[Event "URS-ch25 Final"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1958.01.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Black "Suetin, Alexey S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E93"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1958.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. O-O a5 12. Ne1 Nf4 13. Nc2 (13. Bg4) 13... Nc5 14.
Ne3 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 f5 17. f3 f4 (17... fxe4 18. fxe4 Rf4 19. Bxf4
exf4 20. Nf5 $16) 18. c5 fxe3 (18... fxg3 19. hxg3 $1 {/\ 20.g4}) 19. Qxe3 Bf5
20. Rac1 Qd7 21. Rc3 (21. h3 $142) 21... dxc5 22. Qxc5 b6 23. Qe3 Qxd5 {>=} (
23... Rf7) 24. Rxc7 Qd4 (24... Qxa2 25. Nd6 $36) 25. Bf2 Qxe3 26. Bxe3 Be6 27.
a3 b5 28. Bd2 $1 {/\ Ng3-h5} Rfd8 29. Bc3 a4 30. Re1 Rac8 31. Rb7 $1 Rd5 (31...
Rb8 $2 32. Rxg7+ Kxg7 33. Bxe5+ $16) 32. Rb6 $16 Bf7 (32... Bd7 33. Rxh6 $1) (
32... Re8 33. Nd6) 33. Nd6 Rd8 34. Nf5 (34. Nxb5) 34... Kh7 35. Rb7 R8d7 36.
Rxd7 Rxd7 37. Nxg7 Kxg7 38. Rxe5 Kg6 39. Rxb5 Rd1+ 40. Kf2 Rc1 41. Rb6+ Kh7 42.
g4 Rh1 43. h3 Bd5 (43... Rxh3 44. Kg2 Rh4 45. Be1) 44. Rd6 Rd1 45. Rd7+ Kg8 46.
Ke3 Bb3 47. Rg7+ Kf8 48. Rg6 $18 Bc2 49. Rxh6 Rd3+ 50. Ke2 Rd5 51. h4 gxh4 52.
Rxh4 Kf7 53. f4 Bd1+ 54. Ke3 Kg6 55. g5 Bh5 56. Bf6 Rc5 57. Kd4 Rb5 58. Ke4 Bd1
59. f5+ Kf7 60. Be5 Bc2+ 61. Kf4 1-0

[Event "URS-ch26 Final"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1959.01.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Black "Yukhtman, Jacob"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E93"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1959.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. d5 Na6 (7...
Nbd7) 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Nd2 Nf4 12. O-O Nc5 13. Bg4 a5 $6 (
13... c6 $142 {/\ ...Qb6}) 14. f3 $1 Ncd3 $2 (14... c6) 15. Qc2 (15. Qb1 $142 {
/\ 16.Bxf4 Nxf4 17.g3+/-}) 15... c6 16. Kh1 h5 17. Bxc8 Rxc8 18. a3 (18. Bxf4
Nb4 19. Bxg5 Nxc2 (19... Qxg5 20. Qd1) 20. Bxd8 Nxa1 21. Be7 Rfe8 22. Bxd6 Nc2
23. c5 $13) 18... cxd5 19. cxd5 (19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Nf4 21. Qf5 {/\ Ne4!+/-
}) 19... Nc5 (19... Qb6 $5 20. Bxf4 Nxf4 21. g3 (21. Rac1 Qd4) 21... Ne2) 20.
Bf2 g4 $2 21. g3 Ng6 22. fxg4 hxg4 23. Be3 b5 $138 24. Nxb5 Qb6 25. a4 Qa6 26.
Nc4 f5 27. Rxf5 Rxf5 28. exf5 Qb7 29. Qg2 Nb3 30. Ncxd6 Qd7 31. Rf1 $138 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade"]
[Date "1959.10.29"]
[Round "28"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E93"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1959.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "28"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bh4 a6 (9... g5 $5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. h4 g4 12. Nd2 f5 $5 $13 {Hort-Vogt,
Leipzig 1973 - 16/664}) 10. Nd2 Qe8 11. O-O Nh7 12. b4 Ng5 (12... f5 $2 13.
exf5 gxf5 (13... Rxf5) 14. Bh5 $1 $16 {Petrosian}) 13. Rc1 f5 14. f3 Qe7 15.
Kh1 $1 (15. Bf2 {Tal-Fischer}) 15... Nf6 16. c5 $16 {|^<<} Nh5 (16... dxc5 $2
17. bxc5 Qxc5 18. Nb5 $16) 17. c6 $1 (17. cxd6 $2 cxd6 18. Na4 Nf4 $132) 17...
b6 18. exf5 gxf5 19. g3 $1 {/\ 20.f4} Bf6 (19... f4 $2 20. g4 Nf6 21. Bxg5 hxg5
22. Nde4 $16) (19... Nf6 20. f4 exf4 21. gxf4 Nge4 22. Bh5 $1 $16 {Petrosian})
20. f4 $6 (20. a4 $1 e4 (20... f4 21. g4 $16 {Matanovic}) 21. f4 $16) 20... Ng7
21. Nc4 $6 (21. a4 $142 $1 $16 {Petrosian}) (21. fxe5 dxe5 $2 22. Nc4 {/\ 23.
d5-d6}) (21. fxe5 Bxe5 $1 22. Nc4 f4 $132 {Petrosian}) 21... exf4 22. gxf4 b5
23. Nd2 (23. Na5 Bxc3 24. Rxc3 Qe4+ 25. Kg1 Qxb4 26. Be1 Ne4) 23... Ne4 24.
Bxf6 Rxf6 25. Bf3 $6 (25. Nb3 $142 $5 Nxc3 26. Rxc3 Qe4+ 27. Rcf3 $1 Qxb4 28.
Rg1 $16 {->>> Petrosian}) 25... a5 26. a3 axb4 27. axb4 Rg6 (27... Ra3 28. Ndb1
Ra1 29. Qd4 $16) 28. Ndxe4 fxe4 29. Bxe4 Bf5 30. Bxf5 Nxf5 31. Qh5 Rf6 $1 $8 (
31... Qf7 32. Qxg6+ Qxg6 33. Rg1 $16 {Petrosian}) 32. Rg1+ Kh8 33. Rce1 Qf7 34.
Qxf7 Rxf7 35. Re4 $10 (35. Ra1 $5 {Matanovic}) 35... Kh7 (35... Rb8) 36. Nxb5
Ra2 37. Nd4 Nxd4 38. Rxd4 Re7 39. f5 Ree2 40. Rh4 Rf2 41. b5 Rab2 $2 (41...
Rac2 {(= Petrosian)} 42. Rh5 Rb2 $10 {(Matanovic)}) 42. b6 $1 Rxb6 (42... cxb6
43. Rc1 Rbc2 44. Rxc2 Rxc2 45. Rg4 $1 $18) 43. Rhg4 Rb8 44. Rg7+ Kh8 45. R7g6 {
(45...Kh7 46.Rg7+ Kh8 48.Rxc7 +- Petrosian)} 1-0

[Event "October Revolution 50years"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1967.05.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E93"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1967.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Nbd7 8. O-O
a5 9. d5 $6 (9. Qc2 Ng4 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 c6 12. Rad1 Qe7 13. Rfe1 Nh6 14. c5
$14 {Bukic-Lakic/Banjaluka/1981/}) 9... Ng4 $5 (9... Nc5 10. Nd2 Ne8 11. a3 f5
12. f3 $14) 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 h5 12. Nd2 Nh6 13. f3 Nf7 14. Bd3 $6 (14. a3 Bh6
15. Qc2 a4 $5 16. Bf2 Nc5 $10) (14. Qc2 $5 Bh6 15. b3 Bg5 16. Bf2 Nc5 17. Rab1
f5 18. a3 Bd7 $132) 14... Bh6 15. Qe2 Kh8 16. Bc2 Rg8 17. Kh1 Nf8 18. Bf2 Qe7
19. Rae1 (19. a3 $5 f5 (19... g5 20. b4 Ng6 21. g3 g4 22. Be3 Ng5 $14) 20. b4
$14) 19... Rg7 20. Be3 (20. a3 g5 (20... f5 21. b4 f4 (21... Bxd2 22. Qxd2 f4
23. c5 g5 24. cxd6 cxd6 25. Na4 Nd7 $14) 22. c5 g5 23. Nc4 axb4 24. axb4 $16)
21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Ng6 23. g3 g4 24. Be3 Ng5 $13) 20... Bxe3 21. Qxe3 g5 (
21... f5 $2 22. exf5 gxf5 23. f4 $14) 22. Qf2 Ng6 $6 (22... Nh6 $5 23. Nd1 f5
24. exf5 Nxf5 $15) 23. Nd1 Nh6 24. Ne3 Qf7 25. Nb1 Bd7 $6 (25... f5 $5 26. exf5
Nxf5 27. Nxf5 Bxf5 28. Nc3 b6 $15) 26. Nc3 Rag8 27. Qd2 b6 28. a3 Nf4 29. g3
Bh3 $2 30. Rg1 Ng6 31. Ncd1 (31. g4 $5 hxg4 (31... Qd7 32. Nf5 Nxf5 33. exf5
$16) 32. fxg4 Qd7 33. Qe2 Nf4 34. Qf3 Rh7 35. Rg3 Nf7 36. Ncd1 Kg7 37. Nf5+ Kf8
38. Nf2 Rgh8 39. Kg1 $16) 31... Bd7 32. Nf5 Nxf5 33. exf5 $10 Ne7 34. Ne3 a4
35. Be4 Rh7 36. Qf2 h4 37. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "October Revolution 50years"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1967.05.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Black "Stein, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E93"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1967.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Nbd7 8. O-O
a5 9. d5 $6 (9. Qc2 exd4 10. Nxd4 $14) 9... Ng4 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 h5 12. Nd2
Nh6 13. f3 Nf7 14. Bd3 Bh6 15. Qe2 Kh8 16. Bc2 Rg8 17. Kh1 (17. a3 g5 18. Bf2
g4) 17... Nf8 18. Bf2 (18. a3 $5 g5 19. Bf2 Ng6 20. g3 Ne7 $15) 18... Qe7 (
18... f5 $5 19. c5 Bxd2 20. Qxd2 f4 21. cxd6 cxd6 22. Nb5 g5 $132) 19. Rae1 $6
Rg7 (19... f5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. f4 Ng6 (21... Bxf4 $2 22. Qxh5+ Bh6 23. Bh4 $16
) 22. fxe5 dxe5 $13 (22... Nf4 $6 23. exd6 $16)) 20. Be3 (20. a3) 20... h4 $6 (
20... Bd7 21. Bxh6 Nxh6 22. Nd1 g5 23. Ne3 Ng6 $15) 21. Bxh6 Nxh6 22. Nd1 g5 (
22... f5 $2 23. f4 $16) 23. Ne3 Ng6 24. Nb1 Bd7 $15 25. Nc3 Nf4 26. Qf2 Rf8 (
26... a4 $5) 27. Ne2 $6 (27. a4) 27... Rh7 $6 (27... b5 28. b3 bxc4 29. bxc4
Rb8 $15) 28. a4 b6 29. b3 Nh5 30. h3 $10 Qg7 31. Kh2 Qg6 32. Ng4 Rhf7 33. Qe3
f5 34. Nxh6 Qxh6 35. exf5 Bxf5 36. Bxf5 Rxf5 37. Rf2 Qg7 38. Kg1 R5f7 39. Nc3
Ng3 40. Ne4 Nxe4 41. Qxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "October Revolution 50years"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1967.06.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Stein, Leonid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E93"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1967.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 a5 8. O-O Na6
9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 $6 (10... Qe8 11. Ne1 Bd7 $10) 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Nd2 Nf4 13.
Bg4 Nc5 14. f3 $6 (14. Bxc8 Rxc8 15. a3 c6 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Ncd3 18. Qb3
$14) 14... c6 15. Qc2 cxd5 16. cxd5 $14 b5 17. a4 (17. Nxb5 $2 Qb6 $17) 17...
bxa4 $2 (17... b4 $5 18. Nb5 Ba6 (18... Ne2+ 19. Kh1 Nd4 20. Nxd4 exd4 $132)
19. Nc4 (19. b3 Ne2+ 20. Kh1 Nd4 $15) (19. Nb3 $6 Nxa4) 19... b3 20. Qf2 (20.
Qd2 Nxa4 21. Nbxd6 Nb6 $17) 20... Nxa4 21. Nbxd6 Nd3 22. Qe3 Naxb2 $132) 18.
Nc4 h5 19. Bxc8 Rxc8 20. Nxa4 Qc7 21. Ne3 $1 (21. Nc3 Nxe4 (21... a4 $13) 22.
Nxe4 Qxc4 23. Qxc4 Rxc4 24. Nxd6 Rc5 $10 (24... Rd4 $2 25. Nf5 $14)) (21. b3
Nxb3 22. Qxb3 Qxc4 $15) 21... Qa7 22. Bf2 $6 (22. Nxc5 Rxc5 23. Qd2 $16) 22...
