[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.10"]
[Round "14.2"]
[White "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 (2. Nc3 {It seems like} b6 $5 {from my previous round game
does not fit into GM Delchev's taste.}) 2... d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 {Catalan is
one of GM Delchev's weapons.} dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 $5 6. Qa4 {The most challenging
line.} Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8. Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. O-O {After some think GM Delchev
decided for this safer line.} Rb8 {An important move.} 10. Na3 (10. Nc3 a6 11.
Ne5 O-O (11... Qxd4 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Qxc6+ Qd7 15. Qxc4 Bb7 $11
) 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qxc4 Qd6 15. e3 (15. Ne4 Qd5 16. Qc2 e5 17.
dxe5 Qxe5 $13) 15... Rxb2 16. Rab1 Rxb1 17. Rxb1 e5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. Qxc6 Bh3
20. Rb7 Qf5 21. Rxc7 $140 $2 Rd8 $19) 10... a6 {After this white has the more
pleasant ending but still.} (10... O-O 11. Qb5 b6 12. Qxc4 Ba6 13. Nb5 Qd5 14.
Qxd5 Nxd5 (14... exd5 15. Nc3 (15. a4 Na5) 15... Rfe8 16. Rfd1 $1 Bxe2 17. Nxe2
Rxe2 18. a3 Nc2 19. Rac1 $1 $18) 15. a4 $14) (10... Bd7 11. Qb5) 11. Ne5 O-O (
11... Qxd4 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Qxc6+ Qd7 15. Qxc4 O-O $14 (15...
Rxb2 $2 16. Qc3)) 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Qxc4 Qxd4 14. Bxc6 Qxc4 15. Nxc4 bxc6 $14 {
After all of these forced moves black is a pawn up but white has the better
game due to compact pawn structure.} 16. b3 Rb5 $1 {Accompanied by a draw
offer.The rook controls critical squares.} 17. Rfc1 $1 {This sort of prevents
a5-a4.} (17. Rfd1 a5 18. Rac1 a4 19. bxa4 Rb4 20. a5 Ra4 21. Rd2 f6 $1 22. Ne3
Rxa5 23. Rxc6 Ra7 $11) 17... Rd8 {So black has to grab d line.} (17... a5 18.
Rc3 a4 19. bxa4 Rb4 20. a5 Ba6 21. Ne5 $14) 18. Rc2 e5 19. f3 (19. a4 $6 Rbd5
$5 (19... Rxb3 $6 20. Nxe5 f6 21. Nxc6 Rd7 22. e3 Bb7 23. Nd4 Rb4 24. Rc5 $14)
20. f3 (20. e4 Rd1+ (20... Rd3 21. Nxe5 Rxb3 22. Nxc6 Re8 23. Re1 Rd3 $13) 21.
Rxd1 Rxd1+ 22. Kg2 Be6 23. Nxe5 Bxb3 24. Rxc6 f6 $15) 20... Be6) 19... f6 {
Now black's bishop has some scope as well.} 20. Rac1 Kf7 21. Kf2 Bb7 $1 {
This is strangely an ok place for black's bishop.} 22. Rc3 (22. Nb2 Ke7 23. Nd3
$14) 22... Ba8 (22... Ke7 23. a3 c5 24. e4 $14) 23. e4 {White has seemingly
built up a strong position so black has to react.} (23. a3 Rdb8 24. Nd2 (24. b4
c5) 24... Ke7) 23... a5 $132 24. a4 $1 {Good fighting spirit.} (24. Ke3 a4 25.
bxa4 Rb4 26. a5 Ra4 (26... Rd4 27. a3 Ra4 28. Nd2) 27. Ra3 Rxa3+ 28. Nxa3 Bb7
$11) 24... Rc5 25. Ke3 Bb7 26. Nb2 Rxc3+ 27. Rxc3 Rb8 $1 28. Kd2 {White is
bringing his king towards queenside to protect the weak pawn on b3.} (28. Nc4
Ra8 29. f4 Ke6 $5 (29... exf4+ 30. gxf4 Bc8 31. f5 g6 32. Kf4 Bd7 $14 (32...
Ke7 33. Rh3 h5 $14))) 28... Bc8 {Looks like the best.} (28... Ba6 29. Rxc6 (29.
Kc2 Be2) 29... Rxb3 30. Kc2 Rb6 31. Rxc7+ Kg6 32. Nc4 Bxc4 33. Rxc4 f5 34.
exf5+ Kxf5 35. Rc5 Rh6 $132) 29. Rxc6 Rxb3 30. Rxc7+ Kg6 31. Kc2 $138 (31. Nd3
Bh3 32. f4 Ra3 $11) 31... Rb8 $1 {After this black's plan is clear,he wants to
attack to white's vulnerable pawn chain from behind.} (31... Be6 $6 32. f4 $1
exf4 33. gxf4 Bg8 34. Nd3 (34. Ra7) 34... Ra3 35. Nc5 $16) 32. Ra7 Bh3 33. Nd3
Bf1 $8 {Only this.} 34. Nc5 (34. Ne1 Rc8+ 35. Kd2 Rd8+ (35... Rc5 $5) 36. Ke3
Rd1 37. Kf2 Bc4 38. Rxa5 Rd2+ 39. Kg1 Rd1 $11) 34... Bg2 35. Rxa5 Bxf3 36. Rb5
Rd8 $5 {Tricky!} (36... Ra8 37. Kd3) 37. a5 (37. Kc3 Be2 $1 $11 (37... Rd4 38.
Rb4 Rxb4 $2 39. Kxb4 f5 40. Kc3 fxe4 41. Kd2 e3+ 42. Kxe3 Bc6 43. a5 Kf5 44. h3
h5 45. a6 g5 46. a7 h4 47. g4+ Kf6 48. Nd7+)) 37... Be2 (37... Bd1+ 38. Kc3 Be2
39. Rb7) 38. Ne6 Bxb5 (38... Re8 $2 {After this the a pawn could become
dangerous.} 39. Rb6 Rc8+ 40. Kd2 Bc4 41. a6 Kf7 42. Nc7 $3 (42. a7 Ra8 43. Nd8+
$3 Rxd8+ 44. Kc3)) 39. Nxd8 Kg5 $2 {Here around I was thinking that I should
have been better but...} (39... f5 40. Kd2 Kf6 41. exf5 Kxf5 42. Nb7 Kg4 43.
Ke3 Kh3 44. Nd6 Bc6 45. Nf7 Kxh2 46. Nxe5 Bb7 47. Kf2 h5 48. Nf7 Kh3 $11) (
39... Kh5 40. h3 g6 41. Nb7 f5 42. exf5 (42. Nd6 Bf1 43. exf5 gxf5 44. Nxf5
Bxh3 45. Ne3 Bc8 46. Kd3 Kg5 $11) 42... gxf5 43. Nd6 Bf1 44. Nxf5 Bxh3 45. Ne3
Bc8 46. Kd3 Bb7 47. Kc4 Kg5 48. Kc5 h5 49. Kb6 Bc8 $11) 40. h3 $1 {I have
simply omitted that one.} (40. Ne6+ Kg4 41. Nxg7 Bc6) 40... g6 (40... f5 41.
Nf7+ Kf6 42. Nd6 Ba4+ 43. Kd3) 41. Ne6+ $2 {Paying back the compliment!} (41.
Nf7+ Kh5 42. Kc3 Ba6 43. Kb4 Bf1 44. Kc5 Bxh3 45. Nd6 Bf1 46. Nc4 Bg2 47. a6
Bxe4 48. Nb6 $18) 41... Kh5 42. Nc7 (42. Kd2 f5 43. Ke3 Bc6 44. exf5 gxf5 45.
a6 h6 46. a7 Bh1 47. Nc7 Kg5 48. Kf2 f4 49. a8=Q Bxa8 50. Nxa8 e4 51. Nc7 e3+
52. Kf3 fxg3 53. Ne6+ Kh4 54. Nf4 e2 55. Kxe2 g2 56. Kf2 g1=Q+ 57. Kxg1 Kg3 $11
) 42... Bc6 43. Kd3 f5 44. exf5 {After this nothing is left!} (44. exf5 gxf5
45. Ke3 Kg5 46. Ne6+ (46. a6 h5) 46... Kf6 47. Nc5 Kg5 $11) (44. a6 Bxe4+ 45.
Ke3 Bc6 46. a7 g5 47. a8=Q f4+ 48. Kf2 Bxa8 49. Nxa8 e4 50. gxf4 gxf4 51. Nc7
Kh4 52. Ne6 f3 53. Nc5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kavala op 20th"]
[Site "Kavala"]
[Date "2011.08.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Galopoulos, Nikolaos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2327"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2011.07.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 {Another Catalan, the second
one in two consecutive rounds.} c6 6. Bg5 $5 {I wanted to take my rapidly
improving teammate out of his book.} ({A safer option was} 6. a4 $5 c5 $5 7.
O-O Nc6 8. dxc5 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bxc5 10. Nbd2 c3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Nb3 $36) (6. Ne5
Bb4+ 7. Bd2 (7. Nc3 Nd5 8. O-O Nxc3 (8... Bxc3 $2 9. bxc3 Nxc3 10. Qc2 $16) 9.
bxc3 Bxc3 10. Ba3 $44) 7... Qxd4 8. Bxb4 Qxe5 9. Na3 b5 10. Bd6 Qxb2 11. O-O
Nd5 12. e4 Nc3 13. Qg4 (13. Qh5 h6 14. Rfe1 Nd7 15. e5 Bb7 $13 {is very messy.}
) 13... h5 14. Qg5 Ne2+ 15. Kh1 Qf6 16. Qd2 e5 17. Bxb8 Nd4 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19.
f4 Qc5 20. Rad1 $44) (6. O-O b5 7. a4 Bb7 8. Ne5 Nd5 9. b3 $44 {is my recent
game against IM Daniel Rensch.}) 6... b5 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 $5 {This looked like
being very risky but his further play justified it.} (7... gxf6 8. O-O $44 {
looked like some certain Capablanca-Nimzowitsch game.}) 8. Ne5 Bb7 9. O-O (9.
Nc3 Bb4) 9... Bd6 10. Nc3 Qe7 11. Ne4 f6 $1 (11... O-O 12. Nxd6 Qxd6 13. a4 $44
{I had something similar with GM Lastin back in time.}) 12. Nxd6+ Qxd6 13. Ng4
Nd7 14. e4 O-O-O $1 {Very good play by Nikos.} (14... O-O 15. e5 $44) 15. a4 a6
16. Ne3 (16. b3 c3 17. Ne3 $44 {was also in contention.}) 16... Nb6 17. axb5
axb5 (17... cxb5 18. Nc2 $5) 18. Qg4 Qxd4 19. Qxg7 Qxb2 20. Ra7 {A very
difficult position aroused over the board.} (20. Bh3 $142 $5) (20. e5 Qxe5 (
20... fxe5 21. Rab1 Qd4 22. Rxb5) 21. Ra7 Qb8 (21... Nd7 22. Nxc4 Qb8 23. Rxb7)
22. Rfa1 $44) 20... Nd7 21. Bh3 (21. Rxb7 $2 Kxb7 22. Rd1 Kc7 23. Rxd7+ Rxd7
24. Qxh8 c3 25. Qxf6 Qb1+ 26. Bf1 c2 27. Nxc2 Qxc2 28. Qxe6 Qc5 $17) (21. Rd1
Nc5 22. Rda1 Nd7 $11) 21... Qe5 (21... Qd4 22. Rxb7 Kxb7 23. Rd1 Qe5 24. Rxd7+
Rxd7 25. Qxd7+ Kb6 26. Bxe6 $40) 22. Nxc4 $2 {Bluff! I had to try to equalize.}
(22. Rd1 Rhg8 23. Qf7 Rgf8 24. Qg7 $11) 22... Qd4 $1 (22... bxc4 $6 23. Rb1 f5
24. Qe7 Qc5 25. Rbxb7 $11) 23. Bxe6 Qxa7 $2 {Something happened to him from
this move on.} (23... bxc4 $1 24. Raa1 (24. Ra4 Rhe8 25. Rxc4 Qd6 26. Bg4 Re7
27. Qh6 Ba6 $19) 24... Qd6 25. Bf5 Qf8 26. Qg4 Kc7 27. Bxd7 Rxd7 28. Rfb1 Qd6
$19) 24. Bxd7+ Kb8 $2 {He could still have an more or less equal game} ({with} 
24... Rxd7 $142 25. Qxh8+ Kc7 (25... Rd8 $2 26. Nd6+) 26. e5 bxc4 27. e6 Re7
28. Qf8 (28. Qxf6 Qc5) 28... Qa3 29. Rd1 Kb6 30. Qd8+ Ka7 31. Qd4+ c5 32. Qd6
Re8 33. Rb1 Qa6 34. Qxc5+ Kb8 35. e7 $44) 25. Qxf6 $3 {Now all of a sudden
Black was lost!} Ba8 (25... Rxd7 26. Qe5+ Rc7 27. Qxh8+ Bc8 28. Nd6 $18) (25...
bxc4 26. Qe5+ Ka8 27. Ra1 $18) 26. Bxc6 Bxc6 (26... bxc4 27. Rb1+ Kc8 28. Qe6+
Rd7 29. Bxd7+ Qxd7 30. Qe5 $18 ({or} 30. Rb8+ $18 {finishes him off.})) 27.
Qxc6 Qb7 (27... Qd7 28. Qc5) 28. Na5 $18 Qxc6 29. Nxc6+ Kc7 30. Nxd8 Rxd8 31.
e5 Kc6 $2 {This one was aggravating after all!} (31... b4 32. Rb1 (32. e6 Kd6
33. Rd1+ Ke7) 32... Rb8 33. f4 (33. Rb3 Kc6 34. f4 Kd5 35. Kf2 Kc4 36. Rb1 Kc3
37. Ke3 Kc2 38. Rf1 b3 39. f5 $18 {was similar.}) 33... Kd7 (33... b3 34. Kf2)
34. Rb3 Ke6 35. Kf2 Kd5 36. Ke3 Kc4 37. Rb1 b3 38. Ke4 b2 39. f5 $18 {and
White should win but at least I was supposed to show some technical skills to
reach this position.}) 32. Rc1+ $1 1-0

[Event "Belgrade Trophy 27th"]
[Site "Obrenovac"]
[Date "2013.11.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lekic, Dusan"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2013.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 {I have started to build up quite a bad
score in Catalan Opening with both colours.} dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 (5... a6 6. O-O
Nc6 7. e3 Bd7 8. Qe2 Bd6 9. Qxc4 O-O 10. Rd1 Rb8 11. Nc3 e5 {is a popular way
to handle this opening.}) 6. Qa4 {The most principled answer.} (6. O-O Rb8)
6... Bb4+ ({The following is an underestimated line.} 6... Nd7 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8.
Qd3 (8. Qb5 a6 9. Qd3 e5 10. Be3 (10. Nxe5 Nb4 11. Qc3 (11. Qd1 Qxd4 12. Qxd4
Nc2+ 13. Kd1 Nxd4 14. Be3 Nf5 15. Bxb6 cxb6 16. Nd2 Bd6 $132) 11... Qxd4 12.
O-O Qxc3 13. Nxc3 Bd6 14. Nf3 c6 (14... O-O 15. Rd1 Re8 $14) 15. Be3 N4d5 16.
Ne4 Be7 17. Bc5 Bxc5 18. Nxc5 Nd7 19. Ne4 N7f6 $132) 10... Nb4 11. Qe4 Qd5 $132
) 8... e5 9. Be3 (9. Nxe5 Nb4 10. Qc3 Qxd4 11. O-O Qxc3 12. Nxc3 Bd6 13. Nf3 c6
$11) 9... Bb4+ 10. Nc3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 O-O 13. O-O Re8 $14) 7. Bd2
Bd6 $5 8. Ne5 Bxe5 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. dxe5 Qd5 11. f3 (11. O-O Nd7 12. Bc3 Bb7
13. Rd1 Qe4 $132) 11... Nd7 12. Nc3 Qc5 13. Ne4 $5 {I have always thought that
this move is a slight inaccuracy.} (13. f4 Nb6 14. Qc2 Bb7 15. O-O-O O-O-O 16.
Ne4 Qb5 17. Ng5 Rd7) 13... Qb5 14. Qa3 c5 ({I was also considering} 14... a5 $5
) (14... Nxe5 $6 15. Ba5 $1 $16 (15. Bg5 f6 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Bxf6 Ng6 18.
Bxh8 Nxh8 19. O-O Nf7 $13)) 15. O-O $5 $146 (15. Ba5 $5 Qc6 (15... Bb7 $6 16.
Bxc7 Bxe4 17. fxe4 Qb4+ 18. Qxb4 cxb4 19. Bd6 a5 20. a3 b3 21. Rc1 Rc8 22. O-O
Nb6 23. Rf3 g6 24. Kf2 $44) 16. Rc1 O-O 17. Rxc4 Ba6 18. Rc2 c4 $13) 15... Bb7
16. Qe3 Bxe4 $5 {It is logical to part with the bishop.} 17. Qxe4 O-O (17...
O-O-O 18. Bg5) 18. Bc3 Nb6 19. f4 $44 {I really did not understand how
deceptive the position was. After all Black should give the pawn back and
equalise.} Nd5 20. g4 Rad8 (20... Rab8 21. Rf3 Nxc3 22. bxc3 Qb7 23. Qxc4 Rfd8
24. Rd3 Qb2 25. Rad1 Rxd3 26. Qxd3 g6 $11) 21. Rf3 Rfe8 $2 {An empty move.} (
21... Nxc3 22. bxc3 Qb2 23. Raf1 Rd2 24. R1f2 Qc2 $11) 22. Raf1 Nxc3 23. bxc3
Re7 $2 {The final mistake.It was really the time to give the pawn back and
split the point.} (23... Qd7 $1 24. Qxc4 Qd5 25. Qxd5 Rxd5 26. Rb1 Rd2 27. Kf2
Rxa2 28. Rb5 c4 29. Rc5 Re7 30. Rxc4 h6 $11) 24. Rh3 $16 {After this White has
an insurmountable attack.} g6 $2 {The final mistake.} (24... h6 $5 25. g5 Kh8
$132) 25. Qe3 $6 {A strange move.} (25. f5 exf5 26. gxf5 f6 27. Qh4 g5 28. Qh6
fxe5 29. Rg3 $18) 25... Qb2 26. Qf2 Rd2 $2 {I was unable to take advantage of
the second chance thrown to me.} (26... g5 27. f5 (27. fxg5 $6 Qc2 28. Qxc5
Red7 29. Qxc4 Rd4 $1 $132) 27... Qd2 $132) (26... Qd2 27. Qh4 f6 28. exf6 Rf7
29. f5 g5 $132) 27. Qh4 Kf8 (27... f6 28. exf6 Rf7 29. f5 $18) 28. f5 $1 {
This is more simple and effective} ({than} 28. Qxh7 Ke8 29. Qh8+ Kd7 30. Qf8
Rxe2 31. Rh8 Rg2+ 32. Kh1 Rxg4 33. Qa8 $1) 28... exf5 (28... Ke8 29. f6 Red7
30. Qxh7 $18) 29. Qxh7 Ke8 30. gxf5 Rxe2 (30... Kd7 31. fxg6 fxg6 32. Qxg6 $18)
31. e6 $18 Rg2+ {After this the rook is left hanging,} ({but} 31... fxe6 32.
Qxg6+ Kd7 33. f6 $18 {loses as well on the spot.}) 32. Kh1 fxe6 33. Qg8+ Kd7
34. fxe6+ $1 $18 ({I was desperately hoping for something like} 34. f6 $4 Qe2
$19) 34... Rxe6 35. Rh7+ Kd6 36. Qf8+ Kc6 37. Qf3+ (37. Rxc7+ $5 Kxc7 38. Qxc5+
Rc6 39. Rf7+ $18 {and White checkmates.}) 37... Kb6 38. Qxg2 Re2 39. Qxg6+ Ka5
40. Rxc7 1-0

[Event "Golden Sands Europe op 1st"]
[Site "Golden Sands"]
[Date "2012.06.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ashwin, Jayaram"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2012.06.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 $5 {This is something I like as
well.} dxc4 6. Bg2 b5 {I always think that this should be the real answer for
this risky line.} 7. Ne5 $5 (7. O-O Bb7 8. e4 Be7 $13 {is the way to continue.}
) 7... a6 8. O-O (8. Nxc6 Qb6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. e4 Nc6 11. Be3 Rd8 12. Nxc6 Qxc6
13. a3 Bc5 $13) 8... Bb7 9. a4 Qc8 $1 {This is a better square than b6 if
needed.} (9... Qb6 10. e4 Bb4 11. Be3 $44) 10. Bg5 $5 {Ashwin impersonates me.
Last year I had combined this move with the kingside fianchetto in the Catalan.
} (10. e4 Nbd7) 10... Nbd7 11. Bxf6 $5 (11. Nxd7 Qxd7 (11... Nxd7 12. Qc2 $44 (
12. e4 $6 b4 13. Ne2 a5 $17)) 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. axb5 (13. Ne4 O-O-O) (13. e3
O-O-O 14. Qh5 f5 $13) 13... cxb5 14. d5 O-O-O $13) 11... Nxf6 {All of a sudden
I changed my feelings about the text move.} (11... gxf6 $142 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 {
transposes to the note above.}) 12. e3 Bd6 13. b3 $1 (13. Qf3 O-O 14. Nxc6 b4
15. Ne2 Rb8 $17) 13... cxb3 14. Qxb3 O-O 15. Nd3 (15. Rfc1 c5) 15... Rb8 (15...
b4 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 a5 18. Rac1 $44) 16. Ne4 $5 (16. Rac1 $6 Qd7 17. Rfd1
Qe7 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 c5 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. Bxb7 Ba3 22. Ra1 Qxb7 23. Rxa3
b4 24. Raa1 Rfc8 25. Rdc1 a5 $17) 16... Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Qe8 $5 ({If I wanted I
could have drawn with} 17... c5 18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. dxc5 Bxc5 $11) 18. Qb2 (18.
axb5 axb5) 18... bxa4 19. Qc2 $1 a3 20. Nc5 $11 {Despite the two pawns deficit
White has equalised due to Black's structural problems.} h6 (20... g6 21. Rxa3
e5 22. Rb1 Qe7 23. Rab3 Ba8 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. Rxb8+ Bxb8 26. Nxa6 Ba7 27. dxe5
Qxe5 28. Nb4 c5 $11) 21. Rxa3 Bc8 $5 (21... e5 22. Rb1 $11 {like in the other
line.}) 22. Nxa6 Rb6 (22... Bxa3 $2 {does not equalise.} 23. Nxb8 c5 24. Qb3
Bb4 25. Nc6 Bb7 26. dxc5 Bxc6 27. Qxb4 $16) 23. Nc5 e5 24. Ra8 $5 {His play
after this point seemed risky but in fact he might have found the best way to
equalise.} Qe7 25. Rfa1 exd4 26. exd4 Rb4 27. R1a7 (27. R8a4 Bxc5 28. dxc5 Rxa4
29. Qxa4 $1 $11) 27... Qf6 {I had to avoid tricks on the other squares.} (27...
Qe8 $2 28. Nd7 $1) (27... Qg5 $2 28. Bh7+ Kh8 29. Rxf7 $18) (27... Qd8 $2 28.
Nd7 $1) 28. Nd7 $1 $11 (28. Bh7+ Kh8 29. Ne4 Qxd4 30. Nxd6 (30. Rxf7 $6 Rxf7
31. Nxd6 Qxd6 32. Rxc8+ Rf8 33. Rxc6 $15) 30... Qxd6 31. Bf5 Rd4 32. Rxc8 Rxc8
33. Bxc8 Rd1+ 34. Kg2 Qd5+ 35. Kh3 Qh5+ $11) 28... Bxd7 29. Rxf8+ Bxf8 30. Rxd7
Rxd4 (30... c5 $6 {was unnecessary} 31. Bd5 ({Even this is equal.} 31. dxc5 Rb2
32. Bh7+ Kh8 33. Qf5 $11) 31... Be7 $5 32. Qe4 Rxd4 33. Rd8+ Bxd8 34. Qe8+ Kh7
35. Bxf7 Qxf7 36. Qxf7 Bf6 $11) 31. Rxd4 Qxd4 32. Qxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 {GM Tkachiev likes Catalan with white which
suits his sharp style in general.} dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. Ne5 $5 {This move which
was championed by GM Naum Rashkovsky is very solid.} c5 7. Na3 cxd4 8. Naxc4
Ra7 $1 {Black should be ready to meet the pressure on the diagonal by
fianchetto.} 9. Bd2 b6 10. O-O $1 Bb7 11. Bxb7 Rxb7 12. Rc1 Ne4 $5 $146 (12...
Bc5 13. b4 Be7 14. Be3 $1 O-O 15. Bxd4 $16) 13. Qc2 $6 {After this white parts
with most of his first move advantage.} (13. Nxb6 $6 Qxb6 14. Rc8+ Ke7 15. Ba5
Qxa5 16. Rxb8 Qxe5 17. Rxb7+ Kf6 18. e3 Nd6 $17 {looks ok for black.}) 13...
Nxd2 14. Nxd2 Bc5 15. b4 Bd6 16. Qe4 (16. Qc8 $6 Ra7 $1 {and white lacks a
good follow up.}) 16... Rc7 17. Ndf3 O-O {Black lags in development so he can
not effort losing more time.} (17... Bxb4 $6 18. Rxc7 Qxc7 19. Ng5 f5 20. Qxd4
Bc3 21. Rc1 Bxd4 22. Rxc7 O-O 23. Nef3 Bf6 24. Nxe6 Re8 25. Ned4 g6 26. e3 $16)
18. Nxd4 {Another solid choice.} (18. Rxc7 Qxc7 (18... Bxc7 19. Rd1 Bxe5 20.
Nxe5 Qc7 21. Rxd4 b5 $14) 19. Ng5 g6 20. Ng4 Qc4 $1 $132 {is a mess.}) 18...
Bxe5 (18... Rxc1 $6 19. Rxc1 Bxb4 20. Nxe6 Qd2 21. Nd3 $1 fxe6 22. Qxb4 (22.
Qxe6+ Kh8 23. Rc8 h6 24. Qf5 $11) 22... Qxe2 23. Qb3 $44 {I found the position
unpleasant for black.} (23. Nf4 $6 Qxa2 $17 {is too much.})) 19. Qxe5 Rd7 20.
e3 Rd5 $1 {It is very important that black has this move.} (20... Qe7 $6 21.
Rc4 $16) 21. Qc7 (21. Qe4 Qd6 22. a3 (22. Qb1 Rd8) 22... a5 23. Qb1 axb4 24.
Qxb4 Qxb4 25. axb4 Na6 26. Nc6 Rd2 27. Rfd1 Rb2 28. Rb1 Rxb1 29. Rxb1 Ra8 30.
Ra1 Nc7 $11) 21... a5 {This is the move I was trying to get in after this
black is safe.} 22. bxa5 (22. b5 $2 e5 23. Qxd8 Rfxd8 24. Nc6 Nxc6 25. bxc6 Rc8
26. c7 Kf8 $17) 22... Rxa5 $11 23. Qxd8 (23. Rfd1 Qxc7 24. Rxc7 Rxa2 $11) 23...
Rxd8 24. Rb1 (24. Rfd1 Rxa2 25. Nxe6 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 fxe6 27. Rd8+ Kf7 28. Rxb8
Rb2 $11) 24... e5 $1 {This is even better} ({than} 24... Rxa2 25. Rxb6 Ra6 26.
Rfb1 (26. Rb7 Nc6 27. Nf3 $14) 26... Rxb6 27. Rxb6 Kf8 $14 {which should also
end up as a draw with some care from black's part.}) 25. Nf3 f6 26. Rxb6 $138 (
26. Rb2 Rd6 ({Even} 26... Nd7 27. Rd1 Kf7 28. Rbd2 Ke7 29. Nh4 g6 30. f4 Raa8 {
is possible.}) 27. Nd2 Rc6 $11) 26... Rxa2 27. Rb7 (27. Rfb1 Na6) 27... Rc2 28.
Rfb1 Nc6 {I wanted to keep the game as safe as possible.} (28... Na6 $5 29. Nh4
Nc5 30. Rc7 (30. Re7 Kf8) 30... Rd7 31. Rb8+ Kf7 32. Rbc8 Rxc7 33. Rxc7+ Ke6
34. Rxg7 Nd3 35. f3 Rc1+ $11) 29. Nh4 g6 30. Nf3 Rf8 (30... e4 31. Nd4 Nxd4 32.
exd4 Rxd4 33. Ra7 Rcd2 34. Rb8+ Rd8 35. Rbb7 e3 36. Rg7+ Kf8 37. Rxh7 exf2+ 38.
Kf1 Kg8 39. Rag7+ Kf8 40. Rxg6 R8d6 $11 {should also end up as a draw.}) 31.
Rd1 Rf7 32. Rxf7 {After this Vlad offer me a draw with 1,5 minute on his clock.
Since the position is very simple for him to perform these 8 moves left I did
not want to even try it.} (32. Rxf7 Kxf7 33. Rd7+ Ne7 34. Rd2 Rc1+ 35. Kg2 h5
36. h3 $11) (32. Rdd7 $6 Rxd7 33. Rxd7 e4 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Subasic Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Zenica"]
[Date "2006.12.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dizdarevic, Emir"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2006.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Dizdarevic has lost the day before to Berkes, so I and Berkes were leading
with +4 before the last round. Since the latter had a prearranged draw with
Jovanovic even set up before the tournament due to the Croat had a play-off
match with Zdenko and the other had to catch some round in Hungarian League,
only I was in the situation to give a shot to win the tournament alone. Apart
from all these I have succeeded to lose in last both games I have played to
the vertically challenged opponent of mine.} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3
{The Catalan was always part of his narrow repertoire.} dxc4 5. Qa4+ {As
expected he is going for the toothless line.} (5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 {is a more
natural way to reach the text.} (6. O-O Rb8)) 5... Nc6 $5 {Last year in
Hoogoveen Ivan has decided to try this against the Bulgarian ex WWCC. In my
opinion it just leads to a transposition.} (5... Nbd7 6. Nc3 a6 7. Bg2 Rb8 8.
Qxc4 b5 9. Qd3 Bb7 10. Bf4 Rc8 11. O-O c5 $11) (5... c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qb3 Bb7
8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O a6 10. a4 c5 11. axb5 Bd5 12. Qc2 Be4 13. Qb3 Bd5 $11 {
is absolutely out of consideration against this guy.}) 6. Qxc4 $2 (6. Bg2 Bb4+
7. Bd2 Bd6) 6... Bb4+ $2 (6... Qd5 $1 {I had to try a la Taimanov Bogo type of
a game.} 7. Qxd5 (7. Nbd2 Nb4 $17) 7... exd5 8. Bf4 (8. Nc3 Nb4 $5) 8... Bb4+
9. Nc3 Bg4 $36) 7. Bd2 Bd6 (7... Qd5 8. Qd3) 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O (9. Bc3 Nd5 10.
O-O Nxc3 11. Nxc3 e5) 9... e5 10. dxe5 (10. d5 Ne7 11. Nc3 a6 $1 $132) 10...
Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bc3 Bxc3 (12... Re8 13. Bxe5 Rxe5 14. Nc3 c6 15. Rad1
Qe7 16. Qd4 {and the rook stands strange on e5.}) 13. Nxc3 {Draw offer} c6 14.
Rfd1 Qe7 (14... Qb6 $6 15. Na4 Qa5 16. Nc5) 15. Rd2 Be6 16. Qf4 Rfd8 17. Rad1
Rxd2 18. Rxd2 $11 {Both sides did not get much from the opening.} (18. Qxd2 a5)
18... Rd8 (18... a5 19. e4 a4 $5 $13) 19. Rd4 h6 20. h3 a6 21. Kh2 Ne8 $6 {
This is not the best way to shuffle the pieces.} (21... Rxd4 22. Qxd4 Nd7 23.
a3 (23. Qa7 Qb4) 23... Qc5 24. Qxc5 Nxc5 25. b4 Nd7 $11 26. Ne4 $140 b6 27. Nd6
c5 28. bxc5 Nxc5) 22. a3 Rxd4 23. Qxd4 Nc7 (23... Qd7 24. Qa7) 24. Qa7 $1 Nd5
$8 25. Nxd5 $6 {This would have never been my choice!} (25. Qb8+ Kh7 26. Be4+
g6 27. Bxd5 Bxd5 $11) (25. Bxd5 Bxd5 26. Qd4 (26. e4 Be6) 26... Bb3 $11) (25.
Ne4 {Pointed out by my opponent after the game. He claimed that he did not
have played the move because he did not sleep the night before. Of course, his
sleeping hours or his temporary insomnia has no correlation with the technical
part of the game. Besides obviously he could not calculate the consequences.
My reply was as simple as 'You do not have balls to play', at least it kept
him out of my sight till the closing ceremony.} Bf5 26. Qb8+ Kh7 27. Nd6 Bg6 (
27... Qe5 $2 28. e4 $18 (28. Qh8+ $18)) 28. e4 Nf6 29. f3 Qe5 $1 {Black can
never be worse after this which I have seen during the game.} 30. f4 Qxb2 31.
e5 (31. f5 Bh5 32. g4 Qe5+ 33. Kh1 (33. Kg1 Nd7 34. Qc7 Qd4+ $11) 33... Qa1+
34. Kh2 Qe5+ $11) 31... Be4 32. Nxe4 Nxe4 33. Qc8 $11) (25. Na4 $1 {This looks
like the best.} Bf5 26. e3 Be4 27. Nc5 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Qe5 29. Nxb7 Qe4+ 30. Kh2
Qc2 31. e4 $1 Qxe4 32. Nd6 Qf3 33. Kg1 Qd1+ 34. Kg2 Nf4+ 35. gxf4 Qxd6 36. Qxa6
Qg6+ 37. Kh2 Qc2 38. Qb6 c5 39. Kg3 Qd3+ 40. f3 Qd4 $11 {the queen endgame
looks equal.}) 25... Bxd5 26. Bxd5 (26. e4 Bb3 27. Qb8+ Kh7 28. e5 Bd5 29. Qd6
Qe6 $1 $11) 26... cxd5 27. Qb8+ (27. e3 $2 Qf6) 27... Kh7 28. Qf4 {This forces
a draw by perpetual.} Qxe2 29. Qf5+ (29. Qxf7 $6 Qxb2 30. Qf5+ g6 31. Qf7+ Qg7
32. Qxd5 b5 $15) 29... Kg8 30. Qc8+ Kh7 31. Qf5+ Kg8 {Thus I have shared with
Berkes the first two places in the tournament with half a point margin in
front of Dizdarevic.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tonto Village Chess.com"]
[Site "Tonto Village"]
[Date "2011.06.04"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Rensch, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2406"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2011.06.04"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 {Deciding for Catalan.} ({Benoni type of positions
should be investigated equally well.} 3... c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6
7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O a6 (9... Re8 10. Bf4 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Rxe4 12. Nd2 Rb4
(12... Rxf4 13. gxf4 Bxb2 14. Rb1 Bg7 15. Nc4 b6 16. Qc2 {and I doubt if Black
has enough compensation.}) 13. b3 Bxa1 14. Qxa1 Rxf4 15. gxf4 Nd7 16. Qc3 $14)
10. a4 Nbd7 11. Bf4 Qe7 (11... Qc7 12. Rc1 Re8 13. b4 Nh5 14. Bd2 $14) 12. h3
Rb8 (12... Nh5 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bd2 f5 15. e4 f4 (15... fxe4 16. Re1 Nhf6 17. Bf4
Rb8 18. Re2 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qe1 $40) 16. g4 Nhf6 17. Bxf4 Nxe4 18. Bh2
Nxc3 19. bxc3 Bxc3 20. Ra3 $13) 13. e4 h6 (13... b5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Re1 b4
16. e5 $1 bxc3 17. exf6 Qxf6 18. bxc3 $14) 14. Re1 g5 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. e5 Qb6
17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Qc2 $13) 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 {After Daniel has picked up the
pawn, we are in the junction point for some lines.} (5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Nd2 {
is a forgotten Sosonko line.} c6 7. Qxc4 e5 8. Ngf3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Bc7
{does not impress much.}) 5... b5 {It is not easy to prove compensation after}
(5... c6 6. O-O b5 (6... Nbd7 7. a4 b5 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd5 10. axb5 cxb5
11. Nc3 $44) 7. Ne5 Bb7 8. a4 a6 (8... Nd5 {transposes to the game.}) 9. b3
cxb3 10. Bb2 Qb6 11. Qxb3 Nbd7 12. Nd3 $5 $44) (5... a6 6. O-O b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 8.
a4 Bb7 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Bxa8 11. e4 Nf6 12. Nc3 c6 13. d5 Be7 14. dxe6
fxe6 15. Qe2 O-O 16. Bh3 Kh8 17. Bxe6 Qe8 18. Rd1 c5 19. Bf4 Nc6 20. Nxc6 Bxc6
21. Bd5 $5 $13) 6. Ne5 (6. a4 c6 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. O-O {is another transposition
to the game.}) 6... Nd5 (6... c6 7. Nxc6 Qb6 8. Na5 Nd5 9. Bd2 a6 10. Nc3 Nxc3
11. Bxc3 Ra7 12. a4 $14) 7. a4 c6 8. O-O Bb7 {This is one of the stem
positions in Catalan.} (8... a6 $5 9. e4 Nf6 10. d5 Qc7 11. axb5 $5 Qxe5 12.
bxc6 Nxe4 13. Re1 exd5 14. Nc3 f5 15. Bf4 Qe6 16. Nxd5 Kf7 17. Nc3 $1 {is
known to favor White alas is it forced?}) (8... f6 9. e4 Ne7 10. Nf3 $44) 9. b3
$5 {I have changed my mind during the game.} ({I was more for} 9. e4 Nf6 10.
Nc3 a6 11. d5 exd5 12. exd5 cxd5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. Nxb5 Bc5 16.
Qa4 O-O 17. Qxa8 Qe8 18. Bxd5 Qxb5 19. Bxc4 Bxf2+ 20. Rxf2 Qxe5 $13 {before
the game but the resulting position looks holdable for Black.}) 9... cxb3 (9...
c3 10. e4 b4 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Qh5 $16 {is known to be better for White.}) 10.
Qxb3 a6 {This had surprised me.} (10... b4 11. a5 Be7 12. Bb2 Na6 13. Qc4 Rc8
14. Nd2 O-O 15. Nb3 c5 16. Nd3 $44 {is very messy.}) 11. Nc3 Nd7 12. axb5 {
This is just one of many lines.} (12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Ba3 $44) (12.
Nxd5 exd5 13. e4 Nxe5 14. exd5 cxd5 15. dxe5 Bc5 16. axb5 O-O $13) 12... axb5
13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Nxd5 (14. Bxd5 exd5) 14... exd5 (14... Nxe5 15. dxe5 exd5 16.
e4 {transposes to the game.}) 15. e4 Nxe5 16. dxe5 (16. exd5 cxd5 (16... Nc4
17. dxc6 Nd6 18. Re1+ Be7 19. Bg5 f6 20. Bf4 $40) 17. dxe5 Be7 $11) 16... d4 $2
{The real mistake in the game.} (16... Be7 $1 17. exd5 cxd5 18. Qxb5+ Qd7 19.
Qxd7+ (19. Qb8+ Qd8 20. Qa7 O-O 21. Be3 d4 $1 $14) 19... Kxd7 20. Bh3+ Kc7 21.
Bf4 g5 22. Rc1+ Bc6 $11) 17. e6 fxe6 (17... f6 18. e5 (18. Ba3) 18... fxe5 19.
Be4 $40) 18. Qxe6+ Qe7 (18... Be7 19. Ba3 Rf8 20. Ra1 Bb7 (20... Qd7 21. Qe5)
21. e5 Qd7 22. Qxd7+ Kxd7 23. Bxe7 Kxe7 24. Ra7 $18 {wins.}) 19. Qa2 Bb7 20. e5
$1 c5 (20... Qxe5 21. Bd2 $18 (21. Qa5)) 21. Bg5 $1 {After this exchange
Whites attack becomes insurmountable.} Qxg5 22. Bxb7 Qxe5 23. Qb1 $1 (23. Bc6+
Ke7 24. Bxb5 Kf6 25. Qb1 g6 $11) 23... Be7 24. Re1 $2 {A bad mistake!} (24.
Bc6+ Kf8 (24... Kf7 25. Re1) 25. Re1 Qf6 (25... Qd6 26. Qf5+) 26. Bxb5 $1 g6
27. Qe4 $18 {and Black is all tied up.}) 24... Qd6 25. Qxb5+ Kf8 26. Be4 $1 g6
(26... Qc7 27. Bd5 g6 28. Rb1 Kg7 29. Qe2 $44) 27. Qb7 Kf7 $2 {A strange
mistake.} ({A draw might have resulted after the obvious.} 27... c4 $1 28. Bd5
Qb4 (28... c3 $2 29. Re6 Qd8 30. Rf6+ Kg7 31. Rf7+ Kh6 32. Rxe7 c2 33. Rc7 d3
34. Be4 d2 35. Bxc2 d1=Q+ 36. Bxd1 Qxd1+ 37. Kg2 $18) 29. Qc8+ Kg7 30. Qe6 Bf6
31. Bxc4 (31. Qf7+ Kh6 $11) 31... Rf8 (31... Rd8 32. Qf7+ Kh6 $11)) 28. Bd5+
Kf6 29. Bc4 $1 (29. Re6+ $2 Qxe6 30. Bxe6 Kxe6 $11) 29... Rf8 30. h4 h5 (30...
h6 31. g4 $1) 31. Re4 Rb8 32. Qa7 Rf8 (32... Rb1+ 33. Kg2) (32... Rb4 33. Rf4+
Ke5 34. Qa8 Rxc4 35. Qe4#) 33. Kf1 Kf5 $4 {This drops a piece but black was
anyway lost.} (33... d3 $2 34. Qa1+) (33... Re8 34. Qa2 (34. Rf4+ Kg7 35. Rf7+
Kh6 36. Qb7 (36. Bb5 $2 d3 37. Bxe8 Qd5 38. Rh7+ Kxh7 39. Qxe7+ Kg8 40. Ke1 d2+
41. Kd1 Qf3+ 42. Kxd2 Qxf2+ $11 {had chances to hold.}) 36... d3 37. Qb2 $18)
34... Kg7 35. Re6 Qd8 36. Qe2 d3 37. Qe4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Kalamaria op 7th"]
[Site "Kalamaria"]
[Date "2010.08.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Drozdovskij, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2010.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 {I started to toy with modern openings like
the Catalan. Naturally I have had some experience with that when I have played
it in 1992 against people like Vaganian and Simagin!} dxc4 (4... Bb4+ 5. Bd2
Be7 (5... Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 O-O 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8. O-O c6 9. Rc1 b6 10. Qf4 $5 Bb7 11.
Nbd2 $14) 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 b6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. b3 Ba6 11. a4 $5 c5 (
11... Rc8 12. a5 $1 c5 (12... b5 13. c5 Ne4 14. Be1 f5 15. Nc3 Qc7 16. Na2 $1
Rce8 17. Nb4 Bc8 18. a6 Bf6 19. Nd3 $14) 13. axb6 Qxb6 14. Qa2 Bb7 15. Ba5 Qd6
16. Nbd2 $13) (11... Ne4 12. Be1 f5 13. a5 Bd6 14. Nc3 Qe7 15. e3 $14) 12. Na3
Bb7 13. Qb2 Rc8 14. Rac1 Ne4 15. Be1 Bf6 16. b4 Ba8 $1 17. e3 cxd4 18. exd4
dxc4 19. Nxc4 $13) (4... Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 (6... c6 7. Qc2 b6 8. Rd1
Nbd7 9. b3 Ba6 10. a4 $5 Rc8 11. a5 c5 12. axb6 Qxb6 13. Qa2 Bb7 (13... Nb8 14.
Bf4) 14. Ba3 $14) 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 (10... Nc6 11. e3
Ra7 (11... Qb8 12. Rc1) (11... Nb4 12. Bxb4 Bxb4 13. a3 Bd6 14. Nbd2 Qe7 15. e4
e5 16. Nh4 g6 17. f4 exd4 18. e5 d3 19. Qxd3 Bc5+ 20. Kh1 Rfd8 21. Qc2 $16) 12.
Rc1 Qa8 13. Ne1 Nb8 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. Ba5 $14) (10... Ra7 11. Rc1 Be4 12. Qb3 (
12. Qd1 Nbd7 13. Ba5 Qb8 14. Nbd2 Ba8 15. Nb3 Rc8 16. Qe1 $11) 12... Nc6 13. e3
Qa8 14. Qd1 b4 15. Qf1 Rc8 16. Be1 Nd8 17. Nbd2 Bd5 18. Ne5 c5 19. dxc5 Bxc5
20. Nd3 Be7 21. e4 $5 $40) (10... Bd6 11. Re1 Be4 12. Qc1 Bb7 13. Bg5 Nbd7 14.
e4 Be7 15. Nbd2 c5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 $5 17. Nb3 cxd4 18. Nfxd4 Ne5 19. Qe3 Nc4 20.
Qe2 $14) (10... Nbd7 11. Ba5 Rc8 12. Nbd2 Nb8 (12... Qe8 13. b4 Bd6 14. Rfe1
Qe7 15. a3 Ba8 16. Rac1 $14) 13. a3 Nc6 14. Bc3 b4 15. axb4 Nxb4 16. Qa4 Bc6
17. Qa5 Rb8 18. Rfc1 Bd5 19. Bf1 $14) 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Nbd2 Nbd7 14.
Nb3 $14) 5. Bg2 a6 (5... b5 $5 6. Ne5 Nd5 7. a4 c6 8. O-O a6 9. e4 Nb4 10. Nc3
Bb7 $2 11. Qh5 g6 12. Nxg6 fxg6 13. Qe5 $18) (5... Bd7 6. Ne5 Bc6 7. Nxc6 Nxc6
8. e3 Qd7 9. O-O O-O-O 10. Nd2 h5 11. Nxc4 h4 12. Bd2 $40) (5... c5 $5 {
is the other line my opponent usually plays.} 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. dxc5 Na5
(8... Bxc5 9. Qxc4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Rd1 $14) 9. Qa3 Rc8 (9... b6 10. b4 cxb3
11. axb3 Bxc5 12. b4 Be7 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. Rd1 Nc4 15. Nxc4 Rxc4 16. Qd3 $44) 10.
b4 cxb3 11. axb3 Rxc5 12. Bd2 Nc6 13. Qb2 Rh5 14. Nc3 $44) (5... c6 6. O-O b5
7. Ne5 Bb7 8. a4 a6 (8... Qc8 9. b3 cxb3 10. Qxb3 b4 11. a5 $36) (8... Qb6 9.
e4 Nbd7 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Bf4 Qb6 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Be3 Be7 14. d5 $40) 9. Nc3
Nd5 10. e4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Nd7 12. Bf4 (12. f4 Be7 13. Ng4 $44) 12... Be7 13. Qg4
g6 14. h4 h5 15. Qe2 $44) (5... Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 (7... Bd6 8. Na3 $5
Bxa3 9. Qxa3 Ne4 10. Be3 Qd6 11. Rc1 Qxa3 12. bxa3 Nd6 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. Nxc4 Nf5
15. Bf4 O-O-O 16. e3 $13) 8. Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. O-O Rb8 (10... a6 11.
Ne5 b5 12. Qa3 Rb8 13. Nxc6 Nxc6 14. d5 b4 15. Qxa6 Rb6 16. Qxc4 Ne5 17. Qe4
$16) (10... a5 11. Qd1 O-O 12. Nd2 Nxd4 13. Bxb7 Rb8 14. Bg2 Bc8 15. Nxc4 c5
16. e3 Ba6 17. b3 Nf5 18. Qe2 $14) 11. Qb5 $14) 6. Ne5 $5 {I have really
enough with this move. I really do not know what comes interesting for me,
maybe some Rashkovsky games from my childhood I really can not say so!} (6. O-O
b5 (6... Nc6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3 $14 {scores well with White so far.}) 7. Ne5 Nd5
8. a4 Bb7 9. e4 Nf6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Nc3 c6 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Qa1
Bb7 15. Qa7 Qc8 16. d5 O-O 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Rd1 $1 Na6 19. Nd7 Rd8 (19... Rf7
20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Bh3 $40) 20. Bh3 Kf7 21. Ne5+ Ke8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Qe3 $5
$44 (23. Bxe6 Qxe6 24. Qxb7 Qxe5 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Qxa6 Be7 $13 {is not easy
for both sides.}) 23... Qb8 (23... Qc7 24. Bf4 g5) 24. Nf3 e5 25. Nh4 h6 26.
Nf5 $5 $40) 6... Bb4+ $1 {The critical move.} 7. Nc3 Nd5 8. Bd2 Nb6 9. e3 N8d7
10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Ne4 Qe7 ({Obviously there is no difference from where the
black queen protects the bishop.} 11... Qb5) 12. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 13. Qd2 a5 14. O-O
O-O 15. Rfc1 $5 (15. Qc2 $5 {has also its own points.}) 15... Qe7 16. Qc3 {
Preventing Black from freeing himself with e5 at once.} Rd8 17. Nd2 c5 $5 {
This is the kind of move I would be really reluctant to play.} (17... e5 $6 18.
dxe5 Nd5 19. Bxd5 Rxd5 20. Nxc4 {and I doubt if Black has any compensation.})
18. Nxc4 (18. Qa3 $5 {I have really regretted not to have tried} Kf8 (18... Nd5
19. dxc5 c3 20. Nc4 cxb2 21. Qxb2 $16) 19. Qxc5 (19. dxc5 Rxd2 20. cxb6 Qxa3 (
20... Bd7 21. Rxc4 Ra6 22. Qc3 Qd6 23. b3 $14) 21. bxa3 e5 (21... Rb2 22. Rxc4
Rxb6 23. Rd1 Ke8 24. Rc7 $44) 22. Rxc4 Be6 23. Rc7 Rb8 24. Rb1 Bxa2 25. Rbc1
Rd6 $11) 19... Qxc5 20. dxc5 Rxd2 21. cxb6 Rxb2 22. Rxc4 Rxb6 23. Rd1 Ke8 24.
Rc7 $44) (18. dxc5 Qxc5 (18... Na4 19. Qxc4 Rxd2 20. Qxa4 Bd7 $44) 19. Nxc4
Nxc4 20. Qxc4 Qxc4 (20... Rd1+ $4 21. Rxd1 Qxc4 22. Rd8#) 21. Rxc4 Rb8 22. Rc7
b6 $14) 18... cxd4 19. exd4 Nxc4 20. Qxc4 Qd6 21. Bf3 Rb8 $1 (21... Qxd4 $2 22.
Rd1 Qf6 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Rd1 Qe7 25. Qd3 $16) 22. Rd1 ({My original
intention leads actally to an awful position with} 22. Qb5 $2 b6 23. Rc6 Qxd4
24. Rd1 Qxd1+ 25. Bxd1 Rxd1+ 26. Kg2 Bb7 $17) 22... b6 (22... Bd7 23. Qc5 Bc6
24. Bxc6 Qxc5 25. dxc5 bxc6 26. Rd6 $13) 23. Rac1 Bd7 24. Qc7 Qxc7 25. Rxc7
Rbc8 26. Rdc1 (26. Rb7 Bc6 27. Bxc6 Rxc6 28. Rd3 $11) 26... Kf8 $11 {Now White
has to be careful to make a draw.} 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Rxc8+ Bxc8 29. Kf1 Ke7 30.
Ke2 Kd6 31. a3 Bd7 32. Ke3 Bb5 33. Be4 h6 34. h4 g5 {Not much to write home
about this game.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paracin Summer op-A 11th"]
[Site "Paracin"]
[Date "2018.07.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Abramovic, Bosko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2409"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2018.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Nd7 (6... Bb4+ 7. Bd2
Nd5 (7... Bd6 $5 8. Na3 $5) 8. Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. O-O Rb8 10. Nc3 a6 (10... Bd7 11.
Qb5) 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qxc4 $44) 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8. Qb5
$5 {Provoking a weakness.} (8. Qd3 e5) 8... a6 9. Qd3 e5 10. Nxe5 Nb4 11. Qd1 (
11. Qc3 Qxd4 12. O-O Qxc3 13. Nxc3 $14) 11... Qxd4 12. Qxd4 Nc2+ 13. Kd1 Nxd4
14. Be3 Nb5 15. Bxb6 cxb6 16. Nd2 Nd6 17. Nec4 $2 $146 (17. Rc1 Be6) (17. Bd5
g5) (17. e3 Be6 18. Ke2 g6 19. Rac1 Bg7 20. Nec4 Nxc4 21. Nxc4 b5 22. Nb6 Rd8
23. b3 {is the proper way to force this exchange.}) 17... b5 $2 (17... Nxc4 18.
Nxc4 Bc5 (18... Be6 19. Nxb6 Rd8+ 20. Kc2 Bc5 21. Na4 Bxf2 22. Bxb7) 19. Rc1 (
19. e3 Bg4+) 19... Ke7 (19... Bxf2 $2 20. Rf1) 20. Ne5 Rd8+ 21. Ke1 Bb4+ 22.
Kf1 $15) 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Nxc8 Rxc8 20. Rc1 Kd8 21. Ne4 Rxc1+ 22. Kxc1 Nxe4 23.
Bxe4 $14 {White is only a little bit better but his position is free of risks.}
Kc7 24. Kb1 g6 (24... Bc5 $142 25. Rc1 Kb6) 25. Rc1+ Kb8 26. Rd1 Kc7 27. Bd5 f6
28. f4 a5 29. Rc1+ Kb8 (29... Kb6 $5) 30. e4 Bd6 31. Rd1 Rd8 32. Bg8 $1 $16 h6
(32... Rxg8 33. Rxd6 Re8 34. Rd4 $1 g5 35. f5) 33. Bf7 g5 34. e5 Be7 35. Rxd8+
Bxd8 36. fxg5 fxg5 (36... hxg5 37. e6 Kc7 38. h4) 37. Kc2 {Strange enough the
opposite coloured bishops endgame is the nastiest for Black.} Bb6 38. Kd3 Kc7
39. g4 Bg1 40. h3 Kd7 41. Ke4 Ke7 42. Bd5 b6 43. Kf5 Bd4 44. b3 (44. b4 Bc3)
44... b4 45. Bc4 Bc3 46. Bb5 Bd4 47. e6 Bc5 48. Bd7 Be3 49. Kg6 Bf4 50. Kxh6
Kf6 51. Bc8 Be3 52. Kh5 Bd2 (52... Bf2 $2 53. e7 $18) 53. h4 gxh4 54. g5+ (54.
Kxh4 $142 Kg6 55. Kg3) 54... Ke7 $2 (54... Bxg5 $2 55. e7 Kxe7 56. Kxg5 Kd6 57.
Kf4 Kd5 58. Ke3 $18) (54... Kg7 $1 55. Bd7 h3 56. e7 h2 $11) 55. Kxh4 Be3 56.
Kh5 Bd4 57. Kg4 Be3 58. Bd7 Bd2 59. Kf5 Bc1 60. Bb5 Bd2 61. Bc4 Bc1 62. Bd5 Bd2
63. g6 Bc3 64. Ke4 b5 $2 {Makes White's job easier.} (64... Kd6 65. Kd3 Bg7 66.
Kc4 Bf6 67. Kb5 Bd4 68. Bc4 (68. g7 $2 Bxg7 69. Kxb6 Bf6 (69... Bf8 70. Bc4 Be7
71. Kxa5 Kc7 72. Ka4 Bf8 73. a3 bxa3 74. b4 Kb6 75. Kxa3 Be7 76. Kb3 Kc6 77.
Kc3 Bf8 78. b5+ Kc5 79. Kd3 Be7 80. Ke4 Bd8 81. Kf5 Kd6 $11)) 68... Kc7 69. Bd3
$18) 65. Kf5 a4 66. Bc6 axb3 67. axb3 Bd4 68. Bxb5 Bg7 69. Bd7 Kd6 70. Ke4 Bf6
71. Kf5 Bg7 72. Bb5 Ke7 73. Be2 Kd6 74. Bg4 Ke7 75. Ke4 Kd6 76. Bf5 Bf6 77. Kd3
Bc3 78. Kc4 $22 (78. Kc4 Ke7 79. Kc5 $18) 1-0

[Event "SRB-chT"]
[Site "Ruma"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Banusz, Tamas"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2017.09.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kraljevo Sloga Turist"]
[BlackTeam "Paracin OSK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SRB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SRB"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O e6 6. c4 dxc4 {The game
transposes into the Catalan Opening.} 7. dxc5 $5 {A popular line.} Qxd1 (7...
Bxc5 8. Qxd8+ Nxd8 (8... Kxd8 {looks more to the point.} 9. Nbd2 Ke7 10. Nxc4
Rd8 11. b3 a5 $1 {is obviously worth considering.}) 9. Ne5 Bd7 10. Nd2 c3 11.
Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Ne4 Rc8 13. bxc3 $14 {Atalik,S-Smagin,Kopaonik 1992.}) 8. Rxd1
Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 O-O (10... Bd7 11. Ng5 $1) 11. Ne1 $5 (11. Nb3 Be7 12.
Nfd4 Nxd4 $5 13. cxd4 Nd5 14. Bd2 f5 $132 {is a new attempt which both Tamas
and I found at least enterprising.}) 11... Be7 12. Nc4 {The only consequent
idea.} ({No matter what the move order is} 12. Nd3 Bd7 13. Nb3 b6 $11) (12. Nb3
Bd7 13. Nd3 b6 $11 {the outcome is equality.}) 12... Nd5 $6 $146 {I am not
happy about my over the board pawn sacrifice.} (12... Rd8 $1 13. Rxd8+ (13. Ba3
) 13... Nxd8 14. Na5 e5 $1 {and Black is safe.}) 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Ne3 Bc5 (
14... Be6 15. Nxd5 Rfd8 16. Nxe7+ (16. e4 Bf8) 16... Nxe7 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18.
Be3 b6 $14) 15. Nxd5 $1 {This surprised me} ({since I failed to fully
appreciate the consequences of} 15. Nd3 Bxe3 16. Bxe3 Be6 17. Nf4 Rfd8 $11)
15... Bg4 16. Kf1 (16. Nf3 $142) 16... Bh3+ (16... Rad8 17. Be3) 17. Ng2 Rae8
$1 $44 18. Be3 (18. Ndf4 $142 Bc8 19. a4) 18... Bxe3 19. Ndxe3 f5 (19... g5 $5)
20. Rd2 (20. Kg1 g5 21. f4 gxf4 22. Nxf4 (22. gxf4 Bxg2 23. Nxg2 Rxe2) 22...
Rxe3 23. Nxh3 Rxe2 24. Nf4 Rc2 25. Rdc1 Rxc1+ 26. Rxc1 Rd8) (20. Ke1 g5 21. f4
gxf4 22. Nxf4 Rxe3 23. Nxh3 Rxc3 $11) 20... f4 ({I did not like} 20... g5 21.
Nc4 (21. Nd5 Ne5 $44) (21. Nd1 f4 22. f3 Ne5 23. Kf2 fxg3+ 24. hxg3 Bxg2 25.
Kxg2 g4 26. f4 Nc4 $13) 21... f4 22. Kg1 Ne5 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 $44 {but it is
fully playable.}) 21. gxf4 (21. Nd5 f3 22. exf3 Ne5 23. Ndf4 Nxf3 (23... Rxf4
24. gxf4 Nxf3 25. Rd3 Bxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Ne1+ 27. Rxe1 Rxe1 28. Rd8+) 24. Rd3 Bxg2+
25. Nxg2 Nxh2+ 26. Kg1 Ng4 27. Rd2 g5 $17) 21... Rxf4 (21... g5 $2 22. Nd5 gxf4
23. f3 $16) 22. Ke1 $2 (22. Kg1 $1 Rfe4 23. Rb1 b6 24. Rd6 Na5 25. Rb4 R4e6 $1
26. Rxe6 Bxe6 $11) 22... Rf6 $1 23. f4 {I had a long think after the draw
offer.} (23. f4 Nd8 $1 {and I failed to see this twist.} (23... Rfe6 24. Kf2
Nd8 25. Rad1 (25. Rb1 b6 26. Rb5 Nb7 27. Rh5 Bxg2 28. Nxg2 Nd6 29. Kf3 Nc4 30.
Rd4 g6 31. Rg5 Ne3 $11) 25... Nf7) ({I accepted the draw offer basically being
dissatisfied} 23... Rh6 24. Kf2 Bxg2 25. Nxg2 Rxh2 {with the fact that after I
would be winning the pawn the initiative might change hands.} 26. Rd7 Re7 27.
Rxe7 Nxe7 28. e4 Rh3 29. Ne3 Kf7 30. Rd1 Ng6 31. Nd5 Rh2+ 32. Ke3 Rc2 $1 $11 {
but maybe this was not the case!}) (23... g5 24. Nd5 (24. fxg5 Rf7 (24... Rg6
25. Rd5) 25. Rad1) 24... Rf7 25. fxg5 Bxg2 26. Nf6+ Kf8) 24. Kf2 Ne6 25. Nd5
Rh6 26. Re1 Nc5 27. Rd4 Rh5 28. Nge3 $132) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Na3
cxd4 9. Naxc4 {Before our match with Russia our captain told me, that I should
play very solid and even a draw will be quite a good outcome for our team. At
this moment I have had a very mixed feeling about my position, first of all I
didn't manage to get a solid position with White (:)), I was a pawn down at a
so early stage of the game, but on the other hand it was a great opportunity
for me to try myself against a heavy-weight opponent, since I felt pretty
comfortable playing this line.} Be7 {Black's last move is quite rare, usually
Black chooses 9...Bc5 or 9...Nxe5.} 10. Bf4 {The only way to fight for an
advantage.} ({Recently} 10. Qb3 {was refuted nicely by} Qc7 $1 11. Bf4 ({
White failed after} 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Bf4 Qd8 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Rfd1 c5 15.
Be5 Ng4 16. e3 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 O-O 18. Nc6 Qd7 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. exd4 cxd4 21.
Rxd4 Rab8 $11 {Schroeder,W-Klovans,J/Muenster 1994 0-1 (25)}) 11... Nh5 $1 {
and Black is doing fine; Polovnikova-Shadrina 2004.}) 10... Nd5 $6 $146 {
This appears to be a novelty and most probably not a very good one.} (10... O-O
11. Qb3 {[%csl Gb7]} Qc8 12. Rac1 (12. Rfd1 $5 Nd5 (12... Rd8 $142) 13. Nxd7
Qxd7 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bf6 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 Qe7 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. e3
$16 {Adrian,C-Wians,C/Mondorf op 1991/EXT 91op/1-0 (63)}) 12... Nd5 13. Rfd1
Nxf4 14. gxf4 {with typical compensation.Van Wely-Piket 1997}) 11. Nxd7 (11.
Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Qxd4 O-O 13. Rfd1 Nxf4 14. Qxf4 Qe8 $11 {Grischuk}) 11... Nxf4 (
11... Qxd7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 O-O 14. Bxd4 Rfd8 15. e3 $14 {[%csl Gg2] and
White has a small but very stable edge.}) 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Nde5 (13. Nce5 $2
Nd5 {[%cal Gf7f6] is clearly in Black's favour.}) 13... Nh3+ 14. Kg2 Ng5 ({
Only here my opponent noticed that the logical} 14... Qd5+ {leads to White's
clear advantage} 15. Kxh3 f6 16. e4 $1 {The key move.} dxe3 (16... Qxe4 17. Nf3
$16) 17. Qg4 $1 fxe5 18. Rad1 e2 19. Qxe2 Qb5 20. Qg4 {[%csl Ge6]}) 15. f3 $1 {
[%csl Gg5] An important move, which restricts the mobility of Black's knight.}
Rc8 $2 ({The obvious} 15... Qd5 {is strongly met by} 16. e4 $1 {for example:} (
16. Qa4 Qb5 $1 {[%cal Gf7f6]}) 16... dxe3 17. Qe2 {[%cal Gh2h4]} f6 18. Rfd1
Qb5 19. a4 Qb7 (19... Qa6 $2 20. Nd6+ {[%cal Ge2a6] wins}) 20. Rd7 Qc8 21. Qxe3
fxe5 22. Rxe7+ $1 Kxe7 23. Qxg5+ Kf8 24. Nxe5 $40 {[%cal Ga1d1]}) ({Apparently
the quiet approach} 15... Qc7 $142 {was the best option.} 16. Qxd4 ({Also
interesting was} 16. h4 f6 17. hxg5 fxe5 18. Qd3 O-O (18... Bxg5 19. Rh1 Bh6
20. Rh5 $44) 19. g6 h6 20. Qe4 Bf6 21. Rac1 $44) 16... f6 17. Nd3 O-O 18. Rac1
{[%csl Rc6] and White has a pleasant plus.}) 16. Nxc6 $1 $16 {The move
Grischuk had certainly overlooked.} Qd5 (16... Rxc6 $2 17. Qa4 Qd5 18. Ne5 $18)
17. N4a5 $5 ({The natural alternative was} 17. N4e5 Rc7 (17... f6 18. Nxa7 $1 {
somehow I didn't notice this opportunity.} Rc7 (18... Ra8 19. Qa4+ Kf8 20. Nd7+
Kf7 21. Nb6 Qb7 22. Nxa8 Rxa8 23. h4 $16 {[%csl Gg5]}) 19. Qa4+ Kf8 20. Nec6
Bc5 21. Rfc1 $1) (17... Bc5 $140 $2 18. Qa4 O-O 19. b4 {[%csl Ge7]} Bd6 20.
Rad1 $18) 18. Qxd4 (18. h4 Bf6 $1) 18... f6 (18... Qxd4 19. Nxd4 $16) 19. Qxd5
exd5 20. Nxe7 Kxe7 21. Nd3 Rc2 {and Black has some activity for the pawn.})
17... Bd8 $5 (17... e5 18. Nxa7 $1 (18. Qa4 Qd7 19. Qb5 Bd6 $13) (18. e4 Qd7)
18... Rc7 19. Qa4+ Qd7 20. N7c6 O-O 21. b4 Ra8 22. Qb5 $1 $16) 18. Qa4 Qd7 19.
Qa3 ({During the game it was not so easy to choose between} 19. Qb4 $5 {
and the game continuation.} {Meanwhile after} Bxa5 (19... f6 20. Nxd8 Qxd8 (
20... Rxd8 21. Nb7 $1 $16 {The point}) 21. Rac1 $16 {[%csl Re8]}) 20. Nxa5 f6
21. Rac1 e5 22. Rxc8+ Qxc8 23. Nc4 $16 {White keeps a clear advantage .}) 19...
f6 20. Nxd8 Rxd8 21. Rac1 e5 22. Nc6 Rc8 ({Too passive is} 22... Ra8 23. Rc4 {
[%cal Gf1c1]} (23. Qb3 {[%cal Gc6b8]} Qe6 $1) (23. Rc2 {also comes into
consideration.} Nf7 $140 24. Rfc1 Nd6 25. Na5 O-O 26. Rc7 Qd8 27. Nb7 $1 Nxb7
28. Rxb7 $16 {[%cal Gc1c7]}) 23... Nf7 24. Rfc1 Nd6 25. Ra4 Nf5 26. Kf2 Ne3 27.
Rxa7 Rxa7 28. Qxa7 Qxa7 29. Nxa7 Kd7 30. Nb5 $16) 23. Qxa7 Rc7 24. Qa8+ Rc8 25.
Qa6 Kf7 26. Qc4+ (26. b4 $5) 26... Ne6 27. b4 h5 $1 {White has an absolutely
winning position and Alexander correctly tries to create counterplay against
my king.} 28. b5 (28. h4 {was also worth a try.}) 28... h4 29. f4 $1 exf4 30.
Rxf4 $2 $138 (30. gxf4 $1 {[%cal Gf4f5] Now after the game I can hardly
believe, that I didn't play this obvious move, which decides the issue
immediately.} g6 31. f5 gxf5 32. Rxf5 $18 {[%cal Gc6e5]} Qd6 33. Rcf1 {and
Black's position is falling apart.}) 30... Rh5 31. Rxh4 $2 {Another serious
mistake.} (31. Rxd4 Qxd4 32. Nxd4 Rxc4 33. Rxc4 Nxd4 34. Rxd4 Rxb5 $1 35. Rxh4
Rb2 $11) ({After the correct} 31. a4 hxg3 (31... Rc5 $2 32. Qxc5 Nxc5 33. Ne5+
$18) 32. hxg3 Kf8 $1 {Black has definitely some counterplay, although White
has better chances.} (32... Rch8 $143 $2 33. Rxd4 Rh2+ 34. Kf3 $18)) 31... Rxh4
$2 $138 ({Very strong was} 31... Rc5 $1 {the move that we both overlooked
during the game .} 32. Qxc5 (32. Rxd4 Qe8 $8 33. Qd3 R8xc6 $1) 32... Nxc5 33.
Rxc5 d3 $1 {and White has to force a draw after} 34. exd3 Qxd3 35. Ne5+ fxe5
36. Rxc8 Qe2+ 37. Kg1 Qe1+ 38. Kg2 Qe2+ $11) 32. gxh4 Rh8 33. Rf1 {[%cal Gc6e5]
} ({It was the right moment to push my b-pawn} 33. b6 $1 Rxh4 34. Qb3 $1 Qd6 (
34... d3 $140 35. Ne5+ fxe5 36. Rc7 $1) 35. Nd8+ Qxd8 36. Rc7+ Kg6 37. Qxe6 $18
) 33... Qd6 $1 34. Rf3 (34. Rf5 g6 $1) ({The last winning attempt was} 34. b6
$1 {with the following line} Rxh4 35. h3 Rh5 (35... d3 36. Qxh4 Qxc6+ 37. Kh2)
36. b7 Rg5+ 37. Kh1 Rc5 (37... Qg3 38. Nd8+ $1 Kg6 39. Qd3+ $1 $18 {[%csl Gb7]}
) 38. Qxc5 Qxc5 39. Nd8+ $1 Nxd8 40. b8=Q Ne6 41. Qb7+ $16 {but sometimes it's
really hard to explain your moves, when you have only 30 seconds to make it.})
34... Rxh4 35. h3 Rh5 $1 {[%csl Gg2] The game has completely changed it's
course and at this moment I was thinking that draw would be a good outcome for
me.} (35... d3 $2 36. Qxh4 d2 37. Qh5+ Kf8 38. Ne5 $1 $18) 36. a4 Rg5+ 37. Kh1
(37. Kf1 $2 Rc5 $1 (37... Qh2 38. Ke1 $1) 38. Qb3 Qh2 $36 {[%csl Rf1]}) 37...
Kg6 $1 {Removing the king from a2-g8 diagonal and releasing the knight.} 38.
Qd3+ (38. a5 Rc5 39. Qd3+ Kh6 $1 40. a6 Rc1+ 41. Kg2 Nf4+ 42. Rxf4 Qxf4 43.
Nxd4 Qg5+ 44. Kf2 Qh4+ $11) 38... Kh6 39. Qe4 (39. e4 Qc5) 39... Qc5 40. Rf1
Qc3 41. Qf3 (41. Qd3 Qc5 42. a5 Nf4 $1 43. Qxd4 Qxb5 44. Qxf4 Qxc6+ (44... Qxe2
$2 45. Rg1 $1 $18) 45. e4 Kh7 $1 $11) 41... Qc5 42. Qe4 Qc3 43. Qf3 (43. e3 Qc4
44. Re1 Nc5 45. Qxd4 Qe6 $19) 43... Qc5 44. Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2004.07.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Kosyrev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2004.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O (6. Ne5 {is another
line.}) 6... Nc6 7. Nc3 Rb8 8. e4 Be7 9. Qe2 $5 {This continuation is
currently not very popular, although in my view it is much better than it's
reputation.} ({After} 9. d5 exd5 10. exd5 Nb4 11. Ne5 Bf5 {Black reaches a
very comfortable game.}) 9... b5 ({Certainly} 9... Nxd4 {should have been the
critical line} 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Rd1 {with very interesting play.}) 10. Rd1 Nb4
({The main problem, that after} 10... O-O 11. d5 exd5 12. e5 $1 Nd7 13. Nxd5 {
White gets a powerful initiative.}) 11. Ne1 $1 $146 {[%csl Gd3]} ({More
ambitious looks} 11. Ne5 {but after correct} Nd7 $1 12. Qg4 g6 (12... O-O $140
$2 13. Bh6 Bf6 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 15. e5 $18) 13. Bh6 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd3 {Black has
a very good game.}) (11. b3 cxb3 12. axb3 O-O 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Ne5 c5 15. dxc5
Qc7 16. Ng4 Qxc5 17. Rac1 Qb6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. e5 Be7 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Ne4
$44 {1-0 Adrian,C-Milliet,S/Nancy FRA 2004/The Week in Chess 484 (34)}) 11...
Bb7 ({After logical} 11... O-O {White has a wide choice of possibilities} {
During the game I intented to continue} 12. a3 (12. d5 exd5 13. e5 (13. a3 $2
Nd3 $1) 13... Nd7 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Qe8 {and Black is fine.}) (12. Bf4 Re8
$1 13. a3 Nc6 14. d5 exd5 15. Nxd5 (15. e5 Bc5 $1 {[%cal Ge8e2]}) 15... Nxd5
16. Rxd5 Bd6 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. Rxd6 Ne5 $11) 12... Nc6 13. d5 exd5
14. e5 Bg4 $1 (14... Nd7 15. e6 $36) 15. Bf3 (15. f3 Bc5+ 16. Kh1 Re8 17. fxg4
Rxe5 $36) 15... Bxf3 16. Nxf3 Nd7 17. Nxd5 $44) 12. a3 Nc6 (12... Nd3 13. Nxd3
cxd3 14. Rxd3 O-O 15. Bf4 $14) 13. d5 exd5 14. e5 $1 {Only like that!} ({After
} 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Rxd5 Qc8 16. Qh5 {[%cal Gg2h3]} Nd8 $1 {[%cal Gd8e6]
white's compensation is very problematic.}) 14... Nd7 15. Nxd5 ({Another
interesting alternative was:} 15. e6 fxe6 16. Qxe6 Nc5 17. Qg4 $44) 15... O-O (
15... Ncxe5 $5 {would have been very interesting ,although looks extremely
dangerous.} 16. Bf4 (16. Bh3 Kf8 $1) 16... f6 17. Bxe5 fxe5 18. Qg4 Bxd5 19.
Bxd5 Bd6 20. Bc6 (20. Qxg7 $143 Qf6 21. Qg4 h5 22. Qe2 h4 $15) 20... Qe7 (20...
Rb6 $2 21. Qe6+ $18) 21. a4 $44) 16. Bf4 Nc5 $1 {The right decision, otherwise
White's pressure along d-file would have been decisive.} ({For example} 16...
Re8 17. Ne3 $1 {[%cal Gg2h3]} (17. e6 Bd6 18. exf7+ Kxf7 $13) 17... Bc5 18. Qg4
Nd4 19. Rxd4 Bxd4 20. Nf5 g6 21. Nxd4 Bxg2 22. Nxg2 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. Nc6
$18) 17. Nf6+ Bxf6 18. Rxd8 Bxd8 19. Rd1 Ne6 (19... Be7 20. Be3 Rfd8 21. Rxd8+
Rxd8 22. Bxc5 Bxc5 23. e6 $16) 20. Be3 Nxe5 $2 {Falling exactly into White's
trap.} (20... Be7 $142 21. f4 (21. Rd7 Rfe8) 21... Rfd8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Nc2
$14 {White is clearly better, but Black has a lot of defensive recources.}) 21.
Bxb7 $1 ({Probably my opponent was expecting only:} 21. Ba7 Ra8 22. Bxb7 Rxa7
23. Bd5 Bf6 24. f4 Nd3 25. Bxe6 Nxe1 {and Black has good chances to save the
game.}) 21... Rxb7 22. f4 Nd3 (22... Nc6 23. Qg2 $18 {[%csl Gb7,Gc6]}) (22...
Ng6 23. f5 $18) 23. Nxd3 cxd3 24. Qg2 $1 Rb8 (24... c6 25. f5 Nc7 (25... Bg5)
26. Qxc6 Rb8 27. Rxd3 $18 {Absolutely hopeless for Black.}) 25. f5 $1 {Black's
knight trapped in the middle of the board!} c5 (25... Ng5 26. h4) 26. fxe6 c4
27. Rf1 Bf6 28. Rxf6 gxf6 29. e7 Rfe8 30. Qe4 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2007.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 ({Another
popular alternative is} 7. Nc3) 7... Bd7 8. Nc3 ({Also interesting is} 8. Qe2)
8... Nd5 9. Nd2 Nb6 ({Another theoretical line runs} 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 b5) 10.
Qe2 Na5 {This move was first introduced into tournament practice by Michael
Adams in his semi-final match against Radjabov. Recently there has been
another top level game, Kramnik-Carlsen 2007, and I believe now this idea
might become a popular one. Already in Dresden this position has occurred 3
times and Black scored 2 wins. Black's idea is very simple, he decides to hold
his extra pawn. Still I believe White has enough resources to prove that he
has sufficient compensation.} 11. Nf3 $5 $146 {Certainly I did some homework
and came up with a new idea.} ({The point is after} 11. Qh5 $140 Bb4 12. a3 g6
$1 {Black is perfectly OK.}) (11. e4 {Radjabov-Adams 2004}) (11. Nde4 {was
tried by Kramnik.}) 11... Nc6 {Definitely Black could have moved his bishop to
any square (11...Bb4, 11...Be7, 11...Bd6), but I would prefer not to show my
ideas:). Also the move in the game looks quite logical.} 12. e4 $44 {Finally
we have got a typical Catalan position. Though a pawn down White has a very
strong centre and the better development. I believe if you decide to play the
Catalan opening with White, you shouldn't be afraid of this type of position.}
Bb4 {Certainly this move is much more active than 12...Be7. It's important in
some lines Black has an opportunity to eliminate White's N (c3).} (12... Be7
13. Bf4 O-O 14. Rad1 $44) 13. Rd1 ({The alternative would be} 13. d5 {, but I
didn't like the position after} Na5 (13... exd5 14. Nxd5 Bg4 15. Bf4 Nd4 16.
Qe3 Nc2 17. Nxc7+ Qxc7 18. Qc1 $14) 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Rd1 Qe7) ({I have almost
blundered} 13. Bg5 $2 Nxd4 $19 {[%csl Gg5]}) 13... O-O 14. d5 $6 {It's too
early for this breakthrough.} ({Any other normal move would have been better} 
14. Bf4 $44) (14. Be3 $44) (14. h4 $5) 14... exd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 ({
The following doesn't work} 16. Rxd5 Qe7 $1 17. Qxc4 $140 Be6 $17) 16... Ne7 $2
({We both missed, that after} 16... Na5 $1 17. Qc2 {Black has the very strong}
(17. Bf4 Bg4) 17... Qf6 $1 {and now it looks like the best for White should be}
18. Bd2 Bxd2 19. Nxd2 (19. Qxd2 b6 (19... Bg4 20. Qxa5 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Qxf3 22.
Qxc7 {and d-pawn might be dangerous.}) 20. Nd4 Rad8 $15) 19... Rfe8 20. Nxc4
$11) 17. Qxc4 Bd6 18. b3 {During the game I was pretty happy to find this idea,
but now it seems to me, that 18.Bd2 was stronger.} (18. Bd2 $1 {White keeps
pressure in all lines :} Nf5 (18... Re8 19. Re1 h6 20. Bc3 $14) (18... Ng6 19.
Re1 Re8 20. Bc3 $14) 19. Re1 Re8 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Re1 Qf8 22. Ne5) 18... Re8
19. Bb2 Nf5 20. Rac1 (20. Re1 Rxe1+ ({After} 20... f6 {[%csl Ge5] I saw an
interesing idea} 21. Re6 Bxe6 22. dxe6 $44 {and I believe White has nice
compensation for the exchange.}) 21. Rxe1 Qf8 22. Ne5 Re8 $1 $132 {a very
important move, which would have been impossible with White's B on d2.}) 20...
Rc8 21. h4 {I didn't manage to find a good plan, so I decided to make a useful
move. Meanwhile the correct idea was} (21. Qd3 $142 f6 22. Nd2 {[%cal Gd2c4]
transfering the N to c4, in this case I think White keeps some pressure.})
21... f6 $1 {Good positional move, Black covers the e5-square, at the same
time cutting the diagonal of White's dark squared bishop.} 22. g4 {A
double-edged decision, I knew this move might be risky, but I decided to
sharpen the play in mutual timetrouble.} ({After} 22. Re1 Kh8 $1 (22... Rxe1+
23. Rxe1 Qf8 24. Nd2 Re8 25. Rxe8 Qxe8 26. Ne4 $14) 23. Nd2 c6 {Black doesn't
have any serious problems.}) 22... Nh6 ({Worse is} 22... Bb5 23. Qc2 Nh6 24. g5
Re2 25. Rd2 Rxd2 26. Qxd2 Ng4 27. Nd4 fxg5 28. Ne6 {with initiative.}) 23. g5
fxg5 ({Black had another good option} 23... Ng4 24. Re1 Rxe1+ (24... Bf5 25.
Re6 $1) 25. Rxe1 Qf8 26. gxf6 (26. Re6 f5 $1 27. Re1 Re8 $11) 26... Nxf6 27.
Ng5 {it looks like White gets active play, but the computer shows, that Black
is perfectly OK after:} Re8 28. Ne6 Qf7 $11) 24. Nxg5 (24. hxg5 $6 Nf7 25. Qc3
Ne5 $17) 24... b5 (24... Nf5 $5 25. Re1 (25. Qg4 Nh6 26. Qc4 Nf5 $11) 25... h6
26. Nf3 (26. Ne6 Qxh4 27. Qxh4 Nxh4 28. Be4 Re7) 26... Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Qf8 28.
Ne5 Re8 29. Bc3 Bc8 30. Re4 Qf6 31. Ng4 Qf7 32. Ne5 $11) 25. Qc3 Be5 26. Qc2 $5
(26. Qd2 Bd6 $1 {/\ 27...Nf5} (26... Qf6 $6 27. Bxe5 Qxe5 28. Re1 Qd6 29. Rxe8+
Rxe8 30. Ne4 {White has some pressure.})) 26... Bf5 27. Qd2 {I was pretty
happy, that he cannot jump with his N to f5 and c6-square is weak, but in fact
this is not so important and Black keeps the balance.} Nf7 $2 {A serious
mistake, unfortunately it was not so easy to exploit it.} ({After the natural} 
27... Bxb2 28. Qxb2 Ng4 29. Ne6 (29. d6 cxd6 30. Rxc8 Qxc8 31. Rxd6 Re1+ 32.
Bf1 Re8 $11) 29... Bxe6 30. dxe6 Qxh4 31. Rd7 {White has good compensation,
although Black is OK after} Nf6 32. Qe2 c5) 28. Bxe5 $2 ({We both calculated
the line} 28. Nxf7 Kxf7 29. Bxe5 Rxe5 30. Qf4 Qd6 {and stopped here, wrongly
evaluating the position as fine for Black, because White has no time for 31.
Rc6, since Black is threatening 31...Re1, but in fact White has the
computerlike move} 31. Rf1 $3 {followed by 32.Rc6 and 33.Rfc1 with a clear
advantage.}) 28... Nxe5 29. Qf4 Qf6 30. Qg3 h6 31. Ne6 c6 $1 {Just in time.}
32. Nf4 (32. Nd4 cxd5 33. Bxd5+ Kh7 $11) 32... cxd5 33. Nxd5 Qf7 $6 {Another
inaccuracy, which once again I failed to exploit.} ({The right move would have
been} 33... Qg6 $142 34. Rxc8 Bxc8 35. Qxg6 Nxg6 36. Nc7 Rf8 $11) 34. Ne3 $6 (
34. Rxc8 Bxc8 35. Rc1 $1 {with initiative.}) 34... Rxc1 $6 $138 {Definitely
it's not a good idea to give-up the c-file.} ({Black could have played the
simple} 34... Kh8 35. Bd5 Qf6 36. Rxc8 Bxc8 {with equality.}) 35. Rxc1 {
[%cal Gc1c8]} Nd7 $2 {This is already the decisive mistake.} (35... Qf6 $142
36. Rc7 (36. Rc5 Bd7) 36... Bd7 37. h5 Kh8 (37... Rc8 38. Ra7) 38. Ra7 $14 {
White keeps some pressure.}) 36. Rc7 $16 {Now White has a clear advantage.} ({
Also strong was} 36. Qd6 $16) 36... Be6 (36... Qf6 37. Rc6 Qa1+ 38. Kh2 Be6 39.
Rxa6 $16) 37. Ra7 (37. Qd6 Qe7 38. Qxe7 Rxe7 39. Ra7 $16) 37... Rf8 38. Rxa6
Nf6 (38... Nc5 39. Rd6 $16) 39. Qe5 Bc8 ({Of course more stubborn was} 39...
Bd7 $142 {but after} 40. Qd4 {White keeps a healthy extra pawn.} (40. Rd6 $5)
40... Rc8 41. a4 $16) 40. Ra8 Kh8 41. Qc5 $18 {[%csl Gf8]} Nh5 $6 (41... Nd7
$142 42. Qc2 Nb6 43. Rb8 Qf6 44. Qd2 $18) (41... Ne4 $140 42. Qxf8+ $1 Qxf8 43.
Bxe4 $18) 42. Nf5 $1 {Now Black cannot avoid heavy material loses.} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.23"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[BlackTeam "Eynatten"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BEL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Nd7 ({Another line is
} 6... Bb4+) 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8. Qb5 $5 {A very interesting idea, which actually
has been introduced into the tournament practice by Vladislav Tkachiev.} ({
The normal continuation is} 8. Qd3) 8... Bd7 {A novelty, which Arkadij
introduced in his game against Nielsen.} (8... Qd5 9. Nc3 Bb4 10. Qd3 e5 11.
O-O Bxc3 12. Nxe5 Qxd4 13. Nxc6 Qxd3 14. exd3 Bf6 15. Re1+ Kf8 16. Bd2 g5 17.
Na5 c6 18. Bc3 Bxc3 19. bxc3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,V-David,A/Aubervilliers
2003 (19)}) ({We can see the main idea of 8 Qb5 after} 8... a6 9. Qd3 e5 10.
Be3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. Bxd4 {and Black cannot play c6, while
the position of his N on b6 rahter vulnerable.} Bb4+ 14. Nc3 O-O 15. O-O-O Nc4
16. Nd5 Bd6 17. Bc3 Re8 18. Rd4 Ne5 19. Nb6 $1 $36 {1-0 Avrukh,B-Berg,E/Bajada
de la Virgen ESP 2005/The Week in Chess}) 9. Qb3 Na5 10. Qc2 ({Of course not} 
10. Qc3 Nd5 $1 11. Qxa5 $140 $4 Bb4+ $19) 10... Rc8 {[%cal Gc7c5] Certainly
Black's main idea is to play c7-c5.} 11. Bd2 $5 $146 {Actually this move is a
recommendation of Ribli, which was pointed out in his comments to the
Nielsen-Naiditsch game.} (11. O-O $143 {Black doesn't experience any problems
after} c5 12. Nc3 (12. Bg5 $5) 12... cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bb4 {[%cal Gc8c2]} 14. Qe4
$6 (14. Nb3 $5) (14. Qd3 $5) 14... Bxc3 15. bxc3 O-O $15 {[%csl Rc3] 0-1
Nielsen,P-Naiditsch,A/Dortmund 2005/CBM 108/[Ribli] (58)}) 11... Nac4 {The
best reply.} ({After} 11... Nbc4 12. Bc3 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. O-O $1 {White is
much better} (14. b4 $143 Bxb4 15. Bxb4 Ne3 16. Qb2 Rc2 {The position is equal,
due to the following line:} 17. Qxg7 (17. Qd4 Rc1+ 18. Kd2 Rc4 19. Qxe3 Ba4+
20. Qd3 Rc2+ 21. Ke1 Rc1+ 22. Kd2 Rc2+ $11) 17... Rxe2+ $3 18. Kxe2 Bb5+ 19.
Kxe3 Qd3+ 20. Kf4 Qf5+ 21. Ke3 Qd3+ $11) 14... Qb6 (14... O-O $2 15. b4 $18)
15. b3 (15. b4 $5) 15... Nd6 16. Ne5 $16) 12. Ne5 ({Certainly not} 12. Bc3 c5
13. O-O cxd4 14. Nxd4 {[%csl Gb7]} Nd6 {with equal play.}) 12... Nxe5 13. dxe5
c6 $2 {This looks rather passive .} ({In my opinion the principal line should
be:} 13... Nd5 14. O-O (14. Nc3 Nb4 15. Qb3 c5 $13) 14... c5 15. Nc3 Nxc3 (
15... Nb4 16. Qc1 Bc6 17. Ne4 $36 {[%cal Cd8d4,Cc6e4,Gd2c3,Gf1d1]}) 16. Bxc3
Qc7 17. f4 Be7 $13) 14. Nc3 Qc7 ({Doesn't work} 14... Nc4 15. Bf4 Qa5 {in view
of} 16. Qb3 Nxe5 17. Qxb7 $1 {with clear advantage for White.}) 15. Bf4 $1 {
After the game almost all my firends claimed this move as beginning of a wrong
plan. 15 f4 was recommended as improvement, but even now, after spending some
hours analysing this game, I am pretty sure, that my choice was the right one.}
({After} 15. f4 {Black has two reasonable alternatives} Be7 ({and} 15... Nd5
16. Ne4 c5 17. O-O Be7 18. Rad1 O-O {[%cal Gd7c6]}) 16. O-O-O c5 17. Ne4 Ba4 $1
18. b3 Bc6 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. exd6 Qd7 {[%cal Oc6g2,Gc5c4] in both cases with
good play for Black.}) 15... Nd5 16. Ne4 (16. O-O Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Be7 18. Rfd1
Rd8 {and Black is more or less ok.}) ({But an even stronger option would be} 
16. O-O-O $1 Be7 (16... Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Be7 18. h4 $1 h6 (18... O-O 19. Bg5 $1 {
[%csl Gd6]}) 19. g4 $40) 17. Ne4 O-O 18. Bg5 $40) 16... Bb4+ 17. Kf1 Be7 (17...
O-O 18. Ng5 g6 19. Ne4 $36) 18. h4 $6 ({The correct continuation would be} 18.
Nd6+ $1 Bxd6 19. exd6 Qb6 20. Rd1 $1 O-O (20... f6 21. Bc1 O-O 22. e4 Nb4 23.
Qb3) 21. Be4 h6 22. Kg2 {and White keeps better chances.}) 18... Rd8 (18...
Nxf4 $143 19. gxf4 c5 20. Rd1 {[%cal Ge4d6]}) 19. Rd1 ({Now} 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20.
exd6 Qb6 {leads only to an equal game after} (20... Qa5 21. Bd2 $1) 21. h5 h6 (
21... Nxf4 22. gxf4 O-O 23. h6 g6 24. Rh3 c5 25. Rd1) 22. Rd1 O-O 23. Rh4 Nxf4
24. Rxf4 e5 25. Rh4 c5 $11) 19... Nxf4 20. gxf4 Bc8 $1 {Accurately played} ({
Worse is} 20... O-O 21. Ng5 g6 22. Be4 $1 (22. Ne4 h5 (22... Bc8 23. h5 Rxd1+
24. Qxd1 Rd8 25. Qb1 Qd7)) 22... Bc8 23. Rxd8 (23. Bd3 Rd4 $1 24. e3 Rd5 $132 {
[%cal Gf8d8]}) 23... Rxd8 24. Nf3 {[%cal Gh4h5] and White's attack might be
dangerous.}) 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Rh3 O-O 23. Ng5 (23. Rd3 Qa5 24. Nd6 Rd8 $1 (
24... Bxd6 25. exd6 Rd8 26. Qb3 $14) 25. a3 h6 $1 {[%csl Gh4] and White has
problems with his h4 pawn.}) 23... g6 24. Rg3 $6 (24. Be4 $142 Qa5 25. Nf3 Qxa2
(25... f5 26. exf6 Rxf6 27. h5 e5 28. Rh1 exf4 29. hxg6 hxg6 30. Bxg6 $40) 26.
h5 Kg7 27. Rg3 Qa1+ 28. Kg2 Rg8 29. hxg6 hxg6 30. Bxg6 Kf8 $11) 24... Qd4 $1
25. Be4 Rd8 $11 {Now Black manages to simplify the position and it's already
White who has to be careful.} 26. Rd3 Qb6 27. h5 (27. Nf3 Rxd3 28. Bxd3 Qc5 $11
) 27... Rxd3 28. Bxd3 (28. Qxd3 {I saw the following line} Qxb2 29. hxg6 fxg6
30. Bxg6 $1 Qc1+ 31. Kg2 Qxf4 32. Bf7+ Kf8 33. Nxe6+ Bxe6 34. Bxe6 Qxe5 35. Bc8
$1 {with good chances to make a draw, but I decided not to force the game.})
28... Bxg5 29. fxg5 Qd4 30. Qd2 $1 {The only move, which allows White to keep
the balance.} b6 (30... Qxe5 31. hxg6 hxg6 32. Bxg6 Qd5 33. Qxd5 exd5 34. Bd3
$11) 31. hxg6 hxg6 32. Qc3 Qd5 33. f3 c5 34. b4 Kg7 35. a3 $2 $138 ({Both} 35.
a4 Bd7 36. b5 Qa2 37. Bc2) ({and} 35. bxc5 bxc5 36. a4 Bd7 37. a5 {would
promise White an easy draw.}) 35... cxb4 $1 {I completely forgot about this
move, which allows Black to create a passed pawn.} 36. axb4 ({Loses} 36. Qxc8
bxa3 37. Qc3 a2 $19 {[%cal Gb6b5,Gb5b4,Gb4b3]}) 36... Bd7 37. Qa3 $2 {The
final mistake in a difficult position.} (37. Bc4 Qd1+ 38. Kg2 Qa4) (37. Ke1
$142 a5 (37... Bb5 38. Bc2) 38. bxa5 bxa5 39. Bc4 (39. Kd2 a4) 39... Qc5 40.
Kd2 a4 {and being short of time it would be incredibly difficult for me to
hold this position.}) 37... Bb5 $1 $19 38. Bxb5 Qxb5 {The queen endgame
doesn't promise White any chances for survival.} 39. Qxa7 Qxb4 40. Qc7 Qd4 $1
41. Qd6 Qa1+ 42. Kf2 b5 43. f4 Qa4 $1 44. Ke3 b4 {The rest is very easy and
doesn't require any special comments.} 45. Qd8 Qa3+ 46. Kf2 b3 47. Qf6+ Kg8 48.
f5 Qc5+ 49. Kg2 Qd5+ 50. Kf2 Qd4+ 51. e3 Qh4+ 52. Ke2 Qc4+ 53. Kf3 Qf1+ 54. Kg3
Qxf5 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Van den Doel, Erik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2007.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. c4 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O a6 7. e3 Bd7 8. Nc3
Nd5 9. Qe2 {A relatively rare continuation, which definitely requires further
testing.} ({A more common move is} 9. Nd2 {with a lot of theory.}) 9... b5 10.
Nxd5 ({A quite interesting line looks to be} 10. e4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 {with
typical Catalan compensation; strangely enough this has never occured in
tournament practice.}) 10... exd5 11. e4 Qe7 $5 $146 {Quite an interesting
novelty. Despite Black losing this game, it seems to me his 11th move is
worthy of consideration.} ({I found only two examples, where this position has
been occured, in both Black tried} 11... Bd6 12. exd5+ Ne7 13. b3 cxb3 14. axb3
O-O 15. Ne5 Re8 {Yevseev-Yakovenko 2003} ({and} 15... a5 {Yevseev-Riazantsev
2005})) ({Certainly} 11... dxe4 $2 12. Qxe4+ Be7 13. Re1 $36 {is extremely
dangerous for Black.}) 12. a4 ({Another option for White would have been} 12.
e5 {with a very complicated game after both} O-O-O ({and} 12... Bf5 $5)) 12...
b4 $2 {Already the decisive mistake, which leads to an immediate disaster.} ({
Certainly Black should have tried the natural} 12... Qxe4 {and the position
remains highly unclear with a lot of play.} 13. Qd1 (13. Qxe4+ $6 dxe4 14. axb5
Nb4 15. Ne5 Bxb5 16. Bxe4 Rd8 $15) ({Also interesting was} 13. Be3 $5 Rb8 $13 (
13... Qd3 14. Qxd3 cxd3 15. axb5 Nb4 16. bxa6 f6 17. Bd2 $14)) 13... Qd3 14.
axb5 (14. Bd2 b4) 14... Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Nb4 16. Bd2 f6 $11 {and it seems to me
Black is OK.}) 13. Re1 O-O-O ({Nothing is gained by} 13... dxe4 14. Qxc4 f5 15.
Ng5 {followed by 16.Ne4}) 14. Qf1 $1 {[%csl Gc4,Gd5] Simple and strong, now
Black's pawn structure is falling apart and White easily launches the decisive
attack .} dxe4 (14... Na5 15. exd5 Qd6 16. Ne5 {is hopeless as well.}) 15. Qxc4
$18 {[%csl Rc8]} Kb7 16. Ng5 (16. Bf1 Nb8 17. Ng5 $18) 16... Be6 (16... f5 {
simply loses:} 17. Nf7 Bc8 18. Bg5 Rxd4 19. Qxc6+ Kxc6 20. Bxe7 Bxe7 21. Nxh8
$18) 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18. Qxe6 fxe6 19. Rxe4 {Black has managed somehow to
exchange QQ and to avoid an immediate mating attack, but still his position
remains lost.} Bd6 20. Be3 Kb8 21. Rxe6 {White is not only a pawn up, he has
also a great positional advantage. The rest is quite simple.} Na5 22. Re1 Rde8
23. d5 Rxe6 24. dxe6 Re8 25. f4 $1 {The easiest way, White is simply
threatening to push the kingside pawns.} Rxe6 26. Ba7+ Kxa7 27. Rxe6 Nc4 28.
Bd5 Nxb2 29. a5 $1 {/\ 30.Re8} c6 30. Rxd6 cxd5 31. Rxd5 Nc4 32. Rd7+ Kb8 33.
Rd4 Nxa5 34. Rxb4+ Kc7 35. f5 1-0

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "2005.04.08"]
[Round "8.8"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Zifroni, Dov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2005.01.08"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Rb8 7. e3 Bd7 {
A seldom played continuation, which nonetheless has been scoring very well for
Black recently.} ({The critical alternative should be} 7... b5) 8. Nc3 $1 $146
{[%mdl 8] After the game I was quite surprised to discover, that this move
never occured in tournament practice. In my opinion White's last move is quite
logical, the key idea now to meet b5 with Ne5 and white's knight has full
control over the square d5.} ({The natural} 8. Qe2 {has been played before} b5
9. Rd1 Be7 10. e4 (10. b3 cxb3 11. axb3 O-O 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd5 14. Rxa7
Ra8 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 {0-1 Urban,K-Ivanov,S/Bydgoszcz 1990/EXT 97 (39) and Black
has nothing to worry about.}) 10... O-O 11. Bf4 Re8 {[%csl Ge2,Ge8]} 12. Ne5 h6
13. Qd2 Bf8 14. a4 a6 15. axb5 axb5 16. Nc3 $13 {0-1 Porat,S-Roiz,M/Tel Aviv
2001/CBM 083 ext (34)}) 8... Be7 ({The principal line would have been :} 8...
b5 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 b4 $1 ({Otherwise White is much better} 10... Nd5 11.
Nxd5 exd5 12. Qxd5 $16) 11. exf6 $1 (11. Ne2 $143 Nd5 12. Qc2 {[%csl Gc4]} c5
13. Qxc4 Bb5 14. Qg4 (14. Qc2 b3 $1 {[%cal Ob3c2,Gd5b4]} 15. Qd1 bxa2 $17 {
[%cal Ca1a2,Gd5b4]}) 14... h5 15. Qf3 Qc7 {[%csl Ge5]} 16. e4 Nb6 {[%csl Ge5]})
11... bxc3 12. fxg7 Bxg7 13. bxc3 Bxc3 (13... O-O 14. Ba3 Re8 15. Qh5 (15. Qg4)
15... Rb5 16. Qe2 {[%csl Gc4]}) 14. Ba3 Bxa1 15. Qxa1 f6 16. Rd1 {with
wonderful compensation for the exchange.}) 9. Ne5 $1 {Now White is threatening
to regain the pawn with much better chances.} Na5 (9... Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd5 11.
Nxd5 exd5 12. Bxd5 O-O (12... Be6 13. Bxe6 Qxd1 14. Bxf7+ Kxf7 15. Rxd1 $14)
13. Qc2 (13. Bxc4 $2 Bh3 14. Re1 Bb4 $17 {[%csl Ge1]}) 13... b5 14. Be4 h6 15.
Rd1 (15. Bd2 $5 {[%cal Gd2a5]}) 15... Qc8 16. a4 (16. b3 Be6 17. Bb2 c5 $13)
16... bxa4 17. Bd5 $14) 10. g4 $5 {Looks very attractive, but is actually not
the best decision.} (10. Bd2 c5 (10... O-O 11. Ne4) 11. d5 b6 (11... O-O $140
12. Ne4 $1 {[%csl Ga5] ><a5} Nxe4 13. Bxa5 Qxa5 14. Nxd7 $16) 12. e4 exd5 (
12... O-O 13. Bf4 $1 {[%csl Gb8]}) 13. Nxd5 (13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Bf4 Rd8 15. e5
Ne4 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Qxd5 Rxd5 18. Bxe4 Rd4 $13) 13... Nxd5 14. exd5 O-O 15.
Bc3 $44) (10. e4 O-O 11. Be3 b5 $132) ({The best move would be} 10. Ne4 $1 {
[%csl Ga5,Gc4][%cal Gc1d2]} O-O 11. Bd2 b6 (11... Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nc6 13. Nxc4
$14) 12. Rc1 $14 {with a pleasant edge.}) 10... O-O 11. g5 Nd5 $1 (11... Ne8
$143 12. f4 $36) 12. f4 (12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bxd5 Bxg5 (13... Be8 $5) 14. Nxf7
$140 (14. Bd2 $5) 14... Rxf7 15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. f4 Bh4 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Qxa5
Bh3 {[%csl Gg1]} 19. Rf3 (19. Qb5 $6 Kh8 $1 20. Qxc4 Qe8 $40) 19... Bg4 20. Rf1
Bh3 $11) 12... Bc6 $2 {A heavy mistake ,which allows White to seize a decisive
offensive.} ({It was essential to trade the knights} 12... Nxc3 13. bxc3 c5 14.
Be4 $1 (14. Rf3 Nc6 15. Rh3 g6 16. Nxc4 b5 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qc7 $13) 14...
Bc6 15. Nxc6 Nxc6 16. d5 (16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Rf3 g6 19. Qh6 Bf6
20. Rh3 Re8 $8 21. gxf6 Qxf6 $17 {[%csl Gc1]}) 16... exd5 17. Bxd5 Bd6 18. Bxc4
(18. e4 Ne7 19. Bxc4 b5 20. Be2 c4 21. Be3 Qc7 $15 {[%cal Gd6c5]}) 18... b5 $13
) 13. Ne4 $1 $40 {Certainly I was happy to avoid the knight's trade, now all
my pieces are ready for decisive action.} Qe8 (13... Bb5 14. Rf3 $1 (14. Qh5 c3
15. Rf3 $140 $2 Be2) 14... c5 15. Rh3 {[%csl Gh7][%cal Oe4c5,Ge2h5]} g6 16. Qe1
(16. Ng4 h5 17. gxh6 f6 $1 18. Rg3 cxd4 19. exd4 Kh7 $13) 16... cxd4 (16... Kg7
17. Nxc5 $16) 17. Qh4 h5 18. Ng3 $1 {[%cal Oe3d4,Gg3h5]} (18. Bf3 Kg7 $1 19.
Bxh5 $140 Rh8 $19) 18... Nf6 19. Bf3 $1 (19. Ng4 Nxg4 20. Nxh5 f5 $1 21. Nf6+
$1 Nxf6 $8 22. gxf6 Kf7 $8 23. fxe7 Qxe7 24. Qe1 {[%csl Ga5][%cal Gh3h7]} Qd8
$8 25. exd4 Nc6 $14) 19... dxe3 20. Bxe3 $18 {[%cal Gg3h5,Gf3h5] with a
decisive attack.} (20. Nxh5 Nxh5 21. Bxh5 Kg7 $1 {[%cal Gf8h8]})) 14. Bd2 $1 {
[%csl Ga5]} ({Less clear is} 14. Qe1 Nb4 15. Qg3 Kh8) 14... Ba4 15. Qg4 b6 (
15... Nc6 16. Nxc4 Bb5 17. Rac1 $16) 16. f5 $1 {White starts a decisive
offensive.} exf5 17. Rxf5 (17. Qxf5 $5 $16) 17... f6 (17... Bd7 18. Nxd7 Qxd7
19. Raf1 Nb7 20. Qg3 $40 {[%cal Ge4f6]}) 18. gxf6 Nxf6 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Raf1
{[%cal Gf5f6]} Kh8 21. Be4 $1 {[%csl Gh7][%cal Gf5h5] It's very easy to
develop an offensive , when all your pieces are so active. Now White is
threatening 22 Rh5.} Bd7 (21... Nc6 22. Rh5 $18) 22. Rxf6 $1 {Nice tactical
blow, which easily leads to White's decisive advantage.} (22. Bb4 $143 c5 $1)
22... gxf6 (22... Bxg4 23. Rxf8+ Qxf8 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. Nxg4 $18 {would be
hopeless for Black.}) 23. Qxd7 $18 Qh5 {White has a decisive material
advantage, the rest requires just some accuracy.} 24. Nf3 (24. Ng4 Rg8 25. Bf5
$18 {was also strong.}) 24... f5 (24... Rbe8 25. Qf5 $18) 25. Bc2 Rf7 26. Qe6
Rg8+ 27. Kf2 (27. Kh1 Qg4 28. Rf2 Rfg7 29. Qf6 $1 $18 {is also winning.}) 27...
Rfg7 28. d5 $1 {[%cal Gd2c3,Gc3h8]} Qh3 29. Bc3 $5 {here it took me a few
minutes to calculate till the end.} (29. Bxf5 Qg2+ 30. Ke1 $18) 29... Qg2+ 30.
Ke1 Qxc2 31. Bxg7+ Rxg7 32. Qe8+ $1 Rg8 33. Qe5+ Rg7 34. Rg1 Qb1+ 35. Kd2 c3+
$1 {A last trick.} (35... Qd3+ 36. Kc1 $18) 36. Kxc3 $1 (36. Qxc3 $140 $2 Nc4+
37. Qxc4 Rxg1 {with reasonable chances to survive.}) 36... Qxb2+ 37. Kxb2 Nc4+
38. Kc3 Nxe5 39. Rxg7 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8.
Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. O-O Rb8 10. Nc3 a6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14.
Qxc4 Rxb2 15. Rab1 Rb6 16. Qc5 h6 {This could be an improvment compared to the
previous game; anyway, Black survived here.} 17. Rfd1 Rxb1 18. Rxb1 Qd6 19. Ne4
Qd5 20. Qxd5 cxd5 21. Nc5 Re8 22. Rb8 Kf8 23. f4 Ke7 24. Kf2 g5 25. Ke3 gxf4+
26. gxf4 h5 27. h4 a5 28. Ra8 Bd7 29. Rxa5 Rg8 30. Ra7 Kd6 31. Ra6+ Ke7 32. Ra7
Kd6 33. Ra6+ Ke7 34. Kf3 Bb5 35. Ra7 Kd6 36. a4 Bc4 37. a5 Rg4 38. Ra8 Rxh4 39.
a6 Rh3+ 40. Kf2 Ra3 41. Rf8 Ra2 42. Rxf7 Bxe2 43. Kg3 Bxa6 44. f5 Bb5 45. Nb7+
Kc6 46. Nd8+ Kd6 47. Nb7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Endbach"]
[Site "Bad Endbach"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Levin, Felix"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Rb8 7. e3 b5 8. Qe2
Be7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. e4 Nb4 11. Ne1 c6 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Be3 Ra8 14. Bg5 Re8 15. a3
Nd3 16. Nxd3 cxd3 17. Qxd3 a6 {White is better but if he would allow c6-c5 his
advantage might be gone. He employs a standard plan for this pawn formation:
by e4-e5 he forces the exchange of the dark-squared Bishops and prevents c6-c5.
} 18. e5 $1 Nd5 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Ne4 {The d5-square is not too useful for
Black; White can always eliminate the Knight there, while the black Bishop can
never hit the White Knight.} Red8 21. Rac1 a5 22. Qc2 Rab8 23. Qc5 Qd7 24. Nd6
Ne7 25. b4 a4 26. h4 $1 {White threatens to play on the K-side and it forces
Black to do something.} Ba8 27. h5 Nf5 28. Nxf5 exf5 29. Bxc6 Bxc6 30. Qxc6
Qxc6 31. Rxc6 $18 Rd5 32. Rc5 Rbd8 33. Rxd5 Rxd5 34. f4 Kf8 35. Kf2 Rd8 36. Ke3
Rc8 37. Kd3 Ke7 38. h6 g5 39. fxg5 Ke6 40. Ke3 Kd5 41. Rd3 Rc1 42. Kf4 Rc4 43.
Rf3 Kxd4 44. Kxf5 Rc6 45. Kg4 Rc7 46. g6 fxg6 47. e6 Ke5 48. Rf7 Rc4+ 49. Kg5
Kxe6 50. Rxh7 Rc3 51. g4 Rxa3 52. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Schoeneck"]
[Site "Schoeneck"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kachiani Gersinska, Ketino"]
[Black "Enders, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Along with some advantages which doubled pawns bring to their possesor there
are certain disadvantages as well. One of the chief drawbacks is the inability
to create a passed pawn on the flank where he has such pawns, while his
opponent might have a healty pawn majority on the opposite wing. Here are some
examples of this theme:} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6.
O-O Nc6 7. Ne5 Nxe5 8. dxe5 Nd5 9. Na3 Bd7 10. Nxc4 Bc6 {Such a pawn formation
gives White a space advantage and some play on the d-file; in the middlegame
it can be benefitial for White, but if Black manages to exchange some pieces,
he might highlight the drawbacks of White's pawn structure in the endgame.
This is more or less what happened in this game.} 11. b3 Nb4 12. Bxc6+ Nxc6 13.
Ba3 Qxd1 14. Rfxd1 b6 15. Bb2 Rd8 16. f4 Be7 17. Kf2 O-O 18. e4 Rxd1 19. Rxd1
Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. a4 Kf8 22. Ke3 Bc7 23. g4 Ke7 24. h4 g6 25. h5 a6 26.
hxg6 (26. h6 {Fixing the weak Ph7 doesn't help} b5 27. axb5 axb5 28. Na3 (28.
Nd2 g5 $1) 28... b4 29. Nb5 (29. Nc4) 29... Bb8 {>< Nb5}) 26... hxg6 27. g5 b5
28. axb5 axb5 29. Na3 Na7 30. Kd3 Kd7 31. Bc1 Bd8 32. Be3 Be7 33. Kc2 Kc7 34.
Nb1 Nc6 35. Nc3 Nb4+ 36. Kd2 Kc6 37. Nd1 c4 38. bxc4 bxc4 39. Kc3 Kb5 40. Nf2
Bc5 41. Ng4 Nd3 42. Bxc5 Kxc5 43. f5 (43. Nh6 Nxf4 44. Nxf7 Nh3 45. Nd8 Nxg5
46. Nb7+ Kc6 47. Na5+ Kb5 48. Nxc4 Nxe4+ 49. Kd4 Kb4 $17) 43... exf5 44. exf5
gxf5 45. Ne3 Nf2 46. Nxf5 (46. Nxc4 Kd5 $19) 46... Ne4+ 47. Kb2 Nxg5 48. Nd6
Kb4 49. Kc2 c3 50. Kd3 Nf3 51. Kc2 Nd4+ 52. Kc1 Kb3 0-1

[Event "Nikolaev zt"]
[Site "Nikolaev"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Brodsky, Michail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8.
Qb5 O-O 9. Bc3 e5 10. dxe5 Be6 11. O-O a6 12. Qa4 Bf5 13. Nh4 Bxb1 14. Raxb1
Bxc3 15. Qxc4 Bxe5 16. Bxd5 Qf6 $6 {[#]} (16... Na5 17. Qe4 Bf6 18. b4 c6) 17.
Bxc6 {White obtains a permanent advantage due to the weak black pawns. GM
Brodsky did not manage to recover from the damage, which was done to his pawn
formation by 17.Bxc6, although he defended well.} bxc6 18. b3 Rfb8 19. Rbc1 Rb6
20. Nf3 Bd6 21. Qd3 a5 22. Rc4 c5 23. Rd1 Rb4 24. Nd2 Bf8 25. Ne4 Qe5 26. Nc3
Re8 27. e3 Re6 28. Rc1 Qh5 29. Qd5 Qh3 30. Qg2 Qf5 31. h4 c6 32. Qf1 Rxc4 33.
Qxc4 Rd6 34. Qe2 Rd3 35. Na4 Qd5 36. Nc3 Rd2 37. Nxd5 Rxe2 38. Nc3 Rb2 39. Rd1
Rc2 40. Rd3 g6 41. Kf1 Bg7 42. Ne4 Bf8 43. Rd2 Rc1+ 44. Ke2 c4 45. bxc4 Rxc4
46. Kd3 Ra4 47. Rc2 Ra3+ 48. Ke2 Bb4 49. g4 Kg7 50. f4 h6 51. h5 gxh5 52. gxh5
Kf8 53. Ng3 Ke8 54. Nf5 Bf8 55. Rxc6 Rxa2+ 56. Kf3 Rd2 57. Ra6 Bb4 58. Nxh6 Rh2
59. Ng4 Rh1 60. Ke4 f5+ 61. Kxf5 Rxh5+ 62. Ke6 Kd8 63. f5 Kc7 64. Ra8 Rh4 65.
Nf6 Kb7 66. Rg8 a4 67. Nd5 Re4+ 68. Kd7 Bc5 69. Rg1 Rc4 70. Rb1+ Ka7 71. f6 a3
72. Rb5 Bf8 73. Ra5+ Kb7 74. f7 Rc5 75. Rxc5 Bxc5 76. Nc3 1-0

[Event "Match/City Leningrad-Budapest"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1962.04.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Barcza, Gedeon"]
[Black "Tolush, Alexander V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[Annotator "Barcza/Tompa"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1962.04.28"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. d4 e6 5. O-O d5 6. c4 dxc4 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Qc2
Qxc5 9. Na3 b5 $6 10. Be3 Qh5 11. Nd4 Nb4 12. Qd2 Ng4 13. h3 Nxe3 14. fxe3 Nd5
15. Rf5 Qg6 16. Rxd5 exd5 17. Ndxb5 Qxg3 18. Qxd5 Rb8 19. Nxc4 Be6 20. Qc6+ Bd7
21. Qe4+ Be7 (21... Kd8 22. Ne5 $18) 22. Nbd6+ Kf8 23. Nxf7 $1 Rg8 (23... Kxf7
24. Ne5+ Ke8 25. Nxd7 Rb4 26. Qa8+ Bd8 27. Qc6 Ke7 28. Rd1 Bc7 29. Ne5 $3 $18)
24. Rf1 Bf6 25. Nh6 (25. Qd5 $142 Bxh3 26. Qc5+ Kxf7 27. Ne5+ Ke8 28. Qc6+ Kf8
29. Qd6+ $18) 25... Bxh3 26. Nxg8 Bxg2 27. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Kxg8 29. b3 $16
Kf7 30. Rf5 Ke6 31. Ra5 Rb7 32. Ra6+ Kd5 33. e4+ Kc5 34. Rd6 Re7 35. Kf3 Rf7
36. Ke3 g6 37. Kd3 h5 38. e5 Be7 39. Rxg6 h4 (39... Rh7 40. a3 h4 (40... a5 41.
Nxa5 h4 42. Nc4 h3 43. b4+ Kb5 44. Rb6+ Ka4 45. Kc3 $18) 41. b4+ Kb5 42. Kc3
Ka4 43. Nb2+ $18) 40. Rh6 Rg7 41. a3 Rg3+ 42. e3 Kd5 (42... Bg5 43. b4+ Kb5 44.
Rh7 Kc6 45. b5+ Kxb5 46. e6 $18) 43. Rh7 Ke6 44. Nd6 Rg4 (44... Bg5 45. Ne4
Rxe3+ 46. Kd4 $18) 45. b4 a6 46. Ne4 Rg1 (46... Rg2 47. Kd4) 47. Nf2 Ra1 48.
Nh3 Rxa3+ 49. Ke4 Kd7 50. Nf4 Kd8 51. Nd5 Bxb4 52. e6 Bc3 53. e7+ Kd7 54. Nc7
1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1981.04.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1981.04.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 (7. Ne5 Bd7
8. Na3 cxd4 9. Naxc4 Bc5 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Bf4 $14) 7... cxd4 $5 (7... Bd7 8.
Qxc4 $14) 8. Nxd4 Qxd4 (8... Bd7 9. Nxc6 Qb6 10. Nd2 Bxc6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12.
Nxc4 Qb5 13. Qc2 $14) 9. Bxc6+ Bd7 (9... bxc6 10. Qxc6+ Qd7 11. Qxa8 Bc5 12.
Nc3 O-O 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Qf3 Bb7 15. Bf4 $1 $16 {Christiansen,L-Lhagva,G/Luzern
(ol)/1982/1:0 (54) Inf 34/578/}) 10. Rd1 (10. Be3 Bxc6 11. Qxc6+ Qd7 12. Qxc4
Be7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Rfd1 $14 {Gulko,B-Polgar,Z/Biel/1987/1:0 (53) Inf 44/604/})
10... Qxd1+ (10... Bxc6 11. Qxc6+ bxc6 12. Rxd4 $16) 11. Qxd1 Bxc6 12. Qc2 (12.
Bg5 Ne4 $1 13. Be3 h5 14. f3 Nf6 15. Nd2 Rd8 16. Qc1 h4 17. Nxc4 hxg3 18. hxg3
Rd5 $1 $15 {Mochalov,E-Sturua,Z/URS/1979/0,5 (34) Inf 28/501/}) (12. Nd2 $5 h5
(12... b5 13. a4 Be7 14. axb5 Bxb5 15. Nxc4 O-O 16. b3 Rfc8 17. Ba3 $14 {
Hjartarson,J-Olafsson,H/Reykjavik/1986/1:0 (34) Inf 42/639/}) 13. Nxc4 Rd8 14.
Qc2 h4 15. Bf4 hxg3 16. Bxg3 $14 {Neistadt/}) 12... Be7 (12... h5 13. Qxc4 h4
14. g4 Bd5 15. Qf4 Ne4 16. Nc3 Bd6 {Smejkal,J-Ribli,Z/Malta(ol)/1980/0,5 (16)/}
) 13. Qxc4 O-O 14. Nc3 Rfd8 (14... Rfc8 15. a4 a6 16. a5 {Mikhalchishin,
A-Chernin,A/URS(chI)/1981/0,5 (16)/}) 15. Be3 Nd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Qg4 Rdc8
18. Bd4 Bf8 19. e4 (19. Rd1 $5 Bxa2 (19... Rc2 20. e4 Bc6 (20... Bxa2 21. Ra1
Bc4 22. Qd1) 21. Bc3 $14) 20. Ra1 Bd5 21. e4 Bc6 22. Rxa7 $14) 19... Bc6 20. h4
(20. Rd1 Rd8) 20... Rd8 21. Bc3 Rd3 22. h5 h6 23. Re1 (23. Rd1 $2 Rxd1+ 24.
Qxd1 Bxe4) 23... Rad8 $10 24. Kh2 a6 25. Re2 Rd1 26. Re1 R1d3 (26... Rxe1 27.
Bxe1 $14) 27. Re2 Bb5 28. Rc2 Ba4 29. b3 Bc6 30. Qf4 Bd6 31. Be5 Bf8 32. Bc3
Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg zt"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 b5 (6... Nbd7 7. a4 (
7. O-O Be7 8. e4 O-O 9. Bf4 $1 Qa5 (9... b5 10. d5 $1) 10. a4 Bb4 11. Qc2 h6
12. Nd2 Nb6 13. Bc7 $1 Ne8 14. Nxc4 Qa6 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. Bf4 $16 {Sosonko,
G-Van der Wiel,J/Eindhoven/1992/}) 7... Bb4 (7... Be7 $5 8. O-O O-O 9. e4 e5
$13 {Gelfand,B-Timman,J/Tilburg/1990/}) 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. Bf4 Nd5 (
10... a5 11. Rad1 Nd5 12. Bc1 Bd6 13. Ne4 b5 14. Nfg5 f5 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. e4
$44 {Gelfand,B-Lobron,E/Munich/1991/})) 7. Bg5 (7. O-O Bb7 8. a4 a6 9. Ne5 Nd5
10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Bd2 Nd7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. e4 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Be7
16. d5 $1 $44 {Geller,E-Dolmatov,S/URS-ch/1979/}) (7. Ne5 Nd5 8. a4 f6 9. Nf3
b4 10. Ne4 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Qc2 Ba6 13. Bh3 f5 14. Neg5 b3 15. Qd1 Rf6 16.
e4 Nb4 17. exf5 exf5 18. Re1 {Gelfand,B-Shirov,A/Paris/1992/}) 7... Nbd7 8. Ne5
Nxe5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 (9... Qxf6 $2 10. dxe5 Qd8 $8 11. Bxc6+ Bd7 12. Qxd7+ Qxd7
13. Bxd7+ Kxd7 14. Nxb5 $16) 10. dxe5 Bb7 $146 (10... Bd7 11. exf6 Qxf6 12. O-O
Rd8 13. a4 $1 $44 {Khalifman,A-Sveshnikov,E/Moscow/1987/}) 11. O-O (11. exf6
Qxf6 12. Nxb5 (12. O-O Rd8 13. Qc2 Qe7 $13) 12... Bb4+ $13) 11... b4 (11...
fxe5 $6 12. Nxb5 Be7 13. Qc2 O-O 14. Rfd1 Qa5 15. Nd6 $16) (11... a6 $142 12.
exf6 Qxf6 13. a4 Rd8 14. Qc2 Qe7 $13) 12. Ne4 fxe5 13. Qc1 Qe7 (13... Bg7 $2
14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Nd6+ $16) (13... Be7 14. Qh6 Qc7 15. Rad1 $44) 14. Rd1 Rd8 15.
Qxc4 Rd5 $1 (15... Bg7 16. Rxd8+ Kxd8 $8 17. Nc5 $16) (15... a5 16. Nf6+ $1
Qxf6 17. Bxc6+ Bxc6 18. Qxc6+ Ke7 19. Rxd8 $18) 16. Nd2 Bg7 17. Nb3 (17. Bxd5
$2 exd5 18. Qc2 O-O $17) 17... e4 $5 (17... Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 O-O 19. Nc5 $16 a5
20. Rd7 Ba6 21. Qc2) (17... O-O 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Qc5 Qxc5 20. Nxc5 Bc8 21. e4
$16) 18. Bxe4 Bxb2 19. Rab1 Bc3 20. a3 (20. Bxd5 $5 exd5 21. Qc5 $14) 20...
Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 O-O 22. Nc5 a5 23. axb4 (23. Rd7 Ba6 $3) 23... axb4 (23... Bxb4
24. Nd7 Rd8 25. Qd4 $16) 24. Bc2 Bc8 25. Ne4 Bg7 (25... Rd8 26. Nxc3 bxc3 27.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Qxc6 $16) 26. Nd6 c5 27. Qxc5 Ba6 28. Qxb4 Rd8 (28... Bxe2 $2
29. Qe4 $18) 29. Rd2 $1 Qc7 (29... Bxe2 30. Qe4 Ba6 (30... h6 31. Nf5) (30...
Rxd6 31. Qxh7+ Kf8 32. Rxe2 $16) 31. Nf5 Qc7 32. Rxd8+ Qxd8 33. Nxg7 Kxg7 34.
Qxh7+ $16) 30. Ne4 Rxd2 31. Qxd2 Bb7 32. Nd6 Bc6 33. Qd3 h6 34. Ne4 Qa5 (34...
Bxe4 $16) 35. Nd2 $1 Bb7 36. h4 Qa1+ 37. Nf1 Qa5 38. Qh7+ Kf8 39. Be4 Ba6 40.
Bf3 Qe5 41. Qc2 Qd6 42. Qe4 Bb5 (42... Bf6) 43. Qa8+ Be8 44. Kg2 Bf6 45. Ne3
Qd8 46. Qe4 Bg7 $6 (46... Qd4 47. Qh7 Bg7 48. Ng4 f5 $1 49. Nxh6 Qf6 $13) 47.
Ng4 Kg8 (47... h5 48. Ne5 $18) 48. Qf4 Kh7 49. e4 $1 Qd4 50. Qc7 Qd7 51. Qc5
Qd8 52. e5 $1 $18 Ba4 53. Qa7 Qd7 54. Be4+ Kh8 55. Qb8+ Qe8 56. Qc7 Qf8 (56...
Qd7 57. Qc1 $18) 57. Nf6 Bb3 58. Qb7 Bc4 59. Kh2 Ba2 60. Bf3 Bxf6 61. exf6 Bc4
62. Be4 Kg8 63. Qc7 Bd5 64. Bxd5 exd5 65. Qd7 Qc5 66. Qe8+ Qf8 67. Qd7 Qc5 68.
Qg4+ Kf8 69. Qg7+ Ke8 70. Qg8+ Qf8 71. Qxf8+ Kxf8 72. Kg2 Ke8 73. Kf3 Kd7 74.
Ke3 Ke6 75. Kd4 Kxf6 (75... Kd6 76. g4 Ke6 77. g5 hxg5 78. hxg5 Kf5 79. f4 $18)
76. Kxd5 Kf5 77. f3 Kf6 78. g4 Kg6 79. Ke5 Kg7 80. h5 Kg8 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Bologan,V"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Moldova"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MDA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Qc2 Bd7 8.
Ne5 Nc6 9. Qxc4 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd5 11. Nc3 $5 $146 (11. Qg4 g6 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13.
Bxc3 Qc8 14. O-O c5 15. a4 Bc6 16. e4 O-O 17. h4 b6 18. f4 Qb7 19. Rae1 h5 20.
Qe2 b5 21. f5 exf5 22. e6 f6 23. exf5 Bxg2 24. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 25. Kxg2 b4 26. Bd2
Rfd8 27. Rd1 c4 28. fxg6 Kg7 29. Be3 {1/2-1/2 Lemke, H - Bebersdorf, C/1995/
GER-chT}) 11... Nxc3 12. bxc3 $5 (12. Bxc3 Qc8 13. O-O c5) 12... c6 13. Qg4 g6
14. Rb1 Qc7 15. Qe4 h5 16. h4 $5 {[%cal Gd2g5] /\ Bg5} Rc8 17. Bg5 Bxg5 18.
hxg5 Qa5 (18... b6 19. Rd1 c5 20. Rd6 $16) 19. O-O (19. Rxb7 Qxc3+) 19... Rc7
20. Rfd1 O-O (20... Qxc3 21. Rb3 Qa5 22. Rbd3 $44) 21. Rd6 c5 $1 $132 22. Qc4 (
22. Qd3 Qxa2 23. Rxb7 Rxb7 24. Bxb7 Bc8) 22... b5 23. Qf4 (23. Qb3 b4 24. cxb4
cxb4 25. Qxb4 Qxe5) 23... Qxc3 24. Qf6 c4 (24... Qc2 25. Rbd1 Bc6 26. R1d2 Qc1+
27. Rd1 Qc2 $11) 25. Rbd1 Be8 26. Rd8 Qa3 (26... Qc2 $5) 27. Be4 c3 (27... Qxa2
28. Bxg6) (27... Qe7 28. Qxe7 (28. Rb8 Qxf6 29. gxf6 Bd7) 28... Rxe7 29. Rb8
Rd7 30. Rd6 Rxd6 31. exd6 Bd7 32. Rb7 Rd8) 28. Bxg6 $1 (28. Rb8 $5 Qe7 (28...
c2 29. Bxc2 Rxc2 30. Rdd8) (28... Rd7 29. Rxd7 Bxd7 30. Bxg6) 29. Qxe7 (29.
Rdd8 a5 30. Bc2 b4 31. Ba4 Qxf6 32. gxf6 c2 33. Bxc2 Rxc2 34. Rxe8 Rxe8 35.
Rxe8+ Kh7 36. Re7 Kg8 37. Re8+ $11) 29... Rxe7 30. Rdd8 b4 (30... a5 31. a3 b4
32. axb4 axb4 33. Rxb4 Rc7 34. Rbb8 c2 35. Bxc2 Rxc2 36. Rxe8 Rxe8 37. Rxe8+
Kg7 $11) 31. Rxb4 Rc7) 28... fxg6 29. Rxe8 Rxe8 30. Qxg6+ Kf8 31. Qh6+ Rg7 $4 (
31... Kg8 $11) 32. Qh8+ (32. Rd7 Qc1+ 33. Kg2 Qxg5) 32... Kf7 33. Qxh5+ (33.
g6+ Rxg6 34. Qh7+ Rg7 35. Qxh5+ Rg6 $11) 33... Ke7 34. g6 $1 Qa4 $8 (34... Qb4
35. Qh6 $18) 35. Qg5+ $2 (35. Rd3 $1 Qe4 36. Qg5+ Kf8 37. Qf6+ Kg8 38. Qxe6+
Kf8 39. Rf3+ Qxf3 40. Qd6+ Rge7 41. exf3) 35... Kf8 36. Qf6+ Kg8 37. Rd8 (37.
Qxe6+ Kf8 38. Qf6+ Kg8 39. Rd8 b4 40. Qa6 Rxd8 41. Qxa4 Rc7 $17) 37... b4 38.
Qxe6+ Kf8 39. Qf6+ Kg8 40. Qe6+ (40. Qa6 Rxd8 41. Qxa4 Rc7) 40... Kf8 41. Qd6+
Kg8 42. Qd5+ Kf8 (42... Kh8 $11) 43. Qf3+ (43. Rd6 Rge7) 43... Kg8 44. Qd5+ Kf8
45. Qf3+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1984.01.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sosonko, Gennadi"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1984.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Nbd2 (6. Qc2) 6... Bb4 7.
Qc2 (7. O-O $6 Bxd2 {P c6}) 7... Bb5 8. O-O Nc6 9. Rd1 (9. Nxc4 Nxd4) 9... Nxd4
10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Ne4 (11. Bxb7 $1 Rd8 12. a4 Qb6 (12... c3 $2 13. bxc3 Qxc3
14. Qxc3 Bxc3 15. axb5 Bxa1 16. Ba3 $16) 13. axb5 Qxb7 14. Nxc4 $10) 11... Qb6
12. Be3 Qa6 13. Bd4 Be7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 (14... Bxf6 $5 15. Nxf6+ (15. Nc5 $2 Qb6
$17) 15... gxf6 16. Qc3 e5 17. Qf3 (17. Bh3 $5) 17... Ke7 18. Qxb7 Qxb7 $17)
15. Qc3 e5 16. Qf3 Bd7 (16... Qe6 $2 17. Nxf6+ {P xb7}) 17. Qh5 (17. Nc3 c6 18.
Ne4 O-O-O $17) 17... Qe6 18. Nc3 c6 19. Nb5 $1 $8 Rc8 20. Rxd7 Qxd7 21. Bh3 Qd2
$2 (21... Qd8 22. Nc3 Qc7 23. Be6 Rf8 $17) 22. Bxc8 cxb5 23. e3 $2 (23. Bxb7
$44) 23... c3 $1 $19 24. Qh3 Qxb2 25. Qf1 c2 0-1

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Marjanovic, Slavoljub"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1989.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. a4
Bb7 9. b3 cxb3 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Qxb3 c6 13. Nc3 Be7 $2 (13...
Nd7 14. Ne4 Be7 $13) 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Qa2 $1 Bb7 (15... Nd7 16. Nxd7 Kxd7) 16.
Qa7 Qc7 (16... Qc8 17. Bh3 Qxh3 18. Qxb7 $16) 17. Bf4 Bd6 18. Rc1 Qe7 19. Ra1
$1 Bc8 (19... O-O 20. Qb6 {/\ 21.Ra7}) 20. Qxe7+ Kxe7 21. Ra7+ Nd7 (21... Bd7
22. Bh3 Rd8 23. Bxd7 Nxd7 24. Nxc6+ $18) 22. Nxc6+ Ke6 23. Bh3+ f5 24. Bxf5+
Kxf5 25. Bxd6 Ke6 26. Bb4 Re8 27. f3 Kf6 28. Kf2 g5 29. Rc7 Nb6 30. Rxh7 Nc4
31. Ne7 Be6 32. e4 1-0

[Event "British CF-70 Championship"]
[Site "Southport/ Merseyside"]
[Date "1983.08.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Rogers, Ian"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1983.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. Nc3
Bb7 9. e4 Nf6 10. d5 Be7 (10... exd5 11. exd5 Bd6 (11... Be7 $2 12. d6 $18) 12.
Re1 O-O 13. Bg5) 11. dxe6 fxe6 12. Qxd8+ Bxd8 13. a4 b4 14. Ne2 Bxe4 15. Nf4
Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nfd7 17. Nxc4 Kf7 18. Nd3 Bf6 (18... a5 $6) 19. Rd1 Nb6 20. Nxb6
cxb6 21. Nxb4 a5 22. Nd3 Nd7 23. Be3 Rhb8 24. Rac1 Nc5 (24... b5 25. Rc7 Ke8
26. Nf4 $16) 25. Nxc5 bxc5 26. Rxc5 Rxb2 27. Rd7+ Kg8 28. Rdc7 Rb4 29. Rc4 h6
30. Bd2 Rb2 31. Be3 Kh7 (31... Rb4 32. Bd2 Rb2 (32... Rxc4 $6 33. Rxc4) 33.
Rc8+ Rxc8 34. Rxc8+ Kf7 35. Bxa5 Bd4 36. Be1 Re2 37. Kf1 Ra2 38. Rc4) 32. h4
Rd8 33. R4c6 Rb4 34. Rxe6 Ba1 35. Rxh6+ Kg8 36. Ra6 Rxa4 37. Rc5 Bd4 38. Bxd4
Raxd4 39. Rcxa5 Rf8 40. Ra8 Rxa8 41. Rxa8+ Kh7 42. Ra6 1-0

[Event "ROM-GER Kings"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2015.10.31"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Deac, Bogdan Daniel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Bulmaga,I"]
[PlyCount "170"]
[EventDate "2015.10.30"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5
{[#]} h6 {Ein interessanter Zug. Hauptvariante ist 8...Nc6. Ich vermute, IM
Deac wollte sich die Möglichkeit offenhalten, seinen Springer nach c6 oder
nach e7 zu entwickeln.} (8... Nc6 9. e3 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. a3 Bd6 12. Nbd2
$14) 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. Qxc4 e5 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nc3 Na6 14. a3 Bd6 15.
Nd2 Bd7 16. Nce4 Qe7 17. Qc3 a4 {[#]} 18. f4 $2 {Weiß hat aus der Eröffnung
nichts herausgeholt, aber stand auch nicht schlechter. Mit 18.f4 schwächt er
jedoch einfach nur seine Stellung.} (18. Nc4 b5 19. Na5 Nc5 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21.
d6 cxd6 22. Bxa8 Rxa8 23. Nb7 Bb6 (23... Bd4 24. Qc7 Bxb2 25. Ra2 Bd4 26. e3
Ba7) 24. Rfd1) 18... exf4 19. gxf4 f5 $5 (19... Nc5 20. Nxd6 cxd6 21. e4 Rac8
22. Qd4 $11) 20. Nxd6 cxd6 21. e4 (21. e3 {hielt IM Deac nach der Partie für
eine bessere Verteidigungsmöglichkeit für Weiß.} Rac8 22. Qd3 Nc5 {Aber
auch dann steht Schwarz besser.}) 21... Rac8 22. Qd4 fxe4 23. Nxe4 Nc5 24. Rae1
Nxe4 25. Rxe4 Qf6 26. Qxf6 Rxf6 $15 {Das Endspiel ist sehr angenehm für den
jungen rumänischen IM Deac und Weiß muss aufpassen, dass er nicht ernsthafte
Probleme bekommt.[#]} 27. Rb4 b5 28. Be4 Rc5 29. f5 $6 {Weiß will ...Lf5
verhindern, aber die weiße Stellung hat zu viele Schwächen und kann nicht
mehr verteidigt werden.} (29. Re1 Kf8 30. Bf3 {war vielleicht ein besserer
Versuch, um das Remis zu kämpfen.}) 29... Rf8 30. Rd4 Kf7 31. Kf2 Re8 32. h4
Re5 33. Kg3 Kf6 34. h5 Bxf5 35. Rb4 g6 36. hxg6 Kxg6 37. Bf3 Bd3 38. Rg4+ Rg5
39. Re1 Bf5 40. Rxg5+ hxg5 41. Re3 Kf6 42. b3 axb3 43. Rxb3 Ke5 44. Kf2 Kd4 45.
Rb4+ Kc3 46. Ke3 Bd7 47. Be4 Rc8 48. Rb1 Ra8 49. Rc1+ Kb2 50. Rc7 Be8 51. Re7
Kxa3 52. Rg7 b4 53. Rxg5 b3 54. Rg7 Ba4 55. Kd2 b2 56. Rb7 Re8 57. Bd3 Re5 58.
Bc4 Re4 59. Kc3 Re1 60. Bd3 Rc1+ 61. Kd2 Rc5 62. Be4 Rb5 63. Ra7 Rxd5+ 64. Kc3
Rc5+ 65. Kd4 Rc1 66. Ra6 Kb4 67. Bd3 Rc6 68. Ra8 Rb6 69. Bb1 Bb3 70. Rh8 d5 71.
Rg8 Bc4 72. Bc2 Ba2 73. Ra8 Bc4 74. Rg8 Ra6 75. Rb8+ Ka3 76. Rg8 Ka2 77. Rg1
Rh6 78. Kc3 Rf6 79. Rh1 Rf1 80. Rh8 Rf3+ 81. Kd4 b1=Q 82. Bxb1+ Kxb1 83. Rh2
Kc1 84. Rg2 Rd3+ 85. Kc5 Rd2 0-1

[Event "ROM-GER Kings"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2015.10.30"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Donchenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[Annotator "Bulmaga/Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2015.10.30"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 {"Eine raffinierte Zugfolge, die Weiß mehr
Möglichkeiten gibt", meinte Rustam Kasimdzhanov, der Mannschaftstrainer der
Deutschen.} (3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 dxc4) 3... d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Nd2 O-O
(5... dxc4 $4 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. Bxc6+ $18) 6. Ngf3 Nc6 {Ein seltener Zug, auf den
Schwarz vermutlich während der Partie verfallen ist. Die Hauptzüge sind hier
6...dxc4 und 6...b6.} 7. Qc2 dxc4 8. Qxc4 Qd5 9. O-O Rd8 10. e3 {Bis zu diesem
Zeitpunkt hatte Weiß fast keine Zeit verbraucht, wohingegen Schwarz einige
Mühe hatte, um in die Partie zu kommen. Doch der Kampf fängt gerade erst an
- allerdings steht Weiß vermutlich etwas besser.} a5 11. a3 Bxd2 12. Nxd2 Qxc4
13. Nxc4 a4 {Weiß hat ein angenehmes Endspiel.} 14. Bd2 Bd7 15. Rfc1 Be8 16.
Rc2 Nd5 17. Be1 f6 18. Rac1 Bg6 19. Rd2 Nde7 20. h3 Ra6 (20... b5 21. Ne5 fxe5
22. Bxc6 Nxc6 23. Rxc6 exd4 24. exd4 $14) 21. Rdd1 h5 22. f4 Bf7 23. Bf3 Rd7
24. Nd2 f5 25. Be2 Ra8 26. Kf2 (26. Bb5 Ra5 27. Rc5 {"war vielleicht besser",
meinte Alexander Donchenko nach der Partie.}) 26... Be8 27. Nf3 Nd5 28. Ng5 Nd8
29. Bc4 c6 30. Bd3 Re7 31. Rc5 Nf7 32. Nf3 Nd6 33. Ra5 Rxa5 34. Bxa5 b6 {[#]}
35. Be1 $6 {Beide Seiten befanden sich hier bereits in Zeitnot und da ist
dieser Zug verständlich.} ({Aber viel besser war} 35. Bb4 $1 $16 Nxb4 36. axb4
{was den schwarzen Befreiungszug ...c5 verhindert und Weiß dauerhaften
Vorteil gibt.}) 35... c5 36. Rc1 Rb7 37. Rc2 Bb5 38. Bxb5 Nxb5 39. dxc5 bxc5
40. Rxc5 $2 (40. Ng5 $1 $16) 40... Nd6 41. Rc2 Rb3 42. Ng5 Rxe3 43. Rc6 (43.
Kf1 $5 {Mit der Drohung Rc6, um die schwache Grundreihe auszunutzen.} Kf8 $8
$11) 43... Ne4+ 44. Nxe4 Rxe4 45. h4 {[#]} e5 $2 {Schwarz kann es sich nicht
leisten, einen Bauern zu opfern - aber vielleicht hat er die Idee 47. Rc5!
übersehen?} (45... Ne3 $11) 46. fxe5 Ne3 (46... Rxe5 $2 47. Rc5 $1 Ne3 48.
Rxe5 Ng4+ 49. Ke2 $16) 47. Bc3 Ng4+ (47... Nd1+ {Bot mehr Chancen, die
Stellung zu halten.}) 48. Kf3 Nh2+ 49. Kg2 Re2+ 50. Kg1 Ng4 51. e6 Kh7 52. Ra6
Re4 53. Bb4 Re3 54. Kg2 Nf6 55. e7 Nd5 56. Rxa4 Nxe7 57. Bxe7 Rxe7 58. Rb4 g5
59. hxg5 Kg6 60. a4 Kxg5 61. a5 Re5 62. Ra4 Re2+ 63. Kf3 Rxb2 64. a6 Rb3+ 65.
Ke2 Rb8 66. a7 Ra8 67. Kf3 Kf6 68. Kf4 Ke6 69. Ra5 Kd6 70. Kxf5 Kc6 71. Kg5 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final 7th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. a3 Bxd2+ 8.
Qxd2 Nbd7 9. O-O c6 10. a4 Nb6 11. Na3 Ne4 12. Qc2 Nd6 {Black clings on to the
pawn on c4, trying to force White to simplify material for its recovery or to
force e4-e5.} 13. e4 O-O 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. Rac1 (15. e5 Nf5 16. Nxc4 Nxc4 17.
Qxc4 Rd8 {is extremely solid for Black.}) 15... c3 $5 16. Rb1 {White loses a
pawn, but he obtains strong compensation for it.} (16. Qxc3 Nxe4 $17) (16. bxc3
Nxe4 $13) 16... cxb2 17. Rxb2 Ne8 {Sadly Black didn't have a lot of
alternatives.} (17... Nd7 18. e5 Nf5 19. Nc4 $14) 18. Rxb6 (18. Ra1 $1 {
In a position with more space I prefer keeping some material alive.}) 18...
Qxa3 19. Ne5 Qe7 20. Qc3 Qd8 21. Qc5 Nf6 22. f4 Nd7 23. Nxd7 Qxd7 24. e5 Rd8
25. Be4 Qe8 26. Kf2 Qf8 27. Qc2 h6 28. Ke3 Ra7 29. h4 {Black is basically
paralyzed, but White has no way of breaking in. Making progress on the
kingside is double-edged.} Bd7 30. Qc5 h5 31. Qc3 Qe7 32. Rdb1 Be8 33. R1b2 Kf8
34. Bf3 f5 35. Rb1 g6 36. R1b2 Kg7 37. Bg2 Rd7 38. Bf3 Rc7 39. Qc5 Qxc5 40.
dxc5 Rd7 41. Rb1 {Neither side can seriously make progress here.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Suri Memorial"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2014.07.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Ne5 Bc6 7. Nxc6 Nxc6 8.
e3 Qd7 9. O-O O-O-O 10. Nd2 e5 11. Nxc4 exd4 12. exd4 (12. Qa4 {has been
played before.} Nd5) 12... Qe6 13. Qa4 Rxd4 14. b3 $5 Ne4 15. Bb2 Nc5 16. Qxc6
$1 {Forced, but it's enough for the better side of equality.} bxc6 17. Bxd4 Ne4
18. Rae1 (18. Rfe1 {is much different.} f5 19. f3 Qd7 $1 $11 (19... Qd5 20.
Rad1 $16)) 18... f5 19. f3 Qd5 20. fxe4 Qxd4+ 21. Kh1 Bb4 22. Rd1 Qc3 23. Rc1
Qd4 24. Rcd1 Qc3 25. Rc1 Qd4 26. Rcd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 1516"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2015.12.12"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2015.09.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Bd7 8. Qe2
Bd6 9. Qxc4 O-O 10. Rd1 Rb8 11. Nbd2 Qe7 $146 (11... e5 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. Qe2
Qe7 14. Nc4 $14 Rfd8 15. Bd2 Bd4 16. Rac1 Bf5 17. Qe1 Bc5 18. a3 b5 19. Na5
Nxa5 20. Bxa5 Be4 21. Qc3 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Re8 23. Ng5 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 h6 25. Nf3
Ne4 26. Qc2 Bd6 27. Nd4 c5 28. Nf5 Qf6 29. Nxd6 Nxd6 30. Qxc5 Qxf2+ 31. Kxf2
Ne4+ 32. Kf3 Nxc5 33. Rd6 Re5 34. Bb4 Rf5+ 35. Kg4 g6 36. Bxc5 Rxc5 37. Rxa6
Rc2 38. b4 Rxh2 39. Ra5 Ra2 40. Kf3 h5 41. Rxb5 Rxa3 42. Ke4 {1/2-1/2 (42)
Gelfand,B (2751)-Wang,H (2737) Tashkent 2012 CBM 152 [Sumets,A]}) 12. b3 (12.
Qe2 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Nc4 {so gewinnt Weiß das Läuferpaar,
aber Schwarz kann dies durch Gegenspiel auf den weißen Feldern ausreichend
kompensieren. Allen voran ist das Problem des Lc1 noch ungelöst.} Rfd8 {
und nun z.B.} 16. Bd2 Bb5 17. Rab1 Rd7 $132) 12... e5 13. Bb2 {Weiß verzichtet
auf das Läuferpaar, entsorgt dafür das Sorgenkind aucf c1 und setzt im Laufe
der Partie die strukturellen schwarzen Defizite am Damenflügel unter Druck.}
Rfe8 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. Nf3 Qa5 {die Dame muss den
Bauern auf c7 decken und Weiß kann so mit Tempo den wichtigen Vorstoß b3-b4
durchsetzen} 18. b4 Qb6 19. Nd4 {Diagramm [#]} c6 $14 {Schwarz muss aufgrund
der bereits früh erfolgten Schwächung a7-a6 nun alle Bauern über kurz oder
lang auf Weiß stellen. Eine Struktur a7-b6-c5 würde im Ausgleich garantieren.
Hier hat Weiß jedoch schönes Spiel auf den geschwächten schwarzen Feldern.}
20. a4 Rbd8 21. a5 Qa7 22. Rd3 Qb8 23. Rad1 h5 24. Qc1 {nimmt die Dame aus der
Schußlinie des Ld7, der sich nach weißem} (24. Nb3 $6 {nur zu gerne gegen den
Springer getauscht hätte} Be6 25. Qc3 Bxb3 26. Qxb3) 24... Rc8 25. Nb3 Bf5 26.
Rd4 Rc7 27. Nc5 {Diagramm [#]} Rce7 28. Qc4 Qc8 {Weiß hat auf den Linien a bis
d nun die optimale Stellung eingenommen und setzt nun seine Bauernmehrheit in
Gang} 29. e4 {Nimmt das wichtige Feld unter Kontrolle, sodaß Weiß nun den
Lg2 abtauschen lassen kann.} Bh3 30. Qd3 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 h4 32. f3 Qc7 33. Rd8 {
verblüffend einfach - tauschen sich alle Schwerfiguren, fällt der Bauer b7 und
damit der gesamte schwarze Widerstand} b6 (33... Rxd8 34. Qxd8+ Qxd8 35. Rxd8+
Kh7 36. Rb8 $18) 34. Nxa6 Qb7 35. axb6 Qxb6 36. Rd4 Ra7 37. Nc5 Qb8 38. Rd2 Ra1
39. Rd1 Ra8 40. Qc4 Qe5 41. Nd3 $1 {bringt den Springer zur Verteidigung des
etwas geschwächten Königs} Qg5 42. Nf4 Reb8 43. R1d2 $1 {Nun fühlt sich der
König auf g2 schon geborgener} hxg3 44. hxg3 Nh5 45. Ne2 $1 Ra3 46. Qc5 Qxc5 (
46... Qh6 47. b5 $1 Ra5 48. Rd8+ Rxd8 49. Rxd8+ Kh7 50. Qf5+ Qg6 51. Qxg6+ Kxg6
52. bxc6 $18) 47. bxc5 Rbb3 48. Rd8+ Kh7 49. Nd4 Rc3 50. Rd7 f6 51. Rb2 Rc1 52.
g4 Nf4+ 53. Kg3 Ng6 54. Rbb7 Kh6 55. Rxg7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 11th"]
[Site "Rijeka"]
[Date "2010.03.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rodshtein, Maxim"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Nd7 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8.
Qb5 a6 9. Qd3 e5 10. Nxe5 Nb4 11. Qd1 Qxd4 12. Qxd4 Nc2+ 13. Kd1 Nxd4 14. Be3
Nf5 15. Bxb6 cxb6 {#The German GM has reached this position twice before,
against no less than Kramnik and Eljanov, losing both games. For those relying
on stats for their opening choices, this would lead it to be buried for good.
But the truth is the line wasn't to blame, and, as the saying goes, third
time's a charm.} 16. Nc3 Bc5 17. Nd3 $146 ({Kramnik chose} 17. e3 {though
achieved nothing from the opening after} O-O 18. Ke2 Re8 19. Nd3 Rb8) 17... O-O
18. Ne4 Be7 19. e3 Bd7 20. Ke2 Bc6 21. Rhc1 Rfe8 22. g4 $2 {#On the surface
this might look like a good move as it forces the knight to h6 and restricts
its movement. Unfortunately for White, this concept is illusory as it lasts no
more than 3 moves and does nothing to improve his position.} ({Better was} 22.
Ne5 Bb5+ {followed by} 23. Nc4 Rac8 {and} 24. b3) 22... Nh6 23. Bf3 Rad8 ({
The idea of} 23... Nxg4 {planning 24.Bxg4 Bxe4 fails to the zwischenzug} 24.
Rxc6 $1 bxc6 25. Bxg4) 24. h3 f5 25. gxf5 Nxf5 26. Ne5 Bb5+ 27. Nc4 Bh4 28. Bh1
Rf8 $6 ({with the idea} 28... Bc6 29. Ncd2 Rf8) 29. a4 Nd6 30. axb5 Nxe4 31. f4
Ng3+ 32. Kf3 axb5 33. Ne5 Rd5 34. Ng4 Rd2 35. Rc7 Rxb2 36. Rg1 h5 37. Ne5 Nf5
38. Ke4 Rd2 39. Rd7 Nd6+ {wins the exchange since 40.Kf3 allows 40...Rf2 mate.}
0-1

[Event "EU-ch (Women) 11th"]
[Site "Rijeka"]
[Date "2010.03.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Zhukova, Natalia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2491"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2010.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O cxd4 7. Qxd4 Qxd4 8.
Nxd4 a6 9. Nd2 Bc5 10. Nc2 Nd5 11. Nxc4 Bd7 12. b4 Ba7 13. e4 Nb6 14. Nd6+ Ke7
15. Nxb7 Rc8 16. Ne3 Na4 17. Rd1 Nc3 18. Rd2 Bd4 19. Bb2 Nc6 20. Re1 Rc7 {#}
21. Nd5+ $3 exd5 (21... Nxd5 22. exd5 Bxb2 23. d6+) 22. exd5+ Be6 (22... Kf8
23. dxc6 Bxc6 24. Bxc6 Rxc6 25. Rxd4) 23. d6+ 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1980.10.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 (7. Ne5 Bd7
8. Na3 cxd4 9. Naxc4 Bc5 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Bf4 Qc8 12. Rac1 Nd5 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14.
Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 (15. Bxd5 Qxd5 16. Qxd5 exd5 17. Rxc5 Nc6 18. Rxd5 Rad8 $10 {
Morozevich,Yurkov/}) 15... Bb6 16. Rfd1 Rac8 $13 {Harlov,A-Sokolov,A/
St-Peterburg/ Inf 56/563/}) (7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 Bd7
11. Ng5 $5 Be7 12. Nde4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Na5 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. Rxd6 O-O-O 16. Rd4
{Gurevich,D-Sokolov,A/Saint Martin/1992/ Inf 55/480/} Bc6 $10 (16... b6 $10))
7... Bd7 8. Qxc4 (8. dxc5 Na5 9. Qc2 Bxc5 10. Ne5 Rc8 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 gxf6
13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Nd2 Be7 15. Ne4 Qc7 16. f4 f5 17. Qc3 Rg8 $132 {
Fominyh-Morozevich,A/Alushta/1993/}) 8... b5 9. Qd3 Rc8 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nc3
b4 12. Nb5 (12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Qe7 $5 14. Rd1 (14. Be3 $5) 14... e5 $1 15.
Be3 f5 16. Qd3 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 {Stohl,I-Smagin,S/Praha/1992/0,5 (49)/Inf 53/478/}
O-O $1 $10) 12... O-O 13. Nd6 (13. Be3 $5 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Nd5 15. Qd3 Qf6 $13)
13... Nd4 $1 14. Bf4 $6 (14. Nxc8 $2 Bb5 15. Qd2 (15. Qb1 Nxe2+ {>>d3/}) (15.
Qd1 Bxe2 {[]f3/}) 15... Ne4 16. Qd1 Nc2 $19) (14. Nxd4 $5 Bxd6 15. Rd1 Bc5 16.
Nb3 Bb6 17. Bg5 Ba4 $10) 14... Nd5 $1 15. Be5 (15. Nxc8 Bb5 16. Qd2 Nxe2+ 17.
Kh1 Nexf4 18. Rfc1 (18. gxf4 Bxf1 19. Rxf1 Qxc8 20. Rc1 Qc7 21. Qc2 Rc8)) 15...
Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 (16. Bxf3 Qg5 17. Qe4 f6 18. Nxc8 fxe5) 16... f6 $1 17. Bf4 (17.
Nxc8 fxe5 18. Qb3 Bxc8) 17... Nxf4 18. Qxf4 (18. Nxc8 Nxg2 $19) 18... g5 $1 19.
Qd2 Ba4 $1 20. b3 (20. Ne4 Qxd2 21. Nxd2 Bd4 $19) 20... Qxd6 21. Qxd6 Bxd6 22.
bxa4 Rc2 23. Rad1 $6 (23. Be4 Rxe2 24. Rfe1 Rb2 25. Reb1 Rxb1+ 26. Rxb1 f5 27.
Bc2 Kf7 28. Bb3 Kf6 29. Rc1 Rd8 $17) 23... Rd8 $19 24. Be4 (24. Rd3 Be7 (24...
Kf7 $2 25. Rfd1 Ke7 26. R3d2) 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Rd1 Bb6 27. e3 Rxa2 $19) 24...
Rxa2 25. Bd3 Rxa4 26. Bc4 Kf7 27. Rd4 Ke7 28. Rfd1 Ra3 29. Kg2 b3 (29... a5 $19
) 30. R4d3 (30. Rb1 Rb8 31. Rd3 b2 $19) 30... b2 31. R3d2 Ra1 0-1

[Event "POL-chT 51st"]
[Site "Lubniewice"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Black "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1995.09.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Warszawa Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "Bielsko-Biala Wlokniarz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8.
Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. O-O Rb8 10. Na3 $5 {/N/} (10. Nc3 a6 11. Ne5 (11. Rac1 $6 O-O 12.
Qa3 b6 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. Nb1 b5 15. b3 cxb3 16. axb3 Rd8 $17 {Romanishin,
O-Sosonko,G/Polanica Zdroj/1993/0|1/40/}) (11. a3 $6 b5 12. Qd1 Nd5 13. Ne4 O-O
14. Qc2 f5 15. Nc3 Bb7 $15 {Kaidanov,G-Bykhovsky,Av/New York/1990/0,5/39/})
11... O-O 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qxc4 Rxb2 15. Rab1 Rb6 16. Qc5 h6 17.
Rfd1 Bd7 18. a4 Qb8 19. a5 Rb2 20. Qa3 Rxb1 21. Rxb1 Qa7 22. Qc5 (22. Qb4 c5 $1
23. Qxc5 Qxc5 24. dxc5 Bc6 $10 {Stummer,A-Luther,T/Kecskemet/1993/0|1/40/})
22... Qxc5 23. dxc5 Bc8 24. Rb8 e5 25. f4 exf4 26. gxf4 Be6 27. Rb7 Rd8 28.
Rxc7 Rd4 29. e4 Rc4 $10 {Horvath,C-Luther,T/Budapest/1991/0,5/29/}) 10... O-O (
10... a6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qxc4 (14. Nxc4 $5 Qxd4 15.
Rfd1 Qe4 16. Rd2 c5 17. f3 Qb7 18. Rc1 $146) 14... Rxb2 15. Rab1 Rb6 $13) (
10... Bd7 $5) 11. Qb5 b6 12. Qxc4 Ba6 13. Nb5 Qd5 14. Qxd5 exd5 (14... Nxd5 $6
15. a4 $16) 15. Nc3 Ne7 16. Rfd1 (16. a3 $5 Nbc6 17. Rfd1 $16) 16... c5 17.
Rac1 Rfd8 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Rd2 g6 $13 20. Na4 (20. a3 Nbc6 21. Na4 c4 22. Nc5
Bc8 23. e4 dxe4 24. Rxd8+ Nxd8 25. Nxe4 Rxb2) 20... c4 (20... Nxa2 $6 21. Rxc5
$14) 21. Nc3 Bc8 22. Rcd1 (22. e4 $6 Nd3 $36) (22. a3 $5 Nbc6 23. e3) 22... Be6
23. Nd4 Kg7 24. h3 (24. e4 $5 Bg4 $1 (24... dxe4 $4 25. Nxe6+ $18) (24... Nd3
25. exd5 Nxd5 26. Nc6) 25. f3 Be6 $132) 24... h5 25. a3 (25. e4 Kh6 26. Nxe6
fxe6 27. exd5 exd5 28. Nxd5 Nbxd5 29. Bxd5 Nxd5 30. Rxd5 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 Rxb2 $10
) 25... Na6 26. e4 Nc7 27. exd5 Ncxd5 28. Nxe6+ (28. Re1 $5 Nc7 29. Nxe6+ Nxe6
30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Bf1 $16) 28... fxe6 29. Bxd5 Nxd5 30. Nxd5 exd5 31. Rxd5 Rxd5
32. Rxd5 Rxb2 33. Rd7+ (33. Rc5 $10) 33... Kf6 34. Rxa7 $6 (34. Rc7 $5 Rc2 35.
Rxa7 Ke5 36. Kg2 c3 37. Ra6 $10) 34... Ke5 35. Rc7 Kd4 36. Kg2 c3 37. Kf3 Ra2
38. Kf4 (38. Rd7+ Kc4 39. Ke3 Kb3 40. Rb7+ Kxa3 41. Ra7+ Kb2 42. Rb7+ Kc1 43.
Rb6 c2 44. Rxg6 Ra3+ 45. Ke2 Kb2 46. Rb6+ Rb3 47. Rc6 Rc3 48. Rb6+ Ka3 49. Ra6+
Kb4 50. Ra1 c1=Q 51. Rxc1 Rxc1 $19) 38... Rxa3 (38... Rxf2+ 39. Kg5 Rg2 40. g4
hxg4 41. hxg4 c2 42. a4 Kd3 43. a5 Kd2 44. a6 c1=Q 45. Rxc1 Kxc1 46. a7 Ra2 47.
Kxg6 $10) 39. Kg5 Ra5+ 40. Kxg6 Rc5 41. Rd7+ Ke4 42. Rd1 Kf3 43. Rc1 c2 44. Kf7
(44. Kh6 Kxf2 45. g4 h4 46. g5 Ke2 47. g6 (47. Kh5 Kd2 48. Rxc2+ Kxc2 49. Kxh4
Kd3 50. Kh5 Ke4 51. h4 Kf5 $19) 47... Kd2 48. g7 Rc8 49. Rg1 c1=Q 50. Rxc1 Kxc1
51. Kh7 Kd2 52. g8=Q Rxg8 53. Kxg8 Ke3 54. Kg7 Kf3 55. Kg6 Kg3 56. Kg5 Kxh3 57.
Kf4 Kg2 $19) 44... Rc6 45. Kg7 Kxf2 46. g4 h4 47. g5 Ke3 48. g6 Kd2 49. Rxc2+
Rxc2 50. Kh7 Ke3 51. g7 Rg2 0-1

[Event "Alushta3"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 (7. dxc5 $5
Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 Bd7 11. Nb3 (11. Ng5 Be7 12. Nde4 Nxe4
13. Nxe4 Na5 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. Rxd6 O-O-O $1 $10 {Gurevich,D-Sokolov,A Saint
Martin 1992 Inf 55/480/}) 11... Be7 12. c4 O-O 13. Bb2 Rfd8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15.
Bxe5 Rac8 16. Bxb7 Rxc4 17. Bf3 Be8 $10 {Razuvaev,Y-Van der Sterren,P Praha
1992 Inf 53/478/}) (7. Ne5 $5 Bd7 8. Na3 cxd4 9. Naxc4 Bc5 10. Qb3 Qc8 11. Bf4
O-O 12. Rac1 Nd5 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bb6 16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. Rxc8
Rxc8 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Qxd5 exd5 20. Bxd4 $14 {Tukmakov,V-Sokolov,A Biel 1992
Inf 55/481/}) 7... Bd7 (7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qxd4 9. Bxc6+ Bd7 10. Rd1 Qxd1+ 11.
Qxd1 Bxc6 12. Nd2 b5 13. a4 Be7 14. axb5 Bxb5 15. Nxc4 O-O 16. Qb3 $16 {
Kasparov,G-Andersson,U Nikshic 1983/}) 8. dxc5 (8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qd3 Rc8 10. dxc5
Bxc5 11. Nc3 b4 12. Nb5 O-O 13. Be3 $14 {Gorelov,S-Sokolov,A SSSR 1983/}) 8...
Na5 $1 (8... Bxc5 $6 9. Qxc4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Rd1 Qc8 12. Bg5 $14 {Suba,
M-Stefanov,P Romania 1983 Inf 36/579/}) (8... Ne5 9. Qc2 Nxf3+ 10. Bxf3 Qc8 11.
Be3 Bxc5 12. Bxb7 Qxb7 13. Bxc5 Rc8 14. Ba3 h5 15. h4 Qe4 16. Qd2 Bc6 17. f3
Qe5 18. Kf2 Rd8 19. Qb4 Rd7 20. Qc5 $1 $16 {Rashkovsky,N-Smirin,I Nikolaev
1983 Inf 36/579/}) 9. Qc2 Bxc5 10. Ne5 Rc8 11. Bg5 h6 $1 (11... Rc7 $6 12. Rd1
O-O 13. Nc3 $36) 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Nd2 $5 $146 (14. Rd1 Qc7 15.
Qa4+ Ke7 $15) (14. Qc3 b6 {/\Bd4=/+/}) (14. Nc3 $5 Qc7 15. Rfd1 O-O 16. Ne4 Be7
17. Qc3 Qe5 18. Rd4 $1 Kg7 19. Rad1 Rfd8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Rxd8 Qxc3 22. bxc3
Bxd8 23. Nd6 $10 {Polugaevsky,L-Kupreichik,V SSSR 1983 Inf 36/580/}) 14... Be7
15. Ne4 Qc7 16. f4 (16. Rad1 $5) 16... f5 $1 17. Qc3 Rg8 18. Nf2 (18. Nf6+ Bxf6
19. Qxf6 Rg6 $17) 18... Bc5 (18... b5 $5) 19. e4 $5 (19. Kh1 $5) 19... fxe4 20.
Bxe4 Qxf4 (20... b5 $5 21. Bh7 Rf8) 21. Bh7 (21. Qxa5 Bxf2+ 22. Rxf2 Qxe4)
21... Rg5 22. Kh1 Qe3 23. Qxe3 (23. Qxa5 $2 Qf3+ 24. Kg1 Bxf2+ $19) 23... Bxe3
24. Ne4 Ke7 (24... Rg7 $5 25. Nd6+ (25. Rae1 Ke7 $1) 25... Kd7 26. Rxf7+ (26.
Nxc8 Rxh7 $17) 26... Rxf7 27. Nxf7 Ke7 28. Ne5 Bd4 $19) 25. Nxg5 hxg5 26. Rad1
b5 27. Rfe1 Bf2 28. Re2 (28. Re5 Rc5) 28... Bc5 29. Rd5 Kf6 30. Rd7 Nc6 31. Re1
Ne5 $17 32. Rb7 Bb6 33. Bc2 $6 (33. Rd1 $5) 33... Rd8 34. Rd1 Rxd1+ 35. Bxd1
Nd3 $19 36. Bh5 g4 $1 37. h4 (37. Bxf7 Nxb2 $19) (37. Rxf7+ Kg5 38. Rh7 Nxb2
$19) 37... gxh3 38. Rxf7+ Kg5 39. Bf3 b4 (39... Nxb2 $5) 40. Kh2 c3 41. bxc3
bxc3 42. Bd1 Ne1 43. Rg7+ Kf6 44. Rd7 c2 45. Bxc2 Nxc2 46. Kxh3 e5 47. Kg4 Ke6
48. Rh7 Nd4 49. Rh1 e4 50. Re1 Kd5 51. Kh5 Nf3 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Polovodin, Igor A"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 (6. O-O $1) 6... Nd7
$5 (6... Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8. Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. Ne5 Bd7 (9... O-O 10. Bxc6 $1 Nxc6
11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qxc4 $14) 10. O-O $1 O-O 11. Nxc6 (11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. a3 Nd5
13. Qxc4 Rad8 14. e3 e5 $10) 11... Nxc6 12. Qxc4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Qc3 $14)
7. Qxc4 Nb6 8. Qd3 e5 9. Nxe5 (9. Be3 $5 Nb4 (9... exd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4
Bb4+ 12. Nc3 $14) 10. Qb5+ Bd7 11. Qxe5+ Be7 12. Na3 O-O 13. O-O N6d5 14. Bd2
Bf6 15. Qh5 $13 {Raetsky/}) (9. dxe5 $6 Qxd3 10. exd3 Nb4 11. Na3 Nxd3+ 12. Ke2
Nxc1+ $10) 9... Nb4 10. Qb3 (10. Qd1 Qxd4 11. Qxd4 Nc2+ 12. Kd1 Nxd4 13. e3 Ne6
14. Nc3 f6 $1 15. Nd3 Nc5 $10 {Gelfand,B-Ivanchuk,V/SSSR/1986/0,5 (40) Inf 42/
636/}) (10. Qc3 Qxd4 11. O-O Qxc3 12. Nxc3 f6 (12... g6 $6 13. Nb5 Na6 14. Bf4
c6 15. Nxc6 $1 bxc6 16. Bxc6+ Bd7 17. Bxa8 Bxb5 18. Be5 Rg8 19. Rfc1 $1 $16 {
Tukmakov,V-Gelfand,B/Sverdlovsk/1987/0,5 (66) Inf 44/598/}) 13. Nf3 c6 $5 (
13... Bd7 $5 14. Rd1 Bd6 15. Bf4 Bxf4 16. gxf4 O-O $10 {Mikhalchishin,
A-Kaidanov,G/Trnava/1988/ Inf 45/596/}) 14. a3 (14. Bd2 $5) 14... N4d5 15. Nxd5
Nxd5 16. Nd4 Bc5 17. Rd1 O-O $13 {Dokhoian,Y-Gelfand,B/Klaipeda/1988/ Inf 47/
587/}) 10... Be6 11. Qd1 Qxd4 12. Qxd4 Nc2+ 13. Kd1 Nxd4 14. Bxb7 Rd8 15. Bd2
$5 $146 (15. Nd2 f6 16. Nc6 Nxc6 17. Bxc6+ Kf7 $44 {Krasenkov,M-Goldin,A/
Moscow/1989/ Inf 47/587/}) 15... f6 16. Nc6 Nxc6 17. Bxc6+ Kf7 18. Kc2 Bc5 19.
f3 (19. e3 Bf5+ $1 20. e4 Rd6 21. Bb7 Rb8 22. exf5 Rxb7 $36) 19... Nc4 (19...
Rd6 20. Be4) 20. Be4 (20. Bf4 $6 g5 $1 21. b3 Ne3+ 22. Kc1 gxf4) 20... Rd6 21.
Bd3 Rb8 $36 22. Bc1 (22. b3 $5 Ne3+ (22... Ne5 $5) 23. Bxe3 (23. Kc1 Rc6 $36)
23... Bxe3 24. Na3 $13) 22... Bd4 23. Nc3 Rc6 24. Be4 (24. Bxc4 Bxc4 25. e3
Bxc3 26. bxc3 Be2 27. f4 Bf3 $40) 24... Rc5 25. Rd1 Be5 26. f4 (26. Rd3 f5 $19)
(26. Rb1 f5 $1 27. Bd3 Na3+ 28. bxa3 Rxc3+ 29. Kd2 Rxd3+ $19) 26... Nxb2 $1 27.
Bxb2 (27. fxe5 $2 Nxd1 28. Kxd1 Rxc3 $19) 27... Rxb2+ 28. Kxb2 Bxc3+ 29. Kb1 $8
Bc4 (29... f5 30. Bd3 Ra5 31. Rc1 Bxa1 32. Rxc7+ Kf6 33. Kxa1 Rxa2+ 34. Kb1 $13
) 30. a4 $5 (30. Rc1 Rb5+ 31. Kc2 Bxa1 32. Rxa1 Bxe2) 30... f5 (30... Bxa1 31.
Kxa1 Bxe2 32. Rd7+ Kf8 33. Bxh7 $13) 31. Rc1 $1 (31. Bd3 Bxa1 32. Kxa1 Bb3 33.
Rb1 Bxa4) 31... Bxa1 32. Rxc4 Rxc4 33. Bd5+ Kf6 34. Bxc4 Bd4 35. Kc2 (35. h3 h5
$1) 35... Bg1 36. h3 Bh2 37. Kd3 Bxg3 38. e3 $6 (38. Ke3 $1 {/\Kf3,e4/}) 38...
h6 39. Ke2 g5 40. Kf3 Be1 41. Ke2 $1 (41. e4 $6 gxf4 42. Kxf4 Bd2+ 43. Kf3 f4)
(41. fxg5+ hxg5) 41... Bb4 42. Kf3 Bd2 43. Ba6 (43. fxg5+ $5 hxg5 44. Bd3 Ke5
45. Ke2 Ba5 46. Kf3 c5 47. Ke2 f4 48. Kf3 Bd2 49. exf4+ gxf4 50. h4 Kd4 $19)
43... g4+ 44. hxg4 fxg4+ 45. Kxg4 Bxe3 46. Kf3 Bc1 47. Ke4 Ke6 48. Be2 a5 49.
Bh5 Kd6 50. Bd1 Kc5 51. Ke5 Kb4 52. f5 c5 53. f6 Bb2+ 54. Kf5 c4 55. f7 (55.
Kg6 Bxf6 56. Kxf6 Kc3 57. Kg6 Kd2 $19) 55... Bg7 56. Ke4 Kc3 57. Bg4 Kd2 0-1

[Event "Orel"]
[Site "Orel"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mochalov, Evgeny Veniaminovic"]
[Black "Pushkov, Nikolai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8.
Bxb4 (8. Qb5 $5 Bxd2+ 9. Nbxd2 c3 10. bxc3 Nxc3 11. Qd3 Nd5 12. O-O O-O 13.
Rac1 Qe7 14. e4 $44 {Romanishin,O-Dokhoian,Y/GER/1994/1:0/56/}) 8... Ndxb4 9.
O-O (9. Ne5 $6 O-O 10. Bxc6 Nxc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qxc4 Rb8 $1 13. O-O Rxb2 14.
Nc3 Qd6 15. Rab1 Rb6 16. Rfc1 Rd8 17. e3 e5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 $17 {Stajcic,
N-Luther,T/HUN/1993/}) 9... Rb8 10. Nc3 a6 (10... Bd7 $5 11. a3 b5 12. Nxb5 Nd5
13. Nc3 Rxb2 14. Qxc4 Na5 15. Qd3 Rb3 16. Rfc1 c5 {Romanishin,O-Aleksandrov,A/
Pula/1990/1:0/33/}) 11. Ne5 Bd7 $5 (11... O-O 12. Bxc6 Nxc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14.
Qxc4 Rxb2 15. Rab1 Rb6 16. Qc5 h6 17. Rfd1 Bd7 18. a4 Qb8 19. a5 Rb2 20. Qa3
Rxb1 21. Rxb1 Qa7 $10 {Horvath,C-Luther,T/HUN/1991/}) 12. Nxc6 bxc6 (12... Nxc6
13. Qxc4 $14) 13. Rad1 $1 (13. a3 c5 14. Qd1 cxd4 15. axb4 dxc3 16. bxc3 Rb6)
13... O-O (13... c5 14. Qa5 cxd4 15. Rxd4 $16) 14. Rd2 $1 (14. a3 c5 15. Qa5
Nc6 16. Qxc5) 14... Qe7 (14... Qc8 $5 15. Rfd1 c5 16. Qa5 cxd4 17. Rxd4 Nc6 18.
Bxc6 Bxc6 19. Rxc4 Rb6 $13) 15. Rfd1 $1 (15. a3 c5 16. Qa5 Nc6 17. Bxc6 Bxc6
18. Qxa6 cxd4 19. Rxd4 Ba8 $13) 15... Rfc8 $6 (15... Rb6 $5 16. a3 c5 17. Qa5
Nc6 18. Bxc6 Rxc6 19. dxc5 Bc8 20. Na4 e5 $13) 16. a3 c5 17. Qa5 Nc6 18. Bxc6
Bxc6 19. Qxa6 Be8 $6 (19... cxd4 $5 20. Rxd4 (20. Qxc6 dxc3 21. Rd7 Qf8 22.
bxc3 Qxa3 23. Qxc4 Qa5)) 20. Qxc4 cxd4 21. Qxd4 $16 c5 22. Qc4 Bc6 23. f3 h6 (
23... h5 $1) 24. Kf2 g6 25. Qf4 Kg7 26. Qe5+ (26. Ne4 Bxe4 27. Qxe4 Qf6 $1)
26... Qf6 27. Qxf6+ Kxf6 28. e4 Rb3 29. Rc1 g5 30. Nd1 g4 (30... Bb7 31. Rdc2)
31. Rxc5 Rxf3+ 32. Ke1 Bb7 33. Rxc8 Bxc8 34. a4 (34. Rf2 $1 Ke5 35. Rxf3 gxf3
36. Nc3 Bb7 37. Kf2 Bxe4 38. Nxe4 Kxe4 39. a4 $18) 34... Ke5 35. Nc3 Ba6 (35...
f5 $5) 36. Rf2 Kd4 $2 (36... Re3+ 37. Kd2 Rd3+ 38. Kc2 f5) 37. Rxf3 gxf3 38.
Kf2 $18 Kc4 39. Kxf3 Kb3 40. e5 Kxb2 41. Nb5 Kb3 42. Nd6 Kxa4 43. Nxf7 h5 44.
Kf4 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg zt"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 dxc4 6. Ne5 b5 $5 7. a4 (7. Nxc6
Qb6 8. Ne5 Bb7 $10) 7... Nd5 8. axb5 cxb5 9. Nc3 f6 $5 $146 (9... Bb4 10. O-O
Bxc3 11. e4 Bxb2 12. exd5 Bxa1 13. Ba3 a5 $13) 10. Nf3 (10. Ng4 $5) 10... Nxc3
11. bxc3 Bb7 12. O-O Be7 13. Qc2 (13. e4 Bxe4 (13... O-O 14. Re1 $44) 14. Ne5 (
14. Ng5 $5 Bxg2 15. Nxe6 Qc8 16. Nxg7+ Kf8 17. Bh6 $13) 14... Bxg2 15. Qh5+ g6
16. Nxg6 Qd5 $1 17. Ne5+ Kd8 18. Nf7+ Ke8 $1 $10) (13. Re1 $5 {/\ e4~/=}) 13...
f5 14. Nh4 (14. Ne1 Qc8 15. e4 O-O $15) 14... Qc8 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Ng2 O-O 17.
Nf4 Rf6 (17... Qc6 18. e4) 18. Nh5 (18. Re1 Qe4 19. Qb2 a6 20. f3 Qc6 21. e4
$44) 18... Rf7 19. Nf4 Qc6 20. e4 Nd7 (20... Qxe4 $6 21. Qxe4 fxe4 22. Nxe6 $16
) (20... fxe4 21. Re1 {/\ Qe4+/=}) 21. exf5 $142 $6 (21. Re1 Nb6 22. Bd2 {
/\ Re2, Rae1~/=}) 21... exf5 22. Re1 Bd6 $15 23. Ne6 Nb6 24. Bg5 Qd7 25. Bf4
Re8 26. Nc5 (26. Bxd6 Rxe6 27. Rxe6 Qxe6 28. Bc5 Na4 $17) 26... Bxc5 27. dxc5
Na4 28. Bd6 h6 29. Qd2 $142 $2 (29. Rxe8+ Qxe8 30. Qd2) 29... Rxe1+ 30. Qxe1 (
30. Rxe1 Nxc5 $19) 30... f4 $1 $17 31. Rd1 (31. Bxf4 Nxc5 $17) (31. gxf4 Qg4+
32. Kh1 Qf3+ 33. Kg1 Rf6 $19) 31... f3 32. Bf4 Re7 $1 33. Qf1 Qc8 34. Re1 (34.
Bd6 Re2 $19) 34... Qxc5 35. Rxe7 Qxe7 36. Qc1 Qe2 37. h4 Nb2 38. Qa1 Kh7 39.
Be3 Nd3 40. Qb1 a6 41. Kh2 Qe1 42. Qxe1 Nxe1 43. g4 Ng2 44. Bb6 b4 45. cxb4 c3
46. Bd4 c2 47. Bb2 Nxh4 0-1

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1989.09.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1989.09.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8.
Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. a3 b5 10. Qxb5 Nc2+ 11. Kd2 Nxa1 12. Qxc6+ Bd7 13. Qxc4 c5 $1 (
13... Rb8) 14. Qa2 (14. Nc3 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Rc8 16. Qd3 e5 $15) 14... Qa5+ 15. b4
(15. Nc3 $5 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Rd8 17. Rxa1 e5 18. b4 Qb6 19. Nc2 Be6+ 20. Bd5 Qxf2
$44) 15... cxb4 16. Qxa1 Rc8 17. Ne5 Bb5 18. Ke3 $2 (18. a4 $5 {18.d5 0-0!} O-O
19. Nd3 (19. Qb2 $5) 19... Bxd3 20. Kxd3 $1 Qf5+ 21. Ke3 Rc2 22. f4 $14 {
/\ Bf3, Kf2}) 18... Rc2 $17 19. Bf3 O-O 20. a4 f6 21. Nd3 Bc4 22. Nd2 Qg5+ $2 (
22... Bxd3 23. exd3 Qg5+ $19) 23. Nf4 e5 $1 24. Nxc4 exf4+ 25. gxf4 Qf5 $1 26.
Nd6 (26. Qb1 Re8+ 27. Ne5 fxe5 28. dxe5 Rc3+ $19) 26... Qe6+ {27.Ne4 Qb3, 27.
Be4 Rc3 28.Kd2 Qd6} 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 dxc4 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. Qc2 Bxd2+ 8.
Bxd2 Nxd4 9. Qxc4 $5 (9. Nxd4) 9... Nxf3+ 10. Bxf3 O-O 11. Rd1 Nd5 12. Bc3 Qe7
13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Qd4 Qg5 15. h4 Qg4 16. Qxd5 Re8 17. O-O c6 18. Qd4 h5 19.
Rfe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 dxc4 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O Bxd2 8.
Bxd2 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 (9. Ne5) 9... Qxd4 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Rfd1 Ng4 12. Be1 Qc5 13.
b4 Qb6 14. a4 e5 15. Qxc4 Be6 16. Qc3 c6 17. a5 Qa6 18. h3 Nf6 19. e4 Rfe8 20.
Bf1 b5 21. f3 Qc8 22. g4 Bd7 23. Rd6 Qc7 24. Rad1 $16 Re6 25. Rxe6 Bxe6 26.
Bxb5 Bd7 27. Bg3 Re8 28. Qc5 h6 29. Bf1 Nh7 30. Qd6 Qxd6 31. Rxd6 Nf8 32. Bf2
Ra8 33. Ba6 Rb8 34. Bc5 Be8 35. Rd3 Ne6 36. Bd6 Ra8 37. Kf2 f6 38. Ke3 Rd8 39.
h4 Nf4 40. Rd2 Ne6 41. h5 Bf7 42. Be7 Rxd2 43. Kxd2 Nc7 44. Bb7 Be8 45. Bc8 Nb5
46. Bc5 g5 47. hxg6 Kg7 48. Bf5 Bxg6 49. Bd7 Bf7 50. Kd3 Na3 51. Bxa7 Bc4+ 52.
Kd2 Bb5 53. Bc5 Ba6 54. Bxc6 Nb5 55. Ke2 Na3+ 56. Kf2 Nb5 57. Kg3 Nc7 58. Kh4
Kg6 59. Be3 Be2 60. Bb6 1-0

[Event "Europa-Meisterschaft"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1942.09.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Barcza, Gedeon"]
[Black "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1942.09.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Nc6 5. d4 e6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Qa4 Bd7 (7...
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qxd4 9. Bxc6+ Bd7 10. Rd1 $1 Bxc6 11. Qxc6+ bxc6 12. Rxd4 $14) 8.
dxc5 $1 Na5 (8... Bxc5 9. Qxc4) 9. Qc2 Bxc5 10. Ne5 Rc8 11. Bd2 $1 b5 12. Nxd7
Nxd7 13. Qc3 Nc6 14. Bxc6 $1 (14. Qxg7 Bd4) 14... Rxc6 15. Qxg7 Qf6 16. Qg4 $1
Qd4 17. Qxd4 (17. Qf3 $2 Qd5 $1 18. e4 Qd6) 17... Bxd4 18. Bc3 e5 $2 (18...
Bxc3 19. Nxc3 a6 $11) 19. a4 $1 (19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Rd1 Rd6 21. Nc3 dxc3 22.
Rxd6 cxb2 23. Rb1 c3 24. Rc6 b4 $3) 19... b4 (19... Ra6 20. Nd2 b4 21. Bxd4
exd4 22. Nxc4 $18) 20. Bxb4 Bxb2 21. Ra2 c3 22. Bxc3 $1 Bxc3 23. Rc1 Ke7 24.
Rxc3 Rhc8 25. Rxc6 (25. Rac2) 25... Rxc6 26. Nd2 Rc3 27. f3 Nc5 28. Kf2 f5 29.
Rb2 $1 Kd6 30. a5 Kc7 31. Rb5 e4 $2 (31... h5) 32. fxe4 fxe4 33. Nf1 Kc6 34.
Rb8 Ra3 35. Rh8 Rxa5 36. Rxh7 Ra2 37. g4 a5 38. g5 Rb2 39. g6 Rb8 40. g7 Rg8
41. Ne3 Ne6 (41... Kd6 42. Nf5+ $18) 42. Nf5 Kc5 (42... Nxg7 43. Ne7+) 43. Rh8
Rxg7 44. Nxg7 Nxg7 45. h4 1-0

[Event "Candidates sf Kasparov-Kortschnoj+4-1=6"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1983.12.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1983.11.21"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Bd7 $5 {Najdorf ca.1940} 6. Qc2
(6. Ne5) (6. O-O) 6... c5 $1 7. O-O (7. Qxc4) 7... Bc6 8. Qxc4 Nbd7 9. Bg5 Rc8
(9... cxd4 {>=}) 10. Bxf6 $1 Nxf6 $6 (10... Qxf6 $6 11. Nc3 cxd4 (11... Nb6 12.
Qd3 Rd8 13. Ne4 (13. Rfd1 $5)) 12. Nxd4 Nb6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Qd3 Rd8 15. e3
e5 (15... c5 16. Qb5+) 16. Qe4) (10... gxf6 $1 $44 {>< f7,f6; ^^}) 11. dxc5
Bxf3 (11... Qd5 12. Qxd5 Nxd5 13. Nd4 (13. Rc1 Bd7 $1) 13... Bxc5 14. Nxc6 Rxc6
(14... bxc6 15. Nd2 $16) 15. Nc3 $16) 12. Bxf3 Bxc5 13. Qb5+ Qd7 14. Nc3 $1
Qxb5 $8 (14... O-O $6 15. Qxb7 $1 Qxb7 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Ba6 Rxb2 $2 18. Na4 Rc2
19. Bd3) 15. Nxb5 Ke7 16. b4 $3 (16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Rac1 Bxf2+ $10) (16. Rac1 Nd5
$1 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Rfd1 Ke6 $10) 16... Bxb4 17. Nxa7 Rc7 $2 (17... Ra8 $8 18.
Nb5 (18. Rfb1 $5 Rxa7 19. Rxb4 Rb8 20. a4 $16) 18... Rhb8 19. Rfb1 Ba5 20. Rb3
$1 $16) 18. Rfc1 $1 Rd7 19. Rab1 Bd2 20. Rc2 $18 Rhd8 21. Bxb7 Kf8 22. Nc6 Rc7
$1 (22... Re8 23. Ne5 Rdd8 24. Rc7 $18) 23. Rbb2 $1 Rd6 $1 $8 (23... Rdd7 24.
Ne5 $1 Re7 25. Bc6 $1 Ba5 26. Rb5 $1 Ra7 27. Rb8+ Ne8 28. Bxe8 Rxe8 29. Rxe8+
Kxe8 30. Rc8+ Bd8 31. Rxd8+ Kxd8 $18) 24. a4 $1 Be1 25. Rb1 (25. a5 Ng4 26. a6
$1 Bxf2+ 27. Kg2 $18) 25... Nd5 $1 26. Ba8 Rc8 27. Bb7 Rc7 28. Rc4 $1 Ne7 29.
Ne5 $1 Ba5 30. Rb5 (30. Rxc7 Bxc7 31. a5 $1 Bxa5 32. Nc4 Bc7 33. Nxd6 Bxd6 $18)
30... Ng6 31. Nc6 $1 Rd1+ 32. Kg2 Be1 33. a5 Ne7 34. a6 Nxc6 35. Rxc6 Rxc6 36.
Bxc6 Ra1 {>< Be1} 37. Rb8+ Ke7 38. Rb7+ Kd6 (38... Kf6 39. a7 {/\ 40.Rd7}) 39.
Bb5 Bc3 40. Rxf7 Bf6 41. Rd7+ Kc5 42. Bd3 h6 43. Rb7 Ra3 44. a7 Kd5 45. f3 Kd6
46. Rb6+ (46. Rb6+ Kc5 47. Ra6) 1-0

[Event "URS-ch48 Final"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1980.12.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1980.12.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. O-O Bd7 8.
dxc5 Ne5 9. Qc2 Nxf3+ 10. Bxf3 Qc8 11. Be3 Bxc5 12. Bxb7 Qxb7 13. Bxc5 Rc8 14.
Ba3 h5 15. h4 Qe4 16. Qd2 Bc6 17. f3 Qe5 18. Kf2 Rd8 19. Qb4 Rd7 20. Rd1 a5 21.
Qe1 Rh6 (21... Nd5) (21... Ng4+ 22. fxg4 Rh6 23. g5 Qf5+ 24. Ke3 Qe4+ $11) 22.
Rxd7 Ng4+ 23. Kf1 Bxd7 (23... Kxd7 $11) 24. e4 Qf6 {[#]} 25. Ke2 $2 (25. Kg2
Ne5 26. Qc3 $14) 25... Qd4 26. fxg4 Rf6 27. Nd2 Qd3+ 28. Kd1 Ba4+ 0-1

[Event "Bad Kissingen"]
[Site "Bad Kissingen"]
[Date "1981.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sosonko, Gennadi"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1981.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. Nc3
Bb7 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. e4 $5 dxe4 $8 (10... c6 $2 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Qh5 $18) 11.
Qh5 g6 (11... Qd5 $2 12. Bxe4 Qxe4 13. Qxf7+ Kd8 14. Bg5+) (11... Qe7 12. Bg5
Qe6 13. Rfe1 Bb4 14. Bxe4 $18) 12. Nxg6 fxg6 13. Qe5+ Qe7 14. Qxh8 Nd7 15. h4 (
15. a4 $2 O-O-O 16. axb5 axb5 (16... Bh6 $2 17. Qxd8+ Qxd8 18. bxa6 $18) (16...
Nf6 17. bxa6 Bg7 18. axb7+ Kxb7 19. Bxe4+ $1 $16) 17. b3 Qf7 18. bxc4 Be7 $19)
(15. Bh3 $5 O-O-O 16. Qe5 Kb8 17. Qxe7 Bxe7 18. Bxd7 Rxd7 19. Be3 $13) 15...
O-O-O 16. Bg5 Qf7 17. Bh3 (17. Bxd8 $2 Bg7 18. Qxh7 (18. Bf6+ Bxh8 19. Bxh8 Qf8
20. Be5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Qc5 $17) 18... Nf8 19. Qxg7 Qxg7 20. Bg5 Ne6 $17) 17...
Re8 18. Rad1 $6 (18. Qf6 Qd5 19. Be3 Kb8 20. Qg5 Nb6 $44) 18... Kb8 $1 (18...
Bg7 $2 19. Qxh7 Rh8 20. Be6 $1 $18) 19. d5 Bc5 20. Be6 Rxh8 21. Bxf7 Ne5 22.
Be6 Nd3 23. b3 $2 (23. Rd2 Bd4 24. Re2 Bxb2 (24... Rf8 $2 25. Rxe4 Bxf2+ 26.
Kg2 Nc5 27. Re5 Nxe6 28. Rxf2 $18) 25. Rxe4 h6 $1 (25... c3 $2 26. Bf6) 26. Be3
Rd8 27. Bxh6 Bxd5 28. Bxd5 Rxd5 $17) 23... c3 24. Kg2 Rf8 25. f3 c2 26. Rc1
Nxc1 27. Bxc1 e3 $1 28. Re1 c6 29. d6 Rf6 30. d7 Kc7 31. Bh3 Bd4 32. Rxe3 (32.
Re2 c5 33. Rxc2 Bxf3+ 34. Kh2 Bd1 35. Rg2 Rf1 {/\ e2}) 32... Bxe3 33. Bxe3 c5
34. b4 (34. Bg5 Bxf3+ 35. Kh2 Rf8 $19) 34... Rxf3 35. Bc1 cxb4 36. Kh2 Bc6 37.
Bg4 Rf1 0-1

[Event "Jerusalem"]
[Site "Jerusalem"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Birnboim, Nathan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1986.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 d5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Ngf3 dxc4 7. Qc2 $5 Bxd2+
$6 (7... b5 $1 8. a4 Bb7 $1) 8. Bxd2 $1 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 Qxd4 10. Be3 $1 Qg4 {
/\ e5, Qe6} 11. h3 Qg6 $6 (11... Qf5 12. Qxc4 O-O 13. O-O $5 $44) 12. Qxc4 Nd5
(12... O-O 13. Qxc7 Nd5 14. Qe5 $16) 13. Bc5 Bd7 14. O-O a6 15. a4 a5 16. e4
Nb6 17. Qd4 (17. Qb3 e5) 17... Bc6 18. Rfd1 h5 $6 (18... f6 19. Bxb6 $5 cxb6
20. e5 $5 (20. Qd6) 20... O-O 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Qxb6 fxe5 23. Qxc6 Qf5 24. Qc5
$14) 19. b4 $1 axb4 (19... Nxa4 20. e5 $1 Nxc5 21. Bxc6+ bxc6 22. Qxc5 $16) 20.
a5 Nd7 21. e5 $1 Bd5 22. Bxb4 $5 (22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Qxd5 Qc6 24. Qxc6 bxc6 25.
Bxb4 $16) 22... h4 23. g4 c6 24. Bxd5 $5 (24. Ba3 $5) 24... exd5 (24... cxd5 $2
25. Rac1 $16) 25. f4 Qe4 26. Qxe4 dxe4 27. Bd6 $16 g6 28. Rdb1 $6 (28. Kf2)
28... Ra7 29. Kf2 g5 $5 30. f5 (30. Ke3 $16) 30... Kd8 31. Ke3 Re8 32. Kd4 $1
Kc8 33. Re1 Ra6 $1 $14 34. Rxe4 b6 $6 (34... b5) (34... c5+) 35. e6 fxe6 36.
Rxe6 Rd8 37. f6 $1 $16 Nc5 38. Ke5 $1 Nxe6 39. Kxe6 bxa5 40. Rb1 $1 Rxd6+ 41.
Kxd6 $18 c5+ 42. Ke7 Ra7+ 43. Ke8 Kc7 44. f7 Ra8+ 45. Ke7 Kc6 46. f8=Q Rxf8 47.
Kxf8 c4 48. Ke7 Kc5 49. Kf6 c3 50. Kxg5 Kc4 51. Kxh4 c2 52. Rh1 1-0

[Event "OHRA-A"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1989.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bd7 6. Ne5 Bc6 7. Nxc6 Nxc6 8.
O-O $5 Nxd4 $6 {N} (8... Qd7 9. Nd2 {N!; Kortschnoj}) 9. Bxb7 Rb8 10. Bg2 Bc5
11. Nd2 $16 c3 $2 12. bxc3 Nb5 13. Qc2 O-O 14. a4 $1 Nxc3 (14... Nd6 15. Nb3
Bb6 16. a5 $18) 15. Qxc3 Bd4 16. Qa3 Bxa1 17. Qxa1 c5 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Qd4
20. Qxd4 cxd4 21. f4 Rfc8 22. a5 a6 23. Bd3 Rc6 24. Kf2 f5 25. Ba3 Kf7 26. Rc1
Rc3 27. Rxc3 dxc3 28. Ke1 Rb3 29. Bd6 Rb2 30. Kd1 Ra2 31. Bb4 Ra1+ 32. Kc2 Rh1
33. Bxa6 Rxh2 34. Bb5 1-0

[Event "Wellington m"]
[Site "Wellington"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rogers, Ian"]
[Black "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1986.05.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NZL"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. a4
Bb7 9. b3 $6 c3 $1 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. e4 b4 $1 (12... Nf6 13. Nxc3
b4 14. Na4 Bxe4 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Qf3 Nf6 17. Nc6 Nxc6 18. Qxc6+ Qd7 19. Qa8+
Qd8 20. Qc6+ $10) 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Be3 Be7 (14... Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qd5+ 16. Kg1
Bd6 17. Nc4 $13) 15. Bxd5 Qxd5 16. Qc2 $1 Bf6 (16... f6 17. Nd3 {/\ Nf4}) 17.
Nxc3 $1 (17. Nd3 Nc6 18. Nf4 Qd7 $1 $17 (18... Nxd4 19. Nxd5 Nxc2 20. Nxf6+
gxf6 21. Bc5 Kd7 $1 22. Rc1 Kc6 23. Be7 Nd4 24. Nxc3 bxc3 25. Rxc3+ Kd7 26.
Bxf6 Ne2+ 27. Kg2 Nxc3 28. Bxh8 $10)) 17... bxc3 18. Qxc3 Bxe5 (18... c5 $6 19.
Rc1 $1 $14) 19. dxe5 Nc6 20. f4 O-O (20... h5 $2 21. Rc1 Kd7 22. Qc2 $1 $16)
21. Rc1 Ne7 22. Bc5 $1 (22. Qxc7 Qxb3 23. Bc5 Nd5 $15) 22... Re8 23. Bxe7 Rxe7
24. Qc5 Qd8 25. Ra1 h5 (25... Re8 26. Rc1) (25... Rd7 26. Qc6) 26. Ra8 Qxa8 27.
Qxe7 Qc6 28. Qd8+ Kh7 29. Qd3+ g6 30. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muminova, Nafisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2321"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2014.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:
00:03]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} a6
{[%emt 0:00:11]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:
00:04]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 7. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} (7. e3 Rb8 8. Qe2 b5 9.
b3 cxb3 10. axb3 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Rc1 Nb4 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Bxb7 Rxb7 15. Nc6
Nxc6 16. Rxc6 Qd5 17. Qc2 Ne4 18. h4 g5 19. f3 Nxg3 20. e4 Qd7 21. Raxa6 gxh4
22. Qd2 Bf6 23. d5 Bxb2 24. Qxb2 exd5 25. Qf6 Qd8 26. Qh6 dxe4 27. Rg6+ fxg6
28. Rxg6+ hxg6 29. Qxg6+ Kh8 {1/2-1/2 (29) Cheparinov,I (2678)-Ponomariov,R 
(2743) Khanty-Mansiysk 2013}) 7... Nxd4 {[%emt 0:04:46]} 8. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:
08]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:10:49]} 9. Nfe5 $146 {[%emt 0:03:00]} (9. Bf4 Nxf3+ 10. Bxf3
Nd5 11. Be5 f6 12. e4 fxe5 13. exd5 O-O 14. Nxe5 Qf6 15. Nd3 Qxf3 16. Qxf3 Rxf3
17. Nxc5 exd5 18. Rfe1 b6 19. Ne6 Bxe6 20. Rxe6 Rf6 21. Re7 Rf7 22. Re6 Rd8 23.
Rc1 Kf8 24. Kf1 Rdd7 25. Ke2 Rfe7 26. Rxe7 Kxe7 27. Rc6 Kd8 28. f4 Re7+ 29. Kd2
Kd7 30. Rc1 Kd6 31. Rf1 Re4 32. Kd3 c5 33. a3 b5 34. Kd2 c4 35. Rf3 d4 36. Kd1
Kd5 37. Kd2 a5 38. Rf1 d3 {Wyss,J (2270)-Ismagambetov,A (2492) Zuerich 2010 0-1
}) 9... O-O {[%emt 0:03:52]} 10. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Ba7 {[%emt 0:02:28]} 11.
Rc1 $44 {[%emt 0:02:00] The World Champion used an interesting pawn sacrifice
in the Catalan for serious compensation. Muminova was never able to really
push White's pieces back, despite the fact that her position lacked any real
weaknesses. Eventually it was these problems she had with her pieces that cost
her the game as her rook, bishop and queen were completely tied down and
useless. A very clean game by Hou Yifan.} c5 {[%emt 0:05:52]} 12. Bd2 {[%emt 0:
00:25]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:03:21]} 13. e3 {[%emt 0:02:30]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:06:11]} 14.
Qe2 {[%emt 0:06:53]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:22:19]} 15. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Nxc4 {
[%emt 0:00:55]} 16. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} b5 {[%emt 0:06:37]} 17. Ba5 {[%emt 0:
10:19]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 18. e4 {[%emt 0:02:01]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:10:11]} 19.
Bxb4 {[%emt 0:07:40]} cxb4 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 20. Ne5 {[%emt 0:05:24]} Qg5 {
[%emt 0:00:17]} 21. Nc6 {[%emt 0:04:24]} e5 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 22. h4 {[%emt 0:
07:41]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 23. b3 {[%emt 0:06:37]} a5 {[%emt 0:08:48]} 24.
Rc2 {[%emt 0:05:32]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:03:31]} 25. Nxa7 {[%emt 0:03:51]} Rxa7 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} 26. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:04:12]} 27. Rdd7 {
[%emt 0:00:57]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 28. Kh2 {[%emt 0:04:59]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:37]
} 29. Qe3 {[%emt 0:05:42]} Qa6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 30. Qc5 {[%emt 0:01:37]} axb3 {
[%emt 0:01:23]} 31. Qxf8+ {[%emt 0:00:19]} 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.18"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Hellsten, Johan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Sweden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O b5 7. Ne5 c6 8. b3
cxb3 9. Nxc6 Qb6 10. Na5 Ra7 11. Nxb3 Rd7 12. e4 Bb7 {Soweit eine theoretische
Variante, die allerdings als vorteilhaft für Weiß gilt. Als ein gelegentlicher
Katalanisch-Spieler kannte ich mich mit Nuancen nicht aus und spielte das
naheliegende 13.Qe2.} 13. Qe2 ({Energischer wäre} 13. Re1 $1 Be7 (13... Bb4 $5
14. Bd2 Bxd2 15. N1xd2 O-O $14) 14. e5 $1 Nd5 15. Qg4 g6 (15... Kf8 16. Bg5 $16
) 16. Bh6 Nb4 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Re2 N8c6 19. Nc3 $16 {Krasenkov,M-Kohlweyer,B/
Oostende 1990}) 13... Be7 14. Nc3 $6 {Nicht der beste Platz für den Springer,
hier steht er unsicher. Besser war die Aufstellung Be3, N1d2, die sich mit 14.
Bf4! erreichen ließ.} (14. Bb2 O-O 15. Nc3 Rc8 16. Rac1 Rdc7 $11) (14. Bf4 $1
O-O 15. N1d2 Ba3 (15... Nc6 16. Be3 $14) 16. Be3 Qd8 17. Rab1 Nc6 18. e5 Nd5
19. Ne4 Nce7 20. Bc1 Bxc1 21. Rbxc1 Nf5 22. Nec5 Rc7 23. Qd2 $14 {Sosonko,
G-Mednis,E/Amsterdam 1989}) 14... O-O $11 {Trotz des weißen Bauernzentrums
steht Schwarz nun nicht schlechter.} ({In Frage kam} 14... Rc7 $5 15. Bd2 O-O
$11) 15. Be3 Rc8 $5 $146 ({Auch mit} 15... Qd8 16. f3 Rc7 17. Nd1 Qc8 $11 {
erreichte Schwarz ein vollwertiges Spiel.}) 16. d5 $1 {Weiß muß sich
provozieren lassen, sonst versteckt sich die schwarze Dame bequem auf d8.} Qd8
17. dxe6 (17. Bd4 $2 exd5 18. e5 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Rc4
$17) 17... fxe6 18. Rac1 Ba3 $1 {Als Kompensation für die Verschlechterung der
Bauernstruktur bekam Schwarz ein aktives Figurenspiel.} 19. Rc2 Bb4 20. e5 $1 {
Die richtige Entscheidung. Das Bauernopfer erlaubt Weiß, seine Kräfte zu
aktivieren.} (20. Bd2 Rdc7 21. Rfc1 Nbd7 $15) 20... Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Nd5 {Nach
ausführlichem Nachdenken verzichtete mein Gegner auf die Opferannahme.} (21...
Bxc3 $2 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Bb6 $1 $16) ({Nach} 21... Rxc3 22. exf6 {hätte Weiß
zumindest eine ausreichende Kompensation für den geopferten Bauern, eher mehr:}
Qxf6 (22... Rxc2 23. Qxc2 Qxf6 24. Qe4 Bd6 25. Rc1 Rd8 26. Rd1 $44) 23. Rxc3
Bxc3 24. Nc5 Rd8 (24... Rc7 $2 25. Nxa6 $1 Nxa6 26. Qxb5 e5 27. Qe8+ Qf8 28.
Qe6+ Qf7 29. Qxa6 $16) 25. Ne4 Qe5 26. Bb6 Re8 27. Rd1 $1 {/\f4+-} Bb4 28. Bd4
Qc7 29. Qg4 Kh8 30. Ng5 Kg8 31. Nxe6 $14) 22. Nxd5 Rxc2 (22... Rxd5 23. Rxc8
Qxc8 24. f4 Qc4 (24... Qd7 25. Rc1 Nc6 26. Qc2 $14) 25. Qf3 $14) 23. Nf6+ $6 {
Weiter in Opferlaune! Ich habe mich innerlich auf energisches Handeln
eingestellt und verzichtete deswegen auf einen kleinen Vorteil, der mit 23.
Qxc2! zu erreichen war.} (23. Qxc2 $1 Rxd5 24. f4 $14 (24. Qe4 Nc6 25. f4 Qd7
26. Rc1 Ba3 $13) 24... Rd3 $2 25. Bd4 $1 Qd5+ 26. Kh3 Qc4 27. Rc1 Qxc2 28. Rxc2
Nd7 29. Rc7 $16) 23... Qxf6 24. Qxc2 Qxe5 (24... Qd8 $5 25. Nd4 Rc7 26. Qe4 Rc4
$14) 25. Qc8+ Kf7 26. Kg1 $1 {/\Bf4} (26. Rc1 $2 Ba3) 26... Qc7 $1 (26... Qd6
27. Rc1 Rd8 28. Qb7+ Kg8 29. Nd4 $36) 27. Qh8 h6 28. Qh7 {Gewinnt den Bauern
zurück.} (28. Rc1 $2 Qd8 29. Qh7 Rd1+ $17) 28... Nc6 (28... Kf8 $2 29. Rc1 $16)
29. Bxh6 Qe5 $11 {Der schwarze König ist schwach, dafür stehen die schwarzen
Figuren zentral. Die Stellung ist ausgeglichen.} 30. Rc1 Bf8 $2 (30... Nd4 $1
31. Nxd4 Qxd4 32. Be3 Qd5 $11) 31. Be3 $2 {Die ersten Anzeichen der kommenden
Zeitnot: wir beide übersahen die hübsche Kombination 31.Bxg7!} (31. Bxg7 $1
Bxg7 32. Rxc6 Rd1+ 33. Kg2 Qd5+ 34. Kh3 Qxc6 35. Qh5+ $16) 31... Qd5 (31... Nb4
$5) 32. Nc5 $2 {Übersieht den übernächsten gegnerischen Zug. Der richtige Weg
nach e4 führte über d2.} (32. Nd2 $1 Ne5 33. Ne4 Be7 34. Qh5+ Kg8 35. Rc8+ Rd8
36. Rxd8+ Bxd8 37. Qe8+ Kh7 38. Qh5+ $11) 32... Bxc5 33. Rxc5 Qf3 $1 {Nun muß
plötzlich Weiß aufpassen.} 34. Qh5+ Qxh5 35. Rxh5 e5 (35... Nb4 36. a3 Nc2 (
36... Rd1+ 37. Kg2 Nd5 38. Bc5 a5 39. Rh8 $11) 37. Bc5 Rd3 38. Rh8 Nxa3 39.
Rf8+ Kg6 40. Ra8 Nc4 41. Rxa6 $11) 36. Rh8 Rd8 (36... Rd1+ 37. Kg2 Ra1 38. Rc8
Nb4 39. Rc7+ Kg8 40. Bd2 Nxa2 41. Rc6 $11) (36... Nb4 37. Ra8 Nxa2 38. Rxa6 Nc3
$11) 37. Rxd8 Nxd8 38. Kf1 {Das Leichtfigurenendspiel ist remislich, aber in
gegenseitiger Zeitnot spielten wir beide schlecht.} Nc6 39. Ke2 e4 40. Bd2 Ke6
$138 41. g4 $2 $138 {Dieser leichtfertige Zug könnte zu Schwierigkeiten führen.
} (41. Bc3 g6 42. Ke3 (42. f3 $11) 42... Kd5 43. h4 b4 44. Bf6 Ne5 45. Bxe5
Kxe5 46. g4 a5 47. h5 gxh5 48. gxh5 a4 49. h6 Kf6 50. Kd4 Kg6 51. Kc4 $11)
41... Ne5 42. h3 Nc4 $2 (42... Nf3 $1 43. Bc3 g5 44. Ke3 Kd5 $17 {, und Weiß
muß noch das Remis finden:} 45. Ba5 Ng1 46. Bd8 Nxh3 47. f3 exf3 48. Kxf3 b4
49. Bc7 Kc6 50. Bd8 $11) 43. Bc3 g5 44. f3 exf3+ (44... Kd5 $11) 45. Kxf3 a5 $2
(45... Kd5 $1 46. Bf6 Nd2+ 47. Ke3 Ne4 $11) 46. Ke4 b4 47. Be1 Nd6+ 48. Kd4 $16
{Nun muß Schwarz ums Remis kämpfen.} Nb5+ 49. Kc4 Nd6+ 50. Kb3 $2 ({Schwerer
war Hellstens Aufgabe nach} 50. Kc5 $1 Ne4+ 51. Kd4 Nd6 52. Bd2 $1 Kf6 (52...
Nb5+ $2 53. Kc4 Nd6+ 54. Kd3 Kf6 55. Be3 Nb7 56. Kc4 Nd6+ 57. Kb3 Ne4 58. Bb6
Ke5 59. Bxa5 Nf2 60. Kxb4 Nxh3 61. Bc7+ Ke6 62. Bg3 Ng1 63. a4 Ne2 64. a5 Kd7
65. Be5 $18) 53. Kd5 (53. Be3 Kg6 $11) 53... Nb5 54. Kc4 Nd6+ 55. Kb3 Ne4 56.
Be3 Ke5 57. Bb6 Kd5 $1 (57... Nd2+ $2 58. Ka4 b3 59. axb3 Kf4 60. Bxa5 Nxb3 61.
Bc7+ $1 Kf3 62. Kxb3 Kg2 63. h4 $18) 58. Bxa5 Nf2 59. Bb6 Nxh3 60. Kxb4 Nf4 61.
a4 Nd3+ (61... Kc6 62. Bd4 $1) 62. Kb5 Nb2 63. a5 Nc4 64. a6 Nd6+ 65. Kb4 Kc6
66. Be3 Nf7 $11) 50... Ne4 51. Ka4 Nc5+ $11 52. Kxa5 b3 53. axb3 Nxb3+ 54. Kb4
Nd4 55. Kc4 Nf3 56. Bf2 Ke5 57. Kd3 Ke6 58. Be3 Ne5+ 59. Ke4 Nf7 60. Kd4 Kf6
61. Kd5 Nd8 62. Bd4+ Kg6 63. Bb6 Nf7 64. Ke6 Nh6 65. Bc7 Nf7 66. Ke7 Nh6 67.
Bb6 Nf7 68. Ke6 Nh6 69. Bd4 Nf7 70. Bf6 Nh6 71. Be7 Nf7 72. Bf6 Nh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2004.02.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Schenk, Andreas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2004.01.30"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Mulhouse"]
[BlackTeam "Bischwiller"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bd6 8.
O-O (8. Qxc4 O-O 9. Bc3 Qe7 10. O-O Rd8 (10... e5 $5 11. d5 $13) 11. Nbd2 Nd5
12. Rfd1 Nb6 13. Qb3 Bd7 14. Ne4 Be8 15. Rac1 f6 $14 {Beliavsky,A-Krasenkow,M/
BL 0304}) 8... O-O 9. Qxc4 e5 10. dxe5 {Das anspruchsvollere 10.d5 führt zu
einem komplizierten Spiel mit gegenseitigen Chancen.} ({Die Idee des Schachs 6.
..Bb4+ demonstriert die Variante} 10. Nc3 $2 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Qxd4 Bxg3
$17) (10. d5 Ne7 11. Nc3 h6 12. Rfd1 a6 13. Qb3 c6 14. dxc6 Nxc6 15. Be3 Qc7
16. Nd2 Be6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Na5 19. Qd3 Rad8 20. Bg2 $14 {Filippov,
V-Kortschnoj,V/Togliatti 2003}) 10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bc3 Qe7 13. Bxe5
Qxe5 14. Nc3 c6 15. Rfd1 Be6 16. Qb4 Rab8 {Mein Gegner war gut vorbereitet und
spielte sehr schnell. All das kam bereits in der Turnierpraxis vor, wovon ich
nichts wußte. Die schwarze Stellung gilt als sehr sicher.} 17. Rd2 {Wenn Weiß
um Vorteil kämpfen will, muß er die d-Linie unter seine Kontrolle bringen. In
Frage kam jedoch 17.Rd3, um den Turm auf einem geschützten Feld zu halten.} (
17. Rd3 $5 a5 18. Qa3 Rfd8 19. Rad1 Qc7 (19... Rxd3 20. Rxd3 Bc4 21. Rd2) 20.
Qc5 Rxd3 21. Rxd3 Rd8 $2 22. Qe5 $1 Qe7 23. Qxa5 $16) 17... a5 $1 18. Qa3 $146
({Nichts erreichte Weiß mit} 18. Qb6 Nd7 19. Qd4 Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Rfd8 $11 {
Karpov,An-Kramnik,V /Wijk aan Zee 1998}) 18... Rfd8 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. Qc5 {/\Nb5
} Rxd2 21. Rxd2 Nd7 $6 {Die erste Ungenauigkeit. Der konsequente Turmtausch 21.
..Rd8! glich die Stellung auf taktische Weise vollkommen aus.} (21... Rd8 $1
22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Qa7 b5 $1 24. Bxc6 b4 25. Ne4 Nxe4 26. Bxe4 Bxa2 $11) 22.
Qe7 {Nun begann ich mir Hoffnungen zu machen, aber die Stellung ist immer noch
ausgeglichen.} Qd8 23. Qd6 Qf8 24. Qc7 Qd8 25. Qd6 Qf8 26. Qc7 Qd8 27. Qf4 Rc8
{Mit der Absicht Qc7. Den Damentausch heißt Schwarz zu jeder Zeit willkommen.}
(27... Qf6 28. Qd6 $14) 28. Ne4 Qc7 29. Qxc7 {Hier beschloß ich, risikolos
fortzufahren, für das verlockende und scharfe 29.Nd6 hatte ich nicht genug
Bedenkzeit. Allerdings hätte Schwarz auch dann bei genauem Spiel nichts zu
befürchten.} (29. Nd6 $5 Rd8 (29... Rf8 $14) 30. Bh3 $5 Nf8 $1 (30... Bxh3 $2
31. Qxf7+ Kh8 32. Qf4 Rc8 33. Qh4 Be6 34. Qe7 Bh3 35. Nxc8 (35. Ne8 Qe5 36.
Rxd7 Qxe7 37. Rxe7 $16) 35... Qxc8 36. f3 $18) 31. Bxe6 Nxe6 32. Qe5 $11) 29...
Rxc7 30. Nc5 Bd5 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Ein grober Fehler, der Schwarz die Partie
kostet. Dagegen war das Endspiel nach 30...Kf8 remisverdächtig.} (30... Kf8 $1
31. Nxe6+ fxe6 32. f4 Ke7 33. Kf2 b5 $11) 31. Bxd5 $18 (31. Nxd7 $2 Rxd7 32.
Bxd5 Rxd5 33. Rxd5 cxd5 $11) 31... Nxc5 (31... cxd5 32. Rxd5 Nf8 33. Na4 Rc2
34. Rxa5 Rxe2 35. Rb5 $18) 32. Bxc6 $1 {Diesen simplen Zug hat Andreas
vollkommen übersehen. Weiß gewinnt einen Bauern bei besserer Stellung. Der
Rest ist einfach.} Kf8 33. Bb5 Ke7 34. f3 Ne6 35. Kf2 b6 36. b3 Nd8 37. Rd5 f6
38. Bd3 h6 39. Be4 Rc8 40. Bf5 Rc7 41. Be4 Rc8 42. Rb5 Rb8 43. Bd5 Kd6 44. e4
Nc6 45. Bxc6 $1 Kxc6 46. Rd5 Ra8 47. a4 Re8 (47... Re8 48. Ke3 $18 {/\Kf4-f5})
1-0

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.05.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1998.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ribli} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O Nc6 {Diese
Variante ist flexibler als 6...b5. Im folgenden spielt Schwarz spielt ...b7-b5,
aber der Springer c6 kontrolliert die wichtigen Felder im Zentrum. Ribli.} 7.
e3 Bd7 {Ribli: Schwarz stabilisiert so die Stellung und der Zug ...b7-b5 wird
möglich.} 8. Qe2 (8. Nc3 {Ribli} Rb8 9. Ne5 Na5 $1 10. Qe2 b5 11. Rd1 Bd6 $5
12. e4 b4 $1 {0-1 Tratar,M-Sveshnikov,E/Ljubljana 1994 (32)}) 8... b5 9. Rd1 (
9. Bd2 {Ribli} Be7 10. Rc1 O-O 11. b3 cxb3 12. axb3 Nd5 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Bxc3
Qb8 15. h4 Qb6 16. Ng5 a5 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Bxg5 19. hxg5 b4 20. Bb2 $36 {
1-0 Kachiani_Gersinska,K-Wells,P/BL 1997 (31)}) (9. b3 {Ribli} cxb3 10. axb3
$44) (9. Nc3 {Ribli} Be7 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 (11. Bxa8 Qxa8 12. dxe5 Ne4 $44
{[%csl Yf3,Yg2,Yh3] Ribli: Schwarz hat einen Bauern für die geopferte Qualität
und gute Perspektiven auf den weißen Feldern.}) 11... Nd5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13.
Bxd5 c6 14. Be4 O-O $13) 9... Be7 (9... Bd6 {Ribli: Das ist eine interessante
Idee. Schwarz provoziert den Zug e3-e4, spielt dann ...Be7 und die Diagonale
des weißen Königsläufers ist verschlossen.}) 10. e4 (10. Nc3 {Ribli} Nd5 (10...
Rb8 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bxd5 Qc8 15. b3 cxb3 16. axb3
O-O 17. Bb2 {1/2-1/2 Ryskin,A-Panchenko,A/Katowice op 1992 (36)}) 11. a4 (11.
e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 $44) 11... O-O (11... Rb8 12. axb5 axb5 13. e4 Nxc3 14. bxc3
O-O 15. d5 $18 {[%csl Rc6]}) 12. axb5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. d5
exd5 16. Rxd5 Qe8 $1 17. Qd1 Nb8 $1 $15 {Beliavsky,A-Akopian,V/EU-chTM 1997/
0-1 (66)}) (10. b3 {Ribli} cxb3 11. axb3 O-O 12. e4 $44 {[%csl Yc5,Gd1,Gd4,Ge4]
Ribli: Weiß hat einen Bauern weniger, aber der schwarze Damenflügel ist
schwach und das weiße Bauernzentrum gefährlich.}) 10... O-O 11. Nc3 (11. Bf4 {
Ribli}) 11... Re8 12. Ne5 Rb8 (12... h6 13. a4 Rb8 14. axb5 axb5 {1/2-1/2
Krasenkov,M-Panchenko,A/Belgorod 1990}) 13. Be3 h6 (13... Bf8 14. Rac1 h6 15.
h4 (15. Rd2 Na5 16. Qf3 Bc8 (16... b4 $5) 17. h4 Bb7 $15 {Urban,K-Dautov,R/
Pula 1997} (17... Bb7 {Ribli} 18. Qf4 Qe7 19. g4 Nd7 20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. g5 hxg5
22. hxg5 Bb4 23. Qh4 Nc6 24. a3 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Ne7 $13 {1/2-1/2 Urban,K-Dautov,
R/Pula 1997})) 15... Na5 16. g4 b4 17. Nb1 Ba4 18. Re1 Nd7 19. g5 hxg5 20. hxg5
Nxe5 21. dxe5 g6 $15 {Kachiani-Gersinska-Toth/Bundesliga 1997/98}) {[#]} 14.
Nxf7 {Ribli: Ein unerwartetes Opfer!} (14. Nxd7 Nxd7 (14... Qxd7 15. e5 Nd5 16.
Bxh6 Nxc3 17. Qg4 Ne2+ 18. Kf1 Nxg3+ 19. hxg3 Bf8 $13) 15. e5 Nb4 16. Qg4 Kh8
17. Qh5 Kg8 $13) (14. Rac1 $44 {Ribli}) (14. f4 $44 {Ribli}) 14... Kxf7 15. e5
Nb4 {Ribli: Schwarz gibt die Figur zurück und verbessert seine
Springerstellung.} (15... Kg8 $5 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. d5 (17. Ne4 $5) 17... Nb4
18. dxe6 Rxe6 19. a3 Nd3 20. Bd5 Qe7) (15... Ng8 {Ribli} 16. d5 {[%csl Rf7]} (
16. Qf3+ Nf6 17. exf6 Bxf6 $13 {[%csl Rf7]}) (16. Be4 $5 {[%csl Rc6,Ge2,Ge4,
Rf7] und Weiß droht Qf3+.}) 16... Nxe5 (16... exd5 17. Bxd5+ Kf8 18. Qf3+ Nf6 (
18... Bf6 19. Bxc6 $18) 19. exf6 $18 {[%csl Gd1,Gd5,Rd8,Gf3,Rf8]}) 17. Qh5+ {
[%cal Rh5e5,Gh5f7]} Kf8 18. Qxe5 $44) (15... Nh7 {Ribli} 16. d5 Nxe5 (16...
exd5 17. Bxd5+ Kf8 18. Qf3+ {[%csl Gf3,Rf8]} Bf6 19. Bxc6 $18) 17. Qh5+ Kg8 (
17... Ng6 18. dxe6+ $16 {[%csl Gd1,Rd8][%cal Re6f7,Re6d7]}) 18. Qxe5 $13) 16.
exf6 Bxf6 17. Ne4 {Ribli: Die schwarze Königsstellung ist geschwächt und die
weißen Figuren entfalten viel Aktivität.} (17. d5 Nd3) (17. Qh5+ Kg8 (17... Kf8
) 18. Qg6 Bc6 19. Ne4 $36 (19. Bxh6 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Nd3 $15)) 17... Qe7 $6 (17...
Kg8 $1 18. Qg4 (18. Nc5 Bc6 19. Bxc6 Nxc6 20. Nxa6 Ra8 21. Nc5 Qd5 22. Qg4 h5
23. Qf4 Rad8 $15) 18... Nc2 19. Rac1 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Rf8 21. Nc5 Rb6 22. Rf1 $44)
18. Nc5 Bc6 $2 {Es ist logisch, daß Schwarz den gefährlichen
Katalanisch-Läufer tauscht.} (18... a5 19. a4 $14) (18... Rb6 $13) (18... Kf8 {
Ribli} 19. a3 Nd5 20. Nxa6 Ra8 21. Nc5 $14 {[%csl Gc5]}) 19. Bxc6 (19. Nxa6 {
Ribli} Rb6 (19... Nxa6 20. Bxc6 {[%csl Gc6]} Red8 21. a4 $16 {[%csl Rb5,Rc4,
Gc6]}) 20. Bxc6 Nxc6 {Ribli: Mit Zugumstellung führt das zur Partiefortsetzung.
}) 19... Nxc6 20. Nxa6 $16 Rb6 (20... Ra8 $2 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Qxb5 $18) (20...
Rb7 21. Nc5 (21. a4 $36 {Ribli}) 21... Rbb8 22. d5 exd5 23. Qh5+ Kf8 24. Rxd5
$16) (20... Rbd8 {Ribli} 21. Qh5+ $16 {[%csl Rc4,Rc6][%cal Rh5f7,Rh5b5]}) 21.
d5 $1 $138 {Ribli: Weiß opfert einen Bauern, erlangt aber eine bessere
Stellung.} Rxa6 (21... Ne5 22. Bxb6 cxb6 23. a3 exd5 24. Nb4 $18) (21... Nd4
22. Bxd4 Rxa6 (22... Bxd4 23. Nxc7 Qxc7 24. Rxd4 $16) 23. Qh5+ (23. dxe6+ $2
Kg8 24. Qh5 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Qxe6 26. Qxb5 Rb6 27. Qxc4 Qxc4 28. Rxc4 Rxb2 $11)
23... Kf8 (23... Kg8 24. Bxf6 $18) 24. dxe6 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Rxe6 26. Qxb5 $18)
22. dxc6 {/\Rd7} Rxc6 23. Qh5+ Kg8 24. Qxb5 Rd6 25. Bc5 $1 (25. Rdc1 $5 {
[%csl Rc4] Ribli}) (25. Qxc4 {Ribli} Bxb2 26. Rab1 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 $14) 25...
Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Qf7 27. Qxc4 (27. Rd7 Qg6 28. Qxc4 Qb1+ (28... Bxb2 {Ribli} 29.
Rxc7 $16 {[%csl Ga2,Gc4,Gc5,Gc7,Re6,Rg8] Ribli: Weiß besitzt einen Mehrbauern
und gute Figurenkoordination.}) 29. Kg2 Qxb2 30. Rxc7 $18) (27. Rc1 {[%csl Rc4]
Ribli} Rd8 (27... Qh5 28. Rxc4 Qd1+ 29. Kg2 Qd5+ 30. f3 (30. Kh3 Ra8 (30...
Qf5+ 31. Kg2 $11 (31. Rg4 Rd8 $19 {[%csl Gf5,Rg4,Rh3][%cal Rh6h5,Gf5h3] Ribli:
und Weiß ist gegen die Drohung ...h6-h5 ohne Verteidigung.})) 31. a4 Bxb2 $11)
30... Ra8 {[%csl Ga8,Rb5,Rc4,Rc5,Gd5,Gf6]} 31. a4 Bxb2 $11)) 27... Bxb2 28. a4
(28. Qb5 $5 {[%csl Ga2,Gb5][%cal Gb5e8,Rb5b2] Ribli}) 28... Qf3 $138 29. Rb1
Bf6 30. a5 Qc6 {Ribli: Schwarz fesselt den Läufer c5.} (30... Qd5 31. Qxd5 exd5
32. a6 $18) 31. a6 Be7 32. Qb5 {Die Stellung ist materiell gleich, aber
Schwarz muß wegen des starken a-Freibauern immer vorsichtig sein.} (32. a7 $1
Bxc5 (32... Qxc5 33. Qxc5 Bxc5 34. Rb8 Bxa7 35. Rxe8+ Kf7 36. Ra8 $16) 33. Rb8
Rf8 $1 (33... Bxf2+ $1 {Ribli} 34. Kxf2 Qxc4 35. Rxe8+ Kf7 36. a8=Q Qc2+ $11 {
[%csl Rf2] Ribli: und Weiß kann das Dauerschach nicht verhindern.}) (33... Bxa7
34. Qxc6 Rxb8 35. Qxc7 $16 {[%csl Gc7,Rg8]}) 34. Qf4 $1 (34. Qc2 $18 {[%csl
Ga7,Gb8,Rc6,Rg8]}) 34... Bd6 35. a8=Q Qxa8 36. Qxf8+ Bxf8 37. Rxa8 $18) 32...
Qxb5 33. Rxb5 Bxc5 $2 (33... c6 34. Ra5 Kf7 35. a7 Ra8 $16) 34. Rxc5 Ra8 35.
Ra5 $2 {? Ribli: Normalerweise steht der Turm besser hinter dem Freibauern,
aber hier ist dieser Zug schwächer als 35.Rc6.} (35. Rc6 e5 36. Kg2 e4 37. Kf1
Kf8 38. Ke2 $18) 35... Kf7 $11 36. Kg2 (36. Rc5 {Ribli} Ra7 37. Rc6 Ke7 $15 {
[%csl Ra6,Rc6]}) 36... Ke7 37. Kf3 Kd6 38. Ke4 Kc6 39. Ra1 Kb6 {Ribli: Ein
seltenes Beispiel dafür, daß der entfernte Freibauer nicht verwertet werden
kann.} 40. Ke5 $2 (40. Rb1+ Kxa6 41. Ke5 $11) 40... Rxa6 41. Rd1 {Ribli:
Natürlich darf Weiß nicht die Türme tauschen. Im Turmendspiel ist die
Remiswahrscheinlichkeit wegen der aktiven weißen Figuren allerdings noch groß.}
(41. Rxa6+ $2 {Ribli} Kxa6 42. Kxe6 c5 43. Kd5 Kb5 $19 {[%csl Gc5]}) 41... Ra2
(41... Kb7 {Ribli} 42. Rd7 $132 {[%csl Rd7,Ge5,Re6,Rg7]}) 42. Kxe6 Rxf2 $15 43.
Rb1+ {Ribli: Schwarz darf den c-Bauern nicht geben, kann sich also nur auf c8
vor den weißen Turmschachs verstecken.} Kc6 (43... Ka5 {Ribli} 44. Rc1 Kb6 (
44... Rxh2 45. Rxc7 g5 46. Kf5 $11 {[%csl Gc7,Gf5]})) 44. Rc1+ Kb7 45. Rb1+ Kc8
46. h4 {Ribli: Weiß aktiviert seine Bauern am Königsflügel.} Rf3 {Ribli: Der
schwarze Turm schneidet den weißen König vom Königsflügel und insbesondere von
den Bauern g7 und h6 ab.} (46... Rf6+ $1 47. Ke5 (47. Ke7 $2 c5 48. Rc1 (48.
Rb5 Rc6 49. Kf7 Rc7+ 50. Kg6 c4 51. Rb2 c3 52. Rc2 Kd8 $19) (48. g4 Rf4 49. Rb5
(49. Rg1 g5 50. hxg5 hxg5 51. Kd6 c4 $19) 49... c4 50. g5 Rxh4 51. gxh6 gxh6
52. Kd6 h5 $22 $19) (48. h5 Rf5 49. g4 Rg5 50. Rc1 Kc7 $19) 48... Rc6 49. h5 (
49. g4 g5 $1 50. hxg5 hxg5 $19) 49... c4 50. g4 c3 51. Rc2 Kb7 52. Kf7 Rc7+ 53.
Kf8 Kb6 54. Rxc3 Rxc3 55. Kxg7 Rc6 $19) 47... Rg6 (47... h5 48. g4 $1 hxg4 49.
Rg1 Rg6 50. Kf5 Rf6+ 51. Ke5 $11) 48. Rb3 $1 (48. Kf4 $2 h5 49. Rb5 Rg4+ 50.
Kf3 g6 $19) 48... Kd7 (48... h5 49. Kf5 Rb6 (49... Rg4 50. Ke6 $11) 50. Rc3 Kd7
51. Kg5 g6 52. g4 hxg4 53. Kxg4 $11) 49. Kf5 Rd6 50. g4 (50. h5 $2 Rd5+ 51. Kg6
Rg5+ 52. Kf7 c5 $19) 50... g6+ 51. Ke5 Re6+ 52. Kd5 c6+ 53. Kc5 Re5+ 54. Kd4
Ra5 55. Rb7+ Kd6 56. Rh7 Ra4+ 57. Ke3 Rxg4 58. Rxh6 $11) (46... Rg2 {Ribli} 47.
Rb3 $11 {[%csl Ge6,Rg7,Rh6][%cal Re6f7]}) (46... c5 $2 {Ribli} 47. Rc1 {
[%csl Gc1,Rc5,Rc8]}) 47. g4 Rf4 48. Rg1 {Ribli: Das sieht nach einer passiven
Verteidigungsidee aus, aber in Wirklichkeit plant Weiß mit g4-g5 oder h4-h5 zu
vereinfachen.} g5 (48... c5 {Ribli} 49. h5 (49. g5 $2 Rxh4 50. g6 Rf4 $17)
49... c4 50. g5 $11) 49. hxg5 hxg5 50. Rg2 $11 {עc8 Ribli: Schwarz hat einen
Bauern mehr, aber wegen des aktiven weißen Königs ist dieser Vorteil nicht zu
verwerten.} Kb7 (50... c5 51. Rc2 $1 (51. Kd5 $2 Kd7 52. Kxc5 (52. Rh2 c4 $19)
52... Ke6 53. Re2+ Kf6 54. Rg2 Ke5 $19) 51... c4 52. Kd5 $11 (52. Kd5 {Ribli}
Rxg4 53. Rxc4+ Rxc4 54. Kxc4 g4 55. Kd3 g3 56. Ke2 $11)) (50... c6 51. Kd6 Rf6+
(51... Rc4 52. Rh2 Rxg4 53. Kxc6 $11) 52. Ke5 (52. Kc5 {Ribli} Kc7 53. Rh2 $11)
52... Rf4 53. Kd6 $11) 51. Rb2+ Kc6 (51... Ka6 {Ribli} 52. Rc2 Rxg4 53. Rxc7
$11) 52. Rc2+ Kb6 53. Rb2+ Kc5 {Ribli: Schwarz hat das Maximum aus dem
Endspiel rausgeholt.} 54. Rc2+ Kb6 (54... Rc4 55. Rxc4+ Kxc4 56. Kf5 $11) 55.
Rb2+ Kc6 56. Rc2+ Kb7 57. Rb2+ Kc8 {Ribli: Schwarz kann nichts machen. er muß
mit dem König den c-Bauern verteidigen.} 58. Rg2 {Ribli: Diese Stellung war
schon vor 8 Zügen auf dem Brett.} Kd8 {Ribli: Auch über die Grundreihe kommt
Schwarz nicht voran.} 59. Rd2+ Ke8 60. Rc2 Kd8 61. Rd2+ Kc8 62. Rg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1986.07.31"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1986.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bd7 6. Ne5 Bc6 7. Nxc6 Nxc6 8.
Qa4 $6 (8. e3 Qd7 9. O-O Rb8 10. Qe2 $14) 8... Qd7 9. Bxc6 (9. Qxc4 Nxd4 10.
O-O $6 c5 11. Nc3 Rd8 12. Bg5 b5 $17 {Sosonko,G-Lukacs,P/Volmac-Spartakus/1987/
1/2-1/2/18/}) 9... Qxc6 10. Qxc6+ bxc6 11. O-O O-O-O 12. Be3 c5 13. dxc5 Ng4
14. c6 (14. Na3 c3 $6 (14... Nxe3 15. fxe3 Bxc5 16. Nxc4 f6 $10) 15. b4 (15.
bxc3 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Bxc5 17. Nc4 f6 $15) 15... a5 16. bxa5 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Bxc5
18. Nc4 $13) 14... Nxe3 15. fxe3 Bc5 $5 (15... f6 16. Rc1 (16. Nc3 Bc5 17. Kf2
Rd6 $15) 16... Rd6 (16... Bc5 17. Kf2 Rd5 18. Rxc4 $14) 17. Na3 Rxc6 18. Nxc4
$10) 16. Na3 Bxa3 17. bxa3 Rd6 18. Rxf7 g5 (18... Rxc6 $5 19. Rc1 c3 20. Rxg7
Rf8 (20... c2 21. Kf2 Rd8 22. Ke1 $10) 21. Rc2 (21. Rxh7 $2 c2 22. Rh4 e5 $1
$19) 21... Rd8 22. Kf2 Rd2 23. Rc1 c2 24. Ke1 Rcd6 25. Kf2 Rb6 26. Ke1 $10) 19.
Rc1 Rxc6 20. Rc3 h6 21. Kf2 $10 Rd8 22. Rf6 Rd2 23. Rxh6 Rxa2 24. h4 (24. Rg6
Rc5 25. Kf3 $10) 24... gxh4 25. Rxh4 a5 26. Re4 (26. Rd4 $6 e5 27. Re4 Rf6+ $10
) (26. g4) 26... Kd7 27. g4 Ke7 28. Kf3 Kf6 29. Kf4 Rxe2 30. Rexc4 Rf2+ 31. Ke4
Rxc4+ 32. Rxc4 Rg2 33. Kf3 Rb2 34. Kf4 Rf2+ 35. Ke4 Rg2 36. Kd3 Kg5 $6 (36...
Ra2 $10) 37. Rxc7 Kxg4 38. Ke4 Ra2 39. Rc3 a4 40. Ke5 Rb2 41. Rc4+ Kf3 42. e4
Rb3 43. Rxa4 Re3 44. Rd4 (44. Kxe6 Rxe4+ 45. Rxe4 Kxe4 46. Kd6 Kd4 47. Kc6 Kc4
$10) (44. Kd6 Kf4 $8 (44... Rxe4 $2 45. Rxe4 Kxe4 46. a4 Kd4 47. a5 $18) 45.
e5+ Kf5 46. Ra5 Rd3+ 47. Ke7 Re3 $10) 44... Rxa3 45. Kxe6 Ke3 46. Rc4 Kf4 47.
e5+ Kg5 48. Rd4 Ra6+ 49. Rd6 Ra7 50. Rd1 Ra6+ 51. Kf7 Ra7+ 52. Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Black "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Baburin} d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 (5... Be7) 6. Qa4
Bb4+ (6... Nd7 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8. Qd3 e5 $14) 7. Bd2 Nd5 8. Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. O-O Rb8
10. Nc3 a6 11. Ne5 O-O (11... Qxd4 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Qxc6+ Qd7
15. Qxc4 $14) 12. Bxc6 {Baburin: In the Catalan this is just a standard
exchange, but what makes this game interesting is the fact that White won in
the endgame using the weaknesses in the Black position, although a pawn down.}
Nxc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qxc6 (14. Qxc4 Rxb2 15. Rab1 Rb6 16. Qc5 f6 17. a4 Re8
18. a5 Rxb1 19. Rxb1 Qd6 20. Qxd6 cxd6 21. Rb6 Kf7 22. Rxc6 Ke7 $10) 14... Qxd4
(14... Rxb2 $2 15. Qxc4 $14) 15. Rfd1 Qe5 (15... Qb6 16. Qxc4 Qxb2 17. Rab1 $18
) 16. Rd2 Rb4 17. Rad1 (17. a3 Bb7 18. Qd7 Rb6 $10) 17... Bb7 18. Qd7 Qc5 (
18... h5 $2 19. Qe7 $16) 19. Qd4 (19. a3 Rb3 (19... Rb6 20. Na4 $16)) 19...
Qxd4 (19... Qc6 20. f3 $14) 20. Rxd4 Rxb2 21. Rxc4 c6 $2 (21... Bd5 22. Rxc7 (
22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Rxd5 Rxe2 $10) (22. Ra4) 22... Bxa2 $10) (21... Rc2 $10) (
21... Rc8 $2 {Baburin} 22. Rxc7 $1) 22. Rd7 g6 23. f3 Ba8 24. Ra7 Bb7 (24...
Rd8 25. Rxa6 Bb7 26. Ra7 $16) 25. Na4 Rxe2 $6 (25... Rb1+ $5 26. Kf2 Ra8 27.
Rxa8+ Bxa8 28. Nc5 Bb7 29. Nxb7 Rxb7 30. Rxc6 a5 31. Rc5 a4 32. Ra5 Rb4 33. a3
$14) 26. Rxb7 Rd8 27. Rb1 Rdd2 28. Rh4 $16 Re3 29. Nc5 Rxa2 (29... Rxf3 30. a4)
30. Ne4 Rxf3 31. Rb8+ Kg7 32. Rxh7+ (32. Ng5 $2 Re3 $10) 32... Kxh7 33. Ng5+
Kg7 34. Nxf3 Kf6 (34... a5 $5 35. Ne5 a4 36. Rb7 Kf6) 35. g4 a5 36. Rc8 Rc2 (
36... a4 37. Rxc6 a3 38. Ra6 Ra1+ 39. Kf2 a2 40. Ke3 $18) 37. g5+ Ke7 38. Rc7+
Kd6 (38... Ke8 39. Ne5 a4 40. Ra7 $18) 39. Rxf7 a4 40. Ra7 Ra2 41. h4 a3 42. h5
gxh5 43. g6 Rb2 44. Rxa3 Rb4 45. Kh2 e5 (45... Rg4 46. Rd3+ Ke7 47. Ne5 Rg5 48.
Rg3 Rxg3 49. Kxg3 Kf6 50. Kh4 c5 51. Kxh5 $18) 46. Re3 e4 47. Ng5 Ke7 48. g7 (
48. Nh7 $5 Ke6 49. Kh3 $18) 48... Rb8 49. Rxe4+ (49. Nxe4 Kf7 50. Rg3 Rg8 51.
Nd6+ Kf6 (51... Ke6 52. Rg6+ $18) 52. Kh3 c5 53. Kh4 c4 54. Kxh5 c3 55. Kh6 c2
56. Rc3 $18) 49... Kf6 50. Ne6 Rg8 51. Kg3 c5 52. Kh4 Kg6 53. Rf4 c4 54. Rf8 (
54. Rxc4 Kf5 55. Rc6 $18) 54... Kh7 55. Kxh5 c3 56. Ng5+ 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final 3rd"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2010.10.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2010.10.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 {The usual Catalan, one of Kramnik's
speciailities, with white pieces!} dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8.
Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. O-O Rb8 10. Na3 {Clearly the most fashionable move.} O-O ({
The tempting} 10... a6 {seems to lead by force to the following continuation:}
11. Ne5 O-O 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Qxc4 Qxd4 14. Bxc6 Qxc4 15. Nxc4 bxc6 {with a
slightly better endgame for White according to practise, due to Black's weak
pawn structure and rather bad pieces coordination.}) 11. Qb5 b6 12. Qxc4 Ba6
13. Nb5 Qd5 14. Qxd5 Nxd5 (14... exd5 $6 {is just wrong in my opinion, as it
is positionally weak and there is no tactical reason to play it:} 15. Nc3 Rfe8
16. Rfd1 Ne7 17. a3 Nbc6 18. b4 Bb7 19. Rdc1 {and White was better in
Huzman-Cornette, Montreal 2008.}) 15. a4 Na5 16. Ne5 Rbd8 17. Nxa7 (17. Bxd5 {
has already been tried, but it looks like Black simply equalized by force:}
Bxb5 $1 18. Bxe6 (18. axb5 {is more or less the same sketch:} Rxd5 19. b4 Nb3
20. Nc6 Nxa1 21. Rxa1 Ra8 22. Ne7+ Kf8 23. Nxd5 exd5 24. Rc1 Rc8 25. Ra1 Ra8
26. Rc1 Rc8 27. Ra1 {1/2-1/2 Rodshtein-Macieja, Copenhagen 2010}) 18... Be8 19.
b4 fxe6 20. bxa5 Rxd4 {and after more and more simplification, draw was agreed
in Grischuk-Gelfand (Sochi 2008) later on.}) 17... Nb4 18. Rac1 Rxd4 19. Rxc7
$146 {There comes the novetly! Actually, the impression I had is that both
players had more or less analyzed the rest of the game. After Kramnik's
perfect defense, Anand took some time in order to try to find out some ideas,
but could not disrupt the solid leader.} (19. Nb5 {has been played twice, and
twice gave White an edge. But according to Rybka 4, Black can defend with} Bxb5
20. axb5 f6 21. e3 Rdd8 $1 $146 (21... Rd2 22. Nf3 {was better for White in
Prohaszka-Csonka 2010.}) 22. Nf3 Rf7 {and Black seems to hold in spite of his
slightly misplaced knights on the border.}) 19... Bxe2 20. Rfc1 f6 $1 {Looks
like Kramnik knew that the following simplifications are leading to a draw.}
21. Nec6 Naxc6 22. Nxc6 Nxc6 23. R7xc6 Rfd8 24. h3 R8d6 {This is where Anand
spent the most of time (about 25 minutes). Taking into account that Kramnik
had more time on clock at this moment, the most logical explanation would be
that Anand couldn't find any "real try" at home. After having a new look at
the position over the board, he probably drew the same conclusion.} 25. Rxd6
Rxd6 26. Rc6 (26. b4 {was the other logical try, and I guess Black should hold
after} Rd4 $5 27. Rc2 (27. Re1 Rd2 28. Ra1 Kf7 29. a5 bxa5 30. bxa5 Ba6 $11) (
27. Rb1 e5 $11) 27... Bd1 28. Rc8+ Kf7 29. a5 bxa5 30. bxa5 Ra4 31. Ra8 Ra1 32.
Kh2 Be2 {and I believe White has no winning chances, as it is very difficult
to bring the so-needed King help the a-pawn.}) 26... Rxc6 27. Bxc6 e5 $1 {
Maybe not the only move to hold, but an important one from the technical
aspect. Black should gain some space and at the same time not let White go f4
and create Black and isolated pawn on e5 in the event of ...e5 move.} 28. f4
exf4 29. gxf4 Kf7 30. Kf2 Bc4 31. b4 g5 32. fxg5 fxg5 33. h4 {Setting a
definite draw.} gxh4 34. a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 25th"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2009.10.08"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[Annotator "Eljanov,P"]
[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 "Yerevan Mika"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 {Trying to play the Catalan with
the knight on c3 is a bit misguided usually. Der Versuch, den Katalanen mit
dem Springer auf c3 zu spielen, ist meist ein wenig fehlgeleitet.} dxc4 {
The most greedy reaction. Die gierigste Reaktion.} ({One day before Grischuk
took the opportunity to save the c4 soldier: Einen Tag zuvor nutzte Grischuk
die Gelegenheit, den c4-Soldaten zu retten:} 5... Nbd7 6. Qd3 $5 {I played a
similar line in the Catalan once. Like a big elephant in the city centre the
queen on d3 looks strange but it's also playable. Ein ähnliches Abspiel hatte
ich auch einmal im Katalanten. Die Dame auf d3 wirkt seltsam, wie ein großer
Elefant im Stadtzentrum, aber es ist auch spielbar.} b6 7. Bg2 Ba6 8. b3 Be7 9.
O-O O-O 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. e4 b5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. e5 Ne8 14. Nxb5 Nc7 15. a4 Rb8
16. Qe3 Nxb5 17. axb5 Bxb5 18. Rxa7 Qb6 19. Ra1 Rfc8 20. Bd2 Rc6 21. Ra2 Qb7
22. Rda1 Ra6 23. Rxa6 Bxa6 24. h4 Bb5 25. h5 h6 26. g4 Ra8 27. Rc1 Ra3 28. g5
hxg5 29. Nxg5 Nf8 30. h6 gxh6 31. Nh3 Ba6 32. Qxh6 Nh7 33. Ng5 Bd3 34. Nxe6
fxe6 35. Qxe6+ Kh8 36. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:12:59] 1-0 Grischuk,A (2733)-Fressinet,L 
(2658)/Ohrid MKD 2009/ The Week in Chess}) 6. Bg2 b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. a4 Bb4 9.
O-O $1 {Maybe 9.Bd2 is not bad either, but a real Catalan player should be
ready to prefer to sac a second pawn to win a few tempi! Vielleicht ist auch 9.
Bd2 nicht übel, aber ein echter Katalanisch-Spieler sollte bereit sein, einen
zweiten Bauern zu opfern, um ein paar Tempi zu gewinnen!} O-O $1 ({My point is
Meine Pointe ist} 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. axb5 $1 (11. Ra3 $1 {is also
very strong: ist ebenfalls sehr stark:} b4 12. Rxc3 bxc3 13. Ba3 $16) 11...
Bxa1 12. Ba3 Qxd4 13. Qxa1 Qxa1 14. Rxa1 {and despite the big material
advantage Black is paralysed and simply lost. und trotz des großen
Materialvorteils ist Schwarz paralysiert und einfach verloren.}) (9... Bxc3 10.
e4 $1 Bxb2 11. Bxb2 Ne7 {Here I have many attacking possibilities as Hier habe
ich viele Angriffsmöglichkeiten wie} 12. d5 $5 ({or oder} 12. axb5 $5 cxb5 13.
d5 {everything is far from clear, but I like my position. Alles ist keineswegs
klar, aber ich mag meine Stellung.})) (9... f6 10. e4 $5 Ne7 11. Nf3 $44 O-O
12. axb5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 cxb5 14. Ba3 Rf7 15. Re1 a6 16. Ra2 Nd7 17. Nh4 Nb6 18.
Bc5 Na4 19. Rxa4 bxa4 20. Qxa4 Qd7 21. Qxc4 Rb8 22. Bh3 g5 23. Ng2 h5 24. Ne3
g4 25. Bg2 Nc6 26. Qa2 Qb7 27. e5 fxe5 28. Nc4 Qd7 29. Nd6 Rf6 30. dxe5 Rg6 31.
Qc2 Rh6 32. Be3 Rh7 33. Ne4 Rf7 34. Nf6+ Rxf6 35. exf6 Ne5 36. Qe4 Rb5 37. Bd4
Bb7 38. Qf4 Nd3 39. f7+ Qxf7 40. Qh6 e5 41. Qg5+ Kh7 42. Bxb7 Rxb7 43. Rd1 exd4
44. Rxd3 Rb1+ 45. Kg2 Rb2 46. Kh1 Rxf2 {[%emt 0:33:29] 0-1 Ulibin Mikhail (RUS)
(2511)-Salgado Lopez Ivan (ESP) (2554)/Cappelle la Grande (France)}) 10. axb5
Bxc3 11. bxc3 cxb5 12. Ba3 Re8 13. e4 $1 Nf6 {Here I was very happy with my
position. I have a huge development advantage and many ways to attack on every
part of the board. But after a closer look I understood that things were not
as simple as all that.  Hier war ich sehr zufrieden mit meiner Stellung. Ich
habe Riesenentwicklungsvorsprung und viele Wege, überall auf dem Brett
anzugreifen. Aber nach eingehender Prüfung begriff ich, dass die Sache
keineswegs so einfach war.} 14. Qb1 (14. Nxf7 {This is only a forced draw.
Dies ist nur ein forciertes Remis.} Kxf7 15. e5 Nd5 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. Be4 g6 18.
Bxg6 hxg6 19. Qxg6+ Kh8 $11 20. Rfe1 Nxc3 21. Re3 Bb7 22. Rxc3 (22. g4 Ne2+ $1
23. Rxe2 Nc6 24. Re3 Qh4) 22... Nc6 $11) ({At first sight I was very happy
with Auf den ersten Blick war ich sehr zufrieden mit} 14. Re1 {as I'm
threating to take on f7 already, but then I found , da ich bereits drohe, auf
f7 zu nehmen, aber dann fand ich} Qc7 $1 {and this is the only move, but after
it White could be happy to get the rook back to f1 some stage! und dies ist
der einzige Zug, aber danach könnte Weiß irgendwann froh sein, den Turm wieder
nach f1 zu bekommen!} (14... a6 15. Nxf7 Kxf7 16. e5 Nd5 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Be4
g6 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Qxg6+ Kh8 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. Re4 $18)) ({But the immediate
Aber das sofortige} 14. f4 {was a good alternative: war eine gute Alternative:}
a6 (14... Bb7 15. Qb1) 15. g4 $40) 14... a6 15. f4 Qc7 (15... Bb7 $2 16. Nxc4)
16. g4 Bb7 17. g5 Nfd7 18. Ra2 $1 Nc6 19. Raf2 Rab8 20. Qd1 a5 21. Qh5 Ndxe5 $2
(21... g6 22. Qh6 b4 23. f5 $1 exf5 24. exf5 Nf8 (24... gxf5 25. g6 $18) 25.
Ng4 $18) (21... Nd8 $1 {looks awkward, but maybe the only way to hold the
position as I have no wirkt plump, ist aber vielleicht der einzige Weg, die
Stellung zu halten, denn dann geht nicht} 22. Rf3 Bxe4) 22. fxe5 b4 23. Bb2
Rbd8 24. Rf3 $1 {The decisive move. Der entscheidende Zug} (24. Rxf7 Re7 25.
R7f4 Qb6 $13) 24... g6 (24... bxc3 25. Rh3 (25. Bxc3 {is also not bad: ist
ebenfalls nichts übel:} Nxd4 (25... g6 26. Qh6) 26. Rh3 h6 27. gxh6 g6 28. Qg5
Qe7 29. h7+ Kh8 30. Bd2 $16) 25... h6 (25... cxb2 26. Qxh7+ Kf8 27. Qh8+ Ke7
28. Rxf7+ Kxf7 29. g6+ Kxg6 30. Qh5#) 26. gxh6 g6 27. Qg5 Qe7 28. h7+ Kh8 29.
Bc1 $18) 25. Qh6 f5 26. gxf6 Qf7 27. Qe3 $1 {I don't need to hurry now. Jetzt
brauche ich nichts zu überstürzen.} Rd7 28. h4 Red8 29. h5 bxc3 30. Bxc3 Nxd4
31. Rg3 Nb5 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Qh6 Qh7 34. Rxg6+ Kh8 35. Bxa5 Ra8 36. Qg5 Rg8
37. f7 $1 {The final punch. Der Knockout.} Rxf7 38. Rxf7 Rxg6 39. Qd8+ Rg8 40.
Rxh7+ Kxh7 41. Qh4+ Kg6 42. Bd2 1-0

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1996.05.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1996.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Na3
cxd4 9. Naxc4 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Qb6 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Qa4 O-O-O 13. Rd1 Be7 14.
Rxd4 Bc5 15. Rc4 Kb8 16. Kf1 e5 17. Bg5 Qxb2 18. Rcc1 Nb6 19. Qe4 Rd7 20. Rab1
Qd4 21. Qxd4 Bxd4 22. e3 h6 23. Bh3 hxg5 24. Bxd7 Bxe3 25. fxe3 Nxd7 26. Kg2 b6
27. Rb5 f6 28. Rc6 Re8 29. Rd5 Nc5 30. Kf3 Kb7 31. Rcd6 Kc7 32. Kg4 Rh8 33. h3
a5 34. Rd1 a4 35. a3 Ne4 36. Rd7+ Kc6 37. Kf3 f5 38. Kg2 Rc8 39. Rf7 Nc3 40.
Rc1 Kd5 41. Rxf5 Kc4 42. Rxg5 Kb3 43. Rxg7 Kxa3 44. h4 Kb2 45. Rf1 Rh8 46. Kh3
a3 47. Ra7 b5 48. g4 b4 49. g5 Rg8 50. Rg1 a2 51. Rg2+ Kb1 52. g6 b3 53. h5 b2
54. Ra3 $1 Rd8 (54... a1=Q $2 55. Rg1+ Kc2 56. Raxa1 bxa1=Q 57. Rxa1 $18) (
54... Nd1 55. Rd3 Nxe3 56. Rxe3 a1=Q 57. Re1+ Ka2 $13) (54... Ka1 55. Rxc3 b1=Q
56. Rcc2 $13) 55. Rxc3 $3 a1=Q 56. Rb3 $1 $18 Qa6 57. Rbxb2+ Kc1 58. Ra2 $1
Qe6+ 59. Kh2 Kb1 60. Rab2+ Kc1 61. Ra2 Kb1 62. Raf2 $1 Kc1 (62... Rd1 63. g7
Qg8 64. Rf8 $18) 63. g7 Qg8 64. Rf1+ Rd1 65. Rxd1+ Kxd1 66. h6 Ke1 67. Kg1 $1 {
/\ 68.h7} Qb3 68. g8=Q Qxe3+ 69. Kh1 Qxh6+ 70. Rh2 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:00:41]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00:
03]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 6. c4 {
[%emt 0:00:53]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 7. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:08] Third most
popular after 7.Ne5 and 7.Qa4, but this is a good try for an advantage.} (7.
Qa4) (7. Ne5) ({An even less popular move was featured in the immediate
predecessor, though I actually find it quite interesting:} 7. Na3 $5 cxd4 8.
Nxc4 Bc5 9. b3 (9. a3 $5 {might improve and after} a5 {either Bf4 or the
straightforward gambit} 10. e3 $44) 9... Qe7 10. Nfe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Nd7 $11 {
Carlsen,M-Anand,V London 2017, Black later managed to consolidate his pawn and
press for a while.}) 7... Qxd1 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 8. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bxc5 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} 9. Nfd2 $5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} (9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 O-O {is
reasonably topical; I actually think White may have something after the} 11.
Ne1 $5 {Le, Q-Harikrishna,P Huaian 2017}) 9... Na5 $1 $11 {[%emt 0:10:27] A
good move which essentially equalises since White can't easily attack the pawn
again.} 10. Na3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} (10. Nc3 Bd7 11. Nce4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Bb4 $1 {
with ...Bc6 to come is easy enough for Black}) 10... Bxa3 {[%emt 0:06:23]} 11.
bxa3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} O-O $146 {[%emt 0:08:30]} (11... Nd5 12. Ne4 O-O 13. Bd2
b6 14. Rac1 Ba6 15. Bxa5 bxa5 16. Nc5 Bb5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Rxd5 Rfd8 19. Rxd8+
Rxd8 20. Ne4 f5 21. Nc3 Bc6 22. f3 Kf7 23. Kf2 g5 24. Ke3 Rd6 25. Rd1 Re6+ 26.
Kf2 Rh6 27. h4 gxh4 28. gxh4 Rxh4 29. Rd6 Be8 30. Kg2 a4 31. Ra6 Rd4 32. Rxa7+
Ke6 33. Rxh7 Rd2 34. Rc7 Rc2 35. Rxc4 Bb5 36. Rc5 Bxe2 37. Kg3 Bd3 38. Kf4 Kd6
39. Rd5+ {1-0 (39) Carlsen,M (2837)-Harikrishna,P (2744) Riadh 2017}) (11... c3
$5 12. Nb3 Nc4 $132 {is maybe a bit too ambitious from Black, but White needs
to prove this in a precise way.}) 12. Ne4 {[%emt 0:01:49]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:01:49]
} 13. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e5 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 14. Bb2 {[%emt 0:01:48]} Re8 {
[%emt 0:05:41]} 15. Bc3 {[%emt 0:05:32]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:15] White might
appear to have something here but one of the most basic facts about this
position is that the c8-bishop will develop soon, so therefore Black has few
difficulties once a few more moves are played.} 16. Rab1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} h6 {
[%emt 0:14:37] The computer disagrees, but this move is completely the right
one from a schematic point of view. Black would like to play ...Re7 but right
now there is an issue with the back rank, therefore he solves it and then
plays ...Re7.} (16... Nd4 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Rxd4 Be6 19. Rxb7 Rec8 $11 {
is one other way to play}) 17. f3 {[%emt 0:07:10]} Re7 {[%emt 0:05:59]} 18. Kf2
{[%emt 0:25:29]} f6 {[%emt 0:11:33] Now White must take action reasonably
quickly, or else after ...Be6 and ...Rd8 he risks having his compensation fade.
} 19. Bd5+ {[%emt 0:05:48]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 20. Be4+ {[%emt 0:17:25]} Kg8
{[%emt 0:00:43]} 21. Bb4 {[%emt 0:04:12]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:05:57]} 22. Bd6 {
[%emt 0:01:54]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 23. Bd5+ {[%emt 0:01:08]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:02:
43]} 24. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:03:38]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 25. Bc5 $6 {[%emt 0:00:08]
This move is maybe a bit too compliant.} (25. Bb4 {keeps trying for an
advantage, though I think Black still proves his concept after the precise} Rc7
26. Bd5 Bd7 $1 {It is important to not fear ghosts.} 27. e3 Bc6 $1 $11) 25...
Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 26. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 27. Be3 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} b6 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 28. Rd8+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:
06]} 29. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 30. Bxc1 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 31. Rxa8 {[%emt 0:00:06] Here I might be vaguely tempted
to play a few moves of the bishop endgame as Black, because the doubled pawns
mean only I can be better, but the players had sufficient respect for each
other to agree a draw here.} Bxa8 32. e4 Kg6 $15 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:10]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} dxc4
{[%emt 0:01:15]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 6. Qa4 {[%emt 0:
02:23]} (6. O-O {is another main move, but I believe ...Rb8 equalises.}) 6...
Bb4+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} 7. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 8. Bxb4 {
[%emt 0:01:11]} (8. Qb5 Bxd2+ 9. Nbxd2 c3 10. bxc3 Nxc3 11. Qb2 Na4 12. Qc2 Nb6
13. e3 O-O 14. O-O Qe7 15. Rac1 Rd8 16. Nb3 Rb8 17. Nc5 Nd5 18. a3 h6 19. Rfe1
b6 20. Nxe6 Bxe6 21. Qxc6 Qxa3 22. Ra1 Qd6 23. Qxd6 cxd6 24. Rxa7 Nc3 25. e4 b5
26. d5 Bg4 27. Nd4 b4 28. h3 Bd1 29. e5 b3 30. e6 fxe6 31. Rxe6 Bc2 32. Nxb3
Rxb3 33. Ree7 g5 34. Rac7 Bf5 35. Rg7+ Kh8 36. Rgf7 Ne2+ 37. Kh2 Nd4 {
Harikrishna,P (2755)-Bu,X (2723) Danzhou 2016 0-1}) 8... Ndxb4 {[%emt 0:00:08]}
9. Nc3 {[%emt 0:13:59]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:01:52]} a5 {
[%emt 0:00:32]} 11. Qd1 {[%emt 0:01:43]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:12]} 12. e3 {[%emt 0:
02:55]} (12. Nd2 $5 {scores extremely well, though it seems Black should
somehow have equality.} Nxd4 13. Bxb7 Rb8 14. Bg2 Bc8 15. Nxc4 Ba6 $1 (15... c5
16. e3 Ba6 17. b3 $14 {Leko,P-Grischuk,A Khanty-Mansiysk 2010, was a better
version for White.}) 16. b3 Bxc4 17. bxc4 Ndc2 $11 {White will be hard pressed
to make anything of the advantage of the bishop.}) 12... a4 {[%emt 0:00:47]}
13. Nxa4 {[%emt 0:10:13] Probably the best try for an edge.} (13. Qe2 $5 {
and now} Na5 14. Ne5 Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bxd5 Bh3 17. Qf3 $5 {Aronian,
L-Kramnik,V Shanghai 2010, was an interesting piece of preparation from White,
but the exchange did eventually tell.}) 13... Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 14. Qxd4 {
[%emt 0:00:43]} Bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 15. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:
00:05] Computers rather like White's position around here, but tend to calm
down quickly.} 16. a3 {[%emt 0:08:01]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 17. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:
10:49]} (17. e4 Nb6 18. Qc3 {might be an interesting way to play - White's
plans like b3, a4, Rfc1, Qc5 are much more immediately obvious than Black's
corresponding ones.}) 17... Rfc8 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 18. b3 {[%emt 0:07:34]} Bc6
$146 {[%emt 0:06:14]} (18... Be8 {is preferred by engines, but I actually
prefer the text. The follow-up after ...Be8 could be} 19. a4 c5 (19... c6 20.
Nd2 {when Black's grip on equality is a bit tenuous.}) 20. Ne1 Nb4 21. Nd3 Nxd3
22. Qxd3 Ra5 23. Qc3 b6 24. Rd1 Ra7 25. h4 {½-½ (25) Van der Hoeven,D (2639)
-Munoz Moreno,F (2525) ICCF email 2010}) 19. Nd4 {[%emt 0:04:02]} Rxa3 {
[%emt 0:00:54] As a human you just know what is going to happen now...} 20.
Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:54]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 21. Qxc6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Rxa1 {
[%emt 0:05:19]} 22. Rxa1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 23. Rc1 {
[%emt 0:09:28]} h5 {[%emt 0:02:48]} 24. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:05:
32]} 25. Qxc7 {[%emt 0:04:49]} Qxc7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 26. Rxc7 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
Rxb3 {[%emt 0:00:05] ...and here it is.} 27. Rc8+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kh7 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} 28. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 29. Rc8+ {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 30. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.08.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Fier, Alexandr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Fier,A"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. g3 {A big surprise for me... I was
prepared just for the Catalan or Nf3 and Nc3, not both together! After some
thought my plan was to take the pawn and try to hold it.} dxc4 (5... Nbd7 6.
Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O {is the most solid option, but looks like a slightly
improved version of the Catalan.}) 6. Bg2 b5 (6... Nbd7 {avoids Ne5 but gives
White time to play with e4-e5.} 7. O-O b5 8. e4 Bb7 9. e5 Nd5 10. Ng5 {is a
bit dangerous for Black since after} h6 11. Nxe6 $5 {is possible.}) 7. Ne5 Nd5
(7... a6 $5 {is an interesting idea, trying to give back the pawn to open the
diagonal for the black bishop:} 8. Nxc6 Qb6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. e4 Bb4 {Vachier
Lagrave,M (2721)-Smeets,J (2669) Bundesliga 1011 2010 (3) 0-1 was}) (7... Qb6 {
was a move I had played before, but I didn't remember about it at all!} 8. a4
Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. b3 cxb3 11. Qxb3 Qxd4 12. axb5 $1 axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Bf4
{Tregubov,P (2642)-Fier,A (2653) Barcelona Casino 2009 (7) 1-0 and I entered a
not very nice position...}) 8. e4 Nxc3 (8... Nb4 {is ambitious and after} 9. a3
Qxd4 10. axb4 Qxe5 11. Bf4 Qf6 {White's development clearly compensates for
the two pawns in my opinion.}) 9. bxc3 Be7 {Trying to castle before doing
anything else... I was worried about Qg4 ideas, but at least it forces him to
attack.} (9... Bb7 10. O-O Nd7 11. f4 Be7 {is possible}) ({but} 9... Nd7 10.
Nxc6 Qc7 11. d5 Bb7 12. Nd4 {is better for White.}) 10. a4 b4 {Black's normal
plan is to play with ...Bb7 in this positions, but now it's not possible.} (
10... Bb7 11. Rb1 a6 12. Nxc4 {is the point.}) (10... a6 {is a bit unpleasant}
11. Qg4 O-O 12. O-O {and now} Bb7 {is not possible again due to} 13. Bh6 Bf6
14. Nxc4 $1 bxc4 15. e5 $16) 11. O-O (11. Nxc4 {gives Black time to finish the
development in a reasonable way} Ba6 (11... bxc3 12. Qb3 a5 13. Ba3 O-O 14. O-O
Bxa3 15. Rxa3 Qxd4 16. Rd1 Qc5 17. Qxc3 $14) 12. Qb3 Nd7 13. O-O Nb6 14. Nxb6
Qxb6 15. Rd1 O-O $14) 11... a5 12. Nxc4 bxc3 13. Qb3 Bb4 14. Rd1 O-O 15. Bf4
Na6 $6 {An human move... d5 is a real threat and ...Na6 is a way to avoid it.
The biggest problem is that now White has a really strong idea which I really
under-estimated... Some strange moves were necessary in this position.} (15...
Ba6 {allowing d5 was stronger} 16. d5 Qe8 $1 17. Ne5 cxd5 18. exd5 exd5 19.
Bxd5 Ra7 {is ok for Black.}) 16. Rac1 Ra7 {Still not believing in White's plan.
} 17. Rxc3 $1 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 {[%csl Ra6,Ra7,Gc3,Gc4,Rc8,Rd8,Rf8][%cal Gf4d6]
And now I started to look the position with different eyes... after some
minutes I saw that Black is totally cramped... White has all the black squares
and none of my pieces can do anything... of course, my pawns are hanging too.}
Nb4 19. Bd6 Re8 (19... Ba6 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 21. Ne5 {is just better for White.})
20. Bc5 Rd7 (20... Ra8 21. Bb6 Qe7 22. Bxa5 c5 23. dxc5 Nc6 24. e5 Bb7 25. Bb6
Rxa4 26. Nd6) 21. Bb6 Qg5 22. h4 $1 {Not giving any chance.} (22. Bxa5 c5 {
is ok for Black.}) (22. Nxa5 c5 23. Bxc5 Na6 {is survivable.}) 22... Qe7 23.
Nxa5 Na6 24. Nxc6 Qf8 {A depressing position, but my opponent was going into
time trouble so I had a glimmer of hope...} 25. Bf1 $1 {The most precise,
looking for Bxa6 and Bc5.} f6 26. Na5 (26. Na7 $1 {[%csl Rd7,Re8][%cal Gf1b5]
was more than enough, clearing the a4-e8 diagonal and trying to take on c8} Bb7
27. Bb5 Qd6 28. Bxd7 Qxd7 29. Qc4 {and it would be a good time to think about
tiebreaks...}) 26... Qd6 27. Qc6 $2 {This is just the wrong idea... the white
pieces are much better than the black ones, and it's logical to try to keep
them on the board... In an endgame it is easier for Black to use the king and
hold the game.} (27. Rb1 {was better, but now without a mathematical win...}
Rf7 28. Rb2 $18) 27... Qxc6 28. Nxc6 Rd6 29. Bb5 (29. d5 exd5 30. exd5 Kf7 $16)
29... Bd7 30. Rc1 $2 {Allowing one more exchange!} (30. d5 exd5 31. exd5 Bxc6
32. Bxc6 Rc8) 30... Bxc6 31. Rxc6 (31. Bxc6 {is not possible since Black can
exchange one bishop:} Rc8 32. d5 Nb8 33. Bc5 Rdd8 34. Be3 Nxc6 35. dxc6 {
is just a draw.}) 31... Rxc6 32. Bxc6 Rc8 {It's totally necessary to try to
activate the rook... from the first rank I can attack and defend quite well.} (
32... Rb8 33. a5) 33. Bb5 $6 (33. d5 exd5 34. exd5 Nb4 (34... Kf7 35. d6 Rxc6
36. d7 Rd6 37. d8=Q Rxd8 38. Bxd8 Nb4 {is probably winning}) 35. Bd7 Rc1+ 36.
Kg2 Rd1 37. Bg4 Rd2 38. Be6+ (38. d6 f5 $1 39. Bxf5 Rxd6 40. Bc5 Rf6) 38... Kh8
{was still good for White.}) 33... Rc1+ {... and with an active rook I'm
finally alive again!} 34. Kg2 Nc7 35. Bd7 (35. Bf1 Kf7 36. a5 g6 37. g4 (37. a6
Nxa6) 37... Ke7 38. a6 Kd6 39. a7 Ra1 $11) 35... Kf7 36. Kf3 (36. a5 {was
probably better, as pointed out by the editor, defending the bishop against
the trick seen in the game... and after} g6 $1 {a useful waiting move} (36...
e5 $6 37. dxe5 fxe5 38. Bc8 Na8 39. Bb7 $1 (39. Ba6 Nxb6 40. axb6 Rb1 41. b7
Ke7 {and the bishop is in the wrong place}) 39... Nxb6 40. axb6 Ke6 41. Bd5+
Kd7 42. b7 Kc7 43. f4 exf4 44. gxf4 Rd1 45. h5 $1 h6 (45... Rd3 46. h6 g6 47.
Bg8 Rd7 48. Bd5 $18) 46. Kf3 {[%cal Gf3g4,Gg4f5]}) 37. Kf3 e5 38. dxe5 (38. d5
Ke7 39. Bc6 Kd6 {is ok for Black}) 38... fxe5 39. Bc8 Rc3+ $1 40. Ke2 (40. Kg4
h5+ 41. Kg5 Ne8 42. Bb7 Kg7 43. g4 Nf6 44. gxh5 Nh7+ 45. Kg4 Nf6+ {is a nice
perpetual!}) 40... Na8 41. Bb7 Nxb6 42. axb6 Ke7 43. Bd5 Kd6 44. b7 Kc7 {
and Black holds.}) 36... Ke7 37. Bc8 e5 $1 {It's now White who needs to be
careful, the bishops are unstable.} 38. a5 (38. dxe5 Na8 $1 {this was the
trick.}) (38. d5 Na8) (38. Ke3 Rc3+ 39. Ke2 exd4) 38... exd4 39. Bb7 Kd6 {
Improving the knight to c5 is sufficient for a draw, enough to go to the next
round!} (39... Rc4 40. Ke2 Kd6 41. f4 Rc2+ 42. Kd3 Rc3+ 43. Kd2 Rb3 (43... Rxg3
44. a6 Ra3 45. e5+ Kd7 46. a7 {is quite dangerous for Black.}) 44. e5+ fxe5 45.
fxe5+ Kd7 46. Kc2 Rxg3 47. e6+ Kd6 48. e7 Re3 49. a6 Nb5 50. e8=Q Rxe8 51. Kd3
Re1 52. Kc4 Rb1 53. Bc5+ Ke5 54. Bg2 g6 55. a7 Nxa7 56. Bxa7 {should be a draw.
}) 40. Bxd4 Ne6 41. Bb6 Nc5 42. Ba8 (42. Bd5 f5 $1 {is more than enough} 43.
Kf4 fxe4 44. Bxe4 Rc4 45. f3 Nxe4 46. fxe4 Rb4 47. g4 Rb5 $11) 42... Nd7 43.
Bd5 Ra1 {Trying Ne5-c6.} (43... Nxb6 44. axb6 Rb1 45. b7 Kc7 46. Kf4 {should
the draw too, but White can try for a thousand moves...}) 44. Kg4 Ne5+ 45. Kf5
Ra3 $1 (45... Nc6 46. Bxc6 Kxc6 47. Ke6 Rd1 48. f4) 46. f4 Nd7 47. Bg8 (47. Kg4
$2 f5+ $1 48. Kh3 Nf6 $19) 47... g6+ (47... Rxg3 48. Bxh7 Ke7 49. h5 $11) 48.
Kg4 f5+ {Going directly for the draw.} 49. Kh3 fxe4 50. Bxh7 Nxb6 51. axb6 e3
52. Kg2 e2 53. Kf2 {And here my opponent offered a draw and I accepted, thus
going through to the second round of the World Cup!} (53. Kf2 Rxg3 54. Kxe2 Rg4
55. Kf3 Rxh4 56. Bxg6 Rxf4+ 57. Kxf4 Kc6 $11 {would be a possible continuation.
..}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 86th"]
[Site "Saarbruecken"]
[Date "2015.12.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kunin, Vitaly L"]
[Black "Stern, Rene"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[Annotator "Fischer,J"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Na3
cxd4 9. Naxc4 Be7 10. Qb3 Qc7 11. Bf4 Nd5 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Nxf7 dxc4 14. Qxc4
Qc8 15. Nxh8 Be6 16. Qd3 Bf5 {All das stand schon einmal auf dem Brett, erst
der nächste Zug des Weißen ist eine Neuerung.} 17. e4 Bh3 18. Rfc1 Kf8 {
Schwarz hat eine Qualität und einen Bauern weniger und der Turm auf a8 spielt
nicht mit, aber dennoch bewerten die Engines die Stellung als ausgeglichen.
Allerdings empfehlen sie hier 18....Dd7.} 19. b4 a6 20. a4 Kg8 $6 {Lässt sich
auf eine taktische Abwicklung ein, an deren Ende Weiß besser steht.} ({
In dieser unübersichtlichen Stellungen empfiehlt Komodo stattdessen} 20... Qe6
21. b5 Nb4 22. Qxd4 Rd8 23. Qe3 Kg8 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Kxh8 {und bewertet
diese Stellung als vollkommen ausgeglichen.}) 21. b5 axb5 22. axb5 Rxa1 23.
Rxa1 Nb4 24. Qxd4 Nc2 25. Qd5+ Kxh8 (25... Be6 26. Ra8 Qxa8 27. Qxe6+ Kxh8 28.
Qxe7 $18) 26. Rc1 {Schwarz hat zwei Figuren für den Turm, aber der Springer
auf c2 ist gefesselt und seine Figuren harmonieren nicht.} Qg4 27. Qf7 h6 28.
Be5 Bc5 29. Qxb7 Kg8 30. Qxg7+ {Schwarz gab auf. Nach 30...Dxg7 31.Lxg7 Kxg7
32.Txc2 hat Weiß zu viele Bauern.} 1-0

