[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 14th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2015.04.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Black "Bukavshin, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "Adhiban,B"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2015.03.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game was quite important, Since I was sharing the second spot and was
very optimistic of fighting for the first place but little did I know that
this game could also turn out to the opposite of my thoughts!} 1. d4 d5 2. c4
e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 {I really don't know what this variation is called! The
Marshall's Slav Triangle Gambit system? :)} dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7.
Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8. Be2 a5 $5 {A new idea!} 9. Bc3 (9. Bf8 {doesn't work here.} Qxg2
10. Bf3 Qg5) (9. Bd6 $5 {was the other interesting try.}) 9... Ne7 10. Nf3 O-O
11. O-O f6 12. Re1 Qf4 {Taking her majesty out of the trouble and the nasty
threats.} (12... e5 {I was mainly expecting this.} 13. Bd3 Qg4 14. Re4 Qd7 (
14... Qe6 {allows} 15. Nxe5 fxe5 16. Rxe5 Qf7 17. Rxe7 $3 Qxe7 18. Qh5 {
A clear domination by the two bishops!} g6 19. Bxg6 {[%cal Ga1e1] with an
unstoppable attack!}) 15. Nxe5 $1 fxe5 16. Rxe5 Rf7 17. Qe2 c5 18. Rd1 $1 Qc7
19. Rxe7 Qxe7 (19... Rxe7 20. Qh5 $18) 20. Qh5 g6 21. Bxg6 Nc6 22. Re1 Qxe1+
23. Bxe1 hxg6 24. Qxg6+ Kf8 25. f3 $16 {with an interesting imbalance, but the
open position of the king and the possibility of combining an attack on the
dark squares and advancing the pawns give White a considerable advantage.}) 13.
Bd3 c5 $1 {Taking control of several important squares and preparing ...Nc6,
my opponent was still playing fast! Maybe he was still in his prep?} 14. Qc2 h6
15. Re3 $5 Nf5 (15... Nbc6 {Here I had an interesting idea} 16. Ne5 $1 {
The black queen is in trouble.} Nd4 (16... Nxe5 17. Bxe5 fxe5 18. Rf3 $16) 17.
Bxd4 cxd4 18. Rd1 $1 $44 {looks spectacular with a huge mess.} (18. Re4 Qg5 19.
Nf3 Qc5 $11)) 16. Bxf5 Qxf5 17. Qd1 $6 {Too ambitious.} ({It was high time to
go into defensive mode.} 17. Qxf5 exf5 18. Rd1 {and White had decent chances
of survival.}) (17. Qe2 Qh5 $1 {I wasn't sure how to continue here while
Black's plan is quite clear (e5-Nc6).} (17... e5 18. Nxe5 fxe5 19. Rxe5 Qg4 20.
f3 Qg6 21. Re7 Rf7 22. Re8+ Rf8 23. Re7 $11)) 17... e5 $1 {Preventing all
sorts of tricks!} (17... Nc6 18. Nh4 $1 Qg5 19. Rg3 $1 {was my idea.} Qxh4 20.
Rg4 {[%csl Rh4] winning the queen.}) 18. Qd5+ Qe6 19. Qxc5 b6 20. Qd5 Qxd5 21.
cxd5 {I thought this must be easy to defend but his f6-e5 pawns really
restrict my pieces.} Rd8 {[%csl Rd5]} 22. Rd1 Ra7 $5 23. Nxe5 (23. d6 Nc6 $17)
23... fxe5 24. Bxe5 Nc6 $1 {I had understimated this resource - now I don't
get the compensation I was hoping for, One of my friends even texted me, Why
on earth 23.Ne5? For which I had no answer :).} 25. f4 Nxe5 26. fxe5 Be6 27. d6
Rc8 28. h4 {Preparing Rg3-g6 which seemed like the only way to dislodge the
bishop.} Rf7 ({Also sufficient is} 28... Rc4) 29. Rd2 Rf4 30. Rc3 Rxc3 31. bxc3
Rf8 {The rest is easy, I am not able to create any fortress.} 32. a4 $6 {
Only adds to the trouble.} (32. Rb2 Rb8 33. Kf2 {was more tenacious.}) 32...
Rb8 33. Kf2 Kf7 34. Ke3 Ke8 35. Kd4 Rc8 36. Rb2 Rc4+ 37. Kd3 Rc6 38. g4 Bxg4
39. Rg2 h5 40. Kd4 Kd7 41. Rg1 (41. Rf2 Be6) 41... g6 42. Rg2 Bf5 43. Rg1 Rc5
44. Rg2 Ke6 45. Re2 Rd5+ 0-1

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2015.05.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Black "Sibashvili, Giorgi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2361"]
[Annotator "Adhiban,B"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2015.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{I drew my first game which happens sometimes. But this game and the next one
ended badly for me allowing me to reach a personal 'best' of (0.5/3) beating
my previous record (0/2) which was achieved in Qatar Masters 2014 :).} 1. Nf3
d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 {For all players who are preparing
to play against Georgian players and happen to look at this game (by sheer
coincidence). I send this message that this is the Georgian national opening :)
.} 6. e4 Bb4 7. e5 Nd5 8. Bd2 b5 9. axb5 ({My friend Abhijeet Gupta (the only
other Indian playing in the event :)) faced the same line on that day but
cunningly he chose} 9. h4 $5 {and won :).}) 9... Bxc3 10. bxc3 cxb5 11. Ng5 Nc6
12. Qh5 Qe7 13. Be2 b4 14. O-O bxc3 15. Bc1 Nxd4 16. Bxc4 h6 17. Rd1 Nc2 18.
Ra5 {So far we are still following my game against El Debs from Gibraltar 2014.
} Ncb4 (18... O-O 19. Ne4 f5 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. Qe2 {and I was better in 
(Adhiban-El Debs 2014).}) 19. Ne4 O-O 20. Bg5 $5 $146 {I had prepared this
novelty for that game and hence confidently played it!} f6 {My opponent played
this pretty fast and it was only now I that realised that he was prepared for
this line.} 21. Nxf6+ Nxf6 (21... gxf6 22. exf6) 22. exf6 Qf7 $1 {This is the
remarkable point which would have been quite difficult to find (or play)
before the computer era. Nowadays it has become part of daily life.} 23. fxg7
Qxh5 24. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 25. Be7+ Kxe7 26. Rxh5 {Now that the mess has cleared,
it is time to take stock. White is a exchange up but only Black can play for a
win due to the strong passed pawns which are also protected.} c2 27. Rc1 Bd7 (
27... a5 28. Rh4) 28. Rh4 $1 {Preparing the defensive setup I had in mind.} (
28. Rxh6 a5 {and White will face an uphill struggle to hold the draw (I am
saying this from first-hand experience!).}) 28... a5 29. Kf1 {The start of a
wrong plan, the basic rule that king should fight in endgames falls short here.
} (29. Re4 Rc8 30. f4 {This was the main setup: White holds his position
together and Black is not able to proceed further.} Rc5 (30... Kd6 31. g4 {
with similar intentions.}) 31. g4 {with a defensive construction.}) 29... Rd8
30. Bb3 $2 {This was the real culprit!} (30. Re4 Ba4 (30... a4) 31. Rxe6+ Kf8
32. Ree1 Rd4 33. Be2 Na2 34. Ra1 Bb3 35. f3 Rd5 36. Kf2 Rc5 37. Rec1 Nxc1 38.
Rxc1 a4 39. Bd3 a3 40. Ke3 a2 41. Kd2 Ke7 42. g4 Kd6 {Here only the presence
of the h6-pawn is felt.}) (30. Rxh6 $1 {was probably the best chance.} Ba4 31.
Rxe6+ Kf8 32. Ree1 (32. Re4) 32... Rd4 33. Be2 Na2 34. Ra1 Bb3 35. f3 a4 36.
Kf2 {and comp says White can save this position.}) 30... Bb5+ 31. Ke1 Nd3+ 32.
Kd2 {I was under the impression that I was just in time to hold my position
together.} a4 $1 {A cool move implying the golden rule" The threat is better
than execution". White's defence falls apart.} (32... Nxc1+ 33. Kxc1 Bd3 {
with the same idea as in the game but much less effective here.} 34. Ra4 $1 {
This is the difference to the game (refer to the game position after 34...Bd3).
} Bf5 35. Bxc2 Rc8 36. Ra2 {The following endgame was a lot of fun to analyse
during the game.} Kd6 37. Kd2 {But White needn't commit his pawns yet.} (37. g4
Bxg4 (37... Bxc2 38. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 39. Kxc2 Ke5 40. h4 Kf4 41. f3 e5 42. Kb3 e4
43. g5 (43. fxe4 Kxg4 44. Kc4 $1 (44. Ka4 Kxh4 (44... Kf4 45. Kxa5 Kxe4 46. Kb4
Kf3 47. Kc3 Kg3 48. Kd2 Kxh4 49. Ke1 Kg3 50. Kf1) 45. Kxa5 Kg5 46. Kb4 Kf4 (
46... h5 {would allow a draw after} 47. Kc5 $1) 47. e5 Kxe5 48. Kc3 Kf4 $19) (
44. e5 Kf5 45. Ka4 Kxe5 46. Kxa5 Kf4 47. Kb4 Kg4 48. Kc3 Kxh4 49. Kd2 Kg3 50.
Ke1 Kg2 {and Black wins.}) 44... Kxh4 45. e5 Kg5 46. Kc5 {and White achieves a
draw.}) 43... hxg5 44. hxg5 exf3 45. g6 f2 46. g7 f1=Q 47. g8=Q {with a drawn
queen endgame.}) 38. Rxa5 Bf5 39. Ra2 Ke5 40. Kd2 Rxc2+ 41. Rxc2 Bxc2 42. Kxc2
Ke4 43. Kc3 {I assumed this was a draw but...} (43. Kd2 Kf3) 43... h5 $1 $19 {
Black brings his h-pawn closer to promotion and wins.} (43... Kf3 44. Kd4 Kxf2
45. Ke5 Kg2 46. Kxe6 Kxh2 47. Kf5 $11)) 37... Bxc2 38. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 39. Kxc2 Kd5
40. Kb3 Ke4 41. Ka4 Kd3 42. h4 e5 $1 {The only move to gain a draw.} 43. Kxa5 (
43. g4 Ke4 $11) 43... Ke2 44. g4 Kxf2 45. g5 hxg5 46. hxg5 e4 $11) 33. Ba2
Nxc1+ 34. Kxc1 Bd3 $1 {One of the pawns will reach its final destination :).}
35. Bc4 Bf5 36. Be2 Rb8 37. Kd2 a3 38. Rc4 a2 39. Ra4 Rb1 {An amusing defeat!
Since I did manage to use my novelty but it wasn't enough. Not all roads lead
to Rome :(.} 0-1

[Event "Baden-Baden International"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "1925.05.11"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Annotator "Alekhine,Alexander"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1925.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {1)Kagans Neueste Schachnachrichten 1926. S.116[Aljechin] 2)Aljechin:
Auf dem Wge zur Weltmeisterschaft. S.71. 3)Alekhine: my Best Games 1924-1937.p.
26.} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 {Die Lieblingsverteidigung Rubinsteins.} 4. cxd5 {
verschafft dem Anziehenden jedenfalls einen klaren Entwicklungsvorsprung.} ({
In Haag versuchte ich den immerhin zweischneidigen Zug} 4. c5 Nc6 5. Bf4 Nge7
6. Nc3 Ng6 7. Be3 b6 8. cxb6 cxb6 9. h4 Bd6 10. h5 Nge7 11. h6 g6 12. Bg5 O-O
13. Bf6 b5 14. e3 Bd7 15. Bd3 Na5 (15... Rc8 {1-0 (50) Alekhine,A-Rubinstein,A
The Hague 1921 HCL [Alekhine,A]})) 4... exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Qb3 Bd6 7. g3 {
Mit der Absicht, durch den folgenden Läufertausch die schwarzen Felder am
gegnerischen Damenflügel weiter zu schwächen.} ({Gut ist auch} 7. Bg5 {
wie Pillsbury gegen Janowski in London 1899 spielte.}) 7... Ne7 ({Ich hatte
eher} 7... Qc7 {erwartet, um den erwähnten Abtausch zu verhindern.} 8. Bg2 Z0
9. O-O {[%cal Ye2e4] /\e4 Alekhine}) 8. Bf4 $1 Bxf4 9. gxf4 Nf5 10. e3 Nd7 (
10... Nh4 11. Be2) 11. Bd3 Nf6 $1 {Ein feines Opferangebot, das Weiß nicht
gut annehmen darf.} 12. Ne5 {Aber durch die einfache Verfolgung seines
ursprünglichen Planes sichert er sich nun einsehr chancenreiches Spiel.} (12.
Bxf5 Bxf5 13. Qxb7 $2 O-O 14. Qxc6 (14. Qb3 Rb8 15. Qa3 Qb6 16. b3 Ne4 $1 $17)
14... Qb8 $1 {und b2 ist nicht gut zu decken. Alekhine}) 12... Qe7 ({Hier was
es für Schwarz Zeit zu rochieren} 12... O-O {Was angesichts der offenen
g-Linie zwar auch seine Bedenken hätte, aber doch weit erträglicher wäre
als das nun erfolgenden Eindringen der weißen Springer.}) 13. Na4 $1 Ne4 $2 {
Darauf erlangt der Anziehende eine Gewinnstellung} ({Am erträglichsten war
hier noch} 13... Nd6 $142 $1 14. Nc5 {mit klarem, wenn auch noch nicht
entscheidendem Vorteil für Weiß. Alekhine.} (14. Qc2 $142 O-O 15. O-O-O) {
Weder nach} 14... Nfe4 ({noch nach} 14... O-O {Ist ersichtlich , worin der
weiße Vorteil besteht.}) 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Nc4 O-O 18. Nb6 Rb8)
14. Nb6 Rb8 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. d5 $1 f6 $1 (16... cxd5 $2 17. Qa4+ {Alekhine})
17. Nec4 {Damit erzwingt Weiß freilich ein recht günstiges Endspiel,} ({
versäumt es aber, die so energisch angelegte Partie stilgemäß durch
folgende schöne Kombination zu beenden} 17. dxc6 $142 $1 fxe5 18. Nd5 Qc5 19.
c7 Ra8 20. Nb6 Qa5+ ({RRZwei scharfe schwarze Konteridee verdienen geprüft zu
werden: 20..Nh4 und 20...ef4} 20... Nh4 21. Nxa8 Nf3+ 22. Kd1 (22. Kf1 Nd2+)
22... Bg4 23. Qc3 Qxc3 24. bxc3 Kd7) ({RR} 20... exf4 $1 21. Nxa8 fxe3 22. O-O
(22. Qa4+ Ke7 23. Qxe4+ Be6 24. O-O Rxa8 25. Qxb7 Rc8 $17 {Die weiße
Königsstellung ist gefährdet})) 21. Kd1 $1 $18 (21. Ke2 exf4 22. Nxa8 Nxe3 {
see 21.Kf1}) (21. Kf1 exf4 22. Nxa8 (22. exf4 $2 Nd4 $19) 22... Nxe3+ $1 23.
fxe3 Bh3+ 24. Ke2 Bg4+ $11 {Alekhine}) 21... exf4 22. Nxa8 fxe3 23. fxe3 Qc5
24. Re1 (24. Ke2) 24... b5 25. Rc1 Qd6+ 26. Kc2 Be6 27. Qc3 O-O $17) 17... cxd5
18. Nxd5 Qf7 19. Ncb6 O-O (19... Be6 20. Nc7+ Qxc7 21. Qxe6+ Ne7 22. Nc4 $1 $16
{Alekhine}) 20. Nc7 $1 {Verhindert Bc8-e6 und erzwingt den Damentausch.} Qxb3 (
20... Nh4 21. O-O-O Bg4 22. Rd4 Qxb3 23. axb3 {Partie}) 21. axb3 Nh4 22. O-O-O
$1 Bg4 23. Rd4 Nf5 (23... Rfd8 $145 $1 24. Ncd5 (24. Rc4 Rd6 25. Nbd5 Kf7 26.
Nc3 Rc8 27. h3 b5 $17) 24... Kh8 25. h3 Be2 26. Rb4 f5 {Schwarz steht nicht
schlechter}) 24. Rc4 Nd6 25. Rc5 Rf7 26. Rg1 Be2 $2 {RR} (26... h5 $145) (26...
Nc8 $145) 27. Ne6 $145 $14 Nb5 28. Nd4 $2 $138 (28. Kd2 Bd3 (28... Bf3) 29.
Rgc1 $18 Nd6 (29... Re8 30. f5 Nd6 31. Nf4 Bb5 32. Rd5) 30. Rd5 Nb5 31. Nc8 {
Alekhine}) 28... Bd3 (28... Nxd4 $2 29. exd4 {[%cal Yc1e3] +/- o^Alekhine}) 29.
Nxb5 (29. Ne6 $142 {Alekhine}) 29... Bxb5 30. Rd1 Bd3 (30... Bd3 31. Kd2 Rd8
32. Kc3 f5 33. Nc4 Rf6 34. Ne5 Rh6 35. Nxd3 (35. Rh1 Bb5 $132 {d-<->}) 35...
exd3 36. Rxd3 Rxd3+ 37. Kxd3 Rxh2 38. Ke2 Rh1 $11 {Alekhine}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bratto op 25th"]
[Site "Bratto"]
[Date "2005.08.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2005.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Ne2 $5 {Probably this is inferior} ({to} 8. Be2 $142 $13 {but the verdict
changes all the time.}) 8... Na6 9. Bf8 Ne7 (9... Qe5 10. Qd2 $44) 10. Bxg7 Rg8
$1 {Igor knows his positions.} (10... Nb4 11. Qd6 $3 $40) 11. Qd4 Qxd4 12. Bxd4
c5 13. Bc3 Nb4 14. Bxb4 cxb4 15. Nd4 {All of a sudden I have realized that
only black could be better here and I have offered a draw.} (15. Nd4 Nc6 $1 {
This made me awaken from the castles I was building up in Spain.} ({For some
reason before the game I have only looked at} 15... Bd7 $6 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17.
g3 Bc6 18. Nxc6 Rxd1+ 19. Kxd1 Nxc6 20. Bd3 $14) 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. g3 Bb7 18.
Bg2 O-O-O 19. Rd1 Rxd1+ 20. Kxd1 c5 21. Bxb7+ Kxb7 $15) (15. g3 $6 {does not
improve white's chances at all.} Bd7 16. Bg2 Rc8 $1 $17) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nova Gorica op-A 08th"]
[Site "Nova Gorica"]
[Date "2003.02.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2003.01.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 {Marschall's Gambit.It is a very
straightforward way to deal with black's set up.However its forcing nature
gives black a lot of oppurtunities too.} dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4
Qxe4+ 8. Be2 Na6 {One of many lines.} 9. Ba5 $5 {This response to 8...Na6 is
Van Wely's choice therefore I have also adopted it.} b6 10. Qd6 {The most
challenging move.} (10. Bc3 f6 11. Nf3 $44) 10... Bd7 11. Bc3 f6 12. O-O-O {
The regular move.} O-O-O 13. Qa3 $146 {A good novelty.What Loek has played
againt Shirov was way too slow.} (13. b3 $2 Qxg2 14. Bf3 Qg5+ 15. Kb2 Qc5 16.
Qg3 Ne7 17. Qxg7 Nf5 18. Qxf6 Rhf8 19. Qg5 Qxf2+ 20. Rd2 Qe3 $17 {Van
Wely-Shirov,Monaco(rapid) 2002.}) 13... Kb7 14. Bf3 Qf4+ 15. Rd2 Qc7 $1 {
A good move which I could not spot out in my preparation.} 16. Ne2 {It is very
iffy if I need this move.} e5 17. Ng3 $2 {From this point on I was cruising on
the wrong plan.} (17. Rhd1 Nh6 18. Bxe5 $2 {About this I was pondering for a
very long time.} (18. Qe7 $2 Bg4) (18. Ng3 Bg4 (18... Nf7 19. b4 (19. Ne4 Be6
20. Nd6+ Nxd6 21. Rxd6 Rxd6 22. Rxd6 Bd7 $17 {and white has nothing for the
pawn.}) 19... Ng5 20. b5 Nb8 21. Bb4 Nxf3 22. Qxf3 Be6 23. Ne4 Rxd2 24. Rxd2
Ka8 25. Nd6 Rd8 26. Kb1 $44) 19. Bxg4 Nxg4 20. Ne4 Rxd2 21. Rxd2 Rd8 22. h3 Nh6
23. Nd6+ Kb8 24. Ne4 $11) 18... fxe5 19. Nc3 e4 (19... Nf5 20. Nb5 Qc8 21. Be4
Kb8 22. Bxf5 Bxf5 23. Qe7 Rd7 24. Qxe5+ Ka8 25. Nd6 Rxd6 26. Qxd6 Nc5 27. f3
Re8 $15) 20. Bxe4 Bc8 (20... Nf7 21. g3 Rhe8 22. Nb5 Qc8 23. Qf3 Be6 24. Rxd8
Rxd8 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Bxc6+ Kb8 27. Qf4+ Nc7 28. Bg2 Qg5 $17) 21. Nb5 Qf4 22.
g3 Qxe4 23. Rd7+ Ka8 24. Nc3 Qxc4 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rxd8 Qf1+ 27. Nd1 Kb7 $17)
17... Nh6 18. Ne4 Nf7 19. c5 {To implant a pawn on d6 was the consequence of
my previous moves.} (19. Rhd1 $6 Be6 20. c5 Bd5 21. Rxd5 Rxd5 22. Rxd5 cxd5 23.
Nxf6 Nxc5 $1 24. Nxd5 Qd8 25. Ne3+ e4 26. Be2 Qh4 $19) 19... Bf5 {The other
bishops sorty is also good.} (19... Be6 20. Nd6+ Nxd6 21. cxd6 Qd7 22. b4 Nb8
23. b5 Kc8 24. bxc6 Nxc6 25. Kb2 Kb8 26. Rc1 Rc8 $15) 20. Nd6+ Nxd6 21. cxd6
Qd7 22. b4 Nb8 23. b5 {Draw offer.} e4 24. bxc6+ (24. Be2 $6 cxb5 25. Qb3 a6
$17) 24... Qxc6 25. Be2 Nd7 26. Ba6+ Kb8 27. Qb4 Qc5 $2 {This gives white
chances to consolidate.} (27... Nc5 28. Bb5 Qb7 $17) 28. a3 $1 Rhe8 29. Kb2
Qxb4+ 30. axb4 Ne5 $2 {This is was mistake due to things which might have
happened on the c line.} (30... e3 31. fxe3 Rxe3 $15) 31. Rd5 (31. Bxe5 Rxe5 (
31... fxe5 32. Rc1 Rf8) 32. Rc1 Bd7 (32... Bc8 $2 33. Rxc8+ $1 {This was what
I had missed.} Rxc8 34. d7 Rd8 35. Rc2 $18) 33. Rc7 $44) 31... Be6 32. Rd4 Bc8
33. Be2 Bb7 34. Rhd1 Rd7 35. b5 Nd3+ $1 36. Bxd3 exd3 37. R4xd3 {The right
strategy.} (37. f3 $2 Re5 $17) 37... Bxg2 38. Kb3 Re6 39. Kb4 Re4+ 40. Kb3 $1 {
The right defence,otherwise white would run into a hopeless rook endings.} (40.
Rd4 Rxd6 41. Rxe4 Rxd1 42. Re8+ Kc7 43. Rg8 Rd7 44. Bxf6 gxf6 45. Rxg2 Kd6 $17)
40... Re6 (40... Rh4 41. Re1 Rxh2 42. Re7 Kc8 43. Re8+ Kb7 44. Re7 $11) 41. Kb4
g5 42. f3 $11 {I believe now I have reached the equality.} h5 43. R1d2 Bh3 44.
f4 Bf1 (44... Re4+ 45. Rd4 Rxf4 46. Rxf4 gxf4 47. Bxf6 f3 48. Rc2 Rf7 49. Be5
Bd7 50. Bg3 $11) 45. f5 Re4+ 46. Rd4 Rxd4+ 47. Bxd4 Bh3 48. Bxf6 Bxf5 {Draw
offer.} 49. Bxg5 {Now white looks like having a better game but black has
enough ressources to stay in the game.} Rg7 50. h4 Kc8 51. Rf2 Rf7 52. Ra2 Kb7
53. Be7 Be6 54. Rc2 Rf4+ 55. Ka3 Rf3+ 56. Kb2 Rd3 57. Rc7+ Kb8 58. Kc2 Rd5 59.
Kc3 Rc5+ 60. Rxc5 (60. Rxc5 bxc5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRE-chT 30th"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "2001.07.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Gelashvili, Tamaz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2001.07.07"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Bg5 {An interesting possibility
avoiding the notorious Noteboom.} Qc7 6. g3 b5 (6... Nf6 7. Bg2 Nd5 {is an
interesting follow up.}) 7. a4 Bb4 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. Ne4 Ne7 11. b3 $6 {
Seemingly I was not accustomed with the set up.White could get some serious
edge.} (11. Bf4 $1 Qd8 (11... Qb6 $2 12. Bd6 $1) 12. Nc5 (12. Bd2 Bxd2 13. Qxd2
O-O 14. Nc5 Bc8 15. Rfd1 $44) 12... Qc8 (12... Bxc5 13. dxc5 Qxd1 (13... Nd7
14. Bd6) 14. Rfxd1 Nd7 15. axb5 (15. Bd6 Nf5) 15... cxb5 16. Rxd7 Kxd7 17. Ne5+
Kc8 18. c6 Nxc6 19. Nxc6 $16) 13. Ng5 $40) 11... cxb3 (11... c3 $6 12. Bxe7
Qxe7 13. Qd3) 12. Bf4 Qd8 13. Qxb3 Nd5 {Here I have spent precious amount of
time for the queen sac.} 14. Bd2 (14. axb5 cxb5 15. Qxb4 Nxb4 16. Nd6+ Kd7 $1 {
this seems to win.} (16... Kf8 $2 17. Nxb7 Qb6 18. Bd6+ Kg8 19. Bxb4 Nc6 20.
Bd2 $16) ({Even} 16... Qxd6 $5 {leads to a normal game for black.} 17. Bxd6 Nd5
18. Rfc1 $1 (18. e4 Nc3 (18... Nf6 19. Nd2)) (18. Ne5 Nc6) 18... Nc6 19. e4 Nf6
20. d5 $5 exd5 21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Nd2 Nd8 23. Ne4 $44) 17. Nxb7 (17. Nxf7 Qb6
18. Nxh8 N8c6 $19) (17. Ne5+ Kxd6 18. Bxb7 Ke7 19. Bxa8 Qxd4 $19) 17... Qb6 18.
Ne5+ Ke7 19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. Nd6+ Ke7 21. Bxa8 N8c6 $19) 14... Bxd2 $5 ({I was
expecting} 14... Be7 15. Ne5 (15. axb5 cxb5 16. Ba5 Qc8 17. Rfc1 Nc6 $13) (15.
Rfc1 Nd7) 15... Nd7 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 $44) 15. Nfxd2 O-O 16.
Nc5 Bc8 17. Rfc1 (17. e4 Nb6 18. Qe3 N8d7) 17... Ra7 $1 (17... Nd7 18. axb5
cxb5 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Bxd5) 18. e3 Nb6 19. Nde4 Qe7 $1 {All of a sudden black
threatens the freeing e5 thrust.} 20. f4 Rd8 21. Bf1 $44 (21. Bf1 {A possible
line is} N8d7 22. a5 Nxc5 23. Nxc5 Nd7 24. Bg2 Rc7) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Podlehnik"]
[Site "Podlehnik"]
[Date "2001.05.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Polajzer, Danilo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2001.04.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd2 $5 Nbd7 6. Rc1 $5 {I do not know
why I have chosen this impotent system,it looks so artificial.} Be7 ({Whites
idea is directed against the natural} 6... Bd6 $6 7. c5 Bc7 8. f4 b6 9. b4) 7.
cxd5 $5 exd5 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nf3 $6 {This should never enter in whites agenda.} (
{White has two eligible alternatives in this position.} 9. f4 $5 c5 10. Nf3
cxd4 11. exd4 $13) ({Trying Karlsbad with Bd2 is also not that bad.} 9. Nge2
Re8 (9... Bd6 10. O-O Bxh2+ $4 11. Kxh2 Ng4+ 12. Kg3 Ndf6 13. Rh1 $18) 10. O-O
Nf8 $1 (10... Bd6 11. f3 Nf8 12. e4 dxe4 13. fxe4 Ng4 14. h3 Ne5 15. Bf4 Nxd3
16. Qxd3 $14) 11. f3 Ng6 12. h3 (12. Be1 $5 Bd6 13. Bf2) 12... Be6 13. g4 $5 (
13. e4 $2 dxe4 14. fxe4 c5 $17)) 9... Re8 (9... Bd6 {is the other way to
execute the plan.} 10. Nh4 g6 11. g3 Re8 12. O-O Nb6 $17) 10. O-O (10. Ne5 $6 {
I did not like this move.} Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. f4 d4 13. exd4 Qxd4 14. Qe2
Rd8 (14... Nf2 $2 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qxf2) 15. Be4 Be6 (15... Nxh2 $2 16. g3)
16. b3 Bc5 17. Nd1 Bb6 18. Bc3 Qd7 19. h3 Nh6 20. Ne3 Qe7 (20... Nf5 21. Rd1)
21. Qf3 $17 (21. O-O $2 Bf5 $1 $19)) 10... Bd6 $1 11. Ne2 Ne4 12. b4 {
Desparately seeking for counterplay.the only way to achieve this seems to be
minority attack.} a6 13. a4 Ndf6 14. b5 axb5 (14... cxb5 $5 15. axb5 a5 16. Bc3
a4 17. Ba1 $132) 15. axb5 Ra3 16. Bc3 Bg4 $6 {I was not really afraid of this
move.} (16... Bf5 $1 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Qc2 $1 Qa8 19. Bb2 $1 Rxd3 20. Qxd3 Ng3
21. Qd1 Nxf1 22. Qxf1 Qa2 23. Ba1 Bd3 24. Nc3 {and looks like white barely
holds.}) 17. Bb2 Rxd3 $5 {This looks like blacks big time idea behind his
choice over 16...Bf5 with 16...Bg4.} (17... Ra2 18. Rc2) 18. Qxd3 Bxf3 19. gxf3
Qd7 ({Direct attack does not deliver much.} 19... Bxh2+ $4 20. Kxh2 Ng4+ 21.
fxg4 Qh4+ 22. Kg2 Qxg4+ 23. Ng3 $18) 20. Ng3 $2 (20. Kg2 $2 Ng5 21. Ng1 Nxf3 $1
{very dangerous for white as the shelter around whites king started to melt
down.}) (20. fxe4 $1 Qh3 21. f4 Ng4 22. Rf2 $8 {Believe or not I have simply
overlooked this.} dxe4 23. Qb3 Nxf2 24. Kxf2 Qxh2+ (24... Qh4+ 25. Kg1) 25. Ke1
$18) 20... Qh3 21. bxc6 $1 {As black has no definite threat white reacts cold
bloodedly.} bxc6 (21... h5 22. Rc2 h4 23. fxe4 dxe4 24. Qb5 hxg3 25. fxg3 bxc6
26. Qxc6 $16) 22. Qe2 $2 {I started to consume huge chunks of time and
miscalculation started to overwhelm in most of the lines I have looked at.} (
22. Rxc6 $1 Bxg3 (22... Nxg3 23. fxg3 Bxg3 24. Rc2 $16) 23. fxg3 Nxg3 24. Rf2
Nf5 25. Bc1 Nh4 $14) (22. Qd1 $2 Bxg3 23. fxg3 Nxg3 24. hxg3 (24. Rf2 Nf5)
24... Qxg3+ 25. Kh1 Re6 (25... Ng4 26. fxg4 Re6 $1 27. Rf5 Qh3+ 28. Kg1 Rxe3
29. Rc3 Qg3+ 30. Kf1 Qh3+ $11)) 22... Ng5 23. Rxc6 Bb8 $1 {Now I started to
really get concerned about Ph5-h4 thrust.} 24. Kh1 (24. e4 dxe4 25. fxe4 {
This looked very dangerous to me.} Ngxe4 $1 (25... Rxe4 26. Qd3 h5 (26... Rh4
27. Rfc1 g6 $1 (27... Qxh2+ 28. Kf1 {And black runs out of steam.}) 28. Rxf6 (
28. Rc8+ $2 Kg7 29. Rxb8 Qxh2+ 30. Kf1 Rf4 $40) 28... Ne4 (28... Bxg3 29. Qxg3
$1 (29. fxg3 $2 Qxh2+ 30. Kf1 Re4 (30... Qh1+ 31. Kf2 Qh2+ 32. Ke1 (32. Kf1 Re4
$1) 32... Re4+ 33. Kd1 Qxb2 34. Rf4 $13) 31. Rc8+ Kg7 32. Rxf7+ Kxf7 (32... Kh6
$4 33. Qxe4 $1 Nxe4 34. Bc1+ Ng5 35. Rc3 Qh3+ 36. Kg1 Qg4 37. Rd3 $16) 33. Rc7+
Kf6 34. d5+ Qxb2 35. Qa6+ Kf5 36. Qc8+ Ne6 $19 {And black hits first.}) 29...
Rg4 30. Rc8+ Kg7 31. d5 $18)) 27. f4 $13) (25... Nfxe4 26. Rc2 $13 (26. f4 Qd7)
) 26. Re1 Ng4 $40) (24. Bc1 Nh5 $1 $44) (24. Ra1 h5 25. Ra8 h4 26. Rb6 hxg3 27.
fxg3 Bxg3 28. Rxe8+ Nxe8 29. hxg3 Qxg3+ 30. Kf1 Nxf3 31. Qf2 Qh3+ $13) (24.
Rfc1 {was my original idea but it does not help the defense.} h5) 24... h5 25.
Rxf6 (25. f4 Ng4 26. f3 Nxe3 27. fxg5 Bxg3 (27... h4 $2 28. Bc1 hxg3 29. Bxe3
Rxe3 30. Qg2 Qxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Re2+ 32. Kh3 Rxh2+ 33. Kg4 {And white is away from
to be instantly lost.}) 28. Rfc1 Bxh2 $1 29. Qxh2 Qxf3+ 30. Kg1 Re4 $19) 25...
gxf6 26. f4 h4 $1 $138 (26... Bxf4 $2 27. Qxh5 Bxg3 28. Qxh3 Nxh3 29. hxg3 Ng5
30. Kg2 $16) 27. fxg5 $8 (27. Nh5 $2 {There is still no need to play with the
fire.} Nf3 28. Rg1+ Kh8 29. Rg2 Rg8 30. Ng3 Qg4 $19 {31...h3 is coming.}) 27...
hxg3 28. fxg3 Rxe3 29. Qf2 $1 (29. Qg2 $2 Rxg3 30. Qxh3 Rxh3 31. Bc1 fxg5 32.
Bxg5 Rxh2+ 33. Kg1 Rh5 34. Bf6 Kh7 $17) (29. Qxe3 $5 Qxf1+ 30. Qg1 Qf3+ 31. Qg2
Qd3 (31... Qe3 32. Qc2 Qe1+ 33. Kg2 fxg5 34. Qc8+ Kg7 35. Qxb8 Qe2+ $11) 32.
Qf2 fxg5 33. Kg2 Qe4+ 34. Kg1 Bd6 $36) 29... Bxg3 (29... Rxg3 30. gxf6 Rf3 (
30... Qh4 31. Re1) (30... Rg6 31. Rg1) 31. Rg1+ (31. Qg2+ $2 Qxg2+ 32. Kxg2
Rxf1 33. Kxf1 Bxh2 $17 {This ending could be lost.}) 31... Kh8 32. Qg2 Qxg2+
33. Kxg2 Rxf6 $11) 30. Qg2 Qxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Bxh2 (31... Bh4 32. gxf6 Re6 $11 (
32... Re2+ 33. Kh3 Rxb2 34. Kxh4 Rxh2+ 35. Kg5 Re2 36. Rf5 Kh7 $11 {transposes
to the game.})) 32. Kxh2 Re2+ 33. Kg3 Rxb2 34. gxf6 $11 Re2 (34... Rd2 35. Rf4)
35. Rf5 Re6 36. Kg4 Kh7 37. Kg5 Re1 38. Rxd5 {After this the game is a draw
but no alternative could change the result.} (38. Rf4 Re4 39. Rxe4 dxe4 40. Kf4
Kg6 $11) (38. Rf3 Re4 39. Rh3+ Kg8 40. Ra3 Rxd4 41. Ra8+ Kh7 42. Rf8 Rd1 $11)
38... Rg1+ 39. Kf5 Rf1+ 40. Ke5 Kg6 41. Rd8 (41. Rc5 Re1+ 42. Kd6 Kxf6 43. d5
Kg5 44. Kc7 f5 45. d6 Rd1 46. d7 Kg4 $11) (41. Rd6 Rf5+ 42. Ke4 Rxf6 43. Ke5
Rxd6 44. Kxd6 f5 45. Ke5 f4 $11 (45... Kg7 46. Kxf5 Kf7 47. Ke5 Ke7 48. Kd5 Kd7
$11)) 41... Rf5+ 42. Kd6 Rxf6+ 43. Kc7 Rf1 44. d5 f5 45. d6 Rc1+ 46. Kd7 f4 47.
Rf8 Kg5 48. Rg8+ (48. Ke7 Re1+ 49. Kd8 Rd1 50. d7 Kg4 51. Ke7 f3 $11) 48... Kf5
(48... Kh4 49. Ke6 Rd1 $11) 49. Ke7 Re1+ 50. Kd8 f3 51. d7 Kf4 52. Kc7 Re7 53.
Kc6 Rxd7 54. Kxd7 f2 55. Rf8+ Kg3 56. Ke6 Kg2 57. Ke5 f1=R 1/2-1/2

[Event "Redbus KO"]
[Site "Southend"]
[Date "2001.04.13"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Black "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2001.04.13"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Wells} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 Bb4 7. Bd2 a5 8.
axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. O-O
O-O 15. Re1 Ne4 16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 e5 18. f4 e4 19. Be2 f6 20. Rec1 Kh8 21.
c5 Nb8 22. Bb5 Bd5 23. c6 Na6 24. Bxa6 Rxa6 25. c7 Qa8 26. Rc5 Rc8 27. Qe2 Bg8
28. Qb5 Ra7 29. Rac1 a4 30. Qxb4 a3 31. Ba1 Rb7 32. Qd2 Qa7 33. Qc2 a2 34. Kf2
h6 35. d5 {'!' Wells. Wells: 'Just a great idea. White will show that in
addition to the two advanced passed pawns, there is a third important factor
in the position. The chance to use the presence of opposite coloured bishops
to assist in building an attack on black's king.'} Bxd5 {'[]' Wells.} 36. Bd4 {
'!' Wells.} (36. Rxd5 $2 {Wells} Rbxc7 37. Rd8+ Rxd8 38. Qxc7 Rd2+ 39. Kg3
Qxe3+ $40) 36... Bg8 (36... Qa8 $5 {Wells} 37. Rxd5 Rbxc7 38. Rd8+ Rxd8 39.
Qxc7 Rxd4 40. exd4 a1=Q 41. Rxa1 Qxa1 42. Qc8+ Kh7 43. Qf5+ Kg8 44. Qxe4 $16)
37. Rc6 Qa5 {Wells: 'White's idea is all too clear, but it is too late. white
also wins after'} (37... Qa8 {Wells} 38. Rxf6 $1 Rbxc7 39. Rxh6+ Bh7 40. Qxc7
Rxc7 41. Rxc7 $18) 38. Rxf6 Bd5 39. Rxh6+ Kg8 40. Rg6 Rcxc7 {[%tqu "En",
"Black's passed a2-pawn is very dangerous, but White has a more valuable trump.
Play it now to win the game!","If you have still some doubts, check the
headilne of this collection. To decide the game in your favor, you need to
bring your queen and the c1-rook into action.","Use your g6-rook for a
powerful blow.","g6g7","A brilliant decision! After this spectacular strike,
White's attack is irresistible.",8]} 41. Rxg7+ $3 Rxg7 (41... Kf8 {is easily
refuted by} 42. Rxc7 Rxc7 43. Qxc7 Qd2+ 44. Kg3) 42. Qc8+ {[%cal Gc8g8,Gc8f5,
Gf5h3]} Kh7 (42... Kf7 {falls short after} 43. Qf5+ Ke7 (43... Ke8 44. Rc8+ Ke7
45. Bf6+ Kd6 46. Qe5+ Kd7 47. Qe8+ Kd6 48. Be5#) 44. Qe5+ Kd8 45. Qd6+ Rgd7 (
45... Ke8 46. Rc8+ Kf7 47. Rf8#) 46. Qf8#) 43. Qh3+ $1 {[%cal Gc1c8,Gh3h7]} ({
Only this move leads to a victory!} 43. Qf5+ $2 {would be a mistake, as after}
Rg6 44. Qh5+ Rh6 45. Qf5+ Rg6 {White cannot win.}) 43... Kg8 (43... Kg6 {
fails to} 44. Qg4+ Kh6 45. Qh4+ Kg6 46. Qg5+ Kh7 47. Qh5+ Kg8 48. Rc8+ {
winning.}) 44. Rc8+ Kf7 45. Qf5+ Ke7 46. Qf8+ (46. Bf6+ {was a plausible
alternative:} Kd6 47. Qe5+ Kd7 48. Qe8+ Kd6 49. Be5#) (46. Qf8+ Ke6 47. f5+ Kd7
48. Qe8+ Kd6 49. Be5#) 1-0

[Event "Andorra op 20th"]
[Site "Andorra"]
[Date "2002.07.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Moreno Tejera, Emilio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. O-O O-O
15. Re1 Ne4 {In my opinion this move is the only playable alternative to
well-known 15...Qc7} 16. Qc2 f5 17. c5 {[%cal Gc5c6]} Bc6 (17... Qc7 18. Bb5
Ndf6 $2 (18... Bc6 $142) 19. Ne5 {[%cal Gf2f3]} Bd5 20. f3 Nd6 21. Ba4 Rfc8 22.
Rac1 Qb7 23. Qd3 Nf7 24. Nc4 Bc6 25. Ra1 $16 {1-0 San Segundo Carrillo,
P-Nielsen,P/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84 (31)}) (17... Bd5 $5 18. Bb5 Qc7 19. Rec1 Ndf6
20. h3 {1/2-1/2 Rogozenko,D-Apicella,M/Bucharest 2000/CBM 77 (20)}) 18. Bc4 Qe7
19. Bb3 Rfc8 $146 ({More logical} 19... Ra7 20. Ba4 Bxa4 21. Rxa4 $6 (21. Qxa4
$5) 21... Rfa8 22. Rea1 Qe8 $1 {[%cal Gd7f6]} (22... Ndf6 23. Ne5 {[%cal Ge5c6,
Gf2f3]}) 23. Qc4 Ndf6 24. Ne5 Nd5 25. Qb3 Nec3 26. Bxc3 Nxc3 $17 {0-1
Azmaiparashvili,Z-Galkin,A/Saint Vincent 2000/CBM 78 (55)}) 20. Ra2 ({Deserve
serious attention} 20. Ba4 Bxa4 $140 21. Qxa4 (21. Rxa4 $2 Nb6 $17 {[%cal
Gb6d5]}) 21... Ndf6 22. Ne5 Nd5 23. f3 Nec3 24. Qc2 {[%cal Ge3e4]}) 20... Nexc5
$6 {For the first sight looks very attractive,but in fact white bishop will be
much stronger ,than two black pawns.} (20... Rc7 $142 {[%cal Gc7a7]} 21. Rea1
$140 (21. Rc1 $142 Rca7 22. Ba4 Bd5 23. Raa1 $14) 21... Rca7 22. Ne1 $2 {
[%cal Gf2f3]} a4 $1 23. Bxa4 Bd5 $19) 21. dxc5 Nxc5 22. Bc4 $8 Be4 23. Qd2 $1 (
23. Qe2 a4 24. Nd4 Qf7 $1 25. f3 Bd5 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Ba1 a3 $13 {and black
pawns becomes dangerous}) 23... Bxf3 (23... Rd8 24. Bd4 $1 (24. Nd4 Kh8 {
[%cal Ge6e5]} 25. f3 Bd5 26. Bxd5 Rxd5 $14) 24... Kh8 25. Qb2 $18) (23... a4 $2
24. Qxb4) 24. gxf3 Ne4 $1 {Black managed to find the only way to continue the
fight} 25. fxe4 (25. Qe2 $140 Rxc4 26. fxe4 (26. Qxc4 $4 Qg5+ 27. Kf1 (27. Kh1
Nxf2#) 27... Nd2+) 26... Rac8 $132 {[%cal Gc4c2]}) 25... Rxc4 26. Qd3 (26. Kh1
{[%cal Ge1g1]} Qh4 $1 $13) 26... Rxe4 (26... Rac8 27. Rxa5) 27. f3 Rh4 28. Be5
$1 {[%cal Ga2g2] Finally my bishop comes to the best position in the board and
white starts to attack black king.} Qc5 (28... Rh6 29. Rg2 (29. Qb5) 29... Rg6
30. Rxg6 hxg6) 29. Bg3 Rc4 30. Qd7 $1 b3 ({More stubborn was:} 30... Qd5 31.
Qe7 $1 (31. Qxd5 exd5 {and white cannot win this endgame}) 31... Rac8 (31... b3
32. Rxa5 $1 $18 (32. Rg2 $143 {[%cal Gg3e5]} Rc2 33. Bf2 g6)) 32. Rg2 {[%csl
Gg7]} Rc1 33. h4 $3 (33. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 34. Be1 Rxe1+ 35. Kf2 Rf1+ 36. Kxf1 Qxf3+
37. Ke1 (37. Rf2 Qd1+ 38. Kg2 Qg4+ $11) 37... Qxe3+ {and i don't believe,that
white can win this position}) 33... Rxe1+ (33... b3 34. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 35. Kh2 {
[%cal Ge7e8]} Rc8 36. Bd6 g6 37. h5 $18) 34. Bxe1 {[%csl Gg7]} Qe5 {[%cal
Ge5e3]} 35. f4 $1 Qxe3+ 36. Kh2 Qxf4+ (36... g6 37. h5 Qxe1 38. hxg6) 37. Bg3
Qe4 (37... Qe3 38. Bd6 g6 39. Qf6 $18) 38. Bd6 g6 39. h5 $18) 31. Qxe6+ Kh8 32.
Rxa5 $1 $18 {[%mdl 64]} Qxa5 (32... Rxa5 33. Qe8+) 33. Qxc4 b2 34. Qc2 ({
Of course not} 34. Rb1 $4 Qa1 35. Qc2 Qxb1+ $1 36. Qxb1 Ra1 {and black wins})
34... f4 (34... Qb6 35. Be5) 35. exf4 Qb6+ 36. Bf2 Qb7 37. Bd4 Qxf3 38. Qg2 $1
1-0

[Event "Isle of Man op"]
[Site "Isle of Man"]
[Date "1997.10.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Black "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1997.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 Nd7 8.
Ng3 Bg6 9. Be2 ({White should be aware of a trap here:} 9. Bd3 $4 Bxd3 10. Qxd3
g5 $1 $19) 9... Qb6 ({Another move -} 9... Nf8 {- did not work well for Black
in the game Ivan Sokolov-Vaganian, Tilburg 1994:} 10. Bg4 Nf6 11. Bh3 Ne6 12.
Be5 Ng5 13. Bf5 O-O 14. h4 Nge4 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Ngxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18.
h5 $40) 10. Qd2 h5 11. h4 Ngf6 ({Black has another option here:} 11... Nf8 12.
e4 dxe4 13. Ngxe4 Ne6 14. Be3 Qa5 15. Ng5 Nf6 16. Bc4 Nxg5 17. hxg5 Nd7 18. O-O
Rd8 19. Bf4 Nb6 20. Bb3 O-O {as in the game Tunik-Geller, Elista 1995.}) 12. a3
$5 {This position is quite tricky. Neither White nor Black wants to castle too
early, as then the h-pawn will be in trouble. So, both sides should try to
find some useful moves. White comes up with one positive idea. He is going to
grab space on the queenside by playing b2-b4. Black should prevent this.} a5
13. Rc1 Qd8 {The queen no longer has anything to do on b6. This move prepares .
..a4, as then Black can support the a-pawn after ...b5. This move also
indirectly targets the h4-pawn.} 14. Qd1 {Targeting the h5-pawn.} Kf8 $5 {
I was quite proud of this idea! Castling is not possible, yet the king should
not stay in the centre, so why not move it out a little bit?} 15. Bf3 Kg8 {
The same idea. Now the king is reasonably safe, while the rook might be useful
on the h-file, if Black plays ...Ng4 and White takes the knight.} 16. O-O Nf8
17. Qb3 Ra7 (17... b5 18. a4 b4 19. Nce2 $13) 18. e4 $5 a4 $6 {Perhaps, Black
should have taken on e4 straight away.} 19. Qd1 dxe4 20. Ngxe4 Nxe4 21. Nxe4
Bxh4 22. d5 {Here, having 13 minutes left, White offered a draw. Despite my
big advantage on the clock, I did not feel, that I should gamble. The
continuation might be: 22...cxd5 23 Nd6 Qf6 24 Be3 Ra8 (or 24...Ra6 25 Nxb7
Qxb2 26 Qxd5 with unclear position) 25 Bxd5, and the position remains very
unclear.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Schahin Cury"]
[Site "Americana"]
[Date "1997.07.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Urday Caceres, Henry"]
[Black "De Toledo, James Mann"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1997.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 {This move is mainly designed to avoid the
Exchange Variation arising after 3...Nf6 4 cxd5 exd5 5 Bg5, where White has an
option to develop the g1-knight either to f3 or to e2, while Black has
problems developing his light-squared bishop.} 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 ({
Another way of fighting for an opening advantage is} 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bg3 Ne7 8.
e3 Bf5 9. Qb3) 6... Bf5 {So, Black has managed to develop his light-squared
bishop to f5. However, White is often able to drive the bishop away from it's
position.} 7. Nge2 ({Also very common here is} 7. g4 Be6) 7... Nd7 8. f3 ({
Another line is} 8. Ng3 Be6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Ngxe4 Ngf6 11. Nd6+ Kf8 12. Nc4 Nb6
13. Ne5 Nbd5 14. Bd2 Qb6 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bc3 g6 17. Nc4 Qc7 18. Ne3 Re8 19.
Be2 Bd6 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. g3 Qe7 22. Kf1 h5 {Hauchard-Legky, FRA-chT 1996.})
8... Ngf6 ({Also possible here is} 8... g5 9. Bg3 Ngf6 10. Bf2 Qb6 11. Qd2
O-O-O 12. Ng3 Bg6 13. Bd3 g4 {with unclear position, as in the game
Hjartarson-Georgiev,K Moscow 1990.} (13... g4 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. Bxf5 gxf3 16.
gxf3 Ne8 17. Rc1 Kb8 18. Bg3+ Ka8 19. Kf2 Nd6 20. Na4 Qb5 21. Bxd7 Qxa4 22. b3
Qa3 23. Bh3 {Hjartarson,J-Georgiev,K/Moscow GMA-qual f 1990/TD 90\03/0-1 (55)})
) ({In the game Epishin-Timoshchenko, Tashkent 1987, Black prevented g2-g4 and
obtained a reasonable position after} 8... h5 9. e4 dxe4 10. fxe4 Bg6 11. g3 h4
12. Bg2 hxg3 13. Bxg3 Bh4 14. Qd2 Bxg3+ 15. hxg3 Rxh1+ 16. Bxh1 Qa5 17. Nf4 Ne7
18. O-O-O O-O-O (18... O-O-O 19. d5 cxd5 20. exd5 Bh7 21. d6 Nc5 22. Ne4 Qxd2+
23. Rxd2 {Epishin,V-Timoshchenko,G/Tashkent 1987/EXT 87/0-1 (40)})) 9. g4 Be6
10. Bg3 {This position is hard to play for both sides. It looks like White has
somehow weakened his position. On the other hand, he has gained space, and
it's difficult for Black to attack the centre. If Black tries to hit the
centre with a ...c5 thrust, he might only weaken his d5-pawn and give White
the d4-square for his knight.} Nf8 11. Nf4 Bc8 12. h4 Ng6 13. Nd3 Bd6 14. Bf2
$1 {Having more space, White is not keen to exchange pieces, since Black might
have problems accommodating all of them.} Qe7 15. Be2 Bd7 16. Qc2 O-O 17. h5
Nh8 18. O-O-O Ne8 $16 {White has achieved a promising position with good
prospects of the kingside play.} 19. Rhg1 f6 20. f4 Nc7 21. Bf3 Nf7 22. Rde1
Rae8 23. Bh4 Ne6 24. Qg2 Bc8 25. Bd1 Qc7 26. Bc2 Nh6 27. Kb1 Bd7 28. Qd2 Rf7
29. g5 fxg5 30. fxg5 Nf5 31. g6 Rff8 32. gxh7+ Kh8 33. Bf2 Rf7 34. Rg2 Nf8 35.
e4 dxe4 36. Nxe4 Nxh7 37. Nxd6 Rxe1+ 38. Qxe1 Qxd6 39. Ne5 Rf6 40. Bb3 (40. Qa5
$5) 40... Be6 41. Bg3 Nxg3 (41... Bxb3 $5 42. Nf7+ Bxf7 43. Bxd6 Nxd6 44. Qe7)
42. Qxg3 Rf1+ 43. Kc2 Bxb3+ 44. Qxb3 Ng5 45. Rxg5 Qxd4 46. Nd3 Rf2+ $1 47. Nxf2
Qxf2+ 48. Kd1 Qf1+ 49. Kd2 Qf2+ 50. Kd3 Qf3+ 51. Kc2 Qf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man op"]
[Site "Isle of Man"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kosten, Anthony C"]
[Black "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1997.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. cxd5 {Taking on d5 in this situation, White
loses all his opening advantage.} exd5 5. Bf4 Bd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. e3 Bf5 8.
Nge2 Ne7 9. Nf4 Nd7 10. Be2 O-O 11. g4 $6 {This is a too serious commitment.
The problem with this move is, that, with the dark-squared bishops being
exchanged, Black does not lack space that much, and it's not too difficult for
him to open up the centre by ...c5.} Be6 12. Bd3 c5 $1 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Bc2
Nc6 15. h3 d4 $1 {This game is a classical example of the attack upon the king,
which is stuck in the centre.} 16. Nb5 Qe5 17. Nxd4 Rfd8 18. Nfe2 Bc4 19. Qd2
Rac8 20. Rd1 Ne6 $1 {[#]Now White can no longer hold his knight on d4 and his
position quickly collapses.} 21. f4 $6 Ncxd4 22. Nxd4 Nxd4 23. Qxd4 Qe7 {
Revealed a nasty threat: ...Qh4#, so White resigned.} 0-1

[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.12.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dumitrache, Dragos Nicolae"]
[Black "Danilov, Ilie Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 Bb7 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 a5 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O Nbd7
15. Qc2 Qc7 16. e4 e5 17. c5 Qc6 18. dxe5 b3 19. Qd2 Ne8 20. Rfc1 Qg6 21. Rxa5
Nc7 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 {[%tqu "En","Black does not have any compensation for the
two pawns and therefore he is clearly lost. How would you finish him off?","",
"","c5c6","",5]} 23. c6 $1 {This simple tactic works.} Bxc6 24. e6 $1 {Black
resigned because of 24...Qxe6 25 Nd4.} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 17th"]
[Site "Gjakova"]
[Date "2016.05.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Saric, Ante"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Annotator "Baldauf,M"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2016.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "KOS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "6000+1555"]
[WhiteClock "0:10:55"]
[BlackClock "0:00:37"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 Nf6 7. h3 Qa5 8. Bd2
O-O 9. e3 Qd8 10. Bd3 b6 11. Nf3 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. b3 Nc6 14. Na4 Nb4 15.
Bxb4 cxb4 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Bb5 Rc8 18. Qd3 Ne4 19. O-O Nc3 20. Nxc3 Rxc3 21. Qe2
Bf6 22. Rad1 Qe7 23. Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Qa6 Rfc8 25. Rd2 Rc1 26. Rfd1 {Saric hat
gegen seinen deutlich favorisierten Gegner bisher sehr gut mitgehalten. Die
aktiven schwarzen Figuren kompensieren die bessere weiße Struktur, die
potentiellen Schwächen d5,b4 und a7 sind gut überdeckt.} h5 $6 {Diagramm [#]
Diese logisch anmutende Zug wird im Laufe eine weitere Schwäche, der schwarze
König wird geschwächt.} (26... h6 {ist etwas bescheidener, doch weniger
riskant.} 27. Qf1 Rxd1 28. Qxd1 Rc5 29. Ne2 Qc6 $1 30. Kh2 Be5+ $11) 27. Qf1
R1c5 (27... Rxd1 28. Qxd1 {der Bauernvorstoß h5 kostet hier ein wichtiges
Tempo} g6 29. Ne2 Rc5 30. e4 $1 d4 31. f4 $14) 28. Qe2 g6 29. Qf3 Kg7 {Saric
hat so den weißen Springer ersteinmal das Feld f5 genommen, doch dieser wird
nun nach f4 umgruppiert} 30. Ne2 $1 Rc2 $6 {bricht die Brücken bereits ab} (
30... Rd8 {mit passiven Zügen war die unangenehme Stellung schon nicht mehr
im Gleichgewicht zu halten} 31. Nf4 d4 32. Ne2 Rf5 33. Qe4 Rg5 $1 34. Kh1 Qd5
35. Qxd5 Rgxd5 36. Nxd4 Bxd4 37. exd4 $14) 31. Rxd5 Qb7 32. Nf4 {nun erweist
sich der schwarze König als äußerst gefährdet} R8c7 {Diagramm [#]} 33.
Nxh5+ $1 gxh5 34. Qg3+ Kh6 35. Rd6 R2c6 36. Qf4+ 1-0

[Event "Vienna op-A"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "2016.08.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Voege, Tobias"]
[Black "Buhmann, Rainer"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2346"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[Annotator "Baldauf,M"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2016.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 Na6 9. Bc3 Ne7 10. Nf3 f6 11. O-O O-O 12. b4 Ng6 13. g3 e5 14. Nd2 Qf5 {
Diagramm [#] soweit war Buhmann mit seinem Spiel noch zufrieden, nun schlichen
sich kleinere wie größere Übersehen ein und bereits fünf Züge später musste
die Notbremse "Remisangebot" herhalten.} 15. b5 Nc5 $6 (15... cxb5 16. cxb5 Nc7
$44 {und Weiß hat eine für diese Variante typische Kompensation für den Bauern}
) 16. Bb4 b6 17. Bf3 Rd8 $2 (17... Be6 {wäre noch das kleinere Übel gewesen}
18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. Be4 Qh3 20. Bxc6 $14) 18. bxc6 e4 19. Bg2 Qe6 $2 {danach
fällt die schwarze Stellung komplett auseinander} 20. c7 Rd4 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22.
Bxe4 Rxe4 {Diagramm [#] und bei knapper Zeit und einem etwas mulmigen Gefühl
auf den weißen Feldern um den eigenen König akzeptierte Voege das Remis. Nach}
23. Nxe4 Qxe4 {gewinnt allerdings bereits vieles - am deutlichsten zu sehen in
der Variante} 24. Re1 Qc6 25. Rb1 (25. Qd8+ $2 Kf7 $13 {[%cal Gc8h3]}) 25...
Ne5 (25... Qxc7 26. Qd5+ Kf8 27. Qxa8) 26. Rxe5 fxe5 27. Qd5+ Qxd5 28. cxd5 $18
1/2-1/2

[Event "Pardubice"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Bareev,E"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 Nf6 (7...
Nd7 8. Ng3 Bg6) 8. Ng3 Be6 (8... Bg6 9. h4 Qb6 $1 10. Qd2 h5 $13) 9. Bd3 g6 $1
10. O-O O-O 11. h3 Nbd7 $2 (11... Re8 $1 12. Bh6 Kh8 $1) 12. Bh6 Re8 13. f4 Bf8
14. Bxf8 $1 (14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 Bg7 16. f5 g5 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Bxg5 hxg5 19.
Nh5) 14... Nxf8 15. f5 $2 (15. Qf3 $1 Bc8 16. f5) 15... gxf5 16. Bxf5 (16. Qf3
Ne4 17. Nxf5 Bxf5 $1 18. Qxf5 Nd6 19. Qg4+ Ng6 20. Rae1 Qh4 21. Bxg6 Qxg4 $10)
16... Ng6 17. Bc2 $1 (17. Qf3 Nh4 18. Qf4 Nxf5 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Qxf5 Re6 21.
Rf3 Qe7 22. Raf1 Kh8 {/\ Rg8-g6=}) 17... Kh8 18. Qf3 Ng8 19. Rae1 Qg5 (19...
Qb6 20. Na4 $16) 20. e4 $1 Rad8 (20... Qd2 21. Rd1 $1 Qxc2 22. Rf2 $18) 21. Kh2
$1 Qd2 (21... dxe4 22. Rxe4) (21... N8e7 22. Nh5) 22. Rd1 $1 Qg5 23. exd5 cxd5
24. Qh5 $1 h6 25. Qf3 $1 Nh4 26. Qf4 Ng6 27. Qf3 Nh4 28. Qf4 Ng6 29. Qf2 N8e7
30. Qf6+ Qxf6 $6 (30... Kg8 $1 $16) 31. Rxf6 Ng8 32. Rf2 a6 $2 {xc5} 33. Na4 $1
Re7 34. Rdf1 Nf8 35. Nc5 a5 36. Bd3 b6 37. Nxe6 $1 Nxe6 38. Rxf7 Nxd4 39. Rxe7
Nxe7 40. Rf6 $1 (40. Rf7 Nec6 41. Nh5 Ne5 42. Re7 Ndc6 $1 (42... Nxd3 $2 43.
Nf6)) 40... Nec6 41. Rxh6+ Kg8 42. Nf5 Re8 43. Rg6+ Kf8 44. Rf6+ Kg8 45. Nxd4
Nxd4 46. Rd6 Re3 47. Ba6 $1 (47. Ba6 $1 Re5 (47... Nc2 48. Rxd5 Nb4 49. Rd8+
$18) 48. Rxd5 Rxd5 49. Bc4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Serper, Grigory"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 (4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 c5 7. Bd3 Nc6
8. Nge2 cxd4 9. exd4 Bg4 10. f3 Be6 11. O-O O-O 12. a3 Be7 13. b4 $14 {
Hertneck,G-Lautier,J Munchen 1993/}) (4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 $146 (5... Ne7 6.
e3 (6. e4 dxe4 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Qxe4 c5 9. Nf3 Nbc6 10. Be2 Ng6 11. a4 e5 $10 {
Shirov,A-Piket,J Dortmund 1992/}) 6... O-O 7. Nf3 (7. Bd3 c5 8. Ne2 Nbc6 9. O-O
dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11. Bb2 Na5 12. Bd3 Be6 $1 $10 {Georgiev,Kir-Velikov,P
Plovdiv 1984 Inf 37/440/}) 7... c5 (7... b6 8. Bd3 h6 9. O-O Ba6 10. cxd5 exd5
11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Qd3 Qc8 13. c4 $14 {Sokolov,I-Georgadze,G Debrecen 1992 Inf
56/440/}) 8. Bd2 b6 $1 9. Bd3 Nbc6 10. O-O Ba6 $10 {Dreev,A-Maksimenko,A
Berlin 1991 Inf 53/382/}) 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nd2 O-O 10. a4
Re8 11. a5 b5 $10 {Huebner,R-Lautier,J Munchen 1993/}) 4... c5 (4... Ne7 5. Bd2
$6 c5 6. a3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 cxd4 8. Qxd4 f6 $15 {Psakhis,L-Kupreichik,V SSSR 1984
Inf 36/439/}) 5. cxd5 exd5 6. a3 $5 $146 (6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. Nge2 Nge7 8. O-O O-O
9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b3 Bg4 $1 11. h3 Bh5 12. Bb2 Rc8 $10 {Psakhis,L-Korzubov,P
SSSR 1983 Inf 36/465/}) (6. dxc5 Nf6 7. Qd4 Nc6 8. Bb5 Qa5 $10) 6... Bxc3+ 7.
bxc3 Nc6 (7... Nd7 8. Bd3 Ngf6 9. Ne2 O-O 10. O-O $14) 8. Bd3 Nge7 9. Ne2 c4 (
9... b6 $5) 10. Bc2 Bf5 11. O-O O-O 12. a4 Qd7 13. Ba3 $14 Rfe8 14. Ng3 Bxc2
15. Qxc2 Na5 16. Rae1 Nb3 $6 (16... b6 $5 17. f3 Rad8 18. e4 Nb3 $14) 17. e4
dxe4 (17... b6 18. e5 Qxa4 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. f4 $16) 18. Nxe4 Nd5 19. Nd6 Rxe1
$8 20. Rxe1 Qxa4 21. Qe4 $1 $16 Qc6 (21... Nxc3 22. Qe7 Rf8 23. Nxf7 $1 $18)
22. Qe5 Nf6 23. Qe7 Qd7 (23... Rf8 24. Qxf8+ $1 Kxf8 25. Nf5+ Kg8 26. Ne7+ $18)
24. Qxd7 Nxd7 25. Re7 Nb6 26. Rxb7 Nd2 27. Nb5 Nd5 28. Rd7 Nf4 29. g3 Nf3+ 30.
Kh1 Nd3 31. Rxa7 Rxa7 32. Nxa7 g5 $6 (32... f6 $5 33. Nc6 Kf7 $16) 33. Kg2 g4 (
33... Nd2 $5 34. Nc6 f6) 34. Nc6 Nd2 35. d5 $18 Ne1+ 36. Kh1 Ne4 37. d6 Nf6 38.
Ne5 Nd3 39. d7 Nxf2+ 40. Kg2 Nxd7 41. Nxd7 Ne4 42. Bb4 h5 43. Ne5 Nd2 44. Kf2
1-0

[Event "Teheran FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Teheran"]
[Date "2016.02.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2403"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. Bd2 c6 7. a4 a5 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. O-O O-O
15. Nd2 Qc7 16. f3 e5 17. Qc2 Rfe8 18. Rfc1 exd4 19. exd4 Qf4 20. Nf1 Ra7 21.
Qd1 Rc8 22. Ra2 Nb6 23. c5 Nbd5 24. Rca1 Rca8 25. Bb5 Nc7 26. Ba4 Bd5 27. Bc1
Qh4 28. Re2 Bc4 29. Re5 Rd8 30. Be3 Ne6 31. Ng3 Nd5 32. Bf2 Nc3 33. Qe1 Nxa4
34. Rxa4 Qf6 35. Ne4 Qg6 36. Nd6 Bb3 37. Ra1 {Diagramm [#]} h5 $2 {Ein
unmotivierter Vorstoß, der nicht nur die schwarze Königsstellung schwächt,
sondern auch das Feld g5 preisgibt.} 38. Qe3 a4 39. f4 Nc7 40. Rg5 {Diagramm 
[#]} Qe6 (40... Nd5 $1 41. Qg3 Qf6 42. Ne4 Qh6 {war notwendig, auch wenn die
Lage für Schwarz danach schwierig bleibt.}) 41. Qg3 Qh6 {Ein furchtbarer Zug!}
(41... g6 42. f5 {war auch nicht mehr spielbar.}) 42. Nf5 Qh8 43. Rxh5 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 17th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2016.08.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kovalenko, Igor"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2016.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e3 Nd7 5. Qc2 a6 6. Nf3 f5 $6 {Diagramm [#]
Sehr ungewöhnlich! Objektiv betrachtet dürfte dies kein guter Zug sein: Der
Stonewall ist weniger empfehlenswert, wenn Weiß noch nicht g2-g3 gezogen hat,
und der Zug a7-a6 scheint auch nicht unbedingt nützlich zu sein. Aber:
Korobov hat einen halben Punkt Vorsprung in der Tabelle und spielt in der
letzten Runde scharf auf Gewinn - Respekt!} 7. b3 ({Die Computer empfehlen
hier aus offensichtlichen Gründen} 7. c5) 7... Bd6 {Jetzt gelangt der
schwarze Läufer auf die gute Diagonale.} 8. Bd3 Nh6 {Noch ein interessanter
Zug. Der Springer stünde auf f7 auf jeden Fall nicht schlecht, und f6 bleibt
für den Sd7 zugänglich.} 9. Bb2 Qe7 10. h3 (10. O-O $1 {Der Verzicht auf die
Rochade ist nicht sehr plausibel und rächt sich am Ende böse.}) 10... O-O 11.
c5 (11. g4 $2 {- eigentlich nicht untypisch für diese Variante - funktioniert
hier nicht gut:} fxg4 12. Bxh7+ Kh8 13. Nd2 Qh4 14. O-O-O gxh3 $17) 11... Bc7
12. Na4 Nf7 13. Nd2 e5 {Diagramm [#] Das weiße Spiel bis hierher wirkt
planlos - der Vorteil des Anziehenden ist komplett weg.} 14. Bxf5 e4 {Schwarz
hat Kompensation: Raumvorteil, f-Linie - und demnächst auch das Läuferpaar?}
15. Nxe4 $6 {Nein!} dxe4 16. Qxe4 Qg5 {Korobov spielt konsequent auf Angriff.
Der weiß König steht ja auch noch immer ungeschützt in der Brettmitte.} (
16... Qxe4 17. Bxe4 Nf6 18. Bd3 Re8 {war auch nicht schlecht - die weißen
Bauern wären blockiert geblieben.}) 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. h4 Qh6 19. Bg6 Nf6 20.
Qe7 Ba5+ 21. Bc3 Kg8 22. Bxa5 Qxg6 23. Nb6 Bg4 24. Qc7 {Führt zum raschen
"Ende mit Schrecken".} (24. Nxa8 Nd5 25. Qxf8+ (25. Qxb7 Qd3) 25... Kxf8 26.
Kd2 Qe4 27. Nb6 Bf5 28. Nxd5 cxd5 {wäre eher der "Schrecken ohne Ende"
gewesen.}) 24... Qd3 25. f3 Qxe3+ 26. Kf1 Bf5 {Für einen Spieler vom Kaliber
Kovalenkos war dies eine ziemlich schwere Niederlage.} 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[Annotator "Bologan,V"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 {This modest move has become
very popular in the last year.} 6. e4 {The most aggressive reply.} ({The
alternative is the positional} 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4) 6... Bb4 7. e5 {With this
move White practically assumes the responsibility tof playing without a pawn.
Instead, a possible move is} (7. Bg5 {after this move Black has two reasonable
responses:} {and} Bxc3+ (7... h6 {another interesting move which brought
Jakovenko two out of two.} 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Bxc4 c5 10. e5 Qd8 11. O-O (11. d5
exd5 12. Bxd5 O-O 13. O-O Nc6 14. h3 Qe7 15. Qe2 Bf5 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Rd2 Be6
$11 {Timofeev,A-Jakovenko,D/EU-ch 13th 2012}) 11... cxd4 12. Bb5+ (12. Nxd4 O-O
13. Qg4 Qc7 14. Nf3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nd7 16. Rfe1 b6 17. Rad1 Bb7 $15 {Babujian,
L-Melkumyan,H/72nd ch-ARM 2012}) 12... Bd7 13. Qxd4 Bxb5 14. Nxb5 Nc6 15. Qe4
O-O 16. Rac1 Qb6 $11 {Rapport,R-Jakovenko,D/27th ECC 2011}) 8. bxc3 Qa5 9. e5
Ne4 10. Bd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 c5 12. Bxc4 cxd4 13. Qxd4 (13. O-O dxc3 14. Qf4 Nc6
15. Bd3 Bd7 16. Ng5 O-O-O $1 {Yilmaz,M-Khairullin,I/13th EICC 2012}) (13. cxd4
Nc6 {=}) 13... Nc6 14. Qe3 Bd7 15. O-O Ne7 16. Bb5 Qc7 17. Rfd1 Bxb5 18. axb5
O-O $11 {Gupta,Ab-Eljanov,P/11th Aeroflot Open A 2012}) 7... Nd5 8. Bd2 b5 {
With this move Black is solving his problems on the queenside, and the only
question left is how to resist on the kingside.} 9. axb5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 cxb5 11.
Ng5 $1 {Beside the fact that the knight is bothering the kingside from g5, it
also plans to occupy the very tasty square on d6.} h6 {I consider this
stronger then} (11... Nc6 {which lately has brought Black many unpleasant
defeats} 12. Qh5 Qe7 13. h4 (13. Be2 $5 b4 14. O-O bxc3 15. Bc1 h6 $6 16. Ne4
O-O 17. Bg5 Qc7 18. Nf6+ $3 gxf6 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Bxf6 Qf4 21. Qf3 Qxf3 22.
Bxf3 $14 {Fier,A-El Debs/78th ch-BRA 2011}) 13... b4 14. Bxc4 bxc3 15. Bc1 Nxd4
(15... Ncb4 16. O-O a5 17. Ba3 Rb8 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. e6 g6 20. exf7+ Qxf7 21.
Rfe1+ {1-0, Morozevich,A-Khairullin,I/Vladimir Petrov Mem Final 2012}) 16. O-O
h6 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Ba3 Qc7 19. e6 {!} Bxe6 20. Nxe6 Nxe6 21. Qxd5 {
Morozevich,A-Jakovenko,D/Sochi 19th TCh-RUS 2012; with a very strong attack.})
12. Qh5 O-O ({Eljanov played against Anand} 12... g6 {but after} 13. Qh3 f5 14.
exf6 e5 15. g4 ({instead of} 15. f7+ Kf8 16. Ne6+ Ke7 17. Nxd8 Bxh3 18. gxh3
Rxd8 19. dxe5 Kxf7 20. Bg2 Nc6 $13 {Anand,V-Eljanov,P/Schachbundesliga 2011-12}
) 15... Qxf6 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. dxe5 Nc6 (17... Qxe5 18. Bg2 Nc6 19. O-O) 18. f4 {
White would get a considerable advantage.}) 13. Ne4 (13. h4 Nc6 14. Rh3 Nxc3 $5
15. Bxc3 b4 $1) 13... Nc6 14. h4 ({Instead White would take a draw after} 14.
Bxh6 gxh6 15. Qxh6 f5 16. Qg6+ Kh8 17. Qh6+ {1/2-1/2, Iljushina,O-Gunina,V/
11th TCh-RUS Women 2010}) (14. Be2 b4 15. Qg4 f5 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Nxf6+ Rxf6
18. Bxc4 Na5 19. Bd3 Nb3 20. Qe4 Qd5 $1) 14... f5 $1 {A typical defensive idea
- of course the exchange on f6 is on Black's favour so White has to go for...}
15. Nd6 Bd7 16. Rh3 Be8 17. Qd1 Qe7 {The idea is to get rid of this annoying
knight on d6 by simply taking it with the rook. I didn't want to tolerate
anymore its presence on d6. But Houdini suggests as best the opposite - simply
to ignore it.} (17... Na5 $5 18. Be2 Nb3 19. Ra6 Nc7 20. Ra2 a5 $15) 18. g4 Rd8
19. g5 f4 $1 {Thanks to this strong pawn on f4 and the critical control by
Black of the h5-square Black holds.} 20. gxh6 gxh6 21. Nxb5 ({On} 21. Qe2 {
I would already go for} Rxd6 22. exd6 Qxd6 23. Bg2 e5 24. Qe4 Nde7 25. dxe5
Nxe5) 21... Nxe5 22. Rxa7 Qf6 (22... Rd7 $5 23. dxe5 Rxa7 24. Nxa7 Qxa7 25.
Bxc4 Qg7 26. Qe2 Bc6) 23. Na3 {Here my opponent went into very deep time
trouble which would play a bad joke on me.} (23. dxe5 Qxe5+ 24. Qe2 Qxe2+ 25.
Bxe2 Bxb5 26. Rh1 {would leave good practical chances for a draw.}) 23... Nd3+
24. Rxd3 $1 {A strong psychological decision.} (24. Bxd3 cxd3 25. Qg4+ Kh8 {
White should find} 26. Qg5 {in order not to lose immediately, but even after
this Black is better} Rg8 27. Qxf6+ Nxf6 28. Kf1 (28. Bxf4 Rg1+ 29. Kd2 Ne4+
30. Kxd3 Nxf2+ $19) 28... Ng4 29. Bxf4 Rf8 30. Bg3 d2 31. Ke2 Rxf2+ 32. Bxf2
Nxf2 33. Kxd2 Nxh3 $17) 24... cxd3 25. Bxd3 Qxh4 26. Qf3 Rf7 {Possible, but
the simplest was to maintain the tension with} (26... Qg5 27. c4 Nf6 $19 {
with too many threats}) 27. Rxf7 Bxf7 28. c4 Ne3 $2 ({Here I saw that I can go
for} 28... Bh5 29. Qe4 Nf6 30. Qxe6+ Kh8 {and White's checks are over
meanwhile Black has a mating attack, but I didn't focus on this and my mind
jumped to calculating ...Ne3, which I saw gives nothing. The result is that I
used up my time advantage and even forgot my initial idea to play ...Bh5.}) 29.
Qe4 Nf5 30. Nc2 Rb8 31. Bxf4 Rb1+ $6 ({The computer suggests the more subtle} 
31... Rb3 {maintaining a part of the advantage} 32. Bc7 Qe7 33. Be5 Bg6 34.
Qa8+ Kf7 $15) 32. Kd2 Qxf2+ 33. Kc3 {The king is very safe on c3 and here I
simply should accept the fact, that I am not better anymore and to go for a
draw, but I decided to play on my opponent's time...} Kh7 34. Be5 Rd1 35. Be2
Rc1 36. Bd3 h5 $4 ({The position is not so good anymore and already Black
should force a draw with} 36... Rd1 37. Be2 Rc1 $11) 37. Qa8 $1 $18 Kh6 38.
Qf8+ Kg5 39. Qxf7 Qe1+ 40. Kb3 Rb1+ 41. Ka2 Qc1 42. d5 Rb6 43. Qg8+ Kh6 44.
Qf8+ 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 80th"]
[Site "Saarbruecken"]
[Date "2009.02.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Braun, Arik"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[Annotator "Braun,A"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2009.02.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 {Eine in letzter Zeit immer
häufiger gespielte Variante.} 6. e4 ({Häufiger wird hier} 6. e3 {gespielt.})
6... Bb4 7. e5 Ne4 (7... Nd5 {ist gebräuchlicher.}) 8. Qc2 Qd5 $6 ({Ich denke} 
8... Qa5 $5 {ist genauer. Aber auch hier besitzt Weiß nach} 9. Qxe4 Bxc3+ 10.
Nd2 {eine gefährliche Initiative.}) 9. Be2 c5 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 cxd4 12.
cxd4 (12. cxb4 $6 d3 {ist nicht so klar.}) 12... c3 13. Bd2 $1 {Die taktische
Rechtfertigung. Weiß bekommt den geopferten Bauern bei guter Stellung zurück.}
Qa5 (13... Nc6 14. Bxc3 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 $14 {/+/-}) 14. Bxc3 Bxc3 15. Ra3 Nc6 16.
Rxc3 $16 Bd7 (16... O-O 17. Ng5 $40) 17. Rb1 Nb4 $2 {Ein Fehler in schwieriger
Stellung.} (17... Rb8 $5 18. Rc5 (18. Rxc6 $5 Bxc6 19. Qxc6+ bxc6 20. Rxb8+ Ke7
21. Rxh8 Qxa4) 18... Qd8 19. Qe4 $16) 18. Qd2 {Danach hat Schwarz nichts
besseres als} Nc6 (18... O-O 19. Rc5 $18) (18... Nd5 $4 19. Rc8+ $18) (18...
Qxa4 19. Rxb4 $1 $18) 19. Rxb7 $18 Nd8 20. Rxd7 (20. Rxd7 Kxd7 21. Bb5+ Ke7 22.
Rc7+ Qxc7 23. Qb4+ Qd6 24. Qxd6#) 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 52nd"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Oliwa, Marek"]
[Black "Weglarz, Leszek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1995.02.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Nd7 7. Bd3 Nf8 8. Nf3
Ng6 9. Bg3 Bd6 10. Qc2 N8e7 $6 11. Ne5 f5 12. h4 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bb4 14. h5 Be6
15. Kf1 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 b6 17. Bh4 c5 18. Bb5+ Kf7 19. Rd1 Qc7 20. f4 Rhc8 21.
Rh3 d4 $2 (21... a6 22. Be2 Nc6) 22. exd4 Nd5 23. Qd2 cxd4 24. Qxd4 Qc5 25. Ba6
Qxd4 26. Rxd4 Rc1+ 27. Kf2 Rc2+ 28. Kg1 Nc7 29. Bf1 Rxb2 30. Rc3 Nd5 31. Rcd3
Nb4 32. Rd7+ $1 Kg8 (32... Bxd7 33. Rxd7+ Kf8 34. Bc4 $18) 33. Rd8+ Rxd8 34.
Rxd8+ Kf7 35. Bb5 g5 36. Bxg5 Bd5 37. Be8+ Kg7 38. h6+ 1-0

[Event "World-ch24 Petrosian-Botvinnik +5-2=15"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1963.05.08"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1963.03.23"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 (4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Nxf6+ Bxf6 7.
Nf3 c5 $10) 4... exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 $5 Be6 (7... Bg6 $2 8. Nf3 Nd7
9. h4 h5 10. g5 $16) 8. h3 Nf6 9. Nf3 Nbd7 (9... c5 $2 10. Qb3 $16) (9... O-O
$5 {/\ c5, Nc6<=> Kan}) 10. Bd3 Nb6 11. Qc2 Nc4 12. Kf1 (12. Bxc4 $1 dxc4 13.
e4 {/\ 0-0-0, d5+/-|^[+] Boleslavsky, Suetin}) (12. Ng5 Bd7 13. e4 $36) 12...
Nd6 13. Nd2 {/\ f2-f3, e3-e4 [+]} (13. Ng5 Bd7 14. e4 (14. Nxh7)) 13... Qc8 {
/\ 14...h5! 15.g5? Bxh3+.} 14. Kg2 Nd7 15. f3 g6 16. Rac1 (16. e4 $5 {Tal})
16... Nb6 17. b3 (17. e4 $1) 17... Qd7 18. Ne2 Ndc8 19. a4 a5 20. Bg3 Bd6 21.
Nf4 Ne7 22. Nf1 h5 $1 23. Be2 h4 24. Bh2 g5 $5 25. Nd3 (25. Nh5 Ng8 $8 {
Kan, Suetin}) 25... Qc7 $1 (25... Bxh2 $2 26. Nxh2 Qc7 27. f4 $1 {/\ 28.Nf3|^})
26. Qd2 {/\ 27.Bxd6 Qxd6 28.Rc5+/-} (26. Be5 $5 Bxe5 (26... Rg8 27. f4 $1) 27.
dxe5 d4 $1 28. exd4 O-O-O $1 $44) 26... Nd7 27. Bg1 (27. Bd1 $142 {/\ e4, Tal})
27... Ng6 28. Bh2 Ne7 29. Bd1 b6 30. Kg1 f6 (30... f5 $5 {Tal}) 31. e4 Bxh2+
32. Qxh2 (32. Rxh2 $1) 32... Qxh2+ 33. Rxh2 Rd8 34. Kf2 Kf7 35. Ke3 Rhe8 $15 {
|^[+]} 36. Rd2 Kg7 37. Kf2 dxe4 $1 38. fxe4 Nf8 $1 39. Ne1 Nfg6 40. Ng2 Rd7 41.
Bc2 (41. Nh2 $5 Red8 42. Nf3 Ne5 43. Nge1 $1 $10) 41... Bf7 $1 42. Nfe3 $2 (42.
Rcd1 $142 {/\ Nfe3=}) 42... c5 $1 43. d5 Ne5 44. Rf1 $2 (44. Nc4 $142 Nc8 (
44... Nxc4 45. bxc4 Bg6 (45... Nc8 46. e5 Rxe5 47. Bf5 Rd8 48. Bxc8 Rxc8 49.
Rb2 $132 {Kan}) 46. Ne3 Nc8 47. Nf5+ Bxf5 48. exf5 Nd6 49. Bd3) 45. Nge3 Bg6
46. Re1) 44... Bg6 45. Ke1 Nc8 46. Rdf2 Rf7 47. Kd2 Nd6 $17 48. Nf5+ $8 Bxf5
49. exf5 (49. Rxf5 $5 {Bronstein}) 49... c4 $1 50. Rb1 b5 $1 51. b4 c3+ $1 52.
Kxc3 (52. Kc1 axb4 $17 (52... Nxg4 53. hxg4 h3 $17)) 52... Rc7+ 53. Kd2 Nec4+
54. Kd1 Na3 $19 55. Rb2 Ndc4 56. Ra2 axb4 57. axb5 Nxb5 58. Ra6 Nc3+ 59. Kc1
Nxd5 60. Ba4 Rec8 61. Ne1 Nf4 {(62.Rh2 Re7! 63.Nc2 Nd3 64.Kb1 Nc5 -+)} 0-1

[Event "World-ch24 Petrosian-Botvinnik +5-2=15"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1963.04.20"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1963.03.23"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 Be6 8. Bd3
Nd7 9. h3 h5 $1 $17 10. gxh5 (10. Qf3 $6 hxg4 11. hxg4 Bxg4) 10... Ndf6 11. h6
Nxh6 12. Qc2 Nh5 $6 {>=} (12... Qd7 {/\ 13...Bf5}) 13. Be5 f6 14. Bh2 Bd6 15.
Bg6+ (15. Bxd6 $142 Qxd6 16. O-O-O) (15. O-O-O {/\ Na4}) 15... Bf7 16. Nf3 Bxg6
17. Qxg6+ Nf7 18. Nh4 Bxh2 19. Rxh2 Qc7 20. Nf3 O-O-O 21. Qg4+ Kb8 22. h4 Nd6
23. O-O-O f5 {Xe5; >=} (23... Rde8 $5 24. Nd2 Ne4 $15) 24. Qg1 f4 25. Ne5 Nf7
26. Ng6 (26. Nd3 $5) 26... Rhe8 27. Rh3 fxe3 28. fxe3 Nf6 29. Rf1 a6 $10 30. h5
Ne4 31. Nxe4 Rxe4 32. Kb1 Nd6 33. Ne5 Re8 34. Rg3 Re7 $138 (34... R8xe5 35.
dxe5 Nc4) 35. Rf8+ Ka7 36. Rf1 $2 $138 (36. Qc1) (36. h6 {/\ Rgg8}) 36... Nc4
37. Nxc4 dxc4 38. Rf5 (38. Rc1 $142) 38... Qd7 39. Rff3 c5 40. Rf1 (40. dxc5 $2
Qd3+ 41. Ka1 c3 $17) 40... cxd4 (40... Qb5 $1 41. Ka1 cxd4 (41... c3 42. bxc3
Qd3 43. Rc1 Rxe3 44. Rxe3 Rxe3 45. dxc5)) 41. exd4 Qxd4 (41... Re2 42. d5+ b6
43. Rg2 c3 44. Rxe2 Rxe2 45. Qg6 Rxb2+ 46. Kc1) 42. Rd1 $10 Qxg1 43. Rdxg1 R7e5
44. Rg5 Re1+ 45. Kc2 R1e2+ 46. Kb1 Kb6 47. Rxe5 Rxe5 48. Rxg7 Rxh5 49. Kc2 Rh3
50. b3 Rh2+ 51. Kc3 Rxa2 52. Kxc4 Rc2+ 53. Kb4 {[Flohr]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.01"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 {A clever choice by Shirov - the
Noteboom Variation was never used by Alexey before. The good thing about this
variation is that the resulting positions are very sharp and double-edged.
Even with a good preparation it is difficult for White to achieve advantage
here, but for Onischuk the choice of his opponent has certainly been an
unpleasant surprise.} 5. e3 b5 6. a4 Bb4 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5
10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O Nbd7 15. Re1 Ne4 16. Qc2
{Onischuk deviates from his own game. In spite of a quick win then, Black has
possibilities to improve.} (16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Qc7 18. c5 Rfb8 19. Rac1 Qc6
$2 ({After the correct} 19... a4 {it is rather White who should be worried
about his position.}) 20. e4 a4 21. Qxb4 Ba6 22. d5 exd5 23. exd5 {and White
won soon in Onischuk,A (2650)-Schneider,D (2486)/San Diego 2006}) 16... f5 17.
c5 Qc7 18. Bb5 Bd5 19. Qe2 {Only this move is a novelty. The bad news for
White is that Black's chances are at least not worse.} ({I played once this
variation and remember that after} 19. Rec1 Ndf6 20. h3 {I wasn't very happy
with White's position and offered a draw, which was accepted, 1/2-1/2
Rogozenko,D (2562)-Apicella,M (2509)/Bucharest2000}) 19... Ndf6 20. h3 g5 $1 {
Black builds a strong attack and there is little White can do about that.} 21.
Ne5 g4 22. hxg4 (22. f3 gxf3 23. gxf3 Ng5 24. Kh1 Kh8 25. Rg1 Rg8 {also
doesn't solve White's defensive problems.}) 22... fxg4 23. Nd3 (23. Nxg4 Qg7
24. f3 Nxg4 {is hopeless for White}) 23... Qg7 24. Nf4 Qh6 25. Rf1 g3 $1 26.
Nh3 gxf2+ 27. Rxf2 (27. Nxf2 Ng3 {and mate on h1}) 27... Nxf2 28. Nxf2 Bxg2 $1
{As usual bad things never come alone} 29. Kxg2 Ra7 30. Rh1 Qg6+ 31. Kf1 Ng4
32. Be8 {Nice, but in vain. Black is completely winning.} Qb1+ 33. Kg2 Rxf2+
34. Qxf2 Qxh1+ 35. Kxh1 Nxf2+ 36. Kg2 Nd1 37. Bc1 b3 38. e4 b2 39. Bxb2 Nxb2
40. Bb5 a4 41. d5 exd5 42. exd5 a3 {A very painful defeat for Alexander
Onischuk, who found himself in a lost position without making visible mistakes.
On the other hand the game is a deserved victory for Shirov, who demonstrated
a subtle opening preparation.} 0-1

[Event "Hoogeveen Unive op 17th"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2013.10.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2013.10.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 {Die Noteboom-Variante ist eine Spezialität von
Krasenkow.} 4. Nf3 ({Nach} 4. e3 {muss Schwarz auch mit} f5 {und Übergang in
eine Holländische Stonewall-Variante, in der Weiß e3 gespielt hat.}) 4...
dxc4 5. a4 (5. e3 b5 6. a4 {ist Zugumstellung.}) 5... Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8.
axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. c5 {Wurde bisher
selten gespielt.} ({Der Hauptzug ist} 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O Nbd7 15. Nd2 ({oder} 
15. Re1 Ne4 16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Qc7 18. c5 f5 19. f3 Nf6 20. Bc4 Bd5 21. Bxd5
Nxd5 22. e4 fxe4 23. fxe4 Nf6 24. h3 Qc6 25. Qd3 a4 26. d5 exd5 27. Bxf6 Qxf6
28. Qxd5+ Qf7 29. c6 b3 30. c7 Rfc8 31. Rac1 b2 32. Qxa8 Rxa8 33. c8=Q+ Rxc8
34. Rxc8+ Qf8 35. Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. Rb1 a3 37. Kf2 Ke7 38. Ke3 a2 39. Rxb2 a1=Q {
0-1 (39) Sadler,M (2650)-Krasenkow,M (2660) Germany 1998}) 15... Qc7 16. f4 a4
17. Rb1 Rfd8 18. Qe2 b3 19. Ba1 Qd6 20. e4 Nc5 21. e5 Qc6 22. exf6 Nxd3 23. Qg4
g6 24. Rf3 b2 25. Qg5 bxa1=Q 26. Rxa1 Qb6 27. Rxd3 Rxd4 28. Rb1 Qd8 29. Rxb7
Rxd3 30. Nf3 a3 31. Rxf7 Qb6+ 32. c5 Qb1+ 33. Kf2 Rxf3+ {0-1 (33) Hammer,J 
(2608)-Nakamura,H (2775) Sandnes 2013}) 13... O-O 14. Bb5 Bc6 ({Spielbar ist
auch} 14... Qd5) 15. Ba4 (15. Bxc6 Nxc6 16. Qa4 Qc7 17. O-O Ne4 $11) 15... Bxa4
16. Qxa4 Qd5 {Schwarz will durch eine weißfeldrige Blockade im Zentrum die
weiße Bauernkette festlegen, wonach u.a. der Lb2 passiv bleibt.} 17. O-O Nc6
18. Rfd1 Rfc8 19. Ne5 (19. Nd2 Ne4 20. Nf1 f5 21. Rac1 Ne7 22. f3 Nf6 23. Nd2
Qc6 24. Ra1 Qa6 25. Re1 Ned5 26. Rac1 Qc6 27. Ra1 f4 28. e4 Ne3 29. Rxe3 fxe3
30. Nc4 Nd7 31. e5 e2 32. Kf2 Nxc5 33. dxc5 e1=Q+ 34. Kxe1 Qxc5 {0-1 (34)
Antonsen,M (2471)-Krasenkow,M (2607) Helsingor 2011}) 19... Ne8 20. Nxc6 Rxc6
21. f3 f5 {Der logische Zug, doch Weiß bricht jetzt im Zentrum taktisch durch.
Vermutlich war die Variante vorbereitet.} 22. e4 (22. Re1 Nf6 23. Qc2 b3 24.
Qc3 a4 25. e4 Qd7 26. Qc4 fxe4 27. fxe4 Rcc8 28. Ba3 Rd8 29. Rad1 Qc6 30. Qd3
Rab8 31. Rd2 Rd7 32. h3 {1/2-1/2 (32) Bekker Jensen,S (2420)-Bjornsson,S (2395)
Reykjavik 2013}) 22... fxe4 23. fxe4 Qxe4 24. Re1 Qd5 25. Re5 Qd7 26. d5 Rc7 (
26... exd5 27. Rae1 Rd8 28. Re7 Qc8 29. Qxa5 $16) 27. d6 Qxa4 28. Rxa4 Rc6 29.
Rxe6 Rxc5 30. d7 Kf7 $1 {Mit dem Springeropfer hält Schwarz die Partie.} ({
Nach} 30... Nc7 31. Re7 Kf8 32. Rxg7 {hat Weiß großen Vorteil, z.B.:} Rc1+
33. Bxc1 Kxg7 34. Rxa5 Rd8 35. Ra7 $16) 31. Rxe8 Rxe8 32. dxe8=Q+ Kxe8 33. Bxg7
Kf7 34. Bd4 Rd5 35. Bh8 (35. Bb6 $6 b3 36. Bd4 Rxd4 37. Rxd4 Ke6 (37... b2 $2
38. Rd7+ Ke6 39. Rb7 $18) 38. Rh4 ({Nicht} 38. Kf2 b2 39. Rd1 a4 $19) 38... Kd5
39. Rxh7 a4 40. Rb7 Kc4 41. h4 a3 42. Ra7 b2 43. Rxa3 b1=Q+ 44. Kh2 {führt zu
einer bekannten Remisstellung. Der h-Bauer spielt keine Rolle. Turm und
g-Bauer bilden eine Festung.}) 35... Rd8 36. Ba1 Rd1+ 37. Kf2 b3 38. Kf3 Rd2
39. Rf4+ (39. Rxa5 b2 40. Bxb2 Rxb2 41. h4 {führt zum Remis.}) 39... Kg8 40.
Rg4+ Kf8 41. Bg7+ Kf7 42. Bh8 Rd8 (42... Ke6 $5) 43. Rg7+ (43. Rf4+ $5 Kg8 44.
Be5 Rd5 45. Re4 a4 46. Bb2 Ra5 47. Ba3 $16) 43... Ke6 44. Rxh7 a4 $11 45. Rh6+
Kf7 46. Bb2 Rd2 47. Rh4 {Weiß gibt die Figur zurück, das Turmendspiel ist
remis.} Rxb2 48. Rxa4 Rc2 49. Rb4 Rc3+ 50. Kf2 Rc2+ 51. Kg3 Rc3+ 52. Kh4 Rc2
53. Kh3 b2 54. Rb6 Ke7 55. g4 Kd7 56. Kg3 Kc7 57. Rb3 Kd6 58. Rb8 ({Nicht} 58.
h4 Rc3+ 59. Rxc3 b1=Q 60. Rf3 {und Weiß muss ums Remis kämpfen.}) 58... Kc5
59. h3 Kc4 60. Kf4 Rd2 61. Rc8+ Kd3 62. Rb8 Kc4 63. Rc8+ Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.01"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Qc2 Nbd7 6. Bd2 Bd6 7. e4 {Mamedjarov
needed to win, but this rare set-up cannot set any opening problems for Black.}
Nxe4 8. Nxe4 dxe4 9. Qxe4 c5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Qe3 O-O 12. b4 Nd7 13. c5 Be7
14. Rc1 a5 15. a3 axb4 16. axb4 Nf6 17. Nf3 Bd7 18. Ne5 Bc6 19. Bd3 Qc7 20. O-O
Rfd8 21. Rfd1 Ra3 22. Qe2 Ba4 23. Re1 Raxd3 {This must have came as a shock
for Mamedjarov, but in fact White can still find resources to play on.} 24.
Nxd3 Qd7 25. Ra1 (25. Rc3 $2 Bb5 $19) 25... Bc6 (25... Bb5 $2 {loses in view of
} 26. Ne5) ({To equality leads} 25... Qxd3 26. Qxd3 Rxd3 27. Rxa4 Rxd2 28. Ra7
Rd7 29. Rea1 {but here too White can continue to play on.}) 26. Ne5 $2 {
Probably disgusted with the turn of events, Mamedjarov made this move and
offered a draw, which was accepted by Cheparinov, who thus won the match.
Under other circumstances the Bulgarian would have most likely continued the
game, since in the resulting endgame Black has material advantage and more
active pieces.} ({Stronger is} 26. b5 $1 {and in comparison to 26.Ne5 here the
pawns are not blockaded:} Be4 ({perhaps better is} 26... Bxb5 27. Ne5 Bxe2 28.
Nxd7 Nxd7 29. Rxe2 Nxc5 {and Black must be able to make a draw.}) 27. Ne5 Qxd2
28. Qxd2 Rxd2 29. Ra8+ Rd8 (29... Bf8 30. c6 bxc6 31. bxc6 $16) 30. Rea1 {
with a completely unclear position}) ({After} 26. Ne5 {a possible continuation
is} Qxd2 27. Qxd2 Rxd2 28. Nxc6 bxc6 29. Ra6 Nd5 30. Rxc6 Nxb4 31. Rc8+ Rd8 32.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 33. Rb1 {(otherwise Black plays Nd5 and Bc7)} Ba5 34. Ra1 Nc6 {
and Black will soon regroup his pieces, with clear advantage.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dilijan FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Dilijan"]
[Date "2013.06.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Black "Khotenashvili, Bela"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2013.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Khotenashvili played most of her moves in the opening with her knights,
without really improving the position. Dzagnidze had a clear plan of attacking
on the kingside.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 g6
7. e3 Bf5 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. f3 Ngf6 10. g4 Be6 11. Nge2 b5 12. Bg2 Nb6 13. b3 Nfd7
14. O-O Nc8 15. Rac1 Nd6 16. e4 a6 17. e5 Nb7 18. Bh6 Nb6 19. h3 Qd7 {Instead
of following her plan with 20.Nd1, Ne3, f4, f5, White played} 20. a4 Na5 21.
Rb1 b4 22. Na2 c5 23. dxc5 Bxc5+ 24. Nd4 $2 {and allowed Black to create a
real counterplay.} Nxb3 $2 ({Black could play} 24... Nbc4 25. bxc4 dxc4 26. Kh1
Qxd4 27. Qxd4 Bxd4 28. Nxb4 c3 $14) 25. Rxb3 Nc4 26. Qf2 Qxa4 27. Nc1 a5 28. f4
Qd7 29. Rf3 Qa7 30. Ncb3 a4 31. Nxc5 Qxc5 32. f5 gxf5 33. gxf5 Nxe5 34. fxe6
Nxf3+ 35. Qxf3 Qxd4+ 36. Be3 Qg7 37. exf7+ 1-0

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2012.07.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Mkrtchian, Lilit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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"]

{In this game Black was unable to solve the opening problems set before her by
White. Endeavoring to equalize, Black searched for the right move, but instead
stumbled.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. e3 Nf6 6. Bxc4 a6 7. Nf3
Nbd7 8. e4 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. Be4 Nb4 13. Qe2 Bxe4 14.
Qxe4 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5 $4 ({Necessary was} 15... O-O 16. a3 Nc5 17. Qg4 {
where at this point there appears the intriguing} h5 $1 18. Qd1 Nd5 19. Nc6
Nxc3) 16. Qg4 g6 17. Bh6 {and Black's position in hopeless.} Qb6 18. Ndxb5 Nb7
19. Na3 Qc7 20. Rac1 Qxe5 21. Qf3 Qb8 22. Nc4 Nd8 23. Na5 Ra7 24. a3 Nd5 25.
Nxd5 exd5 26. Qc3 Rg8 27. Nc6 d4 28. Qxd4 Nxc6 29. Rxc6 Rd7 30. Qc3 Qb7 31.
Rc8+ Rd8 32. Rc7 1-0

[Event "UKR-ch KO 74th"]
[Site "Rivne"]
[Date "2005.08.27"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2389"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2005.08.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 Bd6 8.
Ng3 Bg6 9. h4 Bxf4 10. exf4 Nh6 11. h5 Bf5 12. Nxf5 Nxf5 13. Qg4 Qf6 14. Bd3
Nd6 15. O-O-O Nd7 16. Rhe1+ Kd8 17. Re5 g6 18. g3 Re8 19. Qe2 Qh8 20. Qc2 Nxe5
21. dxe5 Nc8 22. Be4 Nb6 23. Bxd5 cxd5 $2 (23... Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Kc8 {was
definitely to be preferred} (24... cxd5 25. Rxd5+ {loses quickly})) 24. Nxd5
Nxd5 25. Rxd5+ Ke7 26. Qc5+ Ke6 27. Rd6+ Kf5 28. Qc2+ Kg4 29. Qe2+ Kh3 30. Rd1
Rac8+ 31. Kb1 Red8 32. Rg1 (32. Rh1+ {forces mate:} Kg2 33. Qe4+ Kxf2 34. Rh2+
Kxg3 35. Rg2+ Kh3 36. Qf3+ Kh4 37. Qg4#) 32... g5 33. Qf1+ $4 (33. Qf3 {
and the rook mate on h1 cannot be prevented.}) 33... Kg4 {now the black king
will escape. Remember that Black is a rook up.} 34. f3+ Kxh5 35. Qh3+ Kg6 36.
f5+ Kg7 37. f6+ Kf8 {back to safety on the back rank. Now Black simply wins.}
38. f4 h5 39. Qf5 Qg8 40. Qe4 Rd7 41. f5 Qh7 42. a3 Kg8 43. Ka2 Re8 44. g4 h4
45. Rh1 Qh6 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch (Women) 64th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2014.12.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Black "Gunina, Valentina"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2014.11.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The decisive game. The winner of this game was the winner of the event.} 1. d4
d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 {This cannot be the most challenging way
to face the Semi-Slav, but it is an acceptable way to play.} Bb4 6. Bd2 Nbd7 (
6... Bd6 7. c5 Bc7 8. f4 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 $13) 7. a3 Bd6 8. c5 Bc7 9. f4
{White goes for a dark-squared blockade, but Black has plans of her own on the
light-squares.} Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ne2 O-O 12. Nc3 f6 (12... f5 {did seem
necessary.}) 13. Nxe4 e5 14. Bc4+ Kh8 15. O-O exd4 16. exd4 Re8 17. Ng3 {
Black's compensation, if any, is very murky.} b5 18. Bf7 Re7 19. Bh5 Nf8 20.
Ne2 (20. Bc3 {was a more natural way of defending. For example:} Be6 21. a4
bxa4 22. Rxa4 Bd5 23. Bf3 $16) 20... Bf5 21. Bf3 Be4 22. Bc3 Qd5 23. Bxe4 $6 (
23. Ng3 $14) 23... Rxe4 24. Bb2 Re3 25. Nc3 Qf5 26. Qb1 (26. g4 $1 {If there
was a time to take risks, it is now! The pawn push looks too brave but it
might have been possible to play it.}) 26... Qd7 27. Qd1 Rae8 28. Qd2 Qg4 29.
Qd1 $2 Qf5 $2 (29... Qh4 $1 {threatening f4.} 30. g3 Rxg3+ 31. hxg3 Qxg3+ 32.
Kh1 Qh3+ 33. Kg1 Bxf4 $1 34. Rxf4 Qg3+ 35. Kh1 Qxf4 {and White is helpless
against the rook swing to the kingside.}) 30. d5 $2 cxd5 $2 (30... Bxf4 $1 $17
31. g3 Rd3) 31. Nxb5 Bxf4 32. Nd6 Qg6 33. Nxe8 Rd3 34. Qb1 $2 {This move is as
illogical as it is bad. The queen is too far from the action.} (34. Qe2 Rd2 35.
Qf3 Rxb2 36. Rae1 $18) (34. Qe1 Be3+ 35. Kh1 $18 {was also entirely possible.})
34... Bxh2+ $1 35. Kh1 (35. Kxh2 Qg3+ 36. Kg1 Rd2 {emphasizes how badly placed
all of Galliamova's pieces are.}) 35... Bg3 36. Kg1 Qh6 37. Rxf6 $8 Qe3+ $1 38.
Kh1 gxf6 39. Nxf6 Qh6+ 40. Nh5+ d4 {and nos the knight is lost, along with the
game and the championship.} 41. Qxd3 Qxh5+ 42. Kg1 Qh2+ 43. Kf1 Qh1+ 44. Ke2
Qxg2+ 45. Kd1 Qxb2 46. Rc1 Bf4 47. Rc4 Be3 48. Rc2 Qb1+ 49. Ke2 Ne6 50. Qf5
Nf4+ 51. Kf3 Qf1+ 52. Ke4 Qh1+ 53. Ke5 Qd5+ 54. Kf6 Nh5+ 0-1

[Event "Dilijan FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Dilijan"]
[Date "2013.06.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Girya, Olga"]
[Black "Batchimeg, Tuvshintugs"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2436"]
[BlackElo "2316"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2013.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e4 b5 5. a4 c6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. d5 Nf6 11. dxe6 Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 fxe6 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. f3
O-O 15. Be2 Rc8 16. O-O b4 17. Be1 e5 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 Nbd7 20. Bf2 c3 {
Black already has a winning position.} 21. bxc3 Rxc3 22. Bb5 Rc7 23. g4 Rb8 24.
Ba4 Nc5 25. Bxc5 Rxc5 26. g5 Nh5 27. Bb3+ Kh8 28. Rd7 Nf4 29. Kf2 Rcc8 30. Rfd1
Rf8 {Black's technique wasn't good and Girya's pieces are so active that it
was hard to imagine that she can lose.} 31. Ke3 $2 {A fatal mistake.} ({After} 
31. f6 gxf6 32. Re7 {with the threat of Rdd7 White should be able to hold.})
31... Rxf5 32. Ke4 Rbf8 33. Rd8 Nh3 34. Rxf8+ Rxf8 35. Kxe5 Nxg5 36. f4 Nf3+
37. Ke6 g6 0-1

[Event "Lopota FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Lopota"]
[Date "2014.06.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Danielian, Elina"]
[Black "Muminova, Nafisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2332"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Bb4+ 4. Nc3 Ne7 5. Qa4+ Nbc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 b6 8.
Bd2 Bb7 9. a3 Bd6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. e4 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Re8 13. O-O-O a6 14. h4 h6
15. e5 {From here Black has two choices; one loses and one retains equal
chances.} Bf8 $2 {Muminova chooses the losing move.} (15... Be7 16. Bd3 Na7 {
The simple point is that now} 17. Bh7+ Kf8 {the king is not on the h-file.})
16. Bd3 Qd7 (16... Be7 17. Bh7+ Kf8 18. Be4 $18 {White's upcoming d5 will
collect too much material.}) 17. Rh3 $2 (17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Ng5 {and Black is
already helpless against multiple threats.}) 17... b5 $2 {Underestimating
White's chances.} (17... Ne7 $1 {Bringing the knight to defend was paramount.})
18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Ng5 $1 {Back on track.} Nd8 20. d5 Bxd5 21. Be4 Be7 22. Bxd5 {
is all over now.} Bxg5+ 23. hxg5 exd5 24. Rxh6+ 1-0

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Godena, Michele"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e4 Bb4 $5 (4... dxe4 $5) 5. Bd3 $5 {N/} (5. e5
c5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Ne7 8. Nf3 Nbc6 9. Bd3 cxd4 10. cxd4 b6 11. cxd5 Qxd5
12. O-O Bb7 $132 {Shirov,A-Liiva,R/Tallinn/1996/0,5/38/}) (5. Bd2 dxc4 6. Bxc4
Nf6 7. Qe2 Qxd4 8. Nf3 Qd8 9. O-O Nbd7 10. a3 Be7 11. Rac1 O-O 12. e5 $44 {
San Segundo,P-Shirov,A/Madrid/1996/0|1/58/}) (5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 dxe4 7. Qg4
Nf6 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qh6 Nbd7 10. Ne2 Qa5 11. a4 b6 12. Bd2 c5 $132 {Bagirov,
V-Beltran/Oberhausen/1961/1|0/47/}) (5. Qg4 Nf6 6. Qxg7 Rg8 7. Qh6 dxe4 8. Nge2
c5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nbd7 11. Ng3 Qa5 12. Bd2 Qb6 $13 {Ehlvest,
J-Skomorokhin,R/St Petersburg/1994/1|0/34/}) 5... dxe4 6. Bxe4 Nf6 7. Bc2 c5 8.
Nf3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 e5 10. Ba4+ $1 (10. Ndb5 a6 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Na3 Be6 $15) (
10. Nde2 Qxd1+ 11. Bxd1 Be6 12. b3 Ne4 13. Bb2 Nc6 $10) 10... Bd7 11. Nde2 Ne4
(11... O-O $5 12. O-O Nc6 13. Bg5 Be7 $14) 12. O-O Bxc3 13. Nxc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3
O-O (14... Bxa4 15. Qxa4+ Qd7 16. Qa3 $36) 15. Bc2 Bc6 (15... Be6 $5 16. Qh5 f5
) 16. Qh5 e4 17. Be3 Nd7 18. Bd4 $16 Re8 19. f4 (19. Rae1 $5) 19... Nf8 20. f5
f6 21. Bb3 Kh8 22. Rae1 e3 23. Re2 (23. Rxe3 Rxe3 24. Bxe3 Qd3 25. Bd4 Re8 $44)
23... Qa5 $6 (23... Re4 $5) 24. Qf7 $1 Nd7 25. Rf4 Rf8 (25... Nc5 $2 26. Bxf6
$1 $18) 26. Qh5 Nc5 27. Rh4 h6 28. Qg6 Rae8 (28... Nxb3 29. Rxh6+ gxh6 (29...
Kg8 30. Qh7+ Kf7 31. Rxf6+ Ke8 32. Rxe3+ $18) 30. Qxh6+ Kg8 31. Qg6+ Kh8 32.
Rxe3 $18) 29. Rxh6+ gxh6 30. Qxh6+ Kg8 31. Qg6+ Kh8 32. Bxf6+ Rxf6 33. Qxf6+
Kg8 34. Qg6+ Kf8 (34... Kh8 35. f6 Qc7 36. f7 Rf8 37. Qh5+ Kg7 38. Rxe3 $18)
35. f6 Qc7 36. Qh6+ Kg8 37. Qg5+ Kh7 38. Qxc5 $18 Re5 39. Qf8 Rh5 40. Bc2+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 11th final"]
[Site "Ljubljana"]
[Date "1995.12.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1995.11.30"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[BlackTeam "Chelyabinsk Poliot-Kadyr"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Ne2 e5 $5 {N/} (8... Ne7 9. Qd2 $1 c5 10. O-O-O O-O 11. Bxc5 Nbc6 (11...
Qxc4+ 12. Qc3 Qxc3+ 13. Nxc3 Nbc6 14. Bb5 Re8 15. Bxe7 $18) 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13.
Bxe7 e5 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. f3 Qc6 16. Bd3 Be6 17. Kb1 $16 {Georgadze,G-Cruz,L/
San Sebastian/1991/}) (8... Nd7 9. Qd6 c5 10. Bc3 Ngf6 11. O-O-O Qc6 12. Qg3
Rg8 13. f3 Ke7 14. Nf4 b6 15. Nd3 Ba6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Rad8 18. Be2 $14 {
Georgadze/}) (8... Na6 $5 9. Bf8 Ne7 10. Bxg7 Rg8 11. Bf6 (11. Qd4 $5) 11...
Rg6 12. Qd4 Qxd4 13. Bxd4 c5 14. Bc3 Nb4 15. Kd2 e5 $1 $36 {Tunik,G-Sveshnikov,
E/St-Peterburg/1994/0|1/45/}) 9. Qd6 (9. Qd2 Na6 10. Bf8 Ne7 11. Bxg7 Rg8 12.
Bf6 Be6 $132) 9... Nd7 10. O-O-O (10. Rd1 $5 c5 (10... Qxc4 11. Nd4 Qd5 12.
Qxd5 cxd5 13. Nb5 Kd8 14. Nd6 Nh6 15. Rxd5 $16) (10... Qg6 $5) 11. Bxc5 Qxc4
12. Ba3 $36) 10... c5 (10... Qxc4+ 11. Nc3 Qe6 12. Ne4 $40) 11. Bc3 (11. Bxc5
Qxc4+ $19) 11... Ne7 12. Ng3 Qf4+ (12... Qc6 13. Bxe5 $16) 13. Rd2 (13. Kb1 a5
$132) 13... a5 14. Nh5 (14. Be2 $5) 14... Qg5 15. Be2 Ra6 16. Qd3 O-O 17. f4 $6
(17. g4 $5 Qg6 (17... Ng6 18. h4 $36) 18. Qe3 $44) 17... Qxg2 18. Bf3 (18. Rdd1
$5 Qg6 (18... e4 19. Qd2 Rg6 20. Nxg7 Rxg7 21. Bxg7 Qxg7 22. Rhg1 Ng6 23. f5
Nde5 24. fxg6 hxg6 25. Qxa5 Be6 26. Qc3 $16) 19. Rhg1 Qxd3 20. Rxg7+ Kh8 21.
Bxd3 Ng6 (21... Rh6 22. fxe5 Rxh5 23. e6 Ne5 24. Bxe5 Rxe5 25. Rxh7+ Kg8 26.
exf7+ Rxf7 27. Rg1+ Kf8 $2 (27... Ng6 28. Rh6 $16) 28. Rh8+ $18) 22. fxe5 $16)
18... Qg6 19. fxe5 Qxd3 20. Rxd3 Nf5 21. Re1 (21. Be4 Nd4 $1) (21. Rg1 Rg6 $1 (
21... g6 22. Bg4 Nd4 23. Bxd4 cxd4 24. Bxd7 Bxd7 25. Nf6+ $18) 22. Rgd1 Nd4)
21... Nd4 22. Bxd4 cxd4 23. Rxd4 Re6 24. Rd5 b6 25. Bg4 $6 (25. Nf4 $5 Re7 26.
Re2 Rfe8 27. Bg4) 25... f5 $1 26. Bh3 g5 $17 (26... Rh6 27. e6 (27. Nf4 $5)
27... Rxh5 28. exd7 Bxd7 29. Rxd7 Rxh3 30. Ree7 g6 $17) 27. Bf1 (27. Kc2 g4 (
27... Rh6 $1 28. e6 Rxh5 29. exd7 Bxd7 30. Rxd7 Rxh3 31. Ree7 Rxh2+ 32. Kb3 g4
$19) 28. Nf4 (28. Bf1 f4 $17) 28... Rh6 29. Bg2 Rxh2 30. e6 $132) 27... Rfe8
28. Bd3 Nxe5 29. Bxf5 Nd3+ 30. Bxd3 Rxe1+ 31. Kd2 R1e6 32. Rxg5+ Kh8 $17 33.
Nf4 Rh6 34. c5 (34. Rg2 Rh4 35. Nd5 Bb7 $19) (34. Rh5 $5) 34... Rxh2+ 35. Kc3
Rh4 36. Nd5 (36. Ng2 Rg4 37. Rxg4 Bxg4 38. cxb6 Rb8 39. Ne3 Be6 40. Bc4 Rxb6
$19) 36... bxc5 37. Nf6 Rf8 38. Rxc5 Rxf6 39. Rxc8+ Kg7 40. Rc5 Rh3 41. Rd5 (
41. Rxa5 Rd6 $19) 41... h5 42. b4 axb4+ 43. Kxb4 h4 $19 44. a4 Re3 45. Rd7+ Rf7
46. Rd4 h3 47. Bc4 Rb7+ 48. Kc5 Rc3 (48... Rc3 49. Kc6 h2 50. Rh4 Rxc4+ $19)
0-1

[Event "Moscow International"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1982.05.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Knaak, Rainer"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1982.05.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 (7. Nge2 $5
Nd7 8. h3 h5 9. Ng3 Bg6 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 g6 $13) 7... Be6 (7... Bg6 8. h4
$1 Bxh4 9. Qb3 b6 10. Nf3 Be7 11. Ne5 $16) 8. h4 (8. h3 $5) 8... Nd7 9. h5 Qb6
10. Rb1 Ngf6 11. f3 h6 12. Bd3 c5 13. Nge2 Rc8 (13... O-O 14. Kf1 Rfe8 15. Kg2
Rac8 16. Qe1 Nh7 17. Qf2 cxd4 18. exd4 Bd6 $13 {Furman,S-Geller,E/URS-ch/1975/}
) 14. Kf1 O-O 15. g5 $1 hxg5 16. Bxg5 Rfe8 17. Qe1 cxd4 18. exd4 Nh7 19. Bxe7
Rxe7 20. Qg3 $36 Ndf8 (20... Qc7 $5 21. Qxc7 $140 Rxc7 22. Nb5 Rc8 23. Nxa7 Ra8
) 21. Kf2 (21. Bc2 $5 {/\Bb3/}) 21... f6 22. Bc2 Bf7 23. Bb3 Rce8 24. Rbd1 Ng5
25. Nf4 Qd6 (25... Re3 26. Nfxd5 $18) 26. Rd3 $1 (26. Ncxd5 Re2+ $1 27. Nxe2
Qxg3+) 26... b5 $6 (26... Nd7 $5 27. Qg4 Nb6 28. h6 g6) 27. Qg4 $1 $18 Rd7 28.
h6 g6 29. Ncxd5 a5 30. h7+ Ngxh7 $6 (30... Nfxh7 31. Qxd7 $18) (30... Kh8 $5
31. a3 a4 (31... Qc6 32. Rc3) 32. Ba2 Qc6 33. Nb4) 31. Nxg6 {time} (31. Nxg6
Bxg6 (31... Nxg6 32. Ne7+ Qxe7 33. Qxg6+ Kf8 34. Qh6+ $18) 32. Ne7+ Kh8 (32...
Kg7 33. Nf5+ $18) 33. Nxg6+ Nxg6 34. Qxg6 $18) 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tunik, Gennady"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[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 {Kortschnoj Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8. Ne2 (8. Be2 Ne7 (8... Nd7 9. Nf3 b6 10. Nd2 Qf4 $8 11.
Bf3 Ne5 12. Be4 Bb7 13. g3 Qg4 14. f3 Qh5 15. f4 Qxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Nd7 17. Bf3 $44
{Ionov,S-Sorokin,M/Cheliabinsk/1991/0,5 (27) Inf 53/384/}) (8... Na6 9. Bc3 Nf6
10. Nf3 Bd7 11. O-O $1 $16 {Sokolov,A-Akopian,V/Groningen/1991/}) (8... c5 9.
Bxc5 Qxg2 10. Qd4 Nd7 11. O-O-O $1 $44 {Vera,R-Semkov,S/ROM/1990/1:0 (38) Inf
49/459/}) 9. Nf3 Nd5 $5 10. Ba3 Nf4 11. O-O Nxe2+ 12. Kh1 Nd7 13. Re1 Qxc4 14.
Rxe2 c5 15. Rc1 $13 {Borisenko,G-Kaliksteyn,A/UZB/1992/0:1 (31) Inf 54/391/})
8... Na6 (8... Ne7 9. Qd2 $1 c5 10. O-O-O O-O 11. Bxc5 Nbc6 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13.
Bxe7 e5 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. f3 Qc6 16. Bd3 Be6 17. Kb1 $16 {Georgadze,G-Cruz
Lopez,C/ESP/1991/ Inf 54/391/}) (8... Nd7 9. Qd6 c5 10. Bc3 Ngf6 11. O-O-O Qc6
12. Qg3 Rg8 13. f3 Ke7 14. Nf4 b6 15. Nd3 Ba6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Rad8 18.
Be2 $1 $14 {Georgadze/}) 9. Bf8 (9. Bc3 $5) 9... Ne7 10. Bxg7 Rg8 $5 $146 (
10... Nb4 11. Bxh8 (11. Qd6 {Ftacnik} Nd3+ 12. Kd2 Nf5 13. Qxd3 Qxd3+ 14. Kxd3
Nxg7 15. Ng3 c5 16. Kc3 b6 17. Bd3 Bb7 18. f3 Rd8 19. a3 Ke7 20. b4 Rd7 21.
Rhb1 Rhd8 22. Bc2 Ba6 23. Rd1 $10 {Hauchard,A-Neves,A/WchTJ-U26 Curitiba/1993/
0.5 (44)}) 11... e5 12. Qd6 $1 (12. f3 {Kortschnoj} Qe3 13. Qd2 Nd3+ 14. Kd1
Nf2+ 15. Kc1 $13) 12... Nc2+ 13. Kd2 Bf5 14. Ng3 $6 (14. Rd1 $1 Rd8 15. Qxd8+
Kxd8 16. Kc1+ Ke8 17. Nc3 Qf4+ 18. Rd2 $14) 14... Qf4+ 15. Kc3 Nd5+ 16. cxd5
Qd4+ 17. Kb3 Nxa1+ 18. Ka3 Nc2+ 19. Kb3 Na1+ {Gomez Esteban,J-Illeskas Cordoba,
M/ESP/1993/0,5 (20) Inf 57/396/}) 11. Bf6 (11. Qd4 {Ftacnik} Qxd4 12. Bxd4 c5
13. Bc3 Nb4 14. Bxb4 cxb4 15. Nd4 Nc6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. g3 Bb7 18. Bg2 O-O-O
19. Rd1 Rxd1+ 20. Kxd1 c5 21. Bxb7+ {Georgadze,G-Sveshnikov,E/Podolsk/1992/0.5
(21)}) 11... Rg6 12. Qd4 (12. Bc3 Nc5 $36) 12... Qxd4 13. Bxd4 c5 (13... Nb4 {
Kortschnoj} 14. Kd2 $14 e5) 14. Bc3 (14. Be3 Nf5 15. Bd2 e5 $13) 14... Nb4 15.
Kd2 $6 (15. Bxb4 cxb4 16. g3 (16. Nd4 {Ftacnik} Nc6 $10) (16. Nf4 {Kortschnoj}
Rg4 17. g3 e5 18. h3 Rg5 19. Nd5 $10) 16... Bd7 17. Bg2 Bc6 18. O-O) 15... e5
$1 16. Bxe5 (16. a3 Rd6+) (16. Ng3 {Kortschnoj} Rd6+ 17. Ke2 Nc2 18. Rc1 Nd4+
$15) 16... Nec6 17. Bg3 (17. Bc3 Rd6+ 18. Kc1 Nd3+ 19. Kc2 Nxf2 20. Rg1 Bf5+
$36) 17... Bf5 18. Nf4 O-O-O+ 19. Kc3 (19. Ke3 $2 {Ftacnik} Nc2+ 20. Ke2 Rgd6
$19) 19... Rgd6 20. a3 (20. Nd5 {Kortschnoj} Nxd5+ 21. cxd5 Rxd5 22. Bc4 Rd2
23. Rac1 a6 24. a4 R8d3+ $1 $19) 20... Rd2 $1 (20... Nc2 {Ftacnik} 21. Rc1 N2d4
22. Nd5 $13) 21. axb4 $8 cxb4+ 22. Kb3 Bc2+ 23. Ka2 Nd4 24. Bd3 (24. Rc1 Rd6
25. c5 Rc6 26. Rxc2 (26. Bc4 {Kortschnoj} Rxc5 $19) 26... b3+) (24. Re1 {
Ftacnik} Rd6 (24... Bb3+ 25. Kb1 Bc2+ 26. Ka1 Rd6 27. c5 Rd1+ (27... Nb3+ 28.
Ka2 Nxc5 29. Re8+ Kc7 30. Bc4) 28. Rxd1 Nb3+ 29. Ka2 Rxd1 30. Bd3 Nc1+ 31. Ka1
Rxh1 32. Bxc2 b3 (32... Nb3+ 33. Ka2 Nxc5 34. Bf5+ $16) 33. Bb1 Na2) 25. c5 Rc6
26. Nh5 Kd7 (26... Rxc5 $2 27. Re8+ Kd7 28. Nf6+ Kc6 29. Rc8+ Kb6 30. Nd7+ $18)
27. Bd6 b5 28. Nf6+ Kc8 29. Re8+ Kb7 $13) 24... b3+ (24... Bxd3 {Ftacnik} 25.
Nxd3 Rxd3 26. Rad1 $13) 25. Ka3 Bxd3 26. Rac1 (26. Rhd1 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Bxc4 {
/\Nc2/}) 26... Bc2 27. Rhe1 (27. Kb4 Nc6+ 28. Kc3 R2d3+ 29. Nxd3 Rxd3#) (27.
Nd5 {Ftacnik} Nf5 $17) 27... Nc6 28. Ne2 (28. Nd5 R2xd5 29. cxd5 Rxd5 30. Rxc2
bxc2 31. Rc1 Nd4 (31... Rd3+ $17 {Ftacnik}) 32. Kb4 b5 $19) 28... a6 29. Bf4
R2d3 30. Be3 b5 31. Nf4 (31. cxb5 {Ftacnik} axb5 32. Nf4 Kd7 $1 $19) 31... R3d7
(31... bxc4 32. Nxd3 cxd3 33. Bd2) 32. cxb5 (32. Bb6 Rg8) 32... axb5 33. Rxc2 (
33. Re2 $5 Kb7 34. Rexc2 bxc2 35. Rxc2 Ra8+ 36. Kb3 Nd4+ 37. Bxd4 Rxd4 38. Ne2
$15) (33. Bb6 {Ftacnik} Rg8 (33... Rd4 $19 {Kortschnoj}) 34. h3 Rb7 $19) 33...
bxc2 34. Rc1 Nd4 35. b3 (35. Bxd4 Rxd4 36. Rxc2+ Kb7 37. g3 Kb6 $17) 35... Rc7
36. Kb2 Kb7 37. g3 Rc6 38. Bxd4 Rxd4 39. Rxc2 Rcd6 (39... b4 $5) 40. Re2 b4 41.
Kc2 Kc8 42. Ng2 Ra6 $1 $19 43. Kb2 Rd1 44. Ne1 (44. Ne3 Rda1 45. Kc2 R1a2+ 46.
Kd1 Rd6+ 47. Ke1 Ra1+) 44... Rda1 45. Kc2 R1a2+ (45... R1a2+ 46. Kd3 (46. Kd1
Rd6+ $19) 46... Rd6+ 47. Ke3 Re6+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Berlin East DSV"]
[Site "Berlin East"]
[Date "1982.10.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Knaak, Rainer"]
[Black "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1982.10.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 Bb7 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 a5 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Be4 14. Bxe4 Nxe4
15. Qc2 Nf6 (15... f5 $2 16. d5) 16. e4 Nfd7 17. O-O O-O 18. c5 Qc7 19. Rfc1
Rc8 20. Qd2 Ra6 (20... Nf6) 21. h4 Nf6 22. d5 $1 Nxe4 23. Qd4 Nf6 (23... Nc3 $2
24. Bxc3 bxc3 25. d6 Qxc5 26. d7 $1) 24. d6 Qb7 25. Ne5 Nc6 (25... a4 $5 26. d7
$1 Rd8 (26... Nbxd7 $5 27. c6 Rcxc6 28. Nxc6 Rxc6 29. Rxc6 Qxc6 30. Qxb4) 27.
Ng4 (27. Rxa4 Rxa4 28. c6 $13) 27... e5 (27... Nbxd7 28. Nxf6+ gxf6 29. Rxa4 $1
Rxa4 30. c6) 28. Qxe5 Qxd7 (28... Nbxd7 29. Qe7 $1) 29. Nxf6+ Rxf6 30. Rd1 $1
$18) 26. Nxc6 Qxc6 27. g4 $1 Rd8 28. g5 Ne8 29. Re1 $18 Qb7 30. Re4 Qd7 31. h5
Rb8 32. Qd3 Ra7 33. h6 f5 34. gxf6 gxf6 35. Rg4+ Kh8 36. c6 $1 Qxc6 37. Qg3 1-0

[Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"]
[Site "Netherlands"]
[Date "1935.11.14"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Euwe, Max"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1935.10.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e4 Bb4 7. e5 Ne4 (7... Nd5
$2 {Alekhine-Bogoljubow(01)/Wch14/1929/1:0/26}) 8. Qc2 Qd5 9. Be2 c5 (9... O-O
10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 Be7 12. Nd2 c5 13. Bxc4 Qd8 14. Qe4 {Alekhine-Helling,K/
Dresden/1936/1:0/40}) (9... b5 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Ne1 $1 $16 {
Alekhine}) 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 cxd4 12. cxd4 (12. Nxd4 Bc5 (12... Be7 $14) (
12... Qxe5 13. cxb4 Qxd4 14. Bb2 $16) 13. Nf3 Nd7 14. Rd1 Qc6 15. Bxc4 $16 {
Alekhine-Bogoljubow,E/Nottingham/1936/1:0/47}) 12... c3 13. Bd2 Qa5 $6 (13...
Nc6 $142 14. Bxc3 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 O-O 16. a5 {Alekhine}) 14. Bxc3 Bxc3 15. Ra3
Nc6 (15... Bd7 16. Rxc3 Bxa4 17. Bb5+ $1 $18 {Alekhine} (17. Rc8+ $2 Kd7 18.
Bb5+ Nc6 $1)) 16. Rxc3 Bd7 (16... O-O 17. Rb1 {[%cal Rc3c6] /\18.Rc6} Qc7 18.
Ng5 $40 {+-Alekhine}) 17. Rb1 O-O $2 (17... Rb8 18. Rc5 Qd8 19. Qe4 $16) 18.
Rc5 (18. Rxb7 $143 Nb4 19. Rc5 Nxc2 20. Rxa5 Bc6 21. Rbxa7 Rab8 {Alekhine})
18... Qd8 (18... Qc7 19. Ng5) 19. Rxb7 Bc8 20. Rb1 Nxd4 (20... Ne7 21. Ng5 Ng6
22. Bf3 {Alekhine}) 21. Nxd4 Qxd4 22. Bf3 $18 Bd7 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 24. a5 (24. Rd1
$142 Qxa4 25. Qxa4 Bxa4 26. Rdc1 {[%cal Yc5c8] Alekhine}) 24... g6 25. Rd1 Qb4
$1 26. Qc4 Rb8 27. Qxb4 Rxb4 28. h3 (28. Rc7 Ba4 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30. h3 a6 31. Ra8
Bb5 32. Raa7 Rf4 33. g3 Rf5 34. f4 $18 {Alekhine}) 28... Bb5 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30.
Rcc8 Rb1+ 31. Kh2 Rb2 32. Kg3 (32. g4 Rxf2+ $2 (32... g5 $1) 33. Kg3 Ra2 34. g5
$18) 32... Rb3+ 33. f3 Rb2 34. Rg8+ Kh6 35. Rc7 Bf1 36. Rxf7 Rxg2+ (36... g5
37. f4 $18) 37. Kf4 g5+ 38. Ke3 Re2+ 39. Kd4 Rd2+ 40. Ke3 {Played to gain time}
Re2+ 41. Kd4 Rd2+ 42. Kc3 Rd3+ 43. Kc2 Ra3 (43... Rd5 44. Rxa7 Bxh3 45. a6 Ra5
46. Kb3 Bf1 47. Rc7 $1 Bxa6 (47... Rxa6 $145 $5) 48. Rc1 $18 {Alekhine} Rb5+
49. Ka4 Rxe5 50. Rh1#) 44. f4 $1 gxf4 45. Rxf4 Be2 (45... Bd3+ $2 46. Kb2 $18)
46. Rf6+ Kh5 47. Kd2 $1 Bc4 (47... Bd3 $2 48. Rf3) 48. Rg7 h6 49. Rgg6 Rd3+ (
49... Rxa5 50. Rxh6+ Kg5 51. Rfg6+ Kf5 52. Rg4 {[%cal Rh6h5] /\Rh5+- Alekhine})
50. Kc2 Rd8 51. Rxh6+ Kg5 52. Kc3 Bd5 53. Kd4 $1 Bh1+ 54. Ke3 Bd5 55. Rhg6+ Kh5
56. Kf4 Rh8 57. h4 {[%cal Rf4g3] /\58.Kg3} 1-0

[Event "World-ch31-KK2 Kasparov-Karpov +5-3=16"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.10.31"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1985.09.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 Be6 8. h4
Nd7 9. h5 Nh6 10. Be2 Nb6 11. Rc1 (11. Nh3 $6 g5 $1 {Vaiser-Timoshenko/
Taschkent/1987/i44/(480)}) 11... Bd6 (11... Nc4 12. Bxc4 dxc4 13. Bxh6 gxh6 $13
{Kasparov}) 12. Nh3 Bxf4 13. Nxf4 Bd7 $14 14. Rg1 g5 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Kd2 Qe7
17. b3 g5 18. Nd3 O-O-O 19. Rh1 f6 20. Qg1 Nf7 21. Qg3 Qd6 22. Qxd6 Nxd6 23. f3
Rdg8 24. Nc5 Kd8 25. Bd3 Bc8 26. Ne2 Na8 27. Bh7 Rf8 28. Rh6 Nc7 29. Ng3 Nf7
30. Rh2 Ne6 31. Nd3 Ng7 32. Rch1 Ke7 33. Nf2 Rd8 34. Bf5 Rxh2 35. Rxh2 Nxf5 36.
gxf5 Rh8 37. Rxh8 Nxh8 38. e4 Nf7 39. Ng4 Nd6 40. Ne3 dxe4 41. fxe4 b6 42. b4
Ba6 43. Ng4 Nb5 44. Kd3 Na3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bg3 Ne7 8. Bd3
Nf5 (8... Bf5) 9. Bxd6 Nxd6 10. Nge2 Bf5 11. Bxf5 Nxf5 12. Qd3 Nd6 13. O-O O-O
14. f3 f5 15. Ng3 $2 (15. Nf4 $142 $10 {Lputian}) 15... Na6 $15 16. b3 Qe7 17.
Rae1 Rae8 18. Re2 Nc7 19. Rfe1 Ne6 20. Qd2 f4 21. exf4 Qf6 22. Re5 Qxf4 23.
Qxf4 Nxf4 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Rxe8+ Nxe8 26. Kf2 Nd6 27. Nge2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-11b"]
[Site "Rio de Janeiro"]
[Date "1979.09.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Ivkov, Borislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1979.09.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 Nd7 8.
Ng3 Bg6 (8... Be6 $6 9. Nh5 $1 $14) 9. Be2 (9. h4 $142 $1 {/\h4-h5}) 9... Nf8 (
9... Qb6 $1) 10. h4 $1 Bxh4 (10... h6 11. h5 Bh7 12. Bd3 $16) 11. Qb3 Bxg3 $1 (
11... b6 12. Qa4 $16) (11... b5 12. Nxb5 $1 $18) 12. Bxg3 $14 Qb6 13. Qa3 Ne7 (
13... Ne6 $5 14. Bd6 $1 {Cvetkovic}) 14. Na4 Qd8 15. Nc5 Qb6 16. Na4 Qd8 17.
Nc5 Qb6 18. Be5 f6 19. Bh2 Bf7 20. Bd6 Nfg6 21. Bd3 Nc8 22. Bg3 a5 23. O-O Nge7
24. Rfe1 Ra7 25. Qc3 a4 26. Rab1 Qd8 27. Bb8 b5 28. Bxa7 Nxa7 29. b3 axb3 30.
axb3 O-O 31. Ra1 Nec8 32. Bf5 Re8 33. Ra6 Qc7 34. Rea1 Re7 35. Nd3 Be8 36. Qc5
Qb7 37. Nb4 Rc7 38. Be6+ Bf7 39. Bxc8 Nxc8 40. Rxc6 Rxc6 41. Nxc6 1-0

[Event "Match Eliskases-Spielmann +3-2=5"]
[Site "Linz"]
[Date "1932.09.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Black "Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1932.09.12"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {1)Tarrasch's Schachzeitung 1932,H3,S.37} d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3
dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Bb7 7. Be2 Ne7 8. Ne4 Nd5 9. O-O Nd7 10. Nfg5 Be7 11. f4 g6
12. f5 exf5 13. e6 fxe6 14. Nxe6 Qb6 15. a4 fxe4 16. a5 Qa6 17. Qc2 N7f6 18.
Rxf6 Bxf6 19. Qxe4 Kf7 20. Nc5 Rae8 21. Qf3 Rxe2 22. Nxa6 Re1+ 23. Kf2 Rhe8 24.
Nc5 Bc8 25. b4 Kg8 26. Bb2 R1e3 27. Qd1 c3 28. Bc1 c2 29. Qxc2 Re2+ 30. Qxe2
Bxd4+ 31. Be3 Rxe3 32. Qf1 Ra3+ 0-1

[Event "World-ch13 Alekhine-Bogoljubow +11-5=9"]
[Site "GER/NLD"]
[Date "1929.09.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1929.09.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "25"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 $2 (5... Bf5) 6. e4 Bb4 (6...
c5 7. e5 Nd5 8. Bxc4 Nc6 9. O-O cxd4 10. Nxd4 $1 Nxc3 (10... Nb6 11. Bb5 Bd7
12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Qg4 $16) 11. bxc3 Nxe5 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 14. Qh5+
Nf7 15. Rd1 $18 {Müller-Meesen/corr/1936}) 7. e5 (7. Bg5 $6 Bxc3+ $1 (7... c5
$1) 8. bxc3 Qa5 $17 {Bogoljubow}) (7. Qc2 b5 8. Be2 Nbd7 9. O-O $36) 7... Nd5
$2 (7... Ne4 8. Qc2 Qd5 9. Be2 c5 (9... O-O 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 Be7 12. Nd2
c5 13. Bxc4 Qd8 14. Qe4 {Alekhine-Helling,K/Dresden/1936/1:0/40}) (9... b5 10.
O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Ne1 $16 {Alekhine}) 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 cxd4 12.
Nxd4 (12. cxd4 c3 13. Bd2 $1 $16 {/+- Alekhine-Euwe(19)/Wch16-NLD(Zeist)/1935/
1:0/57}) 12... Bc5 13. Nf3 Nd7 14. Rd1 Qc6 15. Bxc4 {Alekhine-Bogoljubow,E/
Nottingham/1936/1:0/47}) 8. Bd2 Bxc3 (8... b5 9. Ne4 Be7 10. b3 $1 $16 {
Alekhine} Nd7 11. bxc4 bxc4 12. Bxc4 N7b6 13. Bb3 (13. Be2 a5 $14 {[%cal Yd5b4]
/\Nb4}) 13... Ba6 $14 {Kotov}) 9. bxc3 b5 10. Ng5 $1 f6 (10... h6 11. Ne4 O-O
12. Qh5 (12. Nd6 $16) 12... f6 (12... f5 13. Nd6 {[%cal Yg2g4] /\g4->}) 13. Qg6
Kh8 14. Nd6 Qd7 15. h4 $1 $40) (10... Nxc3 $4 11. Qf3 $18) (10... Qe7 $142) (
10... O-O 11. Qb1 $1 {[%cal Ya4b5] /\12.ab}) 11. exf6 $1 (11. Ne4 fxe5 12. dxe5
O-O) 11... Nxf6 $2 (11... gxf6 $1 12. Qh5+ Kd7 13. Ne4 Qe8 14. Qh4 Qg6 $14 {
Bolbochan-Letelier/Mar del Plata/1952}) (11... Qxf6 $2 12. axb5 cxb5 13. Ne4
Qe7 (13... Qh4 14. Nd6+ Kd7 15. g3) 14. Bg5 Qc7 15. Qh5+ g6 16. Qh6 $16) 12.
Be2 a6 (12... O-O 13. axb5 h6 (13... cxb5 14. Bf3 Nd5 15. Qb1) 14. b6 $1 Qxb6 (
14... hxg5 15. Rxa7 $1 $18) 15. Nf3 Ba6 16. Ne5 $18) 13. Bf3 $1 h6 $8 (13...
Ra7 14. Bf4 Rb7 (14... Qb6 15. Bd6 $16 {/+-() Kotov}) 15. axb5 axb5 16. Ra8 $40
{+- Alekhine} Bd7 17. Bd6 Qc8 18. Bh5+ g6 19. Qf3 Nd5 20. Qf7+ Kd8 21. Bf3 Re8
22. Qf6+ Nxf6 23. Nf7#) (13... Nd5 14. Qc2 g6 15. Nxh7 Rxh7 16. Qxg6+ Rf7 17.
Bh5 Qf6 (17... Raa7) 18. Qg8+ $18) 14. Bh5+ Nxh5 (14... Ke7 15. Nf7 Qe8 16.
Nxh8 Nxh5 17. Qg4 $18) 15. Qxh5+ Kd7 16. Nf7 Qe8 17. Qg6 Rg8 18. Bf4 Bb7 (18...
Rf8 19. Ne5+ Kd8 20. Qe4 {[%cal Ya4b5,Ye5c6] /\21.ab, 21.Nc6}) 19. Bg3 Ke7 20.
Bd6+ Kd7 21. O-O {[%cal Yf2f5] /\f4-f5} c5 22. dxc5 Bd5 (22... Nc6 23. Rfd1)
23. axb5 axb5 24. Rxa8 Bxa8 25. Ra1 Nc6 (25... Bb7 26. Ra7 Kc8 27. Bg3 $18 {
[%cal Yf7d6] /\Nd6}) 26. Ne5+ $1 (26. Ne5+ $1 Nxe5 (26... Kc8 27. Rxa8+) 27.
Ra7+ Kc6 28. Qe4#) 1-0

[Event "Alekhine sim clock Consultants +2-1=0 "]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1929.03.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Kashdan, Isaac"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1929.03.24"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {1)ACB 1929,p.62. 2)Skinner:Alekhine. p.349. Kashdan played together
with Steiner,Herman..} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7.
Bd2 Qb6 8. Ne5 Nd7 9. axb5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 cxb5 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Qg4 Kf8 13. Qf4
a5 14. Be2 Bb7 15. O-O h5 16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. Qxg5 Rh6 18. e4 h4 19. Rxa5 f6 20.
exf6 Nxf6 21. Qxb5 1-0

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 c5 6. Bb2 cxd4 7. exd4 Bb4 8. a3
Bxc3+ 9. Bxc3 dxc4 10. bxc4 Ne4 11. Rc1 Nxc3 12. Rxc3 Qa5 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Nf3
Rd8 15. Bd3 Nd7 16. O-O b6 17. Re1 Bb7 18. Ne5 h6 19. Qc2 Rac8 20. Bh7+ Kf8 21.
Nxf7 Nf6 (21... Kxf7 22. Qg6+ Kf8 23. Qxe6 $18) 22. Nxd8 Rxd8 23. Re5 Qa6 24.
d5 exd5 25. h3 dxc4 26. Rg3 b5 27. Bf5 Bd5 28. Qc3 Qd6 29. Bg6 a6 30. Rge3 Bf7
31. Bxf7 Kxf7 32. Re1 Rd7 33. a4 Qc6 34. axb5 axb5 35. Qb4 Nd5 36. Rf5+ Kg8 37.
Rf8+ Kh7 38. Qb1+ g6 39. Ree8 Nf6 40. Rc8 Qa6 41. Qe1 Qd6 42. Qc3 Qf4 43. Qa1
1-0

[Event "World-ch14 Alekhine-Bogoljubow +8-3=15"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1934.04.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1934.04.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 (3... e5 4. cxd5 (4. dxe5 d4 5. Ne4 Qa5+) 4...
cxd5 5. Nf3 e4 6. Ne5 $6 Qa5 $1 7. Bd2 f6 $1 8. Nxe4 Qb6 9. Qa4+ Nd7 10. Nc3
fxe5 11. Nxd5 Qd6 12. e4 Ngf6 13. dxe5 Qxe5 14. Bf4 $2 Bb4+ $3 15. Qxb4 Nxd5
$19) 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. f4 $6 dxc4 $1 (6... Bd6 $2 7. c5 Bc7 8. b4) 7.
Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. Nf3 (9. e4 $2 b4 10. Nce2 c5 $17) 9... a6 10. a4 $6 (10.
O-O c5 11. f5) 10... b4 11. Ne2 (11. Nb1 {[%cal Yb1d2,Yd2c4] /\Nd2-c4}) (11.
Ne4 c5 $10) 11... c5 $1 12. O-O Be7 (12... g6 {[%cal Yf8g7] /\Bg7}) 13. a5 $6 (
13. f5 $142 exf5 14. Bxf5 O-O 15. Ng3 $132 {Alekhine}) 13... O-O 14. Ng3 g6 15.
Qe2 cxd4 16. exd4 (16. Nxd4 $142 Nc5 17. Bc4 Nfe4) 16... Nb8 $1 17. Ne5 (17. f5
exf5 (17... Bxf3 $1 18. Qxf3 Qxd4+ 19. Kh1 Nbd7 $17 {[%cal Yd7e5] /\Ne5}) 18.
Bxf5 gxf5 19. Nxf5 $40 {+- Alekhine}) 17... Nc6 (17... Qxd4+ 18. Be3 Qd6 (18...
Qd8 19. Rfd1) 19. Nc4 $16 (19. Rfd1 $16)) 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Bc4 $2 (19. Bxa6
Ra7 {[%cal Yd8a8] /\Qa8} (19... Rxa6 20. Qxa6 Qxd4+ 21. Kh1 Qd5 22. Qe2 Bb5 23.
Qf3 Bxf1 24. Qxd5 Nxd5 25. Nxf1 Bc5 $10 {_|_}) (19... Ng4 20. Rd1 (20. Qxg4
Rxa6 (20... Qxd4+ 21. Kh1 Rxa6 22. Qe2 {[%cal Yc1e3] /\23.Be3<=>}) 21. f5 $40 {
Alekhine}) 20... Bf6 $13) 20. Bb5 $2 (20. Be3 $2 Nd5) (20. Rd1 Qa8 21. Bb5 $10
{Alekhine}) 20... Bxb5 21. Qxb5 Qxd4+ 22. Kh1 Rfa8 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Rd4d5] /
\Qd5}) 19... Bb7 $19 {Black has a strategically won position. Lasker} 20. Be3
Qd6 {Now the position demands an attack!} (20... Nd5 21. Rfd1 (21. Qd2 Bd6 22.
Ne2 Bc7 23. Ra2 Bxa5 24. Rfa1 Nxe3 25. Qxe3 Bb6 26. Bxa6 Rxa6 27. Rxa6 Qd5 28.
Qf2 Bxa6 29. Rxa6 Qb5 30. Ra1 Rc8 31. Rc1 Rxc1+ 32. Nxc1 Qc4 33. Ne2 Qc2 $19) (
21. Ne4 $1 {[%cal Ye4c5] /\Nc5 Alekhine}) 21... Bd6 22. Qd2 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Qc7
$19 {Lasker}) 21. Rad1 Rfe8 22. b3 {[%csl Rc3] ><c3} Bf8 (22... Bd8) 23. Rd3
Qc7 $5 24. Qa2 Bd6 25. Bd2 (25. f5 Bxg3 $1 (25... exf5 26. Nxf5 $1) 26. fxe6
Bxh2+ 27. Kh1 fxe6 28. Rxf6 Bd5 $17) 25... Qc6 $1 26. Be1 Rad8 27. Rd2 Be7 $2 {
[%cal Yd8d4,Ye7c5] /\28... Rd4 29.Rd4 Bc5} (27... Bb8 $142 {[%cal Rb8a7] /\Ba7
increasing the pressure}) 28. Qb2 Rd7 $19 {Alekhine} (28... Rxd4 $2 29. Rxd4 (
29. Bxa6 Bxa6 30. Rxd4 Bxf1 31. Kxf1 Bc5 {[%cal Rf6g4] /\Ng4!-+}) 29... Bc5 30.
Rf2 Ng4 31. Kf1 Nxf2 32. Bxf2 Qxg2+ 33. Ke1 Bxd4 34. Qxd4) 29. Rc2 $2 Qd6 $2
$138 (29... Ng4 $1 30. f5 (30. Re2 Bf6 $19) (30. Qc1 Rxd4 $19) (30. d5 Bc5+ 31.
Kh1 exd5 $19) (30. Bd3 Qd6 31. Rc4 Ne3 32. Bxb4 Nxc4 $19) (30. Rf3 Bf6 31. Rd2
(31. Rd3 Qd6 $19) (31. Bd3 Qd6 $19) 31... Qc7 $19) 30... Ne3 31. fxe6 fxe6 32.
Re2 Nxc4 $19) (29... Rxd4 30. Bxa6 $1 Qxa6 (30... Bc5 $2 31. Bxb7) 31. Qxd4)
30. Ne2 Nd5 (30... Qc6 $1 31. Ng3 Ng4) 31. Qc1 Bd8 32. Bg3 Qe7 $2 $138 (32...
Qc6 $1 $19 33. Rf3 (33. Bd3 Nc3) 33... Nc3 (33... Bxa5 $2 34. Bxd5 $1) 34. Nxc3
bxc3 35. Rfxc3 Bxa5 36. Rd3 Red8 $1 37. Qd1 Bb6 38. Bxa6 Rxd4 $1 $19) (32...
Bxa5 33. f5) (32... f5 $17 {/-+}) 33. Ra2 Qf6 34. Qd2 Qf5 (34... Nc3 35. Nxc3
Rxd4 36. Qc1 bxc3 37. Qxc3 $17) 35. Bd3 Qf6 36. Bc4 Be7 37. Qd3 Red8 38. Be1
Qf5 $17 39. Qd2 Qe4 $2 (39... Qf6 $17) 40. Bd3 Qe3+ 41. Bf2 {Sealed} Qxd2 42.
Rxd2 Rc8 $17 {/=/+} 43. Bc4 Kg7 44. g3 {[%cal Ye2c1] /\Nc1} Rcd8 45. Rc1 h6 (
45... Nf6 $142 {[%cal Yf6g4,Yg4f2] /\Ng4xf2-/+}) (45... g5) (45... Nc3 $17) 46.
Bd3 f5 (46... Nf6 47. Rdd1 Ng4 48. Be1 Ne3 49. Rd2 Nf5 $1 $17) 47. Rdc2 g5 $2 (
47... Kf7 $142 {[%cal Yg6g5,Ye7d6,Yd6b8] Kf6, /\Bd6-b8, g5} 48. Kf1 {[%cal
Ye2g1,Yg1f3,Yf3e5] /\Ng1-f3-e5}) (47... Nf6) 48. g4 $3 Nxf4 $2 (48... fxg4 49.
f5 $1 Kf6 {Kf7} (49... exf5 50. Bxf5 Rd6 51. Bg3 Ne3 52. Rc7 $18) (49... Nf4
50. Nxf4 gxf4 51. fxe6 $18) (49... e5 50. dxe5 $18) 50. fxe6 Kxe6 (50... Rd6
51. Ng3 Rxe6 52. Nh5+ Kf7 53. Bf5 Red6 54. Bg3 $18) 51. Ng3 Kf7 (51... Rf8 52.
Re1+ Kf7 53. Bf5 $40) 52. Bf5 Nc3 $10) (48... gxf4 $142 49. gxf5 Kf7 $10 (49...
exf5 50. Bxf5 $16)) 49. Nxf4 gxf4 50. gxf5 e5 (50... exf5 51. Bxf5 Rd5 52. Rc7
Kf8 (52... Rxf5 53. Rxe7+ Rf7 54. Rxf7+ Kxf7 55. Rc7+ $18) (52... Kf6 53. Rxb7
Rxf5 54. Bh4+ $18) (52... Ba8 53. Rxe7+ Kf6 54. Re6+ Kxf5 55. Rxa6 $18) 53.
Rxb7 Rxf5 54. Rcc7 Bd6 55. Rh7 $18 {The Field}) 51. Re1 $1 exd4 (51... Kh8 52.
Rxe5 Bf6 53. Re6 $18) (51... Bf6 52. Rc4 $18 (52. dxe5 Rxd3 (52... Bxe5 53.
Rxe5 Rxd3 54. Re7+ $18) 53. exf6+ $18) 52... exd4 53. Rxb4) (51... Bg5 52. Rc4
$18) (51... Rc8 52. Rxc8 $1 (52. Rce2 $2 Bf6 53. Bc4 Rxc4 $1 54. bxc4 exd4)
52... Bxc8 53. Bc4 $1 exd4 54. Rxe7+ Rxe7 55. f6+ $18) (51... Kh8 $142) (51...
Rd5 52. Be4 R5d7 53. Bxb7 Rxb7 54. dxe5 $18) 52. Rxe7+ $3 (52. Bxd4+ Rxd4 53.
Rxe7+ Kf8 54. Rxb7 Rxd3 55. Rcc7 Re3 $1 $10) 52... Rxe7 53. Bh4 $1 Kf7 (53...
Red7 54. Bxd8 Rxd8 55. Rc7+ $18) 54. Bxe7 Kxe7 55. Rc7+ Rd7 56. f6+ Ke8 (56...
Kd6 57. f7 $18) (56... Ke6 57. Bf5+ $18) 57. Bg6+ $1 (57. f7+ Rxf7 58. Bg6 Bd5)
57... Kd8 58. f7 Kxc7 59. f8=Q f3 60. Qxb4 Rd6 61. Bd3 1-0

[Event "Match Rubinstein-Bogoljubow +5-4=3"]
[Site "Stockholm & Gothenburg"]
[Date "1920.01.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1920.01.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Qb3 Nf6 7. Bg5 c6 8. e3
Nbd7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Ne4 11. Bf4 Ndf6 12. Rac1 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Bxe4
Nxe4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Ne5 Qe7 17. a4 Be6 18. Qc2 f6 19. Nc4 Qb4 20. a5 Rad8
21. Qd2 {[#]} Qb5 {Black avoids the exchange of queens because in an endgame
the knight is stronger than the bishop. That is an example where the human
evaluation of the position seems to be better than the calculation of engines.}
22. Na3 Qg5 23. b4 {Preventing c6-c5.} Bh3 24. f4 exf3 25. Rxf3 Be6 26. Rg3 Qd5
27. Nc4 Rfe8 28. Nb6 Qd6 29. Na4 Re7 30. Nc5 Rde8 $2 {[#]} 31. Rf1 $2 ({
Surprisingly both players missed the simple} 31. Ne4 $18 {Maybe Zeitnot} Qd8
32. Nxf6+ {winning immedately.}) 31... Bf7 32. Rf4 Kh8 33. Qf2 Bg8 34. h4 $6 (
34. e4) 34... h6 35. Rgf3 Bh7 36. g4 Bg6 37. Rg3 Qd5 38. g5 fxg5 39. hxg5 h5 {
[#]} 40. Rf8+ {Not the best} Kh7 41. Rxe8 Rxe8 $15 42. Qf3 $2 (42. Nxb7 $2 Rb8
43. Nc5 Rxb4 $17) (42. Rf3 {Best defence} Qxg5+ 43. Kh2 Be4 44. Qg3 Qxg3+ 45.
Rxg3 Re7 46. Rg5 Bf3 47. Rg3 Bg4 48. e4 {White seems to hold this endgame})
42... Qc4 $19 43. Nd7 (43. Nxb7 Qxb4 44. Nc5 Qxa5 45. Nd7 h4 46. Rg2 Qe1+ 47.
Kh2 Rxe3 $19) 43... Qxb4 44. Ne5 Rf8 45. Qe2 Qxa5 46. Rh3 Qa1+ 47. Kh2 Qf1 48.
Qxf1 Rxf1 49. Nd7 Bf5 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7.
g4 Be6 8. h3 Nd7 (8... h5 $5 9. gxh5 Nd7) 9. Nf3 Ngf6 (9... g5 $5 10. Bg3 h5
11. gxh5 Rxh5 12. Ne5 Ngf6 13. Qf3 Rh6 14. Bd3 Qa5 $15 {Bern,I-Agdestein,S/NOR
1991}) 10. Bd3 Nb6 11. Ne5 $146 {Krasenkow versucht das Spiel von Botvinnik
aus seiner bekannten Partie gegen Petrosian zu verbessern.} (11. Qc2 Nc4 (11...
g6 12. Bh6 Nc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. e4 Qa5 15. a3 O-O-O 16. O-O-O Ne8 17. Bd2 Qa6
18. Bf4 $14 {Bronstein,D-Darga,K/Amsterdam 1964}) 12. Kf1 (12. Bxc4 $1 dxc4 13.
e4 $14) 12... Nd6 13. Nd2 Qc8 14. Kg2 Nd7 15. f3 g6 16. Rac1 $14 {Botvinnik,
M-Petrosian,T/Moscow 1963}) 11... Nfd7 {Der Abtausch des starken weißen
Springers erleichtert das Spiel von Schwarz.} 12. Qc2 Nxe5 (12... h5 13. O-O-O
$13) 13. Bxe5 f6 14. Bg3 g6 15. h4 $1 Bd6 16. Ne2 Bxg3 (16... Bb4+ 17. Kf1 Qd7
18. h5 O-O-O 19. f3 $14) 17. Nxg3 Qe7 18. h5 O-O-O 19. f3 {Weiß führt das für
diese Variante typische Druckspiel auf dem Königsflügel.} f5 $5 {Mit dem
Bauernopfer öffnet Lputian die Linien "f" und "g", um das Spiel gegen den
weißen König zu erhalten.} ({Zu erwarten wäre eine ruhige Fortsetzung wie} 
19... Bf7 20. Kf2 Rde8 21. Rae1 $14) 20. gxf5 Bxf5 21. Nxf5 gxf5 22. Bxf5+ Kb8
23. O-O-O ({Prinzipieller (obwohl riskanter) wäre es, den Bauern zu behalten:} 
23. Kf2 $5 Nc4 24. Rae1 Rdg8 (24... Qg5 25. f4 $14) 25. b3 Nd6 26. Bd3 Rg5 $14)
23... Qxe3+ 24. Kb1 h6 {Schwarz hat eine bessere Bauernstruktur, Weiß setzt
dagegen auf seinen Freibauern f3, der unter Umständen gefährlich werden kann.}
25. Qh2+ Ka8 26. f4 Qe7 (26... Rdf8 $2 27. Rhe1 Qf3 $2 28. Rd3 $18) 27. Rhe1
Qc7 28. Re6 Rdf8 (28... Rde8 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Bd3 Qe7 31. f5 $14) 29. Bd3 a6
(29... Rxf4 $4 30. Rf6 $18) (29... Qxf4 $4 30. Re8+ $18) 30. Rf1 Nc4 31. Qf2
Qa5 32. Rd1 Qb4 33. f5 $14 {Weiß hat einige Fortschritte gemacht. Mit seinen
nächsten Zügen versucht er, die Stellung seines Königs zu sichern.} Rf7 34. Ka1
Ka7 35. a3 ({In Frage kam} 35. Rg1 $5 {, um die offene g-Linie zu
kontrollieren. Danach könnte Weiß Qc2-c3 folgen lassen ohne das Gegenspiel
nach Rh8-g8 befürchten zu müssen.}) 35... Qb3 36. Qc2 Qb6 37. Bxc4 $6 {Diese
Abwicklung bringt Weiß nichts, seine Bauern sind leicht angreifbar.} ({
Aussichtsreicher war} 37. Qc3 Rg8 $1 {(sonst folgt 38.Rg1+/-)} 38. Rg6 Re8 39.
Rxh6 (39. Bxc4 dxc4 40. d5 Rd8 $11) 39... Ne3 40. Re1 Nxf5 41. Rxe8 Nxh6 $14)
37... dxc4 38. d5 Rd8 39. d6 (39. Rxh6 Qe3 40. Re6 Qf3 41. d6 Rxf5 42. h6 Rd5
$11) 39... Qc5 40. f6 $2 {Dieses Bauernopfer ist nicht korrekt, Schwarz hat
die Freibauern vollkommen unter Kontrolle.} ({Notwendig war} 40. Rf1 Rxd6 41.
Rxd6 Qxd6 42. Qxc4 Rf6 $11) 40... Qxh5 41. Qf2+ c5 42. Rde1 Qd5 43. Re7 Rd7 $17
44. Qg3 Kb6 45. R7e5 $2 Qd4 46. Qf3 Ka7 47. Re6 Rxd6 48. Re7 Rb6 0-1

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit Juniors 1st"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2001.09.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Xu, Yuanyuan"]
[Black "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2001.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7.
Bd2 Bb7 8. axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 a5 11. d5 ({Die andere Hauptvariante
ist} 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6) 11... Nf6 12. dxe6 $2 {In dieser scharfen
Stellung sind die genauen Theoriekenntnisse sehr wichtig. Es sieht so aus, als
ob sie dem jungen Chinesen an dieser Stelle fehlten. Man kann mit bloßem Auge
sehen, daß Weiß nach dem Damentausch deutlich schlechter steht.} ({Vorzuziehen
war der Theoriepfad} 12. bxc4 b4 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qa4+ Nd7 15. Nd4 e5 16. Nb3
{usw.}) 12... Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1 (13. Rxd1 fxe6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 $17) 13... fxe6 $2 ({
Deutlich mehr erreichen konnte Schwarz mit} 13... Ne4 $1 14. exf7+ (14. Be1
fxe6 {bedeutet einen Tempogewinn für Schwarz gegenüber der Partie, so ist das
Schlagen auf a5 nicht mehr möglich.} 15. Nd4 Ke7 16. Nxb5 cxb3 17. f3 Nf6 18.
Bc4 Bd5 $17) 14... Kxf7 15. Be1 Rd8+ 16. Kc1 Nc5 $17 {Tillmann,M-Leutwyler,M/
Bern 2000}) 14. Rxa5 $13 {Nun ist die Lage vollkommen unklar.} Ne4 15. Rxa8
Bxa8 16. Be1 cxb3 17. Nd4 Bd5 18. Bxb5+ Kf7 19. f3 Nc5 (19... Nd6 $5) 20. e4
Bxe4 $2 {Dieses Opfer ist das Produkt einer fehlerhaften Berechnung, führt
aber letzten Endes doch zum Erfolg.} ({Korrekt war das von "Fritz" angezeigte} 
20... Bc6 $1 21. Nxc6 (21. Bc4 $1 $13) 21... Nxc6 22. Bxc6 Rc8 23. Kd2 (23. Bb5
b2 24. Kc2 Na4+ $19) 23... Rxc6 24. Bg3 $15) 21. fxe4 Rd8 22. Rf1+ Kg6 ({
Kaum besser ist} 22... Kg8 23. Bc3 e5 24. Bc4+ Kh8 25. Ke2 exd4 26. Bxd4 $16)
23. Bd2 $1 Nxe4 (23... Rxd4 $4 24. Be8#) 24. Nxb3 $4 {Vielleich hat Xu
Yuanyuan das Schach auf c3 übersehen?} ({Der nicht schwer zu findende Zug} 24.
Be3 $1 {hätte ihm einen großen Vorteil beschert.} Nc3+ (24... e5 25. Bd3 $18)
25. Kc1 Nxb5 26. Nxb5 $16) 24... Nc3+ 25. Ke1 Nxb5 $17 {Als Folge seines
Einstellers kann Weiß nur einen schwachen Widerstand leisten.} 26. Nc5 Rd5 27.
Be3 e5 28. Ne6 Nd7 29. g4 Nc3 30. Rf5 Rd3 31. Bf4 $2 Rd6 $19 32. Bd2 Ne4 33.
Nf8+ Nxf8 34. Bb4 Rf6 35. Bxf8 Rxf5 36. gxf5+ Kf7 37. Bb4 Kf6 38. Bf8 Nc3 39.
Kf2 Nd5 40. Kf3 Ne7 41. Ke4 Nxf5 42. Bb4 Ke6 43. Be1 g5 44. Bd2 g4 45. Bb4 h5
46. Bc5 Nd6+ 47. Kd3 Ne8 48. Bf2 Kf5 49. Bg3 Nf6 50. Ke3 Ne4 51. Bh4 Ng5 52.
Bg3 Nf3 53. h3 h4 54. Bf2 gxh3 0-1

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2000.10.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2000.10.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 Bb4 5. cxd5 (5. e5 c5 6. cxd5 Qxd5 $11) 5...
exd5 (5... cxd5 6. e5 $14) 6. e5 Ne7 (6... c5 7. a3 Ba5 8. Bd2 Nc6 9. dxc5 Bxc3
10. Bxc3 d4 11. Bd2 Qe7 12. f4 f6 13. Nf3 Bg4 14. Bb5 fxe5 15. fxe5 $14 {
Hauchard,A-Pavasovic,D/Cannes 1996}) 7. Nf3 {Dieser Aufbau sieht recht harmlos
aus, ist aber nicht ohne Gift. Weiß verschiebt seine Pläne mit f2-f4-f5 in die
Zukunft und beendet zuerst seine Entwicklung.} (7. Bd3 c5 (7... Bf5 8. Bg5 Qd7
9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Qf5 12. Qxf5 Nxf5 13. g4 Ne7 14. f4 h5 15.
Bxe7 Kxe7 16. g5 {Utnasunov,A-Bocharov,D/St Petersburg 2000}) 8. a3 (8. Bd2 $5)
8... Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nbc6 10. Ne2 Bf5 11. Bg5 Qd7 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. O-O Rc8 14.
Ng3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 h5 16. h4 g6 17. f4 Nf5 18. Nxf5 Qxf5 19. Qb5+ Qd7 20. Qd3
Qf5 21. Qb5+ Qd7 22. Qd3 Qf5 {1/2-1/2 Murshed,N-Dreev,A/Yerevan 1996}) 7... c5
8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nbc6 10. Be2 Bg4 (10... O-O 11. O-O b6 $5 {kam in Frage.
Schwarz läßt h6, Bf5, Rc8 und Na5 folgen und bekommt Gegenspiel auf der
c-Linie.}) 11. O-O O-O 12. Rb1 Qc7 $2 {Kein guter Platz für die schwarze Dame.
Sie sollte auf d8 stehenbleiben (12..b6) , das Feld h4 weiter überwachen und
später nach d7 ziehen, um die Möglichkeit Qd7-f5 zur Verfügung zu haben.} (
12... b6 $1 13. h3 (13. dxc5 bxc5 $11) 13... Bf5 14. Bd3 Rc8 $132 (14... Qd7
$132)) (12... Qd7 13. dxc5 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Nxe5 15. Be2 $14) 13. h3 Bh5 $6 {
Schwarz verliert erneut kostbare Zeit.} (13... Bf5 $5 14. Bd3 cxd4 15. cxd4 h6
{/\Rc8, Qd7 hielt seinen Nachteil in Grenzen.}) 14. a4 $14 Bg6 (14... b6 $5 {/\
} 15. Ba3 Rfd8) 15. Bd3 Rfd8 16. Bg5 $1 {Der beste Platz für den weißen Läufer,
die Fesselung ist für Schwarz unangenehm.} Rd7 {Ein ausgesprochen
unglücklicher Posten für den Turm, hier sollte die schwarze Dame stehen!} 17.
Rb5 $5 b6 18. Re1 a6 19. Rb1 c4 20. Bc2 Nd8 $2 {Der falsche Springer! Schwarz
sollte lieber die Position des anderen verbessern.} (20... Bxc2 21. Qxc2 Ng6 $5
(21... h6 22. Bc1 $16 {/\Ba3} (22. Bxe7 Nxe7 23. Nh4 $16) 22... Ng6 $2 23. e6
$16) 22. h4 (22. e6 Rd6 23. exf7+ Qxf7 $14) 22... Nf8 23. h5 h6 24. Bc1 Ne6 $14
{/\b5-b4}) 21. Nh4 $1 $16 {Nun ist der entscheidende Marsch des f-Bauer nicht
zu vermeiden.} Rb8 (21... Bxc2 22. Qxc2 Ne6 23. Bxe7 Rxe7 24. Nf5 Rd7 25. Qd2
$16) 22. f4 Bxc2 23. Qxc2 b5 24. f5 Ndc6 25. f6 $18 Ng6 26. Nf5 (26. e6 fxe6
27. Nxg6 hxg6 28. Qxg6 $18) 26... h6 27. e6 hxg5 (27... fxe6 28. Nxg7 $18) 28.
exd7 Qxd7 29. axb5 axb5 30. Nxg7 b4 31. Qd2 Nf4 32. cxb4 Qa7 33. Nf5 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 03rd"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2002.04.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2002.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bxd6 ({
Mehr verbreitet ist} 7. Bg3 Ne7 8. e3 Bf5 9. Qb3 {Tauscht Schwarz irgendwann
auf g3, kann Weiß die halboffene h-Linie nützen.}) 7... Qxd6 8. e3 Qg6 9. Qd2
Ne7 10. Nge2 Qd6 $146 {Der Zweck dieser Neuerung ist den Bc8 gegen den weißen
Springer zu tauschen.} (10... O-O 11. Ng3 Qd6 (11... Nd7 12. Bd3 Qh6 13. O-O
Nf6 14. b4 $14 {Azmaiparashvili,Z-Gomez Esteban,J/Toledo 1991}) 12. Bd3 Be6 13.
O-O Nd7 14. Rad1 f5 15. Nh5 Bf7 16. Nf4 Nf6 17. f3 g5 18. Nh3 h6 19. Bb1 Rae8
20. Nf2 Be6 21. e4 Nh5 22. e5 Qd7 23. g3 Kf7 24. b4 $16 {Azmaiparashvili,
Z-Petrosian,A/Yerevan 1989}) ({In Frage kam} 10... Qf6 $5 {, mit der gleichen
Idee, wobei der schwarze Springer das schöne Feld d6 bekäme:} 11. Ng3 Bf5 12.
Nxf5 Nxf5 13. Bd3 Nd6) 11. Ng3 Bf5 $1 12. Nxf5 (12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nd7 $11)
12... Nxf5 13. Bd3 Ne7 14. b4 a6 15. Na4 $14 O-O 16. O-O f5 17. Qc3 (17. Nc5 b6
18. Nb3 Nd7 19. a4 $14) 17... Nd7 18. Nc5 Nxc5 19. Qxc5 ({Oder} 19. bxc5 Qd7
20. Rab1 Rac8 21. Rb4 Rc7 22. Rfb1 Rf7 23. Qb2 Ng6 $14 {, und Schwarz ist
imstande seine einzige Schwäche b7 zu verteidigen.}) 19... Qd7 (19... Qxc5 20.
bxc5 $14 {Im Endspiel hätte Dreev mehr Chancen, seinen Vorteil zu vergrößern 
(Ideen f3,e4 oder h3, g4).}) 20. a4 Rac8 21. Rfd1 f4 {Vaganian strebt nach
Gegenspiel, überläßt aber dabei dem Gegner die offene e-Linie.} 22. exf4 Rxf4
23. g3 Rf6 24. Qc2 Rcf8 25. Rf1 h5 (25... Qh3 26. Rae1 Nf5 27. Bxf5 Rxf5 28.
Re7 $14) 26. Rae1 Nf5 27. Bxf5 Qxf5 {Im entstehenden Turmendspiel wird Schwarz
sehr lange gequält, kann aber letztendlich die Stellung halten.} ({
Chancenreicher für ihn war m.E.} 27... Rxf5 28. f4 h4 29. Re5 $14) 28. Qxf5
Rxf5 29. f4 h4 30. Re6 (30. a5 $5 hxg3 31. hxg3 g5 32. Re5 $14) 30... hxg3 31.
hxg3 R5f6 32. Re5 a5 $1 33. bxa5 Ra8 34. Rb1 Rf7 35. Kf2 g6 36. Kf3 Rxa5 37.
Rb4 Ra8 38. Kg4 Kg7 39. Kg5 Rd8 40. Rb3 Rd6 41. a5 Rdf6 42. Rbe3 Rf5+ 43. Rxf5
Rxf5+ 44. Kg4 Rf7 45. Re6 Kh7 46. Re5 Kh6 47. Kh4 Rd7 48. Re6 Rf7 49. Kg4 Kh7
50. Kf3 Rc7 51. Ke3 Kg7 52. Kd3 Kf7 53. Re1 Rc8 54. Kc3 Ra8 55. Kb4 Ra6 56. g4
Ra8 57. g5 Ra6 58. Re5 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2002.01.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Kaliksteyn, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2378"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 Ne7 9. Nf3 ({Eine gute Alternative ist} 9. Qd2) 9... Nd5 {Die Idee des
8.Zuges von Schwarz wird deutlich- der Springer strebt nach f4.} 10. Nd2 $1 {
Ein wichtiger Zwischenzug.} ({Günstig für Schwarz ist} 10. Ba3 Nf4 11. O-O
Nxe2+ 12. Kh1 Nd7 13. Re1 c5 14. Rxe2 Qxc4 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 b6 17. Qf3 Rb8
18. Qg3 O-O 19. Rxc5 bxc5 20. Qxb8 $11 {Popov,V-Burmakin,V/Sankt_Peterburg 1996
}) 10... Qd4 11. Ba3 Nf4 12. O-O e5 (12... Nd7 13. Bf3 Ne5 14. Re1 f5 15. Qb3
Ned3 (15... Nfd3 $1 16. Re2 $13) 16. Re3 Nxf2 17. Kxf2 Qxd2+ 18. Kg1 Kf7 19.
Rd1 Qa5 20. Bd6 Ng6 21. c5 $40 {Maksimenko,A-Krasenkov,M/Aalborg 1995}) 13. Re1
Bf5 $146 {Diese Neuerung ist noch kein Fehler, obwohl mir 13...Be6 besser
gefällt.} (13... Be6 14. Qb3 Qb6 15. Ne4 (15. Qg3 f6 16. Qxg7 Nh3+ $1 17. gxh3
Rg8 18. Bh5+ Kd8 19. Qxg8+ Bxg8 20. Rad1 $44) 15... Qxb3 16. axb3 Nd7 17. Nd6+
Kd8 18. Nxb7+ Kc7 19. Nc5 Nxc5 20. Bxc5 Rhd8 $11 {Pliester,L-Bagirov,V/Haarlem
1996}) 14. Qb3 Qb6 $2 {Die Stellung ist scharf, und ein einziger falscher
Schritt kann leicht katastrophale Folgen haben, vor allem für Schwarz, dessen
König stets in Gefahr schwebt.} ({Notwendig war} 14... Nd7 15. Rad1 $44) 15.
Qg3 $16 {, und plötzlich bricht die schwarze Verteidigung zusammen.} Nd7 $2 {
Schwarz vermisst schmerzlich die Antwort 15...f6, die bei seinem Läufer auf e6
möglich war.} (15... Ng6 16. Bh5 f6 (16... Nd7 $2 17. Qg5 $18) 17. Rxe5+ fxe5
18. Qxe5+ $16) (15... Bg6 16. Bg4 $18) (15... g6 16. Bg4 Bxg4 17. Qxf4 $18) 16.
Qg5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Black "Geller, Jakov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2417"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 Na6 9. Ba5 b6 $1 {Wahrscheinlich die beste Reaktion auf den Ausfall des
weißen Läufers. Schwarz läßt sich zur "Schwäche" c6 provozieren und nutzt den
Zwischenzug b7-b6 für die zügige Entwicklung seines Damenflügels. Gut spielbar
sind allerdings auch die anderen Fortsetzungen 9...Bd7 und 9...f6.} 10. Qd6 ({
Oder} 10. Bc3 Bb7 $1 11. Qd2 (11. Bxg7 Qxg2 12. Qd4 c5 $17) 11... Rd8 12. Qg5
Ne7 13. Nf3 c5 (13... Ng6 $17) 14. Qxg7 Rg8 15. Qf6 Rxg2 16. Ne5 Qf5 17. Qxf5
Nxf5 $17 {Turov,M-Potkin,V/Moscow 2002}) 10... bxa5 $4 {Nach diesem groben
Fehler verliert Schwarz die Qualität ohne ausreichende Kompensation und kann
die Partie nicht retten.} ({Ebenfalls schlecht ist} 10... Bb7 $2 11. O-O-O $36)
({Korrekt war} 10... Bd7 $1 11. Bc3 (11. O-O-O O-O-O 12. Bc3 Nf6 13. Qa3 Kb7
14. Qe7 Kc8 15. Qxf7 $2 e5 16. Bf3 Qf4+ 17. Bd2 Qf5 18. Ne2 Nc5 19. Ng3 Nd3+
20. Kb1 Nxf2+ 21. Nxf5 Bxf5+ 22. Kc1 Rd7 $17 {Ivanov,S-Vul,A/Cappelle la
Grande 1996}) 11... f6 12. O-O-O O-O-O {In der Theorie gilt diese Stellung
ohne den eingeschobenen Zug b7-b6 als gut für Schwarz. Es ist fraglich, ob
Weiß die vermeintliche Schwäche c6 ausnutzen kann.} 13. b3 $2 ({Besser ist} 13.
Qg3) 13... Qxg2 14. Bf3 Qg5+ 15. Kb2 Qc5 16. Qg3 Ne7 17. Qxg7 Nf5 18. Qxf6 Rhf8
19. Qg5 Qxf2+ 20. Rd2 Qe3 $17 {Van Wely,L-Shirov,A/Monaco 2002}) 11. Rd1 f6 12.
f3 $18 Qe5 (12... Qg6 13. Qxc6+ Kf7 14. Qxa8 Qxg2 15. Qxc8 Qxh1 16. Kf1 $18)
13. Qxc6+ Kf7 14. Qxa8 Ne7 15. Qxa7 Qxb2 16. Nh3 Qxa2 17. Nf2 $1 Nb4 18. Ne4
Nbc6 19. Nd6+ Kg6 20. Qf2 Qa3 21. Qg3+ 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 08th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.01.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2493"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2001.01.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Milov,V} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6 {
Diese Variante gilt als ziemlich passiv. Schwarz tauscht früher oder später
die Läufer auf g3 und wird auf dem Königsflügel unter Druck gesetzt.} (6... Bf5
7. g4) (6... Nf6 7. Bd3) 7. Bg3 Bf5 ({Etwas flexibler ist} 7... Ne7 {wonach
Schwarz später entscheiden will, welche Leichtfigur nach f5 ziehen wird.} 8.
Bd3 (8. Nf3) 8... Bf5 9. Nf3 Bxg3 10. hxg3 Nd7 11. Qc2 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 h6 13.
O-O-O Qc7 14. Kb1 O-O-O 15. Rc1 a6 16. Na4 $14 {Cebalo,M-Abramovic,B/Novi Sad
1985}) 8. Qb3 Bxg3 9. hxg3 Qb6 10. Be2 $5 $146 {'!?' Milov,V. Weiß plant g3-g4.
} (10. Nf3 Nd7 (10... h6 $5) 11. Nh4 Qxb3 12. axb3 Be6 13. b4 Ne7 14. Bd3 O-O
15. b5 h6 16. Kd2 c5 17. Ra5 b6 18. Ra3 $14 {Knaak,R-Boensch,U/Leipzig 1983})
10... Na6 (10... Nf6 11. f3 {/\g4}) 11. g4 Bg6 (11... Be6 12. Nh3 $14) 12. Nf3
Nb4 (12... Qxb3 13. axb3 Nb4 14. Kd2 $14) 13. Rc1 $1 (13. O-O Nd3 $11) 13...
Nd3+ (13... Bd3 14. Ne5 (14. Nxd5 {Milov,V}) 14... Bxe2 15. Nxe2 Ne7 16. a3 Na6
17. Qc2 $14) (13... Nc2+ {Milov,V} 14. Kd2 Qxb3 15. axb3 Nb4 16. Ra1 {/\Ra4} a5
17. Na2 $1 (17. Ne5 Ne7) 17... Na6 18. b4 $16) 14. Bxd3 Qxb3 (14... Bxd3 15.
Ne5 Ba6 16. Ne4 $1 (16. Qxb6 {Milov,V} axb6 17. Na4 (17. a3 Ne7 18. g5 $14)
17... Bb5 18. Nxb6 Rxa2 19. Nc8 Nf6 20. Nd6+ Ke7 21. Nxb5 cxb5 22. g5 Nd7 23.
Nd3 $16 (23. Rc7 Ra1+ 24. Ke2 Rxh1 25. Rxd7+ Ke6 26. Rxb7 $36)) 16... Qxb3 17.
Nd6+ Ke7 18. axb3 Nh6 19. g5 $14) 15. axb3 Bxd3 16. Ne5 {'+/-' Milov,V.} Ba6
17. Na4 $14 {Ein für diese Variante typisches Endspiel ist entstanden. Weiß
steht eindeutig aktiver und wird versuchen, den Druck auf dem Königsflügel zu
verstärken. Schwarz dagegen hat kein Gegenspiel und kann nur auf die
Festigkeit seiner Stellung hoffen.} (17. Kd2 {Milov,V} Ne7 18. g5 f6 19. gxf6
gxf6 20. Nd3 Bxd3 21. Kxd3 Kf7 22. Rh5 $16 {/\Rch1}) 17... Bb5 18. Nc5 Rb8 (
18... b6 $2 19. Nb7 $1 Ke7 20. Nd6 $1 $16 {'+-' Milov,V.}) 19. Kd2 {'?' Milov,
V.} (19. Ra1 $1 {Milov,V} a6 (19... b6 20. Rxa7 $1 bxc5 21. Nxf7 $18) 20. Kd2
Ne7 21. g5 $22 $18) 19... Ne7 20. g5 $1 {><h7} b6 21. Ncd3 f6 {Dies schwächt
den schwarzen Königsflügel, läßt sich aber wegen der drohenden Verdopplung der
weißen Türme in der h-Linie kaum vermeiden.} 22. gxf6 gxf6 23. Ng4 (23. Nf3 $5
{Milov,V}) 23... Bxd3 24. Kxd3 Kf7 25. Rh6 (25. Nh6+ $5 {Milov,V} Ke6 (25...
Kg6 26. Rh4) 26. g4) 25... Kg7 26. Rch1 (26. Rxf6 {Milov,V} h5 27. Re6 Kf7 28.
Rxe7+ Kxe7 29. Ne5 Rbg8 $8 30. g3 h4 $13) 26... Rbf8 (26... a5 {Milov,V} 27.
Nxf6 Nf5 28. Rxh7+ Rxh7 29. Nxh7 Rh8 30. Rh5 Nd6 31. Nf6 $18) 27. R6h5 {
'?!' Milov,V.} (27. b4 $16 {Milov,V}) 27... a5 28. R1h3 {'?!' Milov,V.} (28. f3
{Milov,V} c5 29. Nf2 Nc6 30. Nd1 $16) 28... Kg6 29. f3 {Bereitet e3-e4 vor.} c5
{><d5 Schwarz ist praktisch erzwungen, zu Gegenmaßnahmen zu greifen, schwächt
damit aber weiter seine Stellung.} 30. Nf2 $1 {/\Nd1-c3} Nc6 31. Nd1 (31. dxc5
{Milov,V} bxc5 32. Ke2 Rb8 33. Rxd5 Rxb3 $132) 31... cxd4 32. exd4 Nb4+ 33. Kd2
Nc6 (33... Rc8 {Milov,V} 34. Ne3) 34. R5h4 (34. Rxd5 $2 Rd8 $11) 34... h6 35.
Nc3 Ne7 $2 {Diese Ungenauigkeit führt zum Materialverlust.} (35... Rd8 $1 36.
Ne2 Rd6 37. Nf4+ Kg7 $14 {war vonnöten.}) 36. Ne2 $1 $16 {Nun ist Schwarz
nicht imstande, seine beiden Bauernschwächen zu verteidigen.} Nf5 {'?' Milov,V.
} (36... Kg7 37. Nf4 Rc8 38. Rh5 f5 39. g4 $16) (36... Re8 {Milov,V} 37. Nf4+
Kg7 $16) 37. Rh5 Ne7 38. Nf4+ Kf7 39. Rxh6 Rxh6 40. Rxh6 Rg8 41. g4 (41. Rh1 $1
{Milov,V}) 41... f5 42. Nd3 $18 fxg4 43. fxg4 Ng6 44. Rh7+ Kf6 45. Rb7 Kg5 46.
Rxb6 Nf4 47. Rb5 Kxg4 48. Rxa5 Rd8 49. b4 Ne6 50. b5 Rb8 51. Kc3 Kf3 52. b6
Rxb6 53. Rxd5 Rc6+ 54. Nc5 Nc7 55. Rd7 Nb5+ 56. Kc4 Rb6 57. Na4 Rb8 58. d5 Ke4
59. Re7+ Kf5 60. Kc5 Kf6 61. Rd7 Ke5 62. Nb6 Nd4 63. Nc4+ 1-0

[Event "Enghien les Bains 4th"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2001.04.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2001.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 Qe7 {Diese
Fortsetzung gilt in der Theorie als zweifelhaft, dennoch ist nicht alles so
klar wie es in manchen Büchern steht.} (7... a5 8. axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5) 8.
axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. d5 Nf6 11. d6 $1 ({Die von der jugoslawischen
Schachenzyklopädie (3.Ausgabe) empfohlene Fortsetzung} 11. dxe6 $2 {scheint
nichts zu taugen wegen} Bxe6 $1 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. Qf3 Ne4 $17 {, und Schwarz
behält einen gesunden Mehrbauern.}) 11... Qb7 12. b3 ({Interessant ist} 12.
Bxf6 $5 gxf6 13. Be2 a6 14. b3 cxb3 15. Qxb3 $44 e5 16. O-O Be6 17. Qb4 Nd7 18.
Rfc1 O-O 19. Bd3 Rfc8 $2 20. Be4 $16 {Beliavsky,A-Feygin,M/BL 2001}) 12... Nbd7
(12... O-O 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Qd4 e5 15. Qh4 Kg7 16. bxc4 bxc4 17. Bxc4 Qb4+ 18.
Nd2 Qxd6 19. O-O f5 20. Rfd1 $44 {Gurevich,M-Malisauskas,V/Lvov 1987}) (12...
Ne4 13. Bxg7 Rg8 14. Be5 Bd7 15. bxc4 bxc4 16. Rb1 Qd5 17. Qc2 $1 (17. Qxd5
exd5 $11 {Fish,G-Feigin,M/Yalta 1996}) 17... Nxd6 (17... Qa5+ 18. Nd2 Nxd2 19.
Bc3 $16) 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Qxh7 Kf8 20. Bxc4 Rxg2 21. Ke2 {/\ Rhd1+/--> 
(Feigin)}) (12... cxb3 13. Qxb3 $44) 13. bxc4 b4 (13... bxc4 14. Bxc4 Qc6 15.
Qd3 $1 Nc5 16. Qd4 O-O 17. O-O $16) 14. Bd4 a5 $1 $146 {Dieser neue Zug ist
deutlich besser als das früher gespielte 14...0-0.} (14... O-O $2 15. Ra5 $16)
15. Qa4 $2 ({Besser war m.E.} 15. c5 $1 O-O 16. Rc1 Qc6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Nd4
Qd5 19. Be2 $16) 15... O-O 16. c5 ({Sehr unklar ist} 16. Rc1 Nb8 $1 17. Bxf6
gxf6 18. c5 Bd7 19. Qa1 e5 {, die schwarzen Freibauern sind sehr mobil.}) 16...
Qd5 $1 17. c6 e5 $1 {Auf diese Weise kann Schwarz einen der gefährlichen
weißen Freibauern gegen seinen e-Bauern tauschen.} 18. Bb2 Nc5 19. Qd1 Qxc6 20.
Nxe5 Qb6 21. Nc4 Qd8 22. Bd4 Nfd7 $15 23. Be2 Bb7 24. O-O a4 $17 25. Qd2 Rb8 (
25... Qg5 $5 26. f3 Rfb8 $17) 26. Qe1 Bc6 27. Rb1 Nb3 (27... b3 $5 $17) 28.
Rxb3 axb3 29. f3 Qg5 {Der Remisschluß kommt eindeutig zu früh, wahrscheinlich
befand sich Schwarz in Zeitnot. Sein großer Vorteil ist offensichtlich.} (29...
Qg5 30. Qb1 Rfc8 $5 31. Qxb3 Nc5 $17) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.08"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7.
Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8. Be2 Na6 9. Ba5 f6 {Ftacnik: 'Krasenkow somewhat provocatively
hints at the fact, that white's attack doesn't offer real chances for success.
'} (9... Bd7) (9... b6) 10. Qd8+ Kf7 11. O-O-O $146 {Eine interessante
Neuerung. Weiß entwickelt seinen Springer erst später und läßt sich die Option
Be2-h5 offen. Es ist nicht leicht, die entstehenden Stellungen einzuschätzen,
sie sind sehr komplex.} ({Nach} 11. Nf3 b6 12. Bc3 {kommt Schwarz in Vorteil:}
Nc5 $1 (12... Bb7 13. Qd7+ Ne7 14. Qxb7 Nc5 15. Qc7 Rhc8 16. Qg3 Nf5 17. Ng5+
fxg5 18. Qxg5 Nd3+ 19. Kf1 Kg8 $11 {Hodgson,J-Haslinger,S/Scarborough 1999})
13. Nd2 (13. Rd1 Bb7 14. Rd7+ Kg6 $19 {Miton,K-Markowski,T/Cappelle la Grande
1999}) 13... Qg6 14. b4 Ne7 15. Qxh8 Nd3+ 16. Kf1 Nf4 $17 {Abdulla,A-Barua,D/
Teheran 1998}) 11... b6 (11... Qxg2 {Ftacnik} 12. Nf3 Qg6 13. Rhg1 Qf5 14. Rg5
$1 Qe4 (14... fxg5 15. Nxg5+ $18) 15. Rdg1 g6 16. Re5 $18) 12. Bc3 e5 (12...
Qxg2 {Ftacnik} 13. Bh5+ g6 14. Bf3 Qxf2 15. Bxc6 $40) 13. Bh5+ g6 14. Bf3 Qf4+
$2 {Dieses überflüssige Schach ermöglicht Weiß die schnelle Verdopplung der
Türme auf der d-Linie. Vorzuziehen war 14...Qxc4.} (14... Qxc4 $1 {Von der
Einschätzung dieser kritischen Stellung hängt die Beurteilung Van Welys
Neuerung ab. Es sieht so aus, als ob sich Schwarz erfolgreich verteidigen
könnte:} 15. Ne2 (15. Rd6 Rb8 $5 16. Rxc6 Qf1+ 17. Kd2 Be6 18. Rc7+ Nxc7 19.
Qxb8 Nd5 $17) 15... Rb8 $1 {/\Be6 '!?' Ftacnik.} (15... Qxa2 $2 {Ftacnik} 16.
Bxc6 $18)) 15. Rd2 Qxc4 (15... Rb8 {Ftacnik} 16. Bxc6 Be6 17. Qd3 $15) 16. Ne2
Qxa2 $2 {Die Entfernung der schwarzen Dame von der vierten Reihe und der damit
verbundene Tempoverlust bringen den Nachziehenden in ernsthafte Gefahr.} ({
Richtig war} 16... Rb8 $1 {Ich sehe nicht Besseres für Weiß als Dauerschach:}
17. Rhd1 (17. b3 Qc5 18. Rhd1 Bf5 19. Rd7+ Ne7 $19) 17... Bf5 18. Rd7+ Bxd7 19.
Rxd7+ Ke6 20. Rd6+ Kf7 21. Rd7+ $11 (21. Qd7+ $2 Kf8 22. Rxc6 Qf7 23. Qd6+ Kg7
$17)) 17. Rd6 Rb8 (17... Qa1+ 18. Kd2 Qxh1 19. Bxc6 $16 {Außer Bxa8 droht es
Bd5+ nebst Bxg8}) (17... Nc5 18. Qc7+ Ne7 19. Rxf6+ Kxf6 20. Qxe5+ Kf7 21. Qf6+
$18) 18. Rhd1 Be6 $2 {Ftacnik: 'Black managed to grab three pawns, but his
position is still an example of play with the fire. The mistake of this
magnitute will cost black's king his life, even though Van Wely repeated the
moves to make sure the correct solutions is final.' Das verliert forciert.
Dabei konnte Schwarz nach 18...Kg7! noch Widerstand leisten.} (18... Kg7 19.
Rxc6 Bf5 (19... Bg4 {Ftacnik} 20. Qd3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Qf7 $17) 20. Qd6 $40) (
18... Qa1+ {Ftacnik} 19. Kd2 Qa2 20. Ke1 $1 $40) 19. Rd7+ Bxd7 20. Rxd7+ Ke6
21. Rd6+ Kf7 22. Rd7+ Ke6 23. Bg4+ f5 24. Rd6+ Kf7 25. Rd7+ Ke6 26. Nf4+ $1
exf4 27. Rd6+ Kf7 28. Rd7+ Ke6 29. Rd6+ Kf7 30. Qd7+ Ne7 31. Rf6+ Kg7 (31...
Kg8 32. Qxe7 $18) 32. Qxe7+ Kh6 33. Rxg6+ $1 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.11.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bd2 $5 {Dieser Zug ist mit Sicherheit
nicht der beste in der Stellung, erfüllt aber den Zweck, das System mit 4...
Bd6, 5...f5 auf eine neue Art und Weise zu bekämpfen. P.Tregubov spielt gerne
und mit Erfolg dieses System, und auch die Ideen mit g2-g4 kamen in seinen
Partien schon vor, nicht aber in der Textzugreihenfolge.} ({Häufig wird} 5. Bd3
f5 6. g4 Nf6 {gespielt, z.B,} 7. gxf5 exf5 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Qb3 Nc6 $13 {
Dreev-Sherbakov/Elista/1996}) 5... f5 (5... Nf6 $1 {wäre eine gute Reaktion
auf 5.Bd2.}) 6. g4 $1 fxg4 $2 {Dies sieht sehr fragwürdig aus, Weiß kommt
mühelos zu einem gefährlichen Angriff. Aber die Alternativen überließen Weiß
jedenfalls viele aussichtsreiche Möglichkeiten. Es ist sogar nicht
auszuschließen, daß 5...f5 mit einem Fragezeichen versehen werden sollte.} (
6... Nh6 7. h3 Nd7 (7... O-O 8. Qc2 Qe7 9. O-O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Be2 Bb7
12. Nf3 Nd7 13. e4 b4 14. Na4 fxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf7 $13 {Kempinski,R-Markowski,T/
Polanica Zdroj 1999}) 8. Qe2 Qe7 9. O-O-O Rb8 10. Kb1 a5 11. Rc1 Bb4 12. a3 Bd6
13. Bg2 b6 14. cxd5 exd5 15. f3 Ra8 16. e4 $36 {Volkov,S-Yashtylov,A/Moscow
1998}) (6... Nf6 $2 {ist hier im Gegensatz zu der Variante 5.Bd3 f5 6.g4 nicht
spielbar:} 7. gxf5 exf5 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Qb3 $16 {, und nach dem folgenden
Bf1-g2 wird Schwarz einen Bauern abgeben müssen.}) 7. Qxg4 Qe7 8. O-O-O Nf6 9.
Qg2 {Ein äußerst effektives Damenfianchetto!} O-O 10. Nf3 Nbd7 11. Rg1 Kh8 12.
Bd3 dxc4 (12... e5 $2 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nh4 $1 {/\Nf5} Nb6 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16.
Bxh7 $1 $18) 13. Bxc4 e5 (13... b5 $2 14. Bxe6) 14. Bd3 $16 {Weiß droht erneut
Nf3-h4, aber nicht nur das...} Re8 15. Ng5 $1 (15. Nh4 Nf8 $14) 15... Nf8 16.
Bc4 $1 $18 {Der Läufer kehrt mit entscheidendem Erfolg zurück, und Schwarz
wird buchstäblich auseinandergenommen.} g6 17. Nf7+ Kg7 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. e4 $1
{/\Bh6} Bxc3 20. Bxc3 Be6 21. Nd6 Red8 22. Qg5 Rd7 23. Bxe6 Qxe6 (23... Nxe6 $2
24. Nf5+ Kf7 25. Qxf6+ Qxf6 26. Rxd7+ $18) 24. Nf5+ Kf7 25. Nh6+ Ke8 (25... Kg7
26. Ng4 $18) 26. Qxf6 Qxa2 27. Rxd7 Nxd7 28. Qh8+ Nf8 29. Qe5+ Ne6 30. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.07"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 Be6 8. h4
c5 $5 (8... Nf6 9. g5 $1 Ne4 10. Bd3 Qa5 11. Kf1 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nd7 13. Ne2
O-O-O 14. a4 h6 15. gxh6 gxh6 16. Ng3 Nb6 17. Nf5 Bf8 18. Qc2 Nc4 19. Rg1 $16 {
Georgiev,K-Lputian,S/Istanbul olm (6) 2000.}) (8... Nd7) 9. Be5 $1 (9. dxc5
Bxc5 10. Nge2 Ne7 (10... Nc6 $5) 11. Nd4 Nbc6 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Bg2 O-O $11 {
Flear,G-Beliavsky,A/Szirak (izt) 1987}) (9. Nb5 Na6 $13) (9. Bxb8 $6 Rxb8 10.
Qa4+ Kf8 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. O-O-O Ne7 $13) 9... Bf6 $6 {Nicht die beste
Reaktion auf den Läuferausfall. Schwarz verliert ein wichtiges Tempo.} (9...
Nf6 $2 10. g5 Ng4 (10... Ne4 $2 11. Bxg7 Rg8 12. Be5 $16) 11. Bxb8 $1 (11. Bxg7
Rg8 $44) 11... Rxb8 12. Qd2 $1 {/\f3} (12. Bb5+ Kf8 13. Nh3 $14) 12... Qc7 13.
Bb5+ Kf8 14. f3 a6 15. Bd3 $16 {, und der schwarze Springer ist gefangen.}) (
9... f6 $2 10. Bxb8 Rxb8 11. Nh3 Qb6 12. Bb5+ Kf7 13. Qf3 $1 (13. Nf4 cxd4 $13)
13... h6 $2 (13... cxd4 14. Ng5+ Kf8 15. Qf4 Rd8 16. Nxe6+ Qxe6 17. Qxd4 $16)
14. Nf4 cxd4 15. Nfxd5 Qc5 16. exd4 Qxd4 17. Nf4 Bb4 18. O-O $16) (9... Kf8 $1
{ist die beste Antwort.}) 10. Bxb8 Rxb8 (10... cxd4 $2 {scheitert taktisch:}
11. g5 $1 dxc3 (11... Be7 12. Qxd4 $18) 12. gxf6 cxb2 (12... Qxf6 13. Bb5+ $18)
13. fxg7 Qa5+ 14. Ke2 bxa1=Q 15. Qxa1 $18) 11. g5 Be7 12. Bg2 {Nun steht der
weiße Bauer auf g5 und die Entwicklung des schwarzen Königsflügels ist
ernsthaft verlangsamt. Der Nachziehende kommt nicht umhin, h7-h6 zu spielen,
um die Entwicklungsfelder für seinen Springer freizubekommen.} h6 13. Nge2 $1 {
Die schnelle Entwicklung ist von entscheidender Bedeutung!} (13. Qa4+ Kf8 14.
Qxa7 Ra8 $1 15. Qxb7 Rb8 $132) (13. f4 hxg5 14. hxg5 Rxh1 15. Bxh1 Qa5 16. Nge2
Rd8 $132) 13... hxg5 14. hxg5 Rxh1+ 15. Bxh1 Bxg5 (15... Qa5 16. Nf4 Rd8 17.
Nxe6 fxe6 18. Qh5+ Kf8 19. Qg4 Qb6 20. O-O-O $16) (15... Qb6 16. dxc5 Qxc5 (
16... Qxb2 17. Rb1 Qa3 18. Qd4 Kf8 19. c6 $16) (16... Bxc5 17. Bxd5 Qxb2 18.
Rb1 Qa3 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Qd3 Ne7 21. Qe4 $16) 17. Qa4+ (17. Nd4 $5) 17... Kf8
18. Rc1 $36) 16. Qa4+ $1 (16. dxc5 $2 Qa5 {würde Schwarz ein gutes Gegenspiel
ermöglichen.}) 16... Kf8 $1 (16... b5 $2 17. Qxa7 b4 (17... cxd4 18. Nxd4 $16)
18. Nxd5 $18) 17. dxc5 Ne7 $1 (17... a6 18. Rd1 Ne7 (18... Qc7 19. Bxd5 $16)
19. e4 Bd7 20. Qa3 d4 (20... dxe4 $2 21. Nxe4 Bh6 22. c6 bxc6 23. Nc5 $18) 21.
Nxd4 $16) 18. Qxa7 Nc6 $2 ({Wesentlich mehr Gegenchancen versprach} 18... Qc7
$1 {, mit der Idee Qh2 und Bh4.}) 19. Qb6 $16 Qf6 (19... Qxb6 20. cxb6 Ne5 21.
Rd1 $16) 20. Qc7 $1 {Die weiße Dame kehrt zurück, um den eigenen König zu
verteidigen.} (20. Nxd5 $2 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Bh4 22. Nf4 Re8 23. Kf1 g5 $40) (20.
Rd1 Bh4 21. Nf4 g5 $132) 20... Rc8 21. Qh2 $1 ({Zu gefährlich wäre} 21. Qxb7 $2
Ne5 $1 22. Nxd5 (22. f4 $2 Bh4+ {/\Nc4}) 22... Nf3+ 23. Kf1 (23. Kd1 $2 Qf5 $40
) (23. Bxf3 $2 Qxf3 $40) 23... Nd2+ 24. Kg1 Nf3+ 25. Kg2 $2 (25. Kf1 $11) 25...
Qf5 $17) 21... Nb4 22. Rd1 $1 Kg8 (22... Rxc5 {erlaubt Weiß den Übergang in
ein vielversprechendes Endspiel:} 23. Qd6+ Qe7 24. Qxe7+ Bxe7 25. a3 Nc6 26.
Bxd5 $16) 23. a3 Nc2+ 24. Kd2 Nd4 (24... Qg6 25. f4 Bh6 26. Qg1 $18) 25. Nxd4
$2 ({Es gab einen taktischen Gewinn:} 25. f4 $1 Nb3+ (25... Nxe2 26. fxg5 $18)
26. Kc2 Bh6 (26... Nxc5 27. fxg5 Qg6+ 28. Kd2 Qd3+ 29. Ke1 Qxe3 30. Qg3 $18)
27. Kxb3 d4+ 28. Nd5 $18) 25... Qxd4+ 26. Ke1 Qxc5 27. Bxd5 {Endlich gewinnt
Weiß den schwachen Bauern d5. In arge Zeitnot geraten, leistet Smbat keinen
ernsthaften Widerstand.} Qb6 (27... Bf6 28. Ne4 Qa5+ 29. b4 Qxa3 30. Nxf6+ gxf6
31. Qg3+ Kf8 32. Qd6+ $18) (27... Bxd5 28. Rxd5 Qe7 29. Qh3 $16) 28. Bxe6 Qxe6
29. Qg2 $1 Bf6 $2 ({Zäher war} 29... Bh4 $1 30. Qe4 $1 Qxe4 (30... Qh3 31. Ke2
Bf6 32. Rh1 Qe6 33. Qxe6 fxe6 34. Rc1 $18) 31. Nxe4 Re8 $1 32. Rd4 f5 33. Nc5
Rxe3+ 34. Kf1 Re5 35. Nxb7 Bf6 36. b4 $18) 30. Qxb7 $18 Bxc3+ 31. bxc3 Rxc3 32.
Qb8+ Kh7 (32... Rc8 33. Rd8+ Rxd8 34. Qxd8+ Kh7 35. a4 $18) 33. Qh2+ Qh6 34.
Qxh6+ gxh6 35. Ra1 {Das Turmendspiel ist gewonnen.} h5 $2 ({Besser war} 35...
Rc5 36. a4 Ra5 37. Kd2 h5 38. Kc3 Kg6 39. Kb4 Ra8 40. a5 h4 41. a6 Kg5 42. Kb5
Kg4 43. Ra4+ Kg5 44. Kb6 h3 45. Ra1 Re8 (45... Kg4 46. Rg1+ Kh4 47. Rg7 $18)
46. a7 h2 47. Rh1 Re6+ 48. Kb5 Re5+ 49. Kb4 Re4+ 50. Kb3 Re8 51. Rxh2 Ra8 52.
f4+ Kf5 53. Ra2 $18) 36. a4 Rc6 37. a5 Ra6 38. Kf1 Kg6 39. Kg2 Kg5 40. Kh3 f6
41. f4+ Kg6 42. e4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.02"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 (6. Qc2) 6... Bf5 7.
g4 {Diese Variante ist seit dem Match Botvinnik-Petrosian, 1963, bekannt. Weiß
gewinnt Raum am Königsflügel durch den Bauernmarsch.} Be6 8. h4 Nf6 {Dieser
natürliche Entwicklungszug wird selten gespielt, die Theorie bevorzugt 8...Nd7.
} 9. g5 $1 {Anspruchsvoll und stark. Weiß will kein Tempo an 9.f3 verschenken
und klärt sofort die Position des schwarzen Nf6.} (9. f3 c5 10. Bd3 Nc6 11.
Nge2 O-O (11... a6 12. Rc1 Nd7 13. Bg3 O-O 14. Bb1 Re8 15. Kf1 Nf8 16. Kg2 $14
{Chernin,A-Pigusov,E/Copenhagen 1986}) 12. h5 cxd4 13. exd4 Ne8 $1 {überläßt
Schwarz gute Gegenchancen:} 14. Qd2 Nd6 15. Rd1 Nb4 16. Bb1 Nc4 17. Qc1 Rc8
$132 {Leitao,R-Lputian,S/Wijk aan Zee II 1999}) 9... Ne4 $1 (9... Nfd7 {
ist zu passiv:} 10. Bd3 c5 11. Nb5 Na6 12. Ne2 Qb6 13. Nec3 Rc8 14. a4 Nb4 15.
a5 Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3 Qd8 17. a6 $16 {Knaak,R-Johannsson,I/telex 1978}) 10. Bd3 (
10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ne2 Bg4 $1 12. Qb3 (12. Bg2 Bb4+ 13. Kf1 Qd5 $15) 12... Na6
13. Bg2 Nb4 14. Bxe4 Be6 $44) 10... Qa5 11. Kf1 $1 {Ein chancenreiches
Bauernopfer. Man kann davon ausgehen, daß Kir. Georgiev diese Stellung
ausführlich analysiert hat. Weiß bekommt für den Bauern zwei Tempi und die
halboffene d-Linie.} (11. Nge2 Bf5 $1 {Der Tausch der weißfeldrigen Läufer ist
sehr nützlich für Schwarz.} 12. Kf1 Nxc3 13. Nxc3 Bxd3+ 14. Qxd3 Nd7 $11) (11.
Qc2 Na6 $132) 11... Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nd7 $6 {Wahrscheinlich sollte Schwarz das
Opfer annehmen, im weiteren Verlauf der Partie wird er "umsonst" leiden müssen.
} (12... Qxc3 13. Rb1 (13. Ne2 Qa5 14. Qb1 Qb6 15. Qc2 Na6 $13) 13... b6 (13...
Bc8 14. Ne2 Qa5 15. Ng3 $44) 14. Ne2 Qa5 15. Qc2 $44) 13. Ne2 O-O-O 14. a4 $1 {
Dieser Zug erinnert Schwarz daran, daß die Sicherheit seines Königs auch am
Damenflügel nicht garantiert ist.} h6 $2 {Dies öffnet zwar die g-Linie,
schwächt aber das Schlüsselfeld f5. 14...Nb6 war m.E. stärker.} (14... Bg4 15.
Qb3 Bxe2+ 16. Kxe2 $14) (14... Nb6 15. Qc2 Nc4 16. Ng3 $14) 15. gxh6 gxh6 16.
Ng3 Nb6 {Erneut verzichtet Lputian auf das Geschenk.} (16... Qxc3 $5 17. Rc1 (
17. a5 Bg4 $1 $13) 17... Qa5 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Bxf5 $44) 17. Nf5 Bf8 18. Qc2 Nc4
19. Rg1 $16 {><h6 Nun sieht man deutlich, daß 14.. h6 ein Fehler war. Weiß
übernahm die g-Linie und kann damit auf beiden Flügeln gleichzeitig spielen.}
Bd6 $2 {Nachdem Lputian die gegnerischen Gaben zweimal verschmäht hat, opfert
er selbst einen Bauern, um seine passiven Figuren ein wenig zu aktivieren.} 20.
Bxh6 {Georgiev lehnt nicht ab und setzt seinen Materialvorteil in der Folge
sicher um.} Bxf5 21. Bxf5+ Kb8 22. Bg5 Rde8 23. Bd7 Re4 24. Re1 Be7 25. Bf5 $18
Bxg5 26. Bxe4 Bxe3 27. fxe3 dxe4 28. Rg5 f5 29. Qh2+ Ka8 30. Qg2 Qd5 31. h5 a5
32. Qf2 Nd6 33. Kg1 Qf7 34. Qh2 Nc4 35. Re2 Ka7 36. Rf2 Nxe3 37. Qg3 Nd5 38.
Rfxf5 Qd7 39. c4 Nb4 40. Rxa5+ Na6 41. Qe5 Qd8 42. Qc5+ 1-0