Ncd3 23. Qd2 Nxf2 (23... g4 $2 24. Nxg4) 24. Rxf2 g4 25. Nf5 $6 (25. fxg4 $5
Bh6 26. g5 Bxg5 27. Rf3 $132) 25... gxf3 26. Kh1 $2 (26. h4 $1 Ne2+ (26... fxg2
27. Kh2 $16) 27. Kf1 (27. Kh2 $4 Qxf2 28. Qg5 Qxg2+ $19) 27... Qa6 28. gxf3 $13
) 26... Qxf2 $1 27. Qxf2 fxg2+ 28. Qxg2 Nxg2 29. Kxg2 Rc2+ 30. Kf3 Rb8 31. Ke3
(31. Rg1 Rb3+ 32. Nc3 Rcxb2 33. Rxg7+ Kf8 $19) 31... Rb3+ 32. Nc3 Rbxb2 33. Ra3
Rxh2 34. Kd3 Rh3+ 35. Ne3 Bh6 36. Ncd1 Rb1 0-1

[Event "EU-chT 04th Final"]
[Site "Kapfenberg"]
[Date "1970.05.17"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E93"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1970.05.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EU-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 (7... a5
) 8. Qc2 (8. O-O) (8. Bg5) 8... a5 (8... Nc5 $2 9. b4) 9. Bg5 (9. O-O) 9... h6
(9... Nc5 10. Nd2) 10. Be3 Ng4 11. Bd2 Nc5 12. h3 Nf6 13. Be3 (13. g4 $5) 13...
Nh7 $1 14. Nd2 h5 $1 (14... f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. g4 $1 $16) 15. O-O-O Bd7 (
15... h4) 16. h4 $1 Qe7 $10 17. Kb1 b6 (17... f5) 18. f3 f5 19. Rde1 Nf6 20.
Bd3 $1 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 Rae8 22. a3 Rf7 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Qf8 25. Kb2 Bh6 26.
Ra1 fxe4 27. Ndxe4 Bf5 28. Bxh6 Qxh6 29. Qd2 Qxd2+ 30. Nxd2 e4 31. fxe4 Nxe4
32. Rhe1 Rfe7 33. Ndxe4 Bxe4 34. Ra7 (34. Nxe4 Rxe4 35. Rxe4 Rxe4 36. Kb3 Rxh4
37. Ra7 Rg4) 34... Bxg2 35. Rg1 Bh3 36. Rxg6+ Kh7 (36... Kh7 37. Rg3 Bf1 38.
Kb3 Rf8 {/\ 39...Rf4}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ufa"]
[Site "Ufa"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Annakov, Babakuli"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E93"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Glatman,V"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 (7...
Na6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 (10... Nxe4 $5 11. Nxe4 f5) 11. h4 Nxg3 (
11... Nf4 12. hxg5 hxg5 13. Kf1 $1 f5 14. Bxf4 $1 exf4 15. Nd4 Qf6 16. Nxf5
Bxf5 17. exf5 Nc5 18. Bh5 $1 Qxf5 19. Bg4 Qg6 20. Na4 $1 $16 {Khenkin,
I-Yurtaev,L Podolsk 1989 Inf 48/101/}) (11... g4 12. Nd2 Nxg3 13. fxg3 h5 14.
O-O f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Nde4 Nc5 17. Nxc5 dxc5 18. Bd3 $16) 12. fxg3 gxh4 13.
Nxh4 Qg5 14. g4 Bf6 15. Qd2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Bg5+ $1 17. Kc2 Nb4+ 18. Kb3 a5 19.
Rad1 $13 {Harkova,E-Umanskaja,I Rossia 1992 Inf 56/685/}) 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 a5
$5 (9... g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. h4 g4 12. Nh2 (12. Nd2 $5) 12... Nxg3 13. fxg3 h5
14. O-O Bh6 15. Bxg4 hxg4 16. Nxg4 Bg7 17. Ne3 c6 18. Nf5 Nf6 $13 {Ivkov,
B-Gufeld,E Beograd 1988 Inf 46/814/}) 10. Nd2 Nc5 11. b3 (11. O-O Bd7 12. b3 (
12. f3 $5) 12... c6 13. a3 Qb6 14. Rb1 cxd5 15. cxd5 Rfc8 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. Bxf6
Bxf6 18. a4 Rf8 $1 $10 {Bass,L-Epishin,V San Bernardino 1992 Inf 56/687/}) (11.
g4 $5 a4 12. f3 c6 13. Bf2 Qa5 14. Rb1 Bd7 15. O-O {Meching,E-Panno,O Buenos
Aires 1967 Inf 3/731;15...Nh7!?/\f5 /}) 11... Bd7 12. a3 Qe8 13. Rb1 Nh5 $1
$146 14. Qc2 (14. Bxh5 $6 Nd3+ 15. Kf1 (15. Ke2 Nf4+ 16. Kf1 gxh5 $5 17. f3 f5
$17) 15... gxh5 16. Qxh5 Nf4 17. Qd1 f5 18. f3 Qg6 $17) (14. b4 axb4 15. axb4
Nf4 16. bxc5 Nxg2+ 17. Kf1 Nxh4 $17) 14... Nf4 15. Bf1 $6 (15. O-O Nxe2+ 16.
Nxe2 f5 17. f3 $10) 15... f5 16. f3 fxe4 (16... g5 $5 17. Bf2 g4 18. g3 Ng6 $15
) 17. Ndxe4 (17. fxe4 $6 g5 18. Bf2 Qf7 $17) 17... Nxe4 18. Nxe4 g5 19. Bf2 g4
20. g3 (20. fxg4 Bxg4 21. h3 Qh5 $1 (21... Bd7 22. g3 Ng6 23. Bg2 $14) 22. Rg1
Bd7 $17) 20... Nh3 21. Bxh3 gxh3 $17 22. Qd3 Qg6 (22... Qf7 $5 23. Ke2 Qg6 {
/\Rf7,Raf8-/+/}) 23. O-O Rf7 24. Be1 b6 25. Bd2 Raf8 26. Rf2 h5 $1 27. Rbf1 h4
28. Qe3 (28. g4 Bxg4 $1 29. fxg4 Qxg4+ 30. Kh1 Rxf2 31. Rxf2 Rxf2 32. Nxf2 Qg2#
) 28... hxg3 29. hxg3 (29. Nxg3 Rf4 $17) 29... Bf5 30. Ng5 $2 (30. Kh2 Bxe4 31.
fxe4 Rxf2+ 32. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 33. Qxf2 Qxe4 34. Kxh3 $17) 30... Bh6 31. f4 exf4 32.
gxf4 Bd3 $19 33. Qe6 Bxg5 34. Kh2 (34. fxg5 Qxe6 35. dxe6 h2+ $19) 34... Qxe6
35. dxe6 Rg7 (35... Rg7 36. fxg5 Bxf1 $19) 0-1

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E93"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Kramnik,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Bulletin Ernst Ftacnik Kharitonov} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5.
d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. h4 g4 (11...
Nf4 {Kharitonov} 12. hxg5 hxg5 13. Qc2 $1 Nxg2+ 14. Kf1 Nf4 15. Bxf4 gxf4 (
15... exf4 16. e5 $36) 16. Kg2 f5 17. Rag1 {/\Kf1|^/}) 12. Nh2 (12. Nd2 {
Kharitonov} f5 $1 13. exf5 Ndf6 14. Bxg4 (14. Nf1 Bxf5 15. Ne3 Qd7 16. O-O Nf4
$17) 14... Nxg3 15. fxg3 Nxg4 16. Qxg4 Bxf5 17. Qe2 e4 $1 $36 {Boleslavsky/})
12... Nxg3 13. fxg3 h5 14. O-O f5 (14... Bh6 $5 {Kharitonov} 15. Bd3 (15. Bxg4
{Ftacnik} hxg4 16. Nxg4 Bg7 17. Qf3 (17. Ne3 c6 $5 18. Nf5 Nf6 $13 19. g4 cxd5
$2 20. g5 $1 $14 {Ivkov,B-Gufeld,E/Beograd/1988/0.5 (47)}) 17... f5 18. exf5
Nc5 19. Ne3 e4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 Qf6 22. Rad1 Bd7 23. Rf2 Rae8 24. Qd3 {
Heyns-Bouazis,S/Lugano olm/1968/1-0 (41)}) 15... Nc5 (15... Nf6 16. Qe2 Bd7 17.
Rf2 Ne8 18. Nf1 Ng7 19. Ne3 c6 20. c5 dxc5 21. Nc4 f6 22. Raf1 Ne8 23. dxc6
Bxc6 24. Nxe5 {Ziembinski,M-Stilling/corr/1974/1-0 (34)}) 16. Qe2 (16. Bc2 a5
17. Qe2 f6 18. Rf2 c6 19. Rd1 a4 20. Nf1 Kg7 21. Ne3 Qb6 22. dxc6 bxc6 23. Rxd6
Nb3 24. axb3 {Hort,V-Janosevic,D/Wijk aan Zee/1970/1-0 (30)}) 16... c6 17. Kh1
a5 18. Rf2 Kg7 $13 {Bischoff,K-Wilder,M/Mendoza/1985/0:1 (40)/}) (14... Nf6 {
Ftacnik} 15. Bd3 c6 16. Qe2 Bh6 17. Rf2 Nh7 18. Nf1 Kg7 19. Ne3 Qb6 20. Ncd1 f5
21. exf5 Nf6 22. Kh1 a5 23. Nf1 cxd5 24. cxd5 {Bjerre,T-Maeder,K/Dresden/1969/
0-1 (42)}) (14... a5 {Ftacnik} 15. Rf5 Nf6 16. Rf2 Bh6 17. Nf1 Nd7 18. Bd3 Nc5
19. Qe2 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Qe7 21. Ne3 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 f5 23. Raf1 f4 24. gxf4 {
Yusupov,A-Correa,A/Mendoza/1985/1-0 (31)}) 15. exf5 (15. Rxf5 $1 {Ernst} Rxf5
16. exf5 Nc5 17. Qd2 Qf6 18. Rf1 Bxf5 19. Nxg4 $1 $16 {Lyrberg,P-Bologan,V/
Oslo op/1994/}) 15... Nc5 16. b4 (16. Qd2) (16. Qc2 $6 {Kharitonov} Qf6 (16...
e4 $2 17. Nxe4 Bxf5 18. Rxf5 Rxf5 19. Nxc5 $18) 17. b4 e4 18. Rac1 (18. Nxe4 $2
Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Qd4+) 18... Nd3 19. Bxd3 Qd4+ 20. Kh1 exd3 $17) (16. Bd3 {Ftacnik
} Qe7 17. Bc2 e4 $17) 16... e4 (16... Na6 {Kharitonov} 17. Rb1 (17. Qb1 e4 18.
Nxe4) 17... Bxf5 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 $14 (19. Rxf8+ {Ftacnik} Qxf8 20. Qxd3
$14)) 17. Rc1 (17. Qd2 $5) (17. bxc5 $2 {Kharitonov} Bxc3 18. Rc1 Be5 $17)
17... Nd3 (17... Be5 $2 {Kharitonov} 18. bxc5 Bxg3 19. Nxe4 $18) (17... Na6 {
Ftacnik} 18. Nxg4 hxg4 19. Bxg4 $36) 18. Bxd3 exd3 19. f6 $1 (19. Qxd3 $2 Qf6 (
19... Be5 $13 {Ernst})) 19... Rxf6 20. Qxd3 Qf8 (20... Bd7 $6 {Kharitonov} 21.
Ne4 Rxf1+ 22. Rxf1 $16) (20... a5 {Ftacnik} 21. Ne4 Rf5 22. b5 $14 (22. Ng5 Qf6
23. Ne6 Bxe6 24. dxe6 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 Qxe6 $13)) 21. Nb5 $5 (21. Ne4 Rxf1+ (
21... Rf5 $6 {Kharitonov} 22. Ng5 Qf6 23. Kh1 $16) 22. Nxf1 (22. Rxf1 Bf5 $44)
22... Bf5 23. Ne3 Bxe4 (23... Bg6 24. Rf1 Qe7 25. Nf5 $16) (23... Bh7 24. Rf1
Qc8 $1 {/\Qd7,Re8 /}) 24. Qxe4 Re8 25. Qd3) 21... Bf5 22. Rxf5 (22. Qb3 {
Kharitonov} Rf7 23. Rce1 a6 24. Nc3 Re8 $44) 22... Rxf5 23. Nxc7 Rc8 24. Ne6
$13 Qf6 25. Nf1 (25. Rf1 Rf8 $3 (25... Rxf1+ 26. Nxf1 $36) 26. Nxf8 (26. Rf4
Bh6) 26... Qd4+ 27. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 28. Kh1 Rxf1+ 29. Nxf1 Kxf8 30. Nd2 $10) (25. c5
$5) 25... Re5 (25... Bh6 {Ftacnik} 26. Rd1 Re5) 26. Rd1 $1 (26. Nd2 Qf5 27.
