7 29. e6 (29. Be3 Be8 30. f4 $16 {/+- seems simpler.}) 29... Bxe6 $8 (
29... fxe6 $2 30. Bf6 $18) (29... Be8 30. e7 Rd7 31. Bf6 $18) 30. Bxc6 Ba5 31.
Rc2 Bd5 $5 {The temporary disharmony of White's forces gives Black some
fleeting chances.} 32. Bxd5 Rxd5 33. a3 $1 (33. a4 bxa4 $1 (33... Rbd8 34. axb5
axb5 35. Ra1 $18) 34. bxa4 Rb4 $132) 33... Rbd8 34. b4 Bc7 (34... Bxb4 $5 35.
axb4 Rxd4 36. Rxd4 Rxd4 37. c6 Rd8 38. Kg2 Kf8 39. Kf3 Ke7 40. Ke4 Ke6 41. c7
Rc8 42. Rc6+ Kd7 43. Rxh6 Rxc7 44. Rxa6 Rc4+ 45. Kf5 $16 {/+- also shouldn't
be enough to save the game.}) 35. Rcd2 Be5 36. Be3 Rxd2 37. Rxd2 Rxd2 38. Bxd2
Kf8 (38... Bb2 $2 39. c6 Be5 40. f4 $18 {wins another P.}) 39. f4 Bf6 $8 (39...
gxf4 40. Bxf4 Bb2 41. Bxh6+ Ke8 42. Bd2 Bxa3 43. h4 $18) 40. fxg5 hxg5 41. Kg2
$18 {B_|_} Ke7 (41... g4 42. h4 $1 Bb2 43. h5 Bxa3 44. Bc3 Bc1 45. Bg7+ $1 Ke7
(45... Kxg7 46. c6 $18) 46. h6 $18) 42. Kf3 Ke6 43. Bc1 $2 {This passive move
greatly complicates White's task, in the end he will win only due to Black's
heavy error.} (43. Ke4 $6 Bd8 44. g4 f6 $14) (43. Kg4 $1 Bb2 44. Kxg5 $18 {
[%csl Gc5,Gh3] o^c,h}) 43... Kf5 $1 {[]} (43... Kd5 44. Kg4 $18) 44. g4+ (44.
c6 g4+ $1 (44... Bd8 45. h4 $1 $18) 45. hxg4+ Ke6 46. Ke4 Kd6 47. g5 Bc3 48.
Kf5 Kxc6 49. g6 fxg6+ 50. Kxg6 a5 $1 51. bxa5 Bxa5 52. g4 Kd7 53. Kf7 Bd8 {/\}
54. g5 Bxg5 $11) 44... Ke6 45. c6 Bd8 $1 (45... Kd6 46. Ke4 Bc3 (46... Kxc6 47.
Kf5 $18) 47. Bxg5 Bb2 48. h4 Bxa3 49. Bd2 Kxc6 50. h5 Bb2 51. h6 Kd7 52. Be3 {
[%cal Re3d4] /\Bd4+-}) 46. c7 (46. Ke4 f6 47. Bb2 Bc7 $14) 46... Bxc7 47. Bxg5
f5 $1 (47... Be5 48. Bc1 {/\} f5 49. g5 $18) (47... a5 48. Bd2 $18) 48. Bf4
fxg4+ 49. hxg4 (49. Kxg4 Bd8 {and even the more distant o^ doesn't give White
too many winning chances, as Black always manages to exchange a pair of P on
the << and White's remaining P (on a3 or b4) will be a target for Black's B.}
50. Bd2 Bf6 51. Bc1 Bd8 52. h4 a5 53. h5 axb4 54. axb4 Be7 55. Bd2 Kf7 56. Bc3
Kg8) 49... Bd8 50. Ke4 a5 51. Bd2 axb4 (51... a4 52. g5 Be7 53. Be3 $22 (53. g6
$2 Bf6 $1) 53... Bd8 (53... Bd6 54. g6 Kf6 55. Kd5 $18) 54. g6 Bf6 (54... Kf6
55. Bg5+ $18) 55. Bd4 Bg5 56. g7 Kf7 57. Bb2 $18 {[%cal Re4c6] /\Kd5-c6}) 52.
axb4 Be7 53. g5 Kf7 (53... Bd6 $5 54. Bc3 Bc7 55. Bd4 (55. g6 $2 Bd6) 55... Bd6
56. Bc5 Bc7 {and again it's not easy to see, how can White break through.}) 54.
Kf5 Bf8 55. Bc3 Be7 56. Be1 Bd6 57. Bc3 Be7 58. g6+ Kg8 59. Ke5 $5 (59. Ke6 Bf8
60. Kd5 $2 Bxb4 61. Bxb4 Kg7 $11) 59... Bf8 (59... Bd8 60. Kd6 Be7+ $1 $11) (
59... Kg7 60. Ke6+ Kg8 $1 $11) 60. Ke6 Bh6 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (60... Be7 $1 {
[] with the recurring stalemate trick still is a draw.} 61. Be1 (61. g7 Bxb4
$11) 61... Bf8 62. Bd2 Kg7 63. Kf5 Kg8 $11) 61. g7 $18 Bg5 (61... Bc1 62. Kd5
Ba3 63. Kc5 $18) 62. Kd6 {[%cal Rd6b5] /\Kc5xb5+-} (62. Kd5 $2 Be7 {[%cal
Re7b4] /\Bb4=}) (62. Kd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 ({Kramnik more often than not prefers the Classical
King's Indian with} 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 {However, the
fianchetto shouldn't have been too surprising for Radjabov, as he used it
already in round 3 against Grischuk (and subsequently against Gelfand).}) 3...
c5 {Radjabov naturally follows his own repertoire. Grischuk and Gelfand both
went for the Grünfeld with} (3... d5) ({and} 3... c6 {respectively.}) 4. Nf3
Bg7 (4... cxd4 $143 {is premature:} 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Nc3 $142 $1 (6. b3 {is not
forceful enough:} Bg7 (6... b6 $1 7. Bg2 Bb7 $11) 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O
Qd7 $6 (9... Nc6 10. Bb2 Qb6 11. Bxd5 Nxd4 12. e3 Be6 $1 13. Bxe6 Nxe6 14. Bxg7
Nxg7 15. Nc3 O-O {/\} 16. Qd7 Rfc8 17. Nd5 Qd8 $1 $11 {Kasparov}) 10. Bb2 O-O
11. Qc1 Rd8 12. Rd1 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Qxc6 bxc6 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 {Karpov,A 
(2710)-Kasparov,G (2735)/Brussels/1987/} 16. Nc3 $14 {Kasparov}) 6... Bg7 (6...
Qxc4 7. e4 (7. Bg5 $6 Bg7 8. Rc1 O-O 9. Bg2 Nc6 10. Ncb5 Qxa2 11. Ra1 Qxb2 12.
Rb1 Qa2 13. Ra1 Qb2 14. Rb1 Qa2 15. Ra1 {1/2, Kilgus,G (2354)-Stohl,I (2545)/
Vienna/2008/}) 7... Qc5 8. Ndb5 Na6 9. Be3 Qc6 10. Rc1 $32 {+/-}) 7. Ndb5 $1 (
7. Bf4 d6 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Ncb5 Qc8 10. Bxd6 $2 {Ornstein,A (2430)-Akesson,R 
(2445)/Norrkoeping/1988/} Ne4 $1 11. Bxb8 Bxd4 12. O-O-O Bg7 13. Bh3 O-O 14.
Bxd7 Qxb8 $17) 7... Qc6 (7... Qxc4 8. e4 Qc6 9. Bg2 $1 (9. Bf4 Na6 (9... O-O $1
10. Nc7 g5 11. Be5 Nxe4 $13) 10. Bg2 d6 11. Bf3 Qb6 12. Be3 Qa5 13. a3 O-O 14.
b4 Qd8 15. Rc1 h5 16. h3 Nd7 17. Bg2 {Claesen,P (2230)-Langner,L (2345)/
Antwerp/1992/} Nb6 18. O-O Nc7 19. Nxc7 Qxc7 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. Nc7 Rb8 22. a4 Bd7
23. a5 Na4 24. Bxa7 Rc8 $132) 9... a6 10. O-O axb5 11. e5 $40 {Kasparov}) 8. e4
a6 (8... Nxe4 $2 9. Nd5 $18) 9. Nd4 Qc7 10. Bg2 d6 11. b3 Nc6 12. O-O O-O 13.
Bb2 $14 {()}) 5. Bg2 cxd4 ({Just as in the previous note, White should
sacrifice a pawn for development even after} 5... Qa5+ 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Qd3 cxd4
8. Nxd4 Nc5 9. Qd1 Nc6 10. e3 Ne6 11. O-O $1 (11. Nxe6 $6 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 dxe6
13. O-O O-O 14. Qb3 Qc7 15. c5 e5 16. c4 Bf5 17. Bd2 Rad8 18. Rfd1 Bg4 19. f3
Be6 20. Bf1 e4 $1 $17 {Ponomariov,R (2726)-Volokitin,A (2704)/UKR-ch Kiev/2012/
}) 11... Qc5 (11... O-O $142) 12. Ndb5 a6 13. Na4 Qxc4 14. Nbc3 Rb8 15. Nb6 Qc5
16. Ncd5 O-O 17. b4 Qd6 18. Nc4 Qxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxa1 20. Nb6 $16 {Supatashvili,K
(2479)-Bagaturov,G (2501)/Tbilisi/2000/}) 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Nc3 ({Black easily
holds the balance after} 7. Nc2 Nc6 8. Nc3 d6 9. O-O Be6 10. b3 Qd7 11. Nd5 Bh3
12. Bxh3 Qxh3 13. Nf4 Qd7 14. Bb2 Rfd8 15. Rc1 e6 16. Qe1 Ne7 17. Ne3 b5 18.
Qa5 a6 19. Rfd1 Nc6 20. Qe1 Qb7 21. Nd3 Rac8 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Nc2 Ne7 24. Ncb4
Ne4 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. f3 Nf6 27. Qf2 e5 28. e4 d5 $11 {Aronian,L (2802)-Giri,A
(2720)/Wijk aan Zee/2013/}) ({It's difficult to advantageously break the
symmetry after} 7. O-O d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 {, Radjabov's own games provide ample
proof that Black should gradually equalise:} 9. Nb5 (9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nc6
11. Nxc6 (11. Be3 Bd7 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. Qb3 b6 14. Rfd1 Na5 15. Qb4 Rae8 16. Bg5
Bf6 17. Bh6 Bg7 18. Bg5 Bf6 19. Bh6 {1/2, Khalifman,A (2616)-Vescovi,G (2660)/
Moscow/2010/}) 11... bxc6 12. Ba3 (12. Bxc6 Bh3 $11) (12. Bg5 Ba6 13. Bf3 Bxc3
14. Rc1 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Bb4 16. Rxc6 Bb7 17. Rc7 Bxf3 18. exf3 Bd6 19. Rd7 f6
20. Be3 {1/2, Kirov,N (2420)-Witkowski,S (2330)/Lodz/1979/} a5 $11) 12... Bg4
13. Bxc6 Rc8 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Bxe7 Bxe2 16. Bxd8 Bxf1 17. Kxf1 Rxd8 18. Re1
Bxc3 19. Re8+ Rxe8 20. Bxe8 Bd4 $11 {Svidler,P (2747)-Radjabov,T (2792)/ECC
Eilat/2012/}) 9... Be6 (9... a6 10. N5c3 Nxc3 11. Nxc3 Nc6 12. Be3 Be6 13. Qc1
$6 (13. Qa4 $142 $1 Qc7 14. Rac1 $11 {/+/=}) 13... Rc8 14. Rd1 Qa5 15. Bf3 Rfd8
16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Bh6 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Nd4 $15 {Dautov,R (2609)-Radjabov,T (2667)
/Mulhouse/2005/}) 10. N1c3 (10. Nd4 Bc8 $11) (10. e4 $6 Nb4 11. N1c3 Qa5 12.
Bf4 Bc4 13. a3 {Gazik,R (2155)-Szymanowska,K (2100)/Sopot/} Nd3 $36) 10... Nxc3
11. Nxc3 Nc6 12. Qa4 Qb6 13. Qa3 Rfd8 14. Be3 Qa5 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. Rac1 Rac8
17. Bxa7 Rd2 18. b4 Bxc3 19. bxa5 Bxa5 20. Bxb7 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rd7 22. Rb1 Bxa2
23. Rb2 Bc3 24. Rxa2 {1/2, Morozevich,A (2771)-Radjabov,T (2761)/Wijk aan Zee/
2009/}) 7... Qc7 {Radjabov plays his pet move.} (7... Nc6 8. O-O {- A39 is the
main alternative, which leads to a theoretical position of a different type.})
8. b3 {Other moves promise White nothing:} (8. Nd5 Nxd5 (8... Qxc4 9. Nxe7+ Kh8
10. Nxc8 Rxc8 11. O-O Nc6 12. e3 (12. Nc2 Re8 13. Ne3 Qe6 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5
Qxe2 16. Bxf7 Re7 17. Qxe2 Rxe2 18. Rb1 Rf8 19. Bc4 Rexf2 20. Rxf2 Bd4 21. Bf4
g5 22. Kg2 Bxf2 23. Bxg5 Bd4 24. Rd1 Bxb2 25. Rxd7 Ne5 {1/2, Wojtaszek,R (2569)
-Fressinet,L (2638)/Warsaw/2005/}) (12. Nxc6 dxc6 13. b3 Qc3 14. Bd2 Qe5 15.
Rc1 Rd8 16. Rc2 Ne4 17. Qc1 Nxd2 18. Rxd2 Rxd2 19. Qxd2 Qd4 $11 {Khurtsidze,N 
(2418)-Lomineishvili,M (2396)/Tbilisi/2005/}) 12... Nxd4 13. exd4 d5 14. Be3
Rc6 15. Bf3 Rac8 16. Qb3 Qxb3 17. axb3 a6 18. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 20.
Bxc1 Ne4 21. Be3 f5 $11 {Sargissian,G (2602)-Radjabov,T (2667)/Moscow/2005/})
9. cxd5 Qa5+ (9... Qb6 10. e3 d6 11. O-O Na6 12. a4 Bd7 13. a5 Qc7 14. Bd2 Rac8
15. b4 Qb8 16. b5 Nc7 17. Qe2 e6 18. dxe6 Nxe6 19. Nxe6 Bxe6 20. Rac1 d5 21.
Bb4 Rfd8 22. Qd3 d4 23. e4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rc8 $132 {Wang Hao (2737)-Radjabov,T 
(2793)/Beijing blindfold rpd/2012/}) 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Bc3 d6 12. Rc1 Nd7 13. Nb3
Bxc3+ 14. Rxc3 a5 15. Qd4 Qxd4 16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. Kd2 Bd7 18. Rhc1 a4 19. b4 axb3
20. axb3 Ra2+ 21. R1c2 Ra1 22. b4 Na6 23. Rb2 Ra4 24. Nc2 Rc8 $11 {Karpov,A 
(2619)-Gashimov,V (2758)/Moscow blitz/2009/}) (8. Qa4 d6 9. Ncb5 Qd8 10. O-O a6
11. Nc3 Bd7 12. Qd1 Nc6 13. b3 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Bc6 15. Bb2 Ne4 16. Qe3 Nxc3 17.
Bxc3 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qc7 20. Qd3 Rfc8 $11 {Drozdovskij,Y (2558)
-Radjabov,T (2747)/Odessa rpd/2007/}) (8. Ndb5 $5 Qxc4 9. b3 Qc5 10. Be3 Qb4
11. a3 Qa5 12. b4 Qd8 13. Nxa7 Ng4 14. Bd4 Bxd4 (14... Nc6 $5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16.
Nxc8 Rxc8 $132) 15. Qxd4 Nc6 16. Qxg4 Rxa7 17. Qf4 (17. O-O d5 $11) 17... e5
18. Qc4 b5 $5 19. Qb3 $2 (19. Nxb5 Ba6 20. Bxc6 Rc7 21. Qd5 Rxc6 22. O-O $14)
19... Bb7 20. Qb2 Qa8 21. O-O Nd4 $36 {Tregubov,P (2607)-Kurnosov,I (2549)/
Kazan/2005/}) (8. Qd3 Nc6 9. O-O d6 10. b3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Be6 12. Bb2 Rfc8 13.
Rac1 a6 14. Na4 Ne8 15. Qd2 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 Bd7 17. c5 Bxa4 18. bxa4 dxc5 19.
Qxb7 Ra7 20. Qb3 Nd6 21. Rfd1 Qa5 22. Rd5 Rac7 23. Qc2 Nf5 24. Qd1 Kg7 25. Bh3
e6 26. Bxf5 exd5 27. Bxc8 Rxc8 28. Qxd5 Qxa4 $11 {Bocharov,D (2647)-Shomoev,A 
(2567)/EU-ch Budva/2009/}) 8... d5 $1 {The point of Black's setup, otherwise
White would just finish his development and enjoy a space advantage, while
Black's queen is not ideally placed either.} 9. Ndb5 {White should refrain
from accepting the sacrifice, the pawn is poisoned:} (9. Nxd5 $2 Nxd5 10. Bxd5
e6 {[%csl Rd4,Rd5]} 11. Nb5 (11. Bg2 Rd8 $19) 11... Qe5 $19) (9. Bxd5 $6 Bh3
10. Bb2 (10. Ndb5 Qc8 11. e3 Rd8 12. Bd2 Nc6 13. Qe2 Nb4 14. Rc1 e6 15. Na4
Nxa2 16. Rc2 exd5 17. Rxa2 dxc4 18. Qxc4 Qf5 19. Nac3 Rac8 20. Qe2 Ne4 {
0-1, Ledger,A (2424)-Dragomirescu,R (2358)/Plovdiv/2012/}) 10... Rd8 11. Qc1 e6
12. Bf3 a6 13. Nc2 Nc6 14. Qf4 Ne5 $40 {[%csl Re1]} 15. Rc1 h6 16. Na4 Nfd7 17.
Ne3 g5 18. Qe4 Nxf3+ 19. exf3 Nc5 20. Nxc5 Qa5+ {0-1, Hansen,C (2595)-Gelfand,
B (2665)/Cap d'Agde rpd/1996/}) ({Very similar to the game is} 9. O-O dxc4 10.
Ncb5 Qd8 (10... Qb6 11. bxc4 a6 12. Nc3 Nbd7 13. Ba3 Qa5 14. Qb3 Re8 15. Rfd1
Rb8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Nc5 18. Qb4 Qxb4 19. Bxb4 Na4 20. Rac1 Be5 21. e4 Bd6
22. a3 Bd7 23. f4 Rbc8 24. e5 Bxb4 25. axb4 Nb2 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 $132 {Leko,P 
(2751)-Carlsen,M (2776)/Nice rpd/2009/}) 11. bxc4 a6 12. Nc3 Ng4 $1 (12... e5
$6 {[%csl Rg7]} 13. Nb3 Nc6 14. Be3 Nd7 15. Nd5 Re8 16. Rb1 Nf8 $2 17. Nc5 b5
18. Ne4 Nd4 19. Bg5 Qa5 20. Ndf6+ {1-0, Izoria,Z (2489)-Kocovski,I (2324)/
EU-ch Ohrid/2001/}) 13. e3 Nc6 14. Rb1 (14. Nce2 Nge5 (14... Qc7 $1 $11 {
[%cal Yf8d8]}) 15. Qc2 Qc7 16. c5 Bg4 17. Rb1 Rad8 18. h3 Bxe2 $6 (18... Bd7
$142 $132) 19. Qxe2 Nxd4 20. exd4 Nc6 21. Bf4 Qc8 22. d5 Nd4 23. Qe4 Qxc5 24.
Rxb7 e6 25. d6 Nf5 26. d7 e5 {Grischuk,A (2711)-Radjabov,T (2735)/Odessa rpd/
2008/} 27. Bg5 $5 Nd6 28. Qa4 Nxb7 29. Bxb7 $16 {[%csl Gd7]}) 14... Nxe3 15.
Bxe3 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 Qxd4 17. Qxd4 Nxd4 18. Nd5 Kg7 19. Nxe7 (19. Rfe1 b5 20.
Nxe7 Ra7 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Nc6 {1/2, Borovikov,V (2601)-Polzin,R (2494)/
Paleochora/2010/}) 19... Be6 20. Nd5 Rac8 21. Ne3 b5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Rb2 Rfd8
24. Rd1 {1/2, Aronian,L (2739)-Radjabov,T (2735)/Morelia/Linares/2008/}) 9...
Qa5 10. Bd2 dxc4 11. bxc4 Qd8 {It's best to retreat with the exposed queen
immediately:} (11... Nc6 $143 12. O-O Ng4 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Rc1 a6 15. Nbc3 e6
16. Ne3 Nge5 17. c5 Qe7 18. Ne4 Rd8 19. Nd6 Rb8 20. Bc3 $16 {Dautov,R (2623)
-Cvitan,O (2532)/Mallorca olm/2004/ For more details see the notes to this
game by Dautov in CBM 104.}) 12. O-O a6 (12... Nc6 13. Rb1 (13. Nd5 a6 14. Nbc3
Nd7 15. Rc1 e6 16. Nf4 Nc5 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bd7 19. Nd3 Qc7 20. Re1 Rab8
21. c5 Rfd8 22. Bc3 Bxc3 23. Rxc3 Nd4 24. e3 Nb5 25. Rb3 e5 26. a4 Na7 27. Qa1
f6 28. Reb1 Bc6 $11 {Tesic,D (2348)-Baklan,V (2610)/Trieste/2012/}) (13. Rc1
Be6 14. Na4 Qc8 15. Bf4 Bh3 16. Qb3 Qf5 17. Qf3 Rad8 18. Bxh3 Qxh3 19. Rfd1 Ng4
20. Qg2 Qh5 $132 {Prohaszka,P (2547)-Polzin,R (2460)/AUT-chT/2012/}) 13... Be6
(13... Bf5 $5 14. e4 Bg4 $13) 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Qxd5 17. Nc7
Qxa2 18. Nxa8 Rxa8 (18... Rd8 19. Rxb7 Rxd2 20. Qb3 $14) 19. Be3 Rd8 20. Qc1
Qxe2 21. Rxb7 Ne5 22. Qc7 Rf8 23. Rbb1 {Rustemov,A (2544)-Jochens,A (2298)/
Bundesliga/2013/} h5 24. Qxa7 h4 $44) 13. Na3 Bf5 14. Nc2 (14. Rc1 Nc6 15. c5
Qd7 16. Bf4 Qe6 17. Qb3 Qxb3 18. axb3 Rad8 19. Nc4 Be6 20. Ne5 Nd5 21. Nxd5
Bxd5 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 $11 {Rustemov,A (2495)-Dydyshko,V (2575)/
Minsk/1996/}) 14... Nc6 15. Ne3 Qd7 $6 $146 {Obviously insufficiently prepared
for White's opening choice, Radjabov was spending oceans of time remembering
his preparation and here came up with a rather dubious novelty.} ({It's not
clear what Kramnik had on his mind after} 15... Qd4 $142 $1 16. Rc1 (16. Nxf5
gxf5 17. Rc1 Rad8 {just transposes to Gelfand-Sokolov below.}) 16... Be4 $5 (
16... Rad8 {An interesting, albeit untested possibility is} 17. Qb3 $5 (17.
Nxf5 gxf5 18. Nd5 Ne4 19. Be3 Qxd1 (19... Qb2 $5 $13) 20. Rfxd1 e6 21. Bxe4
fxe4 22. Nb6 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rb1 Bd4 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Rb2 Kg7 27. c5
Rb4 28. Rd2 Rb1+ 29. Kg2 Rc1 30. Nd7 f5 31. Rb2 Na5 $11 {Gelfand,B (2700)
-Sokolov,I (2665)/Wijk aan Zee/1996/}) 17... Be4 (17... Qxd2 18. Bxc6 {[%csl
Rb7][%cal Rf1d1]} Ng4 19. Nxf5 (19. Rfd1 $6 Bxc3 20. Rxd2 Bxd2) 19... bxc6 $5
20. Nxe7+ Kh8 21. Nxc6 Rd6 $44 {/\} 22. Ne7 Re6 23. Ned5 Qh6 24. h4 g5) 18.
Qxb7 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Ne5 20. Rfd1 Nxc4 21. Nxc4 Qxc4 22. Qxe7 Rfe8 $44) 17. Nxe4
Nxe4 18. Be1 Nc5 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Qxd4 Bxd4 21. Nc2 Bf6 22. Ba5 Rab8 23. Rb1
Rb7 (23... Ne4 $5 {[%cal Ye4c3,Ye4d6]}) 24. Rxb7 Nxb7 25. Bb6 c5 26. Ne3 Bd4 $2
(26... Rc8 $1 27. Nd5 Kg7 $11) 27. Nd5 e6 28. e3 Be5 29. Ne7+ Kg7 30. Rd1 Bd6
31. Nc6 Rc8 32. Nd8 Nxd8 33. Rxd6 Rc6 34. Rxc6 Nxc6 35. Bxc5 $14 {Aronian,L 
(2675)-Nataf,I (2565)/Mallorca olm/2004/}) (15... Be6 16. Rb1 Rb8 (16... Rc8
17. Na4 $5) 17. Ncd5 $14) 16. Nxf5 Qxf5 {Keeps his pawn-structure intact, but
the Pb7 will be more vulnerable.} (16... gxf5 17. Rb1 Rad8 $14 {also deserved
attention and was roughly equivalent.}) 17. Rb1 $14 {[%csl Gd2,Gg2][%cal Gh1a8]
[%mdl 2048] White can be satisfied with the outcome of the opening. His pieces
are well coordinated and the bishop-pair gives him a pleasant and almost
riskless pull, especially powerful is the unopposed Catalan Bg2.} Rad8 (17...
Rab8 18. Nd5 Rfd8 19. Rb6 $5 $14) 18. Qc1 (18. Rxb7 Na5 19. Rb4 Qe6 {regains
the pawn:} {However, even here White has a pull after} 20. Qc2 $5 (20. Nd5 Nxc4
21. Rxc4 Nxd5 $11) (20. Bd5 Qh3 {[%cal Rf6g4]} 21. Bf3 Ng4 22. Bxg4 Qxg4 23.
Nd5 Nxc4 24. Nxe7+ Kh8 25. Nc6 Rd5 26. Na5 (26. Qc1 Qxe2) 26... Rxa5 27. Rxc4
Qxc4 28. Bxa5 Qxa2 $11) 20... Nxc4 21. Bf4 $14) 18... Qe6 {Here the queen will
be vulnerable (even later on move 21).} (18... Rd7 $5 19. Nd5 Rfd8 $132 {
deserves attention.}) 19. Re1 (19. Nd5 Nd4 $11 {leads nowhere, Kramnik's move
prepares the knight sortie.}) (19. Rxb7 $5 Na5 20. Rb4 Nxc4 21. Bf4 $14) 19...
Qxc4 (19... Ne5 20. c5 Nc4 21. Bg5 $14) 20. Rxb7 Ne5 $6 (20... Na5 $142 $1 21.
Rb1 (21. Rxe7 Qc5 22. Re3 Rxd2 23. Qxd2 Nc4 $11) 21... Qe6 (21... Rc8 22. Qa3
$14) (21... Ng4 {[%cal Rd8d2]} 22. Ne4 Qxa2 23. Bb4 (23. h3 Nxf2 24. Bxa5 Nxh3+
25. Bxh3 Qxa5 $13) 23... Rc8 24. Qg5 {[%csl Ra5,Rg4]} Nc6 25. Qxg4 Nxb4 26.
Rxb4 f5 27. Qg5 fxe4 28. Bxe4 $14) 22. Bf4 Rc8 23. Qa3 Nc4 24. Qb3 Nh5 $132)
21. Bf4 (21. Rxe7 $1 {was possible here, contrary to the above line after} Qc5
{White has} 22. Rb7 $16) 21... Qe6 22. h3 ({More energetic was} 22. Qa3 $5 Rfe8
(22... Rd7 23. Rxd7 Nexd7 24. Rc1 $36) 23. Qb3 Qxb3 24. axb3 $36) 22... Nc4 (
22... Rd7 23. Rxd7 Nexd7 24. Qa3 $36) 23. e4 $5 {[%cal Yc3d5]} ({A plausible
alternative was} 23. Rd1 $14) 23... Ne5 {[%cal Re5d3]} (23... Rd7 24. e5 (24.
Rxd7 Nxd7 25. Nd5 $14) 24... Nh5 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26. Nd5 Nxf4 27. Qxf4 $36) 24.
Bxe5 $1 {A simple solution, even with the opposite-coloured bishops White
retains his pressure.} ({Playable, but more complex was} 24. Qa3 Rfe8 (24...
Nd3 25. Rxe7 Qc8 (25... Qxe7 26. Qxe7 Nxe1 27. e5 (27. Qb7 $36) (27. Bh1 $5)
27... Nxg2 28. Kxg2 Nh5 29. Qc5 $14) 26. Rc7 Qe6 27. Rb1 Nxf4 28. gxf4 Rd3 $14
{/<=>}) 25. Reb1 {[%cal Yc3d5]} Nc4 26. Qa4 Nd6 27. Rc7 Nh5 28. Qxa6 Nxf4 29.
gxf4 $14) 24... Qxe5 25. Nd5 Rfe8 (25... Kh8 26. Nxe7 Rd7 27. Rxd7 Nxd7 28. Nd5
$16) (25... Nxd5 $5 26. exd5 Qd6 (26... Rc8 27. Qd1 {doesn't change the issue
- Black will lose a pawn.}) 27. Rexe7 Bd4 $14 {/+/- was possibly better. Black
is a pawn down, but he got rid off the dangerous knight and the central passed
pawn is blockaded. Further exchanges of major pieces would enhance Radjabov's
drawing chances.}) 26. Nb4 Rd7 (26... Rc8 27. Nc6 Qe6 28. e5 Nd7 29. f4 $16 {
[%csl Gc6,Rg7] ()}) 27. Nc6 Qe6 28. Rb6 $6 (28. Rb3 $142 $1 Rc7 29. Rc3 {
[%csl Gc6]} Bh6 (29... Qxa2 $2 30. e5 Nd5 (30... Nd7 31. Nxe7+ $18) 31. Ra3 $18
{[%csl Rd5]}) 30. f4 $5 (30. Qxh6 Rxc6 31. Rxc6 Qxc6 32. e5 Nd5 (32... Qc3 33.
Qe3 Qxe3 34. Rxe3 Nh5 $8 35. Ra3 $16) 33. e6 $1 fxe6 34. h4 $44 {->}) 30...
Rec8 31. e5 Nh5 32. Kh2 $36) (28. Rb4 $5 $14) 28... Qxa2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]
Towards the end of the Candidates Radjabov was totally out of form, here he
commits a decisive tactical error.} ({Bitter is that it comes exactly at the
moment, when he could have solved his problems with} 28... Rc7 $1 29. Rxa6 (29.
e5 Nd5 30. Bxd5 (30. Rxa6 Nb4 $17 {[%cal Rb4a6,Rb4c6,Rb4d3]}) 30... Qxd5 $15 {
[%csl Rc6,Re5]} {/\} 31. Rxa6 $2 Qb5) 29... Nd7 {[%cal Rd7e5,Rd7b8]} 30. e5
Nxe5 (30... Rec8 $2 31. Bd5 Qxh3 32. e6 $18) (30... Nb8 31. Rb6 Kh8 $5 (31...
Bxe5 32. Rb5 Nxc6 33. Rexe5 Qd6 34. Rbc5 Nd4 $132) 32. Re2 Rec8 33. Rc2 Nxc6
34. Rbxc6 Rxc6 35. Rxc6 Rxc6 36. Qxc6 Qxc6 37. Bxc6 Bxe5 $11) 31. Qd1 (31. f4
$2 Qc8 $19) 31... Rec8 (31... Qc8 32. Qa4 $11) 32. Ra5 Rxc6 33. Bxc6 Qxc6 34.
Raxe5 $11) 29. e5 {[%csl Rf6]} Nd5 (29... Nh5 30. g4 $18) 30. Rb2 Qa4 (30...
Qa3 31. Rb8 $18) 31. Bxd5 Rxd5 32. Rb4 Qa2 33. Nxe7+ $1 $18 Kh8 ({Black loses
an exchange, as he quickly gets mated after} 33... Rxe7 34. Qc8+ Bf8 35. Rb8
Re8 36. Qxe8 Qa3 37. e6 $18) 34. Nxd5 Qxd5 35. Qc4 Qxc4 36. Rxc4 Bxe5 (36...
Kg8 37. f4 $18) 37. Kf1 {[%cal Rf2f4]} ({Black has seen enough and doesn't
want to suffer anymore:} 37. Kf1 Re6 $8 38. Rce4 Bc3 39. Rxe6 fxe6 40. Rxe6 $18
{is a simple technical win.}) 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. Nc3 {In Norway Caruana
invited his opponents into the Benoni, but Kramnik declines the offer.} (6. d5
e6 (6... b5 7. cxb5 a6 8. bxa6 d6 9. Nc3 Nxa6 10. O-O Bf5 $5 11. Ne1 Qb6 12.
Nc2 Rfb8 13. Ne3 Bc8 14. h3 Nd7 15. Na4 Qb5 16. Nc3 Qb6 17. Qd2 Nc7 18. b3 Ba6
19. Bb2 c4 20. Na4 Qb4 21. Qxb4 Rxb4 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nc2 Rb7 24. b4 Bb5 25.
Nc3 Ba4 26. Ne3 Rxb4 27. Rfb1 Na6 28. Rxb4 Nxb4 29. Rb1 Nc2 30. Nxc2 Bxc2 31.
Rb2 Ba4 32. Rb4 Nc5 33. Rxc4 Bd7 $11 {[%csl Ra2][%cal Ga8a2] Caruana,F (2791)
-Grischuk,A (2792)/Dubai rpd/2014/ Black used an unusual setup and although
White retained the extra pawn well into the endgame, he has no means to
convert it.}) 7. Nc3 exd5 8. cxd5 d6 9. O-O Re8 (9... a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Bf4
Qe7 12. h3 Nh5 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bd2 f5 15. e4 $5 f4 $5 (15... fxe4 16. Re1 Nhf6
17. Bf4 Rb8 18. Re2 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qe1 Nb6 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Rxe4 Qf6 23.
Ra7 Ra8 24. Rxa8 Nxa8 25. Qa5 Bf5 26. Re1 h6 27. h4 Qxb2 28. Qa7 Qf6 29. Re7
Qa1+ 30. Qxa1 Bxa1 31. Bxd6 Rc8 32. Be5 $18 {[%csl Gd5] Wang,H (2715)
-Tomashevsky,E (2701)/RUS-chT/2010/}) 16. g4 Nhf6 17. Qc1 (17. Bxf4 Nxg4 $1 (
17... Nxe4 $6 18. Bh2 Nxc3 19. bxc3 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Yf1e1,Ye1e6]} Ne5 20. Bxe5
Bxe5 21. Re1 Rxf3 22. Qxf3 $16 {Mikhalevski,V (2584)-Kurmann,O (2446)/EU-ch
Aix-les-Bains/2011/}) 18. Bg5 (18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. hxg4 Ne5 $36) 18... Ngf6 $13)
17... g5 18. Nxg5 Ne5 19. Ne2 (19. Nf3 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 h5 $1 $36 21. g5 $2 Nh7
22. h4 Nxg5 23. hxg5 Qxg5+ 24. Kh2 Rf6 $19) (19. f3 Nh5 (19... h5 $5) 20. Ne6
Bxe6 21. dxe6 Ng3 22. Qc2 Nxf1 23. Rxf1 Qxe6 24. Nd5 Ng6 25. Nc7 Qa2 26. Nxa8
Rxa8 $11 {Carron,J (2355)-Kurmann,O (2431)/Leukerbad/2011/}) 19... Nfxg4 20.
Nxf4 Qxg5 21. Ne6 Qe7 22. Nxf8 Nd3 23. Qc2 Ngxf2 24. Ne6 Bxe6 25. dxe6 Bd4 26.
Bc3 Be3 27. Bd2 Bd4 28. Bc3 {1/2, Gmuer,A (2426)-Nuesch,G (2239)/email/2008/})
10. Bf4 {Nowadays White's main try to get an advantage.} ({Rare is} 10. a4 Ne4
11. Nxe4 Rxe4 12. Nd2 Rb4 13. Ra2 a5 $5 14. b3 b5 15. axb5 (15. Ba3 Na6 16.
Bxb4 Nxb4 17. Ra3 Bb2 18. axb5 Bxa3 19. Nc4 Bd7 20. Nxa3 Qb8 $132) 15... Nd7
16. Ne4 Qe7 17. Qc2 Rxb5 18. Bg5 Nf6 19. Qd3 Rb7 20. Qe3 h6 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22.
Qf4 Be5 23. Qxh6 Rxb3 24. Nxc5 Rb5 25. Nd3 Bg7 26. Qd2 a4 $44 {Grischuk,A 
(2792)-Caruana,F (2791)/Stavanger/2014/ Later on White lost an equal position
due to a major oversight in time trouble.}) ({The classical} 10. Nd2 a6 11. a4
Nbd7 12. h3 Rb8 13. Nc4 Ne5 14. Na3 Nh5 15. e4 {is in a crisis, after} Bd7 16.
a5 Qxa5 ({An even simpler and equally viable alternative is} 16... b5 $5 17.
axb6 Bb5 $1 18. Ncxb5 axb5 19. g4 Nf6 20. Nxb5 Qxb6 21. Na3 Qb3 $1 $44 22. Qxb3
Rxb3 23. Rd1 h6 24. Nc2 $2 Nd3 25. Ra4 Nd7 26. Ra6 Nxc1 27. Rxc1 Bxb2 28. Rd1
Be5 29. Na3 Nb6 $17 {Ponomariov,R (2756)-Bacrot,E (2723)/Elancourt/2013/ For
more details about this game see the notes by Marin in CBM 157.}) 17. g4 Nf6
18. f4 Nfxg4 19. hxg4 Nxg4 20. f5 h5 $5 {Black is doing OK in the sharp
complications:} 21. Bg5 ({The most recent example went} 21. Qf3 Qd8 22. Qg3 b5
23. Nd1 b4 24. Nc2 Bb5 25. Re1 Be5 26. Bf4 Bxf4 27. Qxf4 Qf6 28. Nde3 Ne5 $17 {
Golichenko,I (2430)-Simantsev,M (2479)/Marianske Lazne/2014/}) 21... Qb4 22. f6
Bh8 23. Qd2 (23. Na2 Qd4+ 24. Qxd4 cxd4 $13) 23... Qd4+ 24. Qxd4 cxd4 25. Ne2
Re5 26. Bf4 $5 (26. Bh4 Ne3 27. Nxd4 Nxg2 28. Kxg2 Rxe4 29. Nf3 Bf5 30. Rac1 {
Sasikiran,K (2689)-Anand,V (2817)/Bastia rpd/2011/} Rg4+ $17 {[%cal Rf5e4]})
26... Bxf6 27. Bxe5 (27. Nxd4 $5 Ree8 28. Rad1 Rbc8 $132) 27... Bxe5 28. Nc4
Bh2+ 29. Kh1 Bb5 30. b3 Be5 31. Ra2 Ne3 32. Nxe3 dxe3 $44 {Evans,G (2423)
-Overton,D (2462)/email/2010/ Here Black has enough even for a whole rook!})
10... a6 (10... Ne4 {is better without inserting a6 and a4, the exchange
sacrifice gives Black compensation after} 11. Nxe4 (11. Rc1 Nxc3 12. bxc3 b5 $5
13. Nd2 g5 14. Be3 Bf5 15. a4 a6 16. Qb3 bxa4 17. Qxa4 Nd7 18. Nc4 Ne5 19. Nxe5
Bxe5 20. Bd2 a5 21. f4 gxf4 22. gxf4 Bg7 23. e4 Bd7 24. Qc2 f5 $11 {/=/+,
Sargissian,G (2679)-Van Wely,L (2691)/ESP-chT Leon/2012/}) 11... Rxe4 12. Nd2
Rxf4 13. gxf4 Bxb2 14. Rb1 Bg7 15. e4 (15. Re1 Bh6 (15... Na6 16. e3 Nc7 17. a4
b6 18. Qb3 Qf6 19. Ne4 Qe7 20. Nd2 Qf6 21. Ne4 Qe7 22. Nd2 Bh6 $5 23. Nc4 Bd7
24. Ra1 Na6 25. Qd1 Nb4 $44 {Tomashevsky,E (2733)-Yu,Y (2656)/St Petersburg
rpd/2012/}) 16. e3 Na6 17. Nc4 Rb8 18. Qd2 b6 19. Rb3 Qf6 20. Qb2 Qxb2 21. Rxb2
Nb4 22. Reb1 Bf5 23. Rd1 Rd8 24. a3 Na6 25. Bf3 Nc7 26. a4 Bg7 $132 {
Gretarsson,H (2509)-Yu,Y (2688)/Reykjavik/2013/}) (15. Nc4 b5 $1 16. Rxb5 Ba6
17. Qa4 Bxb5 18. Qxb5 Bf8 19. Bh3 f5 20. e4 Nd7 21. exf5 {1/2, Gleizerov,E 
(2565)-Indjic,A (2451)/Paracin/2012/} Rb8 $132 {[%cal Yb8b4,Yd8h4]}) 15... Nd7
(15... Na6 16. Nc4 Rb8 17. a4 Nb4 18. Qf3 b6 19. Rbc1 Ba6 20. Rfe1 Na2 21. Rc2
Nb4 22. Rcc1 Na2 23. Rc2 Nb4 24. Rcc1 Na2 {1/2, Lagno,K (2543)-Hou,Y (2618)/
Khanty-Mansiysk/2014/}) 16. Qf3 (16. Nc4 Nb6 $1 $44) 16... b5 17. Rfe1 {
Eljanov,P (2723)-Sjugirov,S (2653)/EU-ch Yerevan/2014/} a6 $44) (10... Na6 11.
Re1 Bg4 12. e4 (12. Qb3 b5 $5 $44) 12... Nh5 (12... Nd7 $5 $13 {[%cal Yd7e5]})
13. Be3 Nf6 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nd7 16. Bg2 Nc7 17. a4 Rb8 18. Qd2 Ne5 19. b3
b5 20. Bg5 Qc8 $132 {Ivanchuk,V (2753)-Giri,A (2734)/Leon blitz/2013/}) (10...
Nh5 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. Qc1 Nd7 13. h3 f5 14. e4 fxe4 15. Re1 Nhf6 16. Nd2 e3 17.
Rxe3 Rxe3 18. Bxe3 Ne5 19. b3 Bf5 20. Qd1 Re8 $11 {Aronian,L (2783)-Ivanchuk,V
(2754)/ECC Plovdiv/2010/}) 11. a4 h6 (11... Nh5 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Re1 $5 Nd7 14.
e4 Rb8 15. Bf1 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Qf3 Bd7 18. a5 b6 19. axb6 Rxb6 20. Nd1
Bd4 21. Bd2 Qc8 22. Ba5 Rb8 23. Bc3 Bb5 24. Ne3 $36 {Nguyen,N (2625)-Akopian,V
(2691)/WCup Tromsoe/2013/}) 12. Qc1 (12. Re1 Bf5 13. Qc1 g5 14. Bd2 Nbd7 (14...
Ne4 $5 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. h4 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 gxh4 18. Bxh6 hxg3 19. Kg2 Qf6 $5 20.
Rh1 Nd7 21. Rh3 Kf8 22. Bxg7+ Kxg7 23. Rxg3+ Kf8 $11) 15. h4 g4 16. Nh2 Kh7 (
16... h5 $142 {saves a tempo}) 17. Nf1 Ne5 18. Bf4 Bg6 19. Ne3 h5 20. a5 Qc7
21. Ra4 Kg8 22. Qd2 $14 {/<=>, Caruana,F (2757)-Kramnik,V (2810)/Zuerich/2013/
For more details abou this game see the notes by Caruana in CBM 153.}) 12... g5
(12... Kh7 13. Re1 (13. Nd2 g5 14. Be3 $14) 13... Bf5 14. Nh4 $5 Bc8 15. Qc2
Nh5 (15... Kg8 16. Nf3 g5 17. Bd2 $14 {[%cal Ye2e4]}) 16. Bd2 Nd7 17. Nf5 $1
Bf8 18. Ne3 Rb8 19. a5 b5 20. axb6 Nxb6 21. Na4 Nxa4 22. Rxa4 Ng7 23. Be4 Be7
24. Ba5 Qd7 25. Bc3 Qd8 26. Nc4 Bd7 27. Ra3 Bb5 28. Na5 Qd7 29. Nc6 $16 {
Caruana,F (2781)-Nakamura,H (2776)/Zuerich rpd/2014/}) 13. Bd2 Bf5 (13... Nbd7
14. h4 g4 15. Ne1 Kh7 (15... h5 16. Nc2 $1 Ne5 17. Ne3 Rb8 18. Rb1 b5 19. b4
Bd7 20. Qc2 Qc8 21. Rfc1 $36 {Atalik}) 16. Nc2 Ne5 17. Ne3 Rb8 18. b4 b5 19.
axb5 axb5 20. Qc2+ Kg8 21. Rfb1 Bd7 22. Ra6 Qc7 23. Nf5 $16 {Nikolic,P (2490)
-Kindermann,S (2440)/EU-chT Plovdiv/1983/}) 14. h4 g4 15. Ne1 h5 16. Bg5 Bg6
17. Qf4 Qe7 18. f3 (18. Nd3 Nbd7 19. a5 Qf8 $13) 18... Nbd7 19. fxg4 hxg4 (
19... Qf8 $5 20. gxh5 Nxh5 $44) 20. Nd3 Rac8 {Doroshenko,M (2336)-Bruzon
Batista,L (2687)/Edmonton/2013/} 21. a5 $5 $13 {/+/=}) 6... cxd4 7. Nxd4 Qc7 (
7... Nc6 8. O-O {leads to the index A39, even now we get a line of the
Symmetrical English.}) 8. Qd3 ({Last year Kramnik was successful with} 8. b3 d5
$1 9. Ndb5 (9. Bxd5 $6 Bh3 $1 $36) 9... Qa5 10. Bd2 dxc4 11. bxc4 Qd8 12. O-O
a6 (12... Nc6 13. Rb1 (13. Nd5 a6 14. Nbc3 Nd7 15. Rc1 e6 16. Nf4 Nc5 17. Ne4
Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bd7 19. Nd3 Qc7 20. Re1 Rab8 21. c5 Rfd8 $11 {Tesic,D (2348)
-Baklan,V (2610)/Trieste/2012/}) 13... Be6 14. Nd5 Nxd5 $1 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16.
Bxd5 Qxd5 17. Nc7 Qxa2 18. Nxa8 Rxa8 19. Be3 Rd8 20. Qc1 Qxe2 21. Rxb7 Ne5 $44
{Rustemov,A (2544)-Jochens,A (2298)/Bundesliga/2013/}) 13. Na3 Nc6 $1 ({
A clever move-order, which is better than} 13... Bf5 14. Nc2 Nc6 15. Ne3 Qd7 (
15... Qd4 $5 16. Nxf5 gxf5 17. Rc1 Rad8 18. Nd5 Ne4 19. Be3 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 e6
21. f3 $5 (21. Bxe4 fxe4 22. Nb6 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 $11 {Gelfand,B (2700)
-Sokolov,I (2665)/Wijk aan Zee/1996/}) 21... exd5 22. fxe4 dxe4 23. Bh3 Bd4 24.
Kf2 $14 {Wojtaszek,R (2711)-Rodshtein,M (2682)/Basel/2014/}) 16. Nxf5 Qxf5 17.
Rb1 Rad8 18. Qc1 {Kramnik,V (2810)-Radjabov,T (2793)/London Candidates/2013/} (
18. Rxb7 Na5 19. Rb4 Qe6 20. Qc2 $5 $14) {Now} 18... Rd7 {would have kept
White's pull minimal. For more details about the game see the notes in CBM 154}
) 14. Nc2 Be6 15. Rb1 (15. Ne3 Na5 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Ncd5 Nxc4 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19.
Nxc4 Rxc4 20. Bh6 Qxd1 21. Rfxd1 Bg7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Bxb7 a5 24. Rxc4 Bxc4
25. Rd2 Rb8 $15 {Khismatullin,D (2656)-Giri,A (2749)/ECC Rhodes/2013/}) 15...
Rc8 16. Ne3 Na5 $1 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. Rxb7 Bh3 (18... Qd4 $142 $1 $11 {[%cal
Yf8d8]}) 19. Re1 e6 20. Qc2 Qd4 21. Reb1 Rfd8 22. Be1 Ng4 23. Nxg4 Bxg4 24. Qa4
Bh3 25. Rd1 Qg4 26. f3 Rxd1 27. Nxd1 Qd4+ 28. Nf2 Bf8 29. Qd7 Qxd7 30. Rxd7 Bc5
31. Bb4 Bxb4 32. Nxh3 h6 33. Nf2 Bc5 34. Rd3 Bxf2+ 35. Kxf2 Rxc4 $11 {Nakamura,
H (2789)-Caruana,F (2782)/Wijk aan Zee/2014/ Kramnik undoubtedly knew this
game and was trying to avoid a line, well-known to Caruana.}) (8. Nd5 Nxd5 (
8... Qxc4 9. Nxe7+ Kh8 10. Nxc8 Rxc8 11. O-O Nc6 $132) 9. cxd5 Qb6 (9... Qa5+
10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Bc3 d6 12. Rc1 Nd7 13. Nb3 Bxc3+ 14. Rxc3 a5 15. Qd4 Qxd4 16.
Nxd4 Nc5 17. Kd2 Bd7 18. Rhc1 a4 19. b4 axb3 20. axb3 Ra2+ $11 {Karpov,A (2619)
-Gashimov,V (2758)/Moscow blitz/2009/}) 10. e3 d6 11. O-O Na6 12. a4 Bd7 13. a5
Qc7 14. Bd2 Rac8 15. b4 Qb8 16. b5 Nc7 17. Qe2 e6 18. dxe6 Nxe6 19. Nxe6 Bxe6
20. Rac1 d5 21. Bb4 Rfd8 22. Qd3 d4 23. e4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Qxc8 26.
Bf1 h5 27. f4 Qc1 28. Kf2 Qa1 29. a6 bxa6 30. bxa6 Bf8 $11 {Wang,H (2737)
-Radjabov,T (2793)/Beijing blindfold/2012/}) 8... Nc6 9. O-O (9. Ndb5 Qa5 10.
Bd2 (10. Bf4 d6 11. O-O a6 12. Na3 Qh5 13. f3 Qa5 14. Kh1 Be6 15. Rac1 d5 $1
16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 Bxd5 $15 {Kutirov,R (2381)-Cvitan,O (2526)
/EU-ch Ohrid/2001/}) 10... a6 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. Na3 b5 $5 ({More ambitious, than
} 12... d6 $11) 13. Bc3 Nxd5 (13... Rb8 $2 14. Nxf6+ exf6 15. cxb5 axb5 16.
Nxb5 Ba6 17. a4 Ne5 18. Qc2 Qb6 19. O-O Rfc8 20. Rfd1 Ng4 21. e3 Bxb5 22. axb5
$16 {Schmidt,W (2505)-Haik,A (2425)/Buenos Aires olm/1978/}) 14. cxd5 (14. Bxg7
Ndb4 15. Qc3 Nxa2 $1 16. Rxa2 b4 17. Qd2 Kxg7 18. Nc2 $44 {/=}) 14... Bxc3+ 15.
bxc3 Ne5 16. Qd4 d6 $15 {Brotherton,T (1800)-Suhardjo,J (1665)/email/2010/}) ({
Absolutely harmless is} 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. O-O Rd8 11. Qc2 Be6 12. Bf4 Qa5 13.
Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Rd7 15. a3 Rad8 16. Rac1 Rd4 17. Bd3 a6 18. Be3 R4d7 19. Rfd1
Bd4 20. Bxd4 Rxd4 $36 {[%cal Gd8d1] Madebrink,L (2244)-Berg,E (2561)/Halmstad/
2013/}) 9... d6 {[%cal Rc6e5] This simple developing move is the best.} (9...
Ne5 10. Qe3 {only makes it more difficult for Black.}) (9... Qb6 10. e3 d6 11.
b3 Bd7 12. Bb2 Rfe8 13. Rfd1 Rac8 14. Qd2 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. exd4 Bc6 17.
d5 Bd7 18. Rd2 a6 19. a4 $11 {/+/=, Rotaru,D (2384)-Balshaw,A (2157)/email/
2010/}) 10. b3 (10. Ncb5 Qb6 11. Be3 Ne5 12. Qb3 Nfg4 $5 13. Nf5 Nxe3 14. Nxe7+
Kh8 15. fxe3 Be6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Ng4 $44 {|^}) 10... Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Ne4
$146 {[%mdl 8] Black simplifies the position.} ({More complex, but quite
playable is} 11... Be6 12. Bb2 Rfc8 13. Rac1 a6 14. Na4 (14. Qd2 $5) 14... Ne8
15. Qd2 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 Bd7 17. c5 ({Kramnik probably wanted to play something
like} 17. Nc3 Nf6 18. Rfd1 $11 {/+/= The Maroczy like space advantage is very
stable, but while White's position is riskless, his pull is minimal at best.})
17... Bxa4 18. bxa4 dxc5 19. Qxb7 Ra7 20. Qb3 Nd6 21. Rfd1 Qa5 22. Rd5 Rac7 23.
Qc2 Nf5 {Bocharov,D (2647)-Shomoev,A (2567)/EU-ch Budva/2009/}) 12. Nd5 (12.
Qxe4 Bxc3 13. Bh6 Bxa1 14. Bxf8 Bf6 $5 15. Bh6 Qa5 16. Qc2 (16. a4 Qb4 $11 {
[%cal Rb4b3,Yc8f5]}) 16... Bf5 17. Qd2 Qxd2 18. Bxd2 Rb8 $11) 12... Bxd4 13.
Nxc7 Bxa1 ({A plausible alternative was} 13... Rb8 $5 {, after} 14. Bxe4 (14.
Bh6 $6 Nxf2 $1) 14... Bxa1 15. Be3 Bf6 16. Bxa7 Bh3 17. Rd1 {the simplest is}
Ra8 $5 18. Nxa8 Rxa8 19. Be3 Rxa2 20. Bxb7 Be6 $1 (20... Rb2 21. c5 dxc5 22.
Bh6 e6 23. Ra1 Rd2 $8 24. Bxd2 Bxa1 25. Be3 Bd4 26. Bxd4 cxd4 27. b4 $14) 21.
Bd5 Rb2 $11) 14. Be3 $1 {[%mdl 576] This tactical sequence with a temporary
rook sacrifice will spice things up a bit.} (14. Nxa8 Nc3 15. Bg5 Nxe2+ 16. Kh1
Bf6 17. Bxf6 exf6 {is a drawish endgame, e,g,,} 18. Nc7 Nc3 19. a3 Bd7 20. Rc1
Rc8 21. Rxc3 Rxc7 22. Rd3 b5 $11) 14... Bf6 (14... Bf5 $6 15. Rxa1 Nc5 16. Nxa8
Rxa8 17. b4 Na4 $2 18. Rc1 Bd7 19. c5 {[%csl Ra4]} dxc5 20. bxc5 Bc6 21. Bxc6
bxc6 22. Rc4 Nb2 23. Rb4 Nd1 24. Bd4 Rd8 25. Kf1 f6 26. Ke1 e5 27. Ba1 e4 28.
Rd4 {1-0, Esen,B (2570)-Barbosa,E (2471)/Golden Sands/2014/ This game took
place later, than ours - Esen was obviosuly inspired by Kramnik.}) 15. Nxa8 (
15. Bxe4 $2 Bh3 $15 {and White drops an exchange.}) 15... Nc3 16. Bxa7 (16. Nc7
b6 $11 (16... Bd4 $5 17. Bh6 Bg7 $11)) 16... Nxa2 (16... Bh3 17. Nb6 Nxe2+ 18.
Kh1 Bxg2+ 19. Kxg2 $14 {/= and the endgame is more pleasant for White.}) 17.
Nc7 Nb4 18. Rd1 Kg7 (18... Bg4 $5 19. f3 Bf5 20. e4 Bd7 21. c5 (21. Kf2 Bc6
$132) 21... Rc8 22. Bb6 Be5 $5 23. f4 Bg4 24. fxe5 Bxd1 25. exd6 exd6 26. cxd6
$44) 19. f4 h5 $6 (19... Nc6 20. Bb6 Bf5 21. e4 Bg4 22. Rd5 $14) (19... Bg4 $1
20. Kf2 Rc8 21. Bb6 Na2 $5 $132) 20. Kf2 ({White could have already played} 20.
c5 $5 $14 {, but Kramnik is in no hurry.}) 20... h4 21. c5 hxg3+ 22. hxg3 dxc5
23. Bxc5 Na6 (23... Nc6 24. b4 $36 {() and Black's forces lack space.}) 24.
Nxa6 bxa6 25. e4 Bg4 26. Rd5 Bb2 ({Black prefers giving up a pawn; he will
retain reasonable drawing chances.} 26... Be6 $6 27. e5 $14 {/+/- is weaker,
White's bishops are powerful.}) 27. Bxe7 Re8 28. Bd8 Be6 29. Rd3 (29. Rd2 Bc3
30. Rd3 Bf6 {transposes into 29.Rd3 with an extra move.}) 29... Bf6 30. Bxf6+ (
30. Ba5 $5 Rb8 31. b4 Bc4 $14 {/<=>}) 30... Kxf6 31. Bf3 ({Allowing a
liquidation of the queenside with} 31. b4 Rb8 32. Rd4 a5 $5 33. bxa5 Rb2+ 34.
Kg1 Ra2 $11 {/+/= gives White practical chances at best.}) 31... Rb8 32. Bd1
Rb4 {Needlessly exposes the rook} (32... Ke7 $142 $1 $44 {[%cal Ya6a5,Yf7f6]})
33. Ke3 Ke7 ({Now} 33... a5 34. g4 $36 {[%cal Re4e5,Rf4f5] is unpleasant for
Black.}) 34. g4 {White could have postponed this.} (34. Rd4 $142 $1 Rb6 35. b4
$14 {gives him more realistic winning chances.}) 34... f6 35. g5 $6 ({Kramnik
wants to avoid the blockade} 35. Rd4 Rb6 36. b4 g5 {, , but now his pawn gets
fixed on b3.}) 35... fxg5 36. fxg5 a5 $1 {[%csl Rb3]} 37. Kf4 Rb5 38. Rc3 Kd6
39. Bc2 Rb4 40. Rg3 Ke7 41. Rd3 Rb5 42. Rc3 Kd7 $5 ({Black doesn't have to
allow even} 42... Kd6 43. e5+ $5 Rxe5 44. Rc6+ {, although} Kxc6 (44... Kd5 45.
Rb6 Kd4 46. Bxg6 $14) 45. Kxe5 Bd5 46. Kf6 Kc5 47. Kxg6 Kd4 48. Kf6 Kc3 49. Bd1
Kd2 $132 {holds the balance.}) 43. Bd1 (43. e5 Bd5 $1 44. Bxg6 Rb4+ {and the
king must retreat} 45. Ke3 (45. Kf5 $2 Be4+ 46. Kf6 Rb6+ $17) (45. Kg3 Rxb3 $11
) 45... Ke6 46. Bc2 Kxe5 47. g6 Rg4 {with a clear draw:} 48. Kd2 (48. Rc8 Bxb3
$11) 48... Rg2+ 49. Kc1 Be4 $1 50. Bxe4 Kxe4 51. Rc6 Kd3 $11) 43... Kd6 44.
Rd3+ Ke7 45. Rd2 {The last try, which is unexpectedly crowned with success.}
Bxb3 ({Consistent, Caruana doesn't want to sit tight anymore with} 45... Bf7
46. Ra2 $14 {He prefers to act and rightly so.}) 46. Bxb3 Rxb3 47. Rd5 a4 48.
Ra5 a3 49. Ke5 Kf7 50. Ra7+ Ke8 $4 {[%mdl 8192] A serious error just at the
moment when} (50... Kf8 {/\} 51. Kf6 Rb6+ $11 {draws easily.}) 51. Kf6 Rb6+ 52.
Kg7 ({Resignation in a position with equal material is often considered
premature, but here it was justified, as the position is won for White rather
easily:} 52. Kg7 Rb3 (52... Re6 53. Rxa3 Rxe4 54. Kxg6 $18 Rg4 55. Ra8+ Ke7 56.
Rg8 $18 {[%cal Rg6h7,Rg5g6]}) 53. e5 $1 ({Even quicker than} 53. Kxg6 Kf8 54.
Kf5 $18) 53... Rf3 54. e6 Re3 55. Kf6 Rf3+ 56. Kxg6 Re3 57. Kf6 Rf3+ 58. Kg7
Re3 59. g6 $18 {[%cal Rg7f6,Rg6g7]}) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 17th"]
[Site "Gjakova"]
[Date "2016.05.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Saric, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2016.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "KOS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Qe8 8. dxe5
Ng4 9. Bg5 Nxe5 (9... h6 10. Bd2 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 (11. Nd5 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Qd8 13.
Bc3 Bxc3+ 14. Nxc3 Be6 15. Be2 Nc6 16. Qd2 {1/2 (65) Ivkov,B (2515)-Byrne,R 
(2550) Bugojno 1978 MCL [Bulletin]} Qg5 $1 $11) 11... Qxe5 12. Qc1 Kh7 13. Bf4
$14 {S.Atalik}) 10. Nd4 {White avoids the exchange of knights.} (10. O-O Nxf3+
11. Bxf3 Qe5 (11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qe5 13. Qd2 Nd7 14. Bf4 Qe7 15. Rfe1 Ne5 16.
Be2 Re8 17. Bg3 b6 18. f4 Nd7 19. e5 Bb7 $13 {1/2 (37) Shulman,Y (2563)-Ding,L
(2709) Reykjavik 2013}) 12. Be3 Nc6 13. Rc1 Be6 14. Nd5 Qxb2 15. Nxc7 Rad8 16.
Nxe6 fxe6 17. Rb1 Qxa2 18. Rxb7 Qxc4 19. Rc7 Rf7 20. Be2 Qxe4 21. Bf3 Qxf3 22.
Qxf3 Rxc7 $11 {1/2 (74) Svane,R (2542)-Saric,I (2678) Germany 2016}) (10. Nd5
Nxf3+ 11. gxf3 (11. Bxf3 Qe5 12. Bd2 Na6 13. Bc3 Qe6 14. O-O Bxc3 15. Nxc3 Qe5
16. Be2 Qg7 17. f4 Bd7 18. f5 Bc6 19. Qd2 Rfe8 20. f6 Qf8 $13 {0-1 (38) Kunte,
A (2532)-Safin,S (2459) New Delhi 2007}) 11... f6 (11... Qe5 12. Bd2 Na6 13.
Bc3 $14 {1-0 (41) Atalik,S (2575)-Jurkovic,A (2326) Bled 2000 EXT 2002 [Atalik,
S]}) 12. Be3 Rf7 $13 {[%cal Yf6f5]}) 10... Be6 (10... Nbc6 $6 11. Ndb5 f6 12.
Be3 Rf7 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. f4 a6 15. Nbxc7 {1-0 (15) Jorczik,J (2389)-Raykhman,A 
(2362) Munich 2010}) (10... Nec6 11. Ndb5 Na6 12. O-O f5 13. Nd5 $5 (13. exf5
$143 Bxf5 14. Qd2 Qd7 $11 {1-0 (60) Hoerstmann,R (2285)-Kuehl,R Germany 1990})
13... Rf7 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Qd2 $14) 11. Nxe6 {[%mdl 32] White's bishop pair
will be a long-term advantage if he consolidates his position.} fxe6 (11...
Qxe6 $5 {was more challenging, e.g.} 12. Nd5 Na6 $11 13. c5 $6 dxc5 14. O-O c6
$1 (14... c4 15. f4 Nd3 16. Bxd3 cxd3 17. Qxd3 $14 {1-0 (19) Musat,A (2394)
-Pavlidis,A (2539) Skopje 2015}) 15. Bxa6 cxd5 16. Bxb7 dxe4 17. Bxa8 Rxa8 $44)
12. O-O (12. Rc1 $5 Na6 13. O-O Nc6 $1 {[%cal Ya6c5]} (13... Nc5 $6 14. b4 Nf7
15. Be3 Bxc3 16. bxc5 Bg7 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. c5 $16 {1-0 (28) Shchekachev,A 
(2553)-Lokander,M (2309) Paris 2014})) 12... Nf7 $6 {Not a good place for this
knight.} (12... Nbc6 13. Be3 Nd7 14. Rc1 Nc5 15. f3 Qe7 16. Qd2 Rf7 $11 17. Nb5
$6 a6 18. Nd4 Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 e5 21. Qe3 a5 $15 {[%csl Re2] 0-1 
(31) Dale,A (2291)-Salem,A (2603) Wijk aan Zee 2015}) 13. Be3 c5 14. f4 Nc6 {
Black seizes the d4-square but White's pieces are active enough to bypass
Black's centralised knight.} 15. Bd3 a6 16. Kh1 Rb8 17. Rb1 Nb4 ({Black
understands that} 17... Nd4 {is harmless but finally can't find a better place
for his knight.}) 18. Be2 Nc6 19. Qd3 Nd4 20. Bg4 b5 21. b4 $6 {[%mdl 512]
This pawn sacrifice is hardly necessary.} (21. cxb5 $5 axb5 22. b4 $36 c4 $140
23. Qd2 {[%csl Rd4]}) 21... bxc4 22. Qxc4 Nc2 $1 23. Bc1 Rxb4 24. Rxb4 Nxb4 25.
Bd2 $44 {White has sufficient compensation for the pawn as his pieces are much
more active. However, it is not enough to claim an advantage.} ({Of course, not
} 25. Bxe6 $2 Bxc3 26. Bxf7+ Qxf7 27. Qxc3 Nxa2) 25... Nd8 26. a3 Nc2 (26...
Bxc3 $142 $1 27. Bxc3 (27. Qxc3 Nbc6) 27... Nc2 {[%cal Rc2e3,Rc2a3,Ye8b5]} 28.
Bb2 Qb5 $1 29. Bxe6+ Nxe6 30. Qxe6+ Rf7 {, and White must probably give a
perpetual.}) 27. Ne2 $1 Nxa3 (27... Nd4 28. Nxd4 Bxd4 29. Qxa6 $14) 28. Qxa6 h5
$6 {This intermediate move is wrong as it merely weakens Black's kingside.} (
28... Nb5 $142 29. Rb1 Nd4 30. Nxd4 Bxd4 31. Qxd6 e5 32. f5 $14) 29. Bf3 Nb5
30. Rb1 Nd4 31. Nxd4 cxd4 (31... Bxd4 32. Qxd6 e5 33. f5 {is now much more
dangerous for Black.}) 32. Qxd6 Nf7 (32... e5 33. f5 $16) 33. Qb6 Qd7 (33...
Nh6 34. h3 {[%csl Rh6]}) 34. e5 Bh6 (34... Nh6 35. Bc6 Qc8 36. Rc1 Qd8 37. Qb3
{[%csl Re6]}) 35. Bc6 (35. Rb4 $16 {[%csl Rd4]}) 35... Qc8 $6 (35... Qd8 $1 $16
) 36. Qb5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Probably a blunder.} ({Instead, White could have won
an exchange by means of} 36. Bb4 Rd8 37. Be7 $18) 36... Nxe5 $1 {A sudden
tactical blow, which should equalise the game.} 37. Be4 Nc4 38. Rc1 Nxd2 $2 {
It looks like after this queen sacrifice Black builds up a fortress but alas,
the weakness of the g6-pawn becomes decisive.} ({It was not easy to find the
right continuation:} 38... Nd6 $1 39. Qe5 Bxf4 $3 40. Qxd4 (40. Bxf4 $4 Qxc1+
41. Bxc1 Rf1#) 40... Be3 $1 41. Rxc8 $8 Bxd4 42. Rxf8+ Kxf8 43. Bxg6 h4 $11)
39. Rxc8 Rxc8 40. Bc6 Bxf4 41. g3 Be3 42. Qe5 $1 Rf8 (42... Rxc6 $5 43. Qb8+
Kg7 44. Qb7+ Kf6 45. Qxc6 {was probably more stubborn but in that case, too,
White should gradually win.}) 43. Qxe6+ Kg7 44. Qe5+ Kh6 45. h4 Nf1 46. Bb5 $1
Nd2 47. Bd3 Ra8 48. Qf6 Ra1+ 49. Kh2 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.18"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Nf3 a6 7. Bd3 {Less common
but not less strong than} (7. Be3) ({or} 7. Bg5) {White's idea is to
over-protect his central e4-pawn as soon as possible.} 7... c6 (7... c5 8. d5
b5 {is a more appropriate reaction} ({rather than} 8... e6 {, to which White
can restrict Black's counterplay by means of} 9. a4) {e.g.} 9. cxb5 axb5 10.
Nxb5 Na6 $132 {in the spirit of the Benko Gambit.}) 8. O-O (8. a4 a5 $1 {
[%cal Ye7e5]}) 8... b5 9. Re1 (9. e5 $5 {is another principled move here. An
example:} dxe5 (9... Nfd7 10. exd6 exd6 11. Re1 $36) (9... Ne8 10. Bg5 $5) 10.
dxe5 Nfd7 11. e6 $1 Nc5 12. exf7+ Kxf7 13. Bc2 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Bf5 15. Bxf5 gxf5
16. Be3 Nbd7 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Rac1 Rfd8 19. Nxb5 cxb5 20. Bxc5 Bxb2 21. Rb1
$14 {1/2 (60) Hoffmann,M (2474)-Baklan,V (2627) Neustadt an der Weinstrasse
2009}) ({Practice has also seen:} 9. Qe2) (9. Bg5) (9. cxb5) (9. Bf4) (9. a3) (
9. d5) (9. b3) (9. Be3) 9... Nbd7 (9... bxc4 10. Bxc4 d5 11. Bb3 dxe4 (11... e6
12. Bg5 Qb6 13. Qd2 a5 14. e5 Nfd7 15. Rac1 Na6 16. Bh6 $16 {1-0 (23) Kizov,A 
(2418)-Hristodorescu,D (2229) Ischia 2012}) 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Rxe4 Nd7 14. Bg5
Nf6 15. Re1 h6 16. Bh4 e6 17. Qc2 Qb6 18. Rad1 Bd7 19. Ne5 $16 {1-0 (38)
Morozevich,A (2774)-Solak,D (2630) Neum 2008}) (9... Ne8 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 Nd7
12. Bf1 b4 13. Na4 Qc7 14. c5 dxc5 15. dxc5 Qa5 16. Qc2 e5 17. Nd2 Kh8 18. Red1
Qc7 19. Nc4 $16 {1-0 (45) San Segundo Carrillo,P (2375)-Taimanov,M (2495)
Palma de Mallorca 1989}) (9... Nfd7 10. Be3 (10. Bg5 $5) 10... Nb6 11. cxb5 (
11. c5 $5 dxc5 12. dxc5 N6d7 13. Qd2) 11... axb5 12. a3 N8d7 13. Qd2 Bb7 14.
Bh6 {1/2 (14) Golod,V (2577)-Gutman,L (2465) Bad Zwischenahn 2006}) 10. Bg5 (
10. e5 $5) 10... h6 {As often happens in positions after h2-h3 and Bc1-g5, it
is probably better for Black to refrain from this weakening move.} (10... e5 $5
11. d5 bxc4 12. Bxc4 c5 $14) 11. Be3 bxc4 (11... e5 {was better here, too.})
12. Bxc4 d5 13. Bd3 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nd5 15. Bd2 {Black can't push ...c6-c5, and
his weak c6-pawn guarantees White a lasting edge.} Qb6 16. b4 $5 (16. Qc1 $5)
16... Nxb4 (16... Bxd4 {is possible here although after} 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Bxh6
Rd8 19. Bc2 Qxb4 (19... Qxd1 20. Raxd1 Nxb4 21. Ng5 $1 Nxc2 $2 22. Rxe7 $18 {->
}) 20. Rb1 Qa5 21. Qd4 N7f6 22. Bb3 {White obtains excellent compensation for
the missing pawn. E.g.} Bf5 23. Nxf6+ Nxf6 24. Qh4 $1 Bxb1 25. Rxe7 Nh5 26.
Bxf7+ Kh8 27. Bb3 Qc3 28. g4 Re8 $8 29. Bg7+ Qxg7 30. Rxg7 Kxg7 31. gxh5 {
, and he keeps winning chances.}) {Instead, Black goes for a queen sacrifice
but doesn't obtain enough compensation due to his poor development.} 17. Rb1 a5
18. a3 Nxd3 {[%mdl 512]} 19. Rxb6 Nxb6 20. Re3 Nb2 21. Qc1 N2c4 22. Rc3 (22.
Re1 {was more appropriate} Nxd2 $140 23. Nexd2 {[%cal Re1e7,Rc1c6]}) 22... Nxd2
23. Qxd2 Rd8 24. Qe1 (24. Rxc6 Bb7 25. Rxb6 Bxe4 {is clearly good for Black.})
24... Nd5 25. Rxc6 Bb7 26. Rc5 Nf4 27. Rc7 Rab8 $6 (27... Bd5 $142 28. Rxe7 Ne6
{with good drawing chances.}) 28. Rxe7 Nd5 29. Rxb7 Rxb7 30. Qxa5 {White's
material advantage is now clearly convertible although his task is still
difficult.} Rbb8 31. Ne5 Ra8 32. Qc5 Rac8 33. Qa7 Rc1+ 34. Kh2 Nc7 $2 {[%mdl
8192] Probably overlooking White's reply.} (34... Rc7 35. Qa5 {[%cal Ya3a4]})
35. Nc5 {Black's resignation is a bit premature but even the best defence} (35.
Nc5 Bxe5+ 36. dxe5 Rd5 $1 (36... Nd5 37. e6 $1) 37. Ne4 Kg7 $1 (37... Rxe5 38.
Qb8+ {[%cal Yb8b2,Rb2e5,Rb2c1]}) {is rather hopeless for him after} 38. Qb8 Ne6
39. Nd6 $1) 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 11th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2013.01.31"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Andreikin,D"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2013.01.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 e6 $5 {Maxime Vachier Lagrave is not only strong, but
also a very inventive chess player. Now he surprised his opponent already on
the third move. Earlier this position was played only in three games with the
participation of unknown chess players. And a week later after this game the
move 3...e6 was applied in Kasimdzhanov,R (2690)-Naumann,A (2535). The first
time this move was used was in 1934 in the game Yudovich,M-Freiman,S/Leningrad
1934/URS-ch.} 4. e4 {This is a obvious decision for White. Rustam Kasimdzhanov,
a strong chess theorist, preferred another move and won:} (4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5
Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Bb5+ Nd7 9. Ne2 cxd4 10. Qxd4 f6 11. e5 Kf7 12.
exf6 Qxf6 13. Bf4 e5 14. Qc4+ Qe6 15. Bg3 Qxc4 16. Bxc4+ Kf6 17. f4 e4 18. Rd1
Nb6 19. Bb3 Bc5 20. Nd4 Re8 21. Bh4+ Kg7 22. Nb5 Bg4 23. Nc7 Bxd1 24. Kxd1 Be7
25. Bxe7 Rxe7 26. Nxa8 Nxa8 27. Ke2 h5 28. Rd1 Nc7 29. Ke3 Ne8 30. g3 Nf6 31.
h3 Rc7 32. c4 b6 33. Rd6 Rc5 34. Re6 Rc7 35. Re5 Kf8 36. Rg5 Rg7 37. Bc2 Rc7
38. Rxg6 Kf7 39. Rg5 Kf8 40. Rg6 Kf7 41. Rg5 Kf8 42. Kd4 Rd7+ 43. Kc3 Re7 44.
Rf5 Kg7 45. Re5 Rxe5 46. fxe5 Nd7 47. Kd4 e3 48. Bd1 {1-0 Kasimdzhanov,R (2690)
-Naumann,A (2535)/Trier GER 2013}) 4... d5 5. e5 {To move the king pawn again
is obvious and reasonable. White has other interesting ideas:} (5. cxd5 $5 exd5
6. Nc3 dxe4 7. fxe4 Bb4 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. a3 (11. Bb5+ $5
c6 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O Be6 $1 $11 14. a3 Ba5 15. Kh1 Nd7 16. Qd2 Qg7 $11) 11...
Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qc6 $5 13. Qd3 Nd7 14. Nd2 O-O-O 15. h3 Be6 16. Be2 (16. d5 $6
Ne5 17. Qg3 Bxd5 18. exd5 Rxd5 19. c4 Re8 $1 20. O-O-O $8 Red8 $3 $44) 16...
Nc5 17. Qb5 Qxb5 18. Bxb5 a6 19. Be2 Na4 20. Rc1 f5 $1 $11) (5. Nc3 dxe4 6.
fxe4 e5 $1 7. d5 (7. Bg5 h6 $1 8. dxe5 Qxd1+ 9. Rxd1 hxg5 10. exf6 c6 11. Nf3
Nd7 12. Nxg5 Nxf6 13. Be2 Ng4 14. Bxg4 Bxg4 15. Nf3 Bg7 16. Rd3 Rd8 17. Rxd8+
Kxd8 $44) 7... Bc5 8. Nf3 O-O $5 (8... Ng4 $6 9. b4 $1 $36) 9. Bg5 Qd6 {
This position contains many plans and ideas. I give some options which confirm
it is balanced.} 10. Qd2 (10. Nb5 Qb6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nxc7 Qb6 13. Nxa8 Bf2+
14. Kd2 Qxb2+ 15. Qc2 Qxa1 16. g3 Bd4 17. Bg2 Qb2 $11) 10... Ng4 11. a3 a5 12.
h3 Nf2 13. Rh2 f5 14. exf5 e4 15. Nb5 Qb6 16. Bh6 Rxf5 17. Qc3 Rf7 18. Ng5 Bb4
19. axb4 Nd3+ 20. Bxd3 Qf2+ 21. Kd1 exd3 22. Nxf7 Qe2+ 23. Kc1 Qf1+ 24. Kd2
Qe2+ 25. Kc1 $11 {I think, soon this opening line will become more popular and
we will see here a lot of interesting games.}) 5... Nh5 {Of course, having
played 3...e6 Maxime continues to create fire on the board!} 6. f4 $5 {[%mdl
128] Nikita Vitiugov supports the aggressive mood of his opponent! Computer
chess programs are skeptical about this decision. I think, Nikita made this
move without preliminary preparation for the game. He was surprised with the
early unusual decision of his opponent and spent a lot of time in the opening..
. But I think, now Nikita could surprise Maxim. It is a very rare event in
modern chess, when the game turns into a battle between people, not computer
analysis. This game was played in the last round of the prestigious tournament
with a big prize fund. We can admire the courage of both players! Bravo!
Online commentators recommended the strengthening, boring move:} (6. Be3 $5 Ng7
7. Bf2 Nf5 8. f4 Bb4+ 9. Nc3 c5 10. cxd5 Qa5 $1 11. Nge2 cxd4 12. Bxd4 (12. a3
$5 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 exd5 14. Qd2 Ne3 $1 $11 15. Nxd4 Nxf1 16. Rxf1 Nc6 17. Nxc6
bxc6 18. c4 $11) 12... Nxd4 13. Qxd4 exd5 14. Rd1 Nc6 15. Qxd5 Qb6 16. Qf3 Ba5
$1 17. Rd2 O-O 18. a3 Rd8 $44) 6... Qh4+ {It's funny, one of the strongest
chess analysis software insists on retreating the king to d2.} 7. g3 Nxg3 8.
Nf3 Qh5 9. hxg3 Qxh1 10. Nc3 {So, White sacrificed a rook and a pawn for a
knight. The black queen did a lot of damage to the white army, but how to get
back?} h5 $6 {Reasonable, but not an ambitious move. Maxime is ready to give
back some of the material advantage to retreat his queen. The problem is that
this operation takes a lot of time. It is easy to assess the position when one
is at home and has computer help, but playing it at the board is much harder.}
(10... dxc4 $1 11. Kf2 $5 (11. Ne4 $6 Be7 12. Nf2 Qh6 13. f5 Qf8 14. f6 Bb4+
15. Bd2 Bxd2+ 16. Qxd2 a5 17. a3 b5 $19) 11... Bd7 $1 12. Qe2 Bc6 13. Bg2 Qh5
14. Be3 (14. Qxc4 $5 Nd7 15. Ng5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 h6 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. Qxc7 Ke8
19. d5 Qf5 20. Qxb7 Nb6 21. Be3 Qf7 22. Qa6 Rb8 23. Bxb6 axb6 24. Rd1 Qb7 25.
Qb5+ Qd7 26. Qb3 Kf7 $1 27. g4 Rg8 $1 $17) 14... Nd7 15. d5 (15. Rh1 $5 Qf5 16.
Rd1 $1 Qg4 $1 17. d5 exd5 $1 (17... Bxd5 $2 18. Rxd5 $1 exd5 19. Nxd5 $40) 18.
Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Nb6 20. e6 $1 f6 $3 21. Bxb6 (21. Rd1 Be7 $17) 21... axb6
22. Qxc4 (22. Qe1 $5 Rxa2 23. Kf1 $1 h5 $3 24. Nh2 Bb4 25. Qe3 Ra1+ 26. Kf2
Be1+ 27. Qxe1 Rxe1 28. Nxg4 Rxe6 29. Ne3 c6 30. Rd2 b5 $19) 22... Bc5+ 23. Rxc5
bxc5 24. Nd4 (24. Qb5+ c6 25. Qxb7 O-O $1 $19) 24... cxd4 25. Bxb7 O-O 26. e7+
Kg7 $19) 15... Bxd5 (15... exd5 $6 16. Rh1 Qf5 17. Nd4 Qd3 18. Qf3 Bc5 19. Rd1
Bxd4 20. Rxd3 Bxe3+ 21. Qxe3 cxd3 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 c6 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25.
e6+ Ke7 26. exd7+ Kxd7 27. Qd4+ $11) 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. e6 $5 (17. Rh1 Qf5 18.
Ng5 Nxe5 $1 19. Bh3 Qd3 20. fxe5 Qxe2+ 21. Kxe2 h6 $17) 17... fxe6 18. Bd4 Nc5
$1 19. Bxh8 Ne4+ 20. Kg1 O-O-O $44) 11. Be3 $6 {Also an inaccuracy. Maybe
Vitiugov wanted to maintain the tension, but miscalculated the following
variations. Why did he not take the pawn on d5? He did not want to open the
way for the black bishop, but now White had a good play in specific ways:} (11.
cxd5 $5 h4 $1 (11... exd5 $6 12. Kf2 $1 h4 $8 (12... c6 $2 13. Nxd5 $1 $18) (
12... Kd8 13. f5 $1 h4 (13... Bxf5 14. Qb3 h4 15. g4 $1 Bxg4 16. Bg2 $18) 14.
Bg5+ Be7 15. Bxe7+ Kxe7 16. Nxd5+ Kd8 17. Qc1 $18) 13. Bb5+ c6 14. Qxh1 hxg3+
15. Kg2 Rxh1 16. Kxh1 cxb5 17. Nxd5 Na6 18. Kg2 $14) 12. g4 $1 {Now Black must
find a series of very strong moves for a draw.} (12. Ne4 exd5 $3 $11 13. Nf2
hxg3 14. Nxh1 Rxh1 15. Be3 Bb4+ 16. Ke2 Bg4 $1 17. a3 Rh2+ 18. Bg2 (18. Kd3
Bf5#) 18... Rxg2+ 19. Kf1 Bh3 20. Qa4+ Nc6 21. Ng5 $1 Rf2+ 22. Kg1 Rg2+ 23. Kh1
Rh2+ 24. Kg1 $11) (12. gxh4 Rxh4 $1 $11 13. Ne4 Rh3 14. Nfg5 exd5 15. Nf6+ (15.
Nf2 $6 Qg1 $1 16. Ngxh3 Bxh3 17. Nxh3 Bb4+ 18. Bd2 Qe3+ 19. Be2 Bxd2+ 20. Qxd2
Qxh3 21. O-O-O Nc6 $15) 15... Kd8 16. Nxf7+ Ke7 17. Ng5 Nc6 18. Qc2 (18. b3 $5
Kd8 $1 19. Nf7+ Ke7 20. Ng5 Kd8 $11) 18... Kd8 $8 19. Qxg6 (19. Nf7+ Ke7 20.
Qxg6 Be6 $8 21. Ng8+ Kd7 22. Nf6+ Ke7 $11) 19... Bb4+ $8 20. Bd2 Re3+ $8 21.
Kf2 Qh2+ 22. Bg2 Re2+ $8 23. Kxe2 Qxg2+ 24. Ke1 Qg1+ 25. Ke2 Qg2+ 26. Ke1 $11)
12... exd5 13. Nxd5 h3 $1 14. f5 $1 (14. Nxc7+ $4 Kd8 15. Nxa8 Bxg4 $19) 14...
Be7 $3 15. Nxe7 (15. Nxc7+ $6 Kf8 16. Nxa8 h2 17. Bf4 Nc6 18. Kf2 Bh4+ 19. Ke2
gxf5 $44) 15... h2 $3 16. Bg5 $3 Rh3 $1 17. fxg6 $1 (17. Kd2 $6 Qxf3 18. Bxh3
Qxh3 19. fxg6 fxg6 20. Nxc8 Nc6 21. Qb1 $1 Qg2+ 22. Kc3 Qf3+ 23. Qd3 Nxd4 $1
24. Kc4 Nc6 $3 $11) 17... Rxf3 18. Kd2 $1 Rf2+ 19. Kc3 Rf3+ 20. Bd3 Qxd1 21.
Rxd1 fxg6 22. Rh1 (22. Nxc8 $2 Nc6 23. Rh1 Rh3 $11) 22... Bxg4 23. Rxh2 Rh3 $5
24. Rxh3 Bxh3 25. d5 $1 $14 {White has a powerful pawn center, but Black has
good drawing chances. As we see, the easy move 11.cxd5 gives Black very big
practical problems. In many forced varations for Black it was necessary to
find only moves. It is very difficult even for a strong grandmaster, but also
from White it would require great attacking play. Now we will return from the
analysis to the game.}) 11... h4 {Vachier Lagrave acts consistently.} 12. gxh4
{My greedy computer suggests to take the pawn with the knight, then to return
it back.} ({It would be interesting to continue hunting the black queen:} 12.
g4 $5 {Unfortunately, Black has a tactical refutation of this idea:} h3 13.
cxd5 h2 14. Kf2 $8 c6 $3 15. dxc6 Qxf3+ 16. Qxf3 h1=Q 17. Qxh1 Rxh1 18. Bg2
Rxa1 19. cxb7 Bxb7 20. Bxb7 Bb4 $15) 12... c6 {Black reinforces the center and
prepares to simplify the game.} 13. Kd2 $6 {I think this is a serious mistake.
White could get back the rook threatening castling.} (13. Qe2 $1 Rxh4 (13...
Nd7 $4 14. O-O-O $18) 14. Nxh4 Qxh4+ 15. Kd2 $44) 13... Rxh4 $6 {Maxime
believed his opponent. He had a good opportunity to keep the material
advantage.} (13... Be7 $1 14. Qe2 Bxh4 15. Rc1 $1 Bd8 $1 16. Bg2 Qh7 (16... Qh6
$5 17. f5 Qf8 $44) 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Nxd5 Qg7 $5 19. Nc3 Be6 $15 {Of course,
White has good compensation for the material and the result can be anything.
But I think that this would be the best solution for Black.}) 14. Nxh4 Qxh4 15.
Qf3 $11 {The position is much easier and now White has excellent compensation
for only one pawn.} Bd7 $2 {A clumsy move. Black could try a very interesting,
energetic idea:} (15... Qd8 $5 16. Bd3 b5 $1 {After opening the queenside, the
black pieces will enter the game much faster. White's king may experience
problems in this case.} 17. cxd5 (17. c5 $5 b4 18. Ne2 Ba6 $1 $11) 17... cxd5
18. Bxb5+ Bd7 $132) 16. Bd3 $36 {Now a serious problems for Black is
inevitable.} Na6 (16... Qh7 $2 17. Rh1 Qg7 18. f5 $1 gxf5 19. Qh3 f4 (19... Na6
20. Rg1 $18) 20. Bxf4 Na6 21. Be3 $1 Bb4 22. Rg1 Qf8 23. Bg5 $18) 17. Rh1 Qd8 (
17... Qe7 $5 18. c5 $1 {The black pieces suffer from a catastrophic lack of
space!} Bg7 19. Bf2 $1 $40) 18. a3 $1 {A very strong preventive move. Nikita
Vitiugov is a master of quiet moves! Now the possibilities for the black
pieces are very limited.} dxc4 {Black must open the center.} 19. Bxc4 Qa5 {
After} (19... Qb6 20. Kc2 O-O-O 21. b4 $5 $14 {Black has not enough space
again.}) 20. Rh7 $1 $16 {White has confidently carried out all his plans. It
is a sad position for Black. But the inventive Vachier Lagrave find a way to
create counterplay.} O-O-O {Of course, safety of the king is more important
than a pawn.} 21. Rxf7 Nc7 {A good move. Black's pieces are cramped and the
b-pawn is ready to go to the last battle.} 22. Kc2 {Also the strongest move.
So far Nikita is great.} b5 $132 23. Bb3 {Simple and the correct decision.
Located on b3 the bishop secures his king. Other moves give Black good
counterplay.} (23. Bf1 $6 b4 24. axb4 Bxb4 25. Ne4 Qa2 $1 26. Bf2 Be8 27. Rh7
c5 $132) 23... b4 24. axb4 Bxb4 25. Ne4 $5 {A knight in the center of the
board is almost always a strong piece!} Nd5 {The French grandmaster has also
played a series of strong moves. He did it quickly. At this moment I began to
look at the online game. If the server was not wrong, and I remember correctly
- White had about 10 minutes, and Black had about 30 minutes.} 26. Bd2 $2 {
Nikita spent a lot of time for this move, but it appeared unsuccessful. The
desire to get the d6-square for the knight is understandable, but here this
move is associated with a tactical blunder. White could make prophylactic
moves:} (26. Kb1 $5 Qb6 27. Bc4 $14) (26. Bc1 $5 Qb6 27. Qd3 Kb8 28. Kb1 Bc8
29. Bc4 $14) 26... Bxd2 27. Nxd2 Rh8 $1 $15 {I think this simple move possibly
escaped the field of view of the Russian Grandmaster. When nerves are strained
and little time remains, such things often occur...} 28. Nf1 $2 {This move
loses the game. The only way to continue was:} (28. Nc4 $1 Qa1 $5 (28... Rh2+
$6 29. Kb1 Qe1+ 30. Qd1 Qe4+ 31. Ka2 Nc3+ 32. Ka3 Nb5+ (32... Nxd1 $4 33. Nd6+
$18) 33. Ka2 Rh1 34. Nd2 $1 Qg2 35. Qc2 Qg1 36. Qb1 Qg2 37. Qc2 Rh2 38. Rf8+
Kc7 39. Rf7 $1 $11) 29. Qd1 $8 Rh2+ 30. Kd3 Qa6 31. Rf8+ Kc7 32. Qe1 $3 c5 33.
Qa5+ Qxa5 34. Nxa5 Kb6 $1 35. Nc4+ Ka6 $15) 28... Qe1 $2 $17 {A normal
practical move, but Vachier Lagrave had time to think and find the queen move
into the corner. Then we'd have had another winner of the tournament.} (28...
Qa1 $1 $19 {The white king already can't be helped.} 29. Bxd5 (29. Nd2 Rh1 30.
Bxd5 Rc1+ 31. Kd3 cxd5 32. Rf8+ Kc7 33. Rf7 Qxb2 34. Ke2 Rc3 35. Qh1 Rc2 36.
Qd1 Qb5+ 37. Ke1 Qd3 38. Qe2 Qxd4 $19) (29. Bc4 Nb4+ 30. Kc3 a5 $1 31. Be2 Qc1+
32. Kb3 Kc7 $1 33. Qc3 Qb1 $19) 29... exd5 30. Qa3 (30. Qe2 Bf5+ 31. Kb3 Rh3+
32. Kb4 Qa2 33. Ne3 Rxe3 34. Qxe3 Qxb2+ 35. Kc5 (35. Qb3 a5+ $19) 35... Qb6+
36. Kd6 c5+ 37. Ke7 Qd8#) 30... Qxf1 31. Rf8+ Rxf8 32. Qxf8+ Kb7 33. Qb4+ Qb5
$19) 29. Bxd5 $1 {In a lost position Nikita defends in the best way.} (29. Bc4
$6 Nb4+ 30. Kb3 a5 $1 31. Ne3 Rh2 32. Nd1 Qd2 $19) 29... exd5 (29... cxd5 $4
30. Nd2 $16) 30. Rxd7 $6 {The right idea in a bad version.} ({He should prefer
this:} 30. Qd3 $5 Bf5 31. Rxf5 gxf5 32. Qxf5+ Kc7 33. Qf6 $19 {Here Black
needs to show good technique.}) 30... Kxd7 31. Qg4+ Kc7 32. Qxg6 Qf2+ $6 {
Maxime for the second time passes by an easy win. Now the winning move was
very natural.} (32... Kb6 $1 33. Qd3 (33. Qg2 Qb4 $1 34. Qf2 Qc4+ 35. Kd2 Rh3
36. Ng3 Qb3 $19) (33. Nd2 Rh1 34. Qg2 Rg1 35. Qf3 Qc1+ 36. Kd3 Qxb2 $19) 33...
Rh4 34. Ne3 (34. f5 Qf2+ 35. Kc3 c5 36. dxc5+ Qxc5+ 37. Kb3 Rd4 38. Qe2 Qb4+
39. Kc2 Qa4+ 40. Kc1 Qa1+ 41. Kc2 Rc4+ $19) 34... Rxf4 35. Qb3+ Kc7 36. Qc3
Qxc3+ 37. bxc3 a5 $19) 33. Nd2 Rh2 $4 {[%mdl 8192] I can not say why such a
brave player as Maxime Vachier Lagrave made this move. Maybe he did not see
the check on d6, but most likely he was affected by nerves and fatigue...} (
33... Kb6 $1 34. Qf6 Rh7 $1 $19) 34. Qd6+ {Nikita Vitiugov uses his chance...}
Kb7 35. Qb4+ Kc8 36. Qf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 8th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2013.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 ({In the not so distant past Kramnik used to counter
Nakamura's King's Indian with his favourite Classical System, but from the
basic position after} 3. e4 Bg7 4. d4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 {he scored only a meagre 0,5/3, despite having promising positions. All
these games were annotated by Krasenkow in CBM 139, 142 and 144 respectively.
However, already the Candidates in London indicated that Vladimir incorporated
the Fianchetto System in his repertoire.}) 3... Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Nf3
Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. b3 {A rather rare move, which however doesn't mean White
doesn't want to occupy the centre - he is only postponing the e4 advance.} ({
The usual continuation is} 8. e4 {Nakamura's only previous experience with
this line wasn't too pleasant:} exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. h3 Nc5 11. Re1 h6 12. Kh2
Bd7 13. Rb1 a6 14. a3 {is rather restrained:} (14. a4 a5 15. Ndb5 $1 Bc6 16.
Qc2 h5 17. Bd2 Nfd7 18. f4 Ne6 19. Nd5 Nd4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21. Rbd1 Bg7 22. b3
Nf6 23. Bc3 Nxd5 24. cxd5 Bd7 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. e5 $16 {[%csl Gd5,Ge5]
Georgiev,K (2658)-Spasov,V (2570)/Plovdiv/2012/}) (14. b4 $5 Ne6 15. Be3 a5 $5
(15... Ng5 16. f3 Qc8 17. h4 Ne6 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. Nxe6 Bxe6 20. Qd2 Kh7 21. Bd4
Nd7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qd4+ Kg8 24. f4 $14 {Blagojevic,D (2485)-Markovic,M 
(2520)/Niksic/1997/}) 16. b5 (16. a3 $142) 16... h5 17. e5 dxe5 18. Nxe6 Bxe6
19. Bxb7 Bxc4 20. Bxa8 Qxa8 21. b6 cxb6 22. Rxb6 Rc8 $44 {Janev,T (2412)
-Spasov,V (2566)/BUL-ch Bankia/2013/}) 14... Qc8 $146 (14... Rb8 15. b4 (15. f4
b5 $132 {with counterplay}) 15... Ne6 16. Be3 Ng5 (16... b5 $5 $132) 17. f3 c5
18. bxc5 dxc5 19. Nde2 (19. Nb3 $5 $14) 19... Qc8 20. Nf4 (20. h4 $2 Ngxe4 $1
21. Nxe4 Rxe4 $36) 20... b5 21. h4 $6 (21. Ncd5 $142 $1 $13 {/+/=}) 21... Ne6
22. cxb5 axb5 23. Nxe6 Rxe6 24. Qc1 b4 $36 {Guliev,S-Itkis,B (2310)/Frunze/
1989/}) 15. f4 Rb8 16. b4 Ne6 17. Nf3 c5 $6 (17... b5 $142 18. e5 Nh7 $5 $14 (
18... Nh5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Nh4 $36 {[%cal Rf4f5]})) 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nxe5 cxb4
20. axb4 Nf8 21. Bb2 Be6 22. Nd5 Qd8 23. Qb3 h5 24. Rbd1 Bxd5 25. cxd5 h4 26.
d6 {Mamedyarov,S (2729)-Nakamura,H (2783)/London/2012/ For more details about
this game see the notes by Krasenkow in CBM 151.}) 8... Re8 ({A more accurate
move is} 8... c6 {A more testing reply is} 9. e4 {, but even here Black has
the sortie} ({Black doesn't have to worry unduly about} 9. Ba3 exd4 10. Nxd4
Qa5 (10... Nc5 $5 11. Qd2 Re8 12. Rad1 Qb6 $132 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qxd6 Nfd7 15.
Bxc6 {Kupreichik,V (2515)-Shulman,Y (2425)/Minsk/1994/} Bb7 16. Bxb7 Nxb7 $13 {
/=/+}) 11. Bb2 Re8 12. e4 Nb6 (12... Nc5 13. Qc2 Qb6 $132 {[%cal Ya7a4]}) 13.
h3 d5 $2 14. exd5 cxd5 15. Ncb5 Ne4 16. Bxe4 Rxe4 17. Bc3 Qxc3 18. Nxc3 Rxd4
19. Qf3 Bxh3 20. c5 Nd7 21. Nxd5 Ne5 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Qxb7 Rad8 24. Qh1 $1 $18
{Agdestein,S (2590)-Shirov,A (2655)/Gausdal/1992/}) 9... Qb6 $5 {with
counterplay:} 10. Bb2 (10. d5 cxd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Nc5 13. Be3 Bd7 14.
Nd2 Rac8 $5 (14... Rfc8 15. Re1 Qd8 16. Nc4 Be8 17. Qd2 a5 18. Rac1 b5 19. Nb2
Bf8 20. Rc2 a4 $6 21. b4 Na6 22. Rec1 Bd7 23. a3 Be7 24. Bf1 Rxc2 25. Rxc2 Qb8
26. h4 $36 {Dautov,R (2595)-Olsson,A (2416)/Gothenburg/2005/ See the notes to
this game by Dautov in CBM 109.}) 15. Rc1 f5 16. Nc4 Qa6 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Rc2
Rc7 19. Qd2 e4 20. Qa5 Qxa5 21. Nxa5 b6 22. Nc4 Nd3 23. a4 b5 24. axb5 Bxb5 25.
Ra2 Ne5 26. Rxa7 Rxa7 27. Bxa7 Nxc4 28. bxc4 Bxc4 $11 {/=/+, Grigorov,G (2488)
-Kotronias,V (2610)/Chalkidiki/2009/}) 10... exd4 11. Na4 Qc7 12. Qxd4 Re8 13.
Rad1 Nb6 14. Nc3 Bg4 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Qc8 17. Qxd6 Qxh3 18. Qf4 {Navara,D 
(2620)-Kotronias,V (2599)/Mallorca olm/2004/ For more details about this game
see the notes in CBM 104, here Navara gives} Nh5 $1 19. Qg4 (19. Qe3 Nf6 $132)
19... Qxg4 20. Bxg4 Nf6 21. Bf3 Nfd7 $5 $132 {as sufficient for equality.} (
21... Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Bxb2 23. Nd6 Re7 24. Nxb7 $1 $14)) 9. e4 {The most
consistent move.} (9. d5 Nc5 10. b4 Nce4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bb2 a5 13. a3 Bd7
14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 axb4 16. axb4 Qe7 17. e3 f5 18. Rfc1 e4 19. Bf1 Bxb2 20.
Qxb2 Qg7 21. Qb1 Rxa1 22. Qxa1 Qxa1 23. Rxa1 Kf8 24. Ra7 Rb8 {Wang Yue (2752)
-Nisipeanu,L (2672)/Medias/2010/} 25. b5 $11) 9... c6 ({Subsequently Kramnik
had to face} 9... exd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Be3 Rb8 12. Qd2 ({White stubbornly
refuses to "waste time" on} 12. h3 {, but this prophylactic move is in fact
his best chance for an advantage. The direct} c5 13. Nde2 b5 14. Qxd6 b4 15.
Na4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxa1 17. Rxa1 Rxe4 18. Nxc5 Re8 19. Rd1 $44 {gives him a
promising initiative.}) 12... c5 13. Nde2 b5 14. Qxd6 Ng4 15. Bf4 bxc4 (15...
g5 $142 $1 $36) 16. Rad1 (16. Rab1 Nge5 $13) 16... Qa5 $2 (16... cxb3 $1 17.
Qxb8 (17. axb3 Rxb3 $11) 17... Nxb8 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. axb3 (19. Bxb8 bxa2 $15 {
[%cal Rc8e6]}) 19... Nc6 $132) 17. Nd5 cxb3 18. axb3 (18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. Nxc8
Rbxc8 20. Qxd7 bxa2 21. Qxg4 $16) 18... Nge5 19. Ne7+ Kh8 20. Nxc8 $2 (20. Rd5
$1 $18) 20... Rbxc8 21. Nc1 Rc6 22. Qd2 Qxd2 23. Rxd2 c4 24. bxc4 Nb6 25. Rfd1
Nexc4 26. Ra2 a5 $13 {Kramnik,V (2803)-Mamedyarov,S (2753)/Geneve rpd/2013/})
10. Be3 ({Once again Kramnik is unwilling to play the typical} 10. h3 exd4 11.
Nxd4 Nc5 12. Re1 a5 13. Bf4 $5 $14 {However, even the text move promises White
a pull.}) 10... exd4 (10... Ng4 11. Bg5 f6 (11... Qa5 12. Bd2 Qc7 (12... exd4
13. Nb5 $36) 13. d5 f5 14. Ng5 Nc5 15. b4 Nxe4 16. Ncxe4 fxe4 17. dxc6 bxc6 18.
Nxe4 Bf5 19. b5 $1 $36 {Juerges,K-Peetoom,F (1799)/corr/2003/}) 12. Bc1 f5 13.
exf5 gxf5 14. Bg5 Qa5 15. Rc1 Nh6 16. d5 Nf7 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Qd2 Nf6 19. Ng5 (
19. dxc6 $5 bxc6 20. Ng5 $36 {[%csl Rc6,Rd6]}) 19... Nxg5 20. Bxg5 c5 21. Nb5
Qd7 22. a3 a6 23. Nc3 b5 24. Rb1 $14 {Mujica,H (1872)-Pott,B (1768)/Telechess/
2010/}) 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. f3 {Now White must protect the Pe4 like this.} (12.
Qc2 $2 {runs into} Ng4 $17) 12... Qe7 {Despite White's rather undesirable last
move Black must quickly create effective counterplay to prevent full
consolidation.} ({In practical games he tried to challenge White's slow
build-up with the direct} 12... d5 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bxc5 dxc4 (14... Nxe4 15.
fxe4 Bxc3 16. exd5 Bxa1 17. Qxa1 Bf5 18. dxc6 Be4 19. Bf8 $1 Rxf8 20. Bxe4 $16)
15. f4 $142 $1 (15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Rad1 (16. Rfd1 Be6 17. bxc4 Nd7 18. Bd4 Ne5
19. Nd5 cxd5 20. cxd5 Bh3 $6 (20... Bd7 21. f4 Nc4 $15 {McNab}) 21. Bxe5 Bxe5
22. Bxh3 Bxa1 23. Rxa1 Rab8 24. Kf2 Rb2+ 25. Ke3 Rxh2 26. Bf1 $44 {Kortschnoj,
V (2635)-McNab,C (2360)/London/1982/}) 16... Be6 (16... Rd3 $2 17. bxc4 $16)
17. Rxd8+ {1/2, Barsov,A (2475)-McNab,C (2445)/Oxford/1998/} Rxd8 18. Bxa7 Nd7
19. Rc1 cxb3 20. axb3 Ne5 21. Rd1 Ra8 22. Bf2 Nxf3+ 23. Bxf3 Bxc3 $11) (15.
bxc4 Nd7 16. Bd4 Ne5 17. Ne2 Ba6 $36) 15... Bg4 (15... Nd7 16. Bd4 $14) 16.
Qxd8 Rexd8 (16... Raxd8 17. e5 Nd7 18. Bxa7 f6 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Rac1 $14) 17.
e5 Nd7 18. Bd6 (18. Be7 $1 Re8 19. Bd6 $16 {Huzman}) 18... Nb6 19. Ne4 (19.
Bxc6 Rac8 20. Bb7 cxb3 $1 21. Bxc8 Rxc8 22. Nd1 Nc4 $44) (19. Rac1 $6 $36)
19... Be6 20. Rac1 cxb3 $14 {1/2, Ionescu,C (2515)-Nisipeanu,L (2545)/
Bucharest/1997/}) ({Nakamura's choice is similar to the usual} 12... a5 13. Qc2
{, which is rather slow:} h5 $5 (13... Qe7 14. Rad1 Nfd7 15. Rfe1 (15. Bf2 Nb6
16. Nde2 Be6 17. Nf4 Bc8 18. Rd2 Qc7 19. Rfd1 Bf8 20. Nd3 Nbd7 21. f4 b6 22.
Be3 Nxd3 23. Qxd3 Nc5 24. Qe2 f5 25. Bxc5 bxc5 26. e5 $1 dxe5 27. Nb5 $14 {
Brodt,A (2394)-Moiseev,N (2264)/corr/2009/}) 15... Nb6 16. Bf1 Nbd7 17. h3 Na6
18. Bg2 Ndc5 19. a3 Bd7 20. Kh2 Nc7 21. f4 N7e6 22. Nde2 Rad8 23. b4 axb4 24.
axb4 Na6 25. Bb6 Ra8 26. Qb1 $14 {Van Oosterom,J (2779)-Soberano,J (2607)/corr/
2006/}) 14. Rad1 Qe7 15. Nde2 (15. Rfe1 $14) 15... Nh7 16. Qd2 Bf8 17. Bh6 Bxh6
18. Qxh6 a4 19. b4 Na6 {Delchev,A (2587)-Moreno Carnero,J (2506)/FRA-chT/2001/}
20. b5 Nc5 21. Qd2 $14) 13. Re1 a5 (13... Nfd7 14. Qc2 Ne5 15. Rad1 a5 16. h3
a4 17. f4 axb3 18. axb3 Ned7 19. b4 Ne6 20. Nde2 (20. Nf3 $5 $14 {()}) 20... h5
21. Rd3 h4 22. gxh4 (22. g4 g5 23. f5 $14) 22... Qxh4 23. Bf2 Qh6 24. Qd2 g5 {
0-1 O'Kelly de Galway,A-Eliskases,E/Sao Paulo 1948/EXT 2012 (40)} 25. f5 Nf4
26. Rxd6 Nxh3+ $13) 14. Qc2 Be6 $146 (14... h5 15. Rad1 h4 16. Qd2 hxg3 17.
hxg3 Nfd7 18. Nde2 Bf8 19. Bg5 f6 20. Bh6 Rd8 21. Be3 Re8 22. Bh6 Rd8 23. Bxf8
Nxf8 24. Kf2 Be6 25. Nd4 Bd7 26. Rh1 $16 {Ubilava,E (2500)-Apicella,M (2370)/
Belgrade/1988/}) 15. Rad1 (15. Nf5 gxf5 (15... Bxf5 16. exf5 $14 {[%csl Ge3,
Gg2]}) 16. exf5 Bd7 17. Bxc5 Qxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 19. Kf2 Bxf5 $1 20. Qxf5 (20.
Ne4 Bxe4 21. fxe4 Ra1 22. Bxd6 Ng4+ $132) 20... Re5 $11) 15... a4 {Objectively
a dubious attempt to create immediate counterplay.} ({However, one can
understand that Nakamura was unwilling to defend passively with e.g.} 15...
Rad8 $14) 16. b4 Ncd7 (16... Na6 17. b5 $5 (17. a3 {[%csl Ra4]} Bxc4 18. Nxa4
Be6 19. Nb6 Rad8 20. b5 cxb5 21. Nxb5 $16 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Ye3f4]}) 17... Nb4
18. Qb1 (18. Qe2 a3 $132) 18... c5 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 20. a3 Qxc4 21. Rc1 Qd3 22.
axb4 Qxb1 23. Rxb1 Ng4 24. Bd2 Ne5 25. Nd5 $16) 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18. Nxa4 Ne5 (
18... Ra6 19. b5 Ra5 20. Nb6 Nxb6 (20... cxb5 21. e5 $1 Nxe5 22. f4 bxc4 (22...
Nxc4 23. Bd2) 23. fxe5 Rxe5 24. Bf2 $16) 21. Bxb6 Ra3 22. Re3 Rxe3 23. Bxe3 d5
24. cxd5 cxd5 25. Qb3 Qe7 26. e5 $1 Qxe5 27. Bd4 $36 {[%csl Gd4,Gg2][%cal
Ya2a5]}) 19. c5 (19. Nb6 Ra3 20. Rb1 Nfd7 21. Rb3 Ra6 (21... Nxb6 22. Rxa3
Nbxc4 23. Rc3 Nxe3 24. Rexe3 $14 {/+/-}) 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. a3 b5 $5 $14) 19...
Qc4 (19... dxc5 {gives White a wider, but mostly pleasant choice:} 20. f4 $1 (
20. Nxc5 Qxa2 21. Qxa2 Rxa2 22. Nxb7 Bf8 23. Nc5 $36) (20. Bxc5 $5 b5 21. Nb6
Rxa2 22. Qb1 {[%cal Yf3f4,Ye4e5,Rd1d6]} Ra3 23. Rd6 (23. f4 Nf3+ 24. Bxf3 Rxf3
25. e5 $36) 23... Qb3 24. Qxb3 Rxb3 25. Red1 h5 (25... Nxf3+ 26. Bxf3 Rxf3 27.
Rd8 Bf8 28. e5 $18) 26. f4 Nf3+ 27. Bxf3 Rxf3 28. e5 $16) 20... cxb4 $5 (20...
Nc4 21. Bc1 $5 {[%cal Ra4c5]} (21. Bxc5 b5 22. Nc3 Nd7 23. Bd4 $16) 21... Nd7
22. bxc5 $16 {[%cal Rd1d7,Rg2f1]}) 21. fxe5 Ng4 22. Bf4 Bxe5 $16 {/<=>}) 20.
Qb3 $1 $16 {[%mdl 64] For the time being Kramnik curbs the tactics well,
perhaps Nakamura underestimated this strong move...} (20. Qxc4 Nxc4 21. Nb6
Nxb6 22. cxb6 d5 $14) 20... dxc5 (20... d5 21. Nb6 Qxb3 22. axb3 Ra3 23. exd5
Rxb3 24. Bf2 cxd5 25. f4 $16) (20... Qxb3 21. axb3 d5 22. Nb6 {- 20...d5}) 21.
Nb6 (21. f4 $142 $5 Qxb3 22. axb3 Neg4 23. Bxc5 $18) 21... Qxb3 (21... Qxb4 22.
Nxa8 Rxa8 23. f4 Nc4 24. e5 Nxe3 (24... Ng4 25. Bc1 $18) 25. Rxe3 Ng4 26. Re4 {
and Black's compensation is clearly insufficient.}) 22. axb3 Rad8 (22... Ra3
23. f4 cxb4 (23... Neg4 24. Bxc5 Rxb3 25. e5 Nh5 26. Rd7 $18) 24. fxe5 Ng4 25.
e6 fxe6 26. Bc5 Rxb3 27. Nd7 Ne5 28. Nxe5 Bxe5 29. Rb1 $16) 23. bxc5 Nfd7 24.
Na4 (24. Nxd7 Nxd7 25. Re2 $16) 24... Nf8 25. Rd6 $6 {The first step in the
wrong direction.} (25. Kf1 $5 Ne6 26. Ke2 $16 {[%cal Yg2h3]}) 25... Ne6 26.
Red1 Ra8 $1 {[%csl Rd6]} 27. h3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] An oversight, which squanders
any remaining advantage.} (27. Bf2 Bf8 28. f4 (28. R6d2 Ng5 $1 $15) 28... Ng4
29. e5 $44) (27. Bf4 Nc4 28. Rd7 Nxf4 29. gxf4 Bh6 30. Bf1 Ne3 31. R1d6 Bxf4
32. Rf6 Rad8 $5 33. Rfxf7 Rxd7 34. Rxd7 Re5 $14 {/<=>}) (27. f4 $5 Ng4 (27...
Nc4 28. bxc4 Rxa4 29. f5 gxf5 (29... Nc7 30. Rb1 $16) 30. exf5 Nf8 31. Bf2 Rxc4
32. Rb1 $16) 28. Bc1 Bf8 29. e5 Bxd6 30. cxd6 $44) 27... Nc4 $1 $132 28. bxc4 (
28. Kf2 Nxe3 (28... Nxd6 29. cxd6 $44) 29. Kxe3 Bf8 $11) 28... Rxa4 29. Rd7 (
29. Rb1 $142 Rxc4 (29... Be5 30. f4 Bxd6 31. cxd6 $13) 30. Rxb7 Ra8 $1 $132 {
[%cal Ya8a2,Yg7f8]}) (29. Bf1 Bf8 30. f4 Ra2 $5 $13) 29... Rb4 {[%csl Rc4,Rc5]}
30. f4 Bf8 31. Kh2 Bxc5 32. Bc1 (32. Bd2 Rxc4 (32... Rb3 33. Be1 Ra8 $11 {/=/+}
) 33. f5 gxf5 34. exf5 Nf8 $15 {/\} 35. Rxb7 Rc2 36. Bb4 (36. Re1 Ra8 37. Bb4
Bd4 $40) 36... Rb2 37. Bxc5 Rxb7 $15) 32... Ra8 $15 {The tide has turned
completely and it's White who has to seek counterplay. Kramnik was in bad form
and didn't manage to adapt.} 33. f5 (33. Bd2 Rb3 $36) 33... Nf8 34. R7d3 (34.
Rd8 $2 Rxd8 35. Rxd8 Rb1 $1 36. Rd1 Ba3 $19) 34... Rxc4 35. Bh6 Be7 36. R1d2 (
36. g4 $5 Bf6 37. Bf4 $15) 36... b5 37. Rf3 b4 38. e5 gxf5 39. Rxf5 Ng6 $17 40.
Rdf2 ({More resilient was} 40. Rb2 $142) 40... Bf8 $1 (40... b3 $5 41. Rxf7 Bf8
$19 {is roughly equivalent}) 41. Bg5 (41. Bxf8 Rxf8 42. h4 Re8 $19) 41... b3
42. Rxf7 (42. Rb2 Ra2 $1 43. Rff2 (43. Rxb3 Rcc2) 43... h6 44. Be3 Rc3 45. Bd4
Rxb2 46. Rxb2 Rd3 $19 {[%cal Rg6e5]}) 42... Rb8 $19 {[%cal Rb3b2]} ({More
forcing than} 42... Nxe5 43. R7f5 (43. R7f4 Rc3 $19) 43... Bg7 $19) 43. Bf1 Rc3
44. e6 (44. R7f3 Rxf3 45. Bc4+ (45. Rxf3 Nxe5) 45... Kh8 46. Rxf3 b2 47. Bd3
b1=Q (47... Nxe5 48. Bf6+ Bg7 $19) 48. Bxb1 Rb2+ $19) 44... b2 45. Bf6 b1=Q 46.
Bxc3 Qb3 47. R7f3 Bc5 {Slightly prolongs the struggle, but still safe enough.}
(47... Qxe6 48. Re3 Qb3 49. Bd4 (49. Bb2 Qa2 $19) 49... Qa4 $19 {wins on the
spot.}) 48. Rb2 Qxb2+ 49. Bxb2 Rxb2+ 50. Bg2 Be7 51. h4 Re2 52. Rc3 (52. h5 Nf8
) 52... c5 53. Kh3 Kg7 54. Bd5 Ne5 {[%cal Yh7h5,Ye5g4]} 55. g4 Ng6 56. Rf3 Bd6
{[%cal Re2h2,Rg6f4]} 57. Rf7+ Kh8 58. g5 Rh2+ 59. Kg4 (59. Kg4 Rxh4+ 60. Kf3 (
60. Kf5 Rf4#) 60... Ne5+ 61. Kg3 Rd4 $19 {[%csl Rd5,Rf7]}) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son"]
[Black "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Vietnam"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "VIE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 Bg4 7. Be3 Nfd7 8. O-O
Nc6 9. d5 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Na5 11. Be2 Bxc3 12. bxc3 e5 {This theoretical line
presents a typical clash of positional factors. Black has yielded White the
bishop pair but destroyed his pawn structure on the queenside. White must try
to open up the position for his bishops and create a kingside attack.} 13. dxe6
$1 fxe6 14. f4 (14. c5 $5 Nxc5 15. e5 b6 16. Bg4 Nab7 17. exd6 cxd6 18. Qd2 Qf6
19. Bg5 Qf7 20. Bh6 Rfe8 21. c4 Ne4 22. Qd4 Nf6 23. Bf3 e5 24. Qh4 $44 {
1-0 (37) Ding,L (2714)-Zhao,J (2603) Danzhou 2014}) (14. Bh6 $5 {may be the
most appropriate:} Rf7 15. f4 Nc5 16. Qd4 Qe7 17. Qe3 Re8 18. Rad1 c6 19. e5 d5
20. cxd5 exd5 21. Rf3 b5 22. Rdf1 Nc4 23. Bxc4 dxc4 24. Bg5 Qf8 25. f5 $1 $40 {
1-0 (38) Dziuba,M (2562)-Arizmendi Martinez,J (2528) Belgrade 2009}) 14... Qe7
(14... b6 15. Qe1 Qe7 16. Rd1 (16. Qg3 Rae8 17. Rae1 Qg7 18. Bc1 Nc5 19. Qe3
Qd7 20. h4 {1/2 (20) Spassky,B (2590)-Zueger,B (2385) Zuerich 1984}) 16... Rae8
17. Qg3 Nb7 18. e5 Nbc5 19. exd6 cxd6 20. Bf3 Nf6 {1-0 (35) Naumkin,I (2440)
-Indelicati,G (2202) Castellaneta 2000} 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. Rfe1 $36 {[%cal
Yh2h4]}) (14... Nb6 $5 15. c5 Nbc4 16. Bd4 b6 17. cxb6 axb6 18. f5 c5 19. Bf2 {
1-0 (34) Nyzhnyk,I (2428)-Bitalzadeh,A (2310) Enschede 2008} Qe7 $13) (14...
Nc6 15. Qb3 (15. c5 Nxc5 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Qb3 Qd2 $13) 15... Na5 16. Qb5 c6
17. Qb2 b6 $13) 15. Rb1 (15. f5 exf5 16. Qd5+ Rf7 17. Qxa5 Qxe4 18. Rf3 f4 19.
Re1 fxe3 20. Rxf7 Kxf7 21. Bf3 Qe7 22. Bxb7 Re8 23. Bc6 Qf6 $1 24. Qd5+ Kg7 25.
Qd4 {1/2 (42) Astrom,R (2260)-Zueger,B (2405) Stockholm 1987} Re5 $1 26. Rxe3
Rxe3 27. Qxe3 Ne5 $15) (15. Rf3 Rf7 (15... b6 16. Qc2 Nb7 17. Raf1 Nbc5 18. Rg3
Rf7 19. f5 Ne5 20. Bf4 Raf8 $13 {0-1 (38) Doroshenko,M (2270)-Moldovan,D (2405)
Bucharest 1994}) 16. Qa4 b6 17. Raf1 Raf8 18. Rg3 Kh8 19. Qc2 Nb7 20. Rg5 Nbc5
21. h4 e5 22. f5 Rg7 23. h5 gxh5 24. Rxg7 Qxg7 {1/2 (24) Prusikin,M (2520)-Hug,
W (2463) Chur 2010}) (15. Bd3 b6 (15... Rf7 16. Qe2 Raf8 17. Rf3 b6 18. Raf1
Nb7 19. Bc2 Nbc5 20. f5 Ne5 21. Rg3 Kh8 22. Bg5 Qe8 $13 {1-0 (65) Shneider,A 
(2485)-Martin del Campo,R (2465) Havana 1990}) 16. Qe2 (16. Qg4 Rf7 17. Rf3
Raf8 18. Raf1 Nb7 19. Bc2 Nbc5 20. Qh3 Nf6 $132 {1-0 (50) Markus,R (2472)-Biti,
O (2356) Pula 2003}) 16... Rae8 17. Rae1 Nb7 18. Bc2 Nbc5 19. Kh1 Qg7 20. Qd2
Rf7 21. g3 Qf8 22. Qg2 {1/2 (22) Ligterink,G (2455)-Davies,N (2410) Wijk aan
Zee 1982}) (15. Qa4 b6 16. Rad1 $5 (16. Rae1 Nb7 (16... Rae8 17. g3 Nc5 18. Qc2
Qd7 19. Bxc5 dxc5 20. Rd1 Qc6 21. e5 $36 {1/2 (43) Dragun,K (2546)-Jarmula,P 
(2133) Olsztyn 2013}) 17. Bf3 Nbc5 18. Qc2 Rae8 $13 {0-1 (79) Cuellar Gacharna,
M (2400)-Tal,M (2655) Leningrad 1973}) 16... Rf7 (16... Nb7 17. e5 $1) 17. g3 (
17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Rxf1+ 19. Bxf1 Nxe5 20. c5 Rd8 21. Re1 Nf7 22. Qe4 Qf6 23.
Bd4 e5 24. Bxe5 Nxe5 25. Qxe5 Qxe5 26. Rxe5 Kf7 $11 {1/2 (39) Jaworski,M (2348)
-Antoniewski,R (2578) Czechia 2010}) 17... Raf8 18. h4 h6 19. Kg2 g5 20. fxg5
Rxf1 21. Rxf1 Rxf1 22. Kxf1 hxg5 23. Bxg5 Qf7+ 24. Kg2 Nc5 25. Qc2 Qg6 26. Bd3
$14 {1-0 (46) Anastasian,A (2595)-Guseinov,G (2585) Abu Dhabi 2005}) 15... b6
16. g3 (16. Qc2 Rae8 17. Rf3 Nb7 18. g4 Nbc5 19. g5 Rf7 20. Rbf1 c6 21. h4 d5
$132 {1/2 (67) Cseke,R (2270)-Dostan,J (2315) Hungary 2007}) 16... Nb7 (16...
Rad8 {was more accurate. Black is planning ...Na5-b7-c5, and White can't play
17.Bf3 to prevent that.}) 17. Bf3 $1 Nbc5 (17... Rab8 $5 {[%cal Yb7c5] was
still good. After the text move White opens up the position and increases his
chances.}) 18. e5 $1 {[%mdl 32]} Rad8 19. exd6 cxd6 20. Qe2 e5 $6 {A
contribution to White's plan.} (20... Nf6 {was still more solid.}) 21. fxe5
dxe5 (21... Nxe5 22. Bd5+ Kh8 23. Bh6 $36) 22. Bh6 {White wins an exchange,
and Black's blockade on c5 is an insufficient compensation.} e4 (22... Rf5 {
is even worse due to} 23. Bd5+ Kh8 24. Rxf5 gxf5 25. Rf1 Qf6 26. Qh5) 23. Bxf8
Rxf8 24. Bg2 Re8 25. Rbd1 Qe5 (25... Nf6 $142) 26. Qf2 Re7 27. Qd4 $1 {[%csl
Gd4]} Kg7 28. Rd2 Nb8 29. Bh3 Nc6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This loses at once but
Black's position was grim anyway, e.g.} (29... Nd3 30. Re2 Nc6 (30... Qxd4+ 31.
cxd4) 31. Qd5 {, and White should win.}) 30. Qf2 $1 {An unexpected comeback of
the queen: Black can't successfully parry the simple mating threat!} h5 (30...
Kh6 31. Rd5 e3 32. Qf8+ Qg7 33. Qf4+ g5 34. Rd6+) 31. Rd5 Qc7 32. Qf8+ (32.
Qf8+ Kh7 33. Rxh5+ gxh5 34. Bf5#) 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 10th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2012.01.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Erdos, Viktor"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2012.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nc3 c6 7. O-O Qa5 8. e4
Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nfd7 11. Be3 c5 $6 {Premature.} ({The flexible} 11...
a6 {, freeing the a7-square for Black's rook, is more popular here.}) 12. dxc5
{Simple play. White was either unaware of the theoretical recommendations,
scared of a possible improvement, or perhaps relied on his novelty on move 15.}
(12. d5 {is not dangerous due to} Qb4 $1 {, e.g.} 13. Qb3 a5 14. Be2 a4 15. Qc2
a3 $132 {1/2 Podkriznik,G (2378)-Basagic,Z (2377)/Bled 2005/CBM 109 ext (36)})
(12. e5 $1 {[%cal Rf3b7] is the strongest move introduced by GM A.Goldin:} cxd4
(12... Nc6 13. exd6 $1 exd6 14. dxc5 $16) 13. Bxd4 (13. Bxb7 dxc3 $13) 13...
Nc6 (13... dxe5 14. Be3 Rd8 (14... Qa6 15. Nd5 Qd6 16. c5 $1 Nxc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5
18. Rc1 $18 {1-0 Blagojevic,D (2546)-Janev,E (2461)/Vrnjacka Banja 2009/CBM
132 Extra (31)}) 15. Bxb7 Nc5 16. Bxa8 Rxd1 17. Raxd1 $16 {1/2 Goldin,A (2595)
-Dzindzichashvili,R (2560)/Philadelphia 1992/TD (41)}) 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. exd6
e5 16. Be3 Qb4 17. Na4 (17. Rc1 $5 Qxc4 $140 18. Qa4 $1) 17... Qxc4 18. Qb3 Qe4
19. Rac1 Qf5 20. Nc5 Qxh3 $1 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 22. Rfd1 $14 {1/2 Galicek,S (2172)
-Chytilek,R (2411)/Plzen 2001/EXT 2002 (27)}) 12... dxc5 (12... Nxc5 13. e5 Nc6
14. exd6 Rfd8 15. Nd5 e6 16. b4 $1 Nxb4 17. Nxb4 Qxb4 18. Rb1 Qa3 19. Qc1 Qxc1
20. Rfxc1 $16 {1-0 Volkov,S-Agamaliev,G (2350)/Jurmala 1992/CBM 028 ext (41)})
(12... Bxc3 $142 13. bxc3 Nxc5 (13... dxc5 $143 14. e5 Qc7 15. e6 fxe6 16. Bf4
Rxf4 17. gxf4 Nc6 18. Qe2 Nf8 19. Qe4 Qa5 20. Qe3 $16 {1/2 Bakalar,P (2355)
-Gross,D (2425)/Czechia 1995/EXT 1997}) 14. e5 Nc6 $5 (14... Rd8 15. e6 $1 $16
{1-0 Fridman,D (2579)-Schebler,G (2498)/NRW 2001/EXT 2006 (42)}) 15. exd6 Rfd8
$14) 13. e5 Qc7 14. Nd5 Qd8 15. e6 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} ({Botvinnik played less
energetically in the following stem game:} 15. Nf4 Qb6 16. b4 Nxe5 17. Bxc5
Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Qc6 19. Nd5 Re8 20. Rad1 e6 21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22. Qxf6 Nd7 23. Rxd7
Qxd7 24. Bd4 e5 25. Bxe5 Rxe5 26. Qxe5 Qxh3 27. Rd1 Qc8 28. c5 Qc6 29. Rd6 Qb5
30. Qd5 Qxb4 31. Rd7 Qe1+ 32. Kg2 Qe6 $1 33. Qxe6 fxe6 34. Rxb7 Rc8 35. Rxa7
Rxc5 $11 {1/2 Botvinnik,M-Larsen,B/Monte Carlo 1968/MCD (39)}) (15. Nf6+ $5
exf6 (15... Bxf6 16. Bxb7 Nxe5 17. Bxa8 Nxc4 18. Bh6 $16) 16. Bxb7 Nb6 17. Bxc5
Qxd1 18. Raxd1 N8d7 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. b4 $16) 15... fxe6 16. Nf4
Qb6 17. Bg4 Rf6 18. b4 $1 $16 Qc6 19. b5 Qc8 20. Nd3 (20. Bxe6+ $5 Rxe6 21.
Nxe6 Bxa1 22. Qxa1 Nf6 23. Qe5 Nbd7 24. Qf4 $16) 20... a6 21. a4 axb5 22. cxb5
b6 23. Bg5 (23. Nf4 $5 Nf8 $140 24. Nd5 $1 $18) 23... Nf8 24. Ne5 $1 {Of
course, White needn't improve Black's pawn structure by means of} (24. Bxf6
exf6) 24... Ra7 25. Nc4 Rf7 26. Nxb6 Qb7 27. Qd8 Bxa1 28. Bxe6 Bd4 29. Bh6 $4 {
[%mdl 8192] White had completely outplayed his opponent and probably expected
Black's resignation but missed his only but sufficient defence.} (29. Qe8 Qf3
30. Bf4 $18 {, indeed, ended the game at once.}) 29... Nbd7 $1 30. Nxd7 $4 (30.
Qe8 {still kept a clear advantage for White after} Qf3 31. Kh2 $1 Bxf2 32.
Qxf7+ Qxf7 33. Bxf7+ Kxf7 34. Rxf2+ Ke8 35. Nxd7 Nxd7 36. Ra2 {[%csl Ga4,Gb5]})
30... Ra8 $1 {And suddenly White's attack is parried!} 31. Qb6 (31. Bxf7+ Kxf7
32. Nxc5 Bxc5 33. Qd3 {was relatively better but Black should gradually
convert his extra piece after} Ne6 34. Qc4 Qa7) 31... Qf3 {with a decisive
counterattack.} 32. Bxf7+ Kxf7 33. Qc6 Qxg3+ 34. Kh1 Qxh3+ 35. Kg1 Rxa4 36.
Nxf8 Qxh6 37. Qf3+ Bf6 38. Qb3+ c4 39. Qxa4 Qg5+ 40. Kh1 Qh4+ 41. Kg1 Qg4+ 42.
Kh2 (42. Kh1 Be5 $19) 42... Be5+ 43. f4 Bxf4+ 44. Rxf4+ Qxf4+ 45. Kg2 Qd2+ 46.
Kh3 Qc3+ 47. Kg2 Kxf8 48. Qa8+ Kg7 49. Qe4 e5 50. b6 Qb2+ 51. Kh1 Qb5 52. Qb7+
Kh6 53. Qe7 Qb1+ 54. Kh2 Qc2+ 55. Kg3 Qd3+ 56. Kg2 Qe4+ 57. Kg3 Qf4+ 58. Kh3 c3
59. b7 c2 60. b8=Q c1=Q 61. Qbf8+ Qxf8 62. Qxf8+ Kh5 63. Qf3+ Kg5 64. Qg2+ Kh6
65. Qf3 Qf4 66. Qa8 e4 67. Qe8 Kh5 68. Qg8 Kh6 69. Qe8 e3 70. Kg2 Qf2+ 71. Kh1
Qf3+ 72. Kg1 e2 73. Kh2 Qf2+ 74. Kh3 e1=R {A tragic loss for the Hungarian GM!}
0-1

[Event "World-ch Anand-Gelfand +1-1=10"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.05.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2012.05.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 ({In Game 3 Gelfand went for the Grünfeld with} 
3... d5 {and although the opening didn't go too badly for him, he got into
serious trouble later on. Probably suspecting a potent improvement by his
opponent, he decided to deviate early on.}) ({Black's move forces a Benoni
structure immediately, as after} 3... Bg7 4. e4 c5 {White can consider} 5. Ne2
{with a possible transposition to Maroczy lines.}) 4. d5 d6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Ne2 (
6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bg5 {is the most usual Sämisch/Benoni set-up, but Anand has
something else on his mind.} e6 (7... h6 8. Be3 e6 9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 Nbd7
11. Nh3 Nh7 12. Be2 Ne5 13. Nf2 h5 14. O-O f5 15. Rae1 g5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17.
Nfe4 Nf7 18. Bd3 Ne5 19. Be2 Nf7 20. Ng3 Bg6 21. Bd3 $16 {Mamedyarov,S (2731)
-Vachier Lagrave,M (2716)/Dresden olm/2008/}) 8. Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nge2
Nbd7 11. Ng3 a6 12. Be2 b5 13. O-O Qc7 14. Rac1 b4 15. Nd1 a5 16. Bh6 Bh8 17.
Ne3 Nb6 18. Kh1 Ba6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. f4 Raa8 21. e5 dxe5 22. fxe5 Qxe5 23.
Rxc5 Nfd7 24. Rc2 Rac8 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. d6 Qe6 $13 {/=/+,Dreev,A (2711)
-Khairullin,I (2642)/St Petersburg/2011/}) 6... O-O 7. Nec3 $5 {Rather unusual,
but the underlying idea is sound enough. Instead of bothering to find a good
square for the Ne2, White will rather look for another post for his Nb1 - it
might go to a3, or more probably to d2 after Be3(g5).} ({The more standard
alternative is} 7. Nbc3 e6 8. Ng3 exd5 9. cxd5 Nbd7 ({Inserting} 9... a6 10. a4
h5 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. Qd2 Nh7 {allows White to flick in} 13. a5 $1 Qc7 14. Bh6 b6
15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Be2 bxa5 17. O-O Nd7 18. Rfc1 Nb6 19. Na4 Nxa4 20. Rxa4 Bd7
21. Rxa5 $36 {Gupta,A (2587)-Vorobiov,E (2592)/Kavala/2010/}) 10. Be2 h5 {
More enterprising is} 11. Bg5 $5 {a recent high-level encounter featured} ({
Too soft is} 11. O-O a6 12. a4 h4 13. Nh1 Nh5 14. Be3 Bd4 (14... f5 $5) 15.
Bxd4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Qg5 17. Rad1 f5 18. exf5 Nf4 19. g3 Rxf5 20. Bd3 Nh3+ 21.
Kg2 Nf4+ 22. Kg1 Nh3+ 23. Kg2 Nf4+ {1/2,Spassky,B (2565)-Polgar,J (2595)/
Budapest m/1993/}) 11... Qb6 12. Qb3 $146 (12. Qd2 Nh7 13. Bh4 $5 (13. Be3 h4
14. Nf1 Ne5 15. g4 Qd8 16. h3 b5 17. f4 Nc4 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. O-O-O Rb8 20. Nh2
Qa5 {Thaler,A-Pavlovic,M (2461)/Biel/2000/} 21. e5 $1 dxe5 22. Nf3 $132) 13...
c4 (13... g5 14. Bxg5 Nxg5 15. Nxh5 Nh7 16. Nxg7 Kxg7 17. g4 Qd8 18. h4 a6 19.
O-O-O b5 20. g5 b4 21. Nb1 Qe7 22. Rdg1 Rg8 23. h5 Kf8 24. g6 $44 {Sandipan,C 
(2585)-Caspi,I (2417)/Zuerich/2009/}) 14. Bxc4 Ne5 15. Be2 Bd7 16. f4 Ng4 17.
Bxg4 hxg4 18. Nge2 Nf6 19. Bf2 Qb4 20. Ng3 Qc4 21. Qe2 Qxe2+ 22. Kxe2 b5 23. a3
a5 24. e5 dxe5 25. fxe5 Rfe8 26. Bd4 Nh5 $11 {Gupta,A (2580)-Atabayev,M (2355)/
Dubai/2011/}) 12... Qc7 $1 13. O-O Nh7 14. Be3 a6 15. a4 h4 16. Nh1 f5 17. exf5
gxf5 18. Bd2 (18. f4 Re8 19. Bf2 Bd4 $5 $132) 18... f4 19. Nf2 Ne5 20. Nce4 Nf6
21. Nxf6+ Rxf6 22. Ne4 Rf8 23. Kh1 Bd7 24. a5 Rae8 25. Rae1 Bc8 $13 {
Tomashevsky,E (2738)-Grischuk,A (2761)/Moscow Tal mem/2012/}) 7... Nh5 $146 {
[%mdl 8] After long thought Gelfand comes up with a novelty.} ({Instead of the
provocative text-move, more natural is} 7... e6 {, which has been Black's most
usual choice in the past:} 8. Be3 (8. Bg5 h6 9. Be3 exd5 10. cxd5 a6 11. a4
Nbd7 12. Be2 Nh7 13. O-O Re8 14. Qd2 h5 15. h3 f5 16. Kh1 Ndf6 17. Bd3 h4 18.
Bf4 Nh5 19. Bh2 f4 (19... Ng3+ 20. Bxg3 hxg3 $132) 20. Bxf4 Nxf4 21. Qxf4 g5
22. Qd2 Be5 23. Ne2 Qf6 $44 {Gil Capape,J (2400)-Cortes Bueno,J/Spain/1992/})
8... Na6 9. Be2 Nc7 10. a4 Nfe8 11. Qd2 f5 12. O-O Nf6 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxc5 Rf7
15. dxe6 $6 (15. d6 $5) 15... Nxe6 16. Qxd8+ Nxd8 17. Nb5 Nc6 18. N1c3 Be6 19.
Bf2 Bf8 20. Rad1 a6 21. Na3 Nd4 $36 {Sadler,M (2667)-Tkachiev,V (2634)/Enghien
les Bains/1999/}) ({Also interesting is queenside development with} 7... Na6 $5
8. Be2 Nc7 9. Be3 a6 10. a4 Rb8 11. O-O Bd7 12. Na3 Nfe8 13. Qd2 e6 14. a5 b5
15. axb6 Rxb6 16. Rfb1 Qb8 17. Ra2 Rb4 18. Bg5 f5 19. exf5 Rxf5 20. Bd3 Rf7 21.
dxe6 Nxe6 22. Nd5 Nxg5 23. Qxg5 Nf6 $1 $15 {Laznicka,V (2596)-Polzin,R (2480)/
Bundesliga/2007/}) 8. Bg5 {I suspect both players were more or less out of
their preparation, as the position has an unforced character and can hardly be
analysed at home in great detail. Therefore Anand proceeds with caution and
opts for a reasonanble, but not too obvious move his opponent might not have
taken into account.} ({The main test of Black's concept must be} 8. g4 $5 {
, although this tempting move is quite double-edged. It occurred only 3 days
later and led to a tactical fight after} Nf6 9. h4 (9. Be3 $5) 9... e6 10. h5
a6 11. a4 exd5 12. cxd5 Nbd7 13. Be2 Ne5 14. Be3 Rb8 15. Na3 Qe7 16. Kf2 Re8
17. h6 Bh8 18. g5 b5 $2 (18... Nh5 $5 $132 {/\} 19. f4 Ng4+ $1 20. Bxg4 Bxc3
21. bxc3 Qxe4 22. Bd2 Bxg4 23. Qxg4 Qd3 24. Rhd1 Ng3 $1 25. Qf3 Nh1+ 26. Rxh1
Qxd2+ 27. Kg1 Qb2 $44) 19. axb5 axb5 20. Naxb5 Rxb5 21. Nxb5 Neg4+ 22. fxg4
Nxe4+ 23. Kg2 Ng3 24. Re1 {1-0,Ivanisevic,I (2655)-Aliyev,T (2258)/Wheeling/
2012/}) 8... Bf6 {Anand was surprised by this move, as exchanging the
dark-squared bishops might be a mixed blessing: While strategically sound, it
might somewhat weaken the kingside defences.} ({Instead he suggested the
reasonable} 8... h6 9. Be3 (9. Bh4 Nd7 $13) 9... f5 $5 10. exf5 gxf5 11. Qd2 f4
12. Bf2 Nd7 $132 {[%cal Yd7e5]}) 9. Bxf6 (9. Be3 $5 {[%csl Rf6,Rh5][%cal Yg2g4]
seems more to the point, leaving Black's kingside pieces looking rather
awkward.}) 9... exf6 {Anand in his notes said that after the swap on f6 he
envisioned the position on move 12 as favourable for White. However, he
doesn't discuss} (9... Nxf6 $5 {, which seems at least a very decent
alternative:} 10. Qd2 e5 $132) 10. Qd2 $5 {Once again a safe choice.} (10. g4 {
is very committal. While} Nf4 11. Qd2 g5 12. h4 Nd7 13. Qh2 h5 (13... Ne5 14.
Nd2 h5 {-13...h5}) 14. gxh5 (14. hxg5 fxg5 15. gxh5 Ne5 16. Nd2 Qf6 $44 {
is a position Anand definitely wanted to avoid.}) 14... Ne5 {[%csl Ge5,Gf4]}
15. Nd2 Kh8 $13 {is probably objectively unclear, Black's powerful knights are
difficult to dislodge and in practice his position is easier to play.} (15...
b5 $5 16. cxb5 a6 $44)) 10... f5 11. exf5 Bxf5 (11... Re8+ 12. Kd1 Bxf5 13. g4
{- 11...Bxf5.}) (11... Qh4+ 12. Kd1 (12. Qf2 Qe7+ 13. Qe2 (13. Kd1 Bxf5 14. g4
Bxb1 15. Rxb1 Nf4 {is a line White wants to avoid, therefore he controls the
f4-square.}) 13... Qh4+ $11) 12... Bxf5 (12... Ng3 $2 13. Qf2 Nxf5 14. Qxh4
Nxh4 15. Nb5 $16) 13. g4 Bxb1 14. Rxb1 Ng7 (14... Ng3 $2 15. Qe1 $18) 15. Kc2
Nd7 16. Qe1 $5 {is Shipov's suggestion, the resulting endgame after} Qxe1 17.
Rxe1 $11 {/+/= gives White a small, but riskless edge.}) 12. g4 $1 {Once the
position becomes more concrete, Anand doesn't hesitate. After other moves
Black is perfectly OK:} (12. Na3 Qh4+ $5 (12... Re8+ 13. Kf2 Nf6 $11 {/=/+})
13. Kd1 Ng7 $36) 12... Re8+ $6 {Inaccurate, as it chases the king into a safer
place.} (12... Bxb1 13. Rxb1 Ng7 (13... Nf6 14. h4 $36 {[%cal Yf1d3,Yh4h5]})
14. h4 h5 15. Kd1 Nd7 16. Kc2 Ne5 17. Be2 $14 {Anand}) (12... Qh4+ $142 $5 13.
Kd1 (13. Qf2 Re8+ 14. Be2 Qg5 $1 {/\} 15. gxf5 $2 Qc1+ 16. Nd1 Nf4 $19) 13...
Bxb1 {transposes into the 11...Qh4+ line.}) 13. Kd1 (13. Be2 $6 Qh4+ 14. Kd1
Bxb1 15. Rxb1 Nf6 (15... Ng7 $5) 16. Nb5 Na6 17. Nxd6 Re7 18. a3 {[%cal Yd1c2]}
Rd8 19. Nb5 h5 $1 20. gxh5 (20. g5 Ne4 $1 21. fxe4 Qxe4 $17 {is a beautiful
line Gelfand considered and hoped for...}) 20... Nxh5 $44) 13... Bxb1 14. Rxb1
Qf6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] A heavy tactical error, which loses by force. Black had to
retreat modestly:} (14... Nf6 15. Kc2 $36 {[%cal Yf1d3,Yh2h5]} (15. h4 $40)) (
14... Ng7 15. h4 $36 {Although White is better in both cases, the game is
still far from over. Gelfand wants to avoid this an secure the f4-square for
his knight...}) 15. gxh5 $1 ({With the text-move possible, there was no need
to calculate and evaluate the consequences of} 15. Kc2 Nf4 16. Ne4 Rxe4 $5 (
16... Qe5 17. Re1 Nd7 18. Bd3 $14) 17. fxe4 Nd7 $44) 15... Qxf3+ 16. Kc2 Qxh1
17. Qf2 {[%cal Rf1h3,Rf1d3]} (17. Qf2 {Resignation is hardly premature, as
after} Nc6 (17... Na6 18. a3 $5 $18 (18. Bd3 Nb4+ 19. Kd2 Nxd3 20. Kxd3 $18) (
18. Bh3 $18)) 18. dxc6 $8 {White's minor pieces dominate Black's rook:} (18.
Bd3 $4 Nd4+ 19. Kd2 Qf3) 18... Qxc6 19. Bg2 (19. Bd3 Re5 20. Rf1 $18 {->})
19... Qc8 (19... Qd7 20. Nd5 $18) 20. Rf1 $18 (20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Rf1 $18)) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Ne8 {This move looks clearly inferior to 9...Nh5 but GM Teimour
Radjabov definitely had his own plan.} 10. a4 (10. c5 {is obvious and
straightforward but White probably wanted to evade Black's preparation.}) 10...
f5 11. a5 {At first sight - quite slow.} Nf6 12. Bg5 $146 {[%mdl 8] This
typical KI move is unusual in this position.} (12. a6 b6 13. c5 fxe4 14. cxd6
cxd6 15. Nd2 Kh8 16. Nc4 $6 (16. Ndxe4 Nexd5 $13) 16... Nf5 17. Be3 Bd7 18. Qd2
Rc8 19. Rac1 Be8 20. Na3 Bf7 21. Ncb5 Qd7 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rc1 Rxc1+ 24. Qxc1
Nxd5 $17 {0-1 Steiner,T (2134)-Yanayt,E (2255)/Tulsa 2008/CBM 123 Extra (48)})
(12. Nd2 Bh6 (12... f4 13. c5 g5 14. g4 Ng6 15. f3 h5 16. h3 Rf7 17. Rf2 Bf8
18. Ba3 Rh7 19. Nf1 Be7 20. Rc1 Qf8 21. Nb5 Ne8 22. c6 bxc6 23. Rxc6 Bd8 24.
Nc3 $36 {1-0 Miroshnichenko,E (2615)-Nataf,I (2553)/Kapuskasing 2004/CBM 101
ext (76)}) 13. c5 Bxd2 14. Bxd2 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. Bg5 Qe8 17. Rc1 Nf5 $132
18. Rc3 $6 Bd7 19. Qd2 Nd4 20. Re1 Bb5 $15 {0-1 Epishin,V (2465)-Akopian,V 
(2520)/Tbilisi 1989/CBM 012 (37)}) 12... Nh5 $5 {The knight finally goes to h5.
What about the time wasted?} (12... fxe4 13. Nd2 {or}) (12... Nxe4 13. Nxe4
fxe4 14. Nd2 h6 (14... Bf5 15. g4 $1) 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nxe4 {leads to a
typical situation when White controls the e4-square - and then the advance of
his queenside pawns will be very important!}) (12... h6 $5 13. Bxf6 Rxf6 14.
Qd3 {[%cal Yf3d2,Yc4c5]}) 13. exf5 $5 gxf5 (13... Bxf5 14. Qd2 Nf4 15. Bxf4
exf4 16. Rfe1 $14) 14. Qd2 {[%cal Rf3e5]} Nf6 15. c5 {Black's knight
manoeuvres (it has made 5 moves!) has brought White a considerable development
advantage.} Bd7 16. b5 Be8 17. c6 {This is a potential queen!} b6 18. Nh4 {
White must attack Black's second weakness - the f5 pawn, otherwise he will not
be able to break through on the queenside.} Bf7 19. Bd3 Bg6 20. f3 Qe8 21. Kh1
Kh8 22. Bc2 Qf7 23. g4 $5 {Taking an opportunity but maybe it was more
sadistic to continue the torture by} (23. Ra4 $5) 23... Nfg8 (23... fxg4 24.
Nxg6+ Nxg6 25. fxg4 Nf4 $5 26. Bxf4 exf4 27. Bf5 $1 $16 (27. Qxf4 $143 Qg8 28.
Qd2 Nxg4)) 24. Ra4 Rae8 (24... fxg4 25. Nxg6+ hxg6 26. Rxg4 Nf6 27. Bxf6 Bxf6
28. Rfg1 $16) 25. axb6 axb6 26. Ra7 (26. Nxg6+ $142 $5 Qxg6 (26... hxg6 $2 27.
gxf5) 27. Ra7) 26... Rc8 27. Nxg6+ Qxg6 (27... hxg6 $5) 28. Rg1 $6 {This rook
should protect the f-file!} (28. Be3 $142 {[%cal Rg4g5,Rf3f4]} Qf7 29. h3 {
and White must gradually break up Black's defence.}) 28... Qf7 29. Rg3 e4 {Or}
(29... fxg4 $5 30. Qd3 $140 Bh6 {and Black frees himself.}) {Both players were
under time pressure (especially Ivanchuk); hence inaccurate play.} 30. Ne2 (30.
gxf5 Nxf5 31. Rh3 exf3 32. Rxf3 Qh5 $1 $13) 30... Nf6 (30... Qxd5 $5 31. Qxd5
Nxd5 32. fxe4 Nb4 33. Bb1 fxe4 (33... fxg4 34. Kg1 $1 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Rg5d2]})
34. Bxe4 Rce8 35. Bf3 Nd3 36. Rxc7 Be5 $132) 31. Nf4 exf3 32. gxf5 Nfxd5 33.
Rxf3 Nxf4 34. Qxf4 Bf6 35. Bb3 Qh5 36. Bxf6+ Rxf6 37. Be6 $6 (37. Bc2 $13)
37... Rcf8 38. Rxc7 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Of course, a blunder but it was far from
easy for White to find his salvation:} (38. Rg3 $3 Nxf5 (38... Rxe6 39. fxe6
Qd5+ 40. Kg1 Qd1+ 41. Kg2 $11) 39. Bxf5 Rxf5 40. Qd4+ Re5 41. Rxc7 Rf1+ 42. Kg2
Qe2+ 43. Kh3 Rf8 44. Qa1 $1 {and Black has no mate, just a perpetual.}) 38...
Rxe6 39. fxe6 Rxf4 40. Rxf4 Qd5+ 41. Kg1 Qg5+ 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 17th"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2009.10.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2009.10.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Nbd7 8. O-O
Re8 9. Qc2 exd4 10. Nxd4 c6 11. Rad1 a6 {An alternative to the normal} (11...
Qe7) {Black wants either to prepare ...b7-b5 or to provoke a2-a4 and then play
...a6-a5. However, this plan is too slow: while Black is arranging his pieces
for ...b5, White will find a good moment to play a4.} 12. f3 {This move has
become quite popular recently. Other options:} (12. Rfe1) (12. Kh1) 12... d5 {
White is well prepared for this break, but in the event of "normal" play he
keeps a small positional advantage:} (12... Qc7 13. Qd2 Ne5 14. Rc1 Bd7 15.
Rfd1 Rad8 16. a4 a5 17. Bf1 Bc8 18. Qf2 $14 {0-1 Feller,S (2523)-Bacrot,E 
(2691)/Pau 2008/CBM 126 (32)}) 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. f4 $5 {[%mdl 4] An unusual
idea discovered by French players.} (14. Kh1 b5 $4 (14... dxe4 $5) (14... Qc7
$5 15. Nxd5 $140 Nxd5 16. exd5 Qxc2 17. Nxc2 Bxb2) 15. Bf4 $4 ({both players
missed} 15. Nc6 Qc7 16. Nxb5 $1 $18) 15... Qb6 $13 {1-0 Ovsejevitsch,S (2370)
-Komliakov,V (2535)/Nikolaev 1995/CBM 047 (28)}) 14... Nxe4 (14... dxe4 {
gives White a strong attack:} 15. g4 $1 h6 16. g5 hxg5 17. fxg5 Nh7 18. Rxf7 $3
{The point!} Nxg5 (18... Kxf7 19. Bc4+ Kf8 20. Qf2+ Nhf6 (20... Ndf6 21. Nb3
$18 {[%cal Re3c5]}) 21. Nc6 $3 bxc6 22. Bc5+ Nxc5 23. Rxd8 $18) (18... Bxd4 19.
Bxd4 Qxg5+ 20. Kh1 Kxf7 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Qxe4 $18 {->}) 19. Rff1 Re5 20. Kh1
Kh7 21. Bf4 $16 {1-0 Feller,S (2539)-Apicella,M (2521)/Le Port Marly 2009/CBM
130 Extra (35)}) 15. Nxd5 Nef6 {Black must give up material to release White's
pressure.} (15... Ndc5 16. f5 $1 $40 Qxd5 $140 17. fxg6 $1 hxg6 18. Bc4 Qd7 19.
Nb3 $1 $18) 16. Nc7 Rxe3 17. Nxa8 Nd5 {The knight is trapped on a8 but can't
be picked up.} 18. Bc4 $1 N7f6 19. f5 Bd7 (19... Re8 20. Qb3 $1 $16) 20. Bxd5
Nxd5 21. Qc5 $1 Qxa8 $2 (21... Re5 {was the best attempt:} 22. Qd6 $1 (22. fxg6
hxg6 23. Nf3 Bf8 $1 24. Qa7 Rh5 25. Qxb7 Be6 {is even less convincing}) 22...
Qe7 ({or} 22... Ne3 23. Nf3 $1 Re7 24. Rfe1 $1 Nxf5 25. Qc7 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Qxc7
27. Nxc7 Bxb2 28. Rb1 Ba3 29. Rxb7) 23. Qxe7 Rxe7 24. f6 $1 Nxf6 25. Nb6 {
In both variations White keeps the better prospects in the endgame but there
is a lot of fight remaining.}) 22. Qxd5 $18 {White is now an exchange up and
attacking.} Be8 23. f6 Bf8 24. Kh1 Qb8 25. Qg5 Re4 26. Rfe1 h6 27. Qg3 Rxe1+
28. Rxe1 Qd8 {The queen exchange is equally hopeless.} 29. Nf5 Kh7 (29... Qxf6
30. Nxh6+ Bxh6 31. Rxe8+ Bf8 32. h3 Qxb2 33. Qd6 Qg7 34. a4 $18) 30. Ne7 h5 31.
Qe5 Bb5 32. b3 Qd2 33. a4 Bd3 34. Rg1 Bc2 35. h3 Qb4 36. Rc1 (36. Rf1 $142 $1
Qxb3 37. Rf3 Qxa4 $140 38. Qb8 $18) 36... Qxb3 37. Kh2 $2 (37. Re1 $1 {[%cal
Re5b8]} Qb4 38. Re2 $1 h4 $1 (38... Qc4 39. a5 $1) 39. Qd5 $1 (39. Qb8 $2 Qd4
$1) 39... Qb1+ $1 (39... Bb3 40. Re4 $1) (39... Qb3 40. Rxc2 $1) 40. Kh2 Qb3 (
40... Bb3 41. Qe5 {[%cal Re5b8,Re2e4]} (41. Qg5 $18) 41... Qf1 42. Re4 Qf2 43.
Qg5 $18) 41. Qxb3 Bxb3 42. Re4 Kh6 43. Rxh4+ Kg5 44. Rb4 $18) 37... Bh6 $1 (
37... Qxa4 38. Qc7 $1 (38. Qb8 Qe4) 38... Bd3 (38... Be4 39. Rc4) 39. Qb8 Qe4
40. Rc8 Bf1 41. Qg3 Bxe7 (41... h4 42. Qg5) 42. fxe7 Bb5 (42... Qxe7 43. Qc3
$18) 43. Qc7 $18 Bf1 $140 44. Qc2 $1 Qe5+ 45. Kg1 Bb5 46. Qc3) 38. Rf1 Qd3 $4 {
[%mdl 8192] Losing at once. Meanwhile after} (38... h4 $1 39. Rf3 (39. Qb8 Qg3+
40. Qxg3 hxg3+ 41. Kxg3 Bxa4 {is probably better but White's task in this
endgame is far from easy}) 39... Qb4 $1 (39... Qe6 $143 40. Qxe6 fxe6 41. Rc3
$1 Bxa4 42. Rc4 $18 {[%cal Yc4h4]}) 40. Qb8 Bd2 $1 41. Nd5 (41. Qf8 $4 Bf4+)
41... Qc5 $1 42. Qxb7 Qd6+ 43. Kg1 Qe6 {White can hardly win.}) 39. Qb8 Bd2 40.
Qf8 1-0