[Event "SWE-ch"]
[Site "Linkoping"]
[Date "2001.07.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Black "Akesson, Ralf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2463"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2001.06.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 {Eine ruhige
Fortsetzung.} ({Wesentlich agressiver ist} 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 Be6 8. h4 {, und
hier scheint die Variante} Nd7 $1 9. h5 Nh6 {am besten für Schwarz zu sein.})
6... Bd6 7. Bg3 $1 {Die Hauptidee dieser Variante, Weiß lädt den Gegner zum
Abtausch auf g3 ein. Die danach entstehende halboffene h-Linie verhilft dem
Anziehenden zum aktiven Spiel auf dem Königsflügel.} Ne7 8. e3 Bf5 9. Qd2 ({
Häufiger sieht man in der Turnierpraxis} 9. Qb3 {,z.B} Nc8 10. Be2 (10. Nf3 Qb6
11. Nd2 O-O 12. Be2 Na6 13. a3 Nc7 14. O-O Re8 15. Rfc1 Ne6 16. Qd1 a5 17. Na4
Qd8 18. Nf1 Bg6 $11 {Georgiev,K-Lputian,S/Poikovsky2001}) 10... O-O 11. Nf3 Qb6
12. Nh4 $1 Bg6 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Qc2 Nd7 15. O-O-O Nf6 16. f3 Re8 17. e4 dxe4
18. fxe4 Bb4 19. Na4 Qa5 20. a3 Bf8 21. Nc3 Nb6 22. Kb1 $14 {Yakovich,
Y-Krivonosov,O/Cappelle la Grande 1999}) 9... O-O 10. Be2 $1 $146 {Eine
flexible Entwicklungsweise, Weiß läßt sich die Möglichkeit der Bauernexpansion
offen.} (10. Nf3 Ng6 11. Be2 Re8 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. h4 Nd7 14. h5 Ne7 15. Nh4
Be6 16. g4 Nf6 17. f3 Qg3+ 18. Kd1 c5 19. Kc2 cxd4 20. exd4 Nc6 21. Rad1 a6 22.
Kb1 b5 23. Bd3 Qd6 24. Ne2 Nb4 $11 {Moskalenko,V-Kharitonov,A/Alushta 1994})
10... Be6 (10... Ng6 {ermöglchte die Abwicklung} 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. g4 $5 Be6
13. h4 f5 14. h5 Ne7 15. g5 f4 16. e4 $13) 11. Nf3 Nf5 12. Bd3 $1 {Der
steigende Druck auf der Diagonale b1-h7 soll den Gegner zum Tausch auf g3
zwingen.} Nxg3 ({Schwarz konnte sich auch stur stellen:} 12... Qe7 13. Qc2 $1
g6 14. Bxd6 Nxd6 15. h4 $5 $13) 13. hxg3 h6 14. Qc2 $1 Nd7 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16. Bf5
$14 {Weiß bereitet g3-g4 vor.} Bxf5 17. Qxf5 Qe7 18. Rh4 $1 {[%cal Rf5h3,Rg3g4,
Rg4g5] /\Qh3,g4-g5} (18. g4 g6 $1 19. Qc2 Kg7) 18... Qe6 {Auch dieser
Damentausch verspricht Schwarz noch keine Entlastung.} 19. g4 Qxf5 20. gxf5
Rfe8 21. g4 $1 {Die zweite Angriffswelle kommt. Schwarz ist gezwungen, früher
oder später f7-f6 zu spielen.} Kg8 22. Ke2 {/\Rah1,g5} f6 {><e6,g6} 23. Rhh1 $1
{[%cal Rf3h4,Rh4g6] Weiß hat sein Ziel erreicht, die Felder e6 und g6 sind
geschwächt. Die Springerinvasion beginnt.} Kf7 24. Nh4 a5 25. Kd3 a4 26. Ng2
$14 (26. Ng6 $14) 26... Nb6 27. Rab1 Re7 28. Nh4 Nc4 29. Ng6 Ree8 30. b3 (30.
e4 $5 $14) 30... axb3 31. axb3 Nb6 32. Ra1 {Weiß konnte den gegnerischen Druck
auf dem Damenflügel erfolgreich abschütteln. Langsam, aber sicher bereitet er
den Vorstoß e3-e4 vor.} Nd7 33. f3 {[%cal Re3e4]} Bb4 34. Ne2 Nf8 35. Nxf8 Bxf8
36. Nf4 Ba3 37. Ne6 Bb2 $4 (37... Bd6 38. e4 $16) 38. Rab1 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 54th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2001.05.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Turov, Maxim"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2001.04.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 Bb4 {Eine solide Möglichkeit, das Slawische
Gambit 4...dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Qxb4 zu vermeiden.} 5. cxd5 exd5 (5... cxd5
6. e5 $14) 6. exd5 {Diese Fortsetzung verspricht Weiß nicht viel.} ({
Prinzipiell ist} 6. e5 Ne7 7. Nf3 ({oder} 7. Bd3) 7... c5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3
Nbc6 10. Be2 Bg4 11. O-O O-O 12. Rb1 b6 $1 (12... Qc7 $2 13. h3 Bh5 $6 14. a4
$14 {Khalifman,A-Galkin,A/Hoogeveen 2000}) 13. h3 Bf5 14. Bd3 Rc8 $132) 6...
Qxd5 $5 {Dies ist eine anspruchsvollere Fortsetzung als 6...exd6.} (6... cxd5
7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nge2 Bg4 9. O-O Nge7 10. Qb3 $11 {Kouatly,B-Bacrot,E/Meribel 1998
}) 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Bxc3 ({Riskanter für Schwarz ist der Versuch} 
9... Qa5 {wegen} 10. Bg5 $1 (10. Qc2 h6 11. Re1 Be6 12. Re5 $6 Qd8 13. Bf5 Bxf5
14. Rxf5 Nbd7 $15 {Berg,K-Schandorff,L/DEN-ch 1995}) 10... Nbd7 11. Qc2 h6 12.
Bh4 $14) 10. bxc3 Bg4 11. Be3 (11. Rb1 b5 12. a4 a6 $11) (11. c4 Bxf3 12. gxf3
Qh5 13. Rb1 b6 14. Kh1 Nbd7 15. Rg1 Rfe8 16. Rg5 Qh4 17. Qg1 g6 18. Be3 c5 $11
{Kharlov,A-Galkin,A/Dubai 2001}) 11... Nbd7 (11... b5 12. a4 $14) 12. c4 Bxf3
13. cxd5 $2 {Verhilft Schwarz zu einer perfekten Blockadestellung.} ({Nur mit} 
13. Qxf3 $1 Qxf3 14. gxf3 {konnte Weiß auf etwas Vorteil hoffen. Z.B,} b6 15.
a4 c5 16. d5 a5 17. Rab1 $14) 13... Bxd1 14. dxc6 Ba4 15. cxd7 Rfd8 $1 16. Rab1
Rxd7 $11 17. Rfc1 Bc6 18. Rb3 Nd5 19. Bc4 h6 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 {Schwarz steht
einen Hauch besser, aber wie kann man eine solche Stellung gewinnen?} 21. Rbc3
Ra5 22. Rc5 $1 Rxc5 (22... Rxa2 23. d5 Ba4 24. Rc7 b6 25. d6 $11) 23. Rxc5 Rd8
24. h4 f6 25. f3 Kf7 26. Kf2 Ke6 27. a3 Rd5 28. Rxd5 Kxd5 29. Bd2 h5 30. Ke3 b6
31. Bb4 Bb5 32. Bf8 g6 33. Be7 Ke6 34. Bd8 Bf1 35. g3 f5 36. Kd2 Kd5 37. Kc3
Be2 38. f4 Ke4 39. Bg5 Ba6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 02nd"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2001.05.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2001.05.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 Be6 8. h4
Nd7 {Wahrscheinlich die beste Reaktion auf den kühnen 8. Zug von Weiß, nach
der Springerentwicklung droht Schwarz 9...Bxh4. Weder nach 8...Nf6, noch nach
8...Bxh4 hat er dagegen ein leichtes Leben.} (8... Nf6 9. g5 Ne4 10. Bd3 Qa5
11. Kf1 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nd7 13. Ne2 O-O-O 14. a4 $14 {Georgiev,K-Lputian,S/
Istanbul 2000}) (8... Bxh4 9. Qb3 b6 10. Nf3 Be7 11. Ne5 g5 12. Bg3 Nf6 13. Be2
Qc8 14. Rc1 Nbd7 15. Nb5 $36 {Jussupow,A-Lputian,S/Baden-Baden 1996}) 9. h5 (9.
g5 $6 h6) 9... Nh6 $1 10. Be2 Nb6 11. Nh3 $2 {Dieser Zug erlaubt Schwarz eine
sehr schnelle Figurenaktivierung und gilt deswegen seit langem als riskant.
Sicherer ist das prophylaktische 11.Rc1.} (11. Rc1 Bd6 (11... Nc4 12. Bxc4 dxc4
13. Bxh6 gxh6 $13 {Kasparov}) 12. Nh3 Bxf4 13. Nxf4 Bd7 $14 14. Rg1 g5 15. hxg6
hxg6 16. Kd2 Qe7 17. b3 g5 18. Nd3 O-O-O 19. Rh1 f6 20. Qg1 $14 {Kasparov,
G-Karpov,A/Moscow 1985}) 11... g5 $1 12. hxg6 (12. Be5 f6 13. Bg3 Qd7 14. f3 f5
$15) 12... hxg6 {Schwarz plant g6-g5, Qd7 und 0-0-0.} 13. f3 Bh4+ 14. Nf2 $146
{Eine Neuerung, die jedoch die Stellungseinschätzung nicht zu ändern vermag.
Schwarz entwickelt mühelos eine gefährliche Initiative.} (14. Kd2 g5 15. Bh2 f5
16. gxf5 Nxf5 17. Be5 Rh6 18. f4 g4 19. Ng5 Bxg5 20. fxg5 Qxg5 21. Bf4 $15 {
Vaiser,A-Timoshchenko,G/Tashkent 1987}) 14... g5 15. Bh2 Qe7 16. Qc2 f5 $1 17.
Be5 (17. gxf5 Nxf5 18. Qd2 Rf8 $36) 17... Rf8 $17 {[%cal Rf8f2,Rh4f2]} 18.
O-O-O {Guter Rat war schon teuer. Weiß überlässt das Zentrum seinem Schicksal
und bringt zumindest seinen König in Sicherheit.} (18. gxf5 Nxf5 19. Qd2 g4 $1
$17) 18... Nf7 19. gxf5 (19. Rdf1 Nxe5 20. dxe5 fxg4 21. Nxg4 Bxg4 22. fxg4
Qxe5 23. Qg6+ Kd7 $17) (19. Nd3 $2 Nc4 $19) 19... Bxf2 20. fxe6 Bxe3+ 21. Kb1
Nxe5 22. dxe5 Qxe6 23. Bf1 (23. Rh7 O-O-O 24. Nb5 Kb8 $19) 23... g4 (23... Rxf3
$5 $17) 24. fxg4 O-O-O 25. Rh5 Rf2 26. Qh7 Rdf8 {Weiß kann nicht all seine
Schwächen halten, der Kampf ist entschieden.} 27. Rf5 (27. Bh3 Kb8 $17 {/\Nc4})
27... R2xf5 28. gxf5 Qxe5 $19 29. f6 Bd4 30. Bh3+ Kb8 0-1

[Event "American Continental 3rd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2005.08.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2541"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2005.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Ne7 5. e3 c5 6. a3 {Diese Variante gilt
als vielversprechend für Weiß. In der entstehenden Stellung kommen die
Nachteile der Springerposition auf e7 besonders deutlich zum Vorschein.} Bxc3+
7. bxc3 Nbc6 (7... Qc7 8. cxd5 (8. Bb2 O-O 9. Rc1 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b6 11. Qd3 Nd7
12. O-O Bb7 13. e4 e5 14. Rfe1 Ng6 15. Qd2 Rad8 16. d5 $14 {Kortschnoj,
V-Winants,L/Antwerpen op /1994}) 8... exd5 9. a4 Bf5 (9... O-O $1) 10. Bb5+ Nd7
(10... Nbc6 11. dxc5 O-O 12. O-O Rac8 13. Nd4 $14) 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. O-O a6 (
12... Qxc3 13. Ba3 Bc2 14. Qe2 $14) 13. Ba3 $16 {Kortschnoj,V (2645)-Bator,R 
(2435)/Malmo 1996}) 8. Bd3 b6 (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O $14) 9. O-O (9.
cxd5 exd5 10. O-O c4 11. Bc2 Bf5 12. Re1 O-O 13. Bxf5 Nxf5 14. e4 dxe4 15. Rxe4
Qd5 $11 {Kunze,C (2340)-Teske,H (2515)/Chemnitz 1997}) (9. Bb2 Ba6 10. cxd5
Bxd3 11. Qxd3 exd5 $2 (11... Qxd5 $1) 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. c4 O-O 14. O-O Rb8 15.
Rab1 Qd6 16. Qc3 Nf5 17. cxd5 Qxd5 18. Rfd1 $16 {Lazarev,V (2450)-Berkovich,M 
(2400)/Budapest 1998}) 9... Ba6 10. cxd5 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Qxd5 12. Rd1 {Die
schwarze Stellung wäre vollkommen in Ordnung, stünde sein Springer auf f6
statt e7. Auf e7 findet der Springer keine Anwendung, deswegen überführt ihn
Nogueiras auf c6.} Na5 13. Qb5+ (13. e4 $5 Qc4 14. Qe3 O-O 15. Ne5 $14) 13...
Nec6 (13... Qc6 14. a4 $14) 14. a4 O-O 15. Ba3 Rfd8 16. h3 $1 {Die Drohung
dxc5 zwingt Schwarz zum Tausch auf d4.} cxd4 (16... Rac8 $2 17. dxc5 Qxd1+ 18.
Rxd1 Rxd1+ 19. Kh2 bxc5 20. Bxc5 Rb8 21. Qa6 Rd5 22. Bd4 $16) 17. cxd4 Rac8 18.
Rac1 Nb8 $6 {Passiv gespielt. Stattdessen konnte Schwarz mit 18...Qa2! Unruhe
stiften.} (18... Qa2 $1 19. Rd3 (19. Qb2 Qxb2 20. Bxb2 Nb4 $132) 19... Nb8 20.
e4 Rxc1+ 21. Bxc1 Qc2 22. Bd2 Nc4 $132) 19. Nd2 h6 20. Be7 $1 Re8 21. Bb4 Nac6
$6 (21... Nbc6 22. Bc3 $14) 22. Bc3 Ne7 {Die schwarzen Springer ziehen sich
immer weiter zurück, und Weiß kann ungestört das Zentrum besetzen.} 23. Qe2 (
23. e4 $1 $16) 23... f5 24. f3 Nd7 25. e4 fxe4 26. fxe4 Qg5 27. Qb5 $2 {
Unvorsichtig gespielt, Onischuk vernachlässigt seine Schwäche e4 und erlaubt
damit Schwarz, seine Springer endlich zu aktivieren. Richtig war 27.Nc4! mit
deutlichem Vorteil.} (27. Nc4 $1 Rxc4 (27... Rf8 28. Bd2 Qf6 29. Bb4 $16) 28.
Qxc4 Qe3+ 29. Kh1 Qxe4 30. Re1 Qd5 31. Qb5 $16) 27... Qe3+ 28. Kh1 Nf6 29. Re1
Qg3 30. Nf1 Qh4 $11 31. Qe2 Ng6 32. Bd2 Rxc1 33. Bxc1 Rf8 34. Kg1 Nh5 35. Rd1
Nhf4 36. Qa2 Qg5 $2 {Es gab keinen Grund, die gut stehende Dame zurück zu
ziehen. Hier und in den nächsten Zügen war die Prophylaxe Kg8-h7 richtig.} (
36... Kh7 $11) 37. Kh2 Nh4 38. Ng3 $14 Nhg6 39. Rf1 Qh4 $4 {Wahrscheinlich
waren beide Gegner in Zeitnot.} (39... Kh7 $14) 40. d5 $2 (40. Nf5 Qg5 41. g3
$18) 40... Nh5 41. Rxf8+ Nxf8 42. Nxh5 Qxh5 43. Qc4 Qe5+ 44. Kg1 Kf7 45. Bd2
Nd7 $2 (45... exd5 46. exd5 Nd7 $14) 46. Bc3 (46. Bc3 Qd6 47. Qc6 Qc5+ 48. Kf1
Nf8 49. Qb7+ Qe7 50. Qxe7+ Kxe7 51. Bxg7 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2004.05.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2004.05.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Be2 f5 6. f4 {Epishin hat keine Lust,
den schwarzen Stonewall zu bekämpfen, er errrichtet stattdessen seinen eigenen!
} Nf6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. Bd2 $1 {Das ist die Idee hinter dem schlichten,
fast symmetrischen Aufbau! Der Läufer wird nicht fianchettiert, sondern via e1
nach h4 überführt.} Bb7 {Besser gefällt mir die Entwicklungsmethode a7-a5
nebst Ba6, die zweimal von Haba angewandt wurde.} (9... Ne4 10. Be1 Nxc3 11.
Bxc3 a5 12. Rc1 Ba6 13. b3 Nd7 14. Be1 Nf6 15. Bh4 Qd7 16. Bxf6 Rxf6 17. Rf2
Rff8 18. Ne5 Bxe5 19. fxe5 Bb7 20. Bf3 Rac8 21. Rfc2 Rfd8 $14 {Epishin,V-Haba,
P/Brno 1994}) (9... a5 10. Be1 Ba6 11. b3 Ne4 12. Rc1 Nxc3 13. Rxc3 b5 14. Bh4
Qe8 15. Rc2 h6 16. Kh1 Rf7 17. c5 Bc7 18. a3 Nd7 19. Rg1 b4 20. Bxa6 Rxa6 21.
a4 Bd8 22. Bxd8 Qxd8 23. g4 $14 {Nedela,V-Haba,P/Czechia 1996}) 10. Be1 Ne4 11.
b4 $1 {[%mdl 64] Mit einem kleinen taktischen Trick startet Epishin das Spiel
auf dem Damenflügel. Aus diesem Grund war a7-a5 ratsam.} Nxc3 (11... Bxb4 $2
12. Nxe4 Bxe1 13. Neg5 $18) 12. Bxc3 Nd7 13. Rb1 Nf6 14. Qc2 dxc4 $6 {Nicht
die beste Entscheidung. Die entstehende Bauernstruktur ermöglicht Weiß die
Durchsetzung von e3-e4.} (14... Ne4 $5) 15. Bxc4 Nd5 16. Bd2 $14 Qe7 17. a3
Rac8 (17... c5 $2 18. bxc5 bxc5 19. e4 $1 fxe4 20. Qxe4 $16) 18. Qb3 Ba8 19.
Rbe1 {Setzt geradlinig den Zentrumsvorstoß durch.} c5 20. dxc5 bxc5 21. e4 fxe4
22. Rxe4 cxb4 23. axb4 Kh8 24. Ng5 Nxf4 $2 {Es gab keinen Grund für diesen
verzweifelten Abtausch, der Weiß eine technisch gewonnene Stellung schenkt.
Sowohl 24...Bxb4 als auch 24...Rf6 war gut spielbar. Allerdings waren diese
Züge mit taktischen Finessen untermauert, die zu sehen alles andere als leicht
war.} (24... Bxb4 25. Qh3 (25. Bxb4 Qxb4 26. Nxe6 (26. Bxd5 $2 Qc5+) 26... Qb6+
$1 27. Kh1 Rf6 $11) 25... Nf6 (25... h6 $2 26. Rxe6 $18) 26. Rxe6 Bxg2 $3 $13 {
FRITZ}) (24... Rf6 25. Qb1 (25. f5 Bxb4 26. Bxb4 Qxb4 27. Qxb4 Nxb4 28. Rh4 Bd5
$11) 25... Rg6 $1 26. Rxe6 Qxe6 27. Nxe6 Rxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Nc3+ 29. Kf2 Nxb1 30.
Rxb1 Rxc4 $11 {FRITZ}) 25. Rexf4 Bxf4 26. Rxf4 (26. Bxf4 $4 Rxf4 $17) 26...
Rxf4 27. Bxf4 Qb7 28. Bf1 $18 {Schwarz kann den Verlust des Bauern e6 nicht
verhindern, seine Stellung ist hoffnungslos.} Qd5 29. Qh3 Qf5 30. Nxe6 Qxh3 31.
gxh3 Rc2 32. Be3 Bd5 33. Nd4 Rb2 34. b5 Ra2 35. Nc6 a5 36. Bb6 $1 a4 37. Nb4
Rd2 38. Be3 Rd1 39. Nxd5 Rxd5 40. b6 a3 41. b7 Rd8 42. Bb6 Rb8 43. Bg2 a2 44.
Bd4 Kg8 45. Bd5+ Kf8 46. h4 g6 47. Be5 Ke7 48. h3 Kd7 49. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.03.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 Na6 9. Bd6 e5 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. O-O O-O-O 12. Bd3 {Das entstehende
Endspiel gilt als ungefährlich für Schwarz, deswegen versucht Weiß in der
jüngsten Zeit einen unmittelbaren Königsangriff 12.b4!?} (12. b4 $5 Nf6 13. Re1
Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Qxc4 15. Rxe5 Nxb4 16. Re7 Nbd5 17. Rc1 $40 {Riazantsev,A (2593)
-Galkin,A (2618)/Sochi 2006}) 12... Qf4 13. Bxe5 Qxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxd1 15. Bf5+ (
15. Raxd1 Nh6 16. Bc2 g6 17. Nf3 Rhe8 $11 {Grachev,B (2510)-Vitiugov,N (2573)/
Cheboksary 2006}) 15... Kc7 16. Nxf7 Bh5 $6 {Es sieht so aus, daß Paco auf
diese Variante nicht vorbereitet war. Der Textzug ist kein ernsthafter Fehler,
aber die schwarze Verteidigung wird danach auf mehreren einzigen Zügen fußen
müssen. Einfacher kann die Stellung mit 16...Nh6! ausgeglichen gehalten werden.
} (16... Ne7 $2 17. Bxh7 $1 Bg4 18. Nxh8 Rxh8 19. Rfe1 Nc8 20. Bc2 Nb4 21. Be4
$16 {Tal,M (2625)-Dorfman,J (2550)/Tbilisi 1978/URS-ch}) (16... Nh6 $1 17. Nxh6
(17. Nxd8 Rxd8 18. Bxh7 Be2 19. Rfc1 Rd2 $15) (17. Nxh8 Nxf5 18. Nf7 Rd7 19.
Ne5 Be2 20. Nxd7 Bxf1 $11) 17... Bh5 (17... Be2 18. Rfe1 Rd2 19. Bg4 Re8 $11)
18. Bg4 Bxg4 19. Nxg4 Rd2 20. Rab1 Re8 21. Rfd1 (21. Ne3 Nb4 22. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 23.
Rxd1 Nxa2 $11) 21... Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Re2 23. Rb1 Nb4 $11 {Bacrot,E (2729)
-Tregubov,P (2607)/Corsica 2005}) 17. Nxd8 $1 (17. Nxh8 Nh6 18. Bxh7 Rxh8 19.
Be4 Be2 20. Rfc1 Rd8 $132) 17... Kxd8 18. g4 $1 {Aronian nimmt gleich das Feld
d7 ins Visier.} Nh6 (18... Bg6 19. Rad1+ Kc7 20. Rd7+ Kb6 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22.
Rxg7 $18) 19. Rad1+ Kc7 20. Rd7+ Kb6 21. Rxg7 Nxf5 22. gxf5 Rf8 23. Re1 Nc5 $2
{Dieser normal aussehende Zug ist bereits der entscheidende Fehler. Es war
allerdings nicht leicht, das folgende geometrische Gewinnmotiv zu finden. Die
Balance hielt die Aktivierung aller schwarzen Kräfte mit 23...Rxf5!} (23...
Rxf5 $1 24. Ree7 Bg6 25. Rxb7+ Kc5 26. Rxa7 Nb4 27. b3 Kd4 $1 $44 (27... Rg5+
28. Kf1 Bd3+ 29. Ke1 Rxg7 30. Rxg7 Nxa2 31. Kd2 Bg6 32. h4 $14)) 24. b4 $1 Nd3
25. Ree7 $18 Nxb4 26. Rxb7+ Kc5 27. Rg5 $1 Bf3 28. f6+ Kxc4 29. Rf5 $1 {
Wahrscheinlich hat Paco diesen Zug übersehen. Schwarz verliert eine Figur.} Bd5
30. Rf4+ Kc3 31. Rbxb4 Bxa2 32. Ra4 Bf7 33. Rxa7 c5 34. f3 c4 35. Kf2 Kb3 36.
Rb7+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.29"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Nge2 ({
Mehr verbreitet ist} 7. Bg3) 7... Ne7 8. h4 $5 $146 {Eine abenteuerliche Idee,
die zumindest für ein kompliziertes Spiel sorgt. Grischuk brauchte in dieser
Partie unbedingt einen Sieg, um im Rennen zu bleiben.} (8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Ng3 Nd7
10. Bd3 Nf6 11. Qc2 O-O 12. O-O h6 $11 {Hjartarson,J-Short,N/Rotterdam 1989})
8... Na6 9. h5 ({Vorsichtiger war} 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. Ng3 Nc7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. h5
h6 13. Bc2 Ne8 14. Qd3 Nf6 $13) 9... Nc7 10. h6 g6 11. Bg5 $6 {Die Idee kennt
man aus der berühmten Partie Alekhine-Rubinstein/The Hague 1921, allerdings
konnte sich dort der Läufer auf f6 für längere Zeit einisten. Hier ist es
nicht der Fall.} (11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Ng3 $13) 11... O-O 12. Qd2 f6 13. Bf4 Bb4
$1 {Widerlegt den dubiosen Plan von Weiß, Schwarz übernimmt die Initiative.}
14. f3 Ne6 $15 15. Bg3 Nf5 16. Bf2 Re8 17. O-O-O Ng5 {Verhindert das
eventuelle e3-e4.} 18. Nf4 Nd6 $6 {Eine falsche Idee. Den Figurendruck kann
Weiß problemlos aushalten, es war an der Zeit, mit 19...a5! den Bauernsturm zu
starten.} (18... Bf8 19. Bd3 Nxh6 20. e4 $44) (18... a5 $1 19. a3 Bd6 20. Bd3
b5 $40) 19. Qc2 Qa5 20. Qb3 ({Nach} 20. a3 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 22. bxc3 $11 {
steht Weiß bereits nicht schlechter, aber er braucht einen Sieg!}) 20... Bxc3
$6 21. bxc3 Qb6 22. Qa3 $1 {Hält die Spannung aufrecht.} Ngf7 23. g4 Be6 24.
Rh2 Rac8 25. Bg3 $14 {/\Nxg6 Die schwarzen Figuren stehen auf einmal sehr
unharmonisch - Grischuk hat das Ruder übernommen.} c5 $2 (25... Qc7 $14) 26.
Rb2 Qc6 27. Qxa7 cxd4 28. Qxd4 Qxc3+ 29. Kb1 Qxd4 30. Rxd4 $16 {Das forciert
entstandene Endspiel ist sehr schwierig für Schwarz. Zu den passiv stehenden
Figuren gesellt sich die Schwäche der Bauern b7 und d5.} Rc3 31. Rb3 Rc5 32.
Rb6 Rc6 33. Rb3 Nxh6 34. Nxd5 Bxd5 35. Rxd5 Nhf7 36. Rd1 Ne5 37. Be2 Rec8 $2
38. g5 $1 Kg7 39. e4 Nef7 40. gxf6+ Kxf6 41. Bf2 Ke7 42. Bd4 {Das weiße
Läuferpaar wird zunehmend aktiv.} Nd8 43. Bb2 Nc4 44. Bc1 Rd6 45. Rxd6 Nxd6 46.
f4 h5 47. Bf3 Ke6 $2 48. Bg2 Rc4 49. Rd3 $18 N6f7 50. Bh3+ Kf6 51. e5+ Kg7 52.
e6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.28"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[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 "Togliatti Lada"]
[BlackTeam "Norilsk Norilsky Nikel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. O-O O-O
15. Nd2 $6 {Diese Idee wurde seinerzeit von Kasparov angewandt,
nichtsdestotrotz bestehen einige Zweifel an ihrer Richtigkeit. Die schwarzen
Freibauern rücken sehr weit vor, während sich das weiße Zentrum nur mühsam in
Bewegung setzt.} ({Die Hauptfortsetzung ist} 15. Re1) 15... Qc7 {Auch 15...e5
gibt Schwarz ein vollwertiges Spiel.} (15... e5 16. Bc2 Qc7 17. Ba4 Rfd8 18. d5
Nb6 19. Rc1 Nxa4 20. Qxa4 Nd7 21. f4 Qb6 22. Rce1 Nc5 23. Qd1 Nd3 $17 {Sakaev,
K-Timofeev,A/Moscow Aeroflot 2004}) 16. f4 a4 17. Rb1 ({Kasparov spielte} 17.
e4 $2 a3 18. Bc1 {, aber nun war} Qd6 $1 {sehr stark:} (18... Rfd8 $2 19. e5
Ne8 20. Nb3 g6 $2 21. Qd2 $14 {Kasparov,G-Tyomkin,D/simultan Tel Aviv 1994})
19. d5 Nc5 20. Bc2 exd5 21. cxd5 Qe7 22. Re1 Rfe8 $17) 17... Rfd8 18. Qe2 Nf8
$2 $146 {Besser gefällt mir das bereits erprobte 18...b3, denn der schwarze
Springer kann eher auf c6 nützlich werden.} (18... b3 $1 19. Ba1 Nb8 20. e4 (
20. f5 $1 $13) 20... Nc6 21. d5 Nb4 22. Rf3 exd5 23. exd5 Qb6+ 24. Qf2 $2 (24.
Kh1 $15) 24... Qxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Nfxd5 $1 $17 {Cramling,P-Slavina,I/Dresden 2004})
19. e4 N6d7 20. e5 $1 g6 21. Rfc1 $14 {Dank dem gegnerischen Fehler im 18. Zug
bekam Weiß einen klaren Vorteil, den er allerdings sehr schnell verspielt.} Nb8
22. Be4 $2 ({Vorzuziehen war} 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Ra7 (23... Nc6 24. d5 $16)
24. Qf2 Na6 25. g4 $5 $16 {Weiß beginnt einen Königsangriff. Die gegnerischen
Freibauern kann er mit seinem Läuferpaar mühelos stoppen, z. B.} b3 26. Ba3 Qb6
27. c5 Qb8 28. c6 $16) 22... b3 23. Ba1 $2 {Man sollte den a4-Bauern nicht
unblockiert lassen, richtig war 23.Ra1!} (23. Ra1 $1 $14) 23... Na6 24. Bxb7
Qxb7 25. Ne4 $2 {Dies kostet Weiß bereits eine Figur, wobei die Kompensation
fraglich bleibt.} (25. Kh1 Nb4 $13) 25... a3 26. Rc3 b2 27. Rxa3 bxa1=Q 28.
Raxa1 Qc7 29. Nd6 $6 ({Bessere Überlebenschancen versprach} 29. c5 $1 Rxd4 30.
Nf6+ Kh8 31. Rxa6 Rxa6 32. Qxa6 Qxc5 33. Kh1 Rxf4 $15) 29... Qc6 $17 30. Ra5
Rab8 31. Rab5 (31. Rba1 Nc7 $17) 31... Rxb5 32. Rxb5 (32. cxb5 Qb6 $17) 32...
Nc7 33. Rc5 Qb6 34. Qe4 Ne8 35. Nb5 Nd7 36. Rc6 Qb7 37. Qf3 Nb8 38. Rc5 Qxf3
39. gxf3 Kf8 $19 {Weiß kann den Verlust des Bauern d4 nicht verhindern.} 40.
Kf2 Na6 41. Rc6 Nb4 42. Rb6 Nc2 43. d5 exd5 44. cxd5 Rxd5 45. Rb8 Rd2+ 46. Kg3
Ke7 47. Na7 Ne3 48. Nc8+ Ke6 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 Nd7 8. f3
{Die Partie wurde in der letzten Runde des Opens gespielt, und nur im Falle
des Sieges konnte man mit einem guten Preis rechnen. Dementsprechend wählte
Lautier eine anspruchsvolle Eröffnungsvariante, die allerdings auch Schwarz
gute Gegenchancen einräumt.} Bg6 $1 {Dieser prophylaktische Zug scheint hier
am besten zu sein. Schwarz entkräftet die Drohung g2-g4.} (8... g5 9. Bg3 Ngf6
10. Bf2 Qb6 11. Qd2 O-O-O 12. Ng3 Bg6 13. Bd3 g4 $13 {Hjartarson,J-Georgiev,K/
Moscow 1990}) (8... Bh4+ 9. Bg3 Bg6 10. Qd2 Nh6 11. O-O-O Bxg3 12. Nxg3 O-O 13.
h4 f6 14. h5 Bf7 15. Bd3 $14 {Romanov,O-Azarov,S/Minsk 2000}) (8... Nb6 9. Ng3
Bg6 10. Qd2 h5 11. e4 dxe4 12. Ngxe4 Nf6 13. Nc5 Qc8 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Nfd5
$11 {Milov,V-Goldin,A/Ashdod 2003}) 9. Bg3 $2 $146 {Das Läufermanöver wirkt
sehr künstlich und kostet Weiß Zeit. Vorzuziehen war 9.Qd2 oder 9.Ng3.} (9. Qd2
Ngf6 10. g4 Nb6 11. b3 a5 12. a4 h5 13. g5 Nfd7 14. h4 Bb4 15. Bh3 O-O $132 {
Hertneck,G-Donev,I/Salzburg 1992}) (9. g4 $2 h5 $15) (9. Ng3 $5) 9... Nh6 $1
10. Bf2 $6 Bd6 {Gegen Ne2-f4 gerichtet.} 11. g4 f5 12. h3 O-O 13. Bg2 Qe7 $15 {
Es ist offensichtlich, daß Weiß die Eröffnung gründlich mißlungen ist. Seine
beiden Läufer sind passiv, und die Bauernexpansion brachte nur Schwächen mit
sich.} 14. O-O fxg4 15. hxg4 Qg5 16. Qd2 Rae8 17. Rae1 $2 {Der folgende
Einschlag ließ sich bereits nur durch Materialeinbußen verhindern.} (17. Nf4 $5
Bxf4 18. exf4 Qxf4 19. Qxf4 Rxf4 20. Rfe1 $15) 17... Rxf3 $3 {[%mdl 640]} 18.
Bxf3 Nxg4 19. Bg3 $6 {Lautier übersah offensichtlich den riesenstarken 20. Zug
von Schwarz, sonst hätte er mit 19.Bxg4 mehr Widerstand geleistet.} (19. Bxg4
Qxg4+ 20. Ng3 Bxg3 21. Bxg3 Qxg3+ 22. Qg2 Rxe3 23. Qxg3 Rxg3+ 24. Kh2 Rd3 25.
Re7 Nf6 26. Rxb7 Rxd4 $17) 19... Nxe3 20. Kh1 Bh5 $3 $19 {Was für ein Zug!
Weiß ist nun vollkommen hilflos.} 21. Bxh5 (21. Nf4 Nxf1 22. Rxf1 Qxg3 23. Nxh5
(23. Bxh5 Bxf4 24. Qxf4 Qh3+ $19) 23... Qh3+ 24. Kg1 Ne5 $3 25. Bd1 (25. dxe5
Bc5+ 26. Rf2 Qxf3 $19) 25... Nc4 26. Qg2 (26. Qf2 Rf8 $19) 26... Qxg2+ 27. Kxg2
Ne3+ $19) 21... Qxh5+ 22. Kg1 Qh3 23. Rf2 Bxg3 24. Nxg3 Qxg3+ 25. Rg2 Nxg2 26.
Rxe8+ Kf7 27. Rc8 Ne3+ 28. Kh1 Nf6 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.01"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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 "Tbilisi"]
[BlackTeam "Zalaegerszeg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 c5 {Eine alte Theoriefortsetzung, heutzutage sieht man 8...Na6 häufiger.
} 9. Bxc5 Qxg2 10. Bf3 Qg5 11. Ba3 ({Gefährlicher für Schwarz ist} 11. Bd6)
11... Ne7 $2 {M.E. ist das Schach auf a5 stärker, da Weiß, anders als bei 11.
Bd6, nicht 12.b4 zur Verfügung hat.} (11... Qa5+ $1 12. Kf1 (12. Qd2 Qxd2+ 13.
Kxd2 Ne7 14. Ne2 Nbc6 $15) 12... Ne7 13. Ne2 Nbc6 14. Rg1 Bd7 15. Qb3 (15. Rxg7
Nf5 $36) 15... Nf5 16. Rd1 O-O-O 17. Nc3 Qb6 18. Be4 Ncd4 19. Qxb6 axb6 $15 {
Bosboom,M-Goloshchapov,A/Hoogeveen 1999}) 12. Ne2 Nf5 $6 {Damit erschwert
Schwarz lediglich seine Entwicklung, natürlicher und besser war 12...Nbc6.} (
12... Nbc6 13. Rg1 Qe5 (13... Qf6 14. Ng3 Nd4 15. Bh1 Ndf5 16. Ne4 Qe5 17. Qd2
O-O 18. O-O-O f6 19. Nd6 $16 {Sarakauskas,G-Splosnov,S/Ceske Budejovice 1999})
14. Qd2 Bd7 15. O-O-O O-O-O 16. Ng3 $44) 13. Rg1 Qd8 $2 {Praktisch ein
Verlustzug, denn im entstehenden Endspiel gerät der schwarze König in akute
Gefahr. Wohl oder übel mußte Portisch versuchen, seine Entwicklung nach 13...
Qf6 abzuschließen.} (13... Qf6 14. Qd2 (14. Qa4+ Bd7 15. Qb4 Nc6 16. Qxb7 Rb8
17. Qc7 Rc8 18. Qf4 Ne5 $17) (14. Ng3 $5 Nxg3 15. Rxg3 $36) 14... Nc6 15. O-O-O
$44) 14. Qxd8+ Kxd8 15. O-O-O+ $16 Kc7 {Guter Rat ist teuer, auf fast jede
Antwort folgt mit großer Kraft 16.Nd4.} (15... Nd7 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Rxd4 e5 18.
Rd2 g6 19. Rgd1 $16) 16. Nd4 $1 Nxd4 17. Rxd4 $18 {/\Bd6} Bd7 $6 (17... Nc6 18.
Bd6+ Kd7 19. Bxc6+ (19. Rdd1 $18) 19... Kxc6 20. Rxg7 Rd8 21. Be5 Rxd4 22. Bxd4
$18) 18. Rxg7 Be8 19. Bd6+ Kc8 20. Rh4 h6 21. Bh5 Nd7 22. Ba3 Nb6 23. Bxf7 Bxf7
24. Rxf7 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.23"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[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 "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Togliatti Lada"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 {'Marschall's Gambit.It is a very
straightforward way to deal with black's set up.However its forcing nature
gives black a lot of oppurtunities too.'} dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4
Qxe4+ 8. Be2 Na6 {'One of many lines.'} 9. Ba5 {'This response to 8...Na6 is
Van Wely's choice therefore I have also adopted it.'} b6 10. Qd6 {'The most
challenging move.'} Bd7 11. Bc3 $1 {Dieser Rückzug ist genauer ohne das
Einschieben der langen Rochaden. In einigen Varianten kann Weiß mit seiner
langen Rochade warten oder sogar kurz rochieren.} (11. O-O-O O-O-O 12. Bc3 Nf6
$1 (12... f6) 13. Qa3 Kb7 14. Qe7 Kc8 $11 15. Qxf7 $2 {Ivanov,Se-Vul,A/
Cappelle la Grande 1996} Qxg2 16. Bf3 Qg5+ 17. Bd2 Qf5 $17) 11... Nf6 $2 {
Eine dubiose Neuerung, wie es Khalifman mit seinem folgenden Spiel deutlich
zeigt. Dieser Zug ist nur stark beim besagten Einschieben der langen Rochaden,
hier sollte sich Schwarz für 11...f6! entscheiden.} (11... f6 $1 12. O-O-O {
'The regular move.'} (12. Nf3 O-O-O 13. Nd2 Qxg2 14. Bf3 Qh3 15. Rg1 Nc7 16.
Qa3 Kb8 17. Rxg7 e5 18. O-O-O $44 {Volkov,S-Goloshchapov,A/Dubai 2003}) 12...
O-O-O 13. Qa3 {'A good novelty.What Loek has played againt Shirov was way too
slow.'} (13. b3 $2 Qxg2 14. Bf3 Qg5+ 15. Kb2 Qc5 16. Qg3 Ne7 17. Qxg7 Nf5 18.
Qxf6 Rhf8 19. Qg5 Qxf2+ 20. Rd2 Qe3 $17 {Van Wely,L-Shirov,A/Monaco 2002 'Van
Wely-Shirov,Monaco(rapid) 2002.'}) 13... Kb7 14. Bf3 Qf4+ 15. Rd2 Qc7 $1 {
A good move which I could not spot out in my preparation.} (15... Nb8 16. Ne2
Qxc4 17. Rhd1 Qc5 18. Qxc5 bxc5 19. Nf4 $16 {Najer,E-Malakhov,V/Moscow 2002})
16. Ne2 {It is very iffy if I need this move.} e5 17. Ng3 $2 {From this point
on I was cruising on the wrong plan.} (17. Rhd1 $142) 17... Nh6 18. Ne4 Nf7 19.
c5 {To implant a pawn on d6 was the consequence of my previous moves.} Bf5 {
The other bishops sorty is also good.} 20. Nd6+ Nxd6 21. cxd6 Qd7 22. b4 Nb8
23. b5 {Draw offer.} e4 $15 {Atalik,S-Pavasovic,D/Nova Gorica 2003}) 12. Nf3 $1
O-O-O 13. Ne5 $1 {Sehr stark gespielt. Der Bauer f7 wird empfindlich schwach.}
Rhf8 {Schwarz hat nichts Besseres als diesen häßlichen Zug.} (13... Be8 $2 14.
Qa3 Kb7 15. Qe7+ $16) (13... Nc5 14. f3 Qe3 15. Bd4 (15. Nxf7 $2 Nd5 $3 16.
cxd5 Nd3+ 17. Kd1 Nf2+ 18. Ke1 $11) 15... Nb7 16. Qxc6+ Bxc6 17. Bxe3 $16) 14.
f3 Qe3 15. Bd4 $1 {Weiß verdrängt die gegnerische Dame und rochiert kurz. Es
wäre zu schade, die stolze Konstellation Qd6+Ne5 wegen des Bauern c6
aufzugeben.} (15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Qxc6+ Nc7 17. Qe4 Qxe4 18. fxe4 e5 $14) 15...
Qg5 16. O-O $16 {[%mdl 2048]} (16. Nxd7 $2 Nxd7 17. Qxc6+ Nc7 18. O-O $2 Qd2)
16... Qd2 {Schwarz kann der gegnerischen Dame auf keine Weise beikommen und
findet nichts Besseres als mit seiner Dame ins weiße Lager einzutauchen,
jedoch mit einem weit geringeren Effekt.} (16... c5 $2 17. f4 Qh6 18. Nxd7 Nxd7
19. Qc6+ Nc7 20. Bf3 $18) (16... Kb7 17. c5 $16) 17. Rf2 Nc7 $2 {Schwarz
sollte stattdessen den folgenden gegnerischen Zug verhindern.} (17... c5 $1 18.
Rd1 Qh6 19. Bc3 Nc7 20. b4 $16) 18. c5 $1 {Mauert seine Dame weiter ein, nimmt
aber dabei den schwarzen König ins Visier. Nebenbei droht 19.Ba6+.} b5 19. a4
$2 {Bisher schnörkellos gespielt, beginnt hier Khalifman nachzulassen.
Möglicherweise hat er die Stärke des folgenden Qualitätsopfers unterschätzt.} (
{Deutlich einfacher war die folgende Lösung der Frage nach dem Gewinnweg.} 19.
Bxb5 $1 Nxb5 20. Rxd2 Nxd6 21. cxd6 Nd5 (21... Kb7 22. Rd3 $18) 22. Bxa7 f6 23.
Nc4 Kb7 24. Bc5 $18) 19... Be8 $1 {Das Qualitätsopfer ist erzwungen, Schwarz
muß die weiße Dame loswerden.} 20. Qxf8 Qxd4 21. Nd3 $2 {Dieser zweite Fehler
vergibt den ganzen Vorteil und führt zu einer unklaren Lage.} ({Nach dem
korrekten} 21. Nxf7 $1 Bxf7 22. Qxf7 Qxb2 23. Raf1 Rd2 $16 {behilet Weiß einen
klaren Vorteil.}) 21... Nfd5 $1 22. axb5 Nxb5 $13 {Plötzlich ist die weiße
Dame aus dem Spiel und es ist unklar, wie sie aus dem Exil herauskommt.
Deswegen ist die folgende Entscheidung, Remis anzubieten, verständlich.} 23.
Qg8 (23. Qg8 h5 24. Qh7 f5 $13) (23. Qh8 h6 24. Qh7 f5 $13) (23. Rd1 Ne3 $13)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Stepanakert Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Stepanakert"]
[Date "2004.03.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2004.03.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 Na6 9. Ba5 b6 10. Qd6 (10. Bc3 f6 11. Nf3 $44) 10... Bb7 $4 $146 {
[%mdl 8192] Bei diesem Zug muß es sich um eine Verwechslung handeln. Eine
andere Erklärung kann ich dafür nicht geben, denn die Folgen dieses Fehlers
sind zu katastrophal, als man sich freiwillig darauf einlassen könnte. Der
korrekte Zug 10...Bd7 brachte Schwarz bisher gute praktische Ergebnisse.} (
10... Bd7 $1 11. Bc3 (11. O-O-O O-O-O 12. Bc3 Nf6 (12... f6 $5) 13. Qa3 Kb7 14.
Qe7 Kc8 15. Qxf7 $2 (15. Qa3 $11) 15... e5 16. Bf3 Qf4+ 17. Bd2 Qf5 18. Ne2 Nc5
$15 {Ivanov,S-Vul,A/Cappelle la Grande 1996}) 11... f6 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. b3 (
13. Qa3 Kb7 14. Bf3 Qf4+ 15. Rd2 Qc7 16. Ne2 e5 17. Rhd1 Nh6 18. Qe7 Bc8 19.
Qxd8 Rxd8 20. Rxd8 Nf7 $15 {Khenkin,I-Maksimenko,A/Bratto 2003}) 13... Qxg2 14.
Bf3 Qg5+ 15. Kb2 Qc5 $15 {Van Wely,L-Shirov,A/Monaco (rapid) 2002}) 11. O-O-O
$16 c5 (11... Nf6 12. Bc3 Nc5 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. b4 $18) 12. Qd7+ Kf8 13. Qd6+
Ke8 {Nun ist der schwarze König im Zentrum steckengeblieben, und der weiße
Angriff läßt nicht lange auf sich warten.} 14. Bc3 {/\Bf3} Nb4 15. Bxb4 cxb4
16. Nf3 $1 Nf6 $2 {Danach ist die schwarze Stellung nicht mehr zu retten.
Bessere praktische Chancen versprach 16...Qxe2.} (16... Qxe2 17. Ne5 $1 (17.
Qd7+ Kf8 18. Qxb7 Qxc4+ 19. Kb1 Qc8 20. Qe4 Nf6 $13) 17... Nh6 $1 (17... Nf6 $2
18. Qc7 $18) 18. Qd7+ Kf8 19. Qxb7 Re8 20. Qc7 $16 g6 $16 (20... f6 $2 21. Qd6+
Kg8 22. Qxe6+ $18)) 17. Ne5 Rc8 18. Bf3 Qf4+ 19. Kb1 Bxf3 20. gxf3 $18 {
Gegen die Drohung 21.Rd4 nebst Nc6 ist Schwarz hilflos.} g5 21. Rd4 Qf5+ 22.
Ka1 h5 23. Nc6 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.11.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Finegold, Benjamin"]
[Black "Schneider, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2453"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. O-O O-O
15. Re1 Re8 16. c5 ({Die andere kritische Fortsetzung ist} 16. e4 e5 17. c5)
16... Bc6 17. e4 {Wenig verspricht Weiß die sofortige Blockade der
gegnerischen Freibauern mittels 17.Bc2 wegen 17...Ne4.} (17. Bc2 Ne4 18. Ba4
Qc7 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Qa4 Qxa4 21. Rxa4 Ndxc5 $1 22. dxc5 Nxc5 23. Raa1 a4 24.
Reb1 Rec8 25. Bd4 Nb3 26. Ra2 a3 27. Nd2 Nxd2 28. Rxd2 b3 $15 {Gershon,
A-Geller,J/Moscow 2002}) 17... h6 $146 {Natürlicher sieht 17...a4 aus, aber
der Textzug ist durchaus gut spielbar.} (17... a4 18. Bc2 b3 (18... Qc7 19. e5
b3 20. Bb1 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Nd5 22. Be4 Qc6 $13 {Kogan,A-Nikolov,S/Bled 1998}) (
18... a3 19. Bc1 Qc7 20. e5 Nd5 21. Ng5 Nf8 22. Qd3 f5 23. exf6 Nxf6 24. Bd2
$14 {Tyomkin,D-Malakhov,V/EuJun, Tallinn 1997}) 19. Bb1 Qc7 20. Nd2 Red8 21. e5
Ne8 22. Qh5 Nf8 23. Nc4 Qb7 24. Qh3 Qb4 25. Bd3 Ra7 26. Red1 Qb8 27. Ra3 Nc7
$13 {Jelen,I-Pavasovic,D/Kranj 1999}) 18. Bc2 Qc7 19. Qd3 (19. e5 Nd5 20. Qd3
Nf8 21. Nd2 a4 22. Ne4 Reb8 $15) 19... Reb8 20. d5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Ein grober
Fehler. Weiß verliert einen Bauern ohne Kompensation.} (20. Nd2 $5) ({Eine für
diese Variante typische Partiefortsetzung könnte sein:} 20. e5 Bb5 21. Qd1 Nd5
22. Nd2 Nf8 23. Ne4 $13 {mit gegenseitigen Chancen.}) 20... exd5 21. exd5 (21.
e5 Ne4 $19) 21... Bb5 $1 {Offensichtlich hat Finegold diesen Zug übersehen.
Allerdings war auch 21...Bxd5 leicht vorteilhaft für Schwarz.} (21... Bxd5 22.
Re7 Nxc5 23. Rxc7 Nxd3 24. Bxd3 a4 $15) 22. Qf5 Qxc5 23. Nd4 a4 $17 24. Rac1
Qd6 (24... Qxd5 25. Qxd5 Nxd5 26. Be4 N7f6 27. Bxd5 Nxd5 28. Rc5 $17) 25. Qh3
$2 {Danach geht die Partie schnell zu Ende. Deutlich mehr Rettungschancen
versprach 25.Nxb5.} (25. Nxb5 Rxb5 26. Bxf6 Nxf6 27. Bxa4 Rxd5 28. Rc8+ Rxc8
29. Qxc8+ Qf8 $17) 25... b3 $19 26. Bf5 a3 27. Nxb5 Rxb5 28. Bxa3 Rxa3 29. Bxd7
Nxd7 30. Rc6 b2 31. Qf5 Qxc6 0-1

[Event "Minneapolis HB Global op"]
[Site "Minneapolis"]
[Date "2005.05.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 Na6 9. Bd6 {Der Zug kam nach der Kurzpartie Bacrot-Filippov in Mode.
nach der Textpartie wird er sicher noch mehr Anhänger bekommen!} b6 (9... f6
10. Nf3 Bd7 11. O-O O-O-O $2 12. Bd3 Qg4 13. c5 e5 14. h3 Qe6 15. Qa4 $18 {
Bacrot,E-Filippov,V/Moscow 2005}) 10. Nf3 Bb7 11. O-O c5 $2 $146 {Ein dubiose
Neuerung. Man kann mit Sicherheit davon ausgehen, daß Shulman den nächsten
weißen Zug nicht gesehen hat.} (11... Rd8 12. Ne5 Ne7 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qf6
15. Ng4 Qf5 (15... Qg6 16. Ne5 Qf6 $11 {I.Sokolov}) 16. Qd4 O-O 17. Bd3 Qh5 18.
Qf4 Rfe8 19. Rad1 Nf5 20. Be5 Qg6 21. Bb1 $36 {Sokolov,I-Vera,R/Portoroz 1987})
(11... O-O-O 12. Re1 (12. Ne5 Qf5 13. Bg4 Qf6 14. Bf3 Ne7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qa4
Qc7 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Qxa6+ Kb8 $11 {Verduga,D-Vera,R/La Habana 1986}) 12...
Qg6 13. Ne5 Qf6 14. Bf3 Ne7 15. Bxe7 Rxd1 16. Bxf6 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 gxf6 18. Nxf7
Rf8 19. Nd6+ Kc7 20. Nxb7 Kxb7 $11 {Perez,L-Korneev,O/Padrun 2003}) 12. Nh4 $3
{[%mdl 512] Brilliant gespielt! Weiß nutzt die Diagonalen a4-e8 und h1-a8 für
einen schnellen Überfall auf die unentwickelte schwarze Stellung.} Qxh4 $2 {
Zäher war 12...0-0-0.} (12... O-O-O 13. Bf3 Qxc4 14. Bxb7+ Kxb7 15. Qf3+ Qd5
16. Qxf7+ Ka8 17. Rad1 (17. Qxg7 $2 Qxd6 18. Qxh8 Qe7 $13) 17... Qb7 18. Qxe6
Nf6 $14) (12... Qc6 13. Be5 Nf6 14. Bf3 Qc8 15. Re1 $1 $40) 13. Qa4+ Kd8 14.
Rad1 Kc8 {Der einzige Zug, der nicht sofort verliert.} 15. Qe8+ Qd8 16. Qxd8+
Kxd8 17. Bf8+ Kc7 18. Bxg7 Nf6 19. Bxf6 $16 {Die Kombination ist beendet, und
Weiß hat mit seinen zwei Läufern einen klaren Vorteil im Endspiel.} Rhg8 20. g3
Nb8 (20... Nb4 21. Be5+ Kc8 22. f4 Nxa2 23. Bh5 $18) 21. Be5+ Kc8 22. f4 Bc6
23. Rd6 Rd8 24. f5 Rxd6 25. Bxd6 Nd7 26. fxe6 fxe6 27. Rf7 $18 Kb7 28. Rxh7 Be4
29. Re7 Rh8 30. Rxd7+ Kc6 31. Be5 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 06th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2005.02.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2005.02.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 Nd7 8. h3
Ngf6 {Häufiger versucht hier Schwarz, das kommende g2-g4 zu erschweren.
Vaganian spielte bereits selbst die anderen plausiblen Züge 8...h5 und 8...Bg6.
} (8... h5 9. Nc1 Nb6 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Nxd3 Bd6 12. O-O Bxf4 13. exf4 Nf6 14.
Re1+ Kf8 15. a4 Nc4 16. Ne5 Nd6 $13 {Speelman,J-Vaganian,R/Tilburg 1993}) (8...
Bg6 9. Bh2 Ngf6 10. Nf4 Ne4 11. Nxg6 Nxc3 12. bxc3 hxg6 13. Bd3 b5 14. a4 a6
15. O-O O-O 16. e4 $14 {Bischoff,K-Vaganian,R/BL 0405}) 9. g4 Be4 10. Rg1 h6
$146 (10... Bf3 11. Rg3 Bxe2 12. Bxe2 Bb4 13. f3 Qe7 14. Rg2 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6
16. e4 dxe4 17. fxe4 Qe7 18. Qc2 O-O-O 19. O-O-O $14 {Vaisser,A-Timoscenko,G/
Frunze 1987}) (10... Qb6 11. Qd2 Bf3 12. Ng3 g6 13. Bd3 {Malaniuk,V-Timoscenko,
G/Tashkent 1987} h6 $5 $11) (10... Nf8 11. Ng3 Ne6 12. Be5 Ng5 13. Ngxe4 Ngxe4
14. Bd3 Bd6 15. Bxe4 Bxe5 16. Bd3 Bh2 17. Rg2 Bd6 18. g5 Nd7 $11 {Moskalenko,
V-Grigoriants,S/Yalta 1996}) 11. Ng3 Qb6 12. Ngxe4 Nxe4 13. Qc2 Qa5 14. Bd3 Ng5
$1 {[%mdl 32] Vaganians Idee besteht darin, seinen Springer nach h4 bringen,
um kurz rochieren zu können.} ({Nach} 14... Nxc3 15. bxc3 $14 {hat es Schwarz
nicht leicht, einen guten Platz für seinen König zu finden, da beide
Rochademöglichkeiten zu gefährlich erscheinen. Der weiße König fühlt sich
dagegen sehr wohl auf e2 oder f1.}) 15. Rh1 Nf3+ 16. Ke2 Nh4 17. Rhg1 Qd8 18.
Qb3 Nb6 19. a4 a5 20. Nb1 O-O $11 {Nach jeder Menge Prophylaxe kann Schwarz
endlich rochieren.} 21. Nd2 Re8 22. Bg3 Ra7 {Der Springer b6 wird befreit.} 23.
Bxh4 (23. Nf3 Nd7 $11 (23... Nc8 $2 24. Bb8 $16)) 23... Bxh4 24. Nf3 Nd7 {
Der Springer strebt nach f8, um den schwarzen König zu schützen. In Frage kam
seine Überführung nach d6.} (24... Nc8 $5 25. Rg2 Nd6 (25... Bf6 $5) 26. g5
Bxg5 27. Nxg5 hxg5 28. Rag1 Ne4 29. Bxe4 Rxe4 30. Rxg5 g6 $11) 25. Rg2 Nf8 26.
Kf1 Bf6 (26... Ne6 27. Bf5) 27. Rh2 g6 $5 {Die Aufhebung der Blockade auf h4
war nicht notwendig, aber Vaganian hat früh erkannt, daß die entstehende
Schwäche auf f5 keine Rolle spielen wird.} (27... Bh4 28. Nxh4 Qxh4 29. Qb6
Rea8 30. Rc1 Ng6 $11) 28. h4 Bg7 29. h5 g5 30. Kg2 Nd7 31. Rhh1 Nb6 32. Nh2 Bf8
$1 {Das simple 32...Nc8 wäre den meisten gut genug, aber Vaganian findet etwas
Besseres.} (32... Nc8 $5 33. Nf1 Nd6 34. Ng3 Ra8 $11) 33. Nf1 Bd6 34. Rh3 Nd7
35. Bf5 Nf6 36. Nd2 b6 $6 {Schwarz geht an seine Chance vorbei, 36...Ra6!
hätte ihn in Vorteil gebracht.} (36... Ra6 $1 37. Qc2 Rb6 $15) 37. Rd1 Rae7 38.
Nb1 Bb4 39. Nc3 Bxc3 $6 (39... Qd6 $5 $11) 40. Qxc3 Qd6 41. Rc1 Rc7 42. Rhh1
Ne4 43. Qb3 c5 44. dxc5 Nxc5 (44... bxc5 $1 45. Rhd1 Nf6 46. Qb5 Ra8 $11) 45.
Qb5 $14 Rce7 46. Rcd1 Re5 47. Rd4 Rd8 48. Rc1 Kg7 49. b4 axb4 50. Qxb4 (50.
Rxb4 Rxf5 $1 51. gxf5 Nd3 $11) 50... Ne6 51. Qxd6 Rxd6 52. Rb4 d4 $1 {Nach
einigen Ungenauigkeiten muß Schwarz nach einem Rettungsweg suchen, und wie so
oft läßt sich dieser in einem Turmendspiel finden.} (52... Nc5 53. Rcb1 $16)
53. Rd1 Rc5 54. Bxe6 (54. exd4 Nf4+ 55. Kf1 Rc3 $132) 54... Rxe6 55. Rdxd4 (55.
Rbxd4 b5 $1) (55. exd4 Rc2) 55... Rc2 56. Kg3 Rf6 57. f3 Rc3 58. Re4 Rd6 59.
Rbd4 Rxd4 60. exd4 Ra3 61. d5 Rd3 62. Rb4 Rxd5 63. Rxb6 Rd4 $1 $11 64. a5 Ra4
65. Rb5 Ra2 66. Rf5 Kg8 67. Rf6 Kg7 68. Ra6 Kh7 69. Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 Bb4 5. Bd2 {Weiß beharrt auf seinem Vorhaben,
einen Bauern für Initiative zu opfern. Eine solide und aussichtsreiche
Fortsetzung ist hier 5.e5.} dxc4 6. Bxc4 Qxd4 7. Qe2 Qd8 $146 {Logischer sieht
7...b5 aus.} (7... b5 8. Bb3 (8. Bd3 Nd7 9. Nf3 Qb6 10. O-O Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Ngf6
12. a4 b4 13. a5 Qb8 14. Bd2 e5 15. Rac1 $44 {Potkin,V (2546)-Vitiugov,N (2478)
/St Petersburg 2005}) 8... Nf6 9. Nf3 Qb6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. e5 (11. Rfe1 Bxc3
12. Bxc3 b4 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. e5 Ba6 15. Qc2 Nd5 16. Qe4 Rd8 17. Rac1 h6 18. h4
Ne7 19. Red1 $44 {Najer,E (2608)-Timofeev,A (2575)/Russia (ch) 2003}) 11...
Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nd5 13. c4 bxc4 14. Bxc4 a5 15. Rab1 Qa7 16. Qe4 Ba6 17. Bxa6
Qxa6 18. Qg4 Kf8 19. Rfc1 $14 {Comas Fabrego,L (2516)-Godena,M (2485)/Mondariz
2000}) 8. Rd1 Nd7 9. a3 Bf8 $2 {Es ist zu langsam. Ich kann nicht verstehen,
was gegen 9...Bd6 sprach.} (9... Bd6 10. f4 (10. Nf3 Qc7) 10... e5 11. Nf3 Qe7
$13) 10. f4 Ngf6 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. O-O Bc5+ 13. Kh1 O-O 14. Ba2 $1 b6 $2 {
Dieser natürliche Entwicklungszug schwächt den Bauern c6. Besser war wohl 14...
Be7, aber wer kann schon angesichts seines Entwicklungsnachteils so viel
Geduld aufbringen?} (14... Be7 $5) 15. b4 Be7 16. Rc1 Qb7 (16... Bb7 17. e5 $16
) 17. e5 Nd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 (18... exd5 19. Nd4 c5 20. Nf5 $40) 19. Nd4 $16 {
Schwarz kann nun seine Entwicklung nicht auf vernünftige Art und Weise beenden.
} Qa6 20. Qe3 Bb7 21. Bb1 $1 {ףa6} Rac8 (21... b5 22. Bd3 $16) 22. Bd3 Rc4 23.
f5 $18 {[%mdl 128] Guter Rat war teuer für Schwarz, aber mit 23...b5 könnte er
etwas zäheren Widerstand leisten.} Nxe5 $2 (23... b5 24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. Qg3 Kh8
26. f6 gxf6 27. exf6 Nxf6 28. Qe5 Rg8 29. Rxf6 Bxg2+ 30. Kg1 $18) 24. Qxe5 Bf6
25. Bxc4 dxc4 26. Qe3 e5 27. Ne2 Rd8 28. Ng3 Rd3 29. Qe2 h6 30. Nh5 c3 31.
Nxf6+ gxf6 32. Bxh6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 Na6 9. Ba5 f6 10. Nf3 $5 {Eine seltene, aber interessante Fortsetzung.
Weiß versucht auf ruhige Art seine Kompensation nachzuweisen. Populärer ist
hier das direkte 10.Qd8+.} (10. Qd8+ Kf7 11. O-O-O $13) 10... b6 11. Bc3 Ne7
12. O-O O-O (12... e5 13. Nxe5 $5 fxe5 14. Bh5+ g6 15. Re1 Qh4 16. Rxe5 gxh5
17. Qd6 Bd7 $2 (17... O-O $1 18. g3 Qf6 $11) 18. Rd1 O-O-O 19. Rxe7 Rhf8 20. f3
Qxc4 21. Rxd7 $16 {Najer,E (2615)-Geller,J (2496)/Sochi RUS 2005}) 13. Re1 Qf4
$6 $146 {Kharlov bringt als erstes seine Dame in Sicherheit. Das konsequente
13...e5 scheint mir besser zu sein.} (13... e5 14. b4 $1 (14. Bd3 Qg4 15. Qc2
Bf5 16. h3 Qg6 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 $17 {Volkov,S (2629)-Timofeev,A (2591)/playchess.
com 2004}) 14... Bf5 (14... Qg6 $5) 15. Qa4 Nc7 16. Bf1 Qf4 17. Bd2 (17. Nxe5
$1 fxe5 18. Bxe5 Qd2 19. Rad1 $16) 17... Qg4 18. h3 Qg6 19. Nh4 Qe8 20. f4 Qd7
21. Bc3 $44 {Volkov,S (2636)-Smirnov,P (2539)/Panormo 2002}) 14. b4 Qc7 15. Bd3
Rf7 (15... e5 16. Qc2 h6 17. Nh4 $36 {/\f4}) 16. Qc2 h6 17. a3 {Energischer
ist die Einbeziehung der letzten Reserven nach 17.Rad1.} (17. Rad1 $1 Bd7 (
17... c5 $6 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Be4 Bb7 (19... cxb4 $2 20. Be5 $1 $16) 20. b5 Nb4
21. Qe2 $18 {/\a3}) 18. c5 b5 19. Qe2 e5 20. Bxe5 fxe5 21. Nxe5 Nd5 22. Nxf7
Kxf7 23. Bxb5 $16) 17... Bd7 18. Re3 $6 {Die Turmverdopplung auf der e-Linie
bringt Weiß nicht viel, während Schwarz seine Stellung erfolgreich
konsolidieren kann. Besser gefällt mir deswegen die Angriffsaufstellung Rad1,
Qe2 nebst Qe4 oder c4-c5.} (18. c5 Qb7 19. Qe2 Nc7 20. Qe4 g6 $13) (18. Rad1 $1
Rd8 19. Qe2 $44) 18... Nf5 19. Re2 Rd8 20. Rae1 Qc8 21. g4 $6 {Die Schwächung
des weißen Königs bleibt nicht ohne Folgen, vorzuziehen war 21.Bxf5 nebst 22.
Bd2.} (21. Bxf5 exf5 22. Bd2 Nc7 23. Bf4 c5 24. b5 $44) 21... Ne7 22. Nh4 e5
23. h3 Nc7 24. f4 Bxg4 $1 {[%mdl 512] Das Opfer kommt zum richtigen Zeitpunkt.
Der lange passiv gestandene Springer c7 avanciert zu einer starken
Angriffsfigur.} 25. hxg4 Qxg4+ 26. Ng2 Ne6 27. fxe5 f5 $40 {Die Stellung ist
schwer zu spielen für Weiß, es droht das simple f4-f3. Kein Wunder, daß Ognjen
nicht lange durchhält.} 28. Rf2 (28. Rd2 f4 $40) 28... f4 29. Re4 $2 (29. Rd1
Rdf8 $40) 29... Qg3 $19 30. Bf1 Ng5 31. Be1 f3 32. Rd2 Nh3+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[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. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 Na6 9. Bd6 {Ein seltener Zug. In der letzten Zeit war hauptsächlich 9.
Ba5 Gegenstand der theoretischen Diskussion.} (9. Ba5 f6 10. Qd8+ Kf7 $13) 9...
f6 $2 {Diese Entwicklungsweise ist zu langsam, außerdem unternimmt Schwarz
dabei nichts gegen das bald drohende c4-c5. Laut Theorie soll Schwarz zwischen
9...e5 und 9...b6 wählen.} (9... Qxg2 $2 10. Qd2 Bd7 11. O-O-O O-O-O 12. c5 $16
) (9... e5 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. O-O O-O-O 12. Bd3 Qf4 13. Bxe5 Qxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxd1
15. Raxd1 Nh6 16. Bc2 f6 17. Nf3 g6 $11 {Notkin,M-Sveshnikov,E/Cappelle la
Grande 1995}) (9... b6 10. Nf3 Bb7 11. O-O Rd8 12. Ne5 Ne7 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3
Qf6 15. Ng4 Qf5 (15... Qg6 16. Ne5 Qf6 $11 {I.Sokolov}) 16. Qd4 O-O 17. Bd3 Qh5
18. Qf4 Rfe8 19. Rad1 Nf5 20. Be5 Qg6 21. Bb1 $36 {Sokolov,I-Vera,R/Portoroz
1987}) 10. Nf3 Bd7 (10... e5 11. O-O Bf5 (11... Be6 12. Bd3 Qg4 13. Re1 O-O-O
14. Re4 Qh5 15. c5 Bd5 16. Rh4 Qf7 17. Bxa6 bxa6 18. Rb4 $18 {Dyballa,M-Matlak,
M/Naleczow 1989}) 12. c5 Nb4 13. Rc1 (13. Qb3 $5) 13... Qd5 14. Qa4 Nd3 15.
Rcd1 e4 16. Nd4 Nh6 17. Rxd3 exd3 18. Bf3 $16 {Izoria,Z-Yagupov,I/Batumi 2002})
(10... Ne7 11. O-O c5 12. Qd2 Bd7 13. Rad1 Rd8 14. Ng5 $1 Qf5 15. Bxe7 Kxe7 16.
Qd6+ Ke8 17. Rd5 $18 {Jobava,B-Izoria,Z/Tbilisi 2002}) 11. O-O O-O-O $4 {
Der schwarze König findet auf dem Damenflügel keine Ruhe, das kleinere Übel
war 11...c5.} (11... c5 12. Ng5 $1 fxg5 13. Bh5+ Kd8 14. Bf3 Qd4 15. Bxb7 Rb8
16. Bxa6 Rb6 17. Qxd4 cxd4 18. Be5 Nf6 19. Bb5 Bxb5 20. cxb5 Rxb5 21. Bxd4 $14)
12. Bd3 {[%mdl 128]} Qg4 13. c5 $18 e5 {Es gibt bereits keine Rettung, der
direkte weiße Königsangriff entscheidet.} (13... Nh6 14. Bxa6 bxa6 15. Qb3 $18)
(13... Nc7 14. Qd2 Kb8 15. Qa5 Rc8 16. Rfe1 $18) 14. h3 Qe6 15. Qa4 Nc7 16. Bc4
Qf5 17. Qa5 Ne8 18. Bf7 1-0

[Event "USA-ch GpA"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Schneider, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 Bb4 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. O-O O-O
15. Re1 Ne4 {Eine Idee von M.Krasenkow, die Hauptvarianten beginnen mit 15...
Re8.} (15... Re8 16. e4 e5) 16. Nd2 (16. Qc2 f5 17. c5 Bc6 $11) 16... Nxd2 (
16... f5 17. f3 Nxd2 18. Qxd2) 17. Qxd2 Qc7 18. c5 Rfb8 $5 $146 {Schwarz wählt
den taktischen Weg, er will schnell a5-a4 durchsetzen. Besser gefällt mir die
Stellungsbehandlung von M. Krasenkow, das Errichten der weißfeldrigen Blockade.
} (18... f5 $1 19. f3 Nf6 20. Bc4 (20. e4 $2 fxe4 21. fxe4 Ng4 $17) (20. Bb5 $5
Bc6 21. Ba4 $11) 20... Bd5 21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. e4 $6 fxe4 23. fxe4 Nf6 24. h3 (
24. Re3 Ng4 25. Rg3 Rf4 $1 26. e5 Raf8 $36) 24... Qc6 25. Qd3 $6 a4 $17 {
Sadler,M (2660)-Krasenkow,M (2655)/Deutschland 1998}) 19. Rac1 Qc6 $2 {Die
Dame ist bekannterweise eine schlechte Blockadefigur, diese Regel trifft hier
völlig zu. Wohl oder übel mußte sich Schwarz auf taktische Verwicklungen
einlassen, die mit 19...a4 beginnen.} (19... a4 $1 20. c6 $1 (20. Qxb4 $4 Be4
$19) 20... Bxc6 21. Be4 (21. Qc2 $2 a3 $17) 21... Ra6 22. d5 $1 (22. Bxh7+ Kf8
23. Bd3 Rab6 24. d5 exd5 25. Bd4 Qd6 26. Bxb6 Rxb6 $15) 22... exd5 23. Qd4 Nf6
24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Qd3+ Ne4 26. Qxa6 $13) 20. e4 a4 {Der beste Zeitpunkt für
diesen Zug wurde verpaßt, dennoch muß Schwarz zu ihm greifen, wenn er nicht
vollkommen in die Defensive verdrängt werden will.} ({Nach} 20... Nf6 21. Bb1
Rd8 22. Re3 $16 {ist Schwarz nicht zu beneiden, es ist nur die Frage der Zeit,
daß der Anziehende den Vorstoß d4-d5 durchsetzt.}) 21. Qxb4 Ba6 22. d5 $1 exd5
$2 {Die Stellung ist scharf, und Schneider findet nicht die beste Verteidigung.
Die Öffnung der e-Linie endet tödlich für Schwarz. Einzig mit 22...Qxc5!
könnte Widerstand geleistet werden.} (22... Rxb4 $2 23. dxc6 Bxd3 (23... Nxc5
24. Bxa6 Nxa6 25. Be5 f6 26. c7 Rc8 27. Red1 $16) 24. cxd7 Rxb2 25. c6 $18) (
22... Qxc5 $1 23. Qxc5 (23. Qd2 Qb4 24. Bc3 Qd6 $11) 23... Nxc5 24. Bxa6 Nxa6
25. Ba3 Rd8 26. Red1 $16) 23. exd5 $18 Qh6 (23... Rxb4 24. dxc6 Nxc5 25. Rxc5
Bxd3 26. c7 $18) (23... Qxc5 24. Qg4 $18) 24. Qxa4 Bb5 (24... Nxc5 25. Rxc5
Bxd3 26. Qd4 Bf5 27. d6 $18) 25. Qg4 Nxc5 26. Bxb5 Rxb5 27. Qe2 1-0

[Event "GRE-ch"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "2004.12.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Halkias, Stelios"]
[Black "Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2004.12.04"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 Bb4 {Schwarz will das Slawische Gambit
vermeiden...} 5. Bd2 {...aber Weiß spielt weiter in Opferlaune. Als die beste
Fortsetzung gilt 5.cxd5.} dxc4 $1 {Die beste Antwort. Diesmal nimmt Schwarz
den aufgedrängten Bauern.} (5... dxe4 6. Nxe4 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+ {führt zum
Slawischen Gambit.}) (5... Ne7 6. a3 Bxc3 (6... Ba5 7. Nf3 $14) 7. Bxc3 dxe4 8.
Qg4 Nf5 9. Qxe4 Nd7 10. Nf3 O-O {Danilov,V-Cosma,I/Bucuresti 2001} 11. g4 $5
$36) (5... Bxc3 6. Bxc3 dxe4 7. Qg4 $14) 6. Qg4 $5 (6. Bxc4 Qxd4 (6... Nf6 7.
Qe2 Qxd4 8. Nf3 (8. e5 $1 Nd5 9. Nf3 Qb6 10. O-O $36 {/\ Ne4}) 8... Qd8 9. O-O
Nbd7 10. a3 (10. Rac1 $5) (10. Rfd1 Qc7 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Bd3 $44) 10... Be7 11.
Rac1 O-O 12. e5 Nd5 13. Rfd1 $44 {San Segundo,P-Shirov,A/Madrid 1996}) 7. Qe2
b5 8. Bb3 (8. Bd3 Nd7 9. Nf3 Qb6 10. a4 $36) 8... Nf6 9. Nf3 Qb6 10. O-O Nbd7
11. Rfe1 (11. e5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nd5 13. c4 bxc4 14. Bxc4 a5 15. Rab1 Qa7 16. Qe4
Ba6 17. Bxa6 Qxa6 18. Qg4 Kf8 19. Rfc1 $44 {Comas Fabrego,L-Godena,M/Mondariz
2000}) 11... Bxc3 12. Bxc3 b4 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. e5 Ba6 15. Qc2 Nd5 16. Qe4 Rd8
17. Rac1 h6 18. h4 Ne7 19. Red1 $44 {Najer,E-Timofeev,A/Russia (ch) 2003}) 6...
Bf8 {Eine riskante Entscheidung, denn der weiße Entwicklungsvorteil wird bald
gefährliche Ausmaße annehmen. Gesünder sieht 6...Nf6 aus.} (6... Nf6 7. Qxg7
Rg8 8. Qh6 Rg6 9. Qe3 Ng4 10. Qe2 Qxd4 11. Nf3 Qc5 12. a3 Ba5 13. h3 Nf6 14. e5
Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nd5 16. Qxc4 Qxc4 17. Bxc4 Rxg2 $13 {Cramling,D-Matros,A/Sweden
2000}) 7. Bxc4 Qxd4 8. Qe2 Qd8 9. Nf3 Nf6 {Im Vergleich zu San Segundo-Shirov
hat Weiß ein zusätzliches Mehrtempo, aber natürlich ist die schwarze Stellung
sehr fest.} 10. Rd1 Be7 $2 {Deutlich besser war 10...Nbd7, nach dem Textzug
erobert Weiß den Bauern zurück und kommt in Vorteil.} (10... Nbd7 11. e5 Nd5
12. O-O Be7 13. Qe4 $5 $44) 11. Bh6 Nbd7 12. Bxg7 Rg8 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. e5 Be7
15. O-O $16 Qc7 16. Ne4 $1 {Weiß setzt weiterhin auf Initiative. Einen klaren
Vorteil konnte er mit 16.Rfe1 behaupten.} (16. Rfe1 $1 b6 17. Qc2 Rg7 18. Ne4
$16) 16... Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. f4 Qf5 (18... Qc7 19. f5 Qe5 20. Rde1 $40)
19. Qe3 Bd7 20. Nd6+ Bxd6 21. Rxd6 $44 {Weiß hat eine gefährliche Initiative.
Der schwarze König muß wohl oder übel lang rochieren, direkt in die Fesselung
auf der d-Linie.} Qc2 (21... O-O-O 22. Rfd1 Qa5 23. Qd3 Qc7 24. b4 $36) 22. Be2
Qxb2 23. Rfd1 O-O-O 24. Qd3 Qg7 $2 {Notwendig war 24...Qb6+ nebst 25...Qc7.} (
24... Qb6+ 25. Kh1 Qc7 26. Qxh7 $44) 25. g3 $2 {Verpaßt den schönen direkten
Gewinn.} (25. Bf3 $1 f5 26. Bxc6 $1 bxc6 27. Qa6+ Kb8 28. Rb1+ Kc7 29. Rd2 $18)
25... f5 26. Qe3 Qb2 $1 {Schwarz sucht die Rettung in einem Bauernendspiel.} (
26... Kb8 $5 27. Bc4 b6 28. Bxe6 (28. Qd3 Qe7 $1) 28... Bxe6 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30.
Rxd8+ Kc7 31. Rd2 Bd5 32. Kf2 $14) 27. Bc4 Qb6 28. Qxb6 axb6 29. Rxd7 Rxd7 30.
Bxe6 $18 Rgd8 31. Bxf5 Kc7 $2 {Danach ist der Gewinn trivial. Mit 31...b5!!
konnte sich Schwarz wahrscheinlich retten.} (31... b5 $3 32. a3 Kc7 33. Rxd7+
Rxd7 34. Bxd7 Kxd7 35. Kf2 Ke6 36. g4 c5 37. Ke3 h5 38. g5 (38. gxh5 Kf5 $11)
38... Kf5 39. h4 c4 40. Kd4 Ke6 41. Ke4 Kf7 42. f5 Kg7 43. g6 Kf6 44. Kf4 Kg7
45. Kg5 c3 46. f6+ Kg8 47. Kh6 c2 48. f7+ Kf8 49. Kh7 c1=Q 50. g7+ Kxf7 51.
g8=Q+ Ke7 52. Qg7+ Ke8 53. Qe5+ Kf8 54. Qf5+ Ke7 55. Qxh5 Qxa3 $11) 32. Rxd7+
Rxd7 33. Bxd7 Kxd7 34. a4 $1 {Das Bauernendspiel ist leicht gewonnen für Weiß.}
Ke6 35. Kf2 Kd5 36. Ke3 Kc4 37. f5 Kd5 38. Kf4 h6 39. g4 c5 40. h4 Kd6 41. g5
hxg5+ 42. hxg5 Ke7 43. Ke5 Kf7 44. f6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 {Diese Hybride aus Slawisch
und Wiener Variante kam seit der WM-Partie Leko-Kramnik in Mode.} 6. e4 (6. e3
c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Ne5 Nb4 12. a5 Bd7 $11 {
Leko,P-Kramnik,V/Brissago 2004}) 6... Bb4 7. e5 {Eine scharfe Fortsetzung,
Weiß opfert einen Bauern.} Nd5 8. Bd2 b5 9. Be2 {Weiß hat es nicht eilig, das
Geschehen zu forcieren, und entwickelt sich vorerst.} ({Die andere logische
Variante lautet} 9. axb5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 cxb5 11. Ng5 $44) 9... Be7 $146 (9...
Bxc3 10. bxc3 O-O (10... Bb7 11. Qb1 Qd7 (11... a6 12. Bxc4 $16) 12. Ng5 $44)
11. Qb1 Qe8 12. h4 a6 13. Ng5 f5 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. Bf3 e5 16. O-O $44 {Dao
Thien Hai-Ngo Ngoc Quang/Thua Thien Hue 2000}) (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. Qb1
a6 12. Qe4 Bb7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rfb1 Qd5 15. Qg4 $44 {Dao Thien Hai-Le Dinh,T/
Vung Tau 2002}) 10. Qb1 b4 $6 {Dies schwächt zu sehr den Bauern c4. Schwarz
sollte zwischen 10...Ba6 und 10...a6 wählen.} (10... Ba6 $5) (10... a6 $5) 11.
Ne4 Ba6 12. Bg5 $5 (12. O-O c3 13. Bxa6 cxb2 14. Qxb2 Nxa6 15. Qc2 $44) 12...
O-O $2 {Ein Fehler, der Weiß erlaubt, das Schlüsselfeld c5 mit einem Springer
zu besetzen.} (12... f6 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Bh6 {verschlechtert die
Bauerstruktur von Schwarz, dennoch sollte er diese Variante wählen, z.B.} c3
15. Bxa6 (15. bxc3 $4 Bxe2 16. Kxe2 f5 $19) 15... cxb2 16. Qxb2 Nxa6 17. O-O
Qd7 18. Rac1 $44) 13. Bxe7 $14 Qxe7 (13... Nxe7 14. Nc5 (14. Neg5 $5 g6 15. Ne4
Nf5 16. Qd1 Nd7 17. Rc1 $14) 14... Qa5 15. Qc2 $14) 14. Nc5 Rd8 $6 {Ein paar
Züge später wird diese Ungenauigkeit dazuführen, daß Schwarz den Vortsoß c6-c5
auf vernünftige Art nicht durchsetzen kann. Stattdessen sollte Tkachiev
schleunigst 14...Bc8 nebst 15...Nd7 spielen.} (14... Nf4 15. Bf1 $14 {/\Qe4}) (
14... Bc8 $1 15. Bxc4 Nd7 $14 16. Ne4 c5) 15. Qc1 Bc8 16. Bxc4 Nd7 17. Ne4 $1
$16 {Weiß hat den Bauern zurückgewonnen und behält selbstverständlich den
Springer auf dem Brett, um ihm die Fortsetzung seiner Karriere auf d6 zu
ermöglichen.} Bb7 (17... a5 18. O-O Ba6 19. Rd1 Bxc4 20. Qxc4 Rdc8 21. Rac1 $16
) 18. Nd6 Rab8 19. O-O c5 $2 {Schwarz opfert verzweifelt einen Bauern, um sich
aus seiner mißlichen Lage zu befreien, aber die erhoffte Kompensation bleibt
aus.} (19... Ba8 $16) 20. dxc5 Ba8 21. Re1 $18 b3 (21... Nc7 22. Qe3 Bxf3 23.
Qxf3 Nxc5 24. Qc6 N5a6 25. Bxa6 Rb6 26. Qc4 Rxa6 27. Rac1 $18) 22. Bxd5 (22.
Nd4 $1 $18) 22... Bxd5 23. Qe3 Rb4 24. Rac1 {/\c6} Nb8 25. Nd4 Nc6 26. Nxc6
Bxc6 27. a5 {Die Partie ist gelaufen, Yermolinsky bringt seinen Vorteil sicher
nach Hause.} h6 28. f3 Qc7 29. a6 (29. Ra1 $5 Bd5 30. Rec1 $18) 29... Bd5 30.
Ra1 Rdb8 31. Rec1 Qd7 32. h3 Qc6 33. Kh2 Rf8 34. Rc3 Rfb8 35. Rd1 Ra4 (35...
Qxa6 $5 $16) 36. Rd4 Rbb4 $2 (36... Rxd4 37. Qxd4 Qxa6 $16) 37. Qf4 $1 Rxd4 38.
Qxf7+ Kh7 39. Ne8 Qxe8 40. Qxe8 Ra2 41. f4 Bxg2 42. Kxg2 Rxb2+ 43. Kg3 Rb1 44.
Qxe6 Rg1+ 45. Kf2 b2 46. Rb3 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[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. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. a3 {Die prinzipiellste Antwort. Weiß möchte
mit Zugumstellung eine für ihn günstige Variante des Nimzoindisch erreichen.}
Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 b6 $5 {Ein sehr seltener Zug. Aronian plant mit Ba6 den
sofortigen Angriff auf den Bauern c4.} ({Nach} 5... Nf6 6. e3 O-O 7. cxd5 exd5
8. Bd3 c5 9. Ne2 b6 10. O-O $14 {hat Weiß eine leicht bessere Stellung aus dem
Nimzoindisch und damit sein Ziel erreicht.}) ({Sehr verbreitet ist die
Entwicklung} 5... Ne7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 c5 8. Nf3 {, z.B.} h6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Qe2
Nd7 11. a4 Re8 12. e4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Ng6 14. Re1 $14 {Khenkin,I-Godena,M/Ischia
1996}) 6. cxd5 (6. e3 Ba6 $11) (6. Nf3 Ba6 (6... Nf6 $5) 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bg5
$14) 6... exd5 7. c4 $5 {Ein zweischneidiges Bauernopfer. Zu seinem Läuferpaar
bekommt Weiß ein mobiles Bauernzentrum.} (7. e3 $5) 7... dxc4 8. e4 $5 ({
Sicherer, aber ungefährlicher für Schwarz ist} 8. Qa4+ c6 9. Qxc4 Ba6 10. Qc3
Nf6 {, und Schwarz wird dank seinem Entwicklungsvorsprung keine Sorgen haben,
z.B.,} 11. Nf3 O-O 12. Bg5 Ne4 13. Bxd8 Nxc3 $11) 8... Ba6 {Besser war m.E.
das konsequente Halten des Mehrbauern mittels 8...b5.} (8... b5 9. a4 c6 10.
Nf3 (10. axb5 cxb5 11. Qh5 Qxd4 12. Qxb5+ Bd7 $15) 10... Nf6 $13) 9. Nf3 Nf6
10. Qc2 c5 $2 {[%mdl 512] Auch hier war 10...b5 angezeigt. Mit dem Textzug
plant Aronian ein Figurenopfer, das sich als unzureichend erweisen wird.} (
10... b5 $1 11. a4 c6 12. axb5 (12. Be2 O-O 13. e5 Nd5 14. Ng5 g6 $13) 12...
cxb5 13. Ba3 Qa5+ 14. Nd2 Nc6 (14... b4 $2 15. Bb2 $16) 15. Bb2 Qb6 $13) 11. e5
cxd4 $2 (11... Nd5 $142 12. Bxc4 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 O-O 15. O-O Qd7
$14) 12. exf6 O-O 13. Bxc4 Re8+ 14. Kd1 Qxf6 15. Qa4 $16 {Schwarz hat
eindeutig nicht genug für das geopferte Material, zumal seine Figuren nicht
einmal besser entwickelt sind. Der weiße König fühlt sich recht sicher auf d1.}
Rc8 (15... b5 16. Bxb5 Bxb5 17. Qxb5 Nc6 18. Ra2 Rab8 19. Qd3 $16) 16. Re1 b5
17. Bxb5 Bb7 18. Bb2 Nd7 $6 (18... Bxf3+ 19. gxf3 Qxf3+ 20. Be2 Qf5 (20... Qxf2
21. Qxd4 $18) 21. Rc1 $16) 19. Bxd4 (19. Qxd4 Bxf3+ 20. gxf3 Qxf3+ 21. Kd2 Nf6
22. Bd3 $18) 19... Bxf3+ 20. gxf3 Qxf3+ 21. Be2 $18 Qd5 22. Rg1 Ne5 23. Ke1 g6
24. Rd1 Qe4 25. Qb3 Re8 26. Kf1 Red8 27. Qe3 Qxe3 28. Bxe3 Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 Nc4
30. Bc1 Rd8 31. Be2 Rc8 32. Rg3 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.11.13"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Baramidze, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6 {Nach diesem
Tempoverlust kann Weiß mit einem leichten Vorteil rechnen.} 7. Bg3 Ne7 8. Nf3
Nf5 (8... Bf5 9. Qb3 b6 10. Be2 O-O 11. Rc1 Bxg3 12. hxg3 Nd7 13. O-O Re8 14.
Rfd1 h6 15. Ba6 Qb8 16. Qb4 b5 17. a4 bxa4 18. Qa3 Qb3 $11 {Doettling,F (2532)
-Baramidze,D (2456)/Pulvermuehle 2004}) 9. Bd3 {Der Plan von Weiß ist mit der
langen Rochade verbunden, deswegen ist 9.Qc2 etwas genauer.} (9. Qc2 Nxg3 10.
hxg3 g6 11. O-O-O Kf8 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Bf5 14. g4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 Nd7 16. Ne5
Qe7 17. f4 $16 {Milov,V (2652)-Rustemov,A (2564)/Bastia 2005}) 9... Nxg3 10.
hxg3 Nd7 11. Qc2 Nf6 12. O-O-O h6 13. Nh4 ({In Frage kommt die schnelle
Öffnung des Zentrums:} 13. Kb1 Bd7 14. e4 $5 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Qc7
17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 O-O-O 19. f4 $14 {Milov,V (2574)-Burmakin,V (2569)/
Geneve 2003}) 13... Bg4 14. f3 Be6 15. g4 Qc7 16. Nf5 Rg8 17. Kb1 O-O-O 18.
Nxd6+ Qxd6 19. Rc1 $14 {Die Eröffnung brachte Weiß einen leichten, aber
langfristigen Vorteil. Vor allem der Bauer g4 ist stark, er schränkt das
Gegenspiel von Schwarz ein.} Kb8 20. Na4 Rge8 21. Qd2 Re7 22. Rc3 Rde8 23. Rb3
Bc8 24. Re1 b6 25. Nc3 {Ivan plant den Marsch seines Randbauerns. In Frage kam
die Überführung des weißen Springers nach a6.} (25. Nc5 $5 Ka8 26. Na6 g6 27.
Ra3 h5 (27... Bb7 28. Ka1 $14) 28. gxh5 Nxh5 29. Nb4 $14 {/\Rc1}) 25... Bd7 26.
a4 (26. Ba6 $14 c5 $6 27. Nb5 Bxb5 28. dxc5 Qxc5 29. Rxb5 Qd6 30. Rc1 $16)
26... c5 $1 {Schwarz sucht nach Gegenspiel, das passive Abwarten war zu
gefährlich.} 27. Nb5 (27. dxc5 $2 Qxc5 $15) 27... Bxb5 28. Bxb5 Rc8 29. Ba6 Rc6
{/\c4} 30. dxc5 Rxc5 31. e4 $1 {Weiß nutzt gerne die Chance, seinen schwachen
Bauern e3 in einen starken umzuwandeln.} Ne8 32. e5 Qd8 33. Qd4 {Sehr
natürlich sah 33.a5! aus.} (33. a5 $1 Nc7 (33... Re6 34. f4 Nc7 35. Bd3 $14)
34. Bd3 Ne6 35. axb6 axb6 36. Qb4 $14) 33... Ka8 34. Rd1 $6 ({Stärker war} 34.
Rb5 $1 Rxb5 (34... Rec7 35. Rd1 $16) (34... Nc7 35. Rxc5 bxc5 36. Qxc5 Nxa6 37.
Qc6+ Rb7 38. Qxa6 $16) 35. Bxb5 Nc7 36. Bc6+ Kb8 37. a5 $14) 34... f6 $1 35. e6
$2 {Offensichtlich hat sich Sokolov irgendwo verrechnet.} (35. exf6 Nxf6 $11)
35... Rxe6 36. Bb7+ Kb8 37. Bxd5 Rxd5 38. Qxd5 Rd6 39. Rbd3 $4 {[%mdl 8192]
Dieser Blunder ist schwer zu erklären.} (39. Qxd6+ Nxd6 40. Rbd3 Kc7 (40... Qe8
41. Rxd6 Qxa4 42. R6d4 $11) 41. Rc3+ Kb7 42. Rcd3 $11) 39... Rxd5 40. Rxd5 Qe7
$19 41. Rd7 Qe6 42. R1d4 a5 43. f4 Kc8 44. Rd8+ Kc7 45. f5 Qe7 46. R8d5 Kc6 47.
Rd8 Kc7 48. R8d5 Kc8 49. Ka1 Nc7 50. Rd6 Na6 51. Rxb6 Qe1+ 52. Ka2 Nb4+ 53. Kb3
Qe3+ 54. Kc4 Qe2+ 55. Kb3 Qc2+ 56. Ka3 Qc5 57. Rdxb4 axb4+ 58. Rxb4 Qg1 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup 13-16"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.12"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {[%mdl 8]} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7.
Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8. Be2 Na6 9. Ba5 f6 10. Nf3 (10. Qd8+ Kf7 11. O-O-O $13) 10... b6
11. Bc3 Ne7 12. O-O O-O (12... e5 13. Nxe5 $5 fxe5 14. Bh5+ g6 15. Re1 Qh4 16.
Rxe5 gxh5 17. Qd6 Bd7 $2 (17... O-O $1 18. g3 Qf6 $11) 18. Rd1 O-O-O 19. Rxe7
Rhf8 20. f3 Qxc4 21. Rxd7 $16 {Najer,E (2615)-Geller,J (2496)/Sochi 2005}) 13.
Re1 e5 (13... Qf4 $6 14. b4 Qc7 15. Bd3 Rf7 16. Qc2 h6 17. a3 (17. Rad1 $1 Bd7
18. c5 b5 19. Qe2 e5 20. Bxe5 fxe5 21. Nxe5 Nd5 22. Nxf7 Kxf7 23. Bxb5 $16)
17... Bd7 18. Re3 $6 (18. c5 Qb7 19. Qe2 Nc7 20. Qe4 g6 $13) (18. Rad1 $1 Rd8
19. Qe2 $44) 18... Nf5 19. Re2 Rd8 20. Rae1 $44 {Cvitan,O (2481)-Kharlov,A 
(2628)/Warsaw 2005}) 14. b4 $1 (14. Bd3 Qg4 15. Qc2 Bf5 16. h3 Qg6 17. Bxf5
Qxf5 $17 {Volkov,S (2629)-Timofeev,A (2591)/playchess.com 2004}) 14... Bf5 15.
Qa4 Nc7 16. Rad1 $146 {Der erste neue Zug in dieser populären Variante. Weiß
hat ohne Zweifel Kompensation, dennoch sollte Schwarz mit seinen gut
entwickelten Figuren nicht schlechter stehen.} (16. Bf1 Qg4 $1 (16... Qf4 $2
17. Nxe5 $1 (17. Bd2 Qg4 18. h3 Qg6 19. Nh4 Qe8 20. f4 Qd7 21. Bc3 $44 {
Volkov,S (2636)-Smirnov,P (2539)/Panormo 2002}) 17... fxe5 18. Bxe5 Qd2 19.
Rad1 $16)) 16... Ne6 {Ein normaler Zug, aber auch 16...a6 verdient Beachtung.}
17. Rd6 Rfd8 18. Nd2 Qh4 {In Frage kam auch 18...Qf4.} (18... Qf4 19. Rxd8+
Nxd8 20. Bf3 Ne6 21. Ne4 (21. Qa6 Ng5 $17) 21... Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Ng5 23. Bxc6 Rd8
24. b5 Rc8 $11) 19. Rxd8+ Nxd8 20. Bf3 Ne6 {Sakaev erlaubt das Eindringen der
weißen Dame nach b7 und setzt auf sein Gegenspiel im Zentrum.} (20... a6 21. g3
Qg5 22. b5 $44) (20... a5 21. bxa5 bxa5 22. Nb3 $44) 21. Qa6 Ng5 {Kein schöner
Zug, denn bald wird der Springer zurückkehren müssen. Andererseitsi ist es
nicht leicht, die beste Fortsetzung für Schwarz zu finden, während die weißen
Angriffsideen auf der Hand liegen.} (21... Nd4 22. Qb7 Re8 23. Be4 Qg5 24. Qxa7
b5 25. a4 $14) (21... Kf8 22. b5 $1 (22. Qb7 $2 Rd8 23. Qxa7 Rd3 $17) 22... Nc5
23. Qa3 Rc8 (23... a5 $5 24. g3 Qh6 25. bxc6 Rc8 $13) (23... Bg4 24. Be4 Kf7
25. bxc6 $14) 24. g3 Qg5 25. Qxa7 Nd3 26. Re3 cxb5 27. Rxd3 $1 Bxd3 28. Bb4 f5
29. Qd7 $18) (21... Nf4 22. Qb7 Re8 23. g3 $1 Nh3+ 24. Kg2 Qg5 25. Qxa7 Nf4+
26. Kg1 b5 27. a4 $14) 22. Qb7 Re8 23. Be2 Ne6 (23... c5 24. bxc5 bxc5 25. Qxa7
Ne6 26. Bf3 $14) 24. g3 $14 Qh6 25. Qxa7 Nd4 $2 {Weiß gewann den Bauern zurück,
und es war höchste Zeit, das Gegenspiel in der d-Linie zu starten- 25...Nc8!
nebst 26...Rd8.} (25... Nc8 $1 26. Qd7 Rd8 27. Qxc6 Nd4 28. Qc7 Nxe2+ 29. Rxe2
Rd3 30. Nf1 Bh3 $44) 26. Qxb6 Nxe2+ 27. Rxe2 $16 {Hier hat Schwarz kein
vollwertiges Gegenspiel auf den weißen Feldern.} Qh3 28. f3 h5 29. a4 h4 30.
Qf2 hxg3 31. hxg3 Bd3 32. Re1 Qe6 33. b5 $2 {Die letzten Züge geschahen sicher
in Zeitnot, und beide Gegner waren nicht auf der Höhe.} (33. f4 $1 $16) 33...
cxb5 34. cxb5 Rc8 35. Bb4 Nd5 36. Ba5 Rc2 $11 37. b6 Rb2 (37... Qc6 $1 $15) 38.
Qd4 Qh3 $4 (38... Qxb6 39. Qxb6 Nxb6 $11) 39. Qxd5+ 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 74th"]
[Site "Saarbruecken"]
[Date "2002.11.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Singer, Christoph"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2002.11.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 {
Bischoffs Lieblingszug. Klaus behandelt die entstehenden Stellungen auf seine
Art und Weise: mit f3(h3) und g4 wird nach Raum gegriffen, dann folgen nicht
selten das Fiancchetto Bg2 und die kurze Rochade.} Qb6 $6 (7... Nf6 8. f3 $5 ({
Die Hauptfortsetzung ist} 8. Ng3) 8... h5 9. Ng3 Bg6 10. Bd3 h4 11. Nge2 Bxd3
12. Qxd3 Nbd7 13. e4 dxe4 14. fxe4 Nc5 15. Qf3 Ne6 16. Be3 Qa5 17. O-O $14 {
Vaisser,A-Ubilava,E/Sochi 1984}) (7... Nd7 8. h3 Bg6 9. Bh2 Qb6 10. Qd2 Ngf6
11. f3 h6 12. g4 Bh7 13. Bg2 O-O 14. O-O Rfd8 15. Kh1 c5 16. Nf4 $14 Nf8 17.
dxc5 Qxc5 18. Rfd1 Bd6 19. Bg1 d4 20. Qxd4 $16 {Bischoff,K-Lutz,Ch/
Altenkirchen 1999}) 8. Qd2 Nf6 9. f3 O-O (9... Nbd7 10. g4 Be6 11. O-O-O ({Mit
} 11. Bg3 $5 $14 {konnte Weiß die Rochaderichtung des Gegners abwarten.}) (11.
Ng3 $5 h6 12. h4) 11... Qa5 12. Kb1 Nb6 13. Nc1 O-O 14. h4 Nc4 15. Qh2 Bb4 16.
Nb3 Qd8 17. Rc1 Re8 18. h5 Nd7 19. Bd3 a5 $13 {Bischoff,K-Hort,V/Germany 1992})
(9... Bg6 10. g4 $1) 10. g4 Be6 {Auch 11.Ng3 nebst 12.Bd3 sieht sehr
verlockend aus, aber Klaus bleibt seinem Entwicklungsplan treu.} 11. Bg2 (11.
Ng3 Re8 12. Bd3 Qd8 13. Qc2 Na6 14. a3 Kh8 15. g5 Nd7 16. h4 Nf8 17. Be5 c5 18.
O-O-O c4 19. Bf5 Nc7 20. Rdg1 $16 {Lopez Jimenez,A-Disconzi da Silva,R/Abierto
1994}) 11... Na6 $2 {Hier wird der Springer keine Anwendung finden. Besser war
11...Nbd7.} (11... c5 $2 12. Na4 $16) (11... Nbd7 $142 12. O-O Qd8 {/\Nb6}) 12.
O-O c5 13. Bg3 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Rac8 15. a3 Nb8 $2 {Schwarz hatte bereits
ernsthafte Probleme, der Textzug trägt wenig zu deren Lösung bei. Notwendig
war 15...h6, um die Drohung 16.g5 abzuwehren.} (15... Nc5 16. b4 Ncd7 17. g5
Nh5 18. f4 $16 {[%csl Rd5] ><d5}) (15... Rfd8 $4 16. Na4 $18) (15... h6 $142
16. h4 Nc5 17. b4 Ncd7 $14) 16. g5 $16 {Nun ist guter Rat teuer.} Nh5 $2 (16...
Nfd7 17. f4 $16) 17. Bxb8 $1 Rxb8 18. f4 Qd8 19. Qe2 g6 20. f5 $18 Bd7 21. f6
Bd6 22. Rad1 Bc6 23. Bf3 Nxf6 24. gxf6 Qxf6 25. Qg2 Qe5 26. Nc2 Bc5 27. Rfe1
1-0

[Event "Pamplona"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2002.12.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2002.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bg3 Ne7 8. Nf3
(8. Bd3 Bf5 9. Be2 O-O 10. Qb3 Nc8 11. Nf3 Qe7 12. Ne5 Re8 13. O-O f6 14. Nd3
Bxg3 15. hxg3 Nd6 16. Nf4 Kh8 17. g4 Be6 18. Qc2 Nd7 19. Bd3 $14 {Sakaev,
K-Rustemov,A/Moscow 1998}) 8... Bf5 (8... O-O 9. Be2 Bg4 10. Qb3 Nc8 11. Bd3
Qe7 12. Qc2 f5 $2 13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 Qf7 15. h3 Bh5 16. g4 Bg6 17. Rg1 $16 {
Yakovich,Y-Fernandes,A/Santo Antonio 2000}) 9. Ne5 $6 {Dieser pseudoaktive Zug
ist hier fehl am Platz. Eine der wichtigsten strategischen Ideen dieser
Stellung für Weiß ist die folgende: ohne kurz zu rochieren den Gegner zum
Abtausch auf g3 zu zwingen und das Spiel auf dem Königsflügel anzufangen.
Dabei wird der schwarze Läufer f5 nicht selten von der Diagonale b1-h7
verdrängt, z.B. mittels Nf3-h4, und diese wird vom weißen Läufer übernommen.} (
{Konkret ließe sich diese Idee folgendermaßen umsetzen:} 9. Qb3 $1 Bxg3 (9...
Nc8 $2 10. Qxb7 Nb6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Qxc6 $16) 10. hxg3 Qb6 11.
Nh4 $1 Qxb3 (11... Be6 12. Bd3 $14) 12. axb3 Bc2 13. b4 $14 {, und Weiß hat
Spiel auf beiden Flügeln.}) 9... O-O 10. Be2 Qc7 $1 {/\Nd7 Ein feiner Zug.
Schwarz will den weißen Springer mittels Nb8-d7 verdrängen oder abtauschen.
Dieses Ziel wird ohne Bauernschwächung f7-f6 erreicht.} (10... Nd7 $4 11. Nxf7
$18) (10... f6 11. Nf3 $1 $14) 11. Rc1 ({Hier kann Weiß mit 11.Qb3 bereits
nichts erreichen:} 11. Qb3 Nd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 $11 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Qxb7 $2 (14.
O-O $11) 14... Rfb8 15. Qa6 Rxb2 16. O-O Qb4 $36 17. Rfc1 $2 Bc2 $1 $19) 11...
Nd7 12. Nd3 {Der Springer verläßt seinen stolzen Posten.} (12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13.
Qb3 Nc8 14. Na4 Be4 $11) (12. f4 $2 Nf6 $15 {><e4}) (12. Nf3 Bg4 $5) 12... Bxd3
$1 {Erneut eine gute strategische Entscheidung. Nach dem Abtausch des
Springers ist f7-f5 stark, denn Weiß ist nicht imstande, eine Figur auf e5
einzunisten.} 13. Bxd3 f5 $11 14. Qc2 Bxg3 (14... g6 $5 {/\Nf6}) 15. hxg3 g6
16. Qb3 Nf6 {Nun kann Weiß mit der offenen h-Linie nichts anfangen, während
die schwarzen Springer aktiv werden.} 17. Ne2 Nc8 18. Nf4 Qe7 19. Be2 Nd6 20.
Qa3 (20. Nd3 Nf7 (20... Rae8 21. Ne5 Nf7 22. f4 $11) 21. Nc5 Nd6 $11) 20...
Nfe8 ({Sinnvoller scheint} 20... Rfe8 $11) 21. Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF-ch 89th"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "2002.08.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Williams, Simon Kim"]
[Black "Barua, Dibyendu"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2421"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2002.07.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 Bb4 5. e5 (5. Bd3 dxe4 6. Bxe4 Nf6 $11) (5.
a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 dxe4 7. Qg4 Nf6 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qh6 c5 $132) ({Am besten für
Weiß ist m.E.} 5. cxd5 $1 exd5 6. e5) 5... c5 6. a3 Ba5 {Dieser riskante Zug
lädt Weiß regelrecht zum folgenden Bauernopfer ein. Stattdessen kann Schwarz
mit dem Tausch auf c3 bequem ausgleichen.} (6... cxd4 $2 7. axb4 dxc3 8. Qg4
$36) (6... Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Ne7 8. Nf3 (8. Qg4 Nf5 9. Bd3 O-O $13) 8... cxd4 $1 (
8... Nbc6 9. Be2 (9. dxc5 $142 $1) 9... cxd4 10. cxd4 b6 $1 11. O-O $6 Ba6 12.
cxd5 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Qxd5 14. Rd1 O-O $15 {Baburin,A-Ivanov,S/Kstovo 1994}) 9.
cxd4 b6 10. Bg5 Nbc6 11. Rc1 h6 12. cxd5 Qxd5 13. Bc4 Qd7 14. Be3 Bb7 15. O-O
O-O $11 {Greenfeld,A-Ivanov,S/Beer_Sheva 1998}) 7. b4 $1 $146 {Ein
chancenreiches Bauernopfer, das für Französisch typisch ist. Der weiße
Springer dringt auf d6 ein, und Schwarz verliert sein Rochaderecht.} (7. Qg4
Ne7 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 cxd4 10. b4 dxc3 11. bxa5 Qxa5 $15) (7. cxd5 $5 exd5 8.
Bb5+ Nc6 9. Nge2 c4 10. O-O Nge7 11. Bg5 O-O 12. b3 $14 {Tella,J-Dgebuadze,A/
Parnaiba 1995}) 7... cxb4 8. Nb5 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nc6 10. Qg4 $2 {Dieser
Damenausfall gefällt mir nicht. Auch der weiße König muß bald auf Wanderschaft
gehen, außerdem verhilft Schwarz die exponierte Damenposition zum Gewinn
einiger wertvollen Tempi.} ({Vorzuziehen war} 10. Nd6+ Kf8 11. Nf3 $44 {
/\0-0 , mit mehr als ausreichender Kompensation für den Bauern.}) 10... Kf8 11.
Nf3 b3+ $2 {Auf diese Weise büßt Schwarz lediglich seinen Mehrbauern ein.
Besser war 11...a5 nebst 12...b5.} (11... a6 $1 12. Nd6 b5 13. Bb3 f5 (13...
bxa3+ 14. Kf1 b4 15. Ng5 Nh6 16. Qf4 $36) 14. Qf4 bxa3+ 15. Kf1 Nge7 $15) 12.
Ke2 (12. Bd2 $2 Bxd2+ 13. Nxd2 Nh6 14. Qe4 b2 15. Rb1 Nf5 $17) 12... f5 $1 13.
Qf4 Nge7 14. Nd6 (14. Bxb3 $2 Qb6 15. Bc4 Nd5 $15) 14... Bc3 15. Rb1 Na5 16.
Bxb3 Nxb3 17. Rxb3 Nd5 18. Qg3 ({Weiß hat das Material ausgeglichen und könnte
einen kleinen Endspielvorteil erreichen:} 18. Qg5 $1 Qxg5 (18... Qd7 19. Bd2
$14) (18... Qa5 $4 19. Qh5 g6 20. Qh6+ Kg8 21. Ne8 $18) 19. Bxg5 b6 20. Rc1
Ba6+ 21. Kd1 Ba5 22. Bd2 Bxd2 23. Kxd2 Ke7 $14) 18... Qa5 19. Rd1 Qa4 20. Qh4
Bd7 {[%mdl 8192]} 21. Bh6 $4 {Dieser taktische Patzer beendet die Partie.
Wahrscheinlich wollte Weiß Dauerschach bieten und übersah 22...Kg8.} ({Dagegen
führte} 21. Rxb7 Qc2+ 22. Bd2 Bxd2 23. Rxd2 Nc3+ {zum echten Dauerschach:} 24.
Ke3 Nd5+ $11) 21... Qxb3 22. Bxg7+ Kg8 $1 $19 (22... Kxg7 $2 23. Qg5+ Kf8 24.
Qh6+ $11) 23. Bf6 Qc2+ 24. Nd2 f4 25. N6e4 Bb5+ 26. Kf3 Qxd1# 0-1

[Event "RUS Cup final 6th"]
[Site "Nefteyugansk"]
[Date "2002.10.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kornev, Alexei"]
[Black "Skatchkov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2471"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7.
Bd2 a5 8. axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3
Nbd7 14. O-O O-O 15. Re1 {Die weiße Aufstellung besticht mit ihrer Logik, aber
Schwarz ist auch nicht chancenlos.} Re8 {Schwer zu sagen, ob dies die beste
der schwarzen Möglichkeiten ist. Sie wird im jeden Fall am häufigsten gespielt.
} (15... Ne4 16. Qc2 f5 17. c5 Bc6 (17... Qc7 18. Bb5 Ndf6 19. Ne5 Bd5 20. f3
Nd6 21. Ba4 $16) 18. Bc4 Qe7 19. Bb3 Rfc8 20. Ra2 Nexc5 21. dxc5 Nxc5 22. Bc4
Be4 23. Qd2 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Ne4 25. fxe4 Rxc4 $13 {Avrukh,B-Moreno Tejera,E/
Andorra la Vella 2002}) (15... Be4 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. Qc2 f5 18. c5 Qc7 19. Rec1
Qc6 20. Qa4 Rfc8 21. Qxc6 Rxc6 22. Ne1 Nb8 23. Nd3 Rca6 $11 {Sakaev,K-Kharlov,
A/Tomsk 2001}) (15... Qc7 16. e4 e5 17. c5 exd4 18. Rc1 $36) 16. e4 $5 {
Dieser natürliche Zug sollte zu einer unklaren Stellung führen. Meistens gibt
Weiß 16.c5 den Vorzug.} (16. c5 Bc6 $14) 16... e5 17. c5 Qc7 $2 {Die Stellung
ist so scharf, daß ein einziger Fehler bereits zum Verlust führen kann. Zum
Textzug gibt es einige Partien, und fast alle endeten sie mit einer baldigen
Niederlage von Schwarz.} ({Richtig ist} 17... exd4 $1 18. Rc1 Bxe4 $1 19. c6
Nb6 (19... Bxf3 $6 20. Qxf3 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Nb6 22. c7 $1 Qxc7 23. Bxd4 $18 {
Krivoshey,S-Bogdanovich,G/Leutersdorf 1998}) 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 (20... Rxe4 21. Rxe4
Nxe4 22. c7 $44) 21. c7 Qd7 22. Bxd4 $44 {mit einer unklaren Lage.}) 18. Rc1
$18 {Die Drohung 19.c6 läßt sich nicht vernünftig abwehren.} Ba6 (18... exd4
19. c6 Bxc6 20. Nxd4 Ne5 21. Bb5 Red8 22. Qc2 $18) (18... a4 19. c6 Bxc6 20. d5
$18) 19. c6 Nf8 20. Bxa6 Rxa6 21. Nxe5 ({Oder} 21. d5 Qd6 22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23.
Nxe5 Qxe5 24. c7 $18) 21... a4 22. d5 Rd8 23. Qd3 a3 24. d6 Rxd6 25. Qxa6 axb2
26. Rb1 Re6 27. f4 Rxe5 28. fxe5 Qxe5 29. Qe2 Qc5+ 30. Kh1 Ne6 31. Rxb2 Qxc6
32. Rxb4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 Qc7 {Ein relativ
seltener Zug, Schwarz möchte ein Tempo gewinnen. Meistens spielt er 6...Nf6
oder 6...Ne7.} 7. cxd5 {In Frage kommt der Vorschlag von Fritz 7.Qg4!?} (7. Qg4
$5) 7... exd5 8. Ra2 {Dieser Zug macht mehr Sinn als 8.a4.} (8. a4 Nf6 9. Bb5+
Bd7 10. Ne2 O-O 11. O-O Bxb5 12. axb5 Nbd7 13. Ba3 Rfe8 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nf4
Nce4 $11 {Maric,A (2455)-Matveeva,S (2475)/Ulcinj 1997}) 8... Nf6 9. Bd3 (9. f3
O-O 10. Bd3 b6 11. Ne2 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. O-O cxd4 14. cxd4 Rac8 15. Ng3 Qd7
16. Re2 Nc7 17. Bb2 Nfe8 18. e4 Nd6 19. e5 Nc4 20. f4 f5 21. exf6 Rxf6 $13 {
Ovod,E (2290)-Matveeva,S (2405)/Moscow 1999}) 9... O-O 10. Ne2 b6 11. O-O Re8
12. f3 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Qd3 Qb7 15. g4 $5 {Eine typische Idee. Anstatt
mit Ng3 und Re2 den Vorstoß e3-e4 vorzubereiten, greift Weiß nach Raum auf dem
Königsflügel und legt den Grundstein für seinen zukünftigen Königsangriff.} (
15. Ng3 {/\Re2,e4}) 15... Rad8 16. Ng3 Nc7 17. Rg2 Qc6 {Aleksandrov plant das
Gegenspiel mittels Nb5. Erwägenswert war der Damentausch 17...Qa6, denn im
Endspiel hätte Schwarz wenig zu befürchten.} (17... Qa6 $5 18. Qxa6 (18. Qd1
Qc4 $132) 18... Nxa6 19. g5 Nd7 20. e4 Nc7 $11) 18. h4 Nd7 19. Nf5 Nb5 20. e4
$5 {Plötzlich ändert Tomashevsky die Spielrichtung und bricht im Zentrum durch.
} (20. g5) 20... dxe4 21. fxe4 cxd4 22. cxd4 Nd6 $2 {Der kritische Moment in
der Partie. Ein plötzlicher Szenenwechsel hat Schwarz auf dem falschen Fuß
erwischt und Aleksandrov traut sich nicht, prinzipiell zu spielen.} ({Richtig
war} 22... Rxe4 $1 23. Qf3 (23. d5 Qc5+ $1 24. Be3 Qc4 $17) 23... Rde8 (23...
Qe6 $2 24. d5 Qe8 25. Bb2 f6 26. g5 $18) 24. Ng3 Nf6 25. Nxe4 (25. g5 $2 Nxd4
26. Qf2 Ne2+ $17) 25... Rxe4 26. Bb2 Qe6 $11 {, und nach dem Qualitätsopfer
hat Schwarz gute Gegenchancen.}) 23. e5 $16 {Weiß hat sein Bauernduo behalten,
und sein Angriff entwickelt sich von alleine.} Nc4 24. Qg3 {Noch besser war 24.
Bg5!} (24. Bg5 $1 Ndxe5 25. Qg3 f6 26. Nxg7 $1 fxg5 27. Nxe8 Rxe8 28. dxe5 $16)
24... Nf8 25. g5 Ne6 26. Qf2 $1 (26. h5 Qe4 $1 (26... Nxd4 $2 27. Nh6+ $1 $18)
27. g6 fxg6 28. hxg6 h6 $13) 26... Rd7 {[%mdl 128] Erlaubt einen direkten
Überfall auf den eigenen König, aber Schwarz hatte sowieso keine bessere Wahl.}
27. Nh6+ $3 gxh6 28. gxh6+ Kf8 29. Qf6 $18 {Schwarz ist hilflos.} Qe4 (29...
Rc8 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31. Rxf7+ Kxf7 32. Qf6+ Ke8 33. Rg8+) 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31. Qf6+
Kf8 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Bg5+ $1 Nxg5 34. Qf6+ Kf8 35. Rxg5 {Angesichts der
Drohung Rg8+ muß Schwarz seine Dame geben.} Qxd4+ 36. Rf2 Qa1+ 37. Kh2 Qxe5+
38. Rxe5 Rxe5 39. Qg7+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "2002.08.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ovetchkin, Roman"]
[Black "Maiorov, Oleg Ivanovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2002.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 Bb4 7. Nd2 $2 {Ein
zweifelhafter Versuch, die Hauptvariante 7.Bd2 a5 8.axb5 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 cxb5 usw.
zu umgehen.} Qb6 8. Qg4 Kf8 $1 $17 (8... g6 $2 9. Qe4 $1 (9. axb5 cxb5 10. Qe4
Nc6 11. Nd5 Qb8 $17) 9... Nf6 (9... Bb7 $2 10. Qe5 $16) 10. Qf3 Nd5 11. axb5
cxb5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Qxd5 Nc6 14. Be2 $13) 9. axb5 $2 ({Im jeden Fall ist es
besser, die Diagonale h1-a8 geschlossen zu halten.} 9. g3 Nf6 10. Qf3 Bb7 11.
Bg2 a6 12. O-O Nbd7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8+ Bxa8 15. Nde4 Ke7 $17 {Beliavsky,
A-Kharlov,A/USSR 1991}) 9... cxb5 10. Nd5 {Führt mehr oder weniger forciert zu
einer hoffnungslosen Stellung, aber guter Rat war bereits teuer.} (10. Nde4 Bb7
$17) 10... exd5 11. Qxc8+ Ke7 12. g3 (12. Be2 Qc6 13. Qg4 Nf6 14. Qxg7 Rg8 15.
Qh6 Rxg2 $17) 12... Qc6 13. Bh3 a5 14. Qg4 Nf6 15. Qe2 {Schweren Herzens
gespielt, aber der Bauer g7 bekommt dem Weißen nicht.} (15. Qxg7 $2 Rg8 16. Qh6
c3 17. bxc3 Qxc3 18. Rb1 Qd3 $1 19. Rb2 Ra6 $19 {Borovikov,V-Moroz,A/Marganets
1999}) 15... Re8 16. O-O Kf8 $19 {Der Rest der Partie bedarf keiner Kommentare.
} 17. Nf3 Nbd7 18. Qc2 a4 19. Nh4 Kg8 20. f3 Bf8 21. g4 h6 22. Nf5 b4 23. Bg2
b3 24. Qf2 a3 25. e4 axb2 26. Bxb2 Rxa1 27. Bxa1 c3 28. e5 g6 29. Ne3 Ba3 30.
Nc2 bxc2 31. Qxc2 Bb4 32. exf6 Qc4 33. Bh1 Nxf6 34. Rc1 Re2 35. Qd1 c2 36. Qf1
Ba3 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Svetushkin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 Bb4 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O Nbd7
15. Re1 Ne4 (15... Re8 16. c5 $14 (16. e4 e5 17. c5 exd4 $13)) 16. c5 Qc7 17.
Bb5 {Nachdem Schwarz den e3-Bauern blockiert hat, verfährt Weiß auf gleiche
Art mit dem gegnerischen Bauern a5.} (17. Qc2 f5 $13) 17... Bc6 18. Ba4 $146 (
18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. Qa4 Qc7 20. Rec1 Ndf6 21. Qc2 Rfb8 22. Ne5 a4 23. f3 a3 24.
Bxa3 Rxa3 25. Rxa3 bxa3 26. fxe4 $16 {Burmakin,V-Sandipan,C/Moscow Aeroflot op
2003}) 18... Ra6 19. Qc2 Rfa8 20. Rec1 Bxa4 21. Qxa4 Ndf6 {Diese
Springeraktivierung liegt auf der Hand; das Ziel, das Feld c3, erscheint zu
verlockend. Andererseits kann auch der weiße Springer aktiv werden. Das nach
21...Qc6 entstehende Endspiel meidet Schwarz meistens in der Turnierpraxis,
möglicherweise zu Unrecht.} (21... Qc6 $5 22. Qxc6 Rxc6 23. Ra4 Kf8 $13) 22.
Ne5 Nd5 23. Qc2 Nec3 24. Re1 $1 {Schwarz hat auf den ersten Blick Fortschritte
gemacht, aber die kaltblütige weiße Antwort stellt dies in Frage. Es droht 25.
e4.} (24. e4 $2 b3 $1 25. Qxb3 Ne2+ 26. Kh1 Nxc1 27. Bxc1 $15) 24... f5 $2 {
Ebenfalls schlecht war 24...a4?, aber nach dem korrekten 24...Nb5! bliebe die
Stellung unklar. Der Textzug wehrt die Idee e3-e4 nur kurzfristig ab, schwächt
aber beträchtlich den Bauern e6 und die Stellung des schwarzen Königs.} (24...
a4 $2 25. e4 a3 26. exd5 axb2 27. Rxa6 Rxa6 28. d6 Ra1 29. Nf3 $16) (24... Nb5
$1 25. Qc4 Ndc3 26. e4 $13 (26. Nd3 $13)) 25. f3 a4 $2 {Verliert einen Bauern
ohne jegliche Kompensation. Notwendig war 25...Nb5.} (25... f4 $6 26. e4 Ne3
27. Qd3 $16) (25... Nb5 26. Qc4 Ndc3 27. e4 fxe4 28. fxe4 Qd8 $5 29. Bxc3 Nxc3
30. Re3 $14) 26. e4 fxe4 27. fxe4 Nf6 (27... a3 $2 28. exd5 axb2 29. Rxa6 Rxa6
30. d6 $18) 28. Bxc3 bxc3 29. Qxc3 $18 a3 30. Ra2 Ra4 31. Nc4 R8a6 32. Qd3 Nd7
33. e5 Qc6 34. Ne3 Ra8 35. Rea1 Rd8 36. Qc3 Nb6 37. Qb3 Nd5 38. Nxd5 Rxd5 39.
Qb8+ Kf7 40. Rf2+ Kg6 41. Qb1+ Kh6 42. Qc1+ Kg6 43. Qc2+ Kh6 44. Qd2+ Kg6 45.
Qd3+ Kh6 46. Qe3+ Kg6 47. Qe4+ Kh6 48. Qh4+ Kg6 49. Qg4+ Kh6 50. Rf3 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.03.11"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 Nd7 8.
Ng3 Bg6 9. Be2 Qb6 (9... Ngf6 10. h4 h5 11. a3 a5 12. Rc1 Kf8 13. O-O Kg8 14.
f3 Nb6 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 g6 17. Nge2 Ne8 18. g3 Qd7 19. e4 Bf6 20. Rce1 Ng7
21. Bc1 Ne6 22. e5 Be7 $11 {Khalifman,A (2690)-Doettling,F (2509)/Deutschland
2001}) 10. Qd2 Ngf6 11. h4 h5 12. Bg5 Bd6 13. Bf4 Be7 14. Bf3 Qa6 15. a3 (15.
Rd1 Nb6 16. Bg5 Rd8 17. b3 Nbd7 18. Nce2 Qa3 19. O-O Bb4 20. Nc3 Qa5 21. Rc1
O-O 22. a4 Rde8 $11 {Vaganian,R (2570)-Giorgadze,T (2535)/Minsk 1979/URS-ch})
15... Nb6 (15... Qd3 16. Qxd3 Bxd3 17. O-O-O Bg6 18. Bg5 Rc8 19. Nge2 Bf5 20.
Ng3 Bg6 21. Nge2 Bf5 22. Ng3 {1/2-1/2 Hort,V (2560)-Morovic Fernandez,I (2450)/
Tunis 1985}) 16. b3 Qd3 17. Bg5 Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 a5 19. Nce2 $1 {[%mdl 32] Weiß
fährt eine langfristige Strategie, er will den gegnerischen Königsflügel
schwächen und diese Schwäche später ausnutzen.} (19. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 20. Nce2)
19... a4 20. b4 Nc4+ 21. Kc3 Nd6 {In Frage kam 21...Ng4, womit Schwarz für die
Sicherheit seines anfälligen Bauern h5 sorgen könnte.} (21... Ng4 $5 22. Bxe7
Kxe7 23. Bxg4 hxg4 24. h5 (24. Nf4 Bh7) 24... Bh7 25. Rh4 f5 26. Nf4 Kf6 $11)
22. Bxf6 (22. Nf4 $5 Nfe4+ 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. f3 Bg6 25. Nxg6 fxg6 26. Bxe7 Kxe7
27. Kd3 $14) 22... Bxf6 23. Nf4 Be7 24. Kd2 Nc4+ 25. Kc3 Nd6 26. Raf1 Nc4 27.
Nxg6 fxg6 28. Ra1 O-O 29. Ne2 $1 $14 {Weiß hat sein Ziel erreicht, im
gegnerischen Lager entstand eine Schwäche, der Pg6. Nun gruppiert McShane
seine Figuren um, um diese ins Visier zu nehmen.} Bd6 30. Nc1 Rf7 (30... Ne5 $5
31. Rh3 Nxf3 32. gxf3 $14) 31. Nd3 Raf8 32. Rh3 Be7 33. Ra2 b5 {Dieser Zug war
wegen der Angriffsmöglichkeit Bd1 eher nicht zu vermeiden.} 34. Bd1 Kh7 35. g3
Nd6 $2 {Nach dieser zweifelhaften Springerüberführung verschlechtert sich die
schwarze Stellung sehr schnell. Christopher hätte sich nach 35...Bd6! aufs
passive Abwarten beschränken. sollen.} (35... Bd6 $1 36. Nf4 Bxf4 37. gxf4 Rf6
38. Bc2 Kh6 39. Rg3 Nd6 $14) 36. Nf4 {Dieser starker Springer darf von Schwarz
nicht lange ausgehalten werden.} Ne4+ 37. Kd3 Rf6 $2 {Es war noch nicht zu
spät, den Hauptfeind zu eliminieren.} (37... Bd6 $1 38. Rc2 Bxf4 39. gxf4 Rc8
$14 {/\Nd6-c4}) 38. Rc2 $16 {Zu allem Unglück wird noch der Bauer c6 schwach.}
Rd6 39. Rh1 Nf6 40. Be2 Nd7 41. Kc3 $1 {Der weiße Läufer erreicht sein
Traumfeld d3.} Nb6 42. Bd3 Kh6 43. g4 $1 $18 {Diese hübsche Kombination
gewinnt Material.} hxg4 44. h5 Bh4 (44... Rxf4 45. hxg6+ Kg5 46. exf4+ Kxf4 47.
Rh5 Rf6 48. Re2 $18) (44... g5 45. Ng6 Re6 (45... Re8 46. Ne5 $18) 46. Nxf8
Bxf8 47. Bf5 $18) 45. Nxg6 Rxg6 46. hxg6 Kg5 47. f4+ gxf3 48. Rg1+ Kf6 49. Rh2
Rh8 50. Rhh1 $1 Nc4 51. Rg4 Bf2 52. Rxh8 Be1+ 53. Kc2 Nxe3+ 54. Kb1 Nxg4 55.
Rf8+ Kg5 56. Rf5+ Kh4 57. Rxf3 Bf2 58. Bf5 1-0

[Event "American Continental 2nd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2003.08.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Krush, Irina"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2449"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4
Be6 8. h3 Nd7 9. Bd3 g5 $1 {Eine neue und gute Alternative zu den
Hauptfortsetzungen 8...h5 und 8...Nf6. Schwarz bekämpft das Gleiche (g2-g4)
mit Gleichem (g7-g5) und beginnt unmittelbar sein Gegenspiel auf dem
Königsflügel.} 10. Bg3 h5 11. f3 (11. gxh5 Qb6 12. Rb1 Ngf6 $132) 11... Ngf6 $1
$146 (11... Qb6 12. Rb1 c5 13. Kf1 hxg4 14. fxg4 Nh6 15. Kg2 f5 {Vallejo Pons
is aiming for total chess, the main risk factor is the unsteady location of
both kings.} 16. Qf3 fxg4 17. hxg4 Nf6 $11 {Rustemov,A-Vallejo Pons,F/Dos
Hermanas 2003}) 12. Rh2 Nb6 $1 {/\Bd6} 13. Qe2 (13. Nge2 Bd6 $36) 13... Bd6 {
Schwarz entwickelt seine Kräfte mühelos und effektiv, während Weiß alle Hände
voll zu tun hat, seine schwächelnde Bauern zu verteidigen.} 14. Be5 $2 {
Wahrscheinlich wollte Krush ebenfalls einen aktiven Zug machen, aber es wurde
ein Fehler. Richtig war 14.Qf2, und Weiß kann den Ausgleich behaupten.} (14.
Qf2 Qc7 (14... Bxg3 15. Qxg3 Qb8 16. Qxb8+ Rxb8 17. f4 hxg4 18. fxg5 Nfd7 19.
h4 g3 20. Rh1 Ke7 $13) 15. Nge2 O-O-O 16. O-O-O $11) 14... Bxe5 15. dxe5 Nfd7
$17 {Die weiteren Verwicklungen sind vorteilhaft für Schwarz.} 16. f4 gxf4 17.
exf4 Qh4+ 18. Rf2 hxg4 19. f5 gxh3 20. Nf3 Qg3 $6 {Deutlich besser war 20...h2!
} (20... h2 $1 21. Nxh2 Nc5 22. Bc2 (22. O-O-O Nxd3+ 23. Rxd3 Bxf5 $17) (22.
fxe6 $2 Qxf2+ $1 $19) 22... Bd7 $17) 21. O-O-O (21. fxe6 h2 22. exd7+ Nxd7 23.
Nxh2 Rxh2 $44) 21... O-O-O 22. fxe6 fxe6 $15 {Schwarz bekam für den Läufer
drei Bauern und eine klare Initiative dank der vorgerückten "Spitze" h3.} 23.
Rg1 Qf4+ 24. Qd2 $5 {Gibt einen weiteren Bauern ab, um die Stellung etwas zu
vereinfachen.} (24. Kb1 $15) 24... Nxe5 25. Nxe5 Qxe5 $17 26. Bf1 d4 27. Nd1
Rh4 $2 {Besser war 27...Qd5!} (27... Qd5 $1 28. Kb1 Qe4+ $1 (28... e5 $5 29.
Rh2 e4 $15) (28... Nc4 29. Bxc4 Qxc4 30. Rh2 Qd5 31. Nf2 $15) 29. Ka1 (29. Bd3
$2 h2 $19) 29... Nd5 $17) 28. Rh1 Qd5 29. Rxh3 Rxh3 30. Bxh3 Qxa2 31. Qb4 $1 {
Offenbar hat Bruzon diesen starken Zug übersehen. Schwarz muß nun einen Bauern
zurückgeben.} Qd5 32. Qe7 $11 Qd6 33. Bxe6+ Kb8 34. Qxd6+ Rxd6 35. Rf8+ Kc7 36.
Rf7+ Kb8 37. Rf8+ Kc7 38. Rf7+ Kb8 39. Rf8+ Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Solin 13th"]
[Site "Solin"]
[Date "2005.12.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kovacevic, Blazimir"]
[Black "Godena, Michele"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2493"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2005.12.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e4 Bb4 5. Bd2 Ne7 $6 {Passiv gespielt, es ist
kein Wunder, daß Weiß mühelos in Vorteil kommt. In dieser Variante scheint es
für Schwarz keine Alternative zu 5...dxc4 5.Bxd4 Qxd4 zu geben.} (5... dxc4 6.
Bxc4 Qxd4 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3 Nf6 9. Nf3 Qb6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. e5 (11. Rfe1 Bxc3
12. Bxc3 b4 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. e5 Ba6 15. Qc2 Nd5 16. Qe4 Rd8 17. Rac1 h6 18. h4
Ne7 19. Red1 $44 {Najer,E (2608)-Timofeev,A (2575)/Russia (ch) 2003}) 11...
Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nd5 13. c4 bxc4 14. Bxc4 a5 15. Rab1 Qa7 16. Qe4 Ba6 17. Bxa6
Qxa6 18. Qg4 Kf8 19. Rfc1 $14 {Comas Fabrego,L (2516)-Godena,M (2485)/Mondariz
2000}) (5... Bxc3 6. Bxc3 dxe4 7. Qg4 $14) 6. Nf3 {Auch 6.a3 ist
vielversprechend für Weiß.} (6. a3 Bxc3 (6... Ba5 7. Nf3 $14) 7. Bxc3 Ng6 (7...
dxe4 8. Qg4 Nf5 9. Qxe4 Nd7 10. Nf3 O-O {Danilov,V (2352)-Cosma,I (2467)/
Bucuresti 2001} 11. g4 $1 Nf6 12. Qf4 Ne7 13. Ne5 b5 $5 (13... Ng6 14. Qf3 $14)
14. Bg2 Bb7 15. b3 $14) 8. e5 b6 9. Nf3 Bb7 10. h4 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. h5 Ne7
{Gozzoli,Y (2444)-Tregubov,P (2607)/Paris 2005} 13. h6 $1 g6 14. Bd3 $14) (6.
Bd3 dxc4 (6... O-O 7. Nge2 $14 f6 $140 8. O-O e5 $6 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Nxd5 $16
Nxd5 11. Be4 $1) 7. Bxc4 Qxd4 8. Qe2 O-O 9. Nf3 Qd8 $13) 6... Nd7 (6... O-O 7.
Bd3 $14) (6... Bxc3 7. Bxc3 dxe4 8. Ng5 e3 (8... f5 $2 9. Qh5+ g6 10. Qh6 $16)
9. fxe3 Nf5 10. Qh5 g6 11. Qg4 Nxe3 12. Qf4 Nf5 13. O-O-O $16) 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 c5 9. a3 cxd4 10. axb4 dxc3 11. Bxc3 O-O 12. e5 $2 {Zu flott gespielt.
Trotz der Angriffsaussichten sollte Weiß den wichtigen Punkt d5 nicht
schwächen. Sein Läuferpaar käme am besten nach der simplen Rochade zur Geltung.
} (12. O-O Nb6 (12... b6 13. Bb5 Nf6 14. Qe2 $16) 13. Bd3 Bd7 14. Bd4 $16)
12... Nb6 13. Bd3 Ng6 14. Qc2 Nd5 15. h4 h6 $1 16. Bd2 (16. Bxg6 fxg6 17. O-O (
17. Qxg6 Nf4 $36) 17... Qe8 $11) 16... Bd7 $2 {Michele hat sicher den
Einschlag auf h6 übersehen, sonst hätte er einen Springer nach f4 geführt, mit
guten Gegenchancen.} (16... Ngf4 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. g3 Ng6 19. h5 Nge7 $11) (
16... Ndf4 $11) 17. Bxg6 fxg6 18. Bxh6 $1 $16 ({Nach} 18. Qxg6 $2 Ne7 19. Qg4
Nf5 20. O-O Bc6 $44 {hätte Schwarz jede Menge Kompensation.}) 18... Qe8 (18...
gxh6 $2 19. Qxg6+ Kh8 20. Qxh6+ Kg8 21. Rh3 $18) 19. Bd2 Rc8 {Schwarz hätte 19.
..Bb5 versuchen sollen, um zumindest den gegnerischen König im Zentrum
aufzuhalten.} (19... Bb5 $1 20. Qe4 Qf7 $1 21. Rh3 Rac8 22. b3 $16) 20. Qe4 Bc6
(20... Bb5 21. Nd4 $1 $16 (21. Rxa7 $2 Rc4 $36)) 21. Qg4 Rf5 22. O-O Bb5 23.
Rfe1 $18 {Angesichts der Schwächen e6 und g6 ist die weiße Stellung technisch
gewonnen.} Rc4 24. Re4 Rxe4 25. Qxe4 a6 26. Nd4 Rf8 27. Ra3 Bd7 28. Rg3 Qf7 29.
Be3 (29. f3 Be8 30. h5 $1 $18) 29... Be8 30. Nf3 $2 Qf5 31. Ng5 Nxe3 32. Qxe3
Bc6 33. Nh3 Qb1+ 34. Kh2 Qxb2 35. h5 $2 (35. Qg5 Qc2 36. h5 Qf5 37. Qxg6 Qxg6
38. Rxg6 $18) 35... Qxb4 $2 (35... Rf5 $1 36. hxg6 Qxe5 $14) 36. Rxg6 Qe4 (
36... Be8 37. Rxe6 Bxh5 38. Rb6 Qe7 39. Ng5 $18) 37. Qg3 $18 Rf7 38. h6 Qxg2+
39. Qxg2 Bxg2 40. Kxg2 Kh7 41. Rxe6 gxh6 42. f4 a5 43. Rb6 a4 44. Kf3 Rc7 45.
Nf2 a3 46. Ng4 a2 47. Rxh6+ Kg7 48. Rh1 b5 49. Ra1 Rc2 50. Ne3 Rb2 51. Nd5 Kf8
52. Kg4 Kf7 53. Kf5 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 04th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2003.04.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2003.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Ftacnik} e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e4 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. e5 c5 ({
Mehr verbreitet ist} 6... Ne7 {, z.B.,} 7. Bd3 (7. Nf3 c5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3
Nbc6 10. Be2 Bg4 11. O-O O-O 12. Rb1 Qc7 $2 13. h3 Bh5 14. a4 Bg6 15. Bd3 $14 {
Khalifman,A-Galkin,A/Hoogeveen 2000}) 7... c5 (7... Bf5 8. Bg5 Qd7 9. a3 Bxc3+
10. bxc3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Qf5 $132 {Utnasunov,A-Bocharov,D/St Petersburg 2000}) 8.
a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nbc6 10. Ne2 Bf5 11. Bg5 Qd7 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Ng3
Bxd3 15. Qxd3 h5 $11 {Murshed,N-Dreev,A/Yerevan 1996}) 7. a3 cxd4 {Ftacnik:
'The similar exchange of the bishop b4 for the knight c3 is known from Nizo
indian defense, but here black will find it hard to tame strong white bishops.
' Führt zu einer originellen Bauernstruktur.} (7... Ba5 8. Bd2 Nc6 9. dxc5 Bxc3
10. Bxc3 d4 11. Bd2 Qe7 12. f4 f6 13. Nf3 Bg4 14. Bb5 fxe5 15. fxe5 $14 {
Hauchard,A-Pavasovic,D/Cannes 1996}) (7... Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Ne7 9. Bd3 Qa5 10. Bd2
Nbc6 11. Ne2 Bf5 12. Qb1 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Qa4 14. f4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Qc4 16. Qxc4
dxc4 17. a4 Rd8 18. Rc1 Nxd4 19. Rxc4 Nec6 20. Nxd4 Rxd4 21. Rxd4 Nxd4 22. Kf2
$14 {Shneider,A-Timofeev,A/Istanbul 2003}) 8. axb4 dxc3 9. bxc3 Nc6 $2 {
In diesem Zug wurzeln die späteren Probleme von Schwarz. Mehr Chancen bot m.E.
9...Qc7, was dem Weißen die Einschaltung von f2-f4 nicht erlaubte.} (9... Qc7
$1 10. Nf3 $5 (10. Qd4 Ne7 $132 {/\0-0} 11. Nf3 {Ftacnik} Nbc6 12. Qc5 $14)
10... Ne7 $1 (10... Qxc3+ $6 11. Bd2 Qc7 12. Rc1 Qd8 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Bg5 $36)
11. Ra3 O-O $132 {/\Bg4}) 10. f4 Nh6 (10... Nge7 11. Nf3 O-O 12. Be2 $14) 11.
Nf3 O-O 12. Be2 $14 {Dank seines Läuferpaares und der besseren Bauernstruktur
bekam Weiß einen langfristigen Vorteil.} f6 $2 {Der Bauernabtausch im Zentrum
spielt dem Weißen nur in die Hände. Schwarz sollte stattdessen sein Spiel auf
dem Damenflügel starten.} ({Stärker war} 12... a5 13. b5 Ne7 $14) (12... Bg4 {
Ftacnik} 13. Be3 Nf5 14. Bc5 Re8 15. O-O $14) 13. b5 Ne7 (13... Na5 14. O-O $14
) 14. O-O fxe5 (14... Qb6+ 15. Qd4 $16) 15. fxe5 $1 {/\Kh1, Bxh6 Ftacnik: 'At
this pawn structure the modest black knights are a poor counterweight for the
mobile white bishops. '} a5 16. bxa6 bxa6 17. Kh1 Nhf5 $2 {Nach diesem Fehler
sollte die schwarze Stellung kaum zu retten sein. Zäher war in jedem Fall 17...
Nf7.} (17... Nf7 18. Ba3 $16 Re8 {Ftacnik} 19. c4 d4 20. Qxd4 Qxd4 21. Nxd4
Nxe5 22. Bd6 $16) 18. g4 $1 Nh6 19. Bxh6 gxh6 20. Nd4 {Ftacnik: 'Lautier gave
up the pride of his position for the knight on h6 with a clear goal of
dominating over the weak darksquared bishop on c8. Due to the pawn structure
kingside attack is imminent.'} (20. Qd2 $16) 20... Ng6 (20... Rxf1+ 21. Qxf1
$16 {/\Qf6}) 21. Rxf8+ Qxf8 22. Bf3 $18 Rb8 (22... Ne7 23. c4 $18) 23. Bxd5+
Kh8 24. Qe2 $2 {Auf diese Weise verliert Weiß einen Bauern und lässt den
Gegner erneut hoffen. Nichts sprach gegen das sichere 24.e6!} (24. e6 $1 Rb2
25. Nf5 $18) 24... Nf4 25. Qf3 Bxg4 26. Qxg4 Nxd5 27. e6 Ne7 {Ftacnik: 'It
would take a careful play by the attacker after the courageous 27...Nxc3, but
the black pieces would have been critically uncoordinated.'} 28. Qe2 Qf4 29.
Rf1 Qg5 30. Nf5 $1 Rb5 $2 (30... Rf8 31. Nxe7 (31. Qe5+ $2 Qf6) 31... Rxf1+ 32.
Qxf1 Qxe7 33. Qxa6 $18) 31. Nxe7 Qxe7 32. Qe4 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.04"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 Na6 9. Ba5 Bd7 10. Nf3 Nf6 11. Qd6 Qf5 {Damit wird eine forcierte
Variante eingeleitet, in der Weiß zwei Bauern für Initiative opfert.} 12. Ne5
Qxf2+ (12... b6 13. Bc3 Qxf2+ 14. Kxf2 Ne4+ 15. Kf3 Nxd6 16. Rad1 f6 17. Rxd6
fxe5 18. Rhd1 Rf8+ 19. Ke3 Rf7 20. Bxe5 $16 {Serper,G (2560)-Adianto,U (2535)/
Jakarta 1994}) 13. Kxf2 Ne4+ 14. Kf3 Nxd6 15. Rhd1 Ke7 16. Rd2 {Die anderen
Angriffsideen versprechen Weiß nicht viel.} (16. c5 Nxc5 17. Bb4 b6 18. Rac1
Nce4 19. Bd3 f5 20. Bxe4 fxe4+ 21. Ke3 c5 22. Rxc5 bxc5 23. Bxc5 Be8 24. Bxd6+
Kd8 $15 {Van Wely,L (2700)-Fressinet,L (2581)/France 2001}) (16. Rxd6 Kxd6 17.
Nxf7+ (17. Rd1+ $6 Kxe5 18. Bc3+ Kf5 19. Rxd7 Kg6 $1 20. Bd3+ Kg5 $1 $17) 17...
Ke7 18. Nxh8 Rxh8 19. Bc3 c5 $11) 16... Be8 17. Rad1 f6 $2 {Es liegt nahe, daß
dieser Zug schlecht ist. Die schwarzen Mehrbauern werden entwertet und schwach,
und Weiß behält seine gewaltige Initiative bei. Es wäre interessant zu wissen,
was Grischuk auf die beste Fortsetzung 17...Nf5 vorbereitet hat.} (17... Nf5 $1
18. Rd7+ (18. Bd8+ $2 Rxd8 19. Rxd8 f6 20. Ng4 e5 $15 21. Ra8 Nd4+ 22. Kf2 Nxe2
23. Kxe2 f5 $17 {Kotanjian,T (2471)-Sadatnajafi,M (2189)/Tehran 2006}) (18. g4
$5 Nh4+ 19. Kg3 Ng6 20. Bd8+ Kf8 21. Nxg6+ hxg6 22. Bf3 $44) 18... Bxd7 19.
Rxd7+ Ke8 20. Rxb7 f6 21. Nxc6 Nc5 22. Rc7 Na6 23. Rb7 Nc5 24. Rc7 Na6 25. Rb7
{1/2-1/2 Dziuba,M (2429)-Frolyanov,D (2505)/Warsaw 2005}) 18. Rxd6 fxe5 19. Ke3
$16 h5 {Verhindert Be2-g4, aber Weiß hat jede Menge anderer guter Ideen.} (
19... Nc5 20. Bb4 b6 21. Bg4 Bf7 22. Bxc5 bxc5 23. Rd7+ Ke8 24. Bf3 $18) 20.
Bd8+ Kf7 21. Rf1+ Kg8 22. Be7 Nc7 $2 {Zäher war 22...Nc5 mit der Idee, den
Springer nach d7 und f6 zu führen.} (22... Nc5 $142 23. Rf8+ (23. Rd2 Nd7 24.
h4 $14) 23... Kh7 24. Rxh8+ Kxh8 25. Rd2 Nd7 26. Bxh5 Nf6 $14) 23. Rd2 Rc8 24.
Bd3 $18 {Schwarz ist vollkommen lahmgelegt.} g6 25. Rdf2 Kh7 26. Bd6 Na6 27.
Bxe5 Rg8 28. Rf7+ Bxf7 29. Rxf7+ Kh6 30. Bf4+ 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Top 12"]
[Site "Brest"]
[Date "2019.05.27"]
[Round "10.3"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Cornette, Matthieu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[Annotator "Dhananjay Khadilkar"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2019.05.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bischwiller"]
[BlackTeam "Asnieres"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:12]} d5 {[%emt 0:
01:13]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:04:12]}
exd5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 5. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} (5. Nf3 h6 6. Bf4 Nf6 7. e3 Bd6
8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Bd3 Re8 11. h3 Be6 12. O-O Nbd7 13. a4 Rac8 14.
Rfc1 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Qd1 Rc7 18. Bc2 Rec8 19. Nde2 Ne6 20. Bb3
Bc6 21. Nd4 Qb4 22. Nce2 Bd7 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Qe1 Qxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Nc5 26. Rc1
a5 27. Bc2 Kf8 28. b3 Na6 29. f3 Nb4 30. Kf2 Ne8 31. Ke1 Nd6 32. Bb1 Rxc1+ 33.
Nxc1 Ke7 34. Bd3 Kf6 {Shankland,S (2725)-Carlsen,M (2835) Wijk aan Zee 2019 1/
2-1/2}) 5... Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:38]}
7. Bg5 {[%emt 0:01:54]} Be6 {[%emt 0:04:06]} 8. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nbd7 {
[%emt 0:01:12]} 9. f4 {[%emt 0:03:45]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 10. Bh4 g5 {[%emt 0:
01:08]} 11. Bg3 {[%emt 0:04:34]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:03:56]} 12. Nf3 $146 {[%emt 0:00:
43]} (12. Nge2 Qe7 13. Qd2 Nb6 14. O-O O-O-O 15. Rae1 Kb8 16. Nc1 Nh5 17. Qf2
Nxg3 18. Qxg3 Bd7 19. Nb3 Rhg8 20. Qf2 gxf4 21. exf4 Qf6 22. a4 Bh3 23. g3 c6
24. Kh1 Bxf1 25. Qxf1 Ka7 26. a5 Nd7 27. Na4 Rde8 28. Rc1 Re3 29. Nb6 Nxb6 30.
axb6+ Kxb6 31. Qd1 Bb4 32. Qc2 Rge8 33. Kg2 Re1 34. Rxe1 Rxe1 35. Nd2 Bxd2 36.
Qxd2 Qe7 37. Qc3 a5 38. Qc2 Kc7 39. f5 Qe3 40. Qc3 b6 41. Qc2 Rc1 {Van der
Werf,M (2404)-Ris,R (2431) Netherlands 2019 0-1}) 12... Qe7 {[%emt 0:12:33]}
13. O-O {[%emt 0:03:40]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:09:06]} 14. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Bxf3 {
[%emt 0:05:12]} 15. Rxf3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:04:41]} 16. fxg5 {
[%emt 0:05:31]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:15:49]} (16... hxg5 {The position would be about
equal after 16...hxg5 17.♕f2 ♝xg3 18.♖xg3 ♜dg8, but Cornette opted for
the more aggressive 16...♞e4 which left him worse after 17.♗xe4 dxe4 and
the Zwischenzug 18.♗xd6 ♜xd6 19.♖h3 winning a pawn. By the time the
h-pawn was ready to begin marching down the board on move 27, Cornette gave up.
}) 17. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:06:31]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 18. Bxd6 {[%emt 0:00:47]}
Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 19. Rh3 {[%emt 0:01:16]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:04:00]} 20. Rxh6 {
[%emt 0:06:46]} Rhxh6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 21. gxh6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rxh6 {[%emt 0:
00:03]} 22. Rf1 {[%emt 0:04:19]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:02:10]} 23. Qf2 {[%emt 0:01:12]}
Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 24. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 25. Nd5 {
[%emt 0:01:34]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 26. Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:37]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:02:
26]} 27. h4 {[%emt 0:05:48]} 1-0

[Event "YUG-chT"]
[Site "Tivat"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg5 (5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8.
axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 $13) 5... f6 (5... Nf6 6. e4 b5
7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 $13) (5... Qc7 6. e4 b5 7. a4 Bb4 8. Nd2 a6 9. axb5 cxb5 10.
Nxb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bb7 12. Ra1 Bxe4 $44 {Bagirov,V-Chekhov,V/URS/1982/}) 6. Bh4
Nh6 $5 (6... b5 $5 7. a4 Bb4 8. e3 a6 9. Nd2 Bb7 10. Rc1 Ne7 11. b3 Nf5 12. Bg3
$132) 7. e4 b5 8. a4 a6 9. g4 $6 (9. axb5 cxb5 10. Nxb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bb7 12.
Ra1 Bxe4 $44) (9. e5 $5 g5 10. Bg3 f5 11. h4 g4 (11... f4 12. hxg5 fxg3 13.
gxh6 $44) 12. Ng1 Bb7 13. Nge2 $44) 9... Be7 (9... Nxg4 10. Rg1 (10. e5 Nh6 11.
exf6 gxf6 $15) 10... Nh6 $15) 10. e5 f5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. g5 Nf7 13. Rg1 (13.
axb5 cxb5 14. Nxb5 Bb7 $17) 13... Bb7 14. g6 hxg6 15. Rxg6 Nd7 $15 16. Rxg7
O-O-O 17. Qe2 (17. Ng5 $2 Ndxe5 18. dxe5 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Qxg5 20. Rxg5 Nxg5 $17)
17... Rdg8 18. Rg3 Nb6 19. Bg2 Ng5 (19... f4 $6 20. Rxg8+ Rxg8 21. Bh3 Nd5 22.
Ne4 $16) (19... b4 20. a5 Nd5 21. Na4 Nf4 22. Qf1 Nd3+ 23. Kd2 $132) 20. O-O-O
(20. Nxg5 Rxg5 21. O-O-O Rxh2 $17) 20... b4 $6 (20... Nd5 $17) 21. a5 bxc3 $1 (
21... Nd5 22. Na4 Ne4 23. Qxc4 Nxg3 24. hxg3 f4 $15) 22. axb6 cxb2+ 23. Qxb2
Ne4 24. Rxg8+ Rxg8 25. Bf1 c3 26. Qa2 Kd7 27. Bc4 Rg2 28. Bf1 Rg6 $2 (28...
Rxf2 29. Be2 c2 $19) 29. h4 Qf8 30. Bxa6 Bxa6 (30... Qa8 31. Bc4 Qxa2 32. Bxa2
$132) 31. Qxa6 Qb4 32. Qa2 (32. Qb7+ $6 Ke8 33. Qxc6+ Kf7 34. Qb7+ Kg8 35. Qa8+
Kh7 36. Qa2 Qxb6 $17) 32... Qxb6 33. h5 Rg8 34. Kc2 Qb5 $2 (34... Rg2 35. Rf1
Nxf2 $19) 35. Qa7+ $10 Ke8 36. Qa8+ Kf7 37. Qa7+ Kf8 38. Qa8+ Kg7 39. Rg1+ Kh6
40. Qxg8 Qe2+ 41. Kb3 Qb2+ 42. Ka4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 c5 9. Bxc5 Nd7 10. Bd6 Qxg2 11. Bf3 Qg5 12. h4 Qf6 (12... Qf5 13. Qb3 {
/\14.0-0-0}) 13. Qb3 (13. Qd2 Ne5) (13. Qe2 Ne7 14. O-O-O Nf5 15. Ba3 Nd4 16.
Qe3 Nxf3 17. Nxf3 $36) 13... Ne7 14. Ne2 (14. Be4 Nf5 15. Bxf5 Qxf5 16. O-O-O
b6 17. Qg3 $44) 14... O-O 15. Ng3 Ne5 16. Be4 N5c6 $2 (16... Re8 $142 17. Nh5
Qh6 18. Qb5 {[%cal Yb5e8,Yb5e5]} N7c6 (18... N5c6 19. Bf4 $18 {[%cal Yf4h6]})
19. Bxe5 Qxh5 20. Bxg7 Qg4 $1) 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Nh5 Qf5 ({nach} 18... Qg6 19.
Bxe7 Re8 20. Bf6 $1 Qxh5 21. Rg1 g6 22. Rg5 Qh6 23. Rd1 $14 {wäre die schwarze
Stellung auch schwierig zu spielen gewesen.}) 19. Bxe7 Re8 {[%cal Ye8e7,Yf5h5]
[%mdl 132] Es ist bemerkennswert wie der Anziehende mit seinen nächsten Zügen
seinen Angriff am Königsflügel führt. Ich empfehle den Lesern die Partie im
Trainingsmodus anzuschauen und zu versuchen die weißen Züge selbst zu finden.}
(19... Qe4+ {[%cal Ye4e1,Ye4h1]} 20. Kd2 Qd4+ 21. Kc1 Re8 22. Rg1 Kh8 23. Rxg7
Rxe7 24. Qc2 $18 {[%cal Yc2h7,Yg7h7]}) {[%tqu "De","Mit welche Zug bekommt
Weiß starke Angriff am Königsflügel?","","","h5f6","",5]} 20. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 21.
Rg1+ Kh8 {[%tqu "De","Was muß Weiß spielen?","","","e1c1","",10]} 22. O-O-O $1
Ba6 {[%tqu "De","Wie bekommt der Anziehende entscheidenden Vorteil?","","",
"b3e3","",5]} 23. Qe3 $1 $18 {Gegen die Drohung Qh6 ist kein Kraut gewachsen.
Es muß erwähnt werden, dass der Läufer e7, der schon mehrere Züge hängt, eine
wichtige Rolle beim Angriff spielt. Isoliert steht im Vergleich dazu sein
armer Kollege am Damenflügel. Jetzt geht Qh5 nicht weil die Dame den Bauer f6
decken muß.} Rxe7 24. Qh6 $1 {Das Mattdrohung kann der Nachziehende nur mit
großen Materialverluste abwehren.} Qg6 25. Rxg6 fxg6 26. h5 e5 27. b3 Rg7 28.
Rd6 Rag8 29. Rxc6 Bc8 30. Rxf6 gxh5 31. Qxh5 Rg5 32. Qf7 R5g7 33. Qh5 Rg5 34.
Qh6 R5g7 35. c5 Re8 36. Qh5 Bd7 37. Kb2 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Black "Beshukov, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2387"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1999.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 ({Der Hauptproblem des
Nachziehende in der Abtauschvariante des Damengambit ist die Entwicklung des
Damenläufers. Beachtung verdient die Fortsetzung Qc2, um das Feld f5 zu
kontrollieren.Hier eine unbekannte Partie gegen den Deutschen IM Werner aus
meiner eigenen Praxis, gespielt beim GM Turnier in Bulgarien.} 5. Qc2 Bd6 6.
Nf3 Ne7 7. Bg5 Bf5 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Qa5 11. O-O Rae8 12. a3 Qc7 13.
Rfc1 Qb8 14. Bh4 Bg6 15. Bg3 f5 16. Bf4 Bh5 17. Ng5 Bxe2 18. Nxe2 Ng6 19. g3
Nf6 20. b4 Ne4 21. Nxe4 fxe4 22. Rab1 Nxf4 23. exf4 g5 24. fxg5 Rxf2 25. Kxf2
e3+ 26. Qxe3 Rxe3 27. Kxe3 Qe8+ 28. Kf2 Qe4 29. Rb3 Qf5+ 30. Rf3 Qxg5 31. Nf4
Qg7 32. Rd1 a5 33. bxa5 Qc7 34. Nh5 Qxa5 35. Re1 Qd2+ 36. Kf1 Bf8 37. Re8 Qd1+
{1-0 Werner,D-Donev,I/Ruse 1989 (37)}) 5... Bd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. e3 (7. Qc2 Ne7
8. e3 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 $11) 7... Bf5 8. Bd3 Ne7 (8... Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Nf6
10. Nf3 Nbd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rab1 a5 13. a3 Rfe8 14. h3 g6 15. Nd2 {1/2-1/2
Szekely,P-Korzubov,P/Pernik 1984/MCD (15)}) 9. Nge2 Bxd3 (9... O-O 10. O-O Nd7
11. b4 Qxb4 12. Rb1 Qd6 13. Rxb7 Nb6 14. Bxf5 Nxf5 15. Na4 Qd8 16. Qb3 Nd6 17.
Nxb6 axb6 18. Qxb6 (18. Rxb6 Nc4 {[%cal Yc4b6,Yc4d2]}) 18... Nxb7 19. Qxb7 Rxa2
{0-1 Fitzko,M-Griego,D/Philadelphia 1990/EXT 97 (19)}) 10. Qxd3 O-O 11. O-O Nd7
{[%mdl 16] Schwarz hat alle seine Figuren harmonisch entwickelt und muss mit
der Eröffnungsvariante zufrieden sein. Auf dem Brett steht der Karlsbader
Bauernaufbau, wobei der Abtausch der beiden Läufer eher für Schwarz günstig
ist.} 12. Rac1 Nb6 (12... Rae8 {/\f7-f5}) 13. Qc2 Ng6 14. Na4 {[%csl Yc5][%cal
Ya4c5]} Nxa4 15. Qxa4 f5 {[%cal Yf5f4,Yf4e3] Bereitet f5-f4xe3 vor, um einen
schwachen Bauern auf e3 zu bilden.} 16. g3 {Gegen f5-f4 gerichtet.} Rf6 17. Rc3
Nf8 18. Nf4 Nd7 (18... Ne6 $142) 19. Nd3 Re6 20. Qb3 Rb8 21. Qa3 ({Der
Damentausch führt zum Ausgleich, weil jetzt der schwarze König ausgezeichnet
auf dem Feld d6 plaziert werden kann. Interessanter war:} 21. Rb1 {nebst Qc2
und dem klassischen Minderheitangriff b2-b4-b5.}) 21... Qxa3 22. Rxa3 a6 23.
Rb3 Kf8 {[%csl Yc5,Yd6,Ye5][%cal Yf8e7,Ye7d6] Der König strebt nach d6, wo er
die wichtigen schwarzen Felder im Zentrum kontrollieren wird.} 24. Rc1 Ke7 25.
h4 Kd6 $1 26. Kg2 Ree8 27. Nc5 Nxc5 28. Rxc5 g6 29. Rc1 a5 30. Kf3 a4 31. Rbc3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Mermaid Beach Club"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "1999.02.01"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ashley, Maurice"]
[Black "Waitzkin, Joshua"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2473"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1999.01.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. d4 c6 5. Qc2 {Das Ziel dieses frühen
Damenzuges ist offensichtlich: Vermeidet die Entwicklung des Damenläufers auf
f5; Aber die so frühe Festlegung der Lage der weissen Dame erlaubt dem
Nachziehenden konkrete Maßnahmen zu realisieren.} Bd6 6. Nf3 Ne7 $1 {Jetzt
wird der Damenläufer auf f5 entwickelt, sogar mit Tempo.} 7. Bg5 Bf5 8. Qd2 ({
Wie die Praxis gezeigt hat, führt die andere Alternative, die mit Damentausch
verbunden ist, nur zum Ausgleich:} 8. Qxf5 Nxf5 9. Bxd8 Kxd8 10. e3 $11) 8...
O-O 9. e3 Nd7 (9... Qd7 10. Bh4 Qe6 11. Bg3 Nd7 12. Bd3 Rfe8 13. O-O Bxd3 14.
Qxd3 Nf5 15. Rae1 Nxg3 {1/2-1/2 Hanel,R-Volkmann,F/AUT-chT9495 1995/CBM 45 ext
(15)}) (9... Qe8 10. Bh4 Ng6 11. Bg3 Qe7 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nd7 14. Bxd6
Qxd6 15. O-O Rfe8 16. Qf5 {1/2-1/2 Barkhagen,J-Bashkov,V/URS 1991/CBM 26 (16)})
10. Bd3 (10. Be2 Qa5 11. O-O Rae8 12. a3 Qc7 13. Rfc1 Qb8 14. Bh4 Bg6 15. Bg3
f5 16. Bf4 Bh5 17. Ng5 Bxe2 18. Nxe2 Ng6 19. g3 Nf6 20. b4 Ne4 $11 {Werner,
D-Donev,I/Ruse 1989 (37)}) 10... Bg4 (10... Bxd3 $5 11. Qxd3 Qe8 12. O-O Ng6
$11) 11. Bh4 f5 12. h3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Qe8 {es droht Ng6} 14. Bxe7 $1 Qxe7 15.
O-O-O b5 16. Kb1 Nb6 17. Qc2 Qf7 18. Rhg1 Be7 19. Rg2 Rad8 20. Rdg1 g6 21. Ne2
c5 $2 (21... Nc4 $142) 22. dxc5 $16 {[%mdl 128] Jetzt ist das Zentralfeld d4
für den weißen Springer geräumt. So "zielen" alle weißen Figuren gegen den
geschwächten schwarzen Königsflügel. Der Angriff des Anziehenden ist kaum
abzuwehren.} Nc4 23. Nd4 {Es droht Nf5 oder Bf5.} Kh8 24. h4 {Der weiße
Angriff geht wie Honig auf dem Butterbrot. Es ist selbstverständlich der
Wunsch des Anziehenden die h-Linie gegen den schwarzen Monarchen zu öffnen. Es
droht einfach h5 - hxg6.} Bxh4 25. Rh1 Bf6 {[%tqu "De","Wie setzen Sie den
weißen Angriff fort?","","","d4f5","",10]} 26. Nxf5 $1 gxf5 27. Bxf5 $18 {
Jetzt ist der schwarze König in der Ecke genagelt und niemand kann ihm mehr
helfen.} Rd7 28. Rgh2 $1 {Dieser Zug ist viel präziser als sofort auf h7 zu
nehmen:} (28. Bxh7 Qxh7 29. Rgh2 Qxh2 30. Rxh2+ Kg8 $16) 28... Bxb2 29. Bxd7
Na3+ 30. Kxb2 Nxc2 31. Rxh7+ Qxh7 32. Rxh7+ Kxh7 33. Kxc2 {Das Endspiel ist
leicht für Weiß gewonnen, weil der c-Freibauer (marschiert einfach zur 8.
Reihe) unhaltbar ist.} Rxf3 34. c6 $1 Rxf2+ 35. Kd3 Rxa2 36. c7 Ra3+ 37. Kd4
Ra4+ 38. Kxd5 Rc4 39. Bc6 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[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 {Topalov Tsesarsky Baburin} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6
6. Qc2 g6 7. e3 (7. f3 $5) 7... Bf5 8. Qd2 {Baburin: This line remains quite
popular and it seems that Black still has problems here.} Nf6 ({Another option
here is} 8... Nd7 {Baburin} 9. f3 g5 (9... Nb6 {Topalov} 10. e4 Be6 11. e5 $16
{Karpov-Kasparov (London 1986)}) 10. Bg3 h5 {which led to White's victory in
the game Yakovich-Geller, RUS-ch Elista 1995 after} 11. e4 dxe4 12. fxe4 Bg6
13. Bd3 h4 14. Bf2 Nf8 15. O-O-O Qa5 16. Nf3 Bh5 17. d5 h3 18. Bd4 Rh6 19. Rhg1
hxg2 20. Be2 Ng6 21. Rxg2 Nf4 22. Qxf4 gxf4 23. Rxg8+) 9. f3 (9. Nge2 {
Tsesarsky} Nbd7 10. Ng3 Be6 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O (12. Bh6 Re8 13. f3 c5 14. O-O
a6 15. Rad1 Qb6 16. Bb1 Rad8 17. Kh1 cxd4 18. exd4 Nf8 19. a3 Bd7 20. Ba2 Bc6
21. Rfe1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Yanin,P-Donchenko,A/Russian Cup 8th Leg, Smolensk RUS
1997 (35)}) 12... Ne8 13. Bh6 Ng7 14. Nce2 f5 15. b4 a6 16. a4 a5 17. b5 Bb4
18. Qc2 Rc8 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Rfc1 $14 {1-0 Azmaiparashvili,Z-Diaz,J/
Capablanca mem-A 1988 (59)}) 9... h5 {Baburin: This enables Black's light-
squared bishop to stay on f5, but it comes at a price - Black's kingside is
weak now. Vermeidet g2-g4} (9... O-O {Tsesarsky} 10. g4 (10. Nge2 Nbd7 (10...
c5 $6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bg5 $14) (10... Re8 11. Ng3 Be6 12. Be2 c5 13. O-O cxd4
14. exd4 Nc6 15. Kh1 Bf8 16. Rad1 Bg7 17. Be5 h5 $132 {1-0 Sherbakov,
R-Ahlander,B/Alborg 1993 (56)}) 11. Ng3 (11. g4 Be6 12. Ng3 c5 (12... Ne8 $6 {
/\ g5} 13. Bh6 Ng7 14. O-O-O $14) 13. Rd1 $6 (13. h4 Ne8 $13) 13... cxd4 14.
exd4 Ne8 $1 $15 {1-0 Howell,J-Diaz,J/Frunze 1989 (28)}) 11... Be6 12. Be2 $14)
10... Be6 11. Nge2 (11. Bd3 c5 12. Nge2 Nc6 13. Kf1 Nd7 14. Rc1 a6 15. Kg2 Re8
16. Qe1 Bf6 17. Qf2 cxd4 18. exd4 Qb6 19. Be3 Qxb2 20. Rb1 Qa3 21. Rxb7 Reb8
22. Rhb1 Rxb7 23. Rxb7 Rb8 24. Rxb8+ Ndxb8 $11 {1-0 Wessman,R-O'Donnell,T/Novi
Sad olm SVE-CAN 1990 (37)}) (11. h4 c5 12. Bd3 Nc6 13. Nge2 {Howell}) 11... c5
12. h4 Nc6 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. O-O-O Rc8 15. Kb1 Qa5 16. Bg5 Be7 17. Nd4 Ne5 18.
h5 Nxf3 $1 19. Nxf3 d4 20. exd4 Ne4 21. Bxe7 (21. Qg2 Rxc3 22. d5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5
Qxd5 $19) 21... Nxd2+ 22. Rxd2 Rfe8 $17 {0-1 Belli,M-Upton,T/Thessaloniki olm
1988 (29)}) (9... Nbd7 {Tsesarsky} 10. Nge2 Nb6 11. Ng3 Be6 12. Bd3 h5 13. Nge2
h4 14. e4 (14. Bg5 Qd7 15. e4 O-O-O 16. e5 Ng8 17. b3 Bf5 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19.
O-O-O Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Kb8 $132 {1-0 Doroshkievich-Belikov/Bjeloreschensk 1989 
(71)}) 14... Nh5 15. Be3 Qd7 16. e5 Bf5 17. b3 Rd8 18. g4 hxg3 19. hxg3 Bxd3
20. Qxd3 Rg8 21. O-O-O Ng7 22. g4 $14 {1-0 Anapolsky,S-Saric,I/Leningrad
URS-JUG TeamJ 1991 (32)}) 10. Bd3 (10. Nge2 {Tsesarsky} h4 $5 (10... Nbd7 11.
Ng3 Be6 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O a6 14. Bg5 $14 {1-0 Gulko,B-Anikaev,Y/Klaipeda
1983 (25)})) 10... Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Na6 {[%cal Ya6c7,Yc7e6] Der Springer strebt
nach e6.} (11... Nbd7 {Tsesarsky} 12. Nge2 O-O 13. e4 (13. O-O Re8 14. e4 $1
Nf8 (14... dxe4 15. fxe4 Nc5 16. Qf3 Ne6 17. Be5 $14) 15. e5 N6h7 16. Bd2 (16.
Bh6 $6 Qd7 $1 17. f4 f5 18. Nd1 (18. exf6 $6 Bxf6 19. f5 g5 $15) (18. Bxf8 Nxf8
19. Nd1 Ne6 20. Ne3 Rf8 $10) 18... Ne6 $132 {1-0 Ionescu,C-Geller,E/Sochi 1986
(46)}) 16... Qd7 17. f4 f5 18. Nd1 Ne6 19. Ne3 $14) (13. O-O-O $5 $14) 13...
dxe4 14. fxe4 Nc5 15. Qf3 Ne6 16. O-O-O $14 {1-0 Gurevich,M-Geller,E/Moscow-A
1987 (23) ()[+] M.Gurevich}) 12. Nge2 (12. a3 {Tsesarsky} Nc7 13. Nge2 Ne6 14.
Be5 Bd6 15. O-O h4 16. Rad1 $14 {0-1 Raisa,U-Nokso Koivisto,A/Tampere SM 1989 
(42)}) 12... Nc7 (12... Qd7 {Tsesarsky} 13. Be5 h4 14. Nf4 g5 15. Nh3 Rg8 16.
Nf2 Qe6 17. h3 Nc5 18. Qd2 Ncd7 19. Bh2 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. O-O O-O-O 22.
Rac1 $14 (22. e4 $6 dxe4 23. Nfxe4 Nxe4 24. fxe4 Ne5 25. Rad1 g4 $15 {1-0
Mielke,K-Hofstetter,H/cr JMZ-06 1988 (60)})) 13. O-O (13. Be5 $5 $14 {Tsesarsky
} Ne6 14. O-O-O) 13... Ne6 14. Be5 h4 ({Baburin: Perhaps Black should have
castled immediately -} 14... O-O {Baburin}) (14... O-O {Tsesarsky} 15. a3 (15.
e4 Qb6 16. Na4 Qb4 $15) (15. f4 $1 {Topalov} Ng7 16. f5 $1 Nxf5 (16... g5 17.
Bxf6 Bxf6 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 $16) 17. Rxf5 gxf5 18. Rf1 $40 (18. Qxf5)) 15...
Nd7 16. Bg3 Bh4 (16... h4 17. Bf2 $14) 17. b4 $14) 15. Rae1 (15. e4 {Tsesarsky}
Rh5 $1 $132 (15... O-O {Topalov} 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. e5 Bg7 18. f4 f5 $13)) (15.
Nf4 {Topalov} Nxf4 16. exf4 Qd7 17. Rae1 Kf8 $1 (17... O-O 18. g4 $1)) 15...
O-O (15... Qd7 {Tsesarsky} 16. g4 $2 (16. e4 Rh5 17. Rd1 (17. exd5 Nxd5 18.
Nxd5 Qxd5 19. Nc3 Qd7 $11) 17... Rd8 18. Qc2 $14) 16... hxg3 17. hxg3 Ng5 18.
g4 Rh7 19. Ng3 (19. Kg2 Nxg4 20. fxg4 Qxg4+ 21. Bg3 Rh3 $17) 19... Qe6 $15) 16.
g4 (16. e4 {Tsesarsky} Qb6 $132) (16. h3 {Tsesarsky} Nd7 17. Bh2 Re8 $132) (16.
Nf4 {Topalov} Nxf4 (16... Qd7 17. g4 $1) 17. exf4 (17. Bxf4 Nh5 18. Bh6 Re8 19.
e4 Bg5 $1) 17... Qd7 18. g4 Ne8 $1 (18... hxg3 $2 19. hxg3 Qh3 20. Ne2 Nh5 21.
Rf2 $1) (18... Nh7 $6 19. Kh1 $16)) (16. f4 $5 {Topalov} Ng7 17. f5 Nxf5 18.
Rxf5 gxf5 19. Qxf5 Nh7 20. e4 (20. g3 Bb4 $1 {/\ 21... Qg5}) 20... dxe4 21.
Nxe4 f6 22. Bf4 Qd5 $1) 16... hxg3 {Baburin: It's too risky to open up the
h-file; the immediate 16...Nd7 would have been more prudent.} (16... Nd7 {
Topalov} 17. f4 $1 (17. Nf4 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qd7) (17. h3 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Kg7 19. f4
f6 20. exf6+ Bxf6) 17... Nxe5 (17... f6 18. Qxg6+ Ng7 19. Kh1) 18. dxe5 f5 19.
Kh1 $16 (19. Nd4 $16)) 17. hxg3 (17. Nxg3 $6 Nd7 18. f4 f5 $11) 17... Nd7 18.
Kg2 (18. f4 {Topalov} f6 $1 19. Qxg6+ Ng7 20. g4 (20. Kg2 Qe8 $1) 20... fxe5
21. dxe5 (21. fxe5 Bh4 $1) 21... Qe8 22. Qh6 Bc5 23. Nd4 Nxe5 $1 24. fxe5 Qxe5
$17) 18... Nxe5 (18... Re8 {Tsesarsky} 19. Rh1 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Qb6 21. f4 (21.
Rh2 Bf8 22. Reh1 (22. f4 Qxb2 23. e4 d4 $17) 22... Bg7 23. f4 Qxb2 24. Rb1 Qa3
$17) (21. Qd2 Bc5 22. Nf4 Nxf4+ 23. exf4 $14) 21... Qxb2 22. Rb1 Qa3 $17) 19.
dxe5 {/\ f3-f4-f5} Qd7 (19... Kg7 20. f4 (20. Rh1 {Tsesarsky} Qb6 21. Qd2 Rh8
22. f4 $11) (20. Nd4) (20. Nf4) 20... f5 21. Rh1 (21. g4 Bh4 $1 {Topalov} (
21... fxg4 $17) (21... Nc5 22. Qd2 fxg4 23. f5 $1 gxf5 24. Ng3) (21... fxg4 22.
Ng3) 22. gxf5 gxf5 23. Rd1 Qe8 24. Rh1 (24. Rg1 Qh5) 24... Qg6+ $1 25. Kf1 Qh5
26. Nd4 $1 $14 {Fritz}) (21. exf6+ Bxf6 $11) 21... Qd7 $13) (19... Qb6 $132 {
Tsesarsky}) 20. f4 f5 ({Der Nachziehende verpaßt die aktivere Fortsetzung:} 
20... Nc5 $142 21. Qb1 (21. Qc2 {Baburin} Qg4 22. Nd4 {is also in White's
favour.}) 21... Qg4 $11) (20... Kg7 {Tsesarsky} 21. e4 Nc5 22. Qf3 dxe4 23.
Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 Rad8 $132) 21. g4 (21. exf6 {Tsesarsky} Rxf6 (21... Bxf6 22.
Qxg6+ Qg7 23. Qxg7+ Bxg7 24. g4 $16) 22. e4 Nc5 23. Qd2 dxe4 24. Qxd7 Nxd7 25.
Nxe4 Rf7 26. Nd4 $132) 21... Rf7 $6 {Auf f7 der Turm dem König den Fluchtweg
verspert.} ({Besser ist:} 21... Ng7 22. Rh1 Kf7 (22... fxg4 23. Qxg6 Qf5 24.
Qh6 $1 $40 {/\Ng3, Nd4}) 23. Rh6 Rh8 24. Reh1 Rxh6 25. Rxh6 Rd8 $14) (21... Nc5
{Tsesarsky} 22. Qc2 Ne4 23. Rh1 (23. gxf5 {Topalov} gxf5 24. Nd4 $16) 23... Kg7
24. gxf5 gxf5 25. Reg1 Rg8 26. Kf3+ Kf8 27. Rxg8+ Kxg8 28. Nd4 $18) (21... Rae8
{Tsesarsky} 22. Rh1 $16) 22. Rh1 Bf8 (22... Kg7 $142 $1 {Tsesarsky} 23. Ng3 (
23. g5 $5 Rh8 24. Rxh8 Kxh8 25. Rh1+ Kg8 (25... Rh7 26. Rxh7+ Kxh7 27. e4 fxe4
28. Nxe4 Nc5 29. Nxc5 Bxc5 (29... Qg4+ 30. Kh2 Bxc5 31. Qh3+ Qxh3+ 32. Kxh3 Kg7
33. Kg4 Kf7 34. f5 $16) 30. Qh3+ Qxh3+ 31. Kxh3 Kg7 32. Kg4 Kf7 33. f5 $16) 26.
Rh6 Rg7 27. Nd4 Nf8 28. a3 $14) 23... Rg8 (23... fxg4 $2 24. f5 (24. Nh5+ $2
gxh5 25. Rxh5 Rh8 26. Rxh8 Kxh8 27. Rh1+ Kg8 28. Qg6+ Rg7 29. Qh5 d4 $19) 24...
Raf8 (24... gxf5 25. Nxf5+ $18) 25. Ref1 $1 (25. fxe6 $6 Rf2+ 26. Kg1 Qxe6 27.
Qd4 b6 $13) (25. f6+ $2 Bxf6 26. exf6+ Rxf6 27. Ref1 Rf3 $17) 25... gxf5 26.
Nxf5+ Rxf5 27. Rxf5 $18) 24. gxf5 (24. Rh2 fxg4 25. f5 (25. Reh1 Rxf4 $1 26.
Rh6 Kf7 (26... Kf8 27. Rxg6 Rf7 28. Nh5 Rxg6 29. Qxg6 $16) 27. Rxg6 Rxg6 28.
Rh7+ Rg7 29. Rxg7+ Kxg7 30. Nh5+ Kh6 31. Nxf4 Nxf4+ 32. exf4 Bh4 33. Ne2 c5 34.
f5 Kg5 $17) 25... gxf5 26. Nxf5+ Kf8 27. Rf1 Nc5 28. Qb1 Ke8 $17) (24. g5 Rff8
25. Rh6 Rh8 26. Reh1 Rxh6 27. Rxh6 Rh8 28. Rxh8 Kxh8 29. Nge2 $132) (24. Qd1 $1
fxg4 25. Ref1 (25. Qxg4 $4 Nxf4+ $19) 25... Nc5 26. b4 Na6 27. e4 Bxb4 28. f5
$3 (28. exd5 Bxc3 29. e6 Qxd5+ 30. Qxd5 cxd5 31. exf7 Kxf7 $15) 28... Qe8 29.
e6 Rf6 30. Qc1 Kf8 31. e5 $18) 24... gxf5 25. Kf3 (25. Nxf5+ Kf8+ 26. Ng3 Rxf4
27. Ref1 Rxf1 28. Rxf1+ Ke8 29. Qh7 Rg7 $15) (25. Rh5 Nc5 26. Qd4 (26. Qc2 Ne4
27. Ncxe4 fxe4 28. Reh1 (28. f5 $2 Kf8 29. Rf1 Qc7 30. f6 Bxf6 31. Rhf5 Ke8 32.
R1f2 Rh7 $1 $19) 28... Kf8 (28... Qg4 29. Qe2 Qxe2+ 30. Nxe2 Kf8+ 31. Kf2 Rfg7
32. f5 Bc5 33. Nf4 Ke8 34. Rh8 $16) 29. Rh8 (29. Qe2 Rfg7 30. R1h3 d4 31. exd4
Qxd4 $17) 29... Rfg7 30. Rxg8+ Rxg8 31. Qe2 Qg4 (31... Qe6 32. Qh5 (32. Rh3 Qg6
33. Qh5 (33. a3 Bh4 34. Qf2 Qg4 35. f5 c5 36. e6 Ke7 $19) 33... Qxh5 34. Rxh5
Bc5 35. Rh7 (35. Kf2 Bxe3+ 36. Kxe3 Rxg3+ 37. Kd4 Rd3+ 38. Kc5 e3 $19) 35...
Bxe3 36. e6 Ke8 (36... Rg4 37. f5 Bf4 38. e7+ Ke8 39. f6 Rxg3+ 40. Kh1 Kd7 41.
Rh8 $18) 37. f5 Bd4 38. Kh3 (38. Rxb7 Be5 39. Rb3 Rg5 $19) 38... Rh8 39. Rxh8+
Bxh8 $17) 32... Bc5 33. Qh4 Bxe3 $1 (33... Bb6 $2 34. Kf1 d4 35. exd4 Qxa2 36.
Qf6+ Ke8 37. Rh8 Qc4+ 38. Ne2 $8 Qf7 39. Rxg8+ Qxg8 40. Qf5 Qd5 41. Qc8+ Bd8
42. Kf2 $1 $16 (42. Qxb7 e3 43. Kg1 Qf3 $11)) 34. Qd8+ Qe8 35. Qf6+ Qf7 36.
Qd6+ Qe7 37. Qb8+ Qe8 38. Qd6+ $11) 32. Qxg4 Rxg4 33. Rh8+ Kg7 (33... Kf7 34.
Kh3 $16) 34. Rb8 b6 35. f5 Bc5 36. Kh3 Rg5 37. Kh4 Bxe3 38. Nh5+ $16) 26... Kf8
27. Reh1 Rfg7 28. R1h3 Qe6 29. Nce2 Ne4 30. Qxa7 Nxg3 31. Rxg3 Rxg3+ 32. Nxg3
Rxg3+ 33. Kxg3 Qg6+ 34. Rg5 Bxg5 35. fxg5 Qxg5+ 36. Kf2 Qh4+ 37. Ke2 Qh2+ 38.
Kd3 Qxb2 39. Qb8+ Kf7 40. Qc7+ Kg6 41. Qd6+ Kg5 42. Qf6+ Kg4 43. Qg6+ Kh4 44.
e6 $14) 25... Kf8 26. Rh5 (26. Rh6 Nc5 27. Qc2 Ne4 28. Nce2 Rfg7 29. Rg1 d4 $1
$17) 26... Nc5 27. Qc2 Ne4 28. Nce2 $132 (28. Ngxe4 fxe4+ $19)) 23. gxf5 (23.
Ng3 {Tsesarsky} Nc5 24. Qd1 fxg4 25. Rh4 Bg7 26. Rxg4 Nd3 27. Rh1 Nxb2 28. Qe2
Qe6 29. Rg5 Nc4 30. Qd3 Re8 31. Rxg6 Nxe3+ (31... Qd7 32. Rhh6 $16) 32. Kg1 Qd7
33. Qxe3 d4 34. e6 dxe3 35. exd7 $16) 23... Nc5 (23... gxf5) (23... gxf5 {
Tsesarsky} 24. Ng3 $16 (24. Ng3 {Topalov} Nc5 25. Qd1 $18)) 24. Qd1 Qxf5 25.
Nd4 Qd7 (25... Qd3 {Tsesarsky} 26. Qf3 Bg7 27. Qg3 $16) 26. Reg1 {Baburin:
White has a much more solid pawn structure and clear prospects of attack on
the kingside.} (26. Rh3 $142 $1 {[%cal Yh3g3,Ye1h1]} Rh7 (26... Ne6 27. Reh1
Bg7 28. Qc2 Nf8 (28... Nxd4 29. Qxg6 Kf8 30. exd4 $18) 29. e6 $1 Nxe6 30. Qxg6
$18) 27. Rg3 $1 Rg7 28. Qc2 {/\ 29.Reg1, 30.Kf1}) 26... Re8 27. Rh3 (27. Qc2 $6
Rxe5 $1 28. Kf2 {[%cal Yg1g6,Yc2g6]} (28. fxe5 $4 Qg4+ 29. Kh2 Rh7#) 28... Ne4+
29. Nxe4 Rxe4 30. Rxg6+ $11) (27. Kf2 $142 $1 {Topalov} Rxe5 28. Rxg6+ Bg7 29.
Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 30. Qg1+ Kf8 31. Rh8+ Ke7 32. Qg8 Nd3+ 33. Kg1 Rxe3 34. Nf5+ $1
Rxf5 (34... Qxf5 35. Qd8+ Ke6 36. Re8+) 35. Rh7+ Kd6 36. Rxd7+ Kxd7 37. Qh7+ $1
Ke6 38. Qg6+ Rf6 39. Qe8+ $18) 27... Ne6 (27... Rh7 {Tsesarsky} 28. Rxh7 Kxh7 (
28... Qxh7 29. Qg4 Qf7 30. Kf1 Kh7 31. Qh3+ Bh6 32. Rh1 Qg7 33. b4 $18) 29.
Rh1+ (29. Qf3 Bh6 30. Rh1 Rh8 (30... Qf7 31. Qh3 $16) 31. f5 $16) 29... Kg8 30.
Qf3 Bg7 31. Qg3 (31. b4 Nd3 32. a3 Qf7 $14) 31... Qf7 32. Nf3 Ne6 33. Qh3 Kf8
34. Qg4 $16) 28. Rgh1 Bg7 29. Qc2 Nf8 ({Baburin: Black had no time to take on
d4 -} 29... Nxd4 {Baburin} {bacause of} 30. Qxg6 {which threatens 31 Rh8#.})
30. Nce2 (30. e6 Rxe6 (30... Nxe6 $2 31. Qxg6 $16) 31. Nxe6 Qxe6 $44) 30... Qe7
(30... Rfe7 {Tsesarsky} 31. Nf3 $16 (31. e4 dxe4 32. Qxe4 c5 $132)) 31. Nf3 Qb4
32. Rg3 c5 33. Nh4 Re6 34. Nc3 ({Baburin: For White there is no point getting
involved in this line:} 34. Nxg6 {Baburin} Rxg6 35. Rxg6 Nxg6 36. Qxg6 Qxb2
$132 (36... Qd2 $2 37. Kf3 d4 38. Qe4 $18) 37. Kf3 $16 {Fritz} Qxa2 38. e6 Re7
39. Rh5) 34... d4 35. Nd5 Qb5 (35... d3 {Tsesarsky} 36. Nxb4 dxc2 37. Nxc2 $16)
36. e4 c4 37. Nf3 d3 38. Qc3 Ra6 39. Nd4 {[%csl Gd4,Gd5][%cal Yd4b5,Yd5f4,
Yd4c6,Yd5f6,Yd5e7,Yd5c7] Baburin: White's mass in the centre looks very
impressive! Es ist merkwürdig, wie der junge bulgarische Großmeister seine
Springer im Zentrum plaziert hat. Sie kontrollieren alle wichtigen Felder im
Zentrum und jeder ist mindestens ein Turm wert! Im Gegenteil dazu, stehen die
schwarzen Leichtfiguren sehr bescheiden. Besonders schwach ist der Läufer auf
g7 der sich kaum bewegen kann.} (39. Nd2 {Tsesarsky}) 39... Qc5 ({Baburin:
Black had to play} 39... Qa4 {Baburin although} 40. Nb4 Rb6 41. a3 {is stil
better for White.} (41. a3 {Tsesarsky} a5 42. Nd5 Ra6 43. b3 cxb3 44. Qxd3 Qxa3
45. Qc4 $16)) 40. Rxd3 $1 (40. a3 {Topalov /\ 41.R:d3} Rd7 $2 (40... Ne6 $1 41.
Nxe6 Rxe6 42. Rxd3 $2 Bxe5 $1) 41. Rxd3 Rxd5 42. exd5 Qxd5+ 43. Rf3) 40... Rxa2
41. Rdh3 b5 42. Nf3 $1 (42. Nf6+ Rxf6 $1 $13 43. exf6 Bxf6 (43... b4 $5 44.
fxg7 bxc3 45. gxf8=Q+ Qxf8 46. Rh8+ Kf7 47. Rxf8+ Kxf8) 44. Rh8+ (44. e5 b4)
44... Kf7) (42. e6 $2 {Topalov} Bxd4 43. Rh8+ (43. exf7+ Kxf7) 43... Kg7) (42.
Kg3 $5 {Topalov}) 42... Ne6 (42... b4 {Topalov} 43. Nxb4 Ne6 44. Nxa2 Nxf4+ 45.
Kf1 Nd3 46. Qd2 $8 g5 47. Rg1 $18) 43. Kg3 b4 44. Qd2 Rf8 (44... c3 {White
triples on the h-file and his attack succeeds after the further} 45. Qh2 Rxf4
$3 (45... Rf8 46. f5 (46. Rh7 $1 {Baburin}) (46. Rh7 $18 {Tsesarsky}) (46. Rh7
$1 {Topalov} Rxb2 47. Rxg7+ Nxg7 48. Qh7+ Kf7 49. e6+ $1 Kxe6 50. Qxg6+ Kd7 51.
Qxg7+ Kc8 52. f5 $18) 46... Nd4 47. Rh8+ Kf7 48. Qh7 $18) (45... Rd7 46. Rh8+
Kf7 47. Qh7 $18) (45... Rb7 46. Rh8+ $1 Kf7 47. Qh7 $18 {[%cal Yh7g8]}) 46.
Nxf4 Qe3 $3 47. Rh4 $1 Rxb2 (47... g5 48. Rh8+ Kf7 49. Qh5+ $18) 48. Qg1 Qxg1+
49. Rxg1 Nxf4 50. Kxf4 c2 51. Rc1 b3 52. Nd4 a5 53. Nxb3 Rxb3 54. Rxc2 $18) 45.
Nf6+ (45. Nxb4 $18 {Tsesarsky}) 45... Rxf6 46. exf6 Bxf6 47. e5 (47. Qh2 {
Tsesarsky} Nf8 48. e5 $18) 47... Bg7 48. Rh7 (48. Qd7 $2 Nf8 $1) 48... Qf8 (
48... Nf8 {Tsesarsky} 49. Rxg7+ (49. Qd8 Ra6 $8 (49... Rxb2 50. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7
51. Qf6+ Kg8 52. Rh8#) 50. Nd4 c3 51. bxc3 Qxc3+ 52. Kg4 Qc4 53. R7h3 $14)
49... Kxg7 50. Ng5 Rxb2 (50... c3 51. Qh2 Qe3+ 52. Kg4 $18) 51. Qxb2 Qe3+ 52.
Kg4 Qd3 53. Qxb4 $18) 49. Ng5 (49. Rxg7+ $142 $1 {Topalov} Qxg7 $8 50. Ng5 $1 (
50. Qd5 Qf7) 50... Nxg5 51. Qd8+ Kf7 (51... Qf8 52. Rh8+ $18) 52. Qc7+ Kg8 53.
Qb8+ Kf7 54. fxg5) 49... Ra6 (49... Nxg5 50. Qd5+ Qf7 (50... Nf7 51. e6 $18 (
51. e6 {Topalov} Rxb2 52. exf7+ Qxf7 53. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 54. Rh7+ Kxh7 55. Qxf7+
Kh6 56. Qg8 Rb3+ 57. Kg4)) 51. Qd8+ Qf8 52. Rh8+ $1 Bxh8 53. Rxh8+ Kxh8 54.
Qxf8+ $18) 50. Rh8+ {ein sehr hübsches Mattmotiv:} (50. Rh8+ Bxh8 51. Rxh8+
Kxh8 52. Qh2+ {[%cal Yh2h7]} (52. Qh2+ {Topalov} Kg7 53. Qh7#)) 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup9"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1997.06.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bratchenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "1997.06.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 (2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Qc2 Na6 7. a3 Nc7
8. Bg5 g6 9. e3 Bf5 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. b4 Ne4 $10 14.
Bf4 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Nb5 17. Qb3 Nxd6 18. a4 a6 19. Ne5 Re8 20. Rfe1
Qg5 21. h3 Kg7 22. Qc2 Re6 23. Rac1 Rae8 24. Qb1 $5 Qh5 25. Qb3 $6 f6 26. Nd3
g5 27. Qd1 $6 Qg6 28. Qc2 $6 R6e7 29. Red1 h5 30. Qb1 h4 31. Qc2 g4 32. Nf4
Qxc2 33. Rxc2 g3 34. Rd3 Kh6 35. Kf1 Kg5 36. Ne2 Nc4 37. Rcc3 {Portisch,
L-Kasparov,G/Skelleftea WCup 1989/CBM 14/0-1 (62)}) 2... e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. cxd5
exd5 5. Bf4 Bd6 6. Bg3 Ne7 7. e3 Nf5 8. Bxd6 Nxd6 9. Bd3 Bf5 10. Bxf5 Nxf5 $11
{Nach dem Tausch des Läufers hat der Nachziehende die Eröffnungsprobleme
erfolgreich gelöst.} 11. Qd3 Nd6 $1 {Das beste Feld für den schwarzen Springer.
Von hier aus kontrolliert er die wichtigen Felder e4, c4, f5 und b5. Diese
typische Bauernstruktur im Damengambit erinnert mich an die Partie Portisch,
L-Kasparov,G / Skelleftea WCup 1989/CBM 14, in der der Weltmeister musterhaft 
a) den weißen Minoritätsangriff neutralisiert und b) die schwarze Initiative
am Königsflügel durchgeführt hat. Ich empfehle dem Leser grundsätzlich solche
Partien zu studieren.} 12. Nge2 O-O 13. O-O Nd7 14. Rae1 Qh4 15. g3 Qe7 16. b3
Rae8 17. Nf4 g5 18. Ng2 f5 {Schwarz legt seine Karten offen: Er setzt alles
auf seine Initiative am Königsflügel.} 19. f3 {Schwächt den Punkt e3.} Nf6 20.
Nd1 Qg7 21. Nf2 g4 22. f4 (22. Qd1 gxf3 23. Qxf3 Nde4 24. Nxe4 Nxe4 25. Qh5 $11
) 22... Nfe4 23. Rc1 Re6 24. Qd1 Rh6 25. Nh4 Re8 26. Nxe4 Rxe4 27. Qd2 Qe7 28.
Rfe1 Ree6 29. Re2 Kh8 30. Qe1 a6 31. a4 Rh5 32. Rcc2 Ne4 33. Qa5 Rf6 34. Qb6
Rf8 35. Ng2 Rg8 36. Ne1 Rh3 37. Ng2 h5 {Früher oder später muß der
Nachziehende h5-h4 durchführen und - wenn nötig - die Qualität opfern. Dank
seines sehr stark zentralisierten Springers auf e4 bekommt Schwarz nach der
Öffnung des Königsflügels starken Angriff.} 38. Qa5 Rg7 39. Qe1 Kh7 40. Rb2 Qf6
41. b4 Nd6 {Der sogenannte Minoritätsangriff ist mit diesem Zug neutralisiert.
Um die Idee b4-b5 durchzusetzen, muß der Anziehende den Springer von g2 nach
c3 überführen.} 42. Rb3 Re7 43. Rb1 Kh6 44. Rb3 Qe6 45. Qb1 Nc4 {Jetzt hat
Schwarz nach 46. b5 cb5: 47.ab5: a5! in petto.} 46. Qd3 Kg6 47. Rb1 Kf6 48. Rb3
Qd6 49. Rb1 Re4 50. Qc3 Qe7 51. Rbe1 Re6 52. Ra2 Nd6 53. Ree2 Kf7 54. Qe1 Rg6
55. Rab2 Rg8 56. Rbc2 Qe4 57. Rc3 Rh8 58. Nh4 Qe7 59. Rb3 Qf6 60. Rb1 Ra8 61.
Ng2 Kg7 62. Nh4 Kh7 63. Ng2 Rg8 64. Rbb2 Qe7 65. Rb3 Rg6 66. Rb1 Kg8 67. Rbb2
Kf7 68. Rb3 Rg8 69. Rbb2 Ke6 70. Rb1 Rg7 71. Rbb2 Kf7 72. Rb1 Kg6 73. Rbb2 Kh7
74. Rb3 Ne4 75. b5 cxb5 76. axb5 a5 77. Rbb2 $2 (77. Qxa5) 77... b6 78. Rbc2 a4
79. Rc6 h4 80. Nxh4 Rxh4 81. gxh4 g3 82. hxg3 Nxg3 83. Rg2 $4 (83. Rh2 $142)
83... Qxh4 0-1