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1989.11.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. O-O c3 8.
Nc4 Nc6 9. Qd3 {N} (9. Qb3 cxb2 10. Bxb2 Be7 11. Rfd1 Rb8 12. Nfe5 Bd7 13. Nxd7
Nxd7 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Qc2 Rb5 16. a4 Rh5 17. Qe4 $14 {Gurevich,D-Szekely,P/
Moscow GMA-op/1989/1-0/38/ -> TD 1989/02}) 9... cxb2 10. Bxb2 Be7 11. Rac1 a5
$5 12. Qb1 $6 (12. e4 Nb4 13. Qb1 a4 14. Rfd1 $146) 12... a4 13. e4 a3 14. Ba1
Nb4 15. Rfd1 Ra4 16. Ne3 c6 17. h4 h6 18. Bf1 Bd7 (18... b5 19. d5 (19. Ne5 $5)
19... exd5 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 cxd5 23. Qxb5 Bd7 24. Qxd5 Be6
$17) 19. Bc4 b5 20. Bb3 Ra7 21. Ne5 (21. Bc3 Na6 22. Bd2 $40) 21... Be8 22. f4
$6 (22. N5g4 Nxg4 23. Nxg4 $40) 22... Nh5 23. Nf1 (23. Kh2 Bxh4 $1) 23... Qb6
24. Kh2 c5 25. dxc5 Bxc5 26. Rxc5 Qxc5 27. Bd4 Qe7 (27... Qc7 $2 28. Rc1 Qb7
29. Bd1) 28. Rc1 Na6 29. Bxa7 Qxa7 30. Ng4 Nc5 31. Bd1 f5 $1 32. exf5 exf5 33.
Ne5 Ne4 34. Rc2 Qd4 35. Bf3 $2 (35. Bxh5 $5 Bxh5 36. Qxb5 Qd1 $40) 35... b4 36.
Qb3+ Kh7 37. Bxe4 Qxe4 38. Rc7 Bb5 39. Ne3 Nxf4 40. Rc5 Rd8 41. gxf4 Qxf4+ 42.
Kh3 Bf1+ {Ftacnik} 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.24"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. Ne5 c5 7. Be3 Nd5 {
The move of the knight is putting the valuable bishop under strain. On the
other hand Black is moving his only developed piece, so the future should
rather belong to the 7...Nbd7 move.} (7... Nbd7 $5 8. Nxc4 Nd5 9. Nc3 Nxe3 10.
fxe3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Qb3 Rb8 13. a4 Nf6 14. Rad1 b5 15. axb5 axb5 16. Ne5
Bb7 17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18. dxc5 Qc7 19. c6 Rbb8 20. Nd7 Nxd7 21. Rxd7 Qxc6 22. Rxe7
Qc5 23. Rd7 Qxe3+ 24. Kg2 b4 25. Rd3 bxc3 26. Rxe3 Rxb3 27. bxc3 $11 {1/2-1/2
Bernstein,D-Manievich,V/Israel 1976 (103)}) (7... cxd4 8. Bxd4 Bc5 (8... Bb4+
9. Nc3 O-O 10. a3 Be7 11. Nxc4 Nbd7 12. O-O Qc7 13. Qb3 Rb8 14. Ba7 Ra8 15. Be3
Rb8 16. Rac1 b5 17. Nd2 Bb7 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Bxb7 Rxb7 21. Nf3
$16 {1/2-1/2 Benkovic,P (2469)-Pilgaard,K (2437)/Subotica 2003 (67)}) 9. Bxc5
Qa5+ 10. Nd2 Qxc5 11. Ndxc4 Nbd7 12. Qd6 Qxd6 13. Nxd6+ Ke7 14. Ndxf7 Rf8 15.
Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Ng5 Rf5 17. Nxh7 Rh5 18. Be4 Rb5 19. O-O-O {1-0 Stean,M (2510)
-Rodriguez Vargas,O (2485)/Las Palmas 1978}) 8. dxc5 Nxe3 (8... Bxc5 9. Bxc5
Qa5+ 10. Nd2 Qxc5 11. Ndxc4 $16) 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. fxe3 Ke8 11. c6 $1 {The
advance of the c-pawn is very unpleasant for the defender. White is preparing
the fight in the endgame by diminshing the value of Black's pawn structure.} (
11. Nxc4 Bxc5 12. Nc3 Nd7 13. a3 (13. Ne4 Rb8 14. O-O f6 15. Nxc5 Nxc5 16. Rac1
Nd7 17. Rfd1 Ke7 18. Nd6 Ne5 19. Rc7+ Bd7 20. Bxb7 Rhd8 21. Ne4 Ke8 22. Nc5 Bb5
23. Rd4 Bxe2 24. Nxe6 Bf3 25. Nxg7+ {1-0 Horvath,C (2518)-Wittmann,W (2269)/
Austria 2009}) 13... Ke7 14. Kf2 Nf6 15. h3 Rb8 16. b4 Ba7 17. Na5 Bb6 18. Na4
Bxa5 19. bxa5 Bd7 20. Nc5 {1/2-1/2 Huzman,A (2595)-Van Wely,L (2681)/Panormo
2002 (38)} Rhc8 21. Rhc1 Rc7 $11) (11. Nd2 Bxc5 12. Ndxc4 Nd7 13. Nd3 {1/2-1/2
Lastin,A (2622)-Kosyrev,V (2529)/Tomsk 2004}) 11... bxc6 12. Nxc4 a5 {Despite
the presence of the doubled pawns on the e-file Wang Yue has very promising
chances. His pieces can mobilise extremely quickly into fighting positions.} (
12... Ra7 13. Nc3 f6 14. Kf2 e5 15. Rhc1 Rc7 16. Na5 Kd8 17. a3 f5 18. Rd1+ Bd7
19. b4 e4 20. g4 g6 21. Rac1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Cosma,I (2468)-Oms Pallisse,J (2427)/
Balaguer 2001 (31)}) (12... Bc5 13. Nc3 a5 14. Na4 Bb4+ 15. Kf2 Ba6 16. a3 Bxc4
17. axb4 (17. Nb6 Ra6 18. Nxc4 Be7 19. Rhd1 $16) 17... axb4 18. Nc5 Rxa1 19.
Rxa1 Ke7 20. Ra7+ Kf6 21. Rb7 Bb5 {0-1 Razuvaev,Y-Suetin,A/Soviet Union 1972 
(37)} 22. Ne4+ Kg6 (22... Ke5 23. Ng5 Rf8 24. Nxh7 Rd8 25. Ng5 Kf6 26. Ne4+ Kg6
27. Nc5 $16) 23. Nd6 $16) 13. Kf2 Ra6 14. Nbd2 Nd7 15. Rac1 Ke7 $6 {The
defender is trying to cover the d-square, since his dark-squared bishop would
like to go to a more promising square.} (15... Be7 16. Rhd1 h5 17. Ne4 Kd8 18.
Ned6 Kc7 19. Bf3 f5 20. Nf7 $16) 16. Rhd1 g6 17. Nb3 a4 18. Nd6 $1 {[%mdl 4096]
This tactical blow finds Black ill-prepared for the immediate conflict.} (18.
Nd4 c5 19. Nc6+ Kf6 20. Bf3 $16) 18... Nb6 (18... axb3 19. Nxc8+ Kf6 (19... Kd8
20. Bxc6 $18) 20. Rxd7 bxa2 21. Ra7 Rxa7 22. Nxa7 Bd6 23. Ra1 $18) (18... Bb7
19. Nd4 Ba8 20. Bxc6 $16) (18... Bg7 19. Nxc8+ Rxc8 20. Rxd7+ Kxd7 21. Nc5+ $18
) 19. Nc5 Ra7 20. Bxc6 Bh6 $6 {In the end Black even failed to realise his
dubious idea, the bishop on h6 will be inefficient.} (20... Bg7 21. Nb5 Ra5 22.
Nd4 $16) 21. Nxa4 $1 Nxa4 22. Bxa4 Rxa4 (22... Ba6 23. b4 Rd8 24. Ne4 $16) 23.
Nxc8+ Kf6 24. a3 Ra5 25. Nd6 Rf8 26. Rc7 Rh5 27. Kg2 {The new target of
White's attack is the f7-square.} Bxe3 (27... Kg7 28. Rf1 Kg8 29. Nxf7 Bxe3 30.
Rf3 Bd2 31. Nd6 $18) 28. Rf1+ Kg7 29. Rfxf7+ Rxf7 30. Rxf7+ Kg8 31. Re7 Bd4 32.
b4 Re5 33. e4 {Black is missing two pawns and a sensible coordination of his
pieces.} 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "USA"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Alburt, Lev O"]
[Black "Ivanov, Igor Vasilievich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Rb8 7. a4 b6 $5 {N}
8. e3 Bb7 9. Nbd2 Na5 10. Qc2 Nd5 $1 11. Ne5 (11. Nxc4 Nb4 12. Qc3 Nd5 13. Qc2
$10) 11... Nb4 12. Qd1 $2 (12. Qc3 Nd5 $10) 12... Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qd5+ 14. Qf3 f5
$1 $17 15. e4 (15. Ra3 Nd3 16. Rc3 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Bb4 $17) 15... Qxd4 16. Qh5+
g6 (16... Ke7 17. Ndf3 $40) 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Qxg6+ Kd7 19. Nf3 Qxe4 (19... Qd6
20. Bf4 $40) 20. Re1 Qd5 21. Qf7+ (21. Bf4 Nd3 22. Qf7+ Be7) 21... Be7 22. Bg5
Rbe8 23. Re5 Qc6 (23... Qd6 $5) 24. Rae1 (24. Rd1+ Nd3 $19) 24... Rhf8 25. Qh7
Nd3 26. Rxe6 Nxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Qd6 28. Re2 Nb3 29. Qg7 Rg8 30. Qf7 Rxg5 31. Nxg5
Nd4 32. Re3 (32. Rd2 c5) 32... Rf8 33. Qg7 c5 34. h4 f4 35. Ne4 fxe3 $1 36.
Nxd6 Rxf2+ 37. Kh3 e2 38. Qe5 Bxd6 39. Qe4 Rf3 40. Qb7+ Ke6 41. Qc8+ Ke7 {
Ftacnik,L} (41... Ke7 42. Qb7+ Kf6 43. Qe4 Rxg3+ 44. Kh2 Re3+) 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "USA"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O e6 6. c4 dxc4 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 Ng4 {N} (9... c3 10. bxc3 Bd7 11. Nb3 Be7 12. Nfd4 O-O-O 13.
Be3 Ne5 14. c4 Ba4 15. Rab1 Rd7 16. Rdc1 $13 {Yusupov,A-Sokolov,A/Linares/1989/
->CBM 11}) 10. Ne4 Be7 11. Nd6+ (11. Nd4 $5 {Miles}) 11... Bxd6 12. Rxd6 Ke7
13. Rd1 Rd8 $6 (13... e5 $1) 14. Rxd8 Kxd8 15. Bd2 e5 16. Rc1 e4 17. Ng5 e3 18.
fxe3 Nge5 19. Nf3 f6 20. Nxe5 (20. Bc3 Be6 21. Nd4 $13) 20... Nxe5 21. Ba5+ Ke7
22. Bc7 $1 Nc6 23. Rxc4 Be6 (23... Kd7 24. Bf4 g5 25. Bxc6+ bxc6 26. Rd4+ $14)
24. Ra4 Rc8 25. Bxc6 Rxc7 (25... bxc6 26. Rxa7 $16) 26. Be4 $1 Rc4 $2 (26...
Bh3 27. Kf2 Rc1 28. g4 $16) 27. Rxc4 Bxc4 28. b3 Ba6 29. Kf2 h6 30. Bd3 Kd6 31.
a3 $2 (31. Bxa6 $2 bxa6 32. Kf3 Ke5 33. e4 Kd4) (31. b4 b5 32. a4 Kd5 33. a5
$16) (31. Kf3 $1 b5 (31... Ke5 32. Kg4) 32. Kg4 $18) 31... b5 32. Kf3 $2 (32.
b4 $16) 32... Bb7+ 33. Kf4 b4 $1 $8 34. axb4 Ke7 35. Kf5 Bc8+ 36. Kg6 (36. Ke4
$14) 36... Kf8 37. Bc4 Bg4 $1 38. e4 Bd7 39. Bd5 Bg4 40. e3 Bd7 41. Bc4 Bg4 42.
h4 Bd7 43. Be2 Be6 44. Bd1 Bd7 45. g4 Be8+ 46. Kh7 Bc6 47. Bc2 Kf7 48. Bd3 Bd7
49. e5 fxe5 50. Bg6+ Kf8 51. Bf5 Bc6 52. Bd3 Bd7 53. Bf5 Bc6 {Ftacnik,L}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1989.11.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Rb8 7. Nc3 (7. a4 b6
{N} 8. e3 Bb7 9. Nbd2 Na5 10. Qc2 Nd5 $1 11. Ne5 (11. Nxc4 Nb4 12. Qc3 Nd5 13.
Qc2) 11... Nb4 12. Qd1 $2 (12. Qc3 Nd5 $10) 12... Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qd5+ 14. Qf3 f5
$17 {Alburt,L-Ivanov,I/USA ch/1989/0-1/41/}) 7... Bb4 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Rd1 Qe7 10.
e4 {N} (10. Bg5 $14) 10... Bxc3 (10... e5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Bf4
Qe7 14. Nb5 $36) 11. bxc3 e5 12. d5 Na5 (12... Nd8 13. a4 (13. Nxe5 $5 Qxe5 14.
Bf4 Qe8 15. Bxc7 Ra8 16. e5 $36) 13... Ne8 14. Ba3 Nd6 15. Nd2 $14) 13. Qa4 b6
14. Ba3 Qe8 15. Qc2 Nb7 (15... Bg4 $5) 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. Nd2 Nd6 18. Rab1 Bd7
19. Re1 Ba4 20. Qc1 Kg8 21. Bf1 b5 22. Rb4 (22. f4 $1 Nd7 23. Nf3 f6 24. Bh3
$16) 22... Nd7 $5 (22... a5 23. Rxa4 $1 bxa4 24. Qa3 $16) 23. Nxc4 Nxc4 24.
Bxc4 a5 25. Rxa4 bxa4 26. Qa3 Nb6 27. Bd3 Qf8 28. Qxf8+ Kxf8 29. Rb1 Ke7 30.
Rb5 Nd7 31. Rxa5 Rb2 32. Bc4 Nb6 33. d6+ Kxd6 (33... cxd6 34. Ra7+ $16) 34.
Bxf7 Rc2 35. f4 exf4 36. gxf4 Rxc3 37. Kf2 Ke7 38. Bg8 Kf8 39. Be6 Ke7 40. Bg8
Kf8 41. Bxh7 Rc2+ 42. Kg3 Rxa2 43. Rc5 a3 44. Rxc7 Ra1 45. Ra7 a2 46. Kh4 Nc4
47. e5 Rf1 48. Rxa2 Rxf4+ 49. Kg5 Rd4 50. Ra8+ Ke7 51. Ra7+ Rd7 52. Rxd7+ Kxd7
53. e6+ Ke7 54. Kg6 Ne5+ 55. Kxg7 Nf3 56. h3 Kxe6 {Ftacnik} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Vaisser, Anatoli"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Slovakia"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SVK"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. c4 {Hecht Ribli} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. d4 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7.
Ne5 Bd7 (7... Nxd4 $2 {Ribli} 8. e3 Nf5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Nxf7+) 8. Na3 {
Das ist im Jahr 1997 in Mode! Kasparov spielte diesen Zug das erste Mal gegen
Andersson vor zwölf Jahren. Kasparov,G-Andersson,U/Belgrade/1985/.} cxd4 9.
Naxc4 {Weiß opfert einen Bauern, aber der Bauer d4 ist nicht besonders stark,
und Weiss hat großen Entwicklungsvorsprung. Ribli.} Rc8 {Der Partiezug und 9...
Bc5 sind die Hauptmöglichkeiten. Aber ich möchte bemerken, daß der zuerst vom
ungarische GM Karolyi gespielte Zug 9...Nxe5 10.Nxe5 Qb6 (Barczay,L-Karolyi,T/
Debrecen 1987) eine spielbare Alternative für Schwarz darstellt. Ribli.} (9...
Bc5 {Ribli} 10. Qb3 O-O {"He won't dare take the pawn against Deep Blue". This
was the general consensus in the commentary hall... [#]} 11. Qxb7 $5 Nxe5 12.
Nxe5 Rb8 13. Qf3 Nd5 (13... Bd6 {This is all still theory, and it was
completely amazing to find out, after the match, that Deep Blue had found
every move by pure calculation.} 14. Nc6 {This is a new move introduced by
Kasparov, who didn't like...} (14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Bg5 Be5 $1 16. Rab1 h6 17. Bf4
Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Rfe8 $1 {1/2-1/2 Vaganian,R-Serper,G/Luzern 1993 (33)}) (14. Nc4
Bb5 $1 $10) 14... Bxc6 15. Qxc6 e5 16. Rb1 {White has the advantage of the
bishop pair and controls the light squares. The latter concept, easily
understandable to humans, seems beyond the scope of computers, as we shall see
in other games in this match.} (16. b3 $6 {allows Black to use c3 to penetrate
White's position , as any Grunfeld expert knows.}) 16... Rb6 17. Qa4 Qb8 18.
Bg5 Be7 19. b4 $1 {Kasparov,G-Comp Deep Blue/Philadelphia m 1996/1-0 (73)}) 14.
Bg5 $1 f6 15. Qg4 $3 h5 16. Qh3 fxg5 17. Bxd5 g4 18. Qg2 $16 {+/- Sulava,
N-Dizdarevic,E/Cattolica 1993}) 10. Bf4 (10. Qb3 {Ribli} Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bd6 $5
12. Bf4 Bc6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Qa4 Qc7 15. Qxd4 {Beliavsky,A-Yusupov,A/Belfort
1988/1-0 (60)}) 10... Nd5 (10... Bc5 {Ribli} 11. Nd3 {[%csl Rd6]} Be7 12. Nd6+
$14 (12. Nd6+ Bxd6 13. Bxd6 Qb6 14. Rc1 Nd5 15. Qd2 f6 16. Nc5 {1-0
Mastrokoukos,G-Inkiov,V/Iraklio SHEV 1994 (60)})) (10... b5 {Ribli} 11. Nxc6
Bxc6 12. Bxc6+ Rxc6 13. Ne5 Rc5 14. Rc1 Qd5 15. Qd3 a6 16. b4 {Lalic,B-Sonntag,
H/Bad Woerishofen op 1989/1-0 (57)}) (10... Be7 {Ribli} 11. Qb3 Nd5 12. Qxb7
Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Rc7 15. Qe4 Bc5 {1/2-1/2 Garcia Carbo,M-Formanek,E/
Castellar op 1995 (28)}) 11. Nxc6 $1 $146 (11. Nxd7 Qxd7 (11... Nxf4 12. Bxc6
$1 bxc6 $8 13. Nxf8 Qd5 $5 (13... Nh3+ 14. Kg2 Qd5+ 15. e4 $1 Qxc4 16. Rc1 Qb4
$8 17. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 18. Qh5+ $16) 14. gxf4 Qxc4 15. Rc1 Qd5 16. Qa4 g5 $5 (
16... Rxf8 17. Rfd1 $16) (16... Kxf8 17. Rfd1 c5 18. Rxd4 $16) 17. f5 $1 exf5
18. Rfd1 Kxf8 19. Rxd4 Qe6 20. Rc5 (20. Rdc4 $5) (20. Qxa7 $5) 20... Kg7 21.
Qa5 h6 22. Rxf5 $16 {Ljubojevic,Lj-Yusupov,A/Belfort/1988/1/2-1/2 (73)}) 12.
Ne5 Qd8 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qxd4 Nxf4 15. Qxf4 Be7 16. Qa4 Qb6 17. Rac1 O-O 18.
Rxc6 Rxc6 19. Bxc6 g6 20. Bf3 Rd8 21. Qc2 Bf6 22. Rb1 {1/2-1/2 Roth,T-Stanke,J/
Hamburg-ch/1990 (41)}) 11... Bxc6 12. Qxd4 Nxf4 (12... Bb5 13. Rac1 Nxf4 14.
Qxf4 Rxc4 15. Rxc4 Bd6 16. Rd1 Bxf4 17. Rxd8+ Kxd8 18. Rxf4 $14) (12... f6 13.
Rfd1 e5 (13... b5 14. Ne3 e5 15. Qe4 $18) 14. Bxe5 $18) 13. Qxf4 $1 (13. Bxc6+
Rxc6 14. Qxf4 Qc7 15. Qxc7 (15. Ne5 $2 Bd6) 15... Rxc7 16. Rac1 Bc5 $11) (13.
Qxd8+ $2 {Ribli} Kxd8 14. Rfd1+ (14. gxf4 Bxg2 $19) (14. Bxc6 Nxe2+ $19) 14...
Bd5 $19) 13... Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Bc5 (14... Qd5+ 15. e4 Qb5 $5 (15... Qxc4 16. Rac1
$18) 16. Rfd1 Be7 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. Qxd6 Qc6 19. Qd4 (19. Qxc6+ Rxc6 20. Rac1
Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Kd7 $11) 19... O-O 20. Rac1 Qxc1 21. Rxc1 Rxc1 22. Qxa7 $14) (
14... Qc7 15. Ne5 Bd6 16. Rac1 $18) (14... Be7 15. Rad1 (15. Rfd1 $1 Qc7 16.
Ne5 O-O 17. Rd7 (17. Rac1 Qb8 18. Rxc8 Qxc8 $11) 17... Qc5 18. Rxb7 Qd5+ (18...
Bd6 19. Nd3 Bxf4 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21. gxf4 Rc2 22. Kf3 $16) 19. Qf3 Qxe5 20. Rxe7
Qxb2 21. Rd1 $18 Qxa2 22. Rdd7 Qa4 23. Rxa7 Qc6 24. Rxf7 $16) 15... Qc7 16. Ne5
O-O (16... f6 17. Rc1 $18) 17. Rd7 Qc5 18. Rxb7 Bd6 (18... Qd5+ 19. Qf3 Qxe5
20. Rxe7 Qxb2 21. Rxa7 $16) (18... Bg5 19. Nd3 Bxf4 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21. gxf4 $16)
19. Nd3 Qd5+ 20. Qf3 Qxa2 $11) 15. Rad1 {Es ist interessant, daß Schwarz trotz
des reduzierten Materials schwere Probleme hat. Weiß hat aufgrund des
aktiveren Figurenspiels eindeutigen Eröffnugsvorteil. Ob aber großer weißer
Vorteil oder remis, hängt von einem Tempo ab. Ribli.} Qf6 {Jetzt können wir
verstehen, warum Ftacnik 15.Rad1 anstatt des "natürlichen "15.Rfd1 spielte.
Der Bauer ist gedeckt, und Weiß kann seine aktive Dame auf dem Brett halten,
er muß sie nicht tauschen. Ribli.} (15... Qc7 {Ribli} 16. Ne5 O-O (16... Bd6
17. Rc1 Bxe5 18. Qa4+ $18) 17. Rd7 {[%csl Rf7]}) (15... Qe7 {Ribli} 16. Ne5 {
[%csl Rd7]}) 16. Qe4 {Schwarz hat große Entwicklungsprobleme, und Schwächen am
Damenflügel. Ribli.} (16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. Qxd6 Qe7 18. Qd4 O-O $11) 16... b6 $1 (
16... O-O 17. Qxb7 Bd4 18. b3 $16) 17. Ne5 (17. b4 Bxb4 $5 18. Nxb6 axb6 19.
Qxb4 Qc3 (19... Qe5 20. Qxb6 O-O $14) 20. Qxb6 Qc6+ 21. Qxc6+ Rxc6 $14) 17...
O-O {Schwarz opfert die Qualität. Er hat kein aktives Gegenspiel, aber
technisch ist es nicht so leicht für Weiß, seinen Vorteil zu verwerten. Ribli.}
18. Nd7 (18. b4 Bxb4 $1 (18... Be7 19. Nd7 Qb2 20. Nxf8 Bxf8 21. Rd7 $16) 19.
Nd7 Qe7 20. Nxf8 Rxf8 $14) 18... Qxb2 19. Nxf8 Rxf8 (19... Bxf8 20. Rd7 Qxa2
21. Qb7 Rc3 22. Qa8 Qc4 23. Qe8 e5 24. Rxa7 $16) 20. Qc4 g6 21. Rd7 a5 (21...
Qa3 22. Rfd1 $16) 22. Rfd1 Qf6 (22... Kg7 $2 23. Qxe6 $18) 23. Qf4 $6 {
Natürlich würde der Damentausch die weiße Aufgabe erleichtern. Ribli.} (23. e3
Kg7 24. a4 $16) 23... Qb2 (23... Qxf4 $5 24. gxf4 a4 25. Ra7 a3 26. Rdd7 Kg7
27. e4 $16) 24. R1d2 Qc3 25. R7d3 Qa1 (25... Qb4 26. Qe5 $16) 26. Rd8 {Endlich
tauscht Weiß die Türme. Das schwächt den schwarzen Königsflügel spürbar. Ribli.
} Kg7 27. Rxf8 (27. R2d7 Qf6 $8 28. Qxf6+ Kxf6 29. Rxf8 Bxf8 30. f4 a4 $1 $16)
27... Bxf8 28. Rd8 Bc5 (28... Qxa2 29. Rd7 e5 30. Qxe5+ $16) 29. a4 {Weiß
blockuert die Bauern am Damenflügel. Obwohl Schwarz einen guten Läufer auf c5
besitzt, hat er kein Gegenspiel. Er kann nur warten.} h5 (29... e5 $6 30. Qe4
$16) 30. h3 (30. h4 $6 {Ribli Den Bauer auf h4 festzulegen, wenn der Gegner
einen schwarzfeldrigen Läufer hat, wäre weniger logisch. Ribli.}) 30... Qb2 31.
e3 {Schrit für Schrit geht Weiß vorwärts. Mit diesem Zug schränkt er den
Läufer auf c5 ein. Ribli.} (31. g4 $5 e5 (31... Qxe2 $2 32. Rd7 $18) (31...
hxg4 32. hxg4 Be7 33. Rd7 Qf6 34. Qxf6+ Bxf6 35. Rd6 $18) 32. Qe4 $1 hxg4 33.
hxg4 $16) 31... Be7 $1 (31... b5 $2 {Ribli} 32. Rd7 $18) 32. Rd7 (32. Rb8 $5
Bc5 33. g4 hxg4 34. hxg4 e5 35. Qe4 $16) 32... Qf6 (32... Bf6 {Ribli} 33. Qc7 {
[%csl Rf7]}) 33. Qxf6+ Kxf6 {Hecht: Nach Abtausch dreier Bauern am
Königsflügel verschafft sich Weiß mittels Zugzwang Zugang zur schwarzen
Stellung} (33... Bxf6 {Ribli} 34. Rd6 $18 {[%csl Rb6]}) 34. f4 {Weiß hat
klaren Endspielvorteil. Ich möchte erwähnen, daß ohne die Bauern am
Damenflügel - obwohl Schwarz dort zwei gegen eins hat - das Endspiel nicht so
leicht für Weiß zu gewinnen wäre. Ribli.} Bc5 35. Kf3 Kg7 (35... e5 36. fxe5+
Ke6 37. Rb7 g5 38. Ke4 $18) 36. e4 {Weiß aktiviert alle seine Kräfte so gut es
geht. Ribli.} Kf8 37. e5 {A model endgame with lot of interesting contents.
Ein lehrhaftes Endpiel mit noch viel interessantem Inhalt.} (37. g4 hxg4+ 38.
hxg4 Kg7 39. Ke2 Kf8 40. Kd3 Kg7 41. Rb7 Kf6 42. Kc4 Be3 43. Kb5 Bxf4 44. Kxb6
Bd2 $132) 37... Kg7 38. Ke4 Kf8 39. g4 hxg4 40. hxg4 Ke8 (40... g5 41. f5 $1
Ke8 42. Rb7 Kf8 43. f6 Kg8 44. Rb8+ Kh7 45. Kd3 Bf2 46. Rf8 Kg6 47. Rg8+ Kh6
48. Rg7 $18) 41. Rb7 {Der Turm steht sehr gut auf b7. Er kontrolliert f7 und
gleichzeitig b6. Ribli.} Kf8 42. f5 (42. Kd3 Ke8 43. Kc4 Be3 44. Kb5 Bxf4 45.
Kxb6 Bd2 (45... Bxe5 46. Kxa5 f5 47. gxf5 exf5 48. Kb5 $16) 46. Rb8+ Ke7 47.
Ra8 f5 $1 $132) 42... gxf5+ 43. gxf5 exf5+ (43... Ke8 {Ribli}) 44. Kxf5 Bf2 $1
{einziger Zug, um Kf6 zu verhindern.} (44... Ke8 45. Kf6 $18) 45. Ra7 (45. Kf6
Bh4+) 45... Be1 46. Ra8+ (46. Ra6 $1) 46... Kg7 (46... Ke7 47. Ra6 Bf2 48. Ra7+
Kf8 49. Ra8+ Ke7 50. Rb8 $18) 47. Ra7 Kf8 48. Ra6 $1 Bf2 49. Ra8+ Ke7 (49...
Kg7 50. Rb8 {Schwarz wird gezwungen einen Läuferzug nach h4 zu machen. Dann
kann er nicht mehr den Bauern auf b6 decken. Ribli.} Bc5 (50... Be3 {Ribli} 51.
Rb7 {[%cal Gb7g7,Re5e6]} Kf8 52. Kf6 $18 {[%csl Rf7]}) (50... Kh7 51. Kf6 $18)
(50... Bd4 {Hecht} 51. Rb7 {[%cal Re5e6]} Kf8 52. Kf6 Ke8 53. Re7+ $18) 51. Rb7
Kf8 52. Kf6 $18) 50. Rb8 {Hecht: Zugzwang! Der wK gelangt nach f6...} Kd7 51.
Kf6 Bd4 (51... Kc7 52. Rf8 $18) 52. Rb7+ Kc6 53. Rxf7 b5 {Schwarz hat den
folgenden Plan: Für den weißen e-Bauern will er den Läufer geben, und mit dem
aktivem a-Bauern gegen den Turm um Remis kämpfen. Leider fehlen Schwarz ein
paar Tempi, um mit diesem Plan Erfolg zu haben. Ribli.} 54. axb5+ Kxb5 55. Rd7
$1 (55. Ke6 a4 56. Kd5 Bxe5 57. Kxe5 Kc4 $11 58. Ra7 Kb3 59. Kd4 a3 60. Kd3 Kb2
61. Rb7+ Kc1 $11) 55... Bc3 (55... Bf2 56. e6 a4 57. Ke5 Bh4 58. Kd4 $1 (58. e7
$2 Bxe7 59. Rxe7 Kc4 $11) 58... Bf6+ 59. Kd3 Kc6 60. Kc4 $18) (55... Bc5 56. e6
a4 57. Rd5 $1 a3 58. e7 a2 59. e8=Q+ $18) 56. Kf5 Bb4 57. e6 Bf8 (57... Kc6 58.
Ra7 Kb6 59. e7 $18) (57... a4 {Ribli} 58. Rb7+ Kc4 59. Rxb4+ Kxb4 60. e7 $18)
58. e7 Bxe7 59. Rxe7 a4 60. Ra7 Kb4 61. Ke4 (61. Ke4 Kb3 62. Kd3 a3 63. Rb7+
$18 (63. Rb7+ {Ribli} Ka2 64. Kc2 Ka1 65. Rb1+ Ka2 66. Rb3 Ka1 67. Rxa3#)) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.11.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Nd7 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8.
Qd3 e5 9. Be3 $5 {[%mdl 4] This logical novelty hopes to support white's
development.} exd4 (9... Nb4 10. Qb5+ Nd7 (10... Bd7 11. Qxe5+ Be7 12. Na3 O-O
13. O-O N6d5 14. Bd2 Re8 15. Bxb4 Nxb4 16. Qf4 Be6 17. Nb5 Nd5 {1/2-1/2
Horvath,J-Rabiega,R/AUT-chT9596/1996/ (30)}) 11. Qa4 exd4 12. Nxd4 c6 13. Nc3
Nb6 14. Qb3 c5 15. Ndb5 Be6 16. Qd1 Bf5 17. O-O a6 18. Qxd8+ Rxd8 19. Nc7+ Kd7
20. N7d5 N4xd5 21. Nxd5 {1-0 Raetsky,A-Ivanov,A/Simferopol/1989/ (24)}) (9...
Bb4+ 10. Nc3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 (12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. Bxd4 O-O 14. a3 Be7
15. Nb5 c5 16. Bc3 Bd7 17. Nc7 Rac8 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bc6 20. O-O-O Rfd8 {
1/2-1/2 Flear,G-Lalic,B/Hastings/1996/ (27)}) 12... O-O 13. a3 Be7 14. O-O-O c6
15. Qc2 Qe8 16. Na4 Nxa4 17. Qxa4 Be6 18. Kb1 Qc8 19. Bc3 a5 20. Rc1 Re8 21.
Bd4 Qc7 22. Qc2 a4 {0-1 Robledo,N-Rodriguez,J/Buenos Aires/1992/ (53)}) 10.
Nxd4 Nb4 11. Qe4+ Be7 12. Nc3 (12. a3 N4d5 13. Bg5 c6 14. O-O h6 15. Bxe7 Qxe7
16. Qxe7+ Kxe7 17. e4 Nc7 18. Nc3 Rd8 19. Rfd1 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Ilincic,Z-Illescas
Cordoba,M/Batumi/1999/(38)}) 12... Nc4 13. Rd1 $1 {The key move of the white's
plan, suddenly black queen feels uncomfortable on her natural square.} Nd6 (
13... Nxe3 14. fxe3 (14. Qxe3 $2 c5 $1 $19) 14... O-O 15. a3 Na6 16. Nc6 bxc6
17. Rxd8 Bxd8 18. b4 $18) 14. Qb1 O-O 15. O-O (15. a3 Na6 16. Ndb5 Qe8 17. Nxa7
Bf5 18. Qc1 c6 $13) 15... Qe8 16. Bf4 (16. a3 Na6 17. Bf4 c5 18. Nc6 $16) 16...
Bd7 $2 {In an endangered position black has no right to play clumsily, now
white pieces will do a real demage.} (16... c5 17. Nc2 Nxc2 18. Qxc2 Nb5 $14)
17. a3 Nc6 (17... Na6 18. Bxd6 Bxd6 19. Bxb7 $18) 18. Ndb5 Rc8 (18... Nxb5 19.
Nxb5 Bd8 20. Nxc7 Bxc7 21. Bxc7 $16) 19. Nxc7 $1 Rxc7 (19... Qd8 20. Bxd6 Bxd6
21. Rxd6 Qxc7 22. Nb5 Qa5 23. Nxa7 $18) 20. Nd5 $1 (20. Bxd6 Bxd6 21. Rxd6 $16)
20... Bf5 $6 (20... Rc8 21. Nxe7+ Nxe7 22. Bxd6 $16) 21. Nxc7 Qc8 (21... Bxb1
22. Nxe8 Rxe8 23. Rxb1 $18) 22. e4 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2000.07.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8.
Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. a3 b5 10. Qxb5 Nc2+ 11. Kd2 Nxa1 12. Qxc6+ Bd7 13. Qxc4 c5 14.
Qa2 (14. Nc3 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Rc8 16. Qd3 e5 $15) 14... Qa5+ 15. Nc3 (15. b4 cxb4
16. Qxa1 Rc8 17. Ne5 (17. Rc1 O-O 18. Ne5 Rxc1 19. Kxc1 Rc8+ 20. Kd2 bxa3+ 21.
Ke3 a2 {0-1 Sund,J-Pedersen,D/Logumkloster/1994/ (25)}) 17... Bb5 (17... Ba4
18. Be4 f6 19. Nf3 b3+ 20. Nc3 Kf7 21. Rc1 Bc6 22. Bxc6 Rxc6 23. Qb2 Rb8 {
1/2-1/2 Delchev,A-Dimitrov,V/Bankia/1992/ (28)}) 18. a4 $5 (18. Ke3 $2 Rc2 19.
Bf3 O-O 20. a4 f6 21. Nd3 Bc4 22. Nd2 Qg5+ $2 (22... Bxd3 23. exd3 Qg5+ $19)
23. Nf4 e5 $1 24. Nxc4 exf4+ 25. gxf4 Qf5 $1 {0-1 Ivanchuk,V-Kortschnoj,V/
Tilburg/1989/ (26)}) (18. Be4 O-O 19. Ke3 f6 20. Nd3 f5 21. Bf3 Bxd3 22. Kxd3
Qa4 23. Qb2 bxa3 24. Qxa3 Qc4+ 25. Ke3 e5 26. Qd6 Qb3+ {0-1 Raetsky,A-Pushkov,
N/Podolsk/1992/ (26)}) (18. Nd3 Bxd3 19. Kxd3 O-O 20. Qb2 bxa3 21. Qxa3 Qb5+
22. Kd2 Rfd8 23. e3 Qf5 24. Ke2 Rc2+ 25. Nd2 Rxd2+ 26. Kxd2 Qxf2+ 27. Kd3 Qxg2
{0-1 Polovodin,I-Ivanov,S/St Petersburg/1992/ (29)}) 18... O-O 19. Nd3 (19. Qb2
$5) (19. Be4 Rfd8 (19... f6 20. Nd3 f5 21. Bf3 b3+ 22. Nc3 Bxd3 23. exd3 f4 24.
g4 Qb4 {0-1 Kaidanov,G-Goldin,A/Philadelphia/1998/ (44)}) 20. Ke3 f6 21. Nf3 f5
22. Bd3 Bxd3 23. exd3 Qd5 24. Nbd2 Rc3 25. Qb1 {1/2-1/2 Dizdarevic,E-Mitkov,N/
Kladovo/1991/ (45)}) 19... Bxd3 20. Kxd3 $1 Qf5+ 21. Ke3 Rc2 22. f4 $14 {
/\ Bf3, Kf2}) 15... cxd4 (15... Rd8 16. Qxa1 cxd4 17. Nxd4 e5 18. Nb3 Qb6 19.
Kc2 O-O 20. Nd2 Bf5+ 21. Nde4 Rb8 22. Rd1 Qxf2 23. Rf1 Qxg2 24. Rxf5 {1-0
Meins,G-Meijere,A/Baunatal/1999/ (63)}) 16. Nxd4 Rd8 17. Rxa1 (17. b4 $6 Qb6
18. e3 Bc6 $1 19. Bxc6+ Qxc6 20. Rxa1 e5 21. Kc2 (21. Nce2 exd4 22. Nxd4 Qg2
$17) 21... exd4 22. exd4 Rxd4 23. Re1+ Kf8 24. b5 Qc5 25. Qb2 h5 $1 26. Kb1 Rh6
{0-1 Gasimov,R-Doroshkievich,V/St Petersburg/1994/ (38)}) 17... e5 {[%mdl 4]
Black can afford to invest the material, since white king is awkwardly sitting
on the exposed square d2.} (17... Qb6 18. e3 e5 19. Nd5 $1) 18. b4 (18. Nb3 Qb6
19. Kc2 Be6 (19... Qxf2 20. Be4 Rc8 $40) 20. Rd1 Qxf2 $17) 18... Qb6 19. Nc2
Qxf2 (19... Be6+ 20. Bd5 Qxf2 $44) 20. Ne3 Be6+ 21. Ncd5 (21. Bd5 Qxh2 22. Qc4
O-O $13) 21... O-O 22. Qc4 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Qxh2 24. Qh4 (24. Qg4 $5 Qh6 25. Qf3
Kh8 26. Rh1 Qg6 $14) 24... Qf2 {Black can certainly not afford to opt for an
endgame, since his main chance lays in the shaky position of the white king.} (
24... Qxh4 $2 25. gxh4 Rd7 26. Kd3 Kh8 27. Ke4 $1 f5+ 28. Nxf5 Rxf5 29. Kxf5
Rxd5 30. Rc1 $18) 25. Rh1 h6 26. Rh2 (26. Qg4 Kh8 27. Rh5 f5 $1 28. Qh4 Rd6 $13
) 26... Qg1 27. Rh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 4th"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1997.11.02"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Dizdar, Goran"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1997.10.25"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. Ne5 c5 7. Na3 cxd4 8.
Naxc4 Ra7 9. Bd2 b6 10. Qb3 Bb7 11. Bxb7 Rxb7 12. Na5 Ra7 (12... Rc7 13. Qxb6
Bc5 14. Qb3 O-O 15. O-O Qd5 16. Qxd5 (16. Nf3 Nbd7 17. Qxd5 Nxd5 18. Rfc1 Rfc8
19. Nb3 e5 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21. Kf1 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 23. Bxc1 f6 {1/2-1/2
Sveshnikov,E-Chernin,A/URS-FL49 1981/ (27)}) 16... Nxd5 17. Rfc1 Rfc8 18. Nd3
Bb6 19. Rxc7 Rxc7 20. Rc1 Rxc1+ 21. Nxc1 Kf8 22. Nc4 Ba7 23. Nd3 Ke7 {
Bykhovsky,A-Kaidanov,G/URS-ch sf 1983/1/2-1/2 (55)}) (12... Re7 13. Nac6 Nxc6
14. Nxc6 Qa8 15. Rc1 Rc7 16. Qxb6 Nd5 17. Qb8+ Qxb8 18. Nxb8 Rxc1+ 19. Bxc1 Bd6
20. Nxa6 Kd7 21. b4 Rc8 22. Kd2 Ra8 23. b5 Nc3 24. a4 Nxa4 {0-1 Rashkovsky,
N-Petrosian,A/Erevan 1984/ (39)}) 13. O-O (13. Nac6 Nxc6 14. Nxc6 Qa8 15. Rc1
Bc5 16. Qf3 (16. O-O Qxc6 17. Rxc5 Qxc5 18. Rc1 Qb5 19. Rc8+ Kd7 20. Rxh8 Qxb3
21. axb3 Rc7 $17) 16... Rc7 17. Nxd4 O-O $15) 13... Ne4 $1 {Fine moment, since
the greedy capture on a5 would cost black too dearly. Ein guter Zug, während
das sorglose Fressen auf a5 Schwarz teuer zu stehen käme.} (13... bxa5 $2 14.
Bxa5 Qc8 (14... Qxa5 $2 15. Qxb8+ Qd8 16. Qxa7 $18) 15. Rac1 Qb7 16. Qb6 Qxb6
17. Rc8+ Ke7 18. Bxb6 Kd6 19. Bxa7 $18) 14. Qa4+ b5 (14... Ke7 $2 15. Nac6+ $18
) (14... Nd7 15. Nac6 Ndc5 16. Qc2 $16) 15. Qc2 Nxd2 (15... d3 16. Nxd3 Rc7 17.
Qd1 Be7 $11) 16. Qxd2 Qd5 17. Nf3 Bc5 (17... e5 18. Rac1 Rd7 19. Rc8+ Rd8 20.
Rxd8+ Kxd8 21. Rc1 $44) 18. Nb3 O-O (18... Bb6 $5 19. Nfxd4 Rd7 20. Rfd1 O-O
21. Nf3 Qe4 $15) 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Rfc1 Qd5 (20... Qb6 21. Qxd4 Qxd4 22. Nxd4)
21. Qxd4 Qxd4 22. Nxd4 Rd7 23. Nb3 (23. Nc6 $6 Rd2) 23... Rfd8 24. f3 Kf8 25.
Kf2 Ke8 {Both knights are protecting vital squares -d2 and c6. Beide Springer
verteidigen wichtige Punkte- d2 und c6.} 26. Ke3 Rd5 27. Rc7 Nd7 (27... R5d7
28. Rac1 Rxc7 29. Rxc7 Rd7 30. Rc8+ Rd8 31. Rxd8+ Kxd8 32. Kd4 Kc7 $11) 28. Na5
Nb6 29. Nc6 (29. Nc6 R8d7 30. Rxd7 Kxd7 31. Nb8+ Kd6 32. b3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-14c"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Inkiov, Ventzislav"]
[Black "Pinter, Jozsef"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1987.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bd7 6. Qc2 c5 7. Qxc4 Bc6 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Bg5 Rc8 10. Bxf6 gxf6 $5 (10... Nxf6 $6 11. dxc5 $1 $14 Bxf3 12. Bxf3
Bxc5 13. Qb5+ Qd7 14. Nc3 {Kasparov-Kortschnoj (07)/London cm/1983/}) (10...
Qxf6 $5 11. Nc3 Be7 $13) 11. Nc3 (11. dxc5 $142 $5) 11... b5 $1 12. Qd3 (12.
Nxb5 $4 Nb6 13. Qd3 c4 $19) 12... c4 13. Qc2 b4 14. Ne4 Nb6 (14... f5 15. Ned2
Nb6 16. e4 fxe4 17. Nxe4 $13) 15. g4 $1 h5 $6 (15... Rg8 $142 16. g5 $1 (16.
Ng3 $6 Rxg4 17. Qxh7 f5 $15) 16... fxg5 17. Ne5 $44) 16. g5 $1 fxg5 (16... Bxe4
17. Qxe4 fxg5 18. Ne5 Bg7 $1 {/\ 0-0} (18... Nd5 19. Rac1 c3 20. bxc3 bxc3 21.
Qd3 $44) 19. f4 f5 20. Qe3 g4 21. Bc6+ Kf8 {Pinter,J; Lukacs,P}) 17. Nexg5 Bg7
(17... Be7 $2 18. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 19. Ne5+ $18) 18. h4 Bf6 (18... Bxd4 $6 19. Rad1
Ba4 20. b3 cxb3 21. Qe4 $1 $16) 19. e4 Bxg5 20. hxg5 Rg8 21. Rfe1 $1 Ba4 (21...
Rxg5 22. d5 $1 Ba4 23. Qd2 Rg8 24. Qxb4 $16) 22. Qd2 c3 23. bxc3 bxc3 24. Qf4
Qc7 25. Qh4 Nc4 26. d5 $1 (26. Qxh5 $2 Qf4 $1 {/\ Nd2-/+}) 26... Bd7 27. dxe6
$2 (27. e5 $1 exd5 28. Nd4 $1 Be6 29. Qxh5 $16) 27... Bxe6 28. Nd4 Bg4 $1 $13
29. Nf5 $8 Ne5 30. Qg3 Rd8 $2 (30... Bf3 $5 31. Re3 $1 c2 32. Rc1 Bd1 33. f4
Ng4 (33... Nc4 34. Rd3 $1 Qb6+ 35. Kh2 Qb2 36. Rdxd1 cxd1=Q 37. Rxd1 $16) 34.
Rb3 Qc5+ 35. Kh1 Nf2+ 36. Kh2 h4 $5 $13 (36... Ng4+ 37. Kh3 Nf2+ 38. Kh4 $16))
31. Rac1 $1 Rd3 (31... c2 $2 32. Rxc2 $1) 32. Re3 Be2 (32... Rxe3 33. Qxe3 c2
34. f3 $1 Bxf5 35. exf5 Kf8 36. f6 $1 $18) 33. Rxd3 Bxd3 34. f4 h4 (34... Qb6+
35. Qe3 Ng4 36. Qxb6 axb6 37. Rxc3 $18) 35. Qe3 Ng4 36. Qxd3 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 17th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2010.04.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Krylov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2010.04.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Etiud-Kontakt"]
[BlackTeam "Khanty Mansiysk Yugra"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Rb8 7. Nc3 b5 8. Ne5
$1 {The only move with the real potential to underline the weaker sides of
Black's daring plan. The defender was bravely supporting his pawn on the
queenside, but was also seriously negelecting the development of his kingside.}
Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 (9... Nd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bxd5 Be6 12. Bc6+ (12. e4 $5 $16)
12... Bd7 13. Bg2 Be7 14. Be3 $16) 10. Qd4 {White simply has to play the best
moves in order to stand a chance of proving the merit of his adventure.} (10.
Bc6 a6 11. Qd4 Bb7 12. Bxb7 Rxb7 13. Rd1 c5 14. Qg4 Qc7 15. Bf4 Qc6 16. f3 f5
17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Qg5 Be7 (18... Kf7 19. Be5 h6 20. Qf4 Be7 21. Ne4 {1/2-1/2
Rama,L-Rajkovic,D/Durres 2001/ (28)}) 19. Qxg7 (19. a3 O-O 20. Be5 Rf7 21. Qc1
Rd7 22. Rxd7 Nxd7 23. Bf4 Nf6 {0-1 Gazarek,D-Haba,P/Pardubice 2000/ (60)})
19... Rg8 20. Qh6 Rg6 21. Qh3 b4 22. Nb1 Rd7 $5 (22... c3 $5) 23. Nd2 c3 24.
Nc4 cxb2 25. Nxb2 {0-1 Gleizerov,E-Werle,J/Hoogeveen 2000/ (59)} Nd5 $17) (10.
Bf4 Bb7 11. Bxb7 Rxb7 12. Qc2 Be7 13. Rfd1 Qc8 14. Qe4 c6 15. Qf3 O-O 16. Ne4
f5 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. Bxd6 Rd8 $15 {1-0 Gleizerov,E-Rustemov,A/
Bydgoszcz 2000/ (42)}) 10... b4 {From the theoretical point of view, the
continuation of the risky activity on the queenside should not represent the
optimal solution. More attention has so far been devoted to the variations
after the more logical move 10...c5.} (10... a6 11. Rd1 c5 12. Qg4 Qc7 13. Bf4
h5 14. Qg5 Rh7 15. Qh4 Be7 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Qxg5 Nxe5 18. Ne4 Rb6 19. Nf6+ gxf6
20. Qg8+ Ke7 21. Qxh7 $16 {1-0 Georgiev,K (2677)-Naiditsch,A (2664)/Kusadasi
2006 (36)}) (10... c5 {Black finds the courage to push the enemy queen away
from the centre, but this also weakens the sensitive d6-square.} 11. Qf4 (11.
Qg4 h5 12. Qf4 Qc7 13. a4 a6 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rd1 Be7 16. Nd5 exd5 17. Bxd5
O-O 18. e6 Ne5 19. exf7+ Kh8 20. Ra7 Qxa7 21. Qxe5 Bg4 $17 {Inkiov,V-Serafimov,
T/Paris 2002/ 1/2-1/2 (133)}) 11... Bb7 (11... Qc7 12. Rd1 Nxe5 (12... Rb6 13.
a4 b4 14. Nb5 Qb8 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 O-O 17. a5 Ra6 18. Qxc4 Rxd6 19. Bf4
e5 20. Bg5 $44 {1-0 Prakken,G-Ippolito,D/Ubeda 2000/ (29)}) 13. a4 bxa4 {
1/2-1/2 Ehlvest,J (2614)-Bittencourt,J (2471)/Sao Paulo 2009}) (11... Be7 $5
12. a4 b4 13. Nb5 Bb7 14. Rd1 O-O 15. Nxa7 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qc7 17. Nb5 Qc6+ 18.
f3 Nb6 19. Nd6 c3 20. bxc3 Nd5 21. Qe4 Bxd6 22. exd6 bxc3 $15 {0-1 Raetsky,A 
(2461)-Groszpeter,A (2486)/Geneve 2003 (32)}) 12. Bxb7 (12. Ne4 Nb6 $5 (12...
Qc7 13. a4 $1 $36 (13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. exd6 Qb6 $13) 13... a6 (13... Nxe5 14.
axb5 $36) 14. axb5 axb5 15. Ng5 Nb6 $6 (15... Nxe5 16. Bxb7 (16. Ra7 Bd6 17.
Rd1 $44) 16... Rxb7 17. Ra8+ Ke7 18. Be3 $16) 16. Ra7 Nd5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. e6
$1 $18 {1-0 Romero Holmes,A (2524)-Werle,J (2434)/Groningen 2002/ (25)}) 13.
Ng5 Qd7 14. Bxb7 Rxb7 15. Bd2 Qd4 16. Qf3 Qd5 $15) 12... Rxb7 13. Ne4 Qc7 14.
Nd6+ Bxd6 15. exd6 Qd8 16. Rd1 O-O 17. a4 a6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bd2 Qb6 20. Bc3
b4 21. Be1 Qb5 $11 {0-1 Nyback,T (2634)-Ghaem Maghami,E (2599)/Beijing 2008 
(38)}) (10... Bb7 {Black should study this sensible alternative.} 11. Bxb7 (11.
Rd1 c5 12. Qf4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qc7 14. a4 a6 15. axb5 axb5 16. Ne4 Nxe5 17. b3 c3
18. Nxc3 Be7 19. Ne4 Qb7 20. f3 f6 21. Bb2 Nf7 22. Qe3 {1/2-1/2 Markus,R (2586)
-Perunovic,M (2526)/Zlatibor 2006}) 11... Rxb7 12. Rd1 c5 (12... c6 $11) 13.
Qe4 $1 (13. Qg4 Qc8 14. Ne4 h5 15. Qg5 Qd8 16. Qf4 Be7 17. Be3 Qc8 18. Nd6+
Bxd6 19. exd6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kozul,Z (2609)-Markus,R (2586)/Murska Sobota 2007 
(36)}) 13... Qb6 14. a4 a6 15. axb5 axb5 16. Ra5 {1-0 Savchenko,S (2508)
-Bricard,E (2469)/Montpellier 2006}) 11. Na4 (11. Ne4 Nb6 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13.
Be3 Bb7 14. Rac1 Be7 15. Nd2 Bd5 16. Rfd1 Kc8 17. Bxb6 axb6 18. Nxc4 Bxg2 19.
Kxg2 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8 21. b3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Postny,E (2648)-Aleksandrov,A 
(2624)/Wroclaw 2009 (35)}) 11... c5 12. Qxc4 Nxe5 13. Qc2 {The position has
become a bit more clear at long last. White can courageously claim sufficient
compensation for the sacrificed pawn.} Qc7 14. Bf4 Bd7 (14... f6 15. Rac1 c4
16. Bxe5 fxe5 17. Qxc4 $16) 15. Rfd1 f6 (15... c4 $5 16. a3 bxa3 17. bxa3 Be7
18. Rac1 f6 19. Rd4 Rd8 20. Nb2 O-O $11) 16. Be4 (16. a3 $5 b3 17. Qe4 Bd6 18.
Rac1 O-O 19. Bxe5 fxe5 20. Qd3 Bxa4 21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Rbd8 $11) 16... g6
17. Rac1 {Krylov is choosing very natural moves, but those do not necessarily
promise success.} c4 18. Bd3 (18. Rd2 Bb5 19. Rcd1 Kf7 $17) 18... Qc6 $2 {
[%mdl 64] Landa is among the very strongest positional players, but at this
moment he is let down by his great desire to win over his relatively weaker
opponent. The queen move represents a serious loss of a critical tempo and
tactically completely fails.} (18... Rc8 $1 19. Bxe5 fxe5 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21.
Qxc4 Rxc4 22. Rxc4 Bxa4 23. Rdc1 Kf7 24. Rc7+ Kf6 25. Rxa7 Bb5 26. Rc8 $11) 19.
Bxe5 fxe5 (19... Qxa4 $2 20. Bxg6+ $18) 20. Bxc4 Bh6 (20... Qxa4 21. Bxe6 $1
Bb5 22. Qc7 $18) 21. e3 {A good, but relatively meek move. Black would have
had a much tougher life after the immediate move of the knight to the
c5-square.} (21. Nc5 $1 Bc8 (21... Bxc1 22. Nxd7 Rd8 23. Nxe5 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1
Qc7 25. Bb5+ Kf8 26. Qd4 Kg8 27. Bc4 $18) (21... Qxc5 22. Bxe6 Qxc2 23. Bxd7+
Ke7 24. Rxc2 $16) 22. e3 Qxc5 23. Qa4+ Ke7 24. Ba6 $18) 21... O-O (21... Rd8
22. Bb3 Qxc2 23. Rxc2 $16) 22. Nc5 $1 Bc8 23. Bb3 Kh8 {The players are trying
at each moment to look for the best move in the given position. If is a sad
fact for the defender, that the practically most feasible solution is a modest
retreat of the king.} (23... Qe8 24. Rd6 Rb6 25. Ne4 $16) 24. Nxe6 Qxc2 25.
Rxc2 Re8 (25... Bxe6 26. Bxe6 Rfd8 27. Bd5 $16) 26. Nd8 $1 {Unusual moves of
the knight are always an esthetic joy. Krylov has fallen in love with the
impressive attacking combination.} Bg4 27. Nf7+ Kg7 28. Rc7 Bxd1 (28... Rec8
29. Rdc1 Rxc7 30. Rxc7 Rc8 31. Rxa7 Rc1+ 32. Kg2 Bd1 33. Ng5+ $18) 29. Ng5+ Kf6
(29... Kf8 30. Nxh7#) 30. Nxh7+ Kf5 31. Rf7+ Ke4 32. Nf6+ Kd3 33. Rd7+ {
A king's pilgrimage into the depths of the enemy position is only rarely a
pleasant experience.} (33. Rd7+ Ke2 34. Bxd1+ Ke1 35. Nxe8 Rxe8 36. Bf3 $18)
1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Sosonko, Gennadi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8.
Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. O-O (9. a3 b5 $1 10. Qxb5 Nc2+ 11. Kf1 Bd7 12. Ra2 N2xd4 13. Nxd4
Nxd4 14. Qc5 Nb3 15. Qxc4 Rb8 $15 {Bogdanovsky-Dorfman,I/Cannes/1990/}) 9...
Rb8 10. Nc3 a6 11. Rac1 $6 (11. Ne5 $1 $13) 11... O-O 12. Qa3 b6 $1 (12... b5
13. Ne4 {/\ Nc5}) 13. Rfd1 (13. Ne4 a5 14. Rxc4 $140 Ba6) 13... Qe7 $1 14. Nb1
b5 15. b3 cxb3 16. axb3 Rd8 17. Nc3 h6 $1 18. Ne4 (18. e4 e5 19. dxe5 (19. d5
Nxd5 $1) (19. Nxe5 Nxd4) 19... Bg4) 18... e5 $1 19. dxe5 (19. Nxe5 Nxd4) 19...
Bf5 (19... Bg4 $5) 20. Nc3 Bg4 21. Na2 Nxa2 22. Qxa2 Bxf3 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.
Bxf3 Nd4 $1 25. Qxa6 Nxb3 26. Rc3 Nd4 27. Qa7 Rd7 $1 (27... Nxf3+ 28. exf3 Qxe5
29. Qxc7 Qxc7 30. Rxc7 Rb8 $15) 28. Bg4 c6 $3 29. Qc5 (29. Qxd7 Qxd7 30. Bxd7
Nxe2+ 31. Kf1 Nxc3 32. Bxc6 b4 $19) 29... Qxc5 30. Rxc5 Rc7 31. e3 Nb3 32. Rc3
Nd2 $2 (32... Na5 $1) 33. Rd3 Nc4 34. e6 $6 (34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. e6 $1 $132) 34...
Kf8 35. exf7 Kxf7 36. f4 b4 37. Bd1 Na5 38. Rd4 Rb7 39. Ba4 b3 40. Rd1 Rb4 0-1

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Black "Rodriguez Cespedes, Amador"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. a4 c6
(8... Bb7) 9. e4 Nf6 10. d5 Qc7 $5 {Neistadt} (10... cxd5 11. exd5 exd5 12.
axb5 Be7 13. Nc3 Bb7 14. bxa6 O-O 15. a7 Na6 16. Nxc4 $16 {Zaichik-Ivanov,I/
Beltsy/1979/}) 11. Nxc6 Nxc6 12. dxc6 Qxc6 13. axb5 axb5 14. e5 (14. Rxa8 Qxa8
15. Nc3 Qb8 $13) 14... Nd5 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Nc3 Qc6 (17... Be6
18. Nxb5 Qb7 19. Nd4 {/\ f4,f5->}) 18. Qxd5 Qxd5 (18... Bd7 19. Rd1 Be7 20. Be3
$36) 19. Nxd5 Bc5 20. Nc7+ Kd7 21. Nxb5 Kc6 22. Nc3 Re8 23. Bf4 Bd4 24. Ra1 (
24. Re1 f6) 24... Bxe5 25. Ra4 Bxc3 26. Rxc4+ Kd5 27. Rxc3 Bh3 28. Be3 (28. f3
$2 Re2 29. b4 Rg2+ 30. Kh1 Rb2 $15) 28... Rc8 29. Rd3+ (29. Rxc8 Bxc8 $10)
29... Ke6 30. b4 Rc2 31. Bd2 Rb2 32. f3 h5 33. Kf2 g5 34. Ke3 (34. g4 hxg4 35.
Kg3 f5 36. fxg4 Bxg4 37. Bxg5 Rxb4 $10) 34... Bf5 35. Ra3 g4 36. fxg4 (36. f4
Bg6 37. Ra6+ Kd7 $14) 36... hxg4 37. Ra6+ Kd7 38. Ra7+ Ke6 39. Ra6+ Kd7 40.
Ra7+ Ke6 41. Rc7 Rb3+ 42. Bc3 Kd6 43. Rc5 Be6 44. Kd4 Rb1 45. Bd2 Rb2 46. Bf4+
Ke7 47. b5 Bd7 48. Re5+ Kd8 49. Kc4 f6 50. Rh5 f5 51. Rh8+ Ke7 52. Rh7+ Ke8 53.
Rh8+ Ke7 54. Rb8 Rxh2 55. b6 Rb2 56. Be5 (56. b7 Bc6 57. Rf8 Kxf8 58. b8=Q+
Rxb8 59. Bxb8 $10) 56... Rb1 57. Bc3 Kd6 58. Bb4+ Kc6 59. Bc3 $6 Rxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O (6. Qa4
{Kortschnoj}) 6... Rb8 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Nfd2 $2 (9. Qe2 b5 10. a4 (10.
Rd1 $146 {Kortschnoj}) 10... a6 11. axb5 axb5 12. b3 cxb3 13. Nfd2 Bb7 14. Nxb3
e5 15. Rc1 Nd5 16. Bxe7 Ndxe7 17. Nc5 Bc8 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Rd1 Qe8 20. h3 c6
21. Nc3 b4 22. N3a4 Nd5 23. e4 Nb6 24. Nxb6 $10 {Gurevich,D-Ivanov,IV/USA-ch 
(02)/1992/}) 9... e5 $1 10. Bxf6 (10. Nxc4 exd4 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Qxd4 (12.
exd4 Qd5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Ne3 Qxd4 $17) 12... Qd5 $1 13. Qxd5 (13. Bf4 Bh3 14.
Qxd5 cxd5 $19)) (10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nxc4 Nxe5 14.
Nbd2 Bh3 $15) (10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Qc2 b5 $17) 10... Bxf6 11. d5 e4 $1 12. Nxc4 (
12. dxc6 Bxb2 13. Nxc4 Bxa1 14. Nbd2 Bf6 15. Nxe4 bxc6 $19) (12. Nc3 Bxc3 13.
bxc3 Qxd5 14. Nxe4 Qe6 $17) (12. Qc1 Qxd5 13. Nxe4 Qe6 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Nd2
b5 16. b3 Ne5 $17) 12... b5 $1 13. Nc3 (13. Ncd2 Bxb2 14. dxc6 Bxa1 $19) 13...
bxc4 14. dxc6 Rxb2 15. Qc1 (15. Nxe4 Ba6 $1 (15... Bf5 16. Qxd8 Bxd8 17. Rfc1
Be6 18. Nc5 $13) 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 c3 20.
Be4 Rxa2 21. Rc1 Ra3 $17) 15... Rb8 16. Bxe4 Qe7 17. Bg2 Qe5 18. Rb1 (18. Nd5
$5 {Kortschnoj}) 18... Rxb1 19. Nxb1 Be6 20. Nd2 c3 21. Ne4 (21. Nf3 Qc5 $19)
21... Bf5 22. f4 (22. Nxf6+ gxf6 $1 23. e4 Be6 24. Qe3 Rb8 25. Qxa7 Rb2 26. Rc1
c2 $19) 22... Qa5 23. Rd1 (23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24. e4 Qc5+ 25. Kh1 Be6 $19 (25...
Bg4 {Kortschnoj} 26. h3 Be2 27. Re1 Bd3 $17)) 23... Rb8 24. h4 Qa4 25. Nc5 (25.
Nxf6+ gxf6 26. e4 (26. Rd4 Qxd4 $1 27. exd4 Rb1 $19) 26... c2 27. Re1 Rb1 $19)
25... Qxd1+ $1 26. Qxd1 c2 27. Qd2 Rb1+ 0-1

[Event "Balatonbereny GM"]
[Site "Balatonbereny"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kallai, Gabor"]
[Black "Anka, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bd7 6. Ne5 Bc6 7. Nxc6 Nxc6 8.
O-O Be7 9. e3 e5 10. Bxc6+ (10. dxe5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Nxe5 12. Bxb7 Rb8 13. Bg2
O-O 14. Nd2 Rfd8 15. Rf1 Bb4 16. Ne4 Nd3 17. Nc3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nd5 19. Bxd5
Rxd5 20. e4 Ra5 {Gyorkos,L-Farago,I/Zalakaros op (03)/1994/0-1 (31)}) 10...
bxc6 11. dxe5 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Ng4 $6 {Active, but wrong since black will not be
able to break the powerfull pawn phalanx.} (12... Nd7 13. f4 O-O-O 14. Bd2 f6
15. e6 Nb6 16. Nc3 f5 17. e4 Bc5+ 18. Kg2 g6 19. a4 a5 20. g4 fxg4 21. Be1 Rde8
22. Kg3 h5 23. e5 Rxe6 24. Ne4 Be3 25. Bxa5 Rf8 26. Rf1 Nd5 27. Bd2 Bxd2 28.
Nxd2 c3 29. bxc3 Nxc3 {Tratar,M-Wells,P/Bled op (08)/1995/0.5 (43)}) 13. f4 Bc5
14. Re1 Rd8 15. h3 Nh6 (15... Nxe3 $2 16. Bxe3 Bxe3+ 17. Rxe3 Rd1+ 18. Kf2 Ke7
19. Re1 $18) 16. Nd2 c3 (16... Bb4 17. Re2 c3 18. Ne4 cxb2 19. Bxb2 $14) 17.
bxc3 Rd3 18. Ne4 Bb6 19. Kf2 O-O 20. g4 (20. Rb1 f5 21. exf6 gxf6 22. Ke2 $16)
20... f5 21. gxf5 (21. exf6 gxf6 22. Ke2 $16) 21... Nxf5 22. Ke2 Rfd8 (22...
Rdd8 23. Rb1 $16) 23. Nd6 $1 {Neat tactical trick disturbs black's
coordination and spells the end of the game.} Rxe3+ (23... cxd6 24. Kxd3 dxe5+
25. Kc2 exf4 26. exf4 $16) 24. Bxe3 Nxe3 25. Ne4 Nc2 (25... Rf8 26. Kf3 Nc2 27.
Rad1 Nxe1+ 28. Rxe1 $16) 26. Rad1 Rf8 27. Rh1 (27. Rf1 Ne3) (27. Kf3 Nxe1+ 28.
Rxe1) 27... Rxf4 28. Rd8+ Kf7 29. Rf1 $1 Rxf1 30. Kxf1 Ne3+ 31. Ke2 Nc4 32.
Ng5+ Kg6 $2 (32... Ke7 33. Rg8 Nxe5 34. Nxh7 $16) 33. e6 $1 Bc5 34. Ne4 Be7 35.
Rd7 (35. Rd7 Nd6 36. Kd3 Nxe4 37. Kxe4 Kf6 38. Rxc7 Kxe6 39. a4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bonn GSK"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Dokhoian, Yury"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {von Gleich} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7.
Bd2 Nd5 8. Qb5 Bxd2+ 9. Nbxd2 c3 (9... Nb6 10. Nxc4 Qd5 11. Qxd5 exd5 12. Ncd2
$14) 10. bxc3 Nxc3 11. Qd3 Nd5 12. O-O O-O 13. Rac1 Qe7 14. e4 Nb6 (14... Nf6
15. Qc3 Rd8 16. Rfe1 $44) 15. Rfd1 Rd8 (15... e5 16. d5 Nb4 17. Qb3 Bg4 18. h3
(18. d6 $6 Qxd6 19. Nc4 Qe7 20. Ncxe5 Be6 $17) 18... Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Na6 20. Qc3
Rfe8 21. Bf1 Na4 22. Qe3 N6c5 23. Bb5 Rec8 24. Qa3 $16) 16. Nb3 Bd7 (16... Nxd4
$2 {von Gleich} 17. Nbxd4 e5 18. Nc6 $18) 17. Nc5 Rab8 18. Qb3 (18. Qc3 $5)
18... Be8 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Ne5 (20... Na5 $2 21. Qb4 Nxd5 22. Qxa5 b6 23.
Qe1 $1 (23. Qxa7 {von Gleich} Ra8 24. Qb7 Rab8 25. Rxd5 $1 Rxb7 26. Rxd8 bxc5 (
26... Qxd8 $1 27. Nxb7 Qb8 28. Nd4 (28. Re1 Kf8) (28. Ne5 c6 29. Rd1 Qxb7 30.
Rd8 Qe7 31. Ra8 Qxe5 32. Bxc6 Kf8) 28... c6 29. Re1 Kf8) 27. Ra8 Rb6 28. a4 Rd6
29. a5 Rd8 30. Re1) 23... bxc5 24. Rxd5 $1 Qxe1+ 25. Nxe1 $18) 21. Nd4 c6 (
21... a5 22. f4 $36) 22. Re1 $1 Qf6 (22... Nxd5 23. f4 Nxf4 24. gxf4 Rxd4 25.
Rxe5 $16) (22... cxd5 23. f4 Nbc4 24. Nd3 Nxd3 25. Rxe7 Nxc1 26. Qb1 $18) 23.
Ne4 Qg6 24. d6 Ned7 (24... Nd5 25. Nc5 $5 Qxd6 26. Nxb7 Qc7 27. Nxd8 Rxb3 28.
axb3 Qxd8 29. Rxe5 $14) (24... Bd7 $1 {von Gleich} 25. Qa3 Nd5) 25. Qa3 (25.
Bh3 $1 Nf6 26. Nf5 Nbd5 27. Ne7+ Nxe7 28. dxe7 Rd4 29. Nc5 $36) 25... Nf6 (
25... a6 26. Qf3 Nc8 27. Qf4 $36) 26. Qxa7 Nxe4 27. Bxe4 (27. Rxe4 Nd7 $1 $13 (
27... Nd5 $2 28. Rxe8+ $1 Rxe8 29. d7 Red8 30. Bxd5 cxd5 (30... Qg5 31. Re1
Qxd5 32. Qxb8 $1 Rxb8 33. Re8+) 31. Qxb8 $1)) 27... Qxd6 28. Nf5 Qc7 29. Ne7+
$1 Kf8 (29... Qxe7 30. Bxh7+ $18) 30. Nxc6 Ra8 (30... Bxc6 31. Rxc6 Nc8 32.
Rxc7 Nxa7 33. Bxh7 $16) 31. Nxd8 Qxc1 32. Rxc1 Rxa7 33. Rc2 Ra4 $2 (33... Bd7
$1 34. Nxb7 Be6 35. Nc5 Bxa2 $10) 34. Bxb7 Ke7 35. Bc6 $1 Kxd8 36. Rd2+ Ke7 (
36... Bd7 37. Rxd7+ Nxd7 38. Bxa4 $18) 37. Re2+ Kd6 38. Bxe8 Ra7 39. Bb5 $6 (
39. a4 $1 Nd5 40. Rc2 $16) 39... Kc5 40. Bd3 h6 $6 (40... Nd5 41. Rc2+ Kd4 42.
Bxh7 (42. Bb5 {von Gleich} Nc3 43. a4) 42... Nb4 43. Rd2+ Kc3 44. Re2 Nxa2 $14)
41. Rc2+ $1 Kd4 42. Bb5 Ra5 43. Be8 Ra7 44. a4 $1 Nc4 (44... Nxa4 $2 45. Ra2
$18) 45. Kg2 Re7 (45... Nd6 46. Bc6 $16) 46. Bb5 Nd6 47. Be2 $1 Ne4 (47... Ra7
48. Rc6 Kd5 49. Ra6 Rxa6 50. Bxa6 Kc5 51. Kf3 (51. Be2 $6 Kb4 52. Bd1 Nc4 53.
Kf3 Nb2 54. Bc2 Kc3) 51... Kb4 52. Kf4 Kxa4 53. Ke5 $18) 48. a5 Nc3 49. Bf1 Re1
50. Rd2+ Ke5 (50... Kc5 51. Rd7 $18) 51. Rd7 Ra1 (51... Ke6 {von Gleich} 52.
Rc7) 52. a6 f5 53. Rxg7 Ne4 54. a7 Nd6 (54... Ra2 55. Bc4 $18) 55. Rc7 h5 56.
Be2 1-0

[Event "Karditsa"]
[Site "Karditsa"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mastrokoukos, Georgios"]
[Black "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1994.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 dxc4 6. a4 b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. O-O
Be7 $6 $146 (8... Bb7 9. b3) 9. e4 Nf6 10. d5 $5 (10. axb5 cxb5 11. Nc3 Qb6 12.
d5 O-O $13) 10... cxd5 (10... exd5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. axb5 O-O 13. Nc3 Bb7 14.
Nxc4 $16) 11. exd5 Nxd5 (11... exd5 12. axb5) 12. axb5 O-O (12... Bb7 13. Nxc4
O-O 14. Nc3 $16) 13. Nxc4 Bb4 {xa5, xc3} 14. Nc3 $1 Bxc3 (14... Bb7 15. Qb3
Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qf6 17. Nd6 $18) 15. bxc3 Qc7 16. Qb3 Bb7 (16... Nd7 17. b6 Qb7
18. Nd6 Qxb6 19. Qxb6 N7xb6 20. c4 $18) 17. Na5 Bc8 (17... Rc8 18. c4 $18) 18.
c4 Nb6 19. c5 $1 Nd5 (19... Qxc5 20. Ba3 Qf5 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Qb4+ $18) 20.
Bxd5 exd5 21. Qxd5 Be6 (21... Bh3 22. Bf4 Qd7 23. Qxa8 Bxf1 24. Rxf1 $18) 22.
Qxa8 1-0

[Event "NED-ch49"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1994.06.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1994.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7.
Ne5 Bd7 8. Na3 cxd4 9. Naxc4 Bc5 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Bf4 (11. Qxb7 $2 Nxe5 12. Nxe5
Rb8 13. Qa6 Bb5) 11... Qc8 12. Rac1 Nd5 13. Nd3 $1 $146 (13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Ne5
Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Rac8 16. Rcd1 $14) 13... Nxf4 14. gxf4 Be7 15. Nce5 Qc7 (15...
Rb8 $5 {Kortschnoj}) 16. Rc4 Rfc8 (16... Qd6 17. Qxb7 Na5 18. Qxd7 Qxd7 19.
Nxd7 Nxc4 20. Nxf8 Rxf8 21. Rc1 Rc8 22. Ne5 Nb6 23. Rxc8+ Nxc8 24. Bb7 $16) (
16... Bd6 $5 {Kortschnoj}) 17. Rfc1 Rab8 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Rxc6
$1 Bf6 (20... Rxb3 21. Rxc8+ Bf8 22. axb3 $16) 21. R1c5 h6 22. Qc4 Rxc6 23.
Rxc6 a5 24. b3 Qb7 25. f3 g6 26. Kf1 Kg7 (26... Qb5 27. Rc5 Qxc4 28. bxc4 $1
Ra8 29. a4 Bd8 30. Rc6 Kf8 31. Rd6 Bf6 32. c5 $16) 27. Rc7 Qb6 28. Nc5 Re8 (
28... Qxc7 $2 29. Nxe6+ $18) 29. Ne4 Rd8 30. Qc5 (30. f5 $5 gxf5 31. Ng3 Kg6 $1
(31... Rf8 32. Nh5+ Kg6 33. Nf4+ Kg5 34. Qc1 $16) (31... Rd5 $2 32. Nh5+ Kg6
33. Nf4+ $18) 32. Nxf5 Kxf5 33. Qd3+ Ke5 $1 34. Rxf7 Bh8 $1 $13) 30... Qxc5 31.
Nxc5 Rd6 32. Ra7 Bd8 33. Nd3 Rc6 $6 34. Rxf7+ Kxf7 35. Ne5+ Kf6 36. Nxc6 Bb6
37. Ke1 Kf5 38. Kd2 Kxf4 39. Kd3 e5 40. Ne7 e4+ (40... Kg5 41. Nd5 Bc5 42. Kc4
Bd6 43. a4 Kh4 (43... e4 44. f4+) 44. b4 axb4 45. a5 Kh3 46. a6 Bb8 47. Nxb4
Ba7 48. Nc6 Bb6 49. Kb5 $18) 41. fxe4 Kg5 42. e5 Bc5 43. Nc6 Kf5 44. Kc4 1-0

[Event "Moscow B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Black "Matros, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 dxc4 6. Ne5 b5 7. a4 Nd5 8. e4 $5
(8. Nc3 Bb4 9. O-O Bxc3 10. e4 Bb4 11. exd5 cxd5 12. axb5 O-O 13. Nxc4 Nd7 14.
Bf4 Bb7 15. Qe2 Qe7 16. Na5 Bxa5 17. Rxa5 Qb4 18. Qd2 Qxd2 19. Bxd2 Nb6 20. Bb4
Nc4 21. Ra2 Rfd8 22. Rfa1 Rab8 23. Bf1 $16 {Vladimirov,B-Polovodin,I/Irkutsk/
1983/1-0 (45)}) (8. O-O Bb7 (8... Be7 9. e4 Nf6 10. d5 cxd5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12.
axb5 O-O 13. Nxc4 Bb4 14. Nc3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qc7 16. Qb3 Bb7 17. Na5 Bc8 18. c4
Nb6 19. c5 Nd5 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Qxd5 Be6 {Mastrokoukos,G-Kotronias,V/Karditsa
(06)/1994/1-0 (22)}) (8... a6 9. b3 cxb3 10. axb5 cxb5 11. Qxb3 Be7 12. e4 Nb6
13. Rd1 O-O 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Bf6 16. Bb2 Qd6 17. f4 Nc4 18. Nd2 Nxe5 19.
fxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Qb4 Qe3+ 22. Kh1 Nd7 23. Re1 $17 {Huzman,A-Oll,L/
Sverdlovsk/1987/0-1 (31)}) 9. b3 cxb3 10. Qxb3 (10. axb5 cxb5 11. Qxb3 a6 12.
e4 Nf6 13. d5 exd5 14. exd5 Bd6 15. Nc6 Qb6 16. Re1+ Kf8 17. Ba3 b4 18. Nd2 Qb5
19. Nxb4 Kg8 20. Nc6 Qxb3 21. Nxb3 Bxa3 22. Rxa3 g6 23. Nc5 $16 {Nesis,
G-Zelinsky/corr/1976/1-0 (26)}) 10... a6 11. Nc3 Nd7 12. Nxd5 (12. axb5 axb5
13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. e4 Nxe5 16. dxe5 d4 17. e6 f6 18. e5 fxe5 19.
Be4 Be7 20. Qf3 Qd6 21. Qf7+ Kd8 22. Bg5 Bb7 23. Ra1 $40 {Mochalov,E-Spirin/
corr/1986/1-0 (34)}) 12... exd5 13. e4 Nxe5 14. exd5 cxd5 15. dxe5 Bc5 16. axb5
O-O 17. b6 Bd4 18. Bb2 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 Rc8 20. Rfc1 Qd7 21. Qd4 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1
Rc8 23. Rc5 $16 {Alburt,L-Taylor/Reykjavik op/1984/1-0 (32)}) (8. axb5 cxb5 9.
Nc3 Bb4 (9... f6 10. e4 (10. Nf3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bb7 12. O-O Be7 13. Qc2 f5 $1
$15 {Ulibin,M-Kharlov,A/St.Petersburg zt/1993/}) 10... Nxc3 11. Qh5+ g6 12.
Nxg6 hxg6 13. Qxg6+ Kd7 14. bxc3 Bb7 15. O-O Be7 16. d5 e5 17. d6 Bxd6 18. Rd1
a5 19. Bg5 Kc7 20. Bxf6 Qg8 21. Qf5 Bc8 22. Qf3 Bg4 23. Qe3 $13 {Milovanovic,
R-Raicevic,V/JUG-Cup Pula/1990/}) 10. O-O Bxc3 11. e4 Bxb2 (11... Bxd4 12. exd5
Bxe5 13. dxe6 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Bxe6 15. Bxa8 a6 16. Bb7 O-O 17. Bxa6 Nxa6 18. Rxa6
b4 19. Ra4 b3 20. f4 Bf6 21. f5 Bxf5 22. Rxc4 h5 23. Rb4 $16 {Frunko-Matousek,
M/corr/1982/0.5 (37)}) (11... Ne7 12. bxc3 f6 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Nxg6 Nxg6 15. e5
Nc6 16. Bxc6+ Bd7 17. Bxa8 Qxa8 18. Bh6 Kf7 19. exf6 a5 20. Bg7 a4 21. Bxh8
Qxh8 22. d5 {Gulko,B-Mikhalchishin,A/Volgodonsk i 32\566/1981/1-0 (22)}) 12.
Bxb2 (12. exd5 Bxa1 13. Ba3 a5 14. Qg4 (14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Bxa8 Bxd4 16. Nc6
Bxf2+ 17. Kxf2 Qc7 18. Bd6 Qb6+ 19. Qd4 Qxd4+ 20. Nxd4 b4 21. Ra1 Kd7 22. Bf4
Rc8 23. Bb7 $16 {Kengis,E-Meister,Y/Togliatti/1985/1-0 (26)}) 14... b4 (14...
g6 15. Rxa1 Ra6 16. Qf4 $13 {Glek,I-Oll,L/Tallinn/1986/0.5 (16)}) 15. Qxg7 Rf8
16. Rxa1 Ra6 (16... bxa3 17. dxe6 Bxe6 18. Bxa8 Qxd4 19. Rb1 Nd7 20. Bc6 Qd6
21. Bxd7+ Bxd7 22. Nxc4 Qc5 23. Rb8+ {Chernin,A-Yudasin,L/SSSR/1984/1-0 (24)})
17. Bc1 exd5 18. Bh6 Rxh6 19. Qxh6 Be6 20. Re1 Qe7 21. Nxc4 dxc4 22. d5 Kd7 23.
Qe3 $16 {Balashov,Y-Beliavsky,A/Kiev ch-SU/1986/1-0 (31)}) 12... Ne7 13. d5 O-O
14. Ba3 (14. d6 Nec6 15. Qh5 a6 16. Ng4 f6 17. e5 f5 18. Ne3 Ra7 19. Kh1 Raf7
20. f4 Qb6 21. Rae1 Nb4 22. Re2 Nd3 23. Ba1 $17 {Dokhoian,Y-Oll,L/Sochi/1984/
0-1 (40)}) 14... Nd7 15. Nxf7 Kxf7 16. dxe6+ Kxe6 17. Qh5 g6 18. Qxh7 Ne5 19.
Rad1 Nd3 $18 {Polovodin,I-Zhelnin,V/USSR/1983/}) 8... Nb4 (8... Nf6 9. O-O $13)
9. O-O Nd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 Bb7 (11... Nd3 12. axb5 cxb5 13. d5 $36) 12.
axb5 cxb5 13. d5 a6 (13... exd5 14. exd5 Be7 15. d6 Bxg2 16. Re1 $1 $40) 14. b3
$1 Rc8 $2 (14... cxb3 15. Qxb3 exd5 16. exd5 (16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Be7 $13)
16... Nd3 17. Be3 $13) 15. Bh3 $1 Be7 16. Ba3 cxb3 17. Qxb3 Rc4 18. Rfd1 Qc7 (
18... Qc8 $2 19. d6 Rxc3 20. d7+ Qxd7 21. Qxc3 $18) 19. Na2 Nc2 20. d6 Nxa1 (
20... Bxd6 21. Bxd6 Nxa1 22. Qb2 $18) 21. Qb2 Bf6 $2 (21... Qd7 22. Qxg7 Bf8 (
22... Rf8 $2 23. dxe7 Qxd1+ 24. Bf1 $18) 23. Qxh8 Nb3 24. Bb2 $16) 22. dxc7 (
22. dxc7 Bxb2 23. Rd8#) 1-0

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Rivas Pastor, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Qa4 O-O 9. Qxc4 Be7 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. Qb3 $5 (11. Rd1 Rc8 (11... Qb8 12. Bg5 Rd8
13. Rac1 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Nc5 Be8 17. Rxd8 Qxd8 18. Nxb7 Qb6
$15 {Sukharisingh-Elseth/Aalborg op (2)/1987/0-1 (27)}) 12. e4 (12. Bg5 Nd5 13.
Nxd5 Bxg5 14. Qb3 Bh6 15. Nc3 b6 16. Qa3 f6 17. Rd3 g6 18. Rad1 Rf7 19. Ne4 Bf8
20. Qc3 Nb8 21. Qd2 Rc7 22. h4 $16 {Suba,M-Stefanov,P/ROM-ch/1983/1-0 (40)})
12... Qa5 13. Qe2 e5 14. h3 Be6 15. Be3 Rfd8 16. Qb5 Qxb5 17. Nxb5 a6 18. Nc3
h6 19. Bb6 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Nd7 21. Be3 Nb4 $10 {Troyke,Ch-Fahnenschmidt,G/Baden
Baden op (05)/1991/0.5 (37)}) (11. e4 Rc8 12. Qe2 e5 13. h3 Nd4 14. Nxd4 exd4
15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bf6 17. Bf4 Re8 18. Qd3 Qb6 19. Rfd1 Qxb2 20. Rab1 Qxa2
21. Rxb7 Qa4 22. Qf1 $1 $14 {Truta,S-Sermek,D/SLO-ch/1993/1-0 (68)}) (11. Be3
Qa5 12. Rfd1 Rfc8 13. Qb3 Qb4 14. Qxb4 Nxb4 15. Ne5 Bc6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Rdc1
Nfd5 {0.5/Nerlov,C-Munck Mortensen,P/Copenhagen op/1988/}) 11... Qb6 $6 (11...
Na5 12. Qc2 $14) 12. Qxb6 axb6 13. Rd1 Rfc8 $6 {[%cal Yd1d7] Black has not
susupected, that it smacks of negligance. Rd1 will have a free ride along the
d file.} (13... e5 14. Be3 Bc5 15. Bg5 $16) 14. Be3 Bc5 (14... Ra6 15. Ng5 $14)
15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. g4 $1 Rd8 (16... Be8 17. g5 Nd7 18. Ne4 $16) (16... h6 17. h4
) 17. g5 Ne8 18. Nd2 $1 (18. Ne4 b6 19. Rd2 Kf8) 18... Rab8 (18... Nc7 19. Nb3
Na6 20. Na4 Be8 (20... c4 21. Nb6 $16) 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Naxc5 Nxc5 23. Nxc5
Rd2 24. Nxb7 Rxb2 25. Nd6 Bd7 26. Bxc6 Bxc6 27. Rc1 Rb6 28. Nc8 $18) 19. Nb3 {
[%csl Yc5,Yc6,Yd7] It becomes clear. that black has a whole complex of weak
squares and his pieces lack coordination.} b6 (19... c4 20. Nc5 Bc8 21. Bxc6
Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 bxc6 23. Rd8 Kf8 24. Na6 Rb6 25. Nc7 $18) 20. Rxd7 $1 Rxd7 21.
Bxc6 Rd6 22. Bb5 Nc7 23. Bd3 Nd5 24. Nd2 (24. Nxd5 exd5 $1) 24... Nxc3 25. bxc3
b5 26. Ne4 Rc6 27. a4 c4 (27... b4 28. Bb5 Rc7 29. cxb4 cxb4 30. Rb1 $18) 28.
axb5 $1 1-0

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 e5 $6 (9... Ng4 10. Ne4 Be7 11. Nd6+ Bxd6 12. Rxd6 Ke7 13.
Rd1 Rd8 14. Rxd8 Kxd8 15. Bd2 e5 16. Rc1 e4 17. Ng5 e3 18. fxe3 $14 {Miles,
A-Seirawan,Y/USA-ch/1989/ ->CBM 11}) 10. Nxc4 Ng4 11. Nd6+ Bxd6 (11... Ke7 12.
Ne4 Bb6 13. b3 f5 14. Ba3+ $36) 12. Rxd6 Ke7 13. Rd1 f6 14. b4 $5 (14. h3 Nh6
15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. Rac1 Be6 $10) 14... Nxb4 15. Ba3 a5 16. Rac1 Rd8 $8 (16...
Ke6 $2 17. Rc7 Nxa2 18. Rd6+ Kf5 19. Rxg7 Nb4 20. Nh4#) 17. Rc7+ Rd7 (17... Ke8
18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. Rxg7 Nxa2 20. Rxh7 $18) 18. Rdxd7+ Bxd7 19. Rxb7 Rc8 (19...
Ke8 20. Bxb4 axb4 21. Rxd7 Kxd7 22. Nxe5+ Nxe5 23. Bxa8 $18) 20. Bh3 h5 21. Ne1
e4 $1 (21... Rd8 22. Nd3 $16) 22. f3 (22. Bxg4 hxg4 23. Bxb4+ axb4 24. Rxb4 f5
{x Ne1}) 22... exf3 23. exf3 Ne5 24. Ra7 (24. Bxd7 Nxd7 25. Bxb4+ axb4 26. Rxb4
Rc1 27. Kf2 Ra1 $14) 24... Ke8 25. Bxd7+ Nxd7 26. Rxa5 Nxa2 27. Rxh5 Rc3 28.
Ra5 Rb3 29. Kf2 Nc3 30. Ra8+ Rb8 31. Ra5 Rb3 32. h4 Nd1+ 33. Ke2 Nc3+ 34. Kf1
Nb5 35. Bc1 Nd4 36. Ra8+ Kf7 37. Ra7 Ke6 38. Kf2 Ne5 $5 (38... g6 $14) 39. Rxg7
Ndxf3 40. Nxf3 Rxf3+ 41. Ke2 (41. Kg2 $5 Rc3 42. Bf4 $14 Nd3) 41... Rc3 42. Bd2
(42. Bf4 Rc2+ 43. Ke3 Rh2) 42... Rc2 43. Kd1 Ra2 44. h5 Ra1+ 45. Kc2 Rh1 46. h6
Rh2 47. Kc3 Nf7 48. h7 (48. Rh7 Ng5 49. Rh8 Nf7) 48... Ng5 $1 49. Bxg5 fxg5 50.
Kd4 Kf6 51. Ra7 Kg6 52. Ke4 Rxh7 53. Rxh7 Kxh7 54. g4 (54. Kf5 g4 55. Kxg4 Kg6
$10) 54... Kg6 55. Ke5 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial-A"]
[Site "Cienfuegos"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Romero Holmes, Alfonso"]
[Black "Antunes, Antonio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O b5 7. Ne5
Nd5 8. a4 Bb7 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Bxa8 11. e4 Nf6 12. Nc3 c6 13. d5 Bd6 14.
Ng4 $5 {N} (14. Bf4 exd5 15. exd5 cxd5 16. Qa1 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Nc6 18. Bc7 Qxc7
19. Qxa8+ $16 {Ulybin-Antunes/Bayamo/1991/}) 14... b4 (14... cxd5 15. Nxf6+
Qxf6 16. Nxb5 Be5 17. f4 $19) (14... Nxg4 15. Qxg4 Qf6 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Rd1 $1
Bc7 18. e5 $16) (14... Be7 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Qg4 $16) 15. Nxf6+
gxf6 (15... Qxf6 16. Na4 $16) 16. Qa4 (16. Ne2 e5 $1 17. Qc2 cxd5 18. exd5 Qc8
$13) 16... Bb7 $2 (16... bxc3 17. Qxa8 cxb2 18. Bxb2 cxd5 19. exd5 e5 20. Qa4+
Nd7 21. Qxc4 $14) 17. e5 $1 bxc3 18. exd6 (18. dxc6 Bxe5 19. c7+ Qd7 20.
cxb8=Q+ Bxb8 21. Qxd7+ Kxd7 22. Bxb7 cxb2 23. Bxb2 Be5 $1 $16) 18... Qxd6 19.
dxe6 fxe6 20. bxc3 Kf7 21. Rd1 Qe7 (21... Qc5 22. Ba3 Qh5 23. Rb1 $16) 22. Qxc4
Rd8 23. Re1 $1 Nd7 24. Be3 Ne5 $6 (24... Kg7) 25. Qh4 Kg7 26. Bh6+ Kh8 27. Rxe5
Rd1+ 28. Bf1 Ba6 29. Ra5 $1 Bxf1 (29... Rxf1+ 30. Kg2 Qb7 31. Qxf6+) 30. Ra8+
Rd8 31. Qb4 Qd7 (31... Qe8 32. Qb7 $18) 32. Qf8+ $1 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Linares 08th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 dxc4 7. Qc2 b5 $6 {N}
(7... Nc6 8. Qxc4 Qd5) 8. a4 c6 9. axb5 Bxd2+ 10. Nfxd2 $1 Qxd4 11. Qxc4 Qb6 (
11... Qxb2 12. Ra2 (12. Bxc6+ $2 Nxc6 13. Qxc6+ Bd7 14. Qxa8+ Ke7 $22 15. Qxh8
Qc1#) 12... Qe5 13. Bxc6+ $18) (11... Qxc4 12. Nxc4 $16) 12. Nc3 Bb7 (12... Nd5
13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bxd5) 13. Na4 Qc7 14. b6 Qe7 15. Nb3 Nd5 (15... Ba6 16. Qc5
$16 (16. Bxc6+ $2 Kf8 $22 17. Qc3 Nxc6 18. Qxc6 Bb7)) 16. Nbc5 O-O 17. O-O Ba6
18. Qd4 Rd8 (18... Bxe2 19. b7 Ra7 20. Rfe1 Ba6 21. Nxe6 $1 $18) 19. b7 $1 Bxb7
20. Nxb7 Qxb7 21. e4 $16 Qb4 22. Rfd1 Nd7 23. exd5 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 cxd5 25. Rc1
Rdc8 26. Rxc8+ (26. Rdd1 $5) 26... Rxc8 27. Bxd5 $5 exd5 28. Rxd5 Nf8 29. Rxa5
Rb8 30. Ra6 Rb4 31. Kf1 g5 32. Ke2 Ne6 33. Kd2 g4 34. Ra5 Rb3 35. Kc1 Rf3 36.
Rd5 Rxf2 37. Rd2 Rf5 38. Kc2 Rb5 39. Kc3 h5 40. b4 h4 41. Kc4 Re5 42. Nc5 hxg3
43. hxg3 f5 44. Nxe6 Rxe6 45. b5 Kf7 46. Rb2 f4 47. b6 fxg3 48. b7 g2 49. b8=Q
g1=Q 50. Rb7+ Kg6 (50... Re7 51. Qf4+ Ke8 52. Rb8+ Kd7 53. Qf5+ $18) 51. Qg8+
Kf5 52. Qf7+ Kg5 53. Rb5+ Kh4 54. Qxe6 Qf1+ 55. Kc5 Qf8+ 56. Kc6 Qa8+ 57. Kc7
Qa7+ 58. Kc8 Qa8+ 59. Kc7 Qa7+ 60. Kc8 Qa8+ 61. Rb8 Qa3 62. Rb3 Qa8+ 63. Kd7
Qa7+ 64. Ke8 Qa4+ 65. Ke7 Qa7+ 66. Kf8 Qc5+ 67. Ke8 Qa5 68. Qe7+ Kh5 69. Qe4
Kh4 70. Rb4 Qh5+ 71. Kd7 Qf7+ 72. Kc6 Qf6+ 73. Kb5 Qf1+ 74. Rc4 Qd1 75. Qe7+
Kh3 76. Qh7+ Kg3 77. Rc3+ Kg2 78. Rc2+ {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Stara Zagora zt-A"]
[Site "Stara Zagora"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ninov, Kiril"]
[Black "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O e6 6. c4 dxc4 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 Ng4 10. Ne4 Be7 11. h3 (11. Nd6+ Bxd6 12. Rxd6 Ke7 13. Rd1
Rd8 14. Rxd8 Kxd8 15. Bd2 e5 16. Rc1 e4 17. Ng5 e3 18. fxe3 Nge5 $14 {Miles,
A-Seirawan,Y/Long Beach ch-US/1989/}) 11... Nge5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Bf4 Nc6 14.
Nd6+ (14. Rac1 e5 15. Be3 Be6) 14... Bxd6 15. Bxd6 e5 16. Rac1 Be6 17. Bxc6+
bxc6 18. Bxe5 O-O 19. g4 $14 Rfe8 20. Bc3 Bd5 21. Rd2 {/\ f3,e4} Be6 22. Rcd1
f5 23. gxf5 Bxf5 24. h4 Re7 (24... Re4 $5) 25. f3 Rae8 26. e4 Bg6 27. Rd7 Bf7
28. Kf2 Be6 29. Rxe7 Rxe7 30. Rd8+ Kf7 31. Ke3 Rd7 32. Ra8 Rd3+ 33. Kf4 Rd7 34.
Rc8 Bh3 35. Rxc6 Bf1 36. Rc8 Bg2 37. Kg3 Bh1 38. Ra8 g6 39. Bb4 Rb7 40. a3 Rd7
41. Bc5 Rd2 42. Rxa7+ Ke6 43. Kf4 {Ftacnik,L} (43. Kf4 Rd3 44. Re7+ Kf6 45. e5#
) 1-0

[Event "Gausdal Int"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1991.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. a4
Bb7 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Bxa8 11. e4 Nf6 12. Nc3 c6 13. d5 Be7 14. dxe6 fxe6
15. Qe2 O-O 16. Bh3 Qe8 17. Bxe6+ Kh8 18. Bf5 $5 {N} (18. Rd1 c5 19. Bf4 Nc6
20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Bh3 Qg6 22. Nd5 Bd8 23. Nxf6 Bxf6 24. Bf5 $16 {Glek-Novikov/
Blagoveshensk/1988/}) 18... c5 19. Bf4 Nc6 $6 (19... b4 20. Nb1 g6 21. Bh3 c3
22. bxc3 Nxe4 $13) 20. Nxb5 $1 Nxe5 21. Nc7 Qc6 22. Bxe5 Nxe4 (22... g6 23. Be6
Qxe4 24. Qxe4 Bxe4 25. Bxc4 $16) 23. Bxe4 Qxe4 24. Qxe4 Bxe4 25. Re1 Bd3 26.
Bxg7+ Kxg7 27. Rxe7+ Kg6 (27... Rf7 28. Ne6+ Kf6 29. Rxf7+ Kxf7 30. Nxc5 $18)
28. Ne8 (28. Ne6 $2 Kf6 29. Nxf8 Kxe7 $19) 28... Rf5 29. g4 Rf7 (29... Rf4 30.
h3 $16) 30. Rxf7 Kxf7 31. Nc7 Ke7 32. f4 Kd6 33. Nb5+ Kd5 34. Kf2 Ke4 35. f5
Ke5 (35... Kf4 36. f6 Bg6 37. Nd6 $18) 36. Kg3 Be4 37. Kh4 Bc6 38. Na3 Kd4 39.
Kg5 c3 40. f6 $1 {Ftacnik,L} (40. f6 $1 Be8 41. Nb5+ Bxb5 42. bxc3+ Kxc3 43. f7
$18) 1-0

[Event "Schoeneck"]
[Site "Schoeneck"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kachiani Gersinska, Ketino"]
[Black "Klovans, Janis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Baburin} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2
Nd5 8. Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. O-O Rb8 10. Nc3 a6 11. Ne5 O-O (11... Qxd4 12. Nxc6 Nxc6
13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Qxc6+ Qd7 15. Qxc4 $14) 12. Bxc6 {Baburin: In the Catalan
this is just a standard exchange, but what makes this game interesting is the
fact that White won in the endgame using the weaknesses in the Black position,
although a pawn down.} Nxc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qxc4 (14. Qxc6 Qxd4 (14... Rxb2
$2 15. Qxc4 $14) 15. Rfd1 Qe5 (15... Qb6 16. Qxc4 Qxb2 17. Rab1 $18) 16. Rd2
Rb4 17. Rad1 (17. Rc1 Bb7 18. Qd7 Qc5 19. a3 Rb3 20. Rcc2 h6 21. Qd4 Qxd4 22.
Rxd4 Rb8 23. f3 Bd5 24. Rdd2 Bc6 {1/2-1/2 Gurevich,D-Wojtkiewicz,A/Geneve op 
(08)/1996 (37)}) 17... Bb7 18. Qd7 Qc5 19. Qd4 Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Rxb2 21. Rxc4 {
Rashkovsky,N-Ivanov,Se/RUS-ch Elista (06)/1995/1-0 (56)}) 14... Rxb2 15. Rab1
Rb6 16. Qc5 {Baburin: Here White is a pawn down, nevertheless he has the
advantage, as Black's bishop is very passive.} (16. Na4 Rb5 17. Nc3 {1/2-1/2
Kochyev,A-Lau,R/Dortmund-C (04)/1991}) 16... Re8 {Baburin: the move 16...h6
makes more sense - Black makes an escape square for his king.} (16... h6 17.
Rfd1 (17. a4 a5 18. Rfd1 Ba6 19. e3 Qg5 20. Rxb6 Qxc5 21. dxc5 cxb6 22. cxb6
Rb8 23. Rb1 Bd3 24. Rb2 Kf8 25. e4 Ke7 26. f4 c5 {1/2-1/2 Romanishin,O-Boensch,
U/Berlin op 1990 (40)}) 17... Bd7 (17... Rxb1 18. Rxb1 Qd6 $1 19. Ne4 (19. Qxd6
cxd6 20. Rb6 c5 $10) (19. Rb8 Qxc5 20. dxc5 e5 $13) 19... Qd5 (19... Qxc5 $2
20. Nxc5 $16 {ץc8}) 20. Qxd5 cxd5 21. Nc5 Re8 22. Rb8 Kf8 23. f4 Ke7 24. Kf2 (
24. a4 Bd7 $1) 24... g5 $5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Ivanov,Se/St. Peterburg/
1996 (47)}) 18. a4 Qb8 19. a5 Rb2 20. Qa3 (20. Rxb2 $1 Qxb2 21. Rb1 Qd2 22. Rb7
$16) 20... Rxb1 21. Rxb1 Qa7 22. Qb4 (22. Qc5 Qxc5 23. dxc5 Bc8 24. Rb8 e5 25.
f4 exf4 26. gxf4 Be6 27. Rb7 Rd8 28. Rxc7 Rd4 29. e4 Rc4 {1/2-1/2 Horvath,
C-Luther,T/Budapest Kasparov (03)/1991}) 22... c5 23. Qxc5 Qxc5 24. dxc5 Bc6
25. f3 f5 26. f4 Kf7 27. Kf2 g5 28. e3 e5 29. Ke2 Ke6 {0-1 Stummer,A-Luther,T/
Kecskemet (04)/1993 (40)}) (16... Bd7 17. a4 Qb8 18. a5 Rb2 19. Qa3 (19. f3 Re8
20. Kf2 h6 21. Rxb2 Qxb2 22. Rb1 Qc2 23. Rb7 e5 24. dxe5 Qf5 25. Qd4 Rxe5 26.
g4 Qg5 27. Kg3 {1/2-1/2 Horvath,J-Luther,T/Budapest Nuovo (11)/1992 (40)})
19... Rxb1 20. Rxb1 Qa7 21. Qc5 Qxc5 22. dxc5 Bc8 23. f4 f6 24. Kf2 Kf7 25. Rb8
e5 26. Na2 exf4 27. gxf4 Be6 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. Nb4 Bc4 30. Nxc6 {Glodeanu,
I-Vasilescu,L/Bucharest2 (06)/1993/1-0 (90)}) (16... f6 $5 17. a4 Re8 18. a5
Rxb1 19. Rxb1 Qd6 20. Qxd6 cxd6 21. Rb6 (21. Ne4 d5 22. Nd6 Rd8 23. Nxc8 Rxc8
24. Rb6 Kf7 25. Rxa6 c5 26. dxc5 Rxc5 $10) 21... Kf7 22. Rxc6 Ke7 $10) 17. a4
Rxb1 $6 (17... f6 18. a5 Rxb1 19. Rxb1 Qd6) 18. Rxb1 Qd6 {Black will be
surprised by the difficulties he can face in an endgame with a spare pawn.
Schwarz wird von den Schwierigkeiten überrascht werden, die ihm ein Endspiel
mit Mehrbauern bereitet.} (18... Qd7 19. Rb8 $44) 19. Qxd6 cxd6 20. Ne4 d5 (
20... Rd8 21. Rb8 Kf8 22. Nxd6 Rxd6 23. Rxc8+ Ke7 24. e3 $16) 21. Nd6 Rf8 (
21... Rd8 $2 22. Rb8 $18) 22. Rb8 Bd7 23. Rb7 Rd8 (23... Bc8 $2 24. Rc7 $18)
24. Rc7 Be8 25. Nb7 Ra8 (25... Rb8 26. a5 Kf8 27. f3 $14) 26. a5 Rb8 (26... Ra7
27. Rc8 Kf8 28. Nd6 Re7 29. Ra8 $16) 27. f3 Kf8 28. Kf2 Ra8 29. Nc5 Rb8 (29...
g6 30. Ke3 Kg8 31. Kf4 $16) 30. Nb7 (30. Nxa6 $2 Ra8 31. Nb4 Rxa5 32. Nxc6 $10)
30... Ra8 31. Nc5 Rb8 32. Ra7 Rb4 33. Ke3 e5 (33... Rb5 34. Rxa6 Ke7 35. Ra8
$16) 34. dxe5 Rb5 35. Kd4 Rxa5 36. e6 $1 {Klaovans have managed to destroy Pa5,
but white pieces are ideally coordinated. Klovans ist es gelungen, den Pa5 zu
eliminieren, aber die weißen Kräfte sind ideal koordiniert.} fxe6 (36... Ra1
37. e7+ Kg8 38. Ra8 $18) (36... f6 37. f4 (37. e7+ Kf7 38. Nb7 Ra4+ 39. Kc5
Kxe7 40. Nd6+ Bd7 41. Nf5+ $10) 37... Ra2 38. e3 $16) 37. Nxe6+ Kg8 38. Rxg7+
Kh8 39. Rc7 Kg8 40. Ke5 Ra2 (40... d4+ 41. Kf6 Rh5 42. Rc8 Rh6+ 43. Ke7 $18)
41. Kf6 Rxe2 42. Rc8 Rxe6+ 43. Kxe6 Kf8 44. f4 (44. f4 d4 45. f5 d3 46. f6 d2
47. f7 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Belov} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. Ne5 Bb4+ (6... c5
{Belov}) 7. Nc3 Nd5 8. Bd2 b5 (8... Nb6 {Belov} 9. e3 N8d7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11.
Ne4 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 O-O 13. Qc2 e5 $10 {Bandza,A-Kaidanov,G/Torcy/1991/0,5/22/})
9. O-O (9. a4 Bxc3 10. bxc3 f6 11. e4 Ne7 12. Ng4 Bb7 13. Qb1 c6 14. Ne3 Qc8
15. O-O O-O 16. Bc1 Re8 17. Ba3 {Tukmakov,V-Lputian,S/Rostov/1993/0,5/57/} Nd7
18. Bh3 $5 {Tukmakov,V-Lputian,S/Rostov na Donu/1993/1/2-1/2 (57)} (18. Rd1 $5)
) 9... Bxc3 10. bxc3 f6 {N/} (10... O-O 11. e4 (11. a4 c6 12. e4 Nb6 13. axb5
cxb5 14. f4 Bb7 15. f5 exf5 16. Rxf5 f6 17. Ng4 {Szymczak,Z-Chekhov,V/Polanica
Zdroj/1981/1:0/32/} Nc6 18. Rf2 Ne7 19. Qe2 Qd7 20. Bh3 Qe8 {Szymczak,
Z-Chekhov,V/Polanica Zdroj/1981/1-0 (32)}) 11... Nb6 $17 {Gulko,B-Panchenko,AN/
USSR/1981/} (11... Ne7 12. a4 c6 13. Bc1 Nd7 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 15. Ba3 Re8 16. Re1
{Razuvaev,Y-Sveshnikov,E/URS-ch/1978/0,5/37/} Nc8 17. Qh5 Nb6 18. a5 Na4 19.
Re3 c5 20. dxc5 e5 21. Rd1 {Razuvaev,Y-Sveshnikov,E/URS-ch46 Tbilis/1978/1/2-1/
2 (37)})) 11. e4 Ne7 (11... fxe5 12. exd5 exd4 13. dxe6 c6 14. Qh5+ g6 15. Qe5
$16) (11... Nb6 $2 12. Qh5+ Ke7 13. Qf7+ Kd6 14. Ng6 $18) 12. Ng4 (12. Bh6 Rg8
(12... fxe5 13. Bxg7 Rg8 14. Qh5+ Kd7 15. Bxe5 Bb7 $15) (12... gxh6 13. Qh5+
Ng6 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Qxg6+ Kf8 16. e5 $13) 13. Ng4 e5 14. Be3 exd4 $15) 12...
c6 (12... e5 $5 13. d5 c6 $15) 13. a4 O-O 14. axb5 cxb5 15. e5 $1 {White
clearly has to open diagonals and files for his long reaching pieces.} (15. Bc1
{Belov} Bb7 16. Ba3 Re8 $13) 15... Nd5 (15... Nbc6 16. exf6 gxf6 17. Bh6 (17.
Re1 $44 {Belov}) 17... Rf7 18. Bg5 $1 fxg5 19. Nh6+ Kg7 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21. Bxc6
Nxc6 22. Qf3+) (15... Ra7 {Belov} 16. exf6 gxf6 17. Bh6 Rf7 18. Bf4 $16) 16.
exf6 gxf6 17. Ne3 Nc6 (17... Re8 18. Qh5 Bb7 19. Ng4 Re7 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21.
Nxf6+ $16) (17... Bb7 {Belov} 18. Qg4+ Kh8 19. Qxe6 $16) (17... Nxe3 {Belov}
18. Bxe3 Ra7 19. d5 Rd7 20. Bh6 Re8 21. Qg4+ Kh8 22. dxe6 $16) 18. Nxd5 exd5
19. Re1 (19. Qh5 Be6 20. Bh6 Rf7 21. Rfe1 Qd7 22. Rxe6 Qxe6 23. Bxd5 Qd7 24.
Re1 $16) 19... Rf7 $6 {It is not the defenders fault, that this innocent move
invites catastrophy. More important than the vulnerability of the 7th rank
will be the problem alongside the 8th.} (19... Bb7 20. Qh5 Ne7 21. Re6 $40 (21.
Re6 {Belov} Ng6 22. Rae1 Qd7 $13)) 20. Qh5 f5 (20... Ne7 21. Bc1 (21. Rxe7 Qxe7
22. Bxd5 Bb7 23. Bxf7+ Qxf7 24. Qxf7+ Kxf7 25. Re1 $14) (21. Bh6 {Belov} Bb7
22. Re6 Qd7 23. Rae1 Ng6 $13) 21... Bb7 22. Ba3 $40) 21. Bxd5 $3 Qxd5 22. Re8+
Rf8 (22... Kg7 23. Qh6#) 23. Bh6 Bb7 (23... Be6 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. Qg5+ Kf7 26.
Qg7+ $18) (23... Rxe8 {Belov} 24. Qxe8#) (23... Bd7 {Belov} 24. Qg5+ Kf7 25.
Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Qg7+ Ke6 (26... Ke8 27. Qxf8#) 27. Re1+ Kd6 28. Bf4+ Ne5 29.
Bxe5+ Kc6 30. Qxf8 $18) 24. Rxf8+ (24. Bxf8 {Belov} Rxe8 25. Qxe8 Qf7 26. Qxf7+
Kxf7 27. Bc5 $16) 24... Rxf8 25. Qg5+ Kf7 26. Qg7+ Ke8 27. Re1+ (27. Qxf8+ {
Belov} Kd7 28. Qg7+ Kc8 29. Qf8+ Nd8 $132) 27... Kd8 28. Qxb7 (28. Qxf8+ Kc7
29. Bf4+ Kb6 30. Qd6 $18) 28... Rg8 (28... Rf6 29. Bg5 $18) (28... Re8 {Belov}
29. Qa8+ $18) 29. Bf4 Qd7 30. Qb6+ Kc8 31. d5 $1 (31. Re7 Qxe7 32. Qxc6+ Kd8
33. Qa8+ Kd7 34. Qxg8 $18) (31. d5 {Belov} Qxd5 (31... Nd8 32. Qb8#) 32. Qc7#)
1-0

[Event "Helsinki op"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kachiani Gersinska, Ketino"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Ne5 (7. dxc5
Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 Bd7 11. Ng5 Be7 12. Nde4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4
Na5 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. Rxd6 O-O-O 16. Rd4 {Gurevich,D-Sokolov,A/Saint Martin/
1992/} Bc6 $10) 7... Bd7 8. Na3 Nd5 9. Naxc4 $5 (9. Nxc6) 9... Nxd4 (9... cxd4
10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Qxd4 $36) 10. Be3 $1 Nc6 (10... Nxe3 11. fxe3 Nc6 12. Nxf7
$16) 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. Qxd5 Be6 13. Qxd8+ Nxd8 14. Rac1 b6 15. h4 (15. Nd3 Be7
16. Nf4 $14) 15... Be7 16. a4 (16. Nd3) 16... f6 17. Nd3 Nc6 18. Nf4 Bf7 19.
Rfd1 O-O 20. Nd5 Rfd8 21. Nxe7+ Nxe7 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. a5 Nf5 24. axb6 Bxc4 $1
(24... Nxe3 25. fxe3 Bxc4 26. bxa7 Bxe2 27. Rxc5 Bf3 28. Rc7 $44) 25. bxa7 $1
$44 (25. Rxc4 Nxe3 26. fxe3 axb6 $15) 25... Bxe2 26. Bxc5 (26. Rxc5 Bf3) 26...
Bf3 27. b4 Kf7 28. b5 Rd2 (28... Rc8 29. Rc3 Bd5 30. b6 Nd6 31. f3 Nb7 32. Bd4)
29. h5 Nd4 30. Bxd4 Rxd4 31. Rb1 (31. b6 Ke6 32. Rb1 Bb7 33. a8=Q $1 $10) 31...
Ke6 32. b6 Bb7 33. a8=Q Bxa8 34. b7 Bxb7 35. Rxb7 Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2013.02.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qd3 c4 {Anand was most likely using one of the lines prepared for the
match against Gelfand. These great players will unlikely to meet again in the
battle for the world crown, so using "secrets" is not that dangerous.} (9...
Rc8 10. dxc5 Bxc5 {Is usually considered the main position worth serious
practical investigation.}) 10. Qd1 Rc8 (10... Be7 11. a4 a6 12. axb5 axb5 13.
Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Ne5 O-O 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. d5 exd5 17. Qxd5 Ndb8 18. Qxb5 $18 {
1-0 (47) Lukasiewicz,G (2270)-Sliwa,B (2280) Myslenice 1988}) 11. Nc3 b4 12.
Na4 {Black is actively fighting against the dangerous white knight on c3. Part
of the attraction for the defender might be the tempting idea of 12.d5 when
the unplayed 12...Nde7!? might lead to unpleasant counterplay with the c-pawn.}
(12. d5 Nb8 (12... Ne7 $5 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Nb1 c3 $1 $132) 13. dxe6 fxe6 14.
Nb1 Qa5 15. Nbd2 (15. Bf4 Be7 16. Nbd2 O-O 17. Bxb8 Rxb8 18. Nxc4 Qa6 19. Nfe5
Bb5 20. b3 $14 {1-0 (63) Gross,G (1871)-Becking,S (2402) Germany 2008}) 15...
Be7 16. b3 cxb3 17. Nxb3 Qh5 18. Bb2 O-O 19. Ne5 Ng4 20. Nxg4 Qxg4 21. Qd4 Qxd4
22. Bxd4 $14 {0-1 (36) Holemar,D (2326)-Jurasek,M (2299) Czechia 2008}) 12...
Be7 (12... Qa5 13. a3 bxa3 14. Bd2 Qb5 15. Nc3 Qb6 16. bxa3 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Qxd4
18. Qc2 Qe5 {0-1 (43) Radulov,I (2405)-Inkiov,V (2475) Sofia 1991} 19. Rfd1 Be7
20. Rab1 $11) 13. Bg5 h6 {[%mdl 4] The only real precedent in this position
was the game between lesser Dutch players, that was not played very exactly.
Anand would like to see his bishop on f6 for the counterplay on the dark
squares.} (13... O-O 14. e3 Na5 15. Re1 Qe8 (15... h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qc2 Bc6
$11) 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. Bxf6 Ba4 18. b3 cxb3 (18... gxf6 $1 19. dxc5 Bc6 $11) (
18... Bb6 19. bxa4 gxf6 20. d5 Rd8 21. Nd4 f5 $11) 19. axb3 (19. Nd2 $1 gxf6
20. dxc5 b2 21. Qg4+ Kh8 22. Rab1 $14) 19... Nxb3 {1/2 (27) Eising,J (2355)-De
Wit,J (2395) Amsterdam 1984} 20. Nd2 gxf6 21. Nxb3 Bb6 22. Qg4+ Kh8 23. Qh4 $11
) 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 (14... gxf6 15. Re1 Qa5 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Nd2 $44)
15. a3 O-O 16. e3 $1 {The exchange of the pawn on b4 could be very desirable,
but it would fail to a nice tactical idea. Gelfand is correctly keeping the
tension and lets Black decide about the best way to defend.} (16. axb4 Nxd4 $1
17. Nxd4 Bxa4 18. Qxa4 Qxd4 $11) 16... a5 $6 {In the future the choice of the
world champion will hardly find many followers. It was much wiser to sacrifice
the pawn fo the piece activity, that would promise approximate equality.} (
16... bxa3 $5 17. Rxa3 Nb4 18. Nc5 Bc6 19. Rxa7 Qb6 20. Ra1 Be7 21. Na4 Qb7 $11
) 17. Nc5 Be8 (17... bxa3 18. bxa3 Nb8 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Qc2 Qc7 21. Rfc1 e5
22. Rab1 exd4 23. Nxd4 $14) 18. Rc1 (18. axb4 Nxb4 19. Qe2 Be7 20. Qxc4 Qb6 21.
Rfc1 Bb5 22. Qc3 Nd3 23. Rcb1 Nxc5 24. dxc5 Rxc5 25. Qxa5 Qxa5 26. Rxa5 Rb8 $11
) 18... Na7 $2 {The moment of emotional panic, as Anand was unable to find
real equality. The knight retreat to a7 is anti-positional and does not even
pretend to aspire for the title of the best move. It was much more sensible to
include the move undermining White's pawn structure 8...e5!?} (18... c3 19.
bxc3 bxa3 20. Ne1 (20. Qb3 Be7 21. Qxa3 Nb8 22. Qa1 Bxc5 23. dxc5 Na6 $11)
20... Be7 21. Ned3 Nb8 22. Qb3 Nd7 23. Nxd7 Bxd7 24. c4 $14) (18... e5 $5 19.
Rxc4 exd4 20. exd4 Na7 21. Nb7 Qb6 22. Rxc8 Nxc8 23. Ne5 bxa3 24. bxa3 Na7 25.
Nc4 Qxd4 26. Qxd4 Bxd4 27. Nbxa5 $14) 19. axb4 axb4 20. Rxc4 $6 {It is much
easier to find the courageto criticise the best players in the world with the
help of objective, cold chess engines. Gelfand chooses a good, but surely not
the best move in the position, as two other ideas could have aspired to that
title.} (20. Nd2 $1 Bb5 (20... Rxc5 $2 21. dxc5 Bxb2 22. Nxc4 Qxd1 23. Rcxd1
$18) (20... e5 21. Nb7 Qe7 22. dxe5 Bxe5 23. Nxc4 Bb5 24. Nba5 $16) 21. Nxc4 e5
22. Nb7 Qe7 23. dxe5 Bxe5 24. Nba5 Bf6 (24... Bc7 25. Re1 $16) 25. Qb3 Rc7 26.
Rfd1 $16) (20. Qe1 $5 Rb8 (20... Rxc5 21. dxc5 Bxb2 22. Rxc4 Bc3 23. Rxc3 bxc3
24. Qxc3 Bc6 25. Nd4 $16) (20... e5 21. Nb7 Qb6 22. Nxe5 c3 23. Nd3 (23. bxc3
Bxe5 24. dxe5 Bb5 25. Nd6 Rxc3 26. Rxc3 Bxf1 27. Rc1 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Nc6 $14)
23... Bc6 24. Nbc5 $16) 21. Qd2 Bb5 22. Qxb4 Qe7 23. Rfe1 $16) 20... Bb5 21.
Rxb4 Bxf1 22. Qxf1 Nc6 (22... e5 23. Rb7 exd4 (23... Rc7 24. dxe5 Be7 25. Rxc7
Qxc7 26. Nd3 $16) 24. Nd7 dxe3 25. Rxa7 (25. Nxf8 Rc7 $11) 25... Qe7 26. fxe3
Bxb2 27. Qf2 $14) 23. Rb7 {A subtle, but significant inaccuracy, as White had
much better play if he had kept his rook on the board.} (23. Rc4 $1 Qe7 24. Qc1
$14) 23... Rc7 $1 24. Qa6 (24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25. Qc4 Qa5 $11) 24... Rxb7 25. Qxb7 (
25. Nxb7 Qc7 26. Nc5 e5 27. Nxe5 Nxe5 28. dxe5 Qxc5 29. exf6 Rb8 $11) 25... Qa8
$1 {Anand can afford to offer the queen exchange on the nearly forbidden
square a8. Fortunately for him White can not really benefit from the pressure
along a8-h1 diagonal due to the check on a1.} 26. Qxa8 (26. Qc7 Rc8 27. Qd7 Rd8
$11) 26... Rxa8 27. Ne1 (27. Kf1 Nb4 28. Nd2 Ra7 $11) 27... Ra1 28. Bxc6 (28.
Kf1 Nb4 29. Ke2 Bd8 30. Ned3 Nxd3 31. Nxd3 $11) 28... Rxe1+ 29. Kg2 Rb1 30. Nd3
$1 {The smoke has cleared and the game has drifted into a positional draw,
since neither side can hope to improve the position without undue risk.} (30.
b3 Be7 31. Ba4 Bxc5 32. dxc5 Kf8 $15) 30... Rd1 31. Bb5 Be7 (31... g5 32. b3
Rb1 33. Bc4 $11) 32. h4 g6 33. Bc4 Kg7 34. b3 $1 {Black will be unable to come
closer with any of his other pieces, so the active rook alone has no chance to
do any real harm.} h5 35. Kf3 Rd2 36. Nf4 (36. b4 Kf6 37. Nc5 Bxc5 38. bxc5 Ke7
$11) 36... Bd6 37. Ne2 Rc2 38. Bd3 Rb2 39. Bc4 Rc2 40. Bd3 Rb2 {The opening
phase of the game was very exciting and offers new material for investigation.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Interpolis-01"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1977.09.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sosonko, Gennadi"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1977.09.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Nb4 (7...
Rb8 {P 8...b5} 8. Nfd2 Na5 9. Qa4+ c6 10. Ne4 $16 (10. b4 $5 cxb3 11. axb3 $16)
) (7... Bd7 $142) 8. Ne5 c5 9. a3 Nbd5 (9... Nd3 10. Nxd3 cxd3 11. Qxd3 cxd4
12. exd4 Be7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Bf4 $36) 10. dxc5 Qc7 (10... Bxc5 $2 11. e4) 11.
Nxc4 Qxc5 (11... Bxc5 12. Qe2 {P 13.e4 , 13.b3,14. b2} (12. e4 Ne7 13. Bf4
Bxf2+ 14. Rxf2 Qxc4 15. Nc3 $40 {+/-})) 12. b3 (12. Nbd2 {Pb4, b2, c1}) 12...
b5 (12... Be7 13. e4 {P 14. e3}) 13. Na5 Qc7 14. b4 Bb7 $2 (14... Be7 $142 15.
Bb2 O-O 16. Nd2 Bb7 17. Rc1 $16) 15. e4 Nb6 16. Bf4 e5 17. Nxb7 Rc8 (17... Qxb7
18. Bxe5) (17... exf4 18. e5) 18. Qe2 (18. Na5 exf4 19. e5 $40) 18... Nfd7 $8 (
18... Nc4 19. Nd2 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 exf4 21. e5 $18) 19. Nc5 exf4 20. Nxa6 Qe5 (
20... Qa7 21. Qxb5 $18) 21. Nd2 fxg3 22. hxg3 Be7 23. Nf3 Qh5 24. e5 $1 {
P 25. b5, 25.e6} Nc4 (24... O-O 25. Qxb5 $16) 25. e6 fxe6 26. Qxe6 Qf7 27. Ng5
$2 (27. Qe2 $142 $1 {P 28. e1+-} Rc6 (27... O-O 28. Bh3 $1 Qxf3 29. Qxe7 $18)
28. Ng5 $18) 27... Qxe6 28. Nxe6 Kf7 29. Rfe1 $2 (29. Nec7 $18 {[+]}) 29... Bf6
30. Rad1 (30. Ra2 $142 Rhe8 31. Bd5 Ncb6 32. Ng5+ $18 Kf8 (32... Kg6 33. Bf7+)
33. Nxh7#) 30... Ndb6 31. Nac7 (31. Bh3 Nxa3 32. Nf4 {P 33. e6+}) 31... Nxa3
32. Nd5 Nac4 33. Nxb6 $2 (33. Nxf6 $142 gxf6 (33... Kxf6 34. Nd4) 34. Nd4 Nd6
35. Bc6 $18) 33... Nxb6 34. Rd6 Rb8 35. Nc7 Rhd8 36. Rxd8 Rxd8 (36... Bxd8 37.
Nxb5 Be7 38. Rb1 Na4 39. Bf1 $16) 37. Nxb5 Be7 38. Na7 $2 (38. Rb1 $142 Nd5 (
38... Nc4 39. Na7 Nd2 40. Rd1 {P 41. c6+-}) 39. Bxd5+ Rxd5 40. Na7 $1 $16)
38... Bxb4 39. Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-43"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.10.01"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Adly, Ahmed"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "Ganguly, Surya Sekhar "]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. O-O e6 6. c4 dxc4 {Hari has been
playing this line as Black in the Catalan very frequently these days. It could
not have come as a surprise to Adly yet it is astonishing to see how
immediately out of the opening he got into a completely lost position.} 7. Ne5
Bd7 8. Na3 cxd4 9. Naxc4 Be7 {Here Qb3 is the most popular move and the 2nd
most popular move is Bf4. Previously Hari had only faced Bf4 against Yu Yangi.}
10. Qb3 {Adly shows that he was prepared for this line as he kept on blitzing
is every single move until this point.} (10. Bf4 Nd5 11. Nxd7 Nxf4 12. Bxc6
bxc6 13. Nde5 {½-½ (110) Yu,Y (2751)-Harikrishna,P (2744) Huaian 2017}) 10...
Qc7 {Qc7 and Qc8 are both equally popular and considered as main moves. At the
top level Qc7 was first seen in Ivanchuk - Leko 2009. Hari took his time to
recall the lines and to choose which one to opt for.} 11. Bf4 {After 17min of
thought!! Up until 9...Be7 Hari had a game as Black even in 2017. 10.Qb3 was
blitzed out. 10....Qc7 is the very main move and then White starts to think
for 17 min without having a clue what is to be done. All I can say is 'Adly
prepared badly' :)} Nh5 12. Nxc6 Nxf4 13. Nxe7 Nxg2 {Somewhere around 2009
already these positions were well analysed (probably much further back by some
players!) and the conclusion was that Black is ok here. I remember the first
time I saw this position I was excited to see the odd placement of the knights
in the enemy camps.} 14. Qb4 $2 {That is a common problem when you enter a
complicated line without knowing anything about it. It was a slightly
unprofessional approach against such a strong player as Hari. As we will see
this casual approach will not go unpunished.} (14. Kxg2 Qc5 {I also vividly
remember that this move made a strong impression back then.} 15. Rac1 (15. Ng8
$2 {Just for pure aesthetic value it would be nice to put the knight at it's
counterparts starting square. One can just as well argue that this way White
can stop Black from short castling (it is not always we get a chance like this
after all!) but this would have been interesting if Black didn't have the
option of castling on the other side!} O-O-O $17 {Now the knight on g8 looks
really stupid}) 15... Kxe7 16. Nd2 Bc6+ $11) (14. Rac1 Qc5 15. Qxb7 Kxe7 16.
Rfd1 Rac8 {½-½ (32) Teske,H (2545)-L'Ami,E (2606) Germany 2010 Black was
fine.}) 14... a5 $1 {By the way if not this move then Black might as well
resign.} 15. Nd5 {Another 15min of thought. Hari knew Qb4 doesn't work so
there was no question of getting scared due to some discovered checks and
illusionary attack.} (15. Nd6+ Kxe7 {White's attack is nothing but an optical
illusion.} 16. Nf5+ Kf6 17. Qe7+ Kg6 (17... Kxf5 {Being so greedy however is
not advisable.} 18. Qxf7+) 18. Nxd4 (18. Nd6 Rhf8 {[%cal Gc7d8] With Qd8
coming next White is totally lost here.}) 18... Rhe8 $1 19. Qa3 e5 $19 {
½-½ (29) Ramirez,A (2577)-Yang,D (2417) Richardson 2010 Black was completely
winning but eventually the game ended in a draw.}) 15... exd5 16. Nd6+ Kf8 17.
Qa3 Kg8 $19 {Black is now safe. The knight has been happily sitting on the
white king’s lap for the last four moves and will continue enjoying the
royal facility for quite a long time.} 18. Rac1 (18. Kxg2 Ra6 {Give and take!})
18... Qb6 19. Qc5 (19. Kxg2 h5 $1 {[%cal Gh8h6,Gh5h4] A nice multipurpose move.
} (19... Ra6 $2 20. Nc8) 20. Qc5 (20. e4 {white can save the knight this way
but not the game} dxe4 21. Nxe4 h4 $19 {[%csl Rg2]}) 20... Ra6 $1 21. Qxb6 (21.
Nc8 Qe6 $19 {[%csl Rc8,Rg2]}) 21... Rxb6 22. Nc8 Rxb2 $19) 19... Qxc5 20. Rxc5
Bh3 {Now the smoke has cleared and Black is one whole piece up. Although that
piece is stuck but on the other hand it cannot be attacked. It's a matter of
time when it will eventually come out.} 21. Rfc1 (21. Rxd5 Ne3 $19) 21... h5 (
21... d3 {There is nothing wrong with Hari's move but this would have been
cleaner.} 22. exd3 h5 {Now with the e-file open the knight on g2 will come out
faster.}) 22. Rxd5 Rd8 23. Rxd4 Rh6 24. Nf5 Rxd4 25. Nxd4 Rd6 {While playing
h5 I am certain Hari had seen this position and correctly assessed this as
completely winning for him without any risk.} 26. e3 b6 {[%csl Rc5] Hari never
minds playing a long slow game as long as he keeps control. There were other
ways too but remaining in total control Hari first stops any kind of Rc5 ideas
for White and prepares to take over the c-file himself with the Rd5-Rc5 plan
next.} (26... Rb6 {is the active computer way}) 27. b3 Rd5 {Now rook is coming
to c5 and White will have to give up the file.} 28. Kh1 {A nice try to stop
Rc5 but it doesn't work} f6 {Preparing Rc5 again but this was not really
needed. Black could directly play Rc5 since White's little trap is met by
another nice counte-trap.} (28... Rc5 $1 29. Rxc5 bxc5 30. Nf3 {Was the idea
behind Kh1. Now White threatens Ng5 and Ng1 at the same time.} Bc8 $3 {or Bf5}
(30... f6 31. Ng1) 31. Kxg2 Bb7 {was the nice little trick. Now White will
comes into an eternal pin which will cost him the knight.}) 29. a4 Rc5 30. Rg1
(30. Rxc5 bxc5 31. Nf3 g5 {Was Hari's point of playing f6} 32. Ng1 g4) 30... g5
31. Rd1 Rc3 32. Kg1 Kf7 {Before taking on e3 Black first makes maximum
progress as White is totally stuck anyway.} 33. Kh1 h4 34. Rb1 hxg3 35. hxg3
Nxe3 {Finally!} 36. fxe3 Rxe3 37. Kh2 Bg4 38. Rb2 Rd3 39. Nb5 Bd1 40. b4 Bxa4
41. bxa5 bxa5 42. Nc7 Bb3 {A very clean and controlled game by Hari} 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-B 82nd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2020.01.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Saduakassova, Dinara"]
[Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[Annotator "Ganguly,Surya"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2020.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Rb8 (7...
Bd7 {is more popular and the mainline.}) 8. Nfd2 {Since Black didn't play ...
Bd7 and thus can't play ...b5, this move seems normal.} (8. Qe2 b5 {[%cal
Gc8b7] That's the point. If White plays like he does in the ...Bd7 line, then
here comes the difference, Black will put his bishop on b7 now.}) 8... e5 {
This line was first popularised by Alexander Mikhalevski back in the 90s. It
got very special attention recently when Ding used this against Grischuk in
the World Cup 2019. It is also to be noted that Ding faced this first as White
twice in 2017 against Mamedyarov in Blitz and Rapid in China and then tried
the same as Black in 2019!} 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. dxe5 Ng4 11. Nxc4 Be6 {This
position is pretty much forced after White played 8.Nfd2. Black is a pawn down,
but has some much more active pieces than White and potential attacking
prospects on the kingside by h5-h4. The game turns wild very quickly and a lot
of areas are yet to be explored.} 12. Nbd2 (12. Qe2 h5 13. Rd1 {was seen in
Grischuk - Ding, World Cup 2019 , where Black was doing fine.}) 12... Bb4 {
[%csl Rc4,Re5][%cal Gb4d2] This gained popularity rather recently. Smeets
played this first in 2012 and it was Gelfand who used this in a classical game
in 2019. White's e5-pawn is indirectly threatened now, since Black might
simply take on d2 on the next move when White is forced to take back with his
c4 knight.} (12... h5 {was the move twice used by Alexander Mikhalevski and
also played by Mamedyarov against Ding.}) 13. b3 (13. Qc2 h5 14. b3 {was the
move order of Jumabayev-Gelfand which transposes to the main game.}) (13. Qe2
Bxd2 {was played twice by my good friends. One time was before my game and the
other was four days after it.} 14. Bxd2 h5 15. f3 h4 16. fxg4 hxg3 17. hxg3 Qd5
18. e4 (18. Rf3 Qxc4 19. Qxc4 Bxc4 $15 {and Black was better in Deac,B (2613)
-Shankland,S (2705) Douglas 2019.}) 18... Qxc4 19. Qxc4 Bxc4 $15 {Once again
Black was pushing in Batchuluun,T (2530)-Sethuraman,S (2638), Tianjin 2020.})
13... h5 {Here White has both options Qe2 and Qc2, and in each case Black
replies in a different manner.} 14. Qc2 (14. Qe2 h4 15. Nf3 hxg3 $1 (15... f5 {
Now this is not working as the f3 knight is protected.} 16. exf6 Qxf6 17. Bb2 {
[%csl Gf3]}) 16. fxg3 Qd5 {Here this does work since 17.Bb2 is met by 17...Qe4,
while the direct 17.e4 also fails.} 17. h4 (17. Bb2 Qe4) (17. e4 Qc5+ {[%cal
Ge6c4,Gb4c3] If White moves his king, then ...Bxc4 and ....Bc3 will trap the
a1 rook.} 18. Ne3 Nxe5 $17) 17... Bc3 $132) 14... h4 15. Nf3 hxg3 {I managed
to mix up things :) This was not something that I prepared, but over the board
I was confident that this is what I saw.} (15... f5 $1 {is the way to go here.
Since the f3 knight is unprotected, White can't take 16.exf6 anymore.} 16. e4 (
16. exf6 Qxf6) 16... hxg3 17. hxg3 fxe4 18. Qxe4 Qd7 19. Qg6+ (19. Bg5 Bd5 $17
{0-1 (33) Raja,R (2369)-Aravindh,C (2609) New Delhi 2019}) 19... Kf8 {was fine
in Jumabayev,R (2630)-Gelfand,B (2686) Douglas 2019}) 16. fxg3 {Only here I
realized that after ...Qd5 White has 17.Bb2 and then he is better. However,
since I was under the impression it was all part of my preparation, I was
pretty confident that there is something for Black!} Bc5 $1 {This made a lot
of sense to me. First of all, it stops e4 which I felt White should play if he
gets a chance. It also stops all sorts of Bb2 ideas as e3 remains hanging.} (
16... Qd5 17. Bb2) 17. h4 $6 (17. Qe4 Qd5 18. Qf4 Qd3 $1 $17 {[%cal Gd3e2]}) (
17. Kg2 $1 {This was the move that bothered me a bit, but at the same time I
felt it must be scary for White to put his king on g2 allowing all kinds of ...
Rxh2+ or ...Bh3+ checks in future.} f5 {is something that I saw during the
game and gets refuted nicely by engines.} (17... Qg5 $5 {First of all even
such moves during the game might look scary specially when opponent is playing
fast and seems well prepared.} 18. e4 Qg6 19. h4 {although there is nothing to
be scared of in this particular case.}) (17... Nxh2 18. Nxh2 Qg5 $5 19. Qe2 Rh3
20. Qf3 Rd8 {is a mess for normal mortals.} 21. e4 Qg6 22. Be3 Rd3 23. Rfe1 Rh4
24. Rad1 {and White is better as per immortals}) (17... Qe7 $1 {Probably this
would be the most practical way to continue when White remains better in
theory but in a practical game, it remains unclear.}) 18. Rd1 (18. h3 Qd5)
18... Bd5 19. Qxf5 Rxh2+ 20. Kg1 Rf2 21. Nd6+ $3 {This I missed during the game
} cxd6 22. Rxd5 $1 cxd5 23. Qg6+ Ke7 24. Qxg7+ Ke8 25. Qxg4 Rxf3 26. Qxf3 $16)
17... Rh5 $1 {Since I could not make any g5 ideas work, this move felt very
nice to me. It stops Ng5 and prepares g5 for the future. It also controls the
important f5 square, thus at times both Bd5 and Bf5 could be annoying for
White.} (17... g5 {this was the absolute first line that I saw:} 18. Nxg5 Qxg5
19. hxg5 Bd5 20. Qg2 $8 {but then White has this only move and unfortuantely
that's enough to win -} Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rh2+ 22. Kf3 {[%csl Rg4]}) (17... f5 {
Then I tried this} 18. exf6 ({Hoping for} 18. Ng5 $2 Qxg5 $1 19. hxg5 Bd5 20.
Qg2 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rh2+ $17 {[%csl Gg4]}) 18... Qxf6 19. Nd4 $18 {also didn't
work.}) (17... Bd5 18. Kg2 {[%cal Ge3e4]} Qg5 $3 {I saw all kinds of sacs on
g5 but missed this pretty one. It is definitely the best move in the position
but yet white keeps some advantage.} (18... g5 19. e4) 19. e4 Qg6 20. Ng5 {
Probably White is still better.}) 18. Kg2 (18. Ng5 $2 Rxg5 19. hxg5 Qxg5 $19 {
should be winning for Black.}) (18. Qe2 Qd5 (18... g5 19. Rd1 Qe7 20. Nh2 $1)
19. Nh2 Nxh2 20. Kxh2 g6 $44 {White is better as per comps, but I would think
in a practical game Black has enough compensation.}) 18... g5 $1 19. e4 $2 {
This would be a brilliant move if only Black didn't have a tactic working
which happened in the game.} (19. hxg5 Qd7 20. Nh4 {Comp calls 0.00} Bd5+ 21.
e4 Nf2 22. Rxf2 Rxh4 23. gxh4 Qg4+ 24. Kf1 {and some kind of perpetual.}) (19.
Rd1 Qe7 20. hxg5 Rd8 $1 {Exchanging White's active rook. Since the c1 bishop
is stuck, the rook on a1 is not coming into the game.} 21. Rxd8+ $8 Qxd8 {
Honestly, during the game, here I felt White is in tremendous danger if not
lost. It is good that I was playing classical chess and not correspondence
chess. Just like all roads lead to Rome, with engines on everything
essentially leads to 0.00.} 22. e4 Bxc4 23. bxc4 Qd7 24. Rb1 Nf2 25. Ng1 Ng4
26. Nf3 {is one of the zillion ways of reaching Rome.}) (19. Rh1 gxh4 20. Rxh4
Rxh4 21. Nxh4 (21. gxh4 $1 Qd7 22. e4 $1 Rb4 $44) 21... Qd5+ 22. Nf3 (22. e4
Qd4 23. Bb2 Qxc4 {is a nice trick that I was happy to spot during game.}) 22...
Rd8 $1 {I left here assuming Black is better.} (22... Nh2 23. e4 Nxf3 24. Kxf3
Qd7 {At first, I felt this should be winning for Black, but upon a closer look,
I realized I was only partly right. It is winning, but for White!} 25. Be3 $1
$16)) 19... gxh4 20. Nxh4 {Dinara was still under the impression she was doing
fine, but now it is completely lost.} (20. Bf4 {was the last chance:} hxg3 21.
Kxg3 (21. Rh1 Nh2 $17) 21... Rh8 $3 {[%cal Gh8g8]} 22. Bg5 f6 $1 23. exf6 Nxf6
24. Rh1 Rg8 {also loses but is more resilient.}) 20... Rxh4 $1 21. gxh4 Qxh4
22. Rh1 Nh2 $1 {Clearly Dinara missed this from far. If this move was not
available, then Black might as well resign.} 23. Be3 (23. Rxh2 Qg4+ 24. Kf1
Qg1+ 25. Ke2 Qxh2+ 26. Kd3 Rd8+ 27. Kc3 Bd4+ $19) 23... Qh3+ 24. Kg1 Bxc4 {
The simplest and fastest way to win.} 25. Rxh2 (25. Bxc5 Qg3+ 26. Qg2 Nf3#)
25... Qxe3+ 26. Kh1 Bd3 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.01"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Bd7 8. Nc3
Bd6 9. Qe2 b5 10. e4 Be7 11. d5 Nb4 12. Ne5 exd5 13. a3 $1 $146 (13. exd5 {
-75/441}) 13... Nd3 14. Nxd3 cxd3 15. Qxd3 dxe4 (15... c6 16. exd5 $16) 16.
Nxe4 Nxe4 (16... Be6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Bc6+ $1 Kf8 19. Qc2 $44) 17. Qxe4 (17.
Bxe4 Bh3 18. Qf3 Bxf1 19. Bc6+ Kf8 20. Bxa8 Bc4 $13) 17... Rb8 (17... O-O $5
18. Qxa8 Qxa8 19. Bxa8 Rxa8 $14) 18. Bf4 $5 (18. Re1 Rb6 19. Bf4 Re6 20. Qb7
O-O 21. Bxc7 (21. Rxe6 Bxe6 22. Qxa6 Bc4) 21... Qc8 $11) 18... O-O 19. Rfd1 Bd6
$2 (19... Bf6 20. Qc2 $16 (20. Rac1 $5)) (19... Re8 $1 20. Qc2 Bd6 21. Bxd6
cxd6 22. Rxd6 Rb6 23. Rd4 $14) 20. Bxd6 cxd6 21. Rxd6 Rb6 $2 (21... Qc8 22. Qf4
$16) 22. Rd2 $1 $18 Re8 23. Qd5 Re7 24. Bh3 1-0

[Event "Tel Aviv Last Autumn"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "2002.11.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gerzhoy, Leonid"]
[Black "Kaganskiy, Gleb"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2389"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2002.11.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 b5 6. a4 c6 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. O-O
Bb7 9. e4 Nf6 10. Nc3 $5 {This move looks stronger than 10.d5 as it was shown
in the game below;} (10. d5 Bd6 $5 (10... cxd5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. axb5 Be7 13.
Nxc4 $14 {1-0 Vladimirov,E-Gedevanishvili,D/Daugavpils 1978/MCD (42)}) 11. dxc6
Nxc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. axb5 Bxe4 14. Bxe4 Nxe4 15. Qd4 Nf6 $15) 10... a6 11. d5
$5 {Deserv attention also 11.ab cb 12.d5} (11. axb5 cxb5 12. d5 Nbd7 (12...
exd5 13. exd5 Bd6 14. Nc6 $44) 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. e5 Nxe5 15. Qh5 Bd6 16. Bf4 g6
17. Qh6 Bf8 18. Qh3 Nd3 19. Rae1 $44 {1-0 Hernandez,G-Mitkov,N/Santiago 1990/
EXT 97 (45)}) 11... cxd5 (11... Be7 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Qe2 Bc5 (13... Qd4 14.
Bf4 Qc5 15. Nf3 Qh5 16. Nd4 Qxe2 17. Ncxe2 $44 {1-0 Kozlov,V-Gedevanishvili,D/
Daugavpils 1978/MCD (34)}) 14. Bg5 (14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 O-O 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17.
f4 $44 {1-0 Van der Heijden,T-Radziejewski,D/Groningen 1979/EXT 2001 (40)})
14... Qc7 15. Nxc4 e5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Ne3 $36 {1-0 Dyachkov,S-Pelletier,Y/
Halle 1995/CBM 48 ext (26)}) 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. axb5 Bc5 15. Be3
$146 (15. bxa6 O-O 16. Nxc4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rxa6 18. Qxd8 Rxd8 $11 {1/2-1/2
Sosonko,G-Chen,T/Buenos Aires 1978/EXT 2000 (24)}) 15... Bxe3 16. fxe3 Bxg2 $6
{After this dubious move white has an initiative. Simply 16...0-0 would lead
to a good position for black.} (16... O-O $5 17. e4 Qb6+ 18. Rf2 f6 19. exd5
fxe5 $132) 17. Qxd8+ Kxd8 18. Kxg2 $36 Rf8 19. b6 $5 {19.bxa6 deserves
attention as well with clear advantage;} (19. bxa6 $5 Rxa6 20. Rxa6 Nxa6 21.
Nxf7+ Ke7 22. Ne5 Rc8 23. Rc1 $16) 19... Ke7 20. Rac1 f5 (20... f6 21. Rxc4
fxe5 22. Rxf8 Kxf8 23. Rc8+ Kf7 24. b7 Ra7 25. Rxb8 Kg6 26. Kf3 $18) 21. Rxc4
Kd6 (21... Kf6 22. Ng4+ Kg6 23. Rc7 $16) 22. Nf3 $18 Re8 23. Rc7 e5 24. Ng5 e4
25. Rd1+ Ke5 26. Nf7+ Kf6 27. Rd6+ Re6 28. Rxe6+ Kxe6 29. Ra7 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 6th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2002.10.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Golod, Vitali"]
[Black "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 {For the first time I play
this variant with the white pieces.} dxc4 6. Bg2 c3 $5 ({Pretty interestingly:
} 6... a5 {[%csl Ya8,Gg2]} 7. O-O b5 8. b3 $6 cxb3 9. Qxb3 Bb7 10. a3 Bd5 $15 {
Mikhalevski,A-Kortschnoj,V/Beersheba,1993(0-1)(36)}) ({Is a possible
continuations of the play:} 6... O-O) ({and} 6... Nc6) 7. bxc3 Bxc3 8. Rb1 O-O
9. e3 a5 $5 $146 {[%cal Yc3b4,Yb4e7] It original idea. On the way home the
bishop doesn't let white pieces to develop normally.} ({I was played:} 9... c5
$6 10. dxc5 Qd3 11. Rb3 Ne4 12. Bb2 $6 (12. Ne5 $1 $14) 12... Rd8 $36 {
Mikhalevski,A-Golod,V/ISR,1995(0-1)(37)}) (9... Ne4 $6 10. Qc2 (10. O-O $143
Bxd2 11. Bxd2 (11. Nxd2 $4 Nc3 {[%csl Rb1,Rd1]}) 11... Nxd2 12. Nxd2 c6) 10...
Bxd2+ 11. Nxd2 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 $36 {[%csl Gd2,Gg2]}) 10. O-O ({Now dubiously:} 
10. a3 {because of:} c5 $1 11. dxc5 $140 Qd3 {and white doesn't have:} 12. Rb3
{in view of:} a4) 10... Bb4 {[%csl Yb4,Rb7]} 11. Qc2 b6 12. a3 {It is
necessary to move the bishop away.} (12. e4 $6 Bb7 13. e5 Nd5 14. Ne4 h6 {
[%csl Yh6][%cal Yh6g5]}) 12... Be7 13. Ne5 Ra7 14. Ndc4 Nfd7 (14... Bb7 $4 15.
Bxb7 Rxb7 16. Nxa5 $18 {[%csl Rb7,Rc6][%cal Ga5b7,Ga5c6]}) 15. Nd3 Ba6 16. Rd1
{[%csl Rd8]} Qc8 {There is no much room for black,but they have extra pawn.}
17. e4 Re8 18. Bb2 {Otherwise the pawn ''a3'' is left without protection.} Bxc4
19. Qxc4 c6 20. a4 $44 Na6 (20... b5 $6 21. axb5 Nb6 22. Qb3 a4 23. Qa2 cxb5
24. Ba1 {[%csl Rb5] and I am clinging to pawn ''b5''.}) 21. Rbc1 Rc7 22. Bc3 {
[%csl Rb4,Yc3,Yd3]} Qb7 23. Qb3 Bf8 24. Bd2 (24. e5 $5 $44) 24... Qa7 25. Rc2
$6 {My pieces are located not successfully,and Konstantin is using it right
away.} (25. Kh1 $142) 25... e5 $1 26. dxe5 Nac5 27. Nxc5 Nxc5 (27... Bxc5 $2
28. Bf4 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Ge5e6]}) 28. Qc4 (28. Qa2 $143 Rd7 29. Rb1 Red8 $36 (
29... Rd4 $143 {[%csl Ra4]} 30. Rc4)) 28... Rd7 29. Bh3 $6 {It is simply loss
of tempo.} ({It would be better to perform right away:} 29. Rb1) 29... Rdd8 (
29... Rd3 $5) 30. Rb1 Rxe5 $15 31. Bg2 Ne6 (31... Nd3 $5) 32. Rcb2 Bc5 $6 (
32... Ba3 $142 33. Ra2 $140 Bc5) ({After the game my opponent thought that he
is winning thus:} 32... b5 {but it is not so:} 33. axb5 (33. Qc3 $5 {[%csl Ra5,
Re5]}) 33... cxb5 34. Qa2 {[%csl Ra5,Rb5]}) 33. Bc3 $1 Rg5 $6 {Rook stands
here pretty bad and can be caught.} (33... Nd4 $2 34. Rd2 {[%csl Rd4]} b5 $140
35. axb5 cxb5 36. Rxb5 $1 {[%csl Rd8]}) (33... b5 $5 34. axb5 cxb5 35. Qa2 Bd4
36. Bxa5 Bxb2 37. Qxb2 {[%csl Rd8,Re5]} Qxa5 (37... Rd4 $143 38. Bc3 {[%csl
Rd4,Re5]}) 38. Qxe5 Nd4 $15) 34. Kf1 $5 {[%csl Yf1,Rg1][%cal Yg1f1]} Rh5 (34...
Qe7 $142) 35. h4 {[%csl Rh5]} Qc7 36. e5 Rh6 37. Qe4 Nf8 (37... Rd5 $5) 38. Bh3
$138 {[%csl Yh3][%cal Yh3e6]} ({It doesn't work out:} 38. Bxa5 $4 bxa5 39. Rb7
Qc8 40. Qc4 {[%csl Rc5,Rf7]} Ne6 $19) 38... Qe7 39. Bd2 $2 ({Queen had to be
protected first:} 39. Re2 $1 $36 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Gc3d2]}) 39... Rhd6 $1 40.
Bg5 f6 {I forgot,that black can make this move,without in-between:} (40... Rd1+
$2 41. Kg2 $1 {[%csl Rd8,Re7]} (41. Ke2 $2 Rxb1 42. Rxb1 f6 {[%csl Re4]}) (41.
Rxd1 $143 Rxd1+ 42. Ke2 Rd4 43. Qxd4 Bxd4 44. Bxe7 Bxb2 45. f4 $44) 41... f6
$140 42. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 43. Rxd1 Rxd1 44. Qg4+ {[%csl Rd1,Rg8]}) 41. Qc4+ (41.
Re1 $2 Rd4 42. exf6 Qxe4 43. Rxe4 Rxe4 44. f7+ Kxf7 45. Bxd8 Rb4 $1 {-/+/-+} (
45... Rxa4 $143 46. Bxb6 Rb4 47. Rxb4 Bxb4 $17)) 41... Rd5 42. exf6 gxf6 43.
Bh6 Qf7 44. Re1 Rd4 $2 (44... Re5 $142 45. Qg4+ Qg6 $17) 45. Qxf7+ Kxf7 46. Be3
Rb4 47. Rbe2 $3 {[%csl Rf7] This is the essence of the my idea.} Re4 {(1/2?)} (
{My opponent didn't see in advance,that it doesn't work out:} 47... Re8 {
because of:} 48. Bxc5 Rxe2 49. Bxb4 {[%csl Yb4][%cal Yb4e1]}) ({he also wasn't
able to decide to move on the next position:} 47... Bxe3 48. Rxe3 Rxa4 (48...
f5 $5 {[%csl Yf7]} 49. Re7+ Kf6 50. Rc7 $44) 49. Re7+ (49. Bf5 $5) 49... Kg6 (
49... Kg8 $143 50. Rc7 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Ge1e7,Gh3f5]}) 50. Rc7 $44 {[%csl Rg6]}
) 48. Bxc5 {I decided there is a need to check my oponnent's ability to be
exact.} Rxe2 49. Kxe2 bxc5 50. Rc1 Re8+ $1 (50... Rd5 $6 51. Bg2 Re5+ 52. Kd3 {
[%csl Rc5,Rc6][%cal Gf2f4]}) (50... Rd4 $6 51. Rxc5 Rxa4 52. Rxc6 $14) 51. Kd3
Rd8+ 52. Ke2 {Otherwise I could be in worse position.} Re8+ 53. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mukachevo m"]
[Site "Mukachevo"]
[Date "2010.08.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[Annotator "Golubev,M"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2010.08.12"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. dxc5 ({The
most common continuation is} 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. Qxc4 {as, for example, in the
recent game Kramnik-Naiditsch, Dortmund 2010.}) 7... Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2
c3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Nb3 Be7 12. Nfd4 Bd7 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. c4 {
White is slightly better in the ending.} Rfc8 $5 $146 {A new move.} ({In
Yermolinsky-Gelfand, Sverdlovsk 1987 Black played} 15... a5 {; some other
moves were tested as well.}) 16. Be3 c5 17. Rab1 ({Possibly stronger was} 17.
f3 {as suggested by Zahar Efimenko's assistant GM Mikhail Brodsky, and if} a5
18. a4 ({rather than} 18. Rab1 a4 19. Nc1 Rab8 20. Nd3 Nd7 21. Bf4)) 17... Ng4
18. Bd2 ({In the variation} 18. Rd7 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Kf8 20. Na5 Bd8 21. Rbb7 Bxa5
22. Rxf7+ {White has no more than a perpetual check.}) 18... Ne5 $1 {Black has
enough resources to hold.} 19. Na5 Bd8 20. Bc3 Bxa5 21. Bxe5 f6 22. Bf4 Rd8 23.
Bd6 Rac8 24. Be7 Rd4 25. Rxd4 cxd4 26. c5 Bd8 27. Bd6 Bc7 28. Rb7 Bxd6 29. cxd6
Rd8 30. d7 a5 31. Kg2 Kf7 32. Kf3 f5 ({Black avoids the line} 32... e5 33. Ke4
Ke6 34. f4 f5+ 35. Kd3 exf4 36. gxf4 Rxd7 37. Rxd7 Kxd7 38. Kxd4 Kd6 {where he
is likely lost. For example:} 39. h4 g6 40. e3 Kc6 41. Ke5 Kc5 42. Kf6 Kb4 43.
Kg7 Ka3 44. Kxh7 Kxa2 45. Kxg6) 33. g4 g5 34. Ra7 a4 35. Ra5 Rxd7 36. gxf5 d3
37. exd3 Rxd3+ 38. Kg4 Kf6 39. fxe6 Rd4+ ({Possible was} 39... h6 $6 {with a
trap} 40. Rxa4 h5+ 41. Kxh5 Rh3+ 42. Kg4 Rh4+) 40. Kf3 Rd3+ 41. Kg2 Ra3 42. Re5
$1 {White preserves an extra pawn. But anyway the draw is inevitable.} Ke7 ({
But not} 42... Kxe5 $4 43. e7) 43. Rxg5 ({Or} 43. Re2 g4 $1) 43... Kxe6 44. Rh5
Rxa2 45. Rxh7 a3 46. Ra7 Ra1 47. h4 Kf5 48. Ra5+ Kg6 49. Kf3 a2 50. h5+ Kg7 51.
Kf4 Rh1 52. Rxa2 Rxh5 53. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Athens Acropolis op-A 24th"]
[Site "Chalkida"]
[Date "2009.08.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Papaioannou, Ioannis"]
[Black "Reshetnikov, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[Annotator "Grivas,E"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2009.08.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 d5 5. Ngf3 dxc4 6. Bg2 Nc6 (6... O-O 7.
Qc2 b5 {is a serious option for Black. The text move starts a risky variation
for Black, as White's compensation has been proved excellent.}) 7. O-O c3 8.
Nc4 cxb2 9. Bxb2 O-O 10. Rc1 Bd7 11. Qd3 Be7 12. a3 Be8 $6 ({A dubious novelty.
Black played} 12... a6 13. Rfd1 Na7 14. Nfe5 $14 {in Papaioannou, I-Tiviakov,S
Budva 2009.}) 13. Rfd1 (13. e4 $1 $44 {looks more accurate.}) 13... Qd5 $1 14.
Qc2 (14. Ne3 $1 {would preserve White's advantage:} Qh5 15. Ne5 Rd8 16. Qc4 $14
{.}) 14... Rc8 15. Rb1 Qh5 $6 ({Black's queen is not well placed on h5. Better
was} 15... Qb5 $1 16. Ne3 Qa6 17. Ng5 $44 {.}) 16. e4 (16. Nfe5 Ng4 17. Nxg4
Qxg4 18. e4 $16 {is a good alternative option.}) 16... Nd7 (16... Rd8 17. Ne3
$16 {.}) 17. d5 {Now White's pieces are getting quite active. In contrast,
Black's pieces are stuck on the last two ranks.} Nd8 ({After} 17... exd5 $6 18.
exd5 Nd8 19. Nd4 {Black's position will fall apart.}) 18. Nce5 (18. Nfe5 {
forces} Nxe5 19. Nxe5 {.}) 18... Nxe5 ({As now Black should have tried} 18...
Nb6 $5 {.}) 19. Nxe5 exd5 20. exd5 (20. Rxd5 c6 21. Ra5 a6 22. Qc3 {was also
interesting.}) 20... Bd6 21. Bf3 Qg5 (21... Qh6 $6 {is clearly a lost cause:}
22. Qf5 Ra8 23. Bc1 Qf6 24. Qxf6 gxf6 25. Ng4 $18 {.}) 22. h4 Qe7 23. Nc4 f6
24. Be4 $1 Bg6 ({Black decided to return the pawn, as} 24... g6 25. Nxd6 Qxd6
26. h5 Kg7 27. Bc3 $16 {looks rather awful.}) 25. Bxg6 hxg6 26. Re1 Qd7 (26...
Qf7 $2 27. Nxd6 $18 {.}) 27. Qxg6 Nf7 28. Re6 $1 (28. Bxf6 $2 Nh8 $1 29. Qxg7+
Qxg7 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Nxd6 cxd6 32. Rxb7+ $13 {.}) 28... Be5 ({Further losing
a pawn cannot be advisable but Black is lacking any alternative good move:} 
28... Nh8 29. Qg4 Bc5 30. Nd2 $16 {.}) 29. Bxe5 Nxe5 30. Nxe5 fxe5 31. Rxe5 $16
Rf6 32. Qg5 Rcf8 33. Rbe1 $1 Qd6 (33... Rxf2 $2 34. Re7 $18 {or}) (33... Rf5
34. Re7 $1 Rxg5 35. Rxd7 Rgf5 36. Ree7 $18 {.}) 34. Re7 R8f7 35. Re8+ Rf8 36.
R1e7 Rg6 37. Qe3 $1 (37. Qf5 $2 Rxg3+ 38. Kh1 Qxe7 39. Rxe7 Rxf5 40. fxg3 Rxd5
41. Rxc7 Rd3 $11 {.}) 37... Rgf6 38. Rxf8+ Rxf8 39. Qg5 (39. Qe6+ Qxe6 40. dxe6
Rc8 41. f4 b5 42. f5 c5 43. Rxa7 {wins as well.}) 39... Rf7 40. Re3 {White
will win in the long run, based not only on the fact of his extra material but
also on the fatal weakness of the black king.} b5 41. h5 a5 42. Re8+ Rf8 $6 {
(D) #} (42... Kh7 {was a better try but White wins anyway with} 43. Qd2 Qd7 44.
Re5 {.}) 43. h6 $1 Qxh6 (43... g6 44. Re6 {or}) (43... Qf6 44. Qxf6 gxf6 45.
h7+ {.}) 44. Rxf8+ Kxf8 45. Qd8+ Kf7 46. Qxc7+ Kg8 47. d6 Qe6 (47... Qd2 48.
Qc8+ (48. Qd8+ Kh7 49. d7 Qd1+ 50. Kh2 Qd2 51. Kh3 $1 $18) 48... Kf7 49. Qf5+
Kg8 50. Qe6+ Kh7 51. Qe4+ Kg8 52. Qe8+ Kh7 53. d7 $18 {.}) 48. d7 (48. d7 {
And Black resigned due to} Qe1+ 49. Kg2 Qe4+ 50. f3 Qe2+ 51. Kh3 Qe6+ (51...
Qf1+ 52. Kg4 $18) 52. g4 Qh6+ 53. Kg3 $18 {.}) 1-0

[Event "BL2-West 9899"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.11.22"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Gross, Georg"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1998.10.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Ingbert"]
[BlackTeam "Godesberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 b5 6. Ne5 Bb7 7. O-O e6 8. a4 a6
9. Nc3 Nd5 10. e4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Nd7 12. f4 Be7 13. Qg4 (13. Nxf7 Kxf7 14. f5
exf5 15. Rxf5+ Ke8 (15... Kg8 $5 $17) 16. Bh6 $13 {1-0 Adianto,U-Kaenel,H/Open,
Biel SUI 1998 (32)}) 13... O-O 14. f5 Nf6 $5 (14... exf5 15. Qxf5 Nxe5 16. Qxe5
c5 $132 {0-1 Haba,Z-Matlak,M/Czech League 97/98 1998 (55)}) 15. Qe2 exf5 (15...
c5 16. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 (16... Kxf7 17. fxe6+ Kxe6 18. e5 $1 $40) 17. fxe6 Rf8 18.
d5 $36 Nxd5 19. Rxf8+ Bxf8 20. exd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. axb5 $16) 16. Rxf5 (
16. exf5 Nd5 17. Bd2 c5 $15) 16... Nd7 $5 (16... c5 17. d5 $36) 17. Ng4 (17.
Nxd7 Qxd7 $15) 17... Nb6 $1 {|^<<} 18. Nh6+ $5 (18. a5 Na4 19. Bd2 c5 $1 20. d5
Bc8 $1 21. Rf2 Bxg4 22. Qxg4 Bf6 $17) 18... gxh6 19. Bxh6 Kh8 (19... Qd6 $5 20.
Bxf8 Rxf8 21. a5 Nd7 22. e5 Qg6 23. Raf1 $13 {(/\24.Be4)}) 20. e5 $5 (20. Bxf8
Qxf8 21. Raf1 f6 22. a5 (22. e5 Nxa4 23. exf6 Bd6 $15) 22... Nd7 23. e5 Qg7 $15
) 20... Nd5 (20... Nxa4 $5) 21. Qh5 $2 (21. Bxf8 $5 Qxf8 (21... Nxc3 22. Qe3
Ne2+ 23. Kh1 Nxd4 24. Rxf7 Bxf8 25. Rxb7 $18) 22. Bxd5 (22. Qh5 f6 23. Bxd5
cxd5 24. exf6 Bd6 $13) 22... cxd5 23. Raf1 f6 24. exf6 Bd6 25. f7 $44) 21...
Nxc3 22. d5 (22. Bxf8 Qxd4+ 23. Kh1 Rxf8 $17) 22... cxd5 23. Raf1 (23. Bxf8
Qb6+ 24. Kh1 Rxf8 25. Rxf7 Rxf7 26. Qxf7 Qd8 27. axb5 Nxb5 $17) 23... Qb6+ $1
$19 {[/\24...Qg6]} 24. Kh1 Qg6 25. Qf3 (25. Bxf8 Qxh5 26. Rxh5 Rxf8 $19) (25.
Qxg6 hxg6 26. Bxf8 Rxf8 27. Rxf7 Re8 $19) 25... Qxh6 26. Qxc3 d4 (26... d4 27.
Qxd4 Bxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Rad8 $19) 0-1

[Event "Viking op"]
[Site "Aaland/Stockholm"]
[Date "1997.08.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gleizerov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1997.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. e4
Nb4 $1 {N [Kortchnoi;} (8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bb7 10. Qh5 Qe7 11. Ba3 g6 12. Bxe7
gxh5 13. Bf6 Rg8 14. Bf3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Poluljahov,A-Lugo,B New York op (5) 1996
(43)}) 9. O-O (9. a3 Qxd4 $1 10. axb4 Qxe5 11. Bf4 Qf6 12. Nxb5 Bxb4+ 13. Kf1
cxb5 14. e5 Qe7 15. Bxa8 Bb7 $44 {Kortchnoi}) 9... Nd7 10. f4 Nxe5 $1 11. fxe5
Nd3 12. Be3 Be7 (12... Nxb2 $5 13. Qf3 Qd7 14. d5 Bb7) 13. b3 Bg5 (13... Qa5 $5
) 14. Qf3 O-O 15. a4 (15. bxc4 bxc4 16. Rab1 c5 $15) 15... Bxe3+ 16. Qxe3 Nb4
$1 $15 (16... Ba6 17. axb5 Bxb5 18. Rad1 $44) 17. Rad1 cxb3 $6 (17... Nc2 $1
18. Qf2 (18. Qe2 cxb3 19. axb5 Qb6 $17) 18... cxb3 19. axb5 cxb5 $17) 18. axb5
cxb5 19. Ne2 $44 b2 20. Qb3 a5 21. Qxb2 Bd7 22. Nf4 $1 {[/\ Qe2_g4|^>>]} Rc8
23. Qe2 Qg5 (23... Rc2 24. Qg4 $40) 24. Qf3 Nc2 25. h4 Qh6 26. Qf2 $1 b4 27. d5
g5 $6 (27... Bb5 28. Bh3 Bxf1 29. Rxf1 b3 $17 30. dxe6 fxe6 31. Bxe6+ Qxe6 $1
32. Nxe6 Rxf2 $19) 28. hxg5 Qxg5 29. Qa7 Bb5 30. Rf2 Qd8 $6 (30... a4 31. dxe6
fxe6 32. Nxe6 Qg4 33. Rd7 $13) 31. d6 b3 32. Nh5 Qg5 33. Nf6+ Kh8 34. Qxa5 (34.
d7 $1 Rcd8 35. Qc5 $1 $16 {(/\ 36.Qb5, 36.Qf8)}) 34... Ne3 $1 35. Re1 {[#]} Rc2
$1 36. Rxc2 (36. Qxb5 Qxg3 37. Rfe2 (37. Ref1 Rg8 $1 38. Nxg8 Ng4 $1 $19) 37...
Nxg2 $19) 36... Nxc2 37. Rb1 (37. d7 Bxd7 38. Nxd7 Nxe1 $19) 37... Nd4 38. Rxb3
(38. d7 Ne2+ $19) 38... Nxb3 39. Qxb5 Nd4 (39... Qxg3 $19) 40. Qb4 Ne2+ 41. Kf2
Qxg3+ 42. Kxe2 Qxg2+ $19 43. Ke3 Qg3+ 44. Kd4 Qf2+ 45. Kd3 Ra8 $1 46. d7 Kg7
47. Qd6 Qe1 $1 (47... Qf1+ 48. Kd4 Ra4+ 49. Kc5 Qc4+ 50. Kb6 Ra6+ (50... Rb4+
51. Qxb4 Qxb4+ 52. Kc7 Qc5+ 53. Kb7 $13) 51. Kb7 Qb5+ 52. Kc7 Rxd6 53. exd6
Qa5+ 54. Kc8 $13) 48. Nd5 (48. d8=Q Rxd8 49. Qxd8 Qd1+ $19) (48. Kc4 Qc1+ 49.
Kb5 Rb8+ $1 50. Qxb8 Qb2+ 51. Kc6 Qxb8 $19) 48... Qd1+ 49. Kc3 (49. Kc4 exd5+
$19) 49... Qa1+ 50. Kb4 Qa3+ 51. Kb5 Qxd6 52. exd6 exd5 53. exd5 Kf6 $19 54.
Kc6 Ke5 0-1

[Event "Las Palmas3"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Rb8 7. Nc3 b5 (7...
Bb4 8. Bf4 (8. Qc2 O-O 9. Rd1 Be7 (9... Qe7 10. e4 Bxc3 11. bxc3 e5 12. d5 Na5
13. Qa4 b6 14. Ba3 Qe8 15. Qc2 Bg4 (15... Nb7 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. Nd2 Nd6 18.
Rab1 Bd7 19. Re1 Ba4 20. Qc1 Kg8 21. Bf1 $16 {Yusupov,A-Agdestein,S/Beograd/
1989/}) 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. d6 c5 18. Rd2 $16 {Gleizerov,E-Raeckiy,A/USSR/1991/})
10. e4 b5 11. Qe2 Re8 (11... b4 12. d5 bxc3 13. dxc6 Qe8 14. bxc3 Qxc6 15. Bg5
$14 {Delchev,A-Atanasov,P/ch-BG/1991/}) 12. Be3 Bd7 13. Ng5 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5
15. Bxa7 Ra8 16. Bd4 Nd3 $13 {Summermatter,D-Sosonko,G/San Bernardino open/
1991/}) (8. Bg5 O-O 9. Rc1 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Ne4 Qf5 12. Ned2 Qa5 13. a3
Bxd2 14. Nxd2 Qb6 $15 {Knaak,R-Taimanov,M/Bucharest/1973/}) (8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3
O-O 10. a4 b6 11. Ba3 Re8 12. Nd2 Nd5 13. Qc2 Ba6 14. e4 Nf6 15. Rfd1 Qc8 16.
Qa2 Na5 17. Bb4 Nb3 18. Nxb3 cxb3 19. Qxb3 c5 20. Ba3 $16 {Conquest,S-Ivanov,I/
BCF-ch/1987/}) 8... O-O 9. Rc1 Nd5 10. Bd2 Nb6 $13 {Juraczka,F-Mitkov,N/
Oberwart open/1991/}) (7... Nd5 8. e4 Nb6 9. d5 exd5 10. exd5 Nb4 11. Be3 Be7
12. Ne5 O-O 13. a3 Bf6 14. Nxf7 $16 {Wells,P-Polgar,Zso/Budapest/1993/}) 8. Ng5
(8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 (9... Nd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bxd5 Be6 12. Bc6+ Bd7 13.
Qd5 Bxc6 14. Qxc6+ Qd7 15. Qe4 Bc5 16. Bg5 O-O 17. Rad1 Qe6 18. Rd5 Be7 19.
Bxe7 Qxe7 20. f4 $14 {Delchev,A-Genov,P/ch-BG/1991/}) 10. Bc6 (10. Bf4 Be7 11.
a4 a6 12. axb5 axb5 13. Qc2 O-O 14. Rfd1 Bg5 15. Bc6 Bxf4 16. gxf4 Qe7 17. Nxb5
$14 {Poluliakhov,A-Serper,G/USSR/1990/}) (10. a4 b4 11. Ne4 Bb7 12. Bf4 Nc5 13.
Nxc5 Bxc5 14. Qxd8+ Kxd8 15. Bxb7 Rxb7 16. Rfc1 c3 17. bxc3 b3 18. Rab1 Kd7 19.
Kg2 Kc6 $17 {Roa,S-Ionov,S/Oviedo 25'/1993/}) 10... a6 11. Qd4 Bb7 (11... Rb6
12. Qe4 Bc5 13. Bxd7+ $1 Bxd7 14. Qg4 $16 {Kaidanov,G-Serper,G/Gausdal/1991/})
12. Bxb7 Rxb7 13. Rd1 c5 (13... c6 14. a4 Qb6 15. Qxb6 Rxb6 16. Be3 Rb8 17.
axb5 axb5 18. Ne4 Nxe5 19. Bf4 f6 20. Ra7 $16 {Sosonko,G-Webb/EUCup/1987/}) 14.
Qg4 Qc7 15. Bf4 Qc6 16. f3 (16. e4 h5 17. Qf3 Be7 18. h4 g6 $15 {Krasenkov,
M-Ivanov,S/Slupsk open/1992/}) 16... f5 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Qg5 Be7 $1 19. Qxg7
Rg8 20. Qh6 Rg6 21. Qh3 b4 $13 {Gleizerov,E-Yunieyv,A/Cheliabinsk II/1991/}) (
8. e4 Be7 (8... a6 9. e5 Nd5 10. Ne4 Be7 11. Nfg5 O-O 12. Nh3 Ncb4 13. b3 f5
14. exf6 Nxf6 15. bxc4 bxc4 16. Rb1 $13 {Ryskin,A-Mochalov,E/Konsumex Kupa/
1992/}) 9. Be3 (9. e5 Nd5 10. Ne4 h6 11. h4 O-O 12. g4 Bxh4 13. g5 hxg5 14.
Nxh4 gxh4 15. Qh5 f5 16. exf6 Qe8 17. Qxh4 Qg6 $13 {Tibensky,R-Plachetka,J/
Stary Smokovec/1991/}) 9... O-O 10. d5 Nb4 11. Nd4 exd5 12. exd5 Bd7 13. b3 Ng4
$13 {Romanishin,O-Popchev,M/Stara Pazova/1988/}) (8. Bg5 Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Qe2
Nd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Nd2 Ncb4 $15 {Hulak,K-Popchev,M/Sarajevo/1988/}) 8... Nb4
9. a4 a6 10. axb5 axb5 11. e4 h6 12. e5 Nfd5 (12... hxg5 13. Bxg5 $44) 13. Nge4
Be7 14. Qg4 g6 $17 {+P, ><d5,><d3} 15. h4 Nc2 $2 16. Ra7 Ncb4 (16... Nxd4 17.
Nxd5 exd5 18. Nf6+ Bxf6 19. Qxd4 $40) 17. Rd1 Nd3 $6 (17... Bd7 $5 {/\Bc6}) 18.
Qf3 Nxc1 19. Rxc1 O-O 20. Nc5 $15 Nb4 (20... c6 21. N3e4 {ץd7}) 21. Rd1 Kg7
22. N3e4 Nd5 23. b3 Bd7 {/\Bc6} (23... cxb3 24. Qxb3 $15) 24. bxc4 bxc4 25. Rc1
Rb4 26. Bf1 Bc6 27. Rxc4 Rxc4 28. Bxc4 Nb6 {ץc4, קd4} 29. Bf1 Nd7 $8 (29...
Qxd4 30. Rxc7 Bxc5 31. Rxc6 $10) 30. Nxd7 (30. Qc3 Nxc5 31. Nxc5 Qd5 $17) 30...
Qxd7 31. Qe3 Rb8 32. Bg2 $6 (32. Nf6 $5 $132) 32... Bxe4 $1 33. Qxe4 $2 (33.
Bxe4 Rb4 34. Qc3 Qxd4 35. Qxd4 Rxd4 36. Rxc7 Bxh4 (36... Rxe4 37. Rxe7 Rxe5 $15
) (36... Bd8 37. Rc8 Bb6 38. Rc6 $15) 37. Bg2 $15) 33... Rb4 34. Kh2 Bc5 $17 (
34... Rxd4 35. Rxc7 $10) 35. Ra6 Qxd4 36. Qxd4 Bxd4 37. f4 (37. Rc6 Bxf2 38.
Rxc7 Rb3 $19) 37... c5 38. Ra2 c4 39. Re2 c3 40. Be4 Ra4 41. Kg2 Kf8 42. Kf3
Ke7 43. Bc2 Ra1 {/\Kd7-c6-c5-c4} 44. Ke4 Bb6 {/\Rf1,Bf2} 45. Rg2 Rf1 46. Kd3
Rf3+ 47. Kc4 (47. Ke2 Re3+ 48. Kd1 $17) 47... Bf2 $19 48. h5 gxh5 49. f5 (49.
Bd1 c2 50. Bxc2 Bxg3 $19) 49... exf5 50. Bd1 c2 51. Bxc2 Bxg3 52. Kd5 h4 {
Hansen,Cu} 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg zt"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 {Sokolov's pet
variation in the Catalan.Here he introduces a novelty on move 26(!),which
draws almost by force.} 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Na3 cxd4 9. Naxc4 Bc5 10. Qb3 (10. Bg5 $5
$146 O-O 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Qb3 b6 13. Rfd1 h6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Qf3
$36 {Tukmakov-van der Sterren,Wijk aan Zee op 1993}) 10... Qc8 11. Bf4 O-O 12.
Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Rac1 Nd5 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bb6 16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. Rxc8 Rxc8
18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Qxd5 exd5 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Rd8 22. e4 Kf8 23. exd5 Ke7
24. Kg2 Kd6 25. Kf3 Rc8 26. Rd2 Re8 $1 $146 (26... Rc5 $6 27. Ke4 Rc4+ 28. Kf5
$1 Rc1 29. h4 Ra1 30. a3 Re1 31. f4 Re3 32. g4 Rh3 33. h5 $16 {Tukmakov-A.
Sokolov,Biel op 1992}) 27. Kf4 Re5 28. h4 h5 29. f3 f6 $1 30. g4 g5+ 31. Kg3
hxg4 32. Kxg4 gxh4 33. Kxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik, Piket, Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3
Nbd7 $5 6. O-O (6. Nbd2) 6... Nb6 (6... Rb8 7. a4 b6 8. Nfd2 $1 e5 9. Nxc4 exd4
10. Qxd4 Bc5 11. Qd3 O-O 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Bxb7 Rxb7 14. Qf3 Qa8 15. Bf4 a6 16.
e4 Ra7 17. Nd5 b5 18. Na5 $16 {Kasparov,G-Kortschnoj,V (9)/London m/1983/}) 7.
Nbd2 c5 8. Nxc4 Nxc4 9. Qa4+ Bd7 10. Qxc4 Rc8 (10... b5 11. Qc2 Rc8 12. dxc5
Bxc5 13. Qb3 O-O 14. Ne5 Qb6 15. Bg5 Rfd8 16. Qf3 Be7 17. Nxd7 Rxd7 18. Rac1
Rcd8 19. Qc6 (19. e4 $14 {Kasparov}) 19... Qa5 20. a3 b4 21. Bf4 Nd5 {1/2-1/2,
Kasparov,G-Kortschnoj,V (5)/London m/1983/}) (10... b5 {Ftacnik Kasparov,
G-Kortschnoj,V/London/1983/}) 11. Ne5 b5 {N} (11... cxd4 12. Qxd4 Bc5 13. Qd3
Qb6 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Qe4 $16 {Vukic,M-Cvetkovic,S/Yugoslavia/1972/}) 12. Qd3
Bd6 (12... c4 13. Qc2 $14 (13. Qf3 $5 {Piket}) (13. Qc2 {Ftacnik} Bd6 14. e4
$14) (13. Qf3 $5 Be7 14. Bf4 O-O 15. Qb7 Rc7 $2 16. Nxf7 $1 $18)) 13. Bg5 $1 c4
14. Qe3 $1 {X Ke8} (14. Qc2 $14) (14. Qf3 {Ftacnik} h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6) (14. Qd2
$5 {Ftacnik} Be7 $140 15. a4) 14... h6 (14... O-O 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Bxf6 gxf6
17. g4 $1 $16) (14... Be7 15. d5 $1 {Kortschnoj} Nxd5 (15... exd5 16. Qxa7 Be6
(16... Bc5 17. Bxf6 $16) 17. Qb7 $1 $16) 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 (16... Nxe3 17. Bxd8
Nxf1 18. Ba5 $1 $16 {Piket}) 17. Qxa7 $16 {Piket}) 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nxd7 Qxd7
17. Rad1 h5 18. h4 Ke7 (18... Qc7 $5 {Ftacnik} 19. d5 Bc5 $14) 19. d5 $1 e5 $8
20. Kh2 $1 $16 {X Ke7} Bc5 (20... f5 $2 {Ftacnik} 21. Qg5+ Kf8 22. Bh3) 21. Qe4
Qd6 22. e3 Kf8 23. a4 $1 bxa4 (23... a6 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ra1 $16) 24. Qxc4 Rb8
25. Rc1 $1 Bb4 26. Qe4 Kg7 27. Rc6 $18 Qd8 28. Qf5 Bd6 29. Rfc1 Qe7 (29... Rxb2
30. Rc8 Qe7 31. Rxh8 Kxh8 32. Be4 $18 {Piket}) 30. Be4 Rxb2 31. g4 $1 $40 (31.
Rc8 {Ftacnik} Rb8 32. Rxb8 Bxb8 33. Rc8 Rxc8 34. Qh7+ Kf8 35. Qh8#) 31... Rb7
32. gxh5 Rd7 (32... Qd7 33. Rg1+ Kf8 34. Qxf6 $18) 33. Qg4+ $1 (33. Rg1+ Kf8)
33... Kh6 (33... Kf8 34. Rc8+ Rd8 35. Rxd8+ Qxd8 36. Rc8 $18 {Piket}) 34. Rg1
Qf8 35. Qxd7 1-0

[Event "NED-ch51"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.06.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Kuijf, Marinus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1996.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nd7 6. a4 Ngf6 7. O-O a5 8. Qc2
Nb6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. Nxc4 Nxc4 11. Qxc4 Qb6 12. Ne5 O-O 13. e4 Qb4 14. Be3 Nd7
15. Qxb4 Bxb4 16. Nd3 Be7 17. Rfd1 Rd8 18. Rac1 Nf6 19. h3 h6 20. g4 g5 21. f4
gxf4 22. Nxf4 Bd7 23. b3 Be8 24. Ne2 h5 25. g5 Nh7 26. h4 f6 27. Nf4 Nf8 28.
Bh3 fxg5 29. Nxe6 Nxe6 30. Bxe6+ Bf7 31. Bxf7+ Kxf7 32. hxg5 Kg6 33. Kf2 h4 34.
Rh1 Rh8 35. Rcg1 Raf8+ 36. Ke2 Rh5 37. Rh3 Rfh8 38. Rg4 Bxg5 39. Kd3 Rf8 40.
Bxg5 Rxg5 41. Rgxh4 Rg1 42. Rh6+ Kg5 43. R6h5+ Kg4 44. R3h4+ Kf3 45. Rh1 Rg3
46. R1h3 Rxh3 47. Rxh3+ {[#] Abwicklung in T+d+e - T, wobei der wT die wBauern
verteidigt und voranbringt Kontrolliert der sT die Bauern, so wird der wK frei
==> klarer Gewinn} Kg4 48. Rh7 Rf3+ (48... b5 49. axb5 cxb5 50. Rg7+ Kf4 (50...
Kh5 51. d5 Rf3+ 52. Kd4 Rxb3 53. d6 a4 54. e5 a3 55. Ra7 b4 56. d7 Rb1 57. e6
$18) 51. Rb7 Rh8 52. Rxb5 Rh3+ 53. Kc4 Kxe4 54. Re5+ Kf4 55. Rxa5 $18) 49. Kc4
b5+ 50. axb5 cxb5+ 51. Kxb5 Rxb3+ 52. Kxa5 Kf4 53. e5 Ke4 54. Rd7 Kf5 55. Rd6
Rb1 56. Rb6 Rd1 57. Rf6+ Ke4 58. Rd6 Rb1 59. e6 Kd3 60. e7 (60. e7 Re1 61. Rd7
Kc4 62. Kb6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 10th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2009.06.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Inarkiev,E"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2009.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This is the game from the 4th round. Arkadij had had a good start - 2.5 out
of 3, I had 2 out of 3, and the White pieces.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4.
g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O b5 {Naiditsch repeats the line, which brought him
success in the second round.} 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. a4 {Main line.} ({In that game,
White choose} 8. e4 {Shirov Alexei 2745 - Naiditsch Arkadij 2700 , Poikovsky 4.
6.2009 It (cat.18). what led to a complicated game.}) 8... Bb7 9. b3 c3 10. e4
Nf6 ({Another interesting option is} 10... b4) 11. Nxc3 $1 $146 {A very
natural novelty. White saves the rooks, showing that White's rook has a more
easy way to get into play than Black's.} ({Previously played} 11. axb5 axb5 12.
Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Nxc3 b4 $13 {Hera Imre Jr 2524 - Pavasovic Dusko 2595 , Nova
Gorica 27. 1.2008 It (open)}) 11... b4 12. Na2 Nbd7 {Black should attack
White's centre, because if White can coordinate the pieces, the position will
be clearly better for White.} ({Black can't take the pawn.} 12... Nxe4 $2 13.
Re1 $18 f5 14. Qh5+) ({Or} 12... Bxe4 $2 13. Bxe4 Nxe4 14. Qf3 f5 15. Qh5+ $18)
13. Bf4 $1 {Every tempo is important. The problem of White's position is the
knight on a2: at some moment, it must be transfered to the centre and then
Black will have time to prepare c5; if not, White will be better. Other moves
are possible, but this is very energetic.} Nxe5 ({Still, it's not good to take
the pawn} 13... Nxe4 $2 14. Qc2 f5 15. Nc6 Qf6 16. Rae1 $18 {The development
advantage must be decisive here.}) ({Or} 13... Bxe4 $6 14. Bxe4 Nxe4 15. Nc6
Qf6 16. Rc1 $5 $16 {Soon, White will take back the pawn, and win one more.})
14. Bxe5 ({Of course not} 14. dxe5 $2 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Nd7 $13 {Without the
queens the position of Black's king in the centre is not so dramatic.}) 14...
Nxe4 $2 {Objectively this is mistake, but on this move Naiditsch spend a lot
of time. Black wants to change the picture of the game.} ({The normal move} 
14... Nd7 {lead to the boring fight for equality. But it's right.} 15. Bf4 Be7
16. Rc1 c5 {Here White has a pleasant choice} 17. d5 $5 ({The alternative is
more aggressive} 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Nxb4 {and with accurate play, White saves
the advantage.} O-O 19. Be3 Rc8 ({Or} 19... Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 Nxb3 21. Rc7 Bxb4
22. Rxb7 $16) 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21. e5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 a5 23. Bxc5 Bxc5 24. Na6 $1
Ba3 25. Rc4 $16) 17... O-O 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Qg4 Rf6 20. Rfd1 Qe8 21. Rc2 $14)
({And} 14... c5 {leads to the same position:} 15. Rc1 $1 Nd7 16. Bf4 Be7 {
- 14...Nd7 15.Bf4 Be7 16.Rc1 c5.} ({Worse is} 16... cxd4 $2 17. Qxd4 $16)) 15.
Rc1 $1 {A strong intermediate move, White wants to give Black as few
possibilities as possible.} ({The direct} 15. Qe1 f5 ({Just bad is} 15... Qd5
$2 16. Nxb4 Bxb4 17. Qxb4 $18) 16. Nxb4 {is less effective, because of} Qd7 {
(xg7,/\Bd6).} ({Thek very natural try} 16... Bd6 {doesn't work:} 17. Bxg7 Rg8
18. Be5 {and if now} a5 {then} 19. Qe2 $1 $18) ({The aggressive} 16... c5 17.
dxc5 Bxc5 18. Bxg7 Rg8 19. Be5 {is just bad, for example:} Rc8 20. Qe2 $1 Bxb4
21. Qh5+ Kd7 22. Rfd1+ Bd5 23. Rxd5+ exd5 24. Qxf5+ Ke8 25. Rd1 Ng5 26. Bxd5
$18) (16... a5 {Looks quite strange} 17. Nd3 Kf7 $16 {Obviously, White is
better, but Black has serious resources for resistance.}) 17. f3 Nf6 18. Rc1
Bd6 $14 {Rc1 is a useful move for White here, but Black must not hurry with
Rc8.}) 15... Rc8 ({Interesting is} 15... Bd5 $5 16. Bxc7 $1 ({Black is ready
to play the position after} 16. Re1 Nc3 17. Nxc3 bxc3 18. Bxc7 $1 Qd7 ({
Worse is} 18... Qxc7 $2 19. Bxd5 $16) 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Rxc3 Be7 $16 {White
has an extra pawn, but the d4-pawn is weak, and this gives Black serious
chances.}) 16... Qd7 17. Ba5 $1 Nc3 $1 ({Just bad is} 17... Nf6 $2 18. Rc7 $1
Qd8 19. Qc2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qd5+ 21. f3 $18) 18. Nxc3 bxc3 19. Rxc3 Be7 $16 {
and Black receives a position with some compensation for the pawn.}) 16. Qe1 {
Good enough. White follows the desire to take back the pawn, and what is more
important, to bring the knight back into the play.} ({But White has a crushing
combination} 16. Re1 $1 f5 ({Hopeless is} 16... Nc3 17. Nxc3 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 bxc3
19. d5 $1 {with winning attack} Ba3 20. Rxc3 f6 21. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 22. Rxe6+ Kf8
23. b4 $1 Bxb4 ({If} 23... Bb2 {then} 24. Rf3 {(/\ Qd2, Re1).} Kg7 25. d6 $18)
24. Rc4 a5 25. Qf3 Be7 26. Qf5 $18 {(/\Rce4).}) 17. Qh5+ g6 18. Bxe4 $1 {
This queen sacrifice completely destroys Black's position.} gxh5 ({If} 18...
Bxe4 {then} 19. Qh3 $18) 19. Bxb7 {Black's problem is that White is attacking
too many pieces.} Bh6 ({Or} 19... Rg8 20. Bxc8 Qxc8 21. Rxc7 Qa8 22. Rec1 Qe4
23. Rxh7 $18) 20. Bxc8 Qxc8 ({also bad is} 20... Bxc1 21. Bxe6 Bd2 22. Re2 $18)
21. Rxc7 Qd8 22. d5 $1 $18 {Very sadly I didn't play this, but made a very
practical decision.}) 16... f5 {Necessary.} 17. Nxb4 c5 {Black wants to
exchange the weak pawn, but it opens the position, and obviously, White is
better prepared for this, but it's not easy to give a good recomendation for
Black.} ({More solid, and passive} 17... Qd7 $5 {(/\?d6).} 18. Nd3 Bd6 19. Qe3
O-O 20. f3 Nf6 21. Nc5 Bxc5 22. Rxc5 $16 {Black has weaknesses, but White has
the 2 bishops. The position is difficult.}) 18. Nd3 {There's no reason, to
give Black the chance to develop the bishop with tempo.} cxd4 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 ({
Worse is} 19... Bxc8 $2 20. Bxe4 fxe4 21. Qxe4 $18) 20. Bxd4 $16 {The position
is open, but Black can only dream of castling.} Qd7 {(xg7; /\Bd6).} ({The pawn
is less important than development.} 20... Qc2 21. Qe3 Qxb3 22. Rc1 $16) 21.
Qa1 $1 {(xg7). Preventing the move of the bishop.} Bd6 {A necessary sacrifice,
it's impossible to play without the rook.} ({For example:} 21... Bd5 {freeing
the b7 square for the queen.} 22. Rc1 Rg8 23. Ne5 Qb7 24. Bxe4 $1 Bxe4 25. Qc3
Be7 26. Bb6 $18) 22. Bxg7 Rg8 23. Bh6 {Avoids any threats from Black.} ({
Also good, but more complicated is} 23. Be5 Nd2 24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25. Bxd6 Nf3+ 26.
Kh1 {Black can't use the diagonal immediately, but there's no need for this.}
Kf7 $16) 23... Bxg3 {Otherwise, Black is just a pawn down, in a worse position.
} 24. hxg3 Qxd3 25. Qe5 {Finally, Black has developed all his pieces, but it's
hard to coordinate them.} Qd5 ({More persistent is} 25... Qd6 $5 26. Qxd6 Nxd6
{but here, Black can't save the pawn.} 27. Rc1 $1 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Kd7 29. Bf4 $1
{It's hard to protect d6, a6 and h7 altogether. For example:} Re8 30. Be5 Rc8
31. Rh1 $16) 26. Qc7 $1 {The exchange of the queens is in Black's favour, so
White should take something for it.} Qd7 27. Rc1 Qxc7 28. Rxc7 Bd5 29. b4 $18 {
The endgame is difficult to save, 2 bishops and a much more active rook must
decide.} Nf6 30. Bf1 $1 {An important detail. The black bishop is strong, and
normally, White would like just to win the a-pawn, and exchange it, avoiding
any complications on the kingside, but here, it's not easy to win the pawn
without bishops.} ({If} 30. Ra7 {then} Rg4 $1) 30... Rg6 31. Bf4 Ng4 32. Bxa6 {
The main fight is over, but Black starts a last attack. We both had about 5
minutes here, which made this attack more dangerous.} e5 33. Bb5+ Kf8 34. Bd2
f4 {Now ...Rh6 is a quite an unpleasant threat.} 35. Rxh7 {The simplest. But
other moves are also possible.} ({An unnecessary mistake would be} 35. Bc4 $6 {
after} Bf3 {there's nothing better than} 36. Bf1 {Obviously, a useless waste
of tempo.} ({Just terrible is:} 36. b5 $4 {after} Rh6 {White can't avoid the
mate.} 37. Bb4+ Ke8)) ({Strong is} 35. Bd3 $5 e4 36. Bc2 {for example:} e3 37.
fxe3 fxe3 38. Bc3 Rd6 39. Kf1 Bf3 40. Ke1 e2 41. Bg7+ $1 Ke8 42. Rc8+ Kf7 43.
Rf8+ Kxg7 44. Rxf3 $18) 35... Bf3 {Time trouble decision.} ({Black should take
back the pawn} 35... fxg3 36. fxg3 Nf6 {and here White has a good option to
exchange the rooks:} 37. Rh3 ({or just play this position} 37. Rc7 Rxg3+ 38.
Kf1 $18) 37... Be6 38. Rh8+ Kg7 39. Rh2 Rxg3+ 40. Rg2 Rxg2+ 41. Kxg2 $18 {
Both must be winning.}) 36. Kf1 $5 {Now White saves his 2 extra pawns, and
it's over.} Nf6 37. Rh3 Ne4 38. Be1 Rd6 $2 {The last mistake.} 39. gxf4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.01"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Ivanchuk,V"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. Nf3 {Ribli} d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. d4 c5 5. O-O Nc6 6. c4 dxc4 {Ribli:
'Durch Zugumstellung haben wir eine Hauptvariante der Katalanischen
Verteidigung erreicht.'} 7. Qa4 {Ribli: 'Das ist die alte Fortsetzung -
heutzutage ist die Alternative populärer.'} (7. Ne5 {Ribli} Bd7 8. Na3) 7...
Bd7 8. Qxc4 (8. dxc5 {Ribli} Na5 $13) 8... b5 9. Qd3 {Ribli: 'Natürlich spielt
Weiß nicht 9.Qxb5?, wonach 9...Nxd4 10.Qd3 Bb5 für Schwarz gewinnt. Das ist
ein gut bekanntes Motiv. '} Rc8 10. Nc3 {Ribli: 'Dieser Zug ist - meiner
Meinung nach - weniger zu empfehlen als die Alternative. Es sieht zwar auf den
ersten Blick scheint logisch aus: Denn Weiß strebt rasche Entwicklung an. Aber
in der Folge kann Schwarz den Nc3 mit Tempo verjagen.'} ({More popular is} 10.
dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nc3 Nb4) 10... cxd4 ({Other move is} 10... c4 {had giving
control on center to the white}) 11. Nxd4 Ne5 $5 {I choosed compications '!'
Ribli. Ribli: 'Der Tausch des Springers wäre auch gut, aber der Textzug
eröffnet Schwarz eine Reihe von Möglichkeiten.'} (11... Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bc5 13.
Qd3 b4 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Qb6 {leeds to equality} 16. a4 Rd8 17. a5 Qb5 18.
Bxh7 Bc6 19. Qxb5 Bxb5 20. Be4 Bxe2 21. Re1 Bb5 22. Bg5 {1/2-1/2 Pribyl,
J-Luther,T/Germany 2000/CBM 74 ext (22)}) 12. Qd1 b4 (12... Qb6 13. a4 b4 (
13... bxa4 {Ribli} 14. Nxa4 Qb8 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Nc3 Nc4 17. Bxd6 Nxd6 18. Ra6
Qxb2 19. Na4 Qb8 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. Bxc6+ Ke7 22. Qa1 Rhd8 23. Rb1 Qc7 24. Qa3
Rb8 25. Rxb8 Qxb8 26. Nc5 Rc8 27. Rxa7+ Kf8 28. Rb7 {1-0 Ribli,Z-Unzicker,W/
Luzern 1982/EXT 97-B (28)}) 14. Ne4 $14) 13. Ne4 Nd5 {Ribli: 'Schwarz geht
Vereinfachungen aus dem Wege und strebt komplitziertes Spiel an. - Ein
interessantes Bild: alle vier Zentrumsfelder sind von Springern besetzt.'} (
13... Nxe4 {Ribli} 14. Bxe4 Be7 15. Bf4 Nc4 16. b3 Nd6 17. Bf3 O-O 18. Rc1 Nb5
19. Nxb5 Bxb5 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21. Be3 a6 {1/2-1/2 Wang,R-Lauber,A/Perenyi
memorial 2000 (65)}) 14. Ng5 $146 {This novelty is merite attention. '?!'
Ribli. Ribli: 'Dieser Zug gefällt mir nicht - Weiß verliert zu viel Zeit mit
diesem Springer. Die Entwicklung des Bb1 ist vorzuziehen. '} (14. Bf4 Nxf4 15.
gxf4 Ng6 16. e3 {Lobron-Tot,Biel 1981} Be7 17. Qh5 Qb6 18. Rfd1 O-O 19. Nf3 Be8
20. f5 exf5 21. Qxf5 Bc6 22. Rd4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Rce8 24. Qc2 Bf6 25. Rd7 Ne5 26.
Nxe5 Bxe5 27. Rad1 {1-0 Lobron,E-Toth,B/Biel 1981/MCD (78)}) (14. Bg5 {Ribli}
Qb6 $11 (14... Be7 {Ribli} 15. Nd6+ $18)) 14... Be7 15. Bxd5 {'?!' Ribli.
Ribli: 'Weiß gibt den "katalanischem" Läufer für den Springer und möchte gegen
den isolierten Bauern spielen. Ich glaube, es wäre auch hier viel besser den
Läufer (entsprechend der allgemeinen Regel) auf dem Brett zu halten.'} ({
There are many possibilitie in the position and to take good decision is
difficult.During the game I saw} 15. Nf5 exf5 (15... Rxc1 16. Rxc1 Bxg5 17. f4
Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Ng4 19. fxg5 Nge3 20. Qb3 $1 $16) 16. Qxd5 Rc5 17. Qd4 O-O 18. Bf4
Bc6 19. Bxe5 (19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20. Rfc1 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Ng6 22. Be3) 19... Bxg2 20.
Kxg2 Rd5 21. Qf4 (21. Nxf7 Qa8 $1) 21... Bxg5 22. Qxf5 Re8 23. f4 Bf6 24. Bxf6
gxf6 25. Qg4+ Kh8 $44) (15. e4 Nb6 16. h4 Bf6 (16... h6 17. Ngf3 Nxf3+ (17...
Ba4 18. b3 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Bd7) 18. Qxf3 Bf6 19. Rd1 $13) 17. Qh5 (17. f4 Ba4
18. b3 (18. Nb3 Nd3 $1) 18... Nd3 $1) 17... g6 18. Qe2 {with complicate game})
(15. Ngf3 {Ribli} Nxf3+ 16. Nxf3 $11 (16. Bxf3 $11 {Ribli})) 15... exd5 16.
Ngf3 (16. Ndf3 Nxf3+ (16... f6 17. Nxe5 (17. h4 Nc4 18. Qxd5 fxg5 19. Nxg5 Bxg5
(19... Nd6 20. Bf4 Bc6 $13) 20. Bxg5 Qa5 $1 $19) 17... fxe5 18. h4 Bc6 (18...
Bb5 19. Ne6 Qd7 20. Nxg7+ Kf8 (20... Kf7 21. Nf5 $1 $36) 21. Nh5 $13) (18...
Bg4 19. f3 $13) 19. Ne6 Qd7 20. Nxg7+ Kf7 21. Nh5 Qf5 $36) 17. Nxf3 $11 {
cause exchange is good for white but the black have two strong bishops}) 16...
Nc4 {'=/+' Ribli. Ribli: 'Das ist typisch für solche Stellungen: der Spieler
mit dem isolierten Pd5 besetzt die Punkten c4 und e4 - den "Schnurrbart" des
Pd5.'} 17. Qd3 $6 (17. b3 Nd6 18. a3 (18. Ne5 $5) 18... a5 (18... Ne4 19. axb4
Nc3 20. Qd3 Bxb4 21. Rxa7 O-O 22. Ng5 $1) 19. axb4 axb4 20. Ne5 {with simple
play for white}) (17. Nc2 Bh3 18. Re1 O-O 19. b3 Bf6 20. bxc4 Bxa1 21. Nxa1
dxc4 $13) 17... O-O 18. Rd1 Re8 {Ribli: 'Der Pd5P ist nur theoretisch eine
Schwäche - Schwarz hat dafür das Läuferpaar und zwei offene Linien. '} 19. Rb1
$2 {'?!' Ribli. Ribli: 'Ich verstehe diese Fortsetzung nicht. Es wäre besser,
den Zug b3 sofort zu spielen.'} ({Right was} 19. b3 Nd6 20. a3 (20. Ne5 Ne4 21.
Nxd7 Qxd7 22. Bb2 Bf6 $15) 20... a5 ({if} 20... Ne4 21. axb4 Bxb4 22. Rxa7 Nc3
23. Rf1 Ne4 (23... Bh3 $2 24. Ng5) 24. Bg5 $1 $14) 21. axb4 axb4 22. Bb2 {
and white should keep the position}) (19. b3 {Ribli}) 19... Bf6 20. b3 Nd6 (
20... Ne5 {Ribli} 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Bb2 Bg4 23. Rd2 $11) 21. Bd2 (21. Bb2 {
Ribli} Ne4 $15) 21... Qb6 22. Rbc1 Ne4 {Now the black's advatage is clear:they
take control on all key positions.} 23. Be1 (23. Rxc8 {Ribli} Rxc8 24. Rc1
Rxc1+ 25. Bxc1 Nc3 $17 {[%csl Gc3]}) 23... h6 24. Kg2 a5 {Ribli: 'Mit diesem
Zug stärkt Schwarz seine Bauernstellung am Damenflügel. In einigen Varianten
kann er a5-a4 ziehen.'} 25. h3 Rc5 26. Rxc5 (26. e3 {Ribli} Rec8 $15) 26...
Qxc5 27. e3 Rc8 {Black improve the position step by step Ribli: 'Schwarz
kontrolliert die einzige offene Linie und hat das Läuferpaar. Der weiße
positionelle "Gegenwert" ist der starke Springer auf d4.'} 28. g4 $6 {Serious
weekness of king side Ribli: 'Das ist natürlich kein Angriffszug - Weiß möchte
nur seine Bauernstruktur am Königsflügel verbessern.'} (28. Qa6) (28. Bd2 $2 {
Ribli} Bxh3+ $1 $19) 28... Qb6 29. Ng1 {'?!' Ribli. Ribli: 'Weiß möchte 30.
Nge2 und 31.f3 ziehen.'} (29. Bd2 $15 {Ribli}) 29... Bxd4 {'!' Ribli. Ribli:
'Schwarz nutzt die Gunst der Stunde - Weiß kann nicht mit Nxd4 antworten, denn
der (andere) Springer hat sich nach g1entfernt.'} 30. exd4 (30. Qxd4 Qxd4 31.
Rxd4 Be6 $17 (31... Rc2 {Ribli} 32. Rxd5 Bc6 33. Rd8+ Kh7 $17)) 30... Bb5 31.
Qb1 (31. Qe3 {Ribli} Rc2 {[%csl Gc2]}) 31... Qc6 32. Bd2 Qf6 33. Be3 (33. f3 {
Ribli} Nc3 34. Bxc3 bxc3 35. Qc2 Qf4 $17) 33... Rc3 {'-/+' Ribli. Ribli:
'Droht 34...Rxe3 und 35...Qf2+.'} 34. Qb2 (34. Re1 {Ribli} Rxe3 $19) 34... Rxe3
$1 {Next is clear Ribli: 'Trotzdem! Weiß verteidigte zwar den Punkt f2, aber
dieses Opfer ist immer stark.'} 35. fxe3 Qh4 36. Rd2 (36. Kh1 {Ribli} Qf2 $19)
36... Qg3+ 37. Kh1 Qxe3 {Ribli: 'Der Pe3 ist wichtiger als die Qualität. Der
weiße König befindet sich in großer Not.'} (37... Nxd2 {Ribli} 38. Qxd2 Bf1 $17
) 38. Rc2 Ng3+ (38... Bd3 $17 {Ribli}) 39. Kg2 (39. Kh2 {Ribli} Nf1+ 40. Kh1 (
40. Kg2 {Ribli} Qe4+ 41. Kf2 Qf4+ 42. Ke1 Qg3+ $19) 40... Bd3 $19) 39... Bf1+
40. Kh2 Ne4 41. Qc1 Qg3+ 42. Kh1 Bd3 {'-+' Ribli.} (42... Bxh3 $19 {Ribli}) 43.
Rc8+ Kh7 44. Rh8+ {'!?' Ribli. Ribli: 'Dieser Zug ist schön, hilft aber nichts.
'} Kg6 {'!' Ribli.} (44... Kxh8 {Ribli} 45. Qc8+ Kh7 46. Qf5+ $11) 45. Qc6+ Nf6
46. Re8 Kh7 47. Re5 Be4+ 48. Rxe4 Nxe4 49. Qc2 {[%cal Gc2h7]} g6 $19 {[%cal
Re4f2,Rf2h1]} 0-1

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Nxc4
$5 {Die populäre Alternative ist} (8. Na3 cxd4 9. Naxc4) 8... cxd4 9. Bf4 Nd5
10. Nd6+ Bxd6 11. Bxd6 Nde7 {Diagramm #} (11... Qb6 12. Nd2 $5) 12. Nd2 $5 {
Weiß bekommt eine gute Kompensation für den Bauer. Er hat das Läuferpaar und
starken Druck gegen Bauer d4.} (12. Qb3 Na5 $1 $10) 12... O-O 13. Qb3 Bc8 (
13... b6 {ist eine logische Alternative. Nach} 14. Nc4 Rc8 15. Rfd1 Re8 16. e3
Nf5 17. e4 {hat Schwarz einen Gegenschlag -} Na5 $1) 14. Nc4 Re8 ({Schwarz
könnte hier} 14... Na5 {versuchen. Nach} 15. Bxe7 Nxb3 16. Bxd8 Nxa1 17. Be7 {
folgt} Nc2 18. Rc1 $6 d3 $1 19. exd3 Nd4 $1) 15. Rfd1 (15. Ba3 $5 {wäre auch
möglich gewesen.}) 15... Nf5 16. Bc5 e5 {Diagramm #} ({Falls} 16... Qf6 {, dann
} 17. g4 $1 Nh4 18. Bxc6 $16) 17. e4 $1 {Ein schwieriger Zug. Weiß hat eine
konkrete Idee.} Nfe7 ({Nach} 17... Nh6 {folgt} 18. Nd6 Re6 19. Nxc8 Rxc8 20.
Bh3 Na5 21. Qd5 $14 (21. Qa3 f5 22. exf5 Rec6 23. Rac1 $5 {/\ f6})) 18. Nd6 Rf8
19. Nxb7 Bxb7 20. Qxb7 Rb8 {Diagramm #} 21. Qa6 $1 {Weiß war mit der Variante}
(21. Bxe7 Nxe7 (21... Rxb7 $6 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 23. Rac1 Rd6 24. b3 {mit der Idee
Bf1-c4 ist etwas besser für Weiß}) 22. Qxa7 Qd6 $1 $14 {nicht besonders
zufrieden und suchte sein Glück mit einem erneuten Bauernopfer.}) 21... Rxb2 {
Weiß hat zwei gute Läufer gegen zwei "hängende" Springer. Obwohl hier alles
nicht so klar ist, es ist bestimmt viel einfacher für Weiß zu spielen.} 22. Qa4
$5 {Ein prophylaktischer Zug, der sich gegen Qd7 richtet.} ({Nicht so gut wäre
} 22. Rac1 {wegen} Qd7 23. Bf1 Rfb8) 22... Qb8 $6 {Diagramm #} (22... Qd7 $4 {
verliert jetzt wegen} 23. Bxe7 $18) ({Falls} 22... Qc8 {, dann} 23. Ba3 $44)
23. Bf1 $1 {Bringt den Läufer auf eine bessere Position.} f5 $6 {Ein
unglücklicher Zug. Schwarz wollte seinen aktiven Turm b2 unterstutzen,
überschätzte aber seine Möglichkeiten und öffnete die Stellung für den Gegner.}
(23... Rd8 $44 {wäre mehr angemessen gewesen.}) 24. Ba3 $1 {Beendet das
Gegenspiel.} ({Natürlich nicht} 24. Qa3 $6 {wegen} fxe4 25. Bxe7 Rfxf2 {
/\ Qe8|^}) 24... Rb6 ({Falls} 24... fxe4 $2 {, dann} 25. Bxb2 Qxb2 26. Qb3+ $1
$16 {und wegen der Schwäche auf e4, hat Weiß einen klaren Vorteil.}) 25. exf5
Nb4 {Auch hier finden die Springer keine Ruhe.} (25... Rxf5 $142 26. Rac1 $16 {
^^}) 26. Rab1 $1 {Weiß spielt gegen die Springer.} Nec6 $2 {Diagramm #
Vielleicht der entscheidende Fehler.} ({Schwarz sollte seinen Springer aktiver
aufstellen. Richtig wäre} 26... Ned5 27. Bc4 Kh8) 27. Bg2 Rd8 {Diagramm #} ({
Nach} 27... Rc8 28. Rdc1 (28. Bxb4 Nxb4 29. a3 Na6 $16) 28... d3 {folgt} 29.
Bxb4 Nxb4 30. Rxc8+ Qxc8 31. Rxb4 d2 32. Rxb6 axb6 33. Bf3 $18) 28. Bxc6 $1 {
Der richtige Moment für den Tausch des Läufers. Weiß vereinfacht die Stellung
und transformiert sein Vorteil. Er nutzt die Schwäche der Rochadestellung des
Gegners für einen forcierten Angriff aus.} Nxc6 29. Rxb6 Qxb6 30. Qc4+ Kh8 31.
Qf7 $1 {Es droht f6 und Bf8.} (31. f6 Na5 $8 32. fxg7+ Kxg7 $16) 31... Rg8 $8 (
31... Nb4 {verliert wegen} 32. f6 $1 Rg8 33. fxg7+ Rxg7 34. Qf8+ $18) 32. f6
Qd8 {Diagramm #} 33. Be7 $1 $40 {Eine neue Transformation der Vorteile. Statt
dem Angriff bekommt Weiß einen superstarken Freibauern.} Nxe7 34. fxe7 Qd7 {
Diagramm #} 35. Rd3 $1 $18 {Die letzte Feinheit. Weiß droht mit Rf3 nebst Qg8.}
h6 (35... e4 {verliert wegen} 36. Rxd4 $3 Qxd4 37. Qxg8+ $1 $18) 36. Rf3 {
Schwarz kann seine Stellung nicht mehr halten. Noch folgte} Rc8 37. Qf8+ Kh7
38. Rf7 Rc1+ 39. Kg2 Qc6+ {Schwarz hat nur noch ein paar Schachs} 40. Kh3 Qe6+
41. Kh4 {Schwarz gab auf. Er wird schnell mattgesetzt.} 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[Annotator "Kasimdzhanov,R"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2
Nd5 8. Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. a3 b5 10. Qxb5 Nc2+ 11. Kd2 Nxa1 12. Qxc6+ Bd7 13. Qxc4 c5
14. Qa2 Qa5+ 15. Nc3 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Rd8 17. Rxa1 e5 18. b4 Qb6 19. Nc2 Qxf2 {
Ftacnik: 'The rating average of the players that have found the courage to
test this system is breathtaking. Even a glance at a position will reveal,
that the line is not meant for fainthearted.'} 20. Bd5 O-O 21. Qc4 Be6 22. Ne3
Qxh2 23. Qh4 Qxh4 24. gxh4 f5 25. Kc2 (25. Ke1 {is given by Kasparov as the
best.}) 25... Kf7 (25... Bxd5 26. Nexd5 Kf7 27. b5 Ke6 28. Nb4 $36) 26. Rg1 $1
$14 ({So far we've been following Kasparov-Adams, Corus 2001, which finished
with} 26. Rd1 f4 27. Nc4 {drawn. This, however, was caused by tournament
situation, and a superficial look at this line made me ready to go for it.})
26... Rd7 {'?!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'The innocently looking move will cause
first problems. '} (26... Bxd5 27. Nexd5 Rd7 28. b5 Rc8 29. Nb4 $14) (26... f4
{Ftacnik} 27. Bxe6+ Kxe6 28. Nc4 g6 29. Nd2 $14) (26... g6 $5 $13 {Ftacnik})
27. Bxe6+ (27. Rxg7+ $2 Kxg7 28. Bxe6 Rd4 $1 29. Nxf5+ Kf6 30. Nxd4 exd4 $11)
27... Kxe6 28. Na4 {white's main idea in this position is to harass black's
king} Kf6 (28... Rc8+ 29. Nc5+ Kf6 30. h5 Rd4 31. Rf1 f4 32. Kc3 g6 33. hxg6
hxg6 34. Nc4 $14 g5 $2 35. Rh1 $1 g4 36. Nxe5 $1 $18) 29. Nc5 Rd4 $2 (29... Rc8
$14 {was the move, after which things are unclear, though I still prefer white.
} 30. h5 Rd4 31. Kc3) 30. Nxf5 $1 $18 {Ftacnik: 'Kasimdzhanov's tactics makes
a great impression, white is able to stear the game towards the winning pawn
endgame.'} Kxf5 31. e4+ $1 Kf6 (31... Rxe4 32. Rg5+ Kf4 33. Ne6+ $18) 32. Rf1+
Ke7 33. Rxf8 Kxf8 34. Ne6+ Kf7 35. Nxd4 exd4 36. Kd3 h5 37. Kxd4 g5 38. hxg5
Kg6 39. b5 Kxg5 40. a4 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {HarZvi Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 dxc4 6. O-O (6.
Ne5 {HarZvi} b5 (6... Bb4+ $5) 7. a4 Nd5 8. e4 Nb4 (8... Nf6 9. O-O $13) 9. O-O
Nd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 Bb7 (11... Nd3 12. d5 $36) 12. axb5 cxb5 13. d5 a6 (
13... exd5 14. exd5 Be7 15. d6 Bxg2 16. Re1 $1) 14. b3 $1 Rc8 $2 (14... cxb3
15. Qxb3 exd5 16. exd5 $13) 15. Bh3 $1 Be7 16. Ba3 cxb3 17. Qxb3 Rc4 18. Rfd1
Qc7 19. Na2 Nc2 20. d6 Nxa1 (20... Bxd6 21. Bxd6 Nxa1 22. Qb2 $18) 21. Qb2 Bf6
$2 22. dxc7 {1-0 Shipov,S-Matros,A Moscow2 1994}) (6. Nc3 {HarZvi} Nbd7 7. O-O
b5 (7... Bd6 8. Qc2 O-O (8... b5) 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Nd2
e5 13. d5 cxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 c3 16. Qxc3 Bg4 17. Nc4 Rac8 $6 (17...
Rad8 18. Qe3 b6 19. Qe4 Bc8 20. Nxd6 Rxd6 21. f4 $14) 18. Qe3 Bb8 {Lputian,
S-Arencibia,W Biel inz 1993 58/525 [Lputian,S]} 19. Rd2 $1 Kh8 20. Na5 $16 {
Lputian,S}) 8. Ng5 $6 Nd5 $146 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 (10... h6 $4 11. Nxe6
fxe6 12. Qh5+ Ke7 13. Ba3+ $18 {Lputian,S-Alexopoulos,G Philadelphia 1994}) 11.
h4 Nf6 12. e5 Nd5 13. Ne4 O-O 14. h5 h6 15. g4 f5 $2 (15... Rb8 16. f4 f5 17.
exf6 Nxf6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Bxc6 b4 $17 {Kaidanov,G}) 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Nxf6+
Bxf6 18. Bxc6 Rb8 19. Ba3 $1 Be7 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Qe2 $10 {Lputian,S-Kaidanov,
G Washington D.C 1994 63/(421)}) 6... b5 7. a4 Bb7 8. Ne5 Qb6 (8... a6 9. b3 (
9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Bxa8 11. Nc3 Nbd7 12. Nxc6 Qb6 13. d5 Bc5 14. b4 exd5 15.
Nxd5 Qxc6 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Bxa8 Bxb4 18. Bf4 $36 {Peelen,P-Filippov,V
Groningen op 1995}) 9... cxb3 10. Bb2 Qb6 (10... Be7 {HarZvi} 11. Qxb3 O-O 12.
Nd2 Ra7 13. Rfe1 Qe8 14. Rac1 a5 15. e4 $44 {Orlov,G-Akopian,V Ch URS (young
masters) Minsk 1990}) 11. Qxb3 Nbd7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Nd2 $44 {
Tukmakov-Korchnoi (Leningrad 1973)}) (8... a6 $5 {Ftacnik}) 9. b3 $5 $146 (9.
e4) (9. e4 {Ftacnik}) 9... cxb3 10. Qxb3 Nbd7 (10... Qxd4 11. axb5 $1 (11. Bb2
{Ftacnik} Qb6 12. axb5 cxb5 13. Bd4 Qxd4 (13... Bd5 14. Qxd5 $1) (13... Qc7 14.
Qxb5+ $18) 14. Bxb7 Qxa1 15. Qxb5+ Nbd7 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Bxa8 Qe5 18. Qa4 Qc7
19. Rd1 Bd6 20. Na3 Ke7 21. Nb5 Qc5 22. Nxd6 Rxa8 23. Ne4 $18) (11. axb5 Qxe5 (
11... Qxa1 12. bxc6 $40) 12. bxc6 Bxc6 13. Bxc6+ Nxc6 14. Qb7 Nd8 $19)) (10...
a6 $5) (10... Bd6 {Ftacnik} 11. Na3 Qxd4 12. Nxb5 cxb5 13. Qxb5+ Nbd7 14. Nxd7
Nxd7 15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. Be3 Qe5 17. Qc6 Qd5 18. Rfd1 Qxc6 19. Bxc6 Ke7 20. Bxd7
Kxd7 21. Bc5 Rb6 22. Bxb6 axb6 23. e4 {1-0 Hackel,M-Wernert,W/OLO-A 9495/1995/
(33)}) (10... a6 $5 {Ftacnik}) (10... Qxd4 {HarZvi}) 11. Be3 $1 {/\12.d5} c5 {
Ftacnik: Opening of the position can only play into the hands of a better
developed player. Ftacnik: Die Öffnung einer Stellung kommt stets dem Spieler
mit Entwicklungsvorsprung zugute.} (11... Nd5 12. Nxd7 Kxd7 13. Nc3 $40 (13. a5
{Ftacnik} Qd8 14. a6 Bc8 15. Nc3 Ke8 16. Rfc1 Bd7 17. Ne4 f5 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19.
Rxc5 Qf6 20. Rd1 {0-1 Liebert,H-Rausch,S/BL2-O 9394/1994/ (37)})) (11... b4 $6
{HarZvi} 12. d5 Nc5 13. dxc6 Ba6 14. Qb2 $16) 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. d5 $1 (13. Bxb7
Qxb7 14. axb5 Be7 $10) (13. Qxb5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 cxd4 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Bxd4 e5
$10) 13... bxa4 (13... exd5 14. Bxd5 (14. Nc3 {HarZvi} d4 15. a5 $1 Qe6 (15...
Qa6 16. Nxb5 $18) 16. Qxe6+ fxe6 17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Bc6 $18) 14... Bxd5 15. Qxd5
Rd8 16. axb5) (13... c4 {HarZvi} 14. Qb2 Nc5) 14. Qxa4 exd5 (14... Bxd5 15. Nc3
$1 (15. Bxd5 {Ftacnik} exd5 16. Nc3 d4 (16... Qe6 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Rfd1 Qb7
19. Rxd7 Qxd7 20. Qe4+ Be7 21. Qxa8+ Qd8 22. Rxa7 O-O 23. Qxd8 Bxd8 24. Bxc5
Re8 25. Ra8 $18) 17. Bf4 dxc3 (17... Rc8 {with Qc6}) 18. Qe4+ $18) 15... Bxg2
16. Kxg2 $16 (16. Kxg2 {HarZvi} Qb7+ 17. Kg1 Be7 18. Rfd1 Rc8 (18... Rd8 19.
Rab1) 19. Ra2 $1 a6 (19... Qc6 20. Qxc6 Rxc6 21. Rxa7 Nb6 22. Ra6 $1 $16 {
/+- Xb6}) 20. Rad2 Rd8 {HarZvi: white is two pawns down black can not move but
still white has to find a plan} 21. Bf4 $1 Qc8 (21... g5 22. Be5 $1 f6 23. Rb1
$1 Qa7 (23... Qc8 24. Rb8 $18) (23... Qa8 24. Rb8 $18) 24. Nb5 $1 Nb6 25. Qa5
Nc4 26. Qxd8+ Bxd8 27. Rxd8+ Kxd8 28. Nxa7 $18) 22. Ne4 Qb7 23. Be5 $1 f6 24.
Bc3 Qb5 25. Qa2 {HarZvi: with Ba5 when black's position seems lost})) 15. Nc3
d4 (15... Qe6 {HarZvi} 16. Rfd1 Bc6 17. Bxd5 $5 (17. Nxd5 Bxa4 18. Nc7+ (18.
Nc7+ Ke7 19. Nxe6 Bxd1 20. Bxa8 Kxe6 (20... Bxe2 21. Nxc5) 21. Rxd1 Nb6 22. Bf3
{HarZvi: and white will win the "a" pawn with a veyr nice endgame})) 17... Bxa4
18. Rxa4 Qf6 19. Bxa8 $16 {with a very strong initiative for white}) 16. Nd5 $1
(16. Rfb1 $2 Bxg2 $1) 16... Bxd5 (16... Qc6 {HarZvi} 17. Qxc6 Bxc6 18. Nc7+) (
16... Qd8 {HarZvi} 17. Bf4 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Rc8 19. Bb7) 17. Bxd5 Rd8 18. Bf4 {
HarZvi: /-+ black indeed has two pawns but he can not prevent white's
penetration into the seventh rank with Rb1-b7,while the pin along the a4-e8
diagonal prevents blavk : from castling} Qf6 {/\ Bf8-d6, 0-0} (18... Qb4 $2 19.
Qa2 $1 $18 {/\20.Bxf7}) (18... Bd6 19. Rfb1 Qc7 20. Rb7 Bxf4 21. Rxc7 Bxc7 22.
Qb3 O-O 23. Rxa7 Be5) (18... Be7 {HarZvi} 19. Bc6 Qb4 20. Qxa7) 19. Qb5 $1 (19.
Qxa7 Be7) (19. Rfb1 {Ftacnik} Bd6 20. Rb7 Bxf4 21. gxf4 Ke7 (21... Qxf4 22. Bc6
Qd6 23. Qb5 $18) 22. Qb5 Qd6 23. Bc6 $18) 19... Bd6 (19... Be7 {Ftacnik} 20.
Bc6 Qe6 21. Rxa7 $18) (19... Qb6 {HarZvi} 20. Qc4) 20. Ra6 {HarZvi: loses
immediately,but any way black is under massive pressure} Rb8 21. Bb7 $1 Bxf4
22. Rxf6 gxf6 23. gxf4 f5 24. Qc6 Kd8 25. Qd5 Kc7 26. Bc6 1-0

[Event "Catalunya Ann 75th"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "2004.12.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Moskalenko, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2004.11.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ribli} e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 c6 {Ribli: 'Dieser Zug
wurde seinerzeit von Paul Keres gespielt. Schwarz möchte im weiteren Verlauf
den Bauern c4 mit b7-b5 verteidigen und schließt die Diagonale des weißen
Läufers auf g2.'} 6. Ne5 b5 {Ribli: 'Diese Fortsetzung ist wirklich ein
seltener Gast in der Großmeisterpraxis - die Alternative 6...Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Qxd4 8.
Bxb4 Qxe5 9.Na3 führt zu kompliziertem Spiel, wonach Schwarz über bessere
Ausgleichschancen verfügt, als im Falle des Partiezuges.'} 7. Nxc6 {Strictly
speaking, this move contradicts to the spirit of the Catalan system, as we
understand it today. Instead white has to strengthen his pressure on the queen
side of black by 7.a4!} (7. a4 {Ribli} Nd5 8. O-O Bb7 9. b3 $36) 7... Qb6 {
I think, I have seen this position about 20 years ago in a blitzgame of Ulf
Andersson. White took on b8 - a long journey to exchange his piece for the not
yet developed knight. And Andersson, playing black easily took over the
initiative. That time I have come to the conclusion - white has no other
logical move here, but...} 8. Na5 $1 {I do not work much with a computer.
Afterwords the machine acknowledged it as a novelty and approved it.  Ribli:
'Mit diesem Zug paralysiert Weiß den schwarzen Damenflügel, da Schwarz nicht
Bb7 ziehen kann.'} Nd5 {This move does not pretend to refute the outrageous
jump of the knight.} ({The critical line is:} 8... Qxa5+ 9. Bd2 c3 10. Bxc3 ({
or} 10. bxc3 Nd5 11. c4 b4 12. cxd5 Bb7 13. Qc2 Bxd5 14. e4 Bb7 15. O-O Be7 16.
Rc1 $14) 10... b4 11. Bxa8 bxc3 12. bxc3 Qa6 13. Qb3 Nc6 14. a4 $14) 9. Bd2 Nc6
{The most solid move. Various attempts of black to gain material do not work:}
(9... Qxd4 $6 10. Nc3 {Ribli: 'Weiß hat seine Figuren ausgezeichnet entwickelt
und greift den Bauern auf b5 an.'} Qc5 11. b4 $1 Qd6 12. Nxb5 Qd7 13. Qa4 $16)
(9... b4 $6 10. Nxc4 Qxd4 11. Qc2 Ba6 12. Ne3 Bc5 13. O-O Bxe2 14. Nxd5 Bxf1
15. Be3 Qc4 (15... Qd3 16. Qa4+ Nd7 17. Nc7+ Ke7 18. Bxf1 $18) 16. Qa4+ Nd7 17.
Nd2 $18) 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. e4 $1 {If black will manage to evacuate his king
from the centre the position may become unclear - so white has to act
energetically.} Nb4 {The best - the knight on d3 will pose certain problems to
white.} 12. O-O {Ribli: 'Weiß hat zwar einen Bauern weniger, aber verfügt über
ein starkes Zentrum und sein Bg2 ist potenziell sehr stark.'} Bb7 (12... Nd3 $4
13. e5 $18) 13. a4 Nd3 (13... a6 14. axb5 axb5 15. d5 (15. Rxa8+ {Ribli} Bxa8
16. b3 Nd3 17. bxc4 bxc4 18. Bc3 $44 {[%cal Gd4d5]}) 15... Qb6 16. Rxa8+ Bxa8
17. dxe6 fxe6 (17... Qxe6 18. Nc3 $16) 18. Be3 Qc6 19. Qh5+ g6 20. Qe5 $16) 14.
d5 $2 {Beginning of a wrong maneouvre.} (14. axb5 Qxb5 15. Ra5 $1 {(Moskalenko)
} Qb3 16. Bc3 a6 17. Nd2 $16) 14... Qb6 15. Be3 Bc5 16. a5 Qa6 $4 {Ribli:
'Schwarz möchte die Möglichkeit 17.a6 verhindern, aber dieser Damenzug gefällt
mir nicht, da die Dame sehr passiv auf a6 steht.'} (16... Qc7 17. a6 (17. dxe6
{Ribli} fxe6 18. a6 Bc8 (18... Bc6 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. Qh5+ {[%cal Rh5c5,Rh5e8]})
19. e5 Rb8 20. Qh5+ g6 (20... Qf7 21. Bc6+ Kf8 22. Qh4 $44) 21. Qe2 Qxe5 $17)
17... Bc8 18. d6 (18. Bxc5 {Ribli} Qxc5 19. b3 $44) 18... Bxd6 $2 (18... Qb6
$17) 19. e5 $18) 17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. Qd4 $16 {Ribli: 'Die weiße Dame kommt stark
ins Spiel: Nc5 und Pg7 werden gleichzeitig angegriffen.'} Nb3 19. Qxg7 O-O-O
20. Ra3 {Black moved the king to the queen side, where he is still not
properly secured. The black knight on b3 is annoying, but white is ready to
sacrifice an exchange in order to get rid of it.} exd5 $6 {The best practical
chance was to play b5-b4, forcing an immediate R:b3.} 21. exd5 Rhe8 (21... b4
$2 22. Rxb3 cxb3 23. Qg4+ Kb8 24. Qxb4 $18) 22. Qxf7 Qg6 (22... b4 $2 23. Ra4
Qb5 24. d6 $18) 23. Qf4 Qd6 (23... Bxd5 24. Rxb3 cxb3 (24... Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Rf8
$2 (25... cxb3 26. Rc1+ Kb7 27. Rc7+ Ka6 28. Nc3 $16) 26. Qc1 $18) 25. Rc1+ Kb7
26. Qc7+ Ka8 27. Rd1 $18) 24. a6 $1 Ba8 25. Qf5+ Kb8 26. Nc3 $1 $18 Nd4 (26...
b4 27. Nb5 Qe5 (27... Nd4 28. Nxd4 bxa3 29. bxa3 Bxd5 30. Rb1+ Ka8 31. Nb5 $18)
28. Qxe5+ Rxe5 29. Ra4 $18) 27. Qg4 Qe5 28. Nxb5 $1 Ne2+ (28... Nxb5 29. Qxc4
Nxa3 (29... Rxd5 30. Re3 $18) 30. Qb4+ Kc8 31. Rc1+ Kd7 32. Bh3+ $18) 29. Kh1
Bxd5 30. Nc3 Bxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Nd4 32. Raa1 h5 (32... Qc5 33. Rae1 Qc6+ 34. Re4
$18) 33. Qg6 Qc5 34. Rae1 1-0

[Event "Liechtenstein op"]
[Site "Schellenberg"]
[Date "1989.05.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Davidovic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Kozul,Z"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1989.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LIE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 (6... b5 {RR} 7.
Ne5 Nd5 8. a4 Bb7 9. b3 cxb3 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Qxb3 c6 13. Nc3 $5
$146 (13. e4 {- 38/(627)}) 13... Be7 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Qa2 Bb7 16. Qa7 Qc7 17.
Bf4 Bd6 18. Rc1 Qe7 19. Ra1 $16 {Romanishin,O 2555-Marjanovic,S 2490, Erevan
1989}) 7. Na3 Bxa3 8. bxa3 Rb8 9. Bb2 b5 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Rad1 $146 (11. e4 {
- 39/(587)}) 11... Ne7 12. e4 Rb6 $1 13. Nh4 Bb7 14. Rfe1 (14. Bc3 Qa8 $1 15.
Ba5 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Qxe4 17. Qxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxb6 cxb6 $17) 14... Qa8 15. Qe2 $1 {
} Ng6 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. g4 a5 $1 $132 18. g5 Nh5 $8 19. Bc1 c3 20. Bf3 b4 21.
Bxh5 gxh5 22. Bf4 $1 (22. d5 exd5 $1 23. Qxh5 dxe4 24. Re3 Rd8 $1 25. Rxd8+ (
25. Rde1 Rd3 $1 $19) 25... Qxd8 26. Rh3 Kf8 $19) 22... b3 $1 (22... bxa3 23.
Rc1 $1 Rb2 24. Qf3 c2 $8 (24... Rxa2 25. Rxc3 { h5+-}) 25. Qxa3 Rb1 26. f3 $16
) 23. axb3 Rxb3 24. Be5 $1 h4 $2 (24... a4 $1 25. Rc1 $13 (25. d5 c2)) 25. Rc1
h3 (25... a4 26. Qg4 h3 27. f3 $1 $16) 26. a4 $5 (26. Qg4 $1) 26... Bc6 27. Qf3
$2 (27. d5 exd5 28. Qh5 d4 $8 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Qh6+ Kg8 31. g6 fxg6 32. Qxg6+
$11) (27. Qg4 $1 Qb7 28. Qh4 c2 29. d5 $1 exd5 30. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 31. Qh6+ Kg8
32. g6 fxg6 33. Qxg6+ Kh8 34. Kh1 $1 $18) 27... Qb7 28. Qg4 $6 (28. d5 exd5 29.
Qh5 d4 $8 30. Bxg7 $11) 28... c2 $1 {} 29. f3 $2 (29. Qh4 $8 $11 {}) 29...
Rb1 30. Qxh3 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 Qb3 $1 $19 32. Kf2 Bxe4 33. Bxg7 Kxg7 34. Qh6+ Kg8
35. fxe4 Qd3 36. g6 fxg6+ 37. Kg1 Qxd4+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nyzhnyk, Illya"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 b5 7. Ne5 a6 8. a4 Bb7
9. O-O Be7 {A simple course in this system. Black gives up his extra pawn to
complete development.} (9... Nd5 {is the main move}) 10. axb5 (10. e4 O-O 11.
Be3 Nbd7 12. f4 b4 13. Ne2 c5 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. dxc5 Rac8 $17 {0-1 Cioara,A 
(2477)-Buhmann,R (2614)/Plovdiv BUL 2012/The Week in Chess 908 (41)}) (10. Bg5
O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Qa1 Nbd7 14. Qa7 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd5 16. Nxd5
Bxg5 17. Nb6 Qd4 18. Qa6 Qxb2 19. Nxa8 c3 20. Qxc6 b4 $44 {1-0 Nguyen,N (2644)
-Sandipan,C (2640)/Qinhuangdao 2011/CBM 144 Extra (73)}) 10... axb5 11. Rxa8
Bxa8 12. Nxb5 (12. Bf4 Nd5 13. Qa1 Bb7 14. Qa7 Qc8 15. Nxc4 Nxf4 16. Nb6 Nxe2+
17. Nxe2 Qc7 18. Na8 Qc8 19. Nb6 Qc7 20. Na8 Qc8 21. Nb6 {1/2 Vachier Lagrave,
M (2722)-Shirov,A (2714)/Biel 2011/CBM 144}) 12... cxb5 13. Bxa8 O-O 14. Bg2 (
14. Bf3 Nd5 15. h4 Qc7 16. Bd2 Bf6 17. e4 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Ne7 19. Bb4 Nbc6 20.
Bd6 Qb6 $15 {1/2 Topalov,V (2796)-Ivanchuk,V (2779)/Nice 2009/CBM 129 Extra 
(39)}) 14... Nd5 $146 {Following in Ivanchuk's footsteps.} (14... Nfd7 15. Nc6
Nxc6 16. Bxc6 b4 17. e4 Qc7 18. Qa4 Nb8 19. Bb5 c3 20. bxc3 bxc3 21. Be3 $14 {
[%csl Rc3] 1-0 Mikhalevski,V (2572)-Cobb,C (2405)/Caerleon 2005/CBM 107 ext 
(65)}) (14... Qb6 $5 15. e4 Nfd7 16. Ng4 $6 (16. Nxd7 Nxd7 $11) 16... Nc6 17.
Be3 Nb4 18. h4 Nd3 19. Qe2 h5 20. Nh2 e5 21. d5 Bc5 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Qxh5 Nf6
24. Qg5 Qd4 25. Nf3 Qxe4 $17 {1/2 Kazhgaleyev,M (2607)-Buhmann,R (2546)/
Gonfreville 2006/CBM 111 ext (37)}) 15. f4 Bd6 (15... f6 $5 16. Ng4 Qd7) 16. e3
Bxe5 17. fxe5 Nc6 18. Qg4 $6 (18. Bd2 $5 $13 Qd7 $140 19. Qa1) 18... Qd7 19. h4
Ncb4 $1 20. h5 Nd3 (20... f5 $1 {gave Black an excellent position, e.g.} 21.
exf6 Nxf6 22. Qg5 h6 23. Qg6 Nd3 $17) 21. h6 f5 $6 {Too late. But after} (21...
g6 {the weakness of the dark squares in Black's camp guarantees White good
counterplay after, say,} 22. Bd2 Rc8 (22... Nxb2 $2 23. Bxd5 Qxd5 24. Bb4) 23.
Be4 Nxb2 24. Bxd5 Qxd5 25. Qg5 (25. Qf4 $143 f5 26. exf6 Kf7 27. Ra1 Qd7) 25...
Qd8 26. Qxd8+ Rxd8 27. Rb1 Nd3 28. Rxb5 Kf8 {with a probable draw.}) 22. exf6
Rxf6 $2 (22... Nxf6 $8 23. hxg7 Rf7 $1 24. Qg5 Ne8 $1 (24... Nd5 $143 25. e4)
25. Rxf7 Qxf7 {, and Black holds on. A possible line:} 26. Bd2 (26. Qxb5 Qf2+
27. Kh2 Nf6 $132) 26... Qf2+ (26... Nxb2 $2 27. Qxb5) 27. Kh2 Qxd2 28. Qd8 Qxe3
29. Qxe8+ Kxg7 30. Qe7+ $11) 23. Bxd5 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Qf7+ 25. Bf3 Nxc1 26. d5
$1 {Black probably overlooked this move but the whole concept looked
suspicious from the beginning.} Nd3 (26... exd5 27. Kg2 {[%cal Rg4c8]} Kh8 (
27... Kf8 28. Qc8+ Ke7 29. Qc7+ Ke8 30. Qb8+ Ke7 31. Qe5+ Kf8 32. Qd6+ Ke8 33.
hxg7 Qxg7 34. Bh5+ $18) 28. Qc8+ Qg8 29. Qd7 gxh6 30. Bxd5 Qf8 31. Be6 {
[%cal Rd7d4]} Nb3 32. Qc7 {[%cal Rc7e5]} Qc5 33. Qf7 $18) (26... g6 27. dxe6 {
[%csl Ge6,Gh6] must be hopless for Black, too, e.g.} Qf6 28. Qe4 Kf8 29. Qc6
Nd3 30. Qc8+ Ke7 31. Qd7+ Kf8 32. Kg1 Qe7 (32... b4 33. Qxh7 Qxf3 34. Qg7+ Ke8
35. Qd7+ Kf8 36. Qd8#) 33. Be4 $1 Qxd7 (33... Ne5 34. Qc8+ Qe8 35. Qc5+) 34.
exd7 Ke7 35. Bxg6 Ne5 36. Bxh7 Nf7 37. Bf5 Nxh6 38. Be6 b4 39. Kf2 b3 40. Bxc4
$18) 27. dxe6 Qe7 28. Bd5 Kf8 $2 {A blunder in a lost position. Here are some
fine variations:} (28... Qf6+ 29. Kg1 Qf2+ 30. Kh1 Qf1+ 31. Kh2 Qf2+ 32. Bg2
Qf6 33. e7 $1 Qxe7 34. Bd5+ Kf8 35. Qc8+ Qe8 36. hxg7+ $18 {S.Zagrebelny}) (
28... Nb4 29. e4 Qf6+ 30. Qf4 $1 Kf8 31. e7+ $1 Kxe7 32. hxg7 Nxd5 (32... Qxg7
33. Qc7+ Kf6 34. Qd6+ Kg5 35. Qxb4) 33. g8=N+ $1 Kf7 34. Nh6+ Kg6 35. exd5 $18)
(28... g6 29. Qd4 Nb4 30. e4 $18) 29. Qxg7+ (29. Qxg7+ Ke8 (29... Qxg7 30.
hxg7+ Kxg7 31. e7) 30. Be4 Qxe6 31. Qh8+ Ke7 32. Qxh7+ Kd6 33. Bf5 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 20th"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2019.03.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2019.03.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[Tiebreak "Sum of Buchholz"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,85,79,15,35,-30,-14,-6,-11,-44,-32,-26,3,3,38,-23,42,44,101,64,54,52,
32,-30,-24,-20,24,19,31,37,66,70,64,64,83,64,64,63,90,93,81,54,54,51,64,38,43,
42,52,49,55,19,30,23,30,0,0,14,-7,12,21,0,0,36,20,24,30,12,31,32,15,36,42,41,
69,20,44,72,88,74,217,226,353,353,352,350,350,365]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c6 6. Ne5 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Be7 $5 {An interesting alternative
to the usual} (7... Qxd4) 8. e3 b5 9. b3 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] A typical idea but
a novelty in this particular position. White goes for a real pawn sacrifice.} (
9. Nxc6 {wins an exchange but Black gets a good compensation due to the
weakness of light squares in White's camp:} Nxc6 10. Bxc6+ Bd7 11. Bxa8 Qxa8
12. f3 e5 13. O-O (13. dxe5 Ng4 14. O-O Nxe5 15. Bc3 Nd3 16. b3 O-O 17. bxc4
bxc4 18. Nd2 Bh3 19. Nxc4 Bxf1 20. Kxf1 Rd8 $44 {1/2 (27) Vidit,S (2711)
-Vitiugov,N (2726) Prague 2019}) 13... exd4 14. exd4 O-O 15. Re1 Nd5 16. Nc3
Bf6 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Bb4 Rc8 $44 {1/2 (39) Michalik,P (2549)-Harikrishna,P 
(2738) Czech Republic 2018}) (9. a4 b4 10. Nxc4 (10. O-O Ba6 11. Re1 O-O 12.
Qc1 Re8 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Nxc4 Nbd7 15. e4 e5 $11 {1/2 (46) Buhmann,R (2606)
-Harikrishna,P (2672) Germany 2011}) 10... O-O 11. O-O Ba6 12. b3 Nbd7 13. Bxc6
(13. a5 Rc8 14. e4 e5 $132 {1-0 (42) Ganguly,S (2633)-Sachdev,T (2414) Dubai
2012}) 13... Rc8 14. Bg2 (14. Bb5 Bb7 $44) 14... e5 $6 (14... Bxc4 15. bxc4
Rxc4 $11) 15. Re1 $6 (15. dxe5 Bxc4 $140 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. bxc4 Bxa1 18. Bxb4
Nc5 19. Na3 Bf6 20. Nb5 $16) 15... Bxc4 16. bxc4 Rxc4 $13 {1-0 (30) Rodshtein,
M (2609)-Negi,P (2615) Biel 2010}) 9... cxb3 10. axb3 Bb7 11. Ba5 Qc8 12. O-O
c5 $6 {Black was not forced to give the pawn back.} (12... Nbd7 $5) 13. Bxb7
Qxb7 14. dxc5 Nc6 (14... Bxc5 $4 15. Qd8#) 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. b4 $14 {White is
definitely on top due to his strong protected passed pawn although that
advantage is hard to convert.} h5 17. Nd2 h4 18. Qf3 Nd5 19. e4 Nf6 20. e5 {
Keeping tension was probably a more promising option:} (20. Rfe1) 20... Qxf3
21. Nxf3 Nd5 22. Rfd1 Rc8 23. Ra3 hxg3 24. hxg3 Rh5 25. Kg2 a6 26. Rd4 Kd7 27.
Rg4 g6 28. Re4 Kc6 29. Nd4+ Kb7 30. Rf3 Rh7 31. Ne2 Bd8 32. Bxd8 Rxd8 33. Rd4
a5 {Black is tired of passive defence} ({but it was safer to keep patience:} 
33... Rd7) 34. bxa5 Kc6 35. Nc3 Ra8 $6 (35... Rhh8 $1 36. Nxd5 Rxd5 37. Rxd5
Kxd5 38. Rxf7 Ra8 {was correct: Black stops White's a-pawn and his own b-pawn
guarantees him sufficient counterplay.}) 36. Nxd5 exd5 {[%mdl 4096]} 37. Rd1 $6
(37. Rfd3 $142 Rxa5 38. Rxd5 $16) 37... Rh5 $2 (37... Rxa5 38. Rc1 b4 39. Rf6+
Kc7 {, and Black should not lose.}) 38. Rf6+ Kxc5 39. f4 Rf5 (39... Rxa5 40.
Rxf7 {, and White's pawn avalanche is stronger than Black's isolated pawns.})
40. Rd6 g5 41. Kf3 gxf4 42. R6xd5+ Kc4 43. Kg4 {Black suddenly loses his rook!}
1-0