[Event "HUN-GER m"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2004.09.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Berkes, Ferenc"]
[Black "Graf, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2004.09.16"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Be3 c5 8. dxc5
Qa5 9. Bd2 {Compare to 6...c5 7.dxc5 Qa5 8.Bd2 with an extra h6 for Black,
which favours White?!} Qxc5 10. Nf3 Bg4 (10... Nc6 11. h3) 11. O-O (11. Be3 Qa5
12. Nd2 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Nc6 14. O-O {- 11.0-0}) 11... Nc6 12. Be3 Qa5 13. Rc1 {
It is not clear whether this R belongs to c1.} (13. Nd2 $1 {has to be played
anyway, so this is the precise move order.} Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Rfc8 {Black has some
counterplay on the dark squares, especially on the <<.} (14... h5 15. h3 Rac8
16. Rac1 Nd7 17. Ndb1 {Kaidanov} (17. a3 $6 Rfe8 18. Rfd1 Qa6 19. Nb3 $1 {
Kaidanov} (19. Nf3 $6 Na5 20. Nd5 Nxc4 21. Bg5 Nf6 $15) (19. Rc2 $6 Nd4 20.
Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Nf3 Bg7 $15 {Kaidanov-Sasikiran, Calcutta 80/575 2000}) 19...
Nce5 (19... Nb6 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. exd5 Ne5 22. Nd2 $11) 20. c5 Nxc5 21. Nxc5
dxc5 22. Qxa6 bxa6 23. Na4 c4 24. Nc5 (24. Bxa7 $11) 24... Rxc5 25. Bxc5 Nd3
26. Rxc4 Nxb2 27. Rcc1 $11) 17... Nd4 18. Qd1 Rxc4 $140 $2 19. b3) 15. Rfc1 {
Here we see the difference to 13.Rac1.} (15. a3 Nd7 (15... Kh7 {Kotronias} 16.
Rac1 a6 17. Rfd1 e6 $13 {with a hedgehog type of position.}) 16. b4 (16. Rfc1
Kh7 17. Rab1 Qd8 18. b4 a5 $1 {otherwise Black has no real counterplay.} 19. b5
{The opening of the a <-> favours Black.} Nd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Na4 $1 Nc5 22.
Nxc5 dxc5 (22... Bxc5 $5) 23. e5 $1 Qd7 24. Nf3 Qf5 $1 $13) 16... Qd8 17. Rac1
a5 $1 18. b5 Nd4 19. Bxd4 Bxd4 20. Na4 $5 {Kotronias} (20. Nf3 $6 Bg7 $15 {
and Black has a nice pressure on the dark squares due to his strong
fianchettoed B, Kofidis-Kotronias, Glifada 2001 82/497.})) (15. Rac1 {- 13.Rc1}
) 15... Nd7 16. Rab1 (16. a3) 16... Kh7 17. f4 Qd8 (17... Nc5 18. Kh1 $14 Na4 (
18... Nb4 $2 19. a3 Nbd3 20. Rc2 Nxb2 $140 21. Rbxb2 Bxc3 22. Rb5 Qxa3 23. Nb1
$18) 19. Nd1 $5 (19. Nxa4 Qxa4 20. a3 $14) 19... Nb6 (19... Rab8 20. a3 b5 $140
21. b3 $16) 20. a3 Nd7 (20... Qa6 21. Qd3 {/\ b4}) 21. Nc3 {Both knights went
back and forth.} Qd8 $14 {Milov} (21... a6 $6 22. Nb3 Qd8 23. Rc2 Na5 24. Nd2
Qh8 25. Rbc1 $16 {Milov-Shchekachev, Amsterdam 2000 79/531 CBM 77})) 18. Nf3 {
+/= Milov} a6 {~~ Kotronias and we have to decide which evaluation looks more
logical...}) 13... Rfc8 14. Nd2 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Nd7 {Black wants to compensate
his lack of place by a dark-squared strategy.} 16. a3 (16. Rfd1 h5 17. a3 (17.
Nb3 {Gulko} Qa6 $1 $13) 17... Qa6 $1 18. Nf3 Nb6 $13 {Gulko-Ivanchuk, Biel izt
1993 58/625}) 16... Qd8 17. f3 $6 {This is a rather "lazy" move.} (17. b4 $6 a5
18. b5 Nd4 $15) (17. f4 $5 {deserves attention immediately.}) 17... a5 (17...
Kh7 {/\ Qh8}) 18. Na4 $6 {This is the beginning of a wrong plan, after which
Black gets a total control over >< d4.} (18. b3) 18... Nc5 19. Nxc5 $6 {
The continuation of the wrong plan.} (19. Nc3 Nd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 21. Kh1) 19...
dxc5 {>< d4 remains in Black's hands.} 20. Nb1 (20. Nb3 Qb6) (20. f4 $5 {
fishing in troubled waters after} Bxb2 21. Rb1 Bxa3 22. f5 {was the tactical
choice.}) 20... Qb6 $1 (20... Nd4 21. Qf2 a4 22. Nc3) 21. Nc3 Qb3 22. Kh1 (22.
f4) 22... e6 23. f4 Nd4 24. Qf2 Rd8 25. e5 Qxc4 26. Ne4 Qd5 27. Nxc5 Nf5 28.
Rc3 Bf8 29. Rd3 Qc6 30. Rc3 Rac8 31. Rfc1 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This is a serious
tactical blunder!} (31. Nb3 {was still not the end of the world.}) 31... Nxe3
$19 32. Nd3 Rxd3 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 63rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.12.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2010.12.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Bd3 d6 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. h3
exd5 9. exd5 Nfd7 $1 {This unusual move brings Black good results. Its idea is
to meet f2-f4 with ...f7-f5 while the other knight goes to c7 covering the e6
square. Details - see CBM 112, annotations to Topalov - Radjabov by IM L.Hazai.
} 10. f4 (10. b3 Re8 $1 11. Bd2 Na6 12. Rc1 Qh4 $6 (12... Ne5 $1 $13 {P.
Cramling}) 13. O-O Ne5 14. Bb1 {[%cal Rf2f4]} Bxh3 $6 15. gxh3 Qxh3 16. Be4 $1
Nb4 $5 17. Bg2 Qh5 18. Nf4 $1 Qh4 19. Nh3 $16 {0-1 Djurhuus,R (2495)-Cramling,
P (2520)/Reykjavik 1995/CBM 047/[Knaak] (49)}) (10. O-O Ne5 11. b3 Nxd3 12.
Qxd3 Nd7 13. Qg3 Nf6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bd2 Bf5 16. Qf3 Nd7 17. g4 Ne5 18. Qg3 Bd3
19. Rae1 Qh4 $5 20. Qxh4 Nf3+ 21. Kg2 Nxh4+ 22. Kg3 g5 $13 {1/2 Vovk,Y (2546)
-Golubev,M (2487)/Mukachevo 2009/CBM 128 Extra (65)}) 10... f5 (10... Qh4+ $5
11. g3 Qe7 (11... Bxc3+ 12. Kf2 $1 Bxb2 13. Bxb2 $1 $44 {[%cal Gb2h8]}) 12. O-O
Re8 (12... Na6 13. Kg2 Re8 14. Ng1 Nb4 15. Bb1 Nb6 16. a3 Na6 17. Qb3 Bf5 $13 {
1/2 Perelshteyn,E (2536)-Hernandez Guerrero,G (2536)/Lubbock 2007/EXT 2008 (46)
}) 13. Kh2 f5 14. Bd2 Na6 15. a3 Nc7 16. Qc2 Nf6 17. Rae1 Qf8 18. Ng1 Bd7 $11 {
0-1 Fercec,N (2464)-Krstic,U (2386)/Pula 2000/CBM 075/[Hazai] (40)}) 11. O-O (
11. g4 $6 Qh4+ 12. Kd2 Nf6 13. g5 Ne4+ $1 14. Nxe4 fxe4 15. Bxe4 b5 $1 $36 {
L.Hazai}) (11. Be3 $142 $1 Na6 12. O-O {- see 11.0-0 Na6.}) 11... Re8 $1 {
Preventing Bc1-e3 and solving all opening problems.} (11... Na6 $143 12. Be3 (
12. Bd2 $143 Nc7 13. Qc2 Nf6 14. a3 Bd7 15. b4 b6 16. Rae1 Re8 17. Ng3 Rxe1 18.
Rxe1 Qf8 19. Be2 Re8 $11 {0-1 Kacheishvili,G (2613)-Fernandez,D (2369)/Mesa
2009/CBM 130 Extra (38)}) 12... Nc7 13. Kh1 $5 (13. Qd2 Re8 (13... b5 $5 14.
Nxb5 Nxb5 15. cxb5 Bb7 $1 16. Nc3 Qa5 $44 {[%cal Ya7a6] T.Radjabov}) (13... Nf6
14. Bf2 Bd7 15. a3 a5 16. a4 Qe7 17. Rae1 Rae8 18. Nd4 Qd8 19. Nf3 Rxe1 20.
Rxe1 Re8 $11 {1/2 Dreev,A (2650)-Khairullin,I (2605)/Moscow 2010/CBM 135 (44)})
14. Bf2 (14. a4 Nf6 15. Kh1 Na6 16. Rae1 Nb4 17. Bb1 a6 18. Bf2 Qc7 19. Ng1 Bd7
20. Nf3 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Re8 $11 {1/2 Sokolov,I (2652)-Efimenko,Z (2616)/
Gibraltar 2007/CBM 116 ext (61)}) (14. Rae1 $5) 14... Nf6 (14... b5 $5) 15. a3
a5 $1 16. Bh4 Bd7 17. Kh1 Qe7 18. Rae1 Qf7 19. a4 Na6 $11 {0-1 Topalov,V (2801)
-Radjabov,T (2700)/Morelia/Linares 2006/CBM 112/[Hazai] (37)}) 13... Nf6 14.
Bf2 Bd7 15. Bh4 Qe8 16. Qb3 $1 Rb8 17. a4 Na6 18. Rae1 Nb4 19. Bb1 Qf7 {
1-0 Sokolov,I (2673)-Avrukh,B (2641)/Heraklio 2007/CBM 121 (40)} 20. Nb5 $1 $14
{I.Sokolov}) 12. Bd2 Na6 (12... Nf6 $144 13. Qc2 Na6 14. a3 Bd7 15. Nb5 Qb6 $1
$11 {1-0 Dydyshko,V (2415)-Mochalov,E (2450)/Minsk 1978/EXT 2003 (41)}) 13. Re1
(13. Qb3 Nb4 14. Bb1 b5 $1 {A typical pawn sacrifice in this structure.} 15.
cxb5 Nb6 16. a3 N4xd5 17. Nxd5 Be6 18. Nec3 c4 19. Qd1 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21.
Ba5 Qxa5 22. Qxd5+ Kh8 23. Qxc4 Qd2 24. Bd3 Rac8 25. Qb3 Re3 26. Rad1 Qxb2 27.
Qxb2 Bxb2 {1/2 Atalik,S (2564)-Czarnota,P (2575)/Polanica Zdroj 2007/CBM 120})
(13. a3 $5 {is the most logical but Black's position is solid enough after} Nc7
14. b4 b6 $11) 13... Nf6 14. Ng3 {Long manoeuvring starts now.} (14. a3) 14...
Rxe1+ 15. Bxe1 Bd7 16. a3 Kh8 17. Bf2 Rc8 18. Qb3 Rb8 19. Re1 b6 20. Nf1 Nc7
21. Nd2 a6 22. a4 Nh5 23. g3 Be8 24. Nf3 h6 25. Qc2 Bf7 26. Qe2 Bf6 27. Qd2 Qd7
28. b3 Re8 29. Rxe8+ Bxe8 30. Ne2 b5 $6 {This break is unnecessary and only
allows the invasion of the white queen.} (30... a5 $11) 31. axb5 axb5 32. Qa5
$1 b4 33. Nh2 Ng7 34. g4 $1 Qe7 (34... fxg4 $5 35. hxg4 h5 36. g5 Bd8) 35. Nf3
(35. Nf1 $5 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Yf1e3]}) 35... Qd7 (35... fxg4 $5 36. hxg4 Qd7 37.
Nh2 h5 $1 38. g5 Bd8 39. Qa1 Kh7) 36. g5 $5 Bd8 37. gxh6 $6 {Too early. This
capture gives the black pieces some fresh air.} (37. Qa1 $5 h5 {, and now
White can try to break through by preparing a piece sacrifice on c5 or e5.} (
37... Kh7 $143 38. gxh6 Kxh6 39. Ng5 {[%csl Rh6]})) 37... Nh5 {[%cal Rc7d5]}
38. Qa7 Kh7 39. Bh4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] A blunder. White loses sense of danger. He
was not better anymore and should have played quietly.} Bxh4 40. Nxh4 Qe7 41.
Ng2 $2 {White fails to switch to stubborn defence. After this move Black
simply wins a pawn and easily converts it.} (41. Qb8 $1 Na6 $5 (41... Nxd5 $2
42. cxd5 Qe3+ 43. Kg2 Qxd3 44. Qxe8) (41... Kxh6 $1 42. Ng2 Kg7 $15 {[%cal
Ye8f7,Yc7e8,Ye8f6] is Black's best chance to continue a positional fight for a
victory}) 42. Qc8 Qe3+ 43. Kh2 $3 (43. Kg2 $2 Qxd3 44. Qxe8 Qxe2+) 43... Nxf4
44. Nxf4 Qxf4+ 45. Kg2 $1 Qd2+ 46. Kg1 $1 {and surprisingly, Black has no win,
e.g.} Qe3+ (46... Bf7 47. Qf8) (46... Qxd3 47. Qxe8 Qd4+ 48. Kg2 Qxh4 49. Qf7+
Kxh6 50. Qf8+ Kg5 51. Qe7+ $11) 47. Kg2 Qg5+ $1 48. Kh2 Qe7 49. Kg2 $1 (49.
Qxa6 $2 Qxh4) 49... Nc7 50. Bxf5 $1 gxf5 51. Nxf5 {with sufficient counterplay.
}) 41... Nxd5 42. Qxe7+ Nxe7 43. Kf2 Bc6 44. Ng3 Nxg3 45. Kxg3 Be4 46. Bxe4
fxe4 47. Kf2 Nf5 48. Ne3 Nd4 49. Ng4 Nxb3 50. Nf6+ Kxh6 51. Nxe4 Na5 52. Nxd6
b3 53. Ne4 Nxc4 54. Nc3 Na3 55. Na4 c4 56. Ke3 Nb5 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.05"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Bg5 d6 ({If Black wants to avoid
the pressure on the c1-h6 /^, he can insert} 5... h6 6. Bh4 {and only then} d6)
6. e3 (6. Qd2) 6... Nbd7 {Black wants to play e5, but then the B on g5 has
it's important role.} (6... c5 {or}) (6... h6 7. Bh4 c5 {is the other way to
attack White's [+]. In this case Black has some pressure on the long /^ and
White's dark-squared B is sometimes out of play.}) 7. Qc2 e5 8. Rd1 h6 9. Bh4
Re8 10. Be2 g5 (10... c6 11. dxe5 {White immediately wants to clarify matters
in the [+].} (11. O-O Qe7 12. b4 {This is the logical plan here. Black's
chances on the >> are minimized by the active B on h4.} (12. h3 {preparing the
retreat for the B is not so useful in this case.} a6 (12... e4 {leads to
King's Indian Attack type of position, where the B is excellent on h4 instead
of c1.} 13. Nd2 Qe6 14. d5 $1 $16) 13. a3 Qf8 14. Bg3 Qe7 {Black cannot find
an adequate plan.} 15. dxe5 (15. c5 $143 dxc5 16. dxe5 Nh5) (15. d5 c5) 15...
dxe5 16. b4 {White has to play on the <<, especially when the dark squares are
weakened there.} b6 17. Rd2 Bb7 18. Rfd1 $14 {with pressure on the d <->,
Ehlvest-Kulaots, Riga 1995.}) 12... a6 (12... e4 $2 {is again inferior.} 13.
Nd2 g5 14. Bg3 {The B is even better on the h2-b8 /^.} h5 15. h4 Bh6 16. d5 ({
or the other push} 16. c5 d5 17. b5 $14 {with a strong |^ on the <<.}) 16...
cxd5 17. cxd5 Ne5 18. hxg5 Bxg5 19. Ncxe4 {and the important e4 P is gone.} Bf5
20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Qb3 $18 {V.Kovacevic-Postl, Senec 1998}) 13. d5 c5 14. a3 b6
15. Nd2 Nf8 16. f3 Qc7 17. Rb1 $14 {with a favourable Classical King's Indian
structure for White, Avrukh-Nevednichy, Elista 1998.}) 11... dxe5 12. O-O Qc7 (
12... Qe7 13. Nd2 Nf8 14. a3 {/\ b4,c5,Nc4 >< d6.} Bf5 15. Qc1 g5 16. Bg3 Ng6
17. f3 h5 {Black's only chance is a direct assault on the >>.} 18. Nde4 h4 19.
Be1 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Red8 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. c5 Be6 23. Nd6 $14 {and finally the
N has reached the desired post on d6, Inkiov-Sznapik, Lodz 1978 Inf.25/703.})
13. Nd2 Nf8 (13... Nc5 $6 {runs into} 14. b4 $16) (13... a5 $6 {weakens the
dark squares on the <<.} 14. Nde4 $14) 14. c5 $1 Bf5 15. Qc1 N8d7 (15... Nd5 $5
{Inkiov}) 16. b4 a5 17. a3 axb4 18. axb4 b6 {Black wants to eliminate the
stronghold on c5.} (18... Nd5 19. Nc4 Nxb4 20. Nd6 Rf8 21. Nxf5 gxf5 22. Qb1
Na6 23. Qxf5 $36) 19. Nc4 $1 bxc5 ({Ignoring White's threats leads nowhere:} 
19... Be6 $6 20. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 21. Ne4 Be7 (21... Bg7 {Inkiov}) 22. Ncd6 {
with a total control over >< d6.} Rf8 23. Bc4 $1 Bxc4 24. Qxc4 $16 {
Inkiov-Uhlmann, Bulgaria-DDR 1986 Inf.42/751}) 20. b5 $5 (20. Nd6 cxb4 $5 (
20... Rf8 21. b5 $1 Bg4 22. Bxg4 Nxg4 23. bxc6 Qxc6 24. Nd5 $1 $44) 21. Nxe8
Nxe8 $1 $13 {with sufficient compensation for the sacrificed echange.}) 20...
Bg4 21. Bxg4 Nxg4 22. bxc6 Qxc6 23. Rd6 $1 Qb7 24. Rfd1 $44) (10... exd4 {
gives up the [+], but Black wants to control the vital e4 square after Nc5.}
11. Nxd4 a5 (11... Nc5 {immediately is answered by} 12. b4 $1 Ne6 13. Nb3 {
Black's N is in the way of the R and the B, so White avoids exchanges in a
position, where Black has less space.} Bd7 14. O-O b6 {(Lechtynsky-Mista, CZE
1998)} 15. Bf3 $1 $14 {with an excellent B on the long /^.}) 12. b3 (12. Ndb5
Nc5 13. O-O g5 14. Bg3 Nfe4 {and Black has reached, what he wanted.}) (12. O-O
Nc5 13. Bf3 a4 14. b4 axb3 15. axb3 $14) 12... Nc5 13. Bf3 Bd7 14. O-O c6 15.
Bg3 Bf8 {(Malaniuk-Krapivin, Pardubice 1998)} 16. a3 $14 {/\ b4 pushing back
the strong c5 N.}) 11. dxe5 (11. Bg3 {immediately is also possible.} Nh5 12.
dxe5 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Nxe5 (13... dxe5 14. Bd3 $16 {with total control over the
light squares.}) 14. Nd4 $14 {>< f5} (14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15. g4 Bd7 $13)) 11... dxe5
(11... gxh4 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. O-O $14 {leads to a better P structure for White,
and the light squares remain vulnerable as well.}) 12. Bg3 Qe7 (12... Nh5 $2 {
founders on the tactics:} 13. Bxe5 $1 g4 14. Bxg7 gxf3 15. Bxh6 fxe2 16. Qxe2
$18) 13. O-O c6 14. a3 {preparing for b4.} (14. Nd2 {is worthy of
consideration as well, for example} e4 15. b4 $1 $14 {and White has spared the
preparatory move a3.}) 14... a5 {Soon Black will regret this weakening move...}
(14... Nh5 15. Ne4 $14 {>< d6} (15. Bxe5 $2 {doesn't work already because of}
Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Bxh5 g4 $1 {and the B is in trouble.})) 15. Rb1 (15. h3
$5 {securing the retreat of the B was playable.}) 15... Nh5 16. Rfd1 e4 (16...
Nxg3 17. hxg3 Nc5 18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 Na6 20. c5 $16) 17. Nd4 {This is the
quiet approach.} (17. Bd6 $5 {leads to sharper fight:} Qe6 18. Nxg5 hxg5 19.
Bxh5 Qxc4 20. Be2 Qe6 21. Rd2 $16) 17... Nxg3 18. hxg3 Nf8 (18... Nf6 19. Na4
$1 $16) 19. Na4 $1 {The weaknesses of the dark squares on the << begin to tell.
} c5 (19... Bd7 20. Nb6 Rad8 21. c5 $16) 20. Nb5 Ra6 21. Nac3 {/\ Nd5} f5 $2 {
[%mdl 8192] Now White wins the exchange without any trouble.} (21... Bxc3 $8 {
was the only way to avoid the collapse.} 22. Nxc3 f5 23. Nd5 Qe5) 22. Nd5 $18
Qe5 23. Ndc7 Re7 24. Nxa6 bxa6 25. Rd5 Qe6 26. Nd6 f4 27. Rbd1 Bd7 28. Nf5 Rf7
29. Nxg7 Rxg7 30. Qc3 Ng6 31. Rd6 Qe8 32. Bh5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.02.08"]
[Round "10.8"]
[White "Graf, Alexander"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E84"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "174"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Luebeck"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nge2 a6 8. Qd2
Rb8 9. Rc1 Bd7 10. Nd1 {White is making preparations against Black's normal
plans 10...b5 and 10...e5.} Re8 {This novelty doesn't look very promising.} (
10... b5 $6 {is now strongly met by} 11. c5 $1 e6 12. Nf2 Qe7 (12... b4 $6 13.
g3 Na5 14. Nd3 dxc5 15. Nxc5 $16 {Black's << is in ruins.} Bb5 16. Nf4 g5 17.
Nfd3 Nc6 18. Ne5 g4 $4 19. Bxb5 {1-0 Nenashev-Gadjily, Dubai 2000}) 13. cxd6
cxd6 14. g3 {/\ Bg2} Qd8 15. Bg2 Qa5 16. Qxa5 Nxa5 17. b3 Rfc8 18. Kd2 $14 {
and White has a strong P [+], therefore the space advantage as well,
Conquest-Kindermann, Germany 2000.}) (10... e6 $5 {is an interesting, unusual
plan.} 11. g3 Ne8 12. Bg2 f5 13. O-O Nf6 14. Nf2 Qe7 15. f4 (15. b4 $5) 15...
fxe4 16. d5 Nd8 17. Nc3 Nf7 18. Ncxe4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 e5 20. Rfe1 Bf5 $13 {
Hertneck-Schmaltz, Germany 1998}) (10... e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. c5 $5 {White has
the same reaction, as in case of 10...b5.} (12. g3 Ne8 13. Bg2 c5 14. b4 b6 15.
O-O f5 16. Nf2 {1/2-1/2 Bischoff-Nunn, Paignton 2000}) (12. b4 $5) 12... Ne8 (
12... dxc5 13. Bxc5 Ne8 {/\ Nd6 is a possibility transposing after} 14. Nec3 {
to the game continuation.}) 13. b4 {against 13...dxc5} (13. Nec3 dxc5 $5 {
vacating the d6 square for the blockading N comes into consideration.} (13...
f5 14. Bd3 (14. b4 {- 13.b4})) (13... c6 14. cxd6 Nxd6 15. Bc5 $14) 14. Bxc5
Nd6 15. Bd3 f5 16. O-O Kh8 {/\ Ng8, Bh6}) 13... f5 14. Nec3 (14. Ndc3 Nf6)
14... Nf6 15. Be2 {Finally White can finish his development.} Kh8 16. Nb2 {
/\ Nc4 improving the N and waiting with 0-0.} (16. O-O {castles into Black's
standard ->.} f4 17. Bf2 g5) 16... Nc8 {If this is necessary, then White's
advantage is undisputable in the opening. He has a strong pressure on the <<,
while Black's chances for a >> -> are problematic.} (16... f4 17. Bf2 g5 18.
Nc4 {and White's K may remain in the [+] because of the closed character of
the position.}) 17. Nc4 (17. O-O {now comes into consideration, after one of
Black's pieces has left the >>.} f4 18. Bf2 g5 19. Qd1 $1 {against g4.} (19.
Nc4 g4)) 17... fxe4 18. fxe4 Ng4 (18... Nh5 19. Bxh5 Qh4+ 20. Bf2 Qxh5 21. O-O
g5 22. Be3 h6 23. Rxf8+ Bxf8 24. Rf1 Be7 25. Ne2 Qg6 26. Ng3 $16 {Graf-Mamedov,
Dubai 2002}) 19. Bg5 ({or simply} 19. Bxg4 Bxg4 20. Bf2 $16 {/\ 0-0}) 19... Bf6
20. O-O Kg7 21. Rxf6 Nxf6 22. Bh6+ Kg8 23. Bxf8 Qxf8 24. Qe3 $16 {Graf-Nunn,
BL 2001 CBM 82}) 11. Nf2 b5 $6 {This provocative move will lead more or less
forced to an exchange sacrifice!} (11... e6 $5) 12. c5 dxc5 13. Rxc5 {Now the
P structure clearly favours White.} e5 {otherwise Black has no counterplay.}
14. d5 Ne7 15. Qc2 c6 $5 {Now, or never. If the backward c P remains, White is
clearly better.} (15... Rc8 16. Nd3) 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17. Rxc6 Bxc6 18. Qxc6 $16 {
Black wanted to keep the activity at any cost. However White has time to
finish his development and then two light pieces will overcome the R slowly
but surely.} Bf8 19. Qc3 Rc8 20. Qd2 Qc7 21. Nc1 Bc5 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Nb3 Qb6
24. Bd3 Nh5 25. g3 {and Black's dreams of -> cannot be realized.} Ng7 26. Ng4
Red8 27. Ne3 {/\ Nd5 centralizing the N and covering the d <-> as well.} Qd6
28. Nd5 Ne8 29. Ke2 {The K in the middle is relatively safe now.} (29. Na5 Rd7)
29... Nc7 30. Nxc7 Rxc7 31. Rd1 Qe6 32. Qe3 Qh3 33. Qf2 Qc8 34. Rd2 a5 {
This is a desperate attempt to change the course of the game.} 35. Bxb5 (35.
Nxa5 Rcd7 36. Nb3 $16 {was even simpler.}) 35... a4 36. Rxd8+ Qxd8 37. Nd2 Rc2
38. Qe3 Qa5 39. Bc4 Qb4 40. Bd5 Qxb2 {Black has activated his pieces, but
White's position remained rock-solid and everything is defended.} 41. f4 Kg7
42. fxe5 Qxe5 43. Qa7 Qf6 44. Kd1 Rc8 45. Qxa4 (45. e5 Qxe5 46. Qxf7+ Kh8)
45... Qa1+ 46. Ke2 Qg1 47. Kd3 Qxh2 48. Qd4+ f6 49. Qa7+ (49. e5 $1 {looks
crisper.} Qxg3+ 50. Bf3 Kh6 51. exf6 $18) 49... Kh8 50. Qe3 Qh5 51. a4 Qe5 52.
Nc4 Qa1 53. Qb6 h5 54. a5 Qf1+ 55. Kc3 Qe1+ 56. Kb2 Qxg3 57. Qxf6+ Kh7 58. a6 {
The a P should decide the battle...} Rb8+ 59. Bb7 Qc7 60. Nd6 Qb6+ 61. Kc2 Rg8
62. e5 Rg7 63. Nc4 (63. Ne4 Rc7+) 63... Qd4 64. Qf1 (64. Kb3) 64... Rc7 65. Kb3
Qc5 66. Qd3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This serious blunder ruins White's efforts at once.
} (66. Qe2) 66... Qb5+ 67. Kc3 Qxe5+ $11 {and the fall of the e P is really
serious! With the new time limit these blunders occur frequently, ruining the
quality of the game.} 68. Kd2 Qb5 69. Ne3 Qb4+ 70. Ke2 Qb2+ 71. Qd2 Qb5+ 72.
Kf2 Rf7+ 73. Kg1 Qb6 74. Kg2 Rxb7 75. axb7 Qxb7+ 76. Nd5 Qf7 77. Qd4 Qf5 78.
Ne3 Qe6 79. Kf2 Qf7+ 80. Kg3 Qc7+ 81. Kh3 Qe7 82. Nd5 Qe6+ 83. Kh2 Qe2+ 84. Kh1
Qf3+ 85. Kh2 Qe2+ 86. Kg3 Qg4+ 87. Qxg4 hxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup-C"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. f4 Qe8 8. Nf3
e5 $1 9. fxe5 (9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Nc5 $132) 9... dxe5 10. d5 (10. Nxe5 c5
$132) (10. dxe5 Ng4 11. Nd5 Nxe5 12. Be7 c6 {sacrificing the exchange for a
strong compensation.}) 10... h6 (10... Nh5 {- Alterman-Bosboom, Wijk aan Zee
1998 CBM 63.}) 11. Bxf6 (11. Bh4 {- Sorin-Zarnicki, Buenos Aires 2000 CBM 79})
11... Bxf6 12. a3 c5 {This blockade is Black's main idea in this position.} (
12... Qe7 13. O-O (13. b4 c5 $13) 13... Rd8 14. Rb1 c5 $13 {blockading all the
dark squares, Mohr-Miles, Bad Worishofen 1990.}) 13. O-O Bd7 14. Rb1 Qe7 15. b4
(15. Qd2 Bg7 $13) 15... Qd6 (15... cxb4 $2 {founders on} 16. axb4 Nxb4 $4 17.
d6 $18) 16. Nb5 Qb6 17. Kh1 Rac8 18. Qe1 Bg7 (18... cxb4 {immediately doesn't
seem to be good because of} 19. axb4 Bxb5 20. cxb5 Nc7 21. Nd2 $14) 19. Qg3
cxb4 20. axb4 Bxb5 21. cxb5 Nb8 22. Nxe5 Qd4 23. Nxf7 $1 {White is more or
less forced to sacrifice the piece.} Rxf7 24. Rxf7 Kxf7 25. Bg4 Rd8 (25... Re8
$2 26. Be6+ Rxe6 27. dxe6+ Kxe6 28. Qxb8 $18) 26. Be6+ (26. Rf1+ Kg8 27. Qc7
Rf8 28. Rxf8+ Bxf8 29. Be6+ Kh8 30. h3 $44) 26... Ke7 27. Rf1 Bf6 (27... Be5 $1
{was the precise defence.} 28. Qxg6 Rf8 29. Rc1 Qc3 $1 (29... Qb2 30. Qxh6 Rh8
31. Qg5+ Kd6 32. h3 Qxb4 33. Qg6 $1) 30. Qxh6 Rf6 $13) 28. Qxg6 Rf8 29. h3 Be5
30. Bf5 $2 {This is a clear mistake.} (30. Rc1 Qc3 31. Qxh6 Rf6 $13) 30... Qb6
31. Qh5 Qxb5 32. Rd1 Rf6 $17 33. Qg4 Kd6 34. Rc1 Nd7 35. Qg8 Qxb4 36. Bxd7 Kxd7
37. Qg4+ (37. Qg7+ Kd8 $1) 37... Kd6 38. Qc8 Qb6 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This is a
terrible blunder!} (38... Ke7 $1 $19 {was winning immediately.}) 39. Qb8+ Kd7
40. Qxe5 1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 37th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "2000.08.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2000.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Na6 8. Bg5 Qe8
9. g4 Nc5 10. Nd2 a5 11. Qf3 Nfd7 12. O-O-O (12. Rg1 c6 (12... f6 13. Be3 Rf7
14. h4 Qf8 15. Qg3 Bh6 16. g5 fxg5 17. hxg5 Bg7 18. Be2 Rf4 19. Rh1 Qf7 20.
O-O-O Nf8 21. Rh4 $16 {1-0 Bagirov,V-Podzielny,K/Oipen 1993/Inf 58/[Bagirov,V]
(40)}) (12... Kh8 13. O-O-O a4 14. Nb5 Na6 15. h4 h6 16. Be3 Qe7 17. g5 h5 18.
Nb1 f5 19. exf5 Rxf5 20. Qe2 Ndc5 $17 {1-0 Avrukh,B-Kempinski,R/Biel SUI 2000/
The Week in Chess 300 (42)}) 13. Be2 (13. h4 Nb8 14. h5 Nba6 15. Rc1 a4 16. h6
Bh8 17. Bf6 Nd7 18. Bxh8 Kxh8 19. Nxa4 Qd8 20. a3 Nf6 21. Be2 Ng8 22. Qe3 c5
23. Rh1 $16 {1-0 King,D-Brunner,L/Geneve 1990/CBM 21 (44)}) 13... Nb6 (13...
Rb8 14. Nf1 Nb6 15. Ne3 f6 16. Bh4 Nba4 17. Nxa4 Nxa4 18. Nf5 gxf5 19. gxf5 Kh8
20. O-O-O Qe7 21. Kb1 Bd7 22. Qe3 cxd5 23. cxd5 b5 24. Rg3 b4 25. Rdg1 Rg8 $17
{0-1 Andonov,B-Gross,D/Valjevo YUG 2000/The Week in Chess 294 (39)}) 14. h4 h6
15. Be3 Nba4 16. Nxa4 Nxa4 17. b3 Nc5 18. h5 g5 19. Kf1 Bd7 20. Kg2 cxd5 21.
cxd5 b5 22. Rac1 Qe7 23. Rc2 Rfc8 24. Rgc1 $14 {1-0 Brondum,E-Hejberg,C/
Copenhagen 1997/EXT 99 (53)}) (12. Nb5 Na6 13. Qc3 (13. O-O-O Ndc5 14. Rg1 c6
15. Nxd6 Qd7 16. Nxc8 Rfxc8 17. Kb1 Nb4 18. Rc1 cxd5 19. cxd5 h6 20. Be3 Qa4
21. a3 Nb3 $44 {1/2-1/2 Hoi,C-Sylvan,J/Tjalfe 1995/EXT 99 (61)}) 13... b6 14.
b3 f5 15. f3 Ndc5 16. a3 fxe4 17. fxe4 Rf4 $1 18. Qc2 Bd7 19. Nc3 c6 20. Rb1
cxd5 21. Nxd5 Ne6 $36 {1-0 Akesson,R-Dydyshko,V/Yerevan (ol) 1996/Inf 67/
[Dydyshko,V] (40)}) 12... c6 (12... f6 13. Be3 f5 14. gxf5 gxf5 15. exf5 Kh8
16. Nde4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Nf6 18. Nxf6 Rxf6 19. Bd3 Bxf5 20. Bxf5 Qf8 21. Rhg1
Rxf5 22. Qe4 Bh6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Granero Roca,A-Vassallo,M/Interclubs Aut.Sur
1994 (41)}) (12... Kh8 13. Qe3 f5 14. gxf5 gxf5 15. exf5 Nf6 16. f3 Bxf5 17.
Nde4 Bxe4 18. fxe4 Nh5 19. Kb1 Qf7 20. Be2 Nf4 21. Bg4 {1/2-1/2 Bukal,V-Biti,O/
Zagreb 1997/EXT 99 (21)}) (12... f5 13. gxf5 gxf5 14. exf5 Nf6 15. Bxf6 Rxf6
16. Nde4 Rxf5 17. Qg3 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Kh8 {1/2-1/2 Lukin,A-Novik,M/Moscow 1991/
URS-ch (18)}) 13. h4 h6 14. Be3 a4 15. h5 (15. Ndb1 $5 Qe7 16. h5 g5 17. Na3)
15... g5 16. Be2 (16. Ndb1 $142) 16... Qd8 17. Kb1 Qa5 $132 18. Rc1 Qb4 19. Kc2
a3 20. b3 Nf6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (20... Re8 {/\21...Nf6}) 21. Bxg5 $1 hxg5 22. h6
Bh8 (22... Bxg4 23. Qe3 Bxe2 24. hxg7 Bd3+ 25. Kd1 Rfe8 26. Qxg5 Nh7 27. Qh6
$18) 23. h7+ $1 Kg7 (23... Nxh7 24. Qh3 $18) 24. Qh3 $18 Nxg4 25. Bxg4 Kf6 26.
Nf1 $1 (26. Bxc8 Raxc8 27. Qf5+ Ke7 28. Qxg5+ Bf6 $16) 26... Ke7 27. Ne3 f5 28.
Bxf5 Bxf5 29. Nxf5+ Rxf5 30. Qxf5 Rf8 31. Qxg5+ Kd7 32. f3 Na6 33. Qe3 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 40th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2012.07.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Na6 8. Be3
Ng4 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Qe5 12. Nf3 Qc5 13. Bh4 Be6 14. Nd2 {
This system was examined by GM Dejan Bojkov in CBM 141.} h5 $5 (14... Bxc3 15.
bxc3 Ne5 {1/2 Korotylev,A (2616)-Kokarev,D (2551)/Krasnoyarsk 2007/CBM 120} 16.
Nb3 Qb6 17. Rb1 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. Bf6 $36) (14... Ne5 15. Nd5 (15. Rc1 Qb6
16. Rb1 Nc5 17. Qc2 a5 18. Be7 Rfe8 19. Bg5 c6 20. Be3 Qd8 21. Rbd1 Qh4 $132 {
0-1 Bauer,C (2602)-McShane,L (2619)/Germany 2003/EXT 2004 (51)}) (15. Nb3 Qb6
16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. cxd5 (17. Qxd5 Nd7 18. Qd2 Ndc5 19. Bf3 Nxb3 20. axb3 Nc5 $17
{0-1 Collas,D (2365)-Berthelot,Y (2295)/France 1997/EXT 1999 (72)}) 17... Nd7
$1 (17... Nc5 18. Nxc5 Qxc5 {0-1 Zhigalko,A (2601)-Ivkina,O (2272)/St
Petersburg 2009/CBM 132 Extra (58)} 19. Bg5 $14 {[%cal Yg5e3]}) 18. Bg5 {
1/2 De Jong,J (2474)-Brandenburg,D (2435)/Hilversum 2008/CBM 124}) 15... Qd4 $1
(15... Bxd5 16. cxd5 Qb6 17. Rb1 Nb4 18. Nc4 Nxc4 19. Bxc4 a5 20. a3 Na6 21.
Bg5 Qd4 22. Qc2 Nc5 23. Bb5 Rfc8 24. Bd2 $1 $16 {1-0 Gurevich,M (2633)
-Stubberud,O (2231)/Tromsoe 2007/CBM 119 ext (32)}) 16. Rb1 (16. Bg5 {1-0
Nikolov,S (2394)-Bojkov,D (2509)/Pleven 2005/CBM 106 ext (47)} Qxb2 17. Rb1
Qxa2 18. Ra1 Qb2 $11) 16... Bxd5 17. cxd5 Nc5 18. Bf1 a5 $5 $132 (18... f5 19.
b4 Na4 20. Qxa4 (20. Qc2 $6 Bh6 21. Red1 Nc3 22. Nb3 Qxe4 23. Qxc3 Qxh4 $15 {
0-1 Van Wely,L (2618)-Kleijn,C/Netherlands 2008/CBM 127 Extra (51)}) 20... Qxd2
21. exf5 gxf5 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Rd2h6,Rf5f4]} 22. Bg3 Qxd5 23. Bxe5 dxe5 24.
Rbc1 $44 {D.Bojkov})) 15. Nb3 Qb6 16. Bxg4 Bxg4 17. Qd3 $6 {After this
careless move Black seizes the initiative.} (17. Qd2 $142 Be6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19.
cxd5 Rae8 $132 {[%cal Yf7f5,Yb6b4]}) 17... Nb4 $1 18. Qb1 {[%csl Ra1,Rb1]} (18.
Qd2 Nxa2) 18... a5 $1 $146 (18... Rfe8 $143 19. Bg5 c5 20. Nd2 Be6 21. Be3 Nc6
22. Rc1 Nd4 23. Kh1 Rac8 {1/2 Bernal Moro,L (2424)-Torrecillas Martinez,A 
(2365)/Sabadell 2008/CBM 126}) 19. Nd2 (19. a3 Nc6 20. Nd2 Ne5 $36 21. Nd5 $140
Qd4) 19... Qd4 (19... Bh6 $142 $1 20. Nf1 Be6 {[%cal Rg6g5,Re6c4] , and White
can hardly avoid material losses.}) 20. Bg5 Qd3 21. Nd5 Qxb1 22. Raxb1 Nxd5 23.
cxd5 a4 24. Rec1 $6 {[%csl Rb1]} (24. Rbc1 $142 Rfc8 25. h3 Bd7 26. Bf4) 24...
Rfc8 25. Be3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (25. f3 Bd7 26. Be3 {although Black keeps a
strong initiative after} f5 $1) 25... Be2 {White loses an exchange. He now
decided to stop resistance. It could still be rendered after} (25... Be2 26. b4
$1 Bd3 27. b5 Bxb1 28. Nxb1 f5 $1 29. Nd2 {but, of course, Black's win is a
matter of technique.}) 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2000.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. Rb1 Nd7 11. a3 f5 12. b4 Kh8 13. Qc2 Nf6 14. f3 axb4 15. axb4
c6 16. Nb3 $6 fxe4 (16... f4 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. b5 g5 19. bxc6 g4 20. fxg4 Nxg4
21. Bxg4 Bxg4 22. Nd2 Nxc6 23. Nb5 Rf6 24. Nf3 $14 {1-0 Sitnik,I-Rechel,B/
Olomouc 1999/CBM 71 ext (40)}) (16... Nh5 17. Be3 (17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. b5 Nd4 19.
Nxd4 exd4 20. Nd5 Be6 21. exf5 gxf5 22. Bd3 Rc8 23. Qf2 Rc5 24. Ba3 Bxd5 25.
Bxc5 dxc5 26. cxd5 Nf4 27. Bc4 Nxd5 $44 {0-1 Mueller,L-Gallagher,J/SWZ 1995/
CBM 49 ext (32)}) 17... cxd5 18. cxd5 Nf4 19. Na5 Qc7 20. Bd3 Bd7 21. Rfc1 Bh6
22. Qd2 Qb8 23. Bb5 Rd8 24. g3 Nh3+ 25. Kg2 f4 26. Bb6 $16 {1/2-1/2 Lenz,
T-Taggatz,M/Germany 1995/EXT 99/ (42)}) 17. fxe4 cxd5 18. cxd5 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Bd7
(19... Qxb4 $2 20. Be3 Ra3 21. Nb5 Rxb3 22. Rxb3 Qxe4 23. Qxe4 Nxe4 24. Rxf8+
Bxf8 25. Bf3 $16) 20. Na5 $2 (20. Qd3 Ng4 (20... Rac8 21. Bd2) 21. Rxf8+ Rxf8
22. Bxg4 Bxg4 23. Be3 Qxb4 24. Nd2 Qa5 25. Rxb7 $14) 20... Ng4 $1 21. h3 (21.
Rxf8+ $142 Rxf8 22. Nd1 Nf2+ 23. Nxf2 Qxf2 24. Bg5 Nxd5 $1 25. exd5 (25. Nxb7
Rc8 (25... Nf4 26. Bxf4 exf4 {[%cal Yf4f3]} 27. Qd1 Be5 28. Bf3 Be6 $11) 26.
Qb2 Nf4 $1 27. Bxf4 exf4 $17) 25... Bf5 26. Bd3 Qxc2 27. Bxc2 Bxc2 28. Rc1 e4
29. Nxb7 Bb2 30. Rg1 (30. Re1 Bc3 31. Rc1 Bxb4 32. Be7 Rf2 33. Bxd6 Bd2 $17) (
30. Bh6 Bxc1 (30... Rf2 31. Rg1 $15) 31. Bxf8 e3 32. Kg1 Bb2 33. Bxd6 e2 34.
Bg3 (34. Kf2 Bd1 $19) 34... Bd4+ 35. Kh1 Be4 $17) 30... Bd4 31. Bh6 Rf6 32. Bg5
Rf5 33. Nxd6 Rxd5 $17) (21. Nd1 Rxf1+ 22. Bxf1 Qd4 23. Bg5 (23. Bd2 Ba4 $1 $17)
(23. Be2 Nf6 $17 {[%csl Re4]}) 23... Rf8 $1 (23... Nxd5 $5 24. Nb3 Rf8 $1 25.
Bc4 Qb6 26. exd5 Bf5 27. Bd3 Qa6 $1 28. Nb2 Bxd3 29. Nxd3 Qxd3 $17) 24. Be2
Nxd5 25. exd5 (25. Nb3 Nf2+ 26. Nxf2 Qxf2 $19) 25... Bf5 26. Qb2 Bxb1 27. Qxb1
h6 28. h3 (28. Bh4 Rf1+ $3 29. Bxf1 Qf4 $19) 28... Qxd1+ $1 29. Qxd1 Nf2+ 30.
Kg1 Nxd1 31. Be7 Re8 32. Bxd6 Nc3 $17) 21... Rxf1+ 22. Bxf1 Rf8 23. Bg5 $2 {
[%mdl 8192]} (23. Qe2 $1 Nf2+ (23... Qd4 $5 24. hxg4 Qxc3 25. Bg5 $13) (23...
Rf2 $2 24. Qe1 Nf6 25. Bd3 $16 {[%csl Rf2]}) 24. Kh2 Nxh3 25. Be3 Qc7 26. Nb5
Bxb5 27. Qxb5 $44) 23... Nf2+ 24. Kh2 Nxh3 $1 $19 25. Bb5 Nxg5 26. Bxd7 Rf4 $1
$40 27. Nc4 Qc7 (27... Qd8 28. Bb5 Ng8 $1 $19) 28. Bb5 Ng8 29. Kg1 Nf6 30. Rf1
Rg4 $1 {[%csl Re4]} 31. Qa2 Ngxe4 32. Nxe4 Rxe4 33. Qa5 $6 Rxc4 34. Bxc4 Qxc4
35. Qd8+ Ng8 36. Qxd6 e4 $1 37. Re1 Qd4+ 38. Kh1 Be5 39. Qc5 e3 40. Qxd4 Bxd4
41. d6 Nf6 42. g4 Nxg4 43. d7 Bb6 44. Kg2 Kg7 45. Rd1 Bd8 46. Rd4 Nf6 0-1

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 07th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 a6 7. O-O Nbd7 {
Black's sophysticated plan prepares c5 and in case b5 with Benko Gambit type
of positions.} 8. h3 (8. Bc2 c5 (8... c6 9. a4 a5 {is the other plan followed
by e5 with a dark squared strategy.}) 9. d5 b5 $5 (9... Ne5)) 8... c5 (8... e5
$6 {is the wrong plan in the [+], here a6 is useless.} 9. d5 $16) 9. Be3 {
White's strategy fails to impress. In comparision to a "normal" hedgehog
position his pieces are not well-placed.} (9. d5 Ne5 {exchanges the the
light-squared B.}) 9... b6 (9... Rb8 {/\ b5} 10. a4 {weakening the dark
squares.} (10. Qd2 {allows} b5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Nxe4 $13) 10... cxd4 11.
Nxd4 Ne5 (11... Nc5 12. b4 Nxd3 {- 11...Ne5}) 12. b4 (12. Be2) 12... a5 (12...
Nxd3 13. Qxd3 a5 (13... Nd7 14. a5) 14. b5 {- 12...a5}) 13. b5 {>< c5} Nfd7 {
emphasizing the pressure on the dark squares.} (13... Nxd3 {There was no need
to exchange the bad light-squared B.} 14. Qxd3 Nd7 15. Rad1 Nc5 16. Qc2 Bd7 17.
Nb3 {White has to eliminate the important blockading N.} Nxb3 18. Qxb3 Be6 19.
Nd5 $14 {I.Sokolov-Polzin, Baden-Oos 2005}) 14. Be2 Nc5 (14... Nb6 15. Qb3) 15.
f4 Ned7 $13) (9... e6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 d5 {Even this central breakthrough
was not forced.} ({It was possible to build up the hedgehog by the typical} 
11... Qc7 {/\ b6, Bb7}) 12. cxd5 exd5 13. exd5 Nb6 14. Nf3 Nbxd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5
16. Bc5 Re8 17. Bc4 Be6 18. Nd4 Nf4 19. Nxe6 Nxe6 {White has won the ^^, but
the d4 square is in Black's hand.} 20. Qf3 Qf6 21. Qxf6 Bxf6 22. Be3 Rad8 $11 {
Flear-Lanka, Cappelle la Grande 1994}) (9... cxd4 10. Nxd4 e6 {/\ Qc7, b6 Bb7
buliding up the flexible hedgehog position, where f3 is better than h3.}) 10.
a4 {The whole plan looks suspicious.} (10. b3 {creates no weaknesses at least.}
cxd4 11. Bxd4 (11. Nxd4 Bb7 $13) 11... Bb7 12. Ng3 e6 13. Rc1 Qc7 {Black's
position is impregnable.} 14. Qd2 Rad8 15. Rfe1 Qb8 16. Be3 Nc5 17. Bb1 d5 18.
cxd5 exd5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Qe2 {1/2-1/2 Lorscheid-Poldauf,
Germany 2003}) 10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 (11. Bxd4 Bb7 $13) 11... Bb7 12. a5 {
This is the main idea, but it only works well if White can play b4 and hold
that square.} Nc5 (12... bxa5 13. Nb3 Rb8 14. Nxa5 Ba8 {and there is no b4 yet.
}) 13. axb6 Qxb6 {This is the safest option.} (13... Nfxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. b4
{with a strong P formation on the <<.}) 14. Qb1 Rfc8 (14... Rfb8 {fighting for
the semi-opened b <-> looks logical.}) 15. Bc2 Qd8 (15... Qb4 16. Na2 Qb6 (
16... Qxc4 $2 17. b3) 17. Nc3 {repetition of moves}) 16. Rd1 (16. b4 Ncd7 17.
Bb3 Ne5 {attacking the weakened >< c4.}) 16... Ncd7 17. Bd3 e6 (17... Ne5 18.
b3 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 {exchanging the passive light-squared B is not a big deal.})
18. Nb3 {/\ Na5} (18. Nf3 {came into consideration.} Nc5 19. b4 Nxd3 20. Qxd3
Qc7 $13) 18... a5 {fighting for the dark squares. b2-b4 remained only a dream.}
(18... Qc7 {allows} 19. Na5) 19. Bf1 a4 20. Nd4 (20. Nd2 Nc5 $15) 20... Nc5 21.
e5 (21. f3) 21... Nfe4 22. exd6 a3 (22... Nxc3 23. bxc3 Be4 24. Qb4 $13) 23.
Nxe4 (23. Ncb5) 23... Bxe4 24. Qa2 axb2 25. Qxb2 Rxa1 26. Qxa1 Qxd6 (26... Bc2
$1 $13) 27. Nb5 ({missing the simple} 27. Nf5 $1 Bxf5 28. Qxg7+ Kxg7 29. Rxd6 {
with a bit better _|_ because of the c o^ and the ^^.}) 27... Qb8 28. Qa2 (28.
Qa7) 28... Bf8 29. Qe2 Bc6 30. Bd4 Nd7 31. Ba1 (31. Na7 Rc7 32. Nxc6 Rxc6 $11 {
successfully blockading the c5 square.}) 31... e5 32. Qe3 (32. Nc3 $1) 32...
Bc5 33. Qg3 Re8 34. Re1 Qb6 35. Bd3 Ra8 36. Bb2 Ra2 37. Re2 Qa5 38. Kh2 $6 (38.
Bb1) 38... Qb4 $2 (38... f6 $1 {defending the vital e5 square was essential.})
39. Bc3 Qb3 40. Bxe5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} ({missing the tactical blow} 40. Rxe5 $1
Bxb5 (40... Nxe5 $2 41. Qxe5 $18) 41. Rxc5 Qxc3 42. Rxb5 $16) 40... Rxe2 41.
Bxe2 Qa2 {Now White is helpless against the numerous threats.} 42. Nc3 Qb2 43.
Qg5 (43. f4 Nxe5 44. fxe5 Qa1 $19) 43... Nxe5 44. Qxe5 Bxf2 45. Qf6 $2 (45. Bf1
Ba7 $17) 45... Qb8+ $19 46. Kh1 Bxg2+ $1 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-B 76th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2014.01.24"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. Bd3 e6 $5 {A somewhat
provocative move order, typical of Jobava's fearless style.} ({Black almost
exclusively plays the standard} 6... d6 {here, after} 7. h3 ({Naturally White
has also other options, as} 7. Nf3 {or}) (7. Nge2) 7... e6 8. Nf3 exd5 {
White has a choice. Even the symmetrical recapture} 9. exd5 $5 (9. cxd5 {
leads to the Modern Benoni - A70.}) 9... Re8+ 10. Be3 Bh6 11. O-O $14 {has
scored well in practice.}) 7. e5 $5 {[%mdl 64] Timman accepts the challenge,
the ambitious central thrust leads to complications.} ({A more sedate way to
fight for an edge is the normal theoretical move} 7. Nf3 exd5 8. cxd5 (8. exd5
Re8+ {already forces a concession, as now} 9. Be3 $2 {runs into} Ng4 $17) 8...
d6 9. h3 {leads to the aforementioned Benoni line, This has already featured
in Jobava's practice, but without great success:} Re8 ({Earlier Baadur used to
play the main move} 9... b5) 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Re1 (11. Bf4 c4 12. Bc2 Nc5 13.
Re1 b5 14. e5 (14. a3 $5) 14... dxe5 15. Bxe5 a6 16. Qd2 Bb7 17. Rad1 b4 18.
Na4 Qa5 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Ba4 Red8 21. Bd4 Qc7 22. Bc6 {Wojtaszek,R (2717)
-Jobava,B (2730)/Poznan m/2012/} Nxd5 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 $11) 11... Ne5 ({A rare
idea. A stronger move is the more usual} 11... a6 $142 12. a4 Nh5 $5 $14 {/<=>}
) 12. Nxe5 Rxe5 13. Bf4 Re8 14. Nb5 $5 (14. Qd2 a6 15. a4 Qc7 16. Rac1 Nd7 17.
Bf1 Ne5 18. b4 b6 19. Bh6 Bxh6 20. Qxh6 f6 21. bxc5 bxc5 22. f4 Nf7 23. Qh4 Kg7
24. Rb1 Rb8 25. Rxb8 Qxb8 26. Rb1 Qc7 27. Qf2 Qa5 28. Qc2 g5 29. g3 gxf4 30.
gxf4 Nh8 31. Ne2 Ng6 32. Ng3 Kf7 33. Nh5 Rg8 34. Kh1 Qd8 35. Rb8 Qe7 36. e5
dxe5 37. Qb3 Qd6 38. Rb6 c4 39. Bxc4 Qc5 40. Rc6 {1-0 Cheparinov,I (2689)
-Jobava,B (2734)/Burgas 2012/CBM 151}) 14... Nh5 $6 (14... Bf8 15. a4 a6 16.
Na3 $14) 15. Bxd6 Bxh3 16. gxh3 a6 17. e5 Nf4 18. Bf1 axb5 19. Qg4 Nxd5 20.
Bxb5 Re6 21. Bc4 Ra4 22. b3 h5 23. Qf3 Qg5+ 24. Qg3 Qxg3+ 25. fxg3 Rxc4 26.
bxc4 Nb4 27. Rab1 $18 {Ding,L (2702)-Jobava,B (2711)/Beijing rpd/2012/}) 7...
Ne8 8. Nf3 d6 (8... exd5 9. Nxd5 $1 (9. cxd5 $143 d6 10. Bg5 Qc7 $13 (10... f6
11. exf6 Bxf6 $132)) 9... d6 (9... Nc6 10. Bg5 Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 f6 (
12... d6 13. Ne7+ {- 9...d6}) 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Bxf6 Rxf6 16.
Rhe1 $32 {|^}) 10. Bg5 Qa5+ 11. Qd2 (11. b4 cxb4 12. Ne7+ Kh8 13. Nxc8 Nc6 14.
Nxd6 Nxe5 $36) 11... Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Nc6 13. Ne7+ Nxe7 (13... Kh8 $2 14. Nxc6
bxc6 15. Be7) 14. Bxe7 dxe5 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. Rhe1 $14) 9. Bg5 Qc7 (9... f6 10.
exf6 Bxf6 (10... Nxf6 11. O-O exd5 12. Nxd5 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nc6 (14...
Nbd7 15. Rae1 $14) 15. Rae1 Ne5 16. Qg3 Qd7 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxf6 Rxf6 19.
Be4 $16 {Petran-Kapu, Budapest 1974}) 11. h4 $5 (11. Qd2 $36) 11... exd5 12.
Nxd5 Bg4 13. Qd2 Nc6 14. O-O-O Bxf3 15. gxf3 Bxg5 16. hxg5 Nd4 17. f4 Nc7 18.
Nf6+ Rxf6 19. gxf6 Qxf6 20. f5 $1 gxf5 21. Rdg1+ Kh8 22. Rh6 $18 {Peralta,F 
(2516)-Ostos,J (2332)/Binissalem/2004/}) (9... Qd7 10. Bf4 (10. exd6 $5 Nxd6
11. O-O e5 12. Re1 $14) 10... exd5 11. cxd5 (11. Nxd5 Nc6 $11 (11... Nc7 $5 12.
Nxc7 Qxc7 13. exd6 Re8+ $132)) 11... dxe5 (11... Qg4 $1 12. Bg3 dxe5 13. O-O f6
$13) 12. Nxe5 Qe7 13. Qe2 Nd7 14. Nc4 Qxe2+ 15. Bxe2 b6 16. O-O Ba6 17. Rfd1
Bxc4 18. Bxc4 Ne5 19. Bf1 Rd8 20. Re1 f6 21. a4 a5 {Balacek,T (2258)-Bagi,M 
(2369)/Maribor/2013/} 22. Ra3 $14) 10. Nb5 ({The ultra-sharp} 10. h4 $5 {
is a critical attempt to refute Black's play.} dxe5 11. h5 f5 12. hxg6 hxg6 13.
Qe2 {However, it's quite possible that here Jobava had something up his sleeve:
} e4 14. Nxe4 fxe4 15. Qxe4 Rf5 (15... Nf6 $5 16. Qh4 (16. Qxg6 Qf7 17. Qh7+
Nxh7 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Bc2+ $11) 16... exd5 17. Bxg6 Nc6 18. O-O-O $44) 16.
O-O-O Qb6 17. Rd2 Nf6 18. Bxf6 Rxf6 19. Ng5 Na6 20. Nh7 e5 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22.
Qxg6 Qxg6 23. Bxg6 Bd7 24. Be4 $16 {Sadler,M (2665)-Forster,R (2460)/Luzern
WChT/1997/ See the notes to this game by Hazai in CBM 62}) ({The simple} 10.
exd6 Nxd6 11. O-O e5 $132 {is a superior version of the 9...Qd7 line - Black's
queen is better placed.}) 10... Qd7 11. dxe6 (11. Bf4 $6 dxe5 (11... exd5 12.
exd6 Bxb2 $5 13. Rb1 a6 14. Rxb2 axb5 $13 {/=/+}) 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bxe5 exd5
14. O-O Nc6 15. Bg3 d4 16. Re1 b6 17. Qd2 Bb7 18. Be4 a6 19. Nc3 Nf6 $17 {
Toth,B (2480)-Velimirovic,D (2520)/Praia da Rocha/1978/}) (11. exd6 Nxd6 12.
Nxd6 Qxd6 $15 {only helps Black to unravel his position.}) 11... Qxe6 12. Be3
$146 {[%mdl 8]} (12. Be4 dxe5 13. Bd5 Qd7 14. Qe2 Nc6 15. Rd1 a6 16. Na3 Nc7
17. O-O Re8 18. Qe4 Nd4 19. Bxb7 f5 20. Bd5+ Kh8 21. Qh4 Nxd5 22. cxd5 Qxd5 23.
Bf6 Bb7 24. Bxg7+ Kxg7 $19 25. Nc2 Qxf3 {0-1,Antonsen,M (2390)-Loeffler,S 
(2285)/Tastrup/1992/}) 12... dxe5 ({Black increases the tension. However, he
could have got a a good position with the simple} 12... Nc6 $1 13. exd6 (13.
Nxd6 Nxd6 14. exd6 Bxb2 {/\} 15. O-O Bxa1 16. Qxa1 Qxd6 17. Bh6 Nd4 $17) 13...
a6 (13... Bxb2 14. O-O $5 Bxa1 15. Qxa1 $44 {/\} a6 16. Nc7 Nxc7 17. Bh6 $36)
14. Nc3 (14. Nc7 Nxc7 15. dxc7 Qd6 16. O-O Qxc7 (16... Re8 $5) 17. Bxc5 Rd8 18.
Qc2 (18. Qe2 Bg4 19. Be4 Ne5 $36) 18... Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 $11 {/=/+}) 14...
Nxd6 15. Nd5 Nf5 16. Bxf5 Qxf5 17. O-O Be6 $11 {Black has finished his
development and already White must tread with some care.}) (12... Bxe5 13. Nxe5
Qxe5 (13... dxe5 14. Bxc5 Qc6 15. Bxf8 Qxg2 16. Rf1 Kxf8 17. Qd2 $32 {[%cal
Ye1c1]}) 14. O-O $44 {[%csl Ge3,Rf6,Rg7,Rh6]}) (12... a6 $5 13. Nc3 Nc6 {
can after} 14. exd6 Nxd6 {transpose to the 12...Nc6 line.}) 13. Bxc5 e4 14. Ng5
Qe5 15. Nxe4 f5 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 $6 (16... Bxf8 17. Qe2 (17. O-O fxe4 18. Re1 Nf6
$1 $15) 17... fxe4 18. Bxe4 Nc6 19. Bd5+ Kg7 20. Qxe5+ Nxe5 $132) 17. O-O fxe4
18. Re1 Bf5 ({Black must get his pieces out, he can't survive} 18... Qxb2 $2
19. Rb1 Qf6 20. Bxe4 $32 {->}) ({Contrary to the previous line} 18... Nf6 $2 {
now runs into} 19. Bxe4 $1 Nxe4 20. Qd8+ Qe8 21. Qxe8+ Kxe8 22. Nc7+ (22. Rxe4+
Kd8 23. Rd1+ Bd7 24. Nd4 $16) 22... Kd8 23. Nxa8 Nc5 24. Rad1+ $16) 19. Bxe4 $1
Bxe4 20. Nc3 Nf6 (20... Nc6 21. Nxe4 Rd8 22. Qf3+ $14) (20... Nd6 21. Nxe4 {
- 20...Nf6}) 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Qf3+ ({Houdini suggests a more testing way to
regain the piece was} 22. Qd8+ Kf7 23. Rad1 $5 (23. Qc8 Qe7 24. Qg4 $36) 23...
h5 (23... Bf6 24. Qc8 Qe7 25. Qg4 $16) 24. Qh4 Nc6 25. Rd7+ Kf8 26. Qxe4 Qxe4
27. Rxe4 $14 {/+/-|^}) 22... Qf5 23. Qxe4 Qxe4 24. Rxe4 Na6 {[%mdl 5120] The
dust has settled and the result is a complex endgame with unbalanced material.
Without queens the R+2P should be worth more than B+N, but Timman still has no
dangerous passed pawn. As Black's pieces are quite active, he has reasonable
drawing chances.} (24... Nc6 25. Rd1 Bxb2 26. Rd7 (26. Rb1 Rd8 27. Kf1 Bc3 28.
Re3 Ba5 29. Rxb7 Rd1+ 30. Ke2 Rd2+ $11 31. Kf3 $2 Bb6) 26... Rd8 27. Ree7 Ne5
28. Rxd8+ Kxe7 29. Rb8 b6 30. c5 (30. Rb7+ Ke6 31. Rxh7 a5 $132) 30... Bd4 31.
Rb7+ Ke6 32. cxb6 axb6 33. Rxh7 Ng4 $11) 25. Re2 (25. g3 Bxb2 (25... Nc5 26.
Re2 Rd8 27. Rc1 $11 {/+/=}) 26. Rb1 Bg7 27. Rxb7 Nc5 28. Rf4+ Kg8 29. Rb1 Rd8
$132) 25... Rc8 (25... Rd8 $142 $5 $11 {/+/=}) 26. Rd1 $1 Rxc4 (26... Rc7 27.
g3 $14 {[%cal Gd1d8,Ge2e8]} (27. b3 $14)) 27. Rd8+ Kf7 28. Rd7+ Kf6 (28... Kf8
29. g3 Nc5 30. Rc7 $36) 29. g3 Rc7 $2 (29... Nc5 30. Rc7 Bf8 (30... h5 31. Ree7
Bh6 32. f4 $1 {[%csl Rf6,Rh6][%cal Ye7h7]} Nd3 33. Rf7+ Ke6 34. Rce7+ Kd5 35.
Rd7+ Ke6 36. Rfe7+ Kf6 37. Rh7 $18) 31. Re8 Bd6 32. Rxh7 Rd4 33. Re2 $14 {
was still only slightly better for White.}) 30. Ree7 (30. Red2 $5 {limits
Black's options and practically forces} Rxd7 (30... Rc1+ 31. Kg2 Nc5 32. R2d6+
Ne6 33. Rxe6+ Kxe6 34. Rxg7 $18) 31. Rxd7 Nc5 32. Rc7 Bf8 33. b4 Na6 34. Rxb7
Nxb4 35. Rxa7 Bc5 36. Rc7 Bd6 37. Rxh7 Nxa2 38. f4 $16) 30... Rc1+ {Jobava
wants to retain his rook to create effective counterplay. The drawback is this
loses time and material as well, now White is really close to winning.} (30...
Rxd7 $16 {- 30.Red2!?}) 31. Kg2 Bf8 $8 (31... Bh6 $2 32. Rxh7 $18) 32. Rxh7 {
[%cal Rd7f7]} Bc5 (32... Ke6 33. Rxb7 Rc2 34. h4 $5 Bc5 35. Rbg7 Rxf2+ 36. Kh3
Rf6 37. Rh8 $18 {[%csl Rg6]}) 33. Rxb7 Rc2 34. Rhf7+ Ke5 (34... Ke6 $5 $16) 35.
a3 Bb6 36. b4 Nc7 37. Rb8 (37. h4 $5 Nd5 38. Rf3 $18 {/+/-,/\} Ne3+ $2 39.
Rxe3+ Bxe3 40. Re7+) 37... Nd5 38. Re8+ Kd6 39. Rf3 (39. Rg8 g5 40. Rxg5 Ke6
41. Rf3 Ne3+ 42. Kh3 Nd1 $16) 39... g5 $5 40. h3 $1 Ra2 41. Re4 Nc3 {Black is
trying to keep his hopes alive with tactics, but objectively in the long run
he is fighting a lost cause.} (41... Rd2 $142) 42. Re1 (42. Rxc3 $2 Rxf2+ 43.
Kh1 Rf1+ $11) (42. Rd3+ $5 Nd5 43. Kf3 Rxf2+ 44. Kg4 $18 {[%cal Rg4g5,Re4e1,
Re1d1]}) 42... Nd5 43. h4 g4 {Trying to complicate matters in the same
do-or-die spirit.} (43... gxh4 44. gxh4 $18 {[%cal Gh4h8] frees more space
around White's king and wins rather easily.}) 44. Rf8 Ne3+ 45. Kg1 Nc4 46. Rf6+
Kd5 47. Rf5+ Kd6 48. Re4 (48. h5 Rxa3 (48... Nd2 49. h6 Bd4 50. Rd1 Ke6 51. Rf4
$18) 49. Kg2 Ra2 50. Rf6+ (50. h6 Ne3+ 51. Rxe3 Bxe3 52. Rf6+ Ke5 53. h7 Kxf6
54. h8=Q+ Kf7 55. Qh5+ $18) 50... Kd5 51. h6 Bd4 52. Rf5+ $18) 48... Nb2 49.
Rf6+ {White already had more than one way to win:} (49. Rxg4 Nd1 50. Rg6+ $18)
(49. Re2 Ra1+ 50. Kh2 Nd3 51. h5 $18) 49... Kd5 50. Rxg4 (50. Re2 $5) 50... Nd3
51. Rg5+ Ke4 52. Rgf5 Rxa3 53. Kg2 $18 (53. h5 $6 Nxf2 $1 54. Kg2 (54. Rxf2
Rxg3+ $14) 54... Ng4 $16) 53... Ra2 54. h5 Be3 (54... Bd4 55. Rf8 Bg7 56. R8f7
Bh6 57. R5f6 Bg5 58. Re6+ Kd5 59. Rg6 $18) 55. Rf7 (55. Ra5 Rb2 56. h6 Nxf2 (
56... Bxf2 57. Re6+ Kd4 58. h7 $18) 57. h7 Ng4+ 58. Kh3 $18) 55... Rb2 56. b5
Rc2 (56... Nxf2 57. Rxf2 Bxf2 58. Rxf2 Rxb5 59. g4 {[%cal Yg2g3,Yg3h4]} Rb3 60.
h6 Rb6 61. g5 Rg6 62. h7 Rxg5+ 63. Kh1 $1 Rh5+ 64. Rh2 $18) 57. R5f6 Bd4 58.
Re7+ Kd5 59. Rf5+ Kd6 (59... Kc4 60. Rc7+ Nc5 61. h6 Kxb5 62. Rxa7 $18) 60.
Ref7 Ne5 61. R7f6+ Ke7 62. Rf4 (62. Rf8 {-64.Rf8!}) 62... Be3 63. R4f5 Bd4 64.
Rf8 $1 Ng4 65. R5f7+ Ke6 66. Rf4 Bc5 67. R8f7 Bd6 (67... Ne3+ 68. Kh3 Nd5 69.
Rf3 Bd4 (69... Rb2 70. h6 Rxb5 71. h7 Bd4 72. Rf8 $18) 70. h6 Nf6 71. Rg7 Bxf2
72. g4 (72. h7 $2 Bg1 $11) 72... Bd4 73. g5 $18) 68. Rf3 Rb2 69. h6 (69. Kh3
Ne5 (69... Rb4 70. h6 Nxh6 71. R3f6+ $18) 70. R3f6+ Kd5 71. Rg7 Rxb5 72. f4 $18
) 69... Rxb5 70. Rg7 (70. h7 Rh5 (70... Be5 71. Kh3 $18) 71. Rg7 Ne5 72. g4 $1
{[%cal Yf3h3]}) 70... Nf6 (70... Nxh6 71. Rg6+) 71. g4 (71. Re3+ Re5 (71... Kf5
72. g4+ Nxg4 73. Rf3+ $18) 72. Rxe5+ Bxe5 73. Rxa7 $18) 71... Be5 72. h7 Rb8
73. Rh3 (73. Ra3 Rh8 74. Raxa7 $18) 73... Rh8 74. g5 $2 {White was winning for
more than 20 moves, with many different options to clinch his victory. However,
the text move is a serious error, which will cost him half a point.} (74. Rh6
Bf4 75. Rhg6 a5 76. g5 $18) (74. Kf3 a5 75. Rh6 a4 76. g5 a3 77. Ra7 a2 78.
Rxa2 Rxh7 79. Ra6+ $18) 74... Nd5 ({This is good enough, but even more precise
was} 74... Nh5 $142 $1 75. Rxa7 (75. Rg6+ $2 Kf5 $19) 75... Nf4+ 76. Kg3 Nxh3+
77. Kxh3 Kf5 $11) 75. Rh6+ Kf5 76. Rg8 ({Even after} 76. Rd7 Kxg5 77. Ra6 Nf6
78. Rg7+ Kf5 (78... Kh6 $5 79. Re7 Bd4 80. Rd6 Bc3 {and there seems to be no
direct win - the long diagonal is too long!}) 79. Raxa7 Bd4 {White can't make
further progress.}) 76... Ne7 77. Rxh8 Bxh8 78. f4 (78. Ra6 Kxg5 79. Rxa7 Ng6
80. Kg3 Kh6 $11 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Yg6f8,Yh8g7]}) 78... Kxf4 79. Re6 (79. g6 Kg5
80. g7 Bxg7 $11) 79... Nf5 80. g6 Kg5 {[%cal Yf5h4]} (80... Nh4+ 81. Kh3 Kg5
$11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.06"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 a6 7. Bg5 b5 {[%mdl
512] A curious idea. Black pushes his b-pawn without preparation, ready to
sacrifice it.} 8. Qd2 ({In the following game White accepted the challenge and
gradually parried Black's threats; however, Evgeniy Najer definitely had some
improvement in mind:} 8. cxb5 axb5 9. Nxb5 Ba6 10. Nec3 c6 11. Na3 Qb6 ({
possibly} 11... Bxf1 12. Rxf1 Nfd7 $5 {[%cal Yc6c5]}) 12. Qd2 Bxf1 13. Rxf1
Nbd7 14. Be3 Rfb8 15. Rb1 c5 16. Nc2 Qa6 17. Kf2 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Nc5 19. Rfd1 Na4
20. Nxa4 Qxa4 21. a3 Rc8 22. Nb4 Qb5 23. Rbc1 $16 {1-0 (63) Gallagher,J (2558)
-Collinson,A (2405) Birmingham 2000}) 8... Nbd7 9. Ng3 $6 {Now Black gets a
comfortable position.} (9. cxb5 axb5 10. Nxb5 Ba6 11. Nec3 c6 12. Na3 Bxf1 13.
Kxf1 {0-1 (41) Jaster,R-Gruenberg,H (2450) Cottbus 1983} (13. Rxf1 $5) 13... c5
$5) 9... c5 $1 10. d5 Qa5 $6 {Why?} (10... bxc4 $5 11. Bxc4 Rb8 $132) (10...
Ne5 $5 11. cxb5 c4) 11. cxb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Qxd2+ 13. Bxd2 {After all, White
has won a pawn in quite a comfortable version, trading queens in the meantime.
It is not easy for Black to prove his compensation.} Ba6 14. a4 Rfb8 15. Rb1
Ne8 16. b3 Rb7 17. Kd1 h5 18. Na3 h4 (18... Ne5 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. Bc3 $16) 19.
Bxa6 Rxa6 20. Ne2 Ne5 21. Rf1 $2 {There was no need to prevent ...h4-h3. By
trading Black's strong e5-knight, White could have got a clear advantage:} (21.
Bc3 $1 h3 22. Bxe5 hxg2 23. Rg1 Bxe5 24. Rxg2) 21... c4 $1 $132 {[%mdl 64]} 22.
bxc4 (22. f4 Nd7 23. Nxc4 Rxa4 $1) 22... Rxb1+ 23. Nxb1 Rxa4 {[%mdl 4096]} 24.
Kc2 Rxc4+ 25. Nbc3 f5 $15 {Black has regained the pawn while keeping a
positional advantage as White's pawn structure is vulnerable. White must
defend accurately.} 26. Bf4 (26. exf5 $142 gxf5 27. Kb3) 26... Nd7 27. Kd3 Rb4
28. Be3 (28. exf5 gxf5 29. Bg5 $15) 28... Ne5+ (28... fxe4+ $1 29. Nxe4 (29.
fxe4 Nef6 {[%csl Re4][%cal Rd7e5]}) 29... Nc7 $17 {[%csl Rd5]}) 29. Kc2 Nc4 (
29... fxe4 30. fxe4 Nf6 31. Bg5 $1 $15) 30. Bc1 Kf7 31. Nf4 Nc7 32. g4 hxg3 33.
hxg3 Ne5 34. Bd2 Nc4 35. Bc1 Ne5 36. Bd2 Rc4 37. Kb3 Na6 38. Ne6 Bf6 39. Bg5
Nc5+ 40. Nxc5 Rxc5 41. Bxf6 Kxf6 42. f4 Ng4 43. Ra1 Kf7 44. Ra4 Nf6 45. exf5
gxf5 {[%csl Rd5]} 46. Rc4 (46. Rd4 Kg6 $17) 46... Ra5 47. Ra4 $1 {White goes
for a seemingly dangerous knight endgame but correctly evaluates it as drawn.}
Rxa4 48. Kxa4 Kg6 49. Kb5 Kh5 50. Kc6 Kg4 51. Ne2 Kf3 52. Nd4+ Ke4 53. Ne6 Nxd5
54. Kd7 $1 Kf3 55. Nd4+ Ke4 56. Ne6 Kd3 57. Ng5 $1 Kc3 58. Ke6 Ne3 59. Kxe7 d5
60. Ke6 d4 61. g4 $5 fxg4 62. f5 Nxf5 63. Kxf5 d3 64. Kxg4 d2 65. Ne4+ Kc2 66.
Nxd2 Kxd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. Be3 c6 8. d5 Ng4
9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 c5 11. O-O Nh6 12. a3 Na6 13. Ne1 Qe7 14. Nd3 g5 15. Bg3 f5
16. f3 f4 17. Bf2 Rf6 {A typical KI position has arisen, with Black attacking
on the kingside and White trying to break through on the queenside. White's
task looks more difficult; therefore it is extrenely instructive to see how
Vladimir Kramnik solves it.} (17... Bd7 {, played in another game featured by
the same position, doesn't allow the white queen to a4. The game continued} 18.
b4 b6 19. Rb1 Bf6 20. bxc5 bxc5 21. Rb7 Rfb8 22. Rxb8+ Rxb8 23. Nb5 Rb7 24. h3
Nf7 25. Qc2 Qf8 26. Rb1 Qb8 27. Rb2 Bd8 28. Be1 Bb6 29. Qb1 Bd8 30. Bd1 h5 31.
Kf1 Nc7 32. Ba4 Nxb5 33. Bxb5 Bc8 34. Bc3 Kf8 35. Ke2 Qc7 36. Ba4 Rb6 37. Rxb6
Qxb6 38. Qb5 Qxb5 39. cxb5 Ke7 40. Bb3 g4 41. hxg4 hxg4 42. a4 gxf3+ 43. gxf3
Kd7 44. Bc4 Kc7 45. Nb2 Kb7 46. Bd3 Bd7 47. Nc4 Bc7 48. Be1 Bd8 49. Bc3 {
1/2 Markus,R (2586)-Damljanovic,B (2625)/Vrsac 2006/CBM 115}) 18. b4 {[%mdl 32]
} b6 19. bxc5 bxc5 20. Rb1 Nf7 21. Qa4 {[%cal Ra4c6]} Nd8 22. Rb2 h5 23. Rfb1
Rg6 (23... g4 $2 24. Bh4) 24. h3 {Most of Black's pieces are caught up on the
queenside so it is not easy for him to prepare ...g5-g4.} Bf6 (24... g4 25.
fxg4 hxg4 26. hxg4 Nc7 27. Rb8 Bxg4 28. Bxg4 Rxg4 29. Qd1 $16) 25. Kf1 Qd7 26.
Bd1 g4 {Still! But after the queen exchange Black has no attack.} 27. fxg4 hxg4
28. hxg4 Qxa4 29. Bxa4 $5 Bxg4 30. Bb5 Nc7 31. Bc6 Rc8 (31... Nxc6 32. dxc6 {
[%csl Gc6]}) 32. Rb8 Rxb8 33. Rxb8 {[%mdl 4096]} Kh7 34. Ba4 Rg7 {White has
invaded b8 but what can he do next?} 35. Bd1 $1 {The white bishop has
fulfilled its task facilitating the invasion of the white rook (moves 30-31).
Now it is time to exchange the protector of the light squares.} Na6 (35... Bd7
{is hardly good as this bishop will disturb Black.}) 36. Ra8 Bxd1 37. Nxd1 Rb7
38. Nc3 Nc7 39. Rc8 Nf7 40. Bxc5 $3 $16 {[%mdl 512] An excellent piece
sacrifice! White's passed pawn must now decide the game.} dxc5 41. Nxc5 Nd6 $8
42. Nxb7 Nxc8 43. c5 Na6 $1 44. Ke2 (44. d6 $2 Nxc5 45. Nxc5 Nxd6) (44. Nb5
$142 $5 Kg7 (44... Nb8 45. N7d6 Nxd6 46. Nxd6 {[%cal Yc5c6,Yd6b7]}) (44... Nxc5
45. Nxc5 Be7 46. Nd3 a6 47. Nc7 Nd6 48. Nc5) 45. c6 Kf8 {and only now} 46. Ke2)
44... Kg6 (44... Bg7 $5 45. c6 Bf8 46. Nb5 Nb8 {[%cal Ya7a6]}) 45. Kd3 $2 {
"Centralization of the king in the endgame is almost never wrong. However, it
can be ill-timed." (M.Shereshevsky. Endgame strategy)} (45. Nb5 $1) 45... Be7 (
45... Kf7 $5 46. Kc4 Ke7 47. Nb5 Nb8 48. c6 (48. N7d6 Nxd6+ 49. Nxd6 Kd7 50.
Nb5 a6 51. c6+ Nxc6 52. dxc6+ Kxc6 $11) 48... a6 49. Nc7 Bh4 {and it is
unclear how White is going to win.}) 46. Na4 (46. Kc4 $2 Bxc5 $1 47. Nxc5 $140
$2 Nd6+) (46. d6 Nxc5+) 46... Kg5 $1 47. Kc4 Bxc5 $2 {Losing by force.} (47...
Nxc5 {still led to a draw:} 48. Naxc5 Kg4 49. a4 $1 (49. Nd3 Bxa3 $1 (49...
Nd6+ $2 50. Nxd6 Bxd6 51. Kb5) (49... Kg3 50. a4) 50. Nxe5+ Kg3 51. Nd3 Kxg2
52. e5 (52. Nxf4+ Kf3) 52... f3 53. d6 f2 54. Nxf2 Kxf2 55. Kd5 a5 56. e6 Ne7+
$1) 49... Kg3 50. Nd3 Kxg2 (50... Nd6+ $2 51. Nxd6 Bxd6 52. Kb5 Kxg2 53. Kc6
$18) (50... Bd6 $2 51. Kb5 $18) 51. Nxe5 Nb6+ $1 (51... f3 52. Nd3 f2 $2 53.
Nxf2 Kxf2 54. Kd4 $3 (54. e5 Ke3 55. d6 Ke4 56. dxe7 Nxe7 $11) 54... Kf3 55. e5
Kf4 56. d6 Kf5 57. a5 $1 $18 {[%cal Yd4d5]}) 52. Kb5 (52. Kd4 $2 Bf6) 52... f3
53. Nd3 Nd7 $1 54. d6 Bg5 55. Ne1+ (55. Nbc5 Ne5 $1) 55... Kg3 56. Nxf3 Kxf3
57. Kc6 Ne5+ 58. Kd5 Bf4 59. Nc5 Ng4 $1 60. d7 Bc7 61. Nb7 Kf4 {etc.}) 48.
Naxc5 Nxc5 49. Kxc5 Kg4 50. d6 Nb6 51. Kc6 Kg3 52. Nc5 Kxg2 53. d7 Nxd7 54.
Nxd7 f3 55. Nxe5 f2 56. Ng4 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.17"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Rodshtein, Maxim"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[BlackTeam "Padova"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. g4 Na6
9. Be3 {For this recently popular plan - see Postny - Kotronias in CBM 162.}
Nd7 (9... Nc5 {is another popular option.}) 10. a3 {Preventing 10...Ndc5,
after which 11.b4 will be possible.} Nac5 11. Rg1 {This move is the most
common but Black now blockades the queenside.} ({His idea is that after} 11. b4
axb4 12. axb4 Rxa1 13. Qxa1 Nb3 $1 14. Qd1 Nd4 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Bxd4 Ne5 {
he obtains excellent compensation for the missing pawn. An example from a
correspondence game:} 17. Bg2 f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. f4 Ng6 20. O-O fxg4 21. Bxg7
Kxg7 22. hxg4 Qh4 23. Nb5 Bxg4 24. Qd4+ Kg8 25. Qf2 Qe7 26. Qg3 Be2 27. Re1
Rxf4 28. Nc3 Rg4 29. Qxg4 Bxg4 30. Rxe7 Nxe7 31. Nb5 Be2 32. Bf1 Bxf1 {1/2 (32)
Daanen,A (2165)-Larin,I (2233) Lechenicher SchachServer 2012}) (11. Nd2 {
can be met with} Bf6 $1 {0-1 (48) Riazantsev,A (2617)-Inarkiev,E (2675)
Novokuznetsk 2008} 12. b4 $140 axb4 13. axb4 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 Na6 15. Qa5 Bg5 $1 {
Here the weaknesses created in White's camp with g2-g4 become crucial.}) 11...
a4 (11... Kh8 12. Nd2 a4 13. g5 (13. Qc2 $5 {1-0 (44) Arnaudov,P (2476)
-Nenezic,M (2370) Plovdiv 2012}) 13... f5 14. h4 fxe4 $1 (14... f4 15. Bxc5
Nxc5 16. Qf3 (16. h5 $144 Rf7 17. Qf3 Kg8 18. O-O-O Bf8 19. Bh3 Be7 20. Rg2 Rg7
21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Rh1 $40 {1-0 (35) Arnaudov,P (2429)-Kazakos,E (2203) Kavala
2014}) 16... c6 17. O-O-O Qe8 18. Kb1 Rb8 19. Rh1 cxd5 20. cxd5 b5 21. Na2 Kg8
22. Nb4 $16 {1-0 (59) Riazantsev,A (2679)-Belyakov,B (2301) Olginka 2011}) 15.
h5 Rf4 $1 16. h6 Bf8 17. Qc2 (17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Ncxe4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Ne5 20. Qd4
Be7 21. O-O-O Bf5 $132 {E.Postny}) 17... Nb3 $1 18. Nxb3 axb3 19. Qd2 $1 Rh4
20. O-O-O Nb6 21. Be2 Bf5 22. Rg3 Be7 23. Rdg1 Nd7 $13 {1-0 (45) Postny,E 
(2651)-Kotronias,V (2552) Vrachati 2014 CBM 162 [Postny,E]}) 12. Nd2 c6 {
This natural move transposes to a position from Carlsen - Topalov (see CBM 133)
.} (12... h6 13. Qf3 Kh7 14. h4 Nf6 15. Qd1 h5 16. g5 Ng4 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Bd3
$16 {[%csl Rg4] 1-0 (49) Lysyj,I (2612)-Inarkiev,E (2664) Ulan Ude 2009}) (
12... Bf6 13. g5 Be7 14. h4 f6 15. gxf6 Bxf6 16. h5 g5 17. h6 Kh8 18. Qh5 Qe8
19. Qxe8 Rxe8 20. Nb5 Na6 21. Nf3 g4 22. Nh2 Bd8 23. Nxg4 Ndc5 24. f3 Rg8 25.
Bh3 $14 {1/2 (62) Potkin,V (2621)-Yuffa,D (2444) Vladivostok 2014}) (12... Nb6
13. Qc2 Bd7 14. O-O-O c6 15. Kb1 {also transposes to Carlsen - Topalov:} Qe7 (
15... cxd5 $2 16. cxd5 Rc8 17. Bb5 $1 Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Qd7 19. Nc3 Bf6 20. g5 Bd8
21. h4 $16 {1-0 (41) Carlsen,M (2772)-Topalov,V (2813) Nanjing 2009 CBM 133 
[Krasenkow,M]}) (15... Rc8 $142) 16. Be2 Rfc8 17. h4 cxd5 18. exd5 e4 {1/2 (95)
Arnaudov,P (2476)-Spasov,V (2571) Panagyurishte 2012} 19. h5 $36) 13. Qf3 $146
{Hardly a good novelty.} ({To meet} 13. Qc2 {Hikaru Nakamura had probably
prepared} b6 {as well} (13... Nb6 14. O-O-O Bd7 {- see above}) (13... h6 14.
O-O-O Kh7 15. Kb1 Bf6 16. Nf3 Be7 17. h4 Qa5 18. Nd2 Nb6 19. f4 $1 $16 {
1-0 (31) Deepan Chakkravarthy,J (2470)-Tiwari,A (2324) Aurangabad 2011}) 14.
O-O-O (14. dxc6 Nb8 {[%cal Yb8c6,Yc6d4]}) 14... Ba6 {etc., which requires
further exploration.}) 13... b6 14. O-O-O (14. dxc6 Nb8) 14... Ba6 15. h4 cxd5
16. Nxd5 (16. cxd5 Bxf1 17. Nxf1 b5 $1 {with strong counterplay for Black} 18.
Nxb5 $140 Rb8 {[%cal Gb8b2]}) 16... Ne6 {Taking dark squares under control.} ({
However,} 16... h6 $1 {was more accurate.}) 17. Kb1 $6 (17. g5 $5 Nd4 18. Qh3 {
[%cal Yh4h5] is critical. After the text move Black closes the kingside.})
17... h6 $1 18. g5 ({The structure with} 18. h5 g5 {is pleasant for White when
his pawn is on d5, and therefore Black's knights have no way to the f4-square
- not the case here.}) 18... h5 19. Bh3 b5 $6 {It was quite possible for Black
to wait as White had no active plan. However, he prefers to play actively
himself.} 20. Rc1 bxc4 21. Nxc4 Bxc4 22. Rxc4 Nd4 23. Bxd4 exd4 24. Bxd7 Qxd7
$16 {As a result, White has a very strong d5-knight; he should beware of ...
d4-d3 , of course, but generally his chances are clearly better.} 25. Qd3 (25.
Nf6+ $5 Bxf6 26. gxf6 {[%cal Rf3h5]}) 25... Rab8 26. Rb4 $1 Rbe8 (26... Rxb4
27. axb4 {[%cal Rb4b5]} Rb8 28. f4 $16 {[%cal Yf4f5]}) 27. Rxd4 $1 {[%mdl 512]
An obvious exchange sacrifice.} Bxd4 28. Qxd4 {White can now regain the
material by means of Nd5-f6+ but it is not necessary.} Re6 29. f4 $1 Qb7 30.
Qxa4 $6 {Wrong! White trades his a3-pawn for Black's weak a4-pawn.} (30. f5 $1
Re5 31. Nf6+ Kh8 32. Qxd6 Qe7 33. Qd4 Rd8 34. Nd5 gxf5 (34... Qd6 $143 35. fxg6
fxg6 36. Rc1 {[%cal Rc1c6]}) 35. g6 $1 Kg7 (35... fxg6 $2 36. Nxe7 Rxd4 37.
Nxg6+) 36. gxf7+ Kxf7 37. Qd2 {[%cal Rd2h6] , and White's attack should be
decisive.}) 30... Ra8 31. Qd4 (31. Qb4 Qxb4 32. axb4 Rc8 {, and White can
hardly win.}) 31... Rxa3 32. f5 Re5 33. Nf6+ (33. Rc1 $142 $14) 33... Kg7 34.
Ne8+ Kg8 35. Nxd6 Qa7 36. Qxa7 Rxa7 {[%mdl 4096] This endgame is very unclear.}
37. Rc1 gxf5 38. exf5 Rd7 39. Rc6 (39. Rc8+ $142 Kh7 40. Rc6 {not allowing} Rd8
) 39... Rd8 40. Kc2 Rd5 41. Ne4 Rxf5 {Black's rooks have become very strong.}
42. Nf6+ Kf8 43. Nxh5 $2 (43. Rc4 {was a must, first protecting the h4-pawn
and then collecting Black's h5-pawn. In that case White should not lose.})
43... Rd4 44. Nf6 Rxh4 (44... Rf2+ $142 $1 45. Kc3 Rxh4 {freeing the f5-square
for the king. Still, the text move doesn't let the win slip.}) 45. Rc8+ Ke7 46.
Rc7+ Ke6 47. Rc6+ Ke5 48. Nd7+ Kd4 49. g6 Rh2+ 50. Kb1 (50. Kb3 fxg6 51. Rxg6
Rb5+ 52. Ka3 Rhxb2 53. Rg4+ {is a bit more stubborn but still lost for White,
e.g.} Kd5 54. Rg5+ Kd6 55. Nc5 (55. Rxb5 Rxb5 $19 {- White's knight will be
trapped}) 55... Kc6 56. Ne4 R5b3+ 57. Ka4 Rb7 58. Ka3 R2b3+ 59. Ka2 R3b4 $19)
50... fxg6 51. Rxg6 Rb5 {White's king will now be cut off on the 1st rank.} 52.
Rd6+ Ke3 53. Kc1 Rbxb2 54. Ne5 $2 {This loses instantly.} (54. Re6+ {is a must
but Black wins anyway:} Kf4 55. Rc6 (55. Rf6+ Ke4 $1 56. Re6+ Kd5) 55... Ke4
56. Nf6+ Kd4 57. Ng4 Rhe2 {etc.}) 54... Rhc2+ 55. Kd1 Ra2 $1 {[%cal Rc2g2]} 56.
Ng4+ Kf3 57. Ne5+ Ke4 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.21"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Bf5 8. b3 (
8. Ne1 $5 {is currently considered to be the most ambitious.}) 8... Ne4 9. Bb2
Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Be4 11. e3 (11. Qd2 d5 $132 {and White's Q is better placed on
e2.} (11... e6 {/\d5}) (11... e5 $5 12. d5 Nb8 13. Rfe1 Re8 14. Rac1 Nd7 15.
Bf1 Bxf3 16. exf3 f5 17. b4 {Granda Zuniga,J-Smirin,I/Elenite/1993/} Kh8 18.
Bb2 Nf6 $11 {Dautov})) (11. Rc1 $142 {is probably a more useful move.}) 11...
e5 $5 {Often in this line Black tries to put his [+]P on the light-squares,
but here it seems better to change plans.} (11... Qd7 12. Rc1 d5 13. Qe2 Rad8
14. Rfd1 Rfe8 15. Ba1 Qc8 16. h3 h6 17. Kh2 $14 g5 $6 18. Ne1 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 e5
20. cxd5 Rxd5 21. Qc4 Qd8 22. e4 Rd7 23. d5 $16 {Ribli,Z-Zapata,A/Subotica izt/
1987/}) (11... d5 12. Qe2 $1 (12. Bh3 e5 13. cxd5 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4
Qxd5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qxd5 Bxd5 18. Bg2 {1/2,Ruck,R-Banikas,H/EU-ch U20
Tallinn/1997/}) 12... e6 (12... Qd7 13. Rfc1 h6 14. Bf1 g5 15. Nd2 Bg6 16. cxd5
Qxd5 17. Bg2 Qd7 18. Qb5 Rab8 {Itkis,B-Onoprienko,V/Alushta/1997/} 19. Ne4 $16)
13. Rfd1 a5 14. Bh3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Ne7 16. Qe2 c6 17. Rab1 Qd7 18. c5 $5 Ra7 19.
a4 Qc7 20. b4 axb4 21. Rxb4 $36 {Ribli,Z-Wittmann,W/Manila olm/1992/}) 12. d5
Nb8 (12... Ne7 13. Rc1 b5 14. Ba5 Qb8 15. Bh3 {Hulak,K-Smirin,I/Zagreb zt/1993/
} c6 $5 $132 {Dautov}) 13. Rc1 f5 (13... Re8 $5 {[%cal Re5e4,Re4f3] /\Bf3,e4}
14. Nd2 Bxg2 $11) 14. Nd2 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nd7 16. b4 (16. e4 Bh6 $1 $11) 16...
Qe7 (16... e4 $6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nb3 $1 $36 {[%csl Re6] ><e6}) 17. f4 Rae8
18. Nf3 h6 (18... exf4 19. exf4 Qe2+ $11 {was possible immediately, but Black
would still like to keep the tension...}) 19. Qc2 exf4 (19... g5 $143 20. Rce1)
({More ambitious was} 19... c5 $5 $13) 20. exf4 Qe2+ 21. Qxe2 Rxe2+ 22. Rf2
Rxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Nf6 $6 {This is inaccurate, as now White gets something to play
for.} (23... Bxc3 24. Rxc3 Nf6 (24... a5 $5 25. bxa5 Nc5 26. Ra3 Re8 $44 {/=})
25. Ra3 a6 26. Nd4 Re8 $11 (26... b5 $5) 27. Ne6 $6 c6 $1 28. dxc6 bxc6 29. Nc7
Ng4+ $36) 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. c5 $36 {[%mdl 4352] In this _|_ White is better
without any risk and Black must remain alert.} dxc5 (25... Re8 $142 26. Rc4 (
26. c6 b5 $132) (26. cxd6 cxd6 27. Rc7 Re7 28. Rc8+ Kf7 29. Rd8 Re2+ $11) 26...
Re4 $5 27. Rxe4 fxe4 28. cxd6 cxd6 29. Nd2 Bc3 30. Nxe4 Bxb4 $14 {/=}) 26. Rxc5
Rf7 27. Ke3 (27. Ne5 Re7 28. a4 $5 Kg7 (28... Bxe5 29. fxe5 Rxe5 30. Rxc7 Rxd5
31. Rxb7 a5 $2 32. b5 Rd4 33. Ra7 $18 {[%csl Gb5] o^b5}) 29. Rc2 a6 $1 $14)
27... Re7+ 28. Kd3 Kf8 (28... Kf7 $2 29. Ne5+ $1 Bxe5 30. fxe5 $16 {/\} Rxe5
31. Rxc7+ Re7 $2 32. d6 $18) 29. a4 (29. Ne5 $6 Bxe5 30. fxe5 Rxe5 31. Rxc7
Rxd5+ 32. Kc3 (32. Kc4 $6 Rd2) 32... Rb5 $15 {/=}) 29... g5 {[%csl Rf4][%cal
Yf8d8,Ye7e4,Yg5f4] /\gf4,Ke8-d8,Re4,><f4} (29... Ke8 {/\Kd7+/= was less
committal.}) 30. d6 $5 {White anticipates Black's <=> and changes the
character of the position, retaining a slight edge. Mamedyarov must still
defend accurately.} cxd6 31. Rxf5 Kf7 32. fxg5 hxg5 33. g4 (33. Nxg5+ $2 Kg6
$15) 33... Kg6 34. Rd5 Rd7 35. a5 (35. b5 $5 $14 {[%cal Yh2h3,Yf3d2,Yd2c4,
Yh3h4] /\h3,Nd2-c4,h4!?|^ seems more promising.}) 35... a6 $1 {Black fixates
the << pawns on dark squares.} 36. Kd2 $6 (36. h4 gxh4 37. g5 Bg7 38. Nxh4+ Kh5
39. Nf3 Kg6 $14 (39... Kg4 40. Nd2 Be5 41. Nc4 $14)) 36... Rd8 37. Ke3 (37. h4
gxh4 38. g5 Bg7 39. Nxh4+ Kh5 40. Nf3 Kg4 $5 $11) 37... Be7 $1 {An ideal
square for the B, from here it defends both d6 and g5, freeing the R for
active <=>.} 38. Nd4 Rh8 $132 39. Nf5 Bf8 40. Nxd6 (40. Rd2 d5 41. Rb2 Rh3+ 42.
Kd4 Rf3 $1 43. Kxd5 Rf4 $11) 40... Rxh2 41. b5 $5 (41. Ne4 Bxb4 42. Rxg5+ Kf7
$11 {[%csl Ra5] ><a5}) (41. Nxb7 Bxb4 $11) 41... Rh3+ 42. Kf2 (42. Ke4 Rg3 43.
Nxb7 Rxg4+ $11) 42... axb5 43. Nxb7 Rb3 (43... b4 $5 44. a6 b3 45. a7 (45. Rb5
b2 $11) 45... b2 46. Rb5 (46. a8=Q b1=Q 47. Qe8+ Kh7 48. Qf7+ Bg7 49. Qf5+ $11)
46... Ra3 $11) 44. Ke2 (44. Nd8 b4 $132 (44... Rb4 45. Nc6 $1 $16)) 44... Rb4
$1 (44... b4 $2 45. a6 Ra3 46. Ra5 $1 Rxa5 47. Nxa5 Bc5 48. Kd3 $18) 45. Kf3
Rf4+ 46. Kg3 Rb4 47. Nd8 Rb3+ 48. Kg2 b4 {The P can advance only after the N
leaves b7.} 49. Ne6 Be7 50. Rb5 Ra3 51. Nd4 Bf6 ({After} 51... Bf6 {[%csl Gb4,
Gf6] Black's o^ is already supported by his B and White does best to resign
himself to a draw with} 52. Rxb4 Rxa5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.05"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Be3
Qe7 9. d5 c5 10. Bg5 $1 {[%mdl 44] It is a typical strategical method.White
make the Black to move h6 after which prevent counterplay of the Black on the
King side by g3and Nh4.} (10. dxc6 bxc6 11. b4 Bb7 12. Nd2 d5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14.
exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Nb3 Qe6 $11 {0-1 Andonovski,L-Sofrevski,J/Struga
1993/EXT 99 (31)}) (10. Nd2 h5 11. a3 Nh7 12. b4 b6 13. Nb3 f5 14. f3 Ndf6 15.
bxc5 dxc5 16. a4 Bd7 17. a5 h4 $132 {time. 0-1 Ioseliani,N-Movsesian,S/CZE
1998/EXT 2000 (38)}) (10. Qd2 Ng4 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bh4 Nh6 13. Ng5 Nb8 14. Rad1
Nf7 15. Ne6 Bxe6 16. dxe6 Qxe6 17. Nd5 Na6 18. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 19. Bg4 $16 {
1-0 Lambert,G-Shephard,C/Brighton 1977/EXT 99 (33)}) 10... h6 11. Bd2 Ne8 (
11... Nh5 12. g3 f5 $140 $2 13. Nh4 $18) 12. g3 $1 Ndf6 (12... f5 13. Nh4 Qf6
14. exf5 gxf5 15. f4 $16) 13. Nh4 Bh3 14. Re1 Kh7 15. Rb1 b6 16. a3 Bd7 (16...
Ng8 17. Bd3 f5 $140 18. Nxg6 $1 Kxg6 19. exf5+ Bxf5 20. Qg4+ $18) 17. b4 $16
Qd8 18. Bd3 Ng8 19. Qc2 Rc8 20. bxc5 (20. a4 cxb4 21. Rxb4 Nc7 {[%cal Yc7a6,
Ya6c5]}) 20... dxc5 (20... Rxc5 21. Be3 Rc8 22. a4 $36 {<<}) 21. f4 Nd6 (21...
exf4 $6 22. e5 fxg3 23. hxg3 $40 {[%cal Ge5e6]}) 22. a4 (22. fxe5 Bxe5 23. Nf3
f6 (23... Bd4+ 24. Kg2 $16)) (22. Nf3 exf4 (22... f6 23. f5 $5 $16) 23. e5 $36)
22... Ne7 23. Nb5 (23. Nf3 $5) 23... Bxb5 24. axb5 Qd7 25. fxe5 Bxe5 26. Nf3 f6
27. Nxe5 fxe5 28. Bc3 Nf7 29. Rf1 Rce8 30. Kh1 (30. Qf2 Nc8 {[%cal Yc8d6]}) (
30. Rf6 $5 Ng5 31. Rbf1 Rxf6 (31... Nh3+ 32. Kh1 Rxf6 33. Rxf6 Nc8 34. Bf1 Qg7
35. Rc6 $1 Ng5 36. h4 Nf7 37. Bh3 $16) 32. Rxf6 Qg4 $132) 30... g5 31. Rf6 Ng6
32. Rbf1 Nd6 33. Rxf8 Nxf8 34. Be2 $1 Kg7 (34... Ng6 35. Qd3 $1 $16 (35. Bh5
Nxc4 36. Qe2 (36. Rf6 Rg8 37. Qf2 Nd6 38. Re6 Qf7) 36... Nd6 37. Rf6 Rg8 38.
Qf3 $16) (35. Rf6 $6 Qe7 (35... Qd8))) 35. Bh5 Re7 36. Qe2 Nh7 $1 37. Bg4 Qe8
38. Bf5 Nf6 39. Kg2 Qg8 40. h4 $1 g4 $1 {Black are defending excelently and
create maximal defeculties for the White.} 41. Bxg4 Nfxe4 (41... Ndxe4 42. Bb2
Kh8 43. Bxe5 $1 Rxe5 44. Rxf6 Qg7 45. Rf4 Nd6 46. Rf8+ $18) 42. Be1 (42. Be6 $5
Rxe6 43. dxe6 Qxe6 44. Ba1 $16 {/~~}) (42. Bb2 Kh7 $1 $132 {[%csl Rg3]} (42...
Kh8 43. Rf3 $1 {[%cal Gf3e3]} (43. Rf4 h5 44. Rxe4 Nxe4 45. d6 $1 Nxd6 (45...
Re6 46. Qxe4 Qxg4 47. Qxg4 hxg4 48. d7 $18) 46. Bxe5+ Kh7 47. Qd3+ Qg6 48.
Qxg6+ Kxg6 49. Bxd6 Re4 50. Bd7) 43... Nxc4 44. Qxe4 Nxb2 45. d6 $18) 43. Qf3
Nd2 (43... Rf7 44. Be6 Rxf3 45. Bxg8+ Kxg8 46. Rxf3 Nxc4 47. Bc1 $16) 44. Bf5+
Nxf5 (44... Kg7 45. Qg4+ Kh8 46. Qf4 $1 Nxf5 47. Bxe5+ $16) 45. Qxf5+ Qg6 46.
d6 Qxf5 47. Rxf5 Rd7 48. Rxe5 Kg8 $1 {[%csl Rc4,Rd6]} 49. Re7 Rxe7 50. dxe7 Kf7
51. Bc1 Nxc4 52. Bxh6 Kxe7 $13) 42... Qh7 43. Kh3 (43. Be6 Qg6 44. Rf3 {
[%cal Gf3e3,Gh4h5]} h5 (44... Rxe6 45. dxe6 Qxe6 46. Re3 Qg6 47. g4 $16) 45.
Bc3 Rxe6 46. dxe6 Qxe6 47. Bb2 Kg6 $13 (47... Qxc4 48. Bxe5+ Kg6 $13)) 43...
Rf7 $6 (43... Nf6 $1 44. Qf3 Nxg4 45. Qf8+ (45. Bd2 Qe4 $1 46. Qf8+ Kg6 47.
Qxe7 Nf2+ $1 48. Kh2 (48. Rxf2 Qh1+ 49. Rh2 Qf1+ 50. Rg2 Qh1+ 51. Kg4 Qd1+ $11)
48... Ng4+ 49. Kg1 Qd4+ 50. Kh1 Qe4+ $11) 45... Kg6 46. Kxg4 h5+ 47. Kh3 Qg7
$11) 44. Rxf7+ Nxf7 45. Be6 Ned6 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Yh7e4]} (45... Qg6 46. g4
Ned6 47. Bg3 $16) 46. Bxf7 Nxf7 (46... Qf5+ $2 47. g4 Qxf7 48. Qxe5+ Qf6 49.
Bc3 $18) 47. Qf3 $1 (47. Bc3 Qf5+ 48. g4 (48. Qg4+ Kf6 {[%cal Yf7d6]}) 48...
Qf4 $132) 47... Qg6 (47... Qc2 $5 48. Bc3 Kg8 (48... Kf8 49. d6 (49. Bxe5 Qxc4
50. Bf4 h5 $5 $132) 49... Qg6 50. Qa8+ Kg7 51. Qd5 Kf8 52. d7 Qf5+ 53. Kg2 Ke7
54. Bxe5 (54. d8=Q+ Nxd8 55. Bxe5 (55. Qxe5+ Qxe5 56. Bxe5 Nb7 $132) 55... Nf7
56. Qb7+ Ke6 57. Qd5+ $11) 54... Qc2+ 55. Kf3 Nxe5+ (55... Qf5+ 56. Bf4 Qxd5+
57. cxd5 Kxd7 58. g4 $18) 56. Qxe5+ Kxd7 57. Qd5+ Kc7 (57... Ke7 58. Qe4+ Qxe4+
59. Kxe4 $18) 58. Qc6+ Kb8 59. Qxh6 $16) 49. d6 $5 Nxd6 50. Qa8+ Kf7 (50... Kh7
51. Qxa7+ Kg8 52. Qb8+ Kf7 53. Qxd6 Qxc3 54. Qxh6 $16) 51. Qd5+ Ke7 52. Qxe5+
Kd7 $132) 48. Bc3 Qf6 49. Qg4+ Kh7 50. Kg2 $16 Qg6 (50... Nd6 51. h5 $5 Kh8 52.
Qf3 Kg7 53. Qe2 Nf7 54. Qg4+ Kf8 55. Bd2 $16) 51. Qxg6+ Kxg6 52. g4 {[%mdl
4096] In this endgame the game will be on the different sides and in such
cases bishop is stronger than knight.} Kf6 (52... Nd6 53. Bxe5 Nxc4 54. Bf4 $16
) 53. Kf3 Nd6 54. Bd2 Kg7 (54... e4+ 55. Kf2 (55. Kg3 Nxc4 56. Bxh6 Ke5 57.
Bg7+ $1 (57. Bf4+ Kxd5 58. h5 Ke6 59. g5 Kf5 60. g6 Kf6 61. Kg4 e3 62. Kf3 Kg7
63. Ke2 Na3 64. Be5+ Kh6 65. Kxe3 Nxb5 66. Kf4 Nd4) 57... Kxd5 58. h5 Ke6 59.
Ba1 $18) (55. Kf4 $2 Nxc4 56. Bc3+ Kf7 57. Kxe4 Nd6+ 58. Kf4 Nxb5 59. Be5) (55.
Ke2 $1 Nxc4 (55... Kg7 56. Bf4 Nxc4 57. h5 $1 Na3 58. d6 Kf7 59. g5 hxg5 60. d7
Ke7 61. Bxg5+ Kxd7 62. h6 $18) (55... Ke5 56. Bxh6) 56. Bxh6 Ke5 (56... Nd6 57.
Bf4 (57. g5+ Kf5 58. h5) (57. h5 Nxb5 58. g5+ Kf5) 57... Nxb5 58. Ke3) 57. h5
Kxd5 58. Bf8 Ne5 59. h6 Kc4 60. h7 Ng6 61. Ke3 Kxb5 62. Kxe4 $18) 55... Nxc4 (
55... Ke5 56. Bxh6 Nxc4 57. Bg7+ Kxd5 58. h5 Ne5 (58... Ke6 59. Ba1 Nd6 (59...
Ne5 60. Bxe5 Kxe5 61. h6 Kf6 62. Ke3 Kg6 63. g5 Kh7 64. Kxe4 Kg6 65. Kf4 Kh7
66. Kf5 $18) (59... Kf7 60. g5 $18) 60. h6 $18)) (55... Kg7 56. Bf4 $1 Nxc4 57.
h5 $1 Na3 58. d6 Kf7 59. g5 hxg5 60. Bxg5 Ke6 61. h6 $18) 56. Bxh6 Nd6 (56...
Ke5 57. Bg7+ Kxd5 58. h5 $18) 57. h5 Nxb5 58. g5+ Kf5 59. g6 Kf6 60. Bg5+ $1
Kg7 61. Bf4 $18) 55. Bc1 Kg6 $6 (55... Nxc4 56. Ke4 Kf6 (56... Kg6 57. h5+ Kf6
(57... Kg7 58. Kf5 $18) 58. Bxh6 Nd6+ 59. Ke3 Nxb5 60. g5+ Kf5 61. g6 Kf6 62.
Bg5+ Kg7 63. Ke4 $18) 57. Bxh6 (57. g5+ hxg5 58. Bxg5+ Kf7 59. h5 Nd6+ 60. Kxe5
Nc4+ 61. Ke4 Nd6+ 62. Kf4 Nxb5 63. Ke5 a5 64. d6 Nxd6 65. Kxd6 a4 $11) 57...
Nd6+ 58. Ke3 Nxb5 59. h5 $1 (59. Bg5+ Kf7 60. Ke4 a5 $132) 59... Nd6 (59... a5
60. g5+ Kf5 61. g6 Kf6 (61... Nc3 62. d6 Nd5+ 63. Kd2 Ke6 64. Bg5 $1 $18) 62.
Bg5+ Kg7 63. Be7 $18) 60. g5+ Ke7 61. Bg7 $1 $16 Nf5+ $140 62. Kd2 Nxg7 63. h6
Kf7 64. h7 $18) 56. h5+ Kg7 57. Ke3 $1 Nf7 (57... Nxc4+ 58. Ke4 $16) 58. Kd3
Kf6 59. Bd2 Kg7 60. Be1 $1 Nd6 61. Bg3 Kf6 62. Bh4+ Kf7 63. g5 $18 e4+ 64. Kc3
Nf5 65. g6+ Kg7 66. Bd8 e3 67. Kd3 Kf8 68. Bc7 Ng7 69. Kxe3 Ke7 70. Be5 (70.
Be5 Ne8 71. d6+ Kd7 72. g7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 46th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "2011.05.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2011.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bg5 h6
9. Bh4 g5 (9... exd5 {is played more often.}) 10. Bg3 Nh5 $1 {GM Alexander
Grischuk's innovation is now for the first time tested in a serious game.} (
10... e5 {is insufficient for equality:} 11. h4 g4 12. f4 $5 ({or} 12. h5 Nh7
13. Bh4 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Ng3 Kh8 16. Qd2 a6 17. Na4 Nd7 18. Nf5 Ng5 19.
Ne3 Qf4 20. Nf5 $16 {1-0 Teschner,R (2425)-Tuerk,H/Germany 1978/EXT 1999 (65)})
12... gxf3 (12... exf4 13. Bxf4 Nh5 14. Qd2 $14) 13. gxf3 Nh5 14. Qd2 Qf6 15.
O-O-O a6 16. Rdf1 Nxg3 17. Nxg3 Qf4 18. Nh5 Qxd2+ 19. Kxd2 Kh7 20. Nd1 Nd7 21.
Ne3 $16 {1-0 Teske,H (2552)-Ringwelski,M (2056)/Paderborn 2009/CBM 134 Extra 
(42)}) 11. O-O Na6 12. a3 (12. Qd2 Nc7 13. Bc2 exd5 14. exd5 f5 15. f4 Nxg3 16.
Nxg3 g4 17. Rae1 Bd7 18. Kh1 Rf7 19. Re2 Bh8 20. Rfe1 Qf6 21. Re3 Re8 $4 (21...
h5 $1 $132 22. Nxh5 $140 Qh4 23. Ng3 Bd4) 22. Rxe8+ Nxe8 23. Bxf5 $18 {1/2
Caruana,F (2709)-Grischuk,A (2771)/Moscow blitz 2010/EXT 2011 (86)}) 12... Nc7
13. Qc2 $6 {Probably the wrong square for White's queen.} (13. Qd2 $142 {
although Black is perfectly OK after} Nxg3 14. Nxg3 Be5 15. Nh5 Ne8 $1 {
[%cal Ye8g7]}) 13... Rb8 14. Rab1 Nxg3 15. Nxg3 Bd7 16. b4 Be5 {[%mdl 32] This
plan of controlling dark squares (here "forced" by White's Qd1-c2) is more
logical than ...f7-f5 in this structure.} 17. bxc5 dxc5 18. Nce2 (18. Nd1 $142
Ne8 19. Ne3 Nf6 20. Qe2 $132 {[%cal Yg3h5]}) 18... Ne8 19. f4 gxf4 20. Nxf4 Qg5
21. Nge2 exd5 22. exd5 Nd6 {[%csl Gd6]} 23. Kh1 Rbe8 24. Rf2 Kh8 25. Rbf1 Rg8
$17 {[%cal Ge8e1,Gg8g2]} 26. Ng3 Bg4 27. Nfe2 Qh4 28. Rxf7 $2 {Desperation in
a difficult position.} (28. Rf4 {was a better way to sacrifice the exchange.}
Bxf4 29. Nxf4 Re3 30. Qb2+ $1 Rg7 31. Qf2 Qe7 32. Rc1 {, although Black should
win after all.}) 28... Nxf7 29. Rxf7 Re7 30. Rxe7 Qxe7 31. Nf5 Qg5 32. Neg3 h5
33. Qf2 h4 34. Qe1 Bxg3 {Black goes for a winning bishop endgame, which is
quite enough, although he could have ended the game at once by means of} (34...
Re8 $142 35. Nd6 Re7 36. Ngf5 Bxd6 $19) 35. Qc3+ Rg7 36. Qxg7+ Qxg7 37. Nxg7
Kxg7 38. hxg3 hxg3 {[%mdl 4096]} 39. Kg1 Kf6 40. Kf1 Ke5 41. Ke1 Kd4 42. Bg6 $6
(42. Be2 $142 {but Black should win after} Bd7 43. Kd2 a6 $19 {[%cal Yb7b5]})
42... Kxc4 43. Bf7 Kb5 $1 44. Be8+ Kb6 45. d6 Bf5 46. a4 a5 47. Kd2 Be4 48. Ke3
Bxg2 49. Kf4 Bc6 0-1