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 28th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "1998.05.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "1998.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Qb3 Nf6 (4... f5 $5) 5. Bg5 {Die Idee des
Anziehenden ist klar, er will im günstigsten Moment auf f6 nehmen und dann im
weiteren Partieverlauf das Zentrum durch e2-e4 beherrschen.} dxc4 $6 (5... Be7
$142 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. e3 O-O $14) 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Bxf6 $1 {Wichtiger Zwischenzug.
Jetzt ist Schwarz gezwungen seine Bauernstruktur am Königsflügel
abzuschwaechen. Falls der Nachziehende 7...Qf6 spielt, so wird der Bc8
ungedeckt, dies würde dann eine kleine taktische Abwicklung erlauben: 8.Nb5!+ -
} gxf6 8. Qd3 Bb7 9. Nf3 a6 10. e3 c5 11. Be2 Nc6 12. O-O cxd4 13. exd4 {
Auf dem Brett entsteht eine Typische Mittelspielstellung mit weißem isolierten
d4 Damenbauer. Aber hier hat die Stellung einige eigene Nuancen: a) Weiß hat
Entwicklungsvorsprung b) Der schwarze König ist noch immer im Zentrum,
außerdem sind die schwarzen Bauernformationen an beiden Flügeln geschwächt. c)
Schwarz besitzt das Läuferpaar und hat einen ausgezeichneten Vorposten (d5)
vor dem weißen Isolani der gut für eine schwarze Leichtfigur geeignet ist. d)
Man kann sagen, daß die Stellung dynamisch Ausgeglichen ist.} Nb4 $1 {[%csl
Gd5][%cal Yb4d5,Yb7d5]} 14. Qd2 h5 15. a4 bxa4 16. Nxa4 Rb8 17. Rfd1 Bc6 18.
Ne1 $1 h4 19. Bf3 $1 {Schwarz hat das Mittelspiel nicht besonders gut gespielt
und allmählich, nach dem Tausch des weißfeldrigen Läufers, bekommt Weiß
Vorteil.} Bxf3 20. Nxf3 $14 h3 21. g3 {Selbstverständlich nicht die h - Linie
öffnen.} Rh5 22. Nc3 Be7 23. Qe2 Rb6 24. Ne1 Rh8 25. Rac1 f5 $6 {Schwächt die
wichtige Diagonale a1-h8.} (25... Kf8 $142) {[%tqu "De","Es ist höchste Zeit
die schlechte Lage der schwarze König auszunützen. Wie soll Weiß fortsetzten?",
"","","d4d5","",5]} 26. d5 $1 {Nach diese typische Durchbruch im Zentrum
übernimmt der Anziehende die Initiative.} exd5 27. Nxd5 Nxd5 28. Qe5 {[%cal
Ye5d5,Ye5h8,Ye5f5] Jetzt sieht man, warum 25...f5?! eine verdächtige Lösung
war.Dei weiße Dame greift mehrere schwarze ungedeckte Figuren an.} f6 29. Qxf5
$1 {[%cal Yc1c8,Yf5c8] Der Springer auf d5 hängt immer noch und droht auch 30.
Rc8 mit Gewinn.Schwarz hat praktisch keine wahl.} Qd7 30. Qxd7+ Kxd7 31. Rxd5+
Bd6 {Das entstandene Endspiel mit mehr Bauer ist für viele Schachspieler nicht
leicht zu realisieren. Aber für mehrfache Vize Weltmeister, das ist kein
Problem. Er zeigt Musterhaft wie man solche Endspiele gewinnen kann.} 32. Nd3
Ke6 33. Rd4 Be5 34. Re1 Kf5 35. Rd5 Rb5 36. Rxb5 ({Mir scheint das in folgende
Variante könnte Weiß noch leichter gewinnen können.} 36. Nxe5 $1 Rxd5 37. g4+ {
Jeder Königszug führt zum Turmverlust.} Kg5 (37... Kf4 38. Ng6+ $18) (37... Ke6
38. Ng6+ Kf7 39. Nxh8+ $18) 38. Nf7+ Kg6 39. Nxh8+ Kg7 40. Kf1 Kxh8 41. Re3 $18
) 36... axb5 37. Kf1 Bd6 38. Ke2 Rc8 ({Selbstverständlich darf Schwarz die
Türme nicht tauschen} 38... Re8+ 39. Kf3 Rxe1 40. Nxe1 $18 {weil das Endspiel
Läufer gegen Springer ist ganz leicht für Weiß gewonnen. Plan: Der Springer
geht nach g1und falls Kg4 folgt f3 mit Gewinn des h3 Bauer.}) 39. Kf3 Rd8 40.
Rd1 Be5 41. Ke2 Rc8 42. Ke3 Rc4 43. Ra1 Re4+ 44. Kd2 Rd4 45. f4 Bc7 46. Ke2 Bb6
47. Ra6 Re4+ 48. Kf1 Re3 49. Nf2 (49. Rxb6 $6 Rxd3 50. Rxb5+ Kg4 {/\Kf3} 51.
Ke2 Rxg3 $3 {und 52.hg3 geht nicht wegen 52...h2}) 49... Bc5 50. Rc6 Ba7 51.
Rc7 Bb6 52. Rb7 Re6 53. Nxh3 $18 Rc6 54. Nf2 b4 55. Nd3 b3 56. Nb4 Rd6 57. Ke2
Re6+ 58. Kd3 Bg1 59. Rh7 Re1 60. Rh5+ Kg4 61. Rh4+ Kf3 62. f5 Be3 63. Kc4 Re2
64. Kxb3 Bc1 65. Nc2 Rf2 66. Rc4 Bd2 (66... Rxh2 67. Ne1+ $18 {nebst Rc1}) 67.
Nd4+ Ke4 68. h4 Kd5 69. Nb5 Ke5 70. g4 Be3 71. Nc3 Bd4 72. h5 Rg2 73. h6 Rh2
74. Rc8 Be3 75. Re8+ Kd4 76. Rh8 Kd3 (76... Bxh6 77. g5 $1 fxg5 78. f6 $18) 77.
g5 fxg5 (77... Bxg5 78. h7 $18 {nebt Turmschach auf der achten Reihe.}) 78. f6
1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup02"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1998.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Tsesarsky Baburin} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3
Bd6 7. Bg3 Ne7 8. Bd3 (8. Nf3 {Tsesarsky} O-O (8... Bxg3 9. hxg3 Qb6 10. Qd2
Bf5 11. Ne5 Nd7 12. g4 Nxe5 13. gxf5 Nd7 14. Bd3 Nf6 15. O-O-O Qa5 16. g4 $16 {
1-0 Hort,V-Rukavina,J/Opatija 1985 (50)}) 9. Qb3 a5 10. Bd3 Na6 11. a3 g6 12.
Rc1 Nc7 13. Na4 Bxg3 14. hxg3 Ne8 15. Qb6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Seirawan,Y-Kurajica/MLT
1980 (41)}) (8. Qb3 {Tsesarsky} Bxg3 9. hxg3 Qb6 10. Qc2 Bf5 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12.
Qxd3 Nd7 13. Nf3 Qxb2 14. Rb1 Qa3 15. Rxb7 Nb6 16. Ne5 f6 17. Ng6 $1 $18 {
1-0 Raicevic-Vukovic/Genova 1989 (33)}) (8. Nge2 {Tsesarsky} Nf5 9. Nf4 Nd7 10.
Bd3 Nf6 11. Nh5 Nxh5 12. Qxh5 g6 13. Qe2 Nxg3 14. hxg3 O-O 15. O-O-O Re8 16.
Kb1 Qf6 17. Qf3 Qxf3 18. gxf3 h5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Hertneck,G-Raupp,T/BL 1986 (37)})
8... Bf5 (8... Nf5 {Tsesarsky} 9. Bxd6 Nxd6 10. Qc2 (10. Nge2 Bf5 11. Bxf5 Nxf5
12. Qd3 Nd6 13. O-O O-O 14. f3 f5 15. Nf4 $10 {Lputian,S} (15. Ng3 $2 Na6 $15 {
= Seirawan,Y-Lputian,S/Manila (izt) 1990})) 10... Qg5 11. g3 Bf5 12. Bxf5 Qxf5
13. Qxf5 Nxf5 14. Nf3 Nd6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Miladinovic,I-Savicevic,V/Damin gambit
0 (36)}) 9. Be2 (9. Nf3 {Tsesarsky} O-O (9... Bg6 10. Ne5 Nf5 11. Qf3 Bxe5 12.
Bxf5 Bc7 13. Bxc7 (13. e4 $6 O-O 14. e5 $6 (14. Bxc7 Qxc7 15. O-O (15. exd5
Re8+ $15) 15... Bxf5 16. Qxf5 $11) 14... Bxf5 15. Qxf5 f6 16. f4 fxe5 17. Qe6+
Kh8 18. dxe5 Bb6 (18... Qd7 19. Qxd7 Nxd7 20. Rc1 $132) 19. Rf1 Bd4 20. Rf3 Na6
21. O-O-O Nc5 22. Qg4 Bxc3 23. Rxc3 Ne4 $17 {0-1 Micic,C-Vukovic,Z/Belgrade
GMA 1988 (42)}) 13... Qxc7 14. O-O Bxf5 15. Qxf5 O-O 16. b4 $14) (9... Bxg3 10.
hxg3 Nd7 11. Qc2 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 h6 13. O-O-O Qc7 14. Kb1 O-O-O 15. Rc1 a6 16.
Na4 Kb8 17. Rc3 Ka7 18. Rhc1 $14 {1-0 Cebalo,M-Abramovic,B/JUG-ch 1985 (42)})
10. Rb1 (10. Qc2 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Na6 12. Ng5 Ng6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. h4 h6 15. Nf3
Nb4 16. Qd2 a5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Vyzmanavin,A-Petrosian,A/Tashkent 1984 (53)}) (10.
Ne5 Bxd3 11. Nxd3 Nf5 12. Qf3 g6 13. Bxd6 Nxd6 $132 {1-0 Botvinnik,M-Kurajica,
B/Beograd 1969 (62)}) 10... a5 11. a3 Bg6 12. Ne5 Bxe5 13. Bxe5 Nd7 14. Bf4
Bxd3 15. Qxd3 a4 16. O-O b5 17. Rfc1 Re8 18. h3 Ng6 19. Bg3 $14 {1-0 Lputian,
S-Petrosian,A/Tel Aviv ch URS 1982 (40)}) (9. Nge2 {Tsesarsky} Bxg3 10. hxg3
Nd7 11. Qc2 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Nf6 13. g4 Nxg4 14. Rxh7 $14 {1-0 Wintzer,J-Sonntag,
H/BL2-W 1991 (40)}) (9. Bxd6 {Tsesarsky} Qxd6 10. Nf3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nd7 12. O-O
O-O 13. Rab1 a5 {1/2-1/2 Komarov,D-Timoshenko,G/Belgrade Trako 1995}) 9... O-O
10. Qb3 (10. Nf3 {Tsesarsky} Nc8 (10... Re8 11. O-O Nc8 $11) 11. O-O Nd7 $11)
10... Nc8 (10... b6 $6 {Tsesarsky} 11. Nf3 Re8 12. O-O $14) 11. Nf3 (11. Qxb7
Nb6 $1 $19 {/\Bc8 Die Falle ist zu. Die weiße Dame kommt nicht mehr raus.})
11... Qe7 (11... Nb6 {Tsesarsky} 12. O-O (12. Ne5 Re8 13. O-O f6 $132) 12...
Bxg3 13. hxg3 N8d7 $11) 12. Ne5 (12. O-O {Tsesarsky} Bxg3 13. hxg3 Nd6 $11)
12... Re8 (12... f6 {Tsesarsky} 13. Nd3 Re8 $11) 13. O-O f6 14. Nd3 Bxg3 15.
hxg3 Nd6 (15... Bxd3 16. Bxd3 Nd6 17. e4 $1 $16) 16. Nf4 Kh8 {Auf dem Brett
entsteht eine sehr oft vorkommende Stellung - der sogenannte Karlsbader
Bauernaufbau. Von großer Bedeutung ist die halboffene h-Linie und die
doppelten g-Bauern. Wie kann Weiß das ausnützen?} (16... Nf7 {Tsesarsky} 17. g4
Bc8 $5 $132) {Es ist lehrreich zu sehen, wie der Anziehende seine Figuren
harmonisch umgruppiert, um einen starken Angriff am Königsflügel zu bekommen.}
17. g4 $1 {Gibt mehr Raum am Königsflügel und befreit das Feld g3 für den
weißen Damenspringer (für eine spätere Zeitpunkt).} Be6 (17... Bc8 $5 {
Tsesarsky}) 18. Qc2 (18. Nxe6 {Tsesarsky} Qxe6 19. Qc2 Nd7 $132) 18... Nd7 19.
Bd3 Bg8 (19... Nf8 $6 {Tsesarsky} 20. Bxh7 $1 Bxg4 21. Bg6 $14) 20. Rae1 (20.
Bg6 {Tsesarsky} Nf7 $132) 20... Nf8 (20... Ne4 {Tsesarsky} 21. f3 (21. Bxe4
dxe4 $11) 21... Ng5 $132 (21... Nxc3 22. bxc3 Qd6 23. Bf5 b6 24. Re2 Re7 $132))
21. f3 $1 {Baburin: White's pawn formation is better, as it offers him chances
to attack on the h-file. Black has no clear objects for counterplay and has to
'sit & wait'. Kontrolliert nicht nur das e4 Feld, sondern befreit auch das
Feld f2 für den weißen Monarchen.} Rad8 22. Kf2 g6 (22... Bf7 {Tsesarsky} 23.
Rh1 h6 $132) 23. Rh1 Kg7 24. b3 Nf7 (24... Bf7 $11 {Tsesarsky}) 25. Qd2 Qb4 (
25... Ne6 {Tsesarsky} 26. g3 b6 $132) 26. Qb2 Re7 27. Nce2 {[%cal Ye2g3,Yg3f5,
Yg3h5]} Rde8 28. Ng3 {Allmählich sind die Wolken über dem schwarzen König
dichter geworden. Es folgt der entscheidende Teil des weißen Königsangriffes.}
Ng5 (28... Nd6 {Tsesarsky} 29. a3 Qb6 30. Qc2 $132) 29. Qc2 (29. Nfh5+ {
Tsesarsky} Kf7 (29... gxh5 30. a3 Qb6 31. Nf5+ Kh8 32. Nxe7 Rxe7 33. Rxh5 Nd7
$132) 30. a3 Qb6 31. Nf4 Kg7 $11) (29. a3 {Tsesarsky} Qb6 30. Qc2 Qa5 $132)
29... Qd6 $2 {Baburin: Careless! Black moves the queen close to his king, but
effectively sets himself up. Nach diesem Fehler bricht die schwarze Stellung
zusammen.} ({Nach} 29... Bf7 $142 {ist nichts zu sehen, wie Weiß die
gegnerische Festung knacken sollte:} 30. Nfh5+ (30. Bf5 {Tsesarsky} Nfe6 $11) (
30. Rh2 Nfe6 31. Nxe6+ Nxe6 32. Reh1 Bg8 $11 (32... Nxd4 $2 33. Rxh7+ (33. exd4
$4 Qxd4+ 34. Kf1 Re1#) 33... Kf8 34. Qd1 $1 $16)) 30... gxh5 31. Nf5+ Kh8 32.
Nxe7 Qxe7 33. gxh5 $13 (33. gxh5 Nd7 $15)) (29... Nge6 $132 {Tsesarsky}) 30.
Bxg6 $1 (30. Nxg6 $5 {Tsesarsky} hxg6 31. Bxg6 Qxg3+ 32. Kxg3 Nxg6 33. Qc3 $18)
30... hxg6 31. Nxg6 $1 {so ist der Verteidiger des Feldes f5 vernichtet. Es
droht Nf5.} Be6 $2 (31... Qxg3+ $142 32. Kxg3 Nxg6 $16 (32... Nxg6 {Tsesarsky}
33. Qc3 $18)) 32. Nh5+ Kf7 33. Nhf4 $1 {Baburin: White conducts his attack
very cool-headedly.} (33. Nh8+ Kg8 34. Nxf6+ Kg7 35. Nxe8+ Rxe8 $13) 33... Rd7
34. Rh6 Qc7 35. Reh1 {Baburin: The h-file has proved to be a main road for
White's rooks in this game! Black is tied up and cannot defend himself.} Qa5 ({
Auch nach:} 35... Qd6 36. R1h5 {wäre die schwarze Festung rasch unhaltbar
geworden.}) 36. Nxf8 Rxf8 37. Rxf6+ $1 Ke7 (37... Kxf6 38. Qg6+ Ke7 39. Qxg5+
Kf7 (39... Ke8 {Baburin} 40. Nxe6 Qxa2+ 41. Kg3 $18) 40. Nxe6 $18) 38. Rxf8
Kxf8 39. Rh5 Ne4+ 40. fxe4 Bxg4 41. Rg5 {Eine lehrreiche Partie zum Thema:
Königsangriff} 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Black "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1999.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd2 Nbd7 6. Rc1 {Offensichtlich
gefällt Volkov diese Variante der Slawischen Verteidigung, weil er sie oft in
seiner Praxis verwendet hat. Jetzt versucht der Anziehende sein Spiel zu
verstärken.} (6. Qc2 Bd6 (6... b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Be7 9. Nge2 Bb7 10. Ng3
g6 11. h4 Qc7 12. e4 c5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bxd5 15. h5 Bf6 16. hxg6 hxg6
17. Rxh8+ Bxh8 18. Bxg6 Bxd4 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 O-O-O 21. O-O-O $11 {
0-1 Volkov,S-Dreev,A/St Petersburg 1998/CBM 67/[Hecht] (67)}) 7. c5 Bb8 8. f4
b6 9. b4 O-O 10. Rb1 a5 11. a3 axb4 12. axb4 bxc5 13. bxc5 Bc7 14. Nf3 Ba5 15.
Na2 Ne4 16. Bxa5 Qxa5+ 17. Nb4 Rb8 18. Qb2 Nexc5 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Nd4 Qb6 21.
Ndxc6 Qxe3+ 22. Be2 Ba6 23. Rf1 Rfc8 24. Rf3 Qg1+ {1/2-1/2 Volkov,S-Popov,V/
Nizhnij Novgorod 1998/EXT 2000 (24)}) 6... b6 7. cxd5 exd5 (7... cxd5 $2 8. Nb5
$1 $18) 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. Qf3 Be7 10. Nge2 Nf8 11. g4 Ne6 12. h4 g6 13. h5 {
Weiß hat Raum am Königsflügel erobert.} Rg8 14. hxg6 $14 hxg6 15. e4 dxe4 16.
Nxe4 Rc8 {Jetzt ist klar - der schwarze König wird im Zentrum bleiben. Das ist
gefährlich, weil wie der Partieverlauf zeigt, der Anziehende bald einen
starken Königsangriff bekommt. Im Gegensatz zu seinem Kollegen, kann der weiße
König sich günstig auf g2 verstecken.} (16... Nxd4 $2 {ist nicht korrekt wegen}
17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Bc3 $18) 17. b4 Rc7 18. Kf1 Rd7 $6 (18... Nxd4 $142 19. Nxf6+
(19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Bc3 Nxe4 $1 21. Bxe4 Qc4+ $17) 19... Bxf6 20. Nxd4 Qxd4 21.
Bc3 $15 Qd5 $1) 19. Re1 (19. Be3 $5 $11) 19... c5 $15 20. bxc5 bxc5 21. Nxf6+
Bxf6 22. Be4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Bxd4 (23... Be7 24. d5 Rxd5 25. Be3 $15) 24. Nf4 Re7
25. Rh7 {Alle weißen Figuren sind gegen den schwarzen Monarchen gerichtet. Die
schwarze Verteidigung muss sehr genau sein, sonst bricht seine Stellung
zusammen.} Rh8 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Offensichtlich hofft der Nachziehende auf den
Turmtausch, aber es kommt eine Überraschung...} (25... Qc8 $142 {damit wäre
Schwarz im Spiel geblieben}) (25... Nxf4 $2 26. Qc6+ Kf8 (26... Qd7 27. Rxe7+
Kxe7 28. Rxf7+ $1 {Ablenkung!} Kxf7 29. Qxd7+ Kf6 30. Bxf4 $18) 27. Rxe7 Qxe7
28. Bxf4 $18 {[%cal Yf4d6,Yf4h6]}) {[%tqu "De","Wie würden Sie den weiße
Angriff Fortsetzen?","","","h7f7","Zerstörung der Bauerndeckung.",6]} 26. Rxf7
$1 $16 {[%mdl 640] Zerstörung der Bauerndeckung. Nach diese starken Zug ist
der weiße Angriff unhaltbar.} Rxf7 (26... Kxf7 27. Qxg6+ Kf8 28. Nxe6+ Rxe6 29.
Rxe6 $18) 27. Qc6+ Qd7 (27... Kf8 28. Nxe6+ Kg8 29. Nxd4 $1 (29. Nxd8 $2 Rxf2+
30. Kg1 Rxd2+ 31. Kf1 Rf2+ 32. Kg1 Rxa2+ 33. Kf1 Rf2+ 34. Kg1 Rf6+ $19) 29...
Qxd4 30. Qxg6+ Kf8 (30... Qg7 31. Re8+ Rf8 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Qxg7+ Kxg7 34.
Bc3+ $18) 31. Bh6+ Rxh6 32. Qxh6+ Rg7 33. f3 $18) 28. Rxe6+ Kf8 $2 {Verliert
sofort!} (28... Re7 $142 29. Rxe7+ Kxe7 30. Nxg6+ Ke8 31. Qe4+ Kf7 32. Nxh8+
Bxh8 $18) 29. Qa8+ Kg7 30. Rxg6+ (30. Rxg6+ Kh7 31. Qh1#) 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 71st"]
[Site "Altenkirchen"]
[Date "1999.11.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1999.11.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 Nd7 8. h3
Bg6 9. Bh2 (9. g4 h5 10. Rg1 hxg4 11. hxg4 Ngf6 12. f3 Nb6 13. Ng3 Rh2 14. Be2
Bd6 15. Nf1 Rh3 16. Kf2 Qd7 17. Kg2 Rh7 18. a4 a5 19. Qb3 Nc8 20. Ng3 Kf8 21.
Qd1 Kg8 22. Rh1 Rxh1 23. Qxh1 Qc7 24. Bxd6 Nxd6 25. Qh2 Re8 26. Rh1 Kf8 27. Nd1
Ke7 28. Kf1 Kd8 {1/2-1/2 Chekhov,V-Geller,E/Moscow 1989/CBM 14 (28)}) 9... Qb6
10. Qd2 Ngf6 11. f3 h6 12. g4 Bh7 13. Bg2 O-O 14. O-O Rfd8 15. Kh1 c5 (15...
Qa6 16. e4 Nb6 17. b3 $14) 16. Nf4 Nf8 $2 {Nach diesem Fehler bekommt der
Anziehende positionellen Vorteil. Er tauscht auf c5 und erzeugt den schwachen
isolierten Bauern auf d5. Mit seinen nächsten Zügen verstärkt Weiß den Druck
auf den d5-Isolani, der bald erobert wird.} ({Hier musste der Nachziehende
sofort auf d4 tauschen, um die Stellung zu vereinfachen.} 16... cxd4 $142 17.
Ncxd5 (17. exd4 Bb4 $11) 17... dxe3 $1 18. Nxe7+ (18. Nxb6 exd2 19. Nxa8 Bc2 $3
{Nur mit diesem wunderbaren Zug kann der Nachziehende das Gleichgewicht halten.
} 20. Nc7 (20. Rfd1 Bxd1 21. Rxd1 Nc5 (21... Rxa8 22. Rxd2 $11) 22. Bf1 Na4 23.
Nd3 $1 Rxa8 24. Rxd2 $11) 20... Nb6 21. Nb5 (21. Rfd1 $2 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 Nc4 $19)
21... d1=Q 22. Rfxd1 Bxd1 $13 {/\g5!}) 18... Kf8 19. Qe2 Kxe7 20. Bg1 $14 {
Dank seines Läuferpaars hat Weiß einen kleinen Vorteil.}) 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18.
Rfd1 {[%cal Yd2d5,Yc3d5,Yf4d5][%mdl 16] Die weißen Figuren sind harmonisch
gegen den schwachen isolierten Damenbauern auf d5 gerichtet, und der Bauer ist
nicht mehr zu retten.} Bd6 19. Bg1 $1 $16 d4 ({In der Erkenntnis, dass Schwarz
nach:} 19... Bxf4 20. exf4 Qd6 21. Bd4 N8d7 22. Nb5 Qb8 23. Rac1 {[%cal Yb5c7]}
Ne8 24. f5 $1 $16 {einfach zu schrecklich steht.}) 20. Qxd4 {Jetzt wandelt der
Anziehende den Materialvorteil allmählich in einen vollen Punkt um.} Qa5 21.
Nfd5 Nxd5 22. Qxd5 Qb6 23. Qb3 (23. Qb5 $142 $16) 23... Qxb3 24. axb3 Bc2 {
Es scheint, dass der Nachziehende seinen Bauer zurückholt und Gegenspiel
bekommt?} 25. Rdc1 Bxb3 26. f4 $1 {[%cal Yg2b7]} Rd7 27. Nb5 $1 {[%cal Yb5d6,
Yb5d4] Jetzt sind die weißen Drohungen (Nxd6 nebst Bb7 oder Nd4) kaum zu
neutralisieren.} Bb4 28. Nd4 Bd5 (28... Be6 29. f5 Bd5 30. e4 Bc6 31. Nxc6 bxc6
$18) 29. e4 Bc6 30. Nxc6 bxc6 31. e5 $1 $18 {Das weiße Läuferpaar und die
Bauernmehrheit am Königsflügel entscheiden die Partie.} Bd2 32. Rxc6 Rb8 (32...
Bxf4 33. Rc4 $18 {[%cal Yc4f4,Yg2a8]}) 33. f5 Rxb2 34. e6 fxe6 35. fxe6 Nxe6 (
35... Re7 36. Bc5 Re8 (36... Rxe6 37. Bd5 $18) 37. e7 $18) 36. Rxe6 a5 37. Re8+
Kf7 38. Re2 Kg8 39. Rxa5 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 57th"]
[Site "Plock"]
[Date "2000.05.10"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Czerwonski, Aleksander"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2414"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2000.04.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. d5 $5 {[%cal Yc3g7] Räumt die große Diagonale
a1-h8.} Nf6 {Dieser Zug ist praktisch erzwungen. Die andere Fortsetzung führt
zu einer schlechten schwarzen Stellung:} (11... f6 12. bxc4 b4 13. Bxb4 $1 axb4
14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. Qa4+ {[%cal Ya4e8,Ya4a8]} Nd7 16. dxe6 $16 {[%cal Ye6d7]})
12. bxc4 b4 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qa4+ Nd7 $8 ({Die anderen Fortsetzungen bringen
den Anziehenden Vorteil:} 14... Kf8 15. Nd4 exd5 16. Qb5 Bc6 17. Qb6 $16) (
14... Ke7 15. Nd4 exd5 16. Qb5 Qa6 (16... Bc6 17. Qc5+ $16 {->}) 17. Qc5+ Kd8
18. Nb5 $1 $16) 15. Nd4 e5 $1 (15... exd5 $6 16. c5 Rc8 17. Bb5 $16) (15... Ke7
$6 16. d6+ $1 Kxd6 17. Rd1 Rhd8 18. c5+ $1 Nxc5 19. Qb5 $16 {->}) 16. Nb3 Ke7
17. Be2 (17. Rd1 Qb6 18. d6+ Kd8 $13) 17... Qd6 $5 18. Nxa5 $2 $146 {Eine
verdächtige Neuerung. Offensichtlich hat sich Czernowski lange auf Krasenkow
vorbereitet. Er versucht das Spiel von Ian Rogers zu verbessern. Wie sich bald
herausstellen wird bekommt der Nachziehende mit genauem Spiel forciert ein
besseres Endspiel!} (18. Bg4 Nb6 19. c5 Qxd5 20. cxb6 Bc6 21. Qa2 Qxg2 22. Rf1
Qxg4 23. Nxa5 Bb5 24. Qb2 Qe4 25. b7 Ra6 26. Rg1 Rd8 27. Qc1 Qd3 28. Qb2 Kf6 {
0-1 Rogers,I-Krasenkow,M/Hastings 1993/CBM 39 (28)}) (18. Rd1 $142 $5 Rhc8 19.
O-O $14 {/\f2-f4}) 18... Rxa5 $1 (18... Nc5 19. Qd1 b3 20. Nxb7 Nxb7 21. Rxa8
Qb4+ 22. Qd2 Qxd2+ 23. Kxd2 Rxa8 24. Kc3 Nc5 25. Bd3 Ra2 26. Rf1 $14) 19. Qxa5
Ra8 $1 20. Qxa8 Bxa8 21. Rxa8 b3 $17 {[%mdl 32] Was ist passiert in den
letzten paar Zügen? Der Nachziehende hat 2 Türme und einen Bauern für die
weiße Dame getauscht. Aber der schwarze b3-Freibauer ist viel mehr wert als
die weißen 2 verbundenen Freibauern (c4+d5).  Wenn wir noch ein wenig weiter
auf die Stellungsbewertung eingehen wollen, kann man Folgendes feststellen: a)
Die schwarze Dame und der Springer harmonieren viel besser als die weißen
Türme und Läufer. b) Der schwarze Springer ist stärker als der weiße Läufer,
weil er das ausgezeichnete Feld c5 zur Verfügung hat und der Läufer von dem
eigenen Bauer eingeschränkt ist. c) Der Schlüssel in dieser Stellung ist der
b-Freibauer. Er wird die entscheidende Rolle spielen für den Ausgang der
Partie.} 22. O-O {Ich habe diese Stellung mit einigen Computer Programmen 
(Hiarcs, Fritz...) getestet und leider zeigen die Programme hier immer noch
weißen Vorteil an (vermutlich wegen des kleinen materiellen Vorteils). Es ist
schwer für ein Computerprogramm den klaren positionellen Vorteil des
Nachziehenden zu erkennen!} Qb4 23. Ra7 (23. Raa1 b2 24. Rab1 Nc5 $19 {[%csl
Gc3,Gc5][%cal Yc5a4,Yc5e4,Ye4c3,Ya4c3]}) 23... b2 24. Bd3 Qb6 {Jetzt wird der
Springer von der Fesselung befreit.} 25. Ra2 Qb3 {[%cal Yb3a2,Yb3d3] Zwingt
den Anziehenden seine Figuren noch passiver zu stellen.} 26. Bb1 Nc5 27. Ra7+ (
27. Ra8 Qxc4 28. Rb8 Qc1 $19 {[%cal Gc5a4,Ga4c3,Yc3b1]}) 27... Kf6 28. Ba2 Qb6
29. Ra8 Ne4 {/\Nd2} 30. Rc8 Qa7 31. Rc6+ (31. Bb1 Nd2 32. Rc6+ Kg5 $1 $19)
31... Kg5 32. d6 (32. Bb1 Nd2 33. Bd3 e4 $19) 32... Qxa2 33. d7 b1=Q 34. d8=Q+
f6 35. f4+ $2 (35. h4+ Kxh4 36. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 37. Kh2 Nxf2 38. g3+ Kg5 $19) 35...
Kh5 36. Qe8+ (36. Qd1+ Qxd1 37. Rxd1 Qa4 $19 {[%cal Ya4c6,Ya4d1]}) 36... g6 {
Eine wunderbare positionelle Partie zum Thema Dame gegen zwei Türme!} (36... g6
37. Qxg6+ (37. Qxe5+ fxe5 38. g4+ Kh4 39. Rxb1 Kh3 40. fxe5 Qxb1#) 37... hxg6
38. g4+ Kh4 39. Rxb1 Kh3 40. fxe5 Qxb1#) 0-1

[Event "Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.06.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Ne7 6. e3 Bf5 7. Bd3 O-O (7...
c6 $5 8. Bxf5 Nxf5 9. Qb3 Qe7 $11) 8. Bxf5 Nxf5 9. Qb3 (9. Nge2 c6 10. Qb3 Qb6
11. O-O Nd7 $11) 9... Bxc3+ (9... c5 $5 {1/2-1/2 Speelman,J-Zvjaginsev,V/
Altensteig 1994/CBM 43 (38)}) 10. bxc3 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Yb3b7] Nach dem
Abtausch des weißfarbige Läufers hat der Nachziehende ein kleines Problem -
der Bauer b7 ist schwach geworden.} b6 {[%csl Ra6,Rc6] Jetzt sind die
weißfarbigen Felder am Damenflügel schwach geworden, aber trotzdem kann
Schwarz mittels c5 im Zentrum aktiv werden.} 11. Nf3 Nc6 {Schwarz droht Na5
mit der Beherrschung des Feldes c4.} 12. c4 {Weiß möchte sich von seinem
rückständigen und schwachen c-Bauern befreien.} Na5 {[%cal Ya5c4,Ya5b3]} 13.
Qc2 {[%cal Yc2f5] Wichtiger Zwischenzug, sonst verliert der Anziehende den
c4-Bauern.} Ne7 14. cxd5 $6 {Dieser Zug ist nicht der Beste, weil er dem
Nachziehenden erlaubt, die Initiative zu erobern.} (14. c5 $142 Ng6 (14... Nc4
15. O-O (15. Nd2 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 $11) 15... bxc5 16. dxc5 Ng6 17. Bg3) 15. Bg3
Nc4 16. O-O $11) 14... Nxd5 {[%cal Yd5f4]} 15. Bg5 (15. Bg3 c5 (15... f5 $5 {
/\f4}) 16. e4 (16. dxc5 Rc8 17. O-O Rxc5 18. Qb2 $11) 16... Nb4 17. Qb1 f5 {
Führt zu einer sehr komplizierten Stellung.}) 15... f6 16. Bh4 c5 $1 17. O-O
Rc8 $15 18. dxc5 Rxc5 19. Qd3 Nc3 20. Nd4 (20. Qxd8 Rxd8 21. Nd4 Kf7 $17) 20...
Nc6 21. Rfe1 (21. Rfe1 {Ich glaube das Schwarz immer noch besser steht und
dass er mittels:} Qd5 $1 {[%cal Yd5a2,Yc3a2,Yf8d8] nebst Rd8 seinen kleinen
Vorteil vergrößern könnte.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Brussels zt"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hauchard, Arnaud"]
[Black "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Dorfman,J"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Ne2 (8. Be2 Na6 9. Bc3 (9. Bd6 e5) 9... Ne7 10. Bxg7 Rg8) 8... Nd7 (8... Na6
9. Bf8 $5) 9. Qd6 a5 (9... c5 $5) 10. Ba3 $1 (10. Bc3 Ngf6 11. O-O-O Qxc4 $17)
10... Qe5 11. Qd2 (11. O-O-O Qxd6 12. Bxd6 Ngf6 13. Nc3 $44) 11... Ngf6 12.
O-O-O $2 (12. f4 $1) 12... Ne4 $1 13. Qe3 b5 $3 14. f4 Qc7 15. Qxe4 (15. cxb5
cxb5+ 16. Kb1 Bb7) 15... b4 16. Bxb4 axb4 17. Kb1 O-O 18. Nc1 e5 $1 19. fxe5 (
19. Be2 Nc5 20. Qxe5 Qxe5 21. fxe5 Bf5+ 22. Ka1 $2 Rxa2+ $3 23. Kxa2 (23. Nxa2
Nb3#) 23... Ra8#) 19... Nxe5 20. Nd3 Nxd3 (20... Ng4 21. Be2 f5 $13) 21. Bxd3
g6 22. b3 Qa5 23. Rd2 (23. Qe2 $2 Bg4 24. Qxg4 Qxa2+ 25. Kc1 Qxb3 $19) 23...
Bf5 24. Qe2 Rfe8 (24... Rfd8 25. Rhd1 (25. Bxf5 Qxf5+ 26. Kb2 $2 Rxa2+ $1 27.
Kxa2 Ra8+ 28. Kb2 Qf6+ $19) 25... Rxd3 26. Rxd3 Rd8 $17) 25. Qf2 Rad8 26. Bxf5
Rxd2 27. Qxd2 Qxf5+ 28. Kc1 Qe5 29. Kb1 Qf5+ 30. Kc1 c5 31. h3 Qe5 32. Kb1 Qf5+
$138 33. Kc1 Qf6 34. Kb1 Qf5+ 35. Kc1 Qf6 36. Kb1 Rd8 37. Qe2 Qf5+ 38. Kc1 Qf6
39. Kb1 Qf5+ 40. Kc1 Qf4+ 41. Kc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 10th final"]
[Site "Lyon"]
[Date "1994.11.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Black "Ruzele, Darius"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Dorfman,J"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1994.11.18"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lyon-Oyonnax Echecs"]
[BlackTeam "Vilnius Kaise"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LTU"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 Nd7 9. Nf3 c5 10. Bc3 f6 (10... Ngf6 11. Qd6) (10... Ne7 $5) 11. Nd2 $1
(11. O-O $6 Ne7 12. Nd2 Qf4 13. Bh5+ Ng6) 11... Qf4 (11... Qxg2 12. Bf3 $36)
12. Bh5+ $1 g6 13. Bf3 Ne5 (13... Ne7 14. Qe2 $36) 14. Be4 Nf7 (14... Nc6 15.
Bxc6+ bxc6 {+/- ><c5,c6}) 15. O-O Qc7 16. Qf3 $1 Qe7 (16... e5 17. Bd5 {/\Ne4})
17. Rfe1 Kf8 18. a3 Kg7 (18... a5 19. Nb3 a4 20. Nxc5 $1 Qxc5 $2 21. Bb4 {+-})
19. b4 cxb4 20. axb4 Ngh6 21. Bd5 (21. c5 $5) (21. Qe3 $5) 21... Rf8 22. Qe2 (
22. Ne4 $6 Ne5) 22... Ng8 (22... Re8 23. Ne4 exd5 24. Nxf6 Qxe2 25. Nxe8+ Kf8
26. Rxe2 {+-}) 23. c5 (23. Bxe6 Re8 24. Bg4 (24. Bxc8 Qxe2 25. Rxe2 Rxe2 26.
Bxb7 Rd8 {-/+}) 24... Bxg4 {-/+}) 23... e5 (23... exd5 24. Qxe7 Nxe7 25. Rxe7 {
+/-}) 24. f4 Be6 25. Bf3 f5 26. fxe5 a5 27. bxa5 Qxc5+ 28. Qe3 Qc7 29. Rab1 (
29. Rac1 $6 Rfc8 30. Qb6 Qxb6+ 31. axb6 Ra3) 29... Rab8 (29... f4 30. Qd4 Rfd8
31. Qb4 {/\32.Bb7,32.Ne4}) 30. Rb6 f4 31. Qd4 Rfd8 32. Qb4 Ng5 33. Bxb7 Rd3 34.
Ne4 Nxe4 35. Bxe4 Rdd8 36. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Nations Cup Online Prelim"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.08"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Duda,Jan Krzysztof"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Europe"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

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39,38,15,116,88,67,91,84,100,113,33,78,63,54,12,-7,-1,-26,-34,-34,-34,-40,-30,
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-27,-63,-79,-70,-75,-71,-71,-89,-20,-76,-58,-83,-19,-38,-20,-22,-19,-19,-41,
-32,41,-2,0,0,26,18,18,18,26,-41,99,101,101,117,192,204,248,256,258,261,303,
195,240,140,122,133,129,130,119,184,184,179,187,199,197,166,142,164,139,187,
187,187,166,166,166,166,166,168,197,213,253,253,309,266,300,185,299,305,367,
360,398,349,363,449,509,509,509,527,1202,1387]} {It was our second match
against India. In the first one, we were extremely lucky to win. I somehow
managed to held what was a wretch of the position against Pentala Harikrishna,
meanwhile Levon won a very lucky game, where in a completely drawn position
his opponent found what looked like the only way to lose by force. This
encounter was my 2nd game in that day, after a terrible loss to Yu Yangyi,
which basically lost the match against China. I was feeling horribly, but at
least I'd got the white pieces, where I had 100% efficacy} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3.
Nc3 Be7 {I had only barely expected this, but I wasn't overly prepared anyway,
so it was kind of a pleasant surprise in fact.} 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3
Bf5 7. Nge2 Nd7 8. Ng3 (8. h4 {was actually my theory. Here taking on h4 is
not so good, and that makes a difference:} h5 (8... Bxh4 $6 9. Qb3 b6 10. Nxd5
$1 cxd5 11. Rxh4 Qxh4 12. Qxd5 Qd8 13. Qxf5 Ne7 14. Qh3 $36 {where White is
better}) (8... Ngf6 9. Ng3 Be6 10. Bd3 {is another possibility, but it looks
nice for White}) 9. Ng3 Bg6 (9... Bg4 10. Qb3) 10. Bd3 {and we transpose to
the game.}) 8... Bg6 (8... Be6 9. Nh5 Bf8 10. Bg3) 9. h4 {I couldn't have
recalled how to get to the position which happened in the game, and after 3
min of thinking, I decided to gamble with this move. I ought to have started
with 8.h4! as described earlier.} h5 $6 (9... Bxh4 $1 {is obviously critical.
White has enough compensation for the pawn, but no more than that} 10. Qb3 Bxg3
(10... Nb6 11. a4 Bxg3 12. Bxg3 a5 13. Ne2) 11. Bxg3 Qb6 12. Na4 Qa5+ 13. Nc3
Qb6 {is a possible repetition.}) 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 g6 {This move is way
too slow, but denying access to the f5-square makes perfect sense of course.} (
11... Ngf6 12. Nf5 O-O 13. f3 $40 {and the h5-pawn is like a red rag for the
g-pawn.}) 12. e4 $1 {Thanks to the advantage in development White has a nice
initiative.} Ngf6 (12... dxe4 13. Ngxe4 Ngf6 14. Nd6+ {is hardly any better.})
(12... Nb6 13. O-O $32) 13. e5 {The e5-e6 idea was obviously too tempting not
to give it a try, even though the computer considers both ways of castling as
well.} Nh7 {Frankly I expected this retreat least.} (13... Ng4 {looked logical,
but I missed the next move!} 14. Qd2 $1 {and suddenly there is an issue with
the g4-knight} (14. f3 Nh6 15. Qd2 Ng8 16. Bg5 {is a bit better for White, but
it looks like there must be something better than that.}) (14. e6 $6 {it's
funny, because the engine thinks Black is better already!} Nf8 15. exf7+ Kxf7
16. f3 Nh6 17. O-O-O Bxh4 18. Kb1 {White has some compensation, but at best
only enough for a draw.} Bf6 19. Bxh6 Rxh6 20. f4) 14... Bxh4 15. Nce2 (15. f3
Bxg3+ 16. Bxg3 Nh6 17. Bh4 $40) 15... Qe7 16. Kf1 (16. f3 Bxg3+ 17. Nxg3 Ngf6
18. Bg5 Qe6 19. O-O-O Nh7 20. Bh4 $16) 16... O-O-O 17. f3 Bxg3 18. Nxg3 $16) (
13... Ng8 14. e6 Nf8 15. exf7+ Kxf7 {For some reason the engine prefers to
have Ng8-Rh7 rather than Nh7-Rg8. I can't really find a reason for that, but
it's difficult to compete against a 3600+ rating :)}) 14. e6 Ndf8 15. exf7+ {
White is already winning!} Kxf7 16. Be5 Rg8 (16... Nf6 17. f4 Rh6 18. f5 $18)
17. f4 $2 {I was very temped to start an attack asap, but apparently it would
be smarter to prepare it properly.} (17. O-O-O $1 Bxh4 18. Kb1 (18. f4 $2 {
for some reason isn't winning:} Bxg3 19. Qxg3 Nf6 $1 20. f5 N8d7 {and by some
miracle Black is not losing, or the engine does think so.}) 18... Qe7 19. Rde1
Bf6 20. f4 $18 {and finally White is prepared well enough to unleash a
smashing attack.}) 17... Bxh4 18. f5 $2 (18. O-O {was called for, and is still
winning for White:} Bxg3 19. Qxg3 Nf6 20. f5 g5 21. Na4 N8d7 22. Rae1 $18 {
and Black would not cope with an combined attack on both wings.}) 18... Bxg3+
19. Bxg3 $6 (19. Qxg3 Qg5 20. fxg6+ Kxg6 21. Qd3+ Kh6 22. g4 Qxg4 23. Ne2 $13 {
is possibly better, but it wasn't my idea at all.}) 19... Qg5 $1 $132 {now
Black is in the driver's seat, and White has yet to prove something for the
missing pawn} 20. O-O Nf6 21. Bf4 (21. Be5 N8d7 22. Rae1 Rae8 {White just
can't generate enough firepower.}) 21... Qg4 22. Nd1 {Improving the miserable
knight.} Re8 $1 {A very brilliant idea, which I didn't see. Black keeps the
momentum, and decides to sacrifice an exchange, so that the rest of his pieces
are well placed to start attacking.} 23. Ne3 Rxe3 (23... Qh4 {is also decent.})
24. Bxe3 gxf5 {Now the position is unclear, but it's White who has to play
precisely in order to keep the balance.} 25. Qc2 Ne6 (25... Qe4 $5 26. Qxe4 (
26. Qd2 Ne6 27. Rae1 Qg4 $19) 26... fxe4 27. Rf5 N8h7 {I'm not sure how big
Black's edge is here.}) (25... Ke6 $1 {is a cool move, after which White would
have to find a lot of precise moves to stay afloat:} 26. Rf4 $8 Qh3 27. Re1 Ne4
28. Qe2 Rg3 29. Rf3 Ng6 30. Bf4 $1 Qxg2+ 31. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Nh4+ 33. Kf1
Nxf3 34. Rd1 Nh4 35. Ke2 Ng6 36. Ke3 $11 {and it's close to level according to
Stockfish.}) 26. Rxf5 Nxd4 27. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 28. Qf2 {To be honest I don't know
why I decided to exchange the queens.} (28. Rf2 {Probably I thought that
Black's construction is rock-solid, but in fact Black has the only way to
avoid trouble:} Ke7 $1 29. Rd1 Qe3 (29... Qb6 30. Qf5 Ng4 $8 $11 {and there
are zeros everywhere, e.g.} 31. Re1+ Kd8 32. Ree2 Qd4 33. Qf4 Qd1+ 34. Rf1 Qxe2
35. Qb8+ Ke7 36. Qxg8 Qe3+ 37. Kh1 Nf2+ 38. Kh2 Ng4+ $11) 30. Rd3 Qe1+ 31. Rf1
Qe5 32. Qf2 $132 {This looks good for White.}) 28... Qxf2+ 29. Rxf2 Ke6 {
Here Black is obviously out of danger, but somehow I had faith in my position,
estimating it as a level one. But from a human's perspective 2 pawns + the
knight are better than the sole rook, so I had to watch out not to allow
Black's pawn to advance.} 30. Raf1 Rg6 31. Re1+ Kd6 32. Rf5 (32. Ref1 $11 {
was a way to make a repetition.}) 32... d4 (32... h4 {I didn't expect he would
ever go h4, because in the approaching time trouble one wants to have
everything defended.} 33. Re3 c5 34. Rh3 d4 35. Rxh4 Ng4 $13 {and it's a
complicated albeit objectively equal position.}) 33. Ra5 {Not that great, but
I wanted to provoke a6, so that Black's pawn structure loses flexibility, and
he can't play b6 to support an eventual c5-pawn.} ({I rejected the natural} 33.
Kf2 {because of} Ng4+ 34. Kf3 Nh2+ {when it's a draw, as} 35. Ke4 $4 {is
impossible because of} Re6+ $19) (33. Rfe5 {was possibly better, but it
doesn't change the essence of the position.}) 33... a6 34. Rd1 Rg4 (34... c5
35. b4 $1 {was the idea.}) 35. Rf5 Ke6 (35... Nd5 36. Rxh5) 36. Rdf1 Rg6 37.
R5f4 $2 Ke5 $2 (37... c5 $1 {is much better for Black. He does lose a pawn,
but the phalanx will be extremely hard to stop:} 38. b4 b6 39. bxc5 bxc5 40.
Rf5 $2 {That was my idea.} Ne4 41. Rxh5 d3 $19) 38. Rf5+ Ke6 39. R5f4 (39. a4
h4 $1 {Now it is strong, where I'd have to find} 40. R5f4 h3 41. g3 $1 {
to have some chances of survival.}) 39... Ke5 {He didn't mind repeating the
moves, because India was leading by one point at this moment, and Anna
Muzychuk my teammate had a difficult position against Humpy Koneru. Normally I
would have agreed on the draw, but in the given circumstances I decided to
gamble, which in hindsight has paid off.} 40. a4 $5 Nd5 41. Rf5+ Ke4 42. Rxh5
Ne3 43. Rf2 d3 $2 (43... Kd3 $1 44. a5 Rg7 $1 $19 {is a mysterious sequence of
moves suggested by the engine, which claims a winning advantage over -3 for
Black. Well certainly not easy one to figure out, but the thing is that here
White's king and rook are basically stuck, and there is nothing White can
attack. Black will either play Nd1 or prepare slowly c5 with a crushing effect}
) 44. Rh4+ Rg4 45. Rh7 {Now the position is level again, but frankly I thought
that in the worst scenario I would have to defend the endgame R vs R+N, which
took the heat off me.} b5 46. Rh6 Nc4 47. Rxc6 Ke3 48. axb5 $5 {A nice try in
the time trouble, and my opponent had a hard time choosing his reply.} (48.
Re6+ Kd4 49. Re8 bxa4 $5 $11) 48... axb5 (48... d2 $1 {is much simpler:} 49.
Re6+ Kd4 50. Rxd2+ Nxd2 51. bxa6 Rg7 $11) 49. Re6+ Kd4 $2 (49... Re4 $1 {
exchanging rooks is so counter-intuitive, that I think none of us seriously
considered it. But it's the only way for Black to stay in the game according
to the computer:} 50. Rxe4+ Kxe4 51. Kf1 Ke3 52. b3 Na3 $11 {Black has just
enough positional compensation.}) 50. Re8 $1 $16 {This makes a difference, as
the a4-pawn is not hanging anymore.} d2 $2 {The losing mistake.} (50... b4 $5)
(50... Nd6 51. Rd8 Rg6 52. Kf1 $16) 51. Rd8+ Kc5 (51... Ke3 52. Kf1 $18) 52. b3
Na5 (52... Rd4 53. b4+ {was my hidden trap, but unfortunately} (53. Rf5+ {
wins as well})) 53. Rf3 $5 {A very sophisticated, yet strong technical move.}
Rb4 54. Rxd2 (54. Rc3+ $1 Nc4 55. Kf2 $18 {was the simplest}) 54... Nxb3 55.
Rc2+ Rc4 {This one I hadn't seen coming; I thought I was about to win the
knight and the game instead. Unfortunately from now on, in this winnable
position I started to drift, and almost lost the valuable 0.5 a point.} 56.
Rf5+ (56. Rxc4+ bxc4 57. Kf2 Kd4 58. Ke2 Ke4 59. Kd1 Nd4 60. Rc3 $18) 56... Kd6
57. Ra2 Nd4 58. Ra6+ Rc6 59. Rf6+ Kd5 60. Rfxc6 Nxc6 61. Rb6 $4 {This is total
brainlessness, as putting the rook behind the pawn is very tempting in general,
but I totally forgot that Black can drive the rook off with Na5-Nc6, thus
losing a lot of tempi. With the computer's help it appears to be still winning,
but in terms of the practical game, I can say that I missed the win with this
unfortunate move.} (61. Kf2 b4 62. Ke3 $18) 61... Kc5 62. Rb7 b4 63. Kf2 Na5
64. Rb8 Nc6 65. Rb7 Na5 66. Ra7 $6 (66. Rc7+ $8 Kd4 67. Ke2 Nc4 {and now the
star move:} 68. g3 $3 {wins, but I doubt I would ever seen this even in a
classical game :)}) 66... Nc6 $4 (66... Nc4 $1 {is a drawing move. Considering
that we were playing on the increments, I'm not convinced at all that he would
make it, but objectively it is a draw.} 67. Ke2 Kd4 68. Rb7 Kc3 69. g4 (69. Rg7
$5 b3 70. Kd1 Kb2 $3 {is another star move} 71. Rg8 (71. g4 Kc3) 71... Ka2 $11)
69... b3 70. g5 Ne5 71. Rc7+ Kd4 72. Kd1 Ke3 73. Rc5 Kf4 74. Rb5 Ng6 $11 {
A similar drawing mechanism was seen in the old Lasker-Lasker game.}) 67. Ra1
$1 $18 {Now it's game over.} b3 68. Rc1+ Kb5 69. Ke3 Ne7 70. Kd2 Nd5 71. Rc8
Nf4 72. g4 Ne6 73. Kc3 Nc5 74. Kb2 Kb4 75. g5 Nd3+ 76. Kb1 Ne5 77. Re8 Nf3 78.
g6 {A difficult game and not free from errors, but it allowed us to level the
score in the match. In the end team Europe was only a few inches from the
final, losing it on the tiebreaker to the USA team.  From this place I want to
thank once more my teammates and the captain Garry Kimovich Kasparov for the
wonderful time spent together. We were so close!} 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch 91st"]
[Site "Agen"]
[Date "2016.08.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Edouard, Romain"]
[Black "Cornette, Matthieu"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2016.08.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c6 $5 {A smart waiting move,
avoiding Bg5 and e3 ideas, and aiming to always take back on d5 with the
c-pawn.} 6. e3 Nf6 7. Bd3 $6 {Trying to keep the option of going Ne2. But this
is just a blunder!} (7. Nf3 {was necessary, but after} O-O 8. Bd3 b6 {followed
by ...Ba6, Black should be very close to equality.}) 7... e5 $1 {Black is just
fine after that move.} 8. Ne2 (8. dxe5 dxc4 9. Bxc4 (9. Be2 $6 Qxd1+ 10. Bxd1
Ne4 11. Ne2 Nd7 $15 {1/2-1/2 (64) Georgiev,V (2532)-Kurajica,B (2555) Solin
CRO 2006}) 9... Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Ng4 11. Ke1 Nxe5 12. Be2 Bf5 13. f3 Nd3+ 14.
Bxd3 Bxd3 15. e4 Nd7 16. Be3 f5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Ne2 O-O-O $11 {0-1 (91)
Aleksandrov,A (2554)-Yu Yangyi,- (2675) Dubai UAE 2014}) (8. cxd5 e4 9. Bb1
cxd5 10. c4 dxc4 11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. Qxc4 Na5 13. Qb5+ Bd7 14. Qe5+ Be6 15. Ba2
Nc6 16. Qb5 Bxa2 17. Rxa2 Qd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 (60) Sertic,R (2380)-Kurajica,B 
(2548) Sibenik CRO 2010}) 8... e4 9. Bb1 {The most logical move in my opinion,
giving more freedom to the white queen and allowing the option Ra2 for later.}
(9. Bc2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ng3 Nb6 12. c5 Nc4 13. f3 Re8 14. Qe2 b5 15. cxb6
Nd6 16. fxe4 Nfxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. bxa7 Rxa7 19. c4 Ba6 20. Bd3 h6 21. cxd5
Bxd3 22. Qxd3 cxd5 $44 {0-1 (57) Sieciechowicz,M (2437)-Mastrovasilis,D (2606)
POL 2016}) 9... O-O (9... dxc4 $2 10. Ng3 Nd5 11. Bd2 $1 f5 12. f3 exf3 13.
Qxf3 O-O 14. O-O $40) 10. Ng3 $5 $146 {Trying to just not allow ...dxc4, and
play f3 as fast as possible.} (10. O-O b6 (10... dxc4 $5) 11. f3 Re8 12. Ng3
exf3 13. gxf3 Bh3 14. Re1 Nbd7 15. e4 dxc4 16. f4 $44 {1-0 (34) Iljiushenok,I 
(2479)-Pustovoitova,D (2337) RUS 2016}) 10... Qa5 $6 ({I believe} 10... b6 {
was critical:} 11. f3 Ba6 12. fxe4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qe2 Qf6 $13) 11. Bd2
Qa6 12. cxd5 $6 ({After} 12. Qe2 b6 13. a4 {with the idea a5, I believe
White's position is pleasant. But I overestimated the idea I played in the
game.}) 12... cxd5 13. f3 Re8 ({Computer likes} 13... exf3 14. gxf3 Bh3 {
but I think after} 15. Rg1 {Black is under a high pressure.}) 14. Rf1 $6 ({
Logical was} 14. Qe2 b6 15. fxe4 Qxe2+ 16. Kxe2 Ba6+ 17. Bd3 Bxd3+ 18. Kxd3
dxe4+ 19. Kc2 {and White has just a symbolic plus.}) 14... Nc6 {The move I
missed, forgetting when I would go Rxf6 after ...Bg4 the queen on a6 would not
be hanging.} 15. fxe4 (15. h3 Na5 16. fxe4 dxe4 $36) 15... Bg4 16. Qb3 $6 (16.
Qc2 Nxe4 17. Rf4 $1 f5 (17... Nxg3 $4 18. Qxh7+ Kf8 19. Bd3 $18) 18. Qd3 {
was safer.}) 16... Na5 17. Qa2 dxe4 18. Bc2 Rac8 $19 19. h3 Be6 20. Qb1 Bc4 (
20... Qd6 $5 21. Kf2 (21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Qg3+ $19) 21... Nc4 22. Bc1 Bd5
$19) 21. Rf4 Bd3 22. Nxe4 Bxc2 (22... Nxe4 $5 {was a nice win:} 23. Bxd3 Nxd2
24. Kxd2 Qc6 $19) 23. Qxc2 Nd5 24. Rf5 Nxe3 $2 {A speculative sacrifice in a
position that was disastrous for White.} (24... Qc6 $19) 25. Bxe3 Nc4 26. Bf4
$2 {Missing Black's 28th move in the game.} (26. Kf2 {was simple and fine, for
example:} Qe6 27. Nf6+ $5 gxf6 28. Bh6 Ne3 29. Rf3 $1 Nxc2 30. Rg3+ Kh8 31.
Bg7+ Kg8 32. Bh6+) 26... Qe6 27. Re5 $2 (27. g4 {was still not disastrous:}
Qxe4+ 28. Qxe4 Rxe4+ 29. Kf2 {and Black is only symbolically better.}) 27...
Nxe5 28. dxe5 Qf5 $1 29. g3 (29. Nf6+ Qxf6 $19 {Oops!}) 29... Rc4 30. O-O-O
Qxe4 31. Qxe4 Rxe4 32. Rd7 h6 33. h4 Rc8 (33... a5 34. Rxb7 Rd8 $19) (33... g5
34. hxg5 hxg5 35. Bxg5 R4xe5 36. Bf6 Re1+ 37. Kc2 R8e2+ 38. Kb3 Rb1+ 39. Kc4
Re6 $19) 34. Kd2 Rc6 $6 (34... a5 35. Rxb7 Rd8+ $19) 35. Rxb7 Ra4 36. Rb8+ Kh7
37. Rb7 Kg6 38. h5+ (38. Be3 {was probably the best try, but Black should win
rather easily after} Rxa3 39. Bd4 h5 $19) 38... Kxh5 39. Rxf7 Kg6 40. Re7 Rxa3
41. e6 Kf6 42. Rf7+ Kxe6 43. Rxg7 Rcxc3 44. Rxa7 $6 (44. Rg6+ Kf5 45. Rxh6 a5
$19) 44... Rxa7 45. Kxc3 h5 46. Kd3 Kf5 47. Ke3 h4 48. Bd6 h3 49. g4+ Ke6 $1 ({
And not} 49... Kxg4 $4 50. Kf2 $11) (49... Ke6 50. Bf4 Ra2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Grand Slam Final 4th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2011.10.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 {The main
line, actually!} Be6 8. h4 (8. h3 $5 {is the other option where White's plan
is to play Bd3, Qc2, Nge2, 0-0-0 and so on.}) 8... Nd7 9. h5 Nh6 10. Be2 Nb6
11. Nh3 g5 12. hxg6 hxg6 13. Bg3 $146 (13. f3 Bh4+ {[%cal Gg6g5,Gf7f5]
followed by ...g5 and ...f5 was usually played - and very fine for Black.})
13... Qd7 ({Was Naka's novelty pure bluff? It seems that after the brillant} 
13... Nxg4 $3 14. Bxg4 Qd7 {Black is actually better!}) 14. Nf4 O-O-O 15. Nxe6
Qxe6 16. Rg1 Bd6 17. Qc2 Bxg3 18. Rxg3 f5 19. O-O-O Nxg4 20. Bxg4 fxg4 21. Rdg1
Rh4 22. Qe2 Rf8 23. Nd1 Rf4 24. Kd2 $5 Nc4+ 25. Ke1 {Till there, apart from
the 13...Nxg4 possibility, everything has proceeded normally. Black is doing
very well, and got a very pleasant equality, however Aronian's next move was a
bit surprising: too soft or too light. I call it surprising, since it goes, in
my opinion, against Aronian's superb active style.} Rf3 $6 (25... Rf6 26. Rxg4
Rh2 {and Black is never going to be worse. For example:} 27. e4 {(the only way
to try anything)} Qd6 $5 (27... Qe7 28. a3 Re6 29. Ne3 Rxe4 30. Rxe4 Qxe4 31.
Nxc4 Qxe2+ 32. Kxe2 dxc4 33. Rxg6 Rh3 $11) 28. a3 Re6 29. Kf1 Qd7 30. Ne3 (30.
e5 c5 31. b3 Nd6 $15) 30... Rf6 (30... Nxe3+ 31. Qxe3 dxe4 32. Rxe4 Rxe4 33.
Qxe4 Qf7 34. Qg4+ $11) 31. Nd1 {and White probably holds, though he's
definitely not trying to win.}) 26. Rxf3 gxf3 27. Qxf3 Qf5 $6 (27... Kd7 $5 28.
b3 Nd6 {and Black still has no problem at all.}) 28. Qg3 $1 Rh6 29. b3 Nb6 30.
Qg4 $1 {Already White's position is a bit easier to play.} Nd7 31. Qxf5 gxf5
32. Nc3 Nf6 33. Ne2 Ng4 $6 {Too inoffensive again in my opinion. Black should
try to take a bit of control of the queenside, and find some stable setup,
otherwise White is going to dominate everywhere as in the game.} (33... Rh2 $5
34. Nf4 a5 $1 35. Nd3 Ne4 {and maybe here Black just holds. Some tactics out
of White's queenside pawns are a plus for Black's defence.}) 34. Nf4 Rh2 35.
Nd3 {The right place for White's knight. Now White's king is going to g3 and
f4. Somehow Black's plan is wrong.} Kd8 $6 {Maybe this move is not actually
the dubious one, but the mark is for the plan behind the next moves. White
went very fast from slightly better to winning.} ({Maybe} 35... a5 36. Ke2 Rh3
{should be a good defence. Of course after} 37. Rg2 {followed by f3, Black has
some problems to solve (maybe 37...Rh1!? to find counterplay), but it is
somehow better than letting White's king advance.}) 36. b4 (36. Ke2 $5) 36...
Ke7 $6 (36... Kc7 {followed by ...Kb6 and ...a5 seems to give Black
counterplay, though White is still better. I would have preferred 36.Ke2.}) 37.
a4 b6 38. Ke2 Kd6 39. Kf3 a5 40. bxa5 bxa5 41. Kg3 Kc7 42. Rc1 {Now White's
position is just crushing.} Rh7 43. Kf4 Re7 44. Rc2 Re4+ 45. Kg5 $18 (45. Kxf5
{was possible but Black can go} Rxe3 46. Ne5 Nxe5 47. fxe3 Nc4 48. Kf4 Nd6 {
which should be winning for White, though it also gives Black unnecessary
chances to draw.}) 45... Re8 46. Rb2 Rf8 47. Nc5 Kc8 48. Kf4 {The rest is just
a matter of technique.} Rh8 49. f3 Nh2 50. Rf2 Rh3 51. Nb3 Kc7 52. Nxa5 Kb6 53.
Nb3 Ka6 54. Nc1 Ka5 55. Ne2 Kxa4 56. Ng1 Rh6 57. Kg3 Ng4 58. fxg4 fxg4 59. Rf5
Rh1 60. Kg2 Rh4 61. Ne2 Kb5 62. Nf4 Rh8 63. Kg3 Rg8 64. Re5 Kc4 65. Re6 Kb5 66.
Re7 Kb4 67. Nd3+ Kc3 68. Ne5 c5 69. dxc5 d4 70. exd4 Kxd4 71. Nd7 Rd8 72. c6
Rc8 73. Re6 Rc7 74. Rd6+ Kc4 75. Kxg4 Kb5 76. Ne5 Rh7 77. Rd7 Rh8 78. Kf5 Kb6
79. Ke6 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 81st"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2019.01.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2019.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 {A relatively major trend of the 2010's. Black
threatens to take on d5 and obliges his opponent to enter a Carlsbad structure
in which ...a6 will be useful rather than committal.} 4. cxd5 (4. Nf3 {is of
course playable, but after} dxc4 5. a4 Nc6 6. e4 Na5 7. Be3 $44 {or similar,
the compensation is less clear-cut than in a standard Moscow Gambit.}) (4. e4 {
attempts a favourable comparison to the 3...c6 4.e4!? gambit, but} dxe4 5. Nxe4
Nf6 $11 {was just fine for Black in Roubalik,J-Zilka,S Czech Republic 2018})
4... exd5 5. Nf3 h6 {This is maximalist, and provocative.} ({There isn't much
reason why the} 5... Nf6 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bf4 {of Karjakin,
S-Caruana,F Saint Louis 2018 should scare Black, but if the text can be played,
then it should be.}) 6. Bf4 (6. Qb3 Nf6 7. e4 $5 Nxe4 $1 (7... dxe4 8. Ne5 Be6
9. Qxb7 $18) 8. Qxd5 Qxd5 9. Nxd5 Bd6 10. Bd3 Nf6 11. Nxf6+ gxf6 12. O-O Nc6
13. Re1+ Kf8 14. Be3 $11 {Here a draw was agreed in Parligras,M-Rakhmanov,A
Banja Vrujci 2017, on the premise that in the absence of queens, the isolated
d-pawn is as weak as the doubled f-pawns.}) 6... Nf6 7. e3 Bd6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9.
Qc2 O-O 10. Bd3 Re8 11. h3 {It might turn out that this move is unnecessary,
because Black wasn't planning ...Bg4 for some time yet.} ({Let us examine:} 11.
O-O Bg4 ({If Black plays} 11... Be6 {with the idea of ... Nbd7 as in the game,
then h3 could have been saved. For instance,} 12. b4 $14) 12. Ne5 c5 $1 (12...
Nc6 13. f4 {should be something for White}) 13. Qa4 $5 (13. Qd2 b5 14. f4 Nc6
15. h3 cxd4 16. exd4 Be6 $132 {with play on both sides of the board}) 13... Be6
14. Qa3 b6 $14 {I think White has a nibble in this Barry-type position. The
computer likes 13...Rxe5, but then Black is really playing for tricks.}) 11...
Be6 12. O-O Nbd7 ({It is reasonable to ask, given the game continuation, why
Black didn't go for} 12... c5 $5 {immediately, so that his knight could use
the c6-square and (probably) ...b5 would still be an option?} 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14.
Rac1 Nc6 15. Rfd1 $14) (12... c6 {is a more aggressive way to handle the
position, inviting White to play b4 at some moment if he wishes, but reserving
options like ...Nd7-b6 in that eventuality. For instance:} 13. a3 Nbd7 14. b4
a5 15. Qb2 b6 $5 $132 {Or ...Nb6.}) 13. a4 (13. Na4 Ne4 $1 {This thematic
counter-blow at first looks impossible, but in fact it's necessary to stop
White developing a choke-hold on c5.}) 13... Rac8 14. Rfc1 c5 {On one hand,
this move usually hands over a slight plus to White for the foreseeable future,
but on the other, Black seems uniquely well placed in this case to carry out
the standard mitigating procedures.} 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Qd1 {
In case of any ...Nce4xf2 type ideas.} (17. Bf5 $5 {seeks to clarify matters a
bit.} Nce4 (17... Ne6 $1 {seems best. Now say} 18. Rd1 {With e4 ideas in the
pipeline.}) (17... Bxf5 18. Qxf5 g6 19. Qc2 Qe5 20. Nce2 $14) 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19.
Qb3 $14) 17... Rc7 18. Bc2 Rec8 19. Nde2 Ne6 20. Bb3 Bc6 21. Nd4 {White
suffers in this phase from a lack of obvious plans, being that d5 is defended
as many times as Black needs. He ends up not finding one, and Black gets to
consolidate further.} Qb4 22. Nce2 Bd7 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 {This is now just dead
equal.} 24. Qe1 Qxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Nc5 (25... Kf8 {Playing this first presents
White with a small strategic problem. If he marks time, then ...Nc5 will come
next.} 26. Rd1 Nc5 27. a5 Ke7 $11) 26. Rc1 a5 27. Bc2 Kf8 28. b3 Na6 29. f3 Nb4
{Starting to give White things to think about. There needs to be, for instance,
a serious response to ...b5, both immediately and in the future.} 30. Kf2 Ne8
31. Ke1 Nd6 32. Bb1 {And this is a tacit offer of a draw.} (32. Kd2 b5 33. axb5
Bxb5 $132 {Black has his targets too.}) 32... Rxc1+ 33. Nxc1 Ke7 34. Bd3 Kf6
35. h4 b6 36. Kd2 Ke5 37. g4 g5 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. Nce2 Nxd3 40. Kxd3 Nb7 ({
The attempt} 40... f5 $4 {is hugely ill-advised due to the tactic} 41. f4+ Kf6
42. fxg5+ Kxg5 43. Nf3+ $3 {and White is basically winning.}) (40... b5 $5 {
is playable, though knights tend to be good in close combat such as this.} 41.
f4+ Kf6 42. Nc3 bxa4 43. Nxd5+ Kg7 44. Nb6 $1 (44. bxa4 $6 Bxa4 45. fxg5 Kg6
$15 {is still a draw, but with Black having a very active king and passed
a-pawn it could go wrong.}) 44... Bxg4 45. Nxa4 gxf4 46. exf4 $11 {and there
isn't much left to play for.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2015.02.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fier, Alexandr"]
[Black "Makhmutov, Rail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[Annotator "Fier,A"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2015.01.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8.
Bd3 Ne7 (8... Nf6 {is another option that was played against me and after} 9.
h3 b6 10. Nf3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Qa4 Nb8 13. O-O O-O 14. b4 {Fier,A (2570)
-Schroeder,J (2367) Barcelona Sants op 16th 2014 (9) 1-0 I got a small
advantage in}) 9. Qb1 {An interesting idea; at the same time the queen
supports the b4-b5 advance and makes Black lose a tempo to play ...Bf5.} (9.
Qc2 g6 10. Nf3 Bf5 11. Bxf5 Nxf5 12. O-O O-O 13. e4 {Nisipeanu,L (2661)-Landa,
K (2641) Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 16th 2012 (8) 1/2 would be in the same style
of the game}) 9... a5 10. Nf3 g6 11. O-O O-O 12. e4 {Since Black has spent
some time playing 9...a5 and 10...g6 I think it was the moment to open the
centre.} dxe4 13. Nxe4 Qf4 14. Re1 Nd5 15. Neg5 {During the game I could not
find the best place for the knights, so they went back and forward for the
next moves. My initial idea was to bring 16.Re4 and 17.Rh4, but later I
realised that this is not so powerful.} Qf6 (15... Nd7 {was possible, Black
doesn't need to be afraid of the rook transfer} 16. Re4 (16. a3 {followed by
17.Qc2 could be a more reasonable option}) 16... Qf6 17. Rh4 h5 {and White has
no good way to improve the attack.}) 16. h4 Nd7 17. h5 N7b6 18. Ne4 (18. hxg6
fxg6 {helps Black more than White.}) 18... Qf4 19. Ng3 {The idea of going away
from g5 is to free the other knight to go to e5.} Qf6 20. Ne4 Qf4 21. Ne5 Kg7
22. g3 Qh6 23. Kg2 (23. hxg6 {is not what I wanted; in this position Black is
ready to use the h-file} hxg6 24. Qc1 Qh3 25. Ng5 Qh6 26. Kg2 f6 27. Nxg6 Qxg5
28. Nxf8 Kxf8 29. Qxg5 fxg5 {and Black is completely fine in the endgame.})
23... f6 24. Nf3 Qxh5 (24... Bg4 {was the suggestion of the computer, but it's
strange to lock the pieces in like this} 25. Rh1 Bxh5 {and the machine doesn't
believe that White has full compensation.}) 25. Rh1 Qg4 26. Qc1 {This defends
the f4-square, at the same time aims for h6.} h5 27. Rh4 Qe6 28. Qd2 (28. g4 {
was one of the possible plans, but Black has a strong answer} Qe7 $1 {
Preparing 29...g5} 29. gxh5 g5 {and White has no way to defend against 30...
Nf4+ winning.}) 28... Qf7 {Now all the fun starts. Black is ready to
consolidate the position and White should not allow it. The only way is a
multiple sacrifice where I was not able to calculate to the end.} 29. Nd6 Qc7
30. Bxg6 $1 {Now Black's king will be exposed and under attack for the rest of
the game.} Qxd6 (30... Kxg6 {looks the same at first sight, but it is brutally
refuted} 31. Rxh5 Qxd6 32. Ne5+ $1 (32. Qh6+ {is good for Black} Kf7 33. Ne5+ (
33. Re1 Be6) 33... Ke8 34. Qg6+ Kd8 {and the king escapes}) 32... fxe5 (32...
Qxe5 33. Qh6+ Kf7 34. dxe5 $18) (32... Kxh5 33. Rh1+) 33. Qh6+ Kf7 34. Qxd6 {
and Black has no hope.}) 31. Rxh5 Nf4+ $1 {It's necessary to close the
diagonal.} (31... Kxg6 32. Ne5+ $1 {transposes to the note of the last move.})
32. gxf4 Kxg6 33. f5+ {I spend more than half an hour trying to find the most
effective way to continue the attack. Finally this is the best move.} (33. Qd3+
Kf7 34. Re1 Rg8+ 35. Kf1 Rg7 {and after 36...Be6 Black will be safe}) (33. Ne5+
{was a more or less safe option, but it gives up too many pieces for the queen}
fxe5 34. Rh6+ Kxh6 35. fxe5+ Kg7 36. exd6 Rf6 $1 37. Rg1 {and I think the game
would probably end in draw.}) (33. Qe2 {was tempting, but also refuted} Rg8 $1
{and Black will escape with the king with check, so there is no good way to
continue} (33... Kxh5 34. Ne5+ Kh6 35. Rh1+ Kg7 36. Qh5 Qd5+ 37. f3 Rg8 38.
Qh6# {would be nice.})) 33... Kf7 34. Re1 {The difference is that now Black
has no good way to block the e-file} Rg8+ (34... Bxf5 {gives White some
advantage after a long forced line} 35. Rxf5 Rg8+ 36. Kf1 Rae8 37. Ne5+ Rxe5
38. Rexe5 Nc4 39. Qe2 Nxe5 40. dxe5 Qd5 {and Black's pieces are active, so
White needs to be precise} 41. Qh5+ $1 (41. Rxf6+ Ke7 {and Black's king is safe
}) 41... Ke6 42. Rxf6+ Ke7 43. Qh7+ Ke8 44. Rd6 Qc4+ 45. Qd3 Qc1+ 46. Qd1 Qc4+
47. Rd3 {and the fight continues, but White has some advantage.}) 35. Kf1 Rg7
36. Qh6 Qd8 {This move took me by surprise, I was looking most of the time 36..
.Qd5 which is more active, but doesn't work.} (36... Qf8 37. Rg5 $1 fxg5 38. f6
{and White has threats everywhere, so Black is not able to hold}) (36... Qd5
37. Ng5+ $1 fxg5 38. f6 {and again Black is lost because of 39.Re7.}) 37. Rg5 {
Without much time I went for this line that I knew that I had at least a draw,
however White had an amazing resource.} (37. Re6 $3 {since the queen is not so
active on d8, White has time to bring all the pieces to the attack} Nd7 (37...
Bd7 38. Ne5+ $1 {is not the only move, but it's the most beautiful} fxe5 39.
dxe5 Nd5 40. Rg6 Qf8 41. e6+ {is decisive}) (37... Bxe6 38. fxe6+ Kxe6 39. Qxg7
{recovers the material with a lot of attack}) 38. Rh2 $1 {the basic idea is to
exchange Black's most important piece that is the rook on g7} b6 39. Qh5+ Kf8
40. Rg2 Ba6+ 41. Kg1 Rxg2+ 42. Kxg2 Bc4 43. Qh8+ Kf7 44. Qh7+ Kf8 45. Nh4 {
bringing the last piece to the party} Ne5 46. Ng6+ Nxg6 47. Qh6+ Kf7 48. Qxg6+
Kf8 49. Rxf6+ {and finally it's easy to see that White is winning.}) 37... fxg5
38. Qh5+ Kf6 (38... Kf8 39. Qh8+ Rg8 40. Qh6+ Kf7 (40... Rg7 41. f6 $18) 41.
Ne5+ {and Black's king is forced to go to the e-file with terrible
consequences.}) 39. Qh6+ Kf7 40. f6 {After almost 25 moves attacking it's hard
to stop, but maybe it would be better to just repeat the position here.} (40.
Ne5+ {is not enough} Kg8 41. f6 Qf8 {and everything is under control.}) 40...
Qxf6 41. Ne5+ Qxe5 42. dxe5 (42. Rxe5 {is also a draw} Bd7 {and now White has
nothing better than} (42... Nd5 43. Qh5+ Kf6 44. Qh8 {is more dangerous for
Black, even if the computer says that it's fine}) 43. Re7+ Kxe7 44. Qxg7+ Kd8
45. Qxg5+ Kc7 46. Qg3+ Kc8 47. Qg8+ {with a perpetual.}) 42... Nd5 43. e6+ Kg8
44. Re5 Nf4 $1 45. Rxg5 {Forced.} (45. e7 Bh3+ 46. Kg1 Re8 47. Rxg5 Rexe7 {
and White will suffer for a long time.}) 45... Nxe6 46. Rh5 {This is active,
but turns out that 47.Qh8 is not deadly, so Black is fine.} b6 (46... Nf8 47.
Rg5 Rxg5 48. Qxg5+ Kf7 49. f4 Bd7 50. Qh5+ Ke7 51. Qe5+ Kd8 52. Qd6 {would
probably also be a draw.}) 47. f4 {Bringing one last soldier to the battle,
together with a draw offer.} (47. f4 Ba6+ 48. Kf2 Re8 49. Re5 $1 {White should
not allow the e8-rook to be activated} (49. f5 Nd4 $19) 49... Bc8 (49... Nc7 $6
50. Rxe8+ Nxe8 51. Qxc6 Nc7 52. Qxb6 $14) 50. f5 Rf8 51. Rxe6 Rxf5+ 52. Ke3
Bxe6 53. Qxe6+ Rgf7 54. Qxc6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.06"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[Annotator "Fridman,D"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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 "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 {Eine andere populäre
Fortsetzung ist 5...Nf6, was ich auch selbst als Schwarzer öfters gespielt
habe.} 6. Qc2 {Weiß versucht Schwarz an ...Bf5 zu hindern. Eine andere
Möglichkeit ist 6.e3.} Nf6 (6... Bd6) (6... g6) (6... Bg4 $5) 7. e3 {Seit 2011
wird öfters 7.h3 mit der Idee den Läufer f4 auf h2 zu verstecken gespielt.} Nh5
8. Be5 (8. Bg3) 8... Nd7 9. Be2 Nhf6 {Das kam unerwartet. Meine Vorbereitung
galt der schärferen Fortsetzung 9...Nxe5 10.dxe5 g6 wie schon Sargissians
Schützling Aronian gegen Grischuk gespielt hat. Der Zug ist natürlich sehr
logisch. Man will auf e5 tauschen ohne den Springer auf h5 zu "vergessen".} 10.
Bg3 {Etwas besser wäre wahrscheinlich 10.Bf4, damit nach späterem ...Ne4 der
Läufer nicht hängt.} (10. Nf3 $5 O-O 11. O-O Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7) 10... O-O 11.
h3 $6 {Langsam gespielt. Ich habe einfach Sargissians nächsten
offensichtlichen Zug übersehen. Ich wollte nicht 11.Nf3 spielen wegen ...Nh5.
In dem Fall sollte ich lieber meinen Läufer auf e5 stehen lassen. 11.Nh3!? war
eine interessante Option.} (11. Bd3 g6 12. h3) 11... Qa5 $1 {Jetzt droht schon
...Ne4 und ...Bb4. Auch ...c5 steht auf der Tagesordnung.} 12. Bh4 (12. Bd3 c5
13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nge2 Nfe4 15. O-O Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Nxg3 17. Nxg3 $11) 12... Bb4
{Viel energischer war 12...b5!?. Schwarz versucht die weiße Unterentwicklung
auszunutzen. Weiß muss dann sehr genau spielen, um nicht in Schwierigkeiten zu
geraten.} (12... b5 $5 13. a3 $1 b4 14. Qa4 $8 Qxa4 15. Nxa4 Bd6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6
17. Nf3 $11) 13. Bd3 c5 14. dxc5 (14. Nge2 c4 15. Bf5 {Ich glaubte, hier
entsteht eine für Schwarz günstige Stellung aus dem Ragozin.}) 14... Bxc3+ {
Während der Partie schätzte ich 14...Ne4 als gefährlicher ein.} (14... Ne4 15.
Nge2 Ndxc5 16. O-O Nxd3 (16... Bf5 17. a3 $1 Bxc3 18. Nxc3 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Ng3
20. e4 $1 Nxe4 21. Nxd5 $14) 17. Qxd3 Bxc3 18. Nxc3 Nxc3 19. Qxc3 Qxc3 20. bxc3
$11 {führt zum Remis.}) 15. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 16. bxc3 Nxc5 17. Bc2 Nce4 (17... Nfe4
$6 18. f3 $1 Nxc3 19. Be7 $14 b6 $1 20. Bxf8 (20. Kd2 Re8 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22.
Kxc3 Rxe3+ 23. Kd2 d4) 20... Kxf8 21. Ne2) 18. Ne2 {Die Stellung ist
ausgeglichen, aber ich glaube es ist einfacher für Weiß zu spielen.} g5 (18...
Bd7 19. f3 g5 20. Bxe4 gxh4 21. Bd3) (18... Re8 19. f3 g5 20. Bf2 Nxf2 21. Kxf2
) 19. Bg3 Re8 {Nach 19...Nxg3 20.Nxg3 Bd7 gleichen sich die strukturellen
Schwächen mehr oder weniger aus.} (19... Bf5 $6 20. Be5 $1 $14) (19... Nxg3 20.
Nxg3 Bd7 21. h4 g4 22. O-O-O Rfc8 23. Kb2 Rc5 24. Rd4 Rac8 25. Rc1 Kg7 26. Bd3)
20. Bh2 b6 $6 {Ich dachte dass 20...Bf5 notwendig und stark ist.} (20... Bf5 $1
21. f3 Ng3 22. Bxg3 Bxc2 23. Kd2 Bg6) 21. f3 {Jetzt kann ich mein Läuferpaar
behalten und stehe leicht besser.} Nc5 22. Kd2 Nb7 {Schwarz führt den Springer
über a5 auf c4.} 23. Nd4 Na5 24. Bd3 Bd7 (24... Nc4+ 25. Bxc4 dxc4 26. e4 $14)
25. Nb3 {Ein sehr interessanter Moment in der Partie. Früher oder später muss
Schwarz ...Nc4 spielen. Ich konnte leider keinen nützlichen abwartenden Zug
finden. Deswegen habe ich mich entschieden, den Springer von a5 zu verjagen.}
Nc6 $6 {25...Nxb3 kam für Schwarz nicht in Frage, aber 25...Nc4+ wäre doch
besser als der Partiezug gewesen.} (25... Nc4+ 26. Bxc4 dxc4 27. Nd4 Ba4) 26.
a4 $36 {Jetzt ergreift Weiß die Initiative auch auf dem Damenflügel.} Be6 (
26... Ne5 $5 27. Bxe5 Rxe5 28. Nd4 $14) 27. Bb5 Bd7 28. Bd3 Be6 29. Rhb1 h6 30.
Bb5 (30. a5 $1 {wäre genauer gewesen.}) 30... Bd7 31. a5 Nxa5 32. Nxa5 bxa5 33.
Rxa5 Bxb5 34. Rbxb5 {Hier habe ich die Idee der Verteidigung mit ...a6 ...Re6
übersehen, aber es ändert nichts.} Re6 (34... a6 35. Rb7 Re6 36. Bb8 {Der
weiße Plan ist derselbe - den Läufer auf d4 bringen.}) 35. Rb8+ $1 Rxb8 36.
Bxb8 a6 37. Ba7 Kf8 38. Bd4 Ke7 39. Bxf6+ {Man könnte damit abwarten und
irgendeinen nützlichen Zug machen, aber es läuft auf dasselbe hinaus.} Rxf6 40.
Rxd5 Rd6 $2 {Ein grober Einsteller, aber ich denke dass Turmendspiel mit
Minusbauern ist auch aussichtslos.} (40... Rb6 41. Kc2 f6 42. e4) 41. Rxd6 Kxd6
42. f4 gxf4 43. exf4 Kd5 44. Kd3 a5 45. g4 a4 46. g5 1-0

[Event "Hastings 9394"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rogers, Ian"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 Bb4 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. d5 $6 (11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2) 11... Nf6 12. bxc4
b4 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qa4+ Nd7 15. Nd4 e5 $1 (15... exd5 16. c5 $36) 16. Nb3 Ke7
17. Be2 (17. Qb5 Ba6 18. Qxa5 Rhb8 19. d6+ $5 Ke8 $1 $17) (17. Nxa5 Qb6 $17)
17... Qd6 $1 18. Bg4 (18. O-O Nc5 19. Nxc5 (19. Qb5 Nxb3 20. Qxb7+ Kf6 $1 {
/\ Rhb8} (20... Qd7 $2 21. d6+ $1)) 19... Qxc5 20. Rfd1 Kd6 {/\ Bc8-d7}) 18...
Nb6 $1 19. c5 $1 Qxd5 20. cxb6 Bc6 21. Qa2 Qxg2 22. Rf1 Qxg4 23. Nxa5 Bb5 24.
Qb2 Qe4 25. b7 Ra6 26. Rg1 $6 (26. Rc1 $5 Rxa5 $140 27. Rc8 Ra2 $3 28. Qxa2 (
28. b8=Q Rxb2 29. Qc7+ Bd7 $19) 28... Qg2 29. Kd2 Qxf1 30. Rxh8 Qxf2+ 31. Kc1
Qxa2 32. b8=Q Qa1+ 33. Kd2 Qc3+ 34. Kd1 Qd3+ $19) 26... Rd8 $1 (26... Rg6 27.
O-O-O $3 $13) 27. Qc1 Qd3 28. Qb2 Kf6 {/\ Ra5-+} 0-1

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Donev,I} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2
Nd7 8. Ng3 (8. h3 {Donev,I} h5 9. Ng3 Bg6 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 g5 12. Be5)
8... Bg6 9. Be2 (9. Bd3 $4 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 g5 $1 $19 (10... g5 {Donev,I} 11. Be5
f6 $19)) 9... Nf8 (9... Qb6 $5 10. Qd2 Ngf6 (10... h5 11. e4 $6 (11. O-O {
Donev,I} h4 12. Nh1 h3 13. g4) 11... h4 12. Nf5 dxe4 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. Bxd6 Ne7
15. d5 Nf6 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Qf4 Qxb2 18. Rc1 Nfd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Qg5 Rd8
21. Bc5 Bh5 $1 22. Rc2 Qa1+ 23. Rc1 Qf6 $17 {Ligterink,G-Geller,E/OHRA II/1987/
}) 11. h4 h6 12. h5 Bh7 13. f3 O-O 14. Na4 Qb4 (14... Qd8 15. Bd3 $36) 15. Qxb4
Bxb4+ 16. Kf2 $14) (9... Ngf6 10. h4 h6 11. h5 Bh7 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 {
/\ Nf5}) 10. Bg4 (10. h4) 10... Nf6 11. Bh3 Ne6 12. Be5 Ng5 (12... Nd7 13. O-O
(13. Bxe6 Nxe5) (13. f4 Nxe5 14. dxe5 d4 15. Nce2 Bb4+ 16. Kf1 d3 17. Nc3 Bxc3
18. bxc3 h5 $1 19. f5 h4 20. fxg6 hxg3 21. gxf7+ Kxf7 $13) 13... Nxe5 14. dxe5
d4 15. exd4 Nxd4 16. f4 {/\ f5+/-}) 13. Bf5 O-O 14. h4 $1 (14. f3 Nd7 $1) 14...
Nge4 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Ngxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. h5 gxh5 $2 (18... g5 19. h6
f6 20. Qh5 $1 (20. hxg7 $2 Kxg7 21. Qh5 Rh8 22. Qxg5+ Kf7) 20... fxe5 21. hxg7
Qa5+ 22. Kd1 Kxg7 23. Qh7+ Kf6 24. Rh6#) (18... Bf6 19. hxg6 fxg6 $18 (19...
fxg6 {Donev,I} 20. Qb3+ Qd5 21. Qxd5+ cxd5 22. Bd6 Rfc8 23. Kd2 $14)) 19. Qxh5
Qa5+ 20. Kf1 f6 21. Qg6 $1 Qd5 (21... fxe5 22. Rh7 Rf7 23. Qh5 $18 (23. Qh5 {
Donev,I} Rxf2+ 24. Kg1 Rxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Qd2+ 26. Kh1 $18)) 22. Bf4 Rfd8 23. Rh5
$1 Qe6 (23... Qf7 {Donev,I} 24. Rh8+ Kxh8 25. Qxf7 $18) 24. Rh7 (24. Rh7 Bf8 (
24... Qf7 25. Rh8+ Kxh8 26. Qxf7 $18) 25. Qh5 $18) 1-0

[Event "USA-ARM"]
[Site "Glendale"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 Be6 8. h4
Bxh4 9. Qb3 b6 (9... Bc8 $5) 10. Nf3 Be7 11. Ne5 Nf6 (11... Bd6 $5 12. Bd3 Ne7
$13) 12. g5 (12. Be2) 12... Nfd7 13. g6 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bf6 $1 (14... fxg6 15.
Bxg7 Rg8 16. Rxh7 $16) 15. Rxh7 O-O $1 16. Bg3 (16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Bd3 Bf5 $1
$132) 16... fxg6 (16... Bf5 17. O-O-O Bxg6 18. Rh2 $16 {<->h}) 17. Rh2 Kf7 $1
18. O-O-O Rh8 $6 (18... Nd7 $1 19. e4 Be7 $14) 19. Rxh8 Qxh8 20. e4 $1 Qh5 (
20... dxe4 21. Bc4 Qh3 22. Nxe4 $16) 21. Re1 $1 (21. exd5 cxd5 22. Bg2 Nc6 $132
) 21... Nd7 22. exd5 Bxd5 (22... cxd5 23. Rxe6 Kxe6 24. Nxd5 Qg5+ (24... Qxd5
25. Bh3+ $18) (24... Qh1 25. Nf4+ Kd6 (25... Ke7 26. Nxg6+ Kd8 27. Qg8+ $18)
26. Qe6+ Kc7 27. Nd5+ $18) 25. Nf4+ Kd6 (25... Ke7 26. Qe3+ $18) 26. Qe6+ Kc7
27. Kd1 $1 $18) 23. Nxd5 cxd5 24. Bg2 Rc8+ 25. Kb1 Re8 (25... Rc4 26. Qb5 Qf5+
27. Be4 dxe4 28. Qxc4+ $18) 26. Bxd5+ Kf8 27. Rh1 Qf5+ 28. Ka1 Ke7 29. Qa3+ Kd8
30. Qd6 Qc2 (30... Bxd4 31. Qc7+ Ke7 32. Re1+ $18) 31. Bc6 Qf5 32. Qc7+ Ke7 33.
Bd6+ 1-0

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 c5 9. Bc3 $5 $146 (9. Bxc5) 9... Ne7 10. Nf3 (10. Bxg7 Rg8 11. Bf6 (11.
Bc3 Qxg2 12. Qd6 Qxh1 13. O-O-O Nbc6 $17) 11... Nd7 12. Bxe7 Kxe7 $15) 10...
O-O 11. O-O f6 (11... Nbc6 12. Bd3 Qf4 13. Re1) 12. Bd3 Qf4 13. Re1 Nbc6 14.
Nd2 $5 (14. Qc2 Nf5) 14... Rd8 15. Ne4 (15. Qc2 Nf5 16. Rad1 Ncd4 17. Bxd4 cxd4
$15) 15... f5 $6 (15... b6 16. g3 Qc7 17. Qh5 (17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nxf6+ Kg7 19.
Qf3 $40) (17. Nxf6+ $6 gxf6 18. Bxf6 Rf8 19. Qg4+ Ng6 20. Bxg6 Rxf6 21. Be4+
Kh8 $17) 17... e5 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Qxh7+ Kf8 20. Bg6 $40) 16. g3 (16. Nxc5 $2
Qd6 17. b4 b6 $19) 16... Qc7 (16... Qh6 17. Nxc5 $16) 17. Ng5 e5 (17... h6 18.
Nxe6 Bxe6 19. Rxe6 Qd7 20. Re3 $16) 18. Qh5 h6 19. Qf7+ Kh8 20. Nf3 Nd5 $8 (
20... Rxd3 21. Nxe5 Rxc3 22. Ng6+ Kh7 23. bxc3 $18) 21. Ng5 $1 (21. Qxc7 Nxc7
22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Rxd3 24. Bxc7 Bd7 $10) 21... Nde7 (21... hxg5 $5 22.
Qh5+ Kg8 23. cxd5 Nd4 24. Bxd4 cxd4 25. Rac1 (25. Qxg5 e4 26. Bc4 Qd6) (25. f3
Qe7 26. d6 Qf6 (26... Rxd6 27. Bc4+ Be6 28. Rxe5 $16) 27. Rac1 g6 28. Qh6 Be6
29. Rc7 (29. Rc5 Rxd6 30. Rcxe5 Rf8) 29... Rxd6 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Rxe5 Qxe5 32.
Qe7+ Kg8 33. Qh7+ $10) 25... Qd6 26. Rxc8 (26. Qxg5 e4 27. Bc4) 26... Raxc8 27.
Bxf5 Qh6 28. Be6+ Kh8 29. Qxh6+ gxh6 30. Bxc8 Rxc8 $13) 22. h4 $1 hxg5 $6 (
22... Bd7 $1 23. Rxe5 (23. Nf3 Rf8) (23. Ne6 Bxe6 24. Qxe6 Rxd3 $19) (23. Rad1
$2 hxg5 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. hxg5 Be8 $19) 23... Nxe5 24. Qxe7 Re8 $17 25. Nf7+ Kg8
26. Bxe5 Rxe7 27. Nxh6+ gxh6 28. Bxc7 $17 {San Segundo}) 23. hxg5 Be6 (23...
Nd4 24. Kg2 $18) 24. Qxe6 Nd4 (24... Rxd3 25. Kg2 $18) 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Bxf5
Nxf5 27. Qxf5 $18 Re8 28. g6 Kg8 29. Qh5 Re6 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Qh8+ Ke7 32.
Qxg7+ Kd6 33. Qf8+ Qe7 34. g7 Rg6 (34... Rg6 35. Rxe5 $1 $18) 1-0

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates m4"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 c5 (8... Nd7 9. Nf3 c5 10. Bc3 Ne7 11. O-O O-O 12. Bd3 Qc6 13. Re1 Ng6
14. Ng5 e5 15. Qc2 Re8 16. f4 Nxf4 17. Bxh7+ Kf8 18. g3 Ne6 19. Be4 Qb6 20.
Nxe6+ Qxe6 21. Bd5 Qh6 22. Qf2 f6 23. Rad1 Rb8 24. b4 b6 25. Bc6 {Belozerov,
A-Ivanov,Se/St.Petersburg op (5)/1994/0-1 (53)}) (8... Na6 9. Bc3 Ne7 10. Nf3
O-O 11. O-O f6 12. b4 Qf4 13. a3 Ng6 14. Bd3 e5 15. Bd2 Qg4 16. Re1 Qd7 17. Qc2
Rd8 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Qxg6 Qf5 20. Qxf5 Bxf5 21. Be3 Nc7 22. Red1 b6 23. Rd2
Ne6 24. Rad1 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 {Malaniuk,V-Matlak,M/Wisla BES (06)/1992/0.5 (25)})
9. Bc3 (9. Bxc5 Qxg2 10. Bf3 (10. Qd4) (10. Qd6) 10... Qg5) 9... f6 (9... Ne7
10. Nf3 O-O 11. O-O f6 12. Bd3 Qf4 13. Re1 Nbc6 14. Nd2 Rd8 15. Ne4 f5 16. g3
Qc7 17. Ng5 e5 18. Qh5 h6 19. Qf7+ Kh8 20. Nf3 Nd5 21. Ng5 Nde7 22. h4 hxg5 23.
hxg5 Be6 24. Qxe6 Nd4 25. Bxd4 $18 {Sokolov,I-San Segundo,P/Madrid (06)/1994/
1-0 (34)}) 10. Nf3 Qf4 11. O-O Nc6 12. Nd2 Nge7 13. Bh5+ (13. Bd3 $5 O-O 14.
Re1) 13... Ng6 (13... g6 $5 14. g3 Qc7 (14... Qf5 15. Bg4 $16) 15. Ne4 (15.
Bxf6 O-O 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 $10) 15... O-O 16. Be2 e5 17. Nxc5 b6 $13 (17... Bh3 18.
Bg4 $5 Bxf1 19. Ne6 Qb6 20. Qxf1 Rfc8 21. c5 Qa6 22. Be2 Qa4 23. Bc4 Kh8 24. b3
Qa3 25. f4 $40)) 14. g3 (14. Qc2 Qh6 $15) 14... Qc7 15. Ne4 O-O (15... b6 16.
Nd6+ Ke7 17. Nb5 $36) 16. Nxc5 Nce5 17. Ne4 (17. Bxg6 Nxg6 18. Qd4 Ne5 $15)
17... Qxc4 (17... Rd8 18. Qb3 Qxc4 19. Qxc4 Nxc4 20. Rfd1 $44) (17... Nxc4 18.
Rc1 $36) 18. Nd6 Qa6 (18... Qc5 19. Rc1 Rd8 20. Ne4 Qb6 21. Qc2 $13) 19. f4 Nd3
20. Rf3 Qb6+ 21. Kh1 Nc5 (21... Nf2+ $2 22. Rxf2 Qxf2 23. Bd4 $18) (21... Qxd6
22. Rxd3 $44) 22. b4 Na6 23. a4 (23. a3 Rd8 24. Rd3 $44) 23... Rd8 (23... Nxb4
24. Bxb4 Qxb4 25. Rb3 Qc5 26. Bf3 Rd8 27. Rd3 $132) 24. Rd3 Nxb4 25. Bxb4 Qxb4
26. Bf3 Qa5 27. Rc1 (27. Nc4 Rxd3 28. Nxa5 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Kf7 30. Rd8 Ke7 31.
Rg8 Kf7 $10) 27... Ne7 $6 28. f5 (28. Nxc8 Raxc8 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Bxb7 Rc4 $17
) (28. Nf5 $1 Nd5 (28... Rxd3 29. Nxe7+ Kf7 30. Qxd3 Kxe7 31. Qxh7 $18) 29.
Ne7+ Kh8 30. Nxd5 exd5 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Qxd5 Qxd5 33. Bxd5 $10) (28. Qe2 Kf8
29. Rcd1 (29. Bxb7 Rxd6 30. Bxa8 Ba6) 29... Qxa4 $1 (29... Qa6 30. Nb5 Rxd3 31.
Qxd3 $16) 30. Rd4 Qb3 $13) (28. Nc4 Rxd3 29. Qxd3 Qc7 30. Rd1 Nc6 $13) (28. Qb3
$5 Qb6 (28... Nd5 29. Rxd5 exd5 30. Bxd5+ Kf8 31. Bg8 $1 Rd7 32. Qe6 $1 Qd8 33.
Bxh7 Rxd6 34. Qg8+ Ke7 35. Qxg7+ Ke6 36. Bg8+ Kf5 37. Re1 $18) (28... Kf8 29.
Rcd1 $5) 29. Qa3 (29. Rxc8 Qxb3 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Rxb3 Rxd6 32. Rxb7 $14)
29... a5 $8 (29... Qf2 30. a5 a6 31. Ne4 Rxd3 32. Qxd3 Qb2 33. Qd8+ Kf7 34.
Nd6+ Kg6 35. Qe8+ Kh6 36. Qh5#) 30. Rcd1 (30. f5 Qb4 $1 (30... Nxf5 31. Nxf5
exf5 32. Qc5 $1 Qxc5 33. Rxd8+ Qf8 34. Bd5+ $18) 31. Nxc8 Raxc8 (31... Qxa3 $4
32. Rxd8+ Kf7 33. Nd6+ $18) 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Qxb4 axb4 34. fxe6 $10) (30. Nc4
Rxd3 (30... Qc7 31. Qc5 $1 Qxc5 (31... Nc6 32. Rxd8+ Qxd8 33. Rd1 Qc7 34. Qb6
$1 $18) 32. Rxd8+ Kf7 33. Nd6+ $18) 31. Qxd3 (31. Qxe7 Qd8 32. Qxd8+ Rxd8 33.
Nb6 Rb8 34. Rc7 e5) 31... Qc7) 30... Qb4 (30... Rf8 31. Nxc8 Nxc8 32. Rb3 $1
Qf2 33. Rb2 Qa7 34. Rxb7 Qa6 35. Qxf8+ Kxf8 36. Rd8#) 31. Qa2 Ra6 32. Nxc8 Rxc8
33. Rb3 $18) 28... Kf8 (28... exf5 $2 29. Qb3+) (28... Nxf5 29. Nxf5 Rxd3 30.
Ne7+ Kf7 31. Qxd3 Kxe7 32. Qxh7 $40) 29. Bg2 (29. fxe6 Bxe6 30. Nxb7 Rxd3 31.
Qxd3 Qf5 32. Qxf5 Nxf5 $15) (29. Nxc8 Rxd3 30. Qxd3 Rxc8 31. Rxc8+ Nxc8 32.
Bxb7 Qc7 33. Bxc8 Qxc8 34. fxe6 Qxe6 35. Qxh7 Qc6+ 36. Kg1 Qxa4 $17) (29. Qe2
Nxf5 30. Nxf5 exf5 31. Rc5 Qb6 32. Rb5 Qc7 33. Rc5 Qe7 $1) (29. Be4 Qe5 $1 30.
Rc7 exf5 $1 (30... Rxd6 31. Rxd6 Qxe4+ 32. Kg1 Qe3+ 33. Kf1 exf5 34. Rd8+ Kf7
35. Qh5+ Ke6 36. Rxe7+ Kxe7 37. Qe8#)) 29... g6 (29... Nxf5 30. Nxf5 Rxd3 31.
Qxd3 exf5 32. Qd6+ Ke8 (32... Kf7 $2 33. Rc7+ Kg6 34. Qe7 $18) 33. Rxc8+ Rxc8
34. Qe6+ Kd8 35. Qd6+ $10) (29... exf5 30. Qb3) 30. fxg6 (30. fxe6 Bxe6 31.
Nxb7 Rxd3 32. Qxd3 Qg5 $13) 30... hxg6 31. Qb3 $6 (31. Ne4 Rxd3 32. Qxd3 Nd5 (
32... Kg7 33. Qd6 Nd5 (33... Nf5 34. Rc7+ Kh6 35. Qf8+ $18) (33... Nc6 34. Nxf6
Kxf6 35. Qf8+ Kg5 36. Rc5+ $18) 34. Nxf6 Kxf6 35. Qf8+ Ke5 36. Qg7+ $5 Kd6 37.
Qf8+ $10) 33. Nxf6 Nxf6 34. Qd6+ (34. Qxg6 Qf5 35. Qh6+ Kf7 36. Rf1 Qg6) 34...
Kf7 (34... Kg7 $2 35. Qe7+) (34... Kg8 35. Qe7 Nh5 36. Qe8+ Kh7 37. Be4 Qg5 38.
Rc7+ Ng7 39. Qf7 Qh6 40. g4 $18) 35. Rc7+ Bd7 36. Rxd7+ Nxd7 37. Qxd7+ Kf6 $13)
31... Nc6 32. Nc4 (32. Nxc8 Raxc8 33. Qxe6 Qe5 $10) (32. Bxc6 bxc6 33. Nxc8
Raxc8 34. Qxe6 Qe5 35. Qxe5 fxe5 36. Rxd8+ Rxd8 37. Rxc6 $14) 32... Qc7 33.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 (33... Nxd8 $5) 34. Rd1 Qe7 35. Nd6 e5 36. Qe3 Kg7 $6 (36... Bg4 $1
37. Qh6+ Qg7 38. Qxg7+ Kxg7 39. Rb1 Na5 40. Rb5 Rd8 $1) 37. Qc5 Bd7 (37... Kh7
38. Nxb7 Bxb7 39. Qxe7+ Nxe7 40. Bxb7 Re8 41. Rd7 Kh6 $15) 38. Nxb7 (38. Bxc6
Bxc6+ 39. Kg1 Qe6 $17) 38... Qxc5 39. Nxc5 Be8 40. Ne6+ Kf7 41. Nc7 Rc8 42.
Nxe8 Kxe8 43. Rd6 Nd4 44. Rxf6 Ke7 (44... Rc1+ 45. Rf1) 45. Rf1 Rc4 46. Be4 g5
47. Rf7+ $1 Kxf7 48. Bd5+ Kf6 49. Bxc4 e4 50. Kg2 e3 (50... e3 51. h4 $10)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Brno-A"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Stohl, Igor"]
[Black "Haba, Petr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1994.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 Ne7 9. Nf3 (9. Qd2 Ng6 10. O-O-O Qf4 11. Nh3 Qxd2+ 12. Rxd2 Na6 13. Bc3
e5 14. Ng5 Nc5 15. Rhd1 Bf5 16. g4 Be6 17. Bb4 f6 18. Bxc5 fxg5 19. Re1 Kf7 20.
b3 Rhd8 21. Bd6 Kf6 22. c5 Bd5 23. Bd3 Re8 24. Bxg6 $10 {Barsov,A-Kasymdganov,
A/UZB-ch (08)/1993/0.5 (31)}) 9... Ng6 $6 (9... Nd5 $1 10. Nd2 (10. Ba3 Nf4 11.
O-O Nxe2+ 12. Kh1 Nd7 13. Re1 c5 (13... Qxc4 14. Rxe2 c5 15. Rc1 Qb5 16. Ne5 $6
Nxe5 $2 17. Rxc5 Qb6 18. Rcxe5 $40 Bd7 19. Rd2 Rd8 20. Qh5 Qc7 21. Bd6 $6 Qc4
22. h3 Bc6 23. Qg5 Rxd6 $1 24. Rxd6 {Borisenko,G-Kalikstein/UZB-ch/1992/0-1 
(31)}) 14. Rxe2 Qc6 15. Qd5 Qb6 16. Rae1 O-O 17. Qh5 Qc7 18. b3 Rd8 19. Rd2 Re8
20. Red1 Nf6 21. Qxc5 Qxc5 22. Bxc5 b6 23. Be3 Bb7 24. Ne5 $10 {Cardon,H-Levin,
F/Sevilla op (09)/1994/0.5 (26)}) 10... Qd4 11. Ba3 Nf4 12. O-O Nd7 13. g3 (13.
Re1 Ne5 14. Bf1 f5 15. h3 Bd7 16. Nb3 Qxd1 17. Raxd1 Nfg6 18. Nc5 O-O-O 19. b3
Nf7 20. Bd3 Rhe8 21. Bb2 b6 22. Nxd7 Rxd7 23. c5 Kc7 24. cxb6+ $13 {Tataev,
M-Kasimdzhanov,R/Voskresensk2/1993/0-1 (47)}) 13... Nxe2+ 14. Qxe2 Nf6 15. Rad1
b6 16. Rfe1 Bb7 17. Nf3 Qg4 18. Rd4 Qh5 19. Rh4 Qa5 20. Ne5 c5 21. Nxf7 $1
Qxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Kxf7 23. Rf4 Rhd8 24. f3 $16 {Matamoros,C-Milos,G/Sevilla Expo 
(04)/1992/0.5 (33)}) 10. Nd2 Qf5 (10... Qxg2 11. Bf3 Qh3 12. Ne4 $40) 11. Bf3
Qe5+ (11... Ne5 12. Ne4 Nxf3+ 13. gxf3 Qe5 14. Bc3 $16) 12. Ne4 f5 13. Bc3 Qc7
14. Nd6+ Kf8 (14... Ke7 15. c5 (15. Nxc8+ Rxc8 16. Bxg7 Nd7 $14) 15... Rd8 16.
Qd2 $40) 15. Qd2 e5 (15... Nh4 16. O-O-O Nxf3 17. gxf3 $40) 16. O-O-O Be6 17.
h4 $1 Nd7 (17... e4 18. h5 exf3 19. hxg6 fxg2 20. Rxh7 Rg8 21. Qg5 $18) 18. h5
Ne7 (18... Nf4 19. g3 $18) 19. h6 Rg8 (19... g6 20. Qe2 $18) 20. Qg5 Rd8 21.
Rhe1 $1 b5 22. Rxe5 $1 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Rxd6 (23... gxh6 24. Qxh6+ Rg7 25. Qxg7#)
24. hxg7+ Ke8 (24... Kf7 25. Rxd6 Bxc4 26. Bh5+ $18) 25. Bxd6 Qd7 26. Bxe7 Qxe7
27. Bh5+ Bf7 28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 (28... Qxf7 29. Rd8#) 29. Qxf5+ (29. Qxf5+ Kxg7 30.
Rd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "CRO-ch"]
[Site "Slavonski Brod"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sulava, Nenad"]
[Black "Palac, Mladen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1995.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 c5 9. Bxc5 Qxg2 10. Qd2 (10. Bf3 Qg5 11. Qd4 (11. Bd6 Nc6 (11... Ne7 12.
Ne2 Qf6 13. Nc3 Nf5 14. Nb5 Na6 15. Qb3 Nxd6 16. Nxd6+ Kf8 17. Qa3 Qe5+ 18.
Ne4+ Kg8 19. O-O-O h6 20. Rd8+ Kh7 21. Rxh8+ Kxh8 22. Qf8+ Kh7 23. Qxf7 $16 {
San Segundo,P-Korneev,O/Linares op/1995/1-0 (33)}) 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Nf3 Qd8
14. Rg1 Nh6 15. Bc5 Qxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Nf5 17. Ng5 f6 18. Ne4 a6 19. f4 Kf7 20.
Nd6+ Nxd6 21. Rxd6 Re8 22. Rxc6 Rd8 $13 {Kinsman,A-Payen,A/Paris-London (03)/
1994/0-1 (40)}) 11... Nd7 12. Bb4 Qe5+ 13. Ne2 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Ne5 15. Be2 Bd7
16. Rg1 Ne7 17. Bd6 N5g6 18. Bf3 Bc6 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. O-O-O Rc8 21. b4 $44 {
Vaiser,A-Ivanov,S/URS-OT56 Uzhgorod/1988/0.5 (49)}) 10... Qxh1 11. O-O-O Nd7
12. Nf3 (12. Bf3 Qxh2 13. Bxb7 Qc7 $1 14. Bxa8 Qxc5 $17) 12... Qg2 (12... Qxd1+
13. Qxd1 (13. Bxd1 Nxc5 14. Qd4 Bd7 15. Qxc5 Rc8 $14) 13... Nxc5 14. Qd4 Ne7
15. Qxc5 Bd7 (15... f6 16. Nd4 a6 17. Qd6 Kf7 18. c5 Re8 19. Bc4 Nc6 20. Nf5
Rd8 21. Qg3 g6 22. Nd6+ Kg7 23. h4 Ne5 24. Be2 b6 25. f4 Nc6 26. Qg2 Bd7 27.
Bf3 $18 {Tataev,M-Boguslawsky,M/Protvino/1992/}) 16. Ne5 Nc6 (16... Bc6 $5 17.
Nxc6 $1 bxc6 18. Bf3 Rc8 19. Qxa7 $16) 17. Bf3 $1 Nxe5 18. Qxe5 f6 19. Qg3
O-O-O 20. Qxg7 $16 {Yusupov,A-Dokhoian,Y/BRD/1994/1-0 (39)}) 13. Ba3 (13. Ne5
Ngf6 14. Qd6 Qg5+ 15. f4 Ne4 $1) 13... a5 (13... Ne7 14. Ne5 O-O 15. Bxe7 Nxe5
16. Bxf8 Bd7 17. Ba3 Be8 18. Qe3 Nc6 19. Bd6 Rd8 20. h4 e5 {0.5/Flear,G-Vera,R/
Elgoibar/1994/}) 14. Ne5 Ngf6 (14... h6 15. Nxd7 Qg5 16. Nb6 Qxd2+ 17. Rxd2 Rb8
18. Bd6 $18) 15. Bh5 (15. Qd6 $2 Qg5+ 16. Kb1 Ne4 $19) 15... Ra6 (15... Nxh5
16. Nxd7 f6 17. Nb6 Qc6 18. Qd8+ Kf7 19. Qxh8 Qxb6 20. Rg1 g5 21. Qf8+ Kg6 22.
Qe8+ Kf5 23. Qxh5 $40) 16. Bxf7+ Kd8 17. Bh5 Qxh2 (17... Nxh5 $5 18. Nxd7 (18.
Nf7+ Ke8 19. Nxh8 Qxh2 $17) 18... Kc7 19. Nb6 (19. Bd6+ Kxd7 20. Ba3+ Ke8 21.
Qd8+ Kf7 22. Qxh8 Rc6 $19) (19. Nf8 Kb8 20. Qd8 Nf6 21. Bd6+ Rxd6 22. Qxd6+ Ka8
23. Qc5 Qc6 $19) 19... Rxb6 20. Bd6+ Kd7 (20... Kc6 21. Bb8 $18) 21. Bc5+ Ke8 (
21... Kc7 22. Bxb6+ Kxb6 23. Qd4+ Ka6 24. Qc5 b6 $19) 22. Qd8+ Kf7 23. Qxh8 Rc6
$19) 18. Nf7+ Kc7 19. Bf3 Kb8 {Black has artificially completed a castling and
is left with a spare pawn.} (19... Re8 20. Rh1) 20. Nxh8 Qh4 21. Nf7 e5 (21...
Qxc4+ 22. Kb1 $13) 22. Kb1 Ne4 23. Qe3 (23. Qe1 Ndf6) 23... Ndf6 {[%cal Rc8f5]
Black s pieces are coming to life with unpleasant ferrocity.} 24. Nxe5 Re6 25.
Qd4 $6 (25. Ng4 $1 Qg5 (25... Nxg4 26. Qf4+ Ka8 27. Bxe4 $40) 26. Nxf6 Qxe3 27.
fxe3 Nxf6 28. Bd6+ $14) 25... Qf4 26. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 27. Qxe4 Nxe4 28. f4 g5 29.
Rd4 Re8 30. Nf7 (30. Rxe4 $4 Bf5 $19) 30... Bf5 31. Kc1 Ng3 (31... gxf4 32. Nd6
Nxd6 33. Bxd6+ Kc8 34. Rxf4 $10) 32. Rd5 (32. Rd6 gxf4 $17) 32... Be6 $2 (32...
Re1+ 33. Kd2 Re2+) 33. Bd6+ Ka7 34. Rxa5+ Kb6 $138 (34... Kb6 35. Rb5+ Ka7 36.
Bc5+ Kb8 37. Nd6 $36) 0-1

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 Bd6 (6... g6 7. f3)
7. Bg3 Ne7 8. e3 Bf5 (8... Nf5 $5) 9. Qb3 Bxg3 10. hxg3 Qb6 11. Be2 $14 Nd7 (
11... Na6 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nh3 Nb4 14. Kd2 $5 $13 {Bareev}) 12. g4 $1 Be6 13. Nh3
O-O-O (13... Qxb3 $5 14. axb3 a6 15. Ng5 $14 (15. Nf4 $14)) 14. Qa3 $1 Rhe8 15.
Nf4 h6 16. b4 Kb8 17. Rb1 Ng6 18. Nd3 $1 (18. Nxe6 Rxe6 $14) 18... Rc8 19. O-O
Qd8 20. b5 Qe7 21. Nb4 c5 (21... cxb5 $6 22. Nxb5 a6 23. Nxa6+ bxa6 24. Nd6+
$18) (21... Ka8 22. bxc6 bxc6 23. Na4 $40) 22. b6 $1 (22. Nc6+ $2 bxc6 23.
bxc6+ Nb6 24. dxc5 Rxc6 {Bareev}) 22... Nxb6 (22... axb6 23. Nb5 Rcd8 24. Nc6+
$1 $18) 23. Nb5 a6 24. dxc5 Qxc5 (24... Rxc5 25. Nxa6+ bxa6 26. Qxa6 Qb7 27.
Qxb7+ Kxb7 28. Nd6+ $18) 25. Nd6 $1 a5 (25... Qxd6 26. Nxa6+ $18) 26. Na6+ bxa6
27. Qxc5 Rxc5 28. Nxe8 Ka7 29. Nxg7 $18 (29. Rfc1 $1) 29... Na4 30. Rfc1 Nc3
31. Kf1 a4 32. Rb2 (32. Nxe6 fxe6 33. Rb2 $18) 32... Bd7 33. f4 (33. Rbc2 $1)
33... Bb5 34. Bxb5 axb5 35. Nf5 Kb6 36. a3 Rc4 37. Nxh6 d4 38. Nf5 d3 39. Nd6
Rc6 40. Rd2 Nd5 (40... Rxd6 41. Rxc3 $18) 41. Nc8+ Kb7 42. Rxc6 Kxc6 43. Rxd3
Kc5 44. Ke1 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Spraggett, Kevin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 Bg4 7. f3 {N} Bh5 8.
O-O-O Nf6 9. e4 Bg6 $1 (9... dxe4 10. g4 Bg6 11. fxe4 $36) 10. Bd3 O-O 11. e5
Ne8 $6 (11... Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Ne8 13. Be3 Na6 14. f4 Nb4 15. Qb1 f5 $10) 12. Be3
(12. Bxg6 $1) 12... Na6 13. Bxg6 fxg6 14. f4 Nec7 15. h4 Ne6 16. Nge2 Nb4 17.
Qb1 (17. Qb3 a5 18. a3 b5 $13) 17... c5 $1 18. a3 a5 19. h5 $6 (19. g3 $1 cxd4
20. Bxd4 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 $16) 19... cxd4 20. Bxd4 Nxf4 $1 21. axb4 axb4 22. Nxf4
Rxf4 23. hxg6 (23. Ne2 Re4 24. hxg6 Bg5+) 23... bxc3 24. bxc3 Bg5 25. Kc2 Qd7 (
25... hxg6) 26. Rxh7 Qf5+ 27. Kb3 Qd7 28. e6 $2 (28. Kc2 Qf5+ $10) 28... Qb5+
$2 (28... Qa4+ 29. Kb2 Ra5 $19) 29. Kc2 Qe2+ (29... Rf2+ 30. Bxf2 Qe2+ 31. Kb3
Qb5+ $10) 30. Rd2 Qe4+ 31. Kb2 Qxe6 32. Rxg7+ Kf8 33. Qh1 Rh4 $2 (33... Ra2+ $1
34. Kxa2 Qa6+ 35. Kb2 Qb5+ $10) 34. Rf2+ Ke8 35. Qf1 Rf4 36. Rxf4 Bxf4 37. Qb5+
Kf8 38. Rf7+ Kg8 39. Rg7+ Kf8 40. Rf7+ Kg8 41. Rxf4 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Bern"]
[Site "Bern"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zueger, Beat"]
[Black "Klinger, Josef"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 Bb4 7. Bd2 Bb7 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 a5 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. O-O O-O
15. Qc2 Qc7 16. e4 e5 17. c5 exd4 (17... Ba6 18. Rfc1 exd4 19. Bxd4 Bxd3 20.
Qxd3 Qc6 $13 {Levitt,J-Flear,G/London WFW/1990/ ->CBM 18}) 18. Bxd4 Ng4 19. Bb5
(19. Bc4 $5 Nde5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Bd5) 19... Nde5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Qb2 (21.
f4 Nc6 22. Bb2 Ba6 $132) 21... f6 22. Bxe5 fxe5 $1 (22... Qxe5 23. Qxe5 fxe5
24. c6 Bc8 25. Rfc1 $16) 23. c6 Bc8 (23... Ba6 24. Qa2+ Kh8 25. Qxa5 $16) 24.
Rfc1 $6 (24. Bc4+ Kh8 25. Bd5 $36) 24... Qb6 25. Qxe5 a4 $1 26. Rc5 (26. Bxa4
Rxa4 27. Rxa4 Qxf2+ 28. Kh1 Qf1+) (26. Qc5 Qxc5 27. Rxc5 b3 28. Rxa4 b2 $1)
26... b3 27. Bc4+ (27. Qe7 Ba6 $1) 27... Kh8 28. Qe7 Ba6 29. Bxa6 (29. Rg5
Qxf2+ 30. Kh1 Qd4 $19) 29... Rfe8 $1 (29... Qxa6 30. Rg5) 30. Qd6 Qxa6 31. Rg5
b2 32. Rb1 Qc4 {Ftacnik,L} (32... Qc4 33. Qd2 Qxe4 34. Qxb2 Qe1+) 0-1

[Event "GER-ch"]
[Site "Bad Neuenahr"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Uhlmann, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Serrer, Christoph"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8. Qb1 $5
{N} (8. axb5) (8. Qc2) 8... Bd7 (8... Qb6 $5) 9. Be2 Ra6 $6 (9... Nf6 10. O-O
O-O $146) 10. O-O Nf6 11. e4 Be7 12. Rd1 Qc8 (12... b4 13. Na2 $16) 13. Bg5 h6
14. Bh4 Bb4 15. d5 $1 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Rb6 (16... exd5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. exd5 $40)
17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Bxc4 cxd5 19. Bxb5 $1 Bxb5 20. axb5 dxe4 21. Qxe4 Rxb5 22.
Qa4 $1 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Site "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kaspi, Alexander"]
[Black "Maksimenko, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. d5 Nf6 12. bxc4 b4 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qa4+ Nd7
15. Nd4 e5 16. Nb3 Ke7 17. Qb5 Ba6 18. Qxa5 Rhb8 19. d6+ Ke8 20. Qd5 {N} (20.
Be2 Bb7 $19 {Ionov-Moroz/URS/1984/}) 20... Bb7 21. Qd2 Rxa1+ 22. Nxa1 Nc5 23.
d7+ (23. Qxb4 Qxd6 $19) 23... Kd8 $1 (23... Nxd7 24. Qxb4) 24. Qxb4 Qd6 25. Qd2
Qa6 $1 26. Qb2 (26. Nc2 Be4 $19) 26... Qa5+ {Ftacnik,L} (26... Qa5+ 27. Ke2
Bf3+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Sochi-A"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Ruban, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 Bb7 8. b3 Nf6
{N} (8... a5 9. axb5 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 cxb5 11. bxc4 b4) 9. axb5 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 cxb5
11. bxc4 bxc4 12. Bxc4 Qc7 (12... O-O $5) 13. Bb5+ Bc6 14. Ba5 Qd6 15. Qb3 Bxb5
16. Qxb5+ Qc6 17. Qb4 Qd5 18. Ne5 $1 Qxg2 19. Ke2 Nbd7 (19... Nc6 $2 20. Qb5
Rc8 21. Rhc1 $18) 20. Rhg1 Qe4 21. Qa4 Rc8 22. Rac1 $18 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 O-O 24.
Nxd7 Qg4+ 25. Kf1 Nxd7 26. Qxd7 Qh3+ 27. Ke1 Qxh2 28. Rc8 g6 29. Bb4 Rxc8 30.
Qxc8+ Kg7 31. Qf8+ Kf6 32. Be7+ Kf5 33. Qxf7+ Ke4 34. Qxe6+ Kd3 35. Qb3+ Ke4
36. Qc2+ Kd5 37. Qc5+ {Ftacnik} 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-14b"]
[Site "Szirak"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Flear, Glenn C"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1987.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 $5 (5... Nf6 6. e3 c5) 6.
e3 Bf5 7. g4 Be6 8. h4 c5 $5 (8... Nd7) 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nge2 Ne7 (10... Nc6 $5
11. Nd4 (11. Nb5 Rc8) 11... Bxd4 12. exd4 Nge7 13. Bg2 O-O $10) 11. Nd4 Nbc6
12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Bg2 O-O 14. O-O Ng6 15. Bg5 Be7 16. h5 $1 (16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17.
h5 Nh4 18. Bh1 Rad8 19. f4 d4 20. Ne4 dxe3 21. Qe1 Nd4 22. Qxe3 (22. Rc1 e2 23.
Rf2 Rc8 24. Rb1 Rc2 {/\ Qc7}) 22... Nc2 $17) 16... Bxg5 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. f4
Be7 19. Nxd5 exd5 $2 (19... g5 $1 20. Nxe7+ (20. f5 exd5 21. Bxd5+ Kh8 22. Kg2
Rf6 $17) (20. Qb3 exd5 21. Bxd5+ Kh8 22. Kg2 g6 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Rad1 Qc8 $17)
20... Qxe7 $10) 20. Bxd5+ Kh7 21. Rf2 $1 (21. Kg2 Bh4 22. Rh1 g5 23. Qc2+ g6
24. Bxc6 Qc8 $1 $17 {>< g4} (24... bxc6 25. fxg5 Qxg5 26. Rxh4+ Qxh4 27. Rh1
$16)) 21... Bh4 22. Rh2 g5 23. Be4+ Kg8 24. Bd5+ $2 (24. Qb3+ $1 Kh8 $8 (24...
Rf7 25. Bd5 Qe7 26. fxg5 Bxg5 27. Bxf7+ Qxf7 28. Rh8+ $18) 25. Qxb7 Rxf4 26.
Qxc6 $1 Rxg4+ 27. Kh1 Rc8 28. Qg6 $18) 24... Kh8 25. Bxc6 Qb6 $1 26. fxg5 (26.
Qb3 Rxf4 $1 27. Qxb6 Rxg4+ 28. Rg2 Rxg2+ 29. Kxg2 axb6 30. Bxb7 Rf8 $10) 26...
Qxe3+ 27. Kh1 bxc6 28. Rxh4+ Kg8 29. Qb3+ Qxb3 30. axb3 Rf3 31. Ra5 $6 Rd8 (
31... Rxb3 $2 32. g6 {/\ Rah5}) 32. Rxa7 Rxb3 33. Ra1 Rxb2 34. g6 Rbd2 35. Rh5
Rd1+ 36. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 37. Kg2 Rd6 38. Rg5 Kf8 39. Kf3 Ke7 40. Kf4 $4 (40. Rc5
Rxg6 41. Rc1 Kd6 42. Rd1+ Kc7 43. Rc1 $10) 40... Rd4+ 41. Ke3 Rd5 (41... Rd5
42. Rf5 Rxf5 43. gxf5 Kf6 44. Ke4 c5 $19) (41... Rd5 42. Rxd5 cxd5 43. Kd4 Kd6
44. g5 Ke6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1990.02.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gaprindashvili, Nona"]
[Black "Bagirov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1990.02.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e4 (5. Bg5 f6) 5... b5 6. Bg5 {N}
Qb6 (6... f6 $5) 7. a4 Nd7 8. Be2 Ngf6 9. axb5 cxb5 10. d5 $1 Bb4 (10... exd5
11. exd5 $36) 11. Be3 Nc5 12. O-O O-O 13. Na2 Ba5 14. Nd4 $1 Ncxe4 $8 (14...
exd5 15. b4 cxb3 16. Nxb3 Nfxe4 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. Qc2 $18) (14... Nfxe4 15. b4
cxb3 16. Nxb3 Qc7 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. Rc1 Bb6 19. d6 $18) 15. Nxe6 Qd6 16. Nxf8
Bc7 17. g3 Qxf8 18. Bf3 Bh3 19. Re1 a5 (19... Rd8 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Bxa7 $16)
20. Bd4 Nc5 21. Nc3 (21. d6 $6 Bxd6 22. Bxa8 Qxa8 $132) 21... Nd3 (21... Rb8 $5
) 22. Nxb5 $1 Nxe1 23. Qxe1 Re8 24. Qc3 Bd8 25. Qxc4 $18 {Ftacnik,L} Ne4 26.
Be3 Bf5 27. h4 h6 28. Kg2 Qe7 29. Nd4 Bg6 30. Nc6 Qd7 31. Nxd8 Qxd8 32. Bf4 Nd6
33. Qc5 Nf5 34. Qxa5 Qf6 35. h5 Bh7 36. Re1 Rd8 37. Qc7 Rf8 {Time} 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Miton, Kamil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2007.05.02"]
[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 "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Buryatia Shatar"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 Bb4 7. Bd2 Bb7 (7... a5
8. axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. d5 Nf6 12. bxc4 b4 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14.
Qa4+ Nd7 15. Nd4 e5 16. Nb3 Ke7 17. Be2 Qd6 18. f4 Rhc8 $132 {Miton,
K-Krasenkow,M/Warsaw 2003}) 8. b3 a5 (8... cxb3 $2 9. Qxb3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 a6 11.
d5 $1 $40) 9. Ne4 $5 {Morozevich is nothing if not an original player. The
choice of the knight move with its dubious reputation was probably an
intuitive decision.} (9. bxc4 Bxc3 (9... bxc4 10. Bxc4 Nf6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rb1
c5 (12... Na6 13. Ne2 c5 14. Bc1 Be4 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4
18. Nexd4 Rfc8 {1/2 Babula,V (2515)-Matlak,M (2490)/Moscow 1994/ (44)}) 13.
dxc5 Na6 14. c6 Bxc6 15. Nd4 Bb7 16. Na2 Qc7 17. Nxb4 axb4 18. Bxb4 Rfd8 19.
Qe2 Ng4 20. Qxg4 Qxc4 21. Rfc1 Qd5 {1/2 Paulsen,D (2292)-Suhl,D (2158)/Berlin
1996/ (58)}) 10. Bxc3 b4 11. Bb2 c5 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. O-O (13. Nd2 O-O 14. O-O
Nbd7 15. Qe2 Qc7 16. f4 Rfe8 17. h3 cxd4 18. exd4 Rad8 19. Nb3 Ba6 {0-1 Babula,
V (2530)-Ninov,N (2435)/Odorheiu Secuiesc 1995/ (43)}) 13... Nbd7 14. Re1 Qc7 (
14... Rc8 15. Rc1 Qc7 16. d5 exd5 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. e4 Be6 19. e5 Nd5 20. Ng5
Nf4 21. Bb5 $16 {0-1 Knaak,R (2515)-Karasev,V (2460)/Polanica Zdroj 1974/ (41)}
) 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 17. Qh5 Nb6 18. Qg5 g6 19. e4 Bc6 20. Bc1 Bxa4 $15
{1-0 Zakharevich,I (2532)-Goloshchapov,A (2446)/Novgorod 1999/ (49)}) 9... f5
10. Nc5 (10. Neg5 c3 11. Nxe6 Qe7 12. Nf4 cxd2+ 13. Nxd2 Nf6 14. Bd3 Bxd2+ 15.
Qxd2 Ne4 16. Qc2 O-O $17 {0-1 Kasparian,G-Kirillov,V/Moscow 1931/URS-ch/ (33)})
(10. Nc3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 b4 12. Bd2 c3 $17) 10... c3 (10... Bxc5 11. dxc5 Nf6 12.
axb5 (12. Nd4 $5 Ne4 13. axb5 c3 14. Bc1 e5 $13) 12... cxb5 13. Nd4 Ne4 14.
Nxe6 $13) 11. Nxb7 Qe7 12. Nc5 e5 $1 {Miton is growing into a very strong
player; with the e-pawn advance he seriously questions the soundness of
White's concept.} (12... cxd2+ 13. Nxd2 bxa4 (13... Bxc5 14. dxc5 Qxc5 $6 15.
axb5 cxb5 16. Rc1 Qb6 17. Rc8+ $18) 14. Nxa4 Nf6 $13) 13. Be2 e4 $5 (13... exd4
$6 14. O-O $1 cxd2 (14... Bxc5 15. exd4 cxd2 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Qxd2 $16) (14...
Qxc5 15. Bc1 Nd7 16. axb5 cxb5 17. Nxd4 $14) 15. exd4 Nd7 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17.
axb5 cxb5 18. Nxd2 Ne7 19. Nf3 $14) 14. O-O $1 (14. Bxc3 exf3 $1 (14... Bxc3+
15. Nd2 Bxa1 16. Qxa1 Nd7 $13) 15. Bxb4 fxe2 16. Kxe2 axb4 17. axb5 Rxa1 18.
Qxa1 Nf6 $17) 14... exf3 15. Bxf3 cxd2 16. axb5 {[%mdl 1024] Objectively
speaking White cannot claim enough compensation with only a pawn for the
knight. On the positive side his bishop on f3 is strong, development much
better and the level of irrationality is very high.} Nf6 (16... Bxc5 17. dxc5
Qxc5 (17... Nf6 18. Qxd2 Ne4 19. Qd3 O-O 20. bxc6 Kh8 $15) 18. bxc6 Nxc6 19.
Qxd2 Rd8 20. Rfc1 Rxd2 21. Rxc5 Nce7 22. Raxa5 Nf6 $15) (16... Ra7 17. b6 $5
Ra8 18. Qc2 $132) 17. bxc6 Ra7 $6 (17... Ne4 18. Bxe4 fxe4 19. Qh5+ Qf7 (19...
g6 20. Qd5 Bxc5 (20... Ra7 21. Rfd1 $16) 21. dxc5 (21. c7 Qxc7 22. Qxa8 Bb4 $15
) 21... Na6 22. Qxd2 Nxc5 23. Qd5 $13) 20. Qe5+ Qe7 21. Qd5 Bxc5 22. dxc5 Na6
$13) (17... Na6 $5 18. Nxa6 (18. Nd7 $6 Nc7 19. Qc2 Rd8 20. Qxf5 Nxd7 21. cxd7+
Qxd7 $15) 18... Rxa6 19. Qc2 Qe6 (19... Ne4 20. g4 g6 21. gxf5 (21. Qc4 Ra7 $17
) 21... gxf5 22. Qc4 Rb6 23. Qd5 Nd6 $17) 20. c7 O-O 21. Bb7 Raa8 22. Rfd1 $13)
18. Nd3 $1 {After the meek move of the black rook White has got a chance to
play for the maximum. Morozevich has to eliminate Bb4, grab the d2-pawn and
exploit the might of his advanced pawns.} O-O (18... Na6 $5 19. Nxb4 Nxb4 20.
Qxd2 O-O 21. Rfc1 $15) 19. Nxb4 Qxb4 (19... axb4 20. Rxa7 Qxa7 21. Qxd2 Rc8 22.
Qc2 $16) 20. Qc2 $1 Na6 $6 (20... Rc7 $5 21. d5 (21. Qxf5 Qd6 (21... Nxc6 $2
22. Qe6+ $18) 22. Qe5 Rd8 23. Qxa5 Nxc6 24. Qxd2 Ne5 25. Be2 Rdc8 $11) 21...
Ne4 22. Bxe4 fxe4 23. Rfd1 $14) 21. Qxf5 Nc7 (21... Qxb3 $2 22. Rfb1 Qc4 23.
Qxa5 $18) 22. Qc2 Rb8 23. Rfd1 $1 {Black is potentially facing three passed
white pawns in the centre. Can any force stop them?} Nfd5 $5 (23... Qxb3 24.
Qxd2 $16) 24. e4 (24. Rxd2 Qxb3 25. Qxb3 Rxb3 26. e4 Nb4 27. Be2 Rc3 28. d5 $16
) 24... Nc3 25. Rxd2 N7b5 (25... Ne6 26. d5 (26. Rc1 Nb5 27. Bg4 Nbxd4 (27...
Nexd4) 28. Qd1) 26... Nd4 27. Qd3 Nxb3 (27... Nxf3+ 28. gxf3 $18) 28. Rb2 Rc7 (
28... Nxa1 29. Rxb4 axb4 30. d6 $18) 29. e5 $18) 26. Rc1 $1 {A fine move that
ties down black forces, as the knights became virtually immobilized.} (26. d5
a4 $1 27. bxa4 Nd4 28. Qd3 Nb3 29. Rb2 Nxa4 30. Qe3 Nxb2 31. Rxa7 Nc4 32. Qd3
$14) 26... a4 27. bxa4 Rxa4 28. Bg4 $1 {Another laudable decision as the
advance of the c-pawn is now very much on the cards.} (28. d5 Ra2 29. Qd3 $18)
28... Qe7 (28... Ra2 $2 29. Be6+ $18) (28... Nxd4 29. c7 $1 Rf8 30. Qxc3 $18)
29. Qb3+ Kf8 30. Rxc3 Ra3 31. Rf3+ 1-0

[Event "London WFW"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Levitt, Jonathan"]
[Black "Flear, Glenn C"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 Bb7 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 a5 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. O-O O-O
15. Qc2 Qc7 16. e4 e5 17. c5 (17. Rfe1 Rfe8 18. c5 exd4 19. Bxd4 Ng4 20. Bc4
Nde5 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Bd5 $16 {Kan-Simagin/USSR/1949/}) 17... Ba6 $5 {N} 18.
Rfc1 exd4 19. Bxd4 (19. c6 Ne5) 19... Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Qc6 $1 21. Bxf6 (21. e5 Ne4
$132) (21. Nd2 Rfe8 22. f3 a4 $132) 21... Nxf6 22. Rc4 Rfd8 23. Qc2 (23. Nd4 $2
Qxe4 24. Qxe4 Nxe4 25. Nc6 Nd2 26. Nxd8 Nxc4 $19) 23... Rab8 $5 24. Nd4 $2 (24.
Nd2 a4 $22 25. Rxa4 Rxd2 $19) (24. Rxa5 b3 25. Qb1 b2 26. Rd4 Rxd4 27. Nxd4
Qxe4 $19) (24. Ne5 $5 Qc7 25. f4 $13) (24. e5 b3 25. Qb2 Ne4 $40) 24... Qxe4
25. Qxe4 Nxe4 26. Nc6 Nd2 27. Rc2 (27. Rf4 b3 28. Nxb8 b2 29. Rd1 Rxb8 $19) (
27. Nxb8 Nxc4 28. Nc6 Re8 {/\ b3 -+}) 27... Nb3 28. Rb1 (28. Nxb8 Nxa1 29. Rc1
Nb3 $19) 28... Nd4 29. Nxd4 (29. Nxb8 Nxc2 30. Nc6 Ra8 31. Rb2 a4 $5 32. Rxc2
b3 33. Rc1 a3 34. Nb4 a2 35. Nxa2 bxa2 36. Ra1 Rb8 $19) 29... Rxd4 30. c6 Kf8
31. Kf1 (31. c7 Rc8 32. Ra1 a4 $1 $19) 31... a4 32. c7 Rc8 33. Rc6 b3 34. Re1
g6 $1 (34... b2 35. Rb6 a3 36. Rb8) 35. Re5 b2 36. Rb6 Rd1+ (36... a3 37. Rb8
Kg7 $19) 37. Re1 Rxe1+ 38. Kxe1 a3 39. Rb8 Ke7 40. Rxc8 b1=Q+ {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "Women-Veterans"]
[Site "Aruba"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 Be6 8. h3
h5 $5 (8... Bd6 9. Qb3 (9. Nge2 Ne7 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Nf4 Ng6 12. Nxe6 Qxe6 13.
Qb3 Qe7 14. h4 Qc7 15. O-O-O Nd7 16. h5 Ngf8 17. Kb1 Ne6 18. Bd3 Qb6 19. Qc2 h6
20. Bf5 Ndf8 21. e4 Qa5 22. Rhe1 O-O-O 23. exd5 cxd5 24. Nxd5+ $16 {Spraggett,
K-Banchev,B/Cannes op A(1)/1990/}) 9... Bxf4 10. exf4 Bc8 11. O-O-O Qd6 12. Kb1
h5 13. Bg2 hxg4 14. hxg4 Rxh1 15. Bxh1 Qxf4 16. Re1+ Kd8 17. Nf3 Nd7 18. Qa3
Qxg4 19. Ka1 Qf4 20. Bg2 f6 21. Ne2 Qc7 22. Ng3 Qf4 23. Ne2 Qc7 24. Ng3 $13 {
Littlewood,P-Chandler/Hastings/1982/}) (8... Qb6 9. Rb1 h5 10. g5 Bf5 11. Bd3
Bxd3 12. Qxd3 g6 13. Nge2 Nd7 14. O-O Qd8 15. h4 Bb4 16. a3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nb6
18. Be5 Rh7 19. f4 Qd7 20. f5 Ne7 21. Ng3 O-O-O 22. f6 Nf5 23. Rxf5 gxf5 24.
Nxf5 $16 {Pieterse,G-Cifuentes Parada,R/Amsterdam OHRA-B/1988/}) (8... c5 9.
dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bg2 Ne7 11. Nf3 Nbc6 12. O-O O-O 13. Rc1 Bb6 14. a3 Ng6 15. Bg3
a6 16. b4 Rc8 17. Na4 Bc7 18. Bxc7 Rxc7 19. Nc5 Kh8 20. Nxb7 Rxb7 21. Rxc6 a5
22. Qd2 axb4 23. axb4 Qe7 24. Nd4 $16 {Lputian,S-Magomedov,M/URS-chT Azov/1991/
}) 9. gxh5 Nd7 10. Be2 Ndf6 11. a3 (11. Be5 Bd6 12. Rh2 Nxh5 13. Bxh5 Bxe5 14.
dxe5 Qg5 15. Bg4 Bxg4 16. Rg2 Bxd1 17. Rxg5 Bh5 18. Nge2 Bxe2 19. Kxe2 g6 20.
Rh1 Ne7 21. Kd3 Kd7 22. Ne2 Nf5 23. Nf4 Ng7 24. Ke2 $10 {Hort,V-Renet,O/Uzes
tt (01)/1990/}) 11... Nh6 12. Be5 Bd6 13. Qb3 (13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Bf3 O-O-O 15.
Nge2 $14) 13... Bxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. Qxb7 Nxe5 16. O-O-O (16. f4 Rb8 17. Qxa7
Qh4+ 18. Kd1 Nd7 $13) 16... O-O 17. f4 Nd7 18. Nf3 (18. Qxc6 Rc8 19. Qa4 Nf5
$132) 18... Nf5 19. Nd4 Rb8 20. Qxa7 (20. Qxc6 Rb6 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Qa4 Nxe3
$40) 20... Ra8 21. Qb7 Nc5 22. Qxc6 Rc8 23. Qb5 (23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Qb5 Nxe3 $17
) 23... Nxe3 24. Rdg1 Qf6 25. Qb4 (25. Nc6 Rxc6 26. Qxc6 Nb3+ 27. Kb1 Bf5+ $19)
25... Qxd4 $1 26. Qxd4 Nb3+ 27. Kb1 Nxd4 28. Rg5 $2 Rxc3 $1 29. bxc3 Nxe2 30.
Ka1 Rb8 0-1

[Event "Dortmund op-A"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1992.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e4 Nf6 (6...
b5 7. Be2 (7. Qc2 Nf6 8. Bd2 a5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. e5 Nd5 12. axb5
N7b6 13. bxc6 Bxc6 14. Ne4 O-O 15. Bg5 $14 {Hokkanen,P-Santos,C/WChJ Tunja/
1989/}) 7... Nf6 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. e5 Nd5 12. Ng5 g6 13.
Ne4 f5 14. Nd6 $16 {Ilic,D-Kiss,P/Dortmund op/1988/}) 7. e5 (7. Bg5 b5 8. e5 h6
) 7... Nd5 8. Bd2 b5 9. axb5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 cxb5 11. Ng5 $1 O-O $2 (11... Qd7
$14) 12. Qb1 g6 13. h4 (13. Qxb5 Nxc3 14. Qxc4 Nd5 $16) 13... b4 (13... h6 14.
Ne4 Kg7 15. Qxb5 $18) (13... a6 14. h5 Nxc3 15. Qc2 Nd5 16. Nxh7 $1 Kxh7 17.
hxg6+ Kg8 18. g7 $18) 14. h5 bxc3 (14... Nxc3 15. Qxb4 Nd5 16. Qxc4 $18) 15.
Bc1 f5 (15... Qb6 16. Qe4 $18) (15... Nc6 16. Nxh7 $1 c2 17. Qxc2 Nxd4 18. Qe4
Kxh7 19. hxg6+ Kg8 20. g7 $18) 16. hxg6 Nc6 (16... hxg6 17. Bxc4 Nc6 18. Qd3
Ncb4 19. Qh3 $18) 17. Bxc4 Nxd4 18. Qd3 Nb4 19. Qh3 Ndc2+ 20. Ke2 Qc7 (20...
Nd4+ 21. Kf1 Qc7 22. Qxc3 $18) 21. Qxc3 Nd5 (21... Qe7 22. Rxh7 $18) 22. Qxc2
Qxe5+ 23. Kf1 Qxa1 24. gxh7+ Kg7 25. Bxd5 Ba6+ (25... exd5 26. h8=Q+ $1 Rxh8
27. Qc7+ Kg6 28. Qf7#) 26. Kg1 Rac8 27. Nxe6+ {Ftacnik,L} (27. Nxe6+ Kg6 28.
Nxf8+ Rxf8 29. Rh6+ Kg7 30. h8=Q+ Rxh8 31. Qc7+) 1-0

[Event "Helsinki op"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Serper, Grigory"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 c6 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. Qc2 O-O
15. O-O Qc7 16. c5 $5 (16. e4 e5) 16... h6 17. e4 Bc6 $1 $146 (17... e5 18.
dxe5 (18. Rfc1 Rfc8 19. dxe5 Nh7 20. Bd4 Nhf8 21. Bc4 Ne6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Qb3
Ra6 24. Qc4 Rc6 25. Qb5 Nxc5 26. Rxc5 $10 {Klarenbeek,H-Kuijf,M/NLD-ch/1992/})
18... Nh5 19. Rfc1 Rfc8 20. Qd2 (20. Bd4 Nf4 21. Bc4 Qc6 22. Be3 Nxg2 23. Kxg2
Qg6+ 24. Kf1 Bxe4 25. Qd1 Rd8 26. Nh4 $16 {Krasenkov,M-Volzhin,A/Katowice op/
1992/}) 20... Nxc5 21. Bd4 Qe7 22. Rxc5 Rxc5 23. g4 Qd7 24. h3 Rc3 25. gxh5
Qxh3 26. Bxc3 $17 {Itkis,B-Matlak,M/Miedzybrodzie/1991/}) 18. Rfb1 a4 19. Bc1
$6 (19. Nd2 $1) 19... Rfb8 $6 (19... Qb7 $140 $1 20. Nd2 b3 $1 $19) 20. Nd2 b3
21. Qc3 e5 $1 (21... Bb5 22. Bxb5 Rxb5 23. Qc4 $1 $13 (23. Nxb3 $2 Nxe4 24. Qf3
Rab8 25. Rxa4 Ndxc5 26. dxc5 Nxc5 27. Rc4 Qe5 28. Bf4 Rxb3 $19)) 22. d5 Bxd5 $1
23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Qc4 Qxc5 25. Bb2 (25. Rxa4 $2 Rxa4 26. Qxa4 Nc3 27. Qxd7 Nxb1
28. Nxb3 Qc3 $19) 25... Nb4 26. Be4 (26. Bf5 Qxc4 27. Nxc4 Nc5 28. Bxe5 Rd8 $1
$13 29. Bd6 Nc2 $1 30. Bxc5 Nxa1 31. Rxa1 Rd5 32. Be4 Rxc5 33. Bxa8 Rxc4 $19)
26... Qxc4 27. Nxc4 Ra7 (27... Ra6 $5 28. Bf5 $140 Nc5 29. Bxe5 Re8 30. Bd6 Nc2
31. Bxc5 Nxa1 32. Rxa1 Rc6 33. Bd7 Rxc5 34. Bxe8 Rxc4 $19) 28. Bf5 $1 Nc2 29.
Bxc2 bxc2 30. Rc1 Rc7 31. Rxa4 $2 (31. Rxc2 Rxb2 32. Rxb2 Rxc4 $10) (31. Bxe5
Nxe5 32. Nxe5 a3 33. Kf1 Rcb7 34. Rxc2 (34. Nd3 $1 Rb1 35. Ke2 Rxc1 36. Rxc1 a2
37. Ra1 Rb1 38. Rxa2 c1=Q 39. Nxc1 Rxc1 $10) 34... Rb1+ 35. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 36. Ke2
Rb2 37. Kd3 a2 38. Rc8+ Kh7 39. Ra8 Rxf2 $17) 31... Nb6 $2 (31... Nc5 $1 32.
Ra3 Nb3 33. Rxc2 Nd4 34. Rd2 Rxc4 $17) 32. Nxb6 Rxb6 33. Ra2 Rd7 34. Rf1 $1 Rd2
35. Bc1 Re2 36. Be3 Rd6 37. Raa1 f5 38. Rfc1 f4 39. Kf1 Rd1+ 40. Rxd1 (40. Kxe2
$18) 40... cxd1=Q+ 1-0

[Event "WchT 7th"]
[Site "Bursa"]
[Date "2010.01.09"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Ezat, Mohamed Mahmoud"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 Bb4 {Mamedyarov is trying to prove that
White has exposed his centre too soon. Unfortunately for Black aspiring for
the same with 4...dxe4 is very risky.} (4... dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7.
Bxb4 Qxe4+) 5. Bd2 dxc4 (5... dxe4 6. Nxe4 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+) (5... Ne7 6. a3
Bxc3 (6... Ba5 7. Nf3 $14) 7. Bxc3 dxe4 8. Qg4 Nf5 9. Qxe4 Nd7 10. Nf3 O-O {
Danilov,V-Cosma,I/Bucuresti 2001} 11. g4 $5 $36) (5... Bxc3 6. Bxc3 dxe4 7. Qg4
$14) 6. Bxc4 {Ezat could have tested his dangerous opponent with the help of a
French like move 6.Qg4!? looking to the weakness on g7.} (6. Qg4 $5 Nf6 (6...
Bf8 7. Bxc4 Qxd4 8. Qe2 Qd8 9. Nf3 Nf6 10. Rd1 Be7 $2 (10... Nbd7 11. e5 Nd5
12. O-O Be7 13. Qe4 $5 $44) 11. Bh6 Nbd7 12. Bxg7 Rg8 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. e5 Be7
15. O-O $16 Qc7 16. Ne4 $1 (16. Rfe1 $1 b6 17. Qc2 Rg7 18. Ne4 $16) 16... Nxe5
17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. f4 Qf5 (18... Qc7 19. f5 Qe5 20. Rde1 $40) 19. Qe3 Bd7 20.
Nd6+ Bxd6 21. Rxd6 $44 {1-0 Halkias,S (2526)-Mastrovasilis,D (2574)/Athens
2004 (44)}) 7. Qxg7 Rg8 8. Qh6 Rg6 9. Qe3 Ng4 10. Qe2 Qxd4 11. Nf3 Qc5 12. a3
Ba5 13. h3 Nf6 14. e5 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nd5 16. Qxc4 Qxc4 17. Bxc4 Rxg2 $13 {
1/2-1/2 Cramling,D (2425)-Matros,A (2391)/Sweden 2000 (69)}) 6... Qxd4 (6...
Nf6 7. Qe2 Qxd4 8. Nf3 (8. e5 $1 Nd5 9. Nf3 Qb6 10. O-O $36 {/\ Ne4}) 8... Qd8
9. O-O Nbd7 10. a3 (10. Rac1 $5) (10. Rfd1 Qc7 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Bd3 $44) 10...
Be7 11. Rac1 O-O 12. e5 Nd5 13. Rfd1 b6 14. Ne4 Bb7 15. Bd3 c5 16. Neg5 g6 17.
Qe4 Re8 18. Qh4 Nf8 19. Bb5 a6 20. Bxe8 Qxe8 21. Qh6 $16 {San Segundo Carrillo,
P (2535)-Shirov,A (2690)/Madrid 1996/ 0-1 (58)}) 7. Qe2 (7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nf3 Nd7
9. O-O Bd6 10. Qd1 Ngf6 11. Rc1 O-O 12. Bb3 a6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. e5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5
Bxe5 16. f4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Ne4 18. Bh4 f5 19. Rf3 c5 20. Rh3 Qxf4 $17 {
Argandona Riveiro,I (2396)-Apicella,M (2538)/Fuegen 2006/ 0-1 (21)}) 7... e5 {
In most games where Black has found the courage to grab the d4-pawn, White
tended to obtain full compensation due to the activity of his pieces in the
attack.} (7... b5 8. Bb3 (8. Bd3 Nd7 9. Nf3 Qb6 10. a4 (10. O-O Bxc3 11. Bxc3
Ngf6 12. a4 b4 13. a5 Qb8 14. Bd2 e5 15. Rac1 c5 16. Be3 Qc7 17. a6 O-O 18. Nd2
Qc6 19. Rc2 Rd8 20. Rfc1 Qe6 21. Nf3 Qd6 22. h3 $16 {0-1 Potkin,V (2546)
-Vitiugov,N (2478)/St Petersburg 2005 (29)})) 8... Nf6 9. Nf3 Qb6 10. O-O Nbd7
11. Rfe1 (11. e5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nd5 13. c4 bxc4 14. Bxc4 a5 15. Rab1 Qa7 16. Qe4
Ba6 17. Bxa6 Qxa6 18. Qg4 Kf8 19. Rfc1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Comas Fabrego,L (2516)
-Godena,M (2485)/Mondariz 2000 (41)}) 11... Bxc3 12. Bxc3 b4 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14.
e5 Ba6 15. Qc2 Nd5 16. Qe4 Rd8 17. Rac1 h6 18. h4 Ne7 19. Red1 $44 {1-0 Najer,
E (2608)-Timofeev,A (2575)/Krasnoyarsk 2003 (55)}) (7... Qd8 8. Rd1 Nd7 9. a3
Bf8 $2 (9... Bd6 10. f4 (10. Nf3 Qc7) 10... e5 11. Nf3 Qe7 $13) 10. f4 Ngf6 11.
Nf3 Qc7 12. O-O Bc5+ 13. Kh1 O-O 14. Ba2 $1 b6 $2 (14... Be7 $5) 15. b4 Be7 16.
Rc1 Qb7 (16... Bb7 17. e5 $16) 17. e5 Nd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 (18... exd5 19. Nd4 c5
20. Nf5 $40) 19. Nd4 $16 {1-0 Aleksandrov,A (2635)-Mastrovasilis,D (2562)/
Warsaw 2005 (32)}) 8. O-O-O $146 {White is ready to strike as the novelty with
long castling helps to speed up the mobilisation of his pieces.} (8. Nf3 Qd6 (
8... Qc5 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 f6 11. O-O-O $40) 9. a3 Ba5 10. O-O Bc7 11. Ng5 $1
Nh6 12. f4 $1 O-O 13. f5 Nd7 14. Rad1 b5 15. Ba2 Bb6+ 16. Kh1 a5 17. Ne6 $1
fxe6 18. Bxh6 Qe7 19. Bxe6+ Kh8 20. Bxd7 (20. Be3) (20. Bxg7+ $2 Qxg7 21. Rf3
Nf6 22. Rg3 Qe7 $17) 20... Bxd7 21. Be3 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 $14 {1-0 Potkin,V (2612)
-Govciyan,P (2417)/Sautron 2007/ (33)}) 8... Qc5 9. Kb1 (9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 b5
11. Bb3 Nf6 12. Nf3 Nbd7 13. Qc2 O-O 14. Bxe5 Nxe4 15. Bd4 Qxc2+ 16. Bxc2 Nef6
17. Rhe1 $14) 9... Nf6 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 a5 12. Nf3 b5 $2 {Black did not
suspect, that with this move he was helping his opponent to fascinating
tactical ideas.} (12... Nbd7 13. Ba2 O-O 14. Rhe1 $11) 13. Ba2 Bg4 (13... Nbd7
14. Bxa5 $1 Rxa5 15. b4 Qa7 (15... Qe7 16. bxa5 Qxa3 17. Qb2 Qe7 18. Rhe1 $16)
16. bxa5 h6 (16... Qxa5 17. Ng5 O-O 18. Bxf7+ $16) 17. g4 $1 Nxg4 18. Rhg1 Qxf2
19. Qf1 $16) 14. Rc1 $2 {[%mdl 64] Both players have clearly been ignorant of
the decisive shot against the e5-pawn with 14.Bxe5!!} (14. Bxe5 $3 Qxe5 (14...
Bxf3 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qxf3 Qe7 17. e5 $18) (14... Qe7 15. Bd6 Qxe4+ 16. Qxe4+
Nxe4 17. Rhe1 f5 18. h3 Bh5 19. g4 $18) 15. Rd8+ $1 Ke7 (15... Kxd8 16. Qd3+
$18) 16. Nxe5 Bxe2 17. Rxh8 $18) 14... Qe7 15. Qe1 (15. Bxe5 Bxf3 16. Bxf6 Bxe2
17. Bxe7 Kxe7 $19) 15... Nbd7 16. Bxa5 c5 17. b4 (17. Ng5 Bh5 18. f3 h6 19. Nh3
O-O 20. g4 Bg6 21. g5 hxg5 22. Nxg5 Ra7 $17) 17... c4 {Mamedyarov must have
been very happy about his position and thus he started to play a bit sloppily.}
(17... Be6 $1 18. bxc5 Bxa2+ 19. Kxa2 Nxc5 $17) 18. a4 bxa4 19. Nd2 Nc5 $2 {
Black has either missed something in his calculations or he was not paying
enough attention. Ezat must have been grateful for the second chance to get
decent play.} (19... O-O 20. Nxc4 Be6 $17) 20. Nxc4 (20. bxc5 Rxa5 21. Nxc4
Rxc5 $17) 20... Nb3 (20... Nd3 $2 21. Qd2 Nxc1 22. Nd6+ Kf8 23. Rxc1 Be6 24.
Rc7 $16) 21. Bxb3 axb3 22. Qc3 (22. f3 Be6 23. Qd2 (23. Nxe5 Nd7 24. Nc6 Qg5
$13) 23... O-O 24. Nxe5 Qb7 25. Rc5 $13) 22... O-O 23. Qxe5 Qd7 (23... Qb7 24.
f3 Be6 25. Rhd1 $11) 24. Nb2 $2 {Defensive retreat in the form of the worst
passive approach. White has misjuged the situation and will pay a heavy price.}
(24. f3 Be6 (24... Qa4 $2 25. Qa1 $16) 25. Rhd1 Qa4 26. Qa1 Qb5 27. Qd4 Nd7 28.
Nd6 $13) 24... Nxe4 $1 25. f3 (25. Rc7 Rfe8 26. Rxd7 Rxe5 27. Rd8+ Rxd8 28.
Bxd8 Nxf2 29. Rf1 Re2 $19) (25. Qxe4 Bf5 $19) 25... Rfe8 26. Qc7 Qd4 $1 27.
fxe4 {The defender's position is so bad, that in most lines his king will be
mated.} (27. Rc4 Nd2+ 28. Ka1 Nxc4 29. Qxc4 Qf2 30. Qxb3 Re3 $19) (27. fxg4
Nd2+ 28. Ka1 Qxb4 $19) 27... Qxe4+ 28. Ka1 Qxb4 29. Rc5 (29. Nc4 b2+ 30. Nxb2
Rxa5+ $19) 29... Qa3+ 30. Kb1 Qa2+ 31. Kc1 Qa1+ 32. Kd2 Qxb2+ (32... Qxb2+ 33.
Rc2 Rad8+ 34. Qxd8 Qxc2#) 0-1

[Event "Lisbon zt"]
[Site "Lisbon"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gomez Esteban, Juan Mario"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POR"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Ne2 Na6 9. Bc3 (9. Bf8 $5) 9... Ne7 $5 10. Bxg7 Nb4 (10... Rg8 11. Qd4 $14)
11. Bxh8 e5 12. Qd6 (12. f3 $2 Nc2+ 13. Kd2 Qe3+ 14. Kxc2 Bf5+ $19) (12. Bxe5
$6 Bf5 $1 13. Bc3 Nc2+ 14. Qxc2 Qxc2 $17) (12. Bf6 Bf5 $1 (12... Nd3+ 13. Kd2
Nxf2 14. Qc2) (12... Nc2+ 13. Kd2 Bf5 14. Bxe7 Kxe7 15. Ng3 Rd8+ 16. Kc3 Rxd1
17. Rxd1 $18) 13. f3 Qe3 $1) 12... Nc2+ 13. Kd2 Bf5 14. Ng3 $5 (14. Rd1 Rd8 15.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. Kc1+ (16. Ng3 Qf4+ 17. Kc3+ Nd5+ $1) 16... Nd4 $5 17. Nxd4 Qb1+
18. Kd2 Qxb2+ 19. Ke1 Qc3+ 20. Ke2 Qxc4+ 21. Ke1 $10) 14... Qf4+ 15. Kc3 Nd5+
$1 (15... Nxa1 16. Qd2 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 O-O-O+ 18. Kc3 Rxh8 19. Nxf5 Nxf5 20. Bd3
$14) 16. cxd5 Qd4+ 17. Kb3 Nxa1+ 18. Ka3 Nc2+ 19. Kb3 Na1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ernst} e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4
Qxe4+ 8. Be2 Na6 9. Bc3 Nf6 (9... e5 10. Qd6 Ne7 11. Rd1 Be6 12. Nf3 Nf5 13.
Qxe5 Qxe5 14. Nxe5 f6 15. Nf3 $14 {Knaak,R-Dokhoian,Y/Erevan/1988/}) (9... Ne7
10. Nf3 (10. Bxg7 Rg8 11. Bc3 Nd5 (11... Qxg2 12. Qd2 $1 Qxh1 13. O-O-O Nd5 14.
Nf3 Qxd1+ 15. Bxd1 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Ke7 17. Ne5 Bd7 18. Qa3+ c5 19. Qf3 $18 {
Bronstejn-Kotov/Budapest ct/1950/}) 12. cxd5 Qxg2 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Bf6 Qxh1
15. Qd6 Rxg1+ 16. Kd2 Qd5+ $10 {Dukic-Seslija/Jugoslavija/1967/}) 10... O-O 11.
O-O Ng6 12. Re1 f6 13. b4 e5 14. b5 cxb5 15. cxb5 Nc5 16. Bf1 $146 {Bronstein,
D-Matlak/Polanica Zdroj/1988/}) 10. Nf3 Bd7 11. O-O (11. Ne5 Rd8 12. Qd2 Bc8
13. Qg5 Rg8 14. f3 h6 15. Qc1 Qh4+ 16. g3 Qh3 17. Bf1 Qf5 18. Qe3 c5 19. h4 $16
{Flohr,S-Turn/URS/1945/}) 11... O-O-O 12. Bd3 Qg4 $6 (12... Qf4 $5 $14) 13. Qc2
Qf4 (13... Nc5 14. Ne5 Qh5 15. Be2 Qh4 16. Nxf7 $16) 14. b4 $1 c5 (14... Nc7
15. Be5 Qg4 16. b5 $40) 15. b5 Nb4 16. Bxb4 cxb4 17. Rfe1 Qc7 (17... Rhf8 18.
a3 $16) 18. a3 $1 b3 (18... bxa3 19. Rxa3 Kb8 20. Rea1 $18) 19. Qxb3 Kb8 20.
Rac1 Bc8 (20... b6 21. Ne5 Be8 22. c5 bxc5 23. Nc6+ Bxc6 24. Rxc5 $18) 21. c5
Rd5 22. b6 axb6 23. cxb6 Qd6 24. Ne5 $1 Bd7 (24... Rxe5 25. Rxe5 Qxe5 26. Qa4
$18) 25. Nxf7 Rxd3 26. Qc4 Qxb6 27. Qxd3 Rf8 28. Qg3+ Ka7 29. Qxg7 {Ftacnik,L}
1-0