[Event "Rilton Cup 25th"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Barkhagen, Jonas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8.
Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. Ne5 Qxd4 $6 $146 (9... Bd7) (9... O-O) 10. Nxc6 Nxc6 11. Bxc6+
bxc6 12. Qxc6+ Ke7 13. Qxa8 Qxb2 14. O-O Qxa1 15. Qxa7 $14 {xKe7} Qb2 $2 (15...
Qe5 16. Qa3+ (16. Na3 Qd5 17. Qxc7+ (17. e4 Qc6 $13) 17... Bd7 18. Qxc4 Qxc4
19. Nxc4 Bb5 20. Ne5 Bxe2 21. Re1 Ba6 22. Rd1 Bb5 23. Rb1 Ba6 $10) (16. Nd2 Qd5
$1 17. Qxc7+ (17. Qa3+ c5) 17... Bd7 18. Qf4 Rc8 $13) 16... c5 17. Nc3 Rd8 18.
Rb1 $14) 16. Qxc7+ Kf6 (16... Bd7 $5 17. Qc5+ Kf6 18. Qxc4 Rc8) 17. Qxc4 Bb7
18. Qf4+ (18. Nc3 Rc8) 18... Kg6 19. Nd2 $1 Qf6 (19... Qxa2 $1 20. Nc4 h6 (
20... f6 21. Qg4+ Kh6 22. Nd6 $18) (20... f5 21. Qc7 Qa8 22. Qe7 $18) 21. Nd6
Bd5 (21... Ba6 22. Qxf7+ Kh7 23. Ne8 Qb2 24. Qxe6 Bxe2 25. Qe4+ Kg8 26. Rb1 $18
) 22. e4 Bb3 23. Qxf7+ Kh7 $16 24. Ne8 (24. Rc1 Rd8 25. Ne8 (25. Qe7 Qb2 26.
Rc7 Rxd6 27. Qxd6 Qb1+ 28. Kg2 Qxe4+ 29. Kh3 Bd5) 25... Qb2 26. Rc7 Rxe8 27.
Qxe8 Qb1+ 28. Kg2 Qxe4+ $10) 24... Qb2 25. Re1 Ba4 26. Nc7 Qb7) 20. Qc7 Qd4 $2
(20... Qd8) 21. Nc4 f6 22. Nd6 Bd5 23. e4 $1 Bxa2 24. Qf7+ Kh6 25. g4 g6 (25...
Qc5 26. Nf5+) (25... g5 26. Kg2 $1 {/\Rf1-d1-d3,Rf1-e2-e3+-}) 26. Qe7 Ra8 27.
Nf7+ Kg7 28. Nd8+ Kh6 29. Qf8+ (29. Qf8+ Kg5 30. Nf7+) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Kuzmin,Alexey"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 c5 {In this game we
analyse a white plan with dxc5. Usually White begins by castling.} 7. O-O ({
White can also play} 7. dxc5 Bxc5 {but in the event of} 8. Qa4+ {, besides}
Nbd7 {White has to take into consideration 8...Bd7.}) 7... O-O (7... Nc6 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Qa4 O-O 10. Qxc4 {- 7...0-0 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Qc2 Nc6}) 8. dxc5 ({
I have found the only one game with the move} 8. Qc2 $5 {is another plan.} Bxd2
9. Nbxd2 {leads to a fresh position.} (9. Qxd2 $6 {Stokke,K (2347)-Robson,R 
(2491)/Tromsoe 2009} cxd4 $11) 9... cxd4 10. Nxc4 Nc6 (10... d3 $5) 11. Rfd1
$13) 8... Bxc5 9. Qc2 ({Another way is} 9. Ne5 Qc7 10. Nxc4 {but Black has to
solve a lot of problems.} Nc6 (10... e5 {is possible too.} 11. Nc3 (11. Bg5 Ng4
$1 $36) 11... Be6 $13) (10... Bxf2+ {looks risky:} 11. Rxf2 Qxc4 12. Na3 Qa6
13. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 14. Bh6 $44 {1/2 Filip,L (2469)-Mishuchkov,N (2415)/Sunny
Beach BUL 2011/The Week in Chess 878 (47)}) 11. Nc3 Rd8 $11) 9... Nbd7 {
I like this flexible plan!} ({But} 9... Nc6 {is possible too.} 10. Qxc4 Be7 $1
(10... Qd5 $5) 11. Rd1 (11. Nc3 e5 $11) 11... e5 {Both sides' chances are
approximately equal.} 12. Nc3 (12. Qc2 Be6 13. Nc3 $11) 12... Be6 13. Qa4 Qb6
14. Ng5 $2 (14. Qb5 $11) 14... Ng4 $1 $17 {Aronian,L (2783)-Adams,M (2728)/
Plovdiv 2010}) 10. Nc3 ({The main idea of the move 9...Nbd7 is} 10. Qxc4 b5 $1
{and the black chances are at least not worse.} 11. Qxb5 (11. Qb3 Bb7 (11...
Qb6 $11) 12. Qxb5 Rb8 $44 {Bykov,A (2278)-Gozzoli,Y (2532)/Vienna AUT 2011}) (
11. Qh4 Bb7 12. Nc3 Be7 $13 {Mikhalevski,V (2577)-Rotstein,A (2547)/
Longeville-les-Metz FRA 2011}) 11... Rb8 12. Qd3 (12. Qc4 Bb7 $5 (12... Rxb2
$11 {Cheng,B (2385)-Mikhalevski,V (2569)/Toronto CAN 2011}) 13. b4 $5 (13. Qc1
Qb6 14. Nc3 Rfc8 15. Qe1 Qxb2 $11 {Hammer,J (2633)-Gharamian,T (2658)/Cap
d'Agde 2010}) (13. Nc3 Bxf3 14. exf3 Rxb2 15. Rad1 (15. Rfd1 $5) 15... Qc8 $15
{Cori Tello,D (2409)-Cramling,P (2536)/Villafranca 2010}) 13... Bd5 14. Qa6 {
Carstensen,J (2391)-Gonzalez Garcia,J (2522)/Barcelona ESP 2011} Bxb4 15. Bxb4
Rxb4 16. Qxa7 Ne4 $44) 12... Qb6 (12... Rxb2 $11) 13. b4 Bxb4 14. Bxb4 Qxb4 15.
Nc3 $11 {Vorobiov,E (2558)-Grachev,B (2675)/Olginka RUS 2011}) ({An attempt to
take the pawn with the knight doesn't work:} 10. Na3 Bxa3 $1 11. bxa3 Nb6 12.
Bb4 Re8 $15 {and White has also to prove that he has sufficient compensation.})
10... a6 ({The idea with sacrificing an exchange after 11.Bf4 b5?! doesn't
promise complete compensation} 10... Qe7 $5 {was more accurate.} 11. Rfd1 (11.
Na4 b5 12. Nxc5 Nxc5 $15) 11... Rb8 12. Na4 Bd6 13. Nd4 $132) 11. Bf4 Qe7 (
11... b5 $6 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxa8 $14) 12. Nd2 Nb6 ({The right way was} 12...
e5 $1 13. Bg5 h6 {and the penetration} 14. Nd5 {even with tempo doesn't
promise an advantage for White.} Qd8 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Qxc4 Bd4 $13) 13. Bg5 h6
14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Nce4 Qe7 16. Nxc4 $14 {White has returned the pawn and kept
some pressure.} Bd7 17. Nxb6 Bxb6 18. Qb3 Ba5 19. Rfc1 Bc6 20. Nc5 Bxg2 21.
Kxg2 Rac8 22. Nd3 b5 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. a4 Qb7+ 25. f3 Bd8 26. axb5 axb5 27. Rc1
Rxc1 28. Nxc1 Bf6 29. Nd3 Qc6 30. Qb4 g6 31. Kf2 h5 32. Qe4 Qc4 33. b4 Bc3 34.
Ke3 Kg7 35. Qxc4 bxc4 36. Nc1 Bxb4 37. Kd4 Bd2 38. Na2 h4 39. gxh4 Kh6 40. Kxc4
Kh5 41. Nb4 Bf4 42. Nc6 Bc7 43. Kd4 Bxh2 44. Nd8 e5+ 45. Kd5 f5 46. Nf7 Kxh4
47. Nxe5 g5 48. Nd3 g4 49. fxg4 fxg4 50. Ke4 Bg3 51. Kf5 Bc7 52. e4 g3 53. e5
g2 54. Ne1 Bxe5 55. Nxg2+ Kg3 56. Kxe5 Kxg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda m"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1994.11.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Rb8 7. Nc3 a6 8. e4
Be7 9. d5 Nb4 (9... exd5 10. exd5 (10. e5 $6 Ne4 11. Nxd5 Bc5 12. Be3 Be6 $15)
10... Nb4 11. Ne5 Bf5 12. a3 Nd3 (12... Nc2 $2 13. Rb1 O-O 14. g4 $18) 13. Nxc4
Nxc1 14. Rxc1 O-O 15. Qd4 Bd6 16. Rfe1 $14) 10. Ne5 Nd3 $6 (10... exd5 11. exd5
{-> 9...ed5 10.ed5 Nb4 11.Ne5}) 11. Nxd3 (11. Nxc4 Nxc1 12. Rxc1 exd5 13. exd5
O-O 14. Qd4 $14) 11... cxd3 12. Qxd3 e5 $5 {/\ c6} 13. Qc2 Bd6 14. Na4 (14. h3
$5 Bd7 (14... h5 $6 15. Bg5) 15. Be3 Qe7 16. Rfc1 $14 {/\ Na4-c5}) 14... Qe7
15. b3 $1 (15. Be3 $5 b5 (15... Ng4 $2 16. Ba7 $1 Ra8 17. Bc5 $16 {/\} b5 $2
18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. Nb6 $18) 16. Nc5 Ng4 17. Rac1 Nxe3 18. fxe3 $14) 15... Bd7 $6
(15... b5 16. Nb2 Bb7 17. a4 $1 $14 (17. Nd3 c6 18. dxc6 Rc8 19. Bb2 Rxc6 20.
Qe2 O-O $10)) 16. Nb2 O-O $6 (16... c6 17. Nc4 cxd5 (17... O-O $6 18. a4 $1 {
(Karpov)} b5 (18... cxd5 $2 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Ba3 $18) 19. axb5 axb5 20. Nxd6
Qxd6 21. Ra6 Rfc8 22. Ba3 b4 23. Bb2 $16) 18. exd5 O-O 19. Re1 b5 (19... Rbc8
$2 20. Qb2 $1 $16 {/\ Bf4 (Karpov)}) 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Bb2 Rfe8 $14) 17. Nc4
Bb5 18. Bb2 $2 (18. Nxd6 $1 cxd6 (18... Bxf1 $2 19. Nf5 $18) (18... Qxd6 $6 19.
Rd1 c5 20. a4 Bd7 21. Ba3 $16 {/\ a5}) 19. Re1 Ng4 (19... Rfc8 20. Qd2 Be8 21.
Ba3 Nd7 22. Bh3 Rc7 23. Rac1 $16) (19... Rbc8 20. Qd2 Ng4 (20... Bd7 21. Ba3
$16 {/\ Qb4}) 21. a4 Bd7 22. f3 Nh6 23. Ba3 b5 24. Qb4 $16) 20. a4 Bd7 21. f3
Nh6 22. Ba3 (22. Bxh6 gxh6 $14) 22... b5 $1 23. a5 Rbc8 24. Qd2 f5 25. Qb4 Rf6
$14) 18... Bxc4 $1 19. Qxc4 (19. bxc4 Nd7 $10) 19... c6 $1 20. dxc6 (20. Bh3 {
(Ljubojevic)} cxd5 21. exd5 Ba3 $1 22. Bc3 b5 23. Qc6 Rfd8 24. Qxa6 (24. Ba5 $2
Rxd5 25. Qxa6 Rd6 $19) (24. Rfe1 Rd6 $1 (24... Rxd5 25. Qxa6 Qc5 $10) 25. Bxe5
Rxc6 26. Bxb8 Qd8 27. dxc6 Qxb8 28. Rad1 g6 $15) 24... Nxd5 $15 {/\} 25. Bxe5
$2 Ra8 $19) 20... Rbc8 21. Rac1 Rxc6 22. Qd3 Rxc1 (22... Bc5 $5 23. Qe2 (23.
Rc4 b5 (23... Rd8 24. Qc2 $14) 24. Rc2 Rd6 25. Qe2 Rdd8 {/\ Bd4} 26. Rfc1 Ba3
27. Rc7 Qb4 $15) 23... Rfc8 24. Bh3 R8c7 25. Kg2 $10 {/\ f3}) 23. Rxc1 Bc5 (
23... Ba3 24. Bxa3 Qxa3 25. Qd2 Qe7 26. Qc3 Rd8 27. Qc7 Kf8 $10) 24. h3 (24.
Bf3 $142) 24... Rd8 25. Qc2 (25. Qc4 $2 Bxf2+ $17) 25... b6 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27.
Qxd1 a5 28. Bf3 g6 29. Kg2 Kg7 30. Qa1 Bd6 {/\ Qc7-c5} 31. Qc1 Bc5 {/\ Qd6} 32.
Qa1 Bd6 33. Qc1 Bc5 34. Qg5 Bd6 (34... Bd6 35. h4 h6 36. Qd2 Bb4 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "CRO-ch 12th"]
[Site "Opatija"]
[Date "2012.01.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bosiocic, Marin"]
[Black "Sulava, Nenad"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[Annotator "Let's Check"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2012.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. a4
Bb7 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Bxa8 11. e4 Nf6 12. Nc3 c6 13. d5 Be7 14. dxe6 fxe6
15. Qe2 O-O 16. Bh3 Kh8 17. Rd1 Qe8 18. Bf4 Nbd7 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Ra1 Nc5 21.
Ra7 Nd3 22. Be3 Bf6 23. e5 Bxe5 24. Bc5 Rf7 25. Ra1 Bb7 26. Qe3 Nxc5 27. Qxc5
Bb8 28. Ne4 h6 29. Qb6 c5 30. Bxe6 Re7 31. Nxc5 $6 (31. Rd1 Rxe6 32. Rd8) 31...
Qc6 $2 (31... Bf3 32. Kf1 Bc7 $19) 32. Qxc6 $11 Bxc6 33. Ra6 Bf3 34. Nd7 Re8
35. Nxb8 Rxb8 36. h4 Rd8 37. g4 g6 38. Rb6 Rd4 39. Rxb5 Bxg4 40. Bxg4 Rxg4+ 41.
Kf1 Rxh4 42. Rb7 Rh1+ 43. Kg2 Rc1 44. f3 Kg8 45. Kg3 Kf8 46. Kf4 Rc2 47. Ke5
Rf2 48. Kf6 Rxf3+ 49. Kxg6 Rh3 50. Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheliabinsk"]
[Site "Cheliabinsk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Panchenko, Alexander N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Lisenko"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 (7. e3 Bd7
8. Nc3 Bd6 9. Qe2 b5 10. e4 Be7 11. Rd1 O-O 12. Bg5 Rb8 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5
$14 {Azmaiparashvili,Z-Petrosian,A /SSSR/1983/}) (7. Na3 Bxa3 8. bxa3 Rb8 9.
Bb2 b5 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Rad1 Ne7 12. e4 Rb6 $1 13. Nh4 Bb7 14. Rfe1 Qa8 15. Qe2
Ng6 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. g4 a5 $1 $132 {Kozul,Z-Davidovic,A /Liechtenstein/1989 0:
1 (37)}) 7... Bd7 $6 $146 (7... Rb8 8. e4 Be7 9. Qe2 b5 (9... Nxd4 $6 10. Nxd4
Qxd4 11. Rd1 $44) 10. Rd1 O-O 11. d5 exd5 12. e5 (12. exd5 Nb4 13. Ne5 Bd6 $13)
12... Nd7 $8 13. Nxd5 Nb4 $1 $15 {Summermatter,D-Sveshnikov,E /Bern/1992 0:1 
(31) Inf 54/487/}) 8. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 $6 (8... Na5 $5 9. e4 $44) 9. dxe5 Ng4 10.
Qd4 $16 h5 11. h3 c5 12. Qf4 Nh6 13. Bxb7 Ra7 14. Bg2 Nf5 15. Qxc4 Qb8 16. Bg5
$1 $16 h4 (16... Qxb2 17. Rab1 $18) (16... Qxe5 17. Bf4 {/\Bb8+-/}) 17. g4 Nd4
18. e3 Nc6 19. f4 Qb4 (19... Qxb2 20. Rab1 Qd2 21. Rfe1 $18 (21. Bxc6 $2 Qxe3+
22. Rf2 Bxc6 23. Rb8+ Kd7 24. Rd8+ Kc7 $13)) 20. Qd3 Be7 21. a3 Qb6 22. Bxe7
Nxe7 23. Ne4 O-O 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25. exd6 Nd5 26. Rfe1 Rb8 27. Nxc5 Rxb2 28. Rab1
Rd2 29. Rb8+ Kh7 30. Ne4 Ra2 31. Ng5+ Kg6 32. Be4+ f5 33. gxf5+ exf5 34. Bxd5
1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[Annotator "Lupulescu,C"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 {So has played this
variation against the Catalan several times already, but only in rapid and
blitz. He used to choose the classical 4...Be7 & 5...0-0, but lately he
switched to the 4...Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 line.} 6. O-O Nc6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5
9. Nbd2 (9. Nfd2 {was Ding's choice against Harikrishna back in 2017:} O-O (
9... Na5 $1 10. Na3 Bxa3 11. bxa3 Bd7 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Bc3 b6 $13 {(38) So,W 
(2780)-Vidit,S (2718) chess.com INT 2018}) 10. Nxc4 Rd8 11. Rxd8+ Nxd8 12. Nc3
$14 {and White got something to play for: 1/2-1/2 (36) Ding,L (2777)
-Harikrishna,P (2744) Huaian 2017}) 9... c3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Nb3 Be7 12. Bb2 (
12. Nfd4 Nxd4 (12... Bd7 13. Bg5 Rfd8 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Na5 Rac8
17. Rxd8+ Bxd8 {was equal in Giri,A (2785)-So,W (2815) chess.com INT 2017,
½-½ (78).}) 13. cxd4 Nd5 14. Bb2 f5 15. Na5 b6 16. Nc6 Bd6 17. Rac1 Ba6 18.
Re1 Bb7 19. e4 fxe4 20. Rxe4 Kf7 {and Black was fine in Wei Yi (2736)-So,W 
(2754) Abidjan CIV 2019, ½-½ (58).}) 12... Bd7 13. c4 Rfd8 14. Nfd4 Rac8 15.
Nb5 b6 {So far both players were still in their prep.} 16. Nd6 Bxd6 17. Rxd6
Be8 18. Rxd8 Nxd8 19. Rc1 Bc6 20. c5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Nd7 22. cxb6 Rxc1 23. Bxc1
axb6 24. Kf3 {The first new move of the game. However, Black is still rock
solid.} (24. Nd4 f6 25. Kf3 Kf7 26. Ke3 Ke8 27. h4 Ne5 28. Ke4 Kd7 29. f4 Ng4
$11 {1/2-1/2 (45) Fedoseev,V (2718)-Inarkiev,E (2689) St Petersburg 2017})
24... Nc6 25. Ke3 Kf8 26. Kd3 b5 27. Ba3+ Ke8 (27... b4 $2 {would of course be
a serious mistake fixing Black's pawn on a dark square and opening the path
for the white king's invasion on the light squares.}) 28. f4 f5 {A logical
move to set up a fortress on the light squares.} 29. e4 fxe4+ (29... g6 {
was as well possible as White is unlikely to break through.}) 30. Kxe4 Nf6+ 31.
Kf3 e5 32. f5 (32. fxe5 Nxe5+ 33. Kf4 Nc4 {would not yield winning chances
either.}) 32... Kf7 33. Bb2 g6 34. fxg6+ Kxg6 35. h3 h5 {An interesting
opening debate that didn't change the evaluation of the line and the first
game to reach Armageddon.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mastrovasilis, Athanasios"]
[Black "Olivier, Jean Christophe"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2401"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bg2 (5. cxd5 {Retombe sur une défense
Tarrasch} exd5 6. Bg2 Nc6) 5... dxc4 6. O-O (6. Qa4+ Bd7 7. Qxc4 Bc6 $132) (6.
Na3 $5 Nc6 7. Nxc4 cxd4 8. O-O Bc5 9. Bf4 $44 {Damljanovic,B (2530)-Renet,O 
(2480) Zenica 1989 (4) 1-0}) 6... Nc6 7. dxc5 $5 {Transposant dans une finale
technique où les Blancs espèrent profiter de la meilleure position du Bg2 par
rapport au Bc8 dont le développement pose problème} (7. Qa4 {La grande ligne}
Bd7 (7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qxd4 9. Bxc6+ Bd7 10. Rd1) 8. Qxc4 (8. dxc5 Na5) 8... b5
9. Qd3 Rc8 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nc3 Nb4 (11... b4 12. Nb5 (12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4
Ne7 14. Ne5 (14. Bg5 O-O 15. Rac1) (14. Rd1 Qb6)) 12... O-O 13. Nd6 Nd4 14. Bf4
Nd5 15. Ng5 (15. Be5 Nxf3+ $132)) 12. Qd2 (12. Qd1) 12... Qb6 13. Ne5 Rd8 14.
a3 Nc6 15. Nd3 O-O {Vladimirov,E (2565)-De la Villa Garcia,J (2450) Marchena
1990 1-0} (15... Bf8)) (7. Ne5 Nxe5 (7... Bd7 8. Na3 cxd4 9. Naxc4 Bc5 (9...
Rc8 10. Qb3 (10. Bf4) 10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Rd1 c5 14. e3
$14 {Kasparov,G (2715)-Andersson,U (2575) Belgrade m 1985 (1) 1/2}) (9... Nxe5
10. Nxe5 Qb6 11. Bf4 Bb5 12. b4 Rd8 (12... Bxb4 13. Rb1 $44) 13. a4 $14 {
Tukmakov,V (2574)-Sokolov,A (2565) Lenk op 12th fin 2000 (7) 1/2}) (9... Be7
10. Qb3 (10. Bf4 Nd5 11. Nxd7 Nxf4 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Nde5 Nh3+ 14. Kg2 Ng5 15.
f3 $44) 10... Qc7 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Bf4 Qd8 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Ne5 c5 15. Qa4+
Kf8 16. Rac1 Qd5 17. f3 h6 {Kasimdzhanov,R (2699)-Drozdovskij,Y (2625) TUR-chT
Konya 2010 (12) 0-1} (17... Qb7 {[%csl Rb2]})) (9... Nd5 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Qxd4
Nb4 12. Bxc6+ Nxc6 13. Qc3 $14) 10. Qb3 (10. Bf4 O-O 11. Qb3 Rc8 12. Nd3 Bb6)
10... O-O 11. Qxb7 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Rb8 13. Qf3 Bd6 14. Nc6 Bxc6 15. Qxc6 Qe7 16.
Rb1 $14 {Eljanov,P (2692)-Adams,M (2726) Corus Wijk aan Zee 2008 (8) 1/2}) 8.
dxe5 Qxd1 (8... Nd5 9. Na3 c3 10. bxc3 Nxc3 11. Qc2 Nd5 12. Rd1 Bd7 13. Nc4 $14
{Petrov,J (2426)-Inkiov,V (2416) Kastav Hotel Opatija 12 2000 (6) 1-0}) 9. Rxd1
Nd5 (9... Nd7 10. f4 Rb8 11. a4 Be7 12. Na3 $14)) 7... Qxd1 {81} 8. Rxd1 Bxc5
9. Nbd2 Ke7 {58} (9... c3 $142 $1 {La ligne critique pour cette variante 7.dc5}
10. bxc3 O-O 11. Nb3 (11. Ne1)) 10. Nxc4 $14 {[%csl Ra8,Gc4,Rc8,Ge5]} Ng4 {
[%csl Rf2][%cal Ge6e5]} (10... Ne4 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Nxe3 Rd8 13. Rxd8 Kxd8 14.
Rd1+ Ke7 15. Nc4 Nf6 16. Nfe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Rb8 18. f4 Nd7 19. Nc4 b6 20. Nd6
Nf8 21. e4 f6 22. Kf2 Bd7 23. Ke3 Rd8 24. e5 fxe5 25. fxe5 {Magerramov,E (2551)
-Bakre,T (2450)/Abu Dhabi 2002/CBM 089 ext/1-0 (51)}) 11. Rf1 {Une nouveauté
assez douteuse car après les Noirs peuvent jouer le coup libérateur e6e5
facilement.} (11. e3 $142 f6 {[%cal Ge6e5]} (11... Bd7 12. h3 (12. Nfd2 $5 Rhd8
13. Ne4 Bb4 14. a3 $16)) 12. Nd4 (12. h3 Nh6 13. Bd2 Nf5 14. Bc3 e5 15. Nfd2 {
[%cal Gd2e4]} Be6 16. Ne4 $14) 12... Nce5 13. Nb3 Bb6 14. Nca5 Rb8 15. h3 Nh6
16. Bd2 Nhf7 17. Bb4+ Ke8 18. Rac1 Bd8 19. Rc2 Nd7 20. Nd4 Nb6 21. Nb5 Be7 22.
Bxe7 Kxe7 23. Bxb7 Bd7 24. Nxa7 Rxb7 25. Nxb7 Ra8 {Buhmann,R (2572)-Piasetski,
L (2303)/Caleta 2011/CBM 141/1-0}) 11... e5 $1 12. h3 Be6 $11 13. hxg4 (13.
Nfd2 $5 Nh6 14. b3 Rac8 15. Bb2) 13... Bxc4 14. Bg5+ f6 15. Rfc1 $1 {[%csl Rc4,
Rc5] Profitant de la petite avance de développement} Bxe2 (15... b5 16. b3 fxg5
17. bxc4 Ba3 18. cxb5 $1 Bxc1 19. Rxc1 Na5 20. Rc5 (20. Nxe5 Rac8) 20... h6 21.
Rxe5+) 16. Rxc5 e4 {38} (16... Ba6 $6 17. Be3) 17. Re1 (17. Nd2 $1 fxg5 18. Re1
Bd3 19. Nxe4 $40 {[%csl Ge1,Re7]}) 17... exf3 18. Bxf3 {[%csl Re7]} Nd4 19.
Bxe2 fxg5 20. Bf3+ {[%csl Gf3]} (20. Bc4+ Kd6 (20... Kf6 21. Re4 Rad8 22. f4
$40 {[%csl Rf6]}) 21. Rd5+) 20... Kf6 21. Bxb7 Rab8 22. Rc7 $16 {[%csl Gb7,Gc7]
} Ne6 {18} 23. Rc6 (23. Rd7) 23... Rhe8 24. Bc8 Rbxc8 $1 {Transposant dans une
finale de R égale} 25. Rexe6+ Rxe6 26. Rxc8 Re2 27. Rc6+ Kf7 28. Rc7+ Kf6 29.
Rb7 a5 30. Kg2 a4 31. Kf3 Rc2 32. a3 (32. Rb6+) 32... g6 33. Rb6+ Kg7 34. Rb4
h5 $1 35. Ke3 h4 36. gxh4 gxh4 37. Kf3 g5 38. Rxa4 Rxb2 39. Rb4 Ra2 40. a4 Ra3+
41. Ke4 h3 42. Kf5 h2 43. Rb7+ Kh6 44. f4 Rf3 45. Rb6+ Kg7 46. Rb7+ Kh6 47.
Rb6+ Kg7 48. Rb1 Rxf4+ 49. Kxg5 Rxa4 50. Rh1 Ra2 51. Kh4 Kg6 52. Kg3 Kg5 53.
Rxh2 Ra3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kreisl, Robert"]
[Black "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2394"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 (5. Qa4+ Bd7 (5... c6 6. Qxc4 b5
7. Qc2 (7. Qd3 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O a6 10. a4 c5 $36) (7. Qb3 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nbd7
9. O-O a6 10. Ne5 (10. a4 c5) 10... Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. Nc3 Nxe5 13. Ne4 $44
{Ehlvest,J (2595)-Vitiugov,N (2687) Moscow Aeroflot op-A 2009 (6) 1/2}) 7...
Bb7 {Demarre,J (2190)-David,A (2587) Syre Memorial op 32nd 2009 (3) 0-1} 8. Bg2
Nbd7 9. Ne5 $1 Qb6 10. O-O $5 Rc8 {Tratar,M (2420)-Pavasovic,D (2460) Portoroz
op 1997 1/2} (10... Qxd4 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. Rd1 $44)) 6. Qxc4 Bc6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8.
Nc3 Nb6 9. Qd3 Bb4) 5... Bd7 $5 {Une ligne secondaire un peu passive mais les
Noirs peuvent souvent s'accrocher au Pc4} 6. Ne5 (6. Qc2 c5 7. Qxc4 Bc6 8. O-O
Nbd7 {[%cal Ga8c8,Gc8c4]} 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nc3 Rc8 $11) 6... Bc6 7. Nxc6 {
Les Blancs gagnent la paire de B mais en contrepartie, les Noirs ont une
petite avance de développement et il ne sera pas facile pour les Blancs de
récupérer le P"c4"} Nxc6 8. O-O (8. e3) 8... Qd7 {[%cal Ge8c8]} (8... Be7) 9.
e3 (9. Nc3 Nxd4 10. Bxb7 Rb8 11. Bg2 Be7 12. e3 Nb5 13. Qc2 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Qb5
15. b3 O-O 16. bxc4 Qb6 17. Qc2 Rfd8 18. Bd2 Bb4 19. Bxb4 Qxb4 20. Rab1 Qa5 21.
Rb5 Rxb5 22. cxb5 Qxb5 23. Qxc7 Qb6 {Jussupow,A (2620)-Karpov,A (2715)/Belfort
1988/CBM 008/1/2-1/2}) 9... O-O-O {L'idée de la variante Bd7 et la position
noire est trés solide} (9... Rb8 10. Qe2 b5 $132 (10... e5 $5) 11. a4 (11. b3
cxb3 12. axb3) 11... a6 12. axb5 axb5 13. b3 cxb3 14. Nd2 Be7 15. Nxb3 O-O 16.
Bd2 Rfc8 17. Rfc1 Nd5 18. Nc5 {Georgiev,K (2590)-Anand,V (2515) Hoogovens Wijk
aan Zee 1989 (2) 0-1} (18. h4 $14 {[%cal Gh4h5] Anand})) 10. Nd2 {[%cal Gd2c4]}
(10. Qa4 Nd5 11. Qxc4 h5 12. Nc3 h4 13. Bd2 hxg3 14. fxg3 (14. hxg3) 14... f5
15. Rac1 g6 16. b4 Bxb4 17. Rb1 Qh7 18. h3 Qh6 19. Rxb4 Ncxb4 20. Rb1 Nc6 21.
Na4 Nb6 22. Qxe6+ Kb8 23. Rb2 Rhe8 24. Qb3 Qh8 {Antic,D (2487)-Kapnisis,S 
(2529)/Eretria 2011/Mega2011 Update 29/1/2-1/2 (31)}) 10... h5 $1 {[%cal Gh5h4]
} 11. Nxc4 h4 $146 (11... Nd5 12. Bd2 h4 13. b4 hxg3 14. hxg3 Bxb4 15. Bxb4
Ndxb4 16. Qb3 Rh5 17. Rab1 Rdh8 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Qxb4 Ng4 20. Qxb7+ Kd8 21.
Rfc1 Qd6 22. Rc6 Qd7 23. Rbc1 e5 24. Rxc7 {1-0 Prohaszka,P (2501)-Takacs,B 
(2354)/Heviz 2010/CBM 137 Extra}) 12. Qa4 (12. Bd2 hxg3 13. fxg3 (13. hxg3 Nd5
14. Rc1)) 12... hxg3 13. hxg3 (13. fxg3 $5 {Affaiblit la structure mais
amoindrit la pression sur la colonne "h"} Nd5 14. Bd2 f5 {[%cal Gg7g5,Gd7h7]}
15. b4 $1 Bxb4 (15... g5 16. b5) 16. Bxb4 Ndxb4 17. Ne5 $36 {[%csl Ra7,Rb4,Gg2]
[%cal Gg2b7]}) 13... Nd5 14. Bd2 Kb8 15. Rfc1 f5 {[%cal Gd7f7,Gf7h5]} 16. Na5 (
16. b4 $142 $5 Ne5 (16... Ncxb4 17. Qxd7 Rxd7 18. Ne5 Rd8 19. Nf7) 17. Qxd7
Nxd7 18. a3 $14 {Après l'échange des Q, les Noirs n'auront plus d'attaque а
l'aile-roi et la structure Blanche est un peu meilleure}) 16... Nxa5 17. Qxd7 (
17. Qxa5 $6 Qf7 {[%cal Gf7h5]} (17... g5 {[%cal Gd7h7]})) 17... Rxd7 18. Bxa5
Nf6 19. Bc3 {Bizarrement, la paire de B n'est pas trés utile et il n'est pas
facile d'améliorer la position des Blancs} (19. Rc2 Bd6 20. Rac1 $11) (19. Kf1)
19... Bd6 20. Bf3 {[%cal Gg1g2]} g5 $1 {[%cal Gd7h7] L'attaque thématique
dans cette variante Bd7} 21. Kg2 g4 22. Be2 Rh3 23. Bc4 (23. Rh1 Rdh7 24. Bd3
Ne4 25. Bxe4 fxe4 26. Rxh3 $11) (23. Bd3 Rdh7 24. Rh1) 23... Rdh7 $36 24. Rh1
$1 Ne4 $36 25. Bxe6 (25. Rxh3 gxh3+ (25... Rxh3 26. Bxe6) 26. Kf3 Ng5+ 27. Ke2
$11) 25... Bxg3 $1 26. Bxf5 $2 (26. Rxh3 $8 gxh3+ 27. Kf3 h2 28. fxg3 h1=Q+ 29.
Rxh1 Rxh1 30. Bxf5 Ng5+ 31. Kg2 {[%csl Gg3][%cal Gg3g8]}) 26... Rh2+ 27. Rxh2
Rxh2+ 28. Kg1 Nxf2 29. Be1 Nh3+ 30. Kf1 Bxe1 31. Bxg4 Bb4 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Michalik, Peter"]
[Black "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 {[%cal Ga8b8,Gb7b5]} (5...
a6) 6. Qa4 (6. O-O {L'alternative mais qui est plus risquée car il faut
gambiter le P "c4"}) 6... Bb4+ (6... Nd7 $5 {[%cal Ge6e5]} 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8. Qb5 (
8. Qd3 e5) 8... Bd7 9. Qd3 $146 (9. Qb3 Na5 (9... Bd6 10. e4)) 9... Nb4 10. Qd2
c5 $132) 7. Bd2 Bd6 $5 (7... Nd5 {La grande ligne mais Bd6 est devenu
populaire depuis quelques années et c'est une ligne beaucoup plus simple а
jouer malgré la perte de temps}) 8. Na3 {Il y a encore peu de théorie sur
cette variante mais les Blancs ont un jeu actif.} (8. Qxc4 O-O 9. Bc3 Qe7 10.
Ne5 Bxe5 11. dxe5 Nd5 12. O-O Rd8 13. Na3 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Bd7 15. Nc2 Be8 16. b4
a5 17. a3 axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Rb8 20. Be4 f6 21. exf6 Qxf6 22. Qc5 Rd8
{Anand,V (2770)-Kramnik,V (2790)/Frankfurt 1998/1/2-1/2 (40)}) (8. Ne5 Bxe5 9.
Bxc6+ bxc6 10. dxe5 Qd5 11. f3 Nd7 12. Nc3 Qc5 {[%csl Re1]} (12... Qxe5 13.
Qxc6) 13. f4 (13. Ne4 Qb5 14. Qa3 Bb7 (14... c5 {Ouerk,Y (2248)-Favarel,A 
(2347) Condom IM 12th 2013 (9) 0-1})) 13... O-O 14. O-O-O Rb8 15. Ne4 Qb5 $132
{Crisan,A (2635)-Rajkovic,D (2497) Kladovo 2001 (2) 1-0}) (8. O-O O-O 9. Qxc4
e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. Nc3 h6 12. Rfd1 a6 13. Qb3 Rb8 14. Be1 {Evdokimov,A (2503)
-Aleksandrov,A (2635) RUS-chT Sochi 2005 (11) 1-0}) 8... Rb8 $5 {[%cal Gb7b5]}
(8... Bxa3 {Un coup candidat naturel mais non seulement, les Noirs donnent la
paire de B dans une position relativement ouverte mais le B a joué trois fois
en huit coups...} 9. Qxa3 (9. bxa3 Ne4 $13 {Postny,E (2627)-Roiz,M (2659)
Maalot-Tarshiha 2008 (6) 1/2}) 9... Ne4 10. Be3 Qd6 11. Rc1 Qxa3 12. bxa3 Nd6
13. Ne5 Bd7 14. Nxc4 Nf5 {Gustafsson,J (2616)-Khenkin,I (2604) GER-ch 76th
Altenkirchen 2005 (5) 1/2}) (8... O-O 9. Nxc4 Ne4 10. O-O {Kohlweyer,B (2435)
-Farago,I (2491) Liechtenstein op 27th 2009 (6) 1/2} (10. Nfe5 $5 {[%cal Gg2e4,
Ge5c6]} Nxd2 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. Qb4 Nc4 14. Qxc4 Rb8 15. Qc3 Qb6 (
15... Ba6))) 9. Nxc4 $1 $146 {Une forte amélioration} (9. Qxc4 O-O 10. Rd1 Bd7
11. Qc2 Qe7 12. Nc4 b5 13. Ne3 Nb4 14. Qb3 a5 15. a3 a4 16. Qc3 Ne4 17. Qc1 Nd5
18. O-O Nxd2 19. Qxd2 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 b4 21. Ne5 bxa3 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. bxa3 Rb3
{Beliavsky,A (2645)-Farago,I (2530)/Hungary 1998/1/2-1/2 (53)}) 9... b5 10.
Nxd6+ cxd6 11. Qc2 {[%cal Gc2c6]} Bb7 (11... Qb6 {[%cal Gb6c6,Gb6b5]} 12. O-O
Bb7 13. Rac1 (13. Bg5 Nd7 (13... O-O 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qe4 f5 16. Qh4 {[%cal
Gf3g5]} f6 17. d5 $1) (13... Nb4 14. Qb3 Nbd5 15. a4 O-O 16. axb5 h6 17. Bxf6
Nxf6 18. Qa4 {[%csl Ra7]} Bd5 $11 {[%csl Rb5]}) 14. Rac1) 13... O-O) 12. O-O
$14 Ne7 13. Rfc1 $32 {[%cal Ga2a4,Ga1a7]} Rc8 (13... O-O {Plus simple}) 14. Qd3
{[%csl Rb5]} (14. Qb3) 14... Qd7 15. Qa3 $5 (15. Rxc8+ Nxc8 {[%csl Rc8]} (15...
Qxc8 16. Rc1 $32) 16. Bg5 O-O 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. e4 $14 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4][%cal
Ga1c1]}) 15... O-O 16. Qxa7 $5 {complique la position} (16. Bf4 $5 {[%csl Rd6]}
Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 Rd8 18. Bg5 (18. Qa5 {[%cal Gc1c7]} Bc6 (18... Nc6 19. Qxb5)))
16... Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 Ra8 18. Ne5 $8 (18. Qb6 Nfd5) 18... Rxa7 19. Nxd7 Bxg2 $2
(19... Ne8 {Evite l'échec intermédiaire}) 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Kxg2 $16 Rxa2 22.
Bh6 $1 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gc1c8] Très désagréable pour les Noirs} Ra8 23. e4 {
[%csl Gd5,Re7,Gf5]} Rc8 24. Ra1 (24. Rxc8+ $5 Nxc8 25. f3 Nb6 {[%cal Gb6c4]}
26. b3 {[%csl Rb6,Gh6] Le N privé des cases centrales est complètement dominé
par le B}) 24... f5 25. Bg5 $1 (25. f3 fxe4 26. fxe4 Rc2+) 25... Kf8 26. Bxe7+
Kxe7 27. exf5 exf5 $14 {"Toutes les finales de R sont nulles" mais la
structure Noire donne des petites chances aux Blancs.} 28. Ra5 $1 Rb8 29. Kf3
Ke6 30. Ke3 (30. Kf4 $143 Kd5 31. Ra7 Kxd4 32. Rxf7 Rc8 {[%cal Gc8c2]}) 30...
Rb7 31. Ra8 Kd5 32. Kd3 f4 33. g4 f6 34. Rh8 Re7 35. Rb8 $1 Kc6 36. Rf8 Rg7 37.
h3 Rg6 {L'activité est souvent un facteur décisif en finale de R} (37... h5 $5
38. f3 hxg4 39. hxg4 Re7 40. Rxf6 Re3+ 41. Kd2 Rxf3 42. g5 Kd5 43. g6 Rg3 44.
Rxf4 Rxg6 $11) 38. Ke4 Rh6 39. Rc8+ Kb6 40. Rc3 $36 {[%csl Gc3,Rh6]} b4 41. Rd3
(41. Rb3) 41... Kc6 42. d5+ Kc5 43. Kxf4 {[%csl Rc5,Gf4,Gg4,Gh3] Le K noir est
assez éloigné de l'aile-roi et la majorité des Blancs a des bonnes chances} Rg6
44. h4 Kc4 45. Rd2 Kb3 $2 46. Kf5 $18 {[%csl Rf6,Rg6]} Ka2 47. f4 {[%cal Gh4h5]
} Rg8 48. Ke6 Rxg4 49. Kxd6 Rxf4 50. Kc5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Salgado Lopez, Ivan"]
[Black "Libiszewski, Fabien"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[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 {[%emt 0:00:31]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:
31]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 5. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} (5. Qa4+ $143 Nbd7 6. Bg2 a6
7. Nc3 Rb8 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qd3 Bb7 $11) 5... Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} (5... Bb4+ 6.
Nbd2 b5 (6... c3 7. bxc3 Bxc3 8. Rb1 Ne4 9. Qc2 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 Bxd2+ 11. Bxd2
O-O 12. Bf4 $14 {Bologan}) 7. O-O O-O 8. a4 c6 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. e4 Nbd7 11. e5
Nd5 12. Ne4 $44 {[%csl Rb7,Rh7][%cal Ge4g5];Carlsen,M (2714)-Ivanisevic,I 
(2607) EU-chT (Men) 16th 2007 (9.1) 0-1}) 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:31]} (6. Qa4 {
L'alternative qui est moins risquée car en jouant oo, les Blancs ne peuvent
pas récupérer le P et c'est un véritable gambit} Bb4+ (6... Rb8) 7. Bd2 Nd5 (
7... Bd6 {[%cal Ge6e5]} 8. Qxc4 O-O 9. O-O e5 $132 {[%cal Gc8g4]}) 8. Bxb4 (8.
Qb5 O-O (8... Bxd2+ 9. Nbxd2 c3 10. bxc3 Nxc3 11. Qd3 Nd5 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfc1
{Ponomariov,R (2743)-Frolyanov,D (2610) RUS-chT Olginka 2011 (3) 1/2}) 9. Qxc4
Nb6 10. Qd3 e5 11. Nxe5 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 Nb4 (12... Nxd4) 13. Qc3 Qxd4 14. Qxd4
Nc2+ 15. Kd1 Nxd4 16. e3 Nf5 17. Ke2 (17. Rc1 c6) (17. Nd3) 17... Re8) 8...
Ndxb4 9. O-O Bd7 (9... Rb8 10. Nc3 a6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Bxc6 bxc6
14. Qxc4 Rxb2 15. Rab1 Rb6 $11) 10. Ne5 a5 11. Nxd7 $14 {Mikhalevski,V (2532)
-Beshukov,S (2428) EU-ch 1st Saint Vincent 2000 (11) 1-0}) 6... Rb8 {[%emt 0:
02:51][%cal Gb7b5]} 7. e3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} (7. Nc3 b5 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7
10. Qd4 $44 {[%csl Re8]} (10. Qc2 $5 Bb4 11. Rd1 {Wang Yue (2734)-Ni Hua (2646)
CHN-ch Xinghua Jiangsu 2011 (1) 1/2} (11. a4 a6 12. Be3 Bb7 13. Bxb7 Rxb7 14.
Qe4 Qc8 15. Rfd1 c6 16. Qg4 {[%csl Rg7] Naiditsch CE Mai 2011}))) 7... b5 {
[%emt 0:00:31] Le thème de la variante pour s'accrocher au P mais les Blancs
ont des bonnes compensations} (7... a6) 8. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:01][%cal Gf1d1]} Bb7
{[%emt 0:11:01]} ({RR} 8... Bd6 9. Rd1 O-O 10. e4 Be7 11. h4 Nb4 12. Ne1 c5 13.
Bf4 Rb7 14. dxc5 Rd7 15. Nc3 Bxc5 16. Rxd7 Bxd7 17. Rd1 Qb6 18. a3 Nc6 19. e5
Nd5 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Nxd5 Qb7 22. Be3 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 {Kozul,Z (2569)-Beliavsky,
A (2668)/Bled 2001/EXT 2002/1-0 (43)}) (8... Be7) (8... a6) 9. b3 $1 {[%emt 0:
03:01] Dans cet ordre de coups, c'est une nouveauté} cxb3 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 10.
axb3 {[%emt 0:00:01][%csl Ga1]} a6 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 11. Bd2 {[%emt 0:05:31]} (
11. Bb2 {Burmakin,V (2554)-Saric,A (2447) Nova Gorica op-A 10th 2005 (4) 1/2})
(11. Nc3 Bb4 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rfd1 {[%cal Ge3e4]} Qe7 14. e4 $44) 11... Ne4 $146
{[%emt 0:06:31]} (11... Nb4 {Kanep,M (2532)-Jumabayev,R (2547) Khanty-Mansiysk
ol (Men) 39th 2010 (7.2) 1/2}) 12. Rc1 {[%emt 0:04:31]} Nxd2 {[%emt 0:02:31]} (
12... Bd6) 13. Nbxd2 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 14. Ne5 {[%emt 0:01:
31]} Bxg2 {[%emt 0:09:31]} 15. Kxg2 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Qd5+ {[%emt 0:00:31]} 16.
e4 $1 {[%emt 0:02:31]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:01:31]} (16... Qxd4 $6 17. Ndf3 {[%csl Re8]
} Qd8 18. Nc6 $1 Nxc6 19. Rxc6 $32 {[%csl Ra6,Re8]}) 17. Qf3 $44 {[%emt 0:09:
31][%cal Gf3f7,Gf3b7]} (17. d5 $5 {[%cal Ge2e8] Un coup thématique en
particulier avec le K noir resté au centre} Bd6 (17... exd5 $6 18. exd5 Nxd5 (
18... Qxd5+ 19. Ndf3) 19. Nc6+) 18. Nc6 Nxc6 19. Rxc6 {[%csl Ra6]} O-O 20.
Raxa6 $36 {[%cal Gd2f3,Gf3d4]}) 17... c6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 18. Qc3 {[%emt 0:04:
31][%csl Rc6]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 19. d5 $1 {[%emt 0:01:31][%cal Gc3c8]} c5 {
[%emt 0:04:31]} 20. dxe6 {[%emt 0:03:31]} fxe6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 21. Qf3 {
[%emt 0:00:31]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:02:31]} 22. Qh5+ {[%emt 0:00:31][%cal Ge5g6]} g6 {
[%emt 0:00:31]} 23. Qh3 $1 {[%emt 0:00:31][%csl Rc8,Re6,Re8]} (23. Nxg6 Qf7 $1)
23... Bxe5 {[%emt 0:02:31]} 24. Qxe6+ {[%emt 0:00:31]} Qe7 $1 {[%emt 0:00:31]}
25. Qxc8+ {[%emt 0:00:31]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 26. Qg4 {[%emt 0:02:31]} Bxa1 {
[%emt 0:01:31]} 27. Rxa1 {[%emt 0:00:31] L'égalité matérielle a été rétablie
mais le K Blanc est plus en sécurité que celui du français} Kg7 {[%emt 0:03:31]
} 28. Nf3 {[%emt 0:02:31]} h5 $6 {[%emt 0:02:45][%csl Rg5]} 29. Qf4 {[%emt 0:
03:31]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:02:31]} 30. Qe3 $1 $14 {[%emt 0:02:31][%csl Rc5,Ge3][%cal
Gf3g5]} Nc2 {[%emt 0:05:31]} (30... Rd8 31. Ng5) 31. Qc3+ {[%emt 0:01:31]} Qf6
{[%emt 0:01:31]} 32. Qxf6+ {[%emt 0:01:31]} Rxf6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 33. Rc1 {
[%emt 0:05:31]} Rxf3 $5 {[%emt 0:09:31] Les Noirs avaient beaucoup de temps
pour calculer les conséquences du sacrifice de qualité} 34. Kxf3 {[%emt 0:02:
31]} Nd4+ {[%emt 0:00:31]} 35. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nxb3 $44 {[%emt 0:00:01]
[%csl Gc5]} 36. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} (36... c4 37. Rd7+
Kf8) 37. Rc1 {[%emt 0:03:31]} (37. e5 $5 {[%csl Gf6][%cal Ge3e4,Ge4d5]}) 37...
Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 38. Rd1 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 39. Kd3 {
[%emt 0:00:31]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 40. Kc3 {[%emt 0:12:31]} (40. f4 $5 {
Les Blancs ont aussi une majorité а mobiliser}) 40... Kf6 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 41.
f4 {[%emt 0:27:45]} a4 {[%emt 0:39:31] La majorité devient dangereuse} 42. Kb2
{[%emt 0:00:31]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 43. g4 $5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:
00:31]} 44. Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:31]} b4 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 45. Rxg4 {[%emt 0:00:31]}
a3+ $6 {[%emt 0:03:31]} (45... Kf6) (45... c4 $142 {[%csl Ga3,Gb3,Gc3,Gd3]} 46.
Rxg6+ Kf7 {S.MAZE}) 46. Ka2 {[%emt 0:01:45]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:03:31]} 47. h4 {
[%emt 0:07:45]} c4 {[%emt 0:03:31]} 48. f5 $1 {[%emt 0:00:31][%csl Gh4][%cal
Gh4h8,Gg4d4]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} (48... gxf5 $2 49. exf5 {[%csl Rc4][%cal
Gg4d4]}) 49. Rxg6+ $6 {[%emt 0:01:31]} (49. e5+ $142 Kxf5 50. Rxc4 {[%csl Rb4]
[%cal Gc4c5]}) 49... Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 50. Rg3 {[%emt 0:03:31]} b3+ {
[%emt 0:00:31]} 51. Rxb3 $1 cxb3+ {[%emt 0:00:31]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.04.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Smirnov, Artem"]
[Black "Popov, Valerij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[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. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 {[%cal Gb8c6,Gb7b5]} (5...
Nc6 6. Qa4 (6. O-O a6 {Souvent une simple transposition avec la partie et la
théorie considère que la variante 6.OO est trop risquée pour les Blancs. En
jouant a6 avant Nc6, les Noirs évitent la variante Qa4}) 6... Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5
8. Qb5 $13) (5... b5 6. a4 c6 7. O-O) 6. O-O (6. a4 {[%csl Gb5] L'alternative
qui empêche la poussée b5 mais en créant un trou en b4 et au prix d'un tempo
important.} Nc6 {[%csl Rb4]} 7. O-O Rb8 8. a5 Bb4 $132 {[%csl Ra5]}) (6. Ne5
Bb4+ (6... c5 7. Be3 Nd5) 7. Nc3 Nd5 8. O-O (8. Bd2 b5) 8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3
10. Rb1 Qxd4 {La variante а la mode} 11. Qa4+ b5 12. Qa3 Qxe5 13. Bf4 $13 {
Avrukh,B (2596)-Naiditsch,A (2712) CRO-chT1A 21st 2012 (1.11) 0-1}) 6... Nc6 (
6... b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. a4 (8. b3 cxb3 9. Qxb3 Be7 (9... f6 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Nd3)
10. Rd1 (10. Nc3 {Karner,H (2390)-Machulsky,A Tallinn2 1985 0-1}) 10... O-O 11.
Nc3 Bb7 12. Bf4 (12. e4) 12... f6 13. Nd3 $44) (8. Nc3 Bb7 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. b3
(10. e4) 10... f6 (10... c3 11. e4 dxe4 12. Qh5 g6 13. Nxg6 $40 {Vainerman,I 
(2200)-Novikov,I (2490) UKR-ch Kiev 1986 (3) 0-1}) 11. e4 $1 {[%csl Re8][%cal
Gd1h5]} g6 12. exd5 $44 {Gulko,B (2490)-Novikov,I (2280) URS-ch sf Volgodonsk
1983 0-1}) 8... Bb7 9. b3 $44 {Primel,D (2082)-Donchenko,A (2460) Nantes op
4th 2005 (2) 1/2}) 7. Nc3 (7. e3 {[%cal Gd1e2] La grande ligne} Bd7 8. Qe2 (8.
Nc3 Nd5 9. Nd2 (9. Qe2 Bb4 $132)) (8. Nbd2 $6 b5 9. e4 (9. Ne5 Nd5 10. e4) 9...
Be7 10. d5 exd5 11. exd5 Nb4 $15) 8... b5 9. Rd1 (9. b3) (9. Ne5 Nd5 10. Nxd7
Qxd7 11. Rd1 Rd8 (11... Be7 12. b3 $44 {Spassov}) 12. b3 c3 {Toshkov,T-Spassov,
L Albena 1985} (12... cxb3 13. axb3 Ncb4 14. e4 Nf6 $13))) (7. a4 Rb8 8. a5 Bb4
9. Qc2 (9. Qa4) 9... Nxa5 (9... O-O 10. Qxc4 Qd5 (10... Qe7 {[%cal Ge7b4,Ge6e5]
}) 11. Qd3 (11. Nbd2 Bxa5 12. e4) 11... Nxa5 (11... Bxa5 12. Ng5 Qxd4 13. Bxc6
{[%csl Ra5]} Qxd3 14. exd3 Bb6 15. Bg2) (11... e5 12. Nc3) 12. Bf4 $44 {
[%csl Rc7,Ge5][%cal Gb1c3]}) 10. Qa4+ Nc6 11. Ne5 Nd5 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Qxc6+
Bd7 14. Qxc4 O-O 15. Rd1 c5 16. e4 Nb6 17. Qb3 Qe7 18. Bf4 Ra8 19. d5 c4 $6 (
19... exd5 $142 20. exd5 Bg4 21. Rc1 {Raetsky}) 20. d6 $40 {Gleizerov,E (2540)
-Ivanov,S (2470) Slupsk op 1992 1-0}) 7... Rb8 {[%cal Gb7b5]} 8. e4 Be7 (8...
b5 {Plus risqué} 9. d5 $1 $36 {[%csl Re8]}) 9. Qe2 {[%cal Ge2c4,Gf1d1] Comme
souvent dans ce genre de position, les Blancs ont des bonnes compensations
avec une avance de développement et le centre} Nxd4 {Jouant pour le gain et
les Blancs doivent maintenant justifier le sacrifice des deux P} (9... b5 {
L'alternative}) 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Rd1 Qc5 12. Be3 (12. e5 Nd7 13. Bf4 O-O 14.
Ne4 (14. Rd2 Nb6 15. Rad1 $32 {Brunello,S (2467)-Rombaldoni,D (2484) ITA-ch sf
70th 2010 (4) 1/2}) 14... Qa5 15. Qh5 {Ponomariov,R (2737)-Ivanchuk,V (2748)
Amber-rapid 19th 2010 (6) 1/2}) 12... Qa5 (12... Qb4 13. e5 Nd7 14. Qg4 $44 {
[%csl Rg7];Adrian,C (2270)-Kohlweyer,B (2365) Lyngby op 1989 (5) 0-1}) 13. Bd2
{[%cal Gc3d5,Gd2a5]} (13. Qxc4 e5 {[%cal Gc8e6]} (13... b5 $11 {[%cal Gc8b7]})
14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Rxd5 {[%csl Ra5]} Be6 16. Rxa5 Bxc4 17. Rxe5 $14 f6 18. Rxe7+
$5 Kxe7 19. Rc1 Bxa2 (19... b5 20. b3) 20. Rxc7+ $44 {[%csl Ge3];Riazantsev,A 
(2599)-Milov,V (2645) Venaco op rapid 2005 (6) 1/2}) 13... Qh5 $1 {[%csl Rh2]
[%cal Gf6g4] Force le Bg2 а occuper une position instable} 14. Bf3 Qc5 15. e5
$146 (15. Be3 Qa5 (15... Qb4 16. a3 Qb3 17. Bf4 $44) 16. Bd2 {Gleizerov,E 
(2540)-Ivanov,S (2470) Slupsk op 1992 1-0} (16. Qxc4 O-O 17. Ba7 b5) (16. Ba7
$5 Ra8 17. Be3 O-O (17... Nd7 18. Qxc4 Ne5 {[%csl Rf3]}) 18. Qxc4 b5 19. Qc6
Rb8 20. e5 Bb7 21. Qxb7 Rxb7 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Bxb7 b4 (23... Bxc3 24. bxc3
Qxc3 25. Rac1) 24. Ne4 Bxb2 $13)) (15. Rac1 $1 {Un coup naturel pour terminer
le développement et les Noirs doivent jouer trés précis.} O-O (15... b5 $6 16.
Be3 Qb4 17. a3) (15... Nd7 16. Be3 Qb4 17. a3 Qb3 18. e5 $1 O-O (18... Nxe5 19.
Be4 {[%cal Ge4c2]} Bd7 (19... Nd3) (19... O-O 20. Bc2) 20. Bd4 Nd3 $1 {Les
Noirs sont contraint de rendre du matériel pour éviter la menace Bc2})) 16. Be3
Qb4 17. a3 Qb3 18. e5 Nd7 19. Be4 {[%cal Ge4c2]} c5 20. f4 (20. Bc2 Qb6 21. Ne4
$1 {[%cal Ge4d6,Ge4g5,Ge4f6,Ge4c5]}) 20... Rd8 (20... b5 21. Bc2) 21. Rd2 {
[%cal Gc1d1]} (21. Bc2)) 15... Nd7 {[%cal Gd7e5,Gd7b6]} (15... Nd5 $143 16.
Nxd5 exd5 17. Be3 Qa5 18. Rxd5 $36) 16. Ne4 $44 {Les Blancs doivent jouer de
manière active pour garder l'initiative car si les Noirs ont le temps de
roquer, les compensations seront insuffisantes.} Qb5 (16... Qxe5 17. Bc3 {
[%csl Rg7]} (17. Bf4)) 17. a4 (17. Bc3 {[%cal Gc3e5,Ga2a4]} Bb4 $5 (17... O-O
18. a4 Qb3 19. Nd2 Qb6 20. Nxc4) (17... Nxe5 18. Bg2 {[%cal Gf2f4,Gc3g7]} f6 (
18... O-O 19. a4) 19. a4 Qb6 20. Bd4 $44 (20. Nd2 {[%cal Gd2c4,Gc3e5]})) 18.
Bd4 Nxe5 19. a4 Qa5 20. Rac1 O-O $15 {[%cal Ge5f3]}) 17... Qxb2 $13 18. Rab1
Qc2 19. Bg2 {Illustrant le problème d'avoir joué Bf3 car la menace Ne5 serait
trés forte} (19. Rbc1 Qd3 20. Rxc4 Qxe2 21. Bxe2 c5 $17 (21... Nxe5 22. Rxc7))
19... O-O 20. Qh5 f5 (20... f6 21. Rbc1 Qxa4 22. Bf4 Ba3 23. Ra1 Nb6 {La suite
saisie а tort par la FFE} 24. Bc1 Qe8 25. Qxe8 Rxe8 26. Bxa3 fxe5) 21. Rbc1 $6
(21. exf6 Nxf6 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Rbc1 Qf5) 21... Qxa4 22. Bg5 $2 (22. Ra1 $8
Qc2 (22... Qb5 23. Rab1 g6 (23... Qd5 24. Ng5) 24. Qe2 fxe4 25. Rxb5 axb5 26.
Bh6 $13 {Si les Noirs arrivent а coordonner leurs pièces, ils doivent
probablement valoriser le matériel car les P passés de l'aile-dame sont trés
forts mais pour l'instant le GMI reste en retard de développement et la
position n'est pas claire.}) 23. Ng5 Bxg5 24. Qxg5 (24. Bxg5 Nxe5 {[%cal Ge5d3]
}) 24... h6 (24... Nxe5 25. Rac1 Qa4 26. Bc3 {[%csl Re5,Rg7]} Ng6 27. h4 $44 {
[%cal Gh4h5]} Qa3 28. h5 Qe7 29. Qe3 Nh8 30. h6 gxh6 31. Qa7 $1 {[%csl Rb8]}
Bd7 32. Qd4 {[%cal Gd4d7,Gd4h8]}) 25. Qe7 Rf7 26. Qd8+ {[%csl Rb8,Rc8]}) 22...
Ba3 23. Ra1 Nxe5 24. Bc1 Qe8 25. Qxe8 Rxe8 26. Bxa3 fxe4 27. Bxe4 Nd3 0-1

[Event "World-ch Kramnik-Topalov +3-3=6"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2006.09.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2006.09.23"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The match had a promising start: 75 moves of uncompromising battle, abrupt
changes in the course of the game and... a decisive result. It could have all
ended in an "interesting draw" right after the first time control if Black had
been any other player than Topalov. For Kramnik, the general pattern must be
quite familiar. Two years ago in Brissago, he also won the first game of his
match with Leko after his opponent overstepped the limit of admissible risk.} 
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 {This line is
rarely seen in normal tournaments, but has been submitted to some intense
theoretical discussion in recent high level events. What makes Topalov's
choice more interesting is that Kramnik had employed this line with Black, too.
} 7. Qc2 ({The other popular continuation is} 7. O-O O-O {is better.} ({
Now, it is premature to defend the c4-pawn before it is attacked:} 7... b5 $2
8. a4 $1 Bxd2 (8... c6 9. axb5 {[%csl Yb4][%cal Ra1a8] /\Bxb4} Bxd2 10. Nfxd2
$1 {[%cal Rg2a8]}) 9. Nfxd2 Ra7 10. axb5 Qxd4 11. Na3 Bb7 12. Bxb7 Rxb7 13.
Ndxc4 $16 {1-0 Genov,P-Kuzev,J/BUL-ch 1995/EXT 97 (29)}) 8. Nc3 (8. Qc2 {
1/2-1/2 Karpov,A (2710)-Piket,J (2615)/Monte Carlo 1999/CBM 070/[Piket] (43)})
8... Nc6 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Nd5 11. Bd2 b5 12. e4 Nb6 13. Be3 Bb7 14. Qc2 Ne7
15. Rad1 $44 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,E (2709)-Kramnik,V (2754)/Monte Carlo 2005/CBM
105 ext (36) White has adequate compensation for the exchange due to his
strong pawn centre and pair of bishops. However, Black's position is quite
solid.}) (7. Na3 {looks like a tempting alternative. 'Ribli'} Bxa3 8. bxa3 O-O
(8... a4 $1 {as suggested by Psakhis would have allowed Black to consolidate
his queenside by a further ...b5, without fearing the undermining of the
b5-pawn.}) 9. Qc2 b5 10. a4 (10. Ne5 Nd5 11. Rb1 c6 12. O-O $44) 10... c6 11.
Rb1 Ba6 12. a3 $1 $44 (12. Ne5 b4 $132) 12... Nbd7 13. O-O Rb8 14. Rfd1 Qb6 15.
e4 h6 (15... Rfe8 16. e5 Nd5 17. Ng5 $44) 16. Bc3 (16. Bf4 b4 $1) 16... Qc7 17.
axb5 cxb5 18. d5 {/\Nd4} e5 19. Nh4 Kh7 20. Qd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Marin,M-Psakhis,L/
rpd. 25', WorldChessNetwork.com 2005 (32)}) 7... Bxd2+ {Facing White with the
task of taking an early decision.} (7... Nc6 {leads to a position that is
usually achieved from the Bogo-Indian defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4 4.
Bd2 a5 5.g3 d5 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.Qc2 dxc4 8.Qxc4 Qd5 9.Qd3.}) 8. Qxd2 $5 {This move
is in slight contradiction with the general rules of development: White moves
for the second time in a row with an already developed piece. Even more
paradoxical is the justification of such a decision: White intends to
effectuate a new series of 3 consecutive moves with the queen in order to win
the pawn back! In fact, moving around with the queen before the development of
the other pieces has been completed is quite typical for the Catalan, the most
recent example in Kramnik's practice being his game against Naiditsch from
Dortmund 2006. The explanation why such radical deviations from the normal
course of the game are viable is probably connected with what I would call
"The quality of development". Indeed, the Catalan bishop is sometimes so
strong that it can compensate for a delay in the mobilization of the other
forces.} ({The more natural} 8. Nbxd2 {allows Black maintain his extra pawn
with} b5 {and although White certainly gets compensation for it, for instance}
9. a4 c6 10. b3 cxb3 11. Nxb3 O-O 12. O-O Ba6 13. Nc5 Nbd7 14. Rfd1 $44 {
1/2-1/2 Avrukh,B (2614)-Eljanov,P (2629)/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104 (23). it was
just sufficient for a draw.}) 8... c6 ({Black cannot achieve complete equality
by means of such neutral moves as} 8... b6 9. Ne5 Ra7 10. Na3 Bb7 11. Bxb7 Rxb7
12. Naxc4 O-O 13. O-O Qe7 14. Rfd1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Wojtkiewicz,A (2554)-Gulko,B 
(2585)/San Diego 2006/CBM 112 (31). with better development and an advantage
of space in the centre for White.}) 9. a4 b5 10. axb5 cxb5 11. Qg5 {We can see
a similar sortie by the queen in the Queen's Indian: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 b5 6.cxb5 Bxb5 7.Bg2 Bb4+ 8.Bd2 a5 9.Bxb4 axb4 10.Qd2 Nc6 and
now, precisely on the same 11th move, 11.Qg5, hitting g7 and b7, just like in
our game.} O-O {From structural point of view, both attacked pawns were quite
important, because the elimination of any of them would be equivalent to a
chronic weakening of the structure on that side.} ({Although for the purpose
of ensuring the safety of the king, the g7-pawn is of crucial importance,} 
11... b4 {is not completely out of place. Black's aim would be to maintain a
strong queen side majority.} 12. Ne5 (12. Qxg7 Rg8 13. Qh6 Bb7 {leaves Black
with viable play in a rather unbalanced position.}) 12... Ra7 13. Nxc4 Qxd4 $5
14. Nd6+ $5 Qxd6 15. Qxg7 Rg8 16. Qxf6 Nd7 17. Qh4 Qe5 $13 {with a fairly
unbalanced position.}) 12. Qxb5 {From the static point of view, White has a
great position. His structure is more compact and his queen's knight has a
perfect blocking square on c3. Black's chances consist mainly of dynamic play.}
Ba6 $146 {This novelty could hardly have come as a surprise to Kramnik, since
it is Fritz' first option. Black intends to win some time for his development
by chasing the enemy queen.} (12... Na6 $6 {fails to question the viability of
the enemy queen's incursion.} 13. Qxc4 Nb4 14. Qb3 e5 15. Nxe5 Rb8 16. O-O Qxd4
17. Rxa5 Be6 18. Qc3 Qd8 19. Rc5 $16 {1-0 Grischuk,A (2719)-Moiseenko,A (2662)/
Sochi 2006/CBM 111 ext (102)}) 13. Qa4 {With his development as yet incomplete,
White does not feel ready to embark in forced tactical battles.} ({However,
since after the game continuation he will not manage to obtain an advantage,} 
13. Qxa5 {deserves to be taken into consideration.} Bb7 14. Qxd8 Rxa1 $1 15.
Qxf8+ {White has to return the material, otherwise he would end up under very
dangerous attack.} (15. Qb6 $2 Rxb1+ 16. Kd2 c3+ $1 $17 {and a fork on d5 will
soon win the queen.}) (15. Qc7 $2 Rxb1+ 16. Kd2 Rxb2+ 17. Kc1 c3 18. Qxc3 Rxe2
$17 {with very strong threats in conditions of approximate material equality.})
15... Kxf8 16. O-O {This is the most natural move, but removing the king from
the centre is a far from one-sided decision from the perspective of the
approaching endgame.} ({An interesting alternative would be} 16. Kd2 Ra2 17.
Rc1 {in order to maintain the e2-pawn defended with the king. However, this
would leave the g2-bishop undefended, which would restrict White's active
possibilities.}) 16... Ra2 {Black will most likely win his pawn back, but
White can count on a small achievement, too: he has almost completed his
development and maintained the control of the c3-square at the same time.} 17.
Ne5 (17. Nbd2 {is met by} Bxf3 $1 {when each way to re-capture has its
drawbacks. In principle, it would be desirable to maintain the c4-pawn under
pressure, but} 18. Bxf3 {allows} c3 $1 19. Nc4 cxb2 20. Kg2 Ra4 $11 {with
complete simplifications and a draw.}) (17. Rc1 Rxb2 18. e3 {leaves the
f2-square vulnerable, for instance} Nbd7 19. Nbd2 Ng4 $1 {and White cannot
free himself easily.}) 17... Ba6 (17... Bd5 18. Nc3 Rxb2 19. e4 $14) 18. Nc3
Rxb2 19. Rb1 {It is important to exchange or at least drive back the active
black rook.} Rxb1+ (19... Rb3 20. Rc1 Nfd7 21. f4 $14 {followed by the
centralisation of the king.}) 20. Nxb1 Nd5 21. Bxd5 (21. e4 $2 c3 $1 $19) 21...
exd5 22. Nc3 $14 {White has a minimal but stable advantage. The main
achievement of the early queen's manoeuvre, namely the control of the
c3-square, has been preserved until very deep in the endgame. However, it is
not easy to evaluate whether he has real chances for a win. Black has a passed
pawn after all, which considerably restricts White's active possibilities.})
13... Qb6 14. O-O ({The immediate} 14. Nbd2 {deserves to be mentioned.} Bb5 $1
(14... Qxb2 $2 15. Rb1 Qc3 16. O-O $18 {[%csl Yc3][%cal Gf1c1]}) (14... Nc6 $6
15. Nxc4 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Rfc8 17. O-O Ne7 18. Qa2 Rc2 19. Qa3 Ned5 (19... Ra7 $6
20. b4 $1 a4 21. Rfc1 Rxe2 $6 22. Bf1 Re4 23. Bd3 Rg4 24. h3 $16 {traps the
rook.}) 20. Rfc1 Rxe2 21. Qxa5 Qxa5 22. Rxa5 Rd8 23. Rb5 Ne4 24. Ne5 $14 {
Black does not seem to have enough for the pawn.}) 15. Qa2 (15. Qa3 Nc6 16. Rc1
Rad8 17. e3 Qa6 {In this line, we can notice the main drawback of the
development of the knight to d2: the c3-square is not blocked, which makes
castling slightly problematic.}) 15... Nc6 16. Nxc4 Qd8 $11 17. Rd1 $2 Nb4 18.
Qb3 Nfd5 $1 {/\a4} 19. Rc1 Rc8 20. Nfd2 Nb6 $17) 14... Qxb2 15. Nbd2 Bb5 16.
Nxc4 {A forced move, but I cannot help thinking that after capturing this pawn,
White will not anjoy stability on c3 for his knights any more.} Bxa4 17. Nxb2
Bb5 {Finally, the piece in which White has invested 5 tempi of development has
been exchanged. White has a nice pawn structure and, after the next move,
strong pressure along the h1-a8 diagonal. However, Black's a-pawn should not
be underestimated. In order to block it or simply capture it, White will need
to concentrate a considerable amount of resources on the queenside, leaving
the other wing slightly weakened. Compared with the final position of the
variation given in the notes to White's 13th move, the relation between the
black bishop and the white queen's knight is reversed. Here, the bishop is
dominating the knight.} 18. Ne5 Ra7 19. Bf3 Nbd7 20. Nec4 {One important
aspect is that all the outposts for the minor pieces offered by the central
chain of pawns are a bit too far from the passed pawn. The knight only enjoys
relative stability on c4.} (20. Nxd7 Nxd7 (20... Bxd7 21. Ra3 $14 {[%csl Ga5]
[%cal Yf1a1,Yb2d3,Yd3c5]}) 21. Rfb1 $5 {[%csl Gb5][%cal Yb2d1,Yd1c3]} Rc8 {
Apparently, the only way to maintain the balance even. The bishop needs
support along the c-file.} (21... a4 22. Nd1 Bc4 23. Ne3 $16 Bb3 $2 24. Rxb3
$18) (21... Rb8 22. Nd1 Rb6 23. Ra3 $14) (21... e5 22. Nd1 e4 23. Rxb5 exf3 24.
exf3 Rfa8 25. Nc3 Kf8 26. Ra4 Ke7 27. Kf1 $16) 22. Nd1 Bc6 (22... Bc4 23. Ne3
$16 {/\Rb7}) 23. Rc1 Rac7 (23... Bb7 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Nc3 Nf6 26. Kf1 Bd7 27.
Ke1 Kf8 28. Kd2 Ke7 29. e4 Bc6 30. Kd3 $14 a4 $6 31. Ra3 Rb7 32. Bd1 $16 Rb2
$140 33. Ke3) 24. Rxc6 Rxc6 25. Bxc6 Rxc6 $11 {Now, the position has been
simplified even further and White's advantage in space becomes less relevant.
Black should not face too big a problem.} 26. Rxa5 $2 Rc1 27. Ra8+ Nf8 $19)
20... Rb8 {Defending the a5-pawn by indirect means.} ({As pointed out by GM
Lupulescu, this is an attempt to take over the initiative already. Black could
have forced a draw with} 20... Rc7 {for instance} 21. Ne3 (21. Nxa5 Bxe2 22.
Bxe2 Rc2 $15 {leaves White with a weak pawn on d4, while his piece activity is
of temporary nature.}) 21... e5 $1 22. Rxa5 exd4 23. Nf5 Rc5 24. Nxd4 Bxe2 $1
25. Rxc5 Bxf1 $11 {Lupulescu}) 21. Rfb1 ({Kramnik could hardly have considered
the possibility of starting the (probably successful) fight for a draw with} 
21. Rxa5 {at such an early stage of the game and match.} Rxa5 22. Nxa5 Bxe2 $15
) 21... g5 $5 {A multi-purpose move. Black avoids any back rank problems,
opens a path for the king's activation and questions White's stability on the
kingisde. In the long run, the operation initiated by the advance of this pawn
will put White under serious pressure.} 22. e3 ({White could have prevented
the further advance of the g-pawn by means of} 22. h3 h5 23. Ne3 {. However,
it is not clear how he would have continued if Black had just gradually
improved his position by means of} a4 (23... e5 {is premature because of} 24.
dxe5 g4 25. hxg4 hxg4 26. Bg2 Nxe5 27. Nbc4 $14 {when Black will most likely
lose his a-pawn.}) 24. Ra3 Kg7 $13) 22... g4 23. Bd1 {The most consequent
continuation. White intends to prove that placing the bishop on f3 was just an
intermediate phase in the process of its further activation. Among others, the
a4-square is taken under control. The main drawback of the bishop retreat
consists of the fact that it leaves the long diagonal undefended.} ({However,
in the case of} 23. Bg2 {followed by an eventual move with the c4-knight,
Black could play ...Be2 followed by ...Bf3, with a similar situation as in the
game.}) 23... Bc6 24. Rc1 ({Again, the pawn is taboo.} 24. Nxa5 $2 Be4 $17)
24... Be4 25. Na4 {Finally, White has reached some queenside stability.
However, after placing the knight on a4 the pressure against the a5-knight is
released, allowing Black more freedom of action.} Rb4 26. Nd6 Bf3 $5 {This
certainly looks like a double-edged decision: will the pawn be a strength or a
weakness? The further course of the game offers us partial answers in both
ways. The pawn kept White passive for a long time but then perished without
glory after Black's first slip. However, further analysis proved that with
correct play Topalov's decision was entirely viable.} 27. Bxf3 gxf3 {For the
time being, we can notice that the pawn is not easy to attack and that it
causes White some back rank problems. Besides, if the d6-knight moves away,
the wonderful e4-square would become available to the black knights.} 28. Nc8 {
The adherents of the Catalan Opening like very much to place knights on the
c6-square, especially if they cannot be driven away easily. In this concrete
case, however, it is not clear yet whether this yields White any concrete
advantage, because the knight is too far from such important squares as e4 or
f3. Kramnik probably intended to put the a5-pawn under pressure in order to
eliminate it at any cost and reach absolute safety.} (28. e4 $5 {[%csl Gf3]
[%cal Ya1a3] Korotylev}) (28. Nc3 $5 {[%cal Yc3e4,Ye4d2,Ra5a4] Korotylev,
Notkin} Ra6 29. Nde4 Nxe4 30. Nxe4 a4 $132) 28... Ra8 29. Ne7+ Kg7 30. Nc6 Rb3
31. Nc5 {The other knight jumps forward, taking over the duties of his
colleague regarding the control of the e4-square.} Rb5 32. h3 $6 {This
over-cautious move could have led White to troubles.} ({As known, the best
form of defence is attack!} 32. Ra4 $5 Nxc5 33. dxc5 Nd7 34. Rac4 $1 $13 {
[%csl Rf3][%cal Yc6d4,Rc5c6] leaves White with active possibilities, although
the a-pawn remains quite dangerous.}) 32... Nxc5 33. Rxc5 (33. dxc5 Nd7 34. Ra4
(34. Nd4 Rxc5 35. Rxc5 Nxc5 36. Nxf3 a4 $17) 34... Nxc5 35. Rg4+ Kf8 36. Nd4 {
and now Black can save his hanging pieces with} Nd3 37. Rd1 Nb2 $15) 33... Rb2
{Suddenly, White has problems. The threat ...Ne4 is very strong.} 34. Rg5+ {
An apparently inoffensive intermediate check that faces Black with a far from
easy choice.} Kh6 $6 {The concrete reasons why this move reduces Black's
chances for success are not obvious yet.} ({However, intuitively} 34... Kf8 {
deserves to be preferred. The king has little chance of getting active
possibilities on the kingside, where it is restricted by the barrier created
by the g3- and h3-pawns and should rather aim to travel around the whole board
like Columbus, up to e2. Here is a possible continuation that illustrates
Black's chances:} 35. Rgxa5 (35. Raxa5 $2 Rxa5 36. Nxa5 Ne4 $19) 35... Rxa5 36.
Nxa5 (36. Rxa5 $2 Ne4 $19) 36... Ne4 37. Rf1 f6 38. Nc4 ({The main difference
compared to the game is that} 38. Nc6 {fails to restrict Black's activity, for
instance} Ke8 39. d5 e5 40. g4 Kd7 41. Na5 Rc2 42. Nc6 Kd6 $17) 38... Ra2 39.
Nb6 Ke7 40. Nc4 Kd7 41. Nb6+ Kc7 42. Nc4 Kc6 43. Rc1 {What else? The knight
was in danger already.} Kb5 $1 (43... Rxf2 $2 44. Nd2+ Kd5 45. Rc5+ Nxc5 46.
Kxf2 Ne4+ 47. Nxe4 Kxe4 48. g4 $11) 44. Rc2 Ra1+ 45. Kh2 Rf1 46. g4 Kb4 {
/\Kb3 and White is in big trouble. When moving his king to h6, Topalov might
have intended to restrict White's choice by attacking his rook. However, we
have seen from the previous lines that after ...Kf8 White could hardly have
deviated from the main course. Another possibility is that the FIDE World
Champion had not decided yet to play on in spite of being a pawn down 
(although knowing Topalov's reputation, I can hardly believe that!)}) 35. Rgxa5
Rxa5 36. Nxa5 Ne4 37. Rf1 Nd2 {I suspect that most of the spectators and
commentators were expecting a draw by repetition to follow soon. At least,
this was what I initially thought.} 38. Rc1 Ne4 39. Rf1 f6 {An important move,
preventing the enemy knight's transfer to e5, when the f3-pawn would be in
danger.} 40. Nc6 Nd2 41. Rd1 Ne4 42. Rf1 Kg6 {At this moment I understood that
we were going to have a long game. With such perfect coordination of his
pieces (R + N + P), Topalov correctly assumes that he can play for a win
without too much risk. He might have also thought that even if White would
hold a draw, it would useful to take the psychological initiative from the
very first game of the match.} 43. Nd8 {[%csl Re6,Rf7] When playing his 34th
move, Topalov must have underestimated the strength of the enemy knight, which,
in spite of being cut off his colleagues, is able to restrict Black's activity
by attacking the enemy pawns from behind, preventing the activation of the
king via f7 at the same time!} Rb6 {By employing the rook for the purpose of
defending the e6-pawn, Black allows the partial activation of the enemy rook.}
(43... e5 $5 {deserved serious attention. Even though the eventual exchange of
one pair of pawns would increase the "risk" of a draw in certain cases, White
would face serious problems saving his poorly coordinated army.} 44. Nc6 {
(Exchanging on e5 would not only open the king's access to the other wing via
f6, but also deprive the white knight of the c5-square.)} Kf5 45. Nd8 {
Continuing to cut the king's access off.} h5 {Playing for zugzwang.} ({Black
should not release the tension in the centre either.} 45... exd4 46. exd4 Rd2
47. Nc6 Ke6 48. Re1 Re2 49. Rf1 Kd5 50. Ne7+ Kxd4 51. Nf5+ Ke5 52. Ne3 {
would most probably lead to a draw.}) (45... Rc2 {is less accurate because it
allows} 46. Nb7 Ke6 47. Nc5+ Nxc5 48. dxc5 {when Black would retain just a
more pleasant position with} e4 $15 {but probably not more than that.}) 46. Nc6
({White should refrain from such moves as} 46. h4 {[%csl Gg4]}) 46... Ke6 47.
Nd8+ Ke7 48. Nc6+ Kd6 49. Na5 Kd5 {/\...Rb5. In order to save his knight,
White has to release the tension already.} 50. dxe5 fxe5 51. Rd1+ Ke6 52. Rf1
Rc2 53. Nb3 Kd5 $17 {and White is in serious trouble.}) 44. Rc1 h5 45. Ra1 h4 {
Apparently, Topalov was convinced that the shorter way to the enemy king is
the best.} ({He could have probably transposed to the previous variations with
} 45... e5 {still, initiating the long trip of the king.}) ({Re-directing the
king without the pawn exchange in the centre, starting with} 45... Kg7 {
would have been less promising if faced with adequate white defence.} 46. Rc1
Kf8 47. d5 $1 (47. Nc6 {would more or less transpose to the variation from the
comments on White's 34th move:} Ke8 48. Na5 Rb2 49. Nc4 Ra2 50. Rf1 Kd7 {
and so on.}) 47... exd5 (47... e5 48. Ne6+ Ke7 49. Ng7 {allows White to
eliminate the h5-pawn and get his knight on to a reasonable square at the same
time. It should be mentioned that if White had initiated the whole plan
without advancing the h-pawn, then Rc7+ followed by Rxh7 would have been
possible, while with the pawn on h6, White could play g4 and Nf5 in the
current position. Besides that, in all cases Nc5 would have been an
alternative, exchanging knights and retaining a cramped but defensible
position.}) 48. Nc6 Ng5 {Black has to react quickly in order to prevent Nd4.}
49. Kh2 Rb2 50. Rf1 Ne6 51. Kg1 Ke8 52. h4 $1 (52. Rd1 $2 Ng5 $1 $19) 52... Kd7
53. Rc1 {and White seems to be out of danger. Next, he could play Nd4, when
after ..Nxd4 exd4 the f3-pawn would be just as weak as the d4-pawn.}) 46. gxh4
Kh5 47. Ra2 Kxh4 48. Kh2 Kh5 49. Rc2 Kh6 {The rather tortuous path chosen by
Topalov for his king was dictated by the aim of putting White in zugzwang.
More about it later.} 50. Ra2 Kg6 51. Rc2 ({Actually, White could have
maintained his rook on the more active a2-square by playing} 51. Kg1 {when}
Rb1+ 52. Kh2 Rf1 $6 {does not work because of} 53. Nxe6) 51... Kf5 {Topalov
managed to play this move in a moment when the check on the fifth rank is not
available. However, it will be not easy to build on this partial success.} 52.
Ra2 {White can do very little apart from sit and wait.} Rb5 {Protecting the
king but releasing the knight from its cage.} 53. Nc6 Rb7 54. Ra5+ Kg6 55. Ra2
Kh5 $6 {After long manoeuvres, Black has managed to create the deadly threat ..
.Rg7-g2. However, White's (possibly) unexpected answer will mark the turning
point in the game.} ({A safer way to clear the g-file consisted of} 55... Kh6 {
Shipov, Sakaev and Yemelin found the following path to safety for White:} 56.
d5 $1 Rg7 $1 (56... exd5 57. Nd4) 57. dxe6 Rg2+ 58. Kh1 Kg7 $1 (58... Nxf2+ $6
59. Rxf2 Rxf2 60. e7) 59. Ra7+ Kg6 60. Ne7+ Kh6 61. Ra2 Nxf2+ (61... Ng3+ 62.
fxg3 Rxa2 63. Kg1) 62. Rxf2 Rxf2 63. Nf5+ Kg6 64. Nd6 $1 {[%csl Rf7][%cal
Ge6e7]} Rf1+ 65. Kh2 f2 66. e7 Rh1+ $1 67. Kg3 (67. Kxh1 f1=Q+ 68. Kh2 {
is also a draw}) 67... f1=Q 68. e8=Q+ Kh7 {with perpetual.}) 56. d5 $1 e5 ({
For the time being, Topalov reacts correctly.} 56... exd5 {loses the pride of
Black's position after} 57. Nd4) (56... Rg7 {also seems to keep Black in the
game after} 57. dxe6 Rg2+ 58. Kh1 Nxf2+ 59. Rxf2 Rxf2 60. e7 Rf1+ 61. Kh2 Rf2+
62. Kg3 Rg2+ 63. Kxf3 Rg8 {Black has managed to stop the pawn with a supreme
effort, but his position remains optically difficult. However, it is possible
to save the game with a certain degree of accuracy.} 64. Nd4 (64. Ke4 Kg6 65.
Kd5 Kf7 66. Kd6 {looks very promising for White, but Black has at his disposal
the only saving move} Rg3 {which enables him to control the e7-pawn from
behind.}) 64... Kg6 65. e4 Kf7 66. Nf5 Rg1 67. h4 Rh1 68. Ke3 Rd1 69. h5 Rh1
70. h6 Rh2 71. Kd4 Ke8 $1 72. Kd5 Kd7 {and White cannot make progress.}) 57.
Ra4 {Now, Black loses stability in the centre and has to prove certain
inventivity in order to save the game.} f5 $2 {A tragic moment.} ({Probably
surprised by the unexpected course of events, Topalov fails to find his last
saving possibility, consisting of} 57... Nxf2 58. Kg3 e4 {and if} 59. Kxf2 {
then} Rb2+ {with perpetual. The over-ambitious} 60. Kg3 $2 {would even lose to}
Rg2+ 61. Kf4 f2 62. Ra1 Rg1) 58. Nxe5 Rb2 59. Nd3 Rb7 ({At the press
conference, Topalov confessed that he overlooked Rd4. He probably had in mind
the variation} 59... Rd2 60. Rd4 $18 ({Indeed, other moves fail to offer White
winning chances, for instance} 60. Ra3 Kh4 $1 {restricting the enemy king
before capturing on f2.})) 60. Rd4 Rb6 {Still hoping to maintain some sort of
blockade...} 61. d6 {The most convincing winning method. Finally, Black has to
free the enemy king.} Nxd6 62. Kg3 Ne4+ 63. Kxf3 Kg5 64. h4+ $5 {Stein used to
joke: "In such kind of positions I am especially strong!" With two extra-pawns,
White can allow himself display certain fireworks that would make the final
part of the game more enjoyable.} Kf6 (64... Kxh4 65. Nc5 $18) 65. Rd5 Nc3 66.
Rd8 Rb1 67. Rf8+ Ke6 68. Nf4+ Ke5 69. Re8+ Kf6 70. Nh5+ Kg6 71. Ng3 Rb2 72. h5+
Kf7 73. Re5 Nd1 74. Ne2 Kf6 75. Rd5 (75. Rd5 Rb1 (75... Rxe2 76. Rd6+ {or
simply 76.Rxd1}) 76. h6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.10"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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 "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 O-O {Not a lucky variation for Ponomariov. It
yielded him his only loss during the 2009 World Cup final against Gelfand.} 11.
Nb3 {When I started playing the Catalan, I tried making this plan work, but
somehow did not believe in White's dynamic resources in the absence of the
queens. It seems I was wrong.} ({Gelfand managed to surprise Ruslan with} 11.
Ne1 {in the aforementioned Gelfand,B (2758)-Ponomariov,R (2739)
Khanty-Mansiysk 2009 CBM 134 [Marin,M] (1-0, 52)}) 11... Be7 12. c4 Bd7 13. Bb2
Rfd8 14. Nfd4 Rac8 15. Nb5 b6 {So far, both sides had played relatively
quickly, but Cheparinov spent 12 minutes on his next move.} 16. Nd6 $1 $146 ({
A novelty over} 16. Rac1 {as examind in the notes to Andreikin,D (2709)
-Mamedyarov,S (2757) Khanty-Mansiysk 2014 CBM 160 [Marin,M] (1/2-1/2, 46). The
last move seems to settle some new kind of problems, since Ponomariov needed
17 minutes to adapt himself to the changed circumstances.}) 16... Rc7 {The
most natural answer. Black keeps his rook on the open file, refraining from
making any positional concessions yet.} (16... Rb8 17. Rd2 $14) ({A player
with good defensive skills and good capacity of endurance would consider} 16...
Bxd6 17. Rxd6 Be8 18. Rxd8 Nxd8 19. Rc1 Bc6 (19... Nd7 20. f4 Nc5 21. Nxc5 Rxc5
22. Ba3 Rc8 23. c5 b5 24. Rd1 $14) 20. f3 $1 {Keeping the two bishops.} Nd7 21.
c5 (21. Ba3 Nb7 {[%csl Gc5]}) 21... Bd5 22. cxb6 Rxc1+ 23. Nxc1 Nxb6 24. e4 Bc4
25. Kf2 $14 {The bishop pair and the more active king offer White the better
ending. How big his winning chances are - that is another question. But from a
practical point of view it surely is no fun to play with Back.}) 17. Ba3 $1 {
A kew move in White's plan. The bishop was not doing much on the long diagonal,
while from a3 it creates all sorts of tactical motifs. The immediate threat is
18.Nb5 Rcc8 19.Bxc6 winning a piece.} Kf8 {Since White's coordination is
obviously better, Ponomariov tries to relieve his position by using numeric
superiority. This is a known method when the game gets close to an ending. If
the defending side can use his king as an extra piece in the main area of
combat, he has every chance of a favourable outcome. The main problem is that
the position is far from getting to an endgame yet, being closer to a complex
queenless middlegame. This makes the last move double-edged.} ({True, there
was no obvious way to equalising. If} 17... Ne5 18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20.
cxb5 {the strong Catalan bishop and the queenside space advantage offers White
better chances in the endgame. A possible continuation is} Be7 21. Bxe7 Rxe7
22. Rc1 g5 23. Nd4 Rd7 24. Rc8+ Kg7 25. e3 g4 26. Bc6 Re7 {Black is solid, but
awfully passive. White may well fail in proving a way to increase his
advantage, but who would like to sit and wait with Black for the rest of the
endgame?}) ({We can also understand that Black was not keen to weaken his
queenside with} 17... a6 18. c5 bxc5 (18... b5 19. Bb2 $14) 19. Rac1 Ne5 20.
Nxc5 Bc8 21. Nxc8 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rxc8 23. Rc1 a5 24. Nb3 Rxc1+ 25. Bxc1 $14 {
Another version of the ending with the bishop pair. Additionally, the a5-pawn
is vulnerable.}) 18. c5 {Reinforcing the threat 19.Nb5, this time with a
different idea (see the next comment to better understand).} Nb8 $2 {The
decisive mistake.} ({A neutral move such as} 18... h6 {would run into} 19. Nb5
Rcc8 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. Nxa7 Rc7 22. cxb6 {In this line, the Catalan bishop
proved its force by a well-timed capture on c6. With his last move, Ponomariov
not only cleared the long diagonal, but took the b5-square under control as
well. In doing so, he failed to notice the hidden force of the other bishop.})
({A better way of neutralising the g2-bishop would have been} 18... Nd5 {
In some lines White may win a pawn, but his pieces could be left a bit hanging.
} 19. Rac1 bxc5 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Bxc5 Be6 22. Nb5 Rb7 23. N5d4 $14 {White
will soon reach an ending with a good knight against a (at least theoretically)
bad bishop. In view of all the alternatives to Ponomariov's play examined
above, I believe it is safe to conclude that Cheparinov's novelty offers White
a small, but lasting advantage in the endgame.}) 19. Nb5 $1 {Unexpectedly,
this move is possible and winning! Ponomariov sank into deep thought (possibly
interrupted by self-reproaches) for almost half an hour, but there is nothing
to be saved anymore.} Rcc8 ({The tactical point is that} 19... Bxb5 {loses the
exchange to} 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. cxb6+) 20. Nxa7 Rc7 21. cxb6 {White has won
two pawns while retaining normal coordination. The game is over.} Rc2 22. Nd4
Rc4 23. Rac1 Rxc1 24. Bxe7+ Kxe7 25. Rxc1 Kd6 26. Ndb5+ Bxb5 27. Nxb5+ Ke7 28.
a4 Rd2 29. Nc3 Nfd7 30. a5 Rb2 31. Ra1 Rc2 32. Ra3 Rc1+ 33. Bf1 Nc6 34. Nb5
Nce5 35. b7 Nc4 36. a6 Nxa3 37. Nxa3 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 38th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2010.07.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2010.07.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Ne5 {
Traditionally, this has been considered to be the main line.} ({For} 7. Qa4 {
see Kramnik,V (2790)-Naiditsch,A (2684)/Dortmund 2010/CBM 138/[Marin] (1-0, 51)
}) 7... Bd7 8. Nxc4 {This move is known to lead to sharp play, which puts
Black under pressure at an early stage,. On the other hand, it faces White
with the risk of seeing his initiative being extinguished, because of the
delayed queenside development.} ({To my understanding,} 8. Na3 {is more
logical, because it develops a piece instead of moving for the third (and also
forth) time with an already developed one.}) 8... cxd4 9. Bf4 Be7 ({Decades
ago, the main theoretical discussions were held in the variation:} 9... Nd5 10.
Nd6+ Bxd6 11. Bxd6 Nde7 12. Nd2 $44) 10. Nd6+ Kf8 11. Nxb7 Qb6 12. Nd6 Qc5 {
Black has lost the right to castle, but can White sustain his initiative? If
not, Black's space advantage in the centre may become a telling factor.} 13.
Qb3 $146 {An interesting novelty, threatening Rc1 and preventing ...e5.} ({
The natural} 13. Nd2 {can be met in two ways:} e5 (13... Bxd6 $13 14. Nb3 $6 {
In the next line, this would lead to an advantage for White, because the
a3-square is under control already.} Qb4 15. a3 Qb8 $1 {In this line, 14.Rc1
is better, with unclear play.}) 14. N6e4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Qb6 16. Bd2 f5 17. Ng5
h6 18. Nf3 Rd8 {Weise,D-Krieger,H/Menden 1974/EXT 2001 (1/2, 52). Black's king
is relatively safe and White lacks space.}) (13. b4 $5 {is an interesting
attempt to improve over the previous line.} Qxb4 14. a3 Qc5 {White has
invested a pawn for taking the b4-square under control.} 15. Nd2 e5 (15... Bxd6
$2 {is bad now because of} 16. Nb3 $16) 16. N2e4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Qb6 18. Rb1 {
In this line, too, the pawn sacrifice has been justified: the open file is
available for the rook.} Qc7 19. Bd2 f5 20. Ng5 ({The spectacular} 20. f4 $6 {
seems to be unsound:} fxe4 21. fxe5+ Ke8 $1 22. Bf4 Be6 23. Bxe4 Rc8 24. Qa4
Qd7 $17 {Romanov,E (2554)-Meier,G (2556)/Neustadt 2008/CBM 126 Extra (0-1, 43)}
) 20... h6 21. Nf3 Kf7 22. e3 e4 23. Nxd4 Nxd4 24. exd4 Rab8 {with easy play
for Black, Gelfand,B (2723)-Adams,M (2729)/Yerevan 2008/CBM 124 Extra (1/2, 42)
}) ({Loginov has repeatedly (and rather unsuccessfully) tried} 13. Ne4 {
(The seventh jump with the same knight...)} Nxe4 14. Bxe4 g5 15. Bd2 (15. Bc1
f5 16. Bg2 Rc8 17. e3 Bf6 18. Nc3 Rd8 19. exd4 Nxd4 20. Be3 Bc6 $132 {Loginov,
V (2496)-Zacurdajev,M (2384)/St Petersburg 2007/CBM 118 ext (0-1, 59)}) 15...
Rb8 16. Na3 (16. e3 {Loginov,V (2555)-Kulikov,A (2285)/Kstovo 1997/CBM 059/
[Ribli] (0-1, 39)}) 16... Rxb2 17. Rc1 Qxa3 18. Bxc6 Qxa2 19. Bxg5 Bxg5 20.
Qxd4 Bxc1 21. Qxh8+ Ke7 22. Bxd7 Kxd7 23. Rxc1 Rb1 24. Qc8+ Ke7 25. Qc7+ Kf8 {
1/2 Loginov,V (2516)-Yevseev,D (2580)/St Petersburg 2004/CBM 101}) 13... Bxd6 {
Black should aim for simplifications, in order to justify the king's presence
in the centre. The last move also clears the e7-square.} (13... e5 $4 14. Qxf7#
) (13... h5 $2 14. Rc1 $18) (13... Na5 14. Qd3 Rd8 15. Rc1 Qb6 16. Qd2 $5 $14)
14. Rc1 Qb4 15. Bxc6 Rc8 $1 ({Releasing the tension with} 15... Bxc6 $6 {
offers White strong queenside initiative.} 16. Qxb4 Bxb4 17. Rxc6 Rd8 18. Rc4
Ba5 19. Na3 $16) 16. Qxb4 Bxb4 {The dark-squared bishop has been decoyed onto
a vulnerable square, but White has to decide whether to release the tension at
once or increase his pressure with an intermediate move.} 17. Bxd7 $6 {This
allows Black regroup harmoniously.} (17. a3 $5 {seems to be the critical line.
Black's problem is that the d6-square is not available yet (as will be in the
game line at a later stage).} Be7 (17... Rxc6 18. Rxc6 Bxc6 19. axb4 $16 {
[%csl Gf8,Gh8][%cal Ga1a7] White's advance in dveelopment is quite difficult
to deal with.}) (17... Ba5 18. Bxd7 Rxc1+ 19. Bxc1 Nxd7 20. Bd2 {deprives
Black from the possibility of ...a5, as in the game. Bishop retreats would
allow Bb4+ followed by Nd2, while after} Bxd2 21. Nxd2 {Black is a tempo down
if compared to the game, consisting of the absence of the generally useful
move ...a5.}) 18. Bxd7 Rxc1+ 19. Bxc1 Nxd7 20. Nd2 Nc5 21. b4 Na4 22. Nf3 Bf6
23. Bg5 $1 {[%cal Ga1c1] White maintains a slight lead in development and the
d4-pawn is weak. The black knight would not be too stable on c3 because of the
possible e2-e3, while the queenside majority may become dangerous.}) 17...
Rxc1+ 18. Bxc1 Nxd7 19. Bd2 ({At this stage,} 19. a3 {is ineffective because of
} Bd6) 19... a5 20. a3 Bxd2 21. Nxd2 Ke7 22. Nb3 Rb8 {Finally, Black has
completed his development. The a3-pawn is not too dangerous because of the
centralization of the black king.} 23. Nxa5 Rxb2 24. Nc6+ Kf6 25. a4 (25. Nxd4
e5 {leads to similar play.}) 25... Rxe2 26. Nxd4 Rd2 27. Nb5 Rd5 28. Rb1 Rd2
29. Ra1 Rd5 30. Rb1 Rd2 31. Ra1 Rd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 34th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2006.08.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2006.07.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Qa4 Nd7 {Along with 6...
Bb4+, one of Black's main continuations.} 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8. Qb5 $5 {A slightly
mysterious move that became popular along the past years. What is the queen
supposed to be doing on such an exposed square, in the immediate neighbourhood
of an area that is very well controlled by the black pieces? It is quite
obvious that rather soon White will have to lose additional time with it.
White's whole concept is very concrete. Black's main (if not only) source of
counterplay in case of more natural retreats of the queen is the opening of
the centre by means of ...e5. The temporary presence of the queen on b5 is
aimed to produce minor changes in Black's position, which would make ...e5
less efficient or simply impossible.} ({The older main line went} 8. Qd3 e5 9.
Nxe5 Nb4 10. Qc3 Qxd4 11. O-O Qxc3 12. Nxc3 Bd6 {and White's advantage is of
rather symbolic nature.}) 8... Bd7 {Black puts pressure on the queen by
developing a piece. However, in doing so, he releases the pressure against the
d4-pawn, making the counterplay based on the advance of the e-pawn more
problematic.} ({The main alternative is} 8... a6 9. Qd3 e5 10. Nxe5 Nb4 11. Qc3
Qxd4 {and now White usually tries to take advantage of the fact that the
b6-knight is not defended as a consequence of ...a6 by playing} 12. Qxc7 {
However, the queen is rather exposed there, which allows Black obtain strong
counterplay.} ({In fact,} 12. O-O Qxc3 13. Nxc3 Bd6 14. Nf3 {also deserves
attention, since the presence of the pawn on a6 slightly weakens the whole
black queen side, offering White better chances for an advantage than in the
lines starting with 8.Qd3}) 12... Be6 {We are following the newest game as the
main line of this sub-variation. It eventually led to an advantage for White,
but several deviations are possible for Black.} (12... Be7 13. O-O N6d5 14.
Bxd5 Nxd5 15. e3 Qe4 16. Nd2 Qf5 17. e4 Nxc7 18. exf5 Bxf5 $15 {1/2-1/2
Yevseev,D (2554)-Orlov,V (2437)/St Petersburg RUS 2005/TWIC 572 (30)}) 13. Bxb7
(13. Be3 $5) 13... Qd6 (13... Rd8 14. Bc6+ Nd7 15. O-O Bd6 16. Nf3 Qxf2+ 17.
Kxf2 Bxc7 $13 {1-0 Georgiev,K (2676)-Genov,P (2477)/FYROM 2001 (50)}) 14. Qxd6
Bxd6 15. Bxa8 Nxa8 16. Nd3 Nc2+ 17. Kd1 Nxa1 18. Nc3 Nb3 (18... Nb6 19. Bf4 $1
Be7 20. Kc1 $14) 19. axb3 Bxb3+ 20. Ke1 O-O 21. Be3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Bauer,C (2599)
-Marzolo,C (2440)/Paris FRA 2006/TWIC 610 (41)}) 9. Qb3 Na5 {Quite logically,
Black gives up the idea of carrying out ...e5 and prepares ...c5 instead,
taking advantage of the fact that he has won a whole tempo for the development
of his queen side.} 10. Qd3 $146 {An interesting novelty. White intends to
inhibit ...c5 by indirect means.} ({The attempt to prevent it physically with} 
10. Qc2 {failed after} Rc8 {in two previous game of Naiditsch: 0-1 Avrukh,B 
(2652)-Naiditsch,A (2612)/Saint Vincent 2005/CBM 110/[Avrukh,B] (54) and 0-1
Nielsen,P (2668)-Naiditsch,A (2612)/Dortmund 2005/CBM 108/[Ribli] (58)}) 10...
c5 {The most radical attempt to solve the opening problems, which is not
without risk though.} ({With the white queen on d3,} 10... Rc8 {would have
been too slow, allowing White retain the initiative with} 11. O-O c5 12. Nc3
$14) 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Qc3 {In the previous game between the same players
which took place in the Turin Olympiad and where colours and the opening were
the same, Kramnik obtained practically decisive advantage with a simple
combination based (in its basic line, avoided by Black in the game) on the
simultaneous attack against the c5-bishop and the g7-square by means of Qc3.
Here, too, the queen attacks the same squares, but it will be Black who will
start tactical play.} Rc8 $5 {With so many white pieces on the back rank,
ignoring the threat against the g7-pawn looks quite natural.} 13. Qxg7 ({
Compared with the previous encounter between Kramnik and Naiditsch, there is
also a black knight hanging on a5. However, after} 13. Qxa5 Bb4+ 14. Qxb4 Rxc1+
15. Kd2 Rc4 {Black has strong initiative for the sacrificed piece. The attempt
to cover the d-file safely by means of} 16. Qd6 {fails to} Rc2+ $1 {when the
rook is taboo because of the discovered attack against the queen ...Ba4+,
while after} 17. Kd1 {Black can insist with} Rxe2 $1 $44 {threatening with ...
Ba4+ anyway, which will practically force the queen abandon its far advanced
outpost. Black could then continue grabbing pawns along the weak second rank.})
13... Bf8 14. Qg5 ({I suppose that Kramnik had not analyzed this position at
home. If this is true, it is quite understandable that he could not decide
himself over the board to play for a material advantage with} 14. Qxh8 {
. The position after} Rxc1+ 15. Kd2 {certainly looks dangerous for the white
king, but there is no clear way for Black to prove his compensation. For
instance, after} Rxh1 16. Bxh1 Ba4+ {(secretely hoping to deliver mate on d1),
White has the simple} 17. Qd4 {retaining big part of his material advantage in
case of} Nbc4+ 18. Ke1 $16) 14... Qxg5 15. Bxg5 Bg7 16. Nbd2 h6 17. Bf4 Bxb2
18. Rb1 Nd5 19. Bd6 Bg7 $11 {White's slightly more compact pawn structure is
compensated by the activity of the black pieces.} 20. Ne5 Nc3 21. Rc1 Nxa2 22.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. O-O Nc3 24. Ra1 Nb5 25. Rxa5 Nxd6 26. Nec4 Ke7 27. Rxa7 Bd4 28.
Ra8 Nxc4 29. Nxc4 b5 30. e3 Bd7 31. exd4 Rxa8 32. Bxa8 bxc4 33. Kf1 Kd6 34. Ke2
Bc6 35. Bxc6 Kxc6 36. Kd2 Kd5 37. Kc3 Ke4 38. Kxc4 Kf3 39. d5 exd5+ 40. Kxd5
Kxf2 41. Ke5 Kg2 42. Kf6 Kxh2 43. Kxf7 Kxg3 44. Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 34th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2006.08.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2006.07.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Qa4 {A safe continuation.
} ({At top level, nobody seems to be ready to try the sharp} 6. O-O Rb8 7. Nc3
b5 8. Ne5 {, Gleizerov's pet line.}) 6... Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8. Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. a3
b5 10. Qxb5 Nc2+ 11. Kd2 Bd7 {A relatively new trend in this interesting
variation.} ({Actually, there does not seem to be anything wrong with the
slightly older continuation} 11... Nxa1 12. Qxc6+ Bd7 13. Qxc4 c5 14. Qa2 Qa5+
15. Nc3 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Rd8 17. Rxa1 e5 18. b4 Qb6 19. Nc2 Qxf2 20. Bd5 (20. Ne3
{1/2-1/2 Bareev,E (2702)-Adams,M (2755)/Dortmund 2000/CBM 078/[Ftacnik] (27)})
20... O-O 21. Qc4 Be6 22. Ne3 Qxh2 23. Qh4 Qxh4 24. gxh4 f5 25. Kc2 Kf7 26. Rd1
f4 27. Nc4 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G (2849)-Adams,M (2746)/Wijk aan Zee 2001/CBM 081}
) 12. Kxc2 Nxd4+ 13. Nxd4 Bxb5 14. Nxb5 {A very interesting position. The
material situation is approximately equal, but the black structure has serious
deffects. This is compensated about White's delay in development.} Rb8 15. Rd1
({The dangers facing the poorly coordinated white army can be seen from the
following games:} 15. N1c3 O-O 16. Rhd1 Qf6 17. Ne4 (17. f4 $2 Rxb5 18. Nxb5
Qf5+ 19. e4 Qxb5 $19 {0-1 Gustafsson,J (2579)-Shabalov,A (2624)/playchess.com
INT 2004/CBM 100 ext (31)}) 17... Qh6 18. Nbc3 f5 19. Nc5 Qxh2 20. Bf3 Qxf2 21.
Nd7 g5 22. Nxf8 Kxf8 23. g4 h5 $1 {A typical method of unblocking an
insufficiently defended square.} 24. gxf5 g4 25. Be4 Rb3 26. Rd2 Qe3 $19 {
/\Rxb2+ צd2, /\Rxc3+, Qxe4, 0-1 Mascaro March,P (2359)-Berg,E (2540)/Soller
2006/CBM 110 ext (70)}) 15... Qg5 16. Bc6+ {The blockade on light squares
established by this move is not too reliable, but the fact that the black king
is deprived of the right to castle offers White some additional time to
complete his own development.} Kf8 17. N1c3 Qc5 18. Bf3 $146 ({White did not
obtain suficient compensation after} 18. Rd7 Qxc6 19. Rxc7 Qb6 20. Rd1 Qxf2 {
0-1 Chetverik,M (2290)-Grabliauskas,V (2405)/Martin 1996/EXT 2002 (34)}) (18.
Be4 g6 19. Nd4 Kg7 20. e3 Qb6 {was somewhat similar to the main game, but
White gradually outplayed a much lower rated opponent in 1-0 Gordenko,D (2345)
-Gusev,L (2146)/Kiev 2003/EXT 2005 (69)}) 18... g6 {Black prepares to complete
his "artificial castle".} (18... Rxb5 19. Rd8+ Ke7 20. Rxh8 Rb3 {was given as
equal by Chetverik, probably having in view a possible perpetual check after a
further sacrifice on c3. However,} 21. g4 {takes away the important f5-square
from the enemy queen, leaving White with hopes to coordinate his forces and
convert his considerable material advantage.}) (18... a6 19. Nd4 Qb6 20. b4 $1
cxb3+ 21. Kb2 $13 {Chetverik. Indeed, an interesting position. The b-pawn is
the best shield the white king could dream of. In spite of Black's material
advantage, White has completed his development in a satisfactory way, enjoying
stability for his minor pieces.}) 19. Nd4 Kg7 20. Rd2 Rhd8 21. Rad1 {Both
sides have completed their development. White's pieces are rather well
coordinated but the white king is more exposed than his rival.} Qb6 22. Na4 Qa5
23. Nc3 Qb6 {Black decides to force a draw by repetition.} ({He could have
tried to increase his queen side pressure with} 23... Rd6 {since} 24. Nc6 $2 {
loses material to} Rxc6 $1 25. Bxc6 Qb6 26. Bb5 a6 $17 {We can conclude that
the opening has not been quite a success for White, who will have to look for
earlier deviations in the future.}) 24. Na4 Qa5 25. Nc3 Qb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.12.14"]
[Round "7.6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. dxc5 $5 {
A relatively rare move. By offering the early exchange of queens, White does
not aim for a rapid draw. On the contrary, he hopes to maintain the pressure
against the enemy queenside for a long time, in pure Catalan style. So far,
Practical results have been not too encouraging for White.} Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5
9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Ne1 $5 {This move was almost never played before.}
({The routine is} 11. Nb3 {This move has the drawback of closing the b-file,
thus reducing the potential pressure against the b7-pawn. In Khanty Mansiysk,
this line once again proved as harmless.} Be7 12. c4 Bd7 13. Bb2 Rac8 14. Rac1
Rfd8 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bc6 17. Bxc6 Rxc6 18. Rxd8+ {1/2 Wang Yue (2734)
-Bacrot,E (2700)/Khanty Mansiysk 2009}) 11... Be7 ({The only previous game
where 11.Ne1 was played continued} 11... Rd8 {Kragten,J (2330)-Hempel,R (2345)/
ICCF corr 1995/Corr 2004 (1/2, 37)}) 12. Nd3 Nd5 13. Bb2 Nb6 14. Rab1 Na5 15.
Ba1 Rd8 16. c4 $1 {All the white pieces are working and Black is
underdeveloped. This justifies concrete action.} Naxc4 17. Nxc4 Nxc4 18. Bxb7
Bxb7 19. Rxb7 Bf6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Rc1 Nd6 22. Re7 $16 {White has the better
structure and more active pieces. A dream position for Catalan specialists.}
Nb5 23. a4 Kf8 24. Rb7 Nd6 25. Rbc7 Ne8 26. R7c5 Rab8 27. R1c4 f5 28. Kg2 Rb7
29. a5 Nd6 30. Rd4 Ke8 31. f3 Nb5 32. Rh4 Kf8 33. a6 Rb6 34. Rb4 Rd5 35. Rxd5
exd5 36. Nf4 Nc7 37. Rxb6 axb6 38. a7 d4 39. Nd5 Na8 40. Kf2 Ke8 41. e3 dxe3+
42. Kxe3 Kd7 43. Nf6+ Ke7 44. Nxh7 f6 45. g4 b5 46. g5 fxg5 47. Nxg5 Kf6 48. f4
b4 49. Kd4 Nb6 50. Nf3 b3 51. Kc3 Ke6 52. h4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 d5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O dxc4 7. Nxd4 Nd5 $146
(7... Bc5 8. Qa4+ Qd7 9. Nb5 O-O 10. Qxc4 Qe7 11. N5c3 a6 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Ne4
Ba7 14. Nbc3 $16 h6 15. Bd2 (15. Bf4 $1 e5 16. Bd2 {Polugaevsky}) 15... Rb8 16.
Rac1 (16. a4 $16 {Polugaevsky}) 16... Rd8 17. Rfd1 b5 18. Qc7 Bb6 19. Qd6 Qxd6
20. Nxd6 Ne5 21. Nxc8 Rdxc8 22. Be1 Ba5 {1/2-1/2 Polugaevsky,L (2620)
-Ljubojevic,L (2605)/Amsterdam 1981/MCL}) (7... Qb6 8. Nc3 $1 Bd7 9. Be3 $5 Bc5
$6 (9... Ng4 $5) 10. b4 $3 cxb3 11. Rb1 $1 $16 {xb7, Mikhalevski,V (2535)
-Murey,J (2420)/Israel 1997/CBM 061}) 8. Qa4+ Nd7 9. Qxc4 N7b6 10. Qb3 Bd7 11.
Nc3 Bc5 (11... Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Rc8 13. Qd3 Nd5 14. Rd1 Be7 15. Nf5 O-O 16. Nxe7+
Qxe7 17. e4 Nb6 18. Be3 $14 {[%csl Ye3,Yg2] ^^}) 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Nf5 O-O 14.
Nxg7 Nf6 (14... Kxg7 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Qc3+ $16) 15. Bh6 Qe7 16. Qf3 Bc6 17.
Qf4 Kh8 (17... Bxg2 $2 18. Nf5 $1 $18) 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Rac1 Bd6 20. Qh4 Ng8
21. Qxe7 Bxe7 22. Nxe6 Nxh6 23. Nxf8 Bxf8 24. Rxc6 $18 Rd8 25. Rfc1 Kg7 26.
R1c2 Nf5 27. e3 a5 28. Ra6 Rd5 29. e4 Rd1+ 30. Kg2 Nd4 31. Rc7 Nb5 32. Rb7 Nd6
33. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.03.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2014.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:59:26"]
[BlackClock "0:56:56"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:
11]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 5. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:34]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 6. O-O {
[%emt 0:03:53]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:15] Decades ago, this was Black's main line in
the open Catalan. Fashion's wheel never stops turning and once again there
seems to be a lot of interest in this setup.} 7. dxc5 {[%emt 0:07:53] This
move and 7.Qa4 offer White a risk-free but only microscopically better
position.} ({The classic main line} 7. Ne5 {leads to more interesting play.})
7... Qxd1 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 8. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 9.
Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} c3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 10. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} O-O {
[%emt 0:00:14]} 11. Nb3 {[%emt 0:01:36] In the old days this was known to be
harmless.} ({The relatively unexplored} 11. Ne1 {yielded White a decisive win
in Gelfand,B (2758)-Ponomariov,R (2739) Khanty-Mansiysk 2009 CBM 134 [Marin,M]
(1-0, 52), but it was partly due to the effect of surprise.}) 11... Be7 {
[%emt 0:00:19]} 12. c4 {[%emt 0:05:21] But this is a modern trend already.} ({
Earlier, White looked for his chances after} 12. Nfd4 Nxd4 $5 {A modern
treatment of the variation.} ({There does not seem to be anything wrong with
the old} 12... Bd7 {, though. Markowski,T (2524)-Kaidanov,G (2596) Moscow 2002
CBM 088 [Ribli] (0-1, 48)}) 13. cxd4 Nd5 14. Bd2 f5 15. Na5 b6 16. Nc6 Bf6 17.
Rac1 Bb7 18. Rc2 Rfc8 19. Rdc1 Kf7 20. e3 Ke8 $11 {Sasikiran,K (2676)
-Wojtaszek,R (2734) New Delhi 2012 (1/2-1/2, 41)}) 12... Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:51]
So far, both opponents had played fast, but now White took a 20 minute period
of thought.} 13. Bb2 {[%emt 0:20:29] This is the move played in the vast
majority of games.} (13. Be3 $5 {[%cal Gb3c5]} Rac8 (13... Rad8 $5 14. Nc5 $140
Bc8) 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. Bxc5 Rfd8 16. Rac1 b6 17. Ba3 Be8 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. c5 h6
20. cxb6 axb6 21. Bb2 Nd5 22. Ne1 Ra8 23. a3 b5 24. Nd3 $14 {Sargissian,G 
(2651)-Stern,R (2476) Dresden 2007 (1/2-1/2, 35)}) 13... Rfd8 {[%emt 0:00:29]}
(13... Rac8 $1 {is less accurate and allows} 14. c5 Nb8 (14... Rfd8 15. Nfd2 {
[%cal Gd2c4]}) 15. Ne5 Bc6 16. Nxc6 Nxc6 17. Rac1 $14 {Caruana,F (2712)-Bacrot,
E (2705) Rogaska Slatina 2011 (1-0, 51)}) 14. Nfd4 {[%emt 0:07:28]} (14. Ne5 {
is slightly more popular, but seems to lead to equality after} Rac8 15. c5 Nxe5
16. Bxe5 Bc6 {Tkachiev,V (2662)-Lu,S (2526) Jakarta 2012 (1/2-1/2, 36). There
is not much play left after White neutralises the pressure along the Catalan
diagonal.}) (14. c5 {does not work out so well as after 13...Rac8. Freed of
the task of defending the d7-bishop, the f6-knight can leap forward,
preventing the manoeuvre Nf3-d2-c4.} Ne4 $5 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Ne1 f5 $5 17. Nd3
Be8 {Both sides are harmoniously developed and an interesting fight lies ahead.
}) 14... Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 15. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:11][%csl Gd6] After Black
has consolidated the c6-square, White switches to putting pressure on the dark
squares.} (15. Rac1 Be8 16. c5 Nxd4 {This is best played after c4-c5, when the
hanging c5-pawn forces White into taking with the bishop:} 17. Bxd4 {, which
fails to keep the pressure on c6, allowing} Bc6 $11 {Giri,A (2734)-Wang,Y 
(2723) Beijing 2013 (1/2-1/2, 35)}) (15. c5 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bc6 $11 {Kramnik,V 
(2810)-Anand,V (2780) Zuerich 2013 (1/2-1/2, 41)}) 15... b6 {[%emt 0:00:46]
Preventing c4-c5.} (15... Be8 $6 {would allow White reveal the main idea of
the previous move.} 16. c5 $1 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Nd8 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. cxd6 $16 {
Caruana,F (2711)-Svidler,P (2739) Khanty-Mansiysk 2011 (0-1, 37)}) 16. Rac1 {
[%emt 0:03:44]} a5 {[%emt 0:03:24] Taking the pawn off the attacked square and
molesting the b3-knight slightly.} (16... Be8 {implies a pawn sacrifice.} 17.
Rxd8 Rxd8 18. Bxc6 Bxc6 19. Nxa7 Bb7 {Black's bishop pair and harmonious
development, combined with the relative weakness of White's queenside pawns
offer at least some compensation for the pawn. Still, it very much looks like
a one-way business.} 20. Bd4 Nd7 21. Nb5 Ra8 22. Rc2 Ra4 23. f3 f5 {Gelfand,B 
(2755)-Alekseev,E (2714) Jermuk 2009 (1/2-1/2, 39)}) 17. a4 {[%emt 0:09:04]}
Be8 {[%emt 0:00:32] There is no counter-indication to this regrouping retreat
now.} 18. Rxd8 {[%emt 0:07:30]} Rxd8 $146 {[%emt 0:07:06] The main idea behind
this new move seems to be controlling the d-file in order to inhibit the
immediate break c4-c5.} (18... Nxd8 19. c5 $1 bxc5 20. Nxa5 Nd5 21. Nc4 $14 {
Delchev,A (2622)-Llanes Hurtado,M (2469) Haguenau 2013 (1-0, 39)}) 19. h3 {
[%emt 0:00:31] White spent less than a minute on this slightly mysterious move,
possibly meaning that he had analysed Black's move at home. The idea must be
ensuring the king against back rank problems.} (19. c5 {is not too effective
now:} bxc5 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. Rxc5 Rd1+ 22. Bf1 Ne4 23. Rc1 Rxc1 24. Bxc1 Nc5
$11) ({White could prepare it with} 19. Nc7 {, but it still does not seem to
work.} Bd7 20. c5 bxc5 21. Nxc5 Nb4 22. Nxd7 Nxd7 {[%cal Gd7c5]} 23. Bd4 Rc8
24. Bb7 Rb8 25. Bf3 Rc8 $11) 19... Nb4 {[%emt 0:17:21] A proper way of
anticipating c4-c5. By now, both players had started taking their time. Black
thought for 17 minutes on the previous move and White replied after 20 minutes!
} (19... Rc8 $5 20. c5 $140 bxc5 21. Nxc5 Nb4) 20. c5 {[%emt 0:20:22]} ({
Black seems to hold his own on dark squares after} 20. Bd4 Nd7 $1 (20... Rb8
21. Be5 Rc8 22. Bb7 Rd8 23. c5 bxc5 24. Bc7 Rd7 25. Nxc5 $36) 21. Nc7 Rc8 22.
Nxe8 Rxe8 23. c5 bxc5 (23... Nxc5 24. Bxc5 bxc5 25. Nxa5 $14 {[%cal Ga5c4,
Ra4a5,Yg2a8]}) 24. Be3 (24. Bb2 Nb6) (24. Nxc5 Nxc5 25. Bxc5 Na2 $11) 24... Nd5
25. Bd2 N7b6 $11) 20... bxc5 {[%emt 0:02:02]} 21. Nxa5 {[%emt 0:06:35]} Nfd5 {
[%emt 0:09:42] As it turns out, Black was well prepared for the queenside
break. All his minor pieces are controlling important squares on that wing,
neutralising the dangers connected with the passed a-pawn.} 22. Nb7 {[%emt 0:
02:37]} (22. Nc4 Ra8 {[%csl Ga4,Gb5]}) 22... Rb8 {[%emt 0:01:37]} (22... Ra8 $5
{also looks fine.}) 23. Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Bxb5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 24. axb5 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} Rxb5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 25. Ne4 $11 {[%emt 0:05:29] White has
the bishop pair, but with pawns on just one wing Black did not face major
trouble in holding a draw.} f6 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 26. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Rc5 {
[%emt 0:01:48]} 27. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Rxc1+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 28. Bxc1 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 29. g4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} g5 {[%emt 0:01:
03]} 30. Be4 {[%emt 0:02:44]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 31. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nd5
{[%emt 0:03:04]} 32. e3 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 33. Bc2 {[%emt 0:
00:36]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 34. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 35.
Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:22]} h5 {[%emt 0:02:29]} 36. Kd3 {[%emt 0:02:25]} hxg4 {
[%emt 0:02:37]} 37. hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:02:54]} 38. Bb2 {
[%emt 0:00:41]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 39. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:01:
13]} 40. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Nc7
{[%emt 0:00:57]} 42. f4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 43. exf4 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 44. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Bxf4 {[%emt 0:
02:20]} 45. Bf5+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 46. Bxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:
28]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 40th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2012.07.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Meier, Georg"]
[Black "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. dxc5 $5 {
Gelfand revived this variation during the final match with Ponomariov in
Khanty Mansyisk 2009 (see below). Previously, it was considered as risk-free
for White, but without offering any special chances for an advantage.} Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 {Black has spoiled his opponent's structure, but
is slightly behind in development. He will have to lose another tempo soon,
since his c5-bishop is vulnerable. In principle, the dynamic and static
factors should compensate for each other, but in practice it is more pleasant
to play with White.} Bd7 {Preparing to evacuate the long diagonal as soon as
possible.} ({The aforementioned game went} 10... O-O {and now, instead of the
common 11.Nb3, Gelfand unleashed the somewhat surprising} 11. Ne1 {Gelfand,B 
(2758)-Ponomariov,R (2739)/Khanty Mansiysk 2009/CBM 134/[Marin] (1-0, 52)}) 11.
Rb1 $1 {If White intends to play Nf3-e1-d3 anyway, he needs to be accurate.} ({
The hurried} 11. Ne1 $6 {allows Black to solve all his problems with} Rc8 12.
Nd3 Be7 13. Rb1 b6 {In the long run, White may even have problems with his
queenside weaknesses.}) ({Alternatively, he can transpose to the old plan with
} 11. Nb3 {, but this was not his intention. A recent game at top level went}
Be7 12. c4 O-O 13. Bb2 Rfd8 14. Nfd4 Rac8 15. Nb5 Be8 (15... b6 $5) 16. c5
Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Nd8 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. cxd6 $14 {Caruana,F (2711)-Svidler,P (2739)
Khanty-Mansiysk (rapid playoffs) 2011 (0-1, 37)}) 11... O-O-O (11... b6 $6 {
does not work with the rook on a8 still:} 12. Nb3 $16 Be7 $6 13. Ne5 $18) 12.
Ne1 $146 {White sticks to Gelfand's plan. Several other moves have been tried
here.} (12. Nb3 Bb6 (12... Be7 {leaves the b-file insufficiently well defended
and allows White to create dangerous threats.} 13. c4 e5 14. Bb2 Bf5 15. Nxe5
$1 Bxb1 16. Rxb1 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 b6 18. Bh3+ Kb7 19. Na5+ Ka6 20. Nc6 $16 {
Yermolinsky,A (2420)-Kengis,E (2445)/Vilnius 1984/MCD (1-0, 27)}) 13. Ng5 Be8
14. Rxd8+ Nxd8 $1 {A typical way of neutralising the pressure along the
fianchetto diagonal. Black clears the c6-square for his bishop.} 15. Nd4 h6 16.
Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bc6 $11 {Dyachkov,S (2573)-Efimenko,Z (2640)/Dagomys 2010/
CBM 136 (1/2, 35)}) (12. Nd4 e5 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Bb2 Rd7 16. Nc4
Rhd8 17. Rxd7 Nxd7 18. Kg2 f6 $11 {Bauer,C (2525)-Piket,J (2630)/Germany 1998/
CBM 063/[Piket] (1/2, 35)}) (12. Ng5 Be8 13. Bb2 Be7 (13... Na5 $6 {allows
White to transform his isolated pawns in a compact and mobile phalanx:} 14. Nb3
$1 Rxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Nxb3 16. axb3 h6 17. Nf3 Nd7 18. c4 f6 19. Bc3 Bf7 20. b4 Be7
21. c5 a6 22. Nd4 $36 {Berczes,D (2519)-Gyimesi,Z (2591)/Szeged 2009/CBM 132 
(1/2, 38)}) 14. c4 h6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Nh3 c5 17. Nf4 Ba4 18. Nb3 Rxd1+ 19.
Rxd1 {This position was reached in Prohaszka,P (2529)-Meszaros,M (2401)/
Nagykanizsa 2010/(1/2, 60) Black's best way of regrouping would have been} Rg8
$5 {[%cal Gf6d7] /\...Nd7}) 12... e5 13. Nd3 {Black faces the choice of where
to retreat with his bishop.} Bf5 $5 {But he decides to postpone it for one
more move.} (13... Bb6 $6 14. Nc4 Bc7 15. Bg5 $14 {[%cal Gg5f6] , threatening
to chronically weaken the kingside structure, looks promising for White, since
the a2-pawn is poisoned after} Be6 16. Nd2 Bxa2 17. Rb2 Bd5 18. Bh3+ Kb8 19. c4
Be6 20. Bg2 $40) ({However, Black seems to be doing well after the modest
retreat} 13... Be7 {/\...Bf5, פd3} 14. Bb2 (14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Nxe5 Ne4 $36 16.
Nxf7 $2 Rdf8 17. Nxh8 $2 Nxf2 $19) 14... Bf5 15. c4 (15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Nc4 e4
17. Nde5 e3 $132) 15... e4 16. Bxf6 exd3 17. e4 Bg4 $132 {It is interesting to
draw the difference with the variation starting with 12.Nb3, in which Black
has to retreat with his bishop to b6 in order to defend his queenside. The
difference here is that Nd2-c4 is a permanent threat.}) 14. Rb5 Bb6 $6 {
But this is wrong.} ({Safer would have been} 14... Bd6 {for instance} 15. Nc4
a6 16. Nxd6+ Rxd6 17. Rc5 {White needs to maintain the pin along the fifth
rank in order to prevent ...e5-e4. We can see here a slight drawback of the
plan involving Ne1-d3: the knight can be pinned in certain cases.} Rhd8 18. Bg5
Nd7 19. Rc4 f6 $11) 15. Nc4 Bc7 16. Bg5 $14 {This is good enough, but White
had a tactical trick at his disposal.} (16. Ncxe5 $5 Bxe5 (16... Nxe5 17. Bxb7+
Kb8 18. Be4+ Bb6 19. Bxf5 $18) 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Rxe5 $16 {Maybe he thought
that the presence of opposite coloured bishops would offer Black drawing
chances?!}) 16... a6 $2 {In a previous line, the advance of the a-pawn was
good and even necessary. Here, it weakens the queenside decisively.} (16... Be6
17. Ne3 Bb6 $14) 17. Rb2 h6 (17... Be6 18. Nb6+ Bxb6 19. Rxb6 $16 e4 20. Bxf6
exd3 21. Bxd8 dxe2 22. Re1 Rxd8 23. Rb2 $18) 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Ne3 Bg6 20. Rdb1
$18 {Black's kingside is in ruins, while his queenside is under decisive
attack.} Na5 21. Bxb7+ Nxb7 22. Rxb7 Bxd3 23. exd3 Rxd3 24. Ra7 Rhd8 25. Rxa6
R8d6 26. Rxd6 Rxd6 27. Nf5 Rd2 28. Nxh6 Rxa2 29. h4 Bd6 30. h5 Kd7 31. Rb7+ (
31. Nxf7 $18) 31... Ke6 32. Rb6 Ra4 33. Nxf7 Kxf7 34. Rxd6 Rc4 35. Rd7+ Ke6 36.
Rg7 Rxc3 37. h6 Rc8 38. h7 Rh8 39. g4 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 {In the end of the press conference after
his win over Nakamura, just the day before, Kramnik complained that he had
been Black in his last three games against Carlsen and the situation would
repeat itself in Wijk aan Zee. As if this were enough, Carlsen decides to
force the former World Champion to fight against one of his trademark openings,
the Catalan.} dxc4 {There is not much to be said about this move, but I would
like to insert here two games that bear some similarity with two types of
structures featured in the main game.} (4... dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Ne5
Bd7 8. Na3 cxd4 9. Naxc4 Bc5 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Qxb7 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Rb8 13. Qf3 Bd6
14. Nc6 Bxc6 15. Qxc6 e5 16. Rb1 Rb6 17. Qa4 Qb8 18. Bg5 Be7 19. b4 Bxb4 20.
Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qd7 Qc8 22. Qxa7 Rb8 23. Qa4 Bc3 24. Rxb8 Qxb8 25. Be4 Qc7 26.
Qa6 Kg7 27. Qd3 Rb8 28. Bxh7 Rb2 29. Be4 Rxa2 30. h4 {Kasparov,G (2795)-Comp
Deep Blue/Philadelphia 1996/CBM 050 ext (1-0, 73). Carlsen may have been
inspired by this game when heading for the position after, say 25 moves.
However, there is an important difference: Carlsen's knight will be passive on
a4, failing to contribute to the fight for the critical squares in any way.}) (
4... Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Bc1 Nhf6
11. b3 b6 12. Rd1 Ba6 13. Nbd2 Rc8 14. e4 Bb7 15. Bb2 Qc7 16. Rac1 Qb8 17. e5
Ne8 18. h4 h6 19. Nf1 c5 20. Qe2 dxc4 21. d5 $1 {The same type of sacrificial
break as Carlsen's 17.d5!! True, in this game Black's kingside has not been
weakened previously, but after the inevitable structural modifications White
will be left with a dangerous majority on this wing.} Bxd5 22. Rxd5 exd5 23.
Bh3 Rd8 24. Ne3 Nc7 25. Nf5 Rfe8 26. Nxg7 $40 {Marin,M (2515)-Horvath,J (2535)/
Odorheiu Secuiesc 1993/CBM 036 (1-0, 53)}) 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. Nc3 $5 {
This natural developing move was first met in a top level game during the Tal
Memorial 2009.} (7. Qc2 Bxd2+ (7... Ra6 $5 {Marin,M (2551)-Kortschnoj,V (2611)/
Reggio Emilia 2008/CBM 122/[Marin,M] (1/2, 58)}) 8. Qxd2 $5 {Kramnik,V (2743)
-Topalov,V (2813)/Elista 2006/CBM 115/[Marin,M] (1-0, 75)}) (7. O-O $5 O-O 8.
Bg5 {Ivanchuk,V (2740)-Alekseev,E (2711)/Foros 2008/CBM 125/[Marin,M] (1-0, 53)
}) 7... O-O 8. a3 ({Deviating from} 8. Bg5 {Gelfand,B (2758)-Kramnik,V (2772)/
Moscow 2009/CBM 133/[Marin,M] (1/2, 81)}) 8... Be7 $146 {White is allowed to
retrieve the pawn, in the hope that the time spent by the queen moving around
will allow adequate queenside counterplay.} ({After} 8... Bxc3 {Black can keep
his extra pawn, for a while at least, but White's centre would be strengthened.
It is hard to draw any conclusion from the only game played so far:} 9. bxc3 b5
10. Ne5 Ra6 11. O-O Nfd7 12. a4 c6 13. Nxc6 Rxc6 14. Bxc6 Nxc6 15. axb5 Ne7 16.
Qa4 $16 {Scarella,E (2348)-Del Cuadro,N (2186)/Villa Ballester 2004/CBM 101
ext (1-0, 29)}) 9. Qa4 ({We can see the fruits of the apparent loss of time ...
Bb4+ and ...Be7: with the bishop on d2,} 9. Ne5 {leaves the d4-pawn hanging.})
9... c6 10. Qxc4 b5 11. Qb3 $6 {A slightly strange move. The queen is rather
passive on this square.} ({I believe that} 11. Qd3 $1 {is crucial for the
evaluation of the whole variation. White keeps an eye on the h7-square and
enables Ne4, which would clear the c-file for the rook and the e1-a5 diagonal
for the bishop.} Nbd7 ({Carlsen may have been worried about} 11... Ba6 {
, but after} 12. Ne4 b4 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Qe4 $14 {the queen is quite active
in the centre, defending the e2-pawn at the same time (thus allowing castling).
}) 12. Ne4 Bb7 ({In the event of} 12... Ba6 13. b4 $1 $16 {[%csl Ga6,Gc6] we
can notice that Bd2 may be useful. In this line, the manoeuvre of the black
dark-squared bishop can be considered a mere loss of time.}) (12... Nd5 13. Rc1
Bb7 14. O-O {[%cal Ge4c5]} Qb6 15. Nfg5 $16 {[%csl Gd3]}) 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 {
Apart from castling, with just a more pleasant position for White, he can try
the sharp attack} 14. h4 $5 e5 (14... h6 $6 15. g4 $40) 15. Ng5 g6 16. Nxh7
Kxh7 17. h5 $40) 11... Ba6 12. Bg5 {We can feel the effects of the uninspired
queen retreat to b3. White has to spend some time to defend the e2-pawn before
castling.} Nbd7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 $6 {In certain lines of the Catalan, this way of
capturing is necessary in order to avoid the minor pieces being diverted from
the control of the c5-square, in order to keep the threat of ...c5 alive. In
our game, Carlsen will find a brilliant way to take advantage of the kingside
weaknesses.} ({Besides, there would be nothing wrong with the natural} 13...
Bxf6 14. Ne4 Be7 15. O-O b4 $132) 14. Qc2 b4 15. Na4 Rc8 16. O-O c5 {When
playing his 13th move, Kramnik may have evaluated this position as being in
his favour. Indeed, the white queen will be in some trouble after the
apparently inevitable opening of the c-file, while the e2-pawn would be
hanging.} 17. d5 $3 {This brilliant pawn sacrifice changes the course of the
game radically. White provokes the weakening of the f5-square and ensures a
safe life for his queen. Suddenly, it appears that several black pieces (his
knight and a6-bishop, for instance) are far from optimally placed.} exd5 18.
Bh3 $6 {This is too slow and offers Black the few tempi he needs in order to
organise his position. When both sides' regroupings will have come to an end,
the passivity of the a4-knight will become an important factor.} ({Several
commentators gave recommended} 18. Rfd1 $1 {In fact, it is quite logical.
Black completes his development (the a1-rook is developed in view of the
permanent threat of axb4) and starts fighting for the light squares in the
centre.} d4 (18... Bb7 19. Nh4 $16 {retrieves the pawn with huge strategic
advantage.}) 19. Qf5 $40 {Black faces the strong (and, apparently, inevitable)
threat of Nxd4, followed by either Be4 with a mating attack, or Rxd4 with a
deadly pin along the d-file.}) 18... Bb5 19. axb4 axb4 20. Rfd1 d4 21. Bf5 Ne5
$1 {Black activates his position without hanging on to his material advantage.}
22. Bxh7+ (22. Bxc8 Qxc8 {would lead to a similar position as in the game,
with the difference that the h7-pawn is still on board, defending the black
king.}) 22... Kg7 23. Nxe5 fxe5 24. Bf5 {With the knight on c4, White would
have a dream position, but the way it is the situation remains very
complicated. In the next phase of the game, Kramnik will keep activating his
pieces, even if this will cost him a significant amount of material.} Rc6 25.
Qe4 Rh8 26. Qxe5+ Bf6 27. Qe4 Re8 28. Qg4+ Kf8 29. Be4 c4 $1 $44 {Finally
shattering any dreams of blockade with b3 and Nb2-c4.} 30. Bxc6 Bxc6 {Black's
bishops and his mobile mass of pawns offer Black excellent compensation. In
mutual time trouble, Carlsen will go down relatively quickly.} 31. Qh5 Re5 32.
Qh6+ Ke7 33. e4 $5 {An attempt to get some counterplay.} (33. Qd2 {is
ineffective because of} c3 34. bxc3 Qd5 35. f3 dxc3 $36) 33... d3 $1 {Not
letting himself be distracted from the main plan, consisting of advancing the
pawns.} (33... Rxe4 34. Nc5 $16) (33... Bxe4 34. Qd2 $16) 34. Qe3 Bxe4 35. Nb6
$2 {A blunder in an unpleasant position.} Bb7 $19 {winning the knight. The
centralisation of the e5-rook is impressive.} 36. Qf4 Qxb6 37. Qxc4 Re2 38. Rf1
0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 38th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2010.07.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2010.07.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 {Decades ago, this was
considered to be the absolute main line of the open Catalan, but then it got
completely out of fashion.} 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 (7. Ne5 {is more ambitious, see
for instance Leko,P (2734)-Kramnik,V (2790)/Dortmund 2010/CBM 138/[Marin] (1/2,
31)}) 7... Bd7 8. Qxc4 cxd4 {This line, based on repeated release of the
tension in the centre, had some revival over the past years.} ({After the
Buenos Aires Olympiad back in 1978 (see the next comment), Black started
relying on} 8... b5 9. Qd3 Rc8) 9. Nxd4 Rc8 10. Nc3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc5 12. Qh4
O-O {This is the new trend. Black sacrifices the b7-pawn in order to get
active counterplay.} ({The position arising after} 12... Bc6 {seems to have
been submitted to thorough analysis by the components of the Hungarian team
who won the 1978 Olympiad. Here are the first two games in which Black got
punished for neglecting the kingside development:} 13. Rd1 Qb6 14. Bxc6+ Rxc6
15. Bh6 $1 $16 gxh6 (15... Bf8 16. Rd2 e5 17. Be3 Qa6 18. Rad1 Be7 19. Qg5 O-O
20. Qxe5 $16 {Ribli,Z (2585)-Ljubojevic,L (2605)/Buenos Aires 1978/EXT 2000 
(1-0, 49)}) 16. Qxf6 O-O 17. Ne4 $16 {Portisch,L (2630)-Radulov,I (2490)/
Buenos Aires 1978/EXT 2000 (1-0, 35). The evaluation of this whole line as
favourable for White never was shaken.}) 13. Bxb7 (13. Bg5 {is an important
alternative, leading to microscopical white advantage, which is quite
difficult to convert, though.} h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17.
Bf3 Rxb2 18. Rfd1 Be8 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Nd6 Bxd6 21. Rxd6 Bb5 22. Kf1 Rb8 23. a4
Bc4 {and Black managed to hold his own in Shirov,A (2745)-Wang Yue (2738)/
Sofia 2009/CBM 131 (1/2, 44)}) 13... Rb8 14. Bf3 Rb4 {This is an important
element in Black's strategy. Although his plan involves a loss of a tempo (...
Rc8-b8) with the rook, the lack of conmfort of the white queen makes the
position unclear.} 15. Qg5 Bd4 16. Qd2 {Not a great square for the queen, but
apparently Kramnik does not feel bothered at all; see also Kramnik,V (2790)
-Leko,P (2734)/Dortmund 2010/CBM 138/[Marin] (1/2, 47)} Qc7 {So far, play had
a rather linear character. This position has been reached in several games,
but they all diverged at this point. Abstractly speaking, Black should have
good compensation for the pawn, in view of his advance in development. However,
play may be slightly easier to carry out with White in over the board play,
because of his lack of weaknesses. The worst what could happen is to lose the
extra pawn and reach an equal or maybe slightly more pleasant position.} 17.
Nd1 $5 $146 {Geometrically speaking, an elegant retreat. There is certain
symmetry now in White's position. Black's main strategic threat consisted of
spoiling the queenside structure with ...Bxc3, which justifies Kramnik's
decision to improve the knight's position with Ne3.} ({The spectacular} 17. Nb5
{is ineffective:} Bxf2+ 18. Rxf2 Rxb5 19. b3 Bc6 20. Bb2 Bxf3 21. exf3 Rd8 22.
Rc1 Qb8 23. Qe3 Nd5 24. Qd4 f6 $11 {Schmidt,R (2387)-Nyback,T (2624)/Rijeka
2010/CBM 136 (1/2, 45)}) (17. a4 {is an interesting way of activating the
queen's rook without the necessity of developing the bishop.} a5 {not really
forced.} 18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. axb5 Rd8 20. e3 Be5 $2 {This is hard to understand:
White is allowed to complete his development in comfortable way.} ({The obvious
} 20... Bxb2 {would lead to unclear play:} 21. Qxb2 Rxb2 22. Bxb2 Nd5 23. Rfc1
Qb6 24. Be2 Ra8 {White certainly has strong compensation for the queen, but
Black is very much in the game still.}) 21. Qe2 $14 Ne4 $2 {weakening the
defence of the back rank.} 22. Bxe4 Rxe4 23. Bd2 $1 Qc2 $2 24. Rfc1 Qxb2 25.
Qd3 $1 {1-0 Buhmann,R (2565)-Meier,G (2608)/Saarbruecken 2009/CBM 128 Extra}) (
17. a3 {weakens the queenside light squares too much.} Rc4 18. Qd3 Bxc3 19.
bxc3 Rxc3 $6 {This pawn was one of Black's best friends, by restricting the
c1-bishop.} (19... e5 $1 $44) 20. Qd1 (20. Bf4 $5 e5 21. Rfc1 Rxd3 22. Rxc7
Rxf3 23. exf3 exf4 24. Rxa7 {The a-pawn is very dangerous. In case of a rook
exchange, White would get good winning chances.}) 20... Bc6 21. Bb2 Rc4 22.
Bxc6 Qxc6 23. Rc1 Rxc1 24. Qxc1 Qb5 25. Qc2 Nd5 26. Rc1 $14 {Nyback,T (2643)
-L'Ami,E (2615)/Wijk aan Zee 2010/CBM 135 (1/2, 33). White retains some micro
initiative, but Black should be able to draw with careful play.}) (17. Rd1 Rfb8
(17... Bc6 $5) 18. Qd3 Qc5 19. e3 Be5 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Qxd7 {Avrukh,B (2657)
-Nielsen,P (2662)/Dresden 2008/CBM 128 (1/2, 32). Again, White's position is
microscopically better.}) 17... Rfb8 18. a3 Rc4 {Possibly not best.} ({In view
of the ulterior course of the game,} 18... Ra4 $5 {make sense.}) 19. Ne3 Ra4 $6
{Black keeps losing time with this rook.} ({The only way to fight for equality
would be} 19... Bxe3 20. Qxe3 e5 {, when White's coordination would be far
from perfect yet.}) 20. Rb1 e5 21. b4 $14 {White is ready to complete his
development with Bb2, while the a4-rook is out of play.} a5 {This obvious
attempt to open the queenside is refuted tactically.} 22. Qc2 $1 {The start of
an interesting forced sequence.} Qxc2 23. Nxc2 Bf5 (23... Bc3 24. Bb2 $14) 24.
Nxd4 $1 Bxb1 25. Nc6 Re8 26. Nxa5 $16 {White has two pawns for the exchange,
and the a4-rook is trapped.} Be4 27. Bb2 Bxf3 28. exf3 e4 29. fxe4 Rxe4 (29...
Nxe4 30. Re1 $1 $16 {leads to the exchange of a rook pair, leaving the other
rook in big danger.}) 30. Rd1 h5 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Kf1 {Heading for b3.} h4 33.
f3 Re7 34. g4 Rc7 35. Ke2 Nd7 36. Kd2 f6 37. f4 Nc5 38. Rd4 Kg6 ({Black had
the possibility of freeing his rook with} 38... Rxa5 39. bxa5 Nb3+ 40. Kd3 Nxd4
41. Bxd4 {but this would have left the other rook in the danger of being
trapped!} Kg6 (41... Rc6 42. h3 $1 {It is important to block the enemy pawn on
a dark square, see also the main line.} Kg6 43. Ke4 Kf7 44. Kd5 Ra6 45. Bb6 $18
{[%cal Gd5b7]}) 42. a6 Kf7 43. a7 Rc8 44. Bb6 Ra8 (44... h3 45. Bc7 Ra8 46. Bb8
$18) 45. Kc4 Ke6 46. Kb5 Kd7 47. Ka6 Kc6 48. h3 $1 Rh8 49. Bf2 Ra8 50. Bxh4 $18
{White wins by creating a kingside passed pawn.}) 39. Kc3 Kf7 40. f5 Ne4+ 41.
Kb3 Nc5+ 42. Ka2 Na6 43. Rc4 Rxc4 (43... Nxb4+ 44. Kb3 $1 $18) 44. Nxc4 Nc7 45.
Na5 Na6 46. Kb3 Nc5+ 47. Kc4 Ne4 48. Kb5 Nc3+ 49. Bxc3 Rxa3 50. Kc4 Ra2 51. b5
1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 76th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2014.01.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[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. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c5 4. d4 Nc6 5. O-O e6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Na3
cxd4 9. Naxc4 Bc5 {Several decades ago, this was one of the main lines in the
open system.} 10. Bf4 $5 {Not the most frequent move.} ({The old main line goes
} 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Bf4 Qc8 12. Rac1 Nd5 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bb6
16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Qxd5 exd5 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4
{White's ending is more pleasant, quite probably he will win the d5-pawn, but
with only rooks on the board the position should be difficult to win.} Rd8 (
21... Rc5 {allows White to win the pawn while keeping a compact kingside
structure:} 22. b4 Rc2 23. Rxd5 g6 24. Ra5 a6 25. Kf1 h5 26. a3 $14 {Glek,I 
(2500)-Dautov,R (2525) Frunze 1988 (1/2, 42)}) 22. e4 Kf8 23. exd5 Ke7 24. Kg2
Kd6 {With this pawn safely blocked, White needs to work out some tactical
miracles to win. It once happened, but not the next time.} 25. Kf3 Rc8 26. Rd2
Re8 ({Andrey Sokolov deviates from his earlier game:} 26... Rc5 27. Ke4 Rc4+
28. Kf5 Rc1 29. h4 {[%cal Gh4h5,Gg3g4,Gg4g5] Tukmakov,V (2570)-Sokolov,A (2605)
Biel 1992 (1-0, 58). The kingside pressure is unpleasant.}) 27. Kf4 Re5 28. h4
h5 {With this regrouping Black can stop White's initiative from scratch.} 29.
f3 f6 30. g4 g5+ 31. Kg3 hxg4 32. Kxg4 gxh4 33. Kxh4 {1/2 Kharlov,A (2580)
-Sokolov,A (2555) St Petersburg 1993 CBM 034 [Hansen,LB]}) 10... Nd5 $146 ({If
} 10... O-O {White does not need to transpose to the lines above with 11.Qb3,
but can use his queen on its initial square to retrieve the pawn.} 11. Rc1 Nd5
(11... Rc8 12. Nd3 Be7 13. Nd6 Bxd6 14. Bxd6 Re8 15. Nc5 {Maksimenko,A (2502)
-Hacker,C (2136) Senden 2001 (1-0, 66)}) 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Ne5 Qe7 14. Nxc6
bxc6 15. Be5 Bb6 16. Bxd4 Rfd8 17. Bxb6 axb6 18. Qb3 Qb7 19. Rfd1 $14 {Serov,M
(2352)-Kotanjian,T (2568) Budva 2009 (1-0, 31). Black does not have immediate
problems, but in the long run his knight is not too stable, while White could
dream of creating a dangerous passed pawn on the a-file.}) 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12.
Ne5 Nxe5 (12... Qe7 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Be5 O-O 15. Bxd4 $14) 13. Bxe5 O-O 14.
Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 {White has retrieved the pawn and retains the more pleasant
position. In the old times this kind of position would have been considered
insufficient for achieving anything concrete, but with the massive advance of
theory contemporary players have to try their chances in any kind of position
with just a microscopic advantage.} Qb5 $6 {This creates unnecessary
weaknesses.} (15... Rfd8 16. Rfd1 Qe7 {White still retains some activity, but
Black's position is solid enough:} 17. Rac1 Nf6 18. Qe3 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 g6) 16.
Bxd5 exd5 (16... Rad8 $2 17. Bc4 $18) ({With four rooks on the board, the
ending arising after} 16... Qxd5 17. Qxd5 exd5 18. Rfd1 {is more dangerous for
Black than in Sokolov's games above.} Rac8 (18... Rfd8 19. Rd4 Rac8 20. Rad1
Rc2 21. Rxd5 Rxd5 22. Rxd5 g6 23. Rb5 $14) 19. Rxd5 Rc2 20. b4 Rxe2 21. Rd7 $14
) 17. e3 {Ever since the ninth game of the 1981 Baguio World Championship
match (Karpov-Korchnoi) it has been known that playing against the isolani
with only major pieces on board offers excellent winning chances.} Rfc8 {
Black hurries to create some threats along the c-file, aiming to exchange one
rook, thus reducing the pressure.} 18. b3 h6 19. Rfd1 Rc5 20. Kg2 a5 21. Rac1
$1 {A necessary concession.} ({If} 21. Rd2 Re8 22. Rad1 Re4 23. Qb2 Qc6 24. Kg1
b5 $11 {Black manages to defend his pawn without allowing the nasty pin along
the d-file.}) 21... Rac8 22. Rxc5 Rxc5 23. Qe5 {The position remains
unpleasant for Black. His pieces are busy defending the pawn, while on the
kingside he will be under constant pressure.} Qc6 24. Rd4 b6 25. Qf5 Qe6 26.
Qd3 Qc6 27. Qf5 Qe6 28. Qd3 Qc6 29. h4 $1 b5 (29... Rc3 30. Qf5) ({The
automatic response} 29... h5 {does not work out too well since after} 30. Qd1
$1 {[%csl Gh5]} g6 (30... Qg6 31. Qf3 $16 {[%csl Gd5,Gh5]}) 31. e4 $16 {
the pawn is virtually pinned:} dxe4 $2 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Qd4 $18) 30. a3 g6 $6 {
[%cal Gc5c3] Creating a weakness without needing to do so.} ({The
counterattack along the first rank is by one tempo too slow:} 30... Rc3 31. Qd1
Rc1 (31... Rc5) 32. Qf3 Rb1 $2 33. Rxd5 $16 Qc1 $2 34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. Qf5+ g6 36.
Qxf7#) 31. Qd2 $5 {[%csl Ga5,Gd5]} ({After ...g7-g6} 31. e4 $5 {is a permanent
issue:} Rc3 (31... dxe4 $2 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Qd4 $18) 32. Qd1 $16 Rc1 33. exd5
Rxd1 34. dxc6 Rc1 (34... Rxd4 35. c7 {[%csl Gc4]}) 35. Rd6 Rc3 (35... h5 36.
Kf3) 36. h5 $16) (31. h5 $5 {also looks tempting, weakening the kingside even
more.}) 31... Rc3 (31... a4 32. bxa4 $1 (32. b4 {[%csl Ga3]} Rc2 33. Qd1 Rc1
34. Qf3 Rb1) 32... bxa4 33. e4 $16) 32. Rxd5 (32. e4 $5 Rxb3 33. exd5 Qd6 34.
Qxa5 $16) 32... Rxb3 33. Qd4 Kh7 {Black is saved by the fact that the d5-rook
is pinned, but his position remains unpleasant.} 34. h5 gxh5 35. Qe4+ Qg6 36.
Rf5 Kg8 37. Qe8+ Kg7 38. Qe5+ f6 39. Qf4 Qg4 40. Qc7+ Kg6 41. Rf4 Qe6 42. Qxa5
$14 {The material is equal, but White has the better pawn structure, resulting
in the safer king's position.} Qc6+ 43. e4 Qe6 44. Qa8 Rc3 45. Kh2 Rc5 46. Qf8
Rc4 47. Qd8 Rxe4 48. Qd3 f5 49. Qxb5 Rxf4 50. gxf4 $14 {A curious ending. The
a-pawn is very dangerous, but White cannot abandon the kingside with his king
because the h-pawn would start advancing. Karjakin will manage to create some
threats against the apparently well defended black king, thus deciding the
game in his favour.} h4 51. Qe5 Qc6 52. Qe3 Kh5 53. f3 {Suddenly, the threat
Qe8+ (almost mate!) restricts the black queen's activity.} Qg6 (53... Kg6 54.
Kh3 {[%csl Gh4]}) 54. Qe1 Qc6 55. Qe5 Qg6 56. Qe1 Qc6 57. Kg2 h3+ $6 {Offering
White some chances.} (57... Qg6+ $6 58. Kh3 {[%cal Ge1h4]}) (57... Qc8 $11) (
57... Kg6 $11) 58. Kg3 h2 59. Qh1 Qc5 60. Qxh2+ Kg6 61. a4 Qa7 62. Qa2 Qg1+ 63.
Qg2 Qe1+ $6 {The queen only seems active on the first rank.} ({It would have
been better to control the pawn and defend some squares in his own territory
with} 63... Qa7 $1 64. Kh2+ Kf6 65. Qb2+ Kg6 66. Qa2 Qe3) 64. Qf2 Qa1 65. Qb6+
$1 $18 Kh5 {This creates the mating motifs.} ({But} 65... Kg7 {would have lost
the f-pawn by force:} 66. Qc7+ Kg6 67. Qc6+ Kg7 (67... Kh5 $2 68. Qe8#) 68.
Qd7+ Kf6 69. Qd6+ Kf7 70. Qd5+ Kf6 $6 71. Qe5+ $1 $18) 66. Qe3 Qh8 67. a5 {
Black cannot control e8 and stop the pawn at the same time.} Qg8+ 68. Kh3 Qa8
69. Qb3 (69. Qe2 {may be a bit more accurate:} Qc6 (69... Qa6 70. Qe8+) 70. Kg2
(70. a6 $2 Qxa6 $1 71. Qxa6 $11) 70... Qg6+ 71. Kh2 Qc6 72. a6 $18) 69... Qe8 (
69... Kg6 $5 {was the last chance.}) 70. a6 {now it is all over.} Qe7 71. Qb1
Kg6 72. Qg1+ Kh5 73. a7 Qa3 74. Kg3 Qa5 75. Qe3 Qd8 76. Qe5 (76. Qe5 Kg6 77.
Qb8) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 40th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2012.07.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. Ne5 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nd5 {
One of the sharpest lines of the Catalan Gambit.} 8. O-O ({The overcautious} 8.
Bd2 {does not promise White too much. Possibly, the best method was displayed
by former ladies' World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk in two games. One curious
thing the games have in common is that a well-timed ...f7-f5 (something that
Black usually avoids in the Catalan) turned the tables in Black's favour.} Nb6
9. Ne4 (9. e3 O-O 10. O-O f6 11. Nf3 a5 12. Ne4 Nc6 13. Bc3 Nd5 14. Nfd2 f5 $1
15. Bxb4 axb4 16. Nc5 b6 $17 {Zhu Chen (2490)-Kosteniuk,A (2469)/Nalchik 2011/
CBM 145 (0-1, 36)}) 9... Be7 10. e3 N8d7 11. f4 O-O 12. Rc1 f5 $5 13. Nf2 Nxe5
14. fxe5 Rb8 15. O-O Bd7 $15 {Zhukova,N (2443)-Kosteniuk,A (2503)/Olginka 2011/
CBM 141 Extra (0-1, 70)}) 8... Nxc3 {Typical for our times. A few decades
earlier, many would have considered this continuous pawn grabbing as risky or
even unplayable.} ({I have annotated a series of games in which Black
preferred:} 8... O-O 9. Qc2 b5 10. Be4 (10. Nxd5 exd5 11. b3 {1-0 Kramnik,V 
(2769)-Morozevich,A (2758)/Mexico City 2007/CBM 120/[Marin,M] (27)}) 10... Bb7
11. Nxd5 (11. Bxh7+ Kh8 12. Be4 {0-1 Zatonskih,A (2478)-Koneru,H (2600)/
Antakya 2010/CBM 140/[Marin,M] (45)}) 11... Bxd5 12. Bxh7+ Kh8 13. Be4 {
0-1 Gelfand,B (2755)-Morozevich,A (2751)/Biel 2009/CBM 132/[Marin,M] (48)}) 9.
bxc3 Bxc3 10. Rb1 Qxd4 11. Qa4+ {Starting forcing play, which tends to peter
out into a draw if both opponents know in advance what they are doing.} ({
Actually, White has good compensation even after the queen exchange:} 11. Qxd4
Bxd4 12. Nxc4 {White's idea is simple: he will prevent the king from castling
with Bc1-a3 and take advantage of the lack of coordination of Black's rooks to
put up pressure against the queenside.} Nd7 13. Rd1 (13. Ba3 Nb6 14. Na5 Nd5
15. e3 Bb6 16. Nc4 Ba7 17. Rfc1 b5 18. e4 Nf6 19. Ne3 Bxe3 20. fxe3 $44 {
Shimanov,A (2586)-Sethuraman,S (2529)/Chennai 2011/ (0-1, 60)}) 13... e5 14.
Ba3 Rb8 15. e3 Ba7 16. Rd5 f6 17. Rbd1 $44 b5 $6 18. Na5 b4 $6 19. Nc6 $16 {
Zhou Weiqi (2610)-Vaibhav,S (2430)/Mashhad 2011/CBM 142 (1-0, 25)}) 11... b5
12. Qa3 (12. Rxb5 $2 axb5 13. Qxb5+ Nd7 14. Bf4 Ra5 {0-1 Duzhakov,I (2325)
-Mastrovasilis,A (2529)/St Petersburg 2011/CBM 144 Extra}) 12... Qxe5 13. Bf4
Qf6 {White has invested three pawns and a knight in his attack, but will get
the cornered rook soon. One important aspect is that Black has to find a way
to get castled.} 14. Bxc7 $1 (14. Bxa8 $6 e5 $15 {would leave Black with three
pawns for the exchange.}) 14... b4 {Inviting new sacrifices.} ({In practice,
the more modest} 14... Be5 {proved playable:} 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. Bxa8 Qc7 17.
Bg2 f6 18. Qe3 Kf7 19. a4 Bd7 20. axb5 Bxb5 21. Rfd1 Nd7 $44 {Wojtaszek,R 
(2711)-Roser,K (2423)/Aix-les-Bains 2011/CBM 142 (1/2, 41). Black has somehow
completed his development and retains two pawns for the exchange.}) 15. Rxb4 $5
{Picking up the gauntlet.} (15. Qa5 b3 $6 (15... O-O $5 16. Bxa8 e5 $44 {
may be safer as after} 17. Bxb8 $6 Bf5 $36 {most of White's pieces would be
hanging.}) 16. Qa3 a5 17. Bxa8 Bb4 18. Qc1 Ba6 19. axb3 O-O 20. bxc4 Rc8 21.
Bxb8 Rxb8 22. Bf3 Rc8 23. Rd1 Qe5 24. Qc2 g6 25. Qa4 Bxc4 26. Rbc1 $14 {
Halkias,S (2588)-Galopoulos,N (2430)/Plovdiv 2012/CBM 148 (1-0, 55)}) 15...
Bxb4 16. Qxb4 {A fantastic position! Black is a whole rook up and it is his
turn to move, but his undeveloped queenside pieces are very vulnerable. His
chance of saving the game is linked with the extra pawn, which is likely to
consume an important white tempo.} a5 17. Qb5+ Bd7 18. Qb6 $146 {Aiming to
maintain the domination and not caring about the pawn.} (18. Qxc4 Na6 (18...
Ra6 19. Bxb8 Rb6 {looks dangerous, but may be playable. Black is not getting
too close to castling, but his extra exchange provides compensation for it.}
20. Ba7 Rb4 21. Qc7 Qd8 22. Qd6 Qe7 {Obviously, White can force a draw, but
somewhere along the way there might be some hidden improvement.}) 19. Bxa8 Nxc7
20. Qxc7 Qd8 21. Qa7 O-O {The position has calmed down and White maintains a
symbolic advantage on account of his more active pieces.} 22. Bf3 (22. Be4 Bb5
$132) 22... Ba4 23. Rc1 Qd2 24. Rc5 Qxa2 $11 {Miroshnichenko,E (2684)
-Kasimdzhanov,R (2699)/Konya 2010/CBM 137 Extra (1/2, 30)}) 18... Na6 19. Bxa8
Nxc7 20. Qxc7 Qd8 21. Qa7 O-O {We have reached the same position as in the
game Miroshnichenko,E (2684)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2699)/Konya 2010/CBM 137 Extra (1/
2, 30) above, with the difference that... the c4-pawn is still alive! What
could White have had in mind when embarking this variation? We will have the
answer on the next move.} 22. Be4 {His idea probably was that the c4-pawn
restricts the black bishop, making 22...Bb5 ineffective. This allows the white
bishop to retreat to a more active square than f3 as in the game above.} Bc8
23. Qc5 Ba6 {OK, what can Black do? He will keep the pawn and hope to advance
it after the white fury has calmed down.} 24. Rb1 Qd2 $5 {Sacrificing an
exchange for counterplay.} ({Another line with just a microscopic advantage
for White would be} 24... c3 25. Qxc3 Bxe2 26. Qc2 Ba6 27. Bxh7+ Kh8 28. Be4 {
Somehow, Black's coordination is not too impressive, but he does not seem to
be in big danger, either.}) 25. Bxh7+ Kxh7 26. Qxf8 Qxa2 27. Rb8 Qa1+ {With
the manoeuvre initiated by this move, Black centralises the queen with gain of
time and defends the f7-pawn indirectly.} ({It seems that} 27... Qxe2 {should
suffice for a draw, too:} 28. Qxf7 Qd1+ 29. Kg2 Qd5+ 30. Kh3 (30. Qf3 $2 c3 $1
31. Rb1 Be2 $1 32. Qxd5 exd5 $19) 30... c3 {It seems that White has nothing
better than giving or allowing perpetual check.}) 28. Kg2 Qe5 29. h4 c3 30. h5
Qxh5 31. Qh8+ Kg6 32. Qxh5+ Kxh5 33. Rb3 Bxe2 $11 {Even if he loses the a-pawn
(which is not likely to happen), Black is in no danger of losing.} 34. Rxc3 a4
35. Rc7 Kg6 36. Ra7 Bd1 37. f4 f5 38. Kf2 Kf6 39. Ke3 Bb3 40. Kd4 g5 41. Ra8
gxf4 42. gxf4 Bd1 43. Ra6 Bb3 44. Ra8 Bd1 45. Ra6 Bb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "2009.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 {Gelfand fights Kramnik with his own
weapons!} dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ {An interesting decision, proving the universality
of Kramnik's style. He had faced this position with White in the first game of
his epic match against Topalov.} 6. Bd2 a5 7. Nc3 {A rare move.} ({Lately, the
variation initiated by} 7. Qc2 {has been under the spotlight.} Bxd2+ (7... Ra6
$5 $146 {Marin,M (2551)-Kortschnoj,V (2611)/Reggio Emilia 2008/CBM 122/[Marin,
M] (1/2, 58)}) 8. Qxd2 c6 9. a4 b5 10. axb5 cxb5 11. Qg5 O-O 12. Qxb5 Ba6 13.
Qa4 Qb6 14. O-O Qxb2 15. Nbd2 Bb5 16. Nxc4 Bxa4 17. Nxb2 Bb5 18. Ne5 Ra7 19.
Nbd3 $1 (19. Bf3 $11 {Kramnik,V (2743)-Topalov,V (2813)/Elista 2006/CBM 115/
[Marin,M] (1-0, 75)}) 19... Nfd7 20. Rfb1 $14 {Gleizerov,E (2552)-Luther,T 
(2534)/Predeal Romanian team championship 2007 (1-0, 53)}) ({In his recent
repertoire book on 1.d4, Gelfand's compatriot Boris Avrukh analyses} 7. O-O)
7... O-O {Kramnik continues normal development, without making any committal
move.} (7... Nc6 {deprives the f6-knight of one natural defender in the event
of Bg5.} 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 a4 10. Bg5 {This pin is slightly annoying now.} Bd7
(10... Ra6 11. O-O h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nd2 b5 14. Rb1 Na7 15. Ne4 Qe7 16. Nc5
Rd6 17. f4 O-O 18. e4 {White has active pieces and an impressive centre.} Rc6
19. e5 Rxc5 {The best practical chance for Black, but his minor pieces remain
passive.} 20. dxc5 Rd8 $6 21. Qe1 Qxc5+ 22. Qf2 Qxf2+ 23. Rxf2 Rd3 24. Rf3 Rd2
25. Rf2 Rd3 26. Rc2 Kf8 27. Kf2 Ke7 28. Ke2 f5 29. Rd1 $14 {Khalifman,A (2622)
-Ibarra Jerez,J (2513)/Budva 2009/CBM 130 (1-0, 51). Black does not have
sufficient compensation for the exchange.}) 11. Ne5 Na5 12. Ng4 h6 13. Nxf6+
gxf6 14. Bh4 $14 {Roiz,M (2599)-Yevseev,D (2557)/Moscow 2006/CBM 112 (1/2, 21).
The weakness of Black's kingside is more important than the small material
advantage.}) 8. Bg5 $146 {A novelty. Gelfand seems to be concerned about
setting up piece pressure as soon as possible, refraining from early castling.}
(8. O-O Bd7 (8... Nc6 9. a3 Bxc3 10. bxc3 a4 11. Bg5 {Again, this pin is
unpleasant.} Na5 12. Qxa4 Bd7 13. Qc2 Bc6 14. Ra2 Be4 15. Qc1 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6
17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qe7 19. Qe3 b5 20. f4 $14 {Iskusnyh,S (2506)-Yakovich,Y 
(2583)/Tomsk 2006/EXT 2008 (1/2, 46)}) 9. Ne5 Bc6 10. Nxc6 Nxc6 11. a3 Be7 12.
e3 Nd7 13. Rc1 e5 14. Nd5 exd4 15. exd4 Nxd4 (15... Nb6 $5 {Roiz}) 16. Rxc4 c5
17. Bf4 $44 {Avrukh,B (2652)-Eljanov,P (2639)/Amsterdam 2005/CBM 107 ext (1/2,
65)}) 8... b5 9. Ne5 Ra6 10. a4 $6 {Abstractly speaking, this move looks
premature. White offers the exchange of the b5-pawn before forcing Black to
lose a tempo on defending it or make some other type of concession.} (10. O-O {
looks more consistent, with similar play as in some of Avrukh's lines} h6 (
10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. a4 $14 c6 $2 14. Qb1 $16) (10... Rb6
11. a4 $1 {is a lot better for White than the game continuation.}) 11. Bxf6
gxf6 (11... Qxf6 12. Nxb5 $16) 12. Nf3 Rb6 13. Qc1 Kg7 14. a4 c6 15. Qf4 $44 {
The awkward placement of the b6-rook and the weakness of the black kingside
offers White ample compensation for the pawn.}) 10... bxa4 $1 {The correct
answer. Black will eventually lose his extra pawns, but will get time to
activate his pieces.} ({He might have only considered} 10... c6 11. O-O $14)
11. Nxc4 h6 $1 {Another strong move, getting rid of the pin.} 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13.
O-O Rd8 14. Qxa4 Bd7 {Black keeps developing and keeps the threats against the
d4-pawn in reserve.} (14... Qxd4 15. Rfd1 Qf6 16. Qb5 Nd7 17. Rd3 $36) 15. Qd1
Be8 16. e3 c5 {White has restored the material equality, but his position in
the centre is a bit shaky. In order to retain some play, he has to sacrifice a
pawn.} 17. d5 $1 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qxc3 19. Rc1 Qf6 (19... Qb4 20. Ne5 $44 {
[%csl Gc5][%cal Ge5d3]}) 20. d6 {White does not seem to have sufficient
stability in the centre for playing such a daring move.} (20. e4 $5 $44) 20...
a4 ({Black could simplify to a draw with} 20... Bb5 21. Qb3 Bxc4 22. Qxc4 Raxd6
23. Qxc5 Qg5 24. Qxg5 hxg5 25. Ra1 Ra6 26. Ra4 $11 {, but Kramnik plays for
more.}) 21. Qd3 Nc6 $6 {Black's desire to complete his development is
understandable, but he offers his opponent two important tempi for activating
his own play.} (21... a3 $5 $15 {may have led to the exchange of the a- and
d-pawns, retaining a sound extra-pawn.}) 22. Nd2 $1 {[%csl Ga6] The start of a
wise regrouping.} Nb4 23. Qc4 $44 {Black's position becomes shaky. The c5-pawn,
sustaining the knight and, indirectly, the whole queenside, is weak.} Qb2 $6 {
Causing some further problems.} (23... Rdxd6 24. Ne4 Qe7 25. Nxd6 Rxd6 $44) 24.
Ne4 Qb3 25. Qxc5 {[%cal Gc1b1] Black's pieces are hanging and he has no time
to advance the a-pawn yet.} (25. Nxc5 Qxc4 26. Rxc4 Rb6 27. d7 Bxd7 28. Rd4 Nd5
29. Bxd5 {seems crushing, but Black has resources still:} Bb5 $1 30. Rb1 Rxd5
31. Rxd5 exd5 32. Nxa4 $14 {[%csl Gd4,Rd5]}) 25... Nd5 26. Rb1 Qa2 27. Qd4 {
A nice centralizing move. White has a dominating position, while the enemy
queen feels uncomfortable.} a3 28. Rfc1 $6 {This natural move leads to trouble
after Black's reply.} ({The position is full of tricks, because of the
advanced a-pawn. For instance,} 28. Nc5 $6 {does not win because of} Raxd6 29.
Nb7 Nxe3 $1 30. Qxe3 (30. Nxd6 Nxf1 31. Rxf1 Qb3 $44) 30... Qxb1 $3 31. Rxb1
Rd1+ 32. Qe1 (32. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 33. Bf1 a2 $19) 32... Rxe1+ 33. Rxe1 Rd2 34. Ra1
a2 $44 {There is no obvious way for White to free himself.}) (28. Qd3 $5 {
may have been stronger.} Ra4 {[%cal Ga2c4]} 29. Rfc1 $1 {[%csl Ga2,Rc4][%cal
Gg2f3,Gf3d1] ><c4, /\Bf3-d1} Rb4 30. Ra1 $16) 28... Rc6 $1 {Suddenly, White's
back rank is weak.} 29. Re1 (29. Nc5 Rdc8) 29... Qc4 $15 {Black has restored
his coordination and the a-pawn remains more dangerous than the d-pawn.} 30.
Ra1 Qxd4 31. exd4 Ra8 32. h4 Rb6 33. Rec1 a2 34. Kh2 Rb2 35. Nc5 Bb5 36. Kg1
Ra7 37. Bf1 Bxf1 38. Kxf1 Nf6 39. Nd3 Rd2 40. Ne5 Kh7 41. Rc7 Ra4 42. d7 Raxd4
43. Ra7 Rd1+ (43... Nxd7 44. Rxd7 Rxd7 45. Nxd7 Rxd7 46. Rxa2 $15 {leads to
the same drawn ending as in the game.}) 44. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 45. Ke2 Rd5 46. Kf3 Nxd7
47. Nxd7 Rxd7 48. Rxa2 $15 {With his pawns arranged on optimal squares, White
should have little trouble holding a draw. However, in grandmaster practice
this is not always the case, as, for instance, in Sokolov,I (2570)-Chernin,A 
(2610)/Wijk aan Zee 1991/CBM 022 (0-1, 64)} Rd5 ({We need a few waiting moves
from White in order to transpose to the aforementioned game:} 48... Rd6 49. Ra7
Kg6 50. Rb7 Kf6 51. Rc7 g6 52. Ra7 {Here we are. This is drawn, but White did
not defend in optimal way.} e5 53. Ra8 Rd3+ 54. Ke4 Rd4+ 55. Ke3 Kf5 56. Ra7 f6
57. Rh7 h5 58. Rg7 Rg4 59. Rh7 Rb4 60. Kf3 $2 ({As pointed out by Ftacnik,
White should have activated his rook by attacking one of Black's pawns.} 60.
Rf7 $1 $15) 60... e4+ 61. Ke2 Rb2+ 62. Ke3 Rb3+ 63. Ke2 Rb2+ 64. Ke3 Rb3+ 65.
Ke2 Kg4 $1 {[%cal Gg4h3,Gh3g2,Gb3f3] The position has become at least
dangerous for White.} 66. Rh6 Kh3 $1 67. Rxg6 Rf3 68. Rh6 Kg2 69. Rxh5 Rxf2+
70. Ke3 f5 71. Rg5 Kf1 72. g4 Rf3+ 73. Kd4 e3 74. Rxf5 Rxf5 75. Kxe3 Rf8 {
0-1 Sokolov,I (2570)-Chernin,A (2610)/Wijk aan Zee 1991/CBM 022}) 49. Ra7 Kg6
50. Ke3 Rb5 51. Ke2 Rb3 52. Re7 Ra3 53. Rb7 f5 54. Kf1 f4 {Optically, this
looks fine, but every exchange of pawns makes a draw more probable.} 55. gxf4
Rh3 56. Rb4 Kf5 57. Rb7 Rh1+ 58. Kg2 Rxh4 59. f3 (59. Rxg7 $4 Rg4+ $1 $19)
59... Kf6 60. Kg3 Rh1 61. Ra7 h5 62. Ra5 g6 63. Ra7 Rg1+ 64. Kf2 Rd1 65. Kg3
Rd8 66. Rb7 Rh8 67. Ra7 Rg8 68. Kh4 Rd8 69. Kg3 Rd5 70. Ra8 g5 71. fxg5+ Rxg5+
72. Kh4 Rf5 73. Kg3 Rb5 74. Rf8+ Kg7 75. Re8 Kf7 76. Rh8 Rf5 77. Rh6 Ke7 78. f4
Kd6 79. Kf3 Rb5 80. Ke4 Ke7 81. Kf3 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Foros Aerosvit 3rd"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2008.06.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[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. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. O-O $5 {
Possibly, a new trend.} ({Since the Kramnik-Topalov match, there has been some
theoretical discussion in the variation} 7. Qc2 Bxd2+ (7... Ra6 $5 $146 {
Marin,M (2551)-Kortschnoj,V (2611)/Reggio Emilia 2008/CBM 122/[Marin,M] (1/2-1/
2, 58)}) 8. Qxd2 c6 9. a4 b5 10. axb5 cxb5 11. Qg5 O-O 12. Qxb5 Ba6 13. Qa4 Qb6
14. O-O Qxb2 15. Nbd2 Bb5 16. Nxc4 Bxa4 17. Nxb2 Bb5 18. Ne5 Ra7 19. Nbd3 $1 {
Gleizerov,E (2552)-Luther,T (2534)/Predeal Romanian team championship 2007 
(1-0, 53)} (19. Bf3 {Kramnik,V (2743)-Topalov,V (2813)/Elista 2006/CBM 115/
[Marin,M] (1-0, 75)})) 7... O-O 8. Bg5 {Still refraining from moving the queen,
in complete accordance with classical principles (The lady must be the last to
be developed)} (8. Qc2 {Karpov,A (2710)-Piket,J (2615)/Monte Carlo 1999/CBM
070/[Piket] (1/2-1/2, 43)}) 8... b5 ({There is an important deviation here:} 
8... Nc6 {In practice, Black has been doing fine, but White seems to be able
to improve.} 9. Nc3 (9. e3 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. a3 Bd6 12. Nc3 e5 13. d5 Na7
14. Nd2 b5 15. a4 Bd7 16. Qc2 Bb4 17. axb5 Nxb5 18. Nxb5 Bxb5 19. Nxc4 a4 20.
Rfc1 $14 {/= Markus,R (2585)-Beliavsky,A (2622)/Turin 2006/CBM 113 (1/2-1/2,
27)}) 9... Rb8 10. e3 e5 $6 (10... b5 11. Nd2 Bd7 12. a4 $14) (10... h6 $5 11.
Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nd2 Bd7 13. Nxc4 b5 $132) 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qxd1 13. Rfxd1
Nd7 14. Nd5 (14. Ne4 Nxe5 15. a3 f6 16. axb4 fxg5 17. Rxa5 $16) 14... Nxe5 15.
Nxb4 axb4 16. Be7 Re8 17. Bxb4 Bg4 $132 {Huzman,A (2565)-Korneev,O (2601)/
Bastia 2005 (1/2-1/2, 26)}) 9. a4 {White is supposed to play a4, Nc3 and Ne5,
but the move order can make a difference.} ({In a recent game, Kramnik himself
deviated from his first experience against this variation with} 9. Ne5 Ra6 (
9... Ra7 {is slightly unnatural, but is not entirely pointless. Black leaves
the a6-square available for the bishop. Now,} 10. a4 bxa4 {would transpose to
Kekelidze,M (2445)-Moradiabadi,E (2540)/Abu Dhabi 2007/CBM 119 ext (0-1, 26)
below.}) 10. a4 bxa4 (10... c6 11. Nc3 {would transpose to Buhmann,R (2583)
-Bartel,M (2609)/Polanica Zdroj 2007/CBM 120 (1/2-1/2, 54), below}) 11. Nxc4
Nbd7 12. Nc3 c5 13. Nxa4 h6 14. Bd2 $14 {White is better developed. His
knights occupy very active positions, targetting the numerous weaknesses in
Black's camp. The following display of dynamism is impressive.} Qc7 15. Bf4 Qa7
16. Nd6 Nd5 17. Nb5 Qb7 18. Nc7 Ra7 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Bd6 $16 {Kramnik,V (2788)
-Navara,D (2672)/Prague 2008 (1-0, 33)}) 9... c6 {The natural answer, aiming
to consolidate the extra-pawn.} ({For dynamic reasons,} 9... bxa4 $5 {may be
worth investigating:} 10. Ne5 (10. Nbd2 c3) 10... Ra7 11. Nxc4 (11. Rxa4 $5)
11... Ba6 12. Nba3 h6 13. Be3 Nd5 $132 {Kekelidze,M (2445)-Moradiabadi,E (2540)
/Abu Dhabi 2007/CBM 119 ext (0-1, 26)}) 10. Nc3 $146 {Still in accordance with
classical rules. Before moving with the other knight to the centre, Ivanchuk
looks after his last undeveloped queenside piece. (The rook is relatively
active on a1 already).} (10. Ne5 {looks active, but has the drawback that in
case of an eventual exchange on f6 (...gxf6) the knight would lose stability
in the centre. Still, White seems to have good play here, too.} Ra6 11. Nc3 h6
12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Ng4 e5 14. e3 Kg7 15. h3 $44 {Buhmann,R (2583)-Bartel,M 
(2609)/Polanica Zdroj 2007/CBM 120 (1/2-1/2, 54)}) 10... Qb6 {[%csl Gb5] For
Black, the process of development is not so simple and he has to move with his
queen while the whole queenside is undeveloped.} (10... Ra7 11. axb5 Bxc3 12.
b6 $1 Qxb6 13. bxc3 $16) (10... Ba6 11. axb5 cxb5 12. Ne5 Ra7 13. d5 Bxc3 14.
bxc3 exd5 15. Qd4 $36) (10... h6 11. Bxf6 (11. Bh4 $5 g5 $140 12. Nxg5 hxg5 13.
Bxg5 $44) 11... Qxf6 12. axb5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 cxb5 14. Qb1 Bd7 15. Ne5 Ra7 16.
Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Qxb5 $16) 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. axb5 cxb5 13. d5 {A typical pawn
break, underlining the weakness of the double pawns and that of the f5-square.}
Rd8 $2 {Obviously missing the next move.} ({Black should have tried to build
up his defence by somewhat unnatural means with} 13... a4 $5 14. Nd4 (14. Qd4
$6 Qxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Ra5 17. Rfb1 Bd7 {[%cal Gb8a6,Ga6c5]}) 14... Ra5
{[%cal Ga4a3,Gc8d7,Gb8a6] White would have needed a big creative effort to
find a way to deliver a kingside attack (although reaching a draw by perpetual
should not be a problem).}) 14. Qd4 $1 {Splendid! The time has come for the
queen to be developed and this causes Black great problems!} Qxd4 (14... Nd7
15. dxe6 Qxe6 (15... fxe6 16. Qg4+ Kh8 17. Ng5 $16) 16. Ng5 fxg5 17. Bxa8 $16)
15. Nxd4 $14 {/+/- White will reestablish the material equality, maintaining
the better development and the better structure.} Ra6 (15... Bxc3 16. bxc3 exd5
17. Rfb1 $16 {would retrieve both sacrificed pawns soon, with an obvious
advantage.}) 16. Ndxb5 Rb6 17. Rfd1 e5 {[%csl Gf5]} 18. Na3 Ba6 19. Na4 Rb7 20.
Rdc1 Rc7 21. e4 f5 (21... Nd7 22. Nc2 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Gc2e3]}) 22. exf5 Nd7
23. Bf1 (23. Nc2) 23... Rdc8 24. Nc2 Bf8 25. Ne3 e4 26. Nc3 Nc5 27. Rd1 Nb3 28.
Ra4 Bb4 29. d6 Rb7 30. Ncd5 Kf8 31. Nxb4 Bb5 32. Ra2 axb4 33. Bxc4 $1 Bxc4 34.
Nxc4 Kg7 (34... Rxc4 35. d7 $18) 35. Ne3 Rd8 36. Rd5 Rb6 37. Ra4 Nc1 38. Nc4
Rb7 39. Rc5 Nd3 40. Rc7 Rb5 41. g4 Rd5 42. Raa7 Rf8 43. h4 h5 44. g5 Ne1 45.
f6+ Kg6 46. Kh2 Rf5 47. Ra5 Rxf2+ 48. Kg1 e3 49. Ne5+ Kh7 50. Rxf7+ Rxf7 51.
g6+ Kh6 52. gxf7 Rxf6 53. d7 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.24"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Aderito, Pedro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2352"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 dxc4 6. a4 $5 {A relatively
unexplored line, typical for... the Slav Defence. Before attacking the c4-pawn,
White discourages ...b5.} ({The immediate} 6. Ne5 {is more common.}) 6... Bb4+
{This move can lead to a curious transposition.} ({Another critical line is} 
6... c5 $5 {This looks like a loss of tempo, but Black hopes to prove that the
presence of the white pawn on a4 has more drawbacks than good parts. The
a4-square is not available to the queen now, while the b3- and b4-squares are
weak.} 7. O-O Nc6 8. dxc5 $5 {This move is supposed to be relatively
inoffensive with the pawn on a2. In the current position, it makes slightly
more sense, though, as we shall see later.} ({In the genuine ...c5 variation
of the Catalan,} 8. Ne5 {is the main move, but here Black can play} Nxd4 $5 {
The point is that against} 9. e3 {, which would more or less win in the
positions with the pawn on a2, Black has} Nb3 $1 {with a normal position.}) (8.
e3 {is not too dangerous either.} cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Na3 O-O 11. Nxc4 Nd5 12.
h4 b6 13. Re1 Bb7 14. Bd2 Rc8 15. Qb3 Qc7 16. Rac1 Qb8 17. Nce5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 {
1/2-1/2 Kortschnoj,V (2601)-Felgaer,R (2569)/Barcelona 2004/CBM 105}) 8... Qxd1
9. Rxd1 Bxc5 10. Nbd2 c3 ({Earlier, Korneev had tried} 10... Na5 {, but failed
to equalize:} 11. Ne5 Bd7 12. Nexc4 Nxc4 13. Nxc4 Bc6 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 {Black's
queenside weaknesses are more relevant than White's. One would think that
White should aim for an endgame with N vs B, but he did precisely the opposite.
} 15. Bf4 Ne4 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. Bxd6 O-O-O 18. Bb4 Kb7 19. f3 Nf6 20. Bc3 Rhg8
21. e4 $16 {[%csl Gc6,Gg7][%cal Gg1e3] Mascaro March, Pedro (ESP) (2314)
-Korneev,O (2559)/Spain 2004 (1/2-1/2, 49)}) 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Nb3 Be7 {In this
position, the move a4 is useful, because it helps putting the enemy queenside
under pressure with a further a5 and it enables Ba3, carrying out the
strategically favourable exchange of the dark-squared bishops.} 13. Nfd4 (13.
Ba3 $5) 13... Bd7 14. Ba3 $5 (14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 $11 {Mozny,M (2392)
-Korneev,O (2657)/Germany 2006/EXT 2007 (0-1, 76)}) 14... Bxa3 15. Rxa3 $14 {
[%csl Gb7,Gd6]}) 7. Bd2 ({After} 7. Nc3 $5 {the game could take a genuine
gambit course.} Ne4 $6 {Instead of moving for the second time with an already
developed piece, Black should have continued his development.} 8. Qc2 Qa5 9.
Bd2 (9. Qxe4 $5 {leads to interesting play:} Bxc3+ 10. Kf1 Bb4 11. Ne5 c3 12.
bxc3 Bxc3 13. Ra3 Bb4 14. Qg4 g6 15. Qf3 $44 {Black is underdeveloped and his
position has many weaknesses. The fact that White has lost his right to castle
is not too relevant, because the position has not an open character and most
of his pieces are active anyway. Later, he could activate his king's rook with
h4-h5.}) 9... Nxd2 10. Nxd2 Qd8 11. e3 O-O 12. Nxc4 Nd7 13. O-O Nb6 14. Ne5 a5
15. Rfd1 Bd6 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Nc5 $14 {Grivas,E (2500)-Gavrilakis,N (2410)/
Athens 1996/EXT 2001 (1/2-1/2, 72)}) 7... a5 (7... Be7 8. Qc2 b6 9. Qxc4 Ba6
10. Qc2 O-O 11. Nc3 Nbd7 12. O-O Rc8 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. Rac1 Qb8 15. Bf4 $14 {
Blasko,I (2383)-Acs,G (2181)/Fuzesabony 2000/EXT 2004 (1-0, 25)}) 8. Qc2 (8.
O-O O-O 9. Na3 Bxa3 10. Rxa3 Nbd7 11. Qc2 Nb6 {was a not too relevant draw, 1/
2-1/2 Marosi,G (2350)-Zsinka,L (2360)/Budapest 1983/EXT 98. Despite the
missing pawn, White's position looks preferable, because of his better
development, advantage of space and pair of bishops.}) 8... Na6 $6 {Too slow.
Black intends to transfer the knight to b4, but this will not compensate for
his lack of space in general.} (8... b5 $2 {would lead to a known trick from
the Catalan line 4...dxc4 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 a5, namely} 9. axb5 $1 Bxd2+ (9...
cxb5 $4 10. Bxb4 $18) 10. Nfxd2 $1 $16 {[%cal Gg2a8]}) (8... Bxd2+ $5 {would
again have transposed to the 4...dxc4 and 5...Bb4+ line, but this time to a
fashionable form of it:} 9. Qxd2 (9. Nbxd2 b5) (9. Nfxd2 Qxd4) 9... b5 10. axb5
cxb5 11. Qg5 {Kramnik,V (2743)-Topalov,V (2813)/Elista 2006/CBM 115/[Marin,M] 
(1-0, 75)}) 9. O-O O-O ({Against} 9... Bxd2 {White could consider} 10. Nbxd2 $5
b5 11. b3 Nb4 12. Qb2 cxb3 13. Nxb3 $44 {[%csl Gc5][%cal Gf3e5] with excellent
compensation for the pawn. White has wonderful development, while the enemy
queenside is weak.}) 10. Qxc4 $14 {White has retrieved the pawn and maintains
a stable advantage of space.} Ne4 $6 {The knight was optimally placed on f6
for defensive purposes, because it inhibited White's main positional threat,
consisting of a pawn break in the centre.} 11. Bf4 Be7 12. Nc3 Nd6 13. Qb3 Nf5
14. Rad1 $16 {[%cal Ge2e4,Gd4d5]} g5 {Weakening the kingside without getting
any counterplay.} (14... Nb4 15. e4 Nd6 16. Rfe1 $16 {[%cal Gd4d5,Gf3e5] and
White is ready to open play in the centre.}) 15. Bc1 Nb4 16. h3 f6 17. Rfe1 Kh8
18. e4 Ng7 19. Be3 f5 $6 20. Ne5 (20. d5 $5 fxe4 21. dxc6 Qe8 22. Nxe4 $18)
20... f4 21. Bc1 $16 {With his incomplete development, Black cannot claim he
is attacking. At the same time, his weaknesses will stay there forever...} Bd6
22. Ne2 Nh5 23. Bf3 Qe8 24. gxf4 Nxf4 25. Nxf4 gxf4 26. Kh2 Bxe5 27. dxe5 c5
28. Rd6 Bd7 29. Qc3 Rc8 30. b3 Qe7 31. Rg1 c4 32. bxc4 Na2 33. Qd2 Nxc1 34.
Rxd7 Nb3 35. Qd1 Qh4 36. Qxb3 1-0

[Event "World-ch Anand-Topalov +3-2=7"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2010.04.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2010.04.24"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ {Topalov wisely deviates
from the variation that had led him to defeat in the previous game with Black.
Eperienced match players from the past took this as a golden rule. Even if the
position itself had been ok, it is better to avoid unpleasant memories. One
famous example about what can happen in the contrary case is the Candidates'
match between Spassky and Geller in 1968. The latter stubbornly played the
same line against the Closed Sicilian and lost the first 3 games with Black.
When he decided to operate a change, it was too late already: the match was
basically lost.} 6. Bd2 a5 7. Qc2 (7. Nc3 $5 O-O 8. a3 (8. Bg5 {Gelfand,B 
(2758)-Kramnik,V (2772)/Moscow 2009/CBM 133/[Marin,M] (1/2, 81)}) 8... Be7 {
0-1 Carlsen,M (2810)-Kramnik,V (2788)/Wijk aan Zee 2010/CBM 135/[Marin,M] (38)}
) (7. O-O $5 O-O 8. Bg5 {Ivanchuk,V (2740)-Alekseev,E (2711)/Foros 2008/CBM
125/[Marin,M] (1-0, 53)}) 7... Bxd2+ (7... Ra6 $5 {Marin,M (2551)-Kortschnoj,V
(2611)/Reggio Emilia 2008/CBM 122/[Marin,M] (1/2, 58)}) 8. Qxd2 {Previously to
this game, the text move was considered as a preliminary step to the queen's
activation to g5. As we will see, Anand will go a bit further with the
abstract understanding of this position.} c6 9. a4 b5 10. Na3 $5 $146 ({
Deviating from} 10. axb5 cxb5 11. Qg5 {Kramnik,V (2743)-Topalov,V (2813)/
Elista 2006/CBM 115/[Marin,M] (1-0, 75).  ***It appears that Anand considered
8.Qxd2 as the start of a general redistributing of forces. The knight is
employed for putting pressure on b5 and c4, while the queen will set up
pressure along the d-file (after 0-0 and Rfd1), maintaining the threat of Qg5
in reserve. Apart from being objectively strong, his novelty has the practical
advantage of leaving Black with a rather narrow choice, resulting in a
relative ease of predicting the next few moves during home analysis.}) 10...
Bd7 {There is nothing better than this awkward move, which places the bishop
in the way of its colleagues.} (10... Ba6 {leaves the c6-square vulnerable,
allowing} 11. Ne5 Nd5 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. axb5 $16 {White retrieves the pawn,
maintaining the better structure and a strong bishop.}) 11. Ne5 Nd5 {This is a
first critical moment. The knight move looks natural, but causes a big loss of
time, allowing White increase his domination in the centre. Besides, the
kingside defence is weakened, which will prove a decisive factor in the end.
Black had two other ways of removing the pin along the long diagonal.} (11...
Ra7 $6 12. axb5 cxb5 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Qg5 {(We can see that White did not
give up the idea of the queen incursion completely; he only kept it in reserve
for a favourable moment!)} O-O 15. Qxb5 Qxd4 16. Rd1 Qg4 {(Sadly, the only
available square for the queen, leaving the left wing vulnerable.)} 17. Nxc4
$16 {Black will lose the a5-pawn, while his poor coordination prevents him
from getting enough counterplay.}) (11... Ra6 12. O-O (12. axb5 cxb5 13. Nxd7
Qxd7 14. Qg5 O-O 15. Qxb5 Qxd4 16. Nxc4 ({With the rook on a6,} 16. Rd1 {
is ineffective because of} Qb6 $1 {with complete simpilifications and a
probable draw after} 17. Qxb6 Rxb6 18. Nxc4 Rb4 19. Nxa5 Rxb2 $11) 16... Ne4 {
[%cal Ge4d6] (Hitting f2 and threatening to exchange the active white knight
with ...Nd6, which would more or less equalise.)} 17. e3 Qc5 18. Qxc5 Nxc5 {
. The a5-pawn is indirectly defended because of ...Nd3+ followed by ...Nxb2,
while otherwise Black seems more or less OK.}) 12... O-O 13. Rfd1 Be8 14. Rac1
$44 {Black is in no immediate danger yet, but it is far from clear, how he
will get to complete his development.}) 12. e4 Nb4 {The evaluation of this
move depends on the depth of the examination. Optically speaking, this looks
like a great square for the knight. Practically, it does not do much, failing
to defend Black's own pawn chain or put pressure on a4, in order to force the
releasing of the tension. Concrete analysis proves that Black could not play
the more desirable moves, though:} (12... Nb6 {attacks a4, more or less forcing
} 13. axb5 {, but this works out well for White because the knight is
vulnerable on b6:} cxb5 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Qg5 Qxd4 (15... O-O {is relatively
better, with just a bad position after} 16. Qxb5 {, when} Qxd4 $2 {drops a
piece to} 17. Rd1 $18) 16. Rd1 Qf6 17. Qxb5+ N8d7 (17... N6d7 {loses a rook to}
18. e5 $18) 18. Nxc4 $18 {and one of the knights will be lost.}) ({***} 12...
Nc7 {would be a good consolidating move if Black could get castled in time, but
} 13. d5 $16 {In case of general exchanges, the f7-square and the a8-rook
would be forked by the queen. After the text move, the possibility of ...Nd3+
forces White to get castled before initiating active operations, but, as
mentioned before, the long term effects of the knight's presence on b4 are
unfavourable for Black.}) 13. O-O O-O 14. Rfd1 {White has completed his
development and all his pieces are placed on optimal squares. One may argue
that the queen's rook and knight could desire a better fate, but their latent
pressure against the b5-pawn and along the a-file is quite useful.
Anticipating a bit, it will not take long before these pieces will emerge into
play very effectively.} Be8 {Black evacuates the d-file anticipating the
central break.} (14... N8a6 $6 15. d5 $16) (14... Qe7 $5 15. Qe3 {renewing the
threat of d5.} Be8 16. d5 f6 (16... Qd6 17. Nxc6 N8xc6 18. dxc6 Qxc6 19. axb5
$16) 17. dxc6 (17. Nxc6 N8xc6 18. dxc6 bxa4 19. e5 $14) 17... fxe5 18. axb5
Bxc6 19. bxc6 N8xc6 20. Rac1 Nd4 21. Nxc4 $14 {Black's knights stand actively,
but they are not 100% stable, because both the a5 and the e5 pawns are weak.})
15. d5 $1 Qd6 (15... Qb6 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Bh3 $44) (15... f6 16. dxc6 (16. Ng4
$36) 16... Qxd2 17. Rxd2 fxe5 18. axb5 Bxc6 19. bxc6 N8xc6 20. Nxc4 $14) 16.
Ng4 {[%cal Ge4e5]} (16. dxc6 $5 {also looks strong:} Qxe5 17. axb5 {Black's
queenside is paralysed and Black has to return the piece, but this will not
even the chances.} Bxc6 18. bxc6 N8xc6 19. Nxc4 Qc5 20. Qc3 {White has the
same kind of domination as at a later stage in the game. The a5-pawn is
vulnerable and the threat of e4-e5 followed by the occupation of the d6-square
quite annoying. In case of} e5 21. Rd7 $16 {, Black cannot fight for the
d-file with the help of the rooks, because this would cost him the a5-pawn.})
16... Qc5 17. Ne3 {The knight has reached a stable square, from where it
consolidates White's control over the d5-square and increases the pressure
against the c4-pawn.} N8a6 {Finally, Black has started developing. However,
this is not done in the optimal way. The knight would be so much more useful
closer to the d4-square, while on the edge of the board it is passive and
causes difficulties with keeping a5 well defended.} 18. dxc6 bxa4 {Black's
extra pawn on the a-file will not be too threatening in the middlegame, but
Topalov probably wanted to shield his other a-pawn with its colleague.} ({After
} 18... Bxc6 19. axb5 Bxb5 20. Naxc4 Bxc4 21. Rac1 $16 {The a5-pawn would be
more vulnerable, but Black would have exchanged one pair of minor pieces. All
in all, the objective evaluation of the position would remain the same.}) 19.
Naxc4 Bxc6 20. Rac1 {[%cal Gc4d6,Ge4e5,Ge3g4,Gd2g5]} h6 {[%csl Gg5]} (20... Qe7
{would hardly be a solution because of} 21. Nxa5 $16 {retrieving the pawn and
questioning Black's queenside stability.}) ({***In the event of a neutral move
such as} 20... Rab8 {(it should be mentioned that there are not too many of
this kind available), White could play} 21. Nd6 Qa7 22. Ng4 {threatening Qg5
followed by e5 with attack.} f6 {would weaken the e6-square and can be met with
} 23. Bf1 $16 {followed by Bc4. Play would have acquired different contours
than in the game, but the essence would have remained the same.}) 21. Nd6 Qa7 {
[%csl Ga7,Gg8]} (21... Qh5 22. f4 $16 {[%csl Gh5]}) 22. Ng4 $1 {[%cal Gg4h6]}
Rad8 (22... f6 {[%csl Gg7][%cal Ga7g7]} 23. e5 $1 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 f5 25. Nxh6+ $1
gxh6 26. Qxh6 Qe7 27. Rc4 $40 {With his e6-pawn weak and Rh4 coming, Black is
in deep trouble.}) ({Speelman} 22... Nc5 23. Rc4 $1 $16 {[%csl Rc5,Rc6][%cal
Ge4e5,Gg4h6]} (23. Nxh6+ $6 gxh6 24. Qxh6 Ncd3 $132)) 23. Nxh6+ $1 $18 gxh6 24.
Qxh6 {[%cal Ge4e5,Gc1c4,Gc4g4]} f6 (24... Qe7 25. e5 Bxg2 26. Rd4 $18) 25. e5
$1 Bxg2 26. exf6 {[%cal Gh6g6,Gf6f7]} Rxd6 (26... Bf3 27. Qg6+ Kh8 28. f7 $18)
(26... Qh7 {can be met by} 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. Rc4 {threatening Rh4, when} Rg8 29.
Nf7+ $1 {leads to mate.}) 27. Rxd6 Be4 (27... Bd5 28. Qg6+ Kh8 29. Rc4 Bxc4 30.
Rd4 $18 {In this line, White has preserved precisely the necessary amount of
pieces for a win. Black cannot prevent mate on h7 or g7 at the same time.}) 28.
Rxe6 {[%cal Ge6e7]} Nd3 {[%csl Ga6,Ge4]} 29. Rc2 Qh7 30. f7+ $5 Qxf7 (30...
Rxf7 31. Re8+ {leads to mate.}) 31. Rxe4 {The material balance is more or less
even, but Black's king remains desperately weak and the general coordination
is very poor.} Qf5 (31... Nxf2 32. Rf4 {[%csl Gf2]}) 32. Re7 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2018.03.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Rb8 7. e3 Be7 $5 {
A relatively rare move, introducing an interesting plan.} ({Caruana intends
using an improved version of a plan advocated by... Mamedyarov himself! The
main line goes:} 7... a6 8. Nfd2 e5 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. dxe5 Ng4 11. Nxc4 Be6 12.
Nbd2 h5 13. f3 (13. h3 h4 14. hxg4 hxg3 15. Qf3 Bd5 16. e4 Qh4 17. Qg2 gxf2+
18. Rxf2 Bc5) 13... Rb4 {Matlakov,M (2730)-Naiditsch,A (2702) Heraklio 2017 
(1-0, 57), resulting into a slightly better ending for White. I have inserted
these moves here to make the comparison between the similar lines easier.}) 8.
Nfd2 ({The main alternative requiring investigating is} 8. Qe2 b5 9. a4 ({
Unfortunately,} 9. b3 {does not force ...cxb3, which would probably transpose
to a pleasant tabiya as Black can play} O-O {when retrieving the pawn hands
over the initiative:} 10. bxc4 bxc4 11. Qxc4 Nb4) (9. Rd1 O-O 10. e4 {is a
worthy and thematic alternative, but White only gets reasonable compensation
for the pawn.}) 9... a6 10. axb5 axb5 {Krasenkow,M (2530)-Kelecevic,N (2410)
Wattens 1990 (1-0, 45)} 11. b3 $5 cxb3 12. Nbd2 (12. Nfd2 Nb4 13. Nxb3 O-O 14.
Rd1 Bb7 15. e4 {Once again White's compensation is beyond doubt, but with the
a-file open things are less clear than in the aforementioned tabyia.}) 12...
O-O 13. Nxb3 (13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Rfc1) 13... Bb7 14. e4 Ra8 15. Bb2 Rxa1 16. Rxa1
{I believe that this or the line with 9.Rd1 above should be the main
directions for further investigations, as the game continuation seems to be
offering Black enough dynamic ideas.}) 8... e5 $1 {The point behind the
"Mamedyarov system deferred". Other moves allow White to stabilise.} (8... Na5
$6 9. Qa4+ c6 10. b4 cxb3 11. axb3 b6 12. b4 Nb7 13. Bxc6+ $16 {Tadic,B (2442)
-Todorovic,G (2487) Backa Palanka 2002 (1-0, 46)}) (8... O-O 9. Qe2 Qd7 10.
Nxc4 b5 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd5 13. e4 $14) (8... Qd7 9. Nxc4 b5 10. Ne5 Nxe5
11. dxe5 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Nd7 13. f4 $14) 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. dxe5 Ng4 11. Nxc4 Be6
{With respect to "Mamedyarov's" system mentioned above, Black has played ...
Be7 instead of ...a6. Abstractly this is positive, as the pawn move cannot
count for development. Concretely things are not that one-sided, as Black does
not have ...Qh4 after he sacrifices the knight with ...h4xg3. But the bishop
can be useful after the foreseeable ...Qd3, as it can defend the rook on h4 or
could go "personally" to that square.} (11... Qxd1 {activates White's pieces.}
12. Rxd1 Ba6 (12... Be6 $14) 13. Nbd2 Rd8 14. b3 Bxc4 15. bxc4 Nxe5 {Prakken,G
(2167)-Bezemer,A (2280) Bregenz 2017 (0-1, 36)} 16. Bb2 $16) 12. Nbd2 (12.
Qxd8+ Rxd8 13. Nbd2 Bb4 {Van der Stricht,G (2424)-Hausrath,D (2507) Belgium
2008 (½-½, 21) offers White little.}) 12... h5 (12... Rb4 {, suggested by
Mamedyarov, is an inaccurate move order due to} 13. b3 h5 14. h3 $16 {White
threatens Ba3 and Black has no favourable way of continuing the attack:} h4 15.
hxg4 hxg3 16. fxg3 Qd5 (16... Bd5 17. e4 $18) 17. Qf3 $18) (12... Qd3 {played
in a slightly later game is also interesting:} 13. Re1 $6 (13. b3 h5 {may
transpose below after having avoided f2-f3.}) 13... Nxf2 $1 14. Kxf2 Bxc4 15.
Nxc4 Qxc4 16. b3 Qc3 17. Qd4 Qc2+ 18. Re2 Qg6 $13 {Pacheco,H (2111)-Tsuboi,E 
(2223) Sao Paulo 2018 (½-½, 61)}) 13. f3 (13. h3 Qd3 (13... h4 14. hxg4 hxg3
15. Qf3 $16 {This would be good for Black in Mamedyarov's system due to the
possible 15...Qh4.}) 14. b3 Rd8 $3 {A quiet move, bringing new resources into
play.} (14... h4 15. hxg4 hxg3 16. Qf3 Qh7 17. Qxc6+ {It is useful to deprive
the bishop of its stability on d5.} Kf8 18. Qg2 Bd5 19. f3 $18) 15. Qf3 (15.
hxg4 hxg4 {Planning ...Qh7.} 16. e4 {The only move.} Bc5 {/\...Qxg3} 17. Kg2
Bxf2 18. Rxf2 Rh3 {and White is forced to play} 19. Rf3 gxf3+ 20. Qxf3 $15) (
15. Bb2 h4 16. Qb1 Qe2 17. Qe1 Qd3 $11) 15... Bd5 16. Qf4 g5 17. Qd4 Qh7 {
with dangerous counterplay.}) (13. Qf3 Bb4 14. Qxc6+ Kf8 15. Qg2 h4 16. h3 Nxf2
17. Rxf2 hxg3 18. Rf4 Rxh3 19. b3 Kg8 $5 $44) 13... Qd3 $6 {This leads almost
by force to a better ending for White.} ({It is curious that Caruana refrained
from} 13... Rb4 {which is the best move in the line with ...a6 instead of ...
Be7, too.} 14. fxg4 {This is the safest, even though Black has practically an
extra tempo with respect to the twin line.} (14. b3 Nxe3 15. Nxe3 Qd4 16. Qc2
Qxe3+ 17. Kg2 Qe2+ 18. Rf2 Qa6 $132) (14. Qe2 h4 15. fxg4 hxg3 16. b3 (16. h3
Bd5 17. Rf3 Rxc4 18. Nxc4 Rxh3 19. Qg2 Rh4) 16... Rxh2 17. Qf3 Qd3 18. Qxg3 Rh4
19. Rf4 Bd5 $36) 14... Bxc4 15. Nxc4 Qxd1 (15... Rxc4 16. Qb3 Qd5 17. gxh5 Rxh5
18. Rd1 Qb5 19. Qd3 $36) 16. Rxd1 Rxc4 {and White's advantage may be more
questionable than with ...a6 instead of ...Be7..} 17. Rd4 Rxd4 (17... Rc2 18.
Rd2 Rc5 19. gxh5 Rxh5 20. b3 Rcxe5 21. Re2 Bc5 22. Bd2 Re6 23. Kg2) 18. exd4
hxg4 19. Bd2 Kd7 20. Rc1 Rb8 21. b3 {In view of this possible improvement, the
discussion in this line remains open.}) 14. fxg4 Bxc4 15. Nxc4 Qxc4 16. gxh5
Qe6 17. Qf3 {Possibly not the best move. White had two ways to continue the
queenside development.} (17. Bd2 Rxb2 (17... Qxe5 18. Qf3 O-O 19. Rac1) 18. Bc3
Rb5 19. Qf3 $14) (17. b3 Qxe5 18. Rb1 Qxh5 19. Rb2 $14) 17... Rb5 18. Qf5 Rxe5
19. Qxe6 Rxe6 20. Rf5 Rd6 21. Kg2 Rd1 22. b3 {Black has achieved good
counterplay but still needs to display some accuracy.} g6 $1 (22... Ba3 23. Rf1
Rxf1 24. Kxf1 Bxc1 25. Rxc1 Rxh5 26. h4 Kd7 27. Ke2 $14) (22... Bf6 23. Rb1 $14
{/\Rf1}) 23. Re5 (23. Rf2 Rxh5 24. Bb2 Rd3 25. Rc1 Ra5 26. Bd4 c5 27. Be5 Rxe3
28. Bxc7 $11) (23. hxg6 fxg6 24. Rf4 Rf8 $1 $11 {and White will never be able
to free himself from the pin.}) 23... c5 (23... Rxh5 {is simpler.} 24. Rxe7+
Kxe7 25. Ba3+ Rd6 $11) 24. hxg6 fxg6 25. e4 Rh7 26. h4 Rf7 27. Kh3 {White has
some practical chances now, but Caruana will defend accurately.} Rff1 28. Bg5
Rxa1 29. Rxe7+ Kf8 30. Rxc7 Rxa2 31. Be7+ Kg8 32. Rc8+ Kg7 33. Bxc5 Re2 34. e5
Rd1 35. Re8 Rd5 36. Bd6 Re3 37. Re7+ Kg8 38. Re8+ Kf7 39. Re7+ Kg8 40. b4 Rdd3
41. Kg4 Rxg3+ 42. Kf4 Rgf3+ 43. Ke4 Rfe3+ 44. Kf4 Rf3+ 45. Kg5 Rf7 46. e6 Rd5+
47. Kxg6 Rxd6 48. Rxf7 Rxe6+ 49. Rf6 Re4 50. b5 Rxh4 51. Ra6 Rh7 52. b6 Rg7+
53. Kh6 Rh7+ 54. Kg5 Rg7+ 55. Kf5 axb6 56. Rxb6 Rf7+ 57. Rf6 Rxf6+ 58. Kxf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia 50th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "2008.01.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Marin, Mihail"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2007.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. d4 dxc4 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 {I was slightly
surprised that such an inventive player chose a fashionable line, but it all
became clear slightly later.} 7. Qc2 Ra6 $5 $146 {Of course. This original way
of developing the rook has never been played before.} ({I was fairly well
prepared for} 7... Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 c6 9. a4 b5 10. axb5 cxb5 11. Qg5 O-O 12. Qxb5
Ba6 13. Qa4 Qb6 14. O-O Qxb2 15. Nbd2 Bb5 16. Nxc4 Bxa4 17. Nxb2 Bb5 18. Ne5
Ra7 {and here I intended to play} 19. Nbd3 $1 ({Which is more constructive than
} 19. Bf3 {1-0 Kramnik,V (2743)-Topalov,V (2813)/Elista 2006/CBM 115/[Marin,M]
(75)}) 19... Nfd7 (19... Nbd7 20. Rfb1 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Bxd3 22. exd3 Nd5 23. Rb5
a4 24. Ra3 $14 {With four rooks on the board, the passed pawn is more of a
weakness, while White's advantage in space offers him better prospects of
centralising the king.}) 20. Rfb1 Nxe5 (20... Bxd3 21. Nxd3 $16 {פb8, Nd7})
21. Rxb5 Nxd3 22. exd3 a4 (22... Rd8 23. Ra4 $16 Rad7 $2 24. Raxa5 Rxd4 25. Ra8
$18) 23. Ra3 Nd7 24. Bc6 Nf6 25. Rb4 Rd8 26. Raxa4 Rxa4 27. Rxa4 $16 {
Gleizerov,E (2552)-Luther,T (2534)/Predeal Romanian team championship 2007 
(1-0, 53)}) 8. Na3 {I believe that I had managed to somewhat surprise my
experienced opponent.} ({I did not consider} 8. Bxb4 {too seriously and,
indeed, after} axb4 9. Qxc4 Rc6 10. Qxb4 Rc1+ 11. Kd2 Nc6 {Black has good
counterplay.} 12. Qa4 (12. Qb5 Rc5 $1 (12... Rxh1 13. Bxh1 e5 14. Nxe5 Qxd4+
15. Nd3 O-O {Kortschnoj}) 13. Qd3 (13. Qa4 b5) 13... Nb4 14. Qe3 Ng4 15. Qb3
Nc2 $17) 12... Rc5 13. Rd1 (13. Nc3 Ra5 14. Qc4 e5 $132) {and now Black can
force a draw by repetition if he wishes.} 13... Ra5 14. Qc4 Rc5 $11) 8... Bxa3
9. bxa3 b5 10. Rb1 ({The premature} 10. a4 {would absolve Black from his
worries regarding his queenside. After} b4 11. Qxc4 Bb7 12. O-O Bd5 $132 {
Black has good play on the light squares.}) 10... Bd7 (10... Qd5 11. O-O Bb7
12. Ne1 Ne4 13. Bxe4 Qxe4 14. Qxe4 Bxe4 15. Rxb5 Nc6 16. f3 Bg6 17. Bc3 $14 {
White has stabilised the position and retains the more flexible structure.
Besides, the enemy bishop risks remaining passive.}) 11. Ne5 ({Again, it is
too early for} 11. a4 b4 12. Qxc4 Bxa4 $13) 11... O-O (11... a4 {would
stabilise the queenside, but after} 12. Bb4 $16 {the black king would remain
in the centre for a long while.}) 12. a4 {But now, White has to play this move
already.} (12. O-O Nc6 (12... a4 $5)) 12... b4 13. Qxc4 Bxa4 14. a3 Nfd7 {
After this move, White will obtain a considerable advantage in space in the
centre.} (14... Rd6 $5) 15. axb4 $1 (15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. axb4 Bb5 17. Qc5 a4 $132
) 15... Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bc6 17. f3 $1 (17. Bxc6 Rxc6 18. Qg4 Qd5 $1 $15 {[%csl
Ge5,Gh1]} (18... axb4 $2 19. Bh6 $16)) (17. e4 {[%cal Gb5f1]} Rb6) 17... axb4
18. Bxb4 Re8 19. Kf2 $14 {Black will retain some initiative for a while, but
it has a rather volatile character. In the long run, White's pair of bishops
and his advantage in space will become the telling factors.} Bd5 20. Qd3 Ra2
21. Ra1 Nc6 (21... Na6 22. Ba3 $16) 22. Bc3 Qa8 23. Rxa2 Qxa2 24. Ra1 Qb3 25.
Rb1 Qa3 26. Bf1 Rd8 27. Ra1 (27. Qe3 $5) 27... Qc5+ 28. Qe3 Qb5 29. g4 Bc4 30.
h4 h6 31. h5 Qb3 32. Rc1 Rd7 (32... Ne7 33. Ba5 $14) 33. Ba1 (33. Be1 Qa4 $5 (
33... Qxe3+ $2 34. Kxe3 $16 {[%csl Ga5]} Nxe5 $2 35. Bg3 $18)) 33... Qxe3+ 34.
Kxe3 Na5 35. Kf2 c6 36. Bb2 Bb5 37. Ra1 Nc4 38. Ra8+ $6 (38. Bc3 Rd8 39. Bg2
Nb6 40. f4 Na4 41. Ba5 Rd7 42. Rc1 Ra7 43. Bd2 Rd7 44. Be3 Rc7 45. Rd1 $16)
38... Kh7 39. Bc3 Rd1 40. Ra1 Rxa1 41. Bxa1 {recently, I had written an
article about Korchnoi's technique in positions where he has the pair of
bishops. I had hoped to prove that I had assimilated the material rather well,
but eventually got to know that he masters the cooperation between N + B
pretty well, too. The saving fortress he will build is well worth looking at.}
Nd2 42. Bg2 Bc4 43. Bc3 Nb3 44. f4 Bd5 45. e4 Bc4 46. Ke3 {[%csl Gd2,Gd3,Gd4,
Ge2,Rg2]} c5 47. Bf3 Kg8 48. Bd1 Kh7 49. Be1 g5 $1 ({Passive play would lead
to disaster:} 49... Kg8 $2 50. Bh4 Kf8 51. Bd8 Ke8 52. Bc7 Kf8 (52... Ke7 53.
Bd6+ Ke8 54. g5) 53. Bd6+ Kg8 54. f5 g6 55. Be7 Kg7 56. f6+ Kg8 57. Bd6 gxh5
58. gxh5 Kh8 59. Bf8 Kh7 60. Bc2 Nd4 61. Ba4 Nb3 62. Be8 $18) (49... Nd4 $5 50.
Bh4 Bb3 51. Bxb3 Nxb3 {is also correct, although it is not easy to calculate
whether the knight reaches a safe position in time.} 52. Kd3 Nd4 (52... g6 53.
Bf2 gxh5 54. gxh5 Kg7 55. Be3 $16 {[%csl Gb3,Gh6]}) 53. Bf2 Nf3 54. Ke2 Nh2 55.
g5 g6 $1 (55... hxg5 56. fxg5 Ng4 57. Bg3 $16) 56. hxg6+ Kxg6 57. Bg1 Ng4 58.
Kf3 Kh5 59. gxh6 Nxh6 60. Bxc5 Ng4 61. Kg3 f6 $11) 50. hxg6+ fxg6 51. Bh4 Kg7
52. Be7 Kf7 53. Bd6 Ke8 54. Kf2 Kf7 55. Ke3 Ke8 56. Kf2 Kf7 57. Ke3 Ke8 58. f5
Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM 42nd"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2009.07.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2009.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. Ne5 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nd5 {
Despite the unfavourable result of his game against Kramnik, from the Mexico
World Championship, Morozevich shows himself ready to continue the theoretical
discussion.} 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 b5 10. Be4 $5 $146 {Gelfand deviates from the
aforementioned game, bringing to nought the surprise effect of Morozevich's
home preparation. Over tha past years, I have frequently analysed this type of
position (arising from a wide range of opening variations based on a white
fianchetto) and noticed that computers are very keen on the move Bg2-e4. In
most of the cases, the move does not make too much sense, but in this specific
position White has a very concrete aim in his mind. If he could play a4 under
favourable circumstances, Black's queenside position would be seriously shaken.
} ({However, in the event of the immediate} 10. a4 {Black can react with} f6
11. Nf3 Bb7 12. axb5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 axb5 {White has compensation for the pawn,
but nothing really special. Gelfand's novely aims to weaken the enemy kingside,
discarding ...f6 as an answer to a4.}) (10. Nxd5 {Kramnik,V (2769)-Morozevich,
A (2758)/Mexico City 2007/CBM 120/[Marin,M] (1-0, 27)}) 10... Bb7 $1 {
Morozevich chooses the best practical decision. White is allowed to retrieve
the pawn and weaken the enemy kingside, but Black gets some tempi to complete
his development.} (10... f5 $6 11. Nxd5 {[%csl Gb4]} exd5 12. Bg5 $1 {[%csl
Gd5]} Qd6 13. Be7 $1 {[%csl Gd5]} fxe4 14. Bxd6 cxd6 {The knight is trapped
and Black will get three pieces for the queen. He also has an impressive
centre, but his delay in development allow White to maintain a strong
initiative.} 15. Nxc4 $1 bxc4 (15... dxc4 16. a3 Ba5 17. Qxe4 Ra7 18. a4 $16)
16. Qa4 Bd2 17. e3 {[%cal Ga1d1]} Bd7 18. Qa3 {[%cal Ga1d1]} a5 19. Qxd6 Bc6
20. Qe6+ Kh8 21. f3 $36 {Black has no obvious way to complete his development
and after the inevitable opening of the f-file he will experience back rank
problems.}) (10... g6 $6 {allows White to develop his initiative with natural
moves.} 11. Bh6 Re8 12. a4 $36 f6 $2 13. Nxg6 $1 f5 (13... hxg6 14. Bxd5 $1 $18
) 14. Ne5 fxe4 15. Qxe4 $40) (10... h6 $6 {may seem like the least committal
move, but after} 11. a4 Bb7 (11... f6 $2 {is impossible because of the
weakness of the g6-square.} 12. Bh7+ Kh8 13. Ng6+ Kxh7 14. Nxf8+ Kg8 15. Ng6
$18) 12. axb5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. Ba3 $16 {he cannot maintain
his material advantage with} Re8 $2 {because of} 16. Bh7+ Kh8 17. Nxf7#) 11.
Nxd5 {White exchanges the enemy knight at a moment when the strengthening move
...exd5 is impossible.} (11. Bxh7+ Kh8 12. Be4 {looks like a viable
alternative.}) 11... Bxd5 (11... exd5 $2 12. Bxh7+ Kh8 13. Qf5 g6 14. Qh3 $18)
12. Bxh7+ Kh8 13. Be4 Qe8 {Black prepares the development of his knight.} (
13... Nd7 $2 14. Bxd5 exd5 15. Nc6 $18) 14. Bg2 $1 {Exchanging on d5 would
strengthen Black's centre. By creating the strong positional threat e4, White
forces his opponent to release the tension himself.} Bxg2 (14... Nd7 15. e4 $14
) 15. Kxg2 Nd7 16. Nf3 $1 $14 {Another important retreat. Once the enemy
kingside has been weakened, the knight is very important for the purpose of
creating concrete threats with Ng5. The material is equal now, but White's
development looks more natural. Black's queenside majority is not easy to
promote and may become a source of worries, while the king is in permanent
danger.} e5 17. b3 $5 {Aiming to reduce Black's queenside space advantage and
preparing Bb2.} exd4 (17... e4 18. Ng5 f5 19. bxc4 $16) (17... cxb3 18. axb3 {
[%csl Ga6,Gc7]} exd4 19. Nxd4 c5 20. Nf5 Nf6 21. Bb2 $36 {[%csl Gb4,Gh8]}) 18.
Nxd4 Qe5 {Black connects rooks with gain of time, but the king is unstable in
the centre.} 19. Nf3 {Possibly not the best.} (19. Bb2 $6 {allows the tactical
trick} c3 $1 20. Bxc3 $2 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 c5 $19) (19. Rd1 $5 {[%cal Gc1f4,Gc1b2]
may be better.} Nb6 20. Bb2 $14 {[%cal Ga1c1]} c3 $140 $6 21. Nf3 (21. Bxc3
Bxc3 22. Qxc3 c5 23. Qa5 {is also good, winning a pawn.}) 21... Qf6 22. Rd4
cxb2 23. Rb1 $1 {[%cal Gd4h4,Gd4b4]} Ba3 24. Rh4+ Qxh4 25. Nxh4 $16 {The
b2-pawn is not dangerous. Apart of the permanent possibility of Rxb2, White
can consider transferring his knight to d3.}) 19... Qc3 (19... Qxa1 $2 20. Bb2
cxb3 {Relatively best. Black drives the enemy queen away from the attacking
b1-h7 diagonal.} 21. Qxb3 (21. axb3 Qa5 22. Ng5 f5 $13) 21... Qxf1+ 22. Kxf1
Be7 {Black has two rooks for a queen, but his king is exposed and his minor
pieces are hanging. A possible continuation is} 23. Qc3 Bf6 24. Qxc7 Bxb2 25.
Qxd7 $16) 20. Qb1 Qf6 21. Rd1 Ne5 {Black hopes to exchange the enemy knight or,
at least, reinforce the defence of the kingside.} (21... Nb6 $6 {would be
risky because of} 22. Bg5 Qe6 23. Rd4 $36) ({The greedy} 21... Bc3 $5 {is not
easy to refute.} 22. Rxd7 Bxa1 23. bxc4 (23. Ng5 Qc6+ 24. f3 f5) 23... bxc4 (
23... Qc6 $2 24. Rd5 $16) 24. Rxc7 Kg8 (24... Rac8 25. Ng5 g6 26. Nxf7+ $1 $40)
25. Rxc4 Rac8 26. Rh4 g6 $13 {White has two pawns for the exchange, but the
position remains double edged because Black is well coordinated and the
a2-pawn is a permanent source of worries, especially in the event of
simplifications.}) 22. Rd5 Ng6 $6 {The knight will be rather passive here.} (
22... Nxf3 $2 23. Rh5+ $18) (22... Rfe8 $5 {[%cal Ge5f3,Gh8g8,Gg8f8,Gf8e7,
Rb4c3] may be better. Black maintains the tension, clearing the path for the
king, making ...Nxf3 possible in certain cases and maintaining the threat of ..
.Bc3.}) 23. a3 $1 {The start of an elegant regrouping, which will result in
strong kingside pressure.} Bc3 24. Ra2 Qc6 25. Rh5+ Kg8 26. Rc2 Bf6 27. bxc4
bxc4 28. Bg5 Rab8 $6 {This impulsive move only helps White get fully
coordinated.} (28... Bxg5 29. Rxg5 Rae8 {[%cal Gg6e5]} ({The problem with the
more natural} 29... Rfe8 $6 {is that after} 30. Qb4 Ne5 31. Rxe5 Rxe5 32. Rxc4
$18 {the a8-square is not available.}) 30. Qb2 $14 {[%csl Ge5] White has the
better structure and Black's initiative is not easy to develop.}) 29. Qc1 Rb5
30. Rxc4 $16 {White has won a pawn and maintains good coordination.} Qe6 31. a4
Rd5 32. e4 Ra5 {Black's only hope is connected with the threat ...Nf4+.} 33. e5
$2 {This looks like time trouble panic.} (33. h3 $1 $16 {would parry the
threat and prepare Qc2 followed by either Rc6 or Rc5.}) 33... Bxe5 34. Bd2 $2
Bb2 $1 ({Gelfand missed this simple move, but it is difficult to say what he
had prepared against the neutral} 34... Rd5) 35. Rxa5 Bxc1 36. Rxc1 Qe4 $17 37.
Be3 Nh4+ 38. gxh4 Qg4+ 39. Kf1 Qxf3 40. Rac5 Re8 41. Kg1 Re4 42. Rg5 Rxh4 43.
Rg3 Qh5 44. Rxc7 Rxh2 45. Bd4 Rh1+ 46. Kg2 Qh2+ 47. Kf3 Rg1 48. Rxg1 Qxg1 0-1

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP 2nd"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2012.11.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[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 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. Ne5 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 (7. Nc3
Nd5 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 b5 10. Nxd5 (10. Be4 {Gelfand,B (2755)-Morozevich,A 
(2751)/Biel 2009/CBM 132/[Marin,M] (0-1, 48)}) 10... exd5 11. b3 c6 12. e4 {
Kramnik,V (2769)-Morozevich,A (2758)/Mexico City 2007/CBM 120/[Marin,M] (1-0,
27)}) 7... Qxd4 8. Bxb4 Qxe5 9. Nd2 $146 (9. Na3 Nc6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Bc3 Qd5
12. f3 e5 13. e4 Qc5 14. Qd2 Be6 {Aronian,L (2773)-Mamedyarov,S (2721)/Ohrid
2009/CBM 133 (0-1, 39). There don't seem to be any problems for Black.}) 9...
Qb5 (9... Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qd4 (10... Qxa2 11. O-O) 11. Rc1) 10. Ba3 Bd7 11. Qc2
Nc6 12. Rc1 O-O-O $1 13. Nxc4 Kb8 {Black has got his king out of danger and
has a harmonious development. White does not seem to have enough compensation.
In fact, he will soon be a pawn down in a worse position!} 14. b3 Nd4 15. Qb2
Bc6 16. f3 h5 $17 17. h4 e5 18. e4 Bd7 19. Kf2 Be6 20. Ne3 Nd7 21. Rhe1 f6 22.
f4 Qb6 23. Kg1 Rdg8 24. Qf2 g5 25. hxg5 fxg5 26. fxe5 h4 27. Nf5 Bxf5 28. exf5
hxg3 29. Qe3 Nxf5 30. Qxb6 Nxb6 31. e6 Re8 32. Bb2 Rh6 33. Rc5 Nh4 34. Be5 Na8
35. Bxg3 Nxg2 36. Kxg2 Rhxe6 37. Rxe6 Rxe6 38. Kf3 Rg6 39. Kg4 b5 40. a4 bxa4
41. bxa4 Rb6 42. Kxg5 Rb4 43. a5 Rb5 44. Rxb5+ axb5 45. Kf5 Kb7 46. Ke6 b4 47.
Be1 b3 48. Bc3 Kc6 49. Ke7 Kb5 50. Ke6 Kc4 51. Be5 c5 52. Kd6 Kb4 53. Kc6 c4
54. a6 c3 55. Bxc3+ Kxc3 56. Kb7 b2 57. Kxa8 b1=Q 58. a7 Kb4 0-1

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.17"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "El Gindy, Essam"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8.
Qc2 {A rare continuation.} b5 {This was played only in a game between
low-rated players.} ({In the few games where this line was played, Black
defended his pawn with} 8... Nb6) 9. O-O $146 (9. a4 {Gibicar,D (2008)-Egle,S 
(2198)/Leinzell 2011/CBM 140 Extra (1/2, 20)}) 9... Bxd2 10. Nbxd2 O-O 11. Rfd1
Rb8 12. a3 Ba6 13. Ne4 Qe7 14. b4 Bb7 15. Nc5 Ba8 16. e4 Nb6 17. h4 Rfd8 18.
Rab1 h6 19. Qc3 Rbc8 20. a4 bxa4 $5 {Clearing the b5-square for the c6-knight.
A similar idea can be seen in the Benoni: ...bxa4 followed by ...Nc7-b5.} 21.
Rd2 a6 22. Nxa6 Na7 23. Nc5 Nb5 24. Qe3 a3 25. Bf1 Qd6 26. Rbd1 f5 $17 {
Black is a pawn up, has a harmonious development. With his last move, he
neutralizes what remained from White's compensation: his strong centre.} 27.
exf5 exf5 28. d5 Re8 29. Qf4 Qxf4 30. gxf4 Nc3 31. Ra1 Bxd5 32. Ne5 Ra8 33. Rc2
Nb5 34. Bg2 Bxg2 35. Kxg2 c3 36. Ned3 Rad8 37. Kf1 Rd4 38. Rca2 Nd5 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. Qa4+ {Ever since I have
started studying the Catalan, I got to know that such early checks do not
offer White much. There was a strong temptation to question this long
established rule, but it failed every time. This game will confirm the old
evaluation.} Bd7 7. Qxc4 Bc6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Nc3 (9. Bg5 Rc8 10. Bxf6 gxf6 {
At the cost of spoiling his structure, Black keeps all his pieces on optimal
positions.} ({In a historic game, he got into unexpected problems after} 10...
Nxf6 11. dxc5 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Bxc5 13. Qb5+ Qd7 14. Nc3 Qxb5 15. Nxb5 Ke7 16. b4
Bxb4 17. Nxa7 Rc7 18. Rfc1 $36 {Kasparov,G (2690)-Kortschnoj,V (2610)/London
1983/Candidates/[ChessBase] (1-0, 46). Black lost the b7-pawn soon and after a
tough defence, the game.}) 11. Nc3 b5 $132 {Inkiov,V (2485)-Pinter,J (2575)/
Zagreb 1987/CBM 004/[Ftacnik] (1-0, 36)}) 9... Rc8 10. Be3 {Quite provocative.}
({The cautious} 10. Qd3 {does not offer much either:} cxd4 (10... Be7 11. Rd1
cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 O-O 14. Nb3 Qb6 15. Be3 Qc6+ 16. Kg1 Ne5 17. Na5
Qc7 18. Qb5 a6 19. Qxb7 {Kurajica,B (2520)-Todorovic,G (2435)/Biel 1991/EXT
2000 (1-0, 74)} Qxb7 20. Nxb7 Nc4 $15) 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Bc5 13. Nb3 O-O
14. Bf4 Bb4 15. Nb5 {Alburt,L (2535)-Pinter,J (2540)/Taxco 1985/IZT (1/2, 55)}
Qb6 $11 {[%cal Gf6d5]} 16. Be3 Nc5) (10. Bg5 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc5 12. Qf4 h6 13.
Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Rfd1 $6 (14. Qxf6 {is somewhat better, but does not cause Black
problems.} Nxf6 15. Rfd1 Ke7 {In fact, with his king ready for centralisation,
Black may even get the better chances in the long run.}) 14... Qxf4 15. gxf4 {
[%csl Gf4]} Bb4 16. Rac1 Ke7 17. a3 $6 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Bxc3 19. Rxc3 Rxc3 20.
bxc3 Rc8 (20... Nc5 21. f5 $5) (20... b6 $15) 21. Bxb7 Rxc3 22. Ra1 Nc5 $15 {
Bacrot,E (2709)-Kortschnoj,V (2623)/Odessa (rapid) 2007/CBM 119 (1/2, 51). As
we see, Korchnoi did not abandon his old line despite the unfavourable result.}
) 10... b5 $1 11. Qd3 (11. Nxb5 $2 Nb6 12. Qb3 c4 $19) 11... b4 12. Nb1 c4 $5 {
Usually, Black does not release the tension so easily in this structure, but
the bishop's presence in front of the e2-pawn will cause White problems
setting his centre in motion.} 13. Qc2 (13. Qxc4 $2 Bxf3) 13... Be7 14. a3 $146
{This novelty is not too impressive.} (14. Bg5 Be4 15. Qa4 O-O 16. Nbd2 Bc6 17.
Qc2 Nb6 18. Rac1 Ba4 19. Qb1 c3 20. Nb3 Bb5 $17 {Vaulin,A (2490)-Sherbakov,R 
(2580)/Elista 1997/CBM 059/[Hecht] (0-1, 78)}) 14... b3 $5 {Anand correctly
evaluates that White will not get any profit from the control of the c3-square.
} (14... a5 15. axb4 axb4 {looks entirely acceptable, though.}) 15. Qc1 Nb6 16.
Nc3 Nfd5 {As we see, both knights are ready for undermining the blockade on c3.
} 17. Bd2 O-O 18. Ne5 $6 ({White would win a tempo over the game with} 18. Re1
{[%cal Ge2e4]} Nxc3 19. Bxc3 Be4 20. Ne5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Na4 {, but this is not
that relevant for the evaluation of the position since} 22. e4 {is strongly
met with} f5) 18... Nxc3 19. Bxc3 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Na4 $17 {This knight paralyses
the white queenside.} 21. Re1 f5 22. f3 Bg5 23. e3 Bf6 {White has two minor
pieces installed on stable squares, but they are both exposed to an exchange
at a moment that can be chosen by Black at his own convenience.} 24. e4 {
This looks like premature activity and will only make things worse.} Bxe5 25.
dxe5 fxe4 26. Rxe4 Qd3 {The most ambitious approach, keeping the mighty knight.
} ({However,} 26... Nxc3 {is also quite promising} 27. Qxc3 Qd3 28. Re3 Qxc3
29. Rxc3 Rfd8 $17) 27. Re3 Qd5 28. Qe1 Rfd8 29. Rc1 Qb5 30. Rd1 Rd3 {Black's
domination on the light squares is overwhelming now.} 31. Rexd3 (31. Rc1 Qd5 {
[%cal Gc8f8]}) 31... cxd3 32. Bd4 Qc4 33. Be3 Nxb2 34. Rc1 d2 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2868"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. Qc2 Bxd2+ 8.
Qxd2 c6 9. a4 Ne4 $5 {A relatively unexplored continuation. Rather than
sticking to his extra pawn, Black intends to return it and get a solid
position with comfortable development and prospects for counterplay.} ({
The main line goes} 9... b5 {, the last top level example being} 10. Na3 {
Anand,V (2787)-Topalov,V (2805)/Sofia 2010/CBM 136/[Marin,M] (1-0, 32)}) 10.
Qc2 {The most frequent and at the same time most natural answer. The queen
attacks the knight and the pawn, allowing the rapid connection between the
rooks. The only drawback of this move is placing the queen on a vulnerable
square, causing White to spend another tempo after the predictable ...Na6-b4.}
(10. Qc1 {avoids this deffect, but is not without some hidden deffects.} Nd6
11. Ne5 Na6 {After this mechanical move, White has chances to retain an edge.}
(11... Qb6 $5 {is based on the fact that with the queen on c1 White may not be
so well prepared to sacrifice the d4-pawn.} 12. e3 f6 13. Nxc4 Nxc4 14. Qxc4
Qxb2 $44 {Black's extra pawn should compensate for White's space advantage and
active bishop.}) 12. O-O O-O 13. Nd2 Nb4 14. Ndxc4 f6 15. Rd1 Nxc4 16. Nxc4 Bd7
17. e4 Be8 18. Qc3 $14 {Yevseev,D (2520)-Makarov,M (2518)/St Petersburg 2010/
CBM 137 (1-0, 45)}) (10. Qe3 Nd6 (10... Qb6 11. O-O Qxb2 12. Na3 Nc3 13. Nd2
$16) 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. O-O b5 (12... Na6 {looks like an important alternative.}
13. Rfc1 Nb4 14. Nxc4 Nxc4 15. Rxc4 Qd6 {In view of the threat Ne5, Black has
to delay ...b6 for a while.} 16. Rac1 Rd8 17. Ne5 $6 f6 18. Nd3 Nd5 19. Qd2 Nb6
{[%csl Ga4,Gd4]}) 13. Qf4 Bb7 14. e4 Na6 15. e5 Nf5 16. g4 Ne7 17. Ne4 Ng6 18.
Qg3 Nb4 $13 {Ju Wenjun (2528)-Kosteniuk,A (2489)/Istanbul 2012 (1/2, 64)}) (10.
Qf4 Nd6 ({With the queen on f4,} 10... Qb6 {looks more playable than after
Qd2-e3, since the e2-pawn is hanging.} 11. O-O Qxb2 12. Nbd2 Nc3 13. Qe3 Nd5
$13) 11. Na3 Na6 12. Ne5 O-O 13. O-O Nb4 14. Naxc4 Nxc4 15. Nxc4 b6 16. Rfd1
Ba6 17. Rac1 Rb8 18. b3 Qe7 19. Rd2 f6 {Black has a flexible position and
launched his counterplay a few moves later in Cioara,A (2483)-Landa,K (2641)/
Germany 2012/CBM 152 (0-1, 40)}) 10... Nd6 11. Nbd2 (11. O-O Na6 12. Na3 Nb4
13. Qc1 b5 (13... O-O {is in the spirit of our main game.}) 14. Ne5 Ra6 15. Rd1
Bd7 16. e4 O-O 17. d5 cxd5 {1/2 Brunello,S (2475)-Korneev,O (2651)/Porto Mannu
2008/CBM 124 Extra. Massive simplifications are to be expected.}) (11. Ne5 Na6
(11... Qb6 {could be met with} 12. Na3 Qxd4 13. Naxc4 Nxc4 14. Nxc4 {, since
the queen does not prevent the rapid rook activation in the centre.}) 12. Na3 (
12. e3 Nb4 13. Qc3 O-O 14. O-O Qc7 15. Na3 b6 16. Naxc4 Nxc4 {1/2 Melkumyan,H 
(2593)-Nielsen,P (2670)/Aix-les-Bains 2011/CBM 142}) 12... Nb4 13. Qc3 Nd5 14.
Qc2 Qb6 15. O-O-O {Quite an unusual plan. The king is not that exposed and
could become active in the endgame.} Qb4 16. Naxc4 Nxc4 17. Qxc4 f6 18. Qxb4
axb4 19. Nd3 Rxa4 20. Kc2 Ke7 21. Kb3 Ra8 22. Ra1 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Rd8 24. Ra7 Kd6
25. Nxb4 Nc7 $11 {(0-1, 57) Zablotsky,S (2518)-Maletin,P (2556)/Novokuznetsk
2007/EXT 2009. The reduced material on board and the excellent king
centralisation allows Black to have confidence in his chances.}) (11. Na3 b5 (
11... Na6 12. Nxc4 Nb4) 12. Ne5 (12. O-O Ra7 13. e4) 12... Ra6 13. O-O Rb6 {
0-1 (40) Chapman,T (2279)-Shirov,A (2708)/Hinckley ENG 2013/TWC 965}) 11... Na6
12. Nxc4 Nb4 13. Nxd6+ Qxd6 14. Qd2 O-O 15. O-O Rd8 $146 {A new move which
does not change the essence of the position, though.} (15... b6 16. Rac1 Ba6
17. Rfd1 Rac8 18. Bf1 Rfd8 19. Qf4 Qxf4 20. gxf4 f6 21. e3 {1/2 Ragger,M (2662)
-Wojtaszek,R (2705)/Porto Carras 2011/CBM 146}) 16. Rfd1 b6 17. Qc3 Ba6 18. Rd2
Rac8 $11 {This is the kind of position Black has been aiming for. After the
exchange of two minor pieces, Black's relative lack of space does not cause
him any problems of coordination. The b4-knight is very strong and the
thematic break ...c6-c5 is in the air.} 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. h4 c5 {Black could
still have prepared this pawn break.} (20... Rc7 {[%cal Gf7f6,Ge7f7,Gc7d7] In
the meanwhile, it would not be easy to suggest an active plan for White.}) 21.
dxc5 Rd5 {This was probably meant to confuse the opponent and it eventually
did.} (21... Rxd2 22. Qxd2 Qxc5 $11 {looks safe enough.}) 22. Rxd5 (22. Ne5 $5
{may have retained some initiative for White:} Bxe2 $1 (22... Rcxc5 23. Qe3
Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Nd5 25. Qb3 $14 {[%csl Gb6,Gd7][%cal Ge2e4]}) 23. Bxd5 Bxd1 24.
Bc4 Bxa4 25. cxb6 {[%cal Gc3a3] This pawn will not be easy to eliminate, which
keeps Black under some prolonged pressure.} Be8 (25... Qc5 26. Bxe6 $1 Qxc3 27.
bxc3 fxe6 28. cxb4 axb4 29. Ra2 Bb5 30. b7 $18) 26. Qd4 (26. Qa3 Qc5) 26... Rb8
27. Bf1 Nd5 28. Nc4 Bb5 29. Qe5 Qf8 30. b3 $5 $14 {/=}) 22... Nxd5 23. Qe5 Qxc5
24. Bh3 Re8 25. Nd4 Kf8 26. Bf1 ({In for a penny...} 26. Bxe6 Nf6 (26... fxe6
$2 27. Nxe6+ Rxe6 28. Qxe6 $18) 27. Qf5 Qxf5 28. Bxf5 Bxe2 $11) 26... Rc8 {
White did not play with a clear plan, but the position remains... safe for
both sides. The next move is simply asking for trouble.} 27. Nb5 $2 (27. Nf5
Nf6 28. Qxc5+ Rxc5 29. Rd8+ Ne8 30. Nd6 (30. Nxg7 Kxg7 31. Rxe8 Rc2 32. b3 Rc1
33. Kg2 Bb7+ 34. f3 Bd5 35. Rb8 Bxb3 36. Rxb6 Bxa4 37. Ra6 Rc5 $15 {[%cal
Ga4b3,Ga5a4]}) 30... Ke7 31. Rxe8+ Kxd6 32. Rd8+ Ke7 (32... Kc7 33. Rg8) 33.
Rb8 $11) 27... Bxb5 28. axb5 Nf6 {The b5-pawn is very weak. Besides, the
absence of the knight prevents White from creating any counterplay.} 29. Qd6+
Ke8 30. Qd3 Qd5 31. Qxd5 exd5 32. e4 (32. Rd2 Rc4 33. e3 Rb4 $17 {[%cal Ge8e7,
Ge7d6]}) (32. e3 Rc2 33. b4 axb4 34. Rb1 Ng4 $17) 32... Rc2 $1 (32... dxe4 33.
Rd6 Nd7 34. Bh3 Rc1+ 35. Kg2 Nc5 36. Rxb6 Rc2 $17 {This is not too easy to
evaluate in advance, so Carlsen's choice must be regarded as more technical.})
33. e5 (33. exd5 Rxb2 34. d6 Kd8) 33... Ne4 34. Rxd5 Rxb2 35. Rd4 Rb4 36. Rd1 (
36. Rxb4 axb4 37. Bc4 Nd2 $19) 36... a4 $19 37. Bg2 Nc3 38. Bc6+ Ke7 39. Rd7+
Ke6 40. Ra7 Kxe5 (40... Kxe5 41. Kf1 (41. Rxf7 a3 42. Ra7 Ra4 $19) 41... Rb3
42. Be8 f6 {[%csl Rb5][%cal Ge5d4,Gd4c5,Gc5b4]}) 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 35th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2007.06.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2007.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Qa4 Nd7 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8.
Qb5 {During last year's edition, the same position arose in the game between
these same players.} a6 {Despite the favourable result of the previous
encounter (a draw against a mighty opponent) Naiditsch decides to step aside
from the dispute initiated with that occasion.} (8... Bd7 9. Qb3 Na5 10. Qd3 c5
11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Qc3 Rc8 13. Qxg7 Bf8 14. Qxh8 $1 ({In my notes to the
aforementioned game, I expressed my doubts whether Black has any compensation
after the brave capture of the undefended rook.} 14. Qg5 $6 {Kramnik,V (2743)
-Naiditsch,A (2664)/Dortmund 2006 [Marin]/CBM 113 (1/2-1/2, 44)}) 14... Rxc1+
15. Kd2 Rc5 16. Nc3 Nbc4+ 17. Ke1 Bc6 18. b4 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Qd2+ 20. Kf1 Re5 21.
bxa5 Qxc3 22. Kg2 {Khenkin,I (2586)-Martinsen,S (2147)/Dresden 2006/CBM 113
ext (1-0, 25). and White completed his development retaining a decisive
material and positional advantage.}) 9. Qd3 {For the time being, it is not
very clear whether the slight weakness of the black queenside induced by ...a6
has any concrete significance. Only the further course of the game will
highlight some of the nuances.} e5 10. Nxe5 Nb4 11. Qd1 $146 ({In my notes to
the previous game, I examined} 11. Qc3 {. There have been some new games in
the meanwhile.} Qxd4 12. O-O ({There is nothing new after} 12. Qxc7 {,
although this looks like a logical try to take advantage of the weakness of
the b6-square, by winning a tempo.}) 12... Qxc3 13. Nxc3 Bd6 14. Nf3 O-O {
It seems that Black's excellent development allows him avoid the usual Catalan
pressure against the queenside.} 15. b3 (15. Rd1 Rb8 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. a3 Nc6 18.
Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 {. Black's queenside structure is in ruins, but White
cannot complete his development easily. The only reasonable square for the
bishop is e3, but Be3 can always be met by ...Nc4.} 20. Rd2 Rfd8 21. Rc2 Be5
$11 {Khalifman,A (2624)-Landa,K (2608)/Sochi 2007 (1/2-1/2, 27)}) 15... Nc2 16.
Rb1 Na3 17. Rb2 Bb4 18. Bd2 Rd8 19. Rc1 c6 20. Nb1 a5 $132 {L'Ami,E (2594)
-Naiditsch,A (2663)/Netherlands 2007 (1/2-1/2, 67). and it is Black who has
active play on the queenside already.}) 11... Qxd4 12. Qxd4 Nc2+ 13. Kd1 {
Over the past years, Kramnik has frequently given up the right to castle in
the event of an early exchange of queens.} Nxd4 14. Be3 Nf5 ({Strategically,
the consolidation of the knight in the centre with} 14... c5 {looks risky,
because too many light squares would be weakened. In principle, White would
like to exchange on d4 at some moment, obtaining the excellent d3-square for
his e5-knight, but there is no hurry yet.} 15. Nd3 $1 {It is important to put
the c5-pawn under observation.} ({After the careless} 15. Nc3 $6 {Black has}
Nf5 $1) 15... Be7 (15... Nc4 {would only "force" White get a structure that he
is aiming for:} 16. Bxd4 cxd4 17. Nd2 Nd6 18. Rc1 Be7 19. Nc4 $14 {with nice
play on the light squares.}) 16. Nc3 O-O 17. b4 $5 $36 {Suddenly, Black loses
his stability in the centre.}) 15. Bxb6 cxb6 {Finally, we can see the
drawbacks of the early advance of the a-pawn. Without it, Black could have
maintained the integrity of his structure with ...axb6, activating his queen's
rook at the same time. Now, Black has to be careful to avoid excessive
simplifications, because in certain cases (such as pawn endings) he would
practically be a pawn down. Besides, the absence of a pawn on the c-file has
left the d5-square chronically weak. On the other hand, the pair of bishops
offers Black chances for counterplay as well as the possibility of transposing
to drawn opposite coloured bishops endings.} 16. Nc3 Bc5 17. e3 O-O 18. Ke2 {
White has almost completed his development. His king seems to be entirely safe
under the shelter of the compact pawn structure; but things are less simple
than that, as we shall see.} Re8 19. Nd3 Rb8 20. Rhc1 $5 {White concentrates
his forces on the queenside, keeping the a2-pawn safely defended.} ({A more
natural (and, possibly, critical for the assessment of the variation) way to
develop would be} 20. Rac1 Be6 21. Rhd1 {The rooks belong on open files after
all. However, the d1-rook is slightly exposed, as can be seen from the
following variation:} Nxe3 $5 (21... Bf8 {would allow White consolidate in the
centre with} 22. Nf4 Bc4+ 23. Ke1 Bc5 24. Nfd5 $14) 22. fxe3 Bg4+ 23. Kf1 Bxe3
{, transposing to an ending with R+2P vs N+B, which is not easy to assess.})
20... Be6 21. Bd5 {Offering an exchange that Black cannot accept, because it
would leave him in a clearly worse ending.} (21. Nf4 {would once again allow a
tactical operation similar to that from the previous comment:} Bc4+ 22. Ke1
Nxe3 23. fxe3 Bxe3 $13) ({The dynamism of Black's position can also be seen
after the tempting} 21. Na4 Bd4 $1 22. exd4 Bb3+ 23. Kd2 Bxa4 24. d5 Nd6 $11 {
and the safe blockade on d6 Black has little to fear.}) 21... Bd7 22. Ne4 Bf8
23. Rc7 {Apparently, a crushing move. The b7- and f7-squares are put under
strong pressure, while the group of white minor pieces dominate the centre.}
Rbd8 $3 {As often happens, the solution against a slightly premature action
consists of a move completing the development.} 24. Nc3 (24. Rxb7 $2 {loses
material to the unexpected} Bc8 $3 {, although this allows a capture of a pawn
with check (and fork):} 25. Bxf7+ {and suddenly the e4-knight is hanging.} Kh8
26. Bxe8 Bxb7 $17) (24. Bxb7 {is playable, but allows Black simplify to a draw:
} Bb5 25. Rd1 Rxd3 26. Rxd3 Rd8 27. Rcc3 Rd7 $1 28. Bc8 {The only way to
escape perpetual pursuit.} (28. Bc6 $2 Rxd3 $1 $17) (28. Ba8 Rd8 $11) 28...
Rxd3 29. Rxd3 Nd6 30. Nxd6 Bxd6 $11 {and after the exchange on d3 followed by .
..a5 White has no winning chance at all because of the presence of opposite
coloured bishops.}) 24... Nd4+ 25. Kd2 Be6 $1 {A paradoxical move. Given the
specific circumstances, this exchange tends to favour Black, who gets tactial
chances because of the (already) exposed position of the enemy king.} 26. exd4
(26. Bxe6 $2 {loses material after} Nxe6 27. Rc4 b5 {and the rook loses
stability on the 4th rank.} 28. Rh4 Be7 29. Re4 (29. Rg4 f5 $19) 29... b4 30.
Nd1 Rxd3+ 31. Kxd3 Nc5+ 32. Kd4 Rd8+ 33. Ke5 Bd6+ 34. Kf5 g6+ $1 $19 {and
finally the king has to abandon the defence of the rook.}) 26... Bxd5 27. Nxd5
Rxd5 28. Rxb7 b5 {An interesting position. White cannot maintain his extra
pawn, but would just be happy to exchange one pair of rooks, when the
centralised position of his king would ensure him a large advantage in the
endgame. However, this is not easy to achieve and with 4 rooks on board the
position retains middlegame characteristics.} 29. a4 $5 {A remarkable decision.
Understanding that he has failed to obtain an advantage, Kramnik changes the
character of the position in a radical way. Not entirely undeservedly (for his
courage and inventiveness!) the experiment will be crowned by success.} ({
In view of the previous comment,} 29. Re1 $5 Red8 30. Re4 {would practically
force Black weaken his seventh rank with} f5 {but after} 31. Re3 Rxd4 32. Ke2 {
it is unclear how White could take advantage of this small modification.})
29... Rxd4 30. axb5 Red8 (30... axb5 31. Rxb5 Red8 32. Rb3 $16) 31. bxa6 Rxd3+
32. Ke1 $44 {White has sacrificed a knight for the sake of creating a
dangerous passed pawn on the a-file, which can eventually be supported by its
colleague in the near future. Besides, Black has back rank problems, which
delays the moment when he will be able to activate his bishop.} Re8+ (32...
R3d4 {is also playable:} 33. Rc1 Rb4 34. Rcc7 Ra8 35. a7 Rxb7 36. Rxb7 {
and now Black is just in time to activate his bishop in order to... sacrifice
it for the enemy queenside pawns:} g6 37. Kd2 {/\Kc3, b4} Kg7 $1 {/\Bc5} 38. b4
$8 Bxb4+ $1 $11) 33. Kf1 Rdd8 34. a7 Ra8 35. b4 Re7 36. Rxe7 Bxe7 37. b5 Bc5 $2
(37... Bd8 {would have most probably led to a draw:} 38. Ra6 (38. Rd1 Bc7 39.
Rc1 Bd8 $11) 38... Kf8 39. b6 Bxb6 40. Rxb6 Rxa7 $11) 38. Rc1 Bd4 39. Rc4 {
Possibly overlooked by Naiditsch. The bishop has not sufficient space along
the g1-a7-diagonal.} Bxa7 (39... Bb6 {does not change much:} 40. Rc6 Bxa7 (
40... Bd4 41. b6 $18) 41. Ra6 Rb8 42. Rxa7 {transposing to the game.}) 40. Ra4
Rb8 41. Rxa7 Kf8 $2 {Possibly the decisive mistake in a difficult position.} ({
It would have been necessary to clear the seventh rank with} 41... f6 {and
only then activate the king:} 42. Ra5 Kf7 43. Ke2 Ke6 44. Kd3 Kd5 45. Kc3 Kc5 {
when after} 46. Ra7 g5 {the final result remains uncertain.}) 42. Ra5 Ke7 43.
Ke2 Rb6 (43... Kd6 44. Kd3 Kc5 45. Ra7 Rf8 46. Rb7 $18) 44. Kd3 Rd6+ 45. Kc4
$18 Rd2 46. b6 Kd6 47. Rb5 Rc2+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.07"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Haba, Petr"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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 "Novy Bor"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 a6 {Morozevich had already
manifested his sympathy towards this move recently.} 6. O-O {This is supposed
to be the main continuation.} ({White was successful with} 6. Ne5 {in Kramnik,
V (2769)-Morozevich,A (2758)/Mexico City 2007/CBM 120/[Marin,M] (1-0, 27), but
there are several unclear points yet in this game.}) 6... Nc6 7. Nc3 Rb8 8. e4
b5 {Same policy as in the aforementioned game: Morozevich firmly believes in
his extra pawn and hopes that his practical ability will allow him extinguish
White's initiative.} 9. d5 Nb4 10. b3 cxb3 11. Qxb3 c5 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Bf4
Rb7 {This position looks very dangerous for Black. His position is relatively
solid, but the delay in development is quite relevant in the presence of two
open files.} 14. Rad1 $5 {Not a very frequent move. It is generally thought
that White's rooks belong on the open files.} (14. Rac1 {Bator,R (2430)-Ivanov,
S (2574)/Stockholm 2000/CBM 079/[Ribli] (0-1, 55)}) (14. Rfd1 Qb6 (14... Qa5
15. e5 Nd7 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Rac1 $18 {Lesiege,A (2572)-Yoos,J (2332)/Richmond
2002/CBM 87 ext (1-0, 23)}) (14... Nd7 {Raetsky,A (2452)-Barsov,A (2495)/Abu
Dhabi 2001/EXT 2002 (0-1, 34)} 15. e5 Be7 16. Ne4 $44) (14... Rd7 15. e5 Nd5
16. Nxd5 Rxd5 17. Ng5 Nd4 18. Bxd5 $1 Nxb3 19. Bc6+ $1 $18) 15. e5 Nd7 16. Ne4
Nc5 17. Qe3 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Rc7 19. Rac1 $44 {Tukmakov,V (2557)-Hulak,K (2493)/
Pula 1999/EXT 2000 (1-0, 29)}) (14. e5 Nd7 (14... Na5 15. Qc2 Nd5 16. Nxd5 exd5
17. e6 Bxe6 18. Nd4 Be7 19. Rfe1 O-O 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Rxe6 Rf6 22. Rd1 $1 Rxe6
23. Bxd5 Qd7 24. Qf5 $16 {Gretarsson,H (2520)-Korneev,O (2568)/Reykjavik 2002/
CBM 087 ext (1-0, 40)}) 15. Ne4 Na5 16. Qc3 (16. Qc2 $5 {[%cal Gc2e2,Gf1d1,
Ga1c1]}) 16... Qc7 17. Qd4 Qb6 $13 {Nielsen,P (2668)-Van Wely,L (2655)/
Dortmund 2005/CBM 108 (1/2-1/2, 49)}) 14... Nd7 15. Rfe1 $5 $146 {But only now
do we have the new move. By keeping the e-pawn in his own half, White creates
the threat Nd5, which justifies the placement ofhis rooks.} (15. e5 Na5 16. Qb1
{This is another way of justifying the early transfer of the queen's rook to
the centre: the queen can retreat to this safe square without causing any
disharmony.} Rc7 17. Ne4 Bb7 18. Nfg5 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Be7 20. Nxh7 Rc4 $132 {
Umansky,M-Palciauskas,V/ICCF Email 2001/Corr 2004 (1/2-1/2, 48). Here, the
absence of a white rook from the c-file makes itself felt.}) 15... Be7 (15...
Bc5 {would prevent the knight jump to the centre, but would place the bishop
on an exposed square} 16. e5 O-O 17. Ne4 $44 {[%csl Rc5,Rh7][%cal Gf3g5,Ge4d6,
Gb3b1]}) 16. Nd5 $1 Bc5 {By removing the bishop from the attacked square,
Black hopes to force the courageous knight to retreat in the near future.} (
16... exd5 17. exd5 Na5 18. Qb4 $16) (16... O-O 17. Nxe7+ Nxe7 18. Bd6 $44 {
Black will have big problems activating his pieces, leaving White clearly on
top despite his small material deficit.}) 17. e5 $1 {It appears that White's
position contains sufficient dynamism to avoid early retreats.} Na5 ({Things
are not entirely clear after} 17... exd5 18. e6 {, but Black's position
certainly looks dangerous.} Nf6 (18... O-O 19. exf7+ $5 (19. exd7 Rxd7 20. Qc2
Qb6 21. Rc1 Bb4 22. Qxc6 Qxc6 23. Rxc6 Bxe1 24. Nxe1 $14) 19... Kh8 20. Rxd5
$16 {21.Ng5 h6 22.Qc2, /\21.Qb1 h6 22.Re6, 23.Bxh6.}) (18... fxe6 19. Rxe6+ Ne7
20. Rxd5 $44) 19. exf7+ Kf8 (19... Kxf7 $2 20. Ng5+ $40) 20. Qc2 {[%csl Rc5,
Rc6]} Qb6 $8 21. Rxd5 $5 (21. Rc1 Ne4) 21... Bxf2+ (21... Nxd5 22. Re8+ Kxf7
23. Rxh8 $16 {[%csl Rc5,Rc6,Rc8,Rd5][%cal Gf3g5,Gg2b7,Gh8c8,Gc2c8]} Bxf2+ $5
24. Kh1 $1) 22. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Nxd5 24. Re8+ Kxf7 25. Rxh8 {[%csl Rc8,Rd5,
Rf7][%cal Gf3g5]} Be6 (25... Nxf4 26. Rxc8 Nxg2 (26... Nd3+ 27. Ke3 Ndb4 28.
Ne5+ $1 $18) 27. Rxc6 $18) 26. Ng5+ Ke7 27. Rxh7 $14) (17... O-O {also fails
to solve the problems because of} 18. Qc2 $1 {[%cal Gf3g5] , for instance:}
exd5 (18... h6 19. Bxh6 $1 exd5 20. Ng5 g6 21. Bxd5 $18) 19. Ng5 g6 20. e6 Nb4
{[%csl Gd5]} 21. exf7+ Rxf7 (21... Kh8 22. Qxc5 $1 Nxc5 23. Be5+) 22. Nxf7 Kxf7
23. Bxd5+ Nxd5 24. Rxd5 $44 {Black is poorly coordinated and his king is
exposed.}) 18. Qc2 Nc4 {A natural move, aiming to activate Black's play.} ({
However,} 18... h6 {might have been more demanding. Being deprived of the
knight move to g5, he would have had to sacrifice more material in order to
maintain his initiative:} 19. Nf6+ $5 gxf6 20. exf6 {[%csl Re8][%cal Ge1e6,
Gc2g6] /\21.Rxe6+ fxe6 22.Qg6+ Kf8 23.Qg7 Ke8 24.Qxh8+} Qb6 (20... Rf8 21. Bxh6
$16) (20... Qxf6 21. Be5 Nxe5 22. Qxc5 Nec6 23. Ne5 Ne7 24. Qb4 $44) (20... Rb6
21. Rxd7 Bxd7 22. Qxc5 Rc6 23. Qh5 Nc4 24. Nd4 $40) 21. Rxe6+ ({Or} 21. Nd4 $44
{[%csl Re6][%cal Gg2b7,Gd4f5,Gf5g7] , when Black is under strong pressure and
his forces are poorly coordinated.}) 21... Qxe6 22. Re1 Qxe1+ 23. Nxe1 $44) 19.
Ng5 $1 $16 {White's attack becomes threatening now.} Ra7 $5 {Morozevich missed
the possibility of playing this move in his aforementioned game against
Kramnik. Here, the rook retreat looks to be more a display of desperation than
a real chance to save the game.} (19... h6 $2 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Qg6+ Kf8 22.
Qxe6 $40) 20. Nxh7 (20. Bh3 $5) 20... Qa5 21. Ng5 Ndb6 22. Ne4 $2 {Allowing
Black to get out of deep trouble.} (22. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 23. exf6 $18 {/\Nxe6, /
\Bc6+, /\Qf5, <->e, <->8, /\Bb8, צa7.}) 22... Nxd5 23. Nxc5 Nxf4 24. gxf4 g6
$13 {White's attacking potential has been reduced and the position has become
double edged.} 25. Qe4 Kf8 26. Qd4 Qb6 27. Rd3 Re7 28. Red1 Kg7 29. a4 Rc7 30.
Ne4 Qxd4 31. Rxd4 Nb2 32. Ra1 Nxa4 33. Nd6 Rc3 34. Nxc8 Rhxc8 35. Bb7 Rc1+ 36.
Rd1 Rxa1 37. Rxa1 Rb8 0-1

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {When Kramnik played this move in the previous round, I thought he
might have just wanted to avoid Svidler's Grünfeld. Now, it seems that he
really switched back to the favourite weapon of his youth. Als Kramnik in der
vorigen Runde diesen Zug spielt, dachte ich, dass er damit vielleicht nur
Svidlers Grünfeld vermeiden wollte. Nun scheint es, als sei er wirklich zur
Lieblingswaffe seiner Jugend zurückgekehrt. Cuando Kramnik efectuó esta jugada
en su partida anterior, pensé que tal vez se tratara de evitar la Defensa
Grünfeld de Svidler. Ahora, parece mas como que el Campeón mundial haya
desterrado el arma predilecta de su juventud.} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 {
However, the Catalan is a relatively recent "discovery" of Kramnik and his
results with it have been excellent. Apparently, the subtle combination of
tactical and strategic motifs suits his talent quite well. This game is an
excellent illustration. Katalanisch ist allerdings eine relativ neue
"Entdeckung" von Kramnik, und seine Ergebnisse damit waren ausgezeichnet. Die
subtile Kombination taktischer und strategischer Motive kommt seinem Talent
offenbar sehr entgegen. Diese Partie ist dafür ein Paradebeispiel. Sin embargo,
la Catalana es un "descubrimiento" relativamente reciente de Kramnik y sus
resultados con ella han sido excelentes. Aparentemente, la sútil combinación
de motivos tácticos y estratégicos se adaptan muy bien a su gran talento. Esta
partida es un ejemplo perfecto.} dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. Ne5 ({The more ambitious
continuation is supposed to be Als ehrgeiziger gilt die Fortsetzung La jugada
supuestamente mas ambiciosa es} 6. O-O {. The text move is considered to offer
Black an equal game after 6...c5, but both Morozevich and Kramnik seem to have
a different opinion... . Der Textzug soll Schwarz angeblich nach 6...c5
gleiches Spiel bieten, aber sowohl Morozevich als auch Kramnik scheinen dies
anders zu sehen... Se considera que la jugada del texto ofrece a las negras
posibilidades de igualar con 6...c5, pero tanto Kramnik como Morozevich
parecen tener una opinión distinta...}) 6... Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nd5 {Morozevich aims
to put his mighty opponent under direct pressure from an early stage of the
game. This policy will soon turn against himself as a boomerang. Morozevich
will seinen mächtigen Gegner von der Frühphase an unter direkten Druck setzen.
Diese Politik wird sich bald als Bumerang erweisen. Morozevich intenta someter
a su potente rival bajo presión directa desde un estado temprano de la partida.
Esta politica se volverá contra él mismo como un bumerán.} 8. O-O $5 {A
novelty. White simply ignores Black's apparently strong threat and continues
his development. The move is simple and logical, but its consequences are not
easy to evaluate. This often happens in the sharp lines of the Catalan: you
know exactly what you have to do, but cannot always trust your judgement,
because of the irrational character of the position. Eine Neuerung. Weiß
ignoriert die scheinbar starke schwarze Drohung einfach und setzt seine
Entwicklung fort. Der Zug ist einfach und logisch, aber seine Konsequenzen
sind nicht leicht zu bewerten. So ist es oft in den scharfen
Katalanisch-Abspielen: man weiß genau, was man tun muss, aber aufgrund des
irrationalen Charakters der Stellung kann man seinem Urteil nicht immer trauen.
Una novedad. Las blancas ignoran la amenaza aparentemente fuerte de las negras
y continúa su desarrollo. La jugada es simple y lógica, pero las consecuencías
finales no son fáciles de evaluar. Esto ocurre a menudo en las variantes
agudas de la Catalana: uno sabe con exactitud lo que debe hacer, pero no
siempre puede confíar en su juicio por el carácter ircional de la posición.} ({
Previously, White answered almost invariably with Bisher antwortete Weiß
praktisch ausnahmslos mit} 8. Bd2 {. This is not a bad move, since it
consolidates White's centre, leaving him with adequate compensation. The major
difference of Bd2 is that it obstructs his own queen and spends a valuable
tempo, thus restricting White's dynamic possibilities. Here are some of the
most recent examples: . Dies ist kein schlechter Zug, denn er konsolidiert das
Zentrum von Weiß und überlässt ihm ausreichende Kompensation. Der wesentliche
Unterschied nach Bd2 ist, dass der Zug die Dame verstellt und ein kostbares
Tempo aufwendet, wodurch die dynamischen Möglichkeiten von Weiß einschränkt
werden. Hier ein paar der aktuellsten Beispiele:} b5 (8... Bxc3 $6 {is
slightly premature, because after ist leicht verfrüht, den nach} 9. bxc3 b5 {
it offers White some additional possibilities, such as bietet dies Weiß ein
paar zusätzliche Möglichkeiten wie} 10. a4 Bb7 11. e4 Nf6 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Qb1
O-O 14. Nxc4 $14 {Georgiev,K (2661)-Ramesh,R (2483)/Gibraltar 2007/CBM 116 ext
(1-0, 31)}) 9. O-O ({Now, Nun ist} 9. a4 {is less efficient because of weniger
wirksam wegen} Bb7 10. e4 Nf6 {[%csl Rd4,Re4] and the bishop is stable on b4,
while the central pawns are hanging. und der Läufer steht auf b4 stabil,
während die Zentralbauern hängen.}) 9... Bxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. e4 (11. a4 f6
12. Ng4 Bb7 13. e4 Nb6 14. Qb1 $6 {Ivanisevic,I (2614)-Pavasovic,D (2567)/
Valjevo 2007/CBM 119 (1-0, 71)} f5 $1 $132 {Black has good chances of
establishing a blockade on the light squares. Schwarz hat gute Chancen, eine
Blockade auf den weißen Feldern zu errichten.}) 11... Nb6 12. f4 {White's
massive centre looks impressive, but Black has no weaknesses. If he manages to
neutralize the kingside pressure, his extra-pawn would gradually make itself
felt. Das massive weiße Zentrum wirkt imposant, doch Schwarz hat keine
Schwächen. Wenn es ihm gelingt, den Druck am Königsflügel zu neutralisieren,
würde sich sein Mehrbauer allmählich bemerkbar machen.} Bb7 13. f5 exf5 14.
Rxf5 N8d7 15. Ng4 Qe7 16. Qc2 Rae8 17. Re1 f6 $15 {Nogueiras,J (2554)-Ivanchuk,
V (2741)/Havana 2006/CBM 116 (0-1, 42). Black has regrouped in optimal way and
can wait further events with optimism. Schwarz hat sich optimal umgruppiert
und kann optimistisch in die Zukunft blicken.}) ({The attempt to transpose to
the game without sacrificing additional pawns, by playing Der Versuch, ohne
das Opfer weiterer Bauern zur Partie überzuleiten, und zwar mit dem sofortigen
} 8. Qc2 {immediately fails to , scheitert an} Nxc3 9. bxc3 Qxd4 $1 {White can
get some compensation for the pawn(s) with Weiß kann einige Kompensation für
den (die) Bauern erlangen mit} 10. Qa4+ Nd7 11. Qxb4 Qxe5 {, but Black's
position is relatively safe. , aber die schwarze Stellung ist relativ sicher.})
8... O-O ({This looks like some sort of concession, after which Black's
ambitious play in the previous phase of the game loses part of its meaning.
Morozevich might have feared Kramnik's famously deep home preparation, but I
must say that at first sight it is not easy to see the danger for Black after
Dies wirkt wie eine Art Zugeständnis, wonach das ehrgeizige Spiel von Schwarz
in der vorangegangenen Phase einen Teil seiner Bedeutung einbüßt. Morozevich
mag Kramniks berühmt tiefe Heimvorbereitung gefürchtet haben, aber ich muss
sagen, dass es auf den ersten Blick nicht leicht ist, die Gefahr für den
Nachziehenden nach Esta parece como una especíe de concesión, después de la
cual todo el juego anterior de las negras resulta menos lógico. Morozevich
puede que haya temido la famosamente profunda preparación casera de Kramnik,
pero hay que decir que no es fácil ver los peligros inmediatos para las negras
después de} 8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3 {. Obviously, he is strongly underdeveloped,
but for the time being he is two pawns up. Let us look at the position more
concretely: zu erkennen. Offensichtlich ist er stark unterentwickelt, aber im
Moment hat er zwei Bauer mehr. Betrachten wir die Stellung konkreter: .
Evidentemente, las negras se encuantran sin desarrollar, pero de momento
tienen dos peones de ventaja.} 10. Rb1 {This simple move is the best. White
evacuates the rook from the attacked square, occupying the important b-file.
Dieser einfach zu ist am besten. Weiß evakuiert den Turm von dem angegriffenen
Feld und besetzt die offene b-Linie.} ({The thematic Das thematische} 10. Ba3 {
does not work here too well. The most effective answer is funktioniert hier
nicht so gut. Die wirksamste Antwort ist} Qxd4 {, when White cannot avoid the
exchange of queens. , wonach Weiß den Damentausch nicht vermeiden kann.}) (10.
Qa4+ {is also insufficient in view of reicht ebenfalls nicht wegen} b5 11. Qa3
b4 12. Qa4+ Bd7) 10... Bxd4 (10... Qxd4 11. Qa4+ b5 (11... Nd7 $16 12. Bf4 {
[%cal Yf1d1]}) (11... Bd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Qxc4 $16 {[%csl Gb7]}) (11... c6
12. Nxc6 $1 $16) 12. Qa3 Qxe5 13. Bf4 {followed by either Bxa8 or Bxc7. White
retrieves most of his material investment. Black's pawns look threatening, but
his king still needs to get castled and in the meanwhile the pawns could
become vulnerable. gefolgt von entweder Bxa8 oder Bxc7. Weiß bekommt einen
Großteil seiner Materialinvestition zurück. Die Bauern von Schwarz wirken
bedrohlich, doch sein König muss erst noch zur Rochade kommen, und in der
Zwischenzeit könnten die Bauern anfällig werden.}) 11. Nxc4 O-O 12. Ba3 Re8 13.
Na5 (13. e3 Bf6 14. Qc2 Be7 15. Rfd1 Nd7 {allows Black to defend. He might
have to give both pawns back, but this would lead to plain equality. erlaubt
Schwarz, sich zu Verteidigung. Er muss unter Umständen beide Bauern
zurückgeben, doch dies würde zu glattem Ausgleich führen.}) (13. Qc2 Qg5) 13...
Ra7 (13... Bb6 14. Nxb7 Bxb7 15. Bxb7 Ra7 16. Bf3 Qxd1 17. Rfxd1 {Black is
under serious pressure. He has no easy way to complete his development. For
instance, Schwarz steht unter ersten Druck. Er hat keine einfache Möglichkeit,
seine Entwicklung abzuschließen. Zum Beispiel ist} a5 {is too slow: zu langsam:
} 18. Rb3 Na6 19. Bc6 Rb8 20. Rbd3 $16 {followed by the invasion of the back
rank. , gefolgt von der Invastion auf der Grundreihe.}) 14. Nxb7 Bxb7 15. Bxb7
c5 16. e3 Qa5 17. exd4 Qxa3 {Black maintains his extra-pawn and hopes to
simplify the position. However, his coordination is very poor, which allows
White obtain a clear advantage with a series of precise moves. Schwarz
behauptet seinen Mehrbauern und hofft, die Stellung zu vereinfachen. Doch
seine Koordination ist sehr mangelhaft, was Weiß erlaubt, mit einer Serie
präziser Züge einen klaren Vorteil zu erzielen.} 18. Qd2 $3 {Just completing
the development by connecting rooks. Vollendet einfach die Entwicklung, indem
die Türme verbunden werden.} c4 (18... Rd8 $2 19. Qg5 $1 Rxd4 20. Bd5 $3 $18 {
An interference combined with clearance of a file and the weakness of the back
rank. Ein Störzug kombiniert mit einer Linienräumung und der
Grundreihenschwäche.}) (18... a5 $2 19. Rb3 Qa4 20. dxc5 $16) (18... cxd4 $2
19. Qxd4 $18 {[%csl Ya7]}) 19. Rfc1 Qd3 20. Qb4 $16 {White is much better
mobilized and will re-establish the material equality on the next move. Weiß
ist deutlich besser mobilisiert und wird im nächsten Zug das materielle
Gleichgewicht wiederherstellen.} Qxd4 $2 {is impossible because of ist
unmöglich wegen} 21. Rxc4 {, when Black's queen cannot prevent the invasion of
the white queen to b6 anymore. , wonach die schwarze Dame das Eindringen der
weißen Dame auf auf b6 nicht mehr verhindern kann.}) 9. Qc2 b5 10. Nxd5 exd5 {
The first optical sensation is that a massive migration of Black's pieces from
the kingside to the opposite wing has taken place. Paradoxically, White will
not try to attack the slightly vulnerable king's position, but will hit
precisely on the side where Black has such an apparently strong group of
forces. This is enabled by the fact that all the queenside pieces are
undeveloped yet, while the b4-bishop is vulnerable. Der erste optische
Eindruck ist, dass eine massive Wanderung der schwarzen Figuren vom Königs-
zum Damenflügel stattgefunde hat. Paradoxerweise wird Weiß nicht versuchen,
die etwas anfällige Königsstellung anzugreifen, sondern genau auf der Seite
zuschlagen, wo Schwarz eine scheinbar so starke Gruppe an Kräften hat. Dies
wird ermöglicht durch die Tatsache, dass sämtliche Damenflügelfiguren noch
unentwickelt sind, während der b4-Läufer anfällig ist. La primera sensación
óptica es que se haya producido una migración masiva de las figuras negras del
flanco de rey al otro extremo del tablero. Paradojicamente, las blancas no
intentarán atacar la algo vulnerable posición del rey, sino van a golpear
precisamente en la zona donde las negras tienen una agrupación aparentemente
muy fuerte de fuerzas. Esta posibilidad es habilitada por la completa falta de
desarrollo del flanco de dama negro.} 11. b3 c6 (11... cxb3 $2 12. Qxb3 $16 {
[%csl Yb4,Yd5]}) 12. e4 {Three of Black's pawns are under serious pressure now.
Morozevich puts more wood into the fire with Nunmehr stehen drei schwarze
Bauern unter ernstem Druck. Morozevich gießt noch mehr Öl ins Feuer mit Tres
de los peones negros se encuantran bajo fuerte presión. Con su jugada
siguíente, Morozevich echa más madera al fuego.} (12. bxc4 {has been
recommended, but from general point of view it is better not to hurry with the
release of the tension. wurde empfohlen, doch generell sollte man sich mit der
Aufhebung der Spannung besser nicht beeilen.} dxc4 $5 $13 {Black gets the
d5-pawn out of the range of White's pieces. Schwarz bringt den d5-Bauern außer
Reichweite der weißen Figuren.} ({White's idea is justified after Die Idee von
Weiß rechtfertigt sich nach} 12... bxc4 13. e4 $44 f6 $2 14. Nxc4 $1 $16) 13.
Nxc6 {does not yield White anything concrete, because Black can complete his
development with bringt Weiß nichts Konkretes ein, weil Schwarz seine
Entwicklung abschließen kann mit} Nxc6 14. Bxc6 Bh3 15. Rd1 Rc8 $13 {with a
sharp position, in which it is not entirely clear whose pawns are more
dangerous. , mit scharfer Stellung, in der nicht ganz klar ist, wessen Bauern
gefährlicher sind.}) 12... f6 $6 {It is far too dangerous to create new
weaknesses with such a poor development. The material gains will not
compensate for the general drawbacks of the position. Black should have aimed
to continue his development somehow. Bei derart schlechter Entwicklung ist es
viel zu gefährlich, neue Schwächen zu schaffen. Die materiellen
Errungenschafen werden die allgemeinen Defizite der Stellung nicht
kompensieren. Schwarz hätte versuchen sollen, irgendwie seine Entwicklung
abzuschließen.} (12... Be6 13. bxc4 bxc4 (13... dxc4 14. d5 $1) 14. Rb1 a5 15.
a3 Be7 (15... Bd6 {[%csl Yd4][%cal Rd8d4]} 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Nxc4) 16. Rxb8
Qxb8 17. Nxc6 Qd6 18. exd5 Bd7 19. Qxc4 $14) (12... Ra7 $5 13. bxc4 {Now, I
cannot find anything better than this. Nun kann ich nichts Besseres finden als
diesen Zug.} (13. exd5 cxd5 14. a4 $6 f6 15. axb5 $2 fxe5 16. bxc4 Rc7 {
reveals one of the points behind the slightly mysterious rook lift. enthüllt
eine der Pointen hinter dem leicht mysteriösen Turmschwenk.}) 13... dxc4 (13...
bxc4 $6 14. Rb1 Rb7 15. exd5 cxd5 16. Nxc4 $14) 14. Be3 Re7 15. Rfd1 Bd6 16. a4
$44 {The evaluation is similar to that from the game Nogueiras - Ivanchuk,
quoted above. White has good compensation for the pawn, but no clear plan for
improving his position. Therefore, I suspect that Kramnik had some other idea
in mind after 12...Ra7, but for the moment I cannot guess it. We will have to
wait until his next game with this variation or maybe ask him personally. Die
Einschätzung verläuft ähnlich der oben zitierten Partie Nogueiras - Ivanchuk.
Weiß gute Kompensation für den Bauern, aber keinen klaren Plan, wie er seine
Stellung verbessern kann. Daher vermute ich, dass Kramnik nach 12...Ra7
irgendeine andere Idee vorschwebte, aber im Moment kann ich nicht erraten
welche. Wir werden bis zu seiner nächsten Partie warten müssen oder sollten
ihn vielleicht persönlich fragen.}) 13. exd5 $3 {Further analysis might prove
that the objective merits of this move are debatable, although I very much
doubt it. (Refer to the final part of the comment after 8.0-0). However, for
the time being, I will limit myself to saying that the enthusiastic evaluation
refers to White's courage, in the best spirit of the good old romantic times.
From a practical point of view, Black's position is very difficult to play.
Weitere Analysen könnten beweisen, dass der objektive Wert dieses Zuges
strittig ist, wenngleich ich es sehr bezweifle. (Man vergleiche den letzten
Teil des Kommentars nach 8.0-0). Für den Augenblick aber möchte ich mich auf
die Aussage beschränken, dass sich die enthusiastische Bewertung auf den Mut
von Weiß bezieht, ganz im Geist der guten, alten romantischen Zeiten. Aus
praktischer Sicht ist die Stellung von Schwarz sehr schwer zu spielen. Es
posible que los análisis ulteriores demuestren que los méritos objetivos de
esta jugada son cuestionables, aunque mucho lo dudo. (Tengan en cuenta la
parte final del comentarío después de 8.0-0). Sin embargo, en este momento me
limito a decir que la evaluación entusiastica se refiere en primer lugar al
coraje de las blancasn, en el mejor espiritu de los viejos tiempos románticos.
Desde el punto de vista práctico, la psoición de las negras es bastante
difícil de jugar.} fxe5 14. bxc4 {It is not easy to understand what is
happening on the board after these 3 consecutive pawn captures. Black has won
a piece for a pawn, but is strongly underdeveloped and has to avoid dxe5
somehow. Es ist nicht leicht zu begreifen, was nach diesen 3 Bauernschlagzügen
in Folge auf dem Brett vor sich geht. Schwarz hat eine Figur für einen Bauern
gewonnen, ist aber stark unterentwickelt und muss irgendwie dxe5 verhindern.
No es fácil comprender lo que pasa en el tablero después de estas 3 capturas
consecutivas con peones. Las negras han ganado figura por peón, pero siguen
sin desarrollar y tienen que evitar dxe5 de alguna forma.} exd4 {Four. Vier.
Cuatro.} 15. dxc6 {Five. Fünf. Cinco.} Be6 {Morozevich finally starts
developing his queenside. The books recommend to develop knights and only then
bishops, but how to accomplish that in this position? Endlich beginnt
Morozevich, seinen Damenflügel zu entwickeln. Die Bücher empfehlen, erst die
Springer herauszubringen und erst dann die Läufer, aber wie soll man das in
dieser Stellung bewerkstelligen? Finalmente, Morozevich empieza a desarrollar
el flanco de dama. Los libros recomiendan sacar antes los caballos y solo
después los alfiles, pero ¿como llevar esto a cabo en la posición dada?} 16.
cxb5 $1 {Kramnik is not interested in winning the undeveloped a8-rook. He just
carries out his "plan". The immediate threat is c7; in the meanwhile, White
has created two connected pawns. Kramnik hat kein Interesse, den unentwickelt
a8-Turm zu gewinnen. Er führt einfach seinen "Plan" aus. Die unmittelbare
Drohung lautet c7; in der zwischenzeit hat Weiß zwei verbundene Bauern
gebildet. Kramnik no está interesado en ganar la torre no desarrollada. Él
continúa con su plan. La amenaza inmediata es c7; mientras tanto, las blancas
han creado dos peones pasados conectados.} d3 ({One of the computer's
recommendations is Eine der Computerempfehlungen lautet} 16... Ra7 {. White
has a relatively simple solution in . Weiß hat eine relativ einfache Lösung in}
17. Rb1 Ba5 18. a4 axb5 19. axb5 {when Black will play the rest of the game
without his knight, which is safely caged. , wonach Schwarz den Rest der
Partie ohne seinen Springer spielen wird, der sicher im Käfig sitzt.} d3 {
leads nowhere after führt zu nichts nach} 20. Qc5 Bb6 21. Qe5 $16) ({A similar
situation arises after Eine ähnliche Situation entsteht nach} 16... Bc3 17. Bb2
Ra7 18. Bxc3 dxc3 19. a4 {. Black's counterplay initiated by . Das von Schwarz
durch} Qb6 {is not sufficient because of eingeleitete Gegenspiel reicht nicht
aus wegen} 20. Qe4 Re7 21. Qe3 {, removing the pressure against the pawns and
unblocking them, with a clear advantage. was den Druck gegen die Bauern
abschüttelt und ihre Blockade aufhebt, mit klarem Vorteil.}) 17. c7 $6 {
Noblesse oblige. Kramnik feels like answering Morozevich's aggression with the
same method. However, this move might be premature, because of some hidden
tactical nuances, which are far from easy to grasp over the board. Noblesse
oblige. Kramnik meint, Morozevichs Aggression mit gleicher Münze heimzahlen zu
müssen. Doch dieser Zug könnte voreilig sein aufgrund einiger versteckter
taktischer Nuancen, die am Brett bei weitem nicht leicht zu erfassen sind.} (
17. Qa4 $5 {might have been better. wäre vielleicht besser gewesen.} d2 (17...
Qa5 18. Qxa5 Bxa5 19. a4 $14 {[%csl Gb8]}) 18. c7 Qd6 {It is curious that this
is the only relatively good square. Es ist kurios, dass dies das einzige
relativ gute Feld ist.} ({The difference can be seen after Der Unterschied ist
zu sehen nach} 18... Qe7 19. Bxa8 axb5 20. Qxb5 Nd7 {when the queen does not
attack the c7-pawn any more, allowing simple winning moves such as , wonach
die Dame nicht mehr den Bauern c7 attackiert, was einfache Gewinnzüge erlaubt
wie} 21. Bb7 {or, more sophisticated, 21.Bd5, when the c7-pawn is likely to
decide the outcome of the battle. oder das anspruchsvollere 21.Bd5, worauf der
c7-Bauer den Ausgang der Schlacht wahrscheinlich entscheiden wird.}) 19. Bxd2
$1 {and we transpose to the line 17...Qd6! 18.Qa4 d2?! below. und wir haben
einen Übergang zum Abspiel 17...Qd6! 18.Qa4 d2?! unten.}) 17... Qd4 $2 {
One general rule recommends placing queens in the centre of the board. It
mainly refers to positions with just queens and rooks on the board. Here, the
queen is just too exposed on d4, allowing White to obtain a decisive advantage
in at least two different ways. Eine Faustregel empfiehlt, die Damen in der
Mitte des Bretts zu postieren. Dies bezieht sich hauptsächlich auf Stellungen
mit lediglich Damen und Türmen auf dem Brett. Hier steht die Dame einfach zu
exponiert auf d4, was Weiß ermöglicht, auf mindestens zwei verschiedene Weisen
entscheidenden Vorteil zu erlangen.} ({The other counterattacking move Der
Gegenangriff} 17... Qf6 $2 {fails to scheitert an} 18. Qxd3 Qxa1 19. Qe4 $1 $18
{White is in no hurry to capture any of the undeveloped attacked pieces.
Instead, he attacks both bishops. After winning one of them, he will fulfil
the queenside formalities, too. Weiß hat es nicht eilig, irgendeine der
unentwickelten angegriffenen Figuren einzusammeln. Stattdessen attackiert er
beide Läufer. Nachdem er einen davon gewonnen hat, wird er auch die
Formalitäten am Damenflügel erledigen.}) ({Sergey Shipov recommended Sergey
Shipov empfahl} 17... dxc2 18. cxd8=Q Rxd8 19. Bxa8 axb5 {but , aber} 20. Bg5 {
maintains White's advantage. behauptet den weißen Vorteil.} ({He only
mentiones Er erwähnt nur} 20. Be4 Rc8 21. Bf4 Ba3 22. Bxb8 c1=Q 23. Rfxc1 Rxc1+
24. Rxc1 Bxc1 25. Bb1 {, evaluating that Black has good saving chances. Indeed,
if we continue the variations by just a few more moves, we can see that this
is true: mit der Einschätzung, dass Schwarz gute Rettungschancen hat.
Tatsächlich, wenn wir die Vairanten nur ein paar Züge fortsetzen, können wir
sehen, dass dies stimmt:} b4 26. Bd6 Ba3 $1 {followed by ...b3! when White has
no winning chances with pawns on just one wing. nebst ...b3!, wonach Weiß bei
Bauern an nur einem Flügel keine Gewinnchancen hat.}) 20... Rc8 21. a4 $1 $16)
(17... Qd6 $1 {looks like the only reasonable way to keep the position
together.} 18. Qa4 (18. Qb2 {can also be answered by kann ebenfalls mit} Nd7 {
beantwortet werden}) 18... Nd7 $1 (18... d2 $6 19. Bxd2 Bxd2 20. Bxa8 Qxc7 21.
bxa6 Qa7 22. Bb7 {with rook and three pawns for two minor pieces, White is
clearly better, especially since the a6-pawn is so advanced. mit Turm und drei
Bauern für zwei Leichtfiguren; Weiß steht klar besser, zumal der a6-Bauer so
weit vorgerückt ist.} Bh3 23. Qa3 $1 {[%csl Yf8]} Nd7 24. Bg2 {Now that the
a6-pawn is not attacked anymore, this is even better than one move before,
where it would have sufficed for some minimal advantage. Nun, wo der a6-Bauer
nicht mehr unter Beschuss steht, ist dies sogar noch besser als einen Zug
zuvor, wo es nur zu einem minimalen Vorteil gereicht hätte.} Bxg2 25. Kxg2 {
and Black cannot generate adequate counterplay against the enemy king, for
instance und Schwarz kann kein ausreichendes Gegenspiel gegen den feindlichen
König aufziehen, zum Beispiel} Ne5 $6 {[%csl Yf3][%cal Ra7a8]} 26. Qb3+ Kh8 27.
Qb7 $16) 19. Bxa8 Rxa8 20. Qxa6 (20. Bf4 Qd5 $1 {transposes to Morozevich's
missed opportunity, see below. leitet über zu Morozevichs verpasster
Gelegenheit, siehe unten.}) 20... Qxa6 21. bxa6 $44 {and White has some
compensation for the sacrificed material, but probably not more than that. und
Weiß hat etwas Kompensation für das geopferte Material, aber vermutlich nicht
mehr.}) 18. Qa4 ({The developing move Der Entwicklungszug} 18. Be3 {was also
strong. war ebenfalls stark.} Qxa1 $5 {What else? Was sonst?} 19. c8=Q Rxc8 20.
Qxc8+ Bxc8 21. Rxa1 Nc6 22. Bxc6 Rb8 23. Rd1 ({Better than the immediate
Besser als das sofortige} 23. Ba7 $6 {which allows Black get some chances with
, was Schwarz noch einige Chancen einräumt mit} Rxb5 $1 {, relying on his
d3-pawn. , wobei er sich auf seinen Bauern d3 verlässt.}) 23... axb5 (23... Bf5
24. bxa6 $18) 24. Ba7 $1 $18) 18... Nd7 19. Be3 Qd6 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 {White has
recovered his material investment with some interest and preserves his passed
pawns. Still, the position remains complicated and certain accuracy is still
required. Weiß hat seine Materialinvestition mit einigen Zinsen zurückbekommen
und behält seine Freibauern. Dennoch, die Stellung bleibt kompliziert, und
eine gewisse Genauigkeit ist nach wie vor erforderlich. Las blancas han
recuperado su inversión de material con algo de creces, manteniendo sus peones
pasados. Sin embargo, la posición quedamuy aguda y se necesita cierta
precisión todavía.} 21. Bf4 $2 ({Kramnik could have crowned his logical play
by just completing the mobilisation of his forces with Kramnik hätte sein
logisches Spiel krönen können, indem er einfach die Mobilisierung seiner
Kräfte abschließt, also Kramnik podía haber coronado su juego lógico anterior
completando la movilisación de sus fuerzas con} 21. Rac1 $1 {which
"incidentally" threatens to promote the pawn. After was "nebenbei" droht, den
Bauern umzuwandeln. Nach que, de paso, amenaza coronar el peón. Después de} Rc8
22. Rc6 {followed by Rxe6, White obtains a decisive material advantage. nebst
Txe6 erlangt Weiß entscheidenden Materialvorteil. seguído por Txe6, las
blancas obtendrían ventaja material decisivo.}) 21... Qf8 $2 ({Kindly
returning the favour. Black misses his chance to change the course of the game
with Gibt das Kompliment freundlich zurück. Schwarz verpasst die Chance, den
Partieverlauf zu ändern, und zwar mit Amablemente devolviendo el favor. Las
negras dejan escapar su posibilidad de cambíar el curso del juego con} 21...
Qd5 $3 $36 {, when , wonach , cuando} 22. Qxb4 $2 {is impossible because of
unmöglich ist wegen es imposible por} Qf3 $19 {, with the decisive threats ..
Bd5 or ...Bh3. mit den entscheidenden Drohungen ...Ld5 oder ...Lh3. , con las
amenazas decisivas ...Ad5 o ...Ah3.}) 22. b6 $1 {Now it's all over. These
pawns cannot be stopped. 22...Nxb6 drops a piece to 23.Qc6, while Morozevich's
desperate (but delayed!) counterplay cannot change anything. Jetzt ist alles
vorbei. Diese Bauern sind nicht aufzuhalten. 22...Nxb6 verliert eine Figur
wegen 23.Qc6, uind auch Morozevichs verzweifeltes (aber verspätetes!)
Gegenspiel kann nichts ändern. Ahora todo se ha acabado. Estos peones no
pueden ser parados. 22...Nxb6 perdería una figura por 23.Qc6, mientras que el
contraataque desesperado (¡pero retrasado!) de Morozevich no podrá cambiar
nada.} Ne5 23. Bxe5 Qf3 24. Qd1 Qe4 25. b7 Rf8 26. c8=Q Bd5 27. f3 {Generally
speaking, a wonderful game by the World Champion, although the position was so
complicated that at least on one occasion he did not play the strongest move.
Unterm Strich eine wundervolle Partie des Weltmeisters, wenngleich die
Stellung so kompliziert war, dass er zumindest an einer Stelle nicht den
stärksten Zug spielte.} 1-0