[Event "WchT 9th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2013.11.27"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E66"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Rb8 8. d5
Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Qc2 a6 11. a4 {This continuation, considered second-rate for
many years, has recently gained some popularity.} e6 (11... Bd7 {[%cal Yb7b5]}
12. b3 b5 {now opens up the a-file, which is favourable for White:} 13. axb5
axb5 14. cxb5 Bxb5 15. Ra3 Qb6 (15... Bd7 16. Qa2 Ra8 17. Bb2 $14) 16. Qa2 Nb7
17. Nc4 Bxc4 18. bxc4 Nd7 19. Nb5 $16 {1-0 (35) Pejko,O (2240)-Kalata,P (2235)
Slovakia 2008}) (11... e5 {deserves attention as White has no more possibility
to play on the queenside by means of a2-a3 and b2-b4. Here is a recent example
where Black outplayed his opponent:} 12. b3 h5 13. e4 (13. Nde4 $5 Nh7 14. h4
f5 15. Ng5) 13... h4 14. Bb2 Bh6 15. Nf3 hxg3 16. hxg3 Ng4 17. Nh2 Nxh2 18.
Kxh2 Qg5 19. Bc1 Qh5+ 20. Kg1 Bxc1 21. Raxc1 Kg7 22. Rb1 Rh8 23. f3 Qh2+ 24.
Kf2 Bh3 25. Rg1 f5 26. Qd2 Rbf8 $40 {0-1 (38) L'Ami,E (2623)-Rapport,R (2540)
Aix-les-Bains 2011}) 12. b3 (12. Rb1 exd5 13. cxd5 c4 14. b4 cxb3 15. Nxb3 Bd7
$13 {0-1 (43) McDonald,N (2449)-Haydon,D (2218) London 2010}) 12... exd5 (12...
Re8 13. Bb2 exd5 14. cxd5 Bf5 15. e4 Bd7 16. Rfe1 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. h3 (18.
Ne2 b4 19. e5 $6 dxe5 20. Qxc5 Rb5 21. Qa7 Nxd5 $17 {0-1 (34) Kantorik,M (2368)
-Bezold,M (2521) Austria 2008}) 18... Qb6 19. Kh2 Nh5 20. Nd1 Bd4 21. Ne3 Nb7
22. Nf3 Bxb2 23. Qxb2 Qd8 24. e5 $16 {1/2 (51) Van der Sterren,P (2470)-Hebden,
M (2400) Marbella 1982}) (12... b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Nxb5 d5 {
1/2 (51) Werle,J (2459)-Afek,Y (2369) Groningen 2001} 16. Bb2 dxc4 17. bxc4
Nxc4 18. Nxc4 Rxb5 19. Be5 $14) 13. cxd5 Ng4 {Planning ...f7-f5.} ({It makes
no sense for Black to provoke e2-e4:} 13... Bf5 14. e4 Bd7 15. Bb2 b5 16. axb5
axb5 17. Nd1 ({or} 17. h3 Re8 18. Rfc1 Ra8 19. Nd1 Qb6 20. Ne3 Ra6 21. Bc3 Rea8
22. Bf1 $14 {1-0 (69) Onischuk,A (2580)-Rogers,I (2600) Germany 1997}) 17... b4
18. Ne3 Bb5 19. Rfe1 Nd7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. f4 Ra8 22. e5 $1 dxe5 23. fxe5 Nxe5
24. Qxc5 Rb8 25. d6 $16 {1-0 (28) Van Oosterom,C (2413)-Ris,R (2423) Haarlem
2010}) (13... b5 {is very natural but I don't see full equality for Black:} 14.
axb5 axb5 15. Bb2 Re8 16. e4 Ba6 17. Rfe1 Qb6 18. h3 $1 $14 {and then,
depending on the situation, Ra1-a2 or Nc3-d1-e3} (18. Ra2 $143 {1-0 (45)
Zegarac,B (2269)-Benderac,S (2365) Jahorina 2001} b4 $1 19. Nd1 $140 $2 c4) (
18. Nd1 {is a bit premature due to} Nxd5 $1 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qb2+ Kg8 21. Qa2
Nc6 22. Qxa6 Qxa6 23. Rxa6 Ndb4 $13)) 14. h3 Nh6 15. Bb2 f5 {However, this
move weakens Black's kingside.} 16. e3 Nf7 17. Ne2 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 Ne5 19. Qc3
Qb6 20. Rfc1 Bd7 21. f4 Nf7 22. Rab1 {[%cal Rb3b4]} Rfc8 (22... Qb4 23. Qxb4
cxb4 24. Rc7 Rfd8 25. Nd4 $16) 23. g4 {All Black's pieces are on the queenside
so this action is very timely.} Qb4 24. gxf5 (24. Qb2 $6 Re8 {[%cal Re8e3,
Rf5g4]}) (24. Qxb4 cxb4 25. Bf3 {was also good; the e2 knight can go to d4 at
an appropriate moment.}) 24... Qxc3 (24... gxf5 25. Qb2 {[%cal Yg1f2,Yc1g1]})
25. Nxc3 gxf5 (25... Bxf5 26. e4 Bd7 27. Re1 Re8 28. e5 $1 dxe5 29. Nce4 Kg7
30. Nxc5 Bf5 31. Rbc1 $16 {[%cal Rb3b4]}) 26. Nc4 $1 b6 (26... Nxc4 27. bxc4
$16 {[%cal Gb1b7]}) 27. Nxa5 bxa5 28. Bf1 {[%csl Ra6]} Re8 29. Kf2 Bc8 30. Bc4
$16 {[%mdl 32] This bishop strengthens White's queenside, and he can start
preparing a break in the centre, where he has an extra pawn.} Nh6 31. Rg1+ Kh8
32. Rbe1 Rf8 33. e4 $6 (33. Kg3 {[%cal Yg3h2,Ye3e4] was more solid.}) 33...
fxe4 34. Nxe4 $1 Rb6 (34... Rxf4+ 35. Kg3 Rf8 36. Nxd6) (34... Nf5 35. Ng5) 35.
Kf3 $6 (35. Ng5 $1 Rxf4+ 36. Ke3 Rf8 (36... Rf5 37. Kd2) 37. Ne6 Re8 38. Kd2
$16) 35... Nf5 36. Ng5 Nd4+ {Black has suddenly got strong counterplay.} 37.
Kg3 Rb7 38. Ne6 Bxe6 39. dxe6 Rg7+ $6 (39... Re7 $5 {Black is by no means
worse, and} 40. Re4 $2 Rg8+ 41. Kf2 Rxg1 42. Kxg1 Kg7 {is clearly in his
favour.}) 40. Kf2 Rxf4+ (40... Re7 41. Re4 Rf6 (41... Rf5 42. Rg5) 42. Rg5 $36
Nxe6 $2 43. Rg3 {[%cal Rg3e3]}) 41. Ke3 {At the cost of a pawn, White's king
has reached the centre.} Rf3+ (41... Rf8 42. Ke4 Rxg1 43. Rxg1 Re8 44. h4 $1
Nxe6 (44... Re7 45. h5 Re8 46. h6) 45. Kd5 Nd4 46. Kxd6 $16) 42. Ke4 Rf5 43.
Rgf1 $1 Re5+ (43... Rgg5 44. e7 $18) (43... Rxf1 44. Rxf1 Rg5 45. Rf8+ Kg7 46.
Rg8+ $1 Kxg8 47. e7+ Kg7 48. e8=Q Re5+ 49. Qxe5+ dxe5 50. Kxe5 $18) 44. Kd3 Rf5
45. Rxf5 Nxf5 {[%mdl 4096]} 46. Ke4 {White now easily wins due to his "extra
king".} Ne7 47. Rd1 $1 d5+ 48. Bxd5 Rg3 49. Bc4 Kg7 50. Rf1 $1 Kh6 51. Rf7 Ng6
52. e7 Rg1 53. Kd5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.18"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "SOCAR"]
[BlackTeam "Padova"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 a5 10. bxa5 c5 11. a4 Rxa5 12. Ra3 Ra6 13. Ne1 {[%mdl 32] A typical
plan: Ne1-d3 and possibly f2-f4. However, I don't like it in this particular
position. Other options:} (13. Re1 {with the idea Be2-f1 (or Qd1-c2) and then
Nc3-b5. This is a bit artificial. E.g.} Kh8 14. Qc2 Ne8 15. Nb5 Ng8 16. Bf1 f6
17. g3 Nh6 18. Bg2 Nf7 19. Bd2 Bd7 20. Rb1 f5 21. Nc3 b6 {0-1 (39) Stern,R 
(2461)-Lanka,Z (2504) Rostock 2002 - Black obtained a solid position.}) (13.
Nd2 {followed by Nc3-b5 and Bc1-b2 is very logical. A relatively recent
example:} Nd7 14. Nb5 f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. f4 $1 exf4 17. Rxf4 Ng6 18. Rf1 Nde5
19. Nf3 f4 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Bg4 Kh8 22. Bxc8 Qxc8 23. Qh5 Qd7 24. Bd2 Qg7 25.
Kh1 $14 {1-0 (42) Buhmann,R (2541)-Babaev,R (2479) Boeblingen 2008}) 13... Nd7
14. Nd3 (14. Nb5 f5 15. exf5 {0-1 (40) Karttunen,M (2275)-Solleveld,M (2295)
Sas van Gent 1998} {can now be met with} Nxf5 {as White doesn't control the
e4-square.}) 14... h6 {I am not sure Black should cover the g5-square.} (14...
Nb6 $5 15. Qb3 f5 16. exf5 (16. f3 f4 $5) 16... Nxf5 17. Nb5 Nd7 18. f4 e4 19.
Nf2 Re8 20. Qc2 Nf6 $13 {1/2 (30) Lputian,S (2633)-Smirin,I (2649) Kemer 2007})
(14... f5 {is quite natural:} 15. f4 fxe4 $1 (15... exf4 16. Nxf4 Bd4+ 17. Kh1
Bxc3 (17... Nf6 18. Nb5 Be5 19. Nd3 $1 fxe4 20. Nxe5 dxe5 21. Be3 Nd7 22. Rxf8+
Kxf8 23. d6 $16 {1-0 (54) Rychagov,A (2506)-Banikas,H (2542) Athens 2000}) 18.
Rxc3 Ne5 19. Bb2 fxe4 20. Re3 g5 21. Nh5 $36 {1/2 (26) Simmelink,J (2315)
-Fabiani,J (2378) IECG 2002}) 16. Nxe4 Nf5 17. Kh1 Qe7 18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5
Qxe5 20. Ng5 Bd7 21. Bf4 Qd4 $13 {0-1 (39) Nikcevic,N (2409)-Djukic,N (2503)
Cetinje 2010}) 15. f4 {A logical consequence of Nf3-e1-d3. It is important
that White's knight controls the e5-square.} (15. f3 f5 16. Nf2 {is passive.
The key to this position is the fact that White can't break through on the
queenside; therefore, he should prepare some play on the kingside, which is
very dfficult after f2-f3 f5-f4. Here is an example:} Nf6 17. g3 g5 18. Bd2 Rf7
19. Qc2 Bf8 20. Rb1 Rg7 21. Bd3 f4 22. g4 h5 23. h3 Ng6 24. Kf1 Rh7 25. Ke2 Be7
26. Nb5 Kf7 27. Raa1 Nh4 28. Rg1 Bd7 29. Qb3 Qc8 {1/2 (29) Irwanto,S (2452)
-Spasov,V (2578) Turin 2006}) 15... exf4 16. Nxf4 (16. Bxf4 f5 $132) 16... Ne5
{Black has established a blockade but White is not too concerned. Black's
pieces are constricted, his e7-knight is placed extremely poorly, merely
getting in the way of his pieces. The only problem for White is how to break
through.} 17. Kh1 Kh7 18. Nb5 Ng8 19. Qc2 Nf6 {The knight has improved its
position but still it would be much better for Black to get rid of it
altogether.} 20. h3 Qe7 (20... g5 21. Nd3 Nfd7 {was an option but Black didn't
want to weaken the light squares in his camp.}) 21. Bd2 Bd7 22. a5 Kg8 23. Re3
b6 {A double-edged decision since the a- and b-files are more likely to be
used by White due to his space advantage.} 24. Nd3 bxa5 (24... Nxd3 $5 25. Bxd3
bxa5 26. Nxd6 (26. Bc3 a4) 26... Rxd6 27. e5 Nxd5 $5 28. exd6 Qxe3 29. Bxe3
Nxe3 30. Qd2 Nxf1 31. Bxf1 a4 $132) 25. Nxe5 Qxe5 26. Bc3 Qg5 27. Ref3 Ne8 {
[%csl Re8]} 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Nc3 a4 (29... Qe5 30. Qb2 {[%cal Rb2b7]} {
although after} Ra8 31. Qb7 Rd8 {Black's position is very solid.}) 30. Qb2 {
[%cal Rb2b7,Rc3a4]} Qd8 $6 (30... Ra5 $5 31. Nxa4+ Qe5) 31. Nxa4+ Kg8 32. Nc3 {
The blockade on e5 has been lifted, and White's chances are preferable due to
Black's poor e8-knight.} Rb6 33. Qd2 Qg5 34. Qa2 Bc8 35. Qa8 Qd8 36. Qa5 Qc7
37. Nb5 Qb7 38. Qd2 Kg7 39. Qc3+ Kg8 (39... f6 40. Rg3 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Re2h5]}
Kh7 41. Bd3 $40 {[%cal Re4e5]}) 40. e5 $16 dxe5 41. Qxe5 Bd7 42. Nc3 Nd6 43.
Rf6 Qb8 44. Qf4 Nf5 (44... Bf5 45. g4 (45. Qxh6 Qd8 46. Qg5 Rb3) 45... Bc2 46.
h4 $16) 45. Ne4 Qxf4 46. Rxf4 Rb1+ 47. Kh2 Rb2 48. Bd3 Rc8 49. Ra6 Kg7 50. Nf6
Ne3 51. Nxd7 Nxg2 52. Kg3 Nxf4 53. Kxf4 {Besides a material advantage, White
now has a strong passed pawn, and Black's c5-pawn is very weak.} Rf2+ 54. Ke5
Rf3 55. Be4 $1 Re8+ (55... Rxh3 56. Nf6 {[%cal Yd5d6,Yd6d7]}) 56. Re6 $1 fxe6
57. Bxf3 {[%mdl 4096]} exd5+ 58. Kxd5 Re3 59. Bg4 h5 60. Be6 g5 61. Nxc5 g4 62.
hxg4 h4 {This pawn doesn't help Black; White successfully stops it.} 63. Kd4
Ra3 64. Bd5 h3 65. Ne6+ $2 (65. Nd3 $142 h2 66. Nf2) 65... Kf6 66. Nc5 h2 $2 {
Black misses a golden chance:} (66... Kg5 67. Ne4+ Kxg4 68. c5 h2 69. c6 Kf4 $1
{, and White can't win, e.g.} 70. Nf2 (70. Nc3 Ra7 71. Nb5 Re7 72. c7 Rd7 $11)
70... Ra7 71. Kc5 Ra5+ 72. Kb6 (72. Kd6 Rxd5+ 73. Kxd5 Kf3 74. Nh1 Kg2 75. c7
Kxh1 76. c8=Q Kg2 $11) 72... Rxd5 73. c7 Rd2 74. c8=Q Rxf2 $11) 67. Ne4+ Ke7
68. Nf2 Ra1 69. Ke3 Rf1 70. c5 Rc1 71. c6 Kd6 72. Bg2 Rc2 73. g5 Ke5 74. g6
Rc3+ 75. Nd3+ Kf6 76. Be4 Ke6 77. Kd4 Ra3 78. c7 Ra4+ 79. Kc3 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 63rd"]
[Site "Krakow"]
[Date "2006.03.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2006.02.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 (7...
Bf5 8. b3 Ne4 9. Nd5 Bd7 10. Bb2 e6 11. Nf4 f5 12. e3 (12. Nd3 Qe7 13. b4 a6
14. a4 g5 15. e3 Nd8 16. Nd2 Nf6 17. b5 $14 {Stohl,I-Maiwald,J/BL 9899/1999/})
12... g5 13. Nd3 Ne7 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Bc6 16. f4 g4 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Qa5
h5 19. Rfe1 Qd7 20. Re2 Rae8 21. Rae1 h4 22. Nf2 hxg3 23. hxg3 Ng6 24. e4 $36 {
Dobrov,V-Kurenkov,N/Samara/2004/ The siginificance of these 2 examples will
become clear soon enough.}) 8. h3 Bf5 $5 {A rare line, the more usual
alternatives are} (8... Rb8 {and the more topical}) (8... Bd7) 9. b3 {We have
a well-known theoretical position with the extra moves h3 and a6. It's not so
easy to say immediately which one is more useful, in any case White's idea
doesn't seem to highlight the pluses of having played h3.} (9. d5 Na5 (9... Na7
$5 10. Nd4 Bd7 11. e4 c5 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Be3 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Qc8 $1 15. Bxf6
Bxf6 16. Nd5 Bxh3 17. Nb6 Qc6 18. Nxa8 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qxe4+ {Hudecek,
J-Shtyrenkov,V/Pardubice/1992/} 20. Qf3 Qxf3+ 21. Kxf3 Rxa8 22. Rac1 $11 {/=/+}
) 10. Nd4 Bd7 11. b3 c5 (11... Qc8 12. Kh2 c5 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. Be3 c5 15. Nf3
Nc6 16. Qd2 Re8 17. Bh6 Bh8 18. Rac1 Rb8 19. e4 a5 20. Rfe1 Nd4 21. Nxd4 cxd4
22. Nd5 {Vaulin,A-Ryskin,A/Ajka op/1992/} Qc5 23. Bg5 $14) 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13.
Bb2 Qc8 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qd3 Re8 (15... Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qc6+ $11) 16. e4 b5 17.
cxb5 axb5 18. Nxb5 Qb7 19. a4 Rab8 20. Rfc1 Bxb5 21. axb5 Qxb5 22. Qxb5 Rxb5
23. e5 dxe5 24. Bc6 $14 {Vaganian,R-Inarkiev,E/Sochi rpd/2004/}) (9. Be3 e5 $5
(9... Ne4 $11) 10. d5 (10. dxe5 $142) 10... Ne7 11. c5 Ne4 12. Na4 dxc5 13. g4
Bc8 14. Nxc5 Nd6 15. Nd2 b6 16. Nce4 Bb7 17. Nxd6 cxd6 18. Nc4 b5 19. Bb6 Qb8
20. Ne3 Bc8 21. Ba5 f5 $36 {[%csl Rg1] ->>>,Madebrink,L-Ekelund,P/Helsingborg/
1991/}) (9. Nh4 Bd7 10. b3 Qc8 11. d5 Na5 12. Kh2 b5 13. cxb5 axb5 14. Bd2 Qb7
15. e4 c5 $1 16. f4 b4 17. Ne2 Nxd5 (17... c4 $5 $36) 18. exd5 Bxa1 19. Qxa1
Nxb3 20. Qb2 Nxd2 21. Qxd2 Bb5 22. Re1 Bxe2 23. Rxe2 $13 {Jaracz,P-Socko,B/
POL-ch Poznan/2005/}) (9. Ne1 Ne8 (9... Qc8 $5 10. g4 (10. Kh2 Nxd4 11. Qxd4
Ng4+ 12. hxg4 Bxd4 13. Nd5 Qd7 14. gxf5 c6 $17) 10... Bd7 $132 {[%csl Rg1] עg1
}) 10. e4 Bd7 11. Nc2 Na5 12. b3 c5 13. Be3 Nc6 14. Qd2 Qa5 15. a3 cxd4 16.
Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Nf6 18. Rfd1 Qd8 19. Rac1 Bc6 20. b4 $14 {(),Marovic,
D-Nemet,I/YUG-ch Umag/1972/}) 9... Ne4 10. Nd5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} ({Wojtaszek is
ambitious. Just one round earlier White played the simple} 10. Bb2 Nxc3 11.
Bxc3 Be4 12. Qd2 d5 13. Rad1 e6 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 dxc4 17.
Qf4 Qc8 18. Qxc4 Rd8 19. Qe4 Rb8 20. Rd3 Rxd3 21. Qxd3 Bf8 22. Rd1 Be7 23. h4
Qe8 24. Qd7 Kf8 25. h5 Rd8 $11 {Grabarczyk,M-Socko,B/POL-ch Krakow/2006/})
10... Bd7 (10... e6 11. Ne3 Nc3 12. Qd2 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. g4 Nxe2+ 15.
Qxe2 Bxa1 16. gxf5 $16) 11. Bb2 e6 12. Nf4 f5 $13 {[%csl Rh3] <=>>> White's >>
is more vulnerable due to h3 in comparison with the 2 games from the first
note. This should give Black enough play.} 13. Rc1 {This seems a bit pointless.
} (13. Nd3 $142 {as the N needs to go away in any case.}) 13... g5 14. Nd3 Qe7
15. d5 {Now White's N gets sidetracked.} (15. e3 $11 {[%cal Yf3d2,Yb3b4,Ya2a4]
/\Nd2,b4,a4}) 15... Bxb2 16. Nxb2 Nd8 $1 17. dxe6 {Directly activates Black's
N.} (17. Nd3 e5 $15 {[+]}) (17. Nd2 Nf6 (17... Nxd2 18. Qxd2 {/\} e5 19. c5 $1
$36) 18. dxe6 Bc6 $11) 17... Nxe6 18. e3 (18. Nd2 $142 $5 $11 {still
approximately holds the balance.}) 18... Rae8 19. Nd3 (19. Nd2 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 f4
$5 $44) 19... Qg7 $15 20. Re1 (20. Nd2 Nc3 $1 21. Qh5 Rb8 {[%csl Rh5] ףh5})
20... a5 $5 {The B aims for c6, but first Black prevents Nb4.} 21. Qc2 Bc6 22.
Qb2 {White quite naturally tries to shake off the growing pressure by
simplification.} Qxb2 23. Nxb2 f4 24. exf4 gxf4 25. g4 N4g5 (25... N6c5 26. Nd4
$132) (25... N4c5 $5 $15) 26. Nxg5 Nxg5 27. Nd3 $2 {This move allows Black to
gain >>() and hem in White's B.} (27. Bxc6 $142 bxc6 28. Rxe8 (28. Kg2 $6 f3+
29. Kh2 Re2 $36) 28... Rxe8 29. Nd3 $15 {/<=>}) 27... f3 $1 28. Bf1 Kg7 (28...
Ne4 $5 $17) 29. Kh2 $6 (29. Rxe8 $142 Rxe8 30. Re1 Re4 $5 $36) 29... Ne4 30.
Re3 h5 $1 $36 31. gxh5 $8 {White can't allow Black to open the <->h.} (31. Rce1
$2 hxg4 32. hxg4 Rh8+ 33. Kg1 Rh4 34. Rxf3 Ng5 $19) 31... Kh6 32. Rc2 Kxh5 33.
Ne1 Ng5 (33... Nxf2 {-35...Nxf2}) 34. Rcc3 Ne4 {[%mdl 4096] Black simplifies
into a promising _|_, but this is not so easy to win. He could have retained
the pressure and the tension with} (34... Kh4 $17 {or}) (34... Rg8 $17) 35. Rc2
Nxf2 36. Rxe8 Rxe8 37. Nxf3 $8 Nxh3 (37... Nd1 38. Nd4 $132) 38. Kxh3 (38. Nd4
Nf4 39. Nxc6 bxc6 $17) 38... Bxf3 39. Kg3 Be4 40. Re2 Kg5 41. Bg2 Kf5 42. Bxe4+
(42. Rf2+ $6 Ke5 $1 {/\} 43. Bxe4 Rg8+ 44. Kh3 (44. Kf3 Rf8+ $19) 44... Kxe4
45. Rf7 Rc8 $19 {and White's K is too far away.}) 42... Rxe4 43. Rh2 Re7 (43...
Re3+ 44. Kf2 Rc3 45. Rh5+ $15) (43... Re5 44. Rh7 Rc5 45. Kf3 $15) 44. Kf3 {
A circumspect decision - White spurns the P and prefers to improve his K first.
} (44. Rh5+ Ke4 45. Rxa5 c6 (45... Kd3 $5 $36) 46. Kf2 Kd3 $36) 44... b6 45.
Rh5+ Kf6 46. Rh8 Kg7 47. Rd8 Kf6 48. Rh8 Kf7 49. Kf2 Kg7 50. Rd8 Kf6 51. Rh8
Kg5 52. Kf3 Kf5 53. Rf8+ Ke6 {To make progress, Black can't keep White's K cut
off and must allow it to cross the <->e.} 54. Ke4 $2 {Here the K will be
exposed.} (54. Ke3 Rh7 55. Rf2 Rh3+ 56. Kd2 a4 57. Kc2 $15 {/-/+ still retains
drawing chances.}) 54... Rh7 {[%csl Ra2][%cal Rh7h2] /\Rh2,><a2} 55. Rf2 Rh3 $1
{[%csl Re4] עe4} 56. Rg2 c5 $5 {[%cal Ra5a4,Ye6d7,Yd7c6] /\a4,Kd7-c6} (56...
Kd7 57. Kd4 Kc6 $17) 57. Rg7 {White lashes out and loses quickly, but the
position was already beyond saving anyway.} (57. Rd2 a4 58. Rb2 b5 $5 59. cxb5
d5+ 60. Kf4 Rh4+ 61. Ke3 Rb4 $17 {/-+}) 57... a4 $19 58. bxa4 (58. Rg6+ Kd7 59.
Kd5 Rh5+ 60. Ke4 axb3 61. axb3 Rh3 $19) 58... Rc3 59. Ra7 (59. Rg6+ Kd7 60. Kd5
Rd3+ 61. Ke4 Rd4+ $19) 59... Rxc4+ 60. Kd3 Kd5 61. Ra6 Rb4 62. Kc3 Kc6 63. Ra7
(63. a5 Kb7 $19) 63... Rh4 {[%csl Gc5,Gd6][%cal Yd6d5] /\d5,o^c,d} 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 76th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2014.01.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 ({In an
earlier encounter between the same opponents Aronian went for} 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3 f4 13. c5 g5 14. cxd6 cxd6 15. Nf2
Ng6 16. Qc2 Rf7 17. Rfc1 Ne8 18. a4 h5 19. Ncd1 Bf8 20. Ra3 a6 21. Qc3 Bd7 ({
In a later game Black came up with} 21... Rg7 22. Qa5 Be7 $5 {and retained
active counterplay even without queens:} 23. h3 Nh8 24. Qxd8 Bxd8 25. a5 Ng6
26. Nc3 b6 27. axb6 Bxb6 28. Na4 Bd4 29. Ba5 Rb7 30. b4 Bd7 31. Kf1 Bb5 $11 {
Bogdanovich,S (2479)-Petrov,A (2393)/Donetsk/2010/}) 22. Qa5 b6 23. Qb4 Rg7 24.
Rac3 Nh4 25. h3 Be7 26. Be1 Qb8 (26... g4 $5 $132) 27. Kf1 Bd8 28. Rb3 Bc7 29.
Qa3 Qd8 30. Rbc3 Bb8 31. b4 Ra7 32. Rc6 $1 $36 {Aronian,L (2781)-Nakamura,H 
(2708)/WChT Bursa/2010/ For more details about this game see the notes in CBM
134 by Ftacnik. Here let it suffice to say Levon didn't want to repeat a
double-edged line, in which Black's kingside play can get very real after a
single slip. And Nakamura certainly knows how to attack, so this time White
strives for a tedious technical postion.}) 7... Ng4 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bh4 g5 ({
Earlier Nakamura essayed the main alternative} 9... Nc6 10. d5 Ne7 11. Nd2 h5 (
11... f5 12. Bxg4 fxg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 c5 15. dxc6 (15. Rb1 g5 16. b4 b6 17.
bxc5 bxc5 18. O-O Rf7 19. Rb3 Ng6 20. Qb1 Bf8 21. Qb2 Nf4 22. Rb1 h5 23. Rb8
Rxb8 24. Qxb8 h4 25. g3 h3 26. Kf1 Nd3 27. Rb3 Nb4 28. Ke2 Nc2 29. Qa8 Nd4+ 30.
Bxd4 exd4 31. Nd1 Qe8 32. Rb8 Rc7 $11 {Topalov,V (2640)-Kaminski,M (2495)/
Polanica Zdroj/1995/ White went on to win a model endgame after Black
inadvertently swapped queens.}) 15... bxc6 16. b4 Be6 17. O-O g5 (17... d5 $5)
18. b5 Qd7 (18... d5 19. exd5 cxd5 20. Bc5 $5 dxc4 21. Nde4 $44) 19. bxc6 Nxc6
20. Nd5 Rab8 21. Nb3 (21. Rb1 $14) 21... a5 22. a4 Rb7 23. c5 Rfb8 24. Ra3 Kh8
25. cxd6 Qxd6 26. Nc5 {Van Wely,L (2672)-Rapport,R (2691)/Wijk aan Zee/2014/}
Rb1 $1 27. Qxb1 Rxb1 28. Rxb1 Bxd5 29. exd5 Nd4 $11) ({The most popular
reaction is} 11... Nh6 12. f3 (12. g4 Nf7 13. Qc2 c5 $13) 12... c5 13. Rb1 g5
14. Bf2 f5 15. b4 b6 16. h3 Ng6 17. g4 fxg4 18. hxg4 Nf4 19. Rh2 Qf6 20. bxc5
bxc5 21. Bg3 Bd7 22. Rb7 Bc8 23. Rb3 Bd7 24. Qb1 Nf7 25. Bd1 h5 $5 $132 {
Topalov,V (2768)-Radjabov,T (2781)/EU-chT Porto Carras/2011/}) 12. h3 Nh6 13.
g4 hxg4 14. hxg4 Nf7 15. Qc2 c5 16. O-O-O {Here the open h-file favours White,
as Black's king is in danger:} a6 17. Rh2 Bd7 18. Rdh1 b5 19. Kb1 Rb8 20. Bg3
Qc8 21. f3 Rb7 22. Ka1 Qc7 23. f4 Rfb8 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Nd1 Nc8 {Gelfand,B 
(2739)-Nakamura,H (2729)/Amsterdam/2010/} 26. Bf2 $1 $16 {[%csl Rc5] For more
details about this game and the whole subvariation see the notes by Krasenkow
in CBM 138.}) 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. c5 {An important crossroads, where White has
more than one option:} (11. dxe5 dxe5 (11... fxe5 12. h4 $1 g4 13. Nh2 Be6 14.
Nd5 Qd7 15. Ne3 Nc6 16. Nhxg4 Nd4 (16... Nxg4 17. Bxg4 Nd4 18. O-O Kh8 19. Kh2
Bh6 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Nd5 Rf7 22. f4 Rg8 23. f5 Qe8 {Magerramov,E (2430)
-Shirov,A (2380)/Klaipeda/1988/} 24. Bf2 $16) 17. Nh2 Kh8 18. Nf3 Nxe2 (18...
Rae8 19. Ng5 Bg8 20. Bh5 Rb8 21. O-O $16 {Fressinet,L (2667)-Cossin,S (2486)/
Nimes/2009/}) 19. Qxe2 Ng4 20. Rc1 (20. Nd5 $5 $14) 20... Nxe3 21. Qxe3 Bg4 22.
Nh2 Bh5 23. Nf1 Rf6 24. Qd3 Qa4 25. a3 Bh6 26. Ne3 Rg8 27. O-O Rfg6 28. Nf5 $5
Bxc1 29. Rxc1 Re8 30. c5 $44 {Kalinitschew,S (2471)-L'Ami,E (2594)/Bundesliga/
2007/}) 12. Qc2 $5 (12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Nd5 Na6 14. Ne7+ $6 (14. O-O-O Be6 $132)
14... Kf7 15. Nxc8 Raxc8 16. Rc1 Nc5 17. Nd2 a5 18. f3 Bf8 19. Bf2 Rd7 20. h4
g4 21. Be3 Rcd8 22. Rc2 gxf3 23. gxf3 b6 24. Rg1 {Roiz,M (2512)-Smirin,I (2683)
/Tel Aviv/2002/} Nd3+ $15 (24... Ng8 $5 {[%cal Yg8e7,Ye7c6]})) 12... c6 13. Nd2
Na6 (13... Be6 14. O-O-O Nd7 15. f3 Qe7 16. Kb1 a6 17. Nb3 b5 18. Bf2 Rfc8 19.
Rd2 Nf7 20. Rhd1 Bf8 21. Bf1 bxc4 22. Na5 Qb4 23. Bxc4 Bxc4 24. Nxc4 Qxc4 25.
Rxd7 $16 {1-0 Wojtaszek,R (2705)-Socko,B (2635)/Warsaw 2011/CBM 145 Extra (50)}
) 14. O-O-O Nc5 15. Nb3 Nxb3+ 16. Qxb3 Qe7 17. f3 Be6 18. Bf2 b5 19. Qc2 a6 20.
Nb1 Rfd8 21. Nd2 $14 {Wojtaszek,R (2704)-Zvara,P (2388)/CZE-chT/2011/}) (11. h3
exd4 (11... Nc6 12. d5 Ne7 13. Nd2 Ng6 14. Bg4 f5 15. exf5 Nxf5 16. Nde4 Nf4
17. Rg1 h6 18. Qd2 h5 19. Bxf5 Bxf5 20. f3 a6 21. O-O-O b5 $132 {Postny,E 
(2631)-Saric,I (2628)/Bastia rpd/2013/}) 12. Nxd4 Nc6 13. O-O (13. h4 Nxd4 (
13... f5 $5 14. hxg5 Bxd4 15. gxh6 fxe4 $132) 14. Qxd4 f5 15. Qd5+ Kh8 16. hxg5
Qxg5 17. Rh5 (17. c5 $5 $36) 17... Qg6 18. Qd2 $6 (18. O-O-O fxe4 19. Rg5 Qf6
20. Rh5 $11) 18... fxe4 19. Nd5 Nf5 20. O-O-O c6 21. Nf4 Qf6 $36 {Postny,E 
(2635)-Smirin,I (2663)/Acre/2013/}) 13... Nxd4 14. Qxd4 f5 15. Qd5+ Kh8 16.
exf5 Nxf5 17. Bh2 Bd7 18. Bg4 Nd4 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. Rad1 Rae8 21. Nb5 Nxb5 22.
cxb5 g4 23. h4 b6 24. b3 Qf7 $11 {Gelfand,B (2739)-Radjabov,T (2773)/Wijk aan
Zee/2012/ For details see the notes to this game by Krasenkow in CBM 147.}) (
11. d5 f5 (11... Nd7 12. O-O f5 (12... a5 $5 13. Nd2 Nc5 14. f3 f5 15. exf5
Nxf5 16. Bf2 b6 17. Nde4 Bd7 18. Qd2 h6 19. Ng3 Nd4 20. Rae1 Nxe2+ 21. Qxe2 Qe8
22. b3 Qg6 23. Nb5 Rac8 24. Na7 Ra8 25. Nb5 Rac8 26. Na7 Ra8 {1/2,Peralta,F 
(2602)-Smirin,I (2678)/Barcelona/2011/}) 13. exf5 Nxf5 (13... Nc5 14. Qd2 g4
15. Nh4 a5 16. f3 gxf3 17. Rxf3 Ng4 18. h3 Bh6 19. Qe1 e4 {Kasimdzhanov,R 
(2672)-Cheparinov,I (2696)/Elista/2008/} 20. hxg4 exf3 21. Nxf3 $16) 14. Nd2
Nd4 (14... Nf6 15. Nde4 h6 16. Bd3 $14) 15. Nde4 h6 16. Bg4 b6 17. f3 Nc5 18.
Bxc8 Qxc8 19. Bf2 Qd7 20. Ng3 a5 21. Nce2 Nf5 22. Nxf5 Qxf5 23. Ng3 Qg6 24.
Bxc5 bxc5 25. Qb1 (25. Ne4 g4 $14 {/<=>}) 25... Qxb1 26. Raxb1 e4 $1 27. Nxe4
Bd4+ 28. Kh1 a4 $44 {Wang Yue (2739)-Radjabov,T (2761)/Wijk aan Zee/2009/ For
details see the notes to this game by Radjabov in CBM 129.}) 12. exf5 g4 13.
Nd2 Bxf5 14. Nf1 Nd7 15. Ne3 e4 16. O-O Nc5 17. Rc1 a5 18. Nxg4 Nxg4 19. Bxg4
Qg5 20. Bxf5 Rxf5 21. Qc2 e3 22. Rce1 exf2+ 23. Bxf2 Raf8 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Qxe4
Be5 $44 {Roiz,M (2593)-Radjabov,T (2682)/ECC Saint Vincent/2005/}) 11... g4 (
11... f5 $5 {perhaps deserves a closer look:} 12. exf5 (12. dxe5 $5 f4 13. Qd5+
Kh8 14. exd6 fxg3 15. hxg3 $44) 12... g4 13. f6 (13. Bh4 Qe8 14. Qb3+ Kh8 15.
f6 gxf3 16. fxg7+ Kxg7 17. gxf3 Nf5 18. Rg1+ Kh8 19. Nd5 Nxh4 20. Nxc7 Qd8 21.
Nxa8 Nc6 $36) 13... Bxf6 14. Nd2 exd4 15. Nd5 Bg7 (15... Be5 $5 $13) 16. cxd6
cxd6 17. O-O Nc6 18. Re1 Kh8 19. Bf1 Nf5 20. Bf4 Qa5 21. Bc4 Ne5 22. b4 Qd8 $13
{Tunik,G (2427)-Belyakov,B (2349)/Voronezh/2011/}) 12. Nh4 Nc6 13. cxd6 cxd6
14. dxe5 dxe5 {Black's recapture defines the character of the game.} ({
Nakamura spurns the sharper, but less solid} 14... fxe5 15. O-O (15. Bc4+ Kh8
16. Qd2 Nd4 17. Ne2 Nxe2 18. Bxe2 Be6 19. O-O Qe7 20. b3 Rad8 21. Rad1 a6 22.
Bc4 Bc8 23. f4 b5 24. Bd5 Ng8 $14 {/<=>,Onischuk,A (2684)-Inarkiev,E (2676)/
Poikovsky/2009/}) 15... Nd4 (15... Bf6 16. Nf5 Nxf5 17. exf5 $14) 16. Bc4+ Kh8
17. Ne2 (17. Qd2 Ng8 (17... Bd7 18. Ne2 Rc8 19. Rfc1 Rxc4 20. Rxc4 Nxe2+ 21.
Qxe2 Bb5 22. Rd1 Qa5 23. a4 Bxc4 24. Qxc4 $16 {Volkov,S (2623)-Belyakov,B 
(2312)/Voronezh/2012/}) 18. Ne2 Nf6 19. Nxd4 (19. Bd3 $5) 19... Nxe4 20. Qe2 d5
(20... Nxg3 $13) 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Nb5 Nxg3 23. hxg3 Qd7 24. Rfd1 Qe7 25. Rac1
Bd7 {Shulman,Y (2622)-Robson,R (2522)/Saint Louis/2011/} 26. Nd6 $14) 17... Be6
(17... Nxe2+ 18. Qxe2 Bf6 19. Rad1 Bxh4 (19... Qe7 20. Qd2 $16) 20. Bxe5+ dxe5
21. Rxd8 Bxd8 22. Qd2 Kg7 23. Rc1 Bf6 24. Bd5 Rd8 25. Rc7+ $36 {Cornette,M 
(2543)-Sambuev,B (2478)/Montreal/2010/}) 18. Bxe6 Nxe6 19. Qd2 Nf4 20. Rad1 Rc8
21. f3 Qg5 22. Nc3 Rc6 23. Kh1 Ne6 24. Qxg5 Nxg5 25. fxg4 Rxf1+ 26. Rxf1 Nxg4
27. Nf5 Nf6 28. Re1 Ne6 29. Rd1 Ne8 30. Bf2 $14 {Giri,A (2672)-Vachier Lagrave,
M (2723)/Biel/2010/}) 15. Bc4+ (15. O-O Be6 16. Qa4 Qd4 17. Qa3 Rfc8 18. Bb5
Bf8 19. Qa4 Qxa4 20. Bxa4 Nd4 21. f4 Bc4 22. Rfe1 Bc5 23. Kh1 b5 24. Bd1 Bd6
$11 {1/2,Halkias,S (2406)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2603)/WChJ Yerevan/1999/}) 15... Kh8
16. Qxd8 {The queen swap is natural to contain Black's piece activity.} (16.
O-O Nd4 17. Rc1 (17. Ne2 f5 18. Nxd4 exd4 $132) 17... Bd7 18. Ne2 f5 19. exf5
Nhxf5 20. Nxf5 Bxf5 21. Nc3 $6 (21. Nxd4 exd4 22. Bd3 $11) 21... Rc8 22. Ne2 h5
23. Nxd4 exd4 24. Qd2 d3 {Halkias,S (2593)-Jones,G (2635)/EU-chT Porto Carras/
2011/} 25. Rfe1 $132 {[%cal Yg3e5]}) 16... Rxd8 17. O-O Nd4 ({In postal play
Black relied upon} 17... Bd7 18. f4 (18. Rad1 $5 Bf8 19. f4 {could be slightly
better, but still requires testing.}) 18... Nd4 19. Bd5 (19. fxe5 fxe5 20. Rae1
Rf8 21. Rxf8+ Rxf8 22. Ne2 Rc8 23. b3 Nxe2+ 24. Rxe2 b5 25. Bd3 Bf6 26. Nf5
Nxf5 27. exf5 Rc3 28. Be4 Kg7 29. Rd2 {1/2,Holroyd,K-Cloodt,H (2159)/corr/2010/
} Bc6 30. Bxc6 Rxc6 31. Rd7+ Kh6 32. Rxa7 Kg5 $44) 19... Rac8 20. Rf2 b5 21.
Rd2 Ng8 22. Bxg8 Kxg8 23. Nd5 Rc2 24. Rxc2 Nxc2 25. Rf1 Be6 26. Nf5 Bxf5 27.
Ne7+ Kf7 28. Nxf5 exf4 29. Bxf4 Nd4 $11 {Soltau,A (2581)-Benlloch Guirau,A 
(2472)/corr/2009/}) 18. Rad1 (18. f4 gxf3 19. Nxf3 Nxf3+ $2 (19... Ng4 $142 $1
20. Nd5 Be6 21. Nxd4 exd4 22. Bb3 Ne3 23. Nxe3 Bxb3 24. Nf5 Bc2 25. Bh4 Rd7 $1
(25... Rf8 26. Nxd4 Bxe4 27. Nf5 Rae8 28. Rae1 Bd3 29. Rf3 Bc2 30. Rxe8 Rxe8
31. Nxg7 Kxg7 32. Bxf6+ $14 {Peralta,F (2595)-Aloma Vidal,R (2435)/Sabadell/
2010/}) 26. Nxg7 Kxg7 27. Bxf6+ Kg6 $132 {Roiz}) 20. Rxf3 (20. gxf3 $14) 20...
f5 21. exf5 Nxf5 22. Raf1 Nd6 23. Bb3 Bg4 24. Rf6 b5 {Roiz,M (2659)-Socko,B 
(2643)/AUT-chT/2009/} 25. Bxe5 Nc4 26. Bxc4 bxc4 27. Nd5 $18 {For details see
the notes to this game by Roiz in CBM 134.}) 18... Be6 {Generally speaking,
exchanging the light-squared bishops strategically favours White, as his
remaining bishop will be better, than Black's. However, the Bc4 is a strong
piece and leaving it alive also causes Black problems:} (18... Bd7 19. f4 Rac8
20. Bd3 Nf7 21. fxe5 Nxe5 22. Bb1 Be6 23. Bf2 Nec6 24. Nf5 Nxf5 25. exf5 Bc4
26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Rd1 Rxd1+ 28. Nxd1 h5 29. b3 Bf7 30. Be4 a6 31. Nc3 Bf8 32.
Nd5 Kg7 33. Nc7 Nb4 34. a3 Nc6 35. b4 $14 {Onischuk,A (2670)-Smirin,I (2668)/
WChT Bursa/2010/}) 19. Bxe6 Nxe6 20. f3 gxf3 $146 {[%mdl 8] Logical.} ({
Black's activity was only temporary after} 20... Nd4 21. Bf2 Rac8 22. Be3 gxf3
23. Nxf3 Ng4 (23... Nc6 $142 $14) 24. Bxd4 exd4 25. Rxd4 Bf8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27.
h3 Ne3 28. Re1 Nc2 29. Re2 Nd4 30. Nxd4 Rxd4 31. Kf1 Bb4 32. Nd5 Rd1+ 33. Kf2
Bc5+ 34. Kf3 $16 {Smirnov,P (2580)-Yuffa,D (2378)/St Petersburg/2011/}) 21.
gxf3 (21. Nxf3 $5 $14 {[%cal Yg3h4,Yc3d5]}) 21... Rxd1 {[%mdl 4096] Swapping
rooks limits Black's chances for active counterplay, in the resulting endgame
White has a small, but long-lasting edge. There are only 2 possible results of
the game and to achieve a draw, Black must defend accurately.} (21... Nd4 $142
$5 22. f4 (22. Kg2 f5 $11) 22... Ng4 $132) 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Nxd8 24. Bf2
$14 a6 25. Kf1 (25. Nd5 {White first centralises his king. An attempt to keep
Black's king and bishop passive is} Kg8 26. Bc5 Kf7 27. Kf2 {, but after} Ne6 {
[%cal Yg7f8] White's pull begins to evaporate.}) 25... Kg8 (25... Bf8 $5 26.
Nd5 Kg7 27. Ke2 Kf7 28. Kd3 Ke6 $14) 26. Ke2 Kf7 27. Be3 $5 {Toys with the
Bxh6 idea, if Black moves his knight, then White has Nf5.} Ke6 (27... Bf8 $5
28. Bxh6 (28. Na4 Ng8 29. Nf5 Ne7 $11) 28... Bxh6 {loses a tempo, but a B:N
endgame should be tenable for Black. Although he has an inferior minor piece,
the bishop is still sufficient and his only weakness is f6. In an endgame like
this it's important to realise which pieces the active side and the defender
can exchange to achieve their aims. White will have to swap something to get
chances to penetrate with his king, but on the other hand premature exchanges
ease the defensive task.}) 28. Na4 ({Aronian agrees - the time is not yet ripe
for} 28. Bxh6 Bxh6) 28... Bf8 $2 {A serious inaccuracy, as now Black's king
will be forced back.} (28... Kd7 $1 $14 {/\} 29. Bxh6 Bxh6 30. Nc5+ Kc6) 29.
Bxh6 $1 Bxh6 30. Nc5+ Kf7 $8 (30... Kd6 31. Nxb7+ Nxb7 32. Nf5+ Kc5 33. Nxh6
$16 {/+- Converting the healthy extra pawn should be a matter of technique.})
31. Kd3 $16 {[%cal Yd3c4,Yc4d5]} Bf4 (31... Bf8 32. Kc4 $16) (31... Nc6 32.
Nxb7 Nb4+ 33. Kc4 Nxa2 34. Nc5 a5 35. Nb3 $16 {[%csl Ra5]}) 32. h3 Bg5 (32...
Bc1 33. b3 Ba3 34. Kc4 h5 (34... Kg7 {[%cal Yg7h6,Yh6g5]} 35. Nf5+ Kg6 36. b4 {
[%cal Rc5d3,Rc4b3]} Nc6 37. Nd3 a5 38. b5 Na7 39. b6 Nc6 40. Nc5 Nd8 41. Nd6
Bxc5 42. Kxc5 Kg5 43. Kb5 Kh4 44. Kxa5 Kxh3 45. a4 Kg2 46. Kb5 h5 47. Nxb7 Nxb7
48. a5 h4 49. a6 Nd6+ 50. Kc6 h3 51. a7 h2 52. Kxd6 h1=Q 53. b7 $1 $18) 35. b4
(35. Nf5 Bxc5 36. Kxc5 Kg6 37. Kb6 (37. h4 Ne6+ {/\} 38. Kb6 Nd4 $132) 37...
Kg5 38. Kc7 Ne6+ 39. Kxb7 Kf4 40. Kxa6 Kxf3 41. Nd6 Kg3 42. Kb6 Nd4 $1 43. b4
Kxh3 44. a4 Kg2 45. a5 h4 46. a6 h3 47. a7 h2 48. a8=Q h1=Q $14) 35... Nc6 36.
Nxb7 (36. Nd3 Nd4) 36... Bxb4 37. Nd8+ $5 Nxd8 38. Kxb4 $16) 33. Nf5 Ne6 $6 {
A desperate counter-attack, but also after} (33... Kg6 34. a4 $16 {Black is in
serious trouble.}) 34. Nxe6 $2 {This is too academic, as it leads to a tenable
endgame of the aforementioned type.} ({Calculation was necessary - White could
have called Black's bluff with} 34. Nxb7 $1 Nf4+ 35. Kc4 Nxh3 36. b4 Nf4 (36...
Ng1 37. Nc5 Nxf3 38. Nxa6 {[%csl Ga2,Gb4]} h5 39. b5 Nd4 40. b6 Nxf5 41. exf5
e4 42. Nc5 h4 43. Nxe4 $18) 37. a4 h5 (37... Ng2 38. a5 $5 Ne3+ 39. Kd3 Nxf5
40. exf5 $18 {[%cal Rb4b5]}) 38. b5 (38. a5 $5 h4 39. b5 h3 (39... axb5+ 40.
Kxb5 h3 41. a6 Ne6 (41... h2 42. a7 $1 h1=Q (42... Ne6 43. Nd8+ $1 Nxd8 44.
a8=Q h1=Q 45. Qa7+ $18) 43. a8=Q $40 Qb1+ 44. Kc6 Qc2+ 45. Kd7 $18)) 40. bxa6
h2 41. Ng3 Ne6 42. Nd8+ $1 Nxd8 43. a7 $18) 38... axb5+ 39. axb5 Ne6 40. b6 Ke8
41. Nc5 Nd8 (41... Nxc5 42. Kxc5 Kd7 43. Kb5 Kc8 44. Ka6 Kb8 45. Ne7 $18) 42.
Ng7+ $18) 34... Kxe6 35. Kc4 b6 (35... Bc1 36. b3 (36. Kc5 Bxb2 37. Kb6 Kf7 38.
Kxb7 a5 $11 {is similar}) 36... Ba3 37. b4 Bb2 38. Kc5 Ba3 39. Kb6 Bxb4 40.
Kxb7 a5 41. Kc6 Kf7 $1 42. Ne3 Be1 43. Nd5 Kg6 44. Kd7 Kf7 $1 $11) 36. a4 Bd2
37. b3 h5 $6 {[%csl Rh5] Why weaken the pawn?} (37... Bc1 38. b4 Bd2 {should
be a draw.}) 38. b4 ({Of course White doesn't fall for} 38. Ng7+ Kf7 39. Nxh5
Be1 $17 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Rf7g6] , but the Ng7 manoeuvre is now a constant
threat, which limits Black's options.}) 38... a5 $1 (38... Bc1 $2 39. b5 a5 40.
Ng7+ Kf7 41. Nxh5 $18) (38... Be1 {gives White some extra chances after} 39.
Ne3 a5 40. Nd5 (40. bxa5 bxa5 41. Kb5 Kf7 42. Nc4 Kg6 43. Ne3 $11 (43. Nxa5 $2
Kg5 $36 {[%cal Rg5f4,Rg5h4]})) 40... Kf7 $5 (40... axb4 41. Nxb6 $18) (40...
Bxb4 41. Nxb4 axb4 42. Kxb4 Kd6 43. Kb5 Kc7 44. Ka6 Kc6 (44... h4 45. Ka7 Kc6
46. Kb8 $18) 45. h4 Kc5 46. Kb7 $18 b5 47. axb5 Kxb5 48. Kc7 Kc5 49. Kd7 Kd4
50. Ke6 Ke3 51. Kxf6 Kf4 52. Ke6 Kxf3 53. Kxe5 Kg4 54. Kf6 Kxh4 55. e5 Kg3 56.
e6 h4 57. e7 h3 58. e8=Q h2 59. Qe4 $18) 41. b5 $1 (41. Kb5 Kg6 $132) 41... Bf2
42. f4 $1 Kg6 (42... exf4 $2 43. Nxf4 h4 44. Kd5 $18) 43. f5+ Kf7 $14 (43...
Kg5 $2 44. Kd3 Bg1 45. Ke2 Bd4 46. Kf3 Bg1 47. Kg3 {[%cal Gh3h4]} h4+ $8 48.
Kg2 Bc5 49. Kf3 Bd4 50. Nc7 Bg1 51. Ne6+ Kh5 52. Ke2 $18 {[%csl Gb6,Gf6][%cal
Ge2c4,Gc4d5,Gd5c6]})) 39. bxa5 (39. b5 Be1 $11) 39... bxa5 40. Kb5 Kd7 $2 $138
{The final move to reach the time control is a decisive error.} ({As already
the above notes (to move 35 and 38) indicate. Black must keep his king with
striking distance of White's kingside.} 40... Kf7 41. Kc6 (41. Nd6+ Kg6 42. Nc4
Be1 43. Nxa5 $2 Kg5 {is dangerous for White; we have already mentioned this
line above.}) 41... Kg6 42. h4 Kf7 $11) 41. Ng7 $18 {Now Black can't trap the
knight anymore, so he must move forward his Ph5.} (41. Ng3 $18) 41... h4 {
[%csl Rh4]} 42. Nf5 {Now the nimble knight waltzes to the queenside, while
Black's king is too far away to create any counterplay.} Be1 43. Ne3 Ke6 44.
Nc4 (44. Nc4 {Nakamura was already not interested in} Kf7 (44... f5 45. Nxa5
fxe4 46. fxe4 Kf6 47. Nc4 Kg5 48. Nxe5 $18 {[%cal Re5d3]}) 45. Nxa5 Kg6 46. Nc6
(46. Nb7 Kg5 47. Nc5 $18) 46... Kg5 47. Nb4 Kf4 48. Nd3+ Kg3 49. Nxe1 Kxh3 50.
a5 Kg3 51. a6 h3 52. a7 h2 53. a8=Q h1=Q 54. Qg8+ Kf2 55. Qa2+ Ke3 56. Qb3+ Kf2
57. Qc2+ Kg3 58. Qe2 $18 {- White holds on to his Pf3 and gradually converts
the extra piece.}) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.23"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Malachite Sverdlovsk Region"]
[BlackTeam "Novy Bor"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Nc6 {A hypermodernist idea to avoid the Sämisch,
occasionally applied by Carlsen, Svidler and other grandees. However, GM David
Navara, one of the adherents of 3...Nc6, fails to prove its consistency in the
present game.} 4. d5 {Other options:} (4. Nc3 d5 {with a "strange Grünfeld"}) (
4. e4 e5) 4... Ne5 5. e4 d6 {Black has provoked the advance of White's central
pawns and will now undermine them.} 6. Nc3 (6. Ne2 Bg7 7. Nec3 {is also
possible but a bit artificial. Some examples:} O-O 8. Be2 e6 9. O-O (9. f4 Ned7
10. O-O exd5 11. cxd5 Re8 12. Bf3 Nc5 13. Re1 {0-1 (32) Nakamura,H (2710)
-Svidler,P (2739) Amsterdam 2009} c6 14. dxc6 Qb6 $1 $36) 9... exd5 10. cxd5 c6
11. dxc6 (11. Be3 cxd5 12. exd5 Re8 13. Qd2 Bf5 14. Na3 a6 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. Nc2
Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 $132 {0-1 (69) Postny,E (2578)-Eljanov,P (2655) Moscow 2006
CBM 112 [Hazai]}) 11... bxc6 12. Be3 Re8 13. Nd2 d5 14. Nb3 dxe4 15. Qxd8 Rxd8
16. fxe4 Bg4 $11 {0-1 (29) Mamedyarov,S (2719)-Carlsen,M (2801) Moscow 2009})
6... Bg7 7. f4 (7. Bg5 $6 c6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Rd1 Qb6 10. Be3 Qb4 11. b3 Nfg4 $1
12. Bd4 Bh6 13. Qb2 c5 $17 {0-1 (25) Dreev,A (2683)-Sutovsky,E (2656) ICC INT
2002}) 7... Ned7 8. Nh3 $1 {[%mdl 4] The knight rushes to protect the
e4-square from f2. This route is more appropriate than the obvious} (8. Nf3 O-O
{, and now:} 9. Be2 {is more solid:} (9. Bd3 c6 (9... e5 $5 10. fxe5 (10. dxe6
$5 fxe6 11. O-O) 10... Ng4 11. Bg5 (11. exd6 cxd6 $44) 11... f6 12. exf6 Bxf6
13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qe2 Nde5 15. Rf1 Nxf3+ (15... Bd7 $44) 16. Qxf3 Qh4+ 17. Qg3
Rxf1+ 18. Bxf1 Qxh2 19. Qxh2 Nxh2 20. Nb5 Bd7 21. Be2 Re8 22. Nxc7 Rxe4 23. Kd2
Ng4 24. Rc1 Nf6 {1/2 (24) Papin,V (2479)-Danin,A (2469) Lipetsk 2008}) (9... e6
10. O-O (10. dxe6 $142 $1 fxe6 11. O-O $13) 10... exd5 11. exd5 (11. cxd5 c6
12. h3 cxd5 13. exd5 Qa5 $36 {0-1 (47) Mohota,N (2324)-Hansen,S (2603) Pattaya
2011}) 11... c6 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Kh1 Nc5 14. Be3 Ng4 15. Bg1 Rb8 $36 {0-1 (54)
Nikolov,M (2549)-Wang Yue (2732) Zuerich 2010}) (9... Nc5 10. Be3 Nxd3+ 11.
Qxd3 e6 12. O-O exd5 13. cxd5 Re8 14. Bd4 c5 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Rad1 Rb8 17. b3
Qa5 18. Rfe1 Ba6 19. Qd2 Rbd8 $11 {0-1 (44) Wiedenkeller,M (2445)-Johansson,M 
(2265) Sollentuna 1995}) 10. O-O cxd5 (10... Qb6+ 11. Kh1 Nc5 {0-1 (28) Ward,C
(2473)-Conquest,S (2555) Scarborough 1999} 12. Bc2 $13) (10... Nc5 11. Bc2 Qb6
(11... cxd5 12. cxd5 (12. e5 Nfd7 13. Qxd5 Nb6 14. Qd4 Bg4 15. Nd5 {1/2 (42)
Sokolov,I (2570)-Martinovic,S (2430) Cetinje 1991} Ne6 $17) 12... e6 (12... b5
$13) 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Be3 {1/2 (14) Donchev,D (2505)-Ermenkov,E (2420) Sofia
1984}) 12. Kh1 Bg4 13. Rb1 cxd5 (13... a5 14. Be3 Nfd7 15. Qe2 Qc7 {1/2
Vitiugov,N (2709)-Tomashevsky,E (2695)/Moscow 2011/CB06_2011}) 14. cxd5 Rac8
15. Be3 Qb4 16. h3 Ncxe4 (16... Bxf3 $5 17. Qxf3 Nfd7) 17. Bxe4 Rxc3 $1 18.
bxc3 {1/2 (18) Jussupow,A (2565)-Spassky,B (2605) Linares 1983} Qxe4 19. Bxa7
Bc8 $44 {A.Jussupow}) 11. cxd5 (11. exd5 Nc5 12. Bc2 e6 13. Be3 exd5 14. cxd5
Re8 15. Bd4 {1-0 (48) Plachetka,J (2410)-Polgar,Z (2405) Stary Smokovec 1984}
Bd7 $11) 11... b5 (11... e6 $143 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Bc4 d5 14. exd5 Nb6 15. Bb3
Nbxd5 16. Ne5 {1-0 (39) Melkumyan,H (2642)-Tikkanen,H (2566) Albena 2012}) 12.
a3 Nc5 13. Bc2 Bb7 14. Be3 a5 15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. Nxb5 {1-0 (37) Yang,D (2485)
-Bora,S (2195) Wheeling USA 2013} Qb8 $1 17. Ne5 Bxd5 $13) 9... Nc5 (9... e5 $6
10. dxe6 fxe6 11. O-O Qe7 12. Ng5 Nc5 13. Qc2 e5 14. f5 $14 {1/2 (52) Richter,
M (2482)-Danin,A (2519) Wunsiedel 2012}) 10. e5 $1 (10. Qc2 c6 11. dxc6 bxc6
12. Be3 Ng4 13. Bg1 Rb8 $36 {0-1 (23) Gretarsson,H (2509)-Navara,D (2710)
Reykjavik ISL 2013}) 10... Nfe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. O-O $13) 8... O-O (8... Nc5
9. Nf2 {is now pleasant for White, e.g.} Nfd7 10. Be3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 e5 12.
dxe6 Nxe6 13. Be2 Qe7 14. O-O b6 15. Bd4 O-O 16. Ng4 h5 17. Ne3 Bb7 18. Nd5
Bxd5 19. cxd5 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Nc5 21. Bf3 $14 {1-0 (39) Postny,E (2635)
-Mikhalevski,V (2530) Acre ISR 2013}) (8... e5 9. dxe6 $1 (9. f5 $6 Nc5 10. Qf3
gxf5 11. exf5 e4 12. Qf4 Nh5 13. Qf2 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Qf6 15. Qd4 Rg8 $36 {
1-0 (38) Shimanov,A (2549)-Tikkanen,H (2586) Stockholm 2011}) 9... fxe6 10. Be2
$14 {- see below}) (8... c6 $5 9. Be3 $5 {(preventing ...Qd8-b6)} (9. Nf2 Qb6 {
is pleasant for Black, e.g.} 10. Na4 Qc7 11. Be2 b5 12. dxc6 bxa4 13. cxd7+
Bxd7 14. Be3 Bc6 15. Bf3 Nd7 16. Rb1 Rb8 17. Qd2 Nc5 $132 {1/2 (51) Goganov,A 
(2509)-Timofeev,A (2641) Samara 2012}) {; if now} 9... Qa5 {then} 10. Nf2 Nc5
11. Bd4 O-O 12. a3 $1 Ncxe4 $140 $2 13. Nfxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. b4 Nxc3 $2
16. Qd4+) 9. Be2 ({After} 9. Nf2 $5 e6 {makes more sense} (9... c6 $143 10. Be3
$1 Re8 11. Be2 Qc7 12. Qd2 e5 13. f5 Nc5 14. g4 $16 {1-0 (31) Berczes,D (2532)
-Papp,P (2307) Budapest HUN 2013})) 9... e5 {This move is probably inprecise
as the en passant capture gives White a favourable pawn structure. However, it
is not easy to recommend a safe way to equality:} (9... Nc5 10. Nf2 Re8 {
This is more cunning: Black can play both ...e6 and ...e5!} (10... c6 11. Be3
cxd5 12. cxd5 b6 13. O-O a5 14. Qd2 Bb7 15. Rad1 Rc8 16. b3 $14 e6 17. dxe6
Nxe6 18. Bc4 Nc5 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Qxd6 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 Ne8 22. Rd3 $16 {1/2 (57)
Lupulescu,C (2618)-Safarli,E (2626) Al-Ain UAE 2012}) (10... e6 11. Be3 $5 (11.
dxe6 Bxe6 {- that's why 9...Nc5 was inserted!} 12. Be3 Re8 13. Bd4 a5 $11) (11.
O-O exd5 12. cxd5 c6 (12... Re8 $5 13. Bf3 h5 14. h3 a5 15. Re1 Nfd7 16. Be3 b6
17. Qc2 Ba6 18. a4 {1-0 (34) Jones,G (2641)-Andersen,M (2461) Reykjavik 2012}
Qh4 $13) 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. Bf3 (14. Be3 Nfxe4 $1 15. Nfxe4 {1/2 (15) Ganguly,S
(2627)-Gupta,A (2627) Kavala 2012} Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Re8 17. Bf3 d5 $11) 14... Qe7
15. Be3 d5 16. e5 Nfd7 17. b4 Ne6 18. b5 Nb6 19. f5 gxf5 20. Bxb6 axb6 21. bxc6
Bxe5 22. Nxd5 Qh4 23. g3 Qg5 $13 {1/2 (48) Grischuk,A (2773)-Giri,A (2686)
Wijk aan Zee 2011 CBM 141 [Moradiabadi]}) 11... Nfd7 12. O-O f5 $6 {a
weakening move} (12... a5 $142 13. Qd2 $14) 13. dxe6 Nxe6 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Qd2
a5 16. Rad1 Qf6 17. Nh1 Ndc5 18. Ng3 $16 {1-0 (43) Zhao Xue (2497)-Cmilyte,V 
(2525) Nalchik 2011}) 11. O-O (11. Be3 e5 $1 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. Qd2 $6 (13. Bd4
a5 14. O-O Nfd7 $1 $14 {/=}) 13... Qe7 14. Bxc5 (14. Bd4 Ncxe4 $1 15. Ncxe4
Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxc4) 14... dxc5 15. e5 Nd7 16. O-O-O Nb6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5
f6 $1 $36 {1/2 (26) Ivanisevic,I (2648)-Yilmaz,M (2489) Sarajevo 2011}) 11...
e5 12. dxe6 (12. f5 gxf5 13. exf5 Bxf5 (13... e4 $142 $1 $132) 14. Ng4 Bxg4 15.
Bxg4 Nxg4 16. Qxg4 Qd7 17. Rf5 $14 {1-0 (28) Ding,L (2654)-Areshchenko,A (2682)
Ningbo 2011}) 12... Bxe6 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Bf3 Bc6 15. Bd2 a5 {[%csl Gc5]} 16.
Rfe1 Nfd7 17. Rad1 Qe7 $6 (17... Bd4 $5 18. Bc1 Qf6 {or perhaps other plans
for Black should be tried}) 18. b3 Qf8 19. Nb5 $1 Bxb5 20. cxb5 Qe7 21. Be3
Rac8 22. a3 Ne6 23. b4 $14 {1/2 (41) Grischuk,A (2771)-Kurnosov,I (2676)
Moscow 2010}) (9... c6 {needs more tests:} 10. Nf2 (10. Be3 {1-0 (35) Hammer,J
(2630)-Tari,A (2216) Oslo 2012} cxd5 11. cxd5 b5 $5 12. Nf2 b4 13. Na4 {
needs checking}) 10... cxd5 (10... Qb6 11. O-O Nc5 12. Bf3 $5) 11. cxd5 b5 (
11... Nb6 12. a4 Bd7 13. a5 Nc8 14. O-O e6 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Qb3 $16 {1-0 (32)
Kurnosov,I (2653)-Vokarev,S (2455) Olginka 2011}) 12. Bxb5 Rb8 13. O-O Nc5 14.
Be2 Nfd7 15. Nb5 Qb6 16. Be3 Ba6 17. a4 Bxb2 18. Rb1 Bg7 19. Qd2 $14 {1-0 (45)
Wen,Y (2550)-Gopal,G (2562) Ho Chi Minh City 2012}) 10. dxe6 fxe6 {In this
structure White's kingside pawns are mobile and strong; it is essential that ..
.e6-e5 can be met with f4-f5.} 11. Be3 (11. Nf2 Ne8 (11... b6 $142 12. O-O Bb7
13. Bf3 Nc5) 12. Qc2 Nb6 {0-1 (57) Svetushkin,D (2589)-Torrecillas Martinez,A 
(2406) Leon 2012} 13. c5 $5 dxc5 14. e5 $44) (11. Qc2 $5 e5 12. f5 Nc5 (12...
Nb8 $1 {[%cal Yb8c6] is now appropriate}) 13. O-O a5 14. g4 h6 15. Be3 b6 16.
Nf2 Bb7 17. Rad1 Qe8 18. h4 $40 {1-0 (58) Socko,B (2629)-Zakhartsov,V (2271)
Leiden 2012}) (11. O-O b6 12. Ng5 $6 Qe7 13. Nb5 Nc5 14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5 Nfe4
16. Rxf8+ Qxf8 17. Nf3 Bb7 $132 {0-1 (27) Hovhanisian,M (2496)-Bok,B (2488)
Antwerp 2011}) 11... b6 12. O-O (12. Nf2 {is still unnecessary:} Bb7 13. Qc2 a6
(13... Nc5 $5 14. O-O Nfd7 {[%cal Rg7c3]} 15. Bf3 a5 $11) 14. O-O-O Qe7 15. h4
Nh5 16. Bxh5 gxh5 17. Nh3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nf6 $132 {0-1 (37) Ding,L (2714)
-Vachier Lagrave,M (2719) Biel 2013}) 12... Nc5 13. Qc2 a5 {A major difference
from the 12.Nf2 line: Black can't put pressure on the e4-pawn without this
move:} (13... Bb7 14. Bf3 Nfd7 15. b4 $1 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Nxe4 17. Qc2 Ndf6 (17...
d5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Qc4+ Kh8 21. Rad1 $18) 18. Ng5 Nxg5 19. Bxb7
Nf7 20. Bxa8 Qxa8 21. Rae1 {, and Black has no sufficient compensation for the
exchange.}) 14. Bf3 Rb8 {Another tempo must be wasted:} (14... Bb7 $2 15. Bxc5
dxc5 16. e5 Bxf3 17. exf6 $18) 15. Rae1 (15. a3 {[%cal Yb2b4] was quite
possible. Alexander Grischuk's plan is apparently less effective.}) 15... Nfd7
16. Ng5 Bb7 17. b3 Qe7 18. a3 e5 $6 {This move clarifies the structure in
White's favour.} (18... h6 19. Nh3 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Nxe4 {doesn't lose now but is
very risky as Black's kingside is weakened with ...h7-h6:} 21. Qc2 Ndf6 22. Bd4
d5 23. Nf2 $36) ({It was appropriate to take the a-file abandoned by White's
rook:} 18... Ra8 $5 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Na6 {[%cal Yc7c5]}) (18... Bf6 $5 {
was interesting, too}) 19. f5 $1 h6 20. Nh3 gxf5 21. exf5 e4 {This is what
Black relied on. However, White's f5-pawn is more dangerous than Black's e4.}
22. Bxc5 Bxc3 23. Qxc3 bxc5 (23... Nxc5 24. Bh5 Qe5 25. Re3 Qxc3 26. Rxc3 Nd3
27. f6 $16 {[%csl Gf6]}) 24. Nf2 $6 (24. Bh5 $1 Qe5 25. Qc1 Rxf5 26. Rxf5 Qxf5
27. Qxh6 $16) 24... Qg7 (24... Qf6 $5 25. Qxf6 Nxf6 26. Bd1 Kf7 $13) 25. Nxe4
Bxe4 26. Qxg7+ Kxg7 27. Rxe4 Rxb3 {[%mdl 4096] A sudden turn. White's pawns
are now blocked; his bishop can become weaker than Black's knight!} 28. Re6 Nf6
(28... Ne5 $5 29. f6+ (29. Bd5 c6 $1) 29... Kh8 30. Be4 Re3 31. Rf4 Re1+ 32.
Kf2 Nd3+ 33. Kg3 Nxf4 34. Kxf4 $44) 29. g4 {The only attempt to break through
but it should not be successful.} Re8 $2 {But after this premature exchange
White gets winning chances.} (29... Rxa3 $142 30. h4 Nd7 $1 {e.g.} 31. Bd5 Ne5
32. Re7+ Kh8 33. g5 hxg5 34. hxg5 Rg3+ 35. Kf2 Rxf5+ 36. Kxg3 Rxf1 37. Rxc7 a4
$11) 30. Rxe8 Nxe8 31. Kf2 {[%cal Yh2h4]} (31. h4 $143 Kf6 {[%cal Ye8g7]})
31... Rxa3 (31... Kf6 32. Re1 Ng7 33. Re3 {, and White keeps his important
a3-pawn. However, after the text move Black can't stop White's pawns anymore.})
32. Re1 Nf6 33. h4 $1 (33. Re7+ Kf8 34. Rxc7 Rc3 35. h4 Rxc4 36. g5 hxg5 37.
hxg5 Ne8 38. Rc8 Rf4 39. f6 Rf5 40. g6 Rxf6 41. g7+ Kxg7 42. Rxe8 $11) 33...
Rc3 (33... Kf8 34. g5 (34. Re6 Nd7 35. Rxh6 Ne5 36. Be2 Ra2 37. Ke3 Ra3+ 38.
Kf4 Ra2 $1 $11) 34... hxg5 35. hxg5 Nd7 36. Bh5 Ne5 37. Rb1 $16 {[%csl Gf5,Gg5]
}) 34. g5 hxg5 35. hxg5 Rxc4 36. Kg3 $1 ({But not} 36. Re7+ Kf8 37. gxf6 Rf4 {
, and White loses both of his pawns.}) 36... Ng8 37. Bh5 $1 Rc3+ 38. Kg2 Rc2+
39. Kg1 Rb2 (39... Rc3 40. f6+ Nxf6 41. Re7+ Kh8 42. gxf6 Rg3+ 43. Kf2 Rg8 44.
Ke3 $18) 40. f6+ $1 Nxf6 41. Re7+ Kh8 42. gxf6 Rb8 43. Bg6 Rg8 (43... Rg8 44.
Rh7#) 1-0

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 5th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2018.03.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2843"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2018.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2] Prematch games between the challenger and the title-holder always
have an increased psychological significance. In this case Carlsen did put his
opponent under serious pressure, but in the end Caruana escaped and went on to
score a resounding tournament victory.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 {Already a slight
surprise.} ({Carlsen more often plays} 2... e6 {, this appeared in round 5.
After} 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qc2 c6 9. Bf4
Ne4 10. h4 $5 ({Magnus undoubtedly wouldn't mind repeating} 10. Nc3 g5 $1 11.
Be3 Nd6 12. b3 Nf5 13. g4 Nxe3 14. fxe3 b5 $1 15. e4 b4 16. exd5 bxc3 17. dxc6
Nb8 18. Qe4 f5 19. gxf5 exf5 20. Qd5+ Qxd5 21. cxd5 Na6 $17 {Eljanov,P (2760)
-Carlsen,M (2844) Wijk aan Zee 2016.}) 10... Ndf6 ({Black has also tested} 
10... h6 {, or the immediate}) (10... f5) 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Nh5 13. Be3 f5
14. Bf3 Qe8 (14... f4 15. Bxh5 fxe3 16. fxe3 Qd6 17. Rxf8+ Bxf8 18. Kf2 e5 $44
{gives Black some compensation, but certainly not more than that.}) 15. Bg5 Nf6
16. e3 b6 17. Rac1 Ba6 18. a3 Ne4 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Be2 Bb7 21. b4 Rac8 22. c5
e5 23. dxe5 Qxe5 24. Nxe4 fxe4 25. Qc3 Qf5 $132 {Meier,G (2648)-Carlsen,M 
(2843) Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden 2018 Black had reasonable >><=>, but
overestimated his chances, got into serious trouble and escaped only due to
Meier's inaccuracy.}) 3. Nf3 {The World Champion plays the Grünfeld from time
to time, but Fabiano is not interested.} ({However, after} 3. Nc3 {in round 3
we saw} Bg7 {After} 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 exd4 8. Nxd4 Re8 9. f3
c6 10. Bf2 d5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. O-O Nc6 13. c5 a6 14. Qd2 Qa5 15. Rfe1 Qxc5 16.
Ne6 Qa5 17. Nxg7 Kxg7 18. a3 d4 19. Bxd4 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Rd8 21. Qe3 Bd7 22. Rad1
Be6 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1 Qd8 26. Be2 Qd6 27. f4 Bd7 28. Bf3 Bc6
29. Bxc6 Ng4 30. Qg3 Qc5+ 31. Kf1 Ne3+ 32. Ke2 Nf5 33. Qf2 Qxc6 34. g4 Qc4+ 35.
Kd2 Nd4 36. Qe3 $11 {Bluebaum,M (2631)-Carlsen,M (2843) Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden
2018. Black even despite protracted efforts couldn't manage to disrupt the
balance.}) 3... Bg7 4. e3 ({Caruana has already played} 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5
6. e4 {in the past, this time he opts for the Anti-Grünfeld he had prepared
already for the Berlin candidates.}) 4... O-O 5. Be2 d6 {Black puts his pawns
on the dark squares in King's Indian fashion. This is an important moment,
deciding the character of the game and he also had other options:} ({
Transposing into a Benoni} 5... c5 6. d5 e6 7. Nc3 exd5 8. cxd5 d6 {was long
considered a good solution:} {However, after} 9. Nd2 $5 (9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3
11. Bxf3 Nbd7 12. a4 a6 13. g4 c4 (13... h6 $13) 14. Be2 Rc8 $6 (14... Ne5 15.
f4 Nd3 16. Bxd3 cxd3 17. Qxd3 h5 $44) 15. g5 Ne8 16. f4 Qe7 17. Ra3 Rc5 18. Bf3
Ra5 19. Bd2 Nc5 20. Qe2 Nb3 21. Ne4 Nxd2 22. Qxd2 Qd8 23. Qb4 b5 24. axb5 Rxb5
25. Qxc4 Qb6 26. Qc6 Bxb2 27. Qxb6 Rxb6 28. Ra2 $16 {Morozevich,A (2758)
-Kramnik,V (2769) Mexico City 2007. For details see the notes to this game in
CBM 120 by Marin.}) 9... Na6 ({Black can play the setup with} 9... Nbd7 {
, but then White has no reason to hurry with e4.}) 10. O-O Nc7 11. e4 {Black
even despite his extra tempo due to e3-e4 still has his problems:} Re8 12. a4
Rb8 ({After the more usual} 12... b6 13. Re1 Rb8 {Black has to reckon with} 14.
Bb5 $5) 13. f3 a6 14. a5 Bd7 15. Nc4 Bb5 16. Bg5 Bxc4 (16... h6 17. Bh4 Bxc4
18. Bxc4 b5 19. axb6 Rxb6 20. Qd2 $2 (20. Qc2 $13 {/+/= is similar to the
following note}) 20... Nxe4 $1 21. Bxd8 Nxd2 22. Bxc7 Rb7 $17 {Granda Zuniga,J
(2646)-Lopez Martinez,J (2508) Ayamonte 2006}) 17. Bxc4 b5 18. axb6 Rxb6 19.
Na4 (19. Qc2 h6 20. Bh4 $13 {/+/= is similar to the following note} g5 21. Bf2
Nd7 22. Ra2 Qf6 {Hamitevici,V (2430)-Jumabayev,R (2599) London 2015} 23. Nd1 $1
$36 {[%cal Yd1e3,Ye3f5]}) 19... Rb4 20. b3 (20. Qd3 $5) 20... Qc8 21. Bf4 Qd7
22. Ra2 Nh5 23. Be3 (23. Bd2 {is more natural}) 23... Rbb8 24. Qd2 Nb5 25. g4
Nf6 26. Nb2 Qc8 (26... h5 27. g5 Nxe4 $1 28. fxe4 Nc3 29. Rxa6 Qh3 $1 $44 {
is a fully valid engine suggestion, but even a strong human GM would hardly
dare to play like this...}) 27. Bf4 Nd7 28. Bxb5 axb5 29. Bxd6 Rb6 30. Bg3 c4
31. bxc4 (31. Qc2 $5) 31... bxc4 32. Qe2 Rb4 33. Bd6 Rb6 34. Bg3 Rb4 {½,
Caruana,F (2784)-Grischuk,A (2767) Berlin ct 2018}) ({Grünfeld intentions are
represented by} 5... d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 {and now:} {More direct and energetic is}
7. e4 (7. O-O Nb6 (7... c5 $5 8. dxc5 (8. e4 Nf6 9. e5 Nd5 10. dxc5 Nc6 11. Bc4
e6 12. Qe2 Qa5 13. a3 Qxc5 14. b4 Qe7 15. Bb2 a6 16. Nbd2 b5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18.
Rac1 Bd7 19. Nb3 Rfc8 20. Rfe1 Bg4 21. h3 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Nxe5 23. Qxd5 Qd7 $11 {
Ginsburg,G (2526)-Ftacnik,L (2568) Nuremberg 2010}) 8... Na6 (8... Nf6 $6 9.
Nbd2 Qc7 10. Nb3 Rd8 11. Nfd4 e5 12. Nb5 Qe7 13. Nd6 Ne4 14. Nxc8 Rxc8 15. Bf3
Nxc5 16. Nxc5 Rxc5 17. Qa4 Rc7 18. Bd2 Na6 19. Ba5 Rcc8 20. Bd5 Nc5 21. Qa3 e4
22. f3 $16 {[%csl Ga5,Gd5] Laznicka,V (2666)-Naumann,A (2560) Germany 2014}) 9.
Bxa6 bxa6 10. e4 Nb4 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Bg5 Kf8 14. Rad1 Nd3 15. Nd5
Bxd5 16. Rxd3 Bxa2 17. Rfd1 Rxd3 18. Rxd3 Ke8 19. c6 Rc8 20. Rd7 Bf6 21. Bxf6
exf6 22. Rxa7 Rxc6 $11 {Novkovic,M (2373)-Mesaros,F (2266) Austria 2014}) 8.
Nc3 (8. e4 {transposes to 7.e4 and is still more usual.}) 8... Nc6 9. h3 a5 {
is slightly similar to index D76, but here White's bishop is not fianchettoed
and this lessens his chances to get an opening pull:} 10. Qd2 (10. Re1 a4 11.
Bb5 a3 (11... e5 $5 12. Bxc6 exd4 $13) 12. bxa3 e5 13. Bxc6 exd4 14. exd4 bxc6
15. Bg5 f6 16. Qb3+ Kh8 17. Bf4 Bf5 18. Ne4 Nd5 19. Bg3 Bxe4 {½, Shengelia,D 
(2547)-Rustemov,A (2520) Germany 2009} 20. Rxe4 Qd7 $11 {[%cal Yf8b8]}) 10...
e5 11. d5 Nb4 12. e4 f5 13. Ng5 fxe4 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 Qe7 16. Nxe4 Qxe6
17. Bg4 Qc6 18. Ng5 Rae8 19. Qc3 h6 20. Qxc6 Nxc6 21. Ne6 Rf7 22. Be3 Nc4 23.
Rac1 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 h5 26. Nxg7 Kxg7 27. Bd7 Rf8+ 28. Ke2 Nb8 29.
Ba4 c6 30. Rc5 $11 {Laznicka,V (2672)-Ragger,M (2680) Chartres 2017 White's
compensation was sufficient only to hold the balance.}) 7... Nb6 8. O-O {
and now: transposes to 7.e4 and is still more usual.} Nc6 $5 (8... Bg4 9. Nbd2
Nc6 ({But} 9... e6 $6 {is too passive:} 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Nc6 12. Be3 Qe7
13. Qb3 Rad8 14. Rfd1 a6 15. Rac1 Qe8 16. Bf1 h6 17. d5 $16 {Grischuk,A (2785)
-Nepomniachtchi,I (2717) Riga rpd 2013}) 10. d5 Nb8 (10... Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Ne5
12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. f4 Bg7 14. a4 a5 15. Qb3 Qd6 16. Be3 Qb4 17. Qxb4 axb4 18. a5
Nd7 19. e5 b6 20. Bb5 Nc5 21. Bc6 Ra7 22. axb6 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 cxb6 24. Ra7 $16 {
/+-, Ivanchuk,V (2710)-Tabatabaei,M (2482) Doha 2015}) 11. a4 c6 12. a5 N6d7 (
12... Nc8 13. Re1 $6 (13. h3 $142) (13. Qb3 $5) 13... cxd5 14. Qb3 Nd6 15. e5
Ne8 16. Nd4 (16. Qxb7 Nc7 $11) 16... Bc8 17. N2f3 Nc6 18. a6 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 bxa6
20. Nc6 Qc7 21. Qxd5 Bb7 22. Bf3 Rb8 23. Qc4 Bxc6 24. Qxc6 Qxc6 25. Bxc6 Rb6
26. Ba4 Nc7 $15 {Belanoff,S (2049)-Koch,C (2141) Chessfriend.com 2003}) 13. h3
Bxf3 14. Nxf3 Nf6 15. Qb3 Qc8 16. Bg5 (16. dxc6 $1 Nxc6 17. e5 $36) 16... Nxe4
17. Bxe7 Re8 18. d6 Nxd6 19. Bxd6 Rxe2 20. Ng5 Qd7 $2 ({Black should have
fought for the open file with} 20... Qe8 $1 21. Qxb7 Nd7 $132) 21. Rae1 Rxb2
22. Qc4 Na6 23. Re7 Qf5 24. Rxf7 Qd5 25. Rxg7+ Kxg7 {Grischuk,A (2785)
-Nepomniachtchi,I (2717) Riga rpd 2013} 26. Be5+ $1 Qxe5 27. Qf7+ Kh6 28. Qxh7+
Kxg5 29. f4+ Qxf4 30. Qe7+ $18) 9. Be3 (9. d5 Ne5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. a4 a5 12.
Qb3 e6 13. Bf3 exd5 14. exd5 Qh4 15. g3 Qb4 16. Qxb4 axb4 17. Re1 {Krishna,C 
(2401)-Puranik,A (2469) Abu Dhabi 2016} Nc4 $1 $36) 9... Bg4 (9... f5 10. exf5
Bxf5 11. Nc3 Qd6 12. Qd2 Rad8 13. Rad1 Qb4 14. Qc1 Bg4 15. d5 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nd4
17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Rfe1 Qc5 19. Re2 Nd7 20. Ne4 Qxc1 21. Rxc1 Bb6 22. Ng5 Nc5
23. b4 Nd3 24. Rd1 h6 25. Ne6 Nf4 26. Re4 Nxe6 27. Rxe6 Rd6 28. Rxe7 Rf4 $44 {
/+/=,Akdag,M (2560)-Cruzado Duenas,C (2595) email 2013}) 10. Nbd2 e5 $5 11. d5
Nd4 12. h3 Bd7 13. Nb3 Qe7 $6 (13... Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Nc4 $11) 14. Nfxd4 exd4 15.
Bxd4 Qxe4 16. Bf3 Qf4 17. g3 Qg5 18. h4 Qf5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nc5 Rab8 21. Re1
$14 {Dimakiling,O (2353)-Laylo,D (2497) Jakarta 2013}) ({There is also the
interesting and flexible} 5... b6 6. O-O Bb7 7. Nc3 {, but here Black should
already show his cards:} d5 (7... e6 8. b3 (8. d5 $5) 8... d5 9. Bb2 Nbd7 10.
cxd5 (10. Qc2 {or}) (10. Rc1 {give White better chances for an edge.}) 10...
exd5 11. a4 a5 12. Ba3 Re8 13. Nb5 Ne4 14. Nd2 Ndf6 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bd3 Re6
17. Rc1 c6 18. Nc3 Nxc3 19. Rxc3 c5 20. Bb5 cxd4 21. exd4 Re4 $11 {/=/+,
Caruana,F (2795)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2788) chess.com blitz INT 2016}) 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Bd2 (9. Qb3 e6 10. Rd1 Nd7 11. Bd2 c5 12. Rac1 Qe7 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14.
Qa3 Rfc8 15. Bc3 a5 16. dxc5 Bxc3 17. Rxc3 Rxc5 18. Bb5 Rd8 19. Bxd7 Bxf3 20.
gxf3 Rxd7 21. Rxd7 Rg5+ 22. Kf1 Qxd7 23. Rd3 Rd5 24. Rxd5 Qxd5 $11 {Dubov,D 
(2629)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2751) Doha 2014}) 9... Nd7 (9... c5 $6 10. dxc5 Nxc3
11. Bxc3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nd7 (12... bxc5 13. Qa4 $36) 13. cxb6 axb6 14. Qd4 Qc7
15. Rfb1 Ra5 16. Qb4 e6 17. Qe7 Qd8 18. Qxd8 Rxd8 19. Rd1 Bc6 20. Nd4 Ba4 21.
Rdb1 e5 22. Nb3 $14 {/+/-, Giri,A (2793)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2744) Baku 2015
For more details see the notes to this game in CBM 169 by Marin.}) 10. Nxd5
Bxd5 11. Bc3 (11. Qc2 $142 $1 {/\} c5 12. e4 Bb7 13. d5) 11... c5 12. Rc1 e6
13. Qa4 a6 ({This complicates the issue; a simpler way was} 13... Qe7 $1 14.
Rfd1 Rfc8 $11 {as in Dubov - Vachier Lagrave above.}) 14. Qa3 Qb8 15. dxc5 Bxc3
16. Qxc3 bxc5 $6 (16... Rc8 $142 $1 {is still close to equality.}) 17. Nd2 a5
18. a4 Qb7 19. e4 Bc6 20. b3 Rfb8 21. Qe3 Qc7 22. Rfd1 Rb4 23. Nc4 Rab8 24. Rc3
Nf6 25. f3 $16 {Nakamura,H (2793)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2751) Zuerich 2017}) 6. Nc3
Nc6 $5 ({Black more often plays} 6... Nbd7 7. O-O (7. d5 e5 8. dxe6 fxe6 9. O-O
e5 10. b3 Kh8 11. Bb2 Qe7 12. Rc1 Nc5 13. b4 Nce4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Nd2 Nxd2
16. Qxd2 {Harikrishna,P (2763)-Nakamura,H (2787) chess.com blitz INT 2016} Be6
$11) 7... e5 {, but this is practically the King's Indian Attack (C00) with
opposite colours. I wrote an article about this line in CBM 181, the extra
tempo should favour White. After} 8. Qc2 (8. b4 $5 {deserves attention now and
on move 9.}) 8... Re8 9. Rd1 e4 10. Nd2 Qe7 11. b4 Nf8 12. Bb2 h5 13. Rac1 Bf5
14. Nb3 N8h7 15. d5 h4 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. c5 (17. h3 $5) 17... dxc5 $6 (17... h3
$1 $132 {[%csl Rg1]}) 18. bxc5 Qxc5 19. Qb3 Qb6 20. Ncb5 c5 21. dxc6 bxc6 22.
Nd6 Rf8 23. Ba3 Qxb3 24. axb3 Rfb8 25. Nxc6 Bxc6 26. Rxc6 Rxb3 27. Bc5 $44 {
|^, Grischuk,A (2785)-Caruana,F (2779) Elancourt 2013. White has more than
enough for the P and Black must tread with great care. For details see the
notes to this game in CBM 157 by Krasenkow.}) 7. d5 ({After} 7. O-O e5 {
the pressure against d4 makes it more difficult for White to retain the
central tension as in the 6...Nbd7 lines. The advance} 8. d5 (8. Qc2 Re8 9.
dxe5 dxe5 10. Rd1 Bd7 11. e4 Qc8 12. h3 Be6 13. Nd5 Nd7 14. b4 Nd4 15. Nxd4
exd4 16. Bb2 c6 17. Nf4 c5 18. bxc5 Qxc5 19. Qd2 Bxc4 20. Rac1 b5 21. Bxc4 bxc4
22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 Nb6 25. Nd5 Red8 26. Nxb6 axb6 $11 {
Ragger,M (2632)-Onischuk,V (2594) Dubai blitz 2014}) 8... Ne7 9. b4 (9. e4 {
is the Classical KID, but White is a tempo down - normally it's his move here.}
) 9... a5 10. bxa5 Rxa5 11. Nd2 Nd7 12. Nb3 Ra8 13. a4 f5 14. Ba3 e4 15. Qc2 b6
16. Bb4 Nc5 17. a5 {Kuzubov,Y (2638)-Onischuk,V (2614) Lvov rpd 2016} Na6 18.
Ba3 bxa5 $11 {/\} 19. Nxa5 c5 $1) 7... Nb4 {Here we are gradually entering
uncharted territory.} ({The passive} 7... Nb8 8. O-O Na6 {gave White a
distinct pull after} 9. Nd4 e5 10. dxe6 fxe6 11. Rb1 e5 12. Nc2 Be6 13. b4 Nb8
14. e4 Nc6 15. Be3 Nh5 16. Bxh5 gxh5 17. Nd5 h4 18. h3 Kh8 19. Qh5 a5 20. Bg5
Qd7 21. b5 Bxd5 22. cxd5 $16 {Hoffmeyer,F (2377)-Paehtz,E (2453) Germany 2018})
8. a3 {Yermolinsky criticises this move and he is probably right.} (8. O-O $142
e6 $5 (8... c6 9. e4 a5 10. e5 dxe5 11. a3 e4 12. axb4 exf3 13. Bxf3 cxd5 14.
cxd5 (14. Nxd5 $142 $5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 $11 {/+/=}) 14... Bf5 15. bxa5 Rxa5 16.
Rxa5 Qxa5 17. Qb3 Nd7 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Bxc5 $6 (19. Qb5 $11) 19... Qxc5 20. Qxb7
Be5 $44 {Barcza,G-Taimanov,M Copenhagen 1965}) (8... a5 9. e4 e6 10. dxe6 (10.
h3 $6 Re8 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. Re1 Bd7 13. Bd3 a4 14. a3 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Be6 16. Nd5
Nd7 17. Bg5 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Qxg5 19. Nf3 Qd8 20. Rad1 c6 21. Nf4 Qa5 22. Nxe6 Rxe6
23. Re2 Rae8 $11 {/=/+, Lobron,E (2485)-Romanishin,O (2560) Reggio Emilia 1986}
) 10... Bxe6 11. Nd4 $14) 9. e4 Re8 10. a3 Na6 11. Be3 (11. dxe6 $5 {followed
by Nd4 is still a better position, than Caruana got in our game.}) 11... exd5
12. exd5 Nc5 13. Bd4 a5 14. b3 Bd7 15. Nd2 Nfe4 16. Ndxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Rxe4
18. Bxg7 Kxg7 $11 {Vrolijk,L (2433)-Heimann,A (2574) Karlsruhe 2018 Black has
comfortable equality and it's White, who must tread with care.}) 8... Na6 9.
Nd4 (9. O-O Nc5 10. Nd4 a5 11. b3 e5 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Bb2 e5 14. Nf3 Be6 15.
b4 Nce4 16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Qd7 18. Nd5 Qf7 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Qc2 Bg7 21.
Bd3 c6 22. e4 $11 h5 (22... Rfc8 $5 {[%cal Yd6d5]}) 23. c5 dxc5 24. bxc5 a4 25.
Bc1 Rad8 26. Be3 Bb3 {½, Ginsburg,G (2443)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2794) Germany
2018 This game was played a month later, than ours.}) 9... e5 10. dxe6 $146 {
A novelty, Caruana feels it's necessary to open the centre.} (10. Nc2 Nc5 11.
b4 Nb3 12. Rb1 Nxc1 13. Rxc1 Nd7 14. O-O f5 15. Na4 a5 16. c5 axb4 17. Nxb4
dxc5 18. Nxc5 Nxc5 19. Rxc5 e4 20. Qb3 Kh8 21. Rfc1 Be5 $36 {Breutigam,M (2340)
-Brendel,O (2375) Germany 1996}) (10. Nb3 Nd7 11. O-O f5 {is also a pleasant
version of the King's Indian for Black.}) 10... fxe6 11. O-O e5 12. Nb3 ({
White wants to keep his central pawns mobile. However, a more natural move was
} 12. Nf3 $5 c6 (12... Nc5 13. b4 {and as the knight can't go to e4, Black is
almost forced to play the adventurous} e4 $5 14. Nd4 $14) 13. b4 $13 {with
similarities to Ginsburg-MVL above.}) 12... c6 13. e4 Nc7 14. f4 $5 {
Continuing in the spirit of 10.dxe6, Caruana seeks activity even if it weakens
his setup.} (14. Be3 Ne6 $15 {[%cal Yc6c5,Ye6d4] is unattractive for White.})
14... Ne6 {While the text move is very logical, even} (14... Nfe8 $5 $13 {
makes good sense; Black wants to activate his Bg7.}) 15. f5 (15. fxe5 dxe5 {
[%cal Ye6d4] is pleasant for Black, so Caruana continues to seek complications.
}) 15... Nd4 ({The main alternative is} 15... Qb6+ $5 {However, Magnus maybe
didn't like} 16. c5 $5 (16. Kh1 Nd4 17. Nxd4 (17. c5 Qxb3 18. Qxb3+ Nxb3 19.
Bc4+ d5 20. Bxb3 Nxe4 $1 21. Nxe4 Bxf5 22. Ng3 Bd3 $36 {[%csl Gd5,Ge5]}) 17...
exd4 18. Na4 Qa5 19. b4 Qd8 $15 {[%csl Gd4,Re4]}) 16... Nxc5 17. Bc4+ d5 ({
Complications after} 17... Be6 18. fxe6 Nxb3+ 19. Kh1 Nxa1 20. e7+ Kh8 21.
exf8=Q+ Rxf8 22. Ba2 $44 {[%csl Ra1]}) ({or} 17... Ne6+ 18. Kh1 d5 19. exd5
cxd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 gxf5 22. Bd2 $1 (22. Nc5 $2 Rd8 23. Na4 Qc7 24. Qc5
Qf7 $17) 22... Kh8 23. Ba5 Qc6 24. Qxc6 bxc6 25. Bb4 $13 {/+/= rather favour
White.}) 18. Be3 dxc4 19. Nxc5 Qc7 (19... Qxb2 $2 20. N5a4 Qb3 21. Qc1 {
[%csl Rb3][%cal Ra1b1]}) 20. Qe2 Qf7 21. g4 b6 22. N5a4 $15 {/~~ Although here
the engine gives Black an advantage, the issue is not quite clear, as the
extra pawn isn't making itself felt and White has kingside counterplay.}) 16.
Be3 $2 {Only this definitely tips the scales in Black's favour.} (16. Nxd4 $6
exd4 17. Qxd4 Ng4 18. Qd3 (18. Qd2 Qb6+ 19. c5 Qxc5+ 20. Kh1 gxf5 $15) 18...
Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Nf2+ 20. Rxf2 Qxf2 21. Be3 Qh4 22. g3 Qe7 (22... Qh3 $6 23. Bf1 {
with repetition.}) 23. Bf4 Be5 $15 {also isn't ideal, White doesn't have
enough for the exchange,}) ({The best was} 16. Bd3 $142 $1 Qb6 17. Nxd4 exd4 $5
(17... Qxd4+ $143 18. Kh1 gxf5 19. exf5 e4 20. Bc2 Qxd1 21. Bxd1 $11 {and
White has nothing to fear}) 18. Na4 (18. Ne2 Ng4 (18... Nxe4 19. fxg6 $1 Rxf1+
20. Qxf1 hxg6 21. Bxe4 d3+ 22. Kh1 dxe2 23. Qxe2 Qd4 24. Bxg6 Bg4 $132) 19. Rb1
$13) 18... Qd8 19. b4 $13) 16... Nxe2+ {Now Black's central pawns get moving.}
(16... c5 $6 17. g4 $36 {suits White.}) 17. Qxe2 gxf5 18. exf5 d5 19. cxd5 cxd5
20. Rad1 d4 21. Bg5 {More or less forced.} ({The piece sacrifice} 21. Nxd4 exd4
22. Bxd4 Qe8 ({or} 22... Bd7 $15 {/-/+ doesn't give sufficient compensation
and is more suitable for shorter time-controls.})) 21... Qb6 22. Qc4+ Rf7 $1
23. Na4 (23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. Qxd5 Bd7 $17 {[%cal Rd7c6] only helps Black to get
out his forces.}) 23... Qc7 24. Qxc7 (24. Nac5 Ne4 $17) 24... Rxc7 25. Nac5 b6
26. Bxf6 ({Relatively best, after} 26. Nd3 Ba6 27. Rfe1 Nd7 28. f6 Bxd3 29.
Rxd3 Bf8 $17 {[%csl Gd4,Ge5,Rf6] Black's pawns are far more dangerous and have
better support, than the lone warrior on f6.}) 26... bxc5 {[%csl Gc5,Gd4,Ge5]}
(26... Bxf6 $143 27. Ne4 $132) 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Nd2 $6 {The N won't gain a
foothold on e4.} ({A more resilient way was} 28. Rc1 c4 29. Nd2 Ba6 30. f6+ Kf7
31. Rf5 Ke6 32. Rh5 $15 {/<=>}) (28. f6+ {might transpose into the above line.}
) 28... Bb7 29. f6+ Kf8 ({Carlsen wants to avoid complications, but} 29... Kf7
$5 {[%cal Ya8g8]} 30. Nc4 Ke6 $17 {is possibly even stronger.}) 30. Rde1 (30.
Nc4 {gives Black a pleasant choice between} Ba6 ({and} 30... e4)) 30... Re8 31.
Ne4 {[%cal Gf6f7]} Bxe4 (31... c4 $2 32. f7 $18 {indicates the threat, so
Black chops off the Ne4.}) 32. Rxe4 c4 33. g4 Rb8 {Good, but Black was already
spoilt for choice.} ({Both} 33... Kf7 $17 {and}) (33... d3 $17 {give him
excellent winning chances. Yermolinsky gives the pretty line} 34. h4 Kf7 35. g5
Ke6 36. h5 Rg8 37. Rg4 Rb7 38. g6 hxg6 39. hxg6 Rf7 $1 $19 {and White's pawns
drop off.}) 34. Rxe5 (34. Rf2 Rcb7 $19 {doesn't help, White must seek active
counterplay.}) 34... Rxb2 35. Rd5 c3 36. Rd8+ Kf7 37. Rh8 $1 Rbb7 $1 38. Rxh7+
Kg6 39. Rxc7 Rxc7 40. Kf2 c2 (40... d3 $2 41. Ke3 d2 42. Kd3 $11 {and White
retains the Pf6.}) 41. Rc1 d3 42. Ke3 Rd7 43. Kd2 Kxf6 {[%mdl 4096] A longer
series of logical and more or less forced moves led to an interesting R
endgame. Black has a distinct advantage, as his pawns are further advanced and
can be quickly supported by his K, but bringing home the full point still
requires precision, as the position is already very simplified.} 44. h4 Ke5 45.
Rf1 Kd4 46. h5 Re7 {Straightforward and should have been sufficient.} ({
Even stronger was} 46... a5 $1 {, taking away the b4-square from White's R.
After} 47. h6 Re7 48. Rf4+ Kd5 49. Rf1 Kc4 50. Rf4+ Kb3 {White has to return}
51. Rf1 {and} Re2+ 52. Kxd3 Rh2 53. g5 Rh5 {disarms White's pawns, so the Pc2
will decide the issue.}) 47. Rf4+ Kd5 48. Rf1 Kc4 49. Rf4+ Kd5 50. Rf1 Kc4 51.
Rf4+ Kb3 52. Rb4+ Kxa3 53. Rc4 Kb3 54. Rc8 (54. Rc5 a5 55. h6 a4 56. g5 Kb4 $1
({Black's K is misplaced after} 56... a3 $2 57. g6 a2 58. g7 {so he improves
it with tempo.}) 57. Rc8 a3 58. Kxd3 a2 59. Rb8+ Kc5 60. Ra8 Re8 $1 61. Rxe8
a1=Q 62. Rc8+ Kb6 63. Rxc2 Qe5 $19 {and the mobile queen picks up White's
pawns.}) 54... a5 $2 {Here this advance doesn't have the idea from move 46,
it's too slow and throws away the win.} ({This could be achieved only by the
paradoxical prophylaxis} 54... Rh7 $3 {, but after} 55. Kxd3 ({Other moves
don't help either:} 55. Rd8 Rc7 56. Kc1 Kc3 57. g5 Rb7 $19) (55. Rb8+ Ka2 56.
Rc8 a5 57. Kxd3 Kb1 58. Rb8+ Kc1 59. Rc8 Kd1 $1 60. Rxc2 Rd7+ $19) (55. Rc5 {
allows} a5 $1 {/\} 56. Rxa5 Rc7 57. Ra1 Kb2 58. Rh1 Rg7 $1 59. h6 Rxg4 60. h7
Rh4 $19) 55... Rd7+ 56. Ke4 a5 57. h6 a4 58. g5 a3 59. g6 {Black must in
advance see another only move} Rd8 $1 60. Rxc2 (60. Rxd8 c1=Q) 60... Kxc2 61.
g7 a2 62. h7 a1=Q 63. g8=Q Qa8+ $19 {Unlike for an engine, calculating this
over the board would be really a great feat. Right after the game the players
themselves were not aware of this "simple" win, thinking that Black had
already squandered his chances earlier.}) 55. h6 Re2+ ({The golden moment is
already gone,} 55... a4 56. g5 a3 (56... Rh7 57. Rb8+ Kc4 58. Ra8 $11) 57. g6
Kb2 (57... a2 $2 58. g7 $18 {[%csl Rb3] turns the tables}) 58. h7 Re8 59. Rc7
a2 60. Rb7+ $11 {leads only to repetition.}) 56. Kxd3 Rh2 57. g5 Rh3+ 58. Kd2
Rh2+ 59. Kd3 {White's pawns are too far advanced and Black must give a
perpetual.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8
Rxd8 9. Bxc5 Nc6 10. Nge2 b6 11. Ba3 Bb7 12. Rd1 {Wang Yue is showing a
remarkable affection for this risky variation. White pays for the pawn he wins
with backward development and an excessive build up on the light squares.} a5
13. Nc1 (13. Nf4 Nb4 (13... e6 14. Rxd8+ Rxd8 15. Be2 Nd7 16. Bd6 Nd4 $11) 14.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 15. Kf2 Rd2+ 16. Ke3 Rd8 17. Kf2 $11) 13... Nb4 14. Bd3 (14. Kf2
Rxd1 (14... Nh5 15. g3 Rxd1 (15... Bd4+ 16. Ke2 Rac8 17. Nb5 Rxc4 18. Nxd4
Rcxd4 19. Rxd4 Rxd4 20. Bxb4 Rxb4 21. b3 $14) 16. Nxd1 Bd4+ 17. Ke2 $14) 15.
Nxd1 Nd7 16. Nc3 Bd4+ 17. Kg3 Nc5 18. Be2 Be5+ 19. Kf2 Bd4+ $11) 14... Bh6 15.
Nd5 $1 {This active move is in fact a defence against the unpleasant pressure
of the enemy pieces.} (15. Bb1 $6 Rxd1+ 16. Kxd1 Rd8+ 17. Ke2 Rd2+ 18. Kf1 Be3
19. N1e2 e6 20. g3 $13) 15... Nfxd5 (15... Bxc1 16. Bxb4 axb4 17. Rxc1 Rxa2 18.
Nxe7+ Kg7 19. Nd5 Rxb2 20. O-O b5 $11) 16. cxd5 e6 17. Bxb4 axb4 18. dxe6 Bxc1
(18... fxe6 19. Bc4 Rxd1+ 20. Kxd1 Kf7 21. Nd3 $14) 19. e7 Rdc8 $2 {Radjabov
is an excellent player of the Kings Indian Defence, but his move contradicts
the logic of the struggle. Objectively it was necessary to come to terms with
the logical continuation 19...Rxd3 leading to an equal ending.} (19... Rxd3 20.
Rxd3 Bg5 21. h4 (21. Rd7 Bc6 22. Rc7 Be8 $15) 21... Bxe7 22. Rd7 Rxa2 23. Rxe7
(23. Kd2 Bc5 24. Rxb7 Rxb2+ 25. Kc1 Rxg2 26. Rd1 b3 27. Kb1 Ba3 28. Rxb6 Rb2+
29. Ka1 Ra2+ $11) 23... Ra1+ 24. Kf2 Rxh1 25. Rxb7 Rb1 26. g4 Rxb2+ 27. Ke3 $11
) 20. e8=Q+ Rxe8 21. Rxc1 f5 $6 {Black is somehow unable to switch to damage
limitation mode. For that purpose it was more suitable to take the a2-pawn.} (
21... Rxa2 22. Rb1 Rc8 23. Kd2 Kg7 24. Rhc1 Rxc1 25. Kxc1 Bc6 26. Kd2 $14) 22.
Rc7 Bd5 23. O-O fxe4 24. fxe4 Bxa2 $2 {The defense of the position would not
have been pleasant, but better solution was to eat the e4 pawn.} (24... Bxe4
25. Bc4+ (25. Bxe4 Rxe4 26. Rff7 Re1+ 27. Kf2 Rb1 $11) 25... Kh8 26. Re1 (26.
Rff7 g5 27. Kf2 $14) 26... Bf5 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Kf2 Rd8 29. Ke3 Rd1 30. Rc6
$14) 25. Ra1 Bd5 (25... Bf7 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Bc4 Bxc4 28. Rxc4 b3 29. Rb4 Rc8
30. Rxb3 Rc4 31. Rxb6 Rxe4 32. Rb7 $16) (25... Kh8 26. Kf2 $16) 26. Rxa8 Bxa8
27. Bb5 $2 {Overjoyed by his own chances White is trying to transfer the game
into bishop ending, but it seems objectively drawish.} (27. Rc4 Rd8 28. Be2 b3
29. Bf3 Kf7 30. Rb4 $16) 27... Re5 (27... Rd8 $2 28. Rc4 Kg7 (28... b3 29. Kf2
Rd2+ 30. Kf3 Rc2 31. Ra4 Bb7 32. Rd4 Bc6 33. Bxc6 Rxc6 34. Rb4 $16) 29. Rxb4
Rd2 30. Ra4 Rxb2 31. Be8 Bb7 32. Ra7 Kf8 33. Bxg6 hxg6 34. Rxb7 $16) 28. Bc4+
Kf8 29. Rc8+ Re8 30. Rxe8+ Kxe8 31. e5 Ke7 $2 {[%mdl 4096] The passive defense
will unfortunatelly not be enough, while the activisation of the king to the
c5 square would enable a drawish outcome.} (31... Kd7 $1 32. Kf2 Kc6 33. Bg8 h6
34. Ke3 Kc5 35. Kf4 (35. g3 g5 $11) 35... Bxg2 36. Bf7 Bd5 37. Bxg6 Be6 38. Bf5
Bc4 39. Bg4 Bd3 40. Be6 Bg6 41. Bg8 Kc6 42. Ke3 Kc5 43. e6 Kd6 $11) 32. Kf2 Bc6
33. g3 g5 34. Ke3 h6 35. Kd4 Bd7 36. Bd5 Bb5 37. Bf3 Be8 38. Bg2 Ba4 39. Bd5
Bb5 40. Bg8 Kf8 {Black is facing the danger that his postion will be in
zugzwang and then the White king will break in, heading towards his pawns.} (
40... Be2 41. Kd5 Bb5 42. Be6 Be2 43. Bf5 Bb5 44. Bg4 $16) 41. Bc4 Ba4 42. Bd5
Bb5 43. Bf3 Ke7 44. Bg4 Bf1 45. Kd5 Bb5 46. Bf5 Be8 (46... h5 47. Bc2 $1 (47.
h4 $2 gxh4 48. gxh4 Be2 49. Kc6 Bg4 $11) 47... Be8 48. Bd1 h4 (48... Bg6 49.
Kc6 Ke6 50. Kxb6 Kxe5 51. Kc5 h4 52. Kxb4 hxg3 53. hxg3 $16) 49. Bg4 Bf7+ (
49... hxg3 50. hxg3 Bb5 51. Ke4 b3 52. Kf5 $18) 50. Kc6 Be6 51. Bd1 hxg3 52.
hxg3 Bf5 53. Kxb6 Ke6 54. Kc5 Kxe5 55. Kxb4 Kd4 56. Ka5 Ke3 57. b4 Bd7 58. Kb6
Kf2 59. Kc7 Bb5 60. g4 $18) 47. Kc4 b3 (47... h5 48. Kxb4 h4 49. Kc4 Bc6 50.
gxh4 gxh4 51. Kd4 $18) 48. Kxb3 {At long last one of the black pawns has
finally been eliminated. Wang Yue will demonstrate excellent technique all the
way to the finish.} Bb5 49. Kc3 Be2 50. Kd4 Bb5 51. Kd5 Ba4 52. b4 Bb5 53. Bg4
Ba4 54. Bc8 Kd8 55. Ba6 Kd7 56. e6+ Ke7 57. Bc8 Bb5 58. Bd7 $1 {In the pawn
ending all the trumps would be in White's hands.} Be2 (58... Bxd7 59. exd7 Kxd7
60. g4 Kc7 61. b5 Kd7 62. h3 $18) 59. Kc6 b5 60. Kb6 Bc4 61. Bxb5 Bxe6 62. Kc7
1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Saric, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 Qa5 8. Nc1 {
This continuation has recently gained popularity.} (8. Qd2 {is the main move.})
8... cxd4 (8... Qc7 9. d5 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 b6 12. O-O Ba6 13. Nd3 Nbd7
14. a4 Qb7 15. Qd2 Rfc8 16. Rad1 $14 {Kamsky-A.Ivanov, USA-ch 1991}) (8... Nbd7
9. Nb3 Qc7 10. d5 a6 11. Be2 b5 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Nxb5 Qb6 14. O-O Ba6 15. a4
Rfb8 16. Nd2 $16 {1-0 Vovk,Y (2567)-De Vos,N (2205)/Vlissingen 2009/CBM 131
Extra (54)}) (8... Nc6 9. Nb3 Qc7 10. d5 Ne5 11. Be2 a6 12. a4 e6 13. O-O exd5
14. cxd5 Rb8 15. Nd2 Bd7 16. h3 b5 17. f4 Nc4 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. Nxc4 Rb4 20.
Qe2 Re8 21. e5 $16 {0-1 Graf,A (2598)-Burg,T (2449)/Deizisau 2010/CBM 135
Extra (35)}) 9. Nb3 (9. Bxd4 $6 Nc6 10. Nb3 Qd8 11. Be3 Be6 12. Rc1 Ne5 (12...
Rc8 $5) 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. cxd5 e6 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Be2 {[#]} (16. Nd4 Nxe4 $1
17. fxe4 Qh4+ 18. Kd2 Ng4 $44) 16... Nxe4 $1 17. fxe4 Qh4+ 18. Kd2 Qxe4 $40 {
1/2 Bischoff,K (2561)-Stellwagen,D (2489)/Pulvermuehle 2004/CBM 100/[Hazai] 
(25)}) 9... Qc7 {Hardly the best retreat.} (9... Qd8 10. Nxd4 Nc6 {transposes
to the Sicilian Maroczy}) (9... Qb6 10. Bxd4 Qd8 11. Be2 Nc6 12. Be3 a5 13. Na4
Be6 14. O-O Nd7 15. Rc1 b6 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 18. Qxd4 Qc7 19. f4 $14
{1-0 Khairullin,I (2620)-Kokarev,D (2629)/Irkutsk 2010/CBM 138 (51)}) (9... Qe5
$5 10. Bxd4 (10. Nxd4 Nc6) 10... Qg5 11. Qc1 Qxc1+ 12. Rxc1 Nc6 13. Be3 b6 14.
Be2 Nd7 15. Kf2 Nc5 16. Rhd1 Ne6 17. f4 Bb7 18. Bf3 Rfc8 19. Rd2 Nc5 20. Nxc5
bxc5 21. e5 dxe5 22. fxe5 Rab8 23. Na4 Nxe5 24. Nxc5 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Rb6 $13 {
0-1 Graf,A (2613)-Zude,E (2426)/Bastia 2005/EXT 2006 (45)}) (9... Qh5 $5 10.
Nxd4 Nc6 11. Be2 (11. Nc2 Be6 12. Rc1 Nd7 13. Qd2 {1-0 Postny,E (2571)-Voigt,R
(2384)/Germany 2006/CBM 112 (49)} Qa5 $132 {[%cal Rd7e5]}) (11. Nb3 Be6 12. Be2
Qh4+ 13. Bf2 Qg5 14. g3 Nd7 (14... Bh3 $5) 15. Rc1 {1-0 Graf,A (2610)-Ohme,M 
(2194)/Leipzig 2007/EXT 2008 (52)} Bh3 $132) (11. Nde2 Qa5 12. Qd2 {1-0 Lenic,
L (2574)-Schiendorfer,E (2274)/Rogaska Slatina 2009/CBM 130 Extra (28)} Nd7
$132 {[%cal Yd7c5,Yf7f5]}) (11. Qd2 $5 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Be6 13. Be2 Rfc8 (13...
Qa5 {again leads to the Maroczy}) 14. b3 Nd7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. O-O {[%cal
Yf3f4]}) 11... Qh4+ 12. g3 Qh3 13. Qd2 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bh6 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Qxe3
Be6 17. Nd1 Rfc8 18. b3 Qh5 19. O-O a6 20. Nf2 b5 $132 {1/2 Mecking,H (2565)
-Matamoros Franco,C (2534)/Ayamonte 2006/EXT 2007 (56)}) 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. Nb3 {
This move is dubious in the Maroczy (with Black's queen on d8); it is rather
inappropriate here, too.} (11. Be2 Nxd4 (11... a6 12. Rc1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Be6 14.
b3 Nd7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. O-O Qa5 17. f4 $14 f5 $6 (17... f6) 18. exf5 Qxf5 19.
Qd2 Rac8 20. Kh1 $16 {1-0 Dreev,A (2674)-Hughes,T (2267)/Richardson 2010/CBM
139 Extra (23)}) 12. Bxd4 Be6 13. Nb5 Qc6 14. b3 a6 15. Nc3 Rfc8 16. O-O Rab8
17. Qd2 Nd7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. f4 $14 {1/2 Bognar,C (2216)-Gladyszev,O (2388)/
Budapest 1999/EXT 2000 (42)}) (11. Rc1 $5 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Be6 13. Qd2 Rfc8 14.
Be2 a5 15. Nb5 $14 {1-0 Meister,P (2410)-Panzer,P (2345)/Germany 1991/GER-chT 
(83)}) 11... a5 12. a4 Nd7 13. Rc1 b6 14. Nb5 Qb7 15. N3d4 Nc5 16. Be2 Bd7 17.
b3 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 f5 $6 (18... e6 $1 19. O-O d5 $11) 19. exf5 gxf5 20. O-O f4
21. Bf2 Rf6 $6 {The rook goes to h6, where it has nothing to do.} (21... Bxd4
$5 22. Bxd4 Bf5 {[%cal Ya8d8,Ye7e5]}) 22. Bd3 $1 Raf8 (22... Nxd3 23. Qxd3 Rg6
24. Kh1 {- Black's position is much less solid without his strong knight.}) 23.
Re1 Bc8 24. Nb5 Rh6 25. Bc2 Rh5 $6 (25... Be5 $142) 26. Bxc5 $1 bxc5 27. Be4 $6
(27. Qd2 $1 Be5 28. Qxa5 $16) 27... Qd7 28. Bd5+ Kh8 29. Be6 Qb7 $13 30. Bd5
Qb6 $2 {A strange decision. It is unclear what Black suddenly became afraid of
in the event of} (30... Qd7) 31. Rxe7 Qd8 32. Bf7 $2 (32. Qe1 $1 Be5 33. Ra7
Qg5 34. Rd1 Bf5 (34... Qh6 35. Be4) 35. Bf7 Rh6 36. Rd2 $16) 32... Rh6 $6 (
32... Qxe7 33. Bxh5 Qe3+ 34. Kh1 Bf5 $44 {[%cal Rg7b2]}) 33. Qe2 (33. Qe1 $5
Be5 34. Ra7) 33... Be5 34. Rxe5 dxe5 35. Qxe5+ Qf6 36. Qxf6+ Rxf6 37. Bd5 {
This position is good for Black but he plays poorly and gets outplayed.} Bf5
38. g4 fxg3 39. hxg3 Re8 40. Kf2 Bd3 (40... Kg7 $142 $11) 41. g4 Re2+ (41...
Kg7 42. Kg3 Bg6 $11) 42. Kg3 h6 $6 (42... Bg6 43. Rc3 Re1 $1 {preventing} 44.
f4 {in view of} Rg1+) 43. Rc3 Rd2 $6 (43... Bc2 44. f4 Rd2 45. Nc7 Rb6 $1) 44.
Nc7 {[%cal Rc7e6]} Bf1 (44... Bg6 45. Re3 $16) 45. f4 Rd3+ (45... Rb6 46. f5
Rb2 47. Ne6 R6xb3 48. Rxb3 Rxb3+ 49. Kf2 {[%csl Rf1]} Bd3 50. Nxc5 Ra3 51. f6
Bg6 52. Nd7 Rxa4 53. Ne5 Kh7 54. Ke3 $16) 46. Rxd3 Bxd3 {[%mdl 4096]} 47. Ne6
Rxe6 $1 {Otherwise after Ne6xc5 White's position will be winning.} 48. Bxe6 Bc2
49. Bd7 (49. Kf3 Bxb3 50. Ke4 Bxa4 51. Kd5 Kg7 52. Kxc5 Bd1 53. Kb5 Kf6 54. Bc8
Be2 $1 $11) 49... Kg7 50. Bb5 (50. g5 Bxb3 51. Bb5 Bc2 {- see annotation to
move 51}) 50... Kf6 ({Why not} 50... Bxb3 {?}) 51. Kh4 Bd1 {Black subsequently
underestimates the importance of the b3-pawn and finally gets spectacularly
punished.} (51... Bxb3 $142 52. g5+ (52. Kh5 Bd1) 52... Kg7 $1 (52... hxg5+ $2
53. fxg5+ Kg7 54. Kg4 $18) 53. Kg3 (53. f5 hxg5+ 54. Kxg5 Bc2 $1) 53... Bc2 54.
Kf3 Kg6 55. Be8+ Kg7 {, and Black apparently holds on.}) 52. Kh5 Kg7 53. f5 Kf6
$2 {An imperceptible but probably decisive mistake! It was essential to keep
protecting the h6-pawn not allowing the white bishop to d5 or e4.} (53... Bxb3
$2 {is too late due to} 54. f6+ Kxf6 55. Kxh6 $18) (53... Bf3 $1 54. Bd7 Bd1
55. f6+ (55. b4 cxb4 56. c5 b3 57. c6 b2 58. c7 b1=Q 59. c8=Q Bxg4+ 60. Kxg4
Qe4+ $11) 55... Kxf6 56. Kxh6 Ke7 57. Bf5 Bxb3 58. g5 Bxc4 {, and Black should
survive.}) 54. Bc6 $1 Be2 (54... Kg7 55. Bd5 Kf6 (55... Bxb3 56. f6+ $1 Kxf6
57. Kxh6 $18) 56. b4 $1 cxb4 57. c5 b3 58. c6 b2 59. Ba2 Bxa4 60. c7 Bd7 61.
Kxh6 $18) 55. Be4 Bd1 56. b4 $1 {See annotation to move 51!} axb4 (56... cxb4
57. c5 Bxa4 58. Kxh6 $18) 57. a5 b3 58. a6 Bc2 59. Bd5 b2 60. a7 Bxf5 (60...
b1=Q 61. a8=Q $18) 61. a8=Q Bxg4+ 62. Kxg4 b1=Q 63. Qf8+ Ke5 64. Qf4# 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.08.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. h3 Nc5 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Rb1 h6 13. f3 {A rare continuation
in this line, which was thoroughly analysed by GM Lubomir Ftacnik in Lexicon07.
} (13. Kh2 {is the most common prophylactical move.}) 13... Ne6 $146 {Hardly a
successful innovation.} (13... a6 14. Be3 Qc8 (14... b5 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Ndxb5
Bxb5 17. Nxb5 Rxa2 18. Nc3 Ra8 19. e5 $1 Rxe5 20. f4 Rxe3 21. Rxe3 Rb8 22. b4
$16 {1/2 Arsovic,G (2399)-Spasov,V (2590)/Plovdiv 2011/CBM 140 Extra}) 15. g4 (
15. Qd2 $5 Kh7 16. Kh2) 15... h5 16. Qd2 hxg4 17. hxg4 Rb8 18. b4 Ne6 19. Nde2
b5 20. cxb5 axb5 21. Rbc1 $14 {1/2 Tregubov,P (2595)-Markovic,M (2530)/Budva
2002/EXT 2003 (90)}) (13... c6 14. Be3 Qc7 15. b4 Ne6 16. Nde2 a5 17. b5 cxb5
18. Nxb5 Bxb5 19. cxb5 d5 20. exd5 Qe5 21. Bf2 Qxd5 22. Qxd5 Nxd5 23. f4 $16 {
1/2 Yurtaev,L (2530)-Akopian,V (2630)/Tilburg 1994/CBM 044 (79)}) (13... a5 14.
b3 (14. Be3 $5) 14... Qc8 15. g4 h5 16. Be3 hxg4 17. hxg4 Nh7 18. Qd2 Qd8 19.
Nde2 Bc6 20. Nd5 $14 {0-1 Tregubov,P (2470)-Miljanic,B (2410)/Cetinje 1996/EXT
2000 (55)}) (13... Nh5 $5 14. g4 Ng3 15. Be3 h5 16. Qd2 {1-0 Osbahr,T (2000)
-Bergner,H (2000)/ICCF Email 2003/CBM 110 (42)} hxg4 17. hxg4 Qh4 $13) 14. Nde2
a6 (14... h5 15. h4) 15. Be3 b5 16. b3 h5 17. Qd2 (17. f4 $5) 17... Qc8 (17...
h4 18. g4 b4 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. cxd5 Nc5 21. Rec1 $14) 18. Nd5 Rb8 19. Red1 c5 {
This move looks strange as White safely controls the d4-square. Probably GM
Veselin Topalov didn't see other good options.} (19... bxc4 20. bxc4 Nxd5 21.
cxd5 Nc5 22. h4 Rb6 23. Rdc1 $14) 20. g4 $6 (20. Ndf4 $5) 20... hxg4 21. hxg4
Bc6 (21... bxc4 22. Nxf6+ $1 (22. bxc4 Nxd5 23. cxd5 (23. Qxd5 Rxb1 24. Rxb1
Nd4 $1) 23... Nc7 $13) 22... Bxf6 23. bxc4 Ba4 24. Rdc1 $14) 22. Ndc3 (22.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Qxd6 $6 Rd8 24. Qg3 bxc4 25. bxc4 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rb2) (22. Kf2
$5) 22... Rd8 23. Nd5 Rb7 24. Bh3 Re8 25. g5 Nd7 26. Bxe6 $6 {A strange
exchange. The bishop pair will be an important factor in Black's favour.} (26.
Kf2 $142 Qd8 27. f4 {although Black's position remains solid.}) 26... Rxe6 27.
Nef4 Re5 (27... Ne5 $5 28. Kf2 Re8 $36) 28. Kf2 (28. Nf6+ $5 Nxf6 29. gxf6 Bxf6
30. Qxd6 $13) 28... Qd8 29. cxb5 axb5 30. Rh1 Ra7 31. Rh2 Qa5 32. Qxa5 Rxa5 33.
Kf1 b4 {The endgame is good for Black.} 34. Rg2 Re8 35. Rd1 Ne5 $6 (35... Be5
$15 {/=}) 36. Rf2 Kf8 $2 (36... Nd7 $142 {[%cal Yg7e5]}) 37. Nf6 $1 {Black
underestimated this move. He is now in trouble.} Rd8 38. Kg2 Ke7 (38... Bxf6
39. gxf6 {[%csl Gf6]}) 39. N4d5+ Bxd5 40. Nxd5+ Kf8 41. Kg3 $16 {[%csl Gd5]}
Nc6 42. Rh2 Ne7 43. Nb6 (43. f4 $142 $14) 43... Rb5 44. Nc4 d5 45. Kg4 Bc3 (
45... Ke8 $142 46. exd5 Nxd5 47. Bf2 f5+ 48. Kg3 f4+ 49. Kg4 Kf7 $14) 46. Bf4
$1 Rb7 (46... Bd4 $142 47. Bd6 $1 dxc4 (47... Rxd6 48. Nxd6 Rb6 49. Rxd4 cxd4
50. e5 $16) 48. Rxd4 $1 cxd4 49. Rh8+ Kg7 50. Rxd8 Nc6 51. bxc4 Rxg5+ 52. Kxg5
Nxd8 53. Kf4 $16) 47. Ne5 {[%cal Rh2h7]} Bxe5 48. Bxe5 Ke8 49. Rh8+ (49. Rh7
$142 d4 50. Rh8+ Kd7 51. Bxd4 $1 Rxh8 52. Bxh8+ Kc6 53. Be5) (49. Kf4 $5) 49...
Kd7 50. Rxd8+ Kxd8 {[%mdl 4096]} 51. Bd6 Rb5 52. Bxe7+ (52. Rc1 $142 $1 {
winning a pawn without trading minor pieces;} c4 53. bxc4 dxc4 54. Rxc4 b3 55.
axb3 Rxb3 56. Rc7 Nc8 57. Be5 Rb5 58. Kf4 {is hardly a good option for Black.})
52... Kxe7 53. Rxd5 Ra5 54. Rd2 Ke6 55. f4 Ra8 $2 (55... Ra7 $142 56. Rc2 (56.
f5+ Ke5) 56... Rc7 {, and it is still difficult for White to convert his extra
pawn. He must probably bring his king to b2, play a2-a3 etc. but that
considerably simplifies the game.}) 56. f5+ Ke5 57. Rd7 $18 Kxe4 58. Rxf7 gxf5+
59. Rxf5 Rxa2 60. Rxc5 Rg2+ 61. Kh5 Rg3 62. g6 Kf4 63. Kh6 Rxb3 64. g7 Rg3 65.
Rb5 b3 66. Kh7 Rh3+ 67. Kg6 Rg3+ 68. Kf7 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 76th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2014.01.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. Nc3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Qc7 8. b3
d5 9. Ndb5 Qa5 10. Bd2 dxc4 11. bxc4 Qd8 12. O-O a6 {For this line - see
Kramnik-Radjabov in CBM 154, with extensive annotations by GM Igor Stohl.} 13.
Na3 Nc6 (13... Bf5 {is more common. Here is a recent example:} 14. Nc2 Nc6 15.
Ne3 Qd4 16. Nxf5 $1 $146 gxf5 17. Rc1 Rad8 18. Nd5 Ne4 19. Be3 Qxd1 (19... Qb2
$5) 20. Rfxd1 e6 21. f3 $5 exd5 22. fxe4 dxe4 23. Bh3 Bd4 24. Kf2 Rfe8 25. Bxf5
Re5 26. g4 $14 {1-0 (69) Wojtaszek,R (2711)-Rodshtein,M (2682) Basel 2014}) 14.
Nc2 Be6 {Controlling the d5-square. This plan is probably more solid than ...
Bc8-f5 despite the fact that White's rook can go to b1.} 15. Rb1 (15. Ne3 Na5
16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Ncd5 Nxc4 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Nxc4 Rxc4 20. Bh6 Qxd1 21. Rfxd1
Bg7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Bxb7 a5 $15 {_|_: 1/2 (87) Khismatullin,D (2656)-Giri,A 
(2749) Rhodes 2013}) 15... Rc8 16. Ne3 Na5 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. Rxb7 {White has
won a pawn but the strong bishop pair guarantees Black sufficient compensation.
} Bh3 {The bishop will eventually get into trouble here.} (18... Qd4 $5 $132 {
[%cal Yf8d8]}) 19. Re1 e6 20. Qc2 Qd4 21. Reb1 Rfd8 22. Be1 Ng4 23. Nxg4 Bxg4
24. Qa4 $1 Bh3 (24... Rxc4 $2 25. R7b4 $1 {[%csl Rg4]} Rdc8 $8 26. Qxa6 $16) (
24... Qc5 $5 {[%cal Rg7c3]}) 25. Rd1 Qg4 (25... Qc5 $11) 26. f3 Rxd1 $6 (26...
Qg5 $142 27. Rbd7 $1 Bxc3 $1 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. Bxc3 Qb6+ 31. c5
Qxc5+ 32. Bd4 Qb5 $11) 27. Nxd1 Qd4+ (27... Qxc4 $2 28. Qxc4 Rxc4 29. Rb8+ Bf8
30. Nf2 Rc1 31. Nd3 Rd1 32. Kf2 {[%cal Re1b4]} Kg7 33. Bc3+ {(M.Notkin)}) 28.
Nf2 Bf8 $6 (28... Qa1 29. Qd1 Qxd1 30. Nxd1 h5 31. Nf2 Bd4 32. Bd2 Bf5 33. e3
Bc5 34. g4 $14) (28... e5 $142 29. g4 Bf8 30. Qd7 $5 (30. Rd7 Qe3 31. Qd1 Bc5
32. Rd3 Qf4) 30... Qxd7 31. Rxd7 Bc5 32. Rd5 $1 Ba7 (32... f6 33. Rxc5 Rxc5 34.
Nxh3 Rxc4 35. a3 $14) 33. Rxe5 Rxc4 34. e3 Rc1 35. Nxh3 Rxe1+ 36. Kf2 Rb1 {
and Black should not lose}) 29. Qd7 $6 {White misses a good opportunity; the
text move enables Black to restore the balance.} (29. Rd7 $1 Qe3 30. Qd1 Bc5 (
30... Rxc4 $2 31. Bd2 Qc5 32. Rd3 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Rd2e3]}) 31. Rd3 Qg5 32. Bd2
$16 {(indicated by IM M.Notkin)}) 29... Qxd7 30. Rxd7 {[%mdl 4096]} Bc5 31. Bb4
(31. Bc3 e5 $1 32. Rd3 e4 33. fxe4 Be6 $44) (31. Rd3 e5 32. g4 e4 33. Rd5 exf3
34. exf3 f5 35. g5 (35. Rxc5 Rxc5 36. Nxh3 fxg4 37. fxg4 Rxc4 {[%cal Rc4a4,
Rc4g4]}) 35... Be3 $132) 31... Bxb4 32. Nxh3 h6 {A solid continuation although}
(32... Rxc4 {was possible, too:} 33. Ng5 Bc5+ 34. Kg2 Rc2 35. Kf1 Rc1+ 36. Kg2
Rc2 $11) 33. Nf2 Bc5 (33... Rxc4 34. Ng4) 34. Rd3 Bxf2+ 35. Kxf2 Rxc4 36. Ra3
Rc6 $11 {Black's rook is active enough so he easily holds his ground.} 37. Ke3
Kf8 38. h4 h5 39. Kd4 Ke7 40. e4 Kd7 41. e5 Rb6 42. Ra5 Rc6 43. Ra4 Rb6 44. Ke4
Ke7 45. Kf4 Kf8 46. Ke4 Ke7 47. g4 hxg4 48. fxg4 Kf8 49. Ra5 Rb4+ 50. Kf3 Rb6
51. Kf4 Kg7 52. Ra4 Rc6 53. Ke4 Rb6 54. a3 Rb1 {Black gives up his a6-pawn but
recovers the balance with the pawn on h4.} 55. Rxa6 Rh1 56. a4 Rxh4 57. Kf4 Rh1
58. g5 Rf1+ 59. Kg4 Rg1+ 60. Kf4 Rf1+ 61. Kg4 Rg1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Nc3 Qc7 {
This provocative continuation is the second popular move in this position after
} (7... Nc6) 8. Nd5 $5 (8. b3 d5 $5 {is Black's main idea seen in a number of
games.}) 8... Qxc4 (8... Nxd5 9. cxd5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Bc3 {leads to a
quiet position with a small edge for White. The text move is sharper but not
enough for equality either.}) 9. Nxe7+ Kh8 10. Nxc8 (10. O-O $143 Nc6 11. Ndxc6
(11. Nxc8 Raxc8 {[%cal Yf8e8]}) 11... dxc6 12. Nxc8 Raxc8 13. b3 Qc3 14. Bd2
Qe5 15. Qe1 Rfe8 16. e3 Ne4 17. Rc1 Rcd8 $132 {1/2 (38) Horvath,P (2458)
-Horvath,C (2565) Hungary 2005}) 10... Rxc8 11. O-O Nc6 {Black's development
advantage doesn't fully compensate for his damaged pawn structure.} 12. Be3
$146 {A simple developing move, enough for keeping a tiny plus. Alternatives:}
(12. Nxc6 $6 dxc6 13. b3 Qc3 14. Bd2 Qe5 15. Rc1 Rd8 16. Rc2 Ne4 $11 {1/2 (60)
Khurtsidze,N (2418)-Lomineishvili,M (2396) Tbilisi 2005}) (12. e3 Nxd4 13. exd4
d5 14. Be3 Rc6 15. Bf3 Rac8 16. Qb3 Qxb3 17. axb3 a6 18. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1
Rxc1+ 20. Bxc1 Ne4 21. Be3 f5 $11 {1/2 (28) Sargissian,G (2602)-Radjabov,T 
(2667) Moscow 2005}) (12. Nb3 $5 Re8 13. e3 a5 14. Bd2 a4 15. Rc1 Qb5 16. Nc5
$36 (16. Nd4 $6 Nxd4 17. exd4 Qxb2 18. Rc2 Qxd4 19. Qc1 Ne4 $15 {1/2 (37) Wang,
H (2710)-Aronian,L (2797) Beijing 2014})) (12. Nc2 Re8 (12... Ne4 13. Ne3 Qe6
14. Nd5 f5 15. Be3 Qe5 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Rd8 18. Rb1 b6 19. c4 Rac8 20. Qa4
$16 {1-0 (34) Borovikov,V (2595)-Iskusnyh,S (2472) Pardubice 2005}) 13. Ne3 Qe6
14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Qxe2 16. Bxf7 Re7 17. Qxe2 (17. Bd5 Nd4 18. Be3 Qxb2 19.
Rb1 Ne2+ 20. Kg2 Nc3 21. Rxb2 Nxd1 22. Rxb7 Nxe3+ 23. fxe3 Rxe3 24. Rxd7 $14 {
1/2 (32) Azaladze,S (2499)-Saric,S (2400) Novi Sad 2014}) 17... Rxe2 18. Rb1
Rf8 19. Bc4 Rexf2 20. Rxf2 Bd4 21. Bf4 g5 22. Kg2 Bxf2 23. Bxg5 Bd4 24. Rd1
Bxb2 25. Rxd7 Ne5 {1/2 (25) Wojtaszek,R (2569)-Fressinet,L (2638) Warsaw 2005}
26. Rd8 $1 $14) 12... Ng4 {Black must deprive White of his bishop pair.} 13.
Nc2 Nxe3 14. Nxe3 Qe6 15. Nd5 Bxb2 16. Rb1 Be5 17. Rxb7 $14 {As a result of
the opening, White has got a small but clear advantage due to his strong d5
knight and the weakness of Black's d7 pawn.} Rab8 18. Rxb8 Rxb8 19. e3 Rb2 20.
a4 Ne7 (20... Nb4 {was more active, and in case of} 21. Nf4 Qe7) 21. Nf4 {
Black is now forced to trade his bishop, and the position simplifies even
further. That gives White more chances than} (21. Nxe7 Qxe7 22. Qd3) 21... Bxf4
22. exf4 {[%cal Ge1e8,Rd1d4] White now wins a pawn as he is threatening
Qd1-d4+.} Qb6 (22... Kg8 23. Qd4 {[%cal Rd4b2,Rd4a7]} Qb6 24. Qxd7) 23. a5 ({
After} 23. Qxd7 Qc5 {White has hardly anything better than} 24. a5) 23... Qc5
24. Qxd7 Ra2 25. Qd3 Kg7 ({Black can recapture the pawn:} 25... Rxa5 {but after
} 26. Qe2 {[%cal Yf1d1] White keeps pressure despite Black's passed pawn. He
controls central files, and his king is safer. Instead, Black decides to
prevent White's activation allowing White to keep his extra pawn.}) 26. a6 h5
27. Bb7 Nf5 28. Qe4 Nd6 29. Qb1 Rd2 30. Qa1+ Kg8 31. Bg2 Nf5 32. Qe5 Qxe5 $6 {
A strange decision to undouble White's pawns and liquidate into a technical
endgame.} (32... Qb6 {was consistent although after} 33. Qc3 $1 Rb2 34. Bd5 {
White activates his bishop and increases his winning chances.}) 33. fxe5 {
[%mdl 4096]} Re2 (33... Ra2 34. Bb7 Re2 (34... h4 $5) 35. f4 (35. Rd1 $143 Rxe5
36. Rd8+ Kg7 37. Ra8 Nd6 38. Rxa7 Re7) 35... Ne3 36. Rc1 {, and White should
win anyway.}) (33... h4 $5 34. Rb1 Nd4 35. gxh4 Ne2+ 36. Kh1 Nd4 {was probably
the best chance to get counterplay.}) 34. Rb1 Rxe5 35. Rb7 Re1+ ({Black will
be unable to keep defense on the 7th rank after} 35... Re7 36. Bh3 {as the
pawn endgame after} Kf8 37. Bxf5 gxf5 38. Rxe7 Kxe7 39. Kg2 {is lost, e.g.} Ke6
(39... Kd6 40. Kh3 Kc6 41. Kh4 Kb6 42. Kxh5 Kxa6 43. h4 Kb5 44. Kg5 a5 45. h5
a4 46. h6 a3 47. h7 f6+ $8 48. Kxf5 a2 49. h8=Q a1=Q 50. Qxf6) 40. Kf3 Ke5 41.
h3 f4 (41... Ke6 42. Kf4 Kf6 43. h4 $22) 42. gxf4+ Kf5 43. Ke3 {etc.}) 36. Bf1
h4 37. Rxa7 h3 38. Rd7 Ra1 39. g4 (39. a7 $142 Kg7 40. g4 Nh4 41. f4 Nf3+ 42.
Kf2 Nxh2 43. Bxh3 $18) 39... Nh4 40. Rd3 Ng2 41. Rxh3 Nf4 42. Rf3 g5 43. Rb3 {
Black resigned although White still needed to work a while to convert his
material advantage.} 1-0

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Paris/St Petersburg"]
[Date "2013.04.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2013.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 e6 $5 {[%cal Yd7d5] A rare but possible continuation.}
4. e4 (4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 (5. Bg5 Bg7 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 h6 8. Bh4 c5 9. dxc5 dxc4
10. e4 Qa5 11. Bf2 b5 12. cxb6 axb6 13. Bxc4 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Nxa6 15. Nge2 Nb4 16.
Qb1 Rfd8 $44 {0-1 (40) Zhu Chen (2491)-Cmilyte,V (2514) Huashan City CHN 2013})
5... Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Bb5+ Nd7 9. Ne2 cxd4 10. Qxd4 f6 11. e5 Kf7
12. exf6 Qxf6 13. Bf4 e5 14. Qc4+ Qe6 15. Bg3 Qxc4 16. Bxc4+ Kf6 17. f4 e4 18.
Rd1 Nb6 19. Bb3 Bc5 $13 {1-0 (48) Kasimdzhanov,R (2690)-Naumann,A (2535) Trier
GER 2013}) 4... d5 5. cxd5 (5. Nc3 dxe4 6. fxe4 e5 7. d5 Bc5 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. Bg5
h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nbd7 12. Be2 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 h5 14. h3 Qe7 $11 {1-0 (61)
Korobov,A (2698)-Le Quang Liem (2717) Loo RUS 2013}) (5. e5 Nh5 6. f4 $6 Qh4+
7. g3 Nxg3 8. Nf3 Qh5 9. hxg3 Qxh1 10. Nc3 {1/2 (36) Vitiugov,N (2694)-Vachier
Lagrave,M (2713) Caleta ENG 2013} dxc4 $5 {[%cal Yc8d7,Yb8c6] - White's
compensation for the exchange is doubtful}) 5... exd5 6. Nc3 dxe4 7. fxe4 Bb4 {
Black immediately concentrates his fire on White's hanging pawns.} 8. Bg5 h6 9.
Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. Bb5+ c6 12. Be2 Nd7 13. O-O Qe7 14. Qc1 O-O-O 15. Qf4
f5 16. Nb5 $5 {A good idea but Black has a sufficient defence. White could
also have exchanged pawns in advance:} (16. exf5 gxf5 $1 (16... Bxf5 $143 17.
Nb5 cxb5 18. Rac1+ Nc5 19. a3 Qxe2 20. axb4 Rd5 21. Rfe1 $1 Qxb2 22. Re5 Rxe5
23. Nxe5 $16) 17. Nb5 $1 {A possible line:} cxb5 18. Rac1+ Nc5 19. a3 Qe4 20.
Qxe4 fxe4 21. axb4 exf3 22. Rxc5+ Kb8 23. Bxf3 Bxf3 24. Rxf3 Rxd4 25. Rxb5 a6 {
, and the game should end in a draw}) 16... cxb5 17. Rac1+ Nc5 18. exf5 Qxe2 (
18... gxf5 $142 {- see above}) 19. Qxg4 gxf5 (19... Qe3+ $142 $1 20. Kh1 gxf5
21. Qxf5+ Kb8 22. dxc5 Rhf8) 20. Qxf5+ Kb8 21. dxc5 (21. Qf4+ $142 $1 Ka8 22.
dxc5 {[%cal Rf4b4] winning a tempo} Qxb2 23. c6 $1 $36) 21... Rhf8 22. Qe5+ $6
({It was essential to cover the 2nd rank:} 22. Qc2 $1 Qxc2 23. Rxc2 $14 {
Even if Black regains the c5-pawn, he will have to play accurately since
White's pawn advantage on the kingside can be more important than Black's on
the opposite flank, where he has doubled pawns and can't easily create a
passer.}) 22... Qxe5 23. Nxe5 Rfe8 {[%csl Gd8,Ge8][%cal Ge8e1,Gd8d1]} 24. c6 $6
(24. Nf3 $142) 24... Rd2 $1 {[%csl Rb2] The capture of the b2-pawn clears the
way for Black's queenside pawns.} 25. Rf5 Bd6 $1 26. Nd7+ Kc8 27. Nf6 (27. Rf7
$5 Re7 28. Rxe7 Bxe7 $15) 27... Re5 $1 28. Rxe5 Bxe5 {[%mdl 4096]} 29. Ne4 Rxb2
30. cxb7+ Kxb7 $17 {As the result of simplifications, Black has a clear
advantage: his rook is more active, and his bishop is stronger than White's
knight since the forthcoming passed pawns are on opposite sides. Black
gradually brings home his advantage.} 31. Nc5+ Ka8 32. Rd1 Bc7 33. Re1 a5 34.
Re6 Rc2 35. Nd3 h5 36. Rh6 Rxa2 37. Rxh5 Rd2 38. Nc5 a4 39. Rh6 Rd6 40. Rh8+
Ka7 41. Kf1 Rc6 0-1

[Event "Stockholm Four Masters"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1919.12.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Reti, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[Annotator "Bogoljubow,E"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1919.12.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{TfS 1920,S.4} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 Bg4 {Dieses
Entwicklungssystem scheint mir recht gut für Schwarz zu sein.} 6. h3 Bxf3 7.
Qxf3 O-O 8. Be2 ({Nach} 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. Be3 Nd7 {muß Weiß} 10. d5 {spielen} (10.
Ne2 $2 {ist schlecht wegen} Nb4 11. Bb1 (11. Rd1 $142) 11... c5 $1 12. O-O Nc6
13. Rd1 Qb6 $17)) 8... Nfd7 9. Qd3 Nc6 10. Be3 e5 {Damit hat Schwarz im
Zentrum das Gleichgewicht erlangt.} 11. d5 Nd4 $1 ({Nach} 11... Ne7 {kann Weiß
stark fortsetzen mit} 12. g4) 12. O-O f5 13. exf5 gxf5 ({Auch mit} 13... Nxe2+
{hätte Schwarz ein gutes Spiel erhalten.}) 14. Bxd4 exd4 15. Nb5 Nc5 16. Qd2
Ne4 17. Qd1 c5 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. Nxd4 Qb6 20. Ne6 Bxb2 21. Rb1 Rf6 $2 ({
Richtig war} 21... Rfe8 $1 {wonach Weiß nichts besseres hat als} 22. Qc2 Rxe6
23. Rxb2 Qc5 {mit guter Stellung für Schwarz.}) 22. c5 $3 {Ein außerordentlich
interessanter Zug, der das Spiel zum Vorteil von Weiß gestaltet.} Qb4 23. Nf4
$1 Nc3 (23... Nxc5 24. Nh5 $1 Re6 25. Qc2 Rb8 26. Bf3 d5 27. Qxf5 $16) 24. Qd2
Qxf4 25. Rxb2 $2 {In Zeitnot begeht man leicht ein scheres Übersehen.} ({Mit} 
25. Qxb2 {erlangt Weiß große Gewinnchancen} Nxe2+ (25... Qe5 26. Bc4+ d5 27.
Rbc1 dxc4 28. Rxc3 Rg6 $1 29. Qb4) 26. Qxe2 dxc5 $16 27. Rfe1) 25... Qxd2 26.
Rxd2 Ne4 27. Rb2 Nxc5 {[%mdl 4096] Man könnte nun vielleicht meinen, daß das
Endspiel ganz leicht für Schwarz gewonnen ist; aber so verhält es sich nicht!}
28. Rc1 Kf8 29. Rc4 Ke7 30. Rh4 h6 31. Rc4 Kd7 32. Bf3 $1 Re8 33. Kh2 Kc7 34.
Kg3 $1 a5 35. Kh4 {Rubinstein hat nun eine sehr günstige Aufstellung seiner
Figuren erreicht.} Ne4 $1 36. Rbc2 d5 37. Ra4 Ra8 38. g4 Kd6 $2 {Ein Fehler.
Das Feld d6 muß für den Springer reserviert bleiben.} ({Richtig war} 38... Kd7)
39. gxf5 $14 {Jetzt besitz Weiß etwas Vorteil.} Nc5 $2 ({Schwarz muß mit} 39...
Rxf5 $142 40. Bxe4 Rf4+ 41. Kg3 Rxe4 {auf Remis spielen.}) ({Man sollte
anmerken, daß auch} 39... Ke5 $2 {fehlerhaft ist.} {Es folgt} 40. Bg4 {und
Schwarz ist in Not.} {Auf} Rd6 {folgt} ({und auf} 40... Ra6 {kommt auch} 41. f3
) ({GJ: Zurecht merkt aber G.Nyholm an daß mit dem starken Zug} 40... h5 $1 {
Schwarz in Vorteil kommt.} 41. Bf3 (41. Bxh5 Rh8 $19) (41. Kxh5 Rh8#) 41... Nd6
$17) 41. f3 Nf6 42. f4#) 40. Rg4 $1 Nd7 (40... Rxf5 41. Rg6+ Ne6 (41... Ke5 42.
Bg4 $18) 42. Bg4 Re5 43. f4 Re4 44. f5 (44. Bxe6 Rxe6 45. Rxc6+ Kxc6 46. Rxe6+
Kc5 47. Rxh6 d4 $14) 44... h5 $1 $14 {GJ}) 41. Rg7 Raf8 42. Bg4 d4 43. f4 R8f7
$2 {Dieser und der nächste Zug geschehen in höchster Zeitnot und führen zum
Verlust der Partie.} ({Mit} 43... c5 $142 $1 {hätte Schwarz die Partie retten
können.z.B.} 44. Rg6 Kd5 45. Bf3+ Kd6 46. Bg4 $11 (46. Kh5 $2 {Nach} Kc7 47.
Bg4 Rxf5+ 48. Bxf5 Rxf5+ 49. Kg4 Rd5 {dürfte Schwarz gewinnen.})) 44. Rg6 Nf8
$2 45. Kh5 $18 c5 46. Kxh6 Nxg6 ({Schwarz sollte} 46... Kd5 {versuchen}) 47.
fxg6 Rc7 48. Kg5 Rf8 49. Be2 Re8 50. Bc4 Re3 51. h4 Rg3+ (51... Rc3 52. Rxc3
dxc3 53. Bd3 Rd7 54. Kf6 Kc7 55. g7 $18) 52. Kf6 Rg4 53. f5 Rxh4 54. g7 Rxg7
55. Kxg7 Ke5 56. Rf2 Rg4+ 57. Kf7 Ke4 58. Ke6 d3 59. f6 Rh4 60. f7 Rh6+ 61. Ke7
1-0

[Event "EU-ch 11th"]
[Site "Rijeka"]
[Date "2010.03.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2010.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Be3
Qe7 9. Qc2 exd4 10. Nxd4 c6 11. Rad1 Re8 12. Bg5 {Quite a rare continuation 
(not surprisingly - a second move with the same piece in a tense position
doesn't feel right).} (12. f3) 12... h6 (12... Nc5 13. Rfe1 (13. f3 a5 14. Rfe1
a4 15. b4 axb3 16. axb3 Qc7 17. b4 Na6 18. b5 Nc5 19. Be3 Nfd7 20. Bf2 Ne5 21.
Ra1 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Ne6 23. Nxe6 {1/2 Gruenberg,H (2470)-Kochyev,A (2465)/
Dresden 1985/MCL}) 13... a5 (13... Qf8 14. Bf1 Nfd7 15. Be3 a5 16. h3 Nf6 17.
Bf4 Nh5 18. Bh2 Be5 19. Qd2 Bxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Nf6 21. Qf4 Nh5 22. Qd2 Nf6 23. Qf4
Nh5 24. Qh4 f6 25. Be2 $14 {0-1 Antunes,A (2405)-Magem Badals,J (2425)/Andorra
1987/CBM 004 (59)}) 14. Bf1 Qc7 (14... Qf8 15. h3 h6 16. Bc1 Kh7 17. b3 Qe7 18.
g3 Nfd7 19. Bg2 h5 20. Re2 $14 {1-0 Khasin,A-Cheremisin,F/Soviet Union 1971/
EXT 2010 (32)}) 15. Bf4 Nh5 16. Ndb5 $6 (16. Be3 a4 $132) 16... cxb5 17. Bxd6
Qb6 18. Nxb5 Na6 (18... Bg4 $1 19. f3 Bd7 20. Bc7 Qf6 $17) 19. c5 Qc6 20. e5
$44 {0-1 Byrne,R (2560)-De Castro,E (2320)/Lugano 1968/MCD (42)}) 13. Bh4 Nc5
14. f3 (14. Rfe1 $5) 14... a5 (14... Ne6 15. Bf2 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Be6 17. Rfe1 Qc7
18. Bf1 Rad8 19. Kh1 a6 20. b4 a5 21. a3 axb4 22. axb4 Nd7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24.
Ne2 Kh7 25. Qc3 Nb6 26. Nf4 $14 {1-0 Gritsak,O (2527)-Rudolf,M (2380)/Ustron
2009/CBM 132 Extra (72)}) 15. Kh1 Qf8 (15... g5 16. Bf2 Nh5 17. Rfe1 (17. g3 $5
) 17... Be5 18. Bf1 Qf6 19. Nf5 Bxf5 (19... Ng7 $5 20. Nxg7 Kxg7) 20. exf5 Ng7
$6 21. g4 $16 {1-0 Golod,V (2599)-Hug,M (2344)/Zuerich 2009/CBM 131 Extra (39)}
) 16. Rfe1 {A typical position has arisen, and typical manoeuvring starts.} Nh5
17. Bf2 Nf4 18. Bf1 a4 19. Qd2 Nfe6 20. Nde2 $6 {Hardly a good square for the
knight.} (20. Nxe6 $5 Nxe6 21. Be3 {[%cal Yf3f4]}) 20... Nd7 $5 {[%mdl 512]} (
20... Rd8 21. f4 $5) 21. Qxd6 $6 {A risky decision. After the acceptance of
this pawn sacrifice Black's pieces become extremely active.} (21. f4 $5 Nec5
22. Qc2 (22. Ng3 h5) 22... Nb6 23. Nd4 Bg4 24. Rd2) 21... Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Ne5 23.
b3 axb3 24. axb3 Bf8 25. Rd2 Bb4 26. Rb1 Nc5 $44 {[%mdl 2048] Consolidating
White's position "under enemy fire" is a difficult task.} 27. Rc2 (27. Ra2 $5)
27... Ned3 $5 (27... f5 $5 28. Ng3 $1 fxe4 29. Bxc5 $1 (29. Ncxe4 Nxe4 30. Nxe4
Bf5 $44) 29... Bxc5 30. Ncxe4 $14) 28. Be3 f5 29. Nf4 $2 (29. Ra2 $1 {was now
a must, e.g.} Be6 30. Rxa8 Rxa8 31. exf5 Bxf5 $140 32. g4 $1 Nf2+ 33. Bxf2 Bxb1
34. Nxb1 Nxb3 35. Kg2 $16) 29... Nxf4 30. Bxf4 fxe4 $17 {Black has recaptured
the pawn while keeping his positional advantage.} 31. Na2 $2 (31. fxe4 Nxe4 32.
Nxe4 Rxe4 33. Bd2 $1 Bxd2 34. Rxd2 Bf5 35. b4 $1 {was the best defence.}) 31...
Ba3 {[%cal Rc8f5] White has no good reply now. His next move loses at once.}
32. b4 $2 exf3 33. Rd1 Bf5 34. Rf2 Ne4 35. Rxf3 Bg4 36. Kg1 Bb2 37. c5 Bxf3 38.
Bc4+ Kh8 39. gxf3 Ng5 40. Kg2 Ra3 41. Bxg5 hxg5 42. Rd7 g4 43. fxg4 Re4 44. Bf7
Rxg4+ 45. Kf1 Bd4 46. Rxb7 Rg1+ 47. Ke2 Re3+ 48. Kd2 Rg2+ 49. Kd1 Rd3+ 50. Ke1
Bf6 0-1

[Event "Prague Cez Trophy m"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2014.06.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2014.06.07"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 {Navara usually isn't
too interested in the main lines.} ({This time instead of the classical} 6. Be2
{he goes for a complex system, introduced by one of Kasparov's first trainers
Makogonov and taken up by his compatriot Bagirov. Later Krasenkow put it to
good use and had excellent results with it, today a lot of top players use it
occasionally. White's last move is multifunctional (prevents B or Ng4,
introduces the possibility of g4), but White must be careful not to fall too
much behind in development once the position opens up.}) 6... e5 {Typical
King's Indian strategy.} (6... c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bd3 exd5 {gives White a choice,
he can even recapture with the symmetrical} 9. exd5 $5 {() Already Botvinnik
used to play this line, even nowadays} (9. cxd5 {- A70 is currently one of the
main lines of the Benoni. Black just barely holds the balance here.}) 9... Re8+
10. Be3 Bh6 11. O-O Bxe3 12. fxe3 Nbd7 13. Qd2 $14 {is considered rather
unpleasant for Black.}) ({Black can also postpone central activity/
clarification with} 6... Na6 7. Be3 (7. g4 $6 {allows} c5 $1 8. d5 e6 {more
effectively than one move earlier:} 9. Bd3 Re8 10. Kf1 Nc7 11. a4 Na6 12. Ra3
Nb4 13. Bb1 b6 14. Kg2 a6 15. Bf4 exd5 16. exd5 Ra7 $132 {Ovod,E (2420)-Sedlak,
N (2580)/St Petersburg/2011/}) ({Krasenkow's move from the 1990s onwards has
been} 7. Bg5 $5 c6 8. Be2 ({In his article about his pet line in CBM 132
Krasenkow prefers the flexible} 8. Nd2 $5 Ne8 (8... Qb6 9. Nb3 e5 10. d5 cxd5
11. cxd5 Bd7 12. Be3 Nc5 13. Be2 Qb4 14. Nxc5 dxc5 15. Qc2 Rfc8 16. O-O c4 17.
Rfc1 Bf8 18. a3 Qa5 19. a4 Bc5 20. Nd1 $14 {Arnaudov,P (2477)-Efimenko,Z (2689)
/Golden Sands/2012/}) 9. Nb3 Nac7 10. Qd2 a5 11. Rd1 a4 12. Na1 Ne6 13. Be3 Qa5
14. Nc2 Nf6 15. Be2 c5 16. d5 Nc7 17. f4 Nfe8 18. Na3 Bd7 19. O-O f5 20. exf5
gxf5 21. g4 Nf6 22. gxf5 Bxf5 23. Kh2 Ne4 24. Nxe4 Bxe4 25. Qc1 Kh8 26. Rg1 Bf6
27. Bd2 Qb6 28. Bc3 $36 {Krasenkow,M (2615)-Kempinski,R (2515)/Warsaw/1997/})
8... e5 9. d5 h6 10. Be3 cxd5 (10... Nh5 11. dxc6 $5 bxc6 12. Qd2 {[%csl Rd6]}
Nf4 13. O-O f5 14. Bxf4 exf4 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Rad1 Rb8 17. Nd4 $14 {
Bluvshtein,M (2583)-Topalov,V (2803)/Khanty-Mansiysk olm/2010/ For more
details about this game see the notes by Krasenkow in CBM 139.}) 11. cxd5 Nh5
12. Nd2 ({A simpler way is} 12. O-O Nf4 13. Bc4 $5 $13 {/+/=}) 12... Nf4 13.
Bf1 Nc5 14. Nb3 b6 15. g3 Nh5 16. Qd2 $6 (16. Nd2 $5 $14) 16... Kh7 17. Be2 Nf6
18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. g4 Rb8 20. f3 Bd7 21. h4 h5 $1 22. Bg5 Qa5 23. Rg1 Rb4 $36 {
Hjartarson,J (2585)-Kasparov,G (2810)/Paris rpd/1994/}) 7... e5 8. d5 Nh5 (8...
c6 {is more restrained:} 9. g4 Nc5 10. Nd2 a5 11. a3 Nfd7 12. Rg1 a4 13. Qc2
Nb6 14. O-O-O Bd7 15. Kb1 cxd5 $2 (15... Rc8 $142 $5 $132) 16. cxd5 Rc8 17. Bb5
$1 {Pinpoints the strategic error on move 15.} Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Qd7 19. Nc3 Bf6
20. g5 Bd8 21. h4 Na8 22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Qxa4 $16 {Carlsen,M (2772)-Topalov,V 
(2813)/Nanjing/2009/ For more details about this game see the notes by
Krasenkow in CBM 133.}) 9. Nh2 Qe8 10. Be2 f5 $5 (10... Nf4 11. Bf3 f5 12. h4 (
{Currently White more often than not plays simply} 12. O-O b6 13. Re1 Nc5 14.
Bxf4 fxe4 15. Be3 exf3 16. Nxf3 Bf5 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Ng5 Rb8 19. Re2 Bh6 20.
Nge4 Qd8 21. Ng3 Rf7 22. b3 Bf4 23. Nge4 Kg7 24. Qe1 a5 25. Rd1 Bd7 26. Qf1 h5
27. Ree1 Bh6 $11 {Figlio,G (2397)-Boger,R (2654)/email/2011/}) 12... Qe7 (12...
Bd7 $5 {/\} 13. g3 Nb4 $132) 13. g3 Nb4 $5 14. O-O $1 (14. Qb3 $2 Nfd3+ 15. Ke2
f4 16. Bd2 {Kavalek,L (2595)-Kasparov,G (2630)/Bugojno/1982/} Nxf2 17. Kxf2
Nd3+ 18. Kg2 fxg3 19. Kxg3 Rf4 $1 $40) 14... g5 15. gxf4 (15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Be4
$5 $14) 15... gxf4 (15... exf4 16. Bd4 $1 {/\} Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Nc2 18. Qd2 Nxa1
19. hxg5 $16) 16. Bd2 Qxh4 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Ne4 Nd3 19. Qe2 Nc5 20. Nxc5 dxc5
21. Be4 f3 22. Bxf3 e4 23. Bg4 Kh8 {Hausrath,D (2320)-Kaminski,M (2440)/Chania/
1994/} 24. Kh1 $18) 11. exf5 (11. Bxh5 gxh5 12. g4 hxg4 13. hxg4 fxe4 14. Qb1
Qg6 15. Qxe4 Bd7 16. Ke2 Nb4 17. Rhc1 a5 18. f3 a4 19. Nf1 a3 20. b3 Qxe4 21.
Nxe4 c6 22. dxc6 Bxc6 23. Nfd2 d5 $132 {Grigoryan,A (2565)-Mamedov,R (2639)/
EU-ch Rijeka/2010/}) 11... Nf4 12. O-O (12. Bxf4 exf4 13. fxg6 Qxg6 $32 14. Kf1
Nc5 $44) 12... Bxf5 13. Re1 Qf7 14. Nf1 (14. Bg4 $5 Nb4 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. Ne4
$11 {Nikcevic,N (2395)-Kolev,A (2510)/St Cugat/1993/}) 14... Bxh3 $5 ({More
enterprising than} 14... Nb4 $11) 15. gxh3 Nxh3+ 16. Kg2 Nxf2 17. Qb1 {Hansen,
C (2570)-Kasparov,G (2800)/Svendborg m/1990/} Bh6 $1 18. Bxh6 Qd7 19. Bxf8 Rxf8
20. Bf3 Qh3+ 21. Kxf2 Qxf3+ 22. Kg1 Qf2+ 23. Kh1 Qh4+ $11 ({Black has a
guaranteed draw, but he can even strive for more with} 23... Rf5 $5)) 7. d5 a5
{The most popular move. It slows White down on the queenside, but the
weakening of the b5-square can backfire sometimes.} (7... Na6 {- 6...Na6}) (
7... Nh5 8. g3 $5 a5 9. Bg2 (9. Be2 $142 Na6 10. Nh2 Nf6 11. Ng4 $13 {/+/=
gives White more chances to fight for an opening advantage.}) 9... Na6 10. O-O
Bd7 11. Ne1 Qe8 12. Nd3 f5 13. Re1 Nf6 14. a3 $6 (14. exf5 $11) 14... fxe4 15.
Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Bf5 17. Re1 b5 $1 18. Nf4 Nc5 19. Ne6 Nxe6 20. dxe6 Bxe6 {
Wang Hao - Bacrot, Samkir 2014.} 21. cxb5 Qxb5 22. Bxa8 Rxa8 $15 {/-/+, Wang,H
(2734)-Bacrot,E (2722)/Shamkir-B/ 2014/}) (7... Ne8 $6 8. g4 $36 {is too
passive - a typical motif in this line.}) 8. Bg5 ({A few days later in Dubai
Nakamura had to face the ambitious} 8. g4 $5 Na6 9. Be3 Nd7 10. a3 (10. h4 Ndc5
11. Nd2 f5 $1 (11... Nb4 $6 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. a3 Na6 14. Bd3 Qf6 15. g5 Qe7 16.
Qf3 f6 17. Qg3 c6 18. Nf3 Nc7 19. O-O-O Ne8 20. Be2 Nd6 21. Kb1 Bd7 22. h5 $36
{Wang,H (2729)-Nakamura,H (2775)/Dubai blitz/2014/}) 12. gxf5 gxf5 13. f3 Qf6
14. Be2 Kh8 15. Nf1 Bh6 16. Qd2 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 f4 18. Qf2 Bd7 19. O-O-O Rg8 $15
{Divljan,I (2226)-Arencibia Rodriguez,W (2534)/Guelph/2002/}) 10... Nb6 (10...
Nac5 11. Rg1 $5 (11. Nd2 Bf6 12. Nf3 a4 13. g5 Bg7 14. Nd2 f5 15. h4 c6 16. f3
Nb6 17. Be2 Bd7 $13 {Riazantsev,A (2617)-Inarkiev,E (2675)/Novokuznetsk/2008/})
(11. b4 $6 axb4 12. axb4 Rxa1 13. Qxa1 Nb3 $1 14. Qd1 Nd4 15. Nxd4 exd4 16.
Bxd4 Ne5 $44 {[%cal Ye5f3,Yf7f5]}) 11... a4 12. Nd2 Bf6 13. g5 Be7 14. h4 f6
15. gxf6 Bxf6 16. h5 g5 17. h6 Kh8 18. Qh5 Qe8 19. Qxe8 Rxe8 20. Nb5 Na6 21.
Nf3 g4 22. Nh2 Bd8 23. Nxg4 Ndc5 24. f3 $16 {Potkin,V (2621)-Yuffa,D (2444)/
Vladivostok/2014/}) 11. Rg1 Bd7 12. Nd2 a4 (12... Nc5 $5 13. Nb5 a4 14. Nc3 c6
15. g5 Rc8 16. h4 cxd5 17. cxd5 f5 $132 {Lei,T (2436)-Wang,J (2363)/Wuxi/2014/}
) 13. g5 f5 14. h4 f4 $2 (14... c6 $5 $132) (14... Nxd5 $5 15. exd5 f4 16. Nde4
fxe3 17. fxe3 $13 {/+/=}) 15. Bxb6 cxb6 16. Qf3 Qc8 17. Nb5 Qc5 18. h5 gxh5 19.
Bh3 $16 {->, Tomashevsky,E (2695)-Nakamura,H (2775)/Dubai rpd/2014/}) 8... Na6
9. Nd2 (9. Be2 Qe8 {can be only a transposition.} ({However, Black also has
the interesting} 9... Nc5 10. Nd2 Bd7 11. g4 c6 12. h4 (12. Be3 $142 $1) 12...
a4 $5 13. a3 (13. Be3 Qa5 {[%cal Ya4a3,Rc5e4]}) 13... Qa5 14. Kf1 cxd5 15. cxd5
b5 16. Be3 Rab8 17. h5 b4 18. axb4 Rxb4 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. g5 Ne8 $15 {Grischuk,
A (2792)-Morozevich,A (2731)/Dubai blitz/2014/})) 9... Qe8 ({After} 9... Nc5 {
Black must reckon with the sharp} 10. g4 c6 11. Qf3 $5 a4 12. Be2 (12. O-O-O a3
13. b3 h6 14. Be3 Qa5 15. Kc2 Na6 16. Rc1 Bd7 17. Kb1 Rfc8 18. Bd3 Nc5 19. Qe2
Ne8 20. f3 Nc7 21. h4 N7a6 22. Ka1 Nb4 $132 {Borisenko,A (2429)-Fedorov,A 
(2603)/Kazan/2008/}) 12... Bd7 13. Rb1 Rb8 14. Kf1 h6 15. Be3 cxd5 16. cxd5 b5
17. a3 b4 18. axb4 Rxb4 19. Bxc5 dxc5 20. Nc4 Qb8 21. Qe3 Rc8 22. Rd1 Rb3 23.
Qc1 $13 {Ivanisevic,I (2460)-Tosic,M (2503)/Subotica/2000/}) 10. Be2 Nd7 (10...
Nc5 {is mostly met by} 11. g4 ({Krasenkow has his own recipe even here, namely
} 11. h4 $5 Nh5 12. Bxh5 gxh5 13. Qxh5 Nd3+ 14. Ke2 Nf4+ 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. Rae1
Kh8 17. Kd3 Bd7 18. Nf3 b5 19. cxb5 Bxb5+ 20. Kc2 Rb8 21. e5 {Krasenkow,M 
(2645)-Ehlvest,J (2610)/Polanica Zdroj/1997/} Qc8 $5 $44 {[%cal Yc8a6,Yb5d3]})
11... Bd7 (11... c6 $5 12. Be3 Rb8 13. a3 h6 14. Rb1 Bd7 15. b4 cxd5 $1 16.
cxd5 Na4 17. Rc1 axb4 18. axb4 Nxc3 19. Rxc3 Qe7 20. h4 Kh7 21. Nf1 Rfc8 $132 {
Ehlvest,J (2625)-Kamsky,G (2655)/Philadelphia/1993/}) 12. Be3 Qc8 13. Rg1 c6
14. g5 Ne8 15. h4 f5 16. Qc2 Nxe4 $6 17. Ndxe4 fxe4 18. Na4 (18. h5 $5 $36)
18... cxd5 19. Nb6 Qc6 20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. cxd5 Nc7 22. Qxe4 a4 23. h5 a3 24. b3
$16 {Nisipeanu,L (2679)-Ajrapetjan,Y (2498)/EU-ch Legnica/2013/}) 11. a3 {
[%cal Yb2b4] Recommended also by Krasenkow in his article in CBM 134.} ({
White prefers typical queenside play to the double-edged} 11. g4 Ndc5 (11... f6
12. Be3 Ndc5 13. Nb3 Na4 14. Nxa4 Qxa4 15. Rg1 Bd7 16. h4 Rfb8 17. Nc1 Qb4+ 18.
Qd2 Nc5 19. f3 Kh8 20. Nd3 Qxd2+ 21. Kxd2 b6 22. h5 $14 {Macieja,B (2625)
-Sedlak,N (2570)/EU-ch Rijeka/2010/}) 12. Nf1 (12. Rg1 Kh8 13. h4 f5 14. gxf5
gxf5 15. a3 a4 16. Bh5 Nd3+ 17. Kf1 Qd7 18. Qxa4 fxe4 19. Ndxe4 Qf5 20. Qc2
Qh3+ 21. Ke2 Nac5 22. Rg3 Rxf2+ 23. Nxf2 Qxg3 $19 {Georgescu,T (2397)-Spasov,V
(2591)/Sunny Beach/2011/}) 12... f6 13. Be3 f5 14. gxf5 gxf5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16.
Ng3 Qg6 17. Nxf5 Qxf5 18. Bg4 Qg6 19. Rg1 Kh8 20. Qb1 e4 $132 {Galkin,A (2540)
-Ibragimov,I (2585)/Sochi/1997/ For more details about this branch see the
notes to Macieja-Sedlak by Krasenkow in CBM 136.}) 11... Nb6 $5 ({Navara in
his preparation concentrated on the more usual} 11... f6 12. Bh4 (12. Be3 $6 f5
) 12... Nb6 (12... f5 $6 13. exf5 {/\} gxf5 14. Bh5 $16 {[%csl Re8]}) 13. b3
Bh6 {Nakamura had played this in the past and returned to it in game 3, but
got into big trouble after} 14. Rb1 ({but} 14. f3 {is not vigorous enough:} Be3
$1 15. Bf2 Bxf2+ 16. Kxf2 f5 17. Rb1 Qd8 18. h4 Nd7 19. h5 Nf6 20. hxg6 hxg6
21. Bd3 c6 22. Qe1 cxd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. cxd5 Nc5 $132 {Karjakin,S (2772)
-Nakamura,H (2772)/Shamkir/2014/}) 14... Nc5 15. O-O (15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 Nca4
17. Nb5 Qd7 18. Qb3 Kh8 19. Nf3 f5 $1 20. O-O fxe4 21. Nh2 Bf4 22. Bg4 Qg7 23.
Bxc8 Rfxc8 24. Rfe1 g5 25. Bg3 Qg6 $17 {Ostenstad,B (2465)-Nakamura,H (2783)/
ECC Rhodes/2013/}) 15... f5 $6 (15... Bd7 $142 16. Qc2 f5 17. b4 Nca4 (17...
axb4 18. axb4 Nxe4 19. Ndxe4 fxe4 20. c5 Na4 21. Nxe4 Bf5 22. Bd3 Bxe4 23. Bxe4
Rf4 24. Bg3 Rxe4 25. Qxe4 Nc3 26. Qc4 Nxb1 27. Rxb1 $11 {/+/=,Raznikov,D (2433)
-Klein,D (2359)/Oslo/2011/}) 18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. cxb5 Qf7 20. Rfd1 Kh8 21. Rb3
Bxd2 22. Rxd2 fxe4 23. Qxe4 Qf4 24. Qxf4 exf4 25. Bg5 axb4 26. axb4 Kg7 27. Rd4
Rf5 28. Bxf4 Nxd5 29. Bd2 Nab6 30. Bd3 Ra1+ 31. Rb1 Rxb1+ 32. Bxb1 Rh5 33. Be4
Ne7 34. Bxb7 Rxb5 $132 {Jorgensen,A (2549)-Hertel,P (2652)/email/2002/}) 16. b4
axb4 17. axb4 Nxe4 $2 (17... Nca4 18. Nb5 Qd7 19. Qc2 c5 20. Nb3 cxb4 21. c5
dxc5 22. Nxc5 Qg7 23. Rxb4 Nxc5 24. Qxc5 $16 {Krasenkow,M (2631)-Vovk,A (2506)/
Vlissingen/2009/}) (17... Bxd2 $142 18. Qxd2 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 fxe4 20. c5 $14) 18.
Ndxe4 fxe4 19. c5 $1 dxc5 20. bxc5 Na4 21. Nxa4 (21. Nb5 $1 $40 {[%csl Ra4]})
21... Qxa4 22. Be7 (22. d6 $5 $16) 22... Rf7 23. d6 cxd6 24. cxd6 Be6 25. Qxa4
Rxa4 26. Rxb7 Bf8 {Navara,D (2724)-Nakamura,H (2775)/Prague m/2014/} 27. Bb5 $1
{/\} Rb4 28. Rd1 $1 Rb2 29. Rb8 Rfxf2 30. Kh1 $1 $18) (11... h6 12. Bh4 Nb6 13.
g4 a4 14. f3 Nc5 15. Qc2 c6 16. Bf2 Bd7 17. O-O-O cxd5 18. exd5 $5 f5 19. Kb1
Rc8 20. Be3 Qd8 21. h4 e4 22. fxe4 fxg4 23. h5 g5 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. e5 Bf5 26.
Bd3 Bxd3 27. Qxd3 $36 {Movsesian,S (2698)-Grischuk,A (2763)/Istanbul olm/2012/}
) 12. Be3 {A prudent retreat.} (12. b3 f5 $1 13. exf5 (13. g4 fxg4 14. hxg4 Bf6
15. Bh6 Rf7 16. Rg1 Qe7 17. Nf3 Nc5 18. Be3 Bd7 19. b4 Nba4 $1 20. bxc5 Nxc3
21. cxd6 Qxd6 22. Qd3 Na4 $13 {/=/+, Hauser,D (2213)-Gromark,P (2304)/email/
2009/}) (13. O-O $5 {is an interesting, but still untested try.} f4 14. Bh4 $13
{[%cal Yf2f3,Yh4f2] leads to a position which is typical for the Classical
line - both sides have play on opposite flanks.}) 13... gxf5 14. Bh5 Qd7 15.
O-O Nc5 16. Qc2 e4 17. Rad1 Nd3 (17... Be5 $11) (17... Kh8 $5 {[%cal Yf8g8]})
18. Be2 Be5 19. Bxd3 $5 exd3 20. Qxd3 Qg7 21. Ne2 f4 (21... Qxg5 22. f4 $36)
22. Nf3 h6 23. Nxe5 dxe5 24. Bh4 Bf5 (24... f3 25. Bg3 fxe2 26. Qxe2 $44) 25.
Qc3 Kh7 26. Kh2 Nd7 {Topalov,V (2774)-Baklan,V (2627)/Kozloduy rpd/2013/} 27.
g4 $16) ({Interesting and perhaps more promising is Navara's post-mortem
suggestion} 12. h4 $5 f5 13. h5 {, after} h6 14. Be3 Nd7 15. f3 f4 16. Bf2 g5
17. b4 $1 $14 {|^ White's queenside play seems faster}) (12. O-O a4 13. b4 axb3
14. Nxb3 Bd7 15. c5 Na4 (15... Nxc5 $5 16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. Qb3 Na4 $132) 16. Nxa4
Bxa4 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. Qb1 Qd7 19. Nd2 b5 20. Ra2 f5 21. Rc1 Rfc8 22. Rxc8+
Rxc8 23. Rb2 Rb8 24. Kf1 h6 25. Bh4 g5 26. Bg3 f4 27. Bh2 Bf6 28. Bg1 Bd8 29.
f3 Ba5 $11 {/=/+, Poluljahov,A (2450)-Georgiev,K (2625)/Tivat/1995/}) 12... Bd7
(12... f5 13. O-O f4 $2 (13... Bd7 $142 $1 14. b3 {- see the note below}) 14.
Bxb6 cxb6 15. Bg4 $16 {[%csl Rb5,Rb6,Rb7,Rd6,Rg7] is strategically misguided -
Black should avoid this transformation.}) 13. b3 f5 14. Nb5 {[%cal Rb5d6,Rb5c7]
This is a step in the wrong direction, especially in connection with White's
follow-up.} ({A more circumspect and natural move is} 14. O-O Qe7 (14... Nc5
$143 $6 15. f3 Qe7 16. Qc2 {gives White extra tempi, as he doesn't have to
prepare b4:} Bf6 $6 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Na6 19. c5 $1 Nxb4 20. Qb3 dxc5 21.
d6+ Qf7 22. Bxc5 $16 {/+-, Ostenstad,B (2466)-Elsness,F (2484)/Oslo/2010/}) 15.
Rb1 Nc5 16. Nb5 (16. f3 Bf6 $132 {[%cal Yf6g5]} (16... Qh4 17. Qc2 (17. Kh2 $5
{/\} Bh6 $2 18. g3) 17... Bh6 18. Bxh6 $6 (18. Bf2 $142) 18... Qxh6 19. b4 axb4
20. axb4 Ra3 $1 21. Rf2 Nba4 22. Nb5 Bxb5 23. cxb5 $2 {Elsness,F (2484)-Stokke,
K (2408)/Oslo/2011/} (23. bxc5 Bd7 24. cxd6 cxd6 $15) 23... Rc3 $1 24. Qd1 fxe4
25. bxc5 e3 $19)) 16... c6 17. Nxd6 ({White should have preferred the modest} 
17. Nc3 $142 $5 $13 {/+/=}) 17... Qxd6 18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 Nca4 20. c5 Qf6 21.
dxc6 Qxc6 22. cxb6 Nc3 23. Qb3+ Kh8 24. Rbe1 Nxe2+ 25. Rxe2 Be6 26. Qb1 {
Zhigalko,S (2640)-Berg,E (2616)/Khanty-Mansiysk olm/2010/} Qb5 $44) 14... Qd8
$146 {[%mdl 8] This novelty is a logical reaction, Nakamura prefers to retain
his important light-squared bishop.} (14... Bxb5 $6 15. cxb5 Nc5 16. Qc2 (16.
Rc1 $36) 16... fxe4 17. Nxe4 $6 (17. Bxc5 $1 dxc5 18. Nxe4 $14) 17... Nxe4 18.
Qxe4 Qf7 19. O-O Kh8 20. Rfd1 Qf5 21. Bd3 Qf7 22. Rac1 Rac8 23. Be2 Nd7 24. Qc4
h5 25. Bf3 Kh7 26. Rc2 Bh6 27. Rdc1 Bxe3 28. fxe3 Kh6 $132 {Javakhishvili,L 
(2455)-Harika,D (2512)/Khanty-Mansiysk/2012/}) (14... Nc8 15. f3 $14 {seems
too passive.}) (14... Nxd5 15. exd5 f4 16. Bb6 $5 (16. Nxc7 Nxc7 17. Bb6 e4 $1
18. Bxc7 f3 {/\} 19. Bxd6 fxg2 20. Rg1 e3 21. Bxf8 exd2+ 22. Qxd2 Bxa1 23. Bd6
Bxh3 $36) 16... e4 17. Bd4 f3 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. O-O fxe2 20. Qxe2 Bxb5 21. cxb5
Nc5 22. Rac1 $14 {[%csl Rc7,Re4,Rg7]}) 15. Bxb6 $6 {[%mdl 2048] This only
helps Black by activating his forces and giving him excellent piece play.} (15.
O-O $142 $1 $13 {still keeps the centre closed and the game in positional
waters.} {/\} Nxc4 16. Bxc4 $5 f4 17. Bb6 Bxb5 18. Bxb5 cxb6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 (
19... bxa6 20. Rc1 $44) 20. Qg4 $44) 15... cxb6 16. Nxd6 Nc5 17. O-O Bh6 $1 {
[%cal Rh6d2,Rd8f6]} 18. b4 {White has managed to castle, but he must return
the extra material immediately.} (18. Ra2 $143 Qf6 19. Nb5 Bxb5 20. cxb5 Bxd2
21. Rxd2 Nxe4 $36) ({A more interesting venture is the sacrificial} 18. exf5
Bxd2 19. Qxd2 Qf6 20. Nxb7 $5 Nxb3 $5 (20... Nxb7 21. fxg6 $13) 21. Qe3 Nxa1
22. Rxa1 Bc8 23. Rb1 $1 Bxb7 24. Rxb6 {, although it's not so clear if he has
suffcient compensation for the whole rook after} Qf7 $13 {/=/+}) 18... Ba4 19.
Qb1 Qxd6 $1 {Nakamura spurns further gains, retaining some pressure despite
the equal material.} ({The text move is more circumspect than the rather
reckless} 19... Na6 20. exf5 $5 (20. Nxb7 Qc7 21. b5 (21. c5 $5) 21... Nb8 22.
exf5 Bxd2 23. d6 Qxb7 24. Bf3 $44) 20... gxf5 (20... Bxd2 21. Ne4 Bh6 22. fxg6
hxg6 23. b5 $44 {[%csl Ra4]}) 21. Nxb7 Qe7 22. b5 Nb8 23. d6 Qxb7 24. Bf3 e4
25. Nxe4 $36) 20. bxc5 Qxc5 21. Nf3 $6 {This inaccuracy weakens White's
central control.} (21. Qb2 {is better, objectively the position is roughly
equal.}) ({Navara himself preferred} 21. Ra2 $142 $5 $132) 21... fxe4 ({
Straightforward and natural, but possibly a more promising try was} 21... Rae8
$5 22. Bd3 (22. h4 b5 $5 (22... fxe4 23. Qxe4 Rf4 24. Qe3 Qxe3 25. fxe3 Re4 26.
Ng5 Rxe3 27. Bg4 $132) 23. cxb5 Bc2 $15) 22... fxe4 23. Bxe4 Qxc4 24. Re1 Rf6
25. Ra2 Qc5 $15 {/~~}) 22. Qxe4 Rae8 $1 {[%cal Ya4d7,Yd7f5,Rf8f4] Patient and
best.} ({Nakamura took his time considering and calculating} 22... Rf4 23. Qxe5
Re8 24. Qb2 Bg7 (24... b5 25. cxb5 $5 (25. Bd1 Bg7 26. Qd2 Rxc4 27. Rb1 $132)
25... Qxd5 26. Rab1 $13 {/\} Bg7 27. Qc1 Rfe4 28. Bd1 $11) 25. Qd2 Bxa1 26.
Qxf4 Rxe2 27. Ng5 Bg7 28. Qf7+ Kh8 29. Ne6 Rxe6 30. Qxe6 $1 (30. dxe6 $6 Qf5
$15) 30... Qxc4 31. Re1 $44 {[%csl Gd5,Rh8] Black must watch the passed pawn,
also his king is exposed - he can hardly win this position. A plausible finish
is} Bf8 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Qe6+ Kg7 34. Qe5+ $11) 23. Qh4 (23. Nxe5 $2 Bg7 $19 {
[%csl Re5]} (23... Rf4 $19)) 23... Kg7 (23... Bf4 $5 24. g3 e4 25. gxf4 exf3
26. Bxf3 Qxc4 $15) 24. Ng5 Rf4 25. Qg3 $8 (25. Bg4 $2 Bxg5 26. Qxg5 h6 27. Qh4
h5 $19) 25... Bxg5 26. Qxg5 Bb3 27. a4 $5 $132 {[%csl Ra4,Rb6] Although this
weakens the a-pawn, by preventing the fortifying a5-a4 it also makes Black's
b6-pawn become more vulnerable.} (27. Rab1 a4 $15) 27... Re4 (27... h6 28. Qg3
Bxc4 29. Rac1 Qb4 (29... b5 30. axb5 Qb4 (30... Qxd5 31. Rfd1 Qxb5 32. Rxc4
Rxc4 33. Qg4 $1 Rxg4 (33... e4 34. Rd7+ Kh8 35. Bxc4 Qxc4 36. Qf4 $18) 34. Bxb5
$16) (30... Qxb5 31. Rxc4 Rxc4 32. d6 $1 $18 (32. Qg4 e4 33. Bxc4 Qxc4 34. Qd7+
Kf8 $14)) 31. Rxc4 Rxc4 32. Bd3 $5 g5 33. Bxc4 Qxc4 34. d6 {/\} Qxb5 35. h4 $36
{[%csl Rg7]}) (29... Qxd5 30. Rfd1 Qe6 31. Bxc4 Rxc4 32. Rxc4 Qxc4 33. Rd7+ Kh8
34. Qe3 Qf4 35. Qxb6 {and already Black has to find} Rf8 36. f3 Rf7 $11) 30.
Bxc4 Rxc4 31. Rxc4 Qxc4 32. Rb1 Qd4 33. Qe3 $44 {/= Here the most probable
outcome is a draw.}) (27... Bxc4 28. Rac1 Qxd5 29. Rfd1 Rd4 30. Kh2 $1 {
[%cal Re2c4]} Rxd1 (30... Bxe2 $2 31. Rc7+ $18) 31. Rxd1 Qf7 32. Bxc4 Qxc4 33.
Rd7+ Kg8 34. Rxb7 Qf4+ 35. Qxf4 (35. Qg3 $5) 35... exf4 36. Rxb6 Re4 37. Rb8+
Kg7 38. Rb7+ Kh6 39. h4 Rxa4 40. Kh3 $11 {[%csl Rh7]}) (27... Re7 $5 $15) 28.
Rfe1 (28. Bd3 Rf4 $1 (28... Rd4 29. Qe3 Bxc4 30. Bxc4 Rxc4 31. Rfc1 $132) 29.
Rae1 Qd4 $15 {[%csl Rg5]}) 28... Qd4 (28... Rf4 29. Bf3 Qd4 30. Kh1 $5 $132 (
30. Ra3 Bxc4 31. Rae3 h6 32. Qg3 Bxd5 33. Rd1 Rxf3 34. Qxf3 Bxf3 35. Rxd4 exd4
36. Rxe8 Bc6 37. Rb8 Kf6 $15)) 29. Bf1 $2 {[%csl Rf1] A serious mistake, now
the bishop will be passive.} (29. Bf3 $142 $1 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 {/\} Bxc4 (30...
e4 31. Qf4 $11) 31. Rd1 (31. Qc1 $5 $132 {[%cal Ye1d1,Yc1a3]}) 31... Qf4 32.
Qxf4 exf4 33. Rc1 $11) 29... Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Bxa4 31. h4 (31. Qg3 $5 {[%cal
Yg3a3]}) 31... Bd7 32. h5 $2 (32. Qg3 $15 {/-/+}) (32. g3 {/\Qc1 was also
better than the text move.}) 32... Qf4 $1 $19 {Nakamrua returns the extra pawn,
but simplifies into a won endgame.} 33. Qxf4 exf4 34. Rb1 b5 $1 {[]} 35. cxb5
b6 36. Rc1 Rc8 37. Re1 Re8 38. Rc1 Rc8 39. Re1 Kf6 $1 {[%csl Rb5,Rd5] After
repeating moves before the time-control Black proceeds to attack the weak
pawns.} 40. hxg6 (40. d6 Re8 41. Rc1 Re6 42. Rc7 Rxd6 $19) 40... hxg6 41. d6
Rc5 42. Re4 {The last trap.} (42. Re7 Bxb5 43. Bxb5 Rxb5 {[%cal Rb5d5]} 44. Rb7
Ke6 $19) (42. Rd1 Ke5 $19 {[%cal Rc5d5]}) 42... Rc1 $1 {[%csl Rf1][%cal Rd7b5]
Highlighting one of the drawbacks of White's 29th move - the pin is decisive.}
(42... Bxb5 $4 43. Bxb5 Rxb5 44. Rd4 $18) 43. Rxf4+ Ke6 44. Re4+ Kxd6 45. Rd4+
Ke6 46. Rc4 Rxf1+ (46... Rxf1+ 47. Kxf1 Bxb5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 4th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2008.05.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3 f4 13. c5 g5 14. Rc1 Ng6 15. cxd6
cxd6 16. Nb5 Rf7 17. Qc2 Ne8 18. Nf2 h5 19. a4 Bf8 20. h3 {[%mdl 4]} Rg7 21.
Qb3 Nh4 22. Rc2 g4 {This position is well-known in opening theory.} (22... Nf6
{and}) (22... a6 {are the most common moves.}) {The text move (an attempt of
an immediate attack) is probably premature.} 23. fxg4 Nf6 24. Be1 $1 {[%cal
Ye1h4]} hxg4 (24... Kh8 25. g3 $1 (25. Qc4 hxg4 26. Nxg4 Nxg4 27. Bxg4 Bxg4 28.
hxg4 Rxg4 29. Qd3 Qg5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Pribyl,J/Bratislava 1983/MCD (57)}
) 25... hxg4 26. Nxg4 Nxg4 27. hxg4 Bxg4 28. Bxg4 Rxg4 29. Nc7 Rb8 30. Ne6 Qb6+
31. Qxb6 axb6 32. Kh2 $16) 25. hxg4 (25. Nxg4 Nxg4 (25... Nxe4 26. Qc4 Nc5 27.
Bf2) 26. Bxg4 Bxg4 27. hxg4 Rxg4 28. Qh3 Qg5 29. Nc7 (29. Bxh4 $6 Rxh4 30. Qe6+
Kh8 31. Rf3 Be7 32. Rfc3 Rg8 $132 {0-1 Sanchis,A-Roger,M/France 2003/EXT 2004 
(42)}) 29... Rb8 (29... Rc8 30. Ne6 Rxc2 31. Nxg5 Rgxg2+ 32. Kh1 $18) 30. Ne6
Qh5 31. Kh1 $16) 25... Nh5 {Black tries to avoid the above variation, which
would arise after} (25... Nxg4 26. Nxg4 Bxg4 27. Bxg4 Rxg4) 26. Nh1 $6 (26. Nd1
$142 $1 Bxg4 27. Bxg4 Rxg4 28. Qh3 Qg5 29. Nc7 Rc8 $1 (29... f3 30. Bxh4 Rxh4
31. Qe6+ Kh8 32. Rxf3) 30. Kh1 $1 {[%cal Rc7e6]} Rxc7 (30... Ng3+ 31. Bxg3 Rxg3
32. Qxc8 Qh5 33. Qe6+ Kh8 34. Qe8 Qh6 35. Kg1 $18) 31. Rxc7 Ng3+ 32. Bxg3 Rxg3
33. Rg1 $3 Qh5 34. Qh2 Rg6 35. Rxb7 Rh6 36. Rb3 $16) 26... f3 $6 (26... Bxg4
$142 27. Bxg4 Rxg4 28. Qh3 Qg5 29. Nc7 Rc8 $1 30. Bxh4 Qxh4 31. Qxh4 Rxh4 32.
Rfc1 Ng7 33. Nf2 Rh6 {and the endgame far from clear.}) 27. Bxf3 (27. gxf3 $1
Nf4 28. Ng3 Qb6+ 29. Bf2 Nh3+ 30. Kh2 Nxf2 31. a5 Qxa5 32. Rxf2 Qb6 33. Bc4 Bd7
34. Na3 Rh7 35. Nh5 Be7 36. Qxb6 axb6 37. Bb5 $1 $16 Rxa3 $140 38. bxa3 Bxb5
39. Rc8+ Kf7 40. f4 $18) 27... Nf4 {Looks formidable but White successfully
defends.} 28. Ng3 (28. Bxh4 {was safer but after} Qxh4 29. g3 (29. Rc7 Rg6)
29... Nh3+ 30. Kg2 Nf4+ $1 (30... Qh7 31. Nf2) 31. Kf2 Nh3+ 32. Ke1 Qd8 33. Nf2
Ng5 34. Be2 Rf7 {Black has a kind of fortress.}) 28... Bxg4 (28... Nxf3+ 29.
gxf3 Qb6+ 30. Bf2 Nh3+ 31. Kg2 Nf4+ (31... Nxf2 32. a5 $1 Qxa5 33. Rfxf2) 32.
Kh1 Rh7+ (32... Qd8 33. Bg1) 33. Nh5 Qd8 34. Bg3 Nxh5 35. gxh5 Rxh5+ 36. Bh2
$16) 29. Bxg4 Rxg4 30. Nc7 (30. Rff2 Qg5 31. Rfd2 Qf6 {[%cal Rf4g2]} 32. Rc3
Qg6 $44) 30... Rc8 $1 31. Ne6 Rxc2 $1 32. Qxc2 (32. Nxd8 $4 Rxg2+ 33. Kh1 Nf3
$1 $19) 32... Qb6+ $2 {This move misses the target.} (32... Qe8 $1 $44 {
lead to an unclear position.}) 33. Kh1 Nhxg2 (33... Nf3 $5 {was, alas,
unsatisfactory:} 34. Nxf4 Nxe1 35. Qc8 $1 Rxf4 36. Rxf4 exf4 37. Nf5 Qf2 38.
Ne7+ $1 {and White mates}) (33... Nhg6 $142 {but after} 34. Bf2 (34. Nf5 $5
Rxg2 35. Bf2 Qb4 36. Ne3 $16) 34... Qb4 35. Kg1 {White starts converting his
material advantage.}) 34. Nf5 $1 {[%mdl 2048]} Qa6 (34... Nxe6 35. dxe6 Nxe1
36. Qe2 $1 Rg5 37. e7 $18) 35. Rg1 Qd3 36. Qxd3 Nxd3 37. Bh4 Rxe4 38. Rxg2+ Kf7
39. Nxd6+ Bxd6 40. Ng5+ {Quite a typical KI game: Black's attack looked very
strong but White defended in a tense tactical fight.} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "Vietnam"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "VIE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Nc6 4. Nc3 {Other options:} (4. d5) (4. e4) 4... d5 {
Quite an unusual "Grünfeld"!} 5. e4 (5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 {leads to
a more traditional "Grünfeld-type" position, in which Black is more or less OK:
} e5 $142 (7... Bg7 8. Bd3 (8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Ne2 O-O 10. Rb1 Na5 11. Bd3 c5 12. d5
e6 13. O-O c4 14. Bc2 exd5 15. exd5 Re8 16. Ba3 b5 17. Bc5 Qc7 18. Bf2 Qd6 $11
{1-0 (45) Toth,E (2392)-Groszpeter,A (2541) Hungary 2010}) 8... O-O 9. Ne2 e5 (
9... Na5 10. Be3 c5 11. O-O b6 12. Rc1 Bb7 13. Qd2 Qd7 14. Bh6 Qa4 15. Bxg7
Kxg7 16. e5 Rfd8 17. Qg5 Nc6 18. Ng3 $40 {1/2 (28) Berry,N (2247)-Dale,A (2122)
London 2012}) (9... b6 10. h4 Na5 11. h5 c5 12. hxg6 hxg6 13. e5 cxd4 14. cxd4
Nc6 15. Be4 Qd7 16. Kf2 Ba6 17. Qa4 Bb7 18. Bh6 Rad8 19. Qa3 $1 $40 {1-0 (29)
Jobava,B (2704)-Robson,R (2596) Moscow 2012}) 10. d5 Na5 11. Ba3 Re8 12. Bb4 b6
13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Bxd7 Qxd7 15. Bxa5 bxa5 16. O-O Rab8 17. Qc2 Bf8 18. Rfb1 Rb6
$132 {0-1 (54) Ward,C (2522)-Seel,C (2380) Catalan Bay 2004}) 8. Bb5 (8. d5 Na5
9. h4 Bc5 10. Ba3 Qd6 11. Bb4 Bxb4 12. Qa4+ Bd7 13. Qxb4 b6 14. Ba6 Ke7 15.
O-O-O Bc8 16. Bb5 a6 17. Ba4 Rb8 $11 {0-1 (37) Zhang,Z (2442)-Ni,H (2646)
Xinghua Jiangsu 2011}) 8... Bd7 9. Ne2 Bg7 10. Rb1 (10. Be3 O-O 11. d5 Na5 12.
Bd3 b6 13. O-O Nb7 14. c4 c5 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Nc3 Bd7 17. Nd5 Be6 18. Qd2 Rc8
19. Rfc1 f6 20. Kh1 Kh8 21. Rab1 Rf7 22. Qe2 Bf8 $11 {1/2 (29) Anand,V (2791)
-Carlsen,M (2776) Linares 2009}) 10... Na5 (10... O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Be3 Na5
13. Bd3 b6 14. Qd2 Qe7 15. Kh1 Rad8 16. Ng3 Ba4 17. d5 Nb7 18. c4 Bd7 19. Qf2
c5 20. Ne2 f5 21. Nc3 Rf8 22. Bc2 Nd6 23. Qe2 {1/2 (23) Moiseenko,A (2649)
-Huzman,A (2585) Kitchener 2006}) 11. Bd3 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qe7 13. O-O O-O 14. Be3
Rad8 15. Qc1 b6 16. Rf2 f5 17. Bg5 Bf6 18. Bh6 Bg7 19. Bg5 {1/2 (19) Kuzubov,Y
(2636)-Timofeev,A (2668) Ohrid 2009}) (5. Bg5 $5 Bg7 6. e3 e6 (6... O-O $5) 7.
Bd3 (7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bb5 O-O 9. Nge2 h6 10. Bh4 Ne7 11. g4 b6 12. Qd2 c5 13.
Bg3 a6 14. Ba4 Bd7 15. Bb3 Bb5 16. Nf4 cxd4 17. exd4 Nc6 18. O-O-O Na5 19. h4
Rc8 $132 {1-0 (42) Kramnik,V (2790)-Dominguez Perez,L (2713) Nice 2010}) 7...
O-O 8. Nge2 h6 9. Bh4 Nb4 10. O-O c5 $6 11. dxc5 Qa5 12. a3 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 Qxc5
14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Rac1 Be6 17. Nf4 Qc4 18. Ncxd5 Qxd3 19. Nxf6+
Kg7 20. N6h5+ gxh5 21. Nxd3 $16 {1-0 (29) Gretarsson,H (2505)-Pedersen,C (2427)
Rhodes 2013}) 5... dxe4 (5... dxc4 $143 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Bxc4 $14) 6. d5 Ne5 7.
fxe4 Bg7 (7... c6 8. Nf3 Nxf3+ (8... Qc7 $6 9. Nxe5 Qxe5 10. Qf3 g5 11. Qg3
Qxg3+ 12. hxg3 Rg8 13. Be2 h6 14. e5 Nd7 15. e6 Nf6 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Bf3 Bb7
18. exf7+ Kxf7 19. Be3 $16 {1-0 (44) Dreev,A (2682)-Hillarp Persson,T (2530)
Reykjavik 2004}) 9. gxf3 {leads to a similar position} (9. Qxf3 $143 Bg7 10. e5
$2 Nd7 11. e6 fxe6 12. dxe6 Ne5)) 8. Nf3 Nxf3+ (8... Nfd7 $5 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2
f5 11. Bh6 Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 Ne5 13. Be2 Bxh6 14. Qxh6 fxe4 15. Nxe4 e6 $132 {
1/2 (26) Caruana,F (2697)-Howell,D (2616) Biel 2010}) 9. gxf3 $5 {White wants
to create a strong pawn chain in the centre at some point.} (9. Qxf3 O-O {
is harmless.}) 9... O-O 10. Be3 c6 11. Qd2 Bd7 (11... cxd5 $5 12. cxd5 Qd6) 12.
O-O-O cxd5 13. cxd5 Rc8 14. Kb1 a6 (14... e6 15. d6 $5 e5 16. Nb5 $5 a6 17. Nc7
) 15. Bd3 e6 16. Rhg1 (16. d6 e5 {[%cal Yd7e6]}) 16... exd5 17. e5 Nh5 18. f4
d4 (18... Be6 $5 {[%cal Yd8d7]} 19. Be2 (19. f5 d4 $1 20. fxe6 dxc3 21. exf7+
Rxf7 22. bxc3 Qc7 $36) 19... Qh4 20. Nxd5 Rfd8 21. Bf3 Rd7 $13 {[%cal Yc8d8]})
19. Bxd4 Ba4 20. Bc2 Bxc2+ 21. Qxc2 Qh4 $13 22. f5 Rfd8 23. Qe4 Qxe4+ 24. Nxe4
Nf4 $2 {[%mdl 2048] Starting a series of inaccuracies.} (24... Rc4 $1 25. Nd6
Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Bxe5 27. Rd5 Bxh2 {, and Black is not worse}) 25. Nd6 Rb8 $2 {
After this passive move Black's position becomes bad.} (25... Rc6 $142 $1 26.
f6 $5 (26. Nxb7 Rd5 27. Rgf1 Ne2 $1 (27... Rc7 28. Nc5 Bxe5 29. Bxe5 Rxe5 30.
Nxa6 $16) 28. Bc5 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Bxe5 $1 30. Re1 f6 $1 31. Rxe2 Rc7 32. Bd6
Rxb7 33. Bxe5 Re7 {, and the resulting rook ending may be drawn, e.g.} 34. fxg6
hxg6 35. Rf2 (35. Kc2 fxe5) 35... fxe5 36. Rf6 e4 37. Kc2 e3 38. Rxg6+ Kf7 39.
Rg1 Ke6 $1 40. Kd3 Rh7 41. Rg2 Rh3 42. Re2 Kd5 43. b4 Kc6 {etc.}) 26... Bxf6 (
26... Bf8 27. Be3 Nh5 28. Nxb7) 27. Nxb7 Rxd4 28. Rxd4 Bxe5 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30.
Rd7 Rb6 31. b3 {- White is better here but there is a lot of fight ahead}) 26.
Rgf1 $1 Nd5 (26... Ne2 27. Bb6 Rd7 28. Rde1 Bxe5 29. Nc4 $1 $18) (26... Nh5 {
[%csl Rh5] was relatively better:} 27. Ba7 Ra8 28. Bb6 Rd7 29. f6 Bf8 30. Nc4
Rxd1+ 31. Rxd1 Nf4 32. Rd7 Rb8 33. Kc2 $16) 27. Ba7 Ra8 28. Rxd5 Rxa7 {[%csl
Ra7]} 29. f6 {[%csl Gf6]} Bf8 30. Rc1 {[%cal Gc1c8,Gd5d8] White has obtained a
decisive positional advantage.} b5 31. Rc8 $1 Ra8 (31... Rxc8 32. Nxc8 Rc7 33.
Rd8 $18) 32. Rc7 $1 Rab8 (32... Bxd6 33. exd6 {[%cal Yd6d7] is absolutely
hopeless for Black: White plays d6-d7 and then brings his king into play.}) 33.
Rxf7 $1 Rb6 (33... Bxd6 34. Rg7+) 34. Re7 $1 Rc6 35. f7+ Kg7 36. Ne8+ Kh6 37.
Rxd8 Bxe7 38. Nd6 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2005.07.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 c6 13. b5 {Das Problem dieses
Zuges ist klar: Schwarz verfügt über eine gut bekannte remisliche Variante.
Aber mein Gegner zeigte sogar im physischen Sinne eine solche Motivation am
Beginn dieser Partie, dass er mich überzeugte. Er würde nie ins Remis gehen!}
h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 Qa5 $6 (15... fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 d5 18. cxd5
cxd5 19. Ba3 dxe4 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21. Bxe7 Re8 22. Bc5 Rxe6 {führt zum eben
erwähnten Remis-Endspiel.}) 16. Bb2 (16. Bd2 $6 Qc7) (16. Qd2 Qb4) 16... fxe4 (
16... Rad8 {verdient Aufmerksamkeit.}) 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Rxe4 d5 ({Wieder kam} 
18... Rad8 {ernsthaft in Frage. Das nun folgende Qualitätsopfer ist typisch
und gibt Weiß vollwertiges Spiel.}) 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Rxe5 $1 Bxe5 21. Bxe5 {
[%csl Ge6][%cal Ga1h8]} Qxb5 $6 ({Auch nach} 21... Qb6 22. Bb2 Rad8 23. Qd2 Kh7
24. Re1 {hat Weiß klaren Vorteil. Aber nach dem Bauernraub auf b5 gelingt Weiß
seine Figuren rasch zu organisieren.}) 22. Rb1 Qc6 (22... Qc4 23. Rxb7 Rae8 24.
h3 $16) 23. Ba1 Rf4 (23... Qxe6 24. Qd4 Kf7 25. Bc3 $1 $40 {[%cal Gc3b4,Gb1e1]}
) 24. g3 $1 (24. Qd2 Raf8 {ist schwach, da der Nachziehende die lange
Diagonale mit einem Turm stopfen kann.}) 24... Rc4 25. Qd2 (25. Bf6 Qc7) 25...
Qc5 (25... Kh7 26. Qb2 Nf5 27. Qf6 Rg8 28. Qf7+ Ng7 29. e7 Qe8 30. Bxd5 $18) (
25... Qd6 26. Qxh6 d4 27. Rxb7 Re8 28. Be2 $18) 26. Bf6 ({Nach} 26. Bxd5 {
findet Schwarz etwas Luft im Endspiel:} Qxd5 27. Qb2 Rd4 28. Qxd4 Qxd4 29. Bxd4
b6 $16) ({Interessant war aber} 26. Be2 $5 Re4 $140 27. Qb2 d4 28. Qxb7) 26...
g5 $6 (26... Rf8 27. Bxe7 Qxe7 28. Bxd5 Rd8 (28... Rc7 $2 29. Qxh6) 29. Qd3 $18
(29. Rxb7 $2 Qxb7 30. e7+ Rxd5 31. e8=Q+ Kh7 32. Qde1 Rd7)) (26... Kh7 27. Rxb7
) (26... Nf5 $142 27. Bxd5 Rd4 28. Bxd4 Qxd5 29. Bc3 Qxd2 30. Bxd2 b6 31. g4
Nd4 32. Bxh6 Nxe6 33. Rd1 $16) 27. Rxb7 Rc1+ (27... Re8 28. Bh5 Qc6 (28... d4
29. Bxe8 Rc1+ 30. Kg2 Qd5+ 31. f3 Rc3 32. Bf7+ Kh7 33. Qxc3 dxc3 34. Rb8 $18) (
28... Rc2 29. Qd4 Qxd4 30. Bxd4 Nf5 31. Bxe8 Nxd4 32. e7 $18) 29. Bf7+ Kf8 30.
Bxg5 $1 hxg5 31. Qxg5 $18) 28. Kg2 Qc4 29. Qe2 (29. Qxc1 $1 Qxc1 30. Rxe7 $18 {
[%mdl 2048]}) 29... Qxe2 30. Bxe2 Nf5 31. Bg4 1-0