[Event "URS-ch58"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Neverov, Valeriy"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. Qc2 O-O
15. O-O Qc7 16. e4 e5 17. Rfe1 (17. c5 Ba6 (17... h6 18. dxe5 Nh5 19. Rfc1 Rfc8
20. Qd2 Nxc5 21. Bd4 Qe7 22. Rxc5 Rxc5 23. g4 $13 {Itkis,B-Matlak,M/
Miedzybrodzie/1991/}) (17... exd4 18. Bxd4 Ng4 19. Bb5 Nde5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21.
Qb2 f6 22. Bxe5 fxe5 23. c6 Bc8 24. Rfc1 Qb6 25. Qxe5 a4 $13 {Zueger,B-Klinger,
J/Bern/1991/}) 18. Rfc1 exd4 19. Bxd4 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Qc6 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Rc4
Rfd8 23. Qc2 Rab8 $132 {Levitt,J-Flear,G/London WFW/1990/}) 17... Rfe8 18. c5
exd4 19. Bxd4 h6 20. h3 (20. e5 Nd5 21. e6 Rxe6 22. Rxe6 fxe6 23. Re1 Nf4 24.
Be4 Rc8 25. Ne5 Bd5 26. Bh7+ Kf8 27. c6 $40 {Kramnik,V-Sorokin,M/RSFSR-ch/1991/
}) 20... Bc6 21. e5 Nd5 22. e6 Rxe6 23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Bh7+ Kh8 25. Bxg7+ $6 (
25. Re1 $13) 25... Kxg7 26. Qg6+ Kh8 27. Qxh6 Nf8 28. Bf5+ Nh7 (28... Kg8 29.
Bxe6+ Nxe6 30. Qxe6+ Kg7 31. Ne5 $40) 29. Bxh7 Qxh7 30. Qxe6 Ne7 $1 31. Ne5 Qg7
32. g4 (32. Nxc6 Qxa1+ $19) 32... Bd5 33. Qxe7 (33. Qd6 b3 $19) 33... Qxe7 34.
Ng6+ Kh7 35. Nxe7 Be4 36. Re1 a4 $1 37. c6 (37. Rxe4 a3 38. Re1 a2 39. Ra1 b3
$19) 37... a3 38. c7 b3 39. c8=Q Rxc8 40. Nxc8 b2 {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "Bern op"]
[Site "Bern"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel"]
[Black "Flear, Glenn C"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1992.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. O-O O-O
15. Qc2 Qc7 16. e4 e5 17. Rfe1 Rfe8 18. c5 Ba6 (18... exd4 19. Bxd4 h6 20. h3
Bc6 21. e5 Nd5 22. e6 Rxe6 23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Bh7+ Kh8 25. Bxg7+ Kxg7 26. Qg6+
Kh8 27. Qxh6 Nf8 $17 {Neverov,V-Kramnik,V/URS-ch58//1991/}) 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20.
dxe5 {N} (20. Rac1 Rc6 21. dxe5 Ng4 22. Red1 Ngxe5 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. Rd5 h6 25.
Rcd1 Ng6 $13 {Sadler,M-Flear,G/Aosta op/1990/}) 20... Ng4 21. Red1 Ngxe5 22.
Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Rd5 h6 24. h3 Rae6 25. Bxe5 $6 (25. f4 $22 Ng6 26. f5 Rxe4 27.
fxg6 Re2 (27... Qg3 $2 28. gxf7+ Kxf7 29. Rf1+ $18) 28. Rd2 $16) 25... Rxe5 26.
f3 Rb8 27. Qc4 (27. Rb1 Rb5 $36) 27... b3 28. f4 $2 (28. Rxe5 Qxe5 29. Rb1 b2
30. c6 $15) 28... Rxd5 29. exd5 Rb4 30. Qc3 Rb5 31. c6 (31. Rc1 b2 32. Rb1 Rxc5
33. Qxb2 Rxd5 34. Qb8+ Qxb8 35. Rxb8+ Kh7 $17) 31... Rxd5 32. Qxb3 Qxc6 $19 33.
Kh2 (33. Rd1 Rxd1+ 34. Qxd1 a4 $19) 33... Rd2 34. Qb8+ Kh7 35. Qb1+ g6 36. Qf1
a4 37. f5 g5 38. Kh1 Qd5 39. f6 Kg6 40. Qb1+ Kxf6 {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "NED-ch47"]
[Site "Eindhoven"]
[Date "1992.03.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Klarenbeek, Hans"]
[Black "Kuijf, Marinus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1992.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 Bb7 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 a5 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. Qc2 O-O
15. O-O Qc7 16. c5 h6 17. e4 e5 18. Rfc1 Rfc8 19. dxe5 Nh7 {N} (19... Nh5 20.
Bd4 Nf4 21. Bc4 Qc6 (21... Ne6 $5) 22. Be3 Nxg2 $6 23. Kxg2 Qg6+ 24. Kf1 Bxe4
25. Qd1 Rd8 26. Nh4 Qh7 27. Qh5 $16 {Krasenkov,M-Volzhin,A/Katowice op/1992/})
20. Bd4 Nhf8 21. Bc4 Ne6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Qb3 (23. Qc4 $5 Kf7 $13 24. Be3)
23... Ra6 (23... Kf7 24. Nd2 Nxe5 25. Qg3 $1) 24. Qc4 Rc6 25. Qb5 Nxc5 $1 26.
Rxc5 Rxc5 27. Bxc5 Qxc5 28. Qxb7 Qc1+ 29. Ne1 $8 Qxa1 30. Qxc8+ Kh7 31. Kf1 b3
32. Qxe6 {FTacnik,L} (32. Qxe6 b2 33. Qf5+ Kg8 34. Qe6+ $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oakham YM"]
[Site "Oakham"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Bulletin} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. cxd5 (6. e3
Ne7 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Qc2 Nbc6 9. dxc5 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qa5 $10 {Glek-Korzubov/
Lvov-mm/1985/}) 6... exd5 7. e3 Nc6 8. Bd3 Nge7 9. Qf3 $5 (9. Ne2 O-O 10. O-O
$14) 9... Ng6 10. Ne2 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Qh5 (12. Ng3 Qg5 $132) 12... c4 13.
Bc2 Nce7 $1 14. f3 (14. e4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 f5 16. Bf3 Nd5 $13) 14... f5 15. e4
Rf8 16. Bg5 (16. e5 f4 $13) 16... Qd6 17. Ng3 (17. e5 Qc6 18. g4 $14) 17... Bd7
18. Bd2 (18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. exf5 Qf6 20. Rfe1 Nxf5 $10) 18... fxe4 19. fxe4
Rxf1+ 20. Nxf1 dxe4 21. Ng3 (21. Bxe4 Bc6 $10) 21... Bc6 22. Nxe4 Qd5 23. Qxd5+
Bxd5 24. Re1 Rd8 25. g3 Nc6 26. Bg5 Re8 27. h4 Re6 28. Kf2 h6 29. Bd2 Nf8 30.
g4 Nd7 31. g5 hxg5 32. hxg5 Kf8 33. Kf3 Ne7 34. Kg4 Ra6 35. Bc1 Be6+ 36. Kg3
Kg8 (36... Bf5 $10 {Shirov,A}) 37. a4 Nf5+ 38. Kf4 Ne7 39. Ba3 Nd5+ 40. Kg3 b5
(40... Bf5 $14) 41. Nd6 $6 b4 $1 42. cxb4 Rxd6 43. b5 Rb6 44. Bc5 (44. a5 Rxb5
45. Rxe6 Rxa5 $17) 44... Nc7 (44... Nf8 45. g6 $1) 45. Bxb6 axb6 (45... Nxb6
$14) 46. a5 Kf7 (46... bxa5 47. d5 Bxd5 48. Re7 Be6 49. b6 Nxb6 50. Rxc7 $14)
47. a6 Nxb5 48. Ba4 Na7 49. d5 Bf5 50. d6 b5 51. Re7+ Kf8 (51... Kg6 52. Bc2
Bxc2 53. Rxd7 Nc8 54. Rxg7+ $1 $18) 52. Bc2 Bxc2 53. Rxd7 Nc6 54. Rc7 Be4 55.
g6 $1 Nd8 56. Rd7 Nc6 57. Rf7+ (57. a7 $1 Nxa7 58. Rd8#) 57... Ke8 58. Rxg7 c3
(58... Bxg6 $1 59. Rxg6 c3 (59... b4 60. Rg7 b3 61. Rb7) 60. Kf4 b4 (60... c2
61. Rg1 b4 62. Ke3 Kd7 63. Kd2 Kxd6 64. Rg7) 61. Ke3 $18) 59. Rc7 Bxg6 60. Rxc6
Be4 61. Rxc3 Kd7 62. Kf4 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Women-Veterans"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1995.07.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e4 b5 7. Be2 Nf6 8. Qc2
Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 $5 (9... a6 10. e5 (10. Bg5 Be7 (10... Qb6 11. e5 (11. Bxf6
gxf6 12. b3 cxb3 13. Qxb3 Be7 14. d5 cxd5 15. exd5 b4 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. a5 Qc6
18. Na4 Nd7 19. Rac1 Qe4 20. Rc4 Bd5 21. Bd3 Qxf3 22. Bg6+ hxg6 23. gxf3 Ne5
24. Rd1 Nxc4 $17 {Rakhmangulov,A-Moroz,A/Czestochowa op (04)/1992/0-1 (38)})
11... Nd5 12. Ne4 Nd7 13. Bd2 Be7 14. Bg5 Bf8 15. b3 h6 16. Bd2 cxb3 17. Qxb3
Be7 18. Bd3 O-O 19. Ng3 Rfc8 20. Rfb1 b4 21. a5 Qd8 22. Bc2 c5 23. Qd3 Nf8 24.
dxc5 Rxc5 25. Nh5 Nc3 $17 {Najdorf,M-Larsen,B/La Habana olm/1966/0-1 (40)}) 11.
e5 Nd5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Ne4 O-O 14. Nfg5 g6 15. Qd2 Nd7 16. Ra3 h6 17. Nh3 Kg7
18. f4 N7b6 19. a5 c3 20. Nxc3 b4 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Rd3 c5 23. Nf2 c4 24. Rh3
c3 $13 {Leitao,RD-Santos,CP/WchTJ-U26 Curitiba (POR-BRA)/1993/1-0 (37)}) (10.
Rd1 Nbd7 11. Bg5 (11. e5 Nd5 12. Ne4 N7b6 13. Bd2 Be7 14. Bg5 f6 15. exf6 gxf6
16. Bh6 Qc7 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 Nxa4 19. Rxa4 bxa4 20. Nd4 $44 {Deutsch,
L-Klinger,J/OST-chT9394 (05)/1994/0.5 (42)}) 11... h6 12. Bh4 Qb6 13. h3 O-O
14. e5 Nd5 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. g4 f5 17. g5 Kf7 18. gxh6 gxh6 19. Bg3 Rg8 20. Kh2
Be7 21. Bf4 Rg6 22. Ng1 Bg5 23. Qd2 Ke7 24. Nf3 Rag8 $17 {Eidemuller,
M-Burmakin,V/Budapest Multicoop op (5)/1992/0-1 (36)}) 10... Nd5 11. Ne4 h6 12.
Ne1 (12. Bd2 Be7 13. b3 cxb3 14. Qxb3 Nd7 15. Ne1 O-O 16. Nd3 Qb6 17. Ndc5 Bxc5
18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Qg3 Kh8 21. Bd3 Qd4 $17 {Costello,
C-Summerscale,A/Dublin zt (02)/1993/0-1 (35)}) 12... Nd7 13. f4 O-O 14. Bg4 Qb6
15. Nf3 c5 16. a5 Bxa5 17. Nd6 Bb4 18. f5 cxd4 19. Nxb7 Qxb7 20. fxe6 d3 $17 {
Fabris,A-Medancic,R/Ticino op (03)/1994/0-1 (35)}) (9... h6 10. axb5 Bxc3 11.
bxc6 Bxc6 12. bxc3 Bxe4 13. Qa4+ Qd7 14. Qa3 Nc6 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd5 17.
Bxc4 Qc6 18. Bb3 Nxc3 19. f3 $44 {Necada,M-Navratil,F/CZE-chT2 9495 (07)/1995/
0.5 (107)}) 10. e5 Nd5 11. axb5 cxb5 (11... Nxc3 $2 12. bxc3 Ba5 13. Bxc4 $16)
(11... Bxc3 $2 12. bxc6 $1 Bxc6 13. bxc3 $16) 12. Nxb5 a6 13. Nc3 Rc8 14. Nxd5
(14. Bg5 Be7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Ne4 Nb4 17. Qb1 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 O-O $13) 14...
Bxd5 (14... exd5 15. Ng5 $40) 15. Rxa6 Nb6 (15... O-O 16. Ng5 g6 17. Ne4 $40)
16. Be3 (16. Ng5 h6 17. Ne4 Bb7 {xd4}) 16... Ra8 17. Rfa1 Rxa6 18. Rxa6 Qb8 (
18... O-O 19. Ng5 g6 20. Ne4 $16) 19. Bd2 (19. Ng5 Qb7 {xg2}) 19... Bxd2 (19...
Be7 20. Ba5) 20. Qxd2 O-O {[%csl Rb2] Finally black brings his K into safety
and the weakness of b2P compensates for the missing P.} 21. Qb4 Nd7 22. Qa3 (
22. Qxb8 Rxb8 {xb2}) 22... Qb5 23. Nd2 Nb8 24. Ra4 Qb6 $1 25. Bxc4 (25. Qc3 Nc6
{xd4} (25... Bxg2 26. Rb4 Qc6 27. Rxc4 Qa8 $13) 26. Bxc4 Nxd4 $132) 25... Qxd4
26. Bd3 (26. Bxd5 Qxd2 27. Bc4 Nd7 $10) 26... Qxe5 $1 27. Bxh7+ {Not a typical
attacking sacrifice, white wins material instead.} Kxh7 28. Qxf8 Qg5 29. f3 (
29. g3 Qxd2 30. Rh4+ Kg6 31. Rg4+ Kh5 32. Qxf7+ Kxg4 33. h3+ Kg5 34. Qxg7+ Kf5
$19) 29... Qe3+ (29... Qxd2 30. Rh4+ Kg6 31. Rg4+ Kf6 32. Qxg7+ (32. Qd8+ Kf5
33. h4 Nc6 34. Rg5+ Kf4 35. Rg4+ $13) 32... Ke7 33. Qg5+ Qxg5 34. Rxg5 $14) 30.
Kf1 Qd3+ (30... Qd3+ 31. Ke1 Qe3+ 32. Kf1 (32. Kd1 Bb3+ 33. Nxb3 Qxb3+ 34. Kc1
Qxa4 35. Qxb8 Qc4+ $10)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 04th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Bator, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 Ne7 7. Nf3 Qc7 (7...
O-O 8. Bd3 Nbc6 9. O-O b6 10. Qc2 h6 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. cxd5 exd5 13. cxd4 Bg4
14. Bd2 Rc8 15. Qa4 Ng6 16. Be2 Nh4 17. Rdc1 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Qf6 {
Lerner,K-Serper,G/Moscow Alekhine op/1992/0-1 (73)}) (7... Nbc6 8. Qc2 b6 9.
cxd5 exd5 10. Bb5 O-O 11. O-O Bf5 12. Qd2 c4 13. Ba4 Rb8 14. Bd1 b5 15. Ne1 a5
16. Nc2 Qd6 17. f3 Qg6 {If black manages to prevent e3-e4 white will be in
trouble, as his bishops need breathing space.} 18. Re1 Bd3 19. Ra2 Rfe8 20. Rb2
f5 {Nadenau,O-Kahn,M/Baden Baden sen (06)/1993/0-1 (45)}) 8. cxd5 (8. Bd3 Nbc6
9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 O-O 11. Ba2 e5 12. d5 Rd8 13. Ng5 Nf5 14. Qc2 h6 15. Nxf7
Qxf7 16. dxc6 c4 17. e4 Nd6 18. cxb7 Bxb7 19. f3 Bc6 20. Be3 {1-0 Milos,
G-Campos,J/Oviedo 25' (11)/1993/ (30)}) (8. Bb2 O-O 9. Rc1 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b6 11.
Qd3 Nd7 12. O-O Bb7 13. e4 e5 14. Rfe1 Ng6 15. Qd2 Rad8 16. d5 Nf6 17. Bf1 Bxd5
18. exd5 e4 19. c4 exf3 20. g3 Rfe8 21. Qc3 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Nxe8
24. Qxf3 {Kortschnoj,V-Winants,L/Antwerpen op (03)/1994/1-0 (52)}) 8... exd5 9.
a4 Bf5 (9... O-O $5 10. Be2 Bf5) 10. Bb5+ Nd7 (10... Nbc6 11. dxc5 O-O 12. O-O
Rac8 13. Nd4 $14) 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. O-O a6 (12... Qxc3 13. Ba3 Bc2 14. Qe2 $14)
13. Ba3 Qxc3 14. Nd4 {Black is under great danger of a quick loss. His king is
still in the center and white pieces are becoming very active.} axb5 (14... Bg6
15. Bxd7+ Kxd7 16. Qg4+ $16) 15. Nxb5 $1 (15. Bxe7 Qd3 16. Bd6 $16) 15... Bc2 (
15... Qc6 16. Nd6+ Kf8 (16... Kd8 17. Nxf7+ Ke8 18. Nxh8 $18) 17. Nxf5 $18) 16.
Nxc3 Bxd1 17. Rfxd1 f6 {The defender would be still alive if only bishop a3
could disappear from the board.} (17... Nb6 18. Rab1 Nxa4 (18... Nec8 19. Bc5
$18) 19. Nxa4 Rxa4 20. Rxb7 Nc6 21. Bd6 $16) 18. Rdb1 Rc8 (18... b6 19. Bxe7
Kxe7 20. Nxd5+ $18) 19. Nb5 (19. Nb5 Kf8 20. Nd6 Rc7 21. Nf5 Nc5 22. Bxc5 Rxc5
23. Rxb7 Nxf5 24. Rb8+ Kf7 25. Rxh8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Villa Gesell"]
[Site "Villa Gesell"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hoffman, Alejandro"]
[Black "Spangenberg, Hugo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e4 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Bd2 b5
9. axb5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 cxb5 11. Ng5 f5 (11... O-O $2 12. Qb1 $1 g6 13. h4 $1 b4
$6 14. h5 $1 bxc3 15. Bc1 f5 16. hxg6 Nc6 17. Bxc4 $18 Nxd4 18. Qd3 Nb4 19. Qh3
Ndc2+ 20. Ke2 Qc7 21. Qxc3 Nd5 22. Qxc2 Qxe5+ 23. Kf1 Qxa1 24. gxh7+ Kg7 25.
Bxd5 Ba6+ 26. Kg1 Rac8 27. Nxe6+ {1-0 Lputian,S-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Dortmund op/
1992/}) (11... h6 12. Ne4 O-O 13. Qh5 (13. Qg4 Kh8 (13... f5 $2 14. exf6 Nxf6
15. Nxf6+ Rxf6 (15... Qxf6 16. Qe4 $16) 16. h4 Nc6 17. Bg5 hxg5 18. hxg5 Rf5
19. Rh5 Ne7 20. Qh3 Ng6 21. g4 Rf7 22. f4 Qd6 23. O-O-O Qxf4+ 24. Kb1 Bb7 {
0-1 Muse,M-Lehmann,Kl/BL 8485 (1984) ;BL 80 1985}) 14. Be2 {/\ Bf3}) 13... f5
14. Nd6 Qd7 (14... Bd7 15. Be2 a6 16. Bf3 Nc6 17. g4 f4 18. Be4 Be8 19. Qh3 Qg5
20. Qf3 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Bc6 22. Nf5 exf5 23. Bxd5+ Bxd5 24. Qxd5+ Kh8 25. O-O-O
fxg4 26. Qe4 {0-1 Riedel,W-Lehmann,Kl/BL 8586/1986/ (37)}) 15. g4 f4 16. g5
hxg5 17. Bg2 Nc6 18. Be4 Rf5 19. Rg1 b4 20. Nxf5 exf5 21. Bxd5+ Qxd5 22. Qe8+
Kh7 23. Rxg5 Qh1+ 24. Ke2 Qe4+ 25. Kf1 Qh1+ 26. Rg1 Qd5 27. Qg6+ {1-0
Fedorowicz,J-Franke,H/BL 8889/1989/}) (11... Bb7 12. Qh5 (12. h4 Nd7 13. Qh5
Qe7 14. Ne4 O-O 15. Nd6 Bc6 16. Rh3 f6 17. Qe2 fxe5 18. dxe5 Nc5 19. Qg4 Nb3
20. Ra6 Nxd2 21. Rxc6 Nxf1 22. Kxf1 Rf4 23. Qe2 Rxh4 24. Rxh4 Qxh4 25. Qf3 Rf8
26. Rc8 Rxc8 27. Qf7+ Kh8 28. Nxc8 Qh1+ 29. Ke2 h6 {0-1 Nikolic,P-Matulovic,M/
JUG/1982/ (44)}) 12... Qe7 13. Be2 Nd7 14. O-O h6 15. Bf3 $1 g6 (15... O-O 16.
Nh3 f6 17. exf6 N5xf6 18. Qxb5 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Nd5 20. Rfe1 N7b6 21. Qc6 Rae8 22.
Re4 Rxf3 23. Rxa7 Rc8 24. Qxb6 Nxb6 25. Rxe7 {1-0 Kahn,E-Olbrich,M/Budapest
FS02 IM-B (04)/1994/ (52)}) 16. Qh3 Kf8 17. Ne4 Kg7 18. Nd6 Bc6 19. Bxd5 $1
Bxd5 20. Nxb5 $16 {Vaisman,V-Blandnet/Uzes/1988/}) (11... Qd7 $14) (11... Qe7
12. Qh5 Nd7 13. Ne4 O-O 14. Nd6 f6 15. f4 fxe5 16. fxe5 Nf4 17. Bxf4 Rxf4 18.
g3 Rf8 19. Bg2 Rb8 20. Rxa7 b4 21. cxb4 Rxb4 22. Be4 g6 23. Qh6 c3 24. Qe3 Rb3
25. Bc2 Rb6 26. Qxc3 Ba6 {0-1 Moritz,G-Brandes,S/RLNS 9091/1991/ (37)}) 12.
exf6 Nxf6 (12... Qxf6 13. Ne4 $36) 13. Be2 Bb7 14. O-O (14. Nxe6 Qe7 15. Nc5
Bxg2 16. Rg1 Bc6 $13) (14. Bh5+ $1 g6 15. Bf3 Qd7 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Qe2 $14)
14... Qd7 15. Bf3 (15. Bh5+ $5 Nxh5 16. Qxh5+ g6 17. Qe2 Bd5 18. Rfe1 $14)
15... Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qd5 17. Qg3 (17. Nxe6 $5 Qxf3 18. gxf3 Kd7 19. Rfe1 Re8 $14
) 17... O-O 18. Rfe1 Re8 19. Re5 Qd7 20. Nf3 a6 (20... Nc6 21. Rxb5 e5 22. Nxe5
Nxd4 23. Nxd7 Ne2+ 24. Kf1 Nxg3+ 25. hxg3 Nxd7 26. Rb7 $16) 21. Bg5 Nd5 22. Bh6
Re7 (22... Nxc3 $5 23. Rae1 (23. Bxg7 Qxg7 24. Rg5 Ne2+ $19)) 23. Rae1 Nc6 (
23... Nxc3 24. Rxe6 Rxe6 25. Rxe6) 24. Rxe6 Rxe6 25. Rxe6 Nxc3 26. Kf1 $2 (26.
Qxg7+ Qxg7 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 (27... Rc8 28. Bh6 b4 29. Bd2 Nd5 $17) 28. Rxc6 a5 $17
) (26. Rxc6 $2 Ne2+ $19) 26... Nxd4 $1 27. Ne5 (27. Rd6 Nf5 28. Rxd7 Nxg3+ 29.
hxg3 gxh6 $19) (27. Nxd4 Qxd4 28. Rd6 Ne4 29. Rxd4 Nxg3+ 30. hxg3 gxh6 $19)
27... Nf5 (27... Ne4 28. Qg4 Nf6 29. Rxf6 Qxg4 30. Nxg4 gxf6 $19) 28. Nxd7
Nxg3+ 29. hxg3 gxh6 30. Re7 (30. Rxh6 Rd8 31. Rd6 Kg7 $19) 30... Rd8 (30... Rd8
31. Nc5 Rd1+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Budapest FS03 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kogan, Artur"]
[Black "Dao, Thien Hai"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Bf4 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 Qb6 (6... Nf6 7. axb5
cxb5 8. Nxb5 (8. Qf3 Nd5 9. Bxb8 Rxb8 10. Rxa7 Be7 11. Qg3 Qb6 12. Qxg7 Qxa7
13. Qxh8+ Kd7 14. Qxh7 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Qa1+ 16. Ke2 Ra8 17. Nh3 Bb7 18. e4 Qxc3 {
0-1 Neiman,E-Hughs,G/Hastings op9495 (07)/1995/}) 8... Bb4+ 9. Nc3 Nd5 10. Nge2
(10. Rc1 O-O 11. Bxc4 Nxf4 12. exf4 Bb7 13. Nf3 Qc7 14. Ne5 Nc6 15. Bd3 Nxd4
16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Qxd4 Bxg2 18. Rg1 Qb7 19. f3 Rad8 20. Qe3 f6 21. Rxg2 fxe5
22. Qxe5 {1/2-1/2 Marin,M-Kuijf,M/Sitges op (09)/1992/}) (10. Qc2 Bb7 (10...
Nxf4 $142 11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. Qxc6+ Bd7 13. Qxc4 Nd5 $44) 11. Nh3 (11. Bg3 $5)
11... Nxf4 $1 12. Nxf4 Bd6 13. Bxc4 Bxf4 14. Qa4+ $6 (14. exf4 Qxd4 15. Ne2 Qb6
$10) 14... Nd7 $1 15. exf4 O-O $17 {1/2-1/2 Christiansen,L-Nogueiras,J/Dubai
olm/1986/ (41)}) 10... Nc6 11. Bg3 O-O 12. Qc2 f5 13. Rd1 Qa5 14. Rc1 Ba6 15.
Nf4 {1/2-1/2 Miles,A-Ribli,Z/BL 8586/1986/}) (6... b4 7. Ne4 (7. Nb1 Ba6 (7...
Qd5 8. Nd2 c3 $13) 8. Nf3 Nf6 9. Bxb8 Rxb8 10. Nbd2 c5 11. Bxc4 Bxc4 12. Nxc4
Rc8 13. Rc1 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Nce5 Ne4 16. Qd3 Qd5 17. Qa6 Rc7 18. Rfd1 Qa8
19. Nd3 Rfc8 20. dxc5 Bxc5 {Finegold,B-Mueller,Ka/BL 8990/1990/0-1 (58)}) 7...
Qd5 (7... Ba6 8. Qc1 (8. Rc1 Qd5 9. f3 f5 10. Ng5 Nf6 11. Bxb8 Rxb8 12. b3 c5
13. Bxc4 Bxc4 14. Rxc4 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. exd4 Bd6 17. Nxe6 Kf7 18. Ng5+
Kg6 19. N5h3 Rhc8 20. Ne2 Rxc4 21. bxc4 b3 22. Kd2 {1-0 Serebrjanik,A-Rodin,M/
Moscow op Russian Winter/1991/ (34)}) 8... Qd5 9. Nd2 c3 10. bxc3 Bxf1 11. Kxf1
a5 12. e4 Qd8 13. Ngf3 Na6 14. h3 Nf6 15. c4 Be7 16. Kg1 O-O 17. Kh2 c5 18. d5
Nh5 19. Be5 f6 20. Bb2 e5 21. Ne1 Nf4 22. Qd1 Qd7 23. Nb3 f5 {1/2-1/2 Gomez
Esteban,J-Cruz Lopez,C/Ermua (08)/1990/ (29)}) 8. f3 Ba6 9. Nd6+ Bxd6 10. e4
Qa5 (10... Bxf4 $5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Kf2 {/\ Ne2+/=}) 11. Bxd6 Nd7 12. Qd2 c3
13. bxc3 bxc3 14. Qc2 Bxf1 (14... c5 $1 15. Bxa6 Qxa6 16. dxc5 Rc8 17. Ne2 Nxc5
18. Rd1 Nf6 19. O-O Rc6 $10) 15. Kxf1 Nb6 16. Kf2 Rd8 17. Bc5 Nf6 18. Ne2 Nfd7
19. Ba3 e5 (19... Qxa4 $6 20. Qxc3 Qc4 21. Qd2 $40) 20. Rhd1 Nc4 21. Qxc3 Qxc3
22. Nxc3 Nxa3 23. Rxa3 {Kortschnoj,V-Pinter,J/Reggio Emilia/1987/1-0 (54)}) (
6... Bb4) 7. Qf3 (7. axb5 cxb5 8. b3 Bb4 9. Nge2 cxb3 10. Qxb3 Nc6 $17) (7. Be2
Nf6 8. Bf3 Bb7 9. a5 Qa6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Be2 Bb4 13. Kf1 O-O 14.
Nf3 Rad8 15. Qb1 c5 16. dxc5 Qc6 17. a6 Ba8 18. Rg1 Qxc5 19. g4 Bxf3 20. Bxf3
Rd2 21. Qc1 Rfd8 22. Ne2 Qe5 23. Rb1 Ne4 24. Kg2 Ng5 25. Nd4 Qxe3 {0-1 Ragozin,
E-Sherbakov,R/St.Petersburg op (03)/1995/}) 7... Nf6 (7... bxa4 $5 8. Nge2 Bb4
$1 (8... Qxb2 9. Rb1 $16) (8... Nf6 9. Nxa4 {/\ Nec3+/-}) 9. Qg3 Ne7 $8 10. e4
$2 (10. Qxg7 Rg8 11. Qxh7 c5 $5 $13) 10... Nd7 11. Rxa4 c5 12. f3 O-O 13. Bc7
Qc6 14. Ra1 f5 15. Qd6 fxe4 16. fxe4 cxd4 17. Qxb4 dxc3 18. Nxc3 Qxc7 19. Qxe7
Qb6 20. Nd1 Nc5 {0-1 Murrey,J-Sveshnikov,E/Moscow7 op/1991/ (27)}) (7... Bb7 8.
a5 Qa6 9. Qg3 Nd7 10. Be2 Ngf6 11. Nh3 Bb4 12. O-O O-O 13. Bh6 Ne8 14. Bf4 c5
15. Rfd1 Ndf6 16. Bf3 Rd8 17. Be5 cxd4 18. Rxd4 Rxd4 19. exd4 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Be7
21. Ng5 h6 22. Nge4 b4 23. Ne2 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 Nf6 25. Qf3 Nd5 {1/2-1/2 Finegold,
B-Bagirov,V/Amsterdam OHRA-B/1989/ (37)}) (7... Qa5 8. Qd1 Qb4 9. axb5 Qxb2 10.
Qc1 Ba3 11. Na2 Qxc1+ 12. Nxc1 Bb4+ 13. Kd1 cxb5 14. Rb1 a5 15. Bxb8 Rxb8 16.
Na2 Bd6 17. Nc3 Bd7 18. Ne4 Bb4 19. Nf3 Nf6 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 {0-1 Adamski,
J-Tomaszewski,R/POL-ch/1987/}) 8. axb5 Bb7 9. Bxc4 (9. Bxb8 Rxb8 10. Qg3 Rd8
11. Bxc4 a6 12. Bd3 cxb5 13. Nf3 $14) 9... cxb5 10. Bxb5+ Nbd7 11. Qh3 (11. Qg3
Ne4 12. Nxe4 (12. Bxd7+ Kxd7 13. Nxe4 Qxb2 14. Rd1 Bxe4 15. Nf3 Bc2 $17) 12...
Qxb5 13. Nd2 Bb4 $132) 11... Bb4 12. Bxd7+ (12. Be2 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Qb2 14. Rd1
Qxc3+ 15. Kf1 O-O $17) 12... Nxd7 13. Nge2 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Qb2 15. Rd1 (15. Rc1
Ba6 16. Qf3 O-O 17. e4 e5 18. dxe5 Rad8 19. Qe3 Nc5 20. O-O Qxe2 21. Qxc5 Qxe4
$17) 15... O-O 16. Rd2 (16. Qg3 Ba6 17. Rd2 Qb1+ 18. Rd1 Qb5 19. Qf3 Nb6) 16...
Qb1+ 17. Rd1 Qb5 18. Qg3 Ba6 19. Qf3 (19. Rd2 Nf6 20. Bh6 Ne8 (20... g6 21. Qf3
$18) 21. Bf4) 19... Nb6 20. e4 (20. Ng3 Na4 $17) 20... Na4 21. Rc1 (21. Qe3
Qxe2+ 22. Qxe2 Bxe2 23. Kxe2 Nxc3+ $19) 21... Qc4 22. Kd2 f6 23. Bd6 (23. Rhe1
e5 24. Bg3 Rfd8 $17) 23... Rfd8 24. Bb4 $2 (24. e5 $5 Rac8 25. Be7 Nxc3 26.
Bxd8 (26. Rxc3 Qa2+ 27. Ke1 Bxe2 28. Qe3 Rxc3 29. Qxc3 Ba6 $19) 26... Qa2+ 27.
Ke1 Bxe2 28. Qe3 Nd5 29. Rxc8 Nxe3 $19) 24... e5 25. Qe3 (25. Ra1 exd4 26. Rxa4
dxc3+ 27. Kc1 (27. Kc2 Rd3 28. Qf5 Rd2+ 29. Kc1 Qb3 $19) 27... Bb5 28. Qxc3
Rac8 29. Qxc4+ Rxc4+ $19) (25. d5 f5 26. Qe3 fxe4 27. d6 Qd5+ 28. Ke1 Nb2 $17)
25... exd4 26. Nxd4 Rxd4+ $1 27. cxd4 (27. Qxd4 Qe2#) 27... Qxb4+ 28. Rc3 (28.
Kd1 Nb2+ 29. Kc2 Rc8+ 30. Kb1 Nd3+ 31. Ka2 Qb2#) (28. Kc2 Rc8+ 29. Kd1 Nb2#)
28... Rc8 29. Rhc1 Rxc3 30. Rxc3 Qxc3+ 31. Qxc3 Nxc3 32. Kxc3 Bf1 33. g3 (33.
Kb4 Bxg2 34. e5 fxe5 35. dxe5 Kf7 $19) 33... a5 34. f4 Kf7 35. d5 Bg2 36. Kd4
a4 37. e5 fxe5+ 38. fxe5 a3 (38... a3 39. e6+ Ke7 40. Kc3 Bxd5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Women-Veterans"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Ioseliani, Nana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1995.07.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 Be6 8. Bg2
$5 (8. Bd3 h5 (8... Nd7 9. h3 h5 10. gxh5 (10. Qf3 g5 11. Bg3 Ndf6 12. gxh5
Nxh5 13. Nge2 Nxg3 14. Nxg3 Qd7 15. Nf5 Bf8 16. Rg1 f6 17. O-O-O Ne7 18. Nxe7
Bxe7 19. Bg6+ Kd8 20. e4 Rxh3 21. Qe2 Bb4 $36 {Markotic,G-Geller,E/Cappelle op
(08)/1993/0-1 (35)}) 10... Ndf6 11. h6 Nxh6 12. Qc2 Qd7 13. Nf3 Bf5 14. Ne5
Bxd3 15. Nxd3 Bd6 16. Be5 Qe7 17. O-O-O Nf5 18. Kb1 Ne4 19. Na4 f6 20. Bxd6
Nexd6 21. Nac5 b6 22. Nf4 bxc5 23. dxc5 Ne4 24. Ng6 Qf7 25. Nxh8 $16 {Lputian,
S-Geller,E/URS-ch/1985/1-0 (35)}) 9. gxh5 Qb6 10. Qc2 Rxh5 11. Nge2 Na6 12. a3
Qa5 13. Kd2 c5 14. b4 cxb4 15. axb4 Qb6 16. Bxa6 bxa6 17. Qa4+ Bd7 18. Qxa6
Qxa6 19. Rxa6 $16 {Zaja,I-Galic,K/CRO-chT Makarska (08)/1994/1-0 (37)}) (8. h3
h5 9. gxh5 Nd7 10. Be2 Ndf6 11. Be5 (11. a3 Nh6 12. Be5 Bd6 13. Qb3 Bxe5 14.
dxe5 Nd7 15. Qxb7 Nxe5 16. O-O-O O-O 17. f4 Nd7 18. Nf3 Nf5 $17 {Galliamova
Ivanchuk,A-Geller,E/Aruba Tumba (05)/1992/0-1 (30)}) (11. Rh2 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6
13. Rg2 Kf8 14. Bg4 Nh6 15. Qf3 Qd7 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. Nge2 Qf5 18. Nf4 Qc2 19.
Qe2 Qxe2+ 20. Kxe2 Nf5 21. Rg5 $14 {Kortschnoj,V-Ivkov,B/Budva/1967/1-0 (51)})
11... Bd6 12. Rh2 Nxh5 13. Bxh5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Qg5 15. Bg4 Bxg4 16. Rg2 Bxd1 17.
Rxg5 Bh5 18. Nge2 Bxe2 19. Kxe2 g6 20. Rh1 Ne7 $10 {Hort,V-Renet,O/Uzes
FRA-FRG (01)/1990/0.5 (29)}) 8... h5 9. gxh5 Nf6 10. h6 gxh6 (10... g6 11. Nf3
$14) 11. Qc2 Qa5 12. Nge2 Na6 13. a3 Ne4 (13... Nb4 $6 14. Qd1) 14. O-O Nxc3 (
14... f5 15. b4 Qd8 16. b5 $40) 15. Nxc3 (15. bxc3 O-O-O $13) 15... Qd8 16. Kh1
Qd7 17. Rac1 Bg5 (17... O-O-O $2 18. Nb5 $16) 18. Be5 Rg8 19. Rg1 f6 {Black is
unable to generate real counterplay, because his K is exposed in the center.}
20. Bg3 h5 21. f4 h4 $2 (21... Bh6 22. Bh4 Qf7 23. b4 $36) 22. Bf2 (22. fxg5
hxg3 23. gxf6 Bf5 24. e4 Rh8 $17) 22... Bg4 (22... Bh6 23. Bxh4 $16) 23. fxg5
h3 24. Be4 $1 {[%csl Re8] Clearly underlines the fact, that black have not
solved the basic question of finishing development.} (24. gxf6 hxg2+ 25. Rxg2
Bf3 26. Bg3 O-O-O $17) 24... dxe4 25. Qxe4+ Be6 26. gxf6 O-O-O 27. Rxg8 Bxg8
28. Bg3 Nc7 (28... Bd5 29. Nxd5 Qxd5 30. Qxd5 Rxd5 31. Rf1 $18) 29. Qf4 Na6 30.
Kg1 c5 31. Ne4 Qc6 32. f7 (32. f7 Bxf7 33. Qxf7 Qxe4 34. Rxc5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Jakarta"]
[Site "Jakarta"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Serper, Grigory"]
[Black "Adianto, Utut"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1994.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Ftacnik} e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7.
Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8. Be2 Na6 (8... c5 $5) 9. Ba5 (9. Bf8 $6) (9. Bc3 Ne7 10. Bxg7 Rg8
11. Bf6 Qf4 $6 12. Bc3 $1 Rxg2 13. Nf3 f6 14. Qd2 $1 $16 {Lautier,J-Gurevich,M/
Biel(izt)/1993/1:0 (37) Inf 58/435/}) (9. Bd6 {Ftacnik}) 9... Bd7 (9... b6 $2
10. Bc3 (10. Qd6 $5) 10... Nf6 11. Qd6 $16) 10. Nf3 Nf6 11. Qd6 Qf5 (11... c5
$2 12. Rd1 b6 13. Ne5 Rd8 14. Bc3 Qa8 15. Bf3 Qb8 16. O-O Qxd6 17. Rxd6 Ke7 18.
Rfd1 Nb8 19. b4 $16 {Mikenas,V-Suetin,A/SSSR(ch)/1950/1:0 (37)/}) 12. Ne5 (12.
Bc3 {Ftacnik} Ne4) 12... b6 $5 $146 (12... Qxf2+ 13. Kxf2 Ne4+ 14. Kf3 Nxd6 15.
Rad1 Ke7 (15... f6 $146 16. Rxd6 fxe5 17. Rhd1 O-O+ (17... Rf8+ 18. Ke3 Rf7 19.
Bc3 $10) 18. Kg3 Be8 19. Rxe6 Bg6 20. Rxe5 Rae8 21. Rxe8 Rxe8 22. Bf3 $14) 16.
Rxd6 (16. Rd2 Be8 17. Rhd1 Nf5 18. Bd8+ Rxd8 19. Rxd8 f6 20. Ng4 c5 $17 {
Shamkovich/}) 16... Kxd6 17. Nxf7+ (17. Rd1+ {Ftacnik} Kxe5 18. Bc3+ Kf5 19.
Rxd7 Rhf8 20. Bd3+ Kg5 21. h4+ Kxh4 22. Bxg7 Nc5 23. Rd4+ Kg5 24. Bxh7 $13)
17... Ke7 18. Nxh8 Rxh8 19. Bc3 $10) 13. Bc3 (13. Rd1 $5 Nb8 $1 (13... Rd8 $2
14. Nxc6 Qxf2+ 15. Kxf2 Ne4+ 16. Kf3 Nxd6 17. Nxd8 $18) 14. Bb4 (14. O-O Ne4 $1
(14... bxa5 $6 15. Bf3 $40) 15. Qc7 (15. Qd4 $4 c5 $19) 15... O-O 16. Nxd7 Nxd7
17. Qxd7 Qxa5 18. Qxc6 Nf6 19. a3 Qe5 20. Rd2 Rad8 $15) (14. Bf3 $5 Ne4 (14...
bxa5 15. O-O $40) 15. Qd4 (15. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 16. Kf1 bxa5 17. Nxd7 Qxc4+ 18. Kg1
Nxd7 19. Qxd7+ Kf8 20. h4) 15... Nc5 16. Nxd7 Ncxd7 17. Bc3 (17. Bxc6 $2 Qxa5+
18. Rd2 Nxc6 19. Qxd7+ Kf8 20. Qxc6 Rd8 $19) 17... e5 18. Qd6 $10) 14... c5 15.
Bf3 Ne4 16. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 17. Kf1 cxb4 18. Nxd7 Qxc4+ 19. Kg1 Nxd7 20. Qxd7+ Kf8
21. Qd6+ Ke8 22. Qd7+ $10) 13... Qxf2+ (13... Rd8 {Ftacnik} 14. Nxc6) 14. Kxf2
Ne4+ 15. Kf3 Nxd6 16. Rad1 f6 (16... Ke7 $2 17. Rxd6 Kxd6 18. Nxf7+ Ke7 19.
Nxh8 Rxh8 20. Bxg7 $16) 17. Rxd6 fxe5 18. Rhd1 Rf8+ (18... O-O-O 19. Bxe5 Rhf8+
20. Ke3 g6 21. Bg4 $36) 19. Ke3 Rf7 20. Bxe5 $6 (20. Bf3 $5 Rc8 21. b4 $14)
20... Nc5 21. R6d4 $2 (21. Bf3 Rc8 (21... Nb7 $2 22. Rxd7 $1 Rxd7 23. Bxc6 Rad8
24. Bxg7 $18) (21... a5 22. Bxc6 $16)) 21... O-O-O 22. Rf1 (22. Bf3 Re8 (22...
a5 $2 23. Bxc6 $16) 23. b4 Na6 $14) 22... Rf5 $1 (22... Rdf8 23. Rdf4 (23. Rf3
{Ftacnik} g5 $13) 23... Rxf4 24. Rxf4 Rxf4 25. Kxf4 g6 26. Kg5 $16) 23. Bxg7
Rg8 24. Bf6 Rxg2 25. Rh4 Rg6 $1 26. Bc3 h6 27. b4 Nb7 (27... Na4 {Ftacnik} 28.
Ba1 {xNa4}) 28. Bd3 Nd6 $1 (28... Rxf1 29. Bxg6 Nd6 30. Rxh6 Nf5+ 31. Bxf5 exf5
32. Rh8+ $36) 29. Rf3 (29. Bxf5 {Ftacnik} Nxf5+ 30. Rxf5 exf5 31. Kf4 $13)
29... c5 $1 30. b5 Rxf3+ 31. Kxf3 Nf5 32. Rg4 (32. Bxf5 {Ftacnik} exf5 {xc4})
32... Be8 (32... Rxg4 33. Kxg4 Be8 $10) 33. h3 Kd7 34. Kf4 Rxg4+ 35. hxg4 Nd6
36. Bf6 (36. Bg7 {Ftacnik} Ke7 37. Bxh6 e5+ 38. Ke3 Bf7 39. Bg7 Bxc4 40. Bxc4
Nxc4+ 41. Kd3 Na3 42. Bxe5 Nxb5 43. Kc4 $10) 36... Nf7 37. Bg7 Ke7 38. Be2 (38.
Bg6 {Ftacnik} e5+ 39. Ke3 Nd6 (39... Bd7 40. Bxf7 Kxf7 41. Bxe5 Bxg4 42. Bb8
$14) 40. Bxe8 Kxe8 41. Bxh6 Nxc4+ 42. Kd3 Nd6 43. Bg7 e4+ 44. Ke3 Ke7 45. a4
$10) 38... Bd7 39. Bf3 Bc8 40. Be4 (40. Be2 $5 e5+ $5 41. Bxe5 Nxe5 42. Kxe5
Be6 $17) 40... e5+ $1 41. Kg3 Be6 42. Bd3 e4 43. Be2 Nd6 44. Kf4 Bxc4 (44...
Nxc4 {Ftacnik} 45. Bxh6 $10) 45. Bxc4 Nxc4 46. Kxe4 Nd6+ 47. Kd5 Nxb5 48. Kc6
Kf7 (48... Nd4+ $2 49. Kb7 Ne2 50. Kxa7 c4 51. Kxb6 c3 52. Bxh6) 49. Bxh6 Nc3
50. a3 c4 (50... Nb1 51. a4 Nc3 52. a5 $10) 51. Kb7 Nb5 52. a4 Nc3 53. Kxa7
Nxa4 54. Ka6 Kg6 55. Bc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 24th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1996.07.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1996.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 b5 5. a4 e6 6. Nc3 Qb6 {A rare
continuation} (6... b4 {Ftacnik} 7. Nb1 (7. Na2 Ba6 (7... Ba6 8. Bd2 c3 9. bxc3
Bxf1 10. Kxf1 bxc3 11. Bxc3 Nf6 12. Qd3 Qd5 13. Nb4 Qb3 14. Nd2 {1-0 Richards,
J-Zwemstra,A/Guernsey op/1989/})) 7... Ba6 8. Ne5 Qd5 9. Qc2 Nf6 10. Nxc4 c5
11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. b3 O-O 13. Nbd2 Nbd7 14. Bb2 Rac8 15. O-O-O Be7 16. Kb1 Nc5
17. f3 Rfd8 18. e4 Qb7 19. Be2 Nfd7 {Kaspi,A-Rabinovich,Al/Tel-Aviv Cup 30' 
(01)/1996/1-0 (46)}) 7. axb5 (7. Ne5 Nd7 8. Nxd7 Bxd7 $143 $44) (7. Bd2 $5 {
was played in some games} Nf6 {Ftacnik} 8. axb5 cxb5 9. b3 a5 10. bxc4 b4 11.
c5 Qb7 12. Na4 Nbd7 13. Bd3 Qc6 14. O-O Ba6 15. Nb2 Bxd3 16. Nxd3 Be7 17. Nfe5
Qc8 18. Qb3 O-O {1-0 Galliamova,A-Kapeljus,L/Kstovo op (04)/1994/ (36)}) 7...
cxb5 8. Ne5 Bb7 (8... Nf6 {Ftacnik} 9. b3 Bb4 10. Bd2 Nd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd2+ 12.
Qxd2 exd5 13. Be2 $13) 9. b3 (9. Qh5 {Ftacnik} g6 (9... Nh6 $5) 10. Nxg6 fxg6
11. Qe5 Kf7 12. Qxh8 Nf6 13. d5 exd5 $19) 9... Nc6 $6 $146 (9... Bb4 10. Bd2
Nf6 (10... Nc6 $5) (10... Nc6 {Ftacnik} 11. bxc4 Nxe5 12. c5) 11. bxc4 bxc4 12.
Nxc4 Qd8 $14 {Marshall-Rubinstein, Bad Kissingen,1928}) 10. bxc4 Nxe5 $6 (10...
Bb4 11. Qb3 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 (13. c5 Qc6 14. dxe5 Ne7 $15) 13... b4
14. c5 bxc3 15. cxb6 axb6 16. Rxa8+ Bxa8 17. Bb5+ Kd8 18. Ba3 $44) 11. c5 $1 {
A strong intermediate move . White sacrifising a piece, but they get big
advantage in development} Bxc5 {My opponent didn`t accept a sac, but White
attack is strong anyway} (11... Qd8 12. Bxb5+ (12. dxe5 {Ftacnik} Qxd1+ 13.
Nxd1 a6 14. Ba3 Rc8 $36) 12... Nc6 13. O-O (13. e4 Bxc5 $1 14. dxc5 Qxd1+ 15.
Nxd1 Nf6 $13) (13. Ra6 Bxa6 14. Bxc6+ Ke7 $13) (13. Qa4 Qc7 14. e4 a6 15. Be2
Nf6 16. d5 Bxc5 17. dxc6 $17) 13... f5 (13... Nf6 14. e4) 14. e4 $5 fxe4 15.
Qh5+ g6 (15... Kd7 16. d5) 16. Qe5 $40) 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Nxb5 (13. Qd4 {
Ftacnik} Qxd4 14. exd4 Nc6 15. Nxb5 Kd7 $15) 13... Rd8 (13... Qb4+ 14. Bd2 Qe7
15. Bc3 $14) 14. Ba3 $2 {Leads only to a draw. Much stronger was} (14. Qa4 Bc6
(14... Nc6 15. Ba3 (15. Bb2 {Ftacnik} Nf6 16. Nxa7 O-O $15) 15... Qe5 16. Rb1
$1 (16. Rd1 Rxd1+ 17. Qxd1 Nge7 18. Nd6+ (18. Bd6 Qb2) 18... Kf8 19. Qc1 Qa5+
$5) 16... Nge7 17. Nd6+ (17. Bd6 Qf6) 17... Rxd6 18. Bxd6 Qc3+ 19. Kd1 O-O 20.
Bxe7 Nxe7 21. Rxb7 Nd5 (21... Rd8+ 22. Rd7) 22. Rb3 $16) 15. Ba3 Qb6 16. Qb4
Bxg2 $1 17. Qf8+ Kd7 18. O-O-O+ (18. Rd1+ Bd5 $13) 18... Bd5 19. Qxg7 Rc8+ 20.
Kb1 Nc4 (20... Qc6 21. Rc1 Be4+ 22. Ka1 Qxc1+ 23. Bxc1 Rxc1+ 24. Kb2 $18) (
20... Ng6 21. e4 Qxf2 22. Qb2 $18) 21. Qxf7+ Kc6 22. Bxc4 $18) 14... Rxd1+ 15.
Rxd1 Qc2 $1 $8 (15... Qc6 16. Nd6+ Kd8 (16... Ke7 17. Ne4+ Ke8 18. Bb5 $18) 17.
Nxb7+ (17. Nxf7+ {Ftacnik} Ke8 18. Nd6+ Ke7 $15) 17... Kc7 (17... Kc8 18. Nd6+
Kb8 19. Rb1+ Ka8 20. Rc1 $18) 18. Bd6+ Kxb7 19. Rb1+ Kc8 20. Bxe5 $18) 16. Nd6+
Ke7 $1 (16... Kd7 {Ftacnik} 17. Nxb7+ Kc7 18. Rc1 Qxc1+ 19. Bxc1 Kxb7 20. Bb2
f6 21. Bxe5 fxe5 22. Bc4) 17. Nc4+ Ke8 (17... Kf6 18. Bb2 Qb3 19. Bxe5+ Kg6 20.
Bd3+ f5 21. Bd4 $16) 18. Nd6+ Ke7 19. Ne4+ (19. Nxb7+ Kf6) (19. Ne4+ Ke8 20.
Bb5+ Bc6) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.03.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1996.03.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik Mowsziszian,K Bohm Shulman} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 (4. e3
{Mowsziszian,K} f5 {Ibragimov,I-Popov,Val/St.Petersburg op-Petrov (03) ;CBM 52/
}) 4... dxc4 5. a4 (5. e4 {Mowsziszian,K} b5 6. a4 Bb4) 5... Bb4 6. e3 b5 7.
Bd2 a5 8. axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 (10... b4 $2 {Mowsziszian,K} 11.
Bxb4) 11. d5 (11. bxc4 {Mowsziszian,K} b4 12. Bb2 {Van der Werf,M-Hansen,Cu/
Reykjavik op (03) ;CBM 52/1996/1/2-1/2/}) 11... Nf6 12. bxc4 b4 (12... bxc4 13.
Qa4+ $1 Qd7 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Bxc4 $16) 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qa4+ Nd7 15. Nd4 e5 (
15... exd5 16. c5 $16) 16. Nb3 Ke7 17. Be2 (17. Nxa5 Qb6 $17) 17... Rhc8 (17...
Rhb8) (17... Qd6 $5 18. f4 {Shulman,Y-San Segundo,P/Pamplona 9596 (05) ;CBM 52/
1996/1-0/50/}) 18. Rd1 $146 (18. Bg4 Qd6 19. Nxa5 Rxa5 20. Qxa5 Ra8 21. Qxa8
Bxa8 22. Rxa8 Qg6 $13 {Shulman-Ivanov,V/Moscow5/1995/1/2-1/2/ ;CBM 49}) 18...
Nc5 (18... Qd6 19. f4 $5 $13 (19. O-O Nb6 (19... Nc5 {Ftacnik} 20. Nxc5 Rxc5)
20. Qa1 (20. Qb5 Ba6 21. c5 Rxc5 22. Qxc5 Bxe2 $17 (22... Qxc5 23. Nxc5 Bxe2
24. d6+ Kd8)) 20... Nxc4 (20... Nd7 $5 21. f4 a4 22. Nd2 $13) (20... Rxc4 $5)
21. Bxc4 Rxc4 22. Nxa5 Rc3 (22... Rc5 23. Nxb7 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Qxd5 25. Nxc5 Qxc5
26. Rfb1 $16) 23. Nxb7 Rxa1 24. Nxd6 Rxd1 25. Nf5+ Kf6 (25... Kd7 $2 26. Rxd1
b3 27. Ng3 $1 b2 28. Ne2 Ra3 29. Rb1 Ra1 30. Nc3 Ra3 31. Rxb2 Rxc3 32. Kf1 $16)
26. Rxd1 Kxf5 $10) (19. Nxa5 Qb6 20. Bg4 Nc5 21. Qa1 Qxa5 22. Qxe5+ Kf8 $13)) (
18... Nb6 19. Qb5 Ba6 20. d6+ $16) 19. Nxc5 (19. d6+ Kf8 20. Qb5 Bc6 (20...
Nxb3 21. Qxb7 Nc5 $13) 21. Qxc5 Bxg2 $17) 19... Rxc5 20. O-O Ra6 $2 (20... Qd6
21. Qc2 $5 (21. f4 {Shulman+San Segundo,9596}) (21. f4 $36)) (20... Rd8 21. f4
exf4 22. Rxf4 Qe5 23. Rdf1 Qxe3+ 24. Kh1 f6 25. Qc2 Bxd5 26. Qxh7 Bxg2+ 27.
Kxg2 Qxe2+ 28. Kh1 Rd1 $140 29. Re4+) (20... Re8 21. f4 exf4 (21... e4 22. Bg4
Kf8 23. Bd7 Rd8 24. Bb5 $13) 22. Rxf4 Qe5 23. Rdf1 Qxe3+ 24. Kh1 f6 (24... Kd6
25. Rxf7) 25. Qc2 Kd6 26. Qxh7 Qxe2 27. Qxg7) (20... Kf8 $1 21. f4 (21. Qc2 Kg8
22. f4 exf4 23. Rxf4 Qe5) 21... e4 22. Rd4 Re8 $13) (20... Kd6 21. f4 $36) 21.
Qc2 $1 (21. f4 exf4 22. Qc2 $13 (22. Rxf4 Qe5 23. Rdf1 Rf6)) 21... a4 (21... g6
22. f4 Bc8 23. Qb2 $1 exf4 24. Qd4 Qxd4 25. exd4 Rc7 26. c5 $16) (21... Qg6 22.
Qb2) 22. f4 (22. Qxh7 a3 23. f4 $1) 22... b3 (22... exf4 23. Qxh7 Qe5 24. exf4
Qe3+ 25. Kh1 $16) (22... g6 23. Qb2 $1 (23. Qe4 Kd6 24. fxe5+ Qxe5 25. Qxe5+
Kxe5 26. Rxf7 Bc8 $13) 23... b3 24. fxe5 Qg5 25. Qd4 $18) 23. Qe4 $1 (23. Qxh7
a3 $13) (23. Qc3 e4 $1 (23... exf4 24. d6+ (24. Qb4 Qb6 25. d6+ Kd8 26. Qc3 Rg5
) 24... Rxd6 25. Qb4 Rc7 26. Rxf4) 24. Qb4 (24. d6+ Rxd6 25. Qb4 Rc7) 24... Qb6
25. d6+ Kd8 26. Qc3 f6 $13) 23... Kd6 (23... Kf8 24. fxe5 Qg5 25. e6 $18) 24.
Qxh7 e4 (24... b2 25. fxe5+ Qxe5 26. Rxf7 Qxe3+ 27. Kh1 $18) (24... Kc7 $5 {
Bohm} 25. Qe4 (25. fxe5 Qxe5 26. Rxf7+ Kb8 27. Qd3 $1 $16 Rd6 (27... Rb6 28. d6
) (27... b2 $140 28. Qa3) 28. Qd2) 25... Kd6 26. fxe5+ Qxe5 27. Qd3 f6 28. Rf5
Qe7 29. e4 $18) (24... exf4 25. Rxf4 Qe5 (25... Qe7 26. Qxg7 Qxe3+ 27. Rf2 $18)
26. Rxf7 Qxe3+ 27. Kh1 $18) (24... a3 {Mowsziszian,K} 25. fxe5+ Qxe5 26. Rxf7
Qxe3+ 27. Kh1 (27. Kf1 $18) 27... Rc8 28. Qxg7) 25. Qxe4 a3 {Without kings on
the board black would have nothing to fear, but Kd6 is way too exposed.} 26.
Qd3 (26. Qe5+ $6 Qxe5 27. fxe5+ Kxe5 28. Rxf7 Bc8 $13) 26... b2 (26... a2 {
Mowsziszian,K} 27. Qxb3 a1=Q 28. Rxa1 Rxa1 29. Qxb7 Rxf1+ 30. Kxf1 $18) 27. Qb3
$1 (27. e4 Kc7 (27... Kd7 28. e5 Qb6 29. Bg4+ (29. Kh1 a2 30. Qh3+ (30. Bg4+
Kc7 31. d6+ Kb8 32. d7 Qd8 33. Qd4 $13) (30. e6+ Ke7) 30... Kc7 31. d6+ Kb8 32.
d7 Qd8) 29... Kc7 30. d6+ Kb8 (30... Kd8 31. Kh1 a2 32. Qh7 Qc6 33. Qh8+ (33.
Bf3 Qe8 34. Bxb7 a1=Q 35. Bxa6 Qxa6 36. d7 Qf8 $13) 33... Qe8 34. Qh4+ f6 35.
exf6 g5 36. fxg5 a1=Q 37. f7 $13) 31. Qd4) 28. e5 (28. Qe3 Qb6 (28... Raa5 29.
e5 $18) 29. d6+ Kd8 30. Kh1 a2 31. Qh3 a1=Q) 28... Qb6 29. d6+ Kd8 (29... Kb8
30. Qd4 Rc8 (30... a2 31. d7 Qd8 32. Qxb2) 31. c5 Qc6 $13) 30. Kh1 a2 31. Qh7
Qc6 $13) 27... Bc8 (27... Kc7 28. d6+ Rxd6 29. Qxa3 $18 (29. Rxd6 Qxd6 30. Qxa3
Bxg2 31. Rb1 $18)) (27... a2 28. Qxb7 a1=Q 29. e4 $18 (29. e4 $1 b1=Q 30. e5+
$18)) (27... Qe7 {Mowsziszian,K} 28. e4 f6 29. e5+ $18) 28. Qb8+ Kd7 (28... Rc7
29. c5+ Kd7 30. c6+ $18) (28... Ke7 29. d6+ Rxd6 30. Qa7+ $18) 29. Bg4+ Kd8 30.
d6 a2 (30... b1=Q 31. Rxb1 (31. d7 $1 $18) 31... Rxd6 32. Rbd1 $18) 31. d7 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup 5-8"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.12"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 Bb4 5. cxd5 (5. Bd2 $5 {Dautov} dxc4
6. Bxc4 Qxd4 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3 Nf6 9. Nf3 Qb6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. e5 Bxc3 12. bxc3
Nd5 13. c4 bxc4 14. Bxc4 a5 15. Rab1 Qa7 16. Qe4 Ba6 17. Bxa6 Qxa6 18. Qg4 Kf8
19. Rfc1 $14 {Comas Fabrego,L (2516)-Godena,M (2485)/Mondariz 2000}) 5... exd5
6. exd5 {Dautov: 'Weiß möchte eine symmetrische Stellung mit einem Mehrtempo
spielen, prinzipieller ist 6.e5.'} cxd5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nge2 Nge7 (8... Bg4 {
Dautov} 9. O-O Nge7 10. Qb3 Qd7 11. Nf4 Rd8 12. Na4 O-O 13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. dxc5
Rfe8 $11 {Kouatly,B (2495)-Bacrot,E (2555)/Meribel 1998}) 9. Qc2 (9. O-O {
Dautov} O-O (9... Bf5 10. Bxf5 Nxf5 11. Nf4 O-O 12. Ncxd5 Bd6 $11 {Abrashkin,B
(2390)-Palecha,A (2421)/Serpukhov 2003}) 10. Nf4 Qd6 11. Be3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Rd8
13. Qb1 g6 14. Rd1 b6 15. c4 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Na5 17. Be2 Bb7 $11 {Bunzmann,D 
(2509)-Vallejo Pons,F (2630)/Germany 2002}) 9... Bd6 10. a3 h6 11. Be3 O-O 12.
O-O Be6 13. f4 (13. Nb5 $6 Rc8 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. Nc3 Qd7) 13... f5 $6 {'!'
Dautov. Dautov: 'Selbstverständlich muß Schwarz die Stellung schließen, denn
f4-f5 zuzulassen wäre zu gefährlich.'} (13... g6 $5 14. f5 $140 (14. Ng3 f5 $11
) (14. Rad1 $5) 14... Nxf5 15. Bxf5 Bxf5 16. Rxf5 gxf5 17. Qxf5 Qh4 $1 18. g3
Ne7 $8 19. Qf3 (19. Qd7 Qf6) 19... Qh3 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 Rad8 $13) 14. Kh1
Nc8 {'!' Dautov. Dautov: 'Gelfand führt vorsorglich seinen Springer Richtung
d6.'} (14... Rc8 $5 15. Ng1 Na5 16. Nf3 Nc4 17. Rae1 $14) ({Schlechter war} 
14... Kh8 $2 {Dautov} 15. Ng1 Ng8 16. Nf3 $16 {, und Schwarz hat nicht den Zug
16...Nf6.}) 15. g4 $5 {'!' Dautov. Dautov: 'Energisch gespielt. Die weißen
Figuren stehen besser, deswegen ist dieser Gewinnversuch durchaus legitim. Die
simple Überführung des Springers nach e5 versprach Weiß keinen Vorteil.'} (15.
Ng1 Be7 16. Nf3 (16. g4 Nd6 17. Rae1 (17. Qg2 fxg4 18. Nxd5 Nf5 $17) 17... Bh4)
16... Nd6 17. Ne5 Rc8 $11) (15. Na4 $5 $14) 15... fxg4 16. f5 Qh4 (16... Bf7
17. f6 $16) 17. Nf4 Bf7 18. f6 $1 {Dautov: 'Weiter im Opferstil!'} (18. Nfxd5
N8e7 (18... Bxd5+ 19. Nxd5 N8e7 20. Qg2 $13) 19. Nxe7+ (19. Nf4 Bxf4 20. Rxf4
Nd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5+ 22. Be4 Ne7 $15) 19... Nxe7 20. Bf4 Bxf4 21. Rxf4 Nd5 $11) (
18. Qf2 Qxf2 19. Rxf2 Nb6) (18. Ne6 Bxe6 19. fxe6 Nb6 (19... N8e7 20. Nb5 (20.
Rf7 Qh3 21. Raf1 Rxf7 22. exf7+ Kf8) 20... Bg3 21. Qg2 Rxf1+ 22. Rxf1 Bb8 $13)
20. Nb5 Be7 21. Bf4 Qh3 $132) (18. Bf2 Qg5 19. Nfxd5 N8e7 20. Nxe7+ Bxe7 $13) (
18. Ncxd5 N8e7 19. Nxe7+ Nxe7 20. Rae1 (20. Qg2 {Dautov} Bb3 $15) 20... Rad8
$15) (18. Nce2 $6 Nb6 19. f6 $140 Qxf6 20. Ng6 Qe6 21. Nxf8 Qxe3 22. Rxf7 (22.
Bh7+ Kxf8 23. Qg6 (23. Rxf7+ Kxf7 24. Qg6+ Ke7) 23... Qe4+ 24. Qxe4 dxe4 25.
Bg6 Nd8 26. Rxf7+ Nxf7 27. Rf1 $19) 22... Kxf7 23. Rf1+ Ke7 $19) 18... gxf6 (
18... Bxf4 19. fxg7 Kxg7 20. Rxf4 $16) 19. Bf5 $2 {Dautov: 'Aber hier hat es
Mischa überzogen. Es war an der Zeit, den Bauern d5 zu nehmen, wonach Weiß
zumindest eine ausreichende Kompensation für den Bauern besäße.'} (19. Nfxd5 $1
Bxd5+ (19... Kh8 {Dautov} 20. Qg2 $44) 20. Nxd5 N8e7 21. Bf4 $1 (21. Nxe7+ Nxe7
22. Bf4 Bxf4 23. Rxf4 {'©' Dautov.} f5 $11) 21... Bxf4 (21... Nxd5 22. Bxd6
Rfd8 23. Bg3 Qg5 24. Be4) 22. Nxf4 $36) (19. Nce2 $5 N8e7 20. Ng3 $44) 19...
N8e7 $1 (19... h5 20. Nce2 $44) 20. Bxg4 Kh8 {Dautov: 'Hier dagegen hat Weiß
nicht genug für seinen Bauern. Die gewünschte Überführung Rf3-h3 klappt nicht
aus taktischen Gründen.'} 21. Nb5 (21. Rg1 $2 {Dautov} Bxf4 22. Bxf4 h5 $19) (
21. Be6 $2 {Dautov} Nxd4 $1 $17) 21... Bb8 22. Be6 (22. Bf5 Rg8 (22... Nxf5 23.
Qxf5) 23. Bd3 Rg4 24. Qf2 a6 25. Qxh4 Rxh4 26. Nc3 Bd6 27. Nce2 $132) 22... a6
23. Rf3 $2 ({Dautov: Am zähesten war die Variante} 23. Bxf7 Rxf7 24. Nc3 (24.
Rf3 axb5 25. Rh3 Qg5 26. Rg1 Bxf4 27. Rxg5 fxg5 28. Bxf4 gxf4 29. Rxh6+ Kg7 30.
Qh7+ Kf8 $17) 24... Nxd4 25. Qa4 Ndc6 (25... Rg7 {'!' Dautov.} 26. Qxd4 Nf5 27.
Ng6+ Rxg6 28. Qxh4 Nxh4 29. Rxf6 $1 $11 (29. Nxd5 {Dautov} Be5 $17)) 26. Ncxd5
Be5 $15) (23. Nc3 Nxd4 24. Bxd4 Bxf4 25. Qf2 Qxf2 26. Rxf2 Bg5 $17) 23... Bxe6
24. Nxe6 Qg4 $19 25. Qf2 Qxe6 26. Bxh6 Rg8 27. Qh4 Rg6 (27... Qg4 $2 28. Bg7+)
28. Bf8+ Kg8 29. Re1 Qg4 30. Qxg4 Rxg4 31. Bxe7 axb5 32. Bxf6 Bd6 33. Rh3 Kf7
34. Be5 Bxe5 35. dxe5 Rag8 36. e6+ Ke7 0-1

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "2002.03.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gershon, Alik"]
[Black "Berkovich, Mark A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2421"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2002.01.10"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 c5 (6... c6 7. Bd3
Bg4 8. Nge2 O-O 9. Qb3 Qe7 10. Ng3 Re8 11. h3 Be6 12. a3 Ba5 13. Qc2 Nbd7 14.
b4 Bb6 15. O-O Nf8 16. Na4 $14 {0-1 Illescas Cordoba,M-Campos Moreno,J/
Barcelona 1994/EXT 2002 (34)}) 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Nge2 Bg4 10. f3 Bh5
11. O-O O-O 12. a3 Be7 13. b4 (13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Na4 Re8 15. b4 Bg6 16. Nc5 b6
17. Na6 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Qd7 19. Nc3 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Nb5 $14) 13... Bg6 14.
Rc1 Re8 15. g4 $5 (15. Na4 $5 {Was another possibility}) 15... Rc8 16. Kh1 Bd6
17. Bg5 Be7 18. Nf4 (18. Bh4 $142 {[%cal Gh4g3,Gc3a4,Ga4c5] black has no
useful moves, therefore, a simple and slow improvment of the position should
have been preferred over concrete variations at this point.}) 18... Qd6 19.
Bxg6 $2 (19. b5 Na5 20. Bxg6 {- see the game}) 19... hxg6 20. b5 Na5 $2 (20...
Ne4 21. Bxe7 Nxc3 (21... Qxf4 22. fxe4) (21... Nxe7 22. fxe4 $18) 22. Bxd6 Nxd1
23. bxc6) ({both players missed the very strong:} 20... Nh7 $1 {Berkovich, M}
21. Bxe7 (21. bxc6 Bxg5 22. cxb7 Rb8 23. Nfxd5 Bxc1 24. Qxc1 Rxb7 $19) 21...
Nxe7 {[%csl Ra3,Rf4]} 22. Qd2 Qxa3 {[%csl Rh1] and black has the advantage})
21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Nfxd5 Nc4 (22... Bg5 23. f4 Bd8 24. Qf3 Nc4 25. Ne4 Qxa3 26.
Rc3 $36) (22... Bd8 23. Ne4 Rxc1 24. Nxd6 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Re6 26. Ne4 $16) (22...
Rc4 $5 23. Re1 Rd8 (23... Rxe1+ $2 24. Qxe1 Bxd4 25. Qe8+ Kh7 (25... Qf8 26.
Ne7+) 26. Ne7 Rxc3 27. Rf1 $1 Rc8 $8 (27... Rc2 28. Qg8+ Kh6 29. f4 $16) (27...
Qf4 28. g5 $1 Qxg5 29. Qg8+ Kh6 30. Qh8#) 28. Nxc8 $18) (23... Rec8 24. Nxf6+
gxf6 (24... Qxf6 25. Nd5 $18 {[%cal Gd5e7]}) 25. Ne4 Qf4 26. Rxc4 Nxc4 27. Qd3
Nxa3 28. Qxa3 Rc2 29. Ng3 Qd2 30. Re8+ Kh7 (30... Kg7 31. Qf8+ Kh7 32. Qh8#)
31. Rh8+ Kxh8 32. Qf8+ $11)) 23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. Ne4 Qf4 25. Rc3 $1 Ne3 26. Qd2
Rxe4 $4 (26... Rxc3 27. Nxc3 g5 28. Rf2 {White has the better position it
seems but black always has good drawing chances thanks to white's open K} Qd6 (
28... Rc8 29. Ne2 $18) 29. a4 (29. Re2 Qf4 30. Rf2) (29. d5 Qxa3 (29... Qe5 30.
a4) 30. Re2 Qa1+ 31. Re1 Nc4 32. Rxa1 Nxd2 33. Rxa7 Re3 34. d6 Rd3 35. Rxb7 $16
) 29... Nc4 30. Qd1) 27. Rxc8+ Kh7 28. Qf2 $1 (28. Qf2 Nxf1 (28... Rxd4 29.
Qh4+ Qh6 30. Qxh6+ gxh6 31. Re1 Nd5 32. Rd8) (28... Nxg4 29. fxg4) 29. Qh4+ Qh6
30. Qxh6+ gxh6 31. fxe4) 1-0

[Event "Sochi"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Glatman,V"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 (13. c5 $146 O-O
14. Ne5 Qc7 15. Qa4 Rd8 16. Rc1 Nc6 17. Nc4 Ne7 18. Nb6 Ra7 19. f3 Nfd5 $17 {
Korchnoi,V-Lobron,E Biel 1993/}) 13... Nbd7 14. O-O Qc7 (14... Ra7 $6 15. Re1
Qa8 16. e4 $1 a4 $6 17. d5 Nc5 18. Bd4 Nfd7 19. Ne5 $1 $16 {Georgiev,
Kir-Antunes,A Manila 1992/}) 15. Nd2 $5 (15. Qc2 O-O 16. c5 (16. e4 e5 17. Rfe1
(17. c5 exd4 18. Bxd4 Ng4 $1 19. Bb5 Nde5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Qb2 f6 22. Bxe5
fxe5 23. c6 Bc8 24. Rfc1 Qb6 $13 {Zueger,B-Klinger,J 1991 Inf 53/387/}) 17...
Rfe8 18. c5 exd4 19. Bxd4 h6 $1 20. e5 (20. h3 Bc6 21. e5 Nd5 22. e6 Rxe6 23.
Rxe6 fxe6 24. Bh7+ Kh8 25. Bxg7+ Kxg7 26. Qg6+ Kh8 27. Qxh6 Nf8 $17 {Neverov,
V-Kramnik,V SSSR 1991 Inf 53/387/}) 20... Nd5 21. e6 Rxe6 22. Rxe6 fxe6 23. Re1
Nf4 24. Be4 Rc8 25. g3 Nh3+ $8 26. Kf1 e5 27. Nxe5 Nxe5 28. Bh7+ Kh8 29. Bxe5
Qf7 $1 30. Bf5 Ng5 31. Bxc8 Bxc8 $44 {Magerramov,E-Scherbakov,R Moscow 1992/})
16... h6 17. e4 Bc6 $1 (17... e5 18. dxe5 Nh5 19. Rfc1 Rfc8 20. Qd2 Nxc5 21.
Bd4 Qe7 22. Rxc5 Rxc5 23. g4 Qd7 $13 {Itkis,B-Matlak,M Beskidy 1991/}) 18. Rfb1
a4 19. Bc1 $6 {Van Wely,L-Serper,G Helsinki 1992 Inf 55/403/} Qb7 $1 $17) (15.
Re1 O-O 16. h3 (16. c5 Be4 (16... Ne4 17. Qc2 f5 18. Nd2 Nxd2 19. Qxd2 Nf6 20.
f3 Bd5 21. Bb5 $16 {Brigden,M-Amoviel,M corr 1988/}) 17. Bb5 Rfb8 18. Ba4 Rd8
19. Nd2 Bc6 20. Qe2 Bxa4 21. Rxa4 e5 22. Nb3 $16 {Malaniuk,V-Raicevic,M
Kecskemet 1989/}) 16... Rfe8 17. e4 e5 18. dxe5 Nh5 {1/2:1/2 Scherbakov,
R-Sorokin,M Cheliabinsk 1990/}) 15... e5 $1 (15... O-O $6 16. f4 a4 17. Rc1
Rfd8 18. Qe2 Nf8 19. e4 b3 20. Nb1 Qb6 21. e5 $16 {Vilela,J-Ruban,V Santa
Clara 1991/}) 16. Re1 O-O 17. Nf1 $5 $146 Rfd8 (17... Rfe8 18. Ng3 e4 (18...
Bc6 19. Qd2 e4 20. Bf1 Rab8 21. d5 Ba8 22. Nf5 $16) (18... exd4 $5 19. exd4
Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Qf4 $13) 19. Be2 Rad8 20. f4 $1 $14) 18. f3 (18. Ng3 $5 e4 19.
Be2 Ne5 20. Qc2 $14) 18... Bc6 $6 (18... e4 $5 19. Be2 (19. fxe4 Bxe4 20. Be2
Nc5 $15) 19... Ne5 $13) 19. d5 Bb7 20. Ng3 Ne8 21. f4 $1 h6 (21... g6 22. Qf3
$16) 22. Nf5 Nef6 23. Qf3 e4 (23... Kf8 24. Qg3 Ne8 25. fxe5 $18) 24. Qg3 Nh5 (
24... g6 25. Nxh6+ Kg7 26. Nf5+ Kf8 27. d6 $1 Qc6 28. Qh4 gxf5 29. Qh8+ $18)
25. Qg4 exd3 26. Bxg7 1-0

[Event "Porto San Giorgio op 11th"]
[Site "Porto San Giorgio"]
[Date "1999.08.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Black "Bykhovsky, Anatoly A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2398"]
[Annotator "Glek,I"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1999.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg5 $5 f6 (5... Nf6) (5... Be7) (
5... Qb6) (5... Qc7) 6. Bd2 c5 $6 7. e3 Nc6 8. Bxc4 $5 (8. dxc5 $14) 8... cxd4
9. exd4 Nxd4 10. O-O (10. Be3) (10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Qe2) 10... Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3
Qxd2 12. Rad1 (12. Rfe1 $5) 12... Qg5 13. Rfe1 (13. Bxe6 Bxe6 14. Qxb7 Rd8 15.
Rxd8+ Kxd8 16. Rd1+ Ke8 17. Nb5 Qe5 $13 (17... Qc5)) 13... Be7 14. Nb5 (14.
Bxe6 Bxe6 15. Rxe6 Rd8 16. Rde1 Rd7) 14... Qc5 15. Rc1 Qb6 $2 (15... Kf8 16.
Bxe6 Qxb5 17. Bxc8 $40) 16. Nc7+ Qxc7 17. Bb5+ Kd8 18. Red1+ Bd6 19. Qa3 $1 Bd7
20. Rxc7 1-0

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.09.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Gormally,D"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 {Naka
likes this line which has some similarities with the ultra-sharp advance
variation of the Caro-Kann. White elects to gain space on the kingside while
also pushing around the bishop on f5, which has to lose time. It is not
difficult to surmise that Nakamura's adoption of this line has something to do
with the admittedly rather short time he spent working with Kasparov, who
played this as early ago as 1985.} Be6 8. h4 Nd7 9. Bg3 {An interesting idea,
which had only been played in one game before. But of course it looks very
logical. Now not only does White defend the pawn on h4, but he introduces a
possible idea of Nh3-f4, (admittedly this cannot be played immediately, as the
h4-pawn would be enprise) putting further pressure on the Black position.} (9.
h5 {is perhaps the main line. White grabs some useful space, cramping the
black kingside.} Nh6 10. Be2 Nb6 11. Nh3 ({Kasparov had already tried} 11. Rc1
{many years ago, in his 1985 match with Karpov. That game ended in a draw})
11... g5 $5 12. hxg6 hxg6 13. Bg3 Qd7 14. Nf4 O-O-O 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Rg1 Bd6
17. Qc2 Bxg3 18. Rxg3 f5 {Chances were roughly balanced in the game Nakamura,H
(2753)-Aronian,L (2807) Sao Paulo Bilbao 2011.}) (9. g5 $5 {is another option,
again grabbing some useful space. White now has the possibility of playing Bh3
and exchanging off this useful defensive piece on e6.} h6 10. g6 Ngf6 11. gxf7+
Bxf7 12. Bd3 Ne4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nge2 O-O 15. Qc2 Nf6 16. Rg1 Kh8 17. Be5 Qa5
18. Nf4 $40 {and with the open g-file, and strong bishop on e5, White had good
attacking chances in the game Nepomniachtchi,I (2717)-Ponomariov,R (2756) Riga
2013.}) 9... Ngf6 ({The solid} 9... Nb6 {can also be played.} 10. f3 Bd6 $1 {
A useful exchange, as the bishop on g3 is a very potent weapon for White
should Black ever think of castling queenside.} 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Qc2 Ne7 13.
Bd3 h5 14. g5 O-O-O 15. Nge2 Kb8 16. Kf2 $5 {This looks risky but the king is
quite safe here for the moment. White wants to retain the possibility of
attacking on the queenside with his pawns, which would be an unlikely plan if
he castled on that side. Chances were again about equal in the game Nakamura,H
(2758)-Aronian,L (2802) Moscow 2011.}) 10. f3 $1 {If you didn't know anything
about this opening you'd assume it was a beginner playing White, as he has
only developed two pieces, while pushing many of his pawns. But these pawns
control some useful squares, limiting Black's ability to undertake active
measures.} Nb6 11. Bd3 Nc4 ({It may have been more sensible to fall back on
the plan that Aronian adopted, with} 11... Bd6 {my guess is then Naka would
have gone for something like} 12. Bxd6 (12. Bf2 $5 {retaining as many pieces
as possible is certainly not out of the question, although it looks a little
passive}) 12... Qxd6 13. Nge2 {followed by Qc2, and then Kf2 like in the
Aronian game, which no doubt Naka had already studied very closely. Of course
White could also simply castle queenside, as with his kingside pawns already
so advanced, he would have good chances of developing an intiative on that
side of the board.}) 12. Qe2 (12. Bxc4 {would rather play into White's hands.}
dxc4 13. e4 b5 14. Nge2 b4 15. Na4 Qa5 $36 {with excellent play for Black.})
12... c5 $2 {Given that White has taken liberties with his development, this
might seem quite logical. Try to open up the position while the opponent is
still slumbering, right? Unfortunately for Bacrot, it fails for tactical
reasons. Tactical reasons, which to be completely frank, at this level,
shouldn't have been particularly difficult to foresee.} (12... Bd6 {would have
avoided any immediate disaster, but I feel that White is better here as well.}
13. Bxd6 Qxd6 (13... Nxd6 {looks awkward, as it will surely run into an
e4-break at some point}) 14. O-O-O (14. Bxc4 dxc4 15. O-O-O h5 16. g5 Nd5 17.
Ne4 Qe7 {seems to give Black good chances, as ...Bf5 is threatened}) 14...
O-O-O 15. Bxc4 dxc4 16. e4 {gives White something of an edge, as he intends
simple development with Qe3, Nge2 etc. (as well as threatening the immediate
e5)}) 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. d5 $1 {As usual, Naka is right on the money.
Tactically he's sound as a pound.} Nxd5 (14... Bxd5 {also leads to d-file
disaster after} 15. O-O-O {as Black can do little to save his piece, against
the many threats of e4, g5 and Be5.}) 15. O-O-O $1 Qa5 (15... Qd7 16. Nxd5 Bxd5
17. e4 $18) 16. Nxd5 (16. Rxd5 Bxd5 17. Nxd5 {also looks very good for White,
but Nakamura sees no reason not to grab as much booty as possible, confident
in his ability to steer his way through the complications.} Qxa2 (17... Bd8 18.
Qxc4 $18) 18. Qc2 $5 $16 (18. Nc7+ Kd7 19. Nxa8 (19. Qd1+ Kc6 20. Qd5+ Kb6 21.
Nxa8+ Rxa8 {and not only is no knock-out blow evident, but White may be in
some trouble as ...Rd8 is threatened}) 19... Rxa8 (19... c3 $2 20. Qb5+ Kc8 21.
bxc3 $18) 20. Qc2 {and with Ne2 coming, I struggle to see Black getting enough
action for his piece, for example} Bf6 21. Ne2 Qa1+ 22. Qb1 Bxb2+ 23. Kc2 Qxb1+
24. Rxb1 c3 25. Nxc3 $18) 18... Rd8 19. e4 $16) 16... Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Qxa2 18.
Qc2 $1 c3 (18... Bf6 19. Be5 $18) 19. b3 $1 {This comes as a blunt riposte to
any attempts by Black to cause trouble. Although the pawn on c3 remains
embedded in the position, with only a queen and a bishop currently in play,
there is unlikely to be any serious problems for White to solve.} Qa1+ 20. Qb1
Qa6 (20... Qa3+ 21. Kc2 c4 22. bxc4 Qa4+ 23. Qb3 $18) 21. Rh2 $141 $1 {
Covering the g2-square takes any sting out of the threat of ...Qf1.} O-O ({
Black could also try the rather desperate lunge} 21... c4 {trying to open up
the position even further, but White should keep control after} 22. Ra2 Qc6 23.
bxc4 O-O 24. Qd3 $18) 22. Ra2 Qb5 (22... Qc6 23. Qe4 {and Black is also
struggling to prove anything.}) 23. Ne2 Rfd8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Be1 {White is
just up an extra piece. Players of the calibre of Nakamura very rarely fail to
take advantage of such situations.} c4 26. Nxc3 Qb6 (26... Qc6 27. Qe4 $18) 27.
Qe4 cxb3 28. Rd2 Rxd2 29. Bxd2 Bf8 30. Qd5 $18 Qb4 31. Qb5 Qa3+ 32. Kb1 a6 33.
Qxb7 Qd6 34. Qd5 Qh2 35. h5 1-0

[Event "IND-ch 50th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2012.10.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grover, Sahaj"]
[Black "Debashis, Das"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[Annotator "Grover,S"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2012.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This was the 3rd round of National Premier Championship, so far I had plus
one.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 {My third game against
the same guy in the same opening with the same colour :) in less than three
months.} 6. e4 Bb4 7. e5 Nd5 8. Bd2 b5 9. axb5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 cxb5 11. Ng5 Nc6
12. Qh5 Qe7 {Till now Das was playing very fast, I really wanted to know what
he had prepared against h4, but my preparation said otherwise!} 13. Be2 $5 (13.
h4 Bb7 (13... h6 14. Ne4) 14. Rh3) 13... b4 {Since White has already moved the
bishop from f1, it is suitable for Black to play b4 right away.} 14. Bxc4 (14.
O-O bxc3 15. Be3 {Anand-Karjakin} (15. Bc1 Nxd4 16. Bxc4 {Transposes to the
game})) 14... bxc3 15. Bc1 Nxd4 16. O-O h6 17. Rd1 $5 $146 {After the game Das
told me that he was following the game of Vitiugov-Jakovenko.} (17. Ne4 O-O 18.
Ba3 Qc7 19. Bxf8 Nf4 20. Qg4 Kxf8 21. Nd6 g5 22. g3 Bb7 23. Nxb7 h5 24. Qd1
Qxb7 25. gxf4 Nf3+ $11 {Vitiugov-Jakovenko}) 17... Nc2 (17... Nc6 $2 18. Ne4
O-O 19. Bxh6 $1) 18. Ra5 (18. Ra4 $5 Bd7 19. Ra5 {is also interesting, but
while I was preparing, it didn't seem very appealing to play the same position
with the Black bishop on d7, as nowthe Ra4-Rh4 manoeuvre won't work.}) 18...
O-O 19. Ne4 f5 $6 (19... Ncb4 {should have been played, although it is still
not clear:} 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Nxc3 {and White can press a bit.}) 20. exf6 Nxf6
21. Qg6 $6 {This is surprisingly an error. And a big one.} (21. Qe2 $1 Nb4 22.
Nxc3 {with a fine position for White, the missing pawn is not so important
here I feel.}) 21... Nb4 22. Nxc3 Nc6 (22... Qf7 23. Qg3 {with great
initiative for White.}) 23. Ba3 Qe8 $6 (23... Qf7 $1 24. Qxf7+ Rxf7 25. Rc5 Bd7
26. Rxd7 Nxd7 27. Rxc6 Ne5 28. Rc5 Nxc4 29. Rxc4 a5 {and okay, White can push
a bit if he wants. but I don't think there is anything more than that.}) 24.
Qxe8 Rxe8 25. Rc5 Bb7 26. Rb1 $2 (26. f3 $1 {Moves like these don't strike
when you can win a piece by force. Unfortunately.} Rab8 27. Rd6 Nd8 28. Rc7 $16
{At least.}) 26... Nd7 $1 27. Rxb7 Nxc5 28. Bxc5 Na5 $3 {During the game I
completely forgot about this move!} 29. Rb4 Rac8 30. Ne4 Nxc4 31. Rxc4 Red8 $1
32. f3 Rd5 $1 {And White's pieces are totally paralysed, I can't get rid of
the pin without exchanging one of the rooks. And after that it's stupid to
even think of a win :)} 33. Kf2 {Okay, I tried a bit, and got into some
trouble. But managed to draw the game afterwards.} Kh7 34. Ke3 Kg6 35. Rc3 a6
36. h4 Rc7 37. g3 Rc8 38. g4 h5 39. Rc1 Rc7 40. Ke2 Rc8 41. Rc4 Rc7 42. gxh5+
Kxh5 43. Ng3+ Kg6 44. Rg4+ Kh7 45. Bb4 a5 46. Bd2 Rc2 47. Ne4 a4 48. Rg1 a3 49.
Ra1 a2 50. Kd1 Rb2 51. Kc1 Rb1+ 52. Rxb1 axb1=Q+ 53. Kxb1 Kg6 54. Bg5 Rf5 55.
Nd2 Rxg5 56. hxg5 Kxg5 57. Kc2 Kf4 58. Kd3 g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-C 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Turov, Maxim"]
[Black "Grover, Sahaj"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[Annotator "Grover,S"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{It was the 7th round of Tata steel. The whole tournament didn't go so well
for me, except for this game and probably another against Sadler.} 1. c4 e6 2.
d4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 Nf6 7. h3 {As expected, in the
A group Carlsen had played the same move against Aronian and won in a great
style, I had given most of the time in my preparation to this move :)} Qa5 $5 {
A novelty by Anish Giri, who later told me that he had played it just like
that thinking it was his preparation (it was not), though I still wonder what
was Carlsen's preparation against this move.} 8. e3 (8. Nf3 Ne4 9. Bd2 Nxd2 10.
Nxd2 g6 {Luplescu-Anish.}) 8... Ne4 9. a3 Bf5 10. Bd3 Na6 11. Rc1 Nxc3 12. Qxc3
Qxc3+ 13. Rxc3 Bxd3 14. Rxd3 O-O-O {Already a dead equal position, but this
game surprisingly won the 'Piet Zwart' prize.} 15. Nf3 {My opponent later
confessed that he wanted to offer me a draw right away, but could not since it
was in the contract to not draw before 30 moves.} Nc7 16. Ke2 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Rxd6
18. Ne5 Rf8 19. Rc3 Nb5 20. Rc2 Re6 21. Kf3 Nd6 {I had analysed up till now 
(strange eh?), and well to be honest I have never liked to play the QGD with
the black pieces, because of the b4-b5 maneuvre, but after ...Nd6, I think
it's practically impossible.} 22. Rhc1 f6 23. Nd3 Re7 {Defending myself from
the Nf4-d5 threat.} 24. a4 Kd7 25. a5 a6 26. b3 Ke8 {We both were making all
these moves so fast, I was almost 90% sure that one of us would offer a draw
on the 30th move.} 27. h4 Kf7 28. g4 {Now this move was a little spooky, I
clearly couldn't understand what he wanted to do.} Kg8 29. Rg1 {Probably g5,
but on this move, A very interesting idea came to my mind, that led this to be
one of the best games of my life :)} Ne4 30. Ke2 (30. Rg2 {Maybe this coud've
stopped everything once and for all, but again even White has no plans ahead.})
30... f5 $5 31. g5 (31. gxf5 Rxf5 $11) 31... f4 $1 {I really liked this move,
He never saw it coming, that made me like this even more :), The idea is
simple:} 32. Ne5 $1 {[%cal Gf2f3]} (32. exf4 $2 Nxg5+ 33. Kf1 (33. Ne5 Ne6 $19)
33... Nf3 $19) (32. Nxf4 Rxf4 33. exf4 Nxg5+ 34. Kf1 (34. Kd3 Nf3 {[%cal Gf3e1]
}) (34. Kd1 Nf3 35. Rh1 Rf7 $1) 34... Nf3 35. Rh1 Nxd4 36. Rc3 Nf5 {And Black
rules.}) 32... c5 $5 (32... fxe3 33. fxe3 g6 {Was probably just equal, but
after playing a move like ...f4, I didn't really want to go back to my dull
position.}) 33. f3 fxe3 $5 (33... Ng3+ 34. Rxg3 fxg3 35. Rxc5 {While I was
analysing this position on the board, I realised that I was the one who wanted
to sacrifice the exchange for a few pawns, but instead....}) 34. fxe4 (34. g6
$5 {Computer move, nobody even thought of it on the board :)} h6 35. fxe4 Rf2+
36. Kd1 Rxc2 37. Kxc2 cxd4 $11) 34... cxd4 $6 (34... Rf2+ $1 {would've been
much easier to achieve equality.} 35. Kd1 Rxc2 36. Kxc2 cxd4 {But I failed to
realise that after} 37. Nf3 {Black has} d3+ $1 38. Kxd3 dxe4+ 39. Kxe3 exf3+
40. Kxf3 $11) 35. Ng4 {After this move I suddenly realised that White always
has the move Nf6, which shattered all my dreams of winning this game, So now I
had to play for equality, I must say I didn't feel very happy about ...f4
anymore :/} dxe4 (35... Rxe4 $5) 36. Rc4 (36. Rc5 $3 {[%cal Gc5d5] With the
idea to play Rd5, Probably the only chance for White to achieve any advantage.}
Ref7 37. Rc4 $8 (37. Rd5 $2 Rf2+ $1 38. Nxf2 Rxf2+ 39. Ke1 d3) 37... Rd8 38.
Rd1 Rf4 39. Nxe3 d3+ 40. Kd2 Rxh4 41. Kc3 $16) 36... d3+ 37. Ke1 (37. Kxe3 Rf3+
38. Kd2 e3+ 39. Ke1 e2 $11) 37... Rf3 38. Nf6+ {Spoiler alert!} Kf7 (38... Kf8
$5 {was better probably, eliminating the threat of g6+ followed by Ng5 in the
future.} 39. Nxe4 Re5 $1) 39. Nxe4 Kg6 (39... Re5 40. g6+ $1 $18) 40. Rd4 $1 {
The 40th move, I had approximately 50 seconds to think what to do here :),
Honestly speaking, I went with what my hand told me to play :), luckily it was
the only move in the position!} Rh3 $1 41. Rd6+ {The following few moves were
more or less forced.} (41. h5+ Rxh5 42. Rd6+ Kf7 43. Rf1+ Ke8 44. Rd4 Rd7 45.
Nd6+ Ke7 46. Nf5+ Kd8 47. Rxd7+ Kxd7 48. Nxe3 Rxg5 $11) 41... Kf5 (41... Kh5 $2
42. Ng3+ $1 Kg4 43. Ne2+ $1 Kf3 44. Rxd3 $18) 42. Ng3+ Kf4 43. Nh5+ {There
were 2 ways to draw this position, I chose the harder one.} Ke4 (43... Kf3 $5
44. Rxd3 Rc7 45. Kd1 Rxh4 46. Ng3 Kf2 47. Ne2 Rc5 $11) 44. Rg4+ Kf5 45. Rf4+
Ke5 46. Rxd3 Rc7 $1 {And the position is almost equal.} 47. Rfd4 {Not the best
move, the better try was:} (47. Rc4 Rxc4 48. bxc4 Ke4 49. Rd7 Rxh4 {but I
don't believe White has any chance of winning here, Black just has too many
pawns :)}) 47... Rc1+ $2 (47... g6 $1 48. Nf6 Rh1+ 49. Ke2 Rc2+ 50. Kf3 Rf1+
$11 {Sadly, I failed to see this genius idea.}) 48. Rd1 Rxd1+ 49. Rxd1 Rxh4 50.
Ng3 $6 (50. Nxg7 {was also equal, but still it was worth a shot.} Rg4 (50...
Ke4 $4 51. Rd4+ $1 $18) 51. Rd7 Rxg5 52. Ke2 (52. Ne8 h5) 52... Ke4 53. Re7+
Re5 54. Rxe5+ Kxe5 55. Kxe3 Kd5 56. Kd3 Kc5 57. Kc3 Kb5 58. Kd4 Kb4 $11) 50...
Rh3 $1 51. Nf1 e2 52. Kxe2 Rxb3 53. Rd7 Rb5 54. Ne3 Kf4 55. Nc4 Rxg5 56. Rxb7
h5 {And the rest was easy.} 57. Kf2 Rc5 58. Rb4 Ke4 59. Nd6+ Kd5 60. Nb7 Rb5
61. Rxb5+ axb5 62. Nd8 Kc5 63. Ne6+ Kc6 64. Nd4+ Kb7 65. Nxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "IND-ch National Juniors"]
[Site "Ajmer"]
[Date "2012.09.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grover, Sahaj"]
[Black "Debashis, Das"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2451"]
[Annotator "Grover,S"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2012.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The last round of National Juniors, I desperately needed a win, (and some
favourable results on other boards :) ). And I was pretty nervous before the
match, as I was up against a friend, who was a half point ahead of me at that
moment. What are friends for? :-)} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5.
a4 e6 {We had the exact game till now in the Isthmia Open (Greece). Debashis
doesn't play this line that often, so I played Bg5 last time. And he managed
to draw that game.} 6. e4 Bb4 7. e5 Nd5 8. Bd2 b5 9. axb5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 cxb5
11. Ng5 {Till now it's all theory, though at first glance Black looks in
trouble, but I believe with correct play, he can defend this position.} Nc6 {
The main line in this position, played by Karjakin, Jakovenko, Eljanov among
others.} (11... h6 12. Ne4 O-O) 12. Qh5 Qe7 13. h4 $5 {The idea behind this
move is pretty simple, White is just preparing the Rh3-Rf3 manoeuvre, and also
waiting for Black's only threat - b4, and to take the pawn on c4 in one go. i.
e. f1 to c4.} (13. Be2 b4 14. Bxc4 bxc3 15. Bc1) 13... Bb7 14. Rh3 {Now this
is a very complex variation, and to be honest, I had forgotten my preparation
after this point.} Nd8 15. Rg3 $5 {I thought for about half hour before
playing this, White just wants to play Ne4, also eyeing up the g7-pawn.} (15.
Ne4 Nf4 16. Bxf4 Bxe4) 15... g6 {A relatively forced reply by Black, any other
move would cause him some serious trouble. As Black doesn't have ...Nf4
anymore.} 16. Qh6 f6 $2 {The main idea behind Rg3, now the pawn on g6 is weak.}
({He should have continued with} 16... f5 {with the idea of}) 17. Ne4 $1 fxe5
18. Rxg6 Nf7 19. Nd6+ $1 {I had seen his when I played Rg3. Such moves are
easy to miss especially if you are on the defending side. Debashish had not
seen it coming, and his reaction was mixed. From shocked, to tense to relaxed
in just a few seconds!} Qxd6 20. Rxe6+ Ne7 21. Qf6 $1 (21. Rxd6 $2 Nxh6 22.
Bxh6 Nf5 23. Re6+ Kd7 {and the whole purpose behind Rg6 is defeated.}) 21...
Qc7 (21... Qd7 $2 22. Bg5 $18) 22. Be2 h5 $2 {The position is hopeless anyway.}
(22... Rg8 23. Bh5 Rg6 24. Bxg6 hxg6 25. Qxg6 Bd5 26. Raa6 $1 $18) (22... exd4
23. Bg5 {and Black is in big trouble.}) 23. Bg5 Nxg5 24. hxg5 Rg8 25. Bxh5+ Kd8
26. dxe5 Be4 27. Raa6 {He resigned. And, all the other games ended favourably
for me in the last round. Winning the Indian junior championship was special
and it was indeed nice to win a game like this!} 1-0

[Event "Belfort Comtois 4th"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "1999.12.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1999.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Qc2 Nbd7 6. Bd2 g6 $5 7. Nf3 Bg7 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. dxc5 (11. Rfd1 cxd4 12. exd4 (12. Nxd4 Ne5
13. Be2 Bd7 14. e4 Rc8 $13) 12... Nb6 13. Bb3 Bd7 14. Ne5 $13) 11... Nxc5 12.
Rfd1 b6 $1 $13 (12... Bd7 13. b4 (13. Ne5 $5) 13... Na6 14. Qb3 $14) 13. Na4 (
13. e4 Bb7 14. Bh6 Qb8 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 $132) 13... Qc7 14. Bf1 Na6 15. Qxc7 Nxc7
16. Rac1 Ncd5 17. Nc3 (17. Bd3 $5 {(/\18.e4)} Bd7 18. b3 $14) 17... Bb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 36th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1999.08.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1999.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {. Konikowski} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 c5 7.
a3 Ba5 8. Nf3 Nf6 9. Be2 (9. Be3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Ne4 11. b4 Nxc3 12. Qc2 Bc7 13.
Qxc3 Be5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Gulko,B-Polgar,Z/Aruba (2) 1992/CBM 30 (28)}) 9... Nc6 $5
{TN} (9... Ne4 {Konikowski} 10. Bd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 cxd4 12. Nxd4 e5 13. Nb3
Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Bd8 15. Bf3 Nd7 $13 {1-0 Konikowski,J-Meyer,P/BL2-W 1995/CBM 47/
[Konikowski] (45)}) 10. dxc5 Qxd1+ 11. Bxd1 (11. Kxd1 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Ne4 13. Kc2
Nxf2 (13... Nxc5 14. Be3 b6 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Rab1 $36) 14. Rf1 Ne4 15. Be3 e5
$13) 11... Ne4 12. Bd2 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 (13. bxc3 $5 {(/\14.Be3)} Nxc5 (13... Nxd2
14. Nxd2 Ke7 15. Bf3 $36) 14. Be3 Nd3+ (14... Ne4 15. Bc2 $36) 15. Kd2 Nb2 16.
Be2 Na5 17. Ne5 $1 f6 18. Rab1 $14) 13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 Na5 $5 15. Rb1 $5 Ke7
$1 (15... Nxc4 16. Be2 Na5 (16... Nxa3 17. Rb3 Nc2+ 18. Kd2 $18) 17. Nd4 $36)
16. Rb5 $6 (16. Ne5 $1 f6 17. Rb5 Nc6 18. Nxc6+ bxc6 19. Rb4 $14 {/\20.Bf3,
21Ke2}) 16... Nxc4 17. Be2 a6 18. Rb4 Na5 (18... Nxa3 $5 19. O-O (19. Ra4 Nb1
$17) (19. Rb3 Nb5) 19... Nb5 20. Bxb5 axb5 21. Rxb5 Ra3 22. Rc1 Rd8 23. Nd4 Rd5
24. c6 $11) 19. Ne5 f6 20. Nc4 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Ra7 {[/\Bc8-d7-c6]} 22. Kd2 $1
Rd8+ (22... Bd7 23. Re1 $14) 23. Kc2 Rd7 {[/\Rd7-c7-c5]} (23... e5 $5 24. Rd1 (
24. Bd3 Rd5 25. Bxh7 Rxc5 $11) 24... Bf5+ $132) 24. Re1 Rc7 25. f4 $5 (25. Rb6
e5 26. Bd3 Rxc5 27. Bxh7 $11) 25... Rxc5 26. Bxe6 Bxe6 27. Rbe4 Rc6 (27... b5
28. Rxe6+ Kf7 29. R1e3 a5 30. Rb6 $11) 28. f5 Ra8 29. Rxe6+ Rxe6 30. Rxe6+ Kd7
$11 31. Kd3 Rc8 (31... Re8 $6 32. Rxe8 Kxe8 33. Kd4 $14) 32. Kd4 Rc6 33. Re3
Rd6+ 34. Kc5 Rc6+ 35. Kb4 Rb6+ 36. Kc4 Rc6+ 37. Kb4 Rb6+ 38. Kc4 Rc6+ 39. Kd3
Rd6+ 40. Kc2 Kc6 41. Kb3 Rd5 42. Rg3 Rb5+ 43. Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 36th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1999.08.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1999.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Qc2 Nbd7 6. Bd2 c5 {TN} (6... Be7 7.
Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Nf6 12. Bd3 c5 13. dxc5
Bxc5 14. O-O $14 {1/2-1/2 Kiriakov,P-Shabanov,Y/Maikop 1998/CBM 66 (27)}) (6...
b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. Nf3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Ne5 c5 $132 {1/2-1/2
Landa,K-Dreev,A/Samara 1998/CBM 67 noVC (48)}) 7. Nf3 a6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. g3 $1
Bd6 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Rfd1 $14 cxd4 (12... c4 13. e4 $5 (13. a4 $5)
13... Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Ng5 $36) 13. Nxd4 Nb6 14. Nce2 (14. Rac1 Bg4 $132)
14... Nc4 15. b3 $6 (15. Bc3 Ne4 16. b3 Na3 17. Qb2 $14) 15... Nxd2 16. Qxd2
Bg4 17. Nf3 (17. h3 $5 Bh5 (17... Bxe2 18. Nxe2 Be5 19. Rac1 $14) 18. Nf5 (18.
Rac1 Ba3 $132) 18... Be5 19. Rac1 $14) 17... Ne4 $5 18. Qb2 (18. Qxd5 $5 Qe7 {
(/\19...Nxf2, 19...Rad8<=>)} (18... Qf6 19. Qd4 Qh6 $13) 19. Qd3 Rad8 20. Ned4
$14) 18... Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Be5 20. Nd4 Qf6 $132 21. Bg2 Rac8 22. Rd3 $6 (22. Rac1
$11) 22... h5 $1 {[/\23...h4|^>>]} 23. Rf1 h4 $15 24. Qb1 Nc3 $1 25. Qe1 (25.
Qb2 Bxd4 26. exd4 (26. Rxd4 Ne2+ 27. Qxe2 Qxd4 $17) 26... Re2 $17 27. Rd2 (27.
Qc1 Rxf2 $1 28. Rxf2 (28. Rxc3 Rxf1+ 29. Bxf1 Qxd4+ $19) 28... Ne2+ $19) 27...
Nd1 $3 $19) 25... Bxd4 26. Rxd4 {[#]} Ne2+ $1 27. Qxe2 Qxd4 $17 28. Rd1 Qf6 29.
Bxd5 Rc7 30. e4 g6 31. Kg2 Kg7 32. Rd3 Rh8 33. g4 Qe5 $138 (33... h3+ $1 34.
Rxh3 Rxh3 35. Kxh3 Rc2 $3 36. Qxc2 Qf3+ 37. Kh4 g5+ 38. Kxg5 (38. Kh5 Qh3+ 39.
Kxg5 Qh6+ 40. Kf5 Qf6#) 38... Qf6+ 39. Kh5 Qh6#) 34. h3 b5 35. Rf3 Re8 (35...
Rd8 $142) 36. Qd2 Ree7 (36... f6 $17) 37. g5 $1 {[/\38.Rf6, 39.f4<=>]} Re8 $2 (
37... b4 38. Rf6 Rc2 $17) 38. Rf6 Rh8 39. Rxa6 (39. f4 Qa1 40. f5 (40. e5 Rd8
$15) 40... Qe5 $15) 39... Rh5 $2 (39... Rd8 $13) 40. f4 Qa1 41. a4 $1 Rc3 $1
$132 42. Qd4+ Kh7 43. Qf2 Rg3+ 44. Kh2 Qc3 45. Rf6 Rxh3+ 46. Kg2 Rg3+ 47. Kh2
Rh3+ 48. Kg2 Rg3+ $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pardubice op-A"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "2005.07.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Moroz, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 Ne7 9. Qd2 Ng6 10. Nh3 f6 11. O-O-O Kf7 12. g4 (12. f3 $5 Qh4 13. Bc5 {
Khalifman-Filippov, Kazan 1995}) 12... c5 $5 13. Bxc5 Nd7 (13... b6 14. Bd6 Ba6
15. f3 Qc6 16. b3 Rd8 17. Bd3) 14. Ba3 Re8 15. Rhe1 Nde5 16. f3 Qc6 17. Qc3 (
17. Qd6 $5 Kg8 18. g5 $14 {war vorzuziehen.}) 17... Kg8 18. Kb1 Nf7 19. b3 Qc7
20. Bd3 b5 21. Rc1 Bb7 22. cxb5 Qxh2 23. Ng1 $6 ({Vorsichtiger war} 23. Bxg6
hxg6 24. Ng1 Bd5 25. Qe3 $11) 23... Nge5 24. Qc7 Rac8 (24... Bd5 $5 25. Be2 Qg2
$15 {sieht gut für Schwarz aus.}) 25. Qxb7 Rxc1+ 26. Rxc1 Nxd3 27. Rd1 Nfe5 28.
Qe4 Nf2 (28... Qf2 $5 29. Qe2 Qb6 {bietet mehr.}) 29. Qe2 Qg3 30. Rf1 Nfd3 31.
Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Shabtai, Ran"]
[Black "Kaspi, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Bykhovsky,Av Ftacnik} d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3
b5 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. d5 (11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2
Nf6 13. Bd3 O-O $2 (13... Nbd7 14. O-O Qc7 $1 {so to meet 15.Nd2 with e5 when
black is OK}) 14. O-O Nbd7 15. Nd2 $1 Qc7 16. f4 $14 {+/- Har,Zvi,R-Kanstler,B
Tel Aviv,Czerniak (09) 0-1 46}) 11... Nf6 12. bxc4 b4 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 (13... gxf6
$5 {Bykhovsky,Av}) 14. Qa4+ Nd7 15. Nd4 e5 (15... exd5 $2 16. c5) 16. Nb3 Ke7 (
16... e4 17. Nd4 Ke7 18. Be2 Qb6 19. d6+ Kd8 20. Qb5 Qxb5 21. cxb5 Nc5 22. Nc6+
Kd7 23. Nxa5 Bd5 24. O-O b3 {0-1 Fish,G-Burmakin,V/Kobanya op (08)/1992/ (30)})
17. Qb5 (17. Be2 Qd6 (17... Qb6 $2 18. Bg4 (18. Bg4 Nf6 19. c5 Qa7 20. d6+ Kf8
21. Bf3 e4 22. Be2 Bd5 23. c6 Bxb3 24. Qxb3 Qc5 25. Qc4 Qxd6 26. c7 Rc8 27. Rc1
Ne8 {0-1 Maurer,F-Mukhametov,E/Bern op (02)/1995/ (40)})) (17... Rhc8 18. Rd1 (
18. Bg4 Qd6 19. Nxa5 Rxa5 20. Qxa5 Ra8 21. Qxa8 Bxa8 22. Rxa8 Qg6 23. Bxd7 Qb1+
24. Ke2 Qxh1 25. Ra7 $13 {Shulman,Y-Ivanov,VI Moscow 1995 1-2/1-2 61}) 18...
Nc5 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 20. O-O Ra6 21. Qc2 a4 22. f4 b3 23. Qe4 Kd6 24. Qxh7 e4 25.
Qxe4 a3 26. Qd3 b2 27. Qb3 Bc8 28. Qb8+ Kd7 29. Bg4+ Kd8 30. d6 a2 31. d7 {
1-0 Gelfand,B-Piket,J Amsterdam Euwe-mem 1996}) (17... Rhb8 18. Bg4 Bc8 19. O-O
Nb6 20. Qb5 Bxg4 21. Nxa5 Nd7 22. Nc6+ Kf8 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Qb7 Re8 25. f3 Qg5
26. fxg4 Qxe3+ 27. Kh1 Nf6 28. Qxb4+ Kg8 {0-1 Shulman,Y-Tregubov,P/Gausdal Int
(06)/1994/ (48)}) 18. Bg4 $2 (18. Qb5 Ba6 19. Qc6 Qxc6 20. dxc6 Nb6 21. Rxa5 (
21. c5) 21... Bxc4 22. Bxc4 Nxc4 23. Rc5 Ra3 $10 {Krasenkov}) (18. f4 $5 Rhc8
19. O-O Nc5 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21. Rad1 $1 (21. Qc2 $2 Qxd5 $1) 21... e4 22. Qa1 Kf8
23. Qe5 $1 Qxe5 24. fxe5 Kg8 25. Rf4 $16 {/+- Shulman,Y-San Segundo,P Pamplona
1995 1-0 50} (25. Rf4 b3 26. Rdf1 {1-0 Shulman,Y-San Segundo,P/Pamplona 9596 
(05)/1996/ (50)})) (18. O-O {Ftacnik} Nc5 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Rfd1 Kd6 {/\ Bc8-d7
}) 18... Nb6 $1 19. c5 (19. Qb5 Ba6) 19... Qxd5 20. cxb6 Bc6 $1 21. Qa2 (21.
Bf3 e4) 21... Qxg2 $17 {Rogers,I-Krasenkov,M Hastings 1993 59/428 [ Krasenkov,
M ] 0-1 28} (21... Qxg2 22. Rf1 Qxg4 23. Nxa5 (23. Qc2 {Ftacnik} Rhc8) 23...
Bb5 24. Qb2 Qe4 $1 $19 {0-1 Rogers,I-Krasenkov,M/Hastings/1993/ (28)})) (17.
Nxa5 {Ftacnik} Qb6 $17) 17... Ba6 (17... Rhb8 18. Rxa5 $10 {Ionov,S-Khavsky,S/
USSR/1984/}) 18. Qxa5 Rhb8 19. d6+ Ke8 (19... Qxd6 $2 20. c5 $1 Qd5 21. Bxa6
Qxb3 22. O-O Qe6 23. Qc7 Rxa6 $2 (23... Kf8) 24. Rxa6 Qxa6 25. Rd1 Qc8 (25...
Rd8 26. c6) 26. Rxd7+ Qxd7 27. Qxe5+ $16 {Baginskaite,K-Ruchieva,N Erevan
URS-ch 1985 1-0 35} (27. Qxe5+ {Ftacnik} Qe6 28. Qxb8 {1-0 Baginskaite,
K-Ruchieva,N/URS-ch/1985/ (35)})) 20. Nc5 (20. Be2 $2 Bb7 $19 (20... Bb7 {
Ftacnik} 21. Qc7 Rxa1+ 22. Nxa1 Bxg2 23. Rg1 e4 24. Nb3 Qc3+ 25. Nd2 Bf3 26.
Bd1 Bxd1 27. Kxd1 Ra8 $19 {Ionov,S-Moroz,A/URS/1984/})) (20. Qd5 Bb7 21. Qd2
Rxa1+ 22. Nxa1 Nc5 23. d7+ (23. Qxb4 Qxd6 $19) 23... Kd8 $1 24. Qxb4 Qd6 25.
Qd2 Qa6 $1 26. Qb2 (26. Nc2 Be4 $19) 26... Qa5+ {0-1 Serebrjanik,A-Maximenko,A
Vrnjacka Banja 1991} (26... Qa5+ 27. Ke2 Bf3+)) 20... Nxc5 21. Qxc5 e4 22. Rd1
$2 (22. Qc6+ Kf8 23. Rxa6 Rxa6 24. Qxa6 b3 $1 (24... Qc3+ $6 25. Kd1 b3 26. d7
$1 Rd8 27. Qd6+ Kg8 28. Qe7 $1 $13) 25. f3 $8 (25. Qa7 {Ftacnik} Qc3+ (25...
Qxd6 26. c5 b2 27. cxd6 b1=Q+ 28. Kd2 $13) 26. Kd1 Qc2+ 27. Ke1 Qc1+ 28. Ke2
Qxc4+ 29. Kd1 Qc2+ 30. Ke1 Rc8 $19) 25... b2 26. Bd3 Qc3+ (26... exd3 27. Kd2)
27. Kf2 Qxd3 28. d7 $8 Qxd7 29. Rb1 Kg8 $3 $17 {/-+ with the idea h6}) (22. Qd4
{Ftacnik} Qxd4 23. exd4 Bxc4 $1 $17) (22. Rc1 {Ftacnik} b3 23. Qc6+ Kf8 24.
Qxe4 Qxd6 $40) 22... Qc3+ $1 23. Rd2 Bb5 $3 $19 {the key move opening the "a"
file for the attack while defending the d7 square white is losing immediately}
24. Be2 (24. d7+ {Ftacnik} Bxd7 25. Qd4 Ra1+ 26. Ke2 Be6 27. Qxe4 Qxc4+ 28. Kf3
Qxe4+ 29. Kxe4 Bc4 $19) 24... b3 $1 (24... Ra1+ 25. Bd1 Rxd1+ $2 26. Kxd1 Qa1+
27. Ke2 Qxh1 28. cxb5 $18) 25. Qd5 (25. Qd4 {Ftacnik} Ra1+ 26. Bd1 Qxd4 27.
exd4 Bxc4 28. Rb2 Ra2 $19) 25... Ra1+ 26. Bd1 Bxc4 27. d7+ (27. Qxe4+ Kf8 (
27... Kf8 {Ftacnik} 28. Qd4 (28. Qe7+ Kg8 29. d7 Rxd1+ 30. Kxd1 Qa1#) 28...
Qxd4 29. Rxd4 b2 $19)) 27... Kd8 28. Qg5+ (28. Qd4 {Ftacnik} Qxd4 29. Rxd4 b2
$19) 28... f6 29. Qxg7 (29. Qg4 {Ftacnik} Ra2 $19) 29... Rxd1+ (29... Rxd1+ 30.
Kxd1 Qa1#) 0-1

[Event "Women-Veterans"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Ioseliani, Nana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1996.08.15"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Petursson} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7.
Qxd2 Nf6 8. Nxf6+ (8. Nc3 O-O 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. Be2 b6 11. O-O Qc7 12. Rfe1 Bb7
13. Rad1 Rad8 14. b4 $14 {Pflger,H-Wiemer,R BL 8384}) 8... Qxf6 9. Nf3 O-O 10.
O-O-O $5 {white's plays the aggressive way,opposite castles which means each
side is going to attack the opponent king} (10. Be2 c5 11. dxc5 Rd8 12. Qe3
Qxb2 13. O-O Bd7 14. Rab1 Qxa2 15. Rxb7 Qa6 16. Rfb1 Be8 17. Ng5 Nd7 18. Ne4
$36 {Boleslavsky,I-Kotov,A Budapest ct 1950}) 10... c5 11. dxc5 Na6 12. Qe3 Qe7
13. Bd3 Nxc5 14. Bc2 f6 15. Rd5 $5 Na6 (15... b6 $2 16. Rxc5 $1 Qxc5 (16...
bxc5 17. Qe4 Bd7 18. Qxh7+ Kf7 19. Bg6#) 17. Qe4 Ba6 18. Qxh7+ Kf7 19. Bg6+ Ke7
20. Qxg7+ Kd8 21. b3 $16 {/+- when this position is enough to stop the analyse}
) 16. Rh5 g6 17. Rh6 {a very nice a creative idea white had transfered his
rook form d1 to h6! where as we will see he will be able to cause black many
problems} Rf7 18. Rd1 Bd7 19. Bxg6 $6 {white has to do something since the
rook on h6 in only for attack and indeed white won very quickly but aswe will
see thanks to his opponent great help!} hxg6 20. Nh4 (20. Rxg6+ Rg7) 20... Qc5
$4 {simply losing immediately with no chances,but to find black only move
should not be a big problem since white wants to take on g6 then play Rh8,so
black must stop this Rh8 by of course the obvious Rh7} (20... Rh7 $8 {and I
can not find a way for white to develop his attack any further, if 21.Nxg6 the
simply 21...Qg7 and if 21.Rxg6 than 21...Kh8 22.Rg4 Be8,of course white has
somecompensation but maybe not enough for the piece}) (20... g5 {Petursson} 21.
Ng6 Qb4 22. Qh3 Qxc4+ 23. Kb1 Qe4+ 24. Ka1 Kg7 25. Rh7+ Kxg6 26. Qh6+ Kf5 27.
Rxf7 $18) 21. Rxg6+ Kf8 22. Qg3 $1 Ke7 (22... Re8 {Petursson} 23. Rg8+ Ke7 24.
Rxd7+ Kxd7 25. Qd3+ $18) 23. Rg7 $1 {and suddenly the game is over} Qxc4+ (
23... Raf8 {Petursson} 24. Ng6+ Ke8 25. Nxf8 Qxc4+ 26. Kb1 Nb4 27. Qg6 Qxa2+
28. Kc1 Qa1+ 29. Kd2 Qxb2+ 30. Ke1 $18) 24. Kb1 Raf8 25. Ng6+ Kd8 (25... Ke8 {
Petursson} 26. Nxf8 {transposes to the last given variation.}) 26. Nxf8 Nb4 27.
Qb8+ Qc8 28. Qxc8+ {The game actually finished 28... Bxc8 which is illegal but
in time trouble the game continued: 29.Rxf7 Ke8 30.Rxf6 Ke7 31.Rf4 e5 32.Rxb4
Kxf8 33.Rd8+ Kf7 34.Rxc8 a6 35.Rxb7+ The game actually finished 28... Bxc8
which is illegal but in time trouble the game continued: 29.Rxf7 Ke8 30.Rxf6
Ke7 31.Rf4 e5 32.Rxb4 Kxf8 33.Rd8+ Kf7 34.Rxc8 a6 35.Rxb7+} 1-0

[Event "Hangzhou (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Hangzhou"]
[Date "2011.07.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "Harika,D"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[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. Nc3 c6 {Zhu Chen plays many openings & variations, but I
expected that she might play this variation (triangle) with me, as I have a
narrow repertoire in this particular line.} 4. e4 {I had just played one game
before in this gambit line and that was a long time back. So I was sure this
would surprise her as I rarely played this move order. This pawn sacrifice
gambit line is double edged and needs thorough knowledge for both sides.} dxe4
5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8. Be2 Na6 9. Ba5 b6 (9... f6) ({and} 
9... Bd7 {are other alternatives.}) 10. Qd6 Bd7 {I continued with the main
move:} 11. Bc3 ({Previously Zhu Chen had played a blitz game against Irina
Krush and it continued} 11. O-O-O O-O-O 12. Bc3 f6 13. b4 Nh6 14. Bd3 Qxg2 15.
c5 b5 16. Ne2 e5 17. Rhg1 Qxf2 18. Rxg7 Nf5 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 20. Ng3 Qe6 21. Ne4
Nc7 22. Nxf6 Qc4 23. Kb2 Nd5 24. Nxd5 cxd5 25. Rxd5 Rhf8 26. Rxd7 Rf2+ 27. Rd2
Rxd2+ 28. Bxd2 Rxd7 29. Qc6+ Rc7 30. Qe8+ Kb7 31. Qxe5 Qd3 32. Bf4 Rd7 33. Qb8+
Kc6 34. Qa8+ Rb7 35. Qc8+ {1-0 Krush,I (2490)-Zhu Chen (2480)/Moscow RUS 2010/
The Week in Chess 827}) 11... f6 12. Nf3 {So far my opponent had used few
minutes. But from this point on she started spending a lot of time on her
moves. I feel it can be difficult to play this position over the board.} Ne7 {
This has been played mainly.} ({But there are other interesting options for
Black -} 12... O-O-O) ({or} 12... Rd8) ({and} 12... Nh6 {has got good results
recently.}) 13. O-O-O {I was happy when she entered this variation, because
she needed to find the forced moves to defend this position and even in the
final position White will get very easy play.} Qxe2 14. Qxd7+ Kf7 15. Rhe1 Qxc4
16. Re3 {All this while I played fast and tried to put on the pressure
psychologically.} Rhe8 17. b3 Qg4 $8 {Here I got a bit worried; was it that
she really didn't know the position or was she taking time to recollect her
analysis.} ({Because the direct} 17... Qf4 {loses to} 18. Rd4 Qh6 19. Qxe6+ Kf8
20. Rh4 Nc5 21. Qh3 $16) 18. h3 Qg6 $4 {Finally I felt the relief after my
opponent's blunder :)} (18... Qf4 $8 19. Rd4 Qh6 20. Qxe6+ Kf8 21. Qd6 {
Though it looks equal, I feel White has much easier play and especially if the
opponent is not prepared :)}) 19. Qxe6+ Kf8 20. Ne5 $18 {This game will be
memorable for me because it is my shortest win over a top rated player.} 1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hoffman, Alejandro"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8.
Qxd3 Bd6 9. Nge2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. f3 Bxf4 12. Nxf4 Nbd7 13. Rad1 Qe7 14.
Rfe1 Rad8 15. Qc2 Qd6 16. g3 Qb4 17. a3 Qb6 18. b4 Nf8 19. Na4 Qc7 20. Nc5 Ne6
21. Nfxe6 fxe6 22. Nd3 Re7 23. Rb1 a6 24. a4 Ra8 25. Rec1 Ne8 26. Ne5 Qd8 27.
b5 cxb5 28. axb5 Rc7 29. Qa4 axb5 30. Qxb5 Nd6 31. Qb4 Ra2 32. Rxc7 Qxc7 33.
Qc5 Qxc5 34. dxc5 Nc4 35. Nxc4 dxc4 36. Rc1 Ra4 37. Kf2 Ra2+ 38. Kg1 Ra4 39. f4
Kf7 40. Kf2 Rb4 41. Kf3 Ke7 42. Ke4 Kd7 43. Kd4 Kc6 44. Rxc4 Rb2 45. h4 Rd2+
46. Ke5 Rg2 47. e4 Rxg3 48. Rb4 Rg6 49. Rb6+ Kxc5 50. Rxb7 h5 51. Rc7+ Kb4 52.
Re7 Rg4 53. Rxe6 Rxh4 54. Rg6 Rg4 55. Rxg4 hxg4 {[#]} 56. Kd4 Kb5 57. Ke3 Kc5
58. Kf2 (58. Kf2 Kd4 59. e5 Kd5 60. Kg3 g5 (60... Ke6 61. Kxg4 g6 62. Kg5 Kf7
63. Kh6 $18) 61. fxg5 Kxe5 62. Kxg4 Ke6 63. Kh5 Kf7 64. Kh6 Kg8 65. Kg6 $18)
1-0

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Everet, Alexander"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2348"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Bf5 6. e3 Qb6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8.
Nge2 Nbd7 9. Ng3 Bg6 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. a3 a5 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 g6
15. Rfc1 a4 16. Qc2 Qa7 17. b4 axb3 18. Qxb3 b5 19. a4 b4 20. Nd1 c5 21. dxc5
Nxc5 22. Qb1 Qa5 23. Ne2 Nfe4 24. Nd4 b3 25. Nb2 Bf6 26. Re1 Qb4 27. Nd3 Nxd3
28. Qxd3 b2 29. Rab1 Rxa4 30. f3 Nc5 31. Qc2 Ra1 32. Bg3 Ne6 33. Nc6 Qc3 34.
Qxc3 Bxc3 35. Be5 Bxe5 36. Nxe5 Rxb1 37. Rxb1 Rb8 38. Kf2 Nc5 39. Ke2 Rb3 40.
Ng4 Kg7 41. Nf2 Kf6 42. Nd1 Na4 43. Kd2 Ke5 44. Kc2 Ra3 45. Nxb2 Nxb2 46. Rxb2
Rxe3 47. Kd2 Ra3 48. Ke2 {[#] Der zentrale Freibauer kann vom König gedeckt
werden. Schwarz spielt auf Raumgewinn am Königsflügel, was Weiß nicht
unterbindet.} (48. Rb7 Ra2+ 49. Ke3 Rxg2 $19) 48... h5 49. g3 (49. h4 $142)
49... f5 50. Rd2 {zu passiv, was Schwarz zu weiterem Raumgewinn nutzt. Die
Bauchlage ist zwar manchmal vonnöten und auch die einzige Verteidigung,
Aktivität zur rechten Zeit beschäftigt und verunsichert aber auch den Gegner!}
(50. h4 $5 f4 51. gxf4+ Kxf4 52. Rb6 Re3+ 53. Kd2 Rxf3 54. Rxg6 Ke4 55. Re6+
Kd4 56. Rh6 Rf5 57. Rh8 Ke4 58. Ke2 Re5 (58... Kf4 59. Rg8 $17) 59. Rf8 $17 {
aber Weiß kann noch kämpfen.}) 50... g5 51. Kf2 d4 52. Rb2 Ra5 53. Ke2 f4 54.
Rb8 (54. Kf2 d3 55. gxf4+ gxf4 56. Ke1 (56. Rb4 Ra2+ $19) 56... Kd4 57. Kd2 Ra4
58. h4 Rc4 59. Rb8 Rc2+ 60. Kd1 Rh2 $19) (54. gxf4+ Kxf4 55. Kd3 Kxf3 56. Kxd4
g4 57. Rb3+ (57. Rc2 h4 $19) 57... Kg2 58. Rb2+ Kh3 59. Ke4 h4 $19) 54... Ra2+
55. Kd3 Ra3+ 56. Ke2 Re3+ 57. Kf2 Kd5 58. gxf4 gxf4 59. h4 d3 60. Rd8+ Kc4 61.
Rc8+ Kb3 62. Rb8+ Kc2 63. Rc8+ Kd2 64. Rc5 Re2+ 65. Kf1 Ke3 66. Rxh5 d2 67.
Re5+ Kxf3 0-1

[Event "RUS Cup final 6th"]
[Site "Nefteyugansk"]
[Date "2002.10.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Yevseev, Denis"]
[Black "Arzumanian, Georgy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. O-O O-O
15. Nd2 e5 16. Bc2 Qc7 17. Ba4 Nb6 18. Bb5 a4 19. dxe5 Nfd7 20. f4 Nc5 21. Bd4
b3 22. f5 Nbd7 23. f6 Nxe5 24. Qh5 Ned3 25. Rf5 Rfd8 26. Raf1 Ne6 27. fxg7 Ndf4
28. R5xf4 Nxf4 29. Rxf4 Qxf4 30. exf4 Rxd4 31. Nb1 a3 32. Nxa3 Rxa3 {[#]
Taktik mit Fehlern beiderseits} 33. Qc5 Rd1+ 34. Kf2 Ra2+ 35. Ke3 Ra8 $6 (35...
Kxg7 36. Qe5+ $11) 36. Qb4 Rda1 37. c5 R1a3 $2 (37... Bxg2 $13) 38. c6 b2+ (
38... Bc8 39. Qf8#) 39. Kd4 $2 (39. Kf2 Ra2 (39... Ba6 40. Bxa6 R3xa6 41. c7)
40. Kg3 $18) 39... Ba6 (39... R3a4 $1 40. Bxa4 Rxa4 41. Qxa4 b1=Q 42. cxb7 Qxb7
$14) 40. c7 (40. c7 Bxb5 41. Qxb5 Rc8 42. Qxb2 Ra7 {und Schwarz sollte sich
halten können.}) 1-0

[Event "Vikings GM 1st"]
[Site "York"]
[Date "1999.12.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Black "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1999.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Qc2 Nc6 7. Bf4 Nf6 8. e3
O-O 9. a3 Nh5 10. Bg3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 g6 12. Be2 Bf6 13. O-O Ne7 14. Rac1 c6 15.
b4 Nf5 16. a4 Qe7 17. Qd2 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bxb5 cxb5 20. Nxd5 Qd8 21. e4
Bg7 22. Nc7 Ra7 23. Nxb5 Rb7 24. Rc5 Nd6 25. Nc3 Rxb4 26. e5 Nc4 27. Qa2 Nb6
28. Qa3 Rc4 29. Rxc4 Nxc4 30. Qc5 Be6 31. d5 Qc8 32. Qb4 Nxe5 33. dxe6 Nxf3+
34. gxf3 Qxc3 35. exf7+ Rxf7 36. Qxc3 Bxc3 {[#] Ein technisches Endspiel, in
dem Schwarz zusätzlich mit dem Problem des "falschen" Läufers zu kämpfen hat.
Schwarz setzt seinen König gut ein und erreicht nach geschickter Abwicklung
ein gewonnenes Bauernendspiel.} 37. Kg2 g5 38. Rc1 Bd4 39. Rc4 Rd7 40. Ra4 Kg7
41. Rc4 Rd6 42. Rc2 Bb6 43. Rb2 Kf6 44. Rb1 Bc5 45. Rc1 Rd5 46. Rc4 h5 47. Rc1
Rf5 48. Rc4 Ke6 49. Rc1 Kd5 50. Rh1 g4 51. Rd1+ Bd4 52. fxg4 $2 {Da dies
zwingend im Bauernendspiel verliert, kam nur die Verteidigung von f3 in Frage
oder aber f4..} (52. Rd3 $5 Kc4 53. Ra3 Bc5 $140 (53... Rb5 54. fxg4 hxg4 55.
f3 Rb2+ 56. Kh1 gxf3 57. Rxf3 Kd5 58. Rf4 $15) 54. Ra4+ Kb5 55. Rf4 $11) 52...
hxg4 53. Rd2 {[#] Abwicklung ins Bauernendspiel "6. Reihe absolut".} Rxf2+ 54.
Rxf2 Bxf2 55. Kxf2 Kd4 56. Kf1 Ke3 57. Kg1 Kf3 58. Kh1 Kxg3 59. Kg1 Kf3 60. Kh2
Kf2 0-1

[Event "BIH-chT"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2002.06.06"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Bogut, Zeljko"]
[Black "Kosic, Dragan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2403"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2002.06.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Brijeg"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Napredak"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. d4 c6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. a3 Bd6 7. Bg5 Ne7 8. e3
Nd7 9. Bd3 f6 10. Bh4 Nf8 11. Bxf5 Nxf5 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Ng6 14. Bg3 Bxg3
15. hxg3 Nd6 16. Nxd6+ Qxd6 17. O-O O-O-O 18. b4 Ne7 19. Qe2 Nd5 20. Rfc1 Kb8
21. b5 Rc8 22. bxc6 Rxc6 23. Qd3 g6 24. Nd2 Rhc8 25. Rxc6 Qxc6 26. Rb1 b6 27.
Rb5 Qc3 28. Qxc3 Nxc3 29. Rb4 Nd5 30. Rc4 Rxc4 31. Nxc4 Kc7 32. Kf1 b5 33. Ne3
Nxe3+ 34. fxe3 {[#] Entfernter schwarzer Freibauer am Damenflügel} f5 35. Ke2 (
35. g4 fxg4 {führt zum typischen Verlust der verbundenen Freibauern gegen zwei
weit voneinander entfernte.}) 35... Kd6 36. Kd2 Kd5 37. Kc3 a5 38. Kb3 h5 39.
Kc3 g5 40. Kb3 h4 41. gxh4 gxh4 42. Kc3 Ke4 43. a4 (43. Kd2 f4 44. exf4 Kxd4
45. f5 Ke5 46. Kd3 Kxf5 47. Kd4 Kg4 48. Kc5 b4 $19) 43... bxa4 $1 {logisch} ({
Kritisch ist} 43... b4+ 44. Kc4 f4 $1 (44... b3 $2 45. Kxb3 f4 46. exf4 Kxd4
47. Kc2 Ke4 48. Kd2 Kxf4 49. Ke2 $11) 45. exf4 Kxf4 46. d5 Ke5 47. Kc5 b3 48.
d6 b2 49. d7 b1=Q 50. d8=Q Qb4+ 51. Kc6 Qxa4+ 52. Kb7 Qb5+ 53. Ka7 Qc5+ {
und gewinnt nach Damentausch!}) 44. Kc4 a3 45. Kb3 a2 {Überflüssig, denn} (
45... f4 46. exf4 Kxd4 47. Kxa3 Ke4 48. Ka4 Kxf4 49. Kxa5 Kg3 $19) 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2001.04.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Black "Kashtanov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2412"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2001.04.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bd3 a6 6. e4 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Be2
Nd7 9. Nf3 Bb7 10. e5 Be7 11. O-O h5 12. Bd3 h4 13. Be4 Nh6 14. Qe2 g6 15. Bf4
Nf5 16. Rad1 Nb6 17. Bc2 Nd5 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. Be4 Qd7 20. Rd3 O-O-O 21. Rfd1
Kb8 22. h3 Qc7 23. Bg5 Bxg5 24. Nxg5 Qe7 25. Nf3 Rd7 26. Rc3 Rc8 27. Qc2 c5 28.
Bxb7 Kxb7 29. dxc5 Rxd1+ 30. Qxd1 Rxc5 31. Rd3 Rc7 32. a4 Qc5 33. axb5 axb5 34.
Qe2 Qc1+ 35. Rd1 Qc4 36. Qd2 Qc2 37. Ng5 Qxd2 38. Rxd2 {Umgehung der weißen
Stellung am Damenflügel. Ab Zug 50 läßt Schwarz bessere Fortsetzungen aus.} b4
39. Kf1 Kb6 40. Ke2 Kb5 41. Ne4 Ka4 42. g4 Ne7 43. f4 Kb3 44. Kd3 $6 (44. Ng5
$142 Nd5 45. f5 $132 {z.B.} gxf5 46. gxf5 Rc2 47. Rxc2 Kxc2 48. f6 (48. fxe6
Nf4+ 49. Ke3 Nxe6 50. Nxf7 Kxb2 51. Nd6 b3 52. Nc4+ Kc3 53. Na3 b2 54. Nb1+ Kc2
55. Na3+ Kb3 56. Nb1 Ka2 57. Nd2 Nc5 $17) 48... Kxb2 49. Nxf7 b3 50. Nd6 Kc1
51. f7 Nf4+ 52. Ke3 Ng6 53. Nc4 b2 54. Nxb2 Kxb2 55. Kd4 Kc2 56. Kc5 Kd3 57.
Kd6 Ke4 58. Kxe6 Kf4 59. Kf6 Nxe5 60. f8=N $11) 44... Nd5 45. Rf2 Nb6 46. Nd6
Na4 47. Nb5 Rc1 48. Nd4+ Ka2 49. b3+ Nb2+ 50. Ke4 Ka3 $6 (50... Re1+ $1 51. Kf3
Rh1 52. Kg2 Rd1 53. Nc6 Kxb3 54. Nxb4 Rb1 55. Nc6 Nd3 56. Rf3 Kc2 $17 {[%csl
Rf4,Rh3][%cal Rd3e1]}) 51. Rf3 Nd1 52. f5 gxf5+ 53. gxf5 Nc3+ 54. Kd3 exf5 $6 (
54... Nd5 $142) 55. Rxf5 Rh1 $2 (55... Rd1+ $142 56. Kc4 Rc1 $11) 56. Rxf7
Rxh3+ 57. Kc4 $16 Na2 (57... Rg3 58. e6 Rg4 59. e7 Re4 60. Kd3 Re5 61. Kc2 $18
{[%cal Re7e8]}) (57... Ne4 58. e6 Nd6+ 59. Kd5 Rd3 60. Rf4 $18) 58. e6 Rc3+ 59.
Kd5 Rc8 60. e7 h3 61. Rh7 Nc3+ 62. Ke6 Ne4 63. Rxh3 $18 Re8 64. Nb5+ Kb2 65.
Kf7 Rb8 66. Re3 Nc3 67. Nd4 1-0

[Event "Bad Endbach"]
[Site "Bad Endbach"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Kupreichik, Viktor D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[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. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. cxd5 exd5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. e3 O-O 8.
c4 c5 9. dxc5 Na6 10. cxd5 Nxc5 11. Nf3 Nxd5 12. Bb2 Qa5+ 13. Qd2 Qxd2+ 14.
Nxd2 Bf5 15. Nf3 Rac8 16. Nd4 Be4 17. f3 Bd3 18. Kd2 Bxf1 19. Raxf1 Rfe8 20. e4
Nb6 21. Rc1 Nca4 22. Ba1 Nc4+ 23. Kd3 Nab6 24. Rc3 Red8 25. Rhc1 Kf8 26. Rxc4
Nxc4 27. Rxc4 Rxc4 28. Kxc4 Rc8+ 29. Kd3 {BN<->R. 5P<->5P. Bauernmehrheiten. W
gewinnt nach Bilden eines Zentral-Freibauern nach sorgfältiger
Stellungssicherung.} Rc1 30. Bc3 g6 31. Nc2 Rd1+ 32. Ke2 Rb1 33. Kd2 b6 34. Ne3
Rh1 35. h3 Ke7 36. Ke2 Rb1 37. Nd1 Rb5 38. Bb4+ Kd7 39. f4 a5 40. Nc3 Rh5 41.
Bf8 Ke6 42. Kf3 f5 43. e5 g5 44. a4 gxf4 45. Bd6 Rg5 46. Ne2 Kd7 47. Nxf4 Kc6
48. Ba3 b5 49. axb5+ Kxb5 50. e6 Kc6 51. e7 Kd7 52. Nd5 Rg6 53. Nc7 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd2 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3
Be7 9. Nge2 Bb7 10. Ng3 g6 11. h4 Qc7 12. e4 c5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bxd5 15.
h5 Bf6 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Rxh8+ Bxh8 18. Bxg6 Bxd4 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 O-O-O
21. O-O-O Ne5 22. Bg5 Rd5 23. Nc3 Nd3+ 24. Qxd3 Rxg5 25. Qf3 Qb7 26. Ne4 Rg6
27. Qd3 Qd5 28. Kb1 Kb7 29. g4 Re6 30. f3 a6 31. Rh1 Re7 32. Rh5 Qe6 33. a3 Rd7
34. Qc2 c4 35. Rh1 Be5 36. Rd1 Rc7 37. Nc3 Qg6 38. Qxg6 fxg6 {[#] Starker
Läufer bei verteilten Bauernmehrheiten.} 39. Ne4 Kc6 40. Kc2 Rh7 41. Rd2 Bf4
42. Rd8 Rh2+ 43. Kc3 b5 44. Kd4 Rxb2 45. Rg8 g5 46. Rg6+ Kc7 47. Rxa6 Rb3 48.
Kd5 (48. a4 Be3+ (48... Rd3+ 49. Kc5 c3 50. Rc6+ Kd8 51. Kxb5) 49. Ke5 (49. Kd5
Rd3+ 50. Ke6 b4 $19) 49... b4 $19) 48... Rxf3 49. Rc6+ Kd7 50. Kc5 (50. Rb6
Rd3+ 51. Kc5 Be3+ $19) 50... Rb3 51. Nf6+ Ke7 52. Nd5+ Kf7 53. Nb4 {Zu
versuchen war:} (53. Nxf4 gxf4 54. a4 bxa4 55. Kxc4 Rb1 56. Kd3 (56. Ra6 f3 57.
g5 Kg7 $19)) 53... Bc1 54. Rc7+ (54. Kxb5 Bxa3 55. Rxc4 Bxb4 56. Rxb4 Rxb4+ 57.
Kxb4 Ke6 58. Kc4 Ke5 59. Kd3 Kf4 60. Ke2 Kxg4 61. Kf2 Kh3 $19) 54... Ke6 55.
Nc2 Ke5 56. Rf7 Ke4 57. a4 bxa4 58. Kxc4 Bb2 {[%cal Rb3c3]} 59. Rf2 Rf3 60.
Re2+ Kf4 61. Ne1 Rc3+ 62. Kb4 a3 63. Rg2 Rg3 64. Rf2+ Kxg4 65. Rf1 Bc3+ 66. Kc4
Bxe1 67. Rxe1 a2 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup6"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "1997.03.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tsamriuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1997.03.11"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 c6 6. Qc2 Ne7 7. Bf4 Bf5 8.
Qb3 Qb6 9. e3 Ng6 10. Bg3 Nd7 11. Be2 Be7 12. Nd2 h5 13. h4 Qxb3 14. Nxb3 a5
15. Nd2 a4 16. a3 Nf6 17. Rc1 O-O 18. O-O Ng4 19. Nf3 Rfe8 20. Rfe1 Nf8 21. Bd1
b5 22. Na2 Rec8 23. Be2 Nd7 24. Nb4 Bxb4 25. axb4 Nb6 26. Ne5 Nc4 27. Nxc4 bxc4
28. e4 Be6 29. exd5 cxd5 30. Bxg4 hxg4 31. Bd6 a3 32. bxa3 Rxa3 33. Kh2 Rb3 34.
Re3 Bf5 35. Rce1 Rb2 36. Kg3 c3 37. Re8+ Rxe8 38. Rxe8+ Kh7 {[#] starker
schwarzer Freibauer; Für die interessante Taktik gibt es eine Medaille.} 39.
Re7 c2 40. Rc7 Rb3+ $1 {[%cal Rf5d3,Rd3c4]} (40... Bd3 41. Rc3 $1) 41. Kf4 Bd3
42. Kxg4 (42. Ke3 Rb1 (42... Bc4+ 43. Kd2 Rc3 44. Kc1) 43. Kxd3 c1=Q 44. Rxc1
Rxc1 45. Bc5 Kg6 46. b5 Rb1 47. b6 Kh5 48. g3 Kg6 49. Kc2 Rb5 50. Kd3 Kf5 51.
Ke3 Rb3+ $19) 42... Bc4 43. Bf4 Rd3 {[%cal Rd3d4,Yd4f4,Yc2c1]} (43... Rb1 44.
Rxf7 c1=Q 45. Bxc1 Rxc1 $13) 44. Ra7 Rxd4 $1 (44... Rd1 $5 45. Kf3 (45. Rxf7
Rxd4 $19) 45... f6 $19 {[%csl Rb4,Rd4][%cal Rc2c1]}) 45. Ra1 Be2+ 46. f3 Rxb4
47. Rc1 $8 Bd1 48. Kf5 $2 (48. Kg3 $142) 48... g6+ 49. Kg4 d4 50. Bd2 Rb6 $19 {
[%cal Rb6e6,Re6e2,Rd4d3,Rd3d2]} 51. Kg3 Re6 52. Ra1 Re2 53. Bg5 d3 54. Ra8 {
[%cal Rg5f6,Ra8h8]} Kg7 55. Rd8 d2 56. Rxd2 (56. Bxd2 Rxd2) 56... Re5 57. Bf4 (
57. Bf4 Rf5 $19 {[%cal Rf5f4,Rc2c1]}) 0-1

[Event "GER-Kasparov"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hertneck, Gerald"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Hertneck,G"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 {(Surprise!)} 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. Bd2 $5 (6.
e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6
13. Bd3 Nbd7 (13... Be4 $2 14. Bxe4 Nxe4 15. Qc2 Nf6 {+/- ECO D31/21}) 14. Qc2
O-O 15. O-O (15. e4 e5 {/\ 16.de5 Nc5 17.ef6 Qd3 -/+}) 15... Qc7 16. e4 e5 $1
17. Rfe1 (17. dxe5 $2 Ng4) 17... Rfe8 18. c5 exd4 19. Bxd4 h6 $1 (19... Ba6 20.
Bxa6 Rxa6 21. Qc4 {+/- Magerramov-Mikenas, cr 89}) 20. e5 (20. h3 Bc6 21. e5
Nd5 22. e6 Rxe6 23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Bh7+ Kh8 25. Bxg7+ Kxg7 26. Qg6+ Kh8 27. Qxh6
Nf8 {/-/+ Neverov-Kramnik, USR-ch Moscow 91}) 20... Nd5 21. e6 $1 Rxe6 22. Rxe6
fxe6 23. Re1 {~/= Kramnik-Sorokin, Rybinsk 91}) 6... Nf6 7. e3 c5 $1 (7... b5
$6 8. axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 a5 11. bxc4 Ne4 12. Bb2 b4 13. Bd3 $16 {
Hertneck-Kaiser, BL 89/90}) 8. Bxc4 Nc6 (8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 $1 {|^<< Kasparov})
9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 (11. Qc2 {Tihovsky-Pachman, Brno 1944, ECO
D31/18}) 11... e5 $5 (11... Qe7 12. e4 e5 13. Bg5 $16) 12. Ng5 Bf5 $1 13. Rad1
(13. Bxf7+ $2 Rxf7 14. Nxf7 (14. Qc4 Bg6 15. Nxf7 Bxf7 16. Qxc5 Qxd2 $17) 14...
Kxf7 15. Qc4+ Be6 16. Qxc5 Qxd2 $17) 13... Qe7 (13... h6 $2 14. Nxf7 Rxf7 15.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. Qc4+ $18) (13... Bc2 $5 14. Rc1 Bg6) 14. f3 Bg6 $2 (14... e4 $2
15. Ngxe4 Nxe4 16. fxe4 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 Qxe4 18. Rxf7 $1 Rxf7 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20.
Qh5+ Kg8 21. Qxc5 b6 (21... Rd8 22. Rf1 $1) (21... Qxa4 22. Qd5+ Kh8 23. Bc3
$16) 22. Qb5 $16) (14... Rad8 15. Nge4 Nxe4 (15... Bxe4 16. fxe4 {/\ Rf3, Rdf1
->}) 16. Nxe4 (16. fxe4 Be6 17. Nd5 Qg5 18. Qd3 $13) 16... Bxe4 17. fxe4 Kh8
$13) 15. Nge4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 (16. fxe4 $6 Qg5 17. Rde1 Rad8 $15) 16... Bb4 $6 (
16... Bxe4 17. fxe4 Rad8) (16... Bb6 17. Bd5 Kh8 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Qc4 f5 20.
Nf2 $13) 17. Bd5 Kh8 $6 {(weak Kh8 _|_)} 18. Qb5 $36 Rab8 {(/\ 19.Bc6 bc6 20.
Bb4 Qb4 )} (18... a6 19. Qb6 Bxe4 20. Bxb4 Nxb4 21. Bxe4 $16) 19. Bxb4 $2 (19.
Bxc6 $1 bxc6 20. Qxc6 Rfc8 21. Qd5 $1 {/\ Bb4, Nd6 +/- Boensch} Rd8 $4 22. Bxb4
$18) (19. Rf2 $1 Rfd8 (19... f5 $2 20. Bxb4 Nxb4 21. Qc5 Qxc5 22. Nxc5 $16) 20.
Bxb4 Nxb4 21. Rfd2 Nxd5 22. Rxd5 Bxe4 (22... Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Bxe4 24. Rxe5 $16)
23. Qxb7 $3 $16 Qg5 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qxe4) 19... Nxb4 20. Qc5
$6 (20. Nc5 $2 Nc2 $17) (20. Bb3 {+/= Kasparov}) 20... Qxc5 21. Nxc5 Bc2 $1
$132 22. Rd2 Rbd8 (22... Rfd8 $2 23. e4 b6 24. Na6 Nxa6 25. Rxc2 Nb4 26. Rc7
Nxd5 27. exd5 $14) (22... Rfd8 $6 23. e4 b6 24. Na6 Nxa6 25. Rxc2 Nb4 26. Rc7
Nxd5 27. exd5 Rxd5 28. Rxf7 $14) 23. e4 b6 24. Na6 $8 (24. Nb7 $4 Rd7 25. a5
Bb3 $1 (25... Bd3 26. Ra1 Ba6 27. axb6 axb6 28. Ra4 $10) 26. axb6 axb6 $19)
24... Nxd5 25. exd5 Bxa4 26. Ra1 $146 Bd7 (26... Bd7 {[#]} 27. d6 {(/\ b4, Nc7)
} Rc8 (27... Be6 $6 28. Nb4 Rd7 29. Nc6) 28. b4 (28. Nc7 a5 29. b4 axb4 30. Rb1
b5 31. Rxb4 Rb8 {/\ Rb6, >< d6 -/+}) 28... Rc4 29. Nc7 Rxb4 30. Rxa7 Rd8 31.
Nd5 Rb5 $5 (31... Rb1+ $6 32. Kf2 h6 33. Rb7 $14) (31... Rb3 32. Rb7 Bc6 33.
Rc7 Bd7 34. Rb7 Bc6 $10) (31... Rd4 $2 32. Rxd4 exd4 33. Nxb6 d3 34. Kf2 d2 35.
Ke2 Bb5+ 36. Kd1 $1 $16) 32. Ra6 (32. Rb7 $4 Bc6 $19) 32... Bc6 33. Ne7 Bd7 34.
Nd5 Bc6 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Black "Van der Werf, Mark"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Hjartarson,J"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 c5 9. Bxc5 Qxg2 10. Bf3 Qg5 11. Bd6 Ne7 12. Ne2 Nbc6 13. Rg1 Qa5+ $5
$146 (13... Qf6 14. Nc3 Nd4 15. Bh1 $2 (15. Be4 Ndf5 16. Ba3 $44) 15... Nef5
$17 {Spragget-Gentes, Cananda 1992}) 14. Nc3 Nf5 15. Be4 (15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16.
Qd2 (16. b4 Qa6 $13) 16... Ba6 $13) 15... Bd7 (15... Nxd6 16. Qxd6 Qe5 17. Nb5
$5 Qxe4+ 18. Kd2 Bd7 19. Nc7+ Kd8 20. Nxa8 Nd4 $13) 16. Bxf5 exf5 $1 (16...
Qxf5 17. Nb5 O-O-O 18. Bc7 $1 Qe4+ 19. Kd2 $16) 17. Qe2+ Be6 18. O-O-O O-O-O
19. Rxg7 Qa6 $1 20. c5 (20. Nb5 Qxa2 21. Qxe6+ fxe6 22. Rc7+ Kb8 23. Rxh7+ Kc8
24. Rc7+ Kb8 $10) (20. b3 $4 Rxd6 21. Rxd6 Qa3+ $19) 20... Qxe2 21. Nxe2 Bxa2
22. Nd4 Nxd4 23. Rxd4 Be6 $10 24. Rh4 h6 25. Rg3 Rdg8 26. Rxh6 Rxh6 27. Rxg8+
Kd7 28. Ra8 a6 29. Rb8 Kc6 30. Re8 b6 31. cxb6 Bd7 32. Bf4 Rh4 33. b7 Kxb7 34.
Re7 Rxf4 35. Rxd7+ Kc6 36. Rd2 Rf3 37. Kd1 Rh3 38. Rc2+ Kd5 39. Rc7 Rxh2 40.
Ke2 Rh6 41. Rxf7 Ke4 42. Re7+ Kf4 43. Re3 Rb6 44. Rf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Donner Memorial-A"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1994.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dvoretzky} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 Ne7 (4... c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6.
Bb5+ Nc6 7. Nge2 Nge7 8. O-O O-O 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b3 Bg4 $1 (10... a6 11. Bxc6
bxc6 12. Bb2 $14 {Korzubov/Shereshevsky}) 11. h3 Bh5 12. Bb2 Rc8 {
Psakhis-Korzubov/URS/1983/} 13. Rc1 Qa5 $10 {Korzubov/Shereshevsky}) 5. Bd2 $5
O-O (5... c5 $5 6. a3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 cxd4 8. Qxd4 f6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bd2 (10.
Rd1 Nc6 11. Qh4 Qe7 {Kupreichik}) 10... O-O 11. e4 Nc6 12. Qc5 Nb6 $15 {
Psakhis-Kupreichik/USSR/1984/-37/439}) 6. a3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 b6 8. Nf3 Ba6 9. b3
c5 (9... Nd7 {Ftacnik} 10. Bd3 Nf6 $14) 10. dxc5 $1 (10. Bd3 cxd4 11. exd4 Nd7
12. O-O Rc8 13. Qe2 Ng6 $1 14. g3 Qc7 15. Nd2 e5 $36 (15... dxc4)) (10. Rc1
dxc4 11. bxc4 cxd4 12. exd4 Nd7 13. Bd3 Rc8 14. Bb2 Ng6 $1 15. Qd2 Bb7 16. Qe3
Qf6 $36) 10... dxc4 (10... bxc5 11. Bd3 $14) 11. Bxc4 (11. cxb6 Nd5 $1 (11...
cxb3 12. Bb4 $16)) (11. bxc4 $5 Qxd1+ (11... bxc5 12. Bd3 $16 {^^}) 12. Rxd1
bxc5 13. Be2 (13. Nd2 $6 Nd7) 13... Nbc6 (13... Nc8 $6 {/\Nb6} 14. Ne5 Bb7 15.
O-O $16 (15. a4 f6 16. Nd3 Na6 17. Bg4 $16)) (13... Bb7 14. Ne5 f6 15. Nd7 (15.
Nd3 Na6) 15... Rc8 16. Bh5 $5 {/\Nc5} Na6 17. O-O Bc6 18. Rd6 e5 19. Rfd1 $16
Nf5 $6 20. Rxc6 Rxc6 21. Bf3 Rac8 $2 22. Bd5+ Kh8 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. Nxe5 $18)
14. Nd2 Rab8 15. Rc1 {/\Ne4} (15. O-O $14) 15... Nd8 $1 (15... f5 $6 16. f4 $1
{/\g4+/-}) 16. Ne4 Nb7 $14) 11... Bxc4 12. bxc4 bxc5 13. Qxd8 (13. Qc2 {Ftacnik
} Nd7 14. O-O $14) 13... Rxd8 14. Ke2 Nd7 15. Nd2 $14 Nc6 $2 (15... Nc8 $142 $5
16. Rhb1 (16. a4 Nd6 17. a5 f6 18. g4 Rab8 19. h4 e5 {/\e4} (19... Kf7 20. f4
h5 $5) 20. f3 Kf7 $10 {/\Nf8-e6}) (16. g4 Nd6 17. Rac1 f6 (17... Nb6 18. Be5 f6
19. Bxd6 Rxd6 20. Ne4 $14) 18. h4 Nb6 19. Ba1 e5 20. g5 Kf7 21. Rhg1 h5 22.
gxh6 gxh6 23. h5 Rg8 24. f4 exf4 25. exf4 Rae8+ 26. Kd3 (26. Kf3 Nbxc4 $1 27.
Nxc4 Nxc4 28. Rxg8 Nd2+) 26... Rd8 27. Rxg8 Rxg8 28. Ne4 Nxe4 29. Kxe4 Re8+ 30.
Kf5 (30. Kf3) 30... Nc8 31. Rd1 Ne7+ 32. Kg4 Rg8+ 33. Kf3 Ke6 $10) 16... Nd6
17. Ba5 Rdc8 18. Rb3 Kf8 19. f4 (19. Rd3 Ke7 20. Rd1 Nb6 21. Rc1 Na4 $10) 19...
Ke7 20. e4 f6 $1 21. Rab1 Rab8 $14) 16. Rhb1 (16. g4 Nb6 17. Rab1 f6 18. h4 Kf7
19. h5 Rd7 20. Rhc1 Rad8 21. Rc2 $14) 16... Rab8 17. Rb5 $1 a6 {><b6} 18. Rxb8
Rxb8 19. g4 $1 $16 f6 20. h4 Kf7 21. h5 Nb6 22. Rd1 Na4 (22... Rd8 $5 $16) 23.
Ba1 Na5 $4 (23... Rd8 24. f4 e5 25. fxe5 Nxe5 (25... fxe5 $2 26. Rb1) 26. Bxe5
fxe5 27. Rf1+ Ke7 28. Ne4 $16) (23... Nb2 24. Rb1 (24. Rg1 $5 $16) 24... Na4
25. Rg1 $16 {/\f4,g5}) (23... Ke7 {Ftacnik} 24. Ne4 e5 $14) 24. Ne4 $18 Nb6 (
24... Nxc4 25. Rd7+ Kf8 26. h6 $18 (26. h6 {Ftacnik} gxh6 27. Bxf6 $16)) (24...
Ke7 25. h6 $18) 25. g5 f5 (25... Naxc4 26. gxf6 gxf6 27. Nxf6 h6 28. Ng4 $18)
26. Nxc5 Naxc4 27. Nd7 Rc8 (27... Rb7 28. Nxb6 Nxb6 29. Rb1 Rb8 30. Be5 $18) (
27... Nxd7 {Ftacnik} 28. Rxd7+ Ke8 29. Rxg7 $18) 28. Nxb6 Nxb6 29. Rd6 Rc2+ (
29... Rb8 30. Bd4 $18) 30. Kf3 Ra2 31. Bxg7 Nc4 (31... Kxg7 {Ftacnik} 32. Rxb6
Rxa3 33. Rb7+ (33. Rxe6 $18) 33... Kg8 34. Kf4 Ra5 35. g6 hxg6 36. hxg6 Rd5 37.
Kg5 $18) 32. Rd7+ Ke8 33. Ra7 Nd6 $5 34. g6 hxg6 35. h6 Ne4 36. Kg2 Rxf2+ (
36... Ng5 37. Bf6 $18 (37. Bf6 {Ftacnik} Nf7 38. Rxf7 Kxf7 39. h7 $18)) 37. Kg1
Rd2 38. h7 Rd1+ 39. Kg2 Rd2+ 40. Kf1 (40. Kf1 {Ftacnik} Rd1+ 41. Ke2 Rd2+ 42.
Ke1 $18) 1-0

[Event "GER-ARM"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1996.07.31"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 {Gulko,B} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4
Be6 8. h4 Bxh4 (8... Nd7 9. h5 Qb6 (9... Nh6 10. Be2 Nb6 11. Rc1 (11. Nh3 $6 g5
$1 {Vaiser-Timoschenko/Taschkent/1987/-44/(480)}) 11... Bd6 (11... Nc4 12. Bxc4
dxc4 13. Bxh6 gxh6 $13 {Kasparov}) 12. Nh3 Bxf4 13. Nxf4 Bd7 $14 14. Rg1 g5 15.
hxg6 hxg6 16. Kd2 Qe7 17. b3 g5 18. Nd3 O-O-O 19. Rh1 $36 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,
G-Karpov,An (21)/Moscow-Wch II 40/491 1985 (44)}) 10. Rb1 (10. a3 Bxg4 11. Qxg4
Qxb2) 10... Ngf6 11. f3 O-O (11... h6 12. Bd3 Qa5 (12... c5 13. Nge2 Rc8 14.
Kf1 $14 O-O 15. g5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 Rfe8 17. Qe1 $16 {1-0 Knaak,R-Geller,E/Moscow
33/518 1982 (31)}) 13. Nge2 b5 14. Nc1 (14. Kf2 b4 15. Na4 Nb6 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17.
dxc5 Qxc5 18. Nd4) 14... Qd8 15. Nb3 O-O 16. Ne2 a5 {(Botvinnik,M-Spassky,B/
Leiden 1970)} 17. Rc1 $1 a4 18. Nc5 Nxc5 19. dxc5 Nd7 (19... Qa5+ 20. Qd2 b4
21. Nd4 Bd7 22. Qg2 Bxc5 23. g5) 20. Bb1 $1 Nxc5 $140 21. Rxc5 Bxc5 22. Qc2 {
Botvinnik} Bb4+ 23. Kf2 f5 24. Nd4 $18) 12. Bd3 c5 13. Nge2 Rac8 14. Kf1 cxd4
15. exd4 Bd6 16. Qd2 Ne8 17. Kg2 Qd8 18. Rbe1 Nb6 19. Bb1 Nc4 20. Qd3 f5 21.
Bc1 $40 {1-0 Beliavsky,A-Geller,E/USSR (ch) 35/492 1983 (29)}) 9. Qb3 b6 10.
Nf3 Be7 11. Ne5 (11. Bxb8 Rxb8 12. Ne5 Rc8 $1 (12... Qc7 $2 13. Nxc6) (12...
Bd7 13. Qa4 Rc8 14. Nxd5) 13. Qa4 b5 14. Qxa7 {Botvinnik} Bd6 $13) 11... g5 $6
(11... Nf6 {Gulko,B} 12. g5 {N} (12. Be2 {Gulko,B}) 12... Nfd7 13. g6 Nxe5 14.
Bxe5 Bf6 $1 (14... fxg6 {Gulko,B} 15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Rxh7 $16) 15. Rxh7 O-O $1
16. Bg3 (16. Bxf6 $5 {Gulko,B} Qxf6 17. Bd3 Bf5 $1 $13) 16... fxg6 (16... Bf5 {
Gulko,B} 17. O-O-O Bxg6 18. Rh2 $16 {<->h}) 17. Rh2 Kf7 $1 18. O-O-O Rh8 $6 (
18... Nd7 $1 {Gulko,B} 19. e4 Be7 $1 {/\ Nf6+/=}) 19. Rxh8 Qxh8 20. e4 $1 $16 {
1-0 Gulko,B-Lputian,S/Glendale 60/390 1994 (33)}) 12. Bg3 Nf6 13. Be2 (13. f3
h5 $1 $132) 13... Qc8 {/\Nbd7} 14. Rc1 $1 (14. O-O-O Nxg4 15. Nxg4 Bxg4 16.
Bxg4 Qxg4 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Qxd5 Qc8+ 19. Kb1 Qc6 $19) 14... Nbd7 (14... Nxg4
$2 15. Nxg4 Bxg4 16. Nxd5 $18) 15. Nb5 (15. Nxc6 $2 Qxc6 16. Bb5 Qb7 17. Qa4 a6
18. Bc6 Qa7 $17) 15... Nc5 $1 (15... Nxe5 $2 16. Bxe5 Kd7 17. Nc7 Rb8 18. Rxc6
$18) (15... cxb5 16. Rxc8+ Rxc8 17. O-O $16) 16. dxc5 cxb5 17. Qxb5+ $1 Kf8 (
17... Nd7 18. c6 $18) 18. Nc6 Ne4 $8 (18... Bxc5 19. Rxc5 bxc5 20. Qxc5+ Kg7
21. Be5 Qd7 22. Bxf6+ Kxf6 23. Qd4+ Kg6 24. Rh6+ $1 $18) (18... Bd7 19. Nxe7
Bxb5 20. Nxc8 $18) (18... a6 19. Nxe7 axb5 20. Nxc8 Rxc8 21. Be5 $5 $18) 19.
Nxe7 Kxe7 20. Bd6+ Kf6 (20... Kd8 21. Be5 f6 22. f3 (22. Bd4) 22... fxe5 23.
fxe4 $40) 21. Qb4 $1 $16 (21. Qa4 Kg7) 21... Kg7 $1 (21... Nxd6 $2 22. Qd4+ Kg6
23. Rh6+ $18) 22. c6 Nxd6 (22... a5 23. Qd4+ f6 24. Bh2 $16) 23. Qxd6 Qd8 24.
Qe5+ Qf6 25. Qxf6+ Kxf6 26. Kd2 (26. f4 d4 $5) 26... Rac8 (26... Ke5 27. Rh5 $1
) (26... d4 27. Rh6+ Kg7 28. Rxe6 fxe6 29. c7 $16) 27. f4 (27. c7 $5 $16) 27...
Rc7 28. Rh6+ (28. f5 $5 Bc8 29. Rh6+ Kg7 30. Rh5 h6 31. b4 $16) 28... Kg7 29.
fxg5 Kf8 30. b4 Ke7 31. b5 Kd6 32. Bd3 (32. g6 $5 fxg6 33. Rch1 g5 34. Rg6 $16)
32... Rg8 33. Bxh7 Rxg5 34. Bf5 Rg8 35. a4 Re7 (35... a6 $142 $5) 36. Rch1 Kc5
37. Bxe6 fxe6 38. Rh7 Rxh7 (38... Rgg7 39. Rxg7 Rxg7 40. Rg1 Kb4 41. g5 Kxa4
42. g6 Kxb5 43. c7 $18) 39. Rxh7 Rxg4 40. Rxa7 e5 41. Rd7 $1 $18 (41. Rb7 Kd6)
41... Rg8 (41... Rc4 42. Rd8 Kb4 43. Rxd5 $18) 42. c7 Rc8 43. Kc3 d4+ 44. exd4+
exd4+ 45. Kd3 (45. Rxd4 $2 Rxc7 46. Rc4+ Kd6 47. Rxc7 Kxc7 $10) 45... Kb4 46.
Kxd4 (46. Rxd4+ Ka5 47. Rc4 $6 Rd8+ 48. Rd4 $1 Rc8 49. Rd7) 46... Kxa4 47. Kd5
Kxb5 48. Kd6 Kc4 (48... Ka6 49. Kc6 $18) 49. Rd8 Rxc7 50. Kxc7 b5 51. Kb6 $1
$18 (51. Kb6 b4 52. Ka5 b3 53. Rb8 Kc3 54. Ka4 b2 55. Ka3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9394"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1994.03.19"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Dokhoian, Yury"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1993.11.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bayern Muenchen"]
[BlackTeam "Bochum"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 c5 9. Bxc5 (9. Bc3 Ne7 10. Bxg7 Rg8 11. Bf6 (11. Bc3 Qxg2 12. Qd6 Qxh1
13. O-O-O Nbc6 $17 {ECO}) 11... Nd7 12. Bxe7 Kxe7 $15 {ECO}) 9... Qxg2 10. Qd2
$5 (10. Qd6 Nd7 11. O-O-O (11. Bf3 Qg5 12. Ba3 (12. Be3 Qa5+ 13. b4 (13. Kf1
Ne7 14. Bd2 Qc5 $17 {Dybala-Maluitin/Wisla/1992}) 13... Qe5 $17 {ECO} 14. Qd4
Ne7 15. Be4 Nc6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Nf3 Qxd4 18. Bxd4 f6 $17 {Blachmann-Stoliar/
WchS-Bad Woerishofen/1992/}) 12... Ne7 $13 {Roksin-Karasev/USSR/1972/ECO})
11... Qc6 {-/+ ECO} (11... Qg5+ $6 12. Be3 Qa5 13. Nf3 Ne7 14. Nd4 a6 15. Rhg1
Qe5 16. Qa3 h6 17. Nb5 O-O $6 (17... axb5 $142 18. Qxa8 O-O {Gulko/YB 6-255/})
18. Nd6 $16 {Haik-Flear/Clishy/1987}) 12. Ba3 (12. Qxc6 bxc6 13. Bf3 {|^ Gulko}
Bb7 14. Bd6 O-O-O 15. b4 Nh6 $15 {Donaldson}) 12... Qxd6 13. Rxd6 (13. Bxd6 Ne7
14. Nf3 Nf5 15. Ba3 b6 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Rxd4 Bb7 18. Rg1 $44 g6 19. Rgd1 Bc6
20. Rd6 Rc8 21. b3 Nc5 22. Bb2 O-O 23. f3 Nb7 $5 $15 {Barlov-Santos/Novi Sad
ol/1990}) 13... Ngf6 (13... Ne7 $5) 14. Rd1 Ne4 15. Nh3 b6 16. Bf3 Bb7 17. Rhe1
Nec5 18. Bxb7 Nxb7 19. Ng5 Ndc5 20. b4 h6 21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22. bxc5 Nxc5 23. Bxc5
bxc5 24. Rd7+ Kf6 25. Re3 $44 {Gulko-Wendom/New York op/1987}) (10. Bf3 Qg5 11.
Bd6 (11. Qd6 Nd7 {-10.Qd6}) (11. Be3 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qc7 $17 {Kovacs-Van
Scheltinga/Amsterdam ol/1954/ECO}) 11... Ne7 (11... Nc6 12. Ne2 (12. Bxc6+ bxc6
13. Nf3 Qf5 14. Qe2 $14 {Spraggett}) 12... Nge7 13. Rg1 Qf6 14. Nc3 Nd4 {
Spraggett-Gentes/Cannes op/1992} (14... Nf5 $6 15. Bxc6+ $1 bxc6 16. Ne4 $40 {
Spraggett-Maiorovas/Cannes op/1992/-54/392}) 15. Be4 $1 Ndf5 16. Ba3 $44 {
Spraggett}) 12. Nh3 (12. Ne2 {(Tolush-Szabo/Bukharest/1953)} Nf5 13. Rg1 Qd8
$17 {ECO}) 12... Qf6 13. Rg1 Nf5 14. Ba3 Qe5+ 15. Kf1 $44 {Vladimirov-Monin/
USSR/1980/ECO}) (10. Qd4 $5 Nd7 (10... Nc6 11. Qd6 Nge7 12. O-O-O Qe4 13. Qc7
$44 {Taimanov/ECO}) (10... Qxh1 $2 11. Qxg7 Nd7 12. Bd6 (12. O-O-O {/\Nf3})
12... Qc6 13. O-O-O $18) 11. Bf3 (11. O-O-O $5 Qg5+ 12. f4 Qf6 (12... Qxc5 13.
Qxg7 Qe3+ 14. Rd2 Ngf6 15. Qxh8+ Ke7 16. Nf3 Ne4 17. Qd4 $16 {Vera}) 13. Nf3
Nxc5 (13... Qxd4 14. Bxd4 f6 (14... Ngf6 15. Rhg1 O-O 16. Rxg7+ $1 $18 Kxg7 17.
Rg1+ Kh8 18. Ne5 $18 {Vera}) 15. Rhg1 Kf7 16. Nd2 $1 $40 {Vera-Semkov/Roma/
1990/-49/459}) 14. Qxc5 Qxf4+ 15. Nd2 Bd7 (15... Nf6 16. Rhg1 Nd7 17. Qa3 Qe5
18. Bf3 Nc5 19. Rxg7 Bd7 20. Rdg1 O-O-O 21. b4 Na4 22. Rxf7 Kb8 23. Rgg7 Qd4
24. Qxa4 $1 $16 {Yuferov-Moroz/Mikolajki-chT/1991/YB/24-90}) 16. Rhg1 Qh6 17.
Rg5 Nf6 18. Rdg1 $44 {Vera}) 11... Qg5 12. Bb4 (12. Bd6 $6 Ne7 {/\Nf5/ECO})
12... Qe5+ 13. Ne2 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Ne5 15. O-O-O (15. Be2 Bd7 16. Rg1 (16. Bd6
$142 $1 {Vaiser/YB 10-103/}) 16... Ne7 (16... Ng6 17. Bf3 O-O-O 18. Rg5 $6 e5
19. Nb5 Bxb5 20. cxb5 Nf6 $17 {Pantaleoni-Semkov/Flori/op/1988}) 17. Bd6 N5g6
18. Bf3 (18. Rd1 e5 $17 {Dalko-Honfi/Hungary/1950/ECO}) 18... Bc6 19. Nxc6 bxc6
(19... Nxc6 20. b4 $5 $44 {Vaiser}) 20. O-O-O Rc8 21. b4 f6 {(Vaiser-Ivanov/S/
Uzhgorod/1988)} 22. Bh5 $142 Kf7 23. Bc5 $16 {Vaiser}) (15. Nb5 $6 Nxf3+ 16.
Ke2 (16. Kf1 Bd7 $17 {ECO}) 16... Nd4+ 17. Nxd4 Bd7 $17 {ECO}) 15... Bd7 (15...
Nxc4 $2 16. Nf5 exf5 17. Rhe1+ Be6 18. Bxb7 $18 {ECO}) (15... Nxf3 16. Nb5 $1
$16 {ECO}) (15... a6 16. Bg2 $16 {ECO}) 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Bd6 Rxb7 18. Bxe5 f6
19. Bd6 Ne7 $10 {Sapundziev-Popov/Bulgaria-ch/1960/61/ECO}) 10... Qxh1 11.
O-O-O Nd7 12. Nf3 (12. Bf3 Qxh2 13. Bxb7 Qc7 $1 14. Bxa8 Qxc5 $17) 12... Qxd1+
(12... Qg2 $5 13. Ne5 $140 Ngf6 14. Qd6 Qg5+ 15. f4 Ne4 $1) 13. Qxd1 (13. Bxd1
Nxc5 14. Qd4 Bd7 15. Qxc5 Rc8 $14) 13... Nxc5 14. Qd4 Ne7 15. Qxc5 Bd7 (15...
f6 16. Nd4 a6 17. Qd6 Kf7 18. c5 Re8 19. Bc4 Nc6 20. Nf5 Rd8 21. Qg3 g6 22.
Nd6+ Kg7 23. h4 Ne5 24. Be2 b6 25. f4 Nc6 26. Qg2 Bd7 27. Bf3 bxc5 28. Bxc6 Ra7
29. Nb7 Rb8 30. Na5 Rd8 31. Qd2 Rc7 32. Qd6 {1-0 Tataev-Boguslavsky/Protvino/
1992/}) 16. Ne5 Nc6 (16... Bc6 $5 17. Nxc6 $1 bxc6 (17... Nxc6 18. Bf3 Kd7 19.
Bxc6+ bxc6 20. Qd4+ $16) 18. Bf3 Rc8 19. Qxa7 $16) (16... f6 17. Bh5+ g6 18.
Nxd7 Kxd7 19. Qd4+ $1 $16 Kc7 20. Qxf6 Nc6 21. Qg7+ $16) 17. Bf3 $1 $16 Nxe5
18. Qxe5 f6 (18... O-O-O 19. Qxg7 Rhg8 20. Qf6 $16) 19. Qg3 O-O-O 20. Qxg7 $16
Rhg8 21. Qe7 $5 e5 (21... Rg1+ 22. Kc2 Rf1 23. Bxb7+ $18) 22. Bd5 Rgf8 23. Qxh7
$6 (23. b4 $142 $1 $40 {/\b5,a4-a5-a6}) 23... f5 24. h4 e4 25. h5 $2 (25. b4 $1
) 25... Bc6 $1 26. Bxc6 bxc6 27. Qxa7 f4 28. Qa6+ Kc7 29. Qa7+ Kc8 30. Qc5 e3
31. Qxc6+ Kb8 32. Qf3 (32. h6 e2 (32... exf2 33. Qf3) 33. Qb6+ Ka8 $10) 32...
Rde8 33. Kd1 exf2 $2 (33... e2+ 34. Ke1 Rg8 $1 35. Qxf4+ Ka8 $1 $10 36. Qh2
$140 Rg7 {/\Rd7}) 34. Qxf2 f3 35. h6 Rf6 36. h7 $18 Rh8 $138 37. Qg3+ Kc8 38.
Qg4+ Kd8 (38... Kb8 39. Qg7 Rd8+ 40. Kc2 Rff8 41. h8=Q Rxh8 42. Qg3+ $18) 39.
Qg5 $1 $138 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Stillwater"]
[Date "2007.05.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Kaidanov,G"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2007.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 Na6 9. Ba5 f6 10. Qd8+ Kf7 11. O-O-O e5 12. Bd3 Qf4+ $6 (12... Qxg2 13.
Ne2 Nc5 14. Rhg1 Nxd3+ 15. Rxd3 Qxf2 16. Qc7+ Ne7 17. Rxg7+ Kxg7 18. Qxe7+ Kg6
19. Rg3+ Kf5 20. Qg7 Qxe2 21. Qxh8 Qf1+ 22. Kc2 Qe2+ 23. Kb3 Qxc4+ 24. Ka3
Qxa2+ 25. Kxa2 Be6+ {0-1 Kononenko,T (2417)-Korneev,O (2649)/Dos Hermanas 2006/
CBM 111 ext}) 13. Kb1 (13. Bd2 Qd4) 13... Nc5 14. Ne2 Qg4 (14... Qxf2 15. Rhf1
Qh4 16. Qc7+ Ne7 17. Bb4 b6 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. Qxe5 Rd8 $14) 15. h3 Qe6 16. Ng3
$2 (16. Bb4 $1 b6 (16... Ne7 17. Qxh8 Nxd3 18. Bxe7 (18. Rxd3 Qxc4 19. Bxe7
Qxd3+ 20. Ka1 Kxe7 21. Qxg7+ Ke8 22. Nf4 $16) 18... Qxe7 19. Rxd3 Bf5 20. Qxa8
Bxd3+ 21. Ka1 Bxe2 22. Qxa7 Bxc4 $16) 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Ng3 $16 g6 19. Bc2 Kg7
20. Rd6 Qe7 21. Rhd1 Qxd8 22. Rxd8 Nh6 23. Rxh8 Kxh8 24. Rd8+ Kg7 25. Ne4 Nf5
26. g4 Nd4 27. Nd6 {1-0 Kovacs,G (2449)-Thompson,I (2300)/Oberwart 2005/CBM
107 ext}) 16... Qe7 $15 17. Be4 Qxd8 18. Rxd8 Ne6 19. Rd2 Ne7 20. Rhd1 Rb8 21.
Ne2 b6 22. Bc3 Ba6 23. b3 Rbd8 24. f4 exf4 (24... Rxd2 $5 25. Bxd2 f5 26. Bc2
e4 $15) 25. Nxf4 Rxd2 26. Bxd2 Nc5 27. Bc2 Bc8 28. Be3 Nb7 29. Kb2 $6 (29. g4
Rd8 30. Rf1 $15) 29... Rd8 30. Rxd8 Nxd8 31. Be4 g5 32. Ne2 f5 33. Bf3 g4 34.
hxg4 fxg4 35. Be4 Bf5 36. Ng3 Bxe4 37. Nxe4 Ne6 (37... Ke6 $5 38. Kc3 (38. Ng5+
Kf5 39. Nxh7 Ne6 $19) 38... Ke5 39. Kd3 Ne6 40. g3 c5 $17) 38. b4 $6 (38. g3
Nf5 (38... Kg6 $5) 39. Bf2 $17) 38... Nf5 39. Bf2 Nf4 $19 40. Kc3 Nxg2 41. a4
Nf4 0-1

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Har Zvi, Ronen"]
[Black "Kantsler, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Kantsler,B"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8.
axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 (11. d5 $6 Nf6 $1 12. bxc4 b4 13.
Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qa4+ Nd7 15. Nd4 e5 16. Nb3 $17 {Shabtai,R-Kaspi,A/Tel Aviv/1996/
0:1/29/}) 11... b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 O-O (13... Nbd7 14. O-O Qc7 15. Nd2 $16
(15. d5 $5 {Novik,I-Karasev,V/St-Petersburg/1994/0,5/23/})) 14. O-O Nbd7 15.
Nd2 Qc7 16. f4 $1 a4 17. Rb1 $1 Rfd8 (17... a3 $2 18. Ba1 $16) 18. Qe2 (18. e4
$6 Nc5 $5 $13) 18... b3 19. Ba1 Nb8 $8 20. f5 (20. d5 exd5 (20... Nbd7 21. e4
exd5 22. cxd5 $14) 21. Bxf6 gxf6 $13) (20. e4 Nc6 21. d5 (21. e5 $6 Nxd4 22.
Bxd4 (22. Qe3 Ng4 23. Qh3 Nf5 $19) 22... Rxd4 23. exf6 Rad8 $132) 21... Nb4 $13
) 20... Nbd7 21. fxe6 fxe6 22. Nf3 (22. e4 e5 $1 $13) 22... Be4 23. Ng5 Bxd3
24. Qxd3 Ne5 $6 (24... Re8 $5) 25. Qc3 Neg4 26. Rf4 Qc6 $4 (26... Qe7 $14) 27.
d5 $1 exd5 28. Rxg4 Rd7 29. Rd4 Rc8 30. Rbd1 h6 31. Nf3 Rdc7 32. Bb2 $1 Qa6 33.
Ba3 Rxc4 34. Rxc4 $6 (34. Qd3 $5 $16) 34... Qxc4 35. Qd3 (35. Qa1 $1) 35...
Qxd3 36. Rxd3 Ne4 37. Nd4 $2 {(+)/} (37. Rxd5 b2 (37... Rc2 $5) 38. Bxb2 Rb8
39. Nd2 (39. Rd4 Rxb2 40. Rxe4 a3 41. Ra4 a2 42. Ne1 Rb1 43. Rxa2 Rxe1+ 44. Kf2
$14) 39... Rxb2 40. Nxe4 a3 41. Rd1 a2 42. Nc3 Rc2 43. Nxa2 $14) 37... Rc3 $1
38. Rxc3 $2 (38. Rd1 Rxe3 $17) 38... Nxc3 39. Kf1 Nd1 40. Ke1 b2 41. Bxb2 Nxb2
{Hecht: [#] entfernter schwarzer Mehrfreibauer; Wirkung wie im Bauernendspiel;
Freibauer bindet den wS --> Gewinn am K-Flügel} 42. Nb5 (42. Kd2 {Hecht} Nc4+
43. Kd3 a3 44. Nc2 a2 45. Kd4 (45. Kc3 Nxe3) 45... Kf7 46. Kxd5 Nxe3+ $19)
42... Kf7 43. Kd2 Ke6 44. Kc3 Nc4 45. Kd4 a3 46. Nc3 Nd6 (46... Nd6 {Hecht} 47.
Na2 Nf5+ 48. Kd3 Nh4 49. g3 Nf3 50. h4 Kf5 51. Ke2 Kg4 52. Kf2 Nd2 $19) 0-1

[Event "World-ch24 Petrosian-Botvinnik +5-2=15"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1963.04.24"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Annotator "Kasparov,G"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1963.03.23"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 {A relatively modern idea to avoid the classical
Carlsbad system and transpose the game into the Queen's Gambit Declined with a
knight already developed on f3. This somewhat limits White's opportunities. 
Eine moderne Idee, um die klassische Abtauschvariante zu vermeiden und die
Partie ins Abgelehnte Damengambit mit einem Springer auf f3 zu transponieren.
Das schränkt die weißen Möglichkeiten einigermaßen ein.} 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6
6. e3 Bf5 {[#]  In dieser Fassung wird die Abtauschvariante für ungefährlich
gehalten, da Schwarz seinen weißfeldrigen Läufer aktivieren und somit das
wichtigste Problem im Damengambit lösen konnte.} 7. g4 $1 {Botvinnik suddenly
causes inconvenience in the black ranks.  Botvinnik bringt auf einmal Unruhe
in die schwarzen Reihen.} Be6 ({If the bishop stays on it best diagonal 
Bleibt der Läufer auf seiner besten Diagonale, wird er weiter gejagt:} 7... Bg6
{it will be further chased:} 8. h4 $1 {and that brave pawn is untouchable: 
und der tapfere Bauer ist unantastbar:} Bxh4 $2 ({After Nach} 8... h5 9. g5 {
or oder}) (8... h6 9. Nf3 Nd7 10. h5 Bh7 11. Bd3 {White's substantial gains on
the kingside guarantee him a lingering initiative.  garantiert der deutliche
weiße Vorteil am Königsflügel eine andauernde Initiative.}) 9. Qb3 b6 10. Nf3 (
{Fritz: hier hat mein Analyseprogramm Fritz eine drastischere Lösung parat:} 
10. Rxh4 $1 Qxh4 11. Nxd5) 10... Bf6 11. g5 Be7 12. Bxb8 $1 Rxb8 13. Ne5 {
with a quick collapse.  mit einem raschen Zusammenbruch der schwarzen Stellung:
} Rc8 14. Nxc6 $1 Rxc6 15. Bb5 Qd6 16. Qxd5 Qxd5 17. Nxd5 Kd7 18. Rc1) 8. h3 ({
In 1970 in a game with Spassky Botvinnik tried a more aggressive approach: 
1970 gegen Spassky versuchte er eine aggressivere Fortsetzung.} 8. h4 $5 {
The pawn is still not digestible:  Der Bauer ist immer noch ungenießbar:} Bxh4
({After} 8... Nd7 9. h5 Ngf6 ({In my 1985 match against Karpov I also employed
this line. His unusual response:  1985, in der 21. Partie meines Wettkampfs
gegen Karpov, habe auch ich diese Variante eingesetzt. Karpovs ungewöhnliche
Antwort,} 9... Nh6 $5 {planning to meet zielte darauf ab, 10.f3 mit dem
Durchbruch 10...f5 zu begegnen. Das führte zu einer sehr komplizierten Partie,
in der Schwarz unter ständigem Druck stand.} 10. f3 {with the breaking} f5 {
led to a very complicated game, though Black remained under constant pressure.}
) 10. f3 {despite acting against the classical canons White severely
restricted Black's minor pieces and stayed in full control of the board. 
konnte Weiß, obwohl er gegen die klassischen Lehrsätze verstoßen hatte, die
schwarzen Leichtfiguren stark einschränken und das Brett voll unter Kontrolle
halten.}) 9. Qb3 b6 (9... g5 $5) 10. Nf3 Be7 11. Bxb8 Rxb8 12. Ne5 Bd7 (12...
Rc8 $1 {Yusupov-Gulko}) 13. e4 $1) 8... Nf6 9. Bd3 c5 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Kf1 $1
O-O 12. Kg2 {[#] White's accomplishments look small, but in modern chess to
limit the opponent's chances for active counterplay counts for something.
Petrosian chose  Die Ausbeute für Weiß sieht nicht gerade eindrucksvoll aus,
aber im modernen Schach ist man zufrieden, wenn ein aktives Gegenspiel der
anderen Seite verhindert werden konnte. Petrosian spielte} cxd4 ({Later, in
another World Championship match, Karpov (as Black) preferred to keep up the
tension against Korchnoi with  Später, in einem anderen
Weltmeisterschaftskampf zog es Karpov als Schwarzer gegen Kortchnoi vor, die
Spannung mit} 12... Rc8 13. Rc1 Re8 {but after  aufrechtzuerhalten, erlitt
aber nach} 14. dxc5 $1 Bxc5 15. Nb5 {he suffered a memorable defeat.  eine
denkwürdige Niederlage.}) 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. exd4 {but couldn't bear the
difficulty of a passive defence.  konnte aber die Schwierigkeit einer passiven
Verteidigungsstellung nicht meistern und verlor nach 57 Zügen.} Nd7 15. Qc2 Nf6
16. f3 Rc8 17. Be5 Bd6 18. Rae1 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 g6 20. Qf2 Nd7 21. Re2 Nb6 22.
Rhe1 Nc4 23. Bxc4 Rxc4 24. Rd2 Re8 25. Re3 a6 26. b3 Rc6 27. Na4 b6 28. Nb2 a5
29. Nd3 f6 30. h4 Bf7 31. Rxe8+ Bxe8 32. Qe3 Bf7 33. g5 Be6 34. Nf4 Bf7 35. Nd3
Be6 36. gxf6 Qxf6 37. Qg5 Qxg5+ 38. hxg5 a4 39. bxa4 Rc4 40. a5 bxa5 41. Nc5
Bf5 42. Kg3 a4 43. Kf4 a3 44. Ke5 Rb4 45. Nd3 Rb5 46. Kd6 Kf7 47. Kc6 Bxd3 48.
Rxd3 Rb2 49. Rxa3 Rg2 50. Kxd5 Rxg5+ 51. Kc6 h5 52. d5 Rg2 53. d6 Rc2+ 54. Kd7
h4 55. f4 Rf2 56. Kc8 Rxf4 57. Ra7+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 03rd"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novosibirsk New Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "Kemerovo SDYuShOR Politekhnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 {Konikowski Dolmatov} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.
Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8. Be2 Ne7 (8... c5 {Dolmatov} 9. Bxc5 Qxg2 10. Qd4 Nd7
11. Bf3 Qg5 12. Bb4 Qe5+ 13. Ne2 $44) (8... Na6 {Dolmatov} 9. Bc3 (9. Bd6 {
Konikowski} e5 (9... b6 10. Nf3 Bb7 11. Ne5 f6 12. O-O fxe5 13. Bh5+ g6 14. Re1
Qxc4 15. Bxe5 Nf6 16. Bxf6 O-O 17. Bc3 c5 (17... gxh5 $2 18. Re3 h4 19. Qh5 Rf5
(19... Rf4 20. Qg5+ Kf7 21. b3 Qd5 22. Qxf4+ Qf5 23. Qxh4 $18) 20. Qh6 Rf7 21.
Re5 Rg7 22. Rg5 Rxg5 23. Qxg5+ Kf7 24. Qg7+ Ke8 25. Rd1 $18) 18. Bg4 Bd5 19.
Rc1 Nb4 {Akmadulin-Arzumian/corr/1991/93/} 20. Bg7 $5 Qxa2 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22.
Qe2 $13) 10. Nf3 f6 11. O-O Bf5 12. Rc1 c5 13. Nxe5 $1 fxe5 14. Bh5+ Bg6 15.
Bf3 Qf5 (15... Qd4 16. Qa4+ Kf7 17. Qd7+ Kf6 18. Rfd1 Qxb2 19. Bf8 $1 Rxf8 20.
Rd6+ Kg5 21. Qg4+ Kh6 22. Qh5#) 16. Re1 Rd8 17. Rxe5+ {1-0 Van Gaalen-Van der
Werf/Niederlande/1996/}) 9... Ne7 10. Bxg7 (10. Nf3 f6 11. O-O e5 12. Nxe5 $1
fxe5 13. Bh5+ g6 14. Re1 Qh4 (14... Qxc4 15. Be2 Qf7 16. Bxa6 bxa6 17. Rxe5 O-O
18. Qd4 $44) 15. Bf3 O-O 16. Rxe5 Kf7 17. Qd6 Qf6 18. Qxf6+ Kxf6 19. Rae1 Nf5
20. Re7+ Kg5 21. Rxh7 Rd8 22. Re4 {1-0 Kosenko,N-Javorskij,S/corr/1993/94/})
10... Rg8 11. Bc3 Nd5 12. cxd5 Qxg2 $10 (12... Qxg2 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Bf6 Qxh1
15. Qd6 Rxg1+ 16. Kd2 Qd5+ 17. Qxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxg1 Kd7 19. Bxa6 bxa6 20. Rg7 Ke6
21. Bd4 Be4 22. Rg5 Bf5 23. Ke3 Rb8 {1/4-1/4 Mukherjee,AK-Slaughter,D/corr/
1995/})) 9. Qd2 (9. Nf3 Nd5 $1 $13) 9... Ng6 (9... Qxg2 $6 10. O-O-O Nd7 11.
Nf3 $16) (9... c5 $6 10. Bxc5 Nbc6 11. Nf3 O-O 12. O-O-O $1 $16) 10. Nh3 $1 {
N/ N} (10. O-O-O Qf4 11. Nh3 (11. Nf3 Na6 12. Bd6 Qxd2+ 13. Rxd2 f6 $15) 11...
Qxd2+ 12. Rxd2 f6 $15 {Beckhuis,G-Haba,P/Pardubice op/1994/}) (10. Nf3 Nf4 (
10... Nd7 11. O-O c5 12. Bc3 O-O 13. Bd3 $36) 11. O-O $5 Nxe2+ 12. Kh1 $44 {
Serper}) 10... f6 $5 (10... Nd7 11. O-O-O h6 (11... Qxg2 12. Ng5 $40 (12. Ng5 {
Dolmatov} c5 13. Bxc5 $16)) (11... b6 12. Bf3 $1 Qxc4+ 13. Kb1 a5 14. Ba3 $40)
12. Bd3 $5 Qxg2 13. Bxg6 Qxg6 14. Rhg1 Qe4 15. Nf4 $5 Qxc4+ 16. Kb1 $40) (10...
c5 {Dolmatov} 11. Bxc5 Nd7 12. O-O-O $16) (10... Na6 {Dolmatov} 11. O-O-O $16)
(10... Qxg2 11. O-O-O Bd7 12. Ng5 $36) 11. O-O-O Kf7 (11... Nd7 12. f3 Qh4 13.
Qd6 Kf7 14. Qc7 Ke8 15. Rd6 Nf4 16. Nxf4 Qxf4+ 17. Kb1 Qe5 18. Rhd1 a5 19. Ba3
$18) 12. f3 (12. g4 $5 e5 (12... Ne5 $6 13. f3 $1 Nxf3 14. Bxf3 Qxf3 15. Ng5+
$1 fxg5 16. Rhf1 $18) (12... c5 $5 13. Bxc5 b6 14. Be3 Ba6 $13) 13. f3 Qd4 14.
Qxd4 exd4 15. Rxd4 $14) 12... Qh4 (12... Qe5 $6 13. f4 (13. Bd6 Qh5 14. f4 Qh4
15. Bc5 Re8 $13) 13... Qc7 (13... Qf5 14. Rhf1 $1 c5 15. g4 Qe4 16. Ng5+ $18)
14. Bd6 Qd8 15. c5 $1 $16) 13. Bc5 $1 (13. f4 {Dolmatov}) (13. Qd6 Na6 14. Ba3
e5 {/\Bh3 Rhd8}) 13... e5 (13... Qh5 14. Be3 b6 15. Nf2 Qa5 16. Qxa5 bxa5 17.
Ne4 $44) (13... Nd7 {Dolmatov} 14. Bf2 Qh6 15. Be3) 14. Nf2 $1 (14. Bf2 Qh5 15.
f4 Bg4 $13) 14... f5 (14... Nd7 $6 15. g3 Qh5 16. Be3 $16 (16. Be3 Ne7 17. Ne4
$36)) (14... Na6 {Dolmatov} 15. g3 Qg5 16. Be3 Qf5 17. Ne4 $16) 15. g3 Qf6 (
15... Qh6 16. Be3 f4 17. gxf4 exf4 (17... Nxf4 18. Nd3 $1 $16) 18. Bd4 $40) 16.
Rhf1 $1 $16 Na6 (16... Nd7 17. Ba3 (17. Ne4 $2 fxe4 18. fxe4 Nxc5 $17 (18...
Nxc5 19. Rxf6+ gxf6 20. Qe3 Ne6 $17)) (17. Bd6 h6 18. Ne4 Qe6 $13) 17... Kg8 (
17... Qe6 18. Qc2 $1 $16 (18. Qc2 c5 19. Bd3 Ne7 $44) (18. Qe3 c5 19. Bxc5 Nxc5
20. Qxc5 Qc6 21. Qxc6 bxc6 22. Rd6 $40)) (17... Qe6 $1) 18. Qc2 $1 Qg5+ 19. f4
$16) 17. Ba3 Be6 (17... Kg8 18. Ne4 $1 $18) (17... c5 18. Ne4 Qc6 (18... Qe7
19. Nd6+ Kg8 20. f4 $1 $16) 19. Nd6+ Kg8 20. Qg5 $16) (17... Qe6 18. Ne4 h6 (
18... fxe4 19. fxe4+ Nf4 20. gxf4 $40) 19. Nd6+ Kg8 20. Bd3 Ne7 21. g4 $16) (
17... Ne7 18. Ne4 fxe4 (18... Qg6 19. Ng5+ $18) 19. fxe4 Nf5 20. exf5 h5 21. h3
Qh6 22. Qxh6 Rxh6 23. Rd8 $18) 18. Ne4 $1 fxe4 (18... Qd8 19. Ng5+ Kf6 20. Qc3
Qb6 21. f4 $18) 19. fxe4 Nf4 20. gxf4 Rhd8 21. Bd6 (21. fxe5 $6 Rxd2 22. Rxd2
Qxf1+ 23. Bxf1 c5 $1 $14) 21... Kg8 22. fxe5 Qh4 23. Qf4 $6 $138 (23. Qe3 $1
Rd7 24. Rf2 $18) 23... Qxf4+ 24. Rxf4 Re8 25. Rdf1 (25. Bh5 $5 g6 26. Be2 Rad8
27. h4 Nb8 28. Rg1 Nd7 29. h5 $16) 25... Rad8 26. h4 Nb8 27. Kc2 (27. Kd2 c5
28. Kc3 b6 29. Bd1 $1 $16) 27... Nd7 28. Kc3 Nf8 (28... Kh8 29. a4 Bg8 30. Rf5
Be6 31. Rg5 $16) 29. h5 h6 30. a4 Nh7 31. b4 a6 (31... Ng5 32. b5 $18) 32. c5
Ng5 33. Bc4 $1 Bxc4 34. Kxc4 g6 $2 (34... Rd7 35. Rf8+ Rxf8 36. Rxf8+ Kh7 37.
Re8 $18) (34... Kh7 35. Rf7 $1 (35. b5 {Dolmatov} axb5+ 36. axb5 $18) 35...
Nxf7 36. Rxf7 $18) (34... Ra8 $8 35. Kb3 Rac8 36. b5 $1 cxb5 37. axb5 Ne6 (
37... axb5 38. Kb4 $16) 38. c6 $1 bxc6 (38... Nxf4 39. cxb7 $18) 39. b6 Nxf4
40. Rxf4 $16) 35. hxg6 Kg7 36. Rf7+ $1 Kxg6 (36... Nxf7 37. gxf7 $18) 37. Rxb7
$18 Nxe4 38. Rf4 Nd2+ (38... Ng5 39. Rb6 $18) (38... Nxd6+ {Dolmatov} 39. exd6
$18) 39. Kd3 Kg5 40. Rf2 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2002.01.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khmelnitsky, Igor N"]
[Black "Stripunsky, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Khmelnitsky, I"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{After not paying serious chess for 6 years (only a handful of games), I have
started playing a little bit again, thanks to the new system of US
Championship qualification. Unlike in previous years when only top 14 or so
players were invited to play in the most prestigious chess event in USA, under
the new qualification system, everyone can claim a spot in the event.
Obviously, I felt very rusty since my main exposure to chess was with my
students and the Internet - playing 3 minute blitz games and managing my site
www.IamCoach.com. Fortunately, I did well against top competition - scoring
+1=4-2 against 7 GMs and +2 against Non-GM. In this game I am playing against
my old friend, with whom we first met years ago during Ukrainian junior events.
However, this was our first game. Beating GM Ivanov in the previous game, I
was in a peaceful mood, yet as the game progressed, it was war till the very
end.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qa4+ Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 (5... Nf6 6. Ne5 Bd7
7. Nxc6 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Bxc6 9. Qa3 Ne4 $11 {Paehtz,T-Dizdar,G/Halle 1987/CBM 05
(19)}) 6. Qb3 $146 (6. Qc2 $11) 6... Nf6 (6... Nge7 7. Bd2 dxc4 8. Qxc4 O-O 9.
e4 Nc8 10. Bd3 Bd6 11. a3 Nb6 12. Qa2 e5 13. d5 Ne7 14. h3 f5 15. Bg5 h6 16.
Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nd2 Qg5 18. O-O-O Na4 19. Nxa4 Bxa4 20. h4 Qxg2 21. Rdf1 fxe4 22.
Bxe4 Qg4 23. Rhg1 Qxh4 24. Qc4 Rf4 25. Qxa4 b5 26. Qc2 Rxf2 27. Rxf2 Qxf2 28.
Rf1 Qb6 29. Qc6 Qc5+ 30. Qxc5 Bxc5 31. d6 Rc8 32. Bd5+ Kh8 33. d7 Rd8 34. Bc6
Be7 35. Nb3 Kg8 36. Na5 {1-0 Kuhn,G-Lodes,H/Bernkastel-Kues 1995/EXT 99 (36)})
7. Bd2 Qe7 8. a3 dxc4 9. Qxc4 Bd6 10. Nb5 {[%cal Gb5d6,Gc4c2,Rf6e4,Re4d2]
Aiming at gaining the Bishop pair, also opening passage back for the Queen. On
the other hand, White is not opposed to "losing" his bad Bishop on d2 for the
Nf6.} O-O 11. e3 Ne4 12. Bd3 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 Rac8 {Black is getting set to gain
control over the soon to be opened c-file.} 14. Qc2 g6 15. f4 $1 {Change of
plans! White is now looking to play against Bd6} (15. Nxd6 $6 cxd6 16. Qd1 Rc7
$32 {[%cal Rf8c8,Re6e5] Black is slightly better!}) 15... a6 16. Nc3 Na7 17.
Nde4 Bb5 {[%csl Ra7] Black eliminates his "bad" bishop, yet at the expense of
passive knight and weak pawn structure.} 18. Nxb5 axb5 19. Nxd6 cxd6 20. Qb3 $5
{Tough decision. I really like my position from the strategic standpoint, yet
the aggressive e6-e5 is a huge factor. I have decided to sacrifice a pawn and
convert into a complicated middlegame where my Bishop should be much stronger
than his Knight.} (20. Qd2 e5 $13) 20... e5 21. fxe5 {White gets more space}
Qh4+ 22. g3 Qg5 23. Be4 (23. exd6 $2 Qxe3+ 24. Kf1 Qf3+ 25. Kg1 Nc6 $15) 23...
dxe5 24. Bxb7 $13 (24. dxe5 $5 {I am still focusing on my original idea and
ignoring this interesting move!} Qxe5 (24... Nc6 25. O-O Qxe5 26. Bd5 $14) 25.
Bd5 Rce8 26. e4 Nc6 $13 {My King is a little unsafe!}) 24... Rc7 25. Bd5 exd4
26. O-O $44 (26. e4 $5 Rc1+ 27. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 28. Qd1 Qxb2 {Real unbalance!} (
28... Qe3+ 29. Qe2 Qc1+ 30. Qd1 Qe3+ $11)) 26... dxe3 $5 {Black prefers to
keep the Queens on the board. Some endgames are in White's favor due to the
Bishop's superiority over Knight in the open postions with unbalanced pawn
structures. Yet, here because of the 4 rooks and also because the Bishop is
vulnerable on d5, Qxe3 looks interesting!} (26... Qxe3+ $5 27. Qxe3 dxe3 28.
Rae1 Re8 {[#]} 29. Rf4 $1 {The Rook aims for b3 where it would attack b5, e3
and defend b2} (29. Rf3 Rce7 30. Kf1 e2+ 31. Kf2 Rd8 $17) 29... Re5 30. Bf3 Rc2
31. Rb4 $15 {[%cal Gb4b5,Gb4b2,Gb3e3]} Nc6 32. Bxc6 Rxc6 33. Re2 Kg7 34. Rb3
Rce6 35. Kg2 h5 36. Kf3 $11) 27. Rae1 Re7 28. Rf4 $44 {Because of the passive
Knight and weak pawn e3, I felt like I have good compensation.} Nc8 {Black is
trying to get the Knight into the game. For example from d6 the Knight would
protect weak pawns b5 and f7. Pawns b5 and f7 seem "poisoned". Pawn b5 due to
the pin. Pawn f7 due to White Queen being overloaded attacking pawn e3 and
defending Bd5.} {[#]} 29. Rxe3 $1 {Well, only one of the pawns was trully
"poisoned"!} (29. Qxb5 $2 Re5 30. Rxf7 Rxd5 (30... Rxf7 $2 31. Bxf7+ Kxf7 32.
Qc4+ Kg7 33. Qxc8 $16) 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 $19) 29... Nd6 (29... Rxe3 $2 30. Bxf7+
$18 {In-between move!} Kg7 31. Qxe3 Rxf7 32. Rxf7+ {[%cal Ge3g5]} Kxf7 33. Qxg5
) 30. Rxe7 {The pressure on the backward pawn f7 grows} (30. h4 $5 {Forcing
the endgame is interesting. B+R are superior to N+R. Yet, Black has counter
chances due to weak pawn on g5.} Rxe3 31. hxg5 Rxb3 32. Bxb3 Rc8 {[%csl Rc4]} (
32... Re8 $6 33. Rf6 Re1+ 34. Kf2 Rb1 35. Bd5 Rxb2+ 36. Kf3 Nc4 37. Bxf7+ Kg7
38. Bd5 $16) 33. Kg2 Rc5 34. Rd4 Nc4 $14) 30... Qxe7 $14 {Position has become
stable. White's pieces are actively placed and Black has weak pawns b5 and f7.
However, White's King is not protected well. Also, Bd5 needs support.} 31. Qb4
Qe3+ 32. Kg2 Nf5 33. Qxb5 Rd8 {In time pressure, I missed this move and my
response was very weak. I saw that my King can hide on h3. Yet, I missed the
combination. Simple prophylactics would leave me with better chances!} {[#]}
34. Ba2 $4 (34. Kh3 $142 $1 $16) 34... Rd1 $2 $16 (34... Rd2+ $142 $1 {My
opponent saw the combination, yet he underestimated the Q+N vs. Q+B endgame.}
35. Kh3 Rxh2+ $1 36. Kxh2 Qxg3+ 37. Kh1 Qxf4 38. Qe8+ Kg7 39. Qxf7+ Kh6 $17 {
[#]Although material is equal, White is most likely helpless against Black's
mating threats as well as attack with the pawns and King.} 40. Qb7 $1 Ng3+ (
40... Ne3 41. Bg8 Qf1+ 42. Kh2 Ng4+ 43. Kg3 Nf6 44. Bd5 Kg5 $17) 41. Kg2 Ne4
42. Qb6 Kh5 $17) 35. Kh3 Rd2 {[%cal Gd2h2]} 36. Qb8+ Kg7 37. Qc7 {Defending Rf4
} Kh6 {[%cal Re3e2]} 38. Rxf5 (38. Bxf7 Qe2 $1 39. Rh4+ Kg5 (39... Nxh4 $6 40.
Qf4+ Kg7 41. Bc4 Qxh2+ 42. Kg4 $19) 40. Qf4+ Kf6 $19) (38. Qxf7 Rxh2+ 39. Kxh2
Qxg3+ 40. Kh1 Qxf4 $17 {See above 34...Rd2+ and 35...Rxh2}) 38... gxf5 39. Qxf7
{Black has to force a draw} Rxh2+ 40. Kxh2 Qe2+ {King can't escape from
checks! That was a very eventful game!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zakharevich, Igor"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e4 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Bd2 b5
9. axb5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 cxb5 11. Ng5 Nc6 12. Qh5 Qe7 13. Be2 b4 14. Bxc4 Nxc3 15.
O-O Nxd4 16. Bxc3 bxc3 17. Rad1 g6 18. Qg4 Nf5 19. Ne4 Rb8 20. Qf4 Qh4 $4 (
20... h5 {might still have been okay for Black.}) 21. Nd6+ Kf8 22. Nxf5 $1 1-0

[Event "URS-ch17 Final"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1949.11.09"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Black "Keres, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1949.10.16"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 (6. g3 Ne7 7. Bg2
O-O 8. O-O Be6 9. Bg5 f6) 6... Ne7 7. e3 c4 (7... Nbc6 8. Be2 Be6) 8. Be2 Nbc6
9. O-O O-O (9... Bf5 $142) 10. e4 Bxc3 11. bxc3 dxe4 12. Nd2 Qa5 13. Nxe4 Be6
14. Bd2 Bd5 15. Qc2 Rad8 (15... Nxd4 16. cxd4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Qxd2 18. Rfd1 Qg5
19. Bxc4 Nc6 20. d5 Ne5 (20... Rfe8 $1 {/\21... Se5}) 21. f4 $18 (21. Bb3 Rad8
22. d6 $16)) 16. Rfe1 Ng6 17. Bf1 Qc7 18. Re3 Nce7 19. Rae1 Qc6 $2 (19... h6
20. Bc1 Qc6 21. Ba3 Nf5 22. R3e2 Rfe8 23. Nf6+ gxf6 24. Qxf5 Rxe2 25. Rxe2 Bxg2
$1 26. Bxg2 Qxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Nh4+) 20. Ng5 h6 21. Rxe7 hxg5 22. R7e3 f5 $1 23.
Rg3 g4 24. h3 gxh3 25. Rxh3 Rde8 26. Rxe8 Qxe8 27. Bc1 $2 (27. a4 {/\28.Da2})
27... f4 $2 (27... b5 28. Qd1 Be4 29. Qh5 f4) 28. Rh5 $1 Be6 (28... Bf7 29. Ba3
) (28... Qf7 29. Rxd5) 29. d5 Bd7 30. Bxc4 Rf6 31. Qe2 Qc8 32. Rg5 Nf8 33. Bd3
$1 Bf5 34. Bxf5 Rxf5 35. Qg4 g6 36. Bxf4 (36. Rxg6+ $142 Nxg6 37. Qxg6+ Kh8 38.
c4 {/\39.Lb2+-}) 36... Kf7 37. c4 Kf6 38. Be3 b6 39. Qd4+ Kf7 40. Qg4 Qd7 41.
Rxf5+ 1-0

[Event "Rostock-10 GM Group"]
[Site "Rostock"]
[Date "1984.08.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Knaak, Rainer"]
[Black "Boensch, Uwe"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1984.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6 $1 7. Bxd6 (7.
Bg3 $2 Bf5 8. Qb3 Bxg3 9. hxg3 Qb6 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. Nh4 $14) 7... Qxd6 8. Bd3
Nf6 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Rae1 (12. a3 $142 $1 a5 13. Rae1)
12... g6 13. h3 a6 14. Re2 b5 15. Rc1 Bb7 16. Nd2 c5 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Nb3 Qb6
19. Qd1 Ne5 20. Bb1 Rac8 21. Qd4 Qxd4 22. exd4 Ned7 23. Na5 Ba8 24. Rxe8+ Nxe8
25. Ne2 Rxc1+ 26. Nxc1 Nd6 27. b4 Nb6 28. Ncb3 Na4 29. Nc5 Nc3 30. Bd3 Nxa2 31.
Nxa6 Nc1 $2 (31... Nc4 $142 $10) 32. Bf1 Nc4 33. Bxc4 dxc4 34. Nc7 Be4 35. Nxb5
Ne2+ 36. Kf1 Bd3 37. Ke1 Nf4 38. Kd2 (38. Nc3 $1 $16) 38... Nd5 39. Nc6 Bf1 40.
Nc3 Nb6 41. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda op 1st"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wells, Peter K"]
[Black "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1996.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Ne2 Nd7 9. Qd6 a5 10. Ba3 (10. Bc3 Ngf6 11. b3 (11. O-O-O $2 Qxc4 12. b3 Qc5
$17) 11... c5 12. Rd1 Ra6 13. Qd2 O-O 14. f3 (14. Bxa5 b6 15. Bc3 Bb7 $15)
14... Qh4+ 15. g3 Qh5 16. Bg2 e5 17. O-O Re8 (17... a4 18. f4 axb3 19. axb3 e4
20. f5 $44) 18. Bxa5 Nf8 19. Bc3 Bd7 $15 {Stoica}) 10... Qe5 (10... Qxc4 $5)
11. Qd2 (11. O-O-O Qxd6 12. Bxd6 $13) 11... c5 (11... Ngf6 $5 12. O-O-O (12. f4
$5 {Dorfman,I}) 12... Ne4 13. Qe3 b5 14. f4 Qc7 15. Qxe4 b4 16. Bxb4 axb4 17.
Kb1 O-O $13 {Hauchard-Dorfman,I/Brüssel/1993/}) 12. f4 Qe4 13. O-O-O Ngf6 14.
Nc3 Qc6 15. Be2 O-O (15... Qxg2 16. Rhg1 Qxh2 17. Rxg7 $44) 16. Bf3 Qb6 17. g4
Nb8 18. Na4 Qc7 19. Qd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Nfd7 (20... Ne8 21. Rd2 Nd7 22. Nxc5 $18)
21. Rhd1 (21. Nxc5 $5 Nxc5 22. Bxc5 $16) 21... Ra6 22. Nxc5 Rxd6 23. Rxd6 Nxc5
24. Bxc5 Re8 25. Bb6 a4 26. Kd2 f6 (26... Nd7 27. Be3 $16) 27. Kc3 Kf7 28. h4
Ke7 29. Bc5 Nd7 $2 (29... Kf7 $8) 30. Rxe6+ $1 Kd8 (30... Kxe6 31. Bd5#) 31.
Rxe8+ Kxe8 32. Bd4 Nb8 33. g5 fxg5 34. fxg5 g6 35. Bd5 Nc6 36. Bf6 Bd7 37. Bg8
Bg4 38. Bd5 (38. Bxh7 Kf7 39. b4 $16) 38... Kd7 39. Be4 Ke6 40. Bc2 a3 41. b4
Ne5 42. c5 Nf3 43. Be4 Nxh4 44. Bxb7 h5 45. b5 Kd7 (45... Bf3 46. Bc8+ Kd5 47.
Kb4 $18) 46. Bc6+ Kc8 47. b6 Nf3 (47... Bf3 48. b7+ Kc7 49. Be5+ $18) 48. Be7
1-0

[Event "POL-ch playoff"]
[Site "Poznan"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Schmidt, Wlodzimierz"]
[Black "Matlak, Marek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 Na6 9. Bc3 (9. Bd6 Ne7 $2 (9... b6 10. Nf3 Bb7 11. O-O Rd8 12. Ne5 Ne7
13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qf6 15. Ng4 Qg6 16. Ne5 Qf6 $10 {Sokolov,I}) (9... e5 10.
Nf3 f6 11. O-O Bf5 12. Rc1 c5 $2 (12... O-O-O $142) 13. Nxe5 $1 fxe5 14. Bh5+
Bg6 15. Re1 Qd4 16. Rxe5+ Kd7 17. Bg4+ (17. Bxc5 $5) 17... Kxd6 18. Rd5+ Ke7
19. Rxd4 cxd4 20. Qxd4 Nf6 21. Re1+ Kf8 22. Qd6+ Kg8 23. Be6+ Bf7 24. Bxf7+ {
1-0 Ziembinski,M-Djaja/Warszawa/1959/} (24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Re7+ Kg6 26. Qg3+
$18)) 10. Nf3 Nf5 11. O-O $1 c5 (11... Nxd6 12. Qxd6 Qxe2 13. Rad1 $18) 12. Bd3
Qc6 13. Bxf5 exf5 14. Ne5 {1-0 Ziembinski,M-Mannke,M/Koszalin/1961/}) 9... Ne7
(9... e5 $5 10. Qd6 Ne7 11. Rd1 Be6 12. Nf3 Nf5 13. Qxe5 Qxe5 14. Nxe5 f6 15.
Nf3 c5 16. g4 Ne7 17. g5 (17. Nd2 O-O-O 18. O-O Nc6 19. Ne4 Kc7 20. f4 Nd4 $10
{Knaak,R-Dokhoian,Y/Erevan/1988/}) 17... Kf7 18. gxf6 gxf6 19. Nh4 h5 $10 {
Semkov,S-Spasov,A/Bulgaria/1992/}) (9... Nf6 10. Nf3 Bd7 11. Ne5 Rd8 12. Qd2 (
12. O-O Nc5 13. Re1 Bc8 14. Qc1 O-O 15. Bf3 Qh4 16. g3 Qh3 17. Bb4 $16 {
Arkhipov,S-Vera,R/Sochi/1985/}) 12... O-O 13. f3 Qh4+ 14. g3 Qh3 15. Bf1 Qh6
16. Qxh6 gxh6 17. O-O-O $13 {Flohr,S-Yudovich/Moscow/1944/}) 10. Bxg7 (10. Nf3
O-O 11. O-O Ng6 (11... f6 12. b4 Qf4 13. a3 Ng6 14. Bd3 e5 15. Bd2 Qg4 16. Re1
Qd7 17. Qc2 Rd8 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Qxg6 Qf5 20. Qxf5 Bxf5 21. Be3 Nc7 22. Red1
b6 23. Rd2 Ne6 $10 {Malaniuk,V-Matlak,M/Poland/1992/}) 12. Re1 f6 13. b4 e5 14.
b5 cxb5 15. cxb5 Nc5 16. Bf1 Qg4 17. h3 Qd7 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Bb4 b6 20. Qxd7
Bxd7 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. Nd2 Nf4 23. Ne4 Be6 {1/4-1/4 Bronstein,D-Matlak,M/
Polanica Zdroj/1987/}) 10... Rg8 11. Bf6 Rg6 (11... Qf4 12. Bc3 Rxg2 13. Nf3 f6
(13... Nf5 14. Be5 Qh6 15. Bd3 (15. Qd2 Rg8 (15... Qxd2+ 16. Nxd2 Rg6 17. Ne4
$16) 16. Bf4 Qf8 17. O-O-O Qe7 18. Rhg1 $16 {Lautier}) 15... f6 16. Bxf5 fxe5
17. Bc2 Bd7 18. Qc1 Qxc1+ 19. Rxc1 $14 {Flear,G-Novikov/Antwerpen/1993/}) 14.
Qd2 Qxd2+ 15. Nxd2 e5 16. Ne4 Kf7 17. Rd1 (17. Ng3 Ng6 18. Bf3 Nh4 19. Bxg2
Nxg2+ 20. Ke2 $14 {Lautier}) 17... Rg8 18. f4 $16 {Lautier,J-Gurevich,M/Biel/
1993/}) 12. Bxe7 Kxe7 13. Qd2 e5 14. Rd1 Bf5 $2 (14... Be6 $142 15. f3 Qd4 16.
Qxd4 exd4 17. Kf2 Rd8 18. Bd3 Rg5 19. Ne2 h5 20. h4 Ra5 21. a3 Nc5 22. Bb1 Nb3
23. Bc2 Bxc4 $13 {Vaisser,A-Savchenko,S/Moscow/1992/}) 15. Nf3 Rxg2 16. Qd6+
Ke8 17. Qf6 Rb8 18. Nxe5 Be6 19. Rd7 $1 Qb1+ (19... Bxd7 20. Qxf7+ Kd8 21.
Qxd7#) 20. Bd1 Qe4+ 21. Kf1 Bxc4+ 22. Nxc4 Qxc4+ 23. Be2 (23. Kxg2 $2 Kxd7 $13)
23... Qe6 24. Qxe6+ fxe6 25. Rxh7 $16 Rg8 26. h4 Kf8 27. Rg1 Nc5 28. Rg3 Rxg3
29. fxg3 Kg8 30. Rc7 Rf8+ 31. Kg2 Rf7 32. Rc8+ Kg7 33. b4 Ne4 34. Bf3 Nc3 35.
a3 Rd7 36. g4 e5 37. g5 (37. Re8 $5 Kf6 38. g5+ Kf5 39. Rf8+ Kg6 40. Rf6+ Kg7
41. h5 e4 42. h6+ Kg8 43. Bg4 Rd2+ 44. Kg3 $18) 37... e4 38. Bg4 Rd2+ (38...
Re7 39. h5 e3 40. Bf5 e2 41. h6+ Kf7 42. h7 e1=Q 43. Rf8+ $1 Kxf8 44. h8=Q+ Kf7
45. g6#) 1-0