Qxf5 Rxf5 28. Ne4 Rxd5) (26. c5 Rxe6 (26... Qf5 27. Qxf5 Rxf5 28. Rd1) 27. dxe6
Qd4+ 28. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 29. Kh2 dxc5) (26. Ne3 $2 {Kharitonov} Bh6) 26... Qf5 $5 (
26... Bh6 27. c5 (27. a3 {Ftacnik} Re8 $13) 27... dxc5 28. bxc5 Re8 29. Nd2 $1
Re3 30. Qb5 Re7 31. Rf1 Qe5 32. Qb1 $5) 27. Qxf5 Rxf5 28. c5 Bf8 (28... dxc5
29. d6 (29. bxc5 {Ftacnik} Re5 $13) (29. Ne3 {Ftacnik} Re5 30. Nc4 Re2 31. bxc5
$36 (31. Nd6 Rb8 32. bxc5 Be5 (32... Rxa2 33. Nf5 Be5 34. d6 $16) 33. Nf5 $13))
) (28... Be5 29. Ne3 Rf7 30. Kh2 (30. Nc4 {Ernst} Bxg3 31. Nxd6 Bxd6 32. cxd6
Rd7 $15)) 29. Ne3 Rf6 (29... Re5 $2 {Kharitonov} 30. Nc4 Re2 (30... Rxe6 {
Ftacnik} 31. dxe6 dxc5 32. b5 (32. Rd7 cxb4) 32... Re8 33. Re1 (33. Rd7 Rxe6
34. Rxb7 Re4 35. Na5 Bd6 36. Kf2 Ra4 $132) 33... b6 34. Re4 Kg7 35. Ne3 $16)
31. Nxd6 Bxd6 32. cxd6 Rcc2 33. Nf4 Re8 34. Ne6 $18) 30. Nc4 dxc5 (30... Kf7 $2
{Kharitonov} 31. Ng5+ Ke8 32. Ne4 Rg6 33. Ncxd6+ Bxd6 34. Nxd6+ Rxd6 35. cxd6
Kd7 36. Rf1 $18) 31. b5 $1 (31. Ne5 cxb4 32. Nd7 Rf5 (32... Rxe6 $5) 33. Nexf8
Rcxf8 34. Nxf8 Kxf8) 31... Bh6 $2 (31... Re8 32. Re1 (32. a4 Rexe6 (32... b6 {
/\Ree6=/}) 33. dxe6 Rxe6) (32. Nf4 Re4 (32... Bd6 33. Nxh5 Rh6 34. Rf1 (34. Nf4
Re4) 34... Rxh5 35. Nxd6) 33. d6 (33. Nxh5 $4 {Kharitonov} Rf5 $19) 33... Rxc4
(33... Rfxf4 $2 34. gxf4 Rxc4 35. d7 Be7 36. d8=Q+ Bxd8 37. Rxd8+ Kf7 38. Kh2
$5 (38. Rd7+ Ke6 39. Rxb7 g3 $1) 38... Rxf4 39. Rd7+ Ke6 40. Rxb7 Ra4 41. Rh7
Rxa2 42. Rxh5 $1) 34. d7 Be7 35. Nd5 Bd8 36. Nxf6+ Bxf6 37. d8=Q+ Bxd8 38.
Rxd8+ Kf7 39. Rd7+ Ke6 40. Rxb7 Ra4 41. Rh7) 32... Rf5 33. Rd1 (33. d6 Rd5)
33... Rf6 $5 (33... b6)) (31... b6 {Ftacnik} 32. Re1 Re8 33. Re5 Rh6 34. Rg5+
Kh8 35. Ne5 $18) 32. Re1 (32. Nd6 Rcf8 33. Nxf8 Be3+ 34. Kh2 Rxd6 $13) 32...
Re8 33. Re5 (33. Kh2 Bf8 (33... Re7 34. d6 $5) 34. Re5 Rh6 35. Rg5+ $16) 33...
Re7 34. Rxh5 Ref7 35. Kh2 (35. Nxc5 $2 {Ftacnik} Rf1+ 36. Kh2 Rb1 37. Ne4 Rff1
38. Nf2 Rxf2 39. Rxh6 Rff1 $19) 35... Bc1 (35... Rf1 {Ftacnik} 36. Rxh6 Rc1 37.
Ne3 $18) 36. Re5 (36. Nxc5 Rf5 $5) (36. Ne5 {Bulletin} Rf5 37. Rxf5 Rxf5 38. d6
(38. Nxg4 Kf7 39. Nxc5 Rxd5 40. Nxb7 Ba3 $15) 38... Rxe5 39. d7 Rd5 40. d8=Q+
Rxd8 41. Nxd8 c4 $19) 36... Rf1 37. Re4 Rd1 38. Rxg4+ Kh7 $2 (38... Kh8 39. Re4
(39. Ne5 {Bulletin} Rff1 40. Ng6+ Kh7 41. Ngf8+ Kh8 $10) 39... Rxd5 (39... Rff1
40. Kh3) 40. Ne5 (40. g4 Re7 41. Nxc5 Rxe4 42. Nxe4 Rd4 43. Ncd6 Bf4+ $19)
40... Rf6 41. Nf3 $1 $16 c4 $140 42. Rxc4 Rxe6 43. Rxc1 Rxb5 44. g4 $18) 39.
Ne5 (39. Ng5+ Bxg5 40. Rxg5 Rff1 41. Kh3 Rh1+ 42. Kg4 Rd4+ $19) 39... Re7 (
39... Rff1 {Kharitonov} 40. Rg7+ Kh6 41. Nf7+ (41. Ng4+ {Ftacnik} Kh5 42. Nf6+
Rxf6 (42... Kh6 43. Ng8+ Kh5 44. g4+ Kxh4 45. g3#) 43. g4+ Kh6 44. g5+ Kh5 45.
gxf6 $18) 41... Rxf7 (41... Kh5 42. g4+ Kxh4 43. g3#) 42. Rxf7 $18) 40. Nf8+ $1
(40. Nf8+ $1 Kh6 41. Rg6+ Kh5 42. g4+ Kxh4 43. g3#) 1-0

[Event "Mondariz zt 1.1"]
[Site "Mondariz"]
[Date "2000.09.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Black "Nataf, Igor Alexandre"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E93"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2000.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. d5 Nd7 12. Nd2 f5 13. exf5 Nf6 14. Nde4 Nxe4 15.
Nxe4 Bxf5 16. Bd3 g4 17. Qe2 Kh8 (17... Qe7 18. O-O Bd7 19. Nc3 a6 20. Rac1
Rae8 21. Rfe1 Kh8 22. b4 Nf5 23. Ne4 h5 $36 {1-0 Leiber,B-Krebs,J/cr ch D 1987
(42)}) (17... Qe8 18. O-O-O Qg6 19. Kb1 b6 20. Rdg1 Kh8 21. Bc2 Ng8 22. Bh4 Bf6
23. Bg3 Bg7 24. f3 Nf6 25. Bh4 Nxe4 26. fxe4 Bd7 27. Rf1 Bf6 {1/2-1/2 Hort,
V-Vukic,M/Banja Luka 1976/MCL (27)}) 18. O-O-O (18. O-O Qe8 (18... Bd7 19. f3
gxf3 20. Rxf3 Rxf3 21. Qxf3 Bg4 22. Qf2 Nf5 23. Rf1 $14 Bh6 $140 24. Nxd6 Qxd6
25. Bxf5 Rf8 26. Qe1 $16) 19. f3 Qg6 20. fxg4 Bxg4 21. Qc2 Nf5 22. Bf2 $13)
18... Qe8 19. Kb1 (19. h3 $5 gxh3 20. gxh3) 19... Qg6 20. h3 gxh3 21. gxh3 Ng8
22. Bh4 (22. Rhg1 Qh6 23. h4 Nf6 24. Ng5 e4 $1 25. Nxe4 (25. Bxe4 Nxe4 26. Nxe4
b5 27. cxb5 (27. c5 dxc5 28. Bxc7 Qxh4) 27... a6 $44) 25... Rae8 26. f3 b5 $1
$44) 22... Bxe4 $1 {[%mdl 36] By this move Black begin a very strong plan of
using bad position of Bh4.} (22... Nf6 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Rdg1 Qf7 25. Ng3 Bxd3+
(25... e4 26. Bxe4 $16) 26. Qxd3 $14) 23. Bxe4 Qh6 24. Bg3 Nf6 25. Bf3 {
Maybe it was better to keep control over square e4.} (25. Bc2 e4) 25... e4 26.
Bg4 Nxg4 $1 27. hxg4 Qg6 28. Ka1 a5 $36 {[%cal Ya5a3][%mdl 32]} 29. Rde1 Rae8
30. a4 (30. Rh4 a4 31. Reh1 (31. a3 Rf3 32. Ka2 Rb3 $17) 31... a3 32. Rxh7+ Kg8
33. Qc2 axb2+ 34. Kb1 Rf3 $40 {[%cal Yf3c3]}) 30... Rf3 {[%mdl 32]} 31. Ka2 Rd3
(31... b5 $5 32. axb5 (32. cxb5 Qxg4 (32... Rd3 33. Rd1) 33. Qc4 Qf5 $132 {
[%csl Rc7,Rd5]}) 32... a4 $44 {[%cal Ya4a3]}) 32. Bf4 b5 $1 {[%mdl 32]} 33.
axb5 (33. cxb5 Qf7 $17 {[%cal Yf7d5]}) 33... a4 34. Bc1 a3 $1 {[%mdl 32]} 35.
b3 (35. bxa3 e3 $1 {/\36...Rd2 37.Bd2 Qc2} 36. fxe3 Qe4 37. Bb2 Qxc4+ 38. Kb1
Qxb5 $40) 35... Qf6 36. Bg5 (36. Be3 Ra8 $1 37. Qc2 Qb2+ 38. Qxb2 axb2+ 39. Kb1
Ra1+ 40. Kc2 Rc3+ 41. Kd2 Rxb3 42. Rb1 Rb4 $19) 36... Qb2+ $1 {[%mdl 32]} (
36... Qxg5 37. Qxd3 exd3 38. Rxe8+ Bf8 39. Rxf8+ Kg7 40. Re8 Qd2+ $11) 37. Qxb2
axb2 38. Kb1 Ra8 39. Kc2 Rc3+ $1 40. Kd2 (40. Kxb2 Rxc4+ $19) 40... Rxb3 $19
41. Rb1 Ra4 $1 42. Kc2 Rc3+ 43. Kd1 Rd3+ 44. Ke2 Rxc4 45. Rhd1 Rc2+ 46. Ke1
Bc3+ 47. Kf1 Bd4 0-1

[Event "RUS Cup final 6th"]
[Site "Nefteyugansk"]
[Date "2002.10.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Popov, Valerij"]
[Black "Kornev, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E93"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2002.10.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Nbd7 8. d5
h6 {This move's idea is to play Nf6-h7 and then f7-f5. I think, this move is
not the best. First of all it is time waste, Black needs to prepare f7-f5
promotion and h7-h6 doesn't help. Nf6 can go to e8 and d7 as well.  Second,
sometimes Bg7 goes to h6, and after h7-h6 the h6 square will be obstructed. 
Third - see below.} ({Mainlines are:} 8... a5) (8... Ng4) ({and} 8... Nc5 9.
Nd2 a5) 9. Nd2 Nh7 (9... Ne8 10. g4 $5 (10. b4 $6 f5 11. f3 c5 (11... Ndf6 12.
Qb3 Nh5 13. O-O-O Rf7 14. Kb1 Bf8 15. Ka1 a5 16. bxa5 Nf4 17. Bf1 Nf6 18. g3
N4h5 19. Be2 $132 {1/2-1/2 De Waal,M-Adamski,A/Sas Van Gent 1998/EXT 99 (63)})
12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Nb3 fxe4 14. fxe4 Kh7 15. Bf3 Nb6 16. Na5 Qc7 17. Rc1 Be6 18.
Qe2 Qf7 19. Nb1 d5 20. Bc5 $14 (20. exd5 $2 cxd5 21. Bc5 e4 $17 {[%csl Gd5,Re1,
Ge4][%cal Gg7b2] 0-1 David,A-Willenberg,D/Germany 1995/EXT 99 (35)})) 10... Nc5
11. f3 a5 12. h4 Bf6 13. Bf2 Ng7 14. Qc2 Be7 15. O-O-O f5 16. gxf5 gxf5 17.