[Event "London Classic 6th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2014.12.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2014.12.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Nd2 ({With the mass of theory
accumulating after} 5. Bd2 {White's desire to try something less thoroughly
investigated is understandable.}) 5... O-O 6. Ngf3 {The same as in the lines
with Bc1-d2, Black will most likely lose a tempo with his bishop. As a
compensation he should make use of the knight's sub-optimal placement on d2.}
dxc4 ({Personally, I would switch to the hanging pawns, a structure for which
the d2-knight really does not stand well:} 6... b6 7. O-O Bb7 {transposing to
the QI game Lupulescu,C (2655)-Marin,M (2550) Brasov 2011 CBM 145 [Marin,M] (1/
2-1/2, 26)}) 7. Qc2 {None of the players seemed inclined to play gambit lines.}
({White had an alternative in} 7. O-O c3 8. Nc4 Nc6 9. Qd3 cxb2 10. Bxb2 $44 {
Jianu,V (2588)-Marin,M (2581) Superliga Calimanesti 2014 (3) 0-1 Kozul,Z (2560)
-Ljubojevic,L (2635) Belgrade 1989 CBM 016 [Ftacnik,L] (0-1, 42) Optically,
White has a nice position and the engines give their blessing, too. But is the
compensation real? I cannot help thinking of a similar game of mine published
in this same CBM}) 7... c5 ({And Black refrains from the brave} 7... b5 {
Gelfand,B (2700)-Almasi,Z (2676) Monte Carlo 2003 CBM 093 ext [Gelfand,B] (1-0,
37)}) (7... Nc6 {is an interesting alternative:} 8. Qxc4 {This leads to rather
static play.} (8. O-O {is more entertaining:} Bxd2 9. Bxd2 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4
11. Be3 Qg4 12. h3 Qh5 13. Qxc4 $44 {Nonaka-Griffith,R Siegen 1970 (1/2-1/2,
40)}) 8... Qd5 9. O-O (9. Qd3 Rd8) 9... Bxd2 10. Qxd5 (10. Nxd2 Qxc4 11. Nxc4
Nxd4 $15) 10... exd5 11. Bxd2 Bg4 12. Be3 Rfe8 13. Rfc1 Rac8 14. h3 Bf5 $11 {
Goryachkina,A (2438)-Maletin,P (2598) Khanty-Mansiysk 2013 (1/2-1/2, 59)}) 8.
dxc5 (8. Qxc4 {commits the queen too early. White should aim to take on c4
with the knight.} Nc6 9. dxc5 Qe7 10. O-O Bxc5 11. a3 e5 12. b4 Bd4 13. Nxd4
Nxd4 14. e3 Be6 15. Qd3 Bf5 16. Ne4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Ne2+ 18. Qxe2 Nxe4 $11 {
Kopylov,M (2449)-Tiviakov,S (2618) Haarlem 2001 (1/2-1/2, 23)}) 8... c3 {
The consequences of the structural modifications induced by this move are far
from one-sided. True, Black gets some stable squares along the c-file, but
opens the b-file for White's major pieces, turning the b7-pawn into a
comfortable target.} (8... Nc6 9. O-O Qe7 10. Nxc4 Bxc5 11. Nfe5 {is more
incisive.} (11. Bf4 {This is good but probably not strongest.} Nb4 12. Qb1 (12.
Qb3 a5 13. Be3 b5 {0-1 (29) Bluvshtein,M (2520)-Tiviakov,S (2648) Montreal 2007
} 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. Nce5 $14 {The position is almost symmetrical, but White
has chances of reaching a pleasant Catalan ending due to Black's queenside
weaknesses.}) 12... a5 13. a3 Nc6 14. Qc2 Nd5 15. Bg5 (15. Bd2 Bd7 16. e4 Nb6
17. e5 $14 {Haba,P (2525)-Tischbierek,R (2487) Germany 2008 (1-0, 47)}) 15...
f6 16. Bd2 b5 $6 {Anand,V (2810)-Karpov,A (2619) Madrid (rapid) 2011 (1/2-1/2,
39)} 17. Rac1 $1 $16) 11... Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qc7 13. Be3 Bd6 14. Qxc7 Bxc7 15. Bd4
Nd5 16. Rac1 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Bd7 18. e4 Nb6 19. Rfd1 Bc6 20. f3 $16 {[%csl Rb6,
Rc6,Ge5,Gg2] Saric,A (2514)-Zorko,J (2396) Nova Gorica 2009 (1-0, 41)}) (8...
Bxc5 {is likely to transpose above.}) 9. bxc3 Bxc5 10. O-O {The most flexible
move.} (10. Nb3 {is not that bad, either, but Giri had other plans for his
knight.} Be7 11. O-O Bd7 12. Rd1 Qc8 13. e4 Nc6 14. e5 Nd5 15. Bd2 Qc7 16. c4
Nb6 17. Qe4 {with some light pressure, Gretarsson,H (2516)-Romanishin,O (2521)
Wijk aan Zee 2013 (1-0, 38)}) 10... Qc7 {A highly committal move, exposing the
queen to the white minor pieces' attack. In principle, Black should concern
himself with developing his queen's knight as soon as possible.} ({True,} 10...
Nc6 {does not contribute to consolidating the blockade on c5.} 11. Nb3 (11. Rb1
$1 $14 {[%csl Rb7]}) 11... Be7 12. Nfd4 Bd7 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. c4
Qb6 16. Bd2 Qa6 17. Rfd1 Rab8 {Grigoryan,A (2583)-Neelotpal,D (2427) Kolkata
2014 (1/2-1/2, 44). Optically, White's position is a bit more appealing, but
Black is doing fine basically.}) ({But the untested} 10... Nbd7 $5 {is worth
investigating.}) 11. Ne4 $5 $146 (11. Nc4 Nbd7 ({As dangerous as Black's
position might seem after} 11... Bxf2+ 12. Rxf2 Qxc4 {there is no clear
refutation of this pawn grabbing:} 13. Ba3 Re8 14. Raf1 Nbd7 15. Ng5 h6 16. Ne4
Nxe4 17. Rxf7 Ndf6 18. R1xf6 gxf6 19. Rxf6 Qxc3 20. Rg6+ Kf7 21. Bxe4 Qxc2 22.
Bxc2 $44) 12. Qb3 $6 {Losing too much time.} ({Curiously, he went in for the
penny, but not for the pound...} 12. Bf4 Bxf2+ 13. Rxf2 Qxc4 14. Bd6 Re8 15.
Rd1 $44) 12... e5 13. a4 Rb8 14. Bg5 Re8 15. a5 {Kaidanov,G (2540)-Tiviakov,S 
(2520) Torcy 1991 (1/2-1/2, 31)} Ne4 16. Be3 Ndf6 $15) 11... Nxe4 (11... Be7
12. Bf4 Qa5 13. Bd6 $16) 12. Qxe4 Nd7 13. Bf4 {Here are the unfavourable
consequences of the early queen development.} Bd6 (13... Qa5 14. Rab1 Qxa2 (
14... Qxc3 15. Rfc1 $36) 15. Ng5 g6 (15... Nf6 16. Qd3 {[%csl Ra2][%cal Gb1a1]}
Qa4 17. Be5 h6 18. Bxf6 hxg5 19. Bxg5 $32 {[%csl Ra8,Rb7,Rc8]}) 16. Qd3 $36 {
[%cal Gg5e4]}) 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Rfd1 Qc7 16. Qb4 Nf6 {This move does not
contribute to the queenside defence.} ({I would have mainly considered} 16...
Nc5 $5 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Nb3 {Obviously the only way to fight for the initiative.
} Nxb3 19. axb3 Bc6 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Rd3 {White retains some slight pressure
but it is hard to believe that Black risks losing this position. He just has
to avoid tricks such as} Rfd8 $4 22. Rxa7 $1) ({Or maybe even} 16... Nb6 $5 {
[%csl Gc4]}) 17. Nd4 a6 ({It would have been preferable to attack the queen at
once, before it gets support on the c5- and d6-squares.} 17... a5 $1 18. Qb2
Rb8 $14) 18. Nb3 a5 (18... Rb8 19. Qc5 Qxc5 20. Nxc5 b6 21. Rab1 $16 {[%cal
Gd1d6]}) 19. Qc5 $1 $16 {This is the difference! Black is in trouble already.}
Qb8 20. Rab1 b6 21. Qd6 $6 {Natural, but offering Black some saving chances.} (
21. Qc6 $1 Nd5 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Nd4 $16) 21... Nd5 $1 {Black could not avoid
losing a pawn anyway, so the best thing is getting an active bishop versus
knight ending in an open position.} (21... Bb7 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Nc5 Qb8 24.
Rxb6 $16) 22. Qxb8 Rxb8 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Nxa5 (24. Rxd5 Be6 25. Rd6 Rfd8 $14 {
[%csl Ga2,Gc3]}) 24... Bf5 25. Nc6 Bxb1 26. Nxb8 Bxa2 27. Nd7 Re8 28. Nxb6 (28.
Rd2 Bc4 29. Nxb6 Bxe2 30. Kg2 Bb5 31. Nxd5 {offers White slightly better
coordination than in the game.}) 28... Rxe2 29. c4 Kf8 30. Rxd5 Bb1 31. Rd8+
Ke7 32. Rd1 {White has won a pawn, but Black's pieces are active and the white
kingside is weak on the light squares.} Bc2 ({The natural} 32... Be4 $1 {
would have offered excellent drawing chances.} 33. Kf1 (33. Nc8+ Ke6 34. Nd6
Bc6 {offers Black a reliable fortress.}) 33... Rb2 $1 {Adams might have
overlooked this move, neutralising the dangers along the e-file.} 34. Re1 f5
$44) 33. Nc8+ Kf6 34. Rd6+ Kg5 35. Kf1 Re8 36. Rd5+ Kf6 37. Nd6 Ra8 38. Ke2 $16
{White has made a lot of progress and can hope for a win.} Ra1 $2 {A pseudo
active move, leaving the back rank undefended.} (38... Ba4 $1 {[%csl Ge8][%cal
Ga4c6,Ga8a2] would have been the start of a more effective regrouping.} 39. Kd3
Bd7 {[%cal Ga8a2]}) 39. Ne8+ Kg6 40. Rd6+ f6 41. Rd7 $18 Kh6 42. Nxg7 Ra2 43.
Ke3 Ra5 44. Re7 Rc5 45. Kd4 Re5 46. Rxe5 fxe5+ 47. Kc3 1-0

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.09.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[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"]
[WhiteClock "2:00:00"]
[BlackClock "2:00:00"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 Bd7 {
[%cal Gd7a4,Gc6d4]} 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qd3 c4 {This has been played quite a lot,} ({
but the by far more popular continuation is} 9... Rc8 {, maintaining the
tension.}) 10. Qc2 Be7 {After the pressure has been released, it is a good
idea to complete the kingside development as quickly as possible.} (10... Rc8 {
is not without risks:} 11. Nc3 Be7 12. Bg5 b4 (12... O-O 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nxb5
Qb6 15. Nd6 Rc7 16. Nxc4 Nxd4 17. Nxb6 Nxc2 18. Nxd7 Rxd7 19. Rac1 Rc8 20. b3
$14 {Postny,E (2627)-Marcelin,C (2510)/France 2008/CBM 123 Extra (1-0, 57)})
13. Bxf6 gxf6 (13... Bxf6 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Qxc4 $16) 14. d5 Na5 15. Nd1 O-O (
15... exd5 16. Ne3 Be6 17. Rad1 O-O 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. e4 $16) 16. Ne3 $14 {
Vladimirov,E (2580)-Rodriguez Vargas,O (2235)/Logrono 1991/EXT 1997 (1-0, 61)})
11. Nc3 {A normal developing move,} ({but the early occupation of the centre
deserves some attention:} 11. e4 O-O 12. Qe2 Qb6 13. Rd1 Rfe8 14. Be3 Ng4 15.
Bf4 Rad8 16. e5 $5 {[%csl Gg4] X Ng4 Wen,Y (2545)-Xiu,D (2508)/Ningbo 2011/EXT
2012 (0-1, 40)}) 11... O-O $146 {Since the b5-pawn is taboo (12.Nxb5? b4 wins
the knight soon), it makes little sense for Black to defend it yet.} (11... a6
{allows White to comfortably choose the central plan:} 12. a3 $5 {[%cal Gc6b4,
Gb4d3]} O-O {Rusev,K (2453)-Yordanov,N (2237)/Pernik 2007/CBM 117 ext (1-0, 38)
} 13. e4 $5 $14) 12. Bg5 ({But now} 12. a3 {is too slow:} Qb6 13. Rd1 Na5 $132)
12... b4 $6 {This is rather risky. After White has defined his intentions,
Black should have finally defended his pawn.} (12... Qb6 $5) (12... a6 $5) ({
The point is that White's last move has created some threat already, making a
neutral move like} 12... Rc8 $6 {dubious:} 13. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 (13... Bxf6 {
leaves the b4-square undefended, allowing} 14. Nxb5 Nb4 15. Qd2 $16) 14. Rad1
$14) 13. Bxf6 gxf6 (13... Bxf6 14. Ne4 Na5 15. Ne5 $36) 14. d5 {Maybe a bit
too straightforward.} (14. Nd1 $5 {[%cal Gc2c4]} Na5 15. Ne3 Rc8 16. d5 {
tranposes to the aforementioned Vladimirov,E (2580)-Rodriguez Vargas,O (2235)/
Logrono 1991/EXT 1997 (1-0, 61)}) (14. Ne4 $5 Na5 15. Nc5 Bb5 (15... Bc6 16. a3
) (15... Bxc5 16. dxc5 Rc8 17. Rfd1 Qe7 18. a3 $36 Nb3 19. axb4 $5 Nxa1 20.
Rxa1) 16. Rfd1 $36 {[%cal Ga2a3,Gc2e4,Gc2d2,Gd2h6,Ge4g4]}) 14... bxc3 {The
safest.} ({There was alot of analysis during the press conference on the
position resulting after} 14... Na5 15. Rad1 ({Actually,} 15. Nd1 $1 {would
once again transpose to the familiar position.}) 15... bxc3 16. d6 {However,
both players overlooked the nice tactics} Bxd6 17. Rxd6 Ba4 18. Rxd8 (18. Qxa4
Qxd6 19. Qxa5 cxb2 20. Qc3 Rab8 {and the pawns are too dangerous.}) 18... Bxc2
19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. bxc3 Rb8 $36 {[%cal Gb8b2]}) 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Qxc3 Rc8 17.
Rfd1 ({Tomashevsky suggested} 17. Rad1 {as a possible improvement. His idea
was that after} Qb6 18. Rd4 f5 19. Rxc4 Bb7 {he could try} 20. b3 {not fearing
the pin along the long diagonal. However, both players agreed soon that after}
Ba6 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 {Black's initiative would at least compensate for the
missing pawn.} 22. Qb2 Qc5 $44) 17... Qb6 18. Rd4 {Creating threats on both
wings.} f5 $1 {Black rightly decides that the pawn is less important than his
king's safety.} (18... Bd5 $6 19. Rg4+ Kh8 20. Nd2 $36) 19. Rxc4 Bb7 20. Ne5 {
White needs to activate his minor pieces at once. Otherwise, he might be worse
despite his extra pawn. Black's bishops were becoming too threatening.} Bf6 21.
Nd7 {This looks strong, but leads only to drawish simplifications.} Bxc3 22.
Nxb6 Rxc4 $1 (22... axb6 23. Rxc3 Rxc3 24. bxc3 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Rc8 26. Rc1 $14)
23. Nxc4 Ba6 24. Rc1 Bxc4 25. Rxc3 Bxe2 (25... Bxa2 {is equally good.} 26. Ra3
Bc4 27. Rxa7 Bxe2 28. f4 Rb8 29. Ra8 Rxa8 30. Bxa8 {The passed pawn is not too
dangerous. Black will centralise his king quickly and then create a passed
pawn of his own with ...f7-f6 and ...e6-e5.} Kf8 31. Kf2 Bb5 32. Ke3 Ke7 33.
Kd4 Kd6 $11 {[%cal Gf7f6,Ge6e5]}) 26. Bf1 (26. Bb7 Kg7 27. Rc2 (27. Ra3 Rd8) (
27. Rc8 Rxc8 28. Bxc8 Bf3 {[%cal Gg7d4]}) 27... Rb8 $11) 26... Bh5 $5 27. f4
Rd8 28. Rd3 {Tomashevsky had the feeling that with little time his position
was starting to become a bit unpleasant.} ({He suggested} 28. Bd3 $11 {as
simplest, but the position remains equal after his game, too.}) 28... Rc8 29.
Rd2 Bf3 30. Bg2 $11 {Objectively, there is not much play left in this rook
ending.} Rc1+ 31. Kf2 Bxg2 32. Kxg2 Kf8 33. Kf3 Ke7 34. Ke3 h5 35. Rd4 Rc2 36.
Ra4 Rxb2 37. Rxa7+ Kf6 38. h4 Rg2 39. Kf3 Rc2 40. Ra8 Rc3+ 41. Kf2 Rc2+ 42. Kf3
Rc3+ 43. Kf2 Rc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Antakya"]
[Date "2010.12.10"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Zatonskih, Anna"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2010.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. Ne5 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nd5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 b5 10. Be4 (10. Nxd5 exd5 11. b3 c6 12. e4 f6 13. exd5 fxe5 14. bxc4
{Kramnik,V (2769)-Morozevich,A (2758)/Mexico City 2007/CBM 120/[Marin,M] (1-0,
27)}) 10... Bb7 11. Bxh7+ $146 (11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Bxh7+ {Gelfand,B (2755)
-Morozevich,A (2751)/Biel 2009/CBM 132/[Marin,M] (0-1, 48)}) 11... Kh8 12. Be4
{In the notes to the latter game, I mentioned this line as a reasonable
alternative, without any further comment.} Bd6 13. b3 cxb3 14. axb3 Bxe5 15.
dxe5 Nc6 16. Nxd5 {A premature release of the tension in the centre.} (16. Rd1
Nxe5 (16... Ncb4 17. Qb2 $14) 17. Bb2 $14 {[%cal Ga1c1] White's active pieces 
(especially his bishops), Black's queenside weaknesses and the vulnerability
of his king outweigh the missing white pawn.}) 16... exd5 17. Bg2 Nxe5 18. Ba3
Re8 19. Rfd1 c6 20. e4 {White has obvious compensation for the pawn, but
Black's position is hard to crack. In certain situations, Black is ready to
return the pawn for the sake of exchanging the light-squared bishops and then
the white king could remain exposed.} Kg8 21. Rac1 Rc8 22. Bc5 Nd7 23. Bh3 Ra8
24. Ba3 Nf6 {Forcing White to clear up matters in the centre.} 25. exd5 cxd5
26. Bb2 Ne4 27. Bd4 Ng5 28. Bg2 Rc8 29. Qb2 Rxc1 30. Qxc1 Ne6 $15 {Black has
regrouped properly and retained the extra pawn along the way.} 31. Qd2 Nxd4 32.
Qxd4 Qd7 33. h4 a5 34. Bf1 a4 35. bxa4 bxa4 36. Qc5 Rc8 37. Qd4 a3 38. Ra1 Ra8
39. h5 Qa4 40. Qb6 Qc6 41. Qd4 Ra4 42. Qe5 Re4 43. Qg5 d4 44. Rxa3 Re1 45. f3
Qc4 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 9th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2008.04.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Marin, Mihail"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "176"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Valentin Stoica} e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. d4 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Qa4
Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bd6 8. Ne5 {The most ambitious, but also risky continuation.} ({
The point behind provoking the bishop to go to d2 is revealed after} 8. O-O O-O
9. Qxc4 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 {, when the immediate development of
the knight is not possible, Dizdarevic,E (2492)-Atalik,S (2583)/Zenica 2006/
CBM 115 ext/[Atalik] (1/2-1/2, 31)}) 8... Bxe5 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. dxe5 Qd5 11.
f3 Nd7 12. Nc3 Qc5 (12... Qxe5 13. Qxc6 Rb8 14. Bf4 Qd4 15. Qxc7 O-O 16. Rd1
Qb6 17. Qxb6 Rxb6 18. Bd6 Re8 19. Ba3 f5 20. Rd2 Nf6 21. Kf2 e5 22. Rhd1 $14 {
Ilincic,Z (2565)-Marjanovic,S (2420)/Vrnjacka Banja 1998/EXT 2002 (1-0, 38)})
13. f4 {This is what I had recommended on my Catalan CD, published several
years ago. I had done no special preparation for the present game, as my
opponent has a wide repertoire and my conscious knowledge actually stopped in
this position.} Nb6 {A rare continuation.} ({Other moves are covered in the
notes to} 13... Rb8 {Dunis,A (2485)-Schenk,A (2492)/Port Barcares 2005/CBM 107/
[Ribli] (1/2-1/2, 31)}) ({Among them,} 13... O-O {Nielsen,P-Barsov,A/Panormo
GRE 2002/(1-0, 41)}) 14. Qc2 Bb7 $146 {At the conscious level, I was not aware
of the fact that this had been recommended in the notes to a game publised on
the CD. The idea is to castle long, because on the opposite wing the king
frequently gets into trouble after Ne4-g5.} 15. a4 ({The aforementioned line
continues} 15. O-O-O O-O-O (15... O-O {Karkuth,S-Haufe,W/remoteschach.de 2002/
Corr 2004 (1-0, 41)} 16. Ne4 Qb5 17. Ng5 g6 18. h4 $36) 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. Be3 Rd5
$13 {I saw (or remembered inconsciously) this line during the game and decided
to insert the moves a4 and ...a5 first.}) 15... O-O-O $1 {But he would not
cooperate!} (15... a5 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. Ne4 $14 {[%csl Ga5]}) 16. Ne4 Qd5 17.
Nf2 c5 18. a5 {Here I thought things over for a disproportionate amount of
time. This put me in serious time trouble for the next 22 moves.} (18. Bc3 $6
Qg2) ({I did not wish to weaken the d4-square too soon with} 18. e4 {[%csl Rd4]
[%cal Gb6d7,Gd7b8,Gb8c6] being afraid that his knight may land there at a
certain moment.}) 18... c3 $6 {Played instantly. From the practical point of
view, a correct decision, because I had no time to take the right move-by-move
decisions.} (18... Nd7 19. a6 Bc6 20. e4 Qd4 21. O-O (21. Ra3 f5 $3) 21... f5
$5 $132 {The assesment of this position may be critical for the whole
variation starting with 13...Nb6 and 14...Bb7.}) 19. Bxc3 Nc4 20. Qc1 $6 (20.
e4 Qc6 {[%cal Gb7a6]} 21. b3 Ne3 22. Qc1 Nd1 $36) (20. a6 $1 Bc6 (20... Ba8 21.
e4 Qc6 22. Qe2 $16) 21. e4 Qd7 (21... Ne3 22. Qc1 $1) 22. b3 Nb6 23. O-O $16 {
Stoica}) 20... Qd7 21. O-O (21. b3 Bxh1 22. Nxh1 Qd5 23. Nf2 Qg2 $1 $17) (21.
e4 Qb5 22. O-O h5 $13 {Stoica}) 21... Nd2 (21... Qb5 $5 22. a6 Ba8 (22... Bxa6
$2 23. b3 $18) 23. e4 h5 24. Re1 {/\Qc2} Qb3 $13 {Stoica}) 22. a6 Ba8 23. Bxd2
Qxd2 24. Qxc5 (24. e3 $5 Qb4 25. Ra3 Rd2 26. Rc3 Qxb2 27. Rxc5 Qxc1 28. Rfxc1
Rd7 29. Kf1 Rhd8 30. R1c2 f6 31. exf6 gxf6 32. Ke2 $11 {Stoica}) 24... Qxe2 25.
Ra3 (25. Rac1 $142 Rd7 26. Rc4 Bd5 (26... Qf3 $2 27. Ne4 $18) 27. Ra4 Qf3 (
27... Qxb2 $2 28. Rb4 $18) 28. Ne4 Qe2 29. Nf2 Qf3 $11 {Stoica}) 25... Qxb2 26.
Rc1 ({Only here I understood that} 26. Qxa7 {does not work because of} Qxa3 27.
Qxa8+ Kd7 28. Qb7 Qc5 $17) 26... Rd7 27. Rac3 Rhd8 28. R3c2 (28. Kf1 Qb6 29.
Qc4 Re7 $15 {/\...Rd4}) 28... Qb6 29. h4 Qxc5 30. Rxc5 Re7 31. R5c3 Rd2 $17 32.
Rb3 Bd5 33. Rb4 Ra2 34. Rcb1 Rxa6 35. Rb8+ Kd7 36. Rh8 Ra3 37. Kh2 h6 38. Rh7
f5 39. exf6 gxf6 40. Rxh6 Rg7 41. g4 Rf3 42. Rb2 Rxf4 43. h5 {In severe time
trouble, I have been doing my best to survive, but after reaching the control
my situation was far from rosy. White hardly has compensation for his lost
pawns.} f5 $2 {But now, White will suddenly obtain counterplay.} (43... a5 $142
$19 {Tregubov, Stoica}) 44. Kg3 $1 $132 Rf3+ {Black had several ways of
sacrificing the exchange for the g4-pawn, but the h-pawn would remain too
dangerous.} 45. Kh4 fxg4 46. Rg6 Rxg6 47. hxg6 Ke7 48. Nxg4 Kf8 49. Rc2 ({
White has to make the seventh rank available for his rook. During the game I
discarded} 49. Rb8+ Kg7 50. Rc8 {because of} Rc3 51. Kg5 Rc5 {(?). Under the
pressure of time and without Fritz by one's side, it is easy to miss the
saving resource} 52. Rg8+ $3 Kxg8 53. Kh6 {followed by Nf6+, when the pawn
with crown with a probable draw. However, my fears were justified because of
51...Bb7! followed by 52...Rc5+ (same idea in a better form). In this case, 52.
Rg8+ would not work because the black rook would be actively placed on the 3rd
rank..}) 49... c6 50. Rb2 c5 51. Rb5 Kg7 52. Rxc5 Rf4 (52... Rf5 53. Ne3 $11)
53. Kg3 $2 {Having reached the safety zone, I wanted to make a draw from a
position of force. I was somewhat hypnotized by the fact that my opponent, who
had had an advantage of more than half an hour for the first part of the game,
had got into severe time trouble after the control, looking for new ways to
maintain winning chances.} (53. Rc7+ $142 Kxg6 54. Rxa7 Be4 $5 (54... Bf3 55.
Kg3 $11) 55. Kg3 Rf3+ 56. Kh4 Rb3 $15 {/=}) 53... Ra4 54. Ne5 Kf6 55. Rc8 Ra1
56. Kf2 (56. Kf4 $2 Rf1+ 57. Ke3 (57. Kg3 Kxe5 $19) 57... Re1+ 58. Kd4 Re4+ 59.
Kd3 Rxe5 $19) 56... Be4 (56... Ra2+ 57. Ke3 Rg2 58. Kd4 $1 $11 {/\ Rf8+.}) 57.
Rf8+ Kxe5 58. g7 Ra2+ 59. Ke3 (59. Kf1 Bd3+ $1 60. Kg1 Bh7 61. Rh8 Bg8 62. Rxg8
Ra4 $1 $19) 59... Ra3+ 60. Kf2 Ra2+ 61. Ke3 Bh7 62. Rh8 Bg8 $1 {Played with
just seconds left on the clock.} (62... Kf6 63. Rxh7 Kf7 (63... Rg2 64. g8=Q $1
Rxg8 65. Rxa7 $11) 64. Rh6 Ra6 65. Rg6 Kg8 66. Ke4 $11) 63. Rxg8 Rg2 64. Kf3
Rg5 65. Ke3 Kf6 $19 66. Ke4 Rg4+ 67. Kf3 Rxg7 68. Rb8 Rg1 69. Ke4 Rg4+ 70. Kf3
Ra4 71. Rb5 a6 72. Rh5 Ke7 73. Ke3 Kd6 74. Kd3 e5 75. Kc3 Kd5 76. Kb3 Rd4 77.
Rh8 a5 78. Rd8+ Ke4 79. Rh8 Rd7 80. Rh1 Kf3 81. Rf1+ Ke2 82. Rf5 e4 83. Rxa5 e3
84. Kc3 Kf2 85. Rf5+ Ke1 86. Kc2 e2 87. Rf8 Rc7+ 88. Kb2 Rc5 0-1

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.02.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 {Such important events as the World Championship
match from Elista usually determine changes in the fashion. Aronian has
included the Catalan in his repertoire recently; in Wijk aan Zee he obtained
two important wins with it.} d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Bd7 8.
Qe2 b5 9. Rd1 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O {A courageous novelty. Black decides to ignore
the pin along the Catalan diagonal.} 11. Ne5 Qe8 {Black has managed to prevent
the immediate threats, but his coordination is rather poor, at least
temporarily.} 12. b3 ({White decides to undermine Black's advantage of space
on the queenside. A more natural continuation was} 12. e4 {, aiming to
continue the development, for instance} Rd8 13. Be3 Bc8 14. f4) 12... Nd5 ({
Black considered the opening of the a-file with} 12... cxb3 13. axb3 {to be
too dangerous. Instead, he prefers to return his small material advantage in
order to activate his play.}) 13. Bxd5 {Giving up the Catalan bishop in order
to install a second active knight in the centre.} exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxe5 15. dxe5
Ra7 16. bxc4 {White is a pawn up already, but the weakness of the light
squares offer Black good compensation.} c6 17. Nf4 Qc8 18. Bb2 g5 19. e4 $5 {
An interesting decision. White could not find a stable square for his knight
too easily and decides to sacrifice it in the hope of obtaining a direct
attack against the king. The plan is logical from asbtract point of view, but
probably unsound practically.} gxf4 20. gxf4 f5 21. Qe3 Rb7 22. Qg3+ Kf7 23.
Qh3 Ke8 24. Qh5+ Rf7 25. Kh1 fxe4 26. Rg1 Bf5 27. Rad1 Rd7 ({Probably missing
White's answer. After} 27... Bg6 {, the attack would have been difficult to
carry out.}) 28. e6 $1 Bxe6 29. Rg8+ Bf8 30. Rxf8+ $1 {A draw by perpetual is
inevitable now.} Kxf8 31. Qh6+ Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 15th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2017.01.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Deac, Bogdan Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bd7 6. Ne5 Bc6 7. Nxc6 Nxc6 8.
e3 Qd7 9. O-O Rd8 $5 {Just as in the game against Adams from the same
tournament Romania's biggest talent shows himself aware of the latest
theretical trends. The last move increases the pressure in the centre and
removes the rook from the g2-bishop's range without exposing the king as in
the line which used to be fashionable until recently:} (9... O-O-O {e.g.
Pogonina,N (2454)-Koneru,H (2583) Tehran 2016 CBM 171 [Mikhalchishin,A] (1-0,
42). But even though the king is not under the bishop's pressure, its
situation is not entirely safe in the centre as it needs two more tempi to get
castled short.}) 10. Qe2 {As we will see the threat of retrieving the pawn was
mainly intended by Topalov as a way of inducing Black to open the centre with
the king still there and not as a direct attempt at restoring the material
equality.} ({The move best corresponding to the Catalan Gambit spirit is} 10.
Nc3 {ignoring the pawn and continuing developing. But in practice it has not
yielded anything concrete.} Be7 ({Since the pawn is not attacked} 10... Nb4 {
(Cheparinov,I (2689)-Lu,S (2627) Doha 2016 (1-0, 44)) is premature. White
could get a strong initiative in the centre with} 11. a3 Nbd5 12. Qe2 b5 13. e4
Nxc3 14. bxc3 c5 15. Rd1) 11. Qa4 (11. Qe2 {may be a more restrictive move
order with respect to our main game.}) 11... Nb4 {Now this is well timed as
the pawn was in danger.} 12. Bxb7 Qxa4 13. Nxa4 Rb8 14. Bg2 Nc2 15. Rb1 Na3 16.
Ra1 Nc2 17. Rb1 Na3 18. Ra1 Nc2 19. Rb1 {½-½ Ju,W (2580)-Harika,D (2543)
Khanty-Mansiysk 2016}) ({Other attempts at retrieving the pawn than the game
move are slightly more committal:} 10. Qa4 Nb4 ({better than} 10... e5 {
Ftacnik,L (2560)-Yermolinsky,A (2478) Tekirdag 2016 (½-½ , 59)} 11. Qb5 exd4
12. Qxb7 $14) 11. Qxd7+ Rxd7 12. Na3 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Nxc4 {White cannot
take advantage of his bishop pair due to his incomplete development.} Nd3 ({
Black should not fool around with time as this would allow to White catch up
in deevlopment and retain the better chances due to his bishops.} 14... O-O 15.
Ne5 Rc7 16. a3 Nbd5 {Csonka,B (2398)-Kozak,A (2365) Hungary 2016 (½-½, 23)}
17. Bd2 $5 $14) 15. b3 O-O 16. Ba3 Bxa3 17. Nxa3 Rfd8 $11 {/=/+ Bai,J (2537)
-Bu,X (2715) Shenzhen 2016 (0-1, 48)}) (10. Nd2 {is not too annoying since the
knight moves far from the d5-square.} b5 11. Nf3 Be7 12. Qe2 a6 13. Bd2 Nd5 {
Saduakassova,D (2428)-Ju,W (2579) Doha 2016 (0-1, 48) Black is perfectly
regrouped and White's compensation is rather abstract,}) 10... e5 ({Obviously
the only answer as} 10... b5 11. a4 a6 12. axb5 axb5 13. b3 {leads to
queenside disaster.}) 11. Nc3 {Now that the centre is likely to open, the
knight should take the e4- and d5-squares under control.} ({White's advantage
is purely symbolic after} 11. Qxc4 exd4 12. Qb5 Rb8 13. Rd1 a6 14. Qc4 (14. Qf1
Bd6 15. exd4 O-O {Tomashevsky,E (2722)-Bu,X (2698) Novi Sad 2016 (½-½, 76)})
14... Bd6 15. exd4 O-O 16. Nc3 h6 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Rfe8 19. Be3 Ne7 {
Andreikin,D (2736)-Lu,S (2619) China 2016 (½-½, 34)}) 11... Be7 {The most
logical move as it is best to defend the e-file and keep the d-file clear.} (
11... Bd6 12. Qxc4 exd4 13. exd4 O-O 14. Rd1 h6 15. Be3 $14 {Shankland,S (2674)
-Libiszewski,F (2545) Caleta 2017 (½-½, 40) is an improved version over the
same structure in the lines above.}) (11... exd4 {opens the d-file too quickly:
} 12. exd4+ Be7 13. d5 Nb4 14. Bg5 $14 {Kraemer,M (2570)-Luther,T (2541)
Austria 2016 (½-½, 42)}) 12. dxe5 $146 {Topalov gives up the tension in
order to open the centre and avoid any pawn weaknesses.} (12. d5 Nb4 13. e4 {
Dziuba,M (2554)-Wang,H (2701) Czech Republic 2017 (0-1, 59)} Nd3) (12. Rd1 exd4
13. Qxc4 O-O {Iturrizaga Bonelli,E (2652)-Moskalenko,A (2488) Moscow 2017 (1-0,
37)}) 12... Nxe5 13. Bxb7 Bb4 ({Deac must have analyzed this position at home
as this not a very natural move, wasting a tempo with the king uncastled, is
indeed the engines' favourite. Black prevents b2-b3 as after} 13... O-O 14. b3
c6 15. Ba6 Qd3 16. Qxd3 cxd3 17. Bb2 {White retains the more flexible
structure and chances for a small but lasting advantage.}) 14. Rd1 Nd3 {
This strong knight offers Black entirely adequate play despite White's mobile
centre and bishop pair.} 15. e4 Bxc3 ({This is the second idea behind ..Bb4.
Black exchanges the knight which threatened to move ahead, for instance} 15...
O-O 16. Nd5 {with some initiative.}) 16. bxc3 Qb5 {Without being a mistake,
this starts looking a bit like playing with fire.} ({Black should castle while
this is still possible:} 16... O-O 17. Bg5 Qe6) 17. e5 Nd5 {Probably
overlooking White's answer. Did Deac really believe he had tricked a former
World champion into forcing Bxd5?!} (17... Qxe5 $2 18. Qxe5+ Nxe5 19. Re1 Nfd7
20. f4 $18) ({Once again castling is safest:} 17... O-O $1 18. exf6 Qxb7 19.
fxg7 Rfe8 $1 (19... Kxg7 20. Qh5 Qc6 21. Be3 a6 22. Rd2 $36 {[%cal Gd2e2,Ge3d4]
}) 20. Be3 (20. Qh5 $2 Ne1 $19) 20... Qe4 $15 {with black domination.}) 18. Rb1
$1 Nxc3 $2 ({The trick is that} 18... Qxb1 $2 {loses the queen:} 19. Bc6+ Kf8
20. Ba3+) ({But with his king in the centre Black should not have embarked on
forced play. Instead he should have limited the damage with} 18... Qc5 19. Qf3
O-O 20. Bxd5 Qxd5 21. Qxd5 Rxd5 22. Rb7 $14) 19. Qf3 Qxe5 (19... Qc5 $2 20.
Bc6+ Kf8 21. e6) 20. Qc6+ Kf8 $2 {Probably a fruit of miscalculation.} ({
Even in a desperate position Black should have maintained the possibility of
castling.} 20... Rd7 21. Bb2 Ne2+ 22. Kg2 Nd4 23. Bxd4 Qxd4 24. Bc8 Qxf2+ (
24... Qd5+ 25. Qxd5 Rxd5 26. Ba6 $18) 25. Kh1 O-O 26. Bxd7 Qd4 27. Rd2 Nf2+ 28.
Rxf2 Qxf2 29. Bh3 Qxa2 $16 {Mamedyarov,S (2743)-Nakamura,H (2787) Tromsoe ol 
(Men) 41st 2014 (11.1) 1-0 White still faces technical problems winning this
position. Quite probably the game will simplify to the same type of ending as
analysed in:}) 21. Bb2 Ne2+ 22. Kg2 c3 (22... Qe6 {requires a bit more
imagination from White:} 23. Qxe6 fxe6 24. Bf3 Nd4 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Rb8+ Ke7
27. Rxh8 c3 28. Rxh7 c2 29. Rxg7+ Kf6 (29... Kd6 30. Rf1 Rb4 31. Be2) 30. Rxd3
c1=Q 31. Rxc7 $1 {Eliminating Black's only passed pawn.} Qxc7 32. Rxd4 $18 {
Black cannot prevent the systematic advance of White's passed pawns.}) 23. Ba3+
Kg8 24. Qe4 c2 {This must have been what Deac relied on. It seems that White
loses but there is just one move after which he wins.} 25. Rxd3 $1 {Of course.
The back rank weakness decides.} (25. Rxd3 Qxe4+ 26. Bxe4 Re8 (26... Rxd3 27.
Rb8+) 27. Re1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.02.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Bd7 8. Nc3
b5 ({This rare move is generally underestimated by theory. 8...Rb8 is supposed
to be the main line when only after 9.Qe2 Black defends the pawn with 9...b5.
I had a pleasant experience against the over-ambitious} 8... Bb4 9. Qe2 b5 10.
Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nd5 13. Ba3 Nxc3 14. Qg4 g6 15. Rac1 h5 16. Qf3
Nd5 17. Rfd1 a5 18. Bc5 Ra6 19. a4 b4 20. Bf1 Rc6 21. Rxc4 {and Black soon
collapsed under the pressure in Marin-Graf, Sanxenxo 2004.}) (8... Nd5 {
is another sideline, possibly unjustly doomed by older theory. In a recent
game Black managed to hold his own:} 9. Nd2 Nb6 10. Qe2 Na5 11. Nde4 Be7 12.
Nc5 Bc6 13. Bxc6+ Nxc6 14. Nxb7 Qc8 15. Nc5 O-O {. Black's better development
compensates for his structural deffects, Kramnik-Carlsen, Wijk aan Zee 2007.})
9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Qxd5 {The position is highly
assymetrical. In the long run, Black's queenside pawns could become dangerous,
but for the moment he has to solve the concrete problem of completing his
development.} Rb8 ({A new move.} 12... c6 {was played in Khalifman-Shulman,
Khanty Mansiysk 2005. Black managed to survive the opening and obtained a
better rook ending with a queenside majority.} 13. Qd4 Qc7 14. a4 $1 (14. b3
Be6 15. bxc4 Bxc4 16. Rd1 Be7 17. Bb2 Rd8 18. Qe4 Bd5 19. Qg4 O-O 20. Bxd5 cxd5
21. Rac1 Qb6 22. e6 f6 23. Bd4 Qb7 24. Bc5 Rfe8 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26. Rc6 Rd6 27.
Rxd6 Qxd6 28. Qd4 Qxe6 29. Qxd5 Qxd5 30. Rxd5 Re4 31. a3 Ra4 32. Rd3 Kf7 $17 {
Khalifman,A (2653)-Shulman,Y (2565)/Khanty Mansiysk 2005/CBM 111 (0-1, 64)})
14... c5 (14... Rc8 15. axb5 axb5 16. Ra7 $16) 15. Qf4 $5 {/\e6} Rc8 16. axb5
axb5 17. Ra6 Be7 18. Bd2 O-O 19. Ba5 Qb8 20. Rd1 Be6 21. Rb6 Qa7 22. Rxb5 $16)
13. a4 ({Aiming to activate the queen's rook, but weakening the b4-square. The
main alternative was} 13. Rd1 {, developing the other rook and maintaining a4
in reserve.}) 13... Bb4 14. Rd1 Qe7 15. Bd2 Bc5 {Black has managed to obtain
some stability now, but his problems are far from being over.} 16. axb5 axb5
17. Ba5 {This way of developing the bishop is characteristic for the main
lines where Black captures on c4 after castling.} c6 18. Qd2 {Black cannot
castle because the d7-bishop is hanging. He cannot play ...Be6 because of the
hanging c6-pawn. This means that he is far behind in development still.} Rc8
19. Rac1 h5 (19... Be6 {is still impossible because of} 20. Bxc6+ $1 Rxc6 21.
Qd8+ {, winning the h8-rook.}) 20. b4 Ba7 21. Ra1 Rh6 22. Qc3 Bf5 (22... Be6 {
[%csl Ge5]} 23. Bxc6+ Rxc6 24. Rd8+ Qxd8 25. Bxd8 Kxd8 26. Rxa7 $18) (22... Re6
23. Bh3 $16) 23. e6 $1 Rxe6 (23... fxe6 24. Bd8 Qb7 25. Bg5 Rg6 26. h4 $16 {
[%csl Gg6]}) 24. Qxg7 Bg4 25. Rd2 $6 ({White misses an elegant combination:} 
25. Bxc6+ $1 Rexc6 {and now, after the unexpected} 26. Bd8 $1 {most of Black's
pieces are hanging.} Qf8 27. Qe5+ Be6 (27... Re6 28. Qxb5+ Rec6 29. Bf6 $18)
28. Qxb5 $3 ({In case of} 28. Rxa7 Rxd8 {White has nothing better than} 29.
Rxd8+ Kxd8 30. Qf6+ $1 Ke8 31. Ra8+ Rc8 32. Qxe6+ fxe6 33. Rxc8+ Ke7 34. Rxf8
Kxf8 {, when the c-pawn seems to save the day for Black despite his material
disadvantage (Aagaard).}) 28... Bb8 29. Ra6 $1 Rxd8 30. Rxd8+ Kxd8 31. Rxc6 $1
Bc7 32. Ra6 Qg7 33. Ra8+ Ke7 34. Qc5+ Bd6 35. Ra7+ Bd7 36. Qxc4 $16 {(+-
Aagaard)}) 25... Bb8 26. h3 (26. Qg8+ Qf8 27. Qg5 Qe7 28. Qxe7+ Kxe7 29. f3 $1
Bf5 30. e4 Bg6 31. Bh3 $16 {Aagaard}) 26... Be5 27. Qg8+ Qf8 28. Qxf8+ Kxf8 29.
Rc1 Bf5 {Black has repelled the attack and can look into the near future with
optimism. His queenside pawns will become threatening soon.} 30. e4 Bh7 31. Bb6
Bf6 32. h4 Bxe4 33. Bh3 Bd5 34. Bxe6 fxe6 {"Winning" the exchange does not
absolve White from problems.} 35. Bc5+ Be7 {Unblocking the pawns.} 36. Bxe7+
Kxe7 37. Rb2 Kd6 38. Kf1 c5 39. Ke2 cxb4 40. Rxb4 Kc5 41. Rcb1 Bc6 {White's
resignation might look a bit premature, but in fact there is nothing he can do
against the enemy pawns supported by all Black's pieces.} 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Roser, Kevin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2423"]
[Annotator "Marin,M/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 a6 {[%cal Gb7b5,Gb8c6] Les
Noirs ont plusieurs alternatives pour s'accrocher au P mais en général, les
Blancs obtiennent des bonnes compensations} (5... Nc6 6. Qa4 (6. O-O $143 a6 {
[%cal Ga8b8]} (6... Rb8 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. e4 Bxc3 11. bxc3
e5 (11... b5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Ng5 $44 {[%csl Rh7]}) 12. d5 Na5 13. Qa4 b6 14. Ba3
Qe8 15. Qc2 Bg4 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 {Gleizerov,E (2485)-Raetsky,A (2400) Smolensk op
1991 1-0} (16... Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Qxf8 18. Be2 $1 {[%cal Gd1f1,Gf2f4] Gleizerov}))
) 6... Bb4+ (6... Nd5 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8. Qd3 e5 9. Nxe5 Nb4 10. Qc3 Qxd4 11. O-O
Qxc3 12. Nxc3) 7. Bd2 Nd5 (7... Bd6) 8. Qb5) (5... b5 6. Ne5 Nd5 7. O-O Bb7 8.
a4 (8. e4 $5 Nf6 9. d5 {[%csl Re8]} Bd6 10. Nxf7 $1 {Dancevski,O (2380)
-Todorovic,G (2499) Skopje Karposh op 2012 (8) 1/2}) 8... a6 9. b3 cxb3 10.
Qxb3 c6 11. Bb2 Nd7 12. e4 N5b6 13. axb5 cxb5 14. d5 $44 {[%emt 0:33:25]
Primel,D (2092)-Donchenko,A (2460)/Nantes op 4th (2)/1/2-1/2}) (5... Bd7 {
[%cal Gd7c6]} 6. Ne5 Bc6 7. Nxc6 Nxc6 {[%csl Rd4]}) (5... c5) (5... Bb4+ 6. Bd2
a5) 6. Ne5 (6. O-O {La grande ligne qui a le mérite d'éviter l'échec Bb4 mais
Ne5 est considéré comme la ligne critique} Nc6 {Cet ordre de coups permet
aussi de retomber sur la variante 5. Nc6 en ayant évité les complications de
la variante 6.Qa4} (6... b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. a4 (8. b3 cxb3 9. Qxb3 Bb7 (9... Be7
10. Rd1 {[%cal Ge2e4]} O-O 11. e4 Nb6 12. Nc3 f6 (12... N8d7 13. Nc6) 13. Nf3
$44)) 8... Bb7 9. e4 Nf6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Nc3 c6 13. Bg5 Bb7 14.
Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 15. e5 h6 16. Bh4 {Khalifman,A (2485)-Novikov,I (2460) URS-ch U26
Lvov 1985 1-0} (16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qh5+ Kg7 18. Ra1 f5 19. Ne2 Rg8 $44 {Glek}))
7. e3 (7. Nc3 Rb8 8. e4 Be7 (8... b5) 9. Qe2 b5 10. Rd1 Nb4 {[%csl Gd3]} 11. d5
$44 {[%cal Gd1d8];Gelfand,B (2723)-Riazantsev,A (2638) RUS-chT Dagomys 2008 
(10) 1/2}) 7... Bd7 {Un peu passif} (7... Rb8 8. Qe2 {Sasikiran,K (2681)
-Topalov,V (2803) Khanty Mansiysk ol (Men) 39th 2010 (5.1) 1/2} (8. Nfd2 {
[%cal Gd2c4,Gg2c6]})) 8. Qe2 b5 9. Rd1 (9. Nc3 Nd5 10. e4 $44 Nxc3 (10... Ndb4
11. d5 $36) 11. bxc3 Bd6 (11... Be7 12. d5) 12. Bg5 Be7 13. d5 $1 {Le,Q (2705)
-Roser,K (2409) Tradewise Festival Masters 2013 (2) 1-0}) 9... Be7 10. e4) (6.
a4 $143 Nc6 $1 {Retombe sur la variante 5. Nc6 mais le coup a4 n'est pas trés
utile} 7. O-O Rb8 8. a5 Bb4 {Gagnant un tempo important} 9. Qa4 O-O $132) 6...
Bb4+ $5 {Très populaire depuis quelques années et l'isséen relève le défi
théorique face а un TOP GMI!} (6... Ra7 {[%cal Gb7b5] Peu joué mais astucieux
pour jouer b5} 7. O-O b6 {[%emt 2:44:59] Beliavsky,A (2645)-Portisch,L (2595)/
HUN-chT 1998/1/2-1/2} (7... b5 $6 8. a4 $1 $36 {[%cal Ga1a7]}) (7... Bd7)) (
6... c5 $5 {Plus solide} 7. Na3 $32 (7. Be3 Nd5 {[%csl Re3][%cal Gd5e3]}) 7...
cxd4 8. Naxc4 Bc5 (8... Ra7 {[%cal Gb7b5]} 9. Bd2 b6 10. Qb3 Bb7 11. Bxb7 Rxb7
12. Na5 Ra7 13. Nac6 Nxc6 14. Nxc6 Qa8 15. Qf3 Rc7 16. Rc1 Bc5 {Kopylov,M 
(2421)-Levin,F (2524) Kiel op 15th 2002 (6) 1/2} (16... d3 $5 17. exd3 Nd5 $44)
) 9. O-O O-O 10. Bd2 (10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nd3) 10... Nd5 {[%cal Gb7b5]
} (10... Nbd7 11. Rc1 Qe7 12. Nd3 $14) 11. Rc1 {[%cal Gc1c5]} Nd7 12. Nd3 $44 {
Anand,V (2787)-Topalov,V (2805) World Championship 2010 (2) 1-0}) 7. Nc3 (7.
Bd2 $143 Qxd4 8. Bxb4 Qxe5 9. Na3 Nc6 $132 {[%emt 0:33:29] Aronian,L (2773)
-Mamedyarov,S (2721)/EU-Cup 25th Ohrid (7.1)/0-1}) 7... Nd5 {[%cal Gd5c3,Gb7b5]
Non seulement le N fait pression sur le Nc3 cloué mais il ferme la diagonale
du Bg2 pour garder l'option de jouer b7b5 ou encore Nb6 s'accrochant au Pc4} 8.
O-O $5 {Une idée du spécialiste de la Catalane KRAMNIK} (8. Bd2 {Plus courant}
b5 (8... Nb6 {[%cal Gb6c4]} 9. e3 N8d7 10. Nxd7 Bxd7 11. Bxb7 Rb8 12. Bg2 O-O
13. O-O Qe7 14. e4 $14 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4];Houska,J (2392)-Hammer,J (2583) NOR-ch
Bergen 2009 (3) 1/2}) 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 O-O (10... Bb7 11. e4 $44) 11. a4 $1
c6 (11... f6) 12. e4 $44 {Horvath,C (2530)-Suetin,A (2420) Velden op 1996 (5)
1-0} (12. Qc2 f6 13. Ng4 Nd7 14. e4 Ne7 15. axb5 cxb5 16. Bc1 Bb7 17. Ba3 Re8
18. Rfd1 $14)) 8... Nxc3 $5 {Trés peu de joueurs ont accepté le second P et la
partie est d'importance théorique. Il faut d'ailleurs noter qu'il y a eu
ensuite beaucoup de parties jouées sur cette suite en 2011 et 2012.} (8... O-O
{[%emt 0:33:27] Kramnik,V (2769)-Morozevich,A (2758)/World Championship (2)/1-0
}) (8... Bxc3 $6 9. e4 $1 {[%cal Gd1g4] Rappelle le thème d'une partie fameuse
de GULKO sur la variante b5} Bxb2 10. Bxb2 Nb6 11. Rc1 {[%csl Rc4]} O-O 12.
Nxc4 $32 {[%csl Ra8,Rb8,Rc8]}) 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Rb1 Qxd4 (10... Bxd4 $143 11.
Nxc4 {[%csl Rb7,Gg2][%cal Ge2e3,Gd1d8]} O-O (11... c6 $2 12. Ba3) 12. Ba3 $44)
11. Qa4+ $8 {[%cal Ga4a8]} (11. Qxd4 Bxd4 12. Nxc4 Nd7 13. Rd1 {Zhou Weiqi 
(2610)-Vaibhav,S (2430) Asia-ch Mashhad 2011 (1) 1-0} (13. Ba3 {[%csl Ga3,Re8]}
)) 11... b5 12. Qa3 $13 {[%csl Ra8,Re8,Rf8][%cal Gg2a8,Ga3f8] Il faut
maintenir le K noir au centre} (12. Rxb5 $2 axb5 13. Qxa8 Qxe5 14. Bf4 Qxe2 15.
Qxb8 O-O) 12... Qxe5 13. Bf4 {Marin: followed by either Bxa8 or Bxc7. White
retrieves most of his material investment. Black's pawns look threatening, but
his king still needs to get castled and in the meanwhile the pawns could
become vulnerable.} (13. Bxa8 b4 $44 {[%csl Gb4,Gc4]}) 13... Qf6 14. Bxc7 (14.
Bxa8 e5 (14... Be5) 15. Qxc3 exf4 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17. Bg2 Be6 $13) 14... Be5 $146
(14... b4 15. Rxb4 (15. Qa5 b3 {Halkias,S (2588)-Galopoulos,N (2430) EU-ch
13th Plovdiv 2012 (11) 1-0} (15... O-O 16. Bxa8 e5 $1 17. Bxb8 Bf5 $13 {
[%cal Gf8a8]})) 15... Bxb4 16. Qxb4 a5 17. Qb5+ Bd7 18. Qxc4 Na6 19. Bxa8 Nxc7
20. Qxc7 Qd8 21. Qa7 O-O 22. Bf3 Ba4 23. Rc1 Qd2 24. Rc5 Qxa2 25. Qxa5 Bb3 26.
Kg2 Qxa5 27. Rxa5 h6 28. h4 Rd8 29. Ra8 {[%emt 0:02:17] Miroshnichenko,E (2684)
-Kasimdzhanov,R (2699)/ Konya 2010/CBM Extra/1/2-1/2}) 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 {Une
position étonnante: les Noirs ont multiplié les coups de Q et les Blancs ont
une énorme avance de développement mais en fait, il n'y a pas vraiment
d'attaque pour le GMI} 16. Bxa8 Qc7 $1 {[%cal Gb8c6,Gc8b7]} 17. Bg2 (17. Qb4 $5
Qe7 18. Qa5 O-O 19. a4 Bd7 20. Bb7 $14 {[%csl Gc8][%cal Ga5c7]}) (17. Rfd1 $5
Nd7 (17... c3 18. Rbc1) (17... Nc6 18. Qc5) 18. Rd6 O-O 19. Rbd1 Qc5 (19... c3
20. Be4) 20. Qxc5 Nxc5 21. Kg2) 17... f6 $1 {[%cal Ge8f7] L'isséen n'a pas
vraiment le choix} (17... Bb7 $6 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qd6 $1 {[%cal Gf1d1]} (19.
Rfd1 f6 20. Rd6 Kf7 21. Rbd1 {[%csl Rb8][%cal Gd6d7]} Re8) 19... Nd7 20. Rfd1
$40 {[%csl Rd7,Re8,Rh8][%cal Ga2a4]}) 18. Qe3 {[%csl Re6][%cal Ga2a4] Les
Blancs ont du mal а trouver des leviers pour ouvrir le jeu et Qe3 libère une
case pour jouer a4 mais c'est au détriment d'un tempo important qui permet aux
Noirs de renforcer la position par Kf7. Le plus étonnant dans cette position
aigûe est le fait qu'il est difficile pour les Bancs d'activer les R car jouer
par exemple Rfd1 ne servirait pas а grand-chose.} (18. Rfd1 Kf7 19. Rd6 Rd8)
18... Kf7 {[%csl Re6][%cal Gf7e6,Gb8d7]} (18... Bd7 $5 {[%csl Ga4][%cal Gd7a4,
Ge8f7] Peut-être un ordre de coups plus précis pour surcontroler la case
sensible a4 avant de jouer Kf7} 19. a4 O-O) (18... O-O $5 {Plus simple, mais
les Blancs semblent un peu mieux et l'intérêt de Kf7 est de protéger e6 afin
de jouer Nd7}) 19. a4 Bd7 20. axb5 Bxb5 $5 (20... axb5 {Plus naturel mais les
Blancs vont doubler les R sur la colonne "d" et pour développer le N, il
faudrait perdre un autre tempo pour défendre le Bd7} 21. Rfd1 Na6 22. Rd4 Nc5 {
[%cal Gc5d7,Gc5b3]}) 21. Rfd1 Nd7 $11 22. Rd4 Rc8 (22... Nc5 {[%cal Gh8d8,
Gc5b3]}) (22... c3) 23. Rbd1 Nf8 {[%cal Gf8e6]} (23... Ne5 24. Bh3 {[%csl Re6]
[%cal Gf2f4,Ge3e6]}) 24. Qc3 Qc5 25. Be4 Rc7 26. Rd8 Rd7 {Cet échange va
soulager la défense} 27. R1xd7+ Nxd7 28. Bxh7 f5 $1 {[%csl Rh7] Les Noirs
étaient pourtant en zeitnot mais ils vont trouver des ressources tactiques et
forcer des échanges qui vont aboutir а une finale égale.} 29. Bg8+ Ke7 30. Ra8
Nf6 31. Qd2 {[%cal Gd2d8]} (31. h4 $5) 31... Qd5 $1 {[%cal Gd5d2,Gd5a8]} 32.
Ra7+ Bd7 33. Qb4+ Qd6 34. Qxc4 Nxg8 35. Qxa6 Qxa6 36. Rxa6 Bb5 37. Ra2 Nf6 38.
Rb2 Ba6 39. Ra2 Bb5 40. Rb2 Ba6 41. Ra2 Bb5 {A.MARCHAND: Tout d'abord,
félicitations а notre isséen Kevin ROSER (2423)pour la magnifique nulle contre
le meilleur joueur Polonais GMI WOJTASZEK (2711). Lors de notre réunion d'hier
en fin d'après-midi а la Manufacture, nous étions une dizaine de joueurs (dont
4 jeunes) а suivre coup par coup l'évolution de sa partie. Nous étions plus ou
moins rassurés (а notre petit niveau) sur sa position, mais beaucoup plus
inquiet quant а sa pendule !.Même les blitzeurs ont arrêté leur partie.....ce
qui n'est pas courant !.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 17th"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2009.10.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Meier, Georg"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Meier,Georg"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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 "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

{This game against Anand's second for the match in Bonn was my best one in
Novi Sad, because although I was better, clearly better or even winning in 7
of my 8 games, I was actually only able to convert my advantages on two
occasions. In a certain way, this was symptomatic of the performance of the
whole team, because apart from Daniel Fridman none of the players was in good
form.  Die Partie gegen den Bonner Anand-Sekundanten war meine beste in Novi
Sad, denn obwohl ich in 7 meiner 8 Partien besser, klar besser oder auf Gewinn
stand, konnte ich meine Vorteile nur zweimal tatsächlich verwerten. In
gewisser Weise war das symptomatisch für die ganze Mannschaft, denn außer
Daniel Fridman war keiner der Spieler in guter Form.} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3
d5 4. d4 {The advantage of White's move order is that it excludes the Queen's
Indian and Grünfeld Defences. Der Vorteil der weißen Zugreihenfolge besteht
darin, Damen- und Grünfeldindisch auszuschließen.} dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 {
I may not have been anticipating this variation, but the surprise was anything
but unpleasant, because White is able to choose between sacrificing a pawn for
the strategic initiative and aiming for a superior endgame.  Mit dieser
Variante hatte ich zwar nicht gerechnet, aber ich war alles Andere als
unangenehm überrascht, da sich Weiß aussuchen kann, ob er einen Bauern für die
strategische Initiative opfert oder ein besseres Endspiel anstrebt.} 7. Qc2 ({
There is the more ambitious, but also riskier, Anspruchsvoller aber auch
riskanter ist} 7. O-O) 7... Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 (8. Nbxd2 b5 9. a4 c6 {allows Black
to hang on to the c4-pawn. erlaubt Schwarz den Bauern c4 zu halten.}) 8... c6
9. a4 (9. Ne5 b5 10. Nxc6 Qc7 {doesn't promise an advantage. verspricht keinen
Vorteil.}) 9... b5 10. axb5 cxb5 11. Qg5 $1 {The point of 8.Qxd2. Die Pointe
von 8.Qxd2.} O-O 12. Qxb5 Ba6 13. Qa4 ({After Nach} 13. Qxa5 Bb7 14. Qxd8 Rxa1
15. Qxf8+ (15. Qb6 $2 Rxb1+ 16. Kd2 c3+ 17. Kxc3 Nd5+) 15... Kxf8 16. O-O Ra2 {
and in no time at all too much material has been swapped off. wird in
Windeseile zu viel Material liquidiert.}) 13... Qb6 {Black must play actively
to compensate for his pawn weaknesses.  Schwarz muss aktiv spielen, um seine
Bauernschwächen zu kompensieren.} 14. O-O ({Once against Igor Khenkin, I
played Einmal spielte ich gegen Igor Khenkin} 14. Nbd2 {and when Igor then
began to think things over, I realised that, und als Igor damals anfing
nachzudenken, fiel mir auf, dass Schwarz nach} {and since then Kramnik has
demonstrated that after aber in der Zwischenzeit hat Kramnik höchstselbst
gezeigt, dass Schwarz nach} Bb5 (14... Qxb2 $2 15. Rb1 Qc3 (15... Bb5) 16. O-O
{Black can no longer save his queen and that I had mixed the moves up. seine
Dame nicht mehr retten kann und ich die Züge verwechselt hatte...} Nc6 17. Nxc4
) ({But in any case after Ich kam zwar nach} 14... Nc6 15. Nxc4 {etc. I had an
advantage. usw. in Vorteil,}) 15. Qa3 Nc6 16. O-O Rab8 {and then ...Nxd4
equalises. nebst ...Nxd4 ausgleicht.}) 14... Qxb2 15. Nbd2 Bb5 16. Nxc4 Bxa4
17. Nxb2 Bb5 18. Ne5 {All this has been well-known since the 1st game of the
WCh match in 2006 between Kramnik and Topalov and although Black's plan has
found other supporters since then, I believe that Black has a long struggle
facing him before he reaches a draw. The proud Catalan bishop on g2 disrupts
Black's coordination, so that the a5-pawn tends to become a weakness and White
has nice ourposts for his knights. All das ist seit der 1. Partie des
WM-Matches 2006 zwischen Kramnik und Topalov gut bekannt und obwohl die
schwarze Spielweise weitere Anhänger gefunden hat, glaube ich, dass Schwarz
ein langer Kampf um das Remis bevorsteht. Der stolze katalanische Läufer auf
g2 stört die schwarze Koordination, sodass der Bauer a5 zur Schwäche neigt und
Weiß genießt schöne Stützpunkte für seine Springer.} Ra6 $2 {Presumably
Radoslaw found variations in which ...Rd6 constitutes a useful resource;
however there the rook does provoke the unwelcome appearance of a knight on c5.
.. Vermutlich fand Radoslaw Varianten in denen ...Rd6 eine nützliche Ressource
darstellt, allerdings provoziert der Turm hier geradezu das ohnehin
unangenehme Auftauchen eines Springers auf c5...} (18... Ra7 {is better. ist
besser.}) 19. Nbd3 Nbd7 20. Rfb1 Nxe5 21. Nc5 $1 {Of course, I could hardly
turn down the invitation extended by the Ra6! Der vom Ra6 ausgesprochenen
Einladung konnte ich natürlich nicht widerstehen!} ({Apparently my opponent
was reckoning that after Offenbar rechnete mein Gegner damit, sich nach} 21.
dxe5 Bxd3 22. exd3 Nd7 {he would be able to relieve his position somewhat, but
here too White retains strong pressure after etwas entlasten zu können, aber
selbst hier behält Weiß nach} 23. d4 {. starken Druck.}) 21... Nc6 $1 {Still
the best chance. Noch die beste Chance.} (21... Ned7 22. Rxb5 Nxc5 23. dxc5 a4
24. Bb7 Ra7 25. Rb4 {would be hopeless. wäre hoffnungslos.}) 22. e3 $5 {
Narcissism! White appears to win a not very relevant tempo compared to 22.Bxc6.
.. Selbstverliebtheit! Weiß scheint ein wenig relevantes Tempo im Vergleich zu
22.Bxc6 zu gewinnen...} (22. Bxc6 $1 Rxc6 23. Rxb5 Re8 24. f4 $1 {leads to a
technically won position. führt zu einer technischen Gewinnstellung.} (24.
Rbxa5 e5)) (22. Nxa6 Nxd4 23. Rxa5 Nxe2+ 24. Kh1 {came into question of course,
but I doubt whether White's position after for example kam natürlich in Frage,
aber ich habe Zweifel, ob die weiße Stellung nach beispielsweise} Bxa6 25. Rxa6
Nc3 {and then ...Ncd5 is a winning one. nebst ...Ncd5 zu gewinnen ist.}) 22...
Rb6 23. Bxc6 Rfb8 $1 {...but at first I underestimated this idea. Since the
play is going to be on just one wing, Black prefers to play against a rook and
a bishop. ...doch diese Idee hatte ich zunächst unterschätzt. Da sich das
Spiel auf einen Flügel verlagert, spielt Schwarz lieber gegen Turm und Läufer.}
(23... Rxc6 24. Rxb5 Re8 25. f4 {was the plan after 22.e3. war bei 22.e3
geplant.}) 24. Bf3 a4 25. Nxa4 Bxa4 26. Rxb6 Rxb6 27. Rxa4 {White's plan
consists of fixing the black pawn chain by e4-e5 and then gaining more and
more space by advancing his other pawns. At the same time, White should only
exchange pawns if by doing so he makes substantial progress. Otherwise, there
is the rule of thumb that the exchange of pawns helps the defender who will
have fewer potential weaknesses to worry about. Der weiße Plan besteht darin,
mit e4-e5 die schwarze Bauernkette zu fixieren und dann durch Vorrücken der
anderen Bauern immer mehr Raum zu gewinnen. Gleichzeitig soll Weiß nur Bauern
tauschen, wenn er dadurch substanzielle Fortschritte erzielt. Sonst gilt die
Faustregel, dass der Abtausch von Bauern den Verteidiger begünstigt, der sich
um weniger potenzielle Schwächen kümmern muss.} g6 (27... g5 {is a move my
hand would play automatically and immediately, since a pawn exchange on f4 or
h4 would be welcome. würde meine Hand sofort ausführen, denn ein Bauerntausch
auf f4 oder h4 ist willkommen.}) 28. e4 Rb8 $2 {I think that this is where
Black crosses the line and defeat becomes inevitable. Ich denke die Linie zum
Verlust hat Schwarz hier überschritten.} ({After Mit} 28... e5 $1 29. dxe5 Nd7
{he could get rid of a pair of pawns, because after konnte er ein Bauernpaar
entfernen, denn nach} 30. Ra8+ Kg7 31. e6 Rxe6 (31... fxe6 32. Ra7 Rd6 33. e5)
32. Bg4 {Black has the strong resource hat Schwarz die starke Ressource} Nb6 $1
33. Bxe6 Nxa8 34. Bb3 g5 {and his drawing chances remain intact, since White
will have the wrong rook pawn. mit intakten Remischancen, da Weiß über den
falschen Randbauern verfügt.}) 29. e5 Nd7 30. Bc6 ({For a while I considered
Eine Weile beschäftigte mich} 30. Ra8 Rxa8 31. Bxa8 f6 32. f4 fxe5 33. fxe5 {
and I came to the impression that Black's position can be held, if he plays h6,
g5 and fends off the pentration by the white king with ...Ke7 or. ...Kg7. At
the same time, the black knight seems to have enough squares (d7, f8, h7, g6)
to avoid being caught in a zugzwang. und ich gewann den Eindruck, dass die
schwarze Stellung haltbar ist, wenn er sich mit h6, g5 aufbaut und das
Eindringen des weißen Königs durch ...Ke7 bzw. ...Kg7 abwehrt. Gleichzeitig
scheint der schwarze Springer genug Felder (d7, f8, h7, g6) zu haben, um nicht
in Zugzwang zu geraten.}) 30... Rd8 31. Rb4 {Though apparently totally
dominated, Black manages to find a new route for his knight. Schwarz erscheint
vollkommen dominiert, findet aber doch eine neue Route für seinen Springer.} g5
32. Kg2 $1 {I simply did not want to make any concession with f2-f4 and found
an original and strong plan: the king is on its way to h5! Ich wollte einfach
kein Zugeständis mit f2-f4 machen und fand einen orginellen und starken Plan,
der König ist auf dem Weg nach h5!} Nf8 33. Kf3 Ng6 34. Kg4 h6 35. Be4 Kg7 36.
Kh5 $1 Ne7 37. h4 {White has managed to impose his own conditions on the
exchange of pawns. Weiß hat es geschafft, den Bauerntausch nach "seinen
Bedingungen" durchzuführen.} gxh4 38. Kxh4 {The threat is now g4, f4, f5 and
wins. Es droht jetzt g4, f4, f5 mit Gewinn.} f5 $6 {Despair. Verzweiflung.} (
38... Nd5 39. Bxd5 Rxd5 40. f4 Kg6 (40... Ra5 41. g4 Ra1 42. f5) 41. g4 Rd8 42.
f5+ $1 exf5 43. Rb6+ Kg7 44. Rd6 $1 {wins. gewinnt.}) 39. Bf3 f4 40. g4 Rc8 41.
Be4 Rc1 {invites the pretty finish.  Lädt zu einem hübschen Finale ein.} 42.
Rb7 Kf8 43. g5 Re1 44. gxh6 Rxe4 45. h7 1-0

[Event "Metz op 30th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2012.04.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sumets, Andrey"]
[Black "Colovic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2436"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2012.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bd7 6. Ne5 (6. O-O $143 Bc6)
6... Bc6 7. Nxc6 Nxc6 8. O-O Qd7 {[%cal Ge8c8]} 9. e3 Nd5 (9... O-O-O 10. Nd2
h5 11. Nxc4 h4 12. b4 Bxb4 13. Qb3 Nd5 14. Rb1 b6 15. a3 Be7 16. Bd2 hxg3 17.
hxg3 f5 18. Rfc1 Kb8 19. Qb5 Qe8 20. a4 Kb7 21. a5 Nb8 22. Qb3 b5 23. Qxb5+
Qxb5 24. Rxb5+ Ka8 25. Ne5 a6 26. Rb3 Rc8 27. Ng6 Rhe8 28. Nf4 c6 29. Nxe6 Rg8
30. Nxg7 Nxe3 31. Bxe3 Rxg7 32. d5 {1-0 (32) Grigoriants,S (2589)-Socko,B 
(2631) Khanty-Mansiysk 2012}) (9... Rb8 10. Qe2 b5 11. b3 cxb3 12. axb3 Rb6 13.
Bb2 $44) 10. Qe2 O-O-O $146 (10... Nb6 {[%cal Gb6c4]} 11. Nd2 Na5 {[%cal Ga5c4,
Gb6c4]} 12. Nf3 Bd6 13. Bd2 Nc6 14. Bc3 Ne7 15. e4 $44 c6 16. a4 O-O 17. a5
Nbc8 18. Qxc4 a6 19. Nd2 Na7 20. b4 Nb5 21. Bb2 Rad8 22. Nb3 Rfe8 23. Bh3 Ng6
24. f4 Qe7 25. Nc5 Nf8 26. Rae1 Kh8 27. Qe2 f6 28. Qf2 Qc7 29. e5 Bxc5 30. dxc5
f5 31. Rd1 Rxd1 32. Rxd1 Rd8 33. Rd6 Nxd6 34. exd6 Qf7 35. Be5 Nd7 36. Qd4 {
1/2-1/2 (36) Slipak,S (2360)-Adla,D (2335) Buenos Aires 1990}) 11. Nd2 h5 (
11... c3) 12. Nxc4 h4 13. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Chakvi"]
[Date "2015.05.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khotenashvili, Bela"]
[Black "Zhukova, Natalia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2015.05.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:27:53"]
[BlackClock "0:26:29"]

{This was one of the decisive games of the Championship.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3.
Nf3 d5 4. g3 a6 5. Bg2 dxc4 6. O-O b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. Nc3 Bb7 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3
Nd7 11. f4 (11. Ng4 {is weaker:} c5 12. f4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Be7 14. Be3 f5 15. Nf2
Nf6 16. d5 exd5 17. exf5 O-O 18. g4 Ne4 19. Qc2 Bc5 20. Bxc5 Nxc5 {Gagare,S 
(2381)-Grover,S (2509)/Kolkata 2012, with a big advantage.}) 11... Be7 12. a4 (
{Or} 12. Rb1 Rb8 13. a4 Ba8 14. axb5 axb5 15. Qg4 O-O 16. f5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 exf5
18. Qxf5 Bc5+ 19. Kh1 Qe7 {Ruecker,B (2265)-Georgescu,T (2468)/Cappelle la
Grande 2014, White has absolutely no attacking chances.}) 12... O-O 13. Rb1
Nxe5 14. fxe5 Bc6 15. d5 ({Another option was} 15. Be3 Bg5 16. Bf2 Qe7 17. axb5
axb5 18. d5 Rad8 19. h4 Bh6 20. Qd4 exd5 21. exd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 c6 23. Qc5 Qxc5
24. Bxc5 Rxd5 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. Ra1 Rxe5 {with great compensation for the
exchange.}) 15... Bc5+ 16. Kh1 Bd7 17. axb5 axb5 18. Qh5 Ra2 (18... Qe8 {
was strong, preparing f7-f6.}) 19. Rf4 Be7 20. Be3 Bg5 21. Bd4 {A brave
exchange sacrifice.} (21. Rf2 {was possible:} Rxf2 22. Bxf2 Qe7 23. Bd4) 21...
Bxf4 22. gxf4 Qa8 ({Probably it was better to keep the queen closer to the
king:} 22... Qe7 23. f5 g6 {but Zhukova dreams about exchanges.}) 23. Rg1 Ra1
24. Bf1 Kh8 $2 ({The white attack could easily be stopped by} 24... g6) 25. f5
$2 ({A perpetual was easily achieved here with} 25. Rxg7 Rxf1+ 26. Kg2 Kxg7 27.
Qg5+) 25... Re1 26. Qh4 ({Once more} 26. Rxg7 {was possible:} Rxf1+ 27. Kg2)
26... Qa1 27. Qe7 $2 ({The last chance for a perpetual is missed. It is just
unclear how Khotenashvili did not see it. She is quite a strong enough player
to understand in this situation, that a draw is the dream for White here!} 27.
Rxg7) 27... Rg8 $1 28. Bg2 ({Even if it was losing, it was better to try} 28.
f6 h6 29. fxg7+ Kh7 30. Qxf7 Be8 31. Qf6 Qb1 $1) 28... Rxg1+ 29. Bxg1 Be8 30.
f6 gxf6 31. Qxf6+ Rg7 32. dxe6 (32. d6 {was no better:} cxd6 33. exd6 Qb2 34.
Bf3 Qc1 35. Bg2 Qd2 36. Bf3 Qe1 37. Bg2 Qe2) 32... Qb2 $1 33. Bf1 Qc2 (33...
Qxc3 {was not bad:} 34. exf7 Bxf7) 34. h3 Qxe4+ 35. Kh2 Qg6 {Zhukova usually
likes converting her advantage to the full point in endgames !} (35... Qe1 {
was possible:} 36. Qf4 Qxc3) 36. Bf2 Qxf6 37. exf6 Rg5 38. e7 Kg8 39. Bg2 Rf5
40. Bh4 b4 $1 {The white pieces are on the other flank, so this break is
natural.} 41. Kg3 b3 42. Be4 Re5 43. Bb1 Re1 44. Bf5 b2 45. Kg4 h5+ 0-1

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2010.04.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2010.04.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 a6 5. Bg2 dxc4 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Bd7 ({
Not really correct is a similar way} 7... Rb8 8. Nfd2 e5 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. dxe5
Ng4 11. Nxc4 Be6 12. Nbd2 h5 13. f3 h4 14. fxg4 hxg3 15. Qf3 Qd3 16. b3 Rxh2
17. Qxg3 Rh6 18. Bb2 {Postny,E -Mikhalevski,A/Israel. and Black has no real
compensation for the piece.}) 8. Qe2 b5 9. Rd1 ({No less logical is the direct
central play} 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. e4 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. f4 Bd4+ 14.
Be3 c5 15. e5 Ng4 16. Bxd4 cxd4 17. e6 Bxe6 18. f5 dxc3 19. bxc3 Qb6+ 20. Kh1
O-O 21. fxe6 Qxe6 22. Qxe6 fxe6 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 24. a4 {Yevseev,D-Shalimov,V ,St
Petersburg. and Black's compensation for the exchange is not sufficient.}) 9...
Rb8 10. e4 (10. Nc3 {is the more natural and solid move.}) ({But there is even
a simple strategy, such as} 10. b3 cxb3 11. axb3 {which promises to White
solid ccompensation for the pawn.} Be7 12. Rxa6 Nb4 13. Ra7 Bc6 14. Nc3 Nbd5
15. Bd2 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 b4 17. Bb2 Bd5 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qd5+ 20. f3 Qxb3 21.
e4 {1-0 Serov,M (2368)-Duzhakov,I (2267)/Peterhof RUS 2008/The Week in Chess
721}) ({But a very serious possibility seems to be a plan on the queenside:} 
10. a4 Bd6 11. axb5 axb5 12. b3 cxb3 13. Nbd2 e5 14. e4 O-O 15. d5 Ne7 16. Nxb3
Ng6 17. Qc2 Qe7 18. Na5 Ra8 19. Nd2 Ne8 20. Ra2 Bc5 21. Ndb3 Bb6 22. Be3 $1 {
Aronian,L-Doettling,F/Nancy 2004. with a quite serious initiative.}) 10... Be7
({It was possible to start with} 10... Nb4 {but the bishop move is a
developing one.}) 11. d5 ({Much more logical in this type of position is a
simple developing plan, tried a few times by the top specialist of this pawn
sacrifice Oleg Romanishin.} 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Nc3 Re8 13. Ne5 Rb6 14. h4 Qc8 15.
g4 Rf8 16. g5 Ne8 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Be3 Nb4 19. f4 Nd3 20. e5 Rb8 21. Be4 c6
22. Qg2 Nb4 23. h5 Nc7 24. Qf3 Ncd5 25. Kh2 Nxc3 26. bxc3 Nd5 27. Bd2 b4 28.
Rac1 {Chadaev,N -Georgiev,K ,Budva 2009. with full compensation.}) ({Less
logical, but possible is} 11. Nc3 b4 12. Nb1 Na5 13. Bg5 Bb5 14. Qe1 Nd7 15.
Bd2 Ba4 16. b3 Bc6 17. bxc4 Nxc4 18. Rc1 Na5 19. Bf4 Bd6 20. d5 Ba8 21. e5 Be7
22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Nd4 Rb6 24. Bxa8 {1/2 Reefschlaeger,H (2313)-Zschaebitz,K 
(2099)/Bad Wiessee GER 2009}) 11... exd5 (11... Nb4 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Ne5 Bd6
14. a3 Nd3 15. Nxd3 cxd3 16. Rxd3 e5 17. b4 Be6 {led to approximately equality.
}) 12. e5 $6 {Ambitious, but not the best decision.} (12. exd5 Nb4 13. Ne5 Bf5
14. a3 Bd3 (14... Nc2 $2 15. Nc6 $16) 15. Qf3 Be4 16. Qe2 Bd3 {was probably
leading to an amusing draw.}) 12... Ne4 (12... Ng4 13. h3 Nh6 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15.
Nc3 Be6 16. Ne1 Nb4 17. a3 Nd3 18. Nxd3 cxd3 19. Qxd3 c6 20. Ne2 {gave White
serious compensation for the pawn.}) 13. Rxd5 Nc5 14. Be3 (14. Nc3 {Other
ideas of development did not promise any advantage for White, just the
opposite.} Nb4 15. Rd1 O-O 16. Be3 Nbd3 17. Nd5 Bg4) 14... Nd3 15. Bh3 {
It is clear that Black will sacrifice a queen - such decisions are practically
automatic!} ({The strategy to get the pawn back} 15. Ne1 Nxe1 16. Qxe1 Nb4 17.
Rd2 Nd3 18. Qd1 O-O 19. Be4 Qc8 20. Bxd3 cxd3 21. Rxd3 Bg4 {led to position
with terrible holes on the white squares.}) 15... Bxh3 $1 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17.
Ng5 (17. Nc3 {was better, but after} h6 $1 {White has no counterplay.}) 17...
Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Rd5 19. Qe4 ({After defending the pawn} 19. Bf4 Nd4 20. Qe4 O-O
$1 {White fall into a beautiful mate.} 21. Qxd5 $2 Ne2+ 22. Kh1 Nxf2#) 19...
Ndb4 20. Nd2 Rxe5 21. Qh4 Be6 22. Nf3 Rd5 23. Bd2 Nc2 (23... O-O {was a bit
simpler.}) 24. Rd1 N6d4 25. Qe4 $2 ({Of course, it was necessary to continue} 
25. Nxd4 Rxd4 26. Qh5 O-O 27. Bf4 c5 {but from the positional point of view
White is lost.}) 25... f5 $1 {and White's queen is suddenly trapped in the
middle of the board. It is a very interesting coincidence that in this
tournament there were a lot of tragedies involving queens!} 0-1

[Event "WchT (Women) 3rd"]
[Site "Mardin"]
[Date "2011.12.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Nadezhda"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2463"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2011.12.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Russia (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 ({Here
White generally prefers to play with a more solid centre:} 7. e3 Bd7 8. Qe2 b5
({We cannot call} 8... Bd6 {the correct way:} 9. Rd1 O-O 10. Qxc4 Qe7 11. Qe2
e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxb7 Rad8 15. Na3 c6 16. Nc4 Bg4 17. f3
Rxd1+ 18. Qxd1 Rd8 19. Qe2 Bh3 20. Bxa6 Nh5 21. Nxe5 Qxe5 22. Kf2 {Bacrot,E 
(2714)-Sulskis,S (2577)/Porto Carras 2011. Black had dubious compensation for
the pawns, but managed to save the game.}) 9. Rd1 (9. b3 cxb3 10. axb3 Be7 11.
Bb2 O-O 12. Rc1 Nb4 13. Ne5 Rb8 14. Nd2 Rb6 15. Ndf3 Bc8 16. Ne1 Nd7 17. N5d3
Nxd3 18. Nxd3 Bd6 19. e4 Bb7 20. Nc5 {Tomashevsky,E (2707)-Zhao,Z (2570)/
Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2011. In such positions White always has real compensation
for the sacrificed pawn.}) 9... Rb8 (9... Bd6 10. b3 cxb3 11. axb3 O-O 12. Bb2
Qe7 13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Nd5 15. Nd2 Ncb4 16. Ne4 Bc6 17. Nf6+ Kh8 18. Rd4
gxf6 19. exf6 Qc5 20. Rc1 {Zontakh,A (2566)-Potkin,V (2684)/Warsaw POL 2011.
The black squares are too weak!}) 10. e4 Be7 11. d5 exd5 12. e5 ({The correct
idea was to maintain equality with} 12. exd5 Nb4 13. Ne5 O-O 14. a3 Nd3 15.
Nxd3 Bg4 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 cxd3 18. Nc3) 12... Ne4 13. Rxd5 Nc5 14. Be3 Nd3
15. Bh3 Bxh3 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Rd5 19. Qe4 Ndb4 20. Nd2 Rxe5
21. Qh4 Be6 22. Nf3 Rd5 23. Bd2 Nc2 24. Rd1 N6d4 25. Qe4 f5 {0-1 Koneru
Humpy-Zhu Chen/Nalchik 2010}) 7... Rb8 8. e4 Be7 9. Qe2 b5 10. Rd1 O-O 11. d5
exd5 12. e5 d4 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Ng5 {A novelty and probably an unintentional
one!} ({The main move here was} 14. Qe4 Bb7 15. Nd5 Nb4 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Qf4
c5 18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. Bf4 Rbc8 (19... Rbd8 20. Bc7 Rc8 21. Ba5 Nd3 22. Rab1 {
1/2 Yilmaz,M (2505)-Alavi,S (2422)/Ankara TUR 2011}) 20. Bd6 Rfd8 21. Be7 Re8
22. Bxf6 Nd3 (22... Be4 23. g4 h6 24. h4 Nd5 25. g5 Nxf6 26. gxf6 Rcd8 {
Laznicka,V (2690)-Moradiabadi,E (2578). Black has full compensation for the
piece.}) 23. Rd2 Rc6 24. Bxd4 (24. Ng5 Rxf6 25. Bxb7 h6 26. Ne4 Rfe6 27. f3 f5
28. Nf2 Re2) 24... cxd4 25. Nxd4 Rb6 26. Bf1 Be4 27. f3 Bg6 28. Bxd3 Bxd3 29.
Kf2 Rd6 {Caruana,F (2675)-Cheparinov,I (2640)/Villafranca 2010. Black is just
slightly better.}) ({It is necessary to check one more idea:} 14. Ne4 Bg4 (
14... Be7 $2) 15. h3 (15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Qe4) 15... Bxf3 (15... d3 $1) 16.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Qxf3 Qxf3 18. Bxf3 Nb4 19. Bf4 Nd3 20. Bxc7 Rbc8 21. Ba5 Rfe8
22. Bb7 {Stephan,V (2280)-Loiseau,Q (2142)/Caen FRA 2011. White is close to
winning.}) 14... Bxg5 (14... Nb4 {can be checked in practice in the future.})
15. Bxc6 d3 16. Qf3 ({Centralisation was a more solid option:} 16. Qe5 Bf6 17.
Qe4) 16... Be6 ({It was more interesting to plan a transfer of the rook, as
the bishop is not badly placed on c8:} 16... Rb6) 17. Be3 $2 ({Such structures
have to be attacked as soon as possible:} 17. a4) 17... Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Qf6 $6 (
18... Qd6 {was correct and then she could put the rook on e8.}) 19. Rd2 Rfd8
20. Ne4 Qe5 21. f4 Qf5 ({The endgame could be very unpleasant for Black:} 21...
Qd4 22. Qxd4 Rxd4 23. Nc5 Rd6 24. Bg2) 22. Nc5 Bd5 ({Once more it is necessary
to avoid the endgame:} 22... Qf6 23. Nxe6 Qxe6 24. Qxe6 fxe6 25. Kf2) 23. Bxd5
Qxd5 24. Nxa6 Rbc8 25. Nc5 $2 {Wrong idea.} ({It was necessary to continue
trying to obtain an endgame:} 25. Qc5 Qe6 26. Nb4 Qd6 27. Qxd6 Rxd6 28. a3 {
with clearly better chances.}) 25... Re8 {Now the black rooks come out of the
shadows!} 26. Qf2 Re7 $1 {The target is clear - the square e2!} 27. b3 $2 ({
The best chance was to destroy the black centre with the sacrifice} 27. Rad1
Rce8 28. Nxd3 cxd3 29. Rxd3 Qxa2 30. Qc5) 27... Rce8 28. bxc4 bxc4 29. Rb1 h6 (
29... h5 {is always better as it has attacking potential.}) 30. Na4 Qa5 31. Nb2
(31. Nc5 c3 $1 32. Rxd3 Re2 33. Rd8 Rxf2 34. Rxe8+ Kh7 35. Nd7 g5 36. Nf6+ Kg6
{winning.}) 31... c3 (31... Re2 {is even stronger!}) 32. Rxd3 cxb2 $2 ({Both} 
32... Qxa2 33. Qf1 Qxb1 34. Qxb1 Re1+) ({and} 32... Re2 33. Rd8 Rxd8 34. Qxe2
Qxa2 {would win on the spot.}) 33. Rxb2 Re1+ 34. Kg2 Qa8+ 35. Kh3 ({There was
the slightly better} 35. Qf3 {which could give real chances for a draw:} R1e2+
36. Rxe2 Rxe2+ 37. Kf1 Qxf3+ 38. Rxf3 Rxa2 39. Rc3 {and looks as if it holds.})
35... Qe4 36. Rdd2 $2 {A big mistake in time trouble.} (36. Rbd2 $1 Qf5+ 37.
Kg2 c5 38. Rd8 {would offer much better chances to escape.}) 36... Qf5+ 37. Kg2
Qe4+ 38. Kh3 Re3 $1 39. Rdc2 $6 (39. Rb3 Rxb3 40. axb3 Qe6+ 41. Kg2 Qxb3 42.
Qf3 {would allow White to transfer to some sort of rook endgame with a lot of
drawing chances.}) 39... Qf5+ 40. Kg2 Qd5+ 41. Kh3 c5 {Does't spoil anything,
but} (41... Qf5+ 42. Kg2 Qe4+ 43. Kh3 g5 $1 44. f5 h5 $1 {was just winning.
White has no moves.}) 42. Qf1 h5 $6 ({It was clear, that the simplest is to
open the white king} 42... g5 $1) 43. f5 Rf3 $2 {Overlooking a very simple
piece of tactics.} 44. Rxc5 $1 Qe4 {Accepting the fact the victory has gone...}
(44... Rxg3+ 45. hxg3 Qxc5 {still would promise some chances as the white king
is not safe.}) 45. Qc4 Qxc4 46. Rxc4 Rxf5 47. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch (Women) 20th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2019.04.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pogonina, Natalija"]
[Black "Beydullayeva, Govhar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2316"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2019.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qd3 c4 10. Qc2 Be7 11. e4 O-O 12. Qe2 (12. Rd1 Rc8 13. Qe2 Re8 14. Ne5 h6
15. a4 a6 16. Be3 Qc7 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Nc3 Nb4 20. d5 (20. Bh3
$142 Nd3 21. d5) 20... Nd3 21. Ra7 Rc7 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Rxc7 Qxc7 24. Nxb5 Qb7
25. b3 $1 {Black is in trouble, Can,E (2599)-Zhang,Z (2414) Qinhuangdao CHN
2019}) 12... Qb6 13. Rd1 Rfe8 14. Be3 ({More challenging was the central attack
} 14. b3 Rac8 15. bxc4 bxc4 16. Nc3 Bb4 17. Bb2 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5
20. Qc2 (20. Nd5 $2 Rxd5 21. exd5 c3 $19) 20... Bc5) 14... Na5 (14... Ng4 15.
d5 (15. Bf4 Rad8 16. e5 f6 17. exf6 (17. Nc3) 17... Nxf6 18. Nc3 Bc8 19. a4 b4
20. Ne4 Nd5 {with balanced play, Wen,Y (2545)-Xiu,D (2508) Ningbo 2011}) 15...
Nxe3 16. dxc6 Nxd1 17. cxd7 Nxf2 $3 18. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 19. Nc3 Ng4+ 20. Kf1 $2 (
20. Kh1 Nf2+ $11) 20... Ne3+ 21. Ke1 Rd8 {with a terrific attack.}) 15. Ne5
Red8 16. Nxd7 Rxd7 17. Nc3 b4 {[#]} 18. d5 $1 Qa6 (18... Qc7 19. Nb5 Qb8 20.
dxe6 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Qxb5 22. e5 Qxe5 23. exf7+ Kxf7 24. Bxa8) 19. dxe6 Rxd1+
20. Rxd1 bxc3 (20... Qxe6 21. e5 Qxe5 22. Bxa8 bxc3 23. bxc3 Qxc3 24. Bd4 Qb4
25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Qg4+ Kf8 27. Qh5 {with a decisive attack.}) 21. exf7+ Kxf7
22. e5 Rd8 23. exf6 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Qxf6 25. bxc3 Qxc3 26. Qd5+ Ke8 27. Qb5+ Kf7
28. Bd5+ Kf6 29. Qa6+ 1-0

[Event "Hangzhou (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Hangzhou"]
[Date "2011.07.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Black "Zatonskih, Anna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2011.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 c5 ({Here a more
common defence is the natural} 6... a5) 7. Bxb4 {This exchange is a very
principled move; typical Catalan positions arise after the exchange on c5.} (7.
dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qa4+ Nbd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qxc4 b5 11. Qh4 Bb7 12. Nc3 Be7 13. Ng5
Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Rc8 15. Rfd1 Rc4 16. Qh3 Qb6 17. Kg1 b4 18. Na4 Qc6 19. b3 Rc2
20. Qh4 h6 {1-0 Mikhalevski,V (2577)-Rotstein,A (2547,/Longeville-les-Metz
2011 (32). Black will refute White's attack easily.}) (7. O-O O-O 8. dxc5 Bxc5
9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Nc3 a6 11. Bf4 Qe7 12. Nd2 Nb6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15.
Nce4 Qe7 16. Nxc4 Bd7 17. Nxb6 Bxb6 18. Qb3 Ba5 19. Rfc1 Bc6 20. Nc5 Bxg2 21.
Kxg2 Rac8 22. Nd3 b5 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. a4 Qb7+ 25. f3 Bd8 $11 {Melkumyan,H 
(2593)-Grachev,B (2675)/,Aix-les-Bains 2011}) (7. Qc1 O-O 8. O-O b5 9. a4 bxa4
10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Ng5 Nd5 12. e4 Nb6 13. e5 h6 14. Bxa8 Nxa8 15. Ne4 Bd4 16.
Bc3 Nc6 17. Qf4 Nxe5 {Ramirez,A (2594)-Robson,R (2522)/Richardson USA. With
tremendous compensation for the exchange.}) 7... cxb4 8. Ne5 O-O 9. Nxc4 Nc6
10. e3 e5 ({Of course, central counterplay looks very logical, as other moves
are not so principled.} 10... a5 11. Nbd2 (11. a3 $5) 11... a4 12. O-O Ra6 {
/\ b5} 13. Nf3 Bd7 14. Qe2 (14. Qd2 {>=} Qe7 15. Nfe5 {/\ Rfc1, Nd7+/-}) 14...
Qe7 15. Rfc1 (15. Nfe5 $5) 15... Na7 $1 16. Nfe5 Bb5 17. Nd3 Nc6 18. Qe1 Nd5
19. Nc5 Ra7 $14 20. Bf1 (20. a3 $6 Bxc4 21. Rxc4 b6 22. Nd3 Na5 23. Bxd5 Nxc4
24. Bxc4 Rc8 $132) 20... a3 $5 21. bxa3 Bxc4 22. Bxc4 Rxa3 23. Bxd5 exd5 24.
Qf1 {/\ Qb5|^<<} (24. Qd2 Rfa8) 24... b6 (24... Rfa8 25. Qb5 Rxa2 26. Rxa2 Rxa2
27. Nxb7 Qf6 28. Rf1 $16 {>< d5, b4}) 25. Nd3 (25. Nb3 $5 Qd6 (25... Na5 26.
Qb5 $16) 26. Rc2 {/\ Rac1, Qb5+/=}) 25... Qd6 26. Rab1 (26. Rc2 Rfa8 27. Rac1
Ne7) 26... Rfa8 27. Rc2 g6 (27... Rxa2 28. Rxc6 $1 $14) 28. Qe2 R8a4 29. Nf4 (
29. Rbc1 {>=}) 29... Rc3 $1 30. Rbc1 (30. Rxc3 bxc3 31. Rxb6 Rc4 $44) 30...
Raa3 31. Qb5 {Beliavsky,A (2645)-Ljubojevic,L (2610),Belfort 1988. Black's
weaknesses are very vulnerable.}) (10... Qe7 11. Nbd2 Bd7 12. O-O Rfd8 13. Nf3
Rac8 14. Qe2 Ne8 15. Nfe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Nd6 17. Rfc1 Bb5 18. Qe1 a5 19. Rxc8
Rxc8 20. Rc1 Rc7 21. Bf1 Bxf1 22. Kxf1 Qd8 23. Nd3 Qc8 {Bareev,E-Balashov,USSR
(ch) 1986. Black can hold this slightly worse endgame.}) ({Worth trying is the
simple} 10... Nd5 11. O-O b5 12. Ncd2 a5) 11. d5 ({Another principled option
is the transition to the endgame} 11. dxe5 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 Ng4 13. Ke2 $6 ({
Interesting chances result from the direct exchange} 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Ke1 Be6
15. Nbd2) 13... Ngxe5 14. Nbd2 Bg4+ 15. f3 Bf5 16. e4 ({Other option is
probably better, as White would have no problems} 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. f4 Bd3+ 18.
Kf2 Ng4+ 19. Kf3 Nf6 20. Rac1) 16... Bd7 (16... Nd4+ {led to better chances
for White:} 17. Kf2 Nxc4 18. Nxc4 Be6 19. Nd6 Rad8 20. Nxb7 Rd7 21. Rhd1 Rc8
22. Rd2 Rxb7 23. Rxd4 Rc2+ 24. Ke3 Kf8 25. Rd2 Rxd2 26. Kxd2 Rd7+ 27. Ke3 Rc7 {
1/2 Buhmann,R (2572)-Adams,M (2723),Gibraltar 2011}) 17. Rac1 (17. f4 Nd4+ 18.
Kf2 Ng4+) 17... Rad8 18. Rhd1 f5 19. Nxe5 (19. f4 Nd4+ 20. Ke3 Ng4+ 21. Kxd4
Ba4+ 22. Kc5 Nf2 23. Nb3 Nxd1 24. Kxb4 Bc6 25. Nc5 Rfe8 26. Ne5 Ne3 {
Mikhalevski,V (2577)-Robson,R (2545),Philadelphia 2011. With a huge black
advantage.}) ({but} 19. Nd6 {looks to be correct}) 19... Nxe5 20. Rc5 Rfe8 21.
h3 Bc6 22. f4 Nd3 23. Rxf5 Nxb2 24. Rb1 Na4 25. Rxb4 Nc3+ 26. Ke3 Nd1+ 27. Ke2
Nc3+ 28. Ke3 Nd5+ 29. Rxd5 Bxd5 30. a3 Rc8 {1-0 Dzagnidze,N (2537)-Zatonskih,A
(2522)/Hangzhou 2011. White keeps chances in the endgame for a draw.}) 11... b5
({White would keep a clear advantage after the knight retreat} 11... Ne7 12. e4
Ng6 13. O-O b5 14. Ne3) 12. O-O ({After the transition into an endgame} 12.
dxc6 Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1 bxc4 14. a3 Bg4+ 15. Kc1 a5 16. Nd2 Be6 {Black would be
able to protect his own pawn structure on the queenside.}) 12... bxc4 13. dxc6
Bf5 ({Problems with the c4-pawn would face Black after} 13... Qb6 14. Qc2 Ba6
15. Rd1 Rad8 16. Nd2) 14. Qa4 Be4 ({The simple} 14... a5 {would be stronger.})
15. Rd1 Qb6 16. Nd2 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 c3 ({The pawn sacrifice for activiation of
the rook on the second rank does not promise concrete chances:} 17... Rac8 18.
Nxc4 Qxc6+ 19. Qxc6 Rxc6 20. Nxe5 Rc2 21. Nd3 Ng4 22. Kg1) 18. bxc3 Rac8 ({
Very bad developments for Black are the result of} 18... bxc3 19. Rab1 Qc5 20.
Nb3) 19. cxb4 Rxc6 {Black has sacrificed a pawn, but with simple exchanges
White steps on to the road to the full point.} 20. Rac1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 h5 22. a3
Qe6 23. Nf3 Ne4 24. Qc6 $1 {The next exchange, now the decisive one.} Qxc6 25.
Rxc6 Rd8 26. Rc4 $1 {With this move White forces the weakening of the seventh
rank.} f5 27. Rc7 g5 28. Rxa7 g4 29. Nxe5 Rd2 30. b5 {Except for a few checks
Black has no real threats.} Rxf2+ 31. Kg1 Rb2 32. a4 Nc3 33. Nc4 Rb1+ 34. Kg2
Nd5 35. Rd7 ({Tactical solutions were possible:} 35. b6 Nxb6 36. Rb7) 35... Nf6
36. Rd2 Ne4 37. Rb2 Rc1 38. b6 Nc5 39. Nd6 Na6 40. b7 Nb8 41. Nxf5 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Teheran"]
[Date "2017.02.23"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Black "Tan, Zhongyi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2017.02.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "6000+1035"]
[WhiteClock "0:03:47"]
[BlackClock "0:04:23"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qd3 c4 (9... Rc8 10. dxc5 Bxc5 {is usually considered the main position
worth serious practical investigation.}) ({but I can recommend another option:
} 9... Qb6 10. Nc3 c4 11. Qb1 b4 (11... Rd8 $142) 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Bg5 (13. Ne5
$2 Nxd4 14. Be3) 13... Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Rc8 15. Be3 Qa6 (15... O-O) 16. Rfd1 O-O
17. Ng5 (17. d5 exd5 18. Rxd5 f5 19. Qc2 Be6) 17... Bxg5 (17... f5) 18. Bxg5
Rfe8 (18... c3) 19. Qg4 Ne7 {Danielian,E (2491)-Yildiz,B (2244)/Nalchik 2010.
with complicated play.}) 10. Qd1 ({A very serious option here is} 10. Qc2 Be7 (
10... Rc8 11. e4 (11. a4 a6 12. axb5 axb5 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Rd1 O-O 15. Nc3 Qb6
16. Ne4 Nb4 17. Qc1 Nbd5) 11... Be7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rd1 Re8 14. Ne5 Qc7 15. Bf4
Bd6 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. e5 Bb4 18. a3 Ba5 19. a4 Bb6 20. Be3 {Gelfand,B (2731)
-Bacrot,E (2692)/Ashdod 2015, with a clear advantage.}) 11. b3 Rc8 12. bxc4
bxc4 13. Ba3 O-O 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nc3 Nd5 16. Rfc1 Rfd8 17. Qd2 Be8 18. Rab1
f6 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Rb5 Bf7 21. Ne1 Rb8 22. Rc5 Qd6 {Kraemer,M (2574)-Bacrot,
E (2692)/Berlin GER 2016, with a very good position.}) 10... Rc8 ({One
possibility was} 10... Be7 11. a4 a6 12. axb5 (12. e4 $5) (12. Ne5 Rc8 13. e4
O-O 14. Be3 Be8) 12... axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Ne5 O-O (14... Qc8 15. Nc3 O-O
16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Nxb5 Rb8 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. Nc3 Nd5 $44) 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. d5
exd5 17. Qxd5 Ndb8 18. Qxb5 $18 {1-0 (47) Lukasiewicz,G (2270)-Sliwa,B (2280)
Myslenice 1988}) 11. Re1 {Not energetic enough. The correct way is to start
the attack} (11. Nc3 b4 12. Na4 (12. d5 Ne7 $5 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Nb1 c3 $1 $132
) 12... Be7 (12... Qa5 13. a3 bxa3 14. Bd2 Qb5 15. Nc3 Qb6 16. bxa3 Nxd4 17.
Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Qc2 Qe5 {0-1 (43) Radulov,I (2405)-Inkiov,V (2475) Sofia 1991}
19. Rfd1 Be7 20. Rab1 $11) 13. Bg5 h6 {[%mdl 4]} (13... O-O 14. e3 Na5 15. Re1
Qe8 (15... h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qc2 Bc6 $11) 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. Bxf6 Ba4 18. b3
cxb3 (18... gxf6 $1 19. dxc5 Bc6 $11) (18... Bb6 19. bxa4 gxf6 20. d5 Rd8 21.
Nd4 f5 $11) 19. axb3 (19. Nd2 $1 gxf6 20. dxc5 b2 21. Qg4+ Kh8 22. Rab1 $14)
19... Nxb3 {1/2 (27) Eising,J (2355)-De Wit,J (2395) Amsterdam 1984} 20. Nd2
gxf6 21. Nxb3 Bb6 22. Qg4+ Kh8 23. Qh4 $11) 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 (14... gxf6 {was
possible:} 15. Re1 Qa5 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Nd2 Ke7 19. a3 a5 20. Ne4
Qe5) 15. a3 O-O {Gelfand,B (2740)-Anand,V (2780)/Zürich 2013, Black's
position is quite playable.}) 11... Be7 12. e4 O-O 13. d5 $5 {The correct
fight for the initiative.} ({It was tactically wrong to play} 13. Nc3 b4 14.
Na4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxa4) 13... exd5 (13... Nb4 {was weaker:} 14. d6 Bxd6 15. e5
Be7 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. a4 Nd3 18. axb5 Bxb5 19. Nc3 Nxe1 20. Qxe1) 14. exd5 Nb4
15. Ne5 $2 ({It was necessary to go for a long forced line} 15. d6 Bxd6 16.
Qxd6 Nc2 17. Na3 Nxa1 18. Be3 b4 19. Qxb4 Nd5 20. Qd2 Nxe3 21. fxe3 c3 22. bxc3
Bc6 23. Rxa1 Bxf3 24. Qxd8 Rfxd8 25. Bxf3 Rxc3 26. Nb5 Rxe3 {in which Black
holds easily.}) 15... Bf5 {Now Black takes over the initiative.} 16. g4 (16.
Na3 {was no better:} a6 17. Qf3 Nd3 18. Re2 Bg6) 16... Bc2 $1 17. Qf3 Be4 $1 {
Great move, but there was also the strong} (17... Bd3) 18. Rxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4
Bd6 $1 {Now the threats are deadly and there is an unstoppable pin on the
e-file.} 20. Bd2 ({Nothing changes after} 20. Nc3 Re8 21. f4 f6 22. Be3 fxe5
23. f5 Bc5) 20... Re8 21. f4 ({Tactics will be refuted:} 21. Nxf7 Bxh2+ 22. Kf1
(22. Kh1 Qh4 23. Qf3 Nd3) 22... Qd7 23. Qf5 Qxf5 24. gxf5 Nc2) 21... f6 ({
A more direct attack was conducted after} 21... Nd3 22. Qf3 Qb6+ 23. Be3 Bc5
24. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 25. Kf1 Qb4 26. Nc3 Qxb2) 22. Bxb4 Bxb4 23. d6 Qxd6 24. Qd5+
Qxd5 25. Bxd5+ Kf8 26. Nc6 Re1+ $1 {Very energetic play till the end.} (26...
Bc5+ {was much weaker:} 27. Kf1 Re3 28. Nc3) 27. Kf2 Rce8 28. Nxb4 R8e2+ 29.
Kf3 Rxb2 30. Nc6 ({Or} 30. a3 a5 $1 (30... Rexb1 31. Rxb1 Rxb1 32. Nc2 Rb3+ 33.
Ke2 Ke7) 31. Nc6 Rd1 32. Be4 c3) 30... c3 31. Nxc3 Rxa1 32. Ke3 (32. Nxa7 {
was more tricky:} b4 33. Ne2 (33. Ncb5 Rbxa2 $1 34. Bxa2 Rxa2 35. Ke4 b3 36.
Kd3 Rxh2) 33... Rf1+ 34. Ke3 Re1 35. Bf3 Rxa2) 32... Re1+ 33. Kf3 Rd2 34. Be4
a6 35. h4 Rc1 36. Ne2 Rc4 37. Ke3 Rxe2+ 0-1

[Event "Nova Gorica op 02nd"]
[Site "Nova Gorica"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Black "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1997.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Nd7 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8.
Qd3 e5 9. Bg5 f6 (9... Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Nc3
O-O 14. O-O c6 15. Rfd1 $14) (9... Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nxe5 Qb4+ 12. Qc3 Nxd4
$13) 10. Be3 exd4 (10... Nb4 11. Qb3 Qd5 12. Qd1 exd4 13. Bxd4 Nxa2 14. O-O c5
15. e4 $1 $16) 11. Nxd4 Bb4+ (11... Nb4 12. Qe4+ Be7 13. a3 N4d5 $14) 12. Nc3
Nxd4 13. Bxd4 c5 (13... O-O 14. O-O c6 15. a3 Be7 16. Rad1 $14) 14. Be3 Qxd3
15. exd3 Na4 $2 (15... Bf5 16. Bxb7 Rd8 17. Be4 Bxe4 18. dxe4 Na4 $44) 16. O-O
Nxb2 (16... Nxc3 17. bxc3 Bxc3 18. Rac1 Ba5 19. Rxc5 Bb6 20. Rc2 Be6 21. Bxb7
Rd8 22. Be4 O-O $44) 17. Nb5 $1 $16 Kd7 (17... O-O 18. a3 Ba5 19. Bd5+ Kh8 20.
Bxc5 Rd8 21. Nd6 $18) (17... Kf7 18. Nd6+ Kg6 19. a3 Ba5 20. Rab1 $16) 18. a3
Ba5 19. Bxc5 a6 (19... Bb6 20. d4 Na4 21. Rac1 $16) 20. Nd6 $1 Na4 (20... Nxd3
21. Rad1 Nxc5 22. Nxb7+ Kc7 23. Nxa5 $18) 21. d4 Kc7 22. Nc4 Bc3 23. Bd6+ Kd8
24. Rab1 Re8 25. Bxb7 Bxb7 26. Rxb7 Rc8 27. Ne3 Re6 28. Nf5 Bxd4 29. Be7+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.01"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Black "Sachdev, Tania"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2379"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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 "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "India (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c6 ({A similar variation in a
different way appeared after} 5... a6 6. Ne5 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Qxd4 8. Bxb4 (8. Qa4+
Nbd7 9. Qxb4 Qxe5 10. Nc3 Qc5 11. Qa4 O-O 12. Be3 Qf5 13. Qxc4 Ng4 14. Qxc7
Nxe3 15. fxe3 Qe5 16. Qxe5 Nxe5 17. b3 Rb8 18. h3 Bd7 19. Kf2 Rfc8 20. Rac1 Kf8
$15 {M. Kanep - Vitiugov, Tallinn 2006}) 8... Qxe5 9. Na3 $1 (9. Qc2 $2 Nd5 10.
Bd2 Nc6 11. O-O b5 12. Bf4 Nd4 $19 {O. Maldonado - Adianto, New York 1991})
9... Nc6 (9... Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qxa2 11. Qc1 a5 12. Bc5 Nbd7 13. Rb2 Qxb2 14. Qxb2
Nxc5 15. Qe5 $14 {Mikhalchishin}) 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Bc3 Qd5 (11... Qc5 12. Qd4
Qxd4 13. Bxd4 Bb7 14. f3 Rd8 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nxc4 $14 {Mikhalchishin}) 12. f3
$1 e5 13. e4 Qc5 14. Qd2 Be6 15. O-O-O $44 {Aronian,L (2773)-Mamedyarov,S 
(2721)/Ohrid 2009}) 6. Ne5 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nd5 8. O-O Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Nxc4 ({
A very direct way is} 10. Ba3 Qxd4 11. Qxd4 (11. Nxc4 {does not work:} Qxc4 12.
Qd6 Bf6 13. Rfd1 Qb5 14. Rab1 Qe5 15. Qd2 Qc3 16. Qd6 Qa5 17. Rd3 Qd8 18. Qf4
Nd7 19. Rbd1 Be7 20. Bb2 O-O 21. h4 Bf6 22. Ba3 Re8 23. Be4 Qa5 24. Bb4 Qe5 25.
Qf3 Qb5 26. Rb3 Ne5 27. Qe3 {0-1 Banduka,Z (2154)-Mrvova,A (2262)/Banska
Stiavnica SVK 2010}) 11... Bxd4 12. Nxc4 Bxa1 13. Rxa1 f6 14. Nd6+ Kd7 15. Rd1
Kc7 16. Nf7 Re8 17. Bd6+ Kb6 18. Rd3 a5 19. Rb3+ Ka6 20. a4 e5 21. Bc5 Nd7 22.
Be3 Rb8 $2 ({It is necessary to give up some material:} 22... e4 23. Nd6 Re7
24. Bxe4 Rxe4 25. Nxe4 b6 26. Nd6 Bb7) 23. Nd6 Re6 $2 (23... Rd8) 24. Nb5 $1 {
Ivanisevic,I (2664)-Meier,G (2556)/Mainz GER 2008; and White suddenly obtained
a terrible attack.}) 10... O-O $1 {Its always wiser to keep the pawn in the
opening, rather than trying to win more material.} ({After the materialistic} 
10... Bxa1 11. Ba3 Qxd4 12. Nd6+ Kd7 13. Nxf7 Qxd1 14. Rxd1+ Ke8 15. Nxh8 Bf6
16. Be4 Nd7 (16... g6 $4 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Bxg6#) 17. Bxh7 c5 18. Bg6+ Kf8 19.
Bh5 {White has a better position.}) 11. Rb1 b5 12. Ne5 ({Some advantage was
promised by} 12. Qc2 Bxd4 ({White would have good compensation for two pawns
after} 12... Qxd4 13. Nd6 Qxd6 14. Qxc3 a5 15. Be3 b4 16. Qc2) 13. e3 Bc5 14.
Rd1 Qe7 15. Na5 a6 16. Bb2 Bb4 17. Nxc6 Nxc6 18. Bxc6 Rb8 19. Be5 Rb6 20. Bd4
Rxc6 21. Qxc6 Bb7 22. Qb6 Ba3 23. Be5 $1 {trying to exchange bishops.}) 12...
Qxd4 ({After the most logical} 12... a5 13. Bb2 Bxb2 14. Rxb2 b4 15. Qd2 f6 16.
Nxc6 Nxc6 17. Bxc6 Ra7 18. Rc1 Bd7 19. e3 Rc7 20. Rbc2 {White would keep an
advantage, controlling the c-file.}) 13. Qxd4 Bxd4 14. Nxc6 Nxc6 15. Bxc6 Rb8
16. Ba3 {Now it becomes clear, that Black is losing an exchange.} Rd8 17. Be7
Bb7 18. Bxd8 Bxc6 19. Bc7 (19. Rfc1 {would be much simpler:} Be8 20. Ba5) 19...
Rb7 20. Rbc1 $1 {Beautiful tactical realisation!} Rxc7 21. Rfd1 Bf6 22. Rd6 Kf8
23. Rdxc6 Rd7 24. Rc7 Ke7 25. R1c5 $1 {White tries to create some weaknesses.}
b4 ({Or} 25... a6 26. R5c6 a5 27. Rxd7+ Kxd7 28. Rc5) 26. Rxd7+ Kxd7 27. Rb5 $1
Bc3 28. Rb7+ Kc6 29. Rxa7 f5 30. e3 {The endgame is simply won.} Kd5 31. Kf1 h5
32. Ke2 g6 33. f3 Kc4 34. Rc7+ Kb5 35. Kd3 Bf6 36. Rf7 Bc3 37. Re7 e5 38. Kc2
g5 39. Rf7 1-0

[Event "Teheran FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Teheran"]
[Date "2016.02.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pogonina, Natalija"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2454"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2016.02.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:23:55"]
[BlackClock "0:32:46"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bd7 ({Koneru usually plays her
favourite} 5... Nc6) 6. Ne5 Bc6 7. Nxc6 Nxc6 8. O-O ({Here there are serious
alternatives:} 8. Qa4 Qd7 9. Qxc4 Nxd4 (9... O-O-O $5 10. e3 h5 11. Nc3 (11. h4
e5 $132) 11... h4 12. Bd2 Nd5 (12... e5 $5 $132) 13. O-O-O Bb4 $132) 10. Bxb7 (
10. O-O) 10... Rb8 11. Bg2 Bb4+ 12. Nd2 O-O 13. e3 Nf5 14. Qe2 $5 Rfd8 (14...
Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 Qb5 16. Qe2 Qb4+ 17. Qd2 Qb5 $11) 15. O-O Bxd2 16. Rd1 {Itkis,B
(2370)-Parligras,M (2586)/Romania 126/(160) 2015, with a slight advantage.})
8... Qd7 9. e3 (9. Nc3 Nxd4 10. Bxb7 Rb8 11. Bg2 Be7 12. e3 Nb5 13. Qc2 Nxc3
14. Qxc3 Qb5 15. b3 O-O 16. bxc4 Qb6 17. Qc2 Rfd8 18. Bd2 Bb4 19. Bxb4 Qxb4 20.
Rab1 Qa5 21. Rb5 Rxb5 22. cxb5 Qxb5 23. Qxc7 Qb6 24. Qxb6 {1/2 Jussupow,A 
(2620)-Karpov,A (2715)/Belfort 1988/Inf 45}) 9... O-O-O (9... Rb8 {is weaker:}
10. Qe2 b5 11. b3 cxb3 12. axb3 Rb6 13. Bb2 Bb4 14. Rd1 (14. Bxc6 Qxc6 15. Rxa7
O-O 16. Rc1 Qd5 17. Qc2 (17. Raxc7 Qxb3 $11) 17... c5 18. dxc5 Rc6 $14 {
Tukmakov,V}) 14... a6 (14... O-O 15. d5 exd5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Rxd5 {/\ Rb5})
15. d5 $5 (15. e4 O-O 16. d5 exd5 17. e5 Re8 $1) 15... exd5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17.
Rxd5 {-> Tukmakov,V (2605)-Sanchez Guirado,F (2335)/Benidorm 1993} (17. Bxd5
O-O)) 10. Nd2 ({Very sharp play develops after} 10. Qa4 h5 (10... Nd5) 11. h3
h4 12. g4 Nd5 13. Qxc4 f5 14. gxf5 exf5 15. Nc3 Nb6 16. Qe2 g5 17. a4 Bb4 18.
Bd2 Kb8 19. Rfc1 g4 {Swiercz,D (2501)-Bartel,M (2609)/Lublin 2010 (29), with a
developing attack.}) 10... h5 {A risky business; there seems to be a more
solid line:} (10... e5 11. Nxc4 exd4 12. Qb3 Nd5 13. Bd2 (13. Rd1) 13... h5 $6
(13... Bc5 14. Rac1 dxe3 15. Nxe3 Bxe3 16. Bxe3 Qe6 17. Bc5 Rhe8 18. Rfd1 Nb6
19. Qxe6+ fxe6 20. Bxc6 bxc6 $11) 14. Rac1 Kb8 15. Rfd1 {Ulybin,M (2522)
-Zakhartsov,V (2453)/Dresden 2015, White would retain better chances.}) 11.
Nxc4 Nd5 12. a3 $1 {Preparing a serious attack on the queenside.} h4 13. b4 f6
({White's advantage would be clear after} 13... f5 14. b5 Nce7 15. a4) 14. b5
Nce7 15. a4 (15. Qb3) 15... hxg3 16. hxg3 g5 17. Bd2 Kb8 18. Qe2 Qe8 ({A
better try was} 18... Nf5 19. Rfb1 Qh7 20. a5 {and the white attack develops
freely. Black has ground to a halt with his initiative on the king's flank.})
19. e4 Nb6 20. Nxb6 ({A possible move was} 20. a5 Nxc4 21. Qxc4 Qd7 22. Rfc1)
20... cxb6 21. Rfc1 Nc8 ({Things would develop faster after} 21... Rxd4 22. Bc3
(22. Be3) 22... Rd7 23. Bxf6 Rh7 24. a5) 22. e5 Bg7 ({No chances for attack
were promised by} 22... Qh5 23. Qc4 Rh7 24. exf6 Nd6 25. Qxe6) 23. a5 fxe5 24.
dxe5 Qh5 25. Qc4 (25. Qe3 {was very good.}) 25... Bxe5 26. Bc3 $1 {Such a
strong bishop has to be exchanged.} Bxc3 27. Qxc3 Qh2+ 28. Kf1 Qh7 {Black has
no real attack and has to try to exchange queens.} 29. Qe5+ ({A faster option
was} 29. axb6 Nxb6 (29... Qd3+ 30. Qxd3 Rxd3 31. bxa7+ Nxa7 32. b6 Nc8 33. Rc7)
30. Qe5+ Ka8 31. Rxa7+ Kxa7 32. Ra1+ Na4 33. Rxa4+ Kb6 34. Qxe6+ Kxb5 35. Qb3+
Kc5 36. Qb4#) 29... Nd6 30. axb6 axb6 31. Ra3 {Nice prevention of check on d3
and preparation of doubling rooks on the a-file.} Qh1+ {Desperation!} 32. Bxh1
Rxh1+ 33. Kg2 Rxc1 34. Qxg5 Rdc8 35. Qe5 Rd1 36. Qxe6 Nxb5 37. Rb3 Nd6 38. Rxb6
Nc4 39. Rb4 Rd4 40. Qe7 Rc7 41. Qf8+ Rc8 42. Rxb7+ $1 1-0

[Event "Moscow op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Black "Panarin, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2013.02.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Rb8 7. Nc3 b5 {
A very popular postion in the Catalan nowadays, I would say, maybe even
critical.} 8. Ne5 {The most direct way.} ({Playing for simple compensation
proved to be not so successful.} 8. e4 Be7 9. d5 (9. Qe2 b4 10. Na4 Ba6 11. Rd1
Bb5 12. Qc2 b3 13. axb3 cxb3 14. Qc3 Nxe4 15. Qxb3 O-O 16. Qc2 Nf6 17. Nc3 Nb4
18. Qb1 a6 (18... Bc6 19. Rxa7 Ra8 20. Qa1 Qb8 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 $17) 19. Nxb5 axb5
20. Ne5 Nd7 21. Nc6 Nxc6 22. Bxc6 Nf6 23. Qd3 b4 24. Qc4 Nd5 25. Ra5 Bd6 {
1/2 Miton,K (2595)-Bartel,M (2594)/Chotowa POL 2009/}) 9... exd5 10. exd5 Nb4
11. Ne5 Bd6 $1 12. Nc6 (12. f4 $5) 12... Nxc6 13. dxc6 b4 $1 (13... O-O 14. a4
a6 (14... b4 15. Nb5 $44) 15. axb5 axb5 16. Ra5 b4 17. Nb5 $44) 14. Nd5 (14.
Re1+ Be6 15. Nd5 O-O 16. Bg5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 h6 $15) 14... Nxd5 (14... Be6 15.
Bg5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 h6 17. Re1+ $16) 15. Bxd5 O-O 16. Bxc4 Bh3 17. Re1 Qf6 $11 {
Rogozenko,D (2531)-Nisipeanu,L (2592)/Romania 2000}) 8... Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 ({
Its better to suffer for the pawn, as returning of the pawn is just useless:} 
9... Nd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bxd5 Be6 12. Bc6+ (12. e4 $5 $16) 12... Bd7 13. Bg2
Be7 14. Be3 $16) 10. Bc6 {Here we have very serious options, tried many times
in practice:} (10. Qd4 {Krylov,M (2530)-Landa,K (2635)/Dagomys 2010[Ftacnik] 
(33)}) ({A positional option is playable too:} 10. Qc2 Bb7 ({But} 10... Bb4 {
is weaker:} 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Ne4 Nxe5 13. Be3 Bd7 14. Bxa7 Rd8 15. a3 Bd6 16.
Bb6 O-O 17. Nxd6 cxb6 18. Qe4 Nc6 19. Qe3 Na7 20. Rd2 Bc6 21. Rad1 Bxg2 22.
Kxg2 Qc7 23. f3 {Wang Yue (2734)-Ni Hua (2646)/Xinghua Jiangsu CHN 2011.
White's control of the d-file is very unpleasant.}) 11. Bxb7 Rxb7 12. Qe4 Qc8
13. Rd1 c6 14. Be3 f5 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Qe5 Be7 17. a4 a6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Ne4
O-O 20. Bd4 Ne8 21. Nc5 Bxc5 22. Bxc5 Rf5 23. Qe3 Rd5 24. Rxd5 exd5 25. Bb4 Nc7
26. Ra5 h6 {Halkias,S (2561)-Sveshnikov,E (2514)/Al-Ain UAE 2012. Black has
taken the initiative.}) ({Some specialists have questions about} 10. Bf4 Bb7
11. Bxb7 Rxb7 12. Qc2 Be7 13. Rfd1 Qc8 (13... c5 14. a4 b4 15. Ne4 O-O 16. Qxc4
Nb6 17. Qa6 Rd7 18. Rdc1 Nd5 19. Nxc5 Bxc5 20. Rxc5 Nxf4 21. gxf4 Rd4 22. Rac1
g6 23. Rc8 Rd1+ 24. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 25. Kg2 Rxc8 26. Qxc8+ Kg7 {Matlakov,M (2604)
-Ivanov,S (2542)/St Petersburg RUS 2010 (34). Black has no problems in the
queen ending.}) 14. Qe4 c6 15. Qf3 O-O 16. Ne4 f5 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Nd6 Bxd6
19. Bxd6 Rd8 $15 {1-0 Gleizerov,E-Rustemov,A/Bydgoszcz 2000/ (42)}) (10. a4 {
is not logical:} b4 11. Nb5 Bc5 12. Bf4 g5 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. fxe3 a6 15. Na7
Nxe5 16. Qd4 Qd6 17. Nc6 Qxd4 18. exd4 Nxc6 19. Bxc6+ Ke7 $17 {Cori T.,D (2403)
-David,A (2622)/Paris FRA 2010 (55); with winning chances.}) 10... a6 11. Qd4
Bb7 12. Bxb7 Rxb7 13. Rd1 Qc8 $2 ({The correct way is the direct counterattack
in the centre with} 13... c5 14. Qg4 Qc7 15. Bf4 Qc6 16. f3 f5 17. exf6 Nxf6
18. Qg5 Be7 (18... Kf7 19. Be5 h6 20. Qf4 Be7 21. Ne4 {1/2-1/2 Rama,L-Rajkovic,
D/Durres 2001/ (28)}) 19. Qxg7 (19. a3 O-O 20. Be5 Rf7 21. Qc1 Rd7 22. Rxd7
Nxd7 23. Bf4 Nf6 {0-1 Gazarek,D-Haba,P/Pardubice 2000/ (60)}) 19... Rg8 20. Qh6
Rg6 21. Qh3 b4 22. Nb1 Rd7 $5 (22... c3 $5) 23. Nd2 c3 24. Nc4 cxb2 25. Nxb2 {
0-1 Gleizerov,E-Werle,J/Hoogeveen 2000/ (59)} Nd5 $17) 14. a4 Be7 (14... Bc5 {
was worse:} 15. Qg4 $16 {Tasic-Dorfman, Nice op. 1993}) ({But} 14... c5 {
is still playable:} 15. Qf4 b4 16. Ne4 Qb8) 15. axb5 axb5 16. Qg4 $1 Kf8 $2 ({
It was better to accept the mistake with} 16... Bf8) 17. Rxd7 $1 Qxd7 18. Ra8+
Bd8 19. Qf3 ({The direct} 19. Bg5 {was no worse:} f6 20. exf6) 19... b4 {
What else?} 20. Bg5 bxc3 21. Bxd8 $1 f5 22. Bg5+ Kf7 23. Rxh8 Kg6 (23... cxb2
24. Qh5+ g6 25. Qxh7#) 24. Qxb7 1-0

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2012.07.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2012.07.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 Rb8 8. e4
Be7 9. d5 ({Generally the most common way of development here is} 9. Qe2) 9...
Nb4 10. Ne5 ({The other knight move} 10. Ne1 {is insufficient:} exd5 11. a3 d4
12. axb4 dxc3 13. Qxd8+ Bxd8 14. bxc3 O-O) 10... exd5 11. exd5 Bf5 12. a3 (12.
Bg5 {seems to be much worse:} O-O 13. a3 Nbxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 $17 15. Bxd5 Bxg5
16. Qf3 Qf6 17. Rfe1 Be6 $17 18. Qxf6 Bxf6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Nxc4 Bd4 21. Re2
Rbd8 {0-1 Wojtkiewicz,A-Kveinys,A/Mikolajki 1991/EXT 2000 (49)}) 12... Nd3 (
12... Nc2 $2 {was simply bad:} 13. Rb1 O-O 14. g4 $18 {[%csl Rc2,Rf5]}) 13.
Nxc4 Nxc1 ({For some reasons castling is not so popular, but in my opinion is
even more logical!} 13... O-O $5 14. b4 (14. Be3 Re8 15. b4 Ng4 16. Ne4 Nde5
17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bf4 {1/2 Miton,K (2545)-Jakubowski,K (2483)/Warsaw 2003/CBM
095}) 14... Re8 15. h3 Nd7 16. Be3 Bf6 17. Qb3 N7e5 18. Nd2 Nd7 19. Rad1 N3e5
20. Nde4 Ng6 21. a4 Bxc3 22. Nxc3 Nf6 23. b5 Be4 24. Nxe4 Nxe4 25. b6 Nd6 26.
Rc1 Rxe3 27. Qxe3 cxb6 28. Rb1 b5 29. axb5 axb5 30. Rfc1 Qd7 31. Qb6 Re8 32.
Qc7 Qd8 33. Qxd8 Rxd8 34. Rc7 {1/2 Lalic,B (2501)-Korneev,O (2572)/Lorca 2001/
EXT 2002}) 14. Rxc1 O-O 15. h3 ({It seems to be more dynamic seems to
centralise the queen:} 15. Qd4) (15. b4 Ne8 16. Ne4 (16. Qf3 g6 17. Rfe1 (17.
Ne4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Nd6 19. Qc2 Nxc4 20. Qxc4 Bd6 21. Rfe1 Qf6 22. Qc3 Qxc3 23.
Rxc3 Rfe8 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Kf1 Kg7 {1/2 Bareev,E (2726)-Adams,M (2752)/
Dortmund 2002/CBM 090}) 17... Nd6 18. Nxd6 Bxd6 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Qg5 21.
Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Ruck,R-Tukmakov,V/Porec 1998/EXT 99 (31)}) (16. h4 Nd6 17. Ne3 Bd7
18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 f5 20. Bd3 f4 21. Qh5 g6 {1/2-1/2 Kachiani Gersinska,
K-Misanovic,V/Cetinje 1991/EXT 97 (21)}) 16... Nd6 17. Nexd6 cxd6 18. Qf3 g6
19. h4 Re8 20. Rfe1 Bf8 21. Qf4 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Rc8 {1/2 Hoffmann,M (2469)
-Vallejo Pons,F (2664)/Germany 2009; with a slight black advantage:}) 15... Ne8
16. g4 {Other ideas will have to be tried out:} (16. Re1 Nd6 17. Ne5 Bf6 18. f4
Re8 19. Qf3 h6 20. Re2 Re7 21. Rce1 Qf8 22. Nd1 Rbe8 23. Nf2 g6 24. g4 {
1/2 Sosonko,G (2540)-Rodriguez Cespedes,A (2505)/Amsterdam 1989/CBM 015}) (16.
Qf3 Bg6 17. h4 h6 18. Ne5 Bh7 19. Rfe1 Bd6 20. Na4 Nf6 21. Nc5 Re8 22. Ncd3
Bxe5 23. Nxe5 Qd6 24. Qc3 {1/2 Inkiov,V (2517)-Gajewski,G (2493)/Lyon 2006;
White managed to keep a small advantage.}) 16... Bd7 (16... Bg6 {is not
dangerous at all:} 17. Ne5 Nd6 18. Qd4 Re8 19. f4 Bf6) 17. f4 $6 ({After} 17.
Ne5 {Black can start very active counterplay:} f5 18. Re1 Nd6) 17... Bc5+ 18.
Kh1 Nd6 19. Ne5 Re8 ({A more direct way was} 19... f6 20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. Qc2
Rbe8 22. Na4 Be3 23. Nc5 Qb5 24. Ne6 Bxc1 25. Rxc1 Rf7 26. Nxc7 Rxc7 27. Qxc7
Nc8) 20. Qd3 Bb6 (20... h5 {could be very unpleasant}) 21. Rce1 Bb5 $6 ({
A very logical development plan was} 21... Qh4 22. Qd2 Rbd8 23. Nxd7 Rxd7 24.
Rxe8+ Nxe8 25. Ne4 h6) 22. Nxb5 axb5 23. g5 $1 f6 24. Nf3 ({Black could keep a
slight advantage in the opposite coloured bishop ending:} 24. gxf6 Qxf6 25. Nd7
Qf5 26. Qxf5 Nxf5 27. Nxb8 Ng3+ 28. Kh2 Nxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Rxb8) 24... Qd7 25. gxf6
gxf6 $2 ({Black could keep an advantage the tactical way:} 25... Qf5 $1 26. f7+
Qxf7 27. Ne5 Qf5) 26. Nd4 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 Qg7 28. Qd3 (28. Rg1 {was better.})
28... Kh8 29. Re6 Rg8 $1 {From this moment Koneru starts unbeliveable
transpositions of her major pieces.} 30. Rf2 (30. Rg1 {is better:} Rbf8 31. Qb1
) 30... Rbf8 31. Rfe2 Rf7 $1 {White has no clear plan, but Koneru has!} 32. Kh2
Qh6 33. Qf3 Rfg7 $1 {Transposition completed!} 34. Rf2 ({It was difficult for
White to continue the defence} 34. Bf1 Nf5 35. Qf2 Qh5 36. Rd2 Nh6) 34... Nf5 {
Now White loses material.} 35. Qd3 ({Or} 35. Qe4 Qh4 36. Rd2 Qg3+ 37. Kh1 Nh4)
35... Qxf4+ $3 {A simple, but nice queen sacrifice!} 36. Kg1 (36. Rxf4 Rxg2+
37. Kh1 Rg1+ 38. Kh2 R8g2# {A beautiful mate!}) 36... Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Nh4 38. Bf1
Qg5 0-1

[Event "London MSO Masters"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1999.08.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Rahman, Ziaur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2461"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1999.08.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 b5 6. O-O Nf6 7. a4 Bb7 8. Ne5 a6
9. Nc3 Qb6 {Very rare continuation.} (9... Nbd7 {is the main line}) 10. e4 (10.
b3 {is another way of playing.} Nd5 11. Ne4 cxb3 (11... f6 12. bxc4 fxe5 13.
cxd5 cxd5 14. Ng5 Be7 15. dxe5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 O-O 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Qb3 Qxe5 19.
Rac1 Nc6 20. axb5 Na5 21. Qb4 axb5 22. Qxb5 Ba6 $2 23. Qxa5 Bxe2 24. Qd2 Bxf1
25. Kxf1 $16 {1-0 Romanishin,O-Podkriznik,G/Bled 1998/EXT 99 (32)}) 12. Qxb3
Be7 13. Ba3 b4 14. Bb2 a5 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. dxc5 Qd8 17. Rfd1 Qe7 18. e4 Nf6 19.
Rd6 O-O 20. Rad1 $44 {0-1 Freitag,M-Waller,H/AUT 1994/EXT 99 (56)}) 10... Nbd7
$146 ({Other options are:} 10... Nfd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. d5 $13 {
Gleizerov-Hector,Ecselsior cup,1997 CBM57[Tisdall]}) (10... Be7 11. d5 (11. Be3
O-O 12. b3 cxb3 13. Qxb3 c5 14. Nc4 Qc7 15. axb5 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Nbd7 17. b6 Nc5
18. bxc7 Nxb3 19. Rab1 Nxd4 20. Rxb7 Nd7 21. Rd1 Bf6 22. e5 Nxe5 23. Rxd4 Nf3+
24. Bxf3 Bxd4 25. Na4 {1-0 Voloshin,L-Kornilovich,V/Minsk 1993/EXT 97 (25)})
11... cxd5 12. exd5 O-O 13. d6 Bxd6 14. Bxb7 Ra7 15. Bg2 Bxe5 16. Be3 Qc7 17.
axb5 Rb7 18. bxa6 Nxa6 19. Rxa6 Rxb2 20. Na4 $18 {1-0 Krasenkow,M-Sherbakov,R/
Katowice 1992/TD (27)}) (10... Bb4 11. Bg5 (11. Be3 Qc7 12. Ng4 Nbd7 13. Bf4
Qc8 14. Re1 O-O 15. h4 Nxg4 16. Qxg4 Nf6 17. Qe2 Rd8 18. Rad1 c5 19. Be5 Nd7
20. Bd6 Qc6 21. Be7 cxd4 22. Bxb4 dxc3 23. Bxc3 e5 24. Bh3 Nc5 25. axb5 axb5
$17 {1/2-1/2 Dwyer,D-Schneider,S/Zagan 1997/CBM 59 ext (55)}) 11... Nbd7 12.
Na2 Be7 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Bxe7 Kxe7 15. Nc3 Rhd8 16. a5 Qa7 17. Qh5 Qxd4 18.
Rad1 Qf6 19. f4 Qg6 20. Qe2 e5 21. Qe3 Qh6 22. Rd2 Ke8 23. Rfd1 c5 24. Rd6 Nf6
25. Qxc5 exf4 26. Qe5+ {1-0 Schoen,W-Wendel,S/BL8990 1990/GER-chT (26)}) 11.
Be3 ({By means of} 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. d5 {I could transpose to 10...Nfd7.})
11... Rd8 12. Qe2 ({Dubious is} 12. d5 $6 {as it only helps Black to complete
development.} Bc5 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. Nxd7 (14. dxc6 Nxe5 15. cxb7 Rxd1 16. b8=Q+
Rd8 17. Qb7 b4 $19) (14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. dxc6 Ne5 $17 (15... Qxc6 16. e5)) 14...
Rxd7 15. axb5 cxb5 $17) 12... Qc7 (12... c5 {is also possible and leads to
unclear consequences.} 13. axb5 axb5 (13... cxd4 $2 {is refuted by} 14. Nxc4
Qa7 15. bxa6 $18) 14. Nxd7 Rxd7 15. d5 $13) 13. Bf4 (13. f4 $5) 13... Nxe5 ({
Dangerous is} 13... Bd6 $6 {in view of} 14. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 (14... Bxf4 $2 15.
Nxh8 Bh6 16. e5 $18) 15. e5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 {[%csl Rd6,Re6,Rf7] and White is
better thanks to the complex of weaknesses in Black's position.}) 14. Bxe5 (14.
dxe5 $2 Nd7 15. axb5 axb5 16. Nd5 $140 $2 cxd5 17. exd5 Bc5) (14. axb5 $2 Rxd4
15. bxa6 Ba8 $19) 14... Qc8 15. d5 ({Interesting alternative was} 15. Bxf6 $5
gxf6 16. d5 $1 {[%csl Re6,Re8,Rf6,Rf7] with initiative in all lines} (16. Qf3
Be7 17. e5 f5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nxb5 cxb5 20. Qxb7 Qxb7 21. Bxb7 b4 22. Rfc1
Rxd4 23. Ra8+ Bd8 24. Ba6 O-O $11) 16... Be7 (16... cxd5 $5 17. exd5 b4 18. Qh5
$1 (18. Ne4 $2 f5 19. Nf6+ Ke7 20. Qe5 Bg7 21. Rad1 Rd6 $1 22. dxe6 Rxd1 23.
Rxd1 fxe6 $1 24. Bxb7 (24. Nd5+ Kf7 $19) 24... Qxb7 25. Re1 Qc6 26. Nd5+ Kf7
27. Nxb4 Bxe5 28. Nxc6 Bxb2 $19) 18... bxc3 (18... e5 19. Ne4 $36) 19. dxe6 Qc7
20. exf7+ Kd7 $1 (20... Qxf7 $2 21. Rae1+ Be7 22. Rxe7+ $1 Kxe7 23. Qc5+ $1 Rd6
24. Re1+ Kd7 (24... Qe6 25. Rxe6+ Kxe6 26. Bh3+) 25. Bh3+ $18) 21. Qg4+ Ke7 22.
Bxb7 Qxb7 (22... cxb2 23. Rae1+ Kxf7 24. Bxa6 $1 $16) 23. Rfe1+ (23. Qg8 $2
cxb2 24. Rae1+ Kd6 $1 25. Qxh8 Qxf7 26. Rd1+ Kc7 27. Rxd8 Kxd8 $19) 23... Kxf7
24. Qe6+ $11) 17. Qh5 $5 O-O (17... b4 18. Bh3 $1 O-O (18... bxc3 $4 19. dxe6
$18) 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. Ne2 $36) 18. Bh3 b4 (18... cxd5 $6 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20.
exd5 Rxd5 21. Qxd5 exd5 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rfd1 Rd8 (24... Rc5 25.
Ra7 {/\Rd7}) 25. Ra5 $14) 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. Ne2 $36) 15... Nd7 $6 ({Better was
} 15... b4 $1 {where Black can chose between unclear position after 17...N:e4
or equality in case of 17...Nd7} 16. dxc6 Qxc6 (16... Bxc6 $6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18.
Nd5 Be7 (18... Bxd5 19. exd5 $36) 19. Nxe7 Kxe7 20. Qxc4 $16) 17. Nd5 (17. Bxf6
gxf6 18. Nd5 Be7) 17... Nxe4 $1 ({or} 17... Nd7 18. Nc7+ Ke7 19. Nd5+ Ke8 $11
20. Bc7 $140 $2 Rc8) (17... Nxd5 18. exd5 Rxd5 19. Rad1 Qd7 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 $13)
18. Bxe4 exd5 (18... Rxd5 19. Rad1 $13) 19. Bxg7 dxe4 20. Bxh8 $13) 16. Bf4 e5
17. Bg5 $1 {White is starting find weaknesses in the Black's position.} f6 (
17... Be7 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. f4 $40) 18. Qh5+ $1 {[%mdl 128] It's interesting
that Black will not have time to take bishop on g5 for 7(!) more moves.} g6 19.
Qh3 $1 {[%csl Re6,Re8]} Be7 $1 {Black finds the best defence.} (19... fxg5 $4 {
is impossible in view of} 20. Qe6+ Be7 21. d6 $18) (19... Bg7 20. Qe6+ Kf8 21.
Be3 {[%csl Rf8] is also very unpleasant.} (21. f4 $5)) ({If Black tries to
escape by means of} 19... Kf7 {White comes with strong piece sacrifice} 20. f4
$3 {[%mdl 640]} ({Worse is} 20. Bh6 $6 Nc5 $1 (20... Bxh6 21. Qxh6 (21. Qe6+
Kf8 (21... Kg7 22. Qe7+ Kg8 23. Bh3 f5 24. Qe6+ $11) 22. Qd6+ $11) 21... cxd5
22. exd5 Qc5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ne4 $40) 21. Qh4 Bxh6 22. Qxh6 b4 (22... Qg4 $2
23. f4 $1) (22... Rd6 23. f4 $40) 23. f4 $1 $13) 20... fxg5 21. fxg5+ $1 (21.
fxe5+ $2 Kg7) 21... Kg7 (21... Nf6 $8 $14) 22. Qh6+ $1 (22. Qe6 $2 Bc5+ 23. Kh1
Rhf8 $19) 22... Kg8 23. Bh3 $3 {with the help of this fantastic resource
White's attack reaches its goal.} Bc5+ ({Queen is untouchable:} 23... Bxh6 24.
Be6+ Kg7 25. Rf7+ Kg8 26. gxh6 $1 {[%csl Rg8] Fantastic position.Black is a
queen(!) up,but can't defend against direct attack while White has all time in
the world to bring all left pieces into attack.} Nf6 27. Rf1 $3 $18 {[%cal
Gf1f6] Black can't suffer anymore and has to resign.}) (23... Re8 24. Rxf8+ $1
Rxf8 25. Be6+ Rf7 26. Rf1 $18 {[%csl Rf7,Rg8]}) 24. Kh1 Re8 25. Rf6 $3 {
[%cal Ga1f1,Gf6g6][%mdl 128] /\Raf1} cxd5 (25... Bf8 26. Rxf8+ $1 Rxf8 27. Be6+
Rf7 28. Rf1 $18) 26. Raf1 $1 {[%cal Rf6g6] /\R:g6} Nxf6 27. Bxc8 Rxc8 (27...
Bf8 28. Qh4 Rxc8 29. gxf6 Rc7 30. Nxd5 $18) 28. gxf6 Rc7 29. Nxd5 $18 {winning.
}) 20. axb5 $6 {An attempt to play for beauty is not justified.} ({After simple
} 20. Be3 $1 {Black is in danger.For example} Nc5 (20... O-O $2 21. d6 $1) (
20... h5 21. Rad1 $5 (21. dxc6 Bxc6 22. axb5 axb5 23. Nd5 Nf8 24. Ra7 Bxd5 25.
Qxc8 Rxc8 26. exd5 $13)) (20... cxd5 $2 21. exd5 $1 {[%cal Gd5d6] /\d6}) 21.
Qh6 $1 {[%cal Gh6g7]} Bf8 $140 (21... cxd5 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 {[%cal Gg2h3,
Gh6g7] /\Bh3,Qg7}) 22. Qh4 $1 {[%csl Rf6]}) (20. Bh6 Nc5 21. Qh4 $13) (20. dxc6
$6 Bxc6 21. axb5 axb5 22. Nd5 $140 $2 fxg5 (22... Bxd5 23. exd5 fxg5 24. d6
Bxd6 25. Qe6+ (25. Rfd1 Nb6) 25... Be7 26. Bc6 $13) 23. Qe6 Bxd5 24. exd5 Qc7
$19) 20... cxb5 $1 (20... cxd5 $2 21. bxa6 Ba8 22. Bh6 $1 {/\Bg7} (22. Nxd5 $6
fxg5 (22... Bxd5 $2 23. exd5 fxg5 24. d6 Bxd6 25. Qe6+ Be7 26. a7) 23. Nxe7 (
23. Qe6 Qc5 $1) 23... Kxe7 24. Qh6 $13 Kf6 $140 25. f4) 22... d4 23. Nd5 $36 (
23. Bg7 dxc3 $13)) (20... axb5 21. Be3 $36) 21. d6 ({Wild} 21. Rxa6 $2 {
was my intention when I played 20.ab?!Cerainly it can't work neither after}
fxg5 $1 ({nor in case of} 21... Bxa6 22. d6 Bxd6 23. Qe6+ Be7 24. Nd5 Qc5 $1
25. Bxf6 Nxf6 26. Nxf6+ Kf8 27. Qxa6 Qd6 $17) 22. Rxg6 (22. d6 Bf6) 22... Nf6
23. Qh6 hxg6 24. Qxh8+ Kf7 $19) ({Still} 21. Be3 $5 {was interesting} Nc5 22.
Qh6 {[%cal Gh6g7]} Bf8 23. Qh4 $36 {[%csl Rf6]}) 21... Bxd6 22. Nd5 $1 {
[%cal Gh3e6]} ({Here as well as a move before} 22. Rxa6 $2 {doesn't work} Bxa6
(22... Be7 $5) 23. Qe6+ Be7 24. Nd5 Qc5 $1 {-21.R:a6?B:a6}) (22. Qe6+ Be7 23.
Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Nc5 $17) 22... Bxd5 23. exd5 O-O $1 ({But not} 23... fxg5 $2
24. Qe6+ {[%csl Rd6,Re8]} Be7 $140 $4 25. d6 {[%csl Re8]}) 24. Qe6+ Rf7 $1 ({
Worse is} 24... Kh8 25. Qxd6 fxg5 26. Bh3 Nf6 $140 $2 (26... Qc5 27. Rxa6 (27.
Qxa6 Nb6 $17) (27. Qc6 Rf6) 27... Qxd6 28. Rxd6 Nc5 29. Rb6 Rxd5 30. Rxb5 $15)
27. Qxf8+ $1) 25. Qxd6 fxg5 {[%cal Gf7f6] First inaccuracy after good defence.}
({But even after best} 25... Nc5 {White obtain counterchances:} 26. Qb6 (26.
Qxf6 $6 Rxf6 27. Bxf6 Re8) (26. Qc6 fxg5 (26... Qxc6 27. dxc6 fxg5 28. Rfd1)
27. b4 (27. Rfe1 $5) 27... cxb3 (27... Na4 $2 28. Qxc8 Rxc8 29. Bh3) 28. Rac1
Qxc6 (28... Rc7 $5) 29. dxc6 Ne6 $19 {[%cal Ge6c7]}) 26... fxg5 27. d6 (27. b4
Na4 $1) (27. Bh3 Qc7 $1) 27... Kg7 $1 (27... Rf6 $2 28. Bh3 $1 (28. Rfd1 Na4
29. Qc7 $140 Rfxd6 $1) 28... Nd7 $140 29. Qc7 $1 Rf7 30. Be6) (27... Na4 28.
Rxa4 bxa4 29. Bd5 Kg7 30. Bxf7 Kxf7 31. Rd1 $13) 28. Bh3 Rb7 29. Qa5 Qb8 30. d7
$1 $44 {[%csl Gd7,Re5,Rg5,Rg7] and despite two extra pawns the position is
quite unclear.}) 26. Qxa6 (26. Bh3 $6 Nc5 $1 27. Qb6 Qc7) (26. Rxa6 $2 Nb8 $1
$19 (26... Nc5 $2 27. Rc6 $1)) 26... Qxa6 27. Rxa6 Nc5 28. Ra5 $1 $138 {
[%csl Rb5,Rc5] It's better than Rb6 as White has in mind unexpected idea.} Rb7
{Black has missed idea of my previous move.} ({Otherwise he would probably
choose} 28... Rb8 $5 29. d6 {[%cal Gg2d5]} e4 (29... Nb3 30. Ra6) 30. Rd1 {
[%cal Gd1d5] /\Rd5} Nd3 31. Bxe4 Nxb2 32. Rb1 {[%csl Rb5]} c3 $1 33. Bd5 $13 {
[%cal Gd5g8]}) 29. d6 $1 Rb6 ({or} 29... e4 30. Rd1) 30. Bd5+ Kg7 31. Bxc4 $1 {
The point of 28.Ra5} Rdxd6 (31... bxc4 32. Rxc5 Rdxd6 33. Rxc4 Rxb2 34. Rc7+
$11) 32. Rxb5 (32. Bxb5 $2 {is refuted by} Nb7 $1 (32... Nb3 33. Ra7+)) 32...
Rxb5 33. Bxb5 Rb6 34. b4 $1 {White's bishop wants to die with music.If Black
wants to keep light pieces in the play he has to put the knight on unfortunate
square.} Nb7 (34... Nb3 35. Rb1 Nd2 36. Rb2 Nf3+ $140 $6 (36... Rxb5 37. Rxd2
Rxb4 38. Rd7+ $11) 37. Kg2 Ne1+ 38. Kf1) (34... Ne6 $6 35. Bc4) (34... Ne4 35.
Bd3) 35. Be2 Rxb4 $15 36. Rd1 {[%cal Gd1d7] Making the rook active White gets
good drawish chances.} Rd4 (36... Kf6 $5) (36... h5 37. Bf3 $1 e4 $140 38. Bxe4
$1) 37. Rc1 {Exchange of rooks is not in my plans.} Nd6 38. Rc7+ Kh6 39. Re7 {
[%csl Re5]} Re4 (39... e4 $5 {was the last mini-chance to continue.}) 40. Kf1
$1 $11 {[%csl Re5][%cal Ge2f3] Now draw in inevetable.} (40. Kf1 $1 Nf5 41. Re8
$5 (41. Bd3 $11) 41... Kg7 ({It's not late to lose:} 41... Nd4 $4 42. Bd3 $18 {
[%csl Re4]}) 42. Bf3 Kf7 $140 43. Rh8) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.24"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Svetushkin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[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 "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Moldova"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MDA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 b5 {This line came as a
surprise for me as I hadn't seen a single game of Svetushkin in this line.} 6.
Ne5 Nd5 7. a4 c6 8. O-O Bb7 9. b3 {This typical idea in Catalan is a
relatively rare line in this position.} (9. e4 {is more popular and that's
what my opponent expected from me as I had played this line earlier a number
of times.} Nf6 10. Nc3 a6 (10... b4 11. Ne2 c5 12. d5 exd5 13. exd5 Bxd5 $140
14. Nxf7 $3 Bxf7 (14... Kxf7 15. Nf4 $18) 15. Bxa8 $14) 11. d5 {Now it
transposes to the 5...a6, 6...b5 line.} cxd5 12. exd5 exd5 13. axb5 axb5 14.
Rxa8 Bxa8 15. Nxb5 Bc5 16. Qa4 O-O 17. Qxa8 Qe8 $1 $13 {1/2-1/2 Mikhalevski,V 
(2632)-Naiditsch,A (2637)/Heviz 2008/CBM 123/[Mikhalevski,V] (40)}) 9... cxb3
10. Qxb3 {Now White obtains some positional compensation for the pawn as he's
in possession of the centre and also thanks to the steady pressure on the
queenside.} b4 ({Black also tested} 10... a6 {, but never on GM level.}) 11. a5
{I was really surprised when I realised that this move had appeared in
practice only one month before the current game, and even more surprising was
the fact, that it had been tested again just two days before my game. The idea
is to prevent Black's a5 and thus to disconnect the a- and b-pawns.} Be7 12.
Bb2 {This logical move turned out to be a novelty. It seems to me that b2 is
the best square for the bishop as after c5, which is Black's main plan the
bishop will be freed.} (12. Bd2 Ba6 (12... Na6 $5 {[%cal Gc6c5] with the idea
of c5 is also an option.}) 13. Re1 O-O 14. e4 Nf6 15. Bxb4 Qxd4 16. Bxe7 (16.
Bc3 {[%cal Gb1d2] also promised compensation for the pawn.}) 16... Qxa1 17.
Bxf8 Qxe5 $13 {0-1 Rodriguez,E (2307)-Rensch,D (2404)/ICC INT 2010.}) ({
Another recent game saw} 12. Rd1 O-O 13. Bb2 Na6 14. e4 Nf6 15. Nd2 Qc7 16.
Ndc4 Rad8 17. Ne3 {with a complicated double-edged position in 1-0 Buhmann,R 
(2563)-Bologan,V (2690)/Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2010(64).}) 12... Ba6 {[%csl Re2]
[%cal Ga6b5] Black improves the position of his bishop.} ({Once again} 12...
Na6 {[%cal Gc6c5] makes sense.}) 13. Bf3 $5 {[%cal Gf1c1] I wanted to use the
rook for an attack along the c-file.} O-O 14. Rc1 {White is not only
preventing c5, but also attacking the c6-pawn to stop the development of the
b8-knight.} Bb5 15. Nd2 {Now Black's main task is to develop his knight from
b8.} Qc8 {[%csl Rc8] Putting the queen on the same file as White's rook looks
wrong, but it's not easy to find a good alternative.} ({After} 15... Qc7 {
White can play in a similar way to what he did in the game.} 16. e4 Nf6 17. d5
$36) 16. e4 Nf6 17. d5 $1 {[%cal Gc1c8] Immediately exploiting a pin along the
c-file.} Qd8 $2 {Black underestimates the piece sacrifice.} (17... Rd8 $1 {
was necessary. Now White can choose between} 18. Rc2 ({and} 18. Ndc4 Na6 $1 19.
Ne3 (19. d6 $6 Bxd6 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21. e5 (21. Nxd6+ $2 Rxd6 22. e5 Rd3) 21...
Be7 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Be4 {and though White still has compensation for two
pawns I'm not sure it's enough for advantage.}) 19... c5 20. N5c4 $1 exd5 21.
exd5 Ne8 22. Re1 $44 {[%csl Ra6,Gd5] with good compensation for a pawn.}) 18...
c5 19. Ndc4 $36) 18. dxe6 $1 Qxd2 19. Rd1 Qh6 20. Nxf7 $2 {Throws away the
lion's share of the advantage.} ({White could choose between the immediate} 20.
h4 $1 Nh5 21. exf7+ Kh8 22. Bc1 Qf6 23. Qb2 $1 {This is the move I missed.} Bd6
24. Rxd6 Qxd6 25. Bxh5 $16 {Now Black's position is difficult. For example,}
Nd7 (25... c5 26. Bf4 Qd4 27. Qxd4 cxd4 28. Rb1 Na6 29. Bg5 $18 {[%cal Gg5e7]})
26. Bf4 Qe7 27. Nxd7 Qxd7 28. Rd1 Qb7 29. Qxb4 Rxf7 30. Bxf7 Qxf7 31. Rd6 Re8
32. Qd4 $16) ({and} 20. exf7+ $1 Kh8 {with the following} 21. h4 $1 {, which
transposes to 20.h4.} (21. Qe6 $5 Bc5 22. Qf5 (22. Bc1 $2 Bxf2+ $1 23. Kg2 Be3)
)) 20... Qg6 21. Nd6 $1 {[%cal Gd6f5] I was attracted by this idea when I
played 17.d5. The knight comes to f5 with a big effect.} Na6 $1 {The only
reasonable defence.} 22. Nf5 $1 Rae8 ({I also considered other defences.} 22...
Rfe8 23. Rac1 $1 Kh8 ({or} 23... Kf8 24. Rd7 $1 $16) 24. Rd7 $1 Nc5 25. Qe3 $1
Ncxd7 26. exd7 Rf8 27. Nxe7 Qf7 28. e5 $1 Nxd7 29. Bxc6 $14 {with a very
strong position for an exchange.}) (22... Qe8 $5 {Probably the best.} 23. Be5
Nd5 $1 24. Qc2 Rxf5 25. exf5 Qf8 $13 {with a complicated position.}) 23. Rd7 $1
{[%csl Re7] Strengthening the pressure on e7.} Nc5 $2 {This is the move I also
considered to be the main line here.} ({However Black had a tricky defence.} 
23... Nd5 $1 24. Qc2 $3 {Aimed against Nc5.} b3 $1 25. Qd1 Qxe6 26. Rxa7 Rxf5
27. exf5 Qxf5 28. Qxb3 $13 {with mutual chances.}) 24. Qxb4 $1 $16 {Pinning
the c5-knight.} Ncxd7 ({I also considered} 24... Qxf5 25. exf5 Ncxd7 26. Qd4 $1
Nc5 27. Ba3 Rd8 28. Qe5 Nd3 29. Qc7 {Eventually White forces an exchange of
the dark-squared bishop and obtains a big advantage.} Bxa3 30. Rxa3 $16) 25.
Nxe7+ Rxe7 26. Qxe7 $16 {Despite only two pawns for a piece, White is clearly
better.} Nb8 27. Rd1 (27. Qxa7 $5 $16) ({IvanHoe 9.52b x64:} 27. Rd1 Re8 28.
Rd8 Rxd8 29. Qxd8+ Ne8 30. Qxb8 Qxe6 31. Qxa7 Qa2 32. Qd7 Qb1+ 33. Bd1 Qxe4 34.
Bb3+ Kh8 35. Bc3 Qe2 36. Qd1 Qxd1+ 37. Bxd1 Nd6 38. Bb3 Nc4 39. Kg2 Kg8 40. Kf3
Kf7 41. Ke4 Ke7 42. Kd4 Nd6 43. Bc2 g6 44. Kc5 Kd7 45. Bb1 Nc4 46. Be4 Kc7 {
[%eval 264,26]}) 27... Na6 {An attempt to activate the knight.} (27... Qe8 28.
Bxf6 gxf6 29. Qd6 $18 {is also hopeless.}) ({After} 27... Re8 28. Rd8 {[%cal
Gb2f6] the threat of Bxf6 forces Black to give back the piece.} Rxd8 29. Qxd8+
$18) 28. Bxf6 $5 (28. Rd7 $1 $18 {[%cal Gd7a7] with full domination was strong.
}) 28... Qxf6 (28... gxf6 $2 {loses to} 29. Rd8 Qg7 30. Qd6 $1 $18 {[%cal
Ge6e7]}) 29. Qxf6 gxf6 30. Bh5 {[%cal Ge6e7]} ({Probably even more precise
would be} 30. e7 $5 Re8 31. Rd8 c5 (31... Nc7 32. Rd7 $1 Kf7 (32... Ne6 33. Bh5
Ng7 34. Bxe8 Nxe8 35. Rxa7 $18) 33. Bh5+ Ke6 34. Bxe8 Nxe8 35. Rxa7 c5 36. f3
$1 $18 {[%cal Gg1e3]}) 32. Bh5 $1 (32. Be2 {is less clear.} Bxe2 33. Rxe8+ Kf7
34. Ra8 Kxe7 35. Rxa7+ Kd6 {with some counter chances thanks to the c-pawn.})
32... Nc7 33. a6 $3 {[%csl Ra7] This is the move I missed in the time-trouble.}
Kg7 (33... c4 34. Kf1 c3+ 35. Ke1 Kg7 36. Bxe8 Nxe8 37. Ra8 $18) 34. Bxe8 Nxe8
35. Ra8 Bc6 (35... c4 36. Kf1 $18) 36. Rxa7 Bxe4 37. Kf1 $18 {[%cal Gf1e3,
Ga7b7,Gb7b8]}) 30... c5 31. e7 Rf7 $1 {The best defence.} (31... Rb8 {was a
playable alternative.} 32. Rd8+ Kg7 33. Be2 $1 Kf7 (33... Be8 34. Bc4 $1 (34.
Bxa6 $5 Rb1+ 35. Kg2 Kf7 36. Ra8 Kxe7 37. Rxa7+ Kd6 38. Kf3 $16) 34... Rb1+ 35.
Kg2 Nc7 36. Rc8 Rc1 37. Bf1 Rxf1 38. Kxf1 Bb5+ 39. Ke1 Ne8 40. Rxc5 $16)) 32.
Be2 $1 {[%csl Ra6,Ge7] A simple, but beautiful shot.} (32. Rd8+ {allows some
counterplay after} Kg7 33. e8=Q Bxe8 34. Bxf7 Kxf7 35. Ra8 Nb4 36. Rxa7+ Ke6
37. Rxh7 Bc6 $13) 32... Be8 $1 33. Bxa6 Rxe7 34. f3 Rc7 35. Rd8 $1 Kf7 36. Kf2
$1 (36. Rc8 $5 Rxc8 37. Bxc8) 36... Ke7 (36... Bd7 $5 37. Rb8 $16 {[%cal Gb8b7]
}) ({After} 36... c4 $6 {the c-pawn is easily stopped.} 37. Rd4 c3 38. Rc4 $1
Rc6 39. Bb5 $1 $18) 37. Rc8 {Simplifying into a winning bishop endgame.} Rxc8
38. Bxc8 $16 {White has to be able to win this position, though some accuracy
is still required.} Kd6 39. Ba6 Bd7 (39... Bf7 $5 {stopping 40.Bc4 looks more
logical.}) 40. Bc4 Ke5 41. Ke3 {Now an advance of the kingside majority will
decide the game.} h6 42. g4 Be8 43. h4 Bg6 $6 {An inaccuracy, which only helps
White.} (43... Kd6 44. f4 Bd7 45. g5 fxg5 46. e5+ Ke7 47. fxg5 hxg5 48. h5 $18
{and White wins.}) 44. f4+ Kd6 45. e5+ $1 {Creating connected passed pawns.}
fxe5 46. f5 Be8 47. g5 $18 hxg5 48. hxg5 Bd7 $1 {A good practical chance.} 49.
f6 $1 {An accurate move.} (49. g6 $2 {would be a serious mistake.} Bxf5 50. g7
Bh7 51. g8=Q Bxg8 52. Bxg8 c4 $1 53. Bxc4 Kc5 54. Kd3 Kb4 55. a6 Kc5 $1 $11 {
[%cal Gc5d6,Gd6c7,Gc7b8] and Black brings the king to b8 with a fortress.})
49... Bf5 $1 50. Bf7 $1 Bg4 $1 {The very last defensive idea.} 51. g6 (51. Ke4
$5 {also wins.} Be6 (51... Bd1 52. g6 Bh5 53. Be8 Ke6 54. g7 Bf7 55. Bxf7+ Kxf7
56. Kxe5 $18) 52. g6 c4 53. Bxe6 $1 Kxe6 54. f7 Ke7 55. a6 $1 Kf8 56. Kxe5 $1
$18) 51... Bh5 {The point of Black's defensive manoeuvre.} 52. Be8 (52. Ke4 c4
53. Kf5 c3 54. Bb3 $18 {is also enough for a win.}) 52... Ke6 53. f7 $1 ({
But not} 53. g7 $2 Bf7 $1 $11) 53... Ke7 54. f8=Q+ $1 Kxf8 55. g7+ Kxg7 56.
Bxh5 c4 57. Kd2 $1 {White is easily winning. The plan is very simple: the king
picks up the c4-pawn and then the a7-pawn, while the bishop will stop the
e-pawn. It's very important that White's a -pawn is not on a6, which would
lead to a draw as Black will get to b8 in time.} 1-0

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1997.05.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Murey, Jacob"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O cxd4 7. Nxd4 (7. Qxd4
{41/567}) (7. Qa4+ Bd7 8. Qxc4 Na6 9. Qxd4 Bc6 10. Nc3 Qxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12.
Kxg2 Bc5 13. Ndb5 O-O 14. a3 Rfd8 15. b4 Bb6 16. Na4 Rac8 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Bf4
Nd5 19. Rac1 Nxf4+ 20. gxf4 Kf8 21. e4 Rc6 22. e5 Rd7 23. Na7 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Nc7
25. Nc8 Nd5 26. Nd6 Nxf4+ 27. Kf3 g5 28. Rc8+ Kg7 29. Ke4 Kg6 30. Rb8 f5+ 31.
Kd4 Nd5 {Kortschnoj,V-Miles,A/London 1984/1/2-1/2 (45)}) 7... Qb6 $6 $146 (7...
Na6 {68/(426)}) (7... Bc5 8. Qa4+ Qd7 9. Nb5 O-O 10. Qxc4 Qe7 11. N5c3 a6 12.
Bg5 Nbd7 13. Ne4 Ba7 14. Nbc3 h6 15. Bd2 Rb8 16. Rac1 Rd8 17. Rfd1 b5 18. Qc7
Bb6 19. Qd6 Qxd6 20. Nxd6 Ne5 21. Nxc8 Rdxc8 22. Be1 Ba5 {1/2-1/2 Polugaevsky,
L-Ljubojevic,L/Amsterdam 1981}) 8. Nc3 $1 (8. Qa4+ $5 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Na6 10. Qb3
$1 $14 (10. Nb3 Bb5 11. Qh4 Bxe2 12. Re1 Bd3 13. Nc3 Qb4 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Rac1
O-O 16. Ne4 Bxe4 17. Rxe4 Qb6 18. Rec4 Rad8 19. Rf1 Qb5 20. Rfc1 Rfe8 21. Be3
Nb4 22. Nd4 Qa6 23. a3 Nd3 24. Nf3 Nxc1 25. Rxc1 Rc8 26. Rf1 Rc4 27. Qh3 Rc2
28. Bd4 Rd8 29. Bc3 Qb5 30. Nd4 Rxd4 31. Bxd4 h6 32. Re1 Bc5 33. Qh4 g5 34.
Qxh6 Bxd4 35. Rd1 Qe5 36. Rxd4 Qxd4 37. Qxg5+ Kf8 {0-1 Scheeren,P-Renet,O/
Budel zt 1987})) 8... Bd7 9. Be3 $5 Bc5 $6 (9... Ng4 $5) 10. b4 $3 (10. Na4
Bxa4 11. Qxa4+ Nbd7 12. Qxc4 $14) 10... cxb3 11. Rb1 $1 $16 {xb7} Bxd4 (11...
b2 12. Qd2) 12. Bxd4 Qc7 13. Qxb3 Bc6 (13... Nc6 14. Nb5) 14. Qa3 $1 {a3-f8}
Bxg2 15. Nb5 $1 Qd7 (15... Qe7 16. Bc5) 16. Nd6+ Kf8 $8 17. Kxg2 $1 (17. Nf5+
$6 Kg8 18. Ne7+ Kf8 19. Ng6+ Ke8) 17... Qc6+ (17... Qe7 18. Rxb7 Nbd7 $16) 18.
Kg1 (18. e4) 18... Qa6 19. Qxa6 bxa6 20. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 21. Rb7 $18 Nc6 22. Rc1
$4 (22. Rxf7+ $18) 22... Nd8 23. Rd7 Kg7 24. Rb1 Rf8 25. Rb4 f5 26. Ra4 Nc6 27.
Rc7 $1 (27. Rxa6 $4 Nb8 $1 $19) 27... Ne5 28. Rxa6 Rad8 29. a4 Rd7 30. Rxd7
Nxd7 31. Rxa7 $18 Rd8 32. f4 $1 Kg6 33. a5 f6 34. Rc7 Nb8 35. Nc8 Rd1+ 36. Kg2
Ra1 37. Ne7+ Kh6 38. Rc8 Nd7 $138 {+-} 1-0

[Event "Heviz Palace"]
[Site "Heviz"]
[Date "2008.03.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2008.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O b5 7. Ne5
Nd5 8. a4 Bb7 9. e4 Nf6 10. Nc3 {After the game I realised that this move is a
novelty.} ({Six days later I played} 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Nc3 c6 13.
d5 {Mikhalevski,V-Nisipeanu,DL, Heviz 2008. , which is another theoretical
line.} (13. Bf4 {1/2-1/2 Radjabov,T (2656)-Topalov,V (2735)/Linares 2004/CBM
100/[Ribli] (23)})) ({In a recent game Radjabov played} 10. d5 $6 {, but soon
started to fight for a draw.} Nbd7 11. Nc6 Bxc6 12. dxc6 Ne5 13. Bf4 Bd6 14.
axb5 axb5 15. Nc3 Rb8 16. Ra5 Nxc6 17. Rxb5 Bxf4 18. Rxb8 Nxb8 19. gxf4 Qxd1
20. Rxd1 Nh5 21. Ne2 Nd7 $15 {1/2-1/2 Radjabov,T (2742)-Pavasovic,D (2597)/
Crete GRE 2007 (61)}) 10... c6 {Transposing to 8...c6.} ({Black decided not to
take chances and avoided} 10... b4 {,which deserved serious attention.}) 11. d5
cxd5 12. exd5 exd5 $5 $146 {This novelty was recommended by Dusko Pavasovic,
who was Naiditsch's second during the tournament.} (12... Nxd5 {1-0 Gerzhoy,L 
(2389)-Kaganskiy,G (2315)/Tel Aviv 2002/CBM 092/[Gofshtein,L] (29)}) 13. axb5 (
13. Bg5 {doesn't promise any advantage.} Be7 14. Re1 O-O 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nxd5
Bxe5 17. Rxe5 Nc6 $11) 13... axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. Nxb5 Bc5 $1 (15... Qa5 $2 {
is bad in view of} 16. Qe2 $1 Qxb5 17. Ng6+ Kd8 ({or} 17... Ne4 18. Nxh8 $18)
18. Nxh8 Qd7 19. Bg5 $18) (15... Nc6 $6 {is also dubious} 16. Qa4 Nxe5 (16...
Be7 17. Nd6+ (17. Na7 $2 Qa5 $1 $17) 17... Bxd6 (17... Qxd6 18. Qxa8+ Nd8 19.
Qa4+ Kf8 20. Bf4 $36 {looks dangerous for Black.}) 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Qxc6+ Qd7
20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 Be7 22. Qxc4 $16) 17. Nc7+ Ke7 18. Nxa8 $16) 16. Qa4 O-O
$1 {An interesting tactical trick based on the hanging position of White's
knights.} (16... Nbd7 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Nc7+ Qxc7 19. Qxa8+ Qb8 20. Qxd5 $18)
17. Qxa8 Qe8 18. Nc3 ({Another option was} 18. Bxd5 Qxb5 (18... Qxe5 19. Bxc4
Qh5 20. Nc3 Nbd7 21. Qg2 $14) 19. Bxc4 Bxf2+ 20. Rxf2 Qxe5 {It was difficult
to evaluate the position, but I thought that Black would have sufficient
compensation for White's bishop pair thanks to the vulnerable position of
White's king. E.g.} 21. Kg2 Nbd7 22. Qc6 Nb6 23. Bxf7+ Rxf7 24. Qxb6 Qd5+ 25.
Kg1 Rf8 $44) 18... Qxe5 19. Bf4 Qh5 {An aggressive retreat. Black prepares Ng4
with a further sacrifice on f2.} ({During the game I considered mostly} 19...
Qe6 $5 20. Nxd5 (20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 Qxd5 22. Nxd5 Nc6 23. Rc1 Rd8 24. Ne3
Bxe3 25. Bxe3 Ne5 $11 {[%cal Ge5d3]}) (20. Bxb8 Bd6 21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Qxd5 Rxb8
$1 $11 (22... Qxd5 {is also possible.} 23. Nxd5 Rxb8 24. Ne3 $1 Be5 $1 25. Nxc4
Bxb2 26. Rb1 Be5 $11)) 20... Nbd7 21. Nxf6+ Nxf6 22. Qa5 $14 {and White is
slightly better thanks to his bishop pair.}) (19... Qf5 $6 {is dubious as it
leaves the c6-square for White's queen.} 20. Nxd5 Nbd7 21. Qc6 $16) 20. Bxb8 (
20. Nxd5 $1 {would set more problems for Black.} Ng4 21. h4 $1 Nxf2 22. Bxb8
Ne4+ $1 (22... Nd3+ 23. Kh1 Bd6 $140 24. Qa5 $1 $18 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gd5f6]
I'd missed this idea.}) 23. Kh2 Nxg3 $1 (23... Bd6 $2 {loses to} 24. Nf4 $1 $18
) 24. Kxg3 Qg6+ $1 (24... Bd6+ $6 25. Bxd6 Qg6+ (25... Rxa8 26. Ne7+ Kh8 27.
Bxa8 $18 {White obtains two many pieces for the queen.}) 26. Kf2 Qc2+ 27. Kg1
Rxa8 28. Ne7+ Kh8 29. Bxa8 f6 $16 {[%cal Gc2b2] and Black retains some
practical chances.}) 25. Kh2 (25. Kh3 Qe6+ 26. Kh2 Bd6+ 27. Kh1 Rxb8 28. Qc6
Rxb2 $11) 25... Bd6+ 26. Kg1 $1 Qe6 $1 {[%cal Gf8b8]} (26... Rxb8 $4 27. Qxb8+
$1 Bxb8 28. Ne7+ $18) 27. Qc6 Rxb8 28. Qxc4 Rxb2 $14 {and with two pawns for a
piece and the vulnerable position of White's king Black retains chances for a
draw.}) 20... Ng4 {A risky, but possible move.} (20... Bd6 $5 {was safer.} 21.
Qc6 Bxb8 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 (22... Ng4 23. h4 Ne5 24. Qc5 $14) 23. Bxd5 Be5 (23...
Qe2 $6 24. Qb5 Be5 25. b3 $1 Rb8 26. Qxc4 Qxc4 27. Bxc4 $16) 24. Ra1 (24. Re1
$5 Bxb2 25. Re7 $14) (24. Qb5 Bxb2 $1 $11) 24... Bxb2 25. Ra7 {[%cal Ga7f7]} g5
26. Bxc4 g4 $14 {with good chances to maintain the equality.}) 21. h4 $1 ({
But not} 21. h3 $2 Nxf2 22. Rxf2 (22. Qxd5 $4 {loses to} Nxh3+ 23. Kh2 Ng5+ $1
$19) 22... Qf5 23. Nd1 Bxf2+ 24. Nxf2 Qb1+ 25. Kh2 Qxb2 26. Qxd5 Rxb8 $17)
21... Nxf2 $2 {This is already a mistake. Black had underestimated my reply.} (
21... Bxf2+ $5 {was much better and probably leads to an equality.} 22. Rxf2
Nxf2 23. Kxf2 Qf5+ (23... d4 $5 {is interesting and leads to a big mess.} 24.
Nd5 Qf5+ 25. Kg1 Qb1+ 26. Kh2 Qxb2 27. Ne7+ Kh8 28. Nc6 $1 d3 29. Qa5 $1 d2 30.
Be5 $1 Qc2 (30... Qxe5 31. Nxe5 d1=Q 32. Nxf7+ Kg8 33. Ne5 $16 {[%csl Rc4]
[%cal Gg2d5]}) 31. Bxg7+ $1 Kxg7 32. Qg5+ Qg6 33. Qxd2 $16) 24. Kg1 Qc8 $5 (
24... d4 25. Nd5 Qb1+ 26. Kh2 Qxb2 27. Ne7+ Kh8 28. Nc6 d3 29. Qa7 d2 30. Be5
Qxe5 31. Nxe5 d1=Q 32. Nxf7+ Kg8 33. Ne5 $16) 25. Nxd5 Qxb8 26. Qa3 Re8 27. Qc3
Qb5 $1 $11 {[%cal Ge8b8]}) 22. Qb7 $1 {White is not afraid of a discovered
check.} (22. Bxd5 $6 {would be wrong in view of} Qf5 $1 {[%cal Gf5h3]} 23. Bxc4
Ng4+ 24. Kh1 Nf2+ 25. Kg1 $11) 22... Ng4+ 23. Kh1 Nf2+ (23... Ne3 $5 {was a
better practical chance.} 24. Rf3 $16 (24. Re1 $5 $16)) 24. Kh2 Ng4+ 25. Kh1
Nf2+ (25... Ne3 $5) 26. Rxf2 $1 {Correctly rejecting the repetition of moves.}
Bxf2 27. Bd6 $1 Re8 28. Qxd5 $2 $138 {An attempt to play safer in time trouble,
which is however hardly understandable as I had seen the winning idea.} ({
White should have played for attack with} 28. Qd7 $1 Re1+ (28... f5 29. Bxd5+
Kh8 30. Kg2 Bb6 31. Qb7 $1 Qg6 (31... Bd4 32. Bf7 $18 {[%csl Re8,Rh5]}) 32.
Qxb6 (32. Bf7 $5 Qxd6 33. Bxe8 Bc7 34. Ne2 $18) 32... f4 $1 33. Ne4 Rxe4 34.
Bxe4 Qxe4+ 35. Kf2 fxg3+ 36. Bxg3 $18) 29. Kh2 {[%csl Rg8]} h6 30. Nxd5 {
[%cal Gd5e7]} Kh7 31. Ne7 $1 Bc5 (31... Bd4 32. Qc8 (32. Bb4 $5 $18) 32... Rxe7
33. Bxe7 $18) 32. Qd8 Bg1+ 33. Kh3 Rxe7 34. Bxe7 (34. Qxe7 f5 (34... Qf5+ 35.
g4 Qd3+ 36. Bg3 f5 37. Qe6 $1 $18) 35. Ba8 $1 {[%csl Gg2]} Qg4+ 36. Kg2 Qd4 37.
Qe1 $1 Qxd6 38. Kxg1 Qb8 39. Bd5 Qxb2 40. Qe6 Qb1+ 41. Kh2 h5 42. Qe2 $16)
34... Qf5+ 35. g4 Qe6 36. Qd1 $1 Qe3+ (36... h5 37. Bb4 Bb6 38. Bc3 $18) 37.
Bf3 Qxe7 38. Qxg1 Qf6 39. Qf2 $18) 28... Re1+ 29. Kh2 Qxd5 30. Bxd5 Bd4 $1 {
[%cal Ge1c1] Now I can't prevent the exchange of the b-pawn, which leads to a
draw.} 31. Bf4 (31. Bxc4 Rc1 $11) 31... Rf1 $1 $11 {[%cal Gf1f2]} 32. Kh3 (32.
Ne4 Rb1 33. Bxc4 Rxb2+ 34. Kh3 {- 32.Kh3}) 32... Rf2 33. Nd1 (33. Ne4 {- 33.
Nd1.}) 33... Rf1 34. Nc3 Rf2 35. Ne4 Rxb2 36. Bxc4 Rb7 $1 {[%csl Rf7][%cal
Yb7f7] The simplest.} (36... Rb4 37. Bd5 $1 (37. Nd6 Bc5 $1 38. Bxf7+ Kf8 39.
Bc4 Ke7 $1 40. Nf5+ Kf6 41. Bd3 Rb3 42. Bg5+ Ke5 43. Bf4+ Kf6 44. Bc2 Rb2 $11)
37... Ra4 38. Nd6 Ra7 39. Nb5 Ra4 $11) 37. Nd6 Rd7 38. h5 Bc5 $1 39. Ne4 $6 {
Allows an immediate draw, but objectively White's chances to win are not big.}
(39. Nb5 $142) 39... Rd4 $1 40. Bxf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 9th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2011.02.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2011.01.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 c5 {Alexander decided to
surprise me with this popular line, which, in according to my database, he had
never played before.} 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 {This might have come as a surprise as
well, as usually I play other lines against this system.} cxd4 (7... Bd7 {
is the most popular alternative.}) 8. Nxd4 Qxd4 ({Of course not} 8... Bd7 $6 {
when White plays} 9. Nxc6 Qb6 10. Nd2 Bxc6 11. Bxc6+ Qxc6 12. Qxc6+ bxc6 13.
Nxc4 $14 {with a pleasant endgame advantage.}) 9. Bxc6+ Bd7 10. Rd1 Qxd1+ ({
After:} 10... Bxc6 11. Qxc6+ bxc6 12. Rxd4 {Black has to defend a slightly
worse endgame, which is not to everyone's liking.}) 11. Qxd1 Bxc6 12. Nd2 c3 $6
{A rare and dubious continuation.} ({The main line runs} 12... b5 13. a4 Be7 (
13... a6 14. axb5 Bxb5 ({Even worse is} 14... axb5 $2 15. Rxa8+ Bxa8 16. Nxc4
$1 $18) 15. Qc2 Rc8 16. Rxa6 $1 $16 {1-0 Simic,R (2480)-Sahovic,D (2460)/
Vrnjacka Banja 1985/EXT 1999 (36). ...leads to a big advantage for White.}) 14.
axb5 Bxb5 15. Nxc4 O-O {and Black retains chances to equalise.}) (12... Rd8 {
--> 1-0 Postny,E (2674)-Illescas Cordoba,M (2604)/Dresden 2008/CBM 128/[Postny]
(64).}) 13. bxc3 Be7 $6 {This natural move turns out to be inaccurate.} (13...
O-O-O $6 14. Qb3 Bc5 15. Nf3 Ne4 $6 16. Nd4 Rxd4 17. cxd4 Bxd4 18. Rb1 Bxf2+
19. Kf1 $18 {White had a decisive advantage in Hjartarson-Hardarson,
Neskaupsstadur 1984.}) (13... Bc5 $5 14. Nb3 Rd8 15. Qe1 Be7 $14 {looks better
than the game, though White retains better chances.}) 14. Qb3 $1 {[%cal Gc1a3,
Gd2f3,Gf3e5] Preparing both 15.Ba3 exchanging the dark-squared bishops and the
Nf3-e5(d4) manoeuvre.} Rd8 $6 {Black prevents the first idea, but the second
turns out to be too strong for him.} ({Probably} 14... O-O {would be the
lesser of the evils, but after both} 15. Nf3 $16 ({and} 15. Ba3 $16 {White's
advantage is beyond question.})) 15. Nf3 O-O $6 {Surprisingly another natural
move and another inaccuracy. Black should have exchanged my knight at least
damaging White's pawn structure.} (15... Bxf3 $142 16. exf3 Rd7 17. Be3 a6 18.
Rd1 Rxd1+ 19. Qxd1 O-O 20. Qb3 b5 21. a4 Rb8 22. Ba7 Rb7 23. Bd4 $16) 16. Ne5
$1 $16 {[%csl Rb7] White is already virtually winning as Black can't stay on
the a8-h1 diagonal.} Be4 (16... Bd5 {is even worse.} 17. c4 Bd6 18. cxd5 $1
Bxe5 19. dxe6 Bxa1 20. e7 $18) 17. f3 Bd6 18. Nxf7 $1 {Damaging Black's pawn
structure.} Bd5 19. c4 $1 {The simplest.} ({I also considered} 19. Nxd8 Bxb3
20. Nxb7 Bd1 21. Nxd6 Bxe2 22. Kf2 Bxf3 23. Kxf3 Ne8+ 24. Ke2 Nxd6 25. Ba3 Rd8
26. Rd1 Nf7 27. Rxd8+ Nxd8 {I reached this position in my calculations and
decided that 19.c4 is better, although even here White retains better chances.}
) 19... Bc5+ 20. Kg2 Bxf3+ 21. exf3 Rxf7 22. Be3 $1 {A useful exchange of the
bishops.} Rc8 $1 23. Bxc5 {I saw that I either win the a7-pawn or exchange my
c4-pawn for the e6-pawn.} ({I didn't play the natural} 23. Rd1 {because of} b6
(23... Re7 $5 {is probably the best defence.}) 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. Rd8+ Rf8 26.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 {, but I didn't see that White wins a pawn after} 27. Qa3 $1 a5 28.
Qb3 Nd7 (28... Rc6 29. Qb5 Rd6 30. c5 $18) 29. Qd3 $1 $18 {[%csl Rd7,Rh7][%cal
Gd3d6]}) 23... Rxc5 24. Qe3 Rxc4 (24... Rc6 25. Qxa7 Rxc4 26. Qa8+ $18) 25.
Qxe6 Rc2+ 26. Kh3 $18 {White is winning, although he still has to overcome
some technical problems.} Rc6 27. Qb3 $1 Rb6 (27... g6 $5) 28. Qa3 $1 Ra6 29.
Qc5 $1 {[%cal Gc5c8]} Nd7 30. Qd5 $5 Raf6 ({The idea behind 30.Qd5 can be seen
here:} 30... Nf6 31. Qd8+ Rf8 32. Qc7 Rf7 $140 33. Qc8+ Rf8 34. Qxb7 $18) 31.
Re1 $1 Nf8 ({After} 31... Rxf3 $2 {Black suddenly gets mated.} 32. Re8+ Nf8 33.
Rxf8+ $1 Kxf8 34. Qd8#) 32. f4 $5 {I wanted to keep an extra pawn on the
queenside.} ({Probably} 32. Re7 {is even more precise.} b5 33. f4 a6 34. Ra7
Rf5 35. Qb3 R5f6 36. Rxf7 Rxf7 37. Qd5 g6 38. Qd6 $18 {[%cal Gd6a6]}) 32... Rf5
33. Qb3 $1 {[%cal Ge1e7]} Kh8 $1 34. Re8 $1 b6 35. Ra8 $1 {[%csl Ra7] A direct
attack allows White to win a pawn.} g6 36. Qa3 {[%csl Ra7,Rf8]} R5f6 (36... a5
{doesn't save a pawn.} 37. Qb2+ R5f6 38. Rb8 $18 {[%csl Rb6]}) 37. Rxa7 Rxa7
38. Qxa7 Kg8 39. Kg4 {One of White's ideas is to penetrate with the king to h6,
but first a check from the fifth rank has to be prevented.} (39. a4 $5) 39...
Rd6 (39... b5 $5) 40. Qc7 h5+ ({or} 40... Rf6 $5 41. a4 $18 {and Black would
soon find himself in zugzwang.}) 41. Kh4 Rf6 42. Qd8 {I tried to win without
the advance of the h- and g-pawns.} ({The simplest way to a win is} 42. Qb7 $1
{[%cal Gh4g5] My idea was to reach this position with White to move. Then I
can play Kg5.} Nh7 43. Qe7 Kh8 44. a4 Kg8 45. Kh3 Kh8 46. Kg2 Kg8 47. h3 Kh8
48. g4 $1 hxg4 49. hxg4 Kg8 50. g5 $1 Rxf4 51. Qe6+ Rf7 52. Qxb6 Nxg5 $140 53.
Qd8+ $18) 42... Kf7 43. Qd5+ Kg7 44. Qe5 Nd7 $2 {loses on the spot.} (44... Kf7
$5 {was a better defence. White would probably have to come back to the right
plan, which is given under 42.Qb7.} 45. Qc7+ Kg8 46. a4 $18 {and so on.}) 45.
Qe7+ Rf7 46. Qd6 (46. Qe6 $1 {is two moves shorter.} b5 47. Qd5 $18) 46... Kh6
47. Qe6 $1 Kg7 48. a4 $22 {Black is in zugzwang and so he resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Milov,V"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2000.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Rb8 8. Nfd2
Qd7 $5 9. Nxc4 b5 10. Ncd2 Bb7 (10... e5 11. Nb3) 11. a4 (11. Nb3 Nd8) 11...
Be7 12. axb5 axb5 13. Nc3 Nd8 14. Bxb7 (14. Nde4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 f5 $11) 14...
Nxb7 $6 (14... Rxb7 15. Nf3 O-O 16. Ne5 Qc8 $11 {/\c5}) 15. Nf3 O-O 16. Ne5 Qe8
17. Ra7 b4 18. Na4 (18. Qf3 bxc3 19. Rxb7 cxb2 20. Bxb2 Bd6 $11) 18... Bd6 19.
Nc4 (19. Qf3 Bxe5 (19... Qb5 20. Nc6) 20. dxe5 Nd5 21. e4 Ne7 $11) (19. Qc2 Qb5
20. Qc6 Na5 $11) 19... Qb5 20. b3 Ra8 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Qc2 Na5 $6 (22... Be7
23. Bb2 c5 $11) 23. Nxa5 Rxa5 24. e4 $14 e5 (24... Bf8 25. f3) 25. Bb2 (25. f4
$2 exd4 26. e5 d3 $17) (25. d5 Nd7 (25... h6) 26. Be3 f5 $13) 25... exd4 26.
Bxd4 Ng4 27. f3 (27. f4 c5) (27. Rd1 Qh5 28. h4 Ne5 29. Bxe5 Rxe5 $13) 27...
Ne5 (27... c5 $2 28. fxg4 cxd4 29. Qc8+ Bf8 30. Qc7 f6 31. Rf5 $18) (27... Nxh2
$5 {Gelfand} 28. Qxh2 Qd3 29. Qb2 (29. Qf2 Qxb3 30. Nb2 (30. Nc5 Qc4) 30... c5)
29... Rg5 (29... Bxg3 30. Nc5) 30. g4 h5 (30... c5 31. e5 $1) 31. e5 hxg4 $1 (
31... Bxe5 32. Bxe5 Qe3+ 33. Qf2 Qxe5 34. Re1 Qd5 35. Qe3 hxg4 36. Qe8+ Kh7 37.
Qe4+ Qxe4 38. Rxe4 $16) 32. f4 Rh5 33. exd6 Qe4 34. Qg2 Qxd4+ 35. Rf2 Qd1+ 36.
Rf1 $11 (36. Qf1 Qxd6 $17)) 28. Bxe5 $1 (28. f4 Nc6 29. Be3 Ra8 30. e5 Bf8 31.
Rd1 Na5 32. Nb2 c5 $11) 28... Qxe5 29. f4 Qd4+ 30. Kg2 Qa7 $2 (30... f6 31. Rd1
Qa7 32. Qc4+ Kf8 33. Qe6 Qa6 (33... Qa8 34. Nb6 $16) 34. Rd2 Qc6 $13) 31. Qc6
g6 (31... Qe3 32. e5 $16) 32. e5 $16 Bf8 33. Rd1 Qe3 34. Qc4 $6 (34. Qf3 Qxf3+
35. Kxf3 Ra6 36. Rc1 c5 37. Ke4 $16) 34... c6 $1 35. Rd7 $6 (35. Qd3 Qa7 36.
Qe4 Qb7 $14) 35... Rd5 36. Rxd5 cxd5 37. Qxd5 (37. Qxd5 Qe2+) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Al Ain op 4th"]
[Site "Al Ain"]
[Date "2015.12.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gupta, Abhijeet"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Mokal,P"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2015.12.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 b5 7. Ne5 a6 8. O-O ({
Taking back the pawn immediately is known to free Black's game.} 8. Nxc6 Qb6 9.
Ne5 Bb7 10. e4 Bb4 (10... Nc6 11. Be3 Rd8 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. O-O Be7 14. a3 O-O
$13 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gb7g2,Re4e5] 0-1 Sokolov,I (2655)-Van Wely,L (2650)/
Netherlands 2010. Black was doing fine in spite of White's central control as
the Q+B battery did not allow White to push for >> play with e5.}) 11. O-O O-O
12. d5 Nbd7 13. Be3 Bc5 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. dxe6 Ne5 $1 $132 {
[%csl Rf2][%cal Ge5d3,Gf8f2,Gc5g1,Gd3f2] 0-1 Vachier Lagrave,M (2721)-Smeets,J
(2669)/Germany 2010; gave Black serious counterplay.}) 8... Bb7 9. b3 ({
Shirov has previously neutralised the other try for White here -} 9. a4 Be7 10.
axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Bf4 ({Anish Giri was doing fine with the back
pieces in a game analsyed by Krasenkow, which went -} 12. Nxb5 cxb5 13. Bxa8
O-O 14. Bg2 (14. Bf3 Nd5 15. h4 Qc7 16. Bd2 Bf6 17. e4 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Ne7 19.
Bb4 Nbc6 20. Bd6 Qb6 $15 {1/2 Topalov,V (2796)-Ivanchuk,V (2779)/Nice 2009/CBM
129 Extra (39)}) 14... Nd5 15. f4 Bd6 (15... f6 $5) 16. e3 Bxe5 17. fxe5 Nc6
18. Qg4 $6 (18. Bd2 $5 $13 Qd7 $140 19. Qa1) 18... Qd7 19. h4 Ncb4 $1 $132 {
[%cal Gf7f5] 1-0 Nyzhnyk,I (2585)-Giri,A (2717)/Plovdiv 2012/CBM 148/
[Krasenkow] (29)}) 12... Nd5 13. Qa1 Bb7 14. Qa7 Qc8 15. Nxc4 Nxf4 16. Nb6
Nxe2+ $1 17. Nxe2 Qc7 18. Na8 Qc8 19. Nb6 Qc7 20. Na8 Qc8 21. Nb6 {1/2-1/2
Vachier Lagrave,M (2722)-Shirov,A (2714)/Biel 2011/CBM 144}) 9... b4 ({A solid
option is} 9... cxb3 10. axb3 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Qc2 (12. Ne4 $5 Nd5 13. Qc1 (
13. Nc5 $5 Bxc5 14. dxc5 $36) 13... Nd7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Nc5 Qc7 16. Rd1 Rfd8
17. e3 a5 18. Ba3 b4 19. Bb2 Ba6 20. e4 Nf6 21. Nxa6 Rxa6 22. Qc4 Qb6 23. Rdc1
g6 24. Qe2 Ra7 25. Rc4 Ne8 26. Qc2 (26. e5 c5 27. Qe3 Rad7 $5 28. dxc5 Rd1+ 29.
Rxd1 Rxd1+ 30. Bf1 Qc6 $132) 26... Rc7 27. e5 c5 $132 {Dubov,D (2629)-Shirov,A
(2675)/Moscow rpd/2014/}) {According to Stohl in CBM 165, Black should have
been more generous with} 12... Nbd7 $1 ({Giri played the anti-developing} 12...
Nfd7 $6 {when Kramnik's} 13. Nd3 $1 $14 {[%csl Rb8,Rd7][%cal Yc3e4,Ye4c5,Yb3b4,
Yb2a3] gave him a pleasant position in 1-0 Kramnik,V (2760)-Giri,A (2776)/Doha
2014.}) 13. Nxc6 {Other moves like 13.Nd3 or 13.Rfc1 retain pressure and
compensation, but White can't justifiably claim an advantage.} (13. Bxc6 Qc7
14. Bxb7 Qxb7 $11) 13... Bxc6 14. Bxc6 Rc8 15. Bxd7 (15. Rxa6 $6 b4 {[%cal
Rd7b8]}) 15... Qxd7 16. Qd3 Qb7 17. f3 Rfd8 $15 {Onischuk,A (2699)-Roussel
Roozmon,T (2487)/Montreal/2009/ (23)}) 10. Na4 c3 11. Nc4 {This position has
been seen previously in Gleizerov's games and he has usually managed to create
serious problems for his opponent.} a5 (11... Nbd7 12. Bf4 a5 13. a3 Nd5 $5 14.
Nd6+ Bxd6 15. Bxd6 Nb8 16. Bc5 Na6 17. e4 Ndc7 18. Bb6 $14 {White had a very
pleasant position but Black survived in spite of} O-O $2 19. Bxa5 $16 {1/2-1/2
Gleizerov,E (2549)-Hovhanisian,M (2513)/Charleroi BEL 2014}) 12. a3 Ba6 13.
axb4 axb4 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. dxc5 Qxd1 (15... O-O 16. Bf4 Nd5 17. Bd6 Nd7 18. e4
N5f6 19. Ra4 $1 $16 {1-0 Gleizerov,E (2531)-Bruno,F (2413)/Sibenik CRO 2014 
(38), was again very strong for White.}) 16. Rxd1 O-O 17. Bf4 Nd5 $146 {
Shirov's novelty.} ({Previously Black had played} 17... Nbd7 18. Bxc6 {and
then erred with} Bxc4 $2 {giving White an easy win after} 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20.
Bxa8 Bxb3 21. Rd4 $18 g5 22. Rxb4 Nxc5 23. Bxg5 Kg7 24. Kf1 Nfd7 25. Ke1 f5 26.
Be3 c2 27. Kd2 Ba4 28. Bxc5 Nxc5 29. Rc4 {1-0 Gleizerov,E (2546)
-Solodovnichenko,Y (2543)/Koge 2013}) 18. Bxd5 (18. Bd6 $5 Rd8 19. Bxd5 cxd5
20. Nb6 Nc6 21. Nxa8 Bxe2 $13 ({If Black continues as in the game then after} 
21... Rxa8 22. Ra2 Bb7 23. Rxa8+ Bxa8 {the situation is different as White has
his B on d6 rather than f4 and this saves him a tempo as he does not have to
worry about ...e5.})) 18... cxd5 (18... exd5 $17 {looks good as Black keeps
his pawn mass without allowing White a passed pawn in the c-file.} 19. Nb6 (19.
Ne5 Bxe2 20. Rxa8 Bxd1 21. Nd3 Nd7 22. Ra7 (22. Rxf8+ Nxf8 23. Nxb4 Ne6 24. Bd6
Bxb3 25. f3 (25. Kf1 c2 26. Nd3 Bc4) 25... d4 26. Nd3 Bc4 27. Nc1 d3 $19) 22...
Be2 23. Nxb4 Nxc5 $19) (19. Ne3 Nd7 {[%cal Gd7c5]} 20. Bd6 Rfe8 {[%csl Re2]
The problem for White is that he is not in a position to support the e2-P, for
example} 21. Re1 (21. Kf1 d4 $1 22. Rxd4 Bxe2+ $19) 21... Bxe2 22. Rxa8 Rxa8
23. Rxe2 d4 $19 {[%cal Gd4d3,Gc3c2,Gd3d2]}) 19... Bxe2 20. Nxa8 (20. Rxa8 Bxd1
{[%csl Gc3,Gd5]} 21. Rxb8 Rxb8 22. Bxb8 d4 23. Kf1 Bxb3 $19) 20... Bxd1 21.
Rxd1 Na6 22. Nb6 Nxc5 $19) 19. Nb6 Nc6 (19... Bxe2 {involved complex
calculations, ideal for the engines, but probably a bit too much for mortals.}
20. Rxa8 (20. Nxa8 Bxd1 21. Rxd1 Na6 22. Nb6 Nxc5) 20... Bxd1 21. Rxb8 Rxb8 22.
Bxb8 f6 23. c6 (23. Nxd5 exd5 24. c6 Kf7 25. Bd6 Ke6 26. Bxb4 d4) (23. Bf4 e5
24. Bc1 Bxb3 25. c6 d4) 23... e5 (23... c2 24. Bf4) 24. f3 (24. c7 Bg4 $19)
24... c2 (24... Bxf3 25. Kf2 c2 26. Kxf3 c1=Q 27. c7 $13) 25. c7 c1=Q 26. c8=Q+
Qxc8 27. Nxc8 Bxb3 28. Bd6 Bd1 29. Bxb4 Bxf3 $11) 20. Nxa8 Rxa8 21. Ra2 Bb7 22.
Rxa8+ Bxa8 23. Bc7 (23. Ra1 Bb7 {[%csl Ra5,Ra6,Ra7,Ra8] and the rook does not
get an entry.}) 23... e5 $1 {As Rxd5 does not work, it is time to get the
pawns rolling.} 24. Kf1 (24. Rxd5 c2 $19) 24... f6 (24... Nd4 $5 25. Bxe5 (25.
Ra1 Bc6 $19 {[%cal Gd4b3]}) (25. Rxd4 $2 c2 $1 $19) 25... Nxb3 26. Bf4 Nxc5 $15
) 25. Ke1 d4 ({The problem with} 25... Nd4 {is the opposite coloured bishop
endgame.} 26. Rxd4 exd4 27. Ba5 $11) 26. Ra1 Bb7 27. Ba5 ({Natural play 
(getting the K closer) does not help White, for example} 27. Kd1 d3 (27... e4
$5 28. Bf4 (28. Kc2 d3+ 29. exd3 Nd4+ 30. Kd1 exd3 $19) 28... Kf7 $17) 28. exd3
(28. Bb6 e4 $19) 28... Nd4 {[%cal Gb7f3]} 29. Ba5 (29. Ra4 Bf3+ 30. Kc1 Nxb3+
31. Kb1 Be2 $19) 29... Bf3+ 30. Kc1 (30. Ke1 Nc2+) 30... Nxb3+ 31. Kb1 Bd1 $1
32. c6 c2+ 33. Kb2 Nxa1 34. c7 Bg4 35. Bxb4 Nb3 36. Kxc2 Nd4+ $19) 27... e4 28.
Ra4 Nxa5 29. Rxa5 d3 30. c6 $8 {[%cal Ga5d5] White's best chance is to cover
d5.} (30. Ra7 d2+ 31. Kd1 Bd5 $19) 30... Bxc6 31. Rc5 Bd7 32. Rc4 Bb5 $2 {
Allowing White a chance to stay in the game.} (32... Be6 $142 33. Rxb4 Kf7 34.
Rb7+ Ke8 $17 {is similar to the position after Black's 35th move in the main
game.}) 33. Rc5 (33. Rxb4 $2 c2 34. Kd2 e3+ $1 35. fxe3 dxe2 $19) (33. Rxe4 $5
dxe2 $15 {keeps the white pieces tied down for a while as} 34. Rxb4 $2 {
loses to} c2 $19) 33... Ba6 34. Rc6 Bb7 35. Rc4 $2 {White returns the favour.}
({The d5-square had to be covered.} 35. Rd6 $142 c2 (35... d2+ 36. Kd1 e3 $8 (
36... Kf8 37. Rd4 f5 38. Rxb4 Bd5 39. Kc2 e3 (39... Ke7 40. Rd4 Kd6 41. Kxc3
$18) 40. fxe3 Be4+ 41. Kd1 Bd5 42. g4 $18) 37. fxe3 Be4 38. Rd4 Bb1 39. Rxb4
Ba2 $1 $11 {[%csl Rb4,Rd1] Keeping White's R and K tied down.}) 36. Kd2 dxe2
37. Rd8+ Kf7 38. Rd7+ Ke6 39. Rc7 Bd5 40. Rxc2 f5 41. Rc5 Bxb3 42. Rb5 Bc4 43.
Rxb4 Bd3 $11) ({Also possible was} 35. Rc5 $5 h6 36. Rb5 Bc6 37. Rxb4 Bd5 38.
Rb5 Be6 $11) 35... Bd5 $1 36. Rxb4 Kf7 {Black now threatens ...c2, Kd2 dxe2
and even if that threat is stopped White will soon end up in zugzwang as the
black king makes its presence felt.} 37. e3 (37. Rd4 $2 c2 38. Kd2 dxe2 $19) (
37. Rb8 Ke6 $19 {will be somewhat similar to the game.} (37... c2 $6 38. Rc8))
37... Ke6 38. h3 h5 39. Kd1 Kd6 40. Kc1 Kc5 41. Rb8 Be6 (41... Be6 42. Rb7 Kc6
43. Rb4 g6 $22 {Zugzwang} 44. h4 {leaves the g4-square for the bishop.} (44.
Kd1 {drops the h3-pawn and then again Black's bishop will use the g4-square,
for example} Kc5 45. Rb7 Bxh3 $19) 44... Kc5 45. Rb7 d2+ 46. Kc2 Bg4 $19) 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Teheran"]
[Date "2017.02.16"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Padmini, Rout"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2387"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2017.02.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bd7 6. Nbd2 Bc6 7. Nxc4 Bb4+ 8.
Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 O-O 10. O-O Bd5 11. Rac1 Nc6 12. Rfd1 a5 13. a3 a4 14. Qf4
Nh5 15. Qe3 f5 16. Nfe5 f4 17. Qd3 Na5 18. Nxa5 Rxa5 19. Bf3 Bxf3 20. Nxf3 c6
21. Rc4 Qd6 22. Kg2 Nf6 23. Qc2 Rfa8 24. Rc5 h6 25. Re5 Nd5 26. Qe4 fxg3 27.
hxg3 Nf6 28. Qc2 Nd7 29. Re3 Qd5 30. Rh1 Qf5 31. Qc4 Rd5 32. Rh4 Qg6 33. Qb4
Rb5 34. Qd6 Nf8 35. Ne5 {Zhao Xue has shown her class so far and gets the
upper-hand on the white side of an unconventional Catalan. However, in a rapid
game, it is tactical alertness which is the most decisive!} Qe8 36. Nc4 $4 {
This loses an exchange.} (36. Rf4 Rd8 37. Rxf8+ Qxf8 38. Qxe6+ Kh7 39. Qg6+ Kg8
40. Rf3 Qd6 41. Qf7+ Kh8 {and Black will sacrifice on e5 to keep herself in
the game.}) 36... Rd8 $1 {Suddenly White's queen does not have anywhere good
to go!} 37. Qc7 (37. Qf4 Ng6) 37... Rd7 38. Nd6 $2 Qe7 {The game is over.} 39.
Qxd7 Qxd7 40. Nxb5 cxb5 41. Rhe4 Qd5 42. Kg1 Qa2 43. d5 Qxd5 44. Rb4 Nd7 45.
Rd3 Qc6 46. Rc3 Qd5 47. Rd3 Qc6 48. Rc3 Qb6 49. Rc8+ Kh7 50. Rf4 Nf6 51. e3 e5
52. Rb4 Nd5 53. Rh4 Qe6 54. Rb8 Qc6 55. Rd8 Nf6 56. Rb4 e4 57. Kg2 Qc5 58. Rbd4
Qh5 59. Rd1 Ng4 60. Rh1 Qf5 61. Rd2 Qf3+ 62. Kg1 Ne5 63. Rd5 Nd3 64. Rh2 Qd1+
65. Kg2 Ne1+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.06"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

{Both Azerbaijan and India had a great start at the 2016 chess Olympiad. This
crucial fifth round encounter had a great impact on the path of these two
teams toward the end of the tournament: the Indians kept their chances for the
medal until the very last minute and finished 4th, while 'the hosts' did not
manage to find their right momentum ever again after losing this fifth round
match to India. Mamedyarov had a great start up to this point, scoring 4 out
of 4. His flamboyant and aggressive style now had a new test against India's
super-GM Pentala Harikrishna.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 {Harikrishna
offers the chance of 4.cxd5 to Mamedyarov. Whether he was going to take on d5
with the knight or pawn will remain unknown.} 4. Nf3 c6 {A surprise by
Harikrishna: instead of going for a solid opening, Harikrishna offers the
chance of entering the Moscow or Botvinnik System.} 5. g3 $5 {An interesting
decision. Mamedyarov follows in Kramnik's footsteps. After Kramnik's victory
against Giri in the Qatar open in 2014, 5.g3 has become a strong alternative
instead of 5.Bg5.} dxc4 6. Bg2 {} b5 ({Another strong alternative is} 6...
Nbd7 7. a4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. a5 e5 11. Rd1 a6 $13 {1/2-1/2 (102)
Giri,A (2784)-Ivanchuk,V (2715) Wijk aan Zee 2015}) 7. O-O Bb7 8. Ne5 {
Mamedyarov chooses to follow Kramnik's path.} (8. b3 {has only been played
once in top level chess, when Nakamura employed it against Alex Lenderman:}
cxb3 $6 (8... b4 9. Na4 c3 {seems to be a must for Black.} 10. a3 a5 11. Ne5
Nbd7 $1 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Nxc6 Qc7 15. Nxe7 Kxe7 16. e4 h6 {
looks good for Black but further analyses are needed.}) 9. Qxb3 Be7 10. Ne5 a6
11. Rd1 O-O 12. Ne4 Qc7 13. Ng5 a5 14. Bh3 a4 15. Qc2 Bc8 16. Bf4 Qd8 17. Ng4
g6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Ne4 Bg7 20. Bg2 Qb6 21. Bd6 Re8 22. Rac1 Qd8 23. Bc5 Ba6
24. Bb4 Qc7 25. d5 exd5 26. Nd6 Qd7 27. Nxe8 Qxe8 28. e4 d4 29. e5 h5 30. f4 f6
31. Rxd4 fxe5 32. fxe5 Bc8 33. Rcd1 Bd7 34. Rd6 Qxe5 35. Qxg6 Qf5 36. Bc3 Qf7
37. Rf1 Qxg6 38. Rxg6 {1-0 (38) Nakamura,H (2787)-Lenderman,A (2618) Saint
Louis 2016}) 8... a6 (8... Nd5 9. a4 a6 10. e4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Nd7 12. f4 {
is another well-probed continuation in this line.}) 9. b3 b4 {Harikrishna
deviates from Kramnik-Giri's game. After Giri lost to Kramnik, this move has
become more popular among theoreticians and top GMs.} (9... cxb3 10. axb3 Be7
11. Bb2 O-O 12. Qc2 Nfd7 13. Nd3 Qb6 14. Ne4 a5 15. Ndc5 Bc8 16. Qc3 b4 17. Qe3
Na6 18. Rfc1 Nc7 19. Nxd7 Bxd7 20. Nc5 Be8 21. Ra2 Qb5 22. Qd3 Qxd3 23. Nxd3
Nd5 24. Ne5 Ra6 25. Bf1 Nc3 26. Bxc3 bxc3 27. Rxc3 c5 28. dxc5 Bf6 29. f4 Bb5
30. Bg2 Ra7 31. c6 Be7 32. Be4 f6 33. Nf3 Rd8 34. e3 e5 35. fxe5 fxe5 36. Rc1
a4 37. bxa4 {1-0 (37) Kramnik,V (2760)-Giri,A (2776) Doha 2014}) 10. Ne4 (10.
Na4 $6 c3 11. Nc4 a5 12. a3 Ba6 $1 13. axb4 axb4 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. dxc5 Qxd1 $1
(15... O-O 16. Bf4 Nd5 17. Bd6 Nd7 18. e4 $13 Nc7 $1 $146 (18... N5f6 19. Ra4
Nxc5 20. Bxc5 Qxd1 21. Rxd1 Bxc4 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Rxb4 Be2 24. Rc1 Rd8 25. h3
g5 26. Rxc3 Rd1+ 27. Kh2 Bb5 28. Rc2 e5 29. Bf3 Re1 30. Rc5 Nd7 31. Rcxb5 cxb5
32. Rxb5 h6 33. Rd5 Nf6 34. Rxe5 Rb1 35. Rf5 Kg7 36. e5 Ng8 37. Bd5 f6 38. Bxg8
{1-0 (38) Gleizerov,E (2531)-Bruno,F (2413) Sibenik 2014})) 16. Rxd1 O-O 17.
Bf4 Nd5 (17... Nbd7 $4 18. Bxc6 Bxc4 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Bxa8 Bxb3 21. Rd4 g5 22.
Rxb4 Nxc5 23. Bxg5 Kg7 24. Kf1 Nfd7 25. Ke1 f5 26. Be3 c2 27. Kd2 Ba4 28. Bxc5
Nxc5 29. Rc4 {1-0 (29) Gleizerov,E (2546)-Solodovnichenko,Y (2543) Koge 2013})
18. Bd6 (18. Bxd5 $2 cxd5 19. Nb6 Nc6 20. Nxa8 Rxa8 21. Ra2 Bb7 22. Rxa8+ Bxa8
23. Bc7 e5 24. Kf1 f6 25. Ke1 d4 26. Ra1 Bb7 27. Ba5 e4 28. Ra4 Nxa5 29. Rxa5
d3 30. c6 Bxc6 31. Rc5 Bd7 32. Rc4 Bb5 33. Rc5 Ba6 34. Rc6 Bb7 35. Rc4 Bd5 36.
Rxb4 Kf7 37. e3 Ke6 38. h3 h5 39. Kd1 Kd6 40. Kc1 Kc5 41. Rb8 Be6 {0-1 (41)
Gupta,A (2613)-Shirov,A (2676) Al Ain 2015}) 18... Rd8 $13) 10... Nxe4 11. Bxe4
c3 12. a3 a5 13. axb4 Bxb4 $5 $146 {Harikrishna's novelty which engines love!}
(13... axb4 14. Bf4 Nd7 15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Nxc6 Qc8 17. Rxa8 (17. Na5 $2 Be7 18.
d5 O-O 19. e4 exd5 20. exd5 Bc5 21. Qd3 Nf6 22. Qc4 Qh3 23. Qxc5 Ng4 24. Rfe1
Rfe8 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Be3 Nxh2 27. f3 Qxg3+ 28. Kh1 Nxf3 {0-1 (28) Baron,T 
(2524)-Shirov,A (2702) Riga 2015}) 17... Qxa8 18. d5 Bc5 19. Qd3 O-O 20. dxe6
Qxc6 21. exd7 Rd8 22. Rd1 Bb6 23. e4 h6 24. h4 Qe6 25. Qd5 Qg4 26. Kg2 c2 27.
Rc1 Qe2 $4 (27... Rxd7 28. Qb5 Qe6 29. Qxb4 Rd3 30. Rxc2 Qg4 $1 31. Rc1 Qf3+
32. Kh3 Qxf4 33. Rc8+ Kh7 34. Qxb6 Qf3 $11) 28. Rf1 Bc7 29. e5 Qg4 30. Rc1 Rxd7
31. Qa8+ Rd8 32. Qc6 g5 33. e6 gxf4 34. Qxc7 f3+ 35. Kh2 Rd2 36. Rxc2 Rxc2 37.
exf7+ Kg7 38. Qxc2 {1-0 (38) Ding,L (2778)-So,W (2775) Shanghai 2016}) 14. Qd3
Qe7 {} 15. Bxh7 Nd7 16. Be4 Nxe5 17. dxe5 {} Rd8 {The beginning of a complex
plan. Harikrishna keeps playing very provocatively.} (17... Rb8 18. h4 c5 19.
Rd1 O-O 20. Bg5 Qc7 21. Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Qe4 Rc8 23. h5 c2 $1 (23... c4 $2 24. h6
$1 Be7 (24... cxb3 25. hxg7 c2 26. Qh4 (26. Qh1 {funnily enough, this wins as
well.}) 26... cxd1=Q+ 27. Rxd1 f6 28. Qh8+ Kf7 29. Qh7 Rg8 30. Bxf6 Qc2 31.
Qxg8+ $1) 25. Bf6 Bxf6 26. exf6 gxf6 27. bxc4 c2 28. Qxc2 Qe5 29. Qd2 {with
some advantage for White.}) 24. Qxc2 Qxe5 25. Bf4 Qxh5 26. Qc4 {and Black is
definitely not worse.}) 18. Qf3 Rd5 $5 {This exchange sacrifice is an obvious
follow up to Black's previous move.} 19. Qg4 Kf8 {} 20. Bxd5 exd5 {Black
needs the c-pawn's support in order to be able to open up the a8-h1 diagonal.
In spite of White's material advantage, the position remains unclear. There
are way too many criteria to consider in order to judge who is better here.}
21. Ra4 c5 {} 22. Ba3 {Mamedyarov opens the a-file with brute force. This
comes at the cost of a better pawn structure for Black which looks like a
scary mass of advanced pawns.} Rh6 23. Bxb4 {} axb4 {} 24. Rfa1 Qe8 $6 {
The first real inaccuracy in this game. This move does not change the overall
evaluation of the position but it makes Black's task a bit more difficult.} (
24... Kg8 25. Ra7 Qc7 {seems simpler. This forces White to go for a perpetual.}
26. h4 Rb6 (26... d4 $4 27. Ra8+ Bxa8 28. Rxa8+ Kh7 29. Qf5+ Rg6 30. h5 $18)
27. h5 Qxe5 28. Rxb7 Rxb7 29. Qc8+ Kh7 30. Qxb7 c2 31. Rc1 Qb2 $11) 25. Ra7 Qc6
26. Qg5 Re6 27. Qd8+ Re8 {} 28. Qd6+ Kg8 {Harikrishna has handled the
difficult moves and it is now White's turn to be careful. Black's king is safe
now and Black's pawns are going to become dangerous very soon.} 29. Rxb7 $4 {
A tactical overshight by Mamedyarov in time pressure.} (29. f3 d4 30. Kf2 Qd5
31. h4 c2 32. Rxb7 Qxb7 33. Rc1 Qc8 34. Rxc2 Qh3 35. Rxc5 d3 $1 {an important
tactical nuisance.} 36. exd3 Qh2+ 37. Ke3 Qxg3 {and White's king has no real
shelter to run to, thefore Black will not have a difficult task to find a
perpetual here.}) 29... Qxb7 30. Qxc5 Rxe5 {The position is close to winning
for Black but Mamedyarov does not make things difficult for Harikrishna.} 31.
Ra7 $4 d4 $1 {A nice and decisive tactical sequence which yields a winning
endgame for Harikrishna.} 32. Qxd4 Rd5 33. Rxb7 Rxd4 34. Kg2 Rd1 {The point:
Black is threatening ...c2, and when White prevents it, he would go and grab
the b3-pawn, after which, Black's passed pawns will decided the game.} 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 15th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2017.02.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Donchenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Navara,D"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Rb8 8. Nfd2
Qd7 9. Nxc4 b5 10. Ncd2 {I was taught that this line should be slightly better
for White due to Black's backward c7-pawn, but modern chess is quite dynamic.
Arkadij is seven months younger than me, so perhaps he feels the dynamics
better.} Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Nb3 Rd8 13. Bd2 Bb7 14. a3 Ba8 15. f4 Qe8 16. Qc2
a5 17. Nc1 {It was not easy to foresee Black's subsequent move.} (17. Ne4 Nxe4
18. Bxe4 a4 19. Nc1 {would be more circumspect.}) 17... Nb4 $5 {The knight was
not standing particularly well on c6. Arkadij finds an imaginative way to
exchange it, thus gaining the initiative. Still, the position remains
approximately equal.} 18. axb4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qc6+ 20. Kg1 axb4 21. Nd3 bxc3 22.
Qxc3 Qb7 23. Qc2 Bd6 24. Rfc1 Ra8 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Qc6 Qxc6 27. Rxc6 Ra2 28.
Rc2 Ne4 29. Bb4 f5 30. Kg2 Kf7 31. Bxd6 cxd6 32. Rc7+ $6 {This is overly
optimistic.} (32. d5 $5 exd5 33. Nb4 {would maintain the balance.}) 32... Kf6
33. Rb7 $2 Ra1 $1 {White must have underestimated this rook shift.} 34. Nf2 (
34. Rxb5 Rd1 35. Nb4 Rd2+ 36. Kg1 Re2 $15) 34... Nd2 $1 35. d5 (35. Rxb5 Re1
36. d5 $15 {would minimise the damage.}) 35... exd5 36. Rxb5 Nc4 $1 37. b3 (37.
Nd3 $5 Rd1 38. Nb4 Ke6 {was also unpleasant for White.}) 37... Nxe3+ 38. Kf3 d4
(38... Nf1 $5 39. Rxd5 Ke6 $17) 39. Rb4 Nc2 40. Rc4 Ra2 {Black is threatening
mate in one!} 41. Nd3 Ke6 42. h3 $2 {The decisive mistake.} (42. Ra4 $1 Rxa4
43. bxa4 Kd5 44. a5 Kc6 45. Ke2 Kb5 46. Kd2 Ne3 47. Nb2 $1 {followed by Kd3
would give White much better chances of survival.}) 42... Na1 $1 {This knight
has worked wonders!} 43. Rxd4 (43. Ra4 Rd2 $1 {is no longer playable for White.
}) 43... Nxb3 44. Rb4 Nd2+ 45. Ke3 Nf1+ 46. Kf3 Nh2+ 47. Ke3 Rg2 48. Rb3 h5 49.
Ra3 Rxg3+ 50. Kf2 h4 51. Rc3 Nf3 0-1

[Event "Kemerovo2"]
[Site "Kemerovo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Mikhailov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Serper, Grigory"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Nikitin,A"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "6"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 (5. Bg5 $1) 5... dxc4 6. Bg2 b5 7.
O-O Bb7 8. a4 a6 9. Ne5 Nd5 10. Nxd5 (10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Bd2 Nd7
13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. e4 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Be7 $15 {Geller,E-Dolmatov,S/Minsk/1979/}) (
10. Ne4 $1 Nd7 11. Bg5 f6 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Bd2 Be7 14. Nc5 $146 {Szabo,
L-Shamkovich,L/Konstanza/1969/}) 10... cxd5 11. e4 dxe4 (11... Be7 $5 12. exd5
exd5 13. b3 cxb3 14. axb5 Qb6) 12. Qh5 Qc7 (12... g6 $2 13. Nxg6 $1 fxg6 14.
Qe5 $16) 13. Bf4 Bd6 (13... g6 14. Qe2 $1 $146 (14. Qh4 $2 Be7 15. Nxg6 Bxh4
16. Bxc7 hxg6 17. gxh4 Nd7 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8+ Bxa8 20. Ra1 Ke7 21. Ra7 Bd5
$15 22. Ba5 Rc8 23. Bb4+ Kd8 24. Kf1 Ra8 $17) 14... Bd6 15. Bxe4 O-O 16. axb5
f6 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Nxg6 $16) 14. Nxf7 Qxf7 15. Qxf7+ Kxf7 16. Bxd6 Rd8 17.
Bc7 Rc8 (17... Rxd4 18. axb5 $146) 18. Bxb8 $2 (18. Bd6 Nd7 $15) 18... Raxb8
19. Rfe1 b4 $1 $19 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 c3 22. bxc3 bxc3 23. Rc1 c2 $17 24.
a5 Rb1 25. Ree1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Ke7 27. Kf1 Kd6 28. Ke2 Kd5 29. Kd3 Rc4 30. Rxc2
Rxc2 31. Kxc2 Kxd4 32. Kb3 e5 33. Kb4 e4 $1 34. g4 g5 35. h3 h6 0-1

[Event "Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Neverov, Valeriy"]
[Black "Bukhman, Eduard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Nikitin,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1995.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Na3
cxd4 9. Naxc4 Bc5 10. Qb3 Qc8 (10... O-O 11. Qxb7 $5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Rb8 13. Qf3
Bd6 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Bg5 Be5 16. Rab1 Qa4 $15) 11. Nd3 Be7 12. Bf4 O-O 13.
Rac1 (13. Nd6 Bxd6 14. Bxd6 Rd8 15. Nc5 $2 Be8 16. Nxb7 Rd7 $17) 13... Rd8 14.
Bd6 $146 Nd5 $1 15. Qa3 (15. Bxe7 Ndxe7 16. Nd6 Qc7 17. Nxb7 $2 Rdb8 18. Ndc5
Bc8 $17) 15... Bxd6 16. Nxd6 Qc7 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Nb5 Qb6 19. Qc5 $1 Bf5 $1
20. Rfd1 Bxd3 21. Rxd3 Qxc5 22. Rxc5 Rac8 23. Kg2 Kf8 24. Nxd4 Nxd4 25. Rxc8
Rxc8 26. Rxd4 Rc2 $1 $10 27. Rb4 b6 28. Kf3 Ke7 29. Ke3 Kd6 30. Kd3 Rc1 31. Rh4
h6 32. Rf4 Ke6 33. Ra4 a5 34. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lausanne YM qf"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "1999.05.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bunzmann, Dimitrij"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 5120]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ {Ribli: 'Das ist eigentlich die
Bogoindische Verteidigung, aber mit Zugumstellung erreichen wir die
Katalanische Eröffnung. Ribli.'} 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 d5 {Ribli: 'Die andere
schwarze Möglichkeit wäre, die Stellung mit 5...d6 geschlossen zu halten.'} 6.
Bg2 {Dieser normale Zug erlaubt Schwarz, das Spiel im katalanischen Stil zu
verschäfen. Die Alternative ist natürlich 6.Qc2.} (6. Qc2 $5 {Der Damenzug
kommt stark in Betracht, denn jetzt oder später muß Weiß so spielen.}) 6...
dxc4 7. Qc2 (7. O-O O-O (7... b5 8. a4 Bxd2 9. Nfxd2 {[%cal Rg2a8]} Ra7 10.
axb5 Qxd4 11. Na3 Bb7 12. Bxb7 Rxb7 13. Ndxc4 $16) 8. Qc2 b5 (8... Nc6 9. Qxc4
Qd5 (9... Qd5 10. Qxd5 exd5 11. Bf4 Bg4 12. e3 Rac8)) 9. a4 bxa4 (9... c6 $2
10. axb5 Bxd2 11. Nfxd2 {[%cal Gg2a8]} Qxd4 12. Nxc4 $16) 10. Rxa4 (10. Nc3 Bb7
11. Nxa4 Bxd2 12. Qxd2 Nbd7 13. Rfc1 Nb6 14. Nc5 {1-0 Gulko,B-Makarichev,S/
USSR 1974/Inf 17 (51)}) 10... Bb7 11. Bxb4 (11. Qxc4 Bd5 $5 (11... Bxd2 12.
Nfxd2 (12. Nbxd2 Ba6 {[%csl Re2][%cal Ga6e2]}) 12... Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Nbd7 $11))
11... axb4 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Nbd2 c5 14. dxc5 Qa5 15. Qxc4 Bd5 16. Qd4 Rd8 17.
Nc4 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Rc8 19. Nd4 Rxc5 20. Qd3 Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Piket,J/
Monaco 1999/CBM 70_07 (43)}) (7. Na3 Bxa3 8. bxa3 O-O 9. Qc2 b5 10. Ne5 Nd5 11.
Rb1 c6 12. O-O $44) 7... Bxd2+ {'!?' Ribli. Viel häufiger wird hier 7...Nc6
gespielt, was von Smyslov oft angewendet wurde. Während meiner
Vorbereitungsarbeit hatte ich eigentlich das seltene 7...b6 geplant, doch auf
dem Brett entschied ich anders. Ribli: 'Das ist wahrscheinlich die beste
Zugfolge für Schwarz. Er spielt (noch) nicht 7...b5, denn in diesem Fall
könnte Weiß nach späterem ...Bxd2 Nfxd2 spielen und damit die Diagonale des
Läufers g2 öffnen. In der Partiestellung hat Weiß hingegen keine Wahl - Er muß
8.Nbxd2 spielen.'} (7... b5 8. a4 Bxd2+ 9. Nfxd2 $1 {[%cal Gg2a8] Das ist der
Unterschied. Jetzt hängt a8.} Nd5 10. axb5 {[%csl Rc4]} c6 11. Qxc4 {1-0 Zhu
Chen-Hort,V/Bad Homburg 1998/CBM 66/[Ribli] (39)}) (7... Nc6 8. Qxc4 Qd5) (7...
b6 8. Ne5 Ra7 9. Bxb4 axb4 10. Qxc4 Qd6 11. Nd3 Ba6 12. Qxb4 Bxd3 13. Qxd6 cxd6
14. exd3 d5 $44 {Weiß hat einen Bauern mehr, aber seine Bauernstellung ist
schwach, besonders die Bauern auf d3 und d4.}) 8. Nbxd2 b5 9. a4 c6 10. Ne5 {
'~~?!' Ribli. Ribli: 'Weiß öffnet sofort die Diagonale des g2-Läufers, aber
Schwarz bekommt starkes Gegenspiel. Ich denke, die alte Alternative, die Idee
des Bauernopfers mit folgendem b2-b3 ist chancenreicher für Weiß.'} (10. O-O
O-O 11. b3 {wird hier häufig empfohlen.} {Nach} cxb3 12. Nxb3 Ba6 (12... Nd5
13. e4 Nb4 14. Qc3 Ba6 15. axb5 Bxb5 16. Rfd1 Nd7 {1/2-1/2 Fauland,A-Kaidanov,
G/Moscow 1989/TD (41) Jetzt kann Weiß 17.Nxa5 spielen und gewinnt den Bauern
zurück.}) 13. Nc5 Nd5 {[%csl Gb4,Gd5] habe ich eher das Gefühl, dass Weiss
nach Kompensation sucht}) 10... Nd5 {Ribli: 'Der Springer steht ausgezeichnet
auf d5. Er kann später nach b4 ziehen und in einigen Varianten kommt Schwarz
mit ...f7-f6.'} 11. O-O (11. b3 $2 Nb4 12. Qc3 Qxd4 13. Qxd4 Nc2+ 14. Kd1 Nxd4
$17) 11... O-O {Ribli: 'Weiß hat etwas Initiative für den Bauern,aber er kann
ihn nicht zurückgewinnen.'} 12. e4 $2 {[%csl Ye4][%cal Rg2a8,Rd2e4,Re4c5] Ein
grober Fehler; Weiss schliesst alle Angriffslinien (Diagonale des Bg2; Feld e4
für den Nd2) und steht dann klar schlechter.} ({Auf das bessere} 12. Ne4 {
, hatte ich vor,} f6 13. Nf3 Na6 $5 {[%csl Gb4,Gc5,Ge5] zu spielen.}) (12. b3
f6 13. Nef3 (13. bxc4 $2 Nb4 $19) 13... c3 14. e4 cxd2 15. exd5 exd5 16. Qxd2
$15) 12... Nb4 ({Besser war vielleicht} 12... Nb6 {, da Weiss provoziert wird,
auf b5 zu tauschen.Nach} 13. axb5 (13. Rfd1 Qxd4 14. Ndxc4 $140 $2 Qc5) 13...
cxb5 {[%cal Yb8a6,Ya6b4,Yc8b7] fällt es Schwarz einfacher als in der Partie,
seine Figuren zu entwickeln. (Bb7 wäre aktiver, Nb8 zielt evt. nach b4)}) 13.
Qc3 Nd7 (13... Bb7 $5) 14. Nxd7 {Sonst erscheint der Springer auf b6.} (14.
Nef3 Nb6 15. axb5 cxb5 16. b3 cxb3 17. Nxb3 Na4 $17) (14. b3 $2 Nxe5 15. dxe5
Qd3 16. Qxd3 cxd3 $17) 14... Qxd7 {[%cal Rf8d8,Rd8d4] '!' Ribli.} 15. b3 $5 {
Dimitri trifft die richtige Entscheidung, indem er den Damenflügel öffnet.} (
15. Rfd1 Rd8 {[%csl Rd4]} 16. Nf3 $5) 15... Rd8 (15... e5 {zog ich auch in
Betracht, war aber wegen der Folge} 16. d5 (16. dxe5 $6 Rd8 17. Rfd1 cxb3 18.
Qxb3 Qe7 {gefolgt von Be6.}) 16... cxb3 17. Nxb3 cxd5 18. exd5 {nicht
besonders überzeugt.}) 16. axb5 {'?!' Ribli. Ribli: 'Es wäre meines Erachtens
wichtig für Weiß, den d4-Bauern zu verteidigen.'} ({Die Alternative} 16. Rfd1 {
lag im Zentrum meiner Gedanken. Ich versuchte die Konsequenzen von} Qxd4 $6 17.
Qxd4 Rxd4 18. Nxc4 {richtig einzuschätzen. Ich glaubte, dass} e5 (18... Rxd1+
19. Rxd1 Kf8 20. axb5 cxb5 21. e5 {ergibt gleiche Chancen.}) 19. Rxd4 exd4 20.
Nb6 Rb8 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. axb5 cxb5 23. Rxa5 d3 {zum Figurengewinn führte,
übersah aber, dass falls der Nb4 nach} 24. Rxb5 d2 25. Bf3 {weggehen würde,
das Feld d5 für den Turm frei wäre. Besser sind deshalb einfache
Entwicklungszügen wie 16...Bb7 oder 16...Ba6, wonach der schwarze Vorteil
spürbar bleibt.}) (16. Nf3) 16... cxb5 {'=/+' Ribli.} 17. bxc4 ({Nach} 17. Rfd1
Bb7 18. bxc4 Qxd4 19. Qxd4 Rxd4 20. Nb3 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 bxc4 22. Nxa5 Ba6 {
, käme ein ähnliches Endspiel. wie in der Partie, mit dem Unterschied, dass
Schwarz im Verglich aktiver wäre.}) 17... Qxd4 {Ribli: 'Schwarz kann zufrieden
sein. er hat einen Bauern mehr und gewinnt auch den Bauern c4.'} 18. Qxd4 Rxd4
19. Nb3 (19. e5 Ra7 20. Nb3 Rxc4 21. Nxa5 Rc3 {ändert eigentlich nicht viel.})
19... Rxc4 20. Rfd1 (20. Nxa5 Rc7 {oder} (20... Rc3 $17)) (20. e5 Nd5 {waren
nicht genug.}) 20... g6 (20... Ba6 21. Nxa5 Rc3 22. Nb7 $1 {war gar nicht
überzeugend, und ich verwarf}) (20... Kf8 {, weil mich in einigen Varianten
Gespenste der Art Nxa5-c6-Rd8 beunruhigten.}) (20... Nc6 $2 21. Nxa5) 21. Bf1 (
21. Nxa5 Rc3 22. e5 Ra7) (21. Rd8+ Kg7 22. e5 Nc6 23. Rd6 Bb7 $19) 21... Rc3
22. Rxa5 Rxa5 23. Nxa5 Ba6 {'-/+' Ribli. Ribli: 'Der schwarze Mehrbauer ist
für Weiß sehr gefährlich.'} 24. Rd4 {Ribli: 'Die schwarze Drohung war 24...Ra3.
'} ({Auf} 24. Rb1 {sind sowohl} Nc2 {als auch 24...Nd3 günstig}) 24... Ra3 25.
Rxb4 (25. Nb7 Bxb7 (25... Nc6 $1) 26. Rxb4 Ra4 27. Rxb5 Bxe4 28. Re5 Kg7 $17 {
xKg1}) 25... Rxa5 26. Rd4 (26. f4 Kf8 27. e5 Ke7 {würde dem Nachziehenden die
Aktivierung seines Königs gestatten.}) 26... Bb7 27. f3 (27. Rb4 Bc6 $17) 27...
Kg7 28. Rd6 ({Schlechter war} 28. Rd7 Bc6 29. Rd6 Be8 30. Rd8 Kf8 31. Rb8 Ke7
32. Rb7+ Bd7 {und Schwarz erzielt klare Fortschritte.}) 28... Ra6 {'!' Ribli.}
(28... Kf6 29. Rb6 Ba6 30. f4 $15) 29. Rxa6 $2 {Das Läuferendspiel ist kaum
haltbar. Indem er die Türme tauscht, verliert Weiss den grössten Teil seiner
Aktivität.} ({Besser war} 29. Rd4 Rb6 30. Rb4 {[%csl Yb4,Yf1] Hier denke ich,
dass Schwarz am besten mit} Ba6 {[%csl Gc6] weitergeht, da das Feld c6 für den
König frei gelassen werden muss.} 31. e5 (31. Kf2 e5) 31... Kf8 32. Kf2 Ke7 33.
Ke3 Kd7 34. Kd4 Kc6 35. f4 Rb8 {mit guten Gewinnchancen für Schwarz.}) (29. Rd7
Rb6 {[%cal Rb5b4,Rb4b3,Rb3b2]}) 29... Bxa6 30. Kf2 $6 {Dimitri erleichtert
meine Aufgabe.} (30. e5 Kf8 31. Kf2 Ke7 32. Ke3 Kd7 33. Kd4 Kc6 34. f4 Kb6 {
hätte zwar kaum gehalten.}) 30... e5 $19 {[%csl Re4] Ribli: 'Es ist logisch,
daß Schwarz seine Bauern auf schwarzen Feldern aufstellt.'} (30... Kf6 31. Ke3
Ke5 32. f4+) 31. Ke3 Kf8 (31... Kf6 32. f4 Ke6) 32. h4 (32. f4 f6) 32... h6 {
Ribli: 'Schwarz stellt seine Bauern konsequent auf e5, f6, g5 und h6.'} 33. Bd3
({Nach} 33. f4 f6 34. f5 g5 35. Kf3 Ke7 36. Kg4 ({oder} 36. hxg5 hxg5 37. Kg4
Bb7 $1 38. Bxb5 Bxe4 {[%csl Rg4] und Weiss ist paralysiert.}) {muss Schwarz
aufpassen und} 36... Bb7 $1 {spielen.} (36... gxh4 37. gxh4 Kd6 {führt auf
sehr hübsche und überraschende Weise nur zum Remis:} 38. Kh5 Kc5 39. Kxh6 Kd4
40. Kg7 $3 b4 41. Bxa6 b3 42. h5 b2 43. h6 b1=Q 44. h7 Qg1+ 45. Kxf6 Qh2 46.
Kg7 Qg3+ 47. Kf7 Qh4 48. Kg7 Qe7+ (48... Qg5+ 49. Kf7 Qh6 50. Kg8) 49. Kg8 {
und Schwarz kommt nicht weiter.}) 37. Bd3 Kf8 38. Kf3 Bc6 {sollte dann
problemlos genügen.}) 33... Ke7 34. Bb1 (34. f4 f6 35. f5 g5 36. Kf3 Kd6 37.
Kg4 Kc5 {ist diesmal zum Sieg ausreichend:} 38. Kh5 (38. hxg5 hxg5 39. Kh5 Kd4)
38... gxh4 39. gxh4 Kd4 40. Bc2 b4 41. Kxh6 Bd3 42. Bb3 (42. Ba4 Kxe4 43. Kg6
Kf4 $19) 42... Kxe4 43. Kg6 Kf4 44. Be6 Be2 $1 45. Kxf6 (45. h5 Bxh5+ 46. Kxh5
e4 $19) 45... Bh5 (45... e4 46. Kg6 Ke5 $1 $19) 46. Ke7 e4 47. f6 e3 $19) {
Der Rest stellt kein Problem mehr.} 34... f6 35. f4 Kd6 36. Ba2 Kc5 {Ribli:
'Die Überführung des schwarzen Königs zum Damenflügel entscheidet den Kampf.
Weiß hat kein Gegenspiel, während der b-Bauer voranschreitet.'} 37. Bf7 g5 38.
Kf3 b4 39. Bb3 (39. hxg5 hxg5 40. fxg5 fxg5 41. Kg4 Bc4 42. Be8 b3 43. Ba4 b2
44. Bc2 Kd4 45. Kxg5 Bd3 $19) 39... Bc4 40. Bc2 b3 41. Bxb3 Bxb3 42. fxe5 fxe5
43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Kg4 Kd4 0-1