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. d5 Nd7 12. O-O f5 13. exf5 Nc5 {In previous
grandmaster praxis the move 13...Nxf5 was preferred, but Cheparinov has his
own solutions in quite a few openings.} (13... Nxf5 14. Nd2 Nd4 (14... Nf6 15.
Nde4 Nxe4 (15... h6) 16. Nxe4 Nd4 (16... h6 17. h3 Kh8 18. Bg4 Bd7 19. b4 Qe7
20. Re1 Rad8 21. Rc1 $14 {0-1 Rossmann,H-Uhlmann,W/Stralsund 1975/ (46)}) 17.
Bg4 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Rxf5 19. f3 Qd7 20. Bf2 Raf8 $11 {1-0 Drasko,M (2510)
-Riemersma,L (2380)/Belgrade 1988 (57)}) 15. Nde4 Nxe2+ (15... h6 16. Bg4 Nf6
17. Bxc8 Rxc8 18. f3 $14) 16. Qxe2 h6 17. b4 (17. f3 Nf6 18. Bf2 b6 $1 19. b4
a5 20. a3 Nh5 $13) 17... Nf6 18. h3 (18. f3 Nh5 19. Bf2 Nf4 20. Qd2 Bf5 $13)
18... Bf5 19. Rfe1 Qd7 {0-1 David,A (2573)-Bologan,V (2683)/Moscow 2005 (32)})
14. Qd2 (14. h4 gxh4 15. Bxh4 Bf6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. b4 e4 18. Nd4 Nxf5 19. Ndb5
Nh4 20. bxc5 Qg6 21. g3 Rf3 {0-1 Simeonidis,I (2283)-Tzermiadianos,A (2418)/
Kallithea 2003 (29)}) 14... g4 $1 $146 {This is the face of the novelty
prepared by Black; the white pieces should be robbed of harmony.} (14... Nf7
15. b4 Na6 16. Ne4 h6 17. Bd3 Bxf5 18. Rab1 Nh8 19. Qc2 Qe7 20. Rfe1 Rf7 21. b5
Nb8 22. c5 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Nd7 24. cxd6 cxd6 25. Nd4 $16 {1-0 Kovalyov,A (2510)
-Henry,L (2118)/Ottawa 2007 (45)}) 15. Nh4 (15. Bh4 $2 Qe8 16. f6 gxf3 17. fxg7
Rf4 $1 18. Bxf3 (18. Bg5 Qg6 $17) (18. Bg3 fxe2 19. Rfe1 Rf6 $17) 18... Rxh4
19. b4 Na6 20. Ne4 Qg6 $17) 15... a5 16. f3 (16. f6 Qxf6 17. f3 e4 18. fxe4
Qd4+ 19. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 20. Bf2 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Nxe4 22. Bd4 Bd7 $11) 16... gxf3 17.
Rxf3 (17. Bxf3 Nxf5 18. Nxf5 Bxf5 19. Rae1 $11) 17... Ng4 $6 {Unfortunately
even Black's homework is not always perfect. Analysis of the critical position
hints that there were at least two sensible moves, that would deserve
preference to the knight move.} (17... Nxf5 18. Nxf5 Bxf5 19. Raf1 Qd7 20. Nb5
$14) (17... e4 $5 18. Rf2 Qe7 19. Qe3 Bxf5 20. h3 Bd7 $11) 18. h3 (18. Bd1 $1
e4 (18... Re8 19. Qe2 e4 20. Rf4 Bd4+ 21. Kh1 Nf6 22. Qd2 $16) 19. Rf4 e3 20.
Qe2 h5 21. h3 Be5 22. Ng6 Bxf4 23. Bxf4 Nf2 24. Qxh5 $18) 18... Bh6 19. Qe1 e4
{The transposition to te middlegame is reminiscent of a walk in a minefiled.
Both players are avoiding variations, that they deem favourable for the
opponent.} (19... Ne3 20. Bxe5 $1 dxe5 21. Qg3+ Kh8 (21... Kf7 22. f6 $18) (
21... Qg5 22. Rxe3 Kf7 23. Rf3 $16) 22. Qxe5+ Bg7 $1 (22... Qf6 23. Rxe3 Bxe3+
24. Qxe3 Qxh4 25. Qxc5 $16) 23. f6 $1 Bh6 (23... Bxf6 24. Qxe3 $16) 24. Rxe3
Nd7 25. Qg3 Bxe3+ 26. Qxe3 Qxf6 27. Nf3 $16) (19... Be3+ 20. Kh1 e4 21. hxg4
exf3 22. gxf3 Qf6 23. Bf1 $16) 20. Rf1 (20. hxg4 exf3 21. Nxf3 $1 Be3+ 22. Bf2
Qe7 23. Nd4 $16) 20... Ne5 (20... Ne3 21. Bf4 Bg5 22. Qg3 $1 Nxf1 23. Rxf1 h6
24. Be3 $1 Qf6 25. Bxc5 dxc5 26. Ng6 Rf7 27. h4 Bd2 28. Nb5 $16) 21. Bxe5 (21.
Bf4 $5 Bxf4 22. Rxf4 Qg5 23. Qd2 Ng6 24. Nxg6 hxg6 25. h4 Qh6 26. Raf1 Bxf5 27.
Nb5 $14) 21... dxe5 22. g4 $6 {The former world champion has solved the
problems with the clear intention of advancing his kingside pawn mass.
Unfortunately it leaves his dark squares critically vulnerable.} (22. Bg4 $1
Qf6 23. g3 $16) 22... Be3+ 23. Kh1 Ra6 24. Ng2 Bd4 (24... Rh6 25. Qg3 (25. Nxe3
Rxh3+ 26. Kg2 Rxe3 27. Qf2 Qg5 28. Nd1 Rxe2 29. Qxe2 Nd3 $13) 25... Bd4 26. Nb5
Qg5 $13) 25. Qg3 Qg5 (25... Bd7 26. Rab1 Rf7 $13) 26. Rad1 (26. Nb5 Rh6 27. h4
$1 (27. Nxc7 Rxf5 $1 $13) 27... Bxb2 28. Rab1 Qd2 29. Qe1 $16) 26... Bxf5 $2 {
[%mdl 2048] The more you have, the more you want... and the temperamental
young man is overreaching himself. Nearly any other sensible move was less
exposing, now White will be fully in the driving seat again.} (26... h5 $5 27.
Nb5 (27. h4 Qg7 28. g5 (28. Ne3 hxg4 29. Bxg4 Rh6 $11) 28... Bxf5 29. Ne3 Bg6
$11) 27... hxg4 28. Nxd4 exd4 29. Qxc7 Rh6 30. Qxc5 Rxh3+ 31. Kg1 d3 $11) (
26... Bd7 27. h4 Rh6 28. Qh2 $14) (26... Rh6 27. Kh2 $1 $14) 27. Nb5 $1 Qg7 (
27... Rf7 28. Nxd4 exd4 29. Rxd4 $16) (27... Rh6 28. Nxd4 exd4 29. Rxd4 $16)
28. Kh2 {Kasimdzhanov might have tried to win the piece with the strange move
28.Qa3!?, but the complications with Black's counterplay were too dangerous.
White is able to get an advantage with the help of peaceful means.} (28. Qa3 $5
Rh6 29. gxf5 e3 30. Rf3 Rxf5 31. Rdf1 (31. Nxd4 exd4 32. Nf4 Ne4 33. Rg1 Rg5
34. Rxg5 Nxg5 35. Rg3 Qe5 36. Rg4 Kf7 $16) 31... Rxf3 32. Rxf3 e4 33. Rxe3 Bxe3
34. Qxe3 $16) 28... Bg6 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 $6 {One more unnatural move which
exposes the king and only makes an already critical position worse.} (29...
Qxf8 30. Nxd4 (30. g5 $5 Bxb2 31. Nxc7 Rb6 32. Nb5 $14) (30. Nxc7 $6 Rf6 $1 $15
) 30... exd4 31. Rxd4 Rf6 32. Kg1 $16) 30. Nxc7 $1 Rf6 (30... Qxc7 31. Rxd4 Rb6
32. Rd2 Nd3 33. b3 $16) 31. Nb5 Bxb2 (31... Kg8 32. Nxd4 exd4 33. Rxd4 Nd3 34.
Qe3 Rf2 35. d6 Rxe2 36. d7 Qe5+ 37. Kg1 Rxe3 38. d8=Q+ Kg7 39. Rd7+ Bf7 40.
Nxe3 Qg3+ 41. Ng2 $18) 32. g5 $1 {A tiny, but very important move. Black is
losing the chance to use the square f6 and White gains a tempo and a lovely
g4-square for his pieces.} Rf5 (32... Rf7 33. Rb1 Na4 34. Ne3 $1 (34. Rxb2 Nxb2
35. Qa3+ Kg8 36. Qxb2 Rf2 37. Nc3 Bh5 38. Kg1 Qf8 39. Qb6 $16) 34... Kg8 35.
Ng4 $18) 33. Bg4 Rf7 34. Rb1 $1 Nd3 35. Rxb2 $1 Nxb2 36. Qa3+ Kg8 (36... Ke8
37. Nd6+ $18) 37. Qxb2 {Kasimdzhanov has finally gained the decisive
positional and material advantage.} Rf1 (37... e3 38. Be6 $18) 38. Nd6 Qe7 39.
Be6+ Kf8 (39... Kh8 40. Qxe5+ $18) 40. Qxe5 Qg7 41. Qxg7+ Kxg7 42. Nxb7 Rf2 {
White's pawns have open files for their advance to the promotion squares, so
Cheparinov is trying the last desperate counterplay motive.} (42... Rc1 43. d6
$18) (42... Rb1 43. Nxa5 Bf7 44. Bxf7 Kxf7 45. c5 $18) 43. c5 Rd2 (43... e3 44.
Kg1 Rxa2 45. Nxe3 $18) 44. c6 e3 45. Kg3 e2 46. c7 1-0

[Event "WchT 9th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2013.11.26"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Ipatov, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Turkey"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TUR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. g3 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 {This line attained huge
popularity after the game Kramnik - Giri (Hoogeeven 2011).} fxe4 {Other
options seen in practice:} (12... c6) (12... h6) (12... f4) ({and even} 12...
Rb8) 13. Ncxe4 Nf5 14. Bg2 (14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 Rb8 16. Bb2 Qe7 17. Nxf6+
Bxf6 18. c5 dxc5 19. bxc5 Qxc5 20. Rc1 Qb6 21. Qe2 Rbe8 22. Bd5 Re7 23. Bxe5 c6
24. Bc4 Bxe5 25. Qxe5 Qd4 $13 {0-1 (51) Nguyen,D (2492)-Paragua,M Ho Chi Minh
City 2013}) 14... Nxe4 (14... Nd4 15. Bb2 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 g5 (16... Bf5 17. f4
$14) 17. Qd2 h6 18. f4 gxf4 19. gxf4 Bg4 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Rxf8+ Qxf8 22. Rf1
Qe7 23. c5 $14 {1/2 (44) Girya,O (2414)-Ju,W (2518) St Petersburg 2012}) (14...
Qe7 15. Bb2 $5 (15. c5 Nd4 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Ne4 Bf5 19. Be3
Rac8 20. Rc1 Rxc1 21. Bxc1 Rc8 22. Be3 Rc4 $36 {0-1 (49) Sergeev,V (2397)
-Yevseev,D (2529) Tyumen 2012})) 15. Nxe4 a5 (15... Nd4 16. Bg5 (16. Bb2 $5 {
- see above}) 16... Qd7 17. c5 b6 18. Rc1 bxc5 19. bxc5 Ba6 20. Re1 Rab8 21.
Be3 Rb2 22. cxd6 cxd6 23. Rc6 $1 Be2 24. Qc1 Nf3+ 25. Bxf3 Bxf3 26. Ng5 Bxd5
27. Rc7 Qb5 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. Qc7+ Rf7 30. Nxf7 Bxf7 31. Qxd6 Qd5 32. Qa3 Rxa2
33. Qe7 $44 {1-0 (48) Jakovenko,D (2736)-Demchenko,A (2575) Tyumen 2012}) (
15... Bd7 16. c5 (16. Bb2 $5) 16... Bb5 17. Re1 Nd4 18. Be3 Bc4 19. Nd2 Bd3 20.
Rc1 Nf5 21. Qb3 Nxe3 22. fxe3 Bf5 23. e4 Bc8 24. Rc2 Bh6 25. Nc4 Qe7 26. Na5
$36 {1-0 (51) Lalith,B (2515)-Jimenez Fraga,P (2446) Badalona 2012}) 16. b5 $1
(16. bxa5 Rxa5 17. a4 {1-0 (40) Polyakov,M (2403)-Terletsky,O (2276) Mukachevo
UKR 2013} Nd4 18. Bb2 Bf5 19. f4 Qe7 $13) 16... b6 {The queenside is now
sealed but White has a plan for kingside activity (f2-f4).} 17. Bb2 (17. a4 h6
18. Bb2 (18. Qd3 g5 19. f3 Qe8 20. Bb2 Qg6 21. Rae1 Bd7 22. Rf2 Rf7 23. Qd1
Raf8 24. Bf1 h5 $132 {0-1 (54) Pelletier,Y (2595)-Al Modiahki,M (2542)
Istanbul 2012}) 18... g5 19. Qd3 Qe8 20. Rae1 Qf7 (20... Qg6 21. Bc3 Bd7 22.
Nd2 h5 23. Be4 Rf6 24. Qb1 Rff8 (24... Raf8 $2 25. c5 $1 $16 {1-0 (49) Zhao
Xue (2556)-Ju,W (2518) Jermuk 2012})) 21. Nd2 Bd7 22. Re2 Ne7 23. Be4 Bh3 24.
Rfe1 Kh8 25. Qc2 Qf6 26. Qd3 Qf7 27. Qc2 Qf6 28. Qd3 Qf7 29. Qc2 {1/2 (29)
Zhao Xue (2543)-Ju,W (2557) Beijing 2012}) (17. Qd3 $5 {, followed by Bc1-d2,
needs testing. Here is a game in which White obtained a clear plus:} h6 18. Bd2
g5 19. Rae1 Qd7 20. f4 exf4 21. gxf4 g4 22. Ng3 Bd4+ (22... Qf7 23. Re6 $1) 23.
Kh1 Qg7 24. Be4 Nxg3+ 25. hxg3 Bd7 26. Bg6 Bf6 27. f5 $16 {1/2 (45) Levin,E 
(2512)-Fedorov,A (2579) St Petersburg 2012}) 17... Bd7 (17... g5 {, stopping
f2-f4 for the moment, is more logical.}) 18. Qd2 {[%mdl 32]} Qe7 19. Rae1 Rae8
20. f4 $36 Kh8 (20... Qd8 {1-0 (49) Nezad,H (2388)-Aminov,A (2163) St
Petersburg RUS 2013} 21. fxe5 Bxe5 22. g4 Bxb2 23. Qxb2 Ng7 24. h3 $14) 21. Ng5
h6 22. Nh3 (22. Ne4 $5) (22. Ne6 $5 Bxe6 23. dxe6 Qxe6 24. Bd5 $36) 22... Kh7
23. Nf2 Qd8 {Black has nothing better but now he gets an isolated pawn.} 24.
fxe5 dxe5 (24... Bxe5 25. Bxe5 Rxe5 26. Rxe5 dxe5 27. Re1 Nd6 28. c5 $1 bxc5
29. a4 $14) 25. Nd3 Nd6 26. Rxf8 Rxf8 27. Qc1 {This allows Black to break
loose. It was probably better to continue manoeuvring by means of} (27. Qc3 Re8
28. Nf2) 27... e4 $1 {[%mdl 768]} 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Nf2 Qf6 30. Nxe4 Qd4+ 31.
Kh1 Bf5 {Black has sacrificed a pawn but his pieces are very active so White's
winning chances are not big.} 32. Nd2 (32. Qd2 $1 {, exchanges queens and was
a better try.}) 32... Rf7 33. Nf3 Qf6 (33... Qf2 $5 34. Ne5 Re7) 34. c5 (34. g4
$5 Be4 (34... Bxg4 $2 35. Ne5) 35. g5 Qf4 $1 36. gxh6+ Kxh6 37. Ne5 Bxg2+ 38.
Kxg2 Rf5 $11) 34... bxc5 35. Qxc5 Be4 36. Ng1 Bxg2+ 37. Kxg2 Qb2+ 38. Re2 Qxb5
$11 39. Qxb5 Nxb5 40. Rc2 Nd4 41. Rc5 a4 42. Ra5 Nc2 43. Nf3 a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.07.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nd7 10. e3 e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. e4 f5 13. Bg2 a5 (13... Nf6 {is
played more frequently but putting this knight to c5 is a healthy idea, too.
The problem is that the lack of the light-squared bishop doesn't allow Black
to equalize in any case.}) 14. exf5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (14. Rb1 Nc5 15. b3 {
needs testing. Here is a game in which White was an IM:} f4 16. a3 b6 17. b4
Nd7 18. Bd2 g5 19. g4 Ng6 20. f3 h5 21. Rf2 Kf7 22. Be1 Nh4 23. Bf1 Rh8 24. Nb5
axb4 25. axb4 Nf6 26. Ra1 hxg4 27. Rxa8 Qxa8 28. hxg4 Qc8 29. Ra2 Ne8 30. Ra7
Kg6 31. Bxh4 Rxh4 32. Bg2 Rh8 33. Qa4 $16 {1-0 Lodhi,M-Annurudha,G/Turin 2006/
CBM 113 (57)}) 14... gxf5 (14... Nxf5 15. Ne4 $14) 15. f4 e4 16. Be3 {A
typical blockade. The black knight now aims to d3 but....} Nc5 17. Qe2 Nd3 18.
Rfd1 a4 19. Rxd3 $1 {[%mdl 512] A radical but correct solution. White now has
an excellent compensation for the exchange: a bishop pair and weaknesses in
Black's position (like the e6 square).} exd3 20. Qxd3 Qd7 21. Re1 Rae8 22. Bf2
{Trying to invade along the e-file. There was another option and another
object of attack:} (22. Bf3 $5 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Yf3d1]}) 22... Ng6 23. Re6 Kh8
(23... Re7 $5 {[%cal Yc7c6]}) 24. Rxe8 (24. Nb5 $5 Rxe6 25. dxe6 Qe7 $5 (25...
Qxe6 26. Nxc7 $36) 26. Nd4 (26. Bxb7 Qxe6) 26... c6 27. Nxf5 Qxe6 28. Nxd6 $36)
24... Rxe8 25. Qc2 Ra8 26. Nb5 Kg8 27. Nd4 Bxd4 28. Bxd4 {[%csl Gd4,Gg2,Rg8]
White's advantage is lasting. His bishop pair are very strong and the black
king has no safe haven.} b6 29. Bf3 Re8 30. Kg2 Kf7 31. Bc3 Ke7 {Running away
from danger.} 32. Bd1 a3 33. bxa3 (33. b4 $5) 33... Kd8 34. a4 {The black king
has no quiet life on the queenside either.} Kc8 35. Bf3 $6 {A crucial delay.} (
35. a5 $1 Kb7 36. axb6 cxb6 37. Bd4 $16) 35... Kb7 36. a5 Qe7 $1 {[%mdl 256]}
37. axb6 (37. Bd2 Qg7 $132) (37. Qxf5 Qe3 $132) 37... Nxf4+ $1 {Suddenly
creating a counterattack.} 38. gxf4 Qe3 39. bxc7 (39. Qxf5 Rg8+ 40. Bg4 Qxc3
41. bxc7 Qb2+ $11) 39... Rg8+ 40. Bg4 fxg4 41. Qb3+ Ka7 {Alas, White has
nothing better than a perpetual.} 42. Qa4+ Kb7 43. Qb5+ Ka7 44. Qa4+ (44. c8=N+
Rxc8 45. Qd7+ Kb8 46. Qxd6+ Rc7 $11) 44... Kb7 45. Qc6+ Ka7 46. Qa4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Berkes, Ferenc"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. O-O a6 8. e4
Bg4 9. h3 {White's most recent attempt, which was tested by quite a few strong
players.} ({Previously White tried mainly} 9. Be3 Nd7 10. Qd2 (10. Ne2 Na5 $1
11. Rc1 c5 12. b3 Nc6 13. d5 Nb4 14. a3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nd3 $1 16. Rc2 b5 17. Nc3
bxc4 18. bxc4 Nb2 19. Rxb2 Bxc3 20. Rb7 Rb8 21. Qb3 Qa5 22. Bh6 Bg7 $11 {
Avrukh,B-Bologan,V/EU-ch Istanbul/2003/}) 10... Na5 $1 (10... Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e5
12. d5 Nd4 13. Bg2 c5 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. b4 Rc8 16. Rfc1 Qe7 17. Rab1 Qe6 18.
Qd3 Nb6 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Ne2 c5 21. Nf4 Qe5 22. Qa3 cxb4 23. Rxb4 Nd7 24. Bh3
Rcd8 25. Bxd7 Rxd7 26. Re1 Bh6 27. Nd3 $14 {Nikolic,P-Polgar,J/Wijk aan Zee/
2000/ Possibly this was the inspiration behind the recent popularity of 9.
h3-White wanted to have this type of position and was even willing to invest a
move to achieve it. Anyway, it's a difficult to say White loses a tempo-the
best square for his Q is d3 and Nikolic had to go there in 2 moves.}) 11. b3 c5
12. Rab1 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nc6 14. Ne2 e5 15. dxc5 dxc5 16. Nc3 Nd4 17. Bg2 b5 18.
cxb5 Qa5 $1 19. Nd5 Qxd2 20. Bxd2 axb5 21. Rb2 Ra3 22. Be3 Rfa8 23. Bh3 Nf6 $11
{1/2,Tunik,G-Motylev,A/RUS-ch Samara/2000/}) 9... Bxf3 10. Bxf3 e5 (10... Nd7
11. Be3 e5 12. d5 Nd4 13. Bg2 c5 14. dxc6 bxc6 {leads to the positions
analysed below,if Black plays 14...Nd7.}) 11. d5 Nd4 12. Bg2 c5 13. dxc6 bxc6
14. b4 $1 {|^<<} (14. f4 $143 Nh5 $132 (14... Qa5 $5)) 14... Qe7 {The follwin
practical examples show Black should be able to get enough <=> and equalize,
but accuracy is required. Motylev's move perhaps isn't the best, as it doesn't
challenge White's position immdiately.} (14... a5 15. b5 Qc8 16. Ba3 Qe6 17.
Qd3 Rfc8 18. Ne2 Nd7 19. Rab1 Rab8 20. bxc6 Rxb1 21. Rxb1 Rxc6 22. Bf1 Nc5 23.
Nxd4 exd4 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. Rb8+ Rc8 26. Rb7 h5 27. h4 Rc5 $132 {Rustemov,
A-Inarkiev,E/RUS-chT Dagomys/2004/}) (14... Nd7 15. Be3 c5 (15... Nb6 16. Qd3
c5 $6 17. bxc5 dxc5 18. Nd5 Rc8 19. Rac1 f5 20. f4 exf4 21. Bxf4 Re8 22. exf5
Nxf5 23. Rce1 Qd7 24. Be4 $36 Bd4+ 25. Qxd4 $1 Nxd4 26. Nf6+ Kg7 27. Nxd7 Nxd7
28. Bb7 $16 {[%csl Gb7,Gf4] ^^,Raicevic,V-Janosevic,D/Majdanpek/1976/}) (15...
Rb8 16. Rb1 c5 $5 (16... Qc7 17. Qd3 a5 18. a3 axb4 19. axb4 Rb7 20. Rfd1 Rfb8
21. b5 Nc5 22. Qf1 Ncb3 23. bxc6 Qxc6 24. Nd5 Qa4 {Jevremovic,M-Ivanovic,N/
Belgrade/2004/} 25. Rb2 $14) 17. a3 $5 (17. b5 Qa5 $132) (17. Nd5 cxb4 18. Rxb4
Rxb4 19. Nxb4 Qa5 20. Qd2 Rb8 21. Nd3 Qxd2 22. Bxd2 Nc5 23. Nb4 a5 24. Nd5 a4
25. Bb4 Bf8 26. Rd1 Nc2 $11 {Martin Garcia,C-Perpinya Rofes,L/Barcelona/2000/})
17... cxb4 (17... Nb6 18. Qd3 cxb4 19. Rxb4 $14) 18. axb4 Nb6 (18... Qc7 19.
Nd5 Qxc4 20. Re1 $36) 19. Nd5 Nxc4 20. Bxd4 exd4 21. Qd3 $14) (15... Qe7 {
-14...Qe7}) 16. a3 cxb4 $5 (16... Rb8 {-15...Rb8}) 17. axb4 a5 (17... Nb6 $5
$132) 18. bxa5 Rxa5 19. Nb5 Rxa1 20. Qxa1 Nc5 21. Qa7 Qf6 22. Rd1 Ncb3 23. Qc7
Qd8 24. Qb7 Qa8 25. Qxa8 Rxa8 26. Bxd4 (26. Nxd6 $2 Rd8 {/\Ne2-/+}) 26... Nxd4
27. Nxd4 exd4 28. e5 Ra6 $11 {Macieja,B-Acs,P/POL-chT Lubniewice/2003/}) (14...
Rb8 15. Rb1 Re8 16. a4 Re7 17. Qd3 Reb7 18. Ba3 Nd7 19. b5 axb5 20. axb5 cxb5 (
20... Nc5 $11) 21. cxb5 Nc5 22. Bxc5 (22. Qc4 Rc8 $132) 22... dxc5 23. Rb2 Qa5
24. Ra2 Qb4 25. Rb1 c4 $1 26. Qe3 Qf8 27. Ra4 $11 {Pezerovic,E-Klundt,K/Munich/
1992/}) 15. Be3 Nd7 16. Qd3 Rfb8 $146 (16... Qe6 17. Rfc1 a5 18. b5 Nc5 19. Qf1
cxb5 $2 {Black must always carefully judge this exchange, in the above example
it was justified, as he quickly disarmed the o^b5. Here the situation is
different and the N powerfully jumps to d5.} 20. cxb5 a4 21. Nd5 Rab8 22. Rab1
Qd7 23. b6 $16 {Thor,J-Scholl,E/Oerebro/1966/}) 17. Rab1 Rb7 18. Rb2 a5 (18...
Qe6 $142 $5) 19. b5 $1 Qe6 (19... Nc5 20. Qd2 Rab8 (20... Qe6 $6 21. bxc6 Rxb2
22. Qxb2 Nxc6 23. Qb6 Nd4 24. Nd5 $36) 21. Rfb1 $14 {[%cal Rb5c6,Rc3d5] is a
better version of the game position, with the Rb2 protected White can play bc6
and Nd5 at a suitable moment.}) 20. Rfb1 Nc5 21. Qf1 Rab8 22. h4 a4 {[%cal
Ya4a3] /\a3} 23. a3 $1 $14 Qe8 (23... cxb5 24. cxb5 Ncb3 25. Nxa4 Rxb5 26. Nc3
{/\Nd5|^}) 24. Rb4 {[%csl Ra4] ><a4} Nc2 $5 {Black doesn't want to suffer
passively and rather offers the ק.} 25. Bxc5 dxc5 26. Rxa4 Nd4 27. Ra5 (27.
Ra6 $5 cxb5 (27... Bh6 28. a4 Ra8 (28... Bd2 29. Ne2 $16) 29. Rxa8 Qxa8 30.
bxc6 $36 {/\} Ra7 $2 31. Nb5 $1 Rxa4 32. c7 $18) 28. cxb5 Nxb5 (28... c4 29. a4
$16) 29. Nxb5 Rxb5 30. Rxb5 Rxb5 31. Qc4 $14) (27. bxc6 $6 Rxb1 28. Nxb1 Qxc6
$44) 27... Bh6 28. Qd3 (28. Qd1 Rd8 $132) 28... cxb5 (28... Rd8 29. Rd1 Kg7 $5
$44 {was interesting, White's forces lack coordination.}) 29. Raxb5 $1 {
[%mdl 512] White sacrifices the offside R for Black's powerful Nd4.} (29. cxb5
c4 $1 30. Qd1 (30. Qxc4 $2 Rc8 31. Qd5 (31. Qd3 Rxc3 $19) 31... Rd7 32. Bh3
Rxd5 33. Nxd5 Kg7 $19) 30... Nxb5 31. Qa4 Nd6 (31... Bd2 32. Rbxb5 Rxb5 33.
Rxb5 Bxc3 34. Rxb8 Qxb8 35. Qxc4 Bd4 $11) 32. Qxe8+ Rxe8 33. Rxb7 Nxb7 $11) (
29. Nxb5 Qe6 $5 $44 (29... Rd8 $44)) 29... Nxb5 30. cxb5 {[%cal Yc3d5,Ya3a4,
Yd3c4] /\Nd5,Qc4,a4} c4 $1 {[%mdl 256] Black quickly gives back some material
to gain space for his rooks and B. In the end Motylev's active defence will
hold the game.} 31. Qxc4 Rc8 32. Qb3 Qd8 {[%cal Rd8d2] /\Qd2} 33. Nd5 Qa5 34.
Qb2 (34. a4 Ra8 $132) (34. Qb4 Qxb4 35. Rxb4 Bf8 36. Rb3 Ra8 $11) 34... Bf8 $5
{Again the active alternative.} (34... Bg7 35. b6 $36) 35. Qxe5 Qxa3 {Black at
least got rid of one of the o^o^, but now his K is potentially in danger.} 36.
Bf1 (36. Nf6+ $5 Kh8 37. Qd5 {[%cal Re4e5] /\e5+/-|^}) 36... Bg7 $14 37. Qf4
Qa2 38. Rd1 (38. Rc1 Rxc1 39. Qxc1 Bd4 $132) 38... Qc2 39. Ne3 Qc3 40. Nc4 $1
Re7 {Black returns the exchange to simplify the position.} (40... Rxc4 $2 41.
Rd8+ Bf8 42. Qh6 $18) (40... Qb3 41. Rd3 Qxb5 42. Nd6 Qd7 43. Nxc8 Qxc8 44. Qg5
Rb8 45. h5 $40) (40... h5 $5 41. e5 $36 (41. Nd6 Be5 $132)) 41. Nb6 Rce8 42.
Nd5 Rxe4 43. Qxe4 $2 {White squanders a good opportunity, after} (43. Nxc3 $1
Rxf4 44. gxf4 Bxc3 45. b6 Rb8 46. Rb1 $36 {[%csl Gb7][%cal Rb6b7] /+/- his o^
gets to b7 with definite winning chances.}) 43... Rxe4 44. Nxc3 Bxc3 45. Rc1 (
45. b6 Rb4 46. Rd6 (46. Rc1 $2 Bd4 $11) (46. Rd3 $5 Be1 $1 47. Re3 (47. Rd8+
Kg7 48. Rb8 $6 Rb2 49. Be2 $8 Rxe2 50. Kf1 Re7 51. b7 Kf6 $11) (47. Rd6 Rb2 48.
Rf6 Kg7 $11) 47... Bd2 48. Re8+ Kg7 49. Rb8 Rb1 50. b7 Ba5 $1 {[%cal Ra5c7] /
\Bc7=}) 46... Rb1 47. Kg2 Ba5 48. Rd7 Rxb6 49. Bc4 Rf6 $14 {is slightly better,
but not enough to win.}) 45... Ba5 {Stohl,I (2540)-Haba,P (2485) Budapest zt-B
1993 (2) 1/2 With the ^- and the extrao^ blockaded on the 5-th rank White has
no realistic winning chances. The annotator's personal experience was} 46. Ra1
Bb6 47. Ra8+ Kg7 48. Rb8 {In Stohl-Haba Black's R was much more active,
nevertheless even here Black has enough defensive resources.} Bd4 $5 (48... Re6
49. Kg2 $14 {/\Bc4}) 49. Kg2 Re1 50. Rd8 (50. b6 $2 Rb1 $11) 50... Bc5 51. Rc8
Bb6 52. Bc4 Rc1 53. Rc6 Ba5 54. Ra6 {The only way to make progress.} (54. Bd5
Rxc6 55. bxc6 f6 56. Kf3 Kf8 $11 {[%csl Ga5,Rd5] ^-}) 54... Rxc4 55. Rxa5 Rc3 (
55... Rb4 $143 56. Kf3 {/\ gives White chances:} Rb3+ $6 57. Ke4 Rb2 58. Kd5 $1
) (55... Rc5 $5 $11) 56. g4 (56. b6 Rb3 57. Ra6 {[%csl Ra6] צ White's R
doesn't have a single move-the _|_ is a draw.} h5 58. Kf1 Rb2 $132) 56... h5 $1
57. gxh5 (57. g5 Rc4 58. Kg3 Rg4+ 59. Kh3 Rb4 $11 {[%csl Rh4] ><h4}) 57... gxh5
58. Ra6 Rb3 59. Rb6 f6 $1 60. f3 Kg6 {Black has weakened White's >> and has
enough <=> against Pf3 and h4 to draw.} 61. Rb8 Kf5 {[%cal Rf5f4] /\Kf4} 62.
Kg3 Rb1 63. b6 (63. Rh8 Kg6 $11) 63... Rb3 64. b7 (64. Rb7 Rb4 $11) 64... Rb2
65. Kh3 Rb3 66. Kg2 Rb1 67. Kg3 Rb2 68. Rh8 Rxb7 69. Rxh5+ Kg6 70. Ra5 Rb4 71.
h5+ Kh6 72. f4 Rb1 73. Kg4 Rh1 $1 (73... Rg1+ $6 74. Kf5 {only complicates the
issue.}) 74. Ra6 (74. Rf5 Rg1+ (74... Kg7 $11) 75. Kf3 Kg7 $11) 74... Rxh5 {
The simplest,leading to a Philidor position.} (74... Kg7 $11) (74... Rxh5 75.
Rxf6+ Kg7 76. Ra6 (76. Kxh5 Kxf6 $11) 76... Rb5 77. f5 Rb7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 1st"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2013.02.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2013.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Be3
Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nh6 12. dxe5 fxe5 13. h3 Kh8 {A rare
continuation in this well-known theoretical position. Usual variations are:} (
13... Nf7 14. Nh2 Nd4 15. Bg4) ({or} 13... g4 14. hxg4 Bxg4) {Instead, Black
makes a useful move and waits for White's choice. Still, it is probably too
slow.} 14. c5 $1 (14. Ne1 $143 Nd4 15. Nc2 {0-1 (55) Lichman,P (2285)-Guivan,V
(2117) Alushta 2004} c6 $13) 14... g4 15. hxg4 Bxg4 16. cxd6 cxd6 (16... Bxf3
17. Bxf3 cxd6 18. Ne2 (18. Qd3 $5 Nd4 19. Bd1) 18... Qd7 {0-1 (26) Lehmann,Z 
(2245)-Szilagyi,P (2410) Budapest 1991} 19. Qd3 $14) 17. Nd2 $5 {A logical
idea to exchange light-squared bishops and further weaken the light squares in
Black's camp. Of course, White had other options like} (17. Rc1) 17... Bc8 $5 {
A provocative reply.} (17... Be6 18. Bc4 $1) 18. Nc4 Nd4 19. Ne3 Nf7 20. Nc2 $6
{White misses a strong tactical blow.} (20. Bd3 Ng5 21. Ncd5 $14) (20. Bg4 $5)
20... Ng5 21. Bd3 Ndf3+ $1 {[%mdl 704]} 22. gxf3 Qd7 $1 {[%cal Yf8f6,Yf6h6,
Yd7h3,Rg5f3]} 23. Be2 Rf6 24. Nd5 Rh6 25. f4 $8 Nh3+ (25... Qh3 $2 26. Bf3) 26.
Kg2 exf4 27. Bh2 {After this move Black's attack becomes decisive.} (27. Nd4 $1
{was the only move, with good chances to defend.}) 27... f3+ $1 (27... Ng5 $143
28. Nxf4 Rxh2+ 29. Kxh2 Be5 30. Kg2 Bxf4 31. Rh1) 28. Bxf3 Ng5 29. Nf4 Rxh2+ $1
30. Kxh2 Be5 (30... Qf7 $142 $1 31. Kg2 Qxf4 32. Rh1 Bxb2 33. Rb1 Be5 $19) 31.
Kg2 Bxf4 (31... Qf7 $1) 32. Rh1 Qg7 33. Kf1 Be6 34. Nd4 $6 (34. Bg4 $1 Bc4+ 35.
Be2 $1 (35. Kg2 $143 Nxe4 {[%cal Re4f6]} 36. Qd4 Nf6 37. f3 Bd5) 35... Nxe4 36.
Qd4 $1 {, and White holds on}) 34... Bc4+ 35. Be2 Nxe4 $1 36. Bxc4 $6 {This
move loses but it was very difficult to find the right reply.} (36. Nf3 Nxf2 $1
) (36. Nf5 Qe5 $1 37. Bxc4 Nd2+ 38. Kg2 Qxf5 $19) (36. Rg1 $1 Qe5 37. Nf3 $1
Qxb2 38. Qd4+ Qxd4 39. Nxd4 $15) 36... Nd2+ 37. Ke2 d5 $3 {A nice decisive
move. Two more obvious continuations are less effective:} (37... Qxd4 38. Rxh7+
$1 Kxh7 39. Qh1+ Kg6 40. Rg1+ Bg5 41. Bd3+ Kf6 42. Qh5 Qe5+ 43. Kd1 Rg8 44. Rg4
$132) (37... Re8+ 38. Kd3 Qg6+ 39. Kc3 Nxc4 40. Qc2 $1 Qg7 41. Qf5 {parrying
Black's attack}) 38. Qc2 (38. Bxd5 Re8+ {is now winning due to} 39. Kd3 Qg6+
40. Kc3 Rc8+ $19) 38... Re8+ 39. Kd1 Nxc4 40. Qc3 Re4 41. Nf5 Nxb2+ 42. Kc2
Re2+ 43. Kb3 Qxc3+ 44. Kxc3 Be5+ 45. Nd4 Re4 0-1

[Event "Tel Aviv super 1st"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1999.05.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1999.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 h6 8. O-O
Ng4 9. Bc1 Nc6 10. d5 Ne7 11. Ne1 h5 {A rare continuation,which has not so
good reputation as more common 11...f5.} 12. h3 Nh6 13. f4 exf4 (13... f5 $6
14. fxe5 $1 dxe5 15. Nf3 Nf7 16. c5 f4 17. Bc4 Kh8 (17... g5 $6 18. d6 $1 $16 {
[%csl Gg5]}) 18. b4 Ng8 19. d6 $1 $16 {1-0 Mozetic,D-Ligterink,G/Tilburg 1993/
CBM 39/[Ftacnik] (40)}) 14. Bxf4 f5 ({Another plan-} 14... f6 {[%csl Ge5][%cal
Gh6f7]} 15. Nd3 (15. Nf3 $142 Nf7 16. Nd4 $14) 15... Nf7 16. Kh1 f5 17. Qd2 Bd7
18. Rae1 fxe4 19. Nxe4 Nf5 $132 {0-1 Kadimova,I-Schmaltz,R/Altensteig 1994/EXT
94 (65)}) 15. Qd2 Nf7 16. Nf3 fxe4 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] Strong improvement ,which
prove,that this is quite playable for black.} (16... Bd7 17. Ng5 (17. Rae1 $14)
17... Ne5 18. Nb5 {[%csl Ge6][%cal Gb5d4]} fxe4 19. Nd4 Nf5 20. Nde6 Bxe6 21.
Nxe6 Qh4 22. Nxf8 Rxf8 $44 {Gladychev-Cimmerman 1994}) (16... c5 $2 {[%csl Gd6,
Ye6]} 17. Rae1 b5 18. cxb5 fxe4 19. Nxe4 Nf5 20. Bc4 a6 21. bxa6 Bxa6 22. Bxa6
Rxa6 23. Nc3 Rb6 24. Re6 $16 {1-0 Giorgadze,G-Brito,A/Aceimar 1995/EXT 95op2 
(35)}) 17. Nxe4 Nf5 18. g4 {The most principal continuation. Smirin very
quickly developing his piecies in the centre and looks, like white has very
good chances to obtain(i also didn't like my position)clear advantage.} (18.
Bd3 c6 $1 $132 {[%cal Gd8b6]}) (18. Rae1 h4 $1 (18... c6 19. dxc6 bxc6 20. g4
hxg4 21. hxg4 N5h6 $13)) 18... hxg4 19. hxg4 N5h6 (19... Nh4 $2 20. Nfg5 {
[%csl Rh4]} Ne5 21. Bg3 $18) 20. Nfg5 (20. Nh2 Qh4 (20... Qe7 $6 21. Ng5 $1 $36
{[%cal Ga1e1]} (21. Bf3 $140 $2 Nxg4 $1)) (20... Re8 $5) 21. Bg3 Qe7 $1 (21...
Qh3 $2 22. Rf4 $1 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Ge2f1]}) 22. Nc3 Bd7 23. Rae1 Rae8 $11)
20... Qe7 (20... Nxg4 $2 21. Ne6 Bxe6 22. dxe6 Nfe5 23. Bg5 Qe8 24. e7 $16) 21.
Rae1 Bd7 {Black simply developing their piecies and white hasn't something
special.Black always gets good counterplay and white king also doesn't look
very safe in the future.} 22. Bd1 $6 (22. c5 Rae8 $1 (22... dxc5 $140 $2 23.
Bc4 (23. Ne6 Bxe6 24. dxe6 Qxe6 25. Nxc5 Qb6 $17 {[%cal Ga8d8]}) 23... Bd4+ 24.
Kg2 Bxg4 25. d6 Qd7 26. Rh1 {[%cal Gh1h6]} Bh5 (26... Nf5 27. Nh7 {[%cal Gh7f6]
} Qc6 28. Bd5 $3 $18) 27. dxc7 $16) (22... Ne5 23. cxd6 cxd6 24. Ne6 Bxe6 25.
dxe6 Nhxg4 26. Qxd6 Rae8 27. Qxe7 Rxe7 28. Nc3 $1 $16) 23. cxd6 cxd6 24. Ne6 (
24. Bc4 Ne5) 24... Bxe6 25. dxe6 Qxe6 26. Bf3 (26. Nc3 Qc8 $1 $17 {[%cal Gc8c5]
}) (26. Nxd6 Nxd6 27. Qxd6 Qe4 {[%cal Gg7d4]} 28. b3 {[%cal Ge2c4]} Kh7 $36)
26... Qxa2 (26... Ne5 27. Bxe5 Qxe5 28. Nf6+ $1 Qxf6 29. Bd5+ $16) (26... Qd7
$5) 27. Nxd6 Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Qxb2 29. Qxb2 Bxb2 30. Bd5 {[%csl Gg8]} Kh8 31.
Nxf7+ $1 Nxf7 32. Re7 Nd8 33. Bh6 Bd4+ 34. Kg2 Rf2+ 35. Kg3 Rc2 36. g5 Rc3+ 37.
Kf4 Nc6 38. Re8+ Kh7 39. Bg8+ Kh8 $11) 22... Ne5 23. b3 $6 {[%mdl 512]} (23.
Ne6 Bxe6 24. dxe6 (24. Bg5 $2 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 Nxc4 $1 26. Qc1 (26. Qb4 Bd4+ 27.
Kg2 Ne3+ 28. Bxe3 Bxd5 $17) 26... Bd4+ 27. Nf2 (27. Kh1 Qh7 $1 {[%csl Rh1]} 28.
Bxh6 Bxd5 $19) (27. Kg2 Ne3+ $1) 27... Bxb2 28. Qxc4 Qxg5 29. dxe6 Be5 30. e7+
Kg7 31. Qxc7 Re8 $17 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gh6f5]}) 24... Nhxg4 25. Bb3 {[%cal
Gc4c5]} (25. Qd5 Rae8 $17) 25... b6 $1 $17 (25... Rf5 26. c5 dxc5 27. Bg5 $40))
(23. Nf2 $142 Rae8 24. b3 Nhf7 25. Nge4 c6 $132) 23... Nhxg4 24. c5 Rae8 (24...
Nf6 $2 25. cxd6 cxd6 26. Nxd6 $1 $16) (24... dxc5 25. d6 cxd6 26. Nxd6 (26.
Qd5+ Kh8 27. Nxd6 Rxf4 28. Ndf7+ (28. Ngf7+ Kh7 $1) 28... Rxf7 29. Nxf7+ Kh7
30. Bxg4 Bxg4 31. Nxe5 $44) 26... Rxf4 $5 27. Rxf4 Qxg5 28. Rf8+ Rxf8 29. Qxg5
Nf2 $36 {[%cal Gf2h3] Very interesting queen sacrifice,it's difficult to
believe,but here black has quite sufficient compensation.}) 25. cxd6 cxd6 26.
Ne6 Bxe6 27. dxe6 d5 $1 {All black piecies starts to play and Smirin decides
to simplify position and the strong pawn on e6 allows to white to hold
equality.} (27... Qxe6 28. Qxd6 $44) 28. Bxg4 $8 (28. Qxd5 Rd8 29. Qc5 (29. Qb5
Nd3 $19 {[%csl Ge1,Gf4,Rg1]}) 29... Qxe6 $17) 28... dxe4 $1 (28... Nxg4 29. Nd6
Rd8 30. Nxb7 $1 (30. Nf7 $16) 30... Qxb7 31. e7 $16) 29. Bxe5 Qc5+ 30. Kg2 Qxe5
$40 31. Qd7 $2 (31. Qe3 $142 Rxf1 32. Rxf1 Rc8 33. Qf4 $1 Rc2+ 34. Kh1 $11)
31... Bf6 $8 32. Qxb7 e3 $2 $138 (32... Rd8 $1 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Gd8d2][%mdl
128]} 33. Re2 (33. Qxe4 $2 Rd2+ $19) 33... Bh4 $1 {[%cal Ge5g3]} (33... Qg5 34.
Qxe4 (34. Rxe4 $2 Rd2+ $19) 34... Rd4 35. e7 Re8 36. Qe6+ Kg7 37. Re4 Rd2+ {
[%cal Ge8e7]} (37... Rxe7 $2 38. Qxe7+ $1) 38. Rf2 Rxe7 39. Qxf6+ Qxf6 40.
Rxe7+ Qxe7 41. Rxd2 $17) 34. Rg1 (34. Rxf8+ Rxf8 $19) 34... Bf2 35. Rxf2 Rxf2+
36. Kxf2 Qf4+ {and black wins easily}) 33. Re2 $11 Re7 34. Qf3 Rh7 35. Qg3
Qxg3+ (35... Qd5+ 36. Qf3 $11) 36. Kxg3 Be5+ (36... Bh4+ 37. Kg2 Bf2 38. Rd1 {
[%cal Gd1d7]}) 37. Kg2 Rh2+ 38. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1985.01.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1985.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "100 Jahre Schach"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 128] Am Ende teilten John Nunn und Alexander Beliavsky beim
Traditionsturnier in Wijk aan Zee einträglich den 2. Platz (hinter Timman),
doch in der Partie untereinander ging es recht blutdürstig zu.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4
g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nbd7 {Das gilt nicht unbedingt als der
Superzug. Vielmehr werden das klassische 6...e5, das hochmoderne 6...c5 und
das aggressive 6...Nc6 bevorzugt.} 7. Qd2 (7. Nh3 $5) (7. Bd3 $5) 7... c5 8. d5
Ne5 9. h3 $6 {Weiß strebt nach dem Maximum: Kontrolle des Feldes g4 und
Vertreibung des Ne5 mittels f3-f4. Freilich wird sich dieses Ziel nie
erreichen lassen.} ({Heute wird} 9. Bg5 {bevorzugt, aber die Resultate sind
ebenfalls nicht berauschend für Weiß.}) 9... Nh5 $1 10. Bf2 (10. f4 Ng3 $17) (
10. Qf2 e6 11. f4 Bf6 $1 {Nunn}) 10... f5 11. exf5 Rxf5 $3 $17 {[%mdl 512]} (
11... gxf5 12. f4 $16) 12. g4 Rxf3 13. gxh5 Qf8 14. Ne4 (14. Rd1 $142) 14...
Bh6 (14... Qf5 $145 $1 $19) 15. Qc2 $2 ({Von Nunn, Burgess und Emms wird diese
Variante angegeben:} 15. Qe2 $1 Nd3+ 16. Qxd3 Rxd3 17. Bxd3 Qf4 18. Rd1 Bf5 19.
Ne2 Qf3 20. N2g3 Be3 (20... Rf8 $145 $1 $17) 21. Rf1 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Bxf2+ 23.
Rxf2 Qxh5 $11) 15... Qf4 $1 $17 {Mit der Absicht zur Figur noch eine Qualität
zu opfern.} (15... Be3 $145 $1 $19) 16. Ne2 (16. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 17. Kd1 Bf5 18. Bg3
Qe3 19. Bf2 (19. Qd3 $145 $1 $13) 19... Qxe4 20. Qxe4 Bxe4 21. Bg2 Rf8 (21...
Bg7 22. Re1 $1) 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Bh4 Rf7 {und Weiß steht vor einer schweren
Verteidigung.}) 16... Rxf2 $1 17. Nxf2 Nf3+ 18. Kd1 Qh4 $1 19. Nd3 Bf5 20. Nec1
$6 ({Von Nunn, Burgess und Emms wird} 20. Qc3 {angegeben. Es gibt zunächst
eine ziemlich forcierte Zugfolge:} Bg7 21. Qb3 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Qe1+ 23. Kc2 Qxa1
24. Qxf3 Qxb2+ 25. Kd1 Qa1+ 26. Nc1 Bh6 27. Qa3 b5 $5 {kommt jedoch stark in
Frage.} (27... Rf8 28. Be2 Rf2 (28... b5) 29. Re1 Rh2 30. Kc2 Bxc1 31. Qxc1
Qxa2+ 32. Kd1 $11 {Soweit Nunn, Burgess und Emms (gekürzt).}) {Die bessere
Verteidigung ist} 28. Kc2 $1 {Schwarz hat zwei verheißungsvolle Varianten:} (
28. cxb5 $2 c4 $1 29. hxg6 (29. Kc2 Qd4) (29. Bxc4 Rc8) 29... hxg6 30. Rh2 Rf8
31. Bxc4 Qd4+ $19 {[%cal Yd4g1]}) 28... Qe5 (28... Rf8 29. hxg6 Rf2+ (29...
hxg6 {geht auch}) 30. Be2 Bxc1 31. Rxc1 Rxe2+ 32. Kd1 Qe5 33. gxh7+ Kh8 34. Qf3
Re1+ 35. Kd2 Rxc1 36. Kxc1 $17) 29. Rg1 $1 Qd4 30. Rg4 Qf2+ 31. Be2 Bxc1 32.
Qd3 bxc4 33. Rxc4 Bf4 34. hxg6 h6 $17) 20... Nd2 $1 $19 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Bg2 (
22. Qc3 Be4 23. Rg1 Nxc4 24. Nf4 Qf2 25. Qxc4 Qxg1 26. Ne6 Bg2 27. Ke1 Be3 28.
Qe2 Bxd5 $19) 22... Nxc4 23. Qf2 Ne3+ 24. Ke2 Qc4 25. Bf3 Rf8 26. Rg1 Nc2 27.
Kd1 Bxd3 {Quelle: "The World's Greatest Chess Games" von Burgess, Nunn und
Emms, Robinson London 1998} 0-1

[Event "Tel Aviv super 1st"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1999.05.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Alterman, Boris"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Alterman,B"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1999.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Smirin. Hansen,Cu} d6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5
Nbd7 7. Nf3 e5 8. d5 a5 9. Nd2 h6 {Hansen,Cu: 'Strategically this is a very
interesting moment in the game. There are a lot of questions which to my
knowledge is still unanswered - but then I am not a regular Kings Indian
Player. First of all the opinion about the move h7-h6 is divided. Kingsindian
players always dream about being able to play Bg7-h6 at some stage, which is
now unlikely to happen. And then there is the weakness of the square g6. This
might seem irrelevant but as black very much wants to play f7-f5 it actually
is of some importance.   If black wants to play h7-h6 there is the important
question of moveorder. It seems to me he should play all the usual moves first
- like 9. - Nc5 10.Be2 c6 and now white has to play 11.b3 if he wants to do
something on the Q-side(play b2-b4 eventually) as 11.a3 a4 is bad. If black
had played 9.. h6 10.Be3 Nc5 11.Be2 c6 white could play 12.a3 imidieately as
12..a4 13.Bxc5 dxc5 14.Nxa4 is a reasonably safe P to take. '} 10. Be3 Nh7 (
10... Nc5 {Hansen,Cu: and white has the important extra options of:} 11. a3 $5
(11. Be2 $5)) 11. g4 Nc5 12. Rg1 {Hansen,Cu: 'This move is often played, but I
am not sure whether it is such a good idea before black has played f7-f5.
There has been a few games with:'} (12. h4 f5 13. gxf5 gxf5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15.
Qh5 Qe8 16. Qxe8 Raxe8 17. Nb3 $14 {Grivas,E-Kummerow,H/Dortmund}) (12. Be2 {
Hansen,Cu: White could now consider to play h3-h4-h5 if black plays b7-b6 like
in the game since the R is still on h1.} f5 {and now white has two
possibilities} (12... c6 $6 {Black has no time to wait with f7-f5 like in the
game as:} 13. h4 f5 $2 14. h5 $16 {is strong}) 13. gxf5 (13. exf5 gxf5 14. Rg1
Kh8) 13... gxf5 14. Rg1 Kh8 15. Qc2 {in both cases white will try to control
e4, by playing e4xf5 at the right time. The weakness of the g6 square is of
some importance}) 12... Kh8 13. Qc2 (13. Qf3 f5 $6 14. gxf5 gxf5 15. O-O-O f4
16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Qh5 $16 {Shabalov,A-Stanec,N/Oberwart 1992}) 13... b6 $146 {
Hansen,Cu: 'An intesting concept. White cannot play the usual h3-h4 after 12.
Rg1 and so black has time to prepare the advance f7-f5. I think f7-f5 could
have prepared in a even more dynamic and better way by:' Smirin: 'strenthening
the queenside. In case of a capture of the knight, black will withdraw by the
b-pawn, certainly.'} (13... f5 14. gxf5 gxf5 15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. exf5 e4 $1 $44 {
Spacek,P-Karnik,P/Pardubice 1992} (16... Bxf5 {Smirin} 17. Bd3 $16)) (13... Bd7
$5 {[%cal Yc7c6,Ya5a4] Hansen,Cu: with the idea of playing a5-a4 and maybe
c7-c6 before f7-f5}) 14. O-O-O Bd7 15. Be2 Ng5 {'!?' Smirin. Smirin: 'this
move provokes h3-h4 what allows black to transfer the knight to-f4.'} 16. Rh1 (
16. h4 $2 {Hansen,Cu:} Nh3 17. Rh1 Nf4 $15) 16... f5 {Hansen,Cu: 'The only
logical move. White was ready for h3-h4-h5'} 17. exf5 (17. h4 {Smirin} Nh7 18.
h5 f4 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. hxg6 Ng5 21. Nf3 Bxg4 22. Nxg5 Qxg5 23. Bxg4 Qxg4 (
23... f3+ $2 24. Qd2 Qxg4 25. Rxh6+ $1) 24. Rdg1 $14) 17... gxf5 18. h4 {
Smirin: 'Finally white had removed this annoying knight from g5!'} Nh7 19. g5 {
[%mdl 52]} (19. Rhg1 $5 e4 $1 $132) 19... a4 {Hansen,Cu: 'I think white was
now worried about e5-e4 in connection with a4-a3 opening up the /^h8-a1'} 20.
a3 Qe7 {Hansen,Cu: 'Black has been able to achieve a dynamic P-structure in
the center. However his Q-side is somewhat stale after b7-b6 and that is why
he cannot rearly build up an initiative'} (20... e4 {Hansen,Cu} 21. f4) 21. f4
{'!' Smirin.} (21. gxh6 Bf6) 21... exf4 (21... e4 $2 {Smirin} 22. Nf1 $16 {
[%cal Gf1g3,Gg3h5]}) 22. Bxf4 Be5 {'!' Smirin. Smirin: 'Black doesn't care
about-h6,and it is correct.'} 23. Rdf1 $5 {[%mdl 512] Smirin: 'White
sacrifices pawn with this move,but misses a way to advantage.'} (23. Be3 $5 f4
24. Bxc5 bxc5 25. Bd3 $36 (25. Nf3 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Ge2d3] Smirin: Nh7 is in
troubles.})) 23... Bxf4 24. Rxf4 hxg5 (24... Qe3 {Smirin} 25. Rf3 Nb3+ 26. Kd1)
25. hxg5 Qxg5 {Hansen,Cu: 'Black realises that white would be able to play
Nd2-f3-d4 eventually and decides he might as well take a P instead of just
waiting for the enemy to improve his postion'} 26. Rfh4 $44 {[#] White's
compensation for the pawn is obvious - lasting pressure against black's
kingside greater space, and even a bit of latent initiative on the h-line. 
Smirin: 'White has got a strong pressure on h-file in compensation for
sacrificed pawn.'} Rf7 (26... Nb3+ $5 27. Kd1 $14 Rf7 28. Nxb3 axb3 29. Qxb3 (
29. Qd3 $5 $40)) 27. Kb1 Rg7 (27... Re8 28. Nf3 (28. Bh5 $140 {Smirin} Re1+ $1)
28... Qf6 (28... Qe3) 29. Rh6 Qd8 30. Nh4 $16) 28. Nf3 Qe3 29. Bd1 $1 (29. Nd4
{Hansen,Cu: In that case I think whites control over the squares f5,e6 and c6
would more than outweigh the P-deficit. However black can change one R with}
Rg1+) (29. Ka2 $1 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Yf3d4,Yd4f5,Yd4e6,Yd4c6] Hansen,Cu: with
the idea Nf3-d4}) 29... Re8 (29... Qd3 $4 {Smirin} 30. Qxd3 Nxd3 31. Ng5 $18 {
[%cal Gh4h7,Yh7d7]}) 30. Re1 $2 {[%mdl 64]} (30. Qh2 Ree7 $13) (30. Nb5 $1 {
[%cal Rb5c7,Gc7e6]} Bxb5 (30... Bc8 31. Re1) (30... Rc8 31. Nbd4 Rf8 32. Qh2
Rff7 33. Re1 Qd3+ 34. Bc2 Qxc4 35. Nxf5 $18) 31. Qxf5 Qd3+ 32. Qxd3 Nxd3 33.
cxb5 (33. Ng5 Ree7 34. Nxh7 Rxh7 35. cxb5 Nc5) 33... Nf2 34. Rf1 Nxd1 35. Rxd1
$16) 30... Qd3 31. Rxe8+ Bxe8 32. Qxd3 Nxd3 33. Nxa4 $11 (33. Bxa4 {Smirin}
Bxa4 34. Nxa4 Rg2 $15 {[%csl Ra4,Rb2]}) 33... Rg2 34. Bc2 Rg3 35. Bxd3 Rxf3 36.
Be2 Rg3 37. Nc3 {'=' Smirin.} Kg7 38. Kc2 Nf6 39. Kd2 Bg6 40. a4 Ne4+ (40...
Ne4+ {Smirin} 41. Nxe4 fxe4 42. Rf4 e3+ 43. Kd1 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novy Bor m"]
[Site "Novy Bor"]
[Date "2014.10.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2014.09.30"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. h3
c6 9. e4 Qb6 10. Re1 ({The most recent high-level example in the sharp line} 
10. c5 $5 {went} dxc5 11. dxe5 Ne8 12. e6 fxe6 13. Ng5 Ne5 14. f4 Nf7 15. Nxf7
Bd4+ 16. Kh2 Rxf7 17. e5 Qc7 18. Ne4 b6 19. Qc2 Ba6 20. Rd1 Rd8 21. a4 c4 22.
Bf1 c5 23. Bxc4 Bxc4 24. Qxc4 Qc6 25. Qe2 Kh8 26. Ra3 Rfd7 27. g4 Rd5 28. Rf1
c4 $132 {Pantsulaia,L (2595)-Kotronias,V (2564)/EU-chT Warsaw/2013/}) (10. d5
Nc5 11. Qe2 Qa6 $5 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Rd1 Ne8 14. Bg5 Qb7 15. Rab1 a5 16. Be3
Ne6 $13 17. Ng5 $6 Nd4 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Na4 Qb4 20. Qc2 c5 21. a3 Qb8 22. b4
axb4 23. axb4 Qa7 $15 {Stangl,M (2490)-Volke,K (2425)/Munich/1992/}) 10... exd4
11. Nxd4 Re8 {This is one of Black's 2 main continuations. Played already by a
past KID great as Geller, the rook move is also the Kotronias's choice in his
huge book about the Fianchetto KID.} ({The other popular move} 11... Ne8 12.
Nb3 a5 13. Be3 Qb4 14. Nd4 a4 15. a3 Qa5 16. Qc2 $142 ({This saves a tempo.} 
16. Qe2 $143 Nef6 17. Rad1 Re8 18. f4 Nc5 19. Qc2 Nfd7 20. Bf2 Bf8 21. Kh2 Qc7
22. Na2 Nf6 23. Nc3 Nfd7 24. Na2 Nf6 25. Nc3 Nfd7 26. Na2 {1/2, Ruck,R (2579)
-Markus,R (2625)/Ljubljana/2012/}) 16... Nc5 17. f4 Nf6 18. Rad1 Re8 19. Bf2 h5
{leads to a position, in which a3 has solidified the position of Nc5, but
Black has lost quite a lot of time to achieve this. Here Avrukh recommends} 20.
Nf3 $5 Be6 21. Rxd6 Bxc4 22. e5 Nfd7 23. Nd2 Be6 24. Nce4 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 Qc7 26.
Rd4 Bb3 27. Qc3 Red8 28. Rb4 Bd5 29. Rd1 Qb8 30. h4 b5 31. Qe3 Bf8 32. Rbd4 Be7
33. Rxd5 cxd5 34. Rxd5 Nf8 35. Nc3 $44 {|^, Flitsch,G (2315)-Hechl,G (2230)/
email/2011/}) 12. Nc2 {[%csl Rd6] White immediately sets his sights on d6.} (
12. Na4 Qc7 (12... Qa5 13. Bf4 Ne5 14. b3 a6 $5 {is another rare, but
interesting recommendation by Kotronias:} 15. Bd2 Qc7 16. Nc3 b5 17. Qe2 b4 18.
Na4 c5 19. Nc2 Bd7 20. Nb2 Bc6 21. f3 Nfd7 22. Rab1 f5 $1 23. Ne3 fxe4 24. fxe4
Nf6 $36 {Onoda,H (2365)-Cilento,F (2485)/email/1998/}) 13. Bf4 Ne5 14. Rc1 ({
After} 14. Qc2 {Black can get counterplay with} Bd7 $1 15. Rad1 Qa5 (15... Qc8
$5 16. Kh2 b5 $132 {Kotronias}) 16. b3 b5 17. Bd2 (17. Nb2 Rab8 $13) 17... Qa6
18. Nb2 bxc4 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. bxc4 Rab8 21. Bf4 Rb4 22. Bf1 (22. Bxd6 $5 Rxc4
23. Qd3 $14) 22... c5 23. Nb3 Rb6 24. e5 $36 {Etchechoury,G (2555)-Barrios
Troncoso,J (2507)/email/2004/}) 14... b6 15. Be3 Bb7 16. f4 Ned7 17. Nc3 a6 18.
Bf2 Rad8 19. b4 c5 20. Nd5 Qb8 21. Nc2 {Khismatullin,D (2534)-Kotronias,V 
(2598)/Moscow 2004/CBM 100/[Stohl,I]} b5 $13 {/=/+}) ({The older move, played
already by Botvinnik and subsequently preferred by Avrukh, is} 12. Re2 Qb4 ({
Forces White to displace his rook, but this is often only temporary. Deserving
attention is also} 12... Nc5 13. Be3 Qa6 $5 14. Bf4 (14. Nb3 Qxc4 $5 (14... Na4
15. Nxa4 Qxa4 $132) 15. Nxc5 dxc5 16. Rc1 Qb4 17. a3 Qa5 18. Rd2 c4 19. f4 Bf5
20. e5 Bf8 21. Bf2 Nh5 22. g4 Nxf4 23. gxf5 Qxe5 24. fxg6 hxg6 $13 {Antonenko,
V (2519)-Ponomarev,A (2488)/email/2008/}) 14... Qxc4 15. Rc2 ({More critical
seems to be} 15. Bxd6 Ncxe4 $5 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bd7 18. Bc5 b6 19. Nd6
Qxc5 20. Nxe8 Rxe8 $44) 15... Nfxe4 (15... Qa6 $5 $15) 16. Nxe4 Qxd4 17. Nxd6
Rd8 18. Rd2 Qb4 19. Rc1 Ne6 20. Be3 Qa5 21. Qb3 Qxd2 $5 22. Bxd2 Rxd6 23. Be3
Nd4 24. Qb4 Rd8 25. Kh2 a5 26. Qe7 Bd7 27. Bxd4 Bxd4 28. Rd1 Be6 $11 {Gelfand,
B (2733)-Nakamura,H (2774)/Monte Carlo rpd blindfold/2011/}) 13. Rc2 Nc5 14.
Bd2 Qb6 15. Be3 Qc7 16. f3 a5 17. b3 $5 {Takes the sting out of the space
winning a4.} (17. Qd2 a4 $1 18. Rd1 Nfd7 19. Qf2 Ne5 $1 (19... Qa5 $143 20. g4
Nf6 21. Nde2 Bf8 22. Ng3 Nfd7 23. f4 Nb6 (23... Be7 24. Nce2 Qc7 25. g5 Bf8 26.
h4 Na6 27. Rcd2 Ndc5 28. Bd4 Be6 29. Bc3 $40 {Kroll,O (2244)-Dogan,N/email/
2011/}) 24. Nce2 Be6 25. b3 axb3 26. axb3 Qa3 27. Nd4 Bc8 28. Bc1 Qa6 29. Bb2
Bg7 30. Kh2 $1 Qa7 31. Ndf5 $1 $16 {Berg,E (2627)-Jones,R (2361)/Caleta/2011/
CBM 141/[Berg,E]}) 20. Bf1 Qe7 21. Rcd2 $2 (21. Bc1 $5 Qf6 $132 {[%cal Ye5d3,
Yc5e6]}) 21... f5 22. f4 Ned7 23. Nde2 fxe4 24. Qg2 Nd3 25. Bd4 N7c5 26. Bxg7
Qxg7 27. Nxe4 Nxe4 28. Rxd3 Qxb2 $17 {Banusz,T (2598)-Berkes,F (2677)/Gyula/
2013/}) 17... h5 ({Kotronias gives the line} 17... Nfd7 18. Bf2 h5 19. f4 Nf6
20. Re2 Bd7 21. Qc2 Qc8 22. f5 $5 gxf5 23. exf5 Rxe2 24. Ncxe2 d5 25. cxd5 cxd5
26. Rc1 (26. Nc3 $5) 26... Nce4 $11 {It's difficult to judge such a long
unforced line, perhaps White can hope for more by postponing f4 as in
Grachev's game below.}) 18. Bf2 Bd7 19. Qf1 Re7 20. Rd1 Rae8 21. Nde2 Bc8 22.
Rcd2 Rd7 23. Be3 b6 24. Bf4 Bf8 25. Qf2 Ne6 26. Be3 Nc5 27. Bf4 Ne6 28. Be3 Nc5
29. g4 hxg4 30. hxg4 $36 {Grachev,B (2669)-Fier,A (2572)/Zuerich/2013/}) 12...
Nc5 {While this is a typical and often played reaction, it's not ideal.} ({
The same can be said about} 12... Ne5 13. b3 Be6 14. Be3 (14. Nd4 $5 $14) 14...
Qa5 15. Bd2 Qb6 16. Rc1 Rad8 17. Be3 c5 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. cxd5 Qa5 20. a3 Rc8
21. f4 Ned7 22. Bf2 Re7 23. Kh2 Ne8 24. Qd3 b5 25. b4 $36 {[%csl Gd5,Ge4] 1-0
Kraemer,M (2456)-Jochens,T/Kiel 2008/EXT 2009 (40)}) ({More to the point is} 
12... Qa5 13. Bd2 (13. Be3 Ne5 14. b3 Nxc4 $1 15. Bd4 Nb6 16. b4 Qg5 17. Rc1
Be6 18. b5 c5 19. Be3 Qh5 20. Na3 Qxd1 21. Rexd1 Rad8 22. Rc2 {1/2, Greco,
C-Jorgensen,E/email/1999/} Rd7 $17) 13... Qc7 14. b3 a6 15. Rc1 Nh5 16. Ne3 (
16. Re2 Ne5 17. Ne1 b5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Nxb5 Qb8 20. Nc3 Ba6 21. Re3 Bh6 22.
f4 Qa7 23. Kh1 Rad8 {[%cal Yd6d5]} 24. a4 Rb8 $5 25. Nb1 d5 26. exd5 cxd5 27.
Kh2 Nxf4 28. Rxe5 Rxe5 29. Bxf4 Bxf4 30. gxf4 Rf5 31. Nc3 Rb4 32. Nb5 Bxb5 33.
axb5 Rxb5 34. Nd3 Qd4 35. Rc8+ Kg7 36. Qc2 Ra5 37. Qc3 Qxc3 38. Rxc3 Ra3 $11 {
is another long, but unforced line, given by Kotronias.}) 16... b5 (16... Nc5
$5 17. Qc2 Nf6 $13) 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Nf5 $1 Qb8 19. Nxg7 (19. e5 $5 Nxe5 20.
Nxg7 Nxg7 21. Ne4 $44) 19... Nxg7 20. Bh6 b4 21. Na4 c5 {Hera,I (2559)-Biolek,
R (2418)/Ruzomberok/2014/} 22. e5 $36) (12... Qc7 13. b3 Nh5 (13... a6 14. Ba3
Bf8 15. Qd2 b5 16. Rad1 Nc5 17. Qd4 $1 Nfd7 18. Bb2 Ne5 (18... f6 19. Ne2 $14)
19. f4 Ne6 20. Qf2 Nd7 21. Nd4 Nxd4 22. Qxd4 Qa7 23. Qxa7 Rxa7 24. e5 $16 {
Bu,X (2662)-Li,S (2558)/CHN-chT/2013/}) 14. Qd2 Nc5 15. Bb2 ({According to
Kotronias,} 15. Ba3 Be6 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Qe3 Bc8 18. f4 {poses Black more
problems, but} b6 $132 {[%csl Re4][%cal Yc8b7,Yh5f6] , but still gives him
sufficient counterplay}) 15... Be6 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Nd4 a5 $6 (17... a6 {or})
(17... Bc8 $132 {are more in the spirit of the position.}) 18. Qc2 Qb6 19. Nce2
$1 Bd7 20. g4 Nf6 21. Ng3 h6 22. Bc3 Qc7 23. Nde2 Nh7 24. Qd2 Bxc3 25. Nxc3 Re6
26. f4 $36 {Sage,F (2395)-Krapivtsev,A (2000)/email/2006/}) 13. b4 (13. Qxd6 $2
Rd8 14. Qf4 Nd3 $17) 13... Ncd7 {[%mdl 512] This pawn sacrifice is a
double-edged attempt to improve upon} (13... Ne6 14. Be3 Qc7 (14... Qa6 15. a4
$1 {[%csl Ra6]} Ng4 16. Bd2 Ne5 17. a5 b5 18. cxb5 cxb5 19. Nd5 Bb7 20. Bc3
Rac8 21. Nce3 Nc7 22. Bd4 $14 {fredi_z,d (2633)-erdo,b (2405)/Engine Room/2012/
}) 15. Qd3 a5 16. a3 Nd7 17. f4 Nb6 18. Red1 $5 (18. Rad1 axb4 19. axb4 Na4 20.
Nxa4 Rxa4 21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 c5 23. f5 (23. bxc5 $142 $1 Nxc5 24. Bf2 Rxc4
25. Na3 $36) 23... Nd4 24. Nxd4 cxd4 25. Bxd4 Bf8 (25... Bxd4+ 26. Rxd4 Rxb4
$132) 26. Bc5 $1 Bxf5 27. e5 Bxd6 28. Bxd6 $44 {Portisch,L-Stein,L/Sousse izt/
1967/}) 18... axb4 (18... Nd7 19. Rac1 axb4 20. axb4 h6 21. Rd2 Nb6 22. f5 Ng5
23. Bf4 Qd7 24. h4 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 Nxe4 26. Bxe4 Rxe4 27. Bxh6 $40 {Salai,J 
(2075)-Hynes,T (1525)/email/2002/}) 19. axb4 Rxa1 20. Nxa1 Nf8 21. c5 dxc5 22.
bxc5 Nbd7 23. Nb3 Ne6 24. e5 {Rickers,G-Marcinkiewicz,J/corr/1977/} f6 $1 $14 {
/<=>}) 14. Qxd6 Ne5 $146 {[%mdl 72] A natural novelty. Black wants to exploit
White's exposed position, which leads to great tactical complications.} (14...
Bf8 15. Qd1 a5 16. c5 (16. Be3 $16) 16... Qc7 17. Bf4 Ne5 18. a3 Nh5 19. Qe2 (
19. Be3 $142) 19... Be6 20. Nd5 cxd5 21. exd5 Nxf4 22. gxf4 Nc6 $5 23. dxe6
Rxe6 24. Qc4 Rf6 $14 {/<=>, Wright,J-Siemms,R/corr/1982/}) (14... c5 15. bxc5 (
15. Nb5 $5 Qd8 16. Qd1 $16 {[%cal Rb5d6,Rc1f4]}) 15... Nxc5 16. Qxb6 axb6 17.
Rb1 Be6 18. Ne3 Nfd7 19. Ned5 Bxc3 20. Nxc3 Bxc4 21. Bh6 f6 22. Bf1 Bxf1 23.
Kxf1 Kf7 $11 {Gutzeit,R-Winterstein,W (2280)/Hessen/1991/}) ({An engine
recommendation is} 14... Nh5 {, but after} 15. Na4 (15. c5 Nxc5 $1 {is Black's
idea:} 16. bxc5 (16. e5 Nd7 17. Be3 Qd8 {[%csl Re5]}) 16... Qa5 17. Bd2 (17.
Nb1 Bxa1 18. Bd2 Qxa2 19. Nxa1 Qxa1 20. g4 Bxg4 21. hxg4 Rad8 22. Bc3 Qa4 23.
Qc7 Rd1 24. gxh5 Rxe1+ 25. Bxe1 Qd1 26. Qa5 Qxb1 $13) 17... Bxc3 18. Bxc3 Qxc3
19. Nd4 Ng7 $132) (15. Bb2 Ne5 16. Na4 (16. c5 Qa6 {[%cal Re5c4]} 17. Ne3 Bxh3
(17... Be6 $5) 18. Bxh3 Rad8 19. Qc7 Nf3+ 20. Kg2 Be5 21. Qa5 Nxe1+ 22. Rxe1
Qxa5 23. bxa5 Rd2 24. Rb1 Bxg3 25. Ncd1 $14 {/~~}) 16... Qa6 17. Nc5 Qxc4 18.
Qd1 {[%csl Rc4]} Bxh3 (18... Nf3+ 19. Bxf3 Bxb2 20. Rb1 Bc3 21. Re3 Bxb4 22.
Nxb7 $14) 19. Bxh3 Rad8 20. Bd4 (20. Qe2 Qxe2 21. Rxe2 Nf3+ 22. Kg2 Nh4+ $1 23.
Kf1 Bxb2 24. Rb1 Bg7 {/\} 25. gxh4 Nf4 26. Re3 b6 27. Nb3 Nxh3 28. Rxh3 Rxe4
$44) 20... Rxd4 21. Nxd4 Qxd4 22. Qb3 a5 $14) 15... Qa6 16. Nb2 Ne5 (16... Nb6
17. Qd3 $16 {[%cal Rb4b5]}) 17. b5 cxb5 18. Qxa6 bxa6 19. g4 bxc4 (19... Nf6
20. f4 Nxc4 21. e5 Rb8 22. Nxc4 bxc4 23. Be3 Nd7 24. Bxa7 Rb2 25. Ne3 $16) 20.
gxh5 Bxh3 (20... Nd3 21. Nxd3 cxd3 22. e5 $16) 21. h6 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Bf6 23. Rb1
$16 {Blkack's compensation is hardly sufficient.}) (14... Ng4 $143 15. c5 Qd8
16. Bb2 Nge5 17. Ne3 Nxc5 18. bxc5 Nd3 19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20. Rad1 Be6 21. Ba1 Nxe1
22. Rxe1 $16) 15. c5 (15. Be3 Nxc4 16. Bxb6 Nxd6 17. Bd4 Nc4 18. b5 $14 {
is pleasant for White, but Laznicka wants more than that.}) 15... Qa6 16. Bf4 (
16. b5 $2 Qa5 17. Bd2 Nc4 $17) (16. Bf1 $6 Nf3+ 17. Kh1 Nxe1 18. Bxa6 Nxc2 19.
Bg5 Nh5 $1 (19... Re6 20. Qd8+ Re8 $11) 20. Rc1 Bxc3 21. Rxc2 Be5 22. Bxb7 Bxb7
$15 {/-/+}) (16. Bg5 Bxh3 (16... Nh5 17. Nd5 $5 Nc4 18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. Qd1 $13)
17. Bxf6 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Bxf6 19. Qxf6 Qd3 $15 {wins the piece back and Black
retains the initiative.}) (16. f4 $1 {is the principled and probably strongest
move, but the tactics are still difficult to unravel over the board after} Bxh3
$5 (16... Qd3 17. Qxd3 Nxd3 18. Re3 Nxc1 19. Rxc1 $14 {/+/-}) (16... Nc4 17.
Qd3 Be6 18. Nd4 $16) 17. fxe5 (17. Bxh3 $2 Nf3+ 18. Kf2 Nxe1 $19) 17... Rad8
18. Bxh3 (18. Qc7 Rd7 19. Qa5 Qd3 $44) 18... Rxd6 19. cxd6 Qd3 (19... Rxe5 20.
Bf4 $5 (20. Bf1 Qb6+ 21. Be3 Qd8 22. Rad1 $14) 20... Rh5 21. e5 Rxh3 22. exf6
Bxf6 23. Rad1 {[%csl Gd6]} Bxc3 24. Re8+ Kg7 25. d7 Bf6 26. Be5 Bxe5 27. d8=Q
Qc4 28. Rg8+ Kh6 29. Qd2+ Kh5 30. Nd4 Rxg3+ 31. Kf2 {and White has good
chances to win this wild position, but there is no guarantee after} Kg4 $5 $14
{/+/-}) 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. d7 Rd8 22. e5 Bxe5 $5 (22... Qxg3+ 23. Bg2 Bxe5 24.
Rxe5 (24. Ne4 $5 Qh2+ 25. Kf1 Rxd7 26. Rb1 Rd3 27. Rb3 $14 {/+/-}) 24... Qxe5
25. Ne4 Rxd7 26. Bg5 $14 {/|^}) 23. Rxe5 (23. Ne4 Bxa1 24. Nxa1 f5 25. Bf1 Qd4+
26. Be3 Qxb4 27. Nc2 Qxe4 28. Bg5 Qxe1 29. Nxe1 Rxd7 $13) 23... Qxg3+ 24. Bg2
Qxe5 25. Ne4 Rxd7 26. Bg5 $36 {- 22...Qxg3 transposes to alternative line on
move 22 without giving White the extra option on move 24.}) (16. Rd1 Bxh3 $1 (
16... Qc4 17. Qd4 $14) 17. Bxh3 Qc4 18. Bb2 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Qxe4 (19... Nf3+ 20.
Kg2 Qxe4 21. Bxg7 Ne5+ $11 {forces a draw immediately}) 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Qd2
Bxa1 22. Nxa1 Rad8 23. Qxd8 Rxd8 24. Rxd8+ Kg7 25. Nb3 Qxb4 $11) 16... Nh5 17.
Bf1 Nc4 {The strongest move, which retains the tension.} (17... Nf3+ 18. Kh1
Nxe1 19. Bxa6 Nxc2 20. Rc1 Nxb4 {looks complex, but Black's compensation
peters out after} 21. Bf1 (21. Bc4 $5 Be6 22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. Qd7 $16) 21... Nxf4
22. Qxf4 Be5 23. Qd2 Be6 24. f4 Rad8 25. Qb2 $16) 18. Qd3 Bxh3 $5 ({After} 
18... Be6 19. e5 Rad8 20. Qf3 $14 {Black is struggling to prove compensation,
so Rapport ups the stakes.}) 19. Bxh3 Rad8 20. Nd5 $1 {This generous move is
the best reaction.} (20. Qf3 $2 Nxf4 21. gxf4 (21. Bf1 Nd3 $1 22. Bxd3 Nd2 $19)
21... Nd2 22. Qg3 Bxc3 23. Qxc3 Rd3 24. Qf6 (24. b5 Qxb5 25. a4 Rxc3 26. axb5
Rxc2 $19) 24... Rxh3 $17) (20. Bd7 $2 Nxf4 21. gxf4 Re7 $17) (20. Bd6 Nxd6 21.
Qxa6 bxa6 22. e5 $8 Nc4 23. Rad1 Nxe5 24. Bg2 $44 {[%csl Rc6] gives White
reasonable compensation to hold, but hardly an advantage. However, Laznicka
was trailing and he is an ambitious fighter...}) 20... Nxf4 21. gxf4 Bxa1 22.
Rxa1 cxd5 23. exd5 {[%cal Yh3f1]} b5 $1 {Safeguarding the knight is the best
practical chance, otherwise White just plays Bf1.} (23... g5 24. Bf1 (24. Kh2
$5 g4 25. Bf1 Qh6+ 26. Kg3 Nb2 27. Qf5 $36) (24. fxg5 Re5 25. d6 Rxg5+ 26. Kh2
Nxd6 27. Rd1 $1 $14) 24... gxf4 25. Qxc4 Qg6+ 26. Kh2 Re5 27. Bh3 Rh5 28. Qc3
Rdxd5 29. Rg1 Rdg5 30. Rxg5 Qxg5 31. Qf3 $14) 24. Qd4 $2 $138 {On the verge of
serious time-trouble White commits a decisive mistake. His idea to prevent the
activation of Black's queen via f6 fails badly to a powerful counterattack.} (
24. d6 $6 Nxd6 25. cxd6 Rxd6 $36 {would give up the pawns too cheaply.}) ({
In the post-mortem Rapport suggested the interesting} 24. Bg2 Qf6 25. Qd4 (25.
a4 $5 a6 {is similar}) 25... Qh4 {, here White is perhaps better after} 26. Re1
$5 $14) ({However, White had even better moves:} 24. a4 $142 Qf6 (24... Qb7 25.
Bg2 a6 26. d6 {is too passive:} Qd7 27. axb5 axb5 28. Ne3 Nxd6 29. Rd1 Re6 30.
f5 gxf5 31. Nxf5 Nxf5 32. Qxd7 Rxd7 33. Rxd7 $18 {[%csl Gc5]}) 25. axb5 Qxf4
26. Bg2 Ne5 27. Qe3 $14 (27. Qd4 $5 {/\} Nf3+ 28. Bxf3 Qxf3 29. Ra3 Qxd5 30.
Qxd5 Rxd5 31. Rxa7 Rd1+ 32. Kg2 Rd2 33. b6 $1 Rxc2 34. b7 $18)) (24. cxb6 $5 {
is a typical antistrategic computer idea, but it's also strong:} axb6 25. a4 b5
(25... f5 26. Bf1 Re4 27. Re1 $1 Rxf4 28. Re7 Rg4+ 29. Bg2 Kf8 30. Rxh7 $18 {
[%cal Rd3c3]}) 26. axb5 Qxb5 27. Ra5 Qc6 28. Rc5 (28. dxc6 Rxd3 29. Rc5 Nb6 30.
Ne3 $16) 28... Nb2 29. Qd4 Qd6 30. Qxb2 Qxf4 31. Qd4 Re4 32. Qd3 $16) 24... Re2
$1 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Re2c2,Re2d2] The rook penetrates...} 25. Ne3 (25. Qc3 Rxd5
$19) 25... Nxe3 26. fxe3 Qa3 $1 $19 {And now Black's queen joins in from a
different direction.} 27. Bg2 (27. c6 Rxd5 28. c7 Rxd4 29. c8=Q+ Kg7 30. exd4
Qg3+) ({More resilient was} 27. d6 $142 Rxe3 28. Bg2 Rd3 29. Qe4 $1 (29. Qf6
Re8 30. c6 Re2 {and the mating attack is faster than the pawns}) (29. Qe5 Qxb4
$19 (29... Rd2 $19)) 29... a5 $5 $19 {[%csl Rc5,Rg1][%cal Ya5b4] White's pawns
are stopped and Black will gradually combine threats against Pc5 and the
exposed Kg1.}) 27... Re8 $1 {The last strong move, activating the only passive
piece. The rest is agony for White.} 28. d6 R8xe3 29. d7 Rxg2+ $1 30. Kxg2 (30.
Kf1 Re1+ 31. Kxg2 (31. Kxe1 Qg3+ 32. Kd1 Qf3+ 33. Kc1 Qf1+) 31... Re2+ {
transposes into the game.}) 30... Re2+ 31. Qf2 $8 (31. Kf1 Qf3+) 31... Rxf2+
32. Kxf2 Qb2+ 33. Kg3 (33. Ke3 Qc3+ 34. Ke2 (34. Ke4 Qc4+ 35. Ke3 Qe6+) 34...
Qc4+ {[%cal Rc4d5,Rc4d4,Rc4d3] wins the passed pawn.}) 33... Qc3+ 34. Kh4 (34.
Kg4 h5+ 35. Kh4 (35. Kg5 Kg7 36. Kh4 Qd2 $19) 35... Qd2 36. c6 Qh2+ 37. Kg5 Kg7
$19 {[%cal Rf7f6,Rh2g3]}) 34... g5+ $5 (34... Qd3 35. c6 f5 36. Rc1 Kf7 $19 {
[%cal Rd3f3] also wins.}) 35. Kg4 (35. fxg5 Qd4+) (35. Kxg5 Qg3+ 36. Kf6 (36.
Kf5 Qh3+) 36... Qxf4+ 37. Ke7 Qe5+ 38. Kd8 Qb8+ 39. Ke7 Qf8+ 40. Kf6 Qd8+ $19)
35... h5+ 36. Kxg5 (36. Kxh5 Qh3+) 36... Qd3 (36... Qd3 {[%csl Rd7]} 37. c6
Qg6+ 38. Kh4 Qg4#) 0-1

[Event "Hoogeveen Unive Crown 15th"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2011.10.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2011.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3
{- Kramnik,V (2781)-Giri,A (2701)/Dortmund/2011/ See the notes to this game in
CBM 144. This time Kramnik tries a different approach...}) 1... Nf6 2. c4 g6 3.
Nc3 Bg7 ({Kramnik indicated his plans against} 3... d5 {a few rounds later by}
4. Qa4+ {- see Kramnik,V (2791)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2715)/Hoogeveen/2011/ Giri
said he was inspired by Nakamura's recent games against Kramnik and doesn't
mind entering King's Indian territory. However, his opponent was certainly
prepared, as Anish has already played this opening earlier this year.}) 4. e4
d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O (7. Be3 exd4 8. Nxd4 Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Qd2 d5 11.
exd5 cxd5 12. O-O Nc6 13. c5 Qa5 (13... Rxe3 $5 14. Qxe3 Qf8 $44 {was
introduced in the last K-K match in 1990.}) 14. Bf2 Nxd4 $6 (14... a6 $142) 15.
Bxd4 Qb4 16. Rfd1 Bd7 17. a3 Qb3 18. Bd3 Rad8 19. Bc2 Qc4 20. b3 Qa6 21. b4 b6
{Popov,V (2565)-Giri,A (2690)/RUS-chT Olginka/2011/} 22. Bd3 Qb7 23. Rab1 $36)
7... Nc6 {Kramnik has been playing the Classical line for two decades and has
vast experience with it.} ({The less usual} 7... exd4 8. Nxd4 Re8 {also had
some recent outings:} 9. f3 c6 (9... Nc6 10. Be3 Nh5 11. Qd2 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Nf4
13. Be3 Nxe2+ 14. Nxe2 f5 15. Bg5 Qd7 16. Ng3 Qf7 17. Rac1 Bd7 18. b3 a5 19. a4
Be5 20. Bf4 Bg7 21. Kh1 b6 $11 {Kramnik,V (2788)-Radjabov,T (2744)/Kazan/2011/
Later in the nervous tie-break White managed to outplay his opponent, but from
the opening Black was doing OK.}) 10. Kh1 Nbd7 (10... Nh5 $5 11. g4 Nf6 12. Bf4
h5 13. g5 Nh7 14. Qd2 Nd7 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. Rg1 Ne5 17. Qe1 Nf8 18. Qf2 a6 19.
Nb3 Be6 20. c5 Rad8 21. cxd6 Rxd6 $13 {Gelfand - Griscuk, Monaco rapid 2011}
22. Qc5 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Nfd7 $11 {Gelfand,B (2733)-Grischuk,A (2747)/Monte Carlo
rpd blindfold/2011/}) 11. Be3 ({More usual is} 11. Bg5 {already played by
Kramnik in the past:} Qb6 12. Nb3 a5 13. Qd2 a4 14. Be3 c5 $6 15. Nc1 Ne5 16.
Rb1 Be6 17. b3 axb3 18. axb3 Qa5 19. Rd1 Red8 20. Nb5 Qxd2 21. Rxd2 Ne8 22. Na2
f5 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Rbd1 Nc6 25. g4 Be6 26. Nac3 Na5 27. Rb1 b6 28. Kg2 h6 29.
Bd3 g5 30. Be4 Bxc3 31. Nxc3 Rac8 32. h4 $16 {Kramnik,V (2770)-Polgar,J (2670)/
Dortmund/1997/}) 11... a6 $5 (11... d5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Ndb5 $1 $36) 12. Nc2
$146 (12. Bg1 {/\} d5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. exd5 Nb6 15. Qb3 $1 $14 {Ponomariov}) (
12. Qd2 Ne5 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. Nc2 Be6 15. b3 Rad8 16. f4 Neg4 17. Bg1 Bc8 18. h3
Nh6 19. Qd3 $2 (19. Bf3 d5 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. e5 Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Bd4 Nf5
24. Nxe4 f6 $132) 19... Nxe4 $1 20. Nxe4 Bf5 $17 {Korolev,A (2235)-Domogaev,S 
(2469)/Bogoroditsk/2011/}) 12... Ne5 13. f4 Neg4 14. Bg1 h5 $5 15. Bf3 (15. h3
Nxe4 $1 $44) 15... Be6 16. b3 $6 (16. Qd3 $142 $1) 16... Qa5 17. Qe1 b5 $6 ({
Pocitacove} 17... Bf5 18. h3 Qd8 $1 $36 {[%cal Rf6e4] /\Ne4}) 18. c5 $6 (18. h3
$1 $14) 18... b4 19. Na4 Bc4 $2 (19... Nxe4 $1 $36) 20. Qxb4 Qxb4 21. Nxb4 Bxf1
22. Rxf1 Nxe4 23. Nb6 Ra7 24. cxd6 Nxd6 25. Bxc6 Re2 26. N6d5 $14 {Kramnik,V 
(2781)-Ponomariov,R (2764)/Dortmund/2011/ For more details see the notes by
Ponomariov to this game in CBM 144.}) 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 ({Although this line is
Kramnik's trademark, lately he has also played} 9. Nd2 {, albeit without much
success:} a5 (9... Ne8 10. b4 f5 11. c5 Nf6 12. a4 f4 13. Nc4 g5 14. Ba3 g4 $6
15. cxd6 cxd6 16. b5 Ne8 17. Bxg4 Qc7 18. Be2 f3 19. b6 axb6 20. Nb5 fxe2 21.
Qxe2 Qd8 22. Nbxd6 Nxd6 23. Bxd6 Rf7 24. Bxe5 $36 {/+/-,Kramnik,V (2780)
-Nakamura,H (2733)/Khanty Mansiysk olm/ 2010/ In the later course of the game
Black managed to escape - see the notes by Krasenkow in CBM 139.}) ({Fischer's
move} 9... c5 {is not too popular nowadays, here both} 10. Rb1 ({and} 10. dxc6
bxc6 11. b4 {allow White to fight for an edge.})) 10. a3 Kh8 11. Rb1 Nd7 12. b4
f5 13. f3 f4 (13... Ng8 {[%cal Yg8f6] /\Ngf6 was introduced by Kasparov and is
played more often.}) 14. Nb5 b6 15. Qc2 (15. c5 $5 $44) 15... a4 $5 {A
paradoxical new idea, which takes b3 away from the N and thus greatly
complicates the c5 break.} 16. Rd1 ({Kramnik was worried about} 16. Nc3 g5 17.
Nxa4 Nf6 18. c5 g4 $13 {, but it's not so clear how strong the -> really is.
Therefore this was a more testing and principled reaction.}) 16... g5 17. g4 h5
18. h3 Rf6 19. Bb2 Rh6 20. Kg2 Ng6 21. Rh1 Bf8 22. Kf2 Nf6 23. c5 dxc5 24. Nc4
Bd6 25. Bc3 Kg7 26. Qb2 cxb4 27. axb4 Qe7 28. Rbg1 Bd7 29. Nbxd6 cxd6 {[%cal
Ra8h8] /\Rah8->,Kramnik,V (2785)-Nakamura,H (2774)/Monte Carlo 2011 - see
notes to this game by Krasenkow in CBM 142.}) ({Giri's own recent game
featured the older main line} 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 fxe4 ({Unusual,} 
11... Nf6 12. f3 f4 $13 {is the standard continuation.}) 12. Nxe4 Nf5 13. Rc1 (
13. Bc3 $5) 13... Nf6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Bg4 b6 17. Rc3 a5 18. Ne1
Bg7 19. Nc2 h5 20. Bh3 Bh6 21. Re1 Kh7 22. Ng3 Qg5 23. Rf3 Bd7 24. b3 Rf7 25.
Re4 Raf8 $15 {Renet,O (2497)-Giri,A (2687)/FRA-chT Mulhouse/2011/}) 9... Nh5
10. g3 {The older alternative, played already in the 1950s.} ({If only
statistically speaking the main move here is} 10. Re1 {, but Kramnik played
this a lot in the past. Suffice to say that after he beat Kasparov in Novgorod
1997 in this line the latter stopped playing the KID in classical games.
However, lately Kramnik has been doing some experimenting in the Bayonet
Attack. His recent choice here has been} f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 (12. f3 {
was played in no less than 5 (!) Van Wely-Radjabov games. The last one from
2009, annotated by Van Wely in CBM 129, illustrates the problems Black has to
face after} Kh8 13. Rb1 h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6) 12... c6 13. Ba3 (13. Be3 {
is a move, introduced by Kramnik in the late 1990s. However, here extensive
practice has shown that} h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4
d5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Bc2 b6 $11 {doesn't give White an advantage.}) 13... h6
14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 fxe4 16. Bxe4 $5 (16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 d5 18. cxd5 cxd5
19. b5 dxe4 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21. Bxe7 Re8 {is known to lead to a drawish _|_.})
16... d5 $142 $1 (16... Nxe4 17. Nxe4 d5 18. Nc5 $1 Qd6 (18... e4 19. Rc1 $36)
19. Nxb7 Qxe6 20. b5 cxb5 21. cxd5 Qd7 22. d6 Nf5 23. Nc5 Qxd6 24. Qxd6 Nxd6
25. Ne4 $16 {Kramnik,V (2788)-Grischuk,A (2728)/WCh Moscow blitz/2008/}) 17.
Bc2 (17. cxd5 cxd5 18. b5 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21. Bxe7 Re8 $11 {
only transposes to 16.Ne4.}) 17... Qd6 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Bb3 Kh7 20. Qe2 Nh5
21. Rad1 Nf4 22. Qf1 Rad8 $5 $132 (22... Rac8 23. Ne4 Qxe6 24. b5 $44) (22...
Qxe6 23. b5 Rad8 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Nxd5 Nxd5 26. Bxd5 $14 {Chabanon,J (2455)
-Touzane,O (2287)/FRA-chT/2010/})) ({Another try is} 10. c5 Nf4 11. a4 (11. Bc4
Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Re1 Kh8 $1 14. Bf1 f5 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. Rc1 a5 17. a3 $6 (
17. bxa5 Rxa5 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Be2 $11) 17... axb4 18. axb4 Bxf3 19. gxf3 (19.
Qxf3 Ra3 $1 $36) 19... fxe4 20. Rxe4 Nf5 21. Rc4 Qg5+ 22. Kh1 Bxc3 23. R4xc3
Ra2 24. R3c2 {Bykhovsky,A (2405)-Avrukh,B (2495)/Beersheba/1996/ - see
Avrukh's notes in CBM 53.} Rxc2 25. Qxc2 Qf6 $15) 11... f5 12. Bc4 fxe4 13.
Nxe4 h6 14. Re1 $146 (14. g3 Nh5 (14... Nh3+ $5 15. Kg2 Bg4 $132) 15. Nfd2 Kh8
16. Ra3 a6 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. b5 Bf5 19. bxa6 bxa6 20. Qe2 Qd7 21. Bxa6 $6 (21.
Rb3 $1 $14) 21... Nxd5 22. Bb5 Qe7 23. Bc6 Ndf4 $1 24. gxf4 Nxf4 25. Qe1 Rac8
26. Bb5 d5 27. Ng3 Bh3 $44 {|^, Bareev,E (2677)-Amonatov,F (2649)/RUS-chT
Dagomys/2008/}) 14... Bg4 15. Ra3 g5 16. h3 Bh5 17. Bxf4 Rxf4 18. g3 Rf8 19. a5
Kh8 20. Kg2 Rb8 21. Qd2 b6 22. axb6 axb6 $11 23. Nfxg5 $5 hxg5 24. Qxg5 Bg6 $13
{Kramnik,V (2781)-Nakamura,H (2770)/Dortmund/2011/ Later on White misplayed
the complications and lost - see notes to this game by Krasenkow in CBM 144.})
10... f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 $5 {Natural enough, but very rare. Now we have a
position from the previous note, in which White has played g3 instead of Re1.
It's necessary to compare these lines, their pluses and respective drawbacks.}
({The older move is} 12. f3 f4 {and here White should perhaps reconsider} 13.
Kg2 $5 (13. b5 fxg3 14. hxg3 h6 15. Ne6 Bxe6 16. dxe6 Qc8 17. Nd5 Qxe6 18. Nxc7
Qh3 19. Rf2 Nxe4 20. fxe4 Rxf2 21. Kxf2 Rf8+ 22. Ke3 Qxg3+ 23. Kd2 Rf2 24. Ne8
Qf3 $1 25. Nxd6 Bf6 26. c5 Nd5 $1 27. exd5 e4 28. Ke1 {Van Wely,L (2655)
-Stellwagen,D (2630)/Amsterdam/2009/ This game still remains the last word in
the 13.b5 line.} Bc3+ $1 29. Bd2 Qg3 30. Bxc3 e3 $19 {[%cal Rf2f1] /\Rf1})
13... h6 (13... Nh5) (13... a5 {and}) (13... c6 $5 $13 {are all viable
improvements, leading to complex play.}) 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 c6 16. b5 Qc7
17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Ba3 Rfd8 19. Qa4 Qc8 20. Rab1 Kh8 21. Rfd1 Qxe6 22. Qa6 h5
23. Rb7 g5 24. Rxa7 Rab8 {Van Wely,L (2585)-Ye Jiangchuan (2535)/Biel izt/1993/
} 25. Rb7 $1 $16 {/\} Ra8 $2 26. Rxd6 $1) 12... c6 {The standard reaction.} (
12... h6 13. Ne6 Bxe6 14. dxe6 fxe4 (14... c6 15. b5 fxe4 {-12...c6 13.b5}) 15.
Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 c6 17. Be3 (17. Qg4 d5 18. Bxg6 Nxg6 19. Qxg6 Qe8 20. Qg4
Rf6 $11) (17. b5 d5 18. Bg2 Qd6 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Qb3 Qxe6 21. Ba3 $14) (17.
Qb3 $5) 17... d5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Bg2 Kh7 $6 (19... b6 $5 20. Qb3 Qd6 21. Rad1
Rad8 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. e7 Qxe7 24. Rxd5 $14) 20. Bc5 e4 21. Rc1 Rf6 22. Bxe7
Qxe7 23. Qxd5 Rxe6 24. Rc7 Qxc7 25. Qxe6 $16 {[%csl Re4,Gg2,Rg7] f^-,Shneider,
A (2537)-Zakurdjaeva,I (2308)/Aghios Kirykos/2008/}) ({Black usually avoids
the committal} 12... fxe4 13. Ncxe4 Nf5 $14 {, but even here White's advantage
is only small.}) 13. Ba3 $146 {Here practical examples are scarce and this is
already new.} (13. Rb1 cxd5 14. cxd5 h6 15. Ne6 Bxe6 16. dxe6 fxe4 17. Nxe4
Nxe4 18. Bxe4 d5 19. Bg2 Qd6 20. b5 Rad8 21. Qa4 Qxe6 22. Qxa7 Ra8 23. Qxb7
Rfb8 24. Qc7 Rc8 25. Qb7 Rcb8 {1/2,Zubov,O (2306)-Efimenko,Z (2546)/Kramatorsk/
2002/}) ({Seemingly more natural is} 13. b5 {Maybe Kramnik disliked} cxd5 (
13... h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 Qc7 $2 (15... fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 d5 18.
Bg2 $1 $14 {- see the 12...h6 line above.}) 16. Ba3 Rad8 17. Qb3 fxe4 18. Nxe4
Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Qc8 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Rfd1 Qxe6 22. Bxd6 $1 $18 {Podzielny,K 
(2506)-Koch,F/Kleve /2000/}) 14. cxd5 fxe4 15. Ngxe4 Nf5 16. Bg2 Nd4 17. Ba3 (
17. a4 $5 Bf5 $132) 17... Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxb5 19. Qb3 a6 20. Bb2 Rf7 21. a4 Nd4
22. Bxd4 exd4 23. Qb4 $44 {Podzielny,K (2456)-Klein,D (2262)/Groningen/2009/
White has about enough for the P, but can hardly claim an advantage.}) 13...
cxd5 {Giri subsequently reproached himself for this move, which gives White a
chance to change the character of the position and further complicate it.} ({
Instead he suggests} 13... h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 fxe4 {Perhaps more
promising is} 16. Bxe4 $5 (16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 d5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Bg2 ({
To give g3 some sense. Kramnik had intended} 19. b5 dxe4 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21.
Bxe7 Re8 22. Bc5 Rxe6 23. Rfd1 {Here White is a tempo up on the aforementioned
_|_, as he already has some luft with g3, However, this doesn't give anything
tangible after} a6 24. b6 Rc8 25. Be3 Re7 $11) 19... e4 $142 $1 (19... Qd6 20.
Qb3 b5 21. Rad1 Rad8 22. Bc1 $1 $14 (22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. e7 Qxe7 24. Rxd5 Kh7 25.
Rxb5 e4 $44) {/\} 22... Qxe6 23. Be3) 20. b5 $5 (20. Rc1 b5 $1 {/\} 21. Rc5 Qb6
22. Rxd5 Nxd5 23. Qxd5 Rad8 24. Qxe4 Rxf2 $1 25. Rxf2 Rd2 26. Qe1 Rxf2 27. Kh1
Rf8 $15) {This worried Giri during the game, but Black is OK after} 20... Bxa1
21. Qxa1 Rc8 22. Qd4 Rc2 $1 23. Bb2 Rxb2 24. Qxb2 Qd6 25. Qd2 (25. Qd4 Qb6 $5)
25... Qxe6 26. Qxh6 Nf5 $132) 16... d5 17. Bg2 Qd6 18. cxd5 Nfxd5 (18... Nexd5
19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Qb3 Qxe6 (20... b5 21. Rac1 $16) 21. b5 Rfd8 22. Rac1 $14) (
18... cxd5 19. Qb3 Qxe6 20. b5 $14 {[%csl Gg2,Rg7][%cal Ya3e7,Yc3d5] /\Be7,
Nd5^-}) 19. Ne4 $5 (19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Qb3 b5 21. Rad1 Rad8 22. Bc1 $1 $14 {
transposes into 16.Nxe4.}) 19... Qxe6 20. b5 $44) 14. exd5 $5 ({Kramnik is
spoiling for a fight and avoids transposing into the previous note with} 14.
cxd5 h6 15. Ne6 Bxe6 16. dxe6 fxe4 {/\d5 - see 13...h6.}) 14... e4 15. Be2 $1 {
No fianchetto, the B doesn't belong to g2 here.} (15. Bg2 $143 h6 (15... Ng4
16. Rc1 Ne5 17. Qb3 $5 $13) 16. Ne6 Bxe6 17. dxe6 d5 $11 {/=/+}) 15... Ne8 $1 {
Black transfers his N to liquidate the o^ after the coming Ne6.} (15... Nfxd5
$2 {fails to} 16. Nxd5 Bxa1 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Qd5+ $1 Kg7 19. Rxa1 Qxg5 20.
Bb2+ Kh6 21. Qxd6 Rf7 22. h4 Qe7 23. Qf4+ g5 24. hxg5+ Qxg5 25. Qd6+ Qg6 26.
Qd2+ Qg5 27. Qd5 $18 {[%cal Yg1g2] ->,/\Kg2}) (15... f4 {is less clear:} 16.
Ngxe4 (16. c5 $5) 16... Nxe4 17. Nxe4 fxg3 18. hxg3 Bf5 19. Bd3 Bxe4 20. Bxe4
Bxa1 21. Qxa1 Nf5 22. Re1 $44) 16. Rc1 (16. Qb3 {[%cal Ya1d1] /\Rad1 is
strategically sound, but White must reckon with} Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Qxg5 $5 $13 (
17... Bxa1 18. Rxa1 Qxg5 19. Nf4 $1 $36)) 16... h6 {Already the first step in
the wrong direction.} ({A more circumspect move was} 16... Bf6 $5 {(Giri)} 17.
Ne6 (17. Qd2 h6 18. Ne6 Bxe6 19. dxe6 Bg5 20. Qc2 Bxc1 21. Bxc1 $13) (17. h4 $5
h6 18. Nh3 g5 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. Re1 f4) 17... Bxe6 18. dxe6 Qc8 19. Nd5 (19. c5
Qxe6 20. cxd6 Nxd6 21. Nb5 Nxb5 (21... Rfd8 $5) 22. Bc4 Qxc4 23. Rxc4 Nxa3 24.
Rc7 b5 $1 $15) 19... Qxe6 20. Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. b5 $44 {[%csl Ga3,Ge2] ^^ gives
White compensation, but remains ~~.}) 17. Ne6 Bxe6 18. dxe6 Nc7 $6 {A more
serious mistake.} (18... Rf6 $6 19. Nd5 $5 (19. Qb3 Rxe6 20. c5 d5 21. Nxd5
Nxd5 22. Rcd1 Nef6 23. Bc4 $14) 19... Rxe6 20. Nf4 Rf6 21. Bb2 $36) (18... Qc8
$142 $1 $13 {/\} 19. c5 Qxe6 20. cxd6 Nxd6 21. Nb5 Rfd8 $1 22. Nxd6 (22. Nc7
Qxa2 23. Nxa8 Qxa3 $15) 22... Rxd6 23. Bc4 Nd5 24. b5 Rd7 25. Qb3 Rad8 26. Rfd1
Kh7 {and White should already bail out with} 27. Bxd5 (27. Rd2 $2 e3 $17) 27...
Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Qxd5 (28... Rxd5 $2 29. Rc7 e3 30. Re7 $18) 29. Qxd5 Rxd5 30. Rc7
Kg8 31. Rc8+ (31. Rxb7 $2 Rd1+ 32. Kg2 Bd4 $17) 31... Kf7 32. Rc7+ $11) 19. b5
Be5 $2 {[%mdl 64] Now the tactics will work in White's favour.} (19... Nxe6
$142 20. Bxd6 $5 $14 {leads to an advantage, but the game is far from over.} (
20. Qxd6 Qxd6 21. Bxd6 Bxc3 (21... Rfe8 22. c5 $14) 22. Rxc3 Nd4 23. Bd1 Kf7
$11 {/+/=}) {/\} 20... Bd4 21. c5 Bxc5 $2 22. Nxe4 $16) 20. Qb3 Kg7 ({Giri
admitted he overlooked} 20... Nxe6 21. c5 d5 22. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 23. Rfd1 $16 {/\}
Nd4 $2 24. Rxd4 $1 Bxd4 25. Rd1 $18) (20... Kh7 {was more resilient, but still
unsatisfactory:} 21. Rfd1 Nxe6 22. c5 Nd4 23. Rxd4 Bxd4 24. cxd6 Nc8 25. Nd5 (
25. Qd5 $143 $6 Bg7) 25... Nxd6 26. Rc7+ Bg7 27. Bb2 Ne8 28. Rxb7 $16 {/+-})
21. Rfd1 Nxe6 {Black is already under heavy pressure and it's difficult to
suggest improvements.} (21... Rf6 22. Bxd6 $5 Bxd6 23. c5 Rxe6 24. Qb2 $1 Kh7
25. Bc4 $18) 22. c5 Nd4 {The following sacrifice will be both natural and very
strong, but} (22... Qd7 23. cxd6 Nc8 24. Nd5 Nxd6 25. Bb2 $18 {is no better.})
23. Rxd4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Bxd4 24. cxd6 $18 Ng8 (24... Nc8 25. Qd5 $18 (25. Nd5
Nxd6 26. Nc7 $18)) 25. Nd5 Kh8 26. Rc7 Be5 27. Bb2 $6 {A strange oversight,
but even after dropping his o^ White's -> will be too powerful.} (27. Re7 $18)
(27. Rxb7 $5 $18) 27... Qxd6 28. Rxb7 {[%csl Gb7] The R on the weak 7-th rank
decides the game.} g5 (28... Bxb2 29. Qxb2+ Nf6 30. Nf4 Rg8 31. Rf7 Raf8 32.
Rxa7 $18) 29. b6 $5 (29. Ba3 $16 {is too mundane.}) (29. Bh5 $18 {was equally
strong.}) 29... a5 {[%csl Gb6]} (29... axb6 $2 30. Rxb6 $18 {[%csl Re5]}) 30.
Bh5 {[%cal Rh5g6] /\Bg6} Rab8 31. Ra7 Bxb2 (31... a4 32. Bg6 $1 Ne7 33. Qb4
Qxd5 34. Bxe5+ Qxe5 35. Rxe7 Rxb6 36. Rh7+ Kg8 37. Qxb6 Qf6 38. Rb7 $18 {
drops a piece, but now the -> breaks through.}) 32. Qxb2+ Nf6 33. Bf7 Kg7 34.
Rd7 Qc6 35. Be6+ (35. Be6+ Kg6 36. Ne7+) 1-0

[Event "WchT 9th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2013.11.29"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 {A logical
reaction to White's move order.} 8. Bd3 exd5 9. exd5 Nbd7 10. Nf3 Re8+ 11. Kf1
Ne5 {This move is usually played after} (11... a6 12. a4 {but GM Ding Liren
has a new idea in mind.}) (11... h6 12. Bf4 Ne5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Be3 b6 15.
Qd2 h5 {1/2 (72) Suba,M (2430)-Nunn,J (2435) Dubai 1986} 16. Rd1 $14 {[%cal
Yf2f3,Yc3e4]}) 12. Nxe5 Rxe5 13. Qd2 (13. Bf4 Re8 14. g4 a6 (14... h5 $5) 15.
a4 b6 16. f3 Ra7 17. h4 h5 18. g5 Nd7 19. Bxd6 Ne5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 $44 {1/2 (30)
Suba,M (2535)-Oll,L (2365) Tallinn 1983}) 13... b5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 552] A
typical pawn sacrifice in an unusual situation.} (13... Qf8 14. g4 Bd7 15. Kg2
a6 16. a4 h5 17. f4 (17. f3 $5 $16) 17... Ree8 18. f5 hxg4 19. hxg4 Nxg4 20.
fxg6 f6 21. Raf1 $36 {1-0 (44) Mikhalevski,A (2460)-Tischendorf,M (2200)
Berlin 1996}) 14. Nxb5 (14. cxb5 Bb7 {[%csl Rd5]}) 14... Ne4 15. Bxe4 Rxg5 $44
{Black's bishop pair and domination on the dark squares compensate for his
material deficit.} 16. f4 $6 {An unnecessary weakening move.} (16. g3 Re5 $44)
16... Rg3 17. Qf2 Qh4 18. Rd1 (18. Re1 a6 (18... Bh6 19. Nxd6 Bxf4 20. Nxc8
Rxc8 21. Bf3 Bd6 $44) 19. Re3 axb5 20. Qxg3 Qf6 $36) 18... Bh6 19. Nc3 (19.
Nxd6 Bxf4 20. Nxc8 Be3 $1 21. Ne7+ Kf8 22. Qc2 Qxe7 23. Bf3 Qf6 $17 {[%csl Ge3]
}) 19... Bxf4 20. Ne2 Bg4 (20... Be5 21. Nxg3 Bxg3 $17 {was also good: despite
White's extra exchange, his h1-rook is out of play.}) 21. Bf3 Bf5 (21... Be5 $5
22. Bxg4 (22. Nxg3 Bxg3 23. Qe3 Bd7 {[%cal Ya8e8]}) 22... Rxg4 23. Qxh4 Rxh4
$17) 22. Nxf4 Qxf4 23. Be4 $5 {This tactical trick partially turns off Black's
pressure but not for long.} (23. Kg1 $5 Re8 24. Bg4 Qxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Bxg4 26.
Kxg3 Bxd1 27. Rxd1 Re2 $17) 23... Qg5 24. h4 ({After} 24. Bxf5 gxf5 25. Kg1 f4
26. Kh2 Kh8 27. Rhg1 Rg8 {[%cal Yg8g6,Yg6h6,Yg5h4] White has no sufficient
defence either.}) 24... Qg4 25. Bf3 Qxc4+ 26. Kg1 Qf4 27. Be4 Qxf2+ 28. Kxf2
Rg4 29. Bxf5 Rf4+ 30. Kg3 Rxf5 {, and Black easily converted his extra pawn:}
31. Rhe1 Rb8 32. Rd2 Kf8 33. Re3 a5 34. Ra3 Rb5 35. Ra4 h5 36. b3 Kg7 37. Kh3
Kf6 38. g3 Ke5 39. Kg2 f6 40. Ra3 Ke4 41. Rd1 (41. Ra4+ Rb4 42. Rxa5 Rd4) 41...
g5 42. Ra4+ Ke5 43. Ra3 g4 44. b4 Rxb4 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 40th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2012.07.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 c6 8. O-O
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. f3 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Rc1 (13. Qb3 {
is played more often}) 13... a5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] Black anticipates Qd1-b3 as
that is White's most logical way of development.} (13... dxe4 14. fxe4 Bxd4 (
14... Rxe4 $2 15. Ne6 $1 Qd7 16. Nxg7 Kxg7 17. Qb3 $40) 15. Bxd4 Nc6 16. Bf6
Qxd1 17. Rfxd1 Be6 18. b3 $14 {1/2 Dimitrijeski,B (2222)-Jovanic,O (2476)/
Rijeka 2011/EXT 2012 (44)}) (13... a6 14. Qb3 dxe4 15. fxe4 Rf8 16. Rxf7 Rxf7
17. Rf1 Bf6 18. e5 Kg7 {0-1 Handke,F (2413)-Atalik,S (2575)/Cappelle la Grande
2000/CBM 074 ext (28)} 19. exf6+ Rxf6 20. Qc3 $1 $18) (13... Nc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6
15. Rxc6 Bb7 16. Rc1 $1 (16. Rc2 dxe4 17. f4 (17. Qxd8 Raxd8 18. f4 Bd4 19.
Bxd4 (19. Kf2 Bxe3+ 20. Kxe3 Rd3+ $1) 19... Rxd4 20. Rc7 Bd5 21. Rd7 e3 22. Re1
Rd2 $15 {1/2 Shankland,S (2539)-Vorobiov,E (2574)/Dresden 2011/CBM 143 Extra 
(29)}) 17... Qe7 18. f5 Rac8 19. Bc4 Rxc4 20. Rxc4 Ba6 $11 {0-1 Guo Qi (2351)
-Ju Wenjun (2557)/Xinghua CHN 2012/The Week in Chess 909 (63)}) 16... dxe4 17.
Qxd8 Raxd8 18. f4 Bd4 19. Kf2 Bxe3+ 20. Kxe3 Kf8 21. Rc7 Re7 22. Rfc1 Bd5 23.
b3 h5 24. f5 gxf5 25. Bxh5 $14 {1/2 Gustafsson,J (2647)-Maze,S (2559)/
Aix-les-Bains 2011/CBM 142 (47)}) 14. Qb3 {Other moves are harmless but maybe
it was time to moderate ambitions, e.g.} (14. Bd3 Nc6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Rxc6
dxe4 17. Bxe4 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Bb7 19. Rc4 Bxe4 20. fxe4 Bxb2 $11) 14... a4 15.
Qxd5 (15. Qa3 $142 $1 dxe4 16. Rcd1 $44 {needs further checking}) 15... Qxd5
16. exd5 a3 $1 17. b3 (17. bxa3 Bd7 18. Nc2 Rxe3 19. Nxe3 Bd4) 17... Nc6 $1 {
[%cal Re8e3]} 18. Nc2 Rxe3 $1 {[%mdl 512] An excellent exchange sacrifice.
Black's a3-pawn becomes a decisive factor.} 19. Nxe3 Nb4 20. Rc4 (20. Rc7 $142
$1 Bd4 (20... Nxa2 21. d6 $1 $132) 21. Re7 Bf5 $1 {more convincing than} (21...
Nxa2 22. Re8+ Kg7 23. d6 Nc3 24. Kf2 $1 Nd5 25. d7) (21... Nxd5 22. Re8+ Kg7
23. Kh1 $1 Nxe3 24. Rc1) 22. Rd1 $1 Bc5 23. d6 Nxa2 {In this sharp position
Black keeps better prospects after all.}) 20... Nxa2 21. Ra4 $2 {A bad move
but White faces difficult defence in any case, e.g. after} (21. Nc2 Nc3 22. Bd3
a2 {[%csl Ga2]}) 21... Rxa4 22. bxa4 Bd4 23. Kf2 $2 (23. Bc4 $142 Bxe3+ 24. Kh1
Nb4 25. Ra1 {, although after} Bc5 26. Rxa3 Nxd5 27. Rd3 Ne7 {Black's material
advantage should be enough to win.}) 23... Nb4 24. Rc1 (24. Rd1 Ba7 25. Bc4 Nc2
26. Rd3 Bf5 27. Rc3 Nxe3 28. Rxe3 Bb1 29. d6 Kf8 30. d7 Bxe3+ 31. Kxe3 Ke7 $19)
24... a2 $1 25. Rxc8+ Kg7 26. Rc1 Nxd5 27. Rd1 Nxe3 0-1

[Event "WchT 6th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2005.11.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. h3 (
8. e4 {leads to lines E68-9. The text-move often only transposes, but Ivanchuk
wants to go a different way.}) 8... exd4 9. Nxd4 ({Black must also reckon with
the rare} 9. Qxd4 $5 h6 10. Be3 Nc5 11. Qd2 Nfe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qc1 Kh7 14.
Rd1 Bd7 (14... Qe7 $142) 15. Bd4 Nf6 16. b3 (16. c5 $142 $1 $36) 16... Re8 17.
Qb2 Bc6 18. Re1 Be4 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. Bc3 a6 21. Rd4 Bh8 22. a4 c5 23. Rdd1 {
Bauer,C-Nataf,I/FRA-ch Vichy/2000/} Rab8 $132) 9... Nb6 $5 (9... Re8 10. e4 {
-E68}) (9... Nc5 10. e4 {-E68}) 10. b3 (10. Qc2 Nxc4 11. Ncb5 a6 12. Qxc4 axb5
$11 {[%csl Gc6,Gd5][%cal Yc7c6,Yd6d5] /=/+,/\c6,d5[+] allows Black to
neutralize the Bg2 and gives him equality at the very least.}) (10. Qd3 Nfd7
11. b3 Nc5 12. Qd1 a5 13. e4 a4 14. Rb1 axb3 15. axb3 c6 16. Be3 Re8 17. Qc2 {
Bukal,V-Sebenik,M/AUT-chT2M/2005/} (17. Re1 $5) 17... f5 $1 $132) 10... d5 {
The modern trend.} (10... c5 11. Nc2 Be6 {has been somewhat discredited due to}
12. e4 $1 Qd7 13. Kh2 Ng4+ 14. hxg4 Bxc3 15. Bh6 Bxg4 (15... Rfe8 16. Ne3 $1
$36) 16. f3 Be6 17. Bxf8 Bxa1 18. Bxd6 Rd8 19. Qxa1 Qxd6 20. Ne3 Qd4 21. Qc1
$14 {/\Nd5, Khalifman,A-Sutovskij,E/Jerusalem/1997/}) 11. c5 (11. Ba3 {
prevents the following move:} Re8 ({White probably doesn't have to worry too
much about} 11... dxc4 12. Bxf8 Qxf8 13. bxc4 $14) 12. c5 Ne4 (12... Nbd7 $142
13. c6 Ne5 {-11.c5 Nbd7}) 13. Rc1 Nd7 14. c6 $36) 11... Ne4 $5 {Until now
Black played mostly} (11... Nbd7 12. c6 Ne5 13. cxb7 Bxb7 14. Ba3 Re8 15. Rc1
Rc8 (15... a6 {is directed against Ncb5} 16. Na4 Ne4 17. e3 $5 (17. Nc5 Nxc5
18. Bxc5 Nd7 19. e3 (19. Ba3 c5 $1 20. Nc2 (20. Bxc5 $6 Nxc5 21. Rxc5 Qb6 22.
b4 Qxb4 23. Nb3 d4 $11 {/=/+}) 20... Qg5 21. h4 Qh5 22. Bf3 Qe5 $1 (22... Qf5
23. Qd2 Qe6 24. Rfd1 Rad8 25. Bxd5 Bxd5 26. Qxd5 Qxe2 27. Re1 {Illescas
Cordoba,M-Moreno Ruiz,J/ESP-ch Burgos/2003/} Qb5 $5 $132) 23. Ne3 Rad8 $13 {
V.Mikhalevski,/\} 24. Nxd5 Nf6 25. Nxf6+ Qxf6 26. Qc2 Bxf3 27. exf3 Qxf3 {
[%csl Rg1] עg1}) 19... Nxc5 20. Rxc5 Bf8 21. Rc2 c5 22. Ne2 Qd7 23. Nf4 Rad8
24. Rd2 d4 25. Bxb7 Qxb7 26. exd4 Qb4 27. Re2 Qxd4 28. Qxd4 cxd4 29. Rxe8 Rxe8
30. Rd1 g5 31. Nh5 Re2 $11 {Vaganian,R-Volokitin,A/EU-ch Silivri/2003/}) 17...
h5 18. Nc5 Nxc5 19. Bxc5 h4 20. g4 Nd7 21. Qc2 Be5 22. Ba3 $14) 16. Na4 Ne4 {
Possibly White shouldn't hurry with Nc5 so much:} 17. Rc2 $5 ({here} 17. e3 $2
{allows} Ba6 $17) (17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. Bxc5 Nd7 19. e3 $5 (19. b4 Nxc5 20. Rxc5 c6
21. a3 Bf8 22. Rc3 c5 (22... a5 $5) 23. bxc5 Bxc5 24. e3 Ba6 25. Re1 Qa5 26.
Rc1 Bc4 27. Nb3 Qxa3 {Paschall,W-Nagle,S/Budapest/2004/} 28. Bxd5 $11) (19. Qc2
Nxc5 20. Qxc5 Qd7 21. Rc2 c6 22. b4 {Khurtsidze,N-Ivanchuk,V/Yerevan/2004/} a5
$1 $132) 19... Nxc5 20. Rxc5 Bf8 21. Rc2 c6 22. Qc1 Qb6 23. Rd1 {Akopian,
V-Avrukh,B/Amsterdam/2005/} a5 $5 {[%cal Ya5a4] /\a4<=>}) 17... c5 $2 (17...
Qf6 18. Qc1 $13) 18. Nxc5 (18. Bxc5 $16) 18... Nxc5 19. Bxc5 Nd7 20. b4 Nxc5
21. bxc5 Ba6 22. Nb3 Bc4 23. Rd2 Bc3 24. Rxd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5 Qd7 26. Qd3 Bg7 27.
Qc4 Re5 28. Bf3 Qe7 29. c6 $16 {Stean,M-Heinicke,H/Hamburg/1977/}) 12. Bb2 $146
{[%mdl 8]} (12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bb2 Nd5 14. c6 Qd6 $5 (14... e3 $13) (14... Re8
$5) 15. Rc1 bxc6 16. Rxc6 Qd7 17. Rc5 Bb7 18. Qc1 f5 19. Rd1 Rad8 20. e3 Rf7
21. Bf1 $36 {Ravi,L-Vijayalakshmi,S/Calcutta/1999/}) 12... Nxc5 (12... Nd7 $6
13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. c6 $36) (12... Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Nd7 14. c6 $14) 13. Ba3 Ne6 $5 {
[%mdl 512] An interesting exchange sacrifice.} (13... Qe7 $6 14. Rc1 $16) (
13... Bxd4 14. Qxd4 Ne6 15. Qd3 Re8 16. Nxd5 $14) ({The less enterprising} 
13... Nbd7 14. Nxd5 c6 15. Nf4 Re8 $132 {[%cal Yc5e4,Yd7f6] was perhaps also
playable, Black's intention is for example Ne4,Ndf6 etc.}) 14. Nxe6 Bxe6 15.
Bxf8 Qxf8 16. Rc1 c6 $44 {[%csl Gc6,Gd5] Black has a P for the exchange and a
solid [+].} 17. e4 $5 {Left to his own devices, Black could gradually improve
his position. Aronian decides to lash out and gives back a P to open the
position for his R.} (17. e3 Rd8 18. Ne2 Nc8 $5 $44) 17... Bxc3 {Black
sensibly takes the P.} (17... d4 18. Ne2 {[%cal Ye2f4] /\Nf4+/=}) 18. exd5 (18.
Rxc3 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxh3 20. Re1 Be6 $11) 18... Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxh3 (19... Bb2
$143 20. Rc2 (20. Bxe6 Bxc1 21. Bxf7+ $11) 20... Bxh3 21. Bg2 $14 {/\} Rd8 22.
Rd2) 20. Bg2 Rd8 21. Qf3 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Bd2 23. Rc2 Rd4 24. Rd1 Qd6 25. Rc4 Rd5
$11 {Black has mobilized his forces and equlized the material balance, but
White's major pieces are suffciently active. In the following phase Ivanchuk
probably started playing for a win, but only gets into trouble.} 26. Re4 Kg7
27. b4 Bg5 28. Rxd5 Qxd5 29. Re2 Qd7 (29... Qxf3+ $142 30. Kxf3 Kf8 31. g4 Be7
$11) 30. Qc3+ Bf6 31. Qd2 Qc7 (31... Qxd2 32. Rxd2 Bc3 33. Rd7 Bxb4 34. Rxb7 a5
35. Rc7 c5 36. g4 $36 {[%csl Rb4] ץb4}) (31... Qc8 $5 32. Qd6 h5 $11 {still
seems safe enough.}) 32. Re8 $5 {It's White's time to show some ambition,
Aronian is not afraid of the o^c.} c5 {[%cal Rc7c6] /\Qc6} 33. b5 a6 (33... c4
$5 34. Qb4 g5 $13) 34. a4 axb5 35. axb5 h5 (35... c4 $142) 36. Qd5 Qb6 $2 ({
This was the last chance to play} 36... c4 {, although White has} 37. Re4 c3
38. Rc4 $14) 37. Qd7 {[%cal Re8b8] /\Rb8+/-} Bd4 38. Rb8 Qf6 39. f4 (39. f3 $5
$16 {/\} Qe5 40. Re8 Qg5 41. f4) 39... b6 40. Qd8 $1 {White wins a pawn and
transposes into a technical _|_.} Qxd8 41. Rxd8 Be3 (41... Bc3 42. Ra8 {
[%cal Ra8a6] /\Ra6+-}) 42. Kf3 Bg1 43. Rc8 ({Aronian saves a tempo in
comparison with} 43. Rb8 c4 44. Rc8) 43... c4 44. Rxc4 $18 Kf6 45. Rc1 Bd4 46.
Ke4 Bf2 47. Rc2 Bg1 (47... Bxg3 48. Rc6+ Ke7 49. Rxb6 $18 {[%csl Gb5] o^b}) 48.
Rc6+ Ke7 49. f5 gxf5+ (49... g5 50. Rh6 $18) 50. Kxf5 Bf2 51. Kf4 {[%cal Rc6h6]
/\Rh6+-} h4 52. gxh4 Bxh4 53. Rxb6 Bf2 54. Rc6 Kd7 55. Ke5 {[%cal Re5d5,Rb5b7]
/\Kd5,b6-b7} 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 39th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2011.07.31"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2011.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. c5 Nf4 11. a4 {Hardly a worthwhile experiment.} (11. Bxf4
exf4 12. Rc1 {is the most common continuation here.}) 11... f5 12. Bc4 fxe4 13.
Nxe4 h6 {[%csl Gf4]} 14. Re1 (14. g3 Nh3+ $1 (14... Nh5 15. Nfd2 Kh8 16. Ra3 a6
17. cxd6 cxd6 18. b5 Bf5 19. bxa6 bxa6 20. Qe2 $14 {0-1 Bareev,E (2677)
-Amonatov,F (2649)/Dagomys 2008/CBM 124 (36)}) 15. Kh1 Bg4 16. Ra3 Qd7 $132 {
S.Zagrebelny}) 14... Bg4 15. Ra3 g5 16. h3 Bh5 17. Bxf4 Rxf4 18. g3 Rf8 19. a5
Kh8 20. Kg2 Rb8 21. Qd2 (21. h4 $5 gxh4 22. Rh1 Nf5 23. Qb1 {K.Landa} dxc5 $5
24. bxc5 b5 $13) 21... b6 22. axb6 axb6 $11 {Despite White's control of the
e4-square, Black's strong light-squared bishop guarantees him sufficient
counterplay.} 23. Nfxg5 $5 {[%mdl 512] A risky but interesting piece sacrifice.
} (23. cxd6 cxd6 24. Bb5 Ra8 $132) 23... hxg5 24. Qxg5 Bg6 25. cxd6 cxd6 26.
Ra7 Rc8 (26... Rf7 $5 27. f3 b5 28. Rxe7 Qxe7 29. Qxg6 bxc4 30. Ng5 Kg8 31.
Nxf7 Qxf7 32. Qxd6 Rb5 {K.Landa} 33. Rd1 {- White is fighting for a draw here.}
) 27. Rxe7 Rxc4 28. f3 Rc2+ (28... Rxb4 29. h4 b5 30. Re2 $132 {[%cal Rh4h5]})
29. Kg1 Rc8 30. Ra1 (30. h4 $5 {was recommended by K.Landa:} Rf7 31. Qxg6 Rxe7
32. Ng5 Bf8 33. Qh5+ Kg8 34. Qg6+ $11 {since} Bg7 $2 35. h5 {is favourable for
White.}) {The text move is also enough for a draw.} 30... Rf7 31. Qxg6 Qxe7 (
31... Rxe7 32. Ng5 $11) 32. Ng5 $2 (32. Nxd6 {was indicated by many
commentators. After} Rcf8 33. Nxf7+ Qxf7 34. Qxf7 Rxf7 35. Kg2 {, with 3 pawns
for a piece, White should not lose.}) 32... Kg8 33. Qh7+ Kf8 34. Ne6+ Ke8 35.
Qh5 Bf6 (35... Qf6 $142 $1 {[%cal Re5e4] although Black still has a lot of
work to do to consolidate his position, e.g.} 36. Qg4 $1 Rd7 37. f4 $5 e4 ({
but not} 37... exf4 38. Re1 $1) 38. Ra2 {etc.}) 36. g4 $2 {Wrong! Surprisingly,
it is very difficult for Black to make any progress after} (36. Ra2 {(K.Landa)}
) ({or} 36. Qg6 Qb7 37. Ra2 {[%cal Yh3h4]} b5 38. Kg2) 36... Qb7 {Quite
sufficient but} (36... e4 $142 $1 37. Rf1 exf3 38. Rxf3 Rc1+ 39. Kg2 Rc2+ 40.
Kh1 Qa7 $19) 37. Rd1 (37. Qg6 b5 {[%cal Rb7b6] White has no time for the Kg2,
Ra2 setup.} 38. Kh1 $1 (38. Ra2 Bd8 $1 {[%cal Rf7f3,Rb7d5]} 39. Qg8+ Ke7 40.
Qg5+ Kd7 41. Qg6 Rf6) 38... e4 39. Re1 Qxd5 40. Qg8+ Ke7 41. Qxc8 Qxe6 42. Rxe4
Be5 $19) 37... Qa6 {[%cal Ra6e2]} 38. Qg6 Ke7 39. g5 Bh8 40. Re1 Qa3 41. Nd4
Qxb4 (41... Rc1 {is simpler:} 42. Qe6+ Kf8 43. Qxd6+ Kg8 $19) 42. Nf5+ Kf8 43.
Rd1 (43. Qxd6+ Qxd6 44. Nxd6 Rd8 45. Nxf7 Kxf7 $19 {_|_}) 43... Rc2 44. Nd4
exd4 45. Qxc2 Qc3 46. Qe4 Qe3+ 47. Qxe3 dxe3 48. Kg2 Bc3 49. Kf1 Rxf3+ 50. Ke2
Rxh3 0-1