Bxc5 dxc5 18. f4 $1 $16 {1-0 Grooten,H-Salov,S/Liechtenstein 1995/EXT 97 (38)})
(9... Nxe4 10. Ndxe4 f5 11. O-O fxe4 12. Nxe4 Rf4 13. f3 b6 14. g3 Rf7 15. b4
Nf6 16. Bd3 Nh5 17. Rc1 a5 18. c5 axb4 19. cxd6 cxd6 20. Rc6 $14 {[%csl Rd6]
1-0 Elbilia,J-Schlindwein,R/Fuerth 1999/EXT 2000 (40)}) 10. b4 ({Can be
recommended} 10. g4 $1 {White haven't castled yet, and avter inevitable} f5 11.
gxf5 gxf5 12. exf5 Nc5 {strong is} 13. Rg1 {[%csl Rg8,Rh6][%cal Gg1g8,Ge3h6]
Ph6 became weak. See comment to 8 ...h6. White leaves with advantage:} ({
Badly is} 13. Nde4 $2 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Bxf5 15. Ng3 Bg6 16. Bd3 e4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4
18. Nxe4 Qh4 19. Qc2 Rae8 20. Ng3 Rf4 21. O-O (21. Qg6 Rf7 22. Rg1 Ng5 23.
O-O-O Nf3 $13) 21... Rxc4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Nemeth,F-Movsesian,S/Bratislava 1993/
TD (28)}) 13... Ng5 (13... Kh8 14. b4 Nd7 (14... Na6 15. c5 Nxb4 16. a3 Na6 17.
Bxa6 bxa6 18. Qh5 $16) 15. Bd3 $16) 14. b4 Na6 15. Nce4 Bxf5 16. Nxg5 hxg5 17.
Bxg5 $16) 10... f5 11. f3 Ndf6 12. O-O ({More flexible was} 12. c5 $1 $14 {
White can delay his castle as far as possible. Now move like f5-f4 is useless.}
) 12... f4 13. Bf2 g5 14. c5 Rf7 15. Nc4 Bf8 16. cxd6 Bxd6 $2 ({Why not} 16...
cxd6 {Black PP g and h are ready to run toward white K. In other hand, how
White can arrange activity on the opposite flank?}) 17. Nb5 g4 18. Bc5 g3 (
18... Bxc5+ 19. bxc5 $16) 19. Nbxd6 cxd6 20. Bxd6 (20. Nxd6 $1 gxh2+ (20... Rg7
21. Nxc8 gxh2+ 22. Kxh2 Rxc8 23. Rh1 $16) 21. Kxh2 $16) 20... Nxe4 21. fxe4 Qh4
22. h3 Bxh3 23. Bh5 (23. gxh3 Qxh3 24. Rf2 gxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Qg3+ 26. Kf1 f3 $19)
23... Rg7 24. Nxe5 $1 {Right move.} ({Loses} 24. Be7 $2 Ng5 (24... Qxe7 25.
gxh3 Ng5 26. Bg4 $16) 25. Bxg5 Rxg5 26. gxh3 Qxh3 27. Bf7+ Kxf7 28. Qd2 g2 29.
Rfc1 Qh1+ 30. Kf2 Qh2 31. Rg1 Qg3+ 32. Ke2 f3+ $19) ({or} 24. gxh3 $2 Qxh3 25.
Bf7+ Kxf7 (25... Rxf7 26. Qe2 g2 27. Qxg2+ Rg7 28. Qxg7+ Kxg7 29. Bxe5+ Kg6 $17
) 26. Nxe5+ Kg8 27. Nf3 g2 28. Re1 Ng5 $19) 24... Bxg2 25. Kxg2 $4 $19 {
Decisive mistake in very complicated position.} ({The only way to carry on the
struggle was:} 25. Bf7+ $1 Rxf7 (25... Kh8 26. Qh5 $18) 26. Qg4+ Qxg4 27. Nxg4
Bxf1 28. Rxf1 $1 {[%csl Rf7,Rg8][%cal Gg4h6] In spite of huge material
advantage of Black position is playable for White:} ({Not} 28. Nxh6+ $2 Kg7 29.
Nxf7 Bd3 $19 {[%csl Rd5,Re4,Rf7]}) 28... Kg7 29. Bxf4 h5 30. Ne3 h4 31. Nf5+ (
31. Be5+ $2 Kf8 32. Bd6+ Ke8 33. Rxf7 Kxf7 34. e5 Ng5 $17) 31... Rxf5 32. exf5
Re8 33. d6 Kf6 $132) 25... Qh2+ 26. Kf3 g2 27. Bf7+ {Too late...} Rxf7 28. Qd4
gxf1=Q+ 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.18"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E93"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[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 "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 {Recently a very serious weapon against white's
set-up.} 11. d5 Nd7 12. Nd2 f5 13. f3 Nf6 14. h3 $1 (14. Bf2 $143 $6 a6 $6 (
14... g4 $1) 15. c5 g4 16. Qb3 gxf3 17. gxf3 fxe4 18. Ncxe4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bf5
20. Rg1 Bg6 {[%cal Gh6f5]} 21. Rc1 Nf5 $13 {1-0 Shalimov,V-Gasanov,E/Kiev 2001/
EXT 2003 (37)}) 14... Nh5 15. Bf2 Nf4 16. g3 Nxe2 17. Qxe2 c5 $1 {A very
strong continuation,which clearly restrictes white's activity on the queenside.
} 18. dxc6 $5 $146 {Boris tries to improve his own play,compare to his game
with Nataf.Without any doubts this continuation promises much more play,but
black keeps a very good counterchances.} (18. g4 f4 {The close character of
the position doesn't promise white a lot.} 19. Kd1 (19. h4 Nf7 20. hxg5 Nxg5
$13) 19... Bf6 (19... Nf7 $142 20. h4 h6 $1 $11) 20. Kc2 Bd7 21. Rhb1 (21. h4
$5) 21... a5 22. Rh1 Nf7 23. Ndb1 Kg7 24. Na3 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Nataf,I/Cap
d'Agde 2002/CBM 92/[Tsesarsky] (24)}) 18... bxc6 19. O-O-O Be6 20. Nb3 {
[%cal Gc4c5] White has to start an immediate action,otherwise he is taking a
big risk to end up in a worse position.} ({Another serious alternative was:} 
20. g4 $5 fxg4 $1 (20... fxe4 $143 21. Ndxe4 d5 22. h4 $1 $16) (20... f4 $143
21. Nb3 Qe7 22. c5 $16) 21. hxg4 Nf7 22. Nf1 $1 {[%cal Gf1e3]} (22. Nb3 Qb8
$132 {[%cal Gb8b4]}) 22... Qa5 23. Ne3 Rab8 {with double-edged pay}) 20... Qe7
(20... Qb8 $5 {deserve serious attention}) 21. c5 (21. exf5 $143 Nxf5 22. Ne4
Rfd8 {and d6-d5 will come sooner or later with great play for black}) 21... d5
$1 (21... Bxb3 $2 22. axb3 dxc5 23. Qc4+ Rf7 24. Bxc5 $16 {[%csl Gh6]}) 22.
exd5 cxd5 23. Nxd5 Qf7 24. Nc3 $8 Rab8 $1 (24... Bxb3 $143 25. axb3 Qxb3 26.
Qb5 $1 {and white is better}) 25. Rd6 $1 ({Too dangerous} 25. Na5 Bxa2 (25...
Rfc8 $5) 26. Nxa2 Qxa2 27. Qc4+ $8 Qxc4+ 28. Nxc4 Rb4 29. Nd6 e4 $40 {[%csl
Gb2]}) 25... Bxb3 (25... f4 $2 26. g4 {[%csl Ge4]}) 26. axb3 Qxb3 (26... Rxb3
$143 $2 27. Rhd1 $140 Rfb8 28. Rd8+ $1 $18) 27. Qc2 $1 {Of course white should
seek for a queen swap,because the situation around his king starts to be
dangerous.} Nf7 (27... e4 28. fxe4 (28. Bd4 Bxd4 29. Rxd4 exf3 $15 {[%csl Gf3]}
) 28... Bxc3 29. Qxc3 $1 (29. Qxb3+ Rxb3 30. bxc3 fxe4 31. Bd4 Rfb8 $40 {
[%csl Gc1]}) 29... Qxc3+ 30. bxc3 fxe4 {[%csl Gf2]} 31. Bd4 Nf5 $11) 28. Rd7 e4
$1 (28... Qe6 $143 29. Rhd1 e4 30. fxe4 $16) 29. fxe4 Bxc3 {The begining of
the forced line which leads to the draw} ({In first view black cannot play} 
29... Ne5 $5 {because of} 30. Qxb3+ Rxb3 31. Rxg7+ Kxg7 32. Bd4 {[%cal Gd4g7]
but in fact after} Re8 33. exf5 (33. Rf1 Rb4 $1) 33... Kf7 {the position is
far from clear}) 30. Qxc3 Qa4 {[%csl Rc1][%cal Ga4a1]} 31. Rhd1 $8 Rb3 32. Qf6
(32. Qc2 $144 Rfb8 33. c6 Qa1+ 34. Kd2 Qa5+ 35. Kc1) 32... Qc4+ 33. Kd2 (33.
Kb1 Qxe4+ 34. Ka1 Qa4+ $11) 33... Qb4+ ({Of course not} 33... Qxe4 $2 34. Bd4 {
[%csl Rg8]} Rd3+ 35. Kc1 {and white wins}) 34. Kc1 Qc4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA Cup final"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2005.06.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Relange, Eloi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E93"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2005.06.26"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. d5 Nd7 ({The previous encounter between the same
opponents went:} 11... a5 12. Nd2 Na6 13. a3 Qe8 14. f3 Bd7 15. Bf2 a4 $6 16.
Nb5 $1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Bacrot,E-Relange,E/Port Barcares FRA 2005/The Week in
Chess 549 (27) and soon Black lost his a4-pawn.}) 12. Nd2 f5 13. f3 ({After} 
13. exf5 {Black doesn't experience any problems} Nf6 14. Nde4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4
Bxf5 16. Bd3 g4 17. O-O Kh8 18. Re1 Ng8 19. f3 gxf3 20. Qxf3 Nh6 21. Qe2 Bg6
22. Bf2 Nf5 23. Rf1 {1/2-1/2 Onischuk,A-Radjabov,T/Calvia ESP 2004/The Week in
Chess 520}) 13... Nf6 14. h3 Nh5 15. Bf2 Nf4 16. g3 Nxe2 17. Qxe2 c5 18. dxc6 (
18. g4 f4 {The closed character of the position doesn't promise White a lot.}
19. Kd1 (19. h4 Nf7 20. hxg5 Nxg5 $13) 19... Bf6 (19... Nf7 $142 20. h4 h6 $1
$11) 20. Kc2 Bd7 21. Rhb1 (21. h4 $5) 21... a5 22. Rh1 Nf7 23. Ndb1 Kg7 24. Na3
{1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Nataf,I/Cap d'Agde 2002/CBM 92/[Tsesarsky] (24)}) 18... bxc6
19. g4 $146 {In my opinion this move is more critical than the previously
played 19 0-0-0, since now Black is forced to choose which kind of pawn
structure he would like to play.} (19. O-O-O Be6 20. Nb3 {[%cal Gc4c5]} Qe7 21.
c5 (21. exf5 $143 Nxf5 22. Ne4 Rfd8 {and d6-d5 will come sooner or later with
great play for black}) 21... d5 $1 (21... Bxb3 $2 22. axb3 dxc5 23. Qc4+ Rf7
24. Bxc5 $16 {[%csl Gh6]}) 22. exd5 cxd5 23. Nxd5 Qf7 24. Nc3 $8 Rab8 $1 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Radjabov,T/Plovdiv 2003/CBM 098/[Avrukh,B] (34)}) 19... f4 $2
{I think Black makes a wrong choice .} ({Also dubious would be} 19... fxg4 20.
hxg4 Nf7 21. O-O-O Be6 (21... Nh8 22. c5 d5 23. exd5 cxd5 24. Qd3 {[%csl Gd5,
Gh7]}) 22. Nf1 Qa5 23. Ne3 {[%csl Gf5] and White has a pleasant edge.}) ({
Black should have played} 19... fxe4 $1 20. Ndxe4 (20. Qxe4 $6 Bb7 21. h4 d5
22. Qc2 e4 $36) (20. fxe4 Be6 21. O-O-O Qe7 {looks perfectly playable for
Black.}) 20... Ba6 {[%csl Ge2][%cal Gd6d5] with an extremely complicated game.}
) 20. h4 Nf7 21. O-O-O {Certainly White's main idea is to push c4-c5, which
will allow him to activate his minor pieces. At the same time Black's main
problem is that he has no time to stabilize his position on the kingside,
while he has to think about the c5 break all the time.} Be6 (21... h6 22. hxg5
hxg5 23. c5 {leads to a clear advantage for White.}) 22. hxg5 ({Premature
would be immediate} 22. c5 {in view of} d5 23. exd5 cxd5 24. Nde4 Qa5 $1 25.