[Event "Lippstadt 12th"]
[Site "Lippstadt"]
[Date "2004.07.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jakubowski, Krzysztof"]
[Black "Wehmeier, Stefan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2364"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2004.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[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 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Bf4 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8.
e4 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (8. e3 Ne7 9. Bd3 (9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Bf5 11. Ne5 Nd7 12. f4
f6 13. Nd3 Rfe8 14. Qd2 Nc8 15. Rae1 Qe7 16. g4 Bxd3 17. Bxd3 Nd6 18. f5 (18.
e4 $13) 18... Nb6 19. b3 Nb5 20. a4 Nxc3 21. Qxc3 Rad8 22. Rf4 Qd7 23. h4 $36 {
Maiwald,J-Lundgren,B/Cattolica 1992/}) 9... Bf5 10. Bxf5 Nxf5 11. Qb3 Qe7 12.
Na4 Nd6 13. Nb6 Ra7 14. Ne5 O-O 15. O-O f6 16. Nd3 Re8 17. Na4 Rd8 18. Ndc5 Nd7
19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Nc5 Qf7 21. a4 Re8 22. Rac1 $14 {Shneider,A-Lundgren,B/
Cattolica 1992/}) 8... dxe4 (8... Ne7 $5) 9. Nxe4 Qb4+ $2 (9... Qe7 $5 10. Qe2
Be6 (10... f5 11. Nd6+ Kd7 12. Nf7 $18) 11. Nc5 Nf6 12. O-O-O O-O (12... b6 13.
Nxe6 Qxe6 14. Qxe6+ fxe6 15. Re1 $16) 13. Re1 Re8 14. Ng5 Nbd7 15. Ncxe6 Qd6
16. Qe3 fxe6 17. Bc4 (17. Nxe6 Nf8 18. Bc4 Nd5 $19) 17... Nd5 18. Qg3 $14) 10.
Qd2 Qxd2+ 11. Nfxd2 (11. Kxd2 $5) 11... Nf6 (11... Ke7 12. Bc4 Nf6 13. Nxf6
Kxf6 14. Ne4+ Ke7 15. O-O-O Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Rhe1 $16) 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13.
Nc4 Ke7 14. d5 Ra7 15. Ne3 b5 16. O-O-O Rd8 17. Bd3 cxd5 18. Bxh7 d4 19. Nf5+
Bxf5 20. Bxf5 Rc7+ 21. Kd2 Rc5 22. Bd3 Nc6 23. Rc1 Kd6 24. Rxc5 Kxc5 25. h4 Kd6
26. h5 Ke7 27. Rh4 Ne5 28. b3 Kf8 29. f4 Nxd3 30. Kxd3 Kg7 31. g4 Kh6 32. a3
Rc8 33. Kxd4 $18 Rc1 34. Ke4 Rc3 35. Kf5 {[%cal Yg4g5]} Rf3 36. b4 a5 (36...
Kg7 37. Rh2 Kh6 38. Rd2 Kg7 39. Rd7 Rxa3 40. h6+ Kxh6 41. Rxf7 $18) 37. bxa5
Rxa3 38. Kxf6 Rxa5 39. g5+ Kh7 40. f5 {[%cal Yg5g6]} Kg8 41. g6 Ra6+ 42. Kg5
Ra8 43. Rb4 (43. h6 $18) 43... Rb8 44. f6 (44. h6 $18) 44... Kf8 45. h6 fxg6
46. h7 Kf7 47. Re4 1-0

[Event "BL2-West 9495"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9.6"]
[White "Konikowski, Jerzy"]
[Black "Meyer, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dortmund Brackel"]
[BlackTeam "Plettenberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 c5 (6... e5 7. dxe5
(7. Nf3 exd4 8. Nxd4 (8. Qxd4 Qxd4 9. Nxd4 Nf6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Rd8 12. Bf5
Bxf5 13. Nxf5 Nbd7 14. a3 Bf8 $10) 8... Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 c5 10. Nb5 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1
Na6 12. Nd6+ Ke7 13. Nxc8+ Rxc8 14. Bd3 Nf6 15. Bg5 Nc7 16. Re1+ Ne6 17. Kc2 h6
$10) (7. a3 Ba5 8. dxe5 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Be6 11. f4 Nd7 12. Nf3 (12.
Rb1 $5) 12... Nb6 13. Nd4 Bxc4 14. Nf5 Bb3+ 15. Ke1 Ne7 $2 (15... Kf8 $5 $13)
16. Nxg7+ Kf8 17. Nh5 Rd8 18. Be3 Na4 19. Rb1 Be6 20. Rxb7 Nxc3 21. Bd2 Ne4 22.
Ba5 Rc8 23. Ba6 $16 {Manor-Dao Thien Hai/Budapest/1994/}) 7... Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1
Bf5 9. Nge2 Nd7 10. Ng3 Bg6 11. f4 h5 12. f5 Bh7 13. Nxh5 Nxe5 $13 {Todorovic})
(6... Nf6 7. Bg5 (7. Be3 O-O 8. Nge2 Nbd7 9. a3 Bd6 10. Ng3 e5 $10 {Rabar-Puc/
Jugoslawien/1949/}) (7. a3 Be7 (7... Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 O-O (8... e5 9. Nf3 e4 10.
Ne5 Qa5 11. Bd2 c5 12. Be2 Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Bxd7 14. O-O h6 15. a4 O-O 16. Qc2 Bf5
17. Be3 Rfd8 18. h3 Rac8 19. Rfb1 Qc7 20. Rb5 Nd7 21. Rab1 $14 {Meister-Kaiser/
1.Bundesliga/1988/}) 9. Nf3 c5 10. Be3 (10. Bd3 b6 (10... h6 11. Ne5 cxd4 12.
cxd4 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Ng4 Nc6 15. Be3 Rc8 16. Rc1 Nxg4 17. Qxg4 Ne5 18. dxe5
Qxd3 19. Rfd1 Qe4 20. Qg3 Rfd8 21. Bxh6 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qxg2+ 23. Qxg2 Bxg2 24.
Bg5 Rxc4 $10 {Groszpeter-Baschkow/Budapest/1992/}) 11. O-O Bb7 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13.
Ne5 Qc7 14. Re1 cxd4 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. cxd4 Rfe8 17. Qg4 Rac8 18. Bh6 g6 19. h4
Qd6 20. Rad1 Qxa3 21. Qg3 e5 22. dxe5 Nc5 23. Qg5 Ne6 24. Qf6 Rcd8 25. Be2 Rxd1
26. Rxd1 Qe7 27. Qxe7 Rxe7 28. Bg4 Bc6 29. Rd6 Be8 30. f4 Rd7 31. Rxe6 fxe6 32.
Bxe6+ Kh8 33. Bxd7 {1/2-1/2 Adorjan,A-Lukacs,P/Ungarn/1984/}) 10... Qa5 11. Qc2
cxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 13. Be3 Bf5 14. Qb2 Nc6 15. Be2 Ne4 16. Rc1 b6 17. O-O Rfd8
18. Qb5 Rac8 19. Qxa5 Nxa5 20. Nxe5 f6 21. Nf3 Nb3 22. Rc2 Ng3 {0-1
Klarius-Dempster/Fernpartie/1989/}) 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bd3 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qe2
Nbd7 12. Rd1 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. b4 Be7 15. Bb2 Qc8 16. Ng5 Qc6 17. f3 h6 18.
Nge4 a6 19. Rac1 Qc7 20. Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Bg5 23. Rc2 Bxe4 24.
Qxe4 Rad8 25. Re1 Qf4 26. Qxf4 Bxf4 27. g3 Bc7 28. f4 Rd3 29. Kg2 Rfd8 30. Ree2
{1/2-1/2 Baumann-Trabert/Novi Sad/1990/}) (7. Nf3 Nbd7 (7... h6 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9.
Bd2 Qc7 (9... c5 $5) 10. Qe2 a5 11. a3 Be7 12. O-O g5 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1
15. Rxa1 Bxb4 16. Nb5 cxb5 17. Bxb4 $16 {Galuszka-Dworzynski/Krakau/1950/}) 8.
Bd3 (8. a3 $5) 8... c5 9. Qa4 O-O 10. O-O Ba5 11. Ne2 (11. Be3 $142) 11... cxd4
12. b4 Bc7 13. Nfxd4 e5 14. Nb5 e4 15. Nxc7 $2 (15. Bc2 $1) 15... Nb6 16. Qb3
exd3 17. Nxa8 dxe2 18. Re1 Nxa8 19. Rxe2 Nb6 20. Bb2 Be6 21. Rd1 Qc7 22. Bxf6
gxf6 23. Qb2 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Rd2 Qe7 $17 {Cernea-Sileikyte/Duisburg/
1992/}) 7... Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Qa5 9. Nf3 Ne4 (9... Qxc3+ 10. Bd2 Qa3 11. Qb1 c5
12. dxc5 Nc6 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O Rd8 15. Bc2 Qxc5 16. Bg5 $36) 10. Bd2 Nd7 11.
Bd3 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 O-O 13. O-O b6 (13... e5 14. Qc2 h6 15. Rfe1 exd4 16. cxd4
$14) 14. Rfe1 Bb7 15. Ne5 Rfd8 16. Qc2 g6 17. h4 $1 c5 18. h5 Nf8 19. d5 $1
exd5 20. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 21. hxg6+ hxg6 22. Bxg6+ Nxg6 23. Qf5+ Kg7 24. Re6 Nf8
25. Re7+ (25. Re7+ Kh6 26. g4 Qxc3 27. Qh5# {1-0 Lachmann-Simon/Biel/1973/}))
7. a3 (7. d5 Nf6 8. Bg5 exd5 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bxf6 Qe6+ 11. Qe2 gxf6 12. O-O-O
Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qxe2 14. Bxe2 Nc6 15. Rd5 Be6 16. Rxc5 Bxa2 17. Bb5 O-O 18. Nf3
Rfc8 19. Rh5 Ne7 20. Kb2 Bc4 $10 {Vincent-Preissmann/Frankreich/1989/}) (7. Be3
Nf6 (7... Qa5 8. Nge2 Ne7 (8... cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nf6 10. a3 Be7 11. Ng3 (11. b4
$142 Qd8 12. Be3 $16) 11... Nc6 12. b4 Qc7 13. Be3 O-O 14. Be2 b6 15. O-O Bb7
16. Nb5 Qb8 17. Qc1 a6 18. Nc3 Qc7 19. Na4 Nd7 20. Rd1 Nce5 21. f3 a5 22. Qb2
axb4 23. axb4 Bf6 24. Qb3 b5 $1 25. cxb5 Bd5 26. Rxd5 exd5 27. Rc1 Nc4 28. Bxc4
dxc4 29. Rxc4 Qe5 30. Nc5 Nb6 31. Rc1 Nd5 32. Nge4 Nxe3 33. Qxe3 Ra1 34. Rf1
Rd8 35. Nxf6+ Qxf6 36. b6 Rxf1+ 37. Kxf1 Qxb6 $19 {Alechin-Junge/Salzburg/1942/
}) 9. d5 O-O 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Nxc3 Rd8 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bd2 Qb6 14. Qc2 exd5 15.
Nxd5 Qe6+ 16. Ne3 Nbc6 17. O-O-O Nd4 18. Qc3 Bd7 19. Bd3 Ba4 20. Rde1 Nb3+ 21.
Kb1 Qd7 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. cxd5 Qxd5 24. Re3 c4 {0-1 Rabczewsky-Testa/Rom/1990/})
(7... cxd4 8. Bxd4 Nf6 9. a3 Be7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Qc2 Nc6 12. Be3 Ng4 13. Bf4
Qa5 14. h3 Nge5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Be2 Ng6 17. Be3 Bd7 18. O-O Bc6 19. b4 (19.
Bd3 $5) 19... Qe5 20. Rfe1 Bxg2 $1 21. Kxg2 Nh4+ 22. Kf1 Qh2 23. Qe4 f5 24.
Qxe6+ Kh8 25. Bd3 Bf6 26. Rac1 Rae8 27. Qd5 f4 28. Qh5 Qxh3+ 29. Ke2 Rxe3+ $1
30. fxe3 Qxe3+ 31. Kf1 Qxd3+ 32. Ne2 Qh3+ {0-1 Raicevic-Ciric/Tuzla/1979/}) 8.
a3 Bxc3+ (8... Ba5 9. Nge2 (9. dxc5 Bxc3+ (9... Qxd1+ 10. Rxd1 Ne4 11. Nge2
Nxc3 12. Nxc3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Bd7 14. Be2 Bc6 15. O-O Nd7 16. Rd2 O-O-O $13 {
Piskow-Drejew/Jurmala/1982/}) 10. bxc3 Qa5 11. Qb3 (11. Qc2 O-O 12. Bd3 Nbd7
13. Nf3 Nxc5 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. O-O b6 $13) 11... O-O 12. Be2 Na6 13. Nf3 Nd7
14. O-O Ndxc5 15. Qc2 Bd7 16. Ng5 f5 17. Bd4 Ba4 $132 {Riedel-Simon/Berlin/
1987/}) (9. Rc1 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Bxd4 Nc6 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. b4 Bc7 14.
Nf3 Ke7 15. g3 Ne5 16. Nxe5 fxe5 17. Bg2 {1/2-1/2 Groszpeter-Lukacs,P/Ungarn/
1991/}) (9. d5 Na6 10. dxe6 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Bxe6 12. Bd3 Qa5 13. Ne2 O-O-O 14.
Qc2 Nb8 15. O-O Nbd7 $13 {Agrest-Smely/Minsk/1984/}) 9... cxd4 (9... Ne4 10.
Rc1 Nxc3 11. Nxc3 cxd4 12. Bxd4 O-O $13) 10. Bxd4 (10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Bxd4 Nc6
12. Be3 (12. Bxf6 $5 gxf6 13. b4 Bc7 14. O-O-O {mit unklarem Spiel}) 12... Ng4
13. Bc5 Nge5 14. Nd4 Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 Na5 16. Bb4 Nexc4 17. Nb5 Kd7 18. Rd1+ Kc6
19. a4 a6 20. Na3 Nxa3 21. Bxa5 b6 22. Bd3 bxa5 23. Be4+ Kc7 24. Bxa8 Bd7 25.
Be4 Bxa4 26. Ra1 Nc2+ 27. Bxc2 Bxc2 28. Rxa5 $18 {Guljew-Woltschin/Orel/1992/})
10... Bxc3+ 11. Nxc3 O-O 12. Be2 Qe7 13. Qc2 Nc6 14. Be3 Rd8 15. Rd1 $36 {
Landau-Mühring/Rotterdam/1934/}) 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Ne4 11. Qc2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2
cxd4 13. cxd4 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Nc6 $10 {Euwe,M}) (7. Nf3 Ne7 (7... Nf6 8. Be2 (8.
Be3 Nc6 (8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bxc3+ (9... O-O 10. Be2 e5 (10... Bxc3+ $5) 11. Ndb5
Nc6 12. O-O Bf5 (12... a6 $5) 13. Nd5 Be7 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. Qd6 Rfd8 $2 (15...
Rfe8 $142) 16. Qxe7 Nxe7 17. Nxa7 Ng4 18. Bxg4 Bxg4 19. Nb5 $16 {
Seirawan-Strauss/USA/1990/}) 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Be2 Qe7 12. O-O Rd8 {1/2-1/2
Seirawan-Ribli/Barcelona/1989/}) 9. Be2 Ng4 10. d5 Nxe3 11. fxe3 Ne7 12. e4 O-O
13. O-O exd5 14. cxd5 (14. Nxd5 $5) 14... Ng6 15. Qc2 Bg4 16. a3 Ba5 17. Na4
Rc8 18. Kh1 Bc7 19. Rad1 Bd6 20. Nc3 a6 21. h3 Bxf3 22. Rxf3 Nh4 23. Rf2 Qg5
24. Bg4 Rce8 25. Ne2 h5 26. Bf3 f5 $40 {Seirawan,Y-Georgiev,Kir/Brüssel/1992/})
(8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bd2 (10. Qc2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nc6 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Be2
e5 14. Nb5 Rd8 15. a4 a6 16. Na3 Bg4 17. f3 Bh5 18. O-O Qc5+ 19. Kh1 e4 $13 {
Cvitan-Sweschnikow/Tilburg/1993/}) 10... Ne4 11. Bd3 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 O-O (12...
cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 {1/2-1/2 Banas-Machulsky/Stary Smokovec/1986/}) 13. Bc2 cxd4
14. cxd4 Nc6 15. Be4 Bd7 16. Ne5 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Rac8 19. Bxb7
Rxc4 $10 {Bönsch-Knaak/Baden Baden/1992/}) 8... Nc6 9. a3 Ba5 (9... Bxc3+ $5)
10. dxc5 (10. Be3 Ne4 $13) 10... Qxd1+ 11. Bxd1 Ne4 12. Bd2 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Nxc3
14. bxc3 Bd7 15. Rb1 O-O-O 16. Ng5 Ne5 17. Ne4 (17. Be2 $5) 17... Bc6 18. Nd6+
Kc7 19. O-O Rhf8 20. Bf3 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 a6 22. Rfd1 Bxf3 $17 {Crouch-Sorokin/
Katowice/1992/}) 8. Be2 Nbc6 9. dxc5 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qa5 11. Qb3 e5 12. O-O Bg4
13. h3 Bh5 14. Re1 O-O 15. Nd2 Bxe2 16. Rxe2 f5 17. Nf1 f4 18. Nd2 Rad8 19. Rb1
Rd7 20. Qc2 Nf5 21. Ne4 Qa6 22. Rd2 Rxd2 23. Bxd2 Na5 24. Qd3 Qg6 25. f3 Ne7
26. Qe2 Qe6 27. Be1 a6 28. Bf2 $16 {Sawon-Newerow/Nikolajew/1993/}) 7... Ba5 (
7... Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Qa5 9. Bd2 Nf6 10. Bd3 Bd7 (10... O-O 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. O-O
Rd8 13. Qc2 b6 14. Rfb1 cxd4 $2 (14... Bb7 $142) 15. cxd4 Qh5 16. Rb5 $18 {
Romanischin-Sweschnikow/Frunze/1981/}) 11. Nf3 O-O 12. O-O Bc6 13. Ne5 Be4 14.
Qc2 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Qc7 16. Bg5 Nbd7 17. f4 Rac8 18. Rac1 Qd6 $13 {Horber-Flear,
G/Brocco/1990/}) 8. Nf3 (8. Be3 Ne7 9. dxc5 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qa5 11. Nf3 O-O 12.
Qc2 Nf5 13. Bf4 Qxc5 14. Bd3 h6 15. O-O Nc6 16. Rfe1 g5 17. Bc1 Bd7 18. Rb1 b6
19. Rb5 Qd6 $13 {Szeles-Halasz/Zalakaros/1988/}) 8... Nf6 (8... cxd4 9. Qxd4
Qxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxc3+ (10... Bd7 $5) 11. bxc3 Nf6 $2 (11... a6 $5) 12. Nb5 $1 Na6
13. Be3 Bd7 14. Nd6+ Ke7 15. Nxb7 Ng4 16. Bf4 e5 17. Bg3 Rab8 18. c5 Nc7 19.
Na5 f6 20. Be2 $16 {Gulko-Chenkin/Moskau/1992/}) 9. Be2 (9. Be3 Nc6 (9... cxd4
10. Nxd4 Ne4 11. b4 Nxc3 12. Qc2 Bc7 13. Qxc3 Be5 14. f4 Bf6 15. Rd1 O-O 16.
Qc2 Qe7 17. Nf3 b6 18. Bd3 g6 19. O-O Bb7 20. Be4 Rc8 21. Ne5 Bg7 22. c5 bxc5
23. Bxc5 Qc7 24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25. Nc4 Qc6 26. Ne5 Qb7 27. Nc4 Qc6 28. Ne5 {
1/2-1/2 Gulko,B-Polgar,Zsu/Aruba/1992/}) (9... Ne4 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. bxc3 cxd4
12. Bxd4 O-O 13. Bd3 f5 $13 {Suetin-Flear/London/1990/}) 10. dxc5 Qxd1+ (10...
Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qa5 12. Qc2 Ng4 13. Qc1 O-O 14. Be2 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Ne7 16. O-O
Nf5 17. Qe4 Qxc5 (17... Qxc3 18. c6 Nd6 19. Qe5 Qxe5 20. Nxe5 bxc6 21. Nxc6 Ba6
$13) 18. Rfd1 f6 19. Bd3 g6 20. h4 Ng7 $13 {Polgar,Zsu-Portisch,L/Budapest/
1993/}) 11. Rxd1 Ne4 12. Rc1 Nxc3 13. bxc3 e5 14. Nd2 Bf5 15. f3 O-O-O 16. Ne4
Bc7 17. Be2 Bg6 18. g4 f6 19. Kf2 h5 20. h3 hxg4 21. hxg4 Rxh1 22. Rxh1 Bxe4
23. fxe4 g5 24. Rh6 Rf8 25. Rh7 Ba5 26. Bd1 Rd8 27. Ba4 Rd7 28. Rh6 Bd8 29. Ke2
Kc7 30. Rh8 Be7 31. Re8 Bd8 32. Rh8 {1/2-1/2 Lerner-Lukacs,P/Polanica Zdroj/
1986/}) 9... Ne4 (9... cxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Nxd4 Ne4 12. Ndb5 a6 13. O-O Nxc3
14. Nxc3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 e5 16. f4 $13) 10. Bd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 cxd4 12. Nxd4 (12.
Qxd4 $5) 12... e5 13. Nb3 (13. Nf3 $5) 13... Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Bd8 15. Bf3 (15.
Nd5 $5) 15... Nd7 16. Kc2 O-O 17. Rhd1 (17. Rad1 $5) 17... Nf6 18. Nb5 Bf5+ 19.
Kc3 Ne4+ 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. f3 Bc6 22. Nd6 Bc7 (22... b6 $142) 23. Nc5 Bb6 24.
b4 $1 Bxc5 25. bxc5 Rfd8 26. Rab1 Kf8 $2 (26... f6 $8) 27. Re1 f6 28. Nxb7 Rd4
29. Nd6 Rd8 30. Re2 g6 31. Reb2 Ke7 32. Rb8 Rd1 33. Rxd8 Rxb1 34. Rh8 Rc1+ 35.
Kb4 Rb1+ 36. Kc3 Rc1+ 37. Kb4 Rb1+ 38. Ka5 Ra1 (38... Rg1 39. Nc8+ Ke6 40. Nxa7
$18) 39. Rxh7+ Ke6 40. Rxa7 Rxa3+ 41. Kb6 Ba4 (41... Rxa7 42. Kxa7 f5 43. Kb6
Ba8 44. Ne8 e4 45. Nc7+ Ke5 46. Nxa8 e3 47. c6 e2 48. c7 e1=Q 49. c8=Q Qb4+ 50.
Ka7 Qa3+ 51. Qa6 Qe7+ 52. Kb8 Qe8+ 53. Kb7 $18) 42. Nb5 Ra2 43. c6 Bb3 44. Rxa2
Bxa2 45. c7 1-0

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1992.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 {Not exactly theoretical,but still possible way
of development.} 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Ne7 6. e4 $1 {Looks very strong-white,it
seems,refutes the black set-up.} dxe4 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Qxe4 c5 9. Nf3 Nbc6 10. Be2
{Or 10.Ld3 Sg6 11.h4 f5 12.De3 f5! and black achieves equal chances.} Ng6 11.
O-O Bd7 12. a4 e5 $1 13. Nxe5 Ncxe5 14. dxe5 Bc6 15. Qe3 Nxe5 $1 16. Qxe5 {
16.Dc5 would be more ambitious} Re8 17. Qh5 g6 18. Qxc5 Rxe2 19. Be3 Qe8 20.
Rae1 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 a6 22. f3 Qf8 23. Qd4 Re8 24. a5 Qe7 25. Kf2 f6 {White`s
advantage is hardly possible to transform into win} 26. Bd2 Qf7 27. Rxe8+ Bxe8
28. Bh6 Qe7 29. h4 Bc6 30. Bf4 Kf7 31. g4 Qd7 32. Bd6 Qe6 33. Qf4 h6 34. Qd4 h5
35. g5 fxg5 36. hxg5 Qf5 37. Bf4 h4 38. c5 Qc2+ 39. Kg1 Qb1+ 40. Kh2 Qf5 41.
Qe5 Qe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nd7 {This move has a certain drawback
compared to} (4... Bd6 {, which was examined in my theoretical survey in CBM
151}) 5. Qc2 Nh6 $146 ({The point is that to} 5... f5 {White replies} 6. cxd5
$1 cxd5 (6... exd5 7. Qxf5) 7. Nb5 {[%cal Rb5c7]} Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Kxd2 Rb8
10. Bd3 Ngf6 11. Nc7+ Kf7 12. Nf3 Ne4+ 13. Ke2 {- both kings are uncastled but
White controls the c-file and dark squares and therefore keeps the better
prospects.}) {With the text move Black wants to push ...f7-f5 after all 
(instead of transposing to a normal Anti-Meran with ...Ng8-f6); however, the
h6-knight is not placed perfectly.} 6. Bd2 (6. e4 {is met with} e5 $1 {but
still needs serious analysis: it leads to a tense fight in the centre after,
say,} 7. Nf3 (7. Bxh6 $5 exd4 8. Bd2 dxc3 9. Bxc3) 7... dxe4 8. Nxe4 f5 (8...
Nf5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxe5 12. Bc3 Nd4 13. O-O-O $36) 9. Neg5
{etc., and Black's h6-knight is clearly misplaced.}) 6... f5 $5 7. cxd5 {
I don't like this move opening up Black's c8-bishop.} (7. O-O-O $5) (7. Nf3 $5)
7... exd5 8. Bd3 Bd6 $5 {A typical pawn sacrifice.} 9. O-O-O (9. Bxf5 Nxf5 10.
Qxf5 Nf6 11. Qd3 O-O {, and Black's domination on the light squares gives him
excellent compensation.}) 9... Nb6 10. h3 Be6 {Black prepares long castling,
not being willing to come under attack after the possible ...0-0 g2-g4!} 11.
Nf3 (11. g4 Qd7) (11. Nge2 $5 Qe7 {[%cal Ye8c8]} 12. f3 {[%cal Yg2g4] was an
interesting try (recommended by IM M.Notkin).}) 11... Qe7 12. Ne2 O-O-O 13. Nf4
Bd7 14. Ba5 (14. Ne5 $5 Kb8 $1 (14... Bxe5 $143 15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. Bc3 Qe7 17.
Bd4 $36 {[%csl Gd4]}) 15. Kb1 Bc8 {[%cal Yb6d7]}) 14... Kb8 15. Qb3 Bc7 16. Bc2
{Too slow.} ({It was better to play} 16. Bb4 Qf6 17. Ne5 {[%cal Ya2a4] after
all.}) 16... Nf7 17. Nd3 Bc8 18. Nc5 g5 $5 {[%mdl 128] Black starts his own
kingside counterplay.} 19. Kb1 Rde8 20. Rhe1 $6 (20. g3 $142 {(M.Notkin)} h5 (
20... f4 $6 21. exf4 gxf4 22. gxf4 {[%cal Rf3e5]} Bxf4 23. Bxb6 axb6 24. Qxb6)
21. h4 $1 g4 22. Ne1 {stopping Black's pawns, and the position remains equal.})
20... h5 21. Nd3 g4 $1 22. Ng1 (22. hxg4 hxg4 23. Nd2 Rh2 $17) (22. Nd2 gxh3
23. gxh3 Ng5 $36) 22... h4 23. Ne2 Rhg8 (23... g3 $1 {was already strong
enough:} 24. f4 (24. fxg3 Nc4 $36) 24... Qxe3 (24... Nc4 $143 25. Bxc7+ Qxc7
26. Ne5) 25. Ng1 Qxd4 26. Bc3 Qc4 27. Bxh8 Rxh8 {with two pawns for an
exchange and a clear advantage}) (23... Nc4 {was good, too.}) 24. a3 $6 (24.
Nef4 $1 {was a must.}) 24... g3 $1 {White's e3-pawn is his most vulnerable
point. Its collapse ruins his whole position.} 25. fxg3 (25. f4 Qxe3 26. Ng1
Qxd4 27. Ne5 Qxf4 28. Nxf7 Rxe1 29. Bxe1 Rf8 {(M.Notkin)} 30. Bd2 Qf2 31. Ng5
Nc4 32. N1f3 Qxg2 $19) 25... Nc4 $1 26. Bxc7+ Qxc7 27. gxh4 Nxe3 28. Ndf4 {
Desperation.} (28. Rc1 Nxg2) (28. Rd2 Rxg2 29. Ndf4 Rf2 30. Nd3 Nc4 $1 $19)
28... Nxd1 29. Rxd1 Nd6 30. Ka2 Nc4 31. Rd3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (31. Bd3 Ne3 32.
Rg1 {was the last chance to fight on although Black should eventually convert
his material advantage.}) 31... Rxg2 $1 32. Nxg2 Rxe2 33. Ne3 Qh2 0-1

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 Be6 8. h3
Nd7 9. Qb3 $146 {A new move in this classic line, to which Black replies in an
even more unusual manner.} (9. Bd3 {or}) (9. Nf3 {are common continuations.})
9... b5 $6 {It is not so easy for White to make use of the weakness of Black's
c6-pawn but still, it can be a long-term defect of Black's position.} (9... Qb6
{looks logical but after} 10. Qc2 {Black's queen is a bit misplaced.}) (9...
Nb6 $5 {is interesting, and if} 10. Nf3 {then} g5 {[%cal Yh7h5]}) 10. Nf3 h6 (
10... g5 $5 {[%cal Yh7h5] deserves attention here, too.}) 11. Bd3 Ngf6 12. Qc2
Rc8 13. O-O b4 14. Ne2 {Since Black is obviously preparing ...c6-c5
transforming into a position with the isolated central pawn, it was also
interesting to play} (14. Na4 {, forcing more exchanges on c5 (or even playing
Na4-c5, if possible). An interesting line:} Qa5 15. a3 $1 bxa3 16. Nc5 $1 Bxc5
(16... Nxc5 17. Rxa3 Qb4 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Rc3 Qb6 20. Nd4 $16 c5 21. Nxe6 fxe6
22. Rb3 Qd8 23. Bg6+ $40) 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Rxa3 $44 {^^|^}) 14... c5 (14...
Qb6 15. Ng3 $36 {[%cal Yg3f5]}) 15. dxc5 (15. Ba6 {was more ambitious, keeping
pressure after} Rc6 (15... c4 16. Bxc8 Qxc8 17. Ng3 {is hardly enough for
equality, either, although it is not easy for White to convert his material
advantage}) 16. Qa4 Rb6 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Rac1 O-O 19. Nfd4) 15... Nxc5 16.
Ned4 O-O 17. Rac1 Bd6 {A strange idea: Black is ready to voluntarily exchange
his bishop protecting the dark squares.} (17... Nfe4 $142 18. Ne5 Qb6 $14 {
M.Notkin.}) 18. Ne5 {[%cal Re5c6]} (18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Nf5 {was also possible.})
18... Nxd3 (18... Nce4 19. Nec6 Qd7 20. Ba6 $16) 19. Qxd3 Qb6 20. Qb5 $1 {
[%mdl 32] Correct! Fighting against the isolani, it is desirable to simplify
the game.} Bc5 21. Qxb6 axb6 (21... Bxb6 22. Nec6) 22. Nd3 {Black's bishop
can't avoid an exchange, and White can prepare the most appropriate moment to
capture it.} Nd7 (22... Bxd4 23. exd4 Rc4 24. Be5 {is in White's favour as the
b4-pawn will soon fall.}) 23. b3 Rfe8 24. Nb5 h5 25. f3 hxg4 26. hxg4 Red8 27.
Kg2 f6 28. Rfd1 Bf7 29. Nxc5 {White picks quite a good moment for this capture.
} Rxc5 {After this move Black remains in a dull position with a lot of
weaknesses.} (29... bxc5 {was possible:} {Instead, White can win a pawn:} 30.
Nc7 $5 (30. Nd6 Ra8 31. Nxf7 Kxf7 32. Rxd5 Rxa2+ 33. Kg3 Ra7 34. e4 (34. Rcd1
g5 $1) 34... Rc8 {Black gets rid of the pin and has good drawing chances})
30... c4 31. Na6 Nc5 32. Nxb4 cxb3 33. axb3 Nxb3 34. Rxc8 Rxc8 35. Nxd5 {
It may be insufficient for a victory but White can torture his opponent for a
long time.}) 30. Nd4 Ra8 (30... Rdc8 $142 31. Ra1 Ne5 {M.Notkin.}) 31. Bd6 $1 {
White sacrifices his a2-pawn but his rook can now invade Black's position
along the c- or a-file.} Rxa2+ 32. Kg3 Rb2 {Black is ready to sacrifice an
exchange on c5 but his move, ceding the a-file, is not a good version.} (32...
Rxc1 33. Rxc1 {[%cal Rc1c8]} Ra8 34. Bxb4 $16) ({In the event of} 32... Ra3 {
White needn't hurry:} 33. Rb1 $1 {, threatening Bxc5 bxc5 Nb5 and then Nd6 or
Nc7.}) (32... Ra8 $5 {was probably a better option.}) 33. Ra1 $1 Rc8 $2 {
[%mdl 8192] This allows White to trap Black's b2-rook.} (33... Ra5 $8 34. Bxb4
Raa2 $8 {but White should win in any case after} 35. Rxa2 Rxa2 36. Rc1 Ne5 37.
Rc8+ Kh7 38. Rc7 Kg8 39. Rb7) 34. Bxb4 {[%cal Rb4a3]} Nc5 35. Ba3 Rxb3 36. Bxc5
1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.22"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Halkias, Stelios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Peristeriou"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Qf3 $5 {
An unusual move but the game soon transposes to a well-known position.} Ne7 8.
Bxd6 {If White doesn't take on d6, Black will be able to play ...Bc8-f5:} (8.
Bd3 O-O (8... Bf5 $5 9. Bxf5 Nxf5 10. Be5 Bxe5 11. Qxf5 Bd6 12. Nf3 Nd7 13.
O-O-O Qf6 14. Qxf6 {1/2 (14) Vaisser,A (2563)-Zvjaginsev,V (2664) Istanbul 2003
}) 9. Nge2 (9. Bxd6 {is still possible}) 9... Bf5 10. Bxf5 Nxf5 11. g4 Nh4 12.
Qg3 Be7 13. O-O-O g5 14. Bxb8 Rxb8 15. f4 b5 16. Kb1 Bd6 17. Qf2 f6 $13 {
1/2 (33) Mamedyarov,S (2731)-Halkias,S (2584) Germany 2008}) 8... Qxd6 9. Bd3
b6 $6 $146 {This way to force the exchange of light-squared bishops, weakening
Black's queenside, is hardly positionally justified. Practice has seen} (9...
Nd7 10. Nge2 (10. O-O-O Nf6 11. h3 h5 12. Qe2 Bf5 $11 {1/2 (30) Rajlich,I 
(2423)-Khurtsidze,N (2418) Plovdiv 2003}) 10... Nf6 11. Qg3 (11. h3 O-O 12. g4
Ng6 13. g5 $2 Nh4 14. Qg3 Qxg3 15. Nxg3 Nf3+ 16. Ke2 Nxg5 $17 {1/2 (39)
Muzychuk,A (2529)-Magalashvili,D (2461) Tbilisi 2010}) 11... Qxg3 12. Nxg3 Be6
13. Ke2 O-O 14. Rhc1 Rfc8 15. Na4 Nd7 16. Nc5 Nxc5 17. Rxc5 a5 18. Rac1 Re8 19.
Nf1 Bf5 $11 {1/2 (38) Gonda,L (2502)-Kovacs,G (2499) Hungary 2008}) (9... O-O
$5) (9... g6 $5 {[%cal Yc8f5]}) 10. Nge2 Ba6 11. Bc2 (11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. O-O O-O
13. Rac1 {[%csl Rc6] should also give White a small edge.}) 11... Nd7 12. O-O-O
{[%mdl 32] White goes for sharp play exploiting the fact that Black's
a6-bishop disturbs his own queenside attack.} O-O 13. Nf4 (13. g4 $5) 13... Ng6
14. Nh5 b5 15. Ne2 Nb6 16. Qg3 {After Black has weakened the c5-square, White
changes his mind hoping to exploit that weakness in the endgame.} (16. h4 Nc4
17. Nhf4 $1 {was possible, too}) 16... Nc4 (16... Qe7 $6 17. h4 Nc4 18. Nxg7 $1
Kxg7 19. h5) 17. Nef4 Qb4 {It was possible to bring the bishop into play:} (
17... Bc8 $5 18. Nd3 Bf5) 18. Nd3 Qa5 19. Bb3 Qd8 $6 {Black wastes too much
time.} (19... Bc8 $142 20. h4 Bf5) 20. h4 Nd6 21. Nc5 Bc8 22. Bc2 Nf5 $2 {
A wrong decision. White's c5 knight will dominate Black's bishop.} (22... Bf5 {
was absolutely necessary, with just a small positional plus for White.}) 23.
Bxf5 Bxf5 24. Nxg7 $1 {Additionally, White destroys the position of Black's
king.} Kxg7 25. h5 Qf6 26. Rh2 Kh8 27. hxg6 fxg6 28. Rdh1 Rf7 29. Rh6 Rg8 30.
Kd2 {Black has no counterplay whatsoever so White needn't hurry.} Re8 31. Qh2
Qe7 32. a3 Bg4 33. Qg3 Bh5 $6 {A desperate attempt to change matters.} ({
After the passive} 33... Bf5 {, which was probably a better option, White
probably must exchange queens after all:} 34. Qh4 {and then start preparing
e3-e4.}) 34. Nd3 Qf8 35. R1xh5 gxh5 36. Rxh5 {White's powerful knight plus a
pawn are stronger than Black's rook. In fact, Black will soon have to give the
exchange back.} Re6 37. Qh4 b4 $6 {But giving up another pawn makes no sense.}
(37... Qe7 $142 38. Qh3 $16 {[%cal Yg2g4,Yf2f4]}) 38. axb4 Ref6 ({Now in case
of} 38... Qe7 {White simply exchanges queens and must easily win.}) 39. f4 Re6
40. g4 {This pawn avalanche decides the game.} Rfe7 41. f5 Re4 (41... Rf6 42.
Ne5 $18) 42. Ne5 R4xe5 43. dxe5 Rg7 44. Ke2 Qxb4 45. Qd8+ Rg8 46. Qf6+ Rg7 47.
Rg5 Qe7 48. Qxg7+ Qxg7 49. Rxg7 Kxg7 50. b4 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Grigoryan, Avetik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 Bb7 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 a5 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O Nbd7
15. Nd2 Qc7 16. f3 {A relatively new move.} (16. f4 a4 $1 {is good for Black}
17. Rxa4 $140 $4 Qc6) 16... e5 (16... Bc6 17. Bc2 Nb6 18. e4 Rfd8 {1/2 Touzane,
O (2382)-Curtacci,S/Internet 2001/CBM 085 ext (69)} 19. Rf2 $14) 17. Kh1 Rfe8 (
17... exd4 18. exd4 Ra6 19. d5 $1 {[%cal Gb2g7,Gd3h7]} Nc5 20. Bc2 Nfd7 21. f4
Re8 22. Qg4 Nf6 23. Rae1 (23. Qg3 $142 $16) 23... Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Ncd7 25. Qf5 {
1-0 Ganguly,S (2650)-Delchev,A (2623)/Khanty Mansiysk 2010/CBM 139 (36)} g6 26.
Qd3 a4 $132) 18. Qc2 (18. Bc2 $143 {is too passive and yields Black the
initiative:} exd4 19. exd4 Nb6 20. Rc1 a4 21. d5 b3 22. Bb1 Nbd7 23. Bd4 Ba6
24. f4 Qd6 25. Rc3 Re7 26. Bf5 Nf8 $6 (26... Nc5 $36 {[%csl Ga4,Gb3]} 27. Rg3
g6) 27. Qa1 Rae8 $2 (27... Re2 $1 $132) 28. Be5 (28. Qxa4 b2 29. Qa3 $1 $16)
28... Qb4 29. Rg3 Ng6 30. Bc3 b2 $13 {1-0 Vitiugov,N (2720)-Yakovich,Y (2546)/
Aix-les-Bains FRA 2011/CBM 142 (49)}) 18... h6 19. Rfd1 exd4 20. exd4 Qf4 21.
Nf1 Nh5 (21... a4 22. Rxa4 (22. Bc1 Qb8 $1 23. Rxa4 $2 Bxf3 $1 24. Rxa8 (24.
gxf3 $2 b3) 24... Bxa8 25. Ng3 b3 26. Qb2 Ng4 27. Rf1 Ndf6 $13) 22... Bxf3 23.
Rxa8 Bxa8 24. d5 Nc5 25. Bd4 $14) (21... b3 $1 22. Qxb3 (22. Qc3 a4 $132 {
[%csl Ga4,Gb3]}) 22... Bxf3 23. gxf3 Qxf3+ 24. Kg1 Ne4 25. Qc2 Ng5 26. Qg2 Nh3+
27. Kh1 Nf2+ 28. Kg1 Nh3+ $11 (28... Qxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Nxd3 30. Rxd3 Re2+ 31. Kg3
Rxb2 32. c5 $13)) 22. Bc1 Qh4 23. Be3 Nf4 24. Bf5 Nf6 25. d5 N6xd5 $2 {[%mdl
512] An incorrect sacrifice, easily refuted by White.} (25... g6 $13 26. Rd4
$140 N6h5 27. Qd2 (27. g3 $2 Nxg3+ 28. Nxg3 Rxe3) 27... gxf5 28. Bxf4 Nxf4 29.
Rxf4 Qf6 $132 {[%csl Ga5,Gb4]}) 26. cxd5 Nxd5 27. Bd4 Nf4 28. Ng3 Nh5 29. Bh7+
Kh8 30. Nf5 $1 Qf4 31. Nd6 Re7 32. Nxb7 Rxb7 33. Be4 Rc7 34. Qd2 Qxd2 35. Rxd2
Rac8 36. Rdd1 Nf6 37. Bxf6 gxf6 38. Rxa5 b3 39. Rb5 Rc1 40. Rg1 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 Na6 9. Ba5 f6 10. Nf3 b6 11. Nd2 {This rare move was recently picked up
by Russian players. The idea is, of course, to put the bishop to f3 (from
where it attacks the c6 pawn) and threaten Nd2-e4-d6.} (11. Bc3 {is the main
theoretical line.}) 11... Qf4 (11... Qf5 {is the other retreat. Here is a
practical example:} 12. Bh5+ ({or} 12. Bc3 e5 13. O-O Ne7) 12... g6 13. Bf3 Ne7
14. Bc3 e5 15. O-O O-O 16. Be4 Qf4 17. b4 Nc7 18. b5 Bg4 19. g3 Bxd1 20. gxf4
Ba4 21. Bb4 Rfe8 22. fxe5 {1/2-1/2 Yakovich,Y-Timofeev,A/Moscow 2006}) 12. Bh5+
g6 (12... Ke7 $5 {is quite extravagant but Black did quite well in the
following games:} 13. Bc3 Nh6 (13... Bb7 14. O-O Nh6 15. Qe2 c5 16. Rae1 (16.
Rfe1 $5) 16... Nc7 17. g3 Qf5 18. b4 Rad8 19. bxc5 Qxc5 20. Rb1 Qf5 21. Bb4+
Kd7 22. Rbc1 Kc8 $17 {1/2-1/2 Matveeva,S-Krapivin,A/Moscow 2005/EXT 2006 (50)})
14. g3 Qf5 15. Bf3 Rd8 16. O-O Rb8 17. Be4 Qg4 18. f3 Qh5 19. b4 Bb7 20. Qe2 c5
21. b5 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Nc7 23. Qxh7 Kf7 24. Ne4 Qf5 25. Qxf5 Nxf5 $15 {0-1 Belov,
V-Kempinski,R/Polanica Zdroj 2006/CBM 113 ext (55)}) {It is quite curious why
GM Robert Kempinski prefers another move this time.} 13. Bf3 Ne7 (13... Qe5+ {
is more logical, depriving White of castling:} 14. Kf1 Qc7 15. Bc3 e5 (15...
Nc5 16. b4 Nb7 17. Ne4 e5 18. Qe2 Kf8 19. Nxf6 Nxf6 20. Bxe5 Qe7 21. Bxc6 $44 {
1/2-1/2 Fridman,D-Solodovnichenko,Y/Chessfriend.com 2003/Telechess CBM 101 (32)
}) 16. Ne4 Kf7 $5 (16... Nc5 17. Qd6 Qxd6 18. Nxd6+ Ke7 19. Bxc6 Rb8 20. Nxc8+
Rxc8 21. Bd5 $14 Nh6 22. g3 Rhe8 23. Kg2 Nf5 24. a4 Kf8 25. b4 Nb3 26. Ra3 Nbd4
27. Bd2 Rc7 {0-1 Lysyj,I-Galkin,A/Sochi 2005/CBM 107 (64)}) 17. b4 Ne7 18. g4
Rd8 19. Qe2 Be6 20. Kg2 b5 21. Qe3 Bxc4 22. Qh6 Nd5 23. Qxh7+ Kf8 24. Qh8+ Kf7
25. Qh7+ Kf8 {1/2-1/2 Lastin,A-Yudin,S/Russia 96/(303) 2006/Inf 96}) 14. Bc3
Nc5 $6 {Premature! It was more essential to castle:} (14... O-O $5) 15. g3 (15.
O-O O-O 16. b4 Nb7 17. Ne4 e5 18. b5 cxb5 19. cxb5 Qf5 20. Bb4 Qe6 21. Rc1 Rd8
22. Qb3 Qxb3 23. axb3 Kf7 24. Nd6+ Nxd6 25. Bxd6 Rxd6 26. Bxa8 Bd7 27. Rfd1
Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Bxb5 29. Rd6 Be8 {1/2-1/2 Retamoza,F-Tanti,J/Chessfriend.com
2005/Telechess CBM 115}) 15... Qf5 (15... Qc7 16. Bxf6 O-O 17. Bxe7 (17. Bc3 $5
) 17... Qxe7 18. O-O $14) 16. O-O e5 {Again it was more appropriate to castle:}
(16... O-O 17. b4 Nb7) 17. b4 Nb7 18. b5 $1 c5 $2 {[%mdl 16384] The last
mistake. Black opens the long diagonal, making his development impossible.} (
18... Bd7 $8 19. Bb4 (19. Be4 Qe6 20. f4 O-O) 19... Qe6 20. Ne4 $44) 19. Be4
Qe6 20. f4 $1 Rb8 (20... exf4 21. Qf3 fxg3 22. Rae1 $18) 21. Qa4 Na5 22. Bxa5 (
22. Bxa5 bxa5 23. b6+ Bd7 24. bxa7 Rc8 25. Qxa5 Bc6 26. fxe5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.10.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 Be6 8. h4
Nd7 9. h5 Nh6 {This move, originating from Kasparov-Karpov (World Championship
match 1985), is the most popular continuation in this position nowadays.} 10.
Be2 (10. f3 f5 $5 11. Bxh6 gxh6 12. gxf5 Bxf5 13. Bd3 Bh4+ 14. Ke2 Bxd3+ 15.
Qxd3 Qe7 16. f4 Rg8 17. Kd2 Rg2+ 18. Nge2 Bf2 19. Rh3 O-O-O $36 {1/2 (30)
Maksimenko,A (2540)-Talla,V (2452) Legnica 2010}) 10... Nb6 (10... f5 {is less
attractive here}) 11. Nh3 (11. Rc1 Nc4 $5 12. b3 Nd6 13. Nh3 g5 $5 14. Be5 Rg8
15. f3 f5 16. Nf2 Ndf7 17. Bh2 Bd6 18. Qd2 fxg4 19. fxg4 Qe7 20. Kd1 O-O-O 21.
Kc2 Kb8 22. Rcg1 {1/2 (22) Mchedlishvili,M (2635)-Doettling,F (2544) Evry 2008}
) 11... g5 $1 {Quiet play gives White a tiny edge, e.g.} (11... Nc4 $6 12. Bxh6
gxh6 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Nf4) (11... Bd6 12. Rg1 Qd7 13. f3 O-O-O 14. Qc2 Kb8 15.
O-O-O Bxf4 16. Nxf4 Qe7 17. Bd3 $14 {1-0 (76) Neverov,V (2561)-Sandalakis,A 
(2350) Paleochora 2009}) 12. hxg6 (12. Bg3 Qd7 13. f3 f5 14. Be5 Rg8 15. Nf2
fxg4 16. Nxg4 Nxg4 17. fxg4 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. b3 Rf8 20. Kd2 Nd7 21. Qg1
O-O-O 22. Qh2 Qa3 $36 {1/2 (62) Sieciechowicz,M (2454)-Mista,A (2564) Ostroda
2011}) 12... hxg6 13. Be5 {A relatively new move. Other continuations are
harmless:} (13. Kd2 Nc4+ 14. Bxc4 dxc4 15. f3 g5 16. Bg3 Qb6 17. Kc2 {1/2 (52)
Rowson,J (2586)-Bartholomew,J (2427) London 2012} Nf5 $1 $36 18. gxf5 $140
Bxf5+ 19. Ne4 Bxh3) (13. Bg3 $6 Nxg4 $1 (13... Qd7 14. Nf4 O-O-O 15. Nxe6 Qxe6
16. Rg1 $13 {1-0 (79) Nakamura,H (2753)-Aronian,L (2807) Sao Paulo/Bilbao 2011
CBM 147 [Edouard,R]}) 14. Bxg4 Qd7 15. Bxe6 (15. f3 f5 16. Be5 Rh7 $17) 15...
Qxe6 16. Qf3 Rxh3 $17 {E.Postny}) (13. f3 {is the main line but it gives Black
a comfortable game. Here is an example:} Bh4+ $1 14. Nf2 (14. Kd2 g5 15. Bh2 f5
16. gxf5 Nxf5 17. Be5 Rh6 18. f4 g4 19. Ng5 Bxg5 20. fxg5 Qxg5 $15 {1/2 (26)
Vaisser,A (2505)-Timoscenko,G (2495) Tashkent 1987}) 14... g5 $1 15. Bh2 Qe7 ({
the immediate} 15... f5 $5 {may be even better}) 16. Qc2 f5 {The key move of
Black's plan.} 17. Be5 Rf8 $36 {[%cal Rf8f2,Rh4f2] 0-1 (30) Onischuk,A (2658)
-Lputian,S (2607) Poikovsky 2001 CBM 084 [Dautov]}) 13... f6 14. Nf4 fxe5 (
14... Bf7 $6 15. Qc2 $1 fxe5 16. Nxg6 {is White's idea.}) 15. Nxg6 $1 {[%mdl
512]} (15. Nxe6 Qd6 16. g5 (16. Nc5 O-O-O $17) 16... Qxe6 17. gxh6 e4 {[%cal
Ye7f8] - White must fight for equality}) 15... Rg8 $6 {There was no reason to
give the piece back.} (15... Rh7 $142 16. Nxe5 (16. dxe5 $5 $44 {E.Gleizerov})
16... Bh4 17. Qd3 Rg7 18. O-O-O Qf6 19. Rdg1 O-O-O 20. f4 {1/2 (33) Van Seben,
E (2426)-Kovacs,A (2463) Lechenicher SchachServer 2010 - White's pawns finally
enabled him to equalise. It looks like the whole line is fine for Black.}) 16.
Nxe7 Qxe7 17. Rxh6 e4 18. a4 {There was no need to push Black's knight on to
better squares.} (18. Kd2 $1 {[%cal Yd1g1] looks very logical. It is not easy
for Black to regain the missing pawn or obtain any compensation. If} Nc4+ {then
} 19. Bxc4 dxc4 20. Qh1 {[%csl Re4]}) 18... Nd7 19. Qb3 (19. Kd2 $1 {was still
possible but now after} Nf6 20. Qh1 Kd7 $1 (20... Bxg4 21. Bxg4 Rxg4 22. Qh3 {
, and Black can't castle (E.Gleizerov)}) 21. Rg1 Rg5 {[%cal Ya8g8] it is more
difficult to break down Black's defence.}) 19... Nf6 20. Rc1 (20. Rxf6 $6 Qxf6
21. Qxb7 Rc8) 20... Bxg4 (20... O-O-O 21. a5 $36) (20... Nxg4 21. Rxe6 Qxe6 22.
Qxb7 Rd8 23. Nd1 $36) 21. Rxf6 Qxf6 22. Qxb7 {Black can't play 22...Rc8 now
but his position remains solid after the other rook retreat.} Rd8 23. Qxa7 Rf8
24. Nd1 Bxe2 25. Kxe2 Qd6 26. Rc5 Rb8 27. Qa5 $6 {A passive move, after which
it is Black who seizes the initiative.} (27. Qh7 $5) 27... Kd7 28. Qc3 (28.
Qa7+ Qc7) 28... Ra8 {Over-cautious.} (28... Rb7 $142 {[%cal Yf8b8] Perhaps
Black will not find a way to break White's defence but he can try.}) 29. a5
Rfb8 30. b4 Rb5 31. Rxb5 cxb5 32. Qc5 Rc8 {Black sacrifices a pawn to activate
his rook. Still, this counterplay is only enough for a draw as he does nt have
enough power to mate White's king.} (32... Qxc5 33. dxc5 Kc6 34. Nc3 Rh8 {
is also drawish.}) 33. Qxb5+ Ke6 34. a6 (34. Qa4 Qc7 {[%cal Yc7c1,Yc8c2] After
the invasion of Black's pieces White will give a perpetual.}) 34... Ra8 (34...
Ra8 35. a7 Rxa7 36. Qe8+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.24"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Padova"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 Bb4 (4... dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7.
Bxb4 Qxe4+ {is the main line.}) 5. Bd2 {This move has recently become popular.
White "insists" on a pawn sacrifice.} dxc4 (5... dxe4 6. Nxe4 Qxd4 {again
leads to the main line.}) 6. Bxc4 Qxd4 {An "alternative" way to capture the
pawn also gives White compensation due to his development advantage. However,
Black's position remains more solid, and he castles without problems. In fact,
White's activity is only enough to maintain the dynamic balance.} 7. Qe2 Nf6 (
7... e5 {- see Ezat - Mamedyarov in CBM 134, annotated by GM L.Ftacnik}) (7...
Nd7 8. Nf3 Qb6 9. O-O Ne7 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 O-O 12. Rad1 $36 {1-0 (43)
Smith,A (2484)-Liiva,R (2451) Puhajarve EST 2012}) (7... Qd8 8. Nf3 Nd7 9. O-O
Ne7 (9... Ngf6 10. Rad1 Be7 11. Bb3 Qc7 12. Rfe1 h6 13. e5 Nd5 14. Rc1 Nxc3 15.
Rxc3 Nb6 16. Nd4 $36 {[%cal Yc3g3] 1-0 (30) Tomashevsky,E (2722)-Yudin,S (2548)
Loo RUS 2013}) 10. a3 Ba5 11. Rad1 Ng6 12. e5 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Qc7 14. Ng5 Nb6 15.
Ba2 Nd5 16. Rfe1 O-O $13 {0-1 (38) Akshat,K (2393)-Hansen,S (2561) Bangkok THA
2013}) 8. e5 (8. Nf3 Qd8 9. a3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bf4 b5 12. Rad1 Nbd7 13. Ba2
Bb7 14. Rd2 Qb6 15. Rfd1 Rad8 $13 {1-0 (40) Zhigalko,A (2566)-Huschenbeth,N 
(2450) Moscow 2011}) 8... Nd5 9. Nf3 Qb6 10. O-O Nd7 11. Rfe1 (11. Ne4 Be7 (
11... h6 $2 12. Bxb4 Nxb4 13. Nd6+ Ke7 14. Rfd1 Rd8 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Nh4 Kf8
17. Ng6+ Kg8 18. Ne7+ {1-0 (18) Monacell,J (2412)-Myatt,J (2313) IECG 2001})
12. Bg5 f6 13. exf6 N7xf6 $13 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 {[%cal Ye8g8]})
11... O-O 12. Bd3 {White is threatening a well-known combination: 13.Bxh7+
Kxh7 14.Ng5+ etc.} f5 (12... g6 {doesn't look safe.}) 13. exf6 N7xf6 {Black's
pawn structure is damaged but he has an extra pawn after all!} 14. a3 Bd6 15.
Ne4 Bf4 16. Neg5 (16. g3 Bxd2 17. Qxd2 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bd7 19. Ne5 Rad8 $13)
16... Bd7 ({Black had a good opportunity to simplify the game:} 16... h6 $5 17.
Nxe6 Re8 18. Bf5 Bxd2 19. Qxd2 c5 20. Nf4 $1 Bxf5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Qxd5+ Be6
$11) 17. Bxf4 Nxf4 18. Qd2 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 h6 20. Nxe6 Bxe6 21. Rxe6 Qxb2 {
But here he has no major problems either.} 22. Ree1 {White keeps up the
tension instead of regaining material and equalising:} (22. Rb1 Qa2 23. Re7 b6
24. Qg6 Rf7 25. Rxf7 Qxf7 26. Qxf7+ Kxf7 27. Ne5+ Ke6 28. Nxc6 $11) 22... Qb5
23. Qc2 Nd5 24. Nd4 (24. Rab1 Qa5 $1 25. Rxb7 $140 $4 Rxf3) 24... Qa5 25. Nf5
Qc7 (25... Rf6 {[%cal Ya8f8] was the simplest course.}) 26. Re6 Rf6 $6 (26...
Qf4 $5 27. Ne7+ Nxe7 28. Rxe7 Rf7) 27. Rxf6 Nxf6 28. Re1 Nd5 (28... Kh8 $1 {
was the best move now but not easy to find. If} 29. Ne7 ({or} 29. Nh4) {then}
29... Re8 $1 {keeping an extra pawn, although hardly convertable.}) 29. Qb2 Qf7
30. Nd6 Qg6 31. Qxb7 {White has recaptured the pawn in a good version, keeping
a better pawn structure and a safer king. Still, Black has enough
counter-chances.} Rf8 32. Ne4 Nf4 33. Ng3 h5 (33... Qd6 $5 34. Qxa7 Qd5 35. Ne4
$8 Nd3 36. Re3 Nc5 $1 37. Ng3 Qd2 38. Rf3 Rxf3 39. gxf3 Nd3 40. Qe3 Qd1+ 41.
Nf1 g5 42. Qe6+ Kg7 43. Qxc6 Nf4 $11) 34. h4 Nd3 $6 (34... Qf6 $142 35. Qxa7
Qxh4) 35. Qb3+ Kh7 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Time pressure?} (35... Kh8 {was the only
move.} 36. Re6 $2 {didn't work in that case due to} Qf7) 36. Re6 Nc5 (36... Rb8
$1 37. Qc4 (37. Qxb8 Qxe6 38. Qxa7 c5) 37... Rb1+ 38. Kh2 Rc1 $1 39. Qb3 Nc5 $1
{was the best chance, very difficult to find, but even then White should
probably win after} 40. Rxg6 Nxb3 41. Rd6 Rc4 42. Kh3 g6 43. Rd7+ Kh6 44. Rxa7)
37. Rxg6 Nxb3 38. Rxc6 {White has won a pawn; moreover, Black, due to the poor
position of his pieces, is about to lose another one.} Rf4 39. Rc7 Rxh4 40.
Rxa7 Nd4 41. f3 Kg6 42. Kf2 (42. a4 $142 {, and Black has no useful moves, e.g.
} Nc6 43. Rxg7+ Kxg7 44. Nf5+ $18) 42... Ne6 43. Ra5 Nf4 (43... Rc4 44. Ra6 Kf7
45. Nxh5 Rc2+ 46. Kg3 g5 47. Kh3 $18) 44. Kg1 Ne6 45. Re5 Kf6 46. Rf5+ Kg6 47.
Ra5 Nf4 $2 {A blunder in a lost position.} 48. Nf5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.11.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 Be6 8. h4
Nd7 9. Bg3 $146 {A new but hardly theoretically important move.} (9. h5 {
was played in dozens of games including the previous clash between the same
players:} Nh6 10. Be2 (10. f3 f5 11. Bxh6 gxh6 12. gxf5 Bxf5 13. Bd3 Bh4+ 14.
Ke2 Bxd3+ 15. Qxd3 Qe7 16. f4 Rg8 17. Kd2 Rg2+ 18. Nge2 Bf2 19. Rh3 O-O-O 20.
Rf1 Kb8 21. Rf3 Bh4 22. Kc1 Rdg8 23. Qf5 Ka8 24. Rh1 Bf6 25. Qd3 Nb6 $132 {
1/2 Maksimenko,A (2540)-Talla,V (2452)/Legnica 2010/CBM 139 Extra (30)}) 10...
Nb6 11. Nh3 g5 $1 12. hxg6 hxg6 13. Bg3 Qd7 14. Nf4 O-O-O 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Rg1
Bd6 17. Qc2 Bxg3 18. Rxg3 f5 19. O-O-O Nxg4 20. Bxg4 fxg4 21. Rdg1 Rh4 22. Qe2
Rf8 23. Nd1 Rf4 $132 {1-0 Nakamura,H (2753)-Aronian,L (2807)/Sao Paulo/Bilbao
BRA/ESP 2011/The Week in Chess 883 (79)}) 9... Nb6 {The standard plan.} 10. f3
Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Qc2 Ne7 13. Bd3 h5 {Exploiting the fact that White has
not played h4-h5.} 14. g5 O-O-O 15. Nge2 Kb8 16. Kf2 g6 {[%cal Ye6f5]} 17. a4
a5 {Black doesn't want to allow a4-a5-a6.} (17... Bf5 18. a5 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Nd7
20. a6) 18. Ng3 {Preventing ...Be6-f5 but Black has another plan: to open up
the f-file and start an attack.} Rdf8 19. Qd2 (19. Nce2 $143 f6 20. Qc5 Qxc5
21. dxc5 Nd7 22. Nf4 Nxc5 23. Bxg6 fxg5 24. hxg5 Rxf4 25. exf4 Nxg6 26. f5 h4
$1 27. fxe6 hxg3+ 28. Kxg3 Rxh1 29. Rxh1 Nxe6 $17 {[%csl Gd5]}) 19... f6 (19...
Nd7 $5 20. Nce2 $1 f6 21. gxf6 Rxf6 22. Nf4 Rhf8 {[%cal Yf6f4]}) 20. gxf6 Rxf6
{[%mdl 512] This exchange sacrifice is not forced but it gives Black a strong
initiative.} (20... Nf5 $5 21. Bxf5 Bxf5 $1 22. Nxf5 gxf5 23. b3 $13 ({but not
} 23. Ne2 Nc4 24. Qd3 Re8)) 21. Nce4 dxe4 22. Nxe4 Rxf3+ 23. Kxf3 $44 {[%csl
Rf3]} Qd5 (23... Rf8+ $5 24. Ke2 Bg4+ 25. Ke1 Qd8 {[%cal Ye7f5,Yb6d5]}) 24.
Qh2+ Ka7 25. Qe5 (25. Qd6 $5 Qf5+ 26. Qf4 Bd5 $1 $44) 25... Rf8+ 26. Ke2 Qxe5
27. dxe5 Nd7 {Black recaptures a pawn and retains dangerous threats.} 28. Nd2 (
28. Ng5 $5) 28... Nxe5 (28... Bg4+ $5 29. Ke1 Nxe5) 29. Be4 (29. e4 $142 Rd8 (
29... Bg4+ 30. Ke3) 30. Ra3 {firmly defending.}) 29... Bg4+ 30. Ke1 Nd5 {
This is the moment when Black apparently missed his chance.} (30... Nf5 $142 $1
{forcing the exchange of White's important bishop:} 31. Bxf5 (31. Ra3 Ng3)
31... Bxf5 $17 {[%cal Re5d3]}) 31. Ra3 Rd8 32. Rh2 Nb4 33. Kf1 Bd1 34. Rg2 Bg4
35. Rh2 Bf5 36. Bxf5 gxf5 37. Rg2 Ng4 38. Nc4 Re8 39. Re2 {White has managed
to consolidate his position.} Nd5 40. Ke1 Re6 41. Rd3 f4 42. e4 Nde3 43. Nxe3
Nxe3 44. Rd7 Rxe4 45. Kf2 Rb4 46. Rh7 Rb3 47. Rxh5 Ng4+ 48. Kf1 f3 49. Rd2 Rb4
50. Rxa5+ Kb6 51. Rg5 Rxa4 52. Rxg4 Rxg4 53. Rh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 64th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.08.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2011.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. h3 {A quiet,
very rare move.} ({Botvinnik's} 7. g4 {is the main continuation here.}) 7...
Nd7 (7... Qb6 8. Qd2 Nf6 9. Nge2 O-O 10. f3 Bg6 11. g4 Na6 12. a3 Rfe8 13. Kf2
Qd8 14. Bg3 Nc7 15. h4 h5 16. g5 Nd7 17. Bh3 Nb6 18. b3 Bd6 19. Nf4 $14 {
1-0 Kasparov,S (2465)-Malakhatko,V (2568)/Kiev 2000/CBM 077 (62)}) (7... Nf6 8.
Nf3 {leads to the position which usually arises after 5...Nf6 6.e3 Bf5 7.h3 c6}
({and} 8. g4 Be6 {leads to the 7.g4 system})) 8. Nf3 (8. Nge2 Bg6 9. g4 h5 10.
Rg1 hxg4 11. hxg4 Nb6 12. Qb3 Bd6 13. a4 Rb8 14. a5 Nc8 $13 {1/2 Ward,C (2456)
-Cox,J (2411)/Southend 2007/CBM 117 ext (27)}) 8... Qb6 {Black tries to
exploit White's "loss of time" (h2-h3), to which Alexander Morozevich replies
in an unusual manner.} (8... Nb6 9. Be2 Nf6 10. O-O O-O 11. g4 Be6 12. Bd3 c5
13. Bg3 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Rc8 15. g5 Ne8 16. g6 $1 $16 {1-0 Dao Thien Hai (2480)
-Miranovic,M/Hungary 1995/EXT 1997 (54)}) (8... Ngf6 {- see 7...Nf6}) 9. Qe2 $5
(9. Qd2 Ngf6 {[%cal Rf6e4] was what Black reckoned with}) (9. Bd3 $5 Qxb2 10.
O-O {was an interesting pawn sacrifice in order to obtain an advantage in
development.}) 9... Ngf6 (9... h5 $5 {, preventing g2-g4, was a fitting reply.}
) 10. g4 Bg6 (10... Be4 $5) 11. Nh4 Qa5 12. Bg2 Ne4 13. Nxg6 Nxc3 14. Qd2 hxg6
15. bxc3 Nb6 16. O-O Nc4 {Black has a good position but in the long run he
misplays it.} 17. Qe2 O-O (17... Qxc3 18. e4 Qxd4 19. Rfe1 $44) 18. e4 Bd6 (
18... Rfe8 $142 19. Qd3 Bd6 20. e5 Ba3 {to gain a tempo after ...Bb2 and ...
Qxc3.} 21. Bc1 $5 $13) 19. e5 Ba3 20. Rab1 Qxc3 21. Rfd1 b5 22. Rb3 Qa5 23. g5
$40 {[%mdl 128] Black is a pawn up but it is not easy for him to parry White's
kingside attack!} Rfe8 (23... Bb4 $5) 24. h4 Bf8 25. h5 $2 {Too early.} (25.
Rh3 $142 {[%cal Yh4h5]}) 25... gxh5 26. Qxh5 g6 27. Qh4 Qxa2 28. Rh3 Bg7 {
Black has consolidated his position.} 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Rf3 Qe2 31. Rdd3 Re6 32.
Bg3 (32. Bh3 Rae8 $1) 32... a5 $4 {[%mdl 8192] A sudden blunder. Black
overlooks White's only threat!} (32... Nd2 $1 33. Rfe3 Qd1+ 34. Kh2 Rae8 {
, and White's attack is safely parried, e.g.} 35. f4 Qc2 $1 36. Kg1 Qb1+ 37.
Kh2 (37. Kf2 Ne4+) 37... Nf1+ 38. Bxf1 Qxf1 39. Rf3 Qe2+ 40. Bf2 Qe4 {, and
Black should win.}) 33. Bf1 Qe4 {This loses the queen but what else can he do?}
(33... Qc2 34. Rxf7+ $1 {the point!} Kxf7 35. Rf3+ Qf5 36. Rxf5+ gxf5 37. Qxf5+
Ke7 38. Bh3 $18) 34. Rf4 Qxf4 35. Bxf4 a4 36. Rd1 a3 37. Bxc4 dxc4 38. Bd2 Ra4
39. Be3 Re7 40. d5 a2 41. d6 Rd7 42. Bd4 b4 43. Qxg7+ $1 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 76th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2014.01.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[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. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e4 Bb4 5. e5 {The most principled continuation
in the Slav Gambit Declined. The arising position is similar to the French
Defence, and Black can reply accordingly.} c5 $5 6. cxd5 ({The immediate} 6. a3
{is more common}) 6... exd5 7. a3 Bxc3+ (7... Ba5 8. Bd2 Nc6 9. dxc5 Bxc3 10.
Bxc3 d4 11. Bd2 Qe7 12. f4 f6 13. Nf3 Bg4 14. Bb5 fxe5 15. fxe5 Nf6 16. O-O $16
{1-0 (31) Hauchard,A (2460)-Pavasovic,D (2425) Cannes 1996}) (7... cxd4 8. axb4
dxc3 9. bxc3 Nc6 (9... Qc7 $142 $1 10. Nf3 Ne7 {R.Dautov}) 10. f4 Nh6 11. Nf3
O-O 12. Be2 $14 {1-0 (32) Lautier,J (2666)-Zvjaginsev,V (2664) Poikovsky 2003
CBM 095 [Dautov]}) 8. bxc3 Nc6 (8... Ne7 {leads to similar positions. Here are
some examples from GM practice:} 9. Bd3 (9. f4 Nbc6 10. Be3 Nf5 11. Qd2 {
1/2 (18) Kapnisis,S (2435)-Mastrovasilis,D (2574) Athens 2004} Na5 $132) 9...
Nbc6 (9... Qa5 10. Bd2 Nbc6 11. Ne2 Bf5 12. Qb1 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Qa4 14. f4 cxd4
15. cxd4 Qc4 16. Qxc4 dxc4 17. a4 Rd8 18. Rc1 Nxd4 19. Rxc4 $14 {1/2 (50)
Shneider,A (2497)-Timofeev,A (2577) Istanbul 2003}) 10. Ne2 Bf5 (10... cxd4 11.
cxd4 Bf5 12. O-O Qd7 13. Be3 O-O 14. Nf4 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Qf5 16. Qb3 Nxd4 17.
Bxd4 Qxf4 18. Bc5 Rfe8 19. Qxb7 Ng6 20. Qxd5 Qxe5 21. Qxe5 Nxe5 $11 {0-1 (41)
Hellsten,J (2574)-Giaccio,A (2468) Mendoza 2005}) 11. O-O (11. Bg5 Qd7 12. Bxe7
Nxe7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Ng3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 h5 16. h4 g6 17. f4 Nf5 $11 {1/2 (22)
Murshed,N (2510)-Dreev,A (2645) Yerevan 1996}) 11... O-O (11... Qd7 12. a4 Bxd3
13. Qxd3 c4 14. Qc2 Nf5 15. Rb1 O-O 16. Nf4 Nfe7 17. Ba3 $36 {0-1 (46)
Anuruddha,G (2185)-Malakhatko,V (2569) Ravana 2009}) 12. Ng3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Qd7
(13... c4 14. Qc2 Qd7 15. f4 f5 16. a4 g6 17. Ba3 Rae8 18. Rf2 Na5 19. Nf1 Nb3
20. Ra2 Rf7 21. Ne3 $14 {1-0 (62) Liang,C (2524)-Bu,X (2630) Jinan 2005}) 14.
f4 f6 15. exf6 c4 16. Qf3 Rxf6 17. f5 h6 18. Qg4 Raf8 $132 {1/2 (29)
Bluvshtein,M (2541)-Zubac,M (2217) Kitchener 2006}) 9. Nf3 Nge7 10. Be2 (10.
Bb5 {is not a good idea: Black's unopposed bishop will be even stronger than
his knights:} Qa5 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Bd2 c4 13. O-O O-O 14. Qc2 Bf5 15. Qc1
Rab8 $17 {0-1 (43) Marusic,N (1986)-Stepovaia,T (2336) Bled 2004}) 10... O-O
11. O-O cxd4 (11... Bf5 12. Nh4 $1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Be4 14. f3 Ng6 15. Nxg6 Bxg6
16. Be3 Qb6 17. f4 Be4 18. Rc1 Na5 19. f5 $14 {1/2 (65) Onischuk,A (2650)
-Shulman,Y (2581) San Diego 2006}) (11... Bg4 12. Rb1 (12. h3 Bh5 13. g4 Bg6
14. Nh4 cxd4 15. Nxg6 (15. cxd4 $2 {1/2 (25) Perelshteyn,E (2543)-Schneider,I 
(2397) Ledyard 2009} Nxd4 $1 16. Qxd4 Nc6) 15... Nxg6 16. cxd4 $14) 12... b6 (
12... Qc7 13. h3 Bh5 14. a4 Bg6 15. Bd3 $5 Rfd8 16. Bg5 Rd7 17. Rb5 b6 18. Re1
a6 19. Rb1 $14 {1-0 (33) Khalifman,A (2667)-Galkin,A (2587) Hoogeveen 2000 CBM
080 [Dautov]}) 13. a4 $1 (13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Rb5 c4 15. Bg5 Qc7 16. Bxe7 Nxe7
$11 17. Nd4 $6 Bd7 18. Rb1 Qxe5 19. Bg4 Bxg4 20. Qxg4 Qd6 $15 {0-1 (42) Krush,
I (2449)-Izoria,Z (2644) Connecticut 2007}) 13... Qc7 14. Ba3 Nd8 15. c4 dxc4
16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Qd6 Rc8 18. Rfc1 Ne6 19. Rxc4 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Ng6 21. Qxc7 Rxc7
22. Bd5 Nef4 23. Be4 $14 {1/2 (59) Maslak,K (2521)-Navara,D (2646) Pardubice
2008}) 12. cxd4 h6 {A new idea. Black prevents Bc1-g5 and prepares ...Bc8-f5:
now in case of Nf3-h4 the bishop will be able to retreat to h7.} 13. Bd2 {
White anticipates ...Nc6-a5: he would now either exchange this knight and then
seize the c-file or invade Bd2-b4-d6.} Bf5 (13... Na5 14. Bxa5 (14. Bb4 $5)
14... Qxa5 15. Qb3 $14 {[%cal Ya1c1]}) 14. Qb3 Bg4 {A strange change of plan.
Still, Black's position remains very solid.} (14... Qb6 $5 15. Qxb6 axb6 {
[%cal Yf5e4,Ye7f5]} 16. Bc3 (16. Be3 Be4 17. Nd2 Nf5) 16... Ng6 (16... Be4 17.
Nd2 Nf5 $6 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. d5) 17. g3 Rfc8 $132 {[%cal Yg6f8,Yf8e6]}) 15. Bc3
Qd7 16. h3 Be6 17. Rfd1 (17. Bb4 $5) (17. Qb2 $5 {[%cal Yf3e1,Ye1d3]}) 17...
Ng6 18. Bf1 (18. Bd2 $5 {, preventing ...Ng6-f4 and clearing the c-file.
Although even in that case after} Rfc8 {Black should hold on.}) 18... Rac8 19.
Rac1 Rc7 20. Qb2 Qe7 21. g3 Rfc8 22. Kh2 f6 (22... Nf8 $5 {[%cal Yf8d7,Yd7b6]})
23. exf6 Qxf6 24. Bg2 Nce7 25. Bb4 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rxc1 27. Qxc1 Nc6 {White's
pair of bishops is even less valuable after the exchange of rooks; therefore
he doesn't try to make use of it.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.09"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 {A quiet
move, instead of the more aggressive} (7. g4) 7... Nf6 (7... Nd7 {should
rather be played first (preventing h2-h4 for the time being)}) 8. Ng3 Bg6 9. h4
h5 10. Bg5 $146 {A new continuation in this well-known position. It is not bad
but GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov misplays the resulting position completely.} (10.
Be2 Qb6 (10... Nbd7 $5 11. Bf3 Qb6 (11... Qa5 12. a3 Nb6 13. b4 Qa6 14. Be2 Nc4
15. Bg5 $14 {1-0 (49) McShane,L (2546)-Berkes,F (2545) Goa 2002}) 12. Qe2 Kf8
13. Kf1 Re8 14. Kg1 Kg8 {1/2 (14) Drozdovskij,Y (2550)-Zakharevich,I (2523)
Moscow 2006}) 11. Qd2 Nbd7 12. a3 (12. Bf3 Qa6 13. Rd1 Nb6 14. Bg5 Rd8 15. b3
Nbd7 16. Nce2 Qa3 17. O-O Bb4 $36 {0-1 (73) Vaganian,R (2570)-Giorgadze,T 
(2535) Minsk 1979}) 12... a5 13. Rc1 (13. Rd1 O-O 14. Bf3 Rfe8 15. Bg5 Bd6 16.
Nce2 Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. O-O a4 19. Nc3 Bxg3 20. fxg3 Qa5 $11 {1-0 (69)
Caruana,F (2772)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2709) Zug 2013}) 13... Qd8 (13... Kf8 14. O-O
Qd8 15. Qd1 Nb6 16. Bg5 Nfd7 17. f4 Bxg5 18. fxg5 $14 {1-0 (34) Dreev,A (2658)
-Doettling,F (2542) France 2007}) 14. Qd1 Kf8 $5 15. Bf3 Kg8 16. O-O Nf8 17.
Qb3 Ra7 18. e4 $5 a4 19. Qd1 dxe4 20. Ngxe4 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Bxh4 22. d5 $13 {
1/2 (22) Sadler,M (2665)-Baburin,A (2570) Isle of Man 1997 CBM 061 [Baburin]})
(10. Bd3 $5 {, getting rid of Black's powerful bishop and then preparing f2-f3
and e3-e4, is probably more appropriate, e.g.} Bxd3 11. Qxd3 g6 12. O-O-O (12.
e4 dxe4 13. Ngxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nd7 15. d5 Nf6 $13 {1/2 (36) Delchev,A (2637)
-Franco Alonso,A (2483) Linares ESP 2013}) 12... Na6 (12... Nbd7 13. e4 dxe4
14. Ngxe4 O-O (14... Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Nf6 $6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Qa3 $16 {1-0 (51)
Lalic,B (2514)-Carlhammar,M (2324) Paris 2008}) 15. f3 Qa5 16. g4 $40 {Chekhov,
V (2505)-Timoshchenko, G (2490) USSR 1987}) 13. Kb1 Qd7 (13... Qa5 14. Bg5 {
1-0 (24) Portisch,L-Pietzsch,W Kecskemet 1966} O-O $14) 14. f3 $14 {[%cal
Ye3e4]}) 10... Nbd7 11. Be2 (11. Bd3 {may be still possible but White's idea
is completely different.}) 11... Ne4 {A logical simplification.} (11... Qb6 $5
12. Qd2 Nf8 {[%cal Yf8e6] needs checking, too.}) 12. Ngxe4 (12. Ncxe4 $5 dxe4
13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nxh5 $5 Bxh5 15. Bxh5 g6 (15... Qb4+ 16. Kf1 Qxb2 17. Be2 {
[%csl Re8][%cal Gb1b7]}) 16. Be2 Rxh4 17. Rxh4 Qxh4 18. Qb3 Nb6 19. Rc1 {
, and White keeps some pressure.}) 12... dxe4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Qb3 b5 $6 {
A risky move.} ({There was nothing wrong with} 14... Nb6 {Black probably
didn't like} 15. a4 {, overlooking a good defence:} f5 $1 16. a5 Bf7 17. Qa3
Nd5 $14 {/=}) 15. Rc1 O-O 16. g3 Nf6 17. a4 $1 a6 18. Na2 Rfc8 19. O-O $6 {
[%mdl 32]} (19. Nb4 $142 $1 $36) 19... Bf5 20. Nb4 Be6 {That's the difference!}
21. Qa3 $6 (21. Qc3 $142 c5 (21... Qd7 22. Qc5) 22. dxc5 a5 23. Nc6 $1 Rxc6 24.
axb5 Rcc8 25. Rfd1 $44) 21... Qd7 $1 {[%cal Ye6g4] It turns out that White's
king is less safe on the kingside than it was in the centre!} 22. axb5 $6 {
Another unwise idea - to open up the a-file.} (22. Qc3 $142 Bc4 23. Bxc4 bxc4
24. Kg2) 22... axb5 23. Qc3 Bc4 $1 24. Bxc4 bxc4 {[%cal Rd7h3]} 25. Kg2 Rcb8 $1
{That's the difference! Black obtains the initiative on the queenside, too.}
26. Ra1 (26. Qxc4 $4 Ra4) 26... Rxa1 27. Rxa1 Nd5 28. Nxd5 cxd5 $17 {[%csl Rb2,
Rg2]} 29. Qd2 Qg4 30. Re1 Qf3+ 31. Kh2 Kh7 $1 {White is completely passive so
Black activates his king for a future ending.} 32. Qe2 Kg6 {Disgusted, White
chose to resign. Black should gradually win, preparing ...g7-g5, e.g.} (32...
Kg6 33. Qc2 (33. Qxf3 $2 exf3 {[%cal Rb8b2]}) 33... Kf5 34. Qd2 {(White has no
active moves)} (34. Ra1 g5 35. Ra5 gxh4 36. Rxd5+ Kg4 $19) 34... g5 35. Rg1 $1
(35. hxg5 h4 36. gxh4 Rh8) 35... Kg6 {then at some point ...Qf3-g4 forcing the
exchange on g5, then preparing ...h5-h4 etc. But, of course, White could have
put up a long resistance.} (35... Rg8 $6 {was not good due to} 36. Qa5)) 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. g3 b5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. Ne5 (7. O-O Nd7
8. Ne5 Qc8 {- this move order was seen in the old game Aronian - Galkin (see
below).}) 7... Qc8 {A rare but possible move preparing ...Nb8-d7.} (7... a6 {
is played more often.}) 8. O-O Nd7 9. b3 $1 (9. a4 Ngf6 10. a5 a6 11. b3 cxb3
12. Qxb3 c5 13. Bxb7 Qxb7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Bg5 Be7 17. Rac1 O-O
18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Ne4 Rac8 20. Qb2 Kg7 21. g4 Qd5 22. Ng3 Qe5 $17 {0-1 Aronian,
L (2610)-Galkin,A (2568)/Moscow 2003/CBM 094 (79)}) 9... b4 $146 {Hardly an
improvement. Black should look for a more convincing way to obtain sufficient
counterchances.} (9... cxb3 10. Qxb3 Ngf6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nxd7
Qxd7 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Rfd1 Rd8 {0-1 Romero Holmes,A (2560)-Dizdarevic,E (2491)/
Istanbul 2003/CBM 096 (38)} 16. a4 $36) 10. Ne4 Nxe5 (10... c3 $2 11. Nc4) 11.
dxe5 c3 12. Qd3 $44 {White has a huge development advantage; moreover, it is
difficult for Black to complete his development and evacuate his king from the
centre. However, White should play precisely to keep his initiative -
something he fails to do.} a5 (12... f5 $142) 13. Be3 {An inaccurate move. It
is still unclear whether this bishop will be more useful on e3, f4, or g5;
therefore, at this point it is better to play} (13. Rd1 $142 $16) 13... f5 14.
exf6 Nxf6 15. Nxf6+ (15. Rfd1 Nd5) 15... gxf6 16. Bf3 Kf7 17. Rfd1 $2 (17. Bh5+
Kg7 {[%cal Yh8g8,Yg7h8]} 18. Rad1 Rg8 19. Qd7+ Kh8 20. Qf7 c5 $1 21. Qxf6+ Bg7
$13) 17... h5 18. a4 Rb8 $6 {Black offers a repetition of moves when it was
quite time for him to play for a win:} (18... Be7 $17 {[%cal Yc6c5]} 19. Qd7
$140 c2 $1 20. Rd2 Qxd7 21. Rxd7 Rad8 $1 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rc1 Rd1+ 24. Kg2
Rxc1 25. Bxc1 f5 $1 {(preventing Bf3-e4), and Black's queenside pawns should
decide the game.}) 19. Ba7 Ra8 20. Be3 Rb8 21. Ba7 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Suri Memorial"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2014.07.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Ne2 Na6 ({I recommended} 8... Nd7 {in CBM 152; the text move is more
popular.}) 9. Bf8 Ne7 10. Bxg7 Nb4 11. Qd6 {This move allows Black to
liquidate into a quiet ending. Instead,} (11. Bxh8 e5 {leads to immense
complications.}) 11... Nd3+ $1 12. Kd2 Nf5 13. Qxd3 Qxd3+ 14. Kxd3 Nxg7 {
A well-known position considered quite satisfactory for Black. The present
game doesn't change that conclusion.} 15. Kc3 (15. Ng3 c5 (15... b6 $143 16. c5
$1 Ke7 17. Kc3 Rd8 18. f4 bxc5 19. Re1 Ne8 20. Ne4 Nf6 21. Nxf6 Kxf6 22. Bd3 h6
23. Re5 Rd5 24. Rhe1 Bb7 25. Bc4 $14 {1-0 (58) Pruess,D (2376)-Shulman,Y (2559)
Connecticut 2004}) 16. Be2 b6 17. Bf3 Rb8 18. Kc3 (18. Rad1 Bb7 19. Bxb7 Rxb7
20. Ke4 h5 21. h4 Rh6 22. f4 Rg6 23. Kf3 Rd7 $11 {1/2 (59) Van Oosterom,J 
(2655)-Tomkovich,V (2505) ICCF 1996}) 18... Bb7 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Rad1 Ke7 21.
Rhe1 Rbb8 22. a3 Rhd8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. b4 Rc8 25. Ne4 cxb4+ 26. axb4 Ne8 27.
f4 Nc7 28. Kb3 Rd8 $11 {0-1 (62) Dobrov,V (2492)-Frolyanov,D (2556) Sochi 2012}
) 15... b6 {Black has other good continuations:} (15... e5 16. Re1 O-O 17. f4
Re8 (17... e4 $5 18. Nd4 f5) 18. Ng3 exf4 19. Rxe8+ Nxe8 20. Nh5 Bf5 21. Be2
Nd6 22. Bf3 Bg6 23. Nxf4 Ne4+ 24. Bxe4 Bxe4 25. Rd1 $14 {1/2 (56) Kharlov,A 
(2633)-Galkin,A (2569) Dubai 2002}) (15... Bd7 16. c5 (16. Ng3 $5 O-O-O 17. Ne4
) 16... e5 17. Ng3 Ne6 18. Ne4 Ke7 19. Bc4 f5 20. Bxe6 Bxe6 21. Nd6 b6 $132 {
0-1 (41) Romanko,M (2399)-Goryachkina,A (2333) Pushchino 2012}) (15... Ke7 16.
Re1 (16. Ng3 c5 17. Bd3 b6 18. Be4 Rb8 19. Rhe1 Bb7 20. Rad1 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 f5
22. Ree1 Rbd8 23. b4 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rc8 25. b5 Ne8 26. Nh5 Rd8 $11 {0-1 (52)
Kharlov,A (2633)-Galkin,A (2569) Batumi 2002}) 16... Bd7 17. g3 Rad8 18. Bg2 f6
19. f4 h5 20. Nc1 Be8 21. b4 Bg6 $132 {1/2 (54) Aleksandrov,A (2617)-Zhigalko,
S (2668) Minsk 2010}) (15... c5 16. g3 Bd7 (16... b6 17. Bg2 Rb8 18. Rhd1 Bb7
19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Rd3 Rd7 21. Rad1 Rxd3+ 22. Rxd3 Ke7 23. Kc2 Rb8 24. Ra3 Rb7
25. g4 h5 26. gxh5 Nxh5 27. Nc3 Nf6 28. h3 Nd7 29. Nb5 a5 $11 {1/2 (56)
Vaisser,A (2580)-Flear,G (2495) San Sebastian 1992}) 17. Bg2 O-O-O 18. Rad1 (
18. Rab1 e5 19. Rhe1 {1/2 (19) Dorfman,I (2580)-Kashlinskaya,A (2422)
Podebrady CZE 2013}) 18... Kc7 19. Nf4 Bc6 20. Bxc6 Kxc6 21. Nd3 f6 22. Rhe1
Rd6 23. Nf4 Rhd8 24. Rxd6+ Rxd6 25. a3 a6 26. b4 b5 27. Nd3 cxb4+ 28. axb4 bxc4
29. Kxc4 Ne8 30. Nc5 e5 31. Ra1 Rd4+ 32. Kb3 Nc7 33. Nxa6 Nd5 $11 {1/2 (58)
Dreev,A (2654)-Zhigalko,S (2656) Jurmala 2013}) 16. g4 {This move restricts
Black's g7 knight but allows the undermining by ...h7-h5. However, other
options are hardly promising either:} (16. g3 Bb7 17. Bg2 O-O-O 18. Rhd1 c5 19.
Bxb7+ Kxb7 20. Ng1 Nf5 21. Nf3 f6 22. Rd2 e5 23. Re1 Nd4 24. Nxd4 Rxd4 25. Rxd4
cxd4+ 26. Kd3 Kc6 27. f4 Kd6 28. fxe5+ fxe5 29. Rf1 Ke6 $11 {1/2 (42) Gundavaa,
B (2516)-Frolyanov,D (2570) Khanty-Mansiysk 2013}) ({After} 16. c5 {Black now
obtains counterplay by means of} Nh5 {[%cal Yh5f6]}) 16... Bb7 17. Bg2 O-O-O
18. Rad1 h5 19. g5 c5 20. Bxb7+ Kxb7 21. Nf4 Nf5 $1 {[%mdl 512] This temporary
pawn sacrifice solves Black's problems.} 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 {[%mdl 4096]} 23. Nxh5
Rg8 $1 24. h4 (24. f4 $6 Rh8 25. Nf6 (25. Ng3 {is impossible - that's the
point behind 23...Rg8!}) 25... Rh3+) (24. Rg1 {had been already seen in
practice:} Rh8 25. Ng3 Rxh2 26. Nxf5 exf5 27. Re1 Rxf2 28. Re7+ Kc6 29. Rxf7
Rf3+ 30. Kd2 Rg3 $5 {(the simplest: Black's active rook guarantees him a draw)}
31. Rxf5 Kd6 32. Rd5+ Ke6 33. Kc2 Rg2+ 34. Kb3 Rg3+ 35. Ka4 Rg2 36. Ka3 Rg3+
37. Ka4 Rg2 38. Ka3 Rg3+ 39. b3 Rg2 40. Rd8 Rxg5 41. Ka4 Rg2 42. a3 Rg3 43. Ra8
Kd6 44. Rxa7 Kc6 $11 {1/2 (52) Timofeev,A (2641)-Frolyanov,D (2564) Tyumen 2012
}) 24... Rh8 25. Ng3 Rxh4 26. Rxh4 Nxh4 {White has a marginal space advantage
but Black easily steer the game to a draw:} 27. Ne4 Kc6 28. Kd3 Ng6 29. Ke3 Ne5
30. b3 Kd7 31. Nf6+ Ke7 32. Ke4 Nc6 33. Ng4 Nd4 34. b4 Ne2 35. bxc5 bxc5 36. a3
Nd4 37. Ne5 a6 38. f4 a5 39. a4 Ne2 40. Nc6+ Kd6 41. Nd8 (41. Nxa5 Nc3+ 42. Kd3
Nxa4 $11) 41... Ke7 42. Nb7 Nc3+ 43. Ke5 Nxa4 44. Nxa5 Nb6 45. Ke4 f6 46. Nc6+
Kf7 47. Nd8+ Kg6 48. Nxe6 fxg5 49. fxg5 Nxc4 50. Nxc5 Kxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2016.04.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lenderman, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 Be6 8. h4
Nd7 9. g5 {This has recently become more popular than} (9. h5) 9... h6 {
The most logical move but knight manoeuvres have been seen in practice, too:} (
9... Nf8 $5 10. Be5 f6 11. Bg3 $5) (9... Nb6 10. Be5 h6 $5 11. Bxg7 Rh7 12.
gxh6 Nxh6 13. Be5 Ng4 14. Bg3 Bxh4 15. Qf3 Qe7 $13 {0-1 (33) Lokander,M (2271)
-Talla,V (2388) Pardubice 2012}) 10. g6 f5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 40] An interesting,
aggressive novelty. Black avoids the opening of the g-file. White's g- and
h-pawns remain weak. In other cases Black faces problems:} (10... fxg6 11. Bd3
Bf7 (11... Ngf6 12. Bxg6+ Bf7 13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 14. Nf3 Rf8 15. Rg1 $40 {1-0 (26)
Ponomariov,R (2743)-Sargissian,G (2671) Khanty-Mansiysk 2013}) (11... Nf8 12.
Qc2 (12. Nf3 Bf5 13. Ne5 Nf6 14. Rg1 $36 {1-0 (40) Caruana,F (2736)-Melkumyan,
H (2620) Moscow 2012}) 12... Bf6 (12... Nf6 13. Nf3 Qc8 14. Ne5 Bf5 15. Nxg6
Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Nxg6 17. Qxg6+ Kd8 18. O-O-O $16 {1-0 (41) Artemiev,V (2499)
-Oparin,G (2496) Loo 2013}) (12... g5 13. hxg5 Bxg5 14. Bg3 Bf6 15. Nge2 h5 16.
O-O-O h4 17. e4 Nh6 18. Bf4 g5 19. Bd2 $40 {1-0 (33) Brodsky,M (2558)-Jojua,D 
(2507) Cappelle-la-Grande 2012}) 13. O-O-O Ne7 14. Nge2 Bf5 15. e4 dxe4 16.
Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Nd5 18. Bg3 Qa5 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Kb1 $40 {1-0 (35) Peralta,
F (2591)-Barsov,A (2514) Catalunya 2012}) 12. Qc2 Ngf6 (12... g5 13. hxg5 Bxg5
14. Bg3 Ne7 15. Nf3 Bf6 16. O-O-O c5 17. Kb1 c4 18. Bf5 O-O 19. Rdg1 Qe8 20.
Bf4 $16 {1-0 (26) Tomashevsky,E (2711)-Aghasaryan,R (2503) Yerevan 2014}) 13.
Bxg6 O-O 14. Nge2 Nh5 15. O-O-O Qe8 16. Bh7+ Kh8 17. Rdg1 $40 {1/2 (29) Savina,
A (2389)-Batsiashvili,N (2408) Loo 2014}) (10... Ngf6 11. gxf7+ Bxf7 12. Bd3 (
12. Nf3 Nh5 13. Bh2 O-O 14. Be2 Nhf6 15. Qc2 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Nd2 c5 $36 {
1-0 (33) Gretarsson,H (2560)-Ragnarsson,D (2272) Reykjavik ISL 2015}) 12... O-O
(12... Qa5 13. Nge2 Ne4 14. Qb3 b5 15. Qc2 Ndf6 16. Rg1 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Kf8 18.
Be5 $16 {1/2 (49) Dzagnidze,N (2545)-Kosteniuk,A (2491) Geneve 2013}) (12...
Ne4 13. Bxe4 (13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6 15. Bf3 O-O 16. Ne2 {1-0 (81)
Ponomariov,R (2743)-Riazantsev,A (2708) Khanty-Mansiysk 2013} Nd5 $44) 13...
dxe4 14. Nge2 O-O 15. Qc2 Nf6 16. Rg1 Kh8 17. Be5 $36 {1-0 (33) Nepomniachtchi,
I (2717)-Ponomariov,R (2756) Riga 2013}) (12... Nh5 13. Bh2 (13. Be5 O-O 14.
Qg4 Nhf6 15. Qg3 Nh5 16. Qg4 Nhf6 17. Qg3 Nh5 {1/2 (17) Morozevich,A (2762)
-Giri,A (2714) Reggio Emilia 2012}) 13... O-O (13... Bxh4 14. Nf3 O-O {1-0 (44)
Song,M (2340)-Tang,A (2416) Las Vegas USA 2015} 15. Bf5 Be7 16. Rg1 $44) 14.
Qg4 Ndf6 15. Qg2 Be6 16. Bg6 Ne4 17. Nf3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Qa5 19. Kd2 Qa3 20. Rhb1
$36 {1/2 (39) Stefanova,A (2496)-Kosteniuk,A (2495) Tashkent 2013}) 13. Qf3 Qb6
(13... Kh8 14. Nge2 Ne4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf6 17. Qg2 Bh5 {1-0 (32)
Rodshtein,M (2638)-Avrukh,B (2576) Beersheba 2013} 18. Be5 $16) 14. O-O-O Bh5 (
14... c5 15. Nge2 Rac8 16. Rhg1 Kh8 17. Bc2 cxd4 18. Rxd4 Bc5 19. Na4 Qa5 20.
Nxc5 Rxc5 21. Bd6 Qxa2 22. Bxc5 Nxc5 23. Qg3 $18 {1-0 (75) Nepomniachtchi,I 
(2721)-Aronian,L (2803) Beijing 2013}) 15. Qg2 Bxd1 16. Nxd1 $44 {[%csl Rg8]
[%cal Rf4h6,Yg1e2,Yh1g1]}) 11. Bg3 $6 {The plan of bringing the knight to f4
is too slow. At the end White fails to castle, and his king finds itself under
attack.} (11. Qc2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Kb1 {[%cal Yg1e2] needs investigation.
}) 11... Ngf6 12. Nh3 Nb6 13. Nf4 Bd7 14. f3 O-O 15. Kf2 $6 (15. Qc2 {[%cal
Ye1c1] was called for.}) 15... Rc8 16. Bd3 c5 $1 {Black opens up the position
for his pieces.} 17. Kg2 {This place is not quite safe for White's king.} cxd4
18. exd4 Bd6 {One of Black's ideas is ...Bxf4 followed by ...Nh5; ...Nc4 is
possible at any moment, too.} 19. Qb3 $6 (19. Qd2 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 {[%cal
Yb7b5,Yd8b6] is quite unpleasant for White but "active" play leads to a quick
collapse.}) 19... Kh8 20. Bb5 Bxf4 $1 21. Bxf4 Nh5 22. Be5 Bxb5 23. Qxb5 Nc4
24. Rae1 Nxe5 25. Rxe5 Qf6 26. Kf2 Qxg6 $19 {[%csl Rf2] Black has captured
this important pawn; White's king has no safe haven and is doomed in the long
term.} 27. Rg1 Qf6 28. Rh1 Nf4 29. Ke3 Ng6 30. Rxd5 Nxh4 31. Rd7 Qg5+ 32. Kd3
Nxf3 33. Rd1 Qg2 34. Rxb7 Rfe8 35. Rc7 Rb8 36. Qc6 Red8 37. Kc4 Rxd4+ 38. Kc5
Rxd1 39. Nxd1 Qg1+ 40. Kc4 Qd4# 0-1

[Event "Biel GM 45th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2012.07.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 Na6 9. Bd6 Qxg2 10. Qd2 e5 (10... Qxh1 $2 11. O-O-O {[%cal Rd6g3,Re2f3]}
) (10... Nf6 {is the main theoretical continuation - see e.g.
Moiseenko-Pavasovic in CBM 118 with annotations by GM I.Stohl.}) 11. Bxe5 (11.
Bf3 Qg6 12. Bxe5 Be6 13. O-O-O Nf6 14. Ne2 Qf5 $1 15. Qc3 Nb4 $1 16. Qxb4 Qxe5
17. Rhe1 Qc7 {[%cal Yc7e7]} 18. Nd4 O-O-O $17 {0-1 Castilla Leon Salas,C (2126)
-Sengupta,D (2562)/Seville ESP 2012/The Week in Chess 896 (27)}) (11. O-O-O $5
Bf5 (11... Qe4 $1 12. Bxe5 Bf5) 12. Bxe5 (12. Nf3 $1) 12... Ne7 (12... Qe4 $1
13. Bd3 Qxd3 14. Qxd3 Bxd3 15. Bxg7 Nb4 $132) 13. Nf3 f6 14. Rhg1 Qh3 15. Rxg7
fxe5 16. Rxe7+ Kxe7 17. Qd6+ {1-0 Steneskog,P-Eriksson,M (2225)/Linkoping 1996/
EXT 2000}) 11... Bf5 (11... Be6 $143 12. O-O-O) (11... Qxh1 $2 12. O-O-O {
[%cal Rd2d8,Re2f3]}) 12. Bf3 $1 (12. O-O-O Qe4 {- see above.}) 12... Qg6 13.
O-O-O Nc5 14. Qe3 $44 {[%csl Re8] It is very difficult to defend such
positions (though they are theoretically satisfactory) since a minor mistake
can lead to a disaster, which the present game shows. White's margin of error
is much wider here.} Bb1 $1 (14... Ne6 15. Ne2 $40) 15. Rd2 (15. Bd6+ Ne6 16.
Qb3 O-O-O $1 17. Bxc6 Nc5 $1 18. Bxc5 Rxd1+ 19. Qxd1 Qxc6 20. Qg4+ Kb8 $1 21.
Qg3+ Kc8 22. Kxb1 Qxh1 23. Qxg7 Qe4+ 24. Kc1 Qxc4+ 25. Kd1 Qxc5 26. Qxh8 $11)
15... Bxa2 16. Bd6+ (16. Rd6 Nb3+ 17. Kd1 Qb1+ 18. Ke2 Qc2+ 19. Ke1 Ne7 20.
Bxg7 $13) 16... Ne6 17. Be4 Qh6 18. f4 Nf6 19. Nf3 Bxc4 (19... Nxe4 20. Qxe4
O-O-O 21. Ne5 {looks dangerous for Black although, according to the analysis,
he survives after} Rhe8 $1 ({or even} 21... Qf6 22. Nxc6 Rxd6 23. Rxd6 bxc6 24.
Qxc6+ Kb8 25. Qb5+ Ka8) 22. Nxf7 (22. Nxc6 Rxd6 $1 23. Rxd6 Qxf4+ 24. Qxf4 Nxf4
) 22... Nd4 $1 23. Qxd4 Qg6 24. f5 $1 Qxf7 $1 25. Qxa7 Rxd6 26. Qa8+ Kc7 27.
Qa5+ Kb8 28. Rxd6 Qxc4+ 29. Qc3 $11) 20. Re1 O-O-O {Of course, it is not easy
to find a defence like} (20... Nd5 $1 21. Qf2 $1 Rd8 $13) ({or} 20... Bd5 21.
Bf5 Qh5 $1 22. Ng5 O-O-O $1 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Bxe6+ Bxe6 25. Qxa7 Rxd6 $1 26.
Rxd6 Bd7 27. Qa8+ Kc7 28. Rxd7+ Nxd7 29. Qxh8 $11) 21. Bxc6 $1 Ba6 $2 {The
first and decisive mistake.} (21... bxc6 {was quite possible. After} 22. Qxa7
Rxd6 $1 {White has nothing better than a perpetual:} 23. Qa8+ Kc7 24. Qa7+) 22.
Ng5 $1 $18 {[%mdl 64]} Nxg5 $2 {This leads to a forced mate but} (22... Rxd6 {
is not enough anymore:} 23. Rxd6 bxc6 24. Nxf7 Qxf4 25. Rxc6+ (25. Qxf4 $143
Nxf4 26. Nxh8 Kc7 27. Nf7 Nd3+ 28. Rxd3 Bxd3) 25... Kb7 26. Rxe6 Rc8+ 27. Kb1
Qf5+ 28. Ka1 Qa5+ 29. Qa3 $18) 23. Bd7+ $1 Kxd7 (23... Rxd7 24. Qc5+ Kd8 25.
Be7+ Ke8 26. Qc8+) (23... Nxd7 24. Qc3+) 24. Qe7+ Kc6 25. Qc7+ {, and mate in
two.} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 25th"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2009.10.04"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kovacs, Gabor H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[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 "Kiev Kievchess"]
[BlackTeam "Szombathely"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6 {This loss of a
tempo is hardly good.} 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. Bd3 Ne7 (8... Nf6 {- see CBM 100,
annotations to Gustafsson - Baramidze by GM R.Dautov.}) 9. Qc2 (9. f3 $5 b6 (
9... Nf5 10. Qd2 Qh6 11. Bxf5 Bxf5 12. Nge2 Na6 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. g4 Bd7 15.
h4 Qd6 16. Nf4 $14 {1-0 Kasparov,G (2812)-Karpov,A (2619)/Valencia ESP 2009/
The Week in Chess 777 (51)}) 10. Nge2 Ba6 11. e4 f6 12. exd5 (12. O-O O-O 13.
Rc1 $14) 12... Bxd3 13. Qxd3 cxd5 14. O-O O-O 15. f4 f5 $11 {0-1 Kasparov,G 
(2812)-Karpov,A (2619)/Valencia ESP 2009/The Week in Chess 777 (60)}) (9. Qf3
$5 Nd7 10. Nge2 Nf6 11. Qg3 Qxg3 12. Nxg3 Be6 13. Ke2 O-O 14. Rhc1 Rfc8 15. Na4
Nd7 16. Nc5 Nxc5 17. Rxc5 a5 18. Rac1 $14 {1/2 Gonda,L (2502)-Kovacs,G (2499)/
Hungary 2008/EXT 2009 (38)}) 9... g6 {[%cal Yc8f5]} (9... Nd7 10. Nge2 (10. Nf3
Nf6 11. h3 (11. Ne5 Ng4 12. Nxg4 Bxg4 13. O-O Bh5 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Qxd4 16.
Ng3 Bg4 (16... O-O-O $1 17. Bf5+ Kb8 18. Nxh5 g6 $15) 17. Rfe1 Be6 18. Bf5
O-O-O 19. Bxe6+ fxe6 20. Rxe6 $11 {1-0 Knaak,R (2500)-Petrosian,A (2345)/
Leipzig 1977/EXT 2000 (51)}) 11... g6 12. g4 Be6 13. O-O-O Nd7 (13... O-O 14.
Kb1 Nd7 15. Rhg1 Rac8 16. Nh4 c5 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. gxf5 $36 {1-0 Knaak,R (2477)
-Baier,S (2247)/Germany 2008/CBM 126 Extra (46)}) 14. Kb1 h5 15. Ng5 Nf6 16. f3
O-O-O 17. Ne2 (17. Nb5 $5 Qd7 18. Nxa7+ Kb8 19. Qc5) 17... Nh7 18. Nxh7 Rxh7
19. Nf4 hxg4 20. hxg4 Rdh8 $11 {1/2 Guseinov,E (2391)-Burmakin,V (2552)/Dubai
2005/CBM 105 ext (32)}) 10... Qh6 (10... h6 $6 11. O-O O-O 12. a3 a5 13. Rad1
b6 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Qb8 $6 16. N2c3 Ba6 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. d5 $16 {1-0
Kasparov,G (2812)-Karpov,A (2619)/Valencia ESP 2009/The Week in Chess 777 (28)}
) (10... Nf6 11. f3 $5 O-O 12. O-O Bd7 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. fxe4 Rad8
16. h3 Ng6 17. Rad1 Be6 18. a3 Qe7 19. b4 Rd7 20. Qc3 Rfd8 21. a4 f6 22. Bc2
$14 {1-0 Vaisser,A (2525)-Kharitonov,A (2520)/Novosibirsk 1989/EXT 1997 (62)})
11. Ng3 Nb6 12. Nce2 $6 (12. b4) 12... Bd7 13. Qb3 $6 O-O 14. O-O Rab8 15. Qa3
Nbc8 16. Qa5 a6 17. Qc7 Qd6 18. Qxd6 Nxd6 19. Rfc1 a5 20. Rc2 {1/2 Janjgava,L 
(2470)-Levin,F (2305)/Leningrad 1989/TD}) (9... Qf6 $5 {[%cal Yc8f5]} 10. Nf3 (
10. Nge2 Bf5 11. b4 (11. Nf4 Bxd3 12. Nxd3 Nd7 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Kb1 Kb8 15.
Rc1 Nf5 16. Na4 Nd6 $11 {1-0 Kalesis,N (2398)-Mastrovasilis,A (2441)/Patras
2001/CBM 083 ext (53)}) 11... a6 12. a4 Nd7 13. O-O O-O 14. b5 axb5 15. axb5
Nb6 16. bxc6 bxc6 17. Ng3 Bg6 (17... Bxd3 $142) 18. h3 Nc4 $6 19. Bxg6 $6 (19.
Nge4 $1 $14) 19... Qxg6 20. Qxg6 hxg6 $11 {1/2 Seirawan,Y (2621)-Kasimdzhanov,
R (2652)/Dordrecht 2004/EXT 2006 (33)}) (10. Rc1 $5 Nd7 11. Nge2 Nb6 12. e4 Qh6
13. e5 f6 14. O-O fxe5 15. dxe5 O-O 16. f4 Bf5 17. Rf3 Rad8 18. b4 Nc4 {
1/2 Aleksandrov,A (2627)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2672)/Germany 2006/EXT 2007}) 10...
Bf5 11. Bxf5 Qxf5 12. Qb3 b6 13. Qa3 Qe6 14. O-O O-O 15. Rae1 Ng6 16. e4 dxe4
17. Rxe4 Qf5 18. Rfe1 $14 {0-1 Deze,A (2395)-Simic,R (2515)/Brezovica 1988/EXT
2009 (58)}) (9... Bg4 10. f3 Bh5 11. Nge2 Bg6 12. e4 dxe4 (12... Nd7 13. O-O
O-O 14. Rad1 dxe4 15. Nxe4 (15. fxe4 $14) 15... Qb4 16. Qc3 Nd5 17. Qxb4 Nxb4
$11 {1/2 Chernin,A (2587)-Kovacs,G (2499)/Hungary 2007/EXT 2009 (29)}) 13. fxe4
Nd7 14. O-O-O (14. O-O $5 O-O 15. Rad1 c5 16. e5 Bxd3 17. Rxd3 Qh6 18. Nf4 $36)
14... O-O 15. g4 c5 $1 16. h4 h5 17. e5 $14 {1/2 Lerner,K (2530)-Lobron,E 
(2530)/Amsterdam 1988/CBM 009 (60)}) (9... b6 $5 10. Nf3 Ba6 11. O-O (11. Bxa6
Nxa6 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfd1 (13. a3 Nc7 14. Na4 Rfc8 15. Rfe1 Qg6 16. Rac1 Nb5 {
1/2 Horvath,P (2457)-Kayumov,S (2434)/Budapest 2003/CBM 097 ext}) 13... Nc7 14.
Rab1 Rfc8 15. b4 Nb5 16. Rb3 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Rc7 18. Rc1 Rac8 19. Qb2 Ng6 20.
Rbc3 Nf8 21. Ne5 c5 (21... Ne6 $5) 22. bxc5 bxc5 23. Rxc5 Rxc5 24. dxc5 Rxc5
25. Rxc5 Qxc5 26. h3 $14 {1/2 Lerner,K (2530)-Lputian,S (2585)/Moscow 1992/CBM
033 (34)}) 11... Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Nd7 (12... O-O 13. e4 $5 (13. Rac1 Nd7 14. Rc2
Qg6 15. Qxg6 hxg6 16. Ne2 f6 17. h4 Kf7 18. Nf4 Rfd8 19. Rfc1 Nf8 20. Ne1 {
1/2 Harikrishna,P (2563)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2680)/Mumbai 2003/CBM 093 ext})) 13.
e4 O-O 14. e5 Qe6 15. Rae1 Rfe8 16. Nh4 Ng6 17. Nxg6 Qxg6 18. Qd2 Nf8 19. f4
$14 {1-0 Carlsen,M (2772)-Jakovenko,D (2742)/Nanjing CHN 2009/The Week in
Chess 779 (38)}) (9... Be6 10. Nge2 Nd7 11. Nf4 g6 12. Nxe6 Qxe6 13. O-O O-O
14. Rfc1 Rac8 15. b4 Qd6 16. Na4 Rfe8 17. Rab1 Kg7 18. Qb3 $14 {1/2
Steingrimsson,H (2540)-Dambacher,M (2485)/Germany 2009/CBM 129 Extra (43)}) 10.
f3 {White prepares e3-e4. The same move will meet 10...Bf5.} (10. Nge2 Bf5 11.
O-O O-O 12. f3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nd7 14. e4 f6 15. Rad1 Rae8 16. Rfe1 Nb6 17. b3
Kh8 18. Ng3 Ng8 19. Nf1 Re7 20. Ne3 Rfe8 $132 {0-1 Timoscenko,G (2475)-Fokin,S/
Novosibirsk 1986/EXT 2000 (45)}) (10. Qb3 Nd7 11. Nf3 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 13. Ne5
Rb8 14. Qc2 Ng4 15. Nf3 Nf6 16. Rab1 a5 17. h3 Bf5 18. Ne5 Nd7 19. Bxf5 Nxf5
20. Nd3 Qe7 21. a4 Nd6 $11 {1/2 Sokolov,I (2425)-Sifrer,D (2355)/Portoroz 1987/
CBM 005 (32)}) (10. Nf3 Bf5 11. Bxf5 (11. O-O O-O 12. Rab1 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nd7
14. Rfc1 Nb6 15. Qc2 Nec8 16. Ne5 Qe7 17. Na4 Nd6 {1/2 Akobian,V (2417)
-Grigoriants,S (2451)/Bor 2000/EXT 2001}) 11... Nxf5 12. O-O-O (12. g4 Ne7 13.
O-O-O Nd7 14. Kb1 Qf6 15. Qe2 O-O-O 16. h4 h5 17. g5 Qe6 18. Ka1 Nf5 $11 {
1-0 Bernasek,J (2517)-Zeberski,J (2437)/Olomouc 2007/CBM 119 ext (51)}) 12...
Na6 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. Ne5 Qe6 15. Ka1 Kb8 16. Nd3 Qe7 17. Na4 Nd6 18. h4 h5 19.
Ne5 Rc8 20. Nc3 Rhd8 21. a3 Nc7 22. f3 Ncb5 $11 {1/2 Jobava,B (2658)-Lputian,S
(2601)/Yerevan 2008/CBM 125 Extra (55)}) 10... Nd7 (10... Bf5 $6 11. e4 dxe4
12. fxe4 Bg4 13. Qf2 Nd7 14. h3 Be6 15. Nge2 $14 {1-0 Necevski,A (2289)
-Miljkovic,M (2266)/Nis 2009/CBM 129 Extra (29)}) 11. Nge2 Nb6 (11... c5 12.
Nb5 Qb6 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Rc1 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 O-O 16. O-O Bd7 17. Nbd4 $14 {
1/2 Vareille,F (2398)-Delaunay,S (2315)/France 2003/EXT 2004 (57)}) (11... O-O
12. O-O c5 13. Qd2 a6 14. Rad1 cxd4 15. exd4 Nf6 16. g4 Kg7 17. Qf4 Rd8 18.
Rfe1 b5 19. Qxd6 Rxd6 20. Nf4 Kf8 21. h4 $14 {1-0 Kasparov,G (2812)-Karpov,A 
(2619)/Valencia ESP 2009/The Week in Chess 777 (33)}) 12. e4 $14 {[%mdl 32]}
Qf6 (12... f6 {is more logical.}) 13. O-O O-O 14. Rae1 Qh4 15. Qc1 Bd7 16. g3
Qf6 17. e5 Qg7 18. Nf4 Rae8 19. Rf2 Nf5 (19... Bf5 20. g4 $1 Bxd3 21. Nxd3 {
[%cal Rd3c5]}) 20. Bxf5 $1 {A standard decision in such positions. The black
bishop will be bad, and the weakness of the dark squares will be painful.} Bxf5
21. g4 Bc8 22. g5 $5 {But this decision is far from usual. White gives up the
f5 square to prevent ...f7-f6.} (22. Rfe2 {[%cal Yh2h4] was "normal".}) 22...
Be6 (22... h6 23. gxh6 Qxh6 24. Nfxd5 $1 Qxc1 25. Nf6+ Kh8 26. Rxc1 Rd8 27. Rd1
$16) (22... Kh8 {[%cal Yh7h6]} 23. h4 (23. Nfe2 $5) 23... h6 24. Rh2 $5 h5 25.
Nfe2 {[%cal Ye2g3,Yf3f4,Yf4f5]}) 23. h4 Rc8 (23... Nc8 24. h5 {[%cal Yh5h6]})
24. b3 (24. h5 Rfe8 25. h6 $140 Qf8) 24... Rfe8 25. Qe3 Qf8 26. Nce2 Qa3 27. h5
Qe7 (27... Qxa2 28. Nxe6 Rxe6 29. Nf4 $18) 28. Rh2 Nd7 29. Kf2 Nf8 30. Reh1 Rc7
31. Ng3 {Full concentration on the kingside.} Qa3 (31... c5 32. Nfe2 $16 {
[%cal Yf3f4]}) 32. Qd2 c5 {The only plan of counterplay but this move weakens
the d5-pawn.} 33. Nfe2 (33. Nge2 Qb4 $1 (33... c4 34. Nc3 $1 {[%cal Rc3b5,
Rc3d5]} Qa5 (34... cxb3 35. Nb5 Rc2 36. Qxc2 $18) 35. Kg3 $18 {[%cal Rc3d5]})
34. Rd1 $1 $40 {[%csl Rd5]}) 33... c4 34. bxc4 Rxc4 35. Rb1 b6 36. Nf1 $1 Rec8
37. Ne3 {[%csl Ge3] The ideal place for this knight: it protects the c2 and c4
squares, attacks the d5-pawn, keeps an eye on the g4-square and doesn't
obstruct f3-f4-f5.} R4c7 ({If} 37... Ra4 38. Rb2 Nd7 {then White suddenly
"changes sides":} 39. Rh1 $1 a6 40. h6 b5 41. Rc1 {, and the invasion along
the c-file must decide the game.}) 38. Rb3 Qa4 39. Rb2 Qd7 40. Nf4 Rc3 41. Rh1
Ra3 {Giving up the c-file. It was better to wait but then White could
gradually prepare f3-f4-f5.} 42. hxg6 $2 (42. Rc1 $142 $1 Rxc1 43. Qxc1 Qe7
$140 (43... Qd8 44. Nxe6 fxe6 45. Rc2 Ra4 46. Ng4 $18) 44. Nexd5 Qxg5 45. Nf6+
Kg7 (45... Kh8 46. Nxg6+) 46. Nxe6+ Nxe6 47. h6+ $1 Kxh6 48. Qh1+ $18) (42. Ne2
$5 {[%cal Yf3f4,Yf4f5]}) 42... fxg6 43. Rc1 Rxc1 44. Qxc1 Qe7 {Missing a
chance of counterplay:} (44... Qf7 $5 45. Rd2 $1 (45. Ne2 $2 Bg4 $3) 45... Qxf4
$1 (45... Ra5 46. Ne2 $16) 46. Qxa3 Bg4 (46... Qxg5 47. Qxa7 Qh4+ 48. Ke2 Qh2+
49. Kd3) 47. Nf1 Bh3 $132) 45. Nxe6 (45. Rc2 Qxg5 46. Qxa3 Qxf4 $44) 45... Qxe6
$4 (45... Nxe6 $1 46. Nxd5 (46. Qc8+ Kg7 $1 47. Nxd5 Qf8 $1 48. Qd7+ Qf7) 46...
Qxg5 47. Qc8+ (47. Qxg5 Nxg5 48. f4 $6 Ne6 $15) 47... Nd8 $8 (47... Nf8 48.
Nf6+ Kg7 49. Qxf8+ $1 Kxf8 50. Nxh7+ $18) 48. Nc3 $1 Kg7 $5 $14) 46. Ng4 $18
Ra4 (46... h5 47. Nf6+ Kh8 48. Re2 $1 (48. Rc2 $2 Qf5 49. Qxa3 Qxc2+ 50. Kg3
Ne6 {[%cal Rh5h4]}) (48. Qf4 Qf5) 48... Ra4 49. Qf4 $18 {[%cal Re2c2,Rf6d5]}
Qf5 $140 50. Qxf5 gxf5 51. e6) 47. Qf4 Rc4 (47... Nd7 48. Nf6+ Kg7 (48... Nxf6
49. exf6 {[%cal Rf4b8,Rb2e2]}) 49. Rc2 Rc4 50. Rxc4 dxc4 51. Nxd7 Qxd7 52. Qf6+
Kg8 53. e6 Qe8 54. d5 $18) 48. Nh6+ Kg7 49. Qf6+ Qxf6 50. exf6+ (50. exf6+ Kh8
51. Re2 Rc8 52. Re7 $18 {[%cal Re7g7]}) 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 11th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2010.06.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2010.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8.
e3 Ne7 9. Bd3 b6 10. Nf3 Ba6 11. O-O Bxd3 12. Qxd3 O-O 13. e4 Nd7 {For this
line - see Carlsen - Jakovenko in CBM 133.} (13... dxe4 $5 14. Nxe4 Qd5) 14.
Rfe1 {GM Emil Sutovsky probably came to the conclusion that this move was more
promising than} (14. e5 {, although it worked well in the above-mentioned game:
} Qe6 15. Rae1 Rfe8 16. Nh4 Ng6 17. Nxg6 Qxg6 18. Qd2 Nf8 19. f4 Qf5 $2 (19...
f5) 20. Nd1 f6 21. Ne3 $16 {1-0 Carlsen,M (2772)-Jakovenko,D (2742)/Nanjing
2009/CBM 133/[Krasenkow] (38)}) 14... dxe4 $146 {[%csl Rd4] It is logical to
isolate White's d4-pawn. Without the light-squared bishops on the board, it
will be rather weak, and Black's control of the d5-square will be an important
factor.} (14... Rfe8 15. e5 $1 (15. exd5 $6 Nxd5 16. Rac1 Nf4 17. Qf5 Rxe1+ 18.
Rxe1 Ne6 $11 {0-1 Kluwe,M (1421)-Brousek,J (2214)/IECG 2005/Telechess CBM 115 
(41)})) 15. Nxe4 Qg6 16. Rac1 {[%csl Rc6] Black's weak c6 pawn does compensate
for White's isolated central pawn but hardly more than that.} Nd5 {[%csl Gd5]
[%cal Rd5f4]} 17. Nh4 Qg4 18. Qg3 Qxg3 19. hxg3 Rfc8 20. Re2 (20. Nf5 $5 Rc7 $1
$11) 20... Nf8 21. Nd6 Rc7 22. Rec2 Ne6 23. Nf3 $2 {White overestimates his
position and gets into trouble.} (23. Rxc6 $142 Rxc6 24. Rxc6 Nxd4 $11) 23...
Rd8 $1 24. Nf5 (24. Rxc6 $2 Rxd6) (24. Ne4 Nb4 25. Rc4 Nxa2 26. R1c2 c5 $1 {
[%cal Ra2b4,Rb6b5]}) 24... g6 (24... Nb4 $5 25. Rd2 (25. Rc4 a5 {[%cal Rb6b5]})
25... Nxa2 26. Rxc6 Nb4 $17 {- Black trades his weak pawn, and White's
weakness remains on the board. But the intermediate text move is also strong.})
25. Ne3 Nb4 $1 26. Rc4 Nxa2 {Black wins a pawn but White obtains counterplay.}
(26... a5 $5 27. a3 (27. d5 Nc5 28. dxc6 Nxa2) 27... b5 28. axb4 bxc4 29. bxa5
Nxd4 $17) 27. R1c2 b5 {Here, too, Black had a good alternative:} (27... c5 $5
28. d5 b5 29. Re4 {[%cal Rb2b3]} Nb4 30. dxe6 Nxc2 31. exf7+ Rxf7 32. Nxc2 Rd1+
33. Nce1 a5 $17 {[%csl Ga5,Gb5,Gc5]}) 28. Rxc6 Rxc6 29. Rxc6 Nb4 $1 (29... Nxd4
30. Ra6) 30. Rc1 Nxd4 (30... a5 $5) 31. Rc7 $1 $132 Nxf3+ (31... a5 32. Nxd4
Rxd4 33. Rc5) (31... a6 32. Ng5 $5 Ne6 33. Nxe6 fxe6 34. Ng4 $132) 32. gxf3 Nd5
$6 {The rook endgame "3 vs 3 + b-pawn" appears to be drawn.} (32... a5 33. Rb7
Rd2 34. Rxb5 Nd3 35. Rxa5 Rxb2 36. Ng4 h5 37. Rd5 $1 $11) ({Probably Black
should try} 32... a6 {although after} 33. Ng4 $1 {White creates counterplay
against the black king. E.g.} Kf8 (33... Kg7 34. Ne5 Kf6 35. f4) 34. Ne5 Rd1+
35. Kg2 Nd3 36. Nxf7 (36. Nxd3 Rxd3 37. Ra7 Rd6 $5) 36... Rd2 {The position is
sharp but Black retains winning chances.}) 33. Rxa7 Nxe3 34. fxe3 {[%mdl 4096]}
Rd3 35. Re7 Kf8 36. Re5 Rb3 37. Kg2 Rxb2+ 38. Kh3 b4 39. Rb5 Ke7 40. Rb7+ Ke6
41. e4 b3 42. f4 h6 43. Rb6+ Kd7 44. e5 Kc7 45. Rb4 Kc6 46. Rb8 Kc5 47. Rb7 Kc6
48. Rb8 Kc5 49. Rb7 Rb1 50. Kg2 Kc4 (50... b2 {is the most important winning
attempt. Black will now try to create a passed f-pawn or liquidate into the
winning pawn endgame. However, it proves impossible:} 51. Rb8 Kd4 52. Rb7 g5
53. Rb8 gxf4 (53... Kc3 54. Rc8+ Kd3 55. Rb8) 54. gxf4 h5 55. Rb7 h4 56. Rb8
h3+ 57. Kh2 Ke4 58. Rb7 $11) 51. Rxf7 {Now White's passed e5-pawn guarantees
him sufficient counterplay.} Re1 52. Rb7 Kc3 53. Rc7+ Kd3 54. Rb7 Kc2 55. Kf2
Re4 56. Kf3 Re1 57. Kf2 Re4 58. Kf3 Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.21"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Robson, Ray"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 Na6 9. Bd6 Qxg2 10. Qd3 $6 $146 {[%mdl 8] A new move in this well-known
position. GM Baadur Jobava had already tested another experimental
continuation:} (10. Qd4 $6 Nh6 11. O-O-O Nf5 12. Qd2 {, and now Black should
have played} Qxf2 $1 {[%cal Rf2e3]} ({instead of} 12... Nxd6 13. Bf3 Qg6 14.
Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Qxd6 $16 {1-0 Jobava,B (2566)-Potkin,V (2493)/Batumi 2002/CBM
090 (34)}) 13. Bc5 Qh4 14. Nf3 Qf6 {- White's compensation for the missing
material is hardly sufficient.}) (10. Qd2 {is the main, recently very popular
line.}) 10... e5 $1 11. O-O-O (11. Qe3 Qxh1 12. Qxe5+ Be6 13. Qxg7 O-O-O 14.
Bf3 Nf6 $1 15. Bxh1 Rhg8 16. Qxg8 Rxg8 17. O-O-O Bxc4 $17) 11... Qg5+ (11... e4
$5 12. Qe3 Be6 13. Bf1 $1 Qxh1 (13... Qg6 14. Ne2 $44) 14. Qg5 Rd8 $1 15. Bg2 (
15. Qxg7 $2 Rxd6) 15... Rxd6 16. Bxh1 Rxd1+ 17. Kxd1 Nf6 $1 {- the
complications end up in a small material advantage for Black, who can now
safely play for a win. If} 18. Qe3 {then} O-O 19. Qxa7 Nb4 $1 20. Qxb7 Nd3 $36)
12. Rd2 Nf6 $2 (12... Bf5 {was a must, with a messy position, e.g.} 13. Qb3 Qg2
(13... O-O-O 14. Nf3 $44) 14. Qxb7 Rd8 15. Nf3 Qxh1+ 16. Rd1 Qg2 (16... Qxd1+
17. Bxd1 Rxd6 18. Qa8+ $1 Ke7 19. Qxa7+ Kf6 20. Qe3 $1 (20. Qxa6 $143 Ne7 $15)
20... e4 21. Qc3+ Ke7 22. Nh4 Nh6 23. Nxf5+ Nxf5 24. Qe5+ Re6 25. Qxf5 $14) 17.
Qxc6+ Bd7 18. Qd5 $44) 13. Nf3 Qf5 14. Nxe5 Qxd3 15. Bxd3 {Despite the queen
exchange, White's compensation for the pawn (a bishop pair and superior
position of pieces) is more than sufficient.} Be6 16. f4 $5 (16. Rg1 Rg8 (16...
O-O-O 17. Nxf7 $1 Bxf7 18. Bf5+ Nd7 19. Rxg7 $16) 17. f4 O-O-O 18. Ba3 {
[%cal Rf4f5]} Nd7 $1 19. Nxd7 Rxd7 $1 20. f5 Rxd3 21. Rxd3 Bxf5 22. Re3 Be6 23.
b3 $14) 16... O-O-O 17. f5 Rxd6 18. fxe6 fxe6 (18... Nc5 $5 19. Nxf7 Nxd3+ 20.
Kb1 Rxe6 21. Nxh8 Re3 22. Nf7 $14) 19. Nf7 Rhd8 {It is not easy to say whether
it was better to leave White a knight:} (19... Rxd3 20. Rxd3 Rf8 21. Nd6+ Kc7
22. Rhd1 Nc5 23. Rg3 Rg8 24. b4 $14) 20. Nxd6+ Rxd6 $14 {Materialwise, Black
is OK but his a6 knight is out of play, and his kingside is vulnerable.} 21.
Rg1 g6 $2 {[%mdl 16384] It was absolutely crucial to avoid the exchange of
rooks:} (21... Rd7 $142 22. Bc2 Re7 {After} 23. Rdg2 {Black must play} g6 {
anyway but it doesn't lead to an immediate catastrophy:} 24. Rf1 Ne8 25. Kd2
$14) 22. Rf1 Nd7 (22... Nc5 23. Rxf6 Nxd3+ 24. Kc2 Nb4+ 25. Kd1 Nd3 26. Ke2
Nc1+ 27. Ke3 $18) 23. Be2 $5 (23. Bc2 $1 {[%cal Gc2h7] was probably even more
accurate.}) 23... Rxd2 24. Kxd2 {White's remaining rook will now invade
Black's camp and start collecting harvest.} Ne5 (24... Nac5 25. Ke3 $1) 25.
Rf8+ Kd7 26. Rh8 Nf7 27. Rxh7 Ke7 28. Rg7 Kf6 29. Rg8 Nc5 30. b4 Nd7 31. Ra8 a6
32. c5 Ke7 33. a4 Nd8 34. h4 Nf6 35. Bd3 Kd7 36. Bxg6 Kc7 37. h5 Ng4 38. Kd3
Ne5+ 39. Ke4 Nd7 40. Kf4 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2018.03.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 c5 $5 {[%mdl 512] Almost a
novelty (this move had been played by a couple of rather weak players).} 6.
Nxc5 Nc6 $146 {[%mdl 8]} ({Of course, after} 6... Bxc5 $6 7. dxc5 Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1
{White is better due to his bishop pair, e.g.} Nf6 9. Be2 Bd7 {1-0 (35) Hutt,A
(2122)-Moas,H Villa Carlos Paz 2003} 10. Be3 {etc.}) 7. Nf3 {Simple and good.}
(7. Nb3 {requires investigation. Most probably, Vladimir Kramnik planned} a5 8.
a4 $140 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Nxd4 $1 10. Bxb4 Nxb3 11. Qxb3 ({or} 11. Qxd8+ $5 Kxd8 12.
Rd1+ Ke8 13. Bd6 Bd7 $13) 11... Qb6 {Black regains the piece but his b4-pawn
will look vulnerable. Further analysis is required but at first glance Black
should equalise.}) 7... Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Qxd4 9. Nxd4 Bxc5 {Black has regained the
pawn but White keeps the initiative.} 10. Nb5 Ke7 11. Bd2 $6 {But not this way.
} (11. Nc7 $142 $1 Rb8 12. Bf4 Bb4+ 13. Ke2 Bd6 14. Bxd6+ Kxd6 15. Nb5+ Kc5 (
15... Ke7 16. Nxa7 Bd7 17. a4 $5) 16. Nxa7 (16. Rd1 $5 {[%csl Rc5]}) 16... Bd7
17. Ke1 {[%cal Ya7b5] and Black does not have sufficient compensation for the
missing pawn.}) 11... Bd7 {Black now consolidates his position and equalises.}
12. b4 Bxb5 13. cxb5 Bd6 14. g3 Rc8 {After this move White gets the important
c6-square for his bishop.} (14... Nf6 $5 15. Bg2 Nd5 $11) 15. Bg2 b6 16. Ke2
Nh6 17. Rac1 Nf5 18. Bc3 f6 19. f4 h5 20. Bc6 {[%csl Gc6] Now Black switches
to the d-file.} Rcd8 21. a4 h4 22. Kf3 (22. g4 {was more challenging for Black:
} Nh6 (22... Bxf4 {is risky as after} 23. gxf5 Bxc1 24. Rxc1 exf5 {White's
bishop pair should not be underestimated, e.g.} 25. a5 g5 26. axb6 axb6 27. Be1
{(S.Grigoriants)}) 23. Kf3 Nf7 {[%cal Yg7g5]} 24. Rce1 g5 25. Bd5 e5 ({or} 
25... Bxf4 26. Rxe6+ Kf8 27. Bxf6 Rxd5 28. Rhe1 Rd3+ 29. Kf2 Nh6 30. Bxh8 Nxg4+
) 26. Bxf7 Kxf7 27. fxe5 fxe5 28. Bxe5 Bxb4 29. Bxh8 Bxe1 30. Rxe1 Rxh8 {
- in both cases Black should not lose but he is certainly on the defending
side.}) 22... hxg3 23. hxg3 Rxh1 24. Rxh1 Bb8 25. Be4 Kf7 26. Rc1 (26. a5 Nd6
27. Bc6 Nf5 $11) 26... Ne7 27. Be1 f5 28. Bb1 Rd4 {Black's counterplay is now
enough for equality.} 29. Bc3 Rc4 30. Ba2 Rc8 31. Bb2 Rd8 32. Bc4 Rc8 33. Bb3
Rxc1 34. Bxc1 Bd6 35. Bd2 Nd5 36. Bxd5 exd5 37. Bc3 Be7 38. a5 Bf6 39. Bxf6
Kxf6 40. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.10.09"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8.
e3 Ne7 {A detailed review of this line is given in annotations to Onischuk -
Kovacs in this issue.} 9. Bd3 b6 10. Nf3 Ba6 11. O-O Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Nd7 (12...
O-O $142 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Qd5) 13. e4 $1 {[%mdl 32] This is now extremely
effective.} O-O ({The point is that after} 13... dxe4 14. Nxe4 Qd5 {(or
elswhere)} (14... Qe6 15. Qa3 O-O $2 16. Nfg5 $18) 15. Qa3 $1 {Black will not
be able to castle! Therefore Dmitry Jakovenko decides to let the e4-pawn move
forward.}) 14. e5 $14 {White now has an edge due to his space advantage.} Qe6
15. Rae1 Rfe8 (15... f6 $5) 16. Nh4 $1 {[%cal Yf2f4,Yf4f5]} Ng6 (16... f5 $5 {
It would take White a lot of time to prepare g2-g4.}) 17. Nxg6 Qxg6 18. Qd2 Nf8
(18... f5 {[%cal Yd7f8]}) 19. f4 Qf5 $2 (19... f5 {was possible here, too.
Instead, Black blocks White's f-pawn with his queen, which proves ineffective.}
) 20. Nd1 f6 21. Ne3 Qd7 22. Qd3 {[%cal Re3f5,Rf5d6]} fxe5 {Black finds a way
to parry White's threat but White now obtains a crushing pawn avalanche. One
of Philidor's model games had a similar course.} 23. dxe5 Ne6 24. f5 Nc5 25.
Qd4 {[%cal Ye5e6,Ye3g4,Yf5f6]} Ne4 {Desperation, rather than a blunder. White
now wins a pawn and then converts his material advantage.} 26. Nxd5 $1 {
[%mdl 64]} Qxd5 (26... cxd5 27. Rxe4 $18) 27. Qxe4 Rad8 28. e6 (28. f6 $5)
28... Qxe4 29. Rxe4 Rd6 (29... Rd2 30. b4 $1 (30. g4 $143 Rxb2 31. g5 Rb5 32.
h4 Kf8 33. f6 Rd5) 30... Rxa2 31. Rc1 Rc8 32. Rec4 $18) 30. g4 Kf8 31. g5 Ke7
32. Kg2 Rd5 33. Kg3 Kd6 34. h4 c5 35. f6 gxf6 36. gxf6 Rd3+ 37. Kh2 Rd2+ 38.
Kh1 1-0

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O Nbd7
15. Nd2 Qc7 ({The immediate} 15... e5 {is simple and good (see my survey in
CBM 148). However, the text move is not bad either.}) 16. f4 {White prevents ..
.e6-e5 but allows the advance of Black's queenside pawns. The line is examined
in CBM 155, annotations to Hammer - Nakamura.} a4 $1 17. Rb1 Rfd8 18. Qe2 b3
19. Ba1 (19. Ra1 {(my recommendation from CBM 155) was tested in the following
game:} Nb8 ({Black has other options worth trying, e.g.} 19... Nf8) 20. f5 $1
Nc6 21. fxe6 fxe6 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Nb4 24. Bb1 Ba6 25. Rc1 Bb7 26. Rf1 (
26. Ba3 $5) 26... Rdc8 $2 (26... Ba6) 27. Qg4 Re8 {1-0 (27) Sjugirov,S (2666)
-Dreev,A (2649) Rostov on Don 2014 - the further score is unavailable but
White is already clearly better. The line needs further exploration but in any
case I think it is better than 19.Ba1.}) 19... Nf8 {A rare continuation. After
the game Evgeny Tomashevsky admitted that he didn't expect the line and could
not recall theoretical recommendations.} (19... Qb6 20. e4 (20. Kh1 Nf8 21. f5
Re8 22. e4 exf5 23. Rxf5 Rad8 24. d5 N6d7 25. e5 Ng6 $13 {1-0 (38) Yevseev,D 
(2557)-Zinchenko,Y (2501) Cappelle la Grande 2006}) 20... Nf8 21. e5 Ng4 $1 22.
c5 (22. Qxg4 $2 Rxd4) 22... Qb4 23. Nc4 Nh6 $13 {D.Yevseev}) (19... Qd6 $5 20.
e4 Nc5 21. e5 Qc6 22. exf6 Nxd3 {0-1 (33) Hammer,J (2608)-Nakamura,H (2775)
Stavanger 2013 CBM 155 [Krasenkow,M]} 23. Rf3 $1 b2 (23... Nb4 24. Qe5 g6 25.
Qg5 Qe8 26. Rh3 $40 {M.Golubev}) 24. Rxd3 bxa1=Q 25. Rxa1 gxf6 26. f5 $13) (
19... Nb8 $5 {[%cal Yb8c6]} 20. f5 (20. d5 Nbd7 21. e4 {0-1 (51) Duzhakov,I 
(2267)-Kosov,I (2405) Peterhof 2008} exd5 22. cxd5 Qb6+ 23. Kh1 Ba6 $15) (20.
e4 Nc6 21. d5 Nb4 22. Rf3 (22. Bxf6 gxf6 $13 {V.Malakhov}) 22... exd5 23. exd5
Qb6+ 24. Qf2 $2 (24. Kh1 Nxd3 25. Rxd3 Bc8 $13 {V.Malakhov}) 24... Qxf2+ 25.
Kxf2 Nfxd5 $1 $17 {0-1 (39) Cramling,P (2488)-Turova,I (2413) Dresden 2004})
20... Nbd7 {[%cal Ye6e5]} (20... Nc6 21. fxe6 fxe6 22. Rxf6 gxf6 23. Qg4+ Qg7
24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. Be4 Re8 26. Qh3 $13 {1/2 (34) Jakovljevic,V (2461)-Delabaca,
R (2164) Kemer 2007}) 21. fxe6 fxe6 22. Nf3 (22. c5 $5 {[%cal Yd2c4]}) 22...
Be4 23. Ng5 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Ne5 25. Qc3 Neg4 26. Rf4 {0-1 (46) Har Zvi,R (2510)
-Kantsler,B (2475) Tel Aviv 1996 CBM 053 [Kantsler]} Qa5 $1 27. Qxa5 Rxa5 28.
Nxe6 Rb8 $17) 20. e4 (20. f5 e5 21. dxe5 {0-1 (31) Soppe,G (2480)-Varela,G 
(2290) Boca 1997} N6d7 $1 22. e6 Nc5 $36) 20... N6d7 (20... Qb6 $5 {- see
above. However, the text move, anticipating e4-e5 or f4-f5 and preparing ...
f7-f5 in some situations, is hardly worse.}) 21. Kh1 (21. f5 $6 e5 $1) (21. e5
f5 $1) 21... Re8 22. Qg4 Ng6 23. Qg3 Rad8 {Black has centralised his pieces
and is now prepared for any action.} 24. Bb2 Qd6 {[%cal Rd7c5,Ra4a3]} 25. Ra1
Qb4 (25... Nc5 {can now be met with} 26. e5 Qd7 27. Bb1) 26. Qe3 f5 $1 {Timely!
} 27. e5 (27. exf5 $5 exf5 28. Qf2 Nf6 29. d5 $13 ({but not} 29. Bxf5 $2 Nh4 $1
30. Bh3 Nxg2 31. Bxg2 Ng4 32. Qg3 Bxg2+ 33. Qxg2 Ne3 34. Qf2 Nxf1 35. Nxf1 Qxc4
)) 27... Qb6 {It is very difficult for both sides to make progress so they
should manoeuvre to provoke the opponent's mistake.} (27... Bc6 {[%cal Yb4b7]
was probably a more appropriate arrangement.}) 28. Rg1 (28. c5 Qc6 (28... Qc7
29. Nc4) 29. Qe2 $5 {leads to interesting complications:} Nxc5 30. Bb5 Ba6 31.
Bxc6 Bxe2 32. Bxe8 Bxf1 33. Nxf1 Nd3 34. Bxa4 Nxb2 35. Bxb3 Nxf4 36. Ne3 $1
Rxd4 37. Nxf5 Rd3 38. Ra8+ Kf7 39. Nd6+ Ke7 40. Ra7+ Kd8 41. Rb7 {(S.
Zagrebelny)} Re3 42. h3 Rxe5 43. Rxg7 Re2 {, and Black should reach a draw.})
28... Bc6 29. h3 Nb8 30. Kh2 Na6 31. g4 Nb4 32. gxf5 Nxd3 33. Qxd3 exf5 {
Black has eliminated White's bishop pair but unblocked White's central pawns.
Black should be ready to sacrifice a piece for them. However, White's king is
unsafe, and Black's queenside pawns are still very strong, which will
guarantee him a sufficient compensation. The position is extremely complicated,
and even top players can't avoid serious mistakes.} 34. Qe3 Nf8 $6 {Hardly an
appropriate retreat.} (34... Re7 $1 35. Nf1 Qa6 36. d5 Qxc4 37. dxc6 Qxc6 $44 {
[%cal Ye7d7] sacrificing a piece in a much better version.}) 35. Nf1 $1 Qb4 36.
d5 Qxc4 $6 (36... Bxd5 $142 37. cxd5 Rxd5 {but White still keeps some winning
chances after} 38. Qa7 (38. e6 $143 Nxe6 39. Bxg7 Qxf4+ 40. Qxf4 Nxf4) 38...
Qxf4+ 39. Rg3 Ne6 40. Qxa4 Qxa4 41. Rxa4) 37. dxc6 Ne6 38. Qc1 (38. c7 $1 {
, destroying Black's setup was impossible to find under time pressure:} Rc8 (
38... Nxc7 39. Rxg7+ $3 Kxg7 40. Rc1) (38... Qxc7 39. Rxa4) (38... Rd3 39. Rxa4
$1) 39. Ng3 {- in all variations White should win.}) 38... Qb4 (38... Qb5 $142)
39. Ba3 (39. c7 $1 {still led to a winning position:} Rc8 40. Qc6 $1 Qxf4+ 41.
Ng3 {[%cal Ra1a4]}) 39... Qb6 40. c7 {Too late now.} (40. Ng3 $142) 40... Rc8
41. Qe3 Qxc7 42. Ng3 Qc2+ $6 {This forcing continuation is not quite correct.}
(42... Qf7 $5 $44) 43. Rg2 Rc3 {[%mdl 2048]} 44. Nxf5 $6 {Exhausted, White
decides to force a draw.} (44. Rxc2 Rxe3 45. Rc4 {hardly gives him any chances,
e.g.} Rd8 46. Rg1 Nd4 $5 47. Kh1 (47. Kg2 Rd3 {[%cal Rd3d2]}) 47... Nf3 48.
Nxf5 Re2 49. Nh6+ Kh8 50. Nf7+ $11) ({However,} 44. Qa7 $1 {was very strong:}
Qd3 45. Rc1 $1 (45. Rf1 Rc2 46. Rxc2 bxc2 47. Qxa4 Rc8 {is less clear}) ({or} 
45. Qxa4 Rec8 {[%cal Rc3c2,Re6d4]}) ({but} 45. Bb2 Rc2 46. Rag1 $16 {is quite
strong, too} Nxf4 $140 $2 47. Qxa4) 45... Rxc1 46. Bxc1 {(chess-news.ru)} Rc8
47. Qe7 Nd4 48. h4 $1 {, and White should win.}) 44... Rxe3 45. Nh6+ (45. Rxc2
Rf3 {was too risky.}) 45... Kh8 46. Nf7+ Kg8 47. Nh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 c6 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. O-O O-O
15. Re1 Ne4 16. c5 {This is one of the main lines of the Noteboom system,
which was thoroughly examined in CBM 148 and my Semi-Slav DVD.} Bc6 {Perhaps 
(and contrary to my previous conclusions) this move is not worse than} (16...
Qc7) 17. Qc2 f5 18. Bc4 Qe7 {I thought this is not the best place for Black's
queen but in fact, it can help Black's kingside counterplay in some cases.} 19.
Bb3 {[%cal Yb3a4]} (19. Qb3 Kh8 $1 20. Bxe6 $2 Ndxc5 21. dxc5 Nxc5 22. Qc4 Bxf3
23. Bxf5 Rxf5 24. gxf3 Rxf3 $19 {0-1 (47) Bykhovsky,A (2375)-Galkin,A (2590)
playchess.com INT 2007}) 19... Kh8 (19... Rfc8 20. Ra2 (20. Ba4 $5) 20... Nexc5
$6 (20... Rc7 $142 21. Rc1 Rca7 22. Ba4 Bd5 23. Raa1 $14 {B.Avrukh}) 21. dxc5
Nxc5 22. Bc4 Be4 23. Qd2 $1 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Ne4 $1 25. fxe4 Rxc4 26. Qd3 Rxe4 27.
f3 Rh4 28. Be5 $1 $14 {[%cal Ga2g2] 1-0 (38) Avrukh,B (2582)-Moreno Tejera,E 
(2365) Andorra 2002 CBM 089 ext [Avrukh,B]}) (19... Ra7 20. Rec1 $5 (20. Ra2
Rfa8 21. Rea1 a4 22. Rxa4 (22. Bxa4 $6 Bd5) 22... Bxa4 23. Rxa4 Rxa4 24. Bxa4
Ndf6 25. Bb3 Nd5 26. Ne5 Qb7 27. f3 Nec3 $132 {1/2 (36) Eriksson,J (2474)
-Matros,A (2573) Sweden 2000}) (20. Ba4 Bxa4 21. Rxa4 (21. Qxa4 Ndf6 22. Qb5
Qc7 23. Ne5 Ng4 $1 $132 {0-1 (31) Bas Fortuny,M (2293)-Sprenger,E (2440) ICCF
Postal 2003}) 21... Rfa8 22. Rea1 Qe8 $1 (22... Qd8 {0-1 (41) Sebenik,M (2430)
-Pavasovic,D (2586) Celje 2003} 23. Qc4 $1) 23. Ne1 (23. Qc4 $6 Ndf6 24. Ne5
Nd5 25. Qb3 Nec3 26. Bxc3 Nxc3 $17 {0-1 (55) Azmaiparashvili,Z (2673)-Galkin,A
(2587) Saint Vincent 2000}) 23... Nb8 24. Nd3 (24. f3 Nf6 25. Nd3 Nc6 26. Qb3
Qd7 27. Bc1 Rd8 28. Bd2 Nd5 $13 {1-0 (41) Sebenik,M (2426)-Reefschlaeger,H 
(2299) Salzburg 2004}) 24... Nc6 25. Qe2 Nf6 $13 (25... g5 26. f3 Nf6 27. e4
fxe4 28. fxe4 Qg6 29. Re1 Rf8 30. Raa1 Raf7 31. h3 Rd8 32. Nf2 g4 33. hxg4 Rdf8
34. Qd1 Rd8 35. Qa4 $14 {1-0 (47) Persson,C (2511)-Haugen,A (2555) ICCF 2001}))
20... Rfa8 21. Ba4 Bxa4 22. Qxa4 Qe8 23. Ne1 Nef6 (23... Ndf6 $5) 24. Nd3 Nd5
25. Re1 Qc8 26. f3 Qa6 27. Rad1 Rf8 28. e4 $14 {1/2 (38) Peralta,F (2546)
-Bellini,F (2499) Badalona 2006}) (19... g5 $5 {is very interesting, e.g.} 20.
Ba4 (20. Rec1 g4 21. Ne1 Ndf6 22. Ra2 Nd5 23. Rca1 {0-1 (53) Brain
Damage-Klosterfrau playchess.com INT 2007} Rf6 $1 24. Rxa5 Rxa5 25. Rxa5 Rh6
$40) 20... Bxa4 21. Rxa4 {- Black's blockade has been lifted but his kingside
counterplay is strong enough:} g4 22. Nd2 Nxd2 23. Qxd2 Nf6 $132 {If this
position is OK for Black then 16...Bc6 is definitely playable.}) 20. Red1 (20.
Rec1 $5 f4 $5 (20... Qe8) 21. Re1 (21. Ba4 Bxa4 22. Rxa4 Ng5 23. Nxg5 Qxg5 $13)
21... Ng5 22. e4 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 Qg5+ 24. Kh1 Qh5 25. Qd1 $13 {1-0 (39)
Svetushkin,D (2594)-Saptarshi,R (2385) Imperia 2011}) 20... Qe8 {A standard
move but it doesn't exploit the merits of the position of Black's queen on e7.}
(20... f4 $5 {was interesting here.}) 21. Ba4 Bxa4 $6 {This move just helps
White to attack the a5-pawn.} (21... Qc8 $142) 22. Rxa4 Ndf6 23. Rda1 Qb5 (
23... Ng4 24. Rxa5 Rxa5 25. Rxa5 Ngxf2 26. c6 $16) 24. Ne5 Ng4 (24... Nd5 {
is not enough due to} 25. Qd3 $1 Rfb8 (25... Qxd3 26. Nxd3 {[%cal Ra4a5]}) 26.
Qxb5 Rxb5 27. Nc6 $16 {[%csl Ra5]}) 25. Nxg4 $2 ({Here, too,} 25. Qd3 $1 {
was called for:} Qb7 (25... Rfb8 26. Qxb5 Rxb5 27. Nd3 {[%cal Rf2f3,Rd3b4]})
26. c6 $1 Nxe5 27. cxb7 Nxd3 28. bxa8=Q Rxa8 29. Rxa5 Rg8 30. Bc1 $16 {
Chesspro.ru}) 25... fxg4 (25... b3 $5 26. Qd1 fxg4 27. d5 $1 $13) 26. Qxe4 Qe2
27. Rf1 (27. f4 $5 gxf3 28. gxf3 Ra6 $3 (28... Qxb2 $143 29. Qd3 $1 Rxf3 30.
R4a2 Qc3 31. Qxc3 bxc3 32. Rxa5) 29. Bc3 $3 (29. Rb1 e5 $1 30. c6 Rf6) (29.
R4a2 b3 30. Ra3 e5 $1) 29... bxc3 30. R4a2 Qc4 31. Rc2 Rb8 32. Rac1 Rb3 33. Rd1
$14 {[%cal Yd4d5,Ye4d3]}) 27... Qxb2 28. Qxe6 (28. Qxg4 $5 b3 29. Qd1 Qc3 30.
Qc1 Qd3 31. Qb2 Qb5 32. Rfa1 e5 33. dxe5 Rfb8 $11 {Chesspro.ru}) 28... b3 29.
Qc4 (29. Qxg4 Qc3 $13 {[%cal Yb3b2]}) 29... Rf6 $1 {[%cal Ra8f8]} 30. Qc1 Qe2
31. c6 $4 {[%mdl 16384] This move unexpectedly loses. White probably simply
misevaluated the position and underestimated the danger.} (31. Qc4 $1 {was the
right continuation although after} Qb2 {[%cal Ya8f8] Black's counterplay is
enough for equality} (31... Qxc4 $143 32. Rxc4 a4 33. Rb4)) 31... b2 32. Qc4 $8
{The only way to protect both the c6-pawn and the 1st rank.} Qd2 $1 {[%cal
Rf6f2]} 33. c7 Rc8 34. Qb3 Rcf8 $1 35. Qd1 Rxf2 $1 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.10.29"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Nikolaidis, Ioannis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Greece II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Qb3 $5 c6 (5... Nf6 6. Bg5 c6 7.
Nf3 Be7 8. e3 {[%cal Yf1d3] leads to a popular position often arising from
other move orders, which is slightly better for White.}) (5... Nc6 6. Nf3 Bb4 (
6... Be6 7. Bf4 Bb4 8. e3 Nge7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Rac1 h6
13. Na4 b6 14. a3 $14 {0-1 (69) Kryakvin,D (2554)-Grachev,B (2628) Sochi 2016})
7. Bf4 Nge7 8. e3 O-O (8... Bf5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Kh8 11. Rac1 Bd6 12. Bxd6
Qxd6 13. Na4 Nd8 14. Nc5 c6 15. Qc3 Bg4 16. Rfe1 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 f5 18. b4 $14 {
1/2 (52) Svane,R (2573)-Rakhmanov,A (2676) Minsk 2017}) 9. Bd3 Bd6 10. Bg5 (10.
Bxd6 $142) 10... Be6 11. a3 Qd7 12. Qc2 h6 13. Bh4 Nf5 14. O-O Nxh4 15. Nxh4
Ne7 16. Na4 Qc6 17. Qb3 Bd7 18. Nc3 Qb6 19. Qxb6 cxb6 20. Bc2 b5 $13 {1/2 (48)
Matlakov,M (2714)-Timofeev,A (2555) Sochi RUS 2017}) (5... c5 $5 {is the
latest discovery by GM L-D.Nisipeanu:} 6. Nxd5 Nc6 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. e4 dxe3 9.
Qxe3+ Be6 10. Nf4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 Qd4 13. Nxe6 Qxe3+ 14. fxe3 fxe6
$11 {1/2 (24) Martinovic,S (2564)-Nisipeanu,L (2673) Austria 2017}) 6. e4 Bd6 {
Hardly a good novelty. The resulting pawn structure is favourable to White.} (
6... dxe4 7. Bc4 Qe7 8. a4 Nf6 9. Nge2 g6 (9... Bf5 10. O-O Bg6 11. f4 exf3 12.
Rxf3 Qd7 13. Nf4 Bd6 14. Re3+ Kf8 15. Rf3 $16 {1-0 (23) Schlechter,C-Janowski,
D Monte Carlo 1902}) 10. O-O Bg7 11. Ng3 O-O 12. Re1 b5 13. axb5 cxb5 14. Bxb5
Qb7 15. Ba4 Qxb3 16. Bxb3 Nc6 17. Rd1 (17. d5 $5) 17... Bg4 18. Nge2 {1/2 (18)
Svidler,P (2751)-Erdos,V (2628) Tbilisi 2017}) 7. e5 Bc7 8. f4 Nh6 9. Bd3 Bb6
10. Nge2 $6 {[%mdl 32] Not the best arrangement of pieces; after thisd White's
knights can't restore co-ordination till the end of the game!} (10. Nf3 $142
$14 {[%cal Yc3e2]}) 10... Bf5 11. Qc2 Qh4+ 12. Ng3 g6 13. Be3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nf5
15. O-O-O Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Nd7 17. f5 {This break looks dangerous but Black
contains it successfully.} O-O-O 18. Rhf1 Rhe8 19. Qd3 Kb8 20. Kb1 Bc7 21. Rde1
Nb6 22. Nce2 Nc4 23. b3 Na3+ 24. Kb2 Qe7 25. Rc1 Nb5 26. a4 $6 {After this
inaccurate move Black seizes the initiative with a clever piece sacrifice.} (
26. Nc3 Nxc3 27. Rxc3 Bb6 $132) 26... Qa3+ 27. Kb1 Nxd4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 28.
Nxd4 Bxe5 $44 {[%csl Rb1]} 29. Rf2 c5 30. Ra2 Qb4 31. Nc2 Qh4 32. Nf1 c4 33.
Qf3 Rd6 (33... g5 $5 $36) 34. a5 Rc8 35. Nb4 Rc5 36. Ra4 Qd4 37. Qe2 $6 (37.
Nd3 $1 Bf6 38. Qe3) 37... f6 38. Rd1 Qc3 39. Qc2 Qxc2+ {After this move White
manages to consolidate his position.} (39... Rb5 $142 $1 40. Qxc3 Bxc3 41. Na2
Rxb3+ 42. Kc2 Be5 $17) 40. Kxc2 gxf5 41. Nd2 cxb3+ 42. Kxb3 Rc3+ 43. Ka2 Bxh2
44. Nf3 Be5 45. Ra3 Rc4 46. Kb3 Rc3+ 47. Ka2 Rc4 48. Kb3 Rc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 16th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2018.01.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Batsiashvili, Nino"]
[Black "Sethuraman, SP."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[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"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. Be2 {This quiet
development is rather harmless.} Bb7 7. O-O Nf6 8. e5 Nd5 9. Ne4 h6 {A typical
move preventing Bc1-g5 (as well as Nf3-g5). White has some compensation for
the pawn but not more.} 10. Bd2 (10. b3 c3 $1 11. a3 Be7 (11... a5 $142 $1 $15)
12. Qc2 Nd7 13. Nxc3 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 O-O 15. Rd1 Nb6 16. Nd2 Nd5 17. Qg3 Bh4 {
1/2 (19) Grishchenko,S (2456)-Skatchkov,P (2486) Tula 2009}) (10. a4 $5 a6 11.
Bd2 Nd7 12. b3 c5 13. axb5 axb5 14. bxc4 bxc4 15. dxc5 Nxc5 $11 16. Bxc4 $2
Nxe4 17. Bb5+ Ke7 18. Qc2 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Qb6 20. Qxe4 Qxb5 21. Qd4 Kd7 $19 {
0-1 (27) Alatortsev,V-Kotov,A Moscow (Russia) 1948}) 10... Nd7 {Black prepares
the typical freeing move ...c6-c5.} (10... Be7 11. b3 cxb3 12. axb3 O-O 13. Ba5
Qd7 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. dxc5 Qe7 (15... b4 $142 {[%cal Yb7a6]}) 16. b4 $44 {
0-1 (67) Batsiashvili,N (2472)-Zawadzka,J (2422) Heraklio 2017}) 11. b3 cxb3 (
11... c5 {is possible at once:} 12. bxc4 (12. dxc5 Bxc5 {[%cal Ye8g8]}) 12...
N5b6 $1 13. Nxc5 Nxc5 14. dxc5 Nxc4 15. Qb3 Qd7 {and Black should equalise.
The text move is more ambitious.}) 12. axb3 a5 13. Re1 Qb6 14. Bd3 c5 $1 15.
Qe2 b4 16. dxc5 (16. Bb5 cxd4) 16... Bxc5 17. Rec1 Be7 $6 (17... O-O {was
quite possible. If} 18. Bb5 {then} Nc3 $1 19. Nxc3 (19. Bxc3 Bxe4 20. Bxd7 Bxf3
21. Qxf3 bxc3 22. Rxc3 Bd4 23. Rc6 Qa7 $17) 19... bxc3 20. Rxc3 (20. Bxc3 Bxf2+
$1) 20... Bxf3 21. Rxf3 Nxe5 22. Rg3 Bxf2+ $1 23. Qxf2 Qxb5 24. Bxh6 Ng6 $17)
18. Be3 (18. Bb5 Rd8 $17) 18... Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Bd5 {After this move White
prevents Black's castling, and his h8-rook remains out of play.} (19... Qxe3
20. fxe3 Bd5 21. Rc7 (21. Nd6+ Bxd6 22. exd6 O-O 23. e4 Bxb3 $15) 21... Bd8 22.
Nd6+ Ke7 23. Nc8+ Rxc8 24. Rxc8 Bb7 (24... Bxb3 25. Be4 $1) 25. Rc2 Bb6 $15)
20. Qxb6 Nxb6 21. Bb5+ Kd8 $6 {[%csl Rd8]} (21... Kf8 $5 22. Bc6 Bxc6 23. Rxc6
Nd5 $15) 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. exd6 {[%csl Rh8]} Bxf3 24. gxf3 Nd5 $2 (24... Rc8 $11
) 25. Bc6 Rc8 26. Rc5 Rxc6 {Black has no way to bring his h8-rook into play
without concessions.} 27. Rxc6 Kd7 28. Ra6 $1 Rc8 29. h4 (29. Ra7+ Kxd6 30.
Rxf7 Rc3 31. Rxa5 Rxb3 $132) 29... Rc5 $6 {Black goes for a rook exchange. The
resulting endgame is lost for him, though.} (29... a4 $142 30. R1xa4 Rc1+ 31.
Kg2 {White threatens Ra4-a5-b5. Black must urgently remove his pawns from the
7th rank:} g6 32. R4a5 f6 33. Rb5 Rc6 34. Rxc6 Kxc6 {Still, White should
gradually win in that case, too.}) 30. R1xa5 Rxa5 31. Rxa5 Kxd6 32. Ra7 {
Winning one of Black's pawns.} g5 (32... Ne7 33. Rb7) 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Rxf7
Ke5 35. Rf8 Nf4 36. Rb8 Nd3 37. Rc8 Ne1 38. Rc4 Nxf3+ 39. Kh1 Ne1 40. Rxb4 Nd3
41. Rb5+ Kd4 42. Kg2 e5 43. Rb8 Kc3 44. f3 Nb4 45. Rb5 Nd3 46. Kg3 Kd4 47. Rb8
1-0

[Event "EU-ch 14th"]
[Site "Legnica"]
[Date "2013.05.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Salgado Lopez, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2013.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8.
e3 Qg6 {Of course, White will hardly agree to trade the queens, and Black's
queen will be pushed away from this square but all that will take time and
attract White's pieces to inferior squares.} (8... Ne7 {is another option
examined in several CBM issues.}) 9. Qd2 (9. Qxg6 hxg6 10. b4 a6 (10... Nf6 11.
f3 Be6 12. Bd3 Nbd7 13. Nge2 g5 14. g4 Ke7 15. Kd2 Rh3 16. Ng1 Rh4 17. a4 {
1/2 (17) Shankland,S (2580)-Akobian,V (2621) Philadelphia 2012}) 11. f3 Nd7 (
11... Ne7 12. Bd3 Bf5 13. e4 dxe4 14. fxe4 Bg4 15. Kf2 Nd7 16. Kg3 Be6 17. Nf3
O-O-O 18. h3 f6 19. a4 Ne5 20. dxe5 Rxd3 21. Rac1 {1/2 (21) Sturua,Z (2509)
-Nezad,H (2320) Abu Dhabi 2006}) 12. Bd3 Ne7 13. Nge2 g5 14. Kf2 Nf6 15. g4 Kd8
16. Kg3 Bd7 17. a4 Nc8 18. h3 Re8 19. Kf2 Nd6 $11 {1-0 (44) Nakamura,H (2774)
-Ponomariov,R (2754) Saint Louis 2011}) (9. Qb3 Nd7 (9... Ne7 10. Nge2 Nd7 11.
Nf4 Qd6 12. Bd3 Nb6 (12... Nf6 $142) 13. a4 Bf5 14. a5 Bxd3 15. Nxd3 Nc4 16.
Qxb7 O-O 17. O-O a6 18. Qb4 $14 {1/2 (38) Kuljasevic,D (2555)-Kovacevic,B 
(2459) Sibenik 2010}) 10. Nf3 Ne7 11. h4 (11. O-O-O Nb6 12. h3 Qf6 13. Be2 Be6
14. Rhf1 Ng6 15. Ne1 Qe7 16. Nd3 O-O 17. Nc5 Rfe8 18. Bd3 Nf8 19. Qc2 Rab8 20.
Kb1 Nbd7 $11 {1/2 (40) Knaak,R (2540)-Hort,V (2565) Germany 1995}) (11. Qa3 Nb6
12. b3 Qf6 13. e4 Bg4 14. Ne5 Bh5 15. Bd3 Nd7 16. Nxd7 Qxd4 17. Qc5 Qxd3 18.
Ne5 Qa6 $13 {1-0 (48) Dreev,A (2677)-Rudolf,A (2325) Helsingor 2012}) 11... Nf5
12. h5 Qf6 13. Bd3 Nd6 14. Qc2 Nb6 15. Ne5 Bf5 16. Bxf5 Qxf5 17. Qxf5 Nxf5 18.
g4 Nd6 19. b3 h6 20. f3 O-O-O 21. Kd2 Nd7 22. Ne2 Rhe8 23. Nd3 f5 24. Rag1 Re7
{1/2 (24) Khismatullin,D (2667)-Melia,S (2442) Chalkis 2010}) 9... Ne7 (9...
Nd7 10. Nge2 (10. f3 Nb6 11. Bd3 Qh6 12. Qf2 Ne7 13. Nge2 Nf5 14. Nd1 O-O 15.
O-O Be6 16. e4 Ne7 17. Ng3 f5 $11 {1/2 (26) Kramnik,V (2450)-Belikov,V (2375)
Kuibyshev 1990}) 10... Nb6 11. Nf4 (11. Ng3 $5) 11... Qd6 12. O-O-O Ne7 13. f3
Ng6 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. e4 Be6 16. e5 Qe7 17. f4 O-O-O 18. b3 Kb8 19. Kb2 Bf5
$132 {0-1 (40) Rustemov,A (2552)-Vaganian,R (2587) Germany 2007}) 10. Nge2 (10.
f3 Qh6 11. Bd3 Bf5 12. e4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Be6 14. Nge2 Nd7 15. e5 h5 16. Rac1
Nb6 17. b3 Kd7 18. Nd1 Bf5 $11 {1/2 (52) Agdestein,S (2560)-Stubberud,O (2299)
Riga 2012}) 10... O-O (10... Qd6 11. Ng3 Bf5 12. Nxf5 Nxf5 13. Bd3 Ne7 14. b4
a6 15. Na4 O-O 16. O-O f5 17. Qc3 Nd7 18. Nc5 $14 {1/2 (58) Dreev,A (2677)
-Vaganian,R (2664) Poikovsky 2002 CBM 089 [Dautov]}) (10... Qf6 $5 {R.Dautov}
11. Ng3 h5 $5) 11. Nf4 (11. Ng3 $5 {, controlling the f5-square, is another
possible setup:} Qd6 (11... Nd7 12. Bd3 Qh6 13. O-O Nf6 14. b4 Bd7 15. a4 Rad8
16. b5 $14 {1-0 (55) Azmaiparashvili,Z (2585)-Gomez Esteban,J (2400) Toledo
1991}) (11... Bf5 $5 12. Nxf5 Nxf5 {[%cal Yf5d6] is probably the most
appropriate plan for Black}) 12. Bd3 Be6 13. O-O Nd7 14. Rad1 f5 15. Nh5 Bf7
16. Nf4 Nf6 17. f3 g5 18. Nh3 h6 19. Bb1 Rae8 20. Nf2 Be6 21. e4 $14 {1-0 (51)
Azmaiparashvili,Z (2560)-Petrosian,A (2475) Yerevan 1989}) 11... Qd6 12. Be2 (
12. Bd3 {is now senseless due to} Bf5 $1 13. O-O Nd7 14. Rfc1 a5 15. Na4 Bxd3
16. Nxd3 Nf5 17. Nac5 Ra7 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. b3 Re8 $11 {1/2 (30) Krush,I (2473)
-Melia,S (2362) Moscow 2008}) 12... Nd7 (12... Ng6 $5 13. Nd3 Bf5) 13. O-O Ng6
14. Nd3 Nf6 15. f3 b6 (15... Bf5 16. Nf2 Rfe8 {was quite possible, too. Black
can successfully prevent e3-e4.}) 16. Nf2 Bb7 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Rfe1 c5 $11 19.
Qc2 Qe7 20. Bf1 a6 {Black starts a dubious plan.} (20... Bc6 $5) 21. Qb3 b5 $2
{[%mdl 16384]} (21... Qc7 {was still possible.}) 22. dxc5 Qxc5 {Black's
isolated d5 pawn is a weakness restricting his pieces, and he has no
positional compensation. Besides, after White's next move another weakness (b5)
will be created.} (22... Nd7 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Nxc5 25. Qf5 Rxd1 26. Nxd1
$16) 23. a4 $1 Bc6 24. axb5 axb5 {[%csl Rb5]} 25. Nd3 Qc4 26. Qa3 Ra8 27. Nb4
$1 Qc5 28. Qb3 Rfd8 29. Nxc6 Qxc6 30. Qxb5 {White has finally collected a pawn
and gradually brings home his material advantage.} Qe6 31. Qc5 Rac8 32. Qd4 Qe7
33. Nb5 Nf8 34. Rc1 Ne6 35. Qd2 h5 36. Rxc8 Rxc8 37. b4 Nd7 38. Nd4 Nb6 39.
Nxe6 fxe6 40. Qd4 Nc4 41. Rb1 Na3 42. Rb3 Nc2 43. Qe5 Ra8 44. b5 Ra1 45. Rc3
1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 Bb4 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O Nbd7
15. Nd2 Qc7 ({I recommended} 15... e5 {- see CBM 148. However, the text move
is possible, too.}) 16. f4 {A seemingly logical move preventing 16...e5.
However, it allows Black's queenside pawns to move forward.} (16. f3 $142 {
- see Jakovenko - Grigoryan in CBM 142}) 16... a4 $1 17. Rb1 (17. Rxa4 $4 Qc6)
(17. e4 a3 18. Bc1 Rfd8 19. e5 {1-0 (27) Kasparov,G (2805)-Tyomkin,D (2310)
Tel Aviv 1994} Nc5 $1 20. dxc5 Qxc5+ 21. Kh1 Rxd3 22. exf6 Qd4 $19) 17... Rfd8
{[%cal Rd7c5]} (17... Rfb8 18. e4 Nf8 19. e5 N6d7 20. f5 exf5 21. Rxf5 $36 {
1/2 (51) Horvath,D (2386)-Berczes,D (2528) Budapest 2012}) 18. Qe2 b3 (18...
Nf8 19. e4 N6d7 20. Qe3 (20. e5 f5 $1 21. exf6 (21. h3 Nc5 $1 22. dxc5 Qd7)
21... Nxf6 22. Qe3 {0-1 (92) Breder,D (2435)-Rombaldoni,D (2465) Budapest 2009}
Re8 $13) 20... f6 21. Ba1 b3 22. Be2 e5 23. fxe5 fxe5 24. d5 Ng6 25. Bg4 Qc5
26. Rbe1 Qxe3+ 27. Rxe3 Nc5 28. Bf5 $36 {1-0 (45) Lyukmanov,V (2353)-Altanoch,
G (2034) ICCF WS 2006}) 19. Ba1 (19. Ra1 $5 Nb8 20. c5 $13 {[%cal Yd2c4] needs
analysis.}) 19... Qd6 $146 {Black renews the ...Nc5 threat. However, e3-e4-e5
now gains in strength. Practice has seen:} (19... Qb6 20. e4 (20. Kh1 Nf8 21.
f5 Re8 22. e4 exf5 23. Rxf5 Rad8 24. d5 N6d7 25. e5 Ng6 $13 {1-0 (38) Yevseev,
D (2557)-Zinchenko,Y (2501) Cappelle la Grande 2006}) 20... Nf8 21. e5 Ng4 $1
22. c5 (22. Qxg4 $2 Rxd4) 22... Qb4 23. Nc4 Nh6 $13 {D.Yevseev}) (19... Nf8 20.
e4 $13 (20. f5 e5 21. dxe5 {0-1 (31) Soppe,G (2480)-Varela,G (2290) Boca 1997}
N6d7 $1 22. e6 Nc5 $36)) (19... Nb8 $5 {[%cal Yb8c6]} 20. f5 (20. d5 Nbd7 21.
e4 {0-1 (51) Duzhakov,I (2267)-Kosov,I (2405) Peterhof 2008} exd5 22. cxd5 Qb6+
23. Kh1 Ba6 $15) (20. e4 Nc6 21. d5 Nb4 22. Rf3 (22. Bxf6 gxf6 $13 {V.Malakhov}
) 22... exd5 23. exd5 Qb6+ 24. Qf2 $2 (24. Kh1 Nxd3 25. Rxd3 Bc8 $13 {V.
Malakhov}) 24... Qxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Nfxd5 $1 $17 {0-1 (39) Cramling,P (2488)
-Turova,I (2413) Dresden 2004}) 20... Nbd7 {[%cal Ye6e5]} (20... Nc6 21. fxe6
fxe6 22. Rxf6 gxf6 23. Qg4+ Qg7 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. Be4 Re8 26. Qh3 $13 {1/2 (34)
Jakovljevic,V (2461)-Delabaca,R (2164) Kemer 2007}) 21. fxe6 fxe6 22. Nf3 (22.
c5 $5 {[%cal Yd2c4]}) 22... Be4 23. Ng5 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Ne5 25. Qc3 Neg4 26. Rf4
{0-1 (46) Har Zvi,R (2510)-Kantsler,B (2475) Tel Aviv 1996 CBM 053 [Kantsler]}
Qa5 $1 27. Qxa5 Rxa5 28. Nxe6 Rb8 $17) 20. e4 Nc5 21. e5 Qc6 22. exf6 Nxd3 23.
Qg4 $2 (23. Rf3 $1 b2 (23... Nb4 24. Qe5 g6 25. Qg5 Qe8 26. Rh3 $40 {M.Golubev}
) 24. Rxd3 bxa1=Q 25. Rxa1 gxf6 26. f5 $13) 23... g6 24. Rf3 b2 $1 {[%mdl 320]}
25. Qg5 (25. Rxd3 bxa1=Q 26. Rxa1 {now loses due to} Rxd4 $1 27. Rxd4 Qc5 28.
f5 Rd8 $19 {M.Golubev}) 25... bxa1=Q 26. Rxa1 Qb6 $1 {This move parries
White's attack.} 27. Rxd3 (27. c5 Qb2 28. Rxd3 Qxa1+ 29. Kf2 (29. Nf1 Kf8)
29... Rxd4 30. Qh6 Rxf4+ 31. Qxf4 h5 $19 {M.Golubev}) 27... Rxd4 28. Rb1 Qd8
29. Rxb7 Rxd3 30. Nf3 a3 31. Rxf7 Qb6+ 32. c5 Qb1+ 33. Kf2 Rxf3+ 0-1