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.05.05"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. Re1
Rb8 9. Rb1 Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Qd3 c5 {GM I.Stohl examined this variation in
detail - see CBM 106, annotations to Bauer-Nijboer.} 12. e4 $146 {This obvious
move is, surprisingly, a novelty!} ({The prophylactical} 12. b3 {is the most
common course:} Bd7 (12... Nd7 $5 13. Bd2 (13. e4 $5 {- game}) 13... b6 14. Ne4
Nf6 $5 15. Nxf6+ exf6 16. Bc3 Bd7 (16... f5 $5) 17. Nd2 (17. e4 $142 $5 b5 18.
Qd2 b4 19. Bb2 $14 {Stohl}) 17... b5 18. e3 b4 19. Ba1 Nb7 20. f4 f5 $11 {
0-1 Bauer,C-Nijboer,F/Nancy 2005/CBM 106/[Stohl] (40)}) 13. a4 Qc7 (13... e6
14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Bf4 Nh5 16. Bxd6 Bf5 17. e4 Bg4 18. e5 Nc6 19. Rbd1 Rc8 20.
h3 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Bxd1 22. Qxd1 Re6 23. Nxf7 $1 $18 {1-0 Baburin,
A-Anagnostopoulos,D/Port Erin 1999/CBM 074 (28)}) 14. e4 b6 (14... e6 {is
premature:} 15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. Bf4 Rbd8 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. cxd5 Bd7 19. b4 $1 c4 (
19... cxb4 $142 20. Rec1 $36 {Stohl}) 20. Rec1 Rc8 21. Qa3 Nb3 22. Rxb3 cxb3
23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Qxb3 Rc3 25. Qa2 Rxe4 26. h3 Rxb4 27. Qe2 Bf8 (27... Rxf4 28.
gxf4 Kf8 29. Qb2 Rxf3 30. Qxb7 $18 {1-0 Foisor,C-Van der Weide,K/Triesen 2007/
CBM 118 ext (39)}) 28. Ng5 Bxa4 29. Ne4 $18 {1-0 Pert,N-Straub,N/Port Erin
2003/CBM 096 ext (32)}) 15. Bf4 (15. h3 Qc8 16. g4 h5 17. g5 Nh7 18. Kh2 Qc7
19. Qc2 Rb7 20. Bb2 Reb8 21. Ra1 Nf8 22. Ra3 Be8 23. Qd2 Nd7 24. Ne2 Bxb2 25.
Qxb2 b5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Kleinsorgen,H-Conterno,D/IECG 2005/Telechess 117 (45)})
15... Ng4 16. h3 Ne5 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. Be3 Qd6 19. Qc2 e6 20. Rbd1 exd5 21.
exd5 f5 22. Bg5 e4 23. h4 Be5 24. Ne2 Nb7 25. Qd2 Nd8 26. Be3 Nf7 27. a5 Bf6
28. h5 Ne5 $132 {0-1 Martinovic,D-Von Saleski,M/www.desc-online.de 2004/
Telechess CBM 111 (66)}) (12. Bd2 {is harmless:} b5 13. b3 (13. cxb5 c4) 13...
bxc4 (13... e6 $143 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Ng5 Bf5 16. e4 Bc8 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Nxb5
Ba6 19. Qxd6 $16 Nxb3 20. Bf4 $1 {1-0 Kveinys,A-Kulaots,K/Mezezers 2000/EXT
2001 (24)}) 14. bxc4 Rxb1 15. Rxb1 Qc7 16. e4 Bd7 17. h3 Rb8 18. Bf1 Be8 19.
Nd1 Rxb1 20. Qxb1 Nd7 21. Ne3 Nb7 22. Bd3 Qb6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Giua,F-Safranska,A/
France 2002/EXT 2003 (40)}) 12... Nd7 ({It is unclear what GM P.Svidler had
prepared against} 12... b5 13. cxb5 $140 c4) 13. b3 e5 {In my opinion, this
move doesn't quite match the whole idea (a6, Rb8, Nd7).} (13... Ne5 14. Nxe5
dxe5 {is logical or, if Black doesn't want to hurry,}) (13... b6 14. a3 Qc7)
14. a3 Qc7 15. Be3 (15. Bf1 $142 $1 {[%cal Rb3b4]} b6 16. b4 Nb7 17. Bd2 $14)
15... b5 16. cxb5 Nxb3 $1 {missed or provoked by White?} 17. a4 Nd4 (17... c4
18. Qf1 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Yf3d2]}) 18. Nd2 axb5 19. Nxb5 Nxb5 20. axb5 Nb6 $13 {
Black has safely protected his queenside.} 21. Bf1 (21. Rec1 $5 f5 22. Nc4)
21... Bd7 {Black plays passively; it was quite possible (now or later) to
display activity:} (21... f5 $5 22. f3 Rf8 $132) 22. Ra1 Rb7 23. Reb1 Reb8 24.
Ra6 Qd8 25. Qa3 Nc8 26. Ra8 Bf8 (26... Qc7 $5 27. Rxb8 $140 Qxb8) 27. Rxb8 Rxb8
28. Qa6 Nb6 29. Nc4 Nxc4 30. Bxc4 Ra8 31. Qb7 f6 $6 (31... Rb8 {was quite
enough for a draw. If} 32. Bg5 (32. Qa7 Ra8) {then} 32... Qe8 33. Qa6 (33. Qc7
Bxb5 {[%cal Yb8c8]}) 33... Ra8 34. Qb6 Ra4 $132) 32. b6 Rb8 33. Qa7 Ra8 34. Qb7
Rb8 35. Qa7 Ra8 36. Bxc5 $1 {[%mdl 512] An excellent attempt, to which Black
fails to find the right response.} dxc5 $2 {After this move White's passed
pawn decide the game.} (36... Rxa7 37. bxa7 Qa5 {was the only way to survive.
It leads to amazing variations:} 38. Be3 (38. Rb8 $4 Bh3) 38... Bh3 $1 39. Bf1
Qa2 $1 40. Rc1 Bxf1 41. Kxf1 {[%cal Yf1g2,Yc1c8]} f5 $8 42. Kg2 (42. Rc8 $4
Qa6+) 42... f4 43. gxf4 exf4 44. Bd4 Qa4 45. h3 {to free the h2-square} (45.
Rc8 $143 Qxd4 46. a8=Q Qxe4+ 47. Kf1 Qd3+ 48. Ke1 Qb1+ 49. Ke2 Qe4+ 50. Kd2
Qb4+ 51. Kc2 Qe4+ 52. Kb2 Qb4+ 53. Ka2 Qd2+ 54. Ka3 Qd3+ 55. Kb4 Qb1+ 56. Ka5
Qa1+ 57. Kb5 Qb2+ 58. Kc6 Qc3+ 59. Kb7 (59. Kd7 Qg7+) 59... Qb2+ 60. Kc7 Qg7+
61. Kb8 Qb2+ 62. Qb7 Qxf2 $13) 45... Qxd4 46. a8=Q f3+ $3 (46... Qxe4+ 47. Kg1
$16) 47. Kxf3 Qf6+ 48. Ke3 (48. Kg2 $4 Qg5+) (48. Ke2 Qb2+ 49. Kd1 Qd4+ $11)
48... Qg5+ 49. f4 Qg3+ 50. Kd4 Qf2+ 51. Kd3 Qf3+ 52. Kc4 Qxe4+ 53. Kb3 Qd3+ 54.
Rc3 Qb1+ 55. Kc4 Qf1+ 56. Kb4 Qxf4+ 57. Ka3 Qe5 {and Black should not lose.})
37. d6+ Kh8 38. Qc7 Rb8 39. b7 {[%cal Rc7d8]} Be7 $8 40. Qxc5 Bf8 41. Qc7 Bb5 (
41... Be7 42. Bd5 {[%cal Yb1a1,Ya1a8]}) 42. Qxd8 Rxd8 43. Rxb5 Bxd6 (43... Rb8
44. d7 {[%cal Yb5a5,Ya5a8]}) 44. Rd5 1-0

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bf4 d6 6. e3 c5 7. d5 Qb6 $5 {
An unusual but decent move.} (7... Qa5 {and}) (7... Na6 {are normally played.})
8. Rb1 (8. Qd2 Bf5 9. Rc1 a5 10. b3 a4 11. bxa4 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Ng5 Bf5
14. e4 Bd7 15. Bd3 Rxa4 $13 {1-0 Drozdovskij,Y-Alford,P/Dos Hermanas 2004/CBM
099 ext (30)}) (8. Qb3 Qxb3 9. axb3 Na6 10. e4 Nb4 11. O-O-O Ng4 12. Bg3 f5 13.
h3 fxe4 14. Nxe4 Nh6 15. Bd3 Nf5 16. Bh2 Bd7 17. Rhe1 b5 18. Nc3 Nxd3+ 19. Rxd3
bxc4 20. bxc4 Rab8 21. g4 Nd4 22. Nxd4 cxd4 23. Nd1 Bf6 24. b3 a5 $15 {1/2-1/2
Anastasian,A-Kruppa,Y/St Petersburg 1993/TD (43)}) 8... e5 $5 {As White can't
take on d6 now, his whole setup with Bf4 loses sense.} (8... Na6 9. a3 Nh5 10.
Bg5 Re8 11. Nd2 Nb8 12. Be2 Nf6 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Qc2 e6 15. e4 e5 16. b4 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Pytel,K-Cornelisse,J/La Fere 2007/CBM 119 ext (41)}) 9. Bg5 (9. dxe6
Bxe6 10. Qb3 (10. Qxd6 $6 Nc6 $36) 10... Qc6 11. Rd1 Rd8 12. Be2 h6 13. O-O Na6
14. Rd2 Nh5 15. Bg3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Nc7 17. Rfd1 Rab8 $132 {0-1 Nikolic,
B-Vojinovic,G/Vrsac 2000/EXT 2001 (38)}) 9... Bf5 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nbd7
12. Nd2 (12. e4 Nh5 {[%cal Yf7f5]}) 12... Rae8 13. a3 a6 14. f3 Qc7 15. Bh4 Nh5
$1 16. g4 e4 $1 {[%mdl 512] An excellent positional sacrifice based on a
tactical idea.} 17. fxe4 (17. Ncxe4 f5 $1 {the point!} 18. gxh5 fxe4 19. fxe4
Ne5 20. Qe2 $13 {may be better for White than the text as he has two extra
pawns here!}) 17... Bf6 $1 18. Bxf6 (18. Bf2 Bxc3 $1 19. bxc3 $8 Nhf6 20. h3 {
With two pairs of doubled pawns White's position is not too attractive.}) 18...
Nhxf6 19. Qe2 {Black has a strong e5-square but White's position is quite
solid and he eventually holds his ground. It is curious that doubled pawns
have a certain merit: they protect all the important squares beside (though
not in front of) them!} Ne5 20. h3 Qe7 21. Rg1 Nfd7 22. Kd1 Qh4 23. Kc2 Rb8 (
23... Qxh3 $2 24. Rh1 Qxg4 25. Qh2 {[%cal Rh2h7,Rb1g1]}) 24. Rh1 Kg7 25. a4 Rh8
26. Qg2 Qg5 27. Qg3 h5 28. Qf4 Qe7 29. g5 Rhf8 30. Rbf1 Qd8 31. Qg3 Qa5 32. Ra1
Qb4 33. a5 b5 34. axb6 Nxb6 35. Na2 Qa5 36. Nc3 Qb4 37. Na2 Qa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. c5 Nf4 11. Bxf4 exf4 12. Rc1 h6 13. Nd4 a6 ({As to} 13... g5
{White replies} 14. Bh5 {(the main theoretical line), Black looks for a useful
waiting move. Besides the text,}) (13... Kh8 $5 {and}) (13... a5 $5 {have been
tried.}) 14. h3 (14. Qd2 g5 15. h3 $6 (15. Bh5 $142 $1) 15... Ng6 16. Bh5 (16.
Bg4 Bxg4 17. hxg4 Ne5 18. f3 $140 Nc4) 16... Ne5 17. Nf3 Bd7 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19.
Bg4 Bxg4 20. hxg4 Qf6 21. Rfd1 h5 $1 22. gxh5 g4 $40 {0-1 Antonsen,M-Josephsen,
N/Aarhus 1989/EXT 1998 (64)}) (14. a4 $5 {needs testing:} g5 (14... c6 $5 15.
Nb3 a5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Karpman,V-Golod,V/Simferopol 1991/EXT 1998}) 15. h3 (15.
Bh5 $5) 15... Ng6 16. Bg4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Ne5 18. f3 Qf6 19. Ne2 Qg6 20. Qd2 h5
21. Bxc8 Raxc8 22. Nd4 Qf6 23. Nf5 $16 {1-0 Pecak,M-Jedra,W/Lublin 1999/EXT
2003 (31)}) (14. Re1 {is the most popular move:} Kh7 (14... Bd7 15. a3 Kh7 16.
Nb3 f5 17. Bf3 $1 fxe4 18. Nxe4 Nf5 19. Na5 b6 20. cxb6 cxb6 21. Nc6 $16 {
1-0 Psakhis,L-Kantsler,B/Israel 2002/CBM 088/[Psakhis](37)}) (14... Kh8 15. Qd2
Ng8 16. Nb3 Be5 17. Na5 g5 18. Nc4 f6 19. h3 $16 {1-0 Thallinger,H-Gross,D/
Balatonbereny 1995/CBM 048 ext (52)}) 15. Qd2 g5 16. Bh5 $1 Ng6 17. Bxg6+ Kxg6
18. Na4 (18. Qd3 $1 Be5 19. Nf3 f6 20. Ne2 $14) 18... Be5 19. Nb2 Qf6 20. Red1
f3 $13 {0-1 Karpman-Bitansky,I/Tel Aviv 1996 (36)}) 14... Kh8 (14... Kh7 15.
Qd3 (15. Bg4 Bxg4 16. hxg4 Ng8 17. Nf3 {Wahls} Re8 $13) (15. Re1 $5) (15. Qd2
$5 g5 16. Bh5) 15... Ng8 16. cxd6 $6 (16. Rfd1) 16... cxd6 17. Nf3 Re8 18. a4
Bd7 19. a5 Rc8 $15 {0-1 Karpman,V-Kruppa,Y/Simferopol 1990/CBM 021/[Wahls] (53)
}) 15. Qd2 Ng8 $6 16. Rfd1 h5 {An unusual plan - and an unusual reply!} 17.
Qxf4 $5 {[%mdl 512] In fact, this sacrifice was not necessary -} (17. Nf3 {
[%cal Ye2d3,Yc3e2] created serious problems for Black. If} f5 {then} 18. Bd3)
17... Bh6 18. Qg3 h4 19. Qd3 Bxc1 20. Rxc1 {Of course, White's central pawn
gives him a more than sufficient compensation for the exchange.} Qg5 21. Re1
Bd7 22. c6 {There was no need to hurry:} (22. Nf3 Qf4 (22... Qf6 23. Qe3 {
[%cal Ye2c4,Ye4e5]}) 23. Qd4+ Kh7 24. Bd1 $36) 22... bxc6 23. dxc6 Be6 24. Bg4
$5 Bxg4 25. hxg4 Ne7 (25... Qxg4 $5 26. Nd5 h3 $1 27. Qxh3+ Qxh3 28. gxh3 Ra7
29. Re3 $36 {[%cal Ye3a3]}) 26. Qd1 Rab8 27. a3 Kg7 28. Re3 Qf6 29. Nf3 Nxc6 $6
{Black decides to give up two pawns (c7 and a6) for this one but overlooks a
dangerous trick. It was not easy to find a better defence. E.g.} (29... Rfe8
30. g5 Qf4 (30... Qe6 31. Nxh4 Nxc6 32. Nd5) 31. e5 d5 $5 (31... dxe5 32. Re4
Qf5 33. Rxe5 Qc8 34. Qa1 $16 {[%cal Yc3e4]}) 32. e6 $1 $36) ({Perhaps the
difficult} 29... Rbe8 $5 {move was the best option} 30. g5 $140 Qf4 31. e5 d5
$1 32. e6 fxe6 33. Rxe6 h3 $1 $132) 30. Nd5 Qe6 (30... Qd8 31. Qa1+ Ne5 (31...
f6 32. g5) 32. Nxe5 dxe5 33. Qxe5+ f6 34. Qc3 $16) 31. Nxc7 $2 (31. Ng5 $1 {
was much stronger} Qd7 $140 (31... Qe5 $2 32. f4 Qd4 33. Qc1 {[%cal Rc1c6,
Rg5f3]}) 32. Nh7 $1 Rfd8 33. Rc3 $1 {[%cal Rh7f6]} Qe6 34. Rxc6 Kxh7 35. Rxc7
$18) 31... Qxg4 $2 {Resignation. Black's position now collapses.} (31... Qd7 $1
32. Nxa6 Rbd8 {kept drawing chances} ({or} 32... Rbc8 33. e5 Rfd8)) 32. Qxd6
$18 Rbd8 (32... h3 33. Ne1) 33. Qxc6 Rd1+ 34. Ne1 h3 35. Qc3+ f6 36. Rxh3 Rc8
37. e5 1-0

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:59:36"]
[BlackClock "1:10:44"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Kh1 Nh5 11. g4 Nf6 12. Bf4 h5 13. Nf5 $1 {[%mdl 512] This
interesting piece sacrifice was found just recently.} (13. g5 {is the main
theoretical move.}) 13... gxf5 14. gxf5 {[%cal Yf1g1,Gg1g8]} d5 {Black failed
to parry White's attack in two previous games:} (14... Nbd7 15. Rg1 Kh8 16. Qe1
Ne5 (16... Nh7 $5 {needs checking}) 17. Qh4 Nh7 18. Qxh5 Qe7 19. Rg3 Nd7 20.
Rag1 Ndf6 21. Qh4 Nxe4 22. Qxh7+ $1 Kxh7 23. Rxg7+ Kh8 24. fxe4 $18 {1-0 (35)
Shomoev,A (2557)-Ganguly,S (2626) Moscow 2013}) (14... Kh8 15. Rg1 Nh7 16. Bxd6
Nd7 17. Qd2 Be5 18. Bxe5+ Rxe5 19. f4 Re8 20. Bxh5 Qe7 21. Qg2 Qf8 {1/2 (39)
Antic,D (2473)-Markovic,M (2486) Pozarevac 2013} 22. e5 $16) 15. cxd5 cxd5 16.
e5 $6 (16. Rg1 $142 $1 $40 {(Indicated by GM M.Golubev), e.g.} dxe4 17. Nxe4 $1
Qxd1 (17... Nxe4 18. fxe4 Qxd1 19. Raxd1 Kh8 20. f6 $1 Bxf6 21. Rd5 Bg4 22.
Bxg4 hxg4 23. Rxg4 $18) (17... Bxf5 18. Nd6) 18. Nxf6+ Kh8 19. Raxd1 Bxf6 20.
Rd6 Nd7 21. Bb5 $16) 16... Bxf5 17. exf6 Qxf6 18. Nxd5 Qxb2 19. Ne7+ $1 Rxe7
20. Qd8+ Kh7 (20... Bf8 $142 $1 {, which apparently led to equality:} 21. Rg1+
(21. Bc4 Nd7 $1 22. Qxa8 Re4 $3) 21... Bg4 22. fxg4 Nd7 $1 (22... h4 $143 23.
Bf3) 23. gxh5+ Kh8 24. Qxa8 Rxe2 {(M.Golubev)} 25. Rae1 $1 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Qf2
27. Bg3 Qf3+ 28. Kg1 Kh7 29. Bf2 Qg4+ 30. Bg3 Qf3 $11) 21. Qxe7 Bg6 (21... Nc6
$2 22. Qxf7 Bg6 23. Bd3 $1 Bxd3 24. Qxh5+ Kg8 25. Qd5+ $18) 22. Rad1 $6 (22.
Qe8 $142 $1 $16 {keeping Black's queenside frozen.} Qb4 23. Bg3 Bxa1 $6 24.
Rxa1 {is obviously bad for Black.}) 22... Nc6 23. Qe3 Qxa2 {Black has two
pawns for the exchange. White finally manages to capture one of them but
doesn't get winning chances:} 24. Bd3 Rd8 25. Bxg6+ fxg6 26. Rxd8 Nxd8 27. Be5
Ne6 28. Ra1 Qd5 29. Bxg7 Nxg7 {White's king is too exposed.} 30. Qe4 (30. Rxa7
Nf5 31. Qe2 {is hardly sufficient either.}) 30... Qd7 31. Rxa7 Qd1+ 32. Kg2
Qd2+ 33. Kh3 Qd7+ 34. Kg2 Qd2+ 35. Kg3 Qd6+ 36. f4 Kh6 37. Rxb7 Nf5+ 38. Kg2
Qd2+ 39. Kg1 Ne3 40. Rh7+ Kxh7 41. Qe7+ Kg8 42. Qe8+ Kg7 43. Qe7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 16th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2009.04.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Belov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2009.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Eurasia Logistics"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. f3 f5 11. g4 {A well-forgotten old system. White intends to
seize the initiative on the kingside or close it altogether.} Kh8 12. Nd3 {
Other options:} (12. Be3) (12. Ng2) (12. h4) 12... Ng8 13. Kh1 f4 (13... Bh6
14. Rg1 Bxc1 15. Rxc1 c5 16. dxc6 $1 bxc6 17. c5 fxe4 18. fxe4 dxc5 19. Na4 Ba6
20. Naxc5 Nxc5 21. Nxc5 Bxe2 22. Qxe2 $16 {1-0 Lautier,J-Degraeve,J/Epinal
1986/EXT 1997 (35)}) (13... a5 $5 14. Rg1 (14. a3 b6 15. Bd2 Nc5 16. Nxc5 bxc5
17. gxf5 gxf5 18. Rg1 Bd7 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Ne4 Nf6 21. Bd3 Nxe4 22. fxe4 Bg6
$15 {0-1 Michaelsen,N-Bischoff,K/Germany 1989/GER-chT (43)}) 14... Rf7 15. g5
$6 (15. Bd2 $13 {[%cal Ya2a3,Yb2b4] Dolmatov}) 15... f4 16. Bf1 Bf8 17. b3 Be7
18. Nb5 b6 19. Bh3 Nc5 20. Bxc8 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 Qxc8 22. Qf1 h6 $1 23. gxh6 g5
$15 {1/2-1/2 Vaganian,R-Uhlmann,W/Niksic 1978/MCL/[Dolmatov] (60)}) (13... c5
$5 14. a3 Ndf6 15. Rg1 b6 16. Bd2 Rb8 17. b4 Rb7 18. Rb1 Rbf7 19. bxc5 bxc5 20.
Qe1 Nd7 21. Nc1 fxg4 22. fxg4 h6 23. Nb3 a6 24. g5 hxg5 25. Bxg5 Bf6 26. Be3
Bh4 $13 {1/2-1/2 Dzevlan,M-Popovic,P/Kladovo 1991/TD (60)}) (13... a6 14. Be3
Bh6 15. Qd2 Qh4 16. Rg1 fxg4 17. Rxg4 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Qe7 19. Qg5 Nb6 20. Qxe7
Nxe7 21. Rgg1 Nxc4 22. Rac1 c6 23. dxc6 bxc6 24. Na4 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Khomyakov,
V-Khait,A/Warsaw 1992/CBM 028 ext}) 14. Rg1 Bf6 $146 {An ambitious plan. Black
starts preparing ...h7-h5. However, it is too slow.} (14... g5 $142 {, and
Black obtained a good position in the following game:} 15. Bd2 h5 16. h3 (16.
gxh5 $5 Bh6 17. c5 $1 {should be checked}) 16... Rf6 17. Rc1 Rh6 18. Kg2 Bf8
19. b4 Ne7 20. c5 Ng6 21. cxd6 Bxd6 22. Nb5 Nf6 23. Nf2 Bd7 24. a4 {1/2-1/2
Cheparinov,I-Fedorov,A/Khanty Mansiysk 2005/CBM 111}) 15. b4 Bh4 16. c5 Ndf6
17. Bb2 Bd7 18. a4 h5 {Completing his plan but White changes everything by
means of a (typical, in fact) piece sacrifice.} 19. Nxf4 $5 {[%mdl 512]} (19.
gxh5 g5 $1) 19... exf4 20. g5 Kh7 (20... Ne8 21. cxd6 cxd6 22. Nb5+ Kh7 23. Qd4
Ne7 24. Nxd6 Qb6 $1 25. Nc4 Qxd4 26. Bxd4 $44) 21. gxf6 Bxf6 22. Qd2 Nh6 (22...
Be5 23. Nb5 $1 Bxb5 24. axb5 Qf6 25. Bxe5 Qxe5 26. Ra3 $16 {[%cal Yg1a1]}) 23.
Bb5 Bh3 (23... Nf7 24. Bxd7 Qxd7 25. Qg2 g5 26. Nb5 Bxb2 27. Qxb2 $16 {[%cal
Yb5d4,Yd4e6,Yd4f5]}) 24. Bf1 Bd7 25. Bb5 Bh3 26. Rac1 Be5 (26... a6 27. Bf1 Bd7
28. Ne2 $16) 27. Nd1 {[%cal Yd1f2,Yf2d3]} (27. Ne2 {[%cal Ye2d4]}) 27... a6 28.
Nf2 $1 Bc8 (28... axb5 29. Nxh3 {[%cal Rh3g5,Rg5e6]} Nf7 30. cxd6 cxd6 31. Bxe5
dxe5 32. axb5 $16) 29. Bf1 Nf7 30. Nd3 Bd7 31. cxd6 cxd6 32. Nxe5 dxe5 33. d6
$1 {White must even be ready to sacrifice this pawn to open up files and
diagonals for his bishops.} Bxa4 $2 (33... Rc8 $142 $1 34. Bc4 $1 (34. Rxc8
$143 Qxc8) 34... Nxd6 $5 35. Bb3 $1 (35. Qxd6 $2 Bg4 $1) 35... Nf7 (35... Rxc1
36. Rxc1 Nf7 37. Qd5 $16) 36. Rcd1 Rc7 37. Qg2 Qf6 38. Bxf7 Qxf7 39. Bxe5 $16)
34. Rc7 Kh6 35. Rxf7 $2 {There was no need to sacrifice an exchange.} (35. Bc4
{was much simpler:} Bd7 (35... Nxd6 36. Rxg6+ Kxg6 37. Qg2+ $18) (35... Qxd6
36. Qg2 $18) 36. Bxf7 Rxf7 37. Bxe5 $18) 35... Rxf7 36. Bxe5 Bb5 37. Bxf4+ $6 {
White has no easy win anymore although his strong central pawns should
guarantee him an advantage.} (37. Qd5 $5 Qg8 $1 (37... Qd7 38. Bh3 Qxh3 39.
Bxf4+ Kg7 40. Bh6+ $1 $18) 38. Bxb5 axb5 39. Bxf4+ Kh7 40. Qg5 Qg7 41. Be5 Qh6
42. Qg2 $16) 37... Kh7 38. Bg2 $6 {A practical decision: to keep a bishop pair
and continue "torturing" Black. But that was the very moment when Alexander
Grischuk could have equalized the game.} (38. Bxb5 axb5 39. Be5 Qd7 40. Qg5 Qe6
$14) 38... Qd7 $2 (38... Qf8 $1 39. Be3 Rxf3 $1 40. Bxf3 Qxf3+ 41. Qg2 Qf7 {
[%cal Rb5c6] and White must repeat moves:} 42. Qg5 Qf3+ 43. Qg2 Qf7 $11) 39.
Bg5 {[%cal Yf3f4,Ye4e5]} (39. Be5 $5 {[%cal Yf3f4]}) 39... Bc6 (39... Rc8 40.
f4) (39... Qe6 40. f4 Bc6 41. Qd3 $16) 40. Qd4 $5 (40. f4 Re8 41. Qd3 $140 h4
$1) 40... a5 41. Bc1 $2 {[%cal Rd4e3] Creating a "strong" threat, which proves
to be a bluff!} (41. bxa5 $142 Rxa5 42. Bd2 Ra4 43. Qe5 $14) 41... Qe8 $2 (
41... axb4 $1 42. Qe3 Rg7 43. Qh6+ Kg8 44. Bb2 Qf7 45. f4 Ra2 $1 {and Black
holds on.}) 42. Qe3 Qf8 43. b5 $1 Bd7 (43... Bxb5 44. e5 Bc6 45. e6 $18 {
[%csl Gd6,Ge6]}) 44. e5 Re8 45. f4 {Finally White has created a strong pawn
wedge and regained the upper hand.} Bxb5 46. Be4 Rf5 47. Qb6 Bc6 48. Bxc6 bxc6
49. d7 Rd8 50. Qxc6 Qf7 51. e6 $18 {[%csl Gd7,Ge6]} Qe7 52. Re1 $2 (52. Ba3 $1
Qf6 (52... Qxa3 53. e7 Qxe7 54. Qxg6+ Kh8 55. Qxf5 $18) 53. Bb2 $1 Qe7 54. Be5
$18 {[%cal Re5c7]}) 52... Rf6 $2 {The last mistake.} ({After} 52... Rc5 $1 {
Black miraculously escapes:} 53. Qe4 (53. Ba3 Qh4 $1 54. Bxc5 Qxe1+ 55. Bg1 a4
$11) 53... Rxd7 54. Ba3 (54. f5 gxf5 55. Qf4 Rxc1 56. Qxf5+ Kh6 57. Rxc1 Rd4 $1
$11) 54... Rdc7 55. Rg1 Qe8 56. Bxc5 Rxc5 57. e7 Rf5 58. Rd1 {[%cal Rd1d8]} Rf7
$1 59. Rd7 Qxd7 60. e8=Q Qxe8 ({or} 60... Qd1+ 61. Qe1 Qf3+ 62. Kg1 Qxf4 {
forcing} 63. Q8e4) 61. Qxe8 Rxf4 {with a theoretical fortress.}) 53. Qe4 a4 54.
Bb2 (54. Ba3 $18) 54... Rf5 55. Qxa4 Rdf8 56. Qd4 Rxf4 57. Qg7+ Qxg7 58. Bxg7
Rd8 59. Be5 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. O-O
Ng4 (8... exd5 {is the main line and White has to decide between the Benoni
Penrose Attack, or taking back with the e P.}) 9. Bc2 (9. h3 {helps only for
Black exchanging the important B.} Ne5 10. f4 Nxd3 11. Qxd3 exd5 12. exd5 (12.
Nxd5 Be6 {/\ Nc6 and the dark squares are vulnerable.} 13. f5 Bxd5 14. Qxd5 Nc6
{1/2-1/2 J.Ivanov-V.Dimitrov, Marin 2001}) 12... Na6 13. a3 Nc7 14. Ng3 f5 $1 {
This is the important defensive method. Now the position becomes fairly closed
and it is far from easy to find a breakthrough for White. His g3 N is pathetic,
too.} 15. Be3 Re8 16. Bf2 a5 17. Rab1 Bd7 18. Nge2 b6 19. Rfe1 Qf6 20. Kh1 $11
{Bonsch-Ionescu, Stara Zagora 1990}) (9. dxe6 {Giving up the [+] cannot yield
anything real for White.} fxe6 10. f4 Nc6 11. h3 Nh6 12. Be3 e5 13. Qd2 exf4
14. Nxf4 Nf7 {fighting for the blockading squares e5 and d4.} 15. Rf2 Nfe5 16.
Raf1 Bd7 17. Nb5 a6 18. Nxd6 b6 19. Be2 Nd4 20. Bxd4 cxd4 $15 {Panczyk-Gdanski,
Poland 1992}) (9. f4 exd5 10. Nxd5 {White has a nice [+], but the dark squares
are weakened, especially >< d4.} Be6 (10... Nc6 11. h3 (11. Nec3 {Skembris})
11... Nf6 12. Bd2 $1 ({The aggressive} 12. f5 {gives up the vital e5 square.}
Nxd5 13. cxd5 Ne5 14. g4 b5 $1 $132 {Dumitrache-Nevednichy, La Fere 2002})
12... Re8 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Bc3 Bxc3 $142 $1 {Skembris} (14... a6 {/\ b5, but
the plan is a bit slow.} 15. Qd2 Rb8 16. Rad1 b5 17. cxb5 (17. b3 {holding the
[+].} Bxc3 18. Qxc3 bxc4 19. Bxc4 $5 {White sacrifices the e4 P in order to
attack against >< f7.} Rxe4 20. Qf3 $5 (20. Qd3 $6 Re7 $1 $15 {
Skembris-Nevednichy, Saint-Vincent 84/(463) 2002}) (20. f5 {! Skembris} Bxf5 $1
(20... Nd4 $5 21. fxg6 $1 Nxe2+ 22. Bxe2 hxg6 23. Bf3 $1 $40 Re8 24. Bc6 Rf8
25. Qg3 $16) (20... Ne5 21. Ng3 Rxc4 22. Qxe5 $1 $40) 21. Rxf5 $1 {This
positional exchange sacrifice is the logical follow-up, but things are far
from clear.} gxf5 22. Qg3+ Kh8 23. Rxd6 Qe8 24. Rxc6 f4 (24... Rxc4 $1) 25.
Qc3+ $18) 20... Qe8 21. Rxd6 $13) 17... axb5 18. Bb1 $5 $14) 15. Nxc3 Nd4 $13)
11. h3 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nf6 13. f5 Nbd7 14. fxg6 fxg6 15. Bg5 Qb6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6
17. Qc2 Rae8 18. Kh1 Re3 19. Nf4 Rfe8 20. Bxg6 $13 {Nemet-Gheorghiu, Biel 1992}
) 9... Ne5 (9... Qh4 {looks a bit hazardous.} 10. h3 Ne5 11. f4 (11. dxe6 Bxe6
12. f4 Nxc4 {- 11.f4}) 11... Nxc4 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. Bb3 $1 $16 {Suba} (13. b3
Nb6 14. f5 Bd7 15. Qxd6 Rc8 16. a4 Bc6 17. f6 Bh6 18. Bf4 Na6 19. Qd2 Bxf4 20.
Rxf4 Qh6 $11 {Knaak-Marin, Dortmund 1988})) 10. b3 exd5 11. exd5 (11. cxd5 {
leads to a Benoni type of position with good counterchances on the << for
Black.} b5 12. Rb1 (12. f4 b4 13. fxe5 Bxe5 14. Bf4 Bxf4 15. Nxf4 bxc3 16. Qe1
Ba6 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Nxd3 Nd7 19. Qxc3 Qg5 20. Rae1 Rae8 21. b4 cxb4 22. Nxb4
Nc5 $11 {Grigore-Marin, Bucharest 1994}) 12... b4 13. Na4 Ba6 14. h3 Ned7 {
preparing for f4.} 15. a3 bxa3 16. Bxa3 Nb6 17. Nb2 Re8 18. Re1 N8d7 $132 {
Bruzon Bautista-Nataf, Mallorca 2004}) 11... Re8 (11... b5 $143 $2 {is not a
100% correct P sacrifice.} 12. cxb5 a6 13. Bd2 $1 (13. f4) (13. Bf4) (13. Rb1
axb5 14. b4) 13... Nbd7 $142 {/\ Nb6} (13... Re8 14. Re1 $5 $14 (14. a4 axb5 (
14... Ra7 $2 15. Rb1 $1 axb5 16. Nxb5 Rae7 17. Nec3 $16 {Seirawan-V.Dimitrov,
Moscow (ol) 1994 62/580}) 15. axb5 $1 {firmly holding the important extra P on
b5.} (15. Nxb5 Nf3+ 16. gxf3 Bxa1 17. Qxa1 Rxe2 18. Bh6 f6 19. Be4 Ba6 20. Nc3
Nd7) 15... Rxa1 16. Qxa1 Nf3+ 17. gxf3 Rxe2 18. Qd1 Re8 19. Re1 $14))) (11...
f5 12. f4 Nf7 13. Bd2 $13 {Seirawan}) 12. Bf4 Na6 13. a3 f5 {Black's position
is a tough nut to crack!} 14. Qd2 Bd7 15. Rae1 (15. Rfe1 {looks more flexible.}
Nf7) (15. Bg5 Bf6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 $11 {and the exchange of the dark-squared B is
not bad for Black.}) 15... Nf7 (15... Qa5) 16. Qc1 (16. Qd1) 16... Nc7 17. a4 (
17. Bd3 Ne5) 17... Na6 {/\ Nb4 exploiting the weakness of b4.} (17... a6 {
is usually met by the standard} 18. a5) 18. Nb5 Be5 19. Bd2 (19. Bxe5 dxe5 20.
f4 e4 $15 {and after blockading >< d6 by the N it is only Black who can play
on.}) 19... Nb4 20. Bxb4 $6 {giving up the important B leads to passivity.} (
20. Bb1 a6 21. Nbc3) 20... cxb4 21. Qd2 a6 22. Nbd4 Qb6 $15 23. Rd1 Re7 24. h4
(24. Nf3 Bf6 25. Ned4 (25. Rfe1 Rae8 $15) 25... Rae8 $15) 24... Rae8 25. Nf4 a5
(25... Bg7 26. Nde6) (25... Bxd4 26. Qxd4 Qxd4 27. Rxd4 a5 $11) 26. g3 Bg7 27.
Kg2 (27. Nfe6 {looks promising, but Black can eliminate the dangerous intruder.
} Bh6 28. Qd3 Nd8) 27... Bh6 28. Rh1 Bg7 29. Bb1 Qxd4 30. Qxd4 Bxd4 31. Rxd4 b6
{The _|_ is a bit better for Black, but a plan for the penetration is hard to
find.} 32. Rdd1 Nd8 33. Nd3 Nb7 34. Rd2 Kg7 35. Bc2 h6 36. Bd1 Re4 37. Nf4 Nc5
38. Bc2 R4e7 39. Nd3 Na6 {Black needs the N for future operations.} 40. Nf4 Kf6
41. Bd1 Re4 42. Bf3 {[#]} Nc5 $5 {[%mdl 512] This is an ecellent positional
exchange sacrifice, after which only Black can win. The position remains
closed, and the white rooks cannot find open lines.} 43. Bxe4 fxe4 44. Rb1 Bg4
45. Ne2 (45. Kf1 {/\ Ng2-e3} e3 46. fxe3 Rxe3 47. Rf2 Bf5) 45... Bf5 46. Rbb2
e3 (46... Nd3 {looks tempting but after} 47. Rb1 Nxf2 48. Nd4 e3 49. Rxf2 exf2
50. Rf1 {White has no problems.}) 47. Rd4 (47. fxe3 Rxe3 $36) 47... exf2 (47...
Nd3 {is again parried by} 48. Rxd3 Bxd3 49. fxe3 Rxe3 50. Kf2) 48. Kxf2 g5 (
48... Nd3+ {is answered by} 49. Rxd3 Bxd3 50. Nd4 $11) 49. Nc1 Ke5 50. Rd1 gxh4
51. gxh4 Rg8 52. Rh1 Ne4+ 53. Ke1 Rg3 {The black pieces dominate the whole
board, the white pieces lack any of harmony.} 54. h5 $6 (54. Ne2) 54... Bg4 55.
Kf1 Rc3 56. Ne2 Re3 ({missing the beautiful} 56... Rf3+ $1 57. Kg1 (57. Ke1 Nf2
$17) 57... Rxb3 58. Rxb3 Bxe2 $36 {Black has sacrificed the second exchange,
but White's << pawns will fall.}) 57. Ng1 (57. Rg1) 57... Nc5 (57... Bd1 $1 {
was required:} 58. Rh3 Rxh3 59. Nxh3 Bxb3 $19) 58. Rh4 Bf5 $2 (58... Bd1 $1 {
was the last chance.}) 59. Kf2 {Now White can push back the enemy K and
activate his own pieces.} Rxb3 60. Rxb3 Nxb3 61. Nf3+ Kf6 62. Ke3 Bd7 63. Rf4+
Kg7 64. Nd4 Nc5 65. Kd2 Kg8 (65... Bxa4 66. Ne6+) 66. Ne6 Nxe6 67. dxe6 Bxe6
68. Rd4 Kf7 69. Rxd6 Bxc4 70. Rxh6 b5 71. axb5 Bxb5 72. Rg6 Be8 73. Rg1 Kf6 74.
h6 Bg6 75. Rf1+ Kg5 76. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Vegas op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Smirin,I"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Tyomkin,D} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 a6 7. Qd2
Nc6 8. Nge2 Rb8 9. d5 Ne5 10. Ng3 c6 11. Be2 b5 (11... Bd7 $2 12. f4 Neg4 13.
h3 h6 14. Bh4 $16 {Polugaevsky}) 12. cxb5 cxd5 $1 (12... cxb5 13. O-O $14 Bd7
14. Kh1 Rc8 15. f4 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. e5 Ng4 $6 18. exd6 f6 19. dxe7 Qxe7
20. Rae1 Qd8 21. Bh4 $16 {1-0 Kostin,S-Rogovoi,M/Smolensk RUS 1997 (37)}) 13.
exd5 $5 $146 {New way to play with white in this line.In old one black got
clear compensation by many ways:} (13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nxd5 Bg7 $44 {Pair of
bishops in open position and advantage in development give black clear
compensation for sacrificed pawn.} 15. a4 (15. f4 Nd7 16. a4 h5 (16... Nc5 17.
Ra3 $13) 17. Ra3 h4 18. Nf1 Nc5 19. Qc2 f5 $36 {1-0 Panno,O-Kunitz,K/Buenos
Aires ,EXT 1995 (28)}) 15... axb5 16. axb5 Be6 (16... Bd7 $6 17. f4 (17. Qa5 e6
18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. Nc3 d5 20. exd5 exd5 21. Nxd5 Bxb5 22. Rd1 {1/2-1/2
Gruenberg,R-Portisch,F/Hamburg 1984 (22)}) 17... Ng4 18. Qa5 Qe8 19. Rd1 h5 20.
O-O $14 {1/2-1/2 Sadler,M-Vogt,L/Altensteig 1992/Inf 55 (28)}) (16... e6 17.
Nc3 h5 18. Rd1 Rb6 19. Na4 Rb7 20. b6 h4 21. Nf1 h3 22. g3 Bd7 23. Qxd6 Qa8 $44
24. Nc3 Bc6 25. Qc5 Rc8 26. Qe3 Qa5 27. Nd2 Bf8 28. Qd4 Bg7 29. Qe3 Bf8 {
1/2-1/2 Peytaitis,G-Minelga,A/cr LIT cup 1995 (29)}) 17. O-O Bxd5 18. Qxd5 (18.
exd5 $1 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Rfc8 20. Rac1 $16) 18... e6 19. Qa2 d5 20. exd5 exd5 21.
f4 Nc4 22. Bxc4 {1/2-1/2 Polugaevsky,L-Nunn,J/Plovdiv 1983/Inf 35 (22)}) 13...
axb5 14. Nxb5 Bb7 15. Bxf6 $6 {missing the black answer.} (15. Nc3 Ba8 16. O-O
$140 $2 Qb6+) 15... exf6 $1 ({White expected for:} 15... Bxf6 16. Ne4 Bg7 17.
O-O {getting the advantage.}) 16. f4 (16. O-O Qb6+ 17. Kh1 Rfc8 $36 {[%csl Rd5]
[%cal Ge5c4,Gc8c5,Yf6f5]}) 16... Nd7 17. f5 $5 (17. Nxd6 $6 f5 18. Nxb7 Rxb7
$17) (17. O-O f5 $44 {[%csl Gg7]}) 17... Qb6 {holding the white king in the
center.} 18. Ne4 (18. O-O-O $2 Ba6 19. Nc3 Bh6 $19) 18... Ba6 $1 {[%mdl 512]
Another pawn sacrifice,but the much more importent thing is the activity of
pieces.} (18... Rfe8 19. Nbxd6 $1 (19. Nexd6 $2 Re5 20. Nc4 Rxe2+ $19) 19...
Re7 20. Nc4) 19. Nbxd6 Ne5 $1 20. b3 (20. a4 Bxe2 21. Kxe2 (21. Qxe2 Qa5+ 22.
Kf1 (22. Nc3 $2 Rxb2) (22. Qd2 Nd3+ 23. Ke2 $2 Rxb2) 22... Qxd5 $17) 21... Rbd8
22. Nb5 Rfe8 $17) (20. Bxa6 Qxa6 $36 {[%cal Ge5d3,Gf8d8]}) 20... Rfd8 21. Nc4
$2 (21. Bxa6 $142 Qxa6 22. Qe2 $1 (22. Rd1 Bf8 $1 23. Nxf6+ Kh8 $19) 22... Rxd6
23. Nxd6 Qxd6 24. O-O Qxd5 $15) 21... Nxc4 (21... Bxc4 22. bxc4 Bf8 23. Kf1)
22. bxc4 Re8 23. c5 $8 {other moves let black to develope decisive initiative:}
(23. Qd3 Re5 $19 (23... gxf5)) (23. Ng3 Bxc4 $19 {[%csl Re1]}) 23... Qa7 24.
O-O $8 Rxe4 25. Bxa6 Qxa6 {In compensation for the piece white got two passed
pawns in the center.} 26. Rfe1 (26. d6 Re2 27. Qd5 Rbb2) 26... gxf5 27. Rac1 (
27. c6 Bf8) (27. d6 Qc6) 27... Qa3 $1 {[%cal Gb8b2]} 28. d6 Rb2 29. Qd5 Rbe2 $1
{That is the point! Black gets the attack over the white king another time in
this game!} 30. Rxe2 $8 (30. Rf1 Qb2) 30... Qxc1+ 31. Kf2 Qf4+ 32. Ke1 Rd4 $19
{White king is defendless.} 33. Qa8+ (33. Qf3 Qc1+ 34. Kf2 Qxc5 35. Re8+ Bf8
36. Qg3+ Rg4+) 33... Bf8 34. Qa3 Qxh2 {[%cal Rh2g1]} 35. Qe3 Re4 36. Qf2 Rf4
37. Qe3 Bh6 38. Qe8+ (38. d7 Qh1+ 39. Kd2 Rd4+ {and black is on time.}) 38...
Kg7 39. Kd1 Qg1+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.04.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. O-O {90} Re8 {
92 Une ligne secondaire souvent jouée par ANDERSSON dans les années 70} (7...
cxd4 $142 {Retombe sur une Maroczy}) (7... Nc6 $142 8. d5 Na5 9. h3 e5) 8. Be3
{92 Le choix des Noirs a surpris les Blancs qui ont réfléchi 20 mns sur ce coup
} (8. d5 {[%csl Re8]} e6 9. Nd2 (9. h3) 9... Na6) (8. dxc5 $143 dxc5 {[%csl
Gd4][%cal Gb8c6]} 9. Be3 (9. Qxd8 Rxd8 10. Be3 b6 11. Rad1 Rxd1 12. Rxd1 Nc6
$11 {[%csl Gd4]}) 9... Nfd7 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. Rfd1 $14 {Ogaard,L (2420)
-Andersson,U (2565) Clare Benedict Cup 1977 (3.2) 1/2}) (8. Re1 cxd4 9. Nxd4 a6
10. Be3 b6 11. f3 (11. Nb3 $5 $14 {Une amélioration proposée par KHALIFMAN 
(opening for white 1a) pour garder l'avantage d'espace en évitant les échanges.
}) 11... Bb7 12. Qd2 Nbd7 {Furman,S (2535)-Andersson,U (2565) FRG-ch int 4th
1977 (8) 1/2}) 8... Ng4 {86} 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 {72} (10. Bc1 $5 {Perd un temps
mais le Ng4 va lui aussi en perdre un et Bc1 était peut-être une meilleure
option car dans les deux parties jouées en 2011 avec Bh4, les Noirs ont eu un
bon jeu.} cxd4 11. Nxd4 Qb6 {[%csl Rd4]} (11... Nf6 12. Be3 $14 {Retombe sur
une variante Maroczy dans des bonnes conditions pour les Blancs car la re8 est
assez mal placée et le coup h6 pas trés utile}) 12. Ndb5 {[%csl Rg4]} Nf6 13.
Be3 $14) 10... cxd4 {82} 11. Nxd4 Ne5 (11... Bxd4 12. Qxd4 e5 $1 13. Bxd8 exd4
14. Nb5 Rxd8 15. Nc7 Nf6 16. Nxa8 Ne8 {[%csl Ra8,Gc7]} 17. b4 Be6 18. Rad1 d3
$1 {1/2-1/2 Vallejo Pons,F (2705)-Banikas,H (2620)/Porto Carras 2011}) 12. f4 {
66} Nec6 {79} 13. Nb3 $1 {[%csl Rb8,Re8] 66 Avec un avantage d'espace et un
meilleur développement, il vaut mieux éviter les échanges} Nd7 {76} (13... Bxc3
$5 {Un peu risqué car les Noirs ont un retard de développement} 14. bxc3 {
[%cal Gb8a6,Ga6c5,Gb8d7,Gd7c5]} Nd7 (14... Na6 15. f5 {[%csl Rc8]}) 15. Qd2 Nf6
16. Bd3 Kg7 17. Rad1 {[%cal Ge4e5,Gd2d8]} Qc7 $13 (17... a5 {[%cal Ga5a4]}))
14. Kh1 {60} b6 {72} 15. Qd2 (15. Rc1 Nc5 $132) 15... Bb7 16. Rad1 {55} Nc5 $1
$11 {67 Les Noirs ont joué rapidement l'ouverture et ils n'ont pas eu trop de
problèmes pour égaliser.} 17. Qe3 {51} (17. Nxc5 $6 bxc5 {[%csl Gd4][%cal
Gc6d4]} (17... dxc5 {[%cal Gc6d4]}) 18. Nd5 Nd4 {[%csl Rb2,Gd4][%cal Ga8b8,
Gg7b2,Ga6a5,Ga5a4]}) 17... Nb4 {59} 18. Nd4 {41} (18. f5 $5 g5 (18... Qc8 19.
fxg6 fxg6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 (20... Bxb2 $2 21. Qxh6) 21. exd5 $16 {[%csl Re7]}) (
18... Nc2 19. Qc1 Nb4 20. fxg6 fxg6 21. Nd5 Nxa2 22. Qc2) 19. Bg3 Nc6 20. h4 $1
{C'est la différence avec la partie car en n'ayant pas joué Nb3d4, les Blancs
ont un temps de plus pour attaquer а l'aile-roi}) 18... Qc8 {43} 19. f5 $5 {
Les pièces Noires défendent assez mal l'aile-roi et il est logique d'y attaquer
} (19. e5 $14 {[%csl Rg7] Peut-être un plus précis} a6 {[%cal Gc8c7]} 20. Bf3
$14) 19... g5 20. Bg3 {33} (20. Bf2 Nc6 $11) 20... Nc6 {[%csl Rd4] 37} 21. Ndb5
{18} a6 {21} 22. f6 $1 {[%cal Gb5d6]} Bh8 23. Rf5 $3 {L'ancien TOP GMI a
encore des beaux restes!} (23. fxe7 $5 axb5 24. Bh5 {[%csl Rf7]} Ne5 25. Bxe5
Bxe5 26. Bxf7+ Kg7 27. Rxd6 Rxe7 (27... Bxd6 28. Qd4+) 28. Rg6+ Kh7 29. Rxg5 $1
hxg5 30. Qxg5 Re6 31. Qf5+ Kg7 32. Rf3 Rf6 $11) 23... axb5 24. Rxg5+ $1 {
10 Joli mais les Blancs n'ont que la nulle} hxg5 25. Qxg5+ Kf8 26. Qh6+ {
[%mdl 512]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.04.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Bd3 Nc6 {A typical reply to Bf1-d3.
The special feature is that Black has not played ...d7-d6 yet.} 6. Nge2 e5 7.
d5 Nd4 8. Nxd4 (8. O-O d6 {leads to the main theoretical line of the 5.Bd3
system in the King's Indian} ({but Black can also play} 8... c5)) 8... exd4 9.
Ne2 c5 (9... d6 {again leads to the main theoretical line.}) (9... Re8 $5 10.
f3 c5 11. O-O d6 12. Ng3 (12. Bg5 {- game}) 12... b5 $5 (12... h5 $6 13. Bg5
Qc7 14. Qd2 Nh7 15. Bh4 a6 16. Rae1 Bd7 17. f4 Bh6 18. Qc2 Kh8 19. e5 $16 {
0-1 Matamoros Franco,C (2430)-Istratescu,A (2500)/Cappelle la Grande 1996/CBM
051 ext (36)}) 13. b3 $6 (13. cxb5 a6 {is the principled continuation}) 13...
bxc4 14. bxc4 Rb8 15. Nh1 Nd7 16. f4 Nb6 17. Nf2 Ba6 18. Qc2 Bxc4 $1 19. Bxc4
d3 20. Bxd3 Bxa1 $17 {1/2 Kiselev,S (2530)-Gufeld,E (2485)/Podolsk 1992/CBM
033 (82)}) 10. O-O d6 11. Bg5 (11. Ng3 Ng4 $1) 11... Re8 12. f3 h6 (12... Qc7
13. Ng3 Nd7 14. f4 h6 15. Bh4 b5 (15... Bf6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. h3 Kg7 18. Qf3 a5
$6 19. e5 $1 $16 {1-0 Georgiev,V (2537)-Jones,R (2321)/Novi Sad 2009/CBM 133 
(27)}) 16. b3 $6 (16. cxb5 a6 17. a4 c4 18. Rc1 $13) 16... bxc4 17. bxc4 Rb8
18. Rf2 Qa5 19. Qf1 Rb6 20. h3 Ba6 21. Re1 Qa4 22. Rc2 Rb4 23. Rec1 Qa3 24. Nh1
Reb8 $17 {1-0 Erdos,V (2593)-Jones,R (2361)/Caleta 2011/CBM 141 (46)}) 13. Bd2
(13. Bh4 $5 g5 $6 14. Be1 Nh5 15. Bd2 g4 16. Nf4 $14 {0-1 Kohlweyer,B (2420)
-Degenhardt,H (2355)/Bad Mergentheim 1989/EXT 1997 (37)}) 13... Nd7 14. f4 Nf6
(14... b5 15. cxb5 a6 {is not so appropriate now due to} 16. a4) 15. Qc2 Bd7
16. a4 h5 $1 {Black must do something, otherwise White will comfortably
prepare e4-e5.} 17. h3 Qe7 18. e5 $5 {[%mdl 512] A must.} ({Of course, Black
is fine after} 18. Rae1 Nxe4 19. Ng3 Nxg3 $1 20. Rxe7 Rxe7 $44) 18... dxe5 19.
fxe5 Qxe5 20. Bf4 Qe7 21. Bg5 Qd6 {Playing for a win.} (21... Qe5 $5 {, and
White must probably repeat moves:} 22. Bf4 (22. Bxf6 $6 Bxf6 23. Bxg6 fxg6 24.
Qxg6+ Bg7 25. Qf7+ Kh7 26. Qxd7 Re7 $19)) 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Bxg6 $1 Rxe2 24.
Bh7+ Kg7 25. Qxe2 Kxh7 26. Ra3 {Parrying White's attack requires accurate play
from Black. Instead, he starts making mistakes.} (26. Qxh5+ $6 Kg7 27. Ra3 Rh8
28. Qe2 Bg5) 26... Re8 $2 (26... Kh6 $1 27. Raf3 Bg5 28. Rxf7 Rg8 $15) 27.
Qxh5+ Kg7 $2 (27... Kg8 $8 28. Qf3 (28. Raf3 $2 Qe5 $1 29. Qxe5 Bxe5 30. Rxf7
Bxa4) 28... Bg7 29. Qxf7+ Kh8 30. Raf3 Re7 31. Qh5+ Kg8 32. Qg5 Re5 33. Qg3 $36
) 28. Raf3 $18 Rh8 (28... Qe5 29. Qxe5 Bxe5 30. Rxf7+ $18) 29. Rxf6 Rxh5 30.
Rxd6 Bxa4 31. Rdf6 Be8 32. d6 Kf8 33. R1f5 Rh4 34. Rxc5 Bc6 35. Rcf5 Rh7 36.
Rf4 Rg7 37. g4 d3 38. Rd4 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2000.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. c4 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. e4 $5
{This move has been largely ignored due to the following unpleasant pin. But
in fact the arising positions are quite interesting and merit closer attention.
} Bg4 {Very logical} ({But an interesting and nearly untested idea in the
Yugoslav spirit is} 8... Na5 $5 9. Qd3 c5 10. h3 (10. d5 b5 11. cxb5 axb5 12.
Nxb5 Ba6 $44) 10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nd7 12. b3 Ne5 13. Qc2 $2 (13. Qd1 $11 {/+/=}
) 13... Nexc4 14. Nde2 Ne5 15. Be3 Nac6 16. f4 Nd7 17. Rad1 Qa5 $17 {Pantebre,
J-Sharif,M/Thessaloniki olm/1984/}) (8... Rb8 9. h3 {leads to lines, which
nowadays Black tends to avoid-after 8.h3 the most popular move has become 8...
Bd7.}) 9. Be3 (9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nd7 {also enables Black to occupy d4 with
his N, moreover White has spent a move on the more or less useless h3.} (10...
e5 $11 {is very similar.})) 9... Nd7 10. Qd2 ({White can continue his fight
for d4 only by the rather unnatural} 10. Ne2 Na5 $142 $1 ({Illogical is} 10...
e5 $6 11. d5 Ne7 12. Ne1 (12. Nd2 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 c5 14. Rfb1 f5 15. f3 Qc7 16.
Bh3 Rab8 17. Rf1 b5 18. b3 b4 19. Rae1 a5 20. Bg5 Bf6 21. Bh6 Bg7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7
23. f4 exf4 24. gxf4 fxe4 25. Nxe4 Rbe8 26. Qb2+ $40 {Barus,C-Hon Kah Seng,C/
Asia-chT/1987/}) 12... Nb6 13. Rc1 c5 14. Nd3 f5 15. h3 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 fxe4 17.
Bxe4 Nd7 (17... Nf5 $8) 18. g4 $1 b5 19. b3 bxc4 20. bxc4 Rb8 21. f4 Qa5 22.
fxe5 Nxe5 23. Bf4 Qa3 24. Bxe5 Bxe5 25. Nxe5 Qg3+ 26. Bg2 dxe5 27. d6 $18 {
Krasenkow,M-Smirin,I/Polanica Zdroj/1995/}) 11. Rc1 c5 12. b3 Nc6 (12... cxd4
13. Nexd4 Nc6 $11) 13. d5 Nb4 14. a3 Nd3 $5 15. Rc2 (15. Qxd3 $142 Bxf3 16.
Bxf3 Ne5 $11) 15... b5 16. Ne1 Nxe1 17. Qxe1 bxc4 18. bxc4 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Qa5
20. Bh3 Nb6 21. Qd3 Rab8 22. Bd2 Qa4 23. Rb1 Nd7 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 $36 {[%cal
Gb8b1] <->b,Hallmark,A-Penrose,J/York/1959/}) 10... Bxf3 ({Deserving attention
is the preparatory} 10... Rb8 {The idea is that after e.g.} 11. Rab1 $142 $5 {
[%csl Gb4,Gc4,Gd4][%cal Yb2b4] /\b4()<<} (11. Rac1 e5 12. d5 (12. Ne2 $2 Bxf3
13. Bxf3 exd4 14. Nxd4 Qf6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 $17 {Foulon,G-Giffard,N/Le Touquet/
1998/}) 12... Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nd4 14. Bg2 c5 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. b3 $13 {White's
expansion on the << is stopped for the time being.})) (10... e5 11. d5 Bxf3 {
gives White the additional possibility} 12. dxc6 (12. Bxf3 {-10...Bf3}) 12...
Bxg2 13. cxb7 Rb8 (13... Bxf1 14. bxa8=Q Qxa8 15. Rxf1 Re8 16. Qd5 Nf8 17. Qxa8
Rxa8 18. c5 dxc5 19. Na4 Ne6 20. Nxc5 Nxc5 21. Bxc5 Rd8 22. Be3 $36 {[%csl Ra6,
Rc7] _|_׫,Jasnikowski,Z-Hazai,L/Espoo/1989/}) 14. Kxg2 Rxb7 15. b3 Qb8 16.
Rac1 f5 17. c5 Nf6 18. Bg5 Rb4 19. cxd6 cxd6 20. f3 Rd4 21. Qe2 Qb7 22. Bxf6
Bxf6 23. Nd5 $14 {Jasnikowski,Z-Sznapik,A/POL-chT Cetniewo/1991/ (26)}) 11.
Bxf3 e5 12. d5 Nd4 13. Bg2 {[%csl Gd4][%mdl 32] So Black has a beautiful Nd4.
But if the N should have some practical effect, he must open the position. And
the favours White with his ^^. As we will see from the examples, White can
play on both flanks, sort of "around" the Nd4. An interesting strategical
concept.} c5 (13... a5 $6 14. Nb5 $36) (13... Rb8 $143 14. Ne2 c5 15. dxc6
Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 bxc6 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. Qd3 Rxb2 19. Qa3 Rfb8 20. Qxd6 Qxd6 21.
Rxd6 Nf8 22. Bh3 $1 $16 {Debnar,L-Struhar,J/Trencin SVK-ch/1991/}) 14. dxc6
bxc6 15. b4 $146 {[%csl Gb4,Gc4] A new idea in this position. Formerly White
used to set his sights on the >> with success.} (15. f4 $5 Rb8 (15... Qa5 16.
Rac1 (16. Rad1 $2 Nb6 {/\} 17. b3 Qxc3 $19 {Stantic,S-Atalik,S/Nova Gorica/
1999/}) 16... Qb4 17. b3 a5 18. Kh1 Nc5 19. f5 Rfe8 20. f6 Bh8 21. Bxd4 exd4
22. Qxd4 Rad8 23. Rcd1 Nd7 24. Bh3 Ne5 25. Na4 h5 26. Nb2 Qa3 27. Nd3 $16 {
Begun,S-Hasanov,M/Minsk/1985/}) 16. f5 (16. Rf2 $5 Nf6 17. Bh3 h5 18. Re1 Ng4
$6 19. Bxg4 hxg4 20. Bxd4 exd4 21. Nd1 Qb6 22. b3 Rfe8 23. Qd3 Rb7 24. Rfe2
Rbe7 25. Nf2 f5 26. Kg2 $16 {Cao Sang-Roselli Mailhe,B/Moscow olm/1994/}) (16.
Rab1 a5 17. Ne2 c5 18. Nc3 Nb6 19. b3 a4 20. f5 axb3 21. axb3 Qe7 22. Qd3 f6
23. b4 Qf7 24. Bxd4 exd4 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. exd5 Bh6 27. bxc5 dxc5 28. Rxb8 Rxb8
29. Rb1 {1/2,Alzate,J-Ciocaltea,V/La Habana olm/1966/}) 16... a5 17. Rf2 Nb6
18. b3 a4 19. Nxa4 Nxa4 20. bxa4 c5 21. Raf1 f6 22. h4 Rb4 (22... Ra8 $142 $5
$14 {<=>}) 23. Bxd4 $1 exd4 24. fxg6 hxg6 25. e5 $1 dxe5 26. Bd5+ Kh7 27. h5
$40 {[%csl Gd5,Rg7] ^-,Jasnikowski,Z-Penzold,A/BL2-N 9899/1999/ Typically an
attack with opposite-coloured B is very dangerous, Black's light squares are
fatally weakened.}) 15... Rc8 (15... Nb6 16. Qd3 c5 17. bxc5 (17. b5 $6 axb5
18. cxb5 Ra3 $40) 17... dxc5 18. Nd5 Rb8 19. Rab1 Qd6 20. Bd2 $5 {[%cal Yd2a5]
/\Ba5+/=}) 16. Rfc1 Qe7 17. Rab1 Qe6 18. Qd3 Nb6 19. Bxd4 {Black's <=> was
getting real, so White has to exchange the N after all.} (19. Ne2 c5 20. a3 (
20. Bxd4 $2 cxd4 $15) (20. bxc5 dxc5 $11) 20... Na4 $5 $132) 19... exd4 20. Ne2
c5 21. Nf4 Qe5 $8 (21... Qf6 $6 22. bxc5 dxc5 23. e5 Qd8 24. e6 $36 {[%csl Gg2,
Rg7][%cal Re6e7] /\e7,^-}) 22. Qa3 ({Simpler seems} 22. bxc5 Qxc5 23. Qb3 Rb8
$1 24. Nd3 Qa5 25. Qb4 $5 $14) 22... cxb4 23. Rxb4 (23. Qxa6 Nd7 24. Nd3 (24.
Rxb4 $143 Nc5 25. Qb6 Bh6 $36) 24... Nc5 25. Nxe5 Nxa6 26. Nd7 (26. Nd3 Rb8 {
[%cal Yb8b6,Yf8b8,Ya6c5] /\Rb6,Rfb8,Nc5=}) 26... Rfe8 27. Nb6 Rc5 28. Nd5 d3 $5
$132) 23... Nd7 24. Bh3 {[%csl Gd4,Gd7][%cal Gd7c5] White understandably
doesn't want Black's N to come to c5 or e5, where it would further the
possible advance of the o^d4. Although White will have some edge due to the
pawn structure, Polgar still retains <=> against the Pc4 and e4.} (24. Nd3 Qe6
25. Rb7 Nc5 26. Rb6 a5 $13) 24... Rcd8 25. Bxd7 Rxd7 {[%cal Rg7h6] /\Bh6} 26.
Re1 Bh6 27. Nd3 $14 Qe6 28. Rb6 (28. Ra4 Rc8 29. c5 Qe8 (29... Bd2 $5) 30. Rxd4
dxc5 31. Rc4 (31. Rxd7 Qxd7 32. Qxa6 c4 $36 {[%csl Gc4] o^c}) 31... Bf8 $11) (
28. c5 $2 Bd2 $17) 28... Qxc4 29. Qxa6 Qc2 (29... Rc8 30. Qxc4 Rxc4 31. Rd1 $14
) 30. Rb2 Qc3 31. Rb3 Qc7 (31... Qc2 32. Qa4 Rdd8 33. Ra3 $14 (33. Qxd4 Qxa2
$11 {/+/=})) 32. Nb4 Qa7 33. Qd3 (33. Qxa7 Rxa7 34. Re2 Rc8 $11) 33... Bg7 (
33... Rc8 $143 34. Nd5 $36 {[%cal Rd5b6] /\Nf6,Nb6}) 34. Rc1 Qa5 35. Rc6 (35.
a3 $5 $14 {/\Nd5}) 35... h5 (35... f5 36. exf5 Rxf5 37. Rc8+ $40) 36. Ra6 Qc5
37. Rc6 Qa5 38. h4 Kh7 $5 39. Qc4 f5 {[%mdl 256] Active defence. Black first
safeguarded his K before this double-edged advance.} 40. Qd5 Qd8 (40... Qxd5 $2
41. exd5 $14 {[%csl Ga2,Rd6,Rg7] /+/-,_|_,ץg7,d6,o^a}) 41. Nd3 Qe7 42. exf5
Rxf5 43. Qc4 Rf3 44. Rc8 Qf6 45. Rc7 {White exchanges a pair of R to lessen
the potential danger for his K.} (45. a4 Rf7 46. Qc2 Qf5 $11 {[%csl Rf2,Rg1,
Rg3] ׻}) 45... Rxc7 46. Qxc7 Qf5 47. Rb7 Qf6 48. Qc2 Qf5 49. Qc7 Qf6 50. Rb3 (
50. Qc2 Qf5 $11) 50... Qf5 51. Qc4 {White persists, but Black already has >>
play.} g5 $6 {Again Polgar plays the most risky move, but now she takes it a
bit too far.} (51... d5 52. Qc2 Qe4 {/\} 53. a4 g5 $132) 52. hxg5 Qxg5 (52...
h4 53. Nf4 Rxb3 54. g6+ Kh6 55. Qxb3 Be5 56. Qf7 $1 $18) 53. Ne1 Rc3 54. Qe2
Rc1 (54... h4 55. Qe4+ Kh6 56. Nf3 $1 $16) 55. Kg2 Qd5+ 56. Rf3 $6 ({More
testing was} 56. Nf3 $142 $1 Bf6 (56... Rc3 57. Rb5 Rc5 (57... d3 58. Qb2 $1 (
58. Rxd5 dxe2 59. Rxh5+ Kg6 60. Rh1 Rc2 $44) 58... Rc5 59. Rb7 Qg8 60. Qd4 $18)
58. Qd3+ Kh6 59. a4 $36) 57. Qb5 $5 $14) (56. f3 $14) 56... Rc3 57. Nd3 Be5 58.
a4 (58. Kg1 $5) 58... h4 59. g4 ({White's pieces are in a nasty pin even after
} 59. gxh4 $5 Ra3 60. Ne1 Ra1 $44) 59... Kg7 60. Ne1 Rc1 $1 $11 {Now Black is
finally saved, as White's attack against his exposed K leads only to a
perpetual due to the pin of Rf3.} 61. Qd2 (61. Kf1 Ra1 $15) 61... Rxe1 62. Qg5+
(62. Qxe1 $2 h3+ $19) 62... Kh7 63. Qxh4+ Kg7 (63... Kg6 64. Qh5+ $11) 64. Qg5+
Kh7 65. Qf5+ Kg7 (65... Kg8 66. Qf8+ Kh7 67. Qe7+ Kg6 68. Qe8+ $11) 66. g5 $5
Qe4 (66... Qg8 $2 67. Qd7+ Kg6 68. Qh3 $1 $18 Qh7 (68... Bg7 69. Qf5+ Kh5 70.
Rh3#) 69. Qf5+ Kg7 70. Qf7+ Kh8 71. Qf8+ Qg8 72. Rh3#) 67. Qf8+ Kh7 68. Qf7+
Kh8 69. Qh5+ Kg7 70. Qh6+ Kg8 71. Qe6+ Kg7 72. Qh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Black "Izoria, Zviad"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2006.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c6 7. Nc3 Qa5 8. e4 e5
9. d5 {White resolves the [+] tension and blockades the position, but this
doesn't promise him much.} (9. h3 {is the most popular continuation, when} Nbd7
{-E69 leads to lines from a different index.}) 9... cxd5 10. cxd5 (10. Nxd5 {
simplifies the position and only makes it easier for Black to get <=> on both
flanks:} Nxd5 11. cxd5 Nd7 12. Bd2 Qb6 $11 13. b4 $6 Nf6 14. Qe2 Bd7 15. a4
Rfc8 16. Rfb1 a6 17. Ne1 Ne8 18. Be3 Qd8 19. Ra2 f5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. h3 Nf6 {
Agdestein,S-Damljanovic,B/Manila izt/1990/}) 10... Bd7 {Black is content with
finishing his development. This gives him a solid position, but a more
enterprising alternative is} (10... b5 $5 {However, if White succeeds in
taking control of the <<, Black can pay for the ><c6 - see Ricardi-Spangenberg.
} 11. Nd2 (11. a3 $5 b4 12. Na2 bxa3 13. Nc3 Qb4 14. Qc2 axb2 15. Bxb2 Qc4 16.
Nd2 Qc7 17. Rfc1 $44 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gc1c8] ><d6,<->c,Zakharchenko,
A-Dolzhikova,O/Kiev/ 1999/}) (11. Re1 b4 12. Nb1 Bd7 $11 {Solovjov}) 11... Bd7
(11... b4 12. Ncb1 Na6 (12... Ba6 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Nb3 Qa4 15. a3 Bc4 16. N3d2
Qxd1 17. Rxd1 Be2 18. Re1 Na6 19. Nb3 Bd3 20. Bd2 Rab8 21. Na5 $1 bxa3 22. Rxa3
Bxb1 23. Rxb1 Rc2 24. Bc3 Nc5 25. Nc6 Rb7 26. Nb4 $16 {Ricardi,P-Spangenberg,H/
ARG-ch/1995/}) 13. Nb3 Qc7 14. a3 Bd7 15. Bg5 (15. Re1 bxa3 16. Rxa3 Nb4 17.
Nc3 a5 $11) 15... h6 16. Bd2 Rab8 17. Re1 $5 {[%cal Yg2f1] /\Bf1+/= Solovjov} (
17. Qc1 Rfc8 18. Qxc7 Rxc7 19. Rc1 bxa3 20. Rxa3 Rxc1+ 21. Bxc1 Nb4 22. N3d2
Rc8 23. Nc3 Nd3 24. Nb3 {Loginov,V-Solovjov,S/Samara/2002/} Rb8 $1 $11)) 12. a3
Qc7 13. Qe2 Qb7 14. b4 a5 15. bxa5 Rc8 16. Na2 {Loginov,V-Solovjov,S/St
Petersburg/2005/} Rxa5 17. Nb4 Na6 18. Nb3 Ra4 19. Bd2 Nc5 $132) ({An
alternative in the same spirit as the text-move is} 10... Na6 11. a3 Bd7 12.
Bd2 Rfc8 13. b4 Qd8 $13 {[%cal Ya6c7,Ya7a5] /\Nc7,a5<=>}) 11. a3 (11. Re1 Na6
12. a3 Rfc8 13. Bd2 Qd8 14. b4 Qf8 15. Qb3 Ne8 16. Be3 f6 17. a4 Bh6 $11 18. b5
$2 Nc5 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. b6 a6 21. Ne2 Rac8 $36 {Watson,B-Bonin,J/New York/
1999/}) (11. Bd2 Na6 (11... Qb4 12. Re1 Na6 13. Rb1 Rfc8 14. a3 Qb6 15. h3 Nc7
16. Bf1 Nb5 17. Qb3 Nxc3 18. Qxb6 Ne2+ 19. Rxe2 axb6 20. Bb4 $14 {Zawadski,
S-Sharif,M/FRA-chT/1994/}) 12. a3 Rfc8 13. b4 Qd8 {-10...Na6}) (11. Nd2 $5 Rc8
(11... b5 $142 $1 $13 {-10...b5!?}) 12. Nb3 Qd8 13. h3 $5 (13. Qe2 Na6 14. Bg5
Nc5 $6 (14... h6 $142 $14) 15. Nxc5 Rxc5 16. Be3 Rc7 17. Nb5 Bxb5 18. Qxb5 Ng4
19. Bd2 Bh6 20. Ba5 b6 21. Bc3 $36 {Drcelic,J-Jurkovic,A/Pula/1996/}) 13... Be8
(13... Na6 $142 14. Be3 $14) 14. Be3 Nbd7 15. Qe2 Nb6 16. Na5 Na4 17. Nxb7 Nxc3
18. bxc3 Qc7 19. Qa6 Bf8 20. Rfc1 Nd7 21. Rab1 Nb6 22. c4 Rcb8 23. Nxd6 $1 $18
{Abramovic,B-Jurkovic,A/Montecatini Terme/1997/}) 11... Rc8 12. b4 $146 (12.
Bd2 Qd8 13. Rc1 Na6 14. h4 Nc7 15. Re1 Nb5 $11 16. Nxb5 Bxb5 17. Bh3 {1/2,
Adrian,C-Mrdja,M/Clichy/1998/}) 12... Qd8 13. Bd2 a5 $5 {[%mdl 256] Black
gains space and strives for exchanges, the whole game is quite a good example
of active defence.} 14. Ne1 (14. b5 Rxc3 $1 15. Bxc3 Nxe4 $44) (14. bxa5 Rxa5
$11 (14... Na6 $5 {[%cal Ya6c5] /\Nc5<=>})) 14... axb4 15. axb4 Rxa1 16. Qxa1
Na6 17. Nc2 (17. Nd3 Nc7 18. Qa5 Ra8 (18... Nb5 $11) 19. Qb6 Ra6 20. Qe3 (20.
Qxb7 $4 Bc8 21. Qb8 Nd7 $19) 20... Nb5 $11) 17... Nc7 (17... Qb6 18. h3 $5 {
/\ only exposes the Q without creating real threats:} Nxb4 19. Qb1 Rc4 20. Qb3
Qc5 21. Na3 Rd4 22. Be3 $16) 18. Na3 h5 {White has managed to prevent Nb5, but
transferring the N to a3 has slowed down his play and Black can create <=> on
the >>.} 19. h3 {Now Black will be able to create some >>><.} (19. Nc4 Ncxd5 (
19... Nb5 $5 20. Na5 Nd4) 20. Nxd6 Ra8 21. Qb2 Qe7 $11) ({Possibly more
promising is the immediate} 19. Rc1 $5 h4 20. Bg5 hxg3 (20... h3 21. Bf1 $14)
21. hxg3 $13 {/+/=}) 19... h4 20. g4 (20. Bg5 hxg3 21. fxg3 Nce8 $36 {[%cal
Rd8b6] /\Qb6}) 20... Nh7 $132 21. Rc1 b5 $5 (21... Bf6 22. Nc4 Ne8 $13 {
is maybe playable, but Black doesn't want to allow the N to c4 at all.}) 22.
Nc2 Bf6 23. Ne3 Bg5 24. Rc2 Na8 (24... Bf4 25. Ne2 {forces the B back, so
Black first improves his passive N.}) 25. Qc1 Nb6 26. Bf1 Bf4 (26... Nf6 27.
Nc4 $5 Bxd2 28. Nxd2 $14 {[%csl Rb5,Rh4] ><b5,h4}) 27. Ne2 (27. Nxb5 $6 Bxb5
28. Bxb5 Ng5 $36 {[%csl Re4,Rf3,Rh3] /\Nh3,Nf3,Ne4}) 27... Rxc2 28. Qxc2 Bxe3 (
28... Bh6 $142 {[%cal Yh7g5] /\Ng5}) 29. Bxe3 Nc4 30. Bc1 Ng5 31. Bg2 (31. Kg2
$142 $5 {/\} f5 32. exf5 gxf5 33. Nc3 $36 {[%cal Rc3b5] /\Nb5}) 31... f5 $5 $11
{Black lashes out at the right moment, otherwise White might get a >>->
himself with f4.} (31... Qf6 32. f4 exf4 33. Bxf4 $14) 32. exf5 gxf5 33. gxf5 (
33. Nc3 Qf6 $15) (33. f4 exf4 34. Bxf4 Qf6 $11) 33... Qf6 34. f4 exf4 35. Nxf4
Bxf5 36. Qe2 Qe5 37. Kh2 (37. Qxe5 dxe5 $15) 37... Be4 (37... Ne4 38. Qh5 (38.
Qe1 Ng3 $11) 38... Nc3 $5 {[%csl Rc1] ץc1} 39. Bf3 Na2 40. Bg4 (40. Qg5+ Qg7
41. Qd8+ Qf8 $11) 40... Bxg4 41. Qxg4+ Qg7 42. Qc8+ $11) 38. Bxe4 Nxe4 39. Qg4+
Kf7 40. Qxh4 Nf6 {White has temporarily gained a P, but his K is too exposed
and Black's pieces are sufficiently active to hold the balance.} 41. Qg3 (41.
Qg3 Nxd5 42. Nxd5 Qxd5 43. h4 $11) (41. Kg2 Qc3 $5 (41... Qe4+ $11) 42. Ne2
Qxb4 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP 2nd"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2012.11.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2012.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 {This system was popular many years ago and then went out of
fashion.} c6 {One of Black's main replies.} 10. a3 (10. b4 a5 $1 11. bxa5 Qxa5
{is the main line here. The text move is a preparation for b2-b4.}) 10... Ne8 (
10... a5 {is another option, to which White renews the b2-b4 idea by means of}
11. Rb1 ({or even} 11. Ra2)) 11. b4 (11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Nb3 Nc7 13. Be3 b6 14.
Qd2 Bb7 15. f3 Ne6 16. Nb5 Qf6 $1 $132 {0-1 Ostenstad,B (2475)-Bologan,V (2535)
/Stavanger 1991/EXT 1997 (49)}) 11... cxd5 (11... f5 12. Qb3 (12. dxc6 Nxc6 13.
Nf3 {1-0 Gurevich,M (2625)-Shirov,A (2710)/Moscow 1992/EXT 1997 (75)} Nd4 $5) (
12. Bb2 Kh8 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. Nb3 Nf6 15. c5 d5 16. exd5 Nfxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5
18. Na5 $14 {1-0 Browne,W (2515)-Kreiman,B (2400)/Philadelphia 1993/EXT 1997 
(37)}) 12... Kh8 13. Bb2 Nf6 14. Rad1 fxe4 (14... cxd5 15. exd5 $1) 15. dxc6 $1
Nxc6 16. Ncxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Nd4 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Qg3 $14 {1-0 Gurevich,M 
(2667)-Bologan,V (2641)/Saint Pierre 2000/CBM 080 (34)}) (11... Kh8 12. Nb3 $5
f5 13. dxc6 Nxc6 14. f3 Nc7 15. Be3 Ne6 16. Rc1 Ncd4 17. Nd5 fxe4 18. fxe4
Rxf1+ 19. Bxf1 Qh4 20. Bf2 Qd8 21. c5 $14 {1/2 Sakaev,K (2570)-Loskutov,O 
(2390)/St Petersburg 1995/EXT 1997 (48)}) 12. cxd5 f5 13. Nc4 (13. f3 Bd7 14.
Nc4 b5 $5 $13 (14... Rc8 15. a4 f4 16. Bd2 h5 17. Kh1 {[%cal Rc3b5]} Ra8 $6 18.
Be1 g5 19. Ra3 Rf7 20. Bf2 Bf8 21. Na5 $16 {1-0 Lukacs,P (2490)-Szuk,B (2335)/
Budapest 1994/CBM 045 ext (44)})) 13... Nf6 (13... Bd7 14. a4) 14. Bg5 (14. f3
{was probably more promising. Now, after the exchange on e4 (and due to the
fact that White must lose a couple of tempi to recapture the pawn), Black
activates his pieces and equalises.}) 14... Nxe4 15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. Nd2 Bf6 17.
Be3 Nf5 18. Nxe4 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Bf5 20. Bd3 Qb6 (20... Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Qb6 22. Qd3
) 21. Qe2 (21. Nxf6+ Rxf6 22. Qe2 {was probably more accurate. After the text
move it is Black who seizes the initiative.}) 21... Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Bg5 23. Rfe1
(23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 24. Re1 a5 $36) 23... Rac8 $15 {[%cal Gf8f1,Gc8c1]} 24. Qd3 Qc7
25. g3 Qc3 26. Qe2 Qc4 (26... Bh6 $5 27. h4 $1) 27. Qg4 {[%mdl 256] The right
plan: White creates kingside counterplay.} Kg7 (27... Bh6 28. h4) 28. h4 h5 29.
Qxg5 Qxe4 30. Rf1 Qxd5 (30... Qg4 31. Qe7+ Kg8 32. Rxf8+ Rxf8 33. Qe6+ Qxe6 34.
dxe6 Re8 35. Rc1 Rxe6 36. Rc7 d5 37. Rxb7 Ra6 38. Rb5 Rxa3 39. Kf2 Rd3 40. Ra5
$11) 31. Qe7+ Kg8 32. Rf6 $1 Rxf6 (32... Qe4 33. Qe6+ Kh8 34. Rxg6 (34. Raf1
$144) 34... Qxe3+ 35. Kg2 Rc2+ 36. Kh3 Qe4 37. Rh6+ Kg7 38. Qe7+ Kxh6 39. Qxf8+
$11) 33. Qxf6 Qf7 34. Qxd6 Rf8 35. Qxe5 Qf2+ 36. Kh1 Qf3+ 37. Kh2 Qe2+ 38. Kh3
Qg4+ 39. Kg2 Qe2+ 40. Kh3 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saratov Governor's Cup"]
[Site "Saratov"]
[Date "2011.10.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2011.10.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 128]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 ({Morozevich plays many different openings, e.
g. in Saratov he also employed} 2... e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5
c5 {against Ponomariov in the penultimate round. The resulting draw clinched
his fine tournament victory.}) 3. Nc3 ({Moiseenko used to play} 3. f3 {even
against the Grünfeld in the past (now he has different preferences). After} d5
4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O {the most
topical move is currently} Qd6 {[%cal Yf8d8] /\Rd8} (9... f5 $5 $13 {, as
recommended by Grünfeld guru Avrukh, is also playable, but Black wants to
force [+] concessions without weakening his >> too much.}) 10. Kb1 $5 ({
Too artificial is} 10. Nb5 {is too artificial:} Qd7 11. Na3 e5 12. d5 Nd4 13.
Kb1 ({This is tame, but Black has <=> even after} 13. f4 c5 14. fxe5 Qe7 $44)
13... c6 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Qa5 Qb7 16. Ne2 Rb8 17. Rd2 {Ivanchuk,V (2768)
-Sutovsky,E (2700)/WChT Ningbo/2011/} c5 $1 $15 {/\} 18. Qxc5 $2 Na4 19. Qc1
Be6 $19 {->}) (10. h4 Rd8 11. Nb5 Qd7 12. h5 a6 13. Nc3 Nxd4 14. hxg6 fxg6 15.
g4 Qc6 (15... e5 $142 $5) 16. Qf2 Ne6 17. Rxd8+ Nxd8 18. Nge2 Nf7 19. Qh4 h6
20. Qxe7 Qd7 21. Qxd7 Bxd7 $11 {Grischuk,A (2760)-Mamedyarov,S (2761)/Moscow/
2010/}) 10... Rd8 11. Nb5 Qd7 12. d5 a6 $5 (12... Ne5 $2 13. Qc2 c6 14. Nxa7
Rxa7 15. Bxb6 Ra8 16. Ne2 (16. f4 $5 Ng4 17. Nf3) 16... Re8 17. Nc3 Qd6 18. Be3
Bd7 19. dxc6 Qxc6 20. Bb5 Qe6 21. Bxd7 Nxd7 22. Qb3 Qxb3 23. axb3 $14 {/+/-,
Anand,V (2817)-Mamedyarov,S (2746)/Bastia rpd/2011/}) 13. Nc3 $6 ({The
principled follow-up is} 13. dxc6 $142 $1 Qxd2 14. Rxd2 Rxd2 15. Bxd2 axb5 16.
cxb7 Bxb7 17. Bxb5 Rd8 18. Bc1 Rd4 $5 $132 {[%cal Rd4e4] /\Re4}) 13... Na5 14.
Bd4 Nbc4 15. Qf2 e5 16. Bc5 b6 17. Bb4 c5 18. Bxa5 Nxa5 19. h4 Qd6 20. h5 b5
21. hxg6 hxg6 $15 {Gustafsson,J (2647)-Mekhitarian,K (2529)/Reykjavik/2011/})
3... Bg7 {So no Grünfeld this time, but Morozevich has played a fair share of
King's Indians in his career as well. Maybe he simply doesn't have a high
opinion of the Sämisch, which is Moiseenko's main weapon against the KID.} 4.
e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 {The standard Sämisch continuation, but White has also
tried other alternatives, which can give the game an independent twist:} (6.
Nge2 a6 ({The most common reaction is} 6... c5 {, transposing into a Benoni
after} 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3 exd5 9. cxd5 {Here Black has a wide choice, the most
original continuation is} Nh5 $5 (9... Nbd7 $13) (9... h5 $13) (9... a6 10. a4
Nbd7 $13) 10. Nxh5 gxh5 11. Bd3 f5 $132) 7. Be3 c6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 ({The most
natural move is} 8... b5 {, but in some cases it may weaken the <<:} 9. h4 h5
10. Bh6 e5 11. O-O-O Nbd7 12. Kb1 Qe7 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Nc1 Bb7 15. Nb3 Rac8
16. a3 Qd8 $2 ({Black should have ignored the Na5 sortie with} 16... Rfd8 $1
$11) 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. g4 $1 bxc4 19. Bxc4 Nb6 20. Qg5 Qc7 {Morozevich,A (2707)
-Svidler,P (2738)/WCh San Luis/2005/} 21. gxh5 $1 $40 {/\} Nh7 22. Qc1 $1 Nxc4
23. hxg6 Qb6 24. gxh7 Qxb3 25. Qg5+ Kxh7 26. Qh5+ Kg7 27. Rhg1+ Kf6 28. Qg5+
Ke6 29. Rg2 $18 {/\f4; Gershon,Nor.}) 9. h4 (9. g4 e5 10. O-O-O b5 $13) ({
It can be interesting to slow down Black's <=> with} 9. c5 $5 b5 10. cxd6 exd6
11. Nf4 Bb7 12. Be2 c5 13. O-O Re8 14. dxc5 dxc5 15. Rad1 Bc6 16. Ncd5 Rc8 17.
b3 h6 18. Rfe1 Nh7 19. Rc1 Nhf8 20. Bf1 Kh7 21. Red1 Ne6 22. Nxe6 Rxe6 23. Nf4
Re8 24. Nd3 $16 {Dreev,A (2655)-Khismatullin,D (2583)/Ramenskoe/2006/}) 9... h5
10. O-O-O e5 11. g4 hxg4 12. h5 gxf3 13. Ng3 exd4 14. Bxd4 Ng4 15. hxg6 fxg6
16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qxd6 Qf6 18. Qd2 Qf4 19. Nf5+ Rxf5 20. exf5 Qxd2+ 21. Rxd2
gxf5 22. Nd1 b5 $44 {[%csl Gf3] o^f3,Moiseenko,A (2663)-Van Wely,L (2648)/WCup
Khanty Mansiysk/2005/}) (6. Bg5 {for the time being prevents the typical KID
advance e5, but can also head for the Benoni after} c5 (6... c6 7. Qd2 e5 8. d5
cxd5 9. Nxd5 $5 (9. cxd5 Na6 10. Nge2 Bd7 11. Nc1 Qe8 12. Nd3 h5 13. Be2 Nh7
14. Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Qe7 16. O-O Rac8 17. Qe3 Nc5 18. Rfc1 a6 19. Nxc5 Rxc5
20. Nd1 Rfc8 21. Rxc5 Rxc5 22. Rc1 Rxc1 23. Qxc1 Qd8 $11 {Ding,L (2637)-Zhou
Jianchao (2660)/Tianjin/2011/}) 9... Be6 10. Ne2 $14) 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5 9.
cxd5 (9. Nxd5 Be6 10. Ne2 Nc6 11. Nec3 Bxd5 12. Nxd5 h6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Bxh6
Bxb2 15. Rb1 Bc3 $1 $11) 9... a6 10. a4 {Black can interpolate this move even
earlier, from move 7 onwards. It seems to be his best choice, after} h6 $5 (
10... Re8 $143 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Ng3 $5 h5 (12... Qa5 $5) 13. Be2 Qb6 ({
In practice Black has scored better with} 13... Qa5 14. O-O Nh7 15. Be3 Qb4 $5
{, but he still faces some problems after} 16. Nh1 (16. a5 $5 $14) 16... c4 17.
Nf2 Nc5 18. Bd1 Bd7 19. a5 Be5 20. f4 Bf6 21. Bc2 Rac8 22. Kh1 Nb3 23. Bxb3
cxb3 24. e5 $5 dxe5 25. Nd3 $36 {Kazoks,A (2399)-Guizar,C (2352)/corr/2008/})
14. O-O Nh7 15. Be3 h4 16. Nh1 f5 17. Nf2 Ne5 18. a5 Qd8 19. Na4 $1 fxe4 20.
fxe4 h3 21. g3 Rb8 22. Nb6 Nd7 23. Nc4 Ne5 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 $6 (24... Bxe5 $142 $5
$14) 25. b4 $16 {Moiseenko,A (2641)-Socko,B (2660)/Tromsoe/2007/}) 11. Be3 (11.
Bxh6 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Qh4+ 13. g3 Qxh6 14. Qxh6 Bxh6 15. Nxd6 Nd7 $32 {gives
Black good compensation for the P.}) 11... Re8 12. Nge2 Nbd7 13. Ng3 (13. Nd1
$142 {and}) (13. Nc1 $5 {are better moves}) 13... h5 14. Be2 h4 15. Nf1 Nh7
$132 {his <=> is more concrete, than in the above line.}) 6... c5 $5 {
Undermines White's [+] even at the cost of a P. This line is doing well
nowadays, the most common alternatives are:} (6... Nc6 7. Nge2 Rb8 8. Qd2 a6 {
was once very popular, leading to sharp fights (like the famous "Mona Lisa"
game Bagirov-Gufeld, Kirovabad 1973) of the "who comes first" type. Currently
White more often seeks an advantage by positional means:} {The modern} 9. Rc1 {
aims to take the sting out of b5 and causes Black some problems:} ({An older
try in this spirit is} 9. Nc1 e5 10. d5 Nd4 11. Nb3 Nxb3 (11... c5 12. dxc6
bxc6 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Bxd4 Re8 15. Be2 d5 16. cxd5 Rb4 17. Bc5 Nxe4 18. fxe4
Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Rbxe4 20. O-O Rxe2 21. dxc6 $14 {/\} Qg5 $6 22. Rf2 Bh3 23. Bf8
$1 $18) 12. axb3 c5 (12... Nh5 {is maybe worth a closer look, after} 13. O-O-O
({Possibly White should look for improvements already with} 13. c5 {or}) (13.
b4 $5) 13... f5 14. Kb1 Nf6 15. h3 b5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. b4 Bd7 18. g4 fxe4 19.
fxe4 Ra8 20. Bg2 Ra6 21. Rhf1 Qa8 22. Bg5 c5 23. dxc6 Be6 $1 $132 {So,W (2673)
-Nijboer,F (2584)/Wijk aan Zee B/2011/}) 13. g4 $5 (13. b4 cxb4 14. Na4 b5 15.
cxb5 axb5 16. Qxb4 Ne8 17. Nc3 Bh6 $1 18. Bf2 Qg5 $132) 13... h5 14. h3 Nh7 15.
gxh5 Qh4+ 16. Qf2 Qxh5 17. Be2 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 $5 (18... gxf5 19. f4 Qh6 20.
O-O-O e4 21. Rdg1 Kh8 22. Rh2 $14 {Vitiugov,N (2681)-Shomoev,A (2566)/Ulan Ude/
2009/}) 19. f4 Qh6 20. fxe5 g5 21. e6 Bxe6 22. Qg1 Bf5 23. h4 Rbe8 24. Kd1 Qg6
25. hxg5 Bxc3 26. bxc3 Bb1 27. Rxb1 Rxe3 28. Qxe3 Qxb1+ 29. Qc1 Qxb3+ 30. Ke1
Re8 {Samdanov,S (2188)-Fedorov,A (2598)/Khanty Mansiysk/2011/} 31. Kf1 $13 {/=}
) 9... e6 (9... Bd7 10. Nd1 e6 11. Nf2 Ne8 12. g3 f5 13. Bg2 Nf6 14. O-O fxe4
15. fxe4 Qe7 16. b4 e5 17. d5 Nd8 18. c5 Nf7 19. Nc3 $14 {[%csl Gb4,Gc5] |^<<,
Tomashevsky,E (2705)-Fier,A (2601)/WChT Bursa/2010/}) 10. Nd1 (10. b3 Nd7 {
and the sudden switch to a >>->} 11. h4 h5 12. g3 Ne7 13. g4 {gave Black <=>
after} hxg4 14. fxg4 Nf6 15. g5 Nh5 16. Bg2 e5 17. Bf3 b5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Nf4
Bxf4 20. Bxf4 bxc4 21. bxc4 Be6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. cxd5 Qd7 24. O-O Nxf4 25. Qxf4
c6 $11 {Anand,V (2791)-Grischuk,A (2733)/Linares/2009/}) (10. g3 Ne7 11. b4 Nd7
12. Rd1 b5 13. cxb5 axb5 14. Nc1 c6 15. Nb3 Nb6 16. Na5 d5 17. Be2 Nc4 18. Nxc4
bxc4 19. a3 $13 {So,W (2658)-Ding,L (2654)/WCup Khanty Mansiysk/2011/}) 10...
Re8 11. g3 Ne7 12. Bg2 b5 13. c5 b4 14. Nf2 a5 15. O-O Ba6 16. Rfd1 Nd7 17. f4
d5 18. e5 Nf5 19. Kh1 Ra8 20. Ng1 Nb8 21. g4 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 f5 23. gxf5 gxf5 24.
Qh3 Nc6 25. Bf3 $14 {()>>,Vitiugov,N (2709)-Ganguly,S (2650)/Khanty Mansiysk
olm/2010/ White used his () to gradually build up a direct -> against the K.})
({The classical} 6... e5 {was developed by Kasparov in the 1980s and 1990s.
Here White still has to demonstrate a clear path to an advantage after} 7. Nge2
c6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. d5 (9. O-O-O a6 10. c5 {is a newer try, but it's not too
convincing after} (10. Kb1 b5 {didn't pose Kasparov any problems, the position
is similar to Morozevich-Svidler above.}) 10... exd4 11. Bxd4 dxc5 12. Bxc5 Re8
13. Kb1 b5 14. Nc1 Bb7 15. Qc2 Nxc5 $5 (15... Qc7 16. Bd6 Qb6 $11) 16. Rxd8
Raxd8 $44 17. Qf2 Ne6 18. Qb6 Rb8 19. Nb3 c5 20. Qa7 Nd7 21. Na5 Bd4 22. Ne2
Be5 23. g3 Bc7 24. Nxb7 Ra8 $11 {Riazantsev,A (2593)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2673)/
RUS-chT Sochi/2006/}) 9... cxd5 10. cxd5 a6 11. g4 h5 12. h3 b5 13. Bg5 Qa5 14.
Nc1 (14. Ng3 Nh7 $1 15. gxh5 Nxg5 16. Qxg5 Bf6 17. Qh6 Bg7 18. Qg5 $11 (18. Qd2
Nc5 $44 {/=/+})) 14... Nc5 15. Bd3 (15. Be3 Rb8 16. Qf2 b4 17. Nb1 Ncxe4 $1 18.
fxe4 Nxe4 19. Qg2 {Laurenc,P (2390)-Gornoi,M (2397)/corr/2005/} Nf6 $1 $44)
15... b4 16. N3e2 Bd7 17. Ng3 Nh7 18. Be7 Rfe8 19. Bh4 hxg4 20. hxg4 Rec8 21.
Be2 Ra7 22. O-O Qb6 23. Kg2 Rac7 $11 {/<=>,Tomashevsky,E (2664)-Chuprov,D 
(2571)/Moscow/2009/}) 7. Nge2 {Accepting the sacrifice gives Black good
compensation after} (7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bxc5 Nc6 10. Nge2 b6 (10...
Nd7 11. Be3 Nde5 12. Nf4 Nb4 13. Rc1 $5 Be6 14. b3 g5 15. Nxe6 Ned3+ 16. Bxd3
Nxd3+ 17. Ke2 Nxc1+ 18. Rxc1 fxe6 19. Bxg5 Kf7 20. Be3 Bd4 (20... a6 21. Bb6
Rd7 22. Na4 Rg8 23. g3 Bh6 24. Rc2 $14 {Christiansen,L (2577)-Charbonneau,P 
(2499)/USA-tt/2008/}) 21. Nd1 $1 Rac8 22. Nf2 e5 23. Nd3 $14 {Khairullin,I 
(2634)-Gallagher,J (2500)/EU-ch Aix les Bains/2011/ The resulting _|_ with 2 P
for the exchange gives White an edge without much risk.}) 11. Ba3 Bb7 $142 $5 (
11... a5 12. Na4 $5 $14) (11... Ba6 12. Nb5 Rd7 13. Nec3 (13. Rd1 Rad8 14. Rxd7
Rxd7 15. Nec3 Bxb5 16. Nxb5 a6 17. c5 bxc5 $1 18. Nc3 Nb4 19. Bxb4 cxb4 20. Nd1
a5 $11 {Zwielich,F-Baumann,R/Recklinghausen /2003/}) 13... Bb7 14. Na4 Rad8 15.
Be2 Nh5 16. g3 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Kf2 Nd4 19. Rhd1 Nxe2 20. Rxd7 Rxd7 21.
Kxe2 Bh6 22. Bb4 Bc6 23. b3 Nf6 24. Bc3 e5 25. Nb2 a6 26. Na3 f4 27. Rd1 Kf7
28. Rxd7+ Nxd7 29. Nc2 e4 $14 {[%csl Gc6,Gh6] <=>^^,Ivanchuk,V (2779)-Grischuk,
A (2747)/Monte Carlo rpd blinfold/2011/}) 12. Rd1 a5 13. Nc1 (13. Na4 Nb4 $1
14. Rxd8+ Rxd8 15. Bxb4 axb4 16. Nxb6 Nd7 $44 (16... Bh6 $5 $44)) 13... Nb4 14.
Bd3 Bh6 15. Nd5 Nfxd5 16. cxd5 e6 17. Bxb4 axb4 18. dxe6 Bxc1 19. e7 {Wang Yue
(2704)-Radjabov,T (2744)/Sochi/2008/} Rxd3 $5 20. Rxd3 Bg5 21. h4 $1 Bxe7 $1 (
21... Bf6 $2 22. Rd7 Bc6 23. Rd6) 22. Rd7 Rxa2 (22... Bc5 23. Rxb7 Rxa2 24. Rd7
Rxb2 25. Rd2 Rb1+ 26. Rd1 Rb2 $11) 23. Rxe7 Ra1+ 24. Kf2 Rxh1 25. Rxb7 Rb1 $11)
(7. d5 e6 {leads to similar positions, as in the 6.Bg5 line, but here Black
doesn't have to resolve the problem of finding the best moment to play h6.})
7... Qa5 {The less usual, but fully plausible alternative.} ({Black often
insists on the sacrifice with} 7... Nc6 {, but after} 8. d5 Ne5 9. Ng3 {
he isn't doing that well in the Benoni - his seemingly active N can be exposed,
or get in the way of his <=>:} e6 (9... h5 10. Be2 h4 11. Nf1 e6 {However,
Black has to reckon with immediate aggression} 12. f4 $1 (12. Nd2 exd5 13. cxd5
a6 (13... Bd7 14. O-O b5 $2 15. Nxb5 Bxb5 16. Bxb5 Rb8 17. a4 Nh5 18. f4 Nd7
19. Qg4 a6 {Ponomariov,R (2733)-Carlsen,M (2813)/Medias/2010/} 20. Bxd7 Nf6 21.
Qxh4 $16) (13... Nh7 $5 14. f4 Nd7 15. O-O Re8 16. h3 f5 $132 {Razuvaev,Y 
(2575)-Khalifman,A (2625)/Bundesliga/1992/}) 14. a4 Bd7 15. a5 b5 16. axb6 Qxb6
17. Ra2 Qb4 18. O-O Bb5 19. Kh1 (19. f4 $5 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Neg4 21. Kh1 Nxe3 22.
Qxe3 $14) 19... Rfb8 20. f4 Nc4 21. Bxc4 Bxc4 22. Ra4 Bxf1 23. Rxb4 cxb4 24.
Na4 Bd3 25. Nb6 Rxb6 26. Bxb6 Bxe4 27. Nxe4 Nxe4 28. Qe1 f5 29. Qxb4 Rc8 30.
Bc7 {Ponomariov,R (2744)-Grischuk,A (2773)/Wijk aan Zee/2011/ - see the notes
to this game by Krasenkow in CBM 141.} Bd4 $1 31. Qxd4 Rxc7 $11) 12... Neg4 13.
Bxg4 Nxg4 14. Qxg4 exd5 15. f5 d4 16. Nd5 dxe3 17. Nfxe3 Bxb2 18. O-O $1 Bxa1
19. Rxa1 $40 {White undoubtedly prepared this at home, the end was swift -} Kg7
20. Rf1 Rh8 21. Qf4 g5 22. Qf3 f6 23. Ng4 Rf8 24. Qe3 Bd7 25. Ndxf6 Rxf6 26.
Qxg5+ Kf7 27. e5 dxe5 28. Rd1 Rxf5 29. Nh6+ Kf8 30. Qg8+ Ke7 31. Qh7+ {1-0,
Tomashevsky,E (2710)-Ponomariov,R (2758)/EUCup Rogaska Slatina/2011/}) 10. Be2
exd5 11. cxd5 h5 12. O-O Nh7 13. Qd2 h4 14. Nh1 f5 15. Nf2 Bd7 16. Kh1 ({
Also interesting is} 16. a4 Qf6 17. exf5 $5 gxf5 18. Nh3 Ng6 $6 (18... Rae8
$142 $14) 19. f4 $1 a6 20. Bf2 Rae8 21. Kh1 Rf7 22. a5 Rfe7 23. Bh5 Nhf8 24.
Rg1 Bh6 25. g3 $40 {Tomashevsky,E (2701)-Khairullin,I (2617)/EU-ch Rijeka/2010/
}) 16... a6 17. a4 Re8 18. Rg1 g5 $6 {׻} (18... Nf7 $14) 19. exf5 Bxf5 20.
Rae1 Rc8 21. Nce4 Nf7 22. Bd3 Re5 23. Bc2 Qd7 24. g3 $36 {Tomashevsky,E (2664)
-Shomoev,A (2567)/EU-ch Budva/2009/ White again opens the >> and unleashes a
direct ->.}) 8. Nc1 {This move has recently become White's main try.} (8. d5 b5
$5 9. cxb5 a6 $44 {is quite an attractive version of the Benko/Volga Gambit
for Black.}) ({Black solved his opening problems after the seemingly more
natural} 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. d5 (9. O-O-O a6 10. Kb1 b5 $132) 9... Ne5 10. Ng3 (10.
Nc1 a6 11. Be2 Bd7 12. a4 Qb4 13. b3 e6 14. N1a2 Qa5 15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. Qxd6 {
Kramnik,V (2685)-Gelfand,B (2690)/Linares/1993/} Nxe4 $1 17. fxe4 Rfd8 18. Qxc5
Nd3+ 19. Bxd3 Bxc3+ 20. Ke2 Bg4+ $15 {and Black advantageously wins material.})
10... h5 11. Be2 h4 12. Nf1 a6 13. Nd1 Qc7 14. a4 e6 15. Bh6 exd5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7
17. cxd5 Qe7 18. Nf2 Bd7 19. Ne3 Nh5 $11 {1/2,Tomashevsky,E (2664)-Khairullin,
I (2574)/EU-ch Budva/2009/}) 8... cxd4 {Black goes for a Maroczy setup, as
transposing to the Benoni is suspect:} (8... Nc6 $6 9. Nb3 Qc7 10. d5 Ne5 11.
Be2 a6 12. a4 e6 13. O-O exd5 14. cxd5 Rb8 15. Nd2 Bd7 16. h3 b5 17. f4 Nc4 18.
Bxc4 bxc4 19. Nxc4 Rb4 {Graf,A (2598)-Burg,T (2449)/Deizisau/2010/} {Now after}
20. Qd3 Re8 21. Rfe1 $16 {Black's compensation is insuffcient.}) 9. Nb3 ({
White would like to take with the N.} 9. Bxd4 $143 {is not very harmonious:}
Nc6 10. Nb3 Qd8 11. Be3 Be6 12. Rc1 Ne5 (12... Rc8 $1 $11) 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14.
cxd5 e6 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Be2 (16. Nd4 $5) 16... Nxe4 $1 17. fxe4 Qh4+ 18. Kd2
Qxe4 19. Rc3 Qxg2 20. Kc1 Rac8 $13 {Bischoff,K (2561)-Stellwagen,D (2489)/
Pulvermuehle/2004/}) 9... Qe5 $5 {An obvious provocation, typical for
Morozevich - he uses his Q as a bait to weaken White's position.} (9... Qc7 10.
Nxd4 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Yd4b5,Ya1c1,Yc3d5] ףc7 (Nb5,Rc1,Nd5) exposes the L,
moreover Moiseenko had a recent positive experience with this line:} Nc6 11.
Nb3 a5 12. a4 Nd7 13. Rc1 b6 14. Nb5 Qb7 15. N3d4 Nc5 16. Be2 Bd7 17. b3 Nxd4
18. Nxd4 f5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. O-O f4 21. Bf2 Rf6 22. Bd3 Raf8 23. Re1 Bc8 24.
Nb5 Rh6 25. Bc2 Rh5 26. Bxc5 bxc5 27. Be4 $14 {Moiseenko,A (2673)-Saric,I 
(2626)/EU-ch Aix les Bains/2011/}) ({The most solid continuation is} 9... Qh5
10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. Be2 (11. Qd2 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Be6 13. Be2 Qa5 14. b3 Rfc8 15. Rd1
a6 16. Na4 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Bh6+ 18. Be3 Bxe3+ 19. Kxe3 Nd7 20. Rc1 Rc6 21. f4
Rac8 22. Kd2 Nc5 23. Nxc5 dxc5 24. e5 Rd8+ $11 {Tomashevsky,E (2689)-Kempinski,
R (2601)/GRE-chT Kallithea/2009/}) 11... Qh4+ $5 (11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Be6 (
12... Qg5 $5 13. O-O Nh5 {/\} 14. Nd5 Nf4 $11) 13. O-O Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. b3
Qa5 16. Rc1 Rac8 17. f4 Nf6 18. Bf3 a6 19. a4 Qc5+ 20. Kh1 $14 {Vitiugov,N 
(2726)-Polzin,R (2469)/EUCup Rogaska Slatina/2011/}) 12. g3 (12. Bf2 Qg5 {
also forces an advance of the Pg2:} 13. O-O $6 Bh3 14. Bg3 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Nh5
16. Qd5 Qe3+ 17. Bf2 Qh6 $40) 12... Qh3 13. Qd2 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bh6 $1 15. Be3 (
15. f4 e5 16. Be3 Ng4 17. Bf1 Qh5 18. Be2 Qh3 $11) 15... Bxe3 16. Qxe3 Be6 17.
Nd1 Rfc8 18. b3 Qh5 19. O-O a6 20. Nc3 Qc5 $11 {Glorstad,T (2107)-Bekkesletten,
C (2214)/corr./2009/ Morozevich is not interested in boring equality.}) (9...
Qb6 {is not ideal either:} 10. Bxd4 Qd8 11. Be2 Nc6 12. Be3 a5 13. Na4 Be6 14.
O-O Nd7 15. Rc1 b6 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 18. Qxd4 Qc7 19. f4 f6 20. Kh1
Rad8 21. Qe3 Kg7 22. b3 Bf7 23. h4 Nc5 24. Nc3 $14 {/+/-(),Khairullin,I (2620)
-Kokarev,D (2629)/Irkutsk/2010/}) 10. Bxd4 (10. Nxd4 Nc6 {[%cal Rf6e4] /\Ne4}
11. Nb3 (11. Nc2 Be6 12. Be2 Nd7 $132) 11... Nd7 $5 $132 {[%cal Ya7a5,Yf7f5] /
\a5,f5}) 10... Qf4 $146 {[%mdl 8] A novelty in the same provocative spirit, as
the previous move.} (10... Qg5 11. Qc1 (11. h4 Qg3+ 12. Bf2 Qe5 13. Bd4 $11 {
practically forces a quick draw, maybe this is what Morozevich wanted to avoid?
}) 11... Qxc1+ 12. Rxc1 Nc6 13. Be3 b6 (13... Be6 $142 14. Nd5 Nd7 $11) 14. Be2
Nd7 15. Kf2 Nc5 16. Rhd1 Ne6 17. f4 Bb7 18. Bf3 Rfc8 19. Rd2 Nc5 20. Nxc5 bxc5
21. e5 dxe5 22. fxe5 Rab8 23. Na4 $14 {Graf,A (2613)-Zude,E (2426)/Bastia rpd/
2005/}) 11. g3 {Moiseenko accepts the challenge and plays the most principled
move.} (11. Qc1 $11 {is the same as above.}) (11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. cxd5 $11) 11...
Qg5 12. Qe2 {Again the best.} (12. f4 Qg4 (12... Qh6 $5) 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd5
Bxb2 $5 (14... Qe6 15. Qe2 Na6 16. Bg2 $14 {[%csl Ra6] saves material, but
Black's forces lack coordination.} (16. O-O-O $5)) 15. Rb1 Qxd1+ 16. Kxd1 Ba3
17. Nc7 b6 18. Nxa8 Bb7 19. Bg2 Bxa8 $44 {Black has a P for the exchange, no
weaknesses and is definitely not worse.}) ({Hunting the Q with} 12. Kf2 Nc6 13.
h4 Qh5 14. g4 (14. Be3 Qe5 $11) 14... Nxg4+ 15. fxg4 {can lead to a pretty
perpetual after} Bxg4 (15... Bxd4+ $5 {is more ambitious:} 16. Qxd4 Bxg4 17.
Qe3 (17. Qd5 Ne5 $44 {[%csl Rf2] עf2}) 17... f5 18. Qg5 fxe4+ 19. Kg1 Ne5 $13)
16. Be2 Bxe2 17. Nxe2 f5 18. Bxg7 fxe4+ $1 19. Bxf8 Qf3+ 20. Kg1 (20. Ke1 $6
Qxh1+ 21. Kd2 Qxh4 $15) 20... Qe3+ 21. Kh2 Qf2+ 22. Kh3 Qf5+ $11) 12... Nc6 13.
Be3 Qh5 (13... Qe5 14. Bg2 $14) 14. Bg2 (14. g4 $6 Nxg4 ({Black can play for
more than} 14... Qh4+ 15. Bf2 Qg5 16. Be3 $11) 15. fxg4 Bxg4 (15... Bxc3+ $5)
16. Qd2 f5 $36 {[%csl Re1] עe1 is risky for White. The text prepares castling,
something which White won't manage at all in the end.}) 14... Nd7 $6 {[%cal
Rg7c3] /\Bc3} (14... Bh3 15. O-O (15. g4 Nxg4 $44 {is still at best unclear,
although White is a tempo up in comparison with the previous note.}) 15... Bxg2
16. Kxg2 $11 {/+/= gives White a safe and very slightly better position,
therefore Morozevich tries to muddy the waters.}) ({However, his choice is not
ideal, perhaps a better way to complicate the isssue was} 14... b6 $5 {[%cal
Yc8a6] /\Ba6<=>}) 15. Nd5 $1 {The most principled reaction.} (15. Rc1 a5 $5
$132) 15... e6 16. Nf4 $6 ({Hesitation at a critical moment.} 16. Nc7 $142 $1
Rb8 17. Rd1 $36 {Although} a6 {[%csl Rc7] cut off the N, White has} 18. f4 $1
Qxe2+ 19. Kxe2 Bxb2 20. Rxd6 Ba3 21. c5 $14 {/+/- , paralysing Black's <<.})
16... Qe5 17. Nd3 (17. O-O-O a5 18. Nd4 a4 $1 $36 {[%csl Rc1] gives Black very
concrete play against White's K.}) 17... Qf6 (17... Qh5 $2 18. h4 {[%csl Rh5]
ףh5}) 18. h4 $6 ({White feels his initiative is slipping after the normal} 18.
O-O b6 19. f4 Bb7 $11 {and tries to retain it by violent means. But this only
helps Black.}) 18... Qe7 {Finally safe!} 19. h5 a5 20. hxg6 (20. a4 $142 {
was more circumspect.}) 20... fxg6 $1 {[%cal Gf8f3] <->f} 21. a4 d5 $5 (21...
b6 $15 {is already pleasant for Black, but Morozevich wants more than just to
simply finish his development.}) 22. cxd5 exd5 23. exd5 (23. O-O dxe4 24. fxe4
Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 Nde5 $15 {gives Black a long-term and almost riskeless edge.})
23... Nb4 {Black has -> chances and starts to operate with concrete threats.}
24. Rh4 $2 {[%mdl 192] Now the attack breaks through tactically.} (24. Nxb4 $1
{was required:} Qxb4+ 25. Nd2 Nf6 $5 (25... Re8 26. Rh4 Qxb2 27. Rb1 $132) (
25... Qxb2 26. Rb1 Qa3 27. Nc4 Qxa4 28. Rh4 $44) 26. Qc4 Qxc4 27. Nxc4 Nxd5 28.
Bc5 Rd8 29. O-O Bf5 $15) 24... Nc2+ $1 25. Qxc2 Qxe3+ 26. Qe2 (26. Kf1 Rxf3+
27. Bxf3 Qxf3+ 28. Nf2 b6 $1 $17 {[%cal Yc8a6,Ya8f8] /-+, /\Ba6, Rf8}) 26...
Qg5 27. Kf1 ({Considerably more resilient, but probably still insuffcient to
save the game was} 27. Kf2 $142 $1 Qxd5 28. Qc2 {[%cal Yc2c4] /\Qc4} Nb6 29. f4
Qf7 $17) 27... Nf6 $5 (27... Qxg3 $17 {is strong as well, but Black first
activates his pieces.}) 28. Nbc5 (28. Kf2 Nh5 29. Rxh5 gxh5 $5 {[%cal Rh5h4] /
\h4->}) 28... Qxg3 29. Qf2 (29. Rf4 Re8 (29... Bh3 $5) 30. Qf2 (30. Ne4 Nh5 $1)
30... Qxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Nxd5 $19 {leads to a hopeless _|_, but now White doesn't
even swap the L.}) 29... Qd6 $19 {-> The rest doesn't require much comment.}
30. Rd1 Ng4 $1 31. Qe2 (31. Qe1 Bd4 $19) 31... Qg3 32. Rxg4 (32. Rh1 Bd4 33.
Ne4 Nh2+ 34. Rxh2 Qxh2 $19) 32... Bxg4 33. Ne4 Rxf3+ $1 34. Bxf3 Bh3+ 35. Bg2
Rf8+ 36. Kg1 Bd4+ 37. Kh1 Bxg2+ 38. Qxg2 Qh4+ 39. Qh2 Qxe4+ 40. Qg2 Rf3 {
[%cal Rf3h3] /\Rh3#} 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 82nd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2020.01.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2822"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2020.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,95,19,34,29,0,43,33,44,50,31,40,36,18,54,28,32,29,22,15,38,56,67,66,
57,44,49,66,52,18,45,-12,-16,-22,-22,-14,0,-21,-21,-52,-52,-29,-40,-38,-17,-53,
-39,-52,-41,-36,-56,-47,-47,-47,-40,-34,-44,-44,-49,-49,-31,-30,37,30,15,67,54,
71,106,35,38,70,205,248,234,209,209,215,215,207,250,239,266,283,703,750,869,
1187,1269,1217,1248,1011,1011,1011,1011,1139,1322,1348]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3.
Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 {This line is currently quite popular and it
certainly helps that it has lately become Caruana's weapon of choice aginst
the KID.} (6. Nf3 {leads to the Makogonov system, which can be already
considered a mainstream choice. In our game White is in no hurry to decide the
future of the Ng1, often developing it differently.}) ({After} 6. Bg5 {a
plausible reaction is} c6 7. Nf3 d5 $5 8. cxd5 (8. exd5 cxd5 9. Bxf6 exf6 10.
Nxd5 f5 $44 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Yb8c6,Yc8e6]}) 8... cxd5 9. Bxf6 exf6 10. exd5 b6
11. Be2 Na6 12. O-O Nc7 13. Qb3 Bb7 14. Bc4 Rb8 15. a4 a6 16. Rfe1 b5 17. axb5
axb5 18. Bd3 b4 19. Ne4 f5 20. Ned2 Nxd5 21. Bc4 Nb6 22. Qxb4 Nxc4 23. Qxc4 Bd5
24. Qc3 Qb6 $44 {[%csl Gd5,Gg7] Caruana,F (2807)-Nakamura,H (2792) Saint Louis
2017 Maybe this game prompted Caruana to look for a slightly modified set-up.})
6... Nc6 {A provocative reaction. We'll check the more standard replies:} ({
The most often played} 6... e5 7. d5 {is featured in roughly half of the games
and leads to a typical KID situation and structure:} {Maybe a cleverer choice
is the immediate} Na6 {and now:} (7... a5 8. g4 Na6 9. Nge2 Nd7 10. Qd2 ({
White has been successful with} 10. Ng3 Ndc5 (10... Bf6 {or maybe}) (10... Qh4
$5 {are alternatives to reckon with.}) 11. h4 $5) 10... Ndc5 11. Ng3 c6 12. Be2
cxd5 13. cxd5 (13. exd5 $5 f5 14. gxf5 Bxf5 15. Nxf5 gxf5 16. O-O-O Kh8 17.
Rhg1 f4 18. Bxc5 Nxc5 19. Qc2 e4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 Qf6 22. Rd2 f3 23. Bd3
Qh6 $44 {Grandelius,N (2691)-McShane,L (2688) Eskilstuna 2019 For more details
see the notes to this game in CBM 191 Extra by McShane.}) 13... a4 14. h4 Bd7
15. h5 Rc8 16. Kf1 a3 17. b3 Qa5 18. Rc1 f6 19. Kg2 Nb4 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Bh6
Rf7 22. Rh2 Bxh6 (22... Re8 $16) 23. Qxh6 Rg7 24. Rch1 Rf8 {Caruana,F (2832)
-Nakamura,H (2746) London blitz 2018} 25. g5 $1 {/\} fxg5 26. Nf5 $3 Bxf5 (
26... gxf5 27. Qxd6 $18 (27. Bh5 $1 $18 {[%cal Rh6h8]})) 27. exf5 Nbd3 28. f6
Rxf6 29. Qh8+ Kf7 30. Rh7 Rxf2+ 31. Kg1 $18) {Here} 8. g4 {gives the game an
independent twist:} (8. Nf3 Nh5 9. a3 (9. Nh2 Qe8 10. Be2 Nf4 ({or} 10... f5 {
leads to positions from the Makogonov, we won't go into detail here.})) 9... f5
10. b4 Nb8 11. Qb3 (11. c5 $5) 11... Nd7 12. c5 Qe7 13. Rd1 Ndf6 14. Bg5 b6 15.
Nd2 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bc4 Kh7 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. O-O Bd7 20. Ba6 Rf7 21. Rfe1
Rg8 22. Rc1 Bg5 23. Qd1 Nf6 $132 {/=/+, Houdini 6.03 (3820)-Stockfish 19092522
(3883) Internet 2019}) 8... Nc5 9. f3 c6 ({Black has problems after} 9... Ne8
10. Qd2 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. O-O-O $14 {|^}) (9... h5 {White has also the
simple} 10. Qd2 (10. g5 Nh7 $5 (10... Nfd7 11. b4 Na6 12. a3 Nab8 13. h4 a5 14.
Rb1 Na6 15. Kf2 Qe8 16. Kg2 axb4 17. axb4 Qe7 18. Qd2 c5 19. dxc6 bxc6 20. b5
cxb5 21. cxb5 Nac5 22. Nd5 $16 {Szczepanski,Z (2549)-Neagu,L (2560) email 2013}
) 11. h4 f6 12. Qd2 fxg5 13. hxg5 Rf4 $5 $44 {is a typical exchange sacrifice
for play on the dark squares.}) 10... Nh7 11. O-O-O h4 12. Bd3 Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3
f5 14. Rh2 Kh8 15. Rg2 Bd7 16. exf5 gxf5 17. g5 f4 18. Bf2 Qe8 19. Ne4 Bf5 20.
Bxh4 Qh5 21. Bf2 Bxe4 22. fxe4 Nxg5 23. Rg4 Nh7 24. Nf3 Bf6 25. c5 $36 {
Caruana,F (2811)-Jones,G (2640) Wijk aan Zee 2018}) 10. Qd2 cxd5 11. cxd5 Bd7
12. Nge2 h5 13. Nc1 (13. Rg1 $5) 13... Rc8 14. Nb3 Nxb3 15. axb3 a6 16. Bd3 Nh7
17. O-O-O h4 18. Kb1 Bf6 19. f4 exf4 20. Bxf4 Re8 21. Rhf1 Be5 $11 {/=/+,
Grandelius,N (2691)-McShane,L (2688) Eskilstuna 2019 Black has a comfortable
position and has at the very least resolved any opening problems.}) (6... c5 {
gives White a wider choice:} {However, White mostly aims for the Benoni with}
7. d5 ({1a)} 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Bd3 dxc5 9. e5 Nfd7 10. f4 Rd8 (10... f6 $5) 11.
Nf3 (11. Qe2 Nc6 12. Nf3 Nd4 13. Nxd4 Nxe5 $1 {comfortably regains the
material back:} 14. fxe5 cxd4 15. Bd2 dxc3 {½, Miroshnichenko,E (2642)-Markos,
J (2565) Plovdiv 2008} 16. Bxc3 Qb6 17. O-O-O Be6 $15) {Black also has the
tactical operation} 11... Nxe5 $142 (11... Nc6 12. Qb1 $5 (12. O-O Nb4 $132)
12... Nb6 13. O-O Nb4 14. Be2 Bf5 15. Ne4 Qa4 {Lalic,B (2418)-Bates,R (2358)
Hastings 2019} 16. b3 Qc6 17. Nfg5 h6 18. g4 $16) 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. fxe5 Bf5
14. O-O Rxd3 $1 ({More sensible than} 14... Bxd3 15. e6 $1 f5 16. Nd5 Bxf1 17.
Nxe7+ $1 Kf8 18. Qf3 $16 {-> and despite being a R down, White has a powerful
attack.}) 15. Qe2 Rxc3 16. bxc3 Nc6 $1 $13 (16... Be6 17. Rab1 Qc7 18. Rf4 Nd7
19. Qf3 Rb8 20. Rh4 Qxe5 {Romero Holmes,A (2514)-Guseinov,G (2552) Mallorca
2004} 21. Re4 $1 Qxc3 22. Bf4 Qxf3 23. gxf3 $14) {and there is no need to
worry about the counter-sacrifice} 17. Rxf5 gxf5 18. Rf1 Qxc3 19. Rxf5 Nxe5 $15
) ({After} 7. Nf3 {the ambitious} Qa5 (7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Be2 Nxd4 10.
Bxd4 Bd7 {leads to a more standard Maroczy structure, but even here White's
5th move is useful after} 11. O-O a5 12. Qc2 Bc6 13. Rad1 Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15.
Bg4 $1 $36 {[%cal Ye4e5,Yc4c5,Yg4d7] White either swaps his B on d7, or gets
in a central break with c5, or e5, retaining an nagging initiative. His score
in this position is well over 75% from over 100 games.} Ne5 16. c5 Nxg4 17.
hxg4 Qc8 18. cxd6 Qxg4 19. dxe7 Rfe8 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Qc3+ Kg8 22. exd5 Rxe7
23. d6 $16 {Cheparinov,I (2711)-Amin,B (2709) Zagreb 2018}) 8. Bd3 (8. Nd2 cxd4
9. Nb3 {can be met by the inspired} Qxc3+ $5 10. bxc3 dxe3 $44 11. f3 Nh5 12.
Qc1 Bh6 13. g4 Nf4 14. Kd1 Ne6 15. Kc2 Nc6 16. h4 Bf4 17. Qd1 Ne5 18. Nc1 Bd7
19. a4 Rac8 20. Ne2 Bh6 21. g5 Bg7 22. Bh3 Nxf3 23. Qd3 Ne5 24. Qxe3 Nxc4 $17 {
Firouzja,A (2682)-Karthikeyan,M (2593) Xingtai 2019}) 8... Nfd7 9. O-O Nc6 10.
Be2 {will anyway sooner or later force Black to resolve the central tension:}
cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Ne5 14. Rad1 Be6 15. b3 a6 16. Qe3 (
16. f4 $5 Nc6 17. Qd2 $14) 16... b5 17. f4 b4 18. Nd5 (18. Na4 $2 Nxc4 $17 {
Pechac,J (2473)-Mazur,S (2426) Ruzomberok 2019}) 18... Nc6 19. Bf3 $14 {
[%cal Re4e5] /+/-}) 7... e6 8. Bd3 exd5 (8... Na6 9. Nf3 Re8 10. O-O Nc7 11. a4
Na6 12. Nd2 (12. Rc1 $142 Nb4 13. Bb1 $14 {is more natural}) 12... Nb4 13. Be2
b6 14. Qb3 a6 15. Rae1 Ra7 16. Qd1 Rae7 17. Qb1 Qc7 18. Bf4 e5 19. Be3 Nd7 20.
Bg4 Rf8 21. Kh1 Ree8 22. Be2 Qd8 23. Nf3 Kh8 24. Bg5 f6 25. Bh4 Bh6 $132 {
Adhiban,B (2671)-Ponomariov,R (2686) Linares 2018 For more details see the
notes to this game in CBM 186 by Adhiban.}) 9. exd5 (9. cxd5 {can be met with
the tactical} b5 $5 10. Nxb5 Re8 {/\} 11. Nc3 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 f5 $132) 9... Na6 (
9... Re8 10. Nf3 $1 Bh6 11. O-O {transposes to E90 and is long known to be
pleasant for White.}) 10. Nf3 Nb4 (10... Bf5 11. Bxf5 gxf5 12. O-O Ne4 13. Nxe4
fxe4 14. Ng5 Qe7 15. Qg4 $1 f5 16. Qh5 Bxb2 17. Rab1 Be5 18. Ne6 Rf7 19. f4 Bh8
20. g4 $40 {Postny,E (2672)-Summerscale,A (2418) London 2015}) 11. Be2 (11. Bb1
$143 b5 $1 12. a3 (12. Nxb5 Ba6 {/\} 13. a4 Nfxd5 $1 $17) 12... Qa5 13. O-O
bxc4 $15) 11... Bf5 12. Rc1 Ne4 ({Also after} 12... Qa5 13. Qd2 Ne4 14. Nxe4
Bxe4 15. a3 Bxb2 16. axb4 Qxb4 17. Qxb4 cxb4 18. Rd1 Bc2 19. Rd2 Bc3 20. Bd4
Bxd2+ 21. Kxd2 $36 {the engine prefers White.}) ({Maybe Black should limit
himself to the modest} 12... Re8 13. a3 Na6 $14) 13. g4 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Nxa2 15.
gxf5 Nxc1 16. Qxc1 Qf6 17. fxg6 Qxc3+ 18. Qxc3 Bxc3+ 19. Kd1 hxg6 20. Kc2 Bg7
21. Rb1 b6 22. h4 Rfe8 23. Bd3 Kf8 24. h5 gxh5 (24... a5 25. h6 Bf6 26. Kb3 a4+
27. Ka3 $16 {Amin,B (2704)-Fedorov,A (2566) Brest 2019}) 25. Nh4 Rxe3 26. fxe3
Be5 $14 {Cuenca Jimenez,J (2513)-Amin,B (2709) Sweden 2019 Although in the end
Black managed to set up a fortress, I suspect White's play can be improved.
Amin probably has a similar opinion, as in the later game with Fedorov he
repeated the whole line with White.}) (6... c6 7. Nf3 d5 {is the idea from
Caruana-Nakamura,2017, above. Without the B on g5 White gets a comfortable
pull with the simple} 8. e5 Ne4 9. Qb3 $5 $36 {()}) 7. d5 {White accepts the
challenge.} (7. Nf3 {allows Black to play} e5 8. d5 Nd4 $1 9. Nxd4 exd4 10.
Bxd4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 (11. Bxg7 Re8) 11... Qh4 12. g4 Re8 13. Bg2 Bf5 14. O-O Bxe4
15. Bxg7 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Kxg7 17. Qd4+ Qf6 {with mass simplification and sterile
equalty after} 18. Qxf6+ Kxf6 19. Rfe1 {½, Lutz,C (2580)-Finkel,A (2465)
Leeuwarden 1994}) 7... Ne5 {Black's main move.} (7... Nb4 8. a3 (8. Nf3 c6 (
8... e6 $142 $5) 9. Be2 Nd7 10. O-O Qc7 11. Bd4 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bxe5 dxe5
14. a3 Na6 15. b4 c5 16. Rb1 Qd8 17. Qd2 Bd7 18. Qe3 Rc8 19. b5 Nc7 20. f4 exf4
21. Qxf4 Ne8 22. e5 $16 {[%csl Gd5,Ge5] Yankelevich,L (2484)-Corvi,M (2253)
Cattolica 2019}) 8... Na6 9. Bd3 e6 (9... Nd7 10. Nf3 Nac5 11. Bc2 Nb6 12. Qe2
Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Nba4 14. Bh6 Re8 15. e5 e6 16. Bg5 Qd7 17. Bf6 exd5 18. Qd2 Qe6
19. O-O dxe5 20. Bxe5 f6 21. cxd5 Qf7 22. Bd4 Qxd5 23. c4 Qf7 24. Rfe1 $44 {
|^, Parligras,M (2616)-Zelbel,P (2458) Germany 2018}) 10. Nge2 Nc5 (10... Re8
11. b4 $5 $14 {and the N won't even get to c5.}) 11. Bc2 exd5 12. cxd5 Re8 13.
f3 Nh5 14. g4 Nf6 15. Nd4 a5 16. Qd2 Bd7 17. O-O-O ({White wants more than the
simple} 17. O-O $5 $14) 17... Rb8 18. h4 b5 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Na6 {Jones,G 
(2660)-Maze,S (2614) Porticcio 2017} 21. Na2 $1 $36 {and White's play on the
>> should be faster.}) (7... Nb8 {is rather passive, White built up an
impressive position after} 8. Nf3 c6 9. Bd3 e6 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. O-O Nbd7 12.
Ng5 Re8 13. Qd2 Qe7 14. Rfe1 Ne5 15. b3 a6 16. Bc2 Bc8 17. f4 Ned7 18. Rad1 h6
19. Nf3 Nh7 20. Ne2 $16 {(), Arnaudov,P (2441)-Petenyi,T (2449) Antalya 2017})
8. f4 {If anything, White is consistent.} (8. Qd2 e6 9. f4 Ned7 10. dxe6 fxe6
11. g4 b5 12. cxb5 Bb7 $5 (12... a6 $143 13. Nf3 axb5 14. Bxb5 Bb7 15. Qc2 d5
16. e5 d4 17. Nxd4 $1 Bxh1 18. Nxe6 Qe7 19. Bc4 Kh8 20. O-O-O Bb7 21. Nxg7 Nb6
22. Bb3 $18 {Repka,C (2519)-Manik,M (2400) Banska Stiavnica 2018}) 13. Bg2 (13.
Bd3 d5) 13... a6 14. bxa6 Rxa6 $14 {[%cal Yd8a8] /~~}) ({Straightforward
development with} 8. Be2 e6 9. Nf3 {give Black good counterplay after} Nxf3+
10. Bxf3 Nd7 $132) 8... Ned7 9. g4 {Another expansive pawn-move! Although
White builds up an impressive pawn phalanx, he meust realize he is falling
behind in development.} (9. Bd3 e5 10. dxe6 (10. f5 gxf5 11. exf5 e4 $1) 10...
fxe6 11. Nge2 b6 $13 12. O-O Qe7 13. Qd2 Bb7 14. Bc2 Nc5 15. Ng3 a5 16. Rae1
Nfd7 17. b3 Qh4 18. Nge2 Nf6 19. Bf2 Qh6 $132 {Studer,N (2546)-Cheparinov,I 
(2686) Caleta 2020}) 9... c6 $1 {The best reaction, Firouzja was still
following his preparation.} (9... e5 $6 10. f5 Nc5 11. Qc2 gxf5 $6 12. exf5 h6
13. O-O-O $16 {Rychlik,H (2032)-Turlej,L (2146) Polanica Zdroj 2006}) (9... e6
10. dxe6 fxe6 11. Bg2 $36 {also isn't ideal. Contrary to Cheparinov above,
here Black can't fianchetto his Bc8 and he is under pressure.}) 10. Nf3 cxd5
11. cxd5 (11. exd5 Nc5 ({or} 11... Re8 $5 {[%cal Ge7e6] prepares e6 with
counterplay.})) 11... b6 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} ({A concrete novelty, which is far
stronger, than} 11... Nc5 $2 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. e5 Nd7 14. Qc2 Qa5 15. Nd2 Nb6
16. a3 Nd7 17. O-O-O {This is strategic murder, White converted his attacking
position into a won endgame after} a6 18. Bg2 Rb8 19. d6 e6 20. h4 b5 21. h5 b4
22. Nc4 Qd8 23. hxg6 $1 bxc3 24. gxf7+ Rxf7 (24... Kxf7 25. Qxc3 $18 {[%csl
Rf7] ->}) 25. Qxh7+ Kf8 26. Qh8+ Bxh8 27. Rxh8+ Kg7 28. Rxd8 Rxf4 29. b3 Rxb3
30. Kc2 Rb8 31. Kxc3 $18 {Jones,G (2662)-Pavlidis,A (2546) Heraklion 2017}) 12.
Nd4 Nc5 13. Qf3 (13. Bg2 Ba6 $132 {[%cal Rc5d3] suits Black.}) ({After} 13. Qc2
{White must reckon also with} Ncxe4 (13... e6 $5 $132 {is probably objectively
stronger}) ({Similar is} 13... Bb7 14. Bg2 e6 15. O-O exd5 16. exd5 Re8 17. Bf2
Qd7 18. Rfe1 Na6 19. Nc6 Nc7 20. Rad1 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Re8 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. b4
a6 24. a4 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Qd3 Ncxd5 $1 $11 {Rodshtein,M (2628)-Rechlis,G 
(2498) Israel 2020}) 14. Nxe4 (14. g5 Nxc3 15. gxf6 Nxd5 16. fxg7 Re8 $1 $36)
14... Nxd5 $14 {/~~ with 2 P and interesting compensation.}) ({An engine
suggestion is} 13. Nc6 $5 Qe8 14. Bg2 Ba6 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Qd2 $14 {, but
even for an elite GM it's not simple to consider and decide for a voluntary
swap of the strong dark-squared Be3.}) 13... Bb7 (13... Ncxe4 $2 {fails to} 14.
g5 Nxc3 15. gxf6 {The Pd5 is protected and Black has insufficient compensation
after} Bxf6 16. bxc3 $16) ({However, an interesting alternative was} 13... e6
$5 14. g5 Nh5 $13 {, e.g. after} 15. O-O-O exd5 16. exd5 (16. Nxd5 Bb7 {
[%csl Re4][%cal Rh5g3]}) 16... f6 $132 {and Black makes use of the bishop on
c8.}) 14. g5 $8 ({Practically forced, as after} 14. O-O-O $6 e6 $36 {White's 
[+] falls apart.}) 14... Nfxe4 {[%mdl 64] The courage of youth, but it seems
that Alireza might have overestimated his position after the following
tactical operation.} ({The engine favours the more mundane} 14... Nh5 $5 15. f5
Be5 $13 ({or} 15... Rc8 {Even this position is far from clear.})) 15. Nxe4 Bxd5
16. Nf6+ exf6 17. Qxd5 Re8 18. Nc2 {Is this the best?} ({The alternative was} 
18. Qf3 $5 fxg5 (18... Qe7 19. Nc2 fxg5 20. O-O-O Qf6 {also deserves attention,
but after} 21. Bd4 Qxf4+ 22. Qxf4 gxf4 23. Bb5 $5 $14 {the engine prefers
White.}) 19. O-O-O gxf4 20. Qxf4 Re4 21. Qf3 $13 {Black's pieces are more
active, but he has only 3 P for the piece. It's difficult to evaluate this
position unequivocally.}) 18... fxg5 19. O-O-O gxf4 20. Bd4 ({White can't
afford} 20. Bxf4 $2 Qf6 21. Qd4 Qf5 22. Qxd6 (22. Qd2 Na4 $19 {->}) 22... Ne4
$19) 20... Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Ne6 ({Both sides have alternatives almost on evey
move, for example} 21... Qh4 $5 $132) 22. Qd2 $1 (22. Qxd6 Qf6 {open the
position for Black's rooks. Therefore Fabiano prefers to leave Black with 4 P,
but they don't present a serious danger and the unopposed light-squared Bf1
can be a strong trump in the near future.}) 22... Qf6 23. Kb1 Rac8 24. Bb5 Red8
25. Nb4 d5 $1 {Black correctly prevents Nd5.} 26. Rhf1 (26. Nxd5 $2 {fails to}
Qf5+ 27. Ka1 Rxd5 $1 28. Qxd5 Rc1+ $19) ({However, interesting was} 26. h4 $5)
26... Rc5 27. a4 d4 28. Nd3 Rf5 29. Rf3 {White has set up a blockade on the
light squares and has a safer K. His position is easier to play in a prectical
game and this will quickly show.} g5 $6 {Weakening the >> is a step in the
wrong direction.} (29... h5 $142 $1 30. Bc4 (30. Rg1 $2 Ng5 {[%csl Rf4] /\} 31.
Rxf4 Nf3 $17) (30. Rdf1 $5 g5 31. Bc4 $13 {might be better}) 30... Rc8 $132)
30. Rg1 Kf8 $2 {Another, more serious error.} ({Black should have prevented h4
with} 30... h5 $5 {Although} 31. Bc4 ({or even} 31. Bc6 $5 {already seems
promising for White, in the game it will be much worse.})) 31. h4 $1 h6 32.
hxg5 hxg5 33. Rh3 $18 {[%mdl 128] White has opened the kingside and now
pounces on the poor Kf8 from all sides. The game is decided.} f3 34. Bc4 {
First of all prevents any ides with Rxb5, but White was already spoiled for
choice.} ({Strong is} 34. Qh2 $40) ({or also} 34. Rgh1 {/\} f2 35. Nxf2 $1 Rxf2
36. Rh8+ Ke7 37. Qb4+ Nc5 38. Re1+ Kd6 39. Rxd8+ Qxd8 40. Qxd4+ $18) 34... Ke7
35. Bxe6 (35. Re1 {or}) (35. Qh2 {win as well, but White goes for a more
concrete solution.}) 35... Kxe6 36. Qh2 $1 {[%cal Rh3h6]} f2 ({Black already
has no good defence:} 36... Rg8 37. Rc1 $18) 37. Rf1 Kd7 38. Rh6 Qe7 39. Rxf2
Rxf2 40. Qxf2 Kc8 41. a5 $1 {By dropping his o^f3 Black managed to escape with
his K and prolong his resistance. But he remains in terminal trouble, as
White's attack still continues!} bxa5 ({The superior coordination of White's
forces is nicely illustrated by the line} 41... Rd6 42. Qc2+ Kb7 (42... Kb8 43.
Rh8+ Rd8 44. Ne5 $1 $18 {[%cal Re5c6]}) 43. a6+ Kxa6 44. Qc8+ Ka5 45. Qf5+ Ka6
46. Nb4+ Kb7 47. Qf3+ $18) 42. Qc2+ Kb8 43. Nc5 Rd6 (43... f6 44. Rh7 $18) 44.
Rh8+ (44. Qb3+ Rb6 45. Qg3+ $18 {wins even faster.}) 44... Rd8 45. Qb3+ Kc7 46.
Qb7+ Kd6 47. Rh6+ f6 48. Ne4+ (48. Ne4+ Ke6 49. Nxg5+ {costs Black too much
material.}) 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Werle, Jan"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Ne8 10. a4 f5 11. Nd2 (11. a5 {- see Ivanchuk-Radjabov in this issue.
}) 11... Nf6 12. c5 {Transposing to one of the main lines, in which White
should keep the better prospects.} f4 13. Nc4 g5 14. Nb5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Praxis
has seen a lot of alternatives:} (14. cxd6 $5 cxd6 15. b5 g4 (15... Ng6 {
-14.Ba3}) 16. Ba3 f3 17. gxf3 Ne8 (17... gxf3 $142 18. Bxf3 Ne8) 18. fxg4 Ng6
19. f3 Bh6 20. Ra2 Bf4 21. Qe1 h5 22. Kh1 hxg4 23. fxg4 Rf7 24. Bd1 Qg5 25. b6
a5 26. Bxd6 Rh7 27. Bc5 Nf6 28. Be3 Bxg4 29. Bxf4 exf4 30. Rg2 $18 {1-0
Taimanov,M-Klovsky,R/Riga 1968/MCD (39)}) (14. g4 Ng6 15. Ba3 Nh4 16. f3 h5 17.
h3 Rf7 18. a5 Bf8 19. Kf2 (19. b5 $1) 19... a6 20. Na4 hxg4 21. hxg4 Rh7 (21...
Bxg4 $1 $40) 22. Qb3 Bd7 23. cxd6 cxd6 24. Nab6 Rb8 25. Rac1 Be8 26. Rc3 Rc7
27. Rfc1 Bg6 28. Nd2 Rxc3 29. Rxc3 Nd7 30. Nxd7 Qxd7 31. Nc4 Be8 {1/2 Primel,D
(2030)-Gouret,T (2305)/Issy les Moulineaux 1997/EXT 2007}) (14. h3 Ng6 15. Ba3
Rf7 16. b5 Bf8 17. b6 dxc5 18. bxc7 Qxc7 19. d6 Qd8 20. Bxc5 (20. Qd3 $13)
20... f3 $1 21. Bxf3 $2 Be6 22. Ne3 Rc8 23. Bxa7 Rxc3 $19 {0-1 Retamozo,H 
(2235)-Roselli Mailhe,B (2412)/Callao 2007/CBM 119 ext (38)}) (14. Ba3 Ng6 15.
cxd6 cxd6 16. b5 Ne8 17. Bb4 Nh4 18. Ra3 g4 19. g3 f3 20. Bd3 Rf6 21. Re1 $6 (
21. Ne3) 21... Ng2 22. Bf1 Nxe1 23. Qxe1 h5 24. Ne3 Bf8 25. Nf5 Ng7 $17 {
0-1 Zamorano,J (2254)-Roselli Mailhe,B (2420)/Mar del Plata 2008/CBM 123 Extra
(50)}) ({Finally,} 14. f3 {leads to a well-known theoretical position from the
9.Nd2 line (9.Nd2 Ne8 10.b4 f5 11.c5 Nf6 12.f3 f4 13.Nc4 g5 14.a4), also
considered favorable for White.}) {The text move is quite curious. It turns
out that the capture on e4 is risky for Black. However, if Black simply
protects the d6 pawn, this knight has nothing to do on b5 and soon will have
to retreat. No problem, White is better anyway.} 14... Ne8 (14... Nxe4 15. f3
a6 (15... Nf6 16. Nxc7 $1) 16. Nxc7 $1 Nc3 17. Qe1 Nxe2+ 18. Qxe2 Qxc7 19. cxd6
Qd8 20. dxe7 Qxe7 21. d6 Qe6 22. Bb2 $16) (14... dxc5 15. bxc5 c6 (15... Nxe4
$2 16. d6) 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17. Nbd6 $16 Nd4 $2 18. Nxe5) 15. Ba3 Ng6 16. Bg4 (16.
Rc1 a6 17. Nc3 Rf7 {[%cal Yg7f8,Yf7g7,Yg6h4]}) 16... Nh4 17. Bxc8 Rxc8 (17...
Qxc8 $5 {[%cal Rf4f3]} 18. f3) 18. g3 $1 {Knight, go away!} (18. Nxa7 Ra8 19.
Nb5 f3 20. g3 Qd7 21. Kh1 Qh3 22. Rg1 Ng2 $36) (18. c6 a6 19. Nc3 (19. cxb7 Rb8
20. Nc3 f3 21. g3 Qd7) 19... b6 $5 {The position is hard to evaluate although
Black's plan (a kingside attack) is more clear.}) 18... a6 19. Nc3 Ng6 20. Qg4
Rf7 21. Na5 $6 {Wrong! It was essential to keep attacking the d6 pawn.} (21. b5
$1 Nf6 $140 (21... axb5 22. axb5 dxc5 23. Bxc5 Nd6 $140 24. Bxd6 cxd6 25. Nxd6
$1 Rxc3 26. Nxf7 Kxf7 27. Qe6+ Kf8 28. Rfc1 $18) 22. Qxg5 Qf8 23. cxd6 cxd6 24.
Nxd6 $1 Rxc3 25. Nxf7 Qxf7 (25... Rxa3 26. Rxa3 Qxa3 27. Nh6+ $16) 26. Qf5 $16)
21... Nf6 22. Qe2 (22. Qxg5 Qf8 {[%cal Rg7h6] threatening 23...Bh6 24.Qf5Nxd5,
and the c3 knight is hanging} 23. Bb2 $1 $13) 22... Rb8 23. b5 $6 {Perhaps it
was better for White to admit his mistakes by playing} (23. Nc4) 23... axb5 24.
Nxb5 $2 {Removing another piece from the scene of the action. This is too much!
} (24. axb5 dxc5 25. Rfb1 $5 {[%cal Yb5b6] deserved attention, freeing the f1
square for the queen and preparing b5-b6.}) 24... dxc5 25. Bxc5 {[%csl Ra5,Rb5,
Rc5]} f3 $1 {[%mdl 192]} 26. Qc4 (26. Qxf3 $2 Nd7 27. Qe3 Nxc5 28. Qxc5 b6)
26... Qc8 27. Rfe1 {Otherwise, if, say,} (27. Rfd1 {then} Nxe4 $1) 27... Nf4 $5
(27... b6 28. Nc6 bxc5 29. Nxb8 Nf4 $1 30. Qf1 Ne2+ 31. Rxe2 fxe2 32. Qxe2 Qxb8
{was perhaps even stronger.}) 28. Re3 $2 (28. Qf1 {was more stubborn but after}
Qg4 {Black's attack should decide the game.}) 28... Qh3 29. Qf1 Ng4 $1 30. Qxh3
Nxh3+ 31. Kf1 Nhxf2 {with decisive material gains. A typical picture - White
carelessly moved his pieces far away to the queenside but Black's kingside
attack proved stronger. An instructive game!} 0-1