Nxg5 Nxg5 26. hxg5 Rab8 $132) 22... Qxg5 ({Unfortunately Black cannot
recapture with his N} 22... Nxg5 {because of} 23. c5 d5 24. exd5 cxd5 25. Nc4
$1 {[%csl Ge5]} e4 26. Nxe4 Nxe4 27. fxe4 d4 28. e5 $16 {[%csl Gd4]}) 23. Nb3 {
Now everything is ready for the c4-c5 break.} a5 {An interesting choice. Black
tries to create some counterplay against White's K.} (23... Rfd8 $2 24. Bh4 {
[%csl Gd8]}) ({The alternative would be} 23... Qe7 24. c5 Bxb3 25. cxd6 Nxd6
26. axb3 $16 {[%csl Gc6,Gg7,Gg8] with a clear positional advantage.}) 24. c5 $1
({It would be unwise to win a pawn after} 24. Bh4 Qg6 25. Be7 Rfc8 26. Bxd6 {
since after} Nxd6 27. Rxd6 Bf8 28. Rdd1 a4 29. Nd2 Bc5 $44 {[%cal Gc5d4] Black
gets a very good compensation.}) 24... a4 (24... Bxb3 25. axb3 dxc5 26. Bxc5
Rfd8 27. Qc4 {is clearly better for White.}) 25. Na1 {Looks a bit ugly, but
actually white's N will get a nice square on c2.} Qd8 $1 {A very nice idea,
temporarily sacrificing the d-pawn, Black transfers his Q to a very active
position.} ({Natural} 25... dxc5 26. Bxc5 Rfd8 27. Nc2 {leads to comfortable
advantage for White.}) 26. cxd6 Qa5 27. Nc2 {defending against 27...a3} Rfd8
28. d7 $5 Bf8 $2 {This move allows White to seize a very dangerous attack.} ({
Much better would be} 28... Rxd7 29. Rxd7 Bxd7 30. Qc4 Qa6 $1 31. Qxa6 (31. Qb4
$5) 31... Rxa6 32. Nb4 Ra8 33. Rd1 Bf8 $1 {and Black still holds on.}) 29. a3 (
{The alternative} 29. Be1 $5 {was very interesting as well.} Rxd7 (29... Qb6
30. Qh2 h6 31. Bf2 Qb7 32. Qh5 $40) (29... a3 30. b3 $1) 30. Qh2 Ng5 31. Rxd7
Bxd7 32. Qh5 Qd8 33. Bh4 h6 34. Rd1 Qe7 35. Qg6+ Bg7 36. Bxg5 hxg5 37. Nb4 Rc8
(37... a3 38. Nxc6 axb2+ 39. Kb1 $16) 38. a3 $16) 29... Rab8 $6 (29... Rxd7
$142 30. Rxd7 Bxd7 31. Bh4 {[%cal Gh4f6]} (31. Qc4 Qa6 $1)) 30. Be1 {[%csl Ga5]
[%cal Ge2h2]} (30. Bh4 Rxd7 31. Rxd7 Bxd7 32. Bf6 {was extremely dangerous for
Black as well.}) 30... Qb6 {[%csl Gb2]} 31. Nxa4 Qb3 32. Qh2 h6 33. g5 $2 {
A serious mistake, which might cost White a full point.} ({The correct
continuation would be} 33. Qh5 $1 Bg7 34. Bc3 Qxa4 35. Qg6 Qb3 36. Rxh6 $18 {
[%cal Cf7h6,Gh6h7]}) 33... Qxa4 $2 ({Black also misses the best} 33... Nxg5
$142 $1 34. Bh4 (34. Bc3 Rb5 $1 $19) 34... Qxa4 35. Bxg5 Qb3 36. Nd4 (36. Nb4
Rxb4 37. Bxd8 Rc4+ 38. Kb1 Rc5) 36... exd4 37. Bxd8 Rxd8 38. Rdg1+ Kf7 39.
Qxf4+ Ke7 $17) 34. Bc3 Rb3 $5 (34... Rxd7 35. Rxd7 Bxd7 36. gxh6 $1 (36. Qh5 $2
Qc4 37. Qg6+ Kh8 38. Rg1 Qe6 39. Qxe6 Bxe6 40. g6 Nd6 41. g7+ Bxg7 42. Rxg7
Kxg7 43. Bxe5+ Kf7 44. Bxd6 Rb3 $17) 36... Kh7 37. Rg1 Qb3 38. Qg2 Nh8 39. Bxe5
Rb7 40. Rh1 $3 {[%cal Gg2g7]} Ng6 41. Qxg6+ Kxg6 42. h7 Bg7 43. Bxg7 Rb8 44.
Bc3 c5 45. h8=Q Rxh8 46. Rxh8 Ba4 47. Rh2 $16) 35. gxh6 $2 {This mistake once
again gives Black an opportunity to escape.} (35. Qh5 Rxc3 36. Qg6+ Kh8 37.
Rxh6+ Nxh6 (37... Bxh6 38. bxc3 $18) 38. Qf6+ Kg8 39. Qxe6+ Nf7 40. bxc3 Bxa3+
41. Kd2 c5 42. g6 Qxd7+ 43. Qxd7 Rxd7+ 44. Ke2 Rxd1 45. gxf7+ Kxf7 46. Kxd1 Bb2
47. Kd2 $16 {[%csl Gc5,Ge5,Gf4]}) 35... Rxc3 36. bxc3 Kh8 37. Rhg1 Rb8 $4 ({
Black should have played the natural:} 37... Bxa3+ $142 38. Nxa3 Qxa3+ 39. Qb2
Qc5 40. Rg6 Qe3+ 41. Qd2 Qa7 42. Qb2 Qe3+ $11) 38. d8=Q (38. Qh4 Kh7 39. Qf6 {
also wins easily}) 38... Nxd8 (38... Rxd8 39. Rxd8 Nxd8 40. Qh4 $18) 39. Qh4
Kh7 40. Qf6 1-0

[Event "Maccabiah SuperGM"]
[Site "Jerusalem"]
[Date "2005.07.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kantsler, Boris"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E93"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2005.07.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Nbd7 8. d5
a5 {This is a relatively rare line.} ({More common is:} 8... Ng4) 9. Nd2 {
Actually the optimum set-up for White in a closed KingsIndian.} Ne8 {[%cal
Gf7f5]} 10. O-O ({Not allowing a typical KingsIndian trick} 10. a3 f5 11. f3
Bh6 $1 {and Black obtains a nice game.}) 10... f5 11. exf5 $5 ({The natural
alternative is} 11. f3 {keeping the closed character of the game.}) 11... gxf5
12. f4 Bh6 $146 {This idea looks somewhat artifical and indeed Black gets
slightly worse position.} ({The previous encounters saw :} 12... Nef6 13. Kh1
Qe7 14. h3 c5 15. Qc2 e4 16. Rf2 Kh8 17. g3 Rg8 18. Rg1 Nf8 19. g4 $16 {
1-0 Nogueiras,J-Zapata,A/Bayamo 1981/EXT 2003 (60)}) (12... Qe7 13. Nf3 b6 14.
Qc2 Nc5 15. Rae1 Nf6 16. Ng5 (16. fxe5 $142 dxe5 17. Bg5 {[%csl Ge5,Gf5]})
16... h6 17. Nh3 Ng4 18. Bd2 Bd7 19. fxe5 Qxe5 20. Rf4 Nf6 21. Bf3 Nfe4 $13 {
0-1 Grooten,H-Weindl,A/Lugano 1989/TD (59)}) {A very clever positional
decision, White's knight was clearly misplaced on d2, disturbing White to get
his best set-up with Qd2 ,Rae1 etc.} 13. Ndb1 $1 ({Less advicable is} 13. g3
Nef6 (13... exf4 $140 14. gxf4 {[%csl Ge5]}) 14. Kh1 Qe7 {and Black has a good
game.}) 13... exf4 14. Bxf4 Bxf4 15. Rxf4 {Apparently this is the position
Black aimed for by playing 12..Bh6.} Ne5 16. Qd4 $1 {Once again the best move}
({The natural} 16. Na3 {would allow Black to play} Ng6 (16... Qg5 $143 17. Qd4
c5 (17... Ng6 18. Rf2 f4 19. Nab5 $16) 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. Raf1 {with a pleasant
edge.}) 17. Rf2 f4 18. Qd2 Ng7 $132) 16... c5 $5 {A double-edged idea, from
one side Black gets more space for his pieces, but from the other side his
pawn structure becomes vulnerable, and all possible endgames will be clearly
favourable for White.} ({Now the same idea doesn't work} 16... Ng6 17. Rf2 f4
18. Bh5 $1 {[%csl Gf4] and Black has problems with the f4-pawn.}) ({Apparently
more natural would be} 16... Ng7 17. Nd2 Ng6 18. Rf2 f4 19. Bd3 Bf5 20. Nce4
$14) 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. Na3 (18. c5 Rb8 $1 {[%cal Ob8b2,Gb8b4]}) 18... Ng7 {
[%cal Gg7e6]} 19. Rf2 Ne6 20. Qd2 Ra7 {[%cal Ga7g7]} 21. Nc2 ({Deserves
serious attention} 21. Rd1 Rd7 22. Nc2 {not allowing Black to put his rook on
g7.}) 21... Rg7 22. Rd1 {[%csl Gd6]} ({The endgame after} 22. Nd4 Qg5 23. Rd1
Qxd2 24. Rxd2 Ng5 25. Kf1 {looks balanced.}) 22... Qh4 23. Rdf1 ({White
couldn't capture the pawn} 23. Qxd6 {since after} Nf4 24. g3 $8 Nh3+ 25. Kf1
Qe7 26. Qxe7 Rxe7 27. Rg2 f4 (27... Kh8) 28. gxf4+ Kh8 29. Ne3 Nxf4 30. Rf2
Neg6 $1 {[%cal Oe7e3,Gc8h3] he loses material.}) 23... Rf6 24. Kh1 (24. Qxd6 $2
Ng5 25. Qxe5 Nh3+ 26. Kh1 Nxf2+ 27. Kg1 Ng4 $17) 24... Ng5 25. Qd4 $4 {Missing
a huge tactical blow.} ({White should have played} 25. Qe3 $142 Rh6 $140 (25...
Ngf7 $142 $14) 26. Qf4 $1 (26. g3 Qh3)) 25... Qxh2+ $3 $19 {There is no chance
Smirin would miss such a great opportunity.This nice tactical blow easily
decides the issue in Black's favour.} 26. Kxh2 Rh6+ 27. Kg3 $8 (27. Kg1 Nh3+
28. Kh2 Nxf2+ 29. Kg1 Nh3+ 30. Kh2 Nf4+ 31. Kg1 Rxg2#) 27... Ne6+ 28. Qg4 Nxg4
29. Bxg4 Rxg4+ 30. Kf3 Rxc4 {Actually the end of tactical operation, Black has
two extra pawns and absolutely winning position.The rest is very simple.} 31.
Ke3 f4+ 32. Kd2 Rg6 33. Re1 Rc5 {[%cal Gc5g5]} 34. Ne4 Re5 35. Kc1 (35. Nxd6
$140 Rd5+ {[%csl Gd6]}) 35... Ba6 36. Nxd6 Rxe1+ 37. Nxe1 Nd4 {[%csl Gd6]} (
37... Nd4 38. Nf7 Ne2+) 0-1

[Event "ESP-chT Honor Gp2 49th"]
[Site "Sant Lluis"]
[Date "2005.08.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E93"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2005.08.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 (7... a5
{is the main line.}) 8. Qc2 {This is already a very uncommon continuation.
With this move White strengthens the centre and prepares a long castle. It's
curious that even the inventor of the system, Tigran Petrosian tested this
move at least once} ({The most popular} 8. Bg5 {occuried in the game Handke,
F-Naiditsch,A, 74th ch-GER 2002.} a6 9. Nd2 h6 10. Be3 Ne8 11. g4 c6 12. h4
cxd5 13. cxd5 b5 14. a3 f5 15. gxf5 gxf5 16. exf5 Ndf6 17. Bd3 $14) (8. Be3 Ng4
9. Bg5 f6 10. Bd2 a5 11. O-O Nc5 12. Ne1 Nh6 13. Qc1 Nf7 14. Be3 f5 15. exf5
gxf5 16. f4 Qe7 17. Qd2 $13 {1/2-1/2 Lugovoi,A-Kruppa,Y, 300 Years St.
Petersburg 2003}) 8... a5 {[%cal Gd7c5] Black secures the c5-square for the
knight.} (8... Nc5 $2 9. b4) (8... Nh5 {looks premature as it allows to place
the dark-squared bishop on e3 while Ng4 is impossible any more.} 9. Bg5 (9. g3
$5 {I believe Vallejo would react this way preventing Nf4.}) 9... f6 10. Be3
Nf4 11. Bf1 Nc5 (11... f5 $5) 12. b4 Na6 13. a3 f5 14. Rc1 fxe4 15. Nxe4 Bf5
16. g3 Qe7 17. Nfd2 Nh5 18. c5 $16 {1-0 Sveinsson,J-Sakic,R/IECC 2004/
Telechess CBM 103 (27). (26)}) 9. h3 {[%cal Gc1e3] Another side line. Now
White secures the e3-square for the dark-squared bishop.} ({Petrosian played} 
9. Bg5 $5 {provoking} h6 10. Be3 Ng4 11. Bd2 {This is a temporary waste of
time since with 12. h3 White wins his tempi back.} Nc5 12. h3 Nf6 13. Be3 (13.
g4 $5) 13... Nh7 14. Nd2 h5 (14... f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. g4 $1 $16 {Chess Base})
15. O-O-O Bd7 (15... h4) 16. h4 Qe7 17. Kb1 b6 (17... f5) 18. f3 f5 {and a
position with mutual chances has arisen. Petrosian,T-Gligoric,S, EU-chT(Men)
1970.}) 9... Nh5 {[%cal Gh5f4] Black aims to bring the knight to f4 and to
prepare f5.} ({One of the first games in this line saw} 9... c6 10. Be3 cxd5
11. cxd5 b6 12. O-O Nh5 13. Rfd1 (13. Rfe1 $5) 13... Nf4 14. Bf1 Nc5 15. a3 f5
16. b4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Nd2 axb4 19. Nxe4 (19. axb4 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Bb7 21.