[Event "World-ch Carlsen-Anand +3-0=7"]
[Site "Chennai"]
[Date "2013.11.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2870"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow/Mueller,Ka"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2013.11.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 {A harmless
continuation, examined, beside the main line, in the opening survey in CBM 152.
} (6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+ {is the start of major theoretical research here.}
) 6... c5 7. a3 Ba5 8. Nf3 Nf6 9. Be3 (9. Be2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Ne4 11. Ndb5 Qxd1+
12. Bxd1 Nxc3 13. Nxc3 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Bd7 15. a4 Bc6 16. O-O Nd7 17. a5 a6 18.
Ba3 {1/2 (18) Babula,V (2590)-Khenkin,I (2603) Germany 2003 CBM 093 [Krasenkow]
}) 9... Nc6 (9... Ne4 {is simpler, e.g.} 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. bxc3 cxd4 12. Bxd4
O-O 13. Bd3 h6 (13... g6 $142) 14. O-O Nc6 15. Rab1 Bc7 16. Be4 Qe7 17. Rfe1
Bd6 18. Qa4 {1-0 (36) Yermolinsky,A (2530)-Shulman,Y (2623) Philadelphia 2008}
Rb8 $1 $11) 10. Qd3 (10. dxc5 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qa5 12. Qc2 (12. Qc1 e5) 12... Ng4
13. Qc1 O-O 14. Be2 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Ne7 16. O-O Nf5 17. Qe4 Qxc5 $11 {1/2 (41)
Polgar,Z (2560)-Portisch,L (2580) Budapest 1993}) 10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ng4 $1
$11 12. O-O-O Nxe3 13. fxe3 Bc7 {A bit too passive.} (13... Qe7 $5 {A.Korotylev
}) 14. Nxc6 (14. Ndb5 O-O 15. Qc2 Qe7 16. Nxc7 Qxc7 17. Nb5 Qe5 18. Qf2 {
A.Korotylev} f6 {[%cal Ye5c5,Yc6e5,Yc8d7]}) 14... bxc6 15. Qxd8+ Bxd8 16. Be2 (
16. g3 $5 Bg5 17. Bg2 Bxe3+ 18. Kc2 Bd7 19. Rhe1 Bc5 20. Ne4 Be7 21. c5 $44)
16... Ke7 ({Here, too,} 16... Bg5 {was more to the point.}) 17. Bf3 Bd7 18. Ne4
Bb6 (18... Bc7 19. Nc5 Be8 20. Na6 Be5 21. Rd3 {(A.Korotylev) is dangerous for
Black, e.g.} f5 22. Rb3 Rf8 23. Rb7+ Kf6 24. Nb4 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6]}) 19. c5 f5
20. cxb6 fxe4 21. b7 $1 Rab8 22. Bxe4 Rxb7 $14 {A consequence of Vishy Anand's
minor inaccuracies. Still, this simplified position should be drawn but it
requires accurate defence from Black - something in Magnus Carlsen's style!}
23. Rhf1 Rb5 24. Rf4 (24. Rd4 $5 {was recommended by GM A.Korotylev but it is
still nothing special after} a5) 24... g5 25. Rf3 h5 26. Rdf1 Be8 27. Bc2 Rc5 (
27... Re5 $5 28. Kd2 Rd5+ 29. Ke2 $6 h4) 28. Rf6 {[%csl Gf6] The activation of
this rook is a progress for White but Black's position is still defensible.} h4
29. e4 a5 30. Kd2 Rb5 31. b3 Bh5 32. Kc3 Rc5+ 33. Kb2 Rd8 (33... g4 {[%cal
Yg4g3] was simpler:} 34. g3 hxg3 35. hxg3 Be8 {[%cal Gh8h2] A.Korotylev}) 34.
R1f2 Rd4 {This active continuation is possible but more complex.} 35. Rh6 (35.
Bb1 Kd6 {[%cal Yh5d1]} (35... Bd1 $143 36. Rf8) (35... g4 $5 36. g3 hxg3 37.
hxg3 Rd2+ 38. Rxd2 Kxf6) 36. Rf8 Kc7 37. Rh8 Bd1 $132) 35... Bd1 36. Bb1 Rb5
37. Kc3 c5 38. Rb2 e5 39. Rg6 a4 $6 (39... g4 $142 40. Bd3 (40. Rh6 a4 41. bxa4
Rxb2 42. Kxb2 Rd2+ 43. Kc1 Rxg2 44. Kxd1 Rxh2 {, and White must give the
bishop back by means of} 45. Bd3 g3 46. Bf1 $11) 40... Rxb3+ 41. Rxb3 Bxb3 42.
Rxg4 c4 43. Be2 Kd6 44. Rxh4 Kc5 {with sufficient counterplay}) 40. Rxg5 Rxb3+
41. Rxb3 Bxb3 {[%mdl 4096]} 42. Rxe5+ Kd6 43. Rh5 Rd1 44. e5+ Kd5 45. Bh7 Rc1+
$6 {The resulting rook ending is still drawn, but matters are very close now.}
(45... Ra1 $5 {is much easier, e.g.} 46. Bg8+ (46. Rxh4 Kxe5 $11) 46... Kc6 47.
Bxb3 Rxa3 48. Kc4 axb3 49. Rh6+ Kd7 50. Kxc5 Ra2 51. Rb6 Rxg2 $11) 46. Kb2 Rg1
(46... Re1 {is playable as well, e.g.} 47. Bg8+ (47. e6+ Kd6 $11) 47... Kd4 48.
Rxh4+ Kd3 49. Rh3+ (49. Bh7+ Kd2 50. Re4 Rxe4 51. Bxe4 c4 52. h4 c3+ 53. Kb1 (
53. Ka1 Bc4 54. Kb1 Bd5 $11) 53... Bd5 54. Bc2 Bb3 $11 {and Black draws by
eternal hunt - continually offering the exchange of bishops..}) 49... Kd4 50.
Bxb3 axb3 51. Rh4+ $1 (51. Kxb3 c4+ 52. Kc2 Re2+ 53. Kd1 Rxg2 54. e6 Rg1+ 55.
Ke2 Rg2+ 56. Kf3 Rg6 $11) 51... Kd3 52. Kxb3 {but even here after} Rb1+ 53. Ka2
(53. Ka4 c4) 53... Re1 {Black's passed c-pawn should save him, e.g.} 54. Rh3+
Kd4 55. g4 c4 56. g5 c3 57. Kb3 Rb1+ 58. Kc2 Rb2+ 59. Kc1 Rg2 60. Rh8 Rxg5 61.
e6 Rg1+ 62. Kc2 Rg2+ 63. Kb3 Rb2+ 64. Ka4 Rb7 $11) 47. Bg8+ Kc6 48. Rh6+ Kd7
49. Bxb3 axb3 50. Kxb3 Rxg2 51. Rxh4 Ke6 $2 {Now Black's king is too far away
from the passed a-pawn.} ({The rook belongs behind the passed pawn:} 51... Re2
$1 {and White can not win, e.g.} 52. a4 (52. Rh5 Re3+ 53. Kc4 (53. Ka4 Kc6 54.
Rh6+ Kd5 55. e6 c4 56. h4 c3 57. Kb3 c2+ 58. Kxc2 Rxa3 59. e7 Re3 60. Rh7 Kd6
61. h5 Rxe7 62. Rxe7 Kxe7 63. h6 Kf7 64. h7 Kg7 $11) 53... Rxa3 54. Kxc5 Ke6
55. Kd4 Ra4+ $11) (52. Kc4 Rxe5 53. a4 Kc6 54. Rh6+ Kb7 55. a5 Re4+ 56. Kxc5
Re2 $11) 52... Rxe5 53. Kc4 Kc6 54. Rh6+ Kb7 55. a5 Re4+ 56. Kxc5 Re2 {[%cal
Ge2h2] and Black has reached a version of Vancura's draw, e.g.} 57. Kb5 Re5+
58. Kb4 Re4+ 59. Kc5 Re2 60. h4 Re4 $1 {[%cal Ge4h4] The rook must attack the
pawn so that White's rook can not break free.} 61. Kd5 (61. Rb6+ Kc7 62. Rb4
Re5+ $11) 61... Rg4 62. Ke5 Ka7 63. Kf5 Rc4 $1 64. Rh7+ Kb8 65. h5 Rc5+ 66. Kg6
Rc6+ ({Of course not} 66... Rxa5 $2 67. Rf7 $18 {[%cal Gh5h8]}) 67. Kg7 Rc7+
$11) (51... Kc6 $2 52. a4 Re2 53. Rh6+ (53. Kc4 $2 Rxe5 54. Rh6+ Kb7 55. a5 Ka7
56. h4 Re4+ 57. Kxc5 Rf4 $11) 53... Kd5 (53... Kb7 54. e6 $18) 54. a5 c4+ (
54... Rxe5 55. a6 Re7 56. h4 c4+ 57. Kb4 Rc7 58. Rh5+ Kd4 59. Ra5 Ra7 60. h5 c3
61. Kb3 Kd3 62. Rd5+ Ke4 63. Rd6 Rc7 64. Kc2 Ke5 65. Rg6 Kf5 66. Rb6 Kg5 67. h6
Kh5 68. Rb3 Kxh6 69. Ra3 Ra7 70. Kxc3 $18) 55. Kb4 Rb2+ 56. Kc3 Rb3+ 57. Kc2
Kxe5 58. a6 Ra3 (58... Kd4 59. Rh4+ Kc5 60. a7 Ra3 61. Rh7 $18) 59. h4 Kd4 (
59... Kf5 60. Rc6 Kg4 61. Rxc4+ Kh5 62. Rc6 Kxh4 63. Kb2 Ra5 64. Kb3 Kg5 65.
Kb4 Ra1 66. Rc5+ Kf6 67. Ra5 Rb1+ 68. Kc5 Rc1+ 69. Kb6 Rb1+ 70. Rb5 $18) 60.
Rd6+ Kc5 61. Rg6 Kd4 62. h5 Ra2+ 63. Kb1 Rh2 64. a7 Rh1+ 65. Ka2 Rh2+ 66. Ka3
Rh1 67. Rg2 Ra1+ 68. Ra2 $18) (51... Rg5 $2 52. Re4 Ke6 53. a4 Rg1 54. a5 Rb1+
55. Ka2 Rb8 56. a6 Ra8 57. Ra4 Kxe5 58. a7 $18) 52. a4 Kxe5 53. a5 Kd6 (53...
Rg7 54. a6 Kd5 55. Ra4 Ra7 56. h4 c4+ 57. Kc3 $18) 54. Rh7 $1 {[%cal Gh7a7,
Ga5a7] Magnus Carlsen cuts Black's king off from the queening square a8.} Kd5 (
54... Rg8 55. a6 Ra8 56. a7 Kc6 57. h4 Kb6 58. h5 Rxa7 59. Rxa7 Kxa7 60. h6 $18
) 55. a6 c4+ 56. Kc3 Ra2 57. a7 Kc5 58. h4 (58. h4 Ra3+ 59. Kb2 Ra6 (59... Rb3+
60. Ka2 $18) 60. h5 Kb4 61. Rb7+ Kc5 62. h6 Kc6 63. Rg7 Kb6 64. h7 Rxa7 65.
Rxa7 Kxa7 66. h8=Q $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 Ne7 $5 7. Bd3 Qc7 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Ne2 Bf5 10. Bxf5 Nxf5 11. O-O O-O 12. Nf4 (12. f3 $5 $14 {/\ e4})
12... Ne7 $10 13. c4 $2 dxc4 (13... cxd4 $2 14. cxd5 $16 dxe3 $2 15. d6 $18)
14. d5 Ng6 15. Nh5 Qe5 $6 (15... Nd7 $1 16. Bb2 f6 {/\ Nde5} (16... Nde5 $2 17.
f4 $18) 17. f4 Rae8 18. Qf3 b5 19. e4 (19. Rac1 Nb6 20. e4 b4 21. axb4 cxb4 22.
Bd4 c3 $17 {/\ Nc4}) 19... b4 20. axb4 cxb4 21. Bd4 Nc5 $17) 16. Rb1 Rd8 17.
Qg4 $1 (17. Rxb7 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 Rxd5 19. g4 c3 $1 (19... Nc6 20. Bb2 Nce5 21. h3
$14 {/\ f4}) 20. Rb3 Nd7 (20... Rd3 21. Bb2 $1 $14) 21. Rxc3 Nde5 22. e4 (22.
h3 Rad8 23. f4 Nd3 $10) 22... Rd4 23. Rxc5 Rxe4 24. h3 $10) 17... Nd7 (17...
Qxd5 $2 18. Bb2 {/\ Rbd1+-} Qd7 19. Qxc4 $16) 18. e4 b6 19. Bb2 $1 c3 20. Ba1
c4 $1 21. Qf3 $1 (21. Rbc1 $6 Nc5 22. Rfe1 Na4 (22... Nd3 $6 23. Bxc3 Qe7 24.
Nxg7 Nxe1 (24... Nxc1 $2 25. Nf5 Qxa3 26. Nh6+ Kf8 27. Qf5 Qe7 28. Bb4 $18) 25.
Rxe1 (25. Nf5 $2 Qxa3 26. Nh6+ Kf8 27. Qf5 Nf3+ $19) 25... Qxa3 26. Qg3 $1 $40
{/\} b5 27. Nf5 {/\ 28.Nh6 Kf8 29.Bg7+-} b4 28. Nh6+ Kf8 29. Qc7 $1 $18) 23.
Re3 Re8 (23... Qd4 $6 24. Rexc3 $5 (24. Bxc3 Nxc3 25. Rexc3 (25. Rcxc3 $2 Rxd5
$19) 25... b5 $13 (25... Rxd5 $4 26. Rxc4 Rc5 27. Rxd4 Rxc1+ 28. Rd1 $18))
24... Nxc3 25. Bxc3 Qc5 26. Nxg7 Qxa3 27. Qg5 $40) 24. Bxc3 Nxc3 25. Rcxc3 b5
$15) 21... f6 (21... Nc5 $4 22. Bxc3 Qxe4 23. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 24. Qxf6 Kf8 25.
Rfe1 $18) 22. Bxc3 Qe7 23. Qg4 $1 {/\ f4} Nde5 (23... Qxa3 $2 24. Bb4 (24. Qe6+
$2 Kh8 25. Qf7 Qf8 $1 $17) 24... Qa4 25. f4 $1 $18 {/\ f5} (25. Qe6+ $2 Kh8 26.
Qf7 Rg8 27. f4 c3 $1 28. Bxc3 Qxe4 29. Qxd7 Qe3+ 30. Kh1 Qxc3 $15)) (23... Kh8
$6 24. f4 $1 {/\} Qxe4 $2 25. Rbe1 Qd3 26. Rf3 Qxd5 27. f5 Qc5+ 28. Kf1 $18)
24. Qg3 Nd3 25. f4 $1 Kh8 (25... Qxa3 $2 26. f5 Qxc3 27. Qc7 $1 $18) (25...
Qxe4 $2 26. f5 (26. Bxf6 $2 Rxd5 $1) 26... Qh4 (26... Rxd5 27. Nxg7 $1 Kxg7 28.
fxg6 $18 {->}) 27. Qxh4 $1 Nxh4 28. g3 $18) (25... Rd7 26. Nxf6+ $5 (26. e5 $2
fxe5 27. fxe5 Rxd5 28. e6 Rxh5 29. Qf3 (29. Rf7 Qc5+ 30. Kh1 Nde5 $19) 29...
Qc5+ 30. Kh1 Rf8 31. e7 Rxf3 32. e8=Q+ Rf8 $19) (26. Bxf6 $6 gxf6 27. f5 Qd6 $1
$8 28. fxg6 Qxg3 29. hxg3 Rd6 $1 30. gxh7+ Kxh7 31. Nxf6+ Kg6 32. Ng4 Re8 $15)
26... gxf6 27. f5 Qd6 $1 $8 28. fxg6 Qxg3 29. hxg3 Rd6 (29... Re8 $2 30. Rxf6
Rxe4 31. Rbf1 Re8 32. Rf7 $18) 30. Rxf6 Rxf6 31. Bxf6 hxg6 (31... Re8 $2 32. d6
) 32. Bc3 $1 $14 {/\} Re8 $2 33. e5 $1 Nxe5 $2 34. Re1 $18) 26. Kh1 Rd7 $5 27.
e5 $1 (27. Rf3 $4 Qxe4 28. f5 Nf2+ $19) (27. Qg4 Rad8 $1 {/\ Qe4} 28. Qf5 (28.
Qe6 Qxa3 $1 29. Bxf6 (29. Nxf6 $2 Rd6 {/\ Qc3} 30. Qh3 gxf6 $19) 29... gxf6 30.
Qxf6+ {see 28.Qf5}) 28... Qxa3 $1 29. Bxf6 (29. Nxg7 $2 Qxc3 $19) (29. Nxf6 $2
Rf7 $1 (29... Qxc3 $2 30. Nxd7 $18 {/\ Ne5}) 30. Qe6 Rdf8 $17) 29... gxf6 30.
Qxf6+ Kg8 31. f5 (31. Rf3 $2 Rf8 32. Qe6+ Rdf7 33. f5 Qa2 (33... Nge5 34. Qxe5
Nxe5 35. Rxa3 $14) 34. Rbf1 Nge5 35. Rg3+ Kh8 $19) 31... Nge5 32. Qg5+ Kh8 33.
Qf6+ $10) (27. f5 Nge5 28. Qh4 $5 $13 {/\ a4} (28. Nf4 $2 Nxf4 (28... Qxa3 $2
29. Bxe5 fxe5 30. Ng6+ $1 hxg6 31. fxg6 $18) 29. Rxf4 Qxa3 30. Rh4 {/\ Be5} Qd6
(30... Qe7 31. Qh3 h6 32. Bd2 Nf7 $17) 31. Qh3 h6 32. Bd2) (28. a4 $6 Nc5 $5
29. Rf4 Nxa4 (29... Ned3 $2 30. Rh4 Nxe4 31. Qg6 $1 Nxc3 (31... hxg6 32. Nxf6#)
32. Qxh7+ $1 Kxh7 33. Nxf6#) 30. Bd4 (30. Bxe5 $2 Qxe5 $17) 30... Nc5 31. Rh4
Ncd3 32. Rf1 Rc8 33. Qh3 h6 $15 (33... c3 $2 34. Nf4 Nxf4 35. Rxh7+ Kg8 36.
Rxf4 $18)) 28... Qxa3 $2 29. Nxf6 $1 $18) 27... fxe5 28. fxe5 (28. f5 $2 Ngf4
$19) 28... Rxd5 (28... Ngxe5 $2 29. Rbe1 Rxd5 (29... Nxe1 30. Bxe5 Nd3 31.
Bxg7+ Qxg7 32. Nxg7 Rxg7 33. Qe3 $18) (29... Re8 30. Bxe5 Nxe5 31. Rxe5 $18)
30. Nf4 $1 Nxf4 31. Qxf4 Re8 32. Rxe5 Rxe5 33. Bxe5 $18) (28... Ndxe5 $2 29.
Rbe1 Rxd5 30. Nf4 $1 $18) 29. e6 $1 (29. Qf3 $2 Qe6 $1 30. Rb5 Rdd8 $1 31. Qf7
Qxf7 32. Rxf7 Ndxe5 $19) 29... Rxh5 30. Qf3 Re8 $2 {Zeitnot} (30... Rd8 $1 31.
Qxh5 Qxe6 32. Qf3 Kg8 33. Qb7 Qd7 $1 34. Qe4 Qd5 $14) 31. Qxh5 Qxe6 32. Qf3 $1
Kg8 (32... h6 $2 33. Qf7 $18) 33. Qb7 Qe7 (33... Re7 $2 34. Qb8+ $18) 34. Qc6
$6 {Zeitnot} (34. Qd5+ $1 Qe6 35. Qd4 $1 Re7 (35... Nge5 36. Rbe1 $1 h6 (36...
Nxe1 37. Rxe1 Qf7 38. h3 $18 {>< g7}) 37. Rxe5 $1 Nxe5 (37... Qxe5 38. Qxc4+
$18) 38. Re1 $18) 36. Qd8+ Re8 37. Qc7 Re7 38. Qb8+ $18) 34... Nge5 $8 (34...
Qe6 $2 35. Qc7 $1 Re7 36. Qb8+ $18) (34... Qe4 $2 35. Qc7 Re7 (35... Nf2+ 36.
Kg1 Nh3+ 37. gxh3 Qe3+ 38. Rf2 Qxc3 39. Qf7+ $18) 36. Qb8+ Re8 37. Qxa7 $18)
35. Qe4 h6 (35... Qxa3 $2 36. Qd5+ Kh8 37. Bxe5 Nxe5 38. Rbe1 $1 Qc5 39. Rxe5
$18) (35... Qe6 $2 36. Bxe5 $1 Nxe5 37. Rbe1 g6 (37... c3 38. Rf5 c2 39. Qxc2
$18) 38. Qd4 $18 {/\ Re4, Rfe1}) (35... Qc5 36. Rbe1 $1 {/\ Be5, Rf5} (36. Bxe5
$2 Nxe5 37. Rbe1 c3 $132) (36. Bd4 Qc6 $1 $13 {/\} 37. Rbe1 $2 Nxe1 38. Rxe1
Qxe4 39. Rxe4 Rd8 $1 $19) 36... h6 {see 35...h6 36.Rbe1 Qc5} (36... Nxe1 $2 37.
Rxe1 $18)) 36. a4 $2 (36. Rbe1 $1 Qc5 (36... Nxe1 $2 37. Rxe1 Ng6 38. Qxc4+ Qf7
39. Rxe8+ $18) (36... Qxa3 $2 37. Qd5+ Kh7 38. Bxe5 Nxe1 39. Rf7 $1 Re7 40.
Bxg7 Rxf7 41. Qxf7 $18) 37. Bd4 (37. Rf5 $2 Nxe1 (37... Nf2+ $2 38. Rxf2 Qxf2
39. Bxe5 c3 40. Qc4+ Kh7 41. Qxc3 $18) 38. Qxe1 Qxa3 39. Rxe5 Rxe5 40. Bxe5 $13
) 37... Qc7 (37... Qd6 38. Bxe5 Rxe5 (38... Nxe5 39. Rf5 $18) (38... Nxe1 39.
Qxc4+ Qe6 40. Qxe6+ Rxe6 41. Rxe1 $18) 39. Qxc4+ $18) (37... Qc8 38. Rf5 (38.
Qd5+ $5 Qe6 39. Rxe5 $1 Nxe5 40. Qxe6+ Rxe6 41. Re1 Nc6 42. Rxe6 Nxd4 43. Re4
Nb5 44. a4 $18) 38... c3 39. Qd5+ Kh7 40. Rfxe5 Rxe5 (40... Nxe1 41. Qe4+ $18)
41. Rxe5 Nxe5 (41... c2 42. Qe4+ Kg8 43. Re8+ $18) 42. Qxe5 $18) (37... Qa5 38.
Re2 (38. Re3 $2 Qd2 $1) 38... c3 39. Rc2 (39. Rf5 $2 Qa4 40. Qd5+ Kh7 $17 {
/\ Qd1, c2}) 39... Qa4 40. Qd5+ (40. Rxc3 $4 Nf2+ $1 $19) 40... Kh7 41. Rxc3
$18) 38. Rf5 Qd7 (38... c3 39. Qd5+ $1 (39. Bxe5 $4 Rxe5 $1 40. Rxe5 Nf2+ $19)
39... Kh8 40. Bxe5 c2 41. Qxd3 c1=Q 42. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 43. Rf1 $18) (38... Nxe1 39.
Qxe1 Rd8 (39... Qd7 40. Rxe5 $18) 40. Bxe5 Qc5 41. h3 $18) 39. Re2 $1 (39. Bxe5
$4 Nxe1 $17) (39. Rxe5 $2 Rxe5 $1 40. Qa8+ (40. Bxe5 $4 Nf2+ $19) 40... Kf7 $1
(40... Kh7 $2 41. Bxe5 $1 Nxe5 (41... Nxe1 42. Qe4+ $18) 42. Qe4+ Ng6 43. Qxc4
$16) 41. Rf1+ Rf5 42. Rxf5+ Qxf5 43. Qxa7+ Ke8 $10) 39... Qa4 (39... Rf8 40.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 41. Bxe5 Nf2+ 42. Rxf2+ $18) 40. h3 Qd1+ 41. Kh2 Nf3+ 42. Qxf3 Qxe2
43. Rf8+ Kh7 44. Qf5+ $18) 36... Qc5 $1 $13 37. Qf5 (37. Rb5 $4 Nf2+ 38. Rxf2
Qxf2 39. h3 Qf1+ 40. Kh2 Qd3 $1 $19) 37... a6 $1 38. h3 (38. Rbe1 $6 b5 $1 (
38... Nxe1 $4 39. Rxe1 $18) 39. axb5 axb5 40. Qe4 b4 41. Bd4 Qb5 42. Re2 c3 $1
(42... b3 $6 43. Rf5 {/\} b2 $2 44. Bxb2) 43. Rf5 Qc4 $19) 38... Qc6 39. Bd4 b5
40. axb5 axb5 41. Ra1 Qd5 42. Bxe5 $6 (42. Be3 Qe6 $13 (42... b4 $6 43. Ra6 $1
{/\ Bh6->})) 42... Rxe5 $1 43. Qc8+ Kh7 44. Rf8 {/\ Rh8, Ra6} Nc5 $1 45. Rh8+
Kg6 46. Rd8 Qe6 47. Qb8 {/\ Rd6} Qf6 (47... Ne4 $2 {/\ Nf6} 48. Ra6 $1 Qxa6 49.
Qxe5 Nf6 50. Rb8 $16) 48. Rf8 (48. Rd6 Ne6 $17) 48... Qe7 49. Rf3 $1 {/\ Qg8!}
(49. Ra7 $2 Nd7 $1 50. Rxd7 Re1+ 51. Kh2 Qxd7 52. Qg3+ Kh7 53. Qxe1 Qd6+ $19)
49... Kh7 50. Kh2 $6 {/\ Rg3, Ra7} (50. Qxb5 $2 Nb3 51. Ra7 Re1+ 52. Kh2 Qxa7
53. Qf5+ g6 54. Qf8 Re7 $19) (50. Ra7 $1 Nd7 (50... Re1+ 51. Kh2 Qe5+ 52. Qxe5
Rxe5 53. Rff7 Ne6 (53... Rg5 $2 54. h4 Rg6 55. Ra5 Rb6 56. Rf5 $16) 54. Rae7 $1
c3 55. Rxg7+ Kh8 (55... Nxg7 $2 56. Rxe5 b4 57. Rc5 Ne6 58. Rc4 $18) 56. Rh7+
Kg8 57. Rhg7+ $10) 51. Qc7 (51. Rxd7 $2 Re1+ $19) (51. Qc8 Re1+ 52. Kh2 Qe5+
53. Rg3 Re3 (53... Qd4 $6 54. Rxg7+ $1) 54. Qc7 Rxg3 55. Qxe5 Nxe5 56. Kxg3 c3
57. Rc7 Nc4 $19) 51... Re1+ 52. Kh2 Qe5+ 53. Qxe5 Nxe5 54. Rg3 Ng6 55. Rc7 $15)
50... Nd7 $5 51. Qb7 Nf6 52. Qxe7 Rxe7 53. Rf5 (53. Rb1 $6 Re5 $19 (53... Rb7
$4 54. Rc3 $16)) 53... b4 54. Rf4 Ne4 (54... Rc7 $2 55. Rc1 $16) 55. Ra4 g5 $1
$8 56. Rf8 $2 (56. Rxe4 Rxe4 57. Rxb4 h5 58. Rb5 (58. Rb6 $2 c3 59. Rc6 Re3 60.
Kg1 h4 $1 61. Kf2 Rg3 $19) 58... Kg6 (58... c3 $2 59. Rc5 Re3 60. Rxg5 $10) 59.
Rc5 h4 $17) 56... Rb7 $19 57. Rc8 Nd2 58. Raa8 b3 59. Rh8+ Kg6 60. Ra6+ Kf5 61.
Re8 h5 (61... b2 $4 62. g4+ Kf4 63. Rf6#) 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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. c4 {Ftacnik} e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7.
Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8. Be2 Na6 9. Bc3 Ne7 (9... Nf6 {Ftacnik} 10. Nf3 Bd7 11. O-O $1
O-O-O 12. Bd3 Qg4 13. Qc2 Qf4 14. b4 c5 15. b5 Nb4 16. Bxb4 cxb4 17. Rfe1 Qc7
18. a3 b3 $8 19. Qxb3 Kb8 20. Rac1 Bc8 21. c5 Rd5 22. b6 axb6 23. cxb6 Qd6 24.
Ne5 $1 $18 {Sokolov,I-Akopian,V/Groningen/1991/}) 10. Bxg7 (10. Nf3 {Ftacnik}
O-O 11. Qd2 (11. O-O f6 12. b4 Qf4 13. a3 Ng6 14. Bd3 e5 15. Bd2 Qg4 16. Re1
Qd7 17. Qc2 Rd8 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Qxg6 Qf5 20. Qxf5 Bxf5 21. Be3 Nc7 22. Red1
b6 23. Rd2 Ne6 24. Rad1 $10 {Malaniuk,V-Matlak,M/Wisla BES (06)/1992/}) 11...
Ng6 12. O-O-O f6 13. Rhe1 e5 14. Bf1 Qf4 15. Re3 Bg4 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Rxf3 Qxd2+
18. Bxd2 Nh4 19. Ra3 Nf5 20. Bc3 Rfd8 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. b4 Ra8 23. b5 cxb5 24.
cxb5 $13 {Lobron,E-Knaak,R/Baden Baden (08)/1992/}) 10... Rg8 11. Bf6 (11. Bc3
{Ftacnik} Qxg2 12. Qd2 Qxh1 13. O-O-O Nd5 14. Nf3 Qxd1+ 15. Bxd1 Nxc3 16. Qxc3
Ke7 17. Ne5 Bd7 18. Qa3+ c5 19. Qf3 Rad8 20. Qxf7+ Kd6 21. Qf4 Rdf8 22. Nf7+
Ke7 23. Bh5 Bc6 24. Qd6+ $16 {Bronstein,D-Kotov,A/Budapest ct/1950/}) 11... Qf4
$6 (11... Rg6 {Ftacnik} 12. Bxe7 Kxe7 13. Qd2 e5 14. Rd1 Be6 15. f3 Qd4 16.
Qxd4 exd4 17. Kf2 Rd8 18. Bd3 Rg5 19. Ne2 h5 20. h4 Ra5 21. a3 Nc5 22. Bb1 Nb3
23. Bc2 Bxc4 24. Bxb3 $14 {Vaiser,A-Savchenko,S/Moscow Tal/1992/}) 12. Bc3 $1 (
12. Bxe7 $2 Kxe7 $15) 12... Rxg2 13. Nf3 f6 (13... Ng6 $6 14. Kf1 Rg4 (14... e5
15. Kxg2 (15. Bd2 $2 Bh3 $1 16. Bxf4 Rxh2+ 17. Kg1 Rg2+ $10) 15... Bh3+ 16.
Kxh3 Qf5+ 17. Kg2 Nf4+ 18. Kf1 Qh3+ 19. Ke1 Ng2+ (19... Rd8 20. Qxd8+ Kxd8 21.
Bxe5 $18) 20. Kd2 Rd8+ 21. Kc2 Rxd1 22. Raxd1 Nf4 23. Rhe1 Nxe2 24. Rxe2 Qxf3
25. Rxe5+ Kf8 26. Rd8+ $18) (14... Nh4 15. Be5 Qf5 16. Bg3 Qh3 17. Ke1 (17. Ng5
$4 Rg1+ $1 18. Kxg1 Qg2#) 17... Rxg3 18. fxg3 Qg2 19. Rf1 Nxf3+ 20. Rxf3 Qxh2
21. Qd4 $18) 15. h3 Rh4 16. Nxh4 Qxh4 17. Qd4 $18) (13... Nc5 $6 14. Be5 Qh6 (
14... Qg4 {Ftacnik} 15. Bg3 $16) 15. Qd4 (15. Bg3 $6 Ne4) 15... b6 16. Rd1 Bb7
17. Bf6 $16) (13... Bd7 14. Be5 Qh6 15. Bg3 Nf5 16. Qd2 $1 $16 (16. Ne5 $6
O-O-O 17. Nxf7 Qf6 $13)) (13... Nf5 14. Be5 Qh6 15. Qd2 Rg8 (15... Qxd2+ 16.
Nxd2 {with the threat of 17.Bg3} Rg6 17. Ne4 $16) 16. Bf4 Qf8 (16... Qf6 $2 17.
Bg5) 17. O-O-O Qe7 18. Rhg1 $16) (13... Rg8 $5 $13 {Ftacnik}) 14. Qd2 $3 $16 (
14. Qd3 e5 15. Qxh7 Bg4 $1 16. Bd2 (16. Qh8+ $2 Kf7 17. Qxa8 (17. Qh7+ Ke6)
17... Bxf3 18. Bxf3 (18. Qxa7 $2 Qe4 $19) 18... Qxf3 19. Qxa7 c5 (19... Rg4 20.
Kd2 $1) 20. Rf1 Nf5 $17 {->}) 16... Qf5 17. Qxf5 (17. Qh8+ $2 Kf7 18. Qxa8 Bxf3
$40) 17... Nxf5 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rg7 $10) 14... Qxd2+ (14... e5 15. Qxf4
exf4 16. Nh4 $1 (16. Bxf6 Nb4) 16... Rg8 17. Bh5+ Ng6 18. O-O-O Kf7 19. Rd6 Be6
20. Re1 {/\ Nf5}) (14... Ng6 15. Qxf4 $1 (15. Kf1 $6 Rg4 16. h3 Qxd2 17. Bxd2
Rf4 (17... Re4 18. Bd3) 18. Bxf4 Nxf4 $14) 15... Nxf4 16. Bxf6 Nxe2 17. Kxe2
$16 {/\ Rhg1}) (14... Qf5 {Ftacnik} 15. Rd1 $40) 15. Nxd2 e5 (15... f5 $2 16.
Bh5+ (16. Nf3 $36 {Ftacnik}) 16... Ng6 (16... Kf8 17. Nf3) 17. Nf3 Ke7 18. Kf1
Nf4 19. Be5 $18) (15... Kf7 16. Ne4 e5 {transposes to the game} (16... f5 {
Ftacnik} 17. Bh5+ Kf8 18. Rd1 $40)) 16. Ne4 Kf7 17. Rd1 $1 (17. Ng3 Ng6 18. Bf3
Nh4 (18... Bh3 $5) 19. Bxg2 Nxg2+ 20. Ke2 Nf4+ $14) 17... Rg8 $6 (17... Nc7 $5
18. Bh5+ Ng6 19. Bf3 Nh4 (19... Bh3 $2 20. Bxg2 Bxg2 21. Rd7+ $18) 20. Bxg2
Nxg2+ 21. Ke2 Nf4+ 22. Kf3 Bh3 (22... h5 23. Nd6+ $16) 23. Rhg1 h5 24. Ke3 $16
{/\} Ng2+ $2 25. Rxg2 Bxg2 26. Rd7+ $18) (17... Bf5 {Ftacnik} 18. Nd6+ Kg7 19.
Nxf5+ Nxf5 20. Rd7+ $16) (17... Be6 {Ftacnik} 18. Nd6+ Kg7 19. Nxb7 $16) 18. f4
$1 Ng6 $6 (18... exf4 19. Bh5+ (19. Nxf6 {Ftacnik} Rg2 20. Bf3 $16) (19. Rd6
Be6 20. Nxf6 Rgd8 $132) 19... Ng6 20. Nxf6 $18) (18... Bf5 19. Nd6+ Ke6 20.
Nxb7 Rab8 21. Rd6+ Kf7 22. Na5 $16) 19. Rd6 Ke7 (19... Be6 $2 20. f5 $18 (20.
f5 {Ftacnik} Bxf5 21. Rxf6+ $18)) 20. Rxf6 Nxf4 (20... exf4 21. h4 $1 $18) 21.
Bxe5 Nxe2 22. Bd6+ $1 Ke8 23. Kxe2 Bh3 (23... Bg4+ 24. Ke3 Rd8 25. Rg1 $18) (
23... Rg2+ {Ftacnik} 24. Kf3 Rxb2 25. Rf8+ Kd7 26. Rd1 $18) 24. Rh6 $1 $18 Bg4+
(24... Bg2 25. Rg1 $1 (25. Rxh7 {Ftacnik} Bxe4 (25... Bxh1 26. Nf6+ Kd8 27.
Nxg8 $18) 26. Re7+ Kd8 27. Rxe4 Rg2+ 28. Ke3 Rxb2 29. Rd1 $18) 25... Bf3+ 26.
Kxf3 Rxg1 27. Rxh7 $18) 25. Ke3 Bf5 (25... Kf7 26. Rf6+ $1 (26. Rf1+ {Ftacnik}
Kg7 27. Rhf6 $18) (26. Rxh7+ Kg6 27. Rxb7 $18) 26... Ke8 (26... Kg7 27. Rg1 Kh8
28. Be5 $18) 27. Rg1 $18) 26. Nf6+ Kf7 27. Nxg8 Rxg8 28. Kf4 $1 (28. Rf1 Re8+
29. Kd2 Kg7) 28... Bg6 29. Re1 Rd8 (29... Kg7 {Ftacnik} 30. Kg5 Rd8 31. Re7+
Kg8 32. c5 $18) 30. Re7+ Kf6 (30... Kg8 {Ftacnik} 31. Ke5 $18) 31. c5 Nb4 32.
Rexh7 Nd5+ 33. Kf3 Re8 34. h4 Re3+ 35. Kf2 Kf5 36. Rg7 Re6 (36... Be8 37. Rg5+
Ke4 38. Re6+ Kd4 39. Rxd5+ $18) 37. h5 (37. h5 Be8 38. Rxe6 Kxe6 39. h6) 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 Qb6 $6 8.
axb5 $6 (8. Ne5 $1 Nd7 9. axb5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 cxb5 11. Ne4 $16) 8... cxb5 9. Ne5
Bb7 (9... Nd7 $4 10. Qf3 $18) 10. b3 Nc6 $1 11. bxc4 Bxc3 $8 (11... Nxe5 $2 12.
c5 $1 Bxc5 (12... Qd8 13. Nxb5 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 $18) 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. Nxb5 {
/\ Rc1} Bxg2 15. Bxg2 Qxb5 16. Ra5 (16. Bxa8 $2 Nd3+ 17. Kf1 Nf4+ 18. Kg1 Qg5+
19. Kf1 Qb5+ $10) 16... Nd3+ 17. Kf1 Qc4 18. Bxa8 Nf4+ 19. Kg1 Ne2+ 20. Kg2
Qg4+ 21. Kf1 Ng3+ 22. Ke1 $18) 12. Bxc3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 bxc4 14. Rb1 (14. Qg4 $2
Ne7 15. Qxg7 Rg8 16. Qh6 Nd5 17. Qxh7 O-O-O 18. Qc2 Nxe3 $1 19. fxe3 Qxe3+ 20.
Be2 Rxg2 21. Rf1 Be4 22. Qb2 Bd3 $19) (14. Bxc4 $6 Ne7 $15) 14... Qc6 15. Rb4
Ba6 $1 (15... Rd8 $2 16. Qa1 $1 $16) (15... Ne7 16. Rxc4 Qd7 17. Rd4 Qc6 18.
Rc4 $10) 16. Be2 Ne7 17. Bf3 Nd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 (18... Qxd5 $4 19. Qa4+ $18) 19.
O-O Bc8 20. Qd4 O-O 21. Ra1 (21. e6 $2 f6 22. e7 Re8 $15) (21. f4 $6 Bf5 $15)
21... Qg6 $1 (21... Be6 22. Rxa7 $14) 22. Qxd5 $6 (22. f3 $10) 22... Be6 23.
Qd2 Rfd8 24. Bd4 Rac8 $15 {passed pawn "c"} 25. Rc1 (25. Qc3 $2 Bd5 $17) 25...
a5 (25... Bd5 26. f4 h5 $15) 26. Rb6 Qd3 $2 (26... a4 27. Qa5 $15) 27. Qxa5 $1
Ra8 (27... c3 $2 28. Rc6 $1 Qd2 (28... c2 29. R6xc2 $16) 29. Qxc3 $16) 28. Ra6
Rab8 29. h3 Rdc8 30. Qc3 h5 31. Ra3 $10 Qg6 32. Kh2 h4 33. Qc2 $138 Bf5 34. Qd2
Rc6 35. Rac3 Be4 $5 (35... Rbc8 $10) 36. f3 Qg3+ 37. Kh1 Bxf3 $5 38. gxf3 Rg6 (
38... Qxh3+ $2 39. Qh2 Qxf3+ 40. Qg2 $18) 39. e4 $8 Rb3 $4 $138 (39... Rd8 $1
$8 {only move} 40. f4 Rxd4 41. Rxg3 Rxd2 42. Rxg6 fxg6 43. Rxc4 Rf2 44. e6 Kf8
45. e5 Ke7 $10) 40. f4 $1 $18 Qxh3+ (40... Rxc3 41. Rxc3 $18) 41. Rxh3 Rxh3+
42. Qh2 Rxh2+ 43. Kxh2 Rg4 44. Rf1 g5 45. Rf3 $1 (45. Rf3 $1 gxf4 46. Kh3 Rg3+
47. Rxg3+ hxg3 (47... fxg3 48. Kxh4 g2 49. Kg3 c3 50. Kxg2 c2 51. Bb2 $18) 48.
Kg4 g2 49. Kf3 $1 $18 (49. Kxf4 $4 c3 50. Kf3 c2 $19)) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.09"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Black "Brunello, Sabino"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Laznicka,V"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e4 Bb4 7. e5 Nd5 8. Bd2 b5
9. axb5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 cxb5 11. Ng5 Bb7 {Black has more possibilities as to how
to develop his pieces. Earlier, Black tried to put the knight immediatelyon c6,
unfortunately bad results followed. Now he tries a more flexible piece
arrangement.} 12. Qh5 Qe7 13. h4 $5 {This move is usually played with the
knight on c6, here it is also possible, however there are some shortcomings.} (
13. Be2 $13 {This move is preferred both by strong players and also by
computers.}) 13... Nd7 14. Rb1 {Lures the bishop to c6, in order to take the
pawn on b5 after the above mentioned opertaion.} (14. Rh3 h6 {threatens g6,
here we could see inconsistency of the advance h4} 15. Ne4 Nf4 {And this is
the expected defect, Black gets rid of another attacking piece and would end
up with a clear edge.}) 14... Bc6 15. Rh3 {A logical move, it is necessary to
bring other forces.} g6 $6 (15... Nc7 {This paradoxical move should had been
played, Black keeps under control the b5-pawn and the crucial e4-square. Black
would be better... not only according to the computer.}) 16. Qe2 (16. Qh6 Qf8
17. Qxf8+ Kxf8 18. Rf3 f6 19. exf6 N7xf6 20. Nxe6+ Kf7 21. Ng5+ Kg8 {would be
better for Black due to the strong post on d5.}) 16... f6 $6 (16... f5 {
should have been played, it makes White take on f6, instead of this he could
play another move in the game.}) 17. Ne4 (17. exf6 N7xf6 18. Nf3 (18. Nxe6 Bd7
$17) 18... Nd7 {White still has compensation for the pawn, but it is not easy
to develop an initiative.}) 17... fxe5 (17... O-O 18. h5 gxh5 19. Bh6 fxe5 20.
Rg3+ Kh8 21. Bg7+ Qxg7 22. Rxg7 Kxg7 23. Qxh5 exd4 24. cxd4 $13 {would also
come into consideration.}) 18. Bg5 Nf4 $2 (18... Qa3 19. Qg4 Ne7 20. dxe5 h5
21. Qf3 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Rb8 {would be the lesser evil.}) 19. Qf3 Qf8 20. dxe5
Nxh3 (20... Nd3+ 21. Bxd3 Qxf3 22. Rxf3 Nxe5 23. Nf6+ Kf7 24. Be4 Bxe4 25.
Nxe4+ Nxf3+ 26. gxf3 h6 27. Bf6 Rhb8 28. Be5 Rb6 29. Ke2 {is, due to the weak
king, much better for White.}) 21. Qxh3 {Now the splendid cooperation of the
white pieces is decisive.} Qg8 (21... Kf7 22. Nd6+ Kg7 23. Qxe6 $16) 22. Nd6+
Kf8 23. Bh6+ Ke7 24. Bg5+ Kf8 25. Bh6+ Ke7 26. Qe3 {It is only a matter of
time when White catches his prey.} Nb6 27. Qc5 Kd7 28. Nxb5 (28. Nxc4 {would
win on the spot.}) 28... Qb8 $1 29. Bxc4 Nxc4 (29... Bd5 30. Nd6 $18) 30. Rd1+
Bd5 31. Rxd5+ exd5 32. Qxd5+ (32. e6+ {I had seen this move, unfortunately I
did not play it. Why? I do not know.} Kxe6 33. Nd4+ Kf6 34. Bg5+ Kf7 35. Qe7+
Kg8 36. Qe6+ Kg7 37. Nf5+ gxf5 38. Bh6#) 32... Ke7 33. Bg5+ Kf8 34. Bh6+ Ke7
35. Bg5+ Kf8 36. Qc5+ Nd6 37. Nxd6 Qb1+ {A couple of checks can not save the
day.} 38. Ke2 Qa2+ 39. Ke3 Qe6 40. Bf6 Rg8 41. Nf5+ Ke8 42. Nd4 Qd7 43. e6 Qb7
44. Nb5 {And there is a pawn mate after all. Nd6+, e7.} 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 10th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2012.01.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Black "El Debs, Felipe de Cresce"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[Annotator "Let's Check"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2012.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e4 Bb4 7. Bxc4 Nxe4 8. O-O
Nf6 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 Nd5 11. Rd3 Nd7 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bd2 $1 Re8 14. Re1 Nf8
15. h4 Bd7 16. h5 Bd6 17. Ne4 Nf4 18. Bxf4 Bxf4 19. g3 Bc7 20. h6 g6 21. Qd2 f5
$2 (21... Kh8 22. Ba2 Bc8 $14) 22. Qc3 (22. d5 fxe4 23. dxe6 $3) 22... Ba5 $1
$18 (22... fxe4 $2) 23. b4 $1 Bxb4 $1 (23... fxe4 $2) 24. Qxb4 fxe4 25. Rxe4
Re7 $2 (25... b5 26. Bb3 Qe7 $16) 26. Qxb7 Qb8 27. Rb3 Qxb7 28. Rxb7 Kf7 29.
Ne5+ Ke8 30. Rf4 a5 31. Rb3 g5 32. Rg4 c5 33. dxc5 Bxa4 34. Ra3 Nd7 35. Rxg5
Nxe5 36. Rg8+ Kf7 37. Rxa8 Bc6 38. Rh8 Nxc4 39. Rxh7+ Kg8 40. Rxe7 Nxa3 41.
Rxe6 Bd5 42. Rd6 Be4 43. c6 Nb5 44. Rd8+ Kh7 45. c7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Maiorov, Nikita"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Let's Check Training"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 Qc7 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Ra2 Bf5 9. Ne2 Nf6 10. Ng3 Bg6 11. Bb5+ Nbd7 12. O-O O-O 13. f3 cxd4 14. cxd4
Rac8 15. Re1 a6 16. Bf1 b5 17. Rae2 h5 18. Nh1 Nb6 19. Bb2 Na4 20. Nf2 Nxb2 21.
Rxb2 Qa5 22. Ra2 Bc2 23. Qe2 Rfe8 24. Raa1 Rc6 25. Nd3 Bxd3 26. Qxd3 Qc7 27.
Qd2 Rc2 28. Qd3 Re6 29. a4 b4 30. a5 Rc3 31. Qd2 h4 32. Ra4 Qe7 33. Bd3 h3 34.
gxh3 Nh5 35. Raa1 Qh4 36. Rac1 $2 (36. Bf1 Qg5+ 37. Kh1 $17) {[%tqu "En","","",
"","c3d3","",10]} 36... Rxd3 $1 $19 37. Qxd3 Rg6+ 38. Kf1 Qxh3+ 39. Ke2 b3 $4 (
39... Rg2+ 40. Kd1 Qxf3+ $19) 40. Kd1 Qxf3+ 41. Qe2 Qh3 42. Qf1 Qd7 43. Rb1 Qa4
44. Qd3 Qxa5 45. Rxb3 Nf6 46. Rb8+ Kh7 47. Qf5 Qa4+ 48. Qc2 Qa3 49. Qc8 Qa1+
50. Qc1 Qa5 51. Qc8 Qa4+ 52. Qc2 Qa3 53. Qc8 Rg5 54. Qc1 Qa5 55. Qd2 Qc7 56.
Qc2+ Qxc2+ 57. Kxc2 Rg2+ 58. Kb3 Rxh2 59. Rb7 Kg8 60. Rb8+ Kh7 61. Rb7 Kg8 62.
Rb8+ Kh7 63. Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Pap, Gyula"]
[Black "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[Annotator "Let's Check Training"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. cxd5 exd5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. e3 O-O 8.
Bd3 Bf5 9. Ne2 Nbc6 10. O-O Na5 11. Rb1 c6 12. a4 Re8 13. f3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 f5
15. Ng3 Qd7 16. Ba3 g6 17. e4 fxe4 $6 (17... Nc4 18. Bc1 a5 $11) 18. fxe4 $16
Nc4 19. Bc1 Kg7 20. Bh6+ Kxh6 21. Rf7 Rf8 $2 (21... Qg4 22. Rxb7 a6 $16) 22.
Nf5+ $18 Qxf5 23. Rxf5 gxf5 24. Rxb7 Rf7 (24... Rae8 25. Qg3 fxe4 $18) 25. Qg3
$18 fxe4 26. Rxe7 Raf8 $6 (26... Rxe7 27. Qh4+ Kg6 $18) {[%tqu "En","","","",
"h2h4","",10]} 27. h4 $1 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Lobron, Eric"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Lobron,E"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[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. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 dxc4 4. a4 e6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 (6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8.
axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4) 6... Nf6 7. e3 O-O (7... c5 8.
Bxc4 Nc6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 $14 {Kasparov,G-Hertneck,G/Baden
Baden sim/1992/}) 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. O-O c5 10. Qe2 b6 11. Rfd1 Bb7 12. Rac1 Qe7
13. Ba6 $2 (13. Nb5 $14) 13... Bxa6 14. Qxa6 e5 $1 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Qc4 a5 {
/\ e4, Nd3} 17. e4 Rac8 18. Nb5 $2 (18. Bg5 Nxa4 (18... Ncxe4 $2 19. Qxe4 $18)
19. Nd5 Rxc4 20. Nxe7+ Bxe7 21. Rxc4 Nxb2 $19) (18. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 19. exd5 Bxd2
20. Nxd2 $13) 18... Bxd2 19. Nxd2 Rcd8 $1 20. Qe2 $2 (20. f3 $10) 20... Nxa4
21. Nc4 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qb4 $2 (22... Nc5 {/\ Ncd7-/+}) 23. Nbd6 Qc5 $2 (23...
Rd8 24. Nf5 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 h6 $17) 24. g4 $1 h6 25. h4 Qc7 $1 26. Nxe5 Nc5 27.
Qc4 (27. f4 $5) (27. Nec4) 27... b5 $1 (27... Nfxe4 $2 28. Nexf7 b5 29. Qa2
Nxd6 30. Nxd6+ Kh8 31. Qd5 $16) (27... Ne6 28. Qxc7 Nxc7 29. g5 hxg5 30. hxg5
Nh7 31. Nexf7 $16) 28. Qxb5 $2 (28. Qc3 Rd8 29. Nexf7 Nfxe4 30. Qf3 $13) 28...
Ncxe4 29. Nxe4 $2 (29. Qc4 $5) 29... Nxe4 30. Qd5 Qc2 31. Rf1 a4 32. h5 $2 (32.
Kg2 $15) 32... Ng5 33. f4 $2 Nh3+ 34. Kh1 Nxf4 $1 35. Qf3 Ne6 36. Nxf7 Qc7 (
36... Qb3 $19) 37. Qe4 Ng5 $4 (37... Qe7 38. Re1 Qh4+ 39. Kg1 Nf4 $1 $19) 38.
Nxh6+ $4 (38. Nxg5 $1 Rxf1+ 39. Kg2 hxg5 40. Kxf1 Qc1+ 41. Kg2 Qxb2+ 42. Kh3
$10) 38... gxh6 39. Qg6+ Qg7 $19 40. Rxf8+ Kxf8 41. Qd6+ Kg8 42. Qd5+ Qf7 43.
Qd8+ Kg7 44. Qd4+ Qf6 45. Qd7+ Nf7 46. Qxa4 Qxb2 47. Qd7 Qf2 48. Qe6 Qf6 49.
Qd7 Qd6 50. Qf5 Ng5 51. Qc8 Qe6 52. Qc3+ Kf7 53. Qc7+ Ke8 54. Qb8+ Kd7 55. Qa7+
Kc6 56. Qa4+ Kd5 57. Qd1+ Ke4 58. Qf1 Qd5 59. Kh2 Qa2+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Maze, Sebastien"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. g3 $5 {Un système
ambiteux car les Blancs ne sont pas sur de récupérer le P sacrifié mais ils
obtiennent des fortes compensations} (6. e3 {La grande ligne} b5 7. Bd2 a5 8.
axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 (11. d5 {[%cal Gc3g7]}) 11... b4)
6... b5 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O a6 9. Ne5 Ne7 {[%cal Gf7f6]} (9... Nf6 {Retomberait
sur une Catalane} 10. e4 Nbd7 {Golovach,V (2217)-Moroz,A (2522) UKR-ch
Simferopol 2003 (2) 1/2}) 10. h4 $146 {Anticipe Ng6 mais cette poussée ne fait
pas grand-chose pour le développement} (10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 {Gleizerov,
E (2592)-Solovjov,S (2458) RUS-ch qual 57th 2004 (1) 1/2}) 10... Nd7 11. Ne4
O-O (11... Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Nd5 14. Bd2 $44 {[%cal Ge4d6]}) 12. h5
Nxe5 13. dxe5 h6 14. Bf4 Nd5 $132 15. Qc1 Qc7 16. Rd1 Be7 (16... Rfd8) 17. Nd6
$1 $13 {[%csl Rb7,Gd6]} Bxd6 $6 {[%csl Rb7] Les Noirs vont souffrir sur cases
noires} (17... Rfd8) 18. exd6 $44 {[%csl Gd6]} Qd7 19. e4 Nb4 {[%cal Gb4d3]} (
19... Nxf4 20. Qxf4 $14) 20. Qc3 Nd3 21. b3 (21. Rxd3 $6 cxd3 22. Qxd3 {
[%cal Ge4e5]} c5 23. e5 Bxg2 24. Kxg2) 21... Nxf4 22. gxf4 {[%cal Ge4e5]} cxb3
23. Qc5 $1 (23. e5 c5) 23... a5 24. Rdb1 $1 {[%cal Ge4e5] Un coup trés profond
et les Noirs sont quasiment en zugzwang} (24. e5 f6) 24... e5 25. Rxb3 (25.
fxe5 Qe6 26. Kh2 {[%cal Gg2h3]} Qc4 $1) 25... exf4 26. axb5 cxb5 27. Qxb5 Bc6
28. Qc5 Rfe8 $2 (28... a4 29. Rc3 Qg4 $1 30. Qf5 (30. Qxc6 Rac8 {[%csl Rc3]})
30... Bd7 $36) (28... Qe6) 29. Bh3 Re6 30. Rxa5 Rxe4 31. Rxa8+ Bxa8 32. Rb8+
Kh7 33. Qf5+ 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.08"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 Nd7 8.
Ng3 Bg6 9. Be2 Nb6 $5 {A flexible move, delaying ...Nf6 in order to prevent an
early h2-h4.} (9... Ngf6 10. h4 {and}) (9... Qb6 10. Qd2 h5 {are more popular
continuations.}) 10. Rc1 $5 {An useful waiting move, inviting Black to play ...
Nf6.} Nf6 11. h4 h6 $146 (11... h5 12. Bg5 Kf8 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Bxh5 Bxh5 15.
Nxh5 Bxh4 16. Nf4 g6 $11 {Wang Yue (2644)-Barsov,A (2537)/Doha 2006/CBM 115
ext (1/2, 20)}) 12. h5 Bh7 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 O-O 15. Nf5 Re8 16. f3 Bf8 17.
Kf2 {White has considerable space advantage, but the weakness of the e3-pawn
may tell in the event of minor piece exchanges.} (17. Kf2 Nc4 18. b3 Nd6 $132)
1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.12.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grigore, George Gabriel"]
[Black "Danilov, Ilie Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "Marin,M/Stoica"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1998.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Ne2 Nd7 9. Qd6 c5 10. Bc3 Ne7 11. O-O-O Nf5 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Ng3 Qh4 ({
Ein neuer Versuch. Bekannt war} 13... Qc6 14. Nxf5 exf5 15. Be2 Nf6 16. Qg5 {
mit weissem Druck.}) 14. Nxf5 exf5 15. g3 Qg4 ({Vorzuziehen war} 15... Qe7) 16.
h3 Qg6 ({Auch nach} 16... Qf3 17. Rg1 {hat Weiss die Initiative.}) 17. g4 Qa6 (
{Eine bessere Alternative war} 17... Re8) 18. gxf5 f6 19. Rg1 Rf7 (19... Qxa2
20. Qh6 Rf7 21. Bxf6 Qa1+ 22. Kd2 Qxd1+ 23. Kxd1 Nxf6 {wäre das kleinste Übel.}
) 20. Bg2 Nf8 21. Qf4 Kh8 22. Rd8 Qxa2 23. Qd6 Bxf5 24. Rxa8 Qb1+ 25. Kd2 Qc2+
26. Ke3 Re7+ 27. Kf3 1-0

[Event "BRA-ch 84th"]
[Site "Rio de Janeiro"]
[Date "2018.02.08"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag"]
[Black "Matsuura, Everaldo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2018.02.06"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 $5 {The Marshall Gambit!} dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+
6. Bd2 {This position was first played by Frank James Marshall himself in 1902,
against the 1910 world championship challenger Carl Schlechter.} Qxd4 7. Bxb4
Qxe4+ 8. Be2 Na6 {White has mostly tried 9.Bd6 and 9.Ba5 here.} (8... Nd7 {
was played in that game. 8...Nd7 still remains a playable move, though not one
of the main ones:} 9. Nf3 c5 10. Bc3 Ngf6 11. Qd6 {not allowing Black to castle
} Qc6 12. Qg3 (12. Qxc6 $5 bxc6 13. Nd2 $16 {with a huge positional advantage
for White}) 12... O-O 13. Rd1 Nh5 14. Qh4 g6 $2 15. Rxd7 $1 Qxd7 16. g4 {
a nice combination, leading to a won position} Qd8 17. gxh5 Qxh4 18. Nxh4 $18 {
1-0 (28) Marshall,F-Schlechter,C Monte Carlo 1902}) (8... Qxg2 9. Bf3 Qg5 10.
Ne2 $36 {with good initiative.}) 9. Bd6 $5 Qxg2 10. Qd2 $1 Nf6 (10... Qxh1 $2
11. O-O-O $1 $18 {threatening to win the queen with Bf3 and at the same time,
checkmate Black with a simple Ba3. Black is defenceless.}) 11. Bf3 Qg6 12. Ne2
e5 13. Bxe5 Be6 14. O-O-O Qf5 $1 {Hitting both bishops, and forcing the
awkward Bf4.} 15. Bf4 Qc5 (15... Bxc4 $1 {is critical, now White has many
interesting choices, like Rhg1 or Ng3, for example} 16. Ng3 $5 (16. Rhg1 $5)
16... Qc5 17. Be3 Qb4 18. Nf5 Qxd2+ 19. Rxd2 Bd5 $6 (19... Kf8 $1) 20. Nxg7+
Kd7 21. Bg5 $6 (21. Nh5 $1 $16) 21... Kc7 $1 $11 {1-0 (97) Gupta,A (2551)
-Ashwin,J (2436) Gaziantep 2008}) 16. b3 O-O (16... Nd5 $1 17. Be5 O-O-O 18.
Bd4 Qa3+ 19. Qb2 Qxb2+ 20. Kxb2 {1/2-1/2 (49) Gustafsson,J (2631)-Pavasovic,D 
(2607) Rogaska Slatina 2009; with a slightly preferable position, since White
is getting the a7-pawn back next move.} Nf6 21. Bxa7 $14) 17. Bd6 Qxf2 18. Qf4
$6 (18. Bxf8 Rxf8 {looked playable for Black} 19. Nd4 Qxd2+ 20. Rxd2 $14) (18.
Rhg1 $1 {I was looking at this during the game, but ended up deciding on 18.
Qf4, which gave a very good choice to my opponent:} Bf5 {I was worried about
this move, with ...Bg6 to come} (18... Qxf3 $2 19. Rxg7+ Kxg7 (19... Kh8 20.
Rg3 $18) 20. Qg5+ Kh8 21. Be5 $18) 19. Rdf1 Qh4 20. Bxc6 $3 {[%cal Gf1f5] I
completely missed this shot} bxc6 21. Bxf8 {even if you see something like
this, it still looks scary} Rxf8 (21... Ne4 22. Qf4 $1 Qxf4+ 23. Rxf4 $16) (
21... Bg6 22. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 23. Rf4 $1 Qh3 (23... Qxh2 24. Qb2 $1 $18) 24. Rxf6
$1 Kxf6 25. Qd4+ Ke7 26. Nf4 $18 {with a decisive attack}) 22. Rxf5 $18) 18...
Ng4 $2 {Forcing the queen exchange, but White achieves a big advantage with
the forced sequence:} (18... Rfd8 $1 {and suddenly my attacking ideas aren't
that strong, he has a very good ...Ne8 next move in case of Rhg1, for example}
19. Rdf1 {was one of my ideas, but this could be even bad for White:} (19. Rhg1
Ne8 20. Be5 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Qb6 $13 {and Black is surviving}) 19... Qb6 20. Be7
$2 (20. Rhg1 $5) 20... Nb4 $1 $19 {getting the initiative back!} 21. Bxd8 Nd3+
22. Kb1 Rxd8 {White is suddenly lost.}) 19. Rhg1 $1 Qe3+ 20. Rd2 $1 (20. Kb2
Rfe8 $1 $11 {keeping an eye on e2.}) 20... Qxf4 21. Nxf4 {Now we reach an
endgame, where White has amazing compensation and will soon get the material
back with interest.} Nh6 22. Nh5 $5 (22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Bd1 $16 {
was another way to play with, followed by Bc2. I thought the game continuation
would be stronger, and honestly wasn't too sure about converting this position}
) 22... g6 (22... Nf5 $2 23. Nxg7 $1 Nxg7 24. Rdg2 $18) 23. Nf6+ Kh8 $6 (23...
Kg7 24. Be5 Nf5 25. Nd7+ f6 26. Nxf8 Rxf8 27. Bc3 {similar to the game, but
the improved positions of the king and the knight give better chances for
Black, compared to what was played.}) 24. Be5 Ng8 {Forces the following
sequence, that is simply winning for White.} 25. Nd7+ f6 26. Nxf8 Rxf8 27. Bd4
$1 {Hitting a7.} Bf5 28. a3 {is also good enough, if Black plays ...c5, then
the a6-knight stays out of the game forever.} (28. Bxa7 $5 Ra8 29. Bb6 Nb4 30.
Rgd1 $1 $18) 28... Nc7 (28... c5 29. Bf2 b6 30. Rgd1 $18) 29. Bxa7 Ra8 30. Bb6
Ne6 31. Kb2 Nf4 32. Rgd1 Re8 33. Rd8 Re7 34. h4 $6 {Intended to avoid ...g5.
It doesn't make much sense, since it helps my opponent to potentially create
passed pawns.} (34. a4 $1 {when you don't know what to do in endgames, push
your potential (or passed) pawns} g5 35. a5 g4 36. Bxc6 bxc6 37. a6 $1 $18)
34... Kg7 35. Bc5 Re5 36. Bd4 (36. Bf8+ Kf7 37. Bd6 Re3 38. Bxc6 $1 {taking on
f4 next move} Nd3+ 39. Rxd3 Rxd3 40. Bxb7 $18 {and White is simply winning.})
36... Re7 37. Bc5 Re5 38. Bd4 Re7 39. a4 $6 Nd3+ (39... Ne6 $1 {would give
Black some hope} 40. Rb8 Nxd4 41. Rxd4 Nh6 42. a5 Nf7 43. a6 bxa6 44. Bxc6 Ne5
{White is still winning, but after Black plays ...g5 next move, the game is
far from over.}) 40. Kc3 Ne1 41. Bh1 Bg4 42. Rd2 Nf3 43. Bxf3 Bxf3 44. Bc5 Re5
45. R2d7+ Kh6 46. Bf8+ Kh5 47. Rxh7+ Kg4 48. Rg7 1-0

[Event "Metz op 30th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2012.04.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Turov, Maxim"]
[Black "Zubarev, Alexander2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 {Anticipe Qc2 ou
Bd3 mais comme les Blancs ont retardé le développement Nf3, ils ont des
options supplémentaires de prendre de l'espace а l'aile-roi en gagnat du temps
en attaquant le Bf5} 7. Nge2 (7. g4 $5 {Botvinnik}) 7... Nd7 8. Ng3 (8. h3)
8... Bg6 9. a3 (9. h4 $5 {[%cal Gh4h5]}) (9. Be2 {La grande ligne} Ngf6 10. h4
(10. O-O)) 9... h5 $1 10. h3 h4 11. Nge2 Nf8 12. Bh2 Ne6 13. Nc1 Nf6 14. Bd3
Bxd3 $11 15. Nxd3 {[%cal Gd3e5,Gd3c5]} (15. Qxd3) 15... O-O 16. O-O Ne8 17. Na4
Bd6 18. Be5 Bxe5 19. Nxe5 g6 (19... Nd6 $5 {[%cal Gd6e4,Gd6c4]}) 20. b4 {
Lançant l'attaque classique de minorité} Nd6 21. Qg4 Ng7 22. Nc5 Qe7 23. Qf4
Ngf5 24. g4 hxg3 25. fxg3 Rad8 26. g4 Ng7 27. h4 $1 Nc4 28. Qf6 Qxf6 29. Rxf6
Nxe5 30. dxe5 b6 31. Nd3 Ne6 {(=)} 32. Rc1 d4 (32... c5 $142 {[%csl Gc5,Gd5]
Plus souple}) 33. Kf2 c5 34. bxc5 bxc5 (34... dxe3+) 35. Nxc5 Nxc5 36. Rxc5 d3
37. Rd6 $36 {Le P passé va tomber et les Noirs n'auront pas assez de
compensations} f6 38. Ke1 fxe5 39. Rxd8 Rxd8 40. Kd2 Rb8 41. Kxd3 Kf7 42. Ke4
Rh8 43. Rc7+ Ke6 44. Rc6+ Kf7 45. Kxe5 Rxh4 46. Kf4 1-0

[Event "Metz op 30th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2012.04.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nguyen, Chi Minh"]
[Black "Sumets, Andrey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[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 {01h30} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e4 (6. e3) 6...
Bb4 7. Bxc4 {Une ligne secondaire} (7. Bg5 {La grande ligne} b5 (7... Bxc3+)) (
7. e5) ({Pertinent:} 7. e5 Nd5 8. Bd2 b5 9. axb5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 cxb5 11. Ng5 Nc6
12. Qh5 Qe7 13. Be2 b4 14. O-O bxc3 15. Be3 Bb7 16. Bg4 Ncb4 17. Nxe6 g6 18.
Ng7+ Kf8 19. Qh6 Kg8 20. Bg5 Qf8 21. Bf6 Nxf6 22. exf6 Nd5 23. Bf3 Nxf6 24.
Bxb7 Rd8 25. Ra6 Qxg7 26. Qg5 Rd7 27. Bf3 Ne8 28. Bc6 Rd6 29. Qe7 Qf8 30. Qxa7
Nf6 31. Qc5 Nd7 32. Qxc4 Nb8 33. Rb6 Nxc6 34. Rxc6 Rxc6 35. Qxc6 Qb4 36. Qe8+
Kg7 {Anand,V (2780)-Karjakin,S (2778) Sao Paulo/Bilbao 2012 1/2-1/2}) 7... Nxe4
8. O-O Nf6 (8... Nxc3 {plus risqué} 9. bxc3 Be7 (9... Bxc3 10. Rb1) 10. Ne5 O-O
11. Qg4 $44 {Sandipan,C (2623)-Kobalia,M (2643) World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk 2009
(1.1) 1-0}) 9. Qe2 (9. Bg5) 9... O-O 10. Rd1 {83} Nbd7 {81} 11. Rd3 b5 $1 (
11... b6 12. a5) 12. axb5 Nb6 13. Bb3 cxb5 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. Rg3 {57} (15. Nxb5)
15... Re8 {42} 16. Bg5 a6 $146 (16... Kf8 17. Nxb5 a6 18. Nc3 h6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6
20. Na4 {1-0 (20) Cheparinov,I (2665)-Papin,V (2568) Moscow 2011}) 17. Bd2 Rc8
18. Re1 Re7 {suite illisible et gain Noir au 68ème coup} 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 1112"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2012.03.17"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2817"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[Annotator "Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2011.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

{HAARSTRÄUBENDE KOMPLIKATIONEN (Praxis und Analyse) Im vorentscheidenden
Meisterschaftsduell zwischen Werder Bremen und Baden-Baden im Bremer
Weserstadion war die folgende ebenso packende wie wechselhafte Partie am
Spitzenbrett ein absolutes Highlight.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4
5. a4 e6 {Mit dieser speziellen Slawisch-Version, einem Mixtum von Slawisch
und Halb-Slawisch, hat Eljanov schon verschiedentlich experimentiert.
Mittlerweile haben sich immer mehr Nachahmer gefunden.} 6. e4 $5 ({"Some like
it hot!" Nach zwei Jahren Bundesliga-Abstinenz probiert der Champ mit dem
aggressiven, doppelten Aufzug seines Königsbauern - ähnlich dem Slawischen
Gambit [5.e4 ("As far as I am concerned, 5.e4 just loses a pawn, but some
die-hards just keep on playing it!" Matthew Sadler in 'The Slav`, 1997) 5...b5
6.e5 Sd5 7.a4 e6 8.Sg5!?] - ein zweischneidiges Opfer des Bauern c4 für
Initiative. Im Gegensatz zum Slawischen Gambit indes wird die Verteidigung in
der vorliegenden Form ihren schwarzfeldrigen Läufer (durch Tausch auf c3)
abgeben, was den Angreifer wegen der Schwächung der dunklen Felder (z. B. d6)
begünstigt.  Solider, allerdings auch wesentlich ruhiger ist} 6. e3 {, was
nach der üblichen Folge} c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. O-O Be7 {eine für Weiß
angenehme Isolanistellung ergibt, die nahezu identisch ist mit einer Variante
des Angenommenen Damengambits, z.B.:} 10. Re1 (10. Qe2 O-O 11. Rd1 Nd5 12. Qe4
Nf6 13. Qh4 Nb4 14. Bg5 b6 15. Bd3 $6 (15. Ne5) 15... Nxd3 16. Rxd3 Ba6 17. Rd2
Bb7 18. d5 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Nd4 Qd7 21. Rd3 Rfe8 22. Rh3 h5 23. Bxf6 Bxf6
24. Qxh5 g6 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Qh6+ Kg8 $11 {, remis/65, Anand,V (2811) - Howell,
D (2633), London 2011}) 10... O-O 11. Bf4 Bd7 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14.
Bxd5 Be6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Bg3 (16. Bd2 Bf6 17. Bc3 Qxd1 18. Raxd1 Rae8 19. Rd3
h6 $14 {/=}) 16... Qxd1 17. Raxd1 Bf6 $11 {, remis/36, Korobov,A (2660) -
Eljanov,P (2712), Kiev 2011}) 6... Bb4 7. e5 (7. Bg5 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Qa5 9. e5
Ne4 10. Rc1 Nd7 11. Nd2 $5 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 Nb6 13. Qg4 Bd7 $6 (13... Rg8 $13) 14.
Qxg7 O-O-O 15. Qxf7 $14 {Kempinski,R - Eljanov,P, Bundesliga 09/10, remis/48})
7... Nd5 8. Bd2 (8. Qc2 c5 (8... b5 $5) 9. dxc5 Qa5 10. Bd2 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qxc5
12. Qe4 Bd7 13. Qg4 Nc6 14. Qxg7 O-O-O 15. Qg4 Rhg8 16. Qxc4 Qxc4 17. Bxc4 Rxg2
$13 {/=, remis/66, Vitiugov,N (2726) - Eljanov,P (2683), Saratov 2011}) 8... b5
9. axb5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 cxb5 11. Ng5 {Der in diesem Stellungstyp übliche
Springerausfall mit solchen Ideen wie beispielsweise Dh5, Sg5-e4 und h4 nebst
Th3-f3.} h6 ({Die sofortige Befragung des Springers erscheint mir am
sichersten. Eine auch schon von Eljanov praktizierte Alternative ist} 11... Nc6
{, z.B.} 12. Qh5 (12. h4 Qc7 13. Rh3 Bb7 14. Rf3 Nd8 15. Ne4 O-O 16. Nd6 Ne7
17. Rg3 Nf5 18. Nxf5 exf5 19. Qh5 Ne6 20. Qxf5 Qe7 21. Rb1 Bc6 22. Be2 a5 23.
Qf6 Rfe8 24. d5 Bxd5 25. Rxb5 Qxf6 26. exf6 Red8 $15 {remis/57, Akopian,V 
(2712) - Eljanov,P (2716), Jermuk 2009}) 12... Qe7 (12... g6 $2 13. Qh6 Qe7 14.
Ne4) 13. h4 (13. Be2 b4 14. Bxc4 (14. O-O bxc3 15. Be3 $13) (14. Nxh7 $2 g6 15.
Qh6 bxc3 16. Nf6+ Qxf6 17. exf6 Rxh6 18. Bxh6 Nxd4 $17 {0:1/72, Stupak,K (2502)
- Volkov,S (2595), St. Petersburg 2010}) 14... bxc3 15. Be3 h6 16. Ne4 O-O 17.
O-O Ncb4 $13 {Rapport,R (2540) - Raznikov,D (2384), Aix-les-Bains 2011}) 13...
b4 14. Bxc4 bxc3 15. Bc1 (15. Be3) 15... Ncb4 (15... Nxd4 $6 16. O-O Nc2 17.
Ra4 $1 Bd7 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Rf4) 16. O-O a5 $6 (16... Nb6 17. Ba3 a5 18. Rfc1
h6 19. Rxc3 $4 (19. Bb5+ Kf8 20. Ne4 $14) 19... O-O $4 (19... g6 $19) 20. Ne4
$18 N6d5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Nf6+ gxf6 23. Rg3+ {1:0, Braun,A (2542) - Raykhman,
A (2372), Deizisau 2011}) 17. Ba3 (17. Nxh7 $5) 17... Rb8 $2 (17... Bb7) 18.
Bxd5 exd5 19. e6 $1 $18 g6 20. exf7+ Qxf7 21. Rfe1+ {1:0, Morozevich,A (2763)
- Khairullin,I (2638), Jurmala (rapid) 2012} (21. Nxf7 gxh5 22. Nxh8)) 12. Qh5
({Nach} 12. Ne4 O-O {und z.B.} 13. Nd6 Bd7 14. Qg4 f5 $13 {macht die schwarze
Stellung einen zuverlässigen Eindruck}) 12... g6 $6 {Eine sehr verpflichtende
und riskante Lockerung des Königsschutzes. Wie Eljanov mir gegenüber am darauf
folgenden Tag zugab, hatte er seine Vorbereitung vergessen und die Varianten
durcheinander gebracht: "I completely forgot my preparation after 12.Qh5 and
was happy to get back into the game at all."} ({Die Kernfrage, die sich in
dieser kritischen Situation m.E. stellt, ist ob Schwarz jetzt mit der kurzen
Rochade Weiß zu einlenkenden Aktionen veranlassen kann, etwa zum Springeropfer
auf f6 oder Läuferopfer auf h6, wonach letztlich aber nie mehr als weißes
Dauerschach herauszuspringen scheint. Prüfen wir also} 12... O-O {und nun z.B.:
} 13. Ne4 (13. h4 Nc6 14. Ne4 f5 $5 (14... Nce7 15. Nf6+ gxf6 16. Rh3 Qe8 17.
Qxh6 Nf5 18. Rg3+ Nxg3 19. exf6 Nf5 20. Qg5+ Kh8 21. Qh5+ $11) 15. Nd6 Bd7 16.
Bxh6 (16. Nxb5 $2 Nxe5) 16... Be8 $1 $15) 13... Nc6 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Qxh6 f5
16. Qg6+ Kh8 17. Qh6+ {remis, Iljushina,O (2356) - Gunina,V (2457), Dagomys
2010. Hier mag es Klärungsbedarf geben.}) 13. Qh3 {Nun ist der Verteidiger
angesichts seiner luftigen Königsstellung zu "Klimmzügen" genötigt.} f5 $2 $146
{Dieser waghalsige Aufzug mit weiteren Schwächungen im Gefolge vermag
überhaupt nicht zu überzeugen.} ({Alternativen, z.B.: I} 13... Kf8 $5 {mit der
Idee} 14. Ne4 Kg7 {ist prüfenswert:} 15. g4 (15. Be2 Nc6 16. Nd6 Rb8 17. O-O a5
$13) 15... Bd7 ({Nicht jedoch} 15... Bb7 $6 16. Bg2 Nd7 17. O-O a5 18. Nd6 Bc6
19. f4 (19. Bxh6+ $1 Kg8 (19... Rxh6 20. Qxh6+ Kxh6 21. Nxf7+ Kg7 22. Nxd8 Rxd8
23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxa5 $16) 20. f4 {/\f5->+-}) 19... f5 20. gxf5 gxf5 21. Rf3
Nf8 $2 (21... Rh7 22. Rg3+ Kh8 23. Qh5 Qf8 24. Qg6 Qg8 25. Qxg8+ Rxg8 26. Rxa5
$16) 22. Rg3+ Ng6 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Rxg6+ Kxg6 25. Qxf5+ {1:0, Andreev,K (2330)
- Karasik,M, St. Petersburg 1997}) 16. Nd6 Nc6 17. Bg2 (17. Nxb5 Qb6 18. Bxc4 (
18. Nd6 Nxd4 $1) 18... Nxe5) 17... b4 $13) ({II} 13... Bb7 $5 14. Rb1 (14. Ne4
Nf4) (14. Be2 Nxc3 15. Nxe6 Qe7 16. Bxc3 fxe6 17. Bf3 Nc6 18. Rb1 a6 19. O-O
Nd8 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. d5 Qf7 $13) 14... Bc6 15. Ne4 Kf8 $13) ({III} 13... Nxc3
$4 14. Nxf7 $18 Kxf7 15. Qf3+ Kg7 16. Qxa8) 14. exf6 e5 {Mit offenem Visier
provoziert Eljanov haarsträubende Verwicklungen. Indes ist eine befriedigende
Alternative auch nicht in Sicht - oder? Hierzu ein paar Anregungen:} ({I} 14...
Nc6 15. Be2 $1 (15. Ne4 $6 e5 16. Qg3 Bf5 17. Ra6 Nb6 18. f3 Qd5 $13) (15. f7+
$6 Ke7) 15... e5 (15... Qxf6 $2 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. Qg3) 16. f7+ Ke7 (16... Kf8 17.
Ne6+) 17. Qg3 exd4 18. O-O $16 dxc3 (18... d3 19. Bf3 Kf8 (19... Qd6 20. Rfe1+
Kd7 21. Re8 Qxg3 (21... Bb7 22. Bg4+ Kc7 23. Ne6+ $18) 22. Rxh8 Qd6 23. Bxd5
Bb7 24. Rxa8 Bxa8 25. Nh7 $18) 20. Rfe1 Kg7 21. Ne6+ Bxe6 22. Rxe6 $18) (18...
hxg5 19. Bxg5+ Nf6 20. Bf3 Bb7 21. Rfe1+ Kxf7 22. Bxf6 Kxf6 (22... Qxf6 23.
Qc7+ $18) 23. Bxc6 Bxc6 24. Ra6 $1 $18 Qd5 25. Rxc6+ Qxc6 26. Qf4+ Kg7 27. Re7+
Kg8 28. Qf7#) 19. Bxc3 Nxc3 20. Bxc4 $3 (20. Qxc3 $6 Qd4 21. Qf3 hxg5 22. Qxc6
Bd7 (22... Qd6 $4 23. f8=Q+) 23. Qxg6 Qf6 24. Qe4+ Qe6 $14) 20... bxc4 (20...
hxg5 21. Rae1+ Kf6 22. Qxc3+ Nd4 (22... Qd4 23. Qf3+ Kg7 24. Re8 Bf5 25. Qxc6
Rhxe8 26. fxe8=Q Rxe8 27. Qxe8 $18) 23. Rd1 $18 (23. Re4 $18)) (20... Ne2+ 21.
Bxe2 hxg5 (21... Qd6 22. Rae1 $18) 22. Rad1 Nd4 23. Qe3+ Kxf7 (23... Be6 24.
Rxd4 Qc7 25. f4 Kxf7 26. Bxb5 $18) 24. Rxd4 Qe7 25. Re4 Qf6 26. Rc1 Qd6 27. Re5
Bf5 28. Bxb5 Rac8 29. Re1 $18) 21. Rae1+ Kf6 22. Qxc3+ Qd4 (22... Kxg5 23. Rd1
$18 Bg4 24. Rxd8 Raxd8 25. f4+ Kf5 26. Re1 Rd4 27. h3 Kf6 28. Re4) 23. Qf3+ Bf5
(23... Kxg5 24. Re4 $18) 24. Ne6 $1 Qd6 (24... Ne5 25. Qxa8 $18) 25. f8=Q+
Raxf8 26. Qc3+ Ne5 (26... Nd4 27. Nxd4 Kf7 (27... Kg5 28. f4+ Kh5 29. Re5 $18)
28. Qxc4+ Kg7 29. Ne6+ $18) 27. Nxf8 Rxf8 28. f4 Kf7 29. fxe5 $18) ({II} 14...
Qxf6 $2 15. Ne4) 15. f7+ $2 {Verlockend, aber weniger gut! Allerdings ist
darauf eine Widerlegung am Brett nicht so einfach zu finden. Man sehe z.B.:} ({
I} 15. Qh4 $2 Nc6 (15... Qxf6 $143 16. Qe4 Bb7 17. dxe5) 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Ne4
Kf7 $13) ({II} 15. g4 $3 {ist der (eigentlich logische) Schlüsselzug. Er
versperrt die Diagonale c8-h3 und gewinnt ein wichtiges Tempo für den starken
Entwicklungszug Lg2. Weiß behält so die Trümpfe in der Hand und droht, seinen
Druck (mit Lg2, 0-0 etc.) auf den unrochierten König und aufs Zentrum
entscheidend zu verstärken. Allem Anschein nach ist Schwarz dagegen machtlos.
Man sehe z.B.:} Nd7 (15... exd4 16. Bg2) (15... Nc6 16. Bg2) (15... Qxf6 {
Der Bauer ist wegen Se4 nebst dxe5 vergiftet.} 16. Ne4 Qe7 (16... Qe6 17. dxe5
Qxe5 (17... Qxg4 18. Nd6+ Kf8 19. Bxh6+ Kg8 20. Nxc8 $18) 18. Bg2 Nc6 19. O-O)
(16... Qc6 17. dxe5) 17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. Bg2 Bb7 19. O-O $18 {und Schwarz geht
an seiner offenen Königsstellung nebst etlichen Schwächen zugrunde (} Nd7 20.
Rfe1 O-O-O 21. Nc5 Qd6 22. Nxb7 Kxb7 23. Be3 a6 24. Red1 N7f6 25. Bd4 {)}) (
15... Qd7 16. Bg2) (15... h5 16. Qf3 ({oder} 16. Bg2 Bxg4 17. f7+ Ke7 (17...
Kf8 18. Ne6+ Bxe6 19. Qxe6) 18. Qg3 (18. Qh4 Nc6 19. Ra6) 18... Nc6 19. Ra6)
16... Bxg4 (16... Nc6 17. Bg2) (16... Nb6 17. f7+ Kf8 18. Qe4) (16... hxg4 17.
Qe4) 17. Qe4 $18) 16. Bg2 $18 (16. f7+ $2 Ke7) {Weiter könnte folgen:} 16...
Bb7 (16... N7xf6 17. dxe5 Nxg4 18. e6 $18 O-O 19. Qxg4 hxg5 20. Qe4) 17. Ne6
Qc8 (17... Qb6 18. g5 exd4 19. O-O) 18. g5 (18. O-O N7xf6 19. Rfe1 e4 20. Nc5)
18... Kf7 (18... a5 19. O-O Ra6 20. f4 $18) 19. gxh6 N7xf6 20. Ng5+ Ke7 21.
Qxc8 Rhxc8 22. dxe5 Ng4 (22... Nd7 23. O-O Nc5 24. f4 Rf8 (24... Rh8 25. f5
gxf5 26. Rxf5 Rxh6 27. Rf7+ Ke8 28. Rxb7 Nxb7 29. Bxd5)) 23. h7 Nxe5 24. O-O {
/\Rfe1+-}) 15... Kf8 16. Ne6+ $6 (16. g4 {wäre jetzt von vergleichsweise
minderer Qualität (aber immer noch besser als der Textzug), z.B. wegen} Kg7 $5
(16... Nc6 $2 17. Bg2 exd4 18. O-O Kg7 (18... Bxg4 19. Ne6+ Bxe6 20. Qxe6 dxc3
21. Be3 $18) 19. f8=Q+ $1 Rxf8 20. Ne6+ Bxe6 21. Qxh6+ Kf7 22. Qh7+ Ke8 23.
Rfe1 Qd6 24. Bg5 Nce7 25. Bxe7 Nxe7 26. Bxa8 $18) 17. Nf3 (17. Ne4 Nc6) 17...
Nc6 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 $14 {. Nun nach dem Partiezug nebst der Abwicklung
mit Damentausch kommt Schwarz glimpflich davon.}) 16... Ke7 17. Nxd8 Bxh3 18.
gxh3 Rxd8 19. dxe5 Kxf7 20. Bg2 Nc6 21. O-O ({Auch in Betracht kam} 21. Ra6
Nxe5 22. O-O Nc7 23. Ra2 Nd5 $13 {/=}) 21... Nxe5 {Das stattliche Springerpaar
in der Mitte konkurriert mit dem Läuferpaar.} (21... a5 $5) 22. f4 ({Der
Vorstoß f4-f5 liegt zwar auf der Hand, aber Weiß hatte in} 22. Ra6 $5 {eine
beachtliche Alternative, z.B.} Nc7 23. Ra3 Rac8 24. Bxh6 a6 $13 {/=}) 22... Nd3
23. f5 gxf5 $5 ({Überraschend. Der Analyserunde vor Ort erschien es
einleuchtender, den Königsflügel mit} 23... g5 {geschlossen zu halten, z.B.}
24. Ra6 N3f4 $5 25. Bxf4 (25. Rxh6 $6 Nxg2 (25... Rh8) 26. Kxg2 a5 $1 27. Rh7+
Kg8 28. Rb7 (28. Rh6 Rd7) 28... Rdb8) 25... gxf4 26. Rfa1 {mit etwa gleichen
Chancen, z.B.:} Rd7 (26... Nxc3 27. Bxa8 Rxa8 $13 {/=}) (26... Rg8 $6 27. Rg6
Rgd8 (27... Nxc3 $2 28. Bxa8 Rxa8 29. Raa6) 28. Raa6 Rd7 29. Kf2 $14 (29. Rxh6
Rg8)) 27. Kf2 (27. Rxh6 Rg8) 27... Rad8 $13 {/=}) 24. Rxf5+ Ke6 25. Rh5 a5 26.
Rxh6+ Ke5 $13 {/=} 27. Be1 $5 (27. Rh5+ Ke6 28. Rh6+ Ke5 29. Rh5+ $11) 27...
N5f4 {Die Qualität "hängt" nun zwei Züge lang, aber jedesmal muß Weiß genau
prüfen, ob er damit gut bedient wäre.} (27... Kf5 $142) 28. Bg3 (28. Bxa8 Rxa8
29. Bg3 Ke4 30. Bxf4 Nxf4 31. Kf2 $13 {/=}) 28... Kf5 $6 (28... Ra7 $142 29.
Rh5+ Ke6 30. Rxb5 Nxg2 31. Kxg2 a4 32. Ra3 $14) 29. Rf1 $6 ({Vermutlich war
hier ein geeigneter Moment zu} 29. Bxa8 $1 {, z.B.} Rxa8 30. Kh1 $5 Ke4 31. Rb6
a4 32. Rxb5 a3 33. h4 Ne2 34. h5 Nxc3 35. Rb8 Ra6 36. h6 Rxh6 37. Rxa3 $16)
29... Kg5 30. Rb6 Rab8 31. Ra6 (31. h4+ Kf5 32. Bb7 Rd5 33. h5 $14) 31... Rf8
$6 (31... a4 32. h4+ Kf5 $5 $14 ({Jedoch nicht} 32... Kg4 $2 {wegen} 33. Rf6 $1
$18 {, z.B.} Ne2+ (33... Rf8 34. Bf3+ Kh3 35. Bxf4 Nxf4 36. Bg2+ Nxg2 37. Rxf8
Rxf8 38. Rxf8) 34. Kh1 Nxg3+ 35. hxg3 Kxg3 36. Be4 Kxh4 37. Rh6+ Kg5 38. Rg6+
Kh5 39. Rf3 Kh4 40. Kh2)) 32. h4+ Kg4 33. Bf3+ Kh3 {Nach abenteuerlicher Reise
der gebotene Schlupfwinkel für den Wanderkönig.} (33... Kf5 $2 34. Rxa5 $18)
34. Bd1 $2 {Darüber zeigte sich Anand später im Interview sehr unglücklich und
meinte überdies, daß Schwarz hiernach zwar einige Chancen bekommen hätte, doch
wähnte er sich nach der Zeitkontrolle wieder auf der sicheren Seite.} ({
Klar den Vorzug verdiente} 34. Rxa5 $142 Rg8 (34... b4 $4 35. Rg5 $18) 35. Kh1
$16) 34... Rg8 (34... b4 $2 35. Rxa5 ({oder auch} 35. Rf3 Rg8 36. Kh1 $18 Ne5
37. Rxf4 Rxg3 38. Be2 $1) 35... Rg8 36. Rg5 $18) 35. Rf3 $2 {Danach gerät der
Weltmeister in große Verlustgefahr.} ({Auf das bessere} 35. Rxa5 $142 {kann
Schwarz mit} Rbe8 {(=) unweigerlich Dauerschach bzw. Stellungswiederholung
oder Patt forcieren:} 36. Rxb5 (36. h5 Ne2+ 37. Bxe2 Rxe2 $11) (36. Ra2 $2 Nc1
37. Raf2 Nfe2+) 36... Rxg3+ (36... Ne2+ 37. Bxe2 Rxe2 38. Rg5 Rg2+ 39. Kh1 Rf8
40. Rxf8 Nf2+ 41. Rxf2 (41. Bxf2 Rxh2+ 42. Kg1 Rh1+ 43. Kxh1 $11 {patt}) 41...
Rg1+ 42. Kxg1 $11 {patt}) 37. hxg3 Ne2+ 38. Bxe2 Rxe2 39. Rf3 (39. Rfb1 $6 Rg2+
40. Kf1 Kh2 41. Rf5 Rg1+ 42. Ke2 Rxb1) 39... Re1+ 40. Rf1 Re2 $11) 35... Rbd8
36. Kf1 Ne5 37. Rxf4 Rxd1+ 38. Ke2 Rgd8 39. Rxa5 $2 ({Daß dies eigentlich der
Verlustzug ist, war beiden Akteuren im Eifer des schweren Gefechts nicht
bewußt. Weiß vertilgt den a-Bauern in einem denkbar ungünstigen Moment und
stellt damit seinen Turm ins Abseits. Erforderlich war der Entlastungstausch} 
39. Rd4 $8 {!, und nach dem weiteren} R8xd4 40. cxd4 Rxd4 41. h5 {vermag sich
der Anziehende um Haaresbreite zu behaupten:} b4 (41... a4 42. h6 Ng4 43. Rb6 (
43. h7 Rd8 44. Rb6 Rh8 45. Rxb5 Rxh7 46. Ra5 $11) 43... Rd5 44. h7 Rh5 45. Rxb5
Rxh7 46. Ra5 $11) 42. Rxa5 Nf7 43. h6 b3 44. Rb5 Nxh6 45. Rh5+ Kg2 46. Rxh6 c3
47. Be5 c2 48. Rg6+ Kh3 49. Rg3+ Kh4 50. Bf6+ Kh5 51. Rxb3 c1=Q 52. Rh3+ Kg6
53. Bxd4 Qc4+ 54. Rd3 $11) 39... R1d2+ {Nun aber gerät das weiße Oberhaupt in
eine tödliche Zange.} 40. Ke3 ({Falls} 40. Kf1 {, so kann beispielsweise} Ng4 (
{oder} 40... Nd3 41. Rf3 Rd1+ 42. Ke2 Nc1+ 43. Kf2 R8d2+ 44. Ke3 Rd3+ 45. Ke4
Nb3 46. Bc7+ (46. Rxd3 cxd3) (46. Ra2 Nd2+) 46... Rxf3 47. Kxf3 Nxa5 48. Bxa5
Kxh4 $19) 41. Rxg4 (41. Re4 R8d3) 41... Kxg4 42. Rxb5 Ra2 43. Ke1 Rd3 44. Rc5
Rxc3 45. Kd1 Kf3 $19 {folgen}) 40... Ng4+ {Diagramm [#]} 41. Ke4 ({Die
Königsjagd nach} 41. Kf3 R2d3+ 42. Ke4 Re8+ 43. Kf5 Rd5+ 44. Kg6 Ne5+ {(-+)
entzieht sich wegen diverser Möglichkeiten freilich am Brett der
Vorausberechnung, aber daß sie für Weiß kein gutes Ende nimmt, dürfte kaum
überraschen, z.B.:} 45. Kf6 (45. Kg7 Rd7+ 46. Kh6 Re6+ 47. Kg5 Rg7+ 48. Kf5
Rgg6 49. Ra7 (49. Rxb5 Nf7 50. Rxc4 Rgf6#) 49... Rgf6+ 50. Kg5 Nf3+ 51. Rxf3
Rxf3 $19) (45. Kh7 Re7+ 46. Kh6 Re6+ 47. Kg7 Rd7+ 48. Kg8 Ree7 49. h5 Rg7+ 50.
Kf8 Rh7 51. Rh4+ Kg2 52. Ra2+ Kf3 53. Rf2+ Ke3 54. Kg8 Rdg7+ 55. Kf8 Rd7 56.
Ke8 Rde7+ 57. Kd8 Nc6+ 58. Kc8 Re8#) (45. Kf5 Nc6+) 45... Rd6+ 46. Kg5 Rg6+ 47.
Kf5 Ree6 {(-+) ist Zugumstellung zur Variante 45.Kg7/48...Tgg6}) 41... Re8+ ({
Hier hatte Eljanov gleich nach der Zeitkontrolle reichlich Gelegenheit, die
Varianten durchzurechnen. Nicht zuletzt verfügte er noch über die - übrigens
auch von vielen Kiebitzen vor Ort erwartete - Alternative} 41... b4 $142 $1 {
mit Bauerndurchbruch (zwar von Eljanov angedacht, aber als zu kompliziert
eingestuft), z.B.} 42. cxb4 (42. Rf3 Re2+ 43. Kf4 b3 $19) 42... c3 43. Ra3 (43.
Rc5 c2 44. Rc3 Re2+ 45. Kf5 Ne3+ 46. Kg5 Nd5 $19 {ist Zugumstellung}) 43...
Re2+ 44. Kf5 Ne3+ 45. Kg5 c2 46. Rc3 Nd5 $19 47. Rfc4 (47. Rff3 Rg8+ 48. Kh5
Kg2 49. Bf4 Rh8+ 50. Kg5 Rf8) 47... Nxc3 48. Rxc3 Rd5+ (48... Rd1 $2 49. Bf4+
Kg2 50. h5) 49. Kg6 Kg4 $19) 42. Kf5 Ne3+ $2 ({Vergibt endgültig den Gewinn,
während} 42... Rd5+ 43. Kg6 Ne5+ {unter Zugumstellung wieder zur vorigen
Variante 41.Kf3/44...Se5+ (-+) geführt hätte. Aber all das wurde von Eljanov
am Brett nicht gesehen. "...I might have had some chances, but in the end I
was happy with the result." Nun, Werder Bremen war jedenfalls weniger mit dem
Ergebnis zufrieden, bedeutete es doch das Aus im Meisterschaftsduell.}) 43. Kg6
$11 Nd5 44. Rxb5 ({Oder auch} 44. Rd4 Rxd4 45. cxd4 Re6+ 46. Kg5 Rb6 47. h5 c3
48. h6 {und wie in der Partie rettet der h-Bauer} Rb7 49. Be1 c2 50. Ra3+ Kg2
51. Ra2 Rc7 52. h7 Rxh7 53. Rxc2+ $11) 44... Nxf4+ 45. Bxf4 Rd3 (45... Rf2 46.
Bg5 Re6+ 47. Kg7 Ra2 48. Bf6 $11) 46. h5 Rxc3 47. h6 Rb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 9th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2013.11.27"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Robson, Ray"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 ({Carlsen decided
not to enter sharp forced lines in which Anand is known to be strong and played
} 6. Nc3) 6... Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8. Ne2 $5 Na6 9. Bf8 Ne7 10. Bxg7 Nb4 11. Qd6
Nc2+ 12. Kd2 Nxa1 13. Bxh8 {This crazy position was used by the big specialist
of this line Slovenian GM Dusko Pavasovic.} Qc2+ 14. Ke1 e5 ({Here Black has
tested} 14... Qxc4 $6 15. Nc3 Qb4 {(Christiansen-Robson, USA Ch 2009)} {
but White would get a clear advantage after} 16. Qd1 $1 Qxb2 17. Bd3) 15. f3 (
15. Bxe5 $2 {was wrong:} Be6 16. f3 Rd8 17. Qc7 Qd2+ 18. Kf2 Nc2 $19 {T.
Kononenko-Korneev, Seville 2007.}) 15... Be6 $1 ({The only way as other
continuations were proved to be wrong:} 15... Qxb2 $6 {(Kharlov-Arzumanian,
Tula 2002).}) ({Or} 15... Qb1+ $2 16. Kf2 Nc2 $2 17. Bf6 $18 {Wojtaszek-K.
Szabo, Stockholm 2007.}) 16. Bf6 Ng6 17. h4 $1 ({A weaker option was} 17. Kf2)
17... Qf5 18. Bg5 h6 $1 19. Bxh6 Rd8 20. Qc5 Qb1+ 21. Kf2 Nc2 22. h5 Nf4 $1 {
Robson's improvement.} (22... Ne1 $2 {was played in Nepomniachtchi-Pavasovic,
Rogaska Slatina 2011, which was won by White.}) 23. Bxf4 ({Another option kept
the balance:} 23. Nxf4 Qe1+ 24. Kg1 Nd4 25. Qf8+ Kd7 26. Qa3 Bxc4 27. Qc3 Qxf1+
28. Kh2 Qf2 29. Nh3 Qe2 30. Ng1 Qd3 31. Qxd3 Bxd3 32. Bg7 Ke6) 23... exf4 24.
Qa5 Qd1 $2 {Not the best. There were two options leading to equality:} (24...
Ne3 25. h6 $5 Nd1+ 26. Kg1 Ne3 $8 27. Kf2 $11 (27. Kh2 $13)) (24... b6 $5 25.
Qc3 $8 ({not} 25. Qe5 $4 Qe1+ 26. Kg1 Rd1 $19) 25... Ne3 $8 26. Qf6 $5 Nd1+ (
26... Rd1 27. Qxf4 Nxf1 $13) 27. Kg1 Ne3 $11) 25. Nxf4 $2 {An immediate
mistake, returning the favour.} ({White could win after} 25. h6 $1 Rd2 26. h7
Rxe2+ (26... Qe1+ $2 27. Kg1 $18) 27. Kg1 $3 Qd4+ ({or} 27... Rxg2+ 28. Kxg2
Ne3+ 29. Kf2 $1 $18) 28. Kh2 Rxg2+ ({or:} 28... Re3 29. Qg5 $18) (28... Rd2 29.
Qc3 Qf2 30. h8=Q+ Kd7 31. Rg1 $18) 29. Bxg2 Qg7 30. Rd1) 25... Rd2+ 26. Kg1 $2
({It was still possible to fight:} 26. Be2 $8 Rxe2+ 27. Nxe2 Qxh1 28. Ng3 Qd1
29. Qc3 Nd4 30. h6 Kf8) 26... Ne3 $19 27. Qg5 Qxf1+ 28. Kh2 Qxf3 0-1

[Event "Monte Carlo FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2015.10.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2397"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:24:26"]
[BlackClock "0:12:53"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. a4 c6 7. Bd2 ({White has
tried a few different approaches here:} 7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O a6 9. Bg5 (9. Qc2 Nf6
10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Nbd7 12. Rfd1 Qb6 13. Ne5 O-O 14. Na2 a5 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16.
b3 cxb3 17. Qxb3 bxa4 18. Qxa4 Rfb8 {Huebner,R (2560)-Kortschnoj,V (2625)/
Frankfurt 1998, White has some compensation for the pawn.}) (9. Bd2 Be7 10. e5
Nd7 11. Qc2 Nh6 12. Bxh6 gxh6 13. Rfd1 O-O 14. Ne4 Qc7 15. Qc1 c5 16. Nd6 Bxd6
17. exd6 Qxd6 18. dxc5 Qe7 {Riazantsev,A (2671)-Krasenkow,M (2610)/Montpellier
FRA 2015, with very complicated play.}) 9... Be7 10. h4 h6 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12.
Qd2 Nd7 13. Rfd1 O-O 14. Qf4 Nf6 15. Ne5 Qb8 16. Qe3 Rd8 17. f4 Qc7 18. Bf3 Nd7
19. Ng4 b4 20. Ne2 c5 21. Rac1 cxd4 22. Rxd4 Rac8 {Lputian,S (2585)-Wolff,P 
(2590)/Tilburg 1992, White has full compensation for the pawn, but no more.}) (
7. Bg5 Ne7 8. Be2 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bh4 O-O 12. Rfd1 f5 13. exf5
exf5 14. d5 cxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. axb5 g5 17. Bxc4 {Bu,X (2640)-Liang,C (2514)
/Wuxi 2006, with a very strong white initiative..}) 7... a5 (7... Nf6 {is
possible:} 8. Qb1 a6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Be7 11. Rd1 Nbd7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 O-O
14. Bg3 Qb6 15. h3 Rfe8 16. b3 cxb3 17. Qxb3 b4 18. e5 Nh5 {Jobava,B (2518)
-Bacrot,E (2618)/Linares 2001, and White is the only one who can have problems.
}) 8. axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Nf6 ({A very serious option here is} 10...
Bb7 11. d5 Nf6 12. bxc4 b4 13. Bxf6 (13. Bd4 Nxe4 14. Bxg7 Rg8 15. Bd4 exd5 16.
Bd3 Rxg2 17. Ne5 Qf6 18. Qe2 Qe6 19. cxd5 Qxd5 20. Bb5+ Kf8 21. Rd1 Ba6 22.
Nd7+ Kg8 23. Nf6+ Nxf6 24. Bxf6 Bxb5 25. Rxd5 Nc6 {1-0 Tari,A (2521)-Richter,M
(2517)/Berlin GER 2015/The Week in Chess 1093}) 13... Qxf6 14. Qa4+ Nd7 15. e5
Qd8 16. Rd1 exd5 17. e6 fxe6 18. cxd5 O-O 19. dxe6 Nc5 20. Rxd8 Nxa4 21. Rxa8
Rxa8 {Stupak,K (2520)-Bartel,M (2635)/St Petersburg 2012, White is in trouble.}
) 11. Qb1 {Here there are few important tries:} (11. Qc2 cxb3 12. Bxb5+ Bd7 13.
Qxb3 Nxe4 14. d5 Nxc3 15. Bxd7+ Qxd7 16. Qxc3 O-O 17. O-O Qxd5 18. Rfd1 Qc6 19.
Qd4 Qa6 20. Qe4 Qc6 21. Qd3 Na6 22. Ng5 g6 {Gunina,V (2146)-Matlakov,M (2312)/
St Petersburg 2002, White's threats are not real.}) (11. bxc4 Nxe4 12. Bb2 bxc4
13. Ba3 a4 14. Bxc4 Qa5+ 15. Kf1 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Qxa6+ 17. Kg1 Nc3 18. Qd2 Ne2+
19. Kf1 Nxd4+ 20. Kg1 Ne2+ 21. Kf1 Nd4+ 22. Kg1 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 f6 {Garriga
Cazorla,P (2227)-Fernandez Romero,E (2468)/Roquetas de Mar 2014, and the king
will find a safe place.}) (11. Nd2 Bb7 12. bxc4 b4 13. Bb2 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4
15. Qg4 Bg6 16. Be2 O-O 17. O-O Nd7 18. Bf3 Ra7 19. d5 e5 {Baumstark,T (2175)
-Birk,S (2315)/Wuerttemberg 1998, with a clear advantage.}) 11... cxb3 $5 ({
Even stronger is the old} 11... Bb7 12. bxc4 Nxe4 13. Qxb5+ Bc6 14. Qb2 Nxc3
15. Qxc3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qxd4 17. Rb1 O-O 18. Be2 Na6 19. O-O Nb4 20. Rfd1 Qa7
21. Qa3 Qc5 22. Rd7 Rfd8 23. Rbd1 Rxd7 24. Rxd7 {Foisor,O (2310)-Dolmatov,S 
(2495)/Groningen 1978, White does not have sufficient compensation for the
pawn.}) 12. Bxb5+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ ({It was better to keep both bishops on the
board:} 13. Bd3 a4 14. O-O Na6 15. Ne5) 13... Nbxd7 14. e5 Nd5 15. Qxb3 a4 $1
16. Qa3 Qe7 $1 {It was the correct decision to swap the queens - but it was
possible to achieve it in a different way:} (16... Qc8 17. Bd2 Qc4 18. Rc1 Qb3
19. Qxb3 axb3 20. Rb1 O-O 21. Ke2 Rfb8 $17) 17. Bb2 N7b6 ({A very interesting
try would be} 17... f6 $5) 18. Qd3 $2 ({White decided to gamble and to avoid
the queen exchange, as it did not promise survival.} 18. Qxe7+ Kxe7 19. Ba3+
Kd7 20. Nd2 Rhc8 21. Ne4 Nc4 22. Bc5 a3 $17 {/-+}) 18... Qb4+ $1 {This is
better than} (18... O-O 19. O-O Rfc8 20. Ba3 Qd8 21. Rfc1 $13) 19. Qd2 Nc4 20.
Qxb4 Nxb4 {Now Black has got an even better version without queens. White is
in deep trouble as it is not possible to stop both black threats.} 21. Bc3 Nc2+
22. Ke2 Nxa1 23. Rxa1 O-O 24. Kd3 Rfc8 25. Bb4 Nb2+ 26. Kd2 a3 $1 27. Ra2 Nc4+
28. Kd3 Ra4 29. Bc3 Nb6 30. Ne1 Nd5 31. Bd2 Rb8 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 34th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2018.10.18"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2018.10.12"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novy Bor"]
[BlackTeam "Padova Obiettivo"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8.
Bd3 Ne7 9. Qc2 (9. Nf3 Bf5 10. Qb3 b5 11. Bxf5 Nxf5 12. a4 b4 13. Ne2 a5 14.
O-O Nd7 15. Nf4 O-O 16. Rfc1 Rac8 17. Rc2 Rc7 18. Rac1 Rfc8 19. Qd3 g6 20. Qa6
g5 21. Nd3 b3 22. Rc3 c5 23. Qxd6 Nxd6 24. Nxc5 Nxc5 25. Rxc5 Rxc5 26. Rxc5 Rb8
27. Nd2 Rb4 28. Rxd5 Nc4 29. Nxc4 Rxc4 30. Rxg5+ Kf8 31. g3 Rxa4 32. Rb5 Ra1+
33. Kg2 a4 34. Rb4 f5 35. Kf3 Ra2 36. Kf4 Rxb2 37. Rxa4 Rxf2+ 38. Ke5 b2 39.
Rb4 Kf7 40. d5 Re2 41. Rb7+ Kg6 42. Kd4 Rd2+ 43. Kc3 Rxd5 44. Rxb2 Kg5 45. Rb4
Rd1 46. Rd4 Ra1 47. Rh4 h5 48. Kd3 Ra2 49. Kc3 {1/2 (49) Grischuk,A (2754)
-Carlsen,M (2857) chess.com INT 2016}) (9. Nge2 Bf5 10. Bxf5 Nxf5 11. Qc2 g6
12. O-O-O Nd7 13. g4 Ne7 14. Nf4 h5 15. f3 hxg4 16. fxg4 O-O-O 17. h4 Rdg8 18.
h5 g5 19. Nd3 f5 20. Kb1 fxg4 21. e4 Rh6 22. Qg2 g3 23. e5 Qe6 24. Qxg3 Nf5 25.
Qg4 Ne3 26. Qxe6 Rxe6 27. Rdg1 Rh6 28. Ne2 Nf8 29. Ng3 Rgh8 30. Re1 Ng2 31.
Reg1 Ne3 32. Re1 Ng2 33. Reg1 {1/2 (33) Firat,B (2503)-Landa,K (2611)
Reykjavik 2017}) 9... g6 (9... Nd7 10. Nf3 Nf6 11. O-O g6 12. Na4 Bf5 13. Nc5
Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Rb8 15. b4 O-O 16. Ne5 Nc8 17. a4 Na7 18. f4 Qe7 19. f5 Rbd8 20.
fxg6 fxg6 21. Rf3 Nh5 22. Raf1 Rxf3 23. Rxf3 Rf8 24. Qf1 Rxf3 25. Qxf3 Nf6 26.
Nxb7 Qxb4 27. Qxf6 Qxb7 28. Qd8+ Kg7 29. h3 Qb1+ 30. Kh2 Qb7 31. Nd7 {1-0 (31)
Shneider,A (2460)-Kruppa,Y Lvov (Ukraine) 1984}) (9... Bg4 10. Nge2 (10. f3 Bh5
11. Nge2 Nd7 12. O-O-O Qh6 13. Nf4 Bg6 14. Bxg6 Nxg6 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Kb1 Nb6
17. e4 O-O-O 18. Qb3 Nc4 19. Ka1 Qg5 20. g3 Kb8 21. f4 Qg4 22. Na4 Ka7 23. Nc5
Qc8 24. Rc1 Qc7 25. Qd3 Qb6 26. b3 Nd6 27. e5 Ne4 28. Rc2 Rh3 29. Rd1 Nxc5 30.
dxc5 Qb5 31. Qd4 Rdh8 32. Rdd2 Qf1+ 33. Kb2 Qh1 34. Rd1 Qf3 35. Rdd2 Qh1 36.
Rd1 Qf3 37. Rdd2 {1/2 (37) Dragun,K (2594)-Rakhmanov,A (2650) Moscow 2016})
10... Bxe2 11. Bxe2 Nd7 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Bd3 Kh8 14. Kb1 Rac8 15. h4 b5 16. h5
h6 17. Ne2 a5 18. Ng3 Nb6 19. Qc5 Qxc5 20. dxc5 Nd7 21. Rc1 Ne5 22. Be2 f5 23.
Rh4 Rf6 24. a4 b4 25. f4 Nd7 26. Bd3 Rg8 27. Ne2 g5 28. hxg6 Rgxg6 29. g3 Nf8
30. Kc2 Ne6 31. Kd2 Rg8 32. Rh5 Kg7 33. Ke1 Kg6 34. Rh4 Rd8 35. Kd2 d4 36. e4
fxe4 37. Bxe4+ Kg7 38. Rh5 d3 39. Bxd3 Rf5 40. Rxf5 Nxf5 41. g4 Nh4 42. f5 Ng5
43. Nf4 Nhf3+ 44. Ke3 Ne5 45. Be2 Kf6 46. Nh5+ Ke7 47. b3 Ngf7 48. Rd1 Nd7 49.
Bc4 Nfe5 50. Rd4 Nxc4+ 51. Rxc4 Kf7 52. Kf4 Nf8 53. Ke3 Re8+ 54. Re4 Rxe4+ 55.
Kxe4 Nd7 56. Kd4 Ke7 57. Nf4 Kf7 58. Ne6 Ke7 59. g5 hxg5 60. Nxg5 Kf6 61. Ne4+
Kxf5 62. Nd6+ Ke6 63. Nc4 Nf6 64. Ne5 {1-0 (64) Wojtaszek,R (2663)-Morozevich,
A (2715) Pamplona 2010}) 10. h4 {A new, modern idea.} ({Usually everybody
played} 10. Nf3 Bf5 11. Bxf5 Nxf5 12. O-O O-O 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Qd8 15. Rad1
Nd6 16. Nc5 Nd7 17. d5 Nxc5 18. Qxc5 Rc8 19. Rfe1 Qf6 20. Ne5 cxd5 21. Nd7 Qf4
22. Qxd5 Rfe8 23. g3 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Qb4 25. Nf6+ Kh8 26. Rd1 Rc6 27. Qe5 Qb5
28. Nd5+ {1-0 (28) Xu,Y (2541)-Peng,S (2388) Daqing CHN 2018}) 10... Bf5 11.
Bxf5 ({Possible was the direct} 11. h5) 11... Nxf5 12. h5 Rf8 ({Black would be
left with a certain after} 12... Nd7 13. hxg6 fxg6 14. Nf3 O-O-O 15. O-O-O h5
16. e4) 13. g4 Ne7 14. Qb3 Qc7 15. Rc1 ({It was preferable to create a safe
heaven for the king with} 15. O-O-O Nd7 16. Nh3 O-O-O 17. Na4) 15... Nd7 {
Now starts an interesting forced line.} 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5
O-O-O 19. Qb3 ({With} 19. Qg5 Qb6 20. Rc2 Qb4+ 21. Kf1 Qd6 22. Ne2 {White
could keep an extra pawn, but his king would be stuck in the centre.}) 19...
Nf6 20. Nf3 ({Trying to keep the pawn was terribly dangerous:} 20. f3 Qg3+ 21.
Kf1 Rh8 22. Rxh8 Rxh8) 20... Nxg4 21. Ke2 Rfe8 22. Rh4 ({The attacking line
just led to an equal endgame:} 22. Rh7 Rd7 23. d5 c5 24. Qc4 Nf6 25. d6 Qxd6
26. Qxc5+ Qxc5 27. Rxc5+ Kd8 28. Rh4) 22... f5 23. Rch1 Re7 24. Rh8 Kb8 ({
It was time for real activation with} 24... f4 $1 25. Ng5 fxe3 26. Ne6 exf2 27.
Kf1 Qa5 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Nxd8 Re1+ 30. Kg2 Rxh1 31. Qxb7+ Kxd8 32. Qb6+ Kd7
33. Qb7+ {with perpetual check.}) 25. Ng5 Ka7 26. Qb4 Nf6 27. Qc5+ b6 ({
White would increase the pressure after} 27... Ka8 28. R1h6) 28. Qc4 Rxh8 29.
Rxh8 Nd5 $2 ({This was the last chance to display activity:} 29... f4 30. Ne6
f3+ 31. Kd1 Qd6 32. Nf4 c5) 30. Nf3 $1 {Now the knight is transferred to e5
with serious threats.} Kb7 ({A bit more stubborn was} 30... Qd6 31. Ne5 Rc7 32.
Rh6 Ne7) 31. Ne5 Re6 32. b4 Qe7 ({After} 32... b5 33. Qc5 Qe7 34. a3 Qxc5 35.
bxc5 {Black would be left with a very passive position.}) 33. a3 ({Very strong
was} 33. Nxc6 Rxc6 34. Qxd5 Qe6 35. Rh7+) 33... g5 34. Nxc6 $1 {Based on a
very precise long attacking calculation.} Nf4+ 35. Kd2 Rxc6 36. Qg8 a5 37. b5
Rc2+ 38. Kxc2 Qe4+ 39. Kb2 Nd3+ 40. Kc3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Malakhatko, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Milov,V"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2002.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 {the
idea behind this move is to chase the black light-squared bishop and to gain
the initiative in the centre and on the kingside but in comparison to 7.g4
variation, White is not weakening itself yet.} (7. g4 {is more popular but as
the latest game show, White has nothing special there either, for example:} Be6
8. h4 Nd7 9. h5 Nh6 10. Be2 Nb6 11. Nh3 $2 {Dieser Zug erlaubt Schwarz eine
sehr schnelle Figurenaktivierung und gilt deswegen seit langem als riskant.
Sicherer ist das prophylaktische 11.Rc1.} (11. Rc1 {Dautov} Bd6 (11... Nc4 12.
Bxc4 dxc4 13. Bxh6 gxh6 $13 {Kasparov}) 12. Nh3 Bxf4 13. Nxf4 Bd7 $14 14. Rg1
g5 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Kd2 Qe7 17. b3 g5 18. Nd3 O-O-O 19. Rh1 f6 20. Qg1 $14 {
Kasparov,G-Karpov,A/Moscow 1985}) 11... g5 $1 12. hxg6 (12. Be5 {Dautov} f6 13.
Bg3 Qd7 14. f3 f5 $15) 12... hxg6 {Schwarz plant g6-g5, Qd7 und 0-0-0.} 13. f3
Bh4+ 14. Nf2 $146 {Eine Neuerung, die jedoch die Stellungseinschätzung nicht
zu ändern vermag. Schwarz entwickelt mühelos eine gefährliche Initiative.} (14.
Kd2 {Dautov} g5 15. Bh2 f5 16. gxf5 Nxf5 17. Be5 Rh6 18. f4 g4 19. Ng5 Bxg5 20.
fxg5 Qxg5 21. Bf4 $15 {Vaiser,A-Timoshchenko,G/Tashkent 1987}) 14... g5 15. Bh2
Qe7 16. Qc2 f5 $1 17. Be5 (17. gxf5 {Dautov} Nxf5 18. Qd2 Rf8 $36) 17... Rf8
$17 {[%cal Rf8f2,Rh4f2] 0-1 Onischuk,A-Lputian,S/Poikovsky 2001/CBM 84/[Dautov]
(30)}) 7... Bd6 $6 (7... Nf6 8. Ng3 Be6 (8... Bg6 9. h4 h5 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11.
Qxd3 g6 12. O-O-O Qa5 (12... Nbd7 13. e4 dxe4 14. Ngxe4 O-O 15. f3 Qa5 16. g4
$16 {Chehov-Timoschenko, USSR,1987}) 13. Kb1 Na6 14. f3 O-O-O 15. Nge2 Nc7 16.
Nc1 Qa6 17. Qc2 Kb8 18. Nd3 Rhf8 19. Ne5 Ng8 20. g4 $16 {1-0 Djurhuus,
R-Westerinen,H/Gausdal 1995/CBM 45 ext (28)}) 9. Bd3 g6 $1 10. O-O O-O 11. h3
Nbd7 $2 (11... Re8 $1 12. Bh6 Kh8 $1) 12. Bh6 Re8 13. f4 $14 {1-0 Bareev,
E-Georgiev,K/Pardubice 1994/CBM 42 (47)}) (7... Nd7 {the most flexible and
probably the best choice.} 8. h3 (8. f3 g5 9. Bg3 Ngf6 10. Bf2 Qb6 11. Qd2
O-O-O 12. Ng3 Bg6 13. Bd3 g4 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. Bxf5 gxf3 16. gxf3 Ne8 $13 {
0-1 Hjartarson,J-Georgiev,K/Moscow 1990/TD (55)}) 8... Bg6 9. Bh2 (9. g4 h5 10.
Rg1 hxg4 11. hxg4 Ngf6 12. f3 Nb6 13. Ng3 Rh2 14. Be2 Bd6 15. Nf1 Rh3 16. Kf2
Qd7 17. Kg2 Rh7 $13 {1/2-1/2 Chekhov,V-Geller,E/Moscow 1989/CBM 14 (28)}) 9...
Qb6 10. Qd2 Ngf6 11. f3 h6 12. g4 Bh7 13. Bg2 O-O 14. O-O $13 {1-0 Bischoff,
K-Lutz,C/Altenkirchen 1999/CBM 74/[Donev] (39)}) 8. Qb3 (8. Ng3 Ne7 9. Bxd6
Qxd6 10. Qb3 Qc7 11. Rc1 Be6 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. O-O O-O 14. Qc2 g6 15. f3 Qd6 16.
Kh1 Rac8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Mohr,S-Abramovic,B/Berlin 1989/EXT 97 (44)}) (8. f3 $5 {
with an idea e3-e4 or g2-g4. Besides the move in the game, it also deserved
attention.} Bxf4 (8... Nf6 9. g4) 9. Nxf4 Qe7 10. Qd2 g5 11. Nd3 $14) 8... b6 (
8... Bxf4 {but} 9. Nxf4 (9. Qxb7 $6 {is dangerous:} Bd6 10. Qxa8 Qc7 (10... Qb6
11. Na4 Qa5+ 12. Nec3 $18) 11. Rc1 Nf6 12. Ng3 Bg6 13. a3 (13. Nb5 Qa5+ 14. Kd1
cxb5 15. Rc8+ Ke7 16. Rxh8 Qa4+ 17. b3 Qxa2 $19) 13... O-O 14. Nb5 Qa5+ 15. b4
Bxb4+ 16. axb4 Qxb4+ 17. Nc3 Qb2 $36) 9... Qb6 10. Qa3 $14 {allows White to
keep the advantage}) 9. f3 $6 {the moves Qb3 and f2-f3 don`t go very well
together.} (9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. a4 $14 {[%cal Ya4a5] was preferrable.}) 9... Ne7 (
9... Nf6 10. O-O-O (10. g4 Bd3 11. O-O-O Bxe2 12. Nxe2 O-O 13. Kb1 Re8 $13)
10... O-O 11. g4 Be6 12. h4 $14) 10. e4 Be6 11. Qd1 ({I rejected} 11. e5 {
because after} Bc7 {followed by 12...0-0, and Black has quite a comfortable
position as it can choose between two plans of attacking white centre by c6-c5
and f7-f6.}) 11... O-O 12. Qd2 dxe4 (12... f6 $5 13. O-O-O) 13. fxe4 f5 $2 {
a positional mistake, after which black position becomes nearly losing!} (13...
Ng6 {[%csl Ge5] was correct:} 14. Bg3 (14. Be3 Nd7 {[%cal Yc6c5]}) 14... Bxg3+
15. Nxg3 c5 {and I prefer Black here.}) 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. e5 $16 {[%cal Ye2f4]}
Qd7 16. Nf4 {[%csl Rb8][%cal Gc3d5,Gf4d5] White has a large positional
advantage thanks to a strong centre and the control over the d5-square. The
knight on b8 doesn`t make black position look any better.} Kh8 17. Be2 Bg8 18.
h4 $1 {White has a nice choice here. Castling short was also possible,
followed by the play on the queenside but I wanted to attack the black king.}
Rd8 19. O-O-O Qe8 20. h5 $18 {Thanks to a strong centre white attack becomes
unstoppable.} Nd7 (20... h6 {was a little better:} 21. g4 {and White is close
to winning}) 21. Qe3 $6 (21. h6 $1 g6 22. e6 Nf6 23. Qe3 {and White wins:} Ned5
(23... Qf8 24. Qe5) 24. Ncxd5 cxd5 25. Qe5 Qe7 26. g4 fxg4 27. Rhf1 Rd6 28.
Nxg6+ hxg6 29. Rxf6 $18) 21... h6 22. g4 Nf8 (22... fxg4 23. Bxg4 Nd5 24. Ncxd5
Bxd5 25. Nxd5 cxd5 26. Kb1 $18) 23. g5 Kh7 {there is no other way to protect
h6.} 24. gxh6 gxh6 25. Rdg1 Ne6 26. Bd3 ({here White missed a nice win:} 26.
Ne4 $1 fxe4 27. Qxe4+ Kh8 28. Ng6+ Nxg6 29. hxg6 Kg7 (29... Qf8 30. g7+) 30.
Qh4 $18) 26... Ng5 {Black managed to block the g-file somehow.} (26... Nxd4 27.
Rg6 $1 Nxg6 28. hxg6+ Kg7 29. Ne6+ Bxe6 30. Qxh6+ Kg8 31. Qh8#) 27. Rxg5 (27.
Ng6 Qf7 (27... Nd5 28. Qf2 {[%csl Rf5]}) 28. Nxe7 Qxe7 29. Bxf5+ Kh8 30. Ne4
$18) 27... hxg5 28. Nh3 (28. Ng6 $5) 28... g4 29. Nf2 (29. Ne4 $1 Qf8 30. Nf6+
Kh8 31. Nf4 Bd5 (31... Kg7 32. Ng6 Qf7 33. h6+ Kxg6 34. h7) 32. Rh2 Qh6 (32...
Kg7 33. Ng6 Nxg6 34. hxg6 Kxg6 35. Qf4) 33. Ng6+ Kg7 34. Qxh6+ Kxh6 35. Nxe7
Kg5 36. Nxf5 $18) 29... Be6 30. Nxg4 Ng8 (30... Qf8 31. Nf6+ Kh8 32. Rg1 $18)
31. Ne4 {Finally White makes the move which was right on the 23rd and 29th
move but this time it`s by far not as strong as before!} (31. Nf6+ Nxf6 32.
exf6 Bd7 (32... Qf7 33. Ne4) 33. Ne4 $1 Qf8 (33... fxe4 34. Bxe4+ Kg8 35. Qg5+)
34. Rg1 $18) 31... Kh8 32. Ngf6 $2 {With my last moves I complicated the issue
enough but this new mistake could become a final one.} ({There was still a win
for White after} 32. Nef6 $1 {in the practical game it`s hard to understand
the difference between the two knight moves.} Qf8 33. Nxg8 Bxg8 (33... fxg4 34.
Rf1 $1 Qg7 35. Rf6 $18) (33... Qxg8 34. Qh6+ Qh7 35. Qxe6) 34. Nf6 Bxa2 35. Rg1
Rxd4 $5 {an interesting try but it doesn`t work:} (35... c5 36. Rg6) 36. Qxd4
Rd8 37. Qf4 Rxd3 (37... Qc5+ 38. Kd2) 38. b4 $3 {[%csl Gc5] covering the
c5-square White develops a decisive attack} Bf7 39. e6 $1 Bxe6 40. Rg6 {
[%cal Rf4e5,Re5h8] and there is no defence against 41.Qe5}) 32... Qf8 33. Ng5 (
33. Nxg8 $2 fxe4) 33... Bxa2 34. Nxg8 Bxg8 (34... Qxg8 35. e6 $18) 35. h6 (35.
Rf1 $5) 35... c5 36. h7 (36. e6 Qf6 37. h7 Bxe6 38. Nxe6 cxd4 39. Qh6 Qxh6+ 40.
Rxh6 Rd6 41. Bxf5 Re8 $14 {/\42...d3}) 36... Bd5 37. e6 Bxh1 38. Nf7+ Kxh7 $4 {
A big mistake in the time trouble.} (38... Qxf7 39. exf7 Be4 $8 40. Bxe4 (40.
Bb5 Kxh7 41. Be8 Rxe8 42. fxe8=Q Rxe8) 40... fxe4 $11) 39. Qh3+ 1-0

[Event "Seville op 39th"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "2014.01.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Turov, Maxim"]
[Black "Teran Alvarez, Ismael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2412"]
[Annotator "Montecatine,R"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2014.01.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Ismael se había preparado la apertura. Su rival se la sabía también, así
que la teoría llegó hasta la 21 y Turov introdujo una novedad teórica
importante que decidió la partida y que pone en cuestión la valoración de
esta línea de la variante.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4
Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8. Ne2 Na6 9. Bf8 Ne7 10. Bxg7 Nb4 11. Qd6 (11.
Bxh8 Nd3+ 12. Kd2 Nxf2 13. Qc2 Qxc2+ 14. Kxc2 Nxh1 15. Bd4 Nf5 16. Bg1 e5 17.
g3 Nd6 18. Nc3 (18. Bg2 Bf5+ 19. Kb3 Be4) 18... Bf5+ 19. Kb3 Kd7 20. Re1 (20.
Bg2 Nxg3 21. hxg3 Be6 22. Bf1 b5 23. Bc5) 20... f6 21. Bc5 $18) 11... Nc2+ 12.
Kd2 Nxa1 13. Bxh8 e5 14. f3 (14. Qd3 Qxd3+ 15. Kxd3 Bf5+ $11) 14... Qc2+ 15.
Ke1 Be6 16. Bf6 Ng6 17. h4 Qf5 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bxh6 Rd8 20. Qc5 Qb1+ 21. Kf2 Nc2
22. Bg5 {Diagrama [#] Tras la partida Ismael comprobó que esto es novedad
teórica} Qe1+ ({tras} 22... f6 23. h5 $1 ({si} 23. Bxf6 Qe1+ (23... Rd2) 24.
Kg1 Nd4 25. Nxd4 Qe3+ 26. Kh2 Rxd4 $11) 23... Qe1+ 24. Kg1 Rd1 25. Qf2 Bxc4 26.
Qxe1 Rxe1 27. Ng3 Bxf1 28. Nxf1 fxg5 29. hxg6 Kf8 30. Kf2 Rb1 31. Rh8+ Kg7 32.
Rh7+ Kxg6 33. Rxb7 $14) 23. Kg1 Rd1 $2 (23... f6 24. Bxf6 Nd4 $11) 24. Kh2 $18
Kd7 25. Qxa7 Kc8 26. Nc3 Rd4 27. Ne4 f5 28. Bd3 Qb4 29. Nc5 {Conclusión:
psicológicamente no es lo mismo preparar una variante y luego jugar mal y
perder, que te hagan una importante novedad y pierdas.} 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.04.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2822"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 Be6 8. h4
Nd7 9. g5 h6 10. g6 fxg6 11. Bd3 Nf8 12. Nf3 Bg4 $1 (12... Bf5 13. Ne5 Nf6 14.
Rg1 Ne4 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Qb3 $16 {1-0 (40) Caruana,F (2736)
-Melkumyan,H (2620) Moscow 2012}) 13. Rg1 Nf6 14. Rg3 $2 (14. Qc2 $145 $1 Bxf3
15. Bxg6+ Nxg6 16. Qxg6+ Kd7 17. Qf5+ Ke8 $11) 14... g5 15. hxg5 hxg5 16. Bxg5
Rh1+ 17. Bf1 Qc8 18. Qb3 $6 {312 Akobian had uncorked a very important novelty
early on in this game. Here, he could have played two very important move
which would have earned him the brilliancy prize of the year (I doubt such a
prize still exists but we would have given one to 'Var' had he found it!).} (
18. Bxf6 $142 gxf6 19. Qb3 Bd6 20. Rxg4 Qxg4 21. Qxb7 Qc8 $17) 18... N8h7 {
In extreme time pressure, Akobian did not find the winning continuation
despite spending sixteen minutes trying to find the idea. I think he believed
deep down that his position is winning but he was unable to fully realize the
potential of the maneuver Qf5-d3.} ({The winning maneuver would have been} 
18... Bd6 $1 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 {[#]} Qf5 $3 21. Qxb7 (21. f3 N6d7 22. O-O-O
Qxg5 23. fxg4 O-O-O {and Black would win all of the White's pawn in the center!
}) (21. e4 Nxe4 {And Black is winning.}) 21... Qd3 22. Qxc6+ Kf7 {and mate
follows.}) 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. O-O-O Bd6 21. Rxg4 Qxg4 22. Qxb7 Rc8 23. Qa6 (23.
Bd3 $11) 23... Rc7 24. Be2 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Qf5 26. Nd2 (26. a3 $142) 26... Ng5
27. f4 Nh3 28. Bf3 Bb4 $17 29. Nxd5 cxd5 30. Qb5+ Kf7 31. Qxb4 Qd3 $2 (31...
Qc2+ $145 32. Ke1 Qc1+ 33. Ke2 Kg7 34. Bxd5 Ng1+ 35. Kf2 a5 36. Qxa5 Rc2 $19) (
31... Ng1 $145 $19) 32. Bxd5+ $11 Kg7 33. Qb3 Nf2+ 34. Ke1 Rc1+ 35. Kxf2 Qxd2+
36. Kf3 Re1 37. Bc4 Qh2 38. Qb7+ Kh6 39. Qe7 Qh1+ 40. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Qh4+
41. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Qh1+ 42. Kf2 Qh4+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} 43. Kf3 {[%emt 0:
00:03]} Qh3+ {[%emt 0:00:50]} 44. Kf2 Qh4+ 45. Kf3 Qh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Moskalenko, Viktor"]
[Black "Doroshkievich, Vladimir K"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Moskalenko,V"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 Bg6 $5 {
N/} 8. g4 {/\8...h5 9.Bb8 Rb8 10.Nf4+/=/} Nf6 (8... Qb6 9. Qd2 h5 10. g5 h4 11.
Nc1 $16) 9. f3 Nbd7 10. h4 h6 (10... h5 11. g5 Nh7 12. Bh3 $14) 11. Ng3 Qb6 12.
Qd2 (12. Rh2 $5) 12... O-O-O $2 (12... a5 $32 13. Bh3 $5 {/\g5|^/}) 13. g5 hxg5
14. hxg5 Rxh1 15. Nxh1 Nh5 16. Nxd5 $18 cxd5 17. Rc1+ Bc5 18. dxc5 Qe6 (18...
Qc6 19. Bd6) 19. c6 Ne5 (19... Nxf4 20. cxd7+ Kb8 (20... Kxd7 21. Bb5+ Ke7 22.
Qb4+ $18) 21. Qc3 $1) 20. cxb7+ Kxb7 21. Qa5 Nc4 22. Qc7+ Ka6 23. Rxc4 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 9596 6th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Mowsziszian,K"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. d5 Nf6 12. bxc4 b4 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qa4+ Nd7
15. Nd4 e5 16. Nb3 Ke7 17. Be2 Qd6 18. f4 $146 (18. O-O Nc5 19. Nxc5 (19. Qb5
Nxb3 20. Qxb7+ Kf6 $1 {/\ Rhb8} (20... Qd7 $2 21. d6+ $1)) 19... Qxc5 20. Rfd1
Kd6 {/\ Bc8-d7}) (18. Bg4 Nb6 $1 19. c5 $1 Qxd5 20. cxb6 Bc6 21. Qa2 Qxg2 22.
Rf1 Qxg4 {0-1 Rogers,I-Krasenkov,M/Hastings9394 (04) ;CBM 39 1993 (28)}) 18...
Rhc8 (18... exf4 $5 19. e4 $13) 19. O-O Nc5 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21. Rad1 e4 22. Qa1
Kf8 (22... f6 23. Qd4 g6 24. Qxe4+ Kf8 25. Qe5 $1 $16) 23. Qe5 Qxe5 24. fxe5
Kg8 25. Rf4 b3 (25... a4 $5 26. Rdf1 a3 27. Rxf7 Bxd5 28. cxd5 a2 29. Bg4 a1=Q
30. Be6 Qxf1+ 31. Kxf1 $13) 26. Rdf1 b2 (26... a4 27. Rxf7 Ba6 28. e6 $18) 27.
Rb1 $1 Bxd5 28. cxd5 Rc2 29. Bf1 a4 30. Rf2 Rxf2 31. Kxf2 a3 32. Bc4 a2 33.
Bxa2 Rxa2 34. Kg3 g5 35. d6 h5 36. d7 Ra8 37. Rxb2 Kf8 38. Rd2 Ke7 39. h4 $1
$18 gxh4+ 40. Kxh4 Kd8 41. Kg5 Ra6 42. Kf4 Rg6 43. Kxe4 Rg4+ 44. Kf5 Rg6 45.
Rd4 Rxg2 46. Kf6 Rf2+ 47. Rf4 Rd2 48. Kxf7 Rxd7+ 49. Kf8 Rh7 50. Rd4+ 1-0

[Event "Ragozin sim"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1951.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ragozin, Viacheslav"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Annotator "Nagesh,Havanur"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1951.??.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 {The Noteboom Variation of the Slav
Defence. But Little Misha was playing by instinct, not by book.} 5. a4 Bb4 6.
g3 {A deviation leading to a kind of Catalan position.} (6. e3 b5 {is standard.
}) 6... c5 $5 {A sharp move. Little Misha intends to undouble the pawns and
aim for rapid development of queenside pieces. The flipside of the coin is
that it opens up the diagonal for the White bishop on g2.} (6... Nf6 {would be
more usual.}) 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. Be3 Nf6 9. O-O Ng4 10. Ne4 (10. Ne5 Ncxe5 11. dxe5
Nxe3 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. fxe3 Ke7 $13) 10... O-O 11. Rc1 cxd4 12. Bxd4 f5 $1 {
This move leaves the e-pawn backward.But little Misha is least concerned about
theoretical shibboleths.} 13. Neg5 {Fishing in troubled waters. But what was
he to do?} ({If} 13. Nc3 e5 14. Be3 Nxe3 15. fxe3 Bc5 16. Qd5+ (16. Nd5 e4 17.
Ne1 Be6 $19 {is a variation on the same theme, the precarious position of Nd5
and e3 pawn.}) 16... Qxd5 17. Nxd5 Rd8 18. Rcd1 e4 19. Ne1 Be6 $19 {and the e3
pawn falls.}) 13... h6 14. Nh3 e5 $1 15. Bc3 Bd6 $2 {Typically, little Misha
avoids the exchange of queens.} ({Nevertheless,} 15... Be6 $1 {is stronger as
Black's superior development tells in the end.}) 16. Qd5+ Kh7 17. Qxc4 Qe7 18.
e4 f4 19. Rfd1 fxg3 20. hxg3 Ne3 $5 21. Nhg5+ $6 ({He had to accept the Greek
gift with} 21. fxe3 $1 Bxh3 22. Bxh3 Rxf3 {and he would have rallied round with
} 23. Kg2 Raf8 24. Qe2 {(with the threat of Bf5+ cutting off the rook on f3)}
Qg5 25. Qxf3 Rxf3 26. Kxf3 Qf6+ 27. Kg2) 21... hxg5 22. fxe3 Bc5 23. Bd2 Bb6
24. b4 Bg4 25. Rf1 Rad8 26. Rc2 $2 {Anxious to support the bishop on d2 as the
knight defending him is also under attack.But it should have proved inadequate
in the end.} (26. Qe2 $1 {was a better way of defending the bishop.}) 26...
Bxf3 27. Bxf3 Nd4 $5 {An imaginative combination, if not winning outright.} ({
More precise was} 27... Rxd2 $1 28. Rxd2 Bxe3+ 29. Kg2 (29. Rdf2 {fails to}
Rxf3 $1 $19) 29... Bxd2 30. Rh1+ Kg6 31. Bh5+ Kf6 32. Rf1+ Bf4 33. b5 (33. gxf4
gxf4) 33... Nd4 $19) 28. exd4 $2 (28. Kg2 {was the lesser evil, though after}
Nxf3 $1 ({But not} 28... Nxc2 $4 {and White turns the tables with} 29. Rh1+ Kg6
30. Bh5+ Kf6 (30... Kh7 31. Bf7#) 31. Rf1#) 29. Rxf3 Rxf3 30. Kxf3 Qd7 31. g4
Qxa4 $17 {Black should prevail.}) 28... Rxd4 29. Kg2 {The experienced master
keeps everything complicated with the hope that the kid could still make a
mistake.} ({Saving the queen with} 29. Qa2 {only eases Black's task.} Rxd2+ 30.
Kh1 Rxc2 31. Qxc2 Qxb4 $19) 29... Rxc4 30. Rxc4 g4 31. Be2 Rxf1 32. Kxf1 Qf6+
33. Ke1 Qf2+ 34. Kd1 Qg1+ 35. Kc2 Qxg3 36. a5 Bd4 37. Rc7 Qg2 38. Kd3 Qh3+ 39.
Kc4 g3 $1 {Played with impish humour.} 40. Rxb7 $4 Qc8+ $1 {And Black wins the
rook. This is what the great master had overlooked.} 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Nikitin,A"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 g6 7. e3 Bf5 8. Qd2
Nd7 9. f3 g5 10. Bg3 h5 11. e4 dxe4 $2 (11... h4 12. Bf2 Be6 13. Bd3 Nb6 14.
Nge2 {Semkov,S-Geller,E/Plovdiv/1988/1-0/} Qd7 $5 $13) 12. fxe4 Bg6 13. Bd3 (
13. O-O-O Ngf6 14. d5 cxd5 15. exd5 Bb4 16. Re1+ Kf8 17. Qd4 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qa5
$132) 13... h4 14. Bf2 Nf8 $2 (14... Qa5 15. Nge2 Ngf6 16. O-O-O $14) 15. O-O-O
Qa5 16. Nf3 Bh5 17. d5 $1 $16 h3 18. Bd4 $1 Rh6 19. Rhg1 hxg2 20. Be2 Ng6 21.
Rxg2 Nf4 22. Qxf4 $1 gxf4 23. Rxg8+ $138 {T; 23...Bf8 24.Bg7 0-0-0 25.Rf8+-/} (
23. Rxg8+ Bf8 24. Bg7 O-O-O 25. Bxf8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Nikitin,A"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 Bb4 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 (11. d5 Nf6 12. bxc4 b4 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14.
Qa4+) 11... b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 (13. c5 Qc7 14. Ne5) 13... Nbd7 14. O-O Qc7
15. c5 (15. Nd2 e5 16. Re1 O-O 17. Nf1 Rfe8 $13) (15. Re1 O-O 16. c5 Ne4 17.
Qc2 f5 $13) 15... O-O (15... Ne4 $5 16. Qc2 f5) 16. Qc2 {N/} h6 17. e4 Ba6 18.
Bxa6 Rxa6 19. Rfc1 Rc8 20. Nd2 e5 $1 21. Qd3 (21. dxe5 Ng4 $15) 21... Rc6 22.
Nb3 exd4 23. Bxd4 Ra8 24. Qb5 (24. Rc4 Ne5 25. Bxe5 Qxe5 26. Rxb4 Qxa1+ 27.
Nxa1 axb4 28. Nb3 Rxc5 29. Nxc5 Ra1+ 30. Qf1 Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 b3 32. Nxb3 Nxe4
$10) 24... Nxe4 25. Rxa5 Rb8 26. Qd3 $14 Nc3 27. Re1 (27. Bxc3 $2 bxc3 28. Rxc3
Rxb3 29. Rxb3 Qxa5 30. Qxd7 Qe1#) 27... Nf8 $8 28. Be5 Re6 29. f4 Qd7 30. Qg3
Rg6 31. Qf2 (31. Qf3 Re8 32. Bxc3 bxc3 33. Rxe8 (33. Qxc3 $2 Qd5 $1 34. g3
Rxe1+ 35. Qxe1 Qxb3 $19) 33... Qxe8 34. Ra1 Qb8 35. Qxc3 Qxf4 36. Rc1 Qe4 37.
g3 Ne6 38. Re1 Qc6 $132) 31... Re8 32. Nd4 Qd5 $1 33. Nf3 Rge6 34. Raa1 f6 {
35.Bc3 bc3 36.Red1 Qc4 37.Qd4=/} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kozlov, Oleg"]
[Black "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Nikitin,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 (7. Ne5 Nf6
8. Bd2 Bb7 9. Qf3 Qe7 10. Qg3 O-O 11. Be2 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Ne4 $17 {Vas,
P-Burmakin,V/Szeged/1993/0-1/32/}) 7... a5 8. Ne5 Nf6 (8... Bb7 9. Qg4 Kf8 10.
Be2 Nf6 11. Qh3 Nbd7 12. f4 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Ne4 14. O-O $13) 9. Qf3 Ra7 $5 (9...
Bxc3 10. Bxc3 $1 (10. bxc3 Qd5 11. Qg3 O-O 12. f3 Ne8 13. e4 Qd8 14. Be2 f6 15.
Ng4 Nd7 16. Rb1 Ba6 17. Ne3 Nb6 $15 {Paentz,T-Flear,G/Mondorf/1991/1-0/35/})
10... Qd5 11. axb5 cxb5 12. Rxa5 Rxa5 13. Bxa5 Qxf3 14. gxf3 $14) 10. Nxc6 Nxc6
11. Qxc6+ Bd7 12. Qf3 bxa4 13. Bxc4 (13. Be2 $6 O-O 14. Bd1 Qe8 15. O-O e5 16.
Bc2 Bc6 17. Qh3 e4 18. f3 a3 $1 $17 {Hillarp,P-San Segundo,P/Saragosa/1995/0-1/
41/}) 13... a3 $1 14. bxa3 $1 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Qc8 16. Qe2 Rc7 (16... Ne4 17. Rc1
O-O 18. O-O Nxc3 19. Rxc3 Bb5 20. Rfc1 Rc7 21. Qc2 $16) 17. Ba6 $8 Qa8 $1 18.
Bd2 Qxg2 19. Qf1 Qc6 $2 (19... Qd5 $1 20. Rg1 g6 21. Qg2 Ne4 22. Bd3 f5 $17)
20. Bd3 Qd5 21. Rg1 g6 (21... O-O 22. Qg2 Qxg2 23. Rxg2 $13) 22. h4 Ne4 23. Qg2
f5 $1 $15 24. h5 $1 Rg8 25. Bxe4 fxe4 26. Qh2 Rc2 27. hxg6 Rxg6 28. Rxg6 hxg6
29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Qh7+ Kf6 31. Qh8+ Kg5 32. Qd8+ (32. f4+ Kg4 33. Qh6 Qh5 34.
Qxh5+ gxh5 35. Rb1 Kf3 $17) 32... Kg4 33. Rc1 Qh5 $1 (33... Rxc1+ 34. Bxc1 Qc4
35. Qxd7 Qxc1+ 36. Ke2 Qc2+ 37. Ke1 Kf3 38. Qf7+) 34. Qxd7 (34. Rxc2 $4 Qh1+
35. Ke2 Bb5+ $19) 34... Qh1+ 35. Ke2 Qf3+ 36. Ke1 Qh1+ 37. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Popov, Valerij"]
[Black "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 Ne7 9. Nf3 Nd5 10. Ba3 (10. Nd2 Qd4 11. Ba3 Nf4 12. O-O Nd7 (12... e5
13. Re1 (13. Bf3 Bf5 14. Qe1 Nd7 15. Rd1 Nd3 16. Qe2 O-O-O $13 {Sherbakov,
R-Sveshnikov,E/Novgorod/1995/0,5/49/}) 13... Be6 14. Qb3 Qb6 15. Ne4 Qxb3 16.
axb3 Nd7 17. Nd6+ Kd8 18. Nxb7+ Kc7 19. Nc5 Nxc5 20. Bxc5 $10 {Pliester,
L-Bagirov,V/Haarlem/1996/0,5/33/}) 13. Bf3 Ne5 14. Re1 f5 15. Qb3 {Maksimenko,
A-Krasenkov,M/Aalborg/1995/1:0/29/} Nfd3 $13) 10... Nf4 11. O-O Nxe2+ 12. Kh1
Nd7 (12... Nf4 13. Qd6 c5 14. Rad1 Nd7 15. Bxc5 Ng6 16. Nd4 Qe5 17. Nb5 Qxd6
18. Nxd6+ Kd8 19. Nxf7+ Ke8 20. Nd6+ $10 {Cramling,P-Polgar,Z/Tilburg/1994/0,5/
22/}) 13. Re1 c5 14. Rxe2 Qxc4 (14... Qc6 15. Qd5 Qb6 16. Rae1 O-O 17. Qh5 Qc7
18. b3 $44 {Cardon,H-Levin,F/Sevilla/1994/0,5/26/}) 15. Ne5 (15. Rd2 $5 O-O (
15... f6 16. Rc1 Qb5 17. Bxc5 $1 $16) (15... b6 16. Ne5 (16. Rxd7 $2 Bxd7 17.
Qxd7+ Kxd7 18. Ne5+ Kc7 19. Nxc4 b5 20. Ne5 b4 $19) 16... Nxe5 (16... Qb5 $2
17. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 18. Qf3+ $18) 17. Rd8+ Ke7 18. Qd6+ Kf6 19. Rxh8 Qd5 (19...
Bb7 20. Rxa8 Qe4 21. f3 Nxf3 22. Rf1 Qe2 23. Qd1 Qxd1 24. Rxd1 Bxa8 25. Rd8 $18
) 20. Rd1 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 Bb7 22. Rxa8 Bxa8 23. Rd8 $14) 16. Rxd7 Bxd7 17. Qxd7
b6 $13) (15. Rc1 Qf4 (15... Qb5 16. Qd6 Qc6 (16... b6 17. Nd4 $18) (16... Qxe2
$2 17. Rxc5 $1 f6 (17... Nxc5 18. Bxc5 Qf1+ 19. Ng1 $18) (17... Kd8 18. Qc7+ (
18. Rc1 $18) 18... Ke8 19. Qxc8+ $1 Rxc8 20. Rxc8#) 18. Rg5 $1 Kd8 19. Qe7+ Kc7
20. Rc5+ $18) 17. Qg3 O-O 18. b3 $44) 16. b3 O-O 17. Rc4 Qf5 (17... Qc7 18. Bb2
$44) 18. Rd2 $44) 15... Nxe5 16. Rxe5 b6 17. Qf3 (17. Qd6 Qb5 {/\Qd7}) 17...
Rb8 18. Qg3 (18. Qc6+ Bd7 19. Qc7 Rc8 20. Qxa7 Qb5 21. Rd1 Qc6 22. Qa6 O-O $17)
18... O-O 19. Rxc5 (19. Rg5 Bb7 20. Rxg7+ Kh8 21. Rg4 (21. Rxf7 Bxg2+ 22. Kg1 (
22. Kxg2 Rg8) (22. Qxg2 Rxf7) 22... Qd4 $1 $19) 21... Qd5 $17) 19... bxc5 20.
Qxb8 Qd5 21. Qxa7 Bb7 22. f3 Rc8 23. h3 e5 24. Qa4 (24. Re1 f5) 24... e4 25.
Re1 (25. Rd1 Qe6 26. Qd7 Qxd7 27. Rxd7 Bc6 $15) 25... f5 26. fxe4 fxe4 27. Rd1
Qe6 28. Qd7 Qxd7 29. Rxd7 Bc6 30. Re7 Bd5 31. Kh2 (31. b3 c4 $10) 31... Bxa2
32. Rxe4 Bf7 33. Re5 c4 34. Bb4 Re8 35. Rc5 h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Antwerp op"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Flear, Glenn C"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Novikov,I"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 Na6 9. Bc3 Ne7 10. Bxg7 Rg8 11. Bf6 Qf4 12. Bc3 Rxg2 13. Nf3 Nf5 14. Be5
Qh6 15. Bd3 (15. Qd2 Rg8 (15... Qxd2+ 16. Nxd2 Rg6 17. Ne4 $16) 16. Bf4 Qf8 (
16... Qf6 $2 17. Bg5) 17. O-O-O Qe7 18. Rhg1 $16) 15... f6 16. Bxf5 fxe5 17.
Bc2 (17. Be4 Nc5) 17... Bd7 18. Qc1 $1 Qxc1+ (18... Qf6 19. Qe3 $16) (18... Qf4
19. Qxf4 exf4 20. Bxh7 $16) 19. Rxc1 $14 Ke7 20. Kf1 Rg7 21. Rg1 Rxg1+ 22. Kxg1
Rg8+ 23. Kf1 Rg7 24. Nxe5 Kf6 25. f4 Be8 26. Kf2 Nc5 {/\ a5} 27. b4 Nd7 28. Re1
Bg6 $1 29. Nxg6 (29. Ng4+ Kf7 30. Nh6+ Kf8 $1 {פh6}) (29. Nxd7+ Rxd7 30. Rd1
$10) 29... hxg6 30. Rd1 Nb6 31. Rd4 Rc7 {/\ c5=/+} 32. c5 Nd5 33. Bb3 Rh7 34.
Kg3 Rh8 35. a3 Ra8 36. Kg4 $2 (36. Bxd5 exd5 37. b5 {/\ Ra4=}) 36... a5 37.
Bxd5 exd5 38. h4 $2 (38. b5 a4 $1 {/\ Ra5-/+}) 38... axb4 39. axb4 Ra1 $19 40.
Rd2 Rg1+ (40... Rg1+ 41. Kf3 Rb1 42. Rd4 Kf5 {/\ Rb3-c3-c4}) 0-1

[Event "Mitropa Cup 20st"]
[Site "Charleville Mezieres"]
[Date "2000.11.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Vavra, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2393"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2000.11.25"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 b5 5. a4 e6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Bb7 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 a5 11. d5 Nf6 12. bxc4 b4 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qa4+ Nd7
15. Nd4 e5 16. Nb3 Ke7 17. Be2 Qd6 18. f4 $1 {[%csl Re7][%cal Gf1f8]} ({
Obwohl diese Stellung in der Theorie bereits bekannt ist, hatten wir beide
relativ viel Zeit investiert. Ich spielte diesen Zug aus dem Grund, dass in
der Variante} 18. O-O Nc5 19. Qb5 Nxb3 20. Qxb7+ Kf6 (20... Qd7 $2 21. d6+ $1
$18) 21. f4 e4 {Weiss die Linien auf den gegnerischen König nicht öffnen kann.}
) 18... Rhc8 (18... exf4 19. O-O Nc5 $2 (19... fxe3 $2 20. c5 $1 Nxc5 21. Nxc5
Qxc5 22. Rxf7+ $1 Kxf7 23. Qd7+ {führt zum Matt.}) (19... Rhe8 {ist die beste
Wahl.}) 20. Qb5 Nxb3 21. Qxb7+ Kf6 22. Rxf4+ {funktionniert nun bestens!}) 19.
O-O Nb6 $2 {Eine schlechte Neuerung.} (19... Nc5 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21. Rad1 $1 {
wurde in einer Begegnung Shulman-San Segundo (Pamplona 1995/96) erprobt, ohne
dass Schwarz seine Stellung halten konnte.}) (19... exf4 20. Nxa5 $1 {ist
ebenfalls mit weisser Initiative verbunden.}) 20. Qb5 Ba6 $6 (20... exf4 {
war Pflicht, auch wenn Weiss nach} 21. Nxa5 $1 Rab8 (21... Ba6 22. Nc6+ $18)
22. Nxb7 Rxb7 23. Rxf4 {das bessere Ende behalten muss.}) 21. fxe5 Qb8 22. Qxa5
Bxc4 ({oder} 22... Nxc4 23. d6+ Kf8 24. Qd5 $18) 23. Qxb4+ Ke8 24. Rxa8 Qxa8
25. e6 1-0

[Event "NED-chT playoff"]
[Site "Breda"]
[Date "1998.05.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Van der Werf, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Piket,L"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1998.05.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 c5 9. Bxc5 Nd7 10. Bd6 $1 $146 (10. Qd4 Nxc5 (10... Qxg2 $5) 11. Qxc5 (
11. Qxg7 Nd3+ 12. Kf1 Qe5) 11... Ne7 12. Nf3 b6 $13 {Sveshnikov}) 10... Qxg2
11. Bf3 Qg5 12. h4 $5 (12. Ne2 $142 Ne5 (12... Ne7 13. Rg1 Qf6 14. Nc3 $40) 13.
Be4 Nf6 14. Rg1 Qh4 (14... Nxe4 15. Rxg5 Nf3+ 16. Kf1 Nexg5 17. Nd4 $1) 15.
Bxe5 Nxe4 (15... Qxe4 16. Qd6) 16. Qd4 f6 17. Bg3 Qg4 18. Bf4 Qf3 19. Rxg7)
12... Qa5+ $5 (12... Qf5 13. Qb3 {/\14.0-0-0}) (12... Qf6 13. Qb3 (13. Qd2 Ne5)
(13. Qe2 Ne7 14. O-O-O Nf5 15. Ba3 Nd4 16. Qe3 Nxf3 17. Nxf3 $36) 13... Ne7 14.
Be4 Nf5 15. Bxf5 Qxf5 16. O-O-O b6) 13. b4 Qf5 (13... Qd8 14. Ne2 Ne7 15. Nc3
a6 (15... Nf5 16. Nb5) 16. Be4 $36) 14. Qb3 Ngf6 $6 (14... Qf6 $1 15. O-O-O Ne7
16. Ne2 (16. Be4 O-O 17. Nh3 Re8 18. Ng5 $44) 16... Nf5) 15. O-O-O Ne5 (15...
Ne4 16. Bxe4 Qxe4 17. Nf3) 16. Qc3 $1 Nxf3 $6 (16... Nfd7 17. Rd4 $5 f6 18. Be4
Qxf2 19. Nh3 Qxa2 20. Nf4 Kf7 21. Nxe6 $1) 17. Nxf3 Bd7 18. Nd4 Qxf2 $2 (18...
Qg6 19. f3 $1 Ba4 (19... O-O-O 20. Nb5 $18) 20. Rdg1 Qh6+ 21. Rg5 $16) 19. Rh2
$1 Ne4 20. Qd3 Qxh2 (20... Qf6 21. Qxe4) 21. Bxh2 Nf2 22. Qg3 Nxd1 23. Qxg7 {
23...0-0-0 24. Qe5; 23...Ke7 24. Qg5+} 1-0

[Event "Pardubice"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Polgar,Zsu"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Donev Konikowski} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8. Be2 (8. Ne2) 8... Nd7 (8... Na6) 9. Nf3 (9. Qd6 {
Konikowski} c5 10. Bc3 Ne7 11. Qd2 O-O 12. O-O-O Ng6 13. Nh3 $13 {
Sokolov-Bagirov,V/Riga/1993/}) 9... c5 10. Bc3 Ngf6 (10... Ne7 {Konikowski} 11.
Qd2 (11. Bxg7 Rg8 12. Bc3 Rxg2 $13) 11... f6 12. O-O-O e5 13. Bd3 Qc6 14. Rhe1
O-O 15. Qc2 g6 16. Nd2 $13 {Abramov-Baskov/Karvina/1992/}) 11. Qd6 $1 (11. O-O)
11... Qc6 $8 (11... b6 $2 12. Nd2 {/\ Bf3+-}) (11... Qg6 {Konikowski} 12. Bd3
Qxg2 13. Ke2 b6 14. Rhg1 Qh3 15. Rg3 Qh5 16. Rg5 Qh6 17. Rag1 Bb7 18. Ne5 Qxh2
19. Nxf7 $1 $18 {Trofimov-Monin/USSR/1978/}) 12. Qxc6 bxc6 13. Nd2 $44 Bb7 14.
O-O-O (14. Bf3 $5 {Konikowski} O-O 15. Nb3 e5 16. O-O-O Rab8 17. Rhe1 Rfe8 18.
Na5 e4 19. Bxe4 Nxe4 (19... Rxe4 20. Rxe4 Nxe4 21. Rxd7 Ba8 22. f3 Nxc3 23.
bxc3 a6 24. Nb3 Kf8 25. Nxc5 a5 26. Ra7 $16) 20. Rxd7 Ba8 21. Rxa7 Nxf2 22. Rf1
Re2 23. Nb3 Nd3+ 24. Kd1 Rxg2 25. Rfxf7 Rxh2 26. Rxg7+ Kf8 27. Raf7+ Ke8 28.
Rf3 $18) 14... O-O-O (14... h5 $1 {Donev}) 15. Bf3 $1 (15. Nb3 Ne4) 15... e5 $6
(15... Nb6 16. g4 (16. b3 Nbd7) 16... Na4 (16... h6 17. h4 $44) 17. Bxf6 gxf6
18. Ne4 Rd4 19. b3 $16) 16. g4 $1 $16 (16. Rhe1 Rhe8 17. Nb3 e4) 16... h6 (
16... Rhe8 17. g5 Nd5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Ba5 Nb6 20. Nb3 c4 21. Nc5 $18) 17. h4
h5 (17... g5 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Ne4 $16) 18. gxh5 $1 (18. g5 Ng4 19. Ne4 $44)
18... Kb8 (18... Nxh5 19. Ne4 $16) 19. Rhg1 Nxh5 (19... Rh7 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21.
Bxe4 Rxh5 22. Rxg7 Rxh4 23. Bf5 Bc8 24. Rxf7 $18 (24. Bxe5+ {Konikowski} Ka8
25. f4 $16)) 20. Ne4 $1 (20. Bxh5 Rxh5 21. Rxg7 $16) 20... Bc8 (20... f5 21.
Nd6 e4 22. Bxh5 Rxh5 23. Nxb7 Kxb7 24. Ba5 $18) (20... f6 {Donev} 21. Nd6 e4
22. Bxh5 Rxh5 23. Nxb7 Kxb7 24. Ba5) 21. Nd6 f6 (21... Rdf8 22. Bxc6 Nhf6 23.
Rxg7 Rxh4 24. Nxf7 Rxc4 (24... Ne8 {Konikowski} 25. Bxd7 Nxg7 26. Bxe5+ Ka8 27.
Bc6+ Bb7 28. Bxg7 Rg8 29. Bxb7+ Kxb7 30. Nd6+ Kc6 31. Be5 Rg2 32. Rd2 $18) 25.
Bb5 Re4 26. Nd6 $18) 22. Nf7 Rdf8 23. Nxh8 Rxh8 24. Bxh5 Rxh5 25. Rxg7 Nb6 26.
Rd8 Rxh4 27. b3 Rf4 28. Ba5 1-0

[Event "Maalot Tarshiha"]
[Site "Maalot Tarshiha"]
[Date "2008.01.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rodshtein, Maxim"]
[Black "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2008.01.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 {Recently, this variation
has gained some popularity. Black is mixing up both the Slav and the Queen's
Gambit Accepted.} 6. e4 {The most aggressive reply.} ({The solid alternative} 
6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. exd4 O-O {leads to a position
where White has an extra tempo (a2-a4) compared to a normal Queen's Gambit
Accepted. On the other hand, Black gets control over the b4-square and might
use it for a knight transfer Nc6-b4-d5.}) 6... Bb4 7. e5 (7. Bg5 {could
transpose to one of the side lines of the Botvinnik Variation - D44.}) 7... Nd5
8. Bd2 b5 9. Ng5 {A typical knight move, opening the diagonal for the white
queen and also preparing to transfer the knight to the d6-square via e4.
Usually, White plays 9.axb5 at first, forcing Black to part with his
dark-squared bishop. However, the move in the text was obviously prepared by
Maxim Rodshtein at home, since I had played the same line just two rounds
before against Moiseenko.} (9. axb5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 cxb5 11. Ng5 Qe7 12. Qh5 Nd7
13. Be2 Bb7 14. Bg4 $6 (14. Bf3 $142 $44) 14... Nc7 $1 {[%csl Ye6]} 15. O-O h6
16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 O-O $15 {1/2-1/2 Moiseenko,A (2643)-Postny,E (2627)/
Maalot-Tarshiha ISR 2008/The Week in Chess 688 (37)}) 9... Qe7 $146 {This was
an improvisation over the board. I just thought that in the event of 10.axb5
Bxc3 11.bxc3 cxb5 the position would transpose into my game vs Moiseenko, as I
was satisfied with the results of the opening in that game. Previously played
9...Be7 is a bit more solid.} ({A tactical justification of 9.Ng5 is:} 9...
Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qxg5 12. axb5 {and Black can't recapture by} cxb5
$2 {in view of} 13. Qf3 $18 {[%csl Ra8]}) (9... Be7 10. Nce4 h6 11. Nf3 O-O 12.
Be2 Nd7 13. O-O a6 14. b3 cxb3 15. Qxb3 Bb7 16. Bd3 c5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Qxb5
Qc7 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Eljanov,P (2658)-Drozdovskij,Y 
(2561)/Poltava 2006/CBM 116 (34)}) 10. h4 $6 {This move I didn't expect and I
am still rather sceptical about its value. The point is should White castle
kingside he might well regret this pawn advance.} ({I expected} 10. Qh5 h6 11.
Nge4 {with a very complicated, double-edged position.}) ({Another playable
option is} 10. Be2 {followed by castling. In this case White can count on
long-term compensation as well.}) 10... Nd7 11. Be2 (11. axb5 Bxc3 12. bxc3
cxb5 13. Qb1 a6 14. Nxh7 $2 (14. Ne4 $142 $44) 14... f6 15. Be2 Bb7 16. Bh5+
Kd8 $17 {The Nh7 won't survive.}) 11... c5 $5 {Going for a big mess. Instead,
I could continue developing, but I could not resist the chance to meet play on
the flank (10.h4) by a strike in the centre.} (11... Bb7 12. axb5 Bxc3 13. bxc3
cxb5 14. Qb1 Bc6 {was a worthy alternative.}) 12. Nxb5 $1 {White chooses the
best capture out of numerous options.} (12. axb5 $2 cxd4 13. Nxd5 exd5 $17) (
12. dxc5 Nxe5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bxb4 Nd3+ 15. Kf1 Nxb4 $17) (12. Nxd5 Bxd2+ (
12... exd5 13. Bxb4 cxb4 14. axb5 f6 $15) 13. Qxd2 exd5 14. axb5 cxd4 15. Qxd4
Qxe5 $15) 12... cxd4 13. O-O $2 {I was very surprised by such a cold-blooded
move, which falls short. I expected only the obvious capture of the Pc4.} (13.
Bxc4 Nxe5 14. Bxd5 exd5 15. O-O O-O $11 (15... Bxd2 $6 16. Qxd2 O-O (16... h6
$2 17. Rfe1 $1 hxg5 18. Rxe5 Qxe5 19. Re1 Qxe1+ 20. Qxe1+ $18) 17. Qxd4 $14)
16. Bxb4 Qxb4 17. Nxh7 Re8 (17... Kxh7 $6 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Qxe5 $14) 18. Ng5 d3
19. f4 Bg4 20. Qb1 f6 21. fxe5 fxg5 22. Qxd3 Rxe5 {with a dynamically balanced
position.}) 13... d3 14. Bf3 $6 {Objectively, White's position is already bad.
However, a piece sacrifice by 14.Bxb4 would force me to play very precisely.} (
14. Bxb4 $5 Qxb4 $3 {This would be a difficult decision to make, as it seems
very tempting to grab a piece immediatly.} (14... dxe2 $2 15. Qxe2 Qxb4 16.
Nd6+ Ke7 (16... Kf8 17. Ngxf7 Kg8 18. Qh5 g6 19. Qg5 Bb7 20. h5 Nf8 21. Nh6+
Kg7 22. Rad1 $18 {on the next move White will eliminate Black's key defender
by 23.Rxd5 and win.}) 17. Ngxf7 Rf8 18. Qh5 {[%cal Gh5g5]} h6 (18... Nxe5 $2
19. Qg5+ Nf6 20. Nxe5 Kxd6 21. Rfd1+ $1 Nd5 22. Qg3 Kc7 23. Rac1 $18) (18...
Bb7 19. Qg5+ N5f6 20. Nxb7 Rxf7 21. exf6+ gxf6 22. Qb5 Qxb5 23. axb5 $14) 19.
Qg6 Bb7 (19... Ba6 $1 20. Qxg7 Rg8 21. Qh7 N5f6 22. exf6+ Nxf6 23. Qxh6 Bb7 24.
g3 Raf8 25. Qe3 Rxf7 26. Nf5+ Kd7 27. Rfd1+ Bd5 28. Nh6 $14) 20. Ng5 $1 hxg5
21. Qxg5+ N5f6 22. Qxg7+ Kd8 23. Nxb7+ Qxb7 24. exf6 Rxf6 25. Rad1 Rf5 26. h5
$18 {[%csl Gh5] Black is completely tied up and defenseless against the march
of the h-pawn.}) 15. Nd6+ Ke7 16. Ngxf7 (16. Ndxf7 dxe2 17. Qxe2 Rf8 18. Qg4
Qb6 $19) 16... Nxe5 $1 {The point of Black's defence. This strike ruins
White's attacking chain. In the event of 14...dxe2 this would not be possible
because of White's queen on e2 protecting the Pe5.} (16... Rf8 $2 17. Bf3 Rxf7
18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Qh5 Rf8 20. Qg5+ Ke6 21. Rae1 d2 22. Qg4+ Ke7 23. Qg5+ {
with a perpetual check.}) 17. Nxe5 Qxd6 18. Nxc4 dxe2 19. Qxe2 Qf4 $19) 14...
O-O $1 {Now my king is safe.} 15. Bxb4 Qxb4 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Nc7 (17. Qh5 h6
18. Nxf7 Qe7 (18... Rxf7 19. e6 Re7 20. exd7 (20. Qxd5 $2 Nb6 21. Qd8+ Kh7 $19)
20... Bb7 21. Nc7 Rd8 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5+ Kh8 $17) 19. Nfd6 Qxe5 20. Qxe5
Nxe5 21. Nc7 Rb8 22. Nxd5 Be6 $19) (17. e6 fxe6 18. Nc7 (18. Nxe6 Rf7 19. Nd8
Rf5 $19) 18... Rb8 19. Ngxe6 Rf6 20. Nxd5 Qd6 21. Nxf6+ Nxf6 22. Ng5 Rxb2 {
and two connected passed pawns should decide the outcome.}) {[%tqu "En","The
rook is attacked. Should Black play 17...Rb8?","","","d7e5","Very strong. The
rook sacrifice is temporary, Black will trap the knight and get two superb
pawns for the exchange. Meanwhile, the dangerous Pe5 is eliminated and White's
attacking chances evaporate.",15,"a8b8","",0]} 17... Nxe5 $1 {Very strong. The
rook sacrifice is temporary, Black will trap the knight and get two superb
pawns for the exchange. Meanwhile, the dangerous Pe5 is eliminated and White's
attacking chances evaporate.} (17... Rb8 $2 18. Nxd5 Qc5 19. Qh5 h6 20. Nxf7
Qxd5 (20... Rxf7 $2 21. e6 $18) 21. Nxh6+ gxh6 22. Qg6+ Kh8 23. Qxh6+ {with a
perpetual check.}) 18. Nxa8 Qb8 ({One engine shows the cold-blooded} 18... Qd6
$1 {which would have been even stronger. In that case Black will capture the
Na8 with his rook, keeping the queen in an active position.}) 19. Qe1 (19. Qh5
Bf5 20. Rae1 f6 21. f4 Ng4 $19) 19... h6 20. f4 Ng4 {A great square for the
knight.} 21. Nf3 Qxa8 {[%csl Gc4,Gd3,Gd5,Gg4] Black's position is winning
thanks to his connected, far advanced pawns. White's king is not safe as well,
which will become very apparent later in the game.} 22. Qc3 Bf5 23. Qd4 Qb7 24.
b3 $1 {A good practical chance, but insufficient.} Rc8 25. Rac1 (25. bxc4 dxc4
26. Rab1 Qe4 $19) 25... Qxb3 {After long thought, I came to the conclusion
that I should not exchange queens, but to go for a direct attack against the
white monarch.} (25... Qb6 $6 26. Qxb6 axb6 27. bxc4 dxc4 28. Rc3 {and I
wasn't sure if I could break down White's blockade.}) 26. Qxa7 d2 $1 27. Nxd2
Qg3 {[%csl Rg1]} 28. Nf3 Bd3 29. Qd7 (29. Rfe1 Be4 30. Rf1 Nh2 $1 $19 (30...
Qxf4 $19)) (29. a5 Bxf1 30. Rxf1 Re8 31. Qd7 Nf6 $19 {[%cal Ge8e2]}) 29... Rf8
{29...Rb8 followed by 30...Rb2 was just mating, but in time-trouble there is a
typical human desire to put all the pieces on defended squares.} 30. Rce1 Be4 {
There is no defence against removing the Nf3 followed by Qh2+ and Qh1+. White
resigned.} 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 17th"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2009.10.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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 "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e4 (6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 {
leads to a position where White normally gets an isolated pawn and active
piece play - very similar to a position which arises in the Queen's Gambit
Accepted.}) 6... Bb4 7. Bxc4 $5 {That's a surprise! Obviously Shahriyar
prepared this pawn sacrifice beforehand. Frankly speaking, sacrificing the
central pawn for a couple of tempi should be not too promising against precise
play. However, in practice it's far from easy and the current game proved it.
On the top level this pawn sacrifice appeared only once - in a blitz game
Anand-Rublevsky.} (7. e5 Nd5 8. Bd2 b5 9. axb5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 cxb5 {has
appeared in practice enough times, including in my own games.}) (7. Bg5 {
leads to one of the side lines of the Botvinnik Variation.}) 7... Nxe4 8. O-O
Nf6 ({Grabbing the second pawn would be too greedy:} 8... Nxc3 $6 9. bxc3 Bxc3
10. Rb1 O-O 11. Qd3 Ba5 12. Ng5 g6 13. Qh3 h5 14. g4 $40) 9. Qe2 O-O {Black's
position has no more weaknesses, but White is hoping to exploit his long-term
initiative. This kind of play suits Shahriyar's aggressive style.} 10. Rd1 (10.
Bg5 Be7 11. Rad1 a5 12. Ne5 Na6 13. Rd3 Nd5 14. Bc1 f6 15. Ng4 f5 16. Ne5 Nab4
17. Rh3 Qe8 18. Re1 b6 19. Nf3 Ra7 20. Qd1 Bf6 21. Ng5 h6 22. Nf3 Re7 $15 {
1-0 Romanko,M (2398)-Korbut,E (2459)/Moscow RUS 2008/The Week in Chess 736 (76)
}) 10... Nbd7 (10... b6 11. Bg5 Bb7 12. Ne5 Be7 13. Rd3 Nbd7 14. Rg3 Kh8 15.
Rd1 Nd5 16. Bc1 f5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Rh3 Kg8 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Qe6+ Rf7 21.
Qxc6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V (2801)-Rublevsky,S (2676)/Moscow 2007/EXT 2008 (48)})
11. Rd3 {The rook is going to the kingside. Black must be careful not to come
under a dangerous attack.} Qc7 {I spent a lot of time trying to figure out the
best setup. I think I adopted the logical plan of taking the e5 square under
control.} 12. Ne5 Bd6 13. Bf4 Nd5 14. Bg3 {White has to keep his e5 stronghold,
but now his rook does not get to g3 or h3.} N7f6 15. Rf3 Nh5 $1 (15... Ne7 $4 {
[%cal Ge7f5] would fail to} 16. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 17. Ne4 fxe5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19.
Nf6+ $18 {[%cal Gg3e5]}) 16. Rxf7 $1 {[%mdl 512] The only way to keep the
initative.} (16. Bh4 $2 f6 17. Ng4 Nhf4 $17) (16. Ne4 $2 Nxg3 17. Rxg3 Bxe5 18.
dxe5 Qxe5 $17) 16... Rxf7 17. Qxh5 Rf5 18. Qg4 {White is an exchange down, but
has a certain compensation as the shelter of Black's king is now seriously
weakened.} Bd7 (18... Qb6 19. Rb1 Qb4 (19... Nxc3 $2 20. Qxf5) 20. Ne4 Bf8 21.
b3 $44 {Now it won't be easy for Black to complete the development of his
queenside pieces.}) 19. Bd3 Bxe5 ({It was possible to keep the rook on f5:} 
19... Nf6 $5 20. Qe2 Re8 {Perhaps Black is not worse.}) 20. dxe5 Nxc3 21. bxc3
Rf7 22. h4 $1 c5 23. Rd1 Re8 $2 {A natural move, but, actually here I missed
my chance. I failed to sense that this was an important moment. I had to
activate my queen.} (23... Qa5 $1 {[%csl Ra4,Rc3]} 24. Qe4 (24. Bc4 Qxa4 25.
Rxd7 Qxd7 26. Bxe6 Qe7 $17) 24... g6 25. h5 (25. Qxb7 Qxa4 26. Qxa8+ Rf8 $17 {
[%csl Rd1]}) 25... Qxa4 $17) 24. Bc2 a6 {Perhaps this plan is too slow, but
it's not so easy to point out an improvement.} (24... Bc6 25. Rd6 $1 (25. Bb3
c4 $1 26. Bxc4 (26. Qxc4 Qa5 27. Qg4 Bd5 28. Bxd5 exd5 29. h5 Qxc3 30. Rxd5 $44
) 26... Bxa4 27. Rd6 Bd7 {and Black has little to worry about. The a-pawn
might become dangerous in the long run.}) 25... Qa5 26. Bb3 Kh8 27. Bxe6 Rfe7
28. Bf5 g6 29. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 30. Rxg6 Qd8 31. Qf5 $1 $40 {Not a forced line,
but shows the potential of White's initiative.}) 25. h5 b5 (25... Bc6 26. Bg6
$1 hxg6 $140 $2 27. hxg6 Rd7 28. Rd6 $1 $18 {and Black will get mated after
Qg4-Qh5-Qh7-Qh8 followed by Bg3-h4.}) 26. axb5 axb5 27. Bg6 $1 Bc8 (27... hxg6
$4 28. hxg6 {and Black is getting mated again on the h-file.}) 28. Rd6 (28.
Bxf7+ Qxf7 29. h6 {is better for White, but he plays for more.}) 28... Ref8 29.
Qe4 {Mamedyarov does not bother himself to get back the exchange, correctly
assuming that the bishop is stronger than the rook in this position.} h6 30. f3
Rd7 31. Kh2 Qb7 32. Qh4 Rxd6 (32... b4 33. Be4 Qa7 34. Qg4 (34. Rxe6 $6 Bb7
$132) 34... Rxd6 35. exd6 Qf7 36. cxb4 cxb4 37. Be5 b3 {White seems in control,
but there is nothing concrete yet.}) 33. exd6 b4 34. c4 $1 {It is in White's
interest to keep more material on the board.} Bd7 $2 {The last mistake. I was
eager to take my bishop out, but it was necessary to push the b-pawn as far as
possible.} (34... b3 35. Be5 Qd7 {was the least of the evils. The b-pawn is
annoying for White.} (35... b2 $2 36. Qe7 $1 b1=Q 37. Bxb1 Qxe7 38. dxe7 Re8
39. Bd6 $16)) 35. Qe7 Bc6 (35... Bc8 36. Be5 {with full domination.}) 36. Qxe6+
Kh8 37. Qe3 $1 {Now my position is collapsing.} Qa7 (37... b3 38. Be5 Kg8 39.
Qxc5 Bxf3 40. gxf3 Qxf3 41. Qd5+ Qxd5 42. cxd5 $18) 38. Bc2 (38. Be5 {[%csl
Rh6][%cal Ge3h6]} Kg8 39. Bb2 {would have been even more precise.}) 38... Qf7 (
38... Ba4 39. Bb1 Qf7 40. Qxc5 $18) 39. Qxc5 $18 Be8 40. Bg6 Qd7 41. Qxb4 Bxg6
42. hxg6 Qe6 43. c5 {White's two passed pawns easily decide the game.} Qd5 44.
Bf2 Qe5+ 45. Kg1 Ra8 46. g4 $1 Qd5 47. Qf4 Rd8 48. Bd4 Kg8 49. Qe5 1-0

[Event "Astrakhan FIDE GP"]
[Site "Astrakhan"]
[Date "2010.05.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2010.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 {A rare move, avoiding the main
lines of the Meran Variation. Several weeks beforehand Eljanov had already
played this line in the Russian team championships.} Nbd7 (5... Bb4 6. Bb2 O-O
7. a3 Bd6 8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. b4 Qe7 12. Qc2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 c5
$11 {0-1 Eljanov,P (2736)-Motylev,A (2705)/Dagomys RUS 2010/The Week in Chess
804 (42)}) 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. Bd3 {Normally White develops the knight to f3 here,
but Pavel has a different setup in mind.} O-O 8. Nge2 {This is the point.
However, objectively the knight on e2 isn't better placed, so White can't
claim any advantage this way.} (8. Nf3 {would lead to regular anti-Meran
positions.}) 8... b6 {Leko follows a standard plan. Fianchettoing the
light-squared bishop, followed by the ...c6-c5 advance.} (8... e5 $6 9. cxd5
cxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Bc2 $14 {This is the position White is striving for.
His pieces are flexibly placed, and Black's isolated pawn is a target.}) 9. O-O
Bb7 10. Ng3 {Now in the event of ...e6-e5 the white knight is ready to move to
f5.} (10. e4 $2 {would blunder a pawn after} dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Bxh2+
$1 13. Kxh2 Qh4+ 14. Kg1 Qxe4) 10... c5 11. Nb5 $6 {This is a punch in the air.
White should have tried something in the centre. In the event of 11.cxd5 very
interesting complications could arise.} (11. cxd5 cxd4 (11... Nxd5 12. Nxd5
Bxd5 13. e4 Bb7 14. e5 Bc7 15. f4 $14) 12. Nce4 Bxg3 13. fxg3 (13. Nxg3 dxe3
14. dxe6 exf2+ 15. Rxf2 fxe6 16. Qe2 $44) 13... Nxd5 (13... Nxe4 $1 14. Bxe4 f5
15. Bf3 e5 16. exd4 e4 17. Be2 Bxd5 $13) 14. Nd6 Nxe3 $140 {[%tqu "En","How
should White continue?","","","d3h7","",10]} 15. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 16. Qxd4 Nf6 17.
Qh4+ Kg6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nxb7 Qe7 20. Qe4+ f5 21. Qxe3 Qxb7 22. Rf4 $1 $16 {
[%cal Gg3g4]}) 11... Be7 12. Qe2 cxd4 13. exd4 Nb8 $1 {A good manoeuvre. The
knight is going to c6 where it will press against the Pd4. Later on it can
also move to a5 to put pressure on the Pc4. It can be concluded that Black has
already solved his opening problems.} 14. Qe3 (14. Nh5 {is not frightening for
Black. He can even ignore it, or to play} Nxh5 15. Qxh5 g6 16. Qh3 Nc6 {
with a comfortable position.}) 14... Nc6 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. Rfd1 Re8 17. Bf1 Bf8
{Leko could kick away the knight by a7-a6, but he waits for the right moment.}
18. h3 Qd7 19. Be2 Red8 20. Bf1 {White's manoeuvres are not impressive, but
it's difficult to suggest a reasonable improvement. Black is the only side
that can come up with something.} a6 21. Nc3 Na5 $6 {An important moment.} (
21... dxc4 22. bxc4 Nxd4 {From the human point of view, this looks extremely
risky, so I understand why Leko didn't go for this. However, concrete
variations confirm that Black is fine here.} 23. Nce4 (23. Nb5 axb5 24. Rxd4
Qe8 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. cxb5 Bc5 $15) 23... Nxe4 24. Rxd4 Bc5 25. Rcd1 (25. Rxd7
$2 Bxe3 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. fxe3 Nxg3 $19) 25... Nxf2 $1 (25... Nd6 26. Nh5 Qe7
27. Nxg7 $1 Ne4 28. Nh5 Bxd4 29. Rxd4 Rxd4 30. Qxd4 e5 31. Qxb6 $44) 26. Qxf2
Qc7 27. Kh2 Rd6 $1 28. Qe2 $1 Bxd4 29. Rxd4 Rxd4 30. Bxd4 b5 $1 {This position
is not easy to evaluate, but Black is definitely not worse.}) 22. cxd5 Nxd5 23.
Nxd5 Qxd5 {Black could not recapture with the bishop, because the Pa6 would be
left hanging.} 24. Ne2 $1 {[%cal Ge2f4] Emphasizing that a queen is not a good
blockading piece.} b5 $6 {This move weakens the c5-square which will become
very apparent later in the game.} (24... Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Nc6 {transfering the
knight to a better square.} 26. Nf4 Qa5 27. a3 $1 Ne7 $11 {[%cal Ge7d5]}) 25.
Nf4 Qg5 $6 ({Again it was better to exchange rooks by} 25... Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Qd6
{Here White's only chance for an initiative is} 27. d5 $1 exd5 28. Rd1 {
but with a couple of precise moves Black should equalise.}) 26. Nd3 $1 {
White doesn't mind swapping queens. Meanwhile, the knight is heading to the
c5-square.} Qxe3 27. fxe3 {After several inaccuracies Black is on the
defensive. In fact the endgame is more unpleasant than it seems.} Be4 28. Nc5
Bxc5 29. dxc5 {White has a serious advantage thanks to the pair of good
bishops and strong passed pawn.} Rd5 30. Bc3 Nc6 31. b4 Rb8 $2 (31... Ne7 $1 {
was the only way to prevent a2-a4.} 32. a4 $140 $2 {White should play 32.Kf2
or 32.Be2 keeping long-lasting pressure.} Rxd1 33. Rxd1 Nd5 34. Bd2 Bc2 {
[%csl Ra4,Rd1]}) 32. a4 $1 {Now the position can hardly be saved. White is
going to occupy the a-file with his rook.} f6 ({The weakness of Black's back
rank is clearly emphasised in the following variation:} 32... bxa4 $2 33. Bxa6
Nxb4 34. Bxb4 Rxb4 35. c6 Rxd1+ 36. Rxd1 Bxc6 37. Rd8+ $18) 33. Rxd5 Bxd5 34.
axb5 axb5 35. Ra1 Kf7 36. Bd3 Bc4 (36... f5 {was necessary, but the endgame is
gruesome for Black.}) 37. Be4 Bd5 38. Bd3 {Of course White should have taken
on d5 immediately, but probably in mutual time-trouble Pavel didn't see yet
that he is already winning by force.} Bc4 ({Again} 38... f5 {as in the
previous comment.}) 39. Be4 Bd5 40. Bxd5 $1 exd5 41. Ra6 Ne7 42. Rb6 $1 d4 (
42... Rxb6 43. cxb6 Ke6 44. b7 Nc6 45. Be1 $1 {[%cal Ge1g3] White wins a piece.
}) 43. Bxd4 (43. Bxd4 Rxb6 44. cxb6 Nc6 45. b7 $18 {[%cal Gd4a7]}) 1-0

[Event "Rohde op 10th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2010.10.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gajewski, Grzegorz"]
[Black "Koziak, Vitali"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2010.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 (5... Nf6 $143 {[%csl Rc8]
Par rapport а une Slave, la position Noire est plus passive car le Bc8 est
enfermé}) 6. g3 (6. e3 {la grande ligne}) 6... c5 $1 {La perte de temps est
négligeable} (6... b5 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. Ne5 $44 {[%cal Gg2b7,Ga4b5]}) 7. Bg2 (7.
Be3 {[%csl Re3]}) 7... Nc6 {[%csl Rd4] forçant le Be3 а avoir une position
passive} 8. Be3 {[%csl Re3]} Nf6 {[%cal Gf6g4]} 9. dxc5 Qxd1+ (9... Nd5 10. Bd2
Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qa5 $132 {[%cal Ga5c3,Ga5c5];Harikrishna,P (2672)
-Nyback,T (2643) Corus-B Wijk aan Zee 2010 (13) 1/2}) 10. Rxd1 Ne4 {[%cal
Ge4c3,Ge4c5]} (10... Nd5 $5 {[%cal Gd5e3,Gd5c3] Curieusement, ce coup naturel
n'a jamais été essayé alors qu'il semble un peu plus souple que Ne4 en ouvrant
les options supplémentaires d'attaquer le Be3 et de protéger le P"c4" par Nb6}
11. Bd2 Bxc5 $132 12. O-O O-O (12... Nb6 {[%cal Gb6c4]} 13. a5 Nxa5 14. Nb5))
11. Nd2 (11. Rc1) 11... Nxc5 $6 $146 (11... Nxd2 $142 12. Rxd2 Bd7 13. O-O Ke7
14. Rc2 Na5 15. Na2 Bxa4 16. Nxb4 Bxc2 17. Nxc2 Rhd8 18. Nb4 Rac8 19. f4 Nc6
20. Nxc6+ bxc6 21. Rc1 Rb8 22. Bxc6 Rxb2 23. Kf2 Rb4 24. Bf3 a5 25. c6 Kd6 26.
Bd2 {Gheorghiu,F (2540)-Czerniak,M (2390)/Vratsa 1975/EXT 1999/1-0 (40)}) (
11... Nxc3 $5 12. bxc3 Bxc3 13. Rc1 Bxd2+ 14. Bxd2 e5 15. Rxc4 Be6 $11 {
[%csl Rc5]}) 12. Bxc5 Bxc5 13. Nxc4 $32 {[%csl Rc8,Gd1][%cal Gc4d6] Les Noirs
auront du mal а terminer le développement} Rb8 {Le signe que la position Noire
n'est pas trés saine} (13... Bd7 14. O-O f5 {[%csl Ge4]} 15. e4 $36) 14. O-O
Bb4 $6 {Une nouvelle perte de temps et la position Noire devient assez douteuse
} (14... f6 $142 $5 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Ge8f7]} 15. Rd2 e5 (15... Kf7) 16. Rfd1
Bg4 17. h3 Be6 $132) 15. Rd3 $1 $36 {[%cal Gf1d1]} Ke7 $6 {[%cal Gh8d8] Le
retard de développement se fait sentir mais le plan f6, Kf7 était un moindre
mal car les risques de fourchette en "c6" vont donner une forte attaque aux
Blancs} 16. Bxc6 $1 bxc6 17. Ne5 Rb6 18. Na2 $1 f6 {En ayant joué 14. f6 et
Kf7, les Noirs auraient eu moins de problèmes car dans la partie, les Noirs
cumulent les deux défauts des deux plans!} (18... Bc5 19. b4 Bxb4 20. Nxb4 Rxb4
21. Nxc6+) 19. Nxc6+ Rxc6 20. Nxb4 {[%csl Gb2]} Rb6 21. Rc1 $1 {Profitant du
fait que les Noirs ont joué Ke7 au lieu de Kf7} Kf7 (21... Rxb4 22. Rc7+ Ke8
23. Rxc8+) 22. Rc7+ $40 Kg6 23. Nc6 {[%cal Gc6e7,Ge7g6,Ge7c8]} Bb7 24. Ne7+ {
[%csl Rg6]} Kg5 25. h4+ (25. f3 $142 {[%csl Gg4,Rg5][%cal Gh2h4] Plus précis
pour empêcher Kg4 et fermer le réseau de mat} Rxb2 26. h4+ Kh6 27. g4 {[%csl
Rh6]}) 25... Kg4 26. Rd4+ {[%cal Gd4g4,Gb2b4]} Kh5 27. b4 {[%cal Gb4b5]} a6 (
27... Rb8 {[%cal Gb8b7] La Rh8 ne va jamais jouer dans la partie...}) 28. Rc5+
e5 29. a5 Re6 30. Rd7 {Belle démontration technique} Be4 31. f3 Bb1 32. Nd5 f5
33. Nc3 Bc2 34. Rd2 {Une très belle partie du polonais} 1-0

[Event "Match Janowski-Marshall +5-2=2"]
[Site "Suresnes"]
[Date "1908.01.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Janowski, Dawid Markelowicz"]
[Black "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1908.01.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Bf4 e6 4. Nc3 f5 $6 {[%csl Gf4] Avec un Bf4 déjà
développé, le stonewall est assez risqué surtout après Bd6} (4... dxc4 $142 5.
a4 Bb4) (4... Nf6 $142 5. e3 Nbd7 {Teichmann,R-Chigorin,M Monte Carlo 1902 (17)
1-0}) 5. e3 {les blancs ont déjà un bon contrôle des cases noires} (5. Nf3 {
La grande ligne} Nf6 6. e3 {Perlis,J-Tartakower,S Vienna 1907 (11) 1-0}) 5...
Bd6 $6 (5... Nf6 $142 6. Nf3 Be7 (6... Bd6 $143) 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 Ne4 9. g4 $1
$36 {[%cal Gh1g1,Gg1g7,Gd3h7]}) 6. Bg3 {trop lent et il vallait mieux
continuer а se développer par Nf3} (6. Nf3 $142 Nf6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 Ne4 9.
Bxd6 (9. O-O-O $5 Bxf4 10. exf4 $14 {[%csl Ge5,Re6][%cal Gh1e1]})) (6. Nh3 $5 {
[%cal Gh3f4]}) (6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. Nf3 {[%csl Ge5]} Nf6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Ne4 10.
Ne5 Nd7 11. f4 $14 {[%csl Rc8]}) 6... Nf6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nf3 Ne4 (8... b6 $142
9. O-O Bb7 10. Ne5 c5) 9. Bxe4 $1 {le français adorait la paire de B mais il
prend une bonne décision en l'échangeant contre le N central car les pièces
noires restantes seront assez passives.} (9. Qc2) 9... fxe4 10. Ne5 $16 {
JANOWSKI traitait en général trés bien les ouvertures. Après le match de 1909
non officiel pour le titre de Champion du Monde, Emanuel LASKER avait ainsi
lancé une boutade en disant : "Qu'on me donne une partie de Janowski au
dixième coup, et je me charge de la gagner."} Bxe5 $6 {Les noirs vont ensuite
souffrir sur cases noires.} (10... Nd7 $142) (10... Qe7 11. O-O {[%cal Gf2f3]}
Nd7 12. Nxd7 Bxd7 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Ne2 e5 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. Nd4
{[%csl Gd4]}) 11. Bxe5 Qg5 $6 (11... Nd7 $142 12. Bd6) 12. O-O $14 Nd7 13. Bd6
Rf7 14. f4 $1 Qh6 (14... exf3 $6 15. Rxf3 Rxf3 16. Qxf3 $32) 15. Qe2 $32 {
[%csl Ra8,Rc8,Re6]} Nf6 16. b3 Bd7 17. Nd1 $1 {[%csl Gg4][%cal Gd1f2] Un bon
coup de défense car le Nf2 défendra bien l'aile-roi en empêchant Nf6g4} Be8 18.
Nf2 Rd8 19. Be5 $16 {[%csl Ge5] Les blancs ont un net avantage d'espace et des
pièces plus actives. Le Be5 assure un bon contrôle des cases noires.} Nd7 20.
Bc7 Rc8 21. Bd6 Qh4 {[%cal Gf7f5,Gf5h5]} (21... Nf6) 22. g3 Qd8 23. c5 $1 {
[%cal Gb3b4,Gb4b5] L'attaque noire a échoué а l'aile-roi mais celle des blancs
а l'aile-dame est forte.} b6 24. b4 bxc5 (24... a5 25. a3 $16) 25. bxc5 Nb6 {
[%csl Rc4]} (25... Qa5) 26. Rfc1 (26. Rab1 Nc4 27. Nxe4 $1) 26... Ra8 27. Rab1
(27. Ng4 Nc4 28. Rxc4 $3 dxc4 29. Qxc4 Bd7 30. Ne5 $40) 27... Nc8 28. Be5 {
[%csl Ge5]} Ne7 29. Rb3 Nf5 30. Rcb1 $40 {l'attaque blanche est quasiment
gagnante car les noirs manquent de contre-jeu} h6 31. Ng4 h5 $6 32. Nf2 Qa5 33.
Nh3 $1 $36 {[%csl Gg5]} Rd7 34. Ng5 Bf7 $2 {il est difficile de défendre ce
genre de position inférieure sans faire de gaffe et les noirs craquent.} 35.
Rb8+ Rd8 36. Rxa8 Rxa8 37. Nxf7 Kxf7 38. Qxh5+ Kg8 39. Qg6 Qxa2 40. Qxe6+ Kh8
41. Bxg7+ {[%mdl 2048]} 1-0

[Event "Syre Memorial op 33th"]
[Site "Issy les Moulineaux"]
[Date "2010.05.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Flom, Gabriel"]
[Black "Shirazi, Kamran"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2419"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2010.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 $5 {Une ligne secondaire intéressante développée
par JANOWSKI menaçant de transposer dans des bonnes conditions dans un gambit
dame accepté} 4. cxd5 {Les blancs qui pouvaient se contenter de la nulle pour
remporter le tournoi, choisissent une ligne solide} (4. Nf3 dxc4 {[%cal Gb7b5]}
5. e3 (5. a4 {Ce coup naturel est considéré comme inférieur par la théorie qui
donne l'égalité après Nc6} Nc6 $1 $11)) 4... exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 $5 {[%csl Rc7]
Comme souvent, SHIRAZI choisit une ligne secondaire pour obtenir une position
déséquilibrée} (5... c6 6. Qb3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O Re8
11. Rae1 Nf8 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Ne6 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Re5 Rf8
17. Rfe1 g6 18. Qb4 a5 19. Qa3 Bd7 20. Bc4 {Eljanov,P (2693)-Ponomariov,R 
(2726)/Kharkov 2009/CBM 129 Extra/1/2-1/2 (55)}) (5... Nf6 {Plus courant} 6.
Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Rc1 c6 10. O-O Re8 11. Qc2 $14 {Piket,J (2605)
-Sokolov,I (2650) NED-ch Netherlands 1994 (3) 1/2}) 6. Bg5 {Les blancs ont
plusieurs alternatives} (6. Qb3 Bb4 {[%cal Gg8e7]} 7. Bf4 Nge7 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2
Bd6 {Fominyh,A (2551)-Efimov,I (2480) Cappelle op 19th 2003 (3) 1/2}) (6. Bf4
Nf6 7. e3 Bf5 8. Rc1 $14 {Taimanov,M (2510)-Haik,A (2435) Bucharest 1979 (7)
1-0}) (6. g3 Nge7 7. Bg2 g6 $13 {Damjanovic,D (2319)-Certic,B (2416) Belgrade
Winter op 2004 (4) 1-0}) 6... f6 $5 $146 {[%cal Gg8e7,Ge7g6,Ge7f5] Avec un
point de retard, les noirs doivent jouer pour le gain} (6... Be7 7. Bxe7 Ngxe7
8. e3 Qd6 9. Rc1 O-O 10. Be2 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nd8 13. O-O Ne6 14. Qb3
c6 15. Na4 Ng5 16. Be2 Ne4 17. Rfd1 f5 18. Nc5 Nxc5 19. Rxc5 Kh8 20. Bf3 Qd7
21. Qd3 {Sale,S (2380)-Drazic,S (2528)/Rijeka 2008/CBM 127 Extra/0-1 (39)}) 7.
Bh4 Nge7 {[%cal Ge7f5,Gf5h4]} (7... Bb4 $142 {Nettement plus solide} 8. e3 Nge7
9. Bd3 Bf5 $11) 8. e3 Nf5 (8... Ng6 9. Bg3 (9. Bd3) 9... Bd6) 9. Bd3 Nxh4 {
Gagne la paire de B mais les blancs seront mieux développés} (9... Be6 {
Plus souple} 10. Qb3 Nxh4 11. Nxh4 Qd7 $11 {[%cal Gc6a5,Ga5b3,Ga5c4,Ga5b7]})
10. Nxh4 $32 {[%cal Gd1h5]} g6 $8 (10... Bd6 11. Qh5+) 11. f4 $14 (11. O-O $5 {
Plus naturel pour essayer de profiter de l'avance de développement} Be6 (11...
Nb4 12. Bb1 f5 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Gd8h4]} 13. Nxf5 $1) (11... Kf7 $5) 12. e4 $1
dxe4 13. Bxe4 Nxd4 14. Bxb7 (14. Re1 {[%csl Re8]} Kf7 15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. Bd5 $1
Bxd5 17. Qxd4 Ba8 {[%cal Gd8d5]}) 14... Rb8 15. Bd5 Bxd5 16. Qxd4 Ba8 17. Qc4 {
[%csl Ge6,Re8,Rf7][%cal Gf1e1,Ga1d1]} Bd6 18. Rad1 (18. Rfe1+ Kf8) 18... Kf8
19. Qxa6 Rxb2) 11... Nb4 {[%cal Gb4d3,Gc7c5]} (11... Be7 12. f5 $1 {[%csl Rc8,
Re7,Rg6]} g5 13. Qh5+) (11... Kf7 12. Qb3 Bb4 13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 {[%cal
Gc3c4]} Na5 15. Qb4) 12. Bb1 {[%cal Ga2a3]} c5 (12... f5 13. Nf3 (13. Nxf5 Bxf5
14. Bxf5 gxf5 15. a3 Nc6 (15... Qd7 {[%cal Gd7f7]}) 16. Qh5+ Ke7 17. Qxf5 {
[%csl Gc3][%cal Gc3d5]} Qd7 18. Qg5+ (18. Nxd5+ Kd6) 18... Ke8 19. Nxd5 {
[%cal Gd5f6,Gf6e8,Gf6d7]} Be7 20. Qh5+ Kd8 21. O-O-O $1 $44)) 13. a3 Nc6 14.
O-O f5 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Gd8h4]} 15. Nf3 {[%cal Gf3e5]} (15. Nxf5 $5 Bxf5 16.
Bxf5 cxd4 (16... gxf5 17. Qh5+ Kd7 18. Qxf5+ {[%csl Gf5]} Kc7 19. Nxd5+ $40)
17. exd4 gxf5 18. Qh5+ Kd7 19. Nxd5 $44) 15... Be6 16. dxc5 (16. Ng5 Bg8 17.
Bc2 (17. Bxf5 gxf5 18. Qh5+ Kd7 19. Nf7 Bxf7 20. Qxf7+ Qe7 21. Qxf5+ Qe6 $17) (
17. Ba2 c4) 17... Be7 $13) 16... Bxc5 17. Ba2 $1 {[%csl Rd5]} Qd6 {[%cal Gd6f4,
Gc5g1]} 18. Nd4 (18. Qd3 $5 Qxf4 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Bxe3+ 21. Kh1 {[%csl
Re8]}) 18... Bf7 19. b4 Ba7 20. Nc2 (20. Nce2 O-O $132) 20... Rd8 21. Qf3 O-O (
21... d4 $132) 22. Rad1 (22. Rfd1 {[%cal Ga1c1]}) 22... Ne7 23. Rd3 Rd7 24.
Rfd1 Rfd8 25. R1d2 Kg7 26. g3 Rc8 27. Nd4 $11 Rdc7 28. Nde2 Qb6 29. Bxd5 (29.
Na4 Qf6) (29. Nxd5 Nxd5 30. Bxd5 Bxd5 31. Qxd5 {[%csl Re3] le P supplémentaire
des blancs n'est pas facile а valoriser}) 29... Nxd5 30. Nxd5 Qc6 31. Kg2 Rd7
32. Ndc3 (32. Nec3) 32... Qxf3+ 33. Kxf3 Re7 34. e4 fxe4+ 35. Nxe4 Rce8 36.
N4c3 (36. N2c3 $142) 36... Be6 {BATTAGLINI remporte le tournoi} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Match/Training Botvinnik-Kan +8-0=8"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1954.02.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kan, Ilia Abramovich"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1954.01.22"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 {
[%csl Gb4,Gf1]} Qxe4+ 8. Be2 (8. Ne2 Ne7 {Canal,E-Lokvenc,J Venice 1948 1-0} (
8... Na6 $5)) 8... Nd7 9. Nf3 c5 10. Bc3 Ne7 11. O-O f6 12. Bd3 Qf4 $146 (12...
Qc6 $142 {Kan,I-Botvinnik,M Moscow training m2 1952 0-1}) 13. g3 (13. Re1 $16 {
[%csl Re6]}) 13... Qc7 14. Nh4 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Gd1c2]} (14. Qc2 {[%csl Rg6,
Rh7]} g6) 14... O-O 15. Qc2 g6 16. Rae1 Rf7 17. Ng2 Nf8 (17... Ne5) 18. Ne3 h5
19. f4 b6 20. Ng2 {[%csl Gh4]} Bb7 21. Be4 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Rd8 23. b3 Nf5 $132 {
[%csl Gd4]} 24. Rfe1 Rd6 25. R1e2 Qd8 26. Qb2 Kg7 (26... Rd1+) 27. Ne1 Rd1 28.
Kf2 Nd6 $17 29. R4e3 Nf5 (29... Rd7) 30. Re4 Rfd7 31. Nf3 Kf7 (31... R7d3) 32.
Qc2 Nd6 33. R4e3 Nf5 34. Re4 R1d3 35. Ne1 R3d4 36. Nf3 Rxe4 37. Qxe4 Rd1 38.
Rd2 Rxd2+ 39. Nxd2 Qc7 40. Qa8 Qe7 41. Ne4 Nd4 42. b4 f5 43. bxc5 bxc5 44. Ng5+
Kg8 45. Qb8 e5 46. Qxe5 Qxe5 47. fxe5 Nfe6 48. Nh3 g5 49. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Match Alapin-Tarrasch +4-1=0"]
[Site "Marseille "]
[Date "1903.01.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Black "Alapin, Simon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1902.12.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 $5 {[%csl Gg5] A nouveau une idée intéressante et
souple du théoricien ALAPIN. Curieusement, il ne semble pas y avoir de parties
dans la megadatabase 2009 d'ALATORTSEV avec cette ligne qui porte pourtant son
nom!} (3... Nf6 4. Bg5 {la grande ligne}) 4. e4 $6 $146 {L'allemand réagit de
manière classique а ce coup imprévu mais intrinséquement cette ligne ne donne
rien aux blancs.} (4. Nf3 $142 {Blackburne,J-Berger,J DSB-06.Kongress 1889 (13)
1-0}) (4. cxd5 $142) (4. Bf4 $142) 4... dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Ng3 $6 {les blancs
veulent garder un maximum de pièces mais c'est trés lent et les noirs
égalisent assez vite.} (6. Nxf6+ $142) 6... c5 $1 $132 7. Nf3 (7. dxc5 Qxd1+ 8.
Kxd1 O-O 9. Be3 (9. Nf3 Bxc5) 9... Ng4) 7... Nc6 (7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. Be2
Qb6 $1 $15 {[%cal Gf8d8,Ge6e5]}) 8. Be3 $2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bb4+ (9... Qa5+ 10. Bd2
Qe5+ $36) 10. Ke2 Nxd4+ $6 {Il vaut mieux garder des pièces pour profiter de
la position exposée du K blanc.} (10... Qc7 $142 11. Nxc6 (11. Nb5 Qe5) 11...
bxc6 $17 {[%csl Gd5]}) 11. Qxd4 Qxd4 $2 (11... Qa5 12. a3 e5) 12. Bxd4 Bd7 13.
f3 Bc6 (13... O-O) 14. a3 Be7 15. b4 (15. Rd1) (15. Kf2 O-O-O) 15... a6 16. Ke3
$11 O-O 17. Bd3 Rfe8 18. Ne4 Nxe4 (18... Nd5+ $5 {[%cal Ge8e3]} 19. cxd5 exd5
20. Kf2 dxe4 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. fxe4 $11) 19. Bxe4 Bg5+ 20. f4 (20. Kf2 Bxe4 21.
fxe4 Red8 22. Rhd1 a5 $36) 20... e5 $1 21. Bxc6 Bxf4+ 22. Kf3 bxc6 23. Be3 Bxe3
24. Kxe3 f5 $15 {[%csl Ge5]} 25. Rhf1 (25. Rhd1 Rad8) 25... g6 26. g4 $6 f4+ $1
27. Ke4 Kf7 $1 {[%cal Gf7e6,Ga8d8]} 28. Rad1 Ke6 29. Rd3 $1 {[%cal Gf1d1]} Red8
$17 30. Rfd1 Rxd3 31. Rxd3 $44 Ra7 {[%cal Ga7d7]} 32. Rd8 Rf7 33. Re8+ $6 Kd7
34. Ra8 {[%cal Ga8a7,Ga7f7]} Rf6 {[%cal Gf4f1]} 35. Ra7+ (35. Rxa6 $4 f3) (35.
Kxe5 f3 $3 $19) 35... Kc8 36. Ra8+ Kc7 (36... Kb7 37. Rd8 f3 38. Rd1 f2 39. Rf1
Rf4+ 40. Kxe5 g5 {[%csl Re5]} 41. h4 h6 42. c5 Kc7 (42... a5)) 37. Ra7+ Kb6 38.
Rd7 f3 39. c5+ Kb5 40. Rd1 f2 41. Rf1 Ka4 (41... Rf4+ 42. Kxe5 g5 43. h4 h6 44.
hxg5 hxg5 45. Kd6 Rf6+ 46. Ke5 Rf7 47. Kd6 Kc4 $6 (47... Rf3) (47... Rf4) 48.
Kxc6 Kd3 49. Kb6 Ke2 50. Rxf2+ $1 Kxf2 51. c6 {[%cal Gc6c7]}) 42. Kxe5 Rf8 43.
Kd6 Kxa3 44. Kxc6 Kxb4 45. Kd6 $13 {[%cal Gc5c8]} Kc3 46. c6 Kd3 47. Ke7 Rf4 {
[%cal Gf4c4]} 48. c7 Rc4 49. Rxf2 Rxc7+ 50. Kd6 Rc2 51. Rf3+ Ke4 52. Rh3 Kf4
53. Rxh7 Kxg4 54. h4 Rb2 55. Rh6 Kf5 56. h5 $6 g5 57. Ke7 $2 Rb7+ 58. Kf8 Kg4
$19 59. Ke8 a5 60. Kd8 a4 61. Kc8 Ra7 {[%mdl 4104]} 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 1819"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2018.11.25"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Rasmussen, Allan Stig"]
[Black "Prusikin, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Prusikin,M"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2018.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kiel Turm"]
[BlackTeam "Augsburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Nge2 (7. Bxd6
Qxd6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nge2 Re8 $11) 7... O-O 8. h3 c6 $1 $146 (8... Re8 {war
meine erste Idee, aber dann ist mir aufgefallen, dass im Falle von} 9. g4 c6
10. Bg2 {der Springer das Rückzugsfeld e8 brauchen könnte.}) 9. Qc2 a5 10.
Bxd6 (10. O-O-O Na6 $40) 10... Qxd6 11. Nf4 Re8 12. Be2 Nbd7 13. O-O Nf8 14.
Na4 Ng6 $1 {zwei g-Bauern wird der Nachziehende durchaus brauchen!} 15. Nxg6
hxg6 16. Qc5 Qd8 17. Qb6 Qe7 18. Qc5 Qd8 19. Qb6 Qe7 20. Nc5 $2 {Objektiv war
Zugwiederholung angesagt, aber mein Gegner wurde von seinem Kapitän
angehalten, weiter zu spielen [#]} g5 21. Rfe1 $1 {Prophylaxe gegen g5-g4!} (
21. Rac1 g4 22. hxg4 Bxg4 $1 $40) 21... g6 $1 (21... g4 $6 22. hxg4 Bxg4 23.
Qxb7) (21... Qd6 $5 {Computervorschlag, hatte den Zug naürlich nicht auf dem
Radar. Allerdings ist die Lage danach alles andere, als klar:} 22. Rac1 Rb8 23.
Nd3 g4 24. hxg4 Bxg4 25. Ne5 Bxe2 26. Rxe2 Ne4 27. Qxa5 Re6 $13) 22. Rac1 Kg7 (
22... g4 $5 23. hxg4 Kg7 24. Qb3 Nxg4 25. Bxg4 Bxg4 26. f3 $11) 23. Rc3 $2 (23.
g4 $1 {(von E. Postny vorgeschlagen) hält noch alles zusammen, z.B.} Ne4 24.
Nxe4 Qxe4 25. Qc7 Rh8 26. Qg3 Bd7 27. Bf3 Qe7 28. Bg2 $11) 23... Rh8 (23... g4
$5 $19 {gewinnt ebenfalls, deswegen kostete mich die Wahl zwischen den beiden
Zügen 20 Minuten.} 24. h4 (24. hxg4 Nxg4 25. Bxg4 Bxg4 26. Qxb7 Qh4 $19) 24...
Rh8 25. g3 g5 26. hxg5 Ne4 $19) 24. Bf3 g4 25. hxg4 Nxg4 26. g3 (26. Kf1 Qh4 (
26... Rh1+ 27. Ke2 Nxf2 $19) 27. Rc2 Bf5 28. Rd2 Rae8 29. Qxb7 Qg3 $3 $19)
26... Qf6 27. e4 g5 $1 28. e5 {[#]} Rh1+ $1 {leider nebenlösig, allerdings
habe ich die Alternative nicht gesehen, ein Gewinn reicht ja auch.} (28... Qf5
$19) 29. Kg2 (29. Bxh1 Qxf2#) (29. Kxh1 Qh6+ 30. Kg1 Qh2+ 31. Kf1 Qxf2#) 29...
Rh2+ 30. Kg1 Rh1+ 31. Kg2 Rh2+ 32. Kg1 Qh6 33. Rc2 Bf5 34. Rd2 Rh8 35. Kf1 Qh3+
36. Ke2 Nxf2 37. Bxd5 Bg4+ 38. Bf3 Bxf3+ 39. Kxf3 {[#]} Qxg3+ $1 0-1

[Event "Balatonbereny GM"]
[Site "Balatonbereny"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dao, Thien Hai"]
[Black "Stangl, Markus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1996.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. d5 (11. bxc4 $5 b4 12. Bb2) 11... Nf6 12. bxc4
b4 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 (13... gxf6 $5) 14. Qa4+ Nd7 15. Nd4 e5 16. Nb3 Ke7 17. Be2 $5
(17. Qb5 $2 Ba6 18. Qxa5 Rhb8 19. d6+ Ke8 20. Nc5 Nxc5 21. Qxc5 e4 22. Rd1 Qc3+
$19 {Shabtai,R-Kaspi,A/Tel Aviv Czerniak-mem/1996/0:1/29/}) 17... Rhc8 (17...
Qd6 {Bykhovsky,Av/} 18. Qb5 $1 (18. Bg4 $2 Nb6 19. c5 Qxd5 20. cxb6 Bc6 $1 21.
Qa2 Qxg2 22. Rf1 Qxg4 $19 {Rogers,I-Krasenkov,M/Hastings/1993/0:1/28/}) (18. f4
Rhc8 19. O-O Nc5 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21. Rad1 e4 $13 {Shulman,Y-San Segundo,P/
Pamplona/1996/1:0/50/}) 18... Ba6 19. Qc6 Qxc6 20. dxc6 Nb6 21. Rxa5 Bxc4 22.
Bxc4 Nxc4 23. Rc5 Ra3 $10) (17... Rhb8 $5 18. Bg4 Bc8) 18. Bg4 (18. Rd1 $5 $146
Nc5 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 20. O-O $132 {Gelfand,B-Piket,J/Amsterdam/1996/1:0/31/})
18... Qd6 (18... Nb6 19. Bxc8 (19. Qb5 Rxc4 20. Be2 Ba6 21. Qxa5 Bb7 22. Qxa8
Bxa8 23. Bxc4 Qh4 $17) 19... Nxa4 20. Bxb7 Ra7 21. Rxa4 Rxb7 22. Nxa5 $16) 19.
Nxa5 (19. Qxd7+ Qxd7 20. Bxd7 Kxd7 21. Rxa5 (21. Nxa5 Rc5 22. Nb3 Rxa1+ 23.
Nxa1 Rxc4 $17)) 19... Rxa5 $1 20. Qxa5 Ra8 21. Qxa8 Bxa8 22. Rxa8 (22. Bxd7
Bxd5 $1) 22... Qg6 $1 23. Bxd7 (23. d6+ Kf6) 23... Qb1+ 24. Ke2 Qxh1 25. Ra7
Kd6 26. Ba4 e4 (26... Qxg2 $2 27. Ra6+ Kc7 28. d6+ Kb7 29. d7) 27. Rd7+ Kc5 28.
Rc7+ Kd6 (28... Kb6 $2 29. d6 $19) 29. Rd7+ Kc5 30. Rc7+ Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leniart, Arkadiusz"]
[Black "Stachowiak, Kamil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2453"]
[BlackElo "2398"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 c5 (7...
Nbd7 8. O-O O-O 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 (28) Giri,A (2720)-Caruana,F (2781) Wijk aan Zee 2013}) 8. O-O
cxd4 (8... Nc6 9. dxc5 O-O 10. Nd2) 9. Nb5 Nc6 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Nc7 Rb8 12. Nb5
Ra8 13. Nc7 Rb8 14. Nb5 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Urban, Klaudiusz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2468"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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 "Gorzow Wielkopolski"]
[BlackTeam "Poznan Pocztowiec"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 c6 6. Qc2 (6. Bf4 Bd6) 6... Bd6
7. e4 (7. Bg5 Ne7 8. e3 f6 9. Bh4 Bf5 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O 12. O-O Nd7 13.
Rfe1 f5 14. a3 Qe8 15. Ne2 Nf6 16. Bg3 Ne4 17. Bxd6 Nxd6 18. Nf4 Ng6 19. b3 Rf6
20. Nxg6 Qxg6 21. Ne5 Qh5 22. Qe2 Qxe2 23. Rxe2 f4 24. Rc1 Re8 25. a4 fxe3 26.
fxe3 Nf7 27. Nd3 Rfe6 28. Rce1 a5 29. h3 Nd6 30. Ne5 Nf7 31. Nd3 Nd6 32. Ne5
Nf7 33. Nd3 {1/2-1/2 (33) Radjabov,T (2788)-Morozevich,A (2770) Astana 2012})
7... dxe4 8. Nxe4 Bb4+ 9. Nc3 Be6 $146 (9... Nf6 10. Be3 Be6 11. Bd3 Bd5 12.
Ne5 O-O 13. O-O h6 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bc4 Nd7 16. Bxd5 Nxe5 17. Bb3 Ng4 18. Qg6
Qh4 19. Bf4 Rad8 20. Rad1 Nf6 21. Be5 Bd6 22. Rde1 Bb4 23. Re3 Qg5 24. Qb1 Ng4
25. f4 Qe7 26. Rg3 Nxe5 27. dxe5 Kh8 28. Qf5 Rd2 29. Qg4 f6 30. e6 f5 31. Qh5
Rxb2 32. Rg6 Rf6 33. Rxf6 Qxf6 34. Rd1 Kh7 35. g3 Rxb3 36. axb3 Qxe6 37. Qf3 b5
38. Qd3 a5 39. g4 {Barsov,A (2538)-Tologontegin,S (2310) Bishkek 2012 1/2-1/2})
10. Bd3 h6 11. O-O Nf6 12. Be3 Nbd7 13. Ne5 $6 (13. Rfd1 $142) 13... Nxe5 14.
dxe5 Ng4 15. Bf4 g5 16. Bg3 h5 $1 17. Bf5 $1 {Un fort coup alors que les Noirs
commençaient à prendre l'initiative à l'aile-roi} Bxf5 18. Qxf5 Nh6 19. Qf3
h4 20. Rad1 Qe7 21. Ne4 hxg3 22. a3 (22. Nf6+ Kf8 23. Qxg3 $44) 22... gxh2+ 23.
Kh1 Ba5 24. Nf6+ Kf8 25. Qe3 Rd8 26. Qxg5 Ng8 $1 27. b4 Bb6 28. f4 Bd4 29. Ne4
Bb6 {Les Noirs se contentent de la nulle mais ils étaient peut-être déjà
en zeitnot} (29... Rd5) 30. Nf6 Bd4 31. Ne4 Bb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 1112"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2011.11.20"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Steingrimsson, Hedinn"]
[Black "Swiercz, Dariusz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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 "Dortmund Hansa"]
[BlackTeam "Emsdetten Turm"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qb3 c5 5. dxc5 Nc6 6. a3 Qa5 7. Bd2 d4 8. Ne4
Bxd2+ 9. Nxd2 Nf6 10. Ngf3 O-O 11. Qd1 Qxc5 12. b4 Qd6 13. Nb3 e5 14. e3 Bg4
15. h3 Bh5 16. g4 Bg6 17. Bg2 Qe6 18. Nfd2 Rad8 19. O-O b6 20. Re1 e4 21. g5
Nh5 22. b5 $6 (22. exd4 Nxd4 23. Nxe4 $11) 22... dxe3 $17 23. Rxe3 Ne5 24. Qf1
Qe7 25. Nxe4 Nf4 26. Rae1 Qc7 27. c5 Ned3 28. Rd1 Nxc5 29. Nexc5 bxc5 30. Bc6
c4 31. Rxd8 Qxd8 32. Qxc4 Qxg5+ 33. Kh2 h6 34. Qc5 Qh4 $2 (34... Qd8 35. Qxa7
Qh4 $11) {[%tqu "En","","","","c5f8","",10]} 35. Qxf8+ $1 $18 Kh7 36. Rg3 Nxh3
37. Rxh3 Qxf2+ 38. Bg2 Qf4+ 39. Rg3 h5 40. Qb4 1-0

[Event "Rohde op 07th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2007.11.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vavrak, Peter"]
[Black "Pruess, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2454"]
[BlackElo "2417"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2007.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e4 Bb4 5. Bd3 (5. e5) (5. cxd5) 5... dxe4 6.
Bxe4 Nf6 7. Bc2 ({RR} 7. Bf3 c5 8. Nge2 O-O 9. O-O cxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Nxd4
a6 12. Na4 Nbd7 13. Be3 Be7 14. a3 Rb8 15. h3 g6 16. b4 e5 17. Nb3 b6 18. Bc6
Bb7 19. Bxd7 Nxd7 20. Nxb6 Nxb6 21. Bxb6 Bxg2 {Vaisser,A (2573)-Fressinet,L 
(2636)/playchess.com INT 2004/CBM 100 ext/1-0 (49)}) 7... c5 $1 $11 8. a3 Ba5
9. b4 $146 ({RR} 9. Nf3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. O-O O-O 12. b4 Bc7 13. Nf3 Nbd7
14. Qe2 h6 15. Bb2 Qe7 16. Rfe1 Re8 17. Rad1 e5 18. Qd3 g6 19. Qd2 Kh7 20. Bc1
Qf8 21. c5 Nb8 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. Qxd5 Nc6 {Pomes Marcet,J (2380)-Korneev,O 
(2551)/Pamplona 2002/CBM 091 ext/1/2-1/2 (56)}) 9... cxb4 10. axb4 Bxb4 11.
Nge2 Nc6 12. Bb2 e5 $1 13. d5 Na5 {[%csl Rc4]} 14. Bd3 {[%cal Gd1a4,Ga4b4,
Ga4e8]} Bd7 (14... O-O) 15. O-O O-O 16. Na2 Bd6 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Ga8c8]} 17. c5
$8 (17. Ng3 {[%csl Ge4]} Rc8 $17 {[%csl Rc4,Gc5]}) 17... Bxc5 18. Bxe5 Re8 19.
Bg3 b5 $17 20. Nac3 Nc4 21. Bh4 h6 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. Qd2 Bf5 {[%cal Gf5d3]} 24.
Rfd1 a5 (24... Qd6) 25. Nd4 {[%cal Gd4f5,Gd4c6]} Bg4 (25... Bd3) 26. Rdc1 g5 $2
(26... Rc8) 27. Nc6 Qd6 28. Bg3 Qf8 29. Be5 Nd7 30. Bd4 Bb4 31. Qa2 Bxc3 32.
Rxc3 Be2 33. Rg3 (33. Ra3 $14 {[%csl Ra5]}) 33... Qd6 34. Re1 $6 (34. h4 $142 {
[%cal Gg3g8,Gh4g5]} Qxd5 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. Be3 Qxc6 (36... Rxe3 37. fxe3) 37.
Rxg5+ $40) 34... Qxd5 35. Rxe2 Qxc6 36. h4 Re4 37. Rxe4 Qxe4 38. Qxc4 $13 Ne5
39. Qc3 Ng4 $1 40. Qd3 (40. Rd3) 40... Rc8 41. Bb2 Nxf2 $1 42. Qxe4 $2 (42.
Kxf2 Qxd3 43. Rxd3 Rc2+) 42... Nxe4 $19 43. Re3 Rc4 44. hxg5 hxg5 45. Rd3 Kh7
46. Rd8 Kg6 47. g4 f6 48. Ra8 Rb4 49. Ba3 Ra4 50. Be7 Nc3 51. Kf2 Rf4+ 52. Kg3
a4 53. Kh3 Ne4 {Ce gain dans la dernière ronde permet а l'américain de
réaliser sa seconde norme de GMI.} 0-1