[Event "WchT 7th"]
[Site "Bursa"]
[Date "2010.01.11"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Brazil"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. g3 a5 (
8... f5 9. exf5 gxf5 10. Ng5) 9. Bg2 {Most players choosing the line with 8.g3
have tried to perceive it as a barrier against the move of the knight to f4.
Vescovi goes all the way and pretends he played the line with Bg2 in mind all
along.} (9. Be2 Na6 10. Nd2 (10. Be3 Bd7 11. Nd2 Nf6 12. g4 c6 13. h4 Ne8 14.
h5 Bf6 15. Nf1 Bg5 16. Qd2 h6 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. Bxg5 hxg5 19. f3 Qf6 20. O-O-O
$16 {1-0 Dao Thien Hai (2510)-Markos,J (2557)/Beijing 2008 (37)}) 10... Nf6 11.
a3 Nc5 12. b3 Bd7 13. Rb1 Bh6 14. Qc2 Bxd2+ 15. Bxd2 Nfxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17.
Bh6 Re8 18. h4 Nc5 19. Qc3 Qf6 20. Qe3 Bf5 $17 {1/2-1/2 Morozevich,A (2787)
-Jones,G (2548)/Dresden 2008 (24)}) (9. Nh2 Na6 10. Be2 Nf6 11. Ng4 Nc5 12.
Nxf6+ (12. Bg5 Bxg4 13. hxg4 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qd2 Qe7 16. O-O-O a4 17. Kb1
Ra6 18. Bd3 Rfa8 19. Bc2 Rb6 20. a3 Qg5 {1/2-1/2 Potapov,A (2475)-Shchekachev,
A (2560)/St Petersburg 1998}) 12... Qxf6 13. h4 Qe7 14. h5 gxh5 15. Be3 (15.
Rxh5 f5 16. Be3 f4 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Bg4 fxg3 19. fxg3 Qf6 20. Bf5 Bxf5 21.
exf5 e4 22. Qd2 e3 23. Qd3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Krylov,M (2459)-Fedorov,A (2584)/
Vladimir 2009 (33)}) 15... f5 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Bd3 Ra6 18. Rxh5 f4 19. g4 f3
20. Rf5 Bxf5 21. exf5 e4 22. Nxe4 h5 $17 {1/2-1/2 Lysyj,I (2620)-Gallagher,J 
(2480)/Budva 2009 (58)}) 9... Na6 10. O-O Nc5 11. Be3 Bd7 {The line in this
form is rather rare, one known predeccesor game went rather well for Black
despite the loss of a tempo.} (11... Qe7 12. Ne1 Bd7 13. b3 Qe8 14. Rc1 f5 15.
exf5 gxf5 16. Bf3 Nf6 17. Bg2 b6 18. Nd3 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Qh5 20. f4 e4 21. Qd1
$11 {0-1 Hevesi,Z (2163)-Kiss,J/Hungary 2002 (31)}) 12. Ne1 b6 13. Kh2 (13. Nd3
Qc8 (13... Nxd3 14. Qxd3 f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Qd2 Nf6 17. g4 Bd7 18. f4 $16)
14. Kh2 Qa6 $11) 13... Qe8 14. Bf3 f5 15. exf5 (15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Bxh5 gxh5 17.
Nd3 Qg6 18. Qe2 h4 19. Rg1 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Qf5 21. g4 Qg6 $13) 15... e4 $1 16.
Be2 {White is wisely exercising restrain as Black has no easy solution for the
recapturing of the f5-pawn.} (16. Bxh5 gxh5 17. Nc2 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Rxf5 19. Nd4
Rf7 $11) 16... Bxf5 17. g4 Qe5+ 18. Kg1 (18. Kg2 $2 Nf4+ 19. Bxf4 Qxf4 20. gxf5
Be5 21. Rh1 Rxf5 $19) 18... Nf4 $6 {Objectively speaking this daring move of
the knight is probably not justified enough. The other approach of the cavalry
would at least have grabbed the rook along the way.} (18... Ng3 $5 19. gxf5
Nxf1 20. Bxf1 Qxf5 21. Qd2 $14) 19. Bxf4 Qxf4 20. Ng2 (20. gxf5 $2 Be5 $19)
20... Qh6 21. gxf5 gxf5 (21... Be5 22. f4 (22. h4 gxf5 23. f4 Bf6 24. Nb5 Rf7
25. Nd4 $16) 22... exf3 23. Rxf3 Rxf5 24. Rxf5 gxf5 25. h4 $16) 22. f4 $2 {
Vescovi is fixing the pawn structure in the belief that his opponent will have
no efficient way to approach his king. Unfortunately his choice is false and
the immediate opposition of the queens was the key to the success.} (22. Qc1 $1
Qxh3 (22... f4 23. Bg4 Be5 24. f3 e3 25. Qc2 $16) 23. Qg5 h6 24. Qe3 Qxe3 25.
fxe3 $16) 22... Qxh3 23. Qd2 Kf7 24. Rfe1 $6 {In cosmic terms the rook retreat
might not be weaker than the obvious queen move 24.Qe3. Despite everything it
had to be played as it required very courageous and exact play from Radjabov.}
(24. Qe3 Bd4 $1 25. Qxd4 Rg8 26. Rf2 (26. Qf2 Rg6 27. Rfe1 Rag8 28. Bf1 Rh6 29.
Qe3 Qh2+ 30. Kf2 Nd3+ $19) 26... Rg3 $1 (26... e3 27. Bh5+ Qxh5 28. Qxe3 $16)
27. Re1 Rag8 28. Bf1 R8g6 29. Rd2 Nd3 $19) 24... Rg8 25. Bf1 Nd3 26. Nb5 (26.
Ne2 Bf6 27. a4 Bh4 28. Nd4 Nxe1 29. Qxe1 Bg3 $19) 26... Bh6 27. Re3 Nxf4 $1 {
[%mdl 128] The final phase of this game is a pure joy to watch as Black makes
use of some unconventional tactical ideas to obtain a speedy solution.} 28.
Rxh3 (28. Nd4 Qh5 29. Rae1 Rg6 $19) 28... Nxh3+ 29. Kh2 Bxd2 30. Kxh3 (30. Rd1
Ng5 31. Nd4 Nf3+ 32. Nxf3 exf3 $19) 30... Rg5 $1 {Doubling the rooks on the
g-file will considerably shorten White's pain.} 31. Rd1 Rag8 32. Rxd2 (32. Nd4
Be3 $19) 32... Rh5+ 33. Nh4 Rg4 34. Kh2 Rgxh4+ 35. Kg1 (35. Kg3 f4+ 36. Kf2 e3+
$19) 35... Rh1+ {The only problem left for Black would be the choice between
excellent solutions.} (35... Rh1+ 36. Kf2 e3+ (36... R5h2+ 37. Bg2 f4 $19) 37.
Kxe3 Rxf1 $19) 0-1

[Event "WchT 7th"]
[Site "Bursa"]
[Date "2010.01.09"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 Ne8 {The other retreat of the knight to d7 used to be considered
safer, but Nakamura loves to play sharp positions.} (9... Nd7) 10. b4 f5 11. c5
Nf6 12. f3 f4 13. Nc4 g5 14. a4 Ng6 15. Ba3 Rf7 16. b5 dxc5 {Another
symptomatic decision to give up the central structure. White will get the
chance to toy also with the d5-d6 advance, Black has won time for advancing
his kingside attack.} 17. Bxc5 h5 18. a5 g4 19. b6 g3 20. Kh1 Bf8 {The
defender has three other moves at his disposal. Very instructive are two games
won by Cvitan with the same ingenious combination after 20...Nh7.} (20... Nh7
21. d6 (21. Nb5 Qh4 22. Bg1 Bh3 23. Re1 Bxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Qh3+ 25. Kxh3 Ng5+ 26.
Kg2 Nh4+ 27. Kf1 g2+ 28. Kf2 Nh3# {0-1 Epishin,V (2570)-Cvitan,O (2570)/
Switzerland 1997}) 21... Qh4 22. Bg1 Bh3 $5 23. bxc7 $4 (23. gxh3 $1 Qxh3 24.
Rf2 gxf2 25. Bxf2 $16) 23... Bxg2+ $1 24. Kxg2 Qh3+ $3 (24... Ng5 $2 25. Rf2 $1
) 25. Kxh3 Ng5+ 26. Kg2 Nh4+ {0-1 Ftacnik,L (2585)-Cvitan,O (2570)/Germany 1997
}) (20... Ne8 21. bxc7 (21. Nb5 Bf8 22. Bg1 Qg5 23. Re1 h4 24. Bf1 h3 25. gxh3
Rg7 26. Qe2 Nh4 27. hxg3 fxg3 28. Ne3 {1/2-1/2 Siegel,G (2540)-Maiwald,J (2460)
/Germany 1998 (47)} Rf7 $15) (21. d6 axb6 22. dxc7 {1/2-1/2 Andruet,G (2370)
-Arbakov,V (2575)/France 1994}) 21... Rxc7 22. Bg1 Bf8 23. d6 Rg7 24. Qd5+ Kh7
25. Nxe5 Nf6 26. Qd4 Nxe5 27. Qxe5 Bxd6 28. Qd4 $14 {0-1 Babula,V (2594)
-Polzin,R (2497)/Austria 2004 (38)}) (20... axb6 21. axb6 Rxa1 22. Qxa1 Ng4 23.
fxg4 Qh4 24. Bg1 hxg4 25. Qa8 f3 (25... Rf8 26. bxc7 f3 27. Bxf3 gxf3 28. Rxf3
$18) 26. Qxc8+ Kh7 27. Bxf3 Rxf3 28. gxf3 g2+ 29. Kxg2 Qh3+ 30. Kh1 Qxf1 31.
Nd2 {1-0 Tratar,M (2471)-Roselli Mailhe,B (2446)/Bled 2002 (35)}) 21. d6 $146 {
Gelfand is the first player to deviate from the obvious retreat of the bishop
to g1 with the help of a sharp novelty.} (21. Bg1 Nh4 (21... axb6 22. axb6 Rxa1
23. Qxa1 h4 24. h3 Bxh3 25. gxh3 Qc8 26. Kg2 Nh7 27. Nxe5 Nxe5 28. Bd4 Ng5 29.
Rh1 Nd7 30. Nb5 Nxb6 31. Qa5 $14 {1-0 Arbakov,V (2420)-Gufeld,E (2480)/Soviet
Union 1986 (43)}) 22. Re1 Nxg2 23. Kxg2 Rg7 24. Nxe5 gxh2+ 25. Kh1 Nxe4 {
0-1 Roussel Roozmon,T (2486)-Charbonneau,P (2499)/Montreal 2008}) 21... axb6
22. Bg1 (22. axb6 Rxa1 23. Qxa1 cxd6 24. Bg1 (24. Rd1 Ng4 $1 25. fxg4 Qh4 26.
Bg1 hxg4 27. Rxd6 (27. Ne3 gxh2 28. Bxh2 g3 29. Nf1 Be6 $17) 27... Bxd6 28.
Nxd6 f3 29. Bf1 Rf8 $19) 24... gxh2 25. Bxh2 h4 26. Qa2 Nh5 $17) 22... Nh4 $5 (
22... bxa5 23. dxc7 Qxc7 24. Nb5 Qe7 25. Nbd6 Rg7 26. Rxa5 Rxa5 27. Nxc8 Qc7
28. Nxa5 Qxc8 $11) (22... gxh2 23. Bxh2 bxa5 24. dxc7 Qxd1 25. Rfxd1 Rxc7 26.
Nb6 Rxc3 27. Nxa8 Bb4 $11) 23. Re1 (23. Nxe5 Bh3 $1 24. Bd4 (24. gxh3 g2#)
24... Bxg2+ 25. Kg1 Rg7 (25... Bxd6 26. Nxf7 Kxf7 27. axb6 Rxa1 28. Qb3+ Kg7
29. Rxa1 c5 $17) 26. Qb3+ Kh7 27. hxg3 Rxg3 28. Qf7+ Bg7 $19) (23. hxg3 $1 fxg3
24. Be3 (24. Qe1 Rg7 25. Be3 Bh3 26. Rg1 Qc8 $17) 24... Bh3 (24... Bxd6 $2 25.
Bg5 Ng6 26. Nxd6 Qxd6 27. Bc4 $16) 25. Rg1 Bxg2+ 26. Rxg2 Rg7 27. Nd5 Bxd6 28.
Nxd6 Qxd6 29. axb6 Rxa1 30. Qxa1 Nxg2 31. Kxg2 Nxd5 32. exd5 $14) (23. Ra2 Bh3
24. Bd3 Bxd6 25. gxh3 Qd7 26. Re1 bxa5 $11) 23... Nxg2 $1 {[%mdl 128] Black is
extremely creative in attacking positions and has an exceptional feeling for
the initiative.} 24. dxc7 $2 {White must have been unpleasantly shocked and
his reaction is simply insufficient.} (24. Kxg2 Rg7 25. dxc7 gxh2+ 26. Kh1 (26.
Kxh2 Ng4+ 27. fxg4 Qh4+ 28. Kg2 hxg4 29. Qd5+ Rf7 30. Bxb6 (30. Nxe5 Qh3+ 31.
Kf2 g3+ 32. Kf3 Qh1#) (30. Qxf7+ Kxf7 31. Nxe5+ Kg7 32. Bd4 Qh3+ 33. Kg1 Bc5
$19) 30... f3+ 31. Kf1 Be6 32. Qxe6 Qh3+ 33. Kf2 g3+ 34. Ke3 Qxe6 $19) 26...
hxg1=Q+ 27. Rxg1 Qxc7 28. axb6 Rxa1 29. bxc7 Rxd1 30. Bxd1 Rxg1+ 31. Kxg1 Ne8
32. Nd5 Be6 33. Nxe5 Bd6 34. Nxf4 Nxc7 $11) 24... Nxe1 $1 25. Qxe1 (25. cxd8=Q
g2#) 25... g2+ $1 26. Kxg2 Rg7+ 27. Kh1 (27. Kf2 Bc5+ $19) 27... Bh3 28. Bf1 (
28. Qf2 Qd4 29. Bf1 Qxf2 30. Bxf2 Bxf1 31. Rxf1 Rxc7 $19) 28... Qd3 $1 {
The motif of mate on g2 is repeated in this game many times always with great
effect. Nakamura's beautiful combination will make its way into the books.} 29.
Nxe5 (29. Bxd3 Bg2#) (29. Bxh3 Qxf3+ 30. Bg2 Qxg2#) 29... Bxf1 30. Qxf1 (30.
Nxd3 Bg2#) 30... Qxc3 31. Rc1 (31. Nd3 Qxc7 $19) 31... Qxe5 32. c8=Q Rxc8 33.
Rxc8 Qe6 {A fascinating game illustrating for the umpteenth time the charms of
tactics in chess.} 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Ne2 {This way (Ng1-e2-c3) White
avoids normal, deeply developed, Sämisch lines.} a6 {Immediately starting one
of the standard counter-plans (...a7-a6, ...c7-c6 and ...b7-b5).} (5... O-O {
is more common.}) 6. Nec3 c6 7. Na3 (7. a4 a5 {is probably good for Black, who
will now fight for dark squares by means of ...e7-e5:} 8. Be3 Na6 9. Be2 O-O
10. O-O e5 (10... Qc7 11. Nd2 e5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. c5 Rd8 14. Bxa6 bxa6 $6 15.
Qe2 Be6 16. Nc4 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 $14 {1-0 (70) Erdos,V (2623)-Jobava,B (2678)
Warsaw 2011}) 11. d5 Nh5 12. Re1 f5 13. Nd2 c5 14. Bf1 f4 15. Bf2 Bf6 $36 {
>> 0-1 (33) Cacho Reigadas,S (2405)-Dimitrov,V (2495) Vendrell 1996}) 7... b5
8. Nc2 O-O 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. cxb5 axb5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O {White's c2-knight is
placed well but Black's position is quite comfortable, too.} e5 13. Qd2 exd4
14. Bxd4 Qe7 (14... b4 $5 15. Nxb4 c5 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 $44 {M.Golubev}) 15. a3 Nc5
{This is the start of a long series of manoeuvres.} 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. Bf2 Ne6 (
17... d5 $5 18. e5 (18. Qe3 Ne6) 18... Nfd7 19. f4 Nb3 20. Qe3 Ndc5 $132) 18.
Bh4 Rd7 19. Qc1 Qe8 (19... Qf8 {, keeping the e8-square free, looks more
appropriate.}) 20. Rfe1 Nh5 21. Bf1 Be5 (21... Qf8 {was still possible.}) 22.
g3 f6 $5 {Black initiates complications.} 23. f4 g5 $5 24. fxe5 gxh4 25. exd6
$6 (25. exf6 $142 hxg3 26. Qh6 $1 (26. hxg3 Qg6) (26. Bh3 Nef4 $1 27. Bxd7 Qxd7
$40) 26... gxh2+ 27. Kxh2 Qg6 28. Qxg6+ hxg6 29. Bh3 Nhf4 30. Bxe6+ Nxe6 31.
Ne3 $14 {[%csl Gf6]}) 25... hxg3 26. hxg3 Rg7 27. Ne2 Nxg3 28. Nxg3 Rxg3+ 29.
Kf2 Rg7 $36 {White's king is almost naked but Black's Ra8 and Bb7 are out of
play, which makes his attack less powerful. And don't forget about White's
strong d6-pawn!} 30. Ne3 Qh5 {[%mdl 128]} 31. Nf5 Rg5 $2 {This move gives
White a crucial reprieve.} (31... Qh2+ $142 32. Ke3 Rg1 33. Qc3 Rf8 $36) 32.
Re3 $1 Qh2+ 33. Ke1 {White's king has found a shelter.} Nf4 $2 (33... Qf4 34.
Qc3 c5 {[%cal Rb7e4]} 35. Rd2 $1 $16 Bxe4 $140 36. Rf2) 34. d7 $2 (34. Rd2 $1
Qg1 35. Rf3 Ng6 (35... Ng2+ 36. Kd1 $18 {[%cal Yd6d7]}) 36. d7 Rd8 37. Qc3 Ne5
38. Nh6+ Kg7 39. Rh3 {[%cal Rc3a5,Rh6f5]} Rxd7 40. Rxd7+ Nxd7 41. Qb3 $18)
34... Rd8 $2 (34... Ng2+ $1 35. Bxg2 Rxg2 {was a chance not just to draw the
game but to make White do precisely that:} 36. Rg3+ $1 (36. d8=Q+ Rxd8 37.
Rxd8+ Kf7 38. Rf8+ Kxf8 39. Qc5+ Kg8 $1 {is in Black's favour}) 36... Rxg3 37.
d8=Q+ Rxd8 38. Rxd8+ Kf7 39. Nxg3 Qxg3+ {, and Black gives a perpetual 
(indicated by IM M.Notkin)}) 35. Qc3 $2 (35. Rd2 $1 {was winning here, too:}
Qg1 36. Qc3 Ng2+ 37. Rxg2 Rxg2 38. Rf3 {[%cal Rf5e7,Rf5h6]} Rg6 39. Ne7+ Kf7
40. Nxg6 Qxg6 41. Qb3+ Ke7 42. Bh3 $18) 35... Rg1 $2 (35... Ng2+ {was still
possible but there was no clear draw anymore:} 36. Bxg2 Rxg2 37. Rg3+ Rxg3 38.
Nxg3 Qg1+ 39. Nf1 {, and White's knight is clearly stronger than Black's
bishop.}) 36. Rg3+ $2 {White fails to find} (36. Qxf6 $1 Ng2+ (36... Rxf1+ 37.
Kxf1 Qh1+ 38. Kf2 Qg2+ 39. Ke1 Qg1+ 40. Kd2 Rxd7+ 41. Kc3 $18) 37. Kd2 $1 Nxe3+
38. Kxe3 Rg3+ 39. Nxg3 Qxg3+ 40. Qf3 $18 {M.Notkin}) 36... Rxg3 37. Nxg3 Qh4
38. Kf2 Kf7 (38... Ng6 $5 {[%cal Rg6e5]}) 39. b4 Ne6 (39... Nh5 $5 {was
another good chance. The endgame after} 40. Qf3 Nxg3 41. Qxg3 Qxg3+ 42. Kxg3
Ke7 43. Bh3 c5 $1 44. bxc5 Bc6 {is probably drawn, e.g.} 45. Kh4 Bxd7 46. Bf5
$1 Bc8 $1 (46... Bxf5 47. Rxd8 Kxd8 48. exf5 Kc7 49. Kh5 Kc6 50. Kh6 Kxc5 51.
Kxh7 Kc4 52. Kg6 Kb3 53. Kxf6 Kxa3 54. Ke5 b4 55. f6 b3 56. f7 b2 57. f8=Q+ $18
) 47. Rxd8 Kxd8 48. Kh5 Bb7 49. Kh6 Ke7 50. Kxh7 Kf7 51. Kh6 Ke7 52. Kg6 Ba8 $1
53. Kh5 Kd8 $1 54. Kg4 Kc7 $11 {[%cal Rc7c6]}) 40. Qf3 $6 (40. Qe3 $5) 40...
Ng5 $2 {Black misses the last possibility:} (40... c5 $1 41. Bg2 (41. Bxb5 Ng5)
41... Bc6 42. Rh1 Qf4 43. Rxh7+ Kg8 44. Re7 Bxd7 {, and White has no decisive
blow.}) 41. Qf5 Ne6 (41... c5 42. Bg2 {is now hopeless for Black.}) 42. Bh3
Qf4+ 43. Qxf4 Nxf4 {This endgame is winning for White as he keeps his strong
d7-pawn.} 44. Bf5 Ke7 45. Rh1 Rh8 46. Ke3 Ne6 47. Bxe6 Kxe6 48. Rxh7 Rd8 49.
Nh5 (49. Nh5 Rxd7 50. Rxd7 Kxd7 51. Nxf6+ Ke6 52. Ng4 $18 {[%cal Ye3d4]}) 1-0

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2017.10.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2017.09.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bf5 {This risky system has been played by
Fabiano Caruana several times.} 5. d5 {[%cal Yf3d4] One of the principled
replies, although not too dangerous. White seizes the centre but Black is
ready to undermine it.} Bg7 6. Nd4 Bd7 7. e4 O-O 8. Be2 e6 (8... c5 {is hardly
good here:} 9. Nc2 (9. Ndb5 a6 10. Na3 b5 $1 $132 {S.Atalik}) 9... Na6 (9... e5
10. g4 Ne8 11. h4 f5 12. Bg5 Bf6 13. gxf5 gxf5 14. Rg1 Kh8 15. exf5 Bxf5 16.
Ne3 Bxg5 17. hxg5 Bg6 18. Bd3 $16 {1/2 (69) Navara,D (2727)-Krzyzanowski,M 
(2400) Wroclaw 2014}) (9... a6 10. a4 Ne8 11. Bg5 f6 12. Be3 f5 13. exf5 gxf5
14. Qd2 Nf6 15. O-O Be8 16. Bh6 $16 {Ftacnik-Stratil, CZE-chT 1994}) (9... e6
10. O-O exd5 11. exd5 Na6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bf4 Ne8 14. a3 $14 {1/2 (28)
Kovacevic,B (2434)-Biliskov,V (2325) Bol 2013}) 10. O-O Nc7 11. Bf4 ({or} 11.
a4 a6 12. a5 Rb8 13. Be3 b5 14. axb6 Rxb6 15. b4 Rxb4 16. Nxb4 cxb4 17. e5 Nfe8
18. Na2 a5 19. Bb6 Bxe5 20. Bxa5 Bxa1 21. Qxa1 $14 {1/2 (63) Stocek,J (2580)
-Dausch,R (2387) Germany 2006}) 11... a6 12. a4 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. cxb5 Rb8
15. Na3 $16 {1-0 (32) Bukavshin,I (2648)-Zablotsky,S (2525) Sochi 2015}) (8...
e5 {is probably more accurate than 8...e6:} 9. dxe6 $5 {- see 8...e6} (9. Nb3
a5 (9... c6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 cxd5 12. cxd5 g5 13. Bg3 b5 14. Qb1 b4 15. Nd1
a5 $132 {1-0 (45) Ftacnik,L (2565)-Stocek,J (2545) Slovakia 2002}) 10. Be3 Ne8
11. g4 Qh4 12. Nd2 Na6 13. h3 f5 14. g5 fxe4 15. Ncxe4 Nc5 $132 {1/2 (80)
Ftacnik,L (2532)-Czebe,A (2485) Slovakia 2010}) (9. Nc2 a5 (9... Na6 10. b4 Ne8
11. c5 dxc5 12. Bxa6 cxb4 13. Bxb7 Rb8 14. Nxb4 Rxb7 {0-1 (57) Gyimesi,Z (2594)
-Czebe,A (2485) Hungary 2010} 15. Ba3 $14) 10. g4 Na6 11. h4 Nc5 12. Bf3 c6 13.
g5 Ne8 14. Be3 {1-0 (54) Goganov,A (2608)-Elfimov,K (2102) Voronezh 2015} Nc7
$13)) (8... Na6 $5 {not yet committing to ...c7-c6 (c5) or ...e7-e6 (e5)} 9.
Be3 (9. f4 c6 $1 $132 (9... c5 $6 10. Nc2 Nc7 11. O-O a6 12. a4 Rb8 13. a5 b5
14. axb6 Rxb6 15. Bf3 e6 16. e5 $16 {1-0 (33) Jankovic,A (2548)-Czebe,A (2468)
Harkany 2008})) (9. O-O Nc5 10. f3 a5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 Kh7 13. Qd2 e5 14. Nb3
b6 15. Nxc5 bxc5 16. g4 Ng8 17. Kg2 Bf6 $11 {[%cal Yf6g5] 0-1 (41) Ding,L 
(2702)-Jobava,B (2711) Beijing 2012}) 9... Nc5 (9... c5 $5 10. Ndb5 Bxb5 11.
cxb5 Nc7 12. O-O a6 13. bxa6 bxa6 14. f3 Nd7 15. Qd2 Qb8 16. Rac1 Qb7 17. Kh1
Rfb8 18. b3 Qb4 $132 {1-0 (48) Kasimdzhanov,R (2680)-Dizdarevic,E (2491)
Sarajevo 2003}) 10. f3 e5 (10... a5 11. Qd2 e5 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. O-O b6 14.
Rad1 Qe7 15. Bd3 Rf7 16. Bc2 $14 {1-0 (23) Ragger,M (2682)-Dobrov,V (2518)
Graz 2016}) 11. Nb3 b6 12. Nxc5 bxc5 13. g4 h5 $1 14. h3 Nh7 15. Qd2 h4 16.
O-O-O Bf6 17. Rdf1 Bg5 $11 {0-1 (51) Syvalahti,T (2121)-Kulaots,K (2570)
Finland FIN 2016}) 9. Bg5 {A good alternative to} (9. dxe6 $5 fxe6 10. O-O (10.
Be3 Nc6 11. Nc2 Qe7 12. Qd2 a6 13. O-O Rab8 14. b4 Ne5 15. Rad1 b5 16. c5 $14 {
1/2 (80) Gupta,A (2637)-Bortnyk,O (2588) Abu Dhabi 2016}) 10... Na6 (10... e5
11. Nc2 Be6 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Qd2 Kh8 14. f3 Bg8 15. b4 Rf7 {1/2 (41) Gelfand,B
(2723)-Morozevich,A (2721) Monte Carlo 2006} 16. Rad1 Nf8 17. c5 $14) 11. Nb3
b6 12. Be3 e5 13. Qd2 Nc5 14. Nxc5 bxc5 15. Bg5 $14 {0-1 (78) Korchmar,V (2422)
-Zvjaginsev,V (2661) Minsk 2017}) 9... h6 10. Be3 (10. Bh4 $5 exd5 (10... e5
11. Nc2 g5 12. Bg3 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 f5 14. Bd3 fxe4 15. Bxe4 $14) 11. cxd5 Re8 12.
f3 c5 13. Nb3 a6 14. a4 b6 15. Nd2 Bc8 16. Nc4 Ra7 17. O-O Rb7 18. Kh1 g5 19.
Bf2 $16 {1-0 (39) Polugaevsky,L-Gurgenidze,B Baku 1961}) 10... exd5 11. exd5
Re8 12. Qd2 Kh7 {It was not necessary to protect the pawn immediately but} (
12... Na6 $5 {was not enough for equality either:} 13. O-O (13. Bxh6 $6 Ne4 14.
Nxe4 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Rxe4 16. Qd2 Qf6) 13... Nc5 14. f3 $14 ({but not} 14. Bxh6
Nfe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Qe3 Nc5 17. Qd2 Ne4 $11) 14... Nh5 $5 15. Bxh6 Bxh6 16.
Qxh6 Qf6 17. Qd2 Nf4 18. Rfd1 {, and Black's initiative should be parried.})
13. O-O-O $6 {White has completed his development and intends to start a
kingside attack.} ({However,} 13. O-O Na6 14. Rae1 Nc5 15. f3 $14 {is safer.})
13... Na6 14. h4 Nc5 15. h5 g5 16. f3 Kg8 17. g4 Rb8 {A loss of time.} (17...
c6 $142 $132) 18. Rhe1 c6 19. Kb1 cxd5 20. cxd5 a6 21. Bd3 Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Rc8
23. Nde2 $6 {White underestimates Black's counterplay.} (23. Nc2 $142 {but the
position remains unclear after} Nxg4 $1 (23... b5 $143 24. Bd4 $14 {when Black
can't play 24...b4}) 24. fxg4 Bxg4 {e.g.} 25. Bd4 Bxh5 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 $13 {
[%cal Rh5g6]}) 23... b5 $1 {[%mdl 128]} 24. Ng3 (24. Bd4 $2 b4) (24. a3 $1 {
was a must but after} Qa5 $1 {[%cal Yb5b4] the initiative belonged to Black.})
24... Rc4 $6 (24... b4 25. Nce4) (24... Qa5 $142 $1 25. Nge4 Nxe4 26. Nxe4 Qb4
27. Bd4 f5 $1 28. gxf5 Qxd4 29. Qxd4 Bxd4 30. Rxd4 Bxf5 $17 {This difficult
line shows how complicated the position is; therefore both players can't avoid
mistakes.}) 25. Bd2 $1 $13 Rf8 26. Nf5 Bxf5 27. Qxf5 b4 $6 (27... Qc8 $13) 28.
Ne2 Nd7 29. Rc1 $6 (29. b3 Rc8 30. f4 $1 $36) 29... Rxc1+ 30. Rxc1 a5 31. Ng3
Re8 32. Re1 (32. f4 $1) 32... Nc5 33. Rxe8+ Qxe8 34. b3 a4 35. Bxb4 (35. Ne4 $1
$11 {e.g.} axb3 36. axb3 Nxb3 37. Bxb4 Qb8 38. Nxd6 $1 Qxb4 39. Qxf7+ $11)
35... axb3 36. axb3 Qb8 37. Bxc5 dxc5 38. Ne4 Qxb3+ 39. Kc1 Bd4 40. Kd2 $2 (40.
Nd2 $1 Be3 41. Qc8+ Kg7 42. Qxc5 $3 $11 {was the last, study-like defense.
After the text move Black gets a mating attack.}) 40... c4 41. Qc8+ Kg7 42. d6
Qd3+ 43. Kc1 Be3+ 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2001.04.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2001.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 a6 (6... c5 {and}) (
6... e5 {are the major plans for Black to attack White's strong [+]
immediately.}) 7. Be3 Nbd7 (7... Nc6 {transposes to the Yugoslav Variation.})
8. Qd2 c5 9. dxc5 {Now White solves the tension in the [+] giving up a part of
his central advantage. On the other hand he gets a strong pressure along the d
<->, and the game gets a positional character.} (9. O-O-O Qa5 10. Kb1 b5 {
- Bu Xiangzhi-Selin, St.Petersburg 2000 CBM 76.}) (9. Bh6 {- Dreev-Fossan,
EUCup London 1996 CBM 55.}) (9. d5 {-Czerwonski-Blehm, Plock 2000 CBM 78.})
9... dxc5 (9... Nxc5 10. Nd4 $1 $14 {leads to a favourable type of the
Sicilian Maroczy Bind, because the N belomgs to c6.} (10. Nf4 {seems to be
more sophysticated overprotecting >< d5, but forgetting about Black's standard
b7-b5 push.} Bd7 11. Be2 b5 $1 {This is the problem} 12. O-O (12. cxb5 axb5 13.
Nxb5 $4 Nb3 $1 $19) 12... bxc4 13. Bxc4 Na4 14. Nfe2 {Acknowledging the
mistake!} Qb8 15. Bb3 Nb6 16. Nf4 a5 17. Qf2 Ra6 18. Qe2 Ra7 19. Rfc1 a4 20.
Bc2 Ra5 $13 {Lodhi-I.Ivanov, London 1987})) 10. Rd1 (10. Nc1 Qc7 11. Nb3 b6 {
Now the N on b3 is out of play.} 12. Be2 Bb7 13. O-O Rfd8 $11) (10. Nf4 e6 {
defending >< d5. Now the N on f4 has to find his right place.} 11. Be2 (11. Nd3
Qc7 12. Rd1 b6 13. Be2 (13. Bf4 Qc6) 13... Bb7 {Black has successfully
finished his development, and it is not easy for White to find a clear-cut
plan maintaining his small space advantage.} 14. Bf4 Qc6 15. Bh6 Rad8 16. Bxg7
Kxg7 17. a4 Qc7 18. O-O Ne5 $11 {Hausner-Nunn, BL 1988/89}) 11... b6 12. Rd1
Bb7 13. O-O Re8 {This looks rather useless, Bh6 is not a strategical threat.} (
13... Qc7 $5) 14. Nd3 Qc7 15. Bf4 Qc8 (15... Qc6) 16. Bg5 Qc7 17. Kh1 Bc6 18.
Qe3 Nh5 19. f4 {White has to go ahead, if he wants to achieve something.} Bd4
20. Qc1 Ng7 21. Bf3 f5 22. e5 $14 {with some space advantage,
Dyachkov-Alekseev, Voronezh 1999.}) (10. O-O-O {It is better to do this
without taking early on c5.} Qc7 $1 {This looks more to the point now.} (10...
Qa5 11. Kb1 b5 {transposes to the main line 9.0-0-0} (11... e6 12. Nc1 Qc7 {
Black has lost a tempo now.} 13. Nb3 b6 14. Be2 Bb7 15. Qd6 {The _|_ cannot
pose any serious problem for Black. Perhaps he has to find activity on the >>.}
Rac8 16. Qxc7 Rxc7 17. Bf4 Rcc8 18. a4 (18. e5 Nh5 19. Rxd7 Bc6 20. Bd2 Bxd7
21. g4 Bxe5 22. gxh5 Bc6 $44 {with an active piece play for the sacrificed
material.}) 18... Nh5 19. Bd6 Rfe8 20. g4 Nhf6 21. Bg3 Nf8 22. Rd6 N6d7 $13 {
Ward-Hebden, Hove 1997})) 11. Nf4 (11. Kb1 $6 {is too slow.} Ne5 12. Nf4 e6 $1
{This is the typical defence restricting both knights sphere of activity.} 13.
Qd6 (13. h4 h5 $13) 13... Qxd6 14. Rxd6 Re8 $1 (14... Nfd7 15. Na4 $14) 15.
Bxc5 Bf8 16. Be2 {White is happy to sacrifice the exchange, but Black wants to
maintain the tension.} Bd7 $1 (16... Bxd6 17. Bxd6 $14) 17. Rhd1 Rac8 18. Ba3
Nxc4 19. Bxc4 Rxc4 20. R6d3 Bxa3 21. bxa3 {1/2-1/2 Vyzhmanavin-Nunn, Debrecen
Eu-cht 1992 56/(671)}) 11... e6 12. h4 {Vyzhmanavin} Ne5 (12... Re8 13. h5 Ne5
14. hxg6 fxg6 15. Nh3 Nh5 {Black has reasonable counterchances on the >>.} 16.
Bf2 (16. f4 $6 Ng3 $15 {Hoeksma-Piket, Holland-ch 1993 58/634}) 16... Nf7 $13 {
Piket}) 13. Qd6 {The _|_ is not frightening for Black, as it was demonstrated
before.} Qxd6 14. Rxd6 Bd7 (14... Re8) 15. Be2 b5 16. g4 Rfc8 17. Rhd1 Bf8 18.
R6d2 Be8 {keeping the tension on the <<.} (18... b4 $6 {closes the <<, and
White's space advantage remains unquestionable.} 19. Nb1 Be8 20. g5 Nfd7 21.
Nh3 Nb6 22. b3 a5 23. Nf2 a4 24. f4 axb3 25. axb3 Nc6 26. e5 Nd4 27. Bxd4 cxd4
28. Ne4 $1 $16 {Vakhidov-Lanka, Luzern 1993 59/(634)}) 19. g5 Nfd7 $13 {
Nadyrkhanov}) 10... Qa5 (10... Qc7 {looks also logical, as it was mentioned
before.} 11. Nf4 e6 $1 12. Nd3 b6 (12... Ne8 13. Nf2 (13. Be2) 13... f5 {
Black doesn't want to sit and wait anymore.} 14. exf5 gxf5 15. f4 Ndf6 16. Be2
b6 17. Bf3 Ra7 ({Why not} 17... Bb7) 18. O-O Bb7 19. Qe2 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Nd6 21.
Bc1 Nf7 22. Rfe1 Re8 23. Re2 Nd8 {1/2-1/2 Khenkin-Banikas, Bolzano 2000}) 13.
Bf4 e5 {- 10...Qa5}) 11. Nc1 Qc7 12. Nd3 b6 13. Bf4 {provoking the weakening
move} e5 14. Bg5 Re8 ({Finishing the development of the << by} 14... Bb7 {
looked more natural} 15. Be2 Nb8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 (16... Bxd5 17. cxd5 Ne8 {
Black has to blockade the o^ on d6, but White has an |^ on the <<.} 18. Rc1 $5
{preparing for b2-b4.} (18. b4 {immediately allows Black to close the <<.} c4
19. Rc1 Nd6 20. Nb2 b5 21. Nd3 Nd7 $11 {Estremera Panos-Lanka, Mondariz 1997})
18... Nd6 19. O-O $14) 17. cxd5 {Now the B on b7 is rather passive.} Nd7 18.
Rc1 Qd6 {Usually the Q is not the best blockading piece!} 19. b4 (19. O-O $5)
19... Rfc8 20. bxc5 Nxc5 21. Nxc5 Rxc5 22. Rxc5 Qxc5 23. d6 Bf8 24. d7 Be7 25.
Be3 Qc7 26. Kf2 Rd8 27. Rc1 Qxd7 28. Qxd7 Rxd7 29. Bxb6 Bb4 $5 {/\ a5} (29...
Kf8 30. Rc4 $14 {Vera-Solana, Las Palmas II 1992 56/(671)})) 15. Be2 Nf8 (15...
Bb7 {is met by} 16. Nd5 $1 {with better circumstances, than in case of the
immediate 14...Bb7.}) 16. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 17. cxd5 {Now the N on f8 is outplaced.
White's strong defended o^ is not easy to blockade.} Nd7 {Black is playing
without a plan.} (17... c4 18. Nb4 $16) 18. Rc1 {/\ b4 opening a new
battlefront on the <<.} Qd6 (18... Bf6 19. Be3 $16 {White has to avoid the
exchange of his excellent dark-squared B.}) 19. b4 $1 {White has to open the
position for his better placed pieces.} cxb4 20. Qxb4 Qb8 ({The _|_ after} 
20... Qxb4+ 21. Nxb4 Bf8 22. Nc6 $16 {is not rosy either.}) 21. O-O Bf8 22. Qb2
Bb7 {This B cannot find his right place in this P structure.} 23. a4 a5 {
Black wants to hold the position on the dark squares, but the white ones are
now irreversibily weakened.} 24. Nf2 {opening the /^ for the B.} Bc5 25. Bb5
Qd6 26. Bxd7 Qxd7 27. Rxc5 $1 $18 {[%mdl 128] [#] White sacrifices the
exchange eliminating Black's only good piece and begins a direct assault
against the K on the weak dark squares.} bxc5 28. Ng4 Ra6 29. Nh6+ Kf8 30. f4
$1 {opening the f <-> against the black K.} Bxd5 31. exd5 f5 32. Rd1 $2 {
This is a bit light-hearted.} (32. Qc2 $1 Qxd5 33. Rd1 $18 {was the precise
move order.}) 32... Qxa4 33. Qc1 Rd6 34. h4 Qb3 35. Qa1 Rxd5 36. Rb1 Qe3+ (
36... Qd3 $1 {was more persistant.}) 37. Kh1 Qd4 38. Qxa5 exf4 $2 {Now White
is winning easily.} (38... Rd7 39. Bf6 Qf2 40. fxe5 {was better, but White's
threats are still dangerous.}) 39. Rb7 $1 $18 Rd7 40. Rxd7 Qxd7 41. Qxc5+ Re7
42. Ng8 Kxg8 43. Qxe7 1-0

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2014.02.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2014.01.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. d4 a6 8. h3
Rb8 9. e4 b5 10. d5 {This is a rare continuation in this well-known position.
Main lines:} (10. e5) (10. cxb5) 10... b4 (10... Na5 {is possible, too:} 11.
cxb5 axb5 12. b4 Nc4 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. a4 bxa4 15. b5 Nb6 16. Qd3 e6 (16... Ra8
17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. bxc6 Qc8 {0-1 (33) Matlakov,M (2668)-Ding,L (2680) St
Petersburg 2012} 19. Ra3 $44) 17. dxe6 fxe6 (17... Bxe6 $5 18. Nc6 Qe8 19. Nxb8
Bc4 20. Qb1 Bxf1 21. Kxf1 Qxb8 22. Nxa4 Nxa4 23. Rxa4 Nd7 $11) 18. Nxa4 Qe8 19.
Nxb6 Rxb6 20. Ra5 {1/2 (43) Navara,D (2702)-Fier,A (2572) Caleta 2014} e5 21.
Qc4+ Rf7 22. Qxc7 Rb8 23. Nc6 Rxb5 $1 24. Nd8 $1 Rxa5 25. Qxa5 Rf8 26. Nb7 Qb8
$13) 11. Ne2 Na5 12. Qc2 (12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Nd7 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 15. c5 c6 16.
Nf4 cxd5 17. Nxd5 e6 18. Nb6 Bb5 $36 {1/2 (56) Gervais,V (2275)-Laurent,B 
(2284) France 2003}) (12. Nfd4 $5 e5 (12... c5 $5 13. dxc6 e5 {may be more
appropriate}) 13. Nb3 $1 (13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Qc2 (14. b3 c5 15. Nc2 Bb7 16. Qd3
d5 17. cxd5 exd5 18. e5 Ne4 $36 {1-0 (82) Granda Zuniga,J (2475)-Howell,J 
(2400) Gausdal 1986}) 14... c5 15. Nb3 Nc6 16. Be3 Qc7 17. f4 e5 18. fxe5 Nxe5
$15 {1/2 (20) Baumgartner,H (2277)-Klundt,K (2405) Austria 2000}) 13... Nxc4
14. Qc2 Nb6 15. a3 bxa3 16. Rxa3 Bd7 17. Be3 Qc8 18. Na5 Ne8 19. Nc6 Bxc6 20.
dxc6 $14 {1-0 (50) Fominykh,M (2253)-Bodnaruk,A (2419) Moscow 2012}) 12... c6 (
12... c5 $5 13. Nf4 Nd7 14. Be3 (14. Re1 $6 b3 15. Qd3 {1/2 (72) Khismatullin,
D (2664)-Krylov,M (2490) Moscow 2012} Rb4 $1 16. Bd2 Bxb2 $1 17. Bxb4 cxb4 18.
Rab1 Nc5 19. Qd1 Bc3 20. axb3 Bxe1 21. Nxe1 Naxb3 22. Rxb3 Nxb3 23. Qxb3 a5 $17
{[%csl Ga5,Gb4]}) 14... b3 $13) 13. Nfd4 (13. Ned4 Bb7 (13... c5 14. Nb3 e5 15.
dxe6 Bxe6 16. Rd1 Nxb3 (16... Nxc4 17. Nxc5 Rc8 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Nd4 $14) 17.
axb3 Qb6 18. Bf4 $14 {0-1 (71) Gajewski,G (2637)-Jones,G (2638) Reykjavik ISL
2013}) 14. dxc6 Nxc6 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Nd4 Ba8 17. Rd1 Qc7 18. Qe2 Nd7 19. b3
Nc5 20. Bb2 e6 $11 {1-0 (34) Gajewski,G (2653)-Moranda,W (2560) Poland 2013})
13... cxd5 $146 {[%mdl 32] Hardly a good idea. White keeps a strong knight on
d4, for which Black's control of the c5 square will hardly compensate.} (13...
c5 $5 14. Nb3 e6 15. Bf4 Nxb3 16. axb3 exd5 17. cxd5 Re8 18. Rfe1 h5 19. Kh2 h4
20. g4 {1-0 (59) Grachev,B (2668)-Morozevich,A (2722) Moscow RUS 2014} Qe7 $132
{[%cal Yf6d7]}) 14. exd5 Qc7 (14... e5 $142 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Nb3 $14 {[%csl
Rd6,Re6]}) 15. b3 e5 {Black finally goes for hanging pawns but this is an
inferior version as White starts a queenside attack.} 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. a3 $1
bxa3 18. Bd2 Nb7 19. Rxa3 {[%csl Ra6]} e5 (19... Nc5 $2 20. b4) (19... Nd8 {
is too ugly; besides, White wins material by means of} 20. Ba5 Qc5 21. b4 $1
Rxb4 $8 22. Bxd8 ({or simply} 22. Bxb4) 22... Rxd8 23. Nc6) 20. Nc6 Ra8 (20...
Bf5 21. Qa2 Rbc8 22. Rxa6) 21. Nb4 (21. Nc3 {, bringing a more passive knight
to the dominant position on d5, was much stronger.}) 21... a5 22. Qa2 Bf5 23.
Nd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5+ Kh8 25. b4 (25. g4 $5 Bd3 26. Be3 Rab8 27. Re1 $16) 25...
Bxh3 26. Rb1 Bf5 27. Rb2 Bd7 (27... Qc8 $1 {[%cal Yf5e6]} 28. bxa5 Nc5 $1 {
[%cal Yc5d3] (M.Notkin) was a better chance to create counterplay.}) 28. bxa5
Bc6 29. Nc3 Nc5 30. Be3 e4 31. a6 {Black has not enough compensation for this
strong passed pawn.} Nd3 (31... Rxa6 32. Rxa6 Nxa6 33. Qxa6 Bxc3 34. Rc2 Bxd5
35. cxd5 Qg7 36. Qxd6 $16 {[%csl Gd5]}) 32. Rb7 $1 Qc8 (32... Bxb7 33. axb7
Rab8 34. Nb5 Qd7 35. Ra8 $16 {was relatively better for Black}) 33. Nxe4 Bxd5
34. cxd5 Qg4 35. Rxd3 Qxe4 36. Rdb3 Qxd5 37. Qe2 $18 {[%csl Ga6]} Qc6 38. a7 d5
39. Rxg7 $1 {[%mdl 64] A final blow.} Kxg7 40. Bd4+ Kh6 (40... Kg8 41. Qe7 Rf7
42. Rb8+) (40... Kf7 41. Qe5 $18) 41. Qe3+ Kh5 42. g4+ Kh4 43. Qh6+ Kxg4 44.
Qh3+ Kf4 45. Rf3+ 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wei, Yi"]
[Black "Jones, Gawain C B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 Na6
9. Be2 Qe8 10. g4 Kh8 11. Nd2 {Not the most accurate move order.} ({Korobov's} 
11. Be3 {is more appropriate here (see my "Opening trends" article in CBM 182).
}) 11... Ng8 $1 12. h4 f5 ({It makes no sense to insert} 12... f6 {since
White's bishop is not placed well on g5. Here is an example:} 13. Be3 f5 14.
gxf5 gxf5 15. exf5 Bxf5 (15... Nh6 16. Bh5 Qd7 17. f6 Rxf6 18. Nde4 Rf8 {
0-1 (44) Polivanov,A (2421)-Vovk,A (2339) Lvov 2005} 19. Qd2 Nf5 20. O-O-O $14)
(15... Bh6 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. hxg5 Bxf5 18. Nde4 $14 {1/2 (18) Giddins,S (2290)
-Gullaksen,E (2365) Skei 1995}) 16. Nde4 Nf6 17. Ng3 Qd7 {(Black's bishop has
no h7-square)} 18. h5 Rf7 19. h6 Bf8 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Ng4 22. Nce4 Nxe3
23. fxe3 Qg4 24. Kd2 $14 {0-1 (36) Polak,T (2544)-Novikov,S (2562) Pardubice
2007}) (12... h6 $5 13. Be3 f5 {is possible, transposing to the position from
my game against Spirin, examined in the same article.}) 13. gxf5 (13. f3 fxg4
$5 (13... f4 14. h5 Bf6 15. hxg6 Qxg6 16. Bxf6+ Nxf6 17. Nb3 b6 18. Qd2 Bd7 19.
O-O-O $14 {0-1 (40) Lazarev,V (2500)-Cebalo,M (2465) Estensi 2001}) 14. fxg4
Nf6 $132) 13... gxf5 14. Bh5 (14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Nde4 Nf6 16. Ng3 Qd7 17. Rg1
Nb4 18. Rc1 e4 $132 {1/2 (45) Georgiadis,I (2449)-Simeonidis,I (2238) Rethymno
2013}) 14... Qd7 15. Qe2 (15. exf5 Qxf5 16. Nde4 Nc5 17. Qe2 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Nf6
19. Ng3 Qd7 20. Rg1 c6 $132 {0-1 (32) Solomon,K (2350)-Popovic,D (2553)
Cappelle-la-Grande 2014}) 15... Nf6 16. Bf3 fxe4 $6 {[%mdl 32]} (16... Nc5 {
is a normal continuation. If} 17. O-O-O {then} fxe4 (17... Qf7 $5) 18. Ndxe4
Nfxe4 19. Nxe4 Qf5 $1 20. Bg2 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Qxf2 22. Qh5 (22. Qxf2 Rxf2 23.
Rdf1 Rxf1+ 24. Rxf1 Bg4 25. Rf7 Rc8 {[%cal Yh8g8]}) 22... Bf5 23. Rhf1 Bxe4 $1
24. Rxf2 Rxf2 $44) 17. Ndxe4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Nb4 {Alas, sending Black's knight
to c5 is not so easy now:} (18... Nc5 $6 19. Nxc5 dxc5 {[%csl Re5]} 20. Rg1 $16
) (18... b6 19. Rg1 Nc5 20. Nxc5 bxc5 21. Be4 Qf7 22. f3 $14) 19. Bg2 Qa4 (
19... c6 $5 {was probably a better way to create counterplay.}) 20. Nc3 Qc2 21.
Be4 Qxe2+ 22. Kxe2 $14 {After the exchange of queens White's king is safe, and
he keeps the better prospects due to Black's passive g7 bishop.} Bg4+ 23. f3
Bh5 24. Rag1 Rf7 $6 (24... Na6 $5 {[%cal Ya6c5]} 25. Be3 Bf6 {[%cal Yf8g8]})
25. Be3 Bf6 $2 ({It was better to "take the last move back":} 25... Rff8) 26.
Rg5 {[%mdl 64] This is what Black missed. He can't take the rook so material
losses are inevitable.} ({But} 26. a3 $1 Na6 27. Rg5 $1 {was even more
accurate. Black had no ideas with ...Nb4-c2 in that case.}) 26... Bg6 (26...
Bxg5 27. hxg5 $18) 27. Bxg6 hxg6 28. Rxg6 Nc2 29. Ne4 Be7 30. Ng5 Rf6 31. Rxf6
Bxf6 32. Ne6 {White easily converts his material and positional advantage.}
Nxe3 33. Kxe3 Rg8 34. Ke4 c6 35. Kf5 Be7 36. Ng5 Re8 37. Ne4 Kg7 38. Ke6 Bf8+
39. Kd7 Re7+ 40. Kxd6 Kf7 41. Rg1 cxd5 42. cxd5 Ke8 43. Nf6+ Kd8 (43... Kf7 44.
Nd7 $5) 44. Rg8 Re8+ 45. Rxf8 Rxf8 46. Ke6 {[%csl Rf8]} Rh8 47. h5 b5 48. d6 {
Black's king and rook are completely paralysed.} 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.04.10"]
[Round "15.1"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. c4 Nc6 7. Nc3 Rb8 8. h3
a6 9. e4 b5 10. e5 Nd7 ({Damit strebt Schwarz eine wesentlich schärfere
Gangart an als mit} 10... dxe5 11. dxe5 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Nd7 {, z.B.} 13. e6 fxe6
14. cxb5 axb5 15. Bf4 (15. Be3 Nb6 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 c5 19.
Rd2 Nc4 20. Rc2 Nd6 21. a4 bxa4 22. Rxa4 Rd8 23. Ra5 c4 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Bxe4
Rd1+ 26. Kg2 Rd4 27. Bf3 Bb7 28. Bxb7 Rxb7 29. Ra4 Kf7 30. Rcxc4 Rxc4 31. Rxc4
Rxb2 {remis/71, Johansen, D-McShane,L, Catalan Bay 2003}) 15... Nde5 16. Nxe5
Nxe5 {[= ECO (E2)]} 17. Rac1 c5 18. Be3 Nc4 19. Bxc5 Nxb2 20. Rd2 Bxc3 21. Rxc3
Na4 22. Rc1 Nxc5 23. Rxc5 Bb7 24. Rxb5 Bxg2 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. Kxg2 Ra8 27. Kf3
$14 {, remis/58, Nikolic,P-Acs,P, Tripoli 2004}) 11. cxb5 {eine alte
Spezialvariante von Nikolic} (11. e6 $5 fxe6 12. d5 $44 {ist vielleicht besser,
z.B.} exd5 13. cxd5 Na5 14. Nd4 Ne5 15. Nce2 Bd7 16. Nf4 Qc8 {[+/= ECO (E2)]}
17. Nde6 Rf7 18. Nxg7 Rxg7 19. b3 Rf7 20. Bb2 c5 21. Re1 Qc7 22. Nd3 Nxd3 23.
Qxd3 b4 24. Rac1 Qb6 25. Qe3 Re8 26. Rc2 Nb7 27. Qh6 Nd8 28. Rce2 Qc7 29. Be4
e5 30. dxe6 Nxe6 31. Bxg6 Bc8 32. Bxf7+ Qxf7 33. Re4 Nc7 34. Rxe8+ {1-0
Brynell,S-Ernst,T, Gothenburg 2004}) 11... axb5 12. Ng5 dxe5 13. Bxc6 exd4 14.
Nxb5 Rb6 15. Na7 Ra6 $5 {Erstaunlich, daß dieser durchaus auf der Hand
liegende Zug eine Neuerung ist. Jedenfalls bringt er Schwarz etwas
Erleichterung, und der versprengte Damenspringer wird über kurz oder lang
unweigerlich fallen, überdies wird Weiß seinen Fianchettoläufer vermissen. Mit
zwei Alternativen indes hat Nikolic gute Erfahrungen gemacht:} ({I} 15... Ba6 {
[%mdl 72]} 16. Re1 Nb8 17. Qa4 e5 18. Bg2 c5 19. b3 {[%cal Ra7c6]} h6 20. Ne4
Qc7 21. Ba3 Nd7 22. Rac1 Qxa7 23. Nxc5 $16 {1-0 Nikolic,P-Kotz,H, Rethymnon
2003}) ({II} 15... h6 16. Nf3 Ba6 17. Re1 Nb8 18. Be4 Qd7 19. b3 d3 20. Be3 c5
21. Bxc5 Qxa7 22. Rc1 Rd8 23. Re3 Nd7 24. Bxb6 Qxb6 25. Rc6 Qa7 26. Rxa6 Qxa6
27. Rxd3 $18 {Nikolic,P-Nunn,J, Wijk aan Zee 1982}) 16. Nxc8 Rxc6 17. Na7 Rb6
18. Qa4 Nb8 19. Qc4 c6 20. Re1 Ra6 21. Nc8 e5 22. Bf4 Qc7 23. Re4 $6 ({
Gekünstelt, nach dem besseren} 23. Ne7+ $142 Qxe7 24. Nf3 {und z.B.} Ra5 25.
Qxd4 f6 26. a4 $5 {mag Weiß leichten Vorteil haben.}) 23... h6 (23... Ra5 24.
Rae1) 24. Nf3 $2 ({McShane's Neuerung hat den erfahrenen Bosnier tatsächlich
in Verlegenheit gebracht, denn jetzt verpaßte dieser den letzten Moment, sich
von seiner Mehrfigur auskömmlich zu trennen und überspannte den Bogen. Richtig
war} 24. Ne7+ $142 Qxe7 25. Nf3 $13 {, z. B.} Ra5 (25... Qe6 26. Qxe6 fxe6 27.
Nxe5 g5 28. Bd2 c5 29. Nc4 Nd7 30. a4 Nb6) 26. Rae1 (26. Qxd4 $6 Rd5 27. Qc3 g5
) 26... Qe6 27. Qxe6 fxe6 28. Nxe5 g5 29. Bc1 Rf5 30. Nd3 Rf3 31. Rd1 Rxa2 32.
Kg2 Rf5 33. Rxe6) 24... exf4 $17 25. Ne7+ Kh7 26. gxf4 (26. g4 Qb7 27. Nxd4
Qxb2 $17) 26... Ra7 ({Schwarz hatte schon die angenehme Wahl, doch besser
gefallen: I} 26... Qb6 $142 $1 27. Nxd4 Qxb2) ({II} 26... c5 $5) 27. Nxd4 Qd7 (
27... Qb6 $6 28. Rae1 Rxe7 29. Rxe7 Qxd4 30. Qxd4 Bxd4 31. b4 $13) 28. Rae1 $6
(28. Ndxc6 $5 Nxc6 29. Qxc6 Qxh3 30. f5 Qh5 $5 31. Qc5 gxf5 32. Re3 Rfa8 $15 (
32... Qg5+ 33. Kh1 Rfa8 $15) 33. Qxf5+ Qxf5 34. Nxf5 Bxb2 35. Rd1 Rxa2 36. Rd6
Rg8+ 37. Kh1 Ra1+ 38. Kh2 Rg6) 28... Qxh3 29. f5 (29. Ndxc6 Nxc6 30. Nxc6 Qg4+
31. Kf1 Rc8 $1 $17 32. b4 (32. Nxa7 $4 Rxc4 33. Rxc4 Qd7 $19) (32. Re8 Rac7 33.
Rxc8 Qxc8 34. Rc1 Qh3+ 35. Kg1 Bxb2 $17) 32... Qf3 $1 33. Kg1 (33. b5 $4 Rxa2
34. Qxa2 Qh1+ 35. Ke2 Qxe4+) 33... Ra3 34. R1e3 Rxe3 35. fxe3 Rc7) 29... Qh5 $4
({Just in dem Moment, in dem es gilt, den Vorteil zu festigen, sah McShane
Gespenster. Allein richtig war} 29... Rxe7 $1 30. Rxe7 (30. fxg6+ Kxg6 $1 {
- vielleicht wurde dies von McShane übersehen? -} (30... fxg6 $4 31. Rxe7 Qg4+
32. Kf1 Qh3+ 33. Ke2 Qh5+ (33... Qg4+ 34. f3 Qg2+ 35. Kd3) (33... Rxf2+ 34.
Kxf2 Qh4+ 35. Kf3 Qf6+ 36. Nf5 Qxf5+ 37. Qf4) 34. Kd3 Rxf2 (34... Rd8 35. Rxg7+
$1 Kxg7 36. Re7+ Kh8 37. Rh7+ Kxh7 38. Qf7+ Kh8 39. Qf6+ Kh7 40. Qe7+) 35.
Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 36. Ne6+ Kh7 37. Nf8+ Kg7 38. Qd4+ Kxf8 39. Qxf2+) {ist nach} 31.
Rxe7 Qg4+ 32. Kf1 Qxd4 33. Qc2+ f5 {Zugumstellung zu 30.Rxe7}) 30... Qg4+ 31.
Kf1 Qxd4 32. fxg6+ Kxg6 (32... fxg6 $4 33. Qxd4) 33. Qc2+ f5 $17 34. R1e3 Bf6
35. Rg3+ Bg5 36. Qe2 Nd7 37. Rd3 Qh4) 30. fxg6+ Kh8 (30... fxg6 31. Ne6 Re8 32.
Rh4 Qa5 (32... Qb5 33. Qxb5 cxb5 34. Ng5+ Kh8 35. Nxg6+ Kg8 36. Rxe8+) (32...
Qxh4 33. Qxh4 Raxe7 34. Ng5+ $18 Kg8 35. Rxe7 Rxe7 36. Qb4 Re8 37. Qb3+ Kh8 38.
Ne6 Bf6 39. a4) 33. b4 $18) 31. Ndf5 $1 $18 {Das Blatt hatte sich total
gewendet, und der Engländer saß vor einem Scherbenhaufen.} Nd7 32. Nxg7 Kxg7
33. Rh4 $2 ({Jeder sachverständige Kiebitz hatte nun} 33. Qd4+ Nf6 34. Qxa7
Nxe4 35. Rxe4 $18 {nebst Mehrfigur erwartet. Weiter hätte folgen können:} Rd8
$5 (35... Qg5+ 36. Kh2 Qh5+ 37. Kg3 Qg5+ 38. Rg4 Qe5+ 39. Kg2) 36. Rd4 $1 Re8
37. Rd3 $5 (37. Rd7 $5) 37... Qg5+ 38. Rg3 Rxe7 (38... Qxe7 39. Qd4+ (39. gxf7+
Kxf7 40. Qd4 Qe1+ 41. Kh2 Qe5 42. Qd7+ Kf8 43. Qxc6) 39... Qf6 (39... Qe5 40.
gxf7+ Kxf7 41. Qd7+ Re7 42. Qxc6) (39... f6 40. Re3 Qd8 41. Qa7+ Kxg6 42. Rg3+
Kf5 43. Qh7+) 40. gxf7+ Kxf7 41. Qd3) 39. Qd4+ Qe5 40. gxf7+ Kxf7 41. Qg4 {
und Schwarz ist in jedem Fall verloren.}) 33... Ne5 $1 {Bei knapp zehn
Sekunden für die restlichen Züge bis zur Zeitkontrolle, was schon manuell kaum
möglich schien, geschahen weitere Zeichen und Wunder!} 34. Rxh5 $2 (34. Rxe5 $1
Qxe5 35. Nxc6 Qe1+ 36. Kg2 Rd7 37. Nd4 $16 {/+- Nun saßen beiden Akteuren der
Zeitnotteufel im Nacken, und das Geschehen geriet völlig aus den Fugen.}) 34...
Nxc4 35. b3 (35. Rc5 Nxb2 36. Rxc6 Ra5 $5 $132 (36... fxg6 $2 37. Ree6) 37. Re3
(37. Kf1 Nd3 38. Re3 Nf4 39. gxf7 Rxf7 40. Rg3+ Kf8) 37... Rg5+ 38. Rg3 fxg6
39. Rxg6+ Rxg6 40. Rxg6+ Kf7 41. Rb6 $14) 35... Nd2 36. Re2 $6 (36. Rf5 Rxa2)
36... fxg6 (36... Rxa2) 37. Rc5 $2 (37. Nf5+ Kf6 38. Rh3 Rxa2 39. Nd6) 37...
Nf3+ $2 (37... Rxa2 $17 38. Kg2 Nxb3) 38. Kg2 Nd4 39. Re4 $2 (39. Nxc6 $16 Nxe2
40. Nxa7 Nf4+ 41. Kh2 Nd3 (41... Ne6 42. Rc2 Nd4 43. Rc7+) 42. Rc7+) 39... Re8
$4 (39... Rxa2 $1 40. Rxd4 Raxf2+ (40... Rfxf2+ 41. Kg3 Rg2+ $11) 41. Kg1 (41.
Kh3 $2 R8f3+ 42. Kh4 h5 43. Nxg6 Rh2+ 44. Kg5 Rg3+ 45. Kf5 Rxg6) 41... Rf1+ 42.
Kg2 R8f2+ 43. Kh3 Rf3+ 44. Kg2 $11) 40. Rxd4 $2 (40. Nf5+ gxf5 41. Rxe8 $18
Rxa2 42. Rd8 Nxb3 43. Rxc6) 40... Rexe7 41. Rxc6 Rxa2 42. Rdd6 $14 {Nach den
unglaublichen Zeitnotturbulenzen hatten sich die Wogen wieder geglättet, und
in dem anstehenden Doppelturm-Endspiel erobert Weiß zwar noch einen Bauern,
aber Schwarz kann sich behaupten.} g5 ({Oder auch} 42... h5 43. Rxg6+ Kf8 {
und z.B.} 44. b4 Rb2 45. Rcf6+ Rf7 46. Rxf7+ Kxf7 47. Rb6 h4 48. Rb8 h3+ 49.
Kg3 Rb3+ 50. f3 h2 $11 51. Kxh2 (51. Rh8 Rxb4 52. Rxh2) 51... Rxf3 52. Kg2 Rb3)
43. Rg6+ Kf8 44. Rxh6 Rf7 45. Rhf6 Rd2 46. b4 Rxf6 47. Rxf6+ Kg7 48. Rb6 Rd3
49. f3 Rc3 50. Re6 Rb3 51. Re4 Kg6 52. Kg3 Kf5 53. Rc4 Rb2 54. Rc5+ Kg6 55. Rb5
Kf6 56. Rb8 Kg6 57. b5 Rb4 58. Kf2 Rb3 59. b6 Kg7 60. Ke2 Kh7 61. b7 Kg7 {
In diesem bekannten Endspieltyp bleibt der schwarze König im
Sicherheitsbereich g7/h7, und Weiß kann keinen echten Fortschritt erzielen.}
62. Kd2 Rb1 63. Kd3 Rb4 64. Kc3 Rb1 65. Kc4 Rc1+ 66. Kd4 Rb1 67. Ke5 Rb5+ 68.
Ke6 Rb1 ({Der Verteidiger kann mit seinem Turm auf der b-Linie pendeln, sollte
aber stets in der Lage sein, wenn der weiße König Kontakt mit seinem b-Bauern
aufnimmt, sofort mit vertikalen Schachs zu stören, nicht zuletzt sollte der
Fauxpas} 68... Kh7 $4 69. Kf6 $18 {tunlichst vermieden werden.}) 69. Kf5 Rb5+
70. Kg4 Kh7 71. Kh5 Kg7 72. Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. g3 Nbd7 6. Bg2 e5 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
c6 9. e4 a6 {An interesting and tricky move, Black delays the resolving of the
central tension.} ({Jobava has certainly learned something about the line in
the previous 5 years:} 9... exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. h3 Nc5 12. Re1 a5 13. Bf4 Bf8
$6 14. Qc2 Nfd7 15. Rad1 Qb6 16. Be3 Qc7 17. f4 Nf6 18. Bf2 Bd7 19. Nf3 Rad8
20. a3 Bc8 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Na6 23. Qb2 Nd7 24. Kh2 Nb6 25. Qb3 Be6 26. Bf1
$14 {[%csl Gb4,Gc4,Ge4,Gf4] ()[+],Stohl,I-Jobava,B/EU-chT Batumi/1999/}) 10.
Re1 ({More circumspect is} 10. h3 $142 {, now} Re8 11. Be3 {transposes into a
theoretical position, in which Black can again choose between} (11. d5 $5)
11... b5 $5 (11... exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. Rfe1 Bd7 $132) 12. dxe5
dxe5 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. Qe2 Bf8 15. a3 b4 16. axb4 $6 (16. Na4 $1 {/\} bxa3 17. c5
$36) 16... Bxb4 17. Na4 a5 18. Rfd1 Qe7 19. Rac1 Nc5 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. Nb1 Bxe3
22. Qxe3 Nd7 23. Nc3 Nc5 24. Rb1 Red8 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Bf1 Bc8 27. Na4 Ne6
$36 {Tregubov,P-Loginov,V/Moscow/1999/}) (10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Ba3 $5 Re8 12. Qd2
b5 13. Rfe1 bxc4 14. bxc4 Qa5 15. Bd6 Bf8 16. c5 Rd8 17. Bxf8 Rxf8 18. Rac1 Kg7
19. Qd6 Qxc5 20. Qxc5 Nxc5 21. Nxe5 Ng4 22. Nxg4 Bxg4 23. f3 Be6 24. Red1 Rfd8
25. Bf1 a5 26. Kf2 $14 {Dautov,R-Casper,T/BL9192/1992/}) 10... exd4 $5 (10...
b5 11. d5 cxd5 12. cxd5 Nb6 13. Bf1 Bd7 14. a4 Qc7 15. Bb2 bxa4 16. Nxa4 Nxa4
17. bxa4 Ng4 18. Ba3 f5 19. Ng5 Qa7 20. Ra2 f4 21. Ree2 Bh6 22. Ne6 fxg3 23.
hxg3 Rf3 24. Bxd6 Rc8 $13 {Annageldyev,O-Iuldachev,S/Ashkhabad/1996/}) 11. Nxd4
Ng4 $1 $132 {The point, now f2 is vulnerable and White's B won't get to its
ideal square on e3.} 12. Bb2 Nc5 13. Re2 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (13. h3 Ne5 14. Re3
Qb6 15. Qe2 a5 16. Rd1 a4 17. f4 axb3 $1 18. axb3 (18. fxe5 bxa2 19. exd6 Bxd4
20. Rxd4 Qxb2 21. Qxb2 a1=Q+ $13 {/=/+}) 18... Nxb3 $6 (18... Ned7 $1 $36) 19.
Nd5 $1 cxd5 20. Rxb3 Qc5 21. Rb5 Qa7 {Vaganian,R-Bronstein,D/Vilnius zt/1975/}
22. cxd5 $1 $16 {/\} Bd7 23. Kh2 $18) 13... Ne5 14. Rd2 b5 $6 (14... Qb6 $142
$132) 15. cxb5 (15. f4 $5 Qb6 $5 (15... Bg4 16. Qf1 $5 (16. Nce2 Qb6 $1 17. h3
Nf3+ 18. Bxf3 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Bxb2 20. Rxb2 Nd3+ 21. Ned4 Nxb2 22. Qc2 $14) 16...
Qb6 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Nxc6 $1 Qxc6 (18... Nxe4+ $2 19. Rf2 $18) 19. cxb5 $16)
16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Nd5 $36) 15... axb5 16. Nce2 $2 {This is too
soft, now Black consolidates his position and retains the more active pieces.}
(16. f4 $142 b4 (16... Bg4 17. Qf1 $16) (16... Qb6 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Nxc6 $36)
17. fxe5 bxc3 18. Bxc3 dxe5 19. Nf5 Qb6 20. Ne7+ $14) 16... Qb6 17. h3 b4 18.
Nf4 Ba6 19. Rc1 Rfe8 $6 {Black underestimates White's tactical chances and
allows Navara to lash out.} (19... Rac8 $15) (19... Bb7 $15) (19... Ncd3 $2 20.
Nxd3 Nxd3 21. Rxd3 Bxd3 22. Rxc6 $1 $18) 20. Nxc6 $1 {[%mdl 64]} Nxc6 (20...
Qxc6 21. Rxd6 Qb5 22. Rd5 Rac8 23. Bd4 $44) 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rxd6 Rad8 (22...
Bb5 23. Qd5 (23. Rxc6 Bxc6 24. Qd4+ Kg8 25. Rxc5 Rad8 $15) 23... Ne6 24. Nxe6+
(24. Rcxc6 Bxc6 25. Rxc6 Nxf4 26. gxf4 Qb8 $13 {/=/+}) 24... Rxe6 25. Rxe6 fxe6
26. Qd7+ Kh8 27. Qxe6 $13 {/\} Rxa2 $2 28. Qf6+ Kg8 29. e5 $18) (22... Bb7 23.
Qc2 (23. Nd5 Qa7 24. Rxc6 Nxe4 $5 (24... Bxc6 25. Qd4+ Kh6 26. Rxc5 Bxd5 27.
exd5 $14 {[%csl Rh6] עh6}) 25. R6c2 Rad8 $44) 23... Ra5 24. Qb2+ $44 {White
has enough for the piece and can force a draw at will with} Kh6 25. Qd2 Kg7 26.
Qb2+ $11) 23. Rxd8 (23. Qd5 $5 Rxd6 24. Qxd6 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 Rxe4 26. Nd5 Qd4 27.
Qxc6 Re2 28. Qc5 Qxc5 29. Rxc5 Bb7 30. Rb5 Bc6 31. Rc5 Bb7 $11) 23... Rxd8 (
23... Nxd8 $2 24. Nd5 Qd6 25. Qd4+ $18) 24. Qc2 (24. Nd5 Qa7 25. Qd2 $5 $44)
24... Nd7 $2 {Black loses his way in the complications.} (24... Nd3 25. Nxd3
Nd4 26. Qd2 Qb5 27. Rc4 (27. Rd1 Qxd3 28. Qxd3 Bxd3 29. Rxd3 Ne2+ 30. Kf1 Rxd3
31. Kxe2 Rc3 $15 {/-/+}) 27... Qa5 28. Rc1 $5 $11 (28. Qxb4 Qxb4 29. Nxb4 Bxc4
30. bxc4 Rc8 $15 {/=})) 25. Nd5 $1 {Convincing enough, but White had also an
alternative solution} (25. Qxc6 {/\} Rc8 26. Ne6+ $1 Kh6 27. Nc7 $18) 25... Qd4
26. Qxc6 Rc8 27. Nc7 $18 Qd2 28. Bf1 Ne5 $6 (28... Bxf1 29. Rxf1 {[%cal Rc7e6,
Rc6d5] /\Ne6,Qd5} Rd8 30. Nd5 Qxa2 31. Qd6 $5 $18 {[%cal Rd6e7] /\Qe7}) 29.
Qxa6 Rd8 30. Qa7 $1 {[%cal Ra7e3,Rc7e6] /\Qe3,Ne6 The last accurate move,
White consolidates his material advantage.} Rd7 (30... Qxc1 31. Ne6+ $18) (
30... Nf3+ 31. Kg2 Ng5 32. Rc4 $18) 31. Qe3 {This is convincing enough, but
somewhat quicker was the attacking} (31. Ne8+ $142 $1 Kf8 32. Qc5+) 31... Qxe3
32. fxe3 Rd2 33. Bg2 Rxa2 34. Nd5 Rb2 35. Nxb4 Rxb3 36. Nc6 Nxc6 37. Rxc6 Rxe3
38. Kf2 Ra3 39. h4 Ra2+ 40. Kf3 Ra3+ 41. Kf4 Ra4 42. Bf1 f5 43. Bc4 fxe4 44.
Rc7+ Kh6 45. g4 g5+ 46. hxg5+ Kg6 47. Bf7+ Kg7 48. Bb3+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.24"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 Ne8 $6 10. b4 f5 11. c5 Nf6 12. a4 f4 13. Nc4 g5 {For this line -
see Werle - Vallejo in CBM 129.} 14. Ba3 g4 $6 {After this aggressive move
White wins a pawn but otherwise Black's attack can hardly succeed, e.g} (14...
Ng6 15. cxd6 cxd6 16. b5 Ne8 17. Rc1 $5 (17. Bb4 $143 Nh4 18. Ra3 g4 $1 19. g3
f3 20. Bd3 Rf6 21. Ne3 $13 (21. Re1 $2 Ng2 $17 {0-1 Zamorano,J (2254)-Roselli
Mailhe,B (2420)/Mar del Plata 2008/CBM 123 Extra (50)})) 17... Nh4 18. Bh5 $1
$16) 15. cxd6 cxd6 16. b5 Ne8 17. Bxg4 Qc7 18. Be2 f3 19. b6 $1 {The simplest
way.} (19. gxf3 Bh3 20. b6 $1 Qd8 $1 21. Kh1 Bxf1 22. Bxf1 a6 23. Bh3 Ng6 {
was less clear.}) 19... axb6 (19... fxe2 20. bxc7 $5 exd1=Q 21. Rfxd1 $16 {
[%csl Gc7,Rd6]}) 20. Nb5 {But now} (20. gxf3 {was possible, e.g.} Bh3 21. Nb5
Qd8 22. Kh1 Bxf1 23. Bxf1 Rf6 24. Bh3 Ng6 25. Be6+ Kh8 26. Ncxd6 Nxd6 27. Nxd6
Nf4 28. Qb3 $1 Bf8 29. Nf7+ Rxf7 30. Bxf7 Bxa3 31. Qxa3 Qf6 32. Be6 Nxe6 33.
dxe6 b5 34. a5 Qxe6 35. f4 $1 Qg4 36. Qg3 $1 $16 {Of course, calculating such
a line or going for it without a complete calculation is far from easy.}) 20...
fxe2 21. Qxe2 Qd8 22. Nbxd6 Nxd6 23. Bxd6 $16 {[%csl Gd6] White has chosen a
simple course. Black has no more attack (it seems!), White will now recapture
a third pawn for the piece, and his pawn avalanche should decide the game.} Rf7
24. Bxe5 Ng6 25. Bxg7 Nf4 $5 {All of a sudden, Black finds a way to continue
his attack!} 26. Qe3 Qg5 27. g3 Qxg7 28. Nxb6 Bg4 $6 (28... Nh3+ $5 29. Kg2
Nxf2 30. Nxa8 Bh3+ 31. Kg1 Bxf1 32. Rxf1 Nh3+ 33. Kg2 Qb2+ 34. Kxh3 Rxf1 35.
Qg5+ Qg7 (35... Kf8 36. Nc7) (35... Kf7 36. Qh5+ $1 Kg8 37. Nc7 Rf2 38. Qe8+
Kg7 39. Ne6+ Kh6 40. Nf4 Rxh2+ 41. Kg4 Qg7+ 42. Kf5 Qg5+ 43. Ke6 $18) 36. Kg4
Qxg5+ 37. Kxg5 $16 {_|_}) 29. Nxa8 Ne2+ 30. Kg2 Bf3+ 31. Qxf3 Rxf3 32. Kxf3
Nd4+ 33. Kg2 Qf8 34. Rfe1 $2 {[%mdl 64]} (34. Rae1 $142 $1 Qxa8 (34... Qf3+ 35.
Kg1 Ne2+ 36. Rxe2 Qxe2 37. Nb6 $18 {[%cal Yd5d6]}) 35. Rc1 Qxa4 36. Rc8+ Kf7
37. Rc7+ {keeping good winning chances.}) 34... Qxa8 $2 (34... Nc2 $1 {, and
Black threatens to win the whole rook! It is now White who must make sure he
gets a draw:} 35. Nc7 Qb4 $1 36. Reb1 Qxe4+ 37. Kg1 Nd4 (37... Ne3 38. fxe3
Qxe3+ $11) 38. Rxb7 {, and Black has nothing more than a perpetual:} Nf3+ 39.
Kf1 Nxh2+ 40. Kg1 $11) 35. Red1 $2 {But White misses another tactical trick!} (
35. Rac1 Qxa4 36. Rc8+ Kg7 37. Rec1 $16) 35... Nc2 $1 36. Rac1 (36. Ra2 Qe8 $1
{, and White can't protect the e4-pawn!}) 36... Qxa4 37. d6 {Again unable to
protect the e4-pawn, White forces a draw.} (37. Kf3 Nd4+ 38. Ke3 $6 Nb5 {
is too risky for White.}) 37... Qxe4+ 38. Kg1 Nd4 39. d7 Nf3+ 40. Kf1 Nxh2+ 41.
Kg1 Nf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Foros Aerosvit 3rd"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2008.06.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2008.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 Nc6 10. Be3 Nh5 11. Qd2 {This modest move preparing to call up the
last reserve from the square a1 represents currently the main line. The modern
method with 10...Nh5 is trying to undermine the white centre even at the cost
of few tempi.} (11. f4 Nf6 12. Bf3 $13) 11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Nf4 13. Rfd1 Bxd4+
14. Qxd4 Nxe2+ 15. Nxe2 b6 {The discovery of recent years; Black is building a
very solid position in the centre and will try to generate enough counterplay.}
16. Nc3 Bb7 17. Nd5 (17. Rac1 Qg5 18. Qd2 (18. b3 a5 19. Qd2 Qxd2 20. Rxd2 f5
21. exf5 gxf5 22. Kf2 Re7 23. Re2 Rae8 24. Rce1 Re5 {1/2 Nielsen,P (2628)-Glek,
I (2571)/playchess.com INT 2004 (41)}) 18... Qh5 19. b4 Re7 20. Ne2 Qe5 21. c5
dxc5 22. bxc5 bxc5 23. Qe3 Qe6 24. Nf4 Qa6 25. Rxc5 Qxa2 26. Qc3 $18 {0-1
Malakhatko,V (2600)-Jones,G (2562)/Canberra 2008 (108)}) 17... Bxd5 18. cxd5
Qg5 19. Rac1 Re7 20. Qd2 (20. Rc3 f5 21. exf5 Qxf5 22. h3 Rf8 23. b4 Qg5 24.
Qg4 Qe5 25. Rc4 Qe3+ 26. Kh2 Qe2 {1/2 Topalov,V (2780)-Mamedyarov,S (2760)/
Nice 2008 (31)}) 20... Qh5 {Volokitin has no interest in exchanging queens,
since his backward c7-pawn would become an ideal target for the white rooks.} (
20... Qh4 21. Qf2 Qh5 22. Rc4 f5 23. exf5 Qxf5 24. Qc2 Qf7 25. Re4 {1/2
Vitiugov,N (2573)-Khairullin,I (2533)/Cheboksary 2006}) (20... Qe5 21. Rc4 Rd8
22. Qc3 Qxc3 23. Rxc3 a5 24. Rdc1 Rdd7 25. Kf2 $14 {1/2 Ivanov,S (2534)
-Kalegin,E (2458)/Moscow 2006 (44)}) (20... Qxd2 $6 21. Rxd2 $14) 21. g4 (21.
Rc4 f5 22. e5 Rxe5 23. Rxc7 Qh4 $14) 21... Qh4 22. Qf2 Qg5 23. Qd2 Qh4 24. Kh1
$1 {Jakovenko has decided to try realizing his modest advantage.} Rf8 (24... f5
$2 25. gxf5 gxf5 26. exf5 Qf6 27. Re1 $16) 25. Rg1 h5 (25... f6 26. Rc6 Qg5 27.
Qc1 $14) 26. Rc3 {The other attempts by White to get more from this position
have shown little hope of success.} (26. g5 f5 27. gxf6 Qxf6 28. Rc3 Kh7 $11) (
26. Qh6 Qf6 27. gxh5 Qxf3+ 28. Rg2 Qxe4 29. Rf1 Rfe8 30. hxg6 fxg6 31. Qxg6+
Qxg6 32. Rxg6+ Rg7 $11) 26... hxg4 27. Rxg4 Qh3 (27... Qh5 28. Kg1 $14) 28. Rg3
Qf1+ 29. Rg1 Qh3 30. Rg3 Qf1+ 31. Rg1 Qh3 32. Qg5 {White is thus avoiding the
threefold repetition with the immediate draw.} Rfe8 (32... Re5 33. Qg2 Qxg2+
34. Rxg2 Rc8 35. Rgc2 Re7 36. Rc6 Rd7 37. Kg2 $14) 33. f4 Qh8 $1 34. f5 (34. e5
dxe5 35. f5 e4 36. fxg6 f6 $11) 34... Qd4 35. Re3 (35. fxg6 Qxe4+ 36. Rg2 f5 $1
$15) 35... Rxe4 $2 {[%mdl 64] In the impending time trouble the defender could
not find enough energy to calculate the equalising continuation with the
pinning of the f-pawn.} (35... Re5 36. Qh6 Rxf5 37. Rxg6+ fxg6 38. Qxg6+ Kf8
39. Qxf5+ Ke7 $11) 36. fxg6 $1 f5 (36... Rxe3 37. gxf7+ Kxf7 38. Rf1+ $18) 37.
Qxf5 $1 R4e7 (37... Rxe3 38. Qf7+ Kh8 39. Qh7#) 38. Rf3 $6 {The clock can
become an enemy for both human players. The exact and consequent doubling of
the rooks on the e-file would have decided the game within a few moves.} (38.
Rge1 $1 Rf8 39. Qh5 Rg7 40. Rf3 Rxf3 41. Qxf3 Qa4 42. Qf6 $18) 38... Qe4 $1 39.
Qxe4 {Curious secrets are being revealed by computers trying to solve similar
situations. The very desirable advance 39.h4!? is not winning due to the
fascinating sacrifice of black queen on move 41.} (39. Qf7+ Rxf7 40. gxf7+ Kh7
41. fxe8=Q Qxf3+ 42. Rg2 Qd1+ $11) (39. h4 $5 Qxh4+ 40. Rh3 Qd4 (40... Qe4+ 41.
Qxe4 Rxe4 42. g7 $18) 41. g7 Qxg1+ $1 42. Kxg1 Re1+ 43. Kg2 R8e2+ 44. Kg3 Re3+
45. Kh4 Re4+ 46. Kg5 Re5 47. Rh8+ Kxg7 48. Rh7+ Kg8 49. Rxc7 Rxf5+ 50. Kxf5
Re5+ 51. Kg6 Kf8 $14) 39... Rxe4 40. Rf7 R8e7 41. Rgf1 Rxf7 42. Rxf7 Re2 {
The tempest is over and the rook endgame turnas out to be hopeless for Black.
Jakovenko's main task is to activate the white king.} (42... Rc4 43. b3 Rc5 44.
h4 Rxd5 45. Kg2 c5 46. Kg3 $18) (42... Rg4 43. Rxc7 Rxg6 44. Rxa7 Rg5 45. Rb7
Rxd5 46. Rxb6) 43. h4 Rxb2 44. h5 Rb4 45. Kg2 $1 Rh4 46. Rh7 Rd4 47. Kg3 Rxd5
48. Kg4 Ra5 49. Rxc7 Rxa2 50. Kg5 {Black could already have resigned without
any remorse.} Ra5+ (50... Kf8 51. Kh6 Rg2 52. Rxa7 $18) 51. Kf6 Rc5 52. Rxc5 (
52. Rxc5 dxc5 53. h6 $18) 1-0

[Event "WchT 7th"]
[Site "Bursa"]
[Date "2010.01.12"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 {Nakamura is switching his attention to the move which used to
be main line in the past.} 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3 f4 13. c5 g5 14. cxd6
cxd6 15. Nf2 Ng6 16. Qc2 Rf7 17. Rfc1 Ne8 18. a4 h5 19. Ncd1 $146 {White has
no waterproof method of preventing the impending kingside attack by Black. His
superiority on the queenside should help him to tie down some of the enemy
pieces. Aronian's novelty is sensible, as the knight may help his king.} (19.
h3 Bf8 (19... Nh4 20. Qd1 Bf8 21. Be1 Rg7 22. Ra3 Be7 23. a5 Bd7 24. Nb5 Qb8
25. Rac3 Bd8 26. b4 a6 27. Na3 b5 28. Nb1 {1/2-1/2 Bischoff,K (2505)-Hansson,D
(2250)/Reykjavik 1993}) 20. Nb5 Bd7 21. Qd1 Rg7 22. Kf1 Nh4 23. Be1 Be7 24. Rc3
Qb8 25. a5 Bd8 26. Rb3 a6 27. Nc3 Nc7 {0-1 Gavrilov,A (2512)-Shomoev,A (2561)/
Krasnoyarsk 2007 (74)}) (19. a5 Bf8 (19... g4 20. fxg4 Nh4 21. Qd1 hxg4 22.
Nxg4 Nf6 23. Kh1 Nxg4 24. Bxg4 f3 25. gxf3 Bxg4 26. fxg4 Nf3 27. Be3 Qh4 28.
Rc2 Qxg4 29. Rg2 Qh3 30. Qf1 Qh7 31. Qd3 {1-0 Saric,A (2472)-Brener,I (2318)/
Steinbrunn 2005 (53)}) 20. Nb5 Rg7 21. Ra3 g4 22. fxg4 hxg4 23. Nxg4 Nh4 24.
Qd1 a6 25. Nc3 Nxg2 26. Kxg2 Bxg4 27. Bxg4 Nf6 28. h3 Nxg4 29. hxg4 Qh4 {
0-1 Saric,A (2514)-Vedmediuc,S (2414)/Budva 2009 (35)}) 19... Bf8 20. Ra3 a6
21. Qc3 Bd7 22. Qa5 b6 {The exchange of queens was certainly feasible, but
Nakamura would have to defend a slightly worse position without the most
dangerous piece.} (22... Qxa5 23. Bxa5 Nf6 24. Rc7 Bc8 25. Rac3 $14) (22... Qe7
23. Qb6 $16) 23. Qb4 Rg7 24. Rac3 {Attacking the b6-pawn right away was
certainly an option, but White's advantage would remain limited.} (24. Rb3 g4
25. fxg4 (25. Qxb6 gxf3 26. Qxd8 Rxd8 27. gxf3 Bxa4 $14) 25... Nh4 26. Qxb6
Qxb6 27. Rxb6 hxg4 28. Rc3 (28. Rxa6 Rxa6 29. Bxa6 g3 30. hxg3 Rxg3 $11) 28...
Nf6 (28... f3 29. Rxa6 Rc8 30. Bd3 g3 31. hxg3 Rxg3 32. Rxc8 Bxc8 33. Ra8 Bd7
34. Nc3 $16) 29. g3 (29. Rxa6 Rxa6 30. Bxa6 g3 $15) 29... Nf3+ 30. Bxf3 gxf3
31. Rxf3 Bxa4 $14) 24... Nh4 25. h3 Be7 26. Be1 Qb8 (26... g4 $5 {Black is
losing heart and switches his attention to the passive defence. It would have
been more natural for Nakamura to try attacking strategy with 26...g4!?} 27.
fxg4 (27. hxg4 Nf6 28. Nd3 Nxg2 $1 29. Kxg2 hxg4 30. Kf1 Qe8 $13) 27... Nf6 28.
Rc7 b5 29. a5 Rg6 30. Qa3 Qf8 $13) 27. Kf1 Bd8 (27... b5 28. a5 Qa7 $14) 28.
Rb3 Bc7 29. Qa3 (29. Nc3 Qd8 30. Qc4 Kh7 31. Rc2 $16) 29... Qd8 30. Rbc3 Bb8 (
30... b5 31. Rxc7 Nxc7 32. Qxd6 Ne8 33. Qxe5 $16) 31. b4 Ra7 32. Rc6 $5 {
White can afford to invest some material in order to tie down his opponent's
pieces.} (32. Nb2 b5 33. Nfd3 g4 $132) 32... b5 (32... Bxc6 33. dxc6 Rgc7 34.
b5 axb5 35. Bxb5 Nf6 36. Nc3 $14) 33. axb5 axb5 34. Ra6 (34. Qb3 $5 Ra8 35. Nc3
$16) 34... Rb7 35. Rcc6 (35. Nc3 Kh8 36. Ra8 Nc7 37. Ra5 $16) 35... Bxc6 $2 {
The defender is losing heart and grabs the offered exchange. His position was
slowly deteriorating, but it was better to at least postpone the inevitable.} (
35... Nf6 36. Nd3 Bxc6 37. dxc6 Ra7 38. Bf2 Rxa6 39. Qxa6 $16) 36. dxc6 Ra7 37.
Nc3 d5 $6 (37... Rxa6 38. Qxa6 Ra7 39. Qxb5 Kg7 40. Nd3 $16) 38. Nxd5 Nf5 {
That should have had been the solution for the defender, the knight aims to
jump into the fray.} 39. exf5 (39. Bxb5 Nd4 40. Bc4 Kh7 41. b5 Rxa6 42. bxa6
Qc8 43. Qa4 Qxc6 44. Qxc6 Nxc6 45. Bb5 Rg6 46. Nd3 $16) 39... Qxd5 40. Ne4 (40.
Qa5 $5 Rgc7 (40... Bc7 41. Qxb5 Qxb5 42. Bxb5 Rxa6 43. Bxa6 Nd6 44. Bd3 $16)
41. Ne4 Rxa6 42. Qxa6 Qxc6 (42... Rxc6 43. Qa8 $18) 43. Qxc6 Rxc6 44. Bxb5 Rc8
45. Bxe8 Rxe8 46. Nf6+ Kf7 47. Nxe8 Kxe8 48. Ke2 $18) 40... Rgc7 41. Nxg5 {
Aronian has been diverted by the great tactical shot from the game. He should
not have ignored the best move 40.Qa5!? forcing he decision due to the attack
of b5-pawn.} (41. Qa5 $1 Rxa6 42. Qxa6 g4 43. Qxb5 Qxb5 44. Bxb5 $16) (41. Nc3
Rxa6 42. Qxa6 Qxc6 43. Qa2+ Rf7 44. Bxb5 Qc8 45. Bc4 Qxf5 46. Ne4 Nd6 47. Be6
Qg6 48. Bxf7+ Qxf7 49. Qa8 $16) 41... Ng7 $2 (41... Rxa6 42. Qxa6 Nd6 (42...
Qxc6 43. Qa2+ Kh8 44. Nf7+ Kh7 45. Nxe5 $16) 43. Qa1 (43. Ne6 Rc8 $1 $13 (43...
Rxc6 44. Qa8 $18)) 43... Rc8 44. f6 $16) 42. Rb6 $3 {[%mdl 64] There would
have not been this fabulous combination without the weaker 41.Nxg5 move.} Nxf5
(42... Rxa3 43. Rxb8+ Ne8 44. Rxe8+ Kg7 45. Ne6+ Kh7 (45... Kf7 46. Rf8+ Ke7
47. Bh4+ Kd6 48. Rd8+ $18) 46. Nxc7 Qxc6 47. Re7+ $18) 43. Rxb8+ Kg7 44. Qb2
Ra2 $6 {Nakamura is simply programmed for active play, this aggressive move
shoud be weaker than elimination of the c6-pawn.} (44... Rxc6 45. Rxb5 Ne3+ 46.
Kg1 Qd4 47. Qxd4 exd4 48. Rc5 $16) 45. Qb1 Rc2 46. Rxb5 Qd6 (46... Ne3+ 47. Kg1
Qxc6 48. Rc5 Rxc5 49. Qh7+ Kf8 50. Qh8+ Ke7 51. bxc5 $18) 47. Rb7 Kh6 48. Kg1
$1 Qxc6 (48... Rxe2 49. Qxf5 Rxe1+ 50. Kh2 Rxb7 51. cxb7 $18) 49. Nf7+ $1 {
The knight move in thus charged position can be truly insidious. Black can not
afford to let the steed reach the d8-square.} Rxf7 (49... Kh7 50. Nd8 $1 Qd7
51. Qxc2 $18) 50. Rxf7 Ne3 {The last real try was to give Aronian the chance
to go wrong after the desperate 50..Rxe2.} (50... Rxe2 51. Rxf5 (51. Qxf5 Qb6+
52. Kf1 (52. Kh2 $2 Qg6 $14) 52... Rxe1+ 53. Kxe1 Qe3+ 54. Kd1 Qb3+ 55. Kc1
Qc4+ 56. Qc2 Qxf7 57. b5 $18) 51... Qg6 52. Bf2 $18) 51. Ra7 $1 Qd5 52. Qa1
Nxg2 (52... Rxe2 53. Qa6+ Kg5 54. Rg7+ Kf5 55. Qg6#) 53. Qa6+ {An amazing
fight in which White was dominant all along.} (53. Qa6+ Rc6 54. Qb7 Qd4+ 55.
Bf2 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.02"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Kazhgaleyev, Murtas"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h4 $6 {It is hard to believe that
this early flank assault yields to anything, it has a special psichological
effect.} c5 (5... Nbd7 6. Be2 e5 (6... c5 7. d5 b5 8. cxb5 a6 {is the Benko
Gambit type of setup.}) 7. d5 Nc5 (7... h5 8. Nh3) 8. Qc2 h5 (8... a5 9. h5 $14
) 9. b4 Ncd7 10. Rb1 a5 11. a3 axb4 12. axb4 c6 13. Nf3 O-O 14. Bg5 Qc7 15. Nd2
$14 {and White has achived an advantage on the <<, Azmaiparashvili-Radjabov,
Benidorm 2003.}) (5... O-O 6. h5 (6. Be2 {E73}) 6... Nxh5 7. Be2 Nf6 {and the
open h <-> cannot give enough compensation for the P.}) (5... e5 6. dxe5 (6. d5
Na6 $13) 6... dxe5 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. h5 {and suddenly White makes
profit from his early h4 move!}) 6. d5 e6 (6... b5 7. cxb5 a6 {transposes to a
favourable Benko type of position, where h4 cannot be praized.}) 7. dxe6 (7.
Be2 exd5 8. cxd5 {leads to a good Benoni for Black.} (8. exd5 h5 (8... O-O 9.
h5 Re8) 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 $11)) 7... Bxe6 8. Be2 Nc6 9. Nf3 (9. h5 {
was at least consequent.} Nxh5 10. Bxh5 gxh5 11. Nd5) 9... O-O {Here the h4
move seems to be only a weakening move.} 10. Bf4 {The extra h4 in comparision
to Averbakh main line is not a big achievement, mildly saying...} Re8 11. Bxd6
Qa5 12. O-O (12. Nd2 Rad8 13. e5 Ng4 $36) 12... Rad8 13. e5 (13. a3 Qa6 $17)
13... Ng4 14. Nd5 (14. Qc1 Ngxe5 $17) 14... Bxd5 15. cxd5 Ncxe5 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 {
Despite of the ^- White's position is pathetic, his pawns are weak, pieces
passive.} 17. h5 {White tries to make profit from his weakness.} (17. Nxe5 Bxe5
18. Qb3 Qd2 $17) 17... Ng4 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Qc2 Qb6 {Black wants to join his
Q to the -> on the >>.} (19... Rxd5 20. Bc4 Rf5) 20. Bc4 Qd6 21. Rfe1 Bd4 22.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Rf1 Kg7 24. Qd2 {Now comes the nice combination...} Re3 $1 {
[%mdl 64] This is the final blow!} 25. Rc1 {otherwise Rxf3! will come.} (25.
fxe3 Bxe3+ $19) 25... Qf4 $1 26. Rd1 Rxf3 $1 27. gxf3 Qg3+ 28. Kf1 Nh2+ 0-1

[Event "WchT 6th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2005.11.02"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nbd7 7. Bg5 c5 8. d5
h6 9. Be3 h5 {Black's move serves two important purposes. It slows down
potential kingside attack with white pawns and prepares the counterplay with
f7-f5.} (9... Ne5 10. Ng3 Kh7 (10... h5 11. Bd3 h4 12. Nf1 h3 13. g4 Qb6 14.
Rb1 Nfxg4 15. fxg4 Bxg4 16. Be2 f5 17. Bxg4 fxg4 {0-1 Kvakovszky,G (1940)
-Nightingale,D (1830)/San Antonio 1996/ (29)}) (10... e6 11. Qd2 Kh8 12. h4
exd5 13. cxd5 a6 14. h5 g5 15. a4 Bd7 16. Be2 Rc8 17. Nf1 c4 18. a5 Ne8 19. f4
gxf4 20. Bxf4 f5 21. Ng3 {1-0 Jager,J (1441)-Schulzer,P (1725)/Melbourne 2001/
(33)}) 11. Be2 Qb6 12. Qc1 Nfd7 13. f4 Qb4 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. a3 Qb3 16. Nd1 Bg4
17. Bxg4 Nd3+ 18. Kd2 Nxc1 19. Rxc1 b5 20. cxb5 Qxb5 21. Rc2 {1/2-1/2 Aumann,
W-Handke,F/Bad Driburg 1994/ (28)}) 10. Nc1 Nh7 (10... Ne5 11. Be2 Ne8 12. h3
f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. g4 hxg4 15. hxg4 Bc8 16. f4 Bxg4 17. Bxg4 Nxc4 18. Be6+
Rf7 19. Qd3 {1-0 Kunz,K (2230)-Gossmann,B/Wuerzburg 1998/ (23)}) 11. Be2 Ne5
12. O-O (12. f4 Ng4 13. Bxg4 Bxg4 14. Qc2 $14) 12... f5 13. Qd2 (13. f4 $5 Ng4
(13... Nf7 14. e5 dxe5 15. Bxc5 Nf6 16. Nb3 $16) 14. Bxg4 hxg4 15. e5 dxe5 16.
fxe5 Bxe5 17. Nd3 Bd6 18. Bxc5 Nf6 19. Bxd6 exd6 20. Nf4 $16) 13... fxe4 14.
Nxe4 Bf5 15. Nf2 (15. Ng3 e6 16. Nb3 Qc7 17. Rae1 Rae8 18. h3 exd5 19. Nxf5
gxf5 20. Qxd5+ Kh8 21. f4 Nf6 $14) 15... Qb6 16. a4 (16. Nb3 Qa6 17. Rfc1 Nf6
18. Bf4 Nf7 19. Re1 $14) 16... Rac8 17. a5 Qd8 18. Na2 (18. a6 $5 Rb8 19. f4
Nf7 20. Bd3 $14) 18... e6 19. Nc3 (19. g4 hxg4 20. fxg4 Bd3 $1 21. Nxd3 $140 $2
Nxc4 $19) 19... exd5 20. cxd5 $6 {Grischuk was not in best form on this day,
much more challenging for black seems to be the recapturing with the knight.} (
20. Nxd5 Nf6 21. f4 $16) 20... Nf6 21. h3 Re8 22. a6 Rb8 23. Nb5 (23. f4 Nf7
24. g4 hxg4 25. hxg4 Bd7 $11) 23... Qe7 24. Bf4 (24. Rfe1 bxa6 25. Nc3 Qb7 26.
g4 hxg4 27. hxg4 Bd7 28. g5 Nh5 29. Nfe4 Rf8 $11) 24... bxa6 25. Rxa6 $2 {
[%mdl 64] Grischuk was not suspecting, that his position could be so critical.
White already had to play carefully in order to tame potentially active white
pieces.} (25. Nc3 Rb4 26. Ra4 (26. Rxa6 Rd4 $15) 26... Reb8 $11) 25... Nxf3+ $1
26. Bxf3 (26. gxf3 Qxe2 27. Qxe2 Rxe2 28. Nc7 Ne8 29. Nxe8 Rbxe8 30. Bxd6 Bd4
$19) 26... Rxb5 27. Bxd6 (27. Rxd6 Nd7 $1 28. Nd1 Ne5 $17) 27... Qb7 28. Rc6 (
28. Ra2 c4 29. Qf4 Rc8 $15) 28... Rxb2 29. Qf4 (29. Qa5 Rb1 30. Qxc5 Rxf1+ 31.
Kxf1 Bd7 $15 32. Kg1 (32. Rc7 $2 Qb1+ 33. Bd1 (33. Qc1 Bb5+ 34. Kg1 Re1+ $19)
33... Ne4 $19) 32... Bxc6 33. dxc6 Qa6 $15) 29... Rb1 30. Rxc5 $2 {The second
reckless move will cost white too much, since black can benefit from the witty
geometrical motive and win the material.} (30. Qc4 Rxf1+ 31. Qxf1 Bd7 32. Nd3
Bxc6 33. dxc6 Qf7 34. Nxc5 Bf8 $15) 30... Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 Qa6+ $1 (31... Qa6+ $1
32. Kg1 (32. Rc4 Ne4 33. Be2 Nc3 34. Bf3 Be4 $19) 32... Bh6 $1 33. Qxh6 Re1+
34. Kh2 Qxd6+ 35. g3 Qxc5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. h3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc6 13. O-O (13. h4 {is the main
alternative.} f5 14. hxg5 Bxd4 15. gxh6 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Bf5 17. Rh4 (17. Nc3 $5 {
needs testing}) 17... Bxb2 18. Qd5+ Kh8 19. Rb1 Bf6 $36 {0-1 Hillarp Persson,T
(2443)-Blehm,P (2530)/Ohrid 2001/CBM 084 (38)}) 13... Nxd4 (13... f5 {is
probably not quite sufficient for equality:} 14. Nxf5 Nxf5 15. exf5 Bxf5 (15...
Nd4 16. Bg4 (16. Bd3 Bxf5 17. Re1 Qd7 18. Bxf5 (18. Nd5 Rf7 19. Qd2 Kh8 20.
Rad1 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Raf8 22. b3 {1/2 Gershon,A (2524)-Socko,B (2570)/Athens
2004/CBM 103 ext}) 18... Rxf5 19. Re4 Nc6 20. Nd5 Raf8 21. Qd2 Be5 22. Rae1 Qg7
23. b3 Kh8 24. Ne3 R5f7 25. Bxe5 Nxe5 26. Ng4 Nc6 27. f3 h5 {1/2 Timoscenko,G 
(2504)-Socko,B (2570)/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104}) 16... Bxf5 17. Re1 Kh8 18. Rc1
Qd7 19. Re4 c5 {1-0 Timoscenko,G (2531)-Abbasov,F (2439)/Ohrid 2001/CBM 084/
[Hecht] (40)} 20. Qd2 $14) 16. Qd2 (16. Bg4 Qc8 17. Re1 Kh8 18. Nd5 Bxg4 19.
hxg4 Rf7 20. Ne3 Nd4 21. Qd2 Qd7 22. Rad1 a5 23. Qd3 Re8 24. Nd5 $14 {1-0
Halkias,S (2406)-Blehm,P (2479)/Patras 1999/CBM 072 ext (48)}) 16... Kh8 (16...
h6 17. Rad1 Nd4 18. Bg4 Qd7 19. f3 Be6 20. Bf2 Nf5 21. Nd5 c6 22. Ne3 Nd4 23.
Nc2 Nf5 24. b3 a6 25. Nd4 $14 {1-0 Vuckovic,B (2623)-Djukic,N (2494)/Cappelle
la Grande 2011/CBM 141 Extra (62)}) 17. Rad1 Nd4 18. Bg4 Bg6 19. Rde1 Nc2 20.
Rc1 Nb4 21. Be2 a5 22. b3 Na6 23. Bd3 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Nc5 25. Qd2 Qd7 26. f3 Rae8
27. Rcd1 h6 28. Nd5 b6 29. Rfe1 $14 {1/2 Leko,P (2717)-Radjabov,T (2744)/
Ningbo 2011/CBM 144 (32)}) 14. Qxd4 f5 15. Qd5+ Kh8 {This line was examined in
CBM 96, annotations to Halkias - Smirin by IM I.Tsesarsky.} 16. exf5 (16. f3 f4
17. Bf2 c6 18. Qd2 Nf7 19. Rfd1 Qa5 20. Rab1 Be6 21. b4 Qe5 22. Rbc1 Rfd8 23.
b5 {1/2 Moradiabadi,E (2542)-Kovalev,A (2533)/Vienna 2009/CBM 131 Extra}) (16.
f4 $5 fxe4 17. fxg5 Nf5 18. Nxe4 Bxb2 $6 (18... Bd7 $142 $1 19. Bf2 Bc6 20. Qd3
Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Qxg5 $132) 19. Bf2 (19. Rab1 $5 Nxg3 20. Rxf8+ Qxf8 21. Rxb2 $14
{[%csl Rh8] I.Tsesarsky}) 19... Bxa1 20. Rxa1 Qe7 21. g4 Ng7 22. Re1 $44 {
1/2 Halkias,S (2542)-Smirin,I (2662)/Istanbul 2003/CBM 096/[Tsesarsky] (24)})
16... Nxf5 17. Bh2 Bd7 18. Bg4 (18. Qd2 $5 {A.Kuzmin}) 18... Nd4 $1 19. Bxd7
Qxd7 20. Rad1 Rae8 $1 {[%mdl 64] A nice tactical idea solving Black's problems.
} 21. Nb5 (21. Rxd4 $2 Rf5) (21. Qxb7 $6 g4 $1 $40) 21... Nxb5 22. cxb5 g4 23.
h4 b6 24. b3 Qf7 25. Qb7 Re2 26. Bg3 Be5 (26... Rxa2 27. Rc1 Be5 28. Rxc7 Qf5 {
was quite OK.}) 27. Rc1 {Now White could have tried} (27. Qxa7 {, and Black
has to prove his compensation for the pawn.}) 27... Qf5 28. Qxc7 Bxg3 (28...
Rxa2 $1 $11) 29. fxg3 Rxg2+ 30. Kxg2 (30. Kh1 $1 Rf2 31. Rxf2 Qxf2 32. Qc3+ Rf6
33. Qc8+ Rf8 34. Qxg4 {was White's last chance to play for a win although} Rg8
35. Qf4 Qxg3 36. Qxg3 Rxg3 37. Kh2 Rg4 38. Kh3 Rb4 39. Rc7 Rxb5 40. Rxa7 Rd5 {
should be enough for Black to hold his position.}) 30... Qe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 25th"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2009.10.09"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saratov Economist"]
[BlackTeam "Skopje Alkaloid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Bg4 7. O-O Nfd7 8. Be3
c5 9. d5 Na6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nc7 12. Be2 {This quiet line leads to a
small advantage for White, due to his greater space on the board.} a6 (12... e5
13. a3 {[%cal Yb2b4]}) (12... e6) (12... Rb8) 13. a4 (13. Qd2 e6 14. dxe6 Nxe6
15. Qxd6 Nd4 16. Bg4 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Bd1 $14 {1-0 Jakovenko,D (2711)
-Fontaine,R (2563)/Evry 2008/CBM 124 Extra (64)}) 13... Re8 (13... Qb8 $6 14.
Qd2 (14. f4 $5 e6 15. e5 dxe5 16. dxe6 Nxe6 17. Qxd7 exf4 18. Bf2 Rd8 19. Qe7
Re8 20. Qh4 Nd4 21. Bd3 $16 {1-0 Diez del Corral,J-Szabo,L/Palma de Mallorca
1969/MCD (43)}) 14... e5 (14... e6 15. a5 exd5 16. exd5 b5 17. axb6 Qxb6 18.
Rfb1 a5 19. Ra3 Rfb8 20. Qc2 Na6 21. Qa4 Qd8 22. Nb5 Nb4 23. Qd1 Ra6 24. Qd2
$14 {1/2 Gulko,B (2610)-Benjamin,J (2545)/San Mateo 1989/EXT 1997 (37)}) 15. g4
$5 (15. dxe6 Nxe6 16. f4 Nd4 17. Rae1 Qd8 18. Bd3 Qa5 $132 {1/2 Gulko,B (2552)
-Lopez Martinez,J (2547)/Barcelona 2008/CBM 127 (36)}) 15... Qd8 16. Kg2 Ne8
17. h4 Qe7 18. h5 $16 {1-0 Cudina,I-Westerinen,H/Sombor 1970/EXT 1999 (81)}) (
13... e6 14. Qd2 (14. dxe6 $5 Nxe6 15. Qxd6 {was good here, too}) 14... exd5
15. exd5 (15. cxd5 Re8 16. Rab1 Nf6 17. b4 c4 18. Bxc4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Rxe4 20.
Qc2 Re8 21. Bb6 Rc8 22. Rfe1 Qd7 23. Qb3 $14 {1-0 Lautier,J (2290)-Reeh,O 
(2425)/Hameln 1987/EXT 1997 (56)}) 15... Re8 16. g3 f5 17. Kg2 Rb8 18. Ra3 a5
19. Re1 Qf6 20. Bf1 Ne5 21. Nd1 Na6 22. Bg5 Qf8 23. Bf4 Nb4 24. Rae3 h6 25. h4
$14 {1-0 Gareev,T (2590)-Altounian,L (2454)/Mesa 2009/CBM 130 Extra (38)}) (
13... Rb8 14. Qd2 (14. Re1 $5 Nb6 $6 15. f4 e6 16. a5 Nc8 17. e5 exd5 18. Nxd5
Ne6 19. Bg4 $36 {1-0 Byrne,R-Kaufmann,A/Illinois 1965/EXT 1999 (34)}) 14... Re8
(14... b6 15. Rad1 Qe8 16. f4 $14 {1-0 Ibrahimov,R (2543)-Ruiz Escobar,R (1958)
/Pamplona ESP 2009/The Week in Chess 770 (24)}) 15. Bg5 (15. f4 $5 e6 16. e5)
15... Bd4 16. Kh1 Nf6 17. Bd3 Nd7 18. Rae1 f6 19. Bh4 {1/2 Lalev,D (2435)-Peev,
P (2375)/Primorsko 1987/EXT 1997 (40)}) 14. Qd2 (14. a5 Rb8 15. Qd2 e6 16. Rab1
exd5 17. exd5 b6 18. axb6 Rxb6 19. b3 f5 20. Rfe1 Qh4 21. Na4 Rbb8 22. Bg5 Qe4
23. Bd3 Qd4 24. Be3 Qh4 25. Bg5 Qd4 26. Be3 Qh4 27. Bg5 Qd4 28. Rxe8+ {1/2
Steingrimsson,H (2551)-Guseinov,G (2625)/Plovdiv 2008/CBM 124}) (14. f4 e6 15.
Bf2 exd5 16. exd5 f5 17. Bd3 Nf6 18. a5 Rb8 19. Qc2 Nh5 20. Qd2 b5 21. axb6
Rxb6 22. Rfe1 Qb8 23. Rxe8+ Nxe8 24. Ra2 Nc7 25. Be2 Bxc3 26. bxc3 Nf6 27. Bd3
$14 {1-0 Nikolov,M (2506)-Spasov,V (2598)/Sunny Beach 2009/CBM 130 Extra (37)})
14... e6 (14... Nf8 15. Rad1 Qb8 16. f4 b6 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Bxe5 19. a5 Nd7
20. Na4 bxa5 21. Qxa5 Qb3 22. Rf3 Qb4 23. Qxb4 cxb4 24. Bf2 Kg7 25. c5 $16 {
1/2 Schmid,L (2550)-Poutiainen,P/Nice 1974/EXT 2000 (43)}) 15. Rae1 $5 $146 {
[%mdl 8]} (15. Rab1 exd5 16. exd5 a5 {Even if the threat of b2-b4 does not
look very dangerous, Black wants to close down the queenside. The result is
that he gets a passive position without any counterplay. Selbst wenn die
Drohung b2-b4 nicht gerade sehr gefährlich aussieht, will Schwarz den
Damenflügel schließen. Als Folge bekommt er eine passive Stellung ohne
Gegenspiel.} (16... Qh4 $6 17. Bg4 $1 Rxe3 $6 18. Qxe3 Bd4 19. Qd2 f5 20. Be2
Ne5 21. b4 Ne8 22. a5 Nf6 23. bxc5 Bxc5 24. Rxb7 $18 {Kharitonov,A -Mamedyarov,
S /Chalkidiki 2003}) 17. Rfe1 f5 18. Bf1 Ne5 19. f4 Nd7 $5 (19... Nf7 20. Bf2
Qd7 21. Nb5 {A straightforward attempt to expl;oit the weakness of the
e6-square. With hindsight, I prefer 21.Qc2. Ein geradliniger Versuch, die
Schwäche des Feldes e6 auszunutzen. Im Nachhinein gefällt mir 21.Qc2 besser.} (
21. Qc2 $5 {R.Dautov}) 21... Nxb5 22. cxb5 b6 23. Bc4 {White has a long-term
advantage and can undertake various attempts to win. But with careful defence,
the black position should be able to be held. Weiß hat einen langfristigen
Vorteil und kann verschiedene Gewinnversuche unternehmen. Die schwarze
Stellung sollte sich aber bei vorsichtiger Verteidigung halten lassen.} Rxe1+
24. Rxe1 Re8 25. b3 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1 Bf6 27. Qe6 Qd8 28. g4 {I thought for far
too long about this natural move and as a result fell into time trouble. White
has hardly anything better he can do. An diesem natürlichen Zug habe ich viel
zu lange überlegt kam daraufhin in Zeitnot. Dabei hat Weiß kaum etwas Besseres.
} fxg4 29. hxg4 Bh4 {Another route to the draw was 29...Bd4!? Ein anderer Weg
zum Remis war 29...Bd4!?} 30. Be3 Qf6 31. Qxf6 Bxf6 $11 {1/2 Dautov,R (2595)
-Guseinov,G (2585)/Gothenburg 2005/CBM 109/[Dautov] (36)}) 20. Bf2 Nf6 21.
Rxe8+ (21. Qc2 $5) 21... Qxe8 22. Re1 Qd7 23. Bd3 Re8 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. Qe1
Nh5 26. Qxe8+ Nxe8 27. g3 Bxc3 28. bxc3 Nef6 $11 {1/2 Ibrahimov,R (2532)
-Guseinov,G (2615)/Baku 2006/CBM 112 ext (37)}) (15. dxe6 Nxe6 16. Qxd6 Nd4 $44
{[%cal Ge8e4] R.Dautov}) 15... exd5 16. exd5 a5 {Black tries the same plan as
after 15.Rab1; however, White has an extra tempo now.} 17. Kh1 $5 (17. g4 $5)
17... f5 {[%mdl 16]} 18. g4 $5 Ne5 (18... fxg4 19. hxg4 Ne5 20. Kg2) 19. Bg5 $5
(19. gxf5 $2 Qh4 {[%cal Re5c4,Rh4h3]}) (19. Kg2 $5 Qd7 20. gxf5 Qxf5 21. f4 Nf7
22. Bg4 Qf6 23. f5 $36) 19... Bf6 20. f4 $5 {[%mdl 32] A very unusual decision;
White gives up the e5-square but opens up the f-file.} Bxg5 (20... Nf7 21. gxf5
Nxg5 22. fxg5 Bxg5 23. Qc2 {[%cal Rc3e4]} Bh4 (23... Re3 24. Bg4) 24. Rd1 Re3
25. Rd3 $1 Qg5 26. Rxe3 Qxe3 27. Rf3 Qh6 28. Ne4 $16) 21. fxg5 Qd7 (21... fxg4
22. Ne4 $1 gxh3 23. Nf6+ Kg7 24. Nxe8+ Qxe8 25. Bg4 $16 {[%csl Rc7] Black does
not have sufficient compensation for the exchange. His e5-knight is quite
strong (although vulnerable as White can sacrifice an exchange or attack the
d6-pawn) but his c7-knight is awful.}) {After the text move, however, Black
gets a very weak f5-pawn.} 22. gxf5 gxf5 23. Rf2 Re7 24. Ref1 Rf8 25. Qc2 Ref7
(25... f4 26. Kh2 Qf5 (26... Ref7 27. Bh5 Rf5 28. Ne4) 27. Qxf5 Rxf5 28. Rxf4
Rxg5 29. h4 $1 (29. Ne4 Ng6 $1) 29... Rg6 30. Bh5 Rh6 31. Ne4 $1 $18) 26. Bh5
Ng6 27. Ne2 {[%cal Re2f4]} Qe7 (27... Re7 $142 $5 {giving up the pawn but
activating his rook:} 28. Rxf5 (28. Ng3 $5 Re3 29. Rf3 $16) 28... Rxf5 29. Qxf5
Qxf5 30. Rxf5 Re3 31. Kh2 Rb3 32. Nf4 Rxb2+ 33. Kg3 $16) 28. Rxf5 Rxf5 29. Rxf5
Nh4 $5 30. Rxf8+ Qxf8 31. Qe4 (31. Qb1 $5 Qf2 $140 32. Qg1 $1) 31... Qf2 32.
Qg4 Nf5 (32... Qf1+ 33. Ng1 Nf5 34. Qf3) 33. Qg1 $1 Qxg1+ (33... Qh4 34. Bg4
$18) 34. Kxg1 $18 {White easily brings home his advantage as the black knights
have no good squares.} Ne3 35. b3 Nc2 36. Ng3 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Rg3e4,Rg3f5]}
Kf8 37. Nf5 Nd4 38. Nxd6 b6 39. Nc8 Nxb3 40. Nxb6 Ke7 41. Nc8+ Kd8 42. Nd6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 Qe8 7. Nf3 {White
doesn't want to close the centre after ...e7-e5; otherwise he should take
measures against ...Nf6-h5, e.g.} (7. Be2) ({or} 7. g4 $5) 7... e5 (7... Na6 {
leads to one of the lines of the Bagirov system (5.Nf3, 6.h3).}) 8. dxe5 $1 {
This is very strong in the particular situation.} (8. d5 Nh5 $1 {, e.g.} 9. Qd2
(9. g3 f5 10. Be2 Nf6 11. exf5 {1-0 (62) Khotenashvili,B (2512)-Lomineishvili,
M (2351) Belgrade SRB 2013} gxf5 $132) 9... Na6 10. Bh6 Bd7 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12.
g3 f5 13. Bg2 Nc5 14. O-O f4 15. b4 Na6 16. g4 Nf6 17. Rab1 Qe7 18. Nh2 h5 $132
{0-1 (29) Delitzsch,J (2278)-Baklan,V (2617) Bad Wiessee 2011}) 8... dxe5 9.
Nd5 $1 (9. Be2 {is less energetic:} c6 (9... Na6 10. O-O Nc5 11. Qc2 Ne6 12.
Be3 Nh5 13. Rfe1 f5 14. Rad1 c6 15. Na4 fxe4 16. Qxe4 Nef4 $132 {0-1 (41)
Cramling,P (2525)-Jonsson,H (2340) Sweden 1994}) 10. Qd6 Nbd7 11. O-O h6 12.
Bh4 Kh7 13. Rad1 Rg8 14. Rd2 Nh5 15. Rfd1 Nf4 16. Qe7 (16. Be7 $5) 16... g5 17.
Qxe8 {1/2 (17) Dydyshko,V (2495)-Shulman,Y (2520) Ostrava 1998}) 9... Nxd5 10.
cxd5 c6 (10... f5 11. Rc1 $1 Qf7 12. Be3 Kh8 13. Ng5 Qe7 14. h4 b6 15. Qc2 Na6
16. a3 h6 17. Qc6 $18 {1-0 (20) Petkov,V (2559)-Bailet,P (2440) Cappelle la
Grande FRA 2013}) 11. Bc4 (11. d6 $5 {is double-edged:} f6 12. Qb3+ Kh8 13. Be3
Nd7 {1-0 (49) Szilagyi,P (2360)-Fodor,I (2281) Hungary 2008} (13... Qe6 $142 $5
{M.Golubev}) 14. h4 $1 $36 (14. a4 $5 Nb6 $140 15. a5)) 11... Nd7 (11... cxd5
$5 12. Bxd5 (12. exd5 $2 e4) 12... Na6 $5 {[%cal Ya6b4,Ya6c7]} (12... Nd7 $5 {
[%cal Yd7b6,Yc8e6]})) 12. O-O Nb6 13. Bb3 cxd5 14. exd5 {[%csl Gd5][%mdl 36]
Black has not equalised: White's strong passed pawn, supported by his
b3-bishop, gives him a clear plus.} h6 15. Be3 Qd8 {Passive defence is
hopeless but here and further on Black has no comfortable ways to change the
situation.} (15... e4 16. Nd2 $1 Qe5 17. Bxb6 axb6 18. Re1 $16) 16. Qd2 Kh7 (
16... e4 17. Nd4 Nxd5 18. Bxh6 $16 {[%csl Gb3]}) 17. Rfe1 Re8 (17... e4 18.
Bxb6 Qxb6 19. Rxe4 Qd6 20. Rae1 $16) 18. Rac1 e4 19. Nh2 {[%cal Ye3f4]} Qd6 20.
Bf4 Be5 21. Rxe4 Bxf4 22. Rxf4 $18 {White has won a pawn while still keeping
his positional advantage.} (22. Qxf4 $5 Qxf4 23. Rxf4 Kg7 24. Rc7) 22... Bf5 (
22... Kg8 23. Rh4 $1 g5 (23... h5 24. Qh6 Qf8 25. Qg5) 24. Rd4 $40 {[%cal
Yf2f4,Yh3h4]}) 23. g4 Be6 24. Nf3 g5 (24... Bxd5 25. Rxf7+) 25. dxe6 $1 Qxf4
26. Qxf4 gxf4 27. Rc7 Kh8 28. Rxf7 {[%csl Ge6]} Rad8 29. e7 Rb8 30. g5 Rg8 31.
Bc2 Rg7 32. Rf8+ (32. Rf8+ Rg8 33. Rxb8 Rxb8 34. Bg6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Belfort Comtois 4th"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "1999.12.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1999.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 c5 10. Rb1 Ne8 11. b4 b6 12. bxc5 bxc5 13. Nb3 f5 (13... h6 14. Bd2
f5 15. f3 Nf6 (15... f4 16. Nb5 (16. g4 g5 17. Qc2 Rf7 18. Nb5 Bf6 19. Na5 Qd7
20. Qa4 Kf8 21. Rb2 h5 22. h3 hxg4 23. hxg4 Rh7 24. Nc3 $16 {.... 1-0
Sinkovics,P-Nizard,R/Bagneux 1992/EXT 99 (50)}) 16... a6 17. Ba5 Qd7 18. Nc3
Rb8 19. Qc2 g5 20. Nd2 Rxb1 21. Rxb1 Ng6 22. Na4 $16 {1-0 Kazek,K-Sarwinski,M/
Bytom 1988/EXT 97 (39)}) 16. Bd3 f4 17. Nb5 Ne8 18. Ba5 Qd7 19. Bc2 g5 20. Nxc5
dxc5 21. Ba4 Rb8 22. Qc2 Nf6 23. Nc7 Rxb1 24. Bxd7 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 Bxd7 $13 {
0-1 Bogdanovski,V-Sarwinski,M/Bytom 1988/EXT 97 (42)}) 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bd2 g5 (
15... Nf6 16. f3 f4 17. Qc1 g5 18. Qa3 Ng6 19. Qa5 Qe7 20. Nb5 Ne8 21. Nxd6
Nxd6 22. Qxc5 g4 23. fxg4 Qf6 24. Bf3 Ba6 25. Rfc1 Rfc8 26. Qf2 Nxc4 $17 {
1-0 Chabanon,J-Etchegaray,P/FRA 1991/TD (36)}) 16. Nb5 a6 $6 {[%csl Rb6]} (
16... fxe4 17. Ba5 Qd7 18. Nd2 Qf5 19. Nc3 Nf6 20. Nb5 Ne8 21. Bc7 Qd7 22. Ba5
$11) 17. Ba5 Qd7 18. Nc3 Ng6 19. exf5 (19. Nd2 {[%cal Gc3a4,Ga4b6]} Nf4 20.
exf5 Qxf5 21. Nde4 $14) 19... Qxf5 20. Na4 (20. Bd3 Qf7 21. Ne4 Nf4 $132) 20...
Rb8 (20... Nf4 21. Nb6 Rb8 22. Nxc8 Nxe2+ (22... Rxc8 23. Bg4 Qe4 24. f3 Qe3+
25. Kh1 $16) 23. Qxe2 Rxc8 24. Nd2 $14 {[%csl Ra6,Rd6][%cal Gb1b6,Gb6a6,Gb6d6]}
) 21. Nb6 Rxb6 $1 {[%mdl 32] Black has to keep the White-squared Bishop on the
board by any cost, so the exchange sac is the only way to keep counterchances.}
22. Bxb6 Nf4 23. Nd2 $6 {Now White has no active plan and Black seizes an
initiative. As indicated by V.Bologan in "New in Chess" magazine, White had to
play actively.} (23. Na5 $1 {V.Bologan} e4 (23... g4 {[%cal Yf5e4]} 24. f3 $1 (
24. Re1 Nxg2 $1 25. Kxg2 Qxf2+ 26. Kh1 g3 27. hxg3 Qxg3 28. Rf1 Qh3+ $11) 24...
gxf3 25. Bxf3 e4 26. Nc6 $1 Qg5 27. Bxe4 (27. Bd8 Bf6 28. Bxf6 Nxf6 29. Ne7+
Kh8 30. Nxc8 Rxc8 31. g3 $1 exf3 (31... Nh3+ 32. Kg2 exf3+ 33. Qxf3 Ng4 34. Rb7
Qd2+ (34... Rg8 35. Qc3+ $18) 35. Kxh3 Rg8 (35... Qxh2+ 36. Kxg4 Rg8+ 37. Kf5
Rxg3 (37... Rf8+ 38. Kg6 Qc2+ (38... Rxf3 39. Rb8+) 39. Qf5 Rg8+ 40. Kxh6 Qh2+
41. Qh5 Qd2+ 42. Rf4 Qc2 43. Rg7 $1 $18) 38. Qf4 Qh5+ 39. Ke6 Rg6+ 40. Kd7 Rg7+
41. Kc6 Qe8+ 42. Kb6 Qd8+ 43. Ka7 Rxb7+ 44. Kxb7 Qd7+ 45. Kxa6 Qc8+ 46. Kb6
Qb8+ 47. Kc6 $18) 36. Qh1 Nf2+ 37. Rxf2 Qxf2 38. Qb1 Rg7 39. Rb8+ Rg8 40. Rxg8+
Kxg8 41. Qg6+ $18) 32. Qxf3 N4h5 33. Rb6 $16 {V.Bologan} (33. Rbe1 $5))) 24.
Nc6 Rf7 25. Bd8 Kh8 26. Bh5 Nxh5 27. Qxh5 $16) 23... e4 24. Rb3 Bd4 $44 {
[%mdl 4]} 25. Bd8 Qd7 26. Ba5 Nf6 27. Rg3 Qg7 {[%cal Yh6h4]} 28. Kh1 h5 29. Rb3
Bf5 30. Rb6 Qd7 31. Nb3 Be5 32. Bd2 (32. Rxa6 h4 $40 {[%cal Yh4h3]}) 32... h4
33. Be3 h3 $1 $17 34. g3 (34. gxh3 Nxe2 35. Qxe2 Bxh3 36. Rg1 Bg4 37. Rxg4 Nxg4
$40 {/-+}) 34... Nxe2 35. Qxe2 Bg4 36. Qc2 Bf3+ 37. Kg1 Qf5 38. Nd2 (38. Na5 $5
Bg4 $140 39. f4) 38... Ng4 39. Qb1 Be2 $17 40. Rb8 Bxf1 41. Rxf8+ Kxf8 42. Qxf1
Bc3 $1 $19 43. Qxh3 (43. Nb1 Bd4 $1 44. Bxd4 cxd4 45. Nd2 e3 46. fxe3 Qxf1+ 47.
Kxf1 (47. Nxf1 dxe3 $19) 47... Nxh2+ 48. Ke2 (48. Kg1 dxe3 $19) 48... Ng4 49.
Nf3 dxe3 $19 {[%cal Yh3h2]}) 43... Bxd2 44. Bxd2 Qxf2+ 45. Kh1 Kg7 $1 46. Qg2 (
46. Bc3+ Kg6 47. Qg2 Qxg2+ 48. Kxg2 Ne3+ $19) 46... Qd4 47. Qe2 Qd3 $1 48. Qxd3
exd3 49. Kg2 Kg6 50. h4 (50. Kf3 Ne5+ 51. Ke3 Nxc4+ 52. Kxd3 Nxd2 53. Kxd2 g4
$1 $19) 50... gxh4 51. gxh4 Ne5 {[%csl Rc4,Rd5]} 52. Bg5 Kf5 53. Kf2 Nxc4 54.
Kf3 Ne5+ 55. Ke3 c4 56. Be7 c3 57. Bxd6 d2 58. Ke2 Nc4 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 14th final"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1999.01.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "1999.01.11"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zemun Agrouniverzal"]
[BlackTeam "Petah-Tikva Elitzur"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SRB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

{[%mdl 36]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O
Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 a5 10. Ba3 b6 11. bxa5 Nh5 12. Re1 (12. Nb5 Rxa5 13. Bb4
Ra8 (13... Ra6 14. Nd2 Nf4 15. a4 f5 16. Re1 Nxe2+ 17. Qxe2 fxe4 18. Nxe4 Nf5
19. Qd3 Nd4 20. Bc3 Nb3 21. Ra3 Na5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Smirin,I/Elista
1998/CBM Extra 66 (97)}) 14. Qb3 $6 Nf4 15. Bd1 f5 16. Bc2 g5 $1 17. Nd2 Ne2+
18. Kh1 f4 19. Rfe1 $5 Nd4 20. Nxd4 exd4 $36 {1-0 Krasenkow,M-Zaitsev,I/
Koszalin 1997/Inf 70/[Krasenkow,M] (58)}) 12... f5 (12... Nf4 13. Bf1 f5 14.
Nd2 g5 15. Nb3 bxa5 16. c5 Rf6 17. g3 Nfg6 18. Nd2 f4 19. Be2 Qd7 20. Nc4 Rb8
21. Qa4 Qh3 22. Bf1 Qh5 23. cxd6 cxd6 24. Bxd6 $16 {0-1 Shomoev,A-Arakelov,I/
Ch Russia (juniors) (under 1998 (61)}) 13. Bb4 $1 $146 {White are fixing
pawn`s structure on the Queen`s side and it lets them to start tipycal plan
with c4-c5.Moreover,Black had weak squares b6 and c6 now.} (13. Bc1 Rxa5 14. a4
Nf4 15. Bf1 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Bg4 17. Bd2 Ra8 18. Ra3 h6 19. h3 Bd7 20. a5 g5 21.
Qc1 bxa5 22. Bxa5 Kh8 23. Bb4 Rc8 24. Ba5 Qe8 25. Nh2 Qg6 $132 {1/2-1/2 San
Segundo,P-Bacrot,E/Escaldes 1998/CBM 68_07 (68)}) 13... bxa5 14. Ba3 {[%cal
Gc4c5]} Nf6 15. Bd3 $1 (15. Nd2 Bh6 16. Bd3) 15... fxe4 16. Nxe4 Bg4 17. Nxf6+
Rxf6 18. Be4 $14 Nf5 19. Qd3 (19. h3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Nd4 21. Qe3 $14) 19... Rf7
20. Rab1 Bh6 21. c5 Qf6 22. cxd6 cxd6 23. Rb6 $16 {[%csl Ra5,Rd6]} Rd8 24. Rf1
$1 {This strong move takes away all counterplay and Black are doomed to
passive defence.} Qe7 25. h3 Bxf3 26. Bxf3 Bf8 27. g3 (27. Rfb1 Nd4 28. Be4 Qh4
$132) 27... Nd4 28. Be4 Qc7 29. Ra6 Rc8 30. Kg2 (30. Rc1 Qxc1+ 31. Bxc1 Rxc1+
32. Kg2 Rc2 33. Qxd4 exd4 34. Bxc2 Rc7 35. Rc6 Rb7 36. Bb3 d3 37. Rc3 d2 38.
Rd3 Bh6 39. h4 $14 {[%cal Gf2f4] /+/-}) 30... Qd8 31. Bb2 Rc5 (31... Bg7 32.
Bc3 (32. Qd2 Ra8 33. Rxa8 Qxa8 34. Rc1 $36) 32... Rc5 33. Rb1 Qf8 34. Rb2 $16)
32. Bxd4 exd4 33. Qxd4 Rb5 34. Rc6 $2 {Being short of time,White are changing
their active Rook. They had to do it with passive one instead.} (34. Rb1 $1 Bg7
35. Qd2 $16 {/+-}) 34... Rb4 35. Rc4 (35. Qd3 Rb2 $132) 35... Bg7 36. Qd3 Rb2
$132 {[%cal Yf7f2,Yb2f2,Yd8b6,Yb6f2]} 37. Rc2 Qb6 38. Rc8+ Bf8 39. Rc2 Bg7 40.
Bf3 Bd4 {[%csl Rf2]} 41. h4 Kg7 42. Rd2 Rxd2 43. Qxd2 Qb4 44. Qe2 Qb2 45. Qxb2
Bxb2 $14 {/+/-} 46. Re1 (46. Rd1 Ba3 47. Be4 Bc5 $132) 46... Bd4 47. Re4 Bc5
48. g4 Rb7 {[%cal Yb7b2,Yb2f2,Yc5f2]} 49. g5 (49. Re2 a4 {[%cal Ya4a3,Yb7b2]})
49... Rb2 50. Re7+ Kg8 51. Re2 Rxe2 $11 52. Bxe2 Kg7 53. Bb5 h6 54. Be8 hxg5
55. hxg5 Bb4 56. Kf3 Bd2 57. Kg4 Be1 58. f4 Bd2 59. Kf3 Bc1 60. Ke4 Bd2 61. Kf3
Bc1 62. Kg4 Bd2 63. f5 gxf5+ 64. Kxf5 Bb4 65. Ke6 Bc5 66. Ke7 Bb4 67. Kd8 Bc5
68. Kc7 Bb4 69. Kb6 Kf8 70. Bh5 Kg7 71. Kb5 Kf8 72. Bd1 Kg7 73. Bc2 Kf8 74. Ka4
Kg7 75. a3 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "London FIDE GP 1st"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2012.09.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. h3 Nc5 11. Re1 h6 12. Kh2 {A good prophylactic move.
Other options:} (12. Rb1) (12. Nb3) (12. b3) 12... Bd7 13. Rb1 a6 {Black
starts preparing ...b7-b5.} (13... a5 {is the classic setup.}) 14. a3 {This
move is slightly mysterious. White wants to play b2-b4 keeping his c3-knight
protected for a while. However, it should not be dangerous for Black.} (14. a4
a5 15. Ndb5 Bc6 16. Qc2 h5 17. Bd2 Nfd7 18. f4 {1-0 Georgiev,K (2658)-Spasov,V
(2570)/Plovdiv BUL 2012/The Week in Chess 900 (64)} Nf6 $132) (14. Nb3 Na4 15.
Bd2 c5 (15... Rb8 $5) 16. Qc1 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 Qc7 18. Nd2 Re6 19. Qc2 Rae8 20. f3
Nh5 21. Nf1 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 Bc6 23. Qd2 Kh7 24. Rbd1 $14 {0-1 Tkachiev,V (2609)
-Greenfeld,A (2549)/Coventry 2005/CBM 105 ext (40)}) (14. Re3 Rb8 15. b4 Ne6
16. Nb3 h5 17. Rd3 h4 18. g4 Nh7 19. Ne2 g5 $11 {1/2 Ilincic,Z (2542)-Markovic,
M (2539)/Herceg Novi 2001/CBM 082 ext (31)}) (14. b3 Re5 15. f3 b5 16. cxb5
axb5 17. Ncxb5 Rh5 18. Be3 Ncxe4 19. fxe4 {1/2 Timoscenko,G (2455)-Yurtaev,L 
(2485)/Barnaul 1988/TD}) (14. f4 Rb8 (14... Re7 15. b4 Ne6 16. Be3 a5 17. a3
axb4 18. axb4 Qe8 19. e5 $16 {1/2 Izoria,Z (2600)-Nalbandian,T (2504)/Yerevan
2004/CBM 103 ext (30)}) 15. b4 Ne6 16. Be3 (16. Nxe6 Bxe6 17. Nd5 b5 $1 $132 {
1/2 Gaprindashvili,V (2390)-Naumann,A (2478)/Yerevan 1999/CBM 072 ext (43)})
16... b5 17. c5 dxc5 18. bxc5 Nxd4 (18... b4 19. c6 Nxd4 20. cxd7 Qxd7 21. Bxd4
bxc3 22. Rxb8 Rxb8 23. Bxc3 Qxd1 24. Rxd1 Ng4+ 25. hxg4 Bxc3 26. Rd7 c5 27. e5
$14 {1/2 Khotenashvili,B (2440)-Spasov,V (2590)/Cappelle la Grande 2011/CBM
141 Extra (82)}) 19. Bxd4 Be6 $11) (14. b4 Ne6 15. Be3 (15. Nb3 Ng4+ 16. hxg4
Bxc3 17. Bd2 Bg7 $15 {0-1 Lekic,D (2355)-Nataf,I (2583)/Vrnjacka Banja 2005/
EXT 2006 (41)}) (15. Nf3 {0-1 Grabarczyk,M (2508)-Greenfeld,A (2556)/Rethymnon
2003/CBM 098 (32)} Ng4+ 16. hxg4 Bxc3 $11 17. Bxh6 $2 Bxe1 18. Qxe1 g5) 15...
a5 $1 (15... Rb8 16. f4 (16. Qd2 Kh7 17. Rbd1 Ng5 18. f3 $14 {1-0 Izeta
Txabarri,F (2495)-Lezcano Jaen,P (2340)/Las Palmas 1995/EXT 1998 (67)}) 16...
b5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Rc1 Nf8 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Ra8 21. Qd2 Ra3 $132 {
1-0 Grabarczyk,M (2435)-Umansky,V (2265)/Jaroslawec 1994/EXT 2010 (32)}) (15...
Ng5 16. f3 Qc8 17. h4 Ne6 18. Nd5 (18. Qd2 Kh7 19. Nb3 $14 {1-0 Danielsen,H 
(2430)-Mortensen,E (2500)/Copenhagen 1995/CBM 048 (34)}) 18... Qd8 (18... b5 $2
19. Nxe6 Bxe6 20. Bxh6 $1 $16 {1/2 Kengis,E (2580)-Antonio,R (2490)/Moscow
1994/CBM 045/[Dautov] (40)}) (18... Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Qd8 20. f4 Nxd5 21. cxd5 Bg4
22. Qd2 $14 {1-0 Romanko,M (2226)-Vojinovic,J (2296)/Rijeka 2010/CBM 135 Extra
(39)}) 19. Nxe6 Bxe6 20. Qd2 Kh7 21. Bd4 Nd7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qd4+ Kg8 24. f4
Bxd5 25. cxd5 Qf6 26. Qc4 Rac8 27. Bh3 $16 {1-0 Blagojevic,D (2485)-Markovic,M
(2520)/Niksic 1997/EXT 2002 (50)}) 16. a3 axb4 17. axb4 {1-0 Jukic,B (2360)
-Cvitan,O (2575)/Pula 1993/EXT 2000 (41)} Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Be6 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20.
cxd5 Bd7 $14 {[%cal Ga8a1] /=}) 14... Qc8 (14... Rb8 15. b4 Ne6 16. Be3 Ng5 17.
f3 c5 18. bxc5 dxc5 19. Nde2 Qc8 20. Nf4 b5 21. h4 Ne6 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Nxe6
Rxe6 {0-1 Guliev,S-Itkis,B (2310)/Frunze 1989/TD (46)} 24. Qd2 $14) (14... a5
$5 {is possible but not very logical.}) 15. f4 Rb8 16. b4 Ne6 17. Nf3 c5 $6 (
17... b5 $5 {was more to the point. If} 18. e5 {then} Nh5 $5 19. Nd5 c6 (19...
bxc4 $143 20. f5 gxf5 21. Nh4 Nxg3 22. Kxg3 f4+ 23. Kh2 dxe5 24. Nf5 $16) 20.
Ne3 (20. Nc3 bxc4 21. Ne4 d5 22. Nd6 Qc7 23. Nxe8 Rxe8 $44) 20... Nhxf4 $5 (
20... dxe5 21. Nxe5) 21. gxf4 Nxf4 22. exd6 Bxh3 $13) 18. e5 $1 {[%mdl 32]
White seizes the initiative.} dxe5 (18... Nh5 19. Ne4) 19. Nxe5 $1 {Even
stronger than} (19. fxe5 $5 Nh7 20. Ne4 Rd8 21. Nd6 Qc7 22. Qe2 Bc6 23. Bb2 $14
) 19... cxb4 20. axb4 Nf8 21. Bb2 Be6 22. Nd5 {[%csl Gd5,Ge5]} Qd8 23. Qb3 h5
24. Rbd1 {[%csl Gd1,Ge1]} Bxd5 25. cxd5 h4 {Black can't create any counterplay.
} 26. d6 $1 hxg3+ 27. Qxg3 Nh5 28. Qg4 (28. Qf2 $142) 28... f5 29. Qf3 (29. Qg5
$1 Qxg5 (29... Bf6 30. Qh6 Bg7 31. Bd5+) 30. fxg5 Bxe5+ 31. Rxe5 Rxe5 32. Bxe5
Nd7 33. Bd4 $18 {[%csl Gd4,Gg2]}) 29... Qh4 30. d7 Red8 (30... Re6 $142 {
but after} 31. Nxg6 $1 Rxg6 32. Re8 Rd8 33. Rxd8 Qxd8 34. Qxh5 Bxb2 35. Qxf5 {
White's d7-pawn and the weakness of Black's king should decide the game anyway.
}) 31. Rf1 Kh7 32. Qe3 (32. Rd6 $18 {[%csl Gd6]} Qe7 $140 33. Nxg6) 32... Qe7 (
32... Bh6 33. Bc1) 33. Qc5 Qxc5 {Black can't avoid the exchange of queens:} (
33... Qh4 34. Qf2 $1) 34. bxc5 Ne6 35. Ba3 Nhxf4 36. Nf7 Rf8 37. Rxf4 $1 Rxf7
38. Rh4+ Kg8 39. Bd5 $18 Nd8 40. Re1 Bf6 41. Re8+ Kg7 42. Rhh8 Be5+ 43. Rxe5
1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. d5
Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Rb1 Bf5 $5 (10... Rb8 {is by far the most usual continuation,
but Fedorov has had some success with the text - Black doesn't always have to
play on the << in the Yugoslav.}) 11. e4 Bd7 {The reasoning behind Black's
manoeuvre is that now after e5 he doesn't have to worry about dxe6 and Nde4
and one invested tempo will not play a major role in a position with a closed 
[+].} 12. b3 e5 (12... b5 {leads to more usual lines after} 13. Qc2 (13. Bb2
Rb8 14. Ba1 e6 15. cxb5 exd5 16. Nxd5 axb5 17. b4 Nb7 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Bxf6
Qxf6 20. e5 Qxe5 21. Re1 Qd4 22. Re4 Qf6 23. Rf4 Qg7 24. Bxb7 Rxb7 25. Ne4 Bf5
26. Qxd6 Bxe4 27. Rxe4 c4 28. a4 {Maciejewski,M-Ciemniak,R/Lubniewice/1993/}
bxa4 $132) 13... Rb8 14. Bb2 (14. h3 e5 15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. Nd5 Nc6 17. Qd1 Bxd5
18. cxd5 Nb4 19. a3 Nd3 20. Qc2 Nxc1 21. Rfxc1 Nd7 $15 {Goczo,M-Werner,D/
Budapest/2004/}) 14... e5 ({premature is} 14... bxc4 $6 15. bxc4 e5 16. Ne2 Bh6
17. Bc3 Nb7 18. Rb2 Nh5 19. Rfb1 Qc7 20. a4 f5 21. Rb6 $16 {[%cal Gb1b8] <->b,
Arsovic,G-Milovic,J/YUG-chT Budva/2002/}) 15. Ne2 {We have reached the
position from Nielsen-Bologan by transposition.} Nb7 $5 (15... h5 16. Bc3 h4
17. Qd3 Nb7 18. f4 h3 $6 (18... hxg3 $142 19. hxg3 Ng4 $14) 19. Bf3 Ng4 20. f5
Nh6 21. g4 Qh4 22. Kh1 Nd8 23. Rg1 f6 24. Rg3 Ndf7 25. Rf1 Ng5 26. Ng1 gxf5 27.
gxf5 Be8 28. Be2 Bh5 29. Bxh5 Qxh5 30. Ndf3 Nhf7 31. Nxg5 Nxg5 32. Nxh3 $18 {
Nielsen,P-Bologan,V/Skanderborg/2003/}) (15... Nh5 16. f4 $36) 16. h3 (16. Qd3
$5) (16. Rbe1 $142 $14) 16... Nh5 17. f4 f5 {[%csl Rg3] ><g3<=>} 18. fxe5 dxe5
19. exf5 gxf5 20. Nf3 Qe7 21. Nh4 e4 22. Bxg7 Qxg7 23. Nxf5 Bxf5 24. g4 Bd7 25.
gxh5 Bxh3 26. Nf4 Bf5 $13 {Kozak,L-Wisniewski,A/Oropesa del Mar/2000/}) 13. Qc2
$5 $146 {Once Black has closed the [+], it's more sensible for the Bc1 to
remain on the /^c1-h6, White will try to connect his R by preparing Bd2.} (13.
Bb2 $143 h5 14. a3 (14. Qc2 $142) 14... b6 $5 15. b4 Nb7 16. Qe2 h4 17. Nd1 $6
cxb4 $1 18. axb4 a5 $36 19. Ba3 axb4 20. Bxb4 Nc5 21. Nc3 Bh6 22. Nb5 Qe7 23.
Nb3 Bg4 24. Qc2 h3 25. Bh1 Nh5 26. Nxc5 bxc5 27. Bd2 Bxd2 28. Qxd2 Ra4 $17 {
Minasian,A-Fedorov,A/Moscow Aeroflot/2004/}) 13... h5 (13... Ng4 $5 14. h3 Nh6
15. Ne2 $13) 14. h3 h4 (14... Bh6 15. f4 h4 16. Nf3 $1 $36) ({Perhaps Black
could have waited with the text-move, the immediate} 14... b5 $142 {seems
better.}) 15. g4 Nh7 (15... Bh6 16. Ne2 $5 (16. Nf3 Bxc1 17. Qxc1 {[%csl Rh4]
><h4} b5 $132) 16... b5 17. f4 $14) 16. Nd1 b5 17. Ne3 Bh6 18. Nf3 $1 Rb8 (
18... Bf4 19. Ne1 Nb7 20. a3 $5 Ng5 21. Nd3 Qf6 22. Kh1 $14) 19. Bd2 $1 {
[%mdl 32] Sound strategy, White gradually starts moving his pieces to their
best squares.} Nb7 20. Ne1 (20. a3 $5) 20... b4 $5 21. Nd3 a5 (21... Bf4 $5 22.
a3 a5 $14 {/\} 23. Nxf4 exf4 24. Nd1 Qf6 $13) 22. a3 bxa3 $2 {Disrupts Black's
P-structure and gives White's pieces (both B and N) the important c3-square.} (
22... Bf4 $142 {Black should try to keep the position closed.}) (22... Qe7 $6
23. Nf5 $1 $16) 23. Ra1 Bg5 {Black manoeuvres without a concrete plan and
gradually gets outplayed.} 24. Rxa3 Qb6 25. Kh1 Rbe8 26. Bc3 Bc8 (26... Bxe3
27. fxe3 $36 {[%csl Ra5,Rh4] ><h4,a5}) 27. Raa1 Bd8 28. f4 $1 $36 exf4 29. Nxf4
Bg5 30. Rae1 Re7 31. Nd3 Rfe8 32. Ba1 a4 {Black desperately tries to get some
<=>.} (32... Bd7 33. Qc3 f6 34. Nf4 Nf8 35. Ne6 $1 $40) 33. bxa4 Na5 34. Qc3 f6
35. Nf4 (35. Rb1 $5 Qa6 36. Nf4 Nf8 (36... Rxe4 37. Bxe4 Rxe4 38. Qd3 $5 f5 39.
Neg2 $18) 37. Rb5 $16) 35... Qb4 (35... Nf8 36. Ne6 $5 (36. Rb1 {-35.Rb1})
36... Nxe6 37. dxe6 Rxe6 38. Nd5 Qd8 39. Rb1 $36 {/\} Ba6 40. Rb6 Bxc4 41. Qxa5
Bxf1 42. Bxf1 Rxe4 43. Bc3 $18 {White's K is safe, as the R have no entry pint
on the <->e.}) 36. Nxg6 Rb7 37. Qc2 Qb3 (37... Bxe3 38. Rxe3 Nxc4 39. Ree1 $16
{/+-,->}) 38. Qf2 {It's only natural White wants to play for the ->.} (38. Qxb3
Rxb3 39. Nf5 Nxc4 40. Nge7+ Kf8 $16) 38... Nxc4 39. Nxc4 Qxc4 40. Nxh4 Qxa4 41.
Ng6 Qa5 (41... Rg7 $5 42. Nf4 $16) 42. Qg3 (42. Nf4 $5) 42... Bd2 43. Re2 c4 (
43... Rg7 $142 44. Rd1 $16) 44. Qxd6 c3 45. Qc6 (45. e5 $5 $40 {+-}) 45... Qb5
46. Ne7+ (46. e5 $2 Bd7 $1 $13) 46... Rexe7 47. Qxc8+ Re8 48. Qc6 Qxc6 (48...
Rb6 $5 49. Qxb5 Rxb5 $16) 49. dxc6 Rc7 50. e5 fxe5 (50... Rxe5 $2 51. Rxd2 cxd2
52. Bxe5 fxe5 53. Rd1 $18) 51. h4 ({Resignation does seem premature, although
Black is in trouble after, e.g.,} 51. h4 Kg7 (51... Rd8 52. Rxe5 c2 53. Bd5+
Rxd5 54. Re8+ $18) 52. g5 $16 {[%csl Ga1,Gg2,Gg5,Gh4][%cal Yf1d1,Yd1d2] /+-
White can always play Rd1xd2 at a suitable moment and the o^, supported by the
^^ should net the full point.}) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 Na6 7. Nf3
e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. c5 {It seems that Radjabov liked what he had seen in the
Karpov,A-Istratescu,A, Bucharest 2005 game, which you can find below, and
decided to give it a test. The idea behind the move is pretty simple- White
takes some space on the queen side and prepares to meet Black's typical
manoeuvre c6 followed by Nc7-e6 with Bxa6.} (9. Qxd8 {was a more popular
approach, although it doesn't promise much. Here is a relatively recent game
in this line:} Rxd8 10. Nd2 c6 11. O-O-O Be6 (11... Bf8 $5) 12. c5 Bf8 13. Bxa6
bxa6 14. b3 (14. Bg5 $5) 14... Rdb8 (14... Nd7 $5) 15. Kb2 $14 {Martin Vazquez,
J-Garcia Luque,A/Seville ESP 2003.}) (9. a3 {preventing Nb4 is another line
which was tested a number of times.}) 9... Nb4 $146 {This Istratescu's novelty
doesn't look great. As the current game shows Milov prepared nothing special.}
({Earlier Black played} 9... Qe8 10. Bxa6 bxa6 11. O-O Rb8 12. Qc2 Nh5 13. Rad1
$14 {Crouch,C-Polgar,J/Hastings 1992.}) ({and} 9... Qxd1+ 10. Rxd1 Nb4 11. Bc4
$6 (11. Rd2 $5) 11... Nc2+ 12. Ke2 Nxe3 13. fxe3 $2 ({In case of} 13. Kxe3 $5 {
White would still maintain chances for obtaining advantage.}) 13... Nd7 {
Crouch,C-Tkachiev,V/London 1994. and White has to start thinking of equalizing.
}) 10. Qa4 {[%cal Ga1d1]} a5 11. Rd1 Qe7 {An attempt to improve over
Istratescu's play, which however doesn't work out.} ({In the afore-mentioned
game Black played} 11... Qe8 12. Bb5 c6 13. Be2 Nh5 14. a3 Na6 15. Qxa5 Nf4 16.
O-O Nxe2+ 17. Nxe2 f5 18. Rd6 f4 19. Bd2 g5 20. Rc1 g4 21. hxg4 Bxg4 22. Rc3 {
Karpov,A-Istratescu,A/Bucharest ROM 2005. and ended up a pawn down without
real compensation.}) 12. a3 Nc6 13. Be2 $1 {White completes development and
claims an upper hand. The arisen position reminds me of a better version of
the Orthodox variation with 7...Na6.} Bd7 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Gc6d4]} (13... Nd4
14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Bxd4 Nxe4 $2 16. Bxg7 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 {This combination would
work for Black with the white light-squared bishop on any other square, but e2
as Nxc3 would be a discovered check.}) 14. Qc2 Rfd8 15. O-O $14 {White has
completed development and is slightly better thanks to space advantage on the
queenside and better pieces. In particular, the dark-squared bishop on g7,
which is restricted by the e5-pawn, is the main factor which allows me to
evaluate the position in White's favour.} Be6 16. Bb5 $1 {[%csl Re5][%cal
Gb5c6] Radjabov creates a threat of Bxc6 followed by Nxe5 and thus forces the
c6-knight to a more passive position on a7.} Na7 17. Ba4 $1 {Certainly White
keeps the bishop.} ({Now} 17. Nxe5 $6 {would be wrong in view of} Nxb5 18. Nxb5
Bxh3 $1) 17... Bc4 {At least the bishop gets a square on the a6-f1-diagonal,
but this activity will not last for long.} 18. Rfe1 c6 19. Bb3 $1 $16 {[%csl
Rg7] A correct positional decision. White exchanges the light-squared bishops
and leaves Black with a "bad" bishop on g7.} Be6 $2 {Black misses White's 22nd
move and loses a pawn.} ({Even after the best} 19... Bxb3 20. Qxb3 $16 {
[%csl Ra5,Rb6][%cal Gf3d2,Gd2c4] White has a clear positional advantage.}) 20.
Bxe6 $1 Qxe6 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Qa4 $18 {[%csl Ra5] Black loses the a5-pawn
and remains with a passive position. We can see that White has completely
outplayed his very experienced opponent.} Rd7 23. Qxa5 Nb5 {An attempt to
sharpen the position, which in fact only weakens it even more.} 24. Nxb5 cxb5 {
[%csl Re4]} 25. Bg5 {[%csl Rb5] Now also the b5-pawn is gone. The rest is a
matter of technique and Teimour leaves no chances for escape.} Nh5 ({or} 25...
h6 26. Bxf6 Bxf6 27. Qxb5 $18) 26. Qxb5 h6 27. Bd2 Nf4 28. Bxf4 exf4 29. e5 g5
30. b4 Bf8 31. Qe2 Qb3 32. Qe4 Re7 33. h4 g4 34. Nd2 Qxa3 35. Qxf4 Re6 36.
Qxg4+ Rg6 37. Qe4 Qc3 38. Nf3 b6 39. h5 Re6 40. Nd4 Re8 41. Re3 Qc1+ 42. Kh2
bxc5 43. Rg3+ Kh8 44. Qc6 $1 {A clear win of Radjabov, which confirms his high
class.} 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 4th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2016.04.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Li, Chao B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2016.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Ne2 {A popular idea to avoid
the normal Sämisch.} O-O 7. Nec3 e5 $6 {Too passive, I think. With the closed
centre, White has a free hand on both sides.} (7... Nh5 {, played in the
famous match game Anand-Gelfand, is rather experimental}) ({but} 7... e6 {
is normal.}) 8. g4 {This continuation is rather unprepared.} (8. Bg5 $5 Na6
$142 (8... h6 9. Be3 Nh5 (9... Ne8 10. Nd2 f5 11. Bd3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. a3 a5
14. Na4 $1 $36 {[%cal Yb2b4] Arencibia Walter (2560)-Ubilava Elizbar (2555)
Benasque 1991}) 10. Qd2 (10. Nd2 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Qc2 Nd7 13. O-O-O e4 $1
14. g4 {1-0 (44) Bulski,K (2538)-Czebe,A (2458) Slovakia 2014} (14. fxe4 f4 15.
Bf2 Ne5 $44) 14... f4 $1 15. gxh5 fxe3 16. Ndxe4 Ne5 $132) 10... Kh7 11. Na3
Na6 12. O-O-O Nb4 13. Nab1 Bd7 14. g3 $14 {1-0 (40) Wallace,J (2345)-Dao,T 
(2480) Budapest 1995}) 9. Nd2 Nc7 10. Be2 h6 11. Bh4 (11. Be3 Nh5) 11... Rb8
12. a3 Bd7 (12... Qe8 $5 {[%cal Yf6h5]}) (12... Qd7 $5) 13. b4 b6 14. Qc2 Qe8
15. O-O Nh5 16. Rfb1 Bf6 $5 (16... g5 $6 17. Bf2 Nf4 18. Bf1 $14 g4 $6 19. fxg4
Bxg4 20. bxc5 dxc5 21. Rb3 Bd7 22. Re1 Qe7 23. Nf3 $14 {1/2 (61) Laznicka,V 
(2676)-Tissir,M (2366) Tromso 2014})) 8... h5 {[%mdl 32] A typical reply in
this structure.} (8... Ne8 9. h4 f5 10. Be3 Nd7 11. Nd2 Bf6 12. g5 Be7 13. exf5
gxf5 14. Qc2 Ng7 15. Bh3 Rf7 16. O-O-O Nf8 17. f4 $36 {0-1 (37) Arencibia
Rodriguez,W (2335)-Boudy Bueno,J (2390) Havana 1986}) 9. h3 (9. g5 Nh7 10. Rg1
{is met with the standard} f6 {e.g.} 11. gxf6 Qxf6 12. Be2 Qh4+ 13. Kd2 Bh6+
14. Kc2 Bxc1 15. Qxc1 Rf6 {with a satisfactory position for Black.}) 9... Nh7 {
Otherwise White will play Bc1-g5 on the next move.} 10. Be3 h4 11. Qd2 Bf6 {
Black fights for dark squares.} (11... g5 $5 {was interesting. White will
hardly break through on the queenside as there is an important difference from
the structure with pawns on h5 and h6 (instead of h3 and h4): the f4-square is
available for Black's knight, and White's knight can only control the
corresponding f5-square from e3, where it obstructs his other pieces.}) 12. Rg1
(12. Na3 $5 {[%cal Ye1c1] was more appropriate but hardly dangerous for Black
anyway:} Bg5 13. O-O-O a6 14. Kb1 Qf6 $132) 12... Bg5 13. Bxg5 Qxg5 (13... Nxg5
{was more solid. Black certainly didn't like} 14. Qf2 {but then he had the
following rearrangement:} Kg7 15. Nd2 Rh8 16. O-O-O Nd7 $11) 14. Nb5 Qe7 15. g5
a6 16. N5c3 Nd7 17. Qg2 Kg7 18. Nd2 f6 {This was unnecessary. Black had a good
way to protect his h4-pawn:} (18... Rh8 19. O-O-O (19. Qg4 Nhf8 {[%cal Yh8h5,
Yf8h7]}) 19... Nhf8 {His position is constricted but very solid.}) 19. gxf6+
Qxf6 20. Nd1 Rf7 21. Nf2 Ndf8 22. Nd3 {White has transferred his knight to an
active position, and now Black needs to reckon with the breaks f3-f4 and b2-b4.
} b5 $6 (22... g5 {[%cal Yf8g6] was a good way to solve his problems. If} 23.
f4 (23. b4 cxb4 24. Nxb4 Ng6 25. Nd3 Nf4) 23... exf4 24. e5 dxe5 25. Ne4 {then}
Qh6 $13 {[%cal Yf4f3,Yc8f5]}) 23. O-O-O g5 $6 {This was appropriate a move
earlier but completely wrong now.} ({It looks like Black had no better way to
prevent f3-f4 and e4-e5 than} 23... Nd7) 24. f4 $1 $16 {After White's castling
this break is very powerful.} exf4 25. e5 $1 Qf5 (25... dxe5 26. Ne4 Qh6 {
was relatively better after all, e.g.} 27. Nxe5 Re7 28. Nc6 Bxh3 $5 29. Qc2
Rxe4 30. Qxe4 Bd7 31. Qe7+ Kh8 32. Qxc5 Qf6 $16) 26. e6 {This wedge tears down
Black's position.} f3 27. Qh2 Bxe6 $8 28. dxe6 Qxe6 29. Nf2 {Black has 3 pawns
for the piece but they are weak; besides, his king is under attack. The rest
is easy.} Qe3 30. Ng4 Qf4 31. Qxf4 Rxf4 32. Nxf3 $1 {A small tactical trick,
winning a pawn.} bxc4 (32... Rxf3 33. Bg2) 33. Ngh2 Ne6 34. Rxd6 Nd4 35. Rd7+
Kh8 36. Ne5 Nf8 37. Rf7 Re4 38. Rxg5 Rd8 39. Rxf8+ Rxf8 40. Ng6+ Kg7 41. Nxf8+
Kxf8 42. Rxc5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.03"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 Na6
9. Be2 Qe8 10. Nd2 Nd7 11. a3 h6 12. Bh4 Nb6 13. g4 {It is considered hardly
good for White to allow the blockade of his queenside but GM Sergey Movsesian
has an interesting idea.} (13. b3 {is a usual move. The whole system was
examined in my survey in CBM 134.}) 13... a4 14. f3 Nc5 15. Qc2 c6 16. Bf2 Bd7
17. O-O-O {So, all White's hopes will be on the kingside.} cxd5 {Hardly a good
idea but the problem for Black is that he has no active plan, and White can
try to improve his position:} (17... Qe7 18. Kb1 Rfe8 19. h4 {[%cal Yd2f1,
Yf1e3]}) 18. exd5 $1 {Unusual but strong.} f5 19. Kb1 Rc8 20. Be3 Qd8 21. h4 (
21. Rdg1 {[%cal Yh3h4,Yh4h5] is more accurate, avoiding the following reply.})
21... e4 $5 {[%mdl 32]} 22. fxe4 fxg4 23. h5 g5 {Black now has set up a strong
blockade, which White now tries to break down.} 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 (24... dxc5 $5
25. e5 Bxe5 26. Qg6+ Bg7 27. Bd3 Rf4 $13 {[%cal Yd8f6]}) 25. e5 $1 Bf5 $6 {
This bishop exchange is probably wrong.} (25... Bxe5 $5 26. Qg6+ Bg7 27. Rhf1
Rf6 (27... Rf4 28. Rxf4 gxf4 29. Bxg4) 28. Rxf6 Qxf6 29. Qxf6 Bxf6 30. Nce4 Be5
31. Nxc5 dxc5 $44 {[%csl Gg4]}) 26. Bd3 Bxd3 27. Qxd3 Bxe5 28. Qg6+ Bg7 29.
Nce4 Rxc4 $6 (29... Rc7 30. Nxd6 Qf6 31. Qxf6 Bxf6 32. Rhe1 $14) 30. Nxc4 Nxc4
31. Rdf1 (31. Rhf1 $144) 31... g3 $2 {This pawn will now be lost.} (31... Kh8
32. Rxf8+ Qxf8 33. Re1 $1 Be5 (33... Qf3 34. Nc3 Ne5 35. Qxd6 Qd3+ 36. Ka1) 34.
Ng3 $1 $16 {[%cal Ye1f1]} Qf2 $140 35. Qxh6+ Kg8 36. Qxg5+ Kh8 37. Qh6+ Kg8 38.
Qe6+ Kh8 39. Qc8+ Kg7 (39... Kh7 40. Qf5+) 40. Nf5+ Kf6 41. Qe6+ Kg5 42. Qh6+
Kxf5 43. Qg6+ Kf4 44. Re4+ Kg3 45. Qxg4+ Kh2 46. Re2 $18) ({Even after} 31...
Nxa3+ $5 32. Ka2 Nc4 (32... Nb5 $2 33. Qe6+ Kh8 34. Rxf8+ Qxf8 35. Rc1) 33.
Rxf8+ Qxf8 34. Re1 Ne5 35. Qe6+ Kh7 (35... Kh8 36. Rc1) 36. Nxd6 Qf3 $1 37.
Qf5+ $1 Kg8 $1 38. Qc8+ Kh7 39. Qxb7 g3 (39... Nd3 40. Ne8 Qxd5+ $1 41. Qxd5
Nb4+ 42. Ka3 Nxd5 43. Rd1 {is probably winning for White}) 40. Ne8 Nf7 41. Nxg7
Kxg7 42. Qc6 $1 {[%cal Yc6c3] White is likely to win.}) 32. Rxf8+ Qxf8 33. Re1
{[%cal Re4f6]} Ne5 (33... g2 34. Nf6+ Qxf6 35. Re8+ Qf8 36. Qe6+ Kh8 37. Rxf8+
Bxf8 38. Qg4) 34. Qe6+ Kh8 35. Nxg3 {The rest is easy.} Nd3 36. Rf1 Nf4 37. Qd7
Qf6 38. Qc8+ Kh7 39. Qc2+ Kg8 40. Nf5 (40. Ne2 $5) 40... Nxh5 41. Re1 Nf4 42.
Re7 Bf8 43. Rxb7 Nxd5 44. Qc8 Nf4 45. Ka1 $1 Ne6 46. Nxd6 g4 47. Ne4 Qf1+ 48.
Ka2 Ng7 49. Qc6 Qf5 50. Nf6+ Kh8 51. Rf7 1-0