Bc4 Qg5) 19... bxa3 20. Qc6 Bd7 21. Qxb6 Qxb6 22. Bxb6 Bf5 23. Nxd6 Bc2 24. Rd2
e4 $15 {Szabo,L-Najdorf,M, Candidates 1950. and White is worse.}) 10. g3 {
[%csl Gf4] A simple and logical continuation. White just prevents Nf4.} (10.
Bg5 f6 11. Be3 Nf4 12. Bf1 Nc5 13. g3 Nh5 14. O-O-O f5 15. Nd2 {It's
interesting that this position with Be2 played instead of 0-0-0 as occured in
the text.} Na6 $5 {preparing f4.} 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Be2 Nb4 18. Qb1 f4 $1 19.
Bxh5 fxe3 20. fxe3 Qg5 {and Black obtained strong counterplay. Khasin,A-Savon,
V/Baku 1961/URS-ch.}) 10... Nc5 11. Be3 f5 ({In the only preceding game Black
played} 11... b6 $6 {which is a waste of time. Now Black won't have time for
both f5 and Nf6.} 12. Nd2 f5 13. Bxh5 gxh5 14. O-O-O h4 15. Rdg1 hxg3 16. fxg3
$14 {Pietzsch,W-Bindrich,O/Schwerin 1969.}) 12. Nd2 {[%cal Ge2h5] A
multi-purpose move, which is typical for the Petrosian variation. This way
White strengthens the centre, prepares Bxh5 and thus deals with a positional
threat of f4.} Nf6 {[%csl Re4] While White is strengthening the e4-pawn Black
is creating additional pressure on it.} ({In case of} 12... f4 {White prepared}
13. Bxc5) 13. O-O-O {The king goes to the queenside leaving the kingside for
attack.} b6 {Black supports the knight in order to meet Bxc5 with bxc5.} (13...
fxe4 $2 {would be a strategical blunder as it allows to destroy Black's pawn
structure and to bloch the e5-pawn.} 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. Ndxe4 $16) (13... Ncxe4
$6 14. Ndxe4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. h4 $1 {with g4 to follow.} (16. g4 $6 {
allows} Qh4 {with the idea of Bh6.}) {While} 16... h5 $2 {only helps White to
develop attack on the kingside.} 17. g4 $1 (17. Rdg1 {with the idea of g4 is
also strong.}) 17... hxg4 18. Rdg1 {and White develops a strong attack on the
kingside.}) 14. Rdg1 {White has been preparing an attack on the kingside.} f4 {
Black forces an exchange of the darksquared bishop.} 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. g4 $1
$14 {[%cal Gg4g5,Ge2g4] Certainly an exchange on f4 would only open the long
diagonal for Black's dark-squared bishop. Now White is ready to play g5 and
then Bg4 exchanging the light-squared bishops. Afterwards White will
concentrate on the attack of the queenside, in particular the a-pawn will be
an object of attack.} Bd7 {Black prepares counterplay along the b-file. F.e.
it would be nice to double the rooks there provoking b3 and then to open up
the position with a4.} (16... f3 $5 {deserves attention making White's plan
more difficult.}) (16... g5 $2 {is very dangerous for Black as it helps White
to open the h- and possibly even the g-files.} 17. h4 h6 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Nf3
Nd7 (19... Nxg4 20. Rh5 $1 $18) 20. Rh5 Bf6 21. Rgh1 {and develops a free
attack.}) 17. g5 Nh5 18. Bg4 {White has reached his first goal. The
light-squared bishops will be exchanged and thus the light squares will become
vulnerable.} f3 $5 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Gh5f4] An attempt to unblock the position
in order to get at least some counterplay.} 19. Bxf3 Nf4 {Black got a nice
square for the knight, however its position is nice more than helpful.} (19...
Rb8 {was worth trying as for the moment 20.Bg4 is impossible or at least it
gives back a pawn.}) 20. Bg4 {Back to the right plan.} Bxg4 (20... Rb8 $5) 21.
Rxg4 Qd7 22. f3 h5 {Black decides to activate his dark-squared bishop, however
it also weakens the g6-pawn.} 23. gxh6 ({In case of} 23. Rg3 {it would be not
easy to break through.}) 23... Bxh6 24. Kb1 {Prophylaxis. White takes his king
away from the c1-h6-diagonal.} Kh7 25. Nf1 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gf1g3,Gh3h4,Gh4h5,
Gf1h2,Gh2g4] White is planning to bring the knight to g4 and thus to disturb
to the dark-squared bishop or maybe even to trade it. Another idea is to
prepare h4-h5 by means of Ng3.} Rf6 {Black at his turn wants to disturb the
latter and so he doubles the rooks along the f-file in order to move the
knight and thus to force White to protect the f-pawn.} 26. Nh2 {It's clear
that White's not afraid of} Nh5 (26... Nxh3 $2 {which opens the h-file.} 27.
Rh4 $1 {with the idea} Nf4 28. Ng4 $18) ({Black could also start with} 26...
Raf8 {as} 27. Rh4 {with the idea of Ng4 is not dangerous in view of} Nh5) 27.
Rg2 {White prevents penetration of the bishop to e3 and d4, which would be
possible after 27.Rg1.} Raf8 ({Now} 27... Be3 $2 {is strongly met by} 28. Ng4
$18 {[%csl Re3,Rf6]}) 28. Nd1 {[%csl Ge3] And again the move is directed
against Be3.} Nf4 29. Rgg1 Nh5 {Black is waiting showing that he has nothing
to be afraid of. And indeed it's not easy for White to make progress.} 30. Qg2
Nf4 31. Qc2 Nh5 {[%csl Rf3] The knight is returning to h5 in order to keep the
f-pawn under attack and thus to prevent Ng4.} 32. Qg2 Nf4 33. Qf1 $1 {White
leaves the c2-square for one of the rooks.} Nh5 34. Rg2 {Finally the rook gets
a chance to leave the kingside and to come closer to Black's weaknesses on the
queenside.} Nf4 35. Rc2 Nh5 36. Rg1 {White prepares a manoeuvre of the other
rook to the queenside via g2 and c2. So Probably White would start with moving
the c2-rook to a3 or c3.} Bf4 {Black doesn't stand the pressure and allows Ng4.
} 37. Ng4 R6f7 38. Rcg2 {White is not in a hurry. At first he wants to take
control over the g3-square.} Qe7 $6 {Probably Black underestimated the
following idea. Otherwise he would try to keep the queen on d7.} 39. Qe1 $1 {
[%csl Ra5] It turns out that the a-pawn is weak.} a4 $6 {I think that this
move is wrong. It's going to be difficult to protect the a-pawn after that.} ({
And again Black had to try} 39... Ra8 $5 {though also in this case White's
advantage is obvious.}) 40. a3 $1 $16 {[%csl Ra4] White fixes the a-pawn on a4
and prepares a direct attack on it by means of Nc3 and Qd1.} Rb8 (40... Ra8 $5)
41. Nc3 Rb3 $6 {[%csl Rf3] A nice square for the rook. From here it protects
the a-pawn by attacking the f-pawn, but the problem is that after forthcoming
Qd1 Black won't be able to protect the a4-pawn.} 42. Ka2 {[%csl Rb3]} Qd8 {
Black keeps an eye on the h4-square as the penetration of the white queen may
create some problems for the black king, in particular after moving the knight
from g4 he will be able to sacrifice a rook on g6 with Qxh5 to follow.} 43. Qd1
$1 $18 {[%csl Ra4,Rb3,Rf3] Protecting the f3-pawn White creates a very
annoying threat of Nxa4.} Qa8 44. Nxa4 Rb8 45. Nc3 {White is two pawns up and
has to be able to win easily.} Rbf8 46. Nb5 Qd8 47. Qe1 Rg7 48. h4 Rgf7 49. Qa5
$6 {A start of a shaky plan.} (49. Na7 {with the idea of Nc6 and then advance
of the queenside pawns looks better.}) 49... Qxh4 50. Qa6 {Preparing Qc6 with
Nxc7 to follow.} ({Certainly not} 50. Nxc7 $2 Qd8 $1) 50... Bg3 51. Qc6 (51.
Nxc7 $1 {would be a logical follow-up.} Rxc7 52. Qxd6 Rfc8 53. Nxe5 $18 {
[%csl Rg6,Rh7] and eventually White breaks through.}) 51... Rxf3 {[%csl Rg4]
Suddenly it turns out that the knight on g4 is traped.} 52. Nxc7 Qxg4 53. Ne6
R8f7 54. Qxd6 {White continues as if nothing happened. His active queen and
knight compensate the material disadvantage.} Kh6 $2 {Black creates a threat
of Qxe4, but misses a simple tactics and loses.} (54... Qh4 $5 {preventing Qd8
and unpinning the g3-bishop deserved attention.}) 55. Qd8 {Now it's difficult
for Black to move.} Qxe4 $2 {A very untypical blunder by Radjabov.} 56. Qh8+ (
56. Qh8+ {Black resigned as after} Rh7 {he loses the rook.} 57. Qxh7+ $1 Kxh7
58. Ng5+ {[%csl Re4,Rh7]} Kg7 59. Nxe4 $18 {A nice positional win of the best
Spanish player without counting Shirov of course.}) 1-0

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

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

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.02.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E93"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. d5 Nd7 12. Nd2 f5 13. exf5 (13. f3 {can be found
in the current magazine. See Huzman,A-Bologan,V, Aeroflot Open 2006/ CBM112
[Mikhalevski,V].}) 13... Nf6 14. Nde4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxf5 (15... Nxf5 {is a
less popular alternative.}) 16. Bd3 {This is clearly better than Donner's 16.
f3.} (16. f3 $6 {allowed} g4 $1 {in the game Donner,JH-Gligoric,S, Eersel 1968,
in which Black obtained an advantage easily after} 17. Bf2 gxf3 18. gxf3 Ng4
19. Bd3 Nxf2 20. Nxf2 Qh4 $17) 16... g4 17. O-O {The last word of the theory
in this line. White keeps the king in a safe place on the kingside and hopes
to create some threats on the other side of the board.} (17. Qe2 {is the main
alternative.} Kh8 (17... Qe8 {[%cal Ge8g6] planning Qg6 which occured in a
recent game.} 18. O-O-O Qe7 19. h3 gxh3 20. gxh3 a6 21. Kb1 Kh8 22. f3 b5 23.
h4 bxc4 24. Bxc4 a5 25. Ka1 Bd7 26. Bf2 Nf5 $11 {with an approximately equal
position in Brodsky,M-Nijboer,F Essent 2005.}) 18. O-O-O Qe8 19. Kb1 Qg6 20. h3
gxh3 21. gxh3 Ng8 $1 22. Bh4 Bxe4 $1 23. Bxe4 Qh6 24. Bg3 Nf6 {with a good
position for Black in the game Dorfman,J-Nataf,I, Mondariz zt 2000/CBM79
[Huzman].}) 17... Qe8 {This move is new in this particular position, but as
you could see above, the idea of bringing the queen to g6 is far from being
new.} ({Aronian's preparation for the game was definitely based on the
following.} 17... Kh8 18. Re1 Ng8 19. f3 gxf3 20. Qxf3 Nh6 21. Qe2 Bg6 22. Bf2
Nf5 23. Rf1 {1/2-1/2 Onischuk,A-Radjabov,T/Calvia ESP 2004. Probably Levon
found an improvement upon Onischuk's play and Radjabov decided not to check it
over the board.}) (17... Bxe4 $6 {This looks wrong, even if it worked well in
the following game.} 18. Bxe4 Qg5 19. Qc1 (19. Qb3 $5 Rab8 20. c5 $1 Nf5 21.