[Event "SUI-ch"]
[Site "Lenzerheide"]
[Date "2010.07.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2010.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. Qc2 Bxd2+ 8.
Qxd2 c6 9. a4 b5 10. Na3 {Anands Erfindung aus der 4. Partie seines WM-Kampfs
gegen Topalov.} Ba6 {Kosteniuk spielte diese Neuerung und die kommenden Züge
rasch aus.} 11. Ne5 Nd5 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. axb5 Bxb5 14. Nxb5 O-O ({Ich hatte
eher} 14... Rb8 {erwartet, und wollte mit} 15. Na3 Ndb4 16. Rd1 {reagieren.
Der Textzug ist selbstverständlich stärker.}) 15. e3 ({Erst dieser Zug
überraschte meine Gegnerin. Die logische Alternative} 15. Na3 {gefiel mir wegen
} Qb6 16. Nxc4 (16. e3 Qb4 $1 $11) 16... Qxd4 17. Qxd4 Nxd4 18. Rxa5 {weniger.
Weiss hat einen Bauern gewonnen, aber die schwarzen Remischancen sind gross.
Kosteniuk hat in ihrer Vorbereitung sicher den besten Weg hier gefunden.})
15... Rb8 ({Nach} 15... Qb6 {kehrt der Springer diesmal nach c3 zurück.}) 16.
Na3 Rb4 17. O-O ({Stärker war} 17. Rc1 Qb6 (17... c3 18. bxc3 Rb3 (18... Ra4
19. Nb5 $16) 19. Nb1 $16) 18. Nxc4 Qb5 19. Bf1 {Ich sah zwar, dass dieser
ungewöhnliche Zug zum Vorteil führen sollte, aber überschätzte meine
Perspektiven nach dem Textzug. Schwarz gleicht in der Tat hier nicht aus, z.B:}
Nb6 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21. Bg2 Ne7 22. O-O Rxb2 23. Rc2 $14 {Es steht materiell
gleich, aber Weiss ist aktiver und kann den schwachen a-Bauern angreifen.})
17... Qb8 ({Meine Gegnerin übersah nach} 17... Qb6 18. Rfc1 Rxb2 19. Nxc4 Rxd2
20. Nxb6 {den ausgleichenden Zug} Nxd4 $1 $11 {Ich hätte 18.Qe2 gespielt, aber
Schwarz hat nach 18...a4 19.Rfc1 Na5 kaum was zu fürchten.}) 18. Rab1 ({
Leichten Vorteil konnte sich Weiss mittels} 18. Rfc1 Rxb2 19. Qd1 c3 20. Bxd5
exd5 21. Rxc3 {sichern.}) 18... a4 ({In Sicht hatte ich auch die Variante} 
18... Rc8 19. Rfc1 Nce7 20. e4 c3 21. Qe1 $1 cxb2 22. Rxc8+ Qxc8 23. exd5 Nxd5
24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Qd2 $14 {Vielleicht handelt es sich hier um einen grösseren
Vorteil, aber solche Bauern machen immer Angst!}) 19. Rfd1 Rd8 ({Um die weisse
Bauernexpansion im Zentrum zu bremsen, kam} 19... f5 $5 {in Frage. Schwarz
steht nach} 20. Qc2 Na5 21. e4 fxe4 22. Qxe4 Qb6 {befriedigend.}) 20. e4 Nf6
21. Qc3 h6 $2 ({Kosteniuk übersah meine Drohung. Richtig war} 21... e5 22. dxe5
(22. d5 Nd4) 22... Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Nxe5 24. Bf1 ({Der "Bauerngewinn"} 24. Qxb4
$2 Qxb4 25. Rd8+ Qf8 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. f4 {geht leider nicht, da Schwarz das
typische Trick} Nd3 28. Nxc4 Nxb2 $1 $15 {zur Verfügung hat!}) (24. Nc2 $2 Rb3
25. Qa5 Rd3 $1 $15) 24... h6 25. Nxc4 Nxc4 26. Bxc4 Nxe4 27. Bxf7+ Kxf7 28.
Rd7+ Ke6 29. Qxg7 {Der Computer ist ziemlich optimistisch, aber meiner Meinung
nach besitzt Weiss nur praktische Chancen, einen Vorteil zu haben.}) (21... Na5
$6 {ist übrigens wegen} 22. Nc2 Rb5 23. Ra1 {schlecht}) 22. Nc2 Rb3 23. Qxc4
Qb6 ({Kosteniuk versucht spekulativ, das Spiel zu verschärfen, und opfert
einen zweiten Bauern. Als stärkste Verteidigung hielt ich während der Partie
der Übergang ins Endspiel. Aber nach} 23... Qb5 24. Qxb5 Rxb5 25. d5 exd5 26.
exd5 Nxd5 27. Nd4 $1 Nxd4 28. Rxd4 a3 29. Rxd5 Rbxd5 30. Bxd5 Rxd5 31. bxa3 {
ist das Turmendspiel wahrscheinlich verloren.}) (23... Nb4 $2 24. Na1 $18) 24.
Qxa4 e5 25. d5 Ng4 (25... Na5 26. Ne3 $16) 26. Rd2 ({Vielleicht funktioniert
auch} 26. Qxc6 Qxf2+ 27. Kh1 {, aber ich hörte mit der Variantenberechnung auf,
als ich} Rxg3 {sah. Weiss kann sich anscheinend mittels} 28. Rd2 Qxd2 29. hxg3
Qg5 30. Kg1 {verteidigen, aber ganz sicher sieht die weisse Königsstellung
nicht.}) 26... Rxb2 27. Rxb2 Qxb2 28. Bf3 {Diesen wichtigen Gewinnzug musste
im voraus gesehen werden.} Qc3 ({Relativ besser war} 28... Nxh2 29. Kxh2 Qc3 {
, auch wenn der verlorene h-Bauer nach} 30. Kg2 Qxd2 31. dxc6 $18 {keine Rolle
spielt.}) 29. Bxg4 Qxd2 30. dxc6 Qc3 31. Ne3 Rd4 32. Qa8+ Kh7 33. Qe8 Qa1+ 34.
Kg2 Qa7 35. Bf5+ g6 36. Bd7 Qa2 37. Nd5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.03.01"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Piket,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Ingbert"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 (7...
Qa5 8. Nd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bxc5 (9... Qxc5 10. Qxc5 Bxc5 11. Nd2 c3 12. bxc3 Rb8
13. Nb3 Bd6 14. Rd1 Be5 (14... Ke7 15. Rxd6 Kxd6 16. Bf4+ e5 17. Rd1+)) 10.
Qxc4 Bd7 $5 11. Bxb7 Rb8 $44) 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 (9... b5 $6 10. Ne5 (10.
a4 $1) 10... Nxe5 11. Bxa8 Neg4 12. e3 Ba6) 10. bxc3 Bd7 (10... O-O 11. Nb3 Be7
12. Nfd4 Bd7 13. Nxc6 (13. Bg5 Rac8 14. Nb5) 13... Bxc6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Na5
Rfc8 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Rd3 Rab8) 11. Rb1 (11. Nb3 Be7 12. Nfd4 O-O)
11... O-O-O 12. Nd4 $6 (12. Ng5 $1 Be8 13. Bb2 Be7 14. c4 h6 15. Nge4 Nxe4 16.
Nxe4 f6 17. c5 $14) (12. Nb3 Bxf2+ (12... Bb6 $5) 13. Kxf2 Ne4+ 14. Ke1 Nxc3
15. Bb2 Nxd1 16. Rxd1 f6 17. Nc5 b6 18. Nxd7 Rxd7 19. Rc1 Rc7 $15) 12... e5 $1
$11 (12... Nd5 $6 13. Ne4 Nxc3 (13... Bxd4 14. cxd4 f5 15. Nd6+) 14. Nxc3 (14.
Nxc5 Nxd1 15. Nb5 (15. Bf4 Nc3 16. Rxb7 (16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Bxc6 Nxb1 18. Bxb7#)
)) 14... Bxd4 15. Nb5 $44) 13. Nxc6 (13. N2b3 Bf5 $1) 13... Bxc6 14. Bxc6 bxc6
15. Bb2 Rd7 (15... Rxd2 16. Rxd2 Ne4 17. Rc2 $8 (17. Rd3 Nxf2 18. Rf3 Ne4+ 19.
Kg2 Nd2)) (15... h5 $5 16. h4 $2 (16. c4 Bd4 17. Bxd4 Rxd4 18. Nb3 Rxc4 19. Na5
Rc5 (19... Rc2 20. Rdc1 $1 (20. Nb7 Kc7 21. Nd6 Rb8)) 20. Nb7 Rd5 21. Nd6+ Kc7
22. Nxf7 Re8) 16... Rxd2 17. Rxd2 Ne4 18. Rc2 Bxf2+ 19. Kg2 Bxg3) 16. Nc4 $2 (
16. Nb3 Rhd8 17. Rxd7 Nxd7 18. Rd1 f6 19. e4 $11 (19. Rxd7 $2 Rxd7 20. Nxc5 Rd2
21. Na4 (21. Nd3 e4) 21... Rxe2 22. Kf1 Rc2 23. Ke1 e4 $17)) 16... Rhd8 17.
Rxd7 Nxd7 18. Kg2 f6 19. Rd1 (19. e4 Nb6 $17) 19... Kc7 20. e4 Rb8 21. Rd2 Nb6
22. Na5 $1 (22. Nxb6 axb6 23. c4 Ra8 24. Bc1 Ra4 (24... Ba3 $5 25. Bxa3 Rxa3
26. Rc2 Kd6 $17) 25. Rc2 Bd4 26. Kf3 b5 27. cxb5 c5 28. Ke2 Kb6 $17) 22... Na4
(22... g5 23. g4 (23. h3 h5 24. Kf3)) 23. Nc4 (23. Nb3 Be7) 23... Rb5 24. Rc2
Be7 (24... Nb6 $5 25. Nd2 $8 (25. Nxb6 axb6 26. c4 Ra5 27. Bc1 Bd4 28. Kf3 b5
29. cxb5 c5 $1) 25... Ra5 $1 (25... Be7 26. Bc1 $15) 26. Nb3 Rxa2 27. Nxc5 Nc4
28. Nd3 a5 $1 29. Rc1 $2 (29. Re2 a4 30. Kf3 a3 (30... Nxb2 31. Nxb2 (31. Rxb2
Rxb2 32. Nxb2 a3) (31. Nb4 $1) 31... a3) 31. Bxa3 Rxa3 32. Rc2 Kb6 $15) 29...
Nxb2 30. Rc2 a4 $1) 25. Ba3 Bxa3 26. Nxa3 Ra5 27. Kf3 Nb6 28. Nb1 Nc4 29. Nd2 (
29. Ke2 Rb5 30. Nd2 Na3 31. Rc1 Rb2 $19) 29... Na3 (29... Nxd2+ 30. Rxd2 Ra3
31. Rc2 c5 (31... Kb6 32. Ke3 Kb5 33. Kd3) 32. Ke3 c4 33. Kd2 (33. f4) 33...
Kd6 34. Rb2 g6 $15) 30. Rb2 Nb5 31. Nb1 (31. Rc2 $2 Ra3 32. Nb1 (32. Nb3 a5)
32... Nd4+) 31... Ra4 32. Rc2 $1 (32. Ke3 Nd6 33. Nd2 Rxe4+ $1 34. Nxe4 Nc4+)
32... Nd6 $6 (32... Rd4 $1 33. Ke3 Rd1 34. Nd2 a5 $15 (34... g5 $5)) 33. Nd2
$11 Ra3 34. Ke3 Nb5 35. Nb1 Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karpov-Piket Match"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1999.02.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Piket,L"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1999.02.21"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ribli} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ {Ribli: 'Das ist
eine seltene Nebenvariante. Ohne ...dxc4 wird der Zug ...Bb4 gerne gespielt.
Ribli.'} 6. Bd2 a5 7. O-O {Ribli: 'Dieser Zug ist nicht schlecht, aber meines
Erachtens ist die Alternative 7.Qc2 chancenreicher.'} (7. Qc2 {Ribli} b5 (7...
O-O 8. Qxc4 Nc6 9. O-O Qd5 10. Qxd5 exd5 11. Bf4 Bg4 12. e3 (12. a3 {Ribli} Bd6
13. Bxd6 cxd6 14. Nc3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nxd4 16. Bg2 Nb3 17. Rad1 {1-0 Van der
Sterren,P-Garcia Ilundain,D/Linares 1995/CBM 51 (35)}) 12... Rac8 13. a3 Be7
14. Nc3 Nd8 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 c6 {1/2-1/2 Askgaard,J-Hansen,L/Copenhagen
1997/EXT 99 (66)}) (7... b6 8. Ne5 Ra7 9. Bxb4 axb4 10. Qxc4 Qd6 11. Nd3 (11.
Qb5+ Nfd7 12. Nd3 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Nd2 Ba6 15. Qa4 O-O 16. O-O Rc7 17. Rfd1
Qb6 {0-1 Scheeren,P-Olafsson,F/Wijk aan Zee 1983/MCD (22)}) 11... Ba6 12. Qxb4
Bxd3 13. Qxd6 cxd6 14. exd3 d5 15. Na3 {1/2-1/2 Kosic,D-Vukovic,Z/JUG-ch 1990/
CBM 17 (15)}) (7... Nc6 8. Qxc4 Qd5 9. Qd3 {Dieser Stellung ist aus der
Bogoindischen Verteidigung bekannt nach 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4 4.Bd2 a5 5.
g3 d5 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.Qc2 dxc4 8.Qxc4 Qd5 9.Qd3.} (9. Qxd5)) 8. a4 Bxd2+ 9. Nfxd2
Nd5 10. axb5 $14 {1-0 Zhu Chen-Hort,V/Bad Homburg 1998/CBM 66/[Ribli] (39)}) (
7. Na3 {Ribli} Bxa3 8. bxa3 O-O 9. Qc2 b5 10. Ne5 Nd5 11. Rb1 c6 12. O-O $44)
7... O-O (7... Nc6 $5) (7... b5 {Ribli} 8. a4 Bxd2 9. Nfxd2 Ra7 10. axb5 Qxd4
11. Na3 Bb7 12. Bxb7 Rxb7 13. Ndxc4 {1-0 Genov,P-Kuzev,J/BUL-ch 1995/EXT 97 
(29)}) 8. Qc2 b5 $6 {Ribli: 'Schwarz verteidigt seinen Mehrbauern, aber früher
oder später muß er ihn aufgeben. Während Weiß aber das Material zurückgewinnt,
kann Schwarz seine Entwicklung in Ruhe beenden.'} 9. a4 bxa4 (9... c6 $2 10.
axb5 Bxd2 11. Nfxd2 (11. Nfxd2 {Ribli} Qxd4 12. Nxc4 Qc5 13. Nba3 Ra7 14. Nxa5
Qxc2 15. Nxc2 cxb5 16. Nd4 {1-0 Oll,L-Nei,I/Espoo 1989/EXT 97 (40)})) 10. Rxa4
{'N' Ribli. Ribli: 'Weiß gewinnt den zweiten Bauern sofort zurück, aber meines
Erachtens wäre es besser, mit 10.Nc3 fortsetzen und Schwarz kann kaum sein
materielles Übergewicht halten. Nach dem Textzug steht der Turm unglücklich
auf a4.'} (10. Nc3 {Ribli} Bb7 11. Nxa4 Bxd2 12. Qxd2 Nbd7 13. Rfc1 Nb6 14. Nc5
Ne4 15. Qe1 Nxc5 16. dxc5 Nd5 17. Ne5 c3 18. bxc3 f6 19. Rcb1 Ra7 20. c6 Ba8
21. Nd7 Re8 22. c4 Bxc6 23. Nb8 Bb7 24. Rxb7 Rxb7 25. Nc6 Qd6 26. cxd5 {
1-0 Gulko,B-Makarichev,S/USSR 1974/Inf 17 (51)}) 10... Bb7 11. Bxb4 (11. Qxc4
Bd5 (11... Bxd2 {Ribli} 12. Nfxd2 (12. Nbxd2 $6 Ba6 {[%csl Rc4,Re2]}) 12...
Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Nbd7 $11)) 11... axb4 12. Rxa8 (12. Rxb4 {Ribli} Be4 (12... Bd5)
13. Qd2 Bd5 14. Nc3 Nc6 $15) 12... Bxa8 13. Nbd2 $1 (13. Qxc4 Bd5 (13... Qd6
$11) 14. Qxb4 Nc6 15. Qc5 (15. Qc3 {Ribli} Bxf3 16. Qxf3 (16. Bxf3 Nxd4 $11)
16... Nxd4 $11) 15... Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nxd4) 13... c5 $6 {'!' Ribli. Ribli:
'Unter zeitweiligem Bauernopfer befreit sich Schwarz von seiner potentiellen
Schwäche in der c-Linie.'} (13... c3 14. bxc3 bxc3 15. Qxc3 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4
17. Rc1 (17. Ne5 $5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qd5+ 19. Kg1 $14) 17... Nc6 18. e3 Qa8 (18...
Qd5 19. Ne1) 19. Ne1 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 Ne7 $14) 14. dxc5 Qa5 15. Qxc4 (15. Nxc4 {
Ribli} Qxc5 $11) 15... Bd5 16. Qd4 (16. Qc2 $142 Rc8 $140 (16... b3 $5) 17. e4
(17. Rc1 {Ribli} Nbd7 $11) 17... Rxc5 (17... Bb7) 18. Qd3) 16... Rd8 {'!'
Ribli.} 17. Nc4 Bxc4 $8 (17... Qa2 18. Nfe5 $18) 18. Qxc4 Rc8 19. Nd4 $6 (19.
Rd1 $1 Nfd7 (19... h6) (19... Rxc5 20. Qxb4 $1)) (19. Rc1 {Ribli} Nfd7 20. Qf4
Rxc5 21. Rxc5 Qxc5 $11) 19... Rxc5 {'=' Ribli. Ribli: 'Schwarz hat den Bauern
zurückgewonnen und besitzt daher gleiche Chancen. Theoretisch ist der weiße
g2-Läufer stark und kontrolliert die lange Diagonale, aber in unserer Stellung
hat das keine Bedeutung.'} 20. Qd3 (20. Nb3 $2 {Ribli} Rxc4 21. Nxa5 Rc2 $17 {
[%cal Rc2e2,Rc2b2]}) 20... Rc8 (20... Qc7 $11 {Ribli}) 21. Rd1 h6 {Ribli:
'Schwarz vermeidet Grundreihenmotive.'} (21... Rd8 $1 22. Qc2 g6 23. e3 e5 $11)
22. h3 Qa2 23. Qb3 (23. Qd2 {Ribli} Qc4 $11) 23... Qxb3 24. Nxb3 Nfd7 (24...
Nbd7 $11 {Ribli}) 25. f4 (25. Be4 $5) 25... Kf8 (25... Rc2 {Ribli} 26. Rd2 Rxd2
27. Nxd2 Kf8 28. Kf2 Ke7 $14 {[%csl Rb4] Weiß ist in leichtem Vorteil wegen
der Schwäche des b-Bauern.}) 26. Be4 Ke7 27. Rd4 (27. Ra1 $5) 27... f5 {
'!' Ribli.} 28. Bd3 {Ribli: 'Weiß muß wegen ...Rc2 die lange Diagonale
verlassen.'} Nc6 29. Rc4 Nb6 30. Rc1 Kd6 $11 {Ribli: 'Schwarz hat wegen des
aktiven Königs keine Probleme.'} 31. Kf2 g5 {Ribli: 'Schwarz möchte das
Material reduzieren.'} 32. e4 (32. fxg5 $142 hxg5 33. Bb5 (33. h4 {Ribli} gxh4
34. gxh4 Rh8 $15 {[%csl Rh4] Der weiße Freibauer auf h4 wirkt auf mich schwach.
}) 33... Ne5 34. Rxc8 Nxc8 35. h4 $132) 32... gxf4 33. gxf4 fxe4 34. Bxe4 Ne7 (
34... Nd5 $11 {Ribli}) 35. Rxc8 Nexc8 {Ribli: 'Es ist schwer vorstellbar, wie
man diese gleiche Stellung gewinnen kann.'} 36. Nd4 Na4 37. b3 Nc5 (37... Nc3
$11 {Ribli}) 38. Bc2 Ne7 (38... e5 $2 {Ribli} 39. Nf5+ {[%cal Rf5d6,Rf5h6]})
39. Kf3 e5 40. Ne2 (40. fxe5+ {Ribli} Kxe5 41. Ne2 $11) 40... exf4 41. Nxf4 (
41. Kxf4 {Ribli} Nd5+ 42. Kf3 Ke5 $11) 41... Ke5 42. Nd3+ Nxd3 43. Bxd3 Nc6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0708"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2007.11.25"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Berczes, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "172"]
[EventDate "2007.10.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Katernberg"]
[BlackTeam "Zehlendorf"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 {My opponent surprised me with
his opening choice. Therefore, I decided to deviate from the common 5.Bg5 or 5.
e3, which I usually play here. The move in the text switches the game into a
Catalan-like setup.} dxc4 {The most principled continuation. White can't get
the pawn back but, has to play for an initative.} 6. Bg2 b5 7. a4 Qb6 {I was
rather surprised when I found almost no games in the database played with this
move. However, an automatically played 7...b4 seems to yield Black sufficient
counterplay.} (7... b4 8. Nb1 Nbd7 9. O-O Ba6 10. Bg5 Rc8 11. Qc2 (11. Nbd2 c3
12. bxc3 bxc3 13. Nb3 Bb4 14. Qc2 h6 15. Bc1 Qe7 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nd5 18.
Nd4 O-O 19. Qe4 c5 20. Nb5 Rfd8 $15 {1-0 Granda Zuniga,J (2610)-Piket,J (2580)/
Amsterdam 1996/CBM 055 (39)}) 11... Be7 12. Rd1 O-O 13. e4 h6 14. Bf4 c5 15. d5
exd5 16. exd5 Nh5 (16... Re8 $142 17. d6 $140 Bf8 18. Nbd2 c3 $1 19. bxc3 Nd5
$17) 17. Be3 Bd6 18. Nbd2 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Nxc4 Bxc4 21. Qxc4 Bxb2 22.
Rab1 Be5 23. Bh3 $16 {1-0 Yudasin,L (2575)-Moroz,A (2385)/Podolsk 1990/TD (49)}
) 8. O-O ({Black is fine after} 8. Ne5 Bb7 9. Be3 Nd5) 8... Bb7 9. e4 $146 {
The exchange on b5 followed by b2-b3 was a serious alternative. However,
during the game I tried not to open the long diagonal for the black
light-squared bishop.} (9. axb5 cxb5 10. b3 Bb4 11. Qc2 Bxc3 12. Qxc3 cxb3 13.
Qxb3 Nbd7 14. Rb1 $44 {1/2-1/2 Pellus Ruiz,J (2235)-Rueda Marquez,D (2085)/
Barcelona 2003/EXT 2004 (18)}) 9... b4 $5 {I was provoking this but, it is not
necessarily bad.} ({In case of} 9... Nbd7 {I intended to continue by} 10. a5
Qa6 11. e5 Nd5 12. Ng5 {with a good compensation for the pawn.}) 10. a5 {
A useful intermezzo, driving the queen to a less fortunate square.} Qa6 (10...
Qd8 11. Na4 $1 Qxa5 (11... Nxe4 12. Ne5 Nf6 13. Qe2 {with great compensation.})
12. Ne5 Qb5 13. Re1 Nbd7 14. Nxc4 Qxc4 15. Bf1 {[%csl Rc4] trapping the queen.}
) 11. e5 Nfd7 $6 {This move looks unnatural and passive.} (11... bxc3 12. exf6
cxb2 13. fxg7 Bxg7 (13... bxa1=Q $2 14. gxh8=Q $18 {This curious position with
four queens on the board is won for White because of the weakness of Black's
monarch.}) 14. Bxb2 Nd7 15. Ng5 $36 {[%csl Re8]}) (11... Nd5 {This is what I
was expecting.} 12. Ne4 Nd7 (12... Be7 13. Re1 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rc4][%cal Gg2f1,
Gf1a6]}) 13. Re1 c5 14. Bf1 Rc8 15. Ned2 cxd4 16. Nxd4 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Gb2b3,
Gf1a6] Black's queen is vulnerable, though I am not sure that White is
actually better here.}) 12. Ne4 c5 {Black must play this, otherwise his
position will be totally cramped.} 13. Nfg5 {I spent a lot of time here. The
move in the text allows White to win an exchange by force. However, I wasn't
sure about the consequences.} (13. Re1 cxd4 (13... Nc6 $2 14. d5 $1 exd5 15.
Neg5 $16) 14. Nxd4 Nc5 $13 {I could not find any clear way for the advantage
here.}) 13... h6 (13... cxd4 $2 14. Qf3 Nxe5 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. Qxb7 $18) 14.
Qf3 $2 {Selling out the initiative nearly for nothing.} (14. Qh5 $1 g6 15. Qh4
$1 (15. Qf3 {This would lead to the same position as in the game but, with an
inclusion of the move g7-g6 which actually favours White as it weakens the
dark squares. However, 15.Qh4 is a way stronger.}) 15... Nc6 $1 (15... cxd4 16.
Nd6+ $1 Bxd6 17. exd6 {[%cal Gg5e6,Gh4e7]} Nc6 (17... Kf8 18. Nxe6+ $1 fxe6 19.
Qe7+ Kg8 20. Qxe6+ Kg7 {[%tqu "En","How can White complete his attack in
style?","","","c1e3","The most elegant solution.",12]} 21. Be3 $3 {The most
elegant solution.} dxe3 22. Qe7+ Kg8 23. fxe3 {[%csl Gf1] with inevitable mate.
}) 18. Re1 $1 $40 {[%cal Gg5e6]} ({Less clear is} 18. Nxe6 $6 fxe6 19. Bxc6 O-O
20. Bxd7 Qxd6 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gd6d5]})) (15... Be7 16. Nd6+ $1 Bxd6 17. exd6
Bxg2 {[%tqu "En","Should White recapture on g2?","","","g5e6","",5]} 18. Nxe6
$1 {[%cal Gh4e7]} g5 19. Nc7+ Kf8 20. Bxg5 Qxd6 21. Bf4 Qc6 22. Rfe1 $18) 16.
Nd6+ Bxd6 17. exd6 O-O-O $1 (17... Nxd4 18. Nxe6 Ne2+ 19. Kh1 Bxg2+ 20. Kxg2
Qxd6 21. Qe4 $18 {[%csl Ra8,Re2]}) 18. Nxf7 Nxd4 {This would be Black's best
chance but, the position is in White's favour anyway.}) 14... hxg5 15. Nd6+
Bxd6 16. Qxb7 Qxb7 17. Bxb7 Be7 (17... Bc7 18. Rd1 cxd4 19. Rxd4 Nxe5 20. Bxa8
Na6 21. Bxg5 Nc5 22. Rdd1 O-O 23. Bg2 $14) 18. dxc5 Nxe5 (18... O-O 19. Bxa8
Nxc5 $44 {was a worthy alternative.} (19... Na6 $6 20. c6 $16)) 19. Bxa8 Bxc5 {
Black can't both keep the Pg5 and capture the Pc5, has to make a choice.} (
19... g4 20. Be3 Nbd7 21. f4 Nd3 22. Bc6 $14) 20. Bxg5 Nd3 {Black has certain
compensation for the exchange. The knight on d3 is powerful. White's
initiative was sold for a cheap price.} 21. Rad1 f6 22. Bc1 f5 (22... Nd7 23.
Be4 N7e5 $44) 23. Bg5 $6 (23. Bf3 Nd7 24. Be2 N7e5 25. h4 Bd4 26. Bg5 Bxb2 27.
f4 Nc6 28. Bxd3 cxd3 29. Rxd3 $14) (23. Rxd3 cxd3 24. Rd1 Nd7 25. Rxd3 Ne5 $11)
23... Kf7 24. b3 Nd7 25. Bf3 {I have to put my bishop on e2 in order to cover
the g4 square against possible knight moves.} (25. Bg2 $2 N7e5 26. bxc4 Nxf2
27. Rxf2 Ng4 {and Black wins.}) 25... N7e5 26. Be2 Nxf2 $1 {Sacrificing a
piece, but gaining a lot of pawns.} 27. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Rxh2+ 29. Ke3 {
One engine suggests going with the king to the 1st rank, which I didn't even
consider...} cxb3 30. Rb1 $6 (30. Bf4 Kf6 31. Rb1 g5 32. Bxe5+ Kxe5 33. Rxb3
f4+ 34. gxf4+ gxf4+ 35. Kd2 Kd5 {and White has to play accurately to assure a
draw.}) (30. Rc1 b2 31. Rb1 Nc6 32. Rxb2 Kg6 {The bishop is actually trapped.}
33. Bh4 Kh6 34. Rd2 g5 35. Rd6 gxh4 36. Rxe6+ Kg7 37. Rxc6 hxg3 38. Bd3 g2 39.
Kf2 Rh3 40. Bxf5 Rf3+ 41. Kxg2 Rxf5 42. Rc7+ Rf7 43. Rc4 $11) 30... Kg6 31. Bf4
Nc6 32. Bc7 {I was rather more concerned about losing the a-pawn than taking
the risk of giving my opponent winning chances.} e5 33. Bd3 Kf6 34. a6 $2 {
As usual for mutual time-trouble the quality of moves drastically decreases.} (
34. Rxb3 Rg2 35. Kf3 Ra2 36. Ke3 Ra3 37. Bc4 Ke7 38. Rxa3 bxa3 39. Bd5 Kd7 40.
Bxc6+ Kxc7 41. Bd5 Kd6 42. Bf7 Kc5 $19) (34. Rc1 $1 {The rook had to be
activated. Still, even here Black is not worse after} Ne7 35. Rc5 e4 36. Be5+
Kg5 37. Be2 Rg2) 34... g5 (34... Rg2 $1 35. Kf3 Rc2 $1 {Both players missed
this idea.} 36. Ke3 Rc3 37. Kd2 Ke6 {White is in deep trouble.}) 35. Rxb3 f4+
$2 {Wrong push.} (35... g4 $1 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Gh2g2]}) 36. gxf4 exf4+ 37. Ke4
Rh1 38. Kd5 Ne7+ 39. Kc5 f3 $2 (39... Rc1+ 40. Bc4 Nf5 41. Kxb4 Ne3 42. Rc3
Rxc3 43. Kxc3 Nxc4 44. Kxc4 f3 45. Bg3 Ke6 {leads to a drawn endgame.}) 40. Bd8
$2 (40. Bg3 g4 41. Bf2 Rh2 42. Bd4+ Kf7 43. Kb5 Rh5+ 44. Bc5 f2 45. Rxb4 Rf5
46. Bf1 Nd5 (46... g3 47. Rg4 Nc8 48. Rxg3 Nd6+ 49. Kc6 Rxc5+ 50. Kxd6 Rc1 51.
Rf3+ $18) 47. Rxg4 Ne3 48. Rf4 Rxf4 49. Bxe3 Rf5+ 50. Kb4 $18) 40... f2 41. Rb2
f1=Q 42. Bxf1 Rxf1 43. Re2 {This was the point of 40.Bd8. Unfortunately, there
is a fault in my idea.} b3 44. Bxe7+ Kf7 $1 45. Bd6 Rf5+ $1 {A very annoying
check. It appears that White can't hold the Pa6.} 46. Kb4 Rf6 47. Kc5 Rf5+ 48.
Kc4 (48. Kc6 Ra5 $11) 48... Ra5 49. Re7+ Kg6 50. Rxa7 b2 51. Rb7 Rxa6 52. Be5
Kf5 53. Bxb2 g4 $6 {Black would do better to keep his pawn on g5 and simply
play with his rook. Moving the pawn forward makes White's task easier, as the
pawn will be blocked and captured.} 54. Kd3 g3 55. Ke2 Rg6 56. Kf1 g2+ 57. Kg1
Rg4 58. Rb3 Ke4 59. Bc1 {Sooner or later White will capture the Pg2 without
the exchange of rooks.} Rg6 60. Re3+ Kf5 61. Bd2 Rg4 62. Ra3 Rg8 63. Be1 Kf4
64. Bf2 Rg6 65. Kh2 Ke4 66. Bg3 Rg8 67. Kxg2 {From now on Black should count
on the fifty moves rule. However, my opponent had already less than 1 minute
remaining on the clock without any increment. In such conditions it is
impossible to hold this endgame since Black has to find numerous precise
defensive moves.} Rc8 68. Ra4+ Kf5 69. Bf2 Rc3 70. Kf1 Rb3 (70... Rc2 $142) 71.
Ke2 Ke6 72. Be3 Kf5 73. Kf3 Ke5 74. Ra5+ Ke6 75. Ke4 Rb1 76. Ra6+ Kd7 77. Kd5
Rd1+ 78. Bd4 Rd2 79. Ra7+ Kd8 {With the king on the back rank Black has to be
very careful.} 80. Kc5 Ke8 81. Rh7 Rd1 82. Be5 Rc1+ 83. Kd6 Kf8 84. Ke6 Rc6+
85. Bd6+ Kg8 86. Rh2 Rc1 $2 {Black resigned with only one second left on the
clock.} (86... Rc1 $2 87. Be5 Rc6+ 88. Ke7 Rh6 89. Rg2+ Kh7 90. Rg7+ Kh8 91.
Rf7+ $1 Kg8 92. Rf8+ Kh7 93. Kf7 $18) (86... Kg7) ({or} 86... Ra6 {were the
correct moves.}) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 1112"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2011.11.20"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Malakhatko, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2011.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Eppingen"]
[BlackTeam "Muelheim Nord"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 dxc4 {Now the position transposes
from the Meran System to a Catalan-like system.} 6. Bg2 c5 $2 {Black can't
spend tempi in the opening like this! Just compare to the theoretical line of
the Catalan: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.Bg2 c5. In our game White
got an extra developing move Nc3. As the position is far from closed, White
can benefit a lot from this extra move.} ({The main theoretical lines are:} 
6... b5) (6... Nbd7) 7. Qa4+ (7. dxc5 $6 {is too soft.} Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Bxc5 {
1/2-1/2 Semcesen,D (2433)-Malakhatko,V (2549)/Wroclaw 2010/CBM 138 Extra}) 7...
Nbd7 (7... Nc6 8. Ne5 $16) (7... Bd7 $5 8. Qxc4 Nc6 9. dxc5 (9. O-O b5 $1 10.
Nxb5 $140 $4 Na5 11. Qd3 c4 $19) 9... Qa5 10. O-O Qxc5 11. Nd2 $14) 8. O-O a6 (
8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bc5 10. Qxc4 O-O 11. Rd1 $16) 9. Rd1 Rb8 $6 {Neglecting the
development. Obviously, my opponent was hoping for 10.Qxc4 b5, but this pawn
is not important anymore...} 10. Bf4 b5 11. Qc2 Rb6 12. d5 {Quickly breaking
through the centre. Black can't complete the development safely. It wouldn't
be too harsh to claim that White is already winning.} Bb7 (12... Be7 13. d6 Bf8
14. a4 b4 15. a5 Rb8 16. Ne4) 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. a4 Qc8 $1 {The only way not to
collapse immediatly.} (14... Be7 15. a5 Rc6 16. Ne5 $18) (14... Nd5 15. Ne5
Nxe5 16. Bxe5 $18) 15. axb5 axb5 16. Ra5 Ba6 (16... Bc6 17. Bh3 $18 {[%csl Re6]
}) 17. Ng5 Be7 18. Bh3 {I spent a lot of time on my last two moves trying to
find a forced win but couldn't.} Nf8 19. Rda1 (19. Nxb5 $1 Bxb5 (19... Rxb5 20.
Qa4 $18) 20. Rxb5 Rxb5 21. Qa4 Qb7 (21... Qc6 22. Bg2 Nd5 23. Nxe6 Nxe6 24.
Bxd5 Qb6 25. Bxe6 Qxe6 26. Qxb5+ $18) 22. Bg2 Nd5 23. Nxe6 Nxe6 24. Bxd5 Qb6
25. Bxe6 Qxe6 26. Qxb5+ $18 {I didn't calculate this properly and thought that
19.Nxb5 doesn't work.}) 19... h6 20. Nge4 Kf7 21. Nxf6 gxf6 22. Nd5 Rc6 23. Nc7
$2 {Too soft.} (23. Bg2 $1 {would finish the game quickly enough.} Bd8 (23...
Bb7 24. Nxe7 Kxe7 25. Rxb5 $18) 24. Nxf6 $1 Bxa5 25. Rxa5 $18) 23... Bb7 24.
Nxb5 Rb6 25. Na3 Qc6 26. f3 Ng6 27. Nxc4 $6 {Objectively not bad, but gives
Black some counterchances as well.} ({I saw the following simple continuation} 
27. Bd2 Ne5 28. Bc3 {but, for some reason I got tempted to open the g-file.})
27... Nxf4 28. gxf4 Rb4 29. Kf2 h5 $2 (29... Qd5 30. Rg1 f5 31. Ne5+ Ke8 32.
Rd1 Qb3 $16) 30. Rg1 Rh6 31. f5 Qc7 {I missed this move. Suddenly, I've got h2
and a5 hanging...} (31... e5 32. Rg6 {[%csl Rc6,Rh6][%cal Gc4e5]} Rxg6 33.
fxg6+ Kg7 34. Qf5 Rxc4 35. Qxh5 $18) 32. fxe6+ Kf8 33. Rg2 $1 {No panic. In
fact the rook on a5 is not hanging.} Qf4 (33... Rxc4 34. Qxc4 Qxa5 35. Qf4 Rh8
36. Qg3 $1 Ke8 37. Qg7 Rf8 38. Qg6+ Kd8 39. Qd3+ Kc7 40. Qd7+ Kb8 41. Qxe7 $18)
34. Ne3 Qd4 (34... Qh4+ 35. Rg3 Bd6 36. Nf5 Bxg3+ 37. hxg3 Qxh3 38. Qxc5+ Kg8
39. Qxb4 $18) 35. Qc3 (35. Ra1 $1 Rxb2 36. Rag1 Ke8 37. Rg8+ Bf8 38. Qc4 $18)
35... Rh7 $1 {This cold-blooded move doesn't save Black, of course, but it
confused me a bit.} 36. Qxd4 cxd4 37. Nf5 (37. Nc2 $1 Rxb2 38. Bf5 Rg7 39. Rxg7
Kxg7 40. Bd3 $18 {[%csl Rd4,Rh5]}) 37... Bd8 38. Ra1 Rxb2 $2 {Finally he
blunders, because I was already a bit worried.} ({After} 38... Bd5 {I would
still have to work it out.} 39. Nh4 $1 d3 (39... Bb6 40. Ke1 Rxb2 41. Ng6+ Ke8
42. Nf4 Bc6 43. Bf5 $18) 40. e4 Rxb2+ 41. Ke3 Bb6+ 42. Kxd3 Rb3+ 43. Kd2 Rb2+
44. Ke1 Rxg2 45. Nxg2 $18) 39. Rag1 {[%csl Rf8]} (39. Rag1 Rh8 40. Rg7 {
leads to a quick mate.}) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 27th"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina"]
[Date "2011.09.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[BlackTeam "Saratov Ekonomist"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 {I didn't expect the Meran System,
so I decided to go for a side line.} dxc4 6. Bg2 b5 {Grabbing the pawn is the
most principled. White can't get it back, so he has to play for the initiative.
} 7. Ne5 a6 $5 {Provoking White to capture the Pc6.} (7... Nd5 {is the main
theoretical continuation.}) 8. a4 (8. Nxc6 Qb6 9. Ne5 (9. Nxb8 {can be met
even by} Bb7 {and Black gets a good position. The exchange of knights is in
his favour.}) 9... Bb7 10. e4 Bb4 11. O-O O-O 12. d5 Nbd7 13. Be3 Bc5 14. Bxc5
Qxc5 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. dxe6 Ne5 17. b4 Qxb4 18. Qd4 Nd3 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5
Qd6 21. exf7+ Rxf7 $17 {0-1 Vachier Lagrave,M (2721)-Smeets,J (2669)/Germany
2010/EXT 2011 (73)}) 8... Bb7 9. O-O Qc8 $5 {I was familiar only with the main
continuation 9...Nd5, which I've played myself. The move in the text,
protecting the Bb7 is also rather typical for this structure.} (9... Nd5 10. e4
Nxc3 11. bxc3 Nd7 12. f4 Be7 {has been seen many times. So far Black can be
happy with the statistics.}) 10. axb5 {I got tempted by this straightforward
idea to break through. The alternative 10.e4 is a standard way to play for
long-term compensation.} (10. e4 Nbd7 11. f4 Be7 12. f5 exf5 13. exf5 (13. Bh3
Nxe5 $6 (13... c5 $1 14. Bxf5 cxd4 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 d3 $17) 14. dxe5 Ng4
15. Rxf5 g6 16. Qxg4 $1 h5 17. Qe2 gxf5 18. exf5 $36 {0-1 Gleizerov,E (2565)
-Stanojoski,Z (2499)/Zagreb 2010/CBM 135 Extra (37)}) 13... b4 $6 (13... O-O
14. Qf3 $44) 14. Ne4 $6 (14. Nxc4 $1 bxc3 15. Re1 $36) 14... Nxe4 15. Bxe4 c5
16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Nxc4 O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Romanishin,O (2514)-Bui Vinh (2448)/
Zalakaros 2008/CBM 124 Extra (21)}) 10... cxb5 11. d5 Bb4 $1 {The best move
made after long meditation. Now it was my turn to ponder about the position,
as it's not clear how to develop the initiative.} 12. e4 {The alternatives are
worse.} (12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Bg5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Nbd7 $15) (12. Nxf7 $2 {This
sacrifice just doesn't work.} Kxf7 13. dxe6+ Ke8 {An engine insists on this
move, although, during the game I couldn't find anything for White after the
human 13...Ke7 followed by Rh8-d8.} 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Nc6 $17
) (12. Bg5 $2 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nxd5 $17) 12... Nbd7 {Eliminating White's
centralized knight is the most logical.} 13. Nxd7 (13. Nc6 $2 Bxc6 14. dxc6 Ne5
15. f4 Nd3 16. e5 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nd5 $17) 13... Qxd7 (13... Nxd7 $2 14. Qg4 $16
{[%csl Re6,Rg7]}) 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Bxf6 $1 {The compensation is fading away,
White's play has to become as concrete as possible.} ({I also considered} 15.
Qd4 {but, it can be met by} Qc7 $1 (15... O-O 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. e5 Bd8 18. Qg4
$1 $44) 16. Bf4 Qc5 {and my queen has to retreat.}) 15... Bxf6 16. e5 $1 Bxe5
17. Qh5 {The point. Black's king will now be in a cross-fire. Unfortunately,
it's sufficient only for equality, as I am already two pawns down and will
have to sacrifice more material very soon.} Bxc3 (17... Qc7 $2 18. Rfe1 Bxc3
19. Rxe6+ Kf8 20. d6 Qc8 21. Re7 (21. d7 Qxd7 22. Qc5+ Kg8 23. Re7 Bd4 24. Rxd7
Bxc5 25. Bxb7 Rf8 $14) 21... g6 22. Qh4 (22. Qh6+ Bg7 23. Qf4 Qf5 24. Qxf5 gxf5
25. Bxb7 Bxb2) 22... Bxg2 23. bxc3 Kg8 24. d7 Qc6 25. Rae1 Bd5 (25... Bh1 26.
f3 Qxf3 27. R1e2 Kg7 28. Rf2 Qd1+ 29. Rf1 $18) 26. Re8+ Kg7 27. d8=Q Rxd8 28.
Qxd8 Rxe8 29. Rxe8 h5 30. h4 $16) 18. dxe6 Qc7 {Equally good is 18...Qe7. All
other moves lose on the spot. The play is now forced for a while.} 19. exf7+
Qxf7 20. Rfe1+ (20. Qc5 $2 Qe7 21. Bc6+ Kf8 $17) 20... Bxe1 21. Rxe1+ Kf8 22.
Qc5+ Kg8 23. Bxb7 (23. Re7 Rc8 24. Qe3 Bxg2 25. Rxf7 Kxf7 26. Qf4+ Ke7 27. Qe5+
$11) 23... Qxb7 24. Re7 Qf3 (24... Rc8 25. Qe5 Qxe7 26. Qxe7 h5 27. Qe6+ Kh7
$11) 25. Qe5 Qf6 26. Qd5+ (26. Re8+ $4 {is not a perpetual check, just an
illusion.} Kf7 $19) 26... Kf8 27. Re6 Re8 $2 {I expected 27...Qd8 which would
force a repetition, one way or another. Pavel's choice gives me the
opportunity to play for a win, which I didn't use.} (27... Qd8 28. Rd6 Qxd6 (
28... Qe8 29. Re6 Qd8 $11) 29. Qxd6+ Kf7 30. Qd7+ Kf6 $11) 28. Qd6+ $2 {
I realised that I had made a mistake immediatly after I pressed the clock. In
fact I can't explain why I played this silly check, let's say it was just a
nervous slip in time-trouble.} (28. Rxf6+ gxf6 29. Qb7 $1 {It is important not
to let Black's king out. The following variations confirm that it wouldn't be
easy for Black to save the game due to lack of coordination. Sometimes the
king may come under attack.} {The right path is:} Re5 $1 (29... Re1+ 30. Kg2
Re5 (30... Ra1 31. f4 {[%csl Ya1,Rf8,Yh8] This is very bad for Black, pawns
have no significance, coordination - is what actually matters.}) 31. Qxa6 Kg7
32. Qb7+ Kg6 33. f4 Re2+ 34. Kf3 Rxb2 {[%tqu "En","How should White start an
assault against Black's king?","","","f4f5","",5]} 35. f5+ $1 Kxf5 36. Qe4+ Kg5
37. h4+ Kh6 {[%tqu "En","Continue the attack","","","e4e7","",5]} 38. Qe7 $1
Kg6 39. g4 h5 40. g5 $1 fxg5 41. hxg5 Ra8 42. Qf6+ Kh7 43. Qf7+ Kh8 44. g6 Ra3+
45. Ke4 Re2+ 46. Kd4 Rd3+ 47. Kc5 Re5+ 48. Kc6 $18) (29... h5 30. Qxa6 Kf7 31.
Qxb5 Rc8 32. f4 $16) 30. Qxa6 Kg7 31. Qb7+ Kg6 32. f4 Rc5 $1 33. Qe4+ (33. g4
Rhc8 $11) 33... Kf7 34. g4 c3 $1 35. bxc3 Rc4 36. Qf5 Kg7 37. h4 Rhc8 38. Qd7+
Kh8 39. Qd6 R4c6 40. Qe7 b4 41. Qxb4 Rxc3 {and Black should hold this fairly
easily, as his rooks are finally connected, and pawns remain on one flank only.
}) 28... Kf7 29. Rxf6+ gxf6 30. Qxa6 Rb8 {Now Black is fine, even I have to be
a bit careful not to allow my opponent to get a passed pawn supported by the
rook. Objectively, it's not so difficult to organise a perpetual check, as
Black's king is too exposed.} 31. Qa7+ Kg6 32. h4 h5 33. Qd4 Rhe8 34. g4 hxg4
35. Qxg4+ {Now the perpetual check becomes inevitable.} Kf7 36. Qd7+ Re7 37.
Qd5+ Kg7 38. Kf1 Rbb7 39. h5 Kh6 40. Qf5 Rg7 41. Qxf6+ Kxh5 42. Qf5+ Kh6 43.
Qf6+ Kh7 44. Qf5+ Kg8 {Good game.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nancy-A"]
[Site "Nancy"]
[Date "2010.02.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Wirig, Anthony"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2010.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Going into the last round, Granda Zuniga, Pelletier and I shared first place,
with me having the worst tie-break. So, obviously, only a win could give me
chances for an overall victory in the tournament.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5
4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Ne5 ({I also played the} 7. Qa4 {line
beforehand. I didn't have a deep preparation for the last round game,
preferring just to get a good night's sleep before the round that started at 9
AM. Therefore, I thought that my opponent might be better prepared, so I
decided to play another line.}) 7... Bd7 8. Na3 cxd4 9. Naxc4 Rc8 {Nowadays
the alternatives 9...Bc5 and 9...Be7 are more common, but the move in the text
is playable as well. Black is moving everything he can from the diagonal h1-a8.
} 10. Qb3 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Rd1 c5 14. e3 Bd6 ({The greedy
attempt to hold the pawn} 14... e5 $2 {fails to} 15. Bh3 $1 $16 {White's
initiative on the light squares is very dangerous.}) 15. exd4 c4 {Black must
block the lines in the centre in order to gain the necessary time for
completing his development.} 16. Qb5+ Qd7 17. a4 O-O 18. Be3 (18. Bg5 Qe7 19.
Qa6 Bb4 20. Rac1 c3 21. bxc3 Rxc3 22. Rxc3 Bxc3 23. d5 exd5 24. Bxd5 h6 25. Be3
Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Qe4 27. Qd3 Re8 28. Rd8 Qxd3 29. Rxd3 Bf6 30. Rd5 a6 {1/2-1/2
Kozul,Z (2594)-Lalic,B (2538)/Rijeka 2009/CBM 128 Extra (42). Black managed to
hold.}) 18... Qe7 $6 $146 {Not the best move, as it allows White to make
progress on the queenside.} (18... Rc7 19. d5 e5 20. Rdc1 Rfc8 21. Bf1 g6 22.
Bxc4 Qxb5 23. Bxb5 Nxd5 24. Ba6 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1 Bc5 $11 {1/2-1/2
Kasparov,G (2715)-Andersson,U (2575)/Belgrade 1985/MCL (36). White's pair of
bishops is not sufficient for winning purposes, Black has a safe blockade.})
19. a5 $1 {This move became possible after Black's inaccuracy. The idea is to
secure the b7 stronghold for my bishop, after which the Pa7 will be in real
danger.} h6 (19... Rb8 20. Qxc4 Rxb2 21. d5 exd5 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. Rxd5 {
is unsatisfactory for Black, since the Bd6 doesn't have a good square, and the
Pa7 is a target.}) (19... c3 20. bxc3 Rxc3 21. Rdc1 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 {and White
keeps a stable pressure.}) 20. a6 Ng4 $2 {This is a punch in the air.} (20...
c3 {was an option with a position similar to that in the previous comment.})
21. Bd2 Rb8 (21... Qf6 22. Be1 $16 {[%csl Rg4][%cal Gh2h3] After the game my
opponent told me that he had overlooked this simple defensive move.}) 22. Bb7 {
[%csl Gb7]} Rfc8 23. Rac1 $18 e5 {A desperate practical attempt to change the
course of the game, but, in fact it makes the things even worse.} 24. h3 Nf6
25. dxe5 Bxe5 26. Re1 (26. Be3 {[%csl Ra7] was also winning. Black will lose
at least an exchange.}) 26... Rc5 27. Qb4 Qc7 (27... Nd5 $2 28. Rxe5 $1 $18)
28. Be3 Bd6 29. Bxc5 Bxc5 {[%csl Rg3]} 30. Qc3 Bb6 31. Kg2 (31. Qe5 Qxe5 32.
Rxe5 Rd8 33. Rb5 Rd6 34. Rxc4 {would be a quicker way to finish.}) 31... Rd8
32. b3 (32. Qxc4 $2 Qxc4 33. Rxc4 Rd2 34. Rf4 Rxb2 {would still require a lot
of work.}) 32... Ba5 33. b4 Bb6 34. Qxc4 {White is an exchange and a pawn up,
so the rest is easy.} Qd6 35. Bf3 Qd2 36. Re2 Qd6 37. Rce1 Kf8 38. b5 g6 39.
Bc6 h5 40. Rb1 Kg7 41. Rb3 {Black resigned. At the end of dramatic last round
none of my direct competitors had achieved a win, so I managed to occupy clear
first place!} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.05"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Perez Candelario, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[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 "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Bg5 {Recently
this move has become as common as the main lines 7.e3 and 7.Nc3.} Be7 8. e3 Bd7
(8... O-O 9. Nbd2 e5 10. Nxc4 (10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13.
Nxc4 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Qb3 c6 $11 {1-0 Shirov,A (2710)-Morozevich,A (2763)
/Jurmala 2012/CB07_2012 (61)}) 10... exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. exd4
Rd8 14. Rfd1 $14 {1-0 Ponomariov,R (2739)-Morozevich,A (2750)/Moscow 2009/CBM
133 (27)}) 9. Qc1 $5 $146 {One could think that I prepared this move
beforehand. In fact, I couldn't remember any of the previous games, so started
to play on my own. In general, in this line White doesn't get the pawn back,
but plays for long term compensation.} (9. Nbd2 b5 10. b3 c3 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12.
Ne4 b4 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 14. Ne1 Rb8 15. Nd3 Ne7 16. Nc5 Bb5 17. Re1 $44 {1-0
Kamsky,G (2702)-Bellaiche,A (2442)/Philadelphia 2010/CBM 137 Extra (29)}) 9...
b5 10. Nbd2 Nd5 {This move makes sense, since every exchange is, normally, in
Black's favour since he is a pawn up. On the other hand, after the exchange of
dark-squared bishops, it will be easier for White to seize control over the
dark squares.} (10... O-O 11. b3 cxb3 12. Nxb3 $44) 11. Bxe7 Ncxe7 12. e4 Nb6 (
12... Nb4 $2 13. Qc3 a5 (13... Nbc6 14. d5 exd5 15. Qxg7 Rg8 16. Qxh7 $16) 14.
a3 Na6 15. a4 c6 16. d5 O-O 17. dxc6 b4 18. Qe3 Nxc6 19. Nxc4 $16) 13. b3 O-O
14. Rd1 (14. bxc4 bxc4 15. Nxc4 $2 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 Bb5 $17 {[%csl Rf1][%cal
Gb5f1]}) 14... cxb3 15. Nxb3 a5 (15... Na4 16. Nc5 Nxc5 17. Qxc5 $44) 16. Nc5
Ra7 $6 {Too soft. Black should try to solve the problem of his passive bishop.}
(16... b4 $1 17. a3 (17. Bf1 Na4 {eliminating the active knight.}) (17. Ne5 Bb5
{[%csl Gb5]}) 17... Bb5 18. Qc2 bxa3 19. Rdb1 Bc4 20. Rxa3 Nc6 21. Qc3 $44) 17.
Ne5 $14 {[%csl Gc5,Ge5]} Be8 ({After} 17... b4 18. a3 {Black doesn't have time
for 18...Bb5 since the Ra7 is unprotected.}) 18. Rb1 Qd6 19. Bf1 c6 20. Ng4 f5
$5 {A controversial decision as it weakens the kingside. On the other hand, at
least Black gets some space and can develop the bishop.} 21. Ne5 h6 (21... Ng6
22. f4 Nd7 23. Nexd7 Bxd7 24. Bg2 $14) 22. Qe3 Bg6 23. Rbc1 Bh7 24. f3 $16 Kh8
25. a3 {White has a really nice position, but it's difficult to make further
progress. I thought that the transfer of the bishop to a2, pressing Pe6, might
be one of the ideas.} Bg8 26. Bd3 Qd8 {Basically Black can only wait and see
what the opponent will come up with.} 27. Bb1 Rf6 28. Kh1 Qe8 29. g4 $2 {
I was trying to create an assault against the black king, but chose the wrong
moment for that.} ({It was possible to prepare this idea by} 29. Rg1) 29... Bh7
$6 (29... fxg4 $1 30. Nxg4 (30. fxg4 Ng6 31. Ncd3 Nc4 32. Nxc4 bxc4 33. e5 Rf8
34. Nc5 Nf4 $13) 30... Rf8 31. Nxh6 Nc4 32. Qg5 (32. Rxc4 bxc4 33. Nxg8 Nxg8
34. e5 Nh6 $15) 32... gxh6 33. Qxh6+ Bh7 34. Nxe6 Rf7 35. Ng5 Rg7 36. Nxh7 Rxh7
37. Qf6+ Rg7 38. Qh6+ Rh7 $11) 30. Rg1 fxe4 $2 (30... Ng6 31. Nxg6+ Bxg6 32. g5
hxg5 33. e5 Rf8 34. Qxg5 Bh7 {and Black is still alive somehow.}) 31. fxe4 $6 {
I wanted to keep the d5-square under control and didn't calculate the
alternative well enough.} (31. Nxe4 $1 {was winning material by force.} Rf8 32.
Nd6 Nbd5 33. Qe2 Qb8 34. Nef7+ Kg8 35. Qxe6 Bxb1 36. Ng5+ Kh8 37. Ndf7+ Rxf7
38. Nxf7+ Kh7 39. Rxb1 Qf4 40. Ne5 $18) 31... Ng8 $6 (31... Ng6 32. Nxg6+ Bxg6
33. g5 hxg5 34. e5 Rf5 35. Bxf5 Bxf5 36. Rxg5 $16) 32. Ncd3 $6 {This manoeuvre
is not to the point.} (32. Ba2 b4 33. h4 g5 34. Bxe6 $1 Rxe6 35. Nxe6 Qxe6 36.
Rxc6 $18) (32. h4 {was also effective, preparing g4-g5.}) 32... Rc7 33. Nf4 $2
{It wasn't too late to admit the mistake and bring the knight back to c5,
where it belongs.} (33. Nc5 $16) 33... Nd7 34. Nxd7 (34. Nh5 Rf8 {leads to
nowhere.}) 34... Qxd7 35. e5 Rxf4 $1 {Practically forced, but improves Black's
position significantly.} 36. Qxf4 Qd5+ 37. Rg2 Bxb1 38. Rxb1 Rd7 39. Rc1 Ne7 {
It's clear that I had spoiled the lion's share of my advantage if not all of
it.} 40. g5 hxg5 (40... Ng6 41. Qg4 Rf7 42. gxh6 Nf4 43. hxg7+ Kg8 44. Rc5
Qxg2+ 45. Qxg2 Nxg2 46. Kxg2 Rf4 47. Rxc6 Rxd4 48. Rxe6 Kxg7 $11) 41. Qxg5 Nf5
42. Qh5+ Kg8 43. Qe8+ Kh7 44. Rc3 {For the moment I thought that I am winning..
.} Qe4 $1 {The only defence.} 45. Qg6+ Kg8 46. Qe8+ (46. Qxe6+ $6 Rf7 {
Calculating this line, I realised that there is no more than a draw here.} 47.
Qe8+ (47. Qxc6 $4 Ng3+ $1 48. hxg3 Rf1+ 49. Kh2 Qh7+ {mating.}) 47... Rf8 $11)
46... Kh7 47. Rh3+ Nh6 48. Rhg3 {The only way to continue the fight for a win.}
Rf7 49. h3 Rf1+ $2 (49... Nf5 $1 50. Rg5 (50. Qxf7 Nxg3+ 51. Kh2 Nf5 $11 {
[%csl Gf5]}) 50... Nh6 51. Qxe6 Rf1+ 52. Kh2 Qf4+ 53. R5g3 Nf5 54. Qg6+ Kg8 $11
) 50. Kh2 Nf5 51. Qg6+ Kg8 (51... Kh8 $2 52. Rg4 Rf4 (52... Qb1 53. Rh4+ $18)
53. Rg5 Rh4 54. Rxf5 $18) 52. Qxe6+ Kh7 53. Rg4 Qb1 54. Qg6+ Kg8 55. Qe8+ Kh7
56. Qg6+ Kg8 57. Rg1 Qc2+ (57... Rxg1 58. Rxg1 Qe4 {was more stubborn, but
White should win after} 59. Qg4 Qxg4 60. hxg4 Nxd4 61. Rf1 Ne6 62. Kg3 b4 63.
axb4 axb4 64. Rb1 c5 65. Kf3 Kf7 66. Ke4 $18) 58. R4g2 {Now it's over.} Rf2 59.
Qe8+ Kh7 60. Qg6+ Kg8 61. e6 Rxg2+ 62. Rxg2 Qe4 63. Rf2 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 cxd4 ({
Another line, which is common nowadays, is} 7... Bd7 8. Qxc4 cxd4 (8... b5 $5 {
has appeared as well.}) 9. Nxd4 Rc8 {where Black tries to move all his pieces
out of the h1-a8 diagonal.}) 8. Nxd4 Qxd4 9. Bxc6+ Bd7 10. Rd1 Qxd1+ {I am
somewhat sceptical about this whole idea of giving up the queen right in the
opening. However, numerous strong players do like the resulting positions.} ({
Should Black refuse to give up his queen, then after} 10... Bxc6 11. Qxc6+ bxc6
12. Rxd4 {he will face a long torture in the endgame due to his queenside pawn
weaknesses.}) 11. Qxd1 Bxc6 {At the moment Black has sufficient material
compensation for the queen. However, the Pc4 will soon be captured.} 12. Nd2 (
12. Qc2 {is a worthy alternative but, for some reason, the move in the text
has much better statistics for White.}) 12... Rd8 {This move has appeared in
practice only few times. Usually Black tries either to exchange as many
queenside pawns as possible, or to spoil his opponent's pawn structure. In
both cases Black's chances for a draw are quite reasonable. Still, I would
prefer to play with a queen.} (12... c3 13. bxc3 Bc5 14. Nb3 Rd8 15. Qe1 Be7
16. Be3 b6 17. a4 Bd5 18. Nd4 O-O 19. f3 Rd7 20. a5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Nikolaidis,I 
(2524)-Bojkov,D (2411)/Istanbul 2001/CBM 085 ext (25)}) (12... b5 13. a4 Be7
14. axb5 Bxb5 15. Nxc4 O-O 16. b3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L (2644)-L'Ami,E (2610)
/London ENG 2008/The Week in Chess 719 (21)}) 13. Qc2 a6 $5 $146 {This came as
a surprise to me. Obviously, the Spanish grandmaster had prepared this
beforehand, as he made this move instantly.} (13... Bc5 $6 14. Nxc4 Ne4 15. Ne5
$1 Bd5 (15... Bxf2+ 16. Kf1 Bd5 17. Qa4+ Ke7 18. e3 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Ge5d3,
Ge5g4] trapping the bishop.}) 16. Qa4+ Ke7 17. Nd3 Bc6 18. Qc2 Bb6 19. b3 $16 {
1-0 Ganguly,S (2300)-Bokros,A (2365)/Budapest 1998/EXT 1999 (33)}) ({An
aggressive attempt} 13... h5 $6 {can be parried at least by} 14. h3 ({But not} 
14. Nxc4 $6 h4 15. Ne5 hxg3 16. fxg3 $2 Bc5+ $1 17. Qxc5 $2 Rd1+ 18. Kf2 Ne4+
$19) 14... h4 15. g4 $16) 14. Qxc4 Be7 (14... Bb5 15. Qb3 Bxe2 16. Qxb7 {
is clearly in White's favour. In general, every tactical melee that may arise
should be in favour of the side with the queen. Black is interested in keeping
the pawn structure symmetrical.}) 15. Nf1 O-O 16. Bf4 Rd7 {This looks like the
most logical plan that Black can adopt - to double the rooks along the d-file.}
17. Rc1 Rfd8 18. Qb3 Bb5 {[%csl Re2]} 19. Qf3 (19. Ne3 $6 Bxe2 20. Bc7 Rf8 $1
21. Qxb7 Ne8 22. Qc8 Nf6 23. Qb7 Ne8 $11) 19... Nd5 20. Be5 Bf8 21. Qg4 $6 {
Inaccuracy.} (21. a3 $1 {I should cover the b4 square against the knight move.}
) 21... Nb4 $1 {Miguel Illescas quickly spots the opportunity to transfer the
knight to d4 by tempting moves.} 22. a3 Nc6 23. Bc3 (23. Bf6 Nd4 (23... Bxe2
24. Qxe2 gxf6 {is perfecly playable for Black as well.}) 24. Bxd4 Rxd4 {
would lead to the same position.}) 23... Nd4 24. Bxd4 Rxd4 25. Qf3 Bc6 26. Qb3
(26. Rxc6 $2 bxc6 27. Qxc6 {in my opinion is not an option to consider.}) 26...
g6 {White's advantage is marginal. Black's rooks and bishops are well
coordinated and has no weaknesses at all.} 27. f3 Bb5 28. Kf2 b6 29. Ke1 Bc5 {
[%cal Gb5a4]} 30. Ne3 {At this stage of the game I had to be careful not to
get suddenly mated.} Ba4 31. Qc3 a5 32. Kf1 Bb5 (32... h5 $6 33. Nc4 Bb5 34.
Qb3 {[%csl Rb5,Rb6]}) 33. Ng4 {Now the matters becoming sharp.} Rd1+ (33... f5
$1 34. Ne3 (34. Qb3 fxg4 35. Qxe6+ (35. Qxb5 $4 Rd1+ 36. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 37. Kg2
Rg1#) 35... Kg7 36. Rxc5 Rd1+ 37. Kg2 gxf3+ 38. Kf2 $1 bxc5 39. Qe7+ Kh6 40.
Qh4+ $11) 34... Kf7 {Here it would be difficult for White to achieve any
progress; Black's pieces are very active.}) 34. Kg2 Rxc1 $2 {Naturally, a
human player wants to distract White's queen from the diagonal a1-h8.} (34...
Bxe2 $1 35. Nf6+ Kf8 (35... Kg7 $2 36. Ne4+ Bd4 37. Rxd1 Bxd1 38. Qc7 $16) 36.
Nxh7+ Kg8 37. Nf6+ Kf8 38. Rxd1 Rxd1 39. Kh3 Bf1+ 40. Kg4 Rd3 41. Qe5 Be7 {
The engine evaluation still favours White. However, from the human point of
view it looks rather unclear as White's king might be in danger.}) 35. Qxc1
Bxe2 {[%tqu "En","White has numerous promising continuations. Which one should
he go for?","","","c1f4","It appears that Black is not able to parry all the
threats in a satisfactory way. More proof that a queen in coordination with a
knight is a dangerous tandem!",5]} 36. Qf4 $1 $18 {It appears that Black is
not able to parry all the threats in a satisfactory way. More proof that a
queen in coordination with a knight is a dangerous tandem!} Rd1 $8 (36... f5
37. Nh6+ Kf8 38. Qc7 $18) (36... Kf8 37. Ne5 f5 38. b4 axb4 39. axb4 Bd6 40.
Qh4 Ke8 41. Qf6 Bxe5 42. Qxe6+ Kf8 43. Qxe5 $18) 37. Nh6+ Kg7 38. Qxf7+ {
Before capturing the bishop I can get the valuable pawn.} Kxh6 39. Qf4+ Kg7 40.
Qe5+ Kf7 41. Qxe2 Rd4 {The endgame is won for White, though some technique
required.} 42. Qe5 h5 43. h4 Rd2+ 44. Kh3 Bd6 45. Qc3 Rd5 46. Qe3 Bc5 47. Qf4+
Kg7 48. Qc7+ Kf6 $6 (48... Kg8 {is more stubborn.} {Here after} 49. f4 $3 {
Black is in zugzwang. For instance:} (49. g4 {should be good enough as well.})
49... Rd4 (49... Rf5 50. Qd7 Rf6 51. Kg2 $18 {[%cal Gg2f3,Gf3e4,Ge4e5]}) (49...
a4 50. Qb8+ Kh7 51. Qa7+ Kg8 52. Qxa4 $18) 50. b4 $1 axb4 51. axb4 Rxb4 (51...
Bxb4 52. Qxb6 Re4 53. Qb8+ Bf8 54. Qb1 $18 {[%cal Gb1g6]}) 52. Qd7 Kf8 53. Qxe6
Kg7 54. f5 gxf5 55. Qxf5 $18 {[%csl Rh5]}) 49. b4 $1 axb4 50. axb4 Bd4 (50...
Be3 51. g4 hxg4+ 52. fxg4 g5 53. h5 Bf4 {[%cal Gd5d2,Gd2h2]} 54. Qc3+ Kf7 55.
Kg2 $18) 51. Qf4+ $4 {I can't remember the last time when I gave such a stupid
check!} (51. g4 {[%cal Gg4g5]} hxg4+ 52. fxg4 g5 53. h5 Be5 54. Qh7 $18 {
was winning easily.}) 51... Ke7 52. Qe4 Kf7 53. g4 b5 54. Qf4+ Kg8 $4 {
Returning the favour.} (54... Bf6 $1 55. g5 Rf5 56. Qc7+ Be7 {This looks like
a fortress.}) 55. Qb8+ {Now it's again won for White.} Kh7 (55... Kf7 56. Qc7+
Kf8 (56... Kg8 57. Qe7 $18) 57. Qh7 $18) 56. Qe8 Bg7 57. Qxe6 hxg4+ 58. fxg4
Rd3+ 59. Kg2 Rd4 60. h5 gxh5 61. Qf5+ Kg8 62. g5 {The pawn assists the queen
to create a mating net.} Rxb4 63. g6 Rb2+ 64. Kf1 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Top 12"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2012.06.05"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2012.05.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Metz Fischer"]
[BlackTeam "Marseille Echecs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bd7 {This came as a surprise,
but this move is also playable as are many others.} 6. Nbd2 {I knew the main
continuation 6.Ne5, but was concerned about facing some deep preparation. So,
I decided to go for a less common move, even though that was the only thing I
knew about 6.Nbd2.} Bb4 7. O-O c3 $6 {Principled, but very risky as White gets
now a big lead in development.} (7... Bxd2 {is a safer option for Black.} 8.
Bxd2 Bc6 9. Qc2 b5 (9... Be4 10. Qxc4 Nc6 11. Rfd1 O-O 12. Bg5 $14 {1/2-1/2
Kozul,Z (2490)-Abramovic,B (2485)/Kladovo 1989/EXT 2009 (40)}) 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11.
b3 Nb6 $6 (11... Be4 12. Qc1 cxb3 13. axb3 O-O $13) 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. a4 $14 {
1-0 Kozul,Z (2490)-Abramovic,B (2485)/Yugoslavia 1989/CBM 013 (58)}) 8. bxc3
Bxc3 9. Rb1 Bxd2 {Otherwise, after Nd2-c4 the bishop might be trapped.} 10.
Nxd2 $6 {Too soft. I shouldn't hurry to win the Pb7, playing for the
initiative was more promising.} (10. Qxd2 $1 Bc6 (10... Ne4 $2 11. Qc2 Nd6 12.
Ne5 O-O 13. Rxb7 $18) 11. Ba3 Nbd7 12. Rfc1 $16 {All White's pieces are
developed, while Black's king is stuck in the centre.}) 10... Bc6 11. Bxc6+
Nxc6 12. Rxb7 O-O (12... Nxd4 $2 13. Ba3 {[%csl Re8] is just bad for Black.}) (
12... Qc8 {was a possible alternative.} 13. Rb2 $1 (13. Rb1 Qa6 {[%csl Ra2]})
13... Qa6 14. Nb3 O-O 15. Nc5 Qc4 16. e3 $14) 13. Ba3 Qc8 $6 (13... Re8 14. Nf3
Qc8 15. Qb1 Nd5 {Threatening 16...Nb6 trapping the rook.} {After} 16. Rb3 {
White still enjoys a comfortable advantage.}) 14. Rb3 $6 {I thought that the
rook on b7 is no longer useful and even in danger of being trapped. The
position is concrete, however, and quickly bringing the other rook to c1 could
create heavy pressure on the queenside.} (14. Qb1 $1 Re8 (14... Nxd4 15. Bxf8
Nxe2+ 16. Kg2 Kxf8 (16... Nc3 17. Qb3 Kxf8 18. Rc1 Ncd5 19. Qa3+ Kg8 20. Rxa7
$18) 17. Qb2 $16) (14... Rd8 15. Rc1 Rb8 16. Rxb8 Nxb8 17. e3 $16) 15. Rc1 Rb8
16. Rxb8 Nxb8 17. Qb5 $16) 14... Rd8 {Here Arkadij offered a draw. I had the
feeling that I had spoiled a part of my advantage, but still considered my
position promising enough to continue the fight.} (14... Nxd4 $6 15. Bxf8 Nxb3
16. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 (16... Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Kxg7 18. Qg5+ Kf8 19. Qxf6 $18) 17. Nxb3
$16 {I saw this line which inspired me to play 14.Rb3.}) 15. e3 e5 (15... Qa6
16. Qc2 $16) 16. Qc2 Qa6 $1 {The only reasonable way to protect the knight.} (
16... Qe6 $2 17. Rc1 $18) 17. Rc1 Na5 18. Qd3 Qe6 $1 {Black correctly avoids
the exchange of queens, at least until it's possible.} (18... Qxd3 19. Rxd3
exd4 20. Be7 Re8 21. Bxf6 dxe3 22. Bc3 (22. Rxe3 Rxe3 23. fxe3 gxf6 24. Rxc7 {
[%csl Ra5] is also good, but less convincing.}) 22... exd2 23. Bxd2 Nb7 24.
Rxc7 Nd8 25. Rdd7 {with complete domination.}) 19. Rb5 exd4 20. e4 $1 (20. exd4
Nc6 21. Nf3 Qd7 22. Rb7 Rab8 23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24. Qc4 Rb6 {During the game I
thought that White doesn't have much here.}) 20... Nc6 21. Qc4 Qxc4 $6 {
The exchange of queens is inevitable, but this version is the best for White.}
(21... a6 $1 22. Qxe6 fxe6 23. Rb7 (23. Rb3 $2 Na7 $1 $13 {[%cal Ga7b5]}) 23...
Ra7 24. Rb3 Ne5 25. f4 Ned7 26. e5 Nd5 27. Rc6 {White has more than sufficient
compensation for the pawn, but here Black has some chances for a counterplay.})
22. Rxc4 a6 23. Rg5 $1 {This move is superior to 23.Rf5 as it's useful to
provoke the move that now follows.} h6 24. Rf5 Na7 25. Be7 Rd7 26. Bxf6 gxf6
27. Rxf6 {[%csl Ra6,Rh6] The point of 23.Rg5 is now clear, both pawns are
hanging.} Nb5 (27... Rb8 28. Rxa6 Rb2 29. Rxa7 Rxd2 30. Rcxc7 Rxc7 31. Rxc7
Rxa2 32. Rd7 {with a won endgame.}) 28. Rxh6 Nc3 29. Nb3 Nxe4 30. Rxd4 {
I was choosing between the move in the text and 30.Rh4. Perhaps the latter was
more convincing, but I didn't see the tactical trick.} (30. Rh4 Re8 31. Nxd4
Nd2 32. Rc5 $1 {This is the trick and not a piece blunder.} Rxd4 33. Rg5+ Kf8
34. Rh8+ Ke7 35. Re5+ Kf6 36. Rexe8 $18) 30... Rxd4 31. Nxd4 c5 (31... Rd8 32.
Nf3 Rd3 33. Rh4 Nd6 34. Ne5 Ra3 35. Nc4 Rxa2 36. Nxd6 cxd6 37. Rd4 $18 {
The same rooks ending arose in the game later on.}) 32. Nf5 Rb8 33. Ne7+ {
Gaining a minute in time-trouble is always recommended.} Kg7 34. Nf5+ Kg8 35.
Rh4 (35. Rxa6 $2 Rb2 {[%csl Rf2] gives Black unnecessary counterchances.})
35... Nd2 36. Rg4+ ({The immediate} 36. Ra4 {was good enough as well.}) 36...
Kf8 37. Ra4 Rb6 38. Ne3 Nf3+ (38... Rc6 39. Nc4 Nxc4 40. Rxc4 $18) 39. Kg2 Ne1+
40. Kf1 Nd3 41. Ke2 Ne5 42. Nc4 {The most practical decision. The resulting
rook endgame is won.} Nxc4 43. Rxc4 Rb2+ 44. Ke3 Rxa2 45. Rxc5 a5 46. h4 a4 47.
Ra5 a3 48. g4 {I just have to keep the f-pawn on its initial square, not
allowing moves like Ra2-h2 or Ra2-g2.} Kg7 49. Ra6 Kh7 (49... Ra1 50. h5 a2 51.
Kf4 $18 {The point is that if Black plays Ra1-f1, then I take the pawn,
protecting the Pf2 at the same time.}) 50. Kf3 Kg7 51. Kg3 Kh7 52. h5 Kg7 53.
g5 {White's majority on the kingside decides.} Kg8 54. Ra8+ Kg7 (54... Kh7 55.
Ra7 Kg8 56. h6 Ra1 57. Kf4 $18 {[%cal Gf4f5,Gf5f6]}) 55. h6+ Kh7 56. Rf8 Ra1
57. Rxf7+ Kg6 58. Rg7+ Kf5 59. Kg2 Rb1 (59... a2 60. Ra7 Rc1 61. h7 Rc8 62. f4
$1 Rh8 63. Kf3 Rxh7 64. Ra5+ Kg6 65. Rxa2 $18) 60. h7 a2 61. h8=Q (61. h8=Q
a1=Q 62. Qf8+ Ke4 63. Re7+ {and Black's king will be mated very soon.}) 1-0

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dziuba, Marcin"]
[Black "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lublin"]
[BlackTeam "Wroclaw Polonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 c5 (5... Nc6) (5... a6) 6. O-O
Nc6 7. Qa4 (7. Ne5 {L'alternative} Bd7 8. Na3 cxd4 9. Naxc4 {Kasparov,G (2715)
-Andersson,U (2575) Belgrade m 1985 (3) 1-0}) 7... Bd7 8. Qxc4 cxd4 (8... b5 {
La grande ligne donne un développement rapide de l'aile-dame pour les Noirs}
9. Qd3 Rc8) 9. Nxd4 Rc8 10. Nc3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc5 12. Qh4 O-O (12... Bc6 13.
Rd1 $14) 13. Bxb7 (13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Bf3
Rxb2 18. Rfd1 Be8 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Rab1 Rxb1 21. Rxb1 f5 22. Nd2 Bc5 23. Rc1 Bb6
24. Bc6 Bxc6 25. Rxc6 Rd8 26. Nc4 Rd1+ 27. Kg2 Ra1 28. Nxb6 axb6 29. Rxb6 Rxa2
30. e3 Kg7 {1/2-1/2 (30) Alekseev,E (2662)-Moiseenko,A (2726) Saratov 2011})
13... Rb8 14. Bg2 (14. Bf3 Rb4 15. Qg5 Bd4 16. Qd2 Qc7 17. Nd1 Rfb8 18. a3 Rc4
19. Ne3 Ra4 {Kramnik,V (2790)-Naiditsch,A (2684) Dortmund SuperGM 38th 2010 (5)
1-0} (19... Bxe3 20. Qxe3 e5 {Une amélioration proposée par le GMI MARIN et
reprise par B AVRUKH dans sa monographie sur la Catalane} 21. b4 {[%csl Rc3]}
Rc3 22. Qd2 Re8 23. Bg2)) 14... Rb4 15. Qg5 Bd4 16. Qd2 Qc7 17. Nd1 $146 {
[%cal Gd1e3,Gd1b2] Une nouveauté mais c'est une manoeuvre thématique dans
cette variante c5} (17. e3 Be5 18. f4 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Rc4 20. Ba3 Re8 21. Bd6 Qc8
22. Be5 Bc6 23. Rfb1 Bxg2 24. Rb8 Qc6 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Qxg2 Nd5 27. Rb1 f6
28. Rb8 Rc8 29. Rxc8 Qxc8 30. Bd4 Qc4 31. Qc2 a5 32. e4 Ne7 33. Qb3 Qc6 34. f5
Qxe4 35. Qxe6+ Qxe6 36. fxe6 Kf8 37. Kf2 Nd5 38. c4 Nb4 39. Bc5+ Ke8 40. Bxb4
axb4 41. Ke3 Ke7 42. Kd4 Kxe6 43. Kc5 {1-0 (43) Kraemer,M (2482)-Von Herman,U 
(2424) Germany 2010}) 17... Rfb8 $32 18. Rb1 Be5 $1 {[%csl Rd2][%cal Gb4d4] Il
faut tenter de profiter de la petite avance de développement} 19. Ne3 Rd4 20.
Qc2 {Mettant en évidence l'intérêt du coup Ne3} Qxc2 21. Nxc2 Rc4 $1 {
L'échange des Q n'a pas résolu tous les problèmes des Blancs} 22. Ne1 Nd5 {
Dissuade les Blancs de vouloir pousser b3} 23. Nd3 (23. b3 {[%csl Rc3]} Nc3 24.
Nd3 $13 {[%cal Gc3e2,Gc3b1]}) 23... Bf6 24. Bxd5 {Un crève-coeur pour un
joueur de Catalane et la variante 24.b3 semblait plus simple à jouer.} (24. b3
$5 Rc2 25. Bb2 {Pouvait conduire à une simplification} Nc3 26. Bxc3 Bxc3 {
[%csl Gc3]} 27. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 28. Rxc1 Bf6 (28... Rc8 {[%csl Rc3]}) 29. Rc7) 24...
exd5 25. Be3 d4 (25... Rc2 26. Bxa7 Ra8 $132 {[%cal Ga8a2]}) 26. Rfc1 $6 (26.
Rbc1 {L'éternel problème de la bonne R à jouer.} Rxc1 27. Bxc1 $11 {Le
P"d4" fait pression sur le P arrièéré e2 mais il risque aussi de gêner le
Bf6 et la position est relativement équilibrée} Re8 28. Re1 {C'est la
différence entre les deux variantes}) 26... Rxc1+ 27. Bxc1 {[%csl Rb1]} Re8 $1
{Les Blancs ne peuvent plus jouer Re1 contrairement à la variante} 28. b3 (28.
Kf1 Bh3+ 29. Ke1 Bg4 $36 30. f3 Bxf3) 28... Rxe2 29. Rb2 Re8 30. Rd2 Bf5 {
La paire de B commence à s'activer et les Blancs n'ont pas de compensations}
31. Bb2 g5 32. f4 Re3 33. Nf2 (33. Nb4) 33... gxf4 34. gxf4 Rc3 $1 35. Nd1 {
La qualité est imprenable} Bg6 {[%csl Rd1][%cal Gg6h5]} 36. f5 Bxf5 37. Nxc3
dxc3 38. Rg2+ Kh8 (38... Bg6 39. Bc1) (38... Kf8 39. Ba3+ Ke8) 39. Ba1 Bd4+ $1
{[%csl Gc3,Gd4,Gf5]} 40. Rf2 Bh3 41. Bxc3 Bxc3 42. Rxf7 Bd4+ {[%csl Rg1]} 43.
Kh1 Be6 44. Rf8+ Kg7 45. Rd8 Bb6 $13 {Une finale complexe car la R est assez
active} 46. Rd6 Kf6 47. Kg2 h5 $1 {[%csl Rh2][%cal Gh5h3] Les Noirs trouvent
un plan très fort} 48. Rd2 h4 {[%cal Gh4h3]} 49. h3 {Empêche la fixation de
la faiblesse mais au détriment d'un affaiblissement de la case "g3" et le Be6
fait pression sur le P"h3"} (49. Rc2 $6 h3+ $36) 49... Bc5 50. Rd8 Kg5 51. Kh2
Bb6 52. Rf8 Bc5 53. Rd8 Bf5 54. Rd5 Bb6 55. Rb5 Bc7+ $1 {[%cal Gc7g3]} 56. Kg2
Kf4 $1 $17 {[%csl Gf4,Rg2] Les Noirs ont progressé} (56... Bg3 $143 57. Ra5)
57. Rb4+ Be4+ 58. Kf2 Bb6+ $1 {[%csl Rh3] Force le K Blanc à s'éloigner de
la protection de la faiblesse "h3"} 59. Ke2 Ke5 60. Rb5+ Bd5 61. Rb4 Bd4 $1 {
[%cal Gd4a7,Ge5e4] Continuant de restreindre le rayon d'action de la R et la
technique des Noirs fait forte impression} 62. Kf1 {[%csl Rf1] Avec un K aussi
mal placé, la position Blanche devient très critique} Ke4 63. Ra4 Bc6 64. Rb4
a5 $1 $40 65. Rb8 Kf3 $1 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Gf3g3]} (65... a4 $143 66. bxa4) 66.
Rg8 Bd7 {[%cal Gd7h3] La faiblesse tombe} 67. Rf8+ Kg3 68. Rg8+ Kxh3 $19 69.
Rg5 Bg4 (69... Kh2 70. Rg2+ Kh1 71. Rg5 Bh3+ 72. Ke2) 70. Rd5 Bb6 71. Rb5 Bc7
72. Rc5 Bf4 73. Rc4 (73. Rxa5 Kg3 {[%cal Gh4h1]} 74. Kg1 h3) 73... Kg3 {
[%cal Gh4h1]} 74. b4 h3 0-1

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wroclaw Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "Wroclaw AZS WSB"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 (4... Be7) (4... Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bd6 6. Bg2
c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Bf4 Bxf4 10. gxf4 b6 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. Nc3 Ne8 13.
Qa4 {Wojtaszek,R (2663)-Fridman,D (2654) Wroclaw op 5th 2010 (6) 1/2} (13. cxd5
cxd5 14. Qa4 $14 {[%csl Gc6]})) 5. Bg2 Nc6 {[%cal Ga8b8,Gb7b5] La grande ligne
sur cette variante ouverte} (5... a6 {L'alternative}) 6. Qa4 (6. O-O {Plus
risqué car les Noirs peuvent s'accrocher au P} Rb8 (6... a6 7. e3 Bd7) 7. Nc3
a6 (7... Be7 8. e4 O-O) 8. e4 Be7 9. Qe2 b5 10. Rd1 Nb4 11. d5 exd5 12. e5 Ng4
$13 {Gelfand,B (2723)-Riazantsev,A (2638) RUS-chT Dagomys 2008 (10) 1/2}) 6...
Bb4+ (6... Nd7 $5 {Une variante solide mais un peu passive souvent jouée par
Adams} 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8. Qd3 e5 {[%csl Gc8][%cal Gc8g4]} 9. Nxe5 Nb4 10. Qc3 Qxd4
{[%cal Gb4c2]} 11. O-O Qxc3 12. Nxc3 Bd6 13. Nf3 c6 14. Rd1 Be7 15. a3 {
Beliavsky,A (2690)-Adams,M (2670) Madrid Magistral 7th 1998 (7) 1/2}) (6... Bd7
7. Qxc4 Na5 8. Qd3 c5 {Cette variante Bd7 rendant le P est moins populaire
mais elle présente l'avantage de jouer des coups plus naturels que dans la
grande ligne} 9. O-O Rc8 (9... Bc6) (9... cxd4) 10. Nc3 cxd4 {Kozul,Z (2624)
-Antal,T (2349) EU-ch 14th Legnica 2013 (2) 1-0}) 7. Bd2 Nd5 (7... Bd6 $5 {
[%csl Rd2][%cal Ge6e5] Cette alternative est devenue assez populaire depuis
quelques années}) 8. Bxb4 (8. Qb5 {La dernière mode} Bxd2+ 9. Nbxd2 c3 10.
bxc3 Nxc3 11. Qd3 Nd5 12. O-O O-O (12... b6 $5 {Nickoloff}) 13. Rfc1 h6 14.
Rab1 (14. e3 Nde7 15. Qc3 Nd5 16. Qb2 $13 {Avrukh 1a}) 14... Nde7 {Ponomariov,
R (2743)-Frolyanov,D (2610) RUS-chT Olginka 2011 (3) 1/2}) 8... Ndxb4 9. O-O (
9. Nc3 $143 Bd7 {[%cal Gc6d4,Gd7a4]}) (9. a3 b5 $13 {Kasparov,G (2849)-Adams,M
(2746) Corus Wijk aan Zee 2001 (13) 1/2}) (9. Na3 Rb8 {Transpose dans la partie
} (9... O-O)) 9... Rb8 {[%cal Gb7b5]} 10. Na3 (10. Nc3 a6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Bxc6
(12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qxc4 Rxb2 15. Rab1 Rb6 16. Qc5 h6 17. a4 a5
18. Rfd1 Ba6 {Romanishin,O (2525)-Boensch,U (2530) Berlin Mephisto 1st 1990 (7)
1/2}) 12... Nxc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qxc4 Qd6 15. Ne4 Qd5 $11 {Georgiev,K (2655)
-Kolev,A (2568) Skopje op 18th 2002 (4) 1/2}) 10... O-O (10... a6 11. Ne5 O-O (
11... Qxd4 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Qxc6+ (14. Nxc4 O-O 15. b3 Qg4))
12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Qxc4 {Delchev,A (2560)-Atalik,S (2575) Bled ol (Men) 2002 
(14.2) 1/2} (13. Bxc6 bxc6)) (10... Bd7 11. Qb5 $13) 11. Qb5 b6 $1 {[%cal
Gc8a6]} 12. Qxc4 Ba6 13. Nb5 $8 {Le degré de sophistication des coups dans
cette variante explique prbablement le fait qu'elle n'est jouée qu'à haut
niveau et les amateurs hésitent à se lancer dans des positions aussi
compliquées qui font davantage appel à la mémoire} Qd5 14. Qxd5 Nxd5 15. a4
Na5 16. Ne5 Rbd8 17. Nxa7 {Peut-être une tentative d'amélioration sur une
partie de l'adversaire jouée quelques semaines auparavant} (17. Bxd5 Bxb5 18.
axb5 Rxd5 19. b4 Nb3 20. Nc6 {[%cal Gc6e7,Ge7d5]} (20. Rxa7 Nxd4 21. Nc6 Nxe2+
22. Kg2 Rd7 23. Ne5 Rd5 24. Nc6 {pouvait peut-être forcer la répétition de
position}) 20... Nxa1 21. Ne7+ {Rodshtein,M (2609)-Macieja,B (2639) Politiken
Cup 32nd 2010 (10) 1/2}) 17... Nb4 18. Rac1 (18. Nac6 $5 $146 Naxc6 19. Nxc6
Nxc6 20. Bxc6 Rxd4 21. e3 Rb4 22. Rfc1 Rxb2 23. a5 Rb8 24. axb6 R8xb6 25. Bf3
$11 {[%cal Gc1c7] Récupère le P et la finale est probablement nulle au
regard de la structure}) 18... Rxd4 19. Rxc7 $5 $146 {Radoslaw Wojtaszek
était depuis des années un des secondants d'Anand et le champion du Monde a
repris cette nouveauté quelques semaines plus tard à Bilbao contre Kramnik.
Cette partie du Championnat de Pologne par équipes n'avait à l'époque pas
été publiée par TWIC et c'est probablement la raison pour laquelle le
secondant du Champion du Monde a pris le risque de tester cette idée en
pratique.} (19. Nb5 Bxb5 20. axb5 f6 21. e3 Rdd8 22. Nf3 Rf7 23. Bh3 Re7 24.
Rc3 Kf7 25. Ra1 Rd3 26. Bf1 Rxc3 27. bxc3 Nd5 28. c4 Nc3 29. c5 Rd7 30. Nd4 Ne4
31. cxb6 cxb6 32. Rc1 Nc5 33. f4 Ke7 34. Nc6+ Nxc6 35. bxc6 Ra7 36. Rd1 Rc7 37.
Bg2 e5 38. fxe5 fxe5 39. Rb1 e4 40. Rxb6 Kd6 41. Rb4 Kd5 42. Rd4+ Ke5 43. Rc4
Kd5 44. Rd4+ Ke5 45. Rc4 Kd5 {1/2-1/2 (45) Kramnik,V (2800)-Nakamura,H (2758)
London 2011}) 19... Bxe2 20. Rfc1 f6 {Joué très vite par Kramnik qui avait
peut-être connaissance de cette partie non publiée.} 21. Nec6 Naxc6 22. Nxc6
Nxc6 23. R7xc6 {[%cal Gc6e6,Gc6b6]} Rfd8 $1 $132 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gd4d1]} 24.
h3 Rb4 $6 {Dans la partie de Bilbao, Anand s'est mis à réfléchir sur la
réponse R8d6 et il s'agissait donc bien d'une préparation de l'équipe du
Championnat du Monde.} (24... R8d6 $142 $1 25. Rxd6 Rxd6 26. Rc6 Rxc6 27. Bxc6
e5 28. f4 exf4 29. gxf4 Kf7 30. Kf2 Bc4 31. b4 g5 32. fxg5 fxg5 33. h4 gxh4 34.
a5 {1/2-1/2 (34) Anand,V (2800)-Kramnik,V (2780) Bilbao 2010}) 25. Rxe6 Rd1+
26. Rxd1 Bxd1 27. Bc6 $1 {[%csl Ga4][%cal Gc6b5,Ge6b6]} Rxb2 28. Bb5 g6 29.
Rxb6 {[%csl Ga4][%cal Gb5c4] Non seulement, les Blancs ont gagné un P mais le
P passé est trés dangereux et la finale sera difficile pour les Noirs.} Kg7
30. Rd6 Bf3 31. g4 $1 {[%cal Gg1h2,Gh2g3] Pare la menace de mat tout en
gagnant de l'espace} Ra2 {[%cal Gf3d1]} 32. Rd3 Be4 33. Rd4 f5 $6 34. g5 $1 {
[%csl Gf6,Rg7,Rh7]} h6 {Il est logique de vouloir se débarasser de la
faiblesse "h7" mais le remède sera peut-être pire que le mal car les Noirs
vont se créer une nouvelle faiblesse "g6"} 35. h4 hxg5 36. hxg5 {[%csl Rg6]}
Ra1+ 37. Kh2 Kf7 38. Kg3 $16 {[%cal Gg3f4]} Ke6 39. Kf4 Bd5 40. Bc4 $1 Bxc4 41.
Rxc4 $36 {[%csl Re6,Rg6][%cal Gc4c6]} Kd5 42. Rb4 Rh1 43. Rb5+ Kd4 44. a5 Rh4+
45. Kg3 Rh1 {[%cal Gh1a1]} (45... Rg4+ $2 46. Kf3 Rxg5 47. a6 $18 {[%csl Rg5]})
46. a6 Ra1 47. Rb6 Ke5 48. f4+ $1 Ke4 49. Re6+ Kd4 50. Rxg6 $18 Ra3+ 51. Kf2
Ke4 52. Re6+ Kxf4 53. g6 Ra2+ 54. Ke1 Rc2 55. a7 Rc8 56. g7 1-0

[Event "Rohde op 12th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2012.10.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gleizerov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Riff, Jean Noel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2473"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2012.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00] Le russe est un spécialiste renommé de la
Catalane} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5.
Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00] Une variante agressive pour jouer
pour le gain mais les Blancs ont des bonnes compensations} (5... a6 6. Ne5 c5
7. Na3 cxd4 8. Naxc4 Bc5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bd2 (10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nd3
Ba7 13. Qa4 $13 {Anand,V (2787)-Topalov,V (2805) World Championship 2010 (6) 1/
2})) 6. Qa4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} (6. O-O {Plus risqué car les Noirs peuvent
s'accrocher au P c4} Rb8 {[%cal Gb7b5]} 7. Nc3 a6 8. e4 Be7 9. Qe2 b5 $132 {
Gelfand,B (2736)-Karpov,A (2670) Wch Blitz 3rd 2007 (6) 1/2}) 6... Bb4+ {
[%emt 0:00:00]} (6... Nd7 $5 7. Qxc4 Nb6 {Blachon,P (2138)-David,A (2631) Syre
Memorial op 33th 2010 (1) 0-1}) 7. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bd6 $5 {[%emt 0:00:00]
[%cal Ge6e5]} (7... Nd5 {La grande ligne} 8. Bxb4 (8. Qb5 $5 {La dernière mode}
)) 8. Bc3 {[%emt 0:11:07] Le français n'avait joué que la grande ligne Nd5
selon les bases et le russe a été un peu surpris par le choix de la variante
Bd6} (8. Qxc4 O-O 9. O-O e5 $11 {Sjugirov,S (2624)-Sokolov,I (2690) Barcelona
Casino 2012 (9) 1/2}) (8. Ne5 $5 Bxe5 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. dxe5 Qd5 11. f3 Nd7 12.
Nc3 Qc5 13. f4 $14 {Damljanovic,B (2595)-Marcelin,C (2510) FRA-chT Top 16 Gp
Basse 2008 (10) 1-0}) (8. Na3 {[%cal Ga3c4,Ga3b5]} Bxa3 (8... Ne4 9. Nxc4 Nxd2
10. Nfxd2 Bd7 11. Nxd6+ cxd6 12. Ne4 O-O 13. Nxd6 Qc7 $44 {Beliavsky,A (2690)
-Anand,V (2770) Dortmund 1998 (5) 1/2}) 9. Qxa3 Ne4 10. Be3 Qd6 11. Rc1 Qxa3
12. bxa3 Nd6 13. Ne5 Bd7 $11 {Gustafsson,J (2616)-Khenkin,I (2604) GER-ch 76th
Altenkirchen 2005 (5) 1/2}) (8. O-O O-O 9. Qxc4 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. Nc3 h6 12.
Rfd1 a6 13. Qb3 Rb8 14. Be1 Bg4 15. Rac1 $14 {Evdokimov,A (2503)-Aleksandrov,A
(2635) RUS-chT Sochi 2005 (11) 1-0} (15. h3)) 8... Bd7 $1 {[%emt 0:00:24][%cal
Gc6d4,Gd7a4,Gb7b5]} (8... O-O 9. Qxc4 (9. Nbd2 a6 {[%cal Gb7b5]} 10. Nxc4 (10.
Qxc4 {Moins logique après avoir joué Nbd2, autant reprendre directement avec
Qc4}) 10... b5 11. Qd1 bxc4 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd5 14. exd6 Bb7 15. Bxd5 (
15. dxc7 Qxc7 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. O-O Rfd8 18. Qd4 f6 19. Rfd1 e5 $11) 15... Bxd5
(15... exd5 16. Qd4 f6 17. dxc7 Qxc7 18. O-O {[%csl Rb7]} Rfe8 19. e3 Re4 20.
Qd2 Qc6 {[%cal Gd5d4,Gc6g2,Ge4e3]} 21. f3 Ree8 22. Bd4 $11) 16. e4 $1 Bb7 (
16... Bxe4 17. Qd4) 17. Qd4 f6 18. Qxc4 $14 {[%csl Re6]}) 9... Qe7) 9. Qxc4 {
[%emt 0:00:30]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} (9... O-O 10. O-O b5 {Une simple
interversion de coups} 11. Qd3 b4) 10. Qd3 {[%emt 0:04:37]} (10. Qb3 b4 (10...
O-O) 11. Bd2 Na5 12. Qd3 Rb8 {Likavsky,T (2496)-Tregubov,P (2609) Bundesliga
0708 2007 (11.4) 0-1} (12... c5 $5 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. O-O O-O $132))
10... b4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 11. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:04]
Continuant de jouer а tempo} 12. O-O {[%emt 0:07:18]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 13.
Bg5 {[%emt 0:01:48]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 14. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Qxf6 {
[%emt 0:00:03] L'alsacien avait а ce moment 05 minutes de plus qu'au début de
la partie!} 15. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:49]} e5 $1 {[%emt 0:00:33] Les Noirs ont
réussi la poussée thématique et avec la paire de B, ils sont proches de
l'égalité} 16. Ne4 $5 $146 {[%emt 0:21:32][%cal Ge4f6,Ge4d6]} (16. dxe5 Nxe5
17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Nc4 Qb5 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Nxd6 cxd6 21. Qxb5 Bxb5 22. e3 $14
{[%csl Rd6]} Rbc8 23. Be4 Kf8 24. Rd4 a5 25. a3 bxa3 26. Rxa3 Rc1+ 27. Kg2 Rc5
28. h4 Ke7 29. g4 Bd7 30. Kg3 Rb8 {Yevseev,D (2531)-Shaidullina,S (2175)/St
Petersburg 2010/EXT 2011/1/2-1/2 (41)}) 16... Qe7 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 17. Rfd1 {
[%emt 0:09:06]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:07:39]} (17... exd4 18. Nxd4 Be5 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20.
Rac1 Ba8 $11 {[%cal Gf8d8]}) 18. d5 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Na5 {[%emt 0:10:16]} 19.
Nfd2 {[%emt 0:00:47]} (19. Nh4) 19... Nb7 {[%emt 0:00:36][%cal Gb7c5,Gc5d3,
Gc5e4]} 20. Qc4 {[%emt 0:10:59] Les Blancs gardent un petit avantage d'espace}
Nc5 {[%emt 0:02:01]} 21. Nxc5 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 22. Nb3 $1
{[%emt 0:00:44][%cal Gb3a5,Ga5c6,Gb3c5]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 23. Rac1 {
[%emt 0:00:49]} a5 {[%emt 0:04:44][%cal Ga5a4]} (23... Rfd8) (23... Rfc8) 24.
Nc5 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 25. Na4 {[%emt 0:04:20]} Rfc8 {
[%emt 0:01:34]} 26. Qc6 {[%emt 0:05:12]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 27. Qxd6 {
[%emt 0:01:27]} cxd6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 28. Rxc8+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bxc8 {[%emt 0:
00:09]} 29. Nxb6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxb6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 30. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:03]
} Bd7 {[%emt 0:16:15]} 31. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:41][%csl Rd6] La finale est un peu
meilleure pour les Blancs mais le matériel est trop réduit pour avoir des
chances réelles de gain.} Be8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 32. Bh3 {[%emt 0:06:18]} (32. f4
{[%cal Gg1f2]}) 32... Kf8 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 33. Bd7 {[%emt 0:04:52]} Bxd7 {
[%emt 0:00:39]} 34. Rxd7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 35. Ra7 {
[%emt 0:00:58]} Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 36. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rc5 $11 {[%emt 0:
00:21]} 37. b3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} g6 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 38. Ra8+ {[%emt 0:03:17]}
Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 39. Ra7+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 40. Ra8+ {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-23"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1978.11.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sosonko, Gennadi"]
[Black "Schneider, Lars Ake"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Prusikin,M"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Sweden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O b5 {Eine Variante, in
der Schwarz großes Risiko auf sich nimmt, um im Gegenzug Gewinnchancen zu
erhalten.} 7. Ne5 Nd5 (7... c6 {ist etwas trostlos: der Nachziehende erhält
hier weder Gegenchancen, noch erzielt er Ausgleich.} 8. b3 cxb3 9. Nxc6 Qb6 10.
Na5 Ra7 11. Nxb3 $14 {1-0 (29) Buhmann,R (2606)-Gharamian,T (2676) Germany 2011
}) 8. Nc3 $6 {Die beiden Alternativen zu diesem Zug sind besser geeignet, um
Vorteil zu kämpfen:} (8. a4 Bb7 9. e4 Nf6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Nc3
c6 13. d5 $5 {Das ist eine Tabija, diese Stellung wurde bereits in über
hundert Partien diskutiert. Der Anziehende scheint hier über bessere Chancen
zu verfügen.} Be7 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Qe2 O-O 16. Bh3 $14) (8. b3 cxb3 9. Qxb3
Bb7 10. a4 $44 {Ist ebenfalls vielversprechend. 1-0 (35) Gelfand,B (2510)
-Riemersma,L (2345) Arnhem 1987}) 8... Bb7 9. Nxd5 Bxd5 $2 {
überraschenderweise bereits der entscheidende Fehler!} (9... exd5 $1 {3 Jahre
nach der vorliegende Partie verbesserte (nach häuslicher Vorbereitung, davon
kann man ausgehen) Viktor Kortschnoj das schwarze Spiel - gegen Sosonko!} 10.
e4 dxe4 11. Qh5 {hier funktioniert dieser Trick deutlich weniger gut} g6 12.
Nxg6 fxg6 13. Qe5+ Qe7 14. Qxh8 Nd7 15. h4 O-O-O 16. Bg5 Qf7 17. Bh3 (17. Bxd8
Bg7 18. Qxh7 Nf8 19. Qxg7 Qxg7 20. Bg5 $13 {0-1 (42) Shabalov,A (2626)
-Pavasovic,D (2597) Khanty-Mansiysk 2007}) 17... Re8 $13 {Die Maschine spukt
hier - wie üblich - die Bewertung 0.00 aus, aber die schwarze Stellung
scheint leichter zu spielen zu sein.  0-1 (37) Sosonko,G (2595)-Kortschnoj,V 
(2650) Bad Kissingen 1981}) 10. e4 $18 Bb7 {[#]} 11. Qh5 $1 g6 (11... Qf6 12.
Bg5 $18) (11... Qe7 12. Bg5 g6 13. Qh4 $18) 12. Nxg6 $1 fxg6 (12... Rg8 13.
Nxf8 Rxf8 {Kann's irgendwie auch nicht sein 1-0 (24) Lacoste,G-Avanzi,E ICCF
corr 1986}) 13. Qe5 {An dieser Stelle wurde auch schon mal aufgegeben -
völlig zurecht.} Nd7 14. Qxh8 Qe7 15. h4 O-O-O 16. Bg5 Qf7 17. d5 $1 (17. Bxd8
Bg7 18. Qxh7 Nf8 19. Qxg7 Qxg7 20. Bg5 Nh7 (20... Qxd4 $4 21. Rad1 $18) 21. Be3
$16 {Anders als bei Sosonko - Kortschnoj besitzt Weiß hier mit einem
Mehrbauern und dem Vollzentrum klaren Vorteil.}) 17... Re8 18. dxe6 Rxe6 19.
Rad1 Bc6 20. Bh6 Kb7 21. Rxd7 $1 1-0

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rotstein, Arkadij"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 a6 4. Nc3 d5 5. d4 dxc4 6. Bg2 b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. e4 dxe4 (10... c6 $2 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Qh5 $18) 11. Qh5 g6
(11... Qd5 $2 12. Bxe4 Qxe4 13. Qxf7+ Kd8 14. Bg5+) (11... Qe7 12. Bg5 Qe6 13.
Rfe1 Bb4 14. Bxe4 $18) 12. Nxg6 (12. Qe2 Qxd4 13. Bf4 Bg7 14. Rad1 Qb6 15. Bxe4
O-O 16. Rfe1 Ra7 17. h4 c5 18. h5 Re8 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Nxc4 Rxe2 21. Rxe2 bxc4
22. Re8+ Bf8 23. Bh6 Nd7 24. Rxd7 Rb8 25. Rde7 Qb5 {Kozlov,V-SveshnikovE/URS/
1978/}) 12... fxg6 13. Qe5+ Qe7 14. Qxh8 Nd7 15. h4 (15. Bh3 $5 Nf6 (15...
O-O-O 16. Qe5 Kb8 17. Qxe7 Bxe7 18. Bxd7 (18. Re1 Nb6 19. Be3 Bf6 20. Rad1 Na4
21. Rd2 c5 22. Bf4+ Ka8 23. dxc5 Rxd2 24. Bxd2 Bxb2 25. Be3 Ba3 26. Bg2 Bxc5
27. Bd2 Nb2 28. Bxe4 Bxe4 29. Rxe4 Nd3 30. Kf1 Nxf2 31. Rf4 Nd3 {Alburt,
L-Mednis,E/USA/1982/0,5/61/}) 18... Rxd7 19. Be3 $13) 16. Bg5 Kf7 17. Bxf6 Qxf6
18. Qxf6+ $8 Kxf6 $44 19. a4 Ke7 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22. Ra1 Bc6 23.
Ra6 Kd6 24. Kf1 Bg7 25. Bg2 Kd7 26. Bh3+ Kd6 27. Bg2 Kd5 28. Bxe4+ Kxe4 29.
Rxc6 Kd3 30. Rxc7 Bxd4 31. Rd7 b4 32. Ke1 b3 33. Kd1 c3 34. bxc3 b2 35. Rb7
Kxc3 36. Rc7+ Kd3 37. Rb7 Kc3 {Beliavsky,A-SveshnikovE/Frunze(URS-ch)/1981/}) (
15. a4 $2 O-O-O 16. axb5 axb5 (16... Bh6 $2 17. Qxd8+ Qxd8 18. bxa6 $18) (16...
Nf6 17. bxa6 Bg7 18. axb7+ Kxb7 19. Bxe4+ $1 $16) 17. b3 Qf7 18. bxc4 Be7 $19)
15... O-O-O 16. Bg5 Qf7 17. Bh3 (17. Bxd8 $5 Bg7 18. Qxh7 (18. Bf6+ Bxh8 19.
Bxh8 Qf8 20. Be5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Qc5 $17) 18... Nf8 19. Qxg7 Qxg7 20. Bg5 Ne6 21.
Bh3 Bd5 22. Rfe1) 17... Re8 18. Qf6 (18. Rad1 $6 Kb8 $1 (18... Bg7 $2 19. Qxh7
Rh8 20. Be6 $1 $18) 19. d5 Bc5 20. Be6 Rxh8 21. Bxf7 Ne5 22. Be6 Nd3 23. b3 $2
(23. Rd2 Bd4 24. Re2 Bxb2 (24... Rf8 $2 25. Rxe4 Bxf2+ 26. Kg2 Nc5 27. Re5 Nxe6
28. Rxf2 $18) 25. Rxe4 h6 $1 (25... c3 $2 26. Bf6) 26. Be3 Rd8 27. Bxh6 Bxd5
28. Bxd5 Rxd5 $17) 23... c3 24. Kg2 Rf8 25. f3 c2 26. Rc1 Nxc1 27. Bxc1 e3 $1
28. Re1 c6 29. d6 Rf6 30. d7 Kc7 31. Bh3 Bd4 32. Rxe3 (32. Re2 c5 33. Rxc2
Bxf3+ 34. Kh2 Bd1 35. Rg2 Rf1 {/\ e2}) 32... Bxe3 33. Bxe3 c5 34. b4 (34. Bg5
Bxf3+ 35. Kh2 Rf8 $19) 34... Rxf3 35. Bc1 cxb4 36. Kh2 Bc6 37. Bg4 Rf1 {
Sosonko,G-Korchnoi,V/Bad Kissingen/1981/0:1/40/}) 18... Qd5 19. Be3 Kb8 20. Qg5
Qf7 (20... Nb6 $5 21. h5 gxh5 22. Qxd5 Bxd5 23. Bf5 Na4 $36 24. b3 Nc3 25. Kg2
cxb3 26. axb3 Kb7 27. Rh1 Bxb3 28. Rxh5 Bd5 29. Rxh7 b4 30. Kh3 b3 31. Bc1 Nd1
32. Bf4 Nxf2+ 33. Kg2 e3+ 34. Kg1 {Van der Vliet,F-Van der Sterren,P/Hilversum/
1983/0-1/61/}) 21. a4 {N} (21. Qg4 Nf6 (21... Nb6 $5) 22. Qe2 Nd5 23. a4 Bb4
24. axb5 axb5 25. Bg2 Qe6 26. Bd2 Qd6 27. Bxb4 Nxb4 28. Ra5 Qb6 29. Rfa1 Nc6
30. R5a3 Nxd4 31. Qd1 Nb3 (31... Nf3+ $5 $36) 32. Qd7 Rf8 33. Rf1 h5 34. Bxe4
b4 35. Ra2 Nc1 36. Bxb7 Ne2+ 37. Kg2 Qxb7+ 38. f3 {Garcia Gonzalez-Sisniega/
Havana/1982/}) 21... b4 22. Rfc1 Bd5 23. a5 (23. Qg4 $2 Be6 $19) (23. Qf4 Nf6)
(23. Rc2 a5 $5) 23... Nf6 24. Bf1 Bd6 (24... h6 25. Qf4 g5 26. hxg5 hxg5 27.
Qf5 $1 (27. Qxg5 Bd6 $40) 27... Be6 28. Qxg5 Bd6 29. d5 $1 Bxd5 30. Bd4 e3 $2
31. Qxf6 (31. Bxf6 Be5) 31... Qxf6 32. Bxf6 exf2+ 33. Kh2 Re3 34. Bh4 $18) 25.
Rc2 Rh8 26. Bd2 (26. Qh6 Bf8 27. Qf4 Bd6 $10 (27... Qe6 28. Qe5)) 26... e3 27.
Be1 $1 $8 (27. Qxe3 $2 Re8 28. Qg5 h6 $1 29. Qxh6 Ng4 $19) 27... Re8 (27... Ne4
28. Qxe3 Re8 29. Qc1) 28. fxe3 Ne4 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Re4g5]} 29. Qg4 b3 (29...
h5 30. Qh3 g5 (30... Qf3 31. g4 hxg4 32. Qxf3 gxf3 33. Bxc4 Bb7) 31. Bg2 Qg6
$44) 30. Rh2 (30. Rg2 $5 Nf6 31. Qe2 Qe6 32. Rf2 Ne4 $36) 30... h5 31. Qe2 (31.
Qh3 Qf3) 31... Nxg3 32. Bxg3 Bxg3 33. Rh3 Bd6 34. Bg2 Bxg2 35. Kxg2 (35. Qxg2
Qf5 $2 36. Rf1 Qd3) 35... Re4 36. Qf3 Qd5 37. Rf1 c3 $2 $138 (37... Kb7 $5 {
[%cal Rb7b5]} 38. Kh1 Kc6 39. Qg2 Kb5 $19) 38. bxc3 b2 $2 (38... Rg4+ $5 39.
Kh1 Qxa5 40. c4 (40. e4 Rf4 41. Qe2 Rxf1+ 42. Qxf1 b2 43. Rd3 Qa2 44. Rd1 Bg3
45. Qf8+ Kb7 46. Qb4+ $10) 40... Qa2 41. e4 (41. c5 b2 42. cxd6 b1=Q 43. d7 $1
Qxf1+ 44. Qxf1 Qd5+)) 39. Rhh1 $2 $138 (39. Kh1 $1 $16) 39... Rg4+ 40. Kf2 Qb3
(40... Qxa5 $5 41. Rb1 Qxc3 $19) 41. Qd1 $8 Qxc3 42. Rfg1 {[#]} (42. Rhg1 Rxh4)
42... Bf4 $3 43. Qe2 (43. exf4 Rxf4+ 44. Kg2 Rxd4 $19) 43... Bxe3+ $1 44. Qxe3
Qc2+ 45. Kf3 (45. Qe2 Rf4+ 46. Ke3 Re4+) 45... Qf5+ 46. Ke2 Re4 47. Rb1 Rxe3+ (
47... Qb5+ 48. Kf3) 48. Kxe3 Qc2 49. d5 $1 Kc8 (49... Kb7 $5 50. Kd4 c5+ $1 51.
Ke5 (51. dxc6+ Kxc6 $19) 51... c4 52. Rhd1 c3 $19) 50. Kd4 Kd7 51. Rhf1 Qa4+ (
51... Kd6 52. Rf6+ Ke7 53. Rff1) 52. Kc3 Qxa5+ 53. Kxb2 Qb4+ 54. Kc2 Qxh4 $19 (
54... Qc5+ 55. Kb2) 55. Kc3 Qe7 $1 56. Kd4 h4 57. Rb3 g5 58. Rbf3 Qb4+ 59. Ke5
g4 60. Rf7+ Kc8 61. R1f6 $1 $8 Qc3+ 62. Ke4 h3 63. Rc6 Qg3 $1 64. Rh7 h2 65.
Rch6 Qf3+ 66. Kd4 Qf4+ 67. Kc5 Qc1+ 68. Kd4 g3 69. d6 Qxh6 $1 70. Rxh6 g2 71.
Rh8+ Kb7 0-1

[Event "Andorra op 20th"]
[Site "Andorra"]
[Date "2002.07.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2002.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. Ne5 c5 7. Be3 Nd5 8. dxc5
Nd7 9. Bd4 (9. Nxd7 Nxe3 10. fxe3 Bxd7 11. Qd4 Qa5+ 12. Nc3 Qxc5 13. Bxb7 Qxd4
14. exd4 Rb8 15. Bxa6 Rxb2 16. Kf2 Rb6 17. Bb5 Rxb5 18. Nxb5 Bxb5 19. Rab1 Bc6
20. Rhc1 Kd7 21. Rxc4 Bd6 22. Rb6 Bd5 23. Ra4 Bc7 {Dokhoian,Y-Ftacnik,L/BL
1993/1/2-1/2 (90)}) (9. Nxc4 Nxe3 10. Nxe3 Bxc5 11. Nc4 O-O 12. O-O Rb8 13. Nc3
b5 14. Nd6 Nf6 15. Nxc8 Qxd1 {1/2-1/2 Onischuk,A-Aronian,L/BL 0001 2001/
Chess-international (15)}) 9... Bxc5 $6 $146 (9... Nxc5 10. Nc3 (10. Nxc4 b5
11. Ne5 Bb7 12. O-O Be7 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qb6 16. f3 O-O 17.
Qd4 Bf6 18. Qe3 Na4 19. Bd4 Qb8 20. Nd7 Bxd4 {Taylor,G-Baragar,F/NWC 1982/1/
2-1/2 (36)}) 10... Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 Na4 13. Ba5 Nxb2 14. Rd8+ Ke7
15. Bxb7 Bxb7 16. Rd7+ Ke8 17. Rxb7 f6 18. Nf7 Rg8 19. Nd8 Na4 20. Nxe6 Nc5 21.
Nxc5 Bxc5 22. O-O Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Gleizerov,E-Zlochevsky,x/UdSSR 1987 (46)}) (9...
Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Bxc5 (10... f6 11. Bd4 Bxc5 12. Bxc5 Qa5+ 13. Nd2 Qxc5 14. Rc1 b5
15. b3 Bb7 16. O-O c3 17. Ne4 Qc7 18. b4 Rd8 19. Qb3 Kf7 20. Nc5 Bc8 21. Rfd1 {
1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Novikov,I/USSR 1986/Inf 41 (46)}) 11. Bxg7 Rg8 12. Bc3 b5 13.
Bd4 Qb6 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. Nc3 Bb7 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Rd8 18. O-O Rxd5 19.
Qc2 h5 20. Rad1 Rf5 {1/2-1/2 Salov,V-Portisch,L/Bruxelles 1988/Inf 45 (54)})
10. Nxc4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 O-O 12. O-O {[%csl Gg2][%cal Gg2a8]} Qf6 (12... b5 $5
13. Bxd5 (13. Ne3) 13... Nf6 $5 14. Ne3 Bb7 15. Nc3 $14) 13. Rd1 $1 {[%mdl 32]}
Qxd4 (13... Qg6 14. Nc3 $36) 14. Rxd4 N7f6 (14... Nb4 15. Rd2 (15. Nba3 $5))
15. e4 $5 $16 (15. Nc3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Rb8 (16... Nd5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Nb6 Rb8
19. Nxd5 Be6 20. e4 $16) 17. Nb6 e5 18. Rd2 $16) 15... Nb4 16. Nb6 Nc6 (16...
Nc2 17. Rd2 Nxa1 18. Nxa8 b5 19. e5 Nd7 (19... Nd5 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Nc3 $18 {
[%csl Ra1]}) 20. f4 b4 $8 {[%csl Gc3]} 21. Nc7 $16) 17. Rd6 Rb8 18. Nc3 (18. f4
$5) 18... Ne8 (18... e5 $1 19. f4 $16) 19. Rd2 Nc7 (19... e5 $142 20. f4 f6 21.
Rf1 $16) 20. Bh3 $1 {[%cal Rh3c8][%mdl 4096]} Na8 21. Nca4 $1 Nxb6 22. Nxb6 Re8
{[%cal Gg8e7]} 23. f4 Kf8 24. Rad1 (24. e5 $5 f6 25. Re1) 24... Ke7 25. Kf2 Rd8
26. Ke3 $6 $138 (26. Rxd8 Nxd8 27. e5 $1 f6 28. Ke3 Nf7 $140 29. Rc1 Bd7 30.
Rc7 $18) 26... Rxd2 27. Rxd2 f6 28. a3 (28. Bg4 g6 $1 {[%cal Gh7h5,Gg6g5]})
28... h5 $1 29. Kd3 $5 (29. b4 g5 30. Bf1 e5 31. f5 Nd4 32. Be2 $1 g4 33. h3
$16) 29... Bd7 30. Kc4 Be8 (30... Rd8 31. Kc5 $16) 31. b4 (31. Kc5 Na5 $5 32.
Rd1) 31... Na7 $2 (31... Rd8 $1 32. Rxd8 Nxd8 $14) 32. Kc5 Nc8 33. e5 $1 fxe5
34. fxe5 Bc6 35. Bg2 Bxg2 36. Rxg2 Na7 $5 (36... Ke8 37. Nxc8 Rxc8+ 38. Kb6 Rc3
39. a4 (39. Ra2 Rb3 40. Kxb7 $140 a5 $1) 39... Rb3 40. b5 axb5 41. axb5 $18 {
[%cal Gg2c2,Gc2c7]}) 37. Rd2 Kf7 38. Rd7+ Kg6 39. Kd6 Nb5+ (39... Nc6 40. Kxe6
Re8+ 41. Kd6 Nxe5 42. Rxb7 $18) 40. Kxe6 Nxa3 (40... Re8+ 41. Re7 $18) 41. Ke7
Nc2 42. Nd5 Kf5 43. e6 Nd4 44. Kf7 $1 Nf3 (44... Nxe6 45. Ne7+ Ke5 46. Rd5+ $18
) 45. Ne7+ $5 Ke4 46. Ng6 $18 {[%csl Ge5]} Ng5+ $8 47. Ke7 Kf5 48. Nf4 h4 (
48... Kg4 49. Rd8 Rxd8 50. Kxd8 Nxe6+ 51. Nxe6 b6 (51... Kh3 52. Kc7 $18) 52.
Kc7 a5 53. b5 a4 54. Kxb6 a3 55. Nd4 $18) 49. Rd5+ Kg4 50. h3+ $1 Nxh3 51. Nxh3
(51. Nxh3 hxg3 52. Ng1) 1-0

[Event "Shanghai m"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2016.05.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 b5 7. Ne5 a6 8. O-O
Bb7 9. b3 {Das ist eine sehr prinzipielle Variante. Weiß setzt auf seinen
Entwicklungsvorsprung und nimmt einen gedeckten Freibauern in Kauf - den
Schwarz sogar mehr hat.} b4 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 c3 12. a3 a5 13. axb4 axb4
14. Bf4 Nd7 {Schwarz gibt den Bauern zurück, denn etwa} (14... Qc8 $6 {sieht
nach} 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. Qa1 Bb7 17. Qa5 {sehr erfreulich für Weiß aus.}) ({Aber
} 14... f6 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. Nc4 g5 {kommt in Frage, wenngleich dies in einer
Partie schwierig einzuschätzen ist.}) 15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Nxc6 Qc8 17. Rxa8 Qxa8
18. d5 $1 Bc5 19. Qd3 {Das sieht stark aus, denn Weiß gewinnt nun gleich einen
Bauern.} ({Stattdessen kommt aber auch} 19. Be3 $1 Bxe3 20. fxe3 O-O 21. Qd4 {
stark in Frage.}) 19... O-O 20. dxe6 Qxc6 21. exd7 Rd8 22. Rd1 Bb6 23. e4 h6
24. h4 $6 {Eigentlich ein natürlicher Zug, aber} (24. Kg2 {ist genauer und
hält einen Minivorteil fest.}) 24... Qe6 $1 25. Qd5 Qg4 $1 {Jetzt rächt sich,
dass Kg2 noch nicht steht.} 26. Kg2 c2 $1 27. Rc1 Qe2 $2 ({Richtig ist} 27...
Rxd7 28. Qc6 {, aber Schwarz muss dann auch} Rd3 $1 {finden.} {Nach} 29. e5 {
gibt es mehrere Wege zum Remis, u.a.} Rxb3 30. Rxc2 Rd3 {denn der Bb6 ist tabu}
{(} 31. Qxb6 $2 Qf3+ 32. Kh3 Qh1+ 33. Kg4 Qd1+ 34. Kh3 Qxc2 {usw.}) 28. Rf1 Bc7
{Das sieht ganz nett aus, aber vorzuziehen war der Rückzug} (28... Qg4 {
, wenngleich Schwarz mit einem glatten Bauern weniger verbleibt.}) 29. e5 $1 (
29. Bxc7 $4 Qxf1+ 30. Kxf1 c1=Q+ 31. Kg2 Qxc7) 29... Qg4 30. Rc1 Rxd7 31. Qa8+
Rd8 32. Qc6 g5 {Auch das sieht gefällig aus, aber Weiß wird weder den Bf4
ziehen noch den Bc7 schlagen.} 33. e6 $1 gxf4 34. Qxc7 f3+ ({Auch das Endspiel
nach} 34... Rd2 35. Qxf7+ Kh8 36. Qxf4 Qxf4 37. gxf4 {ist für Schwarz verloren.
}) 35. Kh2 Rd2 36. Rxc2 Rxc2 37. exf7+ Kg7 38. Qxc2 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Top 12"]
[Site "Montpellier"]
[Date "2015.05.31"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Black "Sanikidze, Tornike"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2015.05.30"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Clichy-Echecs 92"]
[BlackTeam "Strasbourg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 (4... c6 5. Bg2 dxc4 6. Ne5 b5 7. Nxc6
Qb6 8. Na5 Nd5 (8... Qxa5+ 9. Bd2 {[%csl Ra8]}) 9. Bd2 Nc6 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. e4
Nb4 12. O-O Bb7 13. a4 a6 14. axb5 axb5 15. d5 Qb6 16. Rxa8+ Bxa8 17. dxe6 Qxe6
18. Nc3 Qd7 19. Qh5 Nd3 20. Ra1 $32) 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Nd7 $5 {[%cal Ge6e5]} (
6... Bb4+ {La grande ligne} 7. Nc3 Nd5) 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8. Qb5 $5 (8. Qd3 e5) 8...
a6 (8... Bd7) 9. Qd3 (9. Qg5 Bb4+ 10. Nc3 Qxg5 11. Bxg5 Na4 12. a3 Nxc3 13.
axb4 Nb5 14. Bd2 Ncxd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Rc1 Nb5 17. Bf4 c6 18. O-O O-O 19.
Rfd1 f6 20. Be3 e5 21. Bb6 Be6 22. Rd3 Rfe8 23. e4 Kf7 24. Bf1 g5 25. f3 Na7
26. Rcd1 Nb5 27. Kf2 Kg6 28. Ke3 f5 29. exf5+ Bxf5 30. R3d2 g4 31. fxg4 Bxg4
32. Bd3+ e4 33. Be2 Bxe2 34. Kxe2 Re6 35. Rd7 Rf8 36. Bc5 Rf5 37. Rxb7 e3 38.
Rf1 Rd5 {Dorfman,J (2574)-Naiditsch,A (2720) Montpellier 2015 1/2-1/2}) 9... e5
$1 {Le thème de la variante Nd7} 10. Nxe5 Nb4 11. Qd1 Qxd4 12. Qxd4 Nc2+ 13.
Kd1 Nxd4 14. Be3 Ne6 $146 (14... Nf5 15. Bxb6 cxb6 16. Nd2 (16. Nc3) 16... Bc5
17. Nd3 Rb8 18. Rc1 Be7 19. e3 O-O 20. Ke2 Bd7 21. Nc4 Bd8 22. Rhd1 Re8 23. b3
Bb5 24. Bh3 Bxc4 25. Bxf5 Bb5 26. a4 Bxd3+ 27. Rxd3 g6 28. Bh3 Kf8 29. Bd7 Re7
30. f4 f5 31. Kf3 h5 32. h3 Kf7 33. g4 hxg4+ 34. hxg4 fxg4+ 35. Bxg4 b5 36.
axb5 axb5 37. e4 Bb6 38. e5 Rh8 39. Rd6 Ba7 40. Rd7 Bb6 41. Rcd1 Rhe8 42. R7d5
Rc7 43. Rxb5 Rc3+ 44. Kg2 {Eljanov,P (2717)-Naiditsch,A (2685) Sibenik 2009 1-0
}) 15. Bxb6 $1 cxb6 16. Nc3 Bc5 17. e3 f6 {L'affaiblissement de la case "e6"
n'est pas négligeable} 18. Nd3 $14 Be7 19. Ke2 $1 {Les Noirs vont avoir du
mal à terminer le développement de l'aile-dame et la petite avance de
développement des Blancs est assez dangereuse.} Rb8 20. Nd5 Bd8 21. Rhd1 Bd7
22. f4 Nc5 23. Nc3 Nxd3 24. Rxd3 Bc6 25. Bxc6+ bxc6 26. Rd6 (26. Rad1) 26...
Rc8 27. Rad1 $32 O-O (27... Be7 28. Rd7 {[%cal Gd7a7]}) 28. Re6 $5 (28. Rd7 Bc7
29. g4 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Ge2f3]} a5 (29... Rfd8 $2 30. Rxc7) 30. Kf3 f5 31. h3)
28... f5 29. e4 $1 fxe4 30. Nxe4 c5 31. Kf3 c4 32. Rd7 $1 a5 33. a4 $1 {
[%csl Rb6] L'aile-dame est maintenant fixée et les pièces Noires risquent
rapidement le zugzwang} Rb8 34. Rd5 Rc8 35. h4 Rb8 36. Rc6 (36. Kg4) 36... Bf6
37. Nxf6+ Rxf6 38. Rxc4 Re8 39. Rc7 {[%csl Gc7][%cal Gd5d7]} Rf7 40. Rc6 Rb7
41. Rb5 Reb8 {la finale est très difficile pour les Noirs} 42. b3 h6 $6 {
[%csl Rg6] Donne des cases d'accès au K Blanc} 43. Kg4 $1 {[%cal Gg4h5,Gh5g6]}
Kh7 44. Kh5 Rd8 $22 45. Rcxb6 $18 Rxb6 46. Rxb6 Rd5+ 47. Kg4 h5+ 48. Kh3 Rd3
49. Rb5 Kh6 50. Kg2 g6 51. Rxa5 Rxb3 52. Rg5 Re3 53. a5 Re6 54. Kf3 Kh7 55. Re5
Rd6 56. Ke4 Kg7 57. Rd5 Rc6 58. Kd4 Kf6 59. Rc5 Rd6+ 60. Kc4 Ke7 61. Re5+ 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 43rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2015.07.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Rc8 12. Bf4 Bc5 13. Qd3 Qb6 14. Nd2 O-O
15. Ne4 Nd5 (15... Nxe4 16. Bxe4 {double attacks h7 and d7.}) 16. Ng5 $5 (16.
Nxc5 Qxc5 17. Be5 {seemed more natural, simply obtaining the pair of bishops.
Caruana is more ambitious.}) 16... g6 17. Be5 $5 Be7 (17... f6 18. Bxd5 fxg5 $1
(18... exd5 19. Qxd5+ Kh8 20. Qxd7 $18) 19. Bf3 {looks visually ugly for Black,
but he does get the open f-file and some pressure on f2. Perhaps this was
Naiditsch's best move.}) 18. Nf3 Bc6 19. Qd2 {White retains some pressure
thanks to the darksquare weaknesses on the kingside. If f6 is played, the
kingside is weakened in the longterm.} f6 20. Bd4 Qb7 21. Rac1 Rfd8 22. Bh3 Bd7
23. Rxc8 Bxc8 24. Rc1 Bd7 25. Bc5 $1 {Nice timing for this. White retains most
of his attacking material while getting rid of the important e7 defender.} Bxc5
26. Rxc5 Rc8 27. b4 $1 Rxc5 28. bxc5 Qc7 29. e4 Ne7 30. Qd4 {Superb. White's
domination came almost out of nowhere. The passed pawn is now strong, while
the pressure on f6 is annoying. White's pieces are placed in great positions.}
Kg7 31. e5 $1 f5 32. Bg2 h6 33. Qd6 $16 {The two passed pawns are too strong
now, and Black has no choice but give them to Caruana.} Qxd6 34. exd6 Nc6 35.
Ne1 (35. Nd2 {was also good.}) 35... a5 $6 (35... Kf6 {resists longer, but
still looks too strong for White.}) 36. Nd3 b4 37. h4 Nd4 38. Kh2 Bb5 39. Ne5
Kf6 40. c6 {Finally the killing blow.} Bxc6 41. Nxc6 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Showdown Basque 2"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.11.12"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2015.11.12"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 {One of the more ambitious set ups
against the Catalan. Black will take on c4 and keep the pawn in these
variations.} 5. d4 dxc4 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nbd2 b5 $5 {A typical idea in these
positions, sacrificing the exchange but keeping the strong pawn majority on
the queenside.} 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. Bxa8 Qxd4 10. a4 Qa7 11. Bg2 Bb7 $1 {A nice
move. Black can ignore the a4 threat and continue his development.} 12. axb5
Bxg2 13. Qa4 $5 {Changing the character of the game!} (13. Kxg2 Qb7+ 14. Nf3
axb5 {looks a bit more pleasant for Black.}) 13... Qa8 14. Qxa6 Qxa6 15. bxa6
Ba8 {Unfortunately for Yifan it is unlikely that this sacrifice works. Black's
pieces coordinate too well and the a-pawn isn't goin anywhere.} 16. Ra4 Bd6 17.
Nxc4 Nxc4 18. Rxc4 Kd7 19. f3 Bd5 (19... Bc6 $1) 20. Ra4 Bc6 21. Ra5 Bb4 22.
Rd1+ Ke7 23. Ra1 Ra8 24. Kf1 Bb5 25. a7 Bc5 26. Bf4 Nd5 27. Ra5 c6 28. Bd2 Rxa7
{Black collects the pawn, and the rest is just suffering.} 29. Rxa7+ Bxa7 30.
Ke1 Bc5 31. Ra1 Ne3 32. Rc1 Bb6 33. Bb4+ Kd7 34. b3 e5 35. Bc5 Bxc5 36. Rxc5
Kd6 37. Rc1 f5 38. Kd2 f4 39. gxf4 exf4 40. Rg1 g6 41. Rg5 Nf5 42. Rg4 Ke5 43.
h4 Nd4 44. Rg5+ Kf6 45. b4 Nxe2 46. Ke1 Nc3 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Estonia"]
[BlackTeam "Spain II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EST"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 {Diese Variante ist sehr
populär in der letzten Zeit. Im Falle von 6.0-0 kann Schwarz entweder mit 6...
a6 oder mit 6...Rb8 fortsetzen und möglicherweise seinen c4-Plusbauern
verteidigen.} 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 (7... Bd6 $5) 8. Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. a3 {
Dieser Zug führt zu konkretem Spiel. Die Alternative wäre 9.0-0, wonach
Schwarz 9...Rb8 (oder 9...a6) spielt.} (9. Ne5 O-O $1) 9... b5 10. Qxb5 Nc2+
11. Kf1 {Gewöhnlich spielt Weiß den anderen Königszug 11.Kd2, aber der Textzug
ist auch spielbar.} Nxa1 $2 $146 {Schwarz nimmt den Turm, aber nun befindtet
sich sein a1N in großer Not.} (11... Qd5 $4 12. Qa4 $18) (11... Bd7 $5 12. Ra2
N6xd4 (12... Qf6 13. Qc5 $1 Rb8 14. e3 Qg6 {/\Nxe3} 15. Nbd2 Qd3+ 16. Kg1 Ne1
17. Qxc4 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Qxd2 19. b4 $1 Na5 20. Qxc7 Qxa2 21. Qxb8+ Ke7 {
1-0 Filipik,J-Juricek,S/corr Nord-Maehren-12ch sf 1979/[Juricek,S] (27)}) 13.
Qc5 (13. Qe5 f6 $13) 13... Nf5 $1 (13... Qe7 14. Qxe7+ Kxe7 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16.
Bxa8 Rxa8 $44) 14. Ne5 Rb8 15. Nc3 (15. Nxd7 $5) 15... Rb6 16. e3 Ba4 17. Be4
Nd6 18. Bxc2 Bxc2 19. Kg2 O-O $17 {0-1 Karpov,A-Van Wely,L/Dubai UAE 2002/(35)}
) (11... Rb8 $5 12. Qxc6+ Bd7 13. Qxc4 Rxb2 14. Ne5 Nxa1 15. Be4 O-O 16. Qc3
Ra2 17. Qc4 Rb2 $11) 12. Ne5 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Gg2a8,Gb5e8][%mdl 4] Weiß bringt
den Springer ins Spiel, aber die Alternative 12.Qxc6+ scheint mir auch ganz
gut zu sein.} (12. Qxc6+ Bd7 13. Qxc4 Rb8 14. b4 Ba4 15. Nc3 Bb3 16. Qc6+ $16)
12... O-O 13. Bxc6 (13. Nxc6 Qd6 (13... Qf6 14. Ne5 a6 15. Qxc4 Rb8 16. b4 $14)
14. Nd2 Bd7 15. Nxc4 Bxc6 16. Bxc6 (16. Nxd6 Bxb5 17. Nxb5 Rab8 $17) 16... Qxd4
17. Bxa8 Rxa8 $11) 13... f6 (13... a6 14. Qxc4 Rb8 15. b4 f6 16. Nd3 Rb6 17.
Nd2 Rxc6 18. Qxc6 Qxd4 19. Kg2 $16) 14. Nf3 e5 (14... a6 15. Qxc4 Rb8 16. b4
$16) 15. Qxc4+ Kh8 16. Kg2 {[%csl Ra1][%cal Gh1a1]} (16. Bxa8 $6 Bh3+ 17. Kg1
Qxa8 $132) 16... Rb8 17. Nbd2 Rxb2 18. Rxa1 $16 {[%mdl 1024] Weiß hat
Materialvorteil, zwei Leichtfiguren gegen den Turm.} exd4 19. Nb3 d3 20. exd3
Qd6 21. Nfd4 (21. Nbd4 $18) 21... Qe5 (21... Rxb3 $5 22. Qxb3 (22. Nxb3 Be6 23.
Qc5 Bxb3 24. Qxd6 cxd6 25. d4 $16) 22... Qxd4 23. Qb4 Qd8 (23... Rd8 24. Qxd4
Rxd4 25. Re1 Rd8 26. Re7 $18) 24. Re1 $16) 22. Qc1 $18 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Rc1b2]
Auf diese Weise gewinnt Weiß weiteres Material.} Bh3+ 23. Kg1 (23. Kxh3 Rxf2
24. Qc5 $18) 23... Re8 {Die letzte "Chance" für Schwarz in verlorener Stellung
- im Falle von 24.Qxb2?? gewinnt Schwarz mit 24...Qe1+.} 24. Bxe8 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 (5... Nbd7 6. O-O Rb8 7. Qc2
b5 8. a4 a6 9. axb5 axb5 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd5 12. Rd1 Bd7 13. Nc3 c6 {
0-1 Nielsen,P-Babula,V/Germany 2002/EXT 2003 (30)}) (5... a6 6. a4 Nc6 7. O-O
Rb8 8. e3 b5 9. axb5 axb5 10. b3 cxb3 11. Qxb3 Be7 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Rc1 $44 {
1/2-1/2 Bernasek,J-Babula,V/Karlovy Vary CZE 2004/(23)}) 6. Qa4 Bb4+ {Das ist
die übliche Fortsetzung in dieser Stellung, aber die Variante 6...Nd7 7.Qxc4
Nb6 8.Qd3 e5 ist auch spielbar.} 7. Bd2 Nd5 (7... Bd6 $5) 8. Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. a3
b5 10. Qxb5 Nc2+ 11. Kd2 Nxa1 (11... Bd7 12. Kxc2 Nxd4+ 13. Nxd4 Bxb5 14. Nxb5
Rb8 15. N1c3 $14 {0-1 Gustafsson,J-Shabalov,A/playchess.com INT 2004 (31)}) 12.
Qxc6+ Bd7 13. Qxc4 Rb8 $6 {Schwarz bringt den Turm ins Spiel und droht jetzt
14...Nb3+, aber der Textzug ist nicht die beste Möglichkeit für ihn - die
Alternative 13...c5! bietet Schwarz viel bessere Chancen als die
Partiefortsetzung.} (13... c5 $1) 14. b4 c5 {Weil der gegnerische König
unsicher auf d2 steht, öffnet Schwarz die Stellung im Zentrum.} 15. Qc3 (15.
Qa2 cxb4 16. axb4 Rxb4 17. Qxa1 Ra4 $132) 15... cxb4 16. axb4 (16. Qxa1 Qa5 $13
{'<=>' Ribli.}) 16... Qb6 $146 (16... a5 17. Qxa1 axb4 18. Rc1 O-O 19. Ne5 Bb5
20. Rc5 $16 {[%csl Gc5,Ge5] 1-0 Rahman,Z-Rausis,I/Calcutta 2001/CBM 82/[Ribli]
(50)}) (16... O-O 17. Qxa1 (17. Na3) 17... Rxb4 18. Rc1 $14 (18. Rc1 Qb6 19.
Ke1 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Nfd2 Rxd4 22. Qc3 {1/2-1/2 Schandorff,L-Zucchelli,M/
Copenhagen 2002/(22)})) 17. Qxa1 Qxb4+ 18. Nc3 $14 {[%csl Rd2] Weiß hat
Materialvorteil - zwei Leichtfiguren gegen einen Turm. Aber Schwarz hat einige
Gegenchancen, denn die Damen sind auf dem Brett und der weiße König steht
unsicher in der Mitte.} O-O 19. Rb1 (19. Qxa7 $4 Qb2+ 20. Kd3 Rb3 $19) 19...
Qc4 20. e3 {[%cal Gf3e5,Ge5c4,Ge5d7] Weiß verstärkt seine Zentrumsstellung, es
droht schon 21.Ne5.} (20. Rc1 $14) 20... Rxb1 21. Qxb1 Rc8 22. Qb2 f6 {[%cal
Gf6e5,Ge6e5] Schwarz verteidigt sich gegen 23.Ne5 und später kann er mit
eventuellem e6-e5 die Stellung sprengen.} 23. Ne1 {[%cal Ge1d3,Gd3c5] Weiß
öffnet die Diagonale des g2-Läufers und der Springer zielt auf das c5-Feld.}
Bc6 24. Bh3 $1 {[%csl Gh3] Weiß muss den Läufer für das Endspiel behalten.} (
24. Qa2 Qxa2+ (24... Qxc3+ 25. Kxc3 Bd5+ 26. Kb2 Bxa2 27. Kxa2 $14) 25. Nxa2
Bxg2 26. Nxg2 Kf7 $14) 24... Rd8 {[%cal Gd8d2,Ge6e5] Schwarz bereitet 25...e5
vor.} 25. Qa3 (25. Qa2 Qxa2+ 26. Nxa2 Kf7 27. Nb4 $14) 25... e5 26. Qe7 $1 {
[%csl Ge7][%cal Rh3e6,Re6g8,Re6c4,Re7d8,Re7a7][%mdl 2048] Das Eindringen der
Dame ist sehr stark - es hängt der d8R, der a7P und es droht 27.Be6+.} Re8 27.
Qxa7 $16 {Weiß hat schon zwei Springer und einen Bauern für den Turm und
Schwarz hat keine wirklichen Drohungen.} exd4 28. Qxd4 Qa6 (28... Qxd4+ 29.
exd4 $18) 29. Nd3 Qa8 {[%cal Ge8d8,Gd8d2]} 30. Nb4 Bf3 31. Bd7 Rd8 32. Be6+ Kh8
33. Bd5 Qa3 (33... Bxd5 34. Nbxd5 $16) 34. e4 {[%csl Gd5]} Qb2+ 35. Nc2 f5 36.
Qb4 $1 {Nach diesem Zug ist der Damentausch erzwungen.} Qxb4 37. Nxb4 fxe4 38.
Ke3 g6 39. Bxe4 $18 {[%mdl 4096] Das Endspiel ist gewonnen für Weiß.} Bg4 40.
Nc6 Re8 41. f3 Bd7 42. Nd4 Kg7 43. Nd5 Rb8 44. Kf4 {Stufenweise verbessert
Weiß seine Stellung.} Be8 45. Ne6+ Kf7 46. Ke5 {[%csl Gd5,Ge4,Ge5,Ge6] Alle
weißen Figuren stehen sehr aktiv, Schwarz hat keine Hoffnungen.} Ba4 47. Nf6 h6
48. Nc5 (48. h4 $18) 48... Bb5 49. Bd5+ Kg7 50. Ne6+ Kh8 51. Ng4 Kh7 52. Be4
Bc4 53. Nf6+ (53. Nf6+ Kh8 54. Bxg6 $2 (54. h4 $18) 54... Rb5+) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.02.13"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Pedersen, Steffen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2441"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Preetz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. d4 e6 6. c4 {Wir befinden uns nun
in einer Hauptvariante der Katalanischen Verteidigung, obwohl der bisherige
Spielverlauf Grünfeld-Indisch geprägt ist, jedoch mit vertauschten Farben und
einem Tempoplus für Weiß.} dxc4 7. Qa4 {Das ist die klassische Fortsetzung,
jedoch erscheint mir die Alternative chancenreicher.} (7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Na3 {
Diese Variante ist heutzutage in Mode; die Textfortsetzung wird relativ selten
gespielt.}) 7... Bd7 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qd3 Rc8 10. Bg5 {Statt dieser Fortsetzung
bietet 10.dxc5!? Weiß mehr Hoffnungen auf Eröffnungsvorteil.} (10. dxc5 $5 Bxc5
11. Nc3 b4 12. Nb5 (12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Ne7 $5 14. Be3 Qb6 15. Bxc5 {1/2-1/2
Stohl,I-Sokolov,A/Germany 2002/EXT 2003 (15)}) 12... O-O 13. Nd6 $5 Nd4 14. Bf4
Nd5 15. Ng5 g6 16. Nge4 Nxf4 17. gxf4 Bb6 18. Nxc8 Bb5 19. Qd2 $1 $146 {
[%csl Gd2][%cal Gd2b4]} Qxc8 20. e3 $1 Bxf1 21. Rxf1 $14 {0-1 Stohl,I-Sokolov,
A/Germany 2003/CBM 95/[Ribli] (40)}) 10... cxd4 (10... c4 11. Qd1 $5 (11. Qc2
h6 12. Bd2 Be7 13. e4 O-O 14. a3 Qb6 15. Be3 Ng4 16. Bf4 Nxd4 $1 17. Nxd4 e5 {
0-1 Savchenko,S-Adly,A/Cairo EGY 2003/(44)}) 11... Be7 12. Nc3 a6 (12... b4 13.
Bxf6 gxf6 (13... Bxf6 14. Ne4 $14) 14. Ne4 Qa5 15. Qd2 (15. Qc1) 15... f5 16.
Nc5 Bxc5 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Rfd1 $44 {1-0 Huebner,R-Mueller,M/Deutschland 1997/
[Huebner,R] (27)}) 13. e3 $5 (13. e4 b4 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ne2 O-O 16. e5 Be7
17. Nd2 c3 $1 18. bxc3 bxc3 19. Nxc3 Nxd4 20. Nde4 Bc6 {0-1 Filippov,V-Piket,J/
Batumi 77/478 1999/[Piket,Je] (42)}) 13... Nd5 14. Bxe7 Ncxe7 15. Ne4 $14) 11.
Nxd4 Ne5 $5 $11 {[%mdl 4] Eine originelle Idee: Weiß muss die Dame wegziehen
und Schwarz erhält im weiteren Spielverlauf gutes Figurenspiel. Im Falle von
11...Nxd4 hat Schwarz ebenfalls gute Ausgleichschancen.} (11... Nxd4 12. Qxd4
Bc5 (12... h6 13. Be3 Bc5 14. Qd3 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. Nc3 b4
18. Ne4 Ke7 {1/2-1/2 Vogel,J-Janssen,R/Amsterdam NED 2002/(26)}) 13. Qh4 (13.
Qd3 $5 $14) 13... Be7 14. Nc3 b4 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qxe4 Qc5 18.
Qb7 Rc7 19. Qb8+ Rc8 20. Qb7 {1/2-1/2 Hoffmann,M-Willsch,M/BL 0405 Preetzer
TSV- Solinger SG 2005 (20)}) 12. Qb3 (12. Qd1 Bc5 $11 (12... Be7 $11)) 12...
Qb6 13. Nf3 (13. Bxf6 gxf6 $11 (13... Qxd4 $6 14. Rd1 Qc5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. Nc3
$14 {Und Weiß hat Entwicklungsvorteil.})) (13. Rd1 Bc5 14. e3 $11) 13... Nxf3+
14. Bxf3 Be7 $11 {Schwarz hat eine bequeme, ausgeglichene Stellung erreicht;
die Bauernstruktur ist symmetrisch und Schwarz hat keine Entwicklungsprobleme.}
15. Rd1 {Weiß möchte die schwarze Rochade verhindern.} h6 (15... Bc6 $5 $11 {
Dieser Zug spiegelt eine gute Idee wider: den weißfeldrigen Läufer des Gegners
zu tauschen.}) 16. Be3 (16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nd2 Bc6 (17... O-O $6 18. Ne4 Bc6 19.
Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. Qf3 $14) 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 O-O $11) 16... Bc5
17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. Nc3 (18. Nd2 O-O 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 $11) 18... O-O (18...
Qc4 19. Qxc4 Rxc4 20. a3 Ke7 $11) 19. Rd2 b4 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Bb5 22. Rad1
a5 {[%csl Ga5,Gb4][%cal Gd1d8,Gc8c1] Weiß kontrolliert die d-Linie, Schwarz
die c-Linie und verfügt darüber hinaus über Initiative am Damenflügel.} 23. Qf3
(23. a3 $11) 23... Qe5 {[%csl Ge5] Die schwarze Dame ist auf e5 gut postiert.}
24. Qf4 Qxf4 25. gxf4 Rc5 26. Kf1 g5 $1 {Schwarz öffnet seine Grundlinie,
tauscht den f4-Bauern und bekommt damit eine bessere Bauernstruktur.} 27. fxg5
hxg5 28. h3 Kg7 29. Ke1 Rh8 30. Bg2 Ba4 $1 $15 {Schwarz vertreibt den Turm von
d1 oder provoziert die Schwächung des Damenflügels mittels b3.} 31. Ra1 (31. b3
Bb5 $15) 31... Rhc8 {[%cal Rc8c1,Rc1e1] Droht 32...Rc1+.} 32. b3 Bc6 33. Kf1 (
33. Bxc6 R8xc6 $15) 33... Bb5 (33... Bxg2+ 34. Kxg2 Rc2 35. Rad1 $15) 34. Bf3
Rc1+ 35. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 36. Kg2 Kf6 {[%csl Ra2,Rb3,Gb5,Gc1,Gf6][%mdl 4096] Die
schwarzen Figuren sind aktiver in dieser Endspielphase; hingegen kann der
weiße katalanische Läufer keine konkreten positionellen Zielpunkte verfolgen.}
37. Bh5 Bc6+ 38. Bf3 Bb5 39. Bh5 Ke7 40. e3 Rc3 {[%csl Gc3] Der schwarze Turm
besetzt das Feld c3.} 41. Be2 Bc6+ {Es ist eine gute Idee von Schwarz nicht
seinen aktiven Läufer zu tauschen.} (41... Bxe2 42. Rxe2 f5 43. Rd2 Kf6 $15)
42. Bf3 Bb5 43. Be2 Bc6+ 44. Bf3 Bd7 $1 (44... Bb5 $2 45. Be2 $11 {Auf diese
Weise wäre dreimal dieselbe Springerstellung erreicht und Weiß kann Remis
reklamieren.}) 45. h4 $1 {Weiß verteidigt sich gut; er tauscht seinen
schwachen Bauern.} gxh4 46. Kh3 f5 47. Be2 (47. Kxh4 f4 48. Re2 $15) 47... Bc6
48. Kxh4 Be4 {[%csl Gc3,Ge4]} 49. Bb5 Rc2 $1 50. Rd7+ (50. Rxc2 Bxc2 $17 {
[%cal Rc2b1,Rb1a2]}) 50... Kf6 51. Kg3 Bd5 $17 {[%csl Ra2,Rb3,Gd5] Der Bd5
dominiert das Spielgeschehen.} (51... Rxa2 52. Bc4 {[%cal Gd7d6,Gd6f6]}) 52.
Ra7 Rxa2 53. Ba4 (53. Bc4 Bxc4 54. bxc4 b3 $19) 53... Ra1 {[%csl Ga1,Gd5,Rg3]
[%cal Ra1g1,Rg1g3]} 54. f3 (54. Rxa5 $2 Bxb3 $19) 54... Rf1 55. e4 fxe4 56.
fxe4 Bxe4 57. Rxa5 Rf3+ {[%csl Rb3] Schwarz hat einen Bauern mehr und
aktiveres Figurenspiel, der Pb3 ist hingegen kaum zu halten.} 58. Kg4 Rd3 $1
59. Kf4 (59. Rb5 Bf5+ $1 {[%csl Rg4] Plötzlich befindet sich der weiße König
im Mattnetz.} (59... Rd4 $17) 60. Kf4 e5+ 61. Rxe5 Rd4+) 59... Bd5 $1 {[%cal
Rd5b3,Re6e5,Re5f4] Ausgezeichnetes Figurenspiel für Schwarz mit reduziertem
Material. Gleichzeitig sind der b3-Bauer angegriffen und es droht Matt mit 60..
.e5+.} 60. Ra6 (60. Rb5 e5+ 61. Kg4 Be6+ $19) 60... Bxb3 $19 61. Bb5 (61. Bxb3
Rxb3 $19) 61... Rd4+ 62. Ke3 Rh4 (62... Ke5 $19) 63. Rb6 Bd5 64. Bd3 b3 65. Bb1
Ke5 66. Bd3 Rh2 67. Rb4 Kd6 68. Be2 Kc5 69. Rb5+ Kc6 70. Rb4 Rh7 $1 {[%cal
Rh7b7,Rb7b4]} 71. Bd3 Rb7 72. Rg4 (72. Rxb7 Kxb7 $19) 72... Kc5 73. Kd2 e5 74.
Kc3 Rc7 75. Ra4 (75. Kb2 Rf7 $19 {[%cal Rf7f2,Rf2b2]}) 75... e4 76. Rxe4 (76.
Bxe4 Kb5+ $19) (76. Be2 Kd6+ $19) 76... Bxe4 77. Bxe4 Re7 0-1

[Event "Dubai op"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2001.04.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kotsur, Pavel"]
[Black "Dizdar, Goran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2001.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 {Diese Spielweise ist in
jüngster Zeit sehr beliebt. Schwarz plant, nach Möglichkeit den Zug a6
einzusparen.} 6. O-O (6. Qa4 $5 {Meiner Meinung nach ist diese Fortsetzung
besser als der Textzug.}) 6... Rb8 7. e3 {Dieser Bauernzug ist die beste
Fortsetzung für Weiß. Nach 7.Nc3 spielt Schwarz ebenfalls 7...b5, und dann
muss Weiß in einigen Varianten mit b5-b4 rechnen.} (7. Nc3 b5) 7... b5 {
Das ist die Hauptidee des schwarzen Aufbaus - der Pc4 ist verteidigt, und der
Rb8 steht gut, er hat die große Diagonale des Bg2 bereits verlassen.} (7... Bd7
) 8. Qe2 (8. b3 cxb3 9. Nfd2 $5 (9. axb3 a6 10. Bb2 Be7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Qb1 {
0-1 Kozul,Z-Todorovic,G/Novi Sad 1992/CBM 29 ext (32)}) 9... Na5 $5 10. Nxb3
Nxb3 11. axb3 a6 (11... Bb7 12. Rxa7 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Bd6 $11) 12. Bc6+ Nd7 13. d5
Qf6 14. Ra2 exd5 15. Qxd5 Bd6 (15... Qe6 $5) 16. Bb2 Qg6 17. Bd4 $1 {1-0 Kozul,
Z-Beliavsky,A/Bled 74/497 1998/Inf 74/[Beliavsky,A] (43)}) (8. a4 a6 9. axb5
axb5 10. b3 cxb3 11. Nbd2 Be7 12. Nxb3 O-O 13. Ba3 Bxa3 14. Rxa3 Qd6 15. Qa1 $1
{Steckner,J-Ionov,S/Dortmund (open) 1992/Inf 55 (19)}) 8... Be7 9. b3 $5 {
[%mdl 4] Weiß tauscht den schwarzen c-Bauern und öffnet damit die c- und
a-Linie.} (9. Rd1 O-O 10. b3 cxb3 11. axb3 a6 12. Bb2 (12. e4 Bb7 13. Bf4 Nb4
14. Nc3 Rc8 15. Ne5 Qe8 $15 {0-1 Tukmakov,V-Rogozenko,D/Koszalin 1998/CBM 65
ext (29)}) 12... Nb4 13. Nbd2 Bb7 14. e4 c5 15. e5 Nfd5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Ne4
Be7 18. h4 Qe8 19. Nfg5 $40 {1-0 Rustemov,A-Sax,G/Germany 2000/CBM 74 ext (28)}
) 9... cxb3 10. axb3 O-O 11. Bb2 $13 {Weiß hat einen Bauern weniger, aber
seine Läufer stehen auf den großen Diagonalen. Zudem hat Weiß Übergewicht im
Zentrum. Der schwarze Damenflügel ist wegen des Pb5 ein wenig geschwächt, aber
seine Stellung ist fest.} Bb7 (11... a6 $5 $13) 12. Ne1 $5 {Ein
vielschichtiger Zug - der weiße Springer strebt nach d3 und öffnet
gleichzeitig die Diagonale des Bg2.} Nd5 {Schwarz provoziert 13.e4, sein
Springer soll dann nach b4 ziehen.} (12... a6 13. Nd3 $13 {[%csl Yc5][%cal
Gd3c5]} (13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Rxa6 Bb7 $15 {[%csl Gb7][%cal Gb7h1]})) (12... Nb4
13. Rxa7 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 c5 $11) 13. Qxb5 {Weiß hat den Bauern zwar zurück
gewonnan, dafür aber steht seine Dame unglücklich auf b5.} (13. e4 Ndb4 $15 14.
Qxb5 $2 Ba6 $19 {[%csl Rb5][%cal Ra6f1]}) 13... Ncb4 {[%cal Rb7a6,Ra6f1]} 14.
Qe2 Qc8 15. Nd2 (15. Rxa7 Ba6 $17 {[%csl Ra7]}) (15. e4 Ba6 16. Rxa6 Qxa6 17.
Qxa6 Nxa6 18. exd5 Rxb3 $19 {[%csl Rb1,Rb2]}) 15... Ba6 16. Nc4 c5 $11 {
Nach dieser Fortsetzung kann Schwarz seinen c-Bauern tauschen. Die
resultierende Stellung ist ausgeglichen.} 17. Nf3 (17. e4 $6 Nb6 $15 {[%csl
Rc4]}) (17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Bd4 Qc7 $11) 17... Nc6 (17... Nb6 $11) 18. Qc2 (18.
e4 $2 Rxb3 19. exd5 exd5 $17 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Ga6e2]}) 18... Ndb4 (18... Ncb4
19. Qd2 (19. Qe2 Nc6 {Das wäre Zugwiederholung.}) 19... Rd8 $11 (19... Nc6 $11)
) 19. Qd2 cxd4 (19... Rd8 $5 $11 {Dieser Zug scheint mir logischer als die
Partiefortsetzung - jetzt steht die weiße Dame unglücklich auf der d-Linie.})
20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Bxd4 (21. Qxd4 Bf6 22. Qd2 Rd8 23. Qe2 Bxb2 24. Qxb2 Nd3 $15)
21... Nc6 (21... Rd8 $11) 22. Rfc1 $1 {[%cal Gc1c8][%mdl 2048]} Nxd4 (22...
Rxb3 $2 23. Ne5 $18) 23. exd4 Bxc4 (23... Bb4 24. Qe3 Bxc4 25. Rxa7 Bc5 26.
dxc5 Bxb3 27. c6 $16 {[%csl Gc6]}) 24. bxc4 $14 {[%csl Gc4,Gd4] Die weißen
Bauern stehen gut im Zentrum, besonders der c-Bauer ist - dank Unterstützung
durch den Bg2 - stark.} Qc7 25. c5 Rfd8 26. Ra4 Bf6 {Schwarz kontrolliert den
Pd4.} 27. h4 g6 (27... h5 $14) 28. c6 {[%csl Gc6]} Kg7 $6 (28... h5 $5 $14) 29.
h5 {Es droht noch nichts Konkretes, aber der weiße Bauer auf h5 ist sehr
unangenehm für Schwarz. In der Folge muss Schwarz stets mit h6+ rechnen.} gxh5
30. Rca1 Ra8 (30... a6 $5) 31. Rb1 a5 $2 {Dieser Zug ist recht optimistisch -
warum lässt Schwarz 32.Rb7 zu?} (31... Rab8 32. Rb7 Rxb7 33. cxb7 $14 {[%csl
Gb7][%cal Gg2b7]}) 32. Rb7 $16 Qd6 33. Rxa5 Rxa5 (33... Qxd4 34. Qxd4 Bxd4 35.
c7 $18) 34. Qxa5 Qxd4 35. c7 $18 {Der weiße Freibauer auf c7 entscheidet die
Partie.} Rc8 36. Rb8 Qd7 $2 (36... Rxc7 $5 37. Qxc7 Be5 38. Qb6 Qd1+ 39. Bf1
Bxb8 40. Qxb8 $18) 37. Rxc8 Qxc8 38. Qc5 {[%cal Rg2b7,Rb7c8] Und Schwarz muss
aufgeben - gegen 39.Bb7 gibt es keine Verteidigung .} 1-0

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 3rd"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2001.05.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2001.05.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Wells. Hecht} d5 2. d4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. O-O Nf6 6. c4 dxc4 {
Durch Zugumstellung haben wir eine Hauptvariante der Katalanischen Eröffnung
erreicht.} 7. Ne5 {Dieser Zug ist in der Großmeisterpraxis populär, aber die
traditionelle Fortsetzung 7.Qa4 ist auch nicht schlecht.} Bd7 (7... Nxe5 8.
dxe5 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Nd5 (9... Nd7 10. f4 $14) 10. Na3 $14) 8. Nxc4 {Der Textzug
wird heutzutage selten gespielt.} (8. Na3 cxd4 9. Naxc4 {Das ist die
Grundstellung der eigentlichen Hauptvariante des Systems mit c7-c5. Weiß hat
dauerhafte Initiative für den Bauern.}) 8... cxd4 9. Bf4 Nd5 (9... Be7 $6 10.
Nd6+ Kf8 11. Nxb7 Qb6 12. Nd6 Nd5 13. Nc4 Qc5 14. Ne5 $14) 10. Nd6+ Bxd6 11.
Bxd6 {[%csl Gd6] Weiß hat das Läuferpaar, und der schwarze Pd4 ist schwach.}
Nde7 (11... Qb6 12. Qc1 f6 13. Nd2 Kf7 14. Nb3 $44) 12. Nd2 (12. Qb3 Nf5 (12...
O-O 13. Nd2 {Das ist eine Zugumstellung zu unserer Partie.} (13. Qxb7 Bc8 14.
Bxe7 (14. Qxa8 Qxd6 15. Rc1 (15. Bxc6 Nxc6 16. Rc1 Bd7 17. Qb7 d3 $1 18. Nc3
Nd4 $36) 15... Ba6 $1 16. Rxc6 Nxc6 17. Qxc6 Qxc6 18. Bxc6 Rc8 19. Bf3 Rc1+ $17
) 14... Bxb7 15. Bxd8 Rfxd8 16. Rc1 Rab8 $1 17. Nd2 Ne5 $11)) 13. Ba3 Na5 14.
Qb4 Rb8 15. Nd2 Nc6 16. Qc5 Qb6 17. Qc2 Rc8 18. Rac1 Nce7 19. Qb3 Qxb3 20. Nxb3
{1-0 Romanishin,O-Lechtynsky,J/Kecskemet 1989/TD (47)}) 12... O-O 13. Qb3 (13.
Nf3 Re8 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Nf5 $11) 13... Bc8 (13... b6 14. Nc4 Rc8 (14...
Re8) 15. Rfd1 Re8 16. e3 Nf5 17. e4 Nfe7 18. e5 $44) 14. Ba3 $5 {Das ist ein
logischer Zug. Der Läufer muss früher oder später von d6 weg ziehen. Zudem
legt sich Weiß damit noch nicht auf eine Springerstellung fest. Der Springer
kann auf c4oder e4 auftauchen. Ich möchte darauf hinweisen, dass der
ukrainische GM schon einmal diese Spielweise erprobt hat (siehe Anmerkung 14...
e5).} (14. Nc4 Re8 (14... e5 15. Qa3 Re8 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Nc6 18. Bxc6
bxc6 19. Qc5 Qe7 20. Qxe7 Rxe7 21. Bxd4 Rxe2 22. Rfe1 {1-0 Razuvaev,Y-Unzicker,
W/Germany 1991/GER-chT (50)}) 15. Bc5 (15. Rfd1 Nf5 16. Bc5 e5 17. e4 Nfe7 18.
Nd6 Rf8 19. Nxb7 Bxb7 20. Qxb7 Rb8 21. Qa6 Rxb2 22. Qa4 {1-0 Jussupow,
A-Sokolov,A/Moscow 1988/URS-ch (41)}) 15... Nf5 16. e4 dxe3 17. fxe3 Qg5 18.
Ba3 e5 19. Nd6 Nxd6 20. Bxd6 Nd8 21. Kh1 Bd7 22. Rad1 Bc6 {0-1 Gelfand,
B-Karpov,A/Monte Carlo 1999/CBM 69 ext (42)}) 14... Re8 (14... e5 15. Rac1 Qc7
16. Nc4 Rd8 17. Bc5 Bg4 18. Rfe1 Rd7 19. Qa3 Rad8 20. b4 d3 21. exd3 Rxd3 22.
Qb2 Rd1 23. Rcxd1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Bxd1 25. Ne3 Bh5 26. b5 Nd8 27. Bxa7 {1-0
Romanishin,O-Sokolov,A/Cannes 1998/CBM 63 ext (64)}) 15. Rac1 $44 {[%csl Ga3,
Gg2][%cal Gc1c8][%mdl 4] Weiß macht spürbar Druck. Er hat eine Vielzahl
positioneller Drohungen: .Ne4-Nd6, oder Ne4-Nc5 oder Nc4-Nd6. Für Schwarz ist
es daher nicht einfach, die Entwicklung seines Damenflügels zu beenden.} Nf5 (
15... Bd7 16. Qxb7 $16) (15... e5 16. Ne4 Nf5) 16. Ne4 {[%cal Ge4c5]} e5 (16...
Qc7 17. Rc2 $44) 17. Nc5 {Wells: 'dominates black's bishop, and ensures the
persistence of white's lead in development in addition to his other trumps. '}
Nd6 (17... Qc7 $5) 18. Bd5 $5 {'!' Wells.} (18. Nxb7 Nxb7 (18... Bxb7 19. Bxc6
(19. Bxd6 Na5 (19... Qxd6 20. Qxb7 $16) 20. Qb4 (20. Qa3 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Nb7 $11)
20... Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Re6 22. Bc7 Nc6 23. Bxd8 (23. Rxc6 $2 Qd5+ $19) 23... Nxb4
24. Ba5 Nc6 $11 (24... Nxa2 25. Ra1 {[%csl Ra2]})) 19... Bxc6 20. Rxc6 $14) 19.
Bxc6 (19. Rxc6 {Wells}) 19... Na5 20. Qd3 Nxc6 21. Rxc6 Qd5 22. Rc5 Qxa2 23.
Qe4 Bd7 24. Rxe5 Qc4 $11) 18... Kh8 $2 {Damit gibt Schwarz die Verteidigung
des Pf7 auf.} (18... Qb6 $5 $13) (18... Ne7 $5 $13) 19. Nxb7 {Wells: 'Now this
transformation of advantages is possible. Romanishin cashes in netting two
pawns, and displays his customarily fine technique.'} Nxb7 (19... Bxb7 20. Bxc6
(20. Bxd6 $2 Qxd6 21. Qxb7 Qxd5 22. Qxc6 Qxa2 $17) 20... Bxc6 21. Rxc6 $16 {
[%csl Rd6,Rf7]}) 20. Bxc6 Na5 21. Qxf7 {Aufgrund von 18...Kh8 hat Schwarz nun
seinen Pf7 verloren.} Nxc6 22. Rxc6 $16 {Weiß hat schon einen Bauern mehr.
Doch die Realisierung des Materialvorteils ist aufgrund der ungleichfarbigen
Läufer gar nicht einfach} Qd7 $8 23. Qxd7 (23. Rc7 Qxf7 24. Rxf7 Be6 $11 {
[%cal Re6a2,Re6f7]}) 23... Bxd7 24. Rc5 $5 {Weiß verhindert mögliches
schwarzes Gegenspiel mit 24...Bb5.} (24. Rc7 Bb5 25. Re1 $16) 24... a6 25. Rd1
(25. Rfc1 Rac8) 25... Bb5 26. Rd2 {[%csl Gd2]} Rad8 (26... Rac8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8
28. Bd6 $16) 27. Bb4 e4 28. b3 {Weiß bereitet 29.a4 mit Vertreidigung des Bb5
vor.} e3 (28... d3 29. a4 $1 Bd7 (29... dxe2 30. Rxd8 $18) 30. exd3 Be6 31.
dxe4 Rxd2 32. Bxd2 Bxb3 33. f3 Bxa4 34. Rc7 $18) 29. fxe3 Rxe3 (29... dxe3 30.
Rdc2 $16 (30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Rc3 Re8 32. Kf1 $16 {[%csl Re3]})) 30. a4 Be8 (
30... Bxe2 31. Rxd4 $16) 31. Ba5 Rb8 32. Kf2 Re4 (32... Rexb3 33. Rxd4 $16) 33.
Rd3 (33. Rd5 Rxb3 34. R2xd4 Rxd4 35. Rxd4 $16) 33... Bf7 34. Bd2 {Der Pb3
hängt noch nicht, weil die schwarze Grundlinie schwach ist. So kann Weiß
seinen Läufer zurück ziehen und den Zug 35.b4 vorbereiten.} h6 35. b4 Rbe8 36.
e3 {Dieser Zug ist, wie die folgendem Vereinfachungen, forciert.} dxe3+ 37.
Rxe3 Rxe3 38. Bxe3 {[%mdl 4096] Die Verwertung des Materialvorteils fällt sehr
schwer - denn die ungleichfarbigen Läufer bieten Schwarz immer Rettungschancen.
Aber - dank der Türme auf dem Brett - behält Weiß immer gute Gewinnchancen.}
Bb3 39. a5 {Jetzt droht 40.b5, wonach der weiße a-Bauer besonders stark wird.}
(39. b5 axb5 40. axb5 $16) 39... Ba4 {Wie kann Weiß weiterkommen? Der Ba4 hat
eine gute Blockadestellung eingenommen, daher kann Weiß am Damenflügel (noch)
nichts erreichen. Ohne Türme wäre dieses Endspiel freilich remis.} 40. Rc7 {
[%csl Rg7][%cal Gc7g7] Weiß findet einen neuen Angriffspunkt - der Pg7 ist
schwach.} Kg8 (40... Rd8 41. g4 $16 {Es droht h4-h5 mit Raumgewinn am
Königsflügel .}) 41. Bd4 Rf8+ 42. Ke3 Rf7 43. Rc8+ Kh7 (43... Rf8 $5 44. Rc5
$16) 44. Rc5 g5 {Schwarz befreit sich von der potentiellen Schwäche des Pg7.}
45. Re5 Bd7 46. Kd2 Kg6 47. Rd5 Kh5 $2 {Schwarz möchte aktiv spielen, aber
sein König verfängt sich im Mattnetz.} (47... Kh7 $16) 48. Rd6 $1 {[%csl Gd6]
[%cal Gd6a6,Gd6h6]} Bb5 49. h3 $1 {[%csl Rh5] Droht 50.g4+ und 51.Rxh6 mit
weiterem Materialgewinn.} g4 50. Rd5+ Kg6 51. hxg4 {Weiß hat jetzt schon zwei
Mehrbauern, aber seine Doppelbauer auf der g-Linie ist nicht so stark.} Rd7 $6
{'Hecht: '[#] Interessanter Endspiel-Übergang. Der Läufer erweist sich in
Verbindung mit dem a-Freibauern als bärenstark. ''} (51... Rf3 $16) 52. Rxb5 $1
{Dieses schöne Qualitätsopfer entscheidet die Partie - der weiße Freibauer auf
der a-Linie fesselt den Turm.} axb5 (52... Rxd4+ {Hecht} 53. Kc3 Rxg4 54. Rb6+
Kg5 55. Rxa6 Rxg3+ 56. Kc4 h5 57. b5 h4 58. b6 $18) 53. Ke3 Kf7 (53... Rd6 54.
Bc5 Re6+ 55. Kd4 Kg5 56. Kd5 Rg6 57. Bd6 $18 Kxg4 58. a6 Rg7 59. Bb8 $18) (
53... Kg5 {Hecht} 54. a6 Kxg4 55. a7 Rd8 56. Be5 Ra8 57. Bb8 $18) 54. a6 $18
Ke6 55. a7 Rd8 56. Ke4 Kd6 (56... Ra8 57. Be3 $22 $18 Ke7 58. Kd5 Kd7 59. Bd4
$18) 57. Be3 Ra8 58. Bf4+ Kc6 59. Bb8 {[%csl Ra8][%cal Re4f5,Rf5g6,Rg6h6]} 1-0

[Event "Olomouc Skanska Cup"]
[Site "Olomouc"]
[Date "2004.08.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jirka, Jiri"]
[Black "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2406"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2004.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O {Weiss spielt
gewöhnlich die Alternative 6.Qa4!?, wonach er den c4-Bauern zurückgewinnen
kann. Mit dem Textzug strebt Weiss eine schnelle Figurenentwicklung an, aber
Schwarz bekommt somit Zeit, seinen c4-Bauern zu verteidigen.} (6. Qa4 $5) 6...
Rb8 {Das ist die direkte Fortsetzung.} ({Schwarz kann aber auch} 6... a6 {
ziehen.}) 7. Nc3 b5 {Mit diesem Zug möchte Schwarz einfach das Tempo a7-a6
sparen. Andererseits bekommt Weiss im folgenden aktives Spiel, weswegen die
sichere Alternative 7...a6 in Frage kommt.} (7... a6) 8. Ne5 Nxe5 {Nach 8...
Nxd4?? kommt 9.e3 mit Gewinn.} 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. Qd4 {Weiss bringt die Dame ins
Spiel, aber die Alternative 10.Bf4 kommt stark in Betracht.} (10. Bf4 Bb7 11.
Bxb7 Rxb7 12. Qc2 (12. a4 c6 13. Qc2 Be7 14. Rfd1 O-O 15. Ne4 {1/2-1/2
Gleizerov,E-Olafsson,H/Osterskars 1995/EXT 97 (15)}) 12... Be7 13. Rfd1 Qc8 14.
Qe4 c6 15. Qf3 O-O 16. Ne4 f5 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. Bxd6 Rd8 20. e4
Rbd7 21. e5 Nd5 22. Qg4 Rf7 23. Bc5 a6 {1-0 Gleizerov,E-Rustemov,A/Bydgoszcz
2000/CBM 76 ext (42) Ribli:}) 10... c5 11. Qf4 (11. Qg4 b4 12. Ne4 Nxe5 13. Qh5
Ng6 14. Nxc5 Qc7 15. Be3 Be7 16. Rac1 O-O 17. Rxc4 Qa5 18. a3 bxa3 19. bxa3 Rb5
{0-1 Karner,C-Zelcic,R/Jenbach AUT 2004/(62)}) 11... Qc7 {Schwarz greift den
e5-Bauern an, aber der ruhige Entwicklungszug 11...Be7!? wäre konsequenter.} (
11... Bb7 12. Ne4 Qc7 13. a4 $1 $36 a6 14. axb5 axb5 15. Ng5 Nb6 $6 (15... Nxe5
16. Bxb7 Rxb7 17. Ra8+ Ke7 18. Be3 $44) 16. Ra7 $16 Nd5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. e6 $1
{1-0 Romero Holmes,A-Werle,J/Groningen 2002/CBM 93/[Ribli] (25)}) (11... Be7 $5
) 12. a4 (12. Rd1 Rb6 13. a4 b4 14. Nb5 Qb8 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 O-O 17. a5
Ra6 18. Qxc4 Rxd6 19. Bf4 e5 20. Bg5 $44 {1-0 Prakken,G-Ippolito,D/Ubeda 2000/
CBM 75 (29) Ribli:}) 12... a6 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rd1 Be7 (14... Nxe5 15. Bc6+
Qxc6 16. Qxe5 Rb7 17. Bg5 f5 18. Rd8+ Kf7 19. Ra8 Bd7 20. Bh6 gxh6 21. Qxh8 Bg7
22. Qxh7 {1-0 Antic,D-Savicevic,V/Leposavic 2003/EXT 2004 (22)}) 15. Qg4 $44 {
Weiss hat einen Bauern weniger, aber sein aktives Figurenspiel gibt ihm dafür
Kompensation.} Kf8 (15... g6 16. Bh6 {[%csl Gh6]} b4 (16... Nxe5 $2 17. Qf4 $16
{[%cal Rh6g7,Rg7e5,Rg7h8]}) 17. Ne4 Qxe5 18. Nd2 $5 (18. Bf4 Qxb2 19. Bxb8 Nxb8
20. Qf4 Nd7 21. Ra8 O-O 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rxd7 $13) 18... Qxb2 19. Nxc4 $44)
16. f4 g6 (16... h5 17. Qf3 b4 18. Ne4 Bb7 $13) 17. Qf3 {[%cal Gg2a8] Die
Diagonale h1-a8 ist unter weisser Kontolle und er hat Raumvorteil im Zentrum.}
b4 (17... Bb7 $2 18. Ra7 $18 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Ra7d7]}) 18. Ne4 Kg7 (18... Bb7
19. Ra7 Qb6 20. Rxb7 Qxb7 21. Nf6 Nxf6 22. Qxb7 Rxb7 23. Bxb7 (23. exf6 Ra7 24.
fxe7+ Kxe7 $13) 23... Ne8 (23... Nd5 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Rxd5 f5 26. exf6 Bxf6
27. Kf1 c3 28. bxc3 Bxc3 29. Rxc5 $14) 24. Ba6 c3 25. bxc3 bxc3 26. Bc4 $14)
19. Nd6 {[%csl Gd6][%cal Gd6c4] Der Springer steht stark auf d6 und droht 20.
Nxc4.} Rd8 $1 {[%mdl 256] Schwarz verteidigt sich gut, der Turm kommt ins
Spiel und jetzt kann Weiss nicht 20.Nxc4? spielen.} (19... Bxd6 20. exd6 Qb6
21. e4 $44) 20. Be3 (20. Nxc4 $2 Nxe5 $19 {[%cal Re5f3,Rd8d1]}) (20. e4 Nb6 21.
Nxc8 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Rxc8 23. Be3 $44) 20... Bxd6 21. exd6 Qb6 {[%cal Gc8b7,
Gb7g2]} 22. Qe4 $6 {[%cal Ge4c4]} (22. Qc6 Qxc6 23. Bxc6 Bb7 24. Bxd7 Rxd7 25.
Bxc5 Bd5 $11) 22... c3 23. bxc3 Bb7 (23... bxc3 $2 24. Qd3 $16 {[%cal Rd3c3,
Rc3g7]}) 24. Qc4 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 b3 $1 $15 {[%csl Gb3,Gd7] Die Stellung ist
materiell gleich, aber der gut gesicherte b3P ist sehr stark und der d7N
blockiert den d6-Bauern ausgezeichnet.} 26. Rab1 Qb5 $1 {Auf diese Weise kann
Schwarz die Damen tauschen, wonach er das bessere Endspiel bekommt.} 27. Qxb5
Rxb5 28. c4 Rb6 29. Rd3 Rdb8 30. Kf1 (30. Bd2 $142 $5 $11 {[%cal Ge2e4,Ge4e5,
Gd2a5]}) 30... f6 31. g4 Kf7 32. Ke1 {Beide Spieler möchte ihre Könige in die
Nähe des gegnerischen Freibauern bringen.} f5 33. g5 e5 {[%cal Gf7e6]} 34. Rd5
(34. fxe5 Nxe5 $17) 34... exf4 (34... Rb4 35. Bxc5 Rxc4 36. Ba3 Rxf4 37. Rd3
Rg4 38. Rdxb3 Rxb3 39. Rxb3 Rxg5 $17) 35. Bxc5 (35. Bxf4 Rb4 $17) 35... Nxc5
36. Rxc5 Ke6 $17 (36... Rxd6 $6 37. Rb5 Rc8 38. Rb7+ Ke6 39. R1xb3 Rxc4 40.
Rxh7 $11) 37. Kd2 Kxd6 {[%mdl 4096] Schwarz hat schon einen Bauern mehr und
was auch sehr wichtig ist, seine Figuren stehen aktiv.} 38. Rd5+ Kc6 39. Rb2
Re8 {[%cal Ge8e3]} 40. Rd3 Re3 41. Rd4 (41. Rxe3 fxe3+ 42. Kxe3 Kc5 43. Kd3 Kb4
$19 {[%csl Rb2,Gb3,Gb4]}) 41... Re4 (41... Kc5 42. Rxf4 Rh3 $17 {Dieselbe
Stellung erreichen wir nach Zugumstellung - siehe die Stellung nach dem 44.
schwarzen Zug.}) 42. Kc3 Re3+ 43. Kd2 Kc5 44. Rxf4 Rh3 {[%csl Rb2,Gb3,Gc5,Rd2,
Rh2,Gh3] Das Material ist gleich, aber der Unterschied der Figurenstellung
zwischen Weiss und Schwarz ist offensichtlich, Schwarz steht viel aktiver und
sein b3-Freibauer fesselt die weissen Figuren, zudem hängt auch noch der Ph2.}
45. e4 Rxh2+ $19 46. Kc3 Rh3+ 47. Kd2 Rd6+ (47... fxe4 48. Rxe4 Rd6+ 49. Ke1
Rh1+ 50. Ke2 Rh2+ $19) 48. Ke1 Rh1+ 49. Ke2 Rh2+ 50. Rf2 Rxf2+ (50... Rxf2+ 51.
Kxf2 Kxc4 $19) 0-1

[Event "BIH-chT"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2004.06.04"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Ilincic, Zlatko"]
[Black "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2004.05.29"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Banja Luka"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Napredak"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Bd7 8. Qe2 {
Dieser Damezug wird nicht so häufig gespielt, die Alternative ist 8.Nc3,
wonach Schwarz gewöhnlich 8...d5 spielt. Mit dem Damezug provoziert Weiß den
Zug 8...b5, wonach der schwarze Damenflügel geschwächt wird.} b5 9. e4 {
Weiß beginnt die Aktivität sofort im Zentrum. Der Bauernzug verhindert die
Tauschmöglichkeit Nd5, was z.B. nach 9.Rd1 Be7 10.Nc3 Nd5 möglich wäre.} (9.
Rd1 Be7 (9... Bd6 $5) 10. e4 (10. b3 cxb3 11. axb3 O-O 12. Nc3 b4 13. Ne5 Nxe5
14. dxe5 Ra7 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Qd3 Bxc3 17. Ra2 c5 18. Bc6 Qb6 19. Bxd7 Rd8 {
0-1 Ginting,N-Korneev,O/Jakarta 1997/EXT 2000 (24)}) 10... O-O 11. Nc3 h6 12.
h3 Re8 13. Bf4 Qc8 14. g4 Nb4 15. g5 hxg5 16. Nxg5 Nd3 17. Be3 g6 18. e5 Nh5
19. Qg4 {1-0 Cvitan,O-Papa,S/Biel 2003/CBM 95 ext (28)}) (9. a4 Rb8 10. axb5
axb5 11. b3 cxb3 12. Nbd2 Bb4 (12... Bd6 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Nxb3 Qe7 15. Ne5 Bxe5
16. dxe5 Nd5 17. Rfc1 Ra8 18. Nc5 Rxa1 19. Bxa1 Na5 20. Bd4 Bc6 21. h4 $44 {
1-0 Georgiev,K-Leko,P/Dubai 2002/CBM 89 (45)}) 13. Nxb3 O-O 14. Bb2 Ne4 15. Ne1
Nc3 16. Qc2 Na4 17. Nd3 Nxb2 18. Qxb2 Bd6 19. Rfc1 Rb6 20. h4 $44 {1-0
Georgiev,K-Ponomariov,R/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (61)}) (9. b3 cxb3 10. axb3 Be7 11.
Bb2 (11. Rd1 $5) 11... O-O 12. Rc1 Ra7 13. Nbd2 a5 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd5
16. Ne4 a4 {0-1 Schneider Zinner,H-Polak,T/Austria 1999/EXT 2001 (47)}) 9...
Be7 10. b3 {Dieser Zug zeigt, dass Weiß den Bauern nicht zurückgewinnen will,
sondern auf Kompensation spielt.} cxb3 11. axb3 O-O 12. Rd1 Nb4 (12... Bc8 13.
Nc3 Bb7 14. d5 exd5 15. e5 Bb4 16. Na2 Ne4 17. Nxb4 Nxb4 18. Bb2 c5 19. Nh4 Qb6
20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Rd6 Qc7 22. Nf5 $40 {1-0 Polugaevsky,L-Panchenko,A/Sochi
1981/EXT 99 (39)}) 13. Ne5 $44 {Weiß hat ein starkes Bauernzentrum und aktives
Figurenspiel, was Kompensation für den Bauern gibt. Aber es ist schwer zu
sagen, ob diese Kompensation ausreichend ist.} (13. Nc3 Bc6 $13 (13... c5 14.
dxc5 Bxc5 15. Bg5)) 13... Bc8 {Mit diesem Zug möchte Schwarz seine
Läuferstellung verbessern. Interessant wäre auch die Alternative 13...c5!?.} (
13... c5 $5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Bg5 Ra7 16. Nc3 $44) 14. Nc3 Bb7 15. Ba3 Re8 (
15... Nc6 $5 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 Bxa3 19. dxc6 Bd6 $13) 16. Rac1
Qb8 $2 {Dieser Damenzug gefällt mir nicht, denn die Dame befindet sich weit
weg vom Hauptkriegschauplatz.} (16... Nd3 $1 {[%cal Gd3c1,Gc1e2,Ge7a3]} 17.
Nxd3 (17. Bxe7 $4 Nxc1 $19) (17. Rxd3 Bxa3 $15) 17... Bxa3 18. Nc5 Bc6 $5 $15 (
18... Bxc1 19. Nxb7 Qc8 20. e5 Nd5 21. Nxd5 exd5 22. Bxd5 $44) (18... Bxc5 19.
dxc5 Qe7 20. e5 Nd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Rxd5 $11)) 17. g4 $1 $40 {
[%cal Gg4g5] Weiß hat Angriffschancen am Königsflügel, während es nicht leicht
für Schwarz ist, einen aktiven Spielplan zu finden.} Rd8 (17... Nd3 $5) 18. Qf3
{[%csl Ge5,Gf3,Yf7][%cal Ge5f7,Gf3f7,Rg4g5,Rg5f6] Die weiße Drohung ist
einfach - 19.g5 und danach hängt der f7-Bauer.} h6 19. h4 c5 $5 {In der
schweren Stellung möchte Schwarz im Trüben fischen.} (19... Bd6 $2 20. g5 $18)
20. g5 cxd4 21. gxf6 Bxf6 22. Bxb4 Qxe5 (22... Bxe5 23. Ne2 $14) 23. Ne2 $14 {
[%mdl 1024] Nach forcierten Zügen haben wir eine Stellung, in der Schwarz drei
Bauern für die Figur hat. Die weiße Figurenkoordination ist gut, während
Schwarz früher oder später seinen d4-Bauern verliert.} Rac8 $6 {Dieser
schablonenhafte Zug gefällt mir nicht - es wäre besser mit 23...Bxh4!?
fortsetzen.} (23... Bxh4 $5 24. Rc5 (24. Ba5 Rd7 25. Bb6 $14 {[%cal Gb6d4]})
24... Qf6 25. Rc7 $14) 24. Ba5 Re8 25. h5 {[%csl Gh5] Der vorher schwache
weiße h-Bauer gewinnt Raum am Königsflügel.} (25. Bb6 $14) 25... Bg5 26. Rxc8
Rxc8 27. Nxd4 $16 {Schwarz hat nur noch zwei Bauern für die Figur.} (27. Rxd4
$16) 27... f5 28. Qg3 Qxg3 (28... Bf4 29. Qg6 $18) (28... f4 29. Qg4 $18) 29.
fxg3 Be3+ 30. Kf1 Bxe4 31. Bxe4 fxe4 32. Ke2 (32. Nxe6 $1 Rc2 33. Rd7 $18)
32... Bg5 33. Bd2 (33. Nxe6 Rc2+ 34. Bd2 $18) 33... Bxd2 34. Kxd2 {[%csl Re4,
Re6] Schwarz hat drei Bauern für die Figur, aber die schwarzen Bauern sind
weniger wert - der Doppelbauer auf der e-Linie ist schwach.} Rc5 35. g4 Rd5 36.
Ke2 a5 (36... e5 37. Ne6 $18) 37. Nxe6 Rxd1 38. Kxd1 {[%mdl 4096]} a4 39. b4 $1
{[%csl Gb4,Rb5] Weiß muss den b-Bauern um jeden Preis auf dem Brett halten.} a3
40. Kc2 e3 41. Nd4 a2 $2 {Mit diesem Zug verliert Schwarz ein wichtiges Tempo.}
(41... Kf7 $142 42. Kb3 Kf6 43. Nf3 Ke6 44. Kxa3 Kd5 45. Kb3 Ke4 46. Ne1 Kf4
47. Kc3 Kxg4 48. Kd3 Kxh5 49. Nc2 Kg4 50. Kxe3 h5 51. Nd4 $18) 42. Kb2 $18 Kf7
43. Kxa2 Kf6 44. Nf3 Ke6 45. Kb3 Kd5 46. Kc3 Ke4 47. Nd4 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.08.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vladimirov, Yevgeniy"]
[Black "Li, Wenliang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2001.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Qa4 {Das ist die beste
Fortsetzung für Weiß - im Falle von 6.0-0 kann Schwarz 6...Rb8 mit der Idee
b7-b5 ziehen, mit scharfem Spiel.} Nd7 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8. Qd3 e5 {Dieser Zug ist
eigentlich ein Bauernopfer, doch wenn Weiß das Opfer annimmt, bekommt Schwarz
nach 9...Qxd3 10.exd3 Nb4 das bessere Spiel.} 9. Nxe5 (9. Be3 Bb4+ 10. Nc3 exd4
11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. Bxd4 O-O 14. a3 Be7 15. Nb5 c5 16. Bc3 Bd7 17.
Nc7 Rac8 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bc6 20. O-O-O $11) 9... Nb4 10. Qc3 (10. Qb3) (
10. Qd1) 10... Qxd4 11. Qxc7 {Weiß gewinnt einen Bauern. Der Textzug ist
jedoch sehr riskant, weil Schwarz in der Folge ausgezeichnetes Figurenspiel
bekommt.} (11. O-O $5 {Das wäre die übliche Fortsetzung. Nach 11...Qxc3 12.
Nxc3 wäre die Stellung ungefähr ausgeglichen.}) 11... Be6 12. Nf3 $6 {Meiner
Meinung nach sollte Weiß, wenn er schon 11.Qxc7 spielt, mit 12.Bxb7 fortsetzen.
Der Springerzug scheint mir zu passiv.} (12. Bxb7 $5 Bd6 13. Nf3 Bxc7 14. Nxd4
Rd8 15. a3 Rxd4 16. axb4 O-O (16... Bb8 17. b5 h5 18. Nc3 h4 19. O-O {1-0
Kopylov,M-Fish,G/Haarlem NED 2001/(24)}) 17. Be3 Rd7 18. Bc5 Rfd8 19. O-O Be5
20. Bc6 Rc7 21. b5 Bxb2 22. Rxa7 Rxa7 23. Bxb6 Rad7 24. Bxd7 Rxd7 25. Ba5 Rd5
26. Bc3 Rxb5 {1/2-1/2 Sund,J-Leimand,J/Logumkloster 1994/EXT 99 (88)}) 12...
Qc4 $44 (12... Qc5 13. Qxc5 Bxc5 $44) 13. Qxc4 Nxc4 {[%csl Gb4,Gc4,Ge6][%cal
Rb4c2,Rc2a1,Rc2e1] Schwarz hat ausgezeichnetes Figurenspiel und droht 14...
Nc2+.} 14. Nd4 O-O-O {[%mdl 2048]} 15. a3 (15. Be3 Bc5 16. a3 Rxd4 $1 17. axb4
(17. Bxd4 Nc2+ $19) 17... Nxe3 18. fxe3 Rxb4 $17) 15... Rxd4 16. axb4 Bxb4+ $15
{Schwarz hat den Bauern zurück gewonnen und steht aktiver.} 17. Nc3 a6 18. O-O
Nd2 19. e3 (19. Rd1 $2 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Nf3+ $19) 19... Rd7 (19... Rd3) 20. Bxd2
Rxd2 {[%csl Gd2]} 21. Rab1 Kb8 $1 {[%cal Gh8c8,Gc8c3][%mdl 32] Ein stiller,
aber starker Zug - Schwarz bereitet 22...Rc8 vor.} 22. h4 (22. Ne4 Rc2 23. Rfc1
Rhc8 $17) 22... Rc8 23. Be4 h6 (23... f5 $17) 24. Kg2 Rc4 25. Bf3 Bf5 $1 {
Schwarz provoziert 26.e4 und damit eine neue Schwäche (Pf2) in der weißen
Stellung.} 26. e4 (26. Rfd1 Bxc3 27. bxc3 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Rxc3 $17) 26... Be6 27.
Nd1 $2 (27. Nd5 Bc5 $17) 27... Bc5 28. Nc3 Bd4 $19 (28... Bd4 29. Be2 (29. Nd5
Rcc2 $19) 29... Rc6 30. Rfe1 Rxb2 $19) 0-1

[Event "FRA-ch Pool B"]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2001.08.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Relange, Eloi"]
[Black "Chabanon, Jean Luc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2001.08.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 {Diese Spielweise ist
zuletzt sehr beliebt.} 6. Qa4 Nd7 {Dieses - auf den ersten Blick sonderbar
erscheinende - Springermanöver ist in der Tat eine gute Fortsetzung für
Schwarz.} (6... Bb4+) 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8. Qd3 e5 9. Nxe5 Nb4 10. Qc3 {Das ist eine
recht spezielle Variante - Weiß macht nun schon den vierten Zug mit seiner
Dame.} Qxd4 11. O-O Qxc3 12. Nxc3 {Schwarz hat die Bauernmehrheit am
Damenflügel, aber der Bg2 kontrolliert die schwarzen Bauern. Schwarz muss dahr
früher oder später c7-c6 spielen.} Bd6 (12... f6) 13. Nf3 c6 (13... Bd7 14. a3
N4d5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Nd4 c6 17. Rd1 Rd8 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Bf4 Bxf4 20. gxf4
Ke7 21. Rd3 $14) 14. Rd1 Be7 (14... Bc7 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. a3 N4d5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5
18. Nb5 Bb8 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Nc3 {1-0 Kiss,P-Wigger,J/Koszeg 1999/CBM 71 ext 
(45)}) (14... Ke7 $2 15. Ne4 Bc7 16. Be3 {[%cal Re3c5,Rc5e7]}) 15. a3 (15. Nd4
O-O (15... Bd7 16. a3 Na6 17. b4 Nc7 18. Bf4 O-O-O 19. Ne4 Ncd5 20. Bd6 Rhf8
21. Bxe7 Nxe7 22. Nc5 {1-0 Cosma,I-Breahna,R/Sovata 1999/EXT 2000 (69)}) 16. e4
Rd8 $1 17. a3 $140 $2 Rxd4 18. Rxd4 Nc2) (15. e4 $5 {Dieser Zug kommt stark in
Betracht - damit unterbindet Weiß den Zug N4d5.}) 15... N4d5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17.
Nd4 O-O 18. Bxd5 {Das ist die einzige Hoffnung für Weiß - sonst spielt Schwarz
Rd8 mit gleichem Spiel.} (18. Bd2 $6 Rd8 19. Ba5 Nb6 20. Rd3 Bf6 21. Rad1 Bg4
22. h3 $6 Rxd4 23. hxg4 Rxd3 24. Rxd3 Bxb2 $15 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Adams,M/
Madrid 72/441 1998/[Beliavsky,A] (44)}) (18. e4 Nb6 19. b3 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,
A-Adams,M/Hamburg GER 2001/(19)}) 18... cxd5 {Weiß hat die bessere
Bauernstruktur, da der Pd5 isoliert ist. Das schwarze Läuferpaar stellt aber
positionelle Kompensation dar. Es wäre von Vorteil für Weiß, wenn er die
schwarzfeldrigen Läufer abtauschen und so in ein Endspiel mit Nd4 gegen den
Bc8 abwickeln könnte.} 19. Nb5 (19. Bf4 Bd7 20. Rac1 Rfc8 $11) 19... Bg4 (19...
Be6 20. Be3 a6 21. Nc3 Rfd8 22. Rd3 Rac8 23. Rad1 Bf6 24. Bd4 Be7 25. Bb6 Rd6
26. Be3 {1/2-1/2 Fominyh,A-Gavrilov,A/St Petersburg RUS 2001/(56)}) 20. f3 Bc5+
21. Kg2 Be6 22. Bf4 h6 23. Rac1 (23. Bd6 $5 Rfc8 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. Nd4 $14 {
[%csl Gd4]}) 23... Bb6 24. Bc7 Bd7 25. Nd4 (25. Rxd5 Bc6 {[%csl Rd5]} (25...
Bxb5 26. Rxb5 Rac8 27. Bf4 Rxc1 28. Bxc1 Rc8 29. Bf4 Rc2 30. Kf1 g5 31. Be5
Rc1+ 32. Kg2 Rc2 $11) 26. Re5 Rfe8 (26... f6 27. Bxb6 fxe5 (27... axb6 28. Re7
Bxb5 29. Rcc7 $36 {[%cal Rc7h7]}) 28. Nxa7 $13) 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Bxb6 Rxe2+
$11) 25... Bxd4 26. Rxd4 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Da ungleichfarbige Läufer auf dem
Brett sind und Schwarz seinen isolierten Bauern leicht verteidigen kann - ist
die Stellung ausgeglichen.} Rfe8 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Ein sehr schlechter Zug, der
einen Bauern kostet. Ich glaube, dass Schwarz auf 27.Kf2 mit 27... Bc6
antworten wollte.} (26... Bc6 $11) 27. e4 g5 $6 (27... Bc6 $5 28. exd5 Re2+ 29.
Kg1 (29. Kf1 $2 Bb5) 29... Bd7 $14 {Weiß hat einen Bauern mehr, aber der
schwarze Turm steht aktiv auf e2. Die Verwertung des Vorteils ist daher nicht
so leicht.}) 28. Kf2 (28. Rxd5 Bc6 $132 {Und im nächsten Zug kann Schwarz 29...
g4 spielen.}) 28... Bb5 (28... Bc6 29. exd5 $16) 29. Rxd5 $16 {[%csl Gc7] Weiß
hat einen Bauern mehr, Schwarz besitzt keine Kompensation. Zudem steht der Bc7
aktiv und verhindert Rad8.} Bc6 30. Rd6 g4 {Das ist die einzige Chance für
Schwarz.} (30... Kg7 31. g4 $16) 31. Rxh6 gxf3 32. e5 Rac8 33. Bd6 {[%csl Gd6]
Droht 34.Rc4 mit starkem Angriff am Königsflügel.} Be4 34. Rc3 Rxc3 35. bxc3
Rc8 36. Rh4 Bc2 $6 {Schwarz verteidigt seinen Pf3 nicht und hofft auf
Gegenspiel am Damenflügel.} (36... Bd5 37. Rg4+ Kh7 38. Rd4 Bc6 39. h4 $16) (
36... Bc6 37. Rg4+ Kh7 38. Rf4 $16) 37. Rg4+ Kh7 38. Rf4 {[%cal Rf4f7,Rf4f3]}
Bg6 (38... Rxc3 39. Rxf7+ $18) 39. Rxf3 {Jetzt hat Weiß schon zwei Bauern mehr.
} Rc4 40. h3 {Weiß mobilisiert seine Mehrheit am Königsflügel.} Kg7 41. g4 Be4
42. Re3 (42. Rf4 Bd5 43. Rxc4 Bxc4 $16) 42... Bd5 43. Kg3 Re4 44. Rxe4 (44. Rd3
$16) 44... Bxe4 45. e6 $1 {Weiß opfert einen Bauern. Wenn Schwarz das Opfer
annimmt, verhilft er seinem Gegner zu zwei verbundenen Freibauern am
Königsflügel.} f6 (45... fxe6 46. Kf4 Bg2 47. h4 $16) 46. Kf4 Bc2 47. Bc5 Bb3
48. e7 Kf7 49. g5 (49. Bxa7 $6 Kxe7 $14) 49... Ba4 (49... fxg5+ 50. Kxg5 $18 {
[%csl Gh3]}) 50. h4 b6 51. Bd6 Be8 52. h5 fxg5+ 53. Kxg5 $18 {[%csl Ge7,Gh5]
Weiß hat zwei gefährliche Freibauern, und - das ist wichtig in diesem Endspiel
- die Bauern sind so weit voneinander entfernt, dass der schwarze König nicht
beide gleichzeitig aufhalten kann.} Bc6 54. Kf4 Kg7 55. Kg5 Kf7 56. Kf5 Ba4 57.
Ke5 b5 $6 (57... Bc6 $18) 58. Kd5 a6 59. h6 Bc2 60. Kc6 Bf5 61. Kb6 (61. Kb6
Bc8 62. h7 $18) 1-0

[Event "UKR-ch 73rd"]
[Site "Kharkov"]
[Date "2004.08.28"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Goloshchapov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2004.08.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c6 {Diese Variante spielt
Goloshchapov sehr gern. Diese Fortsetzung wurde von Paul Keres schon 1947 in
die Turnierpraxis eingeführt (er spielte so gegen Bondarevsky). Schwarz möchte
seinen c4-Bauern einfach mit 6...b5 verteidigen.} 6. O-O {Das ist die weniger
direkte Fortsetzung, 6.Ne5 ist die Alternative.} (6. Ne5 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 (7. Nc3
Nd5 8. Bd2 b5 9. a4 Bb7 10. O-O Nd7 11. Nxd5 Bxd2 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Nf6+ gxf6
14. Qxd2 a6 {1/2-1/2 Dizdar,G-Goloshchapov,A/Austria 2001/EXT 2002 (14)}) (7.
Nc3) 7... Be7 (7... Qxd4) 8. e3 O-O 9. Nxc4 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. b4 Be7 12. O-O
a6 13. Na5 Nd5 14. a3 b6 15. Nc4 Bb7 16. e4 Nf6 17. Be3 Nbd7 18. Nbd2 Rc8 19.
Rc1 {1/2-1/2 Rausis,I-Goloshchapov,A/Germany 2003/CBM 100 ext (19)}) 6... b5 7.
Ne5 Bb7 8. a4 a6 9. axb5 (9. Nc3 Qb6 10. e4 Bb4 11. Be3 O-O 12. Na2 Be7 13. b3
cxb3 14. Qxb3 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. a5 Qa7 17. Rac1 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Qxe3 19. fxe3
Nbd7 {0-1 Nielsen,P-Jaracz,P/Warsaw POL 2003/(41)}) (9. b3 cxb3 10. Bb2 Nd5 11.
Nd2 Nd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Nxb3 Rd8 14. e4 Nb6 15. Nc5 {1/2-1/2 Poluljahov,
A-Maiorov,O/Krasnodar 1997/EXT 99 (22)}) 9... axb5 10. Rxa8 Bxa8 11. Nc3 {
Weiss hat einen Bauern weniger, aber eine aktive Figurenstellung und
Entwicklungsvorteil. Jetzt droht 12.Nxb5.} Nbd7 {Schwarz lässt seinen
c6-Bauern unverteidigt, entwickelt aber sein Damenflügel. Einen Tag (!) später
spielte Goloshchapov gegen Romanishin 11...Qb6!? und hat endlich diese Partie
gewonnen.} (11... Qb6 $5 12. b3 (12. Be3 Nd5) 12... cxb3 13. Qxb3 Be7 14. Be3
Nd5 15. Ra1 Bb7 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Nd3 O-O 18. Nc5 Bc8 19. Ra8 Bxc5 20. dxc5 Qb7
{0-1 Romanishin,O-Goloshchapov,A/Kharkov 2004/CBM 103 (35)}) (11... Nd5 12. e4
Nxc3 13. bxc3 Be7 14. Qg4 g6 15. Bh6 Bb7 16. Rb1 Qc7 17. Qf4 Bd6 18. Qf6 Rg8
19. Bf4 $44 {1-0 Bauer,C-David,A/Clichy FRA 2004/(85)}) 12. Bg5 {[%mdl 4]
Dieser Zug führt zu nachhaltiger weisser Kompensation. Statt dessen ist 12.
Nxc6 möglich, und nach Vereinfachungen bekommen wir eine ausgeglichene
Stellung.} (12. Nxc6 Qb6 13. d5 Bc5 14. b4 exd5 15. Nxd5 Qxc6 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6
17. Bxa8 Bxb4 18. Bf4 Nb6 19. Qb1 O-O 20. Qxb4 Rxa8 21. Qxb5 c3 {1/2-1/2
Peelen,P-Filippov,V/Groningen 1995/CBM 50 ext (61)}) 12... Qb6 (12... Nxe5 13.
dxe5 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Nd5 (14... Nd7 $2 15. Ra1 Bb7 (15... Nb6 16. Rxa8+ Nxa8 17.
Bxc6#) 16. Ra7 $18) 15. Ra1 Bb7 16. Ra7 h6 17. Bd2 Bc8 18. Ne4 $36) (12... h6
13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nxc6 Qb6 15. d5 $36) 13. Be3 {[%cal Ge3b6]} (13. Nxd7 Nxd7
$15) 13... Nd5 {Schwarz verteidigt sich gegen die Möglichkeit 14.d5.} (13...
Qc7 14. Qa1 (14. Nxb5 cxb5 15. Bxa8 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 $11) 14... Bb7 15. Qa7
Nd5 16. Bf4 Nxf4 17. gxf4 $44) 14. Nxd7 Kxd7 15. Bd2 {[%cal Ge2e4]} (15. Ne4
$44) 15... Qxd4 16. e4 $44 {Weiss hat schon zwei Bauern weniger, aber der
schwarze König steht in der Mitte exponiert und es ist nicht klar, wie die
schwarzen Figuren ins Spiel kommen können.} Nc7 (16... Nxc3 17. bxc3 (17. Bxc3
Qxd1 18. Rxd1+ Kc8 $17) 17... Qd6 (17... Qd3 18. Qa1 {[%csl Ra8,Rd7][%cal
Rf1d1,Rd1d7,Ra1a8]}) 18. e5 $44 (18. Qa1 Qa3)) 17. Qf3 (17. Qc1 {[%cal Gf1d1,
Gd1d7]} Kc8 18. Rd1 $44) 17... Kc8 (17... Qxd2 18. Rd1 Qxd1+ 19. Qxd1+ Kc8 20.
Qh5 f6 21. Qf7 $14 {Schwarz hat Turm, Läufer und zwei Bauern für die Dame,
aber seine Figurenkoordination ist weniger gut.}) 18. Bf4 {[%csl Ra8,Rc8][%cal
Gf1d1,Gd1d8] Weiss hat ein lebendiges Figurenspiel, im folgenden kommt 19.R d1
mit weisser Initiative, da der schwarze König unsicher steht und der a8B
eingeschlossen ist.} Bc5 19. Rd1 (19. Be3 Qe5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Qxf7 Qf8 22.
Qh5 $44) 19... Qf6 20. e5 Qe7 (20... Qg6 21. Ra1 $44) 21. Ne4 {[%csl Yd6][%cal
Ge4d6]} Nd5 $8 {Schwarz gibt einen Bauern zurück.} 22. Bg5 f6 (22... Qa7 $2 23.
Nxc5 Qxc5 24. Qxf7 $18) 23. exf6 gxf6 24. Nxf6 (24. Bxf6 Nxf6 25. Nxc5 Qxc5 26.
Qxf6 Re8 27. Be4 $44) 24... Qf7 $1 {[%cal Gf7f3] Schwarz verteidigt sich gut.
Wenn nun der f6-Springer zieht kann er die Damen tauschen.} 25. Ne4 Qxf3 26.
Bxf3 Be7 (26... Bb6 27. Bg4 Kd7 28. Nf6+ Kd6 29. Ne4+ Ke5 (29... Kd7 30. Nf6+)
30. Re1 $44) 27. Bxe7 Nxe7 28. Nc5 {[%csl Ra8,Gc5,Re6,Gf3] Weiss hat noch
einen Bauern weniger, aber der e6P ist sehr schwach und der a8B ist noch immer
eingeschlossen.} (28. Bg4 Nd5 29. Bxe6+ Kc7 $11) 28... Rd8 29. Rxd8+ (29. Re1
Rd2 30. Rxe6 Kd8 31. Re2 $11 (31. Re1 Rxb2 32. Ra1 Kc7 33. Rxa8 c3 $11)) 29...
Kxd8 30. Nxe6+ Kc8 {[%mdl 4096] Weiss hat das materielle Gleichgewicht
erreicht und Schwarz muss noch kämpfen, um seinen Läufer ins Spiel zu bringen.}
(30... Kd7 $2 31. Nf8+ Kd6 32. Nxh7 Nd5 33. Ng5 b4 34. Kf1 $16) 31. h4 $14 {
Weiss hat die Bauernmehrheit am Königsflügel, was im Endspiel einen kleinen
Vorteil verspricht. Aber das Material ist reduziert, was Schwarz gute
Remischancen gibt.} h6 32. Be4 Kd7 33. Nf4 (33. Nc5+ $2 Kd6 {[%csl Rc5,Gd6]}
34. b4 Nd5 $19) 33... Kd6 {[%csl Gd6] Der schwarze König steht aktiv im
Zentrum.} 34. f3 Nd5 35. Ne2 Nf6 (35... Ne3 $5) 36. Bg6 c5 $11 {[%csl Ga8]
[%cal Ga8f3] Endlich kann Schwarz die Diagonale des a8-Läufers öffnen.} 37. Kf2
b4 38. g4 {Weiss spielt am Königsflügel, Schwarz am Damenflügel.} Bc6 39. g5
hxg5 40. hxg5 Be8 (40... Nd5 41. f4) 41. Bb1 (41. Bxe8 Nxe8 $11) 41... Nd5 42.
Be4 (42. f4 Bh5 $11) 42... Ke5 43. Bb1 (43. Bxd5 Kxd5 44. Ke3 Ke6 45. Ng3 c3
46. bxc3 b3 47. Kd2 Ke5 $11) 43... Ba4 {[%cal Gc4c3,Gc3c2]} 44. Kg3 c3 45. bxc3
Nxc3 (45... bxc3 46. f4+ Nxf4 (46... Kd6 47. Be4) 47. Nxf4 c2 $11) 46. f4+ Ke6
47. f5+ Kf7 48. Bd3 Nxe2+ 49. Bxe2 Bc2 50. Bc4+ Kf8 51. f6 b3 52. g6 {Droht 53.
g7#, Schwarz muss den Bauern nehmen.} Bxg6 53. Bxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM-A"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2001.12.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ilincic, Zlatko"]
[Black "Berkes, Ferenc"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2541"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2001.11.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 {Diese Variante
ist chancenreicher für Schwarz, als die direkte Fortsetzung 6...b5.} 7. Nc3 Rb8
8. e4 (8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Nd7 11. f4 b5 12. a4 $13) 8... Be7 9.
d5 Nb4 (9... exd5 10. exd5 Nb4 11. Ne5 {Das wäre nur Zugumstellung zur
Partiefortsetzung.}) 10. Ne5 exd5 11. exd5 Bf5 12. a3 (12. Bg5 $6 O-O 13. a3
Nbxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bxg5 16. Qf3 Qf6 17. Rfe1 Be6 $17) 12... Nd3 13.
Nxc4 Nxc1 14. Rxc1 {Weiss hat - dank seines d5-Bauern - Raumvorteil, aber
Schwarz hat das Läuferpaar und eine feste Stellung.} O-O 15. Qd4 {Das ist die
Lieblingsvariante des Weißspielers.} Ne8 {[%cal Ge8d6] Das ist ein bekanntes
Springermanöver - der Springer zielt auf das Feld d6.} (15... Bd6 16. Nd2 (16.
Rfe1 $14) 16... Re8 17. Rfe1 Ng4 18. Nf3 Qf6 19. Qxf6 Nxf6 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21.
Re1 Rxe1+ 22. Nxe1 Nd7 {0-1 Rubio Mancebon,P-Korneev,O/Seville ESP 2002/(42)})
(15... Nd7 $6 16. d6 Bxd6 17. Nxd6 cxd6 18. Qxd6 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Karpov,A/
Monaco 2000/CBM 75 (44) Ribli.}) 16. Rfe1 Nd6 17. Ne5 h6 (17... Re8 18. h3 $5
Bf8 19. Kh2 Qf6 20. f4 {[%csl Ge5]} h5 21. h4 Rbd8 {1/2-1/2 Ilincic,Z-Shabalov,
A/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001/[Ribli] (65)}) 18. h3 {[%mdl 32] Das ist ein starker
positioneller Zug - Weiß möchte seine Springerstellung mit f2-f4 verstärken,
aber zuerst möchte er seinen König auf h2 in Sicherheit bringen.} Re8 {[%cal
Ge7f6,Gf6d4]} 19. Kh2 Bh7 (19... Bf6 20. f4 Re7 $11) 20. Qa4 {Früher oder
später spielt Schwarz Bf6, deshalb geht Weiß mit der Dame von d4 weg.} Bf6 21.
f4 {[%csl Ge5] Weiß hat einen starken Springer auf e5, aber wie kann er
weiterkommen?} Re7 $1 $11 {[%cal Gd8e8,Ge8a4] Ein starker prophylaktischer Zug
- Schwarz möchte 22...Qe8 ziehen und den e5-Springer verjagen.} 22. Ng4 (22.
Re2 Qe8 23. Qxe8+ Rbxe8 24. Rce1 $11) 22... Bxc3 (22... Rxe1 23. Rxe1 $11) 23.
bxc3 Qe8 $1 24. Qd1 (24. Qxe8+ Rbxe8 $15 {[%cal Ge8e1]}) 24... Rxe1 25. Qxe1
Qa4 $15 {Schwarz hat die bessere Bauernstruktur und seine Dame steht sehr
aktiv auf a4.} 26. c4 $8 Qxa3 (26... Nxc4 27. Qe7 $132) (26... b6 27. c5 (27.
Qb4 Qxb4 28. axb4 $11) 27... bxc5 28. Rxc5 $11) 27. c5 $132 {[%csl Gc5,Gd5]}
Re8 (27... Nf5 $142 $5) 28. cxd6 {Weiß muss die Dame opfern. Es folgt nun ein
starker taktischer Kampf.} Rxe1 29. Rxe1 Bf5 (29... Qxd6 $2 30. Re8+ Qf8 31.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. Kg1 $16) 30. Re8+ Kh7 31. dxc7 $13 h5 32. Ne5 (32. Ne3 {[%csl
Rf5]} Bd7 $1 (32... Qd6 33. Nxf5 Qxc7 34. d6 $18) 33. Rd8 Qxe3 34. Rxd7 h4 $11)
32... h4 $1 {[%cal Ra3g3,Rg3h2]} 33. Nf3 {Der Springer muss zurückkommen -
Weiß muss seinen Königsflügel verteidigen.} (33. g4 Qg3+ 34. Kh1 Qxf4 35. gxf5
Qc1+ 36. Kh2 Qf4+ $11 (36... Qxc7 $13)) 33... hxg3+ 34. Kxg3 Qc5 35. d6 Qxd6
36. c8=Q Bxc8 37. Rxc8 {[%mdl 4096] Nach forcierten Zügen haben wir ein
Endspiel, in dem Weiß R+B+N gegen die Q und zwei P hat. Die schwarzen
Freibauern sind gefährlich, aber Weiß hat auch seine Gegenchancen am
Königsflügel.} f6 {Auf diese Weise verteidigt sich Schwarz gegen 38.Ng5+.} (
37... Qd3 38. Rc7 $13) 38. h4 {[%cal Gg2h3,Gh3f5]} b5 39. Bh3 (39. h5 $13)
39... g6 (39... a5 40. h5 $13) 40. Re8 {[%cal Re8e6,Re6a6,Re6f6]} a5 41. Re6
Qd8 42. Ra6 {[%csl Ga6] Der Turm steht aktiv auf a6 - er kontrolliert den
a-Bauern, den f6-Bauern und wenn es sein muss, kann er Ra7+ geben.} b4 43. Be6
{[%cal Ge6a2]} (43. f5) 43... Kh6 44. Ba2 Qd3 (44... Kh5 45. Bb1) 45. Rxa5 (45.
Rxf6 b3 (45... a4 46. Bf7) 46. Bxb3 Qxb3 47. f5 Qb8+ $11 (47... a4 48. Rxg6+
Kh7 49. Kf4 $132)) 45... b3 46. Bxb3 Qxb3 $11 {Weiss hat Turm und Springer
gegen die Dame - wegen des reduzierten Materials kann Schwarz seinen
Materialvorteil nicht entwerten.} 47. Ra8 Qb7 48. Rh8+ Kg7 49. Rd8 Kf7 50. Rd1
Qb3 51. Re1 Qb4 52. Re2 Qc4 53. Re1 Qd3 54. Kf2 Qd7 {Schwarz möchte 55...Qh3
oder 55...Qg4 spielen, aber das hat keine Bedeutung - Weiß hat eine leicht zu
verteidigende Stellung.} 55. Kg3 Kg7 56. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Skripchenko, Almira"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2498"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2002.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O Nc6 6. c4 dxc4 {Mit
Zugumstellung ist die Grundstellung der Klassischen Variante (4...c5 und 5...
Nc6) der Katalanischen Eröffnung entstanden.} 7. Qa4 {Weiß spielt die alte
Fortsetzung - die Alternative 7.Ne5 wird heutzutage oft gespielt.} (7. Ne5 Bd7
8. Na3 cxd4 9. Naxc4 {Das ist eine populäre Variante - Weiß hat dauerhafte
Kompensation für den Bauern.}) 7... Bd7 8. Qxc4 b5 (8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 Rc8 10.
Nc3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 $14) 9. Qd3 Rc8 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nc3 b4 12. Ne4 (12. Nb5 O-O
13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Ne7 (14... Nd5)) 12... Nxe4 13. Qxe4 O-O (13... Qe7 14.
Be3 $14) 14. Rd1 {[%cal Gd1d8]} Qe7 15. Bg5 {Mit diesem Zug provoziert Weiß
eine Schwächung der schwarzen Stellung.} f6 16. Bh3 $5 (16. Be3 $36) 16... Nd8
$6 {Dieser Zug gefällt mir nicht - der Springer steht unglücklich auf d8.} (
16... Kh8 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 $14 {0-1 Doyle,A-Fernandez Garcia,J/Marbella
1982/MCD (25)}) (16... Nb8) 17. Be3 Bc6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Dieser Zug kostet
einen Bauern.} (17... Bxe3 18. Qxe3 $14) 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. Bxe6+ $16 Kh8 $6 (
19... Nxe6 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Rac1 Bd5 22. Rxc5 Bxe6 23. Nd4 $1 (23. Rxc8 Rxc8
24. a3 bxa3 25. bxa3 Bh3 $14) 23... Bxa2 (23... Rcd8 24. b3 $16) 24. Ra5 $16 {
[%cal Ra5a7,Ra5a2]}) 20. Bd5 {Weiß hat einen Bauern mehr - Schwarz hat keine
Kompensation.} Bb5 (20... Bxd5 21. Rxd5 $16) 21. Nd4 {[%csl Gd4,Gd5,Ge4]} Re8
22. Qf3 Ba6 23. e4 {[%csl Gd5] Der d5B dominiert auf dem Brett.} Nb7 24. Nf5 {
Droht 25.Bxb7 Bxb7 26.Nd6 mit weiterem Materialgewinn.} Rc7 25. Qf4 {[%cal
Ra1c1,Rc1c7]} Qb6 26. Rac1 Rxc1 (26... Rec8 27. Ne7 $1 Rxc1 28. Ng6+ $1 hxg6
29. Qh4#) 27. Rxc1 Nc5 28. Qd6 $1 Nd3 (28... Nxe4 29. Bxe4 $18) (28... Qxd6 29.
Nxd6 Nd3 30. Rc6 $18) 29. Qxb6 axb6 30. Rc7 {[%cal Rc7h7]} Rc8 (30... Nxb2 31.
Nxg7 $18) 31. Rxc8+ $1 {Diese Vereinfachung ist klar die beste Möglichkeit für
Weiß.} (31. Rxg7 $16) 31... Bxc8 32. Nd6 Ba6 33. Nf7+ Kg8 34. Ne5+ Kf8 35. Nxd3
Bxd3 {[%mdl 4096]} 36. f4 {[%cal Gg1f2,Gf2e3,Ge3d4] Nach forcierten Zügen ist
ein Läuferendspiel entstanden, in dem Weiß einen Bauern mehr hat.
Nachfolgendend erscheint der weiße König im Zentrum.} Ke7 37. Kf2 Kd6 38. Ke3
Bf1 39. Kd4 Ke7 (39... Ba6 40. e5+ Ke7 41. Bc4 Bb7 42. Bg8 h6 43. Kc4 $18) 40.
Bc4 Bg2 41. Bd3 $18 {[%cal Rd4c4,Rc4b4]} Bh3 42. Kc4 Be6+ 43. Kxb4 (43. Kxb4
Bxa2 44. b3 $18 {[%csl Ra2]}) 1-0

[Event "Montreal-A 5th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2004.08.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2004.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 {Diese Zugfolge ist sehr
populär in der letzten Zeit und nach 6.0-0 kann Schwarz 6...Nc6 spielen (6...
b5 wird heutzutage weniger gespielt).} (5... c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Na3
cxd4 9. Naxc4) 6. Ne5 {Mit dieser Nebenvariante vermeidet Weiss die
theoretischen Hauptabspiele.} c5 7. Na3 (7. Be3) 7... cxd4 8. Naxc4 {Eine
ähnliche Stellung wird mit der Variante 5...c5 6.0-0 Nc6 7.Ne5 Bd7 8.Na3 cxd4
9.Naxc4 erreicht. Weiss hat in beiden Fällen einen Bauern weniger, aber dank
seines starken g2-Läufers und dem guten Figurenspiel hat er nachhaltige
Kompensation für den Bauern.} Ra7 9. Bd2 {[%cal Gd2a5,Ga5d8] Mit diesem
Entwicklungszug droht Weiss 10.Ba5 zu spielen.} (9. O-O b5 (9... Bc5 10. b4 Be7
11. Bb2 d3 12. Qxd3 Qxd3 13. Nxd3 Nbd7 14. Bd4 Ra8 15. Nc5 $14 {1-0 Dorfman,
J-Lukacs,P/Austria 2002/EXT 2003 (24)}) 10. Nc6 Nxc6 11. Bxc6+ Bd7 12. Ne5 Qb6
13. Bf3 Bd6 {1/2-1/2 Tukmakov,V-Riazantsev,A/Geneve 2004/CBM 98 ext (13)}) (9.
a4 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Nf3 Bc5 12. Bg5 O-O 13. Rc1 a5 14. Qb3 Nbd7 15. Rfd1 {
1-0 Piket,J-Collas,D/Lisbon 2001/EXT 2002 (41)}) 9... b6 10. O-O {Diese ruhige
Fortsetzung wurde noch nie gespielt. Weiss beschäftigt sich nicht mit dem
b6-Bauern, sondern entwickelt seine Figuren. Im Falle von 10.Qb3 Bb7 kann
Schwarz das Spiel ausgleichen.} (10. Qb3 Bb7 11. Bxb7 Rxb7 12. Na5 Ra7 (12...
Re7 13. Nac6 Nxc6 14. Nxc6 Qa8 15. Rc1 Rc7 16. Qxb6 Nd5 17. Qb8+ Qxb8 18. Nxb8
Rxc1+ 19. Bxc1 Bd6 20. Nc6 e5 {1/2-1/2 Kopylov,M-Yakovich,Y/Hamburg 1999/EXT
2001 (48)}) 13. O-O Ne4 $1 14. Qa4+ b5 15. Qc2 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Qd5 17. Nf3 Bc5
18. Nb3 {1/2-1/2 Dizdar,G-Novikov,I/Luzern 1997/CBM 62/[Ftacnik] (29)}) 10...
Bb7 {Auf diese Weise kann Schwarz seinen weissfarbigen Läufer entwickeln (was
nicht immer so einfach ist, wenn der gegnerische Läufer auf g2 steht) und den
katalanischen Läufer des Gegners tauschen.} 11. Bxb7 Rxb7 12. Rc1 Bc5 (12...
Nbd7 13. Nc6 Qc8 14. Bf4 $44) (12... Be7 $5 {Dieser ruhige Läuferzug kommt in
Betracht.} 13. Bc3 ({Nach} 13. Be3 $4 {[%cal Gd1d8,Re5f7,Rc4d6] funktioniert
im Gegensatz zur Partie (mit dem Plustempo b2-b4) der Zug} b5 $19) 13... dxc3
14. Qxd8+ Kxd8 (14... Bxd8 15. Nd6+ $16) 15. Nxf7+ Ke8 16. Nxh8 cxb2 17. Nxb2
Bc5 18. Nd3 Nbd7 $13 {[%csl Rh8]}) 13. b4 Be7 {[#]} 14. Be3 $1 {[%mdl 64] So
gewinnt Weiss den d4-Bauern zurück.} O-O (14... dxe3 15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 (15... Bxd8
16. Nd6+ $16 {[%cal Rd6b7,Rd6e8]}) 16. Nxf7+ Ke8 17. Nfd6+ $1 $16 (17. Nxh8
exf2+ 18. Kxf2 Bxb4 $132)) 15. Bxd4 $14 {Die Stellung ist materiell gleich,
aber Weiss hat das bessere Figurenspiel. Obwohl es in der schwarzen Stellung
keine nennenswerte Schwächen gibt, muss Schwarz um den Ausgleich noch kämpfen.}
Nfd7 {Schwarz muss möglichst den e5-Springer tauschen.} (15... Nbd7 $6 16. Nc6
Qe8 17. Qa4 $16) (15... Bxb4 $5 16. Bxb6 Qxd1 (16... Qd5 $11) 17. Rfxd1 Nbd7
$11) 16. Qb3 {[%cal Gf1d1,Gd1d8]} Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Rd7 {[%cal Gd8d1]} (17... Nd7
18. Rfd1 $14) 18. Rfd1 {[%csl Rb8] Schwarz muss noch das Problem mit der
Entwicklung des b8-Springers lösen.} Rd5 {[%mdl 256]} (18... Nc6 19. Rxd7 Qxd7
20. Nxb6 Qb7 21. Qf3 Qxb6 22. Qxc6 Qxb4 23. Qxa6 $16) (18... b5 19. Na5 $14)
19. e4 Rd7 20. a3 (20. Bxb8 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Qxb8 22. Rd7 Qe8 {Das sieht zwar
nicht schön aus, ist aber nicht schlecht.} 23. Ra7 b5 24. Ne5 Bf6 25. Nd7 Bd4
$11) 20... Nc6 {Wir haben fast die gleiche Stellung wie nach 18.R fd1 Nc6 mit
dem Unterschied, dass Weiss die Pluszüge 19.e4 und 20.a3 ausgeführt hat. Aber
wegen des Zugs 19.e4 kann Schwarz nach den Vereinfachungen den e4-Bauern
nehmen.} 21. Rxd7 Qxd7 22. Nxb6 Qb7 23. Nc4 (23. Bxg7 Qxb6 (23... Kxg7 24. Qc3+
$16 {[%cal Rc3g7,Rc1c6]}) 24. Bxf8 Bxf8 25. Qe3 $1 Qb5 $14 (25... Qxe3 26. fxe3
$16 {[%csl Ra6,Gc1,Rc6]})) 23... Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Qxe4 $11 {[%csl Ge4] Die
Stellung ist materiell wieder gleich. Die weisse Bauernmehrheit am Damenflügel
wird durch die aktive schwarze Dame ausgeglichen.} 25. Nc6 Bg5 26. Qc4 Qf3 (
26... Qxc4 $6 27. Rxc4 $14) 27. Rc3 Qd1+ 28. Kg2 Qa4 29. Qc5 h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS Cup final 5th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2001.10.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Yevseev, Denis"]
[Black "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2001.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 {Diese Fortsetzung ist sehr
populär in letzter Zeit - Schwarz möchte (im Falle von 6.0-0) mit 6...Rb8 und
7...b5 den c4-Bauern verteidigen.} 6. Qa4 Nd7 {Während die Alternative 6...
Bb4+ zu kompliziertem Spiel führt gibt der Textzug Schwarz eine einfache
Stellung.} (6... Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 (7... Bd6) 8. Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. O-O Rb8 10. Nc3 a6
11. Ne5 O-O 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qxc6 Rxb2 15. Rab1) 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8.
Qd3 e5 9. Nxe5 (9. Be3) 9... Nb4 10. Qc3 (10. Qb3) (10. Qd1) 10... Qxd4 11. O-O
Qxc3 12. Nxc3 Bd6 (12... f6 13. Nf3 c6 14. Bd2 Bg4 $13) 13. Nf3 c6 (13... Bd7
14. a3 N4d5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Nd4 c6 17. Rd1 Rd8 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Bf4 Bxf4 20.
gxf4 Ke7 21. Rd3 $14) 14. Rd1 {Die Bauernstellung ist asymetrisch - Schwarz
hat die Mehrheit am Damenflügel, aber seine Bauern müssen auf a7-b7-c6 stehen
bleiben, ansonsten bekommt Weiß dank des g2-Läufers Aktivität. Andererseits
sind die weißen Bauern am Königsflügel auch nicht sehr wirksam, so sehen wir
im folgenden vor allem Figurenspiel.} Be7 15. a3 N4d5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Nd4 O-O
18. Bxd5 $5 {Dieser Tausch bietet Weiß vielleicht einen mikroskopischen
Vorteil. Aber ich glaube, mit guter Verteidigung kann Schwarz die Stellung
halten.} (18. e4 Nb6 19. b3 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Adams,M/Hamburg GER 2001/(19)}
) (18. Bd2 $6 Rd8 19. Ba5 Nb6 20. Rd3 Bf6 21. Rad1 Bg4 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,
A-Adams,M/Madrid 1998/CBM 65/[Ribli] (44)}) 18... cxd5 {[%csl Rd5] Schwarz hat
einen isolierten Bauern auf d5, aber er hat das Läuferpaar. Es wäre gut für
Weiß den dunkelfarbigen Läufer zu tauschen, da in solchen Stellungen der
weißfarbige Läufer der passive ist, der sogenannte "schlechte" Läufer.} 19. Be3
(19. Nb5 Be6 (19... Bg4 20. f3 Bc5+ 21. Kg2 Be6 22. Bf4 h6 23. Rac1 Bb6 24. Bc7
Bd7 25. Nd4 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 Rfe8 27. e4 {1-0 Relange,E-Chabanon,J/Marsailles FRA
2001/(61)}) 20. Be3 a6 21. Nc3 Rfd8 22. Rd3 Rac8 23. Rad1 Bf6 24. Bd4 Be7 {
1/2-1/2 Fominyh,A-Gavrilov,A/St Petersburg RUS 2001/(56)}) 19... Bd7 (19... Be6
$11) 20. Nf3 Bb5 {Schwarz spielt auf konkretes Gegenspiel gegen den e2-Bauern,
aber der Läufer auf b5 steht - nach meiner Meinung - in der Luft.} (20... Be6
$11) (20... Bc6 $11) 21. Kf1 (21. Rxd5 Bxe2 $11) (21. Rd2 $5) 21... Bf6 $6 {
Dieser scheinbar aktive Zug hilft nur Weiß.} (21... Bc6) 22. Bd4 $14 {[%mdl 32]
} (22. Rxd5 Bxb2 (22... Bc6 23. Rd2 $14) 23. Rb1 Bc6 24. Ra5 Bf6 25. Rxa7 Rxa7
26. Bxa7 Be7 $11) 22... Rfe8 (22... Bxd4 23. Nxd4 $14 {[%csl Gd4]}) 23. Rd2 Bd8
{Schwarz muss mit dem Läufer weg gehen, da der Tausch der dunkelfarbigen
Läufer strategisch für Weiß vorteilhaft wäre.} 24. Rc1 Ba5 (24... Bc6 25. Ne5
$14) {[#]} 25. Rc5 $5 {Mit diesem Zug opfert Weiß die Qualität für den Bauern.}
(25. b4 Bd8 {[%cal Ga7a5]}) (25. Rdc2) 25... Bxd2 (25... a6 26. b4 Bd8 27. Rxd5
$16) 26. Rxb5 {[%mdl 1024] Jetzt hängt der d2B und außerdem die Bauern auf b7
und d5.} Bc1 $6 {Schwarz ist optimistisch, aber der Läufer steht in
Wirklichkeit schlecht auf c1.} (26... Bh6 27. Rxb7 $44 {[%csl Gd4,Rh6] Der
weiße d4B steht ausgezeichnet, weil der h6B ist passiv.}) 27. e3 $1 {[%csl Rc1]
Nach diesem Zug ist der c1B eingeschlossen. Es droht nocht nichts, aber nach
ein paar Zügen kommt der weiße König nach d1 und Schwarz kann den Läufer nicht
halten.} a6 28. Rb6 (28. Rxb7 $2 Rab8 29. Rxb8 Rxb8 $17) 28... Rac8 29. Ke1 {
[%cal Ge1d1]} Re7 $6 (29... Rc2 30. Rxb7 $44 (30. Kd1 $2 Rxf2 $19) 30... h6)
30. Kd1 {Nach diesem Zug Schwarz kann nicht Rc2 spielen - der c1B befindet
sich in großer Not.} Rec7 31. Ne1 {Ein Verteidigungszug, gerichtet gegen 31...
Rc2.  32.Nd3 droht nocht nicht mit Figurengewinn, da Schwarz zwei Türme auf
der c-Linie hat, aber Weiß kann (wie in der Partie) den Plan Rb3 und Bc3
ausführen, wonach Schwarz den c1-Läufer geben muss.} (31. Rb3 Rc2 $19) 31... f6
32. Rb3 {[%cal Gd4c3]} b5 33. Bc3 $16 {[%csl Rc1]} Re8 (33... Rxc3 34. bxc3 $18
) 34. Nc2 {Jetzt hat Schwarz keine andere Möglichkeit, er muss den Läufer
geben.} (34. Kxc1 $2 d4 35. exd4 Rxe1+ $17) 34... Bxe3 35. fxe3 {Weiss hat
zwei Leichtfiguren gegen Turm und Bauern, aber die schwarzen Türme sind nicht
aktiv, weil Weiß z.B. den festen Punkt d4 für seine Leichtfiguren hat.} Rc4 36.
Kd2 h5 37. Nb4 a5 (37... h4 38. Nxa6 hxg3 39. hxg3 Re6 40. Nb4 Rg4 41. Nxd5 $18
) 38. Nd3 h4 (38... Rb8 39. Bxa5 $18) 39. Rxb5 {Nach diesem Zug muss Schwarz
noch einen Bauern geben.} hxg3 40. hxg3 Rg4 41. Rxa5 $18 Rxg3 42. Bd4 {[%csl
Ga3,Gb2,Gd4] Mit zwei verbundenen Bauern am Damenflügel steht Weiß auf Gewinn.
Die schwarzen Bauern am Königsflügel sind kaum gefährlich.} Rg2+ 43. Kc3 Rc8+
44. Kb3 (44. Rc5 $18) 44... g5 (44... Rd8 45. Nf4 $18) 45. Bxf6 Kf7 (45... g4
46. Rxd5 $18) 46. Bd4 Rd2 47. Ne5+ Ke6 48. Nf3 Rd3+ 49. Ka2 Rg8 50. Ra6+ (50.
Ra6+ Kf5 (50... Kf7 51. Ne5+ $18) (50... Kd7 51. Ne5+ $18) (50... Ke7 51. Ne5
Rd1 52. Bc5+ $18) 51. Rf6+ Kg4 (51... Ke4 52. Nxg5+ Rxg5 53. Rf4#) 52. Ne5+ $18
{[%cal Re5d3,Re5g4]}) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.07.01"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[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 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3
Bd7 8. Nc3 Nd5 {Dieser Springerzug ist sehr populär in der letzten Zeit - die
Hauptidee des Zuges ist, dass Schwarz den c3-Springer tauschen kann, aber in
dieser Partie spielte Schwarz eine neue Idee.} 9. Nd2 Nb6 {[%mdl 4] Dieser Zug
ist nicht so riskant, denn er gibt Weiß freie Hand im Zentrum, aber Schwarz
kann seinen Plusbauern halten und es bleiben keine Schwächen in seiner
Stellung.} (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 b5 11. Qg4 (11. a4 Be7 (11... Rb8 12. axb5 (12.
e4 e5 $5 13. axb5 axb5 14. d5 Ne7 15. Ba3 Ng6 16. Bxf8 Nxf8 17. f4 $44 {
1-0 Wells,P-Barsov,A/York 2000/CBM 81/[Wells] (31)}) 12... axb5 13. Qg4 g6 14.
Qe2 Bd6 15. Ne4 O-O 16. Ba3 Qe7 17. Qf3 $44 {1/2-1/2 Berkes,F-Aronian,L/Goa
2002/CBM 91 ext (53)}) 12. Ba3 Bxa3 (12... Rb8 13. axb5 axb5 14. Ne4 $44 {
[%csl Yc5][%cal Ge4c5]} O-O 15. Qe2 $6 (15. Nc5 $44) 15... Bxa3 16. Rxa3 e5 $15
{1/2-1/2 Berkes,F-Leko,P/Budapest 2003/CBM 95/[Ribli] (41)}) 13. Rxa3 O-O 14.
Ne4 Ne7 15. axb5 Bxb5 16. Nc5 Ra7 17. Qa1 c6 18. Qa2 Nd5 19. Ra1 Qe7 20. Bf1
Nb6 21. Nxa6 Rfa8 22. Qb2 g6 23. Nc5 e5 {1/2-1/2 Filippov,V-Sakaev,K/Moscow
RUS 2004/(55)}) 11... h5 12. Qf3 h4 13. a4 Bd6 14. Ne4 Rb8 15. axb5 axb5 16.
Ra6 Be7 17. Ba3 Bxa3 18. Rxa3 Ne7 19. Qg4 Kf8 20. Nc5 Bc8 21. Rfa1 $44 {
1-0 Veingold,A-Glavina Rossi,P/Zaragoza 2004/CBM 99 ext (31)}) 10. Qe2 Na5 11.
e4 $44 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4] Weiß hat eine starkes Bauernzentrum, aber es ist schwer
zu sagen, ob das genügend Kompensation ist, oder nicht.} Bb4 $1 {Dieser Zug
ist entweder gegen b2-b3 gerichtet oder er ist nur ein aktiver Zug, der die
weiße Entwicklung stört.} (11... Be7 12. b3 cxb3 13. axb3 Nc6 14. Nf3 $44) 12.
Qg4 {Ftacnik: 'Radjabov had a difficult choice after Adam's decision to hold
the c4 pawn. It seems logical to attack the kingside when all the black pieces
are elsewhere, but the defender manages to exchange the queens.'} (12. a3 Be7)
12... Qf6 13. Nf3 h5 $1 {[%csl Rg4] Nach diesem Zug muss Weiß die Damen
tauschen, wonach es fraglich ist, ob er Kompensation hat.} 14. Qf4 Qxf4 15.
Bxf4 O-O-O $15 {Es ist nicht so typisch, dass Schwarz in der katalanische
Verteidigung lang rochiert, aber hier ist es die beste Möglichkeit . Schwarz
hat einen Bauern mehr, was technisch nicht so einfach zu verwerten ist, aber
es ist sicher, dass Weiß keinen ausreichenden Ersatz hat.} 16. Rac1 f6 {
[%cal Gg7g5] Schwarz möchte seine Bauern am Königsflügel mit g7-g5
mobilisieren.} 17. h4 Kb8 18. Rc2 Rhe8 19. Re1 Nc6 {Schwarz verbessert seine
Springerstellung.} 20. Rd2 Na7 {[%cal Ga7b5][%mdl 32] '!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik:
'In the next phase of the game Adams plays brilliantly with his knights, white
has no compensation for the sacrificed pawn.'} 21. Rde2 (21. a3 $2 Bxc3 22.
bxc3 Nb5 23. Rb2 Kc8 $17 {[%cal Rb5a3,Rb5c3]} (23... Nxc3 $2 24. Rxb6 $16))
21... Nb5 22. Bd2 Bxc3 23. bxc3 (23. Bxc3 Nxc3 24. bxc3 Na4 $17) 23... Na4 24.
Re3 c5 $1 {Endlich kann Schwarz seine Bauern am Damenflügel mobilisieren.} 25.
e5 Bc8 (25... Bc6 $5 26. exf6 gxf6 27. Rxe6 Rxe6 28. Rxe6 Naxc3 $17) 26. dxc5
Nxc5 {[%cal Gc5d3]} 27. Bf1 Na3 {[%cal Ra3c2,Rc2e3,Rc2e1]} (27... Nd3 $17) 28.
Nd4 Nc2 $1 29. Nxc2 Rxd2 $17 30. Nd4 b5 {Schwarz hat einen gesunden Bauern
mehr, aber der d4-Springer gibt Weiß Rettungschancen.} 31. R3e2 Rxe2 32. Bxe2
Rh8 {Schwarz riskiert nichts - er verteidigt mit dem Turm den h5-Bauern.} (
32... fxe5 $5 33. Bxh5 (33. Nc6+ Kc7 34. Nxe5 Rd8 35. Bxh5 Rd2 $17) 33... exd4
34. Bxe8 dxc3 $17) 33. exf6 (33. f4 Bb7 $17) 33... gxf6 34. f4 Na4 35. Rc1 Kc7
36. Kf2 Nc5 (36... e5 $17) 37. Ke3 Bb7 (37... e5 38. fxe5 fxe5 39. Nf3 Bg4 $17)
38. Rg1 Bd5 39. g4 {Mit diesem Zug schwächt Weiß seine Königsstellung, aber
guter Rat ist schon teuer.} hxg4 40. Rxg4 Kd6 41. f5 {'?!' Ftacnik.} (41. Bf3
Bxf3 42. Nxf3 Kd5 $19) 41... e5 42. Nc2 Be4 $1 {[%cal Re4c2,Re4f5] Ftacnik:
'The English super grandmaster plays the technical part very convincingly.'
Diese schöne Vereinfachungsmöglichkeit ist die beste Chance für Schwarz.} (
42... Bf7 $17 {[%cal Gf7h5]}) 43. Rxe4 Nxe4 44. Kxe4 Rxh4+ 45. Ke3 Rf4 {
[%csl Rf5]} 46. Nd4 b4 $19 47. Ne6 bxc3 (47... bxc3 48. Nxf4 exf4+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 31st"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2001.05.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2001.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 {Diese
alte Fortsetzung wird heutzutage selten gespielt. Die populärere Alternative
ist 7.Ne5, und nach 7...Bd7 8.Na3.} Bd7 8. Qxc4 b5 (8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 Rc8 10.
Nc3) 9. Qd3 {9.Qxb5? wäre hier schlecht wegen 9..Nxd4 und 10...Bb5.} Qb6 {
Dieser Zug ist nicht schlecht, aber 9...Rc8 scheint mir natürlicher.} (9... Rc8
10. Nc3 (10. dxc5 $5) 10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 $5 12. Qd1 b4 13. Ne4 Nd5 {
0-1 Kortschnoj,V-Ivanchuk,V/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001/[Ivanchuk] (46)}) (9... c4)
10. Nc3 (10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nc3 Nb4 12. Qb1 Bc6 13. a3 Nbd5 14. Ne5 (14. Nxd5
Bxd5 15. b4 Be7 16. Be3 Qb7 17. Qb2 O-O 18. Rfc1 a6 {0-1 Veingold,A-Campora,D/
Sevilla 1993/TD (54)}) 14... Nxc3 15. Bxc6+ Qxc6 16. bxc3 Qb6 17. c4 Bd4 18.
Bb2 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 bxc4 {1/2-1/2 Mishra,N-Murshed,N/Calcutta 1988/EXT 97 (27)})
(10. Bg5 Be7 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. Nbd2 Nb4 13. Qb3 O-O 14. Rac1 Qb6 15. Ne5 Rad8
16. Ne4 {1/2-1/2 Agdestein,S-Bjerke,R/Gausdal 1982/MCL (45)}) 10... Nb4 (10...
c4 11. Qd1 Rc8 12. Bg5 b4 13. d5 bxc3 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. bxc3 Qa5 16. Bxf6 gxf6
17. Nd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Bc5 {1/2-1/2 Laird,C-Dobosz,H/Manchester 1980/EXT 99 (40)
}) (10... cxd4 $5 11. Nxd4 (11. Nxb5 $4 Nb4 $19) 11... Ne5) 11. Qb1 {Die Dame
steht ein wenig sonderbar auf b1, aber im Falle von 11.Qd1 Rd8 wäre die
Opposition des Rd8 mit der Qd1 unangenehm für Weiß.} (11. Qd1 Rd8 12. a3 Nc6
13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. b4 Be7 15. Be3 Qb8 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 a6 18. Bf4 Qc8 19.
Rac1 Bc6 {1/2-1/2 Schnegelsberg,K-Mueller,J/Baunatal 1999/EXT 2000 (66)}) 11...
cxd4 12. Nxd4 Rc8 (12... Rd8 $5) 13. Nb3 {[%cal Gc1e3,Ge3a7] Weiß bereitet 14.
Be3 vor und möchte den Nb4 mit a3 verjagen.} (13. a3 Qxd4 14. Rd1 Qb6 15. Be3
Bc5 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. axb4 Qxb4 18. Rxa7 O-O 19. Ne4 Bc6 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21.
Bxc6 Rxc6 {1/2-1/2 Gulko,B-Mikenas,V/Vilnius 1978/MCD (41)}) 13... Be7 (13...
Bc6 14. e4 $5 $14 (14. Be3 Qb8 15. Bxc6+ Nxc6 $11)) 14. Be3 Qb8 15. a3 Nbd5 (
15... Nc6 16. Nc5 $14) 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 $1 {[%mdl 32] Es ist durchaus
untypisch, dass Weiß von sich aus seinen katalanischen Läufer abtauscht, aber
hier ist das die einzige Möglichkeit, um noch um Vorteil kämpfen zu können.} (
17. Bd4 O-O 18. e4 Nb6 $11) 17... exd5 18. Rc1 $14 {[%csl Yc5] Das Feld c5 ist
ein positionelles Loch in der schwarzen Stellung - Weiß möchte anschließend
Nc5 oder Bc5 ziehen.} Rc4 (18... O-O 19. Bc5 $14 (19. Qd3 $14)) 19. Qd3 (19.
Na5 Rxc1+ 20. Qxc1 O-O (20... Bf6 $11) 21. Nc6 Bxc6 22. Qxc6 Qe5 $11) 19... Qc7
{Schwarz lässt seinen Gegner nicht 20.Na5 spielen und kümmert sich nicht um
die Verteidigung des Pd5.} (19... Be6 20. Na5 $14) (19... Bf6 20. Bd4 $14) 20.
Qxd5 O-O 21. Rxc4 (21. Na5 $5 Qxa5 (21... Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Qxa5 23. Qxd7 Bf6 24.
Rc8 $18) 22. Qxd7 $16 (22. Rxc4 Be6 23. Qb7 (23. Qe5 Bxc4 (23... Bf6 $2 24. Qc7
$18) 24. Qxe7 $16) 23... Bxc4 24. Qxe7 $16)) 21... bxc4 22. Nc5 {Weiß hat
einen Bauern mehr. Die schwarze Kompensation - Gegenspiel auf den weißen
Feldern - scheint mir zu schwach.} (22. Bf4 Qc6 (22... Be6 23. Qxe6 (23. Bxc7
Bxd5 24. Rd1 $16) 23... fxe6 24. Bxc7 cxb3 25. Be5 $16) 23. Qxc6 Bxc6 24. Rc1
$6 (24. Nd4 Bd5 25. Rd1 $16) 24... cxb3 25. Rxc6 Bxa3 $1 $132) 22... Bh3 (22...
Bb5 23. a4 Rd8 24. Ne6 $18) 23. Qxc4 Bxc5 (23... Qc6 24. Qe4 $18) 24. Bxc5 Qb7
{[%cal Rb7g2,Rb7b2]} 25. f3 Qxb2 26. Qa2 $1 {Es hängt der Rf8. Damit forciert
Weiß den Damentausch und wickelt in ein vorteilhaftes Endspiel ab.} (26. Bd4
Qd2) 26... Qxa2 (26... Rb8 27. Bxa7 Qxa2 28. Rxa2 Rb1+ 29. Kf2 $18) 27. Rxa2
Ra8 {[%mdl 4096]} 28. g4 {[%csl Rh3]} h5 $8 {Schwarz muss einen weiteren
Bauern geben, sonst gerät sein Bh3 in höchste Not.} 29. gxh5 $16 {
Ungleichfarbige Läufer bieten dem Verteidiger zwar immer auch einige
Remischancen, aber in unserer konkreten Stellung hat Weiß schon zwei Bauern
mehr; zudem hilft Weiß die Anwesenheit der Türme bei der Verwertung des
Materialvorteils.} (29. Kf2 hxg4 30. Kg3 f5 31. Rd2 $14) 29... a6 30. Kf2 (30.
Rd2 $16) 30... Rd8 31. Be3 (31. e4 $16) 31... Be6 32. Ra1 {[%cal Ga1g1,Gg1g8]}
(32. Rb2 Rd5 33. h6 Rb5 34. Rc2 $16) 32... Kh7 (32... Rd5 33. h6 $16) 33. Rg1
Rd5 34. h6 {Weiß hat nichts besseres, er muss einen Bauern zurückgeben.} gxh6
35. Bf4 Ra5 (35... h5) 36. Bd6 Rg5 37. Rc1 {Natürlich muss Weiß die Türme auf
dem Brett halten.} a5 38. e4 {[%csl Ge4,Gf3] Endlich mobilisiert Weiß seine
Bauernmehrheit.} Rg8 39. f4 Rc8 (39... f5 40. exf5 Bxf5 41. Rc5 $18 {[%cal
Rc5f5,Rc5a5]}) 40. Rg1 f5 (40... Rg8 41. Rb1 $16) 41. Be5 Rg8 42. Rb1 fxe4 43.
Rb6 {[%csl Gb6,Ge5] Die Stellung ist nur materiell ausgeglichen - die weißen
Figuren stehen sehr aktiv. Das ist ein gutes Beispiel zum Thema "R + B gegen R
+ ungleichfarbige B".} Bf5 44. Rf6 Bh3 (44... Bg6 45. Ra6 $16 {[%csl Ra5]}) 45.
Ke3 Rg6 (45... Bg2 46. f5 $16) 46. Rf7+ Kg8 47. Ra7 {Weiß gewinnt den Pa5,
seine Stellung bleibt aktiv.} Rg2 48. Rxa5 (48. Kxe4 $16) 48... h5 (48... Rxh2
49. Kxe4 $16) 49. Bd4 (49. Kxe4 $16) 49... Rxh2 50. Rxh5 {[%cal Gh5h2]} Re2+ (
50... Ra2 51. Ra5 Bg2 52. Ra7 $16) 51. Kxe2 Bg4+ 52. Kd2 (52. Ke3 Bxh5 53. a4
$18) 52... Bxh5 53. a4 $18 {[%csl Ga4] Befände sich der schwarze König am
Damenflügel, so könnte Weiß nicht gewinnen, weil sich der Läufer gegen den
f-Bauern opfern könnte (zur Umwandlung des a-Bauern hätte Weiß dann den
"falschen" Läufer, so dass die Stellung technisch Remis wäre). - Doch der
schwarze König befindet sich zu weit ab vom Damenflügel.} Kf7 (53... Be8 54. a5
Bb5 55. Kc3 Kf7 56. Kb4 Bd3 57. Kc5 $18) 54. a5 e3+ {Der schwarze e-Bauer ist
bedeutungslos.} (54... Ke6 55. a6 Be8 56. a7 Bc6 57. Kc3 $18) 55. Kxe3 Ke6 56.
a6 Be8 57. a7 Bc6 58. Bc3 Kf5 (58... Kd7 59. f5 $18) 59. Bd2 {[%cal Ge3d4]} Ba8
60. Kd4 Ke6 61. Kc5 Be4 (61... Kd7 62. f5 $18) 62. Kb6 Kd7 63. Bc3 (63. f5 $18)
63... Bf3 (63... Kc8 64. f5 $18) 64. f5 Kd6 65. Bg7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 (6. O-O) 6... Bb4+ 7.
Bd2 Nd5 (7... Bd6) 8. Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. a3 {Dieser Zug ist heutzutage wieder
populär und führt zu schweren Komplikationen.} (9. O-O) (9. Ne5) 9... b5 10.
Qxb5 Nc2+ 11. Kd2 (11. Kf1 $5 {Dieser Zug wird selten gespielt, kommt aber in
Betracht.} Qd5 $4 (11... Nxa1 $2 12. Qxc6+ Bd7 13. Qxc4 Rb8 (13... a5 14. Qa2
Nc2 15. b3 $18) 14. b4 Ba4 15. Ne5 Rb6 16. Qc3 Nc2 17. e3 $16 {[%csl Rc2]}) (
11... Bd7 12. Ra2 N6xd4 (12... N2xd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Qe5 Nf5 15. Bxa8 Qxa8
16. f3 $14) (12... Qf6) 13. Qxc4 $2 (13. Qe5 f6 $13) (13. Qc5 Qe7 14. Qxe7+
Kxe7 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxa8 Rxa8 $44) 13... Bb5 $17) 12. Qa4 $18) 11... Nxa1 (
11... Bd7) 12. Qxc6+ Bd7 13. Qxc4 c5 14. Qa2 Qa5+ (14... cxd4 15. Qxa1 Rc8 (
15... Bc6 $44) 16. b3 (16. b4 Bc6 17. Rc1 O-O 18. Qb2 Qf6 19. Ke1 e5 20. Rc5
Rfe8 21. Nbd2 Bb7 22. Kf1 Rcd8 23. Ne1 e4 24. Nc4 {1-0 Teske,H-Dgebuadze,A/
Berlin 1995/CBM 47 ext (42)}) 16... e5 17. Rd1 Qa5+ 18. b4 Qb5 19. Ke1 O-O 20.
Nbd2 Rc2 {1/2-1/2 Levin,F-Rogozenko,D/Hamburg GER 2001/(43)}) 15. Nc3 cxd4 (
15... Bc6 16. b4 cxb4 17. axb4 Qxa2+ 18. Nxa2 Nb3+ 19. Kc3 Bd5 20. e4 Rc8+ 21.
Kb2 Bxe4 22. Kxb3 Bd5+ 23. Kb2 Bxa2 24. Kxa2 Rc2+ 25. Kb3 Rxf2 {1/2-1/2
Timoshenko,G-Ziatdinov,R/Philadelphia 1999/EXT 2000 (36)}) (15... Rd8 16. Qxa1
cxd4 17. Nxd4 e5 18. Nb3 Qb6 19. Kc2 O-O 20. Nd2 Bf5+ 21. Nde4 {1-0 Meins,
G-Meijere,A/Baunatal 1999/EXT 2000 (63)}) 16. Nxd4 Rd8 17. Rxa1 (17. b4 $6 Qb6
18. e3 Bc6 $1 19. Bxc6+ Qxc6 20. Rxa1 e5 21. Kc2 exd4 22. exd4 Rxd4 23. Re1+
Kf8 24. b5 Qc5 25. Qb2 h5 $1 {0-1 Gasimov,R-Doroshkievich,V/St Petersburg 1994/
CBM 41/[Ftacnik] (38)}) 17... e5 18. b4 (18. Nb3 $2 Be6+ 19. Kc2 Qb6 {[%csl
Ra2,Rb3,Rc2]} 20. Rd1 Rxd1 21. Nxd1 O-O 22. Nc3 Rd8 23. e3 Bxb3+ 24. Qxb3 Rd2+
$19) 18... Qb6 19. Nc2 (19. Nb3 $2 Bc6+) 19... Be6+ (19... Qxf2 20. Ne3 (20.
Bd5) 20... Be6+ 21. Ncd5 O-O 22. Qc4 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Qxh2 24. Qh4 (24. Qg4 $5 Qh6
25. Qf3 Kh8 26. Rh1 Qg6 $14) 24... Qf2 25. Rh1 h6 26. Rh2 Qg1 27. Rh1 {1/2-1/2
Bareev,E-Adams,M/Dortmund 2000/CBM 78/[Ftacnik] (27)}) 20. Bd5 Qxf2 21. Ne3 O-O
22. Qc4 Rd7 $146 {[%mdl 4] Dieser Turmzug ist die Neuerung im schwarzen Spiel.
Der Plan ist einfach: Schwarz möchte 23...Rfd8 spielen. Weiß hat N+N vs. R,
aber sein König steht etwas unsicher auf d2. Zudem hat er einige
Schwierigkeiten bei der Koordination seiner Figuren - sein Bd5 ist gefesselt.}
(22... Qxh2 23. Qh4 Qxh4 24. gxh4 f5 25. Kc2 (25. Ke1 $142 $14) 25... Kf7 26.
Rd1 f4 27. Nc4 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Adams,M/Wijk aan Zee NED 2001 (27)}) 23. Qe4
(23. Rd1 Rfd8 24. Qe4 Bxd5 25. Ncxd5 (25. Nexd5 Qd4+ 26. Qd3 Rxd5 27. Nxd5 Rxd5
$11 (27... Qxd3+ 28. exd3 Rxd5 29. Rc1 $14)) 25... f6 $13) 23... Rfd8 24. Qf3
$6 {Dieser Zug führt zu Vereinfachungen und ermöglicht es Schwarz, das
Material zurück zu gewinnen.} (24. Rd1 {Dieser Zug führt zur Varianten 23.Rd1
Rfd8 24.Qe4.}) (24. Qxe5 $5 {Nach diesem Zug ist es nicht leicht für Schwarz
seine Kompensation unter Beweis zu stellen.} Bxd5 25. Ncxd5 Rd6 (25... Rxd5+ $2
26. Nxd5 Qg2 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gd8d2,Rg2d5]} 27. Rd1 $1 Qxd5+ (27... Rxd5+ 28.
Kc2 $18) 28. Qxd5 Rxd5+ 29. Kc2 $18) 26. Rc1 $16) 24... Qxf3 25. exf3 {[%mdl
4096]} f5 $5 {[%cal Rf5f4,Rf4e3]} (25... Bxd5 26. Nexd5 Rxd5+ 27. Nxd5 Rxd5+
$11) 26. Ke2 (26. Rd1 f4 $4 (26... Bxd5 27. Nexd5 Rxd5+ 28. Nxd5 Rxd5+ 29. Ke2
Rxd1 (29... Rb5 30. Rd8+ Kf7 31. Rd7+ $18 {[%cal Rd7a7,Rd7f7]}) 30. Kxd1 Kf7
$11) 27. Ke2 $18) 26... Bxd5 27. Ncxd5 Rxd5 28. Nxd5 Rxd5 $11 29. Rc1 (29. Rd1
Rxd1 30. Kxd1 Kf7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karadjordje Serbia"]
[Site "Topola"]
[Date "2004.05.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ruck, Robert"]
[Black "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2004.05.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 {Dieser natürliche Springerzug ist eine kleine
Überraschung, der slowenische Großmeister spielt gewöhnlich 3...c6.} 4. g3 dxc4
5. Bg2 c6 {Dieser Zug wurde seinerzeit von Keres gespielt (Bondarevsky - Keres,
Moskau 1947), aber heutzutage ist er ein seltener Gast in der
Großmeisterpraxis. Aber Pavasovic spielt sehr gern die Slawische Verteidigung
mit Schwarz, so ist diese Variante eine logische Folge des schwarzen Spiels.}
6. Ne5 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 (7. Kf1 O-O 8. Nxc4 b5 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Nc3 Qb6 11. Be3 Nd5
12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Rc1 $11 {1-0 Lagunow,A-Stern,R/Germany 1998/GER-chT2 (38)}) (
7. Nc3) 7... Qxd4 8. Bxb4 Qxe5 9. Na3 b5 (9... c5 10. Nxc4 Qc7 11. Qd6 Qxd6 12.
Nxd6+ Kd7 13. Bxc5 Nc6 14. Rd1 Kc7 15. Nb5+ {1-0 Yevseev,D-Paulsen,V/Norway
1997/EXT 2003 (15)}) 10. f4 {Das ist die prinzipielle Fortsetzung. Die
Alternative 10.Bd6 ist auch möglich, aber der Textzug ist logischer.} (10. Bd6
Qxb2 11. O-O Nd5 12. e4 Nc3 13. Qh5 Nd7 (13... h6 {Dieser Zug ist gegen Qg5
gerichtet.} 14. e5 Bb7 15. Kh1 Nd7 $13) 14. e5 Bb7 15. Qg5 {[%cal Rg5e7,Rg5g7]}
f6 16. exf6 O-O-O $15 {0-1 Tkachiev,V-Goloshchapov,A/Rethymnon 2003/CBM 98/
[Ribli] (37)}) 10... Qc7 (10... Qxb2 $4 11. Rb1 Qxa2 12. Qd6 $18) 11. Nxb5 cxb5
12. Bxa8 Bb7 13. Bxb7 Qxb7 {Nach forcierten Zügen haben wir eine Stellung, in
der Weiß eine Qualität mehr hat, aber Schwarz hat einen Mehrbauern. Der b4B
steht aktiv und lässt Schwarz nicht rochieren, aber Schwarz kann den Läufer
von der Diagonale a3-f8 verjagen.} 14. O-O {Dieser Zug ist logisch, aber 14.
Rf1 kommt auch stark in Betracht, da Weiß in diesem Fall eventuell lang
rochieren kann.} (14. Rf1 $5 Nd5 15. Bc5 Nd7 16. Qd4 f6 17. e4 Nxc5 18. Qxc5
Qb6 19. Qxb6 Nxb6 20. O-O-O Ke7 21. Rd4 Rc8 22. Rfd1 Rc7 23. f5 Nd7 24. Kc2 Nc5
25. Rd6 e5 26. Rd8 Nd3 27. Rh8 h6 28. Rb8 a6 29. a3 h5 {1/2-1/2 Pankratov,
V-Kharlov,A/Moscow 1998/CBM 63/[Hecht] (70)}) 14... Qb6+ $1 {Dieses
Damenschach is wichtig - auf diese Weise kontrolliert die schwarze Dame die
wichtige a7-g1-Diagonale.} 15. Kh1 Nc6 (15... h5 $5 16. Rf3 Ne4 17. f5 Na6 18.
fxe6 Qxe6 19. a3 Nxb4 20. axb4 Ng5 21. Rf2 O-O {0-1 Chetverik,M-Burmakin,V/
Nagykanizsa 1993/EXT 97 (39)}) 16. Bc3 O-O $44 {[%cal Gb6g1,Gf6e4,Gf6d5][%mdl
4] Schwarz hat eine starke Bauernmehrheit am Damenflügel und einen Bauern für
die Qualität, außerdem ist der weiße Königsflügel schwach.} (16... Ng4 17. Qd6
Ne3 18. Rfd1 $4 (18. f5 $1 $14) 18... Qb7 $1 {0-1 Pasman,M-Stean,M/Beersheba
1978/MCD (18)}) 17. Bxf6 {Weiß muss den Läufer tauschen, sonst spielt Schwarz
17...Nd5 oder 17...Ne4, mit besserem Spiel.} gxf6 18. e4 {[%cal Gd1g4,Gg4g8]
Weiß öffnet die d1-h5 Diagonale für die Dame.} Nb4 {[%csl Yd3][%cal Gb4d3] Der
Springer zielt das d3-Feld.} 19. Qg4+ Kh8 20. a4 (20. Qh4 Qd4 21. e5 Nd5 $11 (
21... fxe5 $2 22. Qe7 $18)) 20... Nd3 {[%csl Gd3][%cal Rd3f2,Rf2g4,Rf2h1]} (
20... a6) 21. Qh4 Qd4 {[%csl Gd3,Gd4,Rh1][%mdl 2048] Schwarz hat gutes
Figurenspiel und sein Zielpunkt ist der weiße König.} 22. e5 (22. axb5 Qxe4+
23. Kg1 Qd4+ 24. Kh1 Rb8 $15) 22... Qe4+ 23. Kg1 fxe5 (23... Qd4+ $11) 24. Qf6+
Kg8 25. axb5 (25. Qg5+ Qg6 (25... Kh8 $11) 26. axb5 exf4 27. Qxg6+ (27. gxf4
Rb8 $15) 27... hxg6 28. gxf4 Rb8 29. Rxa7 Rxb5 $15) 25... Qe3+ 26. Kg2 Qe2+ $11
27. Kg1 (27. Kh3 Nf2+ (27... Qh5+ 28. Qh4 (28. Kg2 $11) 28... Qf5+ 29. Qg4+
Qxg4+ 30. Kxg4 exf4 31. gxf4 Rb8 32. Rxa7 Rxb5 $11) 28. Rxf2 Qxf2 29. fxe5 Qxf6
30. exf6 Rb8 31. Rxa7 h6 $11) 27... Qe3+ 28. Kg2 Qe2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "George Marx Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2004.06.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2004.05.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 {Heutzutage ist
diese Variante in Mode in der Großmeisterpraxis.} 7. e3 Bd7 8. Nc3 Bd6 (8...
Nd5 $5) 9. Qe2 (9. Ne5 $5) 9... O-O {[%mdl 4] Das ist die schwarze
vorbereitete Neuerung in der Stellung, welche Beliavsky ganz gut bekannt ist,
der diese Variante mit beiden Farben spielt. Schwarz beschäftigt sich nicht
mit der Verteidigung des c4-Bauern, er möchte die Entwicklung beenden und die
Stellung ausgleichen.} 10. Qxc4 b5 11. Qe2 b4 12. Nb1 {[%cal Gb1d2,Gd2c4]} (12.
Na4 Ne7 (12... e5 13. dxe5 (13. Qc2 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. exd4 $14) 13... Nxe5
14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxa8 (15. Rd1 Qe7 $11) 15... Qxa8 $17 {[%cal Rd7a4,Rd7b5,
Rb5f1,Rd7h3,Rh3f1]}) 13. Qc2 Bc6 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. Qxc5 (15. dxc5 Be4 $15) 15...
Rb8 $11) 12... Na5 (12... Ne7 $5 $11) 13. Rd1 Bb5 14. Qe1 Qe8 $11 {Schwarz
platziert die Dame auf e8, als wenn es die einzige Möglichkeit wäre; er kann
auch Be7 ziehen. Der schwarze Damenflügel ist ein wenig geschwächt, aber er
hat eine gute Entwicklung und keine besonderen Schwächen.} (14... Qe7 15. e4 {
[%csl Rd6,Rf6]} e5 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Qxb4 $16) 15. b3 (15. e4 Be7
$11) 15... Rc8 (15... c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Nd4 Rc8 $11) 16. Bb2 c5 17. dxc5 (
17. Nbd2 $2 c4 18. bxc4 Nxc4 19. Nxc4 Bxc4 $15) 17... Bxc5 18. Nbd2 Bc6 (18...
Qe7 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Ne4 Qe7 21. Nxc5 Qxc5 22. Nd4 $14 {In diesem Fall muss
Schwarz auch mit 23.a3 rechnen.}) 19. Rac1 Qe7 (19... Be7 $5 $11) 20. Bxf6 gxf6
{Schwarz hat einen Doppelbauern auf der f-Linie, aber es ist nicht leicht für
Weiß diese Schwäche auszunutzen.} 21. Nh4 Bxg2 (21... f5 $11) 22. Nxg2 Bd6 23.
Qe2 {Weiß hat die bessere Bauernstruktur, aber Schwarz kann mit gutem
Figurenspiel das Gleichgewicht halten.} Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Qb7 {[%csl Gb7][%cal
Gb7h1]} 25. Qg4+ Kh8 26. Qh4 Be7 27. Ne4 Qd5 (27... Rc8 28. Rd1 (28. Rxc8+ Qxc8
29. Nf4 $14) 28... Qb5 29. Nf4 $14) 28. f3 (28. Nxf6 $4 Qf5 $19) 28... Qd8 {
[%cal Rf6f5] Die schwarze Drohung ist 29...f5.} 29. Qf4 Nb7 30. g4 Kg7 {
Schwarz möchte 31...Nd6 spielen und im Falle von 32.Rd1 e5 wegen 30...Kg7 geht
der Zug 33.Qh6 nicht.} (30... Nd6 31. Rd1 e5 32. Qh6 $16) 31. Ng3 Nc5 32. Nh5+
Kh8 33. Qd4 $1 $14 (33. Qh6 $6 Rg8 34. Nxf6 Bxf6 35. Rxc5 Bc3 $36) 33... e5 (
33... Qxd4 34. exd4 Nd7 (34... Nd3 35. Rd1 $18 {[%csl Rd3]}) 35. Rc7 Rd8 36.
Ne3 $14) 34. Qxd8 Rxd8 35. Nh4 {[%cal Gh4f5]} e4 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Schwarz
möchte aktiv spielen, aber es wäre besser mit dem Turm auf der zweite Reihe
einzudringen.} (35... Rd2 $1 36. Nf5 Bf8 37. Ra1 (37. Nxf6 Rxa2 38. Ne4 Nxe4
39. Rc8 Kg8 40. fxe4 Rb2 41. Nh6+ Kg7 42. Nf5+ $11) 37... e4 38. f4 $14) 36.
Nf5 $16 Bf8 37. fxe4 Nxe4 38. h4 Nc3 (38... Rd2 39. Rc8 $18) 39. Rc2 {[%csl
Rf6] Alles ist verteidigt in der weißen Stellung, wärend Schwarz seinen
f6-Bauern nicht verteidigen kann.} Rd3 40. Kg2 Bd6 41. Nxf6 Be5 42. Ne4 $1 Kg8
$6 (42... Nxe4 43. Rc8+ $18) (42... a5 43. Kf3 $16) 43. Nc5 $18 {[%cal Rc5a6,
Rc5d3]} 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.26"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ {Dieses Läuferschach ist sehr populär
in der Großmeisterpraxis - Schwarz möchte die natürliche weiße
Figurenentwicklung stören.} 5. Nbd2 {Dieser Zug wird selten gespielt. Nach 5.
Bd2 spielt Schwarz 5...Be7 und in der geschlossene Variante (wenn Schwarz
nicht auf c4 nimmt) mit d2B kann Weiß nicht b3-Bb2 spielen.} dxc4 {Das ist die
konsequente Fortsetzung - Schwarz nimmt den Bauern.} 6. Bg2 b5 7. O-O O-O 8. a4
c6 9. e4 {Weiß hat ein starkes Bauernzentrum, das ist seine Kompensation für
den Bauern.} (9. Qc2 Bb7 (9... a5 10. b3 cxb3 11. Nxb3 bxa4 12. Rxa4 Ba6 13.
Bg5 Bb5 14. Ra2 h6 {1/2-1/2 Raetsky,A-Gipslis,A/Senden 1998/CBM 67 ext (28)})
10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. e4 Re8 12. e5 Nd5 13. Ne4 Bf8 14. h4 Nb4 15. Qe2 Nd3 {0-1
Koerholz,L-Hracek,Z/Rethymnon 2003/CBM 98 (27)}) 9... c3 10. Nb3 (10. bxc3 Bxc3
11. Rb1 b4 $15) 10... Ba6 {[%cal Ga6f1]} (10... cxb2 11. Bxb2 Ba6 (11... Nxe4
$2 12. axb5 cxb5 $2 13. Nfd2 $18) 12. a5 Nxe4 13. Qc2 {Auf diese Weise
bekommen wir unsere Partiefortsetzung mit Zugumstellung - siehe 13.Bxb2.}) 11.
a5 $8 {Weiß muss die a-Linie schließen, sonst verliert er Material.} (11. axb5
$2 Bxb5 12. Re1 cxb2 $19) 11... Nxe4 12. Qc2 cxb2 13. Bxb2 Nf6 14. Ne5 $15 {
Schwarz hat zwar zwei Bauern mehr, aber Weiß hat zwei starke Läufer auf den
großen Diagonalen und er kontrolliert die wichtigsten Punkte. Andererseits
sind zwei Bauern zu viel und ich glaube, die weiße Kompensation ist nicht
ausreichend.} Nd5 15. Rfc1 (15. Nxc6 Nxc6 16. Qxc6 Qd6 17. Qxd6 (17. Rfc1 Rfd8)
17... Bxd6 18. Nc5 Bxc5 (18... Bc8 $15) 19. dxc5 Bb7 $15) 15... Bb7 16. Nc5
Bxc5 17. dxc5 {[%csl Gb2][%cal Gb2g7] Auf diese Weise öffnet Weiß die
Diagonale des b2-Läufers.} (17. Qxc5 Na6 $17) 17... f6 {Schwarz verjagt den
Springer von e5 und beschränkt die Aktivität des b2-Läufers.} (17... Nd7 $2 18.
a6 $16) 18. Nd3 (18. a6 $2 Bc8 $17) 18... Na6 (18... e5 $6 19. f4 $132) 19. Re1
Bc8 $1 {Schwarz muss seine Läuferstellung verbessern.} (19... e5 $6 20. f4 $132
) 20. Be4 (20. f4 $5 $15) 20... h6 (20... e5 $5 21. f4 Be6 $17) 21. Rad1 (21.
f4 $5) 21... Qc7 22. Qe2 e5 23. f4 Be6 (23... exf4 24. gxf4 Be6 $17) 24. fxe5
f5 $1 {[%mdl 256] Schwarz hat nur noch einen Bauern mehr, aber die Stellung
hat einen geschlossenen Charakter und die weißen Läufer sind weniger wert.} 25.
Bxd5 cxd5 (25... Bxd5 26. Nf4 $132) 26. Nf4 Qc6 (26... Nxc5 $2 27. Rc1 $18) 27.
Qh5 (27. Qf3 Rad8 $15) 27... Nc7 {Endlich kommt der schwarze Springer auch ins
Spiel.} 28. Qg6 Qe8 29. Ba3 (29. Qxe8 Rfxe8 $15) 29... Rb8 {[%cal Gb5b4]
Schwarz bereitet 30...b4 vor.} (29... Bf7 $2 30. Qxf5 Ne6 31. c6 $16) (29...
Qxg6 30. Nxg6 Rfe8 31. c6 Kf7 32. Nf4 g5 $15) 30. Rd4 Bf7 31. Qd6 (31. Qxf5 Ne6
{Jetzt können wir die Idee des Zuges 29...Rb8 sehen - wegen der Drohung 30...
b4 spielte Weiß 30.Rd4 und jetzt hängt der Turm auf d4.} 32. Nxe6 Bxe6 33. Qd3
Qc6 $15 {Die Stellung ist materiell gleich, aber Schwarz steht etwas aktiver.})
31... Ne6 {[%csl Ge6]} 32. Nxe6 (32. Rb4 Ng5 $15 {[%cal Gg5e4]}) 32... Bxe6 33.
c6 Rf7 34. Rc1 Rc8 35. Rxd5 f4 $1 $17 {Schwarz beschäftigt sich nicht mit der
Qualität, er strebt zum Angriff am Königsflügel.} (35... Bxd5 $6 36. Qxd5 $44 {
[%cal Ga3d6,Ge5e6]}) 36. Rxb5 (36. gxf4 Rxf4 $17 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Re8g6,Rg6g1]}
) 36... fxg3 37. hxg3 Rd8 38. Qb4 (38. Qc5 Rd3 $17) 38... Rf3 $1 39. c7 (39.
Kg2 Rxg3+ $1 40. Kxg3 Rd3+ 41. Kf2 Qf7+ $19) (39. Qe7 Rxg3+ 40. Kf2 Rxa3 41.
Qxa3 Qf7+ $19) 39... Rxg3+ $1 $19 {[%csl Rg1] Dieser Zug führt forciert zum
Matt.} 40. Kf2 Qf7+ {[%mdl 128]} 41. Kxg3 Rd3+ 42. Kg2 Qf3+ (42... Qf3+ 43. Kh2
(43. Kg1 Qe3+ 44. Kg2 (44. Kh1 Qh3+ $19) 44... Bh3+ $19) 43... Qf2+ 44. Kh1
Rh3#) 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 {Der polnische Großmeister spielt gern die Varianten mit g3, Bg2 (und
mit Schwarz g6, Bg7).} d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O {Weiss spielt
eigentlich eine Grünfeld-Indische Verteidigung, aber mit einem Tempo mehr.} e6
6. c4 dxc4 7. dxc5 {Dieser genügsame Nebenvariante wird heutzutage wenig
gespielt. Beide Alternativen bieten für Weiß mehr Chancen.} (7. Qa4) (7. Ne5
Bd7 8. Na3 cxd4 9. Naxc4) 7... Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 {Mit diesem Zug
gewinnt Weiß den Bauern zurück, da Schwarz seinen Mehrbauern nicht festhalten
kann.} c3 {Schwarz schwächt die gegnerische Bauernstruktur.} (9... Ke7 $6 10.
Nxc4 $14 Rd8 11. Rxd8 Nxd8 12. Nfe5 Nd5 13. Nd3 b5 14. Ne3 Bxe3 15. Bxe3 Nb7
16. Rc1 Bd7 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Rc7 Nd6 19. Ne5 {1-0 Sorokin,M-Benko,F/Open,
Buenos Aires ARG 1997 (36)}) 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Nb3 Be7 12. Nfd4 {Weiß hat den
starken "katalanischen" Läufer auf g2 und sein Springer steht stark auf d4.
Anderseits hat Schwarz keine Schwächungen und der weiße c3P ist immer eine
potenzielle Schwäche.} Bd7 (12... Rd8 13. Bf4 Nd5 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Na5 Ba6 16.
Nxc6 Re8 17. Nb4 Bxb4 18. cxb4 Bxe2 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Rxd5 Re4 21. a3 Rae8 22.
Be3 {1/2-1/2 King,D-Quinn,M/Dublin 1993/CBM 34 ext (39)}) 13. Be3 {Dieser Zug
ist weniger aktiv als 13.Bg5.} (13. Bg5 Rfd8 (13... Rac8 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nc5
Nxd4 16. cxd4 Bb5 17. e3 b6 18. Ne4 Be7 19. a4 Be2 20. Rd2 Bc4 21. Rb2 {
1/2-1/2 Speelman,J-Van der Sterren,P/Yerevan 1996/EXT 97 (42)}) 14. Bxf6 (14.
Nb5 Nd5 15. Bxe7 Ncxe7 16. c4 Bxb5 17. cxb5 Rac8 18. Rac1 Kf8 19. Bxd5 Rxc1 20.
Rxc1 Rxd5 21. a4 Ke8 22. Kf1 b6 23. Ke1 Kd8 24. Rc4 {1-0 Urban,K-Fernandes,A/
Yerevan 1996/EXT 97 (36)}) 14... Bxf6 15. Nc5 Nxd4 (15... Rab8 $2 16. Nxd7 $1
Rxd7 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Nxc6 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 $16 {1-0 Ulibin,M-Belozerov,A/Tomsk
1997/EXT 2000/[Ribli] (26)}) 16. cxd4 Bc6 17. Bxc6 $5 bxc6 18. e3 Rab8 19. Nd3
Rb5 20. Rac1 {1-0 Miton,K-Papp,G/Athens 2001/EXT 2002 (92)}) (13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14.
Bxc6 bxc6 $11) 13... Rfc8 $1 {Nach diesem Zug kann Schwarz immer mit einer
Figur auf c6 zurücknehmen und in diesem Fall wird die Schwäche des c3-Bauern
spürbar.} (13... Nd5 14. Bxd5 exd5 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. a4 Bf6 17. Bd4 Bxd4 18.
Nxd4 Rfc8 19. Ra3 Kf8 20. Kf1 Ke7 21. Ke1 g5 22. a5 {1-0 Mikhalevski,A-Held,M/
Budapest 1997/CBM 61 ext (44)}) 14. Nb5 {[%csl Yd6][%cal Gb5d6] Weiss möchte
15.Nd6 spielen und sich das Läuferpaar verschaffen.} (14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxc6
Rxc6 $15) 14... Nd8 $1 {[%cal Gd7c6,Gc6g2] Schwarz beschäftigt sich nicht mit
dem a7-Bauern, er bereitet den Läuferzug Bd7-c6 vor.} 15. Nd6 (15. Nxa7 Rxc3
16. Bd4 Rc4 $17 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Gc4a4] Es ist nicht klar, wie der a7N
herauskommen kann.}) 15... Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Bc6 $1 {[%mdl 32] Mit diesem Zug
neutralisiert Schwarz den starken g2-Läufer.} 17. Bg5 (17. f3) 17... Bxg2 18.
Bxf6 (18. Kxg2 Rxc3 (18... Ne4 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Bxd8 Rxd8 $15)) 18... gxf6
19. Kxg2 Rxc3 $15 {Schwarz hat einen Bauern mehr, aber die Verwertung des
Vorteils ist sehr schwer. Weiß kann seine Türme aktivieren.} 20. Rad1 Nc6 21.
Rd7 {[%csl Gd7]} Rc2 {[%cal Rc2a2,Rc2e2]} 22. Rxb7 Rxa2 23. Rc7 (23. Rdd7 Ne5
24. Rdc7 Rxe2 $17) 23... Ne5 24. Nc5 $6 (24. Nc1 $142 Rb2 (24... Ra1 25. f4
$132) 25. f4 $132) 24... Rxe2 25. Nd7 {Mit diesem Zug forciert Weiß den Tausch
den Springer.} Nxd7 26. Rdxd7 Rf8 27. Rxa7 {[%mdl 4096]} f5 {Schwarz hat einen
Bauern mehr und für gewönlich in Turmendspielen - besonders mit vier Türmen
auf dem Brett - ist dieser Vorteil nicht zum Gewinn ausreichend.} 28. Kf3 Rb2
29. Re7 Rb6 30. Kg2 (30. h3 $15 {[%cal Gg3g4]}) 30... Kg7 31. Rec7 Kg6 {
Stufenweise verbessert Schwarz seine Stellung, aber es droht nichts und ich
glaube, Weiß kann sich erfolgreich verteidigen.} 32. Rcb7 $6 {Nach meiner
Meinung wäre es besser, die Türme nicht zu tauschen.} Rxb7 33. Rxb7 Ra8 {
[%cal Ga8a1] Mit zwei Türmen hat Schwarz mehr Gewinnchancen, aber bei gutem
Spiel kann Weiß den halben Punk sichern.} 34. Rb4 Ra2 35. h3 h5 36. h4 $6 (36.
g4 fxg4 37. hxg4 hxg4 (37... h4 38. Rb5 $15 {[%cal Gb5h5]}) 38. Rxg4+ $15)
36... Rd2 37. Ra4 (37. Rb6 Re2 38. Kf3 Re4 $15 {Und Schwarz kann mit f6 und e5
fortfahren.}) 37... e5 38. Ra6+ f6 39. Ra3 (39. Ra8 {[%cal Ga8h8]} e4 40. Kg1
f4 $17) 39... Rd4 40. Kh3 e4 41. Kg2 f4 $1 {Es droht 42...f3+, wonach die
weiße Stellung schrecklich passiv wäre.} 42. gxf4 Kf5 {[%csl Gf5]} 43. Rc3 $2 (
43. f3 exf3+ (43... Kxf4 44. fxe4 Rxe4 45. Rf3+ Ke5 46. Kg3 $15) 44. Rxf3 (44.
Kxf3 Rxf4+ 45. Kg3 $15) 44... Rxf4 45. Rh3 Kg4 46. Rh1 Ra4 $17) 43... Rd2 $1
$17 44. Kg1 (44. Kg3 Rd3+ 45. Rxd3 exd3 46. Kf3 d2 47. Ke2 Kxf4 48. Kxd2 Kg4
$19) (44. Ra3 Kxf4 $17) 44... Rd3 $1 (44... Kxf4 $17) 45. Rc8 Rh3 $19 {[%csl
Rf4,Rh4] Auf diese Weise Schwarz gewinnt beide schwachen Bauern.} 46. Ra8 Kxf4
47. Ra5 Rxh4 (47... f5 $19) 48. Kf1 f5 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.03.13"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Black "Gyimesi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Muelheim Nord"]
[BlackTeam "Eppingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bd6 {
Mit dieser Fortsetzung möchte Schwarz die komplizierte Hauptvariante vermeiden;
die Idee des Läuferzugs ist, dass Schwarz sich die Option zu e6-e5 offen hält.}
(7... Nd5) 8. Na3 {Das ist die aussichtsreichste Fortsetzung für Weiß. Nach
der Rochade kann Schwarz e6-e5 ziehen mit Ausgleich.} (8. O-O O-O 9. Qxc4 e5)
8... Bxa3 (8... Ne4 $6 9. Nxc4 Nxd2 10. Nfxd2 Bd7 (10... O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12.
O-O $16) 11. Nxd6+ (11. e3 $5 O-O 12. Qb3) 11... cxd6 12. Ne4 {[%csl Rd6,Re8]}
O-O $1 13. Nxd6 Qc7 {[%csl Ra4,Gc6,Rd6,Gd7]} 14. Ne4 Rfd8 (14... Qb6 15. e3
Qxb2 16. O-O $16) 15. Qc4 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Anand,V/Dortmund 1998/CBM 66/
[Ribli] (31)}) (8... Rb8 9. Qxc4 O-O 10. Rd1 Bd7 11. Qc2 Qe7 12. Nc4 b5 13. Ne3
{1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Farago,I/HUN tt 1998 (53)}) (8... a6 $5 9. Nxc4 b5 10.
Nxd6+ cxd6 11. Qa3 Bb7 $13) 9. bxa3 {9.Qxa3 scheint mir natürlicher. Mit dem
Partiezug hält Weiß hingegen die Fesselung des c6-Springers aufrecht und
möchte Ne5 spielen oder einfach auf c4 nehmen.} (9. Qxa3 {[%csl Ga3,Re8][%cal
Ga3f8]} Ne4 (9... Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Be3 $44 {[%csl Ga3,Ge3,Gg2]} (11. Rd1
$44)) 10. Be3 Qd6 11. Rc1 Qxa3 12. bxa3 Nd6 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. Nxc4 Nf5 15. Bf4
Rc8 16. e3 Nfe7 17. g4 h5 18. h3 f6 19. Bg3 {1/2-1/2 Gustafsson,J-Khenkin,I/
Altenkirchen 2005/(36)}) 9... Ne4 (9... Qd5 10. O-O b5 11. Qd1 Bb7 12. Bf4 O-O
13. Bxc7 Rac8 14. Bf4 Rfd8 15. Be3 Qd6 16. Qc1 Ne7 {0-1 Loetscher,R-Doettling,
F/Pula 2003/(27)}) (9... O-O $5 10. Qxc4 Ne4 (10... Nd5)) 10. Be3 (10. Bf4)
10... Nd6 (10... O-O 11. Qxc4 Nd6 12. Qd3 Nf5 13. O-O $14) 11. Ne5 $14 {
[%csl Rc6][%cal Ga4e8,Gg2a8]} Bd7 (11... O-O 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bxc6 Rb8 14. O-O
$14) 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bxc6 Ke7 (13... Rb8) 14. Bg5+ $1 {Mit diesem Zug
schwächt Weiß die schwarze Bauernstellung am Königsflügel.} f6 15. Bf4 Qe8 (
15... Bxc6 16. Qxc6 Qd7 17. Bxd6+ cxd6 18. Qxc4 {Mit Zugumstellung ist die
Partiestellung erreicht.}) 16. Bxd6+ cxd6 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. Qxc4 {[%csl Re7]
Weiß hat einen Bauern mehr und der schwarze König steht schlecht in der Mitte.
Anderseits sind nur noch Schwerfiguren auf dem Brett und die weißen
Doppelbauern sind wenig wertvoll auf der a-Linie.} Rhc8 19. Qd3 Qc6 {[%cal
Gc8c2] Für den Minusbauern verfügt Schwarz über einige Kompensation: der R h1
ist angegriffen und es droht das Eindringen der Dame auf der zweiten Reihe.}
20. O-O Qc2 21. Qe3 {Wenn möglich, muss Weiß die Damen auf dem Brett halten.}
Qc3 (21... d5 22. Rac1 Qe4 (22... Qxa2 23. Qd3 {[%cal Gd3h7]} f5 24. g4 $36)
23. Qd2 $14) 22. Qe4 f5 (22... Qc2 23. Qb7+ Qc7 24. Rab1 $36) 23. Qb7+ Kf6 (
23... Qc7 24. Rab1 Qxb7 25. Rxb7+ Kf6 26. Rfb1 Rc2 27. Rd7 Rxe2 28. Rbb7 $14)
24. d5 $1 {[%mdl 32] Mit diesem starkem Zug verschlechtert Weiß die schwarze
Bauernstruktur.} Qc7 (24... e5 $2 25. Qd7 $18) (24... Rcb8 25. Qd7 Qe5 26. Rfd1
$14) 25. Qb4 Qc4 26. dxe6 (26. Qxd6 Qxd5 27. Qxd5 exd5 28. Rfd1 Ke6 $11) 26...
Qxb4 (26... Qxe6 27. Rfd1 Rc6 28. Rd2 $16) 27. axb4 Rc2 28. Rfd1 Kxe6 (28...
Rd8 29. e3 Kxe6 30. a3 $14) 29. Kf1 Rac8 30. Rd3 R8c6 31. a3 g6 (31... Rc1+ 32.
Rxc1 Rxc1+ 33. Kg2 Ra1 34. Kf3 $16) 32. Rad1 Ra2 33. Re3+ Kf6 34. Kg2 Ra6 35.
Rdd3 $16 {Weiß hat eine sicher Verteidigungsstellung, darüber hinaus einen
Mehrbauern und die bessere Bauernstruktur.} d5 $6 36. b5 $6 (36. Rxd5 $1 R6xa3
37. Rxa3 Rxa3 38. Ra5 Rb3 (38... Rxa5 39. bxa5 Ke5 40. Kf3 Kd5 41. Kf4 Kc5 42.
g4 $18) 39. Rxa7 h5 (39... Rxb4 40. Rxh7 $18) 40. Rb7 $18) 36... Rd6 37. Rd4 a6
38. bxa6 (38. a4 $2 axb5 39. axb5 Rb2 $11) 38... Rxa6 39. Rxd5 R2xa3 40. Re8 (
40. Rxa3 Rxa3 $14) 40... Re6 41. Rxe6+ Kxe6 $14 {[%mdl 4096] Weiß hat keinen
Freibauern, somit besitzt Schwarz gute Remischancen.} 42. Rb5 Ra6 43. g4 Kf6 $2
{Diese passive Verteidigung gefällt mir nicht. Nach meiner Meinung wäre es
besser auf g4 nehmen.} (43... fxg4 $1 44. Rg5 (44. Kg3 h5 $11 (44... Ra2 45. e3
h5 $11)) 44... Ra2 45. e3 h5 46. Rxg6+ Kf5 $14) 44. h3 (44. gxf5 gxf5 $14)
44... h5 $6 {Schwarz möchte am Königsflügel den Bauern tauschen, aber der Ph5
erweist sich im weiteren Spielverlauf als Schwächung.} (44... h6 $14) 45. gxf5
gxf5 46. Rb4 {[%csl Gb4][%cal Gb4h4] Weiß sichert sich die vierte Reihe und
bereitet den Königsmarsch nach f4 vor.} Ra3 47. e3 Ra6 48. Kg3 Kg5 (48... Ra2
49. f3 $16 {[%cal Gg3f4]}) 49. h4+ Kf6 50. Kf4 {[%csl Gb4,Gf4,Rf5,Rh5]} Rc6 51.
f3 Ra6 52. Rb5 Ra4+ 53. e4 fxe4 54. fxe4 {[%csl Ge4] Weiß hat eine aktive
Figurenstellung und einen starken Freibauern.} Kg6 55. Rg5+ Kh6 56. Rg8 Kh7 57.
Rg3 Ra1 58. e5 Ra4+ 59. Kf5 (59. Kg5 Re4 60. Kf6 Rxh4 61. e6 Rf4+ 62. Ke5 Rf1
63. e7 Re1+ 64. Kf6 $18) 59... Rxh4 60. e6 $18 {[%csl Ge6] Der weiße Freibauer
entscheidet die Partie: früher oder später muss Schwarz den Turm für diesen
Bauern geben.} Rh1 61. e7 Re1 (61... Rf1+ 62. Ke4 Re1+ 63. Re3 $18) 62. Kf6
Rf1+ (62... h4 63. Rg7+ Kh6 64. Rg4 Kh5 65. Rg5+ Kh6 66. Re5 $18) 63. Ke6 Re1+
64. Kf7 Rf1+ 65. Ke8 Kh6 (65... h4 66. Rg4 Rh1 67. Re4 $18) 66. Re3 Kg5 67. Kd7
(67. Kd8 Ra1 68. Kd7 Ra7+ 69. Kd6 Rxe7 70. Rxe7 $18 {Dieselbe Stellung haben
wir in der Partie nach 69.Rxe7.}) 67... Rf7 68. Kd6 $1 Rxe7 69. Rxe7 Kf4 70.
Rh7 Kg4 71. Ke5 h4 72. Ke4 Kg3 73. Ke3 h3 74. Rg7+ (74. Rg7+ Kh2 75. Kf2 $18)
1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Yevseev, Denis"]
[Black "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O (6. Qa4 $5 {In
dieser Zugfolge ist der Damezug die beste weiße Möglichkeit, während der
Textzug zu großen Komplikationen führt. Ribli.}) 6... Rb8 7. Nc3 (7. a4 Na5 $11
{[%csl Ga5,Yb3]} (7... a6 8. a5 Bb4 9. Qc2 Nxa5 10. Qa4+ Nc6 11. Ne5 Nd5 12.
Nxc6 bxc6 13. Qxc6+ Bd7 14. Qxc4 O-O 15. Rd1 $14)) 7... b5 {Lange Zeit wurde
diese Fortsetzung in den Theoriebüchern wegen 8.Ne5 verschmäht, aber die
Variante 7...b5 lebt wieder, seit bessere schwarze Möglichkeiten entdeckt
wurden.} (7... a6) (7... Bb4) 8. e4 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4] Weiß hat ein starkes
Bauernzentrum, aber einen Bauern weniger.} (8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. Bc6 a6
11. Qd4 (11. Be3 Bb7 12. Bxb7 Rxb7 13. Qd4 Be7 14. Rfd1 Qc8 15. a4 b4 16. Ne4
a5 17. Bg5 $44 {1-0 Summermater,D-Costa,J/SWZ-chT 1991 (30)}) 11... Bb7 12.
Bxb7 Rxb7 13. Rd1 c5 14. Qg4 (14. Qe4 Qc7) 14... Qc7 15. f4 Qc6 16. e4 b4 17.
Nd5 exd5 18. exd5 Qg6 19. Qf3 h5 20. d6 Rb8 21. Be3 Qf5 {0-1 Vasilchenko,
O-Ivanov,S/RUS-chT 1992 (50)}) 8... b4 {Das führt zu unübersichtlichen
Komplikationen.} (8... Be7 $5 9. Bf4 (9. Qe2 b4 (9... O-O 10. Rd1 Nb4 11. Ne5
Nd7 12. b3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qe8 14. Be3 cxb3 15. Bxa7 Rb7 16. axb3 c5 17. Rd6 $36
{1-0 Ulibin,M-Hauchard,A/Capella op 1995 (31)}) 10. Na4 Ba6 11. e5 Nd5 12. Qe4
c3 13. Re1 O-O 14. Nc5 Bb5 15. h4 cxb2 16. Bxb2 Na5 17. Qg4 Nc3 $13 {1/2-1/2
Ulibin,M-Kogan,A/CApella op 1995}) (9. d5 b4 (9... exd5 10. exd5 Nb4 11. Nd4
Bg4 12. Qd2 Bd7 13. b3 O-O 14. a4 a6 15. axb5 axb5 16. bxc4 bxc4 17. Qe2 Bc5
18. Be3 Nd3 {1/2-1/2 Evseev,D-Brodsky,M/Nizhnij Novgorod 1998 (56)}) 10. Ne2
exd5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Ng5 Bxg5 13. Bxd5 Ne7 14. Bxc4 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Bxc1 16.
Raxc1 O-O 17. Bb3 c6 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. Rd2 Rfd8 20. Re1 Kf8 {0-1 Kiss,A-Rabiega,
R/AUT-chT2S 1995 (38)}) 9... O-O 10. a4 a6 11. axb5 {0-1 Kaidanov,G-Zvjaginsev,
V/Groningen 1997 (37)} axb5 $15) 9. Ne2 $13 Rb6 {Schwarz verteidigt den
c6-Springer, aber es wäre wohl besser, die Entwicklung mit 9...Be7 zu beenden.}
(9... Nxe4 $6 10. Nd2 f5 11. Nxe4 fxe4 12. Bxe4 $44 {[%csl Ge4,Re8]}) (9... Bb7
10. Qc2 {[%csl Rc4]}) (9... Be7 $5 10. Qc2 Ba6 11. Rd1 $44) 10. d5 (10. Qc2 $5
Ba6 (10... Na5 11. Qa4+ Nc6 {Weiß hat mindestens Zugwiederholung.}) 11. Be3 {
[%cal Ge3b6]} c3 (11... b3 12. Qd1 Nxe4 13. d5 exd5 14. Bxb6 cxb6 15. axb3 $14
{[%cal Ga1a6]}) 12. d5 $13) 10... exd5 11. exd5 Qxd5 (11... Nxd5 12. Ng5 {
[%csl Rd5,Re8][%cal Gg2a8]} Nde7 (12... Be6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Nd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4
$36 {[%csl Rc4,Gd4,Re8]}) 13. Be3 $44 {Die weiße Stellung ist trotz der zwei
Minusbauern in Ordnung, während der Schwarze mit schweren
Entwicklungsproblemen zu kämpfen hat.}) 12. Nfd4 {[%csl Re8][%cal Rg2c6]} (12.
Be3 Qxd1 13. Rfxd1 Ra6 $15) 12... Qd7 (12... Ne4 13. Re1 $44 {[%cal Ge1e8,
Gg2c6]}) 13. Nxc6 {Mit diesem Zug gewinnt Weiß die Qualität, aber Schwarz hat
dafür zwei Bauern.} Rxc6 14. Qxd7+ Kxd7 $5 {Eine originelle Idee! Schwarz
unterstützt seinen c-Bauern mit dem König.} (14... Bxd7 15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Be3
$14 {[%csl Re8]}) 15. Bxc6+ Kxc6 $44 16. Be3 (16. Rd1 Bc5 $44) (16. Nd4+ Kb6
$15 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gc7c5]}) 16... Bc5 (16... a5) 17. b3 (17. Nd4+ Bxd4 18.
Bxd4 Bh3 $44) 17... Nd5 $5 (17... c3) 18. Bxc5 (18. bxc4 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Bxe3+
20. Kg2 Be6 $15 {[%csl Gc6,Ge3,Ge6] Schwarz hat das Läuferpaar, aktives Spiel,
aber keine Schwächen.}) 18... Kxc5 19. bxc4 Nc3 $5 (19... Kxc4 20. Rac1+ Nc3
21. a3 Re8 (21... a5)) 20. Nxc3 (20. Rfe1 Be6 {[%csl Rc4]}) 20... bxc3 {
[%csl Gc3,Gc5] Der schwarze c-Bauer ist sehr stark. Er bindet einen weißen
Turm an die Grundreihe.} 21. Rac1 Kxc4 22. Rfe1 {[%cal Ge1e3,Ge3c3]} Rd8 $8 23.
Re7 (23. Re3 Rd3) 23... Rd7 (23... c5 24. Rxf7 (24. Rxa7)) 24. Re8 {Weiß muß
beide Türme auf dem Brett halten.} (24. Rxd7 $2 Bxd7 $19 {[%csl Gc3,Gc4]})
24... Bb7 25. Re3 {[%csl Rc3]} Rd3 26. Re7 {[%csl Gc3,Gc4,Gd3][%cal Re7a7,
Re7h7] Das Turmmanöver gewinnt den c-Bauern, aber das aktive schwarze Spiel
sichert ihm gleiche Chancen.} Bd5 27. Rxc7+ Kd4 28. a4 (28. Rxa7 $2 c2 29. Re7
(29. Ra4+ Kc3 30. Ra3+ Kd2 31. Rxd3+ Kxd3 $19 {[%csl Gc1,Gc2,Gd3,Gd5]}) (29.
Rxc2 Rd1# {[%cal Rd1g1]}) 29... Rd1+ 30. Re1 Bf3 $19 {Weiß kann nichts gegen
31...Rxe1 nebst 32...Bd1 machen.}) 28... a5 {[%csl Ra4,Ga5]} 29. Kf1 Bb3 {
[%csl Ra4]} 30. Rd7+ Kc4 31. Rc7+ (31. Rxd3 $2 Kxd3 32. Ke1 c2 {[%csl Gb3,Rc1,
Gc2,Gd3,Re1]} 33. Ra1 Bxa4 34. Ra3+ Bb3 35. Rxb3+ Kc4 $19) 31... Kd4 32. Rd7+
Kc4 33. Rc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Black "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Na3 {Dieser
Zug führt zu unklarem Spiel. Meines Erachtens bieten die Alternativen 7.e3 und
7.Nc3 dem Weißen bessere Chancen auf Eröffnungsvorteil. Ribli.} (7. e3 Bd7 8.
Qe2 b5 9. Rd1 Be7) 7... Bxa3 {Schwarz gibt das Läuferpaar auf.} 8. bxa3 O-O 9.
Bb2 Rb8 (9... Bd7 10. Qc2 b5 11. Rad1 Qe7 12. Ne5 Nd5 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. e4 $44)
10. Qc2 b5 11. Rad1 {[#] Weiß bereitet den Bauernvorstoß e2-e4 vor, hat mit
den Läufern auf den langen Diagonalen Spiel für den Bauern.} Rb6 $5 {[%cal
Gb6h6] Diese Fortsetzung ist auf den ersten Blick sonderbar, aber der Turm
steht gut auf der 6. Reihe.} (11... Bb7 $6 12. Ng5 Ne7 13. d5 e5 14. Bxe5 Ng6
15. Ba1) (11... Ne7 12. e4 Bb7 13. Rfe1 Ng6 14. Bc3 (14. h4 Re8 15. Rd2 h6 16.
Bc3 Nd7 17. a4 Nb6 18. a5 Na4 19. Bb4 c5 20. dxc5 Qc8 21. h5 Ne7 22. Red1 {
1/2-1/2 Gazerek,D-Sveshnikov,E/Ljubljana 1996 (45)}) 14... Qd7 15. h4 Rfd8 16.
d5 Qe7 17. Qb2 $36 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Akopian,V/Manila 1992 (28)}) 12. e4 Bb7
(12... h6 13. Nh4 Ne7 14. Bc3 Ne8 15. Bb4 Rb8 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Nd6 18. Rfe1
Re8 19. Re5 Bd7 20. h3 Nec8 21. f4 $44 {1-0 Zafirovski,M-Ostojic,N/Niksic 1997
(41)}) 13. Ng5 $13 {[%csl Gg5,Rh7][%cal Gc2h7] Weiß öffnet seinem Läufer die
Diagonale und droht 14.e5.} (13. Nh4 Ne7 14. Rfe1 (14. Bc3 Qa8 $1 {[%csl Re4]
[%cal Ga8g2]} 15. Ba5 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Qxe4 17. Qxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxb6 cxb6 $17 {
[%csl Ga6,Gb5,Gb6,Gc4][%cal Ge7d5] Schwarz hat zwei Bauern für die Qualität
und ein ausgezeichnetes Vorpostenfeld auf d5.}) 14... Qa8 15. Qe2 {Weiß
bereitet den Bauernsturm g4-g5 vor.} Ng6 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. g4 a5 $1 $132 {
Schwarz erlangt Gegenspiel mit ...b5-b4.}) 13... Nd7 (13... h6 14. Nh3 Ne7 $13
(14... Re8 $13)) 14. h4 (14. f4 $6 h6 15. Nf3 Ne7 {[%cal Gb7h1] Und Schwarz
plant 16...f5 mit gutem Spiel auf den weißen Feldern.}) 14... h6 15. Nh3 Re8 (
15... Ne7 16. d5 {[%csl Gb2][%cal Gb2h8]}) 16. Nf4 (16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Nce5
$15) 16... e5 $1 $15 {Dieser Zug demonstriert, warum Schwarz nicht ...Ne7
spielte. Der weiße Turm d1 scheint gefährliches Spiel zu bekommen, aber
Schwarz kann alles blockieren.} 17. dxe5 (17. Nd5 {[%cal Rd5b6]} Nxd4 $1 18.
Bxd4 exd4 19. Nxb6 (19. Rxd4 c5 (19... Rd6) 20. Rd2 Rd6 21. Rfd1 Bxd5 22. Rxd5
Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Qe7 $17) 19... d3 20. Qb2 cxb6 $17 {[%csl Ga6,Gb5,Gc4,Gd3]} (
20... Nxb6 $17)) 17... Ncxe5 {[%csl Yd3]} 18. Qc3 (18. a4 Qa8 $15 (18... Qe7
$15)) (18. Bh3 Nf3+ 19. Kh1 Bxe4 20. Qc3 Nfe5+ 21. f3 Bc6 $17) (18. Bxe5 Rxe5)
18... Rd6 {Dank seines 11. Zuges (...Rb6) kann Schwarz seine Stellung
verstärken.} 19. Nd5 (19. Rxd6 cxd6 20. Rd1 Nf6 $17 (20... Nc5 $17)) 19... Bxd5
20. Rxd5 (20. exd5 Nf6 21. Rfe1 Nd3 $17 {[%csl Gd3][%cal Rd3e1,Rd3b2]}) 20...
Rxd5 21. exd5 Nf6 $17 {[%csl Rd5] Schwarz hat nur einen Bauern mehr, aber
seine Figurenkoordination ist ausgezeichnet. Der weiße Bauer d5 ist schwach
und es gibt Möglichkeiten, mit dem Springer auf d3 einzudringen.} 22. Qd4 (22.
Rd1 Nd3 23. Ba1 Re2 $17) 22... Qd6 (22... Nd3 23. Bc3 Re2 $17) 23. a4 b4 (23...
Nd3 $17) 24. Rd1 Nd3 25. Ba1 Qb6 $1 {Schwarz tauscht die gefährlichste weiße
Figur. Der Rest ist Technik.} (25... Re1+ 26. Rxe1 Nxe1 27. Qxc4 Nxg2 28. Bxf6
(28. Kxg2 Qxd5+ 29. Qxd5 Nxd5 30. Kf3 Nb6 $19) 28... Ne3 29. fxe3 Qxg3+ $17)
26. Qxb6 cxb6 {Der weiße Freibauer d5 ist ohne Bedeutung, denn er kann wegen
des schwarzen Springers auf d3 nicht vom Turm unterstützt werden.} 27. Bd4 (27.
Bxf6 gxf6 28. Bf1 Nb2 29. Rb1 c3 $17 {[%csl Rb1,Gc3]}) (27. Bf1 Nxd5 28. Bxd3
cxd3 29. Rxd3 Re1+ 30. Kg2 Rxa1 31. Rxd5 Rxa2 $19) 27... Rd8 (27... Re2 $17)
28. Bxb6 (28. Bf1 Rxd5 29. Bxf6 gxf6 $19) 28... Rd7 {Schwarz muß sich nicht
beeilen.} 29. a5 Nxd5 30. Rd2 (30. Bf1 Nc3 $19) 30... c3 $1 $19 {Der schwarze
Freibauer ist kaum aufzuhalten.} 31. Re2 (31. Rxd3 c2 32. Be3 (32. Bxd5 c1=Q+
33. Kh2 Qc2 $19) 32... Nxe3 $19) 31... Re7 32. Rc2 (32. Rxe7 Nxe7 33. Bf1 c2
34. Be3 c1=Q 35. Bxc1 Nxc1 36. Bxa6 Nc6 $19 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Rc6a5]}) 32... Ne1
{[%cal Re1g2,Re1c2]} 33. Rc1 Nxg2 34. Kxg2 Nxb6 35. axb6 Rb7 {[%csl Gb4,Rb6,
Gc3] Mit den verbundenen Freibauern gewinnt Schwarz leicht. Weiß gab auf.} 0-1