[Event "ESP-chT CECLUB Honor"]
[Site "Melilla"]
[Date "2011.11.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2011.11.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cajacanarias"]
[BlackTeam "Solvay"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 Nf6 7. e3 Nh5 8. Be5
Nd7 9. Be2 Nxe5 10. dxe5 g6 11. Bxh5 gxh5 12. Nge2 f6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Rd1 Qe7
15. e4 d4 16. Nxd4 Qg7 17. Nde2 $6 (17. Nce2 O-O 18. O-O $16) 17... Qxg2 $15
18. Rg1 Qxh2 19. Qb3 Rf8 20. f4 Bg4 21. Rxg4 hxg4 22. Qe6+ Be7 23. Rd7 Qh4+ 24.
Kf1 Rf7 25. Rxb7 Kf8 26. Qxc6 Rd8 27. e5 Rd3 28. Qc8+ Kg7 29. Kg2 Rf3 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 36th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2008.07.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2008.06.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 Na6 9. Ba5 b6 10. Qd6 Bd7 11. O-O-O O-O-O 12. Bc3 f6 13. Bf3 $6 {
This innovation was quite certainly prepared without an engine. Diese Neuerung
war ganz sicher nicht mit einer Engine vorbereitet worden.} ({In Kuzmin's
article on the Slav Gambit (CBM 124) In Kuzmins Artikel über das Slawische
Gambit (CBM 124) wird} 13. Qa3 {is mentioned: erwähnt:} Kb7 14. Bf3 Qf4+ 15.
Rd2 Qc7 $1 16. Ne2 e5 $11) 13... Qxc4 14. Be2 $2 $19 (14. Qa3 Nc7 15. Qxa7 Qa6
{and Black has an extra pawn in the ending. und Schwarz hat einen Mehrbauern
im Endspiel.}) 14... Qxa2 15. Nf3 Nc5 16. Ne5 Ne4 17. Bc4 Qa1+ 18. Kc2 Qa4+ 0-1

[Event "Rohde op 07th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2007.10.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Govciyan, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2417"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2007.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 Bb4 (4... dxe4 {L'alternative} 5. Nxe4 Bb4+
6. Bd2 Qxd4 {[%cal Gd4e4]} 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8. Be2 Na6 9. Bd6 $14 {[%csl Gd6,Ge2,
Re8] La paire de B doit donner un jeu plus facile aux blancs}) 5. Bd2 dxc4 6.
Bxc4 Qxd4 ({RR} 6... Nf6 7. Qe2 Qxd4 8. Nf3 Qd8 9. O-O Nbd7 10. a3 Be7 11. Rac1
O-O 12. e5 Nd5 13. Rfd1 b6 14. Ne4 Bb7 15. Bd3 c5 16. Neg5 g6 17. Qe4 Re8 18.
Qh4 Nf8 19. Bb5 a6 20. Bxe8 Qxe8 21. Qh6 {San Segundo Carrillo,P (2535)-Shirov,
A (2690)/Madrid 1996/CBM 053/0-1 (58)}) 7. Qe2 ({RR} 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nf3 Nd7 9.
O-O Bd6 10. Qd1 Ngf6 11. Rc1 O-O 12. Bb3 a6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. e5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5
Bxe5 16. f4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Ne4 18. Bh4 f5 19. Rf3 c5 20. Rh3 Qxf4 21. Rc2 Qc7 {
Argandona Riveiro,I (2396)-Apicella,M (2538)/Fuegen 2006/CBM 115/0-1}) 7... e5
$6 $146 {[%csl Gc8][%cal Gc8g4] semble un peu lent et Nf6 doit être plus précis
} ({RR} 7... b5 8. Bd3 Nd7 9. Nf3 Qb6 10. O-O Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Ngf6 12. a4 b4 13.
a5 Qb8 14. Bd2 e5 15. Rac1 c5 16. Be3 Qc7 17. a6 O-O 18. Nd2 Qc6 19. Rc2 Rd8
20. Rfc1 Qe6 21. Nf3 Qd6 22. h3 {Potkin,V (2546)-Vitiugov,N (2478)/St
Petersburg 2005/CBM 106 ext/0-1}) (7... Nf6 {[%cal Ge8g8]}) 8. Nf3 {[%cal
Gf3e5,Gf3d4] Un coup simple qui pose déjà des gros problèmes aux noirs} Qd6 (
8... Qc5 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 f6 11. O-O-O $40) 9. a3 Ba5 10. O-O Bc7 {le début
des noirs est assez lent et la manoeuvre pour garder la paire de B risque de
donner une avance de développement aux blancs} 11. Ng5 $1 {[%csl Rf7] Gagne un
tempo important avec l'attaque "f7" pour jouer f2f4} Nh6 12. f4 $1 $36 {
[%csl Gf1,Rf7]} O-O 13. f5 $16 {[%csl Rd6,Rh6]} Nd7 14. Rad1 $40 {[%csl Rd6]}
b5 15. Ba2 Bb6+ 16. Kh1 a5 17. Ne6 $1 {[%cal Gd2h6,Gd1d6]} fxe6 18. Bxh6 {
[%cal Gd1d6]} Qe7 19. Bxe6+ Kh8 20. Bxd7 (20. Be3) (20. Bxg7+ $2 Qxg7 21. Rf3
Nf6 22. Rg3 Qe7 $17) 20... Bxd7 21. Be3 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Be8 23. Rd3 {[%cal Gf1d1]
} Bh5 24. Rf2 {[%cal Gf2d2]} Rfd8 25. Rfd2 h6 26. h3 b4 $6 (26... Rxd3 27. Qxd3
b4) 27. Na4 $16 {[%csl Gc5]} bxa3 28. bxa3 Rxd3 29. Rxd3 Rb8 30. Nc5 Rb2 $6 31.
Rd7 $18 Qh4 32. Ne6 Re2 33. Qg3 $1 {[%cal Gd7d8,Ge6f8] La pointe finale mais
Qc5 ou Qa7 était plus efficace. Le français fait confiance а son adversaire en
abandonnant mais il pouvait continuer avec Re1 forcant Kh2 et après l'échange
des Q, la poussée g7g5 évitait le réseau de mat du K noir.} (33. Qc5 {[%cal
Gc5f8]}) 1-0

[Event "London Classic 3rd"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2011.12.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 Nd7 8.
Ng3 Bg6 9. Be2 Nb6 10. Be5 Nf6 11. h4 h6 12. h5 Bh7 13. Bd3 O-O 14. Bxh7+ Kxh7
15. Qc2+ Kh8 16. Nf5 Nc4 17. b3 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Ng4 19. f4 Qd7 20. O-O-O f6 21.
e4 fxe5 22. Qe2 Nf6 23. Nh4 exf4 24. Ng6+ Kg8 25. Nxf8 Bxf8 26. exd5 cxd5 27.
Qd3 Rd8 28. Kb1 Bc5 29. Rhf1 Be3 30. g3 d4 31. gxf4 Qe7 32. Rde1 Rd7 33. Nd1
Nd5 34. Nxe3 dxe3 35. Rc1 Rd8 36. Qf5 Qe8 37. Rfe1 b6 38. a3 $6 (38. Ka1 Qf8
39. Qe5 $16) 38... Kh8 39. Kb2 a5 $2 (39... e2 40. Rc2 Qe3 $14) 40. Rc4 $6 (40.
Rcd1 Qg8 41. Qe5 $18) 40... Nf6 $16 41. Qe5 Qf8 42. Qxe3 b5 43. Rd4 b4 44. a4
Rxd4 45. Qxd4 Nxh5 46. Re5 Nxf4 47. Rxa5 Ne6 48. Qd2 g5 49. Ra6 Qf6+ 50. Ka2
Qe5 51. Qb2 Qxb2+ 52. Kxb2 Nf4 53. Rxh6+ Kg7 54. Rd6 1-0

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.09.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]
[WhiteClock "2:00:00"]
[BlackClock "2:00:00"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:08]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. e4 {[%emt 0:01:43]} dxe4
{[%emt 0:00:46]} 5. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bb4+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} 6. Bd2 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 7. Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qxe4+ {[%emt 0:
00:09]} 8. Be2 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Na6 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 9. Bc3 {[%emt 0:06:56]} f6
{[%emt 0:16:10]} 10. Qd6 {[%emt 0:22:15] Despite the fact that tis is a very
sharp variation, there are still many lines that are almost completely
unxplored. This one specifically has never been see in high level chess} Nh6 $5
{[%emt 1:00:42] Tomashevsky must have foreseen the upcoming complications
before playing this move.} 11. Bxf6 $5 {[%emt 0:36:45]} (11. O-O-O Nf7 {
[%cal Gf7d6] and white has no time for Bf6} 12. Qg3 $44) 11... gxf6 {[%emt 0:
00:09]} 12. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:04]} (12. Rd1 $4 Nf7) 12... Qg6 {[%emt 0:00:40]}
(12... Nf7 13. Bh5 {[%csl Re8,Rf7][%cal Gh5e8] and Black gets promptly mated,
so he cannot do this.}) (12... Rg8 13. Bh5+ Rg6 14. Qd8+ Kf7 15. Qh8 {Gives
White a decisive attack. This last move is key in the variation}) 13. Qd8+ {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 14. Qxh8 {[%emt 0:00:06] White now has
more material, but it is also he that comes under a swift attack.} Nb4 {
[%emt 0:00:04][%cal Gg6c2]} 15. Bh5 {[%emt 0:00:10] The only move to stop the
threat of Qc2 mate} Nxa2+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 16. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qxh5 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} 17. Qxh7+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 18. Qh8+ {
[%emt 0:00:12]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 19. Qh7+ {[%emt 0:00:37]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:
04]} 20. Nf3 {[%emt 0:46:07] White again is down material and his king is on
d2, but he senses he has the opportunity to keep attacking as Black's king is
still weak and Black's pieces are very discoordinated.} e5 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 21.
Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:41]} (21. h3 $5 {This is an absolutely amazing computer move,
though the point is simple. g4 is threatened and Black must react appropiately.
e4 only move} e4 $8 22. Kc2 $1 {The king ends up being better going back to
the kingside, despite e1 being visually a safer position} Be6 $1 (22... Nb4+
23. Kb3 Be6 24. Nd4 $1 Bf7 25. Qh8+ Ng8 26. Qxh5 Bxh5 27. Kxb4 Bxd1 28. Rxd1 {
[%csl Ra8,Gd1,Rg8,Gh3][%cal Gh3h8] and the endgame heavily favors White as his
pieces are much more active and he has a passed pawn on the kingside}) 23. g4
Nb4+ 24. Kc1 Qa5 (24... Qc5 $13 {is probably even better.}) 25. Qxh6+ Ke7 $13 {
And White is again up an exchange, but Black isn't out of the game yet and
anything can happen.}) 21... Bg4 {[%emt 0:14:43]} 22. h3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e4 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} 23. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} (23. Qh8+ Ng8 24. hxg4 Qxh8 25. Rxh8
exf3 {is not better for White.}) 23... Re8 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 24. Qh8+ {[%emt 0:
00:37]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 25. Qh7+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 26.
Ra1 $6 {[%emt 0:00:36]} e3 {[%emt 0:13:54]} (26... Nb4 $5 {would have put
Nakamura's last move to question. Suddenly Black doesn't want to agree to a
perpetual and wants to use his extra material.}) 27. Qh8+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf7
{[%emt 0:00:31]} 28. Qh7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 29. Qh8+ {
[%emt 0:00:19]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 30. Qh7+ {[%emt 0:00:02] not a perfect
game, but a very exciting one with possibilities for both sides. A great start
to the Paris Grand Prix!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novy Bor m1"]
[Site "Novy Bor"]
[Date "2013.09.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2013.09.19"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 {There's always a lot to be said about the
Orthodox type of position in the Queen's Gambit. Obviously Black isn't aiming
for an utlra-aggressive setup the way that the King's Indian or Benoni deal
with the opening, and it's even more solid than a Queen's Indian or a Slav, so
why isn't it more popular? The reason really is that it is quite passive and
if White doesn't do anything special he should retain the slightest of edges.
However, once in a while, specially lately, White goes for immediate
aggression to try to punish Black for trying to develop so harmoniously.} 4.
cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 (6... Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 {is also a popular line.})
7. g4 $5 {Nothing new under the sun. This idea has been around since the age
of Botvinnik, but only lately has White really explored all of its potential.}
Be6 8. Bd3 (8. h4 $5 Nd7 9. g5 h6 10. g6 {was seen just yesterday in the game
Stefanova-Kosteniuk, Tashkent Grand Prix}) 8... Nd7 9. Bf5 $5 {Not entirely
new. Volkov tried it unsuccessfully against Grachev last year, but whenever
Volkov essays something grandmasters look at it with interest.} Bxf5 {already
new, Gracehv chose Nf8.} 10. gxf5 Bb4 11. Nge2 Ne7 12. Qc2 {White's pawn on f5
is very weak, but it is hard to get to. The open f-file and the potential to
set up a strong pawn center compensate.} Nb6 13. f3 $2 {Strangely we will see
that this move is the source of all of White's problems from now on. Of course,
hindsight is 20/20.} (13. Rg1 g6 14. Be5 {was certainly more to the point.})
13... g6 $5 {Black takes advantage of the fact that the f3 move has somewhat
weakened darksquares, specifically the h4-e1 diagonal and the e3 square.
Topalov's idea is very strong.} 14. fxg6 Nxg6 $1 {Topalov's idea.} 15. O-O-O
Qe7 16. Rd3 Nc4 {The pressure on e3 is ramping up, and Laznicka decides to
kick out this knight from c4, but at the cost of further weakening his dark
squares.} 17. b3 Na3 18. Qb2 Nxf4 19. Nxf4 Rg8 {With white's discoordinated
rooks, it is suddenly Black that takes advantage of the open g-file.} 20. Qf2
O-O-O 21. Kb2 Kb8 22. Nb1 Rde8 23. Nxa3 Bxa3+ 24. Kb1 Bd6 {White's position is
very discoordinated, and oh did he wish his pawn on f3 was back on f2...} 25.
Ne2 Qe6 26. Nc3 Qf5 27. Rhd1 Rg6 28. R1d2 Qh3 29. f4 Qf5 30. Ne2 h5 31. Ng3 Qg4
32. Qe2 h4 33. Qxg4 Rxg4 34. Nf5 Bb4 {White hasn't lost material yet, but his
position keeps becoming worse and worse. His rooks are horrible compared to
their counterparts and specially h2 will be hard to hold on to.} 35. h3 (35.
Rf2 Rh8 $1 {Suddenly puts the question to the knight on f5: how exactly are
you going to go back? The threat is Rh5.}) 35... Rg6 36. Re2 (36. Nxh4 Rg1+ 37.
Rd1 Rxd1+ 38. Rxd1 Rxe3 {is hopeless as White is about to lose a pawn or two.})
36... Rh8 37. e4 Rf6 38. Ng7 Rg8 {The lone knight on g7 persishes as his rooks
are unable to support him. Topalov played a positionally brilliant game to
conclude this match.} 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 9th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2011.01.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Lafuente, Pablo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8.
Bd3 Ne7 9. Qc2 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. f4 f6 12. g4 Bf7 13. Nf3 Nd7 14. O-O-O a6 15.
Kb1 c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nd4 Nxd3 18. Qa4+ Qd7 19. Rxd3 h5 20. Rdd1 Qxa4 21.
Nxa4 O-O-O 22. Rd3 hxg4 23. Rc1+ Kb8 24. hxg4 Rc8 25. Nc5 Ka7 26. Rdc3 Rc7 27.
b4 Rhc8 28. Kb2 Nc6 29. Nxa6 $1 {Exploiting the battery in the c-file to
completely expose the black king. Nutzt die Batterie in der c-Linie zur
kompletten Entblößung des schwarzen Königs.} Kxa6 30. b5+ Kb6 31. bxc6 bxc6 {
[%tqu "En","White has exposed the black king. How can he conquer the point c6
now?","Which move threatens mate in 2?","","c3b3","The game continuation which
is not quite as strong.",0,"b2a1","A very powerful retreat.  The threat 33.
Rb1+/34.Ra3++ forces Black to abandon the point c6 whereupon his position
collapses.",15,"c1b1","Also very strong, provided you intended to answer 32...
Rb7 with 33.Kc2+!",15,"De","Weiß hat den schwarzen König freigelegt. Wie kann
er nun den Punkt c6 erobern?","Welcher Zug droht Matt in 2?","","c3b3","Die
Partiefortsetzung, die nicht ganz so stark ist.",0,"b2a1","Ein sehr
kraftvoller Rückzug!  Die Drohung 33.Rb1+/34.Ra3++ zwingt Schwarz, den Punkt
c6 aufzugeben, woraufhin seine Stellung zusammenbricht.",15,"c1b1","Ebenfalls
sehr stark, vorausgesetzt Sie beabsichtigten auf 32...Rb7 die Antwort 33.
Kc2+!",15]} 32. Rb3+ ({The retreat Der Rückzug} 32. Ka1 $1 {with the threat 33.
Rb1+/34.Ra3++ would have forced Black to abandon the point c6, since mit der
Drohung 33.Rb1+/34.Ra3++ hätte Schwarz gezwungen, den Punkt c6 aufzugeben, denn
} Kb7 (32... Rd7 33. Nxc6 {and Black's position collapses. und die schwarze
Stellung bricht zusammen.}) 33. Rb1+ Ka8 {fails to scheitert ja an} {[%tqu
"En","How can White decide the game immediately?","","","d4c6","",10,"De","Wie
kann Weiß die Partie sofort entscheiden?","","","d4c6","",10]} 34. Nxc6 $1) ({
and also strong was und stark war auch} 32. Rb1 {with the idea mit der Idee}
Rb7 33. Kc2+ $1 Kc7 34. Rxc6+ Kb8) 32... Ka6 33. Rcc3 Ka7 34. Rc5 Ka8 {
Allowing a quick finish. Lässt ein rasches Finale zu.} ({Correct was the
return Richtig war die Rückkehr} 34... Ka6 $1) 35. Nxc6 $1 {Threatens 36.Ra5+
and shows that the black Rc7 is overloaded as the sole defender of the a-file.
Droht 36.Ra5+ und zeigt, dass der schwarze Rc7 als alleiniger Verteidiger der
a-Linie überfordert ist.} Ra7 (35... Rxc6 36. Ra5+ Ra6 37. Rxa6#) {[%tqu "En",
"Which move forces Black's immediate resignation?","","","c5b5","...
threatening mate on b8.",5,"De","Welcher Zug zwingt Schwarz sofort zur
Aufgabe?","","","c5b5","...mit Mattdrohung auf b8.",5]} 36. Rcb5 $1 {and in
view of 36...Rxc6 37.Rb8++ Black resigned. und angesichts von 36...Rxc6 37.
Rb8++ gab Schwarz auf.} 1-0

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 {The Queen's Gambit Declined became fashionable
again on the very top level thanks to the Candidates matches in Kazan, where
Black was able to neutralise White's opening advantage. Carlsen was happy that
he found a way to break through this rock solid classical opening.} 4. cxd5
exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 {This is a popular move order: White prevents his
opponent from developing the bishop on f5. Recently Nakamura himself played
this move against Ponomariov.} Bg4 {[%cal Gg4h5,Gh5g6] A rare move. Black
insists on transferring the bishop to the diagonal b1-h7. Magnus Carlsen
admitted after the game that the move was new to him.} (6... Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6
8. e3 Qg6 9. Qxg6 hxg6 10. b4 a6 11. f3 Nd7 12. Bd3 Ne7 13. Nge2 g5 14. Kf2 Nf6
15. g4 Kd8 16. Kg3 Bd7 17. a4 Nc8 18. h3 Re8 19. Kf2 Nd6 20. a5 Re7 21. Rac1
Nfe8 22. Ng3 g6 23. h4 {and the American converted his advantage into a full
point in the game Nakamura,H (2774)-Ponomariov,R (2754)/Saint Louis 2011}) 7.
e3 Bh5 8. Bd3 Bg6 9. Bxg6 $1 {An important change of structure for the
strategy of White, who will be able to open the h-file later on. From this
point of view the similarity with the aforementioned game is amazing.} hxg6 10.
O-O-O Nf6 11. f3 $1 {[%cal Ge3e4] #} Nbd7 12. Nge2 ({The immediate} 12. e4 {
runs into} Nh5 {and White can't keep the bishop} 13. Be3 {due to} Ng3 $1) 12...
b5 {Nakamura's desire to postpone short castling is understandable, since then
at some moment White will start advancing the h-pawn. However, Black's problem
is that sooner or later he will have to hide the king anyway, since White's
play in the centre is simple and clear.} 13. e4 b4 14. Na4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Qa5
16. Kb1 ({Carlsen wasn't satisfied with the alternative} 16. e5 Nd5 17. e6 fxe6
18. Qxc6 Kf7 19. Qxd7 Rhd8 {where} 20. Qc6 {runs into} Rac8) 16... O-O {
So finally Black could not avoid the inevitable castling..} 17. h4 $1 {And the
reaction is very natural: White plans e4-e5 followed by h4-h5.} Rfe8 18. e5 Nd5
19. h5 g5 {The position is highly complicated, but Carlsen rightly felt that
White's attacking prospetcs should be higher.} 20. h6 g6 21. Bc1 {[%csl Ra4,
Gc5] Black has a much weaker king and a worse pawn structure. White's only
problem is his badly placed knight on a4.} ({The variation preferred by the
computer} 21. e6 gxf4 22. exd7 Red8 23. Qxc6 Ne3 24. Nc5 Nxd1 25. Rxd1 {
with advantage for White would always appear unclear for a human in a
practical game.}) 21... N7b6 {A bad decision, allowing White to place the
knight on c5.} (21... N5b6 {was preferable, after which Black can still fight
on, although his position remains worse anyway.}) 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. dxc5 b3 (
23... Nd7 24. e6 $1 Rxe6 25. Nd4 {with the idea} Ree8 26. Nxc6 Qxc5 27. Qxc5
Nxc5 28. Rxd5 {wins a piece for White.}) 24. Qxb3 Qxc5 25. Nd4 Rxe5 26. Nf3 Re2
$2 {The second mistake, after which it is hardly possible to save Black's
position any longer. The rook is seemingly active, but in many variations it
is unstable and it needs protection on e2.} (26... Rf5 {was the right way to
put up resistance. It must be said that Nakamura was already starting to
experience problems with time.}) 27. Nxg5 Qe7 28. Qd3 $1 {[%csl Rg6][%cal
Gg5f7,Gd1f1]} Rf8 29. Rdf1 f5 (29... f6 30. Re1 $1 Rxe1 31. Rxe1 Qxe1 32. Qxg6+
{and mate}) 30. g4 Na4 31. Qd4 (31. gxf5 {wins quicker, but Magnus admitted
that he missed something after Black's answer.}) 31... Qe5 $1 {Being short of
time Nakamura finds interesting tactical ideas. Unfortunately for him Black's
position is just too bad and White still has ways to keep the decisive
advantage.} 32. Qxe5 $1 (32. Qxa4 {suddently runs into} Nc3+ $1 33. bxc3 Rb8+ {
and White must give up his queen:} 34. Qb4 Rxb4+ 35. cxb4 Qd5 $1 {The move
missed by Carlsen when he played 31.Qd4. Black is not worse.}) 32... Rxe5 33.
gxf5 gxf5 34. Nf3 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gf1g1,Gg1g7,Gf3g5] Even in an endgame the
vulnerability of his king is fatal for Black.} Re7 ({Or} 34... Re6 35. h7+ Kh8
36. Bh6 Rb8 37. Rfg1 {winning}) 35. Rfg1+ Kh7 (35... Kh8 36. Nh4) 36. Rg7+ $1
Kh8 (36... Rxg7 37. hxg7+ Kxg7 38. Bh6+) 37. Rhg1 Rfe8 38. Nh4 Rxg7 {and
without awaiting the opponent's answer Nakamura resigned. Both 39.hxg7+ and 39.
Rxg7 win easily for White.} 1-0

[Event "Bucharest Kings 7th"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2013.10.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2013.10.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Fabiano Caruana became the winner of Kings Tournament 2013. After a quick
draw in the last round with the black pieces against Radjabov, the Italian GM
had scored 5 points out of 8 and secured the first place. Wang Hao-Ponomariov
was a long game, where Black equaliaed after the opening, but then started to
face some problems which the Ukrainian GM failed to solve. In the resulting
endgame with rooks and opposite-coloured bishops Wang Hao won a pawn and then
converted his material advantage to achieve his second win in a row in
Bucharest.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e4 Bb4 7. e5
Nd5 8. Bd2 b5 9. axb5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 cxb5 11. Ng5 h6 12. Qh5 O-O 13. Ne4 Nc6 14.
Bxh6 {Although this move has been already played, there is practically no
theory in this variation and after the game the players discussed the move 14.
Bg5. Their first conclusion was that Black should be doing fine after both 14..
.Qd7 and 14...Nce7.} gxh6 15. Qxh6 f5 16. Qg6+ Kh8 17. Qh6+ Kg8 18. Qg6+ Kh8
19. Qh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 {This unusual system has been successfully
employed by Magnus, so other strong players do not mind trying it from time to
time.} 4. cxd5 ({The alternative -} 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 c5 {takes
the game to ''Slav Gambit'' paths with the inclusion of a7-a6. Most probably,
Black shouldn't face serious problems here.}) 4... exd5 {No doubt, the
exchange on d5 helps Black to develop the light-squared bishop.} 5. Nf3 c6 ({
The position which arises after} 5... Nf6 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e3 Nbd7 {was tested on
the highest level and seems acceptable for Black. For instance,} 8. Bd3 h6 (
8... Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bf4 Qe7 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. a3 Bg4 14. Nd2 c5
15. dxc5 Nxc5 $11 {Riazantsev,A (2671)-Carlsen,M (2840) Doha QAT 2016}) 9. Bh4
g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Be5 Ng7 12. h3 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bd6 14. O-O c6 15. Rc1 h5 $132
{Riazantsev,A (2659)-Mastrovasilis,D (2580) Minsk BLR 2017}) 6. e4 {This is
the most ambiitous try - White's development advantage might tell after
opening up the position.} ({The quiet} 6. Bf4 {is also not without merits:} Bd6
7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. e3 Ne7 9. Bd3 Bf5 (9... Bg4 $5) 10. Qb3 b5 11. Bxf5 Nxf5 12. a4
b4 13. Ne2 $14 {Grischuk,A (2754)-Carlsen,M (2857) chess.com INT 2016}) 6...
dxe4 7. Ng5 ({Harmless is:} 7. Nxe4 Nf6 8. Nxf6+ Qxf6 9. a3 Bd6 10. Bg5 Qe6+
11. Be2 h6 12. Bh4 O-O $11 {Morozov,N (2353)-Svetushkin,D (2574) Chisinau MDA
2016}) 7... Be7 {Francisco is deviating from his previous encounter in this
line} ({, which saw} 7... h6 8. Ngxe4 Nf6 9. Nxf6+ Qxf6 10. Bc4 Bd6 11. Ne4
Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 Qg6 14. O-O $14 {Svane,R (2552)-Vallejo Pons,F 
(2711) Hamburg GER 2017}) 8. Bc4 Nh6 ({In the event of} 8... Bxg5 $6 9. Qh5 g6
10. Qxg5 Qxg5 11. Bxg5 Bf5 12. O-O-O $36 {Black wouldn't benefit from
simplifications - the dark squares in his camp are very vulnerable.}) 9. Ngxe4
({I guess, another natural recapture -} 9. Ncxe4 {was rejected by GM
Mamedyarov in view of} Nd7 (9... Bf5 {Hammer,J (2630)-Andreikin,D (2734) chess.
com INT 2017.} {seems dangerous in view of} 10. g4 $1 Bg6 11. O-O O-O 12. h3
Nd7 13. f4 $36) 10. O-O Nb6 11. Bb3 O-O 12. Re1 Nd5 {and Black is quite solid.}
) 9... Nf5 10. d5 O-O 11. Bf4 (11. O-O {can be well met by} b5 $1 12. Bb3 b4
13. Na4 cxd5 14. Qxd5 Qxd5 15. Bxd5 Ra7 {and Black should be able to
neutralise the activity of opponent's pieces in the subsequent endgame.}) 11...
cxd5 12. Nxd5 {In the position with symmetrical pawn structures which has
arisem White has a slight advantage due to the strong Nd5, but Black's setup
lacks weaknesses, so there is nothing serious.} Nc6 ({Possible is also} 12...
b5 $5 13. Bb3 Be6 14. Ng3 (14. O-O Nc6 15. Re1 Ncd4 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Ng5 Rad8
$132) 14... Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. O-O Nc6 17. Nxf5 Bxf5 {and Black is close to
full equality.}) 13. O-O Be6 14. Re1 Bxd5 {This decision looks like a
concession, but the activity of Black's knights would compensate for the pair
of bishops.} 15. Bxd5 Bb4 16. Nc3 $146 {This move enables Shakhriyar to keep
some tension in the position.} (16. Bg5 {is harmless:} Nce7 17. Bxb7 Bxe1 18.
Bxa8 Bxf2+ 19. Nxf2 Qxa8 $11 {Vakhidov,J (2525)-Xu,Y (2463) Al-Ain UAE 2015})
16... Nfd4 17. Be4 Re8 18. Re3 {Unpinning the knight and creating some
attacking potential (In particular, the rook can be located on g3 or h3).} (18.
a3 Bf8 (18... Bxc3 {is less convincing:} 19. bxc3 Ne6 20. Be3 $14) 19. Qd3 g6
20. Rad1 Bg7 $11 {feels quite safe for Black too.}) 18... g6 ({Possibly, a
better try was} 18... Ne6 $5 19. Rd3 Qa5 20. Rd5 Bc5 {- it would lead to a
more complicated play, but Black should be OK here.}) 19. h4 ({Worth attention
is} 19. Bxc6 $5 Nxc6 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Nd5 Qd8 22. Nxb4 Nxb4 23. Qb3 $14 {
, and the vulnerablity of his king still causes Black some problems.}) 19...
Ne6 $1 {Inviting further simplifications.} 20. Qxd8 Raxd8 21. Bxc6 bxc6 $11 {
White's structural advantage is rather symbolic here.} 22. Rae1 Be7 23. g3 (23.
Bg5 Bxg5 24. hxg5 Kg7 $11) 23... Nxf4 24. Rxe7 Rxe7 25. Rxe7 Nd5 {Of course,
the rook endgame is very drawish.} 26. Re4 Nxc3 27. bxc3 Rd5 28. Rc4 Kf8 29.
Kf1 Ke7 30. Rxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2844"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 Be6 8. h4
Nd7 9. Bg3 {This rare move was already tried by Hikaru before. The main idea
of White's last move is freeing the f4-square for the knight.} ({White's most
agressive approach here is:} 9. g5 h6 10. g6 Ngf6 ({accepting the sacrifice
looks quite dangerous:} 10... fxg6 11. Bd3 Bf7 12. Qc2 g5 13. hxg5 Bxg5 14. Bg3
Ne7 15. Nf3 Bf6 16. O-O-O $36 {1-0 Tomashevsky,E (2711)-Aghasaryan,R (2503)/
Yerevan ARM 2014 (26)}) 11. gxf7+ Bxf7 12. Bd3 Nh5 (12... Ne4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14.
Nge2 O-O 15. Qc2 Nf6 16. Rg1 Kh8 17. Be5 $36 {1-0 Nepomniachtchi,I (2717)
-Ponomariov,R (2756)/Riga LAT 2013 (33)}) (12... O-O 13. Qf3 Qb6 (13... Nh5 14.
Nge2 Nxf4 15. Nxf4 Bd6 16. Nce2 $14) 14. O-O-O c5 15. Nge2 Rac8 16. Rhg1 $16 {
1-0 Nepomniachtchi,I (2721)-Aronian,L (2803)/Beijing CHN 2013 (75)}) 13. Bh2 (
13. Be5 O-O {didn't give White much and led to a quick draw after:} 14. Qg4
Nhf6 15. Qg3 Nh5 16. Qg4 Nhf6 17. Qg3 Nh5 {1/2-1/2 Morozevich,A (2762)-Giri,A 
(2714)/Reggio Emilia 2012/CBM 146}) 13... O-O 14. Qg4 (14. Nf3 $5) 14... Ndf6
15. Qg2 Be6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Stefanova,A (2496)-Kosteniuk,A (2495)/Tashkent UZB
2013 (39)}) 9... Nb6 {A standard manoeuvre. The knight is heading to c4, while
the queen is getting more mobile.} ({In his previous game in this line,
Nakamura was able to get a serious advantage quite quickly:} 9... Ngf6 10. f3
Nb6 11. Bd3 Nc4 12. Qe2 c5 $2 (12... Qb6 13. O-O-O Bb4 14. Be1 $132) 13. Bxc4
dxc4 14. d5 Nxd5 15. O-O-O $16 {1-0 Nakamura,H (2772)-Bacrot,E (2723)/
Elancourt FRA 2013 (35)}) 10. f3 Bd6 {Both players are following Hikaru's
preceding game.} (10... h5 11. g5 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Qc2 Ne7 14. Bd3 {
leads to the text.}) 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Qc2 {A good prophylactic move - now the
check on g3 is not dangerous.} h5 {Black prefers to fix the pawn structure in
order to get some stable squares for the knights.} ({In the event of} 12... Ne7
13. Bd3 O-O-O 14. Nge2 Kb8 15. Nf4 Bd7 16. O-O-O Rhe8 17. Qh2 $14 {Black's
position would lack any active ideas.}) 13. g5 Ne7 14. Bd3 O-O $5 $146 {
Fabiano comes up with an interesting novelty. The king is quite safe on the
k-side at the moment, while Black may consider some counter-attacking
activities like c6-c5 on the opposite side.} ({Levon Aronian got a solid
position after} 14... O-O-O 15. Nge2 Kb8 16. Kf2 (16. O-O-O $5 {might be a
possible improvement.} Nc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Nf4) 16... g6 17. a4 a5 18. Ng3
Rdf8 19. Qd2 f6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Nakamura,H (2758)-Aronian,L (2802)/Moscow 2011/
CBM 146/[Krasenkow,M] (53)}) 15. Nge2 Rac8 {A logical continuation of Black's
previous play.} ({It was also worth considering} 15... Rae8 16. Kf2 g6 17. Rad1
Qd7 18. Ng3 Nbc8 19. Nce2 Nd6 20. Nf4 Ndf5 $132) 16. Rd1 {Long castling was
still possible, but White decides to keep the king in the centre.} (16. O-O-O
c5 17. dxc5 Rxc5 18. Kb1 Rfc8 19. Nd4 Nc4 $132) 16... g6 17. Kf2 a6 {Black is
not in a rush, so that a prophylactic move makes sense.} 18. b4 {A risky move
- White prefers to prevent the above mentioned play along the c-file, but the
text move has a clear drawback: Black gets full control over the c4-square.} (
18. Qd2 c5 19. dxc5 Rxc5 20. Nf4 Rfc8 21. Nce2 Bf5 22. b3 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Nd7 $11
) (18. Nf4 Bf5 19. Nce2 c5 20. dxc5 Rxc5 21. Qd2 Bxd3 22. Nxd3 Rc7 $11) 18...
Bf5 $1 {Correctly exchanging the bishops. Now White is under some pressure.} (
18... Rfe8 19. a4 Nd7 20. Qb2 $11) 19. Bxf5 $6 {Now White's position is
becoming dangerous from the strategic point of view.} ({It seems, that it is
only after} 19. e4 dxe4 20. Nxe4 $1 {that White should be able to avoid a
clearly worse position. For instance,} (20. fxe4 Bg4 21. Rdf1 Nd7 22. Qd2 Rcd8
$15) 20... Qc7 21. N2g3 Bxe4 (21... Be6 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Rhe1 $132) 22. fxe4
Qd6 23. Ne2 f5 24. gxf6 Rxf6+ 25. Ke1 Qxb4+ 26. Qd2 $44 {with definite
compensation for a pawn.}) 19... Nxf5 20. e4 Ng7 {White's position is rather
unpleasant now.} 21. Qb3 ({Hardly better was} 21. e5 Qxb4 22. Rb1 Qa5 23. Qb3
Nc4 24. Qxb7 Nf5 $36) 21... Nc4 22. e5 Qe6 {Black is taking control of the
important light squares.} (22... Qd7 $5) 23. Nf4 ({Also after} 23. Na4 b6 24.
Nb2 b5 25. Nd3 a5 $15 {Black may make some progress on the queenside.}) 23...
Qe7 (23... Qf5 $5 24. Nd3 a5 25. b5 a4 26. Qb4 Ne6 27. Ne2 c5 $36) 24. Ne4 {
White is trying to change the character of play.} dxe4 25. Qxc4 Ne6 $1 {
A nice tactical way to exploit the vulnerable placement of White's monarch.}
26. Ne2 exf3 27. Ng3 $6 {One more inaccuracy - there was no reason for
delaying taking the pawn back.} (27. Kxf3 Rcd8 28. a3 a5 29. Kf2 axb4 30. axb4
Nc7 $15) 27... a5 (27... b5 $5 28. Qc3 a5 29. bxa5 Ra8 30. Ne4 b4 31. Qxc6 Rxa5
32. Rd2 Qa7 $17) 28. a3 $2 {Allowing Black to seize the open a-file looks
fatal in this situation.} ({A more stubborn move would be} 28. bxa5 c5 29. d5
Nd4 30. Rhe1 Qd7 31. Rh1 $17) 28... axb4 29. axb4 (29. Qxb4 c5 30. dxc5 Nxc5
31. Rd5 Rc6 32. Rhd1 Ra8 33. Ne4 Nxe4+ 34. Qxe4 Rxa3 $19) 29... Ra8 30. Ne4 (
30. Rd2 Ra3 31. Ne4 Nf4 {leads to the same position.}) 30... Ra3 31. Rd2 Nf4 $1
{Fabiano energetically develops his initiative.} 32. Rb1 Kg7 {Black's position
is winning, but Fabuano had to find some precise moves.} ({It was possible to
liquidate into a winning endgame:} 32... Nd5 33. Rb3 Ra1 34. Nf6+ (34. Rxf3 Qe6
$19) 34... Nxf6 35. gxf6 Qd7 36. e6 Qxe6 37. Qxe6 fxe6 38. Rxf3 Rb1 $19) 33.
Rb3 Rfa8 {The most logical move from a human point of view.} ({The following
winning line wasn't trivial:} 33... Nh3+ 34. Kg3 (34. Kxf3 Qe6 $1 35. Qxe6
fxe6+ $19) 34... b5 35. Qc2 Qe6 36. Rxa3 Qg4+ 37. Kh2 Qxh4 38. Rxf3 Nxg5+ 39.
Kg2 Qg4+ $1 40. Rg3 Qxe4+ 41. Qxe4 Nxe4 $19) 34. Nf6 Ra2 $6 {The first step in
a wrong direction.} ({Once again, Caruana deviates from a forcing winning line:
} 34... Qd8 $1 35. Kxf3 Nd5 36. Kf2 Qc8 37. Qd3 Ra2 38. Rdb2 Nxf6 39. gxf6+ Kh7
$19) 35. Rxa2 Rxa2+ 36. Kxf3 {As a result, White has managed to take the pawn
back, while the position is simplified.} Ng2 $2 {Finally spoiling all the
advantage.} ({At the same time, the correct} 36... Nd5 $1 37. Nxd5 Qe6 38. Ne3
Qh3+ 39. Ke4 Rd2 $1 40. Qf1 $8 Qxh4+ 41. Kf3 Rxd4 42. Qg2 Qf4+ 43. Ke2 Qxe5 $17
{would still allow Black to obtain excellent winning chances.}) 37. Kg3 Ne1 38.
Re3 {Now the queen cannot take part in the attack, so White is out of danger.}
Nc2 (38... Rg2+ 39. Kh3 Rc2 40. Qb3 Ng2 41. Re4 Qe6+ 42. Qxe6 fxe6 43. Kg3 $11)
39. Qxa2 (39. Rf3 Nxb4 40. Ne4 Qd7 41. Nf6 Qe7 $11) 39... Nxe3 40. Qa8 ({
Another possibility was} 40. Kf3 Nf5 41. Qa8 Qf8 42. Qxb7 Nxd4+ 43. Kf2 Ne6 $11
) 40... Qf8 41. Qxb7 Nf5+ 42. Kh3 Nxd4 43. Qd7 (43. Kg2 Qd8 44. Kf2 Nf5 45. Ke2
Qd4 46. Qb8 $11) 43... Qxb4 44. Qd8 $11 {There was no more than a perpetual
now.} Qc3+ 45. Kg2 Qd2+ 46. Kh3 Qd3+ 47. Kg2 Qf3+ 48. Kh2 Qf2+ 49. Kh3 Qf1+ 50.
Kh2 Qf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saratov Governor's Cup"]
[Site "Saratov"]
[Date "2011.10.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Roiz, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2011.10.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 c6 6. h3 $5 Nf6 ({After} 6...
Bf5 7. g4 Bg6 8. Ne5 Nd7 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Bg2 {White has a promising position,
as he may seize a lot of space by advancing the k-side pawns in the future.})
7. Qc2 {[%csl Rc8] Recently this original way to prevent Black from activating
his light-squared bishop has gained some popularity.} g6 {The most principled.}
({After} 7... O-O 8. Bf4 Nbd7 9. e3 $14 {White gets a good version of the
Carlsbad.}) 8. Bh6 Bf5 9. Qc1 {The bishop on h6 is quite annoying for Black
now, but at least I could be satisfied with the development of my minor pieces.
} Nbd7 (9... c5 10. e3 c4 11. g4 Be6 12. Bg2 Nc6 13. O-O $14 {1-0 Khismatullin,
D (2656)-Landa,K (2613)/Taganrog RUS 2011 (24)}) 10. e3 $146 {A logical
novelty. White just completes his development without making unnecessary
weakening moves.} ({Black got a very solid position in the following recent
game:} 10. g4 Be4 11. Bg2 Nf8 12. g5 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 N6d7 14. Bg4 Nb6 15. h4 Ne6
16. e3 Bf8 17. Bxf8 Rxf8 18. Qc2 Qe7 19. O-O-O O-O-O $11 {1-0 Ponomariov,R 
(2758)-Dambacher,M (2496)/Rogaska Slatina SLO 2011 (43)}) 10... Ne4 ({It looks
like Black could achieve a normal position by the most natural} 10... Bf8 $5
11. Bf4 (11. Bxf8 Kxf8 12. b4 (12. Be2 a5 13. O-O Kg7 $11) 12... Kg7 13. Be2 a5
14. b5 Rc8 15. bxc6 Rxc6 $132) 11... Be7 12. Be2 (12. g4 Be4 13. Bg2 Nf8 $132)
12... O-O 13. g4 Be4 (13... Be6 14. Ng5 $14) 14. O-O Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nb6 16. Qc2
Bd6 17. Bg5 Kg7 $11 {[%cal Gh7h6]}) 11. Be2 Nd6 $6 (11... g5 $1 {That was a
correct recommendation of Alexander. In fact, Black should play much more
actively:} 12. Nd2 (12. h4 gxh4 13. Bf4 Rg8 14. Kf1 Nf8 $15 {Black is a pawn
up, while White's king is not safe.}) (12. Bg7 Rg8 13. Be5 h5 14. Bh2 g4 15.
hxg4 hxg4 16. Nd2 g3 17. Ncxe4 gxh2 18. Ng3 Bg6 19. Rxh2 Bd6 $44 {Black has
fantastic play for the sacrificed pawn.}) 12... Rg8 {13...Rg6 is coming next,
so White cannot wait} (12... Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Rg8 14. g4 Bg6 $13 {is also
possible,but the bishop is not in any real danger here.}) 13. Ndxe4 dxe4 14. g4
Be6 15. h4 gxh4 $132 {this leads to very unbalanced play. I believe Black is
well prepared for the coming tactical battle.}) 12. Nd2 ({I prefer the simple} 
12. O-O Bf8 13. Bxf8 ({After} 13. Bf4 Be7 14. Ne5 O-O 15. Ng4 Be6 {White
achives nothing special.}) 13... Kxf8 14. b4 a6 15. a4 Kg7 16. b5 axb5 17. axb5
$14 {and White has a standard stable edge.}) 12... Be6 {[%cal Gd6f5] That was
the point of my previous play. I just tried to get rid of the bishop without
any radical methods.} ({Now it's too late for} 12... g5 13. Bg7 Rg8 14. Be5
Nxe5 15. dxe5 Ne4 16. Ncxe4 dxe4 17. Qc3 Qb6 18. O-O-O O-O-O 19. Nc4 Qb4 20.
Qxb4 Bxb4 21. Bg4 $14) 13. Qc2 Bf5 {Somehow I decided to change my initial
plans.} ({At the same time after} 13... Nf5 14. Bf4 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Nxd6 16. O-O-O
O-O (16... Bf5 17. Qb3 Qb6 $11) 17. g4 c5 $132 {I could get comfortable
counterplay.}) 14. Qb3 Qb6 15. g4 Qxb3 ({After} 15... Be6 16. Qc2 O-O-O 17. Na4
Qc7 18. O-O-O $14 {[%cal Gh6f4] White is clearly better, as Black does not
have much space for his pieces.}) 16. axb3 (16. Nxb3 Be6 $11) 16... Be6 17. b4
a6 $6 {I made this move rapidly, but it is a serious inaccuracy which allows
White to fix some advantage.} ({I had to choose between} 17... b5 $5 18. Nb3
Nc4 19. Bxc4 dxc4 20. Nc5 Nxc5 21. dxc5 a6 $13) ({and} 17... f6 $5 18. Bf4 Kf7
19. Nb3 Nc4 20. Nc5 Nxb2 21. Rb1 Nc4 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. Nxb7 Nb6 $132 {which
led to a very complex endgame, but Black shouldn't be worse.}) 18. Nb3 $1 {
I understimated this strong move. The knight is coming to c5 and will exert
unpleasant pressure on the whole q-side.} ({My calculations were based on} 18.
b5 cxb5 19. Nxb5 Nxb5 20. Bxb5 Rc8 21. Bd3 (21. Ba4 f6 22. Ke2 Kf7 $11) 21...
Nb8 $11) 18... f5 (18... Nc4 19. Bxc4 (19. Nc5 Nxb2 20. Nxb7 Bxb4 21. Kd2 Nb6
22. Rhb1 N2c4+ 23. Kc2 a5 $132) 19... dxc4 20. Nc5 $14) 19. Nc5 Nxc5 {Black
couldn't put up with Nc5 for a long time anyway.} 20. bxc5 Ne4 {White has a
stable advantage due to his better pawn chain. However, I believed I could
hold my position by precise play.} 21. gxf5 gxf5 {I hoped to exploit the
opening of the g-file, but...} (21... Bxf5 22. h4 Kf7 23. Bf4 $14 {[%cal Gf2f3]
}) 22. h4 $1 {Preventing Black's unpleasant threat of Be7-h4.} Rg8 (22... Bd8
23. Bd3 Bc7 24. Ne2 $14 {[%cal Gh6f4]}) 23. Na4 Bd8 (23... Bf6 24. Nb6 Rd8 25.
Bf3 Ke7 26. Bf4 $14) 24. Nb6 Bxb6 25. cxb6 Ke7 ({I could grab a pawn, but after
} 25... Nd6 26. b3 Nc8 27. Ra4 Kd7 28. Bf4 a5 29. Kd2 Nxb6 30. Ra3 $14 {
[%cal Gh1a1] White is still better.}) 26. Bf4 {I could be more or less
satisfied with my play till this moment. Unfortunately, I was in time trouble
and failed to find some concrete solutions.} Rae8 {This move is not bad at all,
but it was connected with a wrong passive strategy.} (26... Nd6 $1 27. b3 Nc8
28. Ra4 a5 29. Kd2 Nxb6 30. Ra3 Nc8 31. Rha1 Nd6 32. Rxa5 Ne4+ 33. Ke1 Rg1+ 34.
Bf1 Rxa5 35. Rxa5 Nd2 36. Kxd2 Rxf1 $11) 27. b4 Bc8 ({Again, why not} 27... Nd6
$1 28. f3 Nc4 29. Bxc4 dxc4 $11) 28. Rc1 Bd7 29. Bd3 Kf7 $2 $138 {After this
move my knight couldn't take control of important light squares on the q-side.}
({After} 29... Rg2 30. f3 Nd6 (30... Ng3 31. Bxg3 Rxg3 32. Kf2 Rg6 (32... Reg8
33. Rcg1 Rxg1 (33... R3g6 34. Rxg6 hxg6 35. h5 Rh8 36. h6 $14) 34. Rxg1 Rxg1
35. Kxg1 $18) 33. Rcg1 Kf6 34. Rg5 Reg8 35. Rxg6+ hxg6 36. h5 Rh8 37. h6 $14)
31. Be2 Rg7 32. Kf2 Reg8 $14 {Black should be able to hold this endgame.}) 30.
f3 Nf6 (30... Ng3 31. Rh2 Nh5 32. Be5 $16) 31. Kf2 $16 {Black's main problem
is the lack of any constructive ideas. At the same time, White keeps excellent
winning chances even if Black could swap all the rooks.} Ra8 ({For instance,} 
31... Bc8 32. Rhg1 Rxg1 33. Rxg1 Rg8 34. Rxg8 Kxg8 (34... Nxg8 35. Kg3 Nf6 36.
Be5 Nh5+ 37. Kf2 Kg8 38. e4 fxe4 39. fxe4 h6 40. exd5 cxd5 41. Be2 Ng7 42. Bxg7
Kxg7 43. Ke3 Kf6 44. Kf4 Be6 45. Bxa6 Bc8 46. Bb5 Ke6 47. Kg4 Kf6+ 48. Kh5 Kg7
49. Ba4 Be6 50. Bc6 $18) 35. Be5 Kf7 (35... Nh5 36. e4 Kf7 37. exf5 h6 38. Ke3
Kf8 39. f6 Kf7 40. Bf4 $18) 36. Bxf6 Kxf6 37. Kg3 Kg7 38. Kf4 Kf6 39. e4 $18)
32. Rhg1 Rxg1 33. Rxg1 Be6 34. Be5 h6 ({Or} 34... Bd7 35. Rg5 h6 36. Rg1 $16)
35. Ke2 $6 (35. Bf4 $142 {was much stronger:} Nd7 36. h5 (36. Bxh6 Rh8 $1 37.
Bg5 Nxb6 $16) 36... Rg8 37. Rxg8 Kxg8 38. Bxh6 Nxb6 39. Kg3 Nc4 40. Bf4 $1 $18)
35... Bd7 36. Kd2 Be6 37. Kc2 a5 $6 {This impulsive decision makes White's
task easier.} ({Of course, I should keep ''doing nothing'':} 37... Re8 {
Although White has a winning position from the strategic point of view, there
is still no forced way, so I could put up some resistance:} 38. h5 {[%cal
Gg1g6]} (38. Bxa6 $5 bxa6 39. b7 Nd7 40. Bf4 Rg8 41. Ra1 Nb8 42. Bxh6 {may be
enough, but that is not obvious at all.}) 38... Nxh5 39. Bxa6 Bc8 40. Bd3 Nf6
41. Rh1 Rh8 $16) 38. Ra1 $2 {This obvious move seems to be a serious mistake.}
(38. bxa5 Rxa5 39. Bf4 h5 (39... Ra2+ 40. Kb3 Rf2 41. Bxh6 Nd7 42. Bf4 Rxf3 (
42... Nxb6 43. h5 $18) 43. Be2 Rf2 44. Bh5+ Kf6 45. Rg6+ Ke7 46. Rg7+ Kf6 47.
Rh7 $18) 40. Rg5 Ra2+ 41. Kd1 Ra3 42. Bxf5 Bxf5 43. Rxf5 Kg6 44. Rg5+ Kf7 45.
Ke2 Ra2+ 46. Ke1 Ra1+ 47. Kf2 Ra2+ 48. Kg3 Rb2 49. Be5 $18) 38... a4 39. Kc3 (
39. Kb2 $5) 39... Nd7 40. Bc7 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Ga1a3,Gd3c2]} Nf8 $1 ({After} 
40... Kg6 41. Kb2 Kh5 42. Rg1 a3+ 43. Ka2 {Black is helpless.}) 41. Ra3 ({
Of course not} 41. b5 $2 cxb5 42. Bxb5 Bd7 43. Bxd7 Nxd7 44. Kb4 h5 45. Rxa4
Rxa4+ 46. Kxa4 Ke6 47. Kb5 Nf8 48. Bg3 Ng6 $11 {with a real fortress.}) 41...
h5 $2 {The decisive mistake. Black loses an important tempo, so White just
wins a pawn and consolidates.} ({At the same time after the correct} 41... Ng6
$1 42. h5 (42. Bg3 f4 $1 43. Bxf4 Nxh4 {is not convincing at all, although
here White has more chances.}) 42... Nf8 (42... Nh4 $5 {is interesting too})
43. Bc2 (43. Bf4 Nd7 44. Bxh6 Nxb6 45. Bf4 Nc4 46. Ra1 a3 47. h6 b5 $14) 43...
Nd7 44. Rxa4 Rxa4 45. Bxa4 Ke7 $1 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Ge6f7] Black could win the
pawn back. In fact, the position looks very drawish:} 46. b5 cxb5 47. Bxb5 Bf7
48. Kd3 Bxh5 49. Ke2 Be8 50. Bd3 Ke6 51. Kf2 Nf8 52. Kg3 Ng6 53. Bf4 h5 54. Bg5
Bc6) 42. Bc2 Ng6 43. Rxa4 Rxa4 44. Bxa4 {[%cal Ga4c6]} Bd7 45. Bd8 $1 $18 {
Somehow I missed this simple move. Now White has everything under control.} ({
I was counting on} 45. Bg3 $2 f4 46. exf4 Ne7 $11 {and there is no
breakthrough.}) 45... Nf8 ({After} 45... f4 {the simplest is} 46. e4 dxe4 47.
fxe4 f3 48. Kd3 Nf4+ (48... f2 49. Ke2 Nf4+ 50. Kxf2 Ne6 51. Bb3 $18) 49. Ke3
Ne6 50. Bb3 Kg6 51. Bxe6 Bxe6 52. b5 $1 cxb5 53. Kxf3 $18 {and White's central
passed pawns will decide the game.}) 46. Bc2 Ke6 47. e4 fxe4 48. fxe4 Be8 49.
e5 Bg6 50. Ba4 Kd7 (50... Be8 51. Bg5 Bd7 52. Bd1 Be8 53. Be2 Nd7 54. Bd8 Nf8
55. Bf1 Bg6 (55... Kd7 56. Bg5 Ne6 57. b5 $18) 56. b5 $18) 51. Bg5 Ne6 {
It looks like Black has managed to set-up some sort of blockade, but zugzwang
is in the air...} 52. Be3 Kc8 $6 ({I could provide some resistance by} 52...
Nf8 $142 53. b5 cxb5 54. Bxb5+ Ke6 55. Kb4 Nd7 56. Ka5 Bf5 57. Bg5 Be4 58. Be2
Nb8 59. Kb5 Bg6 60. Kb4 Nc6+ 61. Kc5 Nb8 62. Bd8 Nd7+ 63. Kb5 Nb8 64. Bc7 Nd7
65. Kb4 Be8 66. Kc3 Bg6 67. Kd2 Nf8 68. Ke3 Kd7 69. Bd1 Ne6 70. Bb3 Be4 71.
Ba4+ Kc8 72. Be8 Ng7 73. Bf7 Kd7 74. Bd6 Nf5+ 75. Kf4 Nxd4 76. Bxh5 Ne6+ 77.
Ke3 Ng7 78. Bg4+ Bf5 79. Bf3 $18) 53. b5 cxb5 ({Or} 53... Be8 54. bxc6 bxc6 55.
Kb4 Kb7 56. Ka5 Nf8 57. Bc2 Nd7 58. e6 Nxb6 59. Bf4 Nc4+ 60. Kb4 Kc8 61. Kc5
Kd8 62. Bg5+ Kc7 63. Bf5 Na3 64. Bh7 {[%cal Gh7g8,Gg8f7]}) 54. Bxb5 (54. Bb3
Be4 55. Bd1 Ng7 56. Bh6 Nf5 57. Bg5 $18) 54... Kd8 (54... Bf5 55. Be2 Bg6 56.
Bf3 $18) 55. Ba4 Bf7 56. Bh6 Kc8 57. Bb3 Nd8 58. Kb4 {The king is coming. It's
over.} Kd7 59. Ba4+ 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.11.04"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Lupulescu, Constantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Sadorra,J"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 a6 {This sideline in the QGD has become a popular
weapon among GMs to take White players "out of their books," but as we will
see Eljanov also has this sideline in his book!} 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3
Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. Bd3 Nf6 9. h3 O-O 10. Nf3 {We have arrived at the Exchange
Variation of the QGD, only the dark-squared bishops are off and Black has a
pawn on a6.} Nbd7 ({In one game, Black tried to quickly get a knight on e4 with
} 10... Re8 11. O-O Ne4 12. Qc2 Qe7 {but White can take advantage of his
development advantage by} 13. Bxe4 $1 dxe4 14. Nd2 f5 15. Nc4 Nd7 {1/2-1/2 (74)
Nguyen,N (2621)-Inarkiev,E (2682) Dubai 2014, and here White could have
increased his edge with} 16. d5 $1 cxd5 (16... c5 17. a4 Ne5 18. d6 Qe6 19.
Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Rfd1 Be6 21. a5 $14 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gc3a4,Ra4c5]}) 17. Nxd5 Qc5
18. Qd2 $1 Qxc4 19. Rac1 Qd3 20. Qxd3 exd3 21. Nc7 $16) 11. O-O Re8 12. Qc2 Qe7
(12... Nf8 13. Rab1 Ng6 14. b4 Qe7 (14... Re7 15. Rfc1 b5 16. Ne2 $5 (16. a4
Bd7 17. Ra1 $16) 16... Bb7 (16... Bd7 17. Ng3 Ree8 18. a4 $16) 17. Ng3 Ree8 18.
a4 Nd7 19. a5 $16 {1-0 (52) Chuchelov,V (2600)-Iasoni,R (2133) France 2002})
15. a4 Ne4 16. b5 (16. Rfc1 $142 Bf5 17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 Nxc3 19. Qxc3 Ra3 20.
Rb3 Rxb3 21. Qxb3 $14) 16... axb5 17. axb5 Ng5 $1 18. Nxg5 Qxg5 19. f4 (19. Kh1
Nh4 20. Rg1 Qh6) 19... Qf6 20. f5 Nh4 $132 {1/2-1/2 (70) Le,Q (2715)-Grachev,B
(2680) Khanty-Mansiysk 2011}) 13. Rab1 Ne4 14. Na4 $5 {[%csl Rb6,Rc5] With
Black's weakened queenside, Eljanov first gets his knight on one of the weak
squares before carrying out the minority attack.} Nf8 15. b4 Ng6 16. Nc5 (16.
Nb6 $5 Rb8 17. a4 (17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Nd2 Nh4 $132) 17... Qf6 18. Nxc8 Rbxc8 19.
Rfc1 $14) 16... Nh4 (16... Bf5 17. Rfc1 $14 {[%cal Ga2a4,Gb4b5]}) ({The best
way to fight for equality is to use some small tactics with} 16... Qf6 $5 17.
Kh2 $1 (17. Nxe4 $4 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Rxe4 19. Qxe4 Bf5 $19) (17. Rfc1 Bxh3 (17...
Nd6 18. Ne1 $14) 18. Nxb7 Ng5 $1 19. Nxg5 (19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Nf3+ $3 21.
Kf1 Qxe5 22. gxh3 Qh2 $40) 19... Qxg5 20. f4 Qe7 $1 $36) (17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Nd2
Nh4 19. Ndxe4 $2 Qg6 $19) 17... Nd6 (17... Qd6+ 18. Kh1 Qf6 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20.
Nd2 Bf5 (20... Nh4 21. Ndxe4 Qg6 22. f3 f5 23. Nc3 Rxe3 24. N3a4 $14) 21. Nxb7
$16) 18. a4 Re7 $14 {It's still easier to play for White, but Black is not
without counterplay.}) 17. Nxh4 Qxh4 18. Rfc1 Re7 (18... Ng5 19. Bf1 {and
Black has no good follow-up.}) 19. Nxe4 $1 {Eljanov makes the best move from a
practical perspective as he eliminates a strong piece that can contribute to
Black's future kingside attack.} ({The straighforward approach is also good:} 
19. a4 Ng5 20. Bf1 Rc7 (20... g6 21. b5 Bf5 22. Nd3 axb5 23. axb5 Rc7 24. bxc6
bxc6 25. Rb6 Rac8 26. Qb2 $16) 21. Ra1 g6 22. b5 axb5 23. axb5 Rxa1 24. Rxa1
cxb5 25. Qb3 $16) 19... dxe4 20. Bf1 Re6 21. g3 Qd8 {Black admits that his
chances to checkmate the White king sre low and decides to defend his
queenside weaknesses, but this is equivalent to strategic resignation.} 22. a4
h5 23. Bg2 f5 24. Qc5 (24. h4 g5 25. hxg5 Qxg5 $132 {[%cal Gh5h4,Ge6g6]}) (24.
Qb3 $5 {[%cal Gc1c5]}) 24... Rd6 25. h4 g5 26. hxg5 Rd5 27. Qc4 Be6 (27... Qxg5
28. b5 axb5 29. axb5 Bd7 30. bxc6 Bxc6 (30... bxc6 31. Rb5 $1 $16) 31. Rb5 $1
Rad8 32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33. Qa2 Kg7 34. Qa7 Kg6 35. Rc5 $16) 28. b5 $1 $16 Rd6 29.
Qc5 Rd5 30. Qc4 Rd6 31. Qb4 Bd5 32. bxc6 bxc6 33. Qb6 (33. Bf1 $1 {[%csl Rd5]
[%cal Gf1c4,Rc4d5] Planning to eliminate Black's best defensive piece on d5.}
a5 34. Qc5 Rg6 35. Bc4 $18) 33... Qxg5 34. Qc7 Rad8 $2 ({A more stubborn move
is} 34... Rg6 {but White can at least force a favourable ending with} 35. Rb7
Rg7 36. Qxg7+ Qxg7 37. Rxg7+ Kxg7 38. a5 Kf6 (38... Rb8 39. Bf1 Rb2 40. Ra1 $1)
39. Bf1 Kg5 40. Rb1 $16) 35. Rb8 (35. Rb7 Qg6 36. Rcb1 $18) 35... h4 $6 {
The last mistake, but it's difficult to recommend anything good for Black to
save his position anyway.} 36. Qxd6 {Black left a rook hanging and got nothing
in return, so he resigned.} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.19"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Socar"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

{It is surprising that a solid player like Anish who hardly ever loses, should
go down to Babula who is rated nearly 250 points below him. But in chess the
best of players can blunder and when that happens nothing can be done!} 1. d4
e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 c6 {By some weird move order
we are now into one of the sharpest lines of chess called the Noteboom
Variation.} 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2
{This is all pretty well known theory. Black has those two extremely dangerous
looking passed pawns on the queenside and White has the central pawns. I would
say it is one of the most exciting and imbalanced opening positions in the
game of chess.} Nf6 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O Nbd7 15. Nd2 (15. Re1 Ne4 16. c5 Bc6
17. Qc2 f5 18. Bc4 Qe7 19. Bb3 Kh8 20. Red1 Qe8 21. Ba4 Bxa4 22. Rxa4 Ndf6 23.
Rda1 Qb5 24. Ne5 Ng4 25. Nxg4 fxg4 26. Qxe4 Qe2 27. Rf1 Qxb2 28. Qxe6 b3 29.
Qc4 Rf6 30. Qc1 Qe2 31. c6 $4 b2 32. Qc4 Qd2 33. c7 Rc8 34. Qb3 Rcf8 35. Qd1
Rxf2 {0-1 (35) Kasimdzhanov,R (2705)-Grischuk,A (2810) Tbilisi 2015}) 15... Qc7
{A tricky move. The idea seems to be to get in the move e5 but it's more than
that. The hidden point which is not so obvious is g2. A sweet double threat!} (
15... e5 16. f4 (16. Bc2 Qc7 17. Ba4) (16. dxe5 Nxe5 $11) 16... exd4 17. exd4
Re8 18. d5 Nc5 19. Bc2 $14 {leads to different kind of position which is in
White's favour.}) 16. f4 {Preventing Black from hitting the centre with e5.
But this has left the g2 point quite soft and Black can advancce his queenside
majority which otherwise would not have been possible.} (16. e4 {This natural
central move wouldn't have helped much as Black had the typical} e5 $1 17. d5
Nc5 {[%csl Gc5] This is some sort of a dream position for Black. The central
pawns have been blocked and the queenside majority will be free to advance in
a few moves.} 18. Bc2 Nfd7 $36 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gd7b6,Gb7a6,Gf7f6,Ga5a4]}) (16.
f3 $5 Bc6 17. e4 (17. Bc2 {is more circumspect.}) 17... a4 (17... e5 18. d5 Bb7
19. Bc2 Nc5 {still looks pretty comfortable for Black.}) 18. d5 Nc5 $1 19. Bc2
(19. Qc2 $6 a3 $1 20. Bxf6 {and now a strong intermediate move} Ba4 $1 21. Qb1
gxf6 $17 {[%csl Ga3,Gb4]}) (19. Qb1 $5 Bb7 20. e5 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 (21. exf6 $2
Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Nxb2 23. Qxb2 exd5 24. fxg7 Rfe8 25. cxd5 a3 $19 {[%csl Ga3,Rb2,
Gb4,Gb6,Rc3,Rd4,Re5,Rf6][%cal Gb7d5]}) 21... Nxd5 $1 22. cxd5 Ba6 23. Qd4 Bxf1
24. d6 Qb7 25. Rxf1 Rfb8 $15 {[%csl Ga4,Ga8,Rb2,Gb4,Gb8,Rd2] Here the passed
pawns make the rook stronger against the two minor pieces.}) 19... b3 20. dxc6
bxc2 21. Qxc2 Qxc6 22. e5 Nfd7 $15 {[%csl Gc5,Gd7][%cal Gf8b8] with better
minor pieces.}) (16. Bc2 $5 Rfd8 (16... e5 {Now this central break is not so
effective as white has} 17. d5 Nc5 18. f4 $1) 17. f3 Bc6 {with a complicated
position.}) 16... a4 $1 {Rxa4 is met with Qc6 with an attack on a4 and g2.} 17.
Rb1 (17. Rxa4 $2 Qc6 $19) 17... Qd6 18. Qe2 Rfd8 19. e4 Nc5 $1 {Anish is on
the right track until now and navigating his way around the position with
quite some precision.} 20. e5 Qc6 21. dxc5 (21. exf6 Nxd3 $15) 21... Rxd3 (
21... Ng4 22. Be4 Qxc5+ 23. Kh1 Rxd2 24. Qxd2 Bxe4 25. Bd4 Qxc4 26. Qxb4 $16 {
is another complicated variation which ends in a better position for White.})
22. exf6 Rad8 23. Nf3 Qxc5+ 24. Kh1 {Black is a piece down but has excellent
compensation. White's centre is completely demolished and the a- and b-passers
are still on the board.} (24. Qf2 Qxf2+ 25. Rxf2 a3 26. Be5 b3 27. Nd2 b2 (
27... Ba6 28. Nxb3 Rxb3 29. Rxb3 Rd1+ 30. Rf1 Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 Bxc4+ 32. Ke1 Bxb3
33. fxg7 $11) 28. Bxb2 axb2 29. Rxb2 Bc6 30. fxg7 Kxg7 $44 {This pawn down
position for Black is round about equal.}) 24... b3 $2 {A bad move by Anish
which blocks his queenside pawns. Once the a- and b-pawns have been restrained,
the extra piece will make itself felt.} (24... a3 25. Be5 b3 26. fxg7 Bxf3 (
26... Qe3 $11 {was also possible.}) 27. gxf3 Qxc4 $17 {was the right way to
continue when Black is just better.}) 25. Rbd1 $1 $18 {I wonder what Anish
missed here. a3 is not going to come here and Black is just a piece down.} R3d6
26. Be5 $6 (26. Ne5 {would have been stronger} Rxd1 (26... gxf6 27. Ng4 $18)
27. Rxd1 Rd6 28. Rxd6 Qxd6 29. fxg7 $18) 26... Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Qa5 (27... Qb6 {
could have been tried.} 28. Ng5 (28. Nd4 b2 $1 $11 {and the rook cannot move
from d1 as the d4-knight will be left hanging.}) 28... h6 29. fxg7 $1 b2 {
Trying to create complications.} 30. Rxd8+ Qxd8 31. Bxb2 hxg5 32. Qh5 Bxg2+ 33.
Kxg2 Qd2+ 34. Kf1 Qxf4+ 35. Ke1 Qe4+ 36. Qe2 Qb1+ 37. Kf2 Qf5+ 38. Kg3 Qf4+ 39.
Kg2 $18 {With a winning position.}) 28. Nd4 {White's forces co-ordinate
perfectly.} g6 29. h3 Qb6 30. Kh2 h6 (30... b2 31. Nb5 $18) 31. c5 $1 Qa6 (
31... Qxc5 32. Nxe6 $18) 32. c6 $1 Qxe2 33. Nxe2 Rxd1 34. cxb7 Rd8 35. Nc3 $1 (
35. b8=Q $2 Rxb8 36. Bxb8 b2 37. Nc3 a3 $19) 35... a3 36. Nb5 a2 37. Nd6 {
Threatening Nc8.} Rb8 38. h4 {The sad part of the story is that the black king
cannot participate in this battle.} Kh7 39. g4 {The white king will slowly
come over and clean up the pawns.} 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.22"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 Bb4 6. Bb2 Ne4 7. Nge2 Qf6 8. f3
Bxc3+ 9. Bxc3 Nxc3 10. Nxc3 O-O 11. f4 c5 12. cxd5 cxd4 13. Qxd4 Qxd4 14. exd4
exd5 15. Nxd5 Nc6 16. Nc7 Rb8 17. d5 Ne7 18. O-O-O Rd8 19. Bc4 Kf8 20. Rhe1 Bg4
21. Rd2 Rbc8 22. h3 Bd7 {Diagram [#] White is a pawn up and has a clearly
dominating position. The most natural move 23.d6 can be met with 23...Nf5
which Wojtaszek did not like. Hence he stopped 23...Nf5 with 23.g4 intending
to meet 23...Rxc7 with 24.d6. But he had missed something really huge!} 23. g4
$2 (23. Kb2 $1 {was a simple move which was sufficient for a very tangible
advantage. The main reason is that after 23...Rxc7 24.d6 Rxc4 is not a check!}
Nf5 24. Nb5 Bxb5 25. Bxb5 Nd6 26. Bd3 $16 {I think it is extremely difficult
for Black to defend this. White will open a second front on the kingside and
will sooner or later breakthrough.}) 23... Rxc7 $1 24. d6 {What had Radoslaw
missed?} Rxc4+ $1 $17 {From a better position Black slid into a worse game and
soon lost.} 25. bxc4 Nc6 26. c5 g6 27. Rb2 Bc8 28. Re4 Kg7 29. Kd2 h5 30. Kc3
hxg4 31. hxg4 Rh8 32. Re3 Rh1 33. Rd3 Nb8 34. g5 Rc1+ 35. Kd4 Nd7 36. Rb5 a6
37. Ra5 Nb8 38. Ke3 Bd7 39. Rb3 Bc6 40. Kd4 Nd7 41. Rc3 Rf1 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 68th"]
[Site "Chita"]
[Date "2015.08.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Bukavshin, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2015.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 {The triangle system is gaining in quite some
popularity these days.} 4. e3 {Vitiugov avoids the complicated Marshall Gambit
and Noteboom Variations and instead goes for the quiet variation with e3. Is
it an invitation to enter the Meran?} Nf6 {Bukavshin doesn't mind the Meran.} (
4... f5 {is another interesting move going into the stonewall.}) 5. b3 $5 {
Though pretty logical, this is the sixth most popular move in the position.
Vitiugov has a strange strategy of delaying Nf3 for quite some time in this
game.} Bd6 (5... Bb4 6. Bb2 Ne4 7. Qc2 Qa5 8. Nge2 $14) 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Bd3 $5 {
Vitiugov continues his strategy of delaying the development of his knight with
Nf3. Black makes a logical move of breaking in the center with e5.} (7. Nf3
Nbd7 8. Bd3 {Takes us into one of the important positions of the Anti-Meran.})
7... e5 $1 8. dxe5 (8. cxd5 $6 exd4 $1 9. exd4 Nxd5 $17) 8... Bxe5 9. Nf3 {
If Black has to retreat or give up his bishop on c3 then White would be better.
But Black has a developing move at his disposal which maintains the balance.}
Bg4 (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 $14) 10. Qc2 Bxf3 11. gxf3 d4 $5 {
This is a very natural move trying to take advantage of the white king still
being in the centre of the board. But it is inaccurate. Better would have been}
(11... Na6 $142 12. a3 (12. f4 $2 Nb4 $17) 12... Qe7 $132) 12. Ne2 $1 Qa5+ {
Bukavshin had definitely prepared this move which defends the e5 bishop and
threatens dxe3 on the next move but maybe he underestimated Vitiugov's reply.}
(12... c5 {might have limited the damage.} 13. f4 Bd6 14. exd4 cxd4 15. O-O-O
$36) 13. b4 $1 (13. Kf1 dxe3 14. b4 Qc7 $17) (13. Qd2 $2 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 dxe3+
$17) 13... Qxb4+ 14. Kf1 c5 15. f4 (15. Rb1 $5 Qa5 16. exd4 cxd4 17. f4 Bd6 18.
Bxd4 Nbd7 19. Rxb7 $16) 15... Bd6 16. exd4 (16. e4 {looks strong as the threat
is e5 but you have to take into account that the bishop on b2 is completely
shut in.} Nc6 $1 17. e5 Bxe5 18. fxe5 Nxe5 $15 {Black has an excellent
position.}) 16... Nbd7 (16... cxd4 17. Bxd4 Nbd7 18. Rb1 $16) 17. Rg1 (17. d5
$14 {looked extremely logical, creating a passed pawn and also opening up the
bishop, but Vitiugov keeps the tension in the position.}) 17... g6 18. Rb1 {
The interesting part about this position is that all of White's forces are
scattered in conventional terms while Black has excellent co-ordination. Yet,
it is White who has a clear advantage as his pieces are functioning much
better than Black's army.} Qa5 19. f5 {A sacrifice on g6 is imminent now and
that explains Bukavshin's next move.} g5 {This is as good as resignation now.}
(19... Qc7 20. fxg6 fxg6 21. Bxg6 Kh8 $16 {gives Black better chances of
defence yet he should lose in the long run.}) 20. Qc1 $1 Kh8 (20... h6 21. h4
$1 $18) 21. dxc5 {opening up the bishop and threatening Qxg5.} (21. Qxg5 Rg8 {
is not very convincing from White's point of view.}) 21... Be7 (21... Qxc5 22.
Qxg5 Rg8 23. Bxf6+ $18) 22. Bd4 $1 {Defending the c5 pawn and threatening the
one on b7.} Qc7 23. Be4 $1 {The knight on f6 is pinned, so the bishop improves
itself and attacks the b7 pawn.} Rab8 24. Nc3 (24. Rxb7 $3 {is an excellent
tactical shot which can be found only if you are immensely alert. Qxg5 is
always met with Rg8. However, if the rook on b8 is deflected then Rg8 would
not be possible and hence's this was the fastest way to win.} Rxb7 25. Qxg5 $1
$18) 24... h6 (24... Qxh2 25. Rh1 (25. Nd5 Bxc5 {reduces White's advantage.})
25... Qf4 26. Qxf4 gxf4 27. Nd5 $18) 25. Nd5 Qd8 26. h4 Bxc5 27. hxg5 Bxd4 28.
gxf6 {The queen will land on h6 and end the game. A very original and powerful
game by Nikita Vitiugov.} 1-0

[Event "Santo Antonio 5th"]
[Site "Santo Antonio"]
[Date "2002.05.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fernandes, Antonio ETG"]
[Black "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2449"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Schluricke,R"]
[PlyCount "238"]
[EventDate "2002.05.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 Na6 9. Ba5 f6 10. Qd8+ Kf7 11. O-O-O (11. Nf3 {Dautov} b6 12. Bc3 Nc5 $1
$15) 11... e5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] Eine starke Neuerung.} (11... b6 {Ftacnik} 12.
Bc3 e5 13. Bh5+ g6 14. Bf3 Qxc4 $1 (14... Qf4+ $6 15. Rd2 Qxc4 16. Ne2 {
Van Wely,L-Krasenkow,M/ Istanbul olm 2000}) 15. Ne2 Rb8 $1 {/\ Be6}) (11...
Qxg2 {Ftacnik} 12. Nf3 Qg6 13. Rhg1 Qf5 14. Rg5 $1 Qe4 (14... fxg5 15. Nxg5+
$18) 15. Rdg1 g6 16. Re5 $1 $18) 12. f3 (12. Bh5+ $2 g6 13. Bf3 Qxc4+ 14. Bc3
Nb4 15. Ne2 Nxa2+ 16. Kd2 Nxc3 17. Nxc3 Kg7 18. Ne4 $19 {Kotanjian,T-Yevseev,D/
St Petersburg 2002/ 0-1 (31)}) (12. Bd3 {Yevseev}) 12... Qe3+ 13. Bd2 Qd4 14.
Qxd4 exd4 15. c5 Nxc5 16. Bb4 Ne6 17. Bc4 Ne7 18. Ne2 Rd8 19. Nxd4 Nd5 20. Bxd5
Rxd5 21. Nxe6 Bxe6 22. Rxd5 Bxd5 $17 23. Re1 c5 $1 24. Rd1 Bxa2 $19 25. Ba3 Be6
26. Kd2 Rd8+ 27. Ke1 Rc8 28. b4 cxb4 29. Bxb4 b6 30. Bd2 Rc2 31. Ra1 a5 32. Rb1
a4 33. Rxb6 a3 34. Rb7+ Kg6 35. Ra7 a2 36. Ke2 Rb2 37. h4 h5 38. Ke3 Rb1 39.
Bc3 Rc1 40. Bd4 Rh1 41. g3 Rg1 42. Kf2 Rd1 43. Ke3 Bc4 44. Ra4 Rd3+ 45. Ke4 Kf7
46. Bb2 Rb3 47. Rxa2 Rb7 48. Ra4 Bb3 49. Ra3 Bc2+ 50. Kd4 Rxb2 51. Kc3 Rb1 52.
Kxc2 Rg1 53. Kd2 Rxg3 54. Ke3 Rg2 55. Ra7+ Kg6 56. Kf4 Kh6 57. Ra6 Rg1 58. Rb6
Kh7 59. Rb5 Kg6 60. Ra5 Rh1 61. Kg3 Re1 62. Kf4 Kh6 63. Ra6 Re5 64. Rb6 Ra5 65.
Rc6 Kh7 66. Rc7 Ra4+ 67. Kg3 Kg6 68. Rc6 Ra7 69. Rb6 Kf7 70. Rb5 g6 71. Rc5 Ra6
72. Rc7+ Ke6 73. Rg7 Kf5 74. Rh7 Ra8 75. Rb7 Ra5 76. Rh7 Ra1 77. Rh8 Re1 78.
Rh7 Re8 79. Rf7 g5 80. hxg5 Kxg5 81. Rg7+ Kf5 82. Rh7 Rg8+ 83. Kf2 Kg5 84. Kg3
Kg6 85. Ra7 Kf5+ 86. Kf2 Re8 87. Ra5+ Re5 88. Ra4 Rb5 89. Kg3 Kg5 90. Rc4 Ra5
91. Rb4 Ra1 92. Rb5+ Kg6 93. Rb4 Rg1+ 94. Kf2 Rg5 95. Ra4 Rb5 96. Kg3 Kg5 97.
Rc4 Rb3 98. Rd4 Rb1 99. Rd5+ Kg6 100. Rd4 Kf7 101. Ra4 Rg1+ 102. Kf2 Rd1 103.
Kg3 Kg6 104. Rb4 Kg5 105. Rb5+ Kg6 106. Rb4 Kh6 107. Ra4 Rg1+ 108. Kf2 Rg8 109.
Rb4 Kg5 110. Kg3 Kf5+ 111. Kf2 Rh8 112. Kg3 Kg5 113. Rb5+ Kg6 114. Kh4 Ra8 115.
Rxh5 Ra4+ 116. f4 Rxf4+ 117. Kg3 Rd4 118. Ra5 f5 119. Ra8 Rd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Metz op 12th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Schwartzman, Gabriel"]
[Black "Komarov, Dimitri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Schwartzman,G"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1994.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Ne2 Na6 9. Bf8 Bd7 $5 {The usual move is 9...Ne7} 10. Qd6 (10. Bxg7 Nb4 $1)
10... O-O-O (10... Qg6 $142) 11. Bxg7 (11. O-O-O $6 Qg6) 11... Be8 $8 12. Qa3
Rd3 13. b3 (13. Qf8 c5 $5 14. Qxe8+ Rd8 15. Qxf7 (15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. Bxh8 Nb4)
15... Nb4 $1) 13... c5 {trying to fortify the b4 square for the knight} 14. f3
$1 Qh4+ (14... Qg6 15. Bxh8 Nb4 16. Kf2) 15. Ng3 $1 (15. g3 Qg5 16. Bxh8 Qd2+
17. Kf2 Qe3+) 15... Qg5 16. Bxd3 Qxg7 17. O-O $3 {Not allowing any counterplay
by specially sacrifing a piece in exchange of a very quick development of the
white pieces} Qd4+ 18. Kh1 Qxd3 19. Rad1 Qg6 (19... Qc3 20. Ne4 Qb4 21. Qb2 $18
) 20. Qa5 $1 Nc7 $8 (20... Qf6 21. Ne4 Qe7 22. Nd6+ Kb8 23. Nxe8 $18 Qd6) (
20... Bd7 21. Rxd7 Kxd7 22. Rd1+ Kc6 23. Qb5+ Kc7 24. Rd7+ Kc8 25. Qxb7#) 21.
Qd2 $1 b6 (21... Qf6 22. Ne4 Qe7 23. Nd6+ Kb8 24. Nf5 $1) 22. Qd8+ Kb7 23. Ne4
Nh6 $8 24. Nd6+ Kc6 (24... Ka6 25. Qxc7 $18) 25. Qc8 $1 Rg8 26. Qb7+ Kd7 27.
Nf5# {[#] [Schwartzman,G]} 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Speelman,J"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[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 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Qc2 Nbd7 6. Bd2 $5 Bd6 7. a3 (7. e4 $5
) 7... O-O 8. f4 $6 (8. c5 Bc7 9. f4 b6 10. b4 a5) (8. Nf3) 8... c5 $1 9. Nf3
cxd4 10. exd4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nb6 12. Bb3 Bd7 13. Ne5 Bc6 14. Qd3 Nbd5 (14...
Bxe5 15. fxe5 Ng4) 15. Bc2 Nxc3 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. bxc3 $6 (17. Bxc3 $10) 17...
c5 18. O-O cxd4 19. cxd4 $15 g6 20. Bb3 Rb8 21. Kh1 Be7 22. Bc4 Nd5 $2 (22...
Qd7) 23. f5 $8 {time trouble} exf5 24. Bh6 Qd7 (24... Re8 $2 25. Rxf5 $1) 25.
Bxf8 Bxf8 26. Rab1 Rd8 27. Bxd5 Qxd5 $14 28. Rfd1 Re8 29. a4 Bd6 30. Re1 Rd8
31. Rbc1 Bb4 32. Red1 a5 33. Qc4 Kg7 $6 (33... f4) (33... Qe4 $5) 34. Qxd5 Rxd5
35. g3 $1 Rd6 36. Kg2 Kf6 37. Kf3 Ke6 38. Rc7 h5 39. d5+ {time trouble} Rxd5
40. Rxd5 Kxd5 41. Rxf7 $16 Kc4 $6 (41... Ke6) 42. Ke2 Kb3 43. Kd3 Kxa4 44. Kc2
$1 (44. Kc4 Ka3 45. Rg7 Kb2 46. Rxg6 Kc2 47. Rg5 Bd2 $1 48. Rxh5 a4 49. Rxf5 a3
50. Rf8 a2 51. Ra8 Kb2 52. Kd5 a1=Q 53. Rxa1 Kxa1 $16 {but probably drawn eg:}
54. g4 Kb2 55. h4 Kc3 56. g5 Kd3 57. Ke5 Ke3 58. h5 Kf3 59. Kf5 Kg3 60. h6 Kh4
$10) 44... Kb5 45. Rf6 Kc4 46. Rxg6 Kd4 (46... a4 47. Rf6 a3 48. Rxf5 Bc3 49.
Rf4+ Bd4 50. Kb1 $1 $18) 47. Rg5 Ke4 48. Rxh5 f4 $6 (48... Bd6) 49. gxf4 $1
Kxf4 50. Rh4+ Kg5 51. Rd4 $18 Kh5 52. Kd3 Be7 53. Ke2 a4 $5 54. Rxa4 Bd6 55.
Ra8 $1 (55. h3 $6 {xKh3}) 55... Kg4 56. Rh8 Be5 57. Rh7 Bf6 58. Kf2 Bh4+ 59.
Kg2 Bg5 60. h3+ Kf5 61. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Schwarzach op-A"]
[Site "Schwarzach"]
[Date "1998.08.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Polak, Tomas"]
[Black "Neckar, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[Annotator "Stanec,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1998.08.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 {Schwarz versucht durch diese Zugumstellung
seinen Gegner entweder zu Lf4 oder Sf3 zu zwingen.} 4. cxd5 (4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5
O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 c6 {Weiß hat nicht mehr die Option den
Springer nach e2 zu entwickeln.}) 4... exd5 5. Bf4 c6 {Falls Schwarz den
Läufer f4 abtauschen möchte muß er ein Tempo durch Le7-d6 verlieren.} 6. Qc2 g6
{Auf Kosten einer Schwächung der schwarzen Felder setzt er doch Lf5 durch.} 7.
e3 Bf5 8. Qd2 (8. Qb3 $2 Qb6 $1 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. Nf3 b5 $140 11. Be2 Nd7 12.
O-O Nb6 $15 {Die a-Linie und der Punkt c4 gibt Schwarz gutes Spiel.}) 8... Nf6
9. f3 h5 10. h4 (10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nbd7 12. Nge2 {Ionescu-Geller 1986 und
Gurevich-Geller 1987}) 10... Nbd7 11. Nh3 c5 12. Ng5 cxd4 13. exd4 $14 {
Bei symmetrischer Bauernstellung stehen die Springer c3,g5 aktiver als d7,f6.}
a6 14. Nd1 Qb6 15. a3 Kf8 $6 (15... O-O 16. Ne3 Be6 17. Rg1 $6 (17. Kf2 Rfe8
18. Re1 Nf8 $14) 17... Rfe8 18. Kf2 Bd6 $11) 16. Ne3 Re8 17. Kf2 Be6 18. Rc1
Kg7 19. Bc7 $16 {Die schwarze Dame muß die Deckung des Le6 aufgeben.} Qa7 (
19... Qb3 20. Rc3 Qa4 21. g3 Nf8 22. Be5 $16) 20. g3 $1 Rc8 21. Nxe6+ fxe6 22.
Bh3 Nc5 (22... Rhf8 23. Kg2 (23. Bxe6 $4 Ne4+) 23... b5 24. Bf4 Kf7 25. Rhe1
$16) 23. Rxc5 $1 Bxc5 24. Be5 Be7 25. Bxe6 Kh7 (25... Rc6 26. Bxd5 $1 (26. Nf5+
gxf5 27. Qg5+ Kf8 28. Bxf6 Rxe6 29. Qg7+ Ke8 30. Qxh8+ Kd7 31. Rc1 Qb6 32. Qc8+
Kd6 33. Bxe7+ $16) 26... Rb6 27. g4 $1 Kf8 28. g5 Nxd5 29. Nxd5 $18) (25...
Rcd8 26. Nf5+ Kf8 (26... gxf5 27. Qg5+ Kf8 28. Qg6 $1 Rh7 29. Bxf6 Bxf6 30.
Qxf6+ Ke8 31. Re1 $1 $18) 27. Nxe7 Kxe7 28. Qg5 Rhf8 29. Re1 $1 $18) 26. Nf5
1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9899"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.11.21"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1998.10.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Bochum"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 ({Sadler has never played the Slav gambit} 
4. e4 $5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8. Be2 $132 ({or} 8. Ne2
$5 {before.})) ({To his usual Meran-like} 4. e3 {Krasenkov often reacts with}
f5 $5 {With the hemmed-in Bc1 the Stonewall setup is more justified.}) 4...
dxc4 $5 {Even here Krasenkov avoids the Meran and goes for the ultra-sharp
Noteboom variation.} 5. a4 (5. e4 $6 b5 6. Bg5 Qb6 $5 $15) 5... Bb4 6. e3 ({
Even now} 6. e4 b5 {is connected with a pawn sacrifice.}) 6... b5 7. Bd2 (7.
Ne5 Nf6 8. Qf3 Qd5 $1 9. Qg3 O-O $15) 7... a5 ({Usually only a transposition
of moves is} 7... Bb7 8. b3 a5 9. axb5 ({as only equal is} 9. bxc4 bxc4 $5 10.
Bxc4 Nf6 11. O-O O-O 12. Qe2 c5 13. dxc5 Nbd7 14. c6 Bxc6 15. Nd4 Bb7 16. Rfc1
Qe7 17. Bb5 Rfc8 $11 {Spraggett,K-Klinger,J/Wien op/1986/})) ({A risky
independent try is} 7... Qe7 $6 8. axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. d5 Nf6 11. d6 $1
Qb7 12. b3 (12. Qd4 $5 $44) 12... O-O 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Qd4 e5 15. Qh4 Kg7 16.
bxc4 bxc4 17. Bxc4 Qb4+ 18. Nd2 Qxd6 19. O-O f5 20. Rfd1 Nd7 21. Ne4 Qg6 22.
Rd6 f6 23. Bd5 Rb8 24. Ng3 Kh8 25. h3 $44 {Gurevich,M-Malisauskas,V/Lvov/1987/}
) 8. axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 ({Here the pawn sacrifice is more justified:} 9. bxc3 $5
cxb5 10. Ne5 Nf6 11. Qf3 Qd5 (11... Ra7 12. Qg3 O-O 13. Nxc4 Nc6 $5 $13) 12.
Qg3 O-O 13. f3 Qd8 14. e4 Ne8 15. Be2 Bb7 16. O-O f6 17. Ng4 Nd7 18. Rab1 Ba6
19. Bc1 Kh8 20. Ba3 Rf7 21. f4 Qc7 22. Qh3 f5 23. Ne3 g6 24. d5 $1 $36 {
Naumann,A-Lipinsky,F/JBL NO9596/1995/}) 9... cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 {The
first critical position. White has an even more aggressive choice:} (11. d5 $5
Nf6 12. bxc4 b4 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qa4+ Nd7 15. Nd4 e5 $142 ({Hazardous is} 
15... Ke7 $6 16. d6+ Kxd6 17. Rd1 Rhd8 18. c5+ Nxc5 19. Qb5 Rdc8 20. Nf5+ Ke5
21. Nd6 Bd5 22. Nxc8 Rxc8 {Babula,V-Zurek,M/Pardubice op/1996/} 23. Qxa5 Qh4 $5
(23... b3 24. f3 $16) (23... Ne4 $2 24. f4+ Kf5 25. Rxd5+ $1 $18) 24. Qa1+ Kd6
25. Be2 $5 $14) 16. Nb3 Ke7 17. Be2 (17. Qb5 $6 Ba6 18. Qxa5 Rhb8 19. d6+ Ke8
$1 20. Qd5 Bb7 21. Qd2 Rxa1+ 22. Nxa1 Nc5 23. d7+ Kd8 24. Qxb4 Qd6 25. Qd2 Qa6
26. Qb2 Qa5+ {0-1, Serebrjanik,A-Maksimenko,A/Vrnjacka Banja/1991/}) 17... Rhc8
18. Rd1 (18. Bg4 Qd6 19. Nxa5 Rc5 $5 20. Nxb7 Rxa4 21. Rxa4 Qg6 $1 22. O-O Qxg4
23. Nxc5 Nxc5 24. Rxb4 Qe2 25. h3 g6 $17 {Naumann,A-Stangl,M/BL 9697/1996/})
18... Nc5 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 20. O-O {White's plan in this unbalanced situation is
an all-out attack against Black's K, while trying to keep Black's o^ a+b at
bay as long as possible. The conflict between White's central strategy and
Black's flank o^ is even sharper here, then after 12.bxc4.} Kf8 $5 ({It all
went nicely for White after} 20... Ra6 $2 21. Qc2 $1 a4 22. f4 b3 23. Qe4 Kd6
24. Qxh7 e4 25. Qxe4 a3 26. Qd3 b2 27. Qb3 Bc8 28. Qb8+ Kd7 29. Bg4+ Kd8 30. d6
a2 31. d7 {1-0,Gelfand,B-Piket,J/Amsterdam/1996/}) 21. f4 Rd8 22. Kh1 (22. Qa1
Re8 23. Qb1 Kg8 24. Bd3 h6 25. fxe5 Qxe5 26. Rf3 Ba6 27. Qa2 Qc3 $36 {Gelfand,
B-Vaisser,A/Cap d`Agde act/1996/}) 22... Kg8 23. Bd3 $13 e4 $6 24. Bxe4 Rxc4
25. Bd3 Rc5 26. e4 Qc3 27. Bb5 f5 28. Qxa5 Rf8 29. Qb6 Ba8 30. Bd7 fxe4 31. Qd6
Rcc8 32. Bxc8 Qxc8 33. Qxb4 {1-0,Nikolaidis,I-Mastrovasilis,D/Athens/1998/})
11... b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 ({The attempt to force exchanges costs Black
precious time, moreover Bb7 plays an important role in the support of Black's
pawns:} 13... Be4 $6 14. Bxe4 Nxe4 15. Qc2 Nf6 16. e4 Nfd7 17. O-O O-O 18. c5
Qc7 19. Rfc1 Rc8 20. Qd2 Ra6 21. h4 Nf6 22. d5 $1 Nxe4 23. Qd4 Nf6 24. d6 Qb7
25. Ne5 Nc6 26. Nxc6 Qxc6 27. g4 $1 $40 {Knaak,R-Vera,R/Berlin/1982/}) 14. O-O
O-O {The basic position of this line. What is stronger-the central pawns
supported by a ^^, or the potentially dangerous duo a+b? White's nearest task
is to set his e-pawn in motion without allowing Black a timely blockade by e5.}
15. Re1 {Today the main move.} ({An older continuation is} 15. Qc2 Qc7 16. e4 (
16. c5 h6 17. e4 Bc6 $1 18. Rfb1 a4 19. Nd2 $13 (19. Bc1 $2 {Van Wely,L-Serper,
G/Helsinki/1992/} Qb7 $1 20. Nd2 b3 $19)) 16... e5 $1 17. Rfe1 h6 (17... Rfe8
18. c5 Ba6 $5 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. dxe5 Ng4 21. Red1 Ngxe5 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Rd5
h6 24. h3 Rae6 $132 {Bellon Lopez,J-Flear,G/Bern/1992/}) 18. c5 exd4 19. Bxd4
Rfe8 20. e5 Nd5 21. e6 Rxe6 22. Rxe6 fxe6 23. Re1 Nf4 24. Be4 Rc8 25. g3 $5 (
25. Ne5 $6 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Nd5 $15) 25... Nh3+ 26. Kg2 Ng5 27. Nxg5 hxg5 28. Kg1
Bxe4 29. Qxe4 Qc6 30. Qg6 e5 {1/2,Van Wely,L-Dorfman,J/Brusel zt/1993/} 31.
Qxg5 Qf6 32. Qg4 exd4 33. Qxd7 Rxc5 34. Qe8+ Qf8 35. Qg6 $1 Rc8 36. Qe6+ $11) (
{Then the interest shifted to} 15. Nd2 {Black must not allow f4, followed by a
swift advance of the e-pawn:} e5 (15... Qc7 $6 16. f4 a4 17. e4 a3 18. Bc1 $36
{[%csl Gc4,Gd4,Ge4,Gf4] [+]}) (15... Re8 $5 {/\} 16. f4 Nc5) 16. Re1 Qc7 17.
Nf1 Rfe8 $1 18. Ng3 $5 (18. f3 $6 e4 19. Be2 exf3 20. gxf3 Nh5 21. c5 Re6 22.
Bd3 Qd8 23. Qe2 Nf4 24. Qd2 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Ne5 {0-1,Hoeksema,H-Van der Werf,M/
NLD-ch/1994/}) 18... a4 19. Rb1 b3 20. Ba3 g6 21. Qd2 Ba6 22. Rec1 h5 23. f3
Qa7 24. Qf2 $13 {Cramling,P-Gdanski,J/Osterskars/1995/}) 15... Ne4 $5 {[%mdl 4]
Sometimes it takes a long time to realize the simplest things. It's a good
idea to prevent e4 literally manually! Krasenkov's following play is a model
of central restrainment strategy.} ({Much weaker is the typical move} 15... Qc7
$143 $6 16. e4 e5 17. c5 $1 exd4 (17... Rfe8 18. Rc1 Ba6 19. c6 Nf8 20. Bxa6
Rxa6 21. d5 $16 {/+-}) 18. Rc1 Ne5 (18... Rac8 19. c6 $1 Bxc6 20. e5 Nd5 21.
Nxd4 Nxe5 22. Nxc6 {/\Qh5+-}) (18... Ng4 $2 19. c6 Bxc6 20. Bb5 {/\Nd4 These
lines show the difference compared to 15.Qc2-White's R is much more deadly on
the c-file.}) 19. c6 $1 Ba6 20. Bxa6 $1 (20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Bxa6 Rxa6 22. Qd3
Raa8 23. Bxd4 Qe6 24. Qb5 Rfc8 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. e5 Rab8 27. Qxa5 Rxc6 28. exf6
Qxf6 29. Rxc6 Qxc6 30. Qg5+ Qg6 $11 {Bareev,E-Sveshnikov,E/Vienna/1996/}) 20...
Nxf3+ (20... Rxa6 21. Nxd4 Nxc6 22. e5 Nd7 23. e6 Nf6 24. exf7+ Kxf7 25. Qb3+
Kg6 26. Qd3+ {1-0,Eriksson,J-Hellstrom,A/Haninge/1997/}) 21. Qxf3 Rxa6 22. e5
Ne8 23. Bxd4 Qc8 24. Bc5 Rxc6 25. Qe3 {1-0,Chuzman,A-Koutsin,S/EUCup Olomouc/
1996/}) ({Better, but less consequent is} 15... Re8 $142 16. c5 $1 Bc6 17. Bc2
({Also interesting is the sharp} 17. e4 $5 a4 18. Bc2 Qc7 $5 19. e5 b3 $13 {
Kogan,A-Nikolov,S/Bled op/1998/}) 17... Ne4 $1 {Even here this idea is the
most effective.} (17... Qb8 $143 $6 18. e4 h6 19. Nd2 Qa7 20. Ba4 Qa6 21. Qe2
Qxe2 22. Rxe2 Nb8 {Prie,E-Van der Worm,T/Andorra/1997/} 23. Nc4 $16 {This game
shows another facet of White's strategy-a << blockade. Despite the exchange of
Q the _|_ is clearly in his favour.}) 18. Re2 (18. Ba4 Qc7 19. Nd2 Bxa4 20.
Rxa4 Ndxc5 21. dxc5 Rad8 22. Bd4 Nxd2 23. Qxd2 e5 24. h3 h6 25. Rc1 exd4 26.
exd4 Rd5 $36 {Piket,J-Ivanchuk,V/Monte Carlo/1999/}) 18... Qc7 19. Nd2 $13 {
1/2,Ionov,S-Popov,V/St Petersburg/1998/}) (15... Be4 $6 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. Qc2
Ndf6 18. Ne5 Qc7 19. f3 Nd6 {Halay,T-Grachev,B/Oropesa del Mar U12/1998/} 20.
c5 $36 {As we already mentioned, the exchange of Bb7 practically stops Black's
pawns.}) 16. Nd2 $5 {Black's Ne4 is so unpleasant White doesn't shy away from
further exchanges to get rid of it.} ({Another about equivalent possibility is
} 16. c5 Bc6 17. Bc2 Qc7 18. Ba4 Rfc8 $11 {Compared to 15...Re8 Black has
saved a tempo and he has no problems.} (18... Rfb8 $5) 19. Bxc6 $6 Qxc6 20. Qa4
Qxa4 21. Rxa4 Ndxc5 $5 22. dxc5 Nxc5 23. Raa1 a4 24. Bd4 Nb3 $17 {Van
Beers-Kroeze/NLD-chT/1998/}) (16. Qc2 f5 $1 {doesn't solve White's problem
with the Ne4.} (16... Ndf6 $2 17. Ne5 $16)) 16... Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Qc7 18. c5 $146
(18. e4 $143 $2 e5 19. Re3 exd4 20. Bxd4 Ne5 $17 {Ellers,H-Stangl,M/BL 9798/
1997/} (20... Nc5 $5 $36)) 18... f5 (18... e5 $143 $6 19. Rac1 $36 {/\c6}) 19.
f3 ({Tempting is} 19. e4 $5 fxe4 ({Insufficient is the tactical} 19... Nf6 20.
exf5 Ng4 21. g3 $5 exf5 22. Qg5 $1 $16) 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Nf6 (21... Qc6
22. Rae1 Rf6 $5 $13 (22... Rfe8 $2 23. d5 $40)) 22. Rxe6 Ng4 23. Rd6 Rxf2 24.
Qg5 $1 $13 {[]} (24. Qd1 $2 Rxg2+ $1 $19) (24. Qc1 $2 Qe7 $19)) 19... Nf6 20.
Bc4 (20. e4 $6 {is now premature} fxe4 21. fxe4 Ng4 22. g3 Rf2 23. Re2 Raf8 $40
{[%cal Rg4h2] /\Nh2}) (20. h3 $5 $13 {with gradual central expansion deserved
attention.}) 20... Bd5 21. Bxd5 (21. Bd3 Bc6 $1 {enables Black to place his B
on a better square.}) 21... Nxd5 $5 (21... exd5 {seemingly buries the white B
and wins the battle for e4. But the position becomes too static and after} 22.
Ra4 ({or} 22. Qc2 $5 $14 {[%cal Yb2c1,Yc1d2,Yd2e1,Ye1g3] Black's pawns are
stopped. White can gradually activate his B via e1 and g3.})) 22. e4 $6 {
This natural move is suprisingly connected with a rather high degree of risk.}
({More patient is the prophylactic} 22. Qc2 $142 $1 $13 {/\} Qc6 23. Qa4) ({
Also playable is} 22. Ra4 e5 $5 23. dxe5 $5 (23. Rea1 e4) (23. e4 fxe4 24. Rxe4
(24. fxe4 Nf4 $17) 24... Qc6 $36) 23... Qxc5 24. Bd4 $11) 22... fxe4 23. fxe4
Nf6 24. h3 $2 {This move loses time and certainly deserves a question-mark.} (
24. d5 Ng4 $1 $17 (24... Qxc5+ $6 25. Bd4 $15)) ({White should have played the
consequent} 24. Rac1 $1 {/\d5} Ng4 25. g3 Rf2 26. Re2 Raf8 {Here Nh2 is not
such a terrible threat, White seemingly has 2 alternatives:} 27. d5 $5 (27. c6
Nxh2 (27... a4 $5 $13) 28. Rxf2 Qxg3+ 29. Kh1 $5 (29. Rg2 Nf3+ 30. Kh1 $11)
29... Rxf2 30. Qxf2 Qxf2 31. c7 $11) 27... Nxh2 28. Rxf2 Qxg3+ 29. Rg2 Nf3+ 30.
Kh1 Qh4+ (30... Qh3+ 31. Rh2 Nxh2 32. Qxh2 Rf1+ $11) 31. Rh2 Qxe4 32. Qe2 $1 (
32. Qg2 $2 Ne1 $3 $19) 32... Ne1+ 33. Kg1 $1 {[]} Nf3+ $11) 24... Qc6 25. Qd3
$2 {And this costs the game for sure.} (25. d5 $1 {[]} Qxc5+ (25... exd5 26.
Bxf6 Rxf6 27. Qxd5+ {/\Reb1 and Black's pawns are vulnerable}) 26. Bd4 Qe7 27.
d6 $1 $15 {White has activated his B and has a strong o^d6, it's not easy at
all for Black to prove his advantage convincingly.}) 25... a4 26. d5 $8 exd5 $1
(26... Qxc5+ $143 $6 27. Bd4) 27. Bxf6 Qxf6 28. Qxd5+ (28. exd5 $2 Qf2+ {
/\Qc5 This is a key difference, compared to 25.d5!}) 28... Qf7 29. c6 b3 30. c7
({Slightly better was the passive} 30. Reb1 Rfd8 31. Qc5 (31. Qxf7+ $6 Kxf7 32.
Ra3 Ke6 $19) 31... h6 $5 $17 {/-+,/\Rdc8,Ra6 Black gradually surrounds and
captures Pc6.} (31... Qa7 $2 32. Qxa7 Rxa7 33. c7 $11 {/\Ra4,Rb3.})) (30. Rf1
Qxd5 31. exd5 b2 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Rf1+ Ke7 $19) (30. Ra3 Rfd8 31. Qc5 Rd2 (
31... Qa7 $5 $19) 32. c7 Rc8 33. Rxa4 Qxc7 34. Qxc7 Rxc7 $19 {[%csl Gb3][%cal
Rc7c2] _|_,o^b3,/\Rcc2}) 30... Rfc8 31. Rac1 $8 b2 $1 $19 {This temporary
R-sacrifice is decisive.} 32. Qxa8 (32. Rc6 Qxd5 33. exd5 a3 $19) 32... Rxa8
33. c8=Q+ Rxc8 34. Rxc8+ Qf8 35. Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. Rb1 a3 37. Kf2 Ke7 38. Ke3 a2
39. Rxb2 a1=Q 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 19th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2012.04.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2012.04.09"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saratov Economist"]
[BlackTeam "Khanty Mansyisk Yugra"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 ({The leading idea of the
Slav was always to develop the Bc8 on the c8-h3 diagonal, thus Black
invariably played the main line} 5... Bf5 {The texT move was heavily
criticiSed by Alekhine after his rout of Bogoljubov, but modern chess is a
very concrete game, in which many older assessments are challenged.}) 6. e4 {
The most principled way to fight for an opening advantage.} (6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4
cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. O-O Be7 {leads to a Queen's Gambit position, in which
White's extra move a4 only weakens his queenside. Contrary to lines from the
Queen's Gambit Accepted, where a4 is only a reaction to a6, here Black can do
without a6 altogether. Recent practice confirms he has good chances to achieve
equality:} 10. Qe2 (10. Re1 O-O 11. Bg5 Bd7 12. Qe2 Nb4 13. Ne5 Be8 14. Rad1
Nfd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Bb3 a5 18. Qf3 Qd6 19. Rc1 Rd8 20. Rc5 b6
21. Rc3 f6 22. Ng4 Bg6 23. Qg3 Rfe8 $11 {Sokolov,I (2641)-Eljanov,P (2690)/
Moscow/2012/}) 10... O-O 11. Rd1 Nd5 (11... Nb4 12. Bg5 Bd7 (12... Nfd5 $5 13.
Bd2 b6 $132) 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nbxd5 15. Bxd5 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 h6
18. Qd2 hxg5 19. Rxd7 Qf6 20. Rxb7 {Even this forcing line leads to a position,
in which it's very difficult to convert White's advantage:} Rab8 (20... Rfd8
21. Qe3 (21. Qa5 a6 22. h3 Rd6 23. Qb4 Rad8 24. Rb8 Rxb8 25. Qxb8+ Kh7 26. Rb1
Rd2 $11 {Rodshtein,M (2645)-Hansen,S (2566)/EU-chT Porto Carras/2011/}) 21...
Re8 22. Qb3 (22. Rxa7 Qxb2 23. Rf1 $14) 22... Rad8 23. Rf1 a5 24. Rb6 Qd4 25.
Rb5 Qd2 26. Rb7 Re6 27. g3 Rf6 $14 {/<=>, Zhou Jianchao (2636)-Korobov,A (2671)
/Khanty-Mansiysk WCup/2011/}) 21. Rxb8 Rxb8 22. Rb1 Qe6 23. Qxg5 (23. b4 Qe4
24. Rb2 g4 $44) 23... Qa2 24. Rd1 Qxa4 25. Rd8+ Rxd8 26. Qxd8+ Kh7 $14 {
Topalov,V (2770)-Gashimov,V (2761)/Wijk aan Zee/2012/ Although White has
consolidated his extra pawn, his technical task is very tough and Black saved
the endgame in the end.}) 12. Bb3 (12. Qe4 Nf6 13. Qh4 (13. Qe2 Nd5 $11) 13...
Nb4 14. Bg5 b6 15. Bd3 Nxd3 16. Rxd3 Ba6 17. Rd2 Bb7 18. d5 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 exd5
20. Nd4 Qd7 21. Rd3 Rfe8 22. Rh3 h5 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Qxh5 g6 $11 {Anand,V 
(2811)-Howell,D (2633)/London/2011/}) 12... Ncb4 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. Qg4 Nf6 15.
Qg3 Be8 $5 16. Bh6 Nh5 17. Qh3 f6 $1 18. Qxe6+ Kh8 19. Be3 fxe5 20. dxe5 Qc7
21. Nb5 Bxb5 22. axb5 Nf4 {Harikrishna,P (2669)-Jakovenko,D (2736)/
Khanty-Mansiysk WCup/2011/} 23. Bxf4 Rxf4 24. g3 Rff8 25. Rd7 Qc5 26. Qxe7
Qxf2+ $11) (6. Bg5 {leads to the Botvinnik system, in which White plays 6.a4
insted of 6.e4. Shirov spoke about this sideline in his video in CBM 147 and
recommended} b5 $5 {as Black's best option:} 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. g3 b4 9. Ne4 f5
10. Nc5 Qd5 11. Rc1 Bxc5 12. dxc5 Nd7 13. Qd4 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxc5 15. Bg2 Bd7
16. Rxc4 Nxa4 17. Rxb4 c5 18. Rxa4 Bxa4 19. Bxa8 Kd7 20. Kd2 Rxa8 21. Ra1 Bc6
22. Nb3 c4 {Eljanov,P (2683)-Shirov,A (2713)/Saratov/2011/} 23. Na5 $11) 6...
Bb4 ({Now} 6... c5 {is dangerous due to} 7. d5 $5 (7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 $14) (
7. e5 $5 Nd5 8. Bxc4 $14) 7... Nxe4 (7... exd5 8. e5 $36 {/\} d4 9. Bxc4 Ng4
10. Qb3 Qd7 11. O-O Nc6 12. Ng5 Ngxe5 13. Re1 f6 14. Bf7+ Kd8 15. Ne6+ Ke7 16.
Nxc5 Qf5 17. N3e4 b6 18. Ng3 Qg4 19. Bh5 Qh4 20. Re4 Qxh5 21. Nxh5 bxc5 22. f4
Rb8 23. Qd1 Bf5 24. Re1 {1-0,Nikolov,M (2549)-Duncan,C (2317)/Plovdiv/2010/})
8. Nxe4 exd5 9. Nc3 Be6 10. Ng5 Nc6 11. g3 $5 $36 {[%cal Yg5e6,Rf1h3,Rf1g2]}) (
6... b5 7. axb5 cxb5 8. e5 Nd5 9. Nxb5 $14 {/+/-}) 7. e5 (7. Bg5 h6 $5 ({
Black has more than one option - another viable one is} 7... Qa5 8. Bd2 c5 9.
Bxc4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. Nc2 {Potkin,V (2682)-Shirov,A (2714)/
Khanty-Mansiysk WCup/2011/} Nc6 12. O-O Rd8 $132 {Shirov} 13. Nxb4 Qxb4 14. b3
Qe7 15. f3 Nd7 16. Be3 Nde5 17. Qc2 Nxc4 18. bxc4 Bd7 19. c5 a6 20. Rab1 Be8
21. Rfd1 Ne5 22. Qb3 Rxd1+ 23. Nxd1 Rd8 $11 {Benzoni,A (2438)-Noble,M (2518)/
corr/2009/}) 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Bxc4 c5 10. e5 Qd8 11. d5 (11. O-O cxd4 12. Ne4
O-O 13. Qe2 Qb6 14. Rfd1 Rd8 15. Ng3 Bd7 16. Rxd4 Bc6 17. Rxd8+ Qxd8 18. Rd1
Qe7 19. b3 Nd7 20. Nd4 Nf8 21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. f4 Rd8 23. Ne4 a5 $11 {Sargissian,
G (2675)-Malakhatko,V (2548)/Dubai/2010/}) 11... exd5 12. Bxd5 O-O 13. O-O Nc6
14. h3 Qe7 15. Qe2 Bf5 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Rd2 Be6 $132 18. Rfd1 $2 Bxc3 19. bxc3
Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Nd4 $15 {/-/+,Timofeev,A (2650)-Jakovenko,D (2729)/EU-ch Plovdiv/
2012/}) ({An even more aggressive try is the sacrificial} 7. Bxc4 $5 Nxe4 8.
O-O Nf6 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Rd3 Nd5 (11... Qc7 12. Ne5 Bd6 $13 {
Mamedyarov,S (2721)-Postny,E (2651)/EU-chT Novi Sad/2009/ For more details see
Postny's notes to this game in CBM 133.}) 12. Bg5 (12. Bd2 Bd6 13. Ne5 N7b6 14.
Bb3 f6 15. Rh3 $5 fxe5 16. dxe5 Nxc3 17. Qh5 Bxe5 18. Qxh7+ Kf7 19. Rf3+ Bf6
20. Bxc3 Ke8 21. Qh5+ Kd7 22. Bxe6+ Kc7 23. Be5+ Bxe5 24. Qxe5+ Qd6 25. Qxd6+
Kxd6 26. Rxf8 Bxe6 $13 {Gupta,A (2652)-Balogh,C (2665)/Moscow/2012/}) 12... f6
(12... Be7 $5) 13. Bd2 Re8 14. Re1 Nf8 (14... N7b6 $142) 15. h4 Bd7 16. h5 $44
Bd6 $6 17. Ne4 Nf4 18. Bxf4 Bxf4 19. g3 Bc7 20. h6 g6 21. Qd2 $36 {Akobian,V 
(2617)-El Debs,F (2497)/Caleta/2012/}) 7... Nd5 (7... Ne4 8. Qc2 Qa5 $5 (8...
Qd5 9. Be2 c5 (9... O-O $6 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 Be7 12. Nd2 c5 13. Bxc4 $36
Qd8 14. Qe4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Bd7 16. Bd3 g6 17. Ba3 Bc6 18. Qg4 Re8 19. Nc4 h5 20.
Qf4 Bg5 21. Qg3 Bh4 22. Qe3 Qd5 23. f3 Bd8 24. Nd6 Re7 25. Bc5 $18 {[%cal
Rd3c4,Rd3e4] 1-0 Alekhine,A-Helling,K/Dresden 1936/HCL (40)}) 10. O-O Nxc3 11.
bxc3 cxd4 12. cxd4 (12. Nxd4 Bc5 13. Nf3 Nd7 14. Rd1 Qc6 15. Bxc4 O-O 16. Ng5
g6 17. Bb5 Qc7 18. Ne4 Be7 19. f4 Nc5 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. exf6 Bd7 22. Be3 Bxb5
23. axb5 Nd7 24. g3 Nxf6 25. Bd4 $44 {/~~,Alekhine,A-Bogoljubow,E/Nottingham/
1936/}) 12... c3 13. Bd2 Nc6 (13... Qa5 $2 14. Bxc3 Bxc3 15. Ra3 Nc6 16. Rxc3
Bd7 17. Rb1 O-O (17... Nb4 $2 18. Qd2 Nc6 19. Rxb7 Nd8 20. Rxd7 $1 {1-0,Braun,
A (2550)-Fridman,D (2647)/GER-ch Saarbruecken/2009/} Kxd7 21. Bb5+ Ke7 22. Rc7+
$1 Qxc7 23. Qb4+ $18) 18. Rc5 Qd8 19. Rxb7 Bc8 20. Rb1 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Qxd4 22.
Bf3 $18 {Alekhine,A-Euwe,M/WCh/1935/}) 14. Bxc3 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 O-O 16. a5 $14 {
|^Alekhine}) 9. Qxe4 Bxc3+ 10. Nd2 Bxb2 11. Bxb2 c3 12. Bc1 cxd2+ 13. Bxd2 Qd5
14. Qg4 $44) 8. Bd2 b5 (8... Bxc3 $143 $6 9. bxc3 b5 {is weaker, as White
doesn't have to swap on b5 and give Black's queenside minor pieces extra scope
(c6 is a good square for the Nb8). A more dangerous move is the immediate} 10.
Ng5 $1 h6 (10... O-O 11. axb5 cxb5 12. Qb1 g6 13. h4 (13. Qxb5 Nxc3 14. Qxc4
Nd5 15. Be2 Qb6 16. O-O Ba6 17. Rxa6 Nxa6 18. Qxa6 Qxd4 19. Nf3 Qb2 20. Bc4
Rfd8 21. Bg5 $16 {Zherebukh,Y (2541)-Rapport,R (2401)/Budapest/2009/}) 13... b4
14. h5 bxc3 15. Bc1 f5 16. hxg6 Nc6 17. Bxc4 Nxd4 18. Qd3 Nb4 19. Qh3 Ndc2+ 20.
Ke2 Qc7 21. Qxc3 Nd5 22. Qxc2 Qxe5+ 23. Kf1 Qxa1 24. gxh7+ Kg7 25. Bxd5 Ba6+
26. Kg1 Rac8 27. Nxe6+ {1-0, Lputian,S (2560)-Azmaiparashvili,Z (2610)/
Dortmund/1992/}) (10... f6 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Be2 a6 13. Bf3 h6 14. Bh5+ Nxh5
15. Qxh5+ Kd7 16. Nf7 Qe8 17. Qg6 Rg8 18. Bf4 Bb7 19. Bg3 Ke7 20. Bd6+ Kd7 21.
O-O c5 22. dxc5 Bd5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rxa8 Bxa8 25. Ra1 Nc6 26. Ne5+ {1-0,
Alekhine,A-Bogoljubow,E/WCh/1929/ The reputation of 5...e6 was heavily
tarnished by this and Alehkine's other games, mentioned in the previous note.
It took many decades for the line to return to the scenes.}) 11. Ne4 $44 {
is a better version of the game.}) 9. axb5 {The main continuation, which
forces Black to swap his dark-squared bishop. Otherwise he can consider
retaining it:} (9. Be2 {is rather slow:} Be7 $5 10. Ne4 Nd7 11. Bg5 f6 12. exf6
N7xf6 13. Nc5 O-O 14. O-O Qc7 15. Bh4 Bxc5 {1/2,Granda Zuniga,J (2643)-Bruzon
Batista,L (2226)/La Roda/2010/} 16. dxc5 Nf4 $15) (9. Ng5 {also allows} Be7 $5
(9... Qe7 {Rodshtein,M (2614)-Postny,E (2627)/Maalot-Tarshiha/2008/ For more
details see the notes to this game by Postny in CBM 122.}) 10. Qh5 g6 11. Qh6
Bf8 $13) ({An interesting try is} 9. Ne4 $5 {, recommended already by Alekhine:
} Qe7 (9... f5 10. exf6 Bxd2+ 11. Nfxd2 Nxf6 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. Ne4 Qf4 14. Qe2
O-O 15. g3 Qc7 16. Bg2 Qa5+ 17. Nd2 c3 18. bxc3 Qxc3 19. O-O $36 {Banusz,T 
(2480)-Wirthensohn,H (2397)/Brno/2006/}) (9... Be7 10. b3 $14) 10. Be2 O-O 11.
O-O f5 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Bh6 Rd8 14. b3 cxb3 15. axb5 b2 16. Rb1 cxb5 17. Bxb5
a5 18. Rxb2 Ba6 19. Bxa6 Nxa6 20. Bd2 Nac7 21. Re1 $13 {/+/=,Stocek,J (2559)
-Rausis,I (2486)/CZE-chT/2008/}) 9... Bxc3 10. bxc3 cxb5 11. Ng5 Nc6 {Although
this is a logical and popular response, it might not necessarily be the best.
Black has a wider choice:} (11... f5 $6 {is weakening and extremely risky:} 12.
exf6 Nxf6 13. Be2 a6 $5 (13... Bb7 14. Bh5+ $1 g6 15. Bf3 Qb6 16. O-O $40) 14.
Bh5+ $1 g6 15. Bf3 Ra7 16. O-O $142 $1 (16. Bf4 Qb6 17. d5 exd5 18. O-O Re7 $1
(18... O-O $2 19. Bxd5+ Kh8 20. Be3 Qc7 21. Qd4 Rb7 22. Ne4 Rb6 23. Bh6 {
1-0,Georgiev,K (2634)-Levin,F (2536)/AUT-chT/2009/}) 19. Re1 h6 20. Rxe7+ Kxe7
{Podolchenko,E (2467)-Tihonov,J (2497)/BLR-ch Minsk/2008/} 21. Qe2+ Be6 22. Be3
Qc6 23. Bc5+ Kd7 24. Bd4 hxg5 25. Bxf6 $44) 16... O-O 17. Re1 Qb6 18. d5 Re7
19. Be3 Qd6 20. dxe6 Qc7 21. Qd4 Nc6 22. Qh4 Ne5 23. Bd4 Nd3 24. Nf7 $18 {
Auchenberg,P (2205)-Heitmann,M/Copenhagen/1992/}) ({The straightforward} 11...
h6 $5 {is topical.} 12. Qh5 (12. Ne4 O-O 13. Nd6 (13. Be2 Nc6 14. O-O a5 15.
Re1 Ba6 16. Qc1 {Kashlinskaya,A (2332)-Gunina,V (2457)/EU-chW Rijeka/2010/} b4
$5 $15) (13. Qh5 {-12.Qh5}) (13. Qg4 f5 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. Nxf6+ Rxf6 16. h4 Nc6
17. Bg5 $2 hxg5 18. hxg5 Rf5 19. Rh5 Ne7 20. Qh3 Ng6 $19 {Muse,M (2240)
-Lehmann,K/Bundesliga/1984/}) 13... Bd7 14. h4 Nc6 15. Rh3 f5 16. Nxb5 Nxe5 17.
Nd6 Ng4 (17... Nd3+ $132) 18. Nxc4 Qc7 19. Be2 {Krush,I (2487)-Sambuev,B (2528)
/Toronto/2011/} Nf4 20. Bxf4 Qxf4 21. f3 Ne3 22. Nxe3 Qxe3 23. Qd2 Qg1+ 24. Bf1
Bb5 25. Qf2 $11) {Black does better to bravely castle "into it" - it's not
simple to prove an advantage for White after} 12... O-O $142 (12... g6 13. Qh3
f5 (13... Kf8 14. Ne4 Kg7 15. g4 Bb7 16. Bg2 Nd7 17. O-O a5 18. Nd6 Bc6 19. f4
f5 20. gxf5 gxf5 21. Rf3 $40 {Andreev,K (2330)-Karasik,M/St Petersburg/1997/})
14. exf6 e5 15. g4 $1 (15. f7+ Kf8 16. Ne6+ Ke7 17. Nxd8 Bxh3 18. gxh3 Rxd8 19.
dxe5 Kxf7 20. Bg2 Nc6 $13 {Anand,V (2817)-Eljanov,P (2683)/Bundesliga/2012/})
15... Qxf6 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. Bg2 $16 {[%csl Re8]}) 13. Ne4 Nc6 (
13... f5 $5 14. Nd6 Bd7 $13) 14. h4 (14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Qxh6 f6 16. Qg6+ $11) (
14. Bg5 Nce7 $1 $15) 14... f5 (14... Nxc3 $5 15. Bxc3 b4 16. Nf6+ Kh8 17. Bd2
Qxd4 18. Bxh6 Qxe5+ 19. Be3+ Qxh5 20. Nxh5 c3 $13) 15. Nd6 Bd7 16. Rh3 (16.
Bxh6 Be8 $5 (16... gxh6 17. Qg6+ Kh8 18. Qxh6+ Kg8 19. Rh3 f4 $11) 17. Qg5 $1 (
17. Nxe8 Qxe8 18. Qxe8 Rfxe8 19. Bd2 a5 $15 {[%csl Ga5,Gb5,Gc4,Gc6,Gd5]}) 17...
Qxg5 18. Bxg5 Nxc3 19. Bd2 $13) 16... Be8 17. Qd1 Qe7 18. g4 Rd8 (18... f4 $142
$5 {Ramirez}) 19. g5 f4 20. gxh6 gxh6 21. Nxb5 $6 (21. Qf3 $5 $44) 21... Nxe5
22. Rxa7 Qf6 23. Na3 Nd3+ 24. Rxd3 (24. Bxd3 cxd3 25. Qg4+ Kh8 26. Qg5 Rg8 27.
Qxf6+ Nxf6 28. Kf1 Bc6 29. Rxd3 Be4 30. Ke2 Bxd3+ 31. Kxd3 e5 $15) 24... cxd3
25. Bxd3 Qxh4 26. Qf3 {Matlakov,M (2632)-Bologan,V (2687)/EU-ch Plovdiv/2012/}
Bh5 27. Qe4 Nf6 28. Qg2+ Qg5 $17) ({However,} 11... Bb7 {also deserves
attention:} 12. Qh5 Qe7 13. Be2 (13. h4 Nd7 14. Rh3 h6 15. Ne4 Nf4 16. Qg4 Bxe4
17. Bxf4 f5 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Qg3 Bf5 20. Rh1 Nd5 21. Bd6 Qf6 22. Ra5 {Brock,
F-Wolf/corr./1987/} a6 $15) 13... Nd7 14. Bf3 (14. Bg4 Nc7 $1 (14... Nf8 15.
O-O h6 16. f4 g6 17. Qh3 a5 18. Ne4 Bc6 19. Be1 Rh7 20. Bf3 Qc7 21. Nd6+ Kd7
22. Nxb5 $18 {Petursson,M (2465)-Valkesalmi,K (2290)/Gausdal/1984/}) 15. O-O h6
16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 O-O 18. Ra5 Rfb8 19. Qg4 Kh8 $15 {Moiseenko,A (2643)
-Postny,E (2627)/Maalot-Tarshiha/2008/}) (14. O-O h6 15. Ne4 Nf4 16. Bxf4 Bxe4
17. Bf3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 O-O 19. Qc6 Nb6 20. Qxb5 Nd5 21. Bd2 Qc7 22. Ra4 Rfc8 $11
{Ikonnikov,V (2587)-Wirthensohn,H (2397)/Germany/2006/}) 14... h6 15. Ne4 O-O
16. h4 (16. Nd6 $142 Bc6 17. O-O $44) 16... f6 17. Nd6 fxe5 18. dxe5 Rf5 (18...
Nc5 $1 $15) 19. Nxf5 exf5 20. O-O Qxe5 $2 (20... Nxe5 21. Bxd5+ Bxd5 22. Qxf5
Rf8 $44) 21. Rfe1 Qf6 22. Re8+ Nf8 23. Rxa8 Bxa8 24. Rxa7 $18 {Sebenik,M (2400)
-Wirthensohn,H (2397)/Brno/2006/}) (11... Qe7 12. h4 (12. Qh5 {can transpose
to the game, or the previous line after} Bb7 {- 11...Bb7}) (12. Ne4 O-O 13. Nd6
Bd7 $13) 12... Bb7 13. Rh3 Nd7 14. Qb1 Bc6 15. Ra6 N7b6 16. Ne4 O-O-O (16...
O-O $142 $5) 17. Rg3 f6 18. Nd6+ Rxd6 19. exd6 Qd7 20. h5 Kb7 21. Ra2 Ka8 22.
Bc1 f5 23. Ba3 Rb8 24. Bc5 Rb7 25. Qc1 $14 {Bogner,S (2504)-Rusev,K (2537)/
Boeblingen/2009/}) 12. Qh5 (12. h4 f6 $5 ({Black can maybe opt for} 12... h6
13. Ne4 O-O {, aiming for the position from Matlakov-Bologan after} 14. Qh5 f5)
13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Qb1 a6 15. Be2 Qd6 16. Bc1 O-O 17. O-O h6 18. Nf3 Qd5 19.
Bxh6 gxh6 20. Qg6+ Kh8 21. Qxh6+ Kg8 22. Qg6+ Kh8 23. Qh6+ {1/2,Maletin,P 
(2563)-Potkin,V (2613)/Serpukhov/2008/}) 12... Qe7 13. h4 $1 {[%csl Gg5][%cal
Yh1h3] Introduced in 2005 by Jobava, this continuation has become White's main
weapon nowadays. He not only aims to activate his Rh1 via h3, but also offers
his knight extra protection. In our game Black doesn't improve on the previous
examples and gets routed.} ({After} 13. Be2 {the break} b4 {is more effective:}
14. Bxc4 (14. O-O bxc3 15. Bc1 (15. Be3 Ncb4 16. Ne4 O-O 17. Bg5 f6 18. exf6
Nxf6 19. Bxc4 Qf7 20. Qxf7+ Rxf7 {0-1 Shabalov,A (2611)-Volokitin,A (2692)/
Moscow 2010/CBM 135 (39)} 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Bb3 Rc7 23. Rfc1 $11) 15... h6 (
15... g6 16. Qh3 $44) (15... Nxd4 $142 $1 16. Bxc4 h6 {-14.Bc4 transposes into
the following lines.}) 16. Ne4 O-O 17. Bg5 Qc7 18. Nf6+ gxf6 19. exf6 (19. Bxh6
$5 Nce7 20. exf6 Ng6 21. Bg5 Nxf6 22. Bxf6 Qf4 23. Qg5 Qxg5 24. Bxg5 $14) 19...
Nxf6 20. Bxf6 Qf4 21. Qf3 Qxf3 22. Bxf3 Bd7 (22... Bb7 23. Rfc1 c2 24. Rxc2 Nb4
25. Rxc4 Bxf3 26. Rxb4 Bd5 27. Rba4 Kh7 $11) 23. Rfc1 Rab8 24. Rxc3 Rb3 25.
Rxc4 $36 {Fier,A (2573)-El Debs,F (2477)/Campinas/2011/}) (14. Nxh7 $6 g6 15.
Qh6 bxc3 16. Nf6+ (16. Be3 Bb7 17. Nf6+ Qxf6 18. exf6 Rxh6 19. Bxh6 Nxd4 $36 {
Nester,I (2336)-Sumets,A (2477)/Odessa/2005/}) 16... Qxf6 17. exf6 Rxh6 18.
Bxh6 Nxd4 19. Bxc4 Nc2+ 20. Ke2 Nxa1 21. Rxa1 Nxf6 $17 {0-1 Stupak,K (2502)
-Volkov,S (2595)/St Petersburg 2010/EXT 2011 (72)}) 14... bxc3 (14... Nxc3 15.
O-O Nxd4 16. Bxc3 bxc3 17. Rad1 g6 18. Qg4 Nf5 19. Ne4 Rb8 20. Qf4 Qh4 $4 (
20... Kf8 $13) 21. Nd6+ Kf8 22. Nxf5 {1-0 Zakharevich,I (2430)-Sveshnikov,E 
(2580)/Elista 1995/CBM 050}) 15. Bc1 $5 (15. Be3 h6 16. Ne4 O-O 17. O-O Ncb4
18. Bg5 (18. Ra5 f5 (18... Nxe3 $5 19. fxe3 c2 $15) 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Nxf6+ {
Rapport,R (2540)-Raznikov,D (2384)/EU-ch Aix-les-Bains/2011/} Rxf6 21. Rc1 c2
$11) 18... f6 19. exf6 (19. Bc1 f5 20. Nd6 a5 21. Qg6 Kh8 22. Rd1 Bd7 23. Bxd5
Nxd5 24. Rd3 Be8 25. Qg3 f4 26. Qf3 Bg6 $17 {0-1 Nguyen,N (2551)-Kobalia,M 
(2623)/Moscow 2008/CBM 122 Extra (56)}) 19... Qf7 20. Qxf7+ Rxf7 21. Bc1 Nxf6
22. Nxf6+ Rxf6 23. Ra3 Nd5 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Rxc3 Ba6 26. Re1 {1/2,Beliavsky,A
(2641)-Khalifman,A (2628)/Bazna/2008/}) 15... Nxd4 16. O-O h6 (16... Nb4 17.
Rd1 Nbc2 18. Ra2 g6 19. Qh6 Nf5 20. Bb5+ Bd7 21. Rxd7 Nxh6 22. Rxe7+ Kxe7 23.
Rxc2 Rhc8 {Kurukin,D (2277)-Shvedchikov,A (2421)/Moscow/2010/} 24. Ba6 Rc7 25.
Nxh7 $18) 17. Ne4 O-O 18. Ba3 Qc7 $5 (18... Nb4 19. Rfc1 $44) 19. Bxf8 Nf4 20.
Qg4 Kxf8 21. Nd6 g5 $13) (13. Ne4 O-O 14. Bg5 f6 (14... Qc7 $5 15. Nf6+ gxf6
16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Qg5+ Kh8 $11) 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Bh6 Rd8 17. Be2 e5 18. O-O
Qf7 (18... Kh8 $5 $13) 19. Qh4 Bf5 20. Ra6 (20. Bh5 $1 Bg6 21. Ra6 $13) 20...
Bxe4 21. Rxc6 {Nakamura,H (2704)-Bruzon Batista,L (2626)/Dresden olm/2008/} Qg6
$1 22. Bg4 exd4 $15) 13... b4 (13... Bb7 14. Rh3 b4 15. Ne4 O-O 16. Bg5 f6 (
16... Qc7 17. Rg3 $40) 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Bh6 Rf7 20. Bxc4 bxc3 {
Kashlinskaya,A (2332)-Ziaziulkina,N (2188)/Moscow/2010/} 21. Re3 $1 $40 {
[%csl Re6]}) (13... h6 14. Ne4 Rb8 (14... O-O 15. Rh3 $36) 15. Nd6+ Kd7 16. Be2
g6 17. Qg4 a5 18. O-O Ba6 {Mahia,G (2371)-Bassan Noriega,R (2356)/Villa
Martelli/2011/} 19. Bf3 $16 {[%csl Rd5]}) (13... g6 14. Qf3 (14. Qd1 $142 $44 {
White won't have to lose time retreating his queen after ...f6 and has plenty
of play on the vulnerable dark squares.}) (14. Qe2 $5 $36) 14... f6 15. exf6
Qxf6 16. Qg3 O-O 17. h5 e5 $5 18. Nxh7 Kxh7 19. Bg5 Qxf2+ $1 20. Qxf2 Rxf2 21.
Kxf2 Nxc3 22. d5 Nxd5 23. Ra3 Bg4 24. Rg3 Rf8+ 25. Ke1 Bxh5 $19 {Jobava,B 
(2640)-Ivanov,V (2463)/Bad Zwesten/2005/}) 14. Bxc4 bxc3 15. Bc1 Nxd4 (15...
Ncb4 16. O-O a5 (16... Nb6 17. Ba3 a5 18. Rfc1 h6 19. Rxc3 $2 (19. Bb5+ Kf8 20.
Ne4 $36) 19... O-O $2 (19... g6 $17) 20. Ne4 N6d5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Nf6+ gxf6
23. Rg3+ {[%cal Ra3c1] 1-0,Braun,A (2542)-Raykhman,A (2372)/Deizisau/2011/})
17. Ba3 (17. Nxh7 $5 $36 {[%cal Rh7f6]}) 17... Rb8 $2 (17... Bb7 18. Bb5+ Kf8
$13) 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. e6 $1 g6 20. exf7+ Qxf7 21. Rfe1+ {1-0,Morozevich,A 
(2763)-Khairullin,I (2638)/Jurmala rpd/2012/} Kd7 22. Qg4+ Qf5 23. Qg3 $18 {
[%csl Rd7]}) (15... g6 $5 16. Qd1 $142 $1 (16. Qh6 Nxd4 17. Bxd5 exd5 (17...
Nf5 18. Bxa8 Nxh6 19. Ne4 $1 {[%csl Re8,Rh6][%cal Rc1a3,Rc1g5]} (19. Bc6+ Bd7
20. Rxa7 Bxc6 21. Rxe7+ Kxe7 22. Rh3 Bxg2 23. Rxc3 $11) 19... Ng4 20. Bc6+ Bd7
21. Ba3 Bxc6 $8 22. Bxe7 Kxe7 23. Rxa7+ Kf8 24. Nd6 $1 $16) 18. Qg7 Rf8 19. O-O
f6 20. exf6 Qxf6 (20... Qxg7 21. Re1+ Kd7 22. fxg7 Rg8 23. Ra5 Kc6 24. Be3 Nc2
25. Rc1 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Rxg7 27. Rxc3+ Kd6 28. e4 Bb7 $11) 21. Qc7 Ne2+ 22. Kh1
Rf7 $1 23. Qc5 (23. Qxf7+ Qxf7 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 $44 {/=/+}) 23... Ng3+ 24. Kg1
Ne2+ $11) 16... Qb4 (16... O-O 17. h5 $36) 17. Qd3 (17. Ne4 c2+ 18. Qd2 Kd7 $5
19. Qxb4 Ndxb4 $132) 17... c2+ (17... Nb6 18. Bb5 Bd7 19. O-O $36 {/\} Nxd4 (
19... Qxd4 $2 20. Qf3 Nxe5 21. Bxd7+ Kxd7 22. Qb7+ Ke8 23. Ne4 $18 {[%csl Re8]
[%cal Rc1a3,Rc1g5] ->}) 20. Bxd7+ Nxd7 21. Be3 Nf5 22. Rfb1 Nxe5 23. Qxf5 exf5
24. Rxb4 $16) 18. Bd2 Qb2 19. O-O $32 {/\} O-O (19... Qxd4 20. Qxc2 Nxe5 21.
Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Ne4 Qc6 23. Qxc6+ Nxc6 24. Rac1 $40) 20. h5 $1 Qxd4 21. Qh3 $40)
16. O-O h6 $146 {[%mdl 8] Black's position is extremely dangerous and this
novelty doesn't help much. Something went very wrong in Jakovenko's
preparation.} (16... Qc7 17. Rd1 (17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Nxh7 (18. Ba3 $2 g6 19. Qd1
Qc4 $17) 18... Bb7 19. Nf6+ Ke7 20. Qg4 (20. Ba3+ Ke6 21. Qg4+ Nf5 22. Nh5 Rxh5
23. Qxh5 g6 $13) 20... gxf6 (20... Ne6 21. Ba3+) 21. exf6+ Kd8 22. Qxd4 Qc4 23.
Qxc4 dxc4 24. Rd1+ Kc7 25. Rd4 $16 {Shipov}) 17... g6 18. Qg4 Qxc4 (18... Nc6
19. Ba3 Nxe5 $2 (19... c2 20. Re1 $1 $40 {[%csl Re8][%cal Ra3d6]}) 20. Bb5+ Bd7
21. Nxe6 $1 Qb7 22. Bxd7+ Qxd7 23. Ng7+ {1-0,Gupta,A (2640)-Sumets,A (2569)/
Visakhapatnam/2011/}) 19. Rxd4 Qc7 20. Ba3 {[%csl Re8]} Qxe5 21. Qd1 $1 $44 {
is also precarious for Black.}) 17. Bxd5 $1 (17. Ba3 Nf4 18. Qg4 hxg5 $1 19.
Bxe7 Rxh4 20. Qd1 (20. Qxh4 gxh4 $44) 20... c2 21. Qd2 (21. Qe1 Nh3+ 22. Kh2
Nf4+ $11) 21... Nh3+ (21... Nf3+ 22. gxf3 Nh3+ 23. Kg2 Nf4+ 24. Kg3 Nh5+ $11)
22. Kh2 Nf4+ $11) (17. Rd1 {is interesting, but less forcing.}) 17... exd5 18.
Ba3 {[%mdl 128] An important moment - with the pawn still on h2 in the lines
with 13.Be2, White wouldn't have this attacking resource.} Qc7 (18... Qb7 {
gives White a tempo for} 19. Rab1 Qc7 20. e6 $40) (18... c2 19. e6 $1 $18 (19.
Bxe7 $2 g6 $17 {[%csl Rh5]})) (18... g6 19. Qd1 Qc7 {gives White a pleasant
choice:} 20. Qa4+ $5 (20. Ne4 dxe4 (20... Ne2+ 21. Qxe2 dxe4 22. Rfc1 {[%cal
Ra3d6,Re2e4]} Qxe5 23. Rxc3 $1 $18) 21. Qxd4 $40 {[%csl Ga3,Rc8,Re8]}) 20...
Nc6 21. Bd6 Qd7 22. Nf3 $40 {Black's king is hopelessly trapped in the centre
and the opposite-coloured bishops just make matters worse for the defence.})
19. e6 $1 {[%mdl 512] Morozevich uses the same motif as earlier against
Kahairullin. This sacrifice, opening lines against the king trapped in the
middle, is deadly.} Bxe6 (19... Nxe6 20. Rfe1 g6 (20... hxg5 21. Qxh8+ Kd7 22.
Rxe6 $1 $18) 21. Nxe6 Bxe6 (21... fxe6 22. Qxd5 $18) 22. Qxd5 {[%cal Rd5a8,
Re1e6]} Qc8 23. Qd4 Rg8 24. Rad1 $18 {[%cal Rd4a4]}) 20. Nxe6 Nxe6 21. Qxd5 Rd8
(21... Rc8 22. Rfe1 (22. Rab1 c2 23. Rb7 c1=Q 24. Bxc1 Qd8 25. Qb5+ Kf8 26. Bb2
$5 $16 {[%csl Rh8]}) 22... c2 (22... Qc6 23. Qe5 Rg8 24. Rad1 $18 {[%cal Rd1d6]
}) 23. Rac1 (23. Rxe6+ fxe6 24. Re1 Qd7 25. Rxe6+ Kd8 26. Rd6 c1=Q+ 27. Bxc1
Rxc1+ 28. Kh2 Qxd6+ 29. Qxd6+ Kc8 $14) 23... Qc4 24. Qe5 Rg8 (24... Qc3 25. Qd6
Rc7 26. Re2 Qc6 27. Qe5 $18 {[%cal Re2c2]}) 25. Qf5 {[%cal Rf5h7,Rc1c2]} g6 26.
Qf6 Rc7 27. Re3 {[%csl Re6][%cal Rc1e1]} g5 28. h5 $5 g4 29. Rce1 Rg5 30. Qxh6
Ra5 31. Bc1 Kd7 32. Qf6 Kc8 33. h6 Rh5 34. Qh8+ Nd8 35. Qg7 $18 {[%csl Gh6]})
22. Qb3 {[%csl Re8,Rh8] Black's problem is he has no way to both activate the
Rh8 and safeguard his king, as White will gradually pile up the pressure.
There is no need to sacrifice more material, it's just necessary to prevent
consolidating measures.} h5 (22... c2 23. Rfe1 {[%cal Re1e6]} Rc8 24. Rac1 Qc4
(24... Qb6 25. Qa4+ Qc6 26. Qg4 Kd8 27. Re2 $1 {[%cal Re2d2]} Qd5 28. Qb4 Rc4
29. Rd2 Nd4 30. Qb8+ Kd7 31. Qxa7+ Kc8 32. Bb2 Nb5 33. Qa6+ Qb7 34. Qa2 Qe4 35.
Bxg7 $18) 25. Qb7 Rc7 26. Qb8+ Rc8 27. Qxa7 Rc7 28. Qb8+ Rc8 29. Qe5 $18 {
leads to a position from the previous note, only without the Pa7.}) ({More
resilient, but still insuffcient was} 22... Rd7 23. Rfe1 Kd8 24. Bb4 Nd4 25.
Qa2 Nc6 26. Bxc3 Re8 27. Bxg7 $16 {/+-}) (22... Rd2 23. Rfd1 $40) 23. Rfe1 $18
(23. Rfd1 $5 Rd7 (23... Rd2 24. Rxd2 cxd2 25. Rd1 $18) 24. Qa4 {[%cal Rc1c3,
Ra1c1]} Nd8 (24... c2 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26. Qxc2 {[%cal Ra1d1]} Qc7 27. Qe4 $18)
25. Rac1 Nc6 26. Re1+ Kd8 27. Rxc3 Rh6 28. Rec1 $18) 23... Rh6 {Black has
moved, but not activated his rook. Now White has more than one way to win.} 24.
Qb4 (24. Rac1 Rd3 (24... Rb8 25. Qa4+ Qd7 26. Qa5 $18) 25. Qb5+ Qd7 (25... Rd7
26. Qb4 $18) 26. Qb8+ Qd8 27. Qb4 Rf6 28. Rxc3 $18) 24... Kd7 (24... a5 25.
Rxe6+ fxe6 26. Qf8+ Kd7 27. Qxg7+ $18) (24... c2 25. Rac1 $1 $18) 25. Rac1 Rb8
26. Qa4+ Kc8 (26... Qc6 27. Red1+ Kc7 28. Rxc3 $1 Qxc3 29. Qd7+ Kb6 30. Rd6+
Ka5 31. Qxa7+ Kb5 32. Qa6#) 27. Bb4 (27. Re3 $19) 1-0