Qa3 $14) 19... Qh5 20. c5 Rf7 21. cxd6 cxd6 22. Qc2 Bf6 23. Rad1 Raf8 24. Qa4
Nf5 25. Qxa7 Nd4 26. Qb6 $4 ({It wasn't late to protect the bishop on g3 by
means of} 26. Qa3 $14) 26... Bd8 {and it turned out that White can't stop Ne2+
followed by Nxg3 with huge material losses for White and so he resigned. 0-1
Vanheste,J-Piket,J/Amsterdam 1988.}) 18. c5 $1 {[%csl Rd6] White is trying to
create a weakness on d6.} Qg6 19. Re1 Nf7 {[%cal Gf7g5]} 20. Bh4 $5 {White
prevents Ng5.} ({The immediate} 20. Rc1 {also looks good with the idea} Bh6 (
20... Ng5 21. Nxg5 Qxg5 22. Bxf5 Qxf5 23. Qb3 b6 24. cxd6 cxd6 25. Rc6 $14 {
[%csl Rd6]}) 21. Rc4 Ng5 ({or} 21... Bf4 22. Bh4 $14) 22. Bb1 $14) 20... Rae8 {
A brave decision. Black leaves his queenside pawns without protection and
prepares the following exchange operation.} ({I wonder whether Levon prepared
to meet} 20... Qh6 $5 {with} 21. g3 {closing his bishop on h4 or just was
checking Teymour and intended to repeat the position.} (21. Bg3 Qg6)) 21. Rc1
$1 {The most logical. White is ready to penetrate to the seventh rank.} ({
The computer's} 21. Qa4 $5 dxc5 (21... a6 22. c6) 22. Bb5 $1 {looks strong,
but with great defense Black can obtain counterplay.} Ra8 $1 (22... Bxe4 $2 23.
Bxe8 Bxd5 24. Be7 $1 {[%csl Rf8]}) 23. Be7 $1 Bxe4 $1 24. Rxe4 (24. Bxf8 $2 Bc2
$1 $19) 24... g3 $3 25. hxg3 Nd6 $1 26. Rg4 Qf5 {[%csl Rf2]} 27. Bxf8 Rxf8 28.
f3 e4 $1 $44 {with certain compensation for the sacrificed exchange.}) 21...
dxc5 $1 22. Rxc5 Nd6 {[%csl Re4] Black is trying to unblock the e-pawn
exchanging White's strong knight.} 23. Qa4 $1 {[%cal Gc5c7] White protects the
knight and creates the threat Rxc7.} Bxe4 (23... Rc8 $5 {Maintaing the tension
in the centre was worth trying.}) 24. Bxe4 Qh6 $6 {I think Black had to
continue unblocking the e5-pawn, which he started with 21...dxc5. The move in
the game leaves Black with weaknesses in a passive position.} ({Teymour had to
accept the fact that he's slightly worse.} 24... Nxe4 $1 25. Qxe4 (25. Rxe4 $2
{is bad in view of} Rf4 $1 26. Rcc4 a6 $1 $17 {[%cal Gb7b5] and Black takes
the initiative.}) 25... Qxe4 26. Rxe4 Rf4 $1 27. Rec4 Rd4 $1 28. Kf1 b5 $1 29.
Rc3 (29. Rxd4 exd4 30. Rxb5 d3 31. Bg5 a6 $1 $132 {[%csl Rb2,Rd5,Rg5][%cal
Ge8e5] and if the rook leaves the fifth rank Black plays Re5 and wins the
d5-pawn.}) 29... a6 $1 $14) 25. Bg3 Qd2 26. Rcc1 $6 {This allows to keep the
c7-pawn.} (26. Rd1 $1 {winning a tempo looks stronger.} Qe2 (26... Qg5 {
allows to stabilize White's advantage.} 27. Qc2 $1 Nxe4 28. Qxe4 h5 29. h4 $1
gxh3 30. Rxc7 $16) 27. Bd3 Qxb2 28. Rxc7 e4 29. Bc2 $16 {and the knight on d6
has lost its fulcrum.}) 26... Re7 27. h4 $1 {[%csl Gg1] A beautiful
prophylactic move, which is very hard to find. Now the white king gets some
fresh air and White shouldn't worry about him anymore.} ({It looks simplier to
protect the b2-pawn by means of} 27. Qa3 {however then Black plays} h5 {
with the idea of Bf6 followed by h4.} (27... Qg5 $6 {[%cal Gh7h5,Gh5h4] ,
which prepares the advance of the h-pawn to h4 is strongly met by} 28. Qb4 $1 {
with the idea} h5 29. h4 $1 gxh3 $2 (29... Qf6 {is better.} 30. Qa5 $16) 30.
Bh4 $1 {[%csl Re7,Rg5,Rg8]} Qxh4 $2 (30... Qf4 31. Bh7+ $1 Kxh7 32. Qxf4 Rxf4
33. Bxe7 $18) 31. Bh7+ $18 {[%csl Rh4]})) 27... Qxb2 $1 {Black needs something
to suffer for.} (27... gxh3 {is dangerous.} 28. Bxh7+ Kh8 29. Qg4 $1 hxg2 30.
Bb1 Kg8 31. Rcd1 Qxb2 32. Kxg2 $36 {[%cal Ge1h1] with a strong initative.}) 28.
Qd1 $1 {[%csl Rg4] Attacking the g4-pawn and taking away the d2-square from
the black queen, which can't return home anymore.} Qxa2 $1 {The same strategy
as a move before.} (28... h5 $6 {[%csl Rg6] weakens the g6-square and so it's
dangerous, although it's not easy to prove it concretely.} 29. Rc2 $5) 29. h5
$1 {White is playing for initiative while the g4-pawn is anyway doomed.} (29.
Qxg4 Kh8) 29... Nxe4 (29... Kh8 $5) 30. Rxe4 Qa6 $1 {Black brings the queen
back in defense.} 31. Qb3 $6 {[%csl Rb7] Nailing the queen to b7-pawn, but
moving the queen away from the g4-pawn. Probably somewhere here White loses
part of his advantage.} (31. Rb1 $1 {[%csl Rb7] with a similar idea deserved
serious attention.}) 31... Kh8 32. Rce1 Qb6 $6 (32... Rf5 $1 {looks strong and
now} 33. h6 Qxh6 34. Qxb7 Re8 35. Qb5 Ref8 {[%cal Gf5h5] preparing Rh5.}) 33.
Rb4 Qc5 $6 {After this move the black pawns start to fall one after another.} (
33... Qa5 $5 {[%csl Re1] Preventing Rxb7 was possible.} 34. h6 (34. Rd1 $1 {
sets some problems.}) 34... Bxh6 35. Rxe5 Qa1+ 36. Qb1 Qxb1+ 37. Rxb1 Rxe5 38.
Bxe5+ Kg8 39. Rxb7 (39. Bxc7 Rf5 $1 40. Rd1 Rf7 41. d6 Rd7) 39... Rf5 40. Bxc7
Rxd5 41. Rxa7 $11 {with equality.}) (33... Qh6 $5) 34. Rxb7 $14 Ref7 35. Rb5 {
Simple and strong.} (35. h6 $5 {was interesting.} Bxh6 36. Rb5 Qe7 {The only
square to save the queen.} 37. Rxe5 Qf6 38. Rb4 $1 $14 {[%csl Rg4] and White
wins also the g4-pawn.}) 35... Qd6 36. Qc4 {[%csl Rg4] Now White wins the
g4-pawn and resets material equality.} Rf5 $1 37. Qxg4 Qh6 {[%csl Rh5] The
h5-pawn seems to be doomed, but} 38. Rb8 $1 {[%csl Rf5] Distracting black
pieces from the h5-pawn.} Rxf2 $1 (38... Qxh5 {leads to a dangerous endgame a
pawn down.} 39. Qxh5 Rxh5 40. Rxf8+ Bxf8 41. Rxe5 Rh6 (41... Rxe5 42. Bxe5+ Kg8
43. Bxc7 {should be lost for Black.}) 42. Re8 Kg7 43. Bxc7 $16) 39. Rxf8+ $1
Rxf8 40. Rxe5 $1 $16 {[%csl Rc7] White needs the bishops to exploit Black's
weaknesses.} Qd6 (40... Bxe5 $2 {loses instantly.} 41. Bxe5+ Rf6 42. Qe6 $18 {
[%csl Rf6]}) (40... c6 $2 41. Re6 $1 Qc1+ 42. Kh2 cxd5 43. h6 $1 Ba1 44. Qh5 $1
$18 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Gg3e5] with Be5 to follow.}) 41. Rf5 Qe7 42. Rxf8+ Bxf8
43. Bf2 $5 (43. Qc8 $5) 43... h6 $1 {[%csl Gh7]} ({White's idea can be seen
after} 43... a5 $4 44. Bd4+ Bg7 45. Qc8+ {[%csl Rh8] and mate in the next move.
}) 44. Qd4+ $1 Kg8 $1 45. Qc4 $1 Qf7 $1 46. Bxa7 $1 $16 {Finally White won a
pawn and as you can see the technical part was also on the high level.} Bg7 (
46... c6 47. Qg4+ Bg7 48. Be3 $1 Qxd5 49. Bxh6 Qd4+ 50. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 51. Kf1 $18)
47. Be3 $1 Kh8 48. Bd4 $1 Bxd4+ 49. Qxd4+ Kh7 50. Qe5 $1 Qg7 $1 51. Qf5+ Kh8
52. Kh2 Qe7 53. Kh3 Qd6 54. Qf7 Qe5 55. g3 Qe4 (55... c6 $5) 56. Qf1 Kh7 57.
Qd1 Qe5 58. Qf3 Kg7 59. Qg4+ Kh8 60. Qg6 {[%csl Rh6]} Qxd5 61. Qxh6+ $18 {
With two connected extra pawns and weak black king White is winning.} Kg8 62.
Qg6+ Kh8 63. Qf6+ Kh7 64. Kh4 Qe4+ 65. g4 Qe1+ 66. Kg5 Qd2+ 67. Qf4 Qd8+ 68.
Kf5 Qf8+ 69. Ke4 Qb4+ 70. Kf3 Qc3+ 71. Qe3 Qf6+ 72. Kg3 Qd6+ 73. Kh4 c5 74. g5
Qh2+ 75. Kg4 Qg2+ 76. Kf5 Qd5+ 77. Kf6 Qd6+ 78. Qe6 Qd4+ 79. Ke7 $1 {[%csl Rh7]
Both young players showed a very high level of play, but this time Levon was
better and deservedly won. The opening line requires further tests although, I
believe, White maintains a slight edge.} (79. Ke7 $1 {and Black resigned not
waiting for} Qg7+ 80. Qf7 $1 c4 81. h6 $1 Qxf7+ 82. Kxf7 c3 83. g6+ Kxh6 84. g7
c2 85. g8=Q c1=Q 86. Qg6#) 1-0

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E93"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. d5 Nd7 12. Nd2 f5 13. exf5 Nf6 14. Nde4 Nxe4 15.
Nxe4 Bxf5 16. Bd3 g4 {A well-known variation and a typical position: White
controls the e4-square but his g3 bishop is out of play, and f2-f3 may weaken
the position of his king. Still, in my opinion, his chances are slightly
preferable.} 17. O-O Kh8 {[%cal Yh6g8,Yg8f6,Yh7h5]} (17... Bxe4 {is clearly
premature. See Arsovic-Mozetic in CBM 53 with annotations by IM L.Hazai.}) (
17... Qe8 $5 {makes more sense - see Aronian-Radjabov in CBM 112, annotated by
GM V.Mikhalevski.}) 18. Re1 {I don't like this move. If White plays f2-f3, the
rook should rather be placed on f1; otherwise, without his g3 bishop, he
shouldn't get any advantage. Practice has seen the following alternatives:} (
18. Rc1 Ng8 19. Re1 b6 (19... h5 20. h4 Bh6 21. Rc3 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 b6 23. Bg6
Nf6 24. Qc2 Kg7 25. Bf5 Nd7 26. b4 a5 27. a3 axb4 28. axb4 Rf6 29. Bxd7 Qxd7
30. c5 $16 {1-0 Ibrahimov,R-Popovic,D/Internet ICC 2007/CBM 117 ext (44)}) 20.
b4 a5 21. a3 axb4 22. axb4 Ra3 23. Bb1 Bh6 (23... h5 $142 $1 24. h4 Bh6 25. Rc3
Rxc3 26. Nxc3 Bxb1 27. Nxb1 Ne7 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Re7f5]}) 24. Rc3 Ra1 (24...
Rxc3 25. Nxc3 Bxb1 26. Nxb1 Qg5 $13 {[%cal Yg8f6]}) 25. Qe2 Qe8 26. c5 bxc5 27.
bxc5 Qb8 28. Bd3 Rxe1+ 29. Qxe1 Bg7 30. Rc1 Bg6 31. Qe2 $14 {1-0 Ibrahimov,
R-Popovic,D/Internet ICC 2007/CBM 117 ext (90)}) (18. f3 Qe7 19. Qc2 (19. Qe2
$5 {- 18.Qe2}) 19... Bg6 20. fxg4 Nxg4 21. Qe2 Nh6 22. Bf2 Nf5 23. Rae1 Bh6 24.
Qg4 Rf7 25. Qh3 Rg8 26. Kh1 Qf8 27. Bg1 Qg7 28. g3 (28. c5 $5) 28... Rgf8 29.