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1998.07.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zhu, Chen"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1998.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Tisdall} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ {Das ist die Bogo-Indische
Verteidigung. Für gewöhnlich gerät Schwarz in eine feste, aber etwas passive
Stellung. Ribli.} 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 d5 6. Bg2 (6. Qc2 {Dieser unscheinbare
Damenzug bringt Weiß meines Erachtens einen gewissen Positionsvorteil wegen
seines Übergewichtes im Zentrum ein.}) 6... dxc4 {Dieser scharfe Zug führt zu
schwarzen Gegenchancen.} 7. Qc2 (7. O-O O-O (7... Nc6 8. a3 Bxd2 9. Qxd2 a4 10.
Nc3 O-O 11. Rad1 Ra5 12. Qc2) 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. Qxc4) (7. Na3 Bxa3 8. bxa3 O-O 9.
Qc2 b5 10. Ne5 Nd5 11. Rb1 c6 12. O-O) 7... b5 {Dieser prinzipiell gute Zug
ist hier noch verfrüht.} (7... Bxd2+ 8. Nbxd2 b5 9. a4 c6 10. O-O (10. Ne5 Nd5
(10... Ra6)) 10... O-O 11. Rfd1 Na6 12. b3 Nb4 13. Qc1 cxb3 14. Nxb3 bxa4 15.
Nc5) (7... Nc6 8. Qxc4 Qd5) 8. a4 Bxd2+ (8... c6 9. axb5 (9. O-O Bxd2 (9... O-O
10. Nc3 Qb6 11. e4 Be7 12. e5 Nd5 13. Bg5 Ra7 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Ng5 Ng6) 10.
Qxd2 O-O 11. Ne5 Nd5 12. axb5 cxb5 13. Nc3 f6 14. Ng4 Nc6 15. Nxb5 Rb8 16. Na3
Rb4 17. Rfd1 Qb6 18. e4 Nde7 19. Ne3 Ba6 20. Qc3 Rd8) 9... Bxd2+ 10. Nfxd2 Qxd4
11. Qxc4 Qb6 (11... Qxb2 12. Ra2 Qe5 13. Bxc6+ $18) (11... Qxc4 12. Nxc4 $16)
12. Nc3 Bb7 (12... Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bxd5) 13. Na4 Qc7 14. b6 Qe7 15. Nb3
Nd5 (15... Ba6 16. Qc5 $16) 16. Nbc5 (16. Nbc5 {Tisdall} O-O 17. O-O Ba6 18.
Qd4 Rd8 (18... Bxe2 19. b7 Ra7 20. Rfe1 Ba6 21. Nxe6 $1 $18) 19. b7 $1 Bxb7 20.
Nxb7 Qxb7 21. e4 $16 Qb4 22. Rfd1 Nd7 23. exd5 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 cxd5 25. Rc1 Rdc8
26. Rxc8+ (26. Rdd1 $5) 26... Rxc8 27. Bxd5 $5 exd5 28. Rxd5 Nf8 29. Rxa5 Rb8
30. Ra6 Rb4 31. Kf1 g5 32. Ke2 Ne6 33. Kd2 g4 {Gulko,B-Ljubojevic,L/Linares
1990/CBM 17/[Ftacnik]/1-0 (78)})) (8... bxa4 9. Qxa4+ Bd7 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. Qxc4
Rb8 12. O-O O-O 13. Nc3) 9. Nfxd2 {[%cal Gg2a8] Das ist der Unterschied! Nach
9.Nbxd2 c6 wäre die schwarze Stellung in Ordnung.} Nd5 (9... Ra7 {Tisdall:
looks better, at least keeping some pressure on d4.} 10. axb5 {Ribli} Qxd4 11.
Nxc4 O-O 12. O-O Qc5 13. Qb3) 10. axb5 {[%csl Rc4] +/- Tisdall: Now black is
hard pressed to show any compensation for the looming loss of his c4-pawn.} c6
(10... Bb7 {Tisdall} 11. O-O) 11. Qxc4 {Weiß besitzt einen Mehrbauern. Der
routinierte Großmeister Hort kann mit dem Eröffnungsergebnis nicht zufrieden
sein.} O-O 12. O-O cxb5 13. Qxb5 Bd7 (13... Ba6 {[%cal Ga6f1]} 14. Qxa5 Qxa5
15. Rxa5 Nc6 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Rxd5 Bxe2 18. Re1) 14. Qd3 Nc6 {[%csl Yb4][%cal
Gd5b4,Gc6b4] Die starke schwarze Kontrolle über das Feld b4 stellt sicherlich
keine ausreichende Kompensation für den Minusbauern und das weiße
Zentrumsübergewicht dar.} 15. Nc4 Rb8 16. Nba3 Qe7 17. e4 Ndb4 18. Qe3 Qf6 (
18... Rfd8 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 $16 {[%cal Gc4a5]}) 19. d5 (19. Rfd1) 19...
exd5 20. exd5 {[%csl Ra5,Gc4,Rc6]} Rfe8 $8 {Das ist die einzige schwarze
Möglichkeit, sonst verliert er auf a5 einen zweiten Bauern.} (20... Ne7 $142 {
Tisdall}) 21. dxc6 $1 {Tisdall: This game is very materialistic. Weiß tauscht
die Dame gegen Turm und zwei Leichtfiguren.} Rxe3 22. fxe3 {[%cal Rf1f6,Rc6d7]}
Qe7 (22... Bf5 23. g4 {[%cal Rf1f6]} Nxc6 24. Rxf5 $16) 23. cxd7 Qxd7 24. Nxa5
{Tisdall: The balance of power makes this game rather lopsided from here
forward. Die Materialverteilung (Turm, zwei Leichtfiguren und Bauer gegen die
Dame) sieht Weiß klar im Vorteil. Lediglich mit der Aufstellung der Figuren
gibt es kleine Probleme.} g6 25. Rad1 Qe6 {[%cal Re6e3,Re3g1]} 26. N5c4 Kg7 27.
Kh1 {Weiß ist nicht in Eile, für alle Fälle wird der König sicherer gestellt.}
h5 {[%cal Gh5h4]} 28. Rd4 {Dieser Zug ermöglicht die Turmverdoppelung in der
d- oder f-Linie.} Rf8 29. e4 Qe7 30. e5 {[%csl Ge5] Weiß hat so langsam eine
Angriffsstellung errichtet. Schwarz kann nur abwarten.} Kh6 31. Rd6 h4 {
Das ist die einzige kleine Gegenchance des Schwarzen.} 32. gxh4 Qxh4 33. Rdf6 {
[%csl Rf7][%cal Rf1f7]} Kg7 34. Nd6 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Rf1f7]} Nd3 35. Nac4 $1 {
Alles ist wieder verteidigt und 35...Nf2 ist ungefährlich.} (35. Rxf7+ Rxf7 36.
Rxf7+ Kg8 37. Nac4 $16) 35... Qd4 (35... Nxe5 36. Nxe5 Qxf6 37. Rxf6 Kxf6 38.
Nd7+) 36. R6f5 $5 {[%cal Gf5e5] Preparing e6 in a confusing way. Of course
Fritz is quick to spot the greedy Ein passives Opfer, das Schwarz nicht
annehmen muß.} (36. Nxf7 $1 {Tisdall based on the tactic} Qxc4 37. Nd6) 36...
Kg8 (36... gxf5 37. Nxf5+ $18 {[%cal Rf5d4,Rf5g7]}) 37. R5f3 Kg7 (37... Nxe5
38. Nxe5 Qxd6 (38... Qxe5 39. Nxf7 {[%cal Rf1f8,Rf7h6,Rh6g8,Rf7e5]}) 39. Nxf7
$18 {[%cal Rf1f8,Rf7d6,Rf7h6,Rh6g8]}) 38. e6 $18 {[%csl Ge6,Rf7][%cal Rf1f8,
Re6e7,Re7e8] Dieser Zug entscheidet den Kampf. Schwarz steht den vielfältigen
Drohungen hilflos gegenüber.} Ne5 39. Rf4 {Schwarz gab in verlorener Stellung
auf. Eine wirklich schlechte Patie Horts.} (39. Rf4 Qd3 40. e7) 1-0

[Event "CZE-ch"]
[Site "Zlin"]
[Date "1998.06.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Konopka, Michal"]
[Black "Haba, Petr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1998.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 {Schwarz spielt die offene Variante
der Katalanischen Eröffnung. Er nimmt den Bauern c4 an und beendet, während
Weiß ihn zurückgewinnt, die Entwicklung. Ribli.} 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 $5 {
Das ist eine für Schwarz chancenreiche Variante.} 7. e3 Rb8 {Dieser Zug
genießt keinen guten Ruf. Beliebter ist seine Alternative 7...Bd7.} (7... Nb4
8. Ne5 c5 9. a3 Nbd5 10. dxc5 Qc7 11. Nxc4 Qxc5 12. Qe2 $14) (7... Bd7 8. Nc3
$5 Rb8 (8... Nd5 9. Nd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 b5 11. a4 Rb8 12. Qg4 $44) (8... Be7 9.
Ne5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Bxd5 Bh3 13. Bxf7+ Kf8 (13... Kxf7 14.
Qh5+ {[%cal Rh5h3,Rh5f7]}) 14. Qf3) (8... Bd6 9. e4 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5
Bxe5 12. f4 $14) 9. Ne5 Na5 10. e4 $44 {Weiß hat einen Bauern weniger,
beherrscht aber stark das Zentrum und ist gut entwickelt.}) 8. Qe2 (8. Nfd2 Qd7
$5 (8... Na7 9. Nxc4 b5 10. Ne5 c5 11. Bc6+ Bd7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bg2 Be7 14.
a4 {1/2-1/2 Polugaevsky,L-Portisch,L/Amsterdam 1981 (41)}) 9. Nxc4 b5 10. Ne5 (
10. Ncd2 e5 11. Nb3 Bd6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. d5 Ne7 14. e4 c5 15. dxc6 Nxc6 16. Bg5
Be7 17. Rc1 {1/2-1/2 Gorelov,S-Kharitonov,A/URS-FL49 1981 (25)}) 10... Nxe5 11.
dxe5 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Nd7 13. f4 Bc5 14. Nc3 Bb7 15. Bxb7 Rxb7 16. Kf2 Bb4 17. Ne4
Nc5 18. Kf3 Nxe4 19. Kxe4 Bc5 20. a4 Ke7 {Kachiani Gersinska,K-Kveinys,A/
Regensburg op 1996/1/2-1/2 (61)}) 8... b5 9. a4 $6 {Dieser automatische Zug
gefällt mir nicht, denn er schafft hier keine konkreten Drohungen und verliert
somit Zeit.} (9. Rd1 Bb7 (9... Bd7) 10. Nc3 Nb4 $1 11. a4 Be7 $1 (11... Nbd5 $2
12. axb5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 axb5 14. Ne5 $1 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qd5+ 16. f3 Bd6 17. e4 Qb7
18. Bg5 $1 $16 {+/- Gleizerov,E-Mikhalevsky/USSR 1989}) 12. axb5 axb5 13. b3
$13 {Gleizerov,E}) (9. b3 cxb3 10. axb3 Bb7 11. Bb2 Nb4 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Nc3 c5
14. dxc5 Rxc5 15. Ba3 Nfd5 16. Ne4 Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 Nd3 18. Ra1 b4 19. Qxd3 bxa3
20. Ne5 Bb4 21. Nc4 f5 22. Ned2 Qf6 {Gronn,A-Mikhalevski,V/WchJM-U18 1991/1/
2-1/2 (56)}) 9... Be7 10. Rd1 {[%cal Gd1d8]} (10. axb5 axb5 11. Nc3 O-O 12. b3
Bb4 13. Bb2 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Nd5 15. Be1 cxb3 16. e4 Nb6 17. Qxb5 Nxd4 18. Nxd4
Qxd4 19. Ba5 b2 20. Rab1 Qa4 21. Qc5 Ba6 22. Rfe1 Nd7 23. Qc3 Rb3 24. Qxc7 Bd3
{0-1 Delchev,A-Genov,P/Plovdiv open 1991 (26)}) 10... O-O 11. e4 Nb4 $1 {
[%cal Rb4d3] Der schwarze Springer strebt nach d3. Weiß hat etwas Kompensation
für den Bauern, allerdings bin ich nicht überzeugt, ob sie ausreichend ist.}
12. axb5 (12. e5 $2 Nfd5 $15) (12. d5 exd5 13. e5 Ne4 $17) 12... axb5 {[%cal
Ga1a8]} 13. Ra7 $6 {Dieser demonstrative Turmzug ist in Wirklichkeit nicht so
effektiv wie er aussieht.} (13. Ne5 $5) (13. Bg5) 13... Nd3 $15 {[%csl Gd3]
Der eingedrungene schwarze Springer lähmt die weiße Stellung.} (13... c6 14.
Ne5 $44) 14. b3 Nxc1 (14... Bb7 $5 15. bxc4 bxc4 16. Nc3 Bb4 {[%csl Gb4,Gb7,
Gd3,Re4]}) 15. Rxc1 c5 $1 {Schwarz öffnet die Stellung für sein Läuferpaar.} (
15... cxb3 $5 16. Raxc7 (16. Rcxc7) 16... Bb7 $17) 16. bxc4 (16. dxc5 Bxc5 {
[%csl Ga7,Rc5][%cal Rc5a7]}) 16... bxc4 {[%cal Gb8b1]} (16... cxd4 17. cxb5 d3
$15) 17. Qxc4 (17. e5 Nd5 $15) (17. dxc5 Bxc5 {[%cal Rc5a7]} 18. Ra1 Ng4 $17 {
[%csl Rf2]}) 17... Rb4 $5 {[%csl Gb4,Rd4,Re4]} (17... Nxe4 18. Ne5 {[%csl Ge5]
[%cal Re5c6,Rc6e7,Rc6d8,Rc6b8,Rg2e4]} (18. Qc2 $5 {[%csl Re4]}) 18... Rxb1 (
18... Nd6 19. Qxc5 Nf5 {[%csl Rd4]} 20. Qc7 Nxd4 {[%cal Rd4e2,Re2c1,Re2g1,
Gd4c6]} 21. Qxb8 Ne2+ 22. Kh1 Nxc1 $17) 19. Rxb1 (19. Nc6 Rxc1+ 20. Qxc1 Bg5
$17 {[%cal Rg5c1]}) 19... Nd2 $17 {[%cal Rd2c4,Rd2b1]}) 18. Qa2 (18. Qc2 cxd4
$5 19. Ra8 d3 20. Qxc8 Rxb1 21. Rxb1 Qxc8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 $17) (18. Qe2 cxd4 19.
Ra8 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Ra8c8,Gc1c8]} Qd7 (19... Qb6 20. Raxc8 Rxb1 $17) 20. Ne5
Qb7 $17 {[%csl Rb1][%cal Rb7b1,Rb7a8]}) 18... Bb7 $5 {[%csl Gb7,Re4]} (18...
cxd4 19. Ra8 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Rc1c8,Ra8c8]} Qd7 (19... Qb6 $2 20. Raxc8 $16)
20. Ne5 $13 {[%csl Yc6][%cal Re5c6,Rc6b4,Rc6e7]}) (18... Nxe4 $5) 19. dxc5 Bxc5
$17 {[%csl Ra7,Gb4,Gb7,Gc5,Re4][%cal Rc5a7,Gc5g1,Rb7e4] Die Stellung ist
materiell gleich, aber Schwarz steht wegen des Läuferpaares viel aktiver. Weiß
hat schwere Probleme mit der Figurenkoordination.} 20. Rxc5 (20. Rxb7 Rxb7 21.
Rxc5 Qd1+ {[%csl Rb1,Gd1][%cal Rd1b1,Rd1g1]} 22. Bf1 Rxb1 $19) 20... Qd1+ 21.
Bf1 Nxe4 {[%csl Gb4,Rc5,Gd1,Rf3][%cal Re4c5,Rd1f3,Gb7h1,Rd1b1,Rb4b1]} 22. Nc3 (
22. Rc7 Rxb1 23. Qxb1 Qxb1 24. Rcxb7 Qc2 $19) (22. Rxb7 Rxb7 $19 {[%csl Rb1,
Gb7,Rc5,Gd1,Ge4,Rf3][%cal Rd1f3,Rd1b1,Rb7b1,Re4c5]}) 22... Qxf3 {[%cal Gb7h1]}
23. Bg2 (23. Rxb7 Rxb7 24. Bg2 Rb1+ $5 25. Qxb1 (25. Nxb1 Qd1+ 26. Bf1 Nxc5 $19
) 25... Qxf2+ 26. Kh1 Nxc5 $19) 23... Qxg2+ $1 $19 {Dieses schöne Damenopfer
entscheidet die Partie. Schwarz gewinnt Material.} 24. Kxg2 Nxc3+ {[%cal Rb7g2,
Rc3a2]} 25. Rxb7 Nxa2 26. Ra7 (26. Rxb4 Nxb4 $19) 26... Rb2 {[%csl Ga2,Gb2]
und Weiß gab auf. Eine kurze, aber interessante Partie.} 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 26th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1998.07.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1998.06.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ (
6... Nd7 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8. Qd3 e5 9. Nxe5 Nb4 10. Qc3 Qxd4 11. O-O Qxc3 12. Nxc3
Bd6 13. Nf3 c6 14. Rd1 Be7 15. Nd4 O-O {Beliavsky,A-Adams,M/Madrid 1998/1/2-1/
2 (44)}) (6... Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qxc4 e5 9. Nc3 $14 {Mit dem Läufer auf d2, d.
h. mit dem eingeschobenen Zugpaar 6...Bb4 7.Bd2 und erst dann 7...Bd6, bringt
dieser Zug dem Weißen gar nichts, denn Schwarz kann 10...Nxd4 11.Nxd4 exd4 12.
Qxd4 Bxg3 13.Qxd8 Rxd8 14.hxg3 Rxd2 spielen. Ribli.}) 7. Bd2 Bd6 $5 {Kramnik} (
7... Nd5 {Kortschnoj}) 8. Na3 (8. O-O O-O 9. Qxc4 (9. Bc3 Qe7 (9... Nd5 10.
Qxc4 Nxc3 11. Nxc3 e5) (9... Rb8 $6 10. Qxc4 b5 $2 11. Qxc6 Bb7 (11... Bd7 12.
Qa6 $18) (11... Rb6 12. Qa8 $18) 12. Qxb5 Bxf3 13. Qd3 $16) 10. Qxc4 e5 $11)
9... e5 10. dxe5 (10. d5 $5 Ne7 11. Nc3 c6 (11... h6 $11) 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Bg5
(13. Rfd1 $5) 13... Be6 14. Qb5 {1/2-1/2 Vadasz,L-Rogozenko,D/Cupa Dinamo 1998
=}) (10. Nc3 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Qxd4 Bxg3 $1 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. hxg3 Rxd2
$11) 10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bc3 Qe7 $5 $11 13. Bxe5 Qxe5 14. Nc3 c6 15.
Rfd1 Be6 16. Qb4 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Kramnik,V/Hoogovens 1998 (21)}) (8. Qxc4 O-O
9. Bc3 (9. O-O e5) 9... Qe7 (9... Nd5) 10. Ne5 Bxe5 11. dxe5 Nd5 12. O-O Rd8
13. Na3 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Bd7 15. Nc2 Be8 16. b4 a5 17. a3 axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1 19.
Rxa1 Rb8 20. Be4 f6 21. exf6 Qxf6 22. Qc5 Rd8 23. Rb1 b6 24. Qc4 Nd4 {1/2-1/2
Anand,V-Kramnik,V/Chess Classic Giants m 1st 2nd blitz, F 1998 (39)}) (8. Bc3
O-O 9. Nbd2 $5) 8... Ne4 $6 (8... Bxa3 $5 {Dies ist meines Erachtens die für
Weiß kritische Variante.} 9. Qxa3 {[%csl Ga3,Re8][%cal Ga3f8]} (9. bxa3 {
Kortschnoj} Ne4 $13) 9... Nxd4 (9... Ne4 $13) 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Be3 $44 {
[%csl Ga3,Ge3,Gg2] Weiß hat zwei Bauern geopfert, aber seine Läufer stehen
aktiv auf den Diagonalen und der schwarze König schlecht in der Mitte. Ich bin
trotzdem nicht überzeugt, daß die Kompensation ausreichend ist.} (11. Rd1 $44)
(11. Bc3 Qd6 12. Bb4 (12. Qa4+ Bd7 13. Qxc4 Bc6 $15 14. Rd1 Qxd1+ (14... Bd5)
15. Kxd1 Bxg2 $5) 12... Qb6 13. Bc5 Qb5) 11... Qd7 (11... Qd6 12. Bc5 {[%csl
Rd6]})) 9. Nxc4 Nxd2 (9... O-O $142 {Kortschnoj}) 10. Nfxd2 Bd7 (10... Qd7 $6
11. e3 $14) 11. Nxd6+ cxd6 12. Ne4 {[%csl Rd6,Re8]} O-O $1 {Anand verteidigt
nicht den Bauern d6, sondern strebt nach aktivem Spiel.} (12... d5 13. Nd6+ Ke7
(13... Kf8 14. Nxb7 Qb6 15. Nc5 {[%csl Rb6,Gc5,Rf8][%cal Rc5d7,Rd7b6,Rd7f8]})
14. Nxb7 Qb6 15. Qa3+ Nb4 (15... Kf6 16. Nc5 {[%csl Rb6,Gc5,Rf6][%cal Rc5d7,
Rd7b6,Rd7f6]}) (15... Ke8 16. Nd6+ $18 {[%csl Gd6,Re8]}) 16. Na5 Qxd4 (16...
Kd8 17. Rc1 $14) 17. Rd1 $14 {[%csl Ga3,Re7]}) (12... Qc7 13. Qa3 $14 {[%csl
Ga3,Rd6,Ge4,Re8]} (13. Qa3 {Kortschnoj} O-O 14. Qxd6 Qa5+ (14... Qxd6 15. Nxd6
Nxd4 16. O-O-O $1 $16) 15. Nc3 Rfd8 16. Qc5 $16)) (12... Qe7 13. Qa3 $14 {
[%csl Ga3,Rd6,Ge4,Re8]} (13. Qa3 {Kortschnoj} d5 14. Nd6+ Kf8 15. O-O-O $16))
13. Nxd6 Qc7 {[%csl Ra4,Gc6,Rd6,Gd7]} 14. Ne4 (14. Nb5 Qb6 $5 $17 {[%csl Ra4,
Rb5]} (14... Nxd4 15. Nxc7 Bxa4 16. Nxa8 Nc2+ 17. Kd2 Rd8+ 18. Kc1 (18. Kc3
Rc8+ 19. Kd3 Rd8+ $11) 18... Nxa1 19. Bxb7 $13)) 14... Rfd8 15. Qc4 (15. O-O
Be8 $44 {[%csl Ra4,Rd4][%cal Ge8a4] Und es ist nicht leicht, die Drohung 16...
Nxd4 zu parieren.}) (15. e3 {Kortschnoj} Ne5 $44) 15... Qb6 (15... Qa5+ 16. Qc3
$16) 16. e3 (16. O-O-O Ne5 $13 {[%csl Rc1,Rc4][%cal Ra8c8,Rc8c1]}) 16... Rac8
$44 (16... Qxb2 $6 17. O-O $14 {[%csl Rb2,Rb7,Yc5,Ge4,Gg2][%cal Ge4c5,Gf1b1,
Gb1b7] Schwarz hat zwar das materielle Gleichgewicht wiederhergestellt, aber
die weiße Initiative am Damenflügel ist sehr gefährlich.}) 17. Qb3 Qa5+ (17...
Qxb3 18. axb3 Nb4 19. O-O $14 (19. Rxa7 Rc1+ $132)) 18. Nc3 (18. Qc3 $2 Nb4 {
[%csl Rc3,Re1][%cal Rc8c3]} 19. Nc5 Nc2+ $17 {[%cal Rc2e1,Rc2a1,Ga5e1]}) 18...
e5 $1 19. d5 (19. dxe5 $5 Nxe5 (19... Be6 {Kortschnoj} 20. Qxb7 Bc4 $1 $44) 20.
O-O Be6 (20... Bc6 21. e4) 21. Qxb7 {Dieser Zug sieht riskant aus, aber ich
sehe keine Widerlegung.} (21. Qc2 Nc4 $44 {[%csl Rb2,Rc2,Gc4][%cal Gc8c2,Gd8d2]
}) 21... Rb8 22. b4 Qa3 23. Qc7) {[#]} 19... Nd4 $1 20. exd4 exd4 21. O-O dxc3
22. bxc3 Rxc3 23. Qxb7 {Weiß hat einen Mehrbauern, aber es ist schwierig, mit
dem d-Bauern voranzukommen, denn Schwarz kontrolliert die c-Linie und
entfaltet aktives Figurenspiel.} Qc5 {[%csl Gc3,Gc5][%cal Gc8c1]} 24. Rab1 g6 {
Diese Stellung ist typisch für die Grünfeld-Indische Verteidigung. Der weiße
d-Bauer ist unter Kontrolle und es ist nicht zu erkennen, wie Weiß seine
Stellung verbessern soll.} 25. Qb4 (25. h4 $14 {Kortschnoj}) (25. Rb2 $14 {
Kortschnoj}) 25... Qxb4 26. Rxb4 Kf8 {[%csl Gf8][%cal Gf8e7,Ge7d6] Schwarz
plant die Blockade des Freibauern mit seinem König.} 27. Ra1 (27. Rb7 a6 {
[%cal Gd7b5]}) (27. h3 $14 {Kortschnoj}) 27... Rdc8 28. Bf1 (28. Rab1 $2 Rc1+
29. Bf1 Bh3 $19 {[%cal Rh3f1] und Weiß wäre hilflos gegen 30...Bxf1.}) (28. Rb7
$2 Rc1+ 29. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 30. Bf1 Bh3 $19 {[%csl Gc1,Rf1,Rg1,Gh3]}) (28. h3 {
Kortschnoj}) 28... Ke7 29. Kg2 Kd6 $11 {[%csl Rd5,Gd6,Rf1]} 30. Rh4 (30. Rb7
R8c7 $11 {[%csl Rd5]}) 30... h5 31. Rf4 {und hier wurde Remis vereinbart. Der
schwache weiße Mehrbauer ist bedeutungslos. Die Stellung ist gleich.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Enghien les Bains 3rd"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "1999.03.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1999.03.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 12]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 {
Das ist eine in der letzten Zeit sehr beliebte Variante, die Beliavsky mit
beiden Farben spielt. Schwarz entwickelt seinen Damenflügel und bereitet in
einigen Varianten ...b7-b5 mit ...Rb8 vor. Ribli.} 7. e3 Bd7 8. Nc3 (8. Qe2 b5
9. Rd1 Be7 10. Nc3 (10. b3 {- 32/(567)}) 10... Nd5 $1 11. a4 $6 (11. e4 Nxc3
12. bxc3 $44) 11... O-O 12. axb5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 {0-1
Beliavsky,A-Akopian,V/Pula 1997/Inf 69/[Akopian,V; Petrosian,A] (66)}) 8... Bd6
{Dieser Zug hat in der Eröffnungstheorie keinen guten Ruf. Die Alternative 8...
Rb8 scheint mir sicherer.} (8... Rb8 9. Ne5 Na5 (9... Nxe5 $2 10. dxe5 Ng8 11.
Qe2 b5 12. Rd1 $16) 10. e4 Be7 11. Nxd7 (11. Be3 O-O 12. Qf3 b5 13. Rad1 b4 14.
Ne2 Bb5 $15 {0-1 Bernard,C-Korneev,O/Paris 1996/EXT 96op2 (61)}) 11... Nxd7 (
11... Qxd7 12. e5 Nd5 13. Qg4 $36) 12. Qg4 h5 $5 13. Qe2 h4 14. Be3 h3 15. Bh1
b5 16. Rad1 Bb4 {1/2-1/2 Gulko-Korneev/Inf 52 (32)}) (8... Nd5 9. Qe2 Nxc3 10.
bxc3 Bd6 11. Rd1 b5 12. Ne5 $1) 9. Qe2 (9. e4 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5
12. f4 $5) 9... b5 {Weiß hat eine starke Zentrumsstellung, aber Schwarz
behauptet seinen Mehrbauern.} 10. e4 e5 {Das ist die prinzipielle Fortsetzung.
Die Alternative 10...Le7 verliert Zeit.} (10... Be7 11. Rd1 (11. Bg5 O-O 12.
Rad1 $44) 11... O-O 12. Bg5 Rb8 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 $44) 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12.
Nxe5 Bxe5 13. f4 Bxc3 $5 $146 {Das ist die einzige Moeglichkeit für Schwarz.
Weiß bekommt aber durch sein Läuferpaar und das starke Zentrum gute
Kompensation.} (13... Bd4+ $2 14. Be3 $16 Bc6 15. e5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Bxe3 17.
exf6 Qd2 $8 {[#]} 18. Rf2 $1 O-O-O (18... Qxe2 19. Rxe2 $18) 19. Qg4+ Qd7 20.
Qf3 {[%cal Rf3a8,Rf3e3]} Qd4 21. Re2 $18 Qxf6 22. Rxe3 Kb8 23. Rae1 {1-0
Khalifman,A-Basin,L/Minsk 1985/MCD-ch (23)}) 14. bxc3 $44 {[%csl Ge4,Gf4][%cal
Gg2a8,Gc1a3,Ga3f8]} c6 $5 {Es ist interessant, daß Schwarz keine Angst hat,
mit seinem König in der Mitte zu bleiben. Zunächst bereitet er das Feld d5 für
seinen Springer im Falle von e4-e5 vor.} (14... O-O 15. e5 Bg4 16. Qc2 Nd5 17.
f5 $36 {[%csl Rg4]}) 15. f5 {Mit diesem Zug verhindert Weiß die Möglichkeit ...
Bd7-g4 und Schwarz muß jetzt auch mit e4-e5 rechnen.} (15. Ba3 $44 {[%csl Ga3,
Re8][%cal Ga3f8]} Qb6+ 16. Kh1 Bg4 (16... O-O-O) 17. Qb2 $13) (15. e5 Nd5 $15)
15... O-O 16. Bg5 {[%cal Gg5d8] Die Fesselung ist sehr unangenehm für Schwarz.
Es droht 17.e5.} (16. Ba3 Qb6+ 17. Kh1 Rfe8 $15 {[%cal Ge8e2]}) 16... h6 17.
Bh4 (17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. e5 Qg5 $15) 17... Qb6+ (17... Re8 $5 18. Rad1 $44 (18.
e5 $6 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Nd5 $15)) 18. Kh1 Nh7 19. Rad1 (19. f6 g5 (19... g6 20. Qd2
{[%cal Rd2d7,Rd2h6]}) 20. Qh5 Kh8 $8 21. e5 Rg8 $132) 19... Qc7 20. e5 {
[%csl Ge5,Gf5,Gg2,Gh4] Weiß steht sehr aktiv, aber die schwarze Stellung weist
keine Schwächen auf.} Rae8 {[%csl Re5]} 21. Qd2 Bc8 22. Qd6 {[%csl Gd6]} Qxd6 (
22... Qa7 $5 23. Bxc6 Bb7) 23. exd6 {[%cal Rd6d7,Rd7e8,Rd7c8] Weiß scheint auf
Gewinn zu stehen, denn es droht 24.Be7, 24.Bxc6 und 24.d7.} (23. Rxd6 Rxe5 $17)
{[#]} 23... g5 $1 {Dieser ausgezeichnete Zug rettet die schwarze Stellung.} (
23... Bd7 24. Be7 $14) 24. fxg6 fxg6 25. Bxc6 (25. Rxf8+ Nxf8 $11) (25. d7 Bxd7
26. Rxd7 (26. Rxf8+ Nxf8) 26... Rxf1+ 27. Bxf1 g5 $17) 25... g5 $5 {[%csl Rh4]
Schwarz hat keine Angst vor 26.Bxe8. Er spielt gegen den h4-Läufer.} (25... Re3
26. Be7 $36 (26. d7 $6 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1 Bxd7 28. Bxd7 g5 $17)) 26. Rxf8+ (26.
Bxe8 Rxe8 27. d7 Bb7+ 28. Kg1 Rd8 29. Rfe1 Nf6 $13 {[%csl Rh4]}) 26... Rxf8 27.
Bxg5 (27. d7 Bxd7 28. Rxd7 gxh4 29. gxh4 $11) 27... Nxg5 28. d7 Bxd7 29. Rxd7
Rf2 $11 {Nach unklaren Komplikationen haben wir eine gleiche Stellung. Die
schwarze Figuren sind etwas aktiver, aber Weiß hat genug Gegenspiel.} 30. Bd5+
Kh8 (30... Kf8 31. h4 Nf3 $4 32. Rf7+ {[%cal Rf7f8,Rf7f3]}) 31. Rd8+ Kg7 32. h4
Nf3 33. Rd7+ (33. Bxf3 $2 Rxf3 {[%csl Gf3][%cal Rf3g3,Rf3c3]}) 33... Kg6 (33...
Kh8 34. Rd8+ Kg7 $11) 34. Rd6+ Kg7 (34... Kh5 35. Bxf3+ Rxf3 36. Kg2 Rxc3 37.
Rxa6 $11) 35. Rd7+ Kg6 {Und Remis wegen Stellungswiederholung.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mitropa Cup 19th"]
[Site "Baden"]
[Date "1999.04.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Black "Gyimesi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1999.04.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2052]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 {Dieser Zug
ist die prinzipielle Antwort in der offenen Katalanischen Eröffnung. Schwarz
spielt nicht 5...a6 oder 5...b5?!, sondern strebt nach Ausgleich. Ribli.} 6.
O-O Nc6 7. Ne5 {Das ist die moderne Fortsetzung. Nach 7.Qa4 Bd7 8.Qxc4 b5 hat
Schwarz weniger Probleme.} Bd7 8. Na3 {Das war 1985 Kasparovs Neuerung. Heute
ist der Zug eine Hauptfortsetzung.} cxd4 9. Naxc4 {Weiß hat einen Bauern
weniger, aber gutes Figurenspiel im Zentrum. Er kontrolliert die wichtigsten
Felder und dank seines katalanischen Läufers hat er etwas Initiative. Der
schwarze d4-Bauer ist in vielen Varianten schwach.} Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Qb6 {Diese
Variante wurde zuerst in der Partie Barczay,L - Karolyi,T Debrecen 1987
ausprobiert. Karolyi war früher Trainer des GM Gyimesi. Schwarz gibt das
Läuferpaar auf, aber verteidigt die Bauern auf d4 und b7.} 11. Nxd7 (11. Bf4 $5
Bb5 (11... Be7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Qa4 $36) (11... Bc5 12. b4 $36) (11... Bc6 12.
Nxc6 bxc6 13. Qa4 Nd5 14. Be5 $16) (11... Qxb2 $2 12. Rb1 $16) 12. a4 $5 (12.
b4 Nh5 (12... Nd5 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. a4 Bc4 15. Nxc4 dxc4 16. a5 $36) (12...
Bxb4 $2 13. Rb1 {[%cal Rb1b6]}) 13. Be4 (13. Bd2 $2 Bd6 $17) 13... Nxf4 14.
gxf4 f6 $13) 12... Ba6 13. b4 (13. a5 $2 Qb5 14. Qxd4 Bc5 $17) 13... Bxb4 (
13... Qxb4 $2 14. Rb1 $16 {[%csl Rb4]}) 14. a5 (14. Rb1 O-O (14... Qa5 $5 15.
Qb3 Bc3 16. Bxb7 Bxb7 17. Qxb7 O-O 18. Nc6 Qxa4 19. Nb8 Raxb8 20. Bxb8 Qa2 $13)
15. Bd2 Qc7 16. Bxb4 Qxe5 17. Bxf8 Rxf8 $132) 14... Qb5 15. Qxd4 (15. Rb1 Qxa5
16. Ra1 Qb5 17. Rb1 Qa5 $11) 15... Bc5 16. Qc3 Rc8 17. e3 $44 {Weiß kann im
folgenden 18.Rfb1 ziehen.}) 11... Nxd7 12. Qa4 {[%csl Re8][%cal Gg2a8,Ga4e8]}
Bc5 $146 {Gyimesi verbessert sein früheres Spiel, denn mit 12...Rd8 hatte er
keinen Ausgleich.} (12... Rd8 13. e3 Bc5 14. exd4 Bxd4 15. Bg5 O-O 16. Bxd8
Rxd8 17. Rad1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Chernin,A-Gyimesi,Z/Lillafured 1999/CBM 70_07 (41)})
(12... Qb4 13. Qxb4 Bxb4 14. Rd1 $1 (14. Bxb7 Rb8 15. Bc6 Ke7 16. Bxd7 Kxd7 17.
Rd1 e5 $11) 14... Bc5 15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. Bc6 Rb6 17. Ba4 (17. Bxd7+ Kxd7 18. b4
$11) 17... Ke7 18. a3 Rd6 19. Bd2 Ne5 20. Rac1 d3 21. Kf1 {1-0 Kengis,
E-Volzhin,A/Gistrup 1997/EXT 98 (21)}) (12... O-O-O $6 13. Rd1 Be7 (13... Nc5
14. Qc4 (14. Qc2 Kb8 $44) 14... Qa6 15. Rxd4 Qxc4 16. Rxc4 Rd1+ 17. Bf1 Kd7 18.
Rc2 (18. b4 Na4) 18... Bd6 $14) (13... Bc5 14. Rd3 $44) 14. Rxd4 Bc5 15. Rc4 {
1-0 Topalov,V-Morozevich,A/Madrid 1996/CBM 53/[Ernst] (70)}) 13. Bf4 {[%csl
Gf4,Gg2][%cal Gg2a8] Mit dem Läuferpaar hat Weiß Kompensation, aber nicht mehr.
Schwarz kann noch nicht rochieren, denn sein Springer ist auf d7 nicht
ausreichend gedeckt.} Rd8 {Schwarz verteidigt den Springer.} 14. Rac1 {[%csl
Gc1][%cal Gc1c8]} O-O 15. b4 $5 {Weiß opfert einen weiteren Bauern für
Aktivität.} Qxb4 (15... Bd6 $6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Bxb7 $14) 16. Qxb4 Bxb4 17.
Bc7 $44 (17. Rc7 a5 18. Bxb7 Nc5 $17) 17... Rde8 $5 (17... Nc5 18. Bxd8 Rxd8
$13 {Schwarz hat zwei Bauern und eine feste Stellung für die Qualität.}) 18.
Bxb7 Re7 {[%cal Ge7b7]} (18... Bc3 $2 19. Bd6 $14) 19. Rb1 Nb6 {[%cal Re7b7]} (
19... Nc5 20. Bd6 {[%cal Rd6f8,Rd6b4]} Rxb7 21. Bxc5 (21. Bxf8 Kxf8 $17 {
Weiß kann nicht 22.a3 spielen, denn der b7-Turm ist gedeckt.}) 21... Rfb8 22.
Bxd4 $11) (19... Bc5 20. Rfc1 $44) 20. Bxb6 (20. Rfc1 $6 Bc3 $17) 20... axb6 (
20... Rxb7 21. Bxd4 $11) 21. Rxb4 Rxb7 22. Rxd4 {Die Stellung ist gleich. Es
wurde Remis vereinbart.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.12.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Cosma, Ioan"]
[Black "Florescu, Codrut Constantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1998.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c5 (4... b5) 5. O-O Nc6 6. c4 dxc4 {
Mit Zugumstellung wir haben eine Grundstellung der Katalanischen Eröffnung.
Schwarz nimmt den c4-Bauern und es kostet Weiß Zeit, das Material
zurückzugewinnen. Diese Zeit nutzt Schwarz, um seine Entwicklung zu beenden.
Ribli.} 7. Ne5 Nd5 {Ich glaube, mit diesem Zug löst Schwarz seine
Eröffnungsprobleme nicht. Weiß hat nach dieser Fortsetzung einfaches Spiel und
dauerhaften Vorteil.} 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Na3 {[%csl Rc4,Rc5,Rc6]} (9. dxc5 Bxc5
10. Qa4 Qb6 11. Nd2 Ba6 12. Nxc4 {Auf diese Weise erreichen wir die Partie
Savchenko,S. - Galliamova-Ivanchuk, Russia 1996, siehe 10...Qb6.}) 9... Ba6 10.
Qa4 {[%csl Ga4][%cal Ra4c6,Ra4a6,Ra3c4]} Qc8 $5 {Ich glaube, die ganze
Variante mit 7...Nd5 ist vorteilhaft für Weiß, aber dieser Zug ist interessant.
Stattdessen kann Schwarz die Alternative 10...Qb6 spielen, aber der Textzug
ist nicht schlecht.} (10... Qb6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Nxc4 Qb5 13. Qxb5 Bxb5 (13...
cxb5 14. Ne5 b4 15. Rd1 Bb7 16. Bd2 Be7 17. Rac1 a5 18. e4 Nf6 19. Bg5 Bd8 20.
Nc4 O-O 21. Nd6 {Savchenko,S-Galliamova_Ivanchuk,A/Russia 1996/Inf 68 (49)})
14. b3 Bd4 (14... O-O 15. Bb2 f6 16. Rfc1 Be7 17. Na5 c5 18. a4 Ba6 19. Nc6 Bd6
20. e4 Nb6 21. a5 Nc8 22. e5 {1-0 Polaczek,R-Donk,M/Antwerpen op 1996 (35)})
15. Rb1 O-O 16. Bd2 Bc3 17. Bxc3 Nxc3 18. Rb2 Nd5 19. Na5 Rab8 20. Rc1 Rb6 21.
a3 Ra6 22. b4 {1-0 Garcia Ilundain,D-Vehi Bach,V/ch-ESP, Linares ESP 1998 (36)}
) 11. Nxc4 (11. dxc5 Bxc5 (11... Rb8) 12. Nxc4 O-O (12... Rb8 $5)) 11... cxd4
$2 (11... Bb5 $5 {Nur nach diesem Zug kann sich Schwarz Hoffnungen machen.} 12.
Qc2 cxd4 $13) 12. Ne5 {[%csl Rc6,Rd4,Ge5,Re8][%cal Ra4d4]} Bd6 13. Nxc6 O-O 14.
Bxd5 $1 {Weiß spielt einfach und gut. Er gibt seinen "katalanischen" Läufer
auf und erhöht mit taktischen Motiven seinen Eröffnungsvorteil.} exd5 {[%csl
Gc6,Rd4,Rd5]} 15. Bf4 $1 Bb7 $8 (15... Bxf4 $2 16. Ne7+ $18 {[%cal Re7g8,Re7c8]
}) 16. Rac1 {[%cal Rc6e7,Re7c8,Re7g8,Rc1c8] Die Dame steht sehr schlecht auf
c8. Das gibt Weiß dauerhaften Vorteil.} Qd7 (16... Bxc6 17. Rxc6 $18 {[%cal
Rc6d6,Rc6c8]}) 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Nxd4 $16 {[%csl Gd4] Weiß besitzt einen
Mehrbauern und eine starke Springerstellung auf d4. Der isolierte schwarze
Damenbauer ist schwach.} Qe5 19. Rc3 {[%cal Gf1c1]} (19. e3 $16) 19... h5 {
Schwarz sucht etwas Gegenchancen am Königsflügel, hat aber keine konkreten
Drohungen.} 20. h4 Bc8 21. Rfc1 {[%cal Gc1c8]} Bg4 22. Re3 {Weiß verzichtet
auf 22.e3, um seinen Königsflügel nicht zu schwächen.} Qb8 23. b3 Qd8 24. Rc5 {
[%csl Ga4,Gc5,Gd4,Ge3]} Rc8 $2 {Dieser Zug verliert eine Qualität, aber die
Lage des Schwarzen ist bereits sehr kritisch. Angriffschancen am Königsflügel
hat er nicht.} 25. Nc6 {[%cal Rc6d8,Rc6e7,Re7g8,Re7c8]} Qf6 26. Ne7+ {[%cal
Re7g8,Re7c8]} Kh7 27. Nxc8 $18 Qa1+ 28. Kh2 $1 {Weiß steht auf Gewinn, aber er
muß vorsichtig sein!} (28. Kg2 Bh3+ $1 {[#]} 29. Kf3 (29. Kh2 $4 Qf1 {[%csl
Rh2][%cal Rf1g2,Rg2h2]}) (29. Kxh3 $4 Qh1# {[%cal Rh1h3]}) 29... Bg4+ 30. Kg2
$11 (30. Kf4 $4 Qf6#)) 28... Bxc8 29. Rxd5 {Weiß hat bereits eine Qualität und
zwei Bauern mehr.} g6 30. Qe4 Qe1 31. Rf3 (31. Rxh5+ Kg8 (31... Kg7 32. Qe5+ f6
33. Qe7+ Rf7 34. Rh7+ $18) 32. Re5 Qxf2+ 33. Qg2 $18) 31... Bg4 32. Rf4 Qf1 33.
Qg2 (33. Rd8 $5 Qh3+ 34. Kg1 Rxd8 35. Rxf7+ $18) 33... Qxe2 34. f3 {[%mdl
24576] Und Schwarz gab auf, denn er muß die Damen tauschen.} 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Tunik, Gennady"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 {Heutzutage versucht Weiß so in
Vorteil zu kommen. Die Alternative 5.Qa4 wird nur selten gespielt,
hauptsächlich von GM Andersson. Ribli.} a6 6. O-O Nc6 {Das ist die neuste Mode.
Schwarz spielt einen aggressiven Aufbau und möchte seinen Mehrbauer
verteidigen.} 7. Nc3 (7. e3 Bd7 8. Qe2 b5) 7... Bb4 $6 {Dieser Zug gefällt mir
nicht. Tauscht Schwarz seinen Läufer auf c3, kann Weiß mit dem b-Bauern
zurücknehmen und ein starkes Zentrum aufbauen.} (7... Rb8 $5 8. e4 Be7 $5 (8...
b5 {Dieser konsequente Zug schwächt die schwarze Stellung. Seine Alternative
scheint mir sicherer.} 9. Qe2 Be7 (9... Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Bg5 (11. Rd1 Qb6
) (11. Be3 Qd3 $1 12. Qe1 (12. Qf3 e5 $1 13. Rad1 $2 Bg4 $17 {[%cal Rg4d1]})
12... Qd8 13. Rd1 Nd7 $15) 11... Qb6 12. e5 (12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. e5 f5 $1) (12.
Rad1 e5 $1 {[%cal Gb6f6]}) 12... Nd5 (12... Nd7 13. Rad1 Bc5 14. Ne4 O-O 15.
Rxd7 Bxd7 16. Nf6+ gxf6 (16... Kh8 17. Qh5 $18 {[%csl Gf6,Gg5,Gh5,Rh8]}) 17.
Bxf6 $18 {[%csl Ge2,Gf6,Rg8]}) 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Nxd5 $16 {[%csl Gd5,Re8,Gg5]})
10. d5 $36) 9. d5 exd5 10. exd5 Nb4 11. Ne5 Bf5 12. a3 Nd3 13. Nxc4 Nxc1 14.
Rxc1 O-O 15. Qd4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Leski,M-Polak,T/Mitropa Cup Portoroz (27)}) 8.
Qc2 (8. Bg5 O-O 9. Rc1 Be7 10. e3 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Ncxe7 12. Ne4 b5 13. b3 cxb3 14.
Qxb3 a5 15. Ne5 b4 16. Nc5 Qe8 17. Rfe1 Ra7 18. e4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Bronstein,
D-Kholmov,R/ USSR-ch 1957 (41)}) 8... O-O (8... Nxd4 $2 9. Nxd4 Qxd4 10. Qa4+
$18) 9. Rd1 Rb8 $146 {[#]} (9... Qe7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. e4 Rb8 13. e5
Qe7 14. d5 Na5 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. f4 Rfd8 17. Kh1 Be8 18. f5 $1 $36 {1-0 Shipov,
S-Bashkov,V/Cheliabinsk 1991 (61)}) 10. Ne5 $6 $13 (10. e4 $5 $14 {[%csl Gd1,
Gd4,Ge4] Weiß hat ein sehr starkes Bauernzentrum und Schwarz muß stets mit den
Durchbrüchen d4-d5 oder e4-e5 rechnen. Der schwarze Läufer steht nicht
besonders gut auf b4.}) 10... Nxd4 $5 {Schwarz nimmt den zweiten bauern.
Verdächtig, aber es gibt keine konkrete Widerlegung.} (10... Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7
12. Ne4 b5 13. a4 $44 {[%csl Ge4,Ge5][%cal Gd1d8] Weiß hat Figurenspiel für
den Bauern. Möglicherweise kann er 14.axb5 nebst 15.Ra7 spielen.}) 11. Qd2 (11.
Qa4 $2 Bxc3 (11... c5 12. e3 b5 $19 {[%csl Ra4]}) 12. bxc3 b5 $19 {[%csl Ra4]})
11... Nc6 (11... Bc5 $5 12. e3 (12. Na4 Ba7 13. e3 Qe8 {[%cal Re8a4]}) 12...
Nc6 13. Qe2 Nxe5 14. Rxd8 Rxd8 15. b3 $15 {Schwarz hat Turm, Leichtfigur und
zwei Bauern für die Dame, einen kleinen materiellen Vorteil.}) (11... c5 $2 12.
e3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxd2 14. Ne7+ $18 {Wegen 11...c5? kann Schwarz jetzt nicht
Bxe7 spielen.}) 12. Nxc6 Qxd2 13. Nxb4 $5 {Das ist die Pointe! Schwarz muß die
Dame geben.} (13. Bxd2 bxc6 14. Bxc6 Bb7 $15 {Die schwarze Stellung ist bequem.
}) 13... Qxd1+ (13... Qd6 $6 14. Rxd6 cxd6 15. Bf4 e5 16. Bg5 $14 {[%csl Gb4,
Gc3,Yd5,Rd6,Gg5]}) 14. Nxd1 {Weiß hat zwei Leichtfiguren gegen Turm und zwei
Bauern. Er steht wegen des Läuferpaares theoretisch besser, aber Schwarz kann
die Stellung geschlossen halten.} e5 (14... c5 15. Bf4 Ra8 16. Nc2 $14) 15. Be3
Be6 {Das Feld d5 ist sehr wichtig. Sonst kann Weiß 16.Nd5 mit Initiative
ziehen.} (15... Bg4 16. Kf1) (15... a5 $6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Be6 (17... b5
18. Ba7 $16) 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Nc3 $14 {[%cal Gc3e4] Der weiße Springer wird
auf e4 ideal postiert.}) 16. Ba7 (16. Nc3 c6 $13) 16... Ra8 (16... Rbd8 17.
Bxb7 $16) 17. Bc5 Rfb8 18. Nc3 (18. Rc1 Nd7 $13) 18... Nd7 (18... a5 $6 19.
Nbd5 {[%csl Gd5]} Nxd5 (19... Nd7 20. Ba3 {[%csl Ga3,Gd5][%cal Ga3f8]}) 20.
Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 c6 22. Bxc4 $14) 19. Be3 c6 {Das Feld d5 wird verteidigt.}
20. a4 (20. Rd1 Rd8) 20... a5 {Schwarz läßt natürlich nicht 21.a5 zu.} 21. Nc2
Rd8 22. Kf1 (22. Rd1 f6) 22... h6 (22... f6) 23. Ke1 Nf6 {[%csl Yd5][%cal
Gf6d5]} 24. Bb6 {[%csl Gb6]} Rd7 25. e4 {Weiß verhindert ...Nd5.} (25. f4 exf4
26. gxf4 Nd5 $13 {[%csl Gd5]}) 25... Ra6 26. Bc5 (26. Be3 Ng4 $11 {[%cal Rg4h2,
Rg4e3]}) 26... b6 27. Be3 Ng4 $11 {Es droht 28...Nxh2, sodaß Weiß sich den
Läufer tauschen lassen muß.} 28. h3 Nxe3 29. Nxe3 Ra8 {[%cal Ga8d8] Schwarz
aktiviert seinen Turm, plant 30...Rad8 zu spielen.} 30. Bf1 {[%csl Rc4]} (30.
f4 Rd3 31. Ke2 Rad8 32. Rd1 f6 $11) 30... Rd4 31. Nc2 Rd7 (31... c5 $2 32. Ne3
(32. Nxd4 cxd4 33. Nb5 $16)) 32. Na3 {[%csl Rc4]} Rd4 33. Nc2 Rd7 34. Na3 Rd4
35. Nc2 {Und Remis wegen dreimaliger Stellungswiederholung.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.10.09"]
[Round "10.4"]
[White "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Black "Shariyazdanov, Andrey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Russia II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

{[%mdl 4096]} 1. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 {
Dieser Zug ist heutzutage sehr populär. Ribli.} 6. Qa4 {Die andere
Hauptfortsetzung ist die Rochade, wonach Schwarz 6...Rb8 oder 6...a6 ziehen
kann.} Nd7 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8. Qd3 e5 {[%csl Rd3] Das ist eine positionelle
Gambitfortsetzung, aber Weiß kann den Mehrbauern kaum halten nach 9.dxe5 Qxd3
10.exd3 Nb4.} 9. Nxe5 (9. Be3 $5 {Meines Erachtens ist das die beste weiße
Möglichkeit und ich weiß nicht, warum sie so selten gespielt wird.} Nb4 (9...
exd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bb4+ 12. Nc3 $14) 10. Qb5+ Bd7 11. Qxe5+ Be7 12.
Na3 O-O 13. Qh5 N6d5 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bd2 g6 16. Qh4 Re8 17. O-O g5 18. Qh5 Bf5
19. Nh4 $16 {Und Weiß hat großen Vorteil. Flear - Mitkov,Djerba 1998.}) 9...
Nb4 10. Qb3 {[%cal Rb3f7] Eine scharfe Fortsetzung. Der schwarze Läuferzug ist
erzwungen und Weiß bekommt den Bauern auf b7.} (10. Qc3) 10... Be6 11. Qd1 Qxd4
12. Qxd4 Nc2+ {[%cal Rc2e1,Rc2d4]} 13. Kd1 Nxd4 14. Bxb7 Rd8 $44 {[%csl Rd1]
Schwarz hat gutes Figurenspiel für den Bauern. Besonders der weiße König steht
schlecht.} 15. Nd2 (15. Bd2 f6 $1 (15... Na4 16. Nc6 Nxb2+ 17. Kc1 Nc4 18. Nxd8
Kxd8 19. e3 Nb5 20. Rd1 {1-0 Timoshenko,G-Sulava,N/Ubeda 1998/CBM 62 ext (29)})
16. Nc6 Nxc6 17. Bxc6+ Kf7 18. Kc2 Bc5 $44 19. f3 (19. e3 Bf5+ $1 20. e4 Rd6
21. Bb7 Rb8 22. exf5 Rxb7 $36) 19... Nc4 20. Be4 Rd6 21. Bd3 Rb8 $36 {0-1
Polovodin,I-Zvjaginsev,V/St.Petersburg 1994/CBM 41/[Chekhov] (57)}) 15... f6
16. Nc6 Nxc6 17. Bxc6+ Kf7 18. Kc2 Bc5 {[%csl Gc5,Gd8,Rf2]} 19. Nb3 $6 {
Dieser Zug gefällt mir nicht. Es ist zwar logisch, daß Weiß das Material
zurückgibt, aber nach der Partiefortsetzung wird die weiße Bauernstruktur am
Königsflügel schwach.} (19. f3 Nc4 20. Ne4 Ne3+ 21. Bxe3 Bxe3 22. Rhd1 Bf5 $11)
(19. e3 Bf5+ $44 (19... Bf5+ {Kortschnoj} 20. Kd1 Rd6 {with overwhelming
compensation for a sacrificed pawn.})) (19. Ne4 Bf5 $44 {[%csl Rc2]}) 19...
Bxf2 20. Rf1 Bd4 (20... Bf5+ $2 21. e4 Rd6 22. Bb7 $18 {[%csl Rf2,Rf5]}) 21.
Bf4 (21. Nxd4 Rxd4 22. Rf4 Rd6 $15) 21... Bxb3+ $8 {Schwarz muß das Läuferpaar
aufgeben, aber der d4-Läufer bleibt gut zentralisiert.} 22. Kxb3 $6 $146 {
'N' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'The variation has been played several times. With
a judgment that it leads to about equal endgame. The novelty does not change
the assessment.' [#]} (22. axb3 Nd5 23. Ra4 {1/2-1/2 Krasenkow,M-Goldin,A/
Moscow 1989/TD (23)}) 22... Nd5 23. Bxd5+ {Kortschnoj: 'The move was more or
less forced due to a threat Rb8.'} (23. Kc4 $5 Nxf4 24. gxf4 Bxb2 25. Rad1 $15)
23... Rxd5 $15 24. Bxc7 $2 {Dieser Zug gefällt mir nicht. Weiß gewinnt
zeitweilig einen Bauern, aber die c-Linie wird geöffnet und der König auf b3
ist in Not.} (24. Rad1 $5 c6 25. Kc4 Rhd8 26. b4 Bb6 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 (27... cxd5+
$6 28. Kd3 $14 {[%csl Ga2,Gb4,Gd3]}) 28. a4 Rd4+ 29. Kc3 Re4 30. a5 Bd8 31. Rd1
Ke8 $15 {[%csl Ge4]}) (24. Rad1 $1 {(Kortschnoj) would be the most solid.})
24... Rc8 $6 (24... Re8 $1 {Das ist noch stärker als die Partiefortsetzung.}
25. Kc4 (25. Rfe1 Rc5 26. Rac1 (26. Bf4 Re6 {[%csl Rb3,Gc5,Gd4,Ge6][%cal Re6b6]
}) 26... Re3+ $17 {[%csl Rb3,Gc5,Ge3]}) 25... Rd7 26. Rad1 Rxc7+ 27. Kxd4 Rxe2
$17 {[%csl Ge2][%cal Re2a2,Re2h2]}) 25. Rac1 Be3 {[%csl Ge3]} 26. Rc4 $8 (26.
Rc3 $2 Rb5+ 27. Kc2 Bd4 28. Rc4 Bb6 29. Rd1 {[%cal Rd1d7]} Ke8 $17 {[%cal
Rc8c2]}) 26... Rd2 27. Ba5 $2 (27. Rfc1 $1 Rxe2 28. R1c2 $11) (27. Kc3 Re8 $15)
(27. Bf4 Rxc4 (27... Re8 $1 {Kortschnoj} 28. Rc7+ Kg6 29. Rxa7 Bxa7 30. Bxd2
Rxe2 $13) 28. Bxe3 {[%cal Rb3c4,Re3d2]} Rdc2 (28... Rxe2 29. Kxc4 Rxe3 $14) 29.
Bxa7 Rc8 {[%cal Rc2e2]} 30. Re1 R2c7 $19 {[%csl Rb3,Gc7,Gc8][%cal Rc7a7,Rc7b7,
Rb7b3]}) 27... Rxb2+ 28. Kxb2 Rxc4 {'-/+' Kortschnoj.} 29. Bc3 (29. Kb3 {
Kortschnoj} Re4 $17) (29. Rf3 {Kortschnoj} Bg1 30. h3 Re4 $17) 29... Bb6 $17 {
[%csl Re2,Rh2] Weiß hat Probleme mit seinen Bauernschwächen.} 30. Rf4 $6 (30.
Rd1 $5) (30. Kc2 {Kortschnoj} Ba5 31. Rf3 Ke6 32. h3 Bxc3 33. Rxc3 Kd5 $17) (
30. Rc1 {Kortschnoj} Re4 31. Rc2 Bg1 $17) 30... Rxf4 $1 31. gxf4 {[#]} Bc7 32.
e3 (32. Bd2 {Kortschnoj} Kg6 $19) 32... g5 {'!' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: '32...
Kg6, perhaps, was also winning, but this move is more energetic.'} (32... Kg6
$1 $17 {[%csl Re3,Rf4,Gg6,Rh2][%cal Rg6f5]}) 33. Kc2 {Weiß opfert einen Bauern,
um seinen König zu aktivieren.} (33. Bd4 gxf4 34. exf4 (34. Bxa7 f3 $17 {
[%csl Gf3,Rh2][%cal Rc7h2]}) 34... a6 $17 {[%csl Rf4,Gf7]}) (33. fxg5 fxg5 {
[%csl Rb2,Gc7,Gf7,Gg5,Gh7] Schwarz hat gefährliche ernfernte Bauern am
Königsflügel.} 34. Bd4 (34. h3 h5 35. Be1 h4 {[%csl Gc7,Gg5,Gh4][%cal Rg5g4]
Die tödliche schwarze Drohung ist 36...g4.} (35... h4 {Kortschnoj} 36. Z0 {
followed by} g4 {winning the bishop.})) 34... Bxh2 35. Bxa7 h5 36. Kc2 h4 37.
Kd2 h3 38. Ke2 g4 39. Bb6 $5 (39. a4 {Jetzt kann Schwarz den Bauern noch
früher blockieren.} Bc7 40. Kf2 Ke6 $19 {[%csl Ge6,Gg4,Gh3]}) 39... Ke6 40. a4
Kf5 41. a5 Bb8 42. Kf2 $8 Ke4 43. a6 g3+ 44. Kf1 Kf3 $19) 33... gxf4 (33... Kg6
) 34. exf4 Bxf4 35. h3 {Wegen des reduzierten Materials muß Schwarz sehr genau
spielen.} Be5 36. Be1 {Das Bauernendspiel wäre natürlich immer leicht gewonnen
für Schwarz.} Ke6 37. Kd3 Kd5 {[%csl Gd5]} 38. Bf2 a6 39. Be3 Bg3 {Jetzt
beginnt der Manöverkampf, nach dem Schwarz den Freibauern in Bewegung setzt.}
40. Ba7 Bf4 41. Bf2 f5 {[%csl Gf5]} 42. Bd4 Bd6 43. Bb2 f4 44. Bg7 Bc5 45. Bh6
(45. Ke2 Ke4 $17) 45... f3 46. Bg5 Bd4 (46... h5 $5) 47. Bh6 (47. a4 f2 48. Ke2
Kc4 {[%csl Ra4,Gc4]} 49. Bd8 Kb4 50. a5 Kb5 51. Kf1 (51. Bc7) 51... Bc3 52.
Kxf2 Bxa5 53. Bf6 Bb6+ 54. Ke2 a5 55. Kd3 a4 56. Bb2 (56. Kc3 Ba5+ 57. Kb2 Bb4
$19 {Und Schwarz spielt 58...Kc4.}) 56... Kb4 57. Kc2 Kc4 58. Ba3 Kd4 {[%csl
Gd4,Rh3]} 59. Be7 h5 60. Kd2 Ba5+ 61. Kc2 Ke3 62. Kb2 Kf3 63. Ka3 Kg3 64. h4 (
64. Kxa4 Be1 65. h4 Kg4) 64... Kg4 65. Kxa4 Be1 66. Kb3 Bxh4 67. Bb4 Bg5 {
[%cal Rh5h4,Rh4h3,Rh3h2,Rh2h1]} 68. Be1 Bf4 {[%cal Rf4g3]} 69. Kc2 Bg3 70. Kd1
Kf3 $1 $19 {[%csl Rd1] Schwarz muß vorsichtig sein und die Beweglichkeit des
gegnerischen Königs einschränken.} (70... h4 71. Ke2 h3 72. Kf1 Bxe1 73. Kg1
$11)) 47... Kc5 48. Bf8+ Kb5 49. Bh6 (49. Kxd4 $2 f2 $19) 49... a5 {Schwarz
hat viel Zeit, verbessert zuerst seine Bauernstellung.} 50. Bf4 a4 51. Bd2 f2 {
Alles ist bereit für den letzten Sturm.} 52. Ke2 Kc4 53. Ba5 Bc5 54. Bd2 Bb6 $1
{[%csl Gb6,Rd2] '-+!' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'Zugzwang! White is not able to
protect the square c3 any more.' Jetzt hat der d2-Läufer hat kein Feld in der
e1-a5-Diagonalen.} 55. Bg5 Kc3 $19 {[%csl Ra2,Gc3] Und die Partie ist
entschieden.} 56. Be7 Kb2 57. a3 Kb3 58. Bd6 Bd4 59. Be7 Bb2 {Und Weiß gab in
hoffnungsloser Lage auf.} (59... Bb2 60. Kxf2 Bxa3 61. Bf6 Bb4 $19 {[%cal
Ra4a3,Ra3a2,Ra2a1,Rb4c3]}) 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup10"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "1997.07.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Belozerov, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1997.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. dxc5 {Eine -
auf den ersten Blick - genügsam wirkende Fortsetzung. Aber Weiß bekommt nach
dem folgenden Damentausch Initiative.Ribli.} Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 {
Schwarz kann den Mehrbauern nicht halten. Mit dem Partiezug schwächt er die
Bauernstruktur seines Gegners.} (9... Ke7 10. Nxc4 $14 {[%csl Rd6,Gg2][%cal
Gg2a8] Weiß hat einen typischen, kleinen "Katalanenvorteil". Sein Bg2 ist
stärker als der schwarze Bc8. Zudem ist das Feld d6 ein schwarzer Schwachpunkt.
} Rd8 11. Rxd8 Nxd8 12. Nfe5 Nd5 13. Nd3 b5 14. Ne3 Bxe3 15. Bxe3 Nb7 16. Rc1
Bd7 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Rc7 Nd6 19. Ne5 {1-0 Sorokin,M-Benko,F/Open, Buenos
Aires ARG 1997 (36)}) 10. bxc3 {Schwarz hat die bessere Bauernstruktur, aber
Weiß besitzt Initiative am Damenflügel sowie aktives Figurenspiel.} O-O (10...
Bd7 11. Ng5 $5 (11. Nb3 Be7 12. c4 O-O 13. Bb2 Rfd8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Rac8
16. Bxb7 Rxc4 {1/2-1/2 Razuvaev,Y-van der Sterren,P/Praha 1992 (21)}) 11... Be7
12. Nde4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Na5 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. Rxd6 O-O-O $1 16. Rd4 {= Gurevich,
D-Sokolov,A/St.Martin 1992 (17)}) 11. Nb3 Be7 (11... Bb6 12. Ba3 Rd8 13. Rxd8+
Bxd8 14. Nfd4 Ne5 15. Rd1 Nd5 16. Nf5 f6 17. e4 exf5 18. exd5 Bd7 19. Nc5 Rc8
20. d6 {1-0 Pein,M-Smagin,S/London Lloyds 1990 (31)}) 12. Nfd4 Bd7 13. Bg5 (13.
Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Na5 Rfc8 16. Rb1 Ne4 17. Rb7 Bd8 18. Nb3 Nxc3 19.
Rdd7 Nxe2+ 20. Kf1 Nxc1 21. Nxc1 Rcb8 22. Rxf7 Rxb7 23. Rxb7 Bb6 {Miles,
A-Mithrakanth,P/Calcutta op 1994/1/2-1/2 (64)}) 13... Rfd8 (13... Rac8 14. Bxf6
(14. Nb5 $5) 14... Bxf6 (14... gxf6 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Bxc6 Rxc6 17. Rd7 Bd8 $1
18. Rxb7 Bb6 {[%csl Gb6,Rc3]} 19. Rd1 (19. a4 Rxc3 20. Rb1 {[%csl Gb7]}) (19.
Rc1 Rfc8 {[%cal Rc8c3]} 20. Nd2 Rxc3 21. Rxc3 Rxc3 22. Ne4 Rc1+ 23. Kg2 f5 24.
Nd6 {[%csl Rf7]} Rc2 (24... Rc7 $4 25. Rb8+ Kg7 26. Ne8+ $18) 25. Kf3 Rxa2 26.
Nxf7 Rc2 27. Ng5 (27. Ne5 $5 $132) 27... Rc6 28. Nxh7 Rc7 29. Nf6+ Kf7 30.
Rxc7+ $8 Bxc7 31. Nd7 Bd6 {[%csl Rd7]} 32. e4 Ke7 $17)) 15. Nc5 Nxd4 16. cxd4
Bb5 17. e3 b6 18. Ne4 Be7 19. a4 Be2 20. Rd2 Bc4 21. Rb2 Rfd8 {Speelman,J-Van
der Sterren,P/Erevan olm 1996/EXT 96ch2/1/2-1/2 (42)}) 14. Bxf6 (14. Nb5 Nd5
15. Bxe7 Ncxe7 16. c4 Bxb5 17. cxb5 Rac8 18. Rac1 $14 Kf8 19. Bxd5 Rxc1 20.
Rxc1 Rxd5 21. a4 Ke8 22. Kf1 b6 23. Ke1 Kd8 {1-0 Urban,K-Fernandes,A/Erevan
olm 1996/EXT 96ch2 (35)}) 14... Bxf6 (14... gxf6 $5) 15. Nc5 Rab8 $2 (15...
Nxd4 16. cxd4 Bc6 17. Nxb7 $6 (17. Bxc6 $5 bxc6 18. e3 {[%csl Rc6] Und Weiß
verfügt über einen kleinen, aber soliden Vorteil, weil der Pc6 eine "ewige"
Schwäche ist.}) 17... Bxb7 18. Bxb7 Rab8 19. Bf3 Bxd4 20. Rab1 Bb6 21. e3 Kf8
22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $11 {0-1 Cipres,P-Vega,M/Oviedo rapid45 1992/TD 92\09 (29)}) 16.
Nxd7 $1 (16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Bxc6 bxc6 $11) 16... Rxd7 (16... Nxd4 $4 17. Nxf6+
$18) 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Nxc6 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 $16 {Weiß erfreut sich eines
Mehrbauern und guter Figurenkoordination.} Rb2 (19... Rb6 20. Nxa7) 20. e4 $1 {
[%csl Rf6] Der Bf6 ist ein echtes Problemkind des Schwarzen.} Rb6 (20... Rxa2
21. e5 Ra6 22. exf6 $18) (20... g6 21. e5) (20... h6 21. e5 Bg5 22. f4 {
[%csl Rg5]}) 21. Nxa7 {Der zweite Mehrbauer macht den weißen Vorteil
offensichtlich.} g5 {[%csl Rc3]} 22. c4 Ra6 23. Rd7 Rxa2 {[%csl Gd7,Rf7]} 24.
Nc8 Rc2 (24... Be5 25. c5 (25. Ne7+ Kg7 26. Nc6 $16) 25... Rc2 26. c6 {[%csl
Gc6]}) 25. Nd6 {[%csl Rf7]} Bc3 (25... Bd4 26. Rd8+ Kg7 27. Ne8+ Kf8 28. Nc7+
$18 (28. Rxd4 $2 Kxe8 $14 {[%csl Gc2]})) 26. Nxf7 $18 {Und das weiße
Materialübergewicht entscheidet die Partie.Ribli.} (26. Nxf7 Be1 27. Nxg5 Bxf2+
28. Kf1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Monaco m"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1997.09.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1997.09.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Na3
{Das ist die kritische Variante für Schwarz. Das erste Mal wurde dieser Zug
1985 von Kasparov gegen Andersson gespielt.Ribli.} cxd4 9. Naxc4 Be7 (9... Nxe5
10. Nxe5 Qb6 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Qa4 O-O-O (12... Qb4 $1) 13. Rd1 Be7 14. Rxd4
Bc5 15. Rc4 Kb8 16. Kf1 {Topalov,V-Morozevich,A/Madrid 1996/CBM 53/[Ernst]/1-0
(70)}) (9... Bc5 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Bf4 Qc8 12. Rac1 Nd5 13. Nd3 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Be7
15. Nce5 Qc7 16. Rc4 Rfc8 17. Rfc1 Rab8 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Rxc6 $1
{1-0 Piket,J-van der Sterren,P/Nederland (ch) 1994 (43)}) 10. Qb3 Qc8 11. Bf4
$1 {Weiß hat gutes Figurenspiel und positionellen Druck für den Bauern.} (11.
Bg5 O-O 12. Rac1 Nd5 13. Bxe7 Ndxe7 14. Nd6 Qc7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Nxb7 Rab8 17.
Nc5 Qd6 18. Qc2 Rfc8 19. Qd2 f5 20. Rfd1 e5 {1/2-1/2 Bergstrom,C-Ornstein,A/
SVE-ch Stockholm 1987 (45)}) 11... O-O (11... Nd5 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Ne5 Nxe5
14. Bxe5 {[%csl Gg2][%cal Gg2a8]} Bf6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Qb4 Rd8 17. Rfd1 Qd6
18. Qxb7 O-O 19. Qxa7 e5 20. Rac1 {1-0 Mochalov,E-Pokorny,T/Komercni Banka op
1996/EXP 55 (34)}) 12. Rac1 {[%cal Gc1c8]} (12. Rfd1 Nd5 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Ne5
Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bf6 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 Qe7 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. e3 {Adrian,
C-Wians,C/Mondorf op 1991/EXT 91op/1-0 (63)}) 12... Nd5 {Das ist ein typischer
Zug: Schwarz möchte die Wirkung des Bg2 eindämmen.} (12... Rd8 13. Rfd1 $44 (
13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Ne5 $44)) 13. Rfd1 Nxf4 (13... Rd8 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Be5 {
[%csl Rd4] Und Weiß gewinnt den Bauern zurück.}) 14. gxf4 $11 {Schwarz verfügt
über das Läuferpaar, Weiß übt hingegen positionellen Druck aus. Der schwarze
Pd4 ist ähnlich schwach wie der weiße Pf4.} Rb8 $5 (14... Rd8 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16.
Ne5 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Gc1c8]}) 15. Be4 {Weiß bereitet 16.Qf3 vor, weil die Dame
unglücklich auf der b-Linie postiert ist.} Qc7 (15... Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qe8 (16...
Qd8 $2 17. Rxd4 $18) 17. Qd3) 16. Qf3 Bf6 17. e3 $5 g6 (17... Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bc6
$11 (18... Qd6 $2 19. Rxd4 $18)) (17... Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 $2 19. Qh3 $18 {
[%csl Rc7,Rh7]}) (17... Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qh5+ $18) 18.
exd4 {Jetzt hat Weiß das materielle Gleichgewicht wiederhergestellt, aber
seine Bauern sind schwach. Trotzdem verfügt Weiß über gutes Figurenspiel und
einen wichtigen Stützpunkt auf e5.} Rfd8 {Es ist nicht so leicht für Schwarz,
die Feßlung in der c-Linie aufzulösen und einen guten Platz für die Dame zu
finden.} 19. Ne3 {[%csl Rc6]} Be8 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Bxc6 Qa5 {Jetzt hat
Schwarz einen Bauern weniger, aber die weißen Bauern -besonders auf a2,b2,und
d4 - sind schwach.} 22. Bxe8 (22. Ng4 Bg7 $44 (22... Bxd4 $2 23. Bxe8 $18))
22... Rxe8 23. a3 Red8 {[%csl Rd4]} (23... Rxb2 $2 24. Nc4 $16) 24. Qe4 (24. d5
exd5 25. Nxd5 (25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. Qxd5 Qxd5 27. Nxd5 Bxb2 $11) 25... Bxb2 26.
Ne7+ Kg7 27. Nc6 Qc7 28. Rxd8 Rxd8) 24... Rb3 $44 {[%csl Gb3]} (24... Rxb2 25.
Nc4 $16) 25. d5 {Diese Fortsetzung führt zu Vereinfachungen und bringt Weiß
nichts ein. Ich kann aber auch nicht sehen, wie er seine Stellung verbessern
können sollte.} (25. Nc4 Qh5 $44 {[%csl Gb3,Rd4,Rg1,Gh5]}) 25... exd5 26. Nxd5
(26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. Qxd5 Qxd5 28. Nxd5 Bxb2 29. Rb1 $11) 26... Bxb2 $11 27. Rc7
{[%csl Gc7][%cal Gc7h7]} Qxc7 $5 28. Nxc7 Rxd1+ 29. Kg2 {Schwarz hat zwei
Türme für die Dame. Das Zusammenspiel der weißen Figuren -Q + N- hält jedoch
die Stellung ausgeglichen.} Rb8 30. Qa4 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Ra4a7,Ra4d1]} Rbd8 31.
Nb5 {Weiß verhindert das eventuelle Bd4 und gewinnt den Pa7. Mehr als Remis
ist aber auch für ihn nicht mehr möglich, weil sein Königsflügel zu sehr
geschwächt ist.} (31. Qxa7 $11) 31... R1d7 (31... R1d2 $2 32. Qxa7) (31... R8d7
32. Nxa7) 32. Nxa7 Bxa3 33. Nc6 (33. Qxa3 $2 Ra8 $15 {Und mit zwei Türmen
gegen die Dame hat Schwarz die besseren Aussichten im Endspiel.}) 33... Bf8 34.
Nxd8 {Und hier einigte man sich auf Remis. Nach 34...Rxd8 ist die weiße Dame
nur theoretisch besser als R + B. In unserer konkreten Stellung kann Weiß
nicht gewinnen.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O Nc6 {Das ist eine
sehr interessante Zugfolge. Nach 5...Nc6 wäre 6.Qa4 unangenehm - aber
natürlich ist das eine andere theoretische Variante. Jetzt befindet sich Weiß
in einer Variante, wo er mit einem Bauern minus spielen muß - aber es ist wahr,
er hat Kompensation. Ribli.} 7. e3 Bd7 {Schwarz entwickelt zuerst seine
Damenflügel, um seinen sein Plusbauern zu verteidigen. Ribli.} 8. Qe2 (8. Nc3
Rb8 9. Ne5 Na5 $1 (9... Nxe5 10. dxe5 Ng8 11. Qe2 b5 12. Rd1 Ne7 13. a4 Qc8 14.
axb5 axb5 15. f4 b4 16. Ne4 Bb5 17. Ra5 Nd5 18. b3 Bc6 19. bxc4 Ne7 20. Nf6+ {
1-0 Hausrath,D-Bairachny,R/WchJM-U18 Bratislava 1993 (27)}) 10. Qe2 b5 11. Rd1
Bd6 $5 12. e4 (12. f4 $5 $44) 12... b4 $1 {0-1 Tratar,M-Sveshnikov,E/Ljubljana
1994 (32)}) 8... b5 9. Rd1 (9. e4 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Nc3 Re8 12. Ne5 h6 13. a4
Rb8 14. axb5 axb5 {1/2-1/2 Krasenkow,M-Panchenko,A/Belgorod 1990}) (9. Ne5 Nd5
10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Rd1 Rd8 12. b3 c3 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Nxc3 {+/= Toshkov,
T-Spassov,L/Albena 1985}) 9... Be7 (9... Bd6 {Das ist eine interessante Idee.
Schwarz provoziert den Zug e3-e4, und danach ist die Diagonale g2-a8
geschlossen. Ribli.} 10. Nc3 (10. e4 Be7 (10... e5 11. dxe5 Bxe5 12. Nc3 O-O
13. Bg5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qe8 (14... Qe7 15. e5 Qe6 16. Qd2 Ne4 17. Qxd7 Nxc3 18.
Bh3 Qg6 19. Re1 Ne4 20. Bh4 {1-0 Kaidanov,G-Vladimirov,E/Palma de Mallorca GMA
1989 (32)}) 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nh4 Ne5 17. Qh5 Nd3 18. f4 Qe7 {Titlianov,
Y-Bashkov,V/URS-chClub Pavlodar 1991/0-1 (53)}) 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Bf4 Qc8 13. Rd2
Rd8 14. Rad1 Nb4 15. Ne5 Be8 {1/2-1/2 Levin,F-Novikov,I/UKR-ch Kiev 1986 (30)})
10... O-O 11. e4 e5 (11... Be7 {Es scheint, daß Schwarz ein Tempo verloren hat,
aber jetzt die Diagonale h1-a8 ist geschlossen. Ribli.}) (11... Be7 12. Bg5 h6
13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. e5 Be7 15. d5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Re8 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 Bc5 {
0-1 Kruppa,Y-Ivanchuk,V/USSR 1985 (30)}) 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bg5 c6
15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Bh3 $2 (16. f4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Qe7 $10) 16... Bxh3 $1 17. Rxd8
Raxd8 18. f4 Bd4+ 19. Kh1 Bc8 $1 $17 {Sterud-Neistadt,Y/corr 1989}) 10. Nc3 (
10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd5 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Rxd5 Qc8 $15 {[%csl Rf3,Rg4,Rh3]
[%cal Yc8b7,Yb7h1] Schwarz gab den Bauern zurück, aber er besitzt das
Läuferpaar, und ohne den "katalanische"Läufer ist die weiße Königsstellung
geschwächt. Ribli.}) (10. e4 O-O 11. Nc3 Re8 12. Ne5 Rb8 13. Be3 Bf8 14. Rac1
h6 15. Rd2 Na5 {1/2-1/2 Urban,K-Dautov,R/EU-chTM 1997 (25)}) 10... Nd5 (10...
O-O 11. Ne5 $44) (10... Rb8 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bxd5
Qc8 15. b3 cxb3 16. axb3 O-O 17. Bb2 {1/2-1/2 Ryskin,A-Panchenko,A/Katowice op
1992 (36)}) 11. a4 (11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 $44) 11... O-O (11... b4 12. Nxd5 (12.
Ne4 Na5 13. Ne5 (13. Nfd2 f5 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. dxc5 c3) 13... Nb3) 12... exd5
13. e4 (13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 c6 15. e4 Be6 16. f4) 13... dxe4 14. Ne5 $44) 12.
axb5 {Beliavsky ist konsequent, er möchte nicht e3-e4 ziehen. Ribli.} (12. e4
Nxc3 13. bxc3 $44 {Weiß hat ein starkes Zentrum und Kompensation. Die Frage
ist, ob das genügt oder nicht. Ribli.}) 12... Nxc3 13. bxc3 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8
{Schwarz hat seine Enwicklung beendet, und er hat seinen Mehrbauer behalten.
Wenn Weiß nichts zeigt, steht er ohne Kompensation schlechter. Ribli.} 15. d5 (
15. Ne5 Qe8 (15... Be8 $5 16. Qf3 {[%cal Rf3c6]} Qa4 $1 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Qxc6
Qxd1+ $19) (15... Rd8 16. Nxd7 Rxd7 17. Qf3 Qa4 $1) 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 $15) 15...
exd5 16. Rxd5 {Es scheint, als ob Weiß seinen Bauern zurückgewinnt, aber
Akopian findet eine gute Verteidigung. Ribli.} Qe8 $1 (16... Qc8 $6 17. Rxb5
$16 {[%csl Rc4]} Nd4 18. Nxd4 $16) 17. Qd1 (17. Rxb5 Nd4 18. Nxd4 Bxb5 19. Nxb5
Qxb5 $17) 17... Nb8 $1 $15 {Der junge Armenier spielt sehr gut! Er verteidigt
zuerst seine Schwäche, und ergreift dann Schrit für Schritt die Initiative.
Ribli.} 18. Nd4 c6 19. Re5 {[%cal Rc1a3,Ra3e7]} Qd8 (19... f6 20. Rh5 (20. Re4)
) 20. Qh5 {Das ist ein schöner aktiver Zug, aber in Wirklichkeit ist die weiße
Initiative nicht sehr gefährlich.} g6 21. Qh6 Re8 22. h4 Bf8 23. Rxe8 Bxe8 {
Jeder Tausch begünstigt Schwarz. Ribli.} 24. Qf4 c5 25. Nf3 Qd6 $1 (25... Qd1+
26. Kh2 Qxc1 27. Qxb8 Bc6 28. Ne5 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 Qxc3 30. Qe8 {[%csl Rf7]}) 26.
Qxd6 Bxd6 {Ohne Damen, das ist klar, hat Weiß nichts für den Bauern, aber
technisch ist es nicht so leicht, die Bauernmehrheit zu verwerten. Ribli.} 27.
Nd2 Bc6 28. f4 (28. e4) 28... Bxg2 29. Kxg2 Nd7 30. e4 {Ein logischer Zug.
Weiß hat eine Bauernmehrheit am Königsflügel, also muß er dort aktiv spielen.
Ribli.} f6 31. Kf3 Nb6 32. Nb1 b4 {[%csl Gb4]} 33. Be3 Na4 {Schwarz fixiert
die weiß Schwäche c3 am Damenflügel. Später kann er wählen: nehmen auf c3 oder
mit dem b-Bauern vorgehen. Ribli.} (33... bxc3 34. Nxc3 {[%csl Rc4,Rc5]}) 34.
Nd2 $8 Nb2 $1 (34... Nxc3 35. Nxc4 {[%csl Gc4]}) (34... bxc3 35. Nxc4 Be7 36.
Ke2 {[%csl Rc3,Rc5]}) (34... b3 35. Nb1 (35. Nxc4 $2 b2 36. Nd2 Nxc3 $19)) 35.
Nb1 Kf7 36. g4 Ke6 37. f5+ $6 {Nach meiner Meinung ist die Idee gut, aber zu
früh ausgeführt. Es wäre besser, diesen Zug erst dann zu spielen, wenn sich z.
B. der schwarze König weit vom Königsflügel entfernt hat. Ribli.} gxf5 38.
exf5+ Kd5 {[%csl Gd5]} 39. g5 fxg5 40. hxg5 Nd3 {[%csl Gd3] Schwarz muß seinen
Springer zentralisieren, sonst wird die weiße Bauernmasse gefährlich. Ribli.}
41. Ke2 (41. g6 hxg6 42. fxg6 Ne5+ $17) 41... Be5 42. g6 hxg6 43. fxg6 Bg7 {
Weiß verliert seine letzte Hoffnung - den scheinbar gefählichen g-Bauer. Ribli.
} 44. Bg5 Ne5 45. Bd2 b3 {Schwarz kann diesen Zug nicht vermeiden.Er hat -
nach meiner Meinung ein und halb Bauern mehr,wegen c5-c4 Doppelbauern.Ribli.}
46. Be3 Nxg6 $17 47. Kf3 Ne5+ 48. Ke2 Nf7 49. Bd2 Nd6 50. Be1 (50. Na3 Ne4)
50... Bh6 51. Bd2 (51. Na3 Bc1 52. Nb1 Ke4 53. Bf2) 51... Bxd2 52. Kxd2 {
Das Springerendspiel ist klar besser für Schwarz - er muß nur noch einen
zwingenden Plan finden. Ribli.} Ne4+ 53. Ke2 Ke6 54. Kf3 Kf5 55. Ke3 Ke5 56.
Na3 (56. Kf3 Nxc3 57. Nxc3 Kd4 $19) 56... Nd6 57. Kf3 Kd5 58. Ke3 (58. Nb1 Nb5
{Der weiße Springer ist "Patt", und wir haben eigentlich ein Bauernendspiel.
Ribli.}) 58... Nf5+ 59. Kf4 Nd4 $18 60. Nb1 (60. cxd4 cxd4 $19 (60... Kxd4 $19
{Und Schwarz gewinnt, weil der weiße König ausgeschlossen ist. Ribli.})) 60...
Nb5 61. Ke3 Ke5 62. Ke2 (62. Kf3 Nxc3 63. Nxc3 Kd4 $19) 62... Kf4 (62... Ke4
63. Nd2+) 63. Kf2 Nd6 64. Ke2 Ne4 $22 {Wegen des Zugzwangs gewinnt Schwarz
leicht. Ribli.} 65. Kd1 Ke3 66. Kc1 Ke2 {Und Weiß gab auf. Nach 67.Kb2 kommt
67...Kd3, und wegen des Zugzwangs er verliert den letzten Bauern und die
Partie.Ribli.} (66... Ke2 67. Kb2 Kd3) 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup4"]
[Site "Perm"]
[Date "1997.02.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Black "Bashkov, Viacheslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1997.02.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 (4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 c5 {
A13 Und wir haben - wie in unserer Partie -eine typische " katalanische"
Stellung mit dem Unterschied, daß Weiß nicht d2-d4 gespielt hat.Ribli.}) 4...
dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 (7. e3) 7... Rb8 {[%cal Yb7b5] Schwarz hat
einen klaren Plan: Mit folgendem b7-b5 kann er seinen Mehrbauern halten und
auf der katalanischen Diagonale gibt es keine Sorgen, da er schon Rb8 gespielt
hat. Weiß hingegen hat Übergewicht im Zentrum, und mit eventuellem d4-d5 oder
e4-e5 kann er die Initiative erlangen.Ribli.} 8. e4 Be7 {Dieser Zug gefallt
mir nicht. Wenn Schwarz schon Rb8 und a6 gespielt hat, ist 8...b5 die logische
Folge.Ribli.} (8... b5) 9. d5 Nb4 10. Ne5 exd5 (10... Nd3 11. Nxd3 (11. Nxc4 $5
) 11... cxd3 12. Qxd3 e5 13. Qc2 $14 {Lautier,Jo-Karpov,An/Ubeda m/1994/}) 11.
exd5 Bf5 (11... b5 $2 12. a3 Nd3 13. Nc6 $18) (11... O-O 12. Nxc4 {Und Schwarz
hat Probleme mit seinem Springer auf b4.Ribli.}) 12. a3 (12. Nxc4 $2 Bd3 $17 {
[%cal Rd3f1,Rd3c4]}) 12... Nd3 13. Nxc4 Nxc1 14. Rxc1 $14 O-O {[%cal Gc4a5,
Gc4e5,Gc3e4,Gd5c6,Gd5e6] Schwarz hat zwar das Läuferpaar, aber Weiss hat gutes
Figurenspiel und Raumvorteil; sein positioneller Druck am Damenfluegel und im
Zentrum ist gefährlich.Ribli.} 15. b4 $1 {[%cal Gb4c5] Nach diesem Zug kann
Schwarz nicht Bc5 spielen.Ribli.} Re8 $6 (15... Ne8 $5 {Und Schwarz kann Nd6,
und Bf6 spielen, mit etwas schlechterer, aber haltbaren Stellung.Ribli.} 16. h4
Nd6 17. Ne3 Bd7 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 f5 20. Bd3 f4 21. Qh5 g6 {Remis in
Kachiani Gersinska,K-Basagic,V/Cetinje/1991/}) 16. Qd4 {[%csl Gd4] Weiss
dominiert am ganzen Brett und mit folgendem Rfd1 hat er ein Maximum an
Aktivität.Ribli.} Bf8 (16... Nd7 17. Rfd1 Bf6 18. Qf4 Ne5 19. d6 $5 $36) 17.
Rfd1 Qd7 18. Qf4 Bh3 (18... Rbd8 $5) 19. d6 $1 c6 (19... Bxg2 20. dxc7 Qh3 21.
cxb8=Q Rxb8 22. Ne3 $18 (22. Qxb8 $4 Ng4 $19)) 20. Ne5 $16 Qf5 21. d7 Red8 22.
Bxh3 Qxh3 23. g4 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Rg4g5,Rf4f7] [#] Schwarz ist praktisch im
Zugzwang, es ist schwer einen vernünftigen Zug zu machen.Ribli.} Qh4 {Gegen
die Drohung 24.g5 und 25.Qxf7 gerichtet ,aber Schwarz kann das Feld f7 nicht
halten.Ribli.} (23... h5 24. g5 $18) 24. Qc4 $1 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Rc4f7]} h5 25.
Qxf7+ Kh7 26. Qg6+ Kg8 27. g5 Qf4 (27... Ng4 28. Qe6+ Kh8 (28... Kh7 29. g6+
Kh6 (29... Kh8 30. Nf7+ Kg8 31. Nh6+ Kh8 32. Qg8#) 30. Nf7#) 29. Ng6+ $18) 28.
Re1 a5 (28... Ng4 29. Qe6+ Kh7 30. g6+ $18) 29. gxf6 $18 Qxf6 30. Qxh5 {
Schwarz hat eine verlorene Stellung. Er hat nicht nur eine Figur weniger,
sondern auch eine verteidigungslose Königsstellung.Ribli.} axb4 31. Ng6 Bc5 (
31... bxc3 32. Qh8+ Kf7 33. Ne5+ Ke7 34. Ng4+ $18) 32. Ne4 Bxf2+ 33. Nxf2 {
Ribli} 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Hoelzl, Franz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Estonia"]
[BlackTeam "Austria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EST"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 {Das ist eine der kritischen
Varianten für den weißen Aufbau. Schwarz möchte mit folgendem 6...b5 sein
Mehrbauern verteidigen. Ribli.} 6. O-O b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. a4 Bb7 9. b3 {Eine
sehr scharfer Zug, der zu großen Komplikationen führt. Ribli.} (9. axb5 axb5
10. Rxa8 Bxa8 11. e4 Nf6 12. Nc3 c6 13. d5 Be7 (13... cxd5 14. Nxb5 (14. exd5
Nxd5 15. Qh5 Qf6 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Re1 Be7 19. Nxc4 O-O 20. Ne3
Bc5 21. Qxd5 Na6 {1/2-1/2 Kohlweyer,B-Nisipeanu,D/BL 1997 (24)}) 14... Qa5 15.
Nc3 Bb4 16. exd5 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Nxc4 $1 {+/- Horvath,
J-Varga,Z/Magyarorszag (ch) 1995 (27)}) 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Qe2 Na6 16. Be3 Nc5
17. Rd1 Qc7 18. Nxc4 e5 19. b4 Ncd7 20. Qa2 Bb7 21. Na5 Bxb4 22. Qe6+ {1-0
Horvath,J-Hoelzl,F/Budapest Elekes 1994 (38)}) 9... c3 (9... cxb3 10. Qxb3 $44
{In diesem Fall hat Weiß grossen Entwicklungsvorsprung und Initiative. Es
droht ständig der Vorstoß e4-d5. Ribli.}) 10. e4 (10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8
12. e4 b4 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Bxd5 (14. Qg4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qd5+ 16. Kg1 f6 17. Re1
fxe5 18. Rxe5 Qd7 19. d5 Bd6 {0-1 Conquest,S-Przewoznik,J/Poznan 1986 (28)}) (
14. Be3 Be7 (14... Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qd5+ 16. Kg1 (16. Qf3 f6 17. Nc4 Nc6 18. Rc1
Kd7 19. Nxc3 bxc3 20. Rxc3 Bb4 21. Rc2 Ra8 {=/+ Ksieski,Z-Novikov,I/Poznan 1985
}) 16... Bd6 17. Nc4 $13) 15. Bxd5 Qxd5 16. Qc2 $1 Bf6 17. Nxc3 $1 bxc3 18.
Qxc3 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Nc6 20. f4 {1/2-1/2 Rogers,I-Chandler,M/Wellington m 1986 
(29)}) 14... Qxd5 {[%csl Rb1,Gb4,Gc3] Das fuehrt zu ahnliche Stellungen,als
unsere Hauptpartie.Ribli.}) 10... b4 {[%csl Rb1,Gb4,Gc3] Schwarz kann diese
Variante nur mit diesem zeitweilige Opfer spielen. Ribli.} (10... Nf6 11. axb5
axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Nxc3 b4 14. Nb5 $13 (14. Na4 Bxe4 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Qf3
Nf6 17. Nc6 Nxc6 18. Qxc6+ Qd7 19. Qa8+ Qd8 20. Qc6+ $10) (14. Na2 Bxe4 15.
Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Bb2 Qd5 17. Qc2 Bd6 {Rocher,O-Kesmaecker,P/FRA-chT 1992/1/2-1/2 
(55)})) 11. exd5 Bxd5 {[%csl Rb1,Gb4,Gc3] Schwarz hat nur zwei Bauern für die
Figur, aber die zwei Bauern auf b4 und c3 engen den ganzen weißen Damenflügel
ein.  Anderseits ist der weiße König in Sicherheit, und Weiß hat großen
Entwicklungsvorsprung. Ribli.} 12. Qh5 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Rh5f7]} (12. Bxd5 Qxd5
13. Be3 Nd7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Qc2 Be7 16. Nxc3 bxc3 17. Qxc3 O-O {1/2-1/2
Ehlvest,J-Veingold,A/Tallinn 1980 (29)}) (12. Qg4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qd5+ 14. Kg1
Nc6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. d5 Qxd5 17. Rd1 {~~ Vainstein-Kacur/USSR 1984}) 12... g6
13. Qh3 Bg7 (13... c6 $5 {Ich glaube,das ist eine bessere Moeglichkeit,als der
Partizug,und der Laeufer steht nicht so schlecht in der Grundstellung auf f8.
Ribli.}) (13... c5 14. Bg5 Qxg5 15. Nxc3 bxc3 16. Bxd5 Ra7 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18.
Qxe6+ Qe7 19. Qc4 {1-0 Romero Holmes,A-Izeta Txabarri,F/Andorra zt 1987 (43)})
(13... Be7 14. Bh6 Bxg2 15. Qxg2 Qd5 16. Qxd5 exd5 17. Re1 a5 18. Nxc3 bxc3 19.
Rac1 f6 20. Ng4 Kf7 21. Rxc3 Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Kinsman,A-Bryson,D/Edinburgh op 1988
(32)}) 14. Nxc3 $5 {Um seinen Damenflügel zu befreien, gibt Weiß seinen
Springer. Ribli.} bxc3 (14... Bxg2 15. Qxg2 Qxd4 16. Qxa8 O-O 17. Nc4 Qxc3 18.
Rb1 Qc2 19. Be3 Qf5 20. Qb7 {1-0 Korpics,Z-Csiszar,Z/Zalakaros op 1993}) 15.
Ba3 {[%cal Ga3f8]} Ra7 (15... Bf8 16. Bxf8 Rxf8 17. Rac1 {[%csl Rc3]} Ra7 18.
Rxc3 Bxg2 19. Qxg2 Qxd4 20. Re3 Ke7 21. Qh3 c6 22. Qxh7 Ke8 23. Rfe1 Qc5 24. b4
Qc2 25. Nxg6 {1-0 Buturin-Novikov/Soviet Union 1986 (28)}) (15... Bxg2 16. Qxg2
Qd5 17. Qxd5 exd5 18. Rfe1 {[%csl Re8][%cal Ge1e8]}) 16. Rfe1 $40 (16. Rac1
Bxg2 17. Qxg2 Qxd4 18. Nc6 Nxc6 19. Qxc6+ Qd7 (19... Kd8 20. Rfd1 $18) 20. Qc5
{[%csl Ra7,Re8][%cal Rc5a7,Rf1d1]} Bf8 (20... Rb7 21. Rfd1) 21. Qxa7 Bxa3 22.
Rfd1 $16) 16... Rb7 (16... Nd7 17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. Bxc6 $16 {[%csl Re6][%cal
Gc6e8,Ga3f8]}) 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Qh4 {[%csl Re7][%cal Rh4e7]} c6 (18... Bf8 19.
Qf6 {[%cal Rf6f7,Rf6h8]}) (18... Qd8 19. Qxd8+ (19. Qf4) 19... Kxd8 20. Nxf7+)
19. Qf4 Bxe5 {Nach diesem Zug sind die schwarzen Felder im schwarzen Lager
unheilbar geschwächt. Ribli.} (19... f6 20. Nd3 {[%cal Rd3c5,Rc5e6,Rc5b7]} (20.
Nc4 {[%cal Rc4d6,Rd6e8,Rd6b7]} Rxb3 21. Nd6+ Kd7 22. Ne4 {[%cal Re4f6,Re4c5,
Rc5d7,Rc5b3]} Rxa3 (22... Qxd4 $4 23. Nc5+ $18) 23. Nc5+ $40) 20... Nd7 21. Nb4
Qxb3 22. Qd6 {[%csl Re6,Re7]}) (19... c2 20. Nc4 {[%csl Rd6]}) 20. dxe5 $16 {
[%csl Rd6,Re7,Rf6] Die schwarze Königstellung ist hoffnungslos schwach. Ich
vermag keine Methode zu sehen, wie Schwarz sich verteidigen könnte. Ribli.} c2
21. Bd6 c5 {[%cal Yb8c6,Yc6d4] Schwarz aktiviert seinen Springer, aber es ist
bereits zu spät. Ribli.} (21... Nd7 22. b4 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Ra1c1,Rc1c2]}) 22.
Rac1 Qxb3 (22... Rxb3 23. Qf6 $18 {[%cal Rf6e7,Rf6h8]}) (22... Nc6 23. Rxc2 Nd4
24. Rxc5 Nf3+ 25. Kh1 $18) 23. Re2 Nc6 24. Qf6 (24. Rexc2 Nd4 25. Rxc5 $4 Ne2+
$19) 24... Nd4 (24... Rg8 25. Rexc2 Nd4 26. Rxc5 Ne2+ 27. Kh1 Nxc1 28. Rc8+ Kd7
29. Rxc1 $18) 25. Qxh8+ $18 Kd7 26. Rexc2 Nxc2 27. Qf8 Nd4 (27... Kc6 28. Qc8+
Kd5 (28... Kb6 29. Qxc5#) 29. Qxc5+ $18) 28. Qxf7+ Kc6 29. Rxc5+ Kb6 30. Rc7
Qb1+ (30... Qd5 31. Rxb7+ Qxb7 32. Bc5+ $18) 31. Kg2 Qe4+ 32. f3 Qc2+ 33. Rxc2
{Und Schwarz gab auf. Nach 33...Rxf7 kommt 34.Bc5 mit Gewinn. Ribli.} (33. Rxc2
Rxf7 34. Bc5+ Kb7 35. Bxd4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.05.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Black "Ekstroem, Roland"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1998.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 {Das ist die offene Katalanische
Eröffnung.} ({Meines Erachtens ist es für Schwarz sicherer,} 4... Be7 5. Bg2
O-O 6. O-O {und erst jetzt} dxc4 {zu spielen.} ({Oder} 6... c6 {mit
geschlossener Stellung.})) 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O b5 {Schwarz möchte seinen
Mehrbauern halten, aber der weiße Entwicklungsvorsprung und die Schwäche der
Diagonalen h1-a8 bietet dem Anziehenden aktives Spiel.} (6... Nc6 {ist die
aktuelle Hauptalternative.}) 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. a4 Bb7 9. axb5 (9. b3 $5 c3 10. e4
b4 11. exd5 Bxd5 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qh3 Bg7 14. Nxc3 bxc3 15. Ba3 Ra7 16. Rfe1 Rb7
17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Qh4 c6 19. Qf4 Bxe5 20. dxe5 c2 21. Bd6 $16 {Oll,L-Hoelzl,F/
EU-chT Men 1997/ 1-0 (32)}) ({Die Zugfolge} 9. e4 Nf6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8
Bxa8 12. Nc3 c6 13. d5 {führt zur Partiefortsetzung.}) 9... axb5 10. Rxa8 Bxa8
11. e4 Nf6 12. Nc3 c6 13. d5 $5 {Dieser Zentrumsdurchbruch führt zu
interessantem taktischen Spiel. Weiß opfert zeitweilig einen zweiten Bauern.} (
13. Bg5) 13... cxd5 (13... Be7 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Qe2 Na6 {Das ist eine
interessante Idee des österreichischen IM! Schwarz rochiert (noch) nicht,
sondern verteidigt zuerst die Schwäche e6.} (15... O-O 16. Bh3 {[%csl Re6,Rg8]}
Qc8 17. Nf3 {[%csl Rc8,Re6,Rg8][%cal Rf3g5,Rg5e6]} Na6 18. Ng5 Nc7 19. Bf4 {
[%csl Rc7,Re6]} h6 20. Bxc7 hxg5 21. Be5 $13) 16. Be3 Nc5 17. Rd1 Qc7 18. Nxc4
e5 $2 (18... bxc4 $142 {Comp Fritz8} 19. Qxc4 Ncd7 20. Qxe6 Qe5 $11) 19. b4
Ncd7 20. Qa2 Bb7 21. Na5 Bxb4 22. Qe6+ Kf8 $2 (22... Be7 $142 {Comp Fritz8})
23. Nxb7 Qxb7 24. Ra1 $1 Be7 25. Ra7 Qc8 26. Bh3 $18 {Horvath,J-Hoelzl,F/
Elekes mem 1994/ 1-0 (38)}) 14. exd5 $6 {Dieser Zug bietet Weiß genügend
Kompensation, aber nicht mehr.} ({Meines Erachtens kann Weiß nur mit} 14. Nxb5
$5 {auf Vorteil spielen.} Qa5 15. Nc3 Bb4 16. exd5 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Bxd5 18. Bxd5
exd5 {[#]} 19. Nxc4 $1 Qxc3 (19... dxc4 $2 20. Re1+ Kf8 21. Qd6+ $18) 20. Qa4+
Ke7 21. Ba3+ Ke6 22. Rc1 Qd4 23. Bb2 Qe4 24. Qb4 dxc4 25. Re1 $16 {Horvath,
J-Varga,Z/ HUN-ch Super 1995/ 1-0 (75)}) 14... Bxd5 $5 $146 {Eine Neuerung. Es
ist logisch, daß Schwarz diesen Läufer tauschen möchte.} (14... Nxd5 15. Qh5
Qf6 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Re1 Be7 19. Nxc4 O-O 20. Ne3 Bc5 21. Qxd5
Na6 22. Ng4 Qd4 23. Qxd4 Bxd4 24. Rd1 Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Kohlweyer,B-Nisipeanu,L/
BL9697 GER-chT 1997 (24)}) 15. Nxd5 (15. Nxb5 Bxg2 16. Qxd8+ Kxd8 17. Kxg2 (17.
Rd1+ Bd5 18. Nxf7+ Ke7 19. Nxh8 g6 $13) (17. Nxf7+ Ke8 18. Nxh8 Bxf1 19. Kxf1
Na6 $17 {[%csl Rh8]}) 17... Ke8 18. Nxc4 $14 {[%csl Gb2] Der Freibauer bietet
Weiß einen kleinen Positionsvorteil, aber wegen des reduzierten Materials ist
die Verwertung schwierig.}) 15... exd5 (15... Nxd5 16. Qh5 g6 17. Nxg6 fxg6 18.
Qe5 {[%csl Ge5,Re6,Re8,Gg2]} Nf6 (18... Rg8 19. Rd1 $16 {[%csl Gd1,Rd5,Rd8,Ge5,
Re6,Re8,Gg2,Rg8]}) (18... Qf6 $2 19. Qxb8+ $16) 19. Qxb5+ (19. Qxe6+) 19...
Nbd7 20. Rd1 $44 {[%csl Rd8,Re8] Weiß hat eine Figur weniger, aber die
schwarze Figuren sind gefesselt und der König bleibt in der Mitte.}) 16. Ng4
$44 Be7 {Schwarz möchte die Entwicklung beenden.} (16... Nbd7 17. Bxd5 $44 Nxd5
(17... Be7 18. Nxf6+ Nxf6 (18... Bxf6 19. Re1+ Kf8 20. Bc6 $18 {[%csl Gc6,Gd1,
Rd7,Rd8,Ge1,Rf8][%cal Ge1e8]}) 19. Bc6+ Kf8 20. Qxd8+ Bxd8 21. Bxb5 $16 {
[%csl Rc4]}) 18. Qxd5 Be7 19. Qxb5 $14 {[%csl Rc4]}) 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Re1+ (
18. Bxd5 O-O $15) 18... Kf8 19. Bxd5 {[%csl Gd5]} (19. Qxd5 Qxd5 20. Bxd5 g5 {
[%csl Rb2,Rc1,Gf6][%cal Gf8g7] Schwarz verhindert 21.Bf4.} (20... h5 21. Bf4
$36 {[%csl Gd5,Ge1,Gf4]})) 19... h5 $1 {[%cal Gg7g6,Yf8g7] Der schwarze Plan
ist klar: 20...g6 nebst 21...Kg7.} (19... g6 $2 20. Bh6+ Bg7 (20... Kg8 21. Qe2
$18 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Re1e8]}) 21. Qd4 $1 {[%csl Gd4,Rf8,Rg7,Gh6,Rh8]} f6 22.
Qc5+ $18) 20. Qf3 {[%cal Gf3f7,Gd5f7]} g6 21. b3 {[%cal Rc1a3,Ra3f8]} Kg7 $5 (
21... c3 22. Ba3+ Kg7 23. Be7 Qb6 (23... Bxe7 24. Qxf7+ $16 {[%csl Rg7]}) 24.
Re6 $40 {[%csl Rg7]}) (21... cxb3 22. Ba3+ (22. Qxb3 {[%csl Rb5,Rf7]} Qd7 $11)
22... Kg7 23. Be7 Qb6 24. Re6) 22. bxc4 bxc4 23. Bxc4 $11 {Das weiße
Läuferpaar ist theoretisch stärker, aber das reduzierte Material macht das
Remisergebnis wahrscheinlich.} Qc7 24. Bd5 Nd7 $11 {[%cal Gd7e5]} 25. Bf4 Be5
26. Bg5 (26. Bxe5+ Nxe5 27. Qf4 Re8 $11 28. Kg2 $11 (28. Bxf7 $2 Nf3+ (28...
Qxf7 29. Rxe5 $14) 29. Qxf3 Rxe1+ 30. Kg2 Qc1 (30... Qxf7 $2 31. Qc3+ $11 {
[%cal Rc3g7,Rc3e1]}) (30... h4 $5 {Comp Fritz8}) 31. h4 Rh1 {[%cal Rc1f1]} 32.
Qd3 Qg1+ 33. Kf3 Qd1+ 34. Qxd1 (34. Ke4 $4 Qg4+ 35. f4 Qf5+ $19 {[%csl Rd3,Rf7,
Gh1]}) 34... Rxd1 $17)) 26... Nf6 27. Bxf6+ Bxf6 28. Rb1 {[%cal Rb1b7,Rb7f7]
und in dieser ausgeglichenen Stellung wurde Remis vereinbart.} (28. Rb1 Rb8 $11
) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid Magistral 7th"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1998.05.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1998.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 {Eine schlaue Variante.
Nach 6.0-0 Rb8 (6...a6 ist auch interessant) bereitet Schwarz ...b7-b5 vor und
es ist nicht leicht für Weiß, den Bauern zurückzugewinnen. Ribli.} 6. Qa4 Nd7 (
6... Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bd6 $5 {Das ist Kramniks Idee: Der weiße Läufer steht
unglücklich auf d2 und Schwarz bereitet ...e6-e5 mit ungefähr gleichen Chancen
vor.}) 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8. Qd3 e5 {Dieses zeitweilige Bauernopfer führt zu
Vereinfachungen.} 9. Nxe5 (9. Be3 $5 exd4 (9... Nb4 10. Qb5+ Bd7 11. Qxe5+ Be7
12. Na3 O-O 13. O-O {Weiß besitzt einen Mehrbauern, aber seine Dame steht
schlecht auf e5 und Schwarz hat gutes Figurenspiel. Es ist die Frage, ob dies
als Kompensation ausreichend ist.} Re8 $13 {[%csl Re5]} (13... N6d5 14. Bd2 Bf6
15. Qh5 $13)) 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bb4+ 12. Nc3 $14 {[%csl Gd4,Gg2]}) (9.
dxe5 $2 Qxd3 10. exd3 Nb4 $36 {[%csl Rd3,Re5][%cal Rb4c2,Rb4d3]}) 9... Nb4 10.
Qc3 Qxd4 11. O-O (11. Qxd4 $2 Nc2+ $15 {[%csl Re1][%cal Rc2d4,Rc2e1]}) 11...
Qxc3 12. Nxc3 Bd6 {Das war seinerzeit Tukmakovs Idee.} (12... g6 13. Nb5 Na6 {
[%csl Ra6]} 14. Bf4 $14) 13. Nf3 (13. Bf4 $2 g5 $17) 13... c6 {[%csl Gb7,Gc6,
Rg2] Schwarz hat die Bauernmehrheit am Damenflügel, aber er muß vorsichtig
sein, denn der katalanische Läufer kontrolliert den schwarzen Damenflügel. Der
Partiezug richtet sich gegen diesen Läufer auf g2 und schafft einen Vorposten
auf d5.} (13... Bd7 14. a3 (14. Ne4 $14 {[%csl Rd6]}) 14... N4d5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5
16. Nd4 c6 17. Rd1 (17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Bf4 Bc5 19. Nb3 Bb6 20. a4 a5 21. Rfc1
O-O 22. Bc7 Ra6 23. Bxb6 Rxb6 24. Nxa5 Rxb2 25. Rc7 Bh3 26. Rxb7 Rxe2 27. Nc6
Rfe8 {1-0 Kachiani Gersinska,K-Hunt,H/Agency 1997 (62)}) 17... Rd8 18. Bxd5
cxd5 19. Bf4 Bxf4 20. gxf4 Ke7 21. Rd3 Rc8 22. Rad1 Kf6 23. Kg2 Rc7 24. R1d2 {
1/2-1/2 Razuvaev,Y-Dautov,R/Reggio Emilia 1995 (36)}) (13... O-O $2 14. Nb5 $14
{[%csl Gb5,Rc7,Rd6]}) 14. Rd1 Be7 $5 (14... Bc7 15. Be3 $14 {[%cal Ge3c5,Gc5b4,
Gc5f8]}) 15. Nd4 (15. e4 $5 $14 {[%csl Yd4] Es ist meines Erachtens logisch,
die Mehrheit im Zentrum zu mobilisieren.}) 15... O-O 16. a3 (16. e4 Bf6 {
Und Schwarz droht 17...Bxd4 nebst 18...Nc2.}) 16... N4d5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bd2
$6 (18. e4 $14) (18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Bf4 $14 {[%csl Rd5] Der weiße Vorteil ist
nur minimal, denn das schwarze Läuferpaar stellt eine gute Kompensation für
den isolierten Damenbauern dar. Wenn es dem Weißen allerdings gelingt, die
schwarzfeldrigen Läufer zu tauschen, hat er spürbaren Vorteil errungen.}) 18...
Rd8 $11 {[%cal Gd8d1]} (18... Bd7) 19. Ba5 Nb6 (19... b6 $2 {Dieser Zug führt
zur Katastrophe.} 20. Nxc6 $18 {[%csl Rd5,Rd8]}) 20. Rd3 Bf6 (20... Bg4 {
[%cal Rg4e2]} 21. Rad1 Bf6 $11 {Mit Zugumstellung wir haben die
Partiefortsetzung.}) 21. Rad1 Bg4 {[%csl Re2] Schwarz hat lebendiges
Figurenspiel und keinerlei Problemen.} 22. h3 $2 {Ein schwerer Fehler für
einen Weltklasse-Spieler.} (22. Kf1 $11) 22... Rxd4 $1 $15 (22... Bxd4 23. hxg4
$14) 23. hxg4 (23. Rxd4 Bxe2 $15 {[%cal Re2d1,Rf6d4]} (23... Bxd4 24. Rxd4 (24.
hxg4 Bxb2 25. Bxb6 axb6 26. Rd7 {und mit Zugumstellung erreichen wir die
Partiefortsetzung.}) 24... Bxe2 25. Bxb6 axb6 26. Rd7 $44 {[%csl Gd7] Und die
Aktivität des Turmes ist genügende Kompensation für den Bauern. Schwarz kommt
praktisch nicht voran.})) 23... Rxd3 (23... Rxg4 $6 24. e4 {[%csl Rg4]} Nc4 (
24... Bxb2 $2 25. Rd8+ $18) 25. Bc3) 24. Rxd3 Bxb2 $15 {Schwarz hat einen
Mehrbauern, aber die Verwertung ist wegen der Doppelbauern schwierig.} (24...
Nc4 25. Bc3 Bxc3 (25... Nxb2 26. Bxb2 Bxb2 27. Rb3 $11 {[%csl Rb7,Rc6]}) 26.
Rxc3 Ne5 $11 (26... Nxb2 $6 27. Rb3 $14 {[%csl Rb7,Rc6][%cal Rb3b2,Rb3b7]}))
25. Bxb6 axb6 26. Rd7 {[%csl Gd7] Weiß kümmert sich nicht um den a-Bauern,
sondern strebt nach Aktivität.} Rb8 (26... Bxa3 27. Rxb7 $11 {[%csl Rb6,Rc6]})
27. a4 h6 28. g5 $5 {Durch dieses zweite Bauernopfer aktiviert Weiß seinen
Läufer.} hxg5 29. Bh3 {[%csl Rb6,Rb7,Gd7,Rg5,Rg7,Gh3]} Kf8 (29... Be5 {[%cal
Ge5c7] Schwarz verhindert 30.Rc7 mit nachfolgendem Turmtausch.} 30. Re7 (30. e3
{Und Weiß kann mit 31.f4 den Läufer verjagen.}) 30... f6 (30... Bd6 31. Rd7)
31. Be6+ $15 {[%csl Ge6,Ge7]}) 30. Rc7 $1 {[%cal Rc7c8,Rc8b8,Rc8f8] Weiß
strebt ein Endspiel mit ungleichfarbigen Läufern an, in dem die
Remiswahrscheinlichkeit angesichts der schwarzen Doppelbauern groß sein dürfte.
} Be5 31. Rc8+ Ke7 (31... Rxc8 32. Bxc8 Ke7 33. Bxb7 {Das ist praktisch die
gleiche Stellung wie in der Partie.}) 32. Rxb8 Bxb8 33. Bc8 {[%csl Rb7]} Kd6
34. Bxb7 {Weiß hat schon nur noch einen Minusbauern und die ungleichfarbigen
Läufer sollten das Remis sicherstellen.} c5 (34... b5 $6 {Dieser Tausch erhöht
die weißen Remischancen.} 35. axb5 cxb5 36. Kf1 $15) 35. Kf1 c4 {[%csl Gc4]}
36. Ke1 Kc5 37. g4 {Weiß stellt die Bauern auf die Felderfarbe seines Läufers.}
(37. Kd2) 37... Kb4 38. Bd5 {[%csl Rc4,Gd5,Rf7]} f6 (38... Kxa4 39. Bxc4 $15) (
38... c3 39. Bxf7 Kxa4 40. Kd1 $11 {Mit folgendem 41.Kc2 blockiert Weiß die
schwarzen Bauern, denn der Läufer bleibt in der g8-a2-Diagonalen. Schwarz kann
sich gegen das Remis nicht wehren.}) 39. Kd1 $11 {[%csl Gd1,Gd5] Der weiße
König erreicht den Damenflügel, um den schwarzen Freibauern zu blockieren.
Schwarz kann seinen materiellen Vorteil nicht verwerten.} Kc3 (39... c3 40. Kc2
Be5 41. Bc6 $11) 40. Bf7 Bd6 41. f3 Bf4 42. Be6 Be3 43. Bf7 Kb3 44. Be6 {
[%cal Ge6b3]} Kc3 {Hier wurde Remis vereinbart. Der schwarze Mehrbauer ist
bedeutungslos.} (44... Kb4 45. Kc2 $11) (44... Kxa4 45. Bxc4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.02.01"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1998.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Eine kleine Überraschung. Kramnik spielt nicht seine Hauptwaffe -
die Slawische Verteidigung. Ribli.} 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6.
Qa4 {Das ist die beste Möglichkeit für Weiß. Sonst (z.B. nach 6.0-0) kann
Schwarz mit späterem ...b7-b5 seinen Mehrbauern verteidigen, was zu unklaren
Verwicklungen führt.} Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bd6 $5 $146 {Eine nach meiner Meinung gut
vorbereitete Neuerung Kramniks. Schwarz plant ...e6-e5 und erlangt nach
folgendem Tauschen im Zentrum die Majorität am Damenflügel, was ihm gleiche
Chancen bietet.} (7... Nd5 8. Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. O-O Rb8 10. Nc3 a6 11. Ne5 O-O 12.
Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qxc6 (14. Qxc4 Rxb2 15. Rab1 Rb6 16. Na4 (16. Qc5
h6 $5 (16... Re8 17. a4 Rxb1 $6 18. Rxb1 Qd6 19. Qxd6 cxd6 20. Ne4 d5 21. Nd6
Rf8 22. Rb8 Bd7 23. Rb7 Rd8 24. Rc7 Be8 25. Nb7 Ra8 26. a5 {1-0 Kachiani
Gersinska,K-Klovans,J/Schoeneck 1996 (43)}) 17. Rfd1 Rxb1 18. Rxb1 Qd6 19. Ne4
Qd5 20. Qxd5 cxd5 21. Nc5 Re8 22. Rb8 Kf8 23. f4 Ke7 24. Kf2 g5 25. Ke3 gxf4+ {
1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Ivanov,S/St.Petersburg-ch 1996 (46)}) 16... Rb5 17. Nc3 {
1/2-1/2 Kochyev,A-Lau,R/Dortmund-C (04)/1991}) 14... Qxd4 15. Rfd1 Qe5 16. Rd2
Rb4 17. Rad1 Bb7 18. Qd7 Qc5 $13 {~~ Rashkovsky,N-Ivanov,S/Russia (ch) 1995})
8. O-O (8. Qxc4 O-O 9. O-O) (8. Bg5) (8. Nc3 O-O 9. e4 e5 10. dxe5 (10. d5 Nd4
$15 {[%csl Gd4]}) 10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qxc4 $11) (8. Bc3 O-O 9. Nbd2 $5
a6 10. Qxc4 $14) (8. Na3 $6 Bxa3 (8... O-O $6 9. Nxc4 $14) 9. bxa3 Qd5 $15)
8... O-O 9. Qxc4 e5 10. dxe5 (10. d5 $5 Ne7 11. Nc3 c6 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Rfd1
$14) (10. Nc3 $6 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bxg3 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. hxg3 Rxd2
15. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Kf8 $15) 10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 (11. Qc2) 11... Bxe5 {
Schwarz hat eine feste Stellung und der weiße Katalanischläufer wird mit ...
c7-c6 gestoppt.} 12. Bc3 Qe7 $5 $11 {Der Partiezug ist noch stärker als der
sofortige Läufertausch. Schwarz hat keinerlei Eröffnungsprobleme. Es ist
interessant, daß Kramnik dank seiner Neuerung 7...Bd6 so leicht ausgleichen
kann.} (12... Bxc3 13. Nxc3 c6 14. Rfd1 $14) 13. Bxe5 (13. Bb4 Bd6 (13... Qe6
14. Qc2 (14. Qxe6 Bxe6 15. Bxf8 Bxb2 $15)) 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Nc3) 13... Qxe5
14. Nc3 c6 {Wir haben eine strategisch interessante Stellung:  Schwarz
unterbindet die Aktivität des katalanischen Läufers auf g2 mit seinem
Bauernaufbau b7-c6. Aber das bedeutet zugleich, daß seine Bauernmehrheit am
Damenflügel nicht beweglich ist, während Weiß später mit e4 und f4 Raum im
Zentrum und am Königsflügel gewinnen kann.} 15. Rfd1 Be6 16. Qb4 {[%csl Gb4]
[%cal Rb4b7]} Rab8 {Schwarz verteidigt den Bauern mit dem Turm und seine Dame
steht aktiv im Zentrum.} (16... Qc7 $11) 17. Rd2 (17. Rac1 a5 18. Qd6 Qxd6 19.
Rxd6 Rfd8 $11) 17... a5 $5 {Schwarz attakiert die weiße Dame, die beste Figur
im weißen Lager.} 18. Qb6 (18. Qd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Rfd8 20. Rad1 Rxd6 21. Rxd6
Kf8 $11) 18... Nd7 {Leider muß Weiß seine aktive Damenstellung aufgeben und
tauschen.} 19. Qd4 (19. Qa7 Qc5 20. Qxc5 Nxc5 21. Rad1 Rfe8) 19... Qxd4 20.
Rxd4 Rfd8 21. Rad1 Kf8 {Und in dieser gleichen Stellung wurde Remis gegeben.
Schwarz spielt einfach 22...Ke7 und 23...Nc5. Weiß hat keinen Vorteil. Ribli.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 4th"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1997.10.30"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "188"]
[EventDate "1997.10.25"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 {Weiß spielt eigentlich eine
Grünfeld-Indische Verteidigung mit dem Mehrtempo Bg2.} (4. O-O e5 $11) 4... Nf6
5. O-O e6 (5... cxd4 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. c4 $14) 6. c4 dxc4 7. Qa4 Bd7 (
7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qxd4 9. Bxc6+ Bd7 10. Rd1 $14 (10. Be3 $14)) 8. Qxc4 b5 (8...
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Rc8) 9. Qd3 (9. Qxb5 $2 Nxd4 10. Qd3 Bb5 $17) (9. Qc2 $2 cxd4 $17
{Und Weiß hat keine Kompensation für den Bauern.}) 9... Rc8 10. dxc5 (10. Bg5
$5) (10. Nc3) 10... Bxc5 11. Nc3 {Wir haben eine typisch katalanische Stellung
auf dem Brett. Die Bauernstellung ist symmetrisch, aber Schwarz hat einige
Schwächen (der Punkt d6 und der Pb5), während der Bg2 die große Diagonale
unter seiner Kontrolle hat. Sein Gegenspieler, der Bd7, hat eine recht
genügsame Position eingenommen.} O-O {Dieser natürliche Entwicklungszug
verschafft Schwarz keinen Ausgleich.} (11... b4 $5 12. Ne4 (12. Nb5 O-O 13. Be3
Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Ne7 15. Nd6 Rc7 16. Ne5 Bc6 17. Nxc6 Qxd6 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Rfc1
Rfc8 20. Rxc7 Rxc7 21. a3 {1/2-1/2 Ehlvest,J-Sokolov,A/Belfort WCup 1988})
12... Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Ne7 (13... Qe7 14. Bg5 f6 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 O-O 17. a3
Rb8 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. axb4 Rxb4 20. Nh4 Rbb8 21. Ra6 Be8 22. Rxd8 Nxd8 23. Rxa7
{Dunnington,A-Richardson,J/Rotherham Carlton Park 1997/1/2-1/2 (70)}) 14. Ne5
Bb5 15. Be3 Qb6 16. Bxc5 Rxc5 17. a4 bxa3 18. bxa3 Qc7 19. Nd3 Rc3 20. Rab1
Bxd3 21. exd3 O-O {Cummings,D-Van der Sterren,P/Antwerp op 1995/0-1 (52)}) (
11... a6) (11... Nb4) 12. Bg5 Nb4 13. Bxf6 $1 {Ein wichtiger Zwischenzug, der
die schwarze Bauernstruktur schwächt.} gxf6 14. Qd2 $14 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Rd2h6]
} (14. Qe4 f5 (14... Bc6 $5) 15. Qf4 Bc6 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. Ne5 Be8 18. e4 f6 19.
Nf3 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Nd5 21. Qg4+ Kh8 22. Nxc5 Rxc5 23. Nd4 Bd7 24. Rfe1 e5 25.
Nf5 Bxf5 26. Qxf5 {1-0 Smejkal,J-Radulov,I/Smederevska Palanka 1982/MCL 03 (39)
}) 14... Bc6 (14... Kg7 15. a3 Na6 16. Rad1 $14 {[%csl Ra6]}) 15. Qh6 Re8 (
15... Qe7 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. a3 Nc2 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 19. Rd1 Qb6 20. Qxf6 Bxf2+
21. Kh1 Ne3 22. Rd4 h5 23. Qg5+ Kf8 24. Qh6+ Kg8 25. Qg5+ Kf8 {1/2-1/2 Pribyl,
J-Ivkov,B/Nice olm 1974/MCD-ol}) 16. Rad1 Bf8 17. Qh5 Qe7 (17... Qb6 18. Qh4
Be7 $5 (18... Kg7 19. Rd4 $40 {[%cal Rd4g4,Rg4g7]}) (18... f5 19. Ng5) (18...
Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rc4 20. Ne4 $16) 19. Rd4 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 f5) 18. a3 $5 $146 (18.
Rd4 f5 19. Rh4 Bg7 $6 (19... f6 $5) 20. Qxh7+ $14 Kf8 21. Ne1 $1 Red8 22. a3
Bxg2 23. Nxg2 Nd5 24. Nxd5 Rxd5 25. Nf4 Rd2 26. Nh5 Qg5 $2 27. Nxg7 Qxg7 28.
Qh8+ {1-0 Barbero,G-Zichichi,A/San Bernardino 1988}) 18... Bxf3 (18... Na6 19.
Nxb5 $16) (18... Nd5 19. Nd4 Nxc3 20. Nxc6 Rxc6 21. Bxc6 Nxd1 22. Bxe8 $18) 19.
Bxf3 Nc6 (19... Rc5 20. Qg4+ Rg5 21. Qxb4 $18) 20. Nxb5 {Weiß hat einen
Mehrbauern und die bessere Bauernstrutkur. Schwarz macht sich aufgrund der
ungleichfarbgien Läufer noch kleine Remishoffnungen.} (20. Qxb5 $16) 20... Red8
21. Qg4+ Kh8 22. Rxd8 (22. Qa4 $16) (22. Bxc6 Rxc6 23. Rxd8 Qxd8 24. Qa4 $16)
22... Qxd8 23. Qa4 Qb6 24. Rc1 (24. b4 a6 25. Nc3 (25. Nd6 Bxd6 26. Rc1 Ne7 27.
Rxc8+ Nxc8 28. Qe8+ Kg7 29. Qxc8 a5 $11) 25... Nxb4 26. axb4 Rxc3 $11) (24. Rd1
Bc5 25. e3 $5) 24... Bc5 {[%cal Rb6g1]} 25. Kg2 (25. Nd6 Bxd6 26. Rxc6 Rxc6 27.
Qxc6 Qxc6 28. Bxc6 Be5 $14) (25. Bxc6 Rxc6 (25... Qxc6 26. Rc3 Qb6 $44) 26. e3
a6 27. Nd4 Qxb2 $14) (25. e3 a6 (25... Bxe3 26. Rxc6 Rxc6 27. Bxc6 Bxf2+ 28.
Kg2 Bg1 29. Qc2 $18) 26. Nc3 Bxe3 $13) 25... Ne7 $1 {Schwarz befreit sich von
der Feßlung und droht 26...Bxf2. Und nach 26...a6 hängt der Pb2.} 26. e3 (26.
Rxc5 $5 Rxc5 27. Qxa7 Qxb5 (27... Qxa7 28. Nxa7 Ra5 29. Nc6 Nxc6 30. Bxc6 $14)
28. Qxe7 $16) 26... a6 27. Nc3 (27. Nd4 Qxb2) 27... Qxb2 $13 {Schwarz hat
bereits materielles Gleichgewicht erreicht und droht nun 28...Qxc1 und 28...
Qxa3 zugleich.} 28. Rc2 Qxa3 29. Qh4 $44 {Weiß hat einen Bauern weniger, aber
die schwarze Königsstellung ist angreifbar.} f5 (29... Kg7 30. Ne4 Nd5 31. Nxf6
Nxf6 32. Qg5+ $36) 30. Na4 Bd6 31. Rd2 $6 {Das ist meiner Meinung nach riskant.
Weiß spielt auf Gewinn, anstatt mit Dauerschach das Remis zu erzwignen.} (31.
Qf6+ Kg8 32. Qg5+ Kf8 33. Rxc8+ Nxc8 34. Qd8+ Kg7 35. Qg5+ $11) 31... Ng6 32.
Qd4+ Be5 33. Qd7 Rc7 34. Qd8+ Kg7 35. Nb6 {Weiß besitzt Initiative und aktives
Figurenspiel, aber Schwarz kann die Drohungen abwehren.} Qe7 $15 36. Qd3 (36.
Qxe7 Nxe7 37. Ra2 Ra7 $15) 36... a5 37. Nc4 Qc5 {Zum Unglück von Weiß hat sein
starker katalanischer Läufer praktische keine Funktionen, während der schwarze
Freibauer auf der a-Linie mit der Unterstützung des Be5 gefährlich ist.} 38.
Rc2 Bf6 39. Na3 Qe7 40. Rxc7 Qxc7 41. Nc4 Qc5 $17 {Nach der Zeitkontrolle hat
Schwarz klaren Vorteil, aber die ungleichfarbigen Läufer stellen den
Nachziehenden noch vor technische Probleme.} 42. Qb3 Ne7 {Schwarz muß den
Springer auf dem Brett halten, um sich seine Gewinnchancen aufrecht zu
erhalten.} (42... Ne5 $6 43. Nxe5 Bxe5 $15) 43. Nb6 Qb4 44. Qxb4 axb4 45. Bd1
$8 {Weiß muß den Bauern blockieren. Ich möchte anmerken, daß die Partie -ohne
Springer auf dem Brett- wahrscheinlich remis wäre, da die ungleichfarbige
Läufer nur für Weiß gut sind.} Nc6 46. Nc4 Kf8 {[%cal Rf8e7,Re7d7] Der
schwarze König kommt ins Spiel.} 47. Nd2 Ke7 48. Kf1 Bc3 49. Nb3 {[%csl Gb3]
Weiß hat eine solide Verteidigungsstellung aufgebaut. Der Nb3 blockiert den
gegnerischen Freibauern.} Ne5 50. Be2 Kd6 51. Ba6 {Die weißen Leichtfiguren
schließen die wichtigen Eindringungsfelder am Damenflügel, aber Schwarz hat
viele Mittel, seine Stellung zu verbessern. Das wichtigste Prinzip im Endspiel
ist - nur nicht zu eilen.} Kc6 52. h3 {Richtet sich gegen das eventuelle ...
Ng4.} Nd7 53. Ke2 Kb6 $1 {Schwarz vertreibt den Läufer von der Diagonale a6-f1.
} 54. Bd3 (54. Bc8 $2 Nb8 55. Kd3 Kc7 $19 {[%csl Rc8]}) 54... Ne5 55. Bc2 {
Ich glaube, es ist besser für Weiß, diesen Läufer zu behalten. Ein Endspiel B
vs. N ist auch vorteilhaft für Schwarz.} Kb5 56. f4 (56. Nc1 $5 Kc4 57. Bb3+
Kb5 (57... Kc5 58. Nd3+ $15)) 56... Nd7 57. e4 {Weiß mobilisiert seine
Reserven. Es ist auch richtig, daß jeder Tausch Weiß dem Remisschluß ein
Stückchen näher bringt.} fxe4 58. Bxe4 Nf6 (58... Ka4 $6 59. Bc6+ Kxb3 60. Bxd7
Kc2 (60... Ka2 61. Be8 b3 62. Bxf7 b2 63. Bxe6+ Ka1 64. Bf5) 61. Be8 $1 (61.
Ba4+ b3 $17 {Und Schwarz droht einfach 62...Kb2 nebst 63...Ka2, und der
b-Bauer hat freie Bahn.}) 61... b3 62. Bxf7 b2 63. Bxe6 b1=Q 64. Bf5+) 59. Bd3+
Ka4 60. Nc5+ Ka3 61. Nb7 $15 {[%cal Rb7d6,Rd6f7]} Nd5 62. Bxh7 {Weiß hat das
materielle Gleichgewicht wiederhergestellt, aber Schwarz ist aufgrund seines
gefährlichen Freibauerns immer im Vorteil.} f5 {Schränkt die Bewegungsfreiheit
des weißen Läufers ein.} 63. Nc5 (63. Bg8 Nc7 $15 (63... b3 64. Bxe6 Ne7 (64...
b2 65. Bxf5 $16) 65. Bxb3 {Am einfachsten fuehrt zum Remis.Ribli.})) 63... b3
64. Nxb3 $8 Kxb3 {Schwarz hat eine Figur mehr, aber der Gewinn ist noch schwer.
Das Endspiel zwei Leichtfiguren gegen König ist leicht gewonnen, aber wenn
Weiß seinen Läufer behalten kann, dann ist die Partie totremis. Schwarz muß
fürden Gewinn mindenstens einen Bauern überbehalten.} 65. Bg8 Nc7 66. g4 Kb4 $1
(66... fxg4 67. f5 gxh3 (67... g3 68. Kf3 Be5 69. fxe6 Kc3 (69... Nd5 $4 70. e7
$18 {[%cal Gg8b3]}) 70. e7 $11) 68. Kf3 $11 {Weiß hat eine andere
Remismöglichkeit. Der Läufer und der h-Bauer können bekanntermaßen nicht
gewinnen.}) 67. Kf3 (67. Kd3 $5 fxg4 (67... Bg7 68. gxf5 exf5 69. Bh7 $11) (
67... Nd5 68. gxf5 (68. Bxe6 $2 Nxf4+ $19) 68... Nxf4+ 69. Ke4 e5 70. f6 $11)
68. hxg4 $15 {Meiner Meinung nach lautet das wahrscheinliche Ergebnis dieser
Partie Remis. Das Material ist reduziert, und es ist schwer sich vorzustellen,
wie Schwarz diese Stellung zum Gewinn führen kann.}) 67... fxg4+ 68. hxg4 Kc5
69. f5 e5 70. Ke4 $6 (70. g5 Kd4 71. f6 {Diese Fortsetzung bietet Weiß bessere
Remischancen.}) 70... Ne8 71. g5 Nd6+ 72. Kd3 Bd4 73. Be6 (73. f6) 73... e4+
74. Ke2 Nb5 $17 {Die weißen Bauern sind mobil. Der Plan von Schwarz ist klar.
Er sperrt den gegnerischen König ein, dann gewinnt er die weißen Bauern, und
das resultierende Endspiel mit zwei Leichtfiguren und e-Bauern gegen den
Läufer ist leicht gewonnen.} 75. f6 Nc3+ 76. Ke1 Kd6 77. Bb3 e3 {Der weiße
König ist quasi Patt, so kann sich Schwarz den weißen Bauern widmen.} 78. f7
Ke7 79. g6 Kf8 80. Bc4 Kg7 81. Kf1 {Weiß hat nichts besseres - er muß abwarten.
} Bc5 82. Bd3 Nd5 83. Ke1 (83. Ke2 $2 Nf4+ $19) 83... Nf4 84. Bc4 Kxg6 $19 (
84... Nxg6 $19) 85. Kf1 Kg7 86. Ke1 Ng6 87. Ke2 Ne5 {Schwarz gewinnt den
zweiten Bauern und erreicht eine theoretische Gewinnstellung.} 88. Bb5 Kxf7 89.
Ba6 Ke6 90. Bb5 Kf5 91. Ba6 Kf4 {Weiß hat keine Hoffnung mehr. Der Pe3 ist der
Garant für den schwarzen Sieg.} 92. Bb5 Nf3 93. Bc4 Nd4+ 94. Kd1 Bb4 {Und Weiß
gab auf, denn nach 95...Kf3, 96...Kf2 und nach 97...e2 muß er den Läufer geben.
Ribli.} 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.13"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 {Das ist eine chancenreiche
Variante für Schwarz. Ribli.} 6. O-O {Ein riskanter Zug. Weiß möchte seine
Entwicklung schnell beenden und strebt nach aktivem Spiel im Zentrum.} (6. Qa4
$5 {Mit diesem Zug kann Weiß den Bauern mit kleinem Vorteil und ohne Risiko
zurückgewinnen, was eine Hauptidee der Katalanischen Eröffnung ist.}) 6... Rb8
7. Nc3 b5 (7... a6) 8. e4 (8. Ne5 Nxe5 (8... Na5 9. Bc6+ $1 (9. b3 b4 10. bxc4
bxc3 11. Qa4+ c6 $19) (9. a4 b4 10. Nb5 Bb7 $13) (9. Nc6 Nxc6 10. Bxc6+ Bd7 $17
) 9... Bd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Bxb5 $16 {Weiß besitzt das Läuferpaar und Schwarz
hat schlechte c-Bauern.}) 9. dxe5 Nd7 (9... Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Nd7 11. Bc6 $44 {
[%csl Gc6,Re8]}) (9... Nd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bxd5 Be7 $11) 10. Bc6 a6 (10... b4
$5) 11. Qd4 (11. Be3 Bb7 12. Bxb7 Rxb7 13. Qd4 Be7 14. Rfd1 Qc8 15. a4 b4 16.
Ne4 a5 17. Bg5 $44 {1-0 Summermatter,D-Costa,J/SWZ-chT 1991 (30)}) 11... Bb7 (
11... Rb6 12. Qe4 $44 (12. Bg2 c5 13. Qe3 Qc7 $17)) 12. Bxb7 Rxb7 13. Rd1 c5 $1
(13... c6 14. a4 Qb6 15. Qxb6 Rxb6 16. Be3 Rb8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Ne4 Nxe5 19.
Bf4 f6 20. Ra7 {Sosonko,G-Webb,R/EU-Cup 1987/1-0 (49)}) 14. Qg4 (14. Qe4 Qc7
$15) 14... Qc7 15. f4 Qc6 16. e4 b4 17. Nd5 exd5 18. exd5 Qg6 19. Qf3 h5 20. d6
Rb8 21. Be3 Qf5 {Vasilchenko,O-Ivanov,S/RUS-chT 1992/0-1 (50)}) 8... Be7 (8...
b4 9. Ne2 Nxe4 10. Nd2 $44) 9. Bf4 (9. Qe2 b4 (9... O-O 10. Rd1 Nb4 11. Ne5 Nd7
12. b3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qe8 14. Be3 cxb3 15. Bxa7 Rb7 16. axb3 c5 17. Rd6 {
1-0 Ulibin,M-Hauchard,A/Cappelle op 1995 (31)}) 10. Na4 Ba6 11. e5 Nd5 12. Qe4
c3 13. Re1 O-O 14. Nc5 Bb5 15. h4 cxb2 16. Bxb2 Na5 17. Qg4 Nc3 {1/2-1/2
Ulibin,M-Kogan,A/Cappelle op 1995}) (9. d5 $5) 9... O-O 10. a4 (10. d5 exd5 11.
exd5 Nb4 12. Nd4 Bd7 $15) 10... a6 (10... b4 11. Nb5 Rb7 12. Rc1 Na5 {[%csl
Rb5] Der weiße b5-Springer ist in großer Not.}) 11. axb5 axb5 $15 {Schwarz hat
einen Bauern mehr und Weiß wirklich etwas Initiative im Zentrum, aber nichts
konkretes. Daher glaube ich, daß diese Kompensation zu gering ist.} 12. Qe2 (
12. d5 exd5 13. exd5 (13. e5 Ne4 14. Nxd5 Bc5 $15) 13... Nb4 14. Nd4 Bd7 15.
Ra7 Bd6 $15) 12... b4 13. Na4 (13. Nd1 Nxd4 14. Qxc4 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Rb7 16. e5
Nd5) (13. Qxc4 bxc3 14. Qxc6 cxb2 15. Rab1 Bb7 16. Qxc7 Bxe4 17. Qxb8 Qxb8 18.
Bxb8 Bxb1 19. Rxb1 Rxb8 $17) 13... Ba6 {[%cal Ga6f1]} (13... Nxd4 $6 14. Nxd4
Qxd4 15. Rfd1 {[%csl Rd4]} Qa7 16. Qxc4 $44) 14. Rfd1 (14. Nc5 Bb5 $15 15. Na6
$2 c3) 14... Bb5 {[%csl Gb5] Normalerweise hat Schwarz in der Katalanischen
Eröffnung Probleme mit der Entwicklung des weißfeldrigen Läufers. In unserer
Stellung ist der b5-Läufer aber die Schlüsselfigur: Er verteidigt den Bauern
auf c4, greift den a4- Springer an und es droht ...c4-c3.} 15. Qe1 Ra8 {
[%csl Ra4] Schwarz ist klar am Drücker. Der weiße Springer hat kein gutes Feld.
} 16. Nc5 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 $17 {Schwarz hat zwei Bauern mehr
und Weiß muß genau spielen, um sofortigen Partieverlust zu vermeiden.} 19. Be3
(19. Na6 Bxa6 20. Rxa6 Qxb2 $19 {[%csl Gb4,Gc4]}) 19... Qxb2 20. Rb1 Qa3 (20...
Qc3 $2 21. Qxc3 bxc3 22. Rxb5 Rd8 $13) 21. Qxb4 (21. Ra1 Qc3 $19) 21... Qxb4
22. Rxb4 c6 {Schwarz hat zwei Mehrbauern und beide sind gefährlich.} 23. f3 {
Weiß verhindert den möglichen Zug ...Ng4.} (23. Rb1 Ng4 $19 {[%csl Rc5,Re3]})
23... Nd7 $1 {[%cal Re7b4] Schwarz gibt zwei Leichtfiguren für den Turm, aber
er bekommt zwei verbundene Freibauern am Damenflügel.} 24. Rxb5 (24. Nxd7 Bxb4
25. Nxf8 Kxf8 $19 {[%cal Rc4c1]}) 24... cxb5 25. Nxd7 Rd8 {[%csl Gb5,Gc4,Gd8]}
26. Ne5 c3 27. Nc6 Rd1+ 28. Kf2 Ba3 {[%cal Rc3c1] Schwarz ist so schnell mit
seinen Freibauern, daß Weiß nichts unternehmen kann.} 29. Nd4 Bc5 $6 {Schwarz
steht auf Gewinn. Ich glaube, Zvjagincev war in Zeitnot und spielt daher einen
sicheren, aber langsamen Gewinnplan.} (29... Rxd4 $1 30. Bxd4 c2 31. Be3 Bc5
32. Ke2 Bxe3 $19) 30. Ke2 Rb1 $5 $19 {Es ist besser für Schwarz, den Turm auf
dem Brett zu behalten, denn in Endspielen mit ungleichfarbigen Läufern hat
Weiß einige Remischancen.} (30... Rxd4 31. Bxd4 Bxd4 $17) (30... Bxd4 31. Kxd1
Bxe3 $17) 31. Kd3 b4 32. Nc2 Bxe3 33. Nxe3 (33. Kxe3 b3 $19) 33... Rb2 34. Nc2
b3 35. Ne3 c2 (35... Re2 $22 $19 36. Kxe2 b2) 36. Kd2 Rb1 37. Nxc2 Rb2 {
und Weiß gab in hoffnungsloser Stellung auf. Eine von Zvjaginsev sehr stark
gespielte Partie. Ribli.} (37... bxc2 38. Kxc2 Rg1 39. Bh3 Rh1 $19) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.04"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Ilincic, Zlatko"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 {Der jugoslawische Großmeister spielt gerne
Systeme mit g3-Bg2.} dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 (7. e3) 7... Rb8 8. e4 {
Weiß hat Kompensation für den Bauern - sein Zentrum ist stark.} Be7 9. d5 exd5
(9... Nb4 10. Ne5 Nd3 $5 (10... exd5 11. exd5 {Das führt zur Partiefortsetzung.
})) 10. exd5 Nb4 11. Ne5 Bf5 12. a3 (12. Bg5 O-O 13. a3 Nbxd5 $1 14. Nxd5 Nxd5
15. Bxd5 Bxg5 16. Qf3 Qf6 17. Rfe1 Be6 18. Qxf6 Bxf6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Nxc4 Bd4
21. Re2 Rbd8 {0-1 Wojtkiewicz,A-Kveinys,A/Mikolajki 1991/EXT 2000 (49)}) 12...
Nd3 (12... Nc2 $2 13. Rb1 O-O 14. g4 $18 {[%csl Rc2,Rf5]}) 13. Nxc4 {Weiß hat
den Bauern zurück gewonnen und hat Raumvorteil.} Nxc1 (13... O-O $5) 14. Rxc1
O-O 15. Qd4 {Weiß kontrolliert mehr Raum, aber die schwarze Stellung ist
solide.} (15. b4 Ne8 16. Qf3 (16. h4 Nd6 17. Ne3 Bd7 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 f5
20. Bd3 f4 21. Qh5 g6 {1/2-1/2 Kachiani Gersinska,K-Misanovic,V/Cetinje 1991/
EXT 97 (21)}) 16... g6 17. Rfe1 Nd6 18. Nxd6 Bxd6 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Qg5 21.
Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Ruck,R-Tukmakov,V/Porec 1998/EXT 99 (31)}) 15... Ne8 {[%cal Ge8d6]
Das ist ein guter Springerzug - Schwarz bereitet Nd6 vor.} (15... Nd7 16. d6
Bxd6 17. Nxd6 cxd6 18. Qxd6 Qb6 19. Qxb6 Nxb6 20. Rfd1 Be6 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22.
Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 g6 24. Kg2 Rfc8 25. Rxc8+ Rxc8 26. Rd7 b5 27. Rd6 a5 28. Rd5
b4 29. axb4 axb4 30. Rb5 Rc4 31. Kf3 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Karpov,A/Monaco 2000/CBM
75 (44)}) (15... Re8) 16. Rfe1 (16. Ne3 Bd7 17. Ne4 Nd6 18. Nc5 Bb5 19. Rfe1
Bf6 20. Qd2 b6 21. Nb3 Qd7 22. Nd4 Rbe8 23. b3 a5 24. Nxb5 {1/2-1/2 Kaidanov,
G-Shabalov,A/Seattle 2000/CBM 80_02 (24)}) (16. Rfd1 Bg5 17. Ne3 Nd6 18. h4 Bf6
19. Qf4 Bd7 20. Ng4 Bxg4 21. Qxg4 Re8 22. Rc2 Be5 23. Na4 b6 24. Nc3 f5 25. Qg5
Qd7 26. Ne2 Ne4 27. Qc1 Re7 {1/2-1/2 Leski,M-Polak,T/Portoroz 1998/EXT 99 (27)}
) 16... Nd6 17. Ne5 Re8 {Schwarz hat eine bequeme Stellung - der Springer
steht sehr stark auf d6 und der gegnerische Läufer spielt eine passive Rolle
auf g2.} (17... Bf6 18. f4 Re8 19. h3 h6 20. Kh2 Re7 21. Ne2 Qe8 22. Ng1 g5 23.
Ngf3 Rd8 24. Qb4 gxf4 25. Qxf4 Bg7 26. b3 Be4 27. Ng4 {1-0 Miton,K-Ostrowski,L/
Zakopane chT 2000/The Week in Chess 310 (38)}) 18. h3 $5 {Auf den ersten Blick
sieht das nach einem genügsamen Zug. Weiß möchte anschließend seine
Springerstellung mit f2-f4 festigen und vermeidet zudem Motive auf der
Diagonale a7-g1.} Bf8 $11 (18... Bf6 19. f4) 19. Kh2 Qf6 (19... f6 20. Nd3 $14
{[%cal Gd3c5,Gc5e6,Gd3f4,Gf4e6]}) 20. f4 h5 {Schwarz sichert die Stellung
seines Läufers gegen g4. In einigen Varianten möchte er h5-h4 ziehen.} 21. h4
Rbd8 {[%cal Gd8d2]} 22. Ne2 {Weiß öffnet die c-Linie für den Turm. Der
Springer kann später einmal das Feld d4 anvisieren.} Bh7 {[%cal Gd6f5]} 23. Qa4
(23. Rxc7 $2 Nb5 $19) 23... Nf5 $5 {Der amerikanische Großmeister
verkompliziert das Spiel. Der Springer strebt an den Königsflügel. Wenn Weiß
den Pc7 nicht nimmt, kann Schwarz Bd6 ziehen.} (23... Nb5 $11) 24. Rxc7 {[#]}
Nxg3 $5 $13 {[%mdl 64] Dieser Zug ist eben so schön wie überraschend. Das
schwarze Läuferpaar zeigt sich jetzt, denn es gibt Motive auf der Diagonale
b8-h2. Aber wer kann schon alle Varianten - besonders auf dem Brett -
kalkulieren? Meiner Meinung nach ist dieser Zug psychologisch stärker als in
Wirklichkeit.} 25. Nxg3 (25. Rxf7 Qxh4+ 26. Kg1 (26. Bh3 Rxe5 27. Rxf8+ Rxf8
$19) 26... Nxe2+ 27. Rxe2 Bc5+ 28. Kf1 Rxe5 $19) (25. Kxg3 Rxe5 26. fxe5 Qxe5+
27. Qf4 Bd6 28. Qxe5 Bxe5+ 29. Nf4 Bxc7 30. Re7 $11) 25... Qxh4+ (25... Bd6 $6
26. Rd7 b5 (26... Bc2 27. Qxc2 Rxd7 28. Kh3 $16) 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Qa5 Qxh4+
29. Bh3 $16) 26. Bh3 Bf5 $1 27. Nxf5 Qxe1 {Schwarz hat R+P gegen N+N. Die
weiße Königsstellung ist schwach.} 28. Qd4 $8 {Die Dame muss nach d4 ziehen,
sonst kommt 28...Rxe5 oder 28...Qf2+.} f6 29. Nf3 (29. Nd7 Re2+ 30. Bg2 Qf1 $2
(30... Rxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Qe2+ 32. Kh1 (32. Kg1 Qg4+ $17) 32... Qf1+ $11) 31. Nxf6+
(31. Ne3 Qf2) 31... gxf6 (31... Kh8 32. Nh4 $18) 32. Ne3 Qf2 33. Qxf6 Qxf4+ 34.
Qxf4 Bd6 35. Qxd6 Rxd6 36. Nf5 $18) 29... Re2+ 30. Bg2 Qb1 (30... Qf2 31. Qxf2
Rxf2 32. Rxb7 Rxd5 33. N5d4 g5 $13) (30... Qf1 31. N3h4 $16) 31. N3h4 Rde8 $1 (
31... Qxb2 $2 32. Qd3 $18 {Es droht 33.Nh6+ mit Gewinn.}) 32. Ng3 (32. d6 Rxg2+
33. Kxg2 (33. Nxg2 Qxf5 $15) 33... Re2+ 34. Kf3 Qf1+ 35. Kg3 Qe1+ $11) 32...
Qxb2 33. Nxe2 (33. Qxb2 Rxb2 $13) 33... Qxe2 {Schwarz hat nur zwei Bauern für
die Figur, aber der weiße König steht unsicher.} 34. d6 Qg4 35. Nf3 (35. Qd5+
Kh8 36. Nf3 Re2 $40) 35... h4 36. Ng1 Re1 (36... Rd8 37. d7 $18) 37. Qc4+ $6 (
37. d7 $1 Be7 38. d8=Q+ Bxd8 39. Qxd8+ Kh7 40. Qd3+ Kh6 41. Qf3) 37... Kh7 38.
Qd3+ $2 (38. d7 $1 Be7 39. Rc8 $18) 38... Kh6 {[%csl Gh6]} 39. Qf3 (39. d7 $2
Qxf4+ 40. Kh1 Bd6 $19) 39... Qg3+ (39... Qxf3 40. Nxf3 Bxd6 41. Nxe1 Bxf4+ 42.
Kh3 Bxc7 $11) 40. Qxg3 hxg3+ 41. Kxg3 Bxd6 {[%mdl 4096] Schwarz hat wieder
zwei Bauern für die Figur, aber das Material ist bereits reduziert - er steht
nicht schlechter.} 42. Nf3 $11 (42. Rd7 Bxa3 43. Nf3 Re7 $11) 42... Re4 {
[%csl Rf4]} 43. Rxb7 Rxf4 $6 (43... Bxf4+ {Dieser Zug wäre viel einfacher als
die Partiefortsetzung.} 44. Kf2 Ra4 45. Rb3 Bd6 $11) 44. Rd7 Rd4+ 45. Kh3 Rd3 {
[%csl Rf3,Rg2] Weiß hat Probleme bei der Koordination seiner Figuren.} 46. Bh1
(46. a4 a5 $11) 46... a5 47. Kg2 Rd1 48. Ne1 Rxe1 49. Rxd6 {Weiß hat eine
Figur für zwei Bauern, aber er kann seinen letzten Bauern nicht verteidigen
und der Bh1 steht schreklich.} Re3 {[%csl Ra3] Schwarz gewinnt den letzten
weißen Bauern.} 50. Kf2 Rxa3 {Wer spielt hier auf Gewinn? Weiß muss drei
Bauern gewinnen, um ein Endspiel R+B gegen R zu erreichen, und selbst das ist
- bei guter Verteidigung - theoretisch Remis. Andererseits kann auch Schwarz
nicht gewinnen, denn es fehlt die Verbindung zwischen seinen Bauern und die
Bauern sind noch nicht vorgerückt.} 51. Be4 Rb3 52. Ra6 Rb5 53. Ke3 Kg5 54. Bc6
Rb3+ (54... Rc5 $6 55. Kd4 Re5 56. Bd5) 55. Kd2 Ra3 56. Kc2 f5 {Statt passiver
Verteidigung - was auch ausreichen würde - mobilisiert Schwarz seine Bauern.}
57. Kb2 Rd3 58. Rxa5 Kf4 {[%cal Gg7g5]} 59. Kc2 Rd8 {[%cal Gd8d1] Der weiße
König ist von den Bauern abgeschnitten.} 60. Bd5 Ke3 (60... g5 61. Be6 Rf8 62.
Kd3) 61. Bc4 f4 62. Ra7 g5 63. Re7+ Kf3 64. Be2+ Kg3 65. Rg7 (65. Rg7 f3 $11)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.05"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 {Diese Variante
ist sehr populär in der letzten Zeit. In der Folge möchte Schwarz Rb8 und b5
ziehen, um seinen Mehrbauern zu halten.} 7. e3 (7. Nc3) 7... Rb8 (7... Bd7 8.
Qe2 b5 9. Rd1 Be7 10. e4 $44) 8. Nfd2 (8. Qe2) 8... Qd7 {Das ist Milovs
Lieblingsfortsetzung in dieser Variante. Mit diesem ruhigen Zug möchte Schwarz
den Nc6 verteidigen und die Entwicklung des Damenflügels mit b5-Bb7 beenden.
Die alternative Fortsetzung 8...e5 führt hignegen zu lebendigem Spiel.} (8...
e5 $5 9. Bxc6+ (9. Nxc4 exd4 10. exd4 Nxd4 11. Bf4 Bg4 12. Re1+ Be7 13. Nd6+
cxd6 14. Qxd4 O-O 15. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Butnorius,A-Anikaev,Y/Severodonetsk 1982/
EXT 99 (44)}) 9... bxc6 10. dxe5 Ng4 11. Nxc4 Be6 $5 12. Qc2 $5 (12. Qe2 Qd5
13. b3 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Bb2 Qb5 16. Nc3 Qxe2 17. Nxe2 f6 18. Rac1 c5 19.
Nf4 Bf7 20. Nd3 Rb5 21. Ba3 c4 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. bxc4 Ra5 {1/2-1/2 Shvidler,
E-Mikhalevski,A/Israel 1996/CBM 52 ext (48)}) 12... h5 $1 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Qe4
$1 Bd5 15. Rxd5 cxd5 16. Qxd5 Be7 17. h3 $2 (17. e6 $1 h4 18. Qd7+ $1 Qxd7 19.
exd7+ Kxd7 20. h3 $14) 17... Nxf2 $1 18. Kxf2 Qxh3 19. Qg2 Qg4 (19... Qf5+ $1
20. Qf3 Qc2+ 21. Nbd2 h4 22. gxh4 Rxh4 $1 $17) 20. Nbd2 h4 {1-0 Tukmakov,
V-Mikhalevski,A/Biel (open) 73/556 1998/Inf 73/[Tukmakov,V] (52)}) 9. Nxc4 b5
10. Ncd2 {[%csl Yc5][%cal Gd2b3,Gb3c5] Der Mohr hat seine Schuldigkeit getan,
der Mohr kann gehen. Weiß hat mit dem Springer den Pc4 zurück gewonnen, nun
geht der Springer wieder nach d2. - Aber inzwischen ist das Feld c5 durch
b7-b5 geschwächt, so dass Weiß in der Folge gut Nb3 ziehen kann.} (10. Ne5 Nxe5
11. dxe5 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Nd7 13. f4 Bc5 14. Nc3 Bb7 15. Bxb7 Rxb7 16. Kf2 Bb4 17.
Ne4 Nc5 18. Kf3 Nxe4 19. Kxe4 Bc5 20. a4 Ke7 21. axb5 axb5 22. b3 {1/2-1/2
Kachiani Gersinska,K-Kveinys,A/Regensburg 1996/CBM 50 ext (61)}) 10... Bb7 (
10... e5) 11. Nc3 (11. a4 Be7 12. axb5 axb5 13. Nc3 Nd8 14. Bxb7 Nxb7 $6 (14...
Rxb7 15. Nf3 O-O 16. Ne5 Qc8 $11 {/\c5}) 15. Nf3 O-O 16. Ne5 Qe8 17. Ra7 b4 18.
Na4 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Milov,V/Biel 2000/CBM 79_02/[Milov] (37)}) (11. Nb3 Nd8)
11... Nd8 {Schwarz entwickelt den Königsflügel noch nicht, er möchte zuerst
den Ausgleichszug c7-c5 durchsetzen.} (11... Be7 12. Nde4 $11) 12. Nf3 $5 {
[%cal Gf3e5]} (12. Nb3 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Nb7 $11 {[%cal Gc7c5]}) 12... c5 (12...
Bd6 13. Qe2 $11) 13. e4 $5 {Dieser Zug ist interessant, aber ich bin mir nicht
sicher, ob er auch korrekt ist.} cxd4 (13... b4 14. Na4 Nxe4 $13) (13... Nxe4
$2 14. Ne5 Qxd4 (14... Nxc3 15. Nxd7 Nxd1 16. Nxb8 $18) 15. Qxd4 cxd4 16. Nxe4
$18) 14. Nxd4 Nc6 $11 {Weiß hat Entwicklungsvorteil, aber Schwarz kontrolliert
die wichtighsten Punkte. Die Diagonale des Bg2 ist durch den Pe4 geschlossen.}
(14... b4 15. Bf4 (15. Nce2 Nxe4 $17) 15... Bd6 (15... Rc8 16. Na4 $13) (15...
bxc3 $6 16. Bxb8 cxb2 17. Rb1 $16) 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Qa4+ Kf8 18. Nce2 Bxe4 19.
Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Rfd1 $44) 15. Bf4 (15. Nxc6 Qxc6 $11 (15... Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Bxc6
17. Bf4 Rc8 $11)) 15... Rc8 (15... Rd8 $5) 16. Nb3 Bb4 (16... b4 17. Na4 $14 {
[%csl Yb6,Yc5]}) 17. e5 (17. Rc1 Qe7 $11 (17... e5 18. Bg5 Nd4 19. Nxd4 exd4
20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 $16) (17... O-O 18. e5 $14)) 17... Qxd1 18.
Rfxd1 Nd7 (18... Bxc3 19. bxc3 Nd5 20. Bxd5 (20. Nc5 Na5 21. Nxb7 Nxb7 22. Bxd5
exd5 23. Rxd5 Rxc3 24. Rad1 $14) 20... exd5 21. Rxd5 Nb4 22. Rc5 $16) 19. Ne4
$5 {Weiß opfert einen Bauern und strebt Aktivität am Damenflügel an.} (19. Rac1
$14) (19. a4 $14) 19... Ndxe5 (19... Ncxe5 20. Nf6+ gxf6 21. Bxb7 $36 {[%cal
Rb7a6,Rb7c8]}) 20. Nec5 (20. Bxe5 $6 Nxe5 21. Nf6+ gxf6 22. Bxb7 Rb8 23. Bxa6
Rb6 24. Rac1 O-O 25. Bc8 Nc4 $15) 20... Bxc5 21. Bxe5 (21. Nxc5 Ba8 22. Nxa6
O-O $11) 21... Bb6 (21... Bf8 $6 22. Rac1 $44) 22. Bxg7 $14 {Mit diesem Zug
gewinnt Weiß den Bauern zurück. Sein Vorteil ist jedoch nur mikroskopisch: der
Bg2 ist etwas aktiver als der Bb7, und die weiße Bauernstruktur am
Königsflügel ist gesund.} Rg8 23. Bf6 (23. Bc3) 23... Rg6 24. Bc3 Rc7 $1 {
[%mdl 256] Schwarz verteidigt den Bb7. Anschließend möchte er mit Ne7 den
starken katalanischen Läufer abtauschen.} 25. Rac1 Ne7 26. Be5 (26. Bxb7 $5
Rxb7 27. Bd4 $14) 26... Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Kd7 {Der schwarze König
steht aktiv im Zentrum. Schwarz hat keine besonderen Probleme, aber der Rg6
steht ein wenig Abseits vom Geschehen.} 29. Bd4 Bxd4 30. Nxd4 {[%mdl 4096]} Rg5
$11 {[%cal Gg5d5] Der schwarze Turm findet Spiel auf der fünften Reihe.} 31.
Nb3 Rd5 (31... Kd6 32. Na5 {[%cal Ga5b7,Gb7c5]}) 32. Nc5+ Kd6 33. b4 $1 (33.
Nxa6 Rd2 34. Rb1 Nd5 $11 {[%csl Ra6]}) 33... Nf5 (33... Nc6 34. Nxa6 Rd2 35. a3
Rd3 36. Ra1 $14) 34. Nxa6 Rd2 35. Nc7 Nd4 {[%csl Gd2,Gd4,Gd6] Schwarz hat
aktives Figurenspiel, das ist sein Gegenwert für den Bauern.} 36. Rc5 Rxa2 37.
Nxb5+ Nxb5 38. Rxb5 $14 Rb2 {[%csl Gb2] Der Turm hat sein Idealfeld auf b2
eingenommen - er kontrolliert die weißen Bauern am Königsflügel und
gleichzeitig den b-Bauern.} 39. Rb7 f5 40. Rxh7 (40. b5 h5 41. h4 $14 {Weiß
hat einen Bauern mehr, aber bei gutem schwarzen Spiel ist das Endspiel Remis.})
40... Rxb4 41. Rf7 {[%csl Gf7] Der Turm steht aktiv auf f7 und schränkt die
Bewegungen des schwarzen Königs ein.} Rb8 42. h4 Ke5 43. f3 (43. h5 $2 Rh8 $11)
43... Rb2+ 44. Kh3 Rb1 45. Rf8 Ra1 46. Rh8 Ra3 47. h5 Kf6 $11 {Das Schlagen
des Bauern wäre auch gut, aber der Textzug führt einfach zum Remis.} (47...
Rxf3 48. h6 Rf1 49. Kh4 (49. Kg2 Ra1 50. h7 Ra7 $11) 49... Rh1+ 50. Kg5 Rh3 51.
g4 $11) 48. f4 Kg7 49. Re8 Kf7 (49... Kh6 $2 50. Kh4 (50. Rxe6+ Kxh5 51. Rf6
Ra5 $11) 50... Re3 51. Rg8 e5 52. Rg6+ Kh7 53. Rf6 $16) 50. Rb8 Ra1 51. Rb7+
Kf6 52. Rh7 Rh1+ 53. Kg2 Ra1 54. Rh6+ Kf7 55. Rg6 Rb1 {Schwarz kann mit
einfachen Wartezügen das Remis halten.} 56. g4 fxg4 57. Rxg4 Kf6 58. h6 Rb2+
59. Kg3 Rb3+ 60. Kg2 (60. Kh4 Rb1 $11) 60... Rb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Evdokimov, Alexander A"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saratov Ekonomist SGSEU"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ {Diese Variante
erfreut sich heutzutage großer Beliebtheit, aber die Alternative 6...Nd7 ist
ebenfalls spielbar.} 7. Bd2 Bd6 (7... Nd5) 8. O-O O-O 9. Qxc4 e5 10. d5 {
Weiß versucht das Spiel kompliziert zu gestalten; er ist nicht zufrieden mit
der Vereinfachungen 10.dxe5, die zu einem ausgeglichenen Spiel führt.} (10. Nc3
$2 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Qxd4 Bxg3 $17) (10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bc3
Qe7 $11) 10... Ne7 11. Nc3 h6 (11... c6 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Rfd1 Be6 14. Qh4 Be7
15. Be3 Qa5 16. Qa4 Qxa4 17. Nxa4 Rfd8 18. Nc3 h6 19. Ne1 Bb4 {1/2-1/2
Georgiev ,K-Aleksandrov ,A/Bled 2002 (32)}) (11... Bd7 12. Bg5 Ne8 13. Rac1 h6
14. Bd2 c6 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Rfd1 Rc8 17. Qb3 {1-0 Grabarczyk,M-Hnydiuk,A/
Plock 2000/CBM 78(51)}) (11... a6 12. Rfd1 $6 (12. a4 $5) (12. Bg5 $5) 12... b5
$1 13. Qb3 b4 14. Na4 Bd7 $6 (14... Qe8 $1 15. Rdc1 Qb5 $1 $17) 15. Qc2 Nexd5
16. Nc5 Bb5 17. Bg5 {1/2-1/2 Raetsky,A-Shariyazdanov,A/Biel 1999/EXT 2000 (51)}
) 12. Rfd1 (12. e4 a6 13. b4 c6 14. Rad1 b5 15. Qb3 cxd5 16. exd5 Bf5 17. Rfe1
Ng6 18. h3 Qd7 19. Kh2 Rac8 20. Bf1 e4 21. Nd4 Nh4 {0-1 Carron,J-Bauer,C/Biel
2002/EXT 2003 (31)}) 12... a6 13. Qb3 (13. a4 c6 $1 (13... Bd7 14. h3 Rb8 15.
a5 Ne8 16. Be3 Qc8 17. Ba7 Ra8 18. Bc5 Ng6 19. h4 Nf6 20. Bxd6 cxd6 21. Qb4 Bh3
22. Bh1 Qd7 {0-1 Sambuev,B-Tregubov,P/Krasnoyarsk 2003/(54)}) 14. dxc6 Nxc6 15.
Qh4 $5 Bf5 $6 (15... Ng4 $5 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. h3 Nf6 $11) 16. Bxh6 $3 gxh6 17.
Qxh6 $44 {1/2-1/2 Vaganian,R-Zvjaginsev,V/Poikovsky 2002/(29)}) 13... Rb8 {
Mit diesem profilaktischen Zug verteidigt Schwarz den b7-Bauern, um seinen
c8-Läufer zu entwickeln. Sinnvoller scheint mir die Alternative 13...c6,
wonach Schwarz das Spiel ausgleichen kann.} (13... c6 14. dxc6 Nxc6 15. Be3 Qe7
16. Nd2 Be6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Na5 19. Qd3 Rad8 20. Bg2 Ng4 21. Nf1 Bc5 {
1/2-1/2 Filippov,V-Korchnoi,V/Togliatti RUS 2003/(37)}) 14. Be1 Bg4 (14... c6
$5 15. dxc6 Nxc6) 15. Rac1 b5 16. h3 Bh5 17. a3 Qd7 18. Nh4 g5 $6 {Dieser Zug
gefällt mir nicht, da er die schwarze Königsstellung schwächt.} (18... b4 19.
axb4 Rxb4 20. Qa2 Rfb8 $11) 19. Nf3 Kh8 (19... b4 20. axb4 Rxb4 21. Qa2 $14)
20. Na2 {[%csl Yc6][%cal Ga2b4,Gb4a6,Gb4c6]} g4 21. hxg4 Nxg4 22. Nb4 Ra8 23.
Nd3 $1 {[%cal Gd3c5][%mdl 64] Ein unerwarteteter Zug, da sich Weiß freiwillig
in die Gefahr der Bauerngabel begibt.} e4 {Schwarz muss so spielen, sonst
spielt Weiß einfach 24.Nc5 mit Positionsvorteil.} 24. Nc5 Bxc5 (24... Qf5 $2
25. Nh4 $18) 25. Rxc5 exf3 26. exf3 $44 {[%cal Ge1c3,Gc3h8,Gc5h5,Gd1d7] Weiß
hat nur einen Bauern für die Figur, aber seine Figuren stehen sehr aktiv; der
Be1 zielt auf die Diagonale a1-h8 und nach d5-d6 können die weißen Türme
gefährliche Aktivitäten entfalten.} (26. Bxf3 Qd6 27. Bb4 a5 28. Rc6 Qd7 29.
Bxe7 Qxe7 30. Qc3+ Kh7 31. Rxc7 $44) 26... Ne5 (26... Nf6 27. d6 cxd6 28. Bc3
$18) 27. d6 $1 {[%cal Rc5h5,Rd1d7]} N7c6 (27... cxd6 28. Rxe5 $18) 28. dxc7
Qxc7 29. Bc3 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Rc3h8] Die einfache weiße Drohung ist 30.Bxe5+
mit Gewinn.} (29. g4 $5 Bg6 30. f4) 29... Rae8 $6 (29... f6 $1 30. Bxe5 fxe5
31. Qe6 $44) 30. f4 $1 Bxd1 31. Qxd1 {[%csl Gc3,Rc6,Rc7,Re5,Gg2,Rh8][%cal
Rc3h8,Rg2c6][%mdl 2048] [#]Schwarz hat einen Turm mehr, aber seine Springer
sind gefesselt.} Qd8 32. Qh5 (32. Qxd8 Nxd8 (32... Rxd8 33. Rxc6 $18) 33. fxe5
$16) 32... Nd4 33. Rxe5 (33. Rd5 $18) 33... Rxe5 34. Qxe5+ f6 35. Qxd4 $18 Qxd4
36. Bxd4 {Mit zwei Läufer und einem Mehrbauern gegen den Turm gewinnt Weiß
leicht.} Kg7 37. Bc3 Re8 38. g4 Kg6 39. Bb7 f5 40. Bxa6 fxg4 41. Bxb5 Rd8 42.
a4 Kf5 43. a5 1-0

[Event "Scandic Hotels CC"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2000.08.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bator, Robert"]
[Black "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2000.07.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 {Dieser Zug ist eine
chancenreiche Fortsetzung für Schwarz - anschließend kann er seinen Pc4 mit b5
verteidigen.} 6. O-O Nc6 {Diese Spielweise ist in letzter Zeit sehr beliebt.
Schwarz möchte seinen Pc4 mit Rb8 und b5 unterstützen.} (6... b5 7. Ne5) 7. Nc3
(7. e3) 7... Rb8 8. e4 b5 (8... Be7 9. d5 exd5 10. exd5 Nb4 11. Ne5) 9. d5 (9.
Qe2) (9. e5 Nd5 10. Ng5 $13) 9... Nb4 10. b3 {Das ist ein üblicher weißer Plan.
Mit diesem Zug gibt er das Zel auf, den Bauern zurück zu gewinnen, nunmehr
setzt er auf Aktivität im Zentrum.} (10. Ne5 Bd6 11. f4 exd5 12. a3 Nd3 13.
Nxd3 cxd3 $11) 10... cxb3 (10... exd5 $6 11. exd5 cxb3 12. Qxb3 Nd3 13. Bg5 Be7
14. Nd4 Bd7 15. Rad1 Nc5 16. Qc2 $16 {Gorelov,S-Abramov,S/USSR 1991/Inf 52 (16)
}) 11. Qxb3 {Dieser natürliche Zug ist gut, aber 11.Nd4 ist auch spielbar und
sogar recht interessant.} (11. Nd4 $1 c5 $6 (11... e5 12. Nxb3 c5 $13) 12. dxc6
e5 13. Nd5 $1 Bd6 14. c7 Bxc7 15. Nxb4 Qxd4 16. Qxd4 exd4 17. axb3 Nd7 18. Nc6
Rb6 19. Nxd4 O-O 20. Be3 {1-0 Cvitan,O-Luther,T/Germany 1998/GER-chT (44)})
11... c5 {Damit öffnet Schwarz die Stellung - das ist prinzipiell wegen des
Königs in der Mitte des Brettes nicht logisch. Schwarz muss jedoch seinen Nb4
befreien, zudem droht jetzt 12...c4 nebst 13...Nd3.} 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Bf4 $6 {
Die Idee ist gut, aber die Zugfolge ist nicht präzise - nach 13.Rd1 muss die
Dame wegziehen und dann greift man mit 14. Bf4 den Turm an. Wenn Weiß das -
wie iin der Partie - umgekehrt macht, kann Schwarz auf Tfd1 mit Rd7 antworten.}
(13. Rd1 Qb6 14. Bf4 Rb7 15. e5 Nd7 16. Ne4 Nc5 17. Qe3 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Rc7 19.
Rac1 Bb7 20. Be3 Qa5 21. Nd4 Nd8 22. Qd3 Rxc1 23. Bxc1 Bd5 24. Bg5 h6 25. Nxe6
fxe6 26. Qg6+ {1-0 Tukmakov,V-Hulak,K/Pula 1999/EXT 2000 (29)}) 13... Rb7 14.
Rac1 $13 {Weiß hat Kompensation für den Bauern - er hat großen
Entwicklungsvorsprung.} (14. Rfd1 Rd7 $13) 14... Na5 $1 {Der Springer
vertreibt die Dame und nimmt den Vorposten auf c4 ein.} 15. Qc2 (15. Qb1) 15...
Ba3 {Schwarz kann seine Entwicklung mit Tempo beenden.} 16. Rcd1 Nd7 $1 {
Schwarz muss sehr vorsichtig sein - sein Turm steht schlecht auf b7, dennoch
wäre jetzt von 16...Rd7 abzuraten.} (16... Rd7 $2 17. Ne5 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Nd7 (
18... Qb6 19. Nxb5 $18) (18... Qe7 19. Nxb5 O-O 20. Nxa3 Qxa3 21. Ng6 {[%cal
Rf4d6,Rd6a3,Rd6f8]} hxg6 22. Bd6 $18) 19. Nb1 Be7 20. Ng6 $1 hxg6 21. Bc7 $18)
17. Bg5 (17. Nb1 Be7 18. Rd3 Nc4 $13) 17... Qc7 (17... f6) 18. Bf4 Qd8 (18...
e5 $2 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Nxb5 Bc5 (21... Qc5 22. Nxa3 Qxc2 23.
Nxc2 $16) 22. Rd5 $18) 19. Bg5 f6 {Dieser Zug beschwört große Komplikationen
herauf. Schwarz ist offenischtlich nicht mit Zugwiederholung zufrieden.} (19...
Qb6 $2 20. Nxb5 $18) 20. Nd4 {[%mdl 2048]} Rb6 (20... fxg5 21. Nxe6 Qb6 22.
Nxb5 $40 {[%csl Re8]}) 21. Bh3 {[%cal Gd4e6,Gh3e6][%mdl 64] Mit diesem Zug
versucht Weiß, im Trüben zu fischen - es ist zwar spürbar, dass Weiß
Angriffschancen hat, aber kann ein Spieler aus Fleisch und Blut alles
durchrechnen? Vielleicht kann das ein Computer... Meiner Meinung nach hat Weiß
trotz seiner deutlichen Drohungen nicht ausreichend Kompensation.} (21. Bc1
Bxc1 22. Qxc1 Nc4 $13) 21... fxg5 22. Nxe6 Rxe6 (22... Qf6 $2 23. Nd5 $18) 23.
Bxe6 Qc7 {[%cal Gc7c2] Dieser Zug ist logisch - Schwarz vermeidet die Fesslung
auf der d-Linie, auf der c-Linie steht die Dame aktiv.} 24. e5 {Weiß möchte
die Stellung um jeden Preis öffnen und opfert einen Bauern.} Nb6 {Nach diesem
Zug kann Weiß seine beste Figur, den "katalanischen" Läufer auf e6, nicht mehr
halten.} (24... b4 25. Qa4 bxc3 26. Qxa3 c2 27. Rc1 $13 {[%csl Ge6,Re8][%cal
Ga3f8]}) (24... Nxe5 25. Bxc8 Qxc8 26. Rfe1 Qc7 27. Qf5 $40) 25. Rd6 {Weiß
opfert in dieser Partie so viel Material wie so manch anderer Spieler in einem
Jahr! Trotzdem, ich kann nicht an die Korrekheit des weißen Spiels glauben.} (
25. Bxc8 Qxc8 $17) 25... Bxd6 26. exd6 Qxd6 $17 {Weiß hat nun eine Figur
weniger, doch obwohl der gegnerische König in der Mitte steht, hat er keine
wirklich gefährlichen Drohungen.} 27. Bxc8 Nxc8 28. Nxb5 Qc6 (28... axb5 $2 29.
Qxc8+ Qd8 30. Re1+ Kf7 31. Qe6+ Kf8 32. Re5 {[%cal Re5f5,Rf5f8]} (32. Qf5+ Kg8
33. Qe6+) 32... g6 33. Rc5 Kg7 34. Rd5 $18) 29. Nc7+ (29. Re1+ Ne7 $19) 29...
Kd8 (29... Kf8 30. Qf5+ $18 {[%cal Rf5c8,Rf5f8]}) 30. Ne6+ $8 Qxe6 31. Qd2+ {
[%cal Rd2a5,Rd2d8]} Kc7 32. Qxa5+ Kb7 33. Qxg5 {Weiß hat zwar nur einen Bauern
für die Figur, aber Schwarz muss aufgrund seiner schlechten Königsstellung
immer vorsichtig bleiben.} Qe7 (33... Rg8 $17) 34. Qd5+ (34. Rb1+ Ka7 35. Qf4
Nb6 $17) 34... Ka7 35. a4 Rd8 (35... Nb6 $17) 36. Qc6 Qd6 (36... Nb6 37. Rb1
Nd5 $17) 37. Qc2 {[%cal Rc2h7]} g6 {Schwarz verteidigt seinen Ph7.} 38. Rb1 Nb6
39. a5 Nd5 {Schritt für Schritt verbesserte Schwarz seine Stellung - der zuvor
passive Springer spielt nun aktiv mit.} 40. Qd3 Qc5 (40... Qc6 $17) (40... Qc7
$17) 41. Qb3 Qc7 42. Qa3 {Es droht zwar nichts, aber es ist nicht leicht für
Schwarz die optimale Aufstellung seiner Figuren zu finden und eine feste
Verteidigungstellung aufzubauen.} Rb8 43. Rc1 Qe7 44. Qa1 (44. Qxe7+ Nxe7 45.
Rc7+ Rb7 $19) 44... Rb5 {[%csl Gb5]} (44... Rb4 $17) 45. h4 Qf6 (45... Qb4) 46.
Qa4 h5 47. Re1 Kb7 48. Qa3 Nb4 49. Rd1 (49. Rb1 Nc6 $19) 49... Kc7 50. Rc1+ Nc6
$19 {[%csl Gc6] Endlich ist alles in der schwarzen Stellung verteidigt - sein
großer Materialvorteil muss nun zur Geltung kommen. Der Springer steht gut auf
c6, zudem ist der weiße Pa5 schwach.} 51. Rc4 Qd6 52. Qe3 {[%cal Re3a7,Ra7c7]}
Kb7 53. Rf4 Ne5 54. Qc3 (54. Qe4+ Qd5 $19) 54... Rb1+ 55. Kh2 (55. Kg2 Qc6+ $19
) 55... Ng4+ (55... Ng4+ 56. Kh3 (56. Kg2 Qc6+ $19) 56... Rh1+ 57. Kg2 Rh2+ $19
) 0-1

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpB"]
[Site "Port Barcares"]
[Date "2005.05.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dunis, Aurelien"]
[Black "Schenk, Andreas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2005.05.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bd6 8.
Ne5 {Das ist die aussichtsreiche Fortsetzung für Weiß; im Falle von 8.0-0 0-0
9.Qxc4 e5 hat Schwarz bessere Ausgleichchancen.} Bxe5 (8... O-O 9. Nxc6 bxc6
10. Qxc4 (10. O-O $5) 10... Rb8 11. Qc2 (11. b3 $5) 11... Be7 $1 12. O-O Qxd4
13. Nc3 Nd5 14. Rfd1 Ba6 (14... Qf6 $5) (14... Qb6 $5) 15. Bg5 $1 Qc5 (15...
Qb4 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Rd2 Rfd8 $11) 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 (16... Nxe7 17. Rd2 Rfd8 18.
Rad1 Rxd2 19. Rxd2 $14) 17. Rd2 (17. Bf3 $5) 17... Rfd8 18. Bf3 {1-0 Tukmakov,
V-Vasilev,M/Geneve 2004/CBM 98 ext (41). 1-0}) 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. dxe5 Qd5 (
10... Nd5 11. Qxc6+ Bd7 12. Qxc4 Rb8 13. e4 $16) (10... Nd7 $5 11. f4 (11. Qxc6
Rb8 12. Qxc4 Nxe5 13. Qa4+ Qd7 $11) 11... Nb6 12. Qc2 Qd5 (12... Qd4 13. Nc3
O-O 14. Ne4 Nd5 15. O-O-O Rb8 16. Rhe1 h6 17. e3 Qb6 18. a3 c5 19. Nc3 {
1/2-1/2 Nielsen,P-Rasmussen,K/Denmark (ch) 89/(415) 2003/}) 13. Rg1 c5 14. Nc3
Qc6 15. Qe4 {1/2-1/2 Riazantsev,A-Zvjaginsev,V/Sochi RUS 2005/}) 11. f3 Nd7 (
11... Qxe5 12. Qxc6+ Kd8 13. Qxa8 Qxb2 14. O-O Qxa1 15. Qxa7 $16) 12. Nc3 Qc5 (
12... Qd4 13. Qxc6 Rb8 14. O-O-O Qb6 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Nb5 Rb7 17. Bf4 $14) (
12... Qxe5 13. Qxc6 Rb8 14. Bf4 Qd4 15. Qxc7 O-O 16. Rd1 Qb6 17. Qxb6 Rxb6 18.
Bd6 Re8 19. Ba3 $14 {1-0 Ilincic,Z-Marjanovic,S/Jugoslavija 1998/(38)}) 13. f4
(13. Ne4 Qb5 14. Qa3 Nxe5 (14... c5 $5 15. O-O O-O 16. Rad1 Bb7 17. Nc3 Qb4 18.
Nb1 Qb5 19. Nc3 $11) 15. Bf4 f6 16. Nc3 Qb6 17. Bxe5 fxe5 18. O-O-O $14 {
1-0 Raetsky,A-Carron,J/Lausanne 2003/EXT 2004 (66)}) 13... Rb8 (13... h5 $6 14.
O-O-O Bb7 15. Rhf1 Nb6 16. Qc2 O-O-O 17. Ne4 Qb5 18. Ng5 Nd7 19. f5 $36) (13...
O-O 14. O-O-O (14. e4 f6 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. O-O-O $14) 14... a5 (14... Rb8 15.
Kb1 (15. Ne4 Qb5 16. Qc2 c5 $13 (16... c3 $2 17. Bxc3 $16)) 15... a5 16. Ne4
Qb5 17. Qc2 Re8 18. Bc3 a4 19. a3 $14 {Wojtkiewicz,A-Gustafsson,J/New York
2000/(41)}) 15. Qc2 Re8 16. h4 a4 17. a3 Qb6 18. Ne4 Qb3 19. Bc3 c5 20. Qb1 Rb8
21. h5 h6 22. Rd2 {1-0 Nielsen,P-Barsov,A/Panormo GRE 2002/(41)}) (13... Nb6
14. Qc2 Nd5 15. Ne4 Qd4 16. Rd1 O-O 17. Bc1 Ne3 18. Bxe3 Qxe3 19. Qxc4 Ba6 20.
Qxa6 Qxe4 21. Kf2 $14) 14. O-O-O {Es ist nicht selbstverständlich, in der
Katalanischen Verteidigung lang zu rochieren.} Bb7 (14... O-O {Mit
Zugumstellung errreicht man die Variante 13...0-0 14.0-0- 0 Rb8.}) 15. Qc2 Nb6
16. Rhe1 (16. e4 $5 $14) 16... h6 (16... Nd5 17. Na4 Qb5 18. e4 Nb6 (18... Nb4
19. Bxb4 Qxb4 20. Qd2 $1 Qe7 (20... Qxa4 $2 21. Qd7+ Kf8 22. Qxc7) (20... Qxd2+
21. Rxd2 $16 {[%cal Ga4c5]}) 21. Qd4 $16) 19. Nc3 $14) 17. e4 $14 {[%csl Rb7,
Ge4,Ge5][%mdl 32] Weiß hat zwar einen Bauern weniger, aber seine Bauern auf e4
und e5 kontrollieren die wichtigsten Zentrumsfelder und der schwarze
weißfeldrige Läufer steht passiv auf b7.} O-O 18. Be3 Qa5 19. g4 Rfd8 (19... c5
$5 {[%cal Gb7c6]} 20. g5 h5 (20... hxg5 21. Rg1 $40)) 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rd1
Rd3 $5 {Schwarz gibt seinen Mehrbauern zurück, um ein aktiveres Figurenspiel
zu ereichen.} (21... Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 $16 {[%csl Gd1][%cal Gd1d8]}) 22. Rxd3 cxd3
23. Qxd3 Na4 24. Bd2 $6 (24. Nd1 $1 $16) 24... Nxc3 25. Bxc3 Qxa2 $11 26. Qd8+
Kh7 27. Qxc7 Qb3 28. Qxf7 c5 {[%csl Gb7][%cal Rb7e4][%mdl 256] Endlich kann
Schwarz seinen ehemals passiv stehenden Läufer ins Spiel bringen.} 29. f5 Bxe4
30. Qg6+ Kh8 31. Qe8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Goodricke op 12th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.02.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rahman, Ziaur"]
[Black "Rausis, Igors"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2447"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2001.02.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 {Dieser Springerzug ist in
letzter Zeit sehr populär - die Idee dieses Zuges besteht darin, Rb8 nebst
b7-b5 zu ziehen und sich so den Zug a7-a6 zu sparen. Zudem steht das Feld a6
später eventuell dem Bc8 zur Verfügung.} 6. Qa4 {Das ist die prinzipielle
Antwort von Weiß - er gewinnt den Bauern zurück. Der Nc6 steht nun ein wenig
unglücklich, weil Schwarz nicht c7-c5 ziehen kann.} (6. O-O Rb8 {Das wäre die
Variante, in der Schwarz anschließend b7-b5 spielen kann.}) 6... Bb4+ (6... Nd7
7. Qxc4 Nb6 {Das ist die - in letzter Zeit kaum praktizierte - Alternative.})
7. Bd2 Nd5 (7... Bd6 {Dieser Zug kam erstmals in der Partie Karpov,A - Kramnik,
V Wijk aan Zee 1998 aufs Brett.} 8. Ne5 $5 Bxe5 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. dxe5 Qd5 11.
f3 Nd7 12. Nc3 Qxe5 13. Qxc6 Rb8 14. Bf4 $14) 8. Bxb4 (8. Qb5) 8... Ndxb4 9. a3
{Dieser konsequente Zug beschwört große Komplikationen herauf. Die Alternative
ist zwar sicherer, aber Weiß hat dort geringere Chancen auf Eröffnungsvorteil.}
(9. O-O) 9... b5 10. Qxb5 Nc2+ 11. Kd2 Nxa1 (11... Bd7 12. Kxc2 Nxd4+ 13. Nxd4
Bxb5 14. Nxb5 $14 {Die weißen Leichtfiguren wiegen schwerer als die schwarze
Dame.}) 12. Qxc6+ Bd7 13. Qxc4 Rb8 {Dieser Zug ist nicht so logisch wie die
Alternative.} (13... c5 $1 {Das ist die kritische Variante. Dieser Zug wurde
erstmals in der Partie Ivanchuk,V - Kortchnoj,V Tilburg 1989 gespielt.} 14. Qa2
Qa5+ 15. Nc3 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Rd8 17. Rxa1 e5 18. b4 Qb6 19. Nc2 Qxf2 20. Bd5 (20.
Ne3 Be6+ 21. Ncd5 O-O 22. Qc4 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Qxh2 24. Qh4 Qf2 25. Rh1 h6 26. Rh2
Qg1 27. Rh1 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,E-Adams,M/Dortmund 2000/CBM 78/[Ftacnik] (27)})
20... O-O 21. Qc4 Be6 22. Ne3 Qxh2 23. Qh4 Qxh4 24. gxh4 f5 25. Kc2 Kf7 26. Rd1
f4 27. Nc4 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Adams,M/Wijk aan Zee NED 2001 (27)}) 14. b4 {
Nun verliert Schwarz den Na1, aber Weiß braucht mindestens zwei Züge für seine
Eroberung} c5 (14... a5 15. Ne5 O-O 16. Nc3 axb4 17. axb4 c5 18. Rxa1 cxb4 19.
Ne4 b3 20. Nc5 b2 21. Rb1 Qa5+ 22. Qc3 Qa2 23. Be4 Be8 24. Bc2 f6 25. Ned3 Bf7
26. Nb4 Qa5 27. Nc6 {1-0 Teske,H-Stajcic,N/Austria 1996/CBM 52 ext (33)}) 15.
Qc3 (15. Nc3 cxd4 16. Ne4 Bb5 17. Qa2 d3 18. Rxa1 dxe2+ 19. Ke1 O-O 20. Qd2 Qb6
21. Qe3 Rfd8 22. Qxb6 Rxb6 23. Nc3 Ba6 24. Ng1 e5 25. Ngxe2 {1-0 Zilberstein,
V-Raetsky,A/Voronezh 1988/EXT 99 (40)}) (15. Qa2 cxb4 16. Qxa1 (16. axb4 Rxb4
17. Qxa1 Ra4 $132) 16... Qa5 $132) 15... cxb4 16. axb4 a5 17. Qxa1 axb4 {
Weiß hat zwei Leichtfiguren für den Turm, das bedeutet natürlich
Materialvorteil. Dafür aber hat Weiß Probleme mit seiner unsicheren
Königsstellung und bei der Entwicklung des Nb1.} 18. Rc1 (18. Ne5 O-O 19. Rd1
b3 20. Ke1 b2 21. Qa7 Bb5 22. Nc3 Qd6 23. Qa5 Rfd8 24. Be4 Be8 $13) 18... O-O
19. Ne5 Bb5 (19... b3 {Der schwarze b- Bauer ist zwar stark, aber er alleine
reicht als Kompensation nicht aus.} 20. Qb2 Qa5+ 21. Nc3 Rfd8 22. e3 Be8 23.
Nd3 f6 24. Qa1 Qb6 25. Qa3 Bg6 26. Rb1 Kh8 27. Rb2 e5 28. d5 Rdc8 29. Bh3 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Sidorova,E-Ovchinikova,J/Kolontaevo 1997/EXT 99 (44)}) 20. Rc5 $16 {
[%csl Gc5,Ge5][%mdl 1024] Weiß hat aufgrund seines Materialvorteils die
besseren Perspektiven. Aber er muss sich vorsehen, denn Schwarz hat - obgleich
noch keine konkreten Drohungen - taktische Gegenchancen.} Qb6 (20... f6 21. Nc6
Bxc6 22. Rxc6 $16) 21. Ke3 (21. Qb2 $142 $5 $16) 21... f6 $6 (21... Rfc8 $5 22.
Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Qb2 Qd6 $14 (23... f6 24. Nd3 e5 25. Qxb4 exd4+ 26. Qxd4 $16))
22. Nc6 Bxc6 23. Rxc6 Qb7 24. Qa6 (24. Nd2) 24... e5 (24... Qxa6 25. Rxa6 Kf7
26. Ra7+ $16) 25. Qc4+ (25. Qxb7 exd4+ 26. Kd3 Rxb7 27. Bd5+ Kh8 28. Nd2 $16)
25... Kh8 26. d5 {[%csl Gd5] Weiß hat spürbar Vorteil, aber bis jetzt ist es
ihm nicht gelungen, seine Probleme bei der Entwicklung des Nb1 und der
Platzierung des Königs zu lösen.} Qa7+ 27. Qc5 Qa1 (27... Qa2 28. Be4 $16) 28.
Be4 f5 $2 (28... b3 $16) 29. Bxf5 $1 {[%mdl 64] Mit dieser kleinen Kombination
gewinnt Weiß einen weiteren Bauern.} b3 (29... Rxf5 30. Rc8+ $18) (29... Qd4+
30. Qxd4 exd4+ 31. Ke4 $18) 30. Bd3 {Das ist bemerkenswert: der Nb1 hat bis
jetzt nicht einen Zug gemacht, aber in seiner Grundstellung blockiert er den
schwarzen b-Bauern.} Qa4 31. Nc3 Qg4 {Droht 32...Qg5+ 33.Ke4 Rf4+.} (31... Qa1
32. Bb1 $18) 32. f3 Qh3 (32... Qg5+ 33. Kf2 $18) 33. Qc4 (33. d6 Qxh2 $132)
33... Qxh2 34. Qh4 $1 {Auf diese Weise erzwingt Weiß den Damentausch.} Qxh4 (
34... Qg1+ 35. Kd2 $18 {[%csl Rh7]}) 35. gxh4 {Nach Vereinfachungen steht Weiß
klar besser - er hat Materialvorteil, und sein Freibauer auf der d-Linie ist
gefährlich.} Rf4 36. h5 b2 37. Re6 Rfb4 38. Rxe5 $18 {Weiß hat N+B+P für R..}
Kg8 (38... b1=Q 39. Nxb1 Rxb1 40. Bxb1 Rxb1 41. Re8#) 39. d6 Rd8 (39... b1=Q
40. Nxb1 Rxb1 41. Bxb1 Rxb1 42. d7 $18) 40. Rd5 Kf7 41. Kd2 g6 (41... Ke6 42.
Bf5+ Kf7 43. Bxh7 $18) 42. hxg6+ hxg6 43. Rb5 b1=Q (43... Rxb5 44. Nxb5 $18)
44. Bxb1 (44. Nxb1 Rxb5 45. Bxb5 Rxd6+ 46. Bd3 $18) 44... Rxd6+ 45. Bd3 Rxb5
46. Nxb5 Rb6 47. Nc3 g5 48. Ne4 Kg6 49. Ke3 Kf5 $2 {Der letzte Fehler in
hoffnungsloser Stellung.} (49... Kh6 50. Kd4 $18) 50. Nc5+ (50. Nc5+ Kf6 (50...
Ke5 51. Nd7+ {[%cal Rd7b6,Rd7e5]}) 51. Nd7+ {[%cal Rd7b6,Rd7f6]}) 1-0

[Event "Athens Acropolis"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "2004.11.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vouldis, Angelos"]
[Black "Kapnisis, Spyridon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2004.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 {Diese Variante
ist in letzter Zeit populär geworden. In anderen Varianten muss Weiß mit b7-b5
rechnen, wonach Schwarz seinen c4-Bauern verteidigen kann.} 7. e3 Bd7 8. Nc3
Bb4 {Dieser Läuferzug wird selten gespielt; die schwarze Idee ist, den weißen
c3-Springer zu tauschen und seinen f6-Springer nach d5 zu überführen.} (8...
Nd5 $5) 9. Ne5 $5 (9. Qe2 b5 (9... Na5 10. Ne5 O-O 11. e4 Ne8 12. Rd1 Bxc3 13.
bxc3 Ba4 14. Rd2 f6 15. Nf3 Qe7 16. h4 b5 17. Rb1 Rb8 18. Bh3 Nb7 19. e5 Nd8
20. d5 f5 21. d6 {1-0 Reefschlaeger,H-Jakobsen,O/Plovdiv 1983/EU-chT (43)}) (
9... Nd5 $5) 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 (11. Bxa8 Qxa8 12. dxe5 Ne4 $13) 11... Bxc3
12. bxc3 Nd5 13. Ba3 Nxc3 14. Qg4 g6 15. Rac1 h5 16. Qf3 Nd5 17. Rfd1 a5 18.
Bc5 $44 {1-0 Marin,M-Graf,A/Sanxenxo ESP 2004/(31)}) 9... Nxe5 (9... Bxc3 10.
bxc3 Nd5) 10. dxe5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nd5 12. Ba3 $1 {Weiß deckt nicht den
c3-Bauern, sondern bringt seinen schwarzfeldrigen Läufer sofort ins Spiel.} (
12. e4 Nxc3 13. Qc2 Na4 $15) (12. Qd4 O-O) (12. Qg4 O-O (12... Qe7 13. Qxg7
O-O-O $13) 13. e4 f5 14. exf6 (14. exf5 Rxf5 15. Qxf5 (15. Re1 $13) 15... exf5
16. Bxd5+ Kh8 17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Bxa6 Be6 19. Be3 $13) 14... Nxf6 15. Qe2 b5 $13)
12... Qg5 (12... Bc6 13. Qg4 Qd7 14. Rfd1 O-O-O 15. e4 (15. Qxg7 h5 16. Qg5 Qe8
$13) 15... f5 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Qe2 Qf7 18. Qxc4 $14) 13. Qd4 (13. Bxd5 exd5
14. Qxd5 O-O-O 15. Qxf7 Qxe5 $15) (13. f4 Qg6 14. f5 Qg5 (14... Qh6 15. Bc1 $14
) 15. Bc1 Qe7 16. Qd4 $13) 13... O-O-O 14. f4 (14. Qa7 Bc6 15. Rfd1 Qxe5 16.
Rd4 b6 17. Qxa6+ Bb7 18. Qxc4 c5 $1 19. Rb1 (19. Rad1 Qc7 20. R4d2 Nf6 $13)
19... Qc7 20. Rd2 Rd6 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Adams,M/ Enghien-les-Bains 2003/ (29)}
) (14. e4 Nb6 15. f4 Qg6 16. Be7 Rde8 (16... Bc6 $6 {Auf diese Weise erlangt
man mit Zugumstellung die Partiefortsetzung.}) 17. Bc5 Na4 $13) 14... Qg6 15.
e4 Nb6 16. Be7 Bc6 $6 {Mit diesem optimistischen Zug opfert Schwarz eine
Qualität. Nach meiner Meinung bietet die nachfolgende Variante für Schwarz
bessere Chancen, als die Partiefortsetzung.} (16... Rde8 $5 17. Bc5 Na4 $13)
17. Bxd8 Rxd8 18. Qe3 $16 {Schwarz hat nur einen Bauern für die Qualität und
seine Dame steht auf g6 weit vom Hauptkriegsschauplatz entfernt.} Rd3 19. Qe1
$6 (19. Qc5 $16 {[%cal Gc5f8,Gf8c8]}) 19... Na4 20. Rd1 {Weiß opfert den
c3-Bauern, um auf der d-Linie in die schwarze Stellung einzudringen.} (20. Rc1
$14) 20... Rxc3 21. Rd4 (21. Qd2 b5 (21... Rd3 22. Qb4 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 b5 24. Rd4
$16) 22. Qd4 Kb7 23. Rf2 $14) 21... b5 22. Qd2 Kb7 {[%mdl 256] Der schwarze
König befindet bisher in Sicherheit - es droht noch nichts Konkretes.} 23. Rd8
(23. Rb1 $5) 23... Bxe4 $13 24. f5 (24. Re1 Bxg2 25. Qxg2+ Kb6 $13 (25... c6 $2
26. Rd6 $18)) 24... exf5 25. Bxe4+ fxe4 26. Qd5+ Kb6 27. Rb8+ (27. Qxf7 Rxg3+
28. hxg3 (28. Kh1 Rg1+ $19) 28... Qxg3+ 29. Kh1 Qh3+ $11 (29... Qh4+ 30. Kg2
Qxd8 31. e6 Qg5+ $11)) 27... Ka5 28. Rb1 {[%cal Rb1b5] Es droht 29.R1xb5, oder
29.R8xb5.} Nb6 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (28... Rxg3+ $1 29. hxg3 (29. Kh1 Nc3 $19)
29... Qxg3+ 30. Kh1 Nc3 (30... Qh3+ $11) 31. Qd2 Qxe5 $15 {Schwarz hat 7(!)
Bauern und den Springer gegen zwei Türme.} (31... Qd3 32. Rb2 (32. Qxd3 cxd3
$19) 32... e3 (32... Qxd2 33. Rxd2 e3 34. Rg2 e2 35. Rg1 Nxa2 36. Rf8 b4 37.
Rxf7 $14) 33. Qe1 Qe4+ 34. Kg1 Qxe5 35. a4 c6 36. axb5 cxb5 37. R2xb5+ axb5 38.
Qa1+ Kb4 39. Qb2+ Ka5 $11)) 29. Qc5 $18 {[%csl Ra5,Gb1,Gb8,Gc5][%cal Rc5b4,
Rb4a5] Es droht unmittelbar 30.Qb4# wogegen Schwarz keine ausreichende
Verteidigung besitzt.} Rxg3+ 30. Kh1 1-0

[Event "CRO-ch"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "2004.11.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Jovanic, Ognjen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2004.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Na3 {Das ist
die beliebte Fortsetzung des kroatischen Großmeisters. Die Alternativen sind 7.
Nc3 und hauptsächlich 7.e3. Die Partiefortsetzung führt zu kompliziertem Spiel,
aber nach meiner Meinung bietet dieser Springerzug Weiß keinen großen
Eröffnungsvorteil.} Bxa3 8. bxa3 Rb8 {Schwarz vermeidet die Diagonale des
katalanischen Läufers und bereitet mit diesem Turmzug b7-b5 vor.} 9. Bb2 O-O (
9... b5 10. Qc2 Ne7 11. e4 Bb7 12. Ne5 O-O 13. Rad1 Nd7 14. f4 f5 15. d5 {
1-0 Kozul,Z-Petrosian,A/Belgrade 1988/MON E00 (39)}) 10. Qc2 b5 11. Rad1 Ne7 (
11... Bb7 12. Ng5 Ne7 13. d5 e5 14. Bxe5 $36 Ng6 15. Ba1 Qe7 16. Qc3 Rfd8 17.
e4 Ne8 18. h4 c6 19. Rfe1 h6 20. Nh3 f6 21. h5 Ne5 22. Nf4 {0-1 Kozul,
Z-Kveinys,A/Moscow 1994/CBM 44 ext (38)}) 12. e4 {[%csl Ra2,Ra3,Ga6,Gb2,Gb5,
Gc4,Gd4,Ge4,Gg2] Weiß besitzt eine starke Zentrumsstellung und das Läuferpaar,
jedoch einen Doppelbauern auf der a-Linie; Schwarz hat hingegen einen Bauern
mehr und einen gut verteidigten c4-Bauern.} Ng6 {Schwarz führt eine weitere
Verteidigungsfigur zum Königsflügel.} (12... Rb6 13. Nh4 Bb7 14. Rfe1 Qa8 15.
Qe2 $5 {/\ g4-g5->>>} Ng6 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. g4 a5 $1 $132 {0-1 Kozul,
Z-Davidovic,A/Liechtenstein 1989/(37)}) 13. h4 (13. Bc3 Re8 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. f4
Qc8 16. Rfe1 Nd7 17. Bh3 Ndxe5 18. fxe5 Qd8 19. Qf2 c5 20. d5 Qc7 21. d6 Qc6
22. Bg2 Red8 23. h4 b4 {0-1 Roa Alonso,S-Korneev,O/Collado Villalba 2000/EXT
2001 (45)}) 13... Qe7 $5 $146 {[%mdl 4] Schwarz verbessert seine Damenstellung
(die Dame kommt ins Spiel und kontrolliert den a3-Bauern). Sollte Weiß den Nf3
wegziehen, so kann er e6-e5 spielen. Weiß verfügt über einige Aktivitäten für
den Minusbauern, aber ich glaube, dass ist keine ausreichende Kompensation.} (
13... Bb7 14. Rfe1 Qe7 $1 {[%csl Ge7][%cal Ge7a3]} (14... Re8 15. Rd2 h6 16.
Bc3 Nd7 17. a4 Nb6 18. a5 Na4 19. Bb4 c5 20. dxc5 Qc8 21. h5 Ne7 22. Red1 Nc6
23. a3 e5 {1/2-1/2 Gazarek,D-Sveshnikov,E/Ljubljana 1996/CBM 53 ext (45)}) 15.
Nh2 $6 (15. a4 $5 b4 16. h5 Nxh5 17. Qxc4 $44) 15... e5 $15 16. d5 Rfd8 (16...
c6 17. d6 Qe6 18. Nf3 $44) 17. Qe2 {[%cal Gh4h5]} h5 (17... c6 $5 18. h5 Nf8
$15) 18. Bc1 $5 {[%cal Gc1g5,Gg5d8]} Qc5 19. Bf3 (19. Bg5 $5 Rd6 20. Qb2 $132)
19... c6 20. d6 Rxd6 21. Bxh5 Nxh5 22. Qxh5 Rd3 $17 {0-1 Novikov,M-Kosteniuk,A/
St Petersburg 2003/CBM 95/[Ribli] (58)}) 14. Rfe1 (14. Nh2 e5 $15) (14. a4 $5)
14... Rd8 15. e5 (15. a4 $5) 15... Nd5 16. Ng5 $6 (16. h5 $5 Nf8 17. h6 $132 (
17. Bc1 h6 $17)) 16... Bb7 $15 {[%csl Rb2,Gd5][%cal Gb7g2] Schwarz hat einen
Bauern mehr, kontrolliert das wichtige Zentrumsfeld d5 und ist bestrebt, den
weißen Läufer auf g2 zu tauschen. Weiß hat scheinbar Initiative am
Königsflügel, aber sein schwarzfeldriger Laufer auf b2 steht passiv.} 17. Bc1 (
17. Nxh7 Nxh4 (17... Kxh7 18. h5 $132) 18. gxh4 (18. Nf6+ gxf6 19. gxh4 fxe5
20. Rxe5 (20. dxe5 Qxh4 $19) 20... Qxh4 21. Bc1 Nf4 $19) 18... Qxh4 {[%csl Rh7]
} 19. Be4 Nb6 $19 (19... Ne7 $19)) 17... Nf8 18. Ne4 {[%cal Gc1g5,Gg5d8,Ge4c5]}
f5 $6 {Dieser Zug scheint etwas riskant; einerseits möchte Schwarz seinen
Königsflügel befreien; andererseits schwächt er mit diesem Zug seinen
Königsflügel.} (18... h6 19. Nc5 Nd7 20. Nxb7 Rxb7 21. a4 N7b6 $17) 19. exf6 (
19. Bg5 Qxa3 20. Nc5 (20. Bxd8 fxe4 21. Bg5 Nb4 $19) 20... Nb4 $19) (19. Nc5 h6
$17) 19... Nxf6 20. Nxf6+ (20. Bg5 Qf7 $17) 20... gxf6 21. d5 $1 {[%csl Gc1,
Gg2][%cal Ge1e7] Endlich kann Weiß die Stellung öffnen.} Rd7 (21... Qf7 22.
dxe6 Nxe6 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. Rxd8+ Nxd8 25. Qe4 Rb8 26. Bb2 $44) 22. Bh6 $6 (22.
dxe6 $1 Rxd1 23. Qxd1 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Rb6 25. Qg4+ Kh8 26. Bh6 $44) 22... Rbd8 {
[%cal Gd8d1]} 23. Rd4 $2 {[%cal Rd4g4,Rg4g8] Weiß bereitet 24.Rg4+ vor, aber
dieser Zug ist ziemlich optimistisch, da Schwarz seine Stellung sicher
verteidigen kann.} (23. dxe6 $1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rxd1+ (24... Bxg2 25. Rxd8 Qxd8
26. Qe2 {[%cal Re6e7,Re2g4,Rg4g8]}) 25. Qxd1 Bxg2 26. Qg4+ Kh8 27. Bxf8 Qxf8
28. Kxg2 $11 {[%csl Ge6,Gg4]}) 23... Bxd5 $17 24. Rg4+ Kh8 25. Qc3 (25. Bg7+
Qxg7 26. Rxg7 Kxg7 $19 {Schwarz hat einen Turm, Springer und zwei Bauern gegen
die weiße Dame.}) 25... Bxg2 26. Bg5 (26. Bg7+ Qxg7 27. Rxg7 Kxg7 28. Kxg2 Rd2
$17) 26... e5 $1 {[%mdl 256] Mit diesem Zug schließt Schwarz die weiße Dame
vom Spielgeschehen aus und verteidigt alles.} 27. Rxe5 (27. Kxg2 Rd3 $19 (27...
fxg5 28. Rxe5 Qg7 29. Rexg5 Ng6 (29... Qxc3 $4 30. Rg8#) 30. Qxg7+ Rxg7 31. h5
Rd2 $19)) 27... Qg7 $19 (27... Qxe5 $4 28. Bxf6+ $18) 28. Re7 Bb7 {[%csl Gb7]
[%cal Rd7d1,Rd1g1,Gb7h1] Es droht jetzt 29...Rd1+ und im Falle von 30.Kh2 30...
Rh1#.} 29. f3 (29. Rxg7 Rd1+ $19) (29. Bxf6 Rd1+ 30. Re1 Rxe1+ 31. Qxe1 Qxf6
$19) 29... Rd1+ 30. Kf2 R8d2+ 31. Bxd2 Qxe7 {Schwarz hat eine Figur und einen
Bauern mehr; Weiß hingegen keine Hoffnungen, das Spiel für sich zu entscheiden.
} 32. Bg5 Nd7 (32... Rd6 $19) 33. Bh6 Rd3 (33... Qc5+ $19) 34. Qb4 Rxf3+ 35.
Kg1 Qxb4 36. axb4 Ne5 37. Rg7 Rd3 38. Re7 Rd1+ 39. Kf2 Nd3+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 {GM Bareev spielt gerne die Katalanische Eröffnung.}
d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 {Meiner persoenlichen Meinung nach ist dies
die beste Fortsetzung für Weiß. Die Alternative 6.0-0 Rb8 führt zu sehr
kompliziertem Spiel, in dem auch Schwarz seine Chancen bekommt. Mit dem
Textzug riskiert Weiß nicht so viel und erreicht einen kleinem positionellen
Vorteil.} Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8. Bxb4 (8. Qb5) (8. O-O) 8... Ndxb4 9. O-O (9. Ne5
O-O 10. Nxc6 Nxc6 11. e3 (11. Bxc6) 11... e5 12. d5 Ne7 13. Qxc4 Nf5 14. O-O
Nd6 15. Qc3 Re8 16. Nd2 Bf5 $11) 9... Rb8 10. Na3 $5 {Dieser Springerzug wurde
zuerst von GM Wojtkiewicz gespielt (in der Partie Wojzkiewicz,A - Se. Ivanov
Lubniewice 1995).} (10. Nc3 a6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qxc6
Rb3 $11) 10... O-O (10... Bd7 11. Qb5 O-O 12. Qxc4 Qe7 13. e4 a6 14. Qc3 Rfc8
15. Rfd1 b5 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 b4 19. Qd3 Be6 20. Ng5 g6 21.
Nxe6 bxa3 22. Qxa3 Qxe6 23. Qxa6 Rxb2 24. Rf1 Rb6 25. Qc4 Ne5 26. Qd4 Re8 27.
a4 Ra6 28. h3 h5 {1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,V-Godena,M/Cannes 1999/EXT 2000 (45)}) (
10... a6 $5) 11. Qb5 b6 12. Qxc4 a5 $146 {Mit dem Textzug sichert Schwarz den
Springerposten auf b4. Anschließend möchte er Ba6 ziehen.} (12... Ba6 13. Nb5 {
Die Fesslung der weißen Dame sieht auf den ersten Blick gefährlich aus, aber
Schwarz hat nichts Konkretes. Tatsächlich behält Weiß hier einen kleinen, aber
dauerhaften Positionsvorteil.} Qd5 14. Qxd5 Nxd5 (14... exd5 15. Nc3 Ne7 16.
Rfd1 (16. a3 $5 Nbc6 17. Rfd1 $16) 16... c5 17. Rac1 $14 {Wojtkiewicz,A-Ivanov,
S/Lubniewice 1995/Inf 66 (17)}) 15. a4 Na5 16. Ne5 Rbd8 17. Rac1 Nb3 18. Rcd1
Nb4 19. e3 $14 {0-1 Wojtkiewicz,A-Yuneev,A/Yerevan 1996/CBM 52 ext (31)}) 13.
Qc3 Ba6 14. Nc4 Nd5 (14... Ne7 $5) 15. Qc1 $14 {[%mdl 4] Weiß hat ein paar
Tempi mit der Dame verloren, aber dank seines Pd4 besitzt er Raumvorteil im
Zentrum.} f5 $6 {[%csl Ye5] Schwarz verteidigt sich mit diesem Zug zwar gegen
e2-e4, aber nun wird das Feld e5 zu einer ewigen positionellen Schwäche.} (
15... Qf6 16. Rd1 $14) 16. e3 {Weiß verfolgt eine einfache Strategie - er
verstärkt seine Bauernstellung und möchte nach Vorbereitung (z.B. durch Rd1)
Nfe5 spielen.} (16. Nce5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qd6 18. Re1 (18. Nc6 Rbe8 $11) 18... c5
$11) (16. Nfe5 $6 Nxd4 17. Re1 {Weiß verteidigt den Pe2 und droht 18.e3.} f4
18. e3 f3 (18... Nxe3 $5 19. fxe3 f3) 19. Bf1 Ne2+ 20. Bxe2 fxe2 21. Rxe2 $13 (
21. Nc6 Qf6 22. Rxe2 Rbe8)) 16... Rc8 {Schwarz bereitet c7-c5 vor, aber zuerst
muss der Nc6 weg ziehen.} 17. Rd1 Qe7 18. a3 $1 {[%mdl 32] Weiß spielt (noch)
nicht 18.Nfe5, wonach Schwarz nach Abtausch schnell c7-c5 ziehen kann, sondern
bereitet den Plan Qc2-Rac1 vor.} (18. Nfe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 c5) 18... Na7 19. Nfe5
{[%csl Ge5]} c5 {[%cal Gc8c1]} 20. Qd2 {Natürlich möchte Weiß
Unannehmlichkeiten auf der c-Linie vermeiden.} cxd4 21. Qxd4 Nb5 (21... Bxc4
22. Nxc4 Nb5 23. Qe5 $16) (21... Rxc4 22. Nxc4 Nc6 23. Qd2 Bxc4 24. Rdc1 b5 (
24... Ne5 25. Qd4 $16 (25. f4 $6 Rd8 26. fxe5 (26. Qd4 Ng4) 26... Nf4) 25...
Qf6 26. f4 Ng4 27. Qxf6 gxf6 28. Rxc4 Ndxe3 29. Rc6 $16) 25. b3 Ne5 26. bxc4
Nxc4 27. Qe2 $18) 22. Qd3 {Die Dame auf d3 steht scheinbar schlecht, doch
Schwarz kann von der Platzierung der Dame nicht profitieren.} Kh8 $6 {Ein
prophylaktischer Zug. Schwarz geht den Schachmotiven auf der Diagonale a2-g8
aus dem Weg. Wichtiger jedoch wäre es, den Turm ins Spiel zu bringen.} (22...
Nd6 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Qxd5+ Nf7 $16) (22... Rfd8 $5 {[%cal Gd8d1]} 23. e4 $5
Nd6 (23... Nf4 24. Nc6 $1 $18) (23... fxe4 24. Bxe4 $14) 24. exd5 Bxc4 25. Nxc4
Nxc4 26. Qe2 e5 27. Rac1 Nd6 28. Rc6 $14) 23. Qb3 $1 $16 {Ein ausgezeichneter
Zug - Weiß entschärft die taktischen Motive von Schwarz und droht 24.a4,
wonach der Pb6 hängt.} (23. Bxd5 $2 exd5 24. Qxd5 Rc5 25. Qd2 Rxe5 26. Nxe5
Qxe5 27. Rac1 Bb7 $17) 23... Rc5 {Dieser nur scheinbar aktive Zug verliert
Material, doch guter Rat war hier schon teuer.} (23... Rfd8 24. a4 Nd6 25. Nxb6
$16) (23... Qc7 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Rxd5 $18) 24. a4 $1 {Nach diesem Zug wird
offenbar, dass Schwarz Probleme bei der Koordinierung seiner Figuren hat.} Qc7
(24... Nbc7 25. Nxb6 Nxb6 26. Qxb6 Rxe5 27. Rac1) (24... Nd6 25. Nxb6 Nxb6 26.
Qxb6 $18) 25. axb5 Rxb5 26. Qa3 $18 {Schwarz hat nur einen Bauern für die
Figur - seine Stellung ist verloren.} Rb4 27. Rac1 (27. b3 $18) 27... Rc8 28.
b3 {Der Nc4 ist verteidigt und droht z.B. 29.Nd6.} Bxc4 29. Nxc4 (29. bxc4 Qxe5
30. cxd5 $18) 29... Qb8 30. Bxd5 exd5 31. Nd6 (31. Rxd5 $18) 31... Rc5 (31...
Rc5 32. Rxc5 bxc5 33. Rxd5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Schacknytt GM"]
[Site "Upplands Vasby"]
[Date "2000.12.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Akesson, Ralf"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2000.12.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 (2. e4 {Das wäre eine untypische Zugfolge, aber so ließe sich
die Französische Verteidigung erreichen.}) 2... d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2
Nc6 {Diese Fortsetzung wird heutzutage gerne gespielt.} 6. Qa4 {Das ist die
kritische Variante aus Sicht von Schwarz. Weiß möchte den Pc4 so schnell es
geht zurück erobern.} (6. O-O Rb8 $13) 6... Bb4+ (6... Nd7 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8. Qd3
e5) 7. Bd2 Nd5 (7... Bd6) 8. O-O {Das ist eine unübliche Fortsetzung -
gewöhnlich spielt man 8.Bxb4 mit etwas Hoffnung auf Eröffnungsvorteil.} (8.
Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. O-O (9. a3 b5 {Diese Variante führt zu großen Komplikationen mit
beiderseitigen Chancen.}) 9... Rb8 10. Nc3 a6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13.
Nxc6 Nxc6 14. Qxc6 Rxb2 $11) (8. Qb5 O-O (8... Bxd2+ 9. Nbxd2 c3 10. bxc3 Nxc3
11. Qb3 Nd5 12. O-O $44) 9. Qxc4 Nb6 $11) 8... Nb6 (8... Bxd2 $5 9. Nbxd2 Nb6
10. Qa3 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4 12. Rfd1 Qd6 13. Qc3 O-O 14. Nxc4 Qc5 15. Rac1 Qxc4
16. Qxc4 Nxc4 17. Rxc4 c6 18. f4 e5 19. fxe5 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Huebner,R-Luther,T/
Germany 1993/GER-chT (30)}) 9. Qc2 Bd6 (9... Bxd2 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Re1 Qe7 {
1/2-1/2 Golubovic,B-Palac,M/Bled 2000/EXT 2001 (11)}) 10. Na3 Bxa3 (10... O-O
$6 11. Nxc4 Nxc4 12. Qxc4 $14 {Weiß hat Raumvorteil im Zentrum und sein Bg2
ist wertvoller als sein Gegenüber auf c8.}) 11. bxa3 O-O (11... Nxd4 $5 12.
Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Bc3 Qg4 14. h3 Qg5 15. h4 Qh6 (15... Qg6 16. Qxg6 hxg6 17. Bxg7
$19) 16. Bb4 $44 {Dank des Läuferpaares hat Weiß etwas Kompensation für das
Material. Der schwarze König steht unsicher in der Mitte.}) 12. Bc3 $13 {
Weiß hat einen Bauern weniger und einen Doppelbauern auf der a-Linie, dafür
besitzt er das Läuferpaar. In der Folge eröffnen sich ihm durch e2-e4
Perspektiven auf aktives Spiel im Zentrum.} Qd6 (12... Qe7 $5) 13. Bb2 Bd7 14.
e4 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4] Weiß hat keine konkreten Drohungen, aber sein Bauernzentrum
ist wirklich stark.} Rad8 15. Rad1 f6 $6 {Dieser Zug gefällt mir nicht, denn
Schwarz schwächt aus freien Stücken seine Königsstellung.} (15... Ne7 $2 {
[%cal Rd7a4,Ra4d1]} 16. e5 Ba4 (16... Qd5 17. Ng5 $18) 17. exd6 $18) (15... Qe7
$5) 16. e5 Qe7 (16... fxe5 17. Ng5 Rf5 18. dxe5 Qe7 19. f4 $44) 17. exf6 gxf6
18. Nd2 Nb8 {[%cal Rd7a4,Ra4d1] Droht 19...Ba4 mit Qualitätsgewinn und zudem
19...Bc6 mit anschließendem Abtausch der weißfeldrigen Läufer.} (18... Na5 $5)
19. Rc1 Bc6 {Es ist immer nützlich für Schwarz, den "katalanischen" Läufer von
Weiß abzutauschen.} (19... Ba4 20. Qe4 Bc6 21. Qg4+ Kh8 $13) 20. Rfe1 {[%cal
Ge1e7] Jetzt droht schon 21.Nxc4, denn das Motiv 21...Bb5 existiert nicht mehr.
Zudem steht der Turm immer gut auf e1.} (20. Nxc4 Bb5 $17) (20. Bxc6 Nxc6 21.
Nxc4 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Rxd4 23. Nxb6 cxb6 $17) 20... Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Nc6 (21... Qd7
22. Nxc4 Qd5+ 23. Kg1 Nc6 24. Nxb6 axb6 $11 {Schwarz hat die bessere
Bauernstruktur, aber es gibt Schwächen in seiner Stellung, z.B. den Pe6 und
seine etwas offene Königsstellung.}) 22. Nxc4 Qd7 (22... Nd5 $11 {[%csl Gd5]})
(22... Nxd4 23. Qe4) 23. Kg1 Rfe8 $2 {Der schwarze Turm verteidigt zwar seinen
Pe6, lässt aber den Pf6 ungedeckt zurück.} (23... Qd5 $11) 24. Nxb6 axb6 25. d5
$1 {[%mdl 64] Mit diesem Zug entledigt sich Weiß seines schwachen d-Bauern und
öffnet die Diagonale für den Bb2.} exd5 26. Bxf6 $14 {[%csl Gf6,Rg8]} Rxe1+ 27.
Rxe1 Rf8 (27... Re8 28. Rd1 $14 (28. Rxe8+ Qxe8 29. Qd2 Kf7 $11 (29... Qe4 30.
Qg5+ Kf7 $11))) 28. Bb2 Re8 29. Rd1 Qe6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (29... Ne5 $5 $11) 30.
Qd2 $16 {[%csl Rd5] Dieser Zug gewinnt einen Schlüsselbauern.} d4 (30... Rd8
31. Qg5+ Qg6 32. Rxd5 $16) 31. Bxd4 Rd8 (31... Nxd4 32. Qxd4 $16) 32. Qg5+ (32.
Qf4 $16) 32... Qg6 33. Qe3 Qg4 (33... Qd6 34. Qb3+ Qd5 35. Be5 $1 Qxb3 36.
Rxd8+ Nxd8 37. axb3 $16) 34. Qb3+ Kf8 35. f3 Qg8 36. Be3 Rxd1+ (36... Qxb3 37.
Rxd8+ Nxd8 38. axb3 $18) 37. Qxd1 Qxa2 38. Qd7 {[%csl Gd7] Droht Matt in zwei
Zügen - 39.Bh6+ nebst 40.Qg7#.} Qa1+ 39. Kg2 Qb2+ 40. Kh3 {Der weiße König
steht in Sicherheit auf h3.} Qe5 41. Bf4 $18 Qe7 (41... Qh5+ 42. Kg2 $18) 42.
Qxc7 Qxc7 43. Bxc7 {Weiß hat nur einen Bauern mehr, aber die schwarzen
Doppelbauern zählen nicht voll. Weiß steht daher auf Gewinn.} b5 44. Bd6+ {
Der Läufer auf d6 unterbindet jedes mögliche schwarze Gegenspiel am
Damenflügel.} Kf7 45. Kg4 Nd4 46. Kf4 1-0

[Event "MK Cafe Cup-A"]
[Site "Koszalin"]
[Date "1999.08.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Haba, Petr"]
[Black "Eingorn, Vereslav S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1999.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8704]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ {Dieser Variante ist der
Grenzbereich zwischen der Katalanische Eröffnung und der Bogoindischen
Verteidigung. Mit diesem Schach möchte Schwarz die weisse Entwicklung stören
oder den b4-Läufer tauschen.} 4. Nd2 {Grossmeister Haba spielt gerne diese
Fortsetzung.} (4. Bd2 {Das ist die prinzipielle Fortsetzung.}) 4... d5 5. Bg2
Nc6 6. Ngf3 dxc4 {Schwarz nimmt die Herausforderung an.} 7. O-O c3 {Schwarz
gibt nicht den Läufer ab. Er möchte seinen Mehrbauern tauschen.} (7... Bxd2 8.
Bxd2 (8. Qxd2 O-O 9. Qc3 b5 10. Ne5 Nxd4 11. Qd2 $13) 8... Nxd4 9. Nxd4 (9. Ne5
O-O 10. Rc1 $44 c5 $1 11. Rxc4 Nd7 12. Nd3 $1 e5 13. Nxc5 Nxc5 14. Rxc5 Qe7 15.
Bb4 Bg4 16. f3 Be6 17. e3 Nc6 18. Ba3 Rfd8 {Tukmakov,V-Lputian,S/USSR 1986/Inf
43 (19)}) 9... Qxd4 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Rfd1 Qc5 (11... Ng4 $6 12. Be1 Qc5 $2 13.
b4 Qb6 14. a4 e5 15. Qxc4 Be6 16. Qc3 c6 17. a5 Qa6 18. h3 Nf6 19. e4 Rfe8 20.
Bf1 b5 21. f3 Qc8 22. g4 Bd7 23. Rd6 Qc7 24. Rad1 $16 {1-0 Kozul,Z-Lputian,S/
Biel 1993/CBM 37/[ChessBase] (60)}) 12. b4 Qh5 13. Qxc4 c6 14. f3 e5 15. g4 Qg6
16. e4 Be6 17. Qc3 Nd7 18. Be3 Qf6 19. a4 Rfc8 20. a5 a6 21. Rd6 h6 22. Rad1
Nf8 23. Qd2 $44 {1/2-1/2 Haba,P-Portisch,L/Budapest 1993/CBM 34 (46)}) 8. Nc4 {
Mit diesem Springerzug kontrolliert Weiss das Feld e5, aber 8.Nb3 kommt auch
in Betracht.} (8. Nb3 $5 cxb2 9. Bxb2 O-O 10. Qc2 Qe7 $6 11. Ne5 $1 Na5 12. Nd3
Nxb3 13. axb3 c6 (13... Bd6 14. e4) 14. Nxb4 Qxb4 15. Ba3 Qb6 16. Bc5 Qd8 17.
Bxf8 Qxf8 18. e4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Mikhalevski,A-Bykhovsky,A/ISR-chT 1996/CBM 52
ext (52)}) 8... O-O $5 {Schwarz hält die Spannung in der Stellung und nimmt
sofort nicht auf b2.} (8... cxb2 9. Bxb2 O-O 10. Qc2 Be7 (10... Na5 11. Nfe5
Nd5 12. e4 Ne7 13. Rad1 b6 14. Nd3 Nac6 15. d5 {1-0 Drjamin,D-Bujakevich,A/
Moscow 1996/EXT 99 (15)}) (10... Bd7 11. e4 Na5 12. Ne3 Rc8 13. Rfd1 Qe8 14. a4
Qe7 15. Ne5 c5 16. d5 $1 $44 {1-0 Gaponenko,I-Akopov,R/Smolensk 1991/EXT 97 
(29)}) 11. Rac1 Nb4 12. Qb1 c6 (12... Bd7 13. Nfe5 Rb8 14. Na5 $44 {Toshkov,
T-Makarichev,S/Warszawa 1985/Inf 39 (14)}) 13. e4 Na6 14. Rfd1 b6 15. Nce5 Nb8
16. h4 Bb7 17. Ng5 h6 18. Nh3 Re8 19. Nf4 Bf8 20. d5 $1 $36 {1-0 Toshkov,
T-Spiridonov,N/Albena 1984/EXT 99 (28)}) 9. Qb3 {Der Textzug ist nicht
schlecht, aber von b3 aus kontrolliert die Dame nicht das Feld e4.} (9. Qd3
$142 cxb2 (9... Nd5 10. e4 cxb2 11. Bxb2 $44) 10. Bxb2 $44) 9... cxb2 (9... Nd5
10. e4 cxb2 11. Bxb2 $44) 10. Bxb2 Be7 11. Rfd1 $44 {[%csl Ye5][%cal Gd1d8]
Weiss hat positionellen Druck für den Bauern. Seine Figuren stehen aktiv, er
hat Übergewicht im Zentrum und Schwarz kämpft mit Entwicklungsproblemen seines
Damenläufers. Trotzdem ist die schwarze Stellung fest.} Qe8 {Schwarz vermeidet
mögliche Unannehmlichkeiten in der d-Linie.} 12. Rac1 Bd7 13. Nfe5 $2 (13. Qxb7
$5 Rb8 14. Qa6 Bc8 15. Qa4 Nxd4 {[%cal Ge8a4]} 16. Qxe8 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Nxe8 18.
Bd4 $44) 13... Nxe5 14. dxe5 (14. Nxe5 Ba4 $17 {[%csl Rb3,Rd1][%cal Ra4d1]})
14... Nd5 $15 (14... Ba4 15. Qxb7 (15. exf6 Bxb3 16. fxe7 Bxd1 17. exf8=Q+ Qxf8
18. Rxd1 Rd8 $19) 15... Nd5 16. Rd2 $13) 15. Rd4 {Weiss vermeidet das Motiv
Ba4, aber der Turm steht sonderbar auf d4.} (15. Qxb7 Bc6 16. Qa6 (16. Qb3 Ba4
{[%csl Rb3,Rd1][%cal Ra4d1]}) 16... Bb5 17. Qb7 (17. Qa5 Bb4 $19 {[%csl Ra5]})
17... Bxc4 (17... Rb8 18. Qxa7 Bxc4 $19) 18. Rxc4 Rb8 $19 {[%csl Rb2,Rb7][%cal
Rb8b2]}) (15. Bxd5 $2 Ba4 16. Qf3 Bxd1 17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Rxd1 Qb5 $19 {[%csl
Rb7,Rc4]}) 15... b6 (15... b5 16. Ne3 c6 $15 (16... c5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Rxd5
Be6 $17)) 16. e4 (16. Bxd5 exd5 $17 17. Rxd5 Be6 {[%csl Rb3,Rc4,Rd5][%cal
Re6b3,Rb6b5,Rb5c4]} 18. e4 c6 $19) 16... Ba4 (16... Nb4 $15) 17. Qf3 Nb4 $17 {
[%csl Gb4][%cal Gb4c6,Gc6e5,Gc7c5] Schwarz hat einen Bauern mehr und bessere
Figurenkoordination. Weiss hat Doppelbauern und sein katalanischer Läufer ist
eingeschlossen.} 18. Nd6 {[%cal Rd4b4,Rd6e8] Weiss möchte das Spiel
komplizieren.} (18. a3 Nc6 19. Rd3 $17) 18... cxd6 19. exd6 (19. Rxb4 dxe5 {
[%cal Re7b4]} 20. Rbc4 Bb5 $19 {[%csl Rc4] Mit zwei Mehrbauern steht Schwarz
auf Gewinn.}) 19... e5 $5 {Das ist eine gute Entscheidung. Schwarz ist mit
einem Mehrbauern und besserer Stellung zufrieden.} (19... Bg5 20. Rxb4 Bxc1 21.
Bxc1 $17) 20. dxe7 (20. Rxb4 Bxd6 $17) 20... Qxe7 {Das weisse Läuferpaar ist
ohne Bedeutung, denn der Läufer g2 steht passiv.} 21. Rdc4 {[%cal Gc1c7]} Bb5 {
[%csl Gb4,Gb5]} 22. Rc7 {Weiss hat etwas Gegenspiel über die c-Linie.} Qd6 23.
Qh5 $4 {[%cal Rb2e5,Rh5e5] Dieser Damenzug ist sehr optimistisch.} (23. Ba3
$142 $5 $15) 23... Nd3 $19 {[%csl Gd3][%cal Rd3b2,Rd3c1] Dieser Springerzug
entscheidet die Partie. Es hängt der Läufer b2, und der Turm c1. 24.Rc2 geht
nicht wegen 24...Nxb2 25.Rxb2 Qxc7.} 24. Bf1 Nxc1 25. Bxe5 (25. Rxc1 Bxf1 26.
Rxf1 f6 $19) 25... Ne2+ $1 26. Kg2 (26. Bxe2 Bxe2 27. Bxd6 Bxh5 28. Bxf8 Kxf8
$19) 26... Qd1 {[%csl Gd1,Rf1,Rg2,Rh5][%cal Re2f4,Rf4g2]} 27. Qg5 {[%csl Rg5]}
Nf4+ $1 28. gxf4 (28. Bxf4 Bxf1+ 29. Kg1 Bh3#) 28... Qxf1+ 29. Kf3 (29. Kg3
Qg1+ 30. Kf3 Qxg5 $19 {Schwarz hat einen Turm mehr.}) 29... Qh3+ {Weiss gab in
völlig hoffnungsloser Stellung auf.} (29... Qh3+ 30. Qg3 Qxg3+ $19) 0-1