[Event "New Delhi AAI"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2011.06.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2011.06.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 {Introduced by Geller, this move aims to clarify
White's intentions, concerning the development of the Bc1 and Ng1.} 4. cxd5 {
White doesn't commit his N yet.} ({Transposing to a Carlsbad structure
immediately is certainly more ambitious than} 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. cxd5 (5. Bf4 O-O 6.
e3 {-D37 is another topical and well-explored line, here} Nbd7 {currently has
a good reputation for Black.}) 5... exd5 6. Qc2 c5 $5 7. Bg5 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6
9. Rd1 O-O 10. e3 Be6 11. Be2 Rc8 12. Nf5 h6 13. Bh4 Re8 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. O-O
g5 16. Bg3 Ne4 17. Qb1 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Red8 19. Nb5 d4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. exd4 Qf6
22. Bf3 {1/2,Grischuk,A (2747)-Aronian,L (2808)/Kazan Candidates/2011/}) 4...
exd5 5. Bf4 c6 ({Another complex and interesting branch is} 5... Nf6 6. e3 Bf5
7. Qb3 (7. Nf3 {is too tame:} O-O 8. h3 c6 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. O-O
Re8 12. Rab1 a5 13. Qc2 Nb6 14. b3 Bd6 15. Ne5 Qe7 16. Nd3 Bxf4 17. Nxf4 Ne4
18. Nxe4 Qxe4 19. Qxe4 Rxe4 20. Nd3 Re7 21. Nc5 Nc8 22. Nd3 Nd6 $11 {Fressinet,
L (2677)-Gustafsson,J (2646)/Oberhof/2011/}) ({However, an interesting plan is
} 7. Nge2 $5 O-O 8. Rc1 c6 9. Ng3 Bg6 10. h4 h6 11. h5 Bh7 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13.
Qxd3 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Nf5 Qe6 16. f3 Nbd7 17. Kf2 Rfe8 18. g4 Nh7 19. Na4
b6 20. Nc3 Ndf6 21. Ne2 Ng5 22. Nf4 Qd7 23. Qa3 a5 24. Rc2 Rad8 25. Rhc1 $16 {
Krush,I (2455)-Kaidanov,G (2577)/USA-ch Saint Louis/2010/}) 7... Nc6 8. g4 $5
Nxg4 9. Qxd5 Qc8 (9... Qxd5 10. Nxd5 Bb4+ 11. Nxb4 Nxb4 12. Rc1 c6 13. a3 Nd5
14. h3 Ngf6 15. Be5 Nd7 $132 16. Bh2 $2 {Krush,I (2472)-Zatonskih,A (2499)/
Saint Louis rpd plof/2011/} Nxe3 $1 17. fxe3 Be4 $15) 10. Qg2 O-O 11. e4 Bxe4
12. Nxe4 Bb4+ 13. Nc3 Qf5 14. Be2 h5 $1 $44 (14... Rfe8 15. Kf1 Nf6 16. Bh6 g6
17. Qg5 Nxd4 18. Rd1 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Ne4 20. Qxf5 Nxf5 21. Bd2 Rad8 22. Be1 Rxd1
23. Bxd1 Re5 24. Nf3 $16 {Aronian,L (2808)-Kramnik,V (2785)/Monte Carlo
blindfold rpd/2011/})) 6. Qc2 {All the rage today, mainly thanks to efforts of
Kasparov, Anand, Carlsen and other top GMs.} ({Botvinnik's contribution was} 6.
e3 Bf5 7. g4 $5 ({Even here the plan from Krush-Kaidanov as above is
interesting:} 7. Nge2 Nd7 8. Ng3 Bg6 9. Be2 Nb6 10. Rc1 Nf6 11. h4 h6 12. h5
Bh7 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 O-O 15. Nf5 Re8 16. f3 Bf8 17. Kf2 $13 {1/2,Grischuk,
A (2747)-Aronian,L (2808)/Kazan Candidates/2011/}) (7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 Nf6 9.
Nge2 Nh5 10. Bxb8 Rxb8 11. f3 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. a3 a6 14. b4 Qd7 15. Rae1 Rbe8
16. Nc1 a5 17. bxa5 Bxa3 18. Nxd5 Bxc1 19. Nb6 Qe6 20. Rxc1 Qxe3+ 21. Qxe3 Rxe3
22. d5 cxd5 23. Nxd5 Re5 24. Rfd1 Nf6 $11 {Nakamura,H (2774)-Ponomariov,R 
(2754)/Saint Louis m/2011/}) {and this line is played even nowadays:} 7... Be6
8. Bd3 Nd7 9. h3 g5 (9... h5 $5 10. gxh5 Ndf6 11. h6 Nxh6 12. Qc2 Nh5 13. Be5
f6 14. Bh2 Bd6 15. Bg6+ Bf7 16. Nf3 Bxg6 17. Qxg6+ Nf7 18. Nh4 Bxh2 19. Rxh2
Qc7 20. Nf3 O-O-O 21. Qg4+ Kb8 22. h4 Nd6 23. O-O-O f5 $15 {Botvinnik,
M-Petrosian,T/WCh Moscow/1963/}) 10. Be5 ({A strange novelty, but even the
natural} 10. Bg3 h5 $132 {is unclear.}) 10... Nxe5 11. dxe5 d4 (11... h5 $5 {/\
} 12. gxh5 Qc7) 12. exd4 Qxd4 13. Nf3 Qf4 14. Be4 Bb4 15. Qd4 Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 h5
17. gxh5 Rd8 18. Qe3 Qxe3+ 19. fxe3 Rxh5 20. Rg1 Bd5 21. Nxg5 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Ke7
23. Rd1 Rxd1+ 24. Kxd1 Rxe5 25. Rxg8 Rxe4 26. Rb8 $132 {Navara,D (2702)
-Riazantsev,A (2679)/FRA-chT Mulhouse/2011/}) 6... Nf6 ({After} 6... g6 7. e3
Bf5 {Black develops his Bc8, but the N is still on g1 and White can harrass it
with} 8. Qd2 $1 {A classical example is} Nd7 9. f3 Nb6 10. e4 Be6 11. e5 {()>>}
h5 12. Bd3 Qd7 13. b3 Bh4+ 14. g3 Be7 15. Kf2 Bf5 16. Bf1 Kf8 17. Kg2 a5 18. a3
Qd8 19. Nh3 Bxh3+ 20. Kxh3 Kg7 21. Kg2 Nd7 22. Bd3 Nf8 23. Be3 Ne6 24. Ne2 $36
{Karpov,A (2705)-Kasparov,G (2740)/WCh London/Leningrad/1986/}) ({A popular
move is} 6... Bd6 {, but I don't quite believe losing a tempo to exchange a
potentially good B should equalise too easily:} 7. Bxd6 (7. Nxd5 {leads to
boring equality after} Be6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Nc3 Qxd4 10. Nf3 Qc5 11. e3 Nf6 12.
Rd1 O-O 13. Nd4 Bg4 14. Rd2 Nbd7 $11 {Schulze,G (2124)-Schlemmer,H (2091)/corr/
2004/}) 7... Qxd6 8. e3 Ne7 (8... Qg6 9. Qxg6 hxg6 10. b4 a6 $6 11. f3 Nd7 12.
Bd3 Ne7 13. Nge2 g5 14. Kf2 Nf6 15. g4 Kd8 16. Kg3 Bd7 17. a4 Nc8 18. h3 Re8
19. Kf2 Nd6 20. a5 Re7 21. Rac1 Nfe8 22. Ng3 g6 23. h4 gxh4 24. Rxh4 $16 {
Nakamura,H (2774)-Ponomariov,R (2754)/Saint Louis m/2011/}) 9. Bd3 b6 (9... Nd7
10. Nge2 h6 11. O-O O-O 12. a3 a5 13. Rad1 b6 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Qb8 16. N2c3
Ba6 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. d5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Rxd5 Ra7 21. Qd2 $40 Nc5 22.
Nf6+ $1 $18 {Kasparov,G (2812)-Karpov,A (2619)/Valencia rpd m/2009/}) (9... g6
10. f3 Nd7 11. Nge2 O-O 12. O-O c5 13. Qd2 a6 14. Rad1 cxd4 15. exd4 Nf6 16. g4
Kg7 17. Qf4 Rd8 18. Rfe1 b5 19. Qxd6 Rxd6 20. Nf4 Kf8 21. h4 Bd7 22. Kf2 Ne8
23. Rc1 Rc8 24. a3 Nc7 25. Nce2 Rb6 26. Rc5 $16 {Kasparov,G (2812)-Karpov,A 
(2619)/Valencia rpd m/2009/}) 10. Nf3 (10. Nge2 Ba6 11. O-O Bxd3 12. Qxd3 O-O
13. f3 Nd7 14. Rad1 f5 15. Ng3 Rae8 16. e4 fxe4 17. fxe4 Rxf1+ 18. Rxf1 Rf8 19.
Re1 h6 20. e5 Qb4 21. Re2 c5 $132 {Anand,V (2788)-Jakovenko,D (2736)/Moscow
blitz/2009/}) 10... Ba6 11. O-O Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Nd7 13. e4 O-O 14. e5 Qe6 15.
Rae1 Rfe8 (15... f6 $142 $14 {/<=>}) 16. Nh4 Ng6 17. Nxg6 Qxg6 18. Qd2 Nf8 19.
f4 Qf5 20. Nd1 f6 21. Ne3 Qd7 22. Qd3 fxe5 23. dxe5 Ne6 24. f5 $16 {Carlsen,M 
(2772)-Jakovenko,D (2742)/Nanjing/2009/ For more details see the notes by
Krasenkow in CBM 133.}) (6... Bg4 7. e3 (7. f3 Bh5 8. O-O-O Nf6 9. e4 Bg6 10.
Bd3 O-O 11. e5 {Shirov,A (2580)-Spraggett,K (2540)/Manila izt/1990/} Bxd3 12.
Qxd3 Ne8 13. Be3 Na6 14. f4 Nb4 15. Qb1 f5 $10 {Ftacnik}) 7... Bh5 8. Bd3 Bg6
9. Bxg6 $5 hxg6 10. O-O-O Nf6 11. f3 Nbd7 12. Nge2 b5 13. e4 b4 14. Na4 dxe4
15. fxe4 Qa5 16. Kb1 O-O 17. h4 Rfe8 18. e5 Nd5 19. h5 g5 20. h6 g6 21. Bc1 $16
{->,Carlsen,M (2815)-Nakamura,H (2774)/Medias/2011/}) 7. e3 (7. Nf3 g6 8. e3
Bf5 $11 {solves Black's opening problems. A well-known older example, quoted
also in Kasparov's Great Predecessors series, went} 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7
11. Bh6 Ng4 12. Bf4 O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. h3 Ngf6 15. Ne5 Nb6 16. Bg5 Ne4 17.
Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qc2 Nd6 19. Na4 Nbc4 20. Nxc4 Nxc4 21. Nc5 Nd6 22. Rac1 Qg5 23.
Qd1 h5 24. Kh1 Re7 25. Nd3 Ne4 26. Nc5 Nd6 27. Nd3 Qf5 28. Ne5 f6 29. Nf3 Rg7
30. Nh2 Re8 31. Kg1 Ne4 32. Qf3 Qe6 33. Rfd1 g5 $1 34. Qxh5 f5 $40 {Bobotsov,M
(2455)-Petrosian,T (2645)/Lugano olm/1968/}) 7... Nh5 $5 {A sharp try to win
the ^^ and change the character of the fight. Otherwise the resulting Carlsbad
structure is more pleasant for White:} (7... Nbd7 8. h3 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. Nf3
Nf8 11. O-O Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Rab1 a5 14. a3 Be6 15. Na4 N6d7 16. b4 axb4
17. axb4 b5 18. Nc5 Nb6 19. Ra1 f6 20. Qc3 Bf7 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Ra1 Qb8 23.
Nd2 Nc4 24. Ndb3 Ra7 25. e4 $14 {/=,Anand,V (2788)-Karpov,A (2619)/Corsica rpd
m/2009/}) (7... O-O 8. Bd3 Re8 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. O-O-O $5 (10. h3 Nf8 11. O-O {
- see Anand-Karpov above}) 10... Nf8 11. h3 Be6 12. Kb1 Rc8 13. Ng5 b5 14. Be5
h6 15. Nxe6 Nxe6 16. g4 Nd7 17. h4 b4 18. Ne2 Bxh4 19. f4 c5 20. Ba6 Be7 21.
Bxc8 Qxc8 22. Ng3 f6 23. Rxh6 $1 Nef8 24. Rh3 c4 25. Nf5 fxe5 26. fxe5 $40 {
Timman,J (2585)-Karpov,A (2725)/Bugojno/1978/}) 8. Be5 {The only way to fight
for an edge.} (8. Bg3 Nd7 (8... g6 9. Bd3 Be6 10. Nge2 Nd7 11. Nf4 Nxf4 12.
Bxf4 Nf6 13. h3 Nh5 14. Be5 f6 15. Bh2 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. g4 Ng7 18. O-O-O
f5 19. f3 O-O-O 20. Kb1 Kb8 21. Qg2 Rhe8 22. Rhe1 f4 23. e4 dxe4 24. Bxe4 Bc4
25. Qf2 Ne6 26. d5 $14 {Spirin,O (2430)-Novosadova,K (2034)/Teplice/2008/}) 9.
Bd3 Nxg3 $5 (9... g6 10. Nge2 (10. O-O-O O-O 11. Nf3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Bf6 13. e4
Bg7 14. exd5 cxd5 15. Nxd5 Nb6 16. Nf4 Bd7 17. Kb1 Rc8 18. Qd2 Nc4 19. Bxc4
Rxc4 $44 {Aleksandrov,A (2601)-Jobava,B (2650)/Moscow op/2007/}) 10... O-O (
10... Nxg3 $5 11. hxg3 Nf6 $13) 11. Nf4 Ndf6 12. O-O-O Re8 13. Nxh5 Nxh5 14.
Be5 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. h3 Bd7 17. g4 Nf6 18. Kb1 Re7 19. Ka1 Rae8 20. Rc1
Bc8 21. g5 Nh5 22. Be2 Ng7 23. h4 Bf5 24. Qa4 a6 25. Qd1 Ne6 26. Bd3 Bxd3 27.
Qxd3 Ng7 $11 {Zhou Jianchao (2650)-Liang Chong (2502)/CHN-chT/2010/}) 10. hxg3
Nf6 11. Nf3 g6 12. O-O-O Qd6 13. Kb1 Be6 14. Ng5 O-O-O 15. Na4 Ng4 16. Nxe6
Qxe6 17. Rd2 h5 18. Ka1 Kb8 19. Rb1 Bb4 20. Nc5 Qe7 21. Rdd1 Bxc5 22. dxc5 h4
$36 {Pacher,M (2399)-Likavsky,T (2466)/SVK-chT/2011/}) 8... Nd7 9. Be2 Nxe5 {
Black is also consistent and goes for the critical continuation. If White
retains the B, he gets an edge.} (9... Nhf6 10. Bg3 O-O 11. Nf3 b6 12. O-O Bb7
13. Rfd1 Re8 14. a3 a5 15. Ne5 Rc8 16. Bf3 b5 17. b3 Nf8 {Shishkov,A (2403)
-Volodin,A (2401)/Rakvere/2009/} 18. Nd3 Ne6 19. h3 $14) 10. dxe5 g6 11. Bxh5 {
Breaking up the >> is strategically more or less forced, otherwise Black with
his ^^ solves his opening problems.} (11. Nf3 f6 $5 $132 {/3}) (11. O-O-O Ng7
12. Nf3 Qa5 $15) 11... gxh5 12. O-O-O f6 (12... Qa5 $5 13. Nge2 (13. e4 dxe4 (
13... d4 14. Rxd4 Qxe5 15. Nf3 Qg7 $13) 14. Qxe4 Bd7 {/\0-0-0~~}) 13... Be6 14.
Nd4 (14. e4 O-O-O 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Nxd5 Rxd5 $132) 14... O-O-O 15. f4 Kb8 16.
Kb1 $13 {/2}) 13. e4 $5 $146 {[%csl Re8][%mdl 72] A logical novelty. White
must try to use his lead in development to create tactical threats against the
potentially vulnerable black c.} ({An example of how insufficiently concrete
play can lead to problems is} 13. Nf3 $143 fxe5 14. Nxe5 O-O 15. f4 Bd6 16. Nf3
Bf5 17. Qd2 Qf6 18. e4 dxe4 19. Qxd6 exf3 20. Qxf6 Rxf6 21. gxf3 Bg6 22. Ne2
Re8 23. Rd2 Re3 $17 {Grischuk,A (2728)-Aronian,L (2737)/Kazan Candidates rpd/
2011/}) 13... d4 $8 (13... fxe5 14. exd5 $16) 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Nf3 (15. Nge2
O-O 16. f4 Bg7 $132 {~~}) 15... Bg4 16. Ne2 Qa5 ({A possible improvement is} 
16... c5 $5 17. h3 (17. Kb1 Qd6 $13) 17... Be6 $5 (17... Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qc7 19.
f4 O-O-O 20. e5 Bh4 $14 {/~~ also isn't quite clear, as it's not simple to get
White's [+] moving}) 18. Kb1 Qa5 19. b3 Qb6 20. Nf4 O-O 21. Nxh5 a5 $132) 17.
Kb1 c5 (17... O-O-O $5 18. Nexd4 Bxd4 (18... Kb8 19. h3 $14) 19. Rxd4 Bxf3 20.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. gxf3 Rd2 22. Qb3 Qe5 $44) 18. Nf4 O-O {This is risky to say the
least, but White has the initiative also after} (18... O-O-O 19. Nd5 Rhf8 20.
b4 $14) 19. h3 Bd7 (19... Bxf3 20. gxf3 Kh8 21. Ne6 $16) 20. Nxh5 Rae8 21. Nd2
$5 Bh4 $2 (21... Bh8 $142 $1 $14 {/\} 22. Qb3+ Be6 (22... c4 $5) 23. Qg3+ Kf7
$132) 22. f4 $16 {[%csl Rg8][%mdl 128] Black's problem is not so much White's
extra P, but his exposed c. So will soon whip up a strong ->.} c4 (22... Be6
23. Nb3 $16) 23. g4 d3 24. Qc1 $1 (24. Qxc4+ $2 Be6 25. Nb3 Qxa2+ 26. Kxa2 Bxc4
$17) 24... b5 25. f5 $40 Kh8 $6 (25... Bg5 26. Nxc4 $1 {/\} d2 27. Qxd2 $18) (
25... Qd8 26. Qc3 $16 (26. Nxc4 $5 bxc4 27. Qxc4+ $36)) ({After the text-move
White wins almost by force. More resilient, but hardly sufficient is} 25... Qc7
$142 $5 26. g5 $5 (26. Nf3 Bd8 27. Qh6 Bc6 $14) (26. Rhg1 Bg5 27. Qc3 Bc6 28.
Nf3 $16) 26... b4 27. Nf6+ Rxf6 28. gxf6 c3 29. Rdg1+ $16) 26. Nf3 Bd8 27. Qh6
Rf7 28. f6 Rg8 29. Ne5 $18 (29. Ng5 Rxg5 30. Qxg5 $18) 29... Be6 (29... Be8 30.
g5 $5 (30. Ng7 $2 Rxf6 31. Nxe8 Rxe8 $132) 30... Qc7 31. g6 Qxe5 32. gxf7 Bxf7
33. Rhg1 {[%cal Rg1g7]} Bg6 34. Rxg6 Rxg6 35. f7 $18) 30. Nf4 (30. Ng7 $1 {
[%cal Re5g6] /\Ng6#} Rxf6 (30... Rgxg7 31. fxg7+ Rxg7 32. Qxe6 $18) 31. Nxe6
$18 {leads to the same final position.}) 30... Rxf6 (30... b4 $142 $5 31. Nxf7+
(31. Neg6+ Rxg6 32. Nxg6+ Kg8 33. Ne7+ Bxe7 34. fxe7 Rxe7 35. Rhf1 $16) 31...
Bxf7 $16) 31. Nxe6 $1 {[%cal Rh6f6] /\Lf6} (31. Nxe6 Rxh6 32. Nf7#) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 $5 {The Slav gambit is the most principled
continuation.} (4. Nf3 {gives Black a choice between the usual} Nf6 {and the
more double-edged} (4... dxc4 $5 5. e3 b5 6. a4 Bb4 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5 Bxc3 9.
Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 $13 {with a sharp conflict between White's mobile P[+]
and Black's <<o^.})) (4. e3 {allows Black to play} f5 $5 {This is the best
version of the Stonewall setup, with the Bc1 locked in White has problems
getting even a minimal opening advantage.}) 4... dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 {
[%mdl 512]} (6. Nc3 c5 {is too tame, to fight for an advantage White must be
prepared to sacrifice a P.} (6... e5 $5 $44)) 6... Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8. Be2 {
[%csl Gb4,Ge2][%cal Ga3f8] The Slav gambit has been around for many years, the
reason being it's not purely a tactical weapon. White's compensation consists
not only of dynamic (lead in development) but also long-term positional
elements - an active ^^ and play on the dark squares.} Na6 {Also this
tempo-winning move has been considered the main line for ages. Black has tried
many alternatives:} (8... Nd7) (8... Ne7) (8... c5 {or the super-greedy}) (8...
Qxg2 $6 9. Bf3 $32 {/\Ne2|^ In most cases White's initiative was more than
worth the material, so Black finally returned to the text.}) 9. Bd6 {Here
White has a choice.} ({Originally he used to prefer} 9. Bc3 {, but nowadays
this retreat has almost disappeared from the tournament scene. This is mainly
due to the sacrificial idea} f6 10. Qd6 Ne7 11. O-O-O e5 $1 {[%cal Yc8f5] /
\Bf5 Black intends to develop his B actively and} 12. Bh5+ (12. Qd8+ Kf7 13.
Qxh8 Bf5 14. Bd3 Qxd3 $1 15. Rxd3 Rxh8 $44 {followed by Nc5 gives Black active
piece play and full compensation.}) 12... Ng6 ({With} 12... g6 $5 {Black can
maybe even strive for more, than equality:} 13. Bf3 (13. Qxf6 $2 Bf5 $1 14.
Qxh8+ Kf7 15. Qxh7+ Kf8 $19) 13... Qf4+ 14. Rd2 Kf7 $13 {/=/+,Dautov}) {
leads to a forced draw after} 13. Qd8+ Kf7 14. Rd7+ $8 Ke6 (14... Bxd7 15.
Qxd7+ Kf8 16. Qd6+ Ke8 17. Qe6+ $11) 15. Rd6+ Kf7 16. Rd7+ Ke6 17. Rd6+ Kf7 {
1/2,Gurevich,M (2688)-Vallejo Pons,F (2559)/Dos Hermanas/2001/}) ({Thus
White's attention turned mainly to the text, or the refined} 9. Ba5 {The
direct threat strives to force some concessions from Black, but also here the
issue remains unclear. Lately the most usual reaction is} f6 $5 ({Another
plausible alternative is} 9... b6 10. Qd6 Bd7 11. Bc3 f6 12. Nf3 {here apart
from} O-O-O $13 {Black has also} (12... Ne7 $5 13. O-O-O (13. Rd1 $5) 13...
Qxe2 14. Qxd7+ Kf7 15. Qd4 Rhd8 16. Qg4 Kf8 17. Rde1 Qd3 18. Rxe6 h5 19. Qxh5
Qxc4 20. Rhe1 Nb4 21. Rxe7 Nxa2+ 22. Kc2 Nb4+ 23. Kc1 Na2+ 24. Kc2 Nb4+ {
1/2,Kaganskiy,G (2359)-Geller,J (2505)/Moscow/2006/})) 10. Qd8+ (10. Nf3 b6 11.
Nd2 Qf4 {is also quite complex, but here at least Black's K is in relative
safety:} 12. Bh5+ g6 13. Bf3 Qe5+ 14. Kf1 Qc7 15. Bc3 e5 16. Ne4 Kf7 17. b4 Ne7
18. g4 Rd8 19. Qe2 Be6 20. Kg2 b5 21. Qe3 Bxc4 22. Qh6 Nd5 23. Qxh7+ Kf8 24.
Qh8+ Kf7 25. Qh7+ Kf8 {1/2,Lastin,A (2610)-Yudin,S (2442)/RUS-chT Sochi/2006/})
10... Kf7 11. O-O-O e5 $132 {After} 12. Bd3 {Black can possibly afford the
brave and greedy} Qxg2 13. Ne2 Nc5 $5 14. Rhg1 Nxd3+ 15. Rxd3 Qe4 $5 (15...
Qxf2 16. Qc7+ Ne7 {Kononenko,T (2417)-Korneev,O (2649)/Dos Hermanas/2006/ Now
White has} 17. Bb4 Re8 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Rxg7+ Kxg7 20. Qxe7+ Kh6 21. Qf8+ $11
{with at least a draw.}) 16. Qc7+ Ne7 17. Rxg7+ Kxg7 18. Qxe7+ Kg6 19. Rg3+ Bg4
20. h3 Qxc4+ 21. Bc3 h5 $1 $15) 9... Qxg2 $5 ({Times change and during the
past year this has become Black's main defence. The d6-square is now
inaccessible for White's Q and computers have helped to tactically justify the
outwardly dangerous pawn raid. Previously Black played mainly the sedate} 9...
e5 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. O-O (11. Nxe5 Qxe2+ 12. Qxe2 Bxe2 13. Kxe2 Nh6 $11 {/\0-0-0}
) 11... O-O-O {, but here the sharp sortie} 12. b4 $5 {(proposed already by
Tal!) does cause quite a few problems:} (12. Bd3 {is less enterprising, after}
Qf4 13. Bxe5 Qxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxd1 15. Bf5+ $5 (15. Raxd1 Nh6 $11) 15... Kc7 16.
Nxf7 Nh6 $1 (16... Bh5 $6 17. Nxd8 Kxd8 18. g4 Nh6 19. Rad1+ Kc7 20. Rd7+ Kb6
21. Rxg7 Nxf5 22. gxf5 $36 {Aronian,L (2752)-Vallejo Pons,F (2650)/Morelia/
Linares/2006/}) (16... Ne7 $6 17. Bxh7 $1 Bg4 18. Nxh8 Rxh8 19. Rfe1 Nc8 20.
Bc2 Nb4 21. Be4 a5 22. f3 Bd7 23. Rad1 $14 {/+/-,Tal,M (2625)-Dorfman,J (2550)/
USSR-ch Tbilisi/1978/}) 17. Nxh6 Bh5 (17... Be2 $5 18. Nf7 (18. Rfe1 Rd2 19.
Bg4 Re8 $36) 18... Bxf1 19. Nxd8 Bxc4 20. Ne6+ Bxe6 21. Bxe6 Rd8 $11 {/=/+})
18. Bg4 Bxg4 19. Nxg4 Rd2 20. Rab1 Re8 21. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Re2 23. Rb1 Nb4
$44 {Bacrot,E (2729)-Tregubov,P (2607)/Corsica rpd/2005/}) 12... Nf6 (12...
Nxb4 13. Re1 $5 $44 {/\} Nc2 $2 14. Bd3 Qxe1+ 15. Nxe1 Bxd1 16. Bf5+ Rd7 17.
Rxd1 Nxe1 18. Bxd7+ Kxd7 19. Bxe5+ Ke8 20. Bxg7 $18) 13. c5 $5 (13. Re1 Bxf3
14. Bxf3 Qxc4 15. Rxe5 Rxd6 $5 (15... Nxb4 16. Re7 Nbd5 17. Rc1 Qh4 {
Mamedyarov,S (2709)-Tregubov,P (2556)/Reykjavik op/2006/} 18. Rxb7 $1 Rxd6 19.
Qb3 $40) 16. Qxd6 Rd8 17. Qe7 Re8 18. Qxf6 (18. Qd6 Rd8 $11) 18... gxf6 19.
Rxe8+ Kc7 $13) 13... Ne8 14. Bd3 Qf4 15. Bxe5 Qxb4 16. Rb1 Qa5 17. Qc2 Nxc5 18.
Bf5+ $5 (18. Rb5 cxb5 19. Qxc5+ Nc7 20. Rc1 Rxd3 21. Bxc7 Rd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qxc7
23. Qxa7 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Qc2 25. Qd4 Kb8 26. Qe5+ Ka7 27. Qe3+ Kb8 $11 {Vitiugov,
N (2550)-Frolyanov,D (2497)/RUS-chT Sochi/2006/}) 18... Bxf5 19. Qxf5+ Nd7 (
19... Rd7 $143 20. Rfc1 {/\Bc3,Bg3} g6 21. Qh3 f6 22. Bd4 Ne4 23. Rxb7 $36) 20.
Qxf7 Rf8 21. Qb3 $44 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Gb1b8,Gc1c8] White has a powerful B and
->chances on the open <-><<.}) 10. Qd2 ({Nobody has repeated the idea} 10. Qd4
Nh6 11. O-O-O Nf5 12. Qd2 {since 2002. Probably both sides have checked it
with Fritz and co. and realized that taking the Bd6 is not forced. Black can
play} Qxf2 $1 {[%cal Rf2e3] /\Qe3} (12... Nxd6 $2 13. Bf3 Qg6 14. Bxc6+ $1 bxc6
15. Qxd6 Qg5+ 16. f4 Qa5 17. Qxc6+ Ke7 18. Qxa8 Qxa2 19. Qxa7+ Ke8 20. Qd4 f6
21. Ne2 $18 {Jobava,B (2566)-Potkin,V (2493)/EU-ch Batumi/2002/}) 13. Bc5 Qh4
14. Nf3 Qf6 15. Ba3 c5 $17 {followed by 0-0 and 3 extraP are already too much.}
) (10. Bf3 $143 Qg5 11. Ne2 Ne7 $15) 10... Nf6 (10... Ne7 $6 {isn't ideal due
to} 11. Bxe7 Kxe7 12. O-O-O f6 13. Nf3 {, now} Qh3 $2 {already loses to the
pretty} 14. Ng5 $1 fxg5 15. Qxg5+ Kf7 16. Bg4 $18 {Wells,P (2499)-Kharlov,A 
(2572)/EU-ch Dresden/2007/ and Black's Q is trapped:} Qh6 17. Bh5+ $1) (10...
Qxh1 $2 11. O-O-O {[%cal Re2f3] /\Bf3} Qe4 12. Be7 $1 Qd5 $8 13. cxd5 Nxe7 14.
dxc6 Nxc6 15. Bxa6 bxa6 16. Qd6 $18) 11. Bf3 Qg6 12. O-O-O (12. Ne2 e5 13. Rg1
$6 Qf5 14. Qe3 e4 15. Bh1 Be6 16. O-O-O Ng4 17. Qd4 Qxf2 18. Qxg7 O-O-O 19.
Rxg4 Qe3+ $1 20. Rd2 Rxd6 21. Qxh8+ Kc7 22. Qc3 Qxd2+ 23. Qxd2 Rxd2 24. Rxe4
Rd7 $17 {Yevseev,D (2572)-Yudin,S (2475)/Tomsk/2006/ The complications are
over and Black has a healthy extra P with excellent winning chances.}) 12... e5
$1 13. Ne2 (13. Bxe5 {deserves a closer look, but it doesn't seem to be the
way to cause Black serious problems:} O-O 14. Ne2 Qf5 15. Bd6 Qxf3 $5 (15...
Rd8 $13) 16. Bxf8 Bg4 17. Nd4 (17. Bxg7 Ne4 18. Qd4 Nac5 19. Ng3 Qf4+ $15)
17... Ne4 $1 18. Nxf3 Nxd2 19. Nxd2 Bxd1 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 $11) 13... Bg4 14. Rhg1
{Now Black's K manages to evacuate from the [+], an interesting attempt is} (
14. Bxg4 $5 Nxg4 15. f3 Nf2 16. Bxe5 Nxd1 17. Rxd1 Nc5 18. Nf4 Qg5 19. Qd6 {
with dangerous threats. However, after} Ne6 $5 (19... Qe7 $6 20. Qxe7+ Kxe7 21.
Bd6+ Kf6 22. Bxc5 Rhd8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Bxa7 Ra8 {Gajewski,G (2504)-Kempinski,
R (2567)/POL-chT Ustron/2006/} 25. Bd4+ Kf5 26. Ne2 $16) 20. Qd7+ Kf8 21. Bb8 (
{A more fighting, but unclear attempt is} 21. Qxb7 $5 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Nxd8 $44)
21... Rxb8 (21... Nxf4 $5 22. Qxb7 g6 23. Qxa8 Kg7 $132) 22. Qd6+ Ke8 {the
sensible choice is already} 23. Qd7+ $11 (23. Qxb8+ $6 Ke7 24. Qxh8 Qxf4+ $17))
14... O-O-O 15. Qe3 (15. h3 $143 $6 Ne8 $1 16. Bxg4+ f5 $17) 15... h5 {[%mdl
64] The beginning of interesting tactical complications.} ({A question is if
Black can afford the risky} 15... Qh5 $6 16. Bxc6 $1 Rxd6 $5 (16... bxc6 $2 17.
Qxa7 Rxd6 18. Qxa6+ $1 (18. Rxd6 Nb8 19. Rg3 $44 Bxe2 20. Rb3 Qg5+ 21. Kc2 Qg6+
$11) 18... Kd7 19. Qb7+ Ke6 20. Rxd6+ Kxd6 21. Rd1+ Nd5 (21... Ke6 22. Qxc6+
Kf5 23. Ng3+ $18) 22. cxd5 Bxe2 23. Qxc6+ Ke7 24. d6+ Kf6 25. d7+ Kf5 26. Qc2+
$18 {[%cal Rd7d8] /\d8Q}) (16... Qh6 17. f4 $40 {/\} bxc6 18. Qxa7 Rxd6 19.
Rxd6 Nb8 20. Rxg4 $1 $18) 17. Rxd6 bxc6 18. Rxc6+ (18. Qxa7 Nb8 {-16...bxc6})
18... Kb7 19. Rxf6 (19. Qa3 Nb8 {and White doesn't seem to have more than a
perpetual with} 20. Rc7+ Kxc7 21. Qxa7+ Kc8 22. Qc5+ Kd8 23. Qb6+ Ke7 24. Qb4+
Ke6 25. Qb6+ $11) 19... gxf6 (19... Bxe2 $2 20. Rxg7 $18) 20. Qe4+ Kb6 21. Qxg4
Qxg4 22. Rxg4 Nb4 $14 {/<=> However, all this seems to be rather academic, as
the text-move is objectively better and safer - Black's Q on h5 is exposed in
the tactical skirmish.}) 16. h3 (16. Qxa7 $2 Qg5+ 17. Kb1 Qf5+ 18. Ka1 Rxd6 $19
{/\Qf3}) ({Here it's a somewhat different story with the wild} 16. Bxc6 Qh6 $5
({Frees the g6-square for the escaping K, after the immediate} 16... bxc6 17.
Qxa7 Qh6+ {Black has to reckon with} 18. Kb1) 17. f4 $8 bxc6 18. Qxa7 Rxd6 19.
Qxa6+ ({The analoguous line from the above note is now insufficient:} 19. Rxd6
Nb8 20. Rg3 Bxe2 21. Rb3 Qxf4+ 22. Kc2 Qxc4+ 23. Kd2 (23. Kb1 Qe4+ {[%cal
Re2b5] /\Bb5}) 23... Ne4+ 24. Ke1 Qxb3 25. axb3 Nxd6 $19) 19... Kd7 $17 {
and White has no convincing way to boost his ->.}) 16... Rxd6 $1 17. Rxd6 Nb4
18. Qb3 $1 (18. Bxg4+ $143 $6 hxg4 19. Qb3 Qh6+ (19... Qg5+ 20. f4 exf4 21.
Qxb4 f3+ 22. Qd2 Qc5 $5 $15 {is also interesting, but less convincing.}) (19...
Qe4 $6 20. Qxb4 Qxe2 21. Rd2 Qe4 22. hxg4 Qf4 23. Kb1 Ne4 $44 {/~~,Hellsten,J 
(2564)-Vallejo Pons,F (2666)/Turin olm/2006/}) 20. Kd1 $8 (20. Kb1 Ne4 $1 21.
Rxh6 Nd2+ $19) 20... gxh3 $1 21. Qxb4 h2 22. Rh1 Qh3 {Now the huge passed pawn
outweighs even a full R:} 23. Rxf6 (23. Ng3 Ne4 $1 24. Rd2 (24. Rxh2 Qg4+)
24... Qg2 25. Rxh2 Qxh2 26. Nxe4 Qh1+ $19) 23... gxf6 $17 {[%csl Gh2] o^h2})
18... Qh6+ 19. Kd1 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qh7 $1 {Now White can't prevent the
penetration of Black's Q.} 21. Nc3 $8 (21. Qb3 $2 Ne4 $19) 21... Qc2+ 22. Ke1
e4 ({Black must vigorously pursue his initiative, after} 22... Qxb2 $2 23. Rxg7
Nc2+ 24. Kf1 Nd4 25. Qxf6 Qxc3 26. Kg2 Qd3 27. Rg3 $16 {White manages to
safeguard his K and turns the tables.}) 23. Qf5+ Kb8 24. Rxg7 {Natural enough,
but in fact rather risky.} ({More circumspect was} 24. Qf4 $5 Ka8 25. Qd2 Nd3+
26. Ke2 Qxd2+ 27. Kxd2 Nxb2 28. Kc2 Nxc4 29. Rd4 $44 {Although Black has a lot
of P for the exchange, most of them are weak and a draw is the most likely
result.}) 24... Nd3+ 25. Kf1 Qc1+ 26. Kg2 Nf4+ 27. Kh2 $6 $146 ({Moiseenko is
the first to come up with a novelty, but this is purely a result of his
carelessness - he didn't know he was still following Pavasovic's previous
game! Two rounds earlier White played the stronger} 27. Kg3 $142 $1 Qg1+ 28.
Kxf4 Qxf2+ {, now} 29. Ke5 $8 (29. Kg5 $2 Qg3+ 30. Kxf6 Qxd6+ 31. Kg5 Qh6+ {
0-1,Van Wely,L (2674)-Pavasovic,D (2567)/EU-ch Dresden/2007/ was suicide.}) {
was forced. After} 29... Qc5+ 30. Kf4 Qxd6+ 31. Qe5 Qxe5+ 32. Kxe5 $15 {
White regains one P with good drawing chances.}) 27... Ng4+ $1 28. Rxg4 $2 {
[%mdl 8192] White's K is reluctant to go for a walk, but the text loses by
force.} (28. Kg3 $142 $8 {, but here Black has a pleasant choice:} Ne6 $5 (
28... Qg1+ 29. Kxf4 Qh2+ 30. Kxe4 Re8+ 31. Kd3 Nxf2+ (31... Qxd6+ 32. Kc2 Ne5
$15) 32. Kc2 Ne4+ 33. Kb3 Qxd6 (33... Nxd6 34. Qxh5 Qf4 $36) 34. Nxe4 Qd3+ 35.
Kb4 Qd4 $1 $40 {[%csl Rb4] is also promising - Black keeps the Q on the board
and harasses White's exposed K.}) 29. Rxe6 $1 ({Arguably the best,
alternatives are even worse:} 29. Rxf7 Nh6 30. Qf6 Rg8+ 31. Kh4 Qh1 $1 32. Qxe6
Nxf7 $19 {[%cal Rg8g4] /\Rg4}) (29. Rd1 Qxb2 30. Rxf7 Qxc3+ 31. Kh4 Qe5 $19 {/\
} 32. hxg4 $2 Qh2#) 29... fxe6 30. Qf4+ Qxf4+ 31. Kxf4 Nxf2 $17 ({or} 31...
Rf8+ $17 {In this _|_ Black's winning chances are much better, than in the one
from the previous note.})) (28. hxg4 $2 hxg4+ 29. Rh7 (29. Kg3 Nh5+ $19) 29...
g3+ $1 30. Kxg3 Rg8+ $19) 28... hxg4 29. Rd1 (29. Rh6 g3+ (29... Rxh6 $2 30.
Qe5+ Kc8 31. Qe8+ $11) 30. Kxg3 Qg1+ 31. Kxf4 Qxf2+ $19) 29... Rxh3+ 30. Kg1
Ne2+ 31. Kf1 (31. Kg2 Rh2+ $1 32. Kf1 (32. Kxh2 $2 Qh6+ 33. Kg2 Qh3#) 32...
Ng3+ {leads to the position from the game.}) 31... Ng3+ $1 32. fxg3 Rh1+ 33.
Kg2 (33. Ke2 Qxb2+ {/\} 34. Rd2 Rh2+ $19) 33... Rxd1 34. Nxd1 Qxd1 35. Qe5+ Kc8
36. Qe8+ Kc7 37. Qxf7+ (37. Qe7+ {already isn't a perpetual due to} Qd7 $19 {/\
} 38. Qxe4 Qd2+ 39. Kf1 Qc1+) 37... Kb6 38. c5+ Kxc5 39. Qxb7 Qf3+ 40. Kh2 Qf2+
41. Kh1 Qf1+ 42. Kh2 Qh3+ 43. Kg1 Qxg3+ 44. Kf1 Qd3+ 45. Ke1 a5 $19 {Black has
two extra P in Q_|_, the rest is a matter of simple technique.} 46. Qa7+ Kd6
47. Qxa5 Qb1+ 48. Kf2 Qxb2+ 49. Ke3 Qc1+ 50. Kxe4 Qc4+ 51. Kf5 ({The P_|_ is
lost even after} 51. Ke3 Qc5+ $1 52. Qxc5+ Kxc5 53. Kf4 Kb4 54. Kxg4 c5 55. Kf3
c4 56. Ke4 (56. Ke3 Kc3 $19 {[%cal Rc3b2] /\Kb2}) (56. Ke2 Ka3 $1) 56... Kc3 $1
57. a4 Kb2 (57... Kb4 $19) 58. a5 c3 59. a6 c2 60. a7 c1=Q 61. a8=Q Qh1+ $19)
51... Qb5+ 52. Qxb5 cxb5 53. Kxg4 Ke5 $8 (53... Kc5 $4 54. Kf4 Kd4 55. Kf5 Kc3
56. Ke5 Kb2 57. Kd5 $11) 54. Kg5 (54. Kf3 Kd4 $19) 54... b4 55. Kg6 Kd4 56. Kf5
Kc3 57. Ke4 Kb2 58. Kd3 Kxa2 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 (6. e3 {was
featured in no less than 3 games last year between Nakamura and Aronian. The
most recent clashes in this line went} Bf5 7. g4 ({For} 7. Nge2 {see Nakamura,
H (2758)-Aronian,L (2802)/London/2011/ - annotated in CBM 146.}) (7. Bd3 Bxd3
8. Qxd3 Nf6 9. Nge2 Nh5 10. Bxb8 Rxb8 11. f3 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. a3 a6 14. b4
Qd7 15. Rae1 Rbe8 16. Nc1 a5 17. bxa5 Bxa3 18. Nxd5 Bxc1 19. Nb6 Qe6 20. Rxc1
Qxe3+ 21. Qxe3 Rxe3 22. d5 cxd5 23. Nxd5 Re5 24. Rfd1 Nf6 $11 {Nakamura,H 
(2774)-Ponomariov,R (2754)/Saint Louis m/2011/ The difference between this
game and ours is that Ponomariov didn't weaken his kingside and therefore he
could effectively counter White's central expansion with a timely f5.}) 7...
Be6 8. h4 Nd7 9. g5 {, avsak aktivna reakcia} ({Nakamura tried the moves} 9. h5
{and}) (9. Bg3 {, but on neither occasion did he get anything out of the
opening.}) 9... h6 $5 10. g6 Ngf6 $142 (10... fxg6 11. Bd3 Nf8 (11... Bf7 12.
Qc2 {/\} Nf8 13. Nf3 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Rf3e5]}) 12. Nf3 Bf5 13. Ne5 Nf6 14. Rg1
$44 Ne4 $6 (14... Rg8 $142 $5) 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 (15... dxe4 16. Qb3 $16) 16. Nxe4
dxe4 17. Qb3 Qa5+ 18. Kf1 (18. Ke2 $5 Qa6+ 19. Kd1) 18... Qb5+ 19. Qxb5 cxb5
20. Rc1 Bxh4 21. Bh2 Bd8 (21... h5 $5 22. Rc7 $36) 22. Rg4 Nd7 23. Rxg6 Bf6 24.
Rc7 Nf8 25. Rg4 Ne6 26. Rxb7 $18 {Caruana,F (2736)-Melkumyan,H (2620)/Moscow/
2012/}) 11. gxf7+ Bxf7 12. Bd3 (12. Nf3 Nh5 $13) 12... Nh5 13. Be5 O-O 14. Qg4
Nhf6 15. Qg3 Nh5 {1/2,Morozevich,A (2762)-Giri,A (2714)/Reggio Emilia/2012/}
16. Qg2 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Bb4 18. Nf3 d4 19. Nxd4 Nf4 20. exf4 Qxd4 21. Rg1 Bxc3+
22. bxc3 Qxc3+ 23. Ke2 Qb2+ 24. Ke3 Qb6+ $11) 6... Nf6 7. h3 {This is a modern
wrinkle.} ({White tries to avoid the line} 7. e3 Nh5 $5 8. Be5 (8. Bg3 Nd7 9.
Bd3 g6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Rb1 a5 12. a3 Re8 $2 (12... Nxg3 13. hxg3 Nf6 $132) 13.
Nxd5 $1 $16 {Sandipan,C (2628)-Vishnu,P (2392)/New Delhi/2012/} {/\} cxd5 14.
Bc7 $18) 8... Nd7 9. Be2 (9. Nf3 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 g6 11. Bd3 Ng7 12. O-O-O Bf5 13.
g4 Bxd3 14. Nxd3 Qd7 15. h3 O-O-O 16. Kb1 Kb8 17. Rc1 Bd6 18. Na4 f5 19. Nac5
Qe7 20. gxf5 Nxf5 21. Qb3 Rhf8 $11 {Kalinitschew,S (2431)-Bruedigam,M (2322)/
Berlin/2011/}) 9... Nxe5 10. dxe5 g6 11. Bxh5 gxh5 {The critical move is} 12.
O-O-O $5 $13 {, featured in Grishchuk-Aronian and So-Laznicka. Both games were
annotated in CBM 143.} (12. Nf3 f6 13. O-O (13. e4 d4 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. O-O-O
$13 {-12.0-0-0}) 13... Bg4 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Nd4 O-O 16. f3 Bd7 17. Rad1 Rc8 (
17... Qe7 $5 18. Rfe1 Qg7 $13 {[%csl Gd7,Gf6] /=/+}) 18. Rfe1 Bg7 19. e4 c5 20.
Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5 d4 22. Qe4 (22. Qb3+ $13) 22... Qd7 23. g4 Rfe8 24. Qd5+ Qxd5
25. Nxd5 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rd8 27. Nc7 hxg4 28. fxg4 d3 $36 {Arizmendi Martinez,J
(2568)-Sargissian,G (2671)/EU-chT Porto Carras/2011/}) (12. Rd1 f6 13. exf6
Bxf6 14. Nge2 O-O (14... Qe7 15. e4 d4 16. Nxd4 Qg7 17. Nde2 (17. Nce2 $5 Qxg2
18. Rg1 Qxh2 19. Qb3 $44 {/\} Rf8 $2 20. Ne6 $40) 17... Qxg2 18. Rg1 Qxh2 19.
Qb3 Rf8 20. f4 Bg4 21. Rxg4 hxg4 22. Qe6+ Be7 23. Rd7 Qh4+ 24. Kf1 Rf7 25. Rxb7
Kf8 26. Qxc6 Rd8 $19 {Aleksandrov,A (2626)-Negi,P (2617)/ESP-chT Melilla/2011/}
) 15. O-O (15. e4 Qb6 $132 (15... Bg4 $5)) 15... Qe8 16. e4 dxe4 (16... Qg6 $13
) 17. Nxe4 Bg7 18. N2c3 (18. N2g3 $142 $5) 18... Bf5 19. Qb3+ Qe6 20. Qxe6+
Bxe6 21. Rd6 Rae8 22. Re1 b5 23. a3 a5 24. h4 b4 25. axb4 axb4 26. Na4 Bd5 $15
{Aleksandrov,A (2612)-Shimanov,A (2549)/Moscow/2012/})) (7. Nf3 {is considered
innocuous mainly due to} g6 $5 8. e3 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. O-O O-O
12. h3 Re8 13. Rab1 a5 14. Rfc1 Nb6 (14... Bf8 $11 {[%cal Yf6e4]}) 15. Nd2 Nh5
16. Bh2 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. a3 Nf6 19. b4 Nfd7 20. bxa5 Rxa5 21. a4 Ra7 22.
Rb2 Rea8 23. Qb1 Nxa4 24. Nxa4 Rxa4 25. Rxb7 Ra2 26. Nf3 c5 $11 {Moiseenko,A 
(2676)-Khairullin,I (2574)/Moscow/2009/}) 7... g6 $146 {[%mdl 8] This novelty
is otherwise a typical reaction, but possibly not ideal in our case.} ({
Currently the most promising alternative seems to be} 7... Qa5 $5 8. e3 (8. Nf3
Ne4 9. Bd2 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 g6 11. e3 Bf5 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Qd8 14. O-O Nd7
15. Rfc1 O-O 16. Rab1 a5 17. Na4 Nb6 18. Nxb6 Qxb6 19. Nb3 a4 $11 {1/2,
Lupulescu,C (2657)-Giri,A (2714)/EU-chT Porto Carras/2011/}) 8... Ne4 9. a3 Bf5
10. Bd3 Na6 11. Rc1 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13. Rxc3 Bxd3 14. Rxd3 O-O-O 15. Nf3
Nc7 16. Ke2 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Rxd6 18. Ne5 Rf8 19. Rc3 Nb5 20. Rc2 Re6 21. Kf3 Nd6
$11 {Turov,M (2645)-Grover,S (2532)/Wijk aan Zee-C/2012/}) ({Another
interesting idea is} 7... Na6 $5 8. e3 Nb4 9. Qb1 g6 10. g4 h5 11. a3 Na6 12.
Bxa6 bxa6 13. g5 Nh7 14. Be5 O-O 15. f4 Bf5 16. Qa2 f6 17. gxf6 Nxf6 18. Nge2
Ne4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Rg1 Qd7 $132 {Bosiocic,M (2580)-Brkic,A (2578)/CRO-ch
Opatija/2012/ Both games from 2012 were played later, than Carlsen-Aronian, so
the theory of the line is constatntly developing.}) (7... O-O 8. e3 {gives
White chances of achieving a pleasant version of the Carlsbad structure:} Nbd7
(8... Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. Bd3 Be6 11. Nge2 Re8 12. g4 g6 13. Ng3 Na6 $2 14.
Bxa6 bxa6 15. g5 Nd7 16. Kf1 c5 17. Rd1 f5 18. Nge2 c4 19. Nf4 Bf7 20. h4 Nb6
21. Kg2 Rab8 22. Rh3 Qe7 23. Rdh1 Kg7 24. h5 $40 {Kononenko,T (2305)-Sharevich,
A (2266)/Vladimir/2004/}) 9. Nf3 Re8 (9... g6 $5 10. Bd3 Nh5 11. Bh2 Ng7 12.
O-O Nb6 $132 {[%cal Yc8f5] Michna,M (2348)-Juszczak,A/Trzebinia/1999/}) 10. Bd3
Nf8 11. O-O Ne6 12. Bh2 g6 13. Rab1 Ng7 14. b4 a6 15. Na4 Bf5 16. Nc5 Bxd3 17.
Qxd3 Ra7 18. a4 Nf5 19. Rfc1 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Qxe4 Bxb4 22. Qd3 a5 23. Ne5
Ra8 24. Qb3 $14 {Matthiesen,A (2349)-Rendboe,J (2199)/Silkeborg/2009/}) (7...
Be6 8. e3 Nbd7 9. Nf3 h6 10. Bd3 Rc8 11. Bh2 a6 12. O-O O-O 13. a3 a5 14. Rae1
c5 15. Qd2 c4 16. Bb1 Re8 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nh7 19. Rd1 Rc5 20. f4 f5 21.
g4 $16 {Kalinitschew,S (2430)-Loeffler,F/Porz/1991/}) 8. e3 Bf5 9. Qd2 $5 {
[%cal Yg2g4] A clever idea. As White hasn't committed his king yet, he can
seriously consider developing a kingside initiative with g4 (altogether a
typical idea in this line - see the note to move 6).} (9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 O-O
$11 {is less impressive.}) 9... h5 {Aronian prevents the aforementioned idea,
but was it really worth weakening his kingside?} (9... Ne4 $142 $5 {was less
committal:} 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. f3 (11. Ne2 Bd6 12. f3 Bf5 13. O-O-O {is similar}
) 11... Bf5 12. O-O-O a5 $132) (9... O-O 10. g4 Be6 11. Bd3 c5 12. Nge2 $13 {
/+/=}) 10. Bd3 $1 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 {[%csl Rh5] White has forced a similar
position to that after 9.Bd3, but here the extra move h5 hurts Black's chances
- it loosens his kingside and also takes away the h5-square for Black's knight
(see Nh5 in Nakamura-Ponomariov above).} Nbd7 (11... Bd6 12. Nf3 $5 {[%cal
Rf4d6,Rf3e5] shows another drawback of h5: once White's knight lands on e5,
it's much more difficult to chase it away with f6.}) 12. Nge2 {Compared with 7.
Nf3, here White can develop his knight more flexibly, which enables him to
play in the centre.} a5 {A semi-waiting move, Black wants to clarify the
intentions of White's king.} (12... O-O {is more natural, but here also} {also}
13. O-O-O $5 {[%cal Yd1g1,Yg2g4] deserves some attention.} ({However, instead
of risking a double-edged fight, White can also choose the prudent} 13. O-O Re8
14. f3 $14)) 13. O-O O-O 14. f3 $14 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Ge3e4]} b5 $6 {[%csl Rc6]
The opening is almost over and White has built up a promising position: he has
a slight and riskless edge. This provokes a nervous reaction from Aronian.
Black still had more solid alternatives:} (14... Re8 15. e4 Nf8 $14) (14... h4
15. e4 Nb6 $14) 15. e4 dxe4 16. fxe4 $36 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4][%cal Yd4d5,Ye4e5]
Here White already has a very distinct pull, with both e5 and d5 hanging over
Black's position.} Nc5 17. Qf3 (17. Qe3 Ne6 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Rad1 $36) 17... Ne6
(17... b4 18. e5 $5 (18. dxc5 bxc3 (18... Bxc5+ 19. Kh1 bxc3 20. Bg5 $18 (20.
Rad1 Nd7 21. Qxc3 $18 {[%cal Rd1d7]})) 19. Rad1 $1 Qe8 20. Nxc3 Bxc5+ 21. Kh1
$16) 18... Nh7 19. dxc5 $16) 18. Be3 {White already has a choice:} (18. Rad1 $5
Nxf4 19. Nxf4 $36 {Sakaev}) 18... b4 (18... Nh7 $5 {is less committal} 19. e5 (
19. Bf2 $5) 19... Rc8 $14) 19. Nb1 $5 {[%mdl 4] Instead of putting his knight
offside with} (19. Na4 {, Carlsen patiently transfers it to an ideal square.
By model play White increases his strategic superiority.}) 19... Nh7 20. Nd2 {
[%csl Gc4]} Rc8 (20... Nhg5 21. Qg3 (21. Qf2 f5 $1 $132) 21... Nh7 22. Nc4 (22.
Qf2 Bh4 23. g3 Bg5 24. Rac1 $14 {/+/-}) 22... Bh4 23. Qf3 Nhg5 24. Bxg5 Bxg5
25. Rad1 $36) (20... f5 21. exf5 Rxf5 22. Qxc6 $16) ({The text move is not too
useful, more to the point was the immediate} 20... Bh4 $5) 21. Rad1 Bh4 22. g3
Bf6 (22... Bg5 $5 23. Nc4 Bxe3+ (23... h4 $5) 24. Qxe3 Qg5 {gives Black more
chances to create some counterplay.}) 23. Nc4 Bg7 24. b3 $16 {[%csl Ra5]} Qe7 {
[%cal Re6g5] As White improves his pieces, Black is gradually running out of
ideas. Therefeore he decides to lash out.} (24... h4 25. e5 $1 hxg3 26. Nd6 $16
(26. Qxg3 $16)) ({Sakaev prefers} 24... Nf6 $16 {, but it's only an attempt to
limit the damage - Black's position remains tough.}) 25. Qg2 {Carlsen is
reluctant to commit himself and prefers a prophylactic move.} ({The engine
points out the straightforward} 25. e5 $5 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Yc4d6]} h4 (25... f6
26. Nf4 $1 Nxf4 27. gxf4 {[%csl Gd4,Ge5,Gf4]}) 26. Nxa5 c5 $5 (26... Nhg5 27.
Qg4 $16) 27. Nc6 Qd7 28. d5 Neg5 29. Bxg5 (29. Qg2 Rfe8 30. gxh4 Nxh3+ 31. Kh2
Bxe5+ 32. Nxe5 Rxe5 33. Rd3 Rce8 34. Rf3 N3g5 $1 35. hxg5 Nxg5 $14) 29... Nxg5
30. Qe3 Bh6 31. g4 Rxc6 32. dxc6 Qxc6 33. Rd6 $16) 25... Nc7 (25... Neg5 26. e5
$36) (25... Nf6 $142 26. Qf3 $16 (26. Nxa5 Qa7 27. Nxc6 (27. e5 Qxa5 28. exf6
Bh8 $132 {[%csl Ra2,Rf6][%cal Ye6c7,Yc7d5,Yc8d8,Yf8e8]}) 27... Rxc6 28. e5 Nd8
29. exf6 Bxf6 $14 {/<=>}) (26. d5 $5 $36)) 26. Nxa5 (26. Bf4 $5 $16) 26... Rfe8
(26... Nd5 27. Bd2 (27. Bc1 Nc3 28. Nxc3 bxc3 29. Nc4 c5 30. Ba3 $16) 27... Nc3
28. Bxc3 bxc3 29. e5 $16) 27. e5 Nd5 28. Bd2 {[%cal Ra5c6]} (28. Nxc6 $2 Qd7
$19 {[%csl Rc6,Re3]}) 28... Red8 29. Nf4 Qa7 $2 {This should have lost quickly.
} (29... Qc7 $142 $1 30. Nc4 Ra8 {/\} 31. Nxd5 (31. Be3 $142 $5 Nxe3 32. Nxe3
Qa7 33. Nc2 Bxe5 34. Nxb4 $16) 31... cxd5 32. Nd6 Rxd6 33. exd6 Qxd6 34. Bf4
Qd7 $14 {[%csl Ra2,Rd4][%cal Yh7f6,Yf6e4]}) 30. Nxc6 Rxc6 31. Nxd5 Rc2 32. Kh1
(32. Qe4 $5 Rxa2 (32... Qxa2 $2 33. Nxb4) 33. Bf4 $1 $18 {/\} Qd7 34. Nxb4 Rb2
35. Nd3 Rxb3 $2 36. Nc5) 32... Bf8 (32... Rb2 33. Nxb4 Qxd4 34. Bc3 Qxd1 35.
Bxb2 Qd7 36. Nc6 $18 {is hopeless in the long run, but retains at least some
practical chances.}) 33. e6 $1 Qa8 (33... fxe6 34. Qe4 $18) (33... f5 34. g4
$18 {->}) 34. exf7+ (34. e7 $1 Rxd5 35. e8=Q Qxe8 36. Qxd5 Rxa2 37. Rde1 Qa8
38. Qxa8 Rxa8 39. Ra1 $18) 34... Kh8 ({A more resilient try was} 34... Kg7 $142
$1 35. Nf4 Qxg2+ 36. Nxg2 Ra8 $16) 35. Nf4 Qxg2+ 36. Kxg2 $6 {White needlessly
prolongs theagony.} ({The text doesn't give away the win, but a more direct
way was} 36. Nxg2 $142 $1 Kg7 (36... Rxd4 37. Bc3 bxc3 38. Rxd4 $18) 37. Bf4
Bd6 (37... Be7 38. Be5+ Bf6 39. Nf4 $18) 38. Rde1 Nf8 39. d5 $18 {[%cal Rf4d6,
Rg2f4,Rf4e6]}) 36... Rxd4 37. Rf2 Rd6 (37... Rc6 38. Re1 $18) 38. Bc1 $1 Rxf2+
(38... Rxd1 39. Rxc2 Kg7 40. Ne6+ Kxf7 41. Nxf8 Nxf8 42. Bd2 $18 {[%cal Rd2b4]}
) 39. Kxf2 Rxd1 {The only chance to fight on.} ({After} 39... Kg7 40. Rxd6 Bxd6
41. f8=Q+ $1 (41. Bd2 Nf6 $16) 41... Nxf8 42. Bd2 $18 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Rf4d5,
Rf4d3] White will be 2 pawns up in a simple endgame.}) 40. Bb2+ Nf6 $8 (40...
Bg7 $4 41. Nxg6#) 41. Bxf6+ Kh7 42. Ne6 Bd6 $8 (42... Bh6 43. Ng5+ $1 Bxg5 44.
f8=Q $18) 43. Be5 Be7 44. f8=Q (44. Ke2 $5 Rg1 (44... Rd5 45. Bf6 Bd6 46. f8=Q
Bxf8 47. Nxf8+ Kh6 48. Ne6 Ra5 49. Kd3 Rxa2 50. Bg5+ Kh7 51. Bd2 $18) (44...
Rh1 45. Bf6 Bd6 46. h4 Rh2+ 47. Kd3 {[%cal Rf6e5]} Rxa2 48. Be5 Be7 49. f8=Q
Bxf8 50. Nxf8+ Kh6 51. Ne6 $18 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Rd3c4]}) 45. Bd4 {/\} Rxg3 $2
46. Bf6 Bd6 47. Be5 $18) 44... Bxf8 45. Nxf8+ Kh6 46. Ne6 $6 (46. Ke2 $142 $1
Rg1 $1 (46... Rd5 47. Bf4+ Kg7 48. Ne6+ Kf6 49. Nc7 Ra5 50. h4 $1 $18) 47. Ne6
(47. h4 g5 $1 48. Bf6 g4 (48... gxh4 49. Bxh4 Rg2+ 50. Kd3 Rxa2 51. Kc4 $18)
49. Bg5+ Kg7 50. Ne6+ Kf7 51. Kf2 $1 Ra1 52. Nd4 Rxa2+ 53. Ke3 {[%cal Re3d3,
Rd3c4]} Ra8 54. Kd3 Rc8 55. Bd2 $18) 47... g5 48. Bd6 Rg2+ (48... Kg6 49. Kf3
$18 {leads to a similar position after} Ra1) 49. Kf3 Rxa2 50. Bxb4 Rb2 51. Nd4
$18) 46... g5 $5 {Aronian tries to get counterchances on the kingside.} (46...
Rd2+ 47. Ke3 Rxa2 48. Bf4+ Kh7 49. Kd3 {[%csl Rb4] loses in a straighforward
fashion, as the b-pawn falls shortly.}) 47. h4 gxh4 48. gxh4 Kg6 49. Nd4 Rd3 $5
(49... Rd2+ 50. Ke3 Rxa2 51. Kd3 {[%cal Ye5f4,Yf4g5,Yd3c4] should gradually
win after White safeguards his h-pawn. Aronian tries to cut off White's king.})
50. Nc6 (50. Ke2 Rh3 51. Bd6 (51. Nf3 Kf5 $16) 51... Rxh4 52. Nf3 Rh1 (52...
Re4+ 53. Kd3 $18) 53. Bxb4 h4 54. Kf2 Kf5 55. Kg2 Rb1 (55... Ra1 $5) 56. Nxh4+
Kg4 57. Nf3 Rb2+ 58. Nd2 Rxa2 59. Kf2 $18 {is a Tablebase win, Carlsen seeks
something more human...}) 50... Rd2+ 51. Ke3 Rxa2 52. Bd6 (52. Nxb4 $2 Ra3 $11)
52... Ra1 (52... Ra6 53. Ne7+ Kf7 54. Bxb4 $18) (52... Rc2 53. Nd4 Rc3+ 54. Ke4
Rh3 $16 {/\} 55. Nf3 Rh1 56. Bxb4 $2 Rb1 57. Nd2 (57. Nd4 Rh1) 57... Rh1 $132
58. Be7 $4 Re1+) 53. Kd4 Rg1 $6 {Now Black loses more or less listlessly.} ({
Shipov points out the far more resilient} 53... Rh1 $1 54. Be7 Rh3 55. Ne5+ (
55. Kc4 Rc3+) 55... Kf5 56. Nd3 Rg3 57. Kc4 Rg4+ 58. Kb5 Rg3 59. Nc5 Rg4 {
Now White has to play for zugzwang to pass the move to his opponent with} 60.
Bd8 $3 (60. Bg5 Rxg5 $1 61. hxg5 h4 $11) (60. Ka4 Rg7 61. Bd8 Rg8 62. Nb7 Kg4
63. Kxb4 Rxd8 64. Nxd8 Kxh4 65. Nc6 Kg3 66. Nd4 Kg4 $1 67. Nc2 h4 68. Ne3+ Kf3
69. Nf1 h3 70. Kc5 Kg2 71. Ne3+ Kf2 $11) 60... Rd4 61. Bg5 Rg4 62. Be7 Rd4 $1 (
62... Rg7 63. Bd8 Rg8 64. Nb7 Kg4 65. Kc4 $1 {/\} Rxd8 66. Nxd8 Kxh4 67. Kd3
Kg3 68. Ke2 h4 69. Kf1 Kf3 70. Nc6 $18) 63. Ka4 Kg6 64. Bg5 Rg4 65. Nd3 Kf5 (
65... Rxg5 $2 66. Nf4+ Kf5 67. hxg5 Kxg5 68. Nxh5) 66. Nf2 $1 (66. Kb5 Rg3 67.
Kc4 Rg4+ 68. Kc5 Rg3) 66... Rd4 (66... Rg2 67. Nd1 $18 {[%cal Ra4b4]}) 67. Kb5
Ke5 68. Kc5 $22 Rd7 69. Kxb4 Kd4 70. Nd1 Rb7+ 71. Ka3 Kd3 72. Kb2 $16 {/+-
White should gradually win, but he still has to overcome some technical
problems after} Rf7 {, e.g.,} 73. Ne3 Rf2+ 74. Ka3 Rf8 75. Nd5 Kd4 76. Nf4 Kc3
77. Ka4 Ra8+ 78. Kb5 Kxb3 79. Nxh5 Rc8 $1 $11 {is only a Tablebase draw!}) 54.
Kc5 Kf5 (54... Rh1 55. Be7 Rc1+ 56. Kb5 Rc3 57. Nd4 $18) 55. Nxb4 Rc1+ 56. Kd4
Re1 (56... Rb1 57. Kc3 Rc1+ 58. Nc2 $18) (56... Rd1+ 57. Nd3 Rh1 (57... Ke6 58.
Bf4) 58. Be7 $18) 57. Nc6 $18 {[%csl Gb3][%cal Gb3b8] White gives up Ph4, as
his passed b-pawn will be too fast.} ({Equally strong was} 57. Nd3 $5 Re4+ 58.
Kd5 Rxh4 (58... Re3 59. Nc5 $18) 59. Nf2 $1 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Rd5c5,Rd6g3]})
57... Re4+ 58. Kd5 Rxh4 59. b4 Rh1 60. b5 Rb1 61. Nd4+ Kg4 (61... Kf6 62. Kc6
Rc1+ 63. Bc5 $5 h4 64. b6 h3 65. Nf3 $18) 62. Kc6 Rc1+ 63. Kd7 (63. Bc5 $2 h4
$11) 63... Rb1 (63... Rd1 64. b6 Rxd4 65. b7 $18) 64. Kc7 h4 (64... Rc1+ 65.
Nc6 Rb1 66. b6 h4 67. b7 h3 (67... Kf3 68. Nb4 $18) 68. Nd4 {and Black's king
is cut off.}) 65. b6 Kh3 (65... h3 66. b7 $18 {-64...Rc1+}) 66. b7 Kg2 67. Nf5
h3 68. Nh4+ {Stops Black's passed pawn and forces resignation.} (68. Nh4+ Kg1
69. b8=Q Rxb8 70. Kxb8 h2 71. Nf3+) 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2018.03.24"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 ({White
can get only a worse position after} 7. Qb3 $6 Qb6 $1 {Black wants to take on
b3 and then he can win the b3-pawn by playing ...Bc2.}) 7... Be6 8. Qb3 $1 $146
{A very strong novelty. In comparison with 7.Qb3?! Qb6 Black's light-squared
bishop isn't well-placed and White intends to continue f3, h4, Bd3, Nge2
gaining space on the kingside.} ({The main line is} 8. h4 Nd7 ({Wesley So
prefers to take on h4:} 8... Bxh4 $5 9. Qb3 g5 10. Be5 f6 11. Bh2 Bxg4 12. Qxb7
Qe7 13. Qxa8 Qxe3+ {and according to my computer, it's a draw:} 14. Be2 Bxf2+
15. Kf1 Bh4 16. Qxb8+ Kf7 17. Nd1 Bxe2+ 18. Nxe2 Qf3+ 19. Kg1 Qxe2 20. Bg3 Qg4
21. Kg2 Qe4+ 22. Kg1 Qg4 23. Kg2 Qe4+ 24. Kg1 Qg4 {1/2 (24) Ding,L (2732)-So,W
(2762) Wijk aan Zee 2015}) 9. g5 h6 10. g6 (10. Qf3 hxg5 11. hxg5 Rxh1 12. Qxh1
Bxg5 13. Qh8 Kf8 14. Bd6+ Be7 15. Bf4 Ndf6 16. Bd3 Qc8 17. f3 Bf5 18. e4 Bg6
$15 {Zacurdajev,M (2408)-Klimov,S (2483) St Petersburg 2008 0-1 (40)}) 10...
Ngf6 11. gxf7+ Bxf7 12. Bd3 O-O 13. Qf3 Qb6 14. O-O-O c5 15. Nge2 Rac8 16. Rhg1
Kh8 17. Bc2 cxd4 18. Rxd4 Bc5 (18... Rg8 $5 19. Qg3 Bb4 20. Bc7 Rxc7 21. Rxb4
Qxb4 22. Qxc7 Qxh4 23. Ng3 $44) 19. Na4 Qa5 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21. Bd6 Qxa2 22. Bxc5
Nxc5 $44 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2721)-Aronian,L (2803) Beijing 2013 1-0 (75)}) ({
White can also try} 8. h3 Nd7 9. Nf3 Nf8 $6 (9... g5 10. Bh2 (10. Bg3 h5 11.
gxh5 Rxh5 12. Ne5 Ngf6 13. Qf3 $6 Rh6 14. Bd3 Qa5 15. Bf5 Ne4 16. Bxe6 Nxe5 17.
Bxe5 fxe6 18. Rc1 Kd7 $17 {Bern,I (2375)-Agdestein,S (2590) 0-1 (32) Norway
1991}) 10... h5 11. gxh5 Rxh5 12. Rg1 Rh8 13. Qb3 Nb6 14. a4 a5 15. O-O-O Bxh3
16. Be5 Rh5 17. Bd3 $44 (17. Rh1 $5 Bg4 18. Be2 Bb4 19. Rdg1 $44) 17... Bb4 $2
18. Bf4 $1 g4 19. Ne5 $16 {Grigore,G (2485)-Kayumov,S (2434) Paks 2003 1-0 (94)
}) 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Qc2 $1 Ng6 12. Bh2 Rd8 13. O-O-O Bd6 14. Bxd6 Rxd6 15. Ng5
$16 {Zubov,A (2612)-Sturua,Z (2548) Gjakova 2016 1-0 (56)}) 8... Qb6 ({The
computer recommends} 8... b5 $5 {You can find the same idea after 1.d4 d5 2.c4
c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Bf5 7.Qb3 b5.} 9. h3 {It seems to be a
forced move.} Nd7 (9... h5 {is a bit premature due to} 10. g5 $1 Bxg5 11. Bxg5
Qxg5 12. a4 $14) 10. Nf3 (10. Bd3 h5 $5 11. gxh5 Rxh5 12. Qc2 (12. Rc1 $6 Nc5
13. dxc5 d4 14. Qc2 dxc3 15. bxc3 Qd5 $15) 12... Kf8 13. Rc1 a6 $13) 10... g5 {
If Black wants to play ...h5 then he should start with ...g5 first.} (10... h5
$2 11. g5 $16) 11. Bg3 h5 12. gxh5 Rxh5 13. O-O-O Rc8 14. Be2 Rxh3 15. Rxh3
Bxh3 16. Qc2 $44) 9. f3 g5 {Black should play ...g5 and ...h5. For example:} (
9... Nd7 10. h4 Qxb3 11. axb3 f5 12. g5 {according to Vladimir Kramnik Black's
position is unpleasant.} h6 13. Nh3 hxg5 14. hxg5 Nf8 15. Kf2 Ng6 16. Bd3 Kf7
17. Ne2 $14) 10. Be5 $1 (10. Bg3 $6 {I think that 10.Be5 f6 11.Bg3 is stronger
than 10.Bg3.} h5 $1 11. gxh5 Qxb3 12. axb3 Nd7 13. Bd3 Ngf6 $15 14. h4 gxh4 15.
Rxh4 Nxh5 16. Rh2 f5 (16... O-O-O $1 17. Bf2 Nf4 18. exf4 Rxh2 19. f5 Rg8 20.
fxe6 fxe6 21. Kf1 Rgg2 22. Nd1 a6 $17) 17. Nge2 Kf7 18. Bf2 a6 19. Kd2 Bd6 20.
Rg2 Rag8 $11 {Usmanov,V (2464)-Duzhakov,I (2421) St Petersburg RUS 20181/2 (89)
}) 10... f6 11. Bg3 Qxb3 {Sooner or later Black should take on b3.} 12. axb3 h5
13. gxh5 Rxh5 (13... Nh6 $5 {(Wesley So)} 14. e4 Nf7 15. Bd3 Rxh5 16. exd5 cxd5
17. Nge2 Nc6 18. f4 $13) 14. Bd3 Kf7 $6 {This leads to a bad position.} ({
According to Kramnik Black should have played} 14... f5 15. Nge2 Nd7 16. h4 {
for example} Nf8 17. Rh2 gxh4 18. Nf4 Rh6 19. Bf2 Kf7 20. Ke2 Ng6 (20... Bd7
21. Na4 Re8 22. Nc5 Bc8 23. Rxa7 Bd6 24. Kd1 Bb8 25. Ra8 Bxf4 26. exf4 Ng6 27.
Bf1 N8e7 28. b4 Reh8 29. Kd2 $14) 21. Nxg6 Kxg6 22. Na4 Nf6 (22... Re8 23. Nc5
Bc8 24. Rxa7 Bxc5 25. dxc5 d4 26. Kd2 $14) 23. Rxh4 Rxh4 24. Bxh4 Rh8 25. Bg3
$14 {Black still has to play precisely to get an equal position.}) 15. h4 f5
16. Nh3 $1 {Black has got an unpleasant position after opening.} f4 {Wesley
tries to solve his problems by dint of tactics.} (16... gxh4 17. Nf4 Rh6 18.
Bf2 {Sooner or later White takes on h4 with a better position. According to
Vladimir Kramnik Black's position is defendable. For example} Nd7 19. Nce2 Nf8
20. Nxe6 Kxe6 21. Nf4+ Kf6 22. Ke2 Ng6 23. Nxg6 Kxg6 24. Rag1+ Kf6 25. Rxh4 $14
) 17. exf4 $1 Bxh3 (17... gxh4 18. Ng5+ Rxg5 (18... Bxg5 19. fxg5 Ne7 20. Rxh4
Rxg5 21. Rh7+ Rg7 22. Rxg7+ Kxg7 23. Kd2 $16 {White can play Na4, Nc5 or b4,
b5.}) 19. fxg5 hxg3 20. f4 $16 {(Vladimir Kramnik)} Nd7 21. Rh7+ Kf8 22. Kf1
Bb4 23. f5 Bf7 24. Kg2 {White should win the game.}) 18. fxg5 $1 $16 {White
has only 2 pawns for the sacrificed knight but White's pawns seem to be
unstoppable.} (18. hxg5 $2 {doesn't work due to} Bf5 $1 19. Rxh5 Bxd3 $15)
18... Bd7 19. Kf2 Na6 $5 ({Wesley could have tried} 19... Bf8 {with the idea ..
.Ne7, ...Bf5.} 20. Ne2 Ne7 21. Nf4 Rh8 22. h5 Bf5 23. Rae1 Bxd3 24. Nxd3 Nd7
25. Ne5+ Nxe5 26. Bxe5 Rg8 27. h6 (27. f4 $5 Nf5 28. g6+ Ke6 29. g7 Bd6 30. h6
Bxe5 31. Rxe5+ Kf6 32. h7 Rxg7 33. h8=Q Rxh8 34. Rxh8 Nxd4 $16) 27... Rxg5 28.
h7 Ng6 29. h8=Q Nxh8 30. Rxh8 $16) 20. Bxa6 $6 {Not the strongest move. Now
Black can try to blockade White's pawns.} (20. Ne2 $6 Nb4 21. Bg6+ Kxg6 22.
Nf4+ Kf7 23. Nxh5 {(Vladimir Kramnik)} c5 $1 24. dxc5 Bxc5+ 25. Kg2 d4 $13) ({
Vladimir also mentioned} 20. Rae1 $1 Nb4 21. Bb1 {intending Ne2, Nf4.
According to Wesley So Black's position would be very difficult and the
computer confirms his evaluation. Actually Black doesn't have any reasonable
moves. For example} Rf8 (21... Bf8 22. Ne2 Ne7 23. Nf4 Rh8 24. h5 Bf5 25. Rxe7+
Bxe7 26. Bxf5 Bxg5 27. Bg6+ Kg8 28. Ne6 Bf6 29. Bd6 Na6 30. f4 $18) 22. Ne2 Kg7
23. Be5+ $18) 20... bxa6 21. Ne2 Bd8 $1 22. Be5 ({Vladimir could have tried} 
22. Nf4 $5 Rh8 23. Nd3 Rh7 $1 {the strongest continuation} (23... Bf5 24. Ne5+
Kf8 25. Nxc6 $16 {White should win the game}) 24. Rae1) 22... Ne7 23. Nf4 $1 (
23. Ng3 Kg6 $1 24. Nxh5 Kxh5 25. Rxa6 Bb6 26. Rha1 Re8 27. Rxa7 {White can get
a worse position if he doesn't sacrifice an exchange.} (27. b4 Nf5 28. f4 Bxd4+
29. Bxd4 Nxd4 30. Re1 Rb8 31. Rxa7 Bf5 $15) 27... Bxa7 28. Rxa7 Bf5 29. Bf6 Ng8
30. Kg3 Nxf6 31. gxf6 Rf8 32. f7 $11) 23... Rh7 24. h5 Kg8 25. Rag1 (25. g6 $6
{doesn't work due to 26...Bc8:} Rh6 26. Rxa6 Bc8 $1 {For example} (26... Bb6
27. Rha1 Rf8 28. Rxa7 Bxa7 29. Rxa7 Rxf4 30. Rxd7 $18 {(Vladimir Kramnik)}) 27.
Raa1 Nf5 28. b4 Bb6 29. Ne2 Bd7 $11) 25... Nf5 26. h6 Be8 $6 ({I believe that
Wesley should've played} 26... Be7 $1 27. g6 (27. Rh5 Re8 $1 28. Rgh1 Bf8 29.
b4 Bc8 {I can't see how White can improve his position.}) 27... Rxh6 28. Rxh6
Nxh6 29. Rh1 Bf8 30. Nh5 Be7 $1 {It seems to me that Black should make a draw.
For example} (30... Bf5 $2 31. g7 Be7 32. Ng3 $18 {(Kramnik)}) 31. Nf6+ Bxf6
32. Bxf6 Rf8 $8 33. Be7 Re8 34. Bg5 Nf5 35. Bf6 Re2+ 36. Kxe2 Ng3+ 37. Kf2
Nxh1+ 38. Kg2 Be8 $11) 27. g6 $1 (27. b4 $5 {(Kramnik)} Be7 28. g6 Rxh6 29.
Rxh6 Nxh6 30. Rh1 Bf8 31. g7 (31. Ne6 $5 Bxg6 32. Nxf8 Ng4+ 33. fxg4 Rxf8+ 34.
Ke2 $16) 31... Bxg7 32. Rg1 Nf5 33. Ne6 $16) 27... Rxh6 $8 28. Rxh6 Nxh6 29.
Rh1 Bg5 30. Ne6 Bxg6 31. Nxg5 Nf7 32. Ne6 $6 (32. f4 $1 Nxe5 33. dxe5 Rb8 34.
Rc1 Rxb3 35. Rxc6 Rxb2+ 36. Kf3 {White has good chances to win the game.}) ({
I see value in} 32. Nxf7 {(Yermolinsky,A)} Kxf7 33. Ke3 Bf5 34. Ra1 {and White
can play this forever.}) 32... Nxe5 33. dxe5 Re8 34. Nf4 Bc2 $1 {Kramnik said
that he had overlooked it. During the press conference, both grandmasters were
concerned that White still has chances to win the endgame. However the
computer doesn't see any problems for Black.} 35. Rg1+ {Other moves also lead
to a draw.} (35. Rh6 Rxe5 36. Rxc6 Bxb3 37. Rxa6 Re7 $11) (35. Rc1 Bxb3 36.
Rxc6 Rxe5 37. Rxa6 Re7 $11) (35. Rh5 Bxb3 36. Nd3 {(Vladimir Kramnik)} d4 37.
Nc5 Bd5 38. Ke2 Rf8 39. Rg5+ Kh7 40. e6 Rxf3 41. Re5 Rf8 $8 42. e7 Bc4+ 43. Kd2
Rf2+ 44. Kd1 Rf1+ 45. Kd2 Rf2+ $11) 35... Kf7 36. e6+ Kf6 {Sooner or later
Black will take on e6 with a draw.} 37. Nh5+ ({White could have tried} 37. Rc1
Bf5 (37... Bxb3 38. Rxc6 Bc4 39. Ke3 Rb8 40. Rc7 Ke5 41. e7 Rb3+ 42. Kf2 Rxb2+
43. Kg3 Rb8 44. Rd7 Rg8+ 45. Kf2 Re8 $11) 38. Rxc6 Ke5 39. Ne2 Bd3 40. b4 Bxe2
41. Kxe2 Rxe6 42. Rxe6+ Kxe6 43. Ke3 Ke5 44. f4+ Kf5 45. Kd4 Kxf4 46. Kxd5 Ke3
47. Kc6 Kd4 48. Kb7 Kc4 $11) 37... Ke5 38. f4+ Kd6 39. Ng7 Rf8 40. Ke3 d4+ 41.
Kf3 (41. Kxd4 Rxf4+ 42. Kc3 Be4 43. Re1 (43. Rd1+ Bd5) 43... Ke7 $11) (41. Kd2
Bxb3 42. f5 Rh8 (42... c5) 43. Re1 (43. Kd3 c5 44. Ke4 Bd5+ 45. Kf4 d3 $11)
43... Rh2+ 44. Kd3 $4 Kd5 $19 {(Kramnik)}) 41... Ke7 42. b4 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Norway"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tisdall, Jonathan D"]
[Black "Madsen, Dag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 Bb4 $5 {A new way to avoid the messy theory
of the Geller Gambit:} (4... dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+) 5. e5
Ne7 (5... c5 $5) 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2 Be7 $1 {A clever move,
vacating the b4 square for the knight on d5.} 9. Bd3 $5 (9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3
Nf8 11. h3 Ne6 {is better for black than I thought - so perhaps I was right
not to take on d5. Nevertheless, the game becomes very complicated now.}) 9...
Nb4 10. Be4 b6 $5 (10... c5 11. O-O cxd4 12. Nb5 {is risky for black -
although he damages the white center somewhat, he is dangerously behind in
development.}) 11. a3 Nd5 12. O-O a5 $5 13. Rc1 Ba6 14. Re1 O-O $2 {This
natural move is a grave error. After} (14... g5 $1 {The position is completely
unclear. I intended} 15. Kh1 (15. h3 h5 16. Nh2 {is possible.}) 15... g4 16.
Ng1 h5 {and now} 17. Bb1 $1 {is best. Not} (17. f3 Bh4 $1 18. g3 Bxg3 $1 19.
hxg3 h4 {and black whips up a mating attack since he controls the e2 and f1
squares!})) 15. Bb1 $1 {Now white's attack plays itself.} Rc8 16. Qc2 g6 17.
Qe4 Re8 18. Qg4 Nf8 19. Ne4 Rc7 {[#]} 20. h4 $1 {This pawn will break up
black's kingside.} f5 (20... h5 {gives white the pleasant choice between} 21.
Qh3 {intending g2-g4, or} (21. Qg3 {intending} Kg7 22. Bg5 Nh7 23. Nd6 Rh8 24.
Bh6+ $1)) 21. exf6 Nxf6 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. h5 Ree7 24. Bh6 $1 {White delays
capturing on g6, which would complicate his task by giving black the h7 square.
} Qe8 25. Ne5 $1 Bg7 26. hxg6 Nxg6 (26... Bxh6 27. gxh7+ {and mate on g8.}) 27.
Nxg6 (27. Bxg6 hxg6 28. Bg5 {was very good, but not the most efficient.}) 27...
hxg6 {[#]} (27... Bxh6 28. Nxe7+ Kh8 29. Qxe6 Bxc1 30. Qf6#) 28. Bg5 $1 Red7
29. Rxe6 Qf8 30. Ba2 (30. Ba2 Kh7 31. Rc3) 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.04.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2003.03.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[This game from the 8th round of the tournament allowed Rustemov to take the
clear lead in the tournament. The game is nice, but for the commentator it is
not an easy task on a short notice to try to understand all the hidden points
of this sharp game. Luckily, nowadays we have Fritz!]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3
Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 $1 {[Being half a point behind the
leader (Vallejo) Rustemov needed to win that game. It explains the choice of
the sharp line with 7.g4.]} Be6 8. Bd3 Nd7 9. h3 g5 $5 $146 {[Lot of different
moves have been made here before, but not this one. Actually, the novelties
with g2-g4 or g7-g5 has become the speciallity of Vallejo, who has strongly
surprised Khalifman by his g2-g4 in a well-know positions some rounds before.]}
10. Bg3 h5 {[All play looks anti-positional, but it is modern chess, very
often chess principles are being replaced by the concrete play.]} 11. f3 ({If} 
11. gxh5 {then} Ngf6 {, although after} 12. Be2 {White keeps his extra pawn.
Obviously Vallejo had something in mind.}) 11... Qb6 12. Rb1 c5 $6 ({Too
optimistic. Black is trying to open the position, still not finishing
development of his pieces and not castling. I would have played simple} 12...
Ngf6) ({or} 12... hxg4 13. fxg4 Ngf6 (13... Nh6)) 13. Kf1 hxg4 14. fxg4 Nh6 ({
Played in conjuction with the following plan, otherwise this move makes no
sense. After} 14... cxd4 15. exd4 Qxd4 16. Nb5 Qf6+ 17. Kg2 {White has a
strong compensation for the pawn.}) 15. Kg2 f5 16. Qf3 fxg4 17. hxg4 Nf6 $6 (
17... Bxg4 {was, probably, better since after} 18. Qxg4 $5 (18. Qxd5 O-O-O $13
{is unclear}) 18... Nxg4 19. Rxh8+ Bf8 20. Nxd5 Qc6 21. e4 $44 {the position
is very unclear. After the text White gets the advantage.}) 18. Be5 $1 Kf7 $2 (
{A losing move. Although after the correct} 18... Bxg4 19. Qg3 {White is still
better}) 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nxd5 Bxg4 21. Qg3 $1 (21. Qxf6+ Qxf6 22. Nxf6 Kxf6
23. Rf1+ Ke7 24. dxc5 {wins the pawn, but White is after something much more
serious.}) 21... Qc6 22. e4 Be6 (22... Bxd4 {loses after} 23. Rf1+ Kg7 24. Rxh6
Rxh6 ({or} 24... Qxh6 $4 25. Qc7+) 25. Qxg4 Rah8 26. Nh3 $1 Rxh3 27. Qxg5+ Qg6
28. Qxg6+ Kxg6 29. Nf4+) 23. Nxf6 Nf5 ({Finding the last resources, eventually
Black almost succeeds in saving the game. Vallejo is a very lucky player, one
has to be very careful with him until the very last moment of the game.} 23...
Kxf6 24. Rf1+ Kg6 25. d5 {loses a piece.}) 24. Rxh8 $6 (24. Qxg5 {could have
won very easily after} Rag8 25. Rh7+ Rxh7 26. Qxg8+ Kxf6 27. Qxh7) 24... Nxg3
25. Rxa8 Nf5 26. d5 Nh4+ 27. Kh1 Qd6 28. Rf1 $2 ({The computer tells us that} 
28. dxe6+ Kxf6 29. e5+ Qxe5 ({or} 29... Kxe5 30. Re1+ Kf6 31. e7) 30. Rf1+ Ke7
31. Rf7+ Kxe6 (31... Kd6 32. Rd8+ Kc6 33. e7) 32. Re8+ {was the easiest way to
win.}) 28... Bf5 $5 29. e5 $2 ({Another mistake, probably, in time-trouble.
Better was} 29. Nh5 Qh6 30. Be2 $18) 29... Qxe5 30. Rf8+ Kg7 31. Bxf5 Nxf5 {
[Suddenly almost all White pieces are hanging, luckily for Rustemov he still
finds the way out.]} 32. Rf3 Qxb2 33. Rxf5 (33. Nd7 Nh4 34. R8f7+ Kg8 35. Rf2 {
could have been the better option than the text.}) 33... Kxf8 34. d6 Qd4 (34...
Qxa2 {(or 34...c4) lose to} 35. Rxc5 $18) ({But after} 34... b6 35. d7 Ke7 36.
Rd5 Kd8 {it is still very difficult for White to win. The only way to play is}
37. Rd6 Qb5 38. Nh7 Qxd7 39. Rxd7+ Kxd7 40. Nxg5 {while the question still
remains whether Black will be able to exchange the pawn a2. Although White
should win it is not an easy task when you have only 1 hour to finish the game
with no seconds added after each move.}) 35. Nf3 (35. d7 Ke7 36. Rd5 Qxd5+ 37.
Nxd5+ Kxd7 {is similar to the line with 34...b6, although here Black has an
extra pawn on g5.}) 35... Qd1+ 36. Ng1 c4 $4 ({After} 36... Qd4 {White has
nothing better than to play 37.d7 and try to win the 2 knights + 1 pawn versus
4 pawns ending.}) 37. Rd5 Qxd5+ 38. Nxd5 Kf7 (38... Ke8 {was better}) 39. Nc7
$6 (39. d7 {promotes the pawn immediately.}) 39... c3 40. Ne2 c2 {[White
easily wins bringing the king into play.]} 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Meribel"]
[Date "1998.08.26"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kouatly, Bachar"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1998.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 24608]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 Bb4 (4... dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ {
Theory}) 5. cxd5 (5. exd5 exd5 6. Nf3 Qe7+ (6... Nf6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Bg4 $132
{0-1 Tarrasch Siegbert-Teichmann Richard/Monaco 1903 (38)}) 7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O
b5 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Re1 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nf6 12. Bf3 $6 (12. Bxc4 $1 O-O (12... bxc4
13. Nxc4 $18) 13. Ng6 (13. Nxf7 Qc7 14. Nh6+ Kh8 15. Ba3 c5 16. Bxc5 gxh6 17.
Bxf8 Qxc4 18. Re7 $18) 13... Qxe1+ 14. Qxe1 hxg6 15. Rb1 $18) 12... O-O 13. a4
(13. Ng6 Qxe1+ 14. Qxe1 hxg6 15. a4 $16) 13... Re8 14. Bg5 a6 15. Qd2 Qd6 {[#]}
16. Bxf6 gxf6 (16... Qxf6 17. Nxc4 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Nd7 19. Na5 $16) 17. Qh6 Nd7
(17... Qf8 18. Qxf6 $16) 18. Re4 (18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Qxf6 $16 {1-0 Kasparov,
G-Fritz2/Köln ') 1992 (34)}) 18... Nf8 19. Bh5 Ng6 20. Nxf7 $18) (5. e5 c5 (
5... Ne7 6. a3 (6. Nf3 Nd7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2 Be7 $1 9. Bd3 $5 (9. Nxd5 cxd5 (
9... exd5 10. Bd3 Nf8 11. h3 Ne6 $11)) 9... Nb4 10. Be4 $14 {1-0 Tisdall,
J-Madsen,D/NOR-ch 1996/EXT 96ch2/[Tisdall] (30)}) 6... Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 b6 8. Qg4
$14 (8. cxd5 $6 Qxd5 9. Nf3 c5 10. c4 (10. dxc5 Qxc5 $11) (10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bd3
) (10. Bd3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bb7 12. O-O Nbc6 $11) 10... Qe4+ 11. Be2 Nbc6 12. dxc5
Nxe5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Borisenko,G-Kortschnoj,V/URS-ch22 Moscow 1955/URS-ch (57)}))
6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Ne7 8. Nf3 cxd4 (8... Nbc6 9. Be2 (9. Bd3 cxd4 10. cxd4 b6
11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. O-O Bb7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Liiva,R/Tallinn Keres mem 1996
(38)}) 9... cxd4 10. cxd4 b6 11. O-O Ba6 12. cxd5 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Qxd5 $15 {
0-1 Baburin,A-Ivanov,S/Kstovo op 1994/EXP 42 (37)}) 9. cxd4 b6 10. Bg5 Nbc6 11.
Rc1 h6 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. c5 Bd7 14. Bd3 bxc5 15. Rxc5 Rc8 16. Rxc8 Nxc8 17. Qd2
O-O (17... Qe7 $6 18. Qa5 Qd8 19. Qb4 Ne7 20. h4 O-O 21. Ke2 Nc8 22. Rc1 $14 {
1-0 Vaisser,A-Landa,K/Biel op 1995/EXP 48 (37)}) 18. O-O (18. Ke2 Nb6 19. Rc1
Qb8 $11) 18... Nb6 19. Rc1 Qb8 20. Ba6 Bc8 21. Bd3 Bd7 $11) 5... exd5 6. exd5
$6 $11 (6. e5 Ne7 (6... c5 7. a3 Ba5 8. Bd2 Nc6 (8... cxd4 9. Nb5 Nc6 10. Bxa5
Qxa5+ 11. b4 Qb6 12. Nd6+ Kf8 13. f4 $44) 9. dxc5 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 (10. bxc3 Qe7
11. f4 Qxc5 12. Nf3 Nge7 $132) 10... d4 11. Bd2 Qe7 (11... Nxe5 12. Nf3 Nxf3+
13. Qxf3 Qe7+ 14. Be2 Nf6 15. Bg5 O-O 16. O-O $14) 12. f4 Qxc5 $1 (12... f6 13.
Nf3 Bg4 14. Bb5 fxe5 15. fxe5 Nf6 16. O-O Ne4 17. Be1 $16 {1-0 Hauchard
Arnaud-Pavasovic Dusko/It (open), Cannes (France) 1996 (31)} (17. b4 $16)) 13.
Rc1 Qb6 14. b4 Bf5 $11) (6... b6 $6 7. Nf3 h6 $6 8. Bd3 Be6 9. O-O Nd7 10. Ne2
c5 $14 (10... Bf8 11. Nf4 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Ne7 14. e6 $16 {1-0
Blachmann,H-Meyts,A/WchS-Bad Woerishofen 1992/EXT 92ch (23)})) 7. Bd3 c5 8. Bd2
(8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nbc6 10. Ne2 Bf5 11. Bg5 Qd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Murshed,N-Dreev,
A/32nd ol, Yerevan ARM 1996 (22)}) 8... O-O 9. a3 cxd4 (9... Ba5 $2 10. dxc5
Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Bf5 $16 (11... d4 $2 12. Bxd4 $18 {1-0 Lindemann,S-Lipinsky,F/
BL2-N 1996/BL2 (49)})) 10. axb4 dxc3 11. bxc3 Bf5 $11) 6... cxd5 (6... Qxd5 7.
Nf3 Nf6 8. Be2 (8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Bxc3 (9... Qa5 10. Qc2 h6 11. Re1 Be6 12. Re5
Qd8 13. Bf5 Bxf5 14. Rxf5 Nbd7 15. Qb3 Qe7 16. Ne5 Qe6 17. Qxe6 fxe6 18. Rf3
Nxe5 19. dxe5 Nd7 $15 {0-1 Berg,K-Schandorff,L/DEN-ch 1995/EXP 47 (52)}) 10.
bxc3 Bg4 11. Rb1 b5 12. a4 a6 13. axb5 axb5 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Qxf3 16. gxf3
Re8 $15 {0-1 Petrakov,A-Skomorokhin,R/Kstovo op 1994/EXP 42 (32)}) 8... O-O 9.
O-O Qa5 10. Bd2 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nbd7 13. a3 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Qc7 15. d5
Nxd5 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Qxd5 Nb6 18. Qd4 f6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Marshall,F-Perlis,J/
San Sebastian 1912 (37)}) 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nge2 Bg4 9. O-O Nge7 (9... Nxd4 $2 10.
Qa4+ Nc6 11. Bb5 Bxc3 (11... Qd6 12. Bf4 Qc5 13. Nxd5 $1 (13. Be3 Qd6 14. Rac1
(14. Bf4 Qc5 $11)) 13... Qxd5 (13... Bxe2 14. Nc7+ Kf8 (14... Kd8 15. Bxe2 $18)
15. Bxe2 Rd8 16. Rfd1 Rd4 17. Rac1 $16) 14. Qxb4 Bxe2 15. Rfe1 Nge7 16. Bxc6+
bxc6 17. Rxe2 $18) 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Qxc6+ Bd7 14. Qxc3 Nf6 15. Bg5 $16) 10.
Qb3 Qd7 11. Nf4 Rd8 (11... Bd6 12. Nb5 (12. Nfxd5 Be6 13. Re1 Nxd4 14. Qc4 Ndc6
15. Be4 O-O 16. Nxe7+ Bxe7 17. Qe2 Rad8 18. Be3 Bb4 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. Qc2 Qh4
$132) 12... Bb8 13. Re1 O-O 14. h3 Bf5 $11) 12. Na4 (12. Bb5 O-O 13. f3 Bf5 14.
Qxb4 Nxb4 15. Bxd7 Rxd7 16. Bd2 Nc2 17. Rad1 Rc8 $11) 12... O-O 13. Nc5 Bxc5
14. dxc5 Rfe8 15. Bd2 (15. Re1 Bf5 (15... Ng6 16. Bd2 Nd4 17. Qb4 Nxf4 18. Bxf4
Ne2+ $11) 16. Bd2 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 $11) 15... Ng6 16. Rfe1 Nge5 (16... Nd4 17. Qb4
Nxf4 (17... Nc6 18. Qa4 (18. Qb3 Nd4 $11) 18... Nge5 19. Bb5 a6 $11) 18. Bxf4
Ne2+ 19. Kh1 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 d4 $132) 17. Bb5 (17. Bf1 d4 $132) 17... a6 (17...
d4 18. Ba5 Rc8 19. Qg3 a6 20. Bxc6 Nxc6 21. Bd2 $11) 18. Bf1 d4 19. Qg3 f6 20.
b4 d3 21. Nxd3 Nxd3 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Qxg4 (23. Bxd3 Ne5 24. Re1 Qd7 25. Rxe5
fxe5 26. Bc4+ Be6 $19) 23... Nde5 $4 $18 (23... Nxf2 $1 24. Qc4+ Kh8 25. Re1 (
25. Qf4 Qd7 (25... Nd3 26. Bxd3 Rxd3 27. Re1 Ne5 $132) 26. Re1 Ne5 27. Re2 Nfd3
$132) 25... Nh3+ 26. gxh3 (26. Kh1 Nf2+ $11) 26... Qg6+ 27. Qg4 Rxd2 28. Bg2
Rd8 29. Qxg6 hxg6 30. Bxc6 bxc6 31. Re6 Rd1+ 32. Kf2 Rd2+ 33. Kg3 Rxa2 34. Rxc6
Kg8 $11) 24. Qf4 (24. Qe2 Nd4 25. Qe4 Nef3+ 26. gxf3 Qxe4 27. fxe4 Nf3+ 28. Kg2
Nxd2 29. Rd1 Kf7 30. a4 Ke7 31. f3 $16) 24... Rd4 25. Qe3 Qg6 (25... Qf7 26.
Bc3 $18) 26. Bc3 Re4 (26... Rd8 27. f4 Ng4 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. Bxa6 bxa6 30. Qxc6
Qh6 31. h3 Qxf4 32. Qf3 Qh2+ 33. Kf1 Ne5 34. Bxe5 fxe5 35. Re1 Kg8 36. Ke2 $18)
27. Qh3 $1 h5 $2 (27... f5 28. Bxe5 (28. Rd1 Rh4 29. Qe3 Re4 30. Qc1 (30. Qg3
Rg4) 30... h6 31. Rd6 Qg4 32. h3 Qh4 33. Qd2 $18) 28... Nxe5 29. Rd1 Nc6 30. a3
$18) 28. Qc8+ Kh7 29. Qxb7 h4 30. h3 Rf4 31. Bxe5 Nxe5 32. c6 Qc2 33. c7 Qxf2+
34. Kh1 Qd4 35. Rc1 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup06"]
[Site "Nizhnij Novgorod"]
[Date "1998.07.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Black "Popov, Valerij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1998.06.29"]
[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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd2 Nbd7 (5... Bd6 6. c5 Bc7 7. f4
Nbd7 8. Bd3 b6 9. b4 bxc5 10. bxc5 Nf8 11. Nf3 Ng6 12. O-O Ba5 $2 13. Qa4 Bxc3
(13... Qc7 $2 14. Nb5 $18 {1-0 Franck,R-Herrmann,U/Open German Seniors,
Weilburg GER 1998 (27)}) 14. Bxc3 $16) 6. Qc2 (6. c5 e5 7. b4 Be7 8. Nge2 O-O
9. g3 Re8 10. Bg2 e4 11. a4 Nf8 12. Qb1 g6 13. a5 a6 14. Qb3 Ne6 15. O-O-O $14
{Kragelj,M-Kolar,S/2nd op, Nova Gorica SLO 1997/0-1 (54)}) 6... Bd6 (6... b6 7.
cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Be7 9. Nge2 Bb7 10. Ng3 g6 11. h4 Qc7 12. e4 c5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5
14. exd5 Bxd5 15. h5 Bf6 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Rxh8+ Bxh8 18. Bxg6 Bxd4 19. Be4 $15
{Volkov,S-Dreev,A/ch-RUS, St Petersburg RUS 1998/0-1 (67)}) 7. c5 Bb8 8. f4 b6
9. b4 O-O (9... a5 10. b5 bxc5 (10... Bb7 11. cxb6 cxb5 12. Bxb5 Qxb6 13. Nf3
$14) 11. bxc6 Nf8 (11... Nb6 12. dxc5 $18) 12. dxc5 $14) 10. Rb1 (10. Nf3 a5
11. b5 Bb7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. fxe5 Nd7 14. cxb6 c5 $15) 10... a5 11. a3 axb4 12.
axb4 bxc5 (12... Bc7 13. Nf3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. O-O b5 16. Ne5 Qa8 17. Be1
Qa7 18. Bh4 Ra8 19. Nxd7 (19. Qf2 Ra3 20. Rbc1 Qb7 21. Nxd7 Nxd7 22. f5 e5 23.
f6 g6 24. Nxd5 (24. Bg5 Nf8 $15) 24... cxd5 25. c6 Qc8 26. cxd7 Qxd7 27. Bg3
Ra2 (27... Bd6 28. Bxe5 Bxb4 29. Rc7 Qg4 30. h3 Qe4 31. Bf4 Ra1 $132 (31... Rc3
32. Rxc3 Bxc3 33. Qh4 Ra2 34. Rf2 Rxf2 35. Kxf2 h5 36. Qg5 Kf8 37. Qh6+ Ke8 38.
Qh8+ Kd7 39. Qb8 $18)) 28. Rc2 Rxc2 29. Qxc2 Bd6 30. Bxe5 Bxb4 $132) 19... Nxd7
20. f5 e5 21. f6 exd4 22. exd4 Bd8 23. Rbe1 Nxf6 $17) 13. bxc5 Bc7 (13... Ba6
14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Nf3 Bc7 16. O-O Qa8 17. Rb2 Rb8 $11) 14. Nf3 Ba5 (14... Ba6
15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. O-O $11) 15. Na2 $5 (15. Bd3 Ba6 $11) 15... Ne4 16. Bxa5
Qxa5+ 17. Nb4 Rb8 (17... f5 18. Bd3 Rb8 (18... Ba6 19. Bxa6 Rfb8 20. O-O Rxb4
21. Bb7 Rxb1 22. Rxb1 Rb8 23. Bxc6 Qa3 24. Re1 $16) 19. Qb2 Qc7 20. O-O $14)
18. Qb2 Nexc5 $6 (18... Ndf6 19. Bd3 Ng4 20. O-O Nxe3 21. Rfe1 Ng4 22. Nxc6
Rxb2 (22... Qxe1+ 23. Nxe1 Rxb2 24. Rxb2 Re8 25. Rb8 $16) 23. Nxa5 Rxb1 24.
Rxb1 $14) 19. dxc5 Qxc5 (19... Nxc5 20. Nd2 (20. Nd4 Bd7 21. Be2 Na4 22. Qd2 c5
$19) 20... Ne4 (20... Bd7 21. Be2 Na4 22. Nxc6 Qxd2+ 23. Qxd2 Rxb1+ 24. Kf2 (
24. Bd1 Bxc6 25. Qc2 Rb6 26. O-O Rc8 $132) 24... Rxh1 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Qb4 Rd8
$8 27. Qa5 Re8 28. Qc7 Rxe7 29. Qd8+ Re8 30. Qxd7 Ra8 31. Qc6 $18) 21. Be2 Nxd2
22. Kxd2 c5 23. Qa2 $16) 20. Nd4 (20. Qd2 Qd6 21. Rb2 c5 22. Nd3 Ba6 23. Be2
Rxb2 24. Nxb2 Bxe2 25. Qxe2 Ra8 26. O-O Ra2 27. Rb1 Qb8 28. Qc2 Qa7 $14) 20...
Qb6 (20... Rxb4 21. Qxb4 Qxb4+ 22. Rxb4 c5 23. Rb3 cxd4 24. exd4 $16) 21. Ndxc6
(21. Be2 c5 22. Ndc6 cxb4 23. Nxb8 Nxb8 24. Qxb4 Qxb4+ 25. Rxb4 $16) 21...
Qxe3+ 22. Be2 Ba6 23. Rf1 (23. Nxb8 Rxb8 24. Qd2 (24. Qc2 Bxe2 25. Qxe2 Qxf4
26. Rf1 Qxh2 27. Rb3 Nf6 28. Rh3 Qd6 29. Nd3 Rb1+ 30. Kf2 Ne4+ 31. Kg1 Ng3 32.
Rxg3 Rxf1+ 33. Qxf1 Qxg3 $17) 24... Qe4 25. Kf2 Bxe2 26. Rhe1 Nc5 27. Nxd5 Rc8
28. Ne7+ Kf8 29. Rxe2 Kxe7 30. Rd1 $14) 23... Rfc8 24. Rf3 $2 (24. Nxb8 Bxe2
25. Qxe2 Rc1+ 26. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 27. Kf2 Qxf4+ 28. Kg1 Qxb8 29. Nc6 $18) 24... Qg1+
$2 (24... Qxe2+ 25. Qxe2 Bxe2 26. Nxb8 Bxf3 27. Nxd7 Bxg2 28. Nc6 Re8 29. Rb7
f6 30. Kf2 $14) (24... Qg1+ 25. Rf1 Qxh2 26. Nxb8 Bxe2 27. Nxd7 Bxf1 28. Kxf1
Qxf4+ 29. Qf2 Qe4 30. Qe1 Qf4+ 31. Kg1 Qd6 32. Ne5 f6 33. Ng4 $18) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bermuda-A"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "2003.01.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2003.01.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Qc2 ({Logical
continuation is} 6. Bf4 {[%cal Ge2e3] White retains slight advantage in this
standard Carlsbad variation PP structure.} Qb6 (6... Bd6 7. Bxd6 (7. Bg3 Nf6 (
7... Ne7 8. e3 O-O 9. Ne5 (9. Bd3 $14) 9... Nf5 10. Bd3 Be6 11. Qc2 g6 12. Na4
Nxg3 13. hxg3 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Qa5+ 15. Ke2 $132 {1-0 Friedman,A-De Mie,M/Wijk
aan Zee 2001/CBM 80 ext (31)}) 8. Qc2 O-O 9. e3 Bg4 10. Bd3 $14 {1/2-1/2
Andreassen,L-Rolvaag,M/NOR 1998/EXT 2001 (25)}) 7... Qxd6 8. e3 Ne7 9. Bd3 Bf5
10. Bxf5 Nxf5 11. Qb3 Qe7 12. Na4 Nd6 13. Nb6 Ra7 14. Ne5 O-O 15. O-O $14 {
1-0 Shneider,A-Lundgren,B/Cattolica 1992/EXT 98 (54)}) (6... Nd7 7. e3 Ne7 8.
Bd3 Ng6 9. Bg3 Nf6 10. h3 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. O-O O-O 13. Rc1 $16 {1-0 Cebalo,
M-Drazic,S/Milan 2001/CBM 83 ext (83)}) 7. Na4 (7. Qc2 $14) 7... Qa5+ 8. Bd2
Bb4 9. a3 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 Nf6 11. e3 O-O 12. Bd3 Bg4 13. Qc2 $14 {0-1 Colin,
B-Euwe,M/Bern 1932/HCL (34)}) (6. Qb3 {This try to use a7-a6 move weakening
b7-b6 squares isn't effective. Black has good counterplay:} Bd6 7. g3 (7. Bg5
Ne7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 O-O 10. Bc4 h6 11. Bd2 Bc7 12. O-O-O $132 {1/2-1/2
Gruenfeld,E-Rubinstein,A/Marienbad 1925/HCL (33)}) 7... Ne7 8. Bf4 Bxf4 9. gxf4
$132 {1/2-1/2 Alekhine,A-Rubinstein,A/Baden-Baden 1925/HCL (30)}) 6... Bg4 ({
Interesting is} 6... Bd6 {[%cal Gd6f4]} 7. Bg5 f6 $1 (7... Ne7 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3
h6 10. Bh4 $14 {1-0 Labadie,J-Marx,N/FRA 2002/EXT 2003 (47)}) 8. Bh4 Ne7 9. Bg3
(9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bb4+ 11. Nc3 Bf5 $11) (9. e3 Bf5 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O
$132) 9... Bf5 10. Qb3 Bxg3 11. hxg3 Nd7 12. Nh4 (12. Qxb7 $4 Nb6 {[%csl Rb7]
[%cal Gf5c8]}) 12... Be6 13. e3 g5 14. Nf3 Bf5 $132 {1-0 Graf,A-Bousios,H/
Kavala 1997/EXT 2001 (56)}) 7. Ne5 Be6 8. Qb3 Ra7 9. e4 (9. Bf4) 9... Nf6 $6
$14 ({Better was} 9... dxe4 10. Bc4 Bxc4 11. Qxc4 b5 {[%cal Ga7f7]} 12. Qe2 f5
$44) 10. Bg5 (10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Bc4 b5 12. Bxd5 Bxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Qxd5
cxd5 15. Bf4 $14 {[%cal Ga1c1]}) 10... dxe4 11. Bc4 Bxc4 12. Qxc4 b5 13. Qe2
Qxd4 14. Ng4 (14. Be3 Qxe5 15. Bxa7 Bb4 $132) 14... Qd3 ({Too dangerous looks} 
14... Nd5 15. Nxe4 Bb4+ 16. Nc3+ Kf8 {[%csl Rf8,Rh8]} 17. O-O Qc4 18. Qf3 $36)
15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Bxf6 (16. Qg4 Nd7 17. Rd1 Qc4 18. Be3 (18. Rxd7 $2 Rxd7 19.
Bxf6 Qd3 $1 $19) 18... Rb7 19. Nxe4 Qe6 20. Qf4 Bb4+ 21. Kf1 Be7 22. b3 $14)
16... Qxe2+ 17. Kxe2 Rg8 18. Nxe4 Nd7 ({Not} 18... Rxg2 $2 19. Ng3 {[%csl Rg2]}
Bc5 20. Raf1 $16 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Ge2f3]}) 19. Rac1 $4 $19 {Tactical blunder} (
{Right was} 19. Kf3 {and White leaves with slight advantage in the endgame.}
Be7 20. Rhe1 Kf8 21. Bxe7+ Kxe7 22. Rad1 Ne5+ 23. Kf4 Ng6+ 24. Kg3 Ne5+ 25. Kh3
$14) 19... Rg4 20. f3 Rxe4+ 21. fxe4 Nxf6 22. Rxc6 ({Or} 22. e5 Re7 23. Rxc6
Rxe5+ 24. Kf3 Rf5+ 25. Ke2 Ng4 $19) 22... Nxe4 23. a4 (23. Rd1 Bg7 $19) 23...
b4 $2 $17 ({Easily wins} 23... bxa4 24. Ra1 Rb7 25. Rxa4 Rxb2+ 26. Kf3 Ng5+ 27.
Kg3 Kd7 28. Raxa6 Rd2 {[%cal Gf8d6]} 29. Rcb6 Bd6+ 30. Kh4 Ne6 31. Kh3 Nf4+ $19
) 24. Rd1 Ng5 25. Rc8+ Ke7 26. Rdd8 Bg7 27. Ra8 Rc7 (27... Rxa8 $2 28. Rxa8
Bxb2 29. Rxa6 Ne6 30. Rb6 b3 31. Kd1 $44) 28. Re8+ Kd7 ({Much better was to
continue to play:} 28... Kf6 29. Rxa6+ Ne6 30. Kd3 Kg5 $17 {and Black pieces
collaborate well against disorganized white colleagues .}) 29. Red8+ Ke7 30.
Re8+ Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Makarov, Marat"]
[Black "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Elista Uralan"]
[BlackTeam "Maykop Universitet"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Bg5 (5. Ne5 c5 (5... b5 6. g3 Bb7 7.
Bg2 Qc7 (7... a6 8. a4 Nf6 9. Bg5 Qb6 10. O-O $44 {0-1 Maciejewski,M-Bany,J/
Wroclaw POL ch 1987 (19)}) 8. O-O Nf6 9. e4 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12.
e5 (12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. e5 Qc7 14. Ne4 O-O 15. Qg4 c5 16. Nf6+ Kh8 $15) 12... Bb4
13. Qg4 $44 {Norri,J-Kilpi,T/Tampere ELO 1996/1-0 (42)}) 6. d5 exd5 7. Qxd5
Qxd5 8. Nxd5 Na6 9. e4 Bd6 10. Nxc4 $16 {1-0 Kortschnoi-Preissmann/SMM 1991 
(24)}) (5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11.
bxc4 b4 $13) 5... Qc7 (5... Be7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. e3 b5 8. a4 Qb4 9. Qc2 Nf6 10.
Be2 O-O 11. O-O Bb7 12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. f4 $132 {1-0 Vladimirov,E-Kutsyn,S/
Tallinn rapid Cup-URS 1988 (33)}) (5... f6 $5 6. Bd2 (6. Bf4 b5 7. e4 Bb7 8.
Be2 Ne7 9. h4 Ng6 10. Bg3 Be7 11. h5 Nf8 $14 {1-0 Pein,M-Bagirov,V/2.BLN 1995 
(28)}) (6. Bh4 Nh6 $5 (6... b5 $5 7. a4 Bb4 8. e3 a6 9. Nd2 Bb7 10. Rc1 Ne7 11.
b3 Nf5 12. Bg3 $132) 7. e4 b5 8. a4 a6 9. g4 $6 (9. axb5 cxb5 10. Nxb5 axb5 11.
Rxa8 Bb7 12. Ra1 Bxe4 $44) (9. e5 $5 g5 10. Bg3 f5 11. h4 g4 12. Ng1 Bb7 13.
Nge2 $44) 9... Be7 (9... Nxg4 10. Rg1 (10. e5 Nh6 11. exf6 gxf6 $15) 10... Nh6
$15) 10. e5 f5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. g5 Nf7 13. Rg1 $44 {1/2-1/2 Sakaev,
K-Beliavsky,A/JUG-chT Tivat 1995 (41)} (13. axb5 cxb5 14. Nxb5 Bb7 $17)) 6...
b5 7. a4 b4 8. Ne4 (8. Na2 Na6 9. Qc2 (9. e4 b3 10. Nc3 Nb4 11. Bxc4 Nc2+ 12.
Ke2 Nxa1 13. Qxa1 Rb8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Ovsejevitsch,S-Goloshchapov,A/ch-U20 UKR,
Simferopol 1997 (44)}) 9... b3 10. Qxc4 Qd5 11. Qxd5 cxd5 12. Nc1 Nb4 13. Bxb4
Bxb4+ 14. Kd1 Rb8 15. e3 $14) 8... Ba6 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. e3 c3 11. bxc3 Bxf1 12.
cxb4 Qd5 13. Nc3 Qd7 14. Kxf1 Bxb4 15. Ne4 $16 {Psakhis,L-Bareev,E/USSR (ch)
1987}) (5... Nf6 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 {Theory}) 6. e4 (6. a4 Bb4 7. e4
b5 8. g3 (8. Be2 Nf6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Bb7 12. axb5 cxb5 13.
d5 $14 {0-1 Gaprindashvili,N-Kilpi,T/Helsinki op 1992 (28)}) 8... Nf6 9. Bxf6
gxf6 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O $14 {1-0 McCambridge,V-Strugatsky,V/San Mateo rapid
1989 (21)}) (6. e3 b5 7. a4 Bb4 8. Nd2 Qb6 9. Qf3 Bb7 10. Qg3 Nd7 11. Bf4 Ngf6
12. Be2 (12. Qxg7 Rg8 13. Qh6 c5 $132) 12... Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qxg7 O-O-O
15. Rd1 (15. axb5 Rhg8 16. Qxf7 Rxg2 $132) 15... Rhg8 16. Qxf7 e5 (16... Rxg2
$132) 17. dxe5 Rdf8 18. Qh5 d4 19. Bg4 $16 {0-1 Ruban,V-Sherbakov,R/Anapa 1991
(37)}) 6... b5 7. Be2 (7. a4 Bb4 8. Nd2 a6 9. axb5 cxb5 10. Nxb5 axb5 11. Rxa8
Bb7 12. Ra1 Bxe4 13. Qg4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Bagirov,V-Chekhov,V/USSR 1982 (31)}) 7...
Bb7 8. O-O Nf6 (8... Nd7 9. a4 b4 10. Nb1 Ngf6 11. e5 Ne4 12. Bxc4 Nxg5 13.
Nxg5 Be7 14. Nxf7 Kxf7 15. Bxe6+ Ke8 (15... Kxe6 16. Qb3+ Kf5 17. Qd3+ (17.
Qf7+ Nf6 18. exf6 Bd6 $19) (17. g4+ Kg6 18. Qe6+ Nf6 $19) 17... Ke6 18. Qb3+
$11) 16. Nd2 Nf8 17. Bb3 Rd8 18. Qf3 Rd5 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Qg4 $16 {Matamoros,
C-Dao Thien Hai/Moscow olm ECU-VIE 1994/0-1 (46)}) 9. a4 a6 10. axb5 $2 (10.
Qc2 Nbd7 11. e5 h6 12. Bh4 Nd5 13. b3 cxb3 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Qxb3 $44) 10...
cxb5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. d5 Bc5 (12... Rg8 $15) 13. dxe6 $2 $17 (13. b3 b4 (13...
cxb3 14. Qxb3 $132) 14. Na4 c3 15. Nxc5 Qxc5 16. Bc4 exd5 17. exd5 $44) 13...
fxe6 14. Nd4 Qd7 15. Bh5+ Kf8 $17 16. Nd5 $2 $19 (16. Nc2 Qxd1 17. Rfxd1 Ke7
$17) 16... exd5 17. Bg4 (17. e5 Qe7 (17... fxe5 18. Qf3+ Kg8 19. Qg3+ Qg7 20.
Qh3 Qf6 21. Qg4+ Kf8 (21... Qg7 22. Qe6+ Kf8 23. Qe8#) 22. Ne6+ Ke7 23. Nxc5
Bc8 24. Qe2 Kd6 25. b4 Nc6 26. Rfd1 Nd4 $19) 18. e6 Nc6 $19) 17... Qd6 18. e5 (
18. Ne6+ Ke7 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Nxc5 Qxc5 21. Re1+ Kf8 $19) 18... fxe5 19. Qf3+
Ke8 20. Ne6 Rg8 (20... Nc6 $19) (20... Ke7 21. Qf5 h6 22. Nxc5 Bc8 23. Qh5 Bxg4
24. Qxg4 Rf8 (24... Qxc5 25. Qg7+ $16) 25. b4 cxb3 $19) 21. Rad1 Nd7 22. Bh5+
Rg6 23. Bxg6+ hxg6 24. Qh3 Ke7 25. Ng5 Nf6 26. Qh4 Kd7 27. Rfe1 Rf8 28. Kh1 Kc6
29. f3 Kb6 30. Qh6 Nd7 31. Ne4 Qe7 32. Nxc5 Kxc5 33. b4+ Kc6 34. Qe3 Qd6 35.
Re2 Qxb4 36. Qg5 Qd6 37. Ra2 Kc7 38. Rda1 Nc5 39. Qd2 Nb3 0-1

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Ippolito, Dean"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 Nbd7 (5... Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Nf3
dxc4 8. bxc4 c5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bb2 Kh8 11. Ne4 (11. Qe2 cxd4 (11... b6 12. Rfd1
$14) 12. exd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Nd5 Qc5 15. Nxe7 (15. Bxf6 gxf6 (15...
Bxf6 16. Qe4 g6 17. Nxf6 $18) 16. Nxe7 (16. Qh5 f5 17. Nxe7 Qxe7 18. Rfe1 Qf6
19. Rad1 Rg8 $17) 16... Qxe7 17. Rad1 Rg8 $15) 15... Qxe7 $44) 11... cxd4 12.
exd4 Nb4 13. Bb1 Qc7 14. a3 $14 {1-0 Baldwin,D-Glass,J/Redcar op 1995 (25)}) (
5... c5 6. Bb2 cxd4 7. exd4 Bb4 (7... Be7 $11) 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Bxc3 dxc4 10.
bxc4 Ne4 11. Rc1 Nxc3 12. Rxc3 Qa5 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Nf3 Rd8 15. Bd3 Nc6 (15...
Nd7 16. O-O b6 17. Re1 Bb7 18. Ne5 Nf6 $132 (18... h6 19. Qc2 Nf6 $132 (19...
Rac8 $4 20. Bh7+ Kf8 21. Nxf7 Nf6 (21... Kxf7 22. Qg6+ Kf8 23. Qxe6 $18) 22.
Nxd8 $18 {1-0 Yusupov,A-Beliavsky,A/Madrid 1995 (42)}))) 16. O-O b6 $132) (5...
dxc4 6. Bxc4 Nbd7 7. Bb2 Bd6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O e5 10. Qc2 Qe7 11. Rae1 e4 12.
Nd2 Re8 $132 (12... Bxh2+ $2 $14 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg3 Qd6+ 15. f4 exf3+ 16.
Kxf3 (16. Kxg4 Ne5+ 17. Kg3 Nxc4+ 18. Kxf3 Nxb2 19. Qxb2 $16) 16... Nh2+ (16...
Ndf6 17. Nde4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 b5 (18... Nh2+ $14) 19. Bd3 f5 $4 (19... Nh2+ 20.
Kf2 f5 21. Qh4 Nxf1 22. Rxf1 $16) 20. Qf4 $18 {Jussupow,A-Illescas Cordoba,M/
It, Ubeda ESP 1997/1-0 (42)} Nh2+ 21. Ke2 Qxf4 (21... Nxf1 22. Qxd6 $18) 22.
Rxf4 $18) 17. Kf2 Nxf1 18. Rxf1 $14)) (5... Bd6 6. Bd2 $6 O-O 7. Nf3 Qe7 8. Bd3
$11 (8. a3 $2 Nbd7 $2 {0-1 Khusnutdinova,L-Berzina,I/EuYouth U14 Girls,
Tallinn EST 1997 (17)} (8... Bxa3 $17))) (5... Bb4 6. Bb2 c5 (6... Nbd7 7. a3
Bd6 8. Nf3 b6 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O O-O 11. b4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 a5 13. b5 Qb8 14.
bxc6 Bxc6 15. d5 exd5 16. Nxd5 b5 17. Ba2 Ra6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Gulko,B-Hansen,C/
Reykjavik op 1996 (25)}) (6... Ne4 7. Qc2 O-O (7... e5 $6 8. O-O-O $1 Bf5 9.
Bd3 (9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Qe2 Qa5 11. f3 Bg6 12. a4 O-O $15) 9... Nxc3 10. Bxc3 (
10. Bxf5 Nxd1 $17) 10... Ba3+ 11. Bb2 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 (12. Rxd3 e4 13. Rd1 Bd6
14. f3 $14 {Agdestein,S-Wallace,J/Eikram mem op, Gausdal NOR 1996/0-1 (51)})
12... e4 13. Qe2 Bxb2+ 14. Kxb2 O-O 15. Nh3 $14) (7... f5 8. Bd3 O-O 9. a3 Bd6
10. g3 Nd7 11. f3 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Qe7 13. f4 b6 14. Bb2 c5 15. Nf3 Bb7 16. O-O
Rac8 17. Qe2 Nf6 $11 {0-1 Vladimirov Boris T-Ivanov Sergey/Ch St. Petersburg
1997 (29)}) 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Bxc3 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 b6 11. Nf3 Bb7 12. b4 dxc4 13.
Bxc4 c5 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. b5 Nd7 16. O-O Qf6 $11 {1-0 Malaniuk Vladimir
P-Yagupov Igor/It open 1996 (38)}) 7. dxc5 Ne4 8. Qc2 d4 9. exd4 Qxd4 10. Rc1
Nd7 11. Nf3 Bxc3+ 12. Bxc3 Qxc3+ 13. Qxc3 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 Nxc5 15. b4 Ne4 16. Re3
Nf6 17. Be2 Ke7 18. O-O Rd8 19. h3 Bd7 20. Ne5 $14 {+/= Yusupov,A-Kramnik,V/
Novgorod 1995}) 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. Bd3 (7. Qc2 O-O 8. O-O-O a5 9. Nf3 a4 10. Nxa4
dxc4 11. bxc4 b5 12. Nc3 (12. cxb5 cxb5 13. Bxb5 Ba6 14. Bxa6 (14. Bxd7 $6 Nxd7
(14... Qxd7 15. Nc5 (15. Nb6 $6 Qb7 $1 (15... Rfc8 16. Nxd7 Rxc2+ 17. Kxc2 $18)
16. Nxa8 Rc8 $19) 15... Qa7 $17) 15. d5 Qe7 16. dxe6 (16. Nd4 Rfc8 17. Nc6 Qe8
18. e4 Bb5 19. Nc3 Bxc6 20. dxc6 Rxc6 $15) 16... Rfc8 (16... fxe6 17. Qd2 Rfc8+
18. Kb1 Nc5 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Nxa4 21. Rc1 $16) 17. exf7+ Qxf7 18. Nc3 $16
) 14... Rxa6 15. Nc3 $44 (15. Nd2 $2 Qa8 16. Nc3 Rc8 $17 {0-1 Agdestein
Simen-Polgar Zsuzsa/Match (active), Oslo (Norway) 1996 (21)}) 15... Qa8 16. Kb1
(16. Kd2 Bb4 17. Ke2 Rc8 18. Rd3 Nd5 $17) 16... Rb8 17. Ka1 $13) 12... b4 13.
Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Rxa2 15. Bd3 Nf6 16. Qxc6 Ra6 17. Qb5 Ra5 18. Qc6 Ra6 $11)
7... b6 8. Nf3 Bb7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 Re8 11. Rad1 (11. Rfd1 $5) 11... Qe7 12.
cxd5 $6 $11 (12. e4 dxc4 (12... Nh5 13. e5 Bb4 (13... Nf4 14. Qd2 $18) 14. Qe3
$14) (12... dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6 15. Bc2 $14) 13. bxc4 e5 14. d5 $14
) 12... exd5 13. Qc2 Rac8 14. Ne2 Ne4 15. Ng3 g6 16. Rfe1 h5 17. Nf1 c5 18.
dxc5 (18. Qe2 Ndf6 $132) 18... Ndxc5 (18... bxc5 19. N1d2 (19. Bxe4 Qxe4 20.
Qxe4 Rxe4 $11) 19... Ndf6 20. h3 $14) 19. Qb1 Rc7 $6 (19... Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Bb4
21. N1d2 Bc3 22. Bxc3 Rxc3 23. Qb1 (23. Qd4 Rc2 24. a4 Rec8 $132) 23... Rec8
24. Nd4 a6 $132) 20. Be2 $14 Ne6 (20... Rec8 21. Rc1 $14) 21. Rc1 Rxc1 (21...
Rec8 22. Rxc7 Rxc7 23. Rc1 $14) 22. Rxc1 Ba3 23. Rc2 (23. Bxa3 Qxa3 24. Rc2 $14
) 23... Bxb2 24. Qxb2 h4 $6 $16 (24... Nd6 25. N1d2 $14) 25. h3 N6g5 26. Nxg5
Nxg5 27. Nh2 (27. Nd2 Rd8 (27... Ne4 28. Qd4 $16) 28. Nf3 $16) 27... Rc8 28.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 29. Qd4 (29. Nf3 Ne4 30. Bd3 $16) 29... Qe4 30. Qf6 $1 Qf5 (30...
Nxh3+ 31. gxh3 Bxh3 32. Qf3 Qb1+ 33. Bf1 Be6 (33... Bxf1 34. Nxf1 Qxa2 35. Qxd5
$16) 34. Qe2 $16) 31. Qe7 Bd7 (31... Kg7 32. Nf1 Be6 33. Qxa7 $16) 32. Bf1 Kg7
33. Ng4 a5 (33... Ne4 34. Bd3 (34. Qxh4 $18) 34... Qe6 35. Qxh4 f5 36. Qh6+ Kg8
37. Nh2 $18) 34. f4 $6 (34. Qd8 $18) 34... Ne4 $6 (34... Nh7 35. Ne5 Be6 36.
Qxh4 Qb1 37. Qd8 (37. Qf2 $16) 37... Qxa2 38. Qxb6 d4 $16) 35. Qxh4 Nd2 $6 (
35... f6 36. Qh6+ Kg8 37. Bd3 $18) 36. Bd3 $1 Qe6 37. Qh6+ Kg8 38. f5 Qc6 39.
f6 Qc1+ 40. Kh2 Nf1+ 41. Bxf1 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.09.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Rahman, Ziaur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[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 "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Bangladesh"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BAN"]

{[%mdl 8752]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 Bb4 5. e5 (5. cxd5 exd5 6. exd5
$6 $11 {1-0 Kouatly,B-Bacrot,E/Meribel 1998/CBM 67_05] (35)} (6. e5 Ne7 (6...
c5 7. a3 Ba5 8. Bd2 Nc6 (8... cxd4 9. Nb5 Nc6 10. Bxa5 Qxa5+ 11. b4 Qb6 12.
Nd6+ Kf8 13. f4 $44) 9. dxc5 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 (10. bxc3 Qe7 11. f4 Qxc5 12. Nf3
Nge7 $132) 10... d4 11. Bd2 Qe7 (11... Nxe5 12. Nf3 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 Qe7+ 14. Be2
Nf6 15. Bg5 O-O 16. O-O $14) 12. f4 Qxc5 $1 (12... f6 13. Nf3 Bg4 14. Bb5 fxe5
15. fxe5 Nf6 16. O-O Ne4 17. Be1 $16 {1-0 Hauchard Arnaud-Pavasovic Dusko/It 
(open), Cannes (France) 1996 (31)} (17. b4 $16)) 13. Rc1 Qb6 14. b4 Bf5 $11) 7.
Bd3 c5 8. Bd2 (8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nbc6 10. Ne2 Bf5 11. Bg5 Qd7 $11 {1/2-1/2
Murshed,N-Dreev,A/32nd ol, Yerevan ARM 1996 (22)}) 8... O-O 9. a3 cxd4 (9...
Ba5 $2 10. dxc5 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Bf5 $16 (11... d4 $2 12. Bxd4 $18 {1-0 Lindemann,
S-Lipinsky,F/BL2-N 1996/BL2 (49)})) 10. axb4 dxc3 11. bxc3 Bf5 $11)) (5. exd5
exd5 6. Nf3 Qe7+ (6... Nf6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Bg4 $132 {0-1 Tarrasch
Siegbert-Teichmann Richard/Monaco 1903 (38)}) 7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O b5 9. Ne5 Bb7
10. Re1 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nf6 12. Bxc4 $1 $18) 5... Ne7 (5... c5 $5) 6. a3 (6. Bg5
Qc7 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. Nf3 a6 9. Be2 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Bd3 Nd7
13. O-O c5 $14 {1-0 Bruges,W-NN/Scotland 1979 (38)}) (6. f4 Nd7 7. Nf3 Nb6 8.
c5 Nd7 9. Bd3 b6 10. cxb6 axb6 11. O-O O-O 12. Qc2 g6 13. Be3 c5 $132 {0-1
Henderson,H-Skidmore,J/09.02 R02 USA East Lansing MI MI-op 1995 (62)}) (6. Nf3
Nd7 (6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 Nd5 (7... c5 8. a3 Ba5 9. O-O Nbc6 10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5
h6 12. Qb3 Be6 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Be3 $16 {1-0 Zilberstein,D-Bhat,V/USA-chJ
Washington ,EXT 1995 (20)}) 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 $14 {0-1 Marshall,F-Daniels,J/
Kansas City simultan 1915 (24)}) (6... b6 7. Bd2 Ba6 8. Rc1 O-O 9. Bd3 Nf5 10.
Qe2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bxc4 12. Qxc4 Bxc3 13. Rxc3 Qd5 14. Qxd5 exd5 $14 {1-0
Lesiege,A-O'Donnell,T/Quebeck ,EXT 1994 (26)}) (6... c5 7. dxc5 Nbc6 8. Bd2
Bxc5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 Ng6 12. Re1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Dao Thien
Hai-Rahman,Z/Elista RUS 1998 (22)}) 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2 Be7 9. Bd3 (9. Nxd5
exd5 (9... cxd5 $14) 10. Bd3 Nf8 11. h3 Ne6 $132) 9... Nb4 10. Be4 b6 (10... c5
11. O-O cxd4 12. Nb5) 11. a3 Nd5 12. O-O a5 13. Rc1 Ba6 14. Re1 $14 {1-0
Tisdall,J-Madsen,D/NOR-ch 1996/EXT 96ch2/[Tisdall] (30)}) 6... Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 c5
(7... b6 8. Qg4 $14 (8. cxd5 Qxd5 9. Nf3 c5 10. c4 (10. dxc5 Qxc5 $11) (10.
Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bd3) (10. Bd3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bb7 12. O-O Nbc6 $11) 10... Qe4+ $132
{1/2-1/2 Borisenko,G-Kortchnoi,V/Moscow 1955 (57)})) (7... O-O 8. Nf3 b6 9. Bd3
$14 {1/2-1/2 Molvig,H-Qvortrup,J/Copenhagen 1993 (16)}) 8. cxd5 (8. Nf3 Nbc6 (
8... cxd4 9. cxd4 b6 10. Bg5 Nbc6 11. Rc1 h6 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. c5 $14) 9. Be2
cxd4 10. cxd4 b6 11. O-O Ba6 12. cxd5 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Qxd5 $15 {0-1 Baburin,
A-Ivanov,S/Kstovo op 1994/EXP 42 (37)}) 8... Qxd5 $1 9. Nf3 (9. Qg4 cxd4 10.
cxd4 Nf5 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. Bb2 Qa5+ 13. Nd2 O-O 14. Rc1 Rd8 15. Rc5 Qb6 16. Rb5 (
16. Nc4 Qb3 $17) 16... Qc7 $15) 9... Nbc6 (9... cxd4 10. cxd4 Bd7 (10... Nbc6
11. Bb2 Nf5 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O Rd8 14. Rc1 Nfxd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Qxd4
17. Qxd4 Rxd4 18. Rc7 Rd7 19. Rfc1 Rxc7 20. Rxc7 a6 21. f4 b5 22. Kf2 Rb8 23.
Bf3 a5 24. Ra7 b4 25. Rxa5 b3 26. Ra8 Rxa8 27. Bxa8 b2 28. Be4 Bb7 29. Bb1 h6 (
29... Kf8 30. g3 Ke7 31. Ke3 Kd7 32. Kd4 $16) 30. g3 g5 31. Ke3 f5 32. exf6 Kf7
33. Kd4 Kxf6 34. Kc3 gxf4 35. gxf4 e5 36. fxe5+ Kxe5 37. Kxb2 Kf4 38. Kc3 Kg4
39. Kd4 Kh3 40. Be4 Bc8 $11) 11. Rb1 Bc6 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O h6 14. Qe2 Nd7 15.
Bc4 Qe4 16. Be3 Qg4 17. h3 Bxf3 18. hxg4 Bxe2 19. Bxe2 Nb6 20. Rfc1 Ned5 $11)
10. Bd3 cxd4 11. cxd4 b6 (11... Nf5 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rc1 Rd8 14. Rc5 Qd7 (14...
Qa2 15. Qc2 Ncxd4 (15... h6 16. Bc4 $18) 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Qb1
Qxb1+ 19. Bxb1 $16) 15. Bxf5 exf5 16. d5 Ne7 17. d6 b6 18. Rc1 Ng6 19. O-O (19.
Qb3 $2 Ba6 20. Rc7 Qe8 21. Ng5 (21. Rxf7 Qxf7 22. e6 Re8 $19) 21... Nxe5 22.
Re7 Nd3+ (22... Rxd6 $1 23. Rxe5 (23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 $19) 23... Qd7 24. Qxf7+ Qxf7
25. Nxf7 Kxf7 26. Rxf5+ Kg6 27. Re5 Rad8 $19) 23. Kd2 Qxe7 24. dxe7 Nc5+ 25.
exd8=Q+ Rxd8+ 26. Kc2 Nxb3 27. Kxb3 $16) 19... Ba6 20. Re1 Rac8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8
22. Nd4 Nf4 23. Qd2 Nd3 24. Re3 Nxb2 25. Qxb2 Rc5 26. f4 $16) 12. O-O Bb7 13.
Bb2 (13. Be3 Rd8 14. Qa4 O-O 15. Rfd1 $11) 13... h6 (13... O-O $5 14. Qc2 (14.
Bxh7+ $2 Kxh7 15. Ng5+ Kg8 (15... Kg6 16. Qg4 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qxg2+ 18. Qxg2 Bxg2
19. Nxe6 (19. Kxg2 Kxg5 $17) 19... Bxf1 20. Nxf8+ Rxf8 21. Kxf1 Rh8 $15) 16.
Qh5 Rfe8 17. Qxf7+ Kh8 18. Qh5+ (18. Nxe6 Qxg2+ 19. Kxg2 Nxe5+ 20. Kg3 Nxf7 $19
) 18... Kg8 19. f3 $1 $16 (19. Qf7+ $11) (19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. Qh8+ Ng8 21. Nh7+
Kf7 22. Ng5+ Kf8 $11)) 14... h6 15. Rfc1 $132) 14. Re1 O-O 15. Re4 $5 (15. Be4
Qd7 16. a4 (16. Re2 Na5 $15) 16... Na5 $15 (16... Rac8 17. Ba3 Rfd8 18. Qe2 Nd5
$15)) 15... Qd7 16. Rg4 $5 (16. h4 $1 Nd5 (16... Rfd8 17. h5 Nd5 18. Rg4 Nce7
19. Qd2 Nf5 20. Nh4 $132) 17. Rg4 $132) 16... Nf5 17. Bxf5 (17. Rf4 $2 Nce7 18.
h4 (18. g4 Ng6 19. Rxf5 exf5 20. gxf5 (20. Bxf5 Qd5 $19) 20... Nf4 $17) 18...
Ng6 19. Rg4 Rad8 20. h5 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Qxd3 $17) 17... exf5 18.
Rxg7+ $4 (18. Rg3 $1 f4 19. Rh3 Ne7 20. Ne1 Rac8 21. Qh5 Rfd8 $132) 18... Kxg7
19. d5 Kh7 $1 (19... Kg8 20. dxc6 (20. Qd2 f4 21. Qxf4 Qxd5 22. Qg4+ Kh8 (22...
Kh7 23. Qf5+ Kg8 24. Qg4+ $11) 23. e6+ f6 24. Qg6 Qxe6 25. Qxh6+ Kg8 26. Qg6+
$11) 20... Qxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Bxc6 $19) 20. Ng5+ (20. dxc6 Qxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Bxc6 $19)
20... Kg6 $1 21. Nh3 (21. dxc6 Qxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Bxc6 23. Nh3 Rac8 $19) 21... Ne7
22. Nf4+ (22. d6 Rad8 $19) 22... Kh7 23. Qh5 Qa4 24. Bc1 Qd4 25. Ne6 Qxe5 26.
Qxh6+ Kg8 27. Qg5+ Ng6 28. h4 Qxa1 29. Nxf8 Rxf8 30. h5 Rc8 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 4]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Bg5 Qc7 6. a4 (6. e4 b5
7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O Nf6 (8... Nd7 9. a4 b4 10. Nb1 Ngf6 11. e5 Ne4 12. Bxc4 Nxg5
13. Nxg5 Be7 14. Nxf7 Kxf7 15. Bxe6+ Ke8 16. Nd2 Nf8 17. Bb3 Rd8 18. Qf3 $40 {
0-1 Matamoros,C-Dao Thien Hai/Moscow olm ECU-VIE 1994/EXP 44 (46)}) 9. a4 a6
10. axb5 cxb5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. d5 Bc5 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Nd4 Qd7 15. Bh5+ Kf8
$19 {0-1 Makarov,M-Galkin,A/Russian Club Cup, Maikop RUS 1998 (39)}) (6. e3 b5
7. a4 Bb4 8. Nd2 Qb6 9. Qf3 Bb7 10. Qg3 Nd7 11. Bf4 Ngf6 12. Be2 Nd5 13. Nxd5
cxd5 14. Qxg7 O-O-O 15. Rd1 $132 {0-1 Ruban,V-Sherbakov,R/Anapa 1991/TD 91\03 
(37)}) 6... Bb4 7. e4 b5 8. Be2 (8. Nd2 a6 9. axb5 cxb5 10. Nxb5 axb5 11. Rxa8
Bb7 12. Ra1 Bxe4 13. Qg4 f5 14. Qg3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Bagirov,V-Chekhov,V/USSR 1982/
Inf 34 (31)}) (8. g3 Nf6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O Nd7 12. axb5 Bxc3 13.
bxc3 cxb5 14. d5 Nc5 15. Nd4 $44 {1-0 McCambridge,V-Strugatsky,V/San Mateo
rapid 1989/EXT 89 (22)}) 8... Nd7 (8... Nf6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3
Bb7 12. axb5 cxb5 13. d5 a6 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Nd4 Nd7 16. Nxe6 Qe5 17. Bg4 $14
{0-1 Gaprindashvili,N-Kilpi,T/Helsinki op 1992/CBM 32 (28)}) 9. d5 (9. O-O Ngf6
10. axb5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 (11. bxc6 Bxb2 12. cxd7+ Bxd7 13. Rb1 c3 $17) 11... Nxe4
12. Bxc4 Nxc3 13. Qb3 cxb5 14. Bxe6 O-O 15. Bf5 $44) (9. axb5 Bxc3+ (9... cxb5
10. O-O Qb7 11. Qc2 Ngf6 12. e5 Nd5 13. Bd2 Be7 14. b3 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 cxb3 16.
Qxb3 a6 17. Bb4 Bxb4 18. Qxb4 Nb6 19. Rfc1 Nd5 20. Qc5 Bd7 21. Ng5 $44) 10.
bxc3 cxb5 11. d5 a6 12. Nd4 Bb7 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Nxe6 Qe5 15. Nxg7+ $1 Kf8 (
15... Qxg7 $4 16. Bh5+ $18) 16. Qd4 Kxg7 17. Qxd7+ Kf8 18. Qf5+ Qxf5 19. exf5
Bxg2 20. Rg1 Be4 21. f6 $132) 9... Ngf6 (9... Ndf6 10. d6 (10. dxe6 Bxe6 11.
Qc2 h6 12. Be3 Ne7 $15) 10... Bxd6 11. axb5 Bb4 12. Qa4 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Nxe4 14.
Qxc4 Nxg5 15. Nxg5 Ne7 $15) 10. dxc6 (10. dxe6 Bxc3+ (10... fxe6 11. Qc2 Nc5
12. axb5 (12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. axb5 cxb5 14. O-O Bd7 $17) 12... Nfxe4 13. bxc6
Qxc6 (13... Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Nxg5 15. Nxg5 Qf4 16. Nf3 $14) 14. O-O Bxc3 15. bxc3
O-O 16. Be7 $14) 11. bxc3 fxe6 12. Qb1 a6 $44) 10... Qxc6 (10... Bxc3+ 11. bxc3
Qxc6 12. axb5 Qxb5 $44) 11. axb5 $15 (11. axb5 Bxc3+ (11... Qxb5 12. Bxf6 (12.
Qc2 Bb7 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Bxe4 $17) 12... Nxf6 13. Nd2 Qb7 $15)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pamplona 9798 8th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1997.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1997.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bg3 (7. Bxd6
$5 Qxd6 8. e3 Nf6 $6 (8... Ne7 $1 9. Bd3 g6 10. Nge2 (10. f3 O-O 11. Nge2 Nf5
$11) 10... Bf5 11. O-O O-O 12. f3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nd7 14. e4 f6 $11 {0-1
Timoshchenko,G-Fokin/Novosibirsk 1986 (45)}) (8... Qg6 $6 9. Qd2 Nd7 (9... Ne7
10. Nge2 O-O 11. Ng3 Nd7 12. Bd3 Qh6 13. O-O Nf6 14. b4 Bd7 15. a4 Rad8 16. b5
$14 {1-0 Azmaiparashvili,Z-Gomez Esteban,J/Toledo 1991 (54)}) 10. Nge2 (10. f3
Nb6 11. Bd3 Qh6 12. Qf2 Ne7 13. Nge2 Nf5 14. Nd1 O-O 15. O-O Be6 16. e4 Ne7 17.
Ng3 f5 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Belikov,V/RSFSR-ch Kuibishev 1990 (25)}) 10...
Ngf6 11. Nf4 Qh6 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. b4 $14) 9. Bd3 Be6 10. Nge2 Nbd7
11. O-O O-O 12. Rfc1 Rfe8 13. Rab1 Nf8 14. b4 $14 {1-0 Beliavsky,A-Geller,E/
Moscow izt 1982 (32)}) 7... Ne7 8. e3 Bf5 (8... Nf5 9. Bd3 (9. Bxd6 Nxd6 10.
Nge2 Bf5 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. Ng3 Bg6 13. Be2 Nf6 14. O-O O-O 15. f3 Re8 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Dokhoian,Y-Neckar,L/Werfen op 1991 (26)}) 9... Nxg3 10. hxg3 h6 11.
Nge2 (11. Nf3 Nd7 12. g4 Nf8 13. g5 Bg4 14. g6 Qf6 15. gxf7+ Qxf7 16. Ne5 Bxe5
17. dxe5 g5 18. f3 Bd7 19. O-O-O O-O-O 20. Nb5 Kb8 21. Nd6 Qe7 22. f4 $132 {
1-0 Sakaev,K-Lputian,S/URS-ch58 Moscow 1991 (59)}) 11... Nd7 12. O-O-O Nf6 13.
Kb1 Be6 14. Nf4 Bxf4 15. gxf4 $16 {1-0 Stern,R-Sonntag,H/BL 1992 (46)}) 9. Bd3
(9. Qb3 Bxg3 10. hxg3 Qb6 11. Be2 (11. Nf3 Nd7 (11... Qxb3 12. axb3 Nd7 $11)
12. Nh4 Qxb3 13. axb3 Be6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gulko,B-Lputian,S/Glendale USA-ARM 1994
(48)}) (11. f3 Na6 12. g4 Bg6 13. Kf2 (13. Qxb6 axb6 14. a3 {/\ Nh3+/= Bareev})
13... Qxb3 14. axb3 Nb4 15. Nh3 Bc2 $10 {1-0 Bareev,E-Petrosian,A/Moscow
GMA-op 1989 (54)}) 11... Nd7 (11... Na6 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nh3 (13. Nf3 f6 14. Na4
Qxb3 15. axb3 Nc7 16. Nc5 b6 17. Na6 Kd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sadler,M-Lputian,S/32nd
ol, Yerevan ARM 1996 (52)}) 13... Nb4 14. Kd2 $5 $13 {Bareev}) 12. g4 $1 Qxb3 (
12... Bg6 13. Nh3 O-O 14. Nf4 Rfe8 15. Nxg6 Nxg6 16. Qc2 Nf6 17. O-O-O Qa5 18.
Kb1 b5 19. g5 Nd7 20. Bd3 $16 {0-1 Mozetic,D-Petronijevic,Z/JUG-chT Cetinje
1992 (48)}) (12... Be6 13. Nh3 O-O-O (13... Qxb3 $5 14. axb3 a6 15. Ng5 $14)
14. Qa3 $1 Rhe8 15. Nf4 h6 16. b4 Kb8 17. Rb1 Ng6 18. Nd3 $1 $14 {1-0 Bareev,
E-Khalifman,A/URS-ch57 Leningrad 1990 (43)} (18. Nxe6 Rxe6 $14)) 13. axb3 Ng6
14. b4 O-O 15. Nh3 a6 16. Nf4 Nf6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 {1/2-1/2 Dziuba
Marcin-Grigoriants Sergey/Ch Europe (cadets) (under 14) 1997}) (9. Qd2 O-O 10.
Nf3 Ng6 11. Be2 Re8 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. h4 Nd7 14. h5 Ne7 15. Nh4 Be6 16. g4 Nf6
17. f3 Qg3+ 18. Kd1 c5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Moskalenko,V-Kharitonov,A/Alushta2 1994 
(55)}) 9... Bxd3 10. Qxd3 O-O 11. Nge2 (11. Nf3 Ng6 12. Rb1 a5 13. a3 (13. Qc2
$5) 13... a4 14. Qc2 b5 $132 {1-0 Lauber,A-Kapteina,S/GER-chJ U17 1992 (44)})
11... Na6 12. a3 Rc8 13. b4 Nc7 $11 14. Rb1 (14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. O-O Rfe8 $11)
14... Ne6 15. Na4 b6 (15... Re8 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. bxc5 b6 18. Bd6 bxc5 19. dxc5
Qa5+ 20. Qc3 Qxc3+ 21. Nxc3 d4 22. exd4 Nxd4 23. O-O Nef5 24. Rfd1 $14) 16.
Nac3 Qd7 (16... Re8 17. O-O Bxg3 18. Nxg3 Qd6 $132) 17. O-O Bxg3 18. hxg3 Rfd8
19. Rfd1 (19. Rfc1 Rc7 20. a4 Nc8 21. Nf4 (21. b5 c5 $132) 21... Nd6 $11) 19...
Qe8 (19... Rc7 20. Rb2 Nc8 $11) 20. Rb2 f6 $6 21. Qb1 (21. a4 $5 Qg6 22. Qxg6
hxg6 $14) 21... b5 $5 22. Nc1 Qg6 $6 $14 (22... Rc7 23. Nb3 Nc8 24. Na5 Nb6 25.
Rc1 Nc4 $132) 23. Qxg6 hxg6 24. g4 (24. a4 a6 25. Nd3 Kf7 (25... Ra8 26. Ra1
$14) 26. Nc5 Nxc5 27. bxc5 Ke6 28. Ra1 $14) 24... Rc7 (24... Kf7 25. Nd3 g5 26.
a4 a6 27. Ra1 $14) 25. Nb3 (25. a4 a6 26. Nd3 $14) 25... Nc8 26. a4 a6 $6 (
26... bxa4 27. Nxa4 $14) 27. Nc5 $1 $16 (27. Ra1 $6 Nd6 $14) 27... Nxc5 (27...
Re7 28. Nxa6 $16) 28. bxc5 Ne7 29. Ra1 Rb7 30. a5 $1 (30. axb5 $6 axb5 31. Ra6
Kf7 32. Na2 Ke6 33. Nb4 Kd7 34. Rba2 $14) 30... Kf7 31. Na2 Ke6 32. Nb4 Ra7 33.
f3 Kd7 (33... f5 34. gxf5+ gxf5 35. Kf2 Rh8 36. Rbb1 g5 (36... g6 37. Rh1 Rxh1
38. Rxh1 $16) 37. Rh1 Rxh1 38. Rxh1 Ra8 39. Rh6+ $16) 34. g3 (34. Kf2 Rh8 35.
Rbb1 $16) 34... Kc7 (34... Rh8 35. Raa2 Kc7 36. Rh2 Rh6 37. Rxh6 gxh6 38. Rh2
Ng8 39. e4 dxe4 40. fxe4 Kb7 41. d5 cxd5 42. exd5 $16) 35. Rh2 Raa8 36. Rh7 Rg8
37. e4 (37. Kf2 Kb7 38. e4 Rad8 39. Rd1 Rd7 40. Ke3 dxe4 41. fxe4 Re8 42. Kd3
Rxd4+ 43. Kxd4 Rd8+ 44. Nd5 cxd5 45. Ke3 Kc6 46. Rxg7 $16) 37... Rad8 38. Rd1
Kb7 39. e5 $1 (39. Kf2 g5 40. Ke3 $14) 39... fxe5 40. dxe5 d4 41. e6 $4 $15 (
41. f4 $1 Nd5 42. Rxd4 Nxb4 43. Rxb4 Rd5 44. Kf2 (44. e6 Kc7 45. e7 Kd7 46. Re4
Ke8 47. Re6 Rxc5 48. Rxg6 b4 49. Rgxg7 Rxg7 50. Rxg7 b3 51. Rg8+ Kxe7 $19)
44... Rxc5 45. Rd4 Rd5 46. Rxd5 cxd5 47. Ke3 Kc6 48. Kd4 b4 49. f5 b3 (49...
Kb5 50. e6 Ka4 51. Rxg7 Rxg7 52. f6 Rc7 53. f7 $18) 50. Kc3 gxf5 51. gxf5 Rb8
52. Kb2 d4 53. e6 d3 54. Rxg7 Rd8 55. Rd7 $18) 41... Nd5 42. Rxd4 $2 (42. Nc2
Nc7 43. e7 Rd7 44. Nxd4 Rxe7 $15) 42... Rde8 $1 $17 (42... Nxb4 $2 43. Rxb4
Rde8 44. Re4 Re7 45. f4 Kc7 46. Kg2 Rf8 47. Kh3 $16) 43. Nxd5 cxd5 44. Rxd5
Rxe6 45. Rd7+ (45. Rh2 Kc6 46. Rhd2 Rge8 47. Rg5 (47. Kf2 Re2+ $1 $19) 47... b4
$17) 45... Kc6 46. Rhxg7 Rxg7 47. Rxg7 b4 48. Kf2 (48. f4 b3 $19) 48... b3 49.
Rg8 Kc7 (49... Kxc5 $17) 50. Rg7+ Kc6 51. Rg8 Kxc5 52. Rb8 Kc4 53. f4 Rc6 $2 (
53... Kc3 $1 $17 54. f5 gxf5 55. gxf5 Rc6 56. g4 b2 57. g5 (57. Ke3 Rh6 $1 (
57... Rc4 $2 58. f6 $18) (57... Kc2 $2 58. Rxb2+ $1 (58. g5 $2 Rc3+ (58... Rc5)
59. Ke2 Rb3 60. Rc8+ Rc3 61. Rb8 Rc5 62. g6 Re5+ 63. Kf3 Rxf5+ 64. Kg4 Rf1 (
64... Rf8 65. Rxf8 (65. Rxb2+ Kxb2 66. Kg5 Kc3 67. g7 Rg8 68. Kf6 Kb4 $19)
65... b1=Q 66. Rf5 $17) 65. Kg5 b1=Q 66. Rxb1 Rxb1 67. Kf6 Kb3 $19) 58... Kxb2
59. g5 Rc5 60. Ke4 Rxa5 61. f6 Rxg5 (61... Ra1 62. f7 Re1+ 63. Kd3 Rf1 64. g6
a5 65. g7 $18) 62. f7 Rg4+ 63. Ke3 Rg3+ 64. Kf2 Rb3 65. f8=Q $18) 58. g5 Rh5 (
58... Rh3+ $1 59. Ke2 (59. Kf4 Rh4+ 60. Ke5 Rb4 $19) 59... Rh5 60. f6 Rxg5 61.
Rc8+ Kb3 62. f7 b1=Q 63. Rb8+ Rb5 64. Rxb5+ axb5 65. f8=Q Qa2+ 66. Kd3 Qxa5 67.
Qf7+ Ka3 $17) 59. f6 (59. Kf4 Rh4+ 60. Ke5 Rb4 61. Rxb4 Kxb4 62. f6 b1=Q $19)
59... Rxg5 60. f7 Rf5 61. f8=Q Rxf8 62. Rxf8 b1=Q 63. Rc8+ Kb2 64. Rb8+ Ka2 65.
Rxb1 Kxb1 66. Kd4 Kc2 67. Kc5 Kd3 68. Kb6 $18) 57... Rc5 58. f6 Rxg5 $19) 54.
f5 $2 $19 (54. g5 $1 $11 Kc3 55. g4 b2 56. f5 Kc2 57. Ke3 b1=Q 58. Rxb1 Kxb1
59. Kd4 Kb2 60. Kd5 Rc1 61. Ke6 Rc6+ 62. Kd5 $11 (62. Kf7 gxf5 63. gxf5 Rc5 64.
Kg6 Kc3 65. f6 Kd4 66. f7 Rc8 67. Kg7 Ke5 68. f8=Q Rxf8 69. Kxf8 Kf5 70. Ke7
Kxg5 71. Kd6 Kf6 $11)) 54... Kc3 (54... Rf6 55. Ke3 gxf5 56. g5 Rd6 57. Kf4
Rd4+ 58. Kxf5 Rd5+ 59. Kf6 Rb5 60. Rxb5 Kxb5 61. g6 b2 62. g7 b1=Q 63. g8=Q $11
) 55. Ke3 (55. fxg6 Rxg6 $19) 55... b2 56. fxg6 Rxg6 57. Kf4 Rc6 58. Rxb2 Kxb2
59. g5 Rc4+ 60. Kf5 Rc5+ 61. Kf6 Rxa5 62. g6 Ra4 63. Kf5 Rb4 0-1

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.10"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bg3 (7. Bxd6
$1 Qxd6 8. e3 Nf6 (8... Qg6 9. Qd2 Ne7 (9... Nd7 10. Nge2 $1 (10. f3 $6 Nb6 11.
Bd3 Qh6 12. Qf2 Ne7 13. Nge2 Nf5 14. Nd1 O-O 15. O-O Re8 (15... Be6 16. e4 Ne7
17. Ng3 f5 18. exf5 Nxf5 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Bxf5 Rxf5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,
V-Belikov,V/RSFSR-ch Kuibishev 1990 (25)}) 16. Re1 Bd7 17. Nec3 Re7 18. e4 Rae8
19. Re2 Nh4 20. Rc2 Ng6 21. Ne2 $132) 10... Ngf6 11. Nf4 Qg5 12. Bd3 $14) 10.
Nge2 O-O 11. Ng3 Qd6 (11... Nd7 12. Bd3 Qh6 13. O-O Nf6 14. b4 $14 {
Azmaiparashvili,Z-Gomez Esteban,J/Toledo 1991/1-0 (55)}) 12. Bd3 Be6 13. O-O
Nd7 14. Rad1 f5 15. Nh5 Bf7 16. Nf4 $14 {Azmaiparashvili,Z-Petrosian,A/Erevan
1989/1-0 (51)}) 9. Bd3 Be6 10. Nge2 Nbd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfc1 Rfe8 13. Rab1 Nf8
14. b4 $14 {1-0 Beliavsky,A-Geller,E/Moscow izt 1982 (32)}) 7... Ne7 8. e3 Bf5
(8... Nf5 9. Bxd6 (9. Bd3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 h6 11. Nf3 (11. Nge2 Nd7 12. O-O-O Nf6
13. Kb1 Be6 14. Nf4 $14 {Stern,R-Sonntag,H/BL 1992/1-0 (47)}) 11... Nd7 12. g4
Nf8 13. g5 Bg4 14. g6 Qf6 15. gxf7+ Qxf7 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 g5 18. f3 Bd7
19. O-O-O $14 {Sakaev,K-Lputian,S/URS-ch58 Moscow 1991/1-0 (60)}) 9... Nxd6 10.
Nge2 Bf5 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. Ng3 Bg6 13. Be2 Nf6 14. O-O O-O 15. f3 Re8 16. Rfe1
Qb6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Dokhoian,Y-Neckar,L/Werfen op 1991 (26)}) 9. Bd3 (9. Qd2 O-O
10. Nf3 Ng6 11. Be2 Re8 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. h4 Nd7 14. h5 Ne7 15. Nh4 Be6 16. g4
Nf6 17. f3 Qg3+ 18. Kd1 $132 {Moskalenko,V-Kharitonov,A/Alushta2 1994/1/2-1/2 
(55)}) (9. Qb3 b5 $6 (9... Bxg3 10. hxg3 Qb6 11. Be2 $5 (11. Nf3 Nd7 12. Nh4
Qxb3 13. axb3 Be6 14. b4 O-O 15. Bd3 a6 $11 {Gulko,B-Lputian,S/Glendale
USA-ARM 1994/1/2-1/2 (49)}) (11. f3 Na6 12. g4 Bg6 13. Qxb6 (13. Kf2 Qxb3 14.
axb3 Nb4 15. Nh3 Bc2 $10 {Bareev,E-Petrosian,A/Moscow GMA-op 1989/1-0 (55)})
13... axb6 14. a3 {/\ Nh3+/= Bareev}) 11... Nd7 (11... Na6 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nh3 (
13. Bxa6 Qxa6 14. Nge2 Qb6 15. Nf4 Qxb3 16. axb3 a6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Yakovich,
Y-Burmakin,V/Petrov mem, St Petersburg RUS 1998 (28)}) (13. Nf3 f6 14. Na4 Qxb3
15. axb3 Nc7 16. Nc5 b6 17. Na6 Kd7 18. Kd2 $132 {Sadler,M-Lputian,S/32nd ol,
Yerevan ARM 1996/1/2-1/2 (53)}) 13... Nb4 14. Kd2 $5 $13 {Bareev}) 12. g4 $1
Qxb3 $5 (12... Be6 13. Nh3 O-O-O $6 (13... Qxb3 $5 14. axb3 a6 15. Ng5 $14 (15.
Nf4 $14)) 14. Qa3 $1 $16 {Bareev,E-Khalifman,A/URS-ch57 Leningrad 1990/1-0 (44)
}) 13. axb3 Ng6 14. b4 O-O 15. Nh3 a6 16. Nf4 Nf6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 {1/2-1/2
Dziuba,M-Grigoriants,S/EuYouth U14 Boys, Tallinn EST 1997}) 10. a4 b4 (10...
bxa4 11. Rxa4 $14) 11. Nce2 O-O 12. Rc1 a5 13. Nf3 Ng6 14. h4 $1 $14 {Bareev,
E-Lputian,S/Luzern 1993/1/2-1/2 (82)}) 9... Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Na6 (10... O-O 11.
Nge2 (11. Nf3 Ng6 12. Rb1 a5 13. a3 a4 14. Qc2 b5 15. O-O Bxg3 16. hxg3 Re8 $11
{1-0 Lauber,A-Kapteina,S/GER-chJ U17 1992 (44)}) 11... Na6 12. a3 Rc8 13. b4
Nc7 14. Rb1 Ne6 15. Na4 b6 16. Nac3 Qd7 $11 {Granda Zuniga,J-Lutz,C/It,
Pamplona ESP 1997/0-1 (63)}) 11. Nf3 Nc7 (11... O-O 12. a3 Nc7 13. b4 b6 $132)
12. O-O O-O 13. Rab1 a5 14. Na4 (14. Qc2 Bxg3 15. hxg3 Nc8 16. a3 Nd6 $11)
14... Ne6 (14... Bxg3 15. hxg3 Nc8 16. Rbc1 Nd6 $11) 15. Rfc1 (15. Bxd6 Qxd6
16. Rfc1 $14) 15... Nc8 $1 16. Nc5 (16. Bxd6 Nxd6 $11) 16... Qe7 (16... Nxc5
17. dxc5 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Ne7 $11) 17. Qc2 Bxg3 (17... Nxc5 18. Bxd6 Nxd6 19. Qxc5
Rfe8 $11) 18. hxg3 Nd6 19. Nd3 (19. Nxe6 fxe6 $11) 19... g6 20. a4 (20. b3 Ne4
21. Qb2 Rfe8 22. a3 $132) 20... Kg7 21. b4 axb4 (21... Nc4 22. Qc3 axb4 23.
Rxb4 Ra7 $11) 22. Rxb4 Ra7 23. Rcb1 Rfa8 24. Qb3 (24. Nd2 h5 $11) 24... h5 25.
Nde5 f6 (25... Nd8 $11) 26. Nd3 g5 27. Kf1 (27. Nc5 b5 28. Qc2 (28. axb5 Nxc5
29. dxc5 Nxb5 30. Nd4 Nxd4 31. exd4 Qe8 $11) 28... Nc7 $11 (28... bxa4 $11))
27... Qf7 (27... b5 $5 $11) 28. Nd2 Qg6 (28... b5 29. axb5 Nxb5 30. Rc1 (30.
Rxb5 cxb5 31. Qxd5 Nc7 $17) 30... Ra3 31. Qb1 R8a6 $11) 29. Nc5 Nxc5 (29... Nd8
$132) 30. dxc5 Nf7 31. e4 $5 (31. g4 hxg4 32. Rxg4 Rh8 $132) 31... Rd8 (31...
Ra5 32. Rc1 dxe4 33. Nxe4 f5 34. Nd6 $14) 32. Rxb7 (32. Kg1 dxe4 (32... Ne5 33.
Rxb7+ Rxb7 34. Qxb7+ Rd7 35. Qc8 $16) 33. Nxe4 Qf5 $11) 32... Rxb7 33. Qxb7
dxe4 34. Nc4 (34. Qb4 $2 e3 $17) 34... Qf5 (34... Rd5 35. Qxc6 e3 36. Qxd5
Qxb1+ 37. Ke2 exf2 38. Kxf2 Qc2+ 39. Ke3 Qxa4 40. c6 Qb3+ $11) 35. Qb4 (35. Nd6
Qd7 $2 (35... Rxd6 36. cxd6 e3 37. Rb2 Qd3+ 38. Ke1 (38. Kg1 e2 $18) 38... Qc3+
(38... exf2+ 39. Rxf2 Qe3+ $11 (39... Qxd6 $132)) 39. Ke2 exf2 40. Kxf2 Qd4+
$11) 36. a5 Kf8 (36... Nxd6 37. cxd6 Kg6 38. Qxd7 Rxd7 39. a6 $18 Ra7 (39...
Kf7 40. Rb7 $18) 40. Rd1 $1 Rd7 41. a7) 37. Qxd7 Rxd7 38. Nxe4 $16) 35... Rd3 (
35... Qe6 36. Ne3 f5 $132) 36. Re1 $5 (36. Kg1 $11) 36... Qe6 $5 (36... Rd4 $5
37. Nd6 $1 (37. Kg1 $2 Qe6 38. Rc1 Ne5 39. Qb7+ Rd7 40. Qb3 Nd3 41. Rc3 Nxc5
$17) 37... Qxf2+ (37... Rxb4 38. Nxf5+ Kf8 39. a5 Ra4 40. Rb1 Ne5 41. Rb8+ Kf7
42. Ra8 Nd3 43. a6 Nxc5 44. a7 Nd3 45. Rh8 Rxa7 46. Rh7+ Kg6 47. Rxa7 Kxf5 48.
Ke2 $11) 38. Kxf2 Rxb4 39. Rxe4 Rxe4 (39... Ne5 40. Rxb4 Nd3+ 41. Ke3 Nxb4 42.
Kd4 Kg6 43. Kc4 Na6 44. a5 f5 $132) 40. Nxe4 Ne5 41. a5 Nd3+ 42. Ke3 Nb4 43.
Nd6 Kg6 $132) 37. Nd6 (37. Ne3 f5 38. Qb2+ Kg6 39. a5 Ne5 (39... Rb3 40. Qa2
Nd8 41. a6 Rb8 42. a7 Ra8 43. Ra1 Qxa2 44. Rxa2 Ne6 45. Nc4 $18) 40. a6 Nc4 41.
Qb8 (41. Nxc4 Qxc4 42. Kg1 Qxa6 (42... Qxc5 43. Rc1 Rb3 (43... Qb5 44. Qh8 $18)
44. Qxb3 Qxc1+ 45. Kh2 Qa1 46. Qe6+ Kg7 47. Qe7+ Kg6 48. a7 $18) 43. Qh8 Qc4
44. Qe8+ $44) 41... Nxe3+ 42. fxe3 (42. Rxe3 Rd1+ 43. Ke2 Ra1 $19) 42... Qc4
$132) 37... Nxd6 38. cxd6 f5 (38... Rxd6 39. Rxe4 Rd1+ 40. Ke2 Qd5 41. Re7+ Kh6
42. Qc3 Rd4 43. a5 Qa2+ 44. Kf1 Rd1+ 45. Re1 Rxe1+ 46. Qxe1 c5 $11) 39. Qb7+
Kg6 40. Qxc6 Rxd6 41. Qc5 Rc6 (41... Rc6 42. Qb5 Rc2 43. Kg1 Ra2 44. a5 $132)
1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1998.01.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Black "Rabinovich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1998.01.15"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 b5 5. a4 e6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Qe7 8. Qb1 (
8. axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. d5 Nf6 11. d6 Qb7 12. b3 $5 (12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. g3
(13. Nd4 e5 $17) (13. Qd4 Nd7 14. Be2 a6 15. Qh4 Qd5 16. Rd1 Qf5 17. e4 Qg6 18.
e5 Bb7 19. O-O Nxe5 $17 {1/2-1/2 Vinke,G-Wolf,H/CC-BdF-Meisterkl-Vor 1986 (30)}
) 13... Bd7 14. Qd4 Qxf3 15. Bg2 Qxg2 16. Qxf6 O-O {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Bagirov,V/
Riga 1988}) (12. g4 Bd7 13. g5 Ne4 14. Bxg7 Rg8 15. Bh6 Bc6 16. Rg1 Nd7 17. Nd4
Bd5 18. f3 Nec5 19. Be2 $132 {1-0 Werner,C-Dempster,D/cr SF jub 1991 (34)} (19.
e4 $5)) 12... O-O 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Qd4 e5 15. Qh4 Kg7 16. bxc4 bxc4 17. Bxc4
Qb4+ 18. Nd2 Qxd6 19. O-O $44 {1-0 Gurevich,M-Malisauskas,V/URS-FL Lvov 1987 
(37)}) (8. Be2 Nf6 $2 (8... Bb7 9. axb5 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 cxb5 11. d5 Nf6 12. d6
Qd8 (12... Qf8 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. b3 Rg8 15. O-O Qg7 16. g3 $16) 13. Ba5 (13. b3
Ne4 $1 14. Ba5 (14. Bxg7 Rg8 15. Be5 Rxg2 16. Bg3 Qf6 $1 $17 (16... Nc3 17. Qd4
Nxe2 18. Kxe2 Nd7 19. bxc4 $14)) (14. Be5 Nd7 $17) 14... Qxd6 $17) (13. O-O a5
$5 14. b3 Ne4 15. Qc2 O-O 16. bxc4 b4 17. Be5 Nd7 18. Bf4 Ndc5 $15) 13... Qc8
14. O-O O-O 15. b3 Nc6 16. bxc4 bxc4 17. Bc3 Ne4 $17) 9. O-O a6 (9... Bb7 10.
axb5 Bxc3 11. bxc6 Bxb2 12. cxb7 Qxb7 13. Rb1 Ne4 14. Bxc4 $18) (9... Nbd7 10.
Qc2 {[/\ 11.axb5 Bxc3 12.Qxc3 cxb5 13.b3! resp. 12.bxc6]} Nb6 (10... Bb7 11.
axb5 Bxc3 12. bxc6 $16) (10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 (11. Bxc3 O-O $44) 11... a6 12.
Rfb1 Nb6 (12... Bb7 $2 13. Bxc4 $16) 13. Bc1 Nxa4 14. Bxc4 c5 15. Bb3 Nb6 16.
c4 $132) 11. Ne5 $1 (11. axb5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 cxb5 13. Rfb1 a6 14. Bc1 Bb7 15.
Ba3 Qc7 16. Nd2 $44) 11... Bxc3 (11... Bb7 12. a5 {[/\ 13.a6+/-]} Bxc3 13. bxc3
Na4 14. Nxc4 $16) 12. Bxc3 Nxa4 13. Ba5 (13. Nxc6 Qd6 14. Bf3 Bb7 15. Bb4 Qc7
16. Rxa4 Bxc6 17. Bxc6+ Qxc6 18. Ra5 a6 19. b3 Nd5 20. Bc5 $14) 13... Bb7 14.
Nxc4 $14 {1-0 Kottnauer,C-Christoffel,M/Groningen 1946 (25)}) 10. axb5 Bxc3 11.
bxc3 (11. Bxc3 cxb5 12. Be1 (12. b3 b4 $17) 12... Bb7 13. b3 cxb3 14. Qxb3 Nc6
$15) 11... cxb5 12. Bc1 Bb7 13. Ba3 Qc7 14. Nd2 $44) (8. g3 Nf6 9. Bg2 Bb7 10.
O-O a6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. f4 (12. Qe2 Nd5 13. e4 Nc7 14. Rad1 (14. Bf4 c5 $17)
14... f6 15. Ng4 (15. Nf3 c5 $17) 15... c5 $17 16. e5 $4 (16. dxc5 Bxc5 $17)
16... Bxg2 17. exf6 Bxf1 $4 (17... gxf6 18. Kxg2 cxd4 $19) 18. Nh6+ $1 {
1-0 Blees-Tisdall/Kecskemet/SW,27,26 1987} (18. Nh6+ $1 Kh8 19. fxe7) 18...
gxh6 19. Qg4+ Kh8 20. fxe7 Rf7 21. Rxf1 Rxe7 22. dxc5 $18) 12... Rd8 13. Qe2
Nd5 (13... c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. axb5 Bxg2 16. Qxg2 Ra7 17. Nxc4 $132) 14. Nxd5
exd5 15. Bxb4 Qxb4 $15 {1/2-1/2 Rabinovich,A-Bykhovsky,A/Shavuot Masters 1997 
(32)}) 8... a6 9. axb5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 cxb5 11. Bc1 (11. e4 Bb7 12. Bg5 f6 13.
Bc1 Qc7 14. Be2 Ne7 15. O-O O-O 16. Ba3 Re8 17. Rd1 Nd7 18. Ra2 Nf8 19. Ne1
Nfg6 20. g3 f5 21. Bf3 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 fxe4 23. Qxe4 Nd5 $17 {1/2-1/2 Piskov,
Y-Doroshkievich,V/Lvov 1986 (42)}) 11... Bb7 12. Ba3 Qc7 13. Be2 $6 (13. e4 Ne7
14. g3 $1 O-O 15. Bg2 Re8 16. O-O Nd7 17. Qc2 Nf8 18. h4 h6 19. Rfe1 Rad8 $44 {
1/2-1/2 Gulko,B-Bagirov,V/WchT Luzern (USA-LTU) 1993}) 13... Ne7 14. O-O O-O $6
(14... h6 15. Nd2 O-O 16. Ne4 Rd8 17. Nc5 Bc6 18. e4 Ng6 19. g3 Nd7 20. f4 Nxc5
21. Bxc5 Qb7 $17 {1-0 Taimanov,M-Naftalin,S/Tbilisi URS sf 1957 (47)}) (14...
Nbc6 $6 15. Rd1 h6 16. e4 Rd8 17. e5 Nd5 (17... O-O $44) 18. Qc2 Nf4 19. Bf1
Ne7 20. Nd2 f5 21. exf6 gxf6 22. Ne4 Kf7 23. Re1 $132 {0-1 Yrjola,J-Nevanlinna,
R/FIN t-ch 1996 (41)}) 15. Ng5 $5 g6 16. Ne4 Rd8 17. Nc5 Nd5 $2 (17... Bc6 18.
e4 a5 19. Bg4 (19. Qb2 $5) 19... Na6 20. f4 Nxc5 21. Bxc5 f5 22. Bf3 fxe4 23.
Bxe4 Nd5 24. Qe1 $15) 18. Bxc4 $1 $14 Nxc3 19. Qc1 (19. Qb3 $2 Ne4 20. Nxe4 (
20. Bxe6 Nxc5 $19) 20... bxc4 21. Qc2 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Nd7 23. Rfc1 Rdc8 $15) (19.
Qb2 Nd5 $15 (19... Na4 20. Nxa4 Qxc4 21. Nc5 (21. Nb6 Qc6 $19) 21... Ra7 22.
Rfd1 Qd5 23. e4 $40)) 19... Nd5 $5 (19... bxc4 20. Qxc3 Nd7 21. Qxc4 Nxc5 22.
Bxc5 $14) (19... Nd7 20. Qxc3 Nxc5 21. Bxc5 bxc4 22. Qxc4) 20. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 21.
Bxd5 Qd7 $1 (21... Qxc1 22. Bxe6+ $18) 22. Ba2 (22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Qc3 Nd7 24.
Qb3 (24. d5 Qxd5 25. Bb2 (25. Rfd1 Qe5 26. Qc6 Nf6 27. Bd6 Qf5 28. f3 Ne8 29.
e4 Qf7 30. Bg3 (30. Be5 Rdc8 31. Qb6 Qa7 $15) (30. Rxa6 Rxa6 31. Qxa6 e5 32.
Rd5 Qe6 33. Rxe5 $1 Qc4 (33... Qxd6 34. Rxe8+ $18) 34. Qb6 $3 Qe2 35. h3 Qd1+
36. Kf2 (36. Kh2 $2 Qxd6 $1 $17) 36... Qd2+ 37. Kg1 Qd1+ $11) 30... Rdc8 31.
Qb6 Qa7 $15) 25... e5 26. Rfd1 Qe6 27. Qc7 Rac8 28. Qa5 Ra8 29. Qc7 $11) 24...
Qd5 25. Rfb1 $132) 22... Bd5 23. Qd2 $6 (23. Qb2 Nc6 24. Bc5 Bxa2 25. Rxa2 Qd5
(25... Qb7 26. Qb3 Rd5 27. Rfa1 Qc8 28. Qb2 $14) 26. Rfa1) (23. Bb1 $1 Nc6 (
23... e5 $2 24. dxe5 Bxg2 25. e6 $1 (25. Kxg2 Qg4+ 26. Kh1 Qf3+ $11) 25... Qb7
26. e7 $1 Re8 27. Rd1 $18) 24. f4 (24. Rd1 Na5 25. e4 Nb3 26. Qe3 Bc4 (26...
Nxa1 27. exd5 exd5 28. Bb2 $14) 27. Ra2 Nxd4 28. Rad2 e5 $15) (24. Bb2 $1 a5
25. e4 Bc4 26. Rd1 $14) 24... b4 25. Bb2 a5 26. e4 Bb3 27. d5 exd5 28. f5 d4
29. fxg6 hxg6 30. Rf6 Ne7 (30... Ne5 31. Qc5 Qe8 32. Rxa5 (32. Bxd4 Nd7 33. Qg5
Nxf6 34. Qxf6 Rxd4 35. Qxd4 Rd8 $17) 32... Nd7 33. Qxb4 Rab8 (33... Nxf6 34.
Qxb3+ Qf7 35. Qa4 Rxa5 36. Qxa5 Qe8 (36... Qe7 37. Qg5 $16) 37. h3 $5 $14 (37.
e5 Ng4 38. Bxg6 Qe7 39. Bf5 Nxe5 40. Ba3 Qf6 41. Qc7 Nf7 42. Be7 Qxf5 43. Bxd8
Qb1+ 44. Kf2 Qf5+ $11)) 34. Rb5 (34. Qxd4 Nxf6 35. Qxf6 Rd1+ 36. Kf2 Qf7 $19)
34... Rxb5 35. Qxb5 Nxf6 36. Qxb3+ Kg7 $132) 31. Bd3 Rac8 32. Qg5 Bc4 33. Bxc4+
Rxc4 34. Rxa5 $16) 23... Nc6 24. Bb1 $2 (24. Rfb1 $1 $14) 24... a5 $15 25. Bb2
(25. Bc5 $2 Bxg2 $1 26. Kxg2 Qd5+ 27. e4 Qxc5 $19) (25. f4 $6 b4 26. Bb2 a4 27.
e4 Bb3 28. Rf3 Bc4 $17) 25... b4 26. Rc1 (26. f4 a4 27. e4 Bc4 28. Rc1 Nxd4 $19
) 26... a4 27. e4 Bb3 $2 (27... a3 $1 28. exd5 axb2 29. Qxb2 Rxa1 (29... Qxd5
30. Ba2 (30. Rxa8 Rxa8 31. Rc5 Qxd4 $17) 30... Qxd4 31. Bxe6+ Kg7 32. Rab1 Qxb2
33. Rxb2 Nd4 (33... Ne5 34. Rbb1 (34. Rxb4 Nd3 35. Rbb1 (35. Rb7+ Kf6 $19)
35... Nxc1 36. Rxc1 $15) 34... Kf6 35. Bb3 Rd4 $15) 34. Bc4 Rac8 35. Kf1 b3 $15
) 30. dxc6 $1 $16 (30. Qxa1 Qxd5 31. Ba2 Qd6 32. d5 exd5 33. Rd1 Ne7 34. Bb3
Rf8 35. Qa2 Rd8 $15)) 28. d5 $1 $16 (28. Rxc6 Qxc6 29. Qxb4 Rab8 $17) 28...
Rac8 (28... exd5 $2 29. Rxc6 Qxc6 30. Qd4 Kf7 31. Qg7+ Ke6 32. Qxh7 Rg8 33.
exd5+ Bxd5 34. Bxg6 $18) (28... e5 $2 29. Bd3 a3 30. Rxc6 axb2 31. Rxa8 Rxa8
32. Qxb2 $18) 29. Bd3 $1 $138 (29. Qh6 Na5 $1 (29... exd5 30. exd5 Bxd5 31.
Bxg6 hxg6 32. Qxg6+ Kf8 33. Re1 $18) 30. Bd3 exd5 (30... a3 31. Bd4 (31. Bf6
Rf8 32. Rxc8 (32. Bb5 Qf7 33. Rxc8 Rxc8 34. Qh4 exd5 35. Be7 Qg7 36. Bf6 Qb7
$17) 32... Rxc8 33. d6 Bc4 34. Rc1 b3 35. Rc3 a2 36. Qc1 Rf8 37. Bxc4 Nxc4 38.
Rxc4 Rxf6 39. Rc8+ Rf8 40. Rxf8+ Kxf8 $19) 31... Bc4 32. Bxc4 Nxc4 33. Rab1 e5
34. Rxb4 exd4 35. Rbxc4 Rxc4 36. Rxc4 a2 37. Qc1 Rb8 $19) 31. exd5 Bxd5 32.
Bxg6 a3 33. Bf6 hxg6 34. Qxg6+ Kf8 35. Re1 $18) 29... exd5 30. Bb5 $1 (30. Ba6
$6 Rc7 31. Rxc6 Rxc6 32. Qd4 Rc3 (32... Rxa6 33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Qxh7+ Kf8 35.
Qh8+ Ke7 36. Qg7+ Ke8 $11) 33. Bxc3 bxc3 34. Qxc3 dxe4 35. Bc4+ Bxc4 36. Qxc4+
Kg7 37. h3 e3 38. fxe3 Ra8 $11) 30... a3 31. Bf6 Rf8 32. e5 d4 33. Bxc6 $6 (33.
Rab1 $1 {Rabinovich} Bd5 34. Rxb4 a2 35. Ra1 Bxg2 36. Bxc6 $1 (36. Qxa2+ Bd5
37. Rxd4 Nxd4 38. Bxd7 Bxa2 39. Bxc8 Nf3+ 40. Kg2 Nxe5 41. Bxe5 Bd5+ 42. Kg3
Rxc8 $11) (36. Kxg2 Qd5+ 37. f3 Nxb4 $19) 36... Bxc6 (36... Qxc6 37. Rxd4 $16)
37. Qxa2+ Qd5 38. Qxd5+ Bxd5 39. Rxd4 $16) 33... Rxc6 34. Rxc6 Qxc6 35. Qxb4
Qc3 36. Qxa3 d3 37. h4 $4 $138 (37. Rf1 d2 38. Bg5 Rxf2 39. Kxf2 Qd4+ 40. Be3
d1=N+ 41. Rxd1 Qxd1 42. Qe7 Qc2+ 43. Kg3 Qd3 44. Qg5 $11) (37. Bg5 $1 Rb8 $1 (
37... Re8 38. Rc1 $18) 38. Qc1 (38. Qa5 Qxa5 39. Rxa5 d2 40. Bxd2 Rd8 41. Be1
Rd1 $17) 38... Qxe5 39. Bf4 Qf6 40. Bxb8 Qxa1 41. Qxa1 d2 $11) 37... Qxa1+ 38.
Qxa1 d2 39. Qa7 d1=Q+ 40. Kh2 Bf7 41. Qe3 Be6 42. f3 Ra8 43. h5 Qb1 44. Qc5 Qf5
45. Qe7 Qf4+ (45... Qf4+ 46. Kg1 Bf7 47. hxg6 hxg6 $19) 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.04.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Popov, Valerij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1998.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O Nbd7
15. Re1 Re8 16. Qc2 (16. Bc2 Qc7 17. e4 $2 (17. c5 Ng4 (17... Red8 $5) 18. e4
e5 19. h3 Ngf6 20. dxe5 Nh5 (20... b3 21. Bb1 $16) 21. Ng5 Nf4 22. Qf3 h6 23.
Nxf7 $18 {1-0 Mah,K-Musson,A/4NCL, Rotherham ENG 1997 (32)}) 17... Qxc4 18. Bd3
Qc7 19. e5 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Nd5 $17 {0-1 Zakharevich,I-Neverov,V/St.Petersburg
op2 1994 (29)}) (16. e4 $6 Nf8 $6 (16... e5 17. Nxe5 (17. dxe5 Ng4 18. Bf1 (18.
e6 Rxe6 19. g3 (19. Bc2 Nge5 $15) 19... Rd6 20. Qe2 Nc5 21. Bc2 Nd3 (21... a4
$15) 22. Bxd3 Rxd3 $15 {0-1 Alexander,P-Kniest,O/Open, Bled SLO 1998 (27)})
18... Qe7 19. Rc1 Ndxe5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. f4 Rad8 22. Qh5 Qc5+ 23. Kh1 Nd3 24.
Qxc5 Nxc5 $17 {0-1 Scholz,C-Sermier,G/Open, Biel SUI 1997 (29)}) 17... Nxe5 18.
dxe5 Nd7 19. f4 Nc5 20. Bc2 Qxd1 21. Raxd1 a4 $17 {0-1 Aronov,Y-Kobolinja,M/
WchJ-18 Guarapuava 1995 (28)}) 17. e5 N6d7 18. Nd2 Nb6 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4
Qe7 21. Rg4 $14 {1-0 Botsari-Hernandez/Moscow olw 1994 (26)}) 16... Qc7 17. e4
e5 18. c5 exd4 19. Bxd4 h6 (19... Ng4 20. Bc4 Nde5 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Bd5 Bc6
23. Qb3 Rad8 24. Rad1 Rc8 25. h3 Kh8 26. f4 Ng6 27. Bxc6 Qxc6 28. Qxf7 $16 {
1-0 Cramling,P-Ioseliani,N/FIDE Cand (Women), Groningen NED 1997 (35)}) 20. h3
Bc6 $15 21. Nh4 $146 (21. e5 Nd5 22. Be4 {1/2-1/2 Polak,T-Matlak,M/Team
Championships, CZE 1997} Nf4 $15) 21... Ne5 (21... a4 $15) 22. Bf1 (22. Bxe5
Qxe5 23. Nf5 a4 24. Nd6 b3 $17) 22... Nxe4 23. Rxe4 b3 24. Qb1 (24. Qe2 Bxe4
25. Qxe4 Nc6 $15) 24... Bxe4 25. Qxe4 Nc6 26. Qg4 $8 Nxd4 $8 27. Qxd4 a4 $6 $11
(27... Rab8 28. Qd6 b2 29. Rb1 Rec8 30. Qd2 $15) 28. Rxa4 Rxa4 29. Qxa4 Rb8 30.
Qe4 (30. Bd3 Qxc5 31. Qe4 Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Qc7+ 33. f4 g6 34. Nxg6 fxg6 35. Qxg6+
$44) 30... Qxc5 31. Bd3 Kf8 32. Qh7 Ke8 33. Qxg7 b2 $4 $18 {(+) - 0-1 -?} (
33... b2 $4 34. Qh8+ Qf8 35. Qe5+ Kd7 36. Bb5+ Kc8 37. Qc3+ Kd8 38. Qxb2 $18) (
33... Qc1+ 34. Kh2 Qf4+ 35. Qg3 Qxg3+ 36. Kxg3 b2 37. Bb1 Rc8 38. Nf5 Rc1 39.
Be4 Re1 (39... b1=Q 40. Bxb1 Rxb1 41. Nxh6 $11) 40. Bd3 Rd1 $11) 0-1

[Event "Bled op 19th"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kogan, Artur"]
[Black "Nikolov, Sasho"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1998.03.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 Bb4 7. Bd2 Bb7 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 a5 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O Nbd7
15. Re1 Re8 16. c5 (16. Qc2 Qc7 17. e4 e5 18. c5 exd4 19. Bxd4 h6 (19... Ng4
20. Bc4 Nde5 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Bd5 Bc6 23. Qb3 Rad8 24. Rad1 $14 {1-0 Cramling,
P-Ioseliani,N/FIDE Cand (Women), Groningen NED 1997 (35)}) 20. h3 Bc6 21. Nh4
Ne5 22. Bf1 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 b3 24. Qb1 Bxe4 25. Qxe4 Nc6 26. Qg4 Nxd4 27. Qxd4 a4
28. Rxa4 Rxa4 29. Qxa4 Rb8 30. Qe4 Qxc5 31. Bd3 Kf8 $4 (31... Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Kf8
33. Nf5 Qc7+ 34. g3 b2 35. h4 Qc3 36. Qe7+ Kg8 37. Qd6 (37. Qe4 $11) 37... Re8
$11 (37... b1=Q 38. Bxb1 Rxb1 39. Ne7+ Kh7 40. Qd8 $18)) 32. Ng6+ $1 (32. Qh7
$6 Qc1+ (32... Ke8 $6 33. Qxg7 (33. Nf5 b2 34. Qh8+ Qf8 35. Nxg7+ Kd7 36. Qxf8
Rxf8 37. Kh2 Rc8 38. Nf5 $11) 33... b2 {0-1 Aseev,K-Popov,V/71st Championship
of 1998} 34. Qh8+ Qf8 35. Qe5+ Kd7 36. Bb5+ Kc8 37. Qc3+ Kd8 38. Qxb2 $18) 33.
Kh2 Qf4+ 34. Kg1 b2 35. Bb1 (35. g3 Qc1+ 36. Kg2 b1=Q $19) 35... g6 36. g3 Qc1+
37. Kh2 Rb6 38. Ba2 Qc7 39. Qxh6+ $16) 32... Kg8 (32... fxg6 33. Qf4+ Ke7 34.
Qxb8 $18) 33. Ne5 Qc1+ 34. Kh2 Qc7 35. Qh7+ Kf8 36. Qh8+ Ke7 37. Qxg7 b2 38.
Qxf7+ Kd6 39. Bb1 $18) (16. e4 e5 (16... Nf8 17. e5 N6d7 18. Nd2 Nb6 19. Ne4
Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Qe7 21. Rg4 $16 {1-0 Botsari-Hernandez/Moscow olw 1994 (26)}) 17.
dxe5 (17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. f4 Nc5 20. Bc2 Qxd1 21. Raxd1 a4 22. Ra1
Red8 $17 {0-1 Aronov,Y-Kobolinja,M/WchJ-18 Guarapuava 1995 (28)}) 17... Ng4 18.
e6 (18. Bf1 Qe7 19. Rc1 Ndxe5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. f4 Rad8 22. Qh5 Qc5+ 23. Kh1
Nd3 24. Qxc5 Nxc5 25. e5 a4 $17 {0-1 Scholz,C-Sermier,G/Open, Biel SUI 1997 
(29)}) 18... Rxe6 19. g3 Rd6 20. Qe2 Nc5 21. Bc2 Nd3 22. Bxd3 Rxd3 23. Nd4 Ne5
24. Ne6 (24. Red1 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Qc7 $17 {0-1 Alexander,P-Kniest,O/Open, Bled
SLO 1998 (27)}) 24... fxe6 25. Bxe5 $15) (16. Bc2 Qc7 17. c5 (17. e4 Qxc4 18.
Bd3 Qc7 19. e5 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Nd5 $17 {0-1 Zakharevich,I-Neverov,V/St.
Petersburg op2 1994 (29)}) 17... Ng4 18. e4 e5 19. h3 Ngf6 20. dxe5 Nh5 (20...
b3 21. Bd3 Nh5 22. Bb5 $18) 21. Ng5 (21. Ba4 Nxc5 22. Bxe8 Rxe8 23. Qd6 $18)
21... Nf4 22. Qf3 $18 {1-0 Mah,K-Musson,A/4NCL, Rotherham ENG 1997 (32)}) 16...
Bc6 (16... Qc7 17. e4 h6 (17... e5 18. Rc1 a4 19. c6 Bxc6 20. d5 a3 21. dxc6
axb2 22. cxd7 Qxd7 23. Rb1 $18 {1-0 Atalik,S-Mikhaletz,L/FSGM Feb, Budapest
HUN 1998 (40)}) 18. Qd2 (18. Nd2 e5 19. Nc4 exd4 20. Nd6 Re6 (20... Nxc5 21.
Nxe8 Rxe8 22. Bxd4 Ncxe4 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. Rxe8+ Nxe8 25. Qa4 Qc8 26. Qxa5 $16)
21. Bxd4 $14 {1-0 Cebalo,M-De Kleuver,E/Open, Saint Vincent ITA 1998 (30)})
18... Bc6 19. Bc2 Reb8 20. Qd3 a4 21. d5 exd5 22. exd5 Bxd5 23. Re7 Qxc5 24.
Rxd7 Be4 $17 {0-1 Pelletier,Y-Van der Werf,M/18th op A, Cannes FRA 1997 (30)})
17. e4 (17. Bc2 Ne4 18. Re2 Qc7 19. Nd2 {1/2-1/2 Ionov,S-Popov,V/City-Ch, St
Petersburg RUS 1998}) 17... a4 (17... e5 18. d5 Nxc5 19. Nxe5 Bd7 20. Bd4 Qb8
21. f4 Rc8 22. Nxd7 Nfxd7 23. Qg4 $16 {1-0 Chuchelov,V-Van Wissen,M/Computerij,
Zwolle NED 1998 (30)}) 18. Bc2 Qc7 (18... a3 19. Bc1 Qc7 20. e5 (20. Bd2 Reb8
21. Qb1 e5 $132) 20... Nd5 21. Ng5 (21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Ng5+ Kg8 23. Qh5 Nf8 24.
Re4 Ng6 $19) 21... Nf8 22. Qd3 f5 (22... Ba4 23. Bb1 h6 24. Ne4 $13) 23. exf6
Nxf6 24. Bd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Tyomkin,D-Malakhov,V/EuJun, Tallinn EST 1997 (41)})
19. e5 b3 20. Bb1 (20. Bxb3 axb3 21. exf6 Rxa1 22. Bxa1 Rb8 23. Bb2 Bxf3 24.
Qxf3 Nxf6 25. Ra1 Nd5 26. Ra3 Qb7 $11) 20... Bxf3 (20... Nd5 21. Ng5 h6 22. Ne4
Reb8 23. Qh5 (23. Qg4 Rb4 24. Qg3 $132) 23... Nf8 $132) 21. Qxf3 Nd5 22. Be4
Qc6 23. g4 (23. Qh5 Nf8 24. Ra3 Red8 $132) 23... f6 (23... Rec8 24. Qh3 Nf8
$132) 24. exf6 (24. Qd3 h6 25. exf6 N7xf6 26. Bf3 $132) 24... N7xf6 25. Bd3 Nd7
26. g5 Nf8 27. h4 Ra7 28. h5 (28. Qg3 Rf7 29. Be4 $132) 28... Rf7 29. Qg2 Rf4
30. Bc4 (30. Qg3 $132) 30... Rd8 31. Re5 (31. Ra3 Nb4 32. Rc1 (32. Qxc6 Nxc6
33. Rxa4 Nxd4 34. Kf1 Nf3 35. Bxb3 Rxa4 36. Bxa4 Nxe1 37. Kxe1 Rd5 38. c6 Ra5
39. Bc2 Rxg5 40. Ba3 Ra5 41. c7 Ra8 42. Be4 Rc8 43. Bd6 Nd7 44. Bb7 Nb6 45.
Bxc8 Nxc8 $11) 32... Rc8 33. Qxc6 Nxc6 34. d5 Na5 35. Ba6 Ra8 36. Bb5 (36. c6
Rxa6 37. c7 Ra8 38. c8=Q Rxc8 39. Rxc8 exd5 $13) 36... exd5 37. Bxa4 Rg4+ 38.
Kf1 Rxg5 39. Bxb3 Rb8 (39... Nxb3 40. Rxa8 Nxc1 41. c6 $3 $18) 40. Rxa5 Rxb3
41. c6 Rxb2 42. c7 Rf5 43. c8=Q Rfxf2+ $11) 31... Ne7 (31... Rf7) 32. h6 (32.
Rxe6 Qxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Nxe6 34. Bxe6+ Kh8 35. h6 (35. Rxa4 Rdf8 36. f3 Rxf3 37.
Ra7 (37. Ra8 Rf2+ 38. Kg1 Rxa8 39. Kxf2 Ra2 40. Ke3 Rxb2 41. Kd3 Rh2 $19) 37...
Nc6 $19) 35... Rdf8 36. f3 Rxf3 37. hxg7+ Kxg7 38. d5+ Kg6 39. Bf6 b2 40. Rh1
R3xf6 41. gxf6 Kxf6 $19) 32... Rdxd4 (32... Qxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Nc6 34. Re3 Nxd4 35.
Rxa4 gxh6 36. gxh6 Nf5 37. Rxb3 Rd2 38. Be5 Rfxf2+ 39. Kh3 Rd1 40. Ra1 Rxa1 41.
Bxa1 Rc2 42. Rc3 Rxc3+ 43. Bxc3 Ne3 44. Ba6 Nd5 45. c6 Nc7 46. Bd3 Nd5 47. Ba5
Ng6 48. c7 Nge7 49. Kg3 Nc8 50. Ba6 Nde7 51. Kf4 Kf7 52. Kg5 e5 53. Bd3 Nd6 54.
Bxh7 $18) 33. Bxe6+ (33. Bxd4 $2 Rxd4 (33... Qxg2+ 34. Kxg2 Rxd4 35. Rxa4 b2
36. Re1 gxh6 37. gxh6 Nf5 38. c6 Rd6 39. Bb5 $18) 34. Bxe6+ Nxe6 35. Qxc6 Nxc6
36. Rxe6 b2 37. Rb1 a3 $19) 33... Nxe6 34. Qxc6 Nxc6 35. Rxe6 gxh6 (35... Rd2
36. Re8+ Rf8 (36... Kf7 37. hxg7 Rg4+ 38. Kf1 Rxg5 39. Rf8+ Ke6 40. Bf6 Rxg7
41. Bxg7 b2 42. Re1+ Kd5 43. Ra8 $18) 37. Rxf8+ Kxf8 38. g6 $1 Kg8 $1 39. Rxa4
(39. Re1 Rd8 $8 40. Re6 Rc8 41. hxg7 Na5 42. gxh7+ Kxh7 43. Re4 a3 $8 44. Bxa3
Kxg7 $14) 39... gxh6 40. Ra8+ Rd8 41. Rxd8+ Nxd8 42. g7 Nc6 43. f4 Ne7 44. Kf2
h5 45. Kf3 (45. Kg3 Nf5+ 46. Kh3 Nxg7 47. c6 Ne8 48. f5 Kf7 49. Be5 Ke7 50. Kh4
Kd8 51. Kxh5 Nd6 52. f6 Nf7 53. Bb2 Kc7 $17) 45... Kf7 46. Ba1 (46. Be5 h4 47.
Kg4 Ng6 48. Bf6 h5+ 49. Kh3 Nxf4+ 50. Kxh4 Ne6 51. c6 Nxg7 52. c7 Nf5+ 53. Kxh5
Nd6 $11) 46... Kg8 47. f5 Nxf5 48. c6 Ne7 49. c7 Kf7 50. Kg3 Nf5+ 51. Kh3 Nd6
52. Kh4 Nc8 53. Kxh5 Kg8 54. Kg4 Kf7 55. Kf5 Nd6+ 56. Ke5 Nc8 57. Kd5 h5 (57...
Ne7+ 58. Kd6 Nc8+ 59. Kd7 Nb6+ 60. Kd8 h5 61. Bd4 h4 (61... b2 62. Bxb2 h4 63.
Bd4 h3 64. Bxb6 h2 65. c8=Q h1=Q 66. Qd7+ $18) 62. Bxb6 b2 63. c8=Q b1=Q 64.
g8=Q+ Kxg8 65. Qe6+ $18) 58. Ke4 $18) 36. Rxc6 Rd2 (36... Rg4+ 37. Kf1 Rd2 38.
Be5 hxg5 39. Rc7 $16) 37. Rc8+ Kf7 38. Rc7+ Kg6 (38... Kg8 39. Be5 Re4 40. gxh6
Rxe5 41. Rxa4 Kf8 42. Rf4+ Ke8 43. Rb4 Rd7 44. Rc8+ Rd8 45. Rxd8+ Kxd8 46. Rxb3
Rxc5 47. Rb7 Rc7 48. Rxc7 Kxc7 49. Kg2 Kd6 50. Kf3 Ke5 51. Kg4 Kf6 $11) 39.
Rg7+ Kh5 40. Be5 b2 41. Bxb2 (41. Rb1 $2 Rg4+ 42. Bg3 Rc4 $17) 41... Rxb2 42.
gxh6 (42. Rxh7 Kxg5 43. Rg7+ Kf6 44. Ra7 Rfxf2 45. R7xa4 Rg2+ 46. Kh1 Rh2+ 47.
Kg1 Rbg2+ 48. Kf1 h5 49. Rh4 $11) 42... Kxh6 43. Rg8 Rbxf2 44. Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.05.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 20480]} 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7.
g4 Be6 8. Bd3 Nd7 9. h3 h5 10. gxh5 (10. Qf3 $6 Qb6 $5 (10... hxg4 $2 11. hxg4
Rxh1 (11... Bxg4 $6 12. Rxh8 Bxf3 13. Rxg8+ Bf8 14. Nxf3 $16) 12. Qxh1 Bxg4 13.
Qh8 Ndf6 14. f3 Bh5 15. Qxg7 Qb6 16. O-O-O Bf8 17. Qh8 $16) (10... g5 11. Bg3
Ndf6 12. gxh5 Nxh5 13. Nge2 Nxg3 14. Nxg3 Qd7 15. Nf5 Bf8 16. Rg1 $132 {
Markotic,G-Geller,E/ Cappelle op 1993}) 11. O-O-O $1 (11. Rb1 $2 $17 hxg4 12.
hxg4 Rxh1 13. Qxh1 g5 14. Be5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 d4 16. exd4 Qxd4 17. Qe4 Qxe4+ 18.
Bxe4 Bxg4 $17 {Krueger,T-Schuett,W/ Bargteheide op 1989/ 0-1 (23)}) 11... hxg4
12. hxg4 Rxh1 13. Qxh1 Bxg4 14. f3 Be6 15. Qh8 Kf8 16. Nge2 $44) 10... Ndf6 11.
Qc2 $146 (11. h6 Nxh6 12. Qc2 Nh5 $6 (12... Qd7 13. Nf3 Bf5 14. Ne5 Bxd3 15.
Nxd3 Bd6 16. Be5 (16. Bxd6 Qxd6 $132) 16... Qe7 17. O-O-O Nf5 18. Kb1 Ne4 19.
Na4 f6 20. Bxd6 Nexd6 21. Nac5 O-O-O $132 (21... b6 $2 22. Nf4 $1 bxc5 (22...
Rh6 23. Ncd3 Rc8 $14) 23. dxc5 Ne4 24. Ng6 $16 {Lputian,S-Geller,E/ URS-ch52
Riga 1985/ 1-0 (34)})) 13. Be5 f6 14. Bh2 Bd6 15. Bxd6 (15. Bg6+ $6 Bf7 16. Nf3
Bxg6 17. Qxg6+ Nf7 18. Nh4 Bxh2 19. Rxh2 Qc7 20. Nf3 O-O-O $132 {Botvinnik,
M-Petrosian,T/ Wch Moscow 1963/ 1/2-1/2 (53)}) (15. O-O-O $14 {/\ Na4}) 15...
Qxd6 16. O-O-O $14) (11. Nge2 Nxh5 12. Qc2 Ngf6 13. O-O-O Qa5 14. Bf5 Bxf5 15.
Qxf5 Nxf4 16. Nxf4 Bb4 $132 {Kotov,A-Zhukhovitsky,S/ Sochi 1967}) 11... Nxh5
12. Be5 Ngf6 (12... f6 $6 13. Bg6+ Bf7 14. Bh2 Nh6 15. Nge2 (15. Nf3 Qd7 $1
$132) 15... Qd7 16. Nf4 Nxf4 17. Bxf4 Bxg6 18. Qxg6+ Nf7 19. Qxg7 Rxh3 20.
O-O-O $16) 13. O-O-O (13. Nf3 $11) 13... Nd7 (13... g6 14. Na4 Ng7 15. Nc5 Bc8
16. Nf3 Ne6 $14) 14. Bh2 (14. Nf3 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bd6 $11) 14... Nb6 15. Kb1 Bd6
(15... Qd7 16. Be5 Nf6 17. Rc1 Rh5 (17... Bxh3 $4 18. Rxh3 Rxh3 19. Bf5 $18) (
17... Nc4 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. e4 Nh5 (19... Bxh3 20. f4 O-O-O 21. Qa4 $16) 20.
Rd1 $14) 18. Nge2 Rxh3 $2 19. Nf4 Rxh1 20. Rxh1 Bf8 (20... O-O-O 21. Nb5 Re8
22. Nxa7+ Kd8 23. Nxe6+ fxe6 (23... Qxe6 24. Bf5 $18) 24. Qc3 $18) 21. Bxf6
gxf6 22. Rh7 $16) 16. Be5 (16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Nf3 O-O-O 18. Ne5 (18. Nb5 Qe7 $1
(18... Qb8 19. Ng5 $16) 19. Nxa7+ Kb8 20. Nxc6+ bxc6 21. Qxc6 Rd6 22. Ne5 Rc8
23. Qb5 f6 24. Ng6 Qd7 25. Qxd7 Rxd7 $15) (18. Ng5 Kb8 19. Rc1 $14) 18... Kb8
19. Rc1 Nf6 $11) 16... Bxe5 17. dxe5 Qe7 $11 18. Na4 (18. Nf3 g6 $11) 18... Qb4
19. Nc3 (19. Nc5 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc5 21. Bd3 $11) 19... O-O-O 20. Nge2 Kb8 21.
Nd4 (21. f4 Nc4 (21... g6 22. a3 Qe7 23. e4 Ng7 24. Nd4 (24. f5 $2 dxe4 25. f6
exd3 26. Rxd3 Bf5 $1 27. fxe7 Bxd3 28. exd8=Q+ Rxd8 $19) 24... Bxh3 25. exd5
Nxd5 26. Nxd5 cxd5 (26... Rxd5 27. Be4 Rxd4 (27... Rdd8 28. Nxc6+ $1 $18) 28.
Rxd4 Ne6 29. Rb4 $16) 27. Qb3 Qc5 28. Bxg6 $1 Bg4 (28... fxg6 29. Rxh3 $16) 29.
Rxh8 Rxh8 30. Bxf7 Bxd1 31. Qxd1 Rh4 32. Nb3 Qc7 33. Qxd5 Rxf4 34. e6 $44) 22.
Bxc4 Qxc4 23. Rd4 (23. f5 Bc8 24. Rd4 Qc5 25. e4 Rhe8 26. Rhd1 Rxe5 $17) 23...
Qc5 24. Qd2 Qa5 25. Rd1 Rc8 (25... Bxh3 26. e4 $132) (25... Rde8 26. e4 dxe4
27. Ra4 Qb6 28. Nxe4 Bxh3 (28... Rd8 29. Rd4 (29. Nd6 Bxh3 30. Rb4 Qc7 31. Nd4
Bc8 32. Rc1 Ka8 33. Ra4 a6 34. Qf2 Rxd6 35. exd6 Qxd6 $15) 29... Rxd4 30. Nxd4
Bxh3 31. Ng5 c5 32. Nxh3 cxd4 33. Qxd4 Qxd4 34. Rxd4 Ng3 35. Ng5 $11) 29. Rb4
Qd8 30. Qe1 Qe7 31. Nd6 Bc8 32. Nxe8 $16)) 21... Bc8 22. Nce2 Bd7 23. f4 g6 24.
h4 Qe7 25. Rc1 Ng7 26. Qc5 (26. e4 Rxh4 27. Rxh4 Qxh4 $17) 26... Qxc5 27. Rxc5
Nc8 (27... Na4 28. Rcc1 c5 29. Nf3 Bf5 (29... Bg4 30. Ng5 c4 31. Bc2 Bxe2 32.
Nxf7 $14) 30. Bxf5 Nxf5 31. Ng5 Rd7 32. e4 dxe4 33. Nxe4 Rxh4 34. Rxh4 Nxh4 35.
b3 Nb6 36. Nxc5 $11) 28. Ng3 Ne7 (28... Rde8 $5 $15) 29. Rcc1 Nh5 30. Nxh5 (30.
Nge2 $5 $15) 30... Rxh5 31. Nf3 Rdh8 (31... Bf5 32. Kc2 Bxd3+ 33. Kxd3 Nf5 34.
Rh3 Kc7 35. e4 dxe4+ 36. Kxe4 Rd5 $15) 32. Rcg1 Kc7 (32... Bf5 $15) 33. Rg5
R5h6 34. Rgg1 (34. Rg2 Bf5 $15) 34... Kd8 (34... Nf5 35. e4 Nxh4 36. Ng5 Be6
37. Nxe6+ fxe6 38. Rg3 dxe4 39. Bxe4 Nf5 40. Rxh6 Rxh6 $17) 35. Kc1 Nf5 36. Kd2
Nxh4 37. Be2 (37. Nxh4 Rxh4 38. Rxh4 Rxh4 39. a3 Rh2+ 40. Kc3 c5 $17) 37... Nf5
(37... Nxf3+ 38. Bxf3 Rxh1 39. Rxh1 Rxh1 40. Bxh1 Be6 41. Kc3 c5 42. b4 b6 $17)
38. Rxh6 Rxh6 39. Rg2 Ke7 40. Rh2 Rxh2 41. Nxh2 Ng3 42. Bf3 Ne4+ (42... Bf5 43.
Ke1 (43. a3 Be4 44. Bg4 c5 45. Bc8 b6 46. Ba6 Bg2 47. Bd3 Bh3 $17) 43... Be4
44. Bg4 Bb1 45. Bc8 b6 46. Bb7 Kd7 47. a3 Ne4 48. Ng4 a5 49. Ba8 Bd3 50. Nh6 f5
51. exf6 Nxf6 52. Nf7 Ng4 53. Kd2 Be4 $17) 43. Kd3 (43. Bxe4 $1 dxe4 44. Kc3 (
44. Nf1 Ke6 45. Ng3 Kd5 $17) 44... b6 (44... f6 45. exf6+ Kxf6 46. Kd4 Bf5 (
46... Kf5 47. Nf1 $14) 47. Nf1 $11) 45. Kd4 Bf5 46. b4 $11) 43... c5 (43...
Nc5+ 44. Kd4 Ne6+ $17) 44. Bxe4 Bb5+ 45. Kc3 dxe4 46. Ng4 Ke6 47. Nf6 Bc6 (
47... Kf5 48. Nh7 Bd7 (48... a5 $2 49. Ng5 Be8 50. b3 b5 51. a3 $11) 49. Ng5
Be6 50. a3 Bd5 51. Nh7 $11) 48. Nh7 Bd5 49. a3 b6 50. Ng5+ Kf5 51. Nh7 Ke6 (
51... Be6 52. Ng5 (52. Nf6 g5 $19) 52... Kg4 53. Kd2 $1 (53. b4 $2 Bd5 (53...
cxb4+ 54. Kxb4 Kg3 55. Kc3 Kf2 56. Kd4 $11) 54. b5 (54. Nh7 Kf3 55. Kd2 a5 56.
bxc5 bxc5 57. Ng5+ (57. Nf6 Bc6 58. Nh7 Kf2 59. e6 fxe6 60. Nf8 c4 61. Nxg6 c3+
62. Kxc3 Kxe3 $19) 57... Kg3 58. Nh7 Kf2 59. Nf6 Bc6 60. e6 fxe6 61. Ng4+ Kg3
62. Ne5 Be8 63. Nc4 a4 64. Na5 Kg4 65. Nb7 Bc6 66. Nxc5 Kf5 67. Na6 e5 68. Nb4
Bb7 69. fxe5 g5 $17) 54... Kg3 55. Nh7 Kf2 56. Kd2 Bc4 (56... c4 57. Nf6 Bb7
58. e6 fxe6 59. Ng4+ Kg3 60. Ne5 Bd5 61. a4 Kg2 62. Nxg6 Kf2 63. Ne7 Bb7 64. f5
exf5 65. Nxf5 $11) 57. Nf6 Kf3 58. Nh7 Kg4 59. Nf6+ Kf5 60. Ne8 Ke6 61. Kc3 Be2
62. Kd2 Bd3 63. a4 Kd7 64. Nf6+ Ke6 65. Ne8 g5 66. Ng7+ Kd5 67. e6 fxe6 68.
fxg5 Ke5 69. Kc3 Be2 70. Kd2 Bf3 71. Ne8 Bh5 72. Nf6 Bf7 $17) (53. Nxe4 $2 Kf3
$19) 53... Bd5 54. Nh7 Kf3 55. Nf6 Bc6 56. Nh7 Kf2 57. e6 fxe6 58. Ng5 Bd5 59.
Nf7 b5 60. Ne5 c4 61. Nxg6 a5 62. Ne5 b4 63. axb4 axb4 64. Ng4+ Kf3 65. Ne5+
$11) 52. Ng5+ Kf5 53. Nh7 a5 (53... b5 54. b4 c4 55. Kd4 Ke6 56. Nf6 Bc6 57.
Nh7 $11) (53... Be6 54. Ng5 Kg4 55. Kd2 $11) 54. a4 Ke6 55. Ng5+ Ke7 56. Nh7
Ke6 57. Ng5+ Ke7 (57... Kf5 58. Nh7 $11) 58. Nh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U20"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "1997.09.20"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Tyomkin, Dimitri"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1997.09.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 647] The tournament situation before this last round was the next: I
was on the top with 8points alone. Banicas[Greece] was with 7,5 points playing
against Belichev [Ukraine]. My opponent had only 5,5 points at all! To get
GM-norm I had to reach clear 1st place according to Fide rules} 1. d4 d5 2. c4
e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5
10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 {I desided to play this move not because I afreided some
special preparion of Malakhov after11.d5,but because in current I have a lot
of experience with both colours.5years ago I played this variation with black
against Kasparov(!) in simultan and got big advantage,but...} (11. d5 {Tyomkin,
D played Rabinovich against Malakhov in this position in earlier stage of this
tournament and got winning position already in the opening:}) (11. d5 {Tyomkin,
D} Nf6 12. bxc4 b4 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qa4+ Nd7 15. Nd4 e5 16. Nb3 Ke7 17. Be2
Qd6 18. Rd1 Rhc8 19. O-O Nc5 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21. f4 Re8 22. Qc2 g6 23. Qe4 Kf8
24. f5 Bc8 25. Qh4 Kg8 26. fxg6 fxg6 {[%tqu "En","Find forced win for white",
"","","f1f6","",0,"f1f7","",10]} 27. Rf6 (27. Rf7 $1 Kxf7 28. Qxh7+ Kf8 29.
Rf1+ Bf5 {[%tqu "En","did you see the final move of the combination when you
played 27.Rf7","","","e2h5","",10]} 30. Bh5 $1 $18 {[%cal Rf1f5,Rh5g6]}) 27...
Qd8 28. Rdf1 Rc7 29. d6 Rf7 30. c5 Rxf6 31. Qxf6 Qxf6 32. Rxf6 Kg7 33. Rf1 Bd7
34. Bc4 Kh6 35. Rf7 Rd8 36. Rxd7 Rxd7 37. Be6 Rd8 38. d7 {1-0 Rabinovich
Alexander-Malakhov Vladimir/Ch Europe (juniors), Tallinn (Estonia) 1997}) 11...
b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. O-O O-O 15. Re1 Re8 {this move has a future!} (
15... Qc7 16. e4 e5 {was trying in this position many times,but white always
got a good play}) 16. c5 (16. e4 {Tyomkin,D} e5 17. Nxe5 (17. dxe5 Nc5 $1 $132
{typical idea in this variation} (17... Ng4 18. e6 $1 Rxe6 (18... fxe6 $2 19.
e5 $16) 19. e5 (19. Bc2) 19... Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Ngxe5 21. Qg3 $16 {^^})) 17...
Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. f4 Nc5 $15 {[%csl Re4] Aronov Yuri-Kobalija Mihail/Ch
World (cadets) (under 1995/0-1(28)}) (16. h3 {Tyomkin,D} Qc7 17. e4 e5 18. dxe5
Nh5 19. Ng5 {1/2-1/2 Sherbakov,R-Sorokin,M/Cheliabinsk 1989}) 16... Bc6 $146 {
[%cal Ga5a4]} (16... Qc7 {Tyomkin,D} 17. e4 h6 (17... e5 $5) 18. Qd2 $6 (18.
Rc1 $5 Bc6 19. Nd2) 18... Bc6 19. Bc2 Reb8 20. Qd3 a4 21. d5 $2 (21. e5 Bb5 $17
) 21... exd5 22. exd5 Bxd5 23. Re7 Qxc5 24. Rxd7 Be4 $1 $19 {Pelletier,Y-Van
der Werf,M/Cannes op18th 1997/0-1(30)}) 17. e4 a4 18. Bc2 a3 19. Bc1 Qc7 20. e5
$5 {[%cal Gc2h7]} (20. Nd2 $14 {[%cal Yd2c4] /\Nc4}) 20... Nd5 21. Ng5 Nf8 22.
Qd3 f5 23. exf6 Nxf6 24. Bd2 h6 25. Nf3 Reb8 26. Ne5 Bd5 27. Nc4 N8d7 28. Bb3
Qc6 {in this moment I found Banikas with 5 pawns dawn in the rook ending, but
it was too fast to celabrate something because I couldn't evaluate even my
position} {[%tqu "En","","","","d2h6","I spended a lot of time in the opening
and left only ten minutes now.About the sacrifice I thought about 3 minutes at
all-I didn't see something clear but saw a strong initiative",10]} 29. Bxh6 $1
$138 {[%cal Gd3g6] I spended a lot of time in the opening and left only ten
minutes now.About the sacrifice I thought about 3 minutes at all-I didn't see
something clear but saw a strong initiative} gxh6 30. Qg6+ Kf8 31. Qxh6+ Kf7 (
31... Kg8 32. Nd6 $18 {[%cal Rh6g6]}) (31... Ke8 32. Qg6+ Ke7 (32... Kd8 33.
Ne5) 33. Ne5 (33. Qg7+ Ke8 34. Ne5 Nxe5 35. dxe5 Ne4 (35... Nd7 36. Bxd5 Qxd5
37. Rad1 Qb7 38. c6 $18) 36. Qg6+ (36. Re3 $2 Qxc5 37. Rf3 (37. Rh3 Qxf2+ 38.
Kh1 Qf7) 37... Qe7) 36... Kd7 37. Bxd5 exd5 38. Qf7+ Kd8 (38... Kc8 39. e6 $1
$18) 39. Rad1 Nc3 40. e6 Qe8 41. e7+ Kc7 42. Qf4+ Kc6 43. Qd6+ Kb5) 33... Qb5 (
33... Nxe5 34. dxe5 Ne8 (34... Bxb3 35. exf6+ $18 {[%cal Rf6f7]}) 35. Bxd5 Qxd5
36. Rad1 $18)) (31... Ke7 32. Ne5 Qb5 $1 (32... Nxe5 33. dxe5 Bxb3 34. Qxf6+
Kd7) 33. Qg7+ $1 (33. Bxd5 Nxd5 34. Qg7+ Kd8 35. Qg8+ Kc7 36. Qxe6 N7f6 {
and black somehow keeps defence here}) 33... Kd8 34. Nxd7 Nxd7 35. Bxd5 exd5
36. c6 $1 Qxc6 37. Qe7+ Kc7 38. Rac1 Ra6 39. Rxc6+ Rxc6 $13 {/+/-}) {[%tqu
"En","","","","c4e5","a 'key'move",10,"c4d6","Tyomkin,D",0]} 32. Ne5+ $1 {
a "key"move} (32. Nd6+ $2 Ke7 {/\Kd8-c7}) 32... Nxe5 33. dxe5 Ne8 (33... Bxb3
34. Qxf6+ Ke8 35. Re3 $18 {[%cal Re3h3]}) 34. Bxd5 Qxd5 35. Rad1 Qb7 (35... Qc6
{-the same}) {[%tqu "En","","","","e1e4","I played it on the falling flag on
my clock.In this moment Banikas already resigned.",10]} 36. Re4 $3 $18 {
[%cal Ge4f4] I played it on the falling flag on my clock.In this moment
Banikas already resigned-and the meaning of draw and win turned the same goal
for me} Ng7 (36... Qxe4 {[%tqu "En","Find mate in 5","","","d1d7","",5]} 37.
Rd7+ Kg8 38. Qg5+ Kh8 39. Qh5+ Kg8 40. Qf7+ Kh8 41. Qf8#) 37. Rf4+ Kg8 38. Rh4
Qe7 39. Qh7+ Kf8 {[%tqu "En","","","","h4f4","!! In another situation I was
evoluating this move with'??'.Well, this move destroy logical result of the
beutiful game and brilliant attack.But this move fix other two
goals-championship and Gm-norm.And I liked to fix it!",0,"h4g4","Tyomkin,D /
\Qh8",10]} 40. Rf4+ $2 {!! In another situation I was evoluating this move
with"??".Well, this move destroys logical result of the beutiful game and
brilliant attack.But this move fixed other two goals-championship and Gm-norm.
And I liked to fix it!} (40. Rg4 $1 {[%cal Rh7h8] /\Qh8} Qf7 {[%tqu "En","","",
"","d1d7","I saw it during the game,but I wasn't sure that I don't miss
something.And with 5seconds on the clock I didn't want to take risk,because in
this situation draw and win was the same.",10]} 41. Rd7 $3 {I saw it during
the game,but I wasn't sure that I don't miss something.And with 5seconds on
the clock I didn't want to take risk,because in this situation draw and win
was the same.}) 40... Nf5 41. Qh8+ Kf7 (41... Kf7 42. Qh7+ Kf8 $11 (42... Ke8
$4 43. Qg8+ Qf8 44. Qxe6+)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch29 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-2=10"]
[Site "Merano"]
[Date "1981.11.05"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Unzicker,W"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1981.10.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 (6... Nf6 {
Ist auch möglich, auch wenn Schwarz jetzt nicht das gute Entwicklungsfeld f5
für seinen Damenläufer hat.} 7. Qc2 (7. Bd3)) 7. g4 {Weiß vertreibt zwar nun
den Läufer, doch muß er seinen g-Bauern sichern, was ein Tempo kostet;
Botwinnik-Petrosian, Moskau 1963.} Be6 8. h3 Nf6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. Kf1
{Mit diesem und dem folgenden Zug vollzieht Weiß eine künstliche Rochade. Im
Falle von 11.0-0 h5 12.g5 müßte Weiß nach Wegzug des Königsspringers seinen
h-Bauern sichern. Was nun nicht nötig ist.} Nc6 12. Kg2 Rc8 {Bis zu diesem Zug
verlief die Partie identisch mit der 14.Partie der WM 1963 Botvinnik-Petrosian.
Petrosian zog 12...cd4:. Riskant wäre 12...c4 gewesen.} 13. Rc1 Re8 {In
Betracht kam auch 13...a6.} 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Nb5 Bf8 16. Nfd4 Nxd4 {Nach
diesem offenbar nicht genau durchdachtem Zug gerät Karpov in eine unbequeme
Lage. Es hätte 16...Db6 geschehen sollen.} (16... Qb6 17. Nxe6 Rxe6 (17... fxe6
18. g5 Ne4) 18. g5 Ne4) 17. Rxc8 Qxc8 {Auch nach 17...Lc8: 18.ed4: hätte
Schwarz gewisse Schwierigkeiten, z.B.:s.Var.} (17... Bxc8 18. exd4 a6 19. Nc7
Re7 20. Qc2) 18. exd4 Qd7 (18... Re7 19. Nxa7 Qa8 20. Qa4 b5 $1) 19. Nc7 Rc8 (
19... Rd8 20. Qb3) 20. Nxe6 fxe6 {Da 20...De6: an 21.Lf5 scheitert, muß
Schwarz die Verschlechterung der Bauern- stellung in Kauf nehmen.} 21. Re1 a6 {
Mit dem Textzug wollte sich Schwarz vielleicht den Deckungszug Tc8-c6 vorbe- 
halten und deshalb das Feld b5 vorsorglich sichern.} (21... Bd6 22. Be5) 22. g5
Ne4 23. Qg4 (23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Rxe4 Qd5 {Wäre nicht so gut.}) 23... Bb4 {
Der mit diesem Zug eingeleitete Gegenangriff auf der f-Linie mißlingt und
führt zum Verlust der Partie. Nur mit 23...Tc8-e8 hätte es noch Verteidigungs-
chancen gegeben.} 24. Re2 Rf8 (24... Re8 25. f3 Nd6 26. Qh5 g6 27. Bxg6 hxg6
28. Qxg6+ Qg7 (28... Kf8 29. Qh6+ Ke7 (29... Kg8 30. Be5 {Weiß gewinnt.}) 30.
Qf6#) 29. Qxg7+ Kxg7 30. a3 $1 {Mit Rückgewinn der Figur.}) 25. f3 Qf7 (25...
Nd6 26. a3 Ba5 27. Bxd6 Qxd6 28. Qh5 $1 g6 29. Bxg6 hxg6 30. Qxg6+ Kh8 31. Qh6+
Kg8 32. Rxe6 {Nun gewinnt auf einen Damenzug sofort 33.Tg6+ und 34.Tg7+.} Qd7
33. Rg6+ Kf7 34. Rg7+ Ke8 35. Rxd7 Kxd7 36. Qxf8) 26. Be5 Nd2 27. a3 Nxf3 28.
g6 {Noch einfacher als der Textzug wäre sofort 28.Lg3. Falsch wäre 28.ab4:} (
28. axb4 Ne1+ 29. Rxe1 Qf2+ 30. Kh1 Qxe1+ 31. Qg1 Qd2 {Mit Gegenchancen für
Schwarz.} (31... Qxg1+ 32. Kxg1 Rf3 {Mit Gegenchancen für Schwarz.})) 28...
hxg6 29. Bg3 {Schlecht wäre 29.Lg6: wegen 29...Sh4+ oder auch 29...Dg6:,
gefolgt von 30... Sh4+.} Be7 (29... Ne1+ {Jetzt folgt nicht 30.Le1: wegen 30...
Df1+ nebst 31...Le1:, sondern:} 30. Rxe1 Bxe1 31. Bxe1 {Weiß muß nun wohl mit
den beiden Läufern gegen den Turm gewinnen.}) 30. Rf2 {Nicht gut wäre wieder
30.Lg6: wegen 30...Sh4+!} (30. Bxg6 Nh4+ 31. Bxh4 Qf1+ 32. Kh2 Bxh4 {Jetzt
kann Weiß Materialverlust nicht vermeiden.}) 30... Ne1+ 31. Kh1 Qxf2 32. Bxf2
Nxd3 33. Qxe6+ Rf7 {Etwas längeren Widerstand leistet 33...Kh7.} 34. Bg3 Nxb2
35. Qxd5 Bf6 36. Bd6 g5 37. Qb3 (37. Qe4 {Zum Beispiel:} g6 {Sonst folgt 38.
De8+.} 38. Qxg6+ Bg7 39. Be5 {Schwarz hat kaum mehr einen Zug, z.B.:} Nc4 (
39... Nd1 40. Bxg7 Rxg7 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. Qh5+) 40. Bxg7 Rxg7 41. Qe6+) 37...
Bxd4 38. Qe6 g6 39. Qe8+ Kg7 40. Be5+ Bxe5 41. Qxe5+ Kh7 1-0

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nesterov, Yakov"]
[Black "Relange, Eloi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Vaisser,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 Bb4 7. Bd2 Bb7 8. b3 a5
9. axb5 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 cxb5 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. Qc2 O-O 15.
O-O Qc7 16. e4 e5 17. c5 exd4 18. Bxd4 Ng4 $5 $146 (18... h6 19. Rfc1 Bc6 20.
e5 Nd5 $13 {Jasnikowsky,Z-Sherbakov,R/Katowice/1992/}) 19. Rfc1 Bc6 20. e5 $6
Bxf3 $1 21. gxf3 Ndxe5 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 {[#]} 23. Be4 $2 (23. Qf5 $1 Nxf3+ $1 (
23... g6 $2 24. Qxg4 Kxh7 25. Qh4+ Kg8 26. Qf6 Rfe8 27. Re1) 24. Qxf3 Qxh2+ 25.
Kf1 Qh4 26. Kg2 $10) 23... Rad8 $1 24. Qb2 $2 (24. Bxe5 Nxe5 $17) 24... Nxf3+
$1 25. Bxf3 Qxh2+ 26. Kf1 Qh3+ 27. Bg2 Qd3+ 28. Kg1 Rxd4 29. Rxa5 Rf4 $1 30.
Qc2 Nxf2 31. c6 b3 $1 32. Qxd3 Nxd3 33. Rb1 Rb4 $19 34. c7 Nf4 35. Bd5 Nxd5 $2
(35... Ne6 $1 $19) 36. Rxd5 Rc4 37. Rd8 $2 (37. Rd7 g6 (37... Rc3 $2 38. Rxb3
$1) 38. Rxb3 Kg7 39. Rf3 $1 $10) (37. Rd8 $2 Kg8 38. Rd7 Rc3 $17) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Braganca Paulista op"]
[Site "Sao Paulo"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sorin, Ariel"]
[Black "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Vera,R"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 (3... Bb4 {- 71/(412)}) 4. Bf4 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4
Nf6 $1 7. axb5 cxb5 8. Nxb5 Bb4+ 9. Nc3 Nd5 10. Nge2 (10. Rc1) (10. Qc2 {
- 42/503}) 10... O-O 11. Bg3 Bb7 $1 $146 (11... Nc6) 12. Qc2 (12. e4 Nb6 13. f3
Nc6 14. Bf2 f5 $1 $15) 12... Nc6 13. Nf4 (13. e4 $2 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Nxd4 15. Nxd4
Qxd4 $1 $17) 13... Nxf4 14. Bxf4 Qf6 $1 15. Bg3 (15. Bxc4 Nxd4 16. exd4 Qxf4
$17) (15. Rd1 e5 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qxe5 $15) 15... e5 16. d5 Nd4 $1 17.
Qa4 (17. exd4 exd4 18. Ra4 dxc3 19. Rxb4 Qe7+) 17... Bxd5 $1 18. exd4 (18. Qxb4
$4 Nc2+ $19) 18... Bxc3+ 19. bxc3 exd4 20. O-O-O (20. cxd4 Qxd4 21. Rd1 Qc3+
22. Rd2 Rfe8+ 23. Be2 Bxg2 24. Rg1 Bf3 $19) (20. f3 d3 (20... Qe6+ 21. Kd1 dxc3
) 21. Qa5 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qxf3 $19) 20... d3 21. Qa5 Rac8 $1 22. Bxd3 (22. f3 Rc5
$1 23. Qa3 (23. Qxc5 Qxc3+ 24. Kb1 Qc2+ 25. Ka1 c3 $19) (23. Qb4 Rb5 $1) 23...
Rb5 24. Qa1 Rb3 25. Kd2 Qh6+ 26. f4 Qb6 $19) 22... cxd3 23. Rxd3 (23. Qxd5 $2
Qxc3+ 24. Kb1 Rb8+) 23... Be4 $1 24. Re3 Bg6 25. Rd1 Qc6 26. f3 Qb7 $17 27. Qa2
Rc6 28. Rd6 Rxd6 29. Bxd6 Qb6 30. Bf4 Rd8 $1 $19 31. Qb2 Qa6 32. Bg3 h6 $1 33.
Bf2 Qa4 34. Re1 Rd5 35. Bd4 Rb5 (35... Rb5 36. Qe2 Qa3+ 37. Kd2 Rb2+) 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Turov, Maxim"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 Be6 8. h4 {
The more ambitious plan, although I can see more virtue in this move when
there is a bishop on g6 to harrass, than when it has opted for e6.} Nd7 9. h5
Nh6 $1 {[%cal Ge7h4,Gf7f5]} 10. Be2 Nb6 11. Nh3 $6 {This takes the eye off the
h-file, and allows black to reveal white's king-side pawns as vulnerable
rather than as potent restrictors of black's forces. 9...Nh6 is clever - it
keeps the f-pawn flexible, and does not block black's bishops.} ({The
semi-waiting move} 11. Rc1 $5 {is preferable, when Kasparov gives} Nc4 12. Bxc4
dxc4 13. Bxh6 gxh6 {as unclear. Indeed it looks a big mess - both sides have
glaring weaknesses.}) 11... g5 $1 12. hxg6 hxg6 13. f3 Bh4+ 14. Nf2 g5 $1 {
and again!} 15. Bh2 Qe7 16. e4 dxe4 17. fxe4 Nc4 $17 {a model treatment of
black's counterplay.} 18. Bxc4 Nxg4 19. Bg3 Nxf2 20. Bxf2 Bxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Rxh1
22. Qxh1 Qf6+ 23. Ke1 Bxc4 24. e5 Qg7 25. Ne4 O-O-O 26. Nd6+ Rxd6 27. exd6 Qxd4
28. Qh3+ Be6 29. Qh6 Qe5+ 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2001.04.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2001.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Dautov Cifuentes} e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e4 $5 {The 'other' Marshall
Gambit. The man did tremendously at introducing gambits which have stood the
test of time. The basic point, that having played both ...c6 and ...e6 giving
up the dark squared bishop in order to win a pawn will involve considerable
risks is readily comprehensible. The reality, is still immensely complex, not
least because black's queen coming to e4, can be vulnerable, but can also
hinder in turn white's smoooth development. Still, this is a gambit the basic
soundness of which is barely in question.} dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7.
Bxb4 Qxe4+ {[%csl Rd6,Ge4][%cal Yd1d6,Ge4e1] The black square weaknesses are
real enough. However, whichever piece blocks the check will be pinned. This
need not be serious, but practice suggests that un-pinning by castling long,
whilst a serious and critical option, is no general panacea. The game
continuation too suggests that the king is not totally secure on c1.} 8. Be2 (
8. Ne2 $5) 8... Na6 {'!' Cifuentes. '!' Dautov. Dautov: 'Dieser Zug bereitet
Weiß in der letzten Zeit Kopfschmerzen. Es wird für Anziehende zunehmend
schwerer, ausreichende Kompensation für den geopferten Bauern zu bekommen.'} 9.
Bc3 {Dautov: 'Auch die anderen Fortsetzungen versprechen Weiß nicht viel.'} (9.
Ba5 $5 {is a very serious alternative, as it is at least plausible that the
weakness of c6 consequent upon black feeling obliged to kick the bishop with ..
.b6 at some stage will more than outweigh the slight 'regaining of dark square
influence' which this move might represent. The game I give here bears some
similarity to the main column. It is worth mentioning though that white's
queen gets to d8 in one move here, but nonetheless matters are not totally
clear, partly as black is here able to parry Bh5+ with ...g6, whereas in
Gurevich-Vallejo Pons that option is not available.} f6 $5 (9... b6 10. Qd6 $1
{[%csl Rc6][%cal Yf2f3,Ge4c6]} bxa5 $140 11. Rd1 $1 $16) 10. Qd8+ Kf7 11. O-O-O
b6 12. Bc3 e5 13. Bh5+ g6 14. Bf3 Qf4+ $6 (14... Qxc4 $1 $13) 15. Rd2 Qxc4 16.
Ne2 Qxa2 $6 17. Rd6 Rb8 18. Rhd1 Be6 19. Rd7+ Bxd7 20. Rxd7+ Ke6 21. Rd6+ Kf7
22. Rd7+ Ke6 23. Bg4+ $1 f5 24. Rd6+ Kf7 25. Rd7+ Ke6 26. Nf4+ $1 {[%cal Gc3h8]
1-0 Van Wely,L-Krasenkow,M/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001 (33) those dark squares
again!!}) (9. Bd6 {Dautov} b6 10. Nf3 Bb7 11. O-O O-O-O 12. Ne5 Qf5 13. Bg4 Qf6
14. Bf3 Ne7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qa4 Qc7 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Qxa6+ Kb8 $11 {
Verduga-Vera/La Habana 1986}) 9... f6 $5 {Relatively rare, but in a sense
critical. It is no coincidence that black's defence involves almost entirely
decisions which are positionally highly desirable - he places his pawns so as
to limit the bishop on c3, to enhance his own, and to try and mitigate the
dark square weaknesses. It is for these reasons and more that 9...Nf6? falls
well short of the mark.  Dautov: 'Ein typischer Verteidigungszug, der dem
schwarzen König einen Platz auf f7 sichert.'} 10. Qd6 {'!?' Cifuentes.} (10.
Nf3 $143 Ne7 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Ng6 13. b4 e5 $15) (10. Qd2 {Dautov} e5 11. f3
Qh4+ 12. g3 Qh6 $15) 10... Ne7 {'!' Cifuentes. 'N' Dautov. Dautov: 'Ein
interessanter neuer Zug. Man muß bemerken, daß Schwarz hier einige gute
Möglichkeiten hat.'} (10... Bd7 $143 11. O-O-O O-O-O 12. Qg3 g5 (12... Qg6 13.
Qe3 b6 (13... Qh6 $1 {Dautov} 14. f4 c5 15. Nf3 e5 16. g3 Ne7 $17 {Kaidanov})
14. Nh3 Qh6 15. f4 Ne7 16. g4 e5 17. Bd2 Nc5 18. Qa3 e4 19. Nf2 Kb7 20. f5 Qh4
21. Be3 Nd3+ 22. Nxd3 exd3 23. Rxd3 Nxf5 24. Rhd1 {1-0 Bronstein,D-Szily,J/
Budapest 1949 (24)}) 13. Bd3 Qf4+ 14. Qxf4 gxf4 15. g3 fxg3 16. hxg3 e5 17.
Rxh7 Rxh7 18. Bxh7 Be6 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. b3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Yakovich,Y-Korneev,O/
Ekaterinburg 1997 (41)}) (10... Nh6 $6 11. O-O-O (11. Rd1 {Dautov} Nf7 12. Qa3
e5 $13) 11... Nf7 12. Qg3 Qg6 13. Nf3 {1-0 Peach,J-Johansson,S/EU-ch M corr
1997 (26)}) (10... e5 11. Rd1 Qf5 12. Qd8+ Kf7 13. c5 Nxc5 14. Bc4+ Ne6 15. Ne2
Qe4 16. Rd7+ $1 Bxd7 17. Qxd7+ Ne7 18. Qxe6+ Ke8 19. O-O {1-0 Goumondy,
J-Roignot,P/FRA corr 1986 (19)}) 11. O-O-O {[%csl Rc1,Yc3,Ye2,Re8][%cal Ge6e5,
Gc8f5,Gh8a8,Ga8h8]} (11. Rd1 Kf7 12. Nf3 Ng6) 11... e5 $1 {[%csl Rc1][%cal
Gc8f5] 'N!?' Cifuentes. Dautov: 'Die Pointe der Verteidigung. Schwarz opfert
eine Qualität.'} (11... Kf7 12. Qd2 e5 13. f3 Qg6 14. f4 e4 15. h3 h5 16. Bf1
Be6 17. b3 Nc5 18. Bb4 Rad8 19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20. Rxd8 Nd3+ 21. Rxd3 exd3 22. Bxe7
Kxe7 23. Nf3 Qe4 {0-1 Steele,R-Muir,W/NAtlantic tt3 corr9094 1990 (23)}) (11...
Ng6 $5) 12. Bh5+ {Dautov: 'Nach diesem Schach erreicht Weiß höchstens ein
Remis.'} ({The variation} 12. Qd8+ Kf7 13. Qxh8 Bf5 14. Bd3 {'[]' Cifuentes.}
Qxd3 $1 (14... Qf4+ 15. Bd2 Qd4 16. Be3 Qxd3 17. Rxd3 Rxh8 18. Rb3 $14) 15.
Rxd3 Rxh8 16. Rd1 (16. Rd2 Nc5 17. Nf3 (17. f3 $6 Nd3+ 18. Kd1 Rd8 $1 19. Ke2
Nf4+ 20. Kf1 Rxd2 21. Bxd2 Bd3+ $44) 17... Ne4 18. Re2 Ng6 $1 (18... Nxc3 $6
19. bxc3 Bd3 20. Rxe5 $1 Bxc4 21. Re4 $14) 19. Bd2 Nc5 20. Ne1 Nd3+ 21. Nxd3
Bxd3 $15) 16... Nc5 $44 {reveals another important facet of modern defence
against the gambit - the willingness to return the material ( and more ) to
recapture the initiative. Here black's pawn, tight structure and active pieces
offer ample for the exchange.}) 12... Ng6 (12... g6 $5 13. Qxf6 $2 (13. Bf3 {
Dautov} Qf4+ {das Spiel fortzusetzen, was zu einer unklaren Stellung führte:}
14. Rd2 (14. Kb1 {Dautov} Bf5+ 15. Ka1 Kf7 $17) 14... Kf7 15. b3 Nf5 16. Qa3
Qh6 $13) 13... Bf5 $3 14. Qxh8+ Kf7 15. Qxh7+ Kf8 $1 $19) 13. Qd8+ (13. Bxg6+
hxg6 14. Qd8+ Kf7 15. Qxh8 Bf5 $19) 13... Kf7 14. Rd7+ {'=!' Cifuentes. Dautov:
'Der einzige Zug.'} (14. Qxh8 $4 Bf5 15. Rd7+ Ke6 $19) 14... Ke6 (14... Bxd7 $5
15. Qxd7+ Kf8 16. Qxb7 (16. Nf3 $5) (16. Qd6+ {'!' Dautov.} Ke8 (16... Kf7 $11)
(16... Ne7 {Dautov} 17. Qe6 Ng6 18. Qd6+ $11) 17. Qe6+ Kd8 $2 (17... Kf8 $11)
18. Ne2 Nc5 19. Qd6+ Nd7 20. Rd1 Ngf8 21. Nd4 $1 exd4 22. Re1 Qxe1+ 23. Bxe1
$16) (16. Ne2 $2 {Dautov} Re8 17. Ng3 Qf4+ 18. Kb1 Qxc4 19. Nf5 Qf7 $17) 16...
Rd8 17. Qxa6 Qf4+ $40 18. Kc2 Qf5+) 15. Rd6+ Kf7 16. Rd7+ Ke6 17. Rd6+ Kf7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cappelle op 15th"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "1999.02.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Black "Krivonosov, Oleg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2446"]
[Annotator "Yakovich,Y"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "1999.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bg3 Ne7 8. e3
Bf5 9. Qb3 Nc8 10. Be2 (10. Nf3) 10... O-O (10... Qb6) 11. Nf3 Qb6 (11... Qe7
12. Ne5) 12. Nh4 Bg6 13. Nxg6 hxg6 (13... Qxb3 14. axb3 hxg6 15. Bxd6 Nxd6 16.
b4 a6 (16... Nd7 17. b5) 17. b5) 14. Qc2 Nd7 15. O-O-O Nf6 16. f3 Re8 17. e4
dxe4 18. fxe4 Bb4 19. Na4 Qa5 20. a3 Bf8 21. Nc3 Nb6 22. Kb1 (22. Be1 Qg5+ 23.
Bd2 Qxg2 24. Qd3 Rad8) 22... c5 23. Be1 (23. d5 Nbd7) 23... cxd4 24. Nb5 Qa4
25. Qxa4 (25. b3 Qa6) 25... Nxa4 26. Nc7 (26. Rxd4 Rxe4) 26... Rxe4 27. Nxa8 (
27. Bf3 Rd8 28. Bxe4 Nxe4) 27... Rxe2 28. Rd2 Re8 (28... d3 29. Rxe2 dxe2 30.
Bg3) (28... Re4 29. Bf2 Bc5 30. b4) 29. Rxd4 Nxb2 30. Nc7 Rc8 (30... Re2 31.
Bc3 Bxa3 32. Re1 (32. Nb5 Ne4 33. Rxe4 Rxe4 34. Nxa3 Na4) 32... Rxg2 33. Nb5)
31. Kxb2 Rxc7 32. Rd8 Rd7 (32... Nh7 33. Bb4 f6 34. Rc1) 33. Ra8 (33. Rxd7 Nxd7
34. Bb4) 33... Nd5 34. Rxa7 Bc5 35. Ra8+ Kh7 36. Rf1 Nb6 37. Rb8 Nc4+ 38. Ka2
g5 (38... Nxa3 39. Rf3 Nc4 40. Rh3#) 39. Bb4 Bxb4 40. axb4 Ne5 41. Kb3 Nc6 42.
Rc8 f6 (42... Rd3+ 43. Kc4 Rd4+ 44. Kc3 Rxb4 45. Rxc6) 43. Kc3 Re7 44. Rb1 Re2
45. b5 Ne7 46. Rb8 Nd5+ (46... Rxg2 47. Rxb7 Nd5+ 48. Kc4) 47. Kc4 Nb6+ 48. Kd3
Re7 49. Rd8 Kg6 50. Rd6 (50. Rb2 Na4) 50... Nc8 51. Rd4 Nb6 52. Rb2 Nd7 53. Kc4
Kf7 54. Kd5 Re6 55. Rc2 Nb6+ (55... Ke7 56. Rc7 Rd6+ 57. Kc4) 56. Kc5 Ke7 57.
Kb4 Ke8 58. Rc7 Re7 59. Rxe7+ Kxe7 60. Re4+ Kd6 61. Re8 Nd5+ 62. Kc4 Nf4 63. g3
Ne6 64. Rg8 Kc7 65. Kd5 Kd7 66. g4 1-0

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bg3 Ne7 8. Bd3
Bf5 9. Nge2 O-O 10. a3 a5 11. Rc1 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Na6 13. Na4 Nc8 14. Nc5 Qe7 15.
Qc3 Ra7 16. O-O Nc7 17. Nf4 Bxf4 18. Bxf4 Ne6 19. Bb8 Ra8 20. Bg3 Nb6 21. a4
Rfe8 22. b3 Nxc5 23. dxc5 Nd7 24. Rfe1 Nf8 25. h3 f6 26. Re2 Qf7 27. Rb2 Ng6
28. b4 axb4 29. Rxb4 Ne5 30. Rcb1 Re7 31. e4 Rd8 32. Rd1 h6 33. Qb3 Red7 34.
exd5 cxd5 35. Rb1 Nc4 36. Rxb7 Nd2 37. Qb6 Nxb1 38. c6 Nc3 39. cxd7 Rxd7 40.
Rxd7 Qxd7 41. a5 d4 42. a6 d3 {A good, consistent game from Hou up to this
point.} 43. Qb3+ $2 {A bad mistake, throwing away the win. Keep in mind, this
was played after the time control. With this move, she loses her a-pawn and
advantage.} (43. a7 d2 44. a8=Q+ Kh7 45. Qbb8 d1=Q+ 46. Kh2 Q1d5 {is just
equal,}) ({but} 43. Bf4 $1 {would crown her efforts:} Nb5 (43... Ne2+ 44. Kh2
Nxf4 45. a7 d2 46. a8=Q+ Kh7 47. Qb1+ f5 48. Qf3 {etc.}) 44. Qb7 Qf5 45. Be3 {
winning the knight and the game.}) 43... Kh8 44. a7 Ne2+ 45. Kh2 Qxa7 46. Qxd3
1/2-1/2