Qg2 b6 30. b4 Nd4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Kovalyov,A-Nataf,I/Montreal 2008/CBM 126 (55)})
(18. Kh1 Qe8 (18... Ng8 $142) 19. c5 Qg6 20. Re1 Ng8 21. Qb3 b6 22. cxd6 cxd6
23. Rac1 Rad8 24. Rc7 Rf7 25. Rxf7 Qxf7 26. Bh4 Ne7 27. Ng5 Qg6 28. Bxf5 Qxf5
29. Ne6 $18 {1-0 Tania,S-Molvig,H/Helsingor 2008/CBM 125 Extra (31)}) (18. Qe2
$5 {is probably the most accurate:} Qe7 (18... Qe8 19. c5 Qg6 20. Rac1 Ng8 21.
Rfd1 Nf6 22. cxd6 Bxe4 $6 (22... Nxe4 23. Bxe4 cxd6 $14 {S.Volkov}) 23. dxc7
Bxd3 24. Rxd3 $16 {1-0 Volkov,S-Nataf,I/Cappelle la Grande 76/529 1999/Inf 76/
[Volkov,S] (32)}) (18... Ng8 19. f3 $1) 19. f3 gxf3 20. Rxf3 Bg4 21. Rxf8+ Rxf8
22. Qc2 (22. Qd2 $142 Nf5 23. Bf2 Bh6 $140 24. Qa5) 22... Nf5 23. Bf2 Nd4 24.
Qd2 a6 25. Re1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Prusikin,M-Socko,B/Dresden 2007/CBM 118 (30)})
18... Qe7 (18... Ng8 19. f3 gxf3 20. Qxf3 Nh6 21. Qe2 Bg6 22. Bf2 Nf5 23. Rf1
$14 {1/2-1/2 Onischuk,A-Radjabov,T/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104}) (18... Bd7 $6 19. c5
Qe7 20. Rc1 Nf5 21. cxd6 cxd6 22. Rc7 Qd8 23. Rxb7 Bc8 24. Rb4 a5 25. Rc4 h5
26. h3 Qb6 27. Bh2 Ne7 28. hxg4 Nxd5 29. g5 Bg4 30. Be2 $18 {1-0 Shulman,
Y-Nataf,I/Montreal 2008/CBM 126 (51)}) 19. Rc1 b6 20. b4 a5 21. a3 axb4 22.
axb4 Ra3 $146 (22... Bg6 23. c5 bxc5 24. bxc5 Ra5 (24... Ra3 {-game}) 25. Qe2
Ra4 26. Nc3 Bxd3 27. Qxd3 Rb4 28. cxd6 cxd6 29. Re4 Rxe4 30. Nxe4 Nf5 31. Qd1
h5 32. h3 Bh6 33. Rc6 $2 (33. Rc3 $14) 33... h4 34. hxg4 Nxg3 35. fxg3 Be3+ 36.
Kh2 Qh7 37. Qc2 hxg3+ 38. Kxg3 Bg1 {0-1 Akobian,V-Nataf,I/Montreal 2008/CBM 126
}) ({I would consider bringing the knight into play:} 22... Nf7 {[%cal Yf7g5,
Yh7h5]}) ({or} 22... Ng8 {[%cal Yh7h5]}) 23. c5 bxc5 24. bxc5 Bg6 {[%cal Rh6f5]
} (24... Nf7 $5) 25. Bb1 {And 25...Nf5 is again impossible.} Ra1 26. Qe2 Rfa8
27. Nc3 Bxb1 28. Rxb1 Rxb1 29. Rxb1 Qg5 30. Re1 (30. Qb5 $1 Qd8 (30... Nf5 31.
Qd7) 31. Qb4 $14) 30... Rb8 31. Ne4 Qe7 32. Rc1 Rd8 $6 33. f3 {Black's passive
play finally allows White to make this move in a comfortable situation.} gxf3
34. Qxf3 Rf8 35. Qa3 (35. Qh5 $5 Nf5 36. Bf2 $36) 35... Nf5 36. Bf2 Qf7 37. Qd3
$6 {A tactical oversight, which throws White's carefully collected advantage
away.} (37. Rd1 $14) 37... Nd4 $1 38. Bxd4 (38. cxd6 cxd6 39. Qc4 Qg6 $132)
38... Qxd5 $1 39. Ng5 Qxd4+ 40. Qxd4 exd4 41. cxd6 cxd6 42. Nf3 {Fortunately,
Black's double extra pawn doesn't give him any winning chances.} Be5 43. Re1
Rf5 44. Re4 Kg7 (44... Rf4 45. Rxf4 (45. Re1 Bf6 46. Re6 d5 47. Rd6 $11) 45...
Bxf4 46. Kf2 d3 47. g3 Bh6 48. Nd4 $11 {[%cal Rd4f5]}) 45. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 46. Rxd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Yuzhny FO-ch op"]
[Site "Armavir"]
[Date "2010.03.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Black "Kryakvin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E93"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[Annotator "Zakhartsov,Vi"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[EventDate "2010.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 ({
In the 3rd round of this tournament we saw} 7... a5 8. h3 Na6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Be3
Nc5 11. Nd2 c6 12. a3 {(according to M. Krasenkow, this reply is the strong
one on 11...c6-see his Survey in CBM134)} Na6 {?! (a strange "defence" against
b2-b4)} 13. b4 Bd7 14. Rb1 axb4 15. axb4 c5 16. bxc5 Nxc5 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18.
Rxb7 {and White is a healthy pawn up, Zakhartsov-Artur Petrov, Armavir 2010})
8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bd2 f5 10. Ng5 Nc5 11. b4 $6 (11. exf5 gxf5 12. b4 {is also
dubious due to} e4 $1 {} (12... Na6 $2 13. O-O Qf6 (13... Nxb4 14. Bxg4 h6 (
14... fxg4 $2 15. Qb1 {winning a piece}) 15. Ne6 Bxe6 16. dxe6 fxg4 17. Qxg4)
14. c5 dxc5 15. b5 Nb8 16. Qb3 Kh8 17. Ne6 Bxe6 18. dxe6 {with a big advantage
to White, Zvjaginsev-Vogt, Altensteig 1994}) 13. bxc5 e3 14. Nh3 (14. fxe3 Qxg5
15. Bxg4 Bxc3 16. Bxc3 Qxe3+ 17. Be2 Qxc3+) 14... Qh4 (14... exd2+ 15. Qxd2
dxc5 {is also good}) 15. O-O exd2 16. Qxd2 f4 17. Bxg4 Bxg4 18. f3 Bxh3 19.
gxh3 dxc5 {with advantage to Black.}) (11. O-O {was better:} h6 (11... a5 12.
exf5 gxf5 13. f3 Nf6 14. Be3 h6 15. Nh3 Qe7 16. Qd2 Kh7 17. Nf2 {with slightly
better chances}) 12. b4 hxg5 (12... Na6 13. Ne6 Bxe6 14. dxe6 Nf6 15. exf5 gxf5
16. Nd5 {with advantage}) 13. bxc5 dxc5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Bxg4 fxg4 16. Ne4 b6
17. Bxg5 {and White has an edge.}) 11... fxe4 12. Ncxe4 (12. O-O e3 $1 {
gave to Black an advantage:} 13. Bxg4 Qxg5 14. Bxc8 (14. Bxe3 Qxg4 15. Qxg4
Bxg4 16. bxc5 dxc5 17. Bxc5 Rf4) 14... exd2 15. bxc5 Raxc8 16. Ne4 Qf5 17. Qe2
dxc5) 12... Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bf5 $1 {Now White has to equalise.} 14. Bxg4 (14. Bg5
{was more accurate:} Qc8 15. Bxg4 Bxg4 16. f3 Bf5 17. O-O {=}) 14... Bxe4 15.
O-O Bd3 {Now Black wins material.} 16. Be2 (16. Re1 Bxc4 17. Be6+ Kh8 18. Qc2
b5 {with a pawn up.}) 16... e4 17. Rc1 Bb2 {White loses an exchange for a pawn,
obtaining some compensation.} 18. Bxd3 Bxc1 19. Bxc1 exd3 20. Qxd3 (20. Bb2 {
was possible. I didn't like it due to} h5 21. Qxd3 Kh7 {, but after} 22. Qc3
Qd7 23. Re1 Rae8 24. Re6 {White was able to hold the balance:} Rxe6 25. dxe6
Qe7 26. c5 dxc5 (26... Rg8 27. cxd6 cxd6 28. h4) 27. bxc5 Rg8 28. Qe5) 20...
Qf6 21. Qd2 Rae8 22. Bb2 Qf4 23. Qc3 Re5 24. c5 (24. g3 Qe4 25. Qc1 Re7 26. Qc3
Kf7 {and the black king leaves the dangerous diagonal.}) 24... Rfe8 25. cxd6
cxd6 26. g3 Qe4 27. Qc7 R5e7 28. Qc3 (28. Qxd6 Qf3 $1 {forced the queen swap:}
29. Qf6 Qxf6 30. Bxf6 Rd7 31. Rd1 Re6 {!} 32. Bc3 (32. dxe6 Rxd1+ 33. Kg2 Rd6
34. e7 Kf7) 32... Red6 {and Black should win.}) 28... Qe5 29. Qb3 Qe2 30. Qc3
Re5 31. Qb3 $2 ({I did not find the subtle} 31. Ba1 $1 {(freeing the queen)}
Qe4 32. Qc7 R5e7 33. Qc3 Qe5 34. Qd2 {with every chances of holding:} Qf5 35.
Qc3 Rc8 36. Qh8+ Kf7 37. Qxh7+ Ke8 38. Qh8+ Kd7 39. Qd4) 31... Rf5 32. Qc3 Qe5
33. Qc2 Qxd5 34. Qc3 Qe5 35. Qb3+ Qe6 36. Qc3 Re5 37. Qc7 (37. f4 Rc8 $1 {
was the point:} 38. Qd4 Rc4 39. Qxa7 Re2 {and Black wins.}) 37... Qe7 38. Qc4+
Re6 39. Qd4 Rf8 $1 {Now the king escapes and Black has a large advantage.} 40.
Qh8+ Kf7 41. Qxh7+ Ke8 42. Qh6 Kd7 43. Bd4 b6 44. a4 Re4 45. Be3 {?} (45. Qd2 {
was more tenacious.}) 45... Qf6 46. Qh3+ Qf5 47. Qg2 Rc8 {White's position is
completely hopeless.} 48. a5 Rxb4 49. axb6 axb6 50. Qb7+ Rc7 51. Qa8 Rb1 52.
Rxb1 Qxb1+ 53. Kg2 Qc2 {During the game I was surprised by this move, but it
is quite good.} (53... b5 $2 54. Bb6 Rc2 55. Qd8+ Kc6 56. Qc7+ Kd5 57. Qf7+ Ke5
58. Qe8+ {with perpetual check.}) 54. Bxb6 {Otherwise I can resign.} Qc6+ 55.
Qxc6+ Rxc6 56. Be3 Ke6 57. Kf3 d5 (57... Ke5 $1 {(preventing Bd4) was stronger:
} 58. Ke2 Ra6 59. h4 d5 60. g4 d4 61. Bd2 Ra3 62. f3 Ra1 63. h5 gxh5 64. gxh5
Rh1 65. h6 Rh2+ {and Black should win.}) 58. Bd4 Rc4 59. Ke3 Rc1 (59... g5 $1 {
left more winning chances:} 60. h3 Rc1 61. Bb6 Rh1 62. Bd8 Kf5 63. h4 d4+ 64.
Kd3 gxh4 65. Bxh4 Rd1+ 66. Ke2 Rb1 67. Kd3 Ke5 {with a winning endgame.}) 60.
h4 {Now I breathed with relief.} Rb1 (60... Re1+ 61. Kd2 Rb1 62. Ke3 Rb3+ 63.
Kf4 Rb4 64. Ke3 Kf5 65. f3 Rb3+ 66. Ke2 Ke6 {left some chances.}) 61. f3 Rd1
62. Bg7 Rb1 63. Bd4 Rb3+ 64. Kf4 Rd3 65. Bg7 d4 66. g4 Rd1 67. h5 gxh5 68. gxh5
Kd5 69. h6 Rh1 70. Kg5 d3 71. Bc3 Rh2 (71... Ke6 72. Kf4 {!} Rxh6 73. Ke4 {
with a draw.}) 72. Kg6 Ke6 73. h7 Rg2+ 74. Kh6 Kf7 75. h8=N+ ({Of course, not} 
75. h8=Q $4 Rh2+ 76. Kg5 Rxh8 77. Bxh8 d2 {winning.}) 75... Ke6 76. Ng6 d2 77.
Bxd2 Rxd2 78. Nh4 Kf6 79. Kh5 Rd4 80. Ng2 Kf5 81. Nh4+ Kf4 82. Ng6+ Kf5 83.
Nh4+ Kf4 84. Ng6+ Kf5 {A miraculous escape!} 1/2-1/2