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.10.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nalbandian, Tigran"]
[Black "Yegiazarian, Arsen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1999.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 288]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ {Eine genügsame
Fortsetzung - gefährlicher scheint 5.Bg2 zu sein.} Nc6 {Eine ungewöhnliche
Zugfolge. Später - mit Zugumstellung - bekommen wir eine theoretische
Hauptvariante, aber hier wird 5...Nbd7 häufiger gespielt und bietet gute
Ausgleichchancen.} 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 {*} Nd5 8. Bxb4 Ndxb4 {Schwarz hat einen
Bauern mehr, aber er muss früher oder später den c4P geben.} 9. Ne5 {Weiss
oeffnet so schnell wie möglich die Diagonale des g2-Läufers.} (9. a3 b5 $5 10.
Qxb5 (10. Qd1 Nd5 11. e4 Nb6 12. Nc3 a6 13. O-O O-O 14. Qd2 Bb7 15. Rad1 Qe7
16. h4 Rad8 17. Qe3 b4 18. axb4 Nxb4 19. Rd2 Nd3 20. Rfd1 a5 21. Ne5 {1/2-1/2
Karpov,A-Kramnik,V/Monte Carlo 1999/CBM 69 ext (70)}) 10... Nc2+ 11. Kd2 Bd7 $5
12. Kxc2 Nxd4+ 13. Nxd4 Bxb5 14. Nxb5 Rb8 15. Bc6+ (15. N1c3 O-O 16. Rad1 Qf6
17. f4 e5 18. fxe5 Qxe5 19. Nxa7 Qc5 20. Nc6 Rb6 21. Na4 Qf5+ 22. e4 Qb5 $1 23.
Nxb6 Qb3+ $44) 15... Kf8 16. N1c3 Qe7 17. Rhd1 Qc5 {Chetverik,M-Grabliauskas,V/
Saint Martin 1996/Inf 67/[Chetverik,M] (17)}) (9. O-O {Diese Fortsetzung wird
am häufigsten gespielt.} Rb8 10. Nc3 (10. Na3 a6 (10... O-O 11. Qb5 b6 12. Qxc4
Ba6 13. Nb5 Qd5 14. Qxd5 exd5 15. Nc3 Ne7 16. Rfd1 c5 17. Rac1 $14 {
Wojtkiewicz,A-Ivanov,S/Lubniewice 1995/Inf 66 (17)}) 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Nxc6 Nxc6
13. Qxc4 $1 Qxd4 14. Bxc6 Qxc4 15. Nxc4 bxc6 16. b3 $14 Rd8 17. Rfd1 Bd7 18.
Rd2 Be8 19. Rxd8 (19. Rc2 $1 {/\ Rac1+/= ><a6, c6, c7}) 19... Rxd8 20. Kf1 Kf8
21. Rc1 {0-1 Wojtkiewicz,A-Krasenkow,M/Manila 72/440 1998/[Krasenkow,M] (66)})
10... a6 (10... Bd7 11. Qb5 $5 $146 Nc2 12. Rac1 N2xd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxc4
Nc6 15. Rfd1 $44 {1/2-1/2 Kopylov,M-Brodsky,M/Donetsk (zt) 74/(498) 1998/Inf
74 (15)}) 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qxc4 Qd6 15. e3 Rxb2 16.
Rab1 Rb6 17. f4 a5 18. Qa4 Ba6 19. Rfd1 c5 20. Ne4 Qd5 21. Rxb6 Qxe4 22. Rxa6 {
1/2-1/2 Filippov,V-Rausis,I/Dubai 1999/CBM 70 ext (22)}) 9... O-O (9... Bd7 10.
O-O (10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. a3 Nd5 12. Qxc4 Nb6 13. Qc3 O-O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. e3
e5 16. O-O exd4 17. exd4 h5 18. Rc1 Rh6 19. h4 Qxd4 20. Qxd4 Rxd4 21. Nc3 Nd5
22. Rc2 Nxc3 23. Rxc3 Rd2 24. Rf3 Rxb2 25. Rxf7 Rf6 26. Rxf6 gxf6 {0-1 Abibula,
A-Vasilescu,L/ROM-chT 1992/EXT 97 (26)}) 10... O-O 11. Nxc6 Nxc6 12. Qxc4 e5
13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Qf4 Qe7 15. Nc3 c6 16. Rfd1 f6 $11 {0-1 O'Cinneide,M-Adams,M/
Kilkenny IRL 1999 (32)}) 10. Nxc6 Nxc6 11. e3 Bd7 $6 {Nach diesem Zug Schwarz
bleibt in einer etwas passiven Stellung. Die kritische Fortsetzung wäre die
Alternative mit 11...e5 mit aktivem schwarzem Gegenspiel.} (11... e5 12. d5 Ne7
13. Qxc4 Nf5 {[%cal Gf5d6]} 14. O-O Nd6 15. Qc3 Re8 16. Nd2 Bf5 $11 17. Rac1
Rc8 18. Rfd1 Qd7 19. Nc4 f6 20. Qb3 a6 21. a4 h5 22. Qb4 Bg4 {0-1 Mochalov,
E-Korneev,O/Minsk 1995/CBM 46 ext (32)}) 12. Qxc4 e5 13. d5 (13. dxe5 Nxe5 14.
Qc3 Bc6 15. Bxc6 Nxc6 16. O-O $11) 13... Ne7 {[%cal Ge7f5,Gf5d6]} 14. O-O c6 $6
(14... Nf5 $5 $11) 15. d6 $36 Nd5 (15... Nf5 16. Rd1 $14 {[%csl Gd6][%cal
Gg2a8] Der starke d6P ist sehr unangenehm für Schwarz.}) 16. Nc3 (16. Bxd5 cxd5
17. Qxd5 Qf6 $44 {[%csl Yf3,Yg2,Yh3][%cal Gd7c6] Schwarz hat einen Bauern
weniger, aber die weisse Felder in der weissen Königsstellung sind geschwächt
und es droht 18...Bc6.}) 16... Nxc3 17. Qxc3 $14 {[%csl Gd6]} Qf6 {Die Frage
ist, ob der d6P schwach ist oder stark? In unsere Stellung kann Weiss mit Rad1
den Bauern unterstützen und obwohl der d6P selbst nichts droht, ist der weisse
positionelle Druck füehlbar.} (17... Re8 18. Rad1 $14) 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. Rd2
Be6 $5 {Schwarz verteidigt sich gut - aktiviert den Läufer und möchte mit dem
Turm den Bauern blockieren.} 20. e4 Rd7 21. f4 $1 {Weiss möchte den d6P mit
e4-e5 verteidigen, wonach er freie Hand bekäme.} exf4 22. e5 {[%csl Gd6,Ge5]}
Qf5 23. gxf4 {[%csl Gd6,Ge5,Gf4] Die Bauernkette (f4-e5-d6 ) ist sehr schön,
aber die schwarze Stellung ist ganz fest.} Re8 24. Qe3 f6 $5 {Dieser Zug ist
gefährlich, aber Schwarz möchte nicht warten.} (24... a6 25. b4 $14 {Im
folgenden kann Weiss mit a4-b5 die Stellung am Damenflügel öffnen.}) 25. Be4 (
25. Re1 $14) 25... Qh3 (25... Qg4+ 26. Rg2 $14) 26. Rf3 (26. Qxh3 Bxh3 27. Re1
$14) 26... Qh4 {[%csl Rg1,Gh4] Die Dame - die einzige aktive Figur - steht gut
am Königsflügel und Weiss muss immer mit Schachmöglichkeiten rechnen.} 27. f5 {
Dieser Zug ist scheinbar aktiv, aber wenn es nichts Konkretes für Weiss gibt,
schwächt er nur die Bauernkette.} (27. b4 $14) 27... Bd5 $132 28. Rd4 (28.
Bxd5+ cxd5 29. Rxd5 Qg4+ 30. Kh1 Rxe5 31. Rxe5 fxe5 $11) 28... Bxe4 29. Rxe4
Qh5 {[%csl Gd7,Ge8,Gh5]} 30. Qf4 (30. exf6 Rxe4 31. Qxe4 Rxd6 $11) 30... h6 $1
{Schwarz hat Zeit - zuerst macht er ein Luftloch. Die Spannung im Zentrum
bleibt.} (30... fxe5 31. Rxe5 Rxe5 32. Qxe5 Qg5+ $11) 31. Rd3 (31. e6 $2 Rxd6
32. Qxd6 Qxf3 $17) 31... fxe5 32. Rxe5 Rxe5 33. Qxe5 Qg5+ $11 {Die weisse
Stellung erscheint auf ersten Blick aktiver, aber der d7R blockiert
ausgezeichnet und der weisse König hat kein sicheres Schlupfloch.} 34. Rg3 {
[%cal Gg3g8]} Qc1+ 35. Kg2 Kh7 {Schwarz hat das gute Schlupfloch auf h7 - er
vermeidet die Motive auf der g-Linie und das Schach auch auf e8.} (35... Qd2+
36. Kh3) 36. f6 g6 37. Qe8 {[%cal Re8d7,Rf6f7,Rf7f8]} (37. Rf3 {[%cal Rf6f7,
Rf7f8]} Qc4 {[%cal Gc4f7]}) 37... Qc2+ {[%csl Rg2]} 38. Kg1 Qd1+ 39. Kg2 Qc2+
40. Kg1 {Hier wurde Remis gegeben - der weisse König kann das Dauerschach
nicht vermeiden.} (40. Kg1 Qd1+ $11) (40. Kh3 Qf5+) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon Man+Comp m"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1999.06.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 5120]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 a6 {Es scheint,
dass Schwarz seinen Mehrbauern mit ...b7-b5 verteidigen möchte, aber sofort
wäre das nicht gut. Nach Vorbereitung mit z.B. 6...Nc6 muss Weiss aber immer
damit rechnen. Ribli.} 6. O-O Nc6 {Diese Variante ist sehr populär in der
Grossmeisterpraxis.} 7. e3 Bd7 8. Nc3 (8. Qe2 b5 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. e4 Be7 11. d5
Nb4 12. Ne5 exd5 13. exd5 O-O 14. a3 Nd3 15. Nxd3 Bg4 16. Qe3 cxd3 17. Qxd3 Qd7
18. Bf4 Bd6 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Gelfand,B/Dos Hermanas 1999/CBM 71_07 (41)}) 8...
Bd6 9. Ne5 {Weiss vermeidet die Varianten mit Qe2 und öffnet sofort die
Diagonale des g2-Läufers. Meines Erachtens bietet dieser Zug dem Weissen aber
keinen Eröffnungsvorteil.} (9. Qe2 b5 10. e4 Be7 {Mit Zugumstellung haben wir
die Partie Karpov,A. - Gelfand,B. Dos Hermanas 1999.}) 9... Bxe5 $5 (9... Nxe5
10. dxe5 Bxe5 11. Bxb7 Ra7 12. Bg2 $14) 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Bxb7 Rb8 12. Qd4 $6 {
Diese Fortsetzung ist schwer zu verstehen. Warum gibt Karpov seinen
katalanischen Läufer auf? Ich glaube, er war nicht zufrieden mit der Variante
12.Bg2 Nd3, die zu sofortigem Ausgleich führt.} (12. Bg2 O-O (12... Nd3 $1 {
Ich empfehle diese Fortsetzung für Schwarz.} 13. b3 Nxc1 14. bxc4 Nxa2 15. Rxa2
O-O 16. Rxa6 Rb4 (16... Qe7 $11 {Die Bauernstellung ist symmetrisch. Weiss hat
keinen Eröffnungsvorteil.}) 17. Qd4 Qe7 18. Ra5 Qd6 19. Rd1 h6 20. Qa7 Qb6 21.
c5 Qxa7 22. Rxa7 Rc4 23. c6 Bxc6 24. Rxc7 Rxc3 25. Rxc6 {1/2-1/2 Schuster,
U-Winkeler,U/GER-ch qgA19 corr9395 1993/CR97-93 (25)}) 13. Qd4 $1 (13. Qc2 Bc6
14. Bxc6 Nxc6 15. Qa4 Ne5 16. Qxa6 Nd5 17. f4 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Qd5 {0-1 Tibensky,
R-Haba,P/Bratislava 1991/EXT 97 (27)}) 13... Nd3 14. Qxc4 Nxc1 (14... Bb5 15.
Nxb5 axb5 16. Qc2 $14) 15. Rfxc1 Rxb2 $14 {[%cal Gc1c7] Haba,P} 16. Qxa6 {
Das Material ist reduziert, aber Weiss hat etwas bessere Chancen. Der
a-Freibauer ist eine potentielle Gefahr.}) (12. f4 Nd3 13. Bxa6 Nxb2 14. Qe2
Rb6 15. Bxb2 Rxa6 16. Qxc4 Rc6 17. Qb4 Rb6 18. Qa3 {[#]} h5 $1 {Oim. 0-1
Bouwmeester,H-Oeim,T/olm10 corr8291 1982/CR97-82 (47)}) (12. Bxa6 Bc6 13. Qxd8+
Kxd8 14. Rd1+ $11) 12... Rxb7 13. Qxe5 O-O 14. Rd1 {[%cal Gd1d8]} Qe7 $15 {
[%cal Ge7b4] Schwarz hat einen Bauern mehr, aber der c4-Bauer ist in einigen
Varianten schwach. Andererseits sind bei Weiss die weissen Felder schwach, was
in der Katalanischen Eröffnung keine Seltenheit ist.} 15. e4 (15. Qa5 Ra8 $15)
15... Bc6 16. Qd4 (16. f3 Nd7 17. Qd4 Qc5 18. Qxc5 Nxc5 19. Rd4 Nd3 20. Rxc4
Ne5 21. Rc5 Nxf3+ $17) 16... Qb4 17. Be3 Nd7 (17... e5 18. Qxe5 (18. Qc5 Qxc5
19. Bxc5 Rfb8 $17 {[%csl Rb2,Re4]}) 18... Re8 $15) 18. Rab1 f6 {Schwarz
provoziert den Zug 19.f4, denn er kann sonst in einigen Varianten 18...Ne5
spielen.} (18... e5 $15) 19. f4 e5 20. Qd2 (20. fxe5 $2 Nxe5 $17 {[%csl Ge5]
[%cal Re5f3,Rf3d4,Rf3g1]}) 20... exf4 21. gxf4 Re8 {[%csl Re4] Weiss hat nicht
nur einen Bauern weniger, sondern sein e4-Bauern ist schwach.} 22. Qd4 Nb6 23.
Re1 Rbb8 {[%cal Gb8d8,Gd8d1]} 24. Qc5 {Weiss tauscht die Damen und wegen der
ungleichfarbigen Läufer hat er einige Rettungschancen.} Qxc5 25. Bxc5 Na4 26.
Nxa4 Bxa4 {[%cal Ra4c2,Rc2b1,Rc2e4]} 27. e5 (27. Re2 f5 28. e5 Rb5 29. Ba3 Rd5
$17) 27... fxe5 28. fxe5 Re6 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Re6g6,Rg6g1,Ga4c6] Schwarz hat
nur einen Bauern mehr, aber wegen der ungleichfarbigen Läufer hat er
Angriffschancen am Königsflügel.} 29. Re3 h5 $1 (29... Rg6+ 30. Rg3 $15) 30.
Bd4 h4 {[%cal Re6g6,Rg6g1] Schwarz nimmt dem weissen Turm das Feld g3.} 31. Rf1
Rg6+ 32. Kf2 Bd7 $1 {Der Läufer strebt nach e6, um eine Blockadestellung zu
errichten.} (32... Bc6 33. Ke1 $15) 33. Ke1 Be6 {[%csl Ge6][%cal Ge6a2] In
einigen Varianten muss Weiss mit ...c4-c3 rechnen.} 34. Bc3 Rg4 {Schwarz
provoziert den Zug 35.h3?!, aber der Textzug hat keine besonderen Drohungen.}
35. h3 $2 {Jetzt hat Weiss ewige Probleme mit dem schwachen h-Bauern.} (35. Rf2
$15) 35... Rg2 36. Rf2 (36. Rf4 g5 37. Rf6 Re8) 36... Rg1+ $17 37. Rf1 (37. Ke2
Rh1 $17) 37... Rxf1+ 38. Kxf1 Rd8 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Gd8d1]} 39. Ke1 Kh7 40. Kf2
Rd3 $1 $19 {Schwarz spielt das Endspiel ausgezeichnet. Nach dem Turmtausch
gewinnt er leicht.} 41. Ke2 (41. Rxd3 cxd3 {[%csl Ra2,Rh3][%cal Re6a2,Re6h3]}
42. Kg2 Bxa2 43. Kf3 Be6 44. Kg2 Kg6 {Der weise König ist gebunden und die
Aktivierung des schwarzen Königs entscheidet den Kampf.} 45. Kh2 Kf5 46. Kg2
Ke4 {[%cal Re4e3]} 47. Bd2 Kd5 $19 {[%csl Gd3][%cal Rd5c4,Rc4b3,Rb3c2]}) 41...
Rxe3+ 42. Kxe3 g5 (42... Bxh3 43. Kf4 Kh6 $19) 43. Kd4 (43. Kd4 Bxh3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas 10th"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1999.04.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1999.04.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 36]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 {
Diese Variante ist sehr populär in der Großmeisterpraxis. Schwarz spielt nicht
sofort 6...b5 (das ist eine andere Hauptvariante), wonach Weiß 7.Ne5 zieht und
eine komplizierte Stellung entsteht. Nach dem Textzug kann Schwarz die
Entwicklung des Damenflügels mit ...Rb8 / ...b5 oder ...Bd7 / ...b5 beenden.
Ribli.} 7. e3 Bd7 8. Qe2 (8. Nc3 Rb8 $5 (8... Bd6) (8... Nd5 9. Qe2 Nxc3 10.
bxc3 Bd6 11. Rd1 b5 12. Ne5 $1)) 8... b5 9. Nc3 (9. Rd1 Be7 10. Nc3 Nd5 11. e4
(11. a4 $6 O-O 12. axb5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 $15) 11... Nxc3 12.
bxc3 $13) 9... Bd6 10. e4 {Schwarz hat einen Mehrbauern, aber die weiße
Zentrumsstellung ist stark.} Be7 {Gelfand spielt die alte Fortsetzung. Der
Tempoverlust ist nicht schlimm und Weiß hat schon auch ein Tempo mit e3 und
späterem e4 verloren.} (10... e5 $5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. f4 Bxc3 14.
bxc3 c6 15. f5 O-O 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bh4 Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Nh7 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. e5 Rae8
{1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,V-Beliavsky,A/Enghien-les-Bains 1999/CBM 70_07 (35)}) 11. d5
{Weiß nutzt die Zeit und verjagt den Springer von c6.} (11. Bg5 O-O 12. Rad1
$44 Rb8 13. Rfe1 Re8 14. Ne5 h6 15. Be3 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nh7 17. Qg4 Kh8 18. f4
Qc8 19. Qh5 Kg8 20. g4 $36 {1-0 Orlov,G-Shneider,A/Podolsk 1989/EXT 97 (42)}) (
11. Rd1 O-O 12. Bg5 Rb8 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 $44) 11... Nb4 {[%cal Gb4d3]} 12.
Ne5 {[%cal Ge5d3] Weiß verhindert ...Nd3.} (12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. Rd1 Qc8 $15)
12... exd5 $5 (12... O-O 13. a3 Nd3 14. Nxd3 {Jetzt Schwarz kann nicht mit 14..
.Bg4! antworten (siehe 16.Zug).} cxd3 15. Qxd3 $14) 13. exd5 O-O 14. a3 {
Auf diese Weise gewinnt Weiß den Bauern zurück.} Nd3 15. Nxd3 Bg4 $1 {Ein
guter Zwischenzug. Weiß muß Zeit verlieren.} (15... cxd3 16. Qxd3 $14) 16. Qe3
{In der Stammpartie Aseev,K - Sweschnikov,E spielte Weiß 16.Qc2, aber nach 16..
.cxd3 17.Qxd3 haben wir unsere Partiestellung.} cxd3 17. Qxd3 Qd7 18. Bf4 {
[%csl Yc6,Gd5] Weiß entfaltet positionellen Druck am Damenflügel und das Feld
c6 ist ein positionelles Loch in der schwarzen Stellung.} (18. Re1 Rfe8 19. Qf1
Bd6 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Bd2 Be5 22. Re1 c6 23. Qd3 Bf5 24. Qf3 Bg4 25. Qd3 {
0-1 Aseev,K-Sveshnikov,E/Tashkent 1984/MCD (37)}) (18. d6 $2 Rae8 $17 {[%csl
Rd3,Rd6][%cal Gd7d3]}) 18... Bd6 {Früher oder später muß Schwarz den d-Bauern
blockieren.} 19. Bxd6 (19. Bg5 Bf5 20. Qd4 Ng4 $11) 19... Qxd6 (19... cxd6 $5
$11) 20. h3 Bd7 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 $14 {[%csl Yc6,Rc7] Weiß hat leichten
positionellen Vorteil, denn der Bauer c7 ist eine potentielle Schwäche und der
gut verteidigte d-Bauer sichert Weiß Raumvorteil.} Rfe8 23. Qc2 {[%cal Gc2c7]}
h5 $5 24. Rac1 {[%cal Rc1c7]} Rac8 25. h4 {Weiß legt den schwarzen h-Bauern
fest.} (25. Rfd1 h4 $132) 25... a5 {Aktive Verteidigung. Schwarz möchte die
Bauern am Damenflügel tauschen.} 26. Rfd1 b4 27. axb4 Qxb4 $5 {[%cal Rd7a4,
Ra4d1] Nach diesem Zug kann Schwarz die halboffene b-Linie benutzen.} (27...
axb4) 28. Qd2 Qb6 $1 {[%csl Gb6] Schwarz tauscht nicht die Damen. Das ist eine
richtige Entscheidung. Im folgenden kann Schwarz mit ...Rb8 Gegenspiel in der
b-Linie bekommen.} (28... Qxd2 29. Rxd2 $14 {[%cal Gc1c5,Gc5a5,Gd2c2,Gc2c7]})
29. Bf3 g6 30. Rc3 {[%cal Gd1c1,Gc1c7]} Rb8 {[%cal Gb8b2]} 31. b3 Qd6 32. Rdc1
c6 $11 {[%cal Gd6d2] Auf diese Weise wird Schwarz die Schwäche c7 los.} 33. Rd3
Bf5 (33... cxd5 34. Rxd5 {[%csl Rd7]} Qf6 {[%csl Rf3]} 35. Bxh5 (35. Rxd7 Qxf3
$11) 35... Be6 36. Rg5 {[%cal Gg5g8]} Rxb3 37. Qxa5 $14 {Weiß hat theoretische
Gewinnchancen, aber wegen den reduzierten Materials sollte normalerweise für
Schwarz nichts schiefgehen.}) 34. Rxc6 Qa3 {[%csl Rb3,Rd3][%cal Rf5d3,Rb8b3]}
35. Rdc3 (35. Re3 Rxe3 36. Qxe3 Rxb3 $11) 35... Rxb3 36. d6 {[%csl Gd6]} (36.
Rxb3 Qxb3 $11) 36... Rxc3 37. Qxc3 (37. Rxc3 Qb4 $132 {[%cal Gb4d2] Der weiße
d-Bauer ist scheinbar gefährlich, aber in Wirklichkeit hat Weiß nichts
konkretes.}) 37... Qxc3 38. Rxc3 Rd8 39. Rc6 (39. Ra3 Rxd6 40. Rxa5 $11) 39...
Be6 {[%cal Ga5a4,Ga4a3,Ga3a2]} 40. Rb6 (40. Ra6 Bc4 $11) 40... a4 {Der
schwarze a-Bauer ist ebenso gefährlich wie der weiße d-Bauer.} 41. Ra6 a3 {
Und die Spieler einigten sich auf Remis.} (41... a3 42. Rxa3 Rxd6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch54"]
[Site "Rotterdam "]
[Date "1999.05.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Janssen, Ruud"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1999.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 520]} 1. Nf3 {Piket} d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 {Das ist die
Grundstellung der offenen Katalanischen Eröffnung.} 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 {
Eine heutzutage sehr populäre Variante. Schwarz verteidigt nicht den c4-Bauern
mit sofortigem ...b7-b5, sondern entwickelt zuerst den Springer.} 7. e3 Bd7 8.
Qe2 (8. Nc3 $5 {Piket}) 8... b5 9. Ne5 {Ein direkter Zug. Weiss öffnet sofort
die Diagonale des g2-Läufers. Meines Erachtens bieten die Alternativen 9.Rd1
oder 9.Nc3 dem Weissen bessere Chancen als die Partiefortsetzung und
dauerhafte Kompensation für den Bauern.} (9. Rd1 Be7 10. e4 O-O 11. Nc3 Bb4 12.
Bg5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 h6 14. Bf4 Ne7 15. Ne5 c6 16. g4 Be8 17. Bc1 Nd7 18. Ba3 Nb6
19. f4 Na4 20. Qc2 Qc7 21. Nxc4 c5 22. Nb2 b4 23. Nxa4 bxa3 24. e5 Rb8 25. Nxc5
Rb2 $44 {0-1 Tratar,M-Beliavsky,A/Nova Gorica 1999/CBM 68 ext (32)}) (9. Bd2
Be7 10. Rc1 O-O 11. b3 cxb3 12. axb3 Nd5 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Qb8 15. h4 Qb6
16. Ng5 a5 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 $36 {1-0 Kachiani Gersinska,K-Wells,P/Germany
1997/GER-chT (32)}) 9... Nxe5 $5 $146 {'!' Piket. Das Motiv ist bekannt von
anderen Varianten, aber in dieser konkrete Stellung ein neuer Zug. Schwarz
opfert die Qualität, gegen die Schlüsselfigur des Weissen, den g2-Läufer.} (
9... Nd5 {Piket} 10. Nxd7 $5 (10. Rd1) 10... Qxd7 11. Rd1 Be7 12. b3 (12. e4
Ndb4 13. d5 Ne5) 12... cxb3 13. axb3 O-O 14. e4 Nb6 15. d5 Nb4 $44) 10. Bxa8 (
10. dxe5 $2 Nd5 $17 (10... Nd5 {Piket} 11. Rd1 c6 12. b3 cxb3 13. axb3 Qc7))
10... Qxa8 11. dxe5 Ne4 $44 {Schwarz hat einen Bauern für die Qualität und
starke Kontrolle über die weissen Felder. Der Bauer e5 ist schwach.} 12. a4 $6
{Weiss möchte die a-Linie öffnen, aber er schwächt das Feld b3 und in der
a-Linie gibt es nichts Konkretes.} (12. f3 Nc5 13. e4 (13. Nc3) 13... Nd3 $44 (
13... Be7 {Piket} 14. Be3 O-O 15. Rd1 Qc6 $44)) 12... Qb7 (12... bxa4 {Piket}
13. Nc3 Bb4 (13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bb5 15. e4 Qc6 16. Rd1 Bc5 17. Ba3 O-O 18.
Bxc5 Qxc5 19. Qd2 $13) 14. Bd2 $132) 13. axb5 axb5 14. f3 (14. Nc3 Nc5 $44 (
14... Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bc5 16. Ba3 Bxa3 17. Rxa3 O-O 18. f3 $14)) 14... Nc5 15. e4
Nb3 {[%csl Gb3]} 16. Ra2 Nxc1 (16... Bc5+ 17. Be3 $14) 17. Rxc1 Bc5+ {[%csl
Gc5,Gd7] Schwarz besitzt das Läuferpaar und eine aktive Stellung. Es ist nicht
leicht für Weiss, seine Figuren zu koordinieren.} 18. Kg2 Bd4 {[%csl Gd4]} 19.
Qd2 (19. Nc3 {Piket} O-O 20. Qd2 c5 {- 19. Qd2}) 19... c5 $1 $15 {Schwarz
festigt seine Läuferstellung. Das ist viel sicherer als den e-Bauern
anzunehmen.} (19... Bxe5 20. Rd1 {[%csl Rd7][%cal Rd1d8]} Bd6 21. e5 Bc6 22.
exd6 Bxf3+ 23. Kg1 Bxd1 24. d7+ $13) 20. Nc3 (20. Qa5 {Piket} O-O (20... Ke7 $5
) 21. Qa7 Qc8 22. Rd1) 20... O-O (20... Bxe5 21. Rca1 Bc6 22. Ra7 $36) 21. Rca1
Bc6 {Schwarz kontrolliert die wichtigsten Punkte und der e5-Bauer ist kaum zu
halten.} 22. Ra7 Qb8 23. R7a6 Qc7 {Natürlich möchte Schwarz nicht die Züge mit
23...Qb7 wiederholen.} 24. R1a5 {'!' Piket.} Rb8 25. Qg5 $6 (25. Ra7 $15) (25.
Qf4 $142 {Piket} Bxe5 (25... h6 26. Ra7 Rb7 27. Ra8+ Kh7 28. Nd5 $6 (28. R5a6
$5) 28... Qxe5) 26. Rxc6 Bxf4 27. Rxc7 Bxc7 28. Rxb5 Rxb5 29. Nxb5 Be5 30. Na3
Bxb2 31. Nxc4 Bd4 32. g4 $15) 25... h6 {'-/+' Piket.} 26. Qh5 $6 {In
Wirklichkeit steht die Dame keineswegs besser auf h5 als auf d2, aber es ist
für Weiss nicht leicht, Gegenspiel zu entwickeln.} b4 (26... Bxe5 $4 27. Rxc6
Qxc6 28. Qxe5) 27. Ra7 (27. Nd1 Bb7 28. Ra7 Bxe5 $17) (27. Ne2 {Piket} c3 (
27... Bb7 $1 $19) 28. bxc3 bxc3 29. Nxd4 (29. Ra7) 29... cxd4 30. Rc5 Rb6 31.
Ra8+ Kh7) 27... Rb7 28. Ra8+ (28. Rxb7 $2 Bxb7 $19 {[%cal Rc7a5,Rb4c3]}) 28...
Kh7 (28... Rb8 29. R5a7 $16) 29. Nd5 {'!?' Piket. Weiss fischt im Trüben.} (29.
Ne2 Bxb2 30. Rxc5 b3 31. Rxc4 Bxe5 {[%csl Gb3]} 32. Rxc6 Qxc6 33. Qxe5 Qc2 $19
{[%csl Gb3,Re2,Rg2][%cal Rb3b2,Rb2b1,Rc2g2]}) 29... Qxe5 $1 $17 {'[]' Piket.} (
29... exd5 $2 30. Qf5+ g6 31. Qf6 Rb8 32. Rxb8 Qxb8 33. Qxf7+ Kh8 34. Ra7 $18)
(29... Qd7 {Piket} 30. Qxh6+ $3 Kxh6 (30... gxh6 31. Nf6+ Kg6 32. Rg8#) 31.
Rh8+ Kg5 (31... Kg6 32. Nf4+ Kg5 33. h4#) 32. h4+ Kg6 33. Nf4#) 30. Qxe5 Bxe5
31. Ne3 (31. Rxc5 Bxd5 (31... exd5 {Piket} 32. Rxc6 Bxb2 33. exd5 c3 34. d6 b3
35. Rc7 (35. Rac8 c2) 35... c2 $19) 32. exd5 exd5 33. Rxd5 Bxb2 $19 {[%csl Gb4,
Gc4] Mit zwei verbundenen Freibauern steht Schwarz auf Gewinn.}) 31... c3 32.
b3 (32. bxc3 b3 33. Ra1 Bxc3 34. Rb1 Bd4 35. Nc4 Rb4 $19 {[%cal Rc6a8,Rb4c4]})
32... Bd4 33. Nc2 e5 {'-+' Piket. Die schwarze Bauernkette mit dem d4-Läufer
steht ausgezeichnet.} 34. Kf1 Bb5+ 35. Ke1 Bd3 36. Kd1 (36. Nxd4 cxd4 {[%csl
Gb4,Gc3,Gd3,Gd4]} 37. Rxe5 Bc2 $19 {[%cal Rd4d3,Rd3d2,Rd2d1,Rc2b3]}) 36... c4
$1 $19 {Der entscheidende Durchbruch. Die schwarze Bauernmasse gewinnt die
Partie.} 37. Ne1 c2+ $1 38. Nxc2 cxb3 {Piket: '39. Nxd4 b2' Weiss gab in
hoffnungsloser Stellung auf.} (38... cxb3 39. Nxd4 b2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 33rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2005.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2005.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 (5... a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3
Rb8 8. e4 b5 9. d5 Nb4 10. b3 cxb3 11. Qxb3 c5 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Bf4 Rb7 14. e5
Nd7 15. Ne4 Na5 16. Qc3 Qc7 {1/2-1/2 Nielsen,P-Van Wely,L/Dortmund 2005/CBM
108 (49)}) 6. Qa4 Nd7 {Dieser Springerzug wird heutzutage selten gespielt -
die Variante 6...Bb4+ ist populärer.} (6... Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bd6 8. Ne5 Bxe5 9.
Bxc6+ bxc6 10. dxe5 Nd7 $1 11. f4 Nb6 12. Qc2 Qd4 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Ne4 Nd5 15.
O-O-O Rb8 16. Rhe1 h6 17. e3 Qb6 18. a3 c5 19. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Nielsen,
P-Rasmussen,K/Danmark (ch) 2003/(19)}) 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8. Qb5 {Eine interessante
Idee, die zuerst in der Partie Tkachiev,V - David,A Aubervilliers 2003
gespielt wurde. Weiß möchte mit dem Damenzug die Schwächung des schwarze
Damenflügels mit a7-a6 provozieren.} (8. Qd3) 8... Bd7 $5 $146 {[%mdl 4] Ein
ganz logischer Entwicklungszug, der trotzdem eine theoretische Neuerung
darstellt.} (8... a6 9. Qd3 e5 10. Be3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13.
Bxd4 Bb4+ 14. Nc3 O-O 15. O-O-O Nc4 16. Nd5 Bd6 17. Bc3 Re8 18. Rd4 Ne5 19. Nb6
$1 $36 {1-0 Avrukh,B-Berg,E/Bajada de la Virgen 2005/CBM 106 ext (48)}) (8...
Qd5 9. Nc3 Bb4 10. Qd3 e5 11. O-O Bxc3 12. Nxe5 Qxd4 13. Nxc6 Qxd3 14. exd3 Bf6
15. Re1+ Kf8 16. Bd2 g5 17. Na5 c6 18. Bc3 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Rb8 20. c4 {1/2-1/2
Tkachiev,V-David,A/Aubervilliers 2003/(56)}) (8... Bb4+ 9. Nc3 Qd5) 9. Qb3 {
Weiß hat viele Tempi durch seine Damenzüge verloren.} Na5 10. Qc2 (10. Qc3 Nd5
$1 11. Qxa5 $4 Bb4+ $19) 10... Rc8 {[%cal Gc7c5]} 11. O-O (11. Bd2 $5 Nbc4 (
11... Nac4 12. Ne5) 12. Bc3 $1) 11... c5 $11 12. Nc3 (12. Bg5 $5) 12... cxd4
13. Nxd4 Bb4 {[%cal Gc8c2]} 14. Qe4 $6 (14. Nb3 $5) (14. Qd3 $5) 14... Bxc3 15.
bxc3 O-O {[%csl Rc3] Weiß besitzt das Läuferpaar, aber die schwarze
Bauernstruktur ist gesund und der c3P eine ewige Schwäche in der weißen
Stellung.} 16. Rd1 $2 Bc6 $1 {[%cal Gd8d1,Gc6g2] Der Nd4 ist gefesselt, sodass
Schwarz den katalanischen Läufer tauschen kann.} 17. Qg4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 f5 $1
19. Qh5 (19. Qf3 e5 20. Ba3 exd4 21. Rxd4 Qc7 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 $17) 19... Qd5+ (
19... e5 $6 20. Nc6 $1 Qxd1 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Ng6+ Kg8 23. Ne7+ $11) 20. Qf3 (
20. Kg1 e5) (20. f3 Na4) 20... Rfe8 {[%csl Rc1,Rc3,Yc4,Gd5] Schwarz besitzt
eine starke Kontrolle über die weißen Felder und der Bc1 hat keine guten
Perspektiven.} 21. Qxd5 Nxd5 $17 22. Nb5 Nc4 23. Rd4 (23. Nxa7 $2 Rc5 $19 {
[%csl Ra7]}) 23... a6 24. Na3 (24. Rxc4 Rxc4 25. Nd6 Rec8 26. Bd2 b5 $17) 24...
Nxa3 25. Bxa3 Rxc3 {Schwarz hat einen Bauern mehr, Weiß keine Kompensation.}
26. Bd6 $5 {[%csl Gd6][%cal Gd6e5] Endlich kann Weiß seinen Läufer aktivieren.}
Rc2 27. Kf1 Rec8 28. a4 Rc1+ 29. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 30. Kg2 Kf7 {[%mdl 4096]} 31. e4 $1
$138 {Weiß verteidigt sich gut - mit dem Textzug reduziert er Material und
verstärkt seine Verteidigungsstellung.} fxe4 32. Rxe4 b5 33. axb5 axb5 34. Re2
{[%cal Ge2b2,Gb2a2,Ga2a7] Weiß aktiviert den Turm und droht 35.Rb2 oder 35.Ra2.
} b4 35. Ra2 $1 (35. Rb2 Rc4 $17) 35... b3 36. Ra7+ Kf6 37. Rb7 {[%csl Gb7]
[%cal Gb7h7,Gb7b3] In schlechterer Stellung konnte Weiß den Turm aktivieren:
er kontrolliert den b-Bauern und gleichzeitig die Bauern am Königsflügel.} Rc6
38. Ba3 Rb6 39. Bb2+ e5 40. Rd7 $1 Rb5 41. Kf3 {[%csl Gb2,Gd7,Gf3] Weiß
organisiert seine Verteidigung gut, während Schwarz große Schwierigkeiten mit
der Verwertung des Materialsvorteils hat.} (41. f4 $2 Ne3+ 42. Kf2 Nc4 $19)
41... Nb6 42. Rb7 h5 43. Ke2 Kf5 44. h4 Ke4 45. f3+ Kd5 46. Kd3 g6 47. Rb8 $6 (
47. Re7 $142 Kd6 48. Ba3+ Kc6 49. Re6+ Kd7 50. Rd6+ Kc7 51. Rxg6 b2 52. Bxb2
Rxb2 53. Rg5 $15) 47... Ke6 48. g4 $6 (48. Re8+ $142 Kf6 49. Rf8+ Ke7 50. Rb8
$15) 48... Kd5 49. Rb7 (49. gxh5 $142 gxh5 50. Re8) 49... hxg4 $1 50. fxg4 e4+
$19 {[%csl Gb3,Ge4] Jetzt hat Schwarz schon zwei Freibauern.} 51. Ke2 Rc5 (
51... Kc6) 52. Rxb6 Rc2+ 53. Ke3 Rxb2 54. Rxg6 (54. h5 gxh5 55. gxh5 Rh2 56. h6
Rh3+ 57. Kf4 Kc5 58. Rb7 Kc4 59. Rc7+ Kd3 60. Rb7 Kc2 61. Rc7+ Kb1 (61... Kd2
62. Rb7 Rxh6 $19) 62. Rb7 b2 63. h7 e3 (63... Kc2 64. Rc7+ Kd2 65. Rb7) 64. Kg4
Rh2 (64... e2 65. Kxh3 e1=Q 66. Rxb2+ $1 $11 (66. h8=Q $4 Qh1+ $19)) 65. Kg3 (
65. Kf3 e2 $1 $19) 65... Rh6 66. Kf3 Kc2 67. Rc7+ Kb3 68. Rb7+ Kc3 69. Rc7+ Kd4
70. Rd7+ Kc5 71. Rb7 e2 $1 72. Kxe2 Rxh7 73. Rb8 Rh1 $1 $19) 54... Rb1 {
Mit zwei Freibauern gewinnt Schwarz leicht - die weißen verbundenen Freibauern
sind am Königsflügel dagegen sehr langsam.} 55. Rg5+ Ke6 56. Rb5 b2 57. Kd2 e3+
58. Kc2 e2 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nbd7 {Diese Variante wird
heutzutage selten gespielt. Die üblichen Fortsetzungen sind 5...c5, 5...a6 und
5...Nc6.} 6. O-O {Dieser Zug ist eigentlich ein Bauernopfer. Stattdessen kann
Weiß mit 6.Qa4 fortsetzen, und mit Zugumstellung zur Variante 5.Qa4+ Nbd7
überleiten.} c6 (6... c5 7. Na3 Nb6 8. Nxc4 Nxc4 9. Qa4+ $14) 7. a4 a5 (7... b5
8. axb5 cxb5 9. Nc3 Qb6 10. b3 Bb4 11. Na2 Be7 12. bxc4 bxc4 13. Nd2 Nd5 14.
Nxc4) 8. Nc3 (8. Na3 Bxa3 9. bxa3 b5 (9... b6)) 8... Bb4 9. e4 (9. Qc2 O-O 10.
Rd1 (10. Na2 Bd6 11. Qxc4 e5 12. Nc3 exd4 13. Qxd4 Nc5 14. Bf4 Bxf4 15. Qxf4
Qb6 {0-1 Miton,K-Dreev,A/Moscow 2002/ (52)}) (10. e4 $5) 10... Qe7 11. Ne5 (11.
e4 e5 12. h3 Re8 13. d5 Nc5 14. Be3 Nb3 15. Rab1 Bc5 16. Qe2 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 cxd5
18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Rxd5 f6 20. Bf1 {1-0 Podzielny,K-Gheng,J/Schwaebisch Gmuend
1997/EXT 98 (54)}) 11... Nb6 $1 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Ne4 (14. e3 $1 Qe7
15. Qe2 $14) 14... Qe7 15. Nxc4 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 e5 $1 17. d5 cxd5 18. Qxd5 Bg4 $1
19. Nc3 $1 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Rac8 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Atalik,S-Zhu Chen/Beijing 1996/
CBM 54 ext (33)}) 9... O-O (9... Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nxe4 11. Qc2 Nd6 12. Ba3 Nf6 13.
Ne5 $44 {1-0 Mihajlovic,V-Kajganovic,M/JUG-cht2 Vrnjacka Banja 1996 (36)}) 10.
Qc2 {Weiß hat einen Bauern weniger, aber eine sehr starke Zentrumstellung.
Hingegen hat Schwarz Probleme mit der Entwicklung des c8-Läufers.} Re8 (10...
h6 11. Rd1 Re8 12. Na2 b5 13. axb5 Bb7 14. bxc6 Bxc6 15. e5 Nd5 16. Qxc4 Rc8
17. Nxb4 Nxb4 18. Qe2 {1-0 Poluljahov,A-Hagurov,N/Krasnodar 1997/EXT 2000 (31)}
) 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. e5 (12. Na2 e5 13. dxe5 Ng4 $11) 12... Nd5 13. Nd2 (13. Ne4
b5) 13... N7b6 14. Nce4 Qc7 (14... f5 $6 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Nxc4 $14) 15. Nxc4
Nxc4 16. Qxc4 $14 {[%csl Rc8,Gd5,Yd6,Ge5] Weiß hat Raumvorteil im Zentrum und
kontrolliert das Feld d6. Anderseits ist der Nd5 sehr stark positioniert, aber
mit der Entwicklung seines Läufers auf c8 hat Schwarz weiterhin große Probleme.
} b6 17. Qc2 {[%cal Ge4g5,Gc2h7,Gc2e2,Ge2h5][%mdl 32] Die Dame stand nicht so
gut auf c4. Aus diesem Grund plant Weiß die Überführung der Dame zum
Königsflügel.} Be7 18. Bg5 (18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 Bb7 $11) 18... Bf8 {Schwarz
muss seinen schwarzfeldrigen Läufer auf dem Brett halten.} (18... Bxg5 $2 19.
Nxg5 $16) 19. Rac1 Bb7 20. Qe2 {[%cal Ge2g4,Gg4g8,Gg4h5] Schwarz muss nun mit
Qh5 oder Qg4 rechnen.} Qd7 21. Qg4 Kh8 22. Qh4 Rac8 23. Nf6 $1 $16 {[%mdl 64]}
Nxf6 (23... gxf6 $142 24. exf6 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Rg2e4,Re4h7]} Ne7 25. fxe7 Bxe7
26. Bf6+ Bxf6 27. Qxf6+ Kg8 28. Qg5+ Kh8 29. Qe5+ Kg8 30. Re1 $16) 24. exf6 c5
{Schwarz möchte endlich seinen b7-Laufer aktivieren, aber es ist zu spät.} (
24... gxf6 25. Bxf6+ Bg7 26. Be4 $18) (24... g6 25. g4 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Gc1c3,
Gc3h3,Gh3h8]}) 25. dxc5 Bd5 26. cxb6 $18 {Weiß hat zwei Bauern mehr und
Angriffschancen am Königsflügel - die schwarze Stellung ist hoffnungslos.} (26.
fxg7+ Bxg7 27. Bf6 Rxc5 28. Rxc5 bxc5 29. Be4 $18) 26... Rxc1 27. Bxc1 {
[%cal Gd1d7]} (27. Rxc1 $6 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Qb7+ $16) 27... Qc6 28. Bxd5 exd5 29.
Be3 gxf6 (29... Qxf6 30. Qxf6 gxf6 31. Bf4 Re7 32. Bd6 Re8 33. Bc7 $18) 30. Qh5
{[%csl Gb6,Rd5]} Qxa4 31. Qxd5 Re5 32. Qd8 Re8 33. b7 1-0

[Event "Ubeda op 5th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "2000.01.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gallego Jimenez, Victoriano"]
[Black "Barsov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2359"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2000.01.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 {Diese Variante -
das ist sehr populär in der modernen Turnierpraxis - gibt Schwarz gute Chancen
zu Gegenspiel.} 7. Nc3 Rb8 (7... Bb4 $5 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Rd1 Rb8 (9... Qe7) 10.
Ne5 $5 (10. e4 Be7 11. Qe2 $44) 10... Nxd4 (10... Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. Ne4 $44
) 11. Qd2 Nc6 (11... Bc5 $5 12. e3 Nc6 13. Qe2 Nxe5 14. Rxd8 Rxd8 $44) 12. Nxc6
Qxd2 13. Nxb4 $1 Qxd1+ 14. Nxd1 $14 {Ulibin,M-Tunik,G/Russia (ch) 73/(555)
1998/Inf 73/[Tunik,G] (14)}) 8. Ne5 (8. e4) 8... Nxe5 (8... Nxd4 $4 {Das ist
ein bekannter Fehler in dieser Variante.} 9. e3 $18) 9. dxe5 Qxd1 (9... Nd7 $5)
10. Rxd1 Nd7 (10... Ng4 11. Bf4 $44 {Der Springer steht etwas unglücklich auf
g4, und Weiß muss anschließend h3 spielen.}) 11. f4 b5 12. a4 b4 (12... Bb7 13.
Bxb7 Rxb7 14. axb5 axb5 15. Ra8+ Nb8 16. Be3 Be7 17. Ne4 $44 {Weiß hat
positionellen Druck am Damenflügel.}) 13. Ne4 Bb7 (13... Nc5 14. Be3 (14. Nxc5
Bxc5+ $15) 14... Nb3 15. Rac1 $1 {Das ist ein schönes Ablenkungsmotiv.} Nxc1
16. Nf6+ gxf6 17. Bc6+ Bd7 18. Bxd7+ (18. Rxd7 Nb3 $11 19. exf6 $2 Bc5 $19)
18... Kd8 19. Bxe6+ Ke8 20. Bxc4 $44) 14. Nd2 (14. Rd4 $2 Bd5 $17) 14... Bd5 $1
{Dieser Zug ist viel besser als der Läufertausch. Schwarz provoziert den Zug
e2-e4, der den katalanischen Läufer einschließt.} (14... Bxg2 15. Kxg2 c3 16.
bxc3 bxc3 17. Nc4 c2 (17... Bb4 $1 18. Be3 $13) 18. Rf1 {1-0 Rogers,I-Barsov,A/
Hoogeveen (open) 1997/Inf 71/[Rogers,I] (30)}) 15. e4 Bc6 16. Nxc4 Nc5 {
[%csl Yb3] Schwarz hat ausgezeichnetes Figurenspiel - der Punkt b3 ist ein
positionelles Loch in der weißen Stellung.} 17. Be3 Nb3 $1 $15 {[%mdl 2048]} (
17... Nxa4 $6 18. Rdc1 $44 {Schwarz hat Felderschwächen am Damenflügel - Weiß
besitzt ausreichende Kompensation.}) 18. Ra2 {Der Turm steht katastrofal auf
a2, andernfalls aber verliert Weiß den a-Bauern.} (18. Rab1 Bxa4 $17) 18... Bc5
19. Kf2 (19. Bxc5 Nxc5 {[%csl Ra4,Re4]}) 19... O-O (19... Ke7 $15) 20. Bxc5 (
20. a5 Rbd8 $17 (20... Bb5 $17)) 20... Nxc5 21. Rda1 (21. a5 Bxe4 $17 (21...
Rbd8 $15)) 21... b3 $5 $17 (21... Bxe4 $17) 22. Ra3 Rb4 {Schwarz steht so gut,
dass er auf das Schlagen des Pe4 verzichten kann.} (22... Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Nxe4+
$17) 23. Na5 Bxa4 $6 {Schwarz hat einen Bauern mehr, und seine Figuren stehen
besser. Meiner Meinung nach wäre das Schalgen des Zentrumsbauern auf e4 jedoch
vorzuziehen.} (23... Bxe4 $17) 24. Ke3 Bb5 (24... Rd8 25. Rc1 $44) 25. Rc1 $132
{Weiß kommt endlich zu etwas Gegenspiel und kann seine Figuren aktivieren.} Nd3
26. Rxc7 Ne1 {[%csl Ra3][%cal Re1c2,Rc2a3,Re1g2] Weiß gab auf, oder
überschritt er die Zeit? Seine Stellung scheint mir haltbar, auch wenn Schwarz
die Initiative hat.} (26... Ne1 27. Kf2 (27. Rxb3 Nxg2+ 28. Kf2 Nxf4 29. gxf4 (
29. Rxb4 $2 Nd3+ $19) 29... Rxe4 $17) 27... Nxg2 (27... Nd3+ 28. Ke3 Nxb2 29.
Rxb3 $15) (27... Nc2 $2 28. Rxb3 $16) 28. Kxg2 Rxe4 29. Rxb3 Re2+ $15) 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.07.30"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Slovenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Na3 {Eine
selten gespielte Fortsetzung statt des Traditionellen 7.Qa4. Der Springerzug
erinnert mich an 7.Ne5 Bd7 8.Na3.} cxd4 (7... Nxd4 8. Nxd4 (8. Nxc4 $44) 8...
cxd4 9. Nxc4 $44) 8. Nxc4 Bc5 9. a3 (9. Bf4 Nd5 10. Nfe5 Nxf4 11. gxf4 O-O 12.
Nxc6 bxc6 13. Rc1 Bb6 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. Qd3 Rc8 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Nxc6 Qd6 18.
Qf3 {0-1 Vasallo,M-Cordovil,J/Loures 1998/CBM 67 ext (49)}) (9. Nfe5 Nxe5 10.
Nxe5 O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Rc1 Bb6 13. Bd2 Nd5 14. Qb3 Bd7 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Qxd5
Bh3 17. Qxd8 Raxd8 18. Rfe1 Be6 19. b3 {1/2-1/2 Molnar,A-Mathe,G/Hungary 2003/
EXT 2005 (19)}) 9... a5 10. Bf4 {[%csl Gf4][%cal Gf4b8] Weiß kann den Bauern
nicht zurückgewinnen, er spielt auf dauerhafte Kompensation, besitzt
Entwicklungsvorteil und kontrolliert das Feld e5.} (10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6
12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Qb5 Qe7 14. Qxb7 Ra7 15. Qb3 a4 16. Qc2 O-O 17. Rfc1 Na5 {
1/2-1/2 Shpilker,B-Shur,M/USSR 1985 (50)}) 10... O-O 11. Rc1 (11. Nfe5 Bd7 12.
Rc1 Rc8 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Nd6 e5 15. Nxc8 exf4 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. b4 axb4 18.
axb4 Bxb4 19. Na7 Bc5 20. Nxc6 Qf6 {1/2-1/2 Sulava,N-Arlandi,E/Copenhagen 1982/
EXT 2000 (76)}) 11... Bd7 (11... Qe7 12. Nfe5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Rd8 14. Qc2 a4 15.
Nd2 Bb6 {1/2-1/2 Boensch,U-Chernin,A/Graz 2002/(15)}) (11... Nd5 $5) 12. Nd6
$44 {[%csl Gc1,Gd6,Gf4] Weiß hat ausgezeichnete Kompensation für den Bauern;
seine Figuren stehen sehr aktiv.} Qb6 (12... b6 13. Nb7 Qe7 14. Rxc5 bxc5 15.
Bd6 Qe8 16. Nxc5 Ne7 17. Nxd4 $36) 13. Nxb7 Be7 (13... Qxb7 14. Rxc5 Qxb2 15.
Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxa8 $16) 14. Ne5 (14. Nd6 $14) 14... Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Nd5 16. Bxd5 (
16. Qxd4 Qxb7 17. Rc7 Qb5 18. a4 Qxa4 19. Qxa4 Bxa4 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Rxe7 Rfe8
22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Ra1 Bd7 24. Bc3 a4 25. e3 $11) 16... exd5 17. Rc7 {Die
weißen Figuren stehen sehr aktiv, aber Schwarz hat ausreichende Verteidigung.}
Bf6 18. Rxd7 Bxe5 19. Rxd5 Rfe8 $2 {Schwarz verkompliziert das Spiel; statt
dessen konnte er die Stellung vereinfachen.} (19... Qxb7 20. Rxe5 Qxb2 $11) 20.
Nc5 {[%cal Gc5d3]} Qc6 (20... Qxb2 21. Nd3 Qb8 22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. Rxd4) 21. Qb3
Bd6 $2 (21... Rab8 22. Qf3 $14) 22. Rc1 (22. Qb7 $1 Qxb7 (22... Rac8 23. Qxc6
Rxc6 24. Nb3 Rxe2 25. Nxa5 (25. Nxd4 Rd2)) 23. Nxb7 Bf8 24. Nxa5 Rxe2 25. b4
$18) 22... Rxe2 23. Nd3 $16 {[%csl Gd3][%mdl 32] Der Nd3 steht ausgezeichnet
und verteidigt alles in der weißen Stellung. Schwarz hat kein Gegenspiel und
seine Bauern (a5P und d4P) sind schwach.} Qa6 24. Rxd4 (24. Qc4 $16) 24... h6 (
24... Rae8 25. Qd5 Bf8 26. Rc7) 25. Qd5 Be7 (25... Bf8 26. Rc7) 26. Qf3 Re6 27.
Nf4 Re5 28. Nd5 Rb8 29. Kg2 (29. Re4 Rxe4 30. Qxe4 Bf8 31. b4 $16) 29... Bg5 (
29... Rxb2 30. Rc6 Qe2 31. Rc8+ Bf8 32. Nf6+ gxf6 33. Qxf6 $18) 30. Rc7 (30.
Rc6) 30... Rf8 31. h4 Bd8 {[%csl Gd5,Rd8] In dieser Partie verfügt der Läufer
über keine gute Felder; der Nd5 dominiert auf dem Brett.} 32. Rd7 {[%csl Gd4,
Gd5,Gd7,Gf3][%mdl 2048] Weiß hat nur einen Bauern mehr, aber sein Figurenspiel
ist sehr stark. Schwarz kann nur die unmittelbaren Drohungen verteidigen, er
hat keine Chancen auf aktives Spiel.} Qc8 33. Rd6 Re1 (33... Be7 34. Rc6) 34.
Rd1 (34. Qc3 Qxc3 35. bxc3 $16 (35. Nxc3 Bf6 36. Rc4 Rb8)) 34... Rxd1 35. Qxd1
Qb7 36. Kg1 Kh8 (36... Qxb2 37. Rxd8 $18) 37. Qd4 {[%cal Rd6h6] Es droht 38.
Rxh6+.} Kh7 38. Qe4+ (38. Rxd8 Rxd8 39. Nf6+ gxf6 40. Qxd8 Qxb2 41. Qxa5 $18)
38... Kh8 39. Qe5 Kh7 40. b4 {Weiß mobilisiert seinen Mehrbauern.} axb4 41.
axb4 {[%csl Gb4]} Qc8 42. b5 $18 Ba5 43. b6 Re8 44. Ne7 (44. Nf6+ gxf6 45. Qxa5
$18) 44... Qc1+ 45. Kg2 Qb1 46. Qxa5 (46. Qf5+ $2 Qxf5 47. Nxf5 Rb8 48. Rd7
Bxb6 49. Rxf7 Kg6 50. Nd6 Rd8 51. h5+ Kxh5 $11) 46... Rxe7 47. Qd5 {[%csl Gd5]
Die zentralisierte weiße Dame kontrolliert das Spielgeschehen.} Re1 48. b7 Rg1+
49. Kh2 Rf1 50. Qf3 Qc2 51. Kg2 Rb1 52. Rd8 1-0

[Event "Hastings 00 75th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2000.01.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Black "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2000.01.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 {Das ist eine
schlaue Variante: Schwarz spielt zuerst 5...a6, um nur im Falle von 6.0-0 mit
6...Nc6 zu antworten. Spielt Schwarz statt 5...a6 sofort 5...Nc6, dann kann
Weiß 6.Qa4 ziehen.} 7. Nc3 (7. e3 Bd7 8. Qe2) 7... Rb8 8. e4 (8. e3) 8... Be7
9. Qe2 {Dieser Zug ist riskant. Ich bin nicht davon überzeugt, dass Weiß
ausreichend Kompensation für den Bauern bekommt. Die bescheidenere Alternative
9.d5 mit Rückeroberung des Bauern halte ich für sicherer.} (9. d5 exd5 10. exd5
Nb4 11. Ne5 Bf5 12. a3 Nd3 13. Nxc4 Nxc1 14. Rxc1 O-O 15. b4 Ne8 16. Qf3 g6 17.
Rfe1 Nd6 18. Nxd6 Bxd6 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Qg5 {1/2-1/2 Ruck,R-Tukmakov,V/
Porec 1998/EXT 99 (31)}) 9... b5 (9... Nxd4 $6 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Rd1 $44 {|^})
10. Rd1 (10. d5 Nb4 11. Ne5 Bd6 12. f4 Bb7 13. a3 Nd3 14. Nxd3 cxd3 15. Qxd3
exd5 16. exd5 O-O 17. Be3 Re8 18. Rfe1 b4 19. axb4 Bxb4 20. Bd4 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1
Nxd5 22. Rd1 Nxc3 23. bxc3 Bf8 {1/2-1/2 Adrian,C-Marciano,D/France 1996/CBM 54
ext (36)}) 10... Nb4 $5 {Schwarz möchte Nd3 ziehen und so die Aktivität des
Rd1 einschränken.} (10... O-O 11. d5 exd5 12. e5 Nd7 (12... Nb4 13. exf6 Bxf6
14. Ne5 Bb7 15. a3 Re8 16. axb4 Rxe5 17. Qc2 c6 18. Ne4 {1-0 Raetsky,A-Astrom,
R/Hafnarfjordur 1997/CBM 62 ext (36)}) 13. Nxd5 Nb4 $1 14. Nxb4 (14. e6 $5 Nxd5
15. exd7 Bb7 16. Ne5 $13) 14... Bxb4 15. Nd4 Rb6 16. Nc6 Rxc6 17. Bxc6 Qe7 $15
{ . 0-1 Summermatter,D-Sveshnikov,E/Bern 1992/Inf 54/[Sveshnikov,E] (31)}) (
10... b4 11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Na5 14. Bg5 h6 15. Nd4 Kf8 16. Nc6
Nxc6 17. dxc6 Qe8 18. Bxe7+ Qxe7 19. Qxc4 {1-0 Ulibin,M-Polgar,S/Oviedo 1993/
CBM 38 ext (28)}) 11. Ne5 Nd7 $5 $13 {Eine sehr logische Fortsetzung. Die
weiße Drohung war 12.a3 mit Vertreibung des Nb4, während Schwarz jetzt auf 12.
a3 mit 12...Nxe5 13.dxe5 Nd3 reagiert - mit besserem Spiel.} (11... Bb7 12. a3
{Ich möchte anmerken, dass dieselbe Stellung in der Partie Horvath,J - Luther,
T Budapest 1991 gespielt wurde. Allerdings mit einem Mehrtempo für Schwarz,
weil Weiß dort zuerst e3 und später e4 spielte.} Nd3 13. Nxd3 cxd3 14. Rxd3 O-O
15. g4 Nd7 16. b4 {1-0 Ivanisevic,I-Abramovic,B/Vrnjacka Banja 1999/EXT 2000 
(39)}) 12. b3 {Weiß hat etwas Aktivität, aber bei gutem Spiel kann Schwarz
diese Initiative neutralisieren.} Nxe5 (12... cxb3 $2 13. a3 (13. axb3 Bb7 $15)
13... Nc2 14. Nc6 $18) 13. dxe5 Nd3 {[%csl Gd3]} 14. Be3 (14. Rb1 Bb7 $15 (
14... Bd7 $15)) 14... O-O 15. f4 {Weiß hat scheinbar eine starke Bauernmasse
am Königsflügel, aber in Wirklichkeit kann er praktisch nie f4-f5 ziehen. Der
katalanische Läufer bleibt deshalb auf g2 eingeschlossen.} Bb4 $15 16. Qc2 Qe7
17. Ne2 a5 {[%cal Gc8a6] Schwarz bereitet den Zug Ba6 vor. Der Pc4 hängt nicht
wegen des Motivs Nb2.} 18. h4 {Eigentlich ein bitterer Wartezug, der deutlich
macht, dass Weiß nichts für den Bauern hat.} (18. bxc4 bxc4) (18. Nd4 Bd7 $15)
18... Ba6 {[%csl Gd3][%mdl 1024] Der Stolz der schwarzen Stellung ist der
Springer auf d3. Er steht ausgezeichnet und paralysiert das weiße Spiel.} 19.
Kh2 Rfd8 20. Nd4 Qe8 21. bxc4 (21. Bf1 c5 22. Nf3 a4 $17) 21... bxc4 22. Rab1
a4 {Der schwarze Plan ist klar: Er möchte den Springer nach a3 noch aktiver
platzieren, nämlich nach b2.} 23. Bf1 c5 24. Ne2 a3 $17 {Schwarz hat nicht nur
Materialvorteil, sonderm auch die bessere Stellung.} 25. Nc1 Nb2 26. Rd6 {
Weiß hofft, dass er seine Bauernstellung nach eventuellem Turmtausch auf d6
noch verbessern könnte.} (26. Rxd8 Rxd8 $17) 26... Bb5 {[%cal Gb5a4,Ga4d1]} 27.
Ne2 Ba4 28. Qc1 Nd1 {[%mdl 2048] Es droht einfach c3-c2. Schwarz hat
überzeugendes Figurenspiel.} 29. Bd2 c3 $1 {Eine ausgezeichnete Vereinfachung.
Nach forcierten Zügen erreicht Schwarz eine Gewinnstellung.} (29... Bxd2 30.
Rxb8 Rxb8 31. Rxd2 Rb2 32. Rxd1 Bxd1 33. Qxd1 Rxa2 34. Kh3 $15) 30. Nxc3 (30.
Bxc3 Nxc3 31. Nxc3 Rxd6 32. exd6 Bxc3 {Das ist nur eine Zugumstellung zur
Partiefortsetzung.}) 30... Rxd6 31. exd6 Nxc3 32. Bxc3 Bxc3 33. Rxb8 Qxb8 34.
Qxa3 (34. Qxc3 Qb2+ {Das ist die Pointe des schwarzen Spiels! Die Bauern sind
nicht aufzuhalten.} 35. Qxb2 axb2 36. Bd3 c4 37. Bb1 c3 $19) 34... Qb2+ 35.
Qxb2 Bxb2 $19 {Mit einer Mehrfigur steht Schwarz auf Gewinn.} 36. Bc4 Kf8 37.
Kg2 Ke8 38. Kf3 Kd7 39. e5 Bc6+ 40. Ke3 Bd4+ 41. Ke2 f6 {Und in verlorener
Stellung gab Weiß endlich auf.} 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.20"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Vladivostok Debiut-DVGU"]
[BlackTeam "Togliatti Lada"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 {Dieser Springerzug wird selten gespielt,
häufiger kommt 4.Bd2.} d5 5. Ngf3 dxc4 6. Bg2 a5 {Schwarz bereitet so die
Möglichkeit b7-b5 vor, und im Falle von späterem Ne5 hat Schwarz
Zugoeglichkeiten mit dem Turm auf der a-Linie.} (6... O-O 7. Qc2 b5 8. a4 bxa4
9. O-O Bb7 10. Nxc4 Nbd7 11. Rxa4 (11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Nce5 Be4 14.
Qxa4 c5 15. Nc6 Bxc6 16. Qxc6 cxd4 17. Qc4 a5 18. Nxd4 {1/2-1/2 Dorfman,
J-Dizdar,G/Absam 2002/EXT 2003 (18)}) (11. Rd1 $5 Nb6 12. Nfe5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2
Qd5+ 14. f3 Qb5 15. Na3 Bxa3 16. bxa3 Rfe8 17. Rb1 Qa6 18. e4 Rac8 19. Nc6 {
1-0 Mikhalevski,V-Ruderfer,M/Israel 2002/EXT 2003 (49)}) 11... a5 12. Bd2 Be4 (
12... Bc6 $5 13. Raa1 Be4) 13. Qd1 $5 c5 14. dxc5 Bc6 $1 (14... Nxc5 $2 15.
Bxb4 Nxa4 16. Bxf8 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 Kxf8 18. Ra1 $16) 15. Rxb4 $1 axb4 16. Bxb4
Ra4 (16... Qc7 $5 17. Ba3 Rfb8 $13) 17. Nd4 $1 Bxg2 18. Qxa4 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 {
1-0 Gelfand,B-Almasi,Z/Monte Carlo 2003/CBM 93 ext/[Gelfand] (37)}) 7. O-O (7.
a3 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 Ra6 9. a4 $44) 7... b5 8. a3 {Weiß verjagt den Läufer von b4.
Gewöhnlich wird hier 8.b3 gespielt, wonach Weiß einige Kompensation für den
Bauern bekommt.} Be7 (8... Bxd2 $5 9. Qxd2 (9. Bxd2 Bb7) 9... Bb7 (9... O-O 10.
Ne5 $44) 10. Qg5 {[%cal Rg5b5,Rg5g7]} O-O 11. Qxb5 Bd5 $13) 9. a4 (9. b3 cxb3
10. Qxb3 Ba6 11. Bb2 O-O $13 {Weiß hat einige Kompensation für den Bauern,
aber ich bin nicht ganz sicher, ob das genügend ist.}) 9... c6 10. Ne5 Nd5 $15
{Schwarz hat einen Bauern mehr und Weiß hat nichts Konkretes als Kompensation
für den Bauern.} (10... Ra6) 11. Ne4 (11. b3 cxb3 12. Qxb3 Ba6 $15) 11... O-O
12. Nc3 (12. Nc5 f6 13. Nf3 Na6 14. Nxa6 Bxa6 $15) 12... Ba6 13. Qc2 (13. e4
Nxc3 14. bxc3 f6 $15) 13... Ra7 {Der Turm kommt auf der 7. Reihe ins Spiel.}
14. Rd1 Rb7 (14... f6 $15) 15. axb5 cxb5 16. Nxd5 (16. e4 Nb4 17. Qe2 f6 $15)
16... exd5 17. e4 (17. Qf5 Ra7 $15 {[%cal Ga6c8,Gc8f5]}) 17... f6 18. Ng4 Nc6
$1 {[%cal Gc6b4]} (18... Rd7 19. Ne3 dxe4 20. Bxe4 g6 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Qxg6+
Kh8 23. Qh6+ $11) 19. exd5 (19. Ne3 Nb4 $15) 19... Nb4 20. Qf5 Bd6 {[%csl Gd6,
Rg2] Schwarz blockiert den d-Bauern, so erhält der g2B keine aktiven
Möglichkeiten.} 21. Ne3 Re7 22. Qf3 Bc8 {[%mdl 256] Auf diese Weise kann sich
Schwarz gegen 23.Nf5 verteidigen.} 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. Qxf5 a4 $17 {Schwarz hat
eine gesunde Bauernstruktur und die weißen Bauern auf der d-Linie sind gut
blockiert.} 25. Bf1 Qe8 (25... Qd7 $17) (25... Qc8 $17) 26. Rb1 Qg6 {Weiß kann
den Damentausch nun nicht vermeiden.} 27. Qxg6 hxg6 28. Bd2 Kf7 29. h4 Rfe8 {
[%cal Ge8e1]} 30. Bxb4 (30. Bh3 f5 31. Bg5 Re2 $17) 30... Bxb4 {[%mdl 4096]}
31. Bh3 f5 32. h5 Re1+ $1 33. Rxe1 (33. Kg2 Rxd1 34. Rxd1 c3 $19) 33... Rxe1+
34. Rxe1 Bxe1 {Meistens sind Endspiele mit ungleichfarbigen Läufern bei
materiellem Gleichgewicht remis, aber hier steht Schwarz auf Gewinn, der weiße
Läufer steht abseits und Schwarz gewinnt leicht mit seiner Mehrheit am
Damenflügel.} 35. hxg6+ Kf6 $1 (35... Kxg6 36. d6 Ba5 $19) 36. d6 c3 $19 {
[%csl Ga4,Gb5]} 37. d7 Ke7 0-1

[Event "Pulvermuehle 2nd"]
[Site "Pulvermuehle"]
[Date "2004.02.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Prusikin, Michael"]
[Black "Skripchenko, Almira"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2004.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. c4 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ {Das ist die
normale Fortsetzung, aber 6...Nd7 7.Qxc4 Nb6 8.Qd3 e5 ist auch gut spielbar.}
7. Bd2 Nd5 8. Qb5 {Das wird selten gespielt - die Hauptvariante ist 8.Bxb4
Ndxb4 9.a3 mit kompliziertem Spiel nach 9...b5, oder 9.0-0 Rb8 10.Nc3 mit
ungefähr gleichen Chancen.} Bxd2+ (8... O-O) (8... Be7) 9. Nbxd2 O-O {Das ist
eine genügsame Fortsetzung. Statt dessen hat Schwarz die Möglichkeit mit 9...
c3 den Mehrbauern zu halten, aber in diesem Fall hat Weiß Kompensation für den
Bauern.} (9... c3 10. bxc3 Nxc3 11. Qd3 Nd5 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfc1 (13. Rfe1 Qe7
14. e4 Nf6 15. Rac1 Rd8 16. Qe3 h6 17. Nb3 Bd7 18. Rc3 a5 19. Nc5 b6 20. Nxd7
Qxd7 21. Rd1 Ne7 {1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,V-Palac,M/Pula 2000/EXT 2001 (21)}) (13. e4
Nf6 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. Rac1 Rd8 16. Nf1 Bd7 17. Ne3 Be8 18. a3 h6 19. d5 Rac8 {
1/2-1/2 Iljushin,A-Aleksandrov,A/Smolensk 2000/CBM 77(28)}) 13... h6 (13...
Nce7 14. Rab1 h6 15. Qc4 c6 16. Ne5 f6 17. Nd3 b6 18. Nf3 g5 19. h4 Kg7 20.
hxg5 hxg5 21. e4 $44 {1-0 Davies,N-Nickoloff,B/Toronto 1998/CBM 65 ext (30)})
14. Rab1 Nb6 15. e4 Qe7 16. Nb3 Rd8 17. Qe3 a5 18. Nc5 a4 19. Bf1 Ra5 20. Qc3
Ra8 21. Rd1 a3 22. Bb5 {1-0 Tkachiev,V-Inkiov,V/Aubervilliers FRA 2003/(34)}) (
9... Nb6 10. Nxc4 Qd5 11. Qxd5 exd5 12. Ncd2 $14) 10. Qxc4 Nb6 11. Qc3 (11. Qd3
Qe7 12. O-O e5 $11 (12... Rd8 $5 $11)) (11. Qc5) 11... Nd5 12. Qb3 (12. Qd3 $2
Ndb4 13. Qc3 Nxd4 $1 $17) 12... Nb6 13. Qc3 (13. e3 $5 Qe7 14. O-O e5 (14...
Rd8 15. Rac1 $14) 15. d5 (15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Nf3 Qh5 18. Nd4 c6
$11) 15... Nb4 16. e4 $14) 13... Nd5 14. Qc5 {Weiß ist nicht zufrieden mit der
schnellen Zugwiederholung.} Qd6 15. Rc1 (15. Qxd6 cxd6 $11) 15... Rd8 (15...
Qxc5 16. Rxc5 Bd7 17. O-O $14) 16. O-O Qxc5 17. Rxc5 $14 {Weiß hat Raumvorteil
und sein "katalanischer Läufer" auf g2 ist aktiver als der Kollege auf c8.
Andererseits gibt es keine Schwächen in der schwarzen Stellung.} Ndb4 18. a3
Na6 19. Rc4 e5 {[%cal Gd8d2]} 20. b4 $1 {[%cal Rb4b5,Rb5a6,Rb5c6]} (20. dxe5
Nxe5 21. Nxe5 (21. Rcc1 Nxf3+ 22. Nxf3 c6 $11) 21... Rxd2 {[%csl Gd2][%cal
Rd2b2,Rd2e2]} 22. b4 c6 $11) 20... Nxd4 (20... Be6 $6 21. Rcc1 $16 {[%cal
Gg2a8] Jetzt kommt im Falle von 21...Nxd4 22.Nxd4 und 23.Bxb7 gewinnt Material.
}) 21. Nxd4 Rxd4 (21... exd4 $2 22. b5 Nb8 23. Rxc7 $18) 22. Rxd4 exd4 23. Nb3
c6 (23... d3 24. Rd1 c6 25. Rxd3 $14) 24. Rd1 Be6 25. Na5 $1 {[%csl Ga5][%cal
Ga5b7,Ga5c6,Gg2a8] Der Springer steht ausgezeichnet auf a5 und mit der
Unterstützung des g2-Läufers paralysiert er den schwarzen Damenflügel.} Rb8 26.
Rxd4 {[%csl Ga5,Gd4,Gg2][%cal Gd4d8][%mdl 2048] Es gibt eine Mittelspiel/
Endspielstellung auf dem Brett. Alle weißen Figuren stehen sehr aktiv, während
Schwarz Schwerigkeiten mit seiner Figurenkoordination hat, besonders sein a6N
steht unglücklich. Ich möchte auch bemerken, dass Weiß seine Mehrheit am
Königsflügel mobilisieren kann, während die schwarze Bauernmehrheit kaum zu
verwerten ist.} Kf8 (26... c5 27. bxc5 Nxc5 28. Nxb7 $16) 27. Rd3 {Mit diesem
prophylaktischen Zug verteidigt sich Weiß gegen 27...c5.} (27. f4 $6 c5 $132)
27... Nc7 {Jetzt wäre 27...g5 ganz schlecht wegen 28.Bxb7.} 28. f4 g6 29. Kf2 {
Weiß bringt seinen König ins Spiel. Es wäre möglich 29.e4 zu spielen, aber
Weiß möchte die Diagonale des g2-Läufers offen lassen.} (29. e4 $14) 29... f5
30. h3 {[%cal Gg2f3,Gg3g4] Weiß bereitet Bf3 und g3-g4 vor.} (30. e4 $6 fxe4
31. Bxe4 Nd5 $11) 30... a6 31. Rd6 Kf7 (31... Ke7 $2 32. Rxc6 bxc6 33. Nxc6+
$18 {[%cal Rc6b8,Rc6e7]}) 32. Bf3 Nb5 33. Rd3 Nc7 34. g4 Nd5 (34... Bd5 35. e4
fxe4 36. Bxe4 $14 {Im Falle von 36...Bxe4? kann Weiß 37.Rd7+ spielen mit sehr
aktiver Stellung.}) 35. Kg3 Ke7 36. g5 $1 {[%cal Gh3h4,Gh4h5] Weiß gewinnt
Raum am Königsfügel und im folgenden kann er h4 und h5 spielen.} Bf7 37. h4 Kf8
38. Rd4 (38. Rd1) 38... Kg7 39. Rd1 Kf8 40. Rc1 Ne7 (40... Ke7 $2 41. Rxc6 $18)
41. h5 $1 gxh5 42. e4 (42. Rh1 $14) 42... fxe4 $6 (42... Kg7 $142) 43. Bxe4 Bg6
$6 (43... Nd5 $142 44. Bxh7 $14) 44. f5 $1 {Wegen des Motivs auf der f-Linie
kann Schwarz nicht den f5-Bauern nehmen.} Bf7 (44... Bxf5 $4 45. Rf1 $18 {
[%csl Rf8][%cal Rf1f8]}) 45. Rd1 Bd5 (45... Nd5) 46. Bxd5 cxd5 (46... Nxd5 47.
Kh4 Ne3 48. Rd7 Nxf5+ 49. Kxh5 $16) 47. f6 {[%csl Gf6,Gg5][%mdl 4096] Die
weißen verbundenen Bauern sind sehr stark.} Ng6 48. Rxd5 $16 {Weiß hat im
Endspiel ein fühlbares positionelles Übergewicht - seine Figuren stehen sehr
aktiv.} b6 49. Nc6 Re8 50. Rd7 Re6 51. Nd4 Re5 52. Nf3 h4+ 53. Kg4 (53. Nxh4 $4
Rxg5+ $19) 53... Re4+ 54. Kh5 Kg8 (54... Nf4+ 55. Kxh4 $18 (55. Kh6 $16)) 55.
Rg7+ Kh8 56. Kh6 $18 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Rg7h7,Rh7h8]} Nf8 57. g6 {[%csl Rh8]
[%cal Rf3g5,Rf6f7]} Nxg6 58. f7 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.27"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Clichy Echecs 92"]
[BlackTeam "Skopje Alkaloid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ {Grossmeister
Aleksandrov spielt diese Variante gerne mit Schwarz und was ebenfalls
interessant ist, van Wely spielt diese Variante mit beiden Farben.} 7. Bd2 Nd5
8. Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. a3 b5 10. Qxb5 Nc2+ 11. Kd2 {Dieser Koenigszug ist viel
populärer als die Alternative 11.Kf1. Zwar steht der Koenig exponiert auf d2,
aber der h1R kann so schneller ins Spiel kommen.} Nxa1 (11... Bd7) 12. Qxc6+
Bd7 13. Qxc4 c5 {Schwarz muss die Stellung oeffnen, sonst gewinnt Weiss leicht
den a1-Springer.} 14. Qa2 Qa5+ 15. Nc3 cxd4 (15... Bc6 16. b4 cxb4 17. axb4
Qxa2+ 18. Nxa2 Nb3+ 19. Kc3 Bd5 20. e4 Rc8+ 21. Kb2 Bxe4 22. Kxb3 Bd5+ 23. Kb2
Bxa2 24. Kxa2 Rc2+ 25. Kb3 Rxf2 {1/2-1/2 Timoshenko,G-Ziatdinov,R/Philadelphia
1999/EXT 2000 (36)}) 16. Nxd4 Rd8 17. Rxa1 {Diese Stellung ist gut bekannt in
Grossmeisterpraxis. Weiss hat zwei Springer und einen Bauern gegen den Turm,
aber der Koenig ist angreifbar auf d2.} Qb6 $146 {[%mdl 4] Schwarz weicht von
den bekannten Varianten ab. Ich bin sicher, dass dieser Demenzug eine
häusliche Vorbereitung des schwarze Spielers war. Aber nach meiner
persoenlichen Meinung ist diese Fortsetzung kaum besser, als der frueher
gespielte Hauptzug 17...e5.} (17... e5 18. b4 Qb6 19. Nc2 Qxf2 (19... Be6+ 20.
Bd5 Qxf2 21. Rd1 (21. Ne3) 21... O-O (21... Bxd5 22. Nxd5 O-O 23. Kc1) 22. Kc1
Bxd5 (22... Qxh2 23. Bxe6 Rxd1+ 24. Nxd1 Qh6+ 25. Nde3 Qxe6 (25... fxe6 26. Qc4
$16) 26. Nd5 $13) 23. Nxd5 Kh8 (23... Qxe2 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Qxf7
Qd1+ 27. Kb2 Qd7 28. h4 $16 {[%cal Gh4h5,Gh5h6]}) (23... Qxh2 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25.
Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Qxf7 Qxg3 27. Nc6 $16) 24. Qc4 Qxh2 25. g4 Qg2 (25... Qh6+ 26.
Kb2 Qe6 27. Nce3 Rd7 28. b5 $16 {[%cal Ga3a4]}) 26. Nde3 {1/2-1/2 Georgiev,
K-Timoshenko,G/Panormo 2001/CBM 84 ext (64)} (26. b5 $5 Rc8 27. Nc7 $14)) 20.
Ne3 (20. Bd5 O-O 21. Qc4 Be6 22. Ne3 {Auf diese Weise wir erreichen die
Variante 19...Be6+ 20.Bd5 Qxf2 21.Ne3 - mit Zugumstellung.} Qxh2 23. Qh4 Qxh4
24. gxh4 f5 25. Kc2 (25. Ke1 $142 $5) 25... Kf7 26. Rd1 f4 27. Nc4 {1/2-1/2
Kasparov,G-Adams,M/Wijk aan Zee 2001/CBM 81 (27)}) 20... Be6+ 21. Bd5 (21. Ncd5
O-O 22. Qc4 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Qxh2 24. Qh4 (24. Qg4 $5) 24... Qf2 25. Rh1 h6 26.
Rh2 Qg1 27. Rh1 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,E-Adams,M/Dortmund 2000/CBM 78/[Ftacnik] (27)})
21... O-O 22. Qc4 Rd7 (22... Qxh2) 23. Qe4 Rfd8 24. Qf3 $6 (24. Qxe5 $5) 24...
Qxf3 25. exf3 f5 $5 26. Ke2 (26. Rd1 f4 $4 27. Ke2 $18) 26... Bxd5 27. Ncxd5
Rxd5 28. Nxd5 Rxd5 29. Rc1 {1/2-1/2 San Segundo Carrillo,P-Aleksandrov,A/Ohrid
2001/CBM 84/[Ribli] (29)}) 18. e3 e5 {[%cal Gd8d2]} 19. Nd5 $1 {Dieser
Zwischenzug gibt Weiss Vorteil, weil im Folgenden Schwarz keine (gefaehrlichen)
Drohungen auf der d-Linie hat.} Qh6 {[%cal Gh6h2]} (19... Qd6 20. Ne2 $16 {
[%cal Ge2c3]}) 20. Qc4 $1 $16 {Ein sehr starker Zug, wonach Schwarz den
d4-Springer nicht nehmen kann.} O-O (20... exd4 21. Qc5 $18 {Droht 22.Qe7# und
nach 22...Qg5 kommt 23.Nc7+ und nach 22...Qe6 kommt ebenfalls 23.Nc7+: in
beiden Fällen mit Damengewinn.}) 21. Ne2 Be6 (21... Qxh2 $2 22. Rh1 $1 Qxg2 23.
Ne7+ Kh8 24. Rxh7+ Kxh7 25. Qh4# $18) (21... Bh3 22. Bxh3 Qxh3 23. Rd1 $16) 22.
h4 {Weiss hat Materialvorteil und das schwarze Gegenspiel ist unzureichend.}
Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Qb6 {[%csl Rd2][%cal Rb6b2,Rb2d2,Rd8d2] Schwarz hat eine
Doppeldrohung - der b2P haengt mit Schach und es droht 24...Rxd5+ 25.Qxd5 Rd8.
24...Qa5+ ist keine Drohung, weil Weiss 25.Nc3 ziehen kann.} 24. Ke1 $1 {
Weiss gibt einen Bauern zurueck und bringt seinen Koenig in Sicherheit.} Qxb2
25. Qc3 Qb5 (25... Qxc3+ 26. Nxc3 $16) 26. e4 Kh8 {[%cal Gf7f5] Der e5P zählt
nicht, Schwarz muss seine letzte Chance nutzen, indem er den Zug f7-f5
vorbereitet.} (26... Qb8 27. Kf1 $16 (27. f3 $16 {[%cal Ge1f2]})) 27. Qxe5 Rfe8
(27... f5 28. Nd4 Qa5+ 29. Kf1 $18 {[%cal Rd4e6,Re6d8,Re6f8,Re6g7]}) 28. Qd4 f5
29. f3 {Nach diesem einfachem Zug ist alles verteidigt in der weissen Stellung.
} fxe4 30. fxe4 Rc8 31. a4 {[%mdl 1024] Weiss hat Materialvorteil, Schwarz ist
ohne Kompensation.} (31. Qxa7 $18) 31... Qa5+ 32. Qd2 Qb6 {Nur mit Damen auf
dem Brett kann Schwarz auf etwas Gegenspiel hoffen.} 33. a5 Qf6 34. Rc1 Qf3 35.
Rxc8 Qh1+ (35... Rxc8 36. e5 $18) 36. Kf2 Rxc8 37. e5 $18 {[%csl Ge5] Der
e-Bauer entscheidet die Partie.} Rf8+ 38. Nf4 Qa1 39. e6 Rb8 40. Kf3 (40. Qe3
Qxa5 41. e7 $18) 40... g6 41. Nxg6+ $1 Kg7 (41... hxg6 42. Qh6+ $18) 42. Nf4
Kf6 43. Qd3 Qh1+ 44. Kg4 Rg8+ 45. Kh5 {Der weisse Koenig ist in voller
Sicherheit auf h5.} Qe1 46. Qd4+ Kf5 47. g4+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.01"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Black "Acs, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[BlackTeam "Grodzisk"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O Nc6 {Diese Variante
ist populär in letzter Zeit. Mit dem Textzug entwickelt Schwarz den
Damenflügel und später möchte er - nach der Vorbereitung - seinen c4-Bauern
mit b7-b5 verteidigen.} 7. e3 Bd7 8. Qe2 (8. Nc3 Nd5 9. Nd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 b5
11. a4 Be7 $13) 8... b5 9. Rd1 {Weiß hat einen Bauern weniger, aber im
Folgenden möchte er mit Nc3 und e3-e4 eine starke Zentrumsstellung aufbauen.}
Bd6 {Mit dieser Fortsetzung bereitet Schwarz den Zug 10...e5 vor.} (9... Be7 {
Dieser - ein wenig genügsame - Läuferzug ist die andere Möglichkeit für
Schwarz.}) 10. e4 e5 11. dxe5 Bxe5 {Schwarz muss mit dem Läufer auf e5
zurücknehmen. Jetzt wäre 12.Nxe5 schlecht, weil nach 12...Nxe5 Schwarz Nd3
spielen kann.} (11... Nxe5 $4 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. f4 $18) 12. Nc3 (12. Nxe5 Nxe5
13. b3 $13) 12... O-O 13. Bg5 (13. Nd5 Bg4 $1 $13) 13... Bxc3 {Das ist die
alte Fortsetzung, aber die Alternative 13...h6 kommt auch stark in Betracht.} (
13... h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. e5 Be7 16. Nh4 (16. a4 Rb8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Bh3
Bxh3 19. Rxd8 Rfxd8 20. Qe4 Nb4 21. g4 Rb6 22. g5 Rg6 23. Qh4 Bc8 {0-1
Iljushin,A-Vitiugov,N/St Petersburg RUS 2003/(39)}) 16... Qe8 17. e6 fxe6 18.
Ng6 Rf7 (18... Qxg6 19. Rxd7 Bc5 20. Rf1 Nd4 21. Qe5 Rf5 22. Qe4 Raf8 23. Rxd4
Bxd4 24. Qxd4 {1-0 Tkachiev,V-Kosteniuk,A/Biel 2003/CBM 95 ext (37)}) 19. Nxe7+
(19. Rxd7 Qxd7 20. Rd1 Bd6 21. Qe4) 19... Qxe7 20. Rxd7 Qxd7 21. Rd1 Qe8 22.
Qe4 Rd7 23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24. Qxc6 Qxc6 25. Bxc6 Rd8 26. Bb7 b4 {0-1 Hulak,
K-Sveshnikov,E/Bled 1998/EXT 2000 (38)}) 14. bxc3 Qe8 {[%csl Ge8][%cal Ge8e2]
Mit dem Damezug vermeidet Schwarz zwei Fesselungen - auf der d-Linie und auf
der h4-d8 Diagonale. Und im Falle von 15.e5 (die Partiefortsetzung) droht 16.
exf6 wegen der Gegenfesselung auf der e-Linie noch nicht.} (14... Qe7 15. e5
Qe6 $2 (15... Bg4 16. Qe3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nxe5 18. Bxa8 Rxa8 19. f4) 16. Qd2 Ne4
17. Qxd7 Nxc3 18. Bh3 Qg6 19. Re1 {1-0 Kaidanov,G-Vladimirov,E/Palma de
Mallorca 1989/TD (33)}) 15. e5 {[%mdl 4]} (15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nh4 Ne5 17. Qh5
Nd3 18. f4 Qe7 19. Rxd3 cxd3 20. Rd1 Rad8 21. Rxd3 Bc8 22. Re3 Qa3 23. Bf1 Rfe8
24. Be2 Rd2 {0-1 Titlianov,Y-Bashkov,V/Pavlodar 1991/EXT 97 (53)}) 15... Bg4
$13 (15... Ng4 16. h3 Ngxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Qe3 $44 {[%cal Rd1d7,Gg2a8]}) 16.
h3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Nxe5 18. Qf5 {[%csl Gg2,Gg5][%cal Gd1d8] Weiß hat zwei Bauern
weniger, aber seine Figuren stehen sehr aktiv, besonders sein Läuferpaar ist
stark.} (18. Qxa8 Qxa8 19. Bxa8 Rxa8 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. a4 {In der Partie
bekommen wir eine ähnliche Stellung, aber dort steht der schwarze Bauern auf
e6 statt auf f7.}) 18... Qe6 (18... Rb8 19. Re1 (19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. f4 Ng6 (
20... Nd3 $4 21. Be4 $18) 21. Re1 Qc8 (21... Qd8 $2 22. Rad1 $36) 22. Qxf6 $36)
19... Nfd7 20. f4 (20. Bf4 f6 $17) 20... f6 21. Bh4 Qg6 22. Qe6+ Qf7 $17) (
18... Nfd7 $5 19. Bxa8 (19. f4 g6 (19... Nd3 20. Bxa8 Qe3+ 21. Kh2 Rxa8 22.
Qxd7 Qf2+ $11) 20. Qe4 Nd3 $15) 19... Qxa8 20. Rxd7 Nf3+ 21. Kf1 Nxg5 $13) 19.
Qxe6 fxe6 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21. Bxf6 {Weiß muss den f6-Springer nehmen, sonst
spielt Schwarz Nd5 mit starker Figurenstellung im Zentrum.} gxf6 22. a4 $1 {
[%csl Ga1][%cal Ga1a8]} b4 $8 (22... c6 23. Rd6 Kf7 24. f4 $16) 23. cxb4 Nd3 {
[%csl Gd3]} 24. Rdc1 $6 {Weiß gibt seinen Materialvorteil so leicht zurück. Es
ist wahr, dass im Folgenden Weiß ein vorteilhaftes Turmendspiel bekommt, aber
trotzdem, glaube ich, wäre es besser den Qualitätsvorteil zu halten.} (24. Ra3
Nxb4 (24... Rb8 25. Rb1 Nxb4 26. Rc3 $16) 25. Rc3 Nd5 26. Rxc4 Rb8 27. Rdc1 $16
) 24... Nxc1 25. Rxc1 Rb8 26. Rxc4 $14 {[%csl Gc4][%mdl 4096] Nach
Vereinfachungen haben wir ein Endspiel, wo dank seinem aktiven Turm Weiß etwas
bessere Chancen hat. Aber in Turmendspielen gibt es immer eine hohe
Remiswahrscheinlichkeit.} Rb7 {Schwarz verteidigt den c7-Bauern, sonst kann er
nicht Kf7 ziehen, weil der c7P mit Schach hängt.} (26... Kf8 27. Rxc7 Rxb4 28.
Rxh7 Rxa4 29. Kg2 $14) 27. Kf1 Kf7 28. Ke2 {[%cal Ge2d3,Gd3c3] Der weiße König
zielt auf den Damenflügel, er möchte den b4-Bauern verteidigen und den Turm
auf c4 befreien.} Ke8 $5 {Schwarz findet einen interessanten Plan - er
bereitet 29...Rb6 vor und weil der Köenig auf e8 steht, hängt der c7P nicht
mit Schach.} (28... Ke7 29. Kd3 Kd6 30. Rd4+ Ke7 31. Rh4 $16) 29. Kd3 Rb6 $1 {
[%cal Gb6d6] Schwarz möchte seinen Turm auf der 6.Reihe aktivieren.} 30. Kc3
Kd7 31. Rh4 (31. Rd4+ Rd6) 31... Rc6+ 32. Kb3 Rc1 {Schwarz verliert den
h7-Bauern, aber im Gegensatz wird sein Turm aktiv.} 33. Rxh7+ Kd6 34. Rh4 (34.
Rf7 f5 35. Rf8 Rf1 36. Rd8+ $16) 34... e5 35. Rc4 Rb1+ 36. Ka2 Rh1 37. h4 Rh2
38. Rc2 c6 (38... f5) 39. Kb3 f5 {Schwarz mobilisiert seine Reserven am
Königsflügel. Es ist nicht leicht für Weiß (wenn es möglich ist) seinen
Vorteil zu verwerten.} 40. f4 $1 {[%cal Rc2h2] Dieser Zug führt zu
Vereinfachungen, aber das ist die einzige Möglichkeit für Weiß seine Stellung
zu verbessern.} Rh3 41. fxe5+ Kxe5 42. Rxc6 (42. Rc3 Kd4 $1 $14) 42... f4 43.
Rxa6 f3 $1 {[%csl Gf3]} 44. Ra8 f2 45. Rf8 Rxg3+ $11 {Die schwarze Aktivität
garantiert den halben Punkt.} 46. Kb2 (46. Kc4 Rg4+ 47. Kd3 (47. Kc3 Rf4 $19)
47... Rxb4 $11) 46... Rg4 47. Kc3 Rg3+ 48. Kc2 Rg4 49. Rxf2 Rxb4 50. a5 Ra4
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.09.29"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Goloshchapov, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Skopje"]
[BlackTeam "Eynatten"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BEL"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c6 {Dieser Zug wurde seinerzeit
von Keres gespielt (Bondarevsky - Keres, Moskau 1947), aber heutzutage ist er
ein seltener Gast in der Großmeisterpraxis.} 6. Ne5 (6. O-O b5 7. Ne5 Bb7 8. a4
{Ich muss bemerken, dass wir mit diesen Zügen über die Variante 5...b5 6.0-0
c6 7.Ne5 bb7 8.a4 gehen.}) 6... Bb4+ 7. Bd2 (7. Nc3 Nd5 8. Bd2 Bxc3 (8... b5 {
Dieser Zug wurde in der Partie Bondarevsky - Keres Moskau 1947 gespielt.}) 9.
bxc3 b5 10. a4 f6 11. Nf3 O-O 12. e4 Ne7 13. Bc1 a6 14. Ba3 Nd7 15. O-O Nb6 16.
a5 Nd7 17. Bh3 Kf7 {0-1 Tkachiev,V-Kazhgaleyev,M/Cannes 1999/EXT 2000 (48)}) (
7. Kf1 O-O 8. Nxc4 b5 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Nc3 Qb6 11. Be3 Nd5 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Rc1
$11 {1-0 Lagunow,A-Stern,R/Germany 1998/GER-chT2 (38) =}) 7... Qxd4 $5 {
Eine mutige Fortsetzung - Schwarz gewinnt Material, aber im Folgenden bekommt
Weiß einen starken positionellen Druck auf den dunkelfarbigen Punkten.} (7...
Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 Nbd7 9. Nxc4 $14) (7... Be7 $5) 8. Bxb4 Qxe5 9. Na3 b5 (9... Qxb2
$2 10. Rb1 Qe5 (10... Qxa2 11. Qd6 $18) 11. Nxc4 $18) (9... c5 10. Nxc4 Qc7 11.
Qd6 Na6 (11... Qxd6 12. Nxd6+ Kf8 13. Bxc5 Nbd7 14. Ba3 Kg8 15. Rc1 $18) 12.
Qxc7 Nxc7 13. Nd6+ Kf8 14. Bxc5 $18) 10. Bd6 {Dieser Zug liegt auf der Hand,
aber die Alternative 10.f4 ist die gewöhnliche Fortsetzung, was zu scharfem
Spiel führt.} (10. f4 Qc7 (10... Qf5 $2 11. Qd6 $18) 11. Nxb5 cxb5 12. Bxa8 Bb7
13. Bxb7 Qxb7 14. Rf1 (14. O-O Qb6+ 15. Kh1 h5 (15... Nc6 16. Bc3 Ng4 17. Qd6
Ne3 18. Rfd1 Qb7 {0-1 Pasman,M-Stean,M/Beersheba 1978/MCD (18)}) 16. Rf3 Ne4
17. f5 Na6 18. fxe6 Qxe6 19. a3 Nxb4 20. axb4 Ng5 21. Rf2 O-O {0-1 Chetverik,
M-Burmakin,V/Nagykanizsa 1993/EXT 97 (39)}) 14... Nd5 15. Bc5 Nd7 16. Qd4 f6
17. e4 Nxc5 18. Qxc5 Qb6 19. Qxb6 Nxb6 20. O-O-O Ke7 {1/2-1/2 Pankratov,
V-Kharlov,A/Moscow 1998/CBM 63/[Hecht] (70)}) 10... Qxb2 $13 {[%mdl 4]} (10...
Qf5 11. Qd2 $44) 11. O-O Nd5 {Schwarz hat schon nicht weniger, als drei Bauern
mehr, aber Weiß hat eien großen Entwicklungsvorteil und es ist nicht leicht
für Schwarz seinen König in Sicherheit zu bringen.} 12. e4 (12. Nxb5 Qxb5 (
12... cxb5 13. Bxd5 $18) 13. Rb1 Qa5 $1 (13... Nc3 14. Rxb5 Nxd1 15. Rxd1 (15.
Rxb8 Rxb8 16. Bxb8 Nc3 $17) 15... cxb5 16. Bxa8 Nd7 17. Bc6 a6 18. a4 $44) 14.
Bxb8 O-O $17) (12. Rb1 Qf6 (12... Qxa2 $6 13. Qd4 f6 14. Bxd5 cxd5 15. Rb2 Nc6
16. Qd2 Qxb2 17. Qxb2 a6 $13) 13. Nxc4 bxc4 14. Rxb8 Rxb8 15. Bxb8 O-O 16. Bxa7
$13) 12... Nc3 {Der c3N steht gut, in einigen Varianten kann Schwarz Ne2+
geben.} 13. Qh5 (13. Qg4 h5 14. Qg5 (14. Qxg7 $4 Ne2+ $19 {[%cal Re2g1,Rb2g7]})
14... Ne2+ 15. Kh1 Qf6 16. Qd2 Qd4 17. Qxe2 Qxd6 18. Nxb5 Qe5 19. Na3 c3 20.
Nc4 Ba6 $17) 13... Nd7 {Endlich möchte Schwarz die Entwicklung des
Damenflügels beginnen.} (13... h6 {Dieser Zug ist gegen Qg5 gerichtet.} 14. e5
Bb7 15. Kh1 Nd7 $13) 14. e5 Bb7 15. Qg5 {[%cal Rg5e7,Rg5g7]} f6 16. exf6 (16.
Qxg7 O-O-O 17. exf6 Ne2+ 18. Kh1 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 Nxf6 20. Be7 Nd5 21. Bxd8 Rxd8
$17) 16... O-O-O $15 {Es war höchste Zeit den schwarzen König in Sicherheit zu
bringen.} (16... gxf6 17. Qh5+ Kd8 18. Rfe1 $44) 17. fxg7 (17. Qxg7 Ne2+ 18.
Kh1 Qxf6 $17 {Mit diesem Zug erreichen wir die Anmerkung zum 16.Qxg7 Zug.})
17... Rhg8 {Droht 18...Rxg7, weil nach 19.Qxg7 immer das Schachmotiv 19...Ne2+
kommt.} 18. Qe3 (18. Kh1 Nd5 $17 {[%cal Rg8g7,Rb2g7]}) 18... Ne2+ 19. Kh1 Qd4 {
Dieser Zug führt zu Vereinfachungen, wonach Weiß wenig Angriffchancen hat,
aber der e2N steht unglücklich.} 20. Bb4 $1 (20. Qxe2 Qxd6 21. Qe3 Nc5 $17 {
[%cal Gc5d3]} (21... Qc5 $17)) 20... Qxe3 21. fxe3 {[%csl Re2]} Ne5 $6 {
[%cal Ge5d3]} (21... Rxg7 $5 22. Rae1 Nxg3+ 23. hxg3 Rxg3 $13) 22. Rae1 $2 {
[%mdl 8192] Weiß möchte den e2-Springer fangen, aber zuerst musste er den
Zwischenzug 22.<->a5! spielen.} (22. Ba5 $1 Rxg7 (22... Rde8 23. Rae1 Nxg3+ 24.
hxg3 Rxg7 25. Bc3 Rg5 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27. Rf7 $16) 23. Rf2 (23. Bxd8 Kxd8 $17)
23... Nxg3+ (23... Rd3 24. Nc2 Nxg3+ 25. hxg3 Rxg3 26. Rf8+ Kd7 27. Rb8 $14)
24. hxg3 Rdg8 25. Bh3 (25. Bc3 Nd3 $17) 25... Kd7 26. Kh2 Rxg3 27. Rd1+ Ke8 $13
) 22... Nd3 $17 {[%cal Rd3e1,Rd3b4]} 23. Ba5 Nxe1 24. Bxd8 Nxg2 25. Rf6 (25.
Kxg2 Rxg7 26. Rf8 Kd7 27. Bf6 Rg6 28. Rf7+ Ke8 29. Rxb7 Rxf6 30. Rxa7 Nc3 $17)
25... Nxe3 $19 {Schwarz hat jetzt einen großen Materialvorteil.} 26. Ba5 Kd7 $2
$138 {In der ganze Partie musste Schwarz an die Verteidigung denken, hier
verteidigt er sich auch gegen 27.Rf8+, aber 26...c5+ und nach 27.Rf3 Bxf3#
wäre so einfach...} (26... c5+ $1 $19) 27. Rf7+ Kd6 28. Rxb7 Nf5 (28... c3 $19)
29. Rxa7 Rxg7 30. Ra6 {[%cal Ga3b5,Gb5d6]} Nfd4 (30... Kd5 $19) 31. Nb1 Kd5 32.
Kg2 Rf7 33. a3 Ke4 34. a4 Kd3 {[%cal Gc4c3,Gc3c2]} 35. axb5 cxb5 36. Bb4 c3 37.
Ra3 Nc2 0-1

[Event "Linares 21st"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2004.03.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2004.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O b5 {Dieser direkte
Zug ist ein seltener Gast in der Großmeisterpraxis. Gewöhnlich spielt Schwarz
6...Nc6.} 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. e4 (8. a4 Bb7 9. e4 Nf6 {Das ist nur Zugumstellung zur
Partiefortsetzung.}) 8... Nf6 9. a4 Bb7 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Nc3 c6
13. Bf4 {[%mdl 4] Dieser Läuferzug wird relativ selten gespielt. Die
Alternativen - 13.Bg5 und besonders 13.d5!? - kommen auch in Betracht.} (13.
Bg5 Be7 14. Qa1 Bb7 15. Qa7 Qc8 16. d5 O-O 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Bh3 $44) (13. d5
$5 Be7 (13... cxd5 14. Nxb5 Qa5 15. Nc3 Bb4 16. exd5 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Bxd5 18.
Bxd5 exd5 19. Nxc4 $1 Qxc3 20. Nd6+ $40) 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Qe2 O-O 16. Bh3 $44)
13... Be7 14. Qa1 $44 {[%csl Ga1][%cal Ga1a7] Weiß hat einen Bauern weniger,
aber sein Bauernzentrum ist stark und Schwarz hat einige Entwicklungsprobleme.
Der Damezug ist ein typisches Motiv in dieser Variante - Weiß besetzt die
a-Linie und im Falle von Bb7 muss Schwarz immer mit Qa7 rechnen.} Nbd7 (14...
Bb7 $2 15. Qa7 Qc8 16. Nxc4 bxc4 17. Bxb8 $14) 15. d5 {[%mdl 512] Weiß opfert
einen weiteren Bauern. Dieser Zentrumsdurchbruch ist typisch in dieser
Variante - Weiß hat Entwicklungsvorteil und er öffnet die Stellung.} (15. Qa7
O-O 16. Ra1 $44) 15... Nxe5 (15... exd5 16. Nxc6 (16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. exd5 cxd5
18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 O-O 20. Rd1 $44) 16... Bxc6 17. exd5 Bb7 18. d6 Bxg2 19.
Kxg2 O-O 20. dxe7 Qxe7 21. Nxb5 $11) 16. Bxe5 cxd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 (17... Nxd5
18. Bxg7 Rg8 19. Bd4 $44) 18. Bxf6 (18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Re1+ Kf8
21. Bxd5 g6 $11) 18... Bxf6 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Re1+ {[%csl Re8][%cal Re1e8]
Weiß hat schon zwei Bauern weniger, aber der gegnerische König steht schlecht
in der Mitte.} Kf8 21. Qa3+ (21. Nxd5 g6 (21... Qxd5 $4 22. Qa3+ $18) 22. Qa6
Kg7 (22... Qxd5 23. Qxf6 Rg8 24. Re7 Qd1+ (24... b4 $2 25. Rc7 $16) 25. Kg2
Qd5+ 26. Kg1 Qd1+ $11) 23. Qxb5 Qb8 24. Qxc4 Qxb2 $11) 21... Be7 (21... Kg8 $2
22. Nxd5 h6 23. Qc5 Kh7 24. Qxb5 $16) 22. Qa7 {[%csl Ga7,Gc3,Ge1] Alle weißen
Figuren stehen aktiv, was ausreichende Kompensation für das geopferte Material
bedeutet.} g6 {[%cal Ge7f6,Gf8g7] Schwarz muss die Entwicklung beenden.} (22...
d4 23. Nd5 Bd6 (23... Qxd5 $4 24. Qxe7+ $18) 24. Qxd4 $36) 23. Nxb5 $11 (23.
Nxd5 Qxd5 24. Qxe7+ (24. Rxe7 Kg7 25. Rd7 Qe6 26. Qd4+ Qf6 27. Qxf6+ Kxf6 28.
Rb7 $11) 24... Kg7 $17) 23... d4 {Schwarz gibt den Plusbauern zurück, wonach
die Stellung gleich wird.} (23... d4 24. Qxd4 (24. Nxd4 Bf6 $15) 24... Qxd4 25.
Nxd4 Bf6 26. Re4 Kg7 27. Nc6 Bxb2 28. Rxc4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Graf, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[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 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 {Mit
dieser Fortsetzung bereitet Weiß den Zug 8.e4 vor. Die Alternative ist 7.e3.}
Rb8 8. e4 Be7 {Das ist die sichere Fortsetzung, aber 8...b5 ist auch möglich.}
9. d5 (9. Qe2 b5) 9... exd5 10. exd5 Nb4 {Der d5P hängt und Schwarz möchte
auch Nd3 spielen.} 11. Ne5 Bf5 12. a3 (12. Bg5 O-O 13. a3 Nbxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5
$17) 12... Nd3 13. Nxc4 Nxc1 {Mit diesem Zug verschafft sich Schwarz das
Läuferpaar, aber die Alternative 13...0-0 kommt auch in Betracht.} 14. Rxc1 O-O
15. Qf3 $146 {Weiß hat Raumvorteil, aber der "katalanische" Läufer steht
weniger aktiv wegen des d5-Bauern. Mit dem Textzug bringt Weiß die Dame mit
Tempo ins Spiel.} (15. Qd4 Ne8 (15... Nd7 16. d6 cxd6 17. Nxd6 Bxd6 18. Qxd6
Qb6 19. Qxb6 Nxb6 20. Rfd1 $14) 16. Rfe1 Nd6 17. Ne5 h6 (17... Re8 18. h3 $5
Bf8 19. Kh2 Qf6 20. f4 h5 21. h4 Rbd8 {1/2-1/2 Ilincic,Z-Shabalov,A/Istanbul
2000/EXT 2001/[Ribli] (65)}) 18. f4 (18. h3 Re8 19. Kh2 Bh7 20. Qa4 Bf6 21. f4
Re7 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ilincic,Z-Berkes,F/Budapest 2001/CBM 87/[Ribli] (56)})
18... Re8 19. Nd1 Bf6 20. Ne3 Bd7 21. Nf1 Re7 22. Nd2 Qe8 23. b3 Rd8 24. a4 Bf5
25. Rc5 h5 26. Qc3 Rc8 27. Qe3 Rd8 {0-1 Ilincic,Z-Perunovic,M/Belgrade 2002/
CBM 91 (57)}) (15. b4) 15... g6 (15... Bg4 16. Qf4 $14) 16. Rfe1 Ne8 {[%csl
Yd6][%cal Ge8d6][%mdl 32] Das ist ein typisches Springermanöver, Schwarz zielt
auf das d6-Feld.} 17. Ne3 Bd7 18. Ne4 Nd6 $11 19. Nc5 (19. Nxd6 Bxd6 20. Nc4
Bc5 $11) 19... Re8 20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. Ng4 (21. Nc4 Bg5 (21... Nxc4 22. Rxc4 Bd6
23. Rce4 $11) 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Rcd1 Bf6 $11) 21... Bg5 22. h4 (22. Nf6+ Bxf6
23. Qxf6 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Re8 $11) 22... h5 23. hxg5 hxg4 24. Qf4 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1
Re8 26. Rxe8+ (26. Re3 Rxe3 27. Qxe3 $11) 26... Qxe8 27. Qxg4 Qe5 {[%csl Ge5]
[%cal Re5b2]} 28. Qb4 (28. Qd7 Qxb2 29. Qxc7 Qxa3 30. Qd8+ Kh7 31. Kh2 b5 32.
Qf8 Qc5 33. f4 a5 $17) 28... Qxg5 $15 {[%csl Gd6,Rg2][%mdl 4096] Es gibt
reduziertes Material auf dem Brett, aber dank seiner ausgezeichneten
d6-Springerstellung hat Schwarz etwas bessere Aussichten. Der g2B steht passiv.
} 29. Qc3 Qe7 30. Bf3 Nb5 31. Qd2 Qe5 {[%cal Gb5d4,Gb5d6]} 32. Bg2 Kf8 {
[%cal Gf8e8,Ge8d8,Gd8c8] Der schwarze König begibt sich auf den Damenflügel.
Schwarz hat mehr Manövermöglichkeiten.} 33. Qb4+ Ke8 34. Kf1 Nd6 35. Bf3 Kd8
36. Kg2 Kc8 37. a4 {Der weiße Plan ist mit a4-a5 und später b2-b4 am
Damenflügel Raum zu gewinnen.} Kb8 38. a5 f5 39. b3 g5 $1 {[%csl Rd5,Rf3][%cal
Rg5g4,Rg4f3] Die schwarze Drohung ist 40...g4.} 40. g4 f4 41. Kf1 Kc8 {Der
schwarze König steht gut am Damenflügel, aber mit einem neuem Königsmarsch
kann Schwarz sein Übergewicht demonstrieren. Weiß kann praktisch nichts machen,
nur warten.} 42. Kg2 Kd7 43. Qc5 Nb5 44. b4 Qd6 45. Qc4 {Die einzige Hoffnung
für Weiß besteht darin, die Damen auf dem Brett zu behalten.} (45. Qxd6+ $2
Kxd6 $19) 45... Qe7 46. Qd3 (46. Bd1 Nd6 $15) 46... Kd8 47. Qc4 Ke8 48. Qd3 Nd6
49. Qd4 Nf7 {[%cal Gf7e5]} 50. Qc4 Kd8 51. Qd4 Qe5 52. Qd3 (52. Qxe5 Nxe5 $19)
52... Qf6 53. Qe4 Ne5 54. Qc2 Kc8 55. Qe4 Kb8 56. Be2 Ng6 $17 57. Bf3 $2 {
Der Läufer steht sehr schlecht auf f3, was Schwarz viele taktische
Möglichkeiten gibt.} (57. Qe8+ Ka7 58. Qe4 $15) 57... Nh4+ 58. Kg1 (58. Kh2 Qh8
59. Kg1 Qa1+ 60. Kh2 Qe1 $1 $19 {[%csl Re4,Rf3,Rh2]} (60... Qf1 $17)) 58...
Qa1+ 59. Kh2 Qf1 (59... Qe1 $1 $19 {[%csl Re4,Rf3,Rh2]}) 60. Qe8+ Ka7 61. Qe2
Nxf3+ (61... Qe1 $22) 62. Qxf3 Kb8 $22 {Nach diesem Zug befindet sich Weiß im
Zugzwang.} 63. Qg2 Qe2 64. Kg1 (64. f3 Qe1 $19) 64... f3 65. Qg3 Qd1+ 66. Kh2
Qxd5 $19 {Schwarz hat einen Bauern mehr und seine Dame ist viel aktiver als
die gegnerische Dame.} 67. Qh3 Qe5+ 68. Qg3 Qe4 (68... Qh8+) 69. Qh3 Qe5+ 70.
Qg3 Qh8+ 71. Kg1 Qc3 72. Kh2 Kc8 (72... Qxb4 73. Qxf3 Qxa5 74. Qf8+ Ka7 75. Qf5
b6 76. f4 Qd2+ $19) 73. Qh3 Qe5+ 74. Qg3 Qh8+ 75. Kg1 Qc3 76. Kh2 Kd7 {Schwarz
gewinnt immer ein Tempo und sein König kommt näher ins Zentrum.} 77. Kg1 Ke6
78. Kh1 Qa1+ 79. Kh2 Qe5 {[%cal Re5h2] Jetzt gewinnt der Damentausch leicht.} (
79... Qe5 80. Qxe5+ (80. Kh3 Qh8+ $19) 80... Kxe5 81. Kg3 Ke4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 (7. Nc3)
7... Bd7 8. Nc3 Nd5 9. Nd2 (9. Qe2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bd6 11. Rd1 b5 12. Ne5 $1 Bxe5
13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Qh5 $1 (14. Bxa8 Qxa8 $17) 14... Nd3 15. Ba3 Rb8 $1 16. Be4
b4 $1 17. Bxb4 Nxb4 $2 (17... Rb5 $5 18. Qg4 Qg5 19. Qxg5 Rxg5 20. Bxd3 cxd3
21. c4 $1 (21. Rxd3 Rd5 $1 $11) 21... Bc6 22. f4 $1 $14) 18. cxb4 Rb5 (18...
Qe7 19. Qe5 $1 O-O 20. Qxc7 Rfd8 21. Rac1 $16) 19. Qe2 {1-0 Khalifman,
A-Petrosian,A/Moscow II 1987/(29)}) (9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7) 9... Nxc3 (9...
Nb6 10. Qe2 Na5 11. e4 $44) 10. bxc3 b5 11. a4 {Weiß hat eine starke
Zentrumstellung und Initiative am Damenflügel, was völlig ausreichende
Kompensation für den Bauern darstellt.} (11. Qg4 $5 {Nach diesem Zug kann
Schwarz seinen Königsflügel nicht so einfach entwickeln.}) 11... Be7 (11... Rb8
12. axb5 (12. Ba3 $44 {[%csl Ga3,Gf8][%cal Yd2e4,Ye4c5]}) (12. e4 e5 $5 13.
axb5 axb5 14. d5 Ne7 15. Ba3 Ng6 16. Bxf8 Nxf8 17. f4 Ng6 18. f5 Ne7 19. f6 $44
{1-0 Wells,P-Barsov,A/York 2000/CBM 81/[Wells] (31)}) 12... axb5 13. Qg4 g6 14.
Qe2 Bd6 15. Ne4 O-O 16. Ba3 Qe7 17. Qf3 Kg7 18. Nxd6 cxd6 19. d5 Nd8 20. dxe6
fxe6 21. Qd1 Nf7 22. Bb4 Bc8 23. f4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Berkes,F-Aronian,L/Goa IND
2002 (53)}) 12. Ba3 Bxa3 {Dieser Läufertausch gefällt mir nicht, weil er dem
Weißen hilft, auf der a-Linie zu verdoppeln. Nach meiner Meinung ist es besser
für Schwarz, der Partie Berkes,F - Leko, P Budapest 2003 zu folgen mit 12...
Rb8.} (12... Rb8 13. axb5 axb5 14. Ne4 $44 {[%csl Yc5][%cal Ge4c5]} O-O 15. Qe2
$6 (15. Nc5 $44) 15... Bxa3 16. Rxa3 e5 17. d5 (17. Nc5 $142 exd4 18. exd4 Re8
19. Qd2 $15) 17... Ne7 $15 {1/2-1/2 Berkes,F-Leko,P/Budapest 2003/CBM 95/
[Ribli] (41)}) 13. Rxa3 O-O (13... Qe7 14. Qa1 Rb8 15. axb5 axb5 16. Ra6 $36)
14. Ne4 $44 {[%csl Yc5][%cal Ge4c5] Der Springer zielt auf das c5-Feld, was
ein positionelles Loch in der schwarzen Stellung darstellt.} Ne7 {[%cal Gd7c6,
Gc6g2] Schwarz möchte seinen Läufer aktivieren.} (14... Qe7 15. Nc5 $44) 15.
axb5 (15. Nc5 Bc6 16. Bxc6 Nxc6 17. Qb1 b4 $5 18. cxb4 Qd5) 15... Bxb5 (15...
axb5 $4 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Nf6+ $18 {[%cal Rf6g8,Rg2a8]}) 16. Nc5 {Es ist wahr,
dass Weiß einen Bauern weniger hat, aber seine Bauernstruktur ist gesund,
während die schwarzen Bauern am Damenflügel alle schwach sind.} Ra7 (16... c6
17. Qa1 $44) 17. Qa1 {[%cal Ga1a7]} c6 18. Qa2 {[%cal Gf1a1,Ga1a7,Ga2c4] Mit
diesem Damezug bereitet Weiß 19.Ra1 vor und dann wird 20.Bf1 möglich und Weiß
kann den c4-Bauern angreifen.} (18. Nxa6 Qa8 19. Nc7 Rxa3 20. Nxa8 Rxa1 21.
Rxa1 Nd5 22. Bxd5 (22. Bf1 Nxc3 23. Nb6 Ne4 24. Nxc4 c5 $11) 22... cxd5 23. Nc7
$11) 18... Nd5 19. Ra1 (19. e4 $5 Nb6 20. f4 $44) 19... Qe7 (19... e5 $5) 20.
Bf1 Nb6 (20... e5 $6 21. Bxc4 $16) 21. Nxa6 $14 Rfa8 (21... e5 22. Nc5 Rxa3 23.
Qxa3 exd4 24. cxd4 $14) 22. Qb2 {[%cal Gb2b6]} g6 (22... Rxa6 $6 23. Rxa6 Rxa6
24. Rxa6 Bxa6 25. Qxb6 $16) 23. Nc5 e5 (23... Rxa3 24. Rxa3 Rxa3 25. Qxa3 $14 {
[%csl Ga3]}) 24. Rxa7 Rxa7 25. Rxa7 Qxa7 26. Qd2 (26. Bg2 $14) 26... Nd5 (26...
exd4 $2 27. Qxd4 {[%csl Gd4,Yf6][%cal Gc5e4,Ge4f6]} Nd5 28. e4 Nxc3 29. Qd8+
Kg7 30. Nd7 Qa3 31. Qf6+ Kg8 32. Qd4 $16) 27. e4 Ne7 (27... exd4 $2 28. Qxd4 {
Auf diese Weise erhalten wir die Anmerkung zu 26...exd4?.}) 28. f4 exf4 (28...
exd4 29. Qxd4 $16 {[%csl Gc5,Gd4]}) 29. Qxf4 $16 {[%csl Rb5,Gc5,Gf4][%mdl 2048]
Weiß hat eine gesunde Stellung, mit aktivem Figurenspiel, während der schwarze
b5-Läufer passiv steht.} Nc8 30. e5 {[%cal Gc5e4,Ge4f6]} (30. g4 $16 {[%cal
Gg4g5]}) 30... Nb6 {[%cal Gb6d5]} 31. Ne4 Qe7 (31... Nd5 32. Qf3 $16 {[%cal
Ge4d6]}) 32. Nf6+ Kg7 33. Bg2 Nd7 {Schwarz möchte den gegnerischen Springer
tauschen.} 34. Nxd7 (34. Ne4 $5 c5 35. Nd6 Ba6 36. Qf3 $16) 34... Qxd7 35. h4 {
[%mdl 4096]} Qe7 (35... h5 36. Qf6+ Kg8 37. Kf2 $16) 36. Kh2 h6 37. Be4 Ba4 {
[%cal Ga4d1,Gd1g4]} 38. Kh3 (38. Qf1 Qe6) 38... Bd1 39. Qf1 (39. g4 $5) 39...
Qe6+ 40. Kh2 Bg4 41. Qg2 c5 42. Bd5 Qf5 (42... Qd7 43. dxc5 Qf5 44. c6 Qxe5 45.
Qe4 $16) 43. Bxc4 cxd4 44. cxd4 {Weiß hat endlich einen Bauern gewonnen, aber
es so gibt wenig Material auf dem Brett, dass die technische Vertwertung des
Vorteils sehr schwierig ist.} g5 {Schwarz muss so viel, wie moeglich Material
tauschen.} 45. hxg5 hxg5 46. Be2 Bxe2 (46... Qh7+ 47. Kg1 Qb1+ 48. Qf1 $16) 47.
Qxe2 f6 $14 48. Kg2 (48. e6 $2 Kf8 $11) 48... g4 (48... fxe5 49. Qxe5+ Qxe5 50.
dxe5 Kg6 51. g4 $18) 49. exf6+ Kxf6 50. Qa6+ Kg5 51. Qc6 {Weiß zentralisiert
die Dame und verteidigt sich gegen 51...Qc2+ und 51...Qf3+.} Kh5 52. Kg1 (52.
Qc5 Kg6) 52... Qb1+ $11 53. Kf2 Qb2+ {[%cal Rb2f2,Rb2d4]} 54. Ke3 Qa3+ 55. Kf4
(55. Ke4 $4 Qf3+ $19) (55. Kf2 Qb2+ $11) (55. Kf4 Qd6+ $3 56. Qxd6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2003.03.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ionescu, Mihai"]
[Black "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2414"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2003.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ {Das ist eine seltene
Variante - ohne 4...dxc4 wäre 4...Bb4 eine populäre Fortsetzung.} 6. Bd2 Be7 7.
Qa4+ Bd7 8. Qxc4 Bc6 9. Nc3 {Wir haben eigentlich eine Stellung der Variante 4.
..dxc4 5.Qa4+Bd7 6.Qxc4 Bc6 7.Bg2 Nbd7 erreicht. Weiß hat das "Plustempo" -
Bd2, aber auf diese Weise kann Schwarz 9...Ne4 ziehen und erlangt bequemes
Spiel.} (9. O-O Nbd7 (9... a5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Rfe1 Ne4 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Bxd6
Qxd6 14. Qd3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 c6 17. Rab1 Qc7 18. Rb2 Nd7 19. c4 {
1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Tissir,M/Shenyang 2000/CBM 79 (50)}) 10. Nc3 Ne4 11. Bf4 Nxc3
12. bxc3 O-O 13. Qd3 Bf6 14. Rad1 Qe7 15. Bxc7 Nc5 {0-1 Almasi,I-Horvath,J/
Budapest 1995/EXT 98 (32)}) 9... Ne4 10. Bf4 (10. Qd3 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Bb4 12. O-O
Nd7 13. a3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Nf6 15. Rac1 O-O 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 c6 18. Rfd1 Qe7
{1/2-1/2 Jaworski,M-Splosnov,S/Karvina 1998/EXT 2000 (56)}) 10... Nxc3 11. Qxc3
(11. bxc3 O-O (11... g5 {Dieser Zug fuehrt zu großen Komplikationen.} 12. Be5 (
12. Bd2 g4 13. Nh4 Bxh4 14. Bxc6+ Nxc6 15. gxh4 Qxh4 16. Rb1 O-O-O 17. Qb5 Qh3
$36) 12... f6 13. Nxg5 Bxg2 14. Nxe6 Qc8 15. Ng7+ (15. Rg1 $13) 15... Kf8 16.
Ne6+ $11) 12. O-O Nd7 $11) 11... Nd7 12. O-O Nf6 {[%csl Ye4][%cal Gc6g2,Gf6e4]
Schwarz kontrolliert das wichtige Zentrumsfeld e4.} 13. Rfd1 O-O 14. a3 {
Statt dieser Fortsetzung waere 14.Bg5 schlecht wegen 14...Ne4.} (14. Bh3 Nd5
15. Qc1 Nxf4 16. Qxf4 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 c6 18. e3 Qb6 19. Qe2 Rfd8 20. Bg2 Rd7 {
1/2-1/2 Heim,S-Ravikumar,V/Thessaloniki 1984/EXT 97-B (28)}) (14. Qc2 Be4 $11)
14... Nd5 $11 {Schwarz hat eine bequeme Stellung ohne Schwächen. Mit dem
Textzug verschafft er sich noch das Läuferpaar.} 15. Qd2 Nxf4 16. Qxf4 a5 {
[%cal Ga5a4] Mit diesem Zug gewinnt Schwarz Raum am Damenfluegel.} 17. e4 (17.
a4 $11 {Dieser Zug schwaecht zwar das b4-Feld, aber auf diese Weise kann Weiß
den Zug a5-a4 verhindern.}) (17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 a4 19. Qe4 c6 $11) 17... Bb5
(17... f5 18. Qe5 $13 (18. exf5 Rxf5 19. Qe3 Bd5 $11 (19... Qd6 $11))) 18. Bf1
$6 {Mit diesem Zug tauscht Weiß den Bb5, aber es waere besser, im Zentrum Raum
zu gewinnen.} (18. a4 $11) (18. d5 $5 $36) 18... Bxf1 19. Kxf1 c6 20. Kg2 (20.
a4 $11) 20... a4 {[%csl Ga4][%cal Ga8a5,Ga5b5][%mdl 32] Schwarz hat
Raumvorteil am Damenfluegel und im folgenden kann er mit Ra5 und Rb5 seinen
Turm stark ins Spiel bringen.} 21. Qd2 Ra5 22. Rac1 Rb5 {[%csl Gb5] Der Turm
steht aktiv auf b5 - er kontrolliert den b2-Bauern und verhindert den
eventuellen Zentrumsdurchbruch d4-d5.} 23. Rc2 Bf6 24. Qe2 Qb6 25. Rdd2 g6 26.
h4 (26. Qc4 Ra8 $11) 26... Rd8 {Schwarz hat das aktivere Figurenspiel, aber
Weiß kann seine Schwächungen (b2P und d4P) leicht verteidigen.} 27. Rc4 (27.
Qc4 $11) 27... Qa6 28. Rdc2 (28. Rb4 Rxb4 29. Qxa6 bxa6 30. axb4 Rb8 31. Rc2
Rxb4 32. Rxc6 Bxd4 (32... Rxb2 $6 33. Rxa6 $36) 33. Nxd4 Rxd4 $15) 28... Rb3
29. Nd2 Rb6 30. Nf3 Kg7 31. h5 $6 {Mit diesem Zug hilft Weiß dem Gegner -
danach übernimmt Schwarz die Herrschafft ueber die h-Linie. Es waere besser
mit neutralen Wartezuegen die Stellung beizubehalten.} (31. Qe3 Rb3 32. Qf4 $11
) 31... Qb5 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Qe3 Qh5 $5 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Rd8h8,Rh8h1] Dank
dem 31. Zug von Weiß bekommt Schwarz chancenreichen Angriff auf der h-Linie.
Der a4P ist nicht mehr interessant fuer Schwarz.} 34. Rxa4 Rh8 35. Kf1 (35. Ng1
$5) 35... Qh1+ 36. Ke2 (36. Ng1 $5 {Nach diesem Zug ist es schwer zu sehen,
wie Schwarz seinen Angriff fortsetzen kann.}) 36... Qb1 37. Qc1 (37. Qc3 Rh1
$44 {[%csl Gb1,Re2,Gh1]}) 37... Qxc1 38. Rxc1 Rxb2+ $15 39. Ke3 {[%csl Ra3]
[%cal Gb2f2,Gb2b3,Gb3e3][%mdl 4096] Der a3P ist eine potenzielle Schwäche in
der weißen Stellung und der b2R steht sehr aktiv.} Be7 {[%cal Ge7a3] Mit
diesem Zug verhindert Schwarz 40.Rb4 und der Läufer kontrolliert den a3-Bauern.
} 40. Rd1 (40. Rc3 Rh1 $15) 40... Rh5 $1 {[%csl Gb2,Ge7,Gh5][%cal Gh5b5] Die
schwarze Figurenkoordination ist ausgezeichnet.} 41. Ra8 Rhb5 {[%csl Gb2,Gb5]}
42. Rd3 Ra2 {[%cal Rb5b2,Ra2f2]} 43. a4 Rbb2 44. Re8 (44. Rd2 $2 Bg5+ $19) (44.
Nd2 Bb4 $17) 44... Bb4 45. e5 Rxf2 $17 {[%csl Re3]} 46. Rb8 g5 {[%cal Rg5g4,
Rg4f3]} (46... Rae2+ 47. Kf4 Bd2+ 48. Kg4 Re4+ 49. Kh3 Be3 $19 {[%csl Rf3]})
47. Ke4 (47. g4 Rae2#) 47... g4 $19 48. Rxb7 Rxa4 (48... Rxf3 $1 49. Rxf3 gxf3
50. Kxf3 (50. Rxb4 f2 51. Rb1 Re2+ $19) 50... Rxa4 $19) 49. Ng5 Kg6 50. Ke3
Raa2 {[%cal Ra2e2,Re2e3]} 51. Rb3 Kxg5 (51... Kxg5 52. R7xb4 Rf3+ 53. Ke4 Re2+
$19) 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.28"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[BlackTeam "Skopje Alkaloid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 {Dieser Springerzug ist
sehr populär in der letzten Zeit. Nach 6.0-0 Schwarz kann 6...Rb8 und wenn
muss b7-b5 spielen.} 6. Qa4 {Das ist die chancenreiche Fortsetzung fuer Weiss.}
Bb4+ (6... Nd7 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8. Qd3 e5 {Das waere die andere Variante, wo
Schwarz ist in der Naehe des Ausgleichs.}) 7. Bd2 Bd6 {Ich erinnere mich - in
der Partie Karpov,A - Kramnik,V Wijk aan Zee 1998 war dieser Zug noch eine
theoretische Neuerung von Schwarz. Die Hauptidee des Zugs ist, dass Schwarz
moechte auf e6-e5 spielen, das gar nicht typisch für die Katalanische
Eroeffnung ist.} 8. Bc3 (8. Nc3 O-O 9. Qxc4 e5 10. d5 Nb4 (10... Ne7 11. O-O h6
(11... a6 12. Bg5 $14) 12. Rfd1 a6 13. a4 c6 $1 14. dxc6 Nxc6 15. Qh4 Bf5 16.
Bxh6 $5 gxh6 17. Qxh6 $40 {1/2-1/2 Vaganian,R-Zvjaginsev,V/Poikovsky 2002/CBM
89 (29)}) 11. O-O c6 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Rfd1 Be6 14. Qh4 Be7 15. Be3 Qa5 16. Qa4
Qxa4 17. Nxa4 Rfd8 18. Nc3 h6 {1/2-1/2 Georgiev,K-Aleksandrov,A/Bled SLO 2002/
(32)}) (8. Qxc4 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Bc3 Bxc3+ 12. Nxc3 O-O 13.
Rd1 Qe7 14. O-O Be6 15. Qa4 c6 $11) 8... O-O 9. Qxc4 Qe7 {[%cal Ge6e5]} (9...
Ne4 10. O-O Qe7 11. Rd1 a6 12. Nbd2 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5
Bxe5 16. Qe3 Bf6 17. Qxe7 Bxe7 18. Nc4 {1/2-1/2 Zueger,B-Marciano,D/Biel 1998/
EXT 99 (18)}) 10. Ne5 {Auf diese Weise verhindert Weiss die Moeglichkeit e6-e5.
In folgendem bekommt er einen Doppelbauern auf der e-Linie, aber der e5P
garantiert Weiss Raumvorteil im Zentrum.} Bxe5 11. dxe5 Nd5 12. Nd2 {Nach 12.
Bxd5 exd5 13.Qxd5 Bh3 haette Schwarz gute Kompensation fuer den Bauern, weil
in diesem Fall die weissfarbigen Felder am Koenigsfluegel sehr schwach sind.
Nach meiner Meinung waere es statt der Partiefortsetzung (12.Nd2) logischer
zuerst zu rochieren und dann erst die Springerstellung zu bestimmen.} (12. O-O
Rd8 (12... Bd7 13. Nd2 Rfd8 14. Nf3 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Qb4 16. Qc2 h6 17. e3 Qa5 18.
Rfc1 {1-0 Zueger,B-Lagumina,G/Montecatini Terme 1999/EXT 2000 (31)}) 13. Rd1 (
13. Na3 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Bd7 15. Nc2 Be8 16. b4 a5 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Kramnik,V/
Frankfurt 1998/CBM 65 ext (40)}) 13... Bd7 14. Nd2 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Be8 16. Nb3
Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Rd8 18. Rc1 {1-0 Wojtkiewicz,A-Goldin,A/Oak Bridge 2000/EXT
2001 (62)}) 12... Rd8 13. Rc1 (13. O-O) 13... a5 $1 $11 {[%mdl 32] Mit diesem
Zug verhindert Schwarz die spaetere Moeglichkeit b2-b4. Die andere Idee des
Zugs ist, dass er am Damenfluegel Raum gewinnt und spaeter den Turm über a6
ins Spiel bringen kann.} 14. O-O Bd7 15. Nf3 (15. Ne4 $5 Be8 16. Rfd1) 15...
Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Be8 {Der Läufer steht in Sicherheit auf e8. Weiss hat etwas
positionellen Druck, aber Schwarz hat eine bequeme Stellung, er hat keine
Probleme.} 17. a3 a4 {Schwarz gewinnt Raum am Damenfluegel.} (17... h6 $11 18.
b4 $2 axb4 19. axb4 Qxb4 20. Qxb4 Nxb4 21. Rxc7 Bc6 $17 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Gb4d5,
Gd5c7,Gb4a6,Ga6c7]}) 18. e3 (18. Rfd1 $11) 18... h6 19. Nd4 Ra6 20. Nxc6 $6 {
Dieser Tausch hilft nur dem Gegner und ploetzlich werden die schwarzen Figuren
(e8B und a6R) sehr aktiv.} (20. Rfd1 $11) 20... Bxc6 21. Bxc6 Rxc6 {[%mdl 4096]
} 22. Qa5 Qd7 $1 23. h4 (23. Qxa4 $4 Rxc1 $19) 23... h5 24. Rfe1 $6 (24. Rfd1
Rxc1 (24... Qxd1+ $2 25. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 26. Kg2 Rc2 27. Qxa4 Rdd2 28. Qe8+ Kh7 29.
Qxf7 $16) 25. Rxc1 b6 $11) 24... b5 $15 25. Qb4 (25. Red1) 25... g6 26. e4 $6 (
26. b3 $5) 26... Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Qd2 28. Qc5 (28. Rxc7 Qxb4 29. axb4 Rd4 $17 {
[%cal Rd4e4,Rd4b4,Gb4b2]}) (28. Qc3 Rd4 $15 (28... Kg7 $15)) 28... Qxb2 29.
Qxc7 Rd2 $17 {[%csl Gb2,Gd2] Schwarz hat eigentlich einen Bauern mehr, weil
die weissen Doppelbauern auf der e-Linie entwertet sind.} 30. Rf1 Kg7 {Schwarz
hat die ueberlegene Stellung, er muss sich nicht beeilen, sondern kann zuerst
in aller Ruhe seine Koenigsstellung verbessern.} 31. Qc5 Rd3 {[%csl Ra3]} 32.
Kg2 Qe2 {[%cal Re2e4,Re4g2] Jetzt haengt der e4P mit Schach und 33.Qxb5? geht
nicht wegen 33...Rxg3+.} (32... Rxa3 33. Qe7 Rd3 $19) 33. Kg1 Rb3 {[%csl Ra3,
Gb3,Ge2,Re4,Re5] Alles ist verteidigt in der schwarzen Stellung, weil es zu
viele Bauernschwächen in dem weissen Lager gibt.} (33... Qxe4 34. Qxb5 Rxa3 $19
) 34. Qe7 Qf3 {[%cal Rf3a3,Gf3f6,Gf3e4] Schwarz verteidigt sich gegen 35.Qf6+.
Außerdem hängen a3P und e4P.} (34... Qxe4 35. Qf6+ Kg8 36. Rd1 Rd3 $19) 35. Qd7
Qxe4 $19 36. Qd6 Rd3 37. Qb8 Rd5 {[%csl Re5]} 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg-Moscow"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2003.05.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Yevseev, Denis"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2003.05.03"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Bd7 8. Qe2
b5 9. Nc3 Nd5 $146 {[%mdl 4] Ohne 8.Qe2 Bd7 wäre dieser Springerzug eine
gewöhnliche Fortsetzung, aber in dieser konkreten Stellung stellt er -
interessanterweise - eine theoretische Neuerung dar.} (9... Bd6 10. e4 e5 (
10... Be7 11. d5 (11. Bg5 O-O 12. Rad1 Rb8 13. Rfe1 Re8 14. Ne5 $44 {1-0 Orlov,
G-Shneider,A/Podolsk 1989/EXT 97 (42)}) 11... Nb4 12. Ne5 exd5 $5 13. exd5 O-O
14. a3 Nd3 15. Nxd3 Bg4 $1 16. Qe3 cxd3 17. Qxd3 Qd7 18. Bf4 (18. Re1 Rfe8 19.
Bf4 Bd6 20. Qd4 Bxf4 21. Qxf4 Qd6 22. Qb4 Bd7 23. Ne2 Qb6 24. Nd4 a5 {0-1
Meins,G-Gustafsson,J/Dresden 2002/EXT 2003 (72)}) 18... Bd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 (
19... cxd6 $5 $11) 20. h3 Bd7 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,
A-Gelfand,B/Dos Hermanas 1999/CBM 71/[Ribli] (41)}) 11. dxe5 Nxe5 (11... Bxe5
12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. f4 Nd3 14. e5 Ng4 15. h3 Nh6 16. e6 fxe6 17. Bxa8 Qxa8 18. f5
$36 {1/2-1/2 Konopka,M-Jaworski,M/CZE 1999/EXT 2000 (39)}) 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. f4
Bxc3 (13... Bd4+ 14. Be3 c5 15. e5 Ng4 16. Bxd4 cxd4 17. e6 Bxe6 18. f5 dxc3
19. bxc3 Qb6+ 20. Kh1 O-O 21. fxe6 Qxe6 22. Qxe6 fxe6 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 24. a4 {
1-0 Yevseev,D-Shalimov,V/St Petersburg 2002/EXT 2003 (73)}) 14. bxc3 c6 15. f5
O-O 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bh4 Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Nh7 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. e5 Rae8 {1/2-1/2
Tkachiev,V-Beliavsky,A/ Enghien-les-Bains 1999/CBM 70(35)}) 10. Nxd5 (10. e4
Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bd6 (11... Be7 12. Rd1 $44 (12. d5 Na5 $13)) 12. e5 Be7 13. Nd2
$44) 10... exd5 11. e4 Bd6 {[%mdl 256] Schwarz muss die Stellung geschlossen
halten.} (11... dxe4 $2 12. Qxe4+ Be7 (12... Ne7 13. Re1 $36) 13. Re1 $36 {
[%cal Ge1e8]} O-O $2 14. d5 $18) 12. exd5+ (12. e5 $6 Be7 $15) 12... Ne7 $13
13. b3 (13. Ne5 O-O $11) 13... cxb3 (13... c3 14. a3 O-O 15. Ne5 $13) 14. axb3
O-O 15. Ne5 Bc8 16. Bb2 (16. Bd2 $5 $13 {[%cal Gd2a5] Auf diese Weise kann
Weiss den Vormarsch des a-Bauern verhindern.}) 16... a5 {[%cal Ga5a4]} 17. Rfc1
(17. Qxb5 $2 Ba6 18. Qxa5 Bxf1 19. Qxa8 Qxa8 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Kxf1 (21. Bxf1
Ra2 (21... Nxd5 $17) 22. Nc4 Nxd5 $17) 21... Rb8 $17) 17... a4 18. bxa4 (18.
Qxb5 $6 a3 19. Bc3 Ba6 20. Qd7 Qb8 $1 (20... Qxd7 21. Nxd7 Rfd8 22. Nc5 Bb5 23.
Bb4 $16) 21. Qg4 Qxb3 $36) 18... bxa4 19. Nc4 Bb7 20. Nxd6 cxd6 $11 {Die
Bauern auf a4 und auf d5 sind beiderseitig schwach, so dass die Partie hier
Remis gegeben wurde.} (20... cxd6 21. Qc4 (21. Qb5 Bxd5 $5 (21... Rb8 22. Qxa4
Bxd5 $11) 22. Bxd5 (22. Rxa4 Rb8 23. Qe2 Qd7 24. Rca1 Rfe8 $11 (24... Bxg2 25.
Kxg2 Qb7+ 26. Kg1 Qxb2 (26... Nf5 27. Bc3 $11) 27. Qxe7 $11)) 22... Ra5 (22...
Rb8 $4 23. Bb7 $18) 23. Bxf7+ Rxf7 24. Qb4 Nd5 25. Qc4 (25. Rc8 Qxc8 (25...
Nxb4 $2 26. Rxd8+ Rf8 27. Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. Bc3 Rb5 29. Rb1 Nd5 30. Rxb5 Nxc3 31.
Ra5 $18) 26. Qxa5 Qf5 $36) 25... Qf6 $36) 21... Re8 22. Rxa4 Rxa4 23. Qxa4 Bxd5
$11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.03.28"]
[Round "13.3"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden Oos"]
[BlackTeam "Katernberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 {Das ist die
sogenannte klassische Variante gegen die Katalanische Verteidigung.
Interessanterweise wird dieses Abspiel heutzutage weniger gespielt. Die
schwarze Strategie ist einfach - er möchte die Entwicklung beenden und das
Spiel ausgleichen.} 7. Ne5 {Statt dieses Springerzugs ist 7.Qa4 die andere
Variante.} Nd5 $6 {Dieser Zug ist ein seltener Gast im Turnierpraxis,
gewöhnlich spielt man 7...Bd7.} 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Na3 $5 {Weiß hat eine schnelle
Entwicklung und die schwarze Bauernstruktur ist schwach.} c3 {Dieser Zug führt
zu großem taktischen Kampf, die Alternative 9...Ba6 scheint mir sicherer.} (
9... Ba6 10. Qa4 Qc8 $5 (10... Qb6) 11. Nxc4 cxd4 $2 (11... Bb5 $5 12. Qc2 cxd4
$13) 12. Ne5 Bd6 13. Nxc6 O-O 14. Bxd5 $1 exd5 15. Bf4 $1 Bb7 16. Rac1 Qd7 17.
Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Nxd4 $16 {1-0 Cosma,I-Florescu,C/ROM-ch Bucuresti 1998/CBM 69/
[Ribli] (34)}) 10. e4 (10. bxc3 Nxc3 11. Qc2 cxd4 12. Bxc6+ Bd7 13. Bxa8 Qxa8
$44) 10... Nb6 $6 {Dieser Zug ist noch nicht schlecht, aber er scheint mir
weniger logisch, besonders nach 9...c3. Im folgenden bekommt Weiß eine starke
Zentrumstellung, ohne Risiko. Es wäre besser nach 10...cxb2! mit einem Bauern
mehr weiterzuspielen.} (10... cxb2 $1 11. Bxb2 Nb4 {[%cal Gc8a6,Ga6f1]} 12. e5
Ba6 (12... Nd5 13. dxc5 $13) 13. Qa4 Bxf1 (13... Qb6) 14. Bxc6+ Nxc6 15. Qxc6+
Ke7 16. Qb7+ Ke8 17. Qc6+ $11) 11. bxc3 $14 Ba6 12. e5 {[%csl Gg2][%cal Rg2c6,
Rc6e8,Rc6a8]} (12. Re1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bb4 14. Re3 c5 15. Rb3 O-O $11) 12... Rc8
(12... Nd5 13. c4 Nb4 14. Rb1 $16) 13. Re1 cxd4 14. cxd4 c5 $6 (14... Bb4 $142
15. Re4 O-O 16. Nc2 Bc3 17. Rb1 c5 18. Ba3 $44) 15. d5 $1 exd5 (15... Nxd5 16.
Qa4+ $18 {[%cal Ra4a6,Ra4e8]}) 16. e6 $44 {[%mdl 128] Weiß hat eine große
Initiative und der schwarze König steht unsicher in der Mitte.} Be7 (16... f6
17. Rb1 Bd6 (17... Be7 18. Qh5+ g6 19. Qh6 $36) 18. Bxd5 Be7 19. Be4 Qxd1 20.
Rxd1 $14) 17. exf7+ Kxf7 18. Rb1 {[%cal Gb1b6]} Bf6 $2 (18... Bb7 19. Qh5+ (19.
Qg4 $44) 19... g6 20. Qh3 $44) {[#]} 19. Rxb6 $3 {[%mdl 512] Mit diesem
ausgezeichneten Zug vernichtet Weiß die Unterstützung des d5-Bauern.} axb6 (
19... Qxb6 20. Bxd5+ Kf8 21. Qh5 Qc7 22. Bf4 $18) 20. Qh5+ Kf8 21. Bxd5 $18 {
[%csl Gd5,Ge1,Rf8,Gh5][%cal Ge1e8]} (21. Bxd5 Rc7 22. Bf4 g6 (22... g5 23. Qh6+
Rg7 24. Bc7 $18) 23. Bh6+ Rg7 24. Qf3 $18) 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch 57th"]
[Site "Banja Koviljaca"]
[Date "2002.03.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Blagojevic, Dragisa"]
[Black "Ostojic, Nikola"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2002.03.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 {Das ist eine Hauptfortsetzung, in
letzter Zeit spielt man aber häufiger 4...Be7.} 5. Bg2 a6 {Im Falle von 6.0-0
kann Schwarz entweder 6...b5 ziehen und den Pc4 verteidigen oder aber 6...Nc6
und erst später b7-b5 spielen.} 6. Ne5 {Dieser Zug ist logisch - Weiß möchte
den Pc4 sofort zurückgewinnen. 6.0-0 wird allerdings häufiger gespielt.} c5 (
6... Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nd5 8. Bd2 b5 $13) 7. Be3 Nd5 8. dxc5 {Die Stellung ist
materiell ausgeglichen, und die Bauern auf c4 und c5 sind gleichermaßen
schwach.} (8. O-O $2 Nd7 9. Nxc4 b5 10. Ncd2 Nxe3 11. fxe3 Rb8 $17) 8... f6 {
Der Textzug ist nicht schlecht, aber die Alternativen kommen auch in Betracht.}
(8... Nxe3 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. fxe3 Ke8 11. c6 bxc6 12. Nxc4 Ra7 13. Nc3 f6 14.
Kf2 e5 15. Rhc1 Rc7 16. Na5 Kd8 {1/2-1/2 Cosma,I-Oms Pallise,J/Balaguer 2001/
EXT 2002 (31)}) (8... Nd7 $5 9. Bd4 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Bxc5 (10... f6) 11. Bxg7 Rg8
12. Be5 (12. Bc3 b5 13. Bd4 Qb6 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. Nc3 Bb7 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17.
Bxd5 Rd8 18. O-O Rxd5 {1/2-1/2 Salov,V-Portisch,L/Brussels 1988/CBM 07 (54)})
12... Qg5 13. f4 (13. Bd4 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 Qc1+ 15. Qd1 Qxb2 16. Nd2 b5 17. O-O
Bb7 18. Nxc4 Qb4 19. Nb6 Rd8 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 {1/2-1/2 Vasiljevic,B-Novikov,I/
Tuzla 1989/EXT 98 (20)}) 13... Qd8 14. Bxd5 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 exd5 {1/2-1/2 Tratar,
M-Petrosian,A/Ljubljana 1995/EXT 98 (15)}) 9. Nxc4 Nxe3 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. fxe3
Bxc5 {[%csl Gg2][%cal Gg2a8] Wir haben eine dynamische Stellung vor uns -
Schwarz hat das Läuferpaar und Weiß einen Doppelbauern auf der e-Linie. Dafür
ist der Bg2 stark, und der schwarze König steht etwas unsicher auf d8.} 12. Nc3
Kc7 $6 {Schwarz möchte seine Königsstellung verbessern, aber auf der c - Linie
steht der König unsicher. Die alternative Fortsetzung 12...Ra7 wäre besser.} (
12... Ra7 $142 13. Ne4 Bb4+ 14. Kf2 b5 $11 15. a3 bxc4 16. axb4 Nc6 17. b5 axb5
18. Nd6 Ke7 19. Nxb5 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Csom,I/Vilnius
1978/MCD (32)}) 13. Na4 Ba7 (13... Bb4+ 14. Kf2 $14 {[%cal Ga1c1,Gc1c8]
Schwarz muss nun mit Rac1 nebst Nab6 oder Ncb6 rechnen.}) 14. Rc1 $14 {[%csl
Rc7]} Nc6 15. Kf2 {Auf den ersten Blick scheint Weiß aufgrund des Doppelbauern
schlecht zu stehen. Tatsächlich aber hat er positionellen Druck am Damenflügel.
} Bd7 (15... Rd8) 16. Na5 Rac8 17. Rhd1 {[%csl Ga4,Ga5,Gc1,Gd1,Gg2][%cal Gc1c7,
Gd1d7] Droht 18.Nxb7 mit Bauerngewinn. Alle weißen Figuren stehen aktiv.} (17.
Nxc6 $6 Bxc6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 $11) 17... Rhd8 18. Rd3 {[%cal Gd3b3,Gb3b7]} Be8 (
18... Kb8 19. Bxc6 bxc6 (19... Bxc6 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Rxc6 (21. Nxc6+ bxc6 22.
Rxc6 $16) 21... bxc6 22. Nxc6+ Kc7 23. Nxd8 Kxd8 $16) 20. Rb3+ Ka8 21. Nb6+ (
21. Nb7 Rf8 22. Nbc5 $16) 21... Bxb6 22. Rxb6 Ka7 23. Rb7+ Ka8 24. Rd1 $16) 19.
Rb3 Rb8 {[#]} 20. Rxb7+ $1 {[%mdl 64] Mit diesem schönen vorübergehenden Opfer
gewinnt Weiß Material.} Rxb7 21. Bxc6 Bxc6 22. Rxc6+ Kb8 (22... Kd7 23. Nxb7
$18) 23. Nxb7 Kxb7 24. Rxe6 $16 {[%mdl 4096] Weiß hat schon zwei Mehrbauern,
aber die Realisierung des Materialvorteils ist nicht ganz leicht.} Rd7 25. g4 (
25. Kf3 $16) 25... Rc7 26. Kf3 a5 27. Nc3 {[%cal Gc3b5,Gc3d5]} Bb8 (27... Rd7
$16) 28. h3 Rf7 (28... Rd7) 29. Nd5 Be5 30. b3 Rd7 31. e4 $18 {In der weißen
Stellung ist alles verteidigt - Schwarz bleibt nichts übrig als abzuwarten.} h6
32. h4 Bd4 33. h5 {[%csl Ge4,Gg4,Gh5] Weiß legt die schwarzen Bauern am
Königsflügel fest - der Pg7 ist eine potentielle Schwäche.} Rd8 34. Re7+ {
[%cal Re7b7,Re7g7]} Kb8 35. e3 (35. Rxg7 $18) 35... Be5 36. Rxg7 Rc8 (36... f5
37. Rg6 $18) 37. Nb6 (37. Rh7 $18) 37... Rc2 38. Nd7+ (38. Nd7+ Kc8 39. Nxe5
fxe5 40. g5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.03.27"]
[Round "12.3"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Baden Oos"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 {Großmeister Beliavsky spielt gerne die
Katalanische Eröffnung.} dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 {Das ist eine sehr populäre Variante.}
6. Qa4 {Dieser Damezug hat selbständige Bedeutung und ist die beste
Fortsetzung für Weiß. Nach 6.0-0 kann Schwarz mit 6...a6 in der Variante 5...
a6 6.0-0 Nc6 übergehen oder 6...Rb8 ziehen und sich den Zug a7-a6 sparen.} Bb4+
7. Bd2 Bd6 {Dieser Zug wurde zuerst in der Partie Karpov,A - Kramnik,V, Wijk
aan Zee 1998, gespielt. Die Idee des Läuferzuges besteht darin, e6-e5
vorzubereiten. Die andere Möglichkeit für Schwarz ist 7...Nd5.} 8. Qxc4 O-O 9.
Bc3 (9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 (10. Nc3 $2 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Qxd4 Bxg3 $1 $17 {
[%csl Rd2][%cal Rd8d2]}) 10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bc3 Qe7 $11) 9... Qe7 10.
O-O (10. Ne5 Bxe5 11. dxe5 Nd5 (11... Nd5 {1/2-1/2 Gleizerov,E-Georgiev,V/
Geneve 2004/CBM 98 ext (11)}) 12. O-O (12. Nd2 Rd8 13. Rc1 a5 $1 $11 14. O-O
Bd7 15. Nf3 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Be8 17. a3 a4 {0-1 Avrukh,B-Aleksandrov,A/Halkidiki
2002/CBM 92/[Ribli] (37)}) 12... Nxc3 (12... Rd8 13. Rd1 (13. Na3 Nxc3 14. Qxc3
Bd7 15. Nc2 Be8 16. b4 a5 17. a3 axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Rb8 20. Be4 {
1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Kramnik,V/Frankfurt 1998/CBM 65 ext (40)}) 13... Bd7 14. Nd2
Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Be8 16. Nb3 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Rd8 18. Rc1 f6 19. exf6 Qxf6 20. Qxf6
gxf6 21. f4 Kf7 22. Kf2 Ke7 23. Nc5 {1-0 Wojtkiewicz,A-Goldin,A/Oak Bridge, IL
USA 2000/(62)}) 13. Qxc3 Bd7 14. Nd2 Rfd8 15. Nb3 Be8 16. e3 a5 17. Nc5 Ra7 18.
Rfd1 h6 19. Nxb7 Rxb7 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Qxc6 Rxb2 22. Qa4 Ra8 23. Qc6 Rd8 24.
Qa4 Ra8 25. Qc6 Rd8 {1/2-1/2 Schmidt,P-Luther,T/BL 1998 (25)}) 10... Rd8 {
Mit diesem Zug kompliziert Schwarz das Spiel. Nach meiner Meinung bietet 10...
e5 Schwarz gute Ausgleichschancen.} (10... e5 11. dxe5 (11. d5 Nb4 12. Bxb4
Bxb4 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Qxb4 Nxd5 15. Qd2 $11) 11... Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bxe5
(13. Bb4 Bd6 (13... Qe6 14. Qxe6 Bxe6 15. Bc3 Bxc3 16. Nxc3 c6 $11) 14. Bxd6
Qxd6 15. Nc3 c6 $11) 13... Qxe5 14. Nc3 c6 15. Rfd1 $11 {Diese Variante wurde
schon in der Stammpartie Karpov,A - Kramnik, V, Wijk aan zee gespielt.}) 11.
Nbd2 {[%cal Ge2e4]} Nd5 (11... e5 12. dxe5 (12. d5 Nb4 13. e4 c6 $11) 12...
Nxe5 13. Qb3 $11 (13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Nf3 Bxc3 (14... Be6 $15) 15. Qxc3 $11)) 12.
Rfd1 (12. e4 Nxc3 13. bxc3 e5 $11) 12... Nb6 (12... Nxc3 13. Qxc3 $14 e5 $6 14.
dxe5 Nxe5 15. Ne4 $36) 13. Qb3 (13. Qd3 e5 $11 {[%cal Gd8d1]}) 13... Bd7 14.
Ne4 $14 {Weiß kontrolliert mehr Raum und er hat einen kleinen, aber
dauerhaften Vorteil.} (14. e4 $5 $14) 14... Be8 15. Rac1 f6 $1 $132 {[%cal
Ge8f7,Gf7b3,Ge6e5][%mdl 32] Diese - auf den ersten Blick - sonderbare
Fortsetzung bietet Schwarz die Möglichkeit Bf7 zu spielen und später eventuell
e6-e5 durchzuführen.} 16. Nc5 {Mit diesem Zug opfert Weiß zeitweilig einen
Bauern und möchte die Stellung öffnen.} (16. Nxd6 cxd6 $11 {[%cal Gd6d5]}) (16.
Qc2 Nd5 $11 (16... Bg6 $5)) 16... Bxc5 17. dxc5 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Qxc5 19. Bh3 {
[%csl Re6]} (19. Qxe6+ $6 Bf7 20. Qg4 Bxa2 (20... h5 $15) 21. Bxf6 $14) 19...
Nd8 (19... Bf7 20. Bxe6 Qe7 21. Bxf7+ Qxf7 22. Qxf7+ Kxf7 23. b3 $11) 20. Bb4 (
20. Bxe6+ $6 Nxe6 21. Qxe6+ Bf7 {[%cal Rf7a2]} 22. Qg4 Qc4 $17) 20... Qh5 21.
Bxe6+ Nxe6 22. Qxe6+ Bf7 23. Qe4 Bd5 (23... Bxa2 $5 24. Qxb7 Qb5 $36) 24. Qf4
Re8 $15 {[%csl Gd5,Ge8,Gh5][%mdl 2048] Schwarz hat aktives Figurenspiel und
seine Kontrolle über die weißen Felder ist stark.} (24... Bxa2 $5 25. Qxc7 Bd5
26. Bc5 $13) (24... c5 $5 $36 25. Bxc5 $4 Bxf3 $19) 25. Nd4 c6 $6 (25... Qh3 $1
26. f3 Bxa2 27. e4 $44 (27. b3 Nd5 $19 {[%cal Rd5b4,Rd5f4]})) 26. b3 Be4 {
[%cal Rb6d5,Rd5f4,Rd5b4] Mit diesem Zug befreit Schwarz das Feld für den
b6-Springer.} 27. g4 Qe5 (27... Nd5 $142 28. Qg3 (28. Qxe4 Rxe4 29. gxh5 Nxb4
30. Nf5 Nd5 31. Ng3 Re7 $15) 28... Qe5 29. Be1 $11 (29. Bd6 Qxg3+ 30. Bxg3 Nc3
$17)) 28. Bd6 Qxf4 (28... Qa5) 29. Bxf4 Rd8 $11 30. Rd2 Bb1 31. a3 c5 32. Nb5
Rxd2 33. Bxd2 Bc2 34. Be3 (34. Nd6 Bxb3 35. Nxb7 c4 36. Nc5 $11) 34... Bxb3 35.
Bxc5 Bc4 36. Bxb6 (36. Nxa7 Nd7 37. Bd4 Bxe2 38. h3 $11) 36... Bxb5 (36... Bxb5
37. Bxa7 Bxe2 38. h3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal 3rd"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2002.07.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Barsov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2002.07.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 {Dieser Zug und 5...Nc6 sind
sehr populär gegen die Katalanische Eroeffnung.} 6. O-O Nc6 {Der Springerzug
ist in der letzten Zeit oft gespielt worden. Nach 6...b5 7.Ne5 Nd5 8.a4 haben
wir eine theoretische Variante, in der Weiß die Initiative für den Bauern hat.}
7. e3 Bd7 8. Nc3 (8. Qe2 b5 9. Rd1 Be7 10. e4 (10. Nc3 Nd5 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3
$44) 10... O-O 11. Nc3 h6 12. d5 exd5 13. e5 Re8 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Qf1 d4 16.
Nd5 d3 {0-1 Nikolaidis,I-Barsov,A/Patras 2001/CBM 83 ext (38)}) 8... Bd6 {
Nach diesem Läuferzug muss Schwarz mit e3-e4 rechnen, aber in diesem Fall kann
e6-e5 folgen.} (8... Rb8) 9. Qe2 b5 10. e4 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 (11... Bxe5 12.
Nxe5 Nxe5 13. f4 Nd3 14. e5 Ng4 15. h3 Nh6 16. e6 fxe6 17. Bxa8 Qxa8 18. f5 e5
19. Bxh6 gxh6 20. Qh5+ Kd8 21. Qxh6 {1/2-1/2 Konopka,M-Jaworski,M/CZE 1999/EXT
2000 (39)}) 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. f4 Bxc3 (13... Bd4+ $2 {Mit diesem Schach
Schwarz hilft nur den Gegner.} 14. Be3 $16 Bc6 15. e5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Bxe3 17.
exf6 Qd2 18. Rf2 $1 {1-0 Khalifman,A-Basin,L/Minsk 1985/MCD-ch (23)}) 14. bxc3
c6 {Um im Falle von 15.e5 Nd5 zu ziehen.} 15. f5 (15. Be3 O-O 16. Bd4 Re8 17.
e5 Rc8 18. Qc2 c5 19. Bf2 Ng4 20. Rad1 Rc7 21. Rd6 Qc8 22. Be4 g6 23. Rfd1 Bc6
24. Bxc6 Rxc6 25. Qe4 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 h5 {1/2-1/2 Janssen,R-Barsov,A/NED 2001/
EXT 2002 (38)}) (15. e5 Nd5 $15) (15. Ba3 $44) 15... O-O 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bh4 {
[%cal Gh4d8]} Qe7 {[%cal Ge7e2] Mit diesem interessantem Zug möchte Schwarz im
Falle von späterem e4-e5 die gegnerische Dame fesseln.} (17... Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Nh7
19. Rad1 Qc7 20. e5 Rae8 21. Qd2 Bc8 22. Qd6 Qxd6 23. exd6 g5 $1 24. fxg6 fxg6
25. Bxc6 (25. Rxf8+ Nxf8 $11) (25. d7 Bxd7 26. Rxd7 Rxf1+ 27. Bxf1 g5 $17)
25... g5 $5 {1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,V-Beliavsky,A/Enghien les Bains 1999/CBM 70/
[Ribli] (35)}) (17... Re8 18. Rad1 $44 (18. e5 $6 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Nd5 $15)) 18.
Rad1 $5 $44 {[%cal Gd1d7][%mdl 4] Weiß hat das Läuferpaar und die Initiative
im Zentrum - das ist ein ausreichender Ersatz für den Bauern.} (18. e5 {
Wegen der Fesselung auf der e-Linie droht noch nichts Konkretes.} Qc5+ (18...
Rfe8) 19. Kh1 Nd5 $13) 18... Rad8 {Schwarz muss den d7-Läufer unterstützen -
der Nachteil des Zuges ist, dass der Turm in der Diagonale des h4-Läufers
steht.} (18... Bc8 $6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 (19... Qxf6 20. e5 $44) 20. Rf4 $16 {
[%cal Gf4h4]}) 19. e5 Bc8 (19... Rfe8 20. Rd4 {[%cal Gf1d1,Gd1d8]} Qxe5 21.
Qxe5 Rxe5 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Bxc6 $16 (23. Rfd1 Re7 24. Bxc6 $16)) 20. Rde1 {
Es scheint, dass Weiß ein Tempo verloren hat, aber in Wirklichkeit steht der
Rd8 weniger gut als vorher.} Qc5+ 21. Qf2 {Nach diesem Zug gewinnt Weiß
eigentlich den Bauern zurück, aber der Königszug kommt auch in Betracht.} (21.
Kh1 $5 Rde8 (21... Nd5 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 23. Qd2 $16) 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Qg4+ Kh7
24. exf6 Rg8 25. Qf4 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 $36 Qxf5 $4 (26... Bxf5 27. Re5 $18) 27. Be4
$18) 21... Qxf2+ 22. Rxf2 Rde8 {[%cal Ge8e1]} 23. Bxc6 $14 Bd7 24. Bf3 (24. Bg2
Ng4 25. Rfe2 Bxf5 26. h3 g5 $15) (24. Bxd7 Nxd7 25. Rfe2 Nc5 $15 {[%cal Gc5d3]}
) 24... Bxf5 25. Bc6 (25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Bc6 Re6 (26... Rc8 27. Bb7 Rb8 28. Rxf5
Rxb7 29. Rxf6 $16 {[%cal Rf6a6,Rf6h6]}) 27. Bd7 (27. Bd5 Rd8 28. Bxe6 Bxe6 29.
Rxf6 Rd3 $44) 27... fxe5 28. Rxf5 Rd6 $11) 25... Bd7 26. Rxf6 Bxc6 (26... gxf6
27. Bxd7 Rxe5) 27. Rxc6 g5 {Mit diesem Zug gewinnt Schwarz die Figur zurück.}
28. Rxh6 gxh4 29. Rxh4 {[%mdl 4096] Weiß hat einen Bauern mehr, aber im
Turmendspiel muss man immer mit einer hohen Remiswahrscheinlichkeit rechnen.} (
29. Rxa6 Ra8 30. Rxa8 Rxa8 31. Re2 hxg3 32. hxg3 Ra3 33. Rc2 Kg7 $14) 29... Re6
{[%csl Ge6] Der Turm steht gut auf e6 - im folgenden kann Schwarz dann auf der
e-Linie verdoppeln und den e5-Bauern angreifen.} 30. Rg4+ Kh7 31. Kf2 Rfe8 32.
Rf4 (32. Rge4 f6 $11) (32. Rg5 f6 $11) 32... Kg6 33. Rd4 Rxe5 34. Rxe5 Rxe5 35.
Rd6+ Kf5 (35... Re6 $2 36. Rxe6+ fxe6 37. h4 $18) 36. Rxa6 Rd5 $44 {[%csl Gd5,
Gf5] Die schwarze Figuren stehen aktiv - er hat ausreichende Kompensation für
den Bauern.} 37. Ke2 Rd3 38. Ra5 (38. Ra3 Ke4 $11 (38... Kg4 $11)) 38... Ke4 {
[%csl Gd3,Ge4]} 39. Rxb5 Rxc3 40. Rb2 Ra3 41. Kd1 c3 42. Rf2 Ke3 43. Rxf7 (43.
Rxf7 Rxa2 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.23"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Luther, Thomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Skopje Kisela Voda"]
[BlackTeam "Graz Merkur"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 {
Der deutsche Grossmeister spielt seit vielen Jahren diese Variante.} 8. Bxb4 (
8. Qb5) 8... Ndxb4 9. a3 {Das ist die moderne Fortsetzung - jetzt wir koennen
grose Komplikationen sehen. Im Falle von 9.0-0 verläuft das Spiel ruhiger.} (9.
O-O Rb8 (9... a6 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Nxc6 Nxc6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qxc4 Rb8 14. b3 $1
(14. Qc3) 14... Qd6 15. Rc1 Bd7 16. Nd2 Rb4 17. Qxa6 Rxd4 18. Nc4 Qd5 19. Qa7
Rc8 20. Ne3 Qd6 21. Qc5 $14) 10. Nc3 a6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Bxc6 bxc6
14. Qxc4 Qd6 (14... Rxb2) 15. Ne4 (15. e3 Rxb2 16. Rab1 Rb6 17. f4 a5 18. Qa4
Ba6 19. Rfd1 c5 20. Ne4 Qd5 21. Rxb6 Qxe4 22. Rxa6 Qxe3+ $11) (15. b3 Rb4 16.
Ne4 Rxc4 17. Nxd6 Rxd4 18. Nxc8 Rxc8 19. Rfc1 a5 20. Rxc6 a4 21. Rac1 g6 $11)
15... Qd5 16. Qc2 Qxd4 17. b3 $44) 9... b5 10. Qxb5 Nc2+ 11. Kf1 {Gewoehnlich
spielt Weiss den anderen Koenigszug (11.Kd2), aber der Textzug ist auch
moeglich.} (11. Kd2 Nxa1 12. Qxc6+ Bd7 13. Qxc4 c5 14. Qa2 Qa5+ 15. Nc3 cxd4
16. Nxd4 Rd8 17. Rxa1 e5 18. b4 Qb6 19. Nc2 Be6+ 20. Bd5 Qxf2 21. Rd1 {1/2-1/2
Georgiev,K-Timoshenko,G/Panormo 2001/CBM 84 ext (64)}) 11... Bd7 {[%cal Gd7b5]}
(11... Qd5 $4 12. Qa4 $18) (11... Nxa1 $2 12. Qxc6+ Bd7 13. Qxc4 Rb8 (13... a5
14. Qa2 Nc2 15. b3 $16) 14. b4 Ba4 15. Ne5 Rb6 16. Qc3 Nc2 17. e3 $16 {[%csl
Rc2]}) 12. Ra2 {Der a2R ist nicht der Stolz der weissen Stellung, aber es gibt
nichts anderes.} N6xd4 (12... N2xd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Qc5 (14. Qe5 Nf5 15. Bxa8
Qxa8 16. f3 $14) 14... Nb3 15. Qxc4 Rb8 16. Bf3 O-O 17. Kg2 e5 18. Nc3 c6 19.
Rd1 Qe7 20. Bg4 Bxg4 21. Qxg4 Rfd8 22. e3 a5 23. a4 h6 24. Ra3 Rxd1 25. Qxd1
Qe6 {0-1 Bogdanovski,V-Dorfman,J/Cannes 1990/EXT 97 (54)}) (12... Qf6) 13. Qc5
(13. Qxc4 $2 Bb5 $19 {[%cal Rb5f1]}) (13. Qe5 f6 $13) 13... Qe7 $5 {[%mdl 4]
Schwarz moechte die Damen tauschen und die Stellung vereinfachen. Ich glaube,
dieser Zug ist das Ergebnis der häuslichen Analyse. Ich bemerke, dass die
Alternative 13...Nf5 auch gut spielbar ist .} (13... Nf5 14. Ne5 Rb8 15. Nc3
Rb6 16. e3 Ba4 17. Be4 Nd6 18. Bxc2 Bxc2 19. Kg2 O-O (19... Nb7 20. Qd4 Qxd4
21. exd4 Bb3 22. Raa1 f6 $17) 20. a4 Ne4 21. Nxe4 Bxe4+ 22. f3 Qd2+ 23. Kh3 Bd3
24. e4 Rxb2 25. Rxb2 Qxb2 {0-1 Karpov,A-Van Wely,L/Dubai 2002/CBM 89 (35)}) 14.
Qxe7+ (14. Qxc7 $6 Bc6 15. Qxe7+ Kxe7 $15) 14... Kxe7 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxa8
Rxa8 {Schwarz hat nur einen Bauern fuer die Qualitaet, aber der a2R steht
schrecklich passiv und Schwarz hat fuehlbares Gegenspiel auf den weissfarbigen
Punkten.} 17. Nc3 (17. Nd2 Rd8 18. Nxc4 Bb5 19. b3 Nxb3 $132) 17... Nb3 $44 {
[%csl Ra2,Gb3,Gc4,Gd7][%mdl 1024] [#]Schwarz hat ausreichende Kompensation
fuer das Material - der b3N ist mindestens genauso stark wie der passive a2R.}
18. Kg2 Bc6+ 19. f3 Rd8 {Natuerlich muss Schwarz die einzige offene Linie
besetzen.} 20. Rd1 Rxd1 21. Nxd1 Kd6 {[%csl Ra2,Gb3,Gc6,Gd6] Alle schwarze
Figuren sind aktiv und der a2R kann nicht wirken.} 22. Kf2 (22. Ne3 Kc5 23. Nc2
a5 24. Na1 $2 Nc1 $19) 22... Kc5 23. Ke1 {Weiss bringt seinen Koenig in die
Gefahrenzone, aber gegen den b3-Springer kann Weiss nichts machen.} f5 24. Nc3
a5 (24... e5 $11) 25. a4 (25. Nb1 {[%cal Gb1d2,Gd2b3] Die Idee dieses Zuges
waere 26.Nd2, um den b3-Springer zu tauschen oder zu verjagen.} Nc1 26. Ra1 Nb3
$11) 25... e5 26. Kd1 {Weiss kontrolliert mit dem Koenig das c1-Feld und
moechte 27.Nb1 und 28.Nd2 ziehen.} Kd4 $11 {[%csl Gd4] Der weisse
Materialsvorteil hat keine Bedeutung - der schwarze Koenig steht ausgezeichnet
im Zentrum.} 27. Ra3 (27. Nb1 Ke3 $11) 27... e4 28. f4 (28. fxe4 fxe4 $11)
28... e3 (28... h6 $11 {[%cal Gg7g5]}) 29. Ke1 Kc5 30. Nd1 Kd4 31. h3 h5 32. h4
{Jetzt wir haben eine spezielle "Pattstellung" - beide Spieler haben das
Maximum erreicht und es ist unmoeglich die Stellung zu verstaerken. Im
Folgenden sehen wir nur noch Wartezuege.} Bg2 33. Nc3 {[%cal Gc3b5,Gb5c7,Gb5d4]
} c6 34. Kd1 Be4 35. Ra2 Bg2 36. Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen Harmonie"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2002.12.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Romero Holmes, Alfonso"]
[Black "Werle, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2002.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O {Dieser Zug wird
weniger gespielt als die Alternative 6.Qa4. Weiß beschäftigt sich nicht mit
dem c4-Bauern, sondern strebt nach schneller Entwicklung.} Rb8 {Die Idee des
Textzugs ist, dass Schwarz unter Tempogewinn b7-b5 spielen möchte, also unter
Einsparung des Sicherungszugs a6.} (6... a6) 7. Nc3 b5 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7
{Im Falle von 9...Qxd1 10.Rxd1 hätte Weiß eine große Initiative für den Bauern.
} (9... Nd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bxd5 Be6 12. e4 $14 (12. Bc6+ Bd7 13. Qd5 Bxc6
14. Qxc6+ Qd7 15. Qe4 $14)) 10. Qd4 {Dieser Damenzug ist das letzte Wort in
dieser Variante. Nachfolgend kann Weiß Qg4 (oder Qf4) spielen oder auch mit
Rd1 seinen positionellen Druck erhöhen.} (10. Bc6 a6 11. Qd4 Bb7 12. Bxb7 Rxb7
13. Rd1 c5 14. Qg4 Qc7 15. Bf4 Qc6 16. f3 f5 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Qg5 Be7 (18...
Kf7 19. Be5 h6 20. Qf4 Be7 21. Ne4 Rd7 22. h4 Kg6 23. h5+ Kf7 24. g4 Rd5 25.
Nc3 Rdd8 26. Ne4 Rd5 27. Nc3 Rdd8 28. Ne4 {1/2-1/2 Rama,L-Rajkovic,D/Durres
2001/EXT 2002 (28)}) 19. Qxg7 (19. a3 O-O 20. Be5 Rf7 21. Qc1 Rd7 22. Rxd7 Nxd7
23. Bf4 Nf6 24. Kg2 Bd6 25. Bg5 Nd5 {0-1 Gazarek,D-Haba,P/Pardubice 2000/EXT
2001 (60)}) 19... Rg8 20. Qh6 Rg6 21. Qh3 b4 22. Nb1 Rd7 $5 $146 (22... c3 $5)
23. Nd2 c3 24. Nc4 cxb2 25. Nxb2 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 c4 27. Kf1 c3 28. Nd3 Qa4 {
0-1 Gleizerov,E-Werle,J/Hoogeveen 2000/CBM 78 ext/[Werle] (59)}) (10. Bf4 Bb7
11. Bxb7 Rxb7 12. Qc2 Be7 13. Rfd1 Qc8 14. Qe4 c6 15. Qf3 O-O 16. Ne4 f5 17.
exf6 Nxf6 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. Bxd6 Rd8 20. e4 Rbd7 21. e5 Nd5 22. Qg4 Rf7 23. Bc5
a6 {1-0 Gleizerov,E-Rustemov,A/Bydgoszcz 2000/CBM 76 ext (42)}) 10... c5 11.
Qf4 {[%cal Gc3e4,Ge4d6] Das d6-Feld ist geschwächt in der schwarzen Stellung -
das möchte Weiß mit dem Manöver Ne4-Nd6+ demonstrieren, mit positionellem
Druck.} (11. Qg4 h5 12. Qf4 Qc7 13. a4 a6 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rd1 Be7 16. Nd5
exd5 17. Bxd5 O-O 18. e6 Ne5 19. exf7+ Kh8 20. Ra7 Qxa7 21. Qxe5 Bg4 22. h3 Bf6
23. Qe4 Qa4 24. Rf1 Rbd8 25. hxg4 c3 {Inkiov,V-Serafimov,T/Paris 2002/CBM 88
ext/1/2-1/2 (133)}) 11... Bb7 (11... Qc7 12. Rd1 Rb6 13. a4 b4 14. Nb5 Qb8 15.
Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 O-O 17. a5 Ra6 18. Qxc4 Rxd6 19. Bf4 e5 20. Bg5 $44 {
1-0 Prakken,G-Ippolito,D/Ubeda 2000/CBM 75 (29)}) (11... Be7 $5 {Dieser
natuerliche Läuferzug kommt in Betracht.}) 12. Ne4 Qc7 13. a4 $1 $36 {[%mdl 4]
Mit diesem typischem Zug bringt Weiß eine neue Figur ins Spiel.} (13. Nd6+ Bxd6
14. exd6 Qb6 $13) 13... a6 (13... Nxe5 14. axb5 $36) 14. axb5 axb5 {[%csl Ga1]
[%cal Ga1a7] Jetzt kontrolliert Weiß die offene a-Linie, was noch große
Bedeutung haben wird.} 15. Ng5 Nb6 $6 {Schwarz bereitet 16...Nd5 vor, aber der
Textzug ist sehr passiv.} (15... Nxe5 {Dieser Zug sieht riskant aus, aber
stellt wohl die einzige praktische Chance fuer Schwarz dar.} 16. Bxb7 (16. Ra7
Bd6 17. Rd1 $44) 16... Rxb7 17. Ra8+ Ke7 18. Be3 $44 {[%csl Re7] Weiß hat sehr
aktives Figurenspiel und große Kompensation für das Material - der König steht
unsicher auf e7.}) 16. Ra7 $16 {[%cal Ga7h7] Die Fesselung auf der 7. Reihe
ist sehr unangenehm fuer Schwarz. Jetzt droht z.B. 17.Nxf7 Qxf7 18.Qxf7+ Kxf7
19.Bxb7.} Nd5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. e6 $1 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Rf4b8][%mdl 64]} Bd6 19.
Qxf7+ (19. exf7+ Kd7 20. Qf5+ Kc6 21. Ne6 $16) 19... Kd8 (19... Qxf7 20. Nxf7
$18 {[%cal Rf7d6,Rf7h8]}) 20. Qf5 $18 {[%csl Rd8][%cal Rg5f7,Rf7d8] Jetzt
droht 21.Nf7+ und Schwarz hat keine Verteidigung mehr dagegen.} Rf8 21. Nf7+
Ke8 22. Nxd6+ Qxd6 23. Bf4 $1 $18 (23. Qxh7 Qxe6 24. Qxg7 $16) 23... Qxf4 (
23... Rxf5 24. Bxd6 Rd8 25. Bxc5 Rb8 (25... Rc8 26. Bb4 $1 (26. Rxb7 Rxc5 27.
Rxg7 $16)) 26. Rfa1 $18 {Jetzt droht 27.Rxb7 Rxb7 28.Ra8#.}) 24. Qh5+ (24. Qxf4
$6 Rxf4 25. gxf4 d4 $132 (25... Ke7 $132)) 24... g6 25. Qxh7 (25. Qxh7 Qd6 26.
Rxb7 Rxb7 27. Qxb7 Qxe6 28. Ra1 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.24"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kiseljak"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c6 {Dieser Zug ist wirklich ein
seltener Gast in der modernen Turnierpraxis.} 6. Ne5 (6. O-O) 6... c5 $6 {
Dieser Zug gefaellt mir nicht - Schwarz verliert ein wichtiges Tempo in einer
relativ scharfen Stellung. Die Alternative 6...Bb4+ bietet mehr Chancen fuer
Schwarz.} (6... Bb4+ $5) 7. Be3 Nd5 {Diese Stellung erinnert mich an die
Variante 5...a6 (statt 5...c6) 6.Ne5 (6.0-0 ist die Hauptvariante) 6...c5 7.
Be3 Nd5. In unserer Partiestellung Schwarz spielt dieselbe Variante, aber ohne
a7-a6.} 8. O-O (8. dxc5 Nd7 9. Nxc4 Nxe3 10. Nxe3 Bxc5 11. Nc4 Qc7 $11) 8...
Be7 {Dieser natuerliche Läuferzug scheint mir ein wenig schablonenhaft. Nach
meiner Meinung waere es besser zuerst den Damenfluegel zu entwickeln.} (8...
Nd7 $5 9. Nxc4 b5) 9. dxc5 Nxe3 (9... O-O 10. Bd4 Qc7 11. Na3 Bxc5 12. Naxc4 f6
13. Nf3 b5 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. Na5 Qb6 16. Qd2 b4 17. Nc4 Qa6 18. e4 {1-0
Gleizerov,E-Johansson,G/Stockholm 2000/CBM 79 ext (24)}) 10. Qxd8+ Bxd8 11.
fxe3 $14 {[%cal Gg2a8] Weiss hat scheinbar eine katastrophale Bauernstruktur,
aber bei guter Entwicklung hat er einen Bauern mehr und sein sogenannter
"katalanischer" Läufer auf g2 ist der Stolz der weissen Stellung. Schwarz hat
grosse Schwierigkeiten mit der Entwicklung des Damenfluegels.} Bf6 (11... O-O
12. Nxc4 $14) 12. Nxc4 Nd7 13. Nbd2 $1 {Weiss spielt einfach und gut - er
beschaeftigt sich nicht mit dem c-Bauern, sondern er strebt nach positionellem
Druck am Damenfluegel.} (13. c6 bxc6 14. Bxc6 Rb8 15. Nbd2 Ke7 $11) 13... Nxc5
14. Rac1 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Gc1c8,Gg2a8] Weiss hat eine starke Figurenstellung,
weil Schwarz Probleme mit der Entwicklung des c8-Läufers hat.} Ke7 (14... O-O
15. b4 Na6 16. a3 $16) 15. b4 Na6 16. a3 {[%csl Ra6,Rc8] Nach diesem Zug hat
Schwarz schon zwei "schlechte" Figuren - den a6N und den c8B.} Rb8 (16... Rd8
17. Ne4 $16) 17. Na5 {[%csl Ga5] Interessant, dass Schwarz zwar das Läuferpaar
hat, aber die weissen Springer viel aktiver sind. Der a5N steht besonders gut,
weil er den schwachen b7-Bauern angreigft und Schwarz kann nie b7-b6 spielen
wegen des Motivs Nc6+.} Rd8 (17... Bb2 18. b5 {[%csl Ra6]} Bxc1 19. Rxc1 Rd8
20. Ndb3 $16) 18. Rc2 {[%cal Gf1c1,Gc1c8][%mdl 32] Mit diesem ruhigen Turmzug
verteidigt Weiss den d2-Springer, vermeidet das Motiv Bb2 und bereitet die
Turmdoppelung auf der c-Linie vor.} (18. Ne4 $2 Bb2 19. Rc2 Bxa3 20. b5 $36)
18... Rd7 19. Rfc1 Kd8 20. Ndb3 {[%cal Gb3d4] Der b3N strebt nach d4. Die
schwarze Stellung ist sehr passiv und er hat keine Hoffnungen auf etwas
Gegenspiel.} (20. b5 $6 Nc7 (20... Nc5 21. Bc6 Rc7 22. Rxc5 b6 23. Rh5 bxa5 24.
Rxh7 $16) 21. Bc6 $36) 20... Rc7 {Schwarz moechte mit Tauschen seine Stellung
erleichtern.} (20... h6 $3 21. Nd4 Bxd4 22. exd4 Rxd4 23. b5 $18) 21. Nd4 Rxc2
22. Rxc2 Bxd4 (22... e5 $6 23. Nb5 $18 {[%cal Rb5a7]}) 23. exd4 $16 {[%csl Ga5,
Ra6,Rb8,Gc2,Rc8,Gg2] Jetzt hat Weiss grossen Positionsvorteil - alle seine
Figuren stehen sehr aktiv.} Nc7 24. Kf2 (24. Nc4 $16 {[%cal Gc4e5,Gc4d6]})
24... Nb5 $6 (24... f6 $5) 25. a4 Nc7 (25... Nd6 26. e4 $16 {[%cal Ge4e5]}) 26.
b5 {In den letzten paar Zuegen hat Weiss mehr Raum am Damenfluegel bekommen.}
Nd5 27. Nc4 {[%cal Gc4d6,Gc4e5]} Bd7 28. Ne5 f6 (28... Ke7 $2 29. Bxd5 exd5 30.
Rc7 $18) 29. Nd3 a6 (29... Rc8 30. Rxc8+ Kxc8 31. Bxd5 exd5 32. Nf4 {[%cal
Rf4d5]} a6 33. bxa6 bxa6 34. Nxd5 $16) 30. Bxd5 exd5 31. b6 $1 Bc6 (31... Bxa4
32. Rc7 $18 {[%csl Gc7][%cal Rc7h7,Rc7b7,Gd3c5]}) (31... Rc8 32. Nc5 $16 {
[%csl Gc5]}) {[#]} 32. Rxc6 $1 {[%mdl 512] Ein schoenes positionelles
Qualitaetsopfer, das die Partie gewinnt. Die weissen Bauern sind so stark am
Damenfluegel (mit der Unterstuetzung des Springers), dass der schwarze Turm
und Koenig machtlos sind.} bxc6 33. a5 {[%csl Ga5,Gb6,Rb8][%cal Gd3c5,Gc5a6]}
Rb7 (33... Kd7 34. Nc5+ Kd6 35. Nxa6 $18) 34. Nc5 Re7 35. Nxa6 Kc8 36. Nc5 Kb8
37. a6 $18 {[%csl Ga6,Gb6,Gc5]} Ka8 38. Ke1 (38. a7 $18) (38. Ke1 Kb8 (38...
Rf7 39. Ne6 $18 {[%cal Re6c7,Rc7a8]}) (38... Re8 39. Kd2 Re7 40. a7 $18 {
[%cal Rc5a6,Ra6c7,Rc7a8]}) 39. a7+ Ka8 40. Na6 $18 {[%cal Ra6c7,Rc7a8]}) 1-0

[Event "Nagykanizsa 1st"]
[Site "Nagykanizsa"]
[Date "2003.11.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Flumbort, Andras"]
[Black "Balogh, Csaba"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2449"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2003.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 {Dieser Zug führt zur Offenen Variante
der Katalanischen Verteidigung.} 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O {Mit diesem Zug opfert Weiß
eigentlich einen Bauern. Die Alternative wäre 6.Qa4.} Rb8 (6... a6 $5) 7. e3 b5
8. b3 {Auf diese Weise tauscht Weiß den c4-Bauern, wonach er zwei offene
Linien (a- und c-Linie) am Damenflügel bekommt.} cxb3 9. axb3 (9. Nfd2 Na5 10.
Nxb3 Nxb3 11. axb3 a6 12. Bc6+ Nd7 13. d5 Qf6 14. Ra2 exd5 15. Qxd5 Bd6 16. Bb2
Qg6 17. Bd4 {1-0 Kozul,Z-Beliavsky,A/Bled 1998/EXT 2000 (42)}) 9... a6 10. Qe2
Be7 11. Rd1 {Weiß hat eine starke Zentrumstellung, er möchte e3-e4 ziehen.} (
11. Bb2 O-O 12. Rd1 Nb4 13. Nc3 (13. Nbd2 $5) 13... Bb7 14. e4 Qe8 15. Rac1 Rd8
(15... c5 16. e5 Nd7 17. Ne4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 cxd4 19. Rxd4 a5 {0-1 Ostojic,
N-Abramovic,B/Belgrade 1998/EXT 2002 (32)}) 16. Qe3 h6 17. h4 Ng4 18. Qf4 f5
19. exf5 exf5 20. Qxc7 Rd7 21. Qb6 Rf6 22. Qa5 Qa8 23. d5 Rf7 24. Nd4 {1-0
Tratar,M-Tukmakov,V/Bled 1996/CBM 51 ext (63)}) 11... O-O 12. e4 (12. Bb2 Nb4
13. Nbd2 Bb7 14. e4 c5 15. e5 Nfd5 (15... Nd7) 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Ne4 Be7 18. h4
Qe8 19. Nfg5 h6 20. Qg4 $40 {1-0 Rustemov,A-Sax,G/Germany 2000/CBM 74 ext (28)}
) 12... Bb7 13. Bf4 (13. Nc3 Nb4 14. Bf4 {Mit Zugumstellung erhalten wir die
Partiefortsetzung.} (14. Bg5 $2 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Bxg5 $17)) 13...
Nb4 $13 {[%csl Gb4][%mdl 4] Ein typisches Motiv der Variante - der Springer
steht (gut) auf b4. Weiß hat einige Initiative für den Bauern, aber ich bin
gar nicht sicher, ob dieser Ersatz genügend ist.} 14. Nc3 Rc8 15. Rac1 c5 {
Nach diesem Zug hat Schwarz keine Probleme mit dem Ausgleich, aber es wäre
interessant 15...Qe8!? zu spielen, um den Befreiungszug c7-c5 vorzubereiten.} (
15... Qe8 $5 16. Ne5 c5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Bg5 Be7 $15) 16. dxc5 Qe8 17. Bd6 (
17. e5 Nd7 $15) 17... Nd7 {[%cal Gd7c5] Es scheint, dass Schwarz mit 18...Nxc5
den c5-Bauern gewinnt.} 18. Nxb5 $1 {[%mdl 64]} (18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Nxb5 Rxc5
$11 (19... axb5 {Dieser Zug führt - mit Zugumstellung - zu unserer
Partiefortsetzung.})) 18... axb5 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Qxb5 {[%csl Gb5][%cal Rb5b7,
Rb5b4,Rb5d7] Weiß hat eine Figur weniger, aber jetzt hängen alle drei
schwarzen Leichtfiguren.} Nxc5 (20... Nd3 21. Rxd3 Nxc5 22. Rdc3 Nxe4 23. Rxc8
Rxc8 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Ne5 $14) 21. Qxb4 Bxe4 $11 {Nach einigen
Vereinfachungen ist eine gleiche Stellung entstanden.} 22. Ne5 {Weiß muss den
starken gegnerischen Läufer tauschen.} Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qa7 {[%cal Rc5d3,Rd3b4,
Rd3c1] Schwarz befreit sich von der Fesselung und droht jetzt 24...Nd3 mit
Qualitätsgewinn.} 24. Rc4 (24. Qb5 $11) 24... Na6 25. Qc3 Qb7+ 26. Qf3 Qxf3+
27. Kxf3 Rxc4 28. Nxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen Harmonie"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2002.12.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ernst, Sipke"]
[Black "Li, Wenliang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2002.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ (6... Nd7 7.
Qxc4 Nb6 {Das ist die andere - heutzutage nicht so oft gespielte - Variante.})
7. Bd2 Bd6 {Mit diesem Zug - der von Kramnik in die Turnierpraxis eingeführt
wurde, (Karpov,A-Kramnik,V Wijk aan Zee 1998) - möchte Schwarz nachfolgend den
Vorstoß e6-e5 durchsetzen helfen. Ich merke an, dass der Plan e6-e5 gar nicht
typisch für die Katalanische Eröffnung ist.} (7... Nd5 {Das ist die gewöhnlich
gespielte Fortsetzung, die zu kompliziertem Spiel führt.}) 8. Ne5 (8. O-O O-O
9. Qxc4 e5 $11) 8... Bxe5 9. dxe5 {Diese natürliche Fortsetzung stellt
wahrscheinlich nicht die beste Möglichkeit für Weiß dar. Nach meiner Meinung
gibt der Zwischenzug 9.Bxc6+!? Weiß bessere Chancen auf Vorteil als der
Partiezug. Aber das ist immer eine schwere Entscheidung, sich vom
katalanischen Läufer zu trennen.} (9. Bxc6+ $5 bxc6 10. dxe5 Qd5 11. f3 Nd7 12.
Nc3 Qc5 (12... Qxe5 13. Qxc6 Rb8 14. Bf4 Qd4 15. Qxc7 O-O 16. Rd1 Qb6 17. Qxb6
Rxb6 18. Bd6 Re8 19. Ba3 {1-0 Ilincic,Z-Marjanovic,S/Vrnjacka Banja 1998/EXT
2002 (38)}) 13. f4 O-O 14. O-O-O Rb8 15. Ne4 $5 (15. Kb1 a5 16. Ne4 Qb5 17. Qc2
Re8 18. Bc3 a4 19. a3 Qb3 20. Kc1 Qxc2+ 21. Kxc2 c5 22. Rhe1 Bb7 23. Nd2 Nb6 {
0-1 Wojtkiewicz,A-Gustafsson,J/New York 2000/CBM 76 ext (41)}) 15... Qb5 16.
Qc2 c3 (16... Rd8 17. Be3 Bb7 18. Bxa7 Ra8 19. Nc3 Qa6 20. Bf2 c5 21. e4 Bc6
22. g4 Qa5 23. Rd2 Nb6 24. Rhd1 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Na4 26. Nxa4 Qxa4 27. Qxa4 Bxa4
28. Bxc5 {1-0 Crisan,A-Rajkovic,D/Kladovo 2001/CBM 83 ext (40)}) 17. Bxc3 Nb6
18. Ng5 g6 19. h4 Nd5 20. h5 Ne3 21. Qe4 Nxd1 22. Rxd1 Kg7 23. g4 $44 {1-0
Bauer,C-Ippolito,D/New York 2000/CBM 76 ext (34)}) 9... Nd5 10. Qxc4 Nxe5 11.
Qc2 $44 {Weiß hat einen Bauern weniger, dafür besitzt er das Läuferpaar und
nachfolgend kann er die schwarzen Springer von e5 und d5 verjagen. Obwohl die
schwarze Stellung etwas passiv aussieht, ist sie sehr fest und weist sie keine
Schwächen auf.} O-O 12. O-O Qe7 (12... b6 $5 {[%cal Gc8b7,Gb7g2]} 13. Rd1 c5 (
13... Bb7 $2 14. e4 Ne7 15. Bf4 Nd7 16. Qxc7 $16) 14. e4 Ne7 15. Bc3 Qc7 $15)
13. Nc3 Rd8 (13... Nxc3 $6 14. Bxc3 $44 {[%csl Gc3,Gg2]}) 14. Rfd1 c6 (14... c5
15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Ba5 b6 17. Rxd5 Rxd5 (17... Bb7 $2 18. Rxe5 $1 Qxe5 19. Bxb7
bxa5 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21. Rd1 $14) 18. Bxd5 Bb7 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Bc3 Re8 $11) (
14... Nc4 $5) 15. Na4 {[%cal Ga4c5] Weiß hat etwas Initiative für den Bauern,
aber ich bin gar nicht sicher, ob seine Kompensation genügend ist.} Bd7 16. e4
Nb6 17. Nc5 (17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Bc3 $44) 17... Be8 18. b3 $2 {Dieser Zug ist
gegen Nc4 gerichtet, aber das ist keine Verteidigung.} (18. b4 Nbc4 19. Bc3 b6
20. Nb3 $44) {[#]} 18... Nec4 $1 $15 {[%mdl 64]} 19. bxc4 (19. Bb4 $2 a5 $17)
19... Qxc5 {Jetzt ist die schwarze Bauernstruktur deutlich besser und er hat
einen Bauern mehr, aber wegen des Läuferpaars hat Weiß immernoch Chancen auf
Gegenspiel.} 20. Bf1 Qh5 21. c5 Nd7 22. Be3 {[%csl Gc5,Ge3]} b6 $6 {Schwarz
moechte den hemmenden Pc5 tauschen.} (22... Ne5 23. h3 Nf3+ 24. Kg2 Ng5 25. Kh2
$132) 23. cxb6 Nxb6 (23... axb6 24. Qxc6 $11) 24. Rxd8 (24. a4 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 c5
$15) 24... Rxd8 25. a4 $132 {[%cal Ga4a5] Weiß droht am Damenflügel mit 26.a5
aktiv zu spielen, weil die schwarzen Figuren sehr passiv stehen, besonders der
Be8.} c5 26. a5 {Interessant - Weiß ist nicht zufrieden mit dem Rückgewinn des
Bauern. Weiß hat deutlichen Druck am Damenflügel.} (26. Qxc5 Qxc5 27. Bxc5 Nxa4
28. Bxa7 Nc3 29. f3 Bb5 $11 (29... Nb5 $11)) 26... Nd7 27. Be2 Qe5 {[%cal
Ge5c7]} (27... Qg6 28. Rb1 $36) 28. Rd1 Qc7 29. Qc3 (29. Bxc5 $4 Rc8 $19 (29...
Nxc5 30. Rxd8 Qxd8 31. Qxc5 $14)) 29... Rc8 30. Rc1 Qb7 31. f3 h6 32. Kf2 f6 {
[%cal Ge8f7] Endlich! Schwarz möchte seine e8-Läuferstellung verbessern und
Bf7 spielen.} 33. Qc4 Bf7 34. Qa6 Qc7 (34... Qxa6 35. Bxa6 Rc7 36. Bb5 $14) 35.
Rb1 (35. Bc4 Nb8 36. Qb5 $44) 35... Rb8 36. Rd1 $6 (36. Rxb8+ $1 Nxb8 (36...
Qxb8 37. Qc6 $16) 37. Qb5 Nd7 38. a6 $16 {[%csl Ga6,Gb5,Ge2,Ge3][%cal Rb5b7]})
36... Ne5 37. Qd6 Qxd6 (37... Rc8 38. f4 $14) 38. Rxd6 Rc8 39. Ba6 (39. f4 $14)
39... Rc7 40. Bb5 $6 (40. Rd8+ Kh7 41. Rc8 Rxc8 42. Bxc8 Nc4 43. Bxc5 Nxa5 44.
Bxa7 $11) 40... c4 $15 {[%csl Gc4][%cal Gc4c3] Ploetzlich wird der schwarze
c-Bauer ein wichtiger Faktor in der Partie. Jetzt muss Weiß wieder an die
Verteidigung denken.} 41. Rd8+ Kh7 42. a6 c3 43. Rb8 c2 44. Bc1 {Weiß muss den
c-Bauern blockieren.} (44. Rb7 Rc3 (44... c1=Q 45. Bxc1 Rxc1 46. Rxa7 $17) 45.
Bc1 Rxf3+ 46. Ke1 Bg6 $17 {[%csl Re1][%cal Rg6e4]}) 44... Rc3 45. Be2 Nd3+ (
45... Bh5 46. g4 Bg6 $15) 46. Bxd3 Rxd3 47. Rc8 {[%cal Rc8c2]} Rd6 {[%cal
Rd6a6]} 48. Rxc2 Rxa6 {[%mdl 4096] Wir haben ein Endspiel, in dem Schwarz
einen Bauern mehr hat. Wegen der Anwesenheit der ungleichfarbigen Läufer hat
Weiß dennoch gute Remischancen, aber die Türme erhöhen die schwarzen
Gewinnaussichten. Allerdings kontrolliert der weiße Läufer das Umwandlungsfeld
des schwarzen a-Bauern.} 49. Be3 Be8 50. Rc7 Ra2+ 51. Kg1 a5 52. Bc5 {[%csl
Rg7][%cal Rc5f8]} Rc2 (52... Kg8 53. Rc8 Kf7 54. Rc7+) 53. Bd6 Rxc7 54. Bxc7 a4
{Der schwarze a-Bauer ist nur scheinbar stark, Weiß kann ihn mit dem Läufer
immer leicht blockieren.} 55. Bd6 {[%cal Gd6a3] Dieses Endspiel ist
theoretisch Remis in den Endspielbüchern: Wegen der ungleichfarbigen Läufer
auf dem Brett kann Schwarz seinen Mehrbauern nicht verwerten.} e5 56. Kf2 Kg8
57. Ke3 Kf7 58. h4 h5 59. f4 Ke6 60. Ba3 Bc6 61. fxe5 Kxe5 (61... fxe5 62. Bb4
$15) 62. Bb2+ Ke6 63. Kd4 Bb5 64. Ba3 Bc6 65. Bb2 g5 66. Bc1 $1 $11 ({Nicht
aber} 66. hxg5 $2 fxg5 67. Bc1 h4 $1 (67... g4 68. Bg5 a3 69. Kc3 Ba4 70. Bc1
a2 71. Kb2 $11) 68. gxh4 gxh4 69. Bf4 a3 70. Kc3 Ba4 $1 $17 {[%csl Rc3] Der
weiße König steht schrecklich auf c3 und er hat keine Bewegungsmöglichkeiten,
so dass der a-Bauer ungehindert zur Dame wird.}) 66... gxh4 (66... g4 $11) 67.
gxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.03.??"]
[Round "14.2"]
[White "Stohl, Igor"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Neukoelln"]
[BlackTeam "Tegernsee"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 c5 {Der Franzoesische
Grossmeister spielt praktisch immer diese Variante gegen die Katalanische
Eroeffnung.} 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 (7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Na3 {Diese Variante ist
heutzutage in Mode, die Textfortsetzung wird relativ selten gespielt.}) 7...
Bd7 8. Qxc4 b5 (8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 Rc8 10. Nc3 $14) 9. Qd3 Rc8 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11.
Nc3 b4 (11... O-O $6 12. Bg5 Nb4 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Qd2 $16 (14. Qe4 $16)) (
11... Nb4 12. Qd1 Bc6 13. Bg5 $14) 12. Nb5 {Das ist die Abweichung von der
frueheren Partie zwischen denselben Spielern. Dort zog Weiss 12.Ne4 und die
Partie endete schnell remis.} (12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Ne7 $5 14. Be3 Qb6 15.
Bxc5 {1/2-1/2 Stohl,I-Sokolov,A/Germany 2002/EXT 2003 (15)}) 12... O-O 13. Nd6
(13. Be3 $5 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Ne7 15. Rfd1 (15. Nd6 Rc7 16. Ne5 Bc6 17. Nxc6 Qxd6
18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Rfc1 Rfc8 20. Rxc7 Rxc7 21. a3 {1/2-1/2 Ehlvest,J-Sokolov,A/
Belfort 1988/CBM 08 (21)}) 15... Ned5 16. Qd3 Qb6 17. Nbd4 h6 18. e4 Ne7 19. e5
Nfd5 20. Bf1 Rc7 21. Qe4 Rfc8 {1/2-1/2 Jussupow,A-Sokolov,A/Riga 1986/
Candidates (38)}) 13... Nd4 14. Bf4 Nd5 15. Ng5 (15. Be5 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 (16.
Qxf3 f6 $1 $17 17. Bf4 Nxf4 18. Qxf4 g5 $1 19. Qd2 Ba4 $1 {0-1 Balashov,
Y-Ljubojevic,L/Buenos Aires 1980/MCL/[Chekhov] (31)}) 16... Qg5 17. Nc4 Bb5 18.
h4 Qe7 19. b3 Rfd8 20. Qc2 Nb6 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Dokhoian,Y/Germany 1991/
GER-chT (61)}) 15... g6 16. Nge4 (16. Nxc8 Bb5 $17) 16... Nxf4 17. gxf4 Bb6 18.
Nxc8 (18. Rfd1 $6 Rc7 19. e3 f5 20. Ng5 Qe7 $13) 18... Bb5 19. Qd2 $1 $146 {
[%csl Gd2][%cal Gd2b4][%mdl 4] Dieser Damezug ist eine sehr starke Neuerung.
Es ist schwer fuer Schwarz, wenn moeglich, dass Spiel auszugleichen.} (19. Qh3
Nxe2+ 20. Kh1 Qxc8 21. Qh6 f6 $8 22. f5 $1 exf5 23. Nd6 Qc5 24. Nxb5 Qxb5 25.
Rad1 (25. Rfe1 $1 Bxf2 26. Rxe2 Qxe2 27. Bd5+ Rf7 28. Rc1 Qe8 29. Rc7 Qe1+ 30.
Kg2 Qg1+ 31. Kf3 Qg4+ 32. Kxf2 Qd4+ 33. Kf1 Qd1+ $11) 25... Nd4 26. Rfe1 Qd7
$44 {0-1 Alburt,L-Andersson,U/Hastings 1980/MCD (41)}) 19... Qxc8 (19... Nxe2+
20. Kh1 Qxc8 (20... Qxd2 21. Ne7+ Kg7 22. Nxd2 {In dieser Stellung Weiss hat
einen Turm mehr.} Nxf4 23. Rfc1 Nd3 24. Bf1 Nxc1 (24... Nxf2+ 25. Kg2 $18) 25.
Bxb5 Rd8 26. Nc4 Nd3 27. Nxb6 axb6 28. Bxd3 Rxd3 29. Kg2 $16) 21. f5 (21. Qxb4
Qc4 22. Qd6 $16) 21... exf5 22. Nf6+ Kg7 (22... Kh8 $2 23. Qh6 $18) 23. Nd5 $16
) 20. e3 $1 {Weiss spielt einfach und gut. Er gibt die Qualitaet zurueck und
frueher, oder spaeter gewinnt er den b4-Bauern.} (20. Rfe1 Rd8 21. Qxb4 Qc7 $44
{[%cal Gb6a5,Ga5e1,Gc7f4]}) 20... Bxf1 21. Rxf1 f5 (21... Nc6 22. Rc1 Rd8 23.
Qe1 $16) 22. Ng3 $1 {[%csl Rb4,Rd4][%cal Gg3e2] Das ist der beste Platz fuer
den Springer, weil Weiss dadurch das e2-Feld kontrolliert und der gegnerische
Springer getauscht werden kann.} (22. Ng5 h6 23. Nh3 Qc2 $132) 22... Qc2 (22...
Nc6 23. Qd6 (23. Rc1 Qd8 24. Qe1 Ne7 25. Qxb4 $16) 23... Na5 24. Qxb4 $16) 23.
Qxb4 $16 {Weiss hat einen Bauern mehr und die schwarze Koenigsstellung ist
geschwaecht.} (23. Qe1 Nc6 24. Bxc6 Qxc6 25. Qxb4 Rd8 $44) 23... Ne2+ 24. Nxe2
Qxe2 25. a4 $1 {Das ist eine gute Idee - Weiss mobilisiert seine
Bauernmehrheit am Damenfluegel.} (25. Qe7 Qxb2 26. Qxe6+ Kg7 27. Rd1 Rf7 28.
Bd5 Rc7 $14) 25... Qc2 26. a5 Bc5 27. Qb5 {[%cal Rb2b4]} Be7 {[%cal Ge7h4,
Gh4f2]} 28. Qd7 {[%csl Ra7,Gd7,Re6] Die weisse Dame steht sehr aktiv, Schwarz
hat viele Schwächen in seiner Stellung.} Bh4 {Ich bemerke, dass in dieser
Stellung Weiss hatte 41, Schwarz nur 4 Minuten.} 29. Qxa7 $1 $18 {Weiss hat
schon zwei Bauern mehr und er steht auf Gewinn.} (29. Qxe6+ $16) 29... Rd8 {
[%csl Rf2][%cal Rd8d2,Rc2f2] Die einzige Gegenchance fuer Schwarz ist der
Angriff gegen den f2-Bauern.} 30. Qb7 $1 Rd2 31. a6 $6 {Dieser Zug ist noch
nicht schlecht, aber Weiss hatte hier einen forcierten Gewinn.} (31. Qa8+ $1
Kg7 32. Qf3 Qxb2 33. a6 Qa2 34. Qb7+ Kh6 35. a7 Rxf2 36. Kh1 (36. a8=Q $4 Rxf1+
$19) 36... Rxg2 37. a8=Q Rxh2+ 38. Kg1 Qe2 39. Qf3 $18) 31... Rxf2 32. Ra1 (32.
Kh1 $1 Rxf1+ 33. Bxf1 Qf2 34. Qc8+ Kg7 35. Qc1 $18) 32... Rd2 {[%cal Rh4f2,
Yd2d1]} 33. h3 $2 (33. Rf1 Rf2 34. Kh1 $1) 33... Bf2+ 34. Kh2 Rd1 $1 $11 {
[%csl Rh2][%mdl 128]} 35. Qb8+ $2 {Nach diesem Zug ist es plötzlich Weiss, der
die Partie nicht mehr halten kann.} (35. Qb5 {[%cal Gb5e8]} Bg1+ $1 (35... Rxa1
$2 36. Qe8+ Kg7 37. Qe7+ Kg8 (37... Kh6 38. Qf8+ Kh5 39. Bf3+ Kh4 40. Qh6#) 38.
Qxe6+ Kf8 39. Qf6+ $18) 36. Kh1 Bxe3+ 37. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 38. Bf1 Kg7 39. Qe5+ Kh6
40. Qxe3 Qxf1+ 41. Qg1 Qxa6 (41... Qxf4 42. a7) 42. Qg5+ Kg7 43. Qe7+ $11)
35... Kg7 36. Rxd1 Qxd1 37. h4 Bg1+ $19 {[%csl Rb8,Rh2] Ploetzlich steht
Schwarz auf Gewinn, der weisse Koenig und die Dame stehen schrecklich schlecht.
} 38. Kh1 (38. Kg3 Qg4#) 38... Bf2+ $138 (38... Bxe3+ $19) 39. Kh2 Bg1+ 40. Kh1
Bxe3+ (40... Bxe3+ 41. Kh2 Bg1+ 42. Kg3 (42. Kh1 Ba7+ $19) 42... Qg4#) 0-1

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 4th"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2002.05.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2002.05.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. Bg5 $6 {[%mdl 8] Statt
dieser Fortsetzung sind die bekannte Züge 6.0-0 oder 6.Ne5. Nach dem Textzug
hat Weiß keine Hoffnungen auf Eröffnungsvorteil.} Be7 7. Nc3 Nbd7 $11 {Mit
einfachen Zügen erreicht Schwarz eine bequeme Stellung.} 8. Nd2 (8. a4 $5) 8...
Nb6 {Auf diese Weise verteidigt Schwarz den Bauern c4.} 9. e3 e5 $1 10. Bxf6 (
10. dxe5 Ng4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. O-O Nxe5 {[%cal Ge5d3] Schwarz hat einen Bauern
mehr und das Feld d3 ist geschwächt in der weißen Stellung.}) 10... Bxf6 11. d5
Be7 $1 {[%cal Ge7b4,Gb4c3] Schwarz möchte seine Läuferstellung verbessern -
der Läufer strebt nach b4, wonach der d5P schwach wird.} 12. Qe2 {[%cal Gd2c4]}
Bb4 13. Nxc4 (13. e4 Bd7 14. Nxc4 $4 Bb5 $19 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Rb5e2]}) {[#]}
13... Bh3 $1 $15 {[%mdl 64] Ein sehr starker Zug, wonach Weiß große Probleme
hat.} 14. Bf3 (14. Bxh3 Qxd5 {[%cal Rd5c4,Rd5h1]} (14... Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 Qxd5
$17 {[%cal Rd5h1,Rd5c4]}) 15. O-O Qxc4 $17) 14... O-O {Schwarz hat aktives
Figurenspiel, während es es nicht klar ist, wohin Weiß rochieren kann.} 15. e4
(15. Nxb6 cxb6 16. Qc4 Qe7 $15) 15... c6 $1 {Schwarz öffnet die Stellung, das
ist logisch, denn er hat Entwicklungsvorteil und das Läuferpaar.} 16. Nxb6 (16.
dxc6 Qd4 $17) 16... Qxb6 17. Bg4 {Dieser Zug verliert bereits einen Bauern,
aber guter Rat war schon teuer.} (17. O-O-O Bxc3 18. bxc3 cxd5 19. exd5 (19.
Rxd5 Rac8 $17) 19... Rac8 $17) 17... Bxc3+ 18. bxc3 Qa5 $1 {[%cal Ra5c3,Ra5d5]}
(18... Bxg4 19. Qxg4 Qa5 20. Qf3 cxd5 21. exd5 e4 $17) 19. Rc1 (19. Bxh3 Qxc3+
$19) 19... Bxg4 20. Qxg4 cxd5 21. exd5 Qxd5 $17 {[%cal Rd5a2,Rd5h1]} 22. O-O
Qxa2 23. Qe4 {[%cal Re4e5,Re4b7] Mit diesem Doppelangriff kann Weiß einen
Bauern zurückgewinnen.} b5 24. Qxe5 Rfe8 25. Qd4 Qe2 26. Ra1 (26. Rfe1 Qxe1+
27. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 28. Kg2 Rae8 $19) 26... h5 27. Rfd1 Re6 28. Qd5 Rae8 {[%cal
Ge8e1] Schwarz kontrolliert die e-Linie und er hat Angriffschancen am
Königsflügel.} 29. Rd2 Qg4 30. Rd4 Qh3 31. Rdd1 h4 32. Qg2 Qf5 (32... Qxg2+ $6
33. Kxg2 {Nach dem Damentausch bekäme Weiß einige Rettungschancen.}) 33. Qf1
Qf3 34. Rd3 Qc6 35. Rc1 a5 $19 {[%csl Ga5][%cal Ga5a4] Der a-Bauer entscheidet
die Partie - Weiß hat keine Verteidigung.} 36. gxh4 a4 37. Rg3 a3 38. Rg5 Re2
0-1

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2003.08.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Chabanon, Jean Luc"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2498"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2003.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 {Dieser Zug ist sehr
populär in der letzten Zeit. Im Falle von 6.0-0 kann Schwarz 6...a6 ziehen mit
der Idee Rb8 und b7-b5.} 6. Qa4 Bb4+ {Die andere Spielweise für Schwarz ist 6..
.Nd7 7.Qxc4 Nb6 8.Qd3 e5.} 7. Bd2 Nd5 (7... Bd6) 8. Qb5 {Dieser Fortsetzung
ist ein seltener Gast in der Turnierpraxis. Die gewöhnliche Alternative ist 8.
Bxb4 Ndxb4 9.0-0, oder 9.a3.} O-O (8... Bxd2+ 9. Nbxd2 c3 10. bxc3 Nxc3 11. Qd3
Nd5 12. O-O O-O 13. Rac1 $44) (8... Be7 $5) 9. Qxc4 Nb6 10. Qd3 e5 (10... Bxd2+
11. Nbxd2 e5 12. Nxe5 {Diese Zugfolge fuehrt - mit Zugumstellung - zu unsere
Partiefortsetzung.}) 11. Nxe5 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 Nxd4 $146 {Schwarz nimmt den
Zentrumsbauern mit dem Springer und plant danach die Aktivität des g2-Läufers
mit c7-c6 einzuschränken.} 13. e3 {Weiß muss den Springer sofort verjagen,
sonst - im Falle von 13.0-0 - bekommt Schwarz bereits das bessere Spiel.} (13.
O-O f6 14. Nec4 (14. Nef3 Nxf3+ 15. Nxf3 (15. Bxf3 Qxd3 16. exd3 c6 $15) 15...
Qxd3 16. exd3 c6 $15) 14... Bg4 15. f3 (15. Rfe1 $4 Nxe2+ $19) 15... Bf5 16. e4
Be6 $15) 13... Ne6 $11 {Schwarz hat eine bequeme, gleiche Stellung. Im
folgenden kann er den Ne5 mit f6 verjagen.} (13... f6 $6 14. Qxd4 (14. exd4
fxe5 15. Be4 $14) 14... fxe5 15. Qxd8 (15. Qxe5 $4 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Nc4+ $19 {
[%cal Rc4e5,Rc4d2]}) 15... Rxd8 16. Ke2 $14) (13... Nf5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Rc1
c6 $11) 14. Qxd8 (14. Qc2 $11) 14... Rxd8 15. Ke2 $6 {Gewöhnlich soll der
König im Endspiel in der Mitte stehen. Aber hier wird der weiße König
angreifbar.} (15. Nec4 $11 {Und im folgenden kann Weiß rochieren oder
vielleicht Ke2 ziehen.}) 15... f6 16. Nd3 $6 (16. Nec4 $11) 16... Bd7 $15 {
[%cal Rd7b5,Rb5e2]} 17. Rhc1 (17. Bxb7 Bb5 (17... Rab8 $2 18. Ba6 $16) 18. Bxa8
Bxd3+ 19. Ke1 Rxa8 $17) (17. Nc1 Bb5+ 18. Ke1 Rd7 $15 {[%cal Ga8d8]}) 17... Bb5
{[%csl Gb5,Rd3,Re2][%mdl 2048]} 18. Be4 {Dieser Zug ist unglücklich, aber Weiß
hat nichts anderes.} Ng5 {Schwarz greift die einzige Unterstützung des
d3-Springers an. Es droht 19...Nxe4 mit Figurengewinn.} 19. Rc5 Ba6 (19...
Bxd3+ $5 20. Bxd3 Rxd3 21. Kxd3 Rd8+ 22. Ke2 Rxd2+ $1 23. Kxd2 Ne4+ {[%cal
Re4c5,Re4d2]} 24. Ke2 Nxc5 25. Rc1 Ne6 $17) 20. Rd1 Na4 21. Ra5 Bxd3+ (21...
Nxb2 22. Rxa6 Nxd1 (22... Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Nxd1 24. Ra3 c5 $1 $17) 23. Ra3 Nb2 24.
Nxb2 Rxd2+ 25. Kxd2 Nxe4+ $17) 22. Bxd3 Nxb2 $17 {[%cal Rb2d3,Rb2d1] Schwarz
hat eine gefährliche Bauernmajorität von 3 zu1 am Damenflügel.} 23. Bc4+ Nxc4
24. Nxc4 Rxd1 25. Kxd1 Rd8+ {[%mdl 4096]} 26. Ke2 (26. Kc2 a6 $17) 26... a6 27.
Ra3 Ne4 {Schwarz bringt den Springer ins Spiel - es droht 28...b5 und 29...
Rd2+.} 28. Na5 Rd2+ 29. Ke1 Rb2 {[%csl Gb2,Re1,Ge4]} 30. Rd3 Nd6 (30... Rxf2
31. Rd4 (31. Nxb7 Rxh2 32. Rd8+ Kf7 33. Rd7+ Kg6 $19) 31... Rxa2 32. Nxb7 f5
$19) 31. Rb3 Rxb3 (31... Rxa2 32. Nxb7 Ne4 $19) 32. axb3 $6 (32. Nxb3 b6 $17 {
[%cal Gc7c5]}) 32... Kf7 33. Ke2 (33. b4 Ke6 $19) 33... Ke6 34. Kd3 c5 $19 {
[%csl Ra5] Nach diesem Zug kann sich der a5N nicht mehr befreien und das
Bauernendspiel ist schon eine leichte Aufgabe für Schwarz.} 35. e4 b6 36. Nc4 (
36. Nc6 Kd7 37. Nb8+ Kc7 38. Nxa6+ Kb7 $19) 36... Nxc4 37. bxc4 f5 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.02.08"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Prusikin, Michael"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[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 "Forchheim"]
[BlackTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 a6 {Diese Zugfolge ist eine Seltenheit. 
(Die andere Moeglichkeit ist ein Fehler in der Partienotation). In der Mega
Database 2003 habe ich nur 21 Partien gefunden, wo Schwarz so spielte - unter
anderem gute Großmeister, wie Suetin, Krasenkov, Lautier usw.} 5. Bg2 (5. Nbd2)
(5. Qc2) 5... dxc4 6. O-O Nc6 {Heutzutage ist diese Variante sehr popular -
frueher spielte Schwarz lieber 6...b5. Ich muss bemerken, dass Großmeister
Aronian die Katalanische Eroeffnung auch mit Weiß spielt.} 7. Nc3 (7. e3 Bd7 8.
Qe2 (8. Nc3)) 7... Rb8 8. e4 Be7 9. Qe2 {Dieser Zug wird heutzutage weniger
gespielt. Weiß moechte im folgenden 10.Rd1 ziehen.} (9. d5 exd5 10. exd5 Nb4
11. Ne5 Bf5 12. a3 Nd3 13. Nxc4 O-O 14. b4 Nxc1 15. Rxc1 Ne8 16. Qf3 g6 17. Ne4
Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Nd6 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,E-Adams,M/Dortmund 2002/CBM 90 (25)}) 9...
Nxd4 {Das ist die prinzipielle, aber riskante Fortsetzung - danach bekommt
Weiß einige Initiative.} (9... b5 10. Rd1 Nb4 11. Ne5 (11. Ne1) 11... Nd7 $5
$13 (11... Bb7 12. a3 Nd3 13. Nxd3 cxd3 14. Rxd3 O-O 15. g4 Nd7 16. b4 Re8 17.
f4 {1-0 Ivanisevic,I-Abramovic,B/Vrnjacka Banja 1999/EXT 2000 (39)}) 12. b3
Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd3 14. Be3 O-O 15. f4 {0-1 Lalic,B-Chandler,M/Hastings 2000/CBM
75/[Ribli] (41)}) 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Rd1 Qc5 12. Be3 (12. e5 Nd7 13. Ne4 Qxe5
14. Bf4 Qa5 15. Qxc4 e5 16. Bd2 Qb6 17. Be3 c5 18. Nc3 Nf6 {0-1 Klinger,
J-Boensch,U/Lugano 1989/TD (41)}) 12... Qa5 $5 {Dieser Damezug scheint mir
logischer, als die frueher gespielte Alternative 12...Qb4.} (12... Qb4 13. a3
Qb3 14. Bf4 Qb6 15. Rd2 Qc5 16. Be3 Qa5 17. Qxc4 c5 18. Bf4 Ra8 19. Qe2 Nd7 20.
Rad1 e5 21. Bh3 Nf6 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. Bxe5 O-O 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. exd5 Rce8 26.
Qg4 f6 27. Qe6+ Kh8 28. Bc3 {1/2-1/2 Ovcina,D-Wegener,O/Yerevan 2000/CBM 78
ext (42)}) 13. Qxc4 e5 {[%mdl 4] Mit diesem Zug schwaecht Schwarz das d5-Feld,
aber er muss praktisch so spielen, weil der Gegner sonst 14.e5 ziehen kann,
mit gefährlicher Initiative am Königsflügel.} (13... O-O 14. e5 Qxe5 (14... Nd7
15. f4 $44) 15. Bf4 Qc5 16. Qxc5 Bxc5 17. Bxc7 Ra8 18. Rac1 $44) 14. a3 {
[%cal Gb2b4]} Be6 (14... c6 $6 15. b4 Qc7 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 $36) 15. Nd5
Bd6 (15... Bxd5 16. exd5 Bd6 17. b4 Qb5 18. Qxb5+ axb5 19. Bf1 $11) 16. b4 (16.
Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Qc2 $15) 16... Bxd5 17. Rxd5 (17. exd5 Qa4 $15) 17... Qa4 {
[%cal Ga4d7]} 18. Ra5 {Dieser Zug kommt mit Tempo, aber der Turm steht weniger
gut auf a5.} Qd7 {Schwarz hat einen Bauern mehr und ich sehe keine
Kompensation fuer Weiß. Eine andere Frage ist, ob Schwarz den Materialvorteil
verwerten kann.} 19. Bg5 Qe6 (19... Qe7 $15) 20. Qf1 (20. Qxe6+ fxe6 $15 {
[%csl Ra5]}) 20... h6 21. Bh3 (21. Be3 O-O $15) 21... Qe7 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Rd5
h5 $1 {[%cal Gh5h4] Mit diesem Zug gewinnt Schwarz Raum am Koenigsfluegel und
moechte spaeter h5-h4 ziehen.} (23... O-O $15) 24. Qe2 g6 (24... h4 $15) 25.
Rad1 Kf8 {[%cal Gf8g7]} 26. R1d3 Kg7 {[%csl Gg7][%cal Gh5h4] Der schwarze
Koenig steht in voller Sicherheit auf g7 und im folgenden kann Schwarz mit
h5-h4 aktiv spielen.} 27. Bf1 (27. Rf3 Qe7 $15) 27... h4 (27... Qe6 28. h4 $15)
28. Qg4 Qe6 29. Be2 Rbf8 {[%cal Gf7f5] Mit dem Turmzug bereitet Schwarz 30...
f5 vor, mit Angriffchancen am Koenigsfluegel.} 30. Qxe6 fxe6 31. Ra5 {Der
weiße Turm muss wieder nach a5 gehen.} Ra8 {Nach diesem Zug muss Weiß immer
mit b6 oder mit b5 rechnen, wonach der a5R vom Spiel ausgeschlossen wird.} 32.
Rb3 c6 {[%cal Gd6c7,Gc7a5]} 33. a4 Bc7 34. Rc5 Bb6 35. Rc2 (35. Rxe5 Kf6 $19 {
[%csl Re5]}) 35... Rad8 $17 {[%cal Gd8d1]} 36. Rd3 (36. Kg2 $142 $17) 36...
Rxd3 37. Bxd3 {[%mdl 4096]} Rd8 38. Be2 Rd4 {[%csl Gb6,Gd4][%cal Rd4b4,Rd4e4]
Es gibt ungleichfarbige Läufer auf dem Brett, aber das hilft nur Schwarz - er
hat starke Kontrolle ueber die dunklen Felder.} 39. b5 cxb5 40. axb5 a5 {
[%csl Ga5]} 41. Kg2 (41. Rc4 Rd2 42. Kf1 Ra2 $19 {[%cal Ga5a4]}) 41... a4 42.
f3 Rb4 43. gxh4 Bd4 $19 {[%csl Gb4,Gd4][%cal Ga4a3]} 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg-Moscow"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2003.05.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Novikov, Mikhail V"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2401"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2003.05.03"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 {Das ist eine
chancenreiche - und heutzutage besonders populare - Variante fuer Schwarz
gegen die Katalanische Verteidigung.} 7. Na3 {Dieser Zug wird selten gespielt
- die Hauptvariante ist 7.e3, aber 7.Nc3 ist auch spielbar.} Bxa3 8. bxa3 Rb8 (
8... O-O) 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Qc2 b5 11. Rad1 Ne7 {[%cal Ge7g6] Der Springer zielt
auf das g6-Feld, weil Weiss ansonsten nach der Ausfuehrung des Zuges e2-e4 mit
d4-d5 den Springer auf c6 angreifen könnte.} (11... Bb7 12. Ng5 Ne7 13. d5 e5
14. Bxe5 $14 {0-1 Kozul,Z-Kveinys,A/Moscow 1994/CBM 44 ext (38)}) (11... Rb6
12. e4 Bb7 13. Ng5 Nd7 14. h4 h6 15. Nh3 Re8 16. Nf4 (16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Nce5
$15) 16... e5 $1 $15 {0-1 Shipov,S-Ivanov,S/St Petersburg 1998/CBM 67/[Ribli] 
(35)}) 12. e4 {Weiss hat das Lauferpaar und ein scheinbar starkes
Bauernzentrum, aber die schwarze Stellung ist fest und er hat einen Bauern
mehr. Ich bin gar nicht sicher, dass die weisse Kompensation ausreichend ist.}
Ng6 {Dieser Springerzug scheint mir viel logischer als die Alternative 12...
Rb6.} (12... Rb6 13. Rfe1 (13. Nh4 Bb7 14. Rfe1 Qa8 15. Qe2 $1 Ng6 16. Nxg6
hxg6 17. g4 a5 $1 $132 18. g5 Nh5 $8 19. Bc1 c3 20. Bf3 b4 21. Bxh5 gxh5 22.
Bf4 $1 {0-1 Kozul,Z-Davidovic,A/Schellenberg 1989/EXT 2003/[Kozul] (37)}) 13...
Re8 (13... Bb7) 14. Bc3 Ng6 15. h4 h6 16. Ba5 Rb8 17. Ne5 Ne7 18. g4 $36 {
0-1 Grebenkin,V-Kozirev,A/Ekaterinburg 1996/EXT 2000 (83)}) 13. h4 (13. Bc3 Re8
14. Ne5 Bb7 15. f4 Qc8 16. Rfe1 Nd7 17. Bh3 Ndxe5 18. fxe5 Qd8 19. Qf2 c5 20.
d5 Qc7 21. d6 Qc6 22. Bg2 Red8 23. h4 b4 {0-1 Roa Alonso,S-Korneev,O/Collado
Villalba 2000/EXT 2001 (45)}) 13... Bb7 14. Rfe1 Qe7 $1 {[%csl Ge7][%cal Ge7a3]
[%mdl 4] Mit diesem Damezug kann Schwarz seine Damenstellung verbessern und
bei e7-Damestellung geht Bc3 nicht, weil a3 dann einsteht.} (14... h6 15. Bc3
Re8 16. Ba5 Qc8 17. Bh3 Bc6 18. d5 Bd7 19. d6 cxd6 20. Rxd6 e5 21. Bxd7 Nxd7
22. Red1 Nf6 {0-1 Liebert,H-Kohlweyer,B/Germany 1991/GER-chT (52)}) (14... Re8
15. Rd2 h6 16. Bc3 Nd7 17. a4 Nb6 18. a5 Na4 19. Bb4 c5 20. dxc5 Qc8 21. h5 Ne7
22. Red1 Nc6 23. a3 e5 {1/2-1/2 Gazarek,D-Sveshnikov,E/Ljubljana 1996/CBM 53
ext (45)}) 15. Nh2 $6 {Dieser Springerzug gefaellt mir nicht, aber Weiss fällt
es bereits schwer, einen aktiven Spielplan zu finden.} (15. a4 $5 b4 16. h5
Nxh5 17. Qxc4 $44) 15... e5 $15 16. d5 Rfd8 (16... c6 17. d6 Qe6 18. Nf3 $44)
17. Qe2 {[%cal Gh4h5]} h5 {Auf diese Weise verhindert Schwarz die weissen
Drohungen mit h4-h5.} (17... c6 18. h5 Nf8 $17) 18. Bc1 $5 {[%cal Gc1g5,Gg5d8]}
Qc5 19. Bf3 (19. Bg5 $5 Rd6 20. Qb2 $132) 19... c6 20. d6 {Mit diesem
zeitweiligen Bauernopfer moechte Weiss den Bb7 geschlossen halten.} (20. Be3
Qd6 $17) 20... Rxd6 21. Bxh5 Nxh5 22. Qxh5 Rd3 $17 {Schwarz hat einen gesunde
Bauern mehr - Weiss hat keine Kompensation.} (22... Rbd8 $17) 23. Rxd3 cxd3 24.
Nf3 {[%cal Gf3g5]} Qe7 25. Rd1 (25. Ng5 Nf8 $19) 25... c5 {[%cal Rb7e4,Re4d3,
Re4f3,Gc5c4] Endlich oeffnet Schwarz die Diagonale des b7-Laufers und
mobilisiert seinen c-Bauern.} (25... Rd8 $2 26. Bg5 $16) 26. Ng5 (26. Rxd3 Bxe4
$19) 26... Nf8 (26... c4 $2 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. h5 $18) 27. Rxd3 f6 28. Nf3 Bxe4
$19 {Schwarz hat einen Bauern mehr und deutlichen Positionsvorteil.} 29. Re3
Bg6 (29... Bd5 $19) 30. Qg4 Qe6 {[%cal Re6g4,Re6a2]} 31. Qxe6+ Nxe6 32. Nd2 Kf7
(32... Nd4 $19) 33. Kf1 Rd8 34. Ke1 c4 35. Bb2 Nc5 {[%csl Yd3][%cal Rc5d3,
Rd3b2,Rd3e1]} 36. Bc3 Nd3+ 37. Kf1 Nc1 (37... Ke6 $19) 38. Ba5 Rc8 (38... Rd3
$19) 39. Re1 Nd3 (39... Nxa2 $6 40. Ra1 c3 41. Rxa2 cxd2 42. Rxd2 Ke6 $17) 40.
Ra1 c3 41. Nb3 c2 42. Bd2 Rd8 43. f3 Nc5 (43... e4 $19) 44. Ke2 (44. Nxc5 Rxd2
$19) 44... Nxb3 45. axb3 Rd3 {[%csl Gc2,Gd3][%cal Rd3a3,Rd3g3][%mdl 4096] Der
Freibauer c2P muss frueher oder spaeter die Partie entscheiden. Die
ungleichfarbigen Laufer helfen Weiss nicht.} 46. h5 Bh7 47. b4 e4 (47... Rb3
48. Rc1 Rxa3 $19) 48. fxe4 Rxg3 49. a4 Bxe4 {Schwarz hat schon zwei Bauern
mehr und steht auf Gewinn.} 50. axb5 axb5 51. Ra7+ Ke6 (51... Kg8 $19) 52. h6
gxh6 53. Ra6+ Kf5 54. Rb6 (54. Bxh6 Rg2+ 55. Kf1 Rh2 $19) 54... Bd3+ 55. Kf2
Rh3 56. Kg2 Rh4 57. Rd6 Be4+ 58. Kf2 Rh1 0-1

[Event "Budapest Hunguest Hotels"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.04.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Berkes, Ferenc"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2003.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O Nc6 {Der ungarische
Supergroßmeister spielt auch diese populäre Variante.} 7. e3 Bd7 8. Nc3 Nd5 9.
Nd2 (9. Qe2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bd6 11. Rd1 b5 12. Ne5 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Qh5 Nd3
15. Ba3 Rb8 16. Be4 $44 b4 $5 17. Bxb4 Nxb4 $2 (17... Rb5 $1 18. Qg4 (18. Qe2
c5 19. Ba3 O-O 20. Bxd3 cxd3 21. Qxd3 Qa5 $1 $11) 18... Qg5 19. Qxg5 Rxg5 20.
Bxd3 cxd3 21. c4 $1 Bc6 22. f4 $1 $14) 18. cxb4 Rb5 (18... Qe7 19. Qe5 $1 O-O
20. Qxc7 Rfd8 21. Rac1 $16) 19. Qe2 {1-0 Khalifman,A-Petrosian,A/Moscow II
1987/Inf 43 (29)}) 9... Nxc3 (9... Nb6 10. Qe2 Na5 11. e4 $44) 10. bxc3 b5 11.
a4 Be7 $5 {[%mdl 4] Dieser Läuferzug ist die (natürlich vorbereitete) schwarze
Verbesserung. Die Partiefortsetzung scheint mit viel logischer als 11...Rb8 -
jetzt wäre der Damezug 12.Qg4 sinnlos wegen 12.0-0.} (11... Rb8 12. Qg4 (12. e4
e5 $5 13. axb5 axb5 14. d5 Ne7 15. Ba3 Ng6 16. Bxf8 Nxf8 17. f4 Ng6 (17... Qe7
$5 {Ribli} 18. Nf3 $44 (18. fxe5 Ng6)) 18. f5 Ne7 19. f6 {1-0 Wells,P-Barsov,A/
York 2000/CBM 81/[Wells] (31) '->' Ribli.}) (12. axb5 axb5 13. Qg4 g6 14. Qe2
Bd6 15. Ne4 O-O 16. Ba3 Qe7 17. Qf3 $44 {1/2-1/2 Berkes,F-Aronian,L/Goa IND
2002/(53)}) 12... e5 (12... g6 13. Qe2 Ne7 $2 (13... Bd6) 14. axb5 axb5 15. e4
Bg7 16. e5 Nd5 17. Ne4 O-O 18. Bg5 f6 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Ra7 {1-0 Berni,
M-Fremiotti,U/ITA-ch30 corr 1979/CR97-79 (30)}) 13. Qh5 Bd6 14. axb5 axb5 15.
Ra6 Rb6 16. Rxb6 cxb6 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. f4 exf4 19. exf4 O-O 20. Qd5 Bb8 21. f5 {
1-0 Gulko,B-Sveshnikov,E/Tbilisi 1978/URS-ch (32) Ribli.}) 12. Ba3 (12. Qg4 O-O
$15 (12... h5 13. Qe2 (13. Qxg7 $2 Bf6 14. Qxf6 Qxf6 15. axb5 h4 $17) 13... h4
$13)) 12... Rb8 (12... Bxa3 $6 13. Rxa3 Qe7 14. Qa1 Rb8 15. axb5 axb5 16. Ra6
$36) 13. axb5 axb5 14. Ne4 $44 {[%csl Yc5][%cal Ge4c5] Weiss hat einen Bauern
weniger, aber seine Zentrumstellung ist fest und er hat aktives Figurenspiel.}
O-O 15. Qe2 $6 {Dieser schablonenhafte Damezug gefaellt mir nicht, weil
Schwarz die Initiative erhält.} (15. Bxe7 Nxe7 $15 {[%cal Gd7c6,Gc6g2]}) (15.
Nc5 $44) 15... Bxa3 16. Rxa3 e5 $15 17. d5 (17. Nc5 $142 exd4 18. exd4 Re8 19.
Qd2 $15) 17... Ne7 18. Nc5 {[#]} Bh3 $5 {[%csl Ra3,Rc5][%cal Rd8d6,Rd6a3] Ein
schöner Zug, aber vielleicht ist die genügsame Alternative Bc8 noch besser.} (
18... Bc8 $15) 19. e4 (19. Bxh3 Qd6 20. e4 Qxc5 21. Rfa1 f5 $15) 19... Bxg2 20.
Kxg2 c6 $1 $17 {Auf diese Weise möchte sich Schwarz von seinem Doppelbauern
befreien.} 21. Ra7 $1 {[%csl Yd7][%cal Ga7d7,Gc5d7,Gd7b8,Gd7f8] Gut, oder
schlecht - das ist die einzige Gegenchance für Weiß.} Qb6 $6 (21... Qd6 $1 22.
Qe3 (22. Nd7 Nc8 23. Nxb8 Nxa7 24. Nxc6 Nxc6 25. dxc6 Qxc6 $17) 22... cxd5 23.
Rd7 d4 (23... Qf6 24. exd5 Nf5 25. Qe2 Nd6 26. Ne4 Nxe4 27. Qxe4 $15) 24. Rxd6
dxe3 25. Nd7 Rfd8 $17 (25... Rbd8 26. fxe3 Rfe8 $17)) 22. Rxe7 Qxc5 23. Rxe5 {
[%csl Re5][%cal Gc5e5] Auf diese Weise hat Weiß das materielle Gleichgewicht
wieder hergestellt. Es ist wahr, dass sein Turm auf e5 unsicher steht, aber
Schwarz kann das nicht ausnutzen.} b4 {Schwarz mobilisiert seine Reserven am
Damenflügel, aber wegen des reduzierten Materials hat er keine Gewinnchancen.}
24. cxb4 Rxb4 25. Rc1 g6 26. Qe3 Qd6 (26... Qxe3 27. fxe3 $11) 27. Qf4 cxd5 28.
Rxd5 Qxf4 29. gxf4 c3 30. Rxc3 Rxe4 {[%mdl 4096] Schwarz hat die bessere
Bauernstruktur, aber das ist alles - Weiß kann das Remis leicht halten.} 31.
Kf3 Ra4 32. Rcd3 {[%cal Gd5d8,Gd8g8] Weiß möchte ein Turmpaar tauschen, wonach
die Stellung totremis ist.} Kg7 33. Rd8 Rxd8 34. Rxd8 Ra3+ 35. Kg2 Kf6 36. Rd5
h6 37. Rb5 Rd3 38. Ra5 Ke6 39. Re5+ Kf6 40. Ra5 Ke6 41. Re5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "HUN-ch Gr A"]
[Site "Balatonlelle"]
[Date "2002.06.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Berkes, Ferenc"]
[Black "Gyimesi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Ne5 {Dieser
Springerzug ist in letzter Zeit viel populärer als die Alternative 7.Qa4, was
aber auch gut spielbar ist.} (7. Qa4) 7... Bd7 8. Na3 {Dieser Zug wurde zuerst
von Kasparov gespielt (Kasparov,G-Andersson,U/Belgrade 1985). Weiß opfert
seinen d4-Bauern, aber er bekommt sehr starkes Figurenspiel am Damenflügel,
und früher oder später gewinnt er den Bauern zurück.} cxd4 9. Naxc4 Bc5 (9...
Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Qb6 11. Bf4 (11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Qa4 Rd8 13. Bf4 (13. e3 Bc5 14.
exd4 Bxd4 15. Bg5 O-O 16. Bxd8 Rxd8 17. Rad1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Chernin,A-Gyimesi,Z/
Lillafured 1999/CBM 70 (41)}) 13... Bc5 14. Rac1 O-O 15. b4 Qxb4 16. Qxb4 Bxb4
17. Bc7 Rde8 18. Bxb7 Re7 19. Rb1 Nb6 20. Bxb6 axb6 21. Rxb4 Rxb7 22. Rxd4 {
1/2-1/2 Cosma,I-Gyimesi,Z/Cappelle la Grande FRA 2002/22)}) 11... Bb5 (11...
Rd8 12. Qb3 Bc5 13. Bxb7 O-O 14. Qxb6 Bxb6 15. a4 Ne8 16. Rfc1 Bc7 17. b4 {
1-0 Tukmakov,V-Gyimesi,Z/Pula 1999/EXT 2000 (30)}) 12. b4 $1 Rd8 13. a4 Bc6 (
13... Bd7 $5) 14. Bxc6+ $1 bxc6 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. b5 $1 {1/2-1/2 Tukmakov,
V-Sokolov,A/Lenk 78/457 2000/[Tukmakov,V] (43)}) 10. a3 {Gewöhnlich spielt man
10.Qb3, aber der Textzug ist auch gut - Weiß will b2-b4 ziehen.} (10. Qb3)
10... Rc8 (10... Nd5 11. b4 Be7 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Ne5 Nc3 15. Bxc6+
bxc6 16. Bxc3 dxc3 17. Qxd8+ Bxd8 18. Rac1 Bf6 {1/2-1/2 Kohlweyer,B-Polaczek,R/
Groningen 1988/EXT 97 (44)}) (10... O-O 11. b4 Be7 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Nxd7 Qxd7
14. b5 Nb8 15. Qb3 Qc7 16. Rac1 Bc5 {1/2-1/2 Akhmilovskaya,E-Ioseliani,N/
Tskhaltubo 1988/EXT 97 (33)}) 11. b4 Be7 12. Bb2 b5 (12... O-O 13. Nxd7 Qxd7
14. b5 Nb8 15. Qb3 $44 {[%csl Rd4,Gg2][%cal Gg2b7]}) 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Bxc6+
Rxc6 15. Na5 {[%csl Ga5]} Rc7 16. Qd3 a6 17. Rac1 $44 {[%csl Yc6][%cal Ga5c6]}
e5 $2 {Schwarz möchte seinen Materialvorteil halten, aber es wäre besser, den
d4-Bauern aufzugeben und die Entwicklung zu beenden.} (17... O-O $1) 18. Qf5 {
[%csl Gf5]} Bd6 (18... Qd6 $2 19. Rxc7 Qxc7 20. Rc1 g6 21. Qh3 Qd7 22. Rc8+ Bd8
23. Nc6) (18... Rxc1 $2 19. Rxc1 Nd7 20. Nc6 g6 21. Qf3 Qb6 (21... Qa8 22. Nxe5
Qxf3 23. Nxf3 $16 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Rf3d4]}) 22. Bxd4 exd4 23. Qe4 $16) {[#]}
19. Nb7 $1 {[%mdl 64]} Rxb7 $6 (19... g6 $142 $5 20. Qh3 Rxb7 21. Rc8 O-O $16 {
Auf diese Weise haben wir eine ähnliche Stellung wie in der Partie, aber die
Dame steht weniger gut auf h3.}) 20. Rc8 O-O 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rc1 $16 {
[%mdl 1024] Schwarz hat Turm, Leichtfigur und Bauern gegen der Dame, aber die
weiße schwere Artillerie (c1R und f5Q) ist sehr stark.} Rb6 (22... Rc7 23. Rxc7
Bxc7 24. Qc2 Ne8 25. Qc6 $16 {[%csl Gc6][%cal Rc6a6]}) 23. f4 $1 Re8 (23...
exf4 $6 24. Bxd4 $18) 24. e3 {Weiß sprengt die Stellung und gewinnt einen
Bauern.} Rbb8 25. fxe5 Bxe5 (25... Rxe5 26. Qd3 $16) 26. exd4 Bd6 27. d5 {
[%csl Gd5][%cal Gb2g7] Weiß hat großen Materialvorteil und sein b2B ist sehr
stark.} Ne4 28. Re1 g6 29. Qd7 Bf8 (29... Red8 30. Qc6 f5 31. Rxe4 fxe4 32. Qc3
Kf7 33. Qg7+ Ke8 34. Qxh7 $18) 30. Qc6 {[%cal Rc6a6]} Rec8 (30... Ra8 31. Rxe4
Rxe4 32. Qf6 $18) 31. Qxa6 Nd6 32. Qa7 {[%cal Ra7d4,Rb2h8]} Nc4 33. Ba1 Rb6 {
Schwarz kämpft noch, aber der weiße Materialvorteil muss die Partie
entscheiden.} 34. Rf1 f5 35. Rc1 (35. Re1 $16) 35... Rcb8 36. Bd4 R6b7 37. Qa6
Rf7 38. Kg2 $1 (38. a4 Nd2 39. Bc3 Ne4 40. Be5 Re8 $16) 38... Bg7 39. Bxg7 Kxg7
40. Re1 {[%cal Ge1e8]} Rb6 41. Qc8 Rd6 42. Qc5 f4 {Statt diesem Zug wäre es
vielleicht einfacher gewesen, die Partie aufzugeben.} (42... Rb7 43. a4 $18)
43. Qd4+ Kh6 44. gxf4 $18 Rf5 45. Re7 {[%cal Rd4g7,Rg7h6]} Rfxd5 46. Qg7+ Kh5
47. Qxh7+ Kg4 48. h3+ (48. Qh3+ Kxf4 49. Qh4+ $18) 48... Kxf4 49. Qh4+ Kf5 50.
Rf7+ Ke5 51. Qf4+ (51. Qf4+ Ke6 52. Qf6#) 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-14a"]
[Site "Subotica"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Alburt, Lev O"]
[Black "Rodriguez Cespedes, Amador"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Rodriguez,Am"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1987.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Nxc4
cxd4 9. Bf4 Nd5 10. Nd6+ Bxd6 11. Bxd6 Nde7 12. Qb3 b6 $5 13. Qa3 $2 (13. Nd2
$142 $44 {Rodriguez,Am}) 13... Nf5 14. Nd2 Nxd6 15. Qxd6 Rc8 (15... Qe7 $2 16.
Qxc6) 16. Qa3 Qe7 17. Qa4 O-O (17... Qb4 $142 $1 $19) 18. Rac1 Qd6 19. Nc4 Qb8
20. Na3 Qd6 21. Nb5 Qb8 22. Nxd4 Nxd4 23. Qxd4 Bb5 24. Bf3 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rc8
26. Rd1 h6 27. Qb4 Be8 28. Qe7 Qc7 29. Qxc7 Rxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "San Francisco"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Polgar, Sofia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Rogers,I"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 $5 {A pawn sacrifice favoured by
Korchnoi but trusted by few other Grandmasters.} dxc4 6. Bg2 b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 8.
O-O f6 9. Nf3 Be7 10. e4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 a5 12. e5 f5 13. h4 a4 14. Ng5 g6 15.
Rb1 Ra5 {Strange, but White was threatening 15.Rxb5.} 16. Re1 h5 (16... O-O
$142 {Kortschnoj}) 17. Nh3 Kf8 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Kg7 20. Qc1 Qe7 21. Qe3
Re8 22. Bf3 Bb7 $2 ({Had Polgar anticipated the following onslaught she would
have tried} 22... Qc7 {when White has sufficient compensation for the pawn but
no more.}) 23. d5 $3 cxd5 ({After} 23... exd5 {White can play} 24. e6 {/\25.Nf7
}) 24. Qb6 Ra6 (24... Nc6 $142 25. Nxe6+ Qxe6 26. Qxb7+ Re7 27. Qb6 Nxe5 28.
Qxe6 Rxe6 29. Bxd5 Re7 30. f4 b4 31. Bg2 b3 32. a3 $14 {Kortschnoj}) 25. Nxe6+
$1 Kh8 26. Qxb5 Bc6 27. Qxb8 $3 {The point behind Kortschnoj's play - Black's
queen will be helpless against White's active pieces.} Rxb8 28. Rxb8+ Kh7 29.
Nd4 $1 Qc7 30. Reb1 Qxe5 31. Rc8 $1 Bd7 ({Black also suffers decisive material
losses after} 31... Ba8 32. Rbb8) 32. Rb7 Rd6 33. Nb5 $1 Kh6 34. Rcc7 $1 f4 35.
Nxd6 Qe1+ 36. Kg2 fxg3 37. Kxg3 g5 38. Nf7+ Kg6 39. Nxg5 (39. Nxg5 Qg1+ 40. Bg2
{Black is helpless.}) 1-0

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Eforie Nord"]
[Date "2000.12.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2000.12.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bucharest RAT"]
[BlackTeam "Bucharest RGA"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Rb8 7. Nc3 b5 8. e4 {
A very sharp line, which needs more practical tests.} Be7 9. d5 exd5 10. exd5
Nb4 11. Ne5 (11. Nd4 Bg4 12. Qd2 Bd7 13. b3 O-O 14. a4 a6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Yevseev,
D-Brodsky,M/Nizhnij Novgorod 1998/ (56)}) 11... Bd6 $146 (11... Nd7 12. Nc6
Nxc6 13. dxc6 Nc5 14. Qh5 (14. Qxd8+ $142) 14... O-O 15. Nd5 Be6 $1 16. Nxe7+
Qxe7 17. Be3 Nd3 18. Bxa7 Ra8 19. Be3 Rfb8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Rogozenko,D-Kolev,A/
Istanbul (ol.) 2000/ (36)}) (11... Bb7 12. a3 Nbxd5 13. Nxb5 O-O 14. Nd4 Qd6 {
1/2-1/2 Gazarek,D-Rosandic,D/Pula 1999}) 12. Nc6 (12. f4 $5 Bc5+ (12... O-O 13.
a3 Nd3 14. Nxd3 cxd3 15. Qxd3 $14) 13. Kh1 Bf5 14. a3 Nc2 15. Nc6 Qc8 $13)
12... Nxc6 13. dxc6 b4 (13... O-O 14. a4 $44) 14. Nd5 (14. Re1+ $6 Be6 15. Nd5
O-O $15) 14... Nxd5 (14... O-O $2 15. Bg5 Be5 16. Qe2 $16) 15. Bxd5 O-O 16.
Bxc4 Bh3 17. Re1 Qf6 18. Qh5 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2004.07.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Roiz, Michael"]
[Black "Marcelin, Cyril"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2451"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2004.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. d4 e6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Ne5 {That is
the most principal continuation according to the modern theory.} ({The
alternatives are:} 7. dxc5) ({and} 7. Qa4) 7... Bd7 (7... Nd5 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9.
dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qa4 Qb6 11. Nd2 Ba6 12. Nxc4 Qb5 13. Qxb5 cxb5 14. Ne5 b4 15. Rd1
Bb7 16. Bd2 Be7 17. Rac1 $14 {1-0 Savchenko,S-Galliamova,A/Azov 1996/CBM 56
ext (49)}) 8. Na3 Nd5 {Quite a rare continuation, which was introduced into
practice by Russian GM Sergei Smagin. The main idea of that move is forcing
white to swap his central Ne5 as black is already threatening 9...Nxd4.} ({
The main line is:} 8... cxd4 9. Naxc4 Bc5 (9... Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Qb6 11. Bf4 (11.
Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Qa4 Rd8 13. Bf4 (13. e3 Bc5 14. exd4 Bxd4 15. Bg5 O-O 16. Bxd8
Rxd8 17. Rad1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Chernin,A-Gyimesi,Z/Lillafured 1999/CBM 70 (41)})
13... Bc5 14. Rac1 O-O 15. b4 Qxb4 16. Qxb4 Bxb4 17. Bc7 Rde8 18. Bxb7 Re7 19.
Rb1 Nb6 20. Bxb6 axb6 21. Rxb4 Rxb7 22. Rxd4 {1/2-1/2 Cosma,I-Gyimesi,Z/
Cappelle la Grande FRA 2002/22)}) 11... Bb5 (11... Rd8 12. Qb3 Bc5 13. Bxb7 O-O
14. Qxb6 Bxb6 15. a4 Ne8 16. Rfc1 Bc7 17. b4 {1-0 Tukmakov,V-Gyimesi,Z/Pula
1999/EXT 2000 (30)}) 12. b4 $1 Rd8 13. a4 Bc6 (13... Bd7 $5) 14. Bxc6+ $1 bxc6
15. Rc1 Rc8 16. b5 $1 {1/2-1/2 Tukmakov,V-Sokolov,A/Lenk 78/457 2000/[Tukmakov,
V] (43)}) (9... Rc8 10. Qb3 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bc6 (11... b6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6
gxf6 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Rfd1 Bc5 16. Qf3 Qe7 17. a3 a5 18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 Bxb4
20. Rxd4 $36 {1-0 Greenfeld,A-Rodgaard,J/Thessaloniki 1988/TD (25)}) (11... Qb6
12. Qxb6 axb6 13. Bxb7 Rc2 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Rd1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Avrukh,
B-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Chalkidiki 2002/CBM 92 (15)}) 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Rd1 c5 14.
e3 Nd5 15. Bf1 $36 {1-0 Almasi,Z-Movsesian,S/Polanica Zdroj 2000/CBM 79 (51)})
10. Qb3 (10. a3 Rc8 (10... Nd5 11. b4 Be7 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Ne5 Nc3
15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16. Bxc3 dxc3 17. Qxd8+ Bxd8 18. Rac1 Bf6 {1/2-1/2 Kohlweyer,
B-Polaczek,R/Groningen 1988/EXT 97 (44)}) (10... O-O {Ribli} 11. b4 Be7 12. Bb2
Rc8 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. b5 Nb8 15. Qb3 Qc7 16. Rac1 Bc5 {1/2-1/2 Akhmilovskaya,
E-Ioseliani,N/Tskhaltubo 1988/EXT 97 (33)}) 11. b4 Be7 12. Bb2 b5 13. Nxc6 Bxc6
14. Bxc6+ Rxc6 15. Na5 {[%csl Ga5]} Rc7 16. Qd3 a6 17. Rac1 $44 {[%csl Yc6]
[%cal Ga5c6] 1-0 Berkes,F-Gyimesi,Z/ HUN-ch Gr A Balatonlelle 2002 [Ribli]})
10... O-O 11. Bf4 Qc8 (11... Rc8 12. Qxb7 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Rb8 14. Qxb8 Qxb8 15.
Nxd7 Qb5 16. Nxf8 Bxf8 17. Rfd1 e5 18. a4 Qb8 19. Bg5 $14 {0-1 Kengis,E-Leito,
P/Kilingi Nomme 2002/EXT 2003 (96)}) 12. Nd3 Be7 13. Rfc1 Nd5 14. Nce5 Nxf4 15.
gxf4 Rb8 16. Rc4 Bf6 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Qc2 Qe8 20. Rc5 Kh8 21.
Rc1 Rg8 22. Rxc6 e5 23. fxe5 Bxe5 24. Qc5 f6 25. Nxe5 {1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,
V-Sokolov,A/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84 (25)}) 9. Nxd7 {That is the only move, which can
cause black problems - now white's strong Bg2 has no opponent.} ({Nothing
gives:} 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Nxc4 Nb4 (10... b5 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. e4 Nb6 13. Qe2 c4
14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Qg4 O-O $132 {0-1 Derjabin,I-Taleb,M/Alushta UKR
2004 (28)}) 11. Bxc6+ Nxc6 12. dxc5 Bxc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Raetsky,A-Sokolov,A/Biel
1996/EXT 98 (19)}) 9... Qxd7 10. dxc5 {I understood that white can hardly get
something more than a minimal advantage, but I didn't want to check my
opponent's analyses after the most principal 10.e4.} ({It's strange enough,
but nobody has checked the most principal continuation:} 10. e4 $5 Nb6 11. d5
Nd4 12. Be3 e5 13. Qh5 Bd6 14. f4) 10... Bxc5 11. Nxc4 Rc8 $5 $146 {An
interesting new move in this position. Black is not hurrying with a castle, as
after the trade of queens, he could place his king on e7.} (11... O-O 12. a3 (
12. Be3 Be7 13. Qb3 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Rfd8 15. Rac1 Bf6 16. a3 h6 17. h4 Rac8 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Onischuk,A/Tilburg 1997/CBM 61 (23)}) 12... Rfd8 13. Bg5 Be7
14. Bd2 Bf6 15. Rb1 Rac8 16. e3 Nde7 17. Qb3 Qd3 18. Qxd3 Rxd3 19. Be4 Rd7 20.
Be1 g6 21. Na5 Nxa5 22. Bxa5 b6 23. Bb4 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Van Wely,L/Groningen
1997/CBM 63 (23)}) 12. Bf4 {I hoped to exploit the power of Bg2, but the
endgame is not dangerous for black.} ({More to the point was:} 12. e3 $5 O-O
13. Qe2 {[%cal Ga2a3,Gb2b4] trying to complete the development and seize a
space on the qside by a2-a3 and b2-b4.But black's activity seems to be
sufficient for equalization.} {For example:} Rfd8 14. a3 b5 15. Nd2 Ne5 $11)
12... Nxf4 13. gxf4 Qxd1 ({Interesting was also} 13... Qe7 $5 14. e3 O-O 15.
Qh5 Rfd8) 14. Rfxd1 Ke7 15. e3 Rhd8 16. a3 {That is the only way to make some
progress in this position.} (16. Rxd8 Nxd8 17. Rd1 Nc6 $11) 16... Bd6 {That is
not a mistake, but there was no reason for such a passive retreat.} ({Black
could avoid any difficulties after the simple:} 16... a6 17. b4 Ba7 $11) 17. b4
b5 $6 {That move is dubious from a strategical point of view, as the qside
pawns can be attacked by Bg2. But as the analyse shows, white can hardly take
advantage of that inaccuracy.} ({Anyway, more accurate was:} 17... b6 18. Nxd6
Rxd6 19. Rdc1 Kd8 $11) 18. Nxd6 ({I have also considered:} 18. Nd2 Nb8 $1 ({
less convincing is:} 18... a5 $6 19. Bxc6 $1 (19. Rdc1 Na7 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21.
bxa5 Rc3 22. a4 b4 23. Ne4 Ra3 24. Rd1 Bc7 25. Nc5 Bd6 $11) 19... Rxc6 20. bxa5
Rc3 21. a4 b4 22. Ne4 Rc4 23. Nxd6 Rxd6 24. Rdc1 $1 $14) 19. Nb3 (19. Ne4 Bc7
$11 {[%cal Gc7b6]}) 19... Rc3 20. Nd4 a6 $11) 18... Rxd6 19. Rdc1 Kd8 20. Bf1 (
{Nothing promised also:} 20. Rc5 a6 21. Rac1 Na7 22. Bb7 Rb8 23. Rc7 Rd7 $11)
20... a6 {Black has finally consolidated his position.} 21. a4 {That is the
last chance - now black has to play a bit accurately, as white can attack his
k-side pawns with his rook.} (21. h4 Ne7 $11) 21... Nxb4 22. Rxc8+ Kxc8 23.
axb5 axb5 24. Bxb5 (24. Ra8+ Kd7 25. Bxb5+ (25. Ra7+ Ke8 26. Bxb5+ Kf8 27. Ra8+
Ke7) 25... Ke7 26. e4 Rd8 27. Ra7+ Kf8 $11) 24... Kd8 25. Ra7 Rb6 $1 {That is
the only, but sufficient defence. Now white's bishop is unable to save control
on spot ''c6''.} (25... Rd5 $6 26. Ba4 Rf5 27. Kg2 $14 {[%csl Rf5]}) 26. Bc4 ({
Here I could sacrifice a piece:} 26. Rd7+ Kc8 27. Ba4 Ra6 28. Rxf7 Rxa4 29.
Rxg7 Ra2 30. Rxh7 Nd3 $11 {but the draw is unavoidable anyway.}) (26. Ba4 Ra6
$11) 26... Rc6 {[%cal Gc6c7]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "2002.11.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Porat, Shay"]
[Black "Roiz, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2343"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2002.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Rb8 7. e3 {This move
is a very popular way against the Rb8 system.} b5 {One year ago, I played
against the same opponent 7...Bd7 but it's not the best place for the bishop.}
(7... Bd7 8. Qe2 b5 9. Rd1 Be7 10. e4 O-O 11. Bf4 Re8 12. Ne5 {And white has a
dangerous initiative. 0-1 Porat,S-Roiz,M/Maccabia GM 2001}) 8. Qe2 Be7 9. b3
cxb3 10. Nfd2 $5 $146 {Very interesting idea-Black's knight wouldn't feel
comfortable on b4 as in the main lines!} (10. axb3 {This takle leads to very
complicated positions but I think that black's chances are not worse} O-O 11.
Bb2 (11. Rd1 a6 12. e4 Bb7 13. Bf4 Nb4 14. Nc3 Rc8 15. Ne5 Qe8 $15 {[%csl Gb4]
[%cal Gc7c5] 0-1Tukmakov,V-Rogozenko,D/Koszalin 1998} 16. Na2) 11... Bb7 12.
Ne1 $5 (12. e4 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4]} a6 13. Rd1 Nb4 14. Nc3 Qe8 15. Rac1 c5 $15 {
0-1Ostojic,N-Abramovic,B/Jug-chT playoff 1998}) 12... Nd5 (12... a6 13. Nd3 {
[%csl Gd3][%cal Gf1c1]}) 13. Qxb5 Ncb4 14. Qe2 Qc8 15. Nd2 Ba6 16. Nc4 c5 $11 {
1-0Kotsur,P-Dizdar,G/Dubai 2001}) 10... Bd7 $1 {This is not the usual place
for the bishop but here it's the best!} (10... Nb4 $6 11. Nxb3 O-O 12. a3 {
[%csl Rb4][%cal Ge3e4]}) (10... Rb6 $2 11. Nxb3 O-O 12. Rd1 {[%cal Ge3e4,Gc1e3]
and after e4 and Be3 black's pieces are in trouble.} Bb7 13. e4 $16) (10... Na5
$2 11. axb3 {[%csl Ra5]} c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Be5 $16 {[%csl Ra5,
Rb8]}) (10... Qd7 11. Nxb3 a5 12. Rd1 a4 13. Nc5 $36) 11. axb3 ({Black's idea
was:} 11. Nxb3 a5 $1 $15 {[%cal Ga5a4]}) 11... e5 $5 {I decided to activate my
pieces. I am not sure that it is the best solution,but after:} (11... O-O 12.
Bb2 {[%csl Ye5][%cal Yb2e5,Gf1c1] it is clear that white has enough
compensation for the pawn.}) 12. dxe5 (12. d5 $6 Nb4 13. e4 a6 14. Bb2 Bd6 $15)
12... Nxe5 13. Bb2 Bd6 14. Rxa7 $6 {After this move it is clear that black is
ok. White must try to attack black's pieces:} (14. h3 $5 {[%cal Gf2f4]} Bf5 $8
15. e4 Be6 16. f4 Nd3 $1 17. Bxf6 gxf6 $13 {[%cal Gd6c5,Gd8d4]}) (14. f4 $2 Bg4
$1 $17) (14. Rc1 $5 {[%cal Ge2f1] (Porat,S)} O-O $140 15. f4 Bg4 16. Qf1 $1 {
[%cal Gh2h3,Ge3e4]}) 14... O-O 15. Nc3 $2 {After this move black has a very
solid advantage.} (15. h3 $142) 15... Bg4 $1 16. f3 Bf5 {[%cal Gf5d3,Ge5d3]}
17. Nce4 $8 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. fxe4 $17 {[%csl Re3,Re4,Rg2] /=+} Re8 (19...
c5 $2 20. Rd1 $1 {[%csl Ga7,Gd1][%cal Gd1d5]}) 20. Rd1 {[%cal Gd1d5]} Qe7 21.
Rd5 b4 22. Ra1 {The Rook has nothing to do on a7.} f6 $1 {[%cal Ge5f7,Gd6e5]
Blck's plan is to change the dark-squared bishops.} 23. Rad1 Nf7 24. Qc4 Kh8
25. Bd4 Rbd8 26. Rc1 h6 27. Bc5 $2 $138 {White didn't want to wait any more.
But actually it's not so easy to break white's defence after 27.Rcd1} (27. Rd1
{and white has chances to hold due to some activity}) {[%tqu "En","Find way to
change the bishops.","","","c7c6","",10]} 27... c6 $1 28. Rd4 (28. Bxd6 Nxd6
29. Qxc6 Rc8 30. Rxd6 Rxc6 31. Rdxc6 Qa7 $19 {[%csl Rb3,Re3,Re4]}) 28... Bxc5
29. Qxc5 Qxc5 30. Rxc5 Ne5 $19 {Now the game is over.} 31. Rc2 (31. Rxb4 Nd3 {
[%csl Rb4,Rc5]}) 31... Rb8 32. Kf1 Re7 {[%cal Ge7c7,Gc7a7]} 33. Ke2 Rc7 {
[%cal Gc6c5,Gc5c4]} 34. Rc5 Ra7 {[%cal Ga7a2]} 35. Bh3 (35. Rc2 Ra3 36. Rb2 Ra1
$19 (36... c5)) 35... Ra2+ 36. Rd2 Rxd2+ 37. Kxd2 Rd8+ 38. Ke2 (38. Kc2 Ra8)
38... Ra8 39. Rc2 Ra1 {[%cal Ga1h1]} 40. Kf2 Kg8 41. Bc8 Kf8 42. Be6 (42. Bb7
Ra7 43. Bxc6 Rc7) 42... Ke7 43. Bg8 g5 44. h3 h5 45. Rd2 Rh1 $1 46. Kg2 Rh2+
47. Kxh2 Nf3+ 48. Kg2 Nxd2 49. Kf2 Nxe4+ 50. Kf3 f5 51. h4 (51. g4 Nf6) 51...
g4+ 52. Kf4 Kf6 53. Bc4 Nc5 54. e4 Nxe4 55. Bd3 Nc3 {[%mdl 2056]} 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2016.04.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Lenderman, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 b5 7. O-O Bb7 8. b3 $5
{Hikaru employes the rare, but rather interesting idea.} cxb3 9. Qxb3 Be7 ({
In the following recent game White had more than just sufficient compensation
for a pawn after} 9... a5 $6 10. Ne5 $1 a4 ({The ''greedy''} 10... Qxd4 11. Bf4
a4 12. Qc2 $36 {is hardly an improvement for Black.}) 11. Qc2 $36 {1-0 Salem,A
(2621)-Gusain,H (2429) Dubai UAE}) 10. Ne5 a6 {The safest way of protecting
the Pb5.} ({In the event of} 10... Qb6 11. Rd1 O-O 12. Ne4 Nbd7 13. Be3 {
the placement of the Qb6 is rather awkward.}) 11. Rd1 O-O 12. Ne4 $146 ({
There is the previously played} 12. Bg5 Nfd7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nd3 Ra7 15. Rac1
{1-0 (42) Ma Qun (2621)-Svane,R (2507) Groningen NED 2014}) 12... Qc7 ({After} 
12... Nbd7 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Bxc6 Rc8 16. Bb7 Rb8 17. Bf3 $14 {
White regains the pawn and stands better due to the bishop pair.}) ({However,
it made sense to simplify the matters by means of} 12... Nxe4 $5 13. Bxe4 Qc8
14. Ba3 Bxa3 15. Qxa3 Nd7 {- in that case Black's position would be passive,
but very solid.}) 13. Ng5 $5 {Accordingly to his style, Hikaru makes the most
aggressive move.} ({Instead,} 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Bf4 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Qb6 {
would offer White sufficient compensation, but not more.}) 13... a5 14. Bh3 (
14. Nexf7 Rxf7 15. Qxe6 Bf8 16. Rb1 Qd7 17. Qxf7+ Qxf7 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 {would
lead to double-edged play in the endgame.}) 14... a4 $6 {The first step in the
wrong direction - there was no reason for inviting the opponent's queen to
join the attack.} ({The correct move was} 14... Bc8 $1 15. e4 h6 16. Bxe6 ({
Nor does} 16. Ngxf7 {achieve anything special:} Rxf7 17. Bxe6 Bxe6 18. Qxe6 Bf8
19. Bf4 Qe7 $11) 16... fxe6 17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18. Qxe6+ Kh7 {and Black is OK.}) 15.
Qc2 Bc8 {Unfortunately for Aleksandr, he found this defensive resource too
late!} 16. Bf4 {Developing the bishop with tempo looks very tempting.} ({
However, there was the even stronger} 16. Ng4 $1 g6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Ne4 Bg7
19. Bg2 $36) 16... Qd8 17. Ng4 {It's strange, but now this idea is less
effective.} g6 $6 {This weakening move is a serious positional concession.} ({
I guess, Aleksandr rejected the more natural} 17... Nbd7 $1 {in view of} 18.
Be5 h6 19. Nxh6+ gxh6 20. Bxe6 {and White's attack looks scary. However, as
the analysis proves, White gets nothing special after} hxg5 21. Qg6+ Kh8 22.
Qh6+ Kg8 23. Qxg5+ Kh8 24. Bf5 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Nh7 26. Qh5 Bxf5 27. Rxd8 Raxd8
28. Qxf5 b4 $132) 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Ne4 {Obviously, Black suffers from the
lack of development and weak dark squares in his camp.} Bg7 {This natural move
seems inaccurate too.} ({A better one was} 19... Be7 20. Bg2 f6 21. Nc5 Qb6 $14
) 20. Bg2 {The weakness of d6-spot makes Black's position very difficult.} Qb6
$2 {This move turns out to be a decisive mistake.} ({Much more stubborn
attempt was} 20... Bd7 21. Nc5 Qe7 $16) 21. Bd6 Re8 22. Rac1 Qd8 {Admitting
the mistake.} (22... Bxd4 {can be rejected for various reasons. But I mostly
like} 23. Rxd4 $1 Qxd4 24. Rd1 Qg7 25. Be7 Nd7 26. Rxd7 Bxd7 27. Bf6 Qf8 28.
Be5 f5 29. Nf6+ Kf7 30. Nxd7 Qe7 31. Qd2 Red8 32. Qh6 Rxd7 33. Qxh7+ Ke8 34.
Qg8+ Qf8 35. Qxe6+ Qe7 36. Qg8+ Qf8 37. Qxg6+ Qf7 38. Qxc6 Rad8 39. Bf3 $18) ({
Nothing is changd by} 22... Bb7 23. Be5 Qd8 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Qc3 f6 26. g4 h6
27. h4 $18) 23. Bc5 Ba6 (23... Bb7 {was also hopeless:} 24. Nd6 Re7 25. Nxb5
cxb5 26. Bxe7 Qxe7 27. Bxb7 Qxb7 28. Qc8+ Qxc8 29. Rxc8+ Bf8 30. d5 $18) 24.
Bb4 {The final preparations...} Qc7 ({The alternatives were not better:} 24...
Qd7 25. Nd6 Rd8 26. e4 $18) (24... Qb6 25. Nd6 Rd8 26. Qd2 Rd7 27. e4 Qd8 28.
e5 $18 {with full domination in both cases.}) 25. d5 $1 exd5 26. Nd6 Qd7 27.
Nxe8 Qxe8 28. e4 {Hikaru is playing very energetically and doesn't give Black
time for completing his development!} d4 29. e5 h5 {This looks really sad, but
what else?} (29... Bxe5 30. Re1 $18) 30. f4 {White is not in a rush.} ({
There was nothing wrong with} 30. Rxd4 $18 {either.}) 30... f6 31. Rxd4 fxe5
32. fxe5 {The rest is just an agony - Black is helpless now.} Bc8 33. Rcd1 Bd7
34. Rd6 Qxe5 35. Qxg6 Qf5 36. Bc3 Qf7 37. Rf1 Qxg6 38. Rxg6 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 42nd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2014.07.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Baramidze, David"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2014.07.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Qa4 Nd7 {Arkadij has a
lot of experience in this line of the Catalan, but recently he has mostly been
playing other systems.} 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8. Qd3 (8. Qb5 $5 {is a well-known
alternative.}) 8... e5 9. Nxe5 Nb4 10. Qc3 Qxd4 11. O-O ({Black has decent
compensation in the event of} 11. Qxc7 Be6 12. Bxb7 Rd8 13. Bc6+ Nd7 $44) 11...
Qxc3 12. Nxc3 Bd6 {In this endgame Black has a solid, but rather passive
position.} 13. Nd3 ({A more common retreat may also pose Black some problems:} 
13. Nf3 $5 c6 14. Rd1 Be7 15. a3 N4d5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. e4 (17. Nd4 O-O 18. e4
Nb6 19. b3 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A (2667)-Adams,M (2755)/Germany 2001/CBM 082 ext}
) 17... Nb6 18. a4 $14) 13... Nxd3 14. exd3 c6 15. a4 $5 $146 {This novelty
enables White to fight for a small edge in this endgame.} ({Black has no
problems after} 15. Re1+ Be6 16. Bh3 Kd7 17. Bxe6+ fxe6 18. Ne4 Nd5 $11 {
0-1 Ton,T (2209)-Nguyen Van Huy (2505)/Ho Chi Minh City VIE 2012 (66)}) 15...
Be6 ({After} 15... a5 16. Re1+ (16. Be3 Bc7 17. Rfc1 Be6 18. Nb5 Kd7) 16... Be6
17. Bh3 Kd7 18. Bxe6+ fxe6 19. Be3 Nd5 20. Bd4 Rhg8 21. Ne4 $14 {the Pa5 is a
cause of worries.}) 16. a5 Nd5 17. Bxd5 {Exchanging the Catalan bishop makes
Black's life easier.} ({I would definitely prefer} 17. Nxd5 $5 cxd5 18. Be3 O-O
19. Rfc1 Rfd8 20. Bd4 $14) 17... cxd5 $1 {Of course, Black has no need to
exchange the strong light-squared bishop.} (17... Bxd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Be3 a6
20. Rfc1 $14) 18. Nb5 Bb8 19. Bf4 ({After} 19. a6 b6 20. Bf4 {Black has a
normal position too:} Bxf4 21. gxf4 Kd7 22. Rfc1 Rhc8 23. Rxc8 Kxc8 $11) 19...
Bxf4 20. gxf4 Kd7 21. Rfc1 Rhc8 $11 {The position is about equal now: White
has some weak pawns, but the knight is somewhat better than the bishop.} 22.
Kf1 Rc6 (22... a6 23. Nd4 Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 Kd6 25. Ke2 Bd7 26. Kd2 $11) 23. Nd4
Bh3+ {Arkadiy is trying to complicate matters.} ({It would be a dead draw after
} 23... Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 Rc8 25. Rxc8 Kxc8 26. Ke2 $11) 24. Ke2 Rf6 {Avoiding
any exchanges. However, White can make use of the open file now.} (24... Re8+
25. Kf3 Rg6 26. Rg1 Kd6 27. Rg3 $11) 25. Nb5 (25. Kf3 $5 g5 26. Kg3 Rxf4 27.
Nb5 Be6 28. Rc7+ Kd8 29. Rxb7 $132) 25... Re8+ 26. Kf3 a6 {The same strategy.}
({After} 26... Rg6 27. Rg1 {there would be no way to avoid the simplifications
anymore:} Bf5 28. Rxg6 hxg6 29. Ra3 a6 30. Nd4 $11) 27. Rc7+ $2 {Perhaps,
Baramidze had aggressive intentions too...} (27. Nd4 $6 g5 28. Kg3 Rxf4 29. Nb3
Bf5 30. Nc5+ Ke7 31. Nxb7 Bxd3 $15) ({The correct way was:} 27. Nc7 $1 Re5 28.
Ra4 $1 Bf1 (28... Kd8 29. Rb4 $132) 29. Rxf1 Kxc7 30. Rc1+ Kb8 31. Rc5 Rh5 32.
Rd4 $11) 27... Kd8 28. Rxb7 Kc8 $1 {After this strong move David is in trouble.
} ({Of course, not} 28... axb5 $2 29. a6 Bc8 30. Rb8 Kc7 31. a7 Bg4+ 32. Kxg4
Rxb8 33. Rc1+ Kb7 34. axb8=Q+ Kxb8 35. Rc5 $14) 29. Ra7 $6 {White's choice
wasn't easy, but} ({the lesser evil was} 29. Rxf7 axb5 30. Rxg7 Kb8 31. Rxh7
Bf5 32. Rg7 Bxd3 $17) (29. Rb6 axb5 30. Rc1+ Kd7 31. Rb7+ Kd6 32. Rxb5 Rc8 33.
Rb6+ Ke7 34. Re1+ Kd7 $17) 29... Kb8 (29... axb5 $2 30. Ra8+ Kd7 31. Rxe8 Kxe8
32. a6 Bc8 33. a7 Bb7 34. a8=Q+ Bxa8 35. Rxa8+ $11) 30. Ra8+ (30. Nc7 Rc8 31.
Rxa6 Rxc7 32. Rxf6 gxf6 $19) 30... Kxa8 31. Nc7+ Kb7 32. Nxe8 Re6 33. Nxg7 Rg6
$19 {Finally Black wins a piece. The rest is a matter of technique.} 34. Ne8 (
34. Re1 Rxg7 35. Re7+ Kc6 36. Ke3 Kb5 37. Re5 Kxa5 38. Rxd5+ Kb4 $19) 34...
Bg4+ 35. Ke3 (35. Kg3 Bd7+ 36. Kf3 Bxe8 $19) 35... Re6+ 36. Kd4 Rxe8 37. Rg1 ({
Or} 37. Ra3 Bd7 38. Rb3+ Bb5 39. Kxd5 Re2 40. d4 Kc7 41. Rc3+ Kd7 $19) 37... h5
38. Rg3 (38. f3 Bxf3 39. Rg7 Re7 $19) 38... Re2 39. f3 Be6 40. Rg7 (40. f5 Bxf5
41. Rg5 Be6 42. Rxh5 Rxb2 $19) 40... Kc7 41. f5 Bxf5 42. Rxf7+ Bd7 43. h4 Rh2 (
{There was also nothing wrong with} 43... Rxb2 $19) 44. Kxd5 Rxh4 45. d4 Rh2 {
Now the Ph5 will decide the game.} 46. b4 h4 47. Rf6 Re2 $1 {Arkadij finds the
best way.} ({After} 47... h3 $143 48. Rxa6 Re2 49. b5 h2 50. Rh6 Bxb5 51. Kc5
Bd7 52. d5 Bf5 53. Kd4 {it would be more difficult to make progress.}) 48. Rf7
(48. Rxa6 {fails to:} Be6+ $1 49. Rxe6 (49. Kc5 Rc2+ $19) 49... Rxe6 50. Kxe6
h3 $19) 48... h3 49. Rh7 Re3 $1 50. f4 h2 ({White resigns in view of:} 50... h2
51. Rxh2 Be6+ 52. Kc5 Rc3#) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-43"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.09.25"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Sadorra, Julio Catalino"]
[Black "Repka, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[Annotator "Sadorra, Julio"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Philippines"]
[BlackTeam "Slovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "PHI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SVK"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 {This was a surprise for me as my
opponent's main weapons are Nimzo and Classical Slav.} 5. g3 $5 {I've played
various systems here both in sparring matches and tournament play, but I
decided to use an old favorite.} dxc4 6. Bg2 b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 $6 {I somewhat
expected this response during the game as he's never faced the g3 line before.}
({Best of course is} 7... a6 $1 {in which Black is doing well even at the top
level.}) 8. e4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bb7 $2 {He played this after a long think, but
it's simply difficult to figure everything out otb in complex middlegame
positions.} ({A better move is} 9... Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. d5 $5 {in which I had
a good experience a few years ago.} f6 (11... Bf6 $142 12. Nxc6 (12. f4 Qb6+
13. Kh1 cxd5) 12... Nxc6 13. dxc6 {but this can be difficult to figure out otb}
Bxc3 14. Rb1 a6 (14... Qxd1 15. Rxd1 a6 (15... b4 16. e5 $1) 16. Ba3) 15. Qc2)
12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. dxc6 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 e5 15. Rb1 a6 16. Be3 $16 {1-0 (37)
Sadorra,J (2548)-Nguyen,T (2248) Ho Chi Minh City 2015}) 10. Qh5 g6 ({Another
interesting and tricky possibility occurs after} 10... Qe7 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Bd8
$1 g6 {but things are actually not that simple and White still has to play
accurately, lest Black gets counterplay as what happened in the game:} 13. Qf3
$6 ({Best is} 13. Bxc7 $1 gxh5 14. Nxc4 bxc4 (14... Nd7 15. Rb1 $16) 15. Rb1
$18) 13... Kxd8 14. Qf6+ (14. Nxf7+ Ke8 15. Nxh8 Bg7) 14... Qe7 15. Qxh8 $16 f6
16. Ng4 Nd7 17. e5 {and here Black could've gotten equal chances with} fxe5 $1
(17... f5 18. Nf6 Nxf6 19. Qxf6 Qxf6 20. exf6 $16 {1-0 (32) Miron,L (2524)
-Skawinski,A (2367) Zalakaros 2016}) 18. Nxe5 Nf6 19. Nxc6+ Bxc6 20. Bxc6 Rb8 {
[%cal Gd8c7,Gf8g7] due to the trapped queen.}) 11. Nxg6 $1 {this trick is
simply what my opponent missed which I had learned as well a few years ago.}
fxg6 12. Qe5 Nd7 13. Qxh8 Qe7 {I knew this had to be better for me, but I also
had to be very careful otherwise my queen can get trapped.} 14. h4 Qf7 15. h5
gxh5 16. Bg5 Qg6 (16... c5 17. f4 Qg7 18. Bf3 Nb6 19. Bxh5+ Kd7 20. Qxg7+ Bxg7
21. Bf3 $18 {1-0 (52) Berry,N (2306)-Korneev,O (2567) Edinburgh 2015}) 17. f4
Kf7 18. Bf3 {funnily the database shows that all the moves so far have all
been played before!} Bb4 $5 (18... Bg7 19. Qxa8 Bxa8 20. Bxh5 $18 {is too easy
for White which he eventually converted. 1-0 (49) Jimenez Villena,F (2240)
-Gonzalez de la Torre,S (2365) Burgos 2003}) 19. cxb4 Rxh8 20. Bxh5 h6 21.
O-O-O {I liked this move because it limits Black's active options.} ({At first
I was considering the direct} 21. Bxg6+ Kxg6 22. Kf2 (22. O-O-O Rh7) 22... c5 {
and he can still try to fight back.}) 21... a5 $5 {Giving me a choice and
creating something on the queenside.} ({If} 21... Kg7 {now I gain a tempo from
my previous idea and easily win:} 22. Bxg6 Kxg6 23. Rh4 Rh7 24. Rdh1 $18) 22.
a3 $6 {By being over-cautious, I got some problems which I was trying to avoid.
} ({I first looked at the direct attacking idea} 22. f5 exf5 23. exf5 Qxh5 24.
Rxh5 {but didn't like it due to} Rg8 $5 25. Bxh6 ({What I missed was} 25. Bh4
$1 {[%csl Rf6] logically covering an important square for his knight} axb4 26.
Rxh6 Nb6 27. Re1 Nd5 28. Rh7+ Rg7 29. Rh8 Rg8 30. Rxg8 Kxg8 31. Re8+ $18) 25...
Nf6 {and Black pieces are getting good squares and possible counterplay on the
queenside.}) ({I didn't like} 22. bxa5 {as it frees up his bishop} c5 23. d5
exd5 24. Bxg6+ Kxg6 {but a closer look shows that Black has nothing and I was
simply overestimating his counterchances!} 25. a6 (25. exd5 Rh7 26. Bh4 $18)
25... Ba8 26. exd5 Nb6 27. g4 Nxd5 28. Rh5 $18) 22... axb4 23. axb4 c3 24. Rh2
({My opponent suggested after the game that} 24. Rd3 $1 {would've killed any
chances he was hoping for.} Kg7 25. Bxg6 Kxg6 26. Rxc3) (24. f5 $1 {is once
again strong for the same reason:} exf5 25. exf5 Qxh5 26. Rxh5 Rg8 27. Bh4 $1)
24... Qxh5 25. Rxh5 Ra8 {now at least Black is getting some activity and can
make threats around my king which didn't exist a few moves ago! Even though
engine is still screaming a win for White, things are much different in a real
game where you get see ideas, shifting trends and feel emotions after seeing a
move.} 26. Rxh6 c5 {I still believed that my position has winning chances, but
there's already a little doubt which caused me to be very careful in my
calculations from here on.} 27. d5 exd5 28. Rh7+ Kg6 (28... Ke6 29. f5+ Kd6 30.
Bf4+ Kc6 31. Rh6+) ({During the game I thought most stubborn was} 28... Ke8 29.
exd5 cxb4 (29... Ra1+ 30. Kc2 Rxd1 31. Kxd1 Bxd5 32. Re7+ Kd8 33. Re5+) 30.
Re1+ Kf8 31. Rxd7 (31. Bh6+ $142 Kg8 32. Ree7 $1) 31... Ra1+ 32. Kc2 Rxe1 33.
Rxb7 Re2+ 34. Kd3 Rd2+ 35. Ke3 Rxd5 36. Be7+) 29. Rxd7 cxb4 30. Kc2 ({A simple
winning idea I missed during the game was} 30. Kb1 b3 31. Rh1 $1) 30... Ra2+
31. Kd3 c2 32. Rc1 (32. Rh1 dxe4+ 33. Ke3 ({I rejected} 33. Kd4 {due to the
tactic} c1=Q 34. Rxc1 ({but it's still winning with the help of an
intermediate check!} 34. Rd6+ $1 Kf5 35. Rxc1 Rd2+ 36. Kc5 $18) 34... Rd2+)
33... Ra3+ 34. Ke2 $2 Ra2 35. Ke3 Ra3+ {was a scary line that I saw.}) 32... b3
(32... dxe4+ 33. Kd4 b3 34. Ke5 $18 {[%cal Gc1h1,Rh1h6] which is similar to
the game.}) 33. Rxb7 dxe4+ 34. Kxe4 b2 35. Rh1 Ra4+ 36. Ke5 {I would be lying,
if I didn't think I took pleasure from playing a move that both centralizes my
king and creates a mate threat :D} b1=N 37. Rh6# {With this win, I was able to
help and give confidence to my team to eventually win a tough and tense match
against Slovakia.} 1-0