[Event "Sanjin Hotel Cup"]
[Site "Taiyuan"]
[Date "2004.07.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E84"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2004.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2
Rb8 9. Rc1 Bd7 10. Nd1 {White is making preparations against Black's normal
plans 10...b5 and 10...e5.} e5 (10... Re8 {This preparatory move doesn't look
very promising.} 11. Nf2 (11. g3 {/\ Bg2, 0-0} b5 $5 (11... e6 12. Bg2 b5 13.
c5 $5 $14 {keeping the space advantage looks more to the point.} (13. cxb5 axb5
14. O-O e5 15. d5 (15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. b3 b4 17. Nf2 Bb5 $132 {Svetushkin-El
Taher, Sharjah 2003 88/(475)}) 15... Ne7 $14)) 12. c5 dxc5 13. Rxc5 e5 14. d5
Nd4 $1 {Black has to open up the position before White castles >>.} 15. Bg2 (
15. Nxd4 {Riazantsev} exd4 16. Bxd4 (16. Bf4 Rc8 17. Bg2 c6 18. d6 Be6 19. b4 {
White wants to blockade the position at any rate-even by a positional exchange
sacrifice.} Nd7 20. O-O Nxc5 21. bxc5 $44) 16... Rxe4+ $1 17. fxe4 Nxe4 18. Qe3
Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Qe7 20. d6 $5 cxd6 21. Rc2 Nxg3+ 22. Qe3 Qxe3+ 23. Nxe3 Nxh1 24.
Bg2 Re8 25. Re2 Rc8 26. Kd2 (26. Bxh1 Rc1+ 27. Nd1 Bg4 28. Rd2 Bxd1 29. Rxd1
Rc2 30. Rxd6 Rxb2 31. Bd5 $14) 26... Bc6 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28. Bxd5 $14 {and
although Black has three pawns for the piece, the B looks very strong here.})
15... Bf8 $1 16. Bxd4 (16. b4 Bxc5 17. bxc5 c6 $1 {Black has to open up the
position.} 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Qxd4 cxd5 20. O-O dxe4 21. Bg5 exf3 22. Bxf3 Bh3
23. Bxf6 Qxd4+ 24. Bxd4 Bxf1 25. Kxf1 $44) (16. Rc1 c5 17. O-O (17. dxc6 Nxc6 {
eliminating White's once mighty P [+].} 18. O-O Qa5 $11) 17... Bd6 18. Nf2 Qe7
$13) 16... exd4 17. Rc1 Qe7 (17... Rc8 18. O-O (18. Qxd4 c6 19. d6 $6 c5 20.
Rxc5 Rxc5 21. Qxc5 Be6 $40) 18... c6 19. dxc6 Rxc6 20. Nf2 d3 $1 {otherwise
the blockade on d3 would be very strong.} (20... Qb6 $6 21. Rxc6 Bxc6 22. Qxd4
$16) (20... Bc5 21. Nxd4 Rc8 22. b4 $1 Bb6 23. Rfd1 $14) 21. Nxd3 Qb6+ 22. Kh1
Rd6 $44) 18. Qxd4 (18. Rxc7 Qd8 19. Rc1 d3 20. Qxd3 Qb6 $44) 18... Rbc8 $1 {
Riazantsev} (18... Qd6 $6 19. Nf2 Bg7 20. Qc5 $16 {Riazantsev-Bobrov, Voronezh
2003 88/475}) 19. O-O c6 20. dxc6 Rxc6 21. Rxc6 Bxc6 22. Nf2 Bg7 $44 {and the
strong ^^ can compensate the lost P.}) 11... e6 $5 (11... b5 $6 {This
provocative move will lead more or less forced to an exchange sacrifice!} 12.
c5 dxc5 (12... e6 13. g3 dxc5 14. Rxc5 Bf8 15. Rc1 Bb4 16. Nc3 Na5 17. Bg5 Be7
18. e5 $16 {Ionov-Ezat, Abu Dhabi 2003}) 13. Rxc5 {Now the P structure clearly
favours White.} e5 {otherwise Black has no counterplay.} 14. d5 Ne7 15. Qc2 c6
$5 {Now, or never. If the backward c P remains, White is clearly better.} (
15... Rc8 16. Nd3) 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17. Rxc6 Bxc6 18. Qxc6 $16 {Graf-Nunn,
Germany 2003 CBM 94})) (10... b5 $6 {is now strongly met by} 11. c5 $1 e6 (
11... Qe8 12. Nf2 Rd8 13. g3 dxc5 14. Rxc5 Bc8 15. Bg2 Bb7 16. O-O Nd7 17. Rc2
Nb6 18. b3 e6 19. Rfc1 $14 {Sasikiran-Ye Jiangchuan, Jodhpur 2003}) 12. Nf2 Qe7
(12... b4 $6 13. g3 Na5 14. Nd3 dxc5 15. Nxc5 $16 {Black's << is in ruins.} Bb5
16. Nf4 g5 17. Nfd3 Nc6 18. Ne5 g4 $4 19. Bxb5 {1-0 Nenashev-Gadjily, Dubai
2000}) 13. cxd6 cxd6 14. g3 {/\ Bg2} Qd8 15. Bg2 Qa5 16. Qxa5 Nxa5 17. b3 Rfc8
18. Kd2 $14 {and White has a strong P [+], therefore the space advantage as
well, Conquest-Kindermann, Germany 2000.}) (10... e6 $5 {is an interesting,
unusual plan.} 11. g3 Ne8 12. Bg2 f5 13. O-O Nf6 14. Nf2 Qe7 15. f4 (15. b4 $5)
15... fxe4 16. d5 Nd8 17. Nc3 Nf7 18. Ncxe4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 e5 20. Rfe1 Bf5 $13 {
Hertneck-Schmaltz, Germany 1998}) 11. d5 Ne7 12. Nf2 (12. c5 $5 {White has the
same reaction, as in case of 10...b5.} Ne8 (12... dxc5 13. Bxc5 Ne8 {/\ Nd6 is
a possibility transposing after} 14. Nec3 {to the game continuation.}) 13. b4 {
against 13...dxc5} (13. Nec3 dxc5 $5 {vacating the d6 square for the
blockading N comes into consideration.} (13... f5 14. Bd3 (14. b4 {- 13.b4})) (
13... c6 14. cxd6 Nxd6 15. Bc5 $14) 14. Bxc5 Nd6 15. Bd3 f5 16. O-O Kh8 {
/\ Ng8, Bh6}) 13... f5 14. Nec3 (14. Ndc3 Nf6) 14... Nf6 15. Be2 {Finally
White can finish his development.} Kh8 16. Nb2 {/\ Nc4 improving the N and
waiting with 0-0.} (16. O-O {castles into Black's standard ->.} f4 17. Bf2 g5)
16... Nc8 {If this is necessary, then White's advantage is undisputable in the
opening. He has a strong pressure on the <<, while Black's chances for a >> ->
are problematic.} (16... f4 17. Bf2 g5 18. Nc4 {and White's K may remain in
the [+] because of the closed character of the position.}) 17. Nc4 (17. O-O {
now comes into consideration, after one of Black's pieces has left the >>.} f4
18. Bf2 g5 19. Qd1 $1 {against g4.} (19. Nc4 g4)) 17... fxe4 18. fxe4 Ng4 (
18... Nh5 19. Bxh5 Qh4+ 20. Bf2 Qxh5 21. O-O g5 22. Be3 h6 23. Rxf8+ Bxf8 24.
Rf1 Be7 25. Ne2 Qg6 26. Ng3 $16 {Graf-Mamedov, Dubai 2002}) 19. Bg5 ({or simply
} 19. Bxg4 Bxg4 20. Bf2 $16 {/\ 0-0}) 19... Bf6 20. O-O Kg7 21. Rxf6 Nxf6 22.
Bh6+ Kg8 23. Bxf8 Qxf8 24. Qe3 $16 {Graf-Nunn, BL 2001 CBM 82}) (12. g3 Ne8 13.
Bg2 c5 14. b4 b6 15. O-O f5 16. Nf2 {1/2-1/2 Bischoff-Nunn, Paignton 2000}) (
12. b4 $5) 12... Ne8 13. g3 (13. c5 {allows the passive N to come back.} dxc5
14. Bxc5 Nd6 $13) (13. b4 f5 14. g3 c6 {Black has to create tension all over
the board.} (14... Nf6 15. Bg2 Nh5 16. O-O $14 {and Black's >> |^ is hard to
continue.}) 15. Bg2 b5 16. c5 cxd5 17. exd5 Bc8 18. O-O Nf6 {>< d5} 19. Nc3
dxc5 20. Bxc5 Bb7 21. d6 Ned5 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 $132) 13... c5 {Black wants to
close the <<.} (13... f5 $5 14. Bg2 c5 {can also be met by} 15. b4 (15. O-O b5
$1)) 14. b4 (14. Bg2 {allows} b5) 14... b6 (14... cxb4 15. Qxb4 b5 16. c5 a5
17. Qb2 dxc5 18. Bxc5 $14 {and Black has problems with the blockade of >< d6.})
15. Bg2 f5 16. O-O Kh8 $6 {This plan seems to be slow.} (16... Nf6 17. Rb1) (
16... cxb4 17. Qxb4 Qc7 {and a stubborn defence of the weaknesses on the <<
was possible.}) 17. Rb1 Ng8 18. Rb3 ({A different strategy would be the
breakthrough in the [+] by} 18. f4 $5 exf4 19. Nxf4 $14) 18... Ngf6 19. bxc5 (
19. Rfb1 {looked more consistant.} Ra8 (19... cxb4 20. Rxb4 $16) 20. bxc5 bxc5
{- 19.bxc5}) 19... bxc5 20. Rfb1 Ra8 $6 {Giving up the b <-> without a fight.}
(20... Rxb3 21. Rxb3 $14 (21. axb3 Qc7 22. b4 $14)) 21. Bg5 fxe4 22. fxe4 $16 {
Now Black has no real counterplay and his position remains passive.} Bc8 23.
Nc3 Bd7 24. Ra3 (24. h3 $5) 24... Nc7 25. Rab3 {White didn't find the
clear-cut plan for a while.} Rf7 (25... Nce8) 26. Rb7 Rc8 (26... Bc8 27. Rb8
Rxb8 28. Rxb8 $16) 27. Ncd1 {/\ Qa5} Qf8 28. Qa5 Nfe8 29. Rb8 Nf6 30. Rxc8 Qxc8
31. Qb6 Nce8 32. Qb8 {The exchange of Q helps for White-the _|_ is clearly
better for him.} Kg8 33. Qxc8 Bxc8 34. Rb8 Rc7 35. Bd2 Nd7 36. Rb3 {White
wants to keep his active R alive.} Rb7 37. Bh3 $1 {[%mdl 32] activating the
bad B.} Rxb3 38. axb3 {Now the P structure has been changed for White's
favour- he has a breakthrough by b3-b4.} Nb6 39. Ba5 Bxh3 40. Nxh3 {The
exchange of the light-squared B is a big strategical achievement for White.}
Nc8 41. Ng5 (41. Kf2 $1 Nf6 42. Kf3 $16 {bringing the K into action and
defending >< e4 looked more to the point.}) 41... Bh6 42. h4 (42. Ne6 Nf6)
42... Nf6 43. Nf2 Bxg5 44. hxg5 Nh5 $2 {The N is outplaced here.} (44... Nd7 $1
) 45. Kg2 Kf7 46. Kf3 $18 Ke8 47. Nd3 {/\ b4} Ne7 48. b4 $1 {This breakthrough
on the << decides the battle.} cxb4 49. Bxb4 (49. Bxb4 Nc8 50. c5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. g3 f5
9. exf5 gxf5 10. Nh4 {This rare continuation was prepared by GM Evgeny
Tomashevsky for this tournament. It's main idea is to provoke the advance of
one of Black's central pawns and then establish a blockade.} (10. Ng5 {is the
main line}) (10. Bg2 {- see Timofeev - Andreikin in CBM 149.}) 10... Nf6 (10...
Nf4 11. Bd2 $5 (11. gxf4 Qxh4 12. Rg1 Nd7 (12... exf4 13. Qd4 Qe7+ 14. Be2 Kh8
15. Qxf4 Nd7 $13 16. Qg3 $6 Nc5 17. Bg5 Qf7 18. Be3 f4 19. Bxf4 Bf5 $36 {
1/2 (44) Ushenina,A (2487)-Isgandarova,K (2190) Tromso 2014}) 13. Nb5 exf4 14.
Nxc7 Ne5 $1 (14... Nc5 15. Rxg7+ Kxg7 16. Qd4+ Kg8 17. Kd1 $16 {1-0 (27)
Cheparinov,I (2690)-Vovk,Y (2591) Warsaw 2014}) 15. Nxa8 Re8 16. Rxg7+ Kxg7 17.
Kd2 Qxf2+ 18. Kc3 Nf3 $44) 11... Qe7 12. Qc2 Na6 13. a3 Bd7 14. O-O-O Kh8 15.
Kb1 Rae8 16. Re1 Qf6 17. Rg1 Ng6 18. Nxg6+ Qxg6 19. f3 c6 20. g4 $14 {1-0 (30)
Tomashevsky,E (2716)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2705) Tbilisi GEO 2015}) (10... Qe8 {
has not been tested so far.}) 11. Bg5 {A usual manoeuvre in the Bagirov system
although not in this particular line. White restricts Black's play and wants
to provoke the weakening ...h7-h6. However, this move has a hidden drawback.} (
11. Qc2 Na6 (11... Ne8 12. f4 Qe7 13. Be2 Na6 14. O-O Nb4 15. Qd1 c5 16. a3 Na6
17. Kh2 Bd7 18. Be3 Kh8 19. Qd2 e4 20. Rg1 $14 {1/2 (40) Drenchev,P (2487)
-Cheparinov,I (2686) Kozloduy 2014}) (11... Qe8 12. Be2 Na6 13. Be3 Nb4 {
1-0 (45) Cramling,P (2507)-Kashlinskaya,A (2423) Khanty-Mansiysk 2014} 14. Qd2
$14) 12. Be2 (12. Nxf5 {1-0 (59) Babujian,L (2510)-Matta,V (2217) Hyderabad
2013} Nb4 $1 13. Qb1 (13. Qb3 Bxf5 14. Qxb4 Ne4 15. Be3 a5 16. Qb3 Nxc3 17.
Qxc3 Be4 18. Rg1 Bf3 $44) 13... Bxf5 14. Qxf5 e4 15. Kd1 Rf7 $44) 12... Nb4 13.
Qb3 a5 14. a3 Na6 15. Qc2 Nc5 16. Bg5 f4 $1 $13 (16... a4 17. Nxf5 Bxf5 18.
Qxf5 c6 19. Qc2 Nb3 20. Rd1 Nd4 21. Qd2 Qc8 22. Be3 $16 {1-0 (75) Panarin,M 
(2523)-Gabrielian,A (2545) Belorechensk 2012}) 17. gxf4 $140 h6) (11. Bd3 $5 {
A very logical move; Black can't protect the f5-pawn indirectly. In the
following games White was clearly on top:} e4 (11... Ne8 12. Qh5 Qf6 13. g4 e4
14. Bc2 Na6 15. Nxf5 Bxf5 16. gxf5 Qxf5 17. Qxf5 Bxc3+ 18. bxc3 Rxf5 {1/2 (31)
Harika,D (2528)-Bakalchuk,J (2317) Douglas 2014} 19. Bxe4 Re5 20. f3 Nf6 21.
Bf4 $16) 12. Be2 Nfd7 13. Ng2 Ne5 14. Nf4 Na6 15. Be3 Nc5 16. O-O Ng6 17. Qd2
Nxf4 18. gxf4 $5 a5 19. Kh2 Kh8 20. Rg1 Bf6 21. Rg3 Bd7 22. Rag1 Qe7 23. Nd1 $1
b6 24. Bd4 $16 {[%cal Rd1e3] 1-0 (35) Nisipeanu,L (2652)-Vedmediuc,S (2401)
Calimanesti-Caciulata ROU 2014}) 11... Na6 12. Bd3 h6 13. Be3 Nh7 {This is the
drawback of 11.Bg5. Black's knight retreats to protect the f5-pawn but now it
has got a better square than e8.} (13... f4 14. gxf4 exf4 15. Bd4 Nb4 16. Rg1
$1 $36 {Chesspro.ru}) 14. f4 $6 {A dubious continuation. The position of
White's king becomes vulnerable, and the e-file can be seized by Black.} (14.
Qh5 {was an attempt at improvement in a later game but Black's position proved
quite solid after} e4 15. Bc2 Nb4 16. O-O-O Nxc2 17. Kxc2 Bd7 18. Bd4 Qg5 19.
Qe2 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Qf6 21. Qe3 Ng5 22. Ne2 a5 23. Nf4 Kh7 24. Kb1 b6 25. Rc1
Rae8 26. Rd2 Rf7 27. Rdc2 Rfe7 {1/2 (31) Tomashevsky,E (2716)-Radjabov,T (2731)
Tbilisi GEO 2015}) 14... exf4 15. Bxf4 Ng5 16. Kf1 (16. Qd2 Nc5 17. O-O-O Nge4
$132) 16... Bd7 17. Kg2 Nc5 18. Qc2 {White gives up his bishop but takes the
e-file and the e4-square under control.} (18. Bc2 Nce4 $5) 18... Qf6 19. Rae1
Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Rae8 21. Qd2 (21. Rhf1 Ne4 22. Rf3 $5 a6 $5 $36 {[%cal Yb7b5]} (
22... Nxc3 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. bxc3 Re4 $13)) 21... a6 {[%mdl 32] Black prepares
the ...b7-b5 undermining move. It is clear that he has seized the initiative
so White tries to simplify the game.} 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Re1 Rxe1 (23... Ne4 {
is harmless due to} 24. Nxe4 fxe4 25. Re2 b5 26. cxb5 Bxb5 27. Rf2) 24. Qxe1 b5
({Here} 24... Ne4 {was more appropriate although White should hold on after}
25. Nxe4 fxe4 26. b3) 25. Qe2 $1 bxc4 (25... Ne4 $5 26. cxb5 Nxc3 27. bxc3 axb5
28. Kh2 $1 Qxc3 $140 $4 29. Qe7) 26. Qxc4 Qe7 27. Qd3 Qf7 (27... Ne4 {was more
active here although White should hold on after} 28. Nf3) 28. Nf3 (28. Qxa6
Bxc3 29. Qa8+ Kh7 30. bxc3 {looks risky but Black's compensation is probably
only enough for a draw, e.g.} Qf6 (30... Qe7 31. Qh8+) 31. Bxg5 hxg5 32. Nf3 g4
33. hxg4 fxg4 34. Nd4 Qh6 35. Qd8 Qd2+ $11) 28... Nxf3 29. Qxf3 Bc8 30. Kf2 Bb7
31. Qd3 {White agrees to give up a pawn to obtain a drawish endgame with
opposite-coloured bishops. Black's other attempts to make progress also fail.}
h5 32. Be3 h4 (32... Bxc3 33. bxc3 Bxd5 34. Qxa6 Bxa2 35. Qc8+ Kh7 36. Qd8 $11
{[%cal Yd8g5]}) 33. Bd4 $6 (33. gxh4) 33... Bf8 $6 ({Both players overlooked a
tactical trick} 33... Bxd5 $1 34. Bxg7 Be4 $1 {but it was hardly enough to win
after} 35. Qd4 ({or perhaps even} 35. Qxa6 hxg3+ 36. Kxg3 Qxg7+ 37. Kf2) 35...
hxg3+ (35... Qxg7 36. Qxg7+ Kxg7 37. gxh4) 36. Kxg3 Qxg7+ 37. Qxg7+ Kxg7 38.
Kf4 {[%cal Yh3h4,Rc3e4] (E.Gleizerov)}) 34. Qf3 Be7 35. Ke2 Qg6 36. gxh4 Bxh4
37. a3 Kf7 38. Kd2 Ke8 39. Bf2 Bg5+ 40. Be3 Bf6 41. Kc1 Be5 42. Bf4 Bf6 43.
Qe3+ Kd8 44. Qg3 Qxg3 45. Bxg3 Bg5+ 46. Kc2 Ke7 (46... f4 47. Bf2 {[%cal Yc2d3]
}) 47. Kd3 Kf6 48. Bf2 Kg6 49. b4 Bc8 50. Ne2 f4 51. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.08"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 {A logical reply to White's
anti-Gruenfeld setup: Black obtains the Modern Benoni defence with an extra
tempo.} 6. d5 d6 7. Nc3 e6 8. Nd2 Na6 {This is not Black's main plan in the
Modern Benoni but it is quite popular here.} 9. O-O Re8 {Black can do without
this move, too:} (9... Nc7 10. e4 a6 $5 (10... exd5 11. cxd5 Nfe8 $5 12. a4 b6
13. Nc4 f5 14. exf5 Rxf5 15. a5 Rb8 16. axb6 axb6 $13 {1-0 (71) Dreev,A (2654)
-Margvelashvili,G (2540) Las Vegas 2014}) 11. a4 b6 12. Re1 Rb8 13. dxe6 $6 (
13. Nf1 $5 exd5 $140 14. exd5) (13. h3 $5) 13... Nxe6 14. Nb3 Bb7 15. Bf1 Re8
16. f3 h5 (16... Nh5 $36 {[%cal Yf7f5]}) 17. Be3 h4 $13 {0-1 (45) Kunin,V 
(2551)-Baldauf,M (2460) Riga 2017}) 10. e4 (10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. e4 Nb4 12. Nb3
Nc6 13. Bf4 Nd4 $1 14. Nxd4 cxd4 15. Nb5 Nxe4 16. Bd3 Bd7 17. Nxd6 Nxd6 18.
Bxd6 Bc6 $132 {1/2 (33) Svidler,P (2751)-Gelfand,B (2753) Jerusalem 2014})
10... Nc7 11. a4 (11. Re1 b6 (11... Rb8 12. a4 (12. dxe6 Nxe6 13. Nb3 Nd4 (
13... b6 $1 $13) 14. Bf1 Ng4 15. h3 Ne5 16. Nxd4 cxd4 {1/2 (34) Dreev,A (2670)
-Grischuk,A (2777) Loo 2014} 17. Nd5 $14) 12... Na6 13. f3 (13. Bf1 Nb4 14. Na2
{0-1 (46) Moradiabadi,E (2549)-Ruck,R (2505) Las Vegas 2018} a5 $13) 13... Nb4
14. Nf1 exd5 15. cxd5 a6 16. Bg5 Bd7 (16... h6 $5) 17. Qd2 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19.
Ra7 $14 {0-1 (40) Georgescu,T (2453)-Melkumyan,H (2632) London 2015}) 12. h3 (
12. dxe6 Nxe6 13. Nf1 Nd4 14. f3 Nh5 15. Bd3 Be5 16. Be3 Nf4 $132 {1-0 (117)
Nakamura,H (2787)-Caruana,F (2804) Leuven 2016}) 12... Rb8 13. a4 exd5 14. exd5
Na6 15. Nf1 Nb4 16. Ng3 h6 17. Bf4 g5 18. Bd2 Rb7 19. Qb3 Rbe7 20. Bf1 a6 21.
Rxe7 Rxe7 22. Re1 Rxe1 23. Bxe1 Qe7 $11 {1/2 (90) Postny,E (2611)-Cheparinov,I
(2677) Sibenik 2016}) 11... b6 (11... Rb8 12. f3 a6 13. a5 Bd7 14. Kh1 Qe7 15.
Nb3 exd5 16. cxd5 Nb5 $132 {1/2 (93) Kuzubov,Y (2637)-Ragger,M (2680) Chartres
2017}) (11... Na6 12. f3 Nb4 13. Rf2 Nh5 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Nb3 f5 $132 {
1/2 (53) Ding,L (2782)-So,W (2760) Bilbao 2015 CBM 169 [Szabo,Kr]}) 12. Re1 Na6
{[%mdl 32] After a2-a4 Black's knight has obtained a comfortable b4 square.
Well, in case of ...e6xd5 c4xd5 it may obstruct Black's queenside counterplay
a little bit (after ...a7-a6 and ...b6-b5 he will be unable to play ...b5-b4)
but otherwise it is placed perfectly there.} (12... exd5 13. cxd5 Rb8 14. Rb1
h5 15. h3 Nh7 16. Nc4 Ba6 17. Qc2 Bd4 18. Be3 Qf6 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Na2 Ng5 21.
Bd3 $14 {0-1 (32) Novkovic,M (2402)-Heimann,A (2528) Switzerland 2018}) 13. h3
Nb4 14. Ra3 exd5 15. cxd5 a6 16. Bf1 Nd7 17. Na2 Ra7 18. Nc4 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5
20. Nxb4 cxb4 21. Rf3 {Hardly a good idea. The rook will be even more awkward
here than on a2.} (21. Ra2 $13 {[%cal Yc1e3]}) 21... Bd7 22. b3 b5 23. Be3 Ra8
$6 (23... Rb7 $5 $11) 24. axb5 axb5 25. Bd4 Ra2 26. Re2 $6 (26. Bxe5 $142 dxe5
27. Re2 $14) 26... Rxe2 27. Bxe2 Qe7 {White suddenly has problems on the
e-file.} 28. Re3 $6 (28. Bxe5 Qxe5 29. Re3 Rc8 $36) ({After} 28. Rd3 $6 f5 $1 {
is dangerous.}) (28. Bf1 {was probably the most solid defence. If} Bxd4 29.
Qxd4 Qxe4 {then} 30. Qa7 $1 $132) 28... Bf4 {White must give up the e4 pawn or
an exchange. He prefers the latter.} 29. Bf3 Bxe3 30. Bxe3 Rc8 (30... Ra8 $5
31. Bd4 (31. Qd4 Qe5 {[%cal Ra8a1]}) 31... f5 $5 32. exf5 Bxf5 {[%cal Yf5e4]
The position remains tense but Black has winning chances.}) 31. Qd4 Qe5 32. Qa7
Be8 33. g3 $44 {White has activated his queen and obtained good counterplay.}
Rc3 $5 34. Bd4 ({After} 34. Bf4 Qf6 35. Qb8 $1 {it was Black who must secure
the draw:} Rxf3 36. Qxe8+ (36. Bxd6 Qa1+ 37. Kg2 Rxf2+ 38. Kxf2 Qd4+ 39. Kf3
Qd3+ 40. Kf4 Qd2+ $11) 36... Kg7 37. e5 Qf5 38. exd6 Qxd5 39. d7 Qd1+ 40. Kg2
Rxf4 $1 41. gxf4 Qd5+ {(a well-known motif)} 42. Kh2 Qd2 43. Kg3 Qd3+ 44. f3
Qd1 $1 $11) 34... Qg5 35. Be2 $2 ({White was still OK after} 35. h4 $1 Qd2 36.
Be3 $1 Qe1+ 37. Kg2) 35... Qd2 36. Bf1 Rxb3 37. Kg2 (37. Bf6 Rf3 $1 {
destroying White's attacking setup.}) (37. Be3 Rxe3 38. fxe3 b3 39. Qe7 b2 40.
Qxe8+ Kg7 $19) 37... Ra3 (37... Rb1 {[%cal Rd2d1] was even stronger but Black
had to calculate} 38. Be3 Qd1 39. Qe7 Qxf1+ 40. Kf3 Qd1+ 41. Kf4 b3 42. Qxe8+
Kg7 {and make sure White couldn't do anything here.}) 38. Qb6 Ra6 {The
simplest.} 39. Qxa6 Qxd4 40. Qc8 (40. Qxd6 Qxe4+ 41. f3 Qe1 42. Qb8 b3 43. Bd3
(43. Bxb5 Kg7 44. Bxe8 Qe2+ 45. Kg1 b2 $19) 43... Kg7 44. Qf4 Qc3 {, and Black
easily wins.}) 40... Qxe4+ 41. f3 Qe3 42. Bxb5 b3 43. Bxe8 Qe2+ 44. Kg1 Qd1+ (
44... Qd1+ 45. Kf2 Qc2+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.09.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 {A relatively fresh
anti-Grünfeld attempt, to which, however, Black transposes into a relatively
rare system of the King's Indian - with e2-e3.} d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 {
Such positions are much more popular with reversed colours. White has an extra
tempo here, and Alexander Grischuk finds an interesting way to exploit it.} 8.
Qc2 ({The immediate} 8. b4 {is another option.}) 8... Re8 9. Rd1 $5 e4 10. Nd2
Qe7 {[%mdl 32] Black's standard plan is: ...Nd7-f8, ...h7-h5-h4(-h3 if
possible); alternatively ...Bc8-g4 with the pawn on h5; ...Nf8-h7-g5 etc. with
a kingside attack. Meanwhile, White creates counterplay on the queenside and
in the centre.} 11. b4 Nf8 12. Bb2 ({Here is an example how White can be
crushed when he plays inaccurately:} 12. a4 Bf5 13. b5 h5 14. Ba3 Ne6 15. Nf1
h4 16. a5 Ng5 17. a6 b6 18. Na2 $4 (18. h3 {was a must}) 18... Nf3+ $1 19. gxf3
exf3 20. Qb2 Qe4 21. Bd3 Qg4+ 22. Ng3 Bxd3 {0-1 (22) Houska,M (2364)-Bisby,D 
(2252) Witley 1999}) 12... h5 13. Rac1 (13. Nb3 $5 N8h7 14. d5 h4 15. h3 Ng5
16. c5) 13... Bf5 (13... h4 14. h3) (13... Bg4 $5) (13... N8h7 $5 14. Nb3 h4
15. h3 g5 $5 (15... Bf5 16. d5 $1 {[%cal Yb3d4]}) 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Nf6 18.
Qc4 b6 19. b5 Bb7 20. Qxc7 Nxd5 21. Qxe7 Rxe7 22. Ba3 {1-0 (50) Hera,I (2557)
-Schreiner,P (2460) Fuerstenfeld AUT 2013} Rd8 $11) 14. Nb3 {A logical plan
after ...Bc8-f5: d4-d5 and Nb3-d4. Actually, White's position turns out to be
quite pleasant, which means that Black should look into this system more
carefully.} (14. Qb3 c6 $5 (14... N8h7 15. c5 a6 16. b5 Ng5 17. bxa6 bxa6 18.
cxd6 cxd6 19. Ba3 $36 {1-0 (47) Freise,H-Wolter,K (2270) Germany 1998}) 15. d5
(15. c5 d5) 15... N8d7 $132 {[%cal Yd7e5]}) 14... N8h7 15. d5 h4 16. Nd4 (16.
h3 {is possible. In such situations a piece sacrifice on h3 can be dangerous
but here White successfully parries Black's threats:} Ng5 17. Nd4 Bxh3 18. gxh3
Qd7 19. Bf1 $1 Nxh3+ 20. Kh1 Qg4 21. Bg2 Ng5 22. Rg1 Nh3 23. Kh2 $1 Nxg1 24.
Rxg1 Qh5 25. Bh3 {keeping better prospects.}) 16... Bd7 (16... h3 $5 17. Nxf5
gxf5 {was an attempt to make use of White's delay of h2-h3 but after} 18. Nb5 {
Black's damaged pawn structure could be an important factor.}) 17. c5 $6 {
A principal error.} (17. h3 {was necessary; only after, say,} Ng5 {White could
continue} 18. c5 $1 dxc5 19. bxc5 Qxc5 20. Qb3 {with a queenside initiative.})
17... dxc5 $6 {Returning the favour.} (17... h3 $1 {, weakening light squares
around White's king, gave Black a good counterplay, e.g.} 18. g3 (18. c6 bxc6
19. dxc6 Bc8 20. g3 Ng5) 18... Ng5 19. c6 bxc6 20. Nxc6 (20. dxc6 Bg4) 20...
Bxc6 21. dxc6 Qe6 22. Nb5 Qc8 $13) 18. bxc5 Qxc5 19. Qb3 {White's pressure now
forces Black to forget about ...h4-h3.} ({Of course, not} 19. Nxe4 Qxc2 20.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. Nxc2 Rad8 $132) 19... Qb6 (19... Qa5 $142 20. Ncb5 Rac8 {
holding on.}) 20. Ncb5 (20. Ndb5 $1 {was even stronger, e.g.} c6 21. Na4 Qd8
22. dxc6 bxc6 23. Nd6 Re7 24. Nc5 $16 {[%csl Gc5,Gd6]}) 20... c5 21. dxc6 bxc6
22. Nd6 Rf8 (22... Qxb3 $142 23. axb3 (23. Nxb3 Re7 24. Nc5 {is not so
powerful without queens}) 23... Reb8 24. Nxc6 Bxc6 25. Rxc6 Rxb3 26. Bd4 Ng5
$14) 23. Ba3 {It was now better to evade the queen exchange on b3:} (23. Qc2 h3
(23... c5 24. Nb3) 24. Ba3 hxg2 25. Nxc6 Ng5 (25... Bxc6 26. Qxc6 Ng5) 26. Kxg2
{with full domination. It is essential that White keeps his a-pawn for a
future ending.}) 23... Qxb3 24. axb3 (24. Nxb3 $143 Rfd8 25. Nd4 Bf8) 24...
Rfb8 25. Nxc6 Bxc6 (25... Rxb3 $2 26. Ne7+ Kf8 27. Bc5 Kxe7 28. Bc4 Rbb8 29.
Nf5+ Kd8 30. Nxg7 {[%csl Rd8]}) 26. Rxc6 Rxb3 27. Bc5 Ng5 28. Bc4 Rbb8 29. Nxf7
{White decides to force matters.} (29. Bd4 $5 $36 {[%csl Gc4,Gc6,Gd4,Gd6]})
29... Nxf7 30. Rc7 Rf8 $138 (30... Rc8 $142 31. Bxf7+ Kh7 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Bd4
Rc7 {, and Black should not lose.}) 31. Bxf8 Rxf8 32. Rxa7 Ng4 33. Bd5 $138 (
33. h3 $142 Nge5 (33... Nf6 $2 34. Rd6 {[%cal Rd6b6,Rb6b7]}) 34. Bd5 Bf6 35.
Bxe4 Kg7 $16) 33... Bh6 (33... Be5 $1 34. h3 Nf6 {keeping the e4-pawn}) 34. Re7
Bg5 35. Rxe4 Nf6 36. Red4 Nxd5 37. Rxd5 h3 $2 (37... Bf6 $142) 38. f4 Bd8 39.
gxh3 $2 (39. g3 $1 {should be winning. The h3-pawn will fall at a later stage.}
) 39... Bb6 $2 (39... g5 $5 40. f5 Re8 {creating a blockade.}) 40. Kf2 $2 (40.
R1d3 $16 {[%cal Yg1g2,Ye3e4]}) 40... Nh6 {The time pressure is over, and it
becomes clear that White's winning chances have vanished. Black now wants to
give up two pieces for a rook and the e3-pawn, which will lead to a drawn rook
ending.} 41. Kf3 (41. Rd6 Bxe3+ $1 42. Kxe3 Nf5+) 41... Nf5 42. e4 {The last
but unsuccessful attempt.} (42. Rg1 Kh7 43. Rd7+ Kh6 {was equally fruitless.})
42... Ne3 43. Rd6 Nxd1 44. Rxg6+ Kf7 45. Rxb6 Rh8 $1 {White can't keep one of
his h-pawns, and the draw is inevitable.} 46. Rb7+ Kf6 47. e5+ Kf5 48. Rf7+ Ke6
49. Rf6+ Ke7 50. Rd6 Nc3 51. f5 (51. Kg4 Rg8+ 52. Kh5 (52. Kf5 Rf8+) 52... Rh8+
53. Rh6 Rf8 $1 $11) 51... Rxh3+ 52. Kf4 (52. Kg2 Re3) 52... Rxh2 53. f6+ Ke8
54. e6 Rf2+ 55. Ke5 Re2+ (55... Rxf6 $5 56. Kxf6 Ne4+ 57. Ke5 Nxd6 58. Kxd6 Kd8
$11) 56. Kf5 Rf2+ 57. Ke5 Re2+ 58. Kf5 Rf2+ 59. Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.09.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 Na6 7. Be3 {In my
opinion, this move is less accurate than} (7. Bg5) 7... e5 8. d5 c6 9. g4 Nc5
10. Nd2 a5 11. a3 Nfd7 (11... a4 {was possible right now as it was hardly
favourable for White to capture this pawn at the price of exchanging his
dark-squared bishop and weakening the dark squares in his camp (especially
after g2-g4):} 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. dxc6 $6 (13. Nxa4 $142 Qa5 14. Nc3 Bh6 $44)
13... bxc6 14. Nxa4 Bh6 15. Nc3 Rb8 16. Rb1 Qa5 17. Bd3 Rd8 18. Qc2 Be6 19. Nf3
Bf4 $17 {0-1 Muse,M (2474)-Levacic,P (2336)/Medulin 2002/CBM 090 ext (42)}) 12.
Rg1 {A surprising decision. White allows ...a5-a4.} ({In the event of} 12. b4
axb4 13. axb4 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 Na6 15. Qa3 c5 16. bxc5 Naxc5 {breaking up Black's
queenside defence is not an easy task.}) 12... a4 {White's queenside is now
paralysed but he's got a plan: long castling followed by a kingside pawn
attack.} 13. Qc2 Nb6 14. O-O-O Bd7 15. Kb1 cxd5 $2 {What looks like a small
inaccuracy turns out to be a grave positional error.} (15... Rc8 $142) 16. cxd5
(16. exd5 f5 $132) 16... Rc8 17. Bb5 $1 {[%mdl 32] That's the point. White
trades bishops, weakening the light squares in Black's camp and his a4-pawn.}
Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Qd7 19. Nc3 Bf6 (19... Rc7 20. h4 Rfc8 21. h5 {, and Black can't
make further progress.}) 20. g5 Bd8 {This bishop is aiming for a5 but where
can the b6-knight be moved to?} 21. h4 Na8 (21... Nb3 22. Nxb3 axb3 23. Qxb3
Nc4 {(S.Zagrebelny)} 24. Nb5 Nxe3 25. fxe3 {hardly gives Black any real
compensation for the missing pawn.}) 22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Qxa4 $16 {/+- White has
won a pawn and his pieces are also better positioned. The rest is a matter of
technique.} Qc8 24. Rc1 Nb6 25. Qd1 Qh3 26. Qf3 Qd7 (26... Qxh4 $4 27. Rg4 $18
{[%cal Rc1h1]}) (26... Qxf3 27. Nxf3 f5 {was relatively better.}) 27. Qd3 Kg7
28. Rc2 f6 {The last attempt to create counterplay.} 29. gxf6+ Rxf6 30. h5 $1 {
White has accurately calculated the consequences of this move.} Rxf2 31. hxg6
h6 (31... hxg6 32. Rxg6+ Kxg6 33. Qg3+ Bg5 34. Qxf2 $18) 32. Nd1 $1 {It is
essential for White to swap his passive c2 rook for Black's most active piece
- the Rf2.} (32. Nf3 $1 {was equally good, with the same idea.}) 32... Rxc2 (
32... Rf8 33. Ne3 $18) (32... Rf6 33. Rxc5 dxc5 34. Ne3 Rxg6 35. Nf5+ Kh7 36.
Rxg6 Kxg6 37. Nf3 $18 {->}) 33. Nxf2 $1 (33. Qxc2 $143 Rh2 34. Ne3 $140 Bg5)
33... Rc8 34. Ng4 Bg5 35. Nf3 Nc4 36. Nxg5 hxg5 37. Ne3 (37. Qh3 $1 {(pointed
out by many commentators) was winning on the spot:} Rh8 38. Qxh8+ Kxh8 39. Rh1+
$18) 37... Nxe3 38. Qxe3 Qa4 39. Qxg5 Qxe4+ 40. Ka1 Re8 (40... Rc7 41. Qd8 $18)
41. Rc1 $1 (41. Rc1 Qf4 42. Rc7+ Kg8 43. Qh5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final 1st"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E74"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. Be2 {The Averbakh system
is a rare guest in top tournaments nowadays but in this game Black fails to
equalize.} c5 7. d5 a6 8. a4 h6 9. Be3 e6 10. Nf3 (10. Qd2 {is another option.
GM Teimour Radjabov faced it in the following game:} exd5 11. exd5 Kh7 12. h3
Re8 13. Bd3 Qa5 $6 (13... Nh5) 14. Nf3 b5 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Bxb5 Bd7 17. O-O
Ne4 18. Nxe4 Rxe4 19. Qxa5 Rxa5 20. Bd2 Bxb5 21. Bxa5 Bxf1 22. Kxf1 $16 {
1/2 Grischuk,A (2717)-Radjabov,T (2747)/Odessa 2007/CBM 119 (85)}) 10... exd5
11. cxd5 (11. exd5 Bf5 12. O-O Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Ra3 a5 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16.
Rxd3 {1/2 Dorfman,J (2584)-Nataf,I (2588)/Aix-les-Bains 2007/CBM 120}) 11...
Bg4 (11... Ng4 $6 12. Bf4 Qf6 13. Bg3 Nd7 14. O-O Qe7 15. Nd2 Ngf6 16. Qc2 (16.
h3 $1 $16) 16... Ne5 17. f4 $6 Neg4 $132 {1/2 Mont Reynaud,J (2282)-Pavlovic,M
(2481)/Internet ICC 2000/EXT 2001 (60)}) 12. Nd2 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Re8 14. O-O Nbd7
$14 {[%mdl 32] White has a space advantage but how to make use of it? Black
applies tactics which are quite unusual for the Modern Benoni structure: he
just waits! However, that enables White to prepare an attack.} 15. h3 Nh5 16.
a5 Rb8 17. Ra4 Ne5 18. Kh2 Qe7 19. g3 Nd7 20. Kg2 Kh7 21. Qd1 Kg8 22. Qc2 Rbc8
23. Re1 Kh7 24. f4 Qd8 25. Nf3 Rb8 26. g4 Nhf6 27. Bf2 Ng8 28. g5 b5 {Finally
starting counterplay.} 29. axb6 Rxb6 30. Re2 h5 (30... Ne7 $5 {although it
doesn't prevent} 31. gxh6 Bxh6 32. e5 $36) 31. e5 $1 {This break in the centre
is quite common but White should mind the f5 square here.} Ne7 (31... dxe5 32.
f5 $1 $16 {- a typical idea.}) 32. Rae4 (32. e6 $5 fxe6 33. dxe6 Nf8 34. Nh4 {
taking the important point under control}) 32... dxe5 (32... Nf5 33. e6 fxe6
34. dxe6 Nb8 (34... Nf8 35. Nd5 Rxb2 36. Qd3 Rxe2 37. Qxe2) 35. Nd5 Rxb2 36.
Qa4 $16) 33. fxe5 Nf5 34. Na4 {Probably wrong!} (34. Qd2 $142 {keeping all
possibilities (e6, d6, Na4)}) 34... Rb4 35. e6 fxe6 36. dxe6 Nf8 37. Nxc5 (37.
Rxb4 cxb4 38. Qc4 Qd6 39. Nc5 Qc6 {and it is difficult for White to make any
progress.}) 37... Rxb2 38. Qc4 (38. Qa4 Rxe2 39. Rxe2 Qa8 40. Qe4 Qxe4 41. Rxe4
a5 42. Be1 a4 43. Bb4 {is the maximum White can achieve. He has a strong
passed pawn (while Black's passed pawn is stopped); Black's f8-knight is
paralysed. However, what to do next? It the white king goes to e1, Black
replies ...Ng3 and draws.}) 38... Rxe2 (38... Nd6 39. Qd3 Nxe4 40. Qxd8 Rxd8
41. Rxe4 {[%cal Re6e7]}) 39. Rxe2 a5 40. Qb5 Qc8 41. Qxa5 {Practically forcing
a draw. The remaining moves could be spared.} Nxe6 42. Nxe6 Rxe6 43. Rxe6 Qxe6
44. Qc7 Ne7 45. Qb6 Qf5 46. Bg3 Qe4 47. Qa7 Qc2+ 48. Qf2 Qc6 49. Qe2 Nf5 50.
Bf2 Qd5 51. Qd2 Qb7 52. Qd3 Be5 53. Qd2 Bd6 54. Qc1 Be7 55. Qd2 Qc6 56. Qf4 Qd5
57. Qc7 Qe4 58. Qd7 Nd6 59. Qa7 Nf5 60. Qd7 Qe2 61. Qa7 Kg7 62. Qa1+ Kg8 63.
Qa8+ Kf7 64. Qd5+ Kg7 65. Kg1 Bd6 66. Bd4+ Nxd4 67. Qxd4+ Kh7 68. Qxd6 Qxf3 69.
Qe7+ Kg8 70. Qe8+ Kg7 71. Qe7+ Kg8 72. Qe8+ Kg7 73. Qe7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-B 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.30"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. O-O Rb8 {
This move order is considered less accurate than the normal} (7... a6) 8. e3 {
A rare, rather harmless continuation.} e5 (8... Bf5 9. d5 Na5 10. Nd4 Bd7 11.
b3 c5 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Bd2 c5 14. Nde2 Bc6 15. e4 Ba8 16. Rc1 Nc6 17. Nd5 $14
{0-1 McNab,C (2475)-Hebden,M (2550)/Glasgow 1995/EXT 2001 (78)}) (8... a6 {
leads to a well-known theoretical position from the 7...a6 system.}) 9. d5 Ne7
(9... e4 $5 10. dxc6 (10. Nd2 Bg4 11. Qc2 Ne5) 10... exf3 11. Qxf3 Bg4 12. Qf4
bxc6 13. Bxc6 Bh3 14. Rd1 Nd7 $44) 10. e4 Nd7 11. b4 h6 {After this move 
(preventing Nf3-g5 but losing time) White's queenside attack becomes dangerous.
} (11... f5 $5 12. Ng5 Nf6 {It is important that the b7 pawn is protected.})
12. Be3 a6 13. Nd2 f5 14. f3 f4 15. Ba7 Ra8 16. Bf2 h5 17. c5 g5 18. Nc4 Nf6
19. cxd6 cxd6 20. Bb6 Qd7 21. Qa4 $6 {It is attractive to exchange queens but
Black now manages to organise a defence.} (21. Rc1 $5 Ng6 22. Bf2 Qe7 23. Nb6
Rb8 24. b5 $5) 21... Qxa4 22. Nxa4 Bd7 23. Nab2 Nc8 24. Rac1 Rf7 25. Bd8 Rf8
26. Bc7 Ne8 27. Nb6 Nxb6 28. Bxb6 Bf6 29. Nc4 h4 30. g4 $6 {[%mdl 32] White
will not be able to break through on the queenside.} (30. gxh4 $5 gxh4 (30...
g4 31. Bf2) 31. Rf2 $14 {The g-file and the h3-c8 diagonal may be useful for
the side which keeps general initiative, i.e. White, rather than Black.}) 30...
Bb5 31. Rf2 Bxc4 32. Rxc4 Bd8 33. Bxd8 Rxd8 {, and all White's attempts were
vain:} 34. Bf1 Rf7 35. Rfc2 Kf8 36. a4 Rdd7 37. Rc8 Rc7 38. R2xc7 Rxc7 39. Rb8
Ke7 40. b5 axb5 41. axb5 Nf6 42. b6 Rc1 $1 43. Rxb7+ Nd7 44. Rc7 Rb1 45. b7 Kd8
46. Rc8+ Ke7 47. Rg8 Kf7 $1 48. b8=R (48. Rxg5 Nf6 49. Rf5 Kg6 {[%csl Rf5]})
48... Rxb8 49. Rxb8 Nxb8 50. Bb5 Ke7 51. Kf2 Kd8 52. Ke2 Kc7 53. Kd3 Kb6 54.
Kc4 Ka5 55. h3 Na6 56. Bxa6 Kxa6 57. Kb4 Kb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.10.09"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "189"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. Rc1 Ng6 14. c5 Nxc5 15. b4
Na6 16. Nd3 Rf7 17. Nb5 b6 {[%mdl 32] A passive move. Black renounces his
attacking chances and hopes that his position, with an extra pawn, will be
solid enough to stand White's pressure.} (17... Bd7 {is the most popular move
in this position.}) (17... h5 {and}) (17... Bf8 {have been seen in practice,
too.}) 18. Be1 (18. Qa4 $6 h5 19. h3 Bh6 20. Rc3 Rg7 21. Rfc1 g4 22. fxg4 f3
23. gxf3 Bxc1 24. Rxc1 Qg5 $36 {0-1 Broniek,M-Tasic,V/LSS 2008/Telechess CBM
125 (49)}) (18. Rc3 $5 Qd7 (18... h5 $6 19. Kh1 Bf6 20. a4 Qd7 21. Qc2 g4 22.
Rc1 Bd8 $2 23. Nxd6 $1 Qxd6 24. Rc6 $18 {1-0 Karner,C (2181)-Sandhoefner,F 
(2233)/Aschach 1999/CBM 073 ext (34)}) 19. a4 Bf6 20. Qc2 Bd8 21. Rc1 Bb7 {
is similar to the game} (21... h5 $2 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Rc6 $18 {1-0 Van Elst,A
(2263)-Zimmerman,Y (2375)/Condom 2005/CBM 107 ext (50)})) 18... Bf6 19. Nf2 h5
20. h3 (20. a3 Qd7 21. Rc3 Bd8 22. Qc2 Nb8 23. a4 a6 24. Na3 Qe8 25. Nc4 Bb7
26. Bd2 Nd7 27. Rc1 Nf6 28. Be1 Rg7 29. h3 Nh8 {1/2 Nielsen,P (2651)-Likavsky,
T (2492)/Germany 2007/CBM 123 (72) - White tried hard but failed to break down
Black's defence.}) 20... Bb7 21. Rc2 Qd7 22. Qd3 Bd8 {This is Black's plan. He
will now just sit and wait.} 23. Bd2 Nb8 24. Rfc1 Ba6 25. Rc3 Rg7 26. Ra3 Ne7
27. Be1 Nc8 28. Rac3 Rh7 29. Nd1 Rg7 30. Bf2 Kh7 31. Nb2 Kh6 32. Kf1 {White
removes his king from the kingside to avoid a possible counter-attack.} Kh7 33.
Ke1 Kh6 34. R3c2 Rf7 35. Nd1 Rg7 36. Bf1 Kh7 37. Rc3 Kg8 38. R1c2 Kh7 39. Kd2
Kg8 40. Kc1 Kh7 41. Kb2 Kg8 42. Rc1 Kh7 43. R3c2 Kg8 44. Ndc3 Qe8 45. Nb1 Bxb5
{Black must now exchange this knight, otherwise after Nb1-a3 and Qd3-d2 he
will have problems protecting his c7-pawn.} 46. Qxb5 Qf8 $5 ({In the event of} 
46... Qxb5 47. Bxb5 Kf8 (47... a5 $143 48. a3 {with the following plan:
Nb1-d2-c4 to force ...a5xb4 and then seize the a-file}) 48. Nd2 a6 {(this will
be forced anyway)} 49. Be2 Kg8 {I would suggest the following plan: Rc3, the
king goes back to the kingside to protect the g2 pawn in case of ...
Nc8-e7-g6-h4 (without queens Black's attack is not dangerous anymore), then
Rc3-a3-a4 and Rc1-c3-a3 attacking the a6 pawn. Alternatively, instead of the
king march, White can transfer his knight to e1. Black probably couldn't find
a good defence over the board and decided to evade the queen exchange. Now any
queenside attack will expose the white king. However, White carries out a
similar plan of attacking the a-pawn.}) 47. Na3 a6 48. Qa4 Ra7 49. Qb3 Ra8 50.
Nb1 Qe8 51. Nc3 Ra7 52. Be2 Kf8 53. Rd1 Qd7 54. Ka1 Qe8 55. Rdc1 Qd7 56. Rb2
Qe8 57. Qd1 Rb7 58. Qf1 b5 {Alas, Black can't keep his pawn structure.} (58...
Ra7 59. Rb3 {[%cal Yb3a3]}) 59. a4 bxa4 60. Bxa6 Nxa6 61. Qxa6 Rb8 62. Nxa4 {
White has recaptured the sacrificed material. He will now use his b-pawn to
undermine Black's pawn chain. GM Teimour Radjabov decides to start counterplay.
} g4 63. hxg4 hxg4 64. Kb1 Qd7 65. Nc3 Ne7 66. b5 Qc8 (66... gxf3 67. gxf3 Qh3
68. b6 cxb6 (68... Qxf3 $2 69. b7) 69. Qd3 {[%cal Yc3b5]}) 67. Qa3 (67. Qxc8
Nxc8 68. Na4 Ra8 69. Rb4 gxf3 70. gxf3 Rg2 $132) 67... Ra8 68. Qb4 Qd7 69. b6
cxb6 70. Nb5 Rg6 {Holding on doggedly.} 71. Be1 Kg8 72. Qb3 Kf8 $6 {
Essentially a loss of time.} (72... Rc8 $142) 73. Qd3 Kg8 74. Bb4 Rc8 (74...
gxf3 75. gxf3 Rc8 76. Rh1 $40 {[%cal Yb2h2]}) 75. Rbc2 {At this moment White
could have simply taken the pawn as Black couldn't recapture it:} (75. fxg4 {
e.g.} Rxc1+ 76. Kxc1 Nc8 77. Qc4 Na7 78. Nxa7 Qxa7 79. Qc8 Qe7 80. Ra2 Kh7 (
80... Qc7+ 81. Rc2 $1) 81. Kb1 Qc7 82. Qf5 $36) 75... Rxc2 76. Rxc2 Nc8 {
[%cal Yc8a7] Black could hardly "stand" as White would invade along the a-file,
e.g.} (76... gxf3 77. gxf3 Rh6 78. Kb2 Rg6 79. Kb3 {[%cal Yc2a2]} Kg7 80. Ra2
$1 Nc8 81. Qc4 Rg3 82. Ra8 Rxf3+ 83. Ka4 $18) 77. Kb2 $6 {After this "soft"
move Black simplifies the position and equalizes.} (77. Rc6 $5 {was a good
chance, e.g.} Na7 78. Nxa7 (78. Rxd6 $143 Rxd6 79. Nxd6 Be7 80. Qa3 Bxd6 81.
Bxd6 Qb5+) 78... Qxa7 79. Bxd6 ({or} 79. Rxd6 Rxd6 80. Bxd6 b5 81. Qd2) 79...
gxf3 80. gxf3 Rg1+ 81. Rc1 Rxc1+ (81... Rg2 82. Qb3) 82. Kxc1 Qa1+ 83. Kc2 Qa2+
84. Kc3 {keeping a strong passed pawn.}) (77. Qc4 $1 {was probably even
stronger} Na7 $140 (77... gxf3 78. gxf3 Ne7 79. Kb2 {[%cal Yb2b3,Yc2a2]}) 78.
Nxd6 $1 (78. Nxa7 $5 Qxa7 79. Qc8 Qe7 80. fxg4) 78... Rxd6 (78... b5 79. Qa2)
79. Bxd6 Qxd6 80. Qa4 Qe7 81. d6 $1 Qxd6 82. Qxa7 $16) 77... gxf3 78. gxf3 Na7
$1 79. Nxa7 Qxa7 80. Qb5 Kf7 81. Rh2 Be7 $11 82. Rc2 $6 (82. Rh7+ Kg8 (82...
Kf6 83. Qe8 Rg2+ 84. Bd2 Rxd2+ 85. Kc1 Qa1+ $11) 83. Rh2 $11) 82... Rg8 $1 {
Black suddenly captures the initiative.} 83. Kb3 Ra8 84. Qc6 b5 $5 85. Qxb5 Rb8
86. Qc6 Qg1 87. Qc3 $2 (87. Rc1 Qf2 88. Qc3 Ra8 89. Ba3 Bd8 90. Rc2 $15) 87...
Qb1+ $2 {Black misses a nice win:} (87... Qd1 $1 {tying up the white pieces}
88. Kb2 Kf6 $1 89. Ka3 (89. Rc1 $2 Qa4) (89. Kb3 Bd8 {[%cal Rd8b6,Rd8a5]})
89... Ra8+ 90. Kb3 Kf7 $22 91. Ba3 (91. Kb2 Qa1+ 92. Kb3 Qa4+ 93. Kb2 Rb8)
91... Rb8+ 92. Bb4 (92. Ka4 Rb7 93. Bb4 Bh4 94. Ka3 Be1 $19) 92... Bd8 $19 {
[%csl Rb3,Rf3] ->}) 88. Rb2 Qd1+ (88... Qa1 89. Rd2) 89. Ka2 {White safely
consolidates his position.} Rh8 90. Ba3 Rh1 91. Qc8 $1 Qa1+ 92. Kb3 Qd1+ 93.
Ka2 Qa1+ 94. Kb3 Qd1+ 95. Ka2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 5th"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2010.08.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2010.08.12"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 Nc6 10. d5 Ne7 11. Nd2 h5 12. h3 Nh6 13. g4 hxg4 (13... g5 14. Bg3 h4
{, closing the kingside completely, is the main alternative; however, White
has the upper hand on the queenside and keeps the initiative.}) 14. hxg4 Nf7
15. Qc2 {Preparing queenside castling and attack along the h-file.} (15. Qb3 {
is also played.}) 15... c5 {[%cal Ya7a6,Yb7b5]} (15... Bd7 {is the alternative
plan:} 16. O-O-O Nc8 (16... c5 17. Rh2 Nc8 18. Bg3 Bh6 19. f4 $1 {[%cal Yf4f5,
Yg4g5]} exf4 20. e5 Kg7 21. exf6+ Qxf6 22. Nce4 Qe7 (22... Qe5 23. Bh4 g5 24.
Nf3 Qe7 25. Qc3+ $18 {1-0 Peralta,F (2557)-Suarez Real,A (2417)/Leon 2008/CBM
127 Extra (29)}) 23. Bh4 g5 24. Bxg5 $1 Bxg5 (24... Nxg5 25. Rxh6 $1 Kxh6 26.
Rh1+ Kg7 27. Nxg5 $18) 25. Rh7+ $1 Kxh7 26. Nxg5+ $18 {1-0 Tegshsuren,E (2415)
-Shulman,Y (2596)/Connecticut 2002/CBM 087 ext (44)}) (16... c6 $5 {- see 15...
c6}) 17. Bg3 Bh6 18. f4 $1 (18. Rh2 Kg7 19. Rdh1 Rh8 20. Kb1 {1/2 Magerramov,E
(2556)-Fedorov,A (2590)/Dubai 2001/CBM 083}) 18... Bxf4 (18... exf4 19. e5 $1)
19. Bxf4 exf4 20. e5 $1 Nxe5 21. Rh6 Qe7 22. Rdh1 Qg7 23. Nf3 Ne7 24. Nxe5 fxe5
25. Bd3 Bxg4 26. Bxg6 $40 {1-0 Peralta,F (2509)-Spasov,V (2542)/Lorca 2004/EXT
2005 (35)}) (15... c6 16. O-O-O Bd7 17. Kb1 {1-0 Van Wely,L (2677)-Umudova,N 
(2222)/Baku 2008/CBM 124 Extra (38)} a6 $5 {[%cal Yb7b5] should be checked.})
16. O-O-O a6 (16... Bh6 $2 17. Bxf6 Bg5 18. Bxg5 Nxg5 19. Qd3 Kg7 20. Qg3 Ng8
21. Qh4 Qf6 22. f4 $1 exf4 23. Nf3 Nxf3 24. Qh7# {1-0 Wells,P (2479)
-Bromberger,S (2411)/Fuerth 2002/CBM 090 ext}) (16... Bd7 17. Rdf1 (17. Kb1 Nc8
18. Qd3 Bh6 19. Rh2 Kg7 20. Rdh1 Rh8 21. Nf1 Bf4 22. Bg3 Rxh2 23. Rxh2 Bg5 24.
Bh4 Nb6 25. Qh3 Bf4 26. Bg3 Bh6 27. f3 Qe7 $13 {1/2 Taboas Rodriguez,D (2309)
-Cheparinov,I (2531)/Dos Hermanas 2004/EXT 2005 (113)}) 17... a6 $1 (17... Nc8
$6 {[%csl Rc8]} 18. Bg3 Bh6 19. f4 $1 Bxf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Rxf4 Kg7 22. Rhf1
Ne5 23. g5 f5 24. exf5 Bxf5 25. Nce4 $16 {1-0 Huzman,A (2574)-Saravanan,V 
(2412)/Biel 2000/CBM 077 ext (41)}) 18. Rh2 (18. Bg3 Bh6 19. f4 exf4 20. Bxf4
Bxf4 21. Rxf4 Kg7 22. Nd1 (22. Rhf1 Ng8) 22... Ne5 23. Ne3 g5 24. Rf2 Rh8 25.
Rxh8 Qxh8 26. Ndf1 {1/2 Nikitin,A (2535)-Solovjev,N (2166)/Togliatti 2001/CBM
083 ext}) 18... Nc8 19. Bg3 Bh6 20. f4 exf4 21. Bxf4 Bxf4 22. Rxf4 Kg7 23. Nd1
(23. Rhf2 Ng5 $1) 23... Ne7 24. Rf1 Rh8 25. Rhf2 Ng8 $13 {1/2 Avrukh,B (2591)
-Inarkiev,E (2500)/Moscow 2002/CBM 088 (61)}) 17. Rh2 (17. Rdf1 b5 18. Bg3 $6 (
18. Nd1 {[%cal Yd1e3] A.Fedorov}) 18... Bh6 19. f4 b4 20. Nd1 exf4 21. Bxf4
Bxf4 22. Rxf4 Kg7 $15 {0-1 Gelfand,B (2713)-Fedorov,A (2659)/Batumi 1999/CBM
074 (55)}) 17... Bd7 18. Rdh1 b5 (18... Qc8 19. Nd1 Bxg4 20. Bxg4 Qxg4 21. Ne3
Qd7 22. Qd1 $40 Nh6 $6 23. Bg3 Kf7 24. Rxh6 Bxh6 25. Rxh6 Rh8 26. Ng4 Rxh6 27.
Nxh6+ Kg7 28. Ng4 $16 {1-0 Halkias,S (2505)-Markidis,K (2342)/Kavala 2001/EXT
2002 (40)}) 19. Kb1 {In two correspondence games White players chose different
plans and gradually outplayed their opponents:} (19. Qd3 Qa5 20. Qh3 Rfb8 21.
f4 $1 b4 (21... exf4 22. e5 $1 dxe5 23. Nde4 $40) 22. Nb3 Qc7 23. fxe5 dxe5 (
23... Nxe5 24. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 25. Rf2 $18) 24. Nb1 Qd6 25. Bf2 Rc8 26. Qh7+ Kf8
27. Be3 a5 28. N3d2 a4 29. Rf2 Ra7 30. Nf1 Ra6 31. Ng3 Qb6 32. g5 $1 $18 {
1-0 Nielsen,J (2516)-Vinot,S (2519)/ICCF Email 2002/ICCF Telechess CBM 102 (45)
}) (19. Bg3 Qc8 20. f3 b4 21. Nd1 a5 22. Bf2 Qc7 23. Qd3 a4 24. Nf1 Ng5 25. Be3
Rae8 26. f4 $1 exf4 27. Bxf4 Qb6 28. e5 $1 dxe5 29. Bxg5 fxg5 30. Nf2 Nc8 31.
Ne4 $16 {1-0 Collazo,F (2391)-Barros,I/IECC 2003/Telechess CBM 97 (59)}) 19...
Rb8 20. Bg3 Qc8 21. f3 Rb7 22. Ka1 Qc7 23. f4 Rfb8 24. fxe5 {[%mdl 32]
Probably inaccurate. Black now gets the important d6-square for his knights.} (
24. f5 $5 {, and White should break through. E.g. Nc3-d1-e3 with idea f5xg6
and Ne3-f5; if Black plays ...g6-g5, White can prepare a decisive invasion
along the h-file.}) 24... dxe5 25. Nd1 Nc8 26. Ne3 (26. Bf2 $142 $1 $16 {
[%csl Rc5][%cal Yf2c5] White's kingside attack is halted so he must exploit
the second weakness in Black's position.}) 26... Ncd6 27. Bh4 bxc4 28. Ndxc4
Bb5 29. Rb1 Bxc4 30. Nxc4 Nxc4 31. Bxc4 Nd6 32. Be1 Qd7 33. Be2 c4 34. Bc3 (34.
g5 f5 $132) 34... g5 {Black has consolidated his position, and White soon
gives up his winning attempts.} 35. Rhh1 (35. Bd1 $5 {[%cal Yc2e2,Yd1c2]} Nb5
36. Qd2 {was the last chance of regrouping.}) 35... Qe8 36. Bf3 Nb5 37. Qa4 Rc8
38. Rhc1 Bf8 39. Be1 Nd6 40. Qxe8 Rxe8 {The general conclusion is that this
opening line is strategically dangerous for Black.} (40... Rxe8 41. b3 $5 cxb3
42. Rxb3 Rxb3 43. axb3 Re7 $132 {[%cal Ye7h7]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 Nh5 (12... Kh8 {-see detaoled
commented game  0-1 Ponomariov,R-Radjabov,T/Wijk aan Zee 2003/CBM 93_01
[Tsesarsky,I] (38)}) 13. c5 Nf4 14. Bc4 (14. Qb3 {-see commented game 1/2-1/2
Pelletier,Y-Smirin,I/Biel 2002/CBM 91 [Pelletier,Y](41)}) 14... Kh8 ({On} 14...
a5 {Strong reply is} 15. b5 $1 (15. bxa5 $143 Rxa5 16. cxd6 Qxd6 17. Qb3 Kh8
18. Nb5 Qf6 19. Bxf4 (19. Ne6 Bxe6 20. dxe6 fxe4 21. Rxe4 Qg5 {[%csl Rg2][%cal
Gg5g2]} 22. Qc2 $132) 19... exf4 20. Ne6 Bxe6 21. e5 Qh4 22. dxe6 Nc6 23. Rad1
Nxe5 24. Bf1 {1/2-1/2 Goloshchapov,A-Golubev,M/Ordzhonikidze 2001/CBM 86 (24)})
15... h6 16. Ne6 Bxe6 17. dxe6 dxc5 18. Qd7 $14) 15. Rb1 {[%mdl 12] Strong
novelty} (15. Ne6 {Perhps, premature jump. It's better to wait for h7-h6.} Bxe6
16. dxe6 fxe4 17. fxe4 Nc6 18. Be3 (18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Nb5 Qe7 20. Qxd6 Qg5 21.
Qd2 (21. g3 Nh3+ 22. Kg2 Rf2+ 23. Kh1 Qf6 24. Qd1 Rd8 25. Bd5 Nxb4 $17) 21...
a6 22. Nc7 (22. Nc3 Nd4 23. Kh1 Rac8 24. Bf1 Qe7 $17) 22... Nd4 23. Kh1 Rac8
$19 {0-1 Berkvens,J-Efimenko,Z/Hengelo 2001/CBM 83 ext (33)}) 18... Nd4 19. Rc1
dxc5 20. bxc5 Nfxe6 21. c6 bxc6 22. Bxe6 Nxe6 23. Qxd8 Rfxd8 24. Na4 Nd4 $17 {
1/2-1/2 Tukmakov,V-Efimenko,Z/Lausanne 2001/CBM 82 ext (37)}) (15. g3 h6 (15...
h6 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,E-Baklan,V/Moscow 2001/CBM 86 (15)}) 16. Ne6 Nxe6 17. dxe6
Nc6 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Nb5 Bxe6 20. Bxe6 Qb6+ 21. Be3 Qxb5 22. exf5 gxf5 23. a4
Qxb4 24. Rb1 Qa3 25. Rxb7 Nd8 26. Bc1 Qc5+ 27. Be3 Qa3 28. Bc1 Qc5+ 29. Be3 Qa3
{1/2-1/2 Najer,E-Voitsekhovsky,S/St Petersburg 2002/EXT 2003 (29)}) 15... a6
16. Kh1 h6 17. Ne6 Nxe6 18. dxe6 Nc6 19. b5 Nd4 (19... axb5 20. Nxb5 dxc5 21.
Qxd8 Rxd8 22. Nxc7 $14) 20. bxa6 bxa6 21. Ba3 Re8 22. Bd5 c6 (22... Ra7 23. Rb8
$14 {[%csl Gb8][%cal Gb8h8]}) 23. cxd6 $1 {[%csl Gd6] This P became very
strong.} Bxe6 $2 $16 {White caught initiative in the opening, and Black loses
paitence.} ({Much better was} 23... cxd5 $1 24. exd5 (24. d7 Bxd7 25. exd7 Qxd7
26. Nxd5 {[%csl Ga3,Gd4,Gd5,Rg7]} Rab8 27. Qd3 $14) 24... Nxe6 (24... Nb5 25.
Nxb5 axb5 26. Qb3) 25. dxe6 Bxe6 26. Nd5 $14 {White leaves with advantage in
all cases, but position is playable for Black.}) 24. Bxe6 Rxe6 25. Bc5 $1 (25.
exf5 $143 $6 gxf5 26. Rb7 Qg5 $1 {[%cal Gg5g2,Gg5c1] Black receives certain
counterplay via g-line.} 27. Bc5 Rg6 28. Rg1 Rd8 29. d7 $14) 25... Nb5 26. Qb3
Qe8 27. Red1 Rd8 28. Nxb5 axb5 $2 $18 {[%csl Rc6] Black remains with weak Pc6.}
({Right was} 28... cxb5 $16) 29. a4 bxa4 30. Qxa4 {[%cal Gb1b7] White easily
penetrates his pieces into black camp with decisive Attack on the 7-th line.}
Bf8 (30... Qd7 31. Rb6 Rc8 32. Qb3 $18) 31. d7 Qf7 (31... Rxd7 32. Rxd7 Bxc5
33. Rbb7 Bf8 34. Qa7 $1 $18) 32. Qa5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.24"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Padova"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. f4 $6 {An
unusual and hardly effective combination of opening moves.} Nh5 (7... Qe8 {
[%cal Ye7e5] is good, too:} 8. Nf3 (8. Bd3 e5 (8... c5 $5) 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. d5
Nh5 11. Nge2 f5 12. Qd2 Nc5 13. Bc2 fxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bf5 16. Bxf5
gxf5 17. O-O-O Qg6 $36 {1-0 (56) Arbakov,V (2471)-Kurnosov,I (2287) Alushta
2000}) 8... e5 $5 (8... Nh5 9. g4 Ng3 10. Rg1 Nxf1 11. Kxf1 e6 12. Qd2 f6 13.
Bh4 c6 14. Bg3 f5 $132 {1/2 (22) Kuzenkov,A (2375)-Sonzogno,A (2560) ICCF 1998}
) 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. d5 (10. Nxe5 c5 $1) (10. dxe5 Nd7) 10... Nh5 {with
excellent play for Black.}) 8. Nge2 c5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (8... h6 9. Bh4 f5 $6
10. exf5 gxf5 11. g3 Qe8 12. Bg2 e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. fxe5 Qxe5 15. Qd5+ Qxd5
16. Bxd5+ Kh7 17. Bf3 Nf6 18. O-O-O $14 {1/2 (26) Spassky,B (2545)-Polgar,J 
(2665) Hoogeveen 1998 EXT 1999 [Hazai]}) (8... f6 9. Bh4 Bh6 10. Qd2 (10. f5
$142 $1 $13) 10... e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Nd5 g5 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15.
fxg5 Nb4 $17 {0-1 (31) Fischer,J (2355)-Kaminik,A (2190) Bad Wiessee 2000}) 9.
d5 b5 $5 {This aggressive play in the spirit of the Benko Gambit is justified
by the fact that White's kingside is seriously weakened.} (9... Nc7 10. g4 Nf6
11. Bg2 {is more passive.}) 10. cxb5 Nc7 11. a4 Rb8 12. g4 Nf6 13. Ng3 (13. Bg2
a6 14. Qb3 {, to gain some time for development while Black will be dealing
with recapturing the b-pawn, is still in Black's favour:} axb5 15. axb5 Bd7 16.
b6 Nb5 $1 17. Na4 (17. Nxb5 Qxb6) 17... Be8 18. O-O Nd7 $1 $15) 13... h6 (13...
a6 $5 14. Bd3 axb5 15. axb5 Nd7) 14. Bh4 Nh7 15. Qd2 a6 16. Bc4 (16. e5 $1 dxe5
17. Nge4 {was a good tactical chance leading to unclear complications.}) 16...
axb5 17. axb5 Bd7 {Now Black simply recaptures the b5-pawn and obtains the
better prospects.} 18. e5 $6 {Too late!} (18. Nge2 $142 Nxb5 19. O-O) 18...
Bxb5 $1 19. Nxb5 (19. b3 Bxc4 20. bxc4 dxe5 21. Nge4 exf4 22. d6 Ng5 23. dxc7
Qxc7 24. Bxg5 hxg5 25. O-O Bd4+ 26. Kg2 Qe5 $17) 19... Nxb5 20. Qa5 $2 (20. Qd3
$142 Nd4 21. Ne4 Rxb2 22. O-O {with some counterplay for the pawn.}) 20... Qe8
$1 21. O-O g5 22. Nf5 gxh4 {Black has won a whole piece: too high a price for
some activity for White's pieces!} 23. Rae1 dxe5 24. Rxe5 Bxe5 25. fxe5 e6 26.
Nxh6+ Kg7 27. Qd2 Qd8 28. Rf6 Nd4 29. Nxf7 Nxf6 0-1

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "193"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 Kh8 13. Ne6 Bxe6 14. dxe6 {The
ideas of this line were explained by GM T.Radjabov in his annotations to his
game vs. L.Van Wely (CBM 120), as well as annotations by GM E.Postny to the
same game and to Shirov - Radjabov from the same issue. You can find even more
explanations in the commentary to an earlier game Van Wely - Radjabov from CBM
111, annotated by GM V.Mikhalevski.} Re8 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] A new idea - Black
decides that this move is necessary anyway to attack the e6 pawn.} (14... fxe4
$6 {was first played by Radjabov}) ({then he came to} 14... Nh5 {(see
above-mentioned games)}) ({but} 14... Nc6 {is the closest "ideological
relative" to Radjabov's novelty. This move was played in the following game:}
15. Nd5 (15. exf5 gxf5 16. Be3 Nxb4 $140 17. Rb1 {was probably what Teimour
didn't like here}) 15... Re8 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Bd3 (17. Bb2 Rxe6 18. Bd3 $36)
17... e4 18. fxe4 {1/2-1/2 Naumann,A-Chevelevitch,E/Bad Woerishofen 2008/CBM
122 Extra}) 15. Nd5 (15. exf5 {is now senseless due to} Nxf5) ({or} 15. Be3
fxe4 16. fxe4 Nc6 {and Black is OK.}) 15... fxe4 $1 (15... Nc6 16. exf5 gxf5
17. Bb2 Rxe6 18. Bd3 $36) 16. Nxf6 {White had some alternatives, which had
been definitely analysed by Teimour:} (16. fxe4 Nxe4 {e.g.} 17. Qc2 $5 Nxd5 18.
cxd5 Nc3 $5 19. Qxc3 e4) (16. Bg5 $5 Nexd5 17. cxd5 c6 $5) 16... Bxf6 17. fxe4
Nc6 18. Bg4 Nd4 19. Be3 c6 (19... Nxe6 {was quite possible although White's
compensation (better position of pieces) should be enough to survive after} 20.
Bxe6 Rxe6 21. Qd5 Qc8 22. Rf1 c6 23. Qd3) 20. Bxd4 exd4 {Opposite-coloured
bishops leave no doubt as to the outcome of the game (between top GMs, not
patzers!) but the "Sofia rule" demanded several dozen more senseless moves.}
21. Rf1 Rf8 22. Qd3 Qe7 23. Rf3 Bg7 24. Raf1 Rxf3 25. Rxf3 Rf8 26. Rxf8+ Qxf8
27. Qf3 h5 28. Qxf8+ Bxf8 29. Be2 Kg7 30. b5 Kf6 31. bxc6 bxc6 32. Bd3 Kxe6 {
An extra pawn is just a moral consolation for Black.} 33. Kf2 Ke5 34. Kf3 Bh6
35. h3 a5 36. a4 Bg5 37. Kg3 Bf4+ 38. Kf2 g5 39. Kf3 Bd2 40. Kg3 Bb4 41. Kf3
Bc3 42. Kg3 Bd2 43. Kf3 Bf4 44. Kf2 Ke6 45. Ke2 Kf6 46. Kf3 Bc1 47. Kf2 Ke5 48.
Kf3 Be3 49. Kg3 Bg1 50. Kf3 Bh2 51. g3 Bg1 52. Kg2 Be3 53. Kf3 Bd2 54. Ke2 Bb4
55. Kf2 Bc3 56. Ke2 Ke6 57. Kd1 Bb4 58. Ke2 Bc5 59. Kd2 Ke5 60. Ke2 Bb6 61. Kf3
Kf6 62. Ke2 Ke6 63. Bc2 Kf6 64. Bd3 Bc7 65. Kf2 Ke5 66. Kf3 Bd8 67. Ke2 Bf6 68.
Kf3 Ke6 69. Kf2 Ke5 70. Kf3 Bg7 71. Kf2 Bh6 72. Kf3 Bf8 73. Kf2 Be7 74. Kf3 Bd8
75. Ke2 Bb6 76. Kf3 Ba7 77. Ke2 Bc5 78. Kf3 Bb4 79. Kf2 Bd2 80. Ke2 Bc3 81. Kf2
h4 82. gxh4 gxh4 83. Kf3 Bd2 84. Kg4 Be1 85. Kf3 Bg3 86. Kg4 Ke6 87. Kf3 Kd7
88. Ke2 Bf4 89. Bc2 Kc7 90. Kd3 Be5 91. Bd1 Kb6 92. Bh5 Kc5 93. Be8 d5 94. exd5
cxd5 95. cxd5 Kxd5 96. Bf7+ Kc5 97. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 46th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "2011.05.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2011.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. f3 f5 11. g4 Kh8 12. Nd3 {For this system - see article by
Elena Dembo in CBM 137.} f4 (12... Ng8 {is the main line - see e.g. Belov -
Grischuk in CBM 130.}) {12...f4 was introduced into GM practice by Ivan
Cheparinov against Pavel Eljanov (Jermuk 2009).} 13. Kh1 $146 {[%mdl 8] This
is often played after 12...Ng8 but it is a formal novelty in the present
position.} (13. h4 {leads to a perpetual:} Bf6 ({or} 13... Ng8 14. Qe1 (14. g5
h6) 14... Bf6 15. g5 Bxg5 16. hxg5 Qxg5+ $11) 14. g5 Bxg5 15. hxg5 Nxd5 16.
cxd5 (16. Rf2 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Qxg5+ 18. Rg2 Qe7 $44) 16... Qxg5+ $11 {P.Eljanov})
(13. Bd2 g5 14. Rc1 Rf7 $1 15. b4 Nf6 16. c5 Ng6 17. Rf2 Bf8 $1 18. Qb3 h5 19.
h3 Rh7 20. Rh2 Bd7 21. Qc4 Kg7 22. Rf1 Be7 $13 {1/2 Mecking,H-Bouaziz,S/Sousse
1967/IZT (66)}) (13. Rf2 Bf6 14. Rg2 Bh4 15. b4 h5 (15... Nf6 $5 $13 {P.Eljanov
}) 16. g5 $1 Ng8 17. Kh1 Rf7 (17... a5 $5 18. bxa5 Rxa5 19. Nb5 b6 $13 {E.Dembo
}) 18. c5 Nf8 19. Nb5 Bh3 20. Rg1 a6 21. Na3 Bxg5 22. Nc4 $44 {1-0 Eljanov,P 
(2716)-Cheparinov,I (2678)/Jermuk 2009/CBM 132/[Eljanov] (53)}) 13... g5 14.
Bd2 {White combines Mecking's plan with the unexpected opening of the kingside.
} Rf7 15. b4 Nf6 16. Rg1 Ng6 17. c5 h5 (17... Bf8 18. Be1) 18. gxh5 $5 Nxh5 19.
Be1 Bf8 20. Rc1 Rh7 21. Bf1 Bd7 22. a4 g4 $6 {Premature! Black's kingside
attack should be better prepared, e.g.} (22... a6 23. a5 (23. Rc2 Be7 {[%cal
Yd8f8]}) 23... Qf6 $132 {[%cal Yh5g3]}) 23. fxg4 Ng3+ 24. Bxg3 fxg3 25. Rxg3
Bh6 26. Rc2 Nf4 27. Rf2 $6 (27. Nb5 $1 $36) 27... Qh4 28. Ne1 Bf8 29. Qf3 dxc5
30. Ne2 cxb4 $6 (30... Nxe2 $142 31. Rh3 (31. Bxe2 cxb4) 31... Bxg4 $1 32.
Qxf8+ (32. Rxh4 Bxf3+ 33. Nxf3 Rxh4 34. Nxh4 Nf4 35. b5 Bd6 36. Nf5 Kg8 $11 {
[%cal Yg8f7]}) 32... Rxf8 33. Rxf8+ Kg7 34. Rxh4 Rxh4 35. Rb8 cxb4 36. Rxb7
Ng3+ 37. Kg1 Nxf1 38. Kxf1 Kf6 $13) 31. Nxf4 exf4 32. Qxf4 $14 {White's
central pawns are now more dangerous than Black's b4 but the position remains
tense.} Bd6 33. e5 Rf8 34. Qe3 Rxf2 35. Qxf2 Bc5 36. Qg2 Qg5 37. Nf3 (37. Nd3
$5 Be7 38. Qf2) 37... Qc1 (37... Qf4 $5 $13) 38. Nd2 Bxa4 $2 {An unobvious but
decisive mistake.} (38... Be7 $1 {was necessary to avoid the devastating
advance of White's g5-pawn, e.g.} 39. e6 (39. g5 Bf5 $1 40. g6 Rg7) 39... Bxa4
40. g5 Bb5 41. g6 Rg7 $13) 39. g5 $18 Bb5 40. g6 Bxf1 41. Nxf1 Rh4 (41... Rg7
42. Qh3+ Kg8 43. Qe6+ $18 {- that's the difference from the previous line!})
42. g7+ Kg8 43. d6 c6 44. Rf3 Rf4 45. Qh3 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.04.01"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 a6 7. Nf3 c5 8. dxc5
Qa5 9. Bd3 dxc5 10. O-O Nc6 {This line was examined in my opening survey in
CBM 132.} 11. Nd5 {Two recent examples featuring other options for White:} (11.
a3 $6 Nd7 12. Rc1 e6 13. Bh4 Qc7 14. Qd2 b6 15. Bb1 Bb7 16. Ne2 Nde5 17. Nxe5
Qxe5 18. Nc3 Nd4 $15 {1-0 (36) Conquest,S (2532)-Glek,I (2424) Otranto 2011}) (
11. Qe2 Nd7 (11... e6 $5) 12. Nd5 Re8 13. Bd2 Qd8 14. Bf4 Nde5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5
16. Rad1 e6 17. Nc3 Bd7 18. Bb1 Qe7 19. Bg3 Red8 $6 (19... b5 $1) 20. f4 Nc6
21. e5 Nd4 22. Qf2 $16 {[%cal Rg3h4] 1-0 (52) Kourousis,E (2324)-Saric,S (2462)
Kavala 2012}) 11... Be6 $146 {[%cal Yb7b5][%mdl 8] This is more active than
the previously played} (11... Qd8 12. Re1 h6 (12... Be6 13. Qb3 b5 14. Rad1 Rb8
15. Qa3 Nd7 16. Bf4 Ra8 17. e5 Kh8 18. Be4 $16 {1-0 (34) Kazhgaleyev,M (2606)
-Evdokimov,A (2500) Paris 2006 CBM 132 [Krasenkow]}) 13. Bf4 e6 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6
15. Bd6 Qxb2 16. Rb1 Qxa2 {1-0 (37) Gheorghiu,F-Pavlov,M Bucharest 1965} 17.
Bxc5 $1 Re8 (17... Rd8 18. Re2 Qa5 19. Bb6) 18. e5 $36) 12. Qb3 {Hardly a
fortunate move since Black can play 12...b5 anyway.} (12. Re1 $5 Rfe8 $1 (12...
b5 13. Nxe7+ $1 Nxe7 14. e5) 13. Bd2 $5 Qd8 14. Bc3 $14) 12... b5 $1 {Logical.}
13. Rac1 ({The tactical justification of Black's last move:} 13. cxb5 axb5 14.
Bxf6 exf6 15. Bxb5 (15. Qxb5 Nb4 $1 16. Qxa5 Rxa5 17. Nxb4 cxb4 $44) 15... Rab8
16. a4 Na7 {, and Black should equalise.}) 13... bxc4 14. Bxc4 Nxe4 (14... Rab8
15. Qc2 $1 (15. Qd3 $143 Rxb2) 15... Bxd5 (15... Nxd5 16. exd5 Rxb2 17. Qe4)
16. exd5 Nd4 17. Qd3 $14) 15. Qb7 {White could have probably kept a tiny plus
due to his better pawn structure after simplifications starting with} (15.
Nxe7+ $5 {, e.g.} Nxe7 16. Bxe7 (16. Bxe6 Nxg5 17. Nxg5 c4 $1 18. Qe3 fxe6 19.
Qxe6+ Kh8 20. Qxe7 Rae8 21. Nf7+ Kg8 22. Qd7 Re2 $15) 16... Rfe8 (16... Rfb8
17. Qd3 Ra7 18. Bxe6 Rxe7 19. Bxf7+ Rxf7 20. Qxe4 Qxa2 21. Ra1 $1 Qb3 22. Rxa6
$14) 17. Bxe6 Rxe7 18. Bd5 Rae8 19. Rce1 $14) 15... Rac8 (15... Bxd5 16. Bxd5
Nxg5 17. Nxg5 Ne5 {was probably good enough for equality, too, e.g.} 18. Qxe7 (
18. f4 Qd2 $5) 18... Rac8 19. f4 $2 Rc7 20. Qd6 Rd7 {(Indicated by IM M.Notkin)
}) 16. Bxe7 $5 (16. Nxe7+ Nxe7 17. Qxe4 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Nf5 $11) 16... Bxd5 $6 (
16... Rfe8 {was simpler, with a probable draw after} 17. Rfe1 $1 Bxd5 18. Bxd5
Nxe7 19. Rxe4 Nxd5 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Qxd5 {(M.Notkin)}) {After the text move
White obtains a 2R vs Q ending (+opposite-coloured bishops). It is potentially
dangerous for Black since White's pieces can launch a strong attack on Black's
king. Everything will depend on Black's ability to prevent White's activation.}
17. Bxf8 ({Black has no problems after} 17. Bxd5 Rc7 $1 18. Qxc6 Rxc6 19. Bxf8
Bxf8 20. Bxc6 Nf6) 17... Rb8 $1 18. Qxb8 (18. Qd7 $1 Rd8 19. Qxd5 Rxd5 20. Bxd5
Bxf8 21. Bxe4 Nd4 22. Nxd4 cxd4 23. a3 {apparently gives White more chances.})
18... Nxb8 19. Bxd5 Kxf8 20. Bxe4 Nd7 {Black wins one of White's queenside
pawns - an important factor!} 21. b3 Qxa2 22. Rcd1 Ne5 23. Rd8+ Ke7 24. Rb8
Nxf3+ 25. Bxf3 Bd4 26. g3 (26. Bd5 Bxf2+ $1 27. Rxf2 Qa1+ {regaining the d5
bishop with a check on the next move.}) (26. Rb7+ Ke6 27. Re1+ Kf6 28. Re2 {
is premature due to} Qa1+ 29. Kh2 Qf1 {(M.Notkin)}) 26... a5 $2 {A theoretical
mistake allowing White's rook to come out.} (26... Kf6 27. Bd5 $140 $6 Qe2 $1
28. Rb7 Qe5 $1 29. Rxf7+ Kg5) ({or} 26... Qd2 {(M.Notkin) was correct. Black
should not lose in that case.}) 27. Re1+ Kf6 28. Re2 Qb1+ 29. Kg2 a4 $2 {
A fatal idea. Black's a-pawn can now queen but his king comes under a mating
attack. Black would do better to defend passively, protecting his f7 pawn with
the queen:} (29... Qf5 {or so. White's advantage is probably insufficient for
a win after all.}) 30. Rb7 $1 a3 (30... Qd3 31. bxa4 {[%csl Ga4] was a lesser
evil but the a-pawn is likely to bring White a victory.}) 31. Bd5 a2 32. Rxf7+
Kg5 33. h4+ (33. Ree7 $1 {was even more accurate.}) 33... Kh6 34. Ree7 g5 $8
35. Be4 $1 (35. Be4 Qxe4+ 36. Rxe4 a1=Q 37. Re6+ Kh5 38. g4+ $3 Kxg4 (38...
Kxh4 39. Rh6+ Kxg4 40. f3#) 39. f3+ Kxh4 40. Rxh7#) 1-0

[Event "Linares 16th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1999.03.10"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "1999.02.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 e5 7. d4 Nbd7 8. h3
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. e4 a6 11. Re1 (11. Bg5 $5) 11... Rb8 12. a4 {Topalov's
choice couldn't have been too much of a surprise for Kasparov, as they played
the same line already last year:} (12. Bg5 h6 13. Be3 Ne5 14. b3 c5 15. Nf3
Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 b5 17. Rad1 bxc4 18. Bf4 Re6 19. bxc4 Rb4 20. e5 Qe8 21. Nd5
Nxd5 22. cxd5 Rxe5 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 $44 {Kasparov,G-Topalov,V/Leon m/1998/}) 12...
c6 $146 {[%mdl 8] This typical move hasn't been played earlier.} ({Somewhat
passive is} 12... a5 13. Ndb5 Nc5 14. Bf4 $5 (14. Be3 b6 $5 (14... Bd7 15. Qc2
b6 16. Rad1 Qc8 17. g4 Qd8 18. f3 Rc8 19. Bc1 Qe7 20. f4 Qf8 21. Bf3 h6 22. Be3
Be6 23. b3 Nh7 24. h4 g5 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. f5 Bd7 27. Kg2 Be5 28. Rh1 c6 29.
Nd4 f6 30. Rh5 Re7 31. Rdh1 $36 {Bareev,E-Khalifman,A/Pardubice/1994/}) 15. Qc2
Bb7 16. Bd4 Ne6 17. Be3 Nc5 18. Bd2 $6 c6 19. Nd4 Nfd7 20. Be3 Ne5 21. b3 Ned3
22. Re2 Nb4 23. Qd1 d5 $15 {Vukic,M-Itkis,B/Cetinje YUG-chT/1993/}) 14... Ne6
15. Be3 Bf8 16. Nd5 (16. f4 $5 c6 17. Nd4 Nc5 18. Qc2 $14 {()[+]}) 16... Nd7
17. Nf4 Ndc5 18. Qc2 c6 19. Nc3 Qb6 20. Rad1 Qb4 21. Nfd5 cxd5 22. Nxd5 Qxa4
23. Qxa4 Nxa4 24. Nf6+ Kh8 25. Nxe8 Nxb2 26. Rb1 Nxc4 $44 {|^,Baburin,A-Van
Wely,L/Skei/1993/}) (12... Nc5 13. b4 (13. a5 $6 Nfd7 14. Be3 Ne5 15. Bf1 Nc6
$1 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Qc2 Nb3 18. Rad1 c5 19. Nd5 Nxa5 20. Qa4 c6 21. Nf4 Rb4
22. Qc2 Rxb2 23. Qd3 Nb3 24. Qxd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Nd4 $17 {Rustemov,A-Golubev,M/
Minsk/1993/}) 13... Ne6 14. Be3 c5 15. bxc5 dxc5 16. Nde2 (16. Nxe6 $5 Bxe6 17.
Qb3 $36) 16... Nd7 17. Qd6 (17. Rc1 $5 {/\Nd5}) 17... Qb6 18. Qd2 Qa5 19. Bh6
Bh8 20. Rac1 Ne5 21. Qd6 Nc6 22. Qd2 Ncd4 23. Nxd4 Nxd4 24. e5 Bxh3 25. Qf4
Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Re6 27. Nd5 Rbe8 28. g4 Qxa4 29. Rb1 Qxc4 30. Nc7 b5 $17 {
Arnett,D-Brenninkmeijer,J/New York/1993/}) (12... Ne5 13. b3 c5 (13... Bd7 14.
Ra2 Qc8 15. Kh2 h5 16. Bg5 Nh7 17. Be3 h4 18. gxh4 Qd8 19. f4 Qxh4 20. fxe5
Bxe5+ 21. Kg1 Qg3 22. Nd5 c6 23. Nb6 Bxh3 24. Kf1 Nf6 25. Qf3 Bxg2+ 26. Rxg2
Qh4 27. Bg5 Qh8 28. Nf5 Rbd8 29. Nh6+ Kg7 30. Rf2 Re6 31. Nd5 {1-0,Bischoff,
K-Knaak,R/BL9192/1992/}) 14. Nc2 (14. Nde2 $5 Bxh3 15. Bxh3 Nf3+ 16. Kg2 Nxe1+
17. Qxe1 Nxe4 18. Be3 Bd4 19. Nxd4 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Nxg3 21. Qd2 Nh5 22. Bg4 Qh4
23. Bxh5 Qxh5 24. Qf4 g5 25. Nd5 $1 $18 {Cosma,I-Nisipeanu,L/ROM-ch/1992/})
14... Be6 15. Rb1 (15. Bb2 Qd7 16. Kh2 h5 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Qf5 19. Bxe5
Rxe5 20. Rxe5 Qxe5 21. Qd3 h4 $36 {Danilov,V-Nisipeanu,L/ROM-chT/1992/}) 15...
h5 16. f4 Nc6 17. Nd5 Nh7 18. h4 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. cxb5 Rxb5 21. Qd3 Qb8 22.
Nc7 Rxb3 23. Rxb3 Qxc7 24. Rb1 Ba2 25. Rb5 Na7 26. Rb2 Bxb2 27. Bxb2 Qb6 28.
Qc3 f6 29. e5 $1 $40 {Kirov,N-Bauer,C/Besancon/1998/}) 13. Nc2 (13. a5 Ne5 14.
Bf1 $5 (14. b3 c5 {[%csl Ra5] /\Nc6,><a5}) 14... c5 15. Nb3 Be6 16. f4 Nc6 17.
Nd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Nb4 $132) ({More logical seems} 13. Be3 $5 {with chances for
an advantage.}) 13... Ne5 14. Ne3 Be6 15. b3 Nfd7 16. Bd2 (16. Bb2 $6 Nc5 $36)
(16. Qxd6 $2 Nxc4 $17) 16... Nc5 17. Rf1 Ned3 {White played the opening rather
tamely and perhaps it was time for a more active approach:} (17... b5 $5 18.
axb5 axb5 19. f4 (19. b4 Nxc4 (19... Ncd3 20. cxb5 cxb5 21. Ncd5 $14) 20. bxc5
Nxe3 21. fxe3 b4 22. Na4 Bxa1 23. Qxa1 dxc5 $17) 19... Ned3 (19... b4 $5 $132)
20. f5 Bc8 $132 (20... gxf5 21. exf5 Bd7 $13)) 18. Rb1 a5 19. f4 f5 20. exf5
gxf5 (20... Bxf5 $142 $5 21. Kh2 $13 (21. Nxf5 gxf5 22. Kh2 Qf6 $36 {[%cal
Ge8e1] <->e})) 21. Kh2 Bd7 22. Nc2 $1 Ne6 23. Na2 Ndc5 24. Bc3 $14 {[%csl Rd6,
Rg8] ׻,d6 White has chased away the annoying N and is slightly better.} Bxc3
25. Nxc3 Qf6 26. Qd2 Ra8 27. Rfe1 Nc7 (27... Ng7 $5 28. Rxe8+ Bxe8 $14) 28.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. b4 {White is tied down to defending Pb3, but after this move
his Pa4,c4 will still be weak.} (29. Nd1 $5 Ra8 (29... b6 30. Nc3 {[%csl Rb6,
Rc6] /\b4,><b6,c6}) 30. Nde3 $14) 29... axb4 30. Nxb4 Rd8 (30... Ra8 $5 31. Nc2
Bc8 32. a5 $1 $14) 31. Nc2 Be6 32. Ne3 Bf7 (32... Bc8 $5 $14) 33. g4 Bg6 (33...
fxg4 $142 $5 34. Nxg4 Qh4 $14) 34. g5 (34. Rg1 $36) 34... Qg7 35. Ne2 (35. h4
$5 N7e6 36. h5 Nxf4 $5 37. hxg6 hxg6 $13) 35... N7e6 36. a5 Qc7 37. Rd1 Ra8 38.
Ng3 (38. Qxd6 Qxd6 39. Rxd6 Rxa5 $132) 38... Qxa5 (38... Nxf4 39. Nexf5 $40)
39. Qf2 Ng7 {[%csl Gf5] The Pf5 pawn is very important for the safety of
Black's K. We will see later in the game how much trouble Black will get into
after it's loss.} 40. Rxd6 Re8 41. h4 Re6 $6 (41... Qc7 $5 42. Nexf5 Nxf5 43.
Nxf5 Ne4 $1 44. Bxe4 (44. Nh6+ Kf8 45. Bxe4 Qxd6 $15) 44... Bxf5 45. Rxc6 bxc6
46. Bxf5 Qe7 $132) (41... Nce6 {/\Qc7} 42. Rd7 Nc5 $11) 42. Rd1 $16 {[%csl Rf5]
[%cal Yg2f3,Yh4h5,Yg2h3] ->><f5,/\Bf3,h5,Bh3} Qc7 (42... Qa3 $5 43. Rd8+ Kf7
44. Nc2 Qa5 45. Qd4 $16) 43. Nexf5 Nxf5 44. Qxc5 b6 $1 {[]} (44... Qxf4 $2 45.
Rd8+ $18) (44... Nxg3 $2 45. Kxg3 $18) (44... Nxh4 $2 45. Bd5 $1 $18) 45. Qf2
Nxh4 46. Bh3 Rd6 47. Rxd6 Qxd6 48. Bg4 (48. f5 $143 Bh5 $5 49. Bg2 Nxg2 50.
Kxg2 Bf7 $132) 48... Bd3 49. f5 (49. Nh5 $5 Ng6 $8 (49... Nf5 50. Qxb6 $18) 50.
Qb2 Qe7 (50... Kf8 51. Qg7+ Ke8 52. Qxh7 $18 {/\} Nxf4 53. Nf6+ $1 Kd8 (53...
Qxf6 54. Qd7+ $18) 54. Qg8+ Kc7 (54... Ke7 55. Qe8#) 55. Qc8#) 51. Qd4 $40 (51.
Qxb6 $16)) 49... h6 (49... h5 50. Kh3 $1 hxg4+ 51. Kxh4 $16 {/+-}) 50. g6 $6 (
50. Qa2 $142 $1 hxg5 (50... Qd4 51. f6 $1 Qxg4 52. Qa8+ $18) 51. c5+ Qd5 52.
Qxd5+ cxd5 53. cxb6 Ba6 54. Kh3 Kf7 55. Be2 Bc8 56. Kg4 Kf6 57. Bd3 Ke5 (57...
d4 58. Be4) 58. Kxg5 Nf3+ 59. Kh6 $5 $18) 50... h5 51. c5 (51. Bxh5 $2 Nxf5 $15
) 51... bxc5 52. Qa2+ c4 (52... Qd5 $2 53. Qa8+ Kg7 54. Nxh5+ Kh6 55. Qf8+ Kg5
56. Qe7+ Kh6 (56... Kxg4 57. Nf6+) 57. Qxh4 $18) 53. Qa8+ Qf8 54. Qa7 Nxg6 $1
55. fxg6 Bxg6 $11 56. Be6+ Bf7 57. Bf5 (57. Bxf7+ Qxf7 58. Qa8+ Kg7 59. Qxc6 h4
$11) 57... Qd6 58. Kh3 Bg6 59. Qa8+ Kg7 60. Qb7+ Kg8 61. Qc8+ Kg7 62. Qb7+ (62.
Be6 c3 $5 $11 {<=>}) (62. Bxg6 Qxg6 63. Nf5+ Kf6 64. Qf8+ Ke5 $11) 62... Kg8
63. Qa8+ Kg7 64. Qa5 Qf4 65. Qa7+ Kh6 66. Qc5 Bxf5+ 67. Nxf5+ Kg6 68. Nh4+ Kf7
$1 {Black's K finally escapes from the danger zone.} (68... Kf7 69. Qxh5+ Ke6
70. Qe8+ Kd5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Drammen Smartfish Masters"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "2004.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7.
Nc3 Rb8 ({Another popular and topical alternative is} 7... a6 8. h3 Bd7 9. e4
e5 $132) 8. h3 a6 9. Be3 $5 {Korchnoi chooses an older line, which was popular
when McShane was still not born.} ({The main move, often played even nowadays,
is} 9. e4) 9... Bd7 (9... b5 10. Nd2 Na5 (10... Bd7 $142) 11. cxb5 axb5 12. b4
Nc4 13. Nxc4 bxc4 14. b5 $14 {was played in the 1970s and doesn't fully solve
Black's opening problems.}) 10. Rc1 b5 11. Nd2 {Kortschnoj: '37 years ago I
have invented this system against the in that time fashionable line of the
King's Indian and won several instructive games. Since then the opening has
developed drastically, but I did not care, still considering my system to be a
deadly weapon.'} (11. b3 {transposes into another recent Korchnoi game:} bxc4 (
11... e6 $5) (11... Na5 $132) 12. bxc4 Na5 13. Nd2 Qc8 14. Kh2 Rb4 15. a3 Rb2
16. Rb1 Qb8 17. Qc1 Rb6 18. Bg5 Qa7 19. e3 Rxb1 20. Qxb1 c5 21. Bxf6 exf6 22.
d5 (22. Nd5 $5) 22... f5 23. Qc2 Rb8 24. Bf3 Qc7 25. Be2 h5 26. h4 Qd8 27. Rb1
Rxb1 28. Ncxb1 Qe8 $11 {Kortschnoj,V-Acs,P/Paks/2004/}) 11... e6 $1 {The most
flexible move, Black's Nc6 instead of a5 aims for f5 via e7. Kortschnoj: 'This
was a novelty, introduced about 15 years ago.'} ({Kortschnoj: After} 11... e5
12. dxe5 {Kortschnoj: 'previously played, White had a clear edge'} Nxe5 13. c5
d5 14. Bf4 $5 (14. Bg5 c6 15. e4 d4 16. Ne2 $13) 14... Re8 15. Nb3 c6 16. Nd4
$14) 12. d5 $5 ({More circumspect is the immediate} 12. b3 Ne7 13. Bg5 {
, but here White can't hope for any advantage:} (13. Nf3 Bc6 14. Bg5 b4 15. Nb1
Ba8 16. Nbd2 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. e3 c5 19. Qc2 Qc7 20. Qd3 Bg7 21. Ne1 cxd4 $1
22. exd4 d5 $1 $36 {Lagunow,A-Khalifman,A/Bad Woerishofen/1996/}) (13. f4 $6
Nf5 14. Bf2 Nh5 $1 15. Nde4 b4 16. e3 bxc3 17. g4 Nxd4 18. gxh5 Nf5 19. Nxc3 e5
$1 $40 {Spassov,L-Kovalev,A/Porz/1990/}) 13... b4 (13... h6 $5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. e3 Bg7 $13) 14. Na4 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. e3 Bg7 17. Nb2 c5 18. Nf3 Bc6 19.
Na4 Qc7 20. dxc5 dxc5 21. Nd2 Bxa4 22. bxa4 Rfd8 23. Qc2 Nc6 24. Nb3 Na5 $11 {
1/2,Nogueiras,J-Khalifman,A/WChT Luzern/1997/}) ({Kortschnoj: After the game I
looked into the "database* and learned with amazement, that after} 12. cxb5
axb5 13. Nde4 {Kortschnoj: 'White achieved an overwhelming success! As to me...
somehow I had not considered taking on b5 too attractive.'} Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Ne7
15. f4 Bc6 16. Bf2 Bd5 17. Qc2 c6 18. e3 Qd7 19. Nd2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 f5 21. e4
fxe4 22. Qxe4 Nd5 23. Nf3 Rfe8 $15 {Kuljasevic,D-Bosiocic,M/Oslo/2004/}) 12...
Ne7 13. b3 (13. dxe6 $142 Bxe6 (13... fxe6 $5 {[%csl Gd6,Ge6] [+],/\} 14. Ba7
Ra8 $1 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 $44) 14. b3 $13 (14. cxb5 axb5 $15)) 13... exd5 {
Kortschnoj: 'There were several other possibilities for Black. '} (13... Nf5 $5
14. Bg5 ({A promising exchange sacrifice is} 14. Ba7 Ra8 $1 (14... b4 15. Nce4
Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Rb7 17. dxe6 Rxa7 18. exd7 Qxd7 $11) 15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. Bxa8 Qxa8
17. e4 Nxg3 (17... Qxa7 18. exf5 Bxf5 $44) 18. fxg3 Qxa7+ $44) 14... h6 {
is also comfortable for Black:} 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. c5 $2 (16. Nde4 $142) (16.
dxe6 {Kortschnoj} Bxe6 {threatening Nb4 White stands better.} ({or} 16... fxe6
17. c5 dxc5 (17... d5 18. e4 $14) 18. Nce4 $14)) 16... dxc5 17. Nce4 exd5 18.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Bxd5 Nxg3 $1 20. fxg3 Qd4+ $19 {Robert,A-Jenni,F/Biel/2001/}) ({
More in the spirit of the King's Indian is} 13... e5 {Kortschnoj} 14. Bg5 (14.
Nf3 Nh5 $13)) 14. Nxd5 $8 (14. cxd5 $2 b4 $17) 14... Nfxd5 15. cxd5 Nf5 16. Bf4
g5 17. e4 $8 $13 {Black exchanges White's important dark-squared B, but on the
other hand his >> becomes weak and also ><c7 is more vulnerable.} gxf4 (17...
Nh6 $2 {Kortschnoj} 18. Be3 f5 19. Nf3 f4 20. gxf4 gxf4 21. Bd4 $16) 18. exf5
Bxf5 19. Qf3 {[%csl Rc7,Rf4,Rg8] '+/=' Kortschnoj.} Qg5 $146 {[%mdl 8]
Kortschnoj: 'From move 13 all moves - White's and Black's - were forced. Now
Black has a choice: '} (19... Be5 $5 20. gxf4 Bg7 (20... Bb2 {Kortschnoj} 21.
Rce1 $14) 21. Rc6 Bd7 (21... Rb6 $5 $11) 22. Rc2 (22. Rxa6 $142 $5 b4 23. a4
$14 {S.Novikov}) 22... f5 23. Rfc1 Rc8 24. Nf1 Bd4 25. Ng3 Bb6 26. Kh2 $13 {
Novikov,S-Zhigalko,A/WChJ Peniscola/2002/}) (19... Bh6 20. Qh5 Qg5 21. Qxg5+
Bxg5 22. Nf3 Bd8 23. Nd4 $44) ({or} 19... Qf6 {Kortschnoj} 20. Rxc7 $14) 20.
gxf4 Qf6 21. Rfe1 {'!' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'An idea for White is to create
pressure upon the black king by putting his knight to h5!'} (21. Rxc7 Rfe8 $1
$44 {[%cal Yf6b2] /\Qb2} (21... Qb2 $6 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Qxa2 24. Qf5 $40))
21... Rbe8 22. Nf1 Kh8 {'?!' Kortschnoj.} (22... Rxe1 {Kortschnoj} 23. Rxe1 Qc3
$1 {was called for.}) 23. Ng3 Bh6 (23... Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Rg8 $5 25. Nxf5 Qxf5
26. Re7 Be5 $11 {[%csl Ge5,Rg2] /=/+^-}) 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Rxc7 {'+/-'
Kortschnoj.} Bb1 $1 {Now this is Black's best chance for <=>. Kortschnoj:
'This move should not be considered to be dangerous - for a long time this
bishop will be out of his duties to protect the king side.'} 26. f5 {Perhaps
not ideal.} (26. Nh5 $5 {'?!' Kortschnoj.} Qa1 (26... Qd4 {Kortschnoj} 27. Rxf7
$4 Bg6 28. Rc7 Bxh5 29. Qxh5 Qa1+ $19 30. Kh2 Bxf4#) 27. Kh2 $14) (26. Qh5 Rf8
$5 (26... Qxf4 27. Qxf7 (27. Rxf7 $2 Qc1+ 28. Kh2 Bg6 $17) 27... Qxf7 28. Rxf7
Bxa2 29. Be4 $14) 27. Be4 Bxa2 28. Bc2 a5 $13) 26... Bxa2 27. Qd1 (27. Ne4 Qa1+
28. Kh2 Qe5+ 29. Ng3 $11 {would probably end in a draw by repetition, Korchnoi
still has higher ambitions.}) 27... Rf8 {Kortschnoj: 'A difficult decision,
but otherwise threats Ne4 and/or Qe4 were extremely unpleasant.'} 28. Ne4 {
'?' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'Obstinacy is a feature of a character, which is
hardly to be called a virtue. Black protected himself against Ne4, so White
had to look for another move - Ra7 or Rc6. '} ({After} 28. Ra7 $1 {Kortschnoj}
Qc3 29. Qh5 Qc1+ 30. Kh2 Bxb3 31. Rxf7 Rg8 32. Re7 $1 {threatening Qf7 Black
would have a hard time.}) 28... Qe5 29. Rc6 $6 (29. f6 $142 Qb2 $132 (29... Rg8
$2 30. Re7 $16)) (29. Nc3 $4 {Kortschnoj} Bxb3 30. Qxb3 Qe1+ $19) 29... Rg8 ({
Livelier and seemingly more promising was} 29... Qb2 $5 30. Nxd6 (30. b4 Bb3
31. Qd3 Bc4 32. Qd1 Rg8 $40 {/\} 33. Nxd6 $2 Qg7 34. Qf3 Bxd5 $1 35. Qxd5 Qa1+
36. Kh2 Bf4#) (30. Rc3 Bf4 $36) 30... Bxb3 $15) 30. Nxd6 Qg7 31. Qf3 Bf4 $1 {
[%cal Rg7a1] /\Qa1 '?' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'Being in severe time-trouble
black misses the best continuation:'} (31... Bxb3 32. Rxa6 $14 (32. Nxf7+ {
Kortschnoj} Qxf7 33. Qxb3 Qg7 34. Qf3 Bf4 35. Kf1 Qa1+ $15)) ({but not} 31...
Qa1+ {Kortschnoj} 32. Kh2 Qe5+ 33. Qg3 $16) 32. Nxf7+ $8 {Although this wins
material, Black has enough play to hold the game.} Qxf7 33. Qxf4 Qg7 (33...
Qxd5 {Kortschnoj} 34. Rg6 $1 $16) 34. Qe4 (34. Qf3 Qa1+ 35. Kh2 Qe5+ $11) 34...
Bxb3 35. Rxa6 (35. f6 $4 Qxg2+ 36. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 37. Kxg2 Bxd5+ $19) (35. d6 $5 {
Kortschnoj} Qxg2+ 36. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 37. Kf1 $1 Bc4+ (37... Rg7 $2 38. Rc8+ Bg8 39.
Rf8 $18) 38. Rxc4 Rg8 39. Rc6 Kg7 $11) 35... Bc2 36. Qf3 (36. f6 {Kortschnoj}
Qxf6 37. Qxh7+ Kxh7 38. Rxf6 Be4 39. f3 Bxd5 $14) 36... Bxf5 $44 37. d6 (37.
Kh1 b4 38. d6 b3 39. Ra8 Bc8 $1 40. Qg3 Qxg3 41. fxg3 Be6 42. Rxg8+ Kxg8 43. d7
Bxd7 44. Bd5+ Kg7 45. Bxb3 Bxh3 $11) 37... Qe5 $1 {[%cal Rf5e4] /\Be4} (37...
b4 $143 38. Ra8 Bc8 39. Qd5 $14 {/\} b3 40. d7 Qxd7 41. Qxb3) 38. Ra8 {More or
less forced, but it leads to a drawn _|_.} Qe1+ 39. Kh2 Qe5+ 40. Qg3 Qxg3+ 41.
fxg3 Rxa8 42. Bxa8 Bd7 $8 {'+/=' Kortschnoj.} (42... b4 $2 43. Bc6 b3 44. d7
$18) (42... Kg7 $2 43. Bc6 $18) 43. g4 Kg7 44. Kg3 Kf6 45. Kf4 (45. Be4 h6 $11)
45... Ke6 46. Kg5 Kxd6 47. Be4 b4 48. Bxh7 Ke5 $1 (48... Ke5 49. Bc2 (49. h4
Bxg4 50. Kxg4 Kf6 $11) (49. Bb1 b3 {[%cal Rd7c6,Rc6e4] /\Bc6-e4} 50. h4 Bxg4
51. Kxg4 Kf6 $11) 49... Be6 50. Kh6 Kf4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E75"]
[WhiteElo "2861"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2
exd5 9. exd5 Qb6 10. Nf3 Bf5 11. Nh4 $1 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. f3 Qxb2 14. Rc1 {
This line of the Averbakh System was popular a couple of decades ago. It is
quite risky for Black, who has won the b2-pawn but is considerably behind in
development.} Bf5 {Alternatives:} (14... Bf6 $6 15. Qxb2 Bxb2 16. fxe4 Bxc1 17.
Bxc1 Re8 18. Nf3 Rxe4 19. Ng5 $16 {[%cal Yc1f4] 1-0 (42) Korotylev,A (2445)
-Filippov,V (2455) Moscow 1995}) (14... Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Bxd5 {A brilliant but
insufficient idea of the late GM Leonid Yurtaev. White has enough time to
consolidate his position.} (15... f6 16. Bf4 g5 17. Bxd6 gxh4 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19.
fxe4 Bh6+ 20. Kc3 Bxc1 21. Rxc1 Ke7 22. Rf1 Nd7 23. Rf4 Rg8 24. Bf1 Ne5 25.
Rxh4 $16 {1-0 (46) Freise,H-Klein,M Koenigsfeld 1969}) (15... Bf5 16. Nxf5 gxf5
17. Rb1 b6 18. Bd3 Nd7 19. Be7 Rfe8 20. Bxd6 Ne5 21. Rhe1 $16 {1-0 (44)
Kachiani Gersinska,K (2448)-Berezina,I (2304) Istanbul 2000}) 16. cxd5 Re8 (
16... Nd7 $142 17. g3 Nb6 18. Ng2 $14) 17. Rb1 $1 (17. Bf4 Bf6 18. g3 (18. Bg3
a6 19. f4 Nd7 20. Bg4 Nb6 21. Bf3 Na4 22. Bf2 b5 23. g4 b4 $132 {0-1 (63)
Zaichik,G (2420)-Yurtaev,L (2360) Volgodonsk 1983}) 18... g5 19. Bxd6 gxh4 20.
Bc7 Nd7 $11 (20... a6 21. Rxc5 Nd7 22. Rc4 Be5 23. gxh4 Nf6 24. Rg1+ Kf8 25.
Rg5 Bxc7 26. Rxc7 Rad8 27. Bc4 h6 28. Rf5 Re7 29. Rxe7 Kxe7 30. Kc3 $14 {
1-0 (45) Sorin,A (2460)-Peralta,F (2360) Buenos Aires 1998}) 21. Bb5 $6 {
1-0 (46) Grivas,E (2360)-Kotronias,V (2430) Athens 1986} a6 $1 22. Bxd7 Re7 $15
) (17. Rhe1 a6 18. Bd3 (18. Bf4 Bf6 19. g3 g5 20. Bxd6 gxh4 21. Bxc5 Nd7 22.
Ba3 hxg3 23. hxg3 Re5 24. Bc4 b5 25. Bb3 a5 $36 {1/2 (41) Lerner,K (2495)
-Yurtaev,L (2360) Tallinn 1983}) 18... Nd7 19. a4 h6 20. Be3 Nb6 21. Nxg6 $1
fxg6 22. a5 $14 {1/2 (31) Legky,N-Yurtaev,L Soviet Union 1984}) 17... Nd7 (
17... Re5 18. f4 $1 Rxd5+ 19. Kc1 Nc6 20. Rxb7 Rd4 21. Nf3 $16 {1-0 (34) Legky,
N (2365)-Monin,N Tallinn 1985}) 18. Bb5 Re5 19. Bxd7 Rxg5 20. Rxb7 Rxd5+ 21.
Kc2 $16 {1-0 (32) Lputian,S (2530)-Yurtaev,L (2435) Volgograd 1985}) (14... h6
$1 15. Bxh6 Qxd2+ 16. Bxd2 Bf6 17. g3 Bxh4 (17... g5 18. fxe4 gxh4 19. Bf4 Nd7
20. Bxd6 Rfe8 21. Bd3 Be5 22. Bxe5 Nxe5 23. Ke2 $14 {1/2 (39) Polugaevsky,
L-Gufeld,E Tallinn 1965}) 18. gxh4 Bf5 19. Bf4 Rd8 20. Rg1 (20. h5 gxh5 (20...
Na6 $142 $14) 21. Rg1+ Kh7 22. Rg5 Bg6 23. Kd2 Na6 24. Rcg1 Rd7 25. Bd3 $1 Rg8
26. h4 Nb4 27. Bb1 Na6 28. Rxh5+ {1-0 (28) Bekker Jensen,S (2403)-Nordenbaek,J
(2262) Denmark 2000}) 20... Na6 21. Kd2 Nc7 22. a4 Ne8 23. h5 Ng7 24. hxg6 fxg6
25. Rc3 Kf7 26. a5 Rd7 27. Bd1 Rh8 28. Ba4 $14 {1-0 (48) Boleslavsky,I-Balendo,
E Minsk 1970}) 15. Nxf5 gxf5 16. Qxb2 Bxb2 17. Rb1 $146 {[%mdl 8] This novelty
is quite obvious. In the previous game White played strangely:} (17. Rc2 $6 Be5
18. f4 Bd4 19. Bd3 Re8+ 20. Re2 Rxe2+ 21. Kxe2 Nd7 22. Bxf5 Re8+ 23. Kd2 Nb6
24. Bd3 Kg7 $132 {0-1 (45) Bukhman,E-Nezhmetdinov,R Daugavpils 1973}) 17...
Bc3+ 18. Kd1 {[%cal Rb1b7,Re2d3,Rg5e7]} Re8 (18... b6 19. Bd3 $16 (19. Be7 Re8
20. Bxd6 Nc6 $3)) 19. Rxb7 Na6 20. a3 Rab8 21. Rxb8 Nxb8 (21... Rxb8 22. Kc2
Be5 (22... Rb2+ 23. Kxc3 Rxe2 24. Bf4 $1) 23. Bc1 $1 $16) 22. Bd3 $16 {White
has the bishop pair, and Black has weaknesses on f5 and d6. Such positions are
peanuts for GM Magnus Carlsen.} Nd7 23. Kc2 Bd4 24. Rb1 Nb6 25. Bf4 Be5 26. Re1
Kg7 27. Bg3 Re7 28. f4 Bf6 29. Rxe7 Bxe7 30. Be1 h5 31. g3 Bf6 32. Kb3 Kg6 33.
h3 {[%cal Rg3g4]} 1-0