[Event "Southwest Class-ch 7th"]
[Site "Dallas"]
[Date "2016.02.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sadorra, Julio Catalino"]
[Black "Panchanatham, Vignesh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2339"]
[Annotator "Sadorra,J"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2016.02.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 (3... Nf6 4. g3 {will be the famous, or infamous,
Catalan, which I think is a great weapon in Open events where there's no time
to prepare in-between rounds.}) 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. g3 {Still aiming for a
Catalan-type setup but here it is better known as the g3 Semi-Slav.} dxc4 6.
Bg2 b5 (6... Nbd7 $5 {is the other way to play this position.} 7. O-O b5 8. e4
{leading to a complex position}) 7. O-O $5 {Attempting to take the game to
positions after 6...Nbd7.} ({After this game, I understood why Ne5 is more
common in GM practice and why Mr. Ris recommends it in is fantastic 60-min
DVD! I have played Ne5 before, but because I had no time to prepare and I
sensed that my opponent prepared something, I played a different line that I
recalled from the DVD.} 7. Ne5 $1 a6 (7... Nd5 8. e4) 8. O-O Bb7 9. b3 $5 {
can lead to the famous Kramnik-Giri, Qatar 2014.}) 7... Bb7 $1 (7... Nbd7 {
transposes to the "other line" discussed by Mr. Ris.} 8. e4 Bb7 9. e5 Nd5 10.
Ng5 {which can be tricky for Black.}) 8. e4 b4 $6 {Fortunately, my opponent
had no prior experience with this system and didn't understand the plans &
nuances of the position.} (8... Be7 $1 {and this is the difference. With the
game's move order, Black can develop in a way that prevents Ng5 ideas. The
games played here even show that Black is safe and can even fight for an
advantage.}) 9. e5 $1 Nd5 {After some time, my opponent sensed the danger and
changed direction.} (9... bxc3 10. exf6 cxb2 (10... Qxf6 11. bxc3 Nd7 12. Ne5
$1 $16 Nxe5 $2 13. dxe5 Qxe5 14. Rb1 $18) 11. Bxb2 Qxf6 12. Ne5 {looks scary
for Black as I have a lead in development and clear targets of attack.}) 10.
Ne4 a5 11. Re1 $1 {I like this move as it keeps more options for me - giving
way to my bishop on f1 and preparing a N idea.} ({During the game, I wasn't
sure if things were ready for the kingside attack} 11. Nfg5 h6 (11... Bc8 12.
Qh5 Ra7 {was also a possible defence, but I missed the idea} 13. Nxh7 $1 $16)
12. Qh5 Qd7 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. exd6 Nf6 {and I didn't see a follow-up.}) 11...
Ba6 12. Nfg5 h6 13. Qh5 Qd7 {This was a critical moment for me.} (13... g6 14.
Qh3 {only weakens Black's kingside even more.}) 14. Nd6+ $1 ({The other way was
} 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. dxc5 Qe7 16. Ne4 Kd7 17. Nd6 Rf8 18. Bd2 Kc7 19. Rac1 (19.
a3 $5) 19... Nd7 {and while I may be better or at least have enough
compensation, Black can still fight on especially with his king now safer on
the queenside.}) 14... Bxd6 15. exd6 Nf6 (15... Qxd6 $4 16. Rxe6+) (15... Kf8
16. Ne4) 16. Qh3 Kf8 (16... O-O {seems to dangerous as one line can show:} 17.
Nf3 Qxd6 18. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 19. Qxh6 Nh7 20. Ng5 Nxg5 21. Qxg5+ Kh7 22. Re4 $18)
17. Bf4 Kg8 {This is Black's idea. By manually getting his king safe, he
pushes back my pieces and gets rid of the dangerous d6-pawn without allowing
any direct tactics.} 18. Nf3 (18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 c3 {Black creates
counterplay while I couldn't see a way to increase pressure on his kingside.})
18... Nd5 19. Ne5 (19. Be5 f6) 19... Nxf4 20. gxf4 Qxd6 21. f5 $1 {Open up the
game to take advantage of the lead in development!} h5 $6 {with the idea of
bringing his king's rook in the game but it's simply too slow.} 22. fxe6 (22.
Nxf7 $2 Kxf7 23. Rxe6 Qxd4 24. Rae1 Ra7 $19 {and Black's got everything
covered.}) 22... Qxe6 23. Qf3 Qf6 24. d5 $1 cxd5 {Not a bad move as Black's
position is already difficult, but it allows White to convert his advantage by
force.} (24... Qxf3 25. Bxf3 cxd5 (25... c5 26. d6 Ra7 27. Bd5 $18) (25... Ra7
26. dxc6 {with a passed c-pawn and Black's pieces still stuck, White has great
winning chances.}) 26. Bxd5 Ra7 27. Nxf7 {is curtains.}) 25. Qxd5 Ra7 26. Nxf7
$1 Qxf7 27. Re8+ Kh7 28. Be4+ g6 29. Qxh5+ {and Black resigns.} 1-0

[Event "Danzhou 7th"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2016.07.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Sadorra,J"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2016.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game occured in the first round and both players are in a fighting mood.
Harikrishna plays his pet-Catalan and boldly enters Bu's favorite Anti-Catalan
system, making this game both instructive and theoretically important.} 1. d4
Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8. Qb5 $5 {
This also is Avrukh's recommendation in his latest opening manual "GM
Repertoire 1.d4 1A."} ({Bu also recently faced the other popular line here:} 8.
Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. O-O Rb8 10. Na3 O-O 11. Qb5 b6 $1 12. Qxc4 Ba6 13. Nb5 Qd5 14.
Qxd5 Nxd5 15. a4 Na5 16. Ne5 (16. Rfe1 c6 $11 {1/2-1/2 (31) Zhou Weiqi (2635)
-Bu Xiangzhi (2719) China CHN 2016}) 16... Rbd8 $11 {0-1 (41) Ghaem Maghami,E 
(2549)-Bu Xiangzhi (2724) Abu Dhabi UAE 2016, where he both successfully
equalized from the opening.}) 8... Bxd2+ 9. Nbxd2 c3 10. bxc3 Nxc3 11. Qb2 ({
Another moves tried here was} 11. Qd3 {which Avrukh recommends this in his book
} Nd5 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfc1 h6 (13... Qe7 14. a3 Rd8 15. Rab1 $44 Nb6 {and here
in 1/2-1/2 (45) Studer,N (2438)-Demuth,A (2550) Bad Ragaz SUI 2016, White
could've played:} (15... f6 16. e3 $44) 16. Rxc6 $1 bxc6 17. Ne5 Bd7 (17... Bb7
18. Bxc6 Rab8 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Nc6) (17... Qf8 18. Nxc6 Re8 19. Ne4 f6 20. Nc5
$14 {with a strong bind}) 18. Bxc6 Rab8 19. Bxd7 Nxd7 20. Nc6 Rxb1+ 21. Qxb1
Qe8 22. Nxd8 Qxd8 23. Qb7 Qb8 24. Qc6 $14) 14. e3 {this is the novelty
recommended by Avrukh in his book} ({previously played was} 14. Rab1 Nde7 15.
Nb3 a5 16. Qc2 Ra7 17. e3 b6 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2 (23) Ponomariov,R (2743)
-Frolyanov,D (2610) Olginka 2011}) 14... Qe7 15. a3 ({Avrukh here recommends} 
15. Rab1 {first but it simply transposes to the mainline}) 15... Rd8 16. Rab1 {
White has a typical position & compensation. This is similar to the game under
move-order 13...Qe7, only h6 & e3 are inserted} (16. Qb3 {only helps Black} Na5
17. Qc2 c6 {1/2-1/2 (81) Donchenko,A (2569)-Sanikidze,T (2537) Drancy FRA 2016}
(17... b6 $5 18. Ne5 Bb7 19. Ndc4 Nxc4 20. Qxc4 Rac8 $1 {...c5 is next} 21. Nc6
Bxc6 22. Qxc6 Qd6 $15)) 16... a6 (16... f6 17. Nh4 $1) (16... Nb6 17. Qb3 $5 (
17. Qc3 Nd5 18. Qb2 $44 {Avrukh}) (17. Rxc6 $5 bxc6 18. Ne5 Qf8 19. Nxc6 Re8
20. Ne4 $44) 17... Bd7 18. Ne1 $1 Be8 19. Nd3 $14) 17. Nc4 Ra7 18. Nce5 $1 Bd7
19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Rb2 Nce7 21. Qb1 b6 22. Rbc2 $44) 11... Na4 $1 {[%csl Gb6]
[%cal Gc3a4,Ga4b6] Retreating to a safe square with gain of time.} ({The other
retreat is} 11... Nd5 12. O-O O-O 13. Rac1 $1 {with the queen already putting
pressure on the b-file, it makes more sense to place the Rs on c & d-files}
Nde7 (13... Nb6 14. Rfd1 Bd7 15. Nb3 Ne7 16. Ne5 c6 17. Nc5 $16 {1-0 (27)
Nilsen,J (2362)-Oszczanowski,W (2084) Prague CZE 2015}) 14. Rfd1 Rb8 15. Nc4
Bd7 16. e4 $36 {and Black can only sit and wait for White to keep making
progress, a very unpleasant position to be in.}) 12. Qc2 Nb6 13. e3 $5 $146 {
White want to keep things flexible as far as where he wants to place his
knight.} (13. Nb3 O-O 14. O-O Qe7 15. Rfc1 a5 $6 (15... Rd8 $142 16. e3 Rb8 17.
Nc5 $44) 16. e3 Bd7 17. a3 (17. Nc5 Rfb8 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Ne1 $1 $14 {[%cal
Ge1d3,Gd3c5,Gc1c7]}) 17... Nd5 18. Nc5 Rfb8 19. e4 Nf6 {1-0 (37) Kantor,G 
(2403)-Der Manuelian,H (2163) Porto Carras GRE 2015, here White can easily
increase his edge with} 20. d5 $1 exd5 21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Re1 Qd6 (22... Qd8 23.
Rad1 Nce7 24. Ng5 Bf5 25. Bxd5 Bxc2 26. Bxf7+ Kh8 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Rxe7 $16)
(22... Be6 23. Nxb7 $16) 23. Ng5 g6 24. Rac1 $40) 13... O-O 14. O-O Qe7 15.
Rac1 $6 ({I believe it's better to use the other R on the c-file due to an
important detail as will be seen later in the game:} 15. Rfc1 Rd8 16. Nb3 (16.
Rab1 $6 e5 $1) 16... Rb8 17. Nc5 Nd5 18. a3 $1 {necessary prophylaxis. Now
Black cannot play} (18. Rab1 b6 $1 19. Nd3 Bb7 20. Nfe5 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Rbc8 22.
Nc6 Bxc6 23. Qxc6 Qd6 {Black is ok, and it's White who has to be careful to
avoid being worse.} 24. Qa4 c5 $1 $36 25. dxc5 Rxc5 26. Rxc5 (26. Rd1 Qe7) (26.
Qxa7 Nc3) 26... Qxc5 27. Qxa7 Nc3 $15) 18... b6 $2 ({It's best to play useful
waiting moves} 18... h6 19. Rab1 b6 $6 20. Nxe6 Bxe6 21. Qxc6 Qxa3 22. Ra1 Qd6
23. e4 $14) 19. Nxe6 Bxe6 20. Qxc6 $14 {White has regained the pawn and has a
nice bind on the queenside.}) 15... Rd8 16. Nb3 Rb8 17. Nc5 Nd5 18. a3 h6 $1 {
Prophylactic against a later Nf3-g5.} ({Too hasty is} 18... b6 19. Nxe6 Bxe6
20. Qxc6 Qxa3 {just to point out if White played 15.Rfc1, this won't even be
possiblity as the a-pawn is defended by the a1-rook!} 21. Ng5 Qd6 22. Nxe6 fxe6
23. Bh3 Kf7 24. Qb5 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6,Rc7,Re6,Rf7][%cal Gc1c7,Gh3e6,Gb5a6,
Gb5c6] nevertheless, White is still better here thanks to his active pieces
and weaknesses in Black's position.}) 19. Rfe1 {Preparing e4 followed by a d5
pawn break, unfortunately Black intiaties action first!} ({Maybe a better
square is d1 in light of the following forcing line but there isn't much
difference in the ensuing complex positions:} 19. Rfd1 b6 20. Nxe6 Bxe6 21.
Qxc6 Qxa3 22. Ne5 $1 (22. Ra1 $2 Qd6 $1 23. Qxd6 cxd6 24. Rxa7 b5 25. e4 Nc3
$17) 22... Nb4 (22... Qd6 23. Qxd6 Rxd6 24. e4 Nb4 25. d5 $16) 23. Qe4 Rbc8 24.
Ra1 Qc3 (24... Qb3 25. Rdb1 Qc3 26. Rxa7) 25. Rxa7 c5 26. Bf3 $13) 19... b6 $1
20. Nxe6 Bxe6 21. Qxc6 Qxa3 22. Ra1 (22. Ne5 $5 Nb4 23. Qe4 (23. Qxc7 Rdc8)
23... Rbc8 24. Ra1 Qc3 25. Rec1 $1 (25. Red1 c5 $1 (25... a5)) (25. Rxa7 $4
Qxe1+) 25... Qd2 26. Rd1 Qc3 27. Rxa7 c5 28. Bf3 $13) 22... Qd6 {This is the
exact position from line B) starting with 15.Rfc1, only here the white R is on
e1 instead of the more useful c1 which is clearly a gain for Black.} 23. Qxd6
cxd6 $1 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Gd6e5,Gf3e5] Covering the important e5-square} 24.
Rxa7 Nc3 {The forcing moves has ended and by giving back the pawn, Black has
managed to trade off White's most active piece, kept the enemy knight off e5 &
c6, and gained a passed pawn on the queenside. Therefore it's safe to say that
the momentum has shifted and it's White who has to play carefully in the next
phase of the game.} 25. e4 $1 {White has to quickly create counterplay.} (25.
Bf1 $2 b5 26. e4 d5 $1 27. e5 b4 (27... Bf5 $1) 28. Nd2 Bf5 $1 29. Nb3 Bc2 $17)
25... b5 26. d5 $1 (26. Bf1 $2 d5 $1 {see note to move 25.}) 26... Bg4 $1 {
Giving White practical problems.} (26... Bd7 27. Nd4 b4 28. Nc6 Bxc6 29. dxc6
Rbc8 30. e5 dxe5 31. Rb7 $11) 27. Nd4 (27. h3 $2 Bxf3 28. Bxf3 b4 $19) 27... b4
{White to play *******************************} 28. h3 $6 {Alas, White errs.
This only helps Black's cause of promoting his b-pawn.} (28. Nc6 {is better
according to the best analyst in the world (Komodo 10), but it's not easy to
play such a move otb without objectively working out a way to stop a passed
pawn queening! Not to mention the time pressure involved at this stage.} b3 29.
Nxd8 (29. Nxb8 Rxb8 30. f3 b2 31. fxg4 Ne2+ $1 32. Kf1 Nc1 {Black queens!})
29... b2 30. f3 $2 {hoping for a R sac on b1, but--} (30. Nb7 $2 Bd1 $19) (30.
Rb7 $2 Rxb7 31. Nxb7 Bd1 $1 {Black queens!}) ({the only way to stop it is} 30.
Bf1 $3 b1=Q (30... Bd1 31. Bd3 $18) 31. Rxb1 Rxb1 32. Kg2 Nxe4 $11 {and the
game will most likely end in a draw.}) 30... Ne2+ $1 (30... b1=Q 31. Rxb1 Rxb1+
32. Kf2 Rb2+ 33. Ke3 Rxg2 (33... Nd1+ 34. Kd3 Bh5 $14) 34. fxg4 $16) 31. Kf1
Nc1 $19 {Black queens again!}) 28... Bd1 $1 {Harikrishna probably
underestimated the strength of this move.} 29. e5 $2 {"Mistakes don't come
singly" as they say.} (29. Nc6 b3 30. Nxb8 (30. Bf1 b2 31. Bd3) 30... Rxb8 {
and now K10 amazingly shows that White can still hold with:} 31. Bf1 $3 b2 32.
Bd3 Be2 $1 (32... b1=Q $2 33. Bxb1 Rxb1 34. e5 dxe5 35. d6 $16) 33. Bc2 Bf3 $1
{with the idea of ...Bxe4} 34. Ra3 {White is just in time} Bxe4 35. Rxc3 Bxc2
36. Rxc2 b1=Q 37. Rxb1 Rxb1+ $11 {with a theoretically drawn R ending. But of
course it's impossible to see all this during the game.}) 29... b3 30. e6 $5 {
Giving Black a choice - a chance to go wrong} fxe6 {The practical choice,
avoiding too much complications.} ({Most accurate is} 30... b2 {but once again
it requires very accurate analysis} 31. exf7+ Kh8 32. Nc6 Rf8 $3 (32... b1=Q $2
33. Nxd8 {and it's Black who's in trouble!}) 33. Nxb8 b1=Q 34. Nc6 Ne2+ 35. Kh2
g5 {White is still fighting, but Black's material advantage will eventually
tell e.g.} 36. Re7 Qf5 37. Rf1 Nc3 $17) 31. Rxe6 $2 {The last mistake of the
game.} (31. Nxe6 $1 {could've led to a study-like draw:} b2 32. Rxg7+ {I'm
sure Hari saw this possibility, but he probably missed something later down
the line} Kh8 33. Rxd1 Nxd1 34. Be4 b1=Q 35. Rh7+ $1 {maybe this?!? Because
our chess brains easily default to capturing a promoted queen whenever we can.}
(35. Bxb1 Rxb1 $19) 35... Kg8 36. Rg7+ Kh8 37. Rh7+ $11) 31... Bc2 ({But it's
also not yet too late for Black to mess up:} 31... b2 $4 32. Nf5 b1=Q (32...
Kf8 33. Rxg7 {and none of the Black pieces can prevent mate!}) 33. Rxg7+ Kh8 (
33... Kf8 34. Rf6+ Ke8 35. Re7#) 34. Rxh6#) 32. Nxb3 {White is forced to give
up material. The rest of the game sees White giving Black technical problems,
but Bu eventually achieves better coordination for his pieces starts to create
stronger threats, eventually converting his material advantage.} Rxb3 33. Ree7
g5 34. Rac7 (34. Rg7+ Kh8 {doesn't lead anywhere.}) 34... Bf5 (34... Rf8 {
is the safest, with the idea of stabilizing the bishop on f5.}) 35. Rg7+ Kh8
36. Rgf7 Ne2+ 37. Kh2 Nd4 38. g4 Bd3 39. f4 {White is exchanging as many pawns
to reach a drawish situation but the downside is that it weakens his king.}
gxf4 40. Rxf4 Rb2 41. Rcf7 Ne2 42. Rf2 Rdb8 43. R7f6 Nc3 44. Rxh6+ Kg7 45. Rhf6
{It seems like White is making progress trading & picking up pawns, but now
it's Black's turn to call the shots.} Nd1 $1 $19 {Exploiting the precarious
position of the White pieces.} (45... Rxf2 $6 46. Rxf2 Rb5 47. h4 Nxd5 48. Rd2
Nf4 49. Kg3 Rb4 {with Black's pieces tied up and 2 pawns about to roll,
there's still some work to be done.}) 46. Rxb2 (46. Rf7+ Kg8 47. Rxb2 Rxb2 48.
Rf6 Be4 $19) 46... Rxb2 {[%csl Rf6,Rg2,Rh2]} 47. Rxd6 Bf1 {This is already
resignable.} (47... Be4 $19) 48. Kg3 Rxg2+ 49. Kf4 Rf2+ 50. Kg5 Nc3 51. Rg6+
Kf7 52. d6 Ne4+ 53. Kh6 Rd2 54. Rg7+ Kf8 55. g5 Nxd6 56. Kh7 Bxh3 57. g6 Be6 $1
{A nice last move--dominating the enemy rook while creating a mate threat,
forcing White to resign. So far, Bu's pet variation (4...dxc4, 5...Nc6) is a
solid equalizer against the Catalan. And if White is not aware of the nuances,
Black can even achieve good chances to fight for more than equality.} 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 e6 5. O-O Nf6 6. c4 dxc4 {The game has
been converted into one of the lines of the Open Catalan which occurs after 1.
d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 c5 6.0-0 Nc6.} 7. Qa4 Bd7 ({The other
option is to play} 7... cxd4 {But White is scoring pretty well in this line.}
8. Nxd4 Qxd4 9. Bxc6+ Bd7 10. Rd1 Qxd1+ (10... Bxc6 11. Qxc6+ bxc6 12. Rxd4 $14
) 11. Qxd1 Bxc6 12. Nd2 $14) 8. Qxc4 b5 {This move has become the main one in
this position. While it is a very active move that tries to grab more space on
the queenside, it has a clear drawback of giving White a very strong centre
with the e4 and d4 pawn duo. This features will come to light as we go deeper
into the game.} (8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 Rc8 10. Nc3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc5 12. Qh4 $14 {
This is another importat opening position. Black has played it many times but
White has always had good results.}) 9. Qd3 {The d4-pawn has to be defended.} (
9. Qc3 {allows the equalising} cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 {[%cal Gd4e2]} 11. Qxd4 Rc8
$11) 9... c4 (9... cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxa8 $14) 10. Qd1 (10. Qc2 {is
another option. A typical line of play would go something like this} Rc8 (10...
Be7 $5 11. Ne5 Rc8 (11... Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd5 13. Nc3 $14) 12. Rd1 O-O 13. Nc3 a6
14. Bg5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Ng4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qe4 $14) 11. a4 $5 {The latest
innovation of Max Illingworth in his game against Ni Hua in Jan 2015.} a6 12.
axb5 axb5 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Nc3 Qb6 (14... Nb4 15. Qd2 $14) 15. Rfd1 {And now
0-0 would have been better but Ni Hua goes wrong with} h6 $6 (15... O-O 16. Ne4
Nb4 17. Qc1 $14) 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Ne4 $36 {0-1 (46) Illingworth,M (2476)-Ni,H
(2689) Sydney 2015. When White had a huge initiative.}) 10... Rc8 11. Re1 {
Angling to achieve the perfect centre with the move e4. Black doesn't really
have a way to prevent it.} Qb6 (11... Ne4 12. Nc3 $1 Nxc3 13. bxc3 $14 {
[%cal Ge2e4]}) (11... Bb4 12. Nc3 O-O 13. e4 $14 {Has been seen in games
before and it looks very promising for White.}) 12. e4 Rd8 $146 {Wojtaszek's
main idea is to attack the d4 pawn. But this regrouping with Ra8-c8-d8 doesn't
quite impress.} 13. Bg5 (13. d5 Nb4 $15) (13. a4 $1 {might have put more
pressure on Black.} a6 14. axb5 axb5 {[%csl Ga1] The rook on a1 is activated
which could prove very useful in some lines.} 15. Be3 $1 {With the threat of
d5.} Ng4 16. Bg5 f6 17. Bd2 $14 {The bishop has done it's job is creating some
chaos in Black's position.}) 13... h6 (13... Be7 {White has mainly two ideas
in such positions. To break with d4-d5 and to insert the move a4 at the right
moment.} 14. a4 (14. e5 $6 {is incorrect.} Nd5 15. Bxe7 Ncxe7 16. Ng5 O-O $15)
14... a6 15. d5 (15. axb5 axb5 16. d5 Nb4 17. d6 Qxd6 18. Qxd6 Bxd6 19. e5 Be7
20. exf6 gxf6 21. Be3 Nc2 $13) 15... Bc5 $1 (15... Nb4 16. a5 $1 Qb7 (16... Qc7
17. Bf4 $16) 17. d6 Bc6 18. e5 $14) 16. Re2 Nb4 $13) 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nc3 Bc8
16. d5 {There seems to be definitely something wrong about the way in which
Black is playing this position. White is almost 100% developed. Black on the
other hand has development issues and his king is stuck in the centre. His
position might not be objectively bad but it is hanging by a thread and
difficult to play.} Bc5 (16... Nb4 $5 {was also interesting.}) 17. Qd2 Ne5 18.
Nxe5 fxe5 19. b3 $5 {Excellent move by van Wely who is trying to open up the
position as quickly as possible.} (19. Bh3 exd5 20. Bxc8 dxe4 $15) 19... cxb3
$6 (19... b4 $5 {Black could have kept the position closed with this move.} 20.
Na4 c3 21. Qe2 Qa5 22. Nxc5 Qxc5 23. a3 a5 24. axb4 axb4 $11 {And even though
White is excellently developed and has his pieces well placed, Black is doing
fine. The main reason for that is the protected passed pawn on c3.}) (19... Bd4
20. bxc4 bxc4 21. Rab1 Qa5 22. Rec1 O-O $11 {Also keeps things under control.})
20. Rab1 $1 {It's moves like these that unsettle your opponent. Objectively
this might not be the best but if the guy sitting opposite to you sees a move
that he wasn't considering it can often throw him off balance. Here Wojtaszek
must be credited for not doing anything silly and keeping the position under
control for the next few moves.} (20. axb3 {was a natural move and also
perfectly fine.}) 20... Bd4 21. Rxb3 a6 22. Nd1 {[%cal Gd1e3,Ge3g4] Van Wely
wants to get his knight from e3 to g4.} exd5 23. exd5 O-O $1 {Wojtaszek
bravely castles in spite of his broken pawn structure in front of the king. He
realises that with the bishop strongly anchored on d4 and with the queen
controlling the sixth rank he has nothing much to worry about.} 24. a4 Bd7 25.
axb5 axb5 26. Nc3 Rc8 27. Reb1 Bxc3 $6 {Maybe this was a tad premature. Things
were flowing in Black's favour and he should have tried taking advantage of it
by} (27... Qg6 $1 $15 {x-raying the c2-square.} 28. Nxb5 $2 Rc2 $1 $19) 28.
Rxc3 Rxc3 29. Qxc3 {The position is once again equal but I think difficult for
Black to play. Once again the exposed nature of the black king is the reason
for that.} Qd6 30. h4 Rc8 31. Qb2 Rb8 32. Re1 f6 (32... Re8 {It would have
been better not to weaken anything and just continue defending passively.
White doesn't really have too many ways to make progress.}) 33. Qc2 {Looking
at the weakened square on g6.} Kg7 $6 (33... f5 {was active and better.} 34.
Qc3 Re8 $11) 34. h5 $1 {clamping down on the weakness of the g6-square. f6-f5
is no longer good because the e5-pawn will be pinned against the king on g7.}
Be8 (34... f5 35. Qc3 Re8 36. f4 b4 37. Qa1 $1 $16 {[%cal Ga1a7]} (37. Qb2 $6
Qc5+ 38. Kh2 Qc3 $11)) 35. Ra1 $1 {The problem with Black's position now is
that the weaknesses are too many to defend. The bishop on e8 is defending the
g6-square, the queen on d6 is keeping the d5-pawn in check and the rook on b8
is protecting the b5-pawn. And who is going to stop the rook penetration down
the a-file?} Rd8 (35... Bxh5 36. Ra7+ $18) 36. Bh3 $1 Qb6 $2 (36... Bxh5 37.
Ra7+ $18) (36... Qe7 $1 {was relatively the best but also bad after} 37. Qe4
Bf7 38. Be6 $16 {A very nice continuation could be} b4 39. Bxf7 Qxf7 40. Ra7
Qxa7 41. Qg6+ Kh8 42. Qxf6+ Kh7 43. Qxd8 $18) (36... Qxd5 37. Ra7+ Bd7 38. Qg6+
$18) 37. Be6 $1 Bxh5 {The position is already beoynd salvation, so Wojtaszek
decides to pluck a pawn.} 38. Rc1 $2 (38. Qc6 Rd6 $14 {keeps things under
control to some extent.}) (38. Ra6 $3 {A classic deflection. This was the only
winning move but so powerful that it would have immediately ended the game.}
Qxa6 (38... Qb7 39. Rc6 $18) 39. Qc7+ Kg6 40. Qxd8 $18 {Black's king would be
mated pretty soon.}) 38... Be8 39. Qe4 h5 {Black's moves are pretty forced.
With this he controls the g4-square and prevents Qg4+.} 40. Qb4 {Threatening
Qe7+} Qd6 41. Qa5 {Now the threat is Rc7+.} Kf8 $6 (41... Kg6 {was relatively
the least evil.} 42. Qa7 (42. Rc7 Bd7 $11) 42... Qb8 (42... Bd7 43. Rc6 $18)
43. Qe3 $44) 42. Qa7 $1 {The queen threatens to go to h7 when it will be all
over for Black.} Bd7 43. Rc6 $1 Qe7 (43... Qxc6 44. dxc6 Bxe6 {was better. But
after} 45. Qc5+ Kf7 46. Qxb5 $18 {It seems highly improbable that Black will
be able to defend this position.}) 44. Rc7 Ke8 {Black is totally locked up.
Not only locked up, he is completely chained and cannot move even a limb. It
is a wonder how Van Wely let his opponent off the hook from such a position.}
45. Qa6 b4 46. Qb6 b3 47. Qxb3 {White has won the pawn and kept control.} Qd6
48. Qc2 $1 {Once again aiming at the other side of the board. The principle of
the two weaknesses would be too subtle. I think this is just the art of mating
an exposed king!} e4 {Hoping for a miracle.} (48... Bxe6 49. Qg6+ Kf8 50. Qh6+
{is the way to end the game with all the forcing moves.} Ke8 51. Qxh5+ Kf8 52.
Qh8+ Bg8 53. Qg7+ Ke8 54. Qxg8+ Qf8 55. Qe6+ Qe7 56. Qxe7#) 49. Bxd7+ {The
human way to play.} (49. Qxe4 {Would have won the game but it is extremely
difficult to see how White can win after Black takes the rook.} Qxc7 50. d6 $3
{The absolute killer move which is so difficult to find. Mainly because it is
Black to play and he can safely give a check on c1. This is usually enough for
players to stop thinking about a particular variation but here after} Qc1+ 51.
Kh2 {There is nothing that Black can do against the attack against his king.}
Kf8 52. Bd5 $3 {Any bishop retreat is fine. The check to e7 cannot really be
stopped and the queen and bishop complete their tango successfully.} (52. Qg6
Bxe6 53. Qxf6+ Bf7 54. Qxd8+ Kg7 55. d7 Qd2 $11) 52... Kg7 (52... Qd2 53. Qe7#)
(52... Re8 53. Qg6 Be6 54. Qxf6+ Kg8 55. Bxe6+ Rxe6 56. Qxe6+ Kg7 57. d7 $18)
53. Qe7+ Kg6 54. Bf7+ (54. Qxd8 $18) 54... Kg5 55. Qe4 $18 {I must agree this
was not at all easy to find but maybe this position will be used in one of the
future training books by Jacob Aagaard!}) 49... Rxd7 50. Qxe4+ Kd8 51. Rxd7+
Qxd7 52. Kh2 $18 {This endgame once again should be a piece on cake for a
player of van Wely's stature. He has a passed pawn along with that the black
pawns are weak and the white king has a pawn cover around it to shield it from
perpetual checks.} Qg4 53. f3 $2 {I wonder why van Wely didn't go into the
pawn endgame which was completely won.} (53. Qxg4 hxg4 54. Kg2 Ke7 55. f3 $1 f5
(55... gxf3+ 56. Kxf3 Kd6 57. Ke4 $18) 56. fxg4 fxg4 57. Kf2 Kd6 58. Ke3 Kxd5
59. Kf4 $18) 53... Qg5 54. Kh3 $2 {Such moves are a product of your feel and a
lack of calculation. It is possible that van Wely had already stopped
calculating and was relying on intuition to get him the full point. His
opponent's next move must have come as a rude awakening.} (54. f4 Qg4 55. d6
$18) 54... Qc1 $1 {Wojtaszek takes his chance and threatens a mate in one on
h1. Winning this position has already become complicated.} 55. f4 Qf1+ 56. Kh4
Qd1 57. f5 Qd2 58. Kh3 Qd1 59. Kh2 Qd2+ 60. Kg1 Qd1+ 61. Kg2 Qd2+ 62. Kh3 Qd1
63. d6 Qxd6 {All the advantage has dissipated.} 64. Qf3 Ke7 65. Qxh5 {Even
though White has won a pawn this position is impossible to win.} Qd5 66. Qe2+
Kf7 67. Kg4 Qd4+ 68. Kh5 Qd5 69. Qc2 Qf3+ 70. Kh4 Kg7 71. Qc7+ Kh6 72. Qc1+ Kg7
73. Qc7+ Kh6 74. Qf4+ Qxf4+ 75. gxf4 Kg7 76. Kg3 Kg8 77. Kf3 Kf7 78. Ke4 Ke8
79. Kd4 Kd8 80. Kc5 Kc7 {There is no way to get in. A heartbreaking draw for
Loek van Wely who played very imaginatively in the opening and the middlegame
but when it came to finishing off the game, he was found wanting.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.15"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 {After Eljanov's victory in the Catalan
against Nakamura at the Candidates 2015, one thing is for sure no one can
underestimate Pavel's preparation.} dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 (6... b5 {
is the other move here but ...Nc6 is by far the most popular.}) 7. e3 Rb8 (7...
Bd7 {has been played quite a bit. The idea is that Black would like to defend
his knight on c6 before going b5.} 8. Qe2 b5 9. b3 $5 cxb3 10. axb3 {With an
interesting position.}) 8. Nfd2 {Now ...b5 is not possible and White wins back
the pawn on c4.} Qd7 (8... e5 {is the other option. But White is doing well
after} 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. dxe5 Ng4 11. Nxc4 $14) 9. Nxc4 b5 10. Ncd2 (10. Ne5
Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Nd7 13. f4 $14 {White surely looks like he has the
better position as his knight can sit on a superb square on e4 and overall
Black lacks some space.}) 10... Be7 {The players had been following
Tukmakov-Bagirov until this point. But now Pavel decides to go his own way.}
11. Nb3 {The thing that is usually most important in this position is whether
White can establish a clamp on c5 or Black can get in that move. In fact this
is the struggle in most of the lines of the Catalan where Black has played
b7-b5.} (11. Nc3 {was seen in Tukmakov-Bagirov. The game continued:} O-O 12.
Qe2 Bb7 13. Rd1 b4 $6 14. Nce4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 a5 16. Nc4 $14 {when White
already had a very pleasant position.}) 11... O-O 12. Nc3 Rd8 13. Qe2 {Making
space for the rook to come to d1.} a5 $5 {The bishop could go to a6 if the
queenside pawns could advance further. Black actually doesn't really have too
many problems.} 14. Rd1 (14. Nxb5 a4 $1 {A nice intermezzo.} 15. Nd2 Ba6 $19 {
simply loses a piece.}) 14... a4 15. Nc5 Qe8 (15... Bxc5 16. dxc5 {is actually
a good trade-off for Black as now there is no weakness on c-file. But here he
experiences specific difficulties as the queen is attacked and the knight on
c6 is quite loose.} Qe8 17. Rxd8 Nxd8 18. e4 $14) 16. N3e4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 e5 $1
{That's the right decision - to break in the centre. Black cannot allow White
to just finish his development with Bd2 and Rc1.} 18. d5 Nb4 19. Nc3 Na6 {
If given a few moves Black would like to play b4, Nc5 followed by Ba6 with
complete activation of his forces. Eljanov of course fights against it.} 20. b3
$1 axb3 21. axb3 Nc5 (21... b4 22. Na4 Nc5 23. Nxc5 Bxc5 24. Qc2 $14 {is a
clearly preferable position for White.}) 22. Qc2 {The position is complex and
unbalanced. Mamedyarov has done well not to let White's advantage get out of
hand. Yet if you look closely, thanks to the d5-pawn White has a much more
pleasant position.} Bg4 23. Rd2 (23. f3 {Shutting down your own bishop is
never a good idea.}) 23... Bh5 24. Bb2 Bg6 25. e4 Bd6 26. Rdd1 Ra8 27. b4 Na6
$6 (27... Na4 $1 {was surely the need of the hour.} 28. Bf1 Nxc3 29. Bxc3 Rxa1
30. Rxa1 c6 $1 $11 {and Black is not worse.}) 28. Na2 $6 (28. Qe2 {was the
cool move. The point being that the exchange of the b4- and b5-pawns is in
White's favour as then the c7-pawn would be quite weak.} Rdb8 (28... Nxb4 29.
Nxb5 $16) (28... Bxb4 29. Nxb5 $16) 29. Bf1 $1 $16) 28... f6 (28... Nxb4 29.
Nxb4 Bxb4 30. Rxa8 Rxa8 31. Qxc7 $14) 29. h4 Qd7 (29... Nxb4 30. Nxb4 Bxb4 31.
Rxa8 Rxa8 32. Qxc7 Qd8 $11 {would have been around equal. You can see how the
previous move f6 fortified the e5-pawn and made this move possible.}) 30. Ba3
Ra7 31. Rab1 Rda8 {The oppsosition of the doubled rooks against the clumsy
white minor pieces on the a-file looks quite dangerous. Eljanov immediately
gets them out of there.} 32. Bc1 $1 {Of course on e3 the bishop will be much
better.} Nb8 33. Nc3 Na6 34. Na2 Nb8 35. Nc3 Na6 36. Qe2 $1 {With the draw
being imminent if he retreated the knight, Eljanov strikes the right plan of
getting the b5-pawn for the b4 one.} Nxb4 37. Nxb5 Ra2 38. Rd2 Ra1 39. Rdb2
R8a2 40. Rxa2 Rxb1 (40... Rxa2 41. Bb2 $16 {The queen goes to the c4-square
next.}) 41. Ra8+ Bf8 (41... Kf7 42. Nxd6+ cxd6 (42... Qxd6 43. h5 $1 Rxc1+ 44.
Kh2 Qd7 45. hxg6+ hxg6 {The position is materially equal but completely lost
for Black as his king on f7 is very weak.} 46. Qb2 $1 $18 (46. Bh3 $1 $18)) 43.
Qc4 $16 {followed by Kh2 and getting the bishop out is a clearly better
position for White.}) 42. Qc4 (42. Qf1 $3 $18 {[%cal Gg2h3,Gb5c3,Gf1c4] would
have been a nice move. It not only defends the c1 bishop but also prepares Bh3
or Nc3-Qc4. trapping the rook on b1.}) 42... Na2 43. Qxa2 Rxc1+ (43... Qxb5 44.
Qc2 Qb7 45. Rd8 $18 {[%cal Gg1h2,Gc1e3,Gg2h3,Gh3e6]}) 44. Kh2 Qxb5 45. d6+ Bf7
46. Qa3 (46. Qa3 {Mamedyarov's resignation might be a tad premature but
objectively he is lost, although it might not be quite apparent on the surface.
} c5 (46... Qc5 47. Qxc5 Rxc5 48. d7 $18) (46... cxd6 47. Qxc1 $18) (46... Rc5
47. d7 Qxd7 48. Qxc5 $18) 47. Qxc1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Sitges Sunway op 3rd"]
[Site "Sitges"]
[Date "2016.12.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Shyam, Sundar M"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2016.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:38:48"]
[BlackClock "0:32:38"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 {Postny is an expert at the Catalan. It is
quite possible that Shyam prepared well for this game. The Indian GM likes to
prepare some specific lines before the game based on some recent encounters of
his opponent.} dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 {Postny played a game in this line
against Luther, but it was way back in 2007, so I am not sure if Shyam used
that game as the base of his preparation.} 7. Qc2 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 {You might
remember this opening from the World Championship Match in 2010. Anand vs
Topalov. Vishy played this line as White and scored a fine win in the fourth
game.} (8. Nbxd2 b5 9. a4 c6 {seems quite ok for Black. White goes for a pawn
sacrifice line here with} 10. b3 $5 cxb3 11. Nxb3 O-O 12. O-O (12. Ne5 Nd5 $11)
12... b4 {With an interesting position that was seen in Kunte-Ni Hua 1-0.})
8... c6 9. a4 Ne4 {This move has been quite in vogue recently.} (9... b5 10.
Na3 $5 {was Anand's novelty at that time.} (10. axb5 cxb5 11. Qg5 $14 {has
also worked quite well for White.})) 10. Qf4 (10. Qc2 Nd6 11. Nbd2 Na6 12. Nxc4
Nb4 13. Nxd6+ Qxd6 14. Qb3 b6 $11 {With the knight well placed on b4, this
shouldn't be an issue for Black.}) 10... Qb6 $5 {Following the game
Matlakov-Predke. It's a recent game played in November 2016 and quite sharp.
So preparation is a must if you want to go into this territory.} 11. O-O (11.
Nbd2 $5 Nxd2 (11... Qxb2 $2 12. Rb1 $18) 12. Qxd2 Nd7 13. O-O O-O $11) 11...
Qxb2 12. Ne5 $1 O-O 13. Na3 {Postny is up to the task until now.} Nc3 {This is
quite an amusing position. The queen and the knight have broken into the white
territory and try to protect each other. The other pieces are still on their
intial squares!} 14. Qe3 $1 Nxe2+ (14... Nd5 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Rfb1 $18 {
You get almost the same position as in the game but with White having an extra
pawn on e2.}) 15. Kh1 Nc3 {This is what modern chess is all about: Concrete
play. If the computer says that you are fine, then you can trust it!} (15...
Nxd4 16. Naxc4 $16) 16. Rfc1 (16. Naxc4 Qb4 17. Rfc1 Nd5 $11 {Black will
wriggle out.}) 16... Nd5 17. Bxd5 $1 {Giving up the bishop is the right
decision as the queen can be trapped now. Besides the white queen had no good
squares to go to.} exd5 (17... cxd5 18. Rcb1 Qb4 19. Rxb4 axb4 {It would be
better to have the pawn here on c6 stopping Nb5. Hence, exd5 is better.}) 18.
Rab1 ({A very amusing line that I found in my analysis was} 18. Rcb1 Qb4 19.
Rxb4 axb4 20. Nc2 b3 21. Nb4 Be6 22. Qf4 $2 {is met with a very nice
refutation.} Rxa4 $3 23. Rxa4 b2 $19 {No power on the board can stop the lone
b-pawn from queening!}) 18... Qb4 $1 19. Rxb4 axb4 {For a queen Black has a
nice phalanx of pawns, and a rook. Very enterprising play by the Indian
grandmaster. Objectively the position should be around equal. It is not so
easy to play for either side.} 20. Naxc4 $1 {Postny immediately decides to
return some material. Hanging on to it would have resulted in a catastrophe.} (
20. Nb1 Rxa4 $17) (20. Nc2 b3 21. Nb4 Rxa4 $17) 20... dxc4 21. Nxc4 Be6 {
Black's play is relatively easy. He has this nice square on e6 for his bishop,
the knight can come out on d7 or a6 and the a4 pawn is weak. White on the
other hand, has to use all his creativity to conjure up some play in the
position.} 22. Nb6 Ra5 (22... Ra6 $1 {Shyam would have been afraid of the d5
break. But it is not so strong.} 23. d5 cxd5 24. Rc7 d4 $1 {Sacrificing the
pawn to get the knight into the game with tempo.} 25. Qxd4 Nc6 26. Qc5 (26. Qe3
b3 $19 {The b-pawn is running down the board and the knight on b6 needs
protection.}) 26... b3 $19) 23. d5 $6 (23. Rb1 Na6 24. f3 h5 {This position is
around equal, but somehow seems much easier for Black to do something
constructive than White.}) 23... cxd5 24. Rc7 d4 $1 {A fine pawn sacrifice in
order to develop the knight with tempo.} 25. Qxd4 Nc6 26. Rxc6 {For the second
time in the game Postny gives up material to calm the position. But now from
being materially up, he is facing a situation of having a queen against two
rooks!} (26. Qe3 $2 Re5 $1 27. Qc1 (27. Qd3 Bh3 $1 {A nice mating net.} 28. Qd2
Rfe8 $19) 27... b3 $19 {White rook and knight are stuck on the queenside,
while the black rook, bishop and knight will ensure that the b-pawn queens.})
26... bxc6 27. Qxb4 Re5 {The objective evaluaion of this position is surely
better for Black. I tried a small experiment. I pushed back the pawn from g3
to g2 and pushed the h2 to h3. In such a scenario the position is around equal.
This means that the objective assessment of this position has to do a lot with
the light square weaknesses around the white king.} 28. h4 (28. a5 Bh3 $1 29.
a6 Rfe8 $19) 28... h5 29. Qd4 (29. a5 Rd8 30. a6 Rb5 31. Qe7 Rd1+ 32. Kh2 Rxb6
33. a7 Bd5 34. a8=Q+ Kh7 35. g4 Rb3 36. Qe3 Rh1+ 37. Kg3 Rg1+ 38. Kf4 Rxg4+ 39.
Kf5 Rxe3 40. fxe3 Rxh4 $19 {A nice line, not at all forced, but it shows how
Black's attack is quite potent.}) 29... Re1+ 30. Kg2 Bf5 31. Nd7 Rfe8 32. Nc5
Bg4 {The net around the white king tightens. All that Black must do now is
double the rooks on the first rank.} (32... Rc1 33. a5 Ree1 $19) 33. a5 Rd1 34.
Qb2 (34. Qa4 Ree1 35. Qxc6 Rh1 $1 36. f3 Rdg1+ 37. Kf2 Rf1+ 38. Ke3 Rxf3+ 39.
Kd4 Rd1+ $19 {Black will emerge victorious.}) 34... Ree1 {The mating net has
been woven!} 35. f3 Rg1+ 36. Kf2 Rgf1+ 37. Ke2 (37. Kg2 Bxf3+ $19) 37... Rfe1+
38. Kf2 Rf1+ {Repeating the moves to gain some time.} 39. Ke2 (39. Ke3 Rxf3+
40. Ke4 f5+ 41. Ke5 Rd5+ 42. Ke6 Re3+ $19) 39... Rb1 40. Qc2 Rbe1+ 41. Kd3 (41.
Kd2 Rf2+ $19) 41... Bf5+ 42. Kd4 {An exciting opening debate, fine preparation
by the Black player and a very interesting middlegame. A great game of chess
overall.} 0-1

[Event "Sitges Sunway op 4th"]
[Site "Sitges"]
[Date "2017.12.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Saduakassova, Dinara"]
[Black "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2017.12.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Bd7 8. Qe2
Bd6 9. Qxc4 O-O 10. Nbd2 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 {This position is
quite normal and has been seen before in a GM encounter Raznikov - Wagner.} 13.
Qc2 {This is the first new move of the game. Raznikov had played Qe2. But Qc2
looks very normal. Now the b7 pawn is hanging.} Bb5 14. Nc4 (14. Re1 $14) 14...
Qe7 15. a4 (15. Bxb7 Qc5 (15... Rab8 16. Bf3 Qc5 17. Be2 $14 {Overall the
pressure on the c4 knight cannot be increased and White is a pawn up.}) 16. b3
{Bxa1 will be met with Ba3 and White will have excellent play for the missing
material.} (16. Bxa8 Rxa8 17. f4 $5 $16) 16... Bxa1 17. Ba3 Qh5 18. Bxf8 Rxf8
19. Rxa1 Ng4 20. h4 $16) 15... Bxc4 16. Qxc4 c6 17. Bd2 Rfd8 18. Bb4 Qc7 19. f4
(19. Rad1 Bxb2 20. Qb3 Be5 21. f4 Bd6 22. Bxd6 Rxd6 23. Rxd6 Qxd6 24. Qxb7 $14
{I cannot think that White could be worse here.}) 19... Bd6 20. Bc3 Qe7 21. Kh1
Ng4 22. Qd4 (22. e4 Bc5 (22... Ne3 23. Qd4 $18) 23. Qe2 Ne3 24. Rfe1 Nxg2 25.
Qxg2 $11) 22... Qf8 23. Qb6 Rd7 24. Qd4 Rdd8 25. Qb6 Rab8 26. Rad1 Bc5 27. Rxd8
Bxb6 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 {White is now going to lose the e3 pawn because e4 will be
met with Nf2+.} 29. Bf3 Nxe3 30. Rc1 Rd8 {Aravindh is a pawn up and went on to
convert his advantage in good style in an opposite colured bishop endgame.} 31.
b4 Nd5 32. Be1 Nc7 33. Kg2 f6 34. h4 Kf7 35. Be4 g6 36. h5 f5 37. Bf3 Rd7 38.
Bc3 Bd4 39. Rd1 Ne6 40. Be1 Ke7 41. Rb1 Kd6 42. Bd2 Nc7 43. hxg6 hxg6 44. Rh1
Ke6 45. g4 Nd5 46. b5 axb5 47. axb5 c5 48. Rh6 Ne7 49. Be2 Kf7 50. Rh7+ Kg8 51.
Rh3 Kg7 52. Kf1 Nc8 53. Ke1 Nd6 54. gxf5 gxf5 55. Bc1 Re7 56. Kf1 b6 57. Ra3
Kf6 58. Bf3 Rg7 59. Bg2 Ne4 60. Ra6 c4 61. Ra4 Rc7 62. Ra8 Re7 63. Bf3 Ng3+ 64.
Kg2 Ne2 65. Rf8+ Kg7 66. Ba3 Nxf4+ 67. Kg3 Kxf8 68. Bxe7+ Kxe7 69. Kxf4 Ke6 70.
Be2 Be5+ 71. Kg5 c3 72. Bd1 Bh2 73. Bc2 Ke5 74. Bxf5 Kd4 75. Kf6 Ke3 0-1

[Event "Lublin 3rd"]
[Site "Lublin"]
[Date "2011.05.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Sasikiran,K"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2011.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8.
Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. O-O a5 11. Qd1 O-O 12. e3 a4 13. Qe2 Na5 14. Ne5 Nd5
15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bxd5 Bh3 17. Qf3 Bxf1 18. Bxf7+ Kh8 19. Rxf1 Nc6 {The first
interesting moment of the game. In all the previous games which reached this
position White took on c6, wrecking Black's pawn structure on the queenside,
however this opened the b-file for the extra exchange (rook for bishop) which
provides counterplay. With the next move, White aims to play against Black's
weakened kingside with the help of connected pawns (e, f) and light squared
weakness (after an eventual Bg6). Black will try to activate his rook via the
3rd or 4th rank and try to make inroads into White's position via the b-file.}
20. Qh5 $5 {[%mdl 8] The next few moves (until White's 24th move) were played
quickly indicating pre game preparation.} (20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Qh5 Rb8 22. Bxc4
Rxb2 23. Bd3 g6 24. Bxg6 Qe7 25. Bb1 Qf7 26. Qc5 Rxf2 27. Qe5+ Rf6 $13 {
0-1 Aronian,L (2783)-Kramnik,V (2780)/Shanghai 2010/ (71)}) 20... Nxe5 21. dxe5
Ra5 22. Rd1 Qe7 23. Bg6 h6 24. f4 Rb5 (24... Rd8 25. Bc2 Raa8 $5 {is another
playable alternative.}) 25. Bc2 Rb6 (25... Qe6 $2 {does not solve the problem
of light squares as the e-pawn is too fast.} 26. Qg6 Qxg6 27. Bxg6 Rb6 28. f5
a3 29. bxa3 c3 30. Rc1 $1 Kg8 31. e6 $18) (25... Rxb2 $5 {intending to give
back the exchange and seek counterplay with the queenside pawns.} 26. Qg6 Rxc2
27. Qxc2 b5 28. Rd5 Rb8 29. Kg2 Qe8 {with b4 to follow and the passed b-pawn
should give enough counterplay for a draw.}) 26. Qf3 Rd8 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Qe4
g6 29. e6 (29. Qxc4 Rxb2 {would quickly fizzle out to a draw due to the threat
of Qd2} 30. Qc5 (30. Qc3 Rxa2 31. e6+ Kg8 32. Qc4 Qd2 33. e7+ Kg7 34. Qg8+ Kxg8
35. e8=Q+ Kg7 36. Qxg6+ Kf8 37. Qf6+ Ke8 (37... Kg8 $11) 38. Qe6+ Kd8 39. Qxa2
Qe1+ 40. Kg2 Qe2+ 41. Kh3 Qh5+ $11) 30... Rxa2 31. e6 Kh7 32. f5 Rxc2 33. Qxc2
a3 $11) 29... Qe7 $5 {Evgeny wanted to try his chances, otherwise it is hard
to explain why he did not choose ...Qd2.} (29... Qd2 30. Kf1 (30. Qxg6 Qxe3+
31. Kf1 Qf3+ 32. Kg1 Qe3+ 33. Kg2 Qe2+ $11) 30... Rxe6 31. Qxe6 Qc1+ 32. Kg2
Qxc2+ 33. Kf3 Qd1+ 34. Kg2 Qe2+ 35. Kh3 Qh5+ 36. Kg2 $11) 30. f5 $5 (30. Qd4+
Kg8 31. Bxa4 Qxe6 32. Qd8+ Kg7 33. Qxc7+ Kg8 $11) 30... gxf5 31. Qd4+ Kg8 (
31... Qg7 $2 32. Qd8+ Qg8 33. e7 Re6 34. Bxf5 Re5 35. Qf8 $1 $18) 32. Bxf5 Rd6
$5 {Nevertheless my opponent changed his mind and offered a draw here. I felt
White is in no danger of losing (due to the exposed Black king and advanced
e6-pawn) and hence decided to continue; in addition there is the fact that
Black's counterplay is not easy to find over the board.} (32... Qg5 $1 33. Qe5
Kf8 $1 {threatening ...Qg7 forces White to take an immediate draw.} 34. Qh8+ (
34. h4 Qg7 $17) (34. g4 Qg7 35. e7+ Qxe7 36. Qh8+ Kf7 37. Qh7+ Ke8 38. Qg8+ Qf8
39. Qxc4 Qf7 40. Qxa4+ Kf8 $15) 34... Ke7 35. Qh7+ Kd6 36. Qd7+ Ke5 37. e7
Qxe3+ 38. Kg2 Rxb2+ 39. Kh3 Rxh2+ 40. Kxh2 Qe2+ $11) 33. Qxc4 Kf8 (33... Rd1+
$5 34. Kg2 Rd2+ 35. Kh3 Rxb2 36. Qg4+ Qg5 37. Bh7+ Kg7 38. Qd4+ Qf6 39. Qd7+
Kf8 40. Qc8+ Ke7 41. Qxc7+ Kf8 42. Qc8+ Ke7 43. Qd7+ Kf8 44. Bd3 Rf2 45. e4 Qe7
$11) 34. Bg4 $5 (34. e4 $4 {protecting the bishop seems logical, but it is
necessary to maintain access to the dark squares for the white queen to keep
the draw in hand.} Rc6 $1 {wins as the white queen does not have the correct
square without getting exchanged or the white king is being cut off by black
rook.} 35. Qf1 (35. Qd4 Qc5 $19) 35... Rc2 $1 36. Bg4+ Kg7 37. Kh1 Qf6 38. Qd1
Rd2 39. Qc1 c5 $17) 34... Qg7 35. Kg2 $5 {With time trouble approaching I
wanted to put my king on h3 even at the cost of a pawn, but overlooked the
idea of h5 deflecting White's bishop from the defence of e6-pawn. Nevertheless
White never exceeds the danger margin as home analysis proves.} Qf6 (35...
Qxb2+ 36. Kh3 Qf6 37. e4 (37. Qxc7 Qf1+ 38. Kh4 Qf6+ 39. Kh3 Qf1+ $11) 37...
Rd2 38. Bf5 Qg5 39. Qb4+ (39. Bg4 Qf6 $11) 39... Kg8 40. Bg4 a3 $5 41. Qxa3 Qf6
42. Bf5 Qg5 43. Qf3 c5 (43... Qg7 $5) 44. e5 h5 45. e7 Qxe7 46. Qxh5 Rf2 $11)
36. Qc2 (36. e4 $5 h5 37. Bf5 (37. e5 Qxe5 38. Qf1+ Kg7 39. Qf7+ Kh6 40. Qf8+
Kg6 $11) 37... Qxb2+ 38. Kh3 Rd2 39. e7+ Kxe7 40. Qe6+ Kf8 41. Qh6+ Ke8 42.
Qe6+ Kd8 43. Qc8+ Ke7 44. Qe6+ $11) 36... Rd5 (36... h5 $5 37. Bf5 Rc6 38. Qf2
$1 (38. Qd3 $2 Qxb2+ 39. Kh3 Qf6 40. e4 Rxe6 $1 41. Bxe6 Qxe6+ 42. Kg2 Qxa2+
43. Kg1 Ke7 $19) 38... Rb6 39. b3 axb3 40. axb3 Rxb3 41. Qf4 b5 (41... Rb2+ 42.
Kh3 Kg8 43. e4 (43. Bh7+ Kg7 44. Bf5 c6 45. Qc7+ Kf8 46. e4 Rb5 $11) 43... c6
44. e5 (44. Qb8+ Kg7 45. Qe8 Rb5 $1 (45... h4 46. Qd7+ Kf8 47. Qd6+ Kg7 48. e7
Qxd6 49. e8=N+ Kf8 50. Nxd6 hxg3 51. Kxg3 Ke7 52. e5 Re2 53. Kf4 b5 54. h4 $16)
46. Qxh5 Kf8 $11) 44... Qe7 45. Qh6 Rb5 $1 46. Qg6+ (46. Qxh5 Rxe5 47. Kg2 Qf6
48. Qe8+ Qf8 49. Qg6+ Qg7 $11) 46... Kf8 47. Qxh5 Qg7 48. Qh4 Ke8 49. g4 Rxe5
50. Bg6+ Qxg6 51. Qh8+ Ke7 52. Qxe5 Qxe6 $11) 42. e4 Rb4 43. Qxc7 Rb2+ 44. Kh3
b4 45. Qc8+ Kg7 46. Qe8 h4 47. Qd7+ Kf8 $11) 37. e4 Rb5 $6 {An error in time
trouble. Now the rook is offside and does not take part in the main play, when
the white queen enters the fray via the d-file.} (37... Rd8 38. Bf5 (38. Qc1
Kg8 (38... b6 $5 39. e5 Qxe5 40. Qxh6+ Ke7 41. Qh4+ Qf6 42. Qh7+ Kd6 43. Qd3+
Ke7 $11) 39. a3 c6 40. Kh3 Kg7 $11) 38... Qg5 39. Kf3 (39. Qxc7 Rd2+ 40. Kf3
Rd3+ 41. Kg2 Rd2+ $11) 39... Qh5+ 40. Kf4 Qg5+ 41. Kf3 $11) 38. b3 c6 39. Bf5
a3 $4 {The decisive mistake in the penultimate move before the time control.
Now this pawn becomes an additional weakness and Black is unable to protect it.
} (39... axb3 40. axb3 Kg7 (40... h5 $6 41. h4 $1 Qd4 42. Qc1 Ke7 43. Qg5+ Qf6
44. Qd2 Kf8 45. b4 $16 {with Kh3 and g4 to follow as the rook remains stuck on
b5.}) 41. Qd1 Qb2+ 42. Kh3 Qf6 43. Qd7+ Kf8 44. Qd6+ Qe7 45. Qd2 Qf6 {and
White cannot make any headway.}) 40. Kh3 Qe7 41. Qc3 Kg8 42. Qd3 Rc5 43. Qd7
Kf8 44. Qd2 Kg7 (44... Qg5 45. Qd6+ Qe7 46. Qf4 Kg7 47. Qd2 $16) 45. Qb4 Kf8
46. Qxa3 Rc2 47. b4 $1 {Clearing the third rank for the queen.} Qd8 (47... Rd2
48. Qc3 Qg5 49. Qh8+ Ke7 50. Qh7+ Kd8 51. Bg4 $18) 48. Qf3 Ke7 (48... Qe7 49.
Bh7+ Kg7 50. Qf5 Qe8 51. e7 $18) 49. e5 (49. Qh5 Qe8 50. Qh4+ Kd6 51. e5+ $18)
49... Rb2 50. Qc3 (50. Bg4 $5 $18) 50... Qd2 51. Qc5+ Kd8 52. e7+ 1-0

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Serper, Grigory"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Serper,G"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Uzbekistan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UZB"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 e6 5. O-O Nf6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Na3
cxd4 9. Naxc4 Bc5 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Qxb7 $5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Rb8 13. Qf3 Bd6 $1 $146
(13... Nd5 14. Bg5 $1 f6 15. Qg4 $3 $16) 14. Nxd7 (14. Bf4 Nd5 $1 (14... Rxb2
$2 15. Nc4) 15. Ng6 $140 $4 fxg6) (14. Nc4 Bb5 $1 $10) 14... Qxd7 15. Bg5 Be5
$1 16. Rab1 h6 17. Bf4 (17. Bxf6 Bxf6 $10) 17... Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Rfe8 $1 19. Rfc1
e5 20. Qd2 Rec8 21. Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. Rc1 Rxc1+ 23. Qxc1 e4 $15 24. Qd2 $8 Qd5 25.
Qc2 g6 (25... Qxa2 $2 26. Qc8+ Kh7 27. Qf5+ $10) 26. b4 Kg7 27. h3 d3 $2 (27...
h5 $17) 28. Qd2 $1 (28. exd3 $2 exd3 29. Qd2 Qd4 {/\ Ne4-+}) 28... Qc4 (28...
Qd4 $6 29. Bf1 $1 {xd3}) 29. exd3 exd3 30. Bf1 Ne4 $138 (30... Qc2 $6 31. Qxd3
Qxa2 32. Qd4 $16) 31. Qe3 $5 (31. Qxd3 Qxb4 32. a3 Qe7 $10 (32... Qa4 33. Bg2
Nf6 34. Qc3 $14)) 31... Qxb4 32. Bxd3 Nc5 33. Qe5+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 16th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2018.02.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sethuraman, SP."]
[Black "Perez Ponsa, Federico"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[Annotator "Sethuraman,SP"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{After losing against the mighty Levon, the eventual winner of Gibraltar 2018,
with the black pieces in the penultimate round I had gained some pearls of
wisdom and was in a fighting mood.} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5.
Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Bd7 8. Qe2 Bd6 {Nowadays this is hardly seen. Usually
Black supports the pawn with ...b5 but the idea of this move is focussed in
the centre to break with ...e5.} 9. Nfd2 $5 {Way back then in 2013 I found
this idea over the board against the Russian GM Shimanov and even after 5
years, the idea looked very sound and it was nostalgic not only to repeat it
again but also to score one more nice victory.} (9. Nbd2 b5 10. b3 c3 {This is
the difference with the other knight on d2.}) 9... b5 (9... Na5 $5) 10. b3 cxb3
11. Nxb3 O-O (11... e5 12. Bb2 exd4 13. Rc1 d3 14. Qxd3 (14. Qf3 $1 {A cold
blooded move gives White a huge advantage.}) 14... Ne5 15. Qe2 Bg4 16. f3 Be6
17. N1d2 Nc4 18. Nxc4 Bxc4 19. Qf2 c5 20. e4 Be7 21. e5 Nd7 22. f4 Rc8 23. f5 {
1-0 (50) Sethuraman,S (2538)-Shimanov,A (2640) Moscow 2013}) (11... a5 $5 12.
Qxb5 (12. Bd2 a4 13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. Qxb5 Bd6 15. Bxc6 O-O) 12... Nxd4 13. Qc4
Nxb3 14. axb3 Rb8 15. Rxa5 O-O $11) 12. Bb2 $14 {White has total control over
the key squares e5 and c5.} Qe8 13. Rc1 Rd8 14. N1d2 $6 (14. Nc5 {was more
accurate, creating instant problems for Black:} Nb8 (14... Bxc5 15. Rxc5 $16)
15. Nd2) 14... Nd5 {After my slight inaccuracy Black is able to consolidate
slowly although the objective assesment of the position remains the same.} 15.
Nc5 Bc8 {Here I had a tough choice of how to continue the game and was looking
for some productive plans. I read somewhere when you don't know what to do
just push the h-pawn :) gaining space. It was not a bad thought :) I suppose.}
16. h4 (16. a4 {- Computer's choice. I considered it during the game but was
afraid that all the pawns would get exchanged.}) 16... Nce7 (16... f5 17. Ndb3
$14 {Black's position is solid as well.}) 17. e4 $6 {I was worried about Black
playing ...f5 in the latter stages but it was not necessary to play concretely
as White is already statically better and he can take some time to improve his
pieces.} (17. Ndb3 Nb6 18. Na5 f5 19. Rc2 $14) 17... Nb6 18. Nd3 c6 19. Rab1 {
Against ...Na4.} a5 {My opponent can wait as well but he decided to be more
active.} 20. Bc3 b4 21. Ba1 {I have created some weaknesses in Black's camp
but still it is not easy to break through in the position.} Ba6 22. Nb3 Ra8 $1
$132 23. Nbc5 Bb5 {So far so good and here again I took a long time how to
continue further.} 24. Re1 {I thought at least I should bring the other rook
and the capture on c5 would only open my bishop but Black has now got huge
counterplay and one more extra pawn makes a big difference.} (24. a3 $1 {
- genius idea of the computer which never crossed my mind:} bxa3 25. Qa2 $14) (
24. h5 h6) 24... Bxc5 25. dxc5 Nd7 $6 {A bit passive when it was time to be
more active:} (25... Na4 26. Qc2 $13) (25... Nc4 $1 26. Qg4 f6 27. Qxe6+ Qf7
$15) 26. Qc2 (26. Qg4 Ng6 $17) 26... Rd8 27. Rbd1 Nf6 (27... f6 28. Nf4 Ng6 29.
Nxg6 Qxg6 30. Rd6 $11) 28. Nf4 (28. Bxf6 Bxd3 29. Rxd3 Rxd3 30. Qxd3 gxf6 31.
Qf3 Kg7 32. Qg4+ (32. e5 f5) 32... Kh8 33. Qf4 Ng8 $1 (33... Kg7 34. e5 f5 35.
Qg5+ Kh8 (35... Ng6 36. Qf6+) 36. h5 $18) 34. Qd6 Qb8 $13 (34... Qc8 35. Rd1))
(28. Be5 $142 $14) 28... Ng6 29. Bxf6 Rxd1 (29... gxf6 30. Nh5 Qe7 31. Rd6 $16
(31. Qc1 Kh8)) 30. Rxd1 Nxf4 {Already here both were having less time in a
complex position.} (30... gxf6 $2 31. Nh5 $18) 31. Be5 (31. Rd8 Qxd8 32. Bxd8
Ne2+ 33. Kh2 Rxd8 $132) 31... Ne2+ {looks natural but the knight gets locked
in there.} (31... Nxg2 $1 32. Bd6 Nxh4 33. gxh4 f6 34. Bxf8 Kxf8 $132) 32. Kh2
Nc3 $2 (32... f6 33. Bd6 Nc3 $1 (33... Rf7 34. a4 $1 Ba6 (34... bxa3 35. Bf3
$18) 35. Bf1 Nd4 36. Rxd4 Bxf1 37. Qd1 Ba6 38. Bc7 $1 $16) 34. Rd2 Rf7 35. a3
Rb7 $13) 33. Bxc3 bxc3 34. a4 $1 $18 {The intermediate move missed by my
opponent.} Ba6 35. Qxc3 Qa8 36. e5 Rc8 37. Qxa5 h6 38. Rd7 Bc4 39. Qxa8 Rxa8
40. Bxc6 {Finished with a decent score of 7/10 and this time it was a tight
packed field. Although only half a point behind the leaders, it meant a lot in
open events and had to share the prizes between 8-25 with the same points. A
huge group indeed, sometimes sharing is not caring :P} 1-0

[Event "Moscow Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Black "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nd7 $5 4. g3 {N/} (4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxe7 Qxe7 6. e3 Ngf6
7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qb3 c6 9. Rd1 b6 $10) (4. Nc3 Ngf6) 4... dxc4 (4... c6 5. Qc2 $5)
5. Bg2 (5. Qa4 a6 $1 6. Qxc4 b5 $10) 5... Nb6 (5... b5 $2 6. Ne5) (5... Rb8 6.
a4 a6 7. a5 b5 8. axb6 cxb6 $6 9. Bf4 Rb7 10. Rxa6 $16) 6. O-O Ne7 $5 (6... Nf6
7. Nbd2 $14) 7. e4 $1 (7. Ne5 Nf5 $1 8. e3 Nd6 9. Nd2 Bd7 $1 $132) 7... Nc6 8.
Nc3 Be7 9. Be3 (9. Bf4 Bd6 $5 10. Bg5) 9... O-O 10. Qe2 Bd7 11. Rad1 $14 Bf6
12. h4 (12. e5 $32 Be7 13. h4 $36) 12... Qe8 $2 (12... e5 $1 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14.
Nxe5 Bxe5 15. f4 Bxc3 $8 16. bxc3 Qe7 $13) 13. e5 $1 Be7 14. Ng5 f6 15. exf6 (
15. Nxe6 $6 Bxe6 16. d5 Nxe5 17. dxe6 c6 $13) 15... Bxf6 (15... gxf6 16. Nxe6
Bxe6 17. d5 $16) 16. Nge4 $16 Nd8 (16... Be7 17. Nc5 $1) 17. Nxf6+ Rxf6 (17...
gxf6 18. Bh6 Rf7 19. Rfe1 $1 {/\19...Bc6 20.d5!/}) 18. Bg5 Rf7 (18... Rf8 19.
Rfe1 Bc6 20. d5 $1) 19. Rfe1 (19. Bxd8 $2 Rxd8 20. Bxb7 Bc6 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 $10)
19... h6 $1 20. Bxd8 (20. Bf4 $5) 20... Rxd8 21. Bxb7 Bc6 $1 22. Bxc6 Qxc6 23.
Qxe6 Qxe6 24. Rxe6 Rfd7 25. Rc6 (25. Ne2 c5) 25... Rxd4 26. Re1 $1 (26. Rxd4
Rxd4 27. Rxc7 Rd2 28. Rxa7 Rxb2 29. a4 Rb3 30. a5 Rxc3 31. axb6 Rb3 32. b7 Rb1+
33. Kg2 Kh7 $10) 26... R8d7 (26... Rd2 27. Rxc7 Rxb2 (27... R8d7 28. Rxd7 Nxd7
29. Re2) 28. Ree7 $40) 27. Re2 Rd2 28. Kf1 R2d3 29. a4 R3d4 $1 30. Kg2 (30. a5
Nd5 31. Nxd5 R4xd5 $14) 30... Rd2 31. Kf1 R2d4 32. Rc5 (32. Rc2 $32 Rd2 33.
Rxd2 Rxd2 34. a5 $16) 32... Kh7 33. a5 $6 (33. Rc2 $32) 33... Nd5 34. Nb5 Rd1+
35. Kg2 a6 36. Na3 c3 $1 (36... Ra1 $2 37. Nxc4 $16) 37. bxc3 Ra1 38. Nc2 Rc1
39. Kh2 (39. Nb4 Nxb4 40. cxb4 Rxc5 41. bxc5 Rd5 $10) 39... Rd6 40. Ne3 $2 Rxc3
41. Rxd5 Rxe3 $1 42. Rxd6 Rxe2 $10 43. Rxa6 Rxf2+ 44. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interpolis-03"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1979.11.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sosonko, Gennadi"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Sosonko,G"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1979.11.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 a6 (5... b5 $6) 6. O-O $1 (6.
Ne5) (6. a4) 6... b5 $6 (6... Nc6) 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. Nc3 c6 (8... Bb7 9. Nxd5 Bxd5
(9... exd5 $142 10. e4 dxe4 11. Qh5 Qe7 (11... g6 12. Nxg6) 12. Bg5 Qe6 13.
Rae1 $40) 10. e4 Bb7 11. Qh5 g6 12. Nxg6 fxg6 13. Qe5 $18 {Sosonko-Schneider/
Buenos Aires/1978}) 9. Nxd5 exd5 (9... cxd5 10. e4 Bb7 (10... dxe4 11. Bxe4 Ra7
12. Bc6+ Nd7 (12... Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14. Nc6) 13. d5 $40) 11. Qh5 Qc7 (11...
g6 12. Nxg6 $1) 12. exd5 Bxd5 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Re1 $18) 10. e4 Be6 11. a4 b4 (
11... Be7 12. axb5 cxb5 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Nxf7 $1 $18) (11... f6 12. exd5 cxd5
13. Qh5+ g6 14. Nxg6 Bf7 15. Qe2+ $18) 12. exd5 Bxd5 $2 $18 (12... cxd5 $8 13.
Nxc4 $16 (13. f4 Be7 14. f5 Bc8 15. Nxf7 Kxf7 16. Qh5+ Kf8 17. f6 Bxf6 18. Bh6
$40 {+-})) 13. Qg4 $1 (13. Re1 Be7 14. Bg5 Ra7 {/\0-0}) 13... h5 (13... Bxg2
14. Re1 $18) (13... Be6 14. Qh5 Be7 (14... g6 15. Nxg6 fxg6 16. Qe5) 15. Nxc6
Nxc6 16. Bxc6+ $16 {/+-}) 14. Bxd5 cxd5 (14... hxg4 15. Bxf7+ Ke7 16. Bg5+) 15.
Qf5 Ra7 16. Re1 Re7 17. Bg5 g6 18. Bxe7 1-0

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2014.12.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2014.11.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 ({With White always searching for ways to
combat the solid Slav, the immediate} 4. g3 {has also recently become popular:}
{Perhaps critical is} dxc4 (4... Bg4 5. Ne5 Bf5 6. cxd5 cxd5 (6... Qxd5 7. f3
Bxb1 8. Rxb1 e6 ({Risky, but more consistent is} 8... Qxa2 $5 9. Bd2 $44 (9.
Qc2 $5)) 9. a3 Nbd7 10. e4 Qa5+ 11. b4 Qc7 12. Nc4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5
Qxe5 15. Qb3 Be7 16. Bf4 Qh5 17. g4 Qg6 18. Bd3 Nd7 19. O-O Qf6 20. Bg3 $16 {
Rombaldoni,A (2505)-Altini,N (2394)/Boscotrecase/2014/}) 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. f3 $5
Rc8 $1 (8... Bd7 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. e4 e6 11. e5 Ng8 12. Be3 (12. a3 $5 Nge7 13.
Be3 Nf5 14. Bf2 Be7 15. Be2 $14) 12... Bb4 13. Bd3 (13. Rc1 Nge7 14. a3 Bxc3+ (
14... Ba5 $5 15. g4 $5 $13) 15. Rxc3 O-O 16. Be2 Rfc8 17. Qd2 Rc7 18. O-O Rac8
19. Rfc1 Nf5 20. Bf2 Nb8 21. g4 Rxc3 22. Rxc3 $14 {Lysyj,I (2661)-Prohaszka,P 
(2575)/Iasi/2014/}) 13... Nge7 14. Bf2 (14. g4 $5 Na5 $132) 14... Nf5 15. Bc2
Rc8 16. Kf1 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Na5 18. Rc1 Nc4 19. Qe2 O-O 20. Kg2 f6 (20... Rc7
$132) (20... Na3 21. Bd3 Rc6 $13) 21. exf6 Rxf6 22. Bd3 b5 23. Rhf1 Qf7 $6 (
23... Ne7 $142 $1 $132) 24. Rce1 Rf8 25. g4 Ne7 26. Bg3 Ng6 27. h4 Kh8 (27...
h5 $5 28. Bxg6 Rxg6 29. g5 e5 $14) 28. h5 Nf4+ 29. Bxf4 Rxf4 30. Bxc4 dxc4 31.
Qxe6 $16 {Grischuk,A (2777)-Tomashevsky,E (2697)/RUS-chT Loo/2014/}) 9. g4 Bd7
10. Bf4 (10. Nxd7 Nxd7 $1 (10... Qxd7 $6 11. g5 Nh5 12. e4 e6 13. Bh3 Bb4 14.
O-O Bxc3 15. bxc3 O-O 16. c4 dxc4 17. d5 Rfd8 {Laznicka,V (2679)-Matlakov,M 
(2689)/Dubai rpd/2014/} 18. f4 g6 19. Qe1 $1 Nd4 20. Qe3 Nb5 21. a4 $16) 11.
Bf4 (11. Nxd5 $2 e6 12. Nc3 Qh4+) 11... e6 12. e3 Be7 $15 {[%cal Ye7h4,Yh7h5]})
(10. g5 Nxe5 $5 (10... Nh5 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. e4 e6 13. Bh3 Bb4 14. O-O $14) 11.
dxe5 Nh5 12. Qxd5 e6 13. Qxb7 Bc5 $44) 10... e6 11. e3 Bb4 12. Rc1 Nxe5 13.
Bxe5 O-O 14. Qb3 Qa5 15. a3 Be7 16. Bd3 Bc6 17. O-O Nd7 18. Bg3 {Melkumyan,H 
(2647)-Ter Sahakyan,S (2572)/Martuni/2014/} Qd8 $5 $11) (4... Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6.
Nh4 dxc4 (6... Be4 7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. c5 Qc7 10. Bf4 Qc8 11. e4 Be7 12.
Bg2 Nh5 (12... O-O $142 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. O-O $14) 13. Bd6 $1 Bxd6 14. cxd6 O-O
15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. e5 c5 17. Ne2 Nc6 18. f4 cxd4 19. Rd1 f6 20. g4 $16 {
Laznicka,V (2676)-Perunovic,M (2602)/Tromso olm/2014/}) 7. Nxf5 exf5 8. e3 Nbd7
9. Bxc4 Nb6 10. Bb3 h5 11. Qd3 Qd7 12. Bd2 h4 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. f3 Bd6 15.
Rhg1 hxg3 16. hxg3 Bc7 17. Kb1 Kb8 18. Bc1 Rhe8 19. e4 fxe4 20. fxe4 $14 {
Mamedyarov,S (2764)-Tomashevsky,E (2701)/Baku/2014/ For more details about
this game see the noets by Marin in CBM 163.}) (4... g6 {is the solid
symmetrical Fianchetto Grünfeld, but not all Slav players have it in their
repertoires.}) 5. Bg2 Nbd7 {and now:} 6. Qc2 ({Ambitious, but also more
committal is to ignore the Pc4 and occupy the centre with} 6. O-O g6 7. Nc3 Bg7
8. e4 O-O 9. Qe2 Nb6 10. a4 a5 11. h3 Ne8 $5 (11... e5 $6 12. dxe5 Nfd7 13. Bg5
Qe8 14. Qe3 Ra6 15. Rfd1 Nxe5 16. Rd8 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Qe5 18. Rad1 Bxh3 $2 (
18... f6 19. Bf4 Qe7 20. Rxf8+ Bxf8 21. Bd6 Qe8 22. Bc7 Nd7 23. e5 fxe5 24. Be2
$40) 19. g4 $1 f5 20. Rxf8+ Bxf8 21. Rd8 Bxg4 {Avrukh,B (2585)-Motylev,A (2655)
/EU Cup Eilat/2012/} 22. Bxg4 (22. Bh6 Ra8 23. Qxb6 Rxd8 24. Qxd8 Qd6 25. Qxd6
Bxd6 26. Bxg4 fxg4 27. Be3 Kf7 28. Bb6 Bb4 29. Nd1 Bd2 30. Kf1 h5 31. Ke2 Bb4
32. Ne3 c3 33. b3 Kf6 34. Kd3 Kg5 35. Bc7 h4 36. Nd1 Bc5 37. Nxc3 Bxf2 38. Ke2
Bd4 39. Nd1 b6 40. Nf2 g3 41. Bd8+ Kh5 42. e5 g2 43. Nh3 Kg4 44. Nf2+ Kf5 45.
Nh3 g1=Q 46. Nxg1 Bxg1 47. Bxh4 Kxe5 48. Bd8 Ke4 49. Kf1 Be3 50. Ke2 g5 51. Bc7
g4 52. Bg3 Bf4 {0-1 (52) Avrukh,B (2585)-Motylev,A (2655) Eilat 2012}) 22...
fxg4 23. Bh6 Ra8 24. Qxb6 $18) 12. Rd1 Nd6 13. g4 f6 14. e5 (14. Bf4 $142 $44)
14... Ne8 15. Ne4 Be6 16. Nc5 Bd5 17. Nxb7 Qc8 18. Nc5 Nc7 19. Re1 f5 20. gxf5
Rxf5 21. Ra3 Nd7 22. Ne4 Ne6 $36 23. Ng3 $2 Rxf3 $1 24. Bxf3 Nxd4 25. Bxd5+
cxd5 26. Qd1 Nxe5 $19 {[%csl Gc4,Gd4,Gd5,Ge5] Manolache,M (2441)-Cheparinov,I 
(2567)/Ortigueira/2004/}) 6... Nb6 (6... b5 $5) 7. Nbd2 g6 ({Simple
development, Black is unwilling to risk} 7... Bg4 8. Nxc4 $5 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Qxd4
10. Na5 $32) ({or} 7... Be6 8. O-O $44) 8. O-O Bg7 9. Nxc4 Bf5 10. Qc3 Nxc4 11.
Qxc4 O-O 12. Rd1 a5 13. Qb3 Qd6 14. Ne5 Nd7 15. Nc4 Qb4 16. Ne3 Qxb3 17. axb3
Be6 18. d5 cxd5 19. Nxd5 Nc5 20. Ra3 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Rac8 22. Bg5 e6 23. Rd6 Bxb2
24. Rxa5 Bc1 $11 {Grischuk,A (2764)-Aronian,L (2809)/London candidates/2013/
For more details about this game see the notes by Marin in CBM 154.}) 4... e6
5. g3 $5 {Kramnik goes for the Catalan, which he knows so well. His move-order
is quite rare, as White has already committed his knight to c3.} ({He is in no
mood for either} 5. e3 Nbd7) ({or} 5. Bg5 h6 {Both systems are heavily
analysed mainline theory, to catch up with the confident leader (In Qatar Giri
started with 6/6) he has to come up with something less usual.}) 5... dxc4 {
Anish picks up the gauntlet.} ({Taking on c4 sooner or later is certainly
principled, the shy} 5... Nbd7 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 b6 9. Nd2 $5 {
[%cal Ye2e4] gives White chances for an edge without much risk - altogether in
the Catalan spirit...}) 6. Bg2 b5 {Protects his booty.} ({Black's main
alternative is} 6... Nbd7 7. a4 Bb4 (7... Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. e4 e5 $5 $132 {
has a solid reputation}) 8. O-O O-O {Here Giri had a pleasant experience in
the past, but with White:} 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Na2 Bd6 11. Qxc4 Nb6 12. Qc2 Qxa4 13.
b3 Qa5 14. Ne5 Nbd7 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Rd1 e5 18. Nc3 exd4 19. Ba3
c5 20. e3 d3 21. Rxd3 Qb8 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. Rxd5 b6 24. Bb2 a5 25. Ra4 Re8 26.
Rg5 g6 27. Bd5 Kf8 28. Rf4 {1-0, Giri,A (2720)-Caruana,F (2781)/Wijk aan Zee/
2013/ For the notes to this game by Marin see CBM 153. Naturally Black's play
can be improved, but it's no wonder that Giri prefers to avoid this particular
branch.}) 7. Ne5 a6 (7... Bb7 $2 8. Nxb5) ({Black mostly plays} 7... Nd5 {
, but holding on to the pawn means falling behind in development:} 8. e4 $5 (8.
O-O Bb7 (8... f6 9. Ng4 $5 Be7 10. e4 Nb4 $6 (10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. a4
$44 (12. e5 $5 f5 13. Ne3 Bb7 14. a4 {()})) (10... Nb6 11. a4 $32) 11. a4 bxa4
12. Ne3 Nd7 13. Qg4 $6 (13. Nxa4 $16 {[%csl Rc4,Re6]}) 13... g6 14. Nxc4 Nb6
15. Nxb6 axb6 16. Qd1 O-O 17. Rxa4 Rxa4 18. Qxa4 Qxd4 19. Be3 b5 20. Bxd4 bxa4
21. Nxa4 Rd8 22. Bb6 Rd2 23. Be3 Rd8 24. Rc1 e5 $11 {Eljanov,P (2712)-Gurevich,
M (2617)/Konya/2011/}) 9. a4 a6 {and now:} 10. axb5 (10. e4 {is more popular,
but postponing the swap on b5 can later gives Black a choice to advantageously
take back with the c-pawn:} Nxc3 (10... Nf6 11. d5 cxd5 12. exd5 exd5 13. axb5
axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. Nxb5 Bc5 16. Qa4 O-O 17. Qxa8 Qe8 18. Nc3 Qxe5 19. Bf4
Qh5 20. Bxb8 Ng4 21. h4 Nxf2 22. Qb7 $1 Ng4+ 23. Kh1 Nf2+ 24. Kh2 Ng4+ 25. Kh1
Nf2+ 26. Rxf2 Bxf2 27. Bd6 $16 {Mikhalevski,V (2632)-Naiditsch,A (2637)/Heviz /
2008/ For more details about this line see the notes by Mikhalevski in CBM 123.
}) 11. bxc3 Nd7 12. Bf4 Be7 13. Qg4 g6 14. Nxd7 (14. Bh6 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qc7 16.
Qf4 g5 17. Bxg5 O-O-O 18. Bxe7 $13 {1/2, Nielsen,P (2625)-Goloshchapov,A (2558)
/Istanbul/2003/}) 14... Qxd7 (14... h5 $5) 15. Bh6 f6 (15... e5 {/\} 16. Qxd7+
Kxd7 17. Bg7 exd4 18. Bxh8 Rxh8 19. cxd4 Kc7 $36 {[%csl Ga6,Gb5,Gc4,Gc6]}) 16.
axb5 cxb5 17. Rfe1 e5 $1 18. Qxd7+ Kxd7 19. dxe5 fxe5 20. Bg7 Rhe8 21. Bxe5 Bc5
22. Bh3+ Kc6 23. Bf6 Kb6 24. e5 {Kortschnoj,V (2602)-Wang,Yue (2704)/Amsterdam/
2008/} a5 25. Bd7 Rf8 $15) {Safer is} 10... axb5 {, keeping the centre more
closed for the time being.} (10... cxb5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. e4 $32 Be7 (12...
dxe4 13. Qh5 Qc7 (13... g6 14. Nxg6 $16 fxg6 15. Qe5+ $16) 14. Bxe4 $1 Bxe4 15.
Re1 g6 16. Nxg6 fxg6 17. Rxe4+ Be7 18. Qd5 Ra7 19. Bh6 Nc6 20. Rae1 $16 {->})
13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Nxf7 $1 Bxf7 15. Bxa8 O-O 16. Bf4 Qb6 17. Be4 Nc6 18. d5 $18
{Ben Menachem,I (2305)-Varga,Z (2480)/Ramat Hasharon/1992/}) 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12.
e4 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nd7 14. Bf4 $5 (14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Be3 Bb7 (15... c5 16. Qa1
Bb7 17. dxc5 Be7 18. Qa7 Bf6 19. e5 Bxg2 20. Qb8+ Qd8 21. Qxb5+ Qd7 22. Qb8+
Qd8 23. Qxd8+ Kxd8 24. Kxg2 Bxe5 25. Bd4 $14) 16. Qg4 h5 17. Qe2 Be7 18. Ra1 g6
19. Ra7 O-O 20. Qa2 Qc8 21. e5 Rd8 22. h4 Rd7 23. Be4 $44 {Fridman,D (2635)
-Kraemer,M (2570)/Bundesliga/2014/}) 14... Bb7 ({Deserving attention was} 14...
Be7 {/\} 15. Qg4 g6 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Bh6 e5 $5 18. Qf3 $5 (18. Qxd7+ Kxd7 19.
Bg7 Re8 20. Bxe5 c5 $132) 18... exd4 19. Bg7 Rg8 20. Bxd4 c5 21. Bf6 Qc6 22.
Bxe7 Kxe7 23. Qf4 Rd8 $11) 15. Nxd7 (15. Qh5 g6 16. Qf3 f6 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 {
1/2, Wells,P (2517)-Haslinger,S (2468)/Caerleon/2007/} 18. Ra1 Be7 19. Ra7 O-O
20. Bh3 f5 $11 {/=/+}) 15... Qxd7 16. Qg4 Qd8 17. Ra1 h5 18. Qe2 Bd6 19. e5 Be7
20. Be4 g6 21. Qf3 Qc7 22. Be3 O-O 23. h4 Kg7 24. Qf4 Rh8 25. Kh2 Qb8 26. Ra2
Qc8 27. Bc1 Qd7 28. Ra7 Bd8 29. Qf3 Be7 30. Ba3 Bxa3 $6 (30... Rb8 $1 $14) 31.
Qf6+ Kg8 32. Rxa3 $36 {Mikheev,S (2547)-Van Unen,H (2552)/email/2010/}) 8...
Nxc3 (8... Nb4 9. a3 Qxd4 10. axb4 Qxe5 11. Bf4 Qf6 12. e5 Qd8 13. O-O $1 (13.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. Nxb5 Bxb4+ 15. Bd2 Bxd2+ 16. Kxd2 a6 17. Kc3 Nd7 18. f4 Rb8 19.
Nd6 Ke7 20. Nxc4 Nb6 $11 {Tregubov,P (2646)-Pavasovic,D (2597)/Kallithea/2008/}
) 13... Qxd1 14. Rfxd1 Bxb4 15. Nxb5 cxb5 16. Bxa8 a6 17. Bd2 Bxd2 18. Rxd2 Ke7
19. f4 Nd7 20. Rad1 f6 21. exf6+ gxf6 {Arngrimsson,D (2385)-Mihok,O (2451) /
Budapest/2013/} 22. Rd6 Nc5 23. Rc6 $36) 9. bxc3 Be7 (9... Bb7 10. Qh5 $1 {/\}
g6 11. Nxg6 fxg6 12. Qe5 $16) 10. Qg4 O-O 11. Bh6 Bf6 12. O-O Kh8 13. Be3 Bxe5
14. dxe5 Nd7 15. f4 Qe7 16. Qh5 b4 17. f5 (17. Qe2 $1 $14) 17... f6 (17... Nxe5
18. f6 gxf6 19. Bd4 Nd7 $5 $13) 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Qh4 bxc3 20. Rae1 Ng8 21.
Qxe7 Nxe7 22. Bc5 Re8 23. g4 $36 {Nyzhnyk,I (2620)-Graf,A (2605)/Bad Wiessee/
2012/}) (7... Qb6 8. O-O Bb7 9. e4 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O (10... h6 $5 11. Be3 $44)
11. Ng4 Qd8 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e5 Be7 14. Nxb5 Nd7 15. Nc3 Rb8 16. Qe2 Qb6 17.
Rad1 c5 18. d5 h5 19. Ne3 Nxe5 20. Qxh5 Qxb2 21. Rc1 $36 {Nisipeanu,L (2686)
-Van Wely,L (2685)/Canberra/2014/}) 8. O-O {[%mdl 512] Proceeds in gambit
style. Taking the pawn back releases the tension and is generally a relief for
Black.} (8. Nxc6 Qb6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. e4 Bb4 11. O-O O-O 12. d5 Nbd7 13. Be3 Bc5
14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. dxe6 Ne5 17. b4 Qxb4 18. Qd4 Nd3 19. Nd5 Bxd5
20. exd5 Qd6 $15 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2721)-Smeets,J (2669) Bundesliga/2010/}) (
8. a4 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 $5 (9... Nd5 {transposes to 7...Nd5 above.}) 10. axb5 axb5
11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Nxb5 cxb5 13. Bxa8 O-O 14. Bg2 Nd5 15. f4 Bd6 16. e3 Bxe5 17.
fxe5 Nc6 18. Qg4 Qd7 19. h4 Ncb4 20. h5 {Nyzhnyk,I (2585)-Giri,A (2717)//EU-ch
Plovdiv /2012/} {Now, as Krasenkow points out in CBM 148,} f5 $1 $15 {gives
Black an excellent position.}) 8... Bb7 9. b3 $5 ({We have already had} 9. a4 {
above, Kramnik has a different approach on his mind, often championed by GM
Gleizerov.}) 9... cxb3 {Modest, but solid.} (9... b4 10. Na4 ({Interesting is
also the enterprising piece sacrifice} 10. bxc4 bxc3 11. Rb1 Ra7 12. Be3 Bd6
13. d5 c5 14. Qa4+ Nbd7 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Bxb7 Bxe5 17. Bxc5 Rxb7 18. Rxb7 Qc8
19. Ra7 {Li,Chao (2697)-Ankit,R (2455)/Graz/2014/} Kf7 $13) 10... c3 11. Nc4
$32 {is very risky, Black's lag in development makes it difficult for him to
retain his powerful pawn-chain after} a5 (11... Nbd7 12. Bf4 a5 13. a3 Nd5 14.
Nd6+ Bxd6 15. Bxd6 Nb8 16. Bc5 Na6 17. e4 Ndc7 18. Bb6 O-O 19. Bxa5 Qe7 {
Gleizerov,E (2549)-Hovhanisian,M (2513)/Charleroi/2014/} 20. axb4 Nb5 21. e5
Nxb4 22. Bb6 Na6 23. Qd3 $36) 12. a3 Ba6 13. axb4 axb4 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. dxc5
Qxd1 (15... O-O 16. Bf4 Nd5 17. Bd6 Nd7 18. e4 N5f6 19. Ra4 Nxc5 20. Bxc5 Qxd1
21. Rxd1 Bxc4 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Rxb4 Be2 24. Rc1 $18 {Gleizerov,E (2531)-Bruno,
F (2413)/Sibenik/2014/}) 16. Rxd1 O-O 17. Bf4 Nbd7 18. Bxc6 Bxc4 19. Rxa8 Rxa8
20. Bxa8 Bxb3 21. Rd4 $18 {Gleizerov,E (2546)-Solodovnichenko,Y (2543)/Koge/
2013/}) 10. axb3 Be7 (10... Nbd7 $5 11. Qc2 Rc8 12. Rd1 Be7 13. Bb2 Qb6 14. Ne4
Nxe5 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. dxe5 Be7 17. Qe4 (17. Rd6 $5) 17... O-O 18. Bd4 Qc7 19.
Rdc1 Bb4 20. Qe3 h6 21. Bb6 Qe7 22. Bc5 Bxc5 23. Rxc5 Rfd8 24. b4 $44 {
Melkumyan,H (2678)-Duda,J (2599)/Doha/2014/ White's compensation is just
enough to hold the balance, this game was played in Round 4.}) 11. Bb2 (11. Bg5
O-O 12. e3 Ra7 13. h4 c5 14. dxc5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 Bxc5 17. Nd3
Nbd7 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nxc5 Nxc5 20. b4 Na4 21. Nxa4 bxa4 22. Rxa4 Rb7 $11 {
Li,Chao (2687)-Tomashevsky,E (2733)/St Petersburg/2012/}) 11... O-O 12. Qc2 ({
A later game went} 12. Ne4 Nd5 13. Qc1 (13. Nc5 $5 Bxc5 14. dxc5 $36) 13... Nd7
14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Nc5 Qc7 16. Rd1 Rfd8 17. e3 a5 18. Ba3 b4 19. Bb2 Ba6 20. e4
Nf6 21. Nxa6 Rxa6 22. Qc4 Qb6 23. Rdc1 g6 24. Qe2 Ra7 25. Rc4 Ne8 26. Qc2 (26.
e5 c5 27. Qe3 Rad7 $5 28. dxc5 Rd1+ 29. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 30. Bf1 Qc6 $132) 26... Rc7
27. e5 c5 $132 {Dubov,D (2629)-Shirov,A (2675)/Moscow rpd/2014/}) 12... Nfd7 $6
$146 {This anti-developing move doesn't make a good impression.} ({Black
should have been more generous with} 12... Nbd7 $1 13. Nxc6 (13. Bxc6 Qc7 14.
Bxb7 Qxb7 $11) (13. Nd3 {or}) (13. Rfc1 {retains pressure and compensation,
but White can't justifiably claim an advantage.}) 13... Bxc6 14. Bxc6 Rc8 15.
Bxd7 (15. Rxa6 $6 b4 {[%cal Rd7b8]}) 15... Qxd7 16. Qd3 Qb7 17. f3 Rfd8 18.
Rfd1 h6 19. Ne4 e5 20. e3 exd4 21. Bxd4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Qxe4 23. fxe4 Rc6 $15 {
Onischuk,A (2699)-Roussel Roozmon,T (2487)/Montreal/2009/}) 13. Nd3 $1 $36 {
[%csl Rb8,Rd7][%cal Yc3e4,Ye4c5,Yb3b4,Yb2a3] The congestion on the queenside
makes Black's life difficult, while White has many different motifs to improve
his position.} Qb6 14. Ne4 a5 (14... c5 15. dxc5 Qc7 16. b4 $16) 15. Ndc5 (15.
Nec5 $5 Nxc5 16. Nxc5 $44) 15... Bc8 {Another retreat, which doesn't improve
the situation.} ({Most engines insist Black should have taken the plunge with} 
15... f5 $5 16. Nxe6 (16. Nxb7 Qxb7 (16... fxe4 17. Nc5 (17. Qxe4 Qxb7 18.
Qxe6+ Rf7 19. d5 Ra6 20. dxc6 Rxc6 $13) 17... Nxc5 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Qxe4 Qf5
20. Qe3 Bc5 21. Qc3 Ra7 22. Rxa5 Bxf2+ 23. Kh1 Qc5 24. Rxa7 Qxc3 25. Bxc3 Bxa7
26. Rd1 $36 {[%csl Rb8,Gc3,Gg2]}) 17. Nc3 (17. Nd2 Nb6 $13 {[%cal Yb6d5,Ya5a4]}
) 17... Na6 18. e4 $44) 16... fxe4 17. Nxf8 Nxf8 18. Qxe4 Qd8 19. Rfd1 $14 {
Although White should be on top with his central pawns, the position remains
sharp.}) 16. Qc3 $5 {[%cal Rd4d5]} b4 17. Qe3 {Kramnik has fixed Black's
queenside pawns and stopped the Na6-b4 option.} Na6 18. Rfc1 Nc7 $6 (18...
Naxc5 19. dxc5 Qc7 20. Rd1 $36 {[%cal Ye4d6,Yd1d2,Ya1d1]}) (18... Qb5 $5 $14)
19. Nxd7 Bxd7 20. Nc5 Be8 $8 {For the time being Black has to keep his Rf8
locked in.} (20... Bc8 21. Na4 $16) (20... Bxc5 21. dxc5 Qa7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23.
Qg5+ Kh8 24. Qf6+ Kg8 25. Rc4 e5 26. Be4 $1 Rfd8 27. Bxh7+ Kf8 28. Bg6 Be6 29.
Rh4 $18) 21. Ra2 Qb5 22. Qd3 (22. Be4 $5 $36 {[%cal Ye4d3]}) 22... Qxd3 (22...
Bxc5 $142 23. Qxb5 Nxb5 24. Rxc5 Ra6 {/\} 25. e4 {[%cal Yg2f1,Yd4d5]} Ra7 26.
Bf1 Nd6 27. f3 f5 $132) 23. Nxd3 Nd5 24. Ne5 Ra6 25. Bf1 $1 {[%cal Re2e4]} Nc3
$6 {Black will have to return at least one pawn anyway, but now the weaknesses
remain.} ({More resilient was} 25... Ra7 26. e4 (26. Nxc6 Bxc6 27. Rxc6 Rfa8
28. e4 Nc3 $14) 26... Nc3 27. Bxc3 bxc3 28. Rxc3 Bd7 {Here White's Pd4 is
vulnerable, winning the opposite-coloured bishops after} 29. Nxc6 Bxc6 30. Rxc6
Rd8 $14 {/+/- won't be that easy.}) ({Also better than the text was} 25... Nc7
$5 26. e3 Nb5 27. Bg2 Na3 28. Raa1 a4 $14) 26. Bxc3 bxc3 27. Rxc3 $16 {[%csl
Ra5,Rc6]} c5 $6 {Black is in serious trouble, but this is desperation.} (27...
Bf6 28. e3 $16) 28. dxc5 Bf6 29. f4 {[%csl Gc5]} Bb5 30. Bg2 Ra7 31. c6 $16 {
/+- White has a powerful extra passed pawn - the game is more or less decided.}
Be7 32. Be4 f6 (32... Rc8 33. Nf3 {[%cal Yf3d4] is similar}) 33. Nf3 Rd8 (33...
f5 34. Nd4 Ba6 35. Bf3 $18) 34. e3 e5 35. fxe5 fxe5 36. Rc1 {[%csl Re5]} a4 37.
bxa4 ({Black has had enough,} 37. bxa4 Ba6 (37... Rxa4 $2 38. Rxa4 Bxa4 39. c7)
38. Nxe5 $18 {is hopeless.}) 1-0

[Event "Prague Chip"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Stohl, Igor"]
[Black "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1992.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 (7. dxc5
Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 Bd7 11. Nb3 Be7 12. c4 (12. Nfd4 Rc8 $10)
12... O-O 13. Bb2 Rfd8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Rac8 16. Bxb7 Rxc4 17. Bf3 Be8 18.
e3 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Bc6 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. Bd4 a6 {1/2:1/2,Razuvaev,Y-Van der
Sterren,P,Prague Chip 1992-CBM 27}) (7. Ne5 {-50/516}) 7... Bd7 (7... cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Qxd4 9. Bxc6+ Bd7 10. Rd1 Qxd1+ 11. Qxd1 Bxc6 12. Nd2 $14) 8. Qxc4 b5 9.
Qd3 Rc8 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nc3 b4 12. Ne4 $5 (12. Nb5 O-O 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3
Ne7 $10 {Yusupov,A-Sokolov,A,Riga cm 1986}) 12... Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Qe7 {N} (13...
Ne7 14. Ne5 Bb5 15. Be3 $14 {Gulko,B-Renet,O,Clichy 1987}) (13... O-O 14. Rd1 (
14. Ng5 $6 f5 15. Qc4 Nd4 $36) 14... Qe7 15. Bg5 f6 16. Be3 $36) 14. Rd1 (14.
Be3 $5 f5 (14... Bxe3 15. Qxe3 $14) 15. Qd3 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 e5 17. a3 $5 $36)
14... e5 $1 15. Be3 f5 (15... Bxe3 16. Qxe3 O-O 17. Rac1 $14) 16. Qd3 Bxe3 $8 (
16... e4 $2 17. Bxc5 exd3 18. Bxe7 dxe2 19. Rxd7 $18) 17. Qxe3 e4 $6 (17... O-O
$1 18. Nxe5 (18. Rac1 e4 19. Nd4 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Be6 $10) 18... Nxe5 19. f4 Qc5 (
19... Ba4 20. b3 Bc6 21. Qxe5 Qxe5 22. fxe5 Rfe8 $10) 20. Qxc5 Rxc5 21. fxe5
Be6 22. Rd6 Rxe5 23. Rxe6 Rxe6 24. Bd5 Rfe8 25. a3 bxa3 26. Rxa3 Kf8 27. Bxe6
Rxe6 $10) 18. Nd4 Ne5 (18... O-O 19. a3 $1 a5 20. Qb3+ Kh8 21. axb4 axb4 22.
Nxc6 Bxc6 23. Rd4 $36) 19. Qb3 $1 $16 a5 {/\a4,Qf7} (19... Qc5 20. Ne6 Qe7 21.
Nf4 $40) 20. Qd5 Rc5 (20... Qc5 21. Ne6 $1 (21. Nb3 Qxd5 22. Rxd5 Nc4 23. Nxa5
Nxb2 $14) 21... Qxd5 22. Nxg7+ (22. Rxd5 $16) 22... Ke7 23. Rxd5 $18 {_|_}) 21.
Qa8+ Rc8 $8 (21... Bc8 22. Nxf5 $18) 22. Qxa5 O-O 23. Rac1 g6 (23... Ra8 24.
Qd5+ {/\Rc7}) 24. Nb3 Rxc1 (24... Nc6 25. Qc5 $16) 25. Rxc1 Qd6 26. Qc5 Rf6 27.
f3 $1 exf3 28. exf3 f4 $5 29. gxf4 $6 (29. Qxd6 Rxd6 30. gxf4 Nc6 (30... Nd3
31. Rd1 $18) 31. Nc5 Nd4 (31... Bf5 32. Ne4 $18) 32. Kf2 Bf5 33. Rd1 $18) 29...
Qxc5+ 30. Nxc5 (30. Rxc5 Nd3 31. Rd5 Bf5 $132) 30... Rxf4 31. Re1 Rf5 $8 32.
Nxd7 (32. f4 $6 Nf3+ 33. Bxf3 Rxc5 $14) (32. Rxe5 $5 Rxe5 33. Nxd7 Re2 34. Bf1
Rxb2 35. Bc4+ Kg7 36. Bb3 Kh6 37. Ne5 Kg5 38. Nd3 Rd2 39. Nxb4 Kf4 40. Bd5 $16)
32... Nxd7 33. Re4 (33. Bh3 Rg5+ 34. Kf2 Nc5 $132) 33... Ra5 34. Bf1 Ne5 (34...
Kf8 $5 35. Rxb4 Rxa2 $14) 35. f4 $2 (35. Rxb4 $1 Rxa2 (35... Nxf3+ 36. Kf2 Nd2
(36... Nxh2 37. Bc4+ $18) 37. Bh3 $18) 36. f4 Nf3+ 37. Kf2 Nd2 38. Bd3 $18 {
פd2}) 35... Nf3+ 36. Kg2 Nd2 $10 37. Rxb4 Nxf1 38. Kxf1 Rxa2 39. Rb7 (39. Ke2
Ra1 {<=>><h2}) 39... Ra4 40. b4 Ra2 41. Kg1 (41. h4 $6 Rh2 42. b5 Rxh4 43. b6
Rxf4+ 44. Kg2 Rb4) 41... Rb2 42. b5 h6 (42... Kf8 $10) 43. b6 Kf8 44. h4 h5 $1
$8 (44... Ke8 45. h5 gxh5 46. f5 $18) 45. Kf1 Ke8 46. Ke1 Kd8 47. Rb8+ (47. Kd1
Kc8 48. Rc7+ Kb8 49. Rc6 Rb4 50. Rf6 Kb7 {/\Rb6=}) 47... Kd7 48. Kd1 Rb4 (48...
Kc6 $2 49. Rg8 Rg2 50. f5 $18) 49. Ke2 (49. Ke2 Rxf4 50. Rg8 Kc6 51. Rxg6+ Kb7
$10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Anand-Topalov +3-2=7"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2010.05.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2010.04.24"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. Ne5 {Anand repeats the
line, which brought him success in Game 2. The notes to that game also contain
a more comprehensive coverage of the opening phase.} c5 7. Na3 cxd4 8. Naxc4
Bc5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 $5 {[%mdl 32] The first minor surprise, but on the
whole a part of Anand's strategy - he is the first one to deviate despite the
successful outcome of the previous encounter (this tendency was seen also in
the Slav - games 3,5, and 8). Such an approach makes it more difficult for the
opponent to focus his preparation. The strategic idea behind the text move is
to increase White's << pressure by preventing Nd5.} ({Game 2 went} 10. Bd2 Nd5
11. Rc1 Nd7 12. Nd3 Ba7 13. Ba5 Qe7 14. Qb3 Rb8 15. Qa3 $6 Qxa3 16. bxa3 {
Anand,V (2787)-Topalov,V (2805)/WCh Sofia/2010/} Nc5 17. Nd6 b6 $15) 10... h6 {
Topalov didn't think too long about this natural reaction.} (10... Nbd7 11. Rc1
$5 $44 (11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. b4 Ba7 14. Qc1 Qe7 15. Qh6 Rb8 16. Rac1
$13)) 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 $146 {[%mdl 8] Played almost immediately by Topalov, but
in fact this natural recapture is a novelty.} (11... gxf6 12. Nd3 Be7 13. Qd2
Kh7 (13... Kg7 {seems more natural, but Black probably didn't want to reckon
with ideas as} 14. Nf4 $5 {/\Nh5}) 14. Rac1 Ra7 15. Qf4 (15. Na5 $5 b6 16. Nb3
e5 17. f4 $44 {|^}) (15. b4 b6 16. a4 $44) 15... Nc6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Qe4+ f5
{[%csl Re5]} ({><e5} 17... Kg7 $142 18. Qxc6 Rc7 19. Qa4 e5 $5 $132) 18. Qxc6
Rc7 19. Qa4 Bb7 20. Na5 Ba8 (20... Be4 $5 $14) 21. Rxc7 Qxc7 22. Rc1 Qd6 23.
Nc6 Bg5 24. f4 Bf6 {Raetsky,A (2399)-Panchanathan,M (2441)/Biel/2004/} 25. Qxa6
Qd5 26. b4 $16 {In our game we will later see a similar distribution of
material and a fight of the ^^ against NN.}) 12. Nd3 Ba7 (12... Be7 $6 13. Nb6
Ra7 {[%csl Ra7] צa7} 14. Rc1 Bd7 15. Rc7 $36 (15. f4 $5 Bc6 16. Ne5 $44)) (
12... Qe7 13. Rc1 Ba7 (13... Nc6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Na5 $14) 14. Na5 Bb6 15. Qd2
{[%cal Gc1c8] Here it's difficult for Black to unravel his forces, White
intends to double on the <->c. The natural} e5 {invites a tactical solution}
16. Nc4 Bc7 17. Ndxe5 $5 Bxe5 18. Nb6 Nc6 19. Nxa8 Qd8 20. Rc5 Bd6 21. Rd5 Be6
22. Nb6 Bxd5 23. Nxd5 $14 {/<=>}) 13. Qa4 {Anand played this almost instantly
- he proceeds to pile up his pressure.} ({The more straightforward} 13. Na5 {
practically wins the P back immediately, but after} Nd7 14. Nxb7 Bxb7 15. Bxb7
Rab8 {[%csl Ga7,Gb7];Beliavsky,A (2619)-Pavasovic,D (2597) HUN-chT 0809 2008 
(2) 1-0 Black eases his task by simplification. While ^- do not always mean
full equality in the Catalan, achieving the model situation as in} {is far
from simple. After} 16. Bg2 (16. Bxa6 $6 e5 {[%cal Rf6a6,Re5e4,Rb8b2] /\e4,
Rb2|^}) 16... Ne5 (16... Rfc8 $143 17. b4 $1 Ne5 18. Qa4 $36) 17. Rb1 a5 $5
$132 {the position is approximately balanced.}) 13... Nc6 {Even now Black
prefers to return material.} (13... b5 $2 {fails tactically to} 14. Qb4 bxc4
15. Qxc4 Nd7 16. Bxa8 Nb6 17. Qc7 $18) (13... Bd7 $6 14. Qb3 Bc6 15. Bxc6 Nxc6
16. Qxb7 e5 17. Nd2 $1 (17. f3 Rfb8 18. Qxa6 $2 Bc5) 17... a5 18. Rac1 $36 {
gives White an ideal position and justifies his opening idea.}) (13... Qe7 {
deserves more attention:} 14. Na5 $5 (14. Rac1 Nd7 $13) (14. Qb4 Nc6 $5 (14...
Qxb4 15. Nxb4 a5 16. Nd3 a4 17. Rac1 $44) 15. Bxc6 Qxb4 16. Nxb4 bxc6 17. Nxc6
f6 $132) 14... Bb6 15. Rac1 $44 {/\} Bd7 $6 16. Qb3 $36) (13... Nd7 14. Qb4 e5
15. Rac1 $44 {and again it's difficult for Black to unravel without
concessions.}) 14. Rac1 {Again in the spirit of the previous move White spurns
material.} ({However,} 14. Bxc6 $5 {is an interesting alternative. Although
after} bxc6 15. Qxc6 Rb8 16. Nd6 (16. Rac1 $5 Bb7 17. Qa4 {[%cal Yc4a5,Ya5c6] /
\Na5-c6 is perhaps more promising.}) 16... e5 17. Nxc8 Rfxc8 18. Qe4 Qe6 19. f4
(19. b4 $6 Re8 20. g4 Rbc8 $15) 19... exf4 20. Qxe6 fxe6 21. Rxf4 $14 {
Grischuk,A (2756)-Khairullin,I (2617) RUS-chT 17th 2010 (6) 1-0 /<=> White's N
is the better minor piece, it's still a far cry from} (21. gxf4 Rc2 22. Kf2 Kf7
$132)) (14. Rfc1 {is another plausible idea - we will mention this later on.})
14... e5 {Black also insists on freeing himself, other moves seem weaker:} (
14... b5 $6 15. Qa3 $1 bxc4 16. Rxc4 $36 {advantageously regains the piece.}) (
14... Rb8 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Nce5 $14) (14... Bd7 15. Nd6 Ne5 16. Qa3 Bc6 17.
Nxb7 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Gb7] |^ and once again White will remain
with a superior N against ץa7.}) 15. Bxc6 {Here already White has practically
no choice.} b5 $5 {The point of the previous move.} ({After the docile} 15...
bxc6 $6 16. Ncxe5 $14 {/+/- White will soon win another P.}) 16. Qc2 ({Anand
was still playing quite fast and rejects the double-edged} 16. Bxb5 axb5 17.
Qxb5 e4 18. Nf4 d3 $5 (18... Ba6 19. Qd5 g5 20. Nh5 Qg6 21. g4 Qe6 $5 22. Qxe6
fxe6 $44) 19. exd3 Ba6 $44 {Landa}) 16... Qxc6 17. Ncxe5 {[%csl Ga7,Gc8,Gd3,
Ge5] White has regained the P, giving rise to the aforementioned interesting
NN:^^ position. Black is forced to swap Q (otherwise he would have serious ->
chances) and his P (d4,<<) are rather vulnerable. However, White has a
weakness of his own on e2 and while his N are currently very active, the
potential of the ^^ can't be underestimated. All in all, at the very best
White can be only microscopically better.} Qe4 {[%cal Rc8h3] /\Bh3} (17... Qxc2
$143 18. Rxc2 Bf5 {gives White a slightly better version of the game position.
Other Q-retreats also allow Qc6 under more favourable circumstances.}) (17...
Qe6 18. Qc6 $14) (17... Qb7 18. Qc6 Qb8 $6 {is too artificial:} 19. Nd7 $16) (
17... Qd5 18. Qc6 (18. Qc7 $5) (18. Nc6 Re8 19. Nf4 Qd6 $5 $132) 18... Bb7 19.
Qxd5 Bxd5 {is similar to the game.}) 18. Qc6 Bb7 (18... Bf5 19. Qxe4 (19. Rfe1
Rfe8 {is hardly an improvement.}) 19... Bxe4 {-18...Bb7}) 19. Qxe4 Bxe4 20. Rc2
({Rybka here gives the unforced, but pretty line} 20. Nd7 Rfe8 21. Rc7 Bf5 22.
Rfc1 Rxe2 23. Rxa7 $1 Rxa7 24. Rc8+ Kh7 25. Nf8+ Kg8 26. Nd7+ $11 {, but White
prefers to keep the tension. Here it's time to recall 14.Rfc1 - if White's R
would be now on a1 instead of f1, he could consider developing his initiative
with 20.a4!?}) 20... Rfe8 {[%cal Re8e5] /\Re5} ({Black naturally seeks
counterattacking options, as he can't fight for the <->c:} 20... Rac8 21. Rfc1
Bf5 $4 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. Nc6 Bg4 25. f3 $18) 21. Rfc1 f6 {
Chases away the active Ne5, but slightly weakens Black's position. The text
move was by no means forced, there was a number of plausible alternatives:} (
21... Bf5) (21... a5) (21... Bd5) (21... Bb6 $5 $132 {/\Bd8-f6 All these moves
lead to a balanced position.}) 22. Nd7 {Heads for c5 and starts the N carousel.
} ({More ambitious seems to be} 22. Nc6 Bb6 23. a4 $5 (23. Kf1 a5 24. a4 $6 b4
$36 {[%cal Ye4d5,Yd5b3] Shipov; /\Bd5-b3}) 23... bxa4 (23... Kf7 24. a5 Bc7 25.
Kf1 (25. b4 Bd6 $132) 25... h5 26. Ra1 Rec8 (26... h4 $5 27. Nxd4 Bd6 $44) 27.
f3 Bf5 28. Rac1 $14) 24. Rc4 {[%cal Yc4b4,Yb4a4] /\Ra4, Rb4} a5 25. Rxa4 Bf5 $5
$132 (25... Kh7 26. b4 $5 Rac8 (26... axb4 27. Rxb4 Bxc6 28. Rxc6 Ba5 29. Rb7
Rxe2 30. Rxf6 $14) 27. Nxa5 Rc3 $44)) 22... Bf5 ({Simpler was} 22... Re7 23.
N7c5 (23. Rc7 $2 Kf7 24. N3c5 Bf5 $17 {[%csl Rc5,Rd7]}) 23... Bxc5 24. Rxc5
Rae8 $11 {, but Topalov treasures his ^^ and also wants to keep the game going.
}) 23. N7c5 Bb6 {An ambitious continuation, which however doesn't seriously
disturb the balance.} ({In the spirit of his previous move, Black spurns} 23...
Bxc5 24. Rxc5 Bxd3 25. exd3 Re2 26. R5c2 Rae8 27. Kf1 Rxc2 28. Rxc2 Kf7 {
Black is prepared to oppose White's R on all the squares from c5 to c8:} 29.
Rc5 Re5 30. Rc6 Re6 31. Rc7+ Re7 32. Rc8 Re8 $11 {White has no clear way to
improve his position - his K can't pass the <->e and moving the Pf2 weakens e3.
}) 24. Nb7 $5 {[%cal Rb7d6,Yc2c6] /\Nd6,Rc6 White avoids simplification and 
(for the time being) finds a way to continue the fight.} Bd7 (24... Re6 $2 25.
Rc6 $1 Ra7 26. Rxe6 Bxe6 27. Rc6 Rxb7 28. Rxe6 $14 {/+/- and in this _|_ White
can torture his opponent endlessly - Black exchanged the wrong B.}) ({
Interesting was} 24... Bg4 25. f3 Bf5 $5 (25... Bd7 26. Kf2 Re3 27. Nd6 $14)
26. Rc6 (26. Nd6 Bxd3 27. exd3 Re3 28. Rc6 Ba5) 26... Rxe2 27. Nf4 Rxb2 28.
Rxb6 Rb8 29. Nd5 Kh7 30. a4 d3 $44 {<=>}) (24... Rxe2 $2 25. Rxe2 Bxd3 26. Re6
$18) (24... Rac8 25. Nd6 Rxc2 26. Rxc2 Bxd3 $8 27. exd3 Re6 28. Rc8+ (28. Rc6
$2 Bd8 29. f4 f5 $1 {[%cal Rg8h7,Rd8e7] /\Kh7,Be7}) 28... Kh7 29. Nf5 g6 30.
Nh4 $14 {|^}) 25. Nf4 {Anand plays it safe.} ({Over the board it's difficult
to decide for the computer-like sortie} 25. Nd6 Re6 26. Nc8 $1 Bd8 27. Rc5 (27.
Kf1 $5 $14 {/\Rc5}) 27... Re8 (27... Kf8 $2 28. Nf4 $1 Re8 29. Nd6 $18 {
[%csl Re8] traps the R.}) (27... Be7 28. Rc7 $16) 28. R1c2 $14 {and the Nc8
cramps Black and limits his options.}) 25... Rab8 ({Chasing away the N without
exchanges, but simpler was} 25... Rac8 $142 $1 {and Black is fine:} 26. Nd6
$142 (26. Nd5 Rxc2 27. Rxc2 d3 (27... Bh3 28. Rd2 (28. Nxb6 $2 d3) 28... Ba7
29. Nf4 Bd7 $13) (27... Ba7 28. Rc7 Bh3 29. Ne7+ Kf8 30. Ng6+ Kg8 31. Ne7+ $11)
28. exd3 Bh3 29. Ne3 (29. Rc1 Bd4 30. Nf4 Bg4 31. Kg2 g5 $36) 29... Bxe3 30.
fxe3 Rxe3 31. Nc5 Rf3 32. Rf2 Re3 33. Rc2 $11) 26... Rxc2 27. Rxc2 Re5 $132)
26. Nd6 (26. Nc5 $5 Bxc5 (26... Bc8 27. Rd2 Rd8 28. Nfe6 $36) (26... Bf5 27.
Nxa6 $1 Ra8 28. Nc7 Bxc7 29. Rxc7 Re5 (29... Rxa2 30. Nh5 $40) 30. Rd1 $5 $14)
27. Rxc5 g5 28. Nd5 $1 Kf7 29. R1c2 $14 (29. Kf1 Kg6 30. f3 Re5 31. Nb4 $14))
26... Re5 27. Nc8 {There was no need to hurry with this.} (27. h4 g5 28. Nd3
Re6 29. Nf5 Ree8 $5 30. Nd6 Re6 $11) ({Perhaps the most promising was} 27. Nd3
$5 Re6 28. Nc8 Re8 $5 (28... Ba5 29. b4 Bd8 30. Rc5 $14 {[%cal Rc5d5] /\Rd5 is
similar to the 25.Nd6 line above.}) 29. Nxb6 Rxb6 30. Rc7 Rd6 31. R1c2 $14) ({
Landa suggests} 27. h3 {/\} g5 28. Nd3 Re6 29. Nf5 h5 30. g4 {, gaining an
outpost for the N.}) 27... Ba5 $1 (27... Bd8 28. Na7 $1 {[%cal Ga7c6] /\Nc6+/=
simplifies the position in White's favour.}) 28. Nd3 (28. Na7 $2 {is not good
any more due to} Rbe8 $1 $36 {/\} 29. Nc6 Bxc6 30. Rxc6 Bd2 $1 $17) 28... Re8 {
The Nc8 understandably makes Black nervous.} (28... Re6 $143 29. b4 Bd8 30. Rc5
$14 {-27.Nd3 transposes to a line, pleasant for White.}) 29. Na7 {The N
continues its dance, but after the tex t-move White's slight pressure
dissipates.} ({Shipov recommends the more ambitious} 29. Nd6 Re6 30. Nf5 Bb6
31. h4 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Yh4h5] /\h5,><f5 , but even here after} h5 32. Nf4 Re5
33. Nd6 Bg4 34. Kg2 g5 $13 {Black gets sufficient <=>.}) 29... Bb6 ({Black
could have already played} 29... Ra8 30. Nc6 Bxc6 31. Rxc6 Rxe2 {but with
White's strong Nd3 the extra P isn't worth much. Moreover, White has motifs
with trapping Black's R:} 32. Kf1 (32. Rc8+ Rxc8 33. Rxc8+ Kh7 34. Rc6 Rd2 35.
Rxa6 Bc3 $1 $11) 32... Rd2 33. R1c2 Rxc2 (33... Rxd3 34. Ke2 Rc3 35. bxc3 dxc3
36. Kd1 $14) 34. Rxc2 Kf8 35. Rc6 Ke7 36. Nc5 d3 37. Nxd3 Kd7 $11) 30. Nc6 Rb7
{[%csl Rb6,Gd7] Topalov quickly decided to fight on, preferring to keep the
more valuable Bd7, rather than the ineffective Bb6.} (30... Bxc6 31. Rxc6 Rxe2
32. Rc8+ (32. Kf1 Rd2 33. Rc8+) 32... Rxc8 33. Rxc8+ Kf7 34. Kf1 (34. Ra8 a5
35. Rb8 $44) 34... Rd2 35. Rc6 (35. Ke1 $2 Ba5 $19) 35... Ba5 36. Rxa6 Bc3 $11)
31. Ncb4 a5 32. Nd5 a4 {Gains more space on the <<, but Black had other
equally satisfactory moves:} (32... Be6 33. N3f4 (33. Nxb6 Rxb6 34. b3 Bg4 $11)
33... Bf5 $132) (32... Bg4 $11) (32... Bf5 $5 $11) 33. Nxb6 {Anand releases
the tension, after this the game inexorably heads towards a peaceful outcome.
However, White can hardly claim an advantage even after more ambitious
continuations:} (33. h4 Be6 (33... Bg4 $5 34. N3f4 Ba7) 34. N3f4 Bf7 35. h5 Kh7
$13) (33. N3f4 Bf5 34. Rc6 Bd8 $132 {/\} 35. Rd1 $6 g5 $1 36. Nxf6+ Bxf6 37.
Rxf6 Rf7 $15) 33... Rxb6 $11 {After 12 N-moves in a row and 13 overall (!) by
this one piece the game settles down.} 34. Nc5 Bf5 35. Rd2 (35. Nd3 $6 Be6 36.
Nb4 Bc4 $15) 35... Rc6 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gc6c1,Ge8e2] Despite the loss of the
^^, Black's ><d4 is compensated for by his pressure on the <->c and e.} 36. b4
axb3 (36... Rc7 37. f3 Rce7 38. Kf2 Bg6 39. Re1 Bf7 {[%cal Yf7c4] /\Bc4<=>})
37. axb3 b4 $1 {[%cal Re8c8] /\Rec8 An accurate move, allowing White to play
b4 would cement his outpost on c5, so that he can turn his attention to the
><d4.} (37... Rc7 38. b4 Rce7 39. Nb3 $1 $14) 38. Rxd4 $8 {The only way to
meet the pin on the <->c, but it results in a liquidation of the <<.} Rxe2 39.
Rxb4 Bh3 $1 {[%cal Rc6c5] /\Rc5} 40. Rbc4 (40. Rb5 Rd6 41. Rb4 $5 Rdd2 42. Rh4
Rc2 $44 43. Rc4 Ra2 44. Rh4 Rec2 45. Nd3 Bf5 46. Rxc2 Rxc2 47. Nb4 Rb2 $11)
40... Rd6 41. Re4 ({Another possible draw results after} 41. Rh4 Rc2 42. Ra1
Ra2 43. Re1 Re2 44. Re4 Rb2 45. b4 (45. Rh4 Re2 $11) 45... Rdd2 46. Rh4 Re2 47.
Nd3 Rxe1+ 48. Nxe1 Bd7 49. f3 Bb5 50. Rd4 Rb1 51. Kf2 Rb2+ 52. Kg1 Rb1 $11)
41... Rb2 42. Ree1 (42. Rh4 Rc2 $11 {-41.Rh4}) 42... Rdd2 43. Ne4 Rd4 (43...
Rd3 44. Rb1 {transposes to the game.} (44. Rc3 $11)) 44. Nc5 Rdd2 (44... f5 $6
45. Ne6 Re4 46. f3 $1 Rxe1+ 47. Rxe1 {/\Nf4} g5 48. f4 gxf4 (48... Rxb3 49.
fxg5 hxg5 50. Nxg5 $14) 49. Nxf4 $14) 45. Ne4 Rd3 46. Rb1 (46. Rc3 Rxc3 47.
Nxc3 Rxb3 48. Nd5 $11) (46. Nc5 $2 Rf3 $19) 46... Rdxb3 47. Nd2 Rb4 48. f3 {
White creates an airhole for his K, avoiding any possible danger. The rest is
not interesting anymore.} g5 49. Rxb2 Rxb2 50. Rd1 (50. Re8+ Kf7 51. Rd8 {
/\Kf2=}) 50... Kf7 51. Kf2 h5 52. Ke3 Rc2 53. Ra1 Kg6 54. Ra6 Bf5 55. Rd6 Rc3+
56. Kf2 Rc2 (56... Rc2 57. Ke3 {repeats the position.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Anand-Topalov +3-2=7"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2010.04.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2010.04.24"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 {Anand allows the Queen's Indian - if he played} (3.
g3 {directly, he would have to reckon with a possible transposition to the
Benoni with} c5 {see Aronian-Topalov, Linares 2010 (CBM 135).}) 3... d5 4. g3 {
While closed games did bring Anand success in Bonn 2008 and Topalov certainly
expected 1.d4, the Catalan until now figured only in a few Anand's blitz games.
Running a bit ahead, it seems a psychologically astute choice - Topalov
usually strives for the initiative from the beginning, while in the Catalan
most of Black's ambitious choices are connected with taking a P and holding on
to it, while trying to survive White's initiative. As we saw in numerous games
earlier (For example in Game 1, or Topalov-Kramnik, Wijk aan Zee 2008 to name
a few), Topalov is more comfortable with sacrificing material himself, than
defending. This game offers further proof.} dxc4 {The most solid moves are} (
4... Be7 {and}) (4... Bb4+ {Topalov most often played the latter move and
turned to it in Game 7, albeit even then he connected it with an attractive
sacrificial concept.}) 5. Bg2 a6 {If MegaBase is complete, Topalov previously
played this only once. Possibly he was counting on the effect of surprise and
in a sense this calculation paid off to certain extent - Anand's play in the
transition from the opening to the middlegame wasn't quite ideal (see move 15).
However, the general character of the resulting positions will still fit him
fine enough.} 6. Ne5 ({A more usual continuation is the pawn sacrifice} 6. O-O
$5 b5 ({After} 6... Nc6 {White has recently been successful with} 7. Bg5 $5 Be7
8. e3 Nd5 (8... Bd7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rc1 Rb8 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Ne4 b5 13. b3 $44
Be7 14. bxc4 bxc4 15. Rxc4 Nb4 16. a4 Qe8 17. Nc3 Nc6 18. d5 exd5 19. Nxd5 Bd6
20. Qc2 $36 {1-0 Grischuk,A (2733)-Potkin,V (2619)/Villarrobledo rpd/2009/}) 9.
Bxe7 Ncxe7 (9... Qxe7 10. Qc1 Nb6 11. Nfd2 Qb4 12. a3 Qb5 13. Nc3 Qf5 14. Nce4
e5 15. Nxc4 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 exd4 17. Nd6+ cxd6 18. Bxc6+ Ke7 19. Bd5 Be6 20. Qc7+
Kf6 21. e4 Qh5 22. Qxd6 Rhd8 23. Qf4+ Ke7 24. Qc7+ Kf8 25. Rfd1 Rac8 26. Qxb7
Bxd5 27. Qb4+ Kg8 28. Qxd4 $18 {Landa,K (2655)-Vallejo Pons,F (2696)/Lugo/2009/
}) 10. Ne5 (10. a4 Rb8 $13) 10... b5 11. b3 cxb3 12. axb3 O-O 13. Qc2 Bb7 14.
Nd3 Qd6 15. Qb2 Qb6 16. e4 Nf6 17. Nc5 Rfd8 18. Nc3 Bc6 19. b4 Be8 20. e5 Nfd5
21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Ra5 $14 {Pelletier,Y (2589)-Fressinet,L (2658)/EU-chT Novi
Sad/2009/}) 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. a4 (8. e4 Nf6 9. a4 Bb7 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8
12. Nc3 c6 13. Bf4 ({More principled is} 13. d5 $5 {recommended also by Avrukh
in his acclaimed repetoire book. His main line runs} Be7 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Qe2
O-O 16. Bh3 Qc8 17. Nf3 Na6 18. Ng5 Nc7 19. Bf4 Nfe8 20. Rd1 $5 $146 Bb7 21.
Qe3 h6 22. Nf3 Na6 23. Ne5 Nec7 24. Ng6 Bc5 25. Qd2 Rf6 26. Ne5 $44) 13... Be7
14. Qa1 Nbd7 15. d5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 cxd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Bxd5
exd5 20. Re1+ Kf8 21. Qa3+ Be7 22. Qa7 g6 23. Nxb5 d4 {1/2,Radjabov,T (2656)
-Topalov,V (2735)/Linares/2004/ is the game I mentioned above.}) 8... Bb7 9. b3
{Therefore Black tries to keep the position closed with} c3 (9... cxb3 10. Qxb3
$32 ({or} 10. axb5 $5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Qxb3 $44 {is considered risky for
Black due to White's lead in development.})) 10. e4 {and now:} {A better
chance is} b4 $5 ({After} 10... Nf6 {the critical move is} 11. Nxc3 $1 (11.
axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Nxc3 b4 $132 {and even forcing play doesn't give
White an advantage:} 14. Nb5 c6 15. d5 $5 cxb5 16. dxe6 Qxd1 17. exf7+ Ke7 18.
Rxd1 Bxe4 $1 19. Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Re1 Nc5 21. Ng6+ Kxf7 22. Nxh8+ Kg8 23. Re8 Nbd7
24. Bd2 Kxh8 25. Bxb4 Kg8 $11 {Hera,I (2526)-Pavasovic,D (2601)/Nova Gorica/
2008/}) 11... b4 12. Na2 Nbd7 (12... Bxe4 $2 13. Bxe4 Nxe4 14. Qf3 f5 15. Qh5+
$18) 13. Bf4 $1 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Nxe4 $6 (14... Nd7 $142 15. Bf4 Be7 16. Rc1 c5
17. dxc5 $36) 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Qe1 f5 17. Nxb4 c5 18. Nd3 cxd4 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20.
Bxd4 Qd7 21. Qa1 Bd6 22. Bxg7 Rg8 23. Bh6 Bxg3 24. hxg3 Qxd3 25. Qe5 $16 {
/+-,Inarkiev,E (2676)-Naiditsch,A (2700)/Poikovsky/2009/}) 11. exd5 Bxd5 12.
Qh5 g6 13. Qh3 c6 $5 (13... Bg7 $6 14. Nxc3 $1 bxc3 15. Ba3 Bf8 16. Bxf8 Rxf8
17. Rac1 Ra7 18. Rxc3 Bxg2 19. Qxg2 Qxd4 20. Re3 Ke7 21. Qh3 $40 {Buturin,
V-Novikov,I (2500)/USSR/1986/}) {, but even here White is better after} 14. Be3
Bg7 15. Rc1 O-O 16. Nxc3 bxc3 17. Rxc3 Qa5 18. Rac1 $14 {Peto,P (2095)-Dutra
Neto,A (1972)/corr/2001/}) 6... c5 ({Black can also deviate with} 6... Bb4+ 7.
Nc3 Nd5 {, but he must reckon with} 8. O-O $5 ({Kramnik's attempt to improve
upon} 8. Bd2 b5 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 O-O $13) 8... O-O ({Nobody has yet tried
the risky (or foolhardy?), but perhaps playable} 8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Rb1
Qxd4 11. Qa4+ b5 12. Qa3 Qxe5 13. Bf4 Qf6 14. Bxc7 $5 Be5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16.
Bxa8 Qc7 $13 {/\Qe7,Nd7-c5}) 9. Qc2 b5 {An interesting try is} 10. Be4 $5 (10.
Nxd5 exd5 11. b3 c6 12. e4 f6 13. exd5 $5 fxe5 14. bxc4 exd4 15. dxc6 {leads
to a draw almost by force after} Qd6 $1 (15... Be6 $6 16. cxb5 d3 17. c7 Qd4
18. Qa4 Nd7 19. Be3 Qd6 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 {Kramnik,V (2769)-Morozevich,A (2758)/
WCh Mexico City/2007/} 21. Rac1 $1 $18) 16. c7 d3 17. Qb3 bxc4 18. Qxc4+ Be6
19. Bf4 Bxc4 20. Bxd6 Bxd6 21. Rac1 Ra7 22. cxb8=Q Bxb8 23. Rxc4 Rd7 24. Rd1
Ba7 25. Rd2 Bxf2+ $11 {1/2,Winkler,T (2619)-Nasybullin,V (2605)/corr/2007/})
10... Bb7 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Bxh7+ Kh8 13. Be4 Qe8 14. Bg2 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nd7 16.
Nf3 e5 17. b3 exd4 18. Nxd4 Qe5 {Gelfand,B (2755)-Morozevich,A (2751)/Biel/
2009/ Here Marin recommends} 19. Rd1 $5 Nb6 20. Bb2 $14 {[%csl Gg2,Rh8] White
is somewhat better due to his safer K.}) 7. Na3 $5 {[%mdl 512] With this move
White goes for a gambit after all!} ({The alternative is} 7. Be3 Nd5 8. dxc5 {
Black's best is} Nd7 $1 (8... Nxe3 $6 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. fxe3 Ke8 11. c6 bxc6
12. Nxc4 a5 13. Kf2 Ra6 14. Nbd2 Nd7 15. Rac1 Ke7 16. Rhd1 g6 17. Nb3 $16 {
Wang Yue (2734)-Savchenko,B (2644)/WCup Khanty Mansiysk/2009/}) 9. Bd4 Nxe5 10.
Bxe5 f6 ({Interesting is also} 10... Bxc5 $5 11. Bxg7 Rg8 12. Bc3 Qc7 13. e4 $2
(13. e3 $11) (13. Bxd5 $5 exd5 14. Qxd5 Be6 15. Qh5 O-O-O 16. Nd2 $13) 13...
Nf4 14. Bf1 b5 15. Nd2 Bxf2+ $1 16. Kxf2 Qc5+ 17. Kf3 e5 18. h3 Nh5 19. g4 f5
$1 $40 20. Qe1 fxg4+ 21. Ke2 g3 22. b4 cxb3 23. Nxb3 Nf4+ {0-1,Erbe,U (2240)
-Makovsky,P (2457)/corr/2005/}) 11. Bd4 Bxc5 12. Bxc5 Qa5+ 13. Nc3 (13. Nd2
Qxc5 14. Rc1 b5 15. b3 Bb7 16. O-O Ne3 $1 17. fxe3 Qxe3+ 18. Rf2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2
Rd8 20. Rc2 c3 21. Rf3 Rxd2 22. Rxe3 Rxd1 23. Rexc3 Ke7 24. Rc6 Rd6 25. Rc7+
Rd7 26. R7c6 Rd6 27. Rc7+ {1/2,Ivanchuk,V-Kuporosov,V/USSR/1986}) 13... Nxc3
14. Qd6 Nd5+ $5 (14... Nb5+ 15. Bb4 $44 {/+/=}) 15. Kf1 Kf7 16. Bxd5 exd5 17.
Qxd5+ Be6 18. Qxb7+ Kg6 {1/2,Kund,W (2239)-Overton,D (2288)/corr/2004/ Here
White can give a perpetual, continuing the fight} 19. Qb4 Qc7 $44 {[%csl Rf1]
עf1 is not without risk}) 7... cxd4 8. Naxc4 Bc5 ({Another continuation is
the attempt to quickly develop the Bc8, countering the pressure on the /^h1-a8:
} 8... Ra7 {/\b5} 9. Bd2 (9. a4 b6 $13) 9... b6 10. O-O (10. Qb3 Bb7 11. Bxb7
Rxb7 12. O-O (12. Na5 Ra7 $5 (12... Rc7 13. Qxb6 Bc5 14. Qb3 O-O 15. O-O Qd5 (
15... Ne4 $5 $132) 16. Qxd5 Nxd5 17. Rfc1 Rfc8 18. Nd3 Bb6 19. Rxc7 Rxc7 20.
Rc1 Rxc1+ 21. Nxc1 Kf8 22. Nc4 Ba7 23. Nd3 $14 {Bykhovsky,A (2445)-Kaidanov,G 
(2345)/Irkutsk/1983/}) 13. O-O Ne4 $1 14. Qa4+ b5 15. Qc2 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Qd5 17.
Nf3 Bc5 18. Nb3 Bb6 (18... O-O 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Rfc1 Qd5 21. Qxd4 Qxd4 22.
Nxd4 Rd7 23. Nb3 Rfd8 24. f3 Kf8 25. Kf2 $14 {Dizdar,G (2545)-Novikov,I (2590)/
Luzern WChT/1997/}) 19. Nfxd4 Rd7 $11) 12... Bc5 13. Bb4 Qe7 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15.
Qf3 Rc7 $5 (15... Re7 16. b4 $1 {/\} Qxb4 17. Nd3 Qxc4 18. Rfc1 Qxc1+ 19. Rxc1
O-O {Wojtkiewicz,A (2554)-Van Wely,L (2647)/Ledyards/2006/} 20. Ne5 $14) 16.
Rfc1 b5 17. Nd3 Qe7 18. Nce5 O-O 19. Rxc7 Qxc7 20. Rc1 Qb6 21. a3 Nd5 22. Qe4
Rd8 23. h4 h6 $44 {1/2,Pavlovic,M (2520)-Perunovic,M (2579)/Zlatibor/2008/
Here White's pressure compensates for the missing P, but not more than that.})
10... Bb7 11. Bxb7 Rxb7 12. Rc1 Ne4 $5 (12... Bc5 13. b4 Be7 14. Be3 $5 O-O 15.
Bxd4 Bxb4 16. Bxb6 Qxd1 17. Rfxd1 Nbd7 18. Bd4 Rc7 19. Nd3 Be7 20. Nb6 Rb7 21.
Nc8 Ba3 22. Rc3 Bb2 23. Nxb2 Rxb2 {Van Wely,L (2625)-Robson,R (2455)/Moscow/
2009/} 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Rc8 $14) 13. Qc2 Nxd2 14. Nxd2 Bc5 15. b4 Bd6 16. Qe4
Rc7 17. Ndf3 O-O 18. Nxd4 Bxe5 19. Qxe5 Rd7 $1 20. e3 Rd5 21. Qc7 a5 22. bxa5
Rxa5 23. Qxd8 Rxd8 $11 {Tkachiev,V (2609)-Atalik,S (2560)/Moscow/2005/}) 9. O-O
O-O 10. Bd2 {[%cal Gg2b7,Gc4b6,Ge5c6] White's compensation is based on his
lead in development and << pressure. The text move is his most usual try, but
in Game 6 Anand came up with the almost unexplored} (10. Bg5 $5 h6 ({White's
idea is to prevent Black from closing the /^ h1-a8 with Nd5. Thus also} 10...
Nbd7 $5 {deserves attention, but White retains compensation after} 11. Rc1 $32)
11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nd3 Ba7 13. Qa4 (13. Na5 Nd7 $11) 13... Nc6 14. Rac1 (14.
Bxc6 $5 bxc6 15. Qxc6 Rb8 16. Nd6 e5 17. Nxc8 Rfxc8 18. Qe4 Qe6 19. f4 $14)
14... e5 15. Bxc6 b5 $5 16. Qc2 ({Being a point up, Anand has no reason to go
for} 16. Bxb5 axb5 17. Qxb5 e4 $44) 16... Qxc6 17. Ncxe5 Qe4 18. Qc6 Bb7 19.
Qxe4 Bxe4 20. Rc2 Rfe8 21. Rfc1 f6 22. Nd7 Bf5 23. N7c5 Bb6 (23... Bxc5 $5 24.
Rxc5 Bxd3 25. exd3 Re2 26. R1c2 Rae8 27. Kf1 Rxc2 28. Rxc2 Kf7 {/\} 29. Rc5 Re5
30. Rc6 Re6 31. Rc7+ Re7 $11) 24. Nb7 Bd7 25. Nf4 (25. Nd6 Re6 26. Nc8 $5 $14 {
is a typical computer suggestion, Anand makes a more human choice.}) 25... Rab8
26. Nd6 Re5 27. Nc8 Ba5 28. Nd3 Re8 29. Na7 Bb6 30. Nc6 Rb7 31. Ncb4 a5 32. Nd5
a4 33. Nxb6 Rxb6 $11 {Anand,V (2787)-Topalov,V (2805)/WCh Sofia (6)/2010/}) (
10. Qb3 Nd5 11. Bd2 Nd7 12. Nd3 b6 $5 13. Rac1 Rb8 14. Nxc5 bxc5 15. Qa3 Bb7
16. Rfd1 Bc6 17. Ba5 Qg5 18. Bc7 Rb4 19. Bd6 Ra4 20. Qb3 Rb4 21. Qa3 Rc8 $5 22.
Nd2 Ra4 23. Qb3 Rb4 24. Qa3 Ra4 25. Qb3 Ra5 26. Nc4 Rb5 27. Qa3 Qd8 28. e3 {
1/2 Le Roux,J (2485)-Edouard,R (2597)/Nimes 2009/CBM 132 (41)} N5b6 $1 $36)
10... Nd5 ({It's too late for} 10... Ra7 $6 11. Ba5 $1 b6 12. b4 bxa5 13. bxc5
Rc7 14. Rb1 $36) (10... Nbd7 11. Nd3 $44 {/+/= causes Black more problems with
development.}) 11. Rc1 Nd7 (11... Qf6 $143 12. Nd3 Be7 $2 13. e4 $1 Nc7 14. Bf4
Nb5 15. e5 Qf5 16. Nb6 $18 {Gelfand,B (2703)-Aronian,L (2649)/Bastia rpd/ 2003/
}) (11... b5 $6 12. Nd3 Ba7 13. Ba5 $36) (11... b6 12. Qb3 (12. Nd3 Be7 13. Qb3
Nd7 14. e4 dxe3 15. Nxe3 N7f6 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Nf4 Bb7 18. Rfd1 Rc8 $11) (12.
e4 $5 dxe3 13. Bxe3 $44) 12... Nd7 13. Rfd1 a5 14. Qa4 Qc7 15. Bf4 Nxf4 16.
gxf4 Ra6 (16... Nxe5 17. Nxe5 f6 $5 18. Nd3 Bb7 $11) 17. Qc6 Qa7 18. Qb5 Nb8
19. Na3 Qe7 20. Nc2 f6 21. Nd3 Bd7 22. Qc4 Ra7 23. Nxd4 $36 {Gustafsson,J 
(2614)-Berkes,F (2619)/EU-chT Gothenburg/2005/}) 12. Nd3 Ba7 ({After} 12... b6
{White has more than one way to retain his |^:} 13. Na5 (13. Nxc5 bxc5 14. b4
$5 {/\} Rb8 15. bxc5 Nxc5 16. Na5 Rb5 17. Nc6 Qb6 18. Nxd4 $14) 13... Qf6 (
13... Re8 14. Nc6 (14. Qa4 $5 $36 {/\Nc6}) 14... Qf6 15. b4 Bb7 16. Nxc5 (16.
Na5 $6 bxa5 17. bxc5 Bc6 18. Bxa5 e5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. Nb4 Bc6 21. Bc7 a5 22.
Nxc6 Qxc6 23. Bd6 Nf6 {Kiss,P (2435)-Beliavsky,A (2645)/HUN-chT/1999/} 24. Rb1
$132) 16... bxc5 17. Na5 $14) 14. Nb3 $5 (14. b4 Bd6 15. Nc4 Bb8 16. e4 dxe3
17. Nxe3 Bb7 18. Qb3 Ne5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. a4 Rfd8
$17 {Kiss,P (2400)-Istratescu,A (2622)/HUN-chT/2005/}) 14... Rb8 15. Bxd5 exd5
16. Bf4 Rb7 17. Qd2 Qe7 18. Rc2 f6 19. h4 $1 $14 (19. Rfc1 g5 20. Nbxc5 bxc5
21. Nxc5 Nxc5 22. Rxc5 Bg4 $132)) (12... Be7 13. Nf4 $1 Nxf4 14. Bxf4 Nb6 15.
Be5 Bf6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. e3 $5 $32 {|^}) 13. Ba5 (13. Na5 N7f6 14. Qb3 Rb8 15.
Rc2 Bd7 16. Rfc1 Bb5 17. a4 Bxd3 18. exd3 Re8 $11 {/=/+,Vidit,S (2356)
-Venkatesh,M (2462)/Nagpur/2008/ forces White's N to retreat from a5 without
achieving anything concrete.}) (13. Qb3 {[%cal Yc1c2,Yf1c1] /\Rc2, Rfc1<->c}
Nc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Ba5 Qf6 $13) 13... Qe7 14. Qb3 Rb8 (14... h6 $5 {is
maybe more useful, than the text move. However, even here White has undeniable
compensation.}) 15. Qa3 $6 $146 {[%mdl 40] This shocking move initiates a
daring concept and was a product of longer thought. It clearly indicates
Anand's preparation was over and he was out on his own. However, it's hardly
the best choice.} ({As far as I know, this position has occurred only once in
previous practice and White played the straightforward} 15. Nce5 $5 Nxe5 16.
Nxe5 Qf6 (16... h6 $5 17. Nd3 Re8 $13) 17. Nd3 b6 $6 (17... Qf5 $142) 18. Bb4
Rd8 19. Bxd5 (19. Qa3 $5 e5 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. Rc7 $36) 19... Rxd5 20. Rc7 Bb7
$6 (20... Rd7 21. Qc2 Qd8 22. Rc1 $36) 21. Be7 Qf5 22. Rxb7 $1 (22. Qc2 $2 e5
23. Rc1 h6 24. Nb4 d3 $1 25. exd3 Rd7 $40 {Gulko,B (2559)-Shulman,Y (2606)/
USA-ch Tulsa/2008/}) 22... Rxb7 23. Qc4 Rc5 (23... Rb8 24. Qc7 $16) 24. Bxc5
bxc5 25. Qxa6 $14 (25. b4 $5 $36 {Grischuk,A (2756)-Khairullin,I (2617)
RUS-chT 17th 2010 (6) 1-0 This position reminds one of a recent game, in which
the blockading Nd3 also played a major and positive role, albeit in a
different Catalan line.})) ({Various annotators suggested alternatives such as
} 15. Rfd1 $44) (15. Rfe1 {[%cal Yg2d5,Yc4b6] /\Bd5,Nb6} b6 (15... b5 16. Nce5
Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bb7 18. Nc6 Bxc6 19. Rxc6 Bb6 20. Bd2 $44) 16. Bb4 Nc5 $132) (15.
Rc2 $5 $44 {has the same idea of protecting e2. Here} b6 $6 16. Bb4 Nc5 {
runs into} (16... Nxb4 17. Qxb4 $5 $14) 17. Bxd5 Qd8 $1 (17... exd5 $2 18. Nxb6
$1 $16) 18. Qa3 Qxd5 19. Nxb6 Bxb6 20. Bxc5 Bb7 21. f3 $36) 15... Qxa3 16. bxa3
(16. Nxa3 $5 {was not Anand's intention, but objectively it's at least no
worse than the text move.}) 16... N7f6 $6 ({Topalov's reaction is not ideal,
after the universally recommended} 16... Nc5 17. Nd6 b6 $15 {it's White, who
is fighting for equality.} (17... Nxd3 18. exd3 b6 19. Nxc8 Rbxc8 20. Bxd5 exd5
21. Bb4 $11 {leads to a drawish _|_, the doubled extra P doesn't play a big
role.})) 17. Nce5 Re8 18. Rc2 b6 {Chases away the nagging Ba5, but restricts
the Ba7.} 19. Bd2 Bb7 20. Rfc1 Rbd8 21. f4 $44 {White controls the <->c and
the [+] and has again reasonable compensation. Objectively the situation is
roughly balanced, but Topalov still feels he should play for more than
equality with his extra P and gradually his position starts to deteriorate. In
the following phase Anand inconspicuously, but completely outplays his
opponent.} (21. a4 $44) 21... Bb8 (21... b5 22. Nc6 Bxc6 23. Rxc6 Bb6 24. Bf3
$44 {^^}) 22. a4 a5 ({Black still wants more than} 22... Rc8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Nc6 Bc7 (25... Bd6 26. Nxd4 $11 {[%cal Re2e5] /+/=,/\e4-e5}) 26.
Nxd4 Bd7 27. e4 Ne7 28. Nb4 b5 29. axb5 (29. Nxa6 Bb6 $17) 29... Bb6 30. Bc3
Bxb5 $11) 23. Nc6 {Rules out the possibility of Ba6.} Bxc6 24. Rxc6 h5 {
Striving to keep the tension, Black starts to lose thread.} (24... e5 25. fxe5
Bxe5 26. R1c4 Nc3 27. Bxc3 (27. Bf3 Nd7 $15) 27... dxc3 28. Nxe5 Rxe5 29. Bf3
$11) (24... h6 $5 {was also more solid, than the text-move - here the h-pawn
won't be en prise.}) 25. R1c4 (25. Bf3 $5) 25... Ne3 $6 {Topalov is still
unable to hit the brakes and his position starts sliding downhill - now White
will be already better.} (25... Ng4 $5 26. Bf3 (26. Rxd4 $2 {already allows}
Ba7 $17) 26... e5 $132) ({Engines mostly suggest the ugly} 25... Ba7 $13 {
and this is also better, than the text move. Although it puts the B on a funny
square, it enables Ne7-f5, later Bb8 can follow once again.}) 26. Bxe3 dxe3 27.
Bf3 ({Anand feels his opponent's indecision and refrains from} 27. Rxb6 $5 $14
{/\} Rxd3 $6 28. exd3 e2 29. Rb1 Ba7+ 30. d4 $16) 27... g6 $6 {This rules out
e5.} (27... Rd6 28. Rxd6 Bxd6 29. Rc6 $14) (27... h4 $5 28. Rxb6 hxg3 (28... h3
{strives to create back-rank tactical chances, but after} 29. Rb5 e5 30. fxe5
Rxe5 31. Rc1 $5 $16 {White's << play is more dangerous.}) 29. hxg3 e5 30. fxe5
Nd7 $14 {/<=>}) (27... Nd7 28. Bxh5 g6 29. Bf3 f5 30. Kg2 $14) 28. Rxb6 Ba7 (
28... Re7 $142 $5 $14 {still holds on to the ><a5.}) 29. Rb3 $1 (29. Rb7 Rxd3
30. Rxa7 Rd2 31. Rcc7 Rf8 32. Rxa5 Nd5 $14 {/<=> Anand wants to take the P
under better circumstances.}) 29... Rd4 {Better tries were} (29... h4) ({or} 
29... Re7 $5) 30. Rc7 Bb8 31. Rc5 Bd6 (31... Rxa4 $2 32. Bc6 $18) 32. Rxa5 Rc8
33. Kg2 Rc2 34. a3 Ra2 $6 {This quickly loses by force.} (34... Kg7 35. Ra7 $16
{/+-}) ({The more resilient} 34... Nd5 $5 {was Black's last chance:} 35. Ra8+ (
35. Bxd5 Rxe2+ $1 (35... Rxd5 36. Rxd5 exd5 37. Kf3 Ra2 38. Nb4 $18) 36. Kf3
Rxh2 37. Kxe3 Rxd5 38. Rxd5 exd5 39. a5 Ra2 40. a6 Bxa3 41. a7 Bf8 42. Rb7 Ra4
$14) (35. Kh3 $16) 35... Kg7 36. a5 $16) 35. Nb4 $1 $18 {Now Black must either
take, or leave the <->a. In both cases the game is over.} Bxb4 (35... Ra1 $2
36. Nc2 $18) (35... Rxa3 $2 36. Rxa3 Bxb4 37. Ra8+ $18) (35... Rad2 36. Ra8+
Kg7 37. a5 $18 {is equally hopeless.}) 36. axb4 Nd5 37. b5 Raxa4 38. Rxa4 Rxa4
39. Bxd5 exd5 40. b6 Ra8 41. b7 Rb8 42. Kf3 d4 43. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Shanghai Masters"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2010.09.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2010.09.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 (6. O-O Rb8 {doesn't
necessarily transpose into 5...a6 lines - Black will play this move only if
it's necessary. For this reason White mostly prefers the game continuation,
aiming to regain the sacrificed pawn as soon as possible.}) 6... Bb4+ (6... Nd5
{(d7)} 7. Qxc4 Nb6 {is another plausible attempt in this line:} {Perhaps White
should also reconsider the older} 8. Qd3 (8. Qb5 a6 9. Qd3 e5 10. Nxe5 Nb4 11.
Qd1 Qxd4 12. Qxd4 Nc2+ 13. Kd1 Nxd4 14. Be3 Nf5 15. Bxb6 cxb6 {A more recent
try is} 16. Nd2 (16. Nc3 Bc5 17. e3 (17. Nd3 O-O 18. Ne4 Be7 19. e3 Bd7 20. Ke2
Bc6 21. Rhc1 Rfe8 22. g4 Nh6 23. Bf3 Rad8 24. h3 f5 25. gxf5 Nxf5 $36 {
Rodshtein,M (2609)-Naiditsch,A (2691)/EU-ch Rijeka/2010/}) 17... O-O 18. Ke2
Re8 19. Nd3 Rb8 20. Rhc1 Be6 21. Bd5 Bd7 22. Ne4 Bf8 23. Rc7 Rbd8 24. Nc3 Nd4+
25. Kd2 Be6 $132 {Kramnik,V (2772)-Naiditsch,A (2654)/Dortmund/2007/ for more
see notes by marin in CBM 119.}) 16... Bd6 (16... Bc5 17. Nd3 Rb8 (17... O-O
18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. Rc1 $16) 18. Rc1 Be7 19. e3 O-O 20. Ke2 Bd7 21. Nc4 Bd8 22.
Rhd1 Re8 23. b3 Bb5 24. Bh3 Bxc4 25. Bxf5 Bb5 26. a4 Bxd3+ 27. Rxd3 $16 {
Eljanov,P (2717)-Naiditsch,A (2685)/CRO-chT Sibenik/2009/}) 17. Nd3 O-O 18. Rc1
Rb8 19. e3 Be6 20. a3 Rfe8 21. Rc3 Be7 22. Rc7 Nd6 23. Nf4 Bg4+ 24. Bf3 Bd8 25.
Rc3 Bxf3+ 26. Nxf3 b5 27. Nd5 Ne4 28. Rc2 Nf6 $132 {1/2 Gongora Reyes,M (2451)
-Oms Pallisse,J (2494)/Barbera del Valles 2010/The Week in Chess 818 (39)})
8... e5 9. Nxe5 Nb4 10. Qc3 Qxd4 11. O-O Qxc3 12. Nxc3 f6 13. Nf3 c6 14. Nd4
Bd7 15. a3 N4d5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 {with the idea} 17. Bd2 $5 Bd6 18. e4 Nc7 19.
Rac1 g6 20. Bc3 $14 O-O-O $6 21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. Bxf6 Rhe8 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24. f4
$16 {Haba,P (2536)-Babula,V (2594)/CZE-chT/2008/}) 7. Bd2 Nd5 (7... Bd6 8. Na3
$5 Bxa3 9. Qxa3 Ne4 10. Be3 $44) 8. Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. Nc3 {This move recently
became popular mainly thanks to Aronian himself.} ({The line} 9. a3 b5 10. Qxb5
Nc2+ 11. Kd2 Bd7 $5 ({Black doesn't have to go for} 11... Nxa1 12. Qxc6+ Bd7
13. Qxc4 c5 14. Qa2 Qa5+ 15. Nc3 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Rd8 17. Rxa1 $13 {/+/=}) 12.
Kxc2 Nxd4+ 13. Nxd4 Bxb5 14. Nxb5 Rb8 15. N1c3 O-O 16. Rhd1 Qf6 $132 {gives
Black sufficient <=> and perhaps even chances to fight for more than that.}) ({
After} 9. O-O Rb8 10. Na3 ({After the older continuation} 10. Nc3 a6 11. Ne5
O-O 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qxc4 Qd6 15. e3 Rxb2 16. Rab1 Rb6 {White
has compensation for the P, but not more than that:} 17. f4 a5 18. Qa4 Ba6 19.
Rfd1 c5 20. Ne4 Qd5 21. Rxb6 Qxe4 22. Rxa6 {1/2,Filippov,V (2574)-Rausis,I 
(2508)/Dubai op/1999/}) 10... O-O 11. Qb5 b6 12. Qxc4 Ba6 13. Nb5 Qd5 14. Qxd5
Nxd5 15. a4 Na5 16. Ne5 Rbd8 17. Bxd5 Bxb5 18. axb5 Rxd5 19. b4 Nb3 20. Nc6 (
20. Rxa7 Nxd4 21. Nc6 Nxe2+ 22. Kg2 {Cernousek,L (2436)-Klovans,J (2428)/Mlada
Boleslav/2008/} Rd7 23. Ne5 Rd5 $11) 20... Nxa1 21. Rxa1 Ra8 22. Ne7+ Kf8 23.
Nxd5 exd5 24. Rc1 Rc8 25. Ra1 Ra8 26. Rc1 Rc8 27. Ra1 {1/2,Rodshtein,M (2609)
-Macieja,B (2639)/Copenhagen/2010/ White already repeated moves - if Black's K
get over to d7 and manages to play c6, he can already take over the initiative.
}) 9... Bd7 {The main point why White postponed castling shows after} (9... a6
10. Ne5 O-O (10... Rb8 11. Nxc6 Nxc6 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Qxc6+ Qd7 14. Qxd7+
Bxd7 15. O-O-O Ke7 16. e4 Rb6 17. Rhe1 g5 18. Rd2 h5 19. f3 h4 20. g4 Rd8 21.
Re3 $14 {Georgiev,K (2669)-Arnaudov,G (2404)/Kyustendil/2010/}) 11. Nxc6 Nxc6
12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qxc4 Rb8 14. b3 Qd6 15. Ne4 Qb4+ 16. Qxb4 Rxb4 17. O-O-O $1
e5 18. Rd2 a5 19. Rhd1 a4 20. Nc5 axb3 21. axb3 Be6 22. Kb2 Rb5 23. Rc1 Rfb8
24. Rc3 exd4 25. Rxd4 $16 {[%csl Rc6,Rc7] ק, Aronian,L (2750)-Adams,M (2712)/
Wijk aan Zee/2009/}) 10. O-O a5 $5 (10... Rb8 11. Qb5 {and White wins the P
back with a space advantage. If Black gets more ambitious, he can end like
this:} Nc2 $2 12. Rad1 N2xd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Qc5 Nf5 15. Nb5 $1 c6 16. Nd6+
Nxd6 17. Rxd6 b6 18. Qxc4 {1-0,Georgiev,K (2669)-Gutov,A (2437)/EU-ch Rijeka/
2010/}) ({Somewhat more risky than the text-move, but still playable is} 10...
a6 11. Ne5 b5 12. Qa3 (12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Qd1 Rb8 14. Ne4 O-O 15. b3 Be8 16. e3
e5 $15 {Batchuluun,C (2391)-Ghaem Maghami,E (2593)/Subic/2009/}) 12... Rb8 13.
Nxc6 Nxc6 14. Qc5 (14. d5 Ne7 (14... b4 15. Qxa6 Nd4 16. Qxc4 e5 17. Ne4 O-O
18. Rfe1 b3 19. a4 Nc2 20. Red1 Nxa1 21. Rxa1 Qe7 22. Qc5 Qxc5 23. Nxc5 Bc8 24.
Bf1 (24. e4 $5) 24... f5 25. e3 Rd8 26. Bb5 Rxb5 27. axb5 Rxd5 28. Rc1 Rd2 29.
Nxb3 Rxb2 $11 {Degerhammar,R (2488)-Pinkovetsky,S (2645)/corr/2004/}) 15. dxe6
fxe6 16. Qxa6 Rb6 17. Qa5 O-O 18. Rfd1 Qc8 19. Ne4 Rf5 20. Nc5 Rxc5 21. Qb4 Rd5
22. Qxe7 Rdd6 23. Be4 Qe8 24. Qh4 h6 25. Bc2 Bc6 $132 {Schroeder,M (2113)
-Kokkila,T (2628)/corr/1999/}) 14... Ne7 15. a4 bxa4 16. Qxc4 Bb5 17. Qc5 Qd6
18. Qxd6 cxd6 19. Rfb1 Kd7 20. e3 Rhc8 21. Nxa4 Rc2 22. Be4 Rd2 23. Nc3 Bc4 24.
b3 Bd3 {Pavlovic,M (2515)-Van den Doel,E (2568)/Dieren op/2008/}) 11. Qd1 O-O
12. e3 (12. Nd2 Nxd4 13. Bxb7 Rb8 {1/2,Heinig,W (2338)-Teske,H (2487)/
Bundesliga 0506/2006/} 14. Bg2 Bc6 $11) 12... a4 13. Qe2 Na5 14. Ne5 Nd5 $5 ({
This is more enterprising than the rather passive, but solid} 14... Qe8 15.
Nxc4 Bb5 16. Nxb5 Qxb5 17. Rfc1 Nd5 18. Bf1 Nxc4 19. Rxc4 c6 20. a3 Rfd8 21.
Rac1 Qb6 22. Qc2 Ra5 23. Rc5 g6 24. Qd2 Ra7 25. h4 Nf6 26. Qc2 {1/2, Dziuba,M 
(2556)-Landa,K (2626)/Moscow/2009/}) 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bxd5 Bh3 17. Qf3 {
Initiatiates complications, but in the end doesn't promise White any advantage.
} ({However, Black has no problems whatsoever after the more sedate} 17. Bg2
Bxg2 18. Kxg2 f6 19. Nf3 Qe7 $11 {[%cal Ya4a3,Ye7e4,Yc7c5] <=>,/\a3,Qe4,c5})
17... Bxf1 {Black must accept the challenge, otherwise he is seriously worse.}
18. Bxf7+ Kh8 19. Rxf1 Nc6 (19... Ra6 20. Qe4 $36) (19... Qf6 $6 20. Qh5 Qh6
21. Qxh6 gxh6 22. Bxc4 $16) 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Qh5 Rb8 22. Bxc4 {Logical, White
chops off a potentially dangerous o^.} (22. Bg6 $143 $6 h6 23. Qe2 Qf6 24. Bb1
c5 $1 25. Rd1 Rfd8 (25... cxd4 26. exd4 c5 $1 27. Qc2 g6 $17) 26. Qxc4 Rxb2 27.
Bc2 cxd4 28. exd4 {Rodshtein,M (2609)-Landa,K (2598)/Copenhagen/2010/} Qf3 29.
Qxc7 Rf8 $36) 22... Rxb2 23. Bd3 g6 24. Bxg6 Qe7 25. Bb1 {Reliably protects
Pa2, on the other hand the B is passive on b1.} (25. a3 Rb5 26. Qh3 Rb3 27. Bf5
Rxa3 28. Rc1 Rxe3 $1 29. fxe3 Qxe3+ 30. Kg2 Qd2+ 31. Kf3 Qd3+ 32. Kf4 Qxd4+ 33.
Kf3 Qd3+ 34. Kf4 Qd4+ 35. Kf3 Qd3+ 36. Kf4 {1/2, Khairullin,I (2620)-Alekseev,
E (2691)/RUS-ch 1L Irkutsk/2010/}) 25... Qf7 {It's time to take stock. White
has 2P for the exchange, moreover his P-structure is ver compact, while
Black's P are all isolated. Nevertheless Black is OK, as his major pieces are
very active.} 26. Qc5 ({After} 26. Qe5+ $142 $5 Qf6 (26... Kg8 27. Qg5+) 27.
Qe4 Qg6 28. Qe5+ Qf6 29. Qe4 {I can't see, how can Black effectively avoid
repetition. Aronian was not playing for a win, as a move later he is willing
to force a perpetual...}) 26... Rxf2 27. Qe5+ Rf6 {Kramnik must continue the
fight to get a chance to qualify.} (27... Kg8 28. Qg5+ $11) 28. Rf4 $6 {
Natural, but inaccurate.} (28. g4 Kg8 29. Bf5 $44) (28. Bd3 $5 {/\} Kg8 29. Rc1
) 28... Qg7 $1 29. Bf5 Rd6 {Suddenly White has to tread with care.} 30. Bc2 (
30. Qe4 c5 31. Rh4 h6 $15) (30. Qc5 Rd5 {[%cal Rc6c5] /\c5|^}) 30... Rxf4 31.
Qxf4 a3 32. g4 $6 {Another weakening, which complicates White's task.} (32. Qe4
Rf6 33. Qd3 $15) 32... Qe7 33. g5 c5 $1 {Black activates his R and starts a
direct ->.} 34. dxc5 Rd2 35. Bb3 Kg7 $6 {Kramnik errs as well. however, with
approaching time-trouble it's difficult for a human player to realize, that
after} (35... Qg7 $1 36. Bc4 (36. Qf6 Qxf6 37. gxf6 Re2 $19) 36... Qa1+ 37. Bf1
Qxa2 38. Qf6+ Kg8 39. g6 Qb3 $1 {White will run out of checks.}) 36. h4 Rd3 37.
Kg2 $2 {Unnecessarly loses the Pe3. After} (37. Kf2 $142 Qf8 (37... Rxb3 38.
Qd4+ $132) 38. Be6 Rc3 39. Kg2 $132 {the outcome of the game remains fully
open.}) 37... Rxe3 38. Qd4+ Re5 39. Bd5 c6 $138 (39... h6 $1 {retains the
c-pawns and should win more easily.}) 40. Kg3 $5 h6 $1 (40... cxd5 41. Kf4 Kg8
42. Qxe5 Qxc5 $11) 41. gxh6+ $8 Kxh6 42. Qf4+ Kh7 43. Bxc6 Rxc5 44. Qe4+ {
Leads to an _|_, in which White in the long run can't hold his P.} ({However,
once White must avoid a Q-swap, he will gradually lose after} 44. Be4+ Kg8 45.
Kh3 Qe5 $19) 44... Qxe4 45. Bxe4+ Kg7 46. Kf4 Kf6 47. Ke3 (47. Bd3 Rh5 48. Kg3
(48. Ke4 Rxh4+ {wins as in the game.}) 48... Rd5 49. Bc4 Rc5 50. Bg8 Rc8 51.
Bd5 Ke5 52. Bf7 Rc7 53. Bg6 Kf6 54. h5 Rd7 $19) 47... Ke5 48. Kd3 Rb5 49. Kc4
Rb2 50. Bh7 (50. Ba8 Kf4 ({Black shouldn't hurry to tak the P, after the
premature} 50... Rxa2 $2 51. Kb3 Ra1 52. h5 $11 {he can't improve his position
- if he lets White's K reach a1 the theoretical draw is perfect.}) 51. h5 Kg5
52. Kc3 Kxh5 53. Bd5 Rb8 $19) 50... Rh2 51. h5 Rxh5 {Black has reached a won
TB position.} 52. Bc2 (52. Bg6 Rh6 53. Bf7 Rb6 $19) 52... Rh2 (52... Rh6 $19 {
immediately is a quicker win.}) 53. Kb3 Kd4 54. Bg6 Rh3+ (54... Rh6 $19) ({
The online first showed the strange move-order} 54... Rh4 $2 55. Kb4 $2 (55.
Kxa3 Kc3 56. Be4 $1 $11) 55... Rh6 $19) 55. Kb4 Rh6 56. Bf7 Ra6 57. Bg8 Ra7 58.
Be6 Kd3 59. Bb3 Kd2 60. Ba4 Rb7+ 61. Kc4 (61. Kxa3 $2 Kc3) 61... Kc1 62. Kc3
Kb1 63. Bb3 Rc7+ 64. Kd3 (64. Kb4 Kb2 {[%cal Rc7c1,Rc1a1,Ra1a2] /\Rc1-a1-a2})
64... Kb2 65. Kd2 Rd7+ 66. Ke3 Kc3 67. Bg8 Re7+ 68. Kf2 Kd2 69. Kf3 Kd3 70. Kf2
Re2+ 71. Kf3 Re8 (71... Re8 72. Bb3 Rf8+ 73. Kg2 Kc3 {[%cal Rc3b2,Rf8c8,Rc8c1,
Rc1a1] /\Kb2, Rc8-c1-a1xa2}) 0-1

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP 2nd"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2012.12.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Bd7 8. Qe2
Bd6 $5 (8... b5 {is the main line.}) 9. Qxc4 O-O 10. Rd1 (10. Nc3 {An
illogical move. White provokes b5, b4. White's knight doesn't have a good
square to retreat to. I think Black doesn't have a problem here.} b5 11. Qb3 (
11. Qe2 b4 12. Nb1 (12. Na4 Ne7 (12... e5 $6 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15.
Rd1 (15. Bxa8 $6 Qxa8 $17 {Ribli,Z} 16. f4 Bb5 $1 (16... Bd6 17. b3 Bb5 18. Qf3
Bxf1 19. Qxa8 Rxa8 20. Kxf1 Ne4 $11) 17. Qf3 Bc6 $1 18. Qe2 Bd6 19. b3 Qe8 20.
Bb2 Bb5 21. Qd2 Bxf1 22. Rxf1 Ne4 23. Qd4 f6 $15) 15... Qe8 16. Nc5 Bc6 $11)
13. Qc2 Bc6 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. Qxc5 Rb8 $11 {Ribli,Z}) 12... Na5 (12... Ne7 $6 {
= Ribli,Z} 13. e4 $1 Bb5 14. Qe1 Bxf1 15. Bxf1 Nd7 16. e5 a5 17. Nbd2 Nf5 18.
exd6 cxd6 19. Nc4 $16) 13. Rd1 Bb5 14. Qe1 (14. Qc2 Rc8 15. e4 c5 16. d5 (16.
e5 cxd4 17. Qd2 $8 Ne4 18. Qe1 Nxf2 19. Qxf2 Bc5 20. b3 Qb6 21. Kh1 d3 22. Qb2
Rfd8 $44) 16... e5 $13) 14... Qe8 $11 {Ribli,Z Beliavsky,A-Portisch,L George
Marx Memorial 2nd 2004 1-0 (42)}) 11... b4 12. Ne2 Na5 13. Qd1 Bb5 14. Re1 Rc8
15. b3 Qe7 16. Bb2 Rfd8 17. Qb1 Bc6 (17... c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Ned4 (19. Ng5
$2 Bd3 $17) 19... Bd7 $11) 18. Ng5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 h6 (19... e5 $1 20. Ne4 exd4
21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. exd4 (22. Nxd4 $6 Be5 23. Re2 c5 24. Nf3 Bc3 25. Bxc3 bxc3
26. Qc2 c4 27. Rc1 (27. b4 $6 Nc6 28. a3 Rd3 $17) 27... cxb3 28. axb3 Qe6 $15)
(22. Bxd4 $6 Qe6 23. Qb2 f6 24. Qc2 c5 25. Bb2 c4 $15) 22... Re8 23. Qd3 Qg5
24. Rac1 Qd5+ 25. Qf3 Qxf3+ 26. Kxf3 f6 $11) 20. Ne4 Nd5 (20... Nxe4 $5 21.
Qxe4 c5 22. dxc5 Bxc5 23. Red1 Nb7 $11) 21. Qd3 Ra8 22. Rac1 $14 {Iljushin,
A-Meszaros EU-Cup 23rd Kemer 2007 1-0 (41)}) 10... Rb8 (10... Qe7 $5 11. Qe2 e5
(11... Rad8 $5 12. e4 $6 {a premature move} (12. Nc3 e5 $13) 12... e5 $1 13. d5
Nd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Bg5 (15. Rxd4 $6 Bc5 16. Rd2 Ng4 $40) 15... h6 16. Bxf6
Qxf6 17. Nd2 Rfe8 $11) 12. dxe5 Nxe5 (12... Bxe5 $5 13. Nxe5 (13. Nc3 Bd6 14.
e4 Rfe8 $11) 13... Nxe5 14. Nc3 (14. Bxb7 $6 Bg4 15. f3 Rab8 16. fxg4 Rxb7 $15)
14... Rad8 15. e4 Bg4 16. f3 Be6 $13) 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxb7 Rad8 (14... Bb5 $5
15. Qc2 Rad8 16. Nc3 Rxd1+ 17. Qxd1 Rd8 18. Qc2 Bd3 19. Qb3 Qd7 (19... c5 $6
20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 $14) 20. Bg2 c5 21. Bd2 Rb8 22. Qa3 c4 $44) 15. Na3 c6 $6
(15... Bg4 $5 16. Bf3 (16. f3 Rxd1+ 17. Qxd1 Rb8 18. fxg4 Rxb7 19. g5 Nd7 $44)
16... Rxd1+ 17. Qxd1 Rd8 18. Qe2 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qe6 $44) 16. Nc4 Bg4 17. f3
Rxd1+ 18. Qxd1 Rd8 19. Qe2 $16 {Black doesn't have complete compensation} Bh3
20. Bxa6 Nh5 21. Nxe5 Qxe5 22. Kf2 Nf6 23. Bd2 $2 (23. e4 $1 Rb8 24. Rb1 $18)
23... Qxb2 $14 {Bacrot,E-Sulskis,S Porto Carras GRE 2011 1/2 (36)}) 11. Nbd2
$146 {A sound idea. It is hard to believe that nobody has played it yet.} (11.
Nc3 {I can't recommend this} e5 12. d5 (12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. e4 Qe7
15. Bg5 Be6 16. Qe2 h6 $11) 12... Ne7 13. e4 b5 14. Qe2 h6 15. b3 b4 16. Nb1
Bb5 17. Qe1 c6 $11 (17... a5 $6 18. a4 Ba6 19. Bb2 $14) 18. dxc6 Qc7 19. Bb2 (
19. a4 $5 bxa3 20. Nxa3 Bxc6 21. Nc4 Bb4 22. Bd2 Bxd2 23. Nfxd2 Bb5 $11) 19...
Nxc6 20. Nbd2 Bc5 21. h3 Rfd8 22. Rac1 Qe7 23. Bf1 Nd4 24. Nh4 g6 25. Bxb5 Rxb5
26. Ndf3 Bb6 (26... Ra5 $5 27. Nxd4 Bxd4 28. Bxd4 Rxd4 (28... exd4 29. Rc4 Qxe4
30. Qxb4 Rxa2 31. Qb6 Qe7 32. Rc7 Rd7 33. Rxd7 Nxd7 34. Qxd4 $11) 29. Rxd4 exd4
30. Rc4 Qxe4 31. Qxe4 Nxe4 32. Rxd4 Nc3 33. Rxb4 Rxa2 $15) 27. Rc4 g5 28. Nxd4
exd4 29. Nf5 Qxe4 30. Bxd4 Qxf5 31. Bxb6 Re8 32. Rd8 Rxd8 33. Bxd8 Re5 34. Qd1
$4 (34. Qxb4 Re2 35. Bb6 Qxh3 36. Bd4 Qe6 $11) 34... Rd5 $19 35. Rd4 Ne4 $1 36.
f3 Qe5 $1 {0-1 Giri,A-Naiditsch,A Eilat ISR 2012}) (11. b3 e5 (11... b5 12. Qc2
e5 13. Bb2 (13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Bb2 Qe7 15. Nbd2 Rfe8 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5
18. Rac1 $14) 13... Qe7 14. Nbd2 (14. dxe5 $5) 14... Rfc8 $6 15. a3 h6 $6 16.
Nh4 Nd8 17. Nf5 $16 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 exd4 19. Bxd4 c5 20. Rac1 (20. Bxf6 $1 Qxf6
21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. Ne4 $1 (22. a4 $6 Kg7 23. axb5 axb5 24. Bd5 $14) 22... Be5
23. Rab1 $16) 20... Qe6 21. Qxe6 Nxe6 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Ne4 Be7 24. Nd6 (24.
Rd7 $1 Kf8 25. Ra7 c4 26. b4 Ra8 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. Nxf6 Rd8 29. Nd5 $16) 24...
Rd8 25. Nf5 Bf8 26. Bd5 Nc7 $14 27. e4 c4 28. bxc4 Bxa3 29. Ra1 Bf8 30. cxb5 (
30. Rdb1 $5 b4 31. Ra5 Rdc8 32. Kg2 $14) 30... Nxd5 31. exd5 axb5 32. d6 b4 $1
$11 33. Rd5 Rb6 34. Rb1 Kh7 35. Rd4 Bxd6 36. Nxd6 {1/2 Ganguly,S-Bacrot,E/
Fujairah City UAE 2012}) 12. Bb2 Qe7 (12... e4 13. Ne5 $1 (13. Nfd2 Re8 14. Nc3
Bf5 15. a3 Qd7 $13) 13... Qe7 14. Nxd7 (14. Nd2 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxe5
Qxe5 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Qxe4 19. Bxe4 Rfd8 $11) 14... Nxd7 15. Nd2 Nb6 16.
Qe2 $14) 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. Nd2 (16. Nc3 c6 17. Qd4
Qh5 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxd7 (19. Bxe4 Be6 20. Rd2 g6 21. Rad1 Rfe8 $11) 19... Nc3
20. Rd2 Qe5 21. Qd4 Qxd4 22. exd4 $11 {Prohaszka,P-Horvath,J/Heviz HUN 2012 1/
2 (43)}) 16... Be6 17. Qc2 Bg4 18. Re1 Rfd8 19. h3 Be6 20. Nf3 Qa5 21. Nd4 Bd5
$5 (21... Bd7 22. Rac1 c6 23. Red1 h6 $11) 22. e4 $5 (22. Red1 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 c6
$11) 22... Bxe4 $8 (22... c5 $6 23. Nf3 Be6 24. e5 Nd7 25. Ng5 $16) 23. Rxe4
Nxe4 24. Qxe4 Qc3 25. Nc2 Rd2 26. Re1 $8 g6 $6 (26... Rf8 $1 27. Re2 c6 $11)
27. Ne3 Rbd8 28. Ng4 (28. Qxb7 $1 Rxa2 29. Rf1 Qc5 30. b4 $14) 28... h5 $11 {
Ganguly,S-Fedorchuk,S/Fujairah City UAE 2012 1/2 (62)}) 11... e5 {Probably not
the best response to the novelty.} (11... Qe7 $5 12. Qe2 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14.
Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Nc4 Rfd8 16. Qc2 (16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Qc2 $6 Bf5) 16... Bb5 17.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Bd2 Bd3 20. Qb3 Ne4 $132) 12. dxe5 Bxe5 $5 {
It seems to be that after 12...Ne5 White has a better position without risk.} (
12... Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Nf3 Bd6 15. e4 Bb5 (15... Ng4 16. h3 Ne5 17. Nxe5
Bxe5 18. f4 Bd6 19. Be3 Qc8 20. g4 Be6 21. Qc3 $14) (15... Qe8 16. Re1 (16. e5
$6 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 (17. Re1 Be6) 17... Qxe5 18. Bf4 Qxb2 19. Qxc7 Be6 20. Qe5
Qxe5 21. Bxe5 Rbd8 22. Bxb7 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Bxa2 $11) 16... Be6 17. Qc2 Nd7 18.
e5 Be7 19. Nd4 $14) 16. Qc2 Qe7 17. e5 $1 Bxe5 18. Re1 Nd7 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20.
Bf4 f6 21. Rac1 Rfc8 (21... c6 $2 22. Bxe5 fxe5 23. a4 $18) 22. Qc3 Kh8 23.
Bxe5 fxe5 24. Rxe5 $14) 13. Qe2 (13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Qxe4 Re8 16. b3
Qf6 17. Bb2 Nf3+ 18. Bxf3 Qxb2 19. Qd4 Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Be6 $11) 13... Qe7 14. Nc4
Rfd8 15. Bd2 (15. Qc2 $5 Bg4 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Bd2 Nd7 18. Nfxe5 Ndxe5 19.
Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Bc3 $14) 15... Bd4 16. Rac1 (16. Nxd4 $5 Nxd4 17. Qf1 Nc6 18. Be1
$13) 16... Bf5 17. Qe1 Bc5 18. a3 b5 $6 (18... Ne4 19. Bc3 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rd8
$11) (18... Be4 19. Bc3 Ba7 (19... h6 $6 20. Ncd2 $1 Bh7 21. Bxf6 $14) 20. b4
h6 21. Bb2 Qe6 $11) 19. Na5 Nxa5 20. Bxa5 Be4 21. Qc3 $6 (21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.
Qc3 Bd6 23. Nd4 Nd5 24. Qc6 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Be5 26. Rd1 $14) (21. Nd4 $5 Bxg2 (
21... Bxd4 $6 22. exd4 Rd7 23. f3 Bd5 24. Qxe7 Rxe7 25. Rxc7 $16) 22. Kxg2 Rbc8
23. Bb4 Bxb4 24. axb4 $14) 21... Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Re8 23. Ng5 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 h6 (
24... Ng4 $1 25. Nf3 (25. h4 $6 Bxe3 26. Re1 h6 27. Nh3 Qe4+ 28. f3 Qa8 $17)
25... Bxe3 26. Re1 Nxf2 27. Bxc7 Ng4 28. Bf4 h6 29. h3 g5 30. Bxg5 hxg5 31.
hxg4 Qe4 32. Rh1 f6 33. Qxf6 Qc2+ 34. Kh3 Qh7+ 35. Kg2 Qc2+ $11) 25. Nf3 Ne4
26. Qc2 Bd6 27. Nd4 c5 $1 (27... Bc5 28. Bb4 $5 (28. Rc1 Bxd4 29. exd4 Qd8 30.
Bxc7 Qxd4 31. Rd1 Qa7 32. Re1 Nf6 33. Rxe8+ Nxe8 $11) 28... Bxb4 29. axb4 Qxb4
30. Nc6 Qc5 31. Qxc5 Nxc5 32. b4 Ne6 33. Rd7 $44) 28. Nf5 Qf6 29. Nxd6 Nxd6 30.
Qxc5 Qxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Ne4+ 32. Kf3 Nxc5 $11 33. Rd6 Re5 34. Bb4 Rf5+ 35. Kg4 g6
36. Bxc5 Rxc5 37. Rxa6 Rc2 38. b4 Rxh2 39. Ra5 Ra2 40. Kf3 h5 41. Rxb5 Rxa3 42.
Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 4th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2017.04.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bluebaum, Matthias"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2017.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 {One of the reasons to start with 4.Bg2 is
that after ...Bb4+ White can play 5.Nd2 and ...dxc4 is impossible due to 6.
Qa4+.} dxc4 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O (6. Ne5 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nd5 8. O-O (8. Bd2 Bxc3 9.
bxc3 b5 10. O-O O-O 11. a4 Bb7 12. Qb1 c5 13. e4 Nf6 14. Bg5 cxd4 15. axb5 axb5
16. Qxb5 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Ba6 18. Rxa6 Nxa6 19. Qxa6 dxc3 $13 {Bologan,V (2734)
-Naiditsch,A (2712) Istanbul 2012 1/2 (35)}) 8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Rb1
Qxd4 11. Qa4+ b5 12. Qa3 Qxe5 13. Bf4 Qf6 14. Bxc7 b4 15. Qa5 (15. Rxb4 {
1/2 (45) Fridman,D (2655)-Naiditsch,A (2700) Dortmund 2012}) 15... O-O 16. Bxa8
e5 17. Qd5 Be6 18. Qd6 Bf5 19. Rbc1 ({probably White should have tried} 19.
Qxf6 $5 gxf6 20. e4 Bh3 21. Rfd1 Nd7 22. Bc6 Nc5 23. Bd6 Rc8 24. Bxc5 Rxc6 25.
Bxb4 Bd4 {Black should make a draw.}) 19... Bg4 20. Rc2 Qf5 21. Rfc1 Bd4 $11 {
Avrukh,B (2596) -Naiditsch,A (2712) Sibenik 2012 0-1 (37)}) 6... Nc6 7. Be3 {
A very rare continuation. White protects the d4-pawn and he doesn't mind
trading his dark-squared bishop for Black's knight. The same idea 7.Bg5 is
quite well studied.} (7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Nbd2 e5 10. dxe5 Ng4 11. Bxe7
Qxe7 12. Nxc4 Ngxe5 13. Nfxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 $11 {Shirov,A (2673)-Oparin,G
(2616) Moscow RUS 2016 1/2 (60)}) 7... Bd7 $146 (7... Nd5 8. Bg5 (8. Qc1 Bd7 9.
Bg5 f6 10. e4 Ndb4 11. d5 $2 (11. Be3 b5 12. Ne1 (12. Nbd2 Nd3 13. Qb1 $13)
12... Na5 13. Nd2 Be7 14. Qc3 $44) 11... fxg5 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Qxc4 g4 14.
Nfd2 Bd6 $17 {0-1 (26) Reinaldo Castineira,R (2511)-Morozevich,A (2715)
Pamplona 2010}) 8... Be7 (8... f6 $5 9. Bd2 Nb6 10. e3 Bd7 $13) 9. Bxe7 Ndxe7
10. e3 O-O 11. Nbd2 b5 12. b3 c3 13. Ne4 Nd5 14. a3 f5 $2 15. Nc5 $2 (15. Nxc3
$1 Nxc3 16. Qc2 Bb7 17. Qxc3 $16) 15... a5 16. h4 $6 (16. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 17. dxe5
$44) 16... Rb8 $13 {Eljanov,P (2717)-Sethuraman,S (2640) Berlin 2015 1-0 (42)})
(7... Rb8 8. Qc1 Nd5 9. Qxc4 Nxe3 10. fxe3 g6 {I think that it is stronger
than 10...Be7.} (10... Be7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. a3 Na7 13. Rac1 c6 14. Ne4 b6 15.
Ne5 $16 {Mulyar,M (2410)-Finney,S (2162) Orlando 2011 1/2 (38)}) 11. Nbd2 Bh6
12. Qc3 O-O 13. e4 e5 14. d5 Na7 (14... Ne7 $5 15. Qxe5 Bg7 16. Qf4 f5 $44) 15.
Nxe5 (15. Qxe5 $2 Nb5 {White is in trouble.} 16. d6 cxd6 17. Qd5 Bg7 $17) 15...
Bg7 16. Qe3 Bxe5 17. Qxa7 Bg4 18. Nc4 Bg7 $44 {Mulyar,M (2410)-Mikhalevski,V 
(2569) Toronto 2011 0-1 (40)}) 8. Qc1 b5 9. b3 $1 {A standard way for White.
He gets long-term compensation.} cxb3 $8 10. axb3 Bd6 11. Ne1 {White could
start with 11.Nc3. In any case he should play Ne1, Nd3, Nc3. Then he could
think how to push his central pawns.} (11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Nxd5 (12. Ne1 {leads to
the game}) 12... exd5 13. Ne1 Ne7 14. Nd3 O-O 15. Nc5 a5 {White has some
compensation for the sacrificed pawn, the position which has arisen is rather
equal.}) 11... Nd5 12. Nc3 Ncb4 ({Black shouldn't play} 12... Nxe3 13. Qxe3 O-O
14. Nd3 Qb8 15. Ne4 Qb6 16. Nec5 Be8 17. Rfc1 $44 {White has good chances to
regain the sacrificed material with some benefit.}) (12... Nce7 13. Bg5 $1 f6
14. Bd2 O-O 15. Nd3 Bc6 16. Ne4 Qe8 17. Nec5 $16 {White regains a pawn with an
advantage.}) 13. Nxd5 {It is not an ambitious continuation and it is
sufficient only to get an equal position.} ({I believe White should have
preferred} 13. Bg5 $1 {and after both continuations 13...Be7 and 13...f6 White
has better chances.} Be7 (13... f6 {it is a risky move.} 14. Bd2 O-O 15. Ne4
Nc6 16. e3 Qc8 17. Nd3 Rd8 18. Qb2 $44 {White's plan is Rfc1, Nec5 and sooner
or later he will win some material.}) 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Ne4 O-O 16. Nc5 a5 17.
e4 Nb6 18. Nc2 Nc6 19. e5 $44) 13... exd5 14. Bd2 (14. Bg5 {doesn't change
much. After 14...Be7 15.Bxe7 Qxe7 16.Nc2 White will get the similar position.
Black could also try 14...Qc8 then White should play 15.Bd2.}) 14... c6 15.
Bxb4 ({If White wants to get an equal position he can play} 15. e4 dxe4 16.
Bxb4 Bxb4 17. Bxe4 O-O 18. Nd3 Qe7 19. Bxc6 Bxc6 20. Qxc6 Rad8 $11) 15... Bxb4
16. Nd3 Bd6 17. Nc5 O-O (17... Bxc5 {leads to a similar position.} 18. Qxc5 Qe7
19. Qc3 O-O 20. e3 $44) 18. Nb7 Qc7 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Qd2 Ra7 21. Rfc1 $44 {
White has got well-known compensation for the sacrificed pawn, the a6- and
c6-pawns are weak, Black's light-squared bishop seems to be a bad bishop.
However I think that Black's chances are not worse. He needs to protect his
pawns on the queenside and then prepare the counterplay on the kingside by
means of h5, h4 or h6, g5, Qg6, h5, h4.} h6 22. Rc5 {Matthias doesn't want to
play b4, because his opponent's queen can penetrate on the b6-square by means
of Qa5, Qb6.} Rfa8 {A passive defence.} 23. Qa5 Be8 24. e3 g5 25. Rc2 Qg6 26.
Rca2 Bd7 27. Bf1 $6 {Matthias underestimated Black's counterplay.} (27. Qb6 $2
a5 {and White can't take on a5 due to ...Qb1+ and ...Bh3.}) (27. Re1 $1 {
White should be ready to play e4, especialy if Black plays ...h5.} h5 28. e4
dxe4 29. Bxe4 Bf5 30. Bxf5 Qxf5 31. Qc3 Rc8 32. Rae2 $44) 27... Kg7 28. b4 {
White wants to play ...Qb6 but it brings him nothing.} h5 $1 29. Qb6 h4 $15 30.
Qc5 Bf5 31. Rc1 $2 {A blunder.} a5 $1 32. Qb6 (32. Rxa5 Rxa5 33. bxa5 Rxa5 34.
Qe7 ({Of course the c6-pawn is untouchable.} 34. Qxc6 $4 Qxc6 35. Rxc6 Ra1 36.
Kg2 h3+ $19) 34... Be4 35. Qe5+ Kh7 $17) (32. Bg2 Bd3 33. Ra3 Ra6 $17 {White
is a pawn down and without counterplay. Black should win the game.}) (32. f3
hxg3 33. hxg3 g4 34. fxg4 Be4 $1 $19) 32... Ra6 33. Qc7 axb4 $19 34. Rxa6 Rxa6
35. Qb7 Ra2 36. Rxc6 Be6 37. Qe7 (37. Qxb5 Qf5 $19) 37... Qf6 38. Qxf6+ Kxf6
39. gxh4 b3 40. hxg5+ Kxg5 41. f4+ Kh4 42. Bd3 Rd2 43. f5 Rxd3 44. fxe6 b2 0-1

[Event "Excelsior Cup"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "1997.01.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gleizerov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1997.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Petursson Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 b5
7. Ne5 Qb6 8. O-O (8. a4 {Ftacnik} Bb7 9. a5 Qa6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Nxd7 (11. f4
c5 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. d5 O-O-O 14. dxe6 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nf6 16. Qc2 b4 17. Nd1
Qxe6 18. Ne3 Rd4 19. Rf3 Be7 20. f5 Qe4 21. Qxe4 Nxe4 {0-1 Hetey,L-Turzo,A/
Budapest FS07 IM-A/1995 (37)}) 11... Nxd7 12. e4 b4 13. Ne2 Be7 14. Qa4 O-O 15.
Rd1 Rad8 16. Bf4 Qb5 17. Qc2 c5 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 Bf6 20. a6 Ba8 21. Bc7
Rde8 22. Ra5 b3 23. Qf5 Qb4 {0-1 Tregubov,P-Van de Oudeweetering,A/Groningen
op (01)/1994 (29)}) 8... Bb7 9. a4 (9. e4 {Ftacnik} Nfd7 (9... Nbd7 10. Be3 Qc7
(10... c5 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Qxd5 Rd8 15. a4 a6 16.
axb5 axb5 17. Ra8 Be7 18. Rxd8+ Bxd8 19. Rd1 Nf6 20. Qe5+ Be7 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22.
Qb8+ Bd8 23. Qxd8# {1-0 Hutters,T-Petersen,St/DEN-ch qual Copenhagen (01) 1995}
) 11. Bf4 Bc5 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. e5 Be7 14. Qg4 g6 15. Bh6 a6 16. Bg7 Rg8 17.
Bh6 c5 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Be3 O-O-O 20. Ne4 cxd4 21. Bxd4 Qd5 22. Nc3 Qc6 23. b3
b4 24. Na4 c3 {Allanepesova,O-Guseva,E/URS Spartakiad/1979/0-1 (61)}) (9... c5
10. a4 b4 11. Nxc4 Qd8 12. Nb5 a6 13. Nbd6+ Bxd6 14. e5 Bf8 15. Bxb7 Ra7 16.
Bg2 Nd5 17. h4 Rd7 18. Bg5 Qc7 19. Rc1 h6 20. Bd2 Nc6 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. Qg4 {
1-0 Pecorelli Garcia,H-Lopez,C/Ciego de Avila (07)/1996 (33)}) 10. Nf3 Bb4 11.
Be3 c5 12. d5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 O-O 14. dxe6 Qxe6 15. Qb1 Bc6 16. Ng5 Qe5 17. Bf4
Qxc3 18. e5 Qd3 19. e6 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 fxe6 21. Qxb5 Qd5+ 22. f3 Nc6 23. Rac1 Nd4
24. Qxc4 Qxc4 25. Rxc4 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Zak,U/Mesa op/1992 (38)}) 9... a6 (
9... Bb4 {Ftacnik} 10. e4 Nfd7 11. Nf3 O-O 12. Be3 c5 13. axb5 Bxc3 14. bxc3
Bxe4 15. Re1 Nf6 16. dxc5 Qxb5 17. Bd4 Nbd7 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Nd4 Qb2 20. Bxe4
Nxe4 21. Rxe4 {1-0 Kristensen,B-Sorensen,B/DEN-chT 9091 (06)/1991 (27)}) 10. e4
Nfd7 (10... c5 $5 11. d5 Nbd7 12. f4 $44) (10... Be7 {Ftacnik} 11. Be3 O-O 12.
b3 cxb3 13. Qxb3 c5 14. Nc4 Qc7 15. axb5 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Nbd7 17. b6 Nc5 18. bxc7
Nxb3 19. Rab1 Nxd4 20. Rxb7 Nd7 21. Rd1 Bf6 22. e5 Nxe5 23. Rxd4 Nf3+ 24. Bxf3
Bxd4 25. Na4 {1-0 Voloshin,L-Kornilovich,V/Minsk op (07)/1993/}) 11. Nxd7 (11.
Bf4 {Ftacnik} Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Nd7 13. Bf4 $13) 11... Nxd7 12. d5 (12. Be3 {
Ftacnik} b4 13. a5 Qc7 14. Ne2 $13) 12... Bc5 (12... b4 $5 13. dxe6 fxe6 14.
Ne2 $1 $44 {is sound, with black's compromised pawn structure offering white
at least enough compensation for the sacrifice.}) 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Bh3 (14.
Qg4 O-O {gives black good counterplay on the f- and e-lines.}) 14... Rf8 {
Black plays with a great risk, his counterplay may not be strong enough.
Schwarz spielt mit großem Risiko, sein Gegenspiel konnte sich auch nicht als
ausreichend erweisen.} (14... Nf8 {looks better. Although black's king is in
danger here, it seems even more exposed in the game.} 15. Qg4 (15. a5 {Ftacnik}
Qa7 16. Qh5+ g6 17. Qe2 $132)) 15. Qe2 {White prefers to keep his king
position as solid as possible, in keeping with a sensible Russian style.} (15.
Bxe6 $1 {is the critical move.} Bxf2+ (15... Rd8 16. Qh5+ g6 17. Qxh7 $16) 16.
Kg2 Nc5 (16... O-O-O 17. Bg5 (17. Bg5 c5 18. Bg4 Bd4 19. Bxd7+ Kxd7 20. Bxd8
Rxd8 $16)) (16... Rd8 {Ftacnik} 17. Qh5+ g6 (17... Ke7 18. Bxd7) 18. Qxh7 $16)
17. Qh5+ (17. Bh3 Nd3 18. Qh5+ $16) (17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Qh5+ Kd8 19. a5 Qb4 $13)
17... g6 18. Qe5 Nd3 19. Qg7 {threatening Qd7 and Bh6. Black's position looks
shattered, f or example,} Bc8 (19... Nc5 20. Bg5) 20. Bh6 {wins. However,
Gleizerov is not so confrontational, and prefers the neater path. Neat is
practical, but sometimes neat is second best.}) 15... Bd4 {By controlling the
e5 square, black prevents the kind of invasions seen in the previous note. He
also greatly improves the coordination of his pieces (his queen is no longer
bound to defend c5 against Qh5+ routines) and the bishop on d4 monitors both
sides of the board.} 16. Bxe6 Nc5 17. Bh3 (17. a5 {Ftacnik} Qc7 18. Bf5 g6 $13)
17... Kf7 {Simply castling by hand and creating the kind of pressure on the e-
and f-lines seen in the note to white's 14th move. Nevertheless, black must
use quite a bit of time to set up this counterplay now, and white should be
able to secure his advantage in the meantime.} 18. axb5 {This move tends to
improve black's chances in this type of position, and here does not seem to be
an exception. The use of the d5 square is more than balanced by Black's
improved pawn structure and activated bishop on b7.} (18. Be3 {is more what I
would expect from Gleizerov.} Nd3 (18... Rad8 19. axb5 axb5 (19... cxb5 20. Nd5
$1) 20. e5 {is obviously better for white.}) (18... Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Kg8 {is
perhaps the best of the alternatives.}) 19. Qh5+ (19. Bxd4 {Ftacnik} Qxd4 20.
Qh5+ Kg8 21. Be6+ Kh8 22. Bf5 g6 23. Bxg6 Qg7 24. Bf5 Nxb2 $13) 19... Kg8 20.
Be6+ Kh8 21. Bf5 {is terrible for black.}) 18... cxb5 19. Nd5 Qd8 (19... Bxd5
$6 {Ftacnik} 20. Qh5+ Ke7 21. Bg5+ Bf6 22. exd5 $16) 20. Rd1 Nd3 21. Qh5+ (21.
Rxd3 {Ftacnik} cxd3 22. Qxd3 Ba7 $1 (22... Bxd5 $6 23. exd5 Qxd5 (23... Qf6 24.
Be6+ Ke8 25. Be3 $14) 24. Be3 Rad8 25. Rd1 $14) 23. Qb3 Kg8 24. Be6+ (24. Nb6+
Kh8 25. Nxa8 Bxf2+ 26. Kf1 Bxg3+ $19) 24... Kh8 25. Bf4 Bc8 $15) 21... Kg8 22.
Be6+ (22. Be3 {Ftacnik} Bxe3 23. fxe3 Qe8 $17) 22... Kh8 23. Bf5 {White has
achieved the kind of attack we have seen in other variations, but with his own
king in the firing line as well.} (23. Be3 {Ftacnik} Bxe3 24. Nxe3 Qf6 $19)
23... Bxf2+ 24. Kg2 (24. Kf1 {Ftacnik} g6 25. Bxg6 Qd7 26. Nf4 Qg7 27. Bf5 Bb6
$17) 24... g6 (24... h6 $5 25. Qg6 (25. Bxh6 Rxf5 $1 26. Qxf5 $1 gxh6 27. Rxd3
cxd3 28. Qe5+) 25... Rxf5 26. Qxf5 Bd4 {gives black good compensation for the
exchange. White is greatly hampered by the need to keep the bishop on b7
blocked. However, there is no need to sacrifice anything yet either.}) 25. Bxg6
Qd7 26. Nf4 (26. Bf5 $4 Rxf5 27. Qxf5 Qxf5 28. exf5 Bxd5+) (26. Bd2 {Ftacnik}
Bd4 27. Bc3 Bxc3 28. bxc3 Qg7 $19) 26... Qg7 $1 27. Bf5 $2 {Gleizerov walks
into a sneaky punch. Better was} (27. Nxd3 cxd3 28. Bf5 {But there are a lot
of nasty tricks to watch out for here as well.} Rxf5 $1 (28... Rad8 $2 29. Bh6
Qf7 (29... Qxb2 $2 30. Bxf8 {and black has no meaningful check.}) 30. Qxf7 Rxf7
31. Kxf2 Bxe4 32. g4) 29. Qxf5 Rf8 30. Qe6 Qd4 31. Bf4 Bxe4+ 32. Kf1 Be3 (32...
Bg1 {Ftacnik} 33. Rd2 Be3 34. Rf2 Bxf4 35. gxf4 d2 $17) 33. Qe7 $1 {and white
will be happy if he escapes with a draw.} (33. Qe7 Kg8 34. Qe6+ Rf7 $17)) 27...
Rxf5 28. Qxf5 Rf8 29. Qe6 (29. Qh5 {Ftacnik} Rxf4 $1 30. Rxd3 Bxe4+ 31. Kh3
Bf5+ 32. Kg2 Qb7+ $19) 29... Qd4 {The presence of the knights, by comparison
to the previous note, must favor black, whose steed is a monster on d3.} (29...
Nxc1 $6 {Ftacnik} 30. Rd7 Bxe4+ (30... Rxf4 31. Rxb7 (31. Rxg7 Bxe4+ 32. Qxe4 (
32. Kf1 Bxg3+ 33. Kg1 Ne2#) 32... Rxe4 33. Rb7 Nd3 34. Rxa6 $15) 31... Qxb7 32.
gxf4 Qg7+ 33. Kf3 $13) 31. Qxe4 Qxd7 32. Qe5+ Kg8 33. Qg5+ $13) (29... Rxf4 {
Ftacnik} 30. Rxd3 Bxe4+ 31. Qxe4 Rxe4 32. Rd8+ Qg8 33. Rxg8+ Kxg8 34. Kxf2 $18)
30. Nd5 {Loses by force} (30. Nxd3 {Ftacnik} Bxe4+ $19) (30. Qe7 $1 {Ftacnik}
Qxe4+ 31. Qxe4 Bxe4+ 32. Kh3 Bf3 33. Nxd3 Bxd1 34. Nxf2 $10) 30... Be1 $1 {
Now the king hunt begins. Since the h3 square is off-limits due to the sudden
appearance of black's bishop on c8 when needed, the white king has limited
room to run.} (30... Ne1+ {Ftacnik} 31. Kh3 Qxd1 32. Qe5+ Kg8 33. Qg5+ Kh8 $10)
31. Be3 (31. Ra3 {Ftacnik} Bc8 $19) 31... Qxb2+ 32. Kg1 (32. Kh1 {Ftacnik} Rf1+
33. Bg1 Rxg1+ 34. Kxg1 Qf2+ 35. Kh1 Qf1#) 32... Bf2+ 33. Bxf2 (33. Kh1 Qe2 $1 (
33... Qe2 {Ftacnik} 34. Bxf2 Nxf2+ 35. Kg1 Ng4 36. Rd2 Qxd2 37. Qxg4 Qd4+ $19))
33... Qxf2+ 34. Kh1 Bc8 $1 ({Also} 34... Qf3+ {Petursson} 35. Kg1 Bxd5 36. exd5
Nf2 37. Qe5+ Rf6 38. Qe8+ Kg7 39. Qe7+ Kg6 40. Qe8+ Kh6 $19) 35. Qe7 (35. Qb6 {
Ftacnik} Bg4 $1 36. Rxd3 Qxb6 37. Nxb6 cxd3 $19 (37... cxd3 {Petursson} 38. Nd5
d2 39. Ne3 d1=Q+ 40. Nxd1 Rf1+ 41. Kg2 Rxd1 $19)) 35... Bh3 {White is mated on
the light squares. Hector can still please a crowd.} 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 18th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2020.01.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Raja, Harshit"]
[Black "Vaibhav, Suri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2482"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Vaibhav,Suri"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2020.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,64,25,23,35,0,-1,-17,-36,-22,-18,-29,-18,-37,3,4,-3,-7,25,50,7,21,10,
10,22,-4,21,-7,67,11,-5,-17,-34,-2,-2,-30,-35,-16,-23,-23,-20,-21,-46,-58,-25,
-21,-70,-44,-30,-30,-21,-21,26,-66,-86,-180,-175,-204,-186,-266,-234,-324,-242,
-370,-449,-726,-793]} 1. d4 {Surprise! My opponent has exclusively played 1.e4
his entire chess career.} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 {I have been quite
loyal to the main line with 4...Be7 and 5...0-0 in the Catalan, but in this
game decided to try something new - or perhaps I was just scared to enter in
my opponent's preparation :)} (4... Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 {This is
undoubtedly the most solid way to counter the Catalan.}) 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6
7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Nb3 Be7 {I think by this
moment both of us were out of our preparation as he was taking too much time.
My objective was to get a normal position which is unfamiliar to both of us.}
12. Nfd4 (12. c4 Bd7 13. Bb2 Rfd8 14. Nfd4 {leads to a heavily researched
variation which probably is White's best chance to get some advantage in this
line.} Rac8 (14... Rab8 $5 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Bxf6
Bxf6 19. Rc1 {[%cal Gc4c5,Gc1c4] 1-0 (36) Giri,A (2780)-Wojtaszek,R (2749)
Shenzhen CHN 2018. White won a very nice model endgame for this pawn structure.
})) 12... Bd7 13. Nb5 (13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. c4 {should not pose too
serious problems for Black:} Rfb8 (15... a5 $5)) 13... Rac8 $2 {Played
impulsively which turned out to be a serious mistake. Black must hurry to get
rid of the knight on b5.} (13... Ne5 $1 {seems the strongest move according to
our silicon friend which I totally overlooked during the game.} 14. Ba3 Bxa3
15. Nxa3 Rac8 $11 {½-½ (30) Lysyj,I (2596)-Kryvoruchko,Y (2669) Mali Losinj
CRO 2019: should lead to easy equality for Black.}) 14. Be3 (14. Bf4 e5 $1 15.
Be3 b6 (15... Bg4 $5 16. Nxa7 Nxa7 17. Bxa7 Rxc3 $11) 16. c4 Bg4 17. Bf3 Bxf3
18. exf3 Rfd8 $11) 14... b6 15. c4 $2 {Surprisingly, this simple looking
endgame is still quite concrete due to many tactical motifs. This move allows
Black serious counterplay.} (15. Rac1 $1 {[%csl Gb5] A subtle, yet very strong
move. It's very hard for Black to make a useful move. The knight on b5 creates
some serious disturbances in Black's position.} Nd5 (15... Rfd8 16. c4 $16 {
[%csl Ra7] Black is under serious pressure.}) (15... a6 16. Nd6 Rb8 17. Nc4 b5
18. Nd6 $1 $14 {[%csl Rc5]} (18. Nb6 Be8 19. c4 Ng4 20. cxb5 Nxe3 21. bxc6 Nxd1
22. c7 Bb5 $1 23. cxb8=Q Rxb8 24. Nd5 $1 exd5 25. Rxd1 Rd8 {should be drawn.}))
16. c4 (16. Bxd5 exd5 17. c4 (17. Rxd5 Be6 18. Rd2 Bc4 {The worst is over for
Black.}) 17... Nb4 $1 (17... dxc4 18. Rxd7 cxb3 19. axb3 $16) 18. Nc3 $1 (18.
Nxa7 Ra8 19. Bxb6 Ba4 $132) 18... dxc4 19. Rxd7 cxb3 20. axb3 Bc5 21. Bxc5 Rxc5
22. Rxa7 Rfc8 23. Ra4 Nd5 24. Rc4 Rxc4 25. bxc4 Nxc3 (25... Rxc4 26. Ra1 Nc7
27. Nd5 $14) 26. Rxc3 Rc5 {[%cal Gg7g6] This position eventually would reach
the theoretically drawn Rook ending}) 16... Nxe3 17. Rxd7 Nxg2 18. Nxa7 $1 (18.
Kxg2 Rcd8 $1 $11) 18... Nxa7 19. Rxe7 (19. Rxa7 Bg5) 19... Nc6 20. Rb7 Ne5 21.
Rxb6 (21. c5 bxc5 22. Kxg2 (22. Nxc5 Ne1) 22... c4 23. Nd2 Ra8 24. Rc2 Rfc8 25.
Rb4 Rc6 26. a4 {White still has serious practical chances.} (26. f4 Ng4)) 21...
Nxc4 22. Rb4 Nce3 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. fxe3 Nxe3 25. a4 $14 {Black still has an
uphill defensive task.}) 15... Nb4 $1 16. Bg5 $2 (16. Nxa7 {was more prudent:}
Rxc4 17. Bxb6 Nfd5 18. Na5 $1 (18. Bd4 $2 Nc2 19. Rac1 Ba3 20. Rb1 Nxd4 21.
Rxd4 Rc7 $19) 18... Rc2 19. a3 Nxb6 20. axb4 Bxb4 21. N5c6 $11) 16... Rfd8 (
16... Rxc4 $2 17. Rxd7 $18) 17. Nd6 Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Ba4 $1 $15 (18... Rxc4 $6 {
gives White a lot of compensation and play for the pawn:} 19. Rad1 Rc7 20. a3 (
20. R6d4 Nxa2 $1) 20... Na6 21. R6d3 $5 {[%csl Rd7,Gg2,Gg5]} Kf8 22. Bf4 Rc4
23. Be5 Ke7 24. Bb7 Nc7 25. e4) 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. c5 Nxa2 $6 (20... bxc5 $2
21. Nxc5 Rd1+ 22. Rxd1 Bxd1 23. Bd2 $1 Nxa2 24. e4 {[%csl Ra2]}) (20... h6 $1 {
was a much stronger move objectively to keep the tension.} 21. Bf4 (21. Bxf6
gxf6 $15 {[%csl Rb3,Gb4] Due to his unccoordinated pieces, White would have
had huge practical problems here}) 21... Nc2 $1 22. Rc1 (22. Rb1 Bxb3 23. axb3
bxc5 $15) 22... Bxb3 23. axb3 Nd4 24. Bf3 Nd5 $1 25. cxb6 Nxf3+ 26. exf3 axb6
$15) 21. Rxa2 (21. Bb7 Bxb3 22. c6 a5 23. c7 Re8 24. f3 (24. c8=Q Rxc8 25. Bxc8
b5 $132) 24... b5 25. e4 a4 26. c8=Q Rxc8 27. Bxc8 Nb4 $1) 21... Bxb3 22. Rb2
$2 (22. Rxa7 $1 {Exchanging pawns, and White's rook would be extremely active
on c7 which should give him sufficient compensation.} bxc5 23. Rc7 {[%csl Gc7]}
c4 24. Bf3 {White should be able to hold this rather easily.} Kf8 (24... h6 25.
Bxf6 gxf6 26. Bh5 $1 $11) 25. Kg2 (25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Bh5 Rd1+ 27. Kg2 Ke8 $1
$15) 25... Rd7 (25... h6 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. Bh5) 26. Rc8+ Ke7 27. Bc1) 22... Bc4
23. Rc2 b5 24. Bb7 (24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Bb7 Rd7 26. c6 Rc7 $19) 24... Rd1+ 25.
Kg2 Ne8 $1 $17 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Ga7a5] The c-pawn is contained whereas Black's
a-pawn is difficult to stop. White's passive rook position adds to his misery.}
26. e4 $6 (26. Bd2 Bxe2 $17) (26. Rd2 $1 {Probably the best practical chance.
White must try to get rid of the passive rook on c2.} Rxd2 27. Bxd2 Bd5+ 28.
Bxd5 exd5 29. Kf3 Kf8 30. e4 Nf6 $1 (30... dxe4+ 31. Kxe4 Ke7 32. Kd5 Kd7 33.
c6+ Kc8 34. Kc5 Nc7 35. f4 {[%csl Gc5]}) 31. exd5 Nxd5 32. Ke4 Nc7 33. Ba5 (33.
Bf4 Ne6 34. Bd6+ Ke8 35. Kd5 b4 36. Kc4 Kd7 $1 37. Kxb4 Kc6 {with very good
winning chances for Black.}) 33... Na6 34. Kd5 Ke7 35. c6 b4 $1 {Black has
decent chances.}) (26. c6 $2 a5 27. Bf4 a4 28. c7 Nxc7 29. Bxc7 Rd7 $19) 26...
a5 27. Bd2 $2 (27. c6 {was more tenacious:} a4 28. Rd2 Rxd2 29. Bxd2 a3 30. Kf3
e5 31. Ke3 g5 $5 (31... f6 32. f4 Kf7 33. Bc3 {White has some chances to hold.}
) 32. Bc3 f6 33. f4 gxf4+ 34. gxf4 exf4+ 35. Kxf4 Kf7) 27... a4 28. Bc6 (28.
Bb4 a3 29. Bxa3 Bf1+ 30. Kf3 Rd3+ 31. Kf4 Rxa3 $19) 28... Nc7 29. Bb4 Na6 30.
Rb2 g5 31. Bxb5 Bxb5 32. Bc3 Bf1+ {With this win I was able to climb to a +3
score in the tournament. Overall, a decent game for me, and showing how easy
is it to miss such strong subtle moves like 15.Rac1 :)} 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Black "Pichot, Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Vidit,S"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {The first game of Round 1 had ended in a peaceful draw. Going into
this game, I didn't know what opening to expect from Alan, as he had been
changing his lines quite often.} (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 {1-0 (32) Anand,V 
(2787)-Topalov,V (2805) Sofia BUL 2010}) 1... d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4
5. Bg2 c6 $5 {The first surprise. Everything was blitzed instantly. In fact,
throughout the game Alan was playing very quickly. A couple of months ago,
Nikita Vitiugov played c6 against me. It was a very sharp game which
eventually ended in a draw. I didn't repeat the line, as I expected him to
improve on the game.} (5... Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. Qc2 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 c6 9. a4 {
is a more common move order to reach the position in the game.}) 6. a4 {
A more solid approach. Typical for the World Cup!} (6. Ne5 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Be7 8.
e3 b5 9. Nxc6 Nxc6 10. Bxc6+ Bd7 11. Bxa8 Qxa8 12. f3 e5 $132 13. dxe5 Ng4 14.
O-O Nxe5 15. Bc3 Nd3 16. b3 O-O 17. bxc4 bxc4 18. Nd2 Bh3 19. Nxc4 Bxf1 20.
Kxf1 Rd8 21. Bd4 Bf6 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Qe2 Qc8 24. Nd2 Nc1 25. Qe1 Nd3 26. Qe2
Nc1 27. Qe1 Nd3 {1/2-1/2 (27) Vidit,S (2711) -Vitiugov,N (2726) Prague 2019})
6... Bb4+ $5 (6... c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. dxc5 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bxc5 10. Nbd2 {leads to
a typical catalan endgame. I feel White has some pressure here.}) 7. Bd2 (7.
Nbd2 b5 {leads to more unclear lines.}) 7... a5 8. Qc2 {By a very strange move
order, we have transposed into a very topical line. Usually this position is
reached via 5...Bb4+.} Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 b5 $5 {Almost a forgotten line. I
remember first seeing this in the WCh match Anand-Topalov.} (9... Ne4 {is more
trendy, nowadays. The lines are very complex and fun to analyze :)} 10. Qf4 Qb6
11. O-O Qxb2 12. Ne5 O-O 13. Na3 Nc3 14. Qe3 {is one example of a complete
mess!}) 10. axb5 {The most common move.} (10. Na3 {led to the famous Catalan
victory of Vishy over Topalov.} Bd7 11. Ne5 Nd5 12. e4 Nb4 13. O-O O-O 14. Rfd1
Be8 15. d5 Qd6 16. Ng4 Qc5 17. Ne3 N8a6 18. dxc6 bxa4 19. Naxc4 Bxc6 20. Rac1
h6 21. Nd6 Qa7 22. Ng4 Rad8 23. Nxh6+ gxh6 24. Qxh6 f6 25. e5 Bxg2 26. exf6
Rxd6 27. Rxd6 Be4 28. Rxe6 Nd3 29. Rc2 Qh7 30. f7+ Qxf7 31. Rxe4 Qf5 32. Re7 {
1-0 (32) Anand,V (2787)-Topalov,V (2805) Sofia BUL 2010}) 10... cxb5 11. Qg5
O-O 12. Qxb5 Ba6 13. Qa4 (13. Qxa5 Bb7 14. Qxd8 Rxa1 $1 {The point of the
entire variation.} 15. Qxf8+ Kxf8 16. O-O Ra2 $1 $11) 13... Qb6 14. O-O (14.
Nbd2 {I couldn't recall my analysis at this point. I remembered having the
position until 18.Ne5. So I just had to figure out the right move order. Over
the board I realized that starting with Nbd2 is incorrect.} Bb5 $1 (14... Qxb2
15. Rb1 Qc3 16. O-O $18 {Rfc1 comes next}) 15. Qa3 Nc6 {Black has comfortable
development.}) 14... Qxb2 (14... Bb5 {is not so effective like in 14.Nbd2, as
the knight can come to c3, which is a much better square.}) 15. Nbd2 Bb5 16.
Nxc4 Bxa4 17. Nxb2 Bb5 18. Ne5 Ra7 19. Nbc4 $146 {This novelty was suggested
by my good friend, Deep Sengupta. It doesn't change the balance much, but at
least leads to unknown positions, which worked out quite well in the game.}
Nbd7 {Played within a minute's thought. At this point, I sank into a deep
thought. I wanted to squeeze the maximum out of this position.} 20. Nxa5 (20.
Nc6 Rc7 $1 {didn't seem much.}) (20. Rfc1 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Bxc4 22. Rxc4 Nd7 $11)
(20. Rxa5 Rxa5 21. Nxa5 Bxe2 22. Re1 Bh5 {Compared to the game, Black has won
a few tempi.}) 20... Bxe2 21. Rfe1 Bh5 (21... Bb5 22. Nb7 $1 (22. Reb1 Rb8 23.
Bb7 {During the game, I thought this is quite pretty, but apparently it's not
the best.} Raxb7 (23... Ba6 $1 {saves the day, as no fork on c6 seems
sufficient.}) 24. Nxb7 Rxb7 25. Ra5 Ba6 26. Rxb7 Bxb7 27. Ra7 $16 {is the
point.}) 22... Rxa1 23. Rxa1 {with some pressure.}) 22. Nac6 Rxa1 (22... Rc7 $5
23. Rac1 (23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Rec1 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 g5 $1 26. Rc7 Nxe5 27. dxe5 Ng8
28. Nc6 Bg6 {looks like just a draw.}) (23. Rec1 $5) 23... Nb6 24. Rc5 $14) 23.
Rxa1 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Nd7 25. f4 Re8 {My opponent didn't take more than 15-20
minutes for his last 5 moves. I guess he felt that the position is just a draw.
Objectively it should be, but practically I felt it's awkward to play with
Black.} 26. Ra7 Nc5 27. Kf2 Kf8 (27... h6 {with the idea of g5 made more sense.
But the move in the game is also good enough.}) 28. Ke3 {At this point I
started to get a little ambitious. For example there are ideas of going Kd4
and almost trapping the knight on c5!} Bg6 (28... h6 {still seemed better.})
29. g4 (29. Kd4 {doesn't quite work, as the knight has just enough squares to
escape:} Nb3+ 30. Kc4 Nd2+ 31. Kc3 Be4 $1 $11) 29... Rc8 $6 {A strange
decision. It made much more sense to exchange one pair of pawns on the
kingside.} (29... h5 $1 30. h3 hxg4 31. hxg4 {White still keeps some pressure,
but obviously compared to the game it's a much better version.}) 30. Ne7 {
I thought for a long time on this move. And I was quite low on time. I was
trying to work out all the details after Ne7. On the other hand, retreating
the knight to d4 also looked tempting.} (30. f5 exf5 31. gxf5 Bxf5 32. Ne7 Re8
{is the cute point!} 33. Nxf5 Rxe5+ 34. Kf4 Nd3+ 35. Kg3 Rxf5 36. Be4 Re5 37.
Ra8+ Ke7 38. Ra7+ $11) (30. Nd4 f6 (30... Nb3 31. Nxb3 Rc3+ 32. Kd4 Rxb3 33. f5
$1 exf5 34. Ra8+ Ke7 35. Bc6 $1 {The point. It's not easy to avoid mate on e8}
f6 36. Ra7+ Kd8 37. e6 $18) 31. h4 $16 {with pressure.}) 30... Rd8 31. f5 exf5
(31... Rd3+ {starting with check allows some extra options.} 32. Ke2 (32. Kf2 {
was my intention. It would transpose to the next note.}) 32... exf5 33. Nd5 $5
{Surprisingly, the mate threat on a8 is very hard to meet!} (33. Nc6 $5 f6 {
Only move.} 34. e6 fxg4 35. e7+ Kf7 36. Ra8 Ke6 $1 37. e8=Q+ Bxe8 38. Rxe8+ Kf7
39. Ra8 Rd6 {and Black survives.}) 33... Ke8 (33... Rxd5 34. Bxd5 fxg4 35. Ke3
Ne6 {Although, I believe this should be a fortress.}) 34. Rc7 $1 $18) 32. gxf5
Bh5 $6 {Played within few minutes! I was pleasantly surprised :) Clearly going
for active counterplay made more sense.} (32... Rd3+ 33. Kf2 Rd2+ 34. Kg1 Rd1+
35. Bf1 Bh5 36. Nc6 {When I played 30.Ne7 I was trying to understand this
position. I felt it's dangerous, but objectively Black holds quite easily.} (
36. f6 Rd8) 36... f6 $1 (36... Ke8 37. e6 $5 (37. Kf2 Ne4+ 38. Kg2 Rd2+ 39. Kg1
Ng5 $132) 37... fxe6 38. fxe6 Nxe6 39. Re7+ Kf8 40. Rxe6 {I thought this is
winning, but Black survives by a miracle.} Be8 $3 41. Na7 (41. Kf2 Bd7 $1)
41... Bd7 42. Re3 Ra1 $132) (36... g5 $5 37. f6 Ke8 38. Re7+ Kf8 39. Rc7 {
I couldn't see further than this, but the position seemed dangerous for Black.}
Ke8 40. Nb8 Bg4 $1 {and Black kind of survives.}) 37. e6 Be8 $1 38. e7+ Kg8 39.
Nd8 Ne4 $1 $11 {with a series of good moves, Black equalizes.}) 33. Nc6 $6 {
This worked out well in the game, but Nd5 was a better choice as it didn't
allow the option of ...Rd3.} (33. Nd5 $1 Re8 (33... Bg4 $5 34. Ra5 Bh3 $5 {
Not easy to see!} 35. e6 $1 fxe6 36. fxe6 Bxe6 37. Nc7 (37. Rxc5 Bxd5 38. Bxd5
g6 {might objectively hold, although it's still very unpleasant.}) 37... Rd3+
38. Kf2 Bh3 39. Bxh3 Rxh3 40. Kg2 Rc3 41. Rxc5 $1) 34. Kd4 Nb3+ 35. Kc3 Nc1 (
35... Nc5 36. Kc4 {and the knight is trapped!}) 36. Nb6 $1 $16 {with huge
pressure}) 33... Rc8 $2 {Passive defence is terrible. Now all my pieces are
centralized. Black had to go for active play.} (33... Rd3+ 34. Kf2 (34. Kf4 f6
35. exf6 gxf6 36. Rxh7 Bf7 {It's not easy to convert the extra pawn.}) 34... g5
$1 (34... Rd2+ 35. Kg3) 35. h3 $16 {Black still has some problems to solve,
but at least he is active.}) 34. Bd5 $18 {The knight is trapped on c5!} h6 (
34... g5 35. Kd4 Nb3+ 36. Bxb3 Rxc6 37. f6 Rc8 38. e6 fxe6 39. Rxh7 $18) 35.
Kd4 Nb3+ 36. Bxb3 Rxc6 37. Ra8+ Ke7 38. Ba4 $18 {Black can't save the rook and
avoid mate on e8.} Bf3 39. Ra7+ Kf8 40. Bxc6 Bxc6 41. Kc5 Be4 42. Kd6 g5 43. e6
1-0

[Event "Vikings GM 2nd"]
[Site "York"]
[Date "2000.12.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Wells, Peter K"]
[Black "Barsov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2000.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ribli} e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 $5 {A pragmatic
route into the system. In my opinion, after 5...Nc6 6 0-0, 6...Rb8!? is an
even better move than 6...a6, but in that move order black also has to reckon
with 6 Qa4!? Ribli: 'Mit diesem sehr scharfen Zug - gefolgt von b7-b5 - kann
Schwarz seinen Pc4 verteidigen.'} 6. O-O Nc6 {Ribli: 'Dieser Zug scheint mir
besser als das direkte 6...b5.'} (6... b5 {Ribli} 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. a4 Bb7 9. e4
$44) 7. e3 $1 {I am fairly sure this is the best response.} Bd7 ({The point is
to meet} 7... Rb8 {with} 8. Nfd2 {preventing ...b5.}) 8. Nc3 Nd5 $6 {Unusual,
and I think for good reason. This knight can be missed on the king-side. 
Ribli: 'Dieser Zug wird seltener gespielt als die Alternative 8...Rb8. Es ist
m.E. auch nicht so logisch, denn später muss Schwarz Nxc3 ziehen und so das
weiße Bauernzentrum stärken.'} (8... Rb8 $5 {Ribli} 9. Ne5 Na5 $5 10. e4 $5 Be7
(10... b5 11. g4 $1 b4 (11... h6 12. f4 c5 13. d5 b4 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Qa4+ Nd7
16. f5 Ke7 17. Rd1 bxc3 18. fxe6 Kxe6 19. Nxd7 cxb2 20. Nxf8+ Rxf8 21. Rxd8
bxa1=Q 22. Qd7+ {1-0 Horvath,C-Marciano,D/Austria 1998/CBM 63 ext (22)}) 12. g5
bxc3 13. bxc3 $1 Rb5 $8 14. gxf6 gxf6 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Qf3 Rg8 17. Kh1 $44 {
1/2-1/2 Sosonko,G-Piket,J/Nederland (ch) 1997/Inf 70/[Cvetkovic,Sr] (17)}) 11.
Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Qg4 h5 13. Qe2 h4 14. Be3 h3 15. Bh1 b5 16. Rad1 Bb4 17. Qg4 Bxc3
18. Qxg7 Qf6 19. Qxf6 Nxf6 20. bxc3 b4 21. Bf4 {1/2-1/2 Gulko,B-Korneev,O/
Mondariz 1997/EXT 99 (32)}) 9. Nd2 $1 (9. Qe2 {Ribli} Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bd6 11. Rd1
b5 12. Ne5 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Qh5 Nd3 15. Ba3 Rb8 16. Be4 $14 {[%csl Re8]})
9... Nxc3 (9... Nb6 {Ribli} 10. Qe2 Na5 11. e4 $44) 10. bxc3 b5 11. a4 Rb8 (
11... Be7 {Ribli}) 12. e4 $6 {I thought for quite a long time here, and my
final decision is not clearly inspiring. I had thoughts of playing something
along the lines of Ribli: 'Weiß hat ein starkes Bauernzentrum. Nun muss
Schwarz entweder mit e4-e5 oder mit d4-d5 rechnen.'} (12. Qg4 e5 (12... g6 $13
{Ribli}) 13. Qh5 {'+/-!' Ribli.} Bd6 14. axb5 axb5 15. Ra6 {'!' Ribli.} Rb6 16.
Rxb6 cxb6 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. f4 {'!' Ribli.} exf4 19. exf4 O-O 20. Qd5 Bb8 21. f5
{'!' Ribli. Ribli: '1-0 Gulko,B-Sveshnikov,E/USSR (ch) 1978/Inf 26 (32)'} h6
22. f6 Qe6 23. Qh5 Qg4 24. fxg7 Qxh5 25. Nf6+ Kxg7 26. Nxh5+ Kh8 27. Nf6 $16 {
1-0 Gulko,B-Sveshnikov,E/Tbilisi 1978/URS-ch (32) which was known to theory. I
was also tempted by the idea of playing}) (12. Ba3 $44 {[%csl Ga3,Gf8][%cal
Yd2e4,Ye4c5] to trade bishops and play on the black squares. Eventually I
decided to go for more, and first try and put my pawn on e5.}) 12... e5 $5 {
I realised this was possible, and battled intelligently for some black squares,
but I simply thought it too costly in developmental terms.} (12... Be7 {Ribli})
(12... b4 {Ribli} 13. Nxc4 bxc3 14. d5 $44) 13. axb5 axb5 14. d5 Ne7 15. Ba3 {
'©' Ribli. Ribli: 'Das Zentrum ist geschlossen, aber Weiß hat
Entwicklungsvorsprung. In der Folge kann er die Stellung mit f2-f4 sprengen.'}
Ng6 16. Bxf8 Nxf8 (16... Kxf8 {Ribli} 17. f4 $44) (16... Rxf8 {Ribli} 17. Qh5 (
17. f4 $44) 17... Rh8 18. f4 $44) 17. f4 Ng6 {'?!' Ribli. Ribli: 'Schwarz
verteidigt zwar den Pe5, verliert dabei aber zu viele Tempi.'} (17... Qe7 $5 {
Ribli} 18. Nf3 $44 (18. fxe5 Ng6)) 18. f5 Ne7 (18... Nf8 {Ribli} 19. Nf3 $44 {
[%csl Rf8]}) 19. f6 {'->' Ribli. More unwarranted consumption of time.} ({
I spent too long on} 19. Nf3 f6 20. Nxe5 fxe5 21. Qh5+ g6 22. fxg6 Nxg6 23. Ra6
{when only} Rb6 $1 {works, but it is more than sufficient. I was attempting to
refine the unrefinable.}) 19... gxf6 20. Ra6 $1 {[%cal Ga6f6] An efficient way
to double on the f-file. Ribli: 'Der englische GM kennt natürlich die
Eröffnungstheorie, also auch die Stammpartie der Variante zwischen Gulko,B -
Sveshnikov,E USSR(ch) 1978. Die Motive f2-f4 und Ra1-a6 sind ähnlich.'} (20.
Rxf6 $2 {Ribli} Nxd5 21. Rf2 Nf6 22. Qf3 Rb6 $17) 20... Ng8 $2 {Simply much
too passive. Black can afford to return one pawn, not cling on to the material,
after which it is hard to envisage how he will develop further.} (20... Ng6 21.
Raxf6 O-O 22. Qh5 {gives white fair attacking compensation, but not more.}) (
20... Rb6 {Ribli} 21. Rxb6 cxb6 22. Qf3 $44) 21. Qh5 $1 {[%cal Yg2h3,Gd2f3,
Gf3h4,Gf3e5] Light squares!} Bc8 (21... Ra8 $5 {Ribli} 22. Rfa1 Rxa6 23. Rxa6)
22. Rc6 Bd7 23. Nf3 $1 {[%mdl 512] I am very pleased with this idea,
especially since the 'fork' with Nxe5 is so pretty.} Qe7 (23... Bxc6 24. Nxe5
Bxd5 25. exd5 Qe7 26. Nc6 Qe3+ 27. Kh1 {'©' Ribli. also, whatever Fritz thinks,
gives white tremendous attacking compensation for the exchange.}) 24. Rxc7 Qd6
{Ribli: [#]} 25. Ng5 $1 {Another elegant attacking blow. Already a bit short
of time, it required some pretty good calculation too. Ribli: 'Ein
wunderschöner Zug! Der Rc7 hängt, und Weiß opfert weiteres Material. '} Nh6 (
25... fxg5 26. Qxf7+ Kd8 27. Rxd7+ Qxd7 28. Qf8+ Kc7 (28... Qe8 29. Qd6+ Kc8
30. Rf8 $18) 29. Qc5+ Kb7 30. Rb1 $18) 26. Rxd7 Qb6+ 27. Kh1 fxg5 28. Rfxf7 Qg6
29. Rfe7+ Kf8 30. Qf3+ Kg8 31. Re6 $18 {[%csl Rg6]} 1-0

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent op"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2000.10.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gleizerov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Werle, Jan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2311"]
[Annotator "Werle,J"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2000.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 (5... Bd7 {
- 52/(491)}) 6. O-O Rb8 7. Nc3 (7. a4 {- 52/(491)}) 7... b5 (7... a6 {- 52/
(491)}) (7... Bb4 {- 52/(491)}) 8. Ne5 {'!' Kaidanov,G.} Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10.
Bc6 a6 11. Qd4 Bb7 $8 {'?!' Kaidanov,G. Kaidanov,G: 'N'} (11... Rb6 $6 {N} 12.
Qe4 {/\ Be3} Bc5 13. Bxd7+ $1 $16 Bxd7 14. Qg4 Kf8 15. Rd1 h5 (15... Qc8 16.
Ne4 Be7 17. Bg5 {/\ Rd2, Rad1+-}) 16. Qf4 h4 17. Ne4 Be7 (17... hxg3 18. hxg3
$5 (18. Nxc5 gxh2+ 19. Qxh2 $1 {Serper,G} Rxh2 20. Nxd7+ Ke8 21. Nf6+ gxf6 22.
Rxd8+ Kxd8 23. Kxh2 fxe5 $16 {_|_}) 18... Be7 19. Be3 c3 $8 {+/-} (19... Rc6
20. Rd4 Qc8 21. Rad1 Be8 22. Nf6 $1 gxf6 23. exf6 Bd6 24. Qh6+ $1 Rxh6 25.
Bxh6+ Kg8 26. Rg4+ Kh7 27. Kg2 $1 $18)) 18. Be3 hxg3 19. fxg3 $1 Rc6 20. Rf1
Be8 21. Rad1 Qc8 22. Qf3 $1 $18 (22. Ng5 $6 f6 23. exf6 gxf6 24. Bd4 e5 $1 25.
Bxe5 Kg7 $13) 22... Kg8 23. Bg5 Kf8 (23... Bxg5 24. Nxg5 {><f7}) 24. Bxe7+ {
1-0 Kaidanov,G-Serper,G/Gausdal 1991/Inf 52/[Kaidanov,G] (24)} (24. Bxe7+ Kxe7
25. Qa3+ $18)) 12. Bxb7 Rxb7 13. Rd1 c5 $8 (13... Be7 14. Qg4 g6 15. Bh6 Qc8
16. Qf4 Nb6 17. Bg7 Rg8 18. Qh6 Nd5 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Rxd5 c6 21. Rd2 Rd7 22.
Rad1 Rxd2 23. Rxd2 Bf8 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Qh4 c5 26. Rd6 a5 27. Qf6 a4 28. e6
Qc7 29. Rd7 {1-0 Gleizerov,E-Malakhatko,V/Bydgoszcz 2000/CBM 76 ext (29)}) 14.
Qg4 Qc7 15. Bf4 Qc6 $8 16. f3 f5 $8 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Qg5 Be7 $8 19. Qxg7 Rg8
20. Qh6 Rg6 21. Qh3 b4 22. Nb1 (22. Ne4 $5 Nxe4 23. Qxh7 $1 (23. fxe4 $2 Qxe4
24. Qh5 $17 (24. Rac1 $4 {(Gleizerov)} Qxf4 $19)) 23... e5 24. Bxe5 Ng5 (24...
Bf8 25. Qh5 Ng5 26. Rd6 (26. Bd6 $2 Rbg7 $17) 26... Bxd6 27. Qxg6+ Nf7 28. Rd1
Rd7 29. e4 $13) 25. Qh8+ Bf8 (25... Kf7 26. h4 $13) 26. Rd8+ Kxd8 27. Qxf8+ Qe8
28. Bf6+ Rxf6 29. Qxf6+ Qe7 30. Rd1+ Rd7 31. Qb6+ Ke8 32. Qg6+ Qf7 (32... Kd8
33. Qb6+ $11) (32... Nf7 $4 33. Qg8+ Qf8 34. Qxf8+ Kxf8 35. Rxd7 $18) 33. Qc6
$13) 22... Rd7 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (22... Nd5 23. Be5 Bg5 24. Nd2 Ne3 25. Ne4
Nxd1 26. Nd6+ Kf8 27. Nxb7 Qd5 28. Qxh7 Qxe5 29. Rxd1 Qxe2 30. Rd8+ {1/2-1/2
Gleizerov,E-Yuneev,A/Cheliabinsk 1991/EXT 97 (30)}) (22... c3 $5 23. bxc3 Qa4
24. Nd2 bxc3 25. Qxe6 Qxf4 26. Qc8+ Kf7 27. Qxb7 cxd2 28. Kh1 Qd4 29. e3 Qxe3
30. Qb3+ Qxb3 31. axb3 Nd5 32. Rxd2 Nb4 $15) 23. Nd2 c3 24. Nc4 (24. bxc3 $2
bxc3 25. Nc4 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Qa4 27. Nd6+ Kd7 $1 $19) 24... cxb2 25. Nxb2 Rxd1+
26. Rxd1 c4 27. Kf1 c3 28. Nd3 Qa4 (28... Qd5 29. Ra1 a5 (29... c2 $6 30. Ne1
Qc5 31. Rc1 $14) 30. Ne5 Rg8 31. e4 Qb5+ 32. Ke1 Qb6 33. Rd1 b3 34. axb3 Qxb3
$13) 29. Ra1 b3 30. Qxe6 b2 31. Qc8+ Kf7 32. Re1 Qxa2 33. Ne5+ Kg7 34. Qb7 Qe6
35. e4 Rg5 $1 36. Bxg5 Qxe5 37. Bxf6+ Qxf6 38. e5 Qf7 39. f4 $2 (39. e6 $1 Qf6
40. Qe4 Qg6 41. Qb7 (41. Qe5+ Kh6 42. Qe3+ (42. Qf4+ Qg5 43. Qe4 Qc1 $19) 42...
Qg5 43. Qxc3 Qb5+ 44. Kg2 b1=Q 45. Rxb1 Qxb1 $17) 41... Qd3+ 42. Kg2 Qd2+ 43.
Kf1 Kf6 44. g4 $1 Qxh2 45. g5+ (45. Qe4 $2 Kg5 $1 46. Qf5+ Kh4 47. Rb1 a5 48.
Qh5+ Kg3 49. Qxh2+ Kxh2 50. Ke1 a4 51. Kd1 a3 52. Kc2 a2 $19) 45... Kf5 46.
Qxe7 Qh1+ 47. Ke2 Qxe1+ 48. Kxe1 b1=Q+ 49. Kf2 Qa2+ 50. Kg3 Qxe6 51. Qxh7+ Kxg5
52. Qg7+ Kf5 53. Qxc3 Qe5+ 54. Qxe5+ Kxe5 55. f4+ Kf5 56. Kf3 $11) 39... Qc4+
40. Kg2 Qb4 41. Qd7 c2 42. Qg4+ Kh8 43. Qc8+ Bf8 44. Qxc2 Qxe1 45. Qxb2 Qe4+
46. Kh3 Qf5+ 47. Kg2 a5 48. Qb3 Qe4+ 49. Kh3 Qf5+ 50. Kg2 Qd7 $1 (50... Qe4+ $6
51. Kh3 a4 52. Qf7 $132) 51. e6 Qc6+ 52. Kh3 a4 53. Qe3 (53. Qb2+ Kg8 54. Qf6
Qe8 $17) 53... Qc5 54. Qe4 a3 55. Qa8 Qh5+ 56. Kg2 Qe2+ 57. Kg1 Kg7 58. Qd5 Be7
59. Qd4+ Kh6 0-1

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2018.10.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[Annotator "Wojtaszek,R"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{With two rounds to go I was been in the leading pack with many other players.
Most likely it was my last game with white, so I thought it should be the time
to put some "real" pressure on my opponent. Not a simple task, especially
given that my opponent, Micky Adams is solid but also an all-around player.
Also, with 6 out of 7 previous games having ended in a draw, I wasn't all that
optimistic about my chances before the game.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 {
In the only game I managed to beat Micky I have also played the Catalan.
Having this nice memory in mind, I thought it was a good choice also for this
game.} d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 c5 {I expected this as my opponent used it twice
before. In our previous encounters I faced the more classical systems 4...Be7
and 4...Bb4+.} 6. O-O Nc6 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Nxc4 $5 {A somewhat forgotten line,
but I remembered having some problems analyzing this from Black's point of
view, so I thought it could be interesting to try it as White.} cxd4 9. Bf4 Be7
(9... Nd5 {is the only way to castle, but White gets a nice compensation after}
10. Nd6+ Bxd6 11. Bxd6 Nde7 12. Nd2 $1 (12. Qb3 $6 Na5 $1) 12... O-O 13. Qb3
$44) 10. Nd6+ Kf8 11. Nxb7 Qb6 12. Nd6 Qc5 {Thanks to this move Black is
supposed to be okay in the offical theory. Black's position looks quite
suspicious, but it's difficult to prove it.} 13. b4 $1 (13. Ne4 $6 {is way too
soft} Nxe4 14. Bxe4 e5 15. Bd2 f5 {and White's pieces are getting pushed back.}
) (13. Qb3 {was the only serious try.} Bxd6 14. Rc1 {A similar plan like in
the game, but here the difference is} Qb4 $1 15. Qxb4 Bxb4 16. Bxc6 Rc8 {
Black is doing fine and of course now it doesn't matter that he didn't manage
to castle.}) 13... Qxb4 14. a3 Qc5 15. Qb3 $5 $146 {The actual novelty.So
White sacrificed a pawn to keep this strong knight on d6, at least for a while.
Of course with an engine running it's easy to prove that Black is objectively
fine, but during the actual game where there are many pieces on the board and
with such an unsafe king it's quite dangerous for Black. There is a funny
hidden story connected to this idea - just before Isle of Man I played the
European Club Cup in Greece and at some point I thought that I would like to
have it analyzed a bit more carefully. It turned out that all my friends with
whom I'm usually working with were not available. So I decided to ask my wife
to check this line for me. She was there with me and didn't play so I
disrupted her holidays but after all we both agreed it was worth it:)} (15. Nd2
{Only this was played before, even my opponent faced this move in 2008 against
Gelfand.} e5 16. N2e4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Qb6 18. Rb1 Qc7 {and White didn't have
enough counterplay in Gelfand,B (2723)-Adams,M (2729) Yerevan 2008.}) 15... Na5
$4 {This is a losing mistake. It's easy to criticise such a blunder but with
all pieces on the board it's not simple to make a right choice.} (15... Bxd6 $2
16. Rc1 $1 {This explains the whole 13.b4 idea. Now the b4 square is not
available.}) (15... Qh5 $1 {This is the engine's first line but didn't look
natural to me, so I wasn't particularly worried about this move.} 16. Nc4 Nd5
17. Qb7 Rd8 18. Bc7 Nxc7 19. Qxc7 Qb5 $1 20. Nbd2 Qb8 $1 {Like this Black
manages to exchange queens and limit the damage, but even} 21. Qxb8 Rxb8 22.
Rab1 Rc8 23. Rb7 {felt promising over the board.}) (15... Qb6 $5 {was the move
I expected the most. It avoids the Rc1 threat with tempo. Now White has
several interesting possibilites but I would like to mention the tricky} 16.
Qa2 $5 {where Black should answer with the brilliant but also over the board
very difficult to find} Qd8 $3 (16... Nh5 17. Nc4 $1 Qd8 18. Bd6 $36) 17. Nd2
g5 $1 {and White has nothing better than repetition after} 18. Nb7 Qc8 19. Nd6
Qd8 $11) (15... Nd5 {I thought that this could be the likely human response
but after} 16. Rc1 Qa5 17. Qf3 $1 {the position looks dangerous for Black.})
16. Qb4 $1 Qxb4 17. axb4 e5 (17... Nb3 18. Ra3 $1 {is probably what my
opponent missed:} Nd5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Rxb3 g5 21. Be5 f6 22. Rf3 $1 {would
be the cleanest win}) 18. Bxa8 exf4 19. Rxa5 Bxd6 20. Rxa7 Bxb4 {Of course
White's position is winning but there is a techincal part. I was trying to be
precise and not to give too many practical chances.} 21. Rd1 $1 {Activity is
much more important than material.} (21. gxf4 g6 22. Rd1 Kg7 23. Bf3 Rc8 $16 {
and it's visible that Black is still fighting.}) 21... fxg3 22. hxg3 Bc5 (22...
Ke7 23. Bc6) 23. Ra5 Bb4 24. Ra6 Ke7 25. Bc6 $1 {Again, I thought that I
should exchange one of the opponents' bishops and then it would be simple.} Rc8
26. Rxd4 $1 Bc5 (26... Bxc6 27. Rxb4 Be4 {and here White is lucky to have the
simple} 28. Nd2 Rc1+ 29. Nf1 $1) 27. Bxd7 Nxd7 28. Re4+ Kf8 29. Nd2 g6 30. Kg2
Rd8 31. Rc4 Be7 32. Ne4 {Now the rest is simple.} h5 33. Rc7 Ne5 34. Raa7 Re8
35. f4 Ng4 36. Nc3 Nh6 37. e4 Bd6 38. Rc6 Rd8 39. Nd5 Kg7 40. Kf3 Ng4 41. Rb7
Kf8 42. Ra6 Bc5 43. Rc7 Bd4 44. Ra4 Bg1 45. Rb4 {and Black resigned.
Definitely the critical win for me, allowing me to fight for the 1st place in
the last round and tiebreak as it turned out.} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Wojtaszek,R"]
[PlyCount "226"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 {Before this game I had played this move only
once in my life.} 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 (5... Bb4+ {was my previous choice, but
in this game I wanted to try something else.}) 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. Qxc4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Rc8 10. Nc3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc5 12. Qh4 {This whole line was
considered as dubious for Black but...} O-O $1 {This very interesting idea is
almost new and was found by GM Peter Heine Nielsen. Black is ready to
sacrifice the pawn on b7, hoping for long-term compensation.} (12... Bc6 $6 13.
Rd1 Qb6 14. Bxc6+ Rxc6 15. Bh6 $1 $16 {Topalov,V (2743)-Van Wely,L (2668)
Amber-blind 12th rapid 2003 (6) 1-0}) 13. Rd1 $6 ({Three rounds later the most
critical} 13. Bxb7 {was played, but after} Rb8 14. Bf3 Rb4 15. Qg5 Bd4 16. Qd2
Qc7 $44 {Avrukh,B (2657)-Nielsen,P (2662) 38th Olympiad 2008 (5) 1/2 Black had
enough compensation in}) ({I believe} 13. Bg5 $5 {could be an interesting
alternative} h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Bf3 Rxb2 18. Rfd1
$14 {/=, with a small, but stable advantage.}) 13... Qb6 $1 14. Bg5 $2 {
After this move Black is already better.} (14. Ne4 {was necessary} Bd4 (14...
Nxe4 15. Bxe4 f5 16. Rxd7 fxe4 17. Qg5 Be7 18. Qe3 Bc5 19. Qg5 $11) 15. Nxf6+
Bxf6 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Qxg5 Bc6 $11) 14... Bxf2+ $8 15. Kh1 (15. Kf1 Bg1 $3 {
Maybe this is what my opponent missed, Black is just winning here.}) 15... Nd5
16. Be4 f5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Bxd5+ Kh8 (18... Be6 $5 {was also possible, for
example} 19. Qf4 (19. Bxe6+ Qxe6 20. Qh5 Rc2 $17) 19... Bxd5+ 20. Rxd5 Qxb2 21.
Rf1 Bc5 22. Qc4 b5 $1 $17 {I missed this important move during the game.}) 19.
Rd2 (19. b3 Bc6 20. Qf4 h6 $1 (20... Bxd5+ $2 21. Rxd5 h6 22. Be7 Qe6 23. Rad1
$1 Bxg3 24. hxg3 Qxe7 25. Rxf5 $11) 21. Be7 Rfe8 22. Qxf5 Bd4 23. Rab1 Bxd5+
24. Qxd5 Rxe7 25. Rxd4 Rxe2 $17) 19... Bc6 20. Qc4 h6 21. Bf4 Rfd8 $2 (21...
Be3 $1 22. Bxe3 Qxe3 23. Qd4 Qxd4 (23... Bxd5+ 24. Qxd5 Rfd8 25. Qxd8+ Rxd8 26.
Rxd8+ Kh7 27. Rad1 Qxe2 28. R8d2 $11) 24. Rxd4 Bxd5+ 25. Rxd5 Rc2 26. b3 Rxe2
27. Rd7 b6 {During the game I evaluated this as almost winning for Black but I
thought what I played in game was an easier way.}) 22. Bxc6 Rxd2 $6 (22... Rxc6
{was probably better, but I wanted things to be forced.}) 23. Bxd2 Qxb2 24. Bc3
Rxc6 25. Qxc6 Qxa1+ 26. Bxa1 bxc6 27. Kg2 Bc5 28. Kf3 Kg8 29. e4 fxe4+ 30. Kxe4
Kf7 {I still thought it's completely winning...} 31. g4 Be7 32. Be5 Bf6 33. Bb8
a6 34. Kd3 {Only here I realised that there is no way to break the wall.} Ke6
35. Kc4 Be5 {The last chance was to go for a queen ending.} (35... Be7 36. h3
Bd6 37. Ba7 g6 38. Bd4 $11) 36. Bxe5 Kxe5 37. Kc5 Kf4 38. a4 Kxg4 39. a5 Kh3
40. Kxc6 Kxh2 41. Kb6 g5 42. Kxa6 g4 43. Kb5 g3 44. a6 g2 45. a7 g1=Q 46. a8=Q
{This is of course a theoretical draw, according to the tablebases. On the
other hand I believe it's not easy to play, some moves looks completely random.
} h5 47. Qe4 Qg5+ 48. Ka6 Qf6+ 49. Ka5 h4 50. Qe2+ Kg3 51. Qe1+ Kg4 52. Qe4+
Kg5 53. Qe3+ Qf4 54. Qe7+ Kg4 55. Qe2+ Qf3 56. Qc4+ Kh5 57. Qb5+ Kh6 58. Qb6+
Kg5 59. Qd8+ Qf6 60. Qd2+ Kg6 61. Qh2 Qc3+ 62. Ka4 h3 63. Qf4 $4 {White was
doing fine until here. According to the tablebases only} (63. Kb5 {guaranteed
a draw.}) 63... Qc2+ 64. Kb4 Qf5 $2 {After this black is winning, but in 70
moves :-)} (64... h2 {and Black is winning in 32 moves. I can regret as it was
quite natural move.}) 65. Qh4 $2 {65.Qg3 or Qe3 was better, but how can you
guess that?!} Qf3 66. Ka4 Kf5 67. Qh7+ Kg4 {After this Black is not winning
anymore.} 68. Qg7+ Kh4 69. Qe7+ Kg3 70. Qe1+ $4 (70. Ka5 $1 {was the only
drawing move.}) 70... Kg4 71. Qe6+ Qf5 72. Qg8+ Kf3 73. Qb3+ Kf4 74. Qa2 Qe4+
$2 {I missed the best chance here} ({after} 74... Kg3 {I was winning in 18
moves.}) 75. Kb5 Qb7+ 76. Kc5 Qc7+ 77. Kb5 Qd7+ $2 {That was my last chance to
win the game. After this move White didn't blunder again.} (77... Qe5+ {
was the only move}) 78. Ka6 Qc6+ 79. Ka7 Kg3 80. Qg8+ Kf4 81. Qf8+ Kg5 82. Qg7+
Qg6 83. Qe5+ Qf5 84. Qg7+ Kf4 85. Qd4+ Qe4 86. Qf6+ Kg4 87. Qg7+ Kf3 88. Qf6+
Qf4 89. Qc6+ Ke2 90. Qc2+ Qd2 91. Qc4+ Kf3 92. Qc6+ Kf2 93. Qf6+ Ke2 94. Qa6+
Qd3 95. Qa2+ Kf1 96. Qf7+ Kg2 97. Qg7+ Kf2 98. Qf6+ Ke2 99. Qb2+ Qd2 100. Qb5+
Qd3 101. Qb2+ Qd2 102. Qb5+ Kf2 103. Qf5+ Kg3 104. Qg6+ Kh2 105. Qg4 Qa2+ 106.
Kb8 Qg2 107. Qf5 Qb2+ 108. Ka7 Qa3+ 109. Kb8 Qd6+ 110. Ka7 Qd4+ 111. Ka6 Qc4+
112. Ka7 Kg2 113. Qg5+ Kf3 {That was the longest game of the round. In fact it
was really unpleasant, because we lost 1.5-2.5.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 9th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2017.12.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2874"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2017.12.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 c5 {Anand likes straighforward
lines in his preparation to play with black pieces.} 6. O-O Nc6 7. Na3 $5 ({
A similar version of the same idea is} 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Na3 cxd4 9. Naxc4 Bc5) ({
while, of course,} 7. Qa4 {remains White's top choice.}) 7... cxd4 8. Nxc4 Bc5
9. b3 $5 (9. a3 a5 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Rc1 a4 12. Nce5 {Artemiev-Zvjaginsev, 2015})
(9. Qc2 O-O 10. Nce5 {Nakamura-Kaidanov, 2012}) 9... Qe7 10. Nfe5 {It seems
Carlsen wasn't sure about his preparation.} ({A logical follow-up has to be} 
10. Bb2 e5 11. b4 $1 {where Black's best may be} Nxb4 (11... Bxb4 12. Nfxe5
Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bc3 14. Bxc3 dxc3 15. Qa4+ Nd7 16. Nc4 {quickly rounding up the
c3-pawn and keeping some edge due to the vastly superior bishop.}) 12. Nfxe5
O-O 13. a3 Na6 {White then gets his pawn back and plays on.} 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15.
Qxd4 Rd8 16. Qf4 {etc.}) 10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 {In such positions the key issue
is to prevent Black from connecting his pawns.} Nd7 $1 {Vishy cuts to the
chase. The issue of a strong white knight has to be addressed immediately.} (
11... O-O 12. Bb2 Rd8 13. Rc1 Rb8 14. Qc2 Bb6 15. Rfd1 Nd7 16. Nc4 $1 {turned
out to be better for White in Melkumian-Grachev, World Cup 2017.}) 12. Bf4 O-O
13. Rc1 Rd8 ({A more direct way was} 13... f6 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 15. Bxb7 Rae8 16.
Qd3 Kh8) 14. Nd3 $6 {Magnus takes it a bit too far.} ({Perhaps he was not
entirely satisfied with White's chances after} 14. Nxd7 Rxd7 (14... Bxd7 15.
Bxb7 e5 {is enterprising.}) 15. Rc4 e5 16. Qc2 exf4 17. Rxc5 Rd8 {but
nevertheless, it was the way to go.}) 14... Bb6 15. Bc7 Re8 16. Qc2 e5 {
Black has accomplished his goal, and now it's up to White not to get worse.}
17. Rfd1 Nf8 18. a4 Bg4 19. Bxb6 axb6 20. h3 Rac8 21. Qd2 {Here we have it:
Black is a clean pawn up.} Be6 $2 {One can only feel disappointment seeing the
former World Champ settling for a draw.} (21... Bh5 22. Rc4 f6 23. Rdc1 Rxc4
24. bxc4 Bf7 $15) 22. Nxe5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bxb3 24. Nf3 Bxa4 25. Nxd4 Ne6 26. Nf5
Qf6 27. Ne3 Qd4 28. Qa2 Nc5 29. Rc4 Bb3 30. Rxd4 Bxa2 31. Rb4 Re6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dresden ZMD op"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2015.08.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Zakhartsov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2453"]
[Annotator "Zakhartsov,Vi"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2015.08.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bd7 6. Ne5 Bc6 7. Nxc6 Nxc6 8.
O-O Qd7 9. e3 O-O-O 10. Nd2 {Another continuation -} (10. Qa4 Nd5 11. Qxc4 h5
12. Nc3 h4 {with mutial attack on the opposite flanks.}) 10... e5 11. Nxc4 exd4
12. Qb3 (12. exd4 Qe6 13. Qa4 Rxd4 14. b3 Ne4 15. Bb2 Nc5 16. Qxc6 bxc6 17.
Bxd4 Ne4 18. Rae1 f5 19. g4 Bd6 20. gxf5 Qh6 21. f4 Bxf4 22. Rxe4 Qxh2+ 23. Kf2
Qg3+ 24. Kg1 Qh2+ 25. Kf2 Qg3+ {1/2:1/2, Ulibin - Brkic, Biel 2015}) 12... Nd5
13. Bd2 {A novelty.} ({Previously has been played} 13. Rd1 Bc5 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15.
exd4 c6 16. dxc5 Qf5 17. Bxd5 {(1/2:1/2 E. Vorobiov - Raznikov, Pardubice 2015)
} Rxd5 18. Rxd5 cxd5 19. Bf4 Nc6 {with an equal game.}) 13... h5 $6 {A flank
attack with open centre is dubious.} ({Black should play} 13... Bc5 14. Rac1
dxe3 15. Nxe3 Bxe3 16. Bxe3 Qe6 17. Bc5 Rhe8 18. Rfd1 Nb6 19. Qxe6+ fxe6 20.
Bxc6 bxc6 $11) 14. Rac1 Kb8 15. Rfd1 h4 $2 ({Relatively better would be} 15...
Qe6 16. Na5 Nxa5 17. Bxa5 Nb6 18. Rxd4 Rxd4 19. Qxe6 fxe6 20. exd4 g5 21. Re1
Bg7 22. Bc3 Re8 {, although White's position is better after} 23. Bf3) 16. Na5
Nxa5 17. Bxa5 Nb6 18. Rxd4 Bd6 19. a4 hxg3 20. hxg3 Qe6 {Black has not other
defence against the coming Bc3 and a5.} 21. Qxe6 fxe6 {Thus, Black has a very
unenviable position: pawn islands e6 and g7, White's pair of bishops in open
position.} 22. Bc3 e5 23. Rg4 Rd7 24. a5 Nc8 25. Rd1 {Missing a strong
opportunity:} (25. a6 $1 b6 (25... bxa6 26. Ra1) 26. Rg5 Re7 27. b4 {with
probably decisive advantage.}) 25... Re7 26. Be4 ({Again} 26. a6 {was very
strong.}) 26... a6 27. Kg2 Na7 {Black's play became a little easier, but
anyway White keeps a large advantage.} 28. Rd3 Nb5 29. Bd2 Rf8 30. Rg5 Rf6 31.
Be1 Rh6 32. g4 c6 33. f3 Bc7 34. Bg3 Ka7 35. b4 Bd6 36. Be1 Kb8 37. Bg3 Rhe6
38. Be1 Rh6 39. Rf5 Kc7 40. Rf8 b6 41. g5 Rh5 42. g6 bxa5 43. bxa5 Bc5 44. Rf7
Rxf7 45. gxf7 Bf8 46. Rd1 Nd6 47. Bb4 $2 {In severe time trouble (usual for
Mihkail) he misses all advantage.} (47. Bg3 {would keep good winning chances,
for example:} Rg5 48. Kf2 Nxf7 49. f4 {, and Black forced to give up an
exchange:} Rxg3 50. Kxg3) 47... Rg5+ 48. Kh2 Rh5+ 49. Kg2 Rg5+ 50. Kh2 Rh5+ 51.
Kg1 Rg5+ {Now it is a draw.} 52. Kf1 Nxe4 53. Bxf8 Rf5 54. Bxg7 Rxf3+ 55. Ke2
Rxf7 56. Bxe5+ Kc8 57. Rb1 Rf5 58. Rb8+ Kd7 59. Rb7+ Kc8 60. Rb8+ Kd7 61. Rb7+
Kc8 62. Rb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cappelle op 26th"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2010.02.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Housieaux, David"]
[Black "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2423"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Zakhartsov,Vi"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2010.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Rb8 7. Nc3 b5 8. Ne5
Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. Qd4 c5 11. Qf4 Qc7 {This was my 2nd game in this
variation of the Catalan.} ({Previously I had played} 11... Bb7 12. Rd1 (12.
Ne4 Qc7 13. a4 a6 14. axb5 axb5 15. Ng5 Nb6 16. Ra7 Nd5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. e6
$18 {Romero-Werle, Groningen 2002}) 12... Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qc7 14. a4 b4 (14... a6
{!?}) 15. Nb5 Qb7+ 16. f3 c3 17. bxc3 a6 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. exd6 O-O 20. cxb4
Qxb4 21. Qxb4 Rxb4 22. Bd2 Rb2 23. Rab1 Rfb8 24. Rxb2 Rxb2 25. Kf2 f5 26. Be3
Rb4 27. Bxc5 Nxc5 28. d7 Nxd7 29. Rxd7 Rxa4 {Khamitskiy-Zakhartsov, Stare
Mesto 2009. with a draw.}) 12. a4 a6 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rd1 Be7 (14... Nxe5 {
is bad:} 15. Bc6+ $1 Qxc6 16. Qxe5 Rb7 17. Bg5 f5 (17... f6 18. Bxf6 $1) (17...
Rd7 18. Rxd7 Bxd7 19. Qb8+ Bc8 20. Ra8) 18. Rd8+ Kf7 19. Ra8 Bd7 20. Bh6 gxh6
21. Qxh8 Bg7 22. Qxh7 {1:0, Antic-Savicevic, Yugoslavia 2003}) 15. Qg4 Kf8 16.
Bg5 $1 {A very strong reply. I was aware only of} (16. f4 g6 17. Qf3 b4 18. Ne4
Kg7 19. Nd6 Rd8 20. Be3 Bxd6 21. exd6 Qb6 22. Qe4 c3 23. bxc3 Bb7 24. Qc4 Bxg2
25. Kxg2 b3 {...0:1, Jirka-Laznicka, Olomouc 2004}) 16... Nxe5 {Other options
are less attractive:} (16... Bxg5 17. Qxg5 h6 18. Qd2 Qxe5 19. Bc6 b4 20. Nb5
$16) (16... f6 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Qf4 {!} Qxf4 (18... e5 19. Qe3 Kf7 20. Bxf6
Bxf6 21. Nd5 Qd6 22. Nxf6 Qxf6 23. Ra7+ {with a winning attack}) 19. Bxf4 Rb6
20. Bc7 Ra6 21. Rxa6 Bxa6 22. Ra1 Bc8 23. Nxb5 {with a big advantage in both
cases.}) 17. Bxe7+ Qxe7 18. Qf4 {A natural novelty.} ({Although White won after
} 18. Qe4 Qc7 19. f4 Ng4 20. Ra8 {... 1:0, S.Porat-Steingrimsson, Budapest
2005. Black had a quite decent position in that game.}) 18... f6 19. Ne4 Bb7 $2
{Despite his 2 extra pawns, Black has difficulties with moves. For example} (
19... Qc7 $2 {loses to} 20. Nxf6 $1 gxf6 21. Qxf6+ Nf7 22. Ra7) (19... h5 {
was a relatively better option:} 20. Nxc5 Kg8 21. b4 cxb3 22. Nxb3 {with more
than enough compensation for the pawn.}) 20. Ra7 Nc6 21. Nxf6 $1 {I had
overlooked this move when playing 19...Bb7.} Qxf6 22. Qd6+ {This move is good
enough, but} (22. Qc7 $1 {was even stronger:} Rc8 (22... Qe7 23. Rd7 Qxd7 24.
Qxd7 Nxa7 25. Bxb7 {winning}) 23. Qd6+ Qe7 24. Rxb7 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Nd8 (25...
Nd4 26. e3 c3 27. bxc3 Ne2+ 28. Kf1 Nxc3 29. Rdd7 {with a decisive advantage})
26. Rc7 Rb8 27. Rdd7 {and Black has nothing better than} b4 28. Rxc5 c3 29.
bxc3 b3 30. Rb5 $1 Rxb5 31. Rxd8+ Ke7 32. Rxh8 b2 33. Be4 b1=Q+ 34. Bxb1 Rxb1+
35. Kg2 {with a losing endgame.}) 22... Qe7 23. Bxc6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Bxc6 25.
Rxc6 b4 26. Rcc7 {Of course!} ({After} 26. Rxc5 c3 27. bxc3 b3 28. Ra1 b2 29.
Rb1 Ke7 30. Rc4 Rb3 31. Rb4 Rb8 32. Rxb3 Rxb3 {Black shoud hold this ending.})
26... h5 $2 {A blunder.} ({Necessary was} 26... g5 27. Kg2 h6 28. Kf3 {
although this endgame was unpleasant.}) 27. Rf7+ Ke8 28. Rxg7 Rf8 ({I had
overlooked that} 28... c3 {loses to} 29. bxc3 bxc3 (29... b3 30. Rgb7 Rxb7 31.
Rxb7 {, winning}) 30. Rgc7 c2 31. Rxc5 Rb1+ 32. Kg2 c1=Q 33. Rxc1 Rxc1 34. Ra8+
{with 2 extra pawns.}) 29. Kg2 b3 $2 (29... c3 {was the lesser evil:} 30. bxc3
b3 31. Rge7+ Kd8 32. Rad7+ Kc8 33. Rc7+ Kd8 34. Red7+ Ke8 35. Rd1 {transposing
to the game.}) 30. Rge7+ (30. Rae7+ $1 Kd8 31. Rd7+ {didn't leave Black any
counterchances:} Kc8 (31... Ke8 {??} 32. Rge7#) 32. Rc7+ Kd8 33. Rxc5 {and
Black can resign.}) 30... Kd8 31. Rad7+ Kc8 32. Rc7+ Kd8 33. Red7+ Ke8 34. Re7+
Kd8 35. Red7+ Ke8 36. Rd1 c3 37. bxc3 b2 38. Rb1 Rf5 (38... Rb3 39. Ra7 Rf7 40.
Ra8+ Ke7 41. Ra2 {and the b2-pawn falls.}) 39. e4 Rf7 40. Rxc5 Rb3 41. Rxh5
Rfb7 42. h4 {This move gave me some hopes, because I saw that} (42. Rh8+ Kd7
43. Rh7+ Kc6 44. Rxb7 {was winning:} Rxb7 45. h4 (45. Kf1 $2 Kc5 46. Ke2 Kc4
47. Kd2 Kb3 {and the black king would be in time.}) 45... Kc5 46. g4 Kc4 47. h5
Kxc3 48. h6 Kc2 49. Rxb2+ Kxb2 50. g5 Rh7 51. Kf3 Kc3 52. Kg4 Kd4 53. Kh5 $18)
42... Kf8 43. c4 R7b4 44. Rb5 (44. Rc5 {would be more precise:} Kg7 (44... Rc3
45. Rb5 Rxb5 46. cxb5 Rb3 47. Kf1) 45. Rc7+ Kg6 46. c5 Rc3 47. c6 Rc1 48. Rb7 {
with a winning ending.}) 44... Rxb5 45. cxb5 Kg7 {The king sets out on his way.
} 46. Kf1 $6 {Too passive.} (46. f4 Rxb5 47. g4 Rb3 48. h5 Kh6 49. e5 {left
more winning chances:} Rb8 (49... Kg7 50. g5 Kf7 51. Kf1 Kg7 52. Ke1 Kh7 53.
Kd2 Kg7 54. Kc2 Rf3 55. Rxb2 Rxf4 56. Rb7+ Kg8 57. h6 Rg4 58. Rg7+ Kh8 59. Rg6
Kh7 60. Rxe6 Rxg5 61. Kd3 Rg4 62. Rf6 {winning}) 50. Kg3 Rb7 51. Kh4 Rb3 52.
g5+ Kg7 53. Kg4 Rb4 (53... Kf7 54. g6+ Kg7 55. f5 exf5+ 56. Kxf5) (53... Kh7
54. f5 Rb4+ 55. Kf3 exf5 56. e6 Kg7 57. e7 Kf7 58. h6 Kxe7 59. h7 Rh4 60. Rxb2
Kf7 61. Rb6 Kg7 62. g6) 54. Kf3 Kh7 55. Ke3 Rb3+ 56. Kd4 Rb4+ 57. Kc5 Rb8 58.
Kd6 Rb6+ 59. Ke7 Kg7 60. g6 {and Black is in zugzwang:} Kh6 61. Kf6) 46... Kf6
47. Ke2 Ke5 48. Kd2 Kxe4 49. Kc2 Rxb5 50. Rxb2 Rc5+ 51. Kd1 Kf3 {The king has
done its work. 25 moves ago he couldn't have dreamt about this route!} 52. Re2
$2 (52. Rb4 Kxf2 53. g4 Rd5+ 54. Kc2 Rd8 55. g5 Rg8 56. Re4 Kg3 57. Kd3 {
left winning chances to White.}) 52... e5 53. Ke1 {In time trouble White
decides to repeat moves. Though, either} (53. h5 e4 54. h6 Rh5 55. Ke1 Rh1+ 56.
Kd2 Rxh6 {or}) (53. Rc2 Rxc2 54. Kxc2 e4 55. h5 Kxf2 56. h6 e3 57. h7 e2 58.
h8=Q e1=Q {led to a draw.}) 53... Rc1+ 54. Kd2 Rc5 55. Ke1 Rc1+ 56. Kd2 Rc5 57.
Ke1 1/2-1/2