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 4th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2008.05.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 a5 {Quite an unpretentious reaction to the 9.b4 system,
which eventually gives White slightly better prospects.} 11. bxa5 Rxa5 12. Nd2
Nf4 13. Bf1 c5 14. a4 Ra6 15. Ra3 {A typical manoeuvre in the ...a7-a5 lines.
The rook is protecting White's kingside, and now he plans Nc3-b5 and then
g2-g3 pushing away the black f4 knight.} Nh5 {The knight retreats voluntarily
in order to take the defensive e8 square. The point is that White can hardly
break through on the queenside so Black must take measures aganst White's
kingside plans (g2-g3 and f2-f4 etc.)} (15... g5 {and}) (15... Kh8 {are the
main theoretical moves.}) 16. Nb5 Nf6 17. Bb2 Ne8 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (17... Nd7
$143 18. g3 f5 19. f4 $1 (19. exf5 gxf5 20. Bg2 Ng6 21. h4 e4 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23.
f4 Nf6 24. Nf1 Ne7 25. Ne3 Neg8 26. Bh3 Nh6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Bologan,V/
Tallinn 2000/CBM 074 ext (56)}) 19... g5 $6 (19... exf4 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. gxf4
fxe4 22. Nxe4 $36 {Xu Jun}) 20. fxg5 f4 21. Bh3 Nb6 22. Bxc8 Nexc8 23. a5 Nd7
24. Qg4 Rxa5 25. Rxa5 Qxa5 26. Bc3 Qd8 27. Ra1 $16 {1-0 Xu Jun-Magai,V/
Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001 (34)}) 18. Nf3 (18. g3 f5 19. f4 exf4 20. Bxg7 Nxg7 $1 {
- that's the idea behind 17...Ne8!}) 18... h6 (18... f5 $5 19. Ng5 fxe4 20.
Nxe4 Nf5 {[%csl Yd4]}) 19. g3 f5 20. exf5 Nxf5 21. Nd2 Nf6 22. Bd3 Rf7 {
Although the unnecessary 18...h6 has weakened Black's position, it remains
very solid. The impossibility for White to break through on the queenside is a
key factor.} 23. Bc2 Bd7 24. Qb1 Rf8 25. Rf3 h5 26. Ne4 Nxe4 27. Rxe4 Ra8 28.
Re1 Rc8 29. Bc1 Ra8 30. Bd2 b6 31. Be3 e4 $5 {Black takes an opportunity to
activate his bishop but it was quite good enough to wait.} 32. Rf4 $6 (32. Bxe4
$142 Rxa4 33. Qc2 Rb4 $13) 32... Nxe3 33. fxe3 Bh6 $6 {This enables an
exchange sac, for which White receives strong compensation.} (33... Qe7 $1 $15
34. Rxe4 Be5 {[%csl Re4]}) 34. Nxd6 $1 Bxf4 35. gxf4 $6 {Weakening White's own
king and giving Black good counter-attacking possibilities.} (35. exf4 $1 g5
36. fxg5 Qxg5 37. Nxe4 Qh6 38. d6 $13) 35... Qh4 (35... g5 $1 36. Nxe4 (36. Kh1
Bg4) 36... gxf4 37. exf4 Rxf4 38. Kh1 Bg4 39. Bd1 Bf5 $36) 36. Re2 $6 {An
obvious but unnecessary transfer of the rook.} (36. Nxe4 $142 Qg4+ (36... Bf5
37. Re2 $1) 37. Ng3 Bf5 (37... h4 $2 38. Bd1) (37... Bxa4 38. Bd3) 38. Kf2 $13)
36... Bg4 (36... Bh3 $1 $40) 37. Rg2 g5 38. f5 $2 (38. Nxe4 {was not late:}
gxf4 39. exf4 Rxf4 40. Rg3 $13 {[%cal Rb1b6]} Raf8 41. Bd3 Qe7 $5 (41... Rf3
42. Qxb6 Rxd3 43. Qg6+ $11) 42. Rg2 $1 {[%cal Rh2h3]} (42. h3 $2 Rf3) (42. Qxb6
$2 Qxe4 $1) 42... Rf3 43. Be2 R3f4 44. Bd3 $11) 38... Bxf5 39. Rg3 $2 {Losing
instantly.} (39. Bxe4 $142 Bh3 (39... Bxe4 $5 40. Nxe4 Ra7 41. Rxg5+ Rg7 $17)
40. Nf5 $1 Bxg2 $1 ({but not} 40... Rxf5 41. Bxf5 Bxg2 42. Qxb6 $1 Qe1+ 43.
Kxg2 Qe2+ 44. Kg1 Qxe3+ 45. Kg2 {and Black must give a perpetual}) 41. Nh6+ $1
(41. Nxh4 Rf1+ 42. Kxg2 Rxb1 43. Bxb1 gxh4 {and Black should win as he blocks
the white pawns.}) 41... Kg7 42. Qb2+ $1 Rf6 $8 43. Nf5+ Kf7 44. Nxh4 Bxe4 45.
Ng2 h4 $17 {- two black rooks are stronger than the white queen but the black
bishop is especially powerful.}) 39... Bh3 40. Bxe4 Rf1+ 41. Qxf1 Bxf1 42. Bf5
g4 43. Be6+ Kh7 44. Bf5+ Kh8 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E93"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2006.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. d5 Nd7 ({The immediate} 11... f5 {can be seen on
our pages in a number of earlier updates, while the latest annotated game is
Georgiev,K-Bologan, Gibtelecom Masters 2006[Mikhalevski,V].}) 12. Nd2 f5 13. f3
{White is trying to win a tempo comparing to the exchange on f5 and saves his
dark-squared bishop.} ({For} 13. exf5 {see Aronian,L-Radjabov,T, Linares 2006/
CBM112[Mikhalevski,V] in this magazine.}) 13... Nf6 14. h3 {Up to this point
Huzman was following one of his student's games, which by chance was analysed
by Joe Gallagher. See Gelfand,B-Radjabov,T, EuTch Plovdiv 2003 below.} fxe4 {
[%cal Gh6f5,Gf5d4] Offering White a nice outpost on e4 for the f5-square, but
in fact for a chance to get to d4.} ({Against Gelfand Radjabov played} 14...
Nh5 15. Bf2 Nf4 16. g3 Nxe2 17. Qxe2 c5 18. dxc6 $5 ({Gelfand tested also} 18.
g4 {, which prevents Black's counterplay on the queenside. Although after} f4
19. Kd1 (19. h4 $5) 19... Bf6 20. Kc2 Bd7 21. Rhb1 a5 22. Rh1 Nf7 23. Ndb1 Kg7
24. Na3 {White understood that it's going to be very difficult to break
through Black's fortress and so a draw was agreed. 1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Nataf,I/
Cap d'Agde FRA 2002./CBM 92[Tsesarsky]}) 18... bxc6 19. O-O-O ({Bacrot applied
an idea tested by Gelfand against Nataf. See above.} 19. g4 f4 $2 20. h4 Nf7
21. O-O-O Be6 22. hxg5 Qxg5 {Bacrot,E-Relange,E/Paris FRA 2005/CBM108[Avrukh,B]
.} 23. Nb3 $14) 19... Be6 20. Nb3 Qe7 21. c5 d5 22. exd5 cxd5 23. Nxd5 Qf7 24.
Nc3 Rab8 $36 {and Black obtained serious initiative for the sacrificed pawn.
Gelfand,B-Radjabov,T, EuTch Plovdiv 2003/CBM98[Avrukh,B].}) ({However in a
recent game of the last round in Linares 2006 Teymour deviated with} 14... c5
15. Bf2 f4 16. a3 Nf7 17. b4 b6 18. Qb3 h5 19. O-O-O Bd7 20. Kc2 {and already
here a draw was agreed. 1/2-1/2 Bacrot,E-Radjabov,T/Morelia/Linares MEX/ESP
2006.}) 15. Ndxe4 ({In case of} 15. fxe4 Nd7 {[%cal Gd7c5,Gf8f4] the knight
goes to c5, while the rook may come to f4 with a positional exchange sacrifice.
}) 15... Nf5 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Gf5d4]} 16. Bf2 Nxe4 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] This
exchange together with 17...c5 is a strong novelty, which puts White's
previous play under question. It turns out that White lacks a plan while Black
has the clear idea b5.} ({Two preceding games saw} 16... Nh4 17. Rg1 (17. g3 $5
) 17... Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Bf5 19. Be3 h6 20. Qd2 Bh7 21. O-O-O $14 {and White is
slightly better Prusikin,M-Stellwagen,D/Pulvermuehle GER 2004.}) ({and} 16...
h6 17. g3 c5 {[%csl Rd4] One of the key-ideas in this line.} 18. h4 $6 gxh4 19.
g4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Ng3 $1 21. Nxg3 (21. Bxg3 hxg3 22. Nxg3 Rf4 $36) 21... hxg3
22. Bxg3 b5 $5 (22... e4 $5) 23. cxb5 a6 $36 {[%csl Re1] 0-1 Nyback,T-Inarkiev,
E/Kusadasi TUR 2006/The Week in Chess 597 (40)}) 17. Nxe4 c5 $1 {[%csl Rd4]
Otherwise White will be able to play c5.} 18. Qd2 {[%cal Ge1c1] White prepares
the long castle. Fritz's optimistic evaluation of the position shouldn't
surprise anyone as we're talking about long-term factors.} ({The point of
exchange on e4 can be seen after} 18. dxc6 bxc6 {[%cal Gd6d5] Now there is no
control of the d5-square and so Black threatens d5, which would be impossible
with the knights on c3 and f6.}) 18... h6 {Black has temporarily stabilized
the position on the kingside and now is ready to launch an offensive on the
other side of the board.} 19. O-O-O ({Apparently White had to prefer} 19. O-O {
,which looks risky, but probably playable. F.e.} Nd4 20. b4 b6 21. Bd3 {
with the idea} Rxf3 $6 22. Bxd4 Rxf1+ 23. Rxf1 exd4 24. Qf2 Qe7 25. Nxd6 $1 $14
{[%csl Rg8]}) 19... a6 $1 {[%cal Gb7b5] It's time to prepare b5.} ({Black
could also continue with an idea which is typical for the Benko gambit.} 19...
b5 20. cxb5 a6) 20. g4 $1 Nh4 $1 {It's important to stop h4.} 21. Bxh4 gxh4 22.
Bd3 $6 {White is thinking of prophylactics and misses his chance to fight for
the initiative.} (22. g5 $1 {[%csl Rg8] creating counterplay on the kingside
was necessary.} Rf4 $1 (22... hxg5 {is dangerous in view of} 23. Rhg1 $1 (23.
Rdg1 Bh6 24. Nxg5 Qf6 $1 25. Ne4+ Kf7 26. Nxf6 Bxd2+ 27. Kxd2 Kxf6 $15 {
with a slight edge for Black.}) 23... g4 $1 $13 (23... Bh6 24. Nxg5 Qf6 $1 25.
Bd3 Kh8 26. Rde1 $1 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Ge1e4,Ge4h4] with the very strong idea of
Re4-h4xh6. That's the difference between 23.Rhg1 and 23.Rdg1})) 23. Rdg1 $1 Kf7
$1 {with a double-edged position.}) 22... Rf4 $1 23. Kb1 {The continuation of
a plan started in the previous move.} ({This time White had to prepare g5 by
means of} 23. Rhg1 $1 {[%cal Gg4g5]}) 23... Rb8 {Black makes complicates the
advance g5.} ({Fritz recommends the immediate} 23... b5 {, although I'm not
sure that it's necessary to sacrifice a pawn.} 24. cxb5 Qb6 25. Qe2 axb5 26.
Bxb5 Qa5 27. Bc4 Ba6 {[%cal Ga5a2] with the idea of Qxa2!!, but} 28. Rhe1 $1 {
[%csl Ge2] and Black has to prove that he has sufficient compensation for the
pawn.}) 24. Qe2 {White is trying to prevent b5.} Qe7 {[%cal Gc8d7] Protecting
the d6-pawn Black prepares Bd7.} 25. a3 {[%cal Gb1a2] In anticipation of b5
White moves his K to a2.} Bd7 26. Ka2 {Finally everything is ready for ...} b5
27. b3 {Huzman is trying to keep the position blocked.} Kh8 {Black also
doesn't forget safety and moves his king away from the g-file.} ({Another
option to block White's possible activity on the kingside is to play} 27... Bf6
{[%cal Gf6g5] with Bg5 to follow.}) 28. Rb1 {It turns out that White is
preparing to open the position on the queenside by means of b4.} Be8 $1 {
It's funny how the queen and bishop make way to each other.} 29. Rhd1 Qd8 {
Eventually the light-squared bishop reached the e8-square in four moves. Now I
believe the position is about balanced.} 30. Rb2 {Initiating a dangerous
opening of the position.} Qd7 31. Rdb1 Bf7 $1 {Black also finds an active plan
making on the way difficult White's play on the queenside.} 32. b4 $2 {[%csl
Ra2] This only leads to the weakening of his own king. I believe this time it
would be better to wait.} cxb4 33. Rxb4 Rf8 $1 $15 {[%csl Rf3] Black is
preparing to attack the weak pawn on f3, while White's attempts on the
queenside left him with a weakened pawn structure in the centre. Now it's
clear that the initiative is in Black's hands.} 34. R4b3 {White is starting to
panic. Probably time-trouble was also a factor.} (34. R1b3 $5) (34. Qe3 $5)
34... Bg8 35. Rf1 (35. Nc3) 35... Qc7 $1 $17 {[%csl Ra2,Rc4,Rd5,Rf3] White's
position is starting to crack on both sides.} 36. Rc3 (36. Kb1 {is hardly
better.}) 36... Qb6 37. Bb1 Qa5 $1 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Gf4e4]} 38. Rfc1 bxc4 $1
$19 {[%csl Rd5] A sad result of White's activity on the queenside.} 39. Nxd6 e4
$1 {[%csl Ra2,Rc3,Gg7,Gg8] Opening the position for Black's dark-squared
bishop decides the game in his favour. This position is a celebration of
Black's strategy.} 40. Nxc4 ({Doesn't save} 40. Bxe4 Bxc3 41. Nxc4 (41. Nb7 Qb6
42. Rxc3 Qxb7) 41... Bxd5 $1 42. Rxc3 Qxc3 43. Bxd5 R4f6 44. Qe5 Qxe5 45. Nxe5
Re8 $19) 40... exf3 41. Rxf3 ({or} 41. Nxa5 fxe2 $19) 41... Qxd5 {[%csl Rc4]
Look at these monstrous bishops on g8 and g7.} 42. Rxf4 Rxf4 43. Bd3 Rd4 {
[%csl Rc4,Rd3]} (43... Qd4 $5 44. Rc2 Rf3 $1 {[%csl Ra2,Rd3]} 45. Qxf3 Qa1+ 46.
Kb3 Qb1+ 47. Rb2 Qxb2+ 48. Ka4 Qb5#) 44. Rd1 ({or} 44. Rc3 Rxd3 $1 45. Qxd3 (
45. Rxd3 Qe5 $1 46. Qxe5 Bxc4+ $19 {winning both the rook and the queen.})
45... Qxd3 46. Rxd3 Bxc4+ $19) 44... Qb5 {[%csl Ra2,Rc4,Rd3] White can't
protect his pinned pieces and so he resigned.  The game opened some hidden
sides of typical positions, which arise in the Gligoric system. Bravo, Viorel!}
0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gyimesi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O
Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 {Without any doubts recently the most popular line against
the King's Indian with 7...Nc6.} Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 ({The
alternaive is} 12. Bf3) 12... Kh8 13. c5 {White has a wide choice here :} (13.
Be3) (13. Rb1) (13. Qb3) 13... dxc5 $6 $146 {[%mdl 8] The best continuation
according to Fritz, but I really don't like it, it's much better to keep the
pawn structure elastic.} (13... Nh5 14. Bc4 Nf4 15. g3 h6 16. Ne6 Nxe6 17. dxe6
fxe4 18. fxe4 Nc6 {1/2-1/2 Shneider,A-Efimenko,Z/Istanbul 2003/CBM 096}) ({
Still} 13... h6 $5 {looks to me like the most convincing way for Black (not
only because it has been played in my game, but also it's the most logical
reaction).} 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 d5 $1 $132 {1/2-1/2 Rechlis,G-Avrukh,B/
Israel 2003/CBM 094/[Avrukh,B] (38)}) 14. bxc5 h6 15. Ne6 $2 ({I would really
reccommend} 15. Nh3 $1 {the continuation, which might really doubt Black's
13th move.} fxe4 16. fxe4 Bxh3 17. gxh3 {This definitely what White was afraid
of, but in my opinion it's hard for Black to use the exposed position of
White's K.} c6 (17... g5 18. Rb1 Rb8 (18... b6 19. Ba3) 19. h4 $5 gxh4 20. Kh1
$44) 18. d6 Nc8 19. Be3 b6 20. Qd2 Kh7 21. Rad1 Nd7 22. Na4 {in both cases I
would prefer White's position.}) 15... Bxe6 16. dxe6 Qd4+ $1 {The point of
Black's idea.} 17. Qxd4 exd4 18. Nb5 $1 {The critical continaution.} (18. Na4 {
would have been weaker} fxe4 19. fxe4 Nxe4 $1 (19... Rad8 $143 20. e5 Nfd5 21.
Rb1 b6 22. Bd3 $11) 20. Rb1 (20. Bf3 $2 d3 $19 {[%csl Ga1][%cal Gg7d4]}) 20...
Rab8 (20... b6 $2 21. Bf3 $16 {[%csl Ga8]}) 21. Bf3 Ng5 22. Bxg5 hxg5 {Black
remains with extrap pawn,though after} 23. Nb2 $1 {[%cal Gb2d3] White has
reasonable chances to escape.} (23. Bxb7 $140 d3 {[%cal Ce1d1,Cd1d3,Gg7d4]
looks horrible for White.})) 18... fxe4 19. fxe4 d3 20. Bf3 $2 {This is
already a serious mistake, which allows Black to take control over the game.} (
{White could have played} 20. Bxd3 $142 a6 (20... Ng4 $143 21. Rb1 a6 22. Be2
$1 $16) 21. Nd4 $1 {and strangely enough Black cannot win material, for
example:} Rad8 22. Bb2 Ng4 23. Be2 $1 {[%csl Gg4]} Ne3 (23... Nf2 24. Rab1 $3
Rxd4 25. Rf1 $14) 24. e5 Bxe5 25. Bf3 Nc4 26. Rxe5 Nxb2 27. Nb3 b6 $11) 20...
a6 $1 21. Nxc7 ({Doesn't help} 21. Nd6 cxd6 22. cxd6 Ne8 (22... Nxe4 23. Bxe4
Bxa1 24. dxe7 Bd4+ 25. Kh1 Rf6 26. Bxd3 Kg7 $17) 23. e5 (23. dxe7 Rxf3 24. gxf3
Bxa1 $19) 23... Nxd6 24. exd6 Bxa1 25. Bxh6 Bd4+ 26. Kh1 Rfe8 $1) ({Certainly
bad} 21. Na3 Nxe4 $19) 21... Rac8 22. e5 Nfg8 $1 {Very strong, Black needs to
control the e7-square.} 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 Rfd8 $1 $17 {[%cal Od8d5,Cd5b7,
Gd3d2]} (24... Rxc5 $143 25. Bb3 Rxe5 26. Ba3 $44) 25. Bxb7 Rc7 26. Bf3 {
The most stubborn continuation} (26. Bxa6 d2 27. Bxd2 Rxd2 $19) (26. c6 d2 27.
Bxd2 Rxd2 28. Rad1 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Ne7 $19) 26... d2 27. Bxd2 Rxd2 28. c6 Ne7 29.
Rab1 {[%cal Cc7c8,Cd2a2,Gb1b7]} Rd8 $1 ({less clear is} 29... Rc8 30. Rb7 Bf8
31. a4) 30. Rb7 Rdc8 31. Rd1 (31. Re4 Nf5 32. Ra4 Bxe5 33. Rxa6 Kg7 $19 {
[%cal Gg7f6]}) 31... Bxe5 32. Rd7 Rxb7 33. cxb7 Re8 34. Rd3 {[%cal Gd3a3]} a5 {
It goes without saying,that Black must keep his a-pawn alive.} 35. Ra3 Bc7 36.
Rc3 Bd6 {[%csl Ga3]} 37. Rd3 Bc5+ {winning important tempo.} 38. Kf1 Kg7 39.
Rb3 Bb4 $2 $138 ({The correct would had been} 39... Rb8 40. Rb5 Bb4 41. a3 Bxa3
42. Rxa5 Bd6 {with winning position.}) 40. Ke2 $2 {White didn't use a golden
opportunity with} (40. a3 $1 Bd6 41. Rb5 Kf6 42. Rxa5 Kxe6 43. a4 $11 {[%cal
Cd6h2,Ga5a8,Ga4a5,Ga5a6]}) 40... Kf6 41. Kd3 (41. a3 Nf5 42. Kf1 Nd4 43. Rd3
Bc5 44. Rc3 Bd6 45. Rc8 Ke7 $19) 41... Kxe6 42. Kc4 Kd7 43. Kb5 Kc7 {[%csl Gb8]
Now when Black's king controlls b8-square Black's rook might enter into the
game.} 44. a3 Bd6 {[%csl Gh2]} (44... Bd2 45. Rd3) 45. h3 Nf5 46. Kxa5 Kb8 $19
{This is exactly the position Black was aimed for. He has managed to block
b-pawn, and to consolidate his pieces. Now we have a technical phase of the
game, which was greatly executed by Teimour.} 47. Rc3 Bc7+ 48. Kb4 Nd4 {
[%csl Gf3]} 49. Bd5 Re5 {Trying to drive away White's bishop from h1-a8
diagonal.} 50. Kc4 Nf5 51. Bf3 $8 Nd6+ 52. Kd3 Ra5 (52... Rb5 $5) 53. Rb3 h5
54. Ke2 Nc4 {[%csl Ga3]} 55. h4 $1 {The only chance, fixing Black's pawns on
the kingside White sometimes can attack the g6-pawn, but with accurate play
Teimour manages to hold everything.} Ne5 $1 (55... Rxa3 $2 56. Rxa3 Nxa3 57.
Be4) 56. g3 (56. Be4 Ra4 $1 {[%csl Gh4]}) 56... Nxf3 57. Kxf3 Bd6 58. Kg2 (58.
g4 Ra4 $1 $19 {[%csl Gh4]}) 58... Ra6 59. a4 Bc7 60. Rb4 Rc6 {[%cal Gc6c3]} 61.
g4 hxg4 62. Rxg4 Kxb7 63. Rg5 {[%cal Gh4h5]} Bd8 64. Rb5+ Kc8 65. h5 g5 66. a5
Rh6 67. Kg3 Rxh5 68. a6 Rh7 69. Rc5+ Rc7 70. a7 Kb7 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.05"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O a6 8. Qd3 (
8. Bd2 e5 9. d5 Nd4 10. Ne1 Re8 11. e3 Nf5 12. Nc2 Bd7 13. e4 Nd4 14. Bg5 Qc8
15. f3 c5 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Be3 Nxc2 18. Qxc2 b5 19. Rfd1 Bf8 20. Bf1 Qb7 21.
Rac1 Rec8 22. Qd2 b4 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. cxd5 Bd7 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Rc1 a5 $11 {
Espig,L-Dochev,D/Pardubice op/2000/}) 8... Nb4 $5 ({Boleslavsky's old
recommendation} 8... Bf5 9. e4 Bg4 10. d5 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nd4 12. Qd1 c5 13. dxc6
Nxc6 {gives White a pleasant position after} 14. Bd2 $1 Nd7 15. Rc1 Nde5 16. b3
b5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Be3 Nb4 19. a4 bxa4 20. Nxa4 Rb8 21. Qe2 Qa5 22. f4 Ned3
23. Rcd1 $14 {Wojtkiewicz,A-Perelshteyn,M/Katowice/1992/}) ({An interesting
alternative is} 8... Nd7 $5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Be3 Rb8 11. Rac1 (11. Qd2 $142 $5 Kh7
12. d5) 11... e6 $1 12. b3 Ne7 13. Bd2 b5 14. e4 bxc4 15. Qxc4 Bb7 16. Be3 Nf6
17. Rfd1 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxc7 Qxc7 20. Rxc7 Nd5 21. Rc4 Nb4 22. Bd2 a5
$17 {Konopka,M-Blehm,P/Budapest zt/2000/}) ({Black has lately had some
problems with the typical} 8... e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Bg5 {White's
advantage in the _|_ is small, but durable.} Re8 $142 $5 (11... Be6 12. Nd2 h6
(12... Nd4 13. Rfd1 c6 14. e3 Nc2 15. Rab1 Nb4 {Psakhis,L-Babula,V/EU-chT
Batumi/1999/} 16. a3 Nd3 17. Nde4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 f6 19. Bxf6 $16) 13. Bxf6 Bxf6
(13... Rxd2 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. b3 Rad8 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Rfd1 f5 18. Rxd2 Rxd2
19. Rc1 Kf7 20. Kf1 Ke7 21. Ke1 Rd6 22. Na4 g5 23. Nc5 Bc8 24. Rc3 $14 {
[%csl Ra6,Rc6,Rc7,Rc8] /+/-,Ehlvest,J-Barcenilla,R/San Francisco op/2000/
Black's B and P are poor and he has no effective <=>.}) 14. Nde4 Be7 15. Nd5 $1
Bxd5 16. cxd5 Nb4 17. Nc3 c6 18. dxc6 Nxc6 19. Nd5 $1 Bf8 20. Nb6 Rab8 21. Bxc6
bxc6 22. Nc4 $14 {Dautov,R-Milov,V/Essen/2000/}) 12. Nd5 (12. Rfd1 h6 13. Bxf6
Bxf6 14. Nd2 Nd4 15. Nde4 Bd8 16. Nc5 Rb8 17. e3 Ne6 18. Nd7 Bxd7 19. Rxd7 Nc5
20. Rd2 a5 21. Rd5 Be7 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 b6 24. Kg2 $11 {1/2,Zugic,
I-Babula,V/Istanbul olm/2000/}) 12... Nxd5 13. cxd5 Nd4 (13... Nb4 $142 14. e4
f5 $132) 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Rac1 Be5 16. Rfd1 Bg4 17. f3 Bd7 18. f4 Bd6 19. Bf3
Bb5 20. Kf2 Kg7 21. Rxd4 h6 22. Bh4 b6 23. e4 f6 $2 24. Bxf6+ $1 $16 {Chabanon,
J-Touzane,O/Montauban/2000/}) 9. Qd1 {Now Black can repeat moves.} ({More
testing is} 9. Qb1 Rb8 10. d5 a5 11. h3 e5 (11... c6 $5 $132 {/\} 12. a3 Na6
13. dxc6 bxc6 14. Nd4 Bd7 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Bxc6 Qc8 $36) 12. e4 Ne8 13. a3 Na6
14. Ne1 f5 15. Nd3 Nf6 16. Kh2 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Bf5 19. Bxf5 Rxf5 $6
(19... gxf5 $13) 20. Be3 Qe7 21. Qc2 c5 22. Rae1 Qd7 23. Kg2 $14 {Spassov,
L-Schaller,S/Schwaebisch Gmuend op/1994/}) 9... Nc6 10. Bd2 e5 ({Another
possible way to deal with White's rather insipid development is} 10... Rb8 11.
Rc1 e5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Qxd8 $6 (14. Bxf6 $142 Bxf6 15. Qa4 Nd4 $11
) 14... Rxd8 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Bg7 17. Rfd1 Be6 18. Nd2 Rbc8 19. Ne4 Bf8
20. Kf1 Kg7 21. Nec3 Nb8 $1 22. h3 Nd7 23. Rc2 c6 $15 {_|_^^, Tregubov,
P-Markowski,T/EU-ch Saint Vincent/ 2000/}) 11. dxe5 (11. d5 Nd4 $1 {-8.Bd2})
11... dxe5 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Qa4 ({Less ambitious is} 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. cxd5 Qxd5
15. Qxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxd5 c6 18. Bb3 a5 19. Rad1 a4 20. Bc2 Rfe8 21.
b3 axb3 22. Bxb3 b5 23. Rc1 Nc4 24. Bxc4 bxc4 25. Rxc4 Rxe2 $11 {Ribli,
Z-Babula,V/Bundesliga 0001/2001/}) 13... h6 14. Rfd1 Qb8 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8]
Black's main task is to find a safe place for his Q, where it would be
invulnerable from attacks. In this game he solves it originally by placing it
temporarily on a7.} (14... Qe7 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. cxd5 Nd4 18. Nxd4
exd4 19. Bf3 Be5 20. Rd3 f5 $6 21. Qb3 Qd6 22. Rc1 Kh8 23. Qxb7 Rab8 24. Qc6
Rxb2 25. Qa4 Rb6 26. Rb3 $36 {Kiss,A-Zimmerman,Y/HUN-chT/1998/}) 15. Bxf6 Bxf6
16. Nd2 ({It would be more difficult for Black to realize his plan after} 16.
Nd5 Bg7 17. Nd2 Bg4 $5 18. Re1 Rd8 19. Ne4 Kh8 20. e3 Bf8 {[%cal Yg4e6,Yd8d7,
Yb8a7,Ya8d8] /\Be6,Rd7,Qa7,Rad8=} (20... b5 $5 $132)) 16... Bg7 17. Nde4 Qa7 $1
18. Nd5 Rac8 19. b4 {[%cal Rb4b5,Rd5e7] /\b5,Ne7+-} Kh8 20. e3 f5 $5 (20...
Rfd8 $11) 21. Nc5 Bg8 (21... Bf7 $142) 22. Rac1 (22. Nxb7 Qxb7 23. Ne7 e4 24.
Nxg6+ Kh7 25. Nxf8+ Rxf8 26. Rac1 Ne5 $13) ({White's B will stay buried in-} 
22. e4 $6 f4 $1 $36) 22... e4 23. Nf4 Bf7 $11 24. Nce6 (24. f3 $143 $6 g5 (
24... Ne5 $6 25. fxe4 Nxc4 26. exf5 Nb2 27. Qd7 $16) 25. Nd5 exf3 26. Bxf3 Ne5
$17) 24... Bxe6 25. Nxe6 Rf7 26. c5 Re8 27. Qb3 Ne5 (27... Bf6 $6 28. Nd8 $1
Rfe7 29. Nxc6 bxc6 30. Rd2 $36 {[%csl Ra6,Rc6,Rc7][%cal Gd1d8] <->d,ק}) 28.
Nxg7 Kxg7 29. Qc3 Qb8 {Black's Q again returns to the [+] and the position
stays balanced.} 30. Rd5 Rfe7 31. Rcd1 Qc8 32. Bf1 Qe6 33. Be2 Qf6 34. Kg2 Kh7
(34... g5 35. a4 f4 $6 36. exf4 gxf4 37. gxf4 Qxf4 38. Qg3+ $14 {_|_}) (34...
Nf7 $11) 35. Rd8 (35. a4 $142 {promises White more chances to fight for an
edge, exchanging an active R only helps Black.}) 35... Kg7 36. Rxe8 Rxe8 37.
Rd5 Re7 38. a4 g5 39. b5 axb5 40. axb5 c6 $5 {Makes the Pc5 a potential target.
} 41. bxc6 (41. Rd6 Re6 42. Rxe6 Qxe6 43. Qd4 Kf6 44. Qd8+ Qe7 45. Qh8+ Qg7 $11
) 41... bxc6 42. Rd6 Re6 43. Rd4 Kg6 44. Qd2 $2 $138 (44. Bc4 $142 Nxc4 $8 45.
Qxc4 $11 {/+/= Black's centralized N is the stronger minor piece.}) 44... Qe7 {
[%csl Rc5]} 45. Qc2 Nd7 46. Bc4 (46. g4 Nxc5 47. gxf5+ Kxf5 48. Rc4 Re5 $15)
46... Rf6 47. Qd1 Ne5 $138 (47... Nxc5 $142) 48. Qc2 Nd7 49. Qd1 Nxc5 50. Rd8
Nd3 $1 51. Rg8+ Kh7 52. Rb8 Rd6 53. Qb3 (53. Qh5 $5 Ne1+ 54. Kf1 Nf3 55. Kg2
$15 {/\ With his vulnerable K it's not easy for Black to make progress.} Rd1 $4
56. Rh8+ $1 Kxh8 57. Qxh6+ Qh7 58. Qf8+ $18) 53... Ne1+ 54. Kh1 Nf3 55. Rb7
Rd1+ {The exchange of R helps Black.} 56. Qxd1 Qxb7 57. Be6 Kg6 58. Kg2 Qe7 59.
Ba2 Ne5 60. Qb3 Qe8 (60... Kf6 $15 {/-/+ However in mutual time-trouble the
rapid playoff game ends quickly in repetition.}) 61. Qc3 Qe7 (61... Nd3 $142 $5
) 62. Qb3 Qe8 63. Qc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 3rd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2007.05.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2007.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. d5 Nd7 12. h3 $6 {Quite a pretentious way to
avoid the main line} (12. Nd2 f5 13. exf5 Nf6 14. Nde4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxf5 16.
Bd3 g4 {etc.}) 12... f5 13. exf5 (13. Nd2 {makes little sense now. However,
there has been a practical example:} Nf6 14. Qc2 (14. f3 Nh5) 14... c6 15. a4
cxd5 16. cxd5 fxe4 17. Ndxe4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 (18. Nxe4 Nf5 {[%cal Yf5d4]}) 18...
Qb6 19. O-O Nf5 20. Bd3 Bd7 21. b4 Rac8 22. Ne2 a5 23. bxa5 Qxa5 24. f3 Rf6 {
0-1 Gustafsson,J-Solleveld,M/Enschede 2003/CBM 094 ext (47)}) (13. Bh2 $5 Nc5
14. Nd2 {K.Sakaev} a5 $13) 13... Nc5 (13... Nxf5 {is possible, too:} 14. Ne4
Nc5 $1 (14... h6 $143 15. O-O (15. Bd3 $5) 15... Nf6 16. Nfd2 Nd4 17. Bd3 c6
18. Re1 cxd5 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. cxd5 Bd7 21. Rc1 Rac8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Ne4 Qg6
24. f3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Horvath,J-Hazai,L/Hungary 2003/EXT 2004 (49)}) 15. Bd3 (15.
Nfxg5 $6 Nxg3 16. fxg3 Bf5 $36) (15. Nxc5 Nxg3 16. fxg3 dxc5 $36) 15... Nxd3+
16. Qxd3 h6 $11 {K.Sakaev}) 14. Nd2 $6 {This is quite illogical as one of the
ideas of 12.h3 is to keep this knight on f3.} (14. b4 $2 {doesn't work due to}
e4 $1) (14. Qd2 {is the most natural move but Black did fine in the following
game:} Nxf5 15. Nxg5 Bh6 16. h4 Nxg3 17. fxg3 a5 (17... Bf5 $5 18. O-O a5 {
I_A.Nataf}) 18. g4 Qe7 19. O-O-O Bd7 $6 (19... Rf7 $1 {[%cal Yf7g7] I_A.Nataf})
20. Rhf1 $1 Rxf1 21. Rxf1 Rf8 22. Rxf8+ Qxf8 23. Qe3 Qe7 $44 {[%cal Yd7e8,
Ye8g6] 1/2-1/2 Akesson,R-Nataf,I/Stockholm 84/477 2001/Inf 84/[Nataf,I.-A] (32)
}) 14... Bxf5 (14... Nxf5 {is quite good, too.}) 15. O-O (15. f3 e4 $1 $40 {
I_A.Nataf}) 15... e4 16. Nb3 b6 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (16... Nxb3 $143 17. Qxb3
Bg6 18. Rae1 Re8 19. Qxb7 Nf5 20. Bg4 Rb8 21. Qa6 Rxb2 (21... Nxg3 $5 22. fxg3
Rxb2 23. Nb5 $13) 22. Bxf5 Bxf5 23. Nd1 Rb6 24. Qxa7 Bd4 25. Ne3 Bd7 26. Qa5
Qf6 27. Rb1 h5 28. Rxb6 Bxb6 29. Qd2 Rf8 $44 {1-0 Onischuk,A-Smirin,I/Russia
87/481 2003/Inf 87/[Onischuk,Al] (41)}) 17. Nd4 Qf6 18. Nc6 a5 (18... Bd7 {
[%cal Yh6f5] was probably even more appropriate. If} 19. f4 $6 (19. Nb5 $6 {
doesn't work in view of} a6 $1 20. Nxc7 (20. Nbd4 Bxc6 21. Nxc6 Qxb2) 20...
Rac8) {then anyway} 19... Nf5 20. fxg5 Qxg5 21. Bf4 Qh4 $17) 19. f4 $6 {
[%csl Ge4] After this "active" move Black's e4 pawn becomes extremely
dangerous.} (19. Nb5 {[%cal Yb5d4] was now the best way to make use of Black's
inaccuracy:} Rac8 (19... Qxb2 $6 20. Nxc7) 20. Nbd4 Bd7 21. Rb1 Nf5 22. Nxf5
Bxf5 23. Qd2 $15) 19... Bd7 $1 20. Nb5 {Better late than never?} (20. fxg5 Qxg5
$17) (20. Qd2 $5 gxf4 (20... Bxc6 21. fxg5 $1 Qd4+ 22. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 23. Kh2 Nf7
24. dxc6 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Nxg5 $15) 21. Bxf4 Bxc6 22. Be3 $1 (22. dxc6 Qd4+ 23.
Qxd4 Bxd4+ 24. Kh2 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Nf5 $17) 22... Nf5 23. dxc6 Qe5 24. Rad1 $1
$15) 20... Bxc6 21. dxc6 Qxb2 22. Rb1 Qxa2 23. Nxc7 (23. Bf2 $5 {(an extremely
difficult move for a human being)} Rac8 $1 (23... Nf5 24. g4 $1) (23... gxf4
24. Nxc7) (23... Rxf4 24. Nxc7 Raf8 $13) 24. fxg5 Nf5 $17) 23... Nf5 $1 24. Bf2
$2 {Now this leads to a lost position. Krishnan Sasikiran has bad luck with
good moves in this game: he makes them too late!} (24. Nxa8 $142 Nxg3 25. Re1 {
, e.g.} Rxa8 26. c7 Nxe2+ 27. Rxe2 Qxc4 28. Rxb6 Na6 $1 29. Rxd6 Nxc7 30. Rc2
Bc3 31. fxg5 (31. Rd8+ $143 Rxd8 32. Qxd8+ Kf7 33. Qd7+ Kf8 34. Qf5+ Ke8) 31...
Rf8 {Black is better, of course, but the position remains extremely tense.})
24... e3 $1 25. Be1 (25. Nxa8 exf2+ 26. Rxf2 Bd4 $19 {[%cal Rc5e4]}) (25. Qd5+
Kh8 26. Bd3 $5 exf2+ 27. Rxf2 Bd4 28. Qxd4+ Nxd4 29. Rxa2 Rac8 30. Nd5 Nxd3 31.
Rd1 Nb3 $1 $19) (25. Bf3 Rac8 ({or} 25... exf2+ 26. Rxf2 Bd4 27. Bd5+ Rf7 $1
28. Bxf7+ Kf8 $1 29. Qxd4 Qxb1+ 30. Rf1 Nxd4 31. Rxb1 Rc8 $1 $19) 26. Nb5 gxf4
$19 27. Be1 $140 e2 $1 28. Bxe2 Ne3) 25... Nd4 $1 26. Nxa8 Nxe2+ 27. Kh2 Nxf4
28. Rxf4 gxf4 29. Rxb6 f3 30. Qd5+ Ne6 $5 31. Qxe6+ Kh8 32. Qg4 Be5+ 33. Kh1 f2
(33... fxg2+ $5 34. Qxg2 Rf1+ 35. Qxf1 Qh2#) 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 h5 10. Be2 h4 11. Nf1 e6 12. Nd2 exd5 13. cxd5 {For this line - see
Ponomariov - Carlsen in CBM 137 (annotations by GM D.Rogozenco).} a6 (13... Bd7
14. O-O b5 15. Nxb5 Bxb5 16. Bxb5 Rb8 17. a4 Nh5 18. f4 $1 Nd7 19. Qg4 $16 {
0-1 Ponomariov,R (2733)-Carlsen,M (2813)/Medias 2010/CBM 137/[Rogozenco] (50)})
(13... h3 14. g3 Bd7 15. a4 a6 16. a5 b5 17. axb6 Qxb6 18. Ra2 a5 19. g4 Bc8
20. g5 Ne8 21. f4 Nd7 22. f5 Bd4 23. Nc4 $16 {1-0 Volke,K (2478)-Laurent,B 
(2400)/Fuegen 2006/CBM 115 (53)}) (13... Nh7 $5 14. f4 Nd7 15. O-O Re8 16. h3
f5 17. Bf2 fxe4 18. Ndxe4 Nb6 19. Bd3 Rf8 20. Be3 Bf5 21. Qd2 Kh8 22. Rae1 Bxe4
23. Bxe4 Nc4 24. Qf2 Nxe3 {1/2 Razuvaev,Y (2575)-Khalifman,A (2625)/Germany
1992/GER-chT}) 14. a4 Bd7 (14... Rb8 15. O-O Bd7 (15... Qe8 16. a5 Bd7 17. h3
Nh7 18. f4 Bh6 19. Qe1 Qd8 20. Nd1 {1-0 Edouard,R (2617)-Lanzani,M (2371)/
Rijeka 2010/CBM 136}) 16. Bg5 c4 17. Bxh4 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. b4 $14 {1-0
Bischoff,K (2510)-Meyer,P (2365)/Biel 1992/CBM 031 ext (56)}) (14... Nh7 15. f4
Nd7 16. O-O Re8 17. Bd3 Nhf6 18. Qf3 Nb6 {1/2 Ozolin,M (2387)-Belous,V (2312)/
Moscow 2008/CBM 122 Extra (45)} 19. f5 gxf5 20. Bg5 $36) 15. a5 $5 $146 {
[%mdl 8] Otherwise Black successfully pushes ...b7-b5.} (15. Bg5 h3 16. g3 {
0-1 Estremera Panos,S (2330)-Miguel Lago,V (2280)/Pontevedra 1992/TD (34)} b5
$1 $132) (15. O-O b5 (15... Qc8 16. Qc2 Nh5 17. Rfe1 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Nde4
Qd7 20. Rf1 Rae8 21. Qd2 c4 22. Kh1 Rf7 23. a5 Nf6 $132 {0-1 Peregudov,N (2470)
-Shulman,Y (2425)/St Petersburg 1994/EXT 1998 (68)}) 16. axb5 (16. h3 $5 c4 17.
Qe1 Rc8 $1 18. Qxh4 b4 19. Nd1 $44 {R.Knaak}) 16... axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Bxb5
(18. h3 b4 19. Ncb1 Bc8 $132 {[%cal Yc8a6]}) (18. Nxb5 Bxb5 19. Bxb5 Rb8 $13)
18... Bxb5 19. Nxb5 Qa6 20. Nc3 Rb8 21. Qc2 Nh5 (21... Nd3 $5 22. Nd1 {1-0
Abegg,B-Alford,J/ICCF Email 2000 (33)} Nd7 $44) 22. b3 Rb4 $44 23. Na2 $4 {
1-0 Psakhis,L (2575)-Piket,M (2350)/Amsterdam 1990/CBM 020/[Knaak] (41)} Qe2 $1
$19) 15... b5 16. axb6 Qxb6 17. Ra2 $14 {White will now prepare f3-f4 etc.
pushing Black's pieces back.} Qb4 18. O-O Bb5 19. Kh1 $6 (19. f4 $142) 19...
Rfb8 (19... Rfe8 $5) 20. f4 Nc4 21. Bxc4 Bxc4 22. Ra4 $1 Bxf1 23. Rxb4 cxb4 24.
Na4 Bd3 25. Nb6 Rxb6 (25... Ra7 26. e5 $1) 26. Bxb6 {White has won a queen for
a rook and a bishop but this should not be enough to win when the opponent's
pieces are active.} Bxe4 (26... Rc8 $5 $44 {[%cal Yc8c2]}) 27. Nxe4 Nxe4 28.
Qe1 f5 29. Qxb4 Rc8 30. Bc7 Re8 $2 {After this passive move White gradually
converts his material advantage.} (30... Bd4 $1 31. Qxd4 Rxc7 {with a probable
draw.}) 31. Kg1 Kh7 32. Kf1 Rc8 ({The bishop endgame after} 32... Nc5 $5 33.
Bxd6 Nd3 34. Qd2 Re1+ 35. Qxe1 Nxe1 36. Kxe1 {should be winning for White, e.g.
} Kg8 (36... Bxb2 $2 37. Bc7 {[%cal Yd5d6,Yd6d7,Yd7d8]}) 37. Be5 Bf8 38. Bf6
Bd6 39. Bg5 Kf7 40. Ke2 Ke8 41. Kf3 {etc.}) 33. Qb7 Re8 34. Ba5 Kh6 35. Be1 h3
36. gxh3 Nc5 37. Qc6 Re3 38. Bf2 Rf3 39. Kg2 Rxf2+ 40. Kxf2 Bxb2 41. Kf3 Ne4
42. Qxa6 Bf6 43. Qb7 {White's king now triumphally marches to f7.} 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis m1"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2011.05.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "185"]
[EventDate "2011.05.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. g4 h5 14. h3 Rf6 {This
rather closed position has not attracted the attention of strong players in
the past. Nakamura has his own ideas about the King's Indian Defence, so his
choice of the line could make a difference.} 15. Nd3 Rh6 16. Kg2 c5 $146 {
[%mdl 8] The radical attempt to slow down White's advance on the queenside has
not been played in a known game.} (16... Ng6 17. Rh1 Nh4+ 18. Kf1 (18. Bxh4
gxh4 19. Kh2 (19. Kf2 hxg4 20. hxg4 h3 21. Ke1 Bf6 22. Kd2 Bh4 23. Qf1 h2 $11 {
0-1 Oliveira,H-Guimaraes,D (2179)/Petrolina 2009 (70)}) 19... hxg4 20. hxg4 a6
21. Bf1 Nf8 22. Nf2 c6 23. Rg1 Nh7 24. Nh3 Ng5 25. Nxg5 Qxg5 $11 {1-0 Amoyal,P
(2226)-Berube,R (2305)/St Lorrain 2003 (45)}) 18... b6 19. b4 Bf8 20. Rb1 a5
21. a3 Be7 22. Ke1 Kf7 23. Kd2 axb4 24. axb4 Ba6 25. Qb3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Monteau,
L-Vlcek,S (2326)/Parthenay 2000 (47)}) (16... Kf7 17. c5 Nf6 18. Rc1 (18. Rh1
Qh8 19. cxd6 cxd6 20. Nb5 Ne8 21. Rc1 Qh7 22. Nc7 Nxc7 23. Rxc7 hxg4 24. hxg4
Rxh1 25. Qxh1 Qxh1+ 26. Kxh1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Kleeschaetzky,R (2235)-Sawatzki,J 
(2230)/Germany 2008 (59)}) 18... Bd7 19. Qb3 Ng6 20. cxd6 cxd6 21. Qxb7 Qh8 22.
Nb5 Nh4+ 23. Bxh4 gxh4 24. Nxd6+ {1-0 Fedorovsky,M (2305)-Svab,J/Decin 1997}) (
16... Nf6 17. c5 b6 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. a4 Bd7 20. Nb5 Ne8 21. Rc1 Qb8 22. Qb3
Kf8 23. Rc3 a6 24. Na3 b5 25. axb5 axb5 {1-0 Szymanski,M (2359)-Misiuga,A 
(2193)/Karvina 2001 (58)} 26. Nb4 $16) 17. dxc6 Nxc6 (17... bxc6 18. Rh1 $14)
18. c5 $1 {Ponomariov knows very well, that he can not win on the kingside.
Pushing ahead on the opposite flank is simply compulsory for him.} dxc5 (18...
Nd4 19. cxd6 Nb6 (19... Rxd6 20. Nb5 Nxb5 21. Qb3+ Kh7 22. Qxb5 $16) 20. Nb5
Nxb5 21. Qb3+ Be6 22. Qxb5 Qxd6 23. Nc5 $16) 19. Nxc5 Nd4 {Black could have
tried to equalise with the simple means of a knight exchange 19...Nxc5!?, but
he has higher ambitions.} (19... Nxc5 $5 20. Qxd8+ (20. Bxc5 Bd7 21. Qd5+ Kh7
22. Rfd1 Nd4 $11) 20... Nxd8 21. Bxc5 Ne6 22. Bc4 Kh7 23. Be7 Kg6 $11) 20. Bc4+
(20. Nb3 $5 Nxe2 21. Qxe2 Nf6 (21... Nb6 22. Nc5 Qe7 23. Rfd1 $14) 22. Nb5 $14)
20... Kh7 21. Nb3 Nf6 $2 {It is no secret, that Nakamura thrives on tactics,
so his choice of a knight move towards g4-pawn seems more than logical.
Unfortunately it can be easily refuted, so Black is thrown off balance.} (21...
Nb6 $1 22. Bd3 Be6 $11) 22. Nxd4 exd4 23. e5 $1 (23. Bxd4 $2 hxg4 24. hxg4 Nxg4
$1 $17) 23... hxg4 (23... Nd7 24. Qd3+ Kh8 25. Bxd4 Nb8 26. Rfe1 Nc6 27. Rad1
$16) (23... Ng8 24. Qd3+ Kh8 25. Bxd4 $16) 24. hxg4 Nxg4 {For better or worse
now Black has to sacrifice a piece in order to play on.} (24... Bxg4 25. fxg4
dxc3 26. exf6 $18) (24... Nd7 25. Qd3+ Kh8 26. Bxd4 $18) 25. fxg4 Bxe5 (25...
Bxg4 26. Qxg4 dxc3 27. Qf5+ Kh8 28. Rh1 $18) 26. Rh1 Qd7 27. Ne4 {Ponomariov
has understood, that he has won the game. His next few choices are directed
towards safety, not the highest efficiency.} (27. Be2 $1 dxc3 28. Qc2+ Kg7 29.
Rxh6 $18) 27... Rxh1 28. Qxh1+ Kg7 29. Qh5 (29. Be2 Qd5 30. Qb1 d3 31. Qxd3
Qxd3 32. Bxd3 Bxg4 33. Nxg5 $18) 29... Qxg4+ 30. Qxg4 Bxg4 31. Nxg5 d3 {
Black has a miserable two pawns for the piece, so the rest is a matter of
technique. As a tactical wizard he is looking at least for chances to fight on.
} (31... Rc8 32. Be6 Bxe6 33. Nxe6+ Kf7 34. Nxd4 $18) 32. Bxd3 Rd8 33. Be2 (33.
Be4 Bf6 34. Nf3 Re8 35. Re1 $18) 33... Bf5 (33... Bxe2 34. Ne6+ Kf6 35. Nxd8
$18) 34. Rd1 (34. Rg1 Bxb2 35. Nh3 Rd2 36. Nxf4 $18) 34... Rxd1 35. Bxd1 Bxb2
36. Bxa7 {Unless Black manages to exchange the last white pawn his survival
chances are close to zero.} Kf6 37. Nf3 (37. Nh3 Bc1 38. Bd4+ Ke6 39. Bb3+ Kd6
40. Ng5 $18) 37... Bd3 38. Kf2 Bc1 39. Bb3 Be4 (39... b5 40. Bd4+ Ke7 41. Ng5
Bg6 42. Kf3 Bh5+ 43. Ke4 Bg6+ 44. Ke5 Bh5 45. Nh3 f3 46. Bd5 $18) 40. Ke2 Ke7
41. Bb8 Be3 42. Be5 Kd7 43. Ng5 Bc6 44. Bc4 Bc1 45. Nf3 Be3 46. Bc3 Kd6 47.
Bb4+ Kc7 48. Ne5 Be8 (48... Be4 49. Nd3 Kc6 50. Bd2 $18) 49. Bd5 Bh5+ 50. Kd3
Bc1 51. Bc5 b5 (51... b6 52. Bd4 Kd6 53. Ke4 b5 54. Bf7 Bd1 55. Nd3 Bc2 56. Be8
$18) 52. Ke4 Bd2 53. Nf3 Bg6+ 54. Ke5 Be3 55. Bxe3 fxe3 56. Kd4 e2 57. Ke3 Kd6
58. Bg8 Kc5 59. Kxe2 {This might have been the magical moment for resigning
after a heroic defence, but Black manages 33 more moves.} Bh5 60. Ke3 Kb4 61.
Nd4 Bg6 62. Kd2 Kc5 63. Nc2 Bf5 64. Kc3 Be4 65. a3 Kb6 (65... Bxc2 66. Kxc2 b4
67. a4 $18) 66. Nd4 Ka5 67. Bb3 Bg2 68. Bc2 Bf1 69. Nb3+ Ka4 (69... Kb6 70. Kb4
$18) 70. Nd2+ Kxa3 71. Bb3 Bd3 (71... b4+ 72. Kc2 Bd3+ (72... Bb5 73. Nb1#) 73.
Kxd3 $18) 72. Kxd3 Kb2 73. Be6 Kc1 74. Nb3+ Kb2 75. Kd2 b4 76. Kd3 Ka3 77. Kc4
Ka4 78. Bf5 Ka3 79. Nc5 Kb2 80. Kxb4 Ka2 81. Kc3 Ka1 82. Nb3+ Ka2 83. Be4 Ka3
84. Bb1 Ka4 85. Nd4 Ka5 86. Kc4 Kb6 87. Nb5 Kb7 88. Bf5 Kc6 89. Bc8 Kb6 90. Bd7
Kb7 91. Kc5 Ka6 92. Nd6 Ka5 93. Nb7+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 10th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2009.03.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2009.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. d5
Nd4 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 {This line was examined by IM Laszlo Hazai in several
CBM issues, most recently in CBM 104, annotations to Socko - Gallagher.} g5 (
10... c5 {is the main theoretical line. GM V.Kotronias applies a new move
order.}) 11. Bg3 c5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (11... Nh5 12. Nxd4 Nxg3 13. Ne6 $1 Bxe6
14. fxg3 Bd7 15. Be2 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Bd3 $14 {1-0 Shaked,T-Miller,M/Sioux
Falls 1998/EXT 2002 (54)}) 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. c5 $5 dxc5 14. Bxe5 Ng4 $6 {
Black should not exchange his strong bishop.} (14... Re8 $142 $13) 15. Bxg7
Kxg7 16. Ng3 $6 (16. Na4 $1 Qd6 (16... Rb8 17. Qc1 $1 Ne5 18. Nxc5 Nxd3 19. Qc3
) 17. Ng3 $14 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Ra1c1,Rd1c1] was more accurate.}) 16... Rb8 17.
Na4 Qd6 $2 (17... Ne5 $1 {was an opportunity to exploit the opponent's inexact
move order.} 18. Nxc5 $140 Ne6 $1 19. Nxe6+ Bxe6 20. Bc2 Qxd1 21. Rfxd1 Rxb2
22. Bb3 c5 $1 $15) 18. Qc1 $16 {Now Black can't protect his c5-pawn.} f5 (18...
c4 19. Bxc4 Rb4 20. b3 Ne5 21. Nb2 $16) 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Qxc5 Qxc5 21. Nxc5
Bxd3 22. Nxd3 {White gradually brings home his material advantage:} Rbd8 23.
Rad1 Rfe8 24. h3 Ne5 25. Nc5 Kg6 26. Kh1 Rd5 27. Nce4 Ne6 28. Nc3 Rd3 29. Rde1
Nc4 30. Na4 Nd2 31. Rg1 Rdd8 32. Rc1 Rd6 33. Rgd1 Red8 34. Nc5 Ne4 35. Rxd6
Nxg3+ 36. fxg3 Rxd6 37. Nb7 Rd2 38. Rxc6 Kf7 39. Nd6+ Ke7 40. Nf5+ Kf6 41. Nxh6
Rxb2 42. Ra6 Rb1+ 43. Kh2 Re1 44. Ng4+ Kg6 45. a4 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. h4 e5 8. d5 h6
9. Be3 Nc5 10. Qc2 c6 11. h5 cxd5 12. cxd5 Qa5 13. Bd2 Bd7 14. hxg6 fxg6 15. f3
Rac8 $1 {[%mdl 4] This strong novelty is very important for the evaluation of
the whole line. Black is not afraid of sacrificing the weak h6 P in order to
get counterplay on the weakened dark squares. White's pieces are undeveloped
and his K cannot find a shelter.} (15... Nh5 {- Yakovich-Bekker Jensen,
Excelsior Cup 2000 CBM 75.}) 16. Rb1 (16. b4 Qxb4 17. Nb5 {is met by the
positional Q sacrifice} Qxb5 $1 (17... Qa4 $2 18. Qxa4 Nxa4 19. Nxd6 $16) 18.
Bxb5 Bxb5 $40 {Black has only two pieces and a P for the Q, but the white
pieces lack of any harmony.}) (16. Bxh6 Bxh6 17. Rxh6 Kg7 $44 {is the main
idea of Black using the h <-> against White later on.}) 16... Qd8 17. Bxh6 {
Otherwise White's problems remain without winning a P.} (17. Qd1 Nh5 $132)
17... Bxh6 18. Rxh6 Kg7 19. Rh1 Nh5 $44 {>< f4,g3 Black has a good
compensation because of the disorganized white pieces.} (19... Rh8 20. Rxh8
Qxh8 21. Bf1) 20. Qd2 Rh8 21. Bf1 {is this a real developing move?!} (21. b4
Na4 22. Nxa4 Bxa4 23. Bd1 Qb6 $44 {/^ g1-a7}) 21... Qb6 22. Nge2 (22. Qg5 Nf6
23. Rxh8 Rxh8 $44) 22... Nf4 23. Rxh8 (23. Ng3 Rxh1 24. Nxh1 Rh8 $36) 23...
Ncd3+ 24. Kd1 {Now the K has also problems in the middle of the board.} Rxh8
25. Nxf4 Nxf4 26. Kc2 Rh2 {>< g2} 27. Rc1 Bh3 28. Na4 Qd4 29. Qxd4 exd4 {
Transposing into the _|_ doesn't solve all of White's problems.} 30. Kb3 Bxg2
31. Bxg2 {[#]} b5 $1 {This strong intermediate move leaves Black with a good N
versus bad B _|_.} 32. Nb6 axb6 33. Bf1 d3 {Black is better in the _|_ and
will win although not without help of the opponent!} (33... Rf2 $5 34. Bxb5
Rxf3+ 35. Kb4 Rf2 $15 {and the o^ g6 can be dangerous.}) 34. Kc3 (34. Rd1 Rf2)
34... Rh1 (34... Rf2 35. Bxd3 Rxf3 36. Rd1 Kf6 $15 {and the black pieces
dominate the board.}) 35. Rd1 (35. Rb1 Ne2+ 36. Kd2 Kf6 37. Rd1 Nf4) 35... Kf6
36. Kd4 (36. Kd2 Ke5) 36... b4 (36... g5 37. a3) 37. Rb1 {/\ Bxd3} Ne2+ 38. Ke3
g5 (38... Ke5 $5) 39. Kf2 (39. a3 b3) 39... Nf4 (39... Ke5 $5 {deserved
serious attention.} 40. Kg2 Rg1+ 41. Kf2 g4) 40. Ke3 Ne2 41. Rd1 (41. Kf2)
41... Nf4 42. Rb1 d2 (42... Ke5 43. Bxd3 Rh2 $44) 43. Kxd2 Rh2+ 44. Ke3 Ke5 45.
Ba6 Ng2+ 46. Kd3 Nf4+ 47. Ke3 Rh3 48. Rf1 $2 (48. Rg1 {was the persistant
defence.}) 48... g4 {Now the o^ g will decide the battle.} 49. Be2 Ng2+ (49...
g3 $19) 50. Kd2 (50. Kf2 Nf4 51. Ke3) 50... g3 $19 51. Rg1 Rh2 52. Ba6 Kf4 53.
e5 Kxe5 0-1

[Event "Biel GM 45th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2012.07.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 h6
9. Bh4 Na6 10. Nd2 Qe8 11. O-O h5 12. a3 Bd7 13. b3 Nh7 14. f3 f5 {This plan
of an immediate kingside storm is much less common than the classic} (14... Bh6
) {Not without reason, as the present game shows.} 15. Rb1 {[%mdl 4]} (15. Bf2
Bh6 {leads to one of the 14...Bh6 lines}) (15. exf5 gxf5 16. Qc2 (16. f4 $2
exf4 17. Rc1 Nf6 18. h3 Nc5 $17 {0-1 Polak,T (2410)-Arakhamia Grant,K (2485)/
Oakham 1994/EXT 2000 (32)}) (16. Rc1 Bf6 17. Qe1 Qg6 18. Qg3 Qxg3 19. Bxg3 h4
20. Bf2 Bg5 21. Rc2 Nf6 $36 {0-1 Priehoda,V (2420)-Van Wely,L (2525)/Novy
Smokovec 1992/CBM 033 (59)}) 16... Qg6 17. Kh1 {1-0 Camarena Gimenez,R (2387)
-Andres Flores,A (2058)/Ayamonte 2002/EXT 2005 (49)} Bh6 {looks OK for Black})
(15. Nb5 $5 g5 16. Bf2 f4 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Qg6 19. c5 {1/2 Horvath,I (2291)
-Ibar,M (2266)/IECG 2001/Telechess CBM 87 'Forfeited. Draw for rating purposes.
'}) 15... g5 (15... Nc5 {may be much better, e.g.} 16. Nb5 Bxb5 17. cxb5 fxe4 (
17... Bh6 18. exf5 gxf5 19. b6 cxb6 20. Nc4 $14 {0-1 Kramnik,V (2730)-Kasparov,
G (2795)/Paris 1995/CBM 049 ext (31)}) 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. fxe4 Rf4 20. Bf2 Ng5
21. Qc2 Bh6 22. Bd3 Qd7 23. Kh1 Raf8 {1/2 Huss,A (2304)-Gerber,R (2412)/
Switzerland SUI 2012/The Week in Chess 913}) (15... Bh6 16. Bf2 {again leads
to 14...Bh6}) 16. Bf2 f4 $6 (16... Qg6 $5 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 g4 {should be
checked as a possible way to rehabilitate this variation}) 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4
Qg6 (18... b6 $5 19. Qb3 g4 20. Kh1 Qg6 {0-1 Banusz,T (2491)-Tatar Kis,S (2375)
/Hungary 2007/EXT 2009 (39) ; still, after} 21. c5 $5 {White apparently breaks
through first}) 19. c5 g4 20. c6 (20. Kh1 $6 g3 21. Bg1 h4 22. Re1 {[#]} h3 23.
Bf1 Ng5 $40 {1-0 Lisanti,A (2345)-Valet,R (2190)/Biel 1993/TD (38)}) 20... bxc6
(20... g3 21. cxd7 gxf2+ 22. Rxf2 Nf6 (22... Bf6 23. Bxa6 bxa6 24. Qa4 Kh8 25.
Qc6 Bh4 26. Re2 Rg8 27. Qxc7 Ng5 28. Kf1 $18 {1-0 Porper,E (2435)-Quan Zhe 
(2303)/Kitchener 2003/CBM 095 ext (54)}) 23. Bxa6 bxa6 24. Qa4 Qf7 25. Nc4 Nxd7
26. Ra2 Bf6 27. Qc6 $16 {1-0 Letelier Martner,R (2235)-Barria Zuniga,D (2285)/
Santiago de Chile 1995/EXT 2001 (35)}) 21. dxc6 Be6 22. b5 {It is clear that
White surpasses Black in his attack.} Nb8 {[%csl Rb8]} (22... Nc5 23. b6 cxb6
24. Rxb6 {[%cal Rc6c7] is hardly much more pleasant for Black}) 23. Nd5 Bxd5
24. exd5 g3 25. Be1 Ng5 26. Rb4 (26. hxg3 $5 fxg3 27. Rb4) 26... h4 27. Ne4 h3
{Desperation. Of course, Black's pieces are not ready for this assault.} 28.
hxg3 fxg3 29. Qd2 {There was nothing wrong with} (29. Nxg3 {, e.g.} e4 30. f4
Ra1 31. Rb1 Rxb1 32. Qxb1 Bd4+ 33. Kh2 hxg2 34. Kxg2 $18) 29... Rf4 (29... hxg2
30. Kxg2 Nh3 31. Bxg3 Bh6 32. Qb2 Nf4+ 33. Kh1 {successfully defending.}) 30.
Nxg5 (30. Nxg3 $18) 30... Qxg5 (30... Rxb4 31. Qxb4 Qxg5 32. Qe4 Ra4 $5 33.
Qxa4 Qe3+ 34. Bf2 gxf2+ 35. Rxf2 h2+ 36. Kxh2 Qxf2 37. Qe4 $18 {[%cal Ye2d3]})
31. gxh3 Qf5 32. Bxg3 Qxh3 33. Bxf4 exf4 34. Qxf4 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis m1"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2011.05.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2011.05.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Na6 8. Re1
c6 9. Be3 Ng4 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 Qe8 12. c5 {White is rushing to create crises
on the board, since both black knight can easily dream up better locations.
The c-pawn advance was played in nearly all the games where this position has
arisen.} dxc5 (12... exd4 13. Nxd4 (13. Bxa6 dxc3 14. Bc4+ Be6 15. Bxe6+ Qxe6
16. Qxd6 Qf7 17. bxc3 h5 {1/2-1/2 Hoegy,K (2145)-Bracker,A (2219)/Wismar 2009}
18. h3 Rad8 19. Qg3 Nh6 20. e5 $16) 13... dxc5 14. Nb3 h5 15. Bxa6 bxa6 16. Bg3
c4 17. Na5 Be6 18. Qa4 Ne5 19. Bxe5 fxe5 20. Qxc6 Qf7 (20... Rb8 21. Re2 Rb6
22. Qxe8 Rxe8 23. Rd1 Rc8 $11) 21. Re2 Rac8 22. Qxa6 h4 23. h3 Rfd8 24. Rd1 Rd4
25. Rxd4 exd4 26. Nd5 d3 27. Rd2 {1-0 Bilobrk,F (2372)-Viskic,P (2222)/Sibenik
2008 (36)} Qe8 28. Ne3 Bh6 $11) 13. dxe5 (13. Bxa6 bxa6 14. d5 Nh6 15. dxc6
Qxc6 16. Qd5+ Qxd5 17. Nxd5 g5 18. Bg3 Rf7 19. Rac1 Bf8 20. b4 $2 (20. h4 gxh4
21. Bxh4 Kg7 $11) 20... cxb4 21. Rc6 Bg7 $17 {0-1 Schildt,R (2001)-Meissner,H 
(2221)/Berlin 2007 (64)}) 13... Nxe5 14. Nxe5 fxe5 $6 {[%mdl 4] Recapturing
with the pawn on e5 is strategically risky. Black is ready to defend the
position with 2 doubled and 5 isolated pawns.} (14... Qxe5 15. Bxa6 bxa6 16.
Qa4 f5 17. Qxc6 Rb8 18. exf5 Qxf5 19. Nd5 Kh8 20. Ne7 Qd7 21. Qxc5 Rxb2 22.
Rad1 Qb5 $11 {1-0 Gavrilov,A (2484)-Shimanov,A (2520)/Moscow 2011 (51)}) 15.
Bxa6 bxa6 16. Qd6 (16. Na4 $5 c4 (16... Rb8 17. Qc2 c4 18. Qxc4+ Rf7 19. f3 $16
) 17. Qc2 Be6 18. Nc5 $14) 16... c4 17. Rad1 Be6 $6 {Even the
supergrandmasters are finding it difficult to play this complicated position
with any degree of precision.} (17... Rf7 18. Qa3 Bf8 19. Qa5 $14) 18. Bg3 (18.
Be7 $1 Bg4 19. f3 Rf7 20. fxg4 Rxe7 21. Qc5 Bf8 22. Qxc4+ Rf7 23. h3 $14) 18...
Rf7 (18... Rb8 19. Bxe5 (19. Re2 $6 Rd8 $15) 19... Bxe5 20. Qxe5 Rxb2 21. Nd5
Rbxf2 22. Nc7 Rxg2+ 23. Kh1 Qf7 24. Rf1 Rf2 25. Rxf2 Qxf2 26. Qxe6+ Kh8 27.
Qe5+ Kg8 $11) 19. Bxe5 (19. f3 Rd7 (19... Rb8 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Qxe5 Rxb2 22.
Rd6 $14) 20. Qc5 Bf8 21. Qxe5 Rd3 $132) 19... Bg4 20. Bxg7 Bxd1 21. Bf6 $6 {
Ponomariov must have felt, that the dark squares are promising him enough
counterplay for the sacrificed pawn. Unfortunately his choice of solution is
among the least precise in the position.} (21. Rxd1 Kxg7 22. Qd4+ Kg8 23. e5
Qe6 24. Ne4 Qd5 25. Nf6+ Rxf6 26. exf6 Qxd4 27. Rxd4 Rb8 $11) (21. Be5 Rd8 22.
Qc5 Bc2 23. f3 $11) 21... Bg4 22. e5 Qd7 $6 {Nakamura is handling the position
by intuition and also misses the most exact continuations.} (22... Bf5 23. Bg5
Qe6 24. Qb4 Rc8 $15) 23. Ne4 (23. Qc5 $1 Be6 (23... Rb8 24. Qxc4 Qe6 25. Qxe6
Bxe6 26. b3 $11) 24. h3 Rb8 25. Re2 $11) 23... Bf5 24. Qb4 (24. Rd1 Re8 25.
Qxd7 Rxd7 26. Nd6 Rb8 27. f3 $15) 24... Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Re8 $1 {Finally the
tactical idea, that Black can understand well. White has to worry about the
back rank as well as about the e-file.} (25... Qd1+ 26. Re1 c5 27. Qa5 Qd5 (
27... Qd4 28. Qxa6 Rb8 29. h3 Qxb2 30. Qxc4 Qb4 31. Qc1 $11) 28. h3 Rb8 $15)
26. f3 (26. Re1 Qd4 27. Rf1 c5 28. Qa4 Rb8 29. Qxa6 Qxb2 30. Qxc4 Qd4 $17)
26... Rxf6 27. exf6 Rxe4 28. fxe4 Qd4+ 29. Kf1 Qxe4 {Black is only a pawn up
in the queen ending, but his lady is active and the f6-pawn can be eliminated.}
30. Qb7 (30. Qb8+ Kf7 31. Qxa7+ Kxf6 32. Qb8 Qf5+ 33. Kg1 Qc5+ 34. Kf1 Qd5 $17)
30... Qf5+ 31. Ke2 Qxf6 32. Qb8+ Kf7 33. Qxa7+ Ke6 34. Qb7 (34. Qxa6 Qxb2+ 35.
Kd1 Qd4+ $17) 34... Qe5+ (34... Kf5 $5 $17) 35. Kf3 Qf5+ 36. Ke3 Qc5+ 37. Kf3
$2 {Tired by the unpleasant defence Ponomariov makes a serious mistake. The
quiet king's retreat to e2 would make the realisation of the advantage very
difficult.} (37. Ke2 Qd5 (37... Qb5 38. Qc8+ Kf6 39. Qf8+ Kg5 40. Qe7+ $13) 38.
Ke3 $15) 37... c3 $1 38. Qc8+ Kd5 39. bxc3 Qxc3+ 40. Kg4 {White is now doomed,
as he cannot prevent further pawn losses or the exchange of queens.} (40. Kf2
Qf6+ 41. Kg1 (41. Ke2 Qe6+ $19) 41... Qd4+ 42. Kf1 Qf4+ 43. Ke1 Qe3+ 44. Kf1
Qd3+ 45. Kf2 Qf5+ $19) 40... Qd4+ 41. Kh3 Qe3+ 42. Kh4 (42. g3 Qe6+ $19) 42...
Qe7+ 43. Kg3 Qg5+ (43... Qg5+ 44. Kf3 Qf5+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Danzhou 2nd"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2011.05.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E84"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2011.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nge2 a6 8. Qd2
Rb8 9. h4 h5 10. Nc1 e5 11. d5 Nd4 12. Nb3 c5 {Black players have always
believed, that the dance of White's knight Ng1-e2-c1-b3-d4 is too slow. Theory
has so far promised compensation for the sacrificed pawn.} (12... Nxb3 13. axb3
$14) 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Bxd4 Re8 (15... c5 $143 $6 16. Be3 Be6 17.
b3 Ne8 18. Bh6 f5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Be2 Qf6 21. exf5 Bxf5 22. O-O-O Nc7 23. g4
$16 {Sakaev-Barcenilla/Doha 1993/}) (15... Be6 $143 $6 16. Be2 c5 (16... d5 17.
exd5 cxd5 18. c5 $16) 17. Be3 Nd7 18. b3 Ne5 19. Rd1 Nc6 20. Bd3 Bd4 21. Ne2
Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Kg7 23. Bc2 a5 24. Qc3+ f6 25. Rd2 a4 26. O-O axb3 27. axb3 $16 {
Bagirov-Lanka/Riga 1991/}) (15... Qa5 16. Rc1 (16. Rd1 c5 17. Be3 Rxb2 $2 18.
Qxb2 Nxe4 19. fxe4 {1-0 Campos-Rahal/Barcelona 1992/} Bxc3+ 20. Bd2 $18) (16.
Be2) 16... d5 (16... Be6 17. b3 Qb4 18. Be2 a5 19. Qf4 Nd7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21.
O-O Qc5+ 22. Kh2 $16 {Bischoff-Sznapik/Biel 1991/}) (16... Re8 17. b3 $16) 17.
cxd5 cxd5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nxd5 Qxd2+ 20. Kxd2 Rxb2+ 21. Rc2 Rxc2+ 22. Kxc2
Be5 23. Bc4 $14 {Razuvaev,Y-Uhlmann,W/Copenhagen 1991/}) 16. Rd1 {[%mdl 4] The
centralising of the rook serves multiple purposes, but first of all it helps
to control all the squares along the semi-open d-file.} (16. Be2 d5 $1 {
Black is so well developed, that the first player finds it difficult to cope
with all the threats.} (16... Qa5 17. Rc1 Qb4 (17... d5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. e5
Nd7 20. f4 Nf8 21. O-O Ne6 22. Bf3 Nxd4 23. Qxd4 Rb4 24. Qd2 Qb6+ 25. Rf2 $16 {
Ibragimov-Zamora/Philadelphia op 1992/}) (17... Be6 18. b3 Rbc8 (18... Kh7 19.
O-O Bh6 20. Be3 Qc5 (20... Bxe3+ 21. Qxe3 Qd8 22. Rfd1 Qe7 23. Rd2 Red8 24.
Rcd1 $16 {Razuvaev-Gretarsson/Reykjavik op 1990/}) 21. Bxc5 Bxd2 22. Bxd6 Bxc1
23. Rxc1 Rb7 24. Na4 Nd7 25. Kf2 f6 26. Rd1 Kg7 27. Bf4 $16 {
Gheorghiu-Schaffner/Bern op 1991/}) 19. O-O d5 20. exd5 cxd5 21. Qf4 $1 Bf5 22.
cxd5 $16 {Knaak-Thomas/Badenweiler op 1990/}) 18. b3 a5 19. O-O Ba6 20. Rfd1
Re6 21. Bf1 Kh7 22. Rc2 $16 {1-0 Spraggett,K (2565)-Sellos,D (2425)/Cannes
1993 (64)}) 17. e5 (17. exd5 cxd5 18. c5 Rb4 $1 $17) (17. cxd5 Rb4 $1 (17...
cxd5 18. e5 (18. exd5 $6 Nxd5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Rd1 Nxc3 21. Qxc3+ Qf6 22.
Qxf6+ Kxf6 23. b3 a5 $11 {Adler-Bukic/Bled 1992/}) 18... Nd7 19. f4 Bh6 (19...
f6 20. e6 Rxe6 (20... Nf8 21. f5 $1) 21. f5 $1 (21. O-O $14) 21... gxf5 22. O-O
$16) (19... Nf8 20. Bf2 (20. Bc5 $5 Ne6 21. Bd6 Rb6 22. O-O-O Rxd6 23. exd6 d4
24. Ne4 f5 25. Ng5 Qxd6 26. Bc4 $16) 20... Ne6 (20... f6 $5 21. O-O-O (21. exf6
Bxf6 22. O-O d4 23. Bc4+ Be6 24. Bxe6+ Nxe6 25. Ne4 Bxh4) 21... fxe5 22. fxe5
Bxe5 23. Bd4 $14) 21. O-O Qa5 (21... f6 $1 22. f5 (22. Nxd5 fxe5 23. fxe5 Bxe5)
22... gxf5 23. Bxh5 Rf8 24. exf6 Bxf6 25. Nxd5 Rxb2 26. Nxf6+ Qxf6 27. Qd6 $16)
22. b4 (22. Rad1 d4 23. Bxd4 (23. Ne4 Qxd2 24. Rxd2 Nxf4) 23... Rd8) 22... Rxb4
(22... Qxb4 23. Rab1 Qxf4 24. Qxf4 Nxf4 25. Rxb8 Bxe5 26. Ra8 Bxc3 27. Bxa6 Bd7
28. Rxe8+ Bxe8 29. Bb6 $16) 23. Nxd5 Ra4 24. Qxa5 Rxa5 25. Bf3 Bb7 (25... Rxd5
$2 {founders on} 26. Bxd5 Nxf4 27. Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Bd4 $18) 26. Nf6+ Bxf6 27.
Bxb7 {0-1 Shtyrenkov,V (2502)-Potapov,A (2513)/Noyabrsk 2003 (37)}) 20. Qe3 (
20. Be3 $2 Nxe5 $1 21. fxe5 (21. Nxd5 Ng4 $17) 21... Bxe3 22. Qxe3 d4 $17) (20.
Nxd5 Nxe5 $1) 20... Rxb2 (20... Nxe5 $2 21. Bxe5 f6 22. Bxf6 $1 (22. Qg3 $1
fxe5 23. Qxg6+ $16) 22... Rxe3 23. Bxd8 $16) 21. Rd1 $1 (21. O-O $6 Nxe5 $1 22.
Bxe5 Rxe5 $1 23. Qxe5 Bg7 24. Qxd5 Qb6+ 25. Kh1 Bxc3 $44) 21... Nf6 $1 (21...
Nxe5 $6 22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23. Qxe5 Bg7 24. Qe3 $16 (24. Rxd5 $2 Qb6 $1 25. Qe8+ Kh7
26. Qxc8 Qe3 $19 27. Qc4 Bxc3+ 28. Kf1 Rb1+ 29. Rd1 Rxd1+ 30. Bxd1 Qe1#) 24...
d4 25. Qc1 $18) 22. O-O (22. Qc1 Rxe2+ $1 23. Nxe2 Bg4 $36 (23... Ne4 $44) 24.
Rd3 Bxe2 25. Kxe2 Qd7 $44) (22. Bf3 $2 Ng4 23. Qc1 Nxe5 $1) 22... Ng4 (22...
Bg4 $6 23. Bf3 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Ng4 25. Nxd5 Qxh4 26. Qh3 $16) 23. Qg3 (23. Bxg4
$6 Bxg4 24. Rb1 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 Qd7 26. Rb6 Bf8 27. Rxa6 Rc8 $132) 23... Be6 24.
Bxa6 $1 (24. Bd3 $5) 24... Qa5 25. Bd3 $14 {1-0 Karpov,A (2715)-Kindermann,S 
(2505)/Baden-Baden 1992 (34)}) 18. Bc5 (18. e5 $143 $6 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Rxd4 $1
20. Qxd4 Rxe5 $5 (20... Bxe5 $36)) (18. Bf2 $5 cxd5 (18... Nxe4 19. fxe4 (19.
Nxe4 Rxb2 20. Qd1 cxd5 $40) 19... Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Rbxe4 21. O-O Rxe2 22. dxc6 $16
) 19. Rd1 Qa5) 18... Nxe4 19. fxe4 (19. Nxe4 $2 Rxb2 {/\ cd5->}) 19... Bxc3 20.
Qxc3 Rbxe4 21. O-O (21. O-O-O Rxe2 22. d6 (22. dxc6 $2 Qc7 $17 {
Fattoumi-Gurevich,V/Le Touquet 1995/}) 22... Bf5 (22... Rxg2 23. Rhe1 $1 $44)
23. Rhe1 (23. Rd2 $11 Re1+ 24. Rd1 R1e2 25. Rd2 $11 {leads to a repetition of
moves.}) 23... Qxh4 24. Rxe2 Rxe2 25. d7 Qf4+ 26. Be3 Qxe3+ 27. Qxe3 Rc2+ {
Ernst-Carlson/Stockholm/1995/}) 21... Rxe2 22. dxc6 (22. d6 $143 $6 Be6 {/\ Bd5
}) (22. Rad1 $143 $2 cxd5 $15 {Rogozenko-Guliev/Russia 1993/}) 22... Qxh4 $13)
17... c5 (17... Nd7 $1 18. f4 (18. e6 fxe6 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. O-O-O Qf6 21. g4
hxg4 22. fxg4 Nc5 23. h5 g5 24. h6+ Kh8 25. Rh5 e5 26. Qe3 Bxg4 27. Rf1 Qe7 28.
Bxg4 d4 29. Qg3 dxc3 30. Qxc3 Rxb2 $17 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J (2680)-Golubev,M 
(2532)/playchess.com INT 2004 (39)}) 18... c5 (18... Bh6 19. Be3 (19. cxd5 Nxe5
20. Bxe5 Rxe5) 19... Nxe5 20. fxe5 (20. cxd5 Ng4 21. dxc6 Qxd2+ 22. Bxd2 Rxb2)
20... Bxe3 21. Qxe3 d4 22. Qd2 dxc3 23. Qxc3 Qc7 $11) 19. Bf2 d4 20. Ne4 Bh6
21. Ng5 f6) 18. Bxc5 (18. exf6 cxd4 19. fxg7 dxc3 20. bxc3 Kxg7 (20... Qb6 $2
21. Qh6 Rxe2+ 22. Kxe2 Qb2+ 23. Kf1 Qxa1+ 24. Kf2 Rb2+ 25. Kg3 $18) 21. cxd5
Qb6 22. Kf1 (22. Rd1 Bd7 $132) 22... Bf5 (22... Kg8 23. g3 Bf5 24. Rd1) 23. g3
(23. Qd4+ Qxd4 24. cxd4 a5)) 18... Nd7 (18... Rxe5 19. Bd4 Re8 20. cxd5 $16)
19. Bd6 Nxe5 {This is a fantastic idea!} 20. Bxb8 Nxc4 21. Qc1 Bf5 {1/2-1/2
Lautier,J (2677)-Smirin,I (2656)/Rethymnon 2003 Black's counterplay is very
annoying.}) (16. O-O-O Qa5 $1 $132) 16... d5 (16... Be6 17. Be2 c5 18. Be3 Nd7
19. b3 Ne5 20. Rc1 Nc6 21. Bg5 f6 22. Be3 f5 23. Bg5 Qd7 24. O-O Nd4 25. Bd3
$16 {1-0 Levitt,J (2427)-Buckley,G (2285)/London 1999 (47)}) 17. cxd5 cxd5 (
17... Rb4 $2 18. Bc5 Nxe4 19. fxe4 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Rbxe4+ 21. Kf2 Bg4 22. Rd2
cxd5 23. Kg1 $18) 18. e5 Nd7 $6 {Ding Liren has failed to appreciate the
dangers after White's 16th move and is playing along well known patterns. He
should have tried the spirited idea 18...Qc7!} (18... Qc7 $1 19. Be2 (19. f4
Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Kf2 Rd8 22. Be2 Be6 $14) 19... Rxe5 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. O-O
Bf8 $14) 19. f4 f6 $2 {The second weaker move pushes Black close to the gate
of oblivion. Despite all the problems the fine idea 19...Bh6!? would have
offered chances to hold the dangerous position.} (19... Bh6 $5 20. Qf2 f6 21.
Nxd5 (21. Bd3 fxe5 22. fxe5 Nxe5 23. O-O Bg4 24. Bxg6 Rf8 25. Qc2 Bg7) 21...
Nxe5 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. fxe5 Rxe5+ 24. Be2 Qxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Rf5+ 26. Bf3 Be6 27.
Bc3 Bxa2 28. Rd6 Bf7 29. Rxa6 Bg7 $14) 20. Ba7 $1 Rb7 (20... Rb4 21. Nxd5 Re4+
22. Be2 Nxe5 (22... fxe5 23. O-O $16) 23. fxe5 R4xe5 24. Ne3 $16) 21. Qxd5+ Kh8
22. Be3 fxe5 (22... Rxb2 23. Qf7 Rc2 24. Ne4 fxe5 25. f5 $1 Rf8 26. Qxg6 $18)
23. f5 $1 {The key idea of White's whole set up. The f-pawn advance closes the
e-file and shatters Black's kingside cover instead.} Rxb2 $2 {In this game
Black is strictly wed to misery. This dangerous position was calling for a
real effort to minimise the demage, only 23...Rf8! seems to have promised real
fighting chances.} (23... gxf5 24. Qf3 Re6 25. Qxh5+ Kg8 26. Bc4 $18) (23...
Rf8 $1 24. Qd2 (24. fxg6 Rxb2 25. Rd2 Rxd2 26. Qxd2 Nf6 $14) 24... Rb4 (24...
gxf5 25. Bxa6 Rxb2 26. Qxb2 Bxa6 27. Qa3 Bb7 28. Bg5 Qc7 29. O-O $16) 25. fxg6
(25. Nd5 Rd4 $1 26. Bxd4 exd4 27. Be2 (27. Nf4 Ne5 $11) 27... Rxf5 28. Nf4 Ne5
29. O-O Qxh4 $11) 25... Rxh4 26. Rh3 Qf6 27. Rf3 Qxg6 28. Rxf8+ Bxf8 29. Qf2
$16) 24. Qf7 $1 e4 (24... Rf8 25. Qxg6 Qe8 26. Qxe8 Rxe8 27. Be2 e4 28. Nd5 $16
) 25. Bd4 Nf6 $5 {This move is not the best, but at least Black is teasing his
opponent into a fascinating tactical line.} (25... Bxd4 26. Rxd4 Qe7 27. Qxg6
Nf6 28. Rh3 Qg7 29. Rg3 Qxg6 30. Rxg6 Rf8 $16) 26. Qxg6 {Wang Hao did not feel
obliged to walk the narrow tightrope. The natural continuation of the attack
is very good and much less risky.} (26. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 27. Rxd8 Bxc3+ 28. Rd2 Rd8
29. Qxg6 Bxf5 (29... Rdxd2 30. Qh6+ Kg8 31. Bc4+ Rd5+ 32. Kf1 $18) 30. Qxf5
Rbxd2 31. Qxh5+ Kg7 32. Qg5+ Kh7 33. Rh3 Rd1+ 34. Kf2 Rf8+ 35. Kg1 Rfxf1+ 36.
Kh2 $18) 26... Rf8 27. Be2 (27. Rh3 Qe8 28. Qg5 $16) 27... Qc7 (27... Qe8 28.
Qg5 Qf7 29. O-O $16) 28. O-O Rc2 (28... Bb7 29. Bxh5 Rc2 30. Ne2 $16) 29. Nd5
$1 Nxd5 (29... Qf7 30. Nf4 Kg8 31. Qg5 $18) 30. Bxg7+ {Quite possibly the
start of the exchanging combination with 30.Qxh5+ was more precise, but the
difference does not play a vital role.} (30. Qxh5+ Kg8 31. Bxg7 Kxg7 (31...
Qxg7 32. Rxd5 Qf7 33. Qg5+ Qg7 34. Qe3 $18) 32. Rxd5 Qb6+ 33. Kh2 Qf6 34. Rf4
$18) 30... Qxg7 31. Qxh5+ Qh7 (31... Kg8 32. Rxd5 $18) 32. Rxd5 Qxh5 33. Bxh5
e3 (33... Rxa2 34. f6 e3 35. Bf3 $16) 34. f6 Rxa2 35. Bf3 Be6 (35... Rxf6 36.
Rd8+ Kg7 37. Rxc8 $18) 36. Rh5+ $1 Kg8 37. Re5 Bc4 {Unfortunately for Black
his bishop has no sensible squares along tha a2-g8 diagonal.} (37... Rxf6 38.
Rxe6 Rxe6 39. Bd5 $18) (37... e2 38. Bxe2 Rxe2 39. Rxe2 Bc4 40. f7+ Kg7 41. Re8
Bxf1 42. Rxf8 Kxf8 43. Kxf1 Kxf7 44. Ke2 $18) 38. Rc1 (38. Rc1 Bf7 39. Rxe3 $18
) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.14"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

{[%mdl 4]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O
Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 c6 13. Be3 Kh8 14. b5 {
Black equalizes also in another variations.} ({For example:} 14. Re2 h6 15. Ne6
Bxe6 16. dxe6 Ne8 17. Rd2 Rf6 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Bh5 Rxe6 20. Bf7 Rf6 21. Bxe8 (
21. Qh5 f4 $19 {0-1 Baron Rodriguez,J-Candela Perez,J/Mancha Real 2000/EXT
2001 (26)}) 21... Qxe8 22. Rxd6 Rxd6 23. Qxd6 f4 24. Bc1 (24. Bc5 Nf5 $17 {
[%csl Rc5][%cal Gb7b6]}) 24... Rd8 25. Qe6 e4 26. Bb2 Ng6 27. Qxe8+ Rxe8 28.
Re1 $132) (14. Qb3 h6 (14... Ne8 15. Rad1 (15. Ne6 Bxe6 16. dxe6 Nc7 17. c5 d5
18. exd5 cxd5 19. Bxd5 f4 20. Bxb7 fxe3 21. fxe3 Rb8 22. Rad1 Qe8 23. Bf3 Nf5
$17 {0-1 Chow,A-Shulman,Y/Sioux Falls USA 2001/The Week in Chess 360 (30)})
15... f4 16. Bc1 cxd5 (16... Nc7 17. c5 $16) 17. cxd5 (17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5
Qxg5 19. Ne4 Qe7 $15 {[%cal Gc8e6]}) 17... Nxd5 18. Nxh7 Nxc3 19. Nxf8 Nxd1 20.
Nxg6+ Kh7 21. Qf7 Nc3 22. Nf8+ Kh8 23. Ng6+ Kh7 24. Nf8+ $11) 15. Ne6 Bxe6 16.
dxe6 fxe4 (16... Qc8 17. c5 d5 18. exd5 cxd5 19. Nxd5 Nfxd5 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21.
Qxd5 Rd8 22. Qb3 Re8 23. Rad1 Rxe6 24. Qd5 a6 25. a4 $14 {0-1 San Segundo
Carrillo,P-Piket,J/Mondariz 2000/CBM 79 no vc (35)}) 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Qc8
19. Rad1 Qxe6 20. b5 a6 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Rd2 (22. Qb7 Rfb8 23. Qc7 d5 24. cxd5
cxd5 25. Bc5 dxe4 26. Qxe7 Qxe7 27. Bxe7 Rb2 {1/2-1/2 Szuhanek,R-Feletar,D/
Vukovar CRO 2001/The Week in Chess 354 (27)}) 22... Rfb8 23. Qd3 d5 24. cxd5
cxd5 25. Bxd5 Nxd5 26. Qxd5 Qxd5 27. Rxd5 Rb2 28. Ra5 Rb5 29. Ra4 a5 30. g3 Rb4
{1/2-1/2 Schandorff,L-Blehm,P/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001 (30)}) (14. a4 {-see
commented game 1/2-1/2 Rashkovsky,N-Shinkevich,V/St Petersburg 2000/CBM 76
[Huzman,A] (32)}) 14... cxd5 15. cxd5 fxe4 16. Ngxe4 Nf5 ({Equality after} 
16... Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Nf5 18. Bg4 Nxe3 19. Rxe3 Bf5 20. Bf3 {1/2-1/2 Gligoric,
S-Pavlovic,M/Herceg Novi YUG 2001/The Week in Chess 335 (20)}) 17. Nxf6 Bxf6
18. Ne4 Nxe3 (18... Bh4 19. a4 Nxe3 20. Rxe3 Bf5 21. Qb3 Rc8 22. Qb4 Rc2 23.
Rf1 Be7 $11 {0-1 Kantsler,B-Avrukh,B/Tel Aviv ISR 2001/The Week in Chess 336 
(56)}) 19. Rxe3 Bf5 20. Rc1 Bg5 21. Nxg5 Qxg5 22. Rec3 {White occupied the
only open line "c", but Black doesn't yield it:} Rac8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rxc8+
Bxc8 25. Qc2 Qd8 26. h4 Bf5 27. Be4 Bxe4 ({Or} 27... Qxh4 28. Bxf5 gxf5 29.
Qxf5 Qe7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates sf2"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2002.07.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2002.07.13"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 c6 13. Kh1 h6 (13... Kh8 14. b5 c5
15. Ne6 Bxe6 16. dxe6 Ne8 17. Nd5 Ng8 18. exf5 gxf5 19. g4 fxg4 20. fxg4 e4 21.
Rb1 Qh4 22. Bf4 {1-0 Bacrot,E-Motylev,A/Linares 2001/ (39)}) (13... Nh5 14. b5
h6 15. Ne6 Bxe6 16. dxe6 f4 17. bxc6 Nxc6 18. Nd5 Re8 19. e7 Nxe7 20. Nxe7+
Qxe7 21. Qd5+ Kh8 22. Ba3 Red8 {0-1 Estremera Panos,S-Avrukh,B/Andorra 2001/ 
(48)}) 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 Ne8 (15... Qc7) 16. Qb3 (16. b5 c5 17. Nd5 Nc7 18.
Nxc7 Qxc7 19. exf5 gxf5 20. g4 Kh8 21. Rg1 Rf6 22. gxf5 Nxf5 23. Bd3 {1-0 Lima,
D-Romero Holmes,A/Leon/1996/ (37)}) 16... Nc7 17. c5 $146 {[%mdl 4] Bareev is
developing his pieces to best squares, but black's magnificient pawn center
promises serious counterchances.} (17. Be3 Kh7 18. c5 d5 19. exd5 cxd5 20. Rad1
d4 21. Nb5 Ncd5 22. Bg1 a5 23. a3 axb4 24. axb4 Nc6 25. Bc4 Ndxb4 26. Nxd4 exd4
27. e7 Nxe7 28. Qxb4 Qc7 {1/2-1/2 Degraeve,J-Howell,J/Groningen 1995/ (42)})
17... d5 18. exd5 cxd5 19. Bb2 $1 (19. b5 e4 $1) 19... Qe8 (19... d4 20. Nb5 $1
b6 21. Rac1 bxc5 22. Rxc5 $13) (19... e4 20. Rad1 Qe8 21. fxe4 fxe4 22. Nxd5
Ncxd5 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Rxd5 Nxd5 25. Qxd5 $14) 20. Rad1 (20. Nxd5 $5 Ncxd5 (
20... Nexd5 21. Bc4 Qxe6 22. Rad1 Rad8 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. f4 $16) 21. Rad1 Qc6 (
21... Rd8 22. Bc4 Nf4 23. Rd7 Kh8 24. Rxb7 Nc6 25. e7 Nxe7 26. Rxe5 $1 $18) 22.
Bc4 Rad8 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 Nf6 $15) 20... Rd8 (20... d4 21. b5 dxc3 22.
Bxc3 a6 23. a4 axb5 24. axb5 Qb8 25. Bc4 b6 26. Rd7 $13) 21. a4 a6 22. b5 $1 {
White has to push hard for queenside activity, otherwise black's forces will
become too coordinated.} Kh7 (22... e4 $5 $13) 23. Ba3 Nxe6 (23... e4 24. fxe4
fxe4 25. Bg4 $13) 24. bxa6 Nd4 (24... bxa6 25. Bxa6 (25. Nxd5 Nxd5 (25... Nd4
26. Rxd4 exd4 27. Nc7 Qc6 28. Ne6 $11) 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. Qxd5 Qxa4 28. Qxe6
Qxa3 $15) 25... Nd4 26. Qa2 $11) 25. Qxb7 (25. Rxd4 exd4 26. Bb5 (26. axb7 dxc3
27. Bb5 Qf7 28. c6 Rfe8 $17) (26. Nd1 bxa6 27. Bxa6 Qf7 $17) 26... Qf7 27. Ne2
bxa6 28. Bxa6 Nc6 $17) 25... Rb8 26. Qc7 Nc2 $1 (26... Rc8 27. Qb6 Rb8 28. a7
Rxb6 29. cxb6 $36) 27. Nb5 (27. Bb5 $6 Qf7 28. Re2 Nxa3 29. Nxd5 Nxd5 30. Qxf7
Rxf7 31. Rxd5 Nxb5 32. axb5 Rxb5 $19) 27... Qd8 (27... Rc8 28. Qb6 Rb8 29. Qa5
Nc6 30. Qd2 Nxe1 31. Qxe1 Qd7 $15) (27... Nxe1 28. Rxe1 Rc8 29. Qb6 (29. Qb7)
29... Rc6 30. a7 Rxb6 31. cxb6 Qc6 32. Bxe7 Qxb6 33. Bxf8 Qa5 34. Bc5 $3 Qxe1+
35. Bg1 Qa5 36. Nc7 $18) 28. Qxd8 Rfxd8 29. c6 Nxc6 30. Rc1 Nxe1 (30... Nxa3 $2
31. Rxc6 $16) 31. Rxc6 d4 (31... Rbc8 $5 {Black might have missed the chance
to fight for an advantage in a very messy position.} 32. Rxc8 (32. Rc7 Nc2)
32... Rxc8 33. a7 Nc2 34. Bd6 Nd4 35. g3 (35. g4 Nxe2 36. Bb8 Rc1+ 37. Kg2 Nf4+
38. Kf2 Bf8 $19) 35... Nc6 36. Bb8 Rxb8 37. axb8=Q Nxb8 $17) 32. a7 $1 Rb7 33.
Bc5 d3 34. Bd1 e4 $1 35. Bb6 (35. fxe4 fxe4 36. Rc7 Rxc7 37. Nxc7 Nc2 38. a8=Q
Rxa8 39. Nxa8 e3 $19) 35... Rxb6 (35... Ra8 36. Bf2 Re7 37. Bxe1 e3 38. Kg1 d2
39. Kf1 Be5 $17) 36. Rxb6 e3 37. Re6 Nc2 (37... f4 $5 38. Nc7 Nc2 39. a8=Q Rxa8
40. Nxa8 Nd4 41. Re7 e2 42. Bxe2 Nxe2 (42... dxe2 43. Nc7 $18) 43. Rd7 Nd4 44.
Rb7 d2 45. Rb1 Nc2 46. a5 Ne3 47. a6 Bd4 48. Nc7 d1=Q+ 49. Rxd1 Nxd1 50. Nb5
$11) 38. g3 $5 (38. Nc7 f4 $11) 38... e2 $2 {No wonder that players in time
trouble make mistakes in a very complex situations, Topalov could have made a
draw with 38..Ra8!} (38... g5) (38... Ra8 $1 39. f4 Bf8 40. Bf3 (40. Kg2 Bc5)
40... e2 41. Bxe2 dxe2 42. Rxe2 Na3 43. Ra2 Nxb5 (43... Nc4 44. Rc2 Nd6 45.
Rc7+ Kg8 $11) 44. axb5 Bc5 45. Rc2 Bd4 (45... Bxa7 46. Ra2 $1) 46. Rd2 Be3 47.
Re2 $11) 39. Bxe2 dxe2 40. Rxe2 Nd4 (40... Nb4 41. Nc7 $18) 41. Nxd4 Bxd4 42.
Rd2 $1 Ra8 43. Rxd4 Rxa7 44. Kg2 g5 (44... Rc7 45. Rd2 $1) (44... Kg7 45. Kf2
Kf6 46. f4 $1) 45. Kf2 Kg6 46. Ke2 Re7+ 47. Kd2 Re5 48. Rd3 $1 f4 49. g4 $1 (
49. Rd6+ Kg7 50. gxf4 gxf4 51. Rd4 Rh5 52. Rxf4 Rxh2+ $132) 49... Kf7 $1 50.
Ra3 Ra5 51. Kc3 Ke6 52. Kb4 Ra8 53. Kc5 (53. a5 $5 Kd6 (53... Kd5 54. a6 Kc6
55. Ka5 $1 Re8 56. Rc3+ $18) 54. a6 Kc7 55. Ka5 Re8 56. Rc3+ $1 (56. Rb3 Re2)
56... Kb8 57. Kb6 Ka8 $1 (57... Re6+ 58. Rc6 $18) 58. Rc6 Rb8+ 59. Kc5 Rb3 60.
Rxh6 Rxf3 61. Rg6 Rh3 62. Rxg5 Rxh2 63. Rf5 Rf2 64. Kd4 $18) 53... Kd7 54. a5
Kc7 55. a6 Re8 $1 56. Ra2 (56. a7 Kb7 57. a8=Q+ Rxa8 58. Rxa8 Kxa8 59. Kd5 Kb7
60. Ke6 Kc6 61. Kf5 Kd5 62. Kg6 Kd4 63. Kxh6 Ke3 64. Kxg5 Kxf3 65. h4 Kg3 66.
h5 $11) (56. Rb3 $5 Rb8 57. Rxb8 Kxb8 58. Kd5 $14) 56... Kb8 $2 {Decisive
mistake as black will not get enough counterplay with his king on a8.} (56...
Re5+ $5 57. Kd4 Re8 58. a7 (58. Rb2 Re6 $1) (58. Kd5 Kb6 59. Rc2 Re3 60. Rc6+
Ka7) 58... Kb7 59. a8=Q+ Rxa8 60. Rxa8 Kxa8 61. Ke5 Kb7 62. Kf6 Kc6 63. Kg6 Kd5
64. Kxh6 Kd4 65. Kxg5 Ke3 66. h4 Kxf3 $14) 57. Rb2+ $1 Ka8 (57... Ka7 58. Rb7+
Kxa6 59. Rb6+ Ka7 60. Rxh6 Re3 61. Rh5 Rxf3 62. Rxg5 Rh3 63. Rf5 $18) 58. Rb6
h5 (58... Re3 59. Rxh6 Rxf3 60. Rg6 Rh3 61. Rxg5 Rxh2 62. Rf5 Rf2 63. Kd4 $18)
59. gxh5 Re3 60. h6 Rxf3 61. h4 $1 (61. h4 $1 gxh4 62. h7 Rc3+ 63. Kb5 Rc8 64.
Rg6 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.20"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Malachite Sverdlovsk Region"]
[BlackTeam "Padova"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. Nd3 Nf6 14. c5 Ng6 15. Rc1
Rf7 16. Kh1 {In this classic position White has tried many moves:} (16. cxd6) (
16. a4) (16. b4) (16. Nb5) (16. Qb3 {etc. Alexey Shirov prefers a prophylactic
king retreat.}) 16... h5 {This move fails in the present game. Sometimes Black
can play ...g5-g4 without ...h7-h5 so} (16... Bf8 {is probably more
appropriate.} 17. a4 {- see Shirov-Radjabov in CBM 137 (annotations by IM
Tibor Karolyi)}) 17. Nb5 g4 (17... a6 18. Na3 h4 (18... g4 19. cxd6 cxd6 20.
Nc4 {needs examination}) 19. cxd6 cxd6 20. Nc4 h3 {was unsuccessive in the
following correspondence game:} 21. gxh3 Bxh3 22. Bb6 Qe7 23. Rg1 Ne8 24. Nf2 {
(stopping Black's pawn on g5)} Bd7 25. Ba5 Rc8 26. Qb3 Bb5 27. a4 Bxc4 28. Rxc4
Rxc4 29. Qxc4 Bf6 30. Rc1 Qd7 31. Bf1 Rh7 32. Qc8 Qxa4 33. Ng4 $16 {1-0 (43)
Matugin,S (1920)-Herzog,K (1830) Lechenicher SchachServer 2011}) 18. cxd6 cxd6
19. Qc2 $1 {[%mdl 4] White concentrates on the idea Nb5-c7-e6 instead of
wasting time on Black's a7-pawn.} (19. Nxa7 Bd7 20. Qb3 h4 $13) 19... g3 20.
Nc7 $1 Rxc7 (20... gxf2 21. Nxa8 Bd7 22. Nc7 {[%cal Rc7e6] is hopeless for
Black; after the text move he gets two pieces for a rook but White's rook
invades his camp and starts running wild.}) 21. Qxc7 Qxc7 22. Rxc7 gxf2 23.
Rfc1 Bd7 24. Rxb7 Bc8 25. Rbc7 Bd7 26. Nxf2 {White has a tiny material but a
huge positional advantage and converts it without problems.} Nf8 27. Rb7 Ne8 (
27... Bc8 28. Rb3 $5 {[%cal Ye2b5]}) 28. Bb5 $1 Bxb5 29. Rxb5 Bf6 30. Rb7 Bd8
31. g3 $1 Bb6 32. Nd3 fxg3 33. hxg3 Ng6 34. b4 h4 35. Kg2 Nf6 36. gxh4 Nxh4+
37. Kg3 Ng6 38. Rc6 Rd8 39. Nc5 $1 Kh8 40. Ne6 Rg8 41. Kh3 Bd4 42. Rxd6 Nf4+
43. Nxf4 exf4 44. Rf7 Rg3+ 45. Kh4 Ng8 46. Rd8 Rxf3 47. d6 Rf1 48. d7 Bb6 49.
Rb8 Rd1 50. Rff8 Kh7 51. d8=Q 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.06"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zagreb"]
[BlackTeam "Vesnianka Gran"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BLR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 Na6
9. Nd2 Qe8 10. Be2 Nd7 {One of the most solid replies to the 6.h3 system.} 11.
a3 Nb6 $5 {[%mdl 4] Alexey Shirov's idea. Black prevents b2-b4 (as the a8 rook
is now protected) and threatens 12...a4. The c5 square is left for the other
knight.} (11... f6 12. Bh4 Nb6 {is a more common move order. Here are some
games:} 13. b3 Bh6 (13... Bd7 $143 14. f3 $1 Bh6 15. Bf2 Nc5 16. Rb1 f5 17. Qc2
Qe7 18. b4 Nca4 19. Nd1 axb4 20. axb4 c6 21. dxc6 Bxc6 22. O-O Bxd2 23. Qxd2
fxe4 24. fxe4 Bxe4 25. Ra1 $44 {1-0 Rajlich,V-Campolungo/playchess.com INT
2006/CBM 113 ext (28)}) 14. Rb1 Nc5 15. b4 (15. O-O Bd7 16. Qc2 (16. b4 axb4
17. axb4 Nba4 18. Nxa4 Bxa4 19. Qe1 Bxd2 20. Qxd2 Nxe4 21. Qe3 f5 22. Rfc1 Nf6
$17 {1/2-1/2 Nenciulescu,S-Matic,D/Chessfriend.com 2005/Telechess 117 (51)})
16... f5 17. b4 Nca4 18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. cxb5 Qf7 20. Rfd1 Kh8 21. Rb3 Bxd2 22.
Rxd2 fxe4 23. Qxe4 Qf4 24. Qxf4 exf4 25. Bg5 axb4 26. axb4 Kg7 27. Rd4 Rf5 28.
Bxf4 Nxd5 29. Bd2 Nab6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Jorgensen,A-Hertel,P/ICCF Email 2002/ICCF
Telechess CBM 102 (44)}) 15... axb4 16. axb4 Nca4 17. Nb5 Qd8 (17... Qe7 18.
Nb3 Bd7 19. Qc2 Bxb5 20. cxb5 Qf7 21. f3 f5 22. O-O Be3+ 23. Kh1 g5 24. Be1 Qg7
25. Bd2 Bf4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Knap,J-Conterno,D/IECG 2005/Telechess 117 (36)}) 18.
Qb3 Kg7 19. Rd1 c6 20. Na3 c5 21. b5 Nd7 22. Nab1 Qa5 23. Rc1 Qb4 24. Rc2 Qxb3
25. Nxb3 Bg5 26. Bxg5 fxg5 27. Ra2 Nf6 28. N3d2 Bd7 29. Kd1 Nb6 30. Rxa8 Rxa8
31. Kc2 g4 32. h4 h5 33. Nc3 Kh6 34. g3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Legky,N-Shirov,A/France
1995/EXT 1997 (48)}) 12. b3 (12. O-O a4 13. b4 axb3 14. Nxb3 Bd7 15. c5 Na4 (
15... Nxc5 $5 16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. d6 cxd6 18. Qxd6 Qe6) 16. Nxa4 Bxa4 17. cxd6
cxd6 18. Qb1 Qd7 19. Nd2 b5 20. Ra2 f5 21. Rc1 Rfc8 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Rb2 Rb8
$11 {1/2-1/2 Poluljahov,A-Georgiev,K/Tivat 1995/EXT 2002 (48)}) 12... f5 13. g4
$5 (13. exf5 gxf5 {[%csl Ge5,Gf5]}) 13... fxg4 (13... f4 14. Bh4 {[%cal Yf2f3,
Yh4f2]}) 14. hxg4 Bf6 {The exchange of the dark-squared bishops is one of
Black's main strategic concepts in different KID lines.} 15. Bh6 (15. Be3 Qe7 {
[%cal Yf6g5]}) 15... Rf7 (15... Bg7 16. Be3) 16. Rg1 Qe7 17. Nf3 {White has
managed to prevent the exchange of the bishops but his pieces are now placed a
bit awkwardly.} Nc5 18. Be3 Bd7 (18... a4 $5 19. b4 Nb3 20. Rb1 {[%cal Rc3a4]}
Bd7) 19. b4 axb4 $6 {In such positions Black should not open up the a-file too
early.} (19... Nba4 $142 $1 20. Nb5 (20. bxc5 Nxc3 21. cxd6 cxd6 22. Qd3 Nxe2
23. Kxe2 Rc8 $13) 20... Bxb5 21. bxc5 $1 Nc3 22. Qd3 Nxe2 23. Kxe2 Ba6 {
with counterchances for Black as his light-squared bishop should not be
underesimated.}) 20. axb4 Rxa1 21. Qxa1 Nca4 22. Nxa4 Nxa4 23. Bd1 (23. b5 Nc5
(23... Nb6 $143 24. c5 dxc5 25. Qa3) 24. Bxc5 (24. g5 Bg7 25. Bxc5 dxc5 26.
Qa8+ Qf8 {and White can't even win a pawn}) 24... dxc5 25. Qa8+ Rf8 26. Qxb7
Qd6 {gives Black decent compensation for the missing pawn, due to the weakness
of the dark squares in White's camp.}) 23... Nb6 24. Qc1 $1 (24. g5 Bg7 25. Nd2
Rf8 $132) 24... Nc8 25. c5 (25. Ng5 $1 Rf8 26. Rh1 Bxg5 $8 27. Bxg5 Qf7 28. Be3
$14 {[%csl Ge3][%cal Yc4c5]}) 25... Bb5 26. Be2 $6 {The exchange of these
bishops is often a good idea in the King's Indian but here it helps Black, who
is constricted, to get some fresh air.} (26. Ng5 $1 {was still possible.})
26... Qe8 27. Nd2 Be7 $6 (27... Bxe2 $142 28. Kxe2 Qa4) 28. Bxb5 $6 (28. Nc4
$142) 28... Qxb5 29. Qc4 Qa4 30. Ke2 Na7 $1 31. Rc1 Nb5 {Just in time. Black's
fortress is now unassailable.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 7th"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2001.07.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E84"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2001.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {[%mdl 4]} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 a6 7. Be3
Nc6 8. Qd2 Rb8 9. Nc1 (9. h4 {is the aggressive alternative with many sharp
tactical lines.}) 9... e5 10. d5 (10. Nb3 {is the other positional option.})
10... Nd4 11. N1e2 (11. Nb3 {is the other main alternative in order to get rid
of the strong centralized N.}) 11... Nxe2 (11... c5 {was also tried in several
games.}) 12. Bxe2 Nh5 {By far this looks the most aggressive continuation to
begin the fight on the >>.} (12... c5 {after exchanging the strong d4 N is
useless.} 13. dxc6 {White gets the better P structure.} bxc6 14. O-O Qe7 15.
Rfd1 {>< d6} Rd8 16. Rab1 {/\ b4 mobilizing the << P majority.} Be6 17. Bg5 {
The pin is nasty on the h4-d8 /^.} Qb7 18. b4 Qa7+ 19. Kh1 $14 {
Shushpanov-Solozhenkin, St.Petersburg 1992}) (12... Nd7 {is too passive.} 13.
O-O-O f5 14. h3 {/\ g4 exploiting the lack of the N on h5.} Nf6 (14... f4 15.
Bf2 {closes the >>, after which White slowly but surely prepares the advance
on the other flank.}) 15. g4 f4 16. Bf2 $16 {Klauser-Habibi, Zweisimmen 1993})
13. O-O-O (13. c5 Nf4 (13... Qh4+ {is rather useless, because the exchange of
Q helps only for White.} 14. Bf2 Qf4 15. Qxf4 Nxf4 16. Bf1 f5 17. g3 $14) (
13... f5 $5 {immediately deserves attention.}) 14. Bc4 f5 15. O-O Kh8 16. b4
Nh5 {retreating with the N doesn't look very healthy.} (16... g5 $5) 17. cxd6 {
There is no need to hurry with this exchange.} (17. a4 {immediately looked
better.}) 17... cxd6 18. a4 f4 19. Ba7 Ra8 20. Bf2 g5 21. Be2 Nf6 22. a5 g4 23.
Na4 g3 $1 {This is the typical positional P sacrifice in the King's Indian.
Black sacrifices a P in order to open up the position against the white K.} 24.
hxg3 Nh5 25. Qe1 fxg3 26. Bxg3 Nf4 $13 {Shushpanov-Shkliarenko, St.Petersburg
1992}) 13... f5 (13... Qe7 {leads to similar positions to the game.} 14. Kb1
Bd7 15. Rc1 f5 16. g3 Kh8 {1/2-1/2 Djukic-Sedlak, Subotica 2000}) 14. Kb1 (14.
c5 {White wants to grab the |^ on the <<.} Qe7 {+/= ECO} (14... b6 $143 {
gives White a huge space advantage after} 15. c6 Kh8 {Black hopes avoiding the
opening of the position.} 16. g3 f4 17. Bf2 Bf6 18. g4 {with a huge space
advantage on both flanks, but the breakthrough has to be found somewhere.} Ng7
19. h4 $16 {Ehlvest-A.Kuzmin, SU 1982 34/(719)}) (14... f4 $143 {is the
typical strategical mistake here. Black has to keep the tension on the >>,
closing it gives White free hand on the other flank.} 15. Bf2 Bf6 {/\ Bh4
exchanging the passive B.} 16. Rhf1 $1 {White has to avoid the exchange of the
dark-squared B.} Bh4 17. Bg1 $1 Kh8 18. Kb1 {and White's chances on the << are
more real than Black's on the other flank.} g5 19. Rc1 $16 {Kaufman-Morris,
USA 1979 27/669}) (14... Nf4 15. Bc4 $14 (15. Bf1 {is not so active.} Qe7 {
Black wants to force White making a decision on the c <->.} 16. cxd6 cxd6 {
Now White's space advantage on the << has been diminished.} 17. g3 Nh5 18. Bb6
Bd7 19. Be2 Nf6 20. Kb1 {finally the opened c <-> doesn' t work for White.}
Rbc8 $11 {Wiedenkeller-Veroczi, Banja Luka 1987})) 15. cxd6 cxd6 {Black has
forced the opening of the c <->.} 16. Bd3 b5 17. Kb1 Bd7 18. Ne2 {opening the
d2-a5 /^.} Qf7 19. Qb4 Qf6 20. exf5 a5 21. Qd2 gxf5 $13 {and Black has a
strong P [+], Lutsko-Fedorov, Minsk 1994.}) (14. g3 {Karpov} Qe7 (14... f4 $6 {
is again not necessary, Black has to find "normal" moves strengthening his
position.} 15. Bf2 fxg3 (15... Bh6 16. g4 $16) 16. hxg3 {Now Black has no real
play on the >>, and his N is outplaced.} Bd7 17. Rh2 ({or} 17. Rhg1 Rf7 18. Be3
Qf8 19. Kb1 $14) 17... Rf7 18. Rg1 Qf8 {(Nenashev-Kasimdzhanov, Namangan zt
2000 79/539)} 19. Kb1 $1 $14 {quietly preparing against Black's threats.} b5 $6
{now is repelled by} 20. cxb5 axb5 21. b4 $1 Rxf3 22. Bxf3 Qxf3 23. Qe3 $16) (
14... Bd7 {and all the others are worthy of consideration:}) (14... Qe8) (14...
Nf6)) 14... Bd7 (14... Nf4 {is premature.} 15. Bf1 b6 {This sort of passive
defence usually doesn't work in the King's Indian.} 16. g3 Nh5 17. Be2 (17.
exf5 {Karpov} gxf5 (17... Bxf5+ 18. Ka1 Bd7 19. Be2 $14) 18. f4 Nf6 19. Be2 $13
{blockading >< f5.}) 17... Nf6 (17... fxe4 18. Nxe4 {If White can hold >< e4,
he is clearly better.} Nf6 19. Bg5 Qe8 (19... Bf5 20. Bd3 Qe8 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22.
h4 $16) 20. Bxf6 $1 $16 {leaves the strong e4 N unattended.}) 18. Bg5 Qe8 19.
Bd3 (19. h3 $6 Nh5 $1 $132 {exploiting the weakened dark squares.}) (19. Rdf1
$5 fxe4 $140 20. Bxf6 exf3 21. Bxg7 fxe2 22. Rxf8+ $18) 19... fxe4 20. Nxe4 (
20. Bxf6 {is met by the zwischenzug} exd3 $1 $10) 20... Nxe4 21. Bxe4 {and
White keeps >< e4 in his hand.} Bf5 22. Qe2 $1 $14 {Karpov-Cu.Hansen,
Groningen 1995 65/556}) (14... Rf7) (14... Qe7 $5 {looks more to the point,
for example:} 15. Rc1 {abandoning the pressure on the d <-> may allow c7-c5.}
Nf4 16. Bf1 c5 $1 {/\ Bd7, b5} 17. g3 Nh5 18. Bg5 Qf7 19. Bd3 Bd7 20. a4 {
Sad, but true.} Nf6 $13 {Nepomnishay-Fedorov, St Petersburg 1996}) 15. a3 {
White's play is too cautious.} (15. Bd3 Kh8 {This is always a useful move.} 16.
Rhg1 (16. Rhf1 $5 {Fedorov}) 16... Qe7 17. Bc2 Nf6 18. h3 (18. exf5 gxf5 19. g4
$6 {is not correct.} fxg4 20. fxg4 Nxg4 21. Bg5 Bf6 $17) 18... b5 $1 {Black
has to open the lines against the white K.} 19. cxb5 (19. g4 bxc4 20. Qe2 c5
$13) 19... axb5 20. g4 (20. b4 $6 Rfc8 {/\ c5}) 20... b4 21. Ne2 fxe4 22. fxe4
c5 23. dxc6 Bxc6 24. Qxd6 {Fedorov} (24. Bg5 $143 $6 Qa7 25. Bxf6 {White has
to give up the strong dark-squared B.} (25. Ng3 $2 Ra8) 25... Rxf6 26. Nc1 {
(Ibragimov-Fedorov, Sochi 71/597 1997)} (26. Rdf1 $6 b3 $1 27. axb3 Ra8 $40)
26... Rf2 $1 {Fedorov} 27. Qd3 $1 {is the best defence.} (27. Qe1 $6 Rc8 {
/\ Rc2}) (27. Qxd6 b3 $1 {This is a nice attacking move.} 28. axb3 (28. Nxb3
Rxc2 $1 29. Kxc2 Bxe4+ $19) (28. Bxb3 Bxe4+ 29. Ka1 Bc2 {/\ e4}) 28... Ra8 {
with nasty threats on the a <->.} 29. Qa3 Qb6 30. Qe7 Bf8 $5 (30... Rxc2 $5 $40
) 31. Qxe5+ Bg7 32. Qe7 Re8 $40) 27... Qa8 28. Rge1 Rd8 $13 {/\ d5}) 24... Qb7
{>< e4} 25. Ng3 b3 $5 {The same motif again!} 26. axb3 (26. Bxb3 Nxe4 $44)
26... Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Bxe4 28. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 29. Qd3 Qxd3+ 30. Rxd3 e4 31. Rd7 Rxb3
32. Bc1 $11 {and White can probably equalize the _|_.}) 15... Kh8 $1 {This is
a useful prophylaxis if the g <-> will be opened.} 16. Bd3 (16. g4 $2 fxg4 17.
fxg4 Nf4 $17) 16... Qe7 {Black has made all the important preparatory moves
keeping the tension on both flanks.} 17. Rc1 Nf4 18. Bc2 (18. Bxf4 exf4 {
Now the long /^ is opened, the King's Indian B is alive again!} 19. exf5 {
is strongly met by} gxf5 $1 {not giving the >< e4.} (19... Bxf5 $143 20. Bxf5
Rxf5 21. Rce1) 20. Rce1 Qf7 21. Ne2 b5 $40) 18... c5 19. dxc6 (19. exf5 {
is again met by} gxf5 $1 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Qxf4 b5 $40 {<-> b}) (19. g3 Nh3 20.
exf5 gxf5 21. f4 b5 $40 {with an ideal attacking position for Black.}) 19...
bxc6 20. c5 (20. g3 Ne6) 20... d5 $1 21. Na4 ({Accepting the P leads to a
disaster after} 21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 cxd5 23. Qxd5 Be6 24. Qd2 e4 $19) 21...
fxe4 22. fxe4 d4 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Bd3 {White wants to blockade the position,
but Black has the better chances on the >>, and his ^^ is also strong.} Be6 25.
Nb6 f3 26. Bxa6 (26. gxf3 Rxf3 $17) 26... Qh4 27. gxf3 Rxf3 28. Rhe1 d3 $1 {
opening up the long /^} 29. Rf1 Rh3 30. Rf2 Rd8 31. Bc4 Bg4 32. Rf4 $4 {
This is a terrible mistake.} (32. b4 Be2 $17) 32... Rxh2 0-1

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.02.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5
e6 8. h3 exd5 9. exd5 (9. cxd5 {leads to the Benoni.}) 9... Nfd7 {Black is
threatening with Ne5 and opens the /^ for the Q and the B. Besides he can
always play f7-f5.} 10. f4 {This is against the centralization of the N.} f5 (
10... Qh4+ {provoking some weaknesses on the >>.} 11. g3 Qe7 (11... Bxc3+ {
is met by the unexpected} 12. Kf2 $1 (12. bxc3 {corrupts the P structure and
the dark-squared B cannot find a good /^ for himself.} Qe7 13. Kf2 (13. Qc2 Re8
14. Bd2 Nf6 15. O-O-O Ne4 16. Be1 a6 17. g4 b5 $132 {Bravo-Giaccio, Mar del
Plata 1994}) 13... f5 {Ruining all the hopes for a quick f4-f5 activating the
bad B.} 14. Re1 Nf6 {In a closed position like that the N is better than the B.
} 15. Nd4 Ne4+ 16. Bxe4 fxe4 17. Ne6 Bxe6 18. Rxe4 Bg4 19. Qe1 Qd7 20. Re7 Bxh3
$1 {This is the point! The positional Q sacrifice is completely correct.} 21.
Rxd7 Nxd7 $44 {Rejfir-Haag, Oberhausen 1961}) 12... Bxb2 13. Bxb2 $1 $44 {
Instead of taking the Q White brings his B to the long /^, where he is very
strong. The damaging piece P c3 has gone!} (13. gxh4 Bxa1 {is less clear.}))
12. O-O (12. Qc2 Na6 13. a3 Nc7 14. Bd2 b5 $1 {This is the way for the
counterplay. The target is >< d5.} 15. cxb5 Nb6 16. O-O-O Bb7 17. Rhe1 Qd7 18.
g4 Ncxd5 {and White's [+] has been collapsed.} 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 $15 {
Lapienis-Zakharov, Novosibirsk 1962}) 12... Re8 13. Kh2 f5 {Black has to close
the position.} 14. Bd2 (14. Rf3 Qf6 $11) 14... Na6 15. a3 Nc7 (15... Nf6 $11)
16. Qc2 (16. b4 cxb4 17. axb4 {is met by the standard} b5 $1 18. cxb5 Nb6)
16... Nf6 $11 {Fercec-Krstic, Pula 2000 CBM 075}) (10... Re8 11. O-O {is the
safe continuation.} (11. g4 $6 {This is too ambitious.} Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qh4+ 13.
Kf1 b5 $1 {Black wants to blow up White's [+] from the <<. If >< d5 falls, the
white K will find himself in a delicate situation.} 14. Kg2 Nb6 15. Ng3 bxc4
16. Be4 Bb7 17. a4 N8d7 18. a5 Rxe4 $1 {Black wants to open the long /^
against the K.} 19. Nxe4 Nxd5 20. Qf3 Re8 21. Kh2 Rxe4 $1 {The second exchange
sacrifice on the same place! Eliminating the last defender Black's -> is
unstoppable.} 22. Qxe4 N5f6 $1 $19 {Dokuchaev-Karpeshov, St Petersburg 1994}))
11. O-O (11. g4 $6 {looks a bit light-hearted.} Qh4+ (11... Na6 $5) 12. Kd2 Nf6
(12... Na6 $5) 13. g5 Ne4+ $1 {This positional P sacrifice is the main idea of
Black.} (13... Ne8 $2 {is simply too passive:} 14. Qg1 $14 {Ftacnik-Voronova,
Lubniewice 1994}) 14. Nxe4 fxe4 15. Bxe4 b5 $1 {Black has to continue his ->
energetically.} 16. Qe1 (16. cxb5 $2 {founders on} Rxf4 $1 17. Nxf4 Qxf4+ 18.
Kd3 c4+ $17) 16... Qxe1+ 17. Rxe1 bxc4 $36) 11... Na6 {Black has a rock-solid
position, it is far from easy for White to advance.} 12. Be3 Nc7 (12... Nb4 $6
13. Bb1 Nb6 {puts the knights on the wrong places.} 14. b3 $14) (12... Re8 13.
Bf2 Nf6 14. a3 {/\ Rb1, b4}) (12... Nf6 13. Bf2 Bd7 (13... Nc7 $5 14. a3 a5 {
fighting against b4.}) (13... Re8 {- 12...Re8}) 14. a3 {/\ Rb1, b4} Nc7 15. Rb1
a5 $5 {fighting against b2-b4.} (15... Re8 {probably it was time for the
advance on the << by} 16. b4 $5 (16. Kh1 {doesn't look very important.} a5 $5 {
deserved attention again.} (16... Kh8 {is also not the most important plan.}
17. b4 b6 {Now White has got some space advantage on the <<.} 18. Qc2 Qe7 19.
Bh4 Qf7 20. bxc5 bxc5 21. Ng1 Re7 22. Nf3 h6 23. Rfe1 $14 {B.Kovacevic-Brkic,
Neum 2002})))) 13. Qd2 Re8 (13... b5 $5 {Radjabov} 14. Nxb5 (14. cxb5 Nb6 15.
b3 Bb7 {This Benko type of positional P sacrifice gives a good counterplay
against >< d5.} 16. Bc4 a6 17. bxa6 (17. a4 $6 axb5 18. axb5 {is strongly met
by} Ncxd5 $1 19. Nxd5 Nxc4 $1) 17... Nxc4 18. bxc4 Bxa6 19. Qd3 Rb8 20. Rab1
Na8 $5 21. Nb5 Nb6 $44) 14... Nxb5 15. cxb5 Bb7 $1 16. Nc3 Qa5 $44 {/\ a6 with
a strong pressure on the <<.}) 14. Bf2 Nf6 (14... b5 $5 {deserved attention
again.} 15. cxb5 Bb7 16. Bc4 Nb6 17. b3 a6 $44) 15. a3 a5 $1 (15... b5 $6 {
is already late:} 16. cxb5 Bb7 17. Bc4) (15... Ne4 16. Bxe4 fxe4 {This change
in the P structure helps for White.} 17. b4 $1 b6 18. Rfe1 Ba6 19. b5 Bc8 20.
a4 $14) 16. Bh4 Bd7 (16... Qe7 {/\ Qf7}) 17. Kh1 {/\ Ng1-f3} (17. Rae1 Qe7 18.
Ng3 Qf7 $11) (17. g4 $5 {looks interesting, bit Black has enough counterplay
after} Qe7 (17... fxg4 18. f5 $40) 18. gxf5 Qe3+ 19. Qxe3 Rxe3 20. Rad1 Rxh3
21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Kg2 Re3 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. Bxg6 Bg4 {Black's ^^ is very
active.} 25. Kf2 Rf3+ 26. Ke1 Rxf1+ 27. Kxf1 Rf8 $44) 17... Qe7 18. Rae1 Qf7
19. a4 {White closes completely the <<.} (19. Ng1 {/\ Nf3 looks more natural.}
Rxe1 20. Rxe1 Re8 21. Nf3 Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Qe8 23. Qxe8+ Nfxe8 {White's space
advantage is not enough for an advantage.} 24. Kg1 Bf6 25. Bxf6 Nxf6 $11) 19...
Na6 {/\ Nb4} 20. g4 {White pushes it too hard.} (20. Bb1 {was the quiet plan,
but there is no breakthrough.} Nb4 21. Ng1 h6 22. Nf3 Kh7 23. Kh2 Rxe1 24. Rxe1
Re8 $11) 20... Nb4 21. Bb1 fxg4 $1 {Black has to take up the gauntlet.} 22. f5
Bxf5 (22... gxf5 $2 {gives White good attacking chances after} 23. Ng3 $40) 23.
Bxf5 gxf5 24. Rxf5 (24. Ng3 Rxe1 25. Qxe1 f4 $1) 24... Qg6 (24... Ne4 25. Qf4
Qg6 26. Rg1 Nxc3 27. Nxc3 Re5 28. Rxe5 Nd3 29. Qxg4 Nxe5 $13) 25. Ref1 $2 {
White oversteps the border.} (25. Ng3 $1 Bh6 $1 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Qd1 $3 $13)
25... Rf8 $1 26. Ng3 (26. Qf4 Nd7 27. Qxg4 Qxg4 28. hxg4 Ne5 29. b3 Nxg4 30.
Ne4 $44) 26... Nh5 $3 {Tactically solving the problems.} 27. Nce4 (27. Rxf8+
Rxf8 28. Rxf8+ Bxf8 29. Nxh5 Qxh5 30. Qe1 $1 gxh3 31. Qe6+ Qf7 32. Ne4 (32.
Qxh3 $15) 32... Qxe6 33. dxe6 d5 34. Nf6+ Kg7 35. Nxd5 Bd6 $15 {with a bit
better _|_ for Black.}) 27... Nxg3+ 28. Nxg3 gxh3 29. b3 Rae8 30. Kh2 Rxf5 (
30... h6 $5 {was a very subtle prophylactical move.}) 31. Rxf5 (31. Nxf5 Be5+
32. Kxh3 Kh8 33. Qg5 $1) 31... Re5 (31... h6 $1 {was again a very wise
decision.} 32. Kxh3 Re4 33. Qd1 Re3 34. Rf3 Re5 $17) 32. Qg5 $1 Qxg5 33. Bxg5
$6 (33. Rxg5 $1 {was the best practical chance.} Rxg5 34. Bxg5 Be5 35. Kxh3
Bxg3 (35... Nd3 36. Ne4) 36. Kxg3 Kf7 37. Bd8 Nd3 38. Bxa5 Nc1 39. b4 Nb3 40.
Bc7) 33... Nc2 $1 34. Bd8 $2 {This loses outright.} (34. Bf4 Nd4 $1 35. Bxe5
Nxf5 36. Bxg7 (36. Nxf5 Bxe5+ 37. Kxh3 Kf7 38. Kg4 Kf6 39. Nh4 Bb2 40. Nf3 Bc1
$19) 36... Nxg7 (36... Nxg3 37. Bc3) 37. Kxh3 Kf7 38. Kg4 Kg6 39. Ne4) 34...
Nd4 $1 $19 35. Rf4 Re3 36. Rg4 Kf7 37. Re4 Rxb3 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.03.08"]
[Round "12.3"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden Oos"]
[BlackTeam "Luebeck"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. d4 {Stohl} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. O-O a6 (7... e5 {Stohl} 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Bg5 Rd4
$11 12. Be3 Rxc4 13. Rfd1 Bd7 $5 14. Bxb7 Rb8 15. Ba6 Rc6 16. Bb5 Rxc3 17. Bxd7
Rxb2 $15 {Baburin,A-Gullaksen,E/Port Erin/1998/ The significance of this game
will be seen below in comparison with the line 7...a6 8.Qd3 e5.}) 8. Qd3 {
Stohl: 'A rare alternative, but White has had good results with it lately. By
protecting the Pc4 in advance he intends to play d5 without allowing Na5.' Die
Grundidee dieses Zuges besteht in der Verhinderung des typischen Nc6-a5 nach
dem kommenden d4-d5. Schwarz hat nun eine breite Auswahl an Zügen, u. a. 8...
e5, 8...Bf5, 8...Nd7.} Bd7 {Stohl: 'The fighting alternative.'} ({The old
recipe seems quite playable:} 8... Bf5 {Stohl} 9. e4 Bg4 10. d5 Bxf3 11. Qxf3
Nd4 12. Qd1 c5 13. dxc6 Nxc6 14. Bd2 $5 (14. Be3 Nd7 15. Rc1 Qa5 16. Bd2 Nde5
17. Nd5 Qd8 18. Bc3 e6 19. Ne3 b5 20. cxb5 axb5 21. a3 Qb6 22. Kh1 Rfd8 23. Qd2
Na5 24. Bxa5 Qxa5 {1/2,Furman,S-Boleslavsky,I/USSR-ch/1957/}) (14. Bg5 Rc8 15.
Rc1 Re8 16. b3 Qa5 17. Bd2 Qa3 18. Rc2 Nd7 19. Bh3 Rcd8 20. Bxd7 Rxd7 21. Ne2 {
1/2, Furman,S-Vasiukov,E/Kiev/1957/} Nb4 $11) 14... Nd7 15. Rc1 Nde5 16. b3 b5
17. cxb5 axb5 18. Be3 Nb4 19. a4 bxa4 (19... Ned3 $142 20. Nxb5 Nxc1 21. Qxc1
$13) 20. Nxa4 Rb8 21. Qe2 Qa5 22. f4 Ned3 23. Rcd1 Qa6 24. Rd2 Rfc8 25. Rfd1
$16 {Wojtkiewicz,A-Perelshteyn,M/Katowice op/1992/}) (8... e5 {(Stohl) leads
to positions, where Black has to defend carefully for a long time without any
realistic winning prospects-not everyone's cup of tea.} 9. dxe5 (9. d5 Ne7 10.
e4 Nd7 11. Qc2 f5 (11... h6 $142 $13) 12. exf5 gxf5 13. Ng5 Nf6 14. Rd1 Rb8 15.
c5 h6 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. Ne6 Bxe6 18. dxe6 Qc7 19. Qb3 b5 20. Be3 e4 21. Rac1
Qd8 22. Bf4 Rb6 23. f3 $16 Rc6 $2 24. Nxe4 $1 Rxc1 25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 26. Bxc1 $18
{Wojtkiewicz,A-Warren,A/Bern/1992/}) 9... dxe5 $142 (9... Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5
11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Bg5 Rd4 13. Be3 $1 {Here Black's extra tempo a6 only helps
White-with the P on a7 he could now take on c4.} Rd8 (13... Rxc4 14. Rfd1 Bd7
15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. Bxa6 $16) 14. Rfd1 Re8 15. Rac1 Rb8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Re7
18. Bc5 Rd7 19. d6 c6 20. Bb6 f5 21. e3 Kf7 22. Bf1 Bf8 23. Bc7 Ra8 24. Bc4+
$36 {Cosma,E-Grosar,K/CRO CupW Pula/2001/}) 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Bg5 Be6 12. Nd2
h6 (12... Nd4 13. Rfd1 c6 14. e3 (14. Rac1 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. e3 Nf5 17. Nde4
Be7 18. c5 Kf8 19. b3 Ke8 20. Bf1 Rxd1 21. Nxd1 Rd8 22. Nb2 Ng7 23. Na4 f5 24.
Nec3 Rd2 25. Be2 Kf7 26. Kf1 Ne8 27. Ke1 Rd8 $15 {Csom,I-Klundt,K/Mendrisio/
1989/}) 14... Nc2 15. Rab1 Nb4 {Psakhis,L-Babula,V/EU-chT Batumi/1999/} 16. a3
Nd3 17. Nde4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 f6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Bxd3 $16) 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 (13...
Rxd2 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. b3 Rad8 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Rfd1 f5 18. Rxd2 Rxd2 19. Rc1
Kf7 20. Kf1 Ke7 21. Ke1 Rd6 22. Na4 g5 23. Nc5 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rc6,Rc7] ק,
Ehlvest,J-Barcenilla,R/San Francisco/2000/}) 14. Nde4 Be7 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. cxd5
Nd4 $5 (16... Nb4 17. Nc3 c6 18. dxc6 Nxc6 19. Nd5 $1 Bf8 20. Nb6 Rab8 21. Bxc6
bxc6 22. Nc4 e4 23. b3 Rb5 24. Rac1 Kg7 25. Rc2 Rbd5 26. Rfc1 $14 {Dautov,
R-Milov,V/Essen/2000/}) 17. e3 Nb5 18. Rfc1 Rac8 19. a4 Nd6 20. Nc5 Re8 21. Ra3
Ra8 22. Bf1 Bd8 23. f3 Kg7 24. Rb3 Ra7 25. a5 h5 26. Ra1 Be7 27. Ra4 Rd8 28.
Rd3 Raa8 29. Ra1 Nb5 30. Rc1 Bxc5 31. Rxc5 Rd7 32. Rb3 Nd6 $11 {Guseinov,
A-Zulfugarli,M/AZE-ch Baku/2000/}) 9. d5 Nb4 (9... Na5 $2 {scheitert an} 10. b4
Bf5 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Bxa1 13. Bh6 $16) 10. Qd1 {/\a3} (10. Qd2 {Stohl} a5
11. Nd4 Ng4 12. Rb1 c5 13. dxc6 Nxc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 $1 (14... Bxc6 15. b3 Ne5
16. Bb2 a4 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. f4 a3 19. Ba1 Qb6+ 20. Kg2 Ng4 21. Rf3 Rfd8 22. e4
Nf6 23. Rd1 Qa5 24. Rd3 Rdb8 25. Qe2 Nd7 26. Na4 $14 {Filippov,V-Hernandez,G/
Merida/2002/}) 15. b3 Bf5 16. e4 Be6 17. Bb2 Rb8 18. Ne2 Bxb2 19. Rxb2 Qb6 20.
Rc2 a4 $1 21. c5 dxc5 22. bxa4 Rfd8 23. Qc1 c4 24. Nf4 Bc8 25. Rxc4 Ba6 26.
Rxc6 Qa7 27. Rc7 Qd4 $36 {Borovikov,V-Ponomariov,R/Kramatorsk/2001/}) (10. Qb1
$6 {Stohl} a5 11. a3 Na6 12. b4 Bf5 13. Qb3 axb4 14. axb4 Nc5 $1 15. Rxa8 Nxb3
16. Rxd8 Rxd8 17. Nb5 Bd7 18. Bb2 Ra8 19. Rb1 Bf5 20. Re1 Ra2 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22.
e4 Bg4 $36 {Groenn,A-Milov,V/Oslo/2002/}) 10... a5 11. e4 e5 12. Ne1 c6 $5 {
Die Öffnung der d-Linie beschert Schwarz zwar eine ewige Schwäche auf d6,
ermöglicht ihm aber die Aktivierung der Leichtfiguren.} ({Bleibt das Zentrum
geschlossen, kann Weiß sein Spiel auf dem Damenflügel schnell entwickeln:} 
12... Qc8 $6 13. a3 Na6 14. Nd3 Bh3 15. b4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 c6 17. Bg5 c5 18. bxa5
h6 19. Bd2 Qd8 20. Qb3 Qxa5 21. Rfb1 Rfb8 22. Qb6 $16 {Galliamova,A-Socko,M/
Warsaw 2001}) 13. dxc6 {'!' Stohl. Stohl: 'White effectively changes the
character of the position. Black will be forced to protect the ><d6 and this
will limit his <=>.'} (13. a3 {Stohl} Na6 14. Nd3 cxd5 15. cxd5 b5 $132) 13...
Bxc6 {Für diese Eröffnungszüge hat Shirov etwa 40 Minuten verbraucht. Nach der
Partie sagte Alexei, daß er die Vorgängerpartie nicht kannte und all die Züge
am Brett finden mußte. Glücklicherweise habe ich mir diese Stellung vor kurzem
angeschaut und konnte deswegen recht zügig spielen.} 14. Be3 $1 $146 {Stohl:
'White is not bothered by the Nb4 and first finishes his development.'  Eine
naheliegende Neuerung. Bei seiner Entwicklung sollte Weiß den Bauern d6 im
Blick behalten und den Zug Nf6-d7 nebst f7-f5 oder Nd7-c5 nicht kampflos
erlauben.} ({Nach dem ungenauen} 14. Nc2 $6 Nxc2 15. Qxc2 Nd7 {'!' Stohl.} 16.
Be3 f5 17. Qd2 (17. f4 $142 {Stohl} exf4 18. Bxf4 $13) 17... f4 $1 {'!?' Stohl.
} 18. gxf4 Qh4 $40 {'©' Stohl. bekam Schwarz eine starke Initiative in Belezky,
S-Milov,V/Benasque 2002.} 19. f5 {Stohl} gxf5 20. f3 $2 f4 21. Bf2 Qh5 22. Qxd6
Rf6 23. Qd2 Rh6 24. h3 Kf7 25. Nb5 Rg8 26. Nd6+ Rxd6 27. Qxd6 Bf8 $19 {->,
Belezky,S-Milov,V/Benasque/2002/}) (14. Nd3 {Stohl} Na6 (14... Nd7 15. Nxb4
axb4 16. Nd5 Bxd5 (16... Nc5 17. Nxb4 $14) 17. Qxd5 Nc5 18. Be3 {[%cal Rf1d1] /
\Rfd1|^}) 15. Be3 {can transpose into the game.}) 14... b6 (14... Qe7 $6 {/\Nd7
} 15. a3 Na6 16. Nd3 {/\b4} a4 17. Nb4 $1 $16) 15. Nd3 {'+/=' Stohl.} Na6 (
15... Nxd3 $6 {Stohl} 16. Qxd3 $16) 16. Qe2 ({Aber nicht} 16. Qd2 $2 Ng4 $11 {
, und nach dem Abtausch des Be3 wird Weiß früher oder später die Schwäche
seiner dunklen Felder zu spüren bekommen.}) 16... Qb8 $1 {Das Feld b7 ist ein
sicherer und guter Platz für die Dame, außerdem erzwingt Schwarz den für ihn
günstigen Zug f2-f3.} ({Kaum besser war der sofortige Springertausch} 16... Nc5
17. Nxc5 $1 bxc5 (17... dxc5 18. Rad1 Qe7 19. Nd5 $16) 18. Rad1 Qe7 19. Rd3 (
19. a4 $5 Rfb8 20. Qc2 $14 {/\Nb5}) 19... Rfb8 20. Rfd1 Ne8 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22.
Rxd5 $14) ({Opening the position as in Milov's game can easily backfire due to
White's superior development:} 16... Nd7 {Stohl} 17. Rad1 f5 18. f4 $32 {|^[+]}
) 17. Rfd1 Qb7 18. f3 Rfd8 $6 {Stohl: 'Black will have to protect the ><d6
with Ne8 anyway, so it was better to keep the R on f8 where it might support
f5 and create some <=>.'  Setzt auf passive Verteidigung. Mehr im Sinne der
Stellung war das Gegenspiel mit f7-f5.} (18... Ne8 $5 19. Nd5 (19. Rd2 f5 20.
exf5 gxf5 $132) 19... Bxd5 20. cxd5 $14 {Das "Loch" d5 ist "zugestopft", dafür
gewinnt der weißfeldrige Läufer g2 an Bedeutung. Das Spiel könnte weiter
folgendermaßen verlaufen:} f5 21. f4 $5 fxe4 22. Bxe4 Nf6 23. Bg2 e4 24. Nf2
Nc5 25. Rd2 Rae8 26. Rad1 $14) (18... Nc5 $142 $14 {[%cal Yf6e8,Yf7f5] (Stohl)
/\Ne8,f5}) 19. Rd2 $14 Nc5 20. Rad1 Qe7 21. Bh3 {'!' Stohl. Stohl: 'Another
excellent strategic move. Without any prejudice White is prepared to exchange
his inactive Bg2 for a N, that might appear on e6.'  Auch der Springertausch
auf c5 schien verlockend, aber wozu die Eile, wenn der Gegner kein Gegenspiel
hat?} (21. Nxc5 dxc5 (21... bxc5 22. a4 $1 $16 {/\Nb5}) 22. Rd3 $1 $14 {/\Qd2}
({aber nicht} 22. Nd5 $6 Bxd5 23. exd5 Ne8 $11)) 21... Qf8 (21... Rab8 22. b3
Ne6 23. Nb2 $14) 22. b3 {Bleibt Schwarz weiterhin passiv, könnte u. U. Nd3-c1
nebst a3 und b4 folgen.} h5 $2 {Diese Schwächung erleichtert mein Spiel. Der
weiße Läufer gehört nun nach g5!} (22... Bh6 $2 {Stohl: 'is strategically
desirable, but loses a pawn to'} 23. Bxh6 Qxh6 24. Nxe5 $18 (24. Nxc5 {Stohl}
bxc5 25. Rxd6 $16)) (22... Rab8 $142 $14) 23. Qf2 Rab8 24. Bg5 $1 Ne6 {Alexei
verließ sich auf diese Antwort, aber ich war gerne bereit, meinen Bh3 gegen
den schwarzen Hauptverteidiger zu tauschen.} 25. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 26. Nb2 $16 {
Stohl: '/\Nba4,><b6,d6' Nun "leuchtet" die zweite Schwäche, der Bauer b6, der
von den weißen Springern gleich ins Visier genommen wird.} Rd7 27. Kg2 {
Durchaus möglich war 27.Nba4, aber ich befürchtete das Gegenspiel mit 27...Rf7.
} ({Stohl: Consistent was} 27. Nba4 $5 $16 {'+/-' Stohl. Stohl: '/\'} b5 {Stohl
} (27... Bxa4 {Stohl} 28. Nxa4 Rf7 29. Bxf6 (29. Qe3 $5 Ne8 30. Kg2 b5 31. cxb5
Rxb5 32. Nb6 {/\Nc4+/-}) 29... Rxf6 30. Rxd6 Rxf3 31. Qe2 h4 $5 32. R6d3 $16) (
27... b5 28. cxb5 Bxb5 29. Nb6 Rdb7 30. Rxd6 $18) 28. cxb5 Bxb5 29. Nb6 Rdb7
30. Rxd6 $18) 27... Rbb7 (27... Rf7 $2 28. Bxf6 Rxf6 29. Rxd6 $18) 28. h3 $2 {
'?!' Stohl. Stohl: 'This weakens the >>.'  Diese Prophylaxe war unnötig. Mit
dem energischen 28.Nba4! ließ sich bereits ein Bauer gewinnen.} ({Stohl: Again
stronger was} 28. Nba4 $1 Bxa4 (28... Qb8 29. Be3 {'+/-' Stohl.}) 29. Nxa4 b5
30. cxb5 Rxb5 31. Qe2 Rb4 (31... Qb8 {Stohl} 32. Rxd6 $1 $18) 32. Bxf6 Bxf6 33.
Nc5 $18) 28... Qb8 29. Rd3 Ne8 30. Nba4 Rf7 31. Be3 b5 32. cxb5 (32. Nxb5 $2 {
Stohl} Bxe4 $13) 32... Bxb5 33. Nxb5 Rxb5 34. Qc2 {'|^' Stohl. Stohl:
'Although Black has at least partially managed to consolidate his position,
White is still better, as Black's P remain vulnerable.'  Nach diesem Zug
verblieben mir noch 10 Minuten bis zur Zeitkontrolle, während Alexei noch 6
hatte. Schwarz hat seinen schwachen Bauern b6 abgetauscht, seine Lage bleibt
dennoch wegen eine Reihe weiterer Schwächen unangenehm.} (34. Qd2 $5 $16 {
/\Nb2-c4}) (34. Nb6 {Stohl} d5 $5 35. a4 Rb4 36. Bc5 Rxe4 (36... dxe4 $2 37.
Rd8 $18) 37. Qc2 Rb4 $14 {<=>~~}) 34... Kh7 (34... Rc7 {Stohl} 35. Rc3 Rbb7 36.
Nb2 $36) 35. Qc4 $2 {Stohl: 'This allows Shirov to lash out.'  Nach einem
zweiminütigen Nachdenken gespielt. Diese leichtfertige Entscheidung beruht auf
einem Versehen und bringt Weiß urplötzlich in große Gefahr. Im Nachhinein bin
ich aber nicht unglücklich darüber, hat doch dieser Fehler für einen sehr
spannenden Partieverlauf gesorgt.} (35. R1d2 $5 $16 {/\Qc4}) (35. Qc6 $1 Rc7
36. Qa6 $16) (35. Rc3 $142 {[%cal Gc2c8] (Stohl) <->c} Rf8 (35... Rbb7 36. Nb2
{[%cal Rb2c4] /\Nc4+/-}) 36. Rc8 Qb7 37. Qc6 Qf7 38. Rf1 $36) 35... d5 $1 36.
exd5 $6 ({Vorsichtiger war} 36. Qc6 d4 (36... Nd6 $2 37. Nc3) 37. Bg5 Nd6 $14)
36... Nd6 37. Qc2 ({Erst hier habe ich gemerkt, daß nach dem geplanten} 37. Qc6
{'?!' Stohl. sehr stark} Rc7 $1 {folgt, wonach der schwarze Springer wegen 38..
.Rc2+ tabu ist. Erzwungen ist deswegen} 38. Qa6 {, und Schwarz beginnt mit} e4
$1 {'|^' Stohl. einen gefährlichen Angriff, z.B,} 39. fxe4 Rc2+ 40. Kg1 (40.
R1d2 $2 Nxe4 $1 41. Bf4 (41. Rxc2 Qxg3+ 42. Kf1 Qf3+ $40) 41... Nxd2 $3 42.
Bxb8 Rxb8 $17) 40... Nxe4 41. Bf4 e5 42. Be3 Nxg3 $36) 37... e4 38. fxe4 Nxe4 {
Ein überraschender Kulissenwechsel! Plötzlich geriet der weiße König unter
einen starken Angriff.} 39. d6 {Die beste Verteidigung. Der Freibauer wird
bald eine wichtige Rolle spielen.} (39. Bf4 Rxf4 40. gxf4 Qxf4 $40) 39... Qb7
$2 {Stohl: 'The position of the Q on b7 enables White to win a crucial tempo
for his counterattack.'  Alexei hatte etwa zwei Minuten bis zum 40.Zug, und er
greift fehl. Die schwarze Dame sollte von a8 angreifen.} ({Nach} 39... Qa8 $1 {
'>=!' Stohl. entsteht eine sehr scharfe Stellung. Beide Seiten müssen äußerst
präzise spielen, um nicht zu verlieren, und am Schluß dieser gegenseitigen
Gratwanderung ergibt sich ein Dauerschach. Die Stellung eignet sich übrigens
hervorragend zur Analyse mit FRITZ, ein Mensch kann hier kaum den Überblick
behalten.} 40. Nb6 $1 {'!?' Stohl.} (40. Kg1 $2 Rf3 41. Bb6 (41. Bd4 {Stohl}
Nxg3 $40 {/\} 42. Bxg7 Rg5 $1 $19) 41... Nxg3 42. Qg2 Ne2+ $1 43. Qxe2 Rg5+ $19
) (40. Kh2 {Stohl} Be5 (40... Nxg3 41. Qg2 $1 Qxg2+ 42. Kxg2 Nf5 43. Bf2 $16) (
40... h4 41. gxh4 Rbf5 $44 42. d7 $2 Be5+ 43. Kg1 Ng3 $19) 41. Bf4 h4 $1 42.
Bxe5 Rf2+ $17 (42... Rxe5 43. d7 hxg3+ 44. Rxg3 Nxg3 45. d8=Q Qxd8 46. Rxd8
Re2+ 47. Qxe2 Nxe2 48. Kg2 $11)) 40... Rxb6 $1 (40... Qb7 $2 41. Qc8 Nxd6+ (
41... Rxb6 {Stohl} 42. d7 $1 Bf6 43. Rf1 $18) 42. Qxb7 Nxb7 43. Nc4 $16 {
'+/=' Stohl.}) 41. Bxb6 Qb7 $3 {Ein unglaublicher Zug! Ein Abzugsschach in der
Tasche, greift Schwarz seelenruhig den Läufer an.} (41... Nxg3+ $2 42. Kh2 {
'!' Stohl.} Be5 43. Rxg3 $18 h4 (43... Bxg3+ {Stohl} 44. Kxg3 Qf3+ 45. Kh2 Qf4+
46. Kg1 $18)) (41... Nf2+ $2 42. Kh2 $18) 42. d7 $3 {'!' Stohl. Alle
Läuferzüge hätten irgenwelche Nachteile, checken Sie das bitte mit FRITZ ab!} (
42. Bxa5 {Stohl} h4 43. d7 Nxg3+ 44. Kh2 Be5 45. Qg2 Rf2 $3 46. Qxf2 Ne2+ $19)
42... Nxg3+ $1 43. Kh2 (43. Kxg3 $4 Be5+ {führt zum Matt.} 44. Kh4 {Stohl} Qe4+
45. Kg5 Qf4#) 43... Nf1+ 44. Kg1 (44. Rxf1 $2 {Stohl} Rxf1 45. Qe2 Rh1+ 46. Kg3
Qb8+ $19) 44... Qxb6+ 45. Kg2 Qb7+ {'=' Stohl.} 46. Kg1 $11 {, und Schwarz muß
Dauerschach geben.}) 40. Kg1 $1 {Der sicherste Platz für den König.} ({Nach} 
40. Kh2 $2 Be5 41. Bf4 h4 $3 $17 {geriet Weiß in Verlustgefahr.}) 40... Rf3 $1
(40... Nxg3 $2 41. Qg2 $16 {führt zum Damentausch, was Schwarz nicht zulassen
darf.}) 41. Qc7 $1 {Die Zeitkontrolle war vorbei, und es fiel mir nicht schwer,
diesen einzigen Zug zu finden. Nun wird deutlich, warum 39...Qa8! richtig war.
Die schwarze Dame wird abgedrängt, und der Bg7 gleichzeitig gefesselt. Es
gelang mir tatsächlich, in dieser scharfen Stellung bis zum Schluß der Partie
keinen Fehler zu machen! Eine Sternstunde? Ich würde eher von Glück sprechen.}
(41. Nc5 $2 Rxg3+ 42. Kh2 Qc6 $19) 41... Rxg3+ 42. Kh2 Qa8 $6 {Streng
beurteilt ist dies ein Fehler,denn zäher war 42...h4! In einer praktischen
Partie behält man natürlich lieber die Damen auf dem Brett, zumal Shirov
bereits hier seinen unglaublichen 44. Zug geplant haben mußte.} ({Stohl: More
tricky was} 42... h4 $1 {'!?' Stohl.} {Am besten ist} 43. Bd4 $1 (43. Qxb7 Rxb7
44. Nc5 {'!?' Stohl.} (44. Bf4 Rxd3 45. Rxd3 g5 46. d7 Rxd7 47. Rxd7 gxf4 $13)
(44. d7 {Stohl} Rxd7 45. Rxd7 Rxe3 $44) {Nun zaubert FRITZ den folgenden
Schlagabtausch aufs Brett:} 44... Be5 $3 {'!' Stohl.} (44... Rxe3 {Stohl} 45.
Nxb7 $18) 45. Nxb7 Nf2 $3 {'!' Stohl.} 46. Rd5 $3 {'!' Stohl.} exd5 47. Bxf2
Rd3+ 48. Kg2 Rxd1 49. d7 Bf6 (49... Bc7 {Stohl} 50. Bxh4 $14 {/\} Rd2+ 51. Kf3
Rxa2 52. Bd8 $1 $16) 50. a4 $14) (43. Bf4 $5 {Stohl} Rxd3 44. Rxd3 e5 45. Be3
Nxd6 46. Qxb7 $1 (46. Qxd6 $6 e4 $40) 46... Nxb7 47. Rd7 $16 {[%csl Rb7][%cal
Re3b6] /\Bb6,פb7}) (43. Qxb7 Rxb7 44. Nc5 $5 (44. d7 Rxd7 45. Rxd7 Rxe3 $44)
44... Be5 $1 (44... Rxe3 45. Nxb7 $18) 45. Nxb7 Nf2 $1 46. Rd5 $1 exd5 47. Bxf2
Rd3+ 48. Kg2 Rxd1 49. d7 Bc7 50. Bxh4 $14 {/\} Rd2+ 51. Kf3 Rxa2 52. Bd8 $1 $16
) (43. Bd4 e5 44. Qxb7 Rxb7 45. Nc5 $1 $36) 43... e5 (43... Nxd6 44. Qxg7+ Qxg7
45. Bxg7 $18) 44. Qxb7 $1 (44. Bb6 $2 Qa8 45. d7 Ng5 $19) 44... Rxb7 45. Nc5 {
'|^!' Stohl.} Nxc5 46. Bxc5 Rxd3 47. Rxd3 Rd7 48. Kg2 Kg8 49. Kf3 Kf7 50. Ke4
$16 {, und Weiß hat im Endspiel gute Gewinnchancen.}) 43. Bd4 $1 {Mit der
Absicht, 43...e5 zu erzwingen, wonach die schwarzen Rb5 und Bg7 außer Spiel
geraten.} ({Es war noch zu früh, an die zweite Dame zu denken:} 43. d7 $2 Rxe3
$3 (43... Nd6 $2 44. Kxg3 Be5+ 45. Kf2 Ne4+ 46. Ke1 Bxc7 47. d8=Q Bxd8 48. Rxd8
$18) 44. Rxe3 Qf8 {, und Weiß ist plötzlich gegen die Drohungen Qf2 und Be5
machtlos:} 45. d8=Q (45. Re2 Be5+ 46. Qxe5 Rxe5 47. d8=Q Qf4+ $19) 45... Qf2+
46. Kh1 Qxe3 $19) 43... e5 (43... Rb7 44. Qc6 Bxd4 45. Qxe4 $1 Rxd3 46. Rxd3 e5
47. Rg3 $18) 44. d7 {Nach diesem Zug war ich mir sicher, die Partie zu
gewinnen. Aber Alexei wartet mit einer weiteren Überraschung auf...} ({Nur zu
einer Zugumstellung führte} 44. Rxg3 $1 Qf8 $1 {Die Dame strebt nach f4.} (
44... exd4 $2 45. d7 $18) (44... Nxg3 $2 45. d7 Qf3 46. d8=Q $18) 45. d7 $1 (
45. Be3 $2 {wäre nun ein Fehler:} Nxg3 46. Kxg3 (46. d7 Qf3 47. d8=Q Qe2+ 48.
Kxg3 Qxe3+ $11) 46... e4 47. Kh2 Qf3 48. Re1 Rg5 49. Bxg5 Qf2+ $11) 45... Qf4 {
, und weiter wie in der Partie.}) 44... Qf8 $3 {Die schwarze Dame taucht
plötzlich in der Nähe des weißen Monarchen auf und sorgt erneut für große
Aufregung! Sichtlich überrascht, verbrauchte ich hier 12 von den verbliebenen
21 Minuten und steuerte direkt in die zweite Zeitnotphase.} 45. Rxg3 $1 {
Weg mit den Angriffsfiguren!} ({Nach} 45. d8=Q $4 Qf4 {könnte eine malerische
Stellung entstehen. Weiß hat eine glatte Dame mehr, aber seine beiden Damen
sind zu weit entfernt, um dem eigenen König helfen zu können.} 46. Kh1 (46.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 47. Bxe5+ Rxe5 $19) (46. Rxg3 Qxg3+ 47. Kh1 Qf3+ 48. Kh2 Qe2+ $19)
46... Nf2+ $1 47. Bxf2 Qe4+ 48. Kh2 Qg2#) 45... Qf4 46. Rdd3 $1 (46. Rdg1 $2
Nxg3 47. d8=Q Ne2+ 48. Kg2 Qe4+ 49. Kf1 Nxd4 $11) 46... Nxg3 47. d8=Q {Stohl:
'Now despite the first impression Black has only numerous checks, but no
perpetual.'  Erst jetzt ist die Zeit gekommen, den Bauern umzuwandeln.} (47.
Rxg3 $2 h4 $11) 47... Ne2+ 48. Kg2 Qe4+ (48... Nxd4 49. Rxd4 $1 $18) 49. Rf3 $1
{Die letzte Feinheit.} (49. Kf2 $2 Nxd4 50. Rxd4 exd4 51. Qxg7+ Kxg7 52. Qd7+
Kh6 53. Qxb5 Qe3+ $11) 49... Nf4+ (49... Nxd4 50. Qf6 $18) 50. Kg3 {Hier hatte
ich nur 3 Minuten bis zum 60. Zug, aber der Kampf ist entschieden.} Rd5 (50...
h4+ 51. Qxh4+ (51. Kh2 Qxf3 52. Qxh4+ $18) 51... Nh5+ 52. Qxh5+ gxh5 53. Nc3
$18) (50... Ne6 51. Nc3 $1 $18) 51. Qde7 h4+ 52. Kh2 Nh5 53. Rf7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O
Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 c5 10. Rb1 Ne8 11. b4 b6 12. bxc5 bxc5 13. Qa4 {It's
clear that Sakaev's preparation for this game was based on Fedorov's game
against Beliavsky, which you'll see below. The queen comes to a4 in order to
be exchanged a few moves later. Sakaev assumes that exchange of queens weakens
the d6-pawn. An additional idea might be to bring the knight via b3 to a5.} ({
It's interesting that earlier this year Sakaev played} 13. Nb3 {against the
same opponent.}) 13... Bh6 $5 {As the pawn structure shows exchange of the
darksquared bishops is in the Black's favour since all his central pawns are
on the dark squares. Moreover Fedorov wants to exploit the fact that White
didn't keep the bishops by means of 13.Nb3.} 14. Nb3 {[%cal Ga4a5,Gb3a5]} Bxc1
15. Rfxc1 {[%csl Gb1] A logical improvement over Beliavsky's play. The rook is
useful on the open b-file.} (15. Rbxc1 a5 16. f4 exf4 17. Rxf4 Bd7 18. Qa3 a4
19. Nd2 g5 20. Rf2 Ng6 21. Rcf1 Qe7 22. Nd1 Nf4 23. h4 $6 (23. Qg3 $5) 23... f6
(23... Nxe2+ $5 24. Rxe2 gxh4) 24. Ne3 h5 25. hxg5 fxg5 26. Bxh5 Nf6 27. Bd1 (
27. Bf3 $142 g4 $140 28. Bxg4 $1 $16) 27... Nxe4 28. Nxe4 Qxe4 $11 {1/2-1/2
Beliavsky,A-Fedorov,A/Istanbul 2003/CBM 096 (45). (45)}) 15... f5 (15... a5 {
Preventing penetration of the white pieces on a5 deserved attention. It's
worth notice that Fedorov already implemented a similar idea against Beliavsky.
However this move has a serious drawback- it weakens the b6 and b5-squares.
The play could continue} 16. Rb2 f5 17. Rcb1 (17. Nd2 $5) 17... fxe4 (17... Nf6
18. Nd2) 18. Nxe4 Nf5 19. Bd3 Bd7 20. Qa3 a4 21. Nbd2 {with an interesting
position which deserves further tests.}) 16. Qa5 Qd7 $6 {It looks logical to
keep the queens if not the brilliant idea prepared by Sakaev at home.} ({
If Fedorov knew what is waiting for him in the game he would probably preffered
} 16... Nf6 17. Qxd8 Rxd8 18. Nd2 {though White still looks better thanks to
control over the b-file and more space in the centre.}) 17. f4 $3 {[%csl Rc5]
White sacrifices a pawn, but breaks through in the centre and obtains a pair
of strong connected pawns in the centre.} exf4 {Black has no choice, but to
accept the sacrifice.} 18. e5 $1 {[%csl Gc4,Gd5] This is the point. Now the
c5-pawn falls down and White's c and d-pawns crush everything on their way.}
dxe5 19. Nxc5 Qd6 20. Nb3 e4 $6 {And again the most logical move turns out to
be wrong.} (20... Nf6 {Black had to try blocking of the white pawns by means of
} 21. c5 Qd8 22. d6 (22. Bc4 $5 {with the idea} Nexd5 $6 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Rd1
Be6 25. Qa6 Re8 26. Rxd5 Bxd5 27. Rd1 $16) 22... Nc6 23. Qa4 Bd7 24. Nb5 {
with the idea Nc7 followed by Bb5.} Ne8 $1 {and White still has to find a way
how to unblock the pawns.}) 21. c5 Qe5 22. Qa4 $1 {[%csl Gc6][%cal Gd5d6]
White takes under control the c6-square and thus prepares d6.} (22. Bb5 $1 {
with a similar idea deserved serious attention.}) 22... Nf6 23. Qd4 $1 {
Another strong positional idea. After exchange of queens it's much more
difficult for Black to stop the pawns.} (23. d6 $6 Bd7 24. Qc4+ Be6 25. dxe7
Bxc4 26. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 27. Bxc4 {allows strong counterplay, for example after}
f3 $1) 23... Nd7 (23... Qxd4+ 24. Nxd4 Nfxd5 25. Nxd5 Nxd5 26. Bc4 Rd8 27. Nc6
{[%cal Gc6e7]} Be6 (27... Rd7 $2 28. Bxd5+ Rxd5 29. Ne7+ {[%csl Rd5,Rg8]}) 28.
Rd1 $1 Kg7 29. Nxd8 Rxd8 30. c6 $18 {[%cal Gc6c7] and White wins.}) 24. c6 $6 {
First inaccuracy of Sakaev.} ({Much stronger was} 24. Bb5 $1 {[%csl Gc6,Re7]
[%cal Gd5d6] with the idea of d6. It turns out that the e7-knight is in
trouble.} Qxd4+ ({or} 24... g5 25. Bxd7 Qxd4+ 26. Nxd4 Bxd7 27. Rb7 Rfd8 28. c6
$18 {and White wins a piece.}) 25. Nxd4 Nxc5 26. d6 $18) 24... Qxd4+ 25. Nxd4
Ne5 26. c7 $1 {[%cal Gd5d6]} Bd7 27. Bb5 $1 {Sakaev unblocks the pawns.} Bxb5
28. Rxb5 a6 29. Rb6 (29. Rb7 $1 {looks stronger.}) 29... Nc8 (29... Kf7 $1 {
was necessary and it wouldn't be easy for Sakaev to advance his pawns.}) 30.
Re6 (30. Rb8 Nd6 (30... Ra7 31. Ne6 Re8 32. d6 $1 $18) 31. Nxe4 $1 fxe4 32.
c8=Q Nxc8 (32... Rxb8 33. Qxa6 $1 $18) 33. Rxa8 $18 {with a decisive advantage
in both cases.}) 30... Nd3 31. Rb1 $1 {[%cal Gb1b8,Gd5d6] White prepares Rb8
followed by d6.} Ra7 32. d6 Nxd6 33. Rxd6 Rxc7 34. Nd5 $18 {An extra piece is
much more important than three pawns here.} Rc4 (34... Ra7 {would be a tougher
defense, but it could hardly change the outcome of the game.}) 35. Ne6 {
[%csl Rg8] Now it's over.} Ra8 36. Rd7 {[%cal Gd5f6] Black can't stop Nf6+ and
so he resigned. A very well played game by Sakaev!} 1-0

