[Event "ITA"]
[Site "Italy"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Black "Bagirov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Agrest,E"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 Nd7 5. Qc2 Ngf6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. e4 e5 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. h3 (13. Ne2 $6 c5 $1)
13... a6 14. Bg5 (14. a4 $5) 14... exd4 15. Nxd4 h6 $6 (15... g6 $32) (15...
Rfe8 $5) 16. Be3 Rfe8 17. Nf5 Bh2+ $8 (17... Bf4 18. Bxf4 Qxf4 19. Ne2 $16) 18.
Kh1 Bf4 19. a4 $1 $36 (19. Bxf4 $6 Qxf4 20. Ne2 Qxf2 21. Nd6 Reb8 22. Nxb7 Rxb7
23. Qxc6 Qb6 $1 $15) 19... Bxe3 20. Nxe3 Nc5 21. axb5 cxb5 22. Ncd5 $1 Bxd5 (
22... Nxd5 23. exd5 Qb6 24. Bf5 $1 $36) 23. exd5 Qb6 24. Kg1 $1 Rad8 25. Rac1
Nxd3 26. Rxd3 Rd6 27. Rcd1 {/\ Nf5,Rg3+-} g6 $1 28. Rc3 $1 Red8 29. Rc6 Qa7 $6
(29... Rxc6 $8 30. dxc6 (30. Qxc6 $2 Qxc6 31. dxc6 Rxd1+ 32. Nxd1 Nd5 $15)
30... Rxd1+ 31. Nxd1 Nd5 32. Qe4 $1 Nc7 33. Ne3 Qc5 34. b4 Qd6 35. g4 $1 $36)
30. Qc3 $1 $16 h5 (30... Qe7 31. Qa5) 31. Qe5 Ne8 32. Rdc1 a5 33. g4 hxg4 34.
hxg4 Qd7 35. Qg5 Ng7 (35... Kf8 $32) 36. Rc7 Qe8 37. Re7 Qf8 38. Rcc7 $18 Ne8
39. Ra7 Qg7 40. Qf4 Rf6 41. Qe5 Kf8 (41... Nd6 42. Rad7 Rxd7 43. Rxd7 Nc4 44.
Rd8+ Kh7 45. Qh2+ Qh6 46. Rh8+ $18) 42. g5 Rf3 43. Qe4 Rh3 44. Rxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This was in the 4th round. I had just beaten Fabiano Caruna the previous day,
which made a perfect start for the New Year. Dies war in der 4. Runde. Gerade
am Vortag hatte Fabiano Caruna geschlagen, was einen perfekten Start für das
neue Jahr abgab.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 {We went for the Slav Defence, which was
no big surprise. We played this many time before, with reversed colours as
well. Wir wählten die Slawische Verteidigung, was keine große Überraschung war.
So haben wir viele Male zuvor gespielt, auch mit umgekehrten Farben.} 3. Nf3
Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 {He goes e3 actually more often, but recently he has been
playing Bg5 a bit. Er wählt häufiger e3, aber in letzter Zeit hat er auch ein
wenig Bg5 gespielt.} Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bd6 {I went for 8...
Bd6, already one idea was exactly what happened in the game. I wanted to see
if he would give me a chance to play 11...Rc8. Ich wählte 8...Bd6, eine Idee
war bereits genau das, was in der Partie passiert. Ich wollte sehen, ob er mir
die Chance geben würde, 11...Rc8 zu spielen.} 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. a3 Rc8
{This is actually an amazing move. Dies ist in der Tat ein erstaunlicher Zug.}
({It used to be that everyone played automatically, in order to play c5,
Früher war es so, dass jedermann, um c5 zu spielen, automatisch} 11... a6 {
and then recently I noticed some games with 11...Rc8. zog, und dann fielen mir
kürzlich ein ein paar Partien 11...Rc8 auf.}) ({Let's imagine the position of
the game line after Vergegenwärtigen wir uns die Stellung des Partieabspiels
nach} 11... a6 12. Ng5 Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5 15. f3 {0-1 (53) Anand,
V (2791)-Aronian,L (2750) Linares 2009. There are many games played with this.
White has good compensation with the pair of bishops and the weak dark squares
in return of the extra pawn. In fact I lost a game to Aronian in 2009, though
I was winning. But I managed to confuse myself: Damit wurden viele Partien
gespielt. Für den Mehrbauern hat Weiß gute Kompensation mit dem Läuferpaar und
den schwachen dunklen Feldern. Tatsächlich verlor ich im Jahr 2009 gegen
Aronian, obwohl ich auf Gewinn stand. Aber ich schaffte es, mich selbst zu
verwirren:}) 12. Ng5 {This is the typical reaction and a very logical move.
Dies ist die typische Reaktion und ein ganz logischer Zug.} ({Already one
point of 11...Rc8 was shown in a game between Topalov and Kasimdhanov, a few
months back, where after Eine Pointe von 11...Rc8 wurde bereits in einer
Partie zwischen Topalov und Kasimdhanov gezeigt, ein paar Monate zuvor, wo nach
} 12. b4 {Black played Schwarz trotzdem} c5 {anyway. It's interesting: In the
whole line Black wants to play c5 without even bothering to protect the
b5-pawn. So there is an implied pawn sacrifice in every one of these moves.
spielte: Es ist interessant: In dem ganzen Abspiel will Schwarz c5 durchsetzen,
ohne sich um die Deckung des b5-Bauern überhaupt zu kümmern. Jeder dieser Züge
beinhaltet somit ein Bauernopfer.} 13. bxc5 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nxc5 15. dxc5 Rxc5
16. f4 Nd5 17. Bb2 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Qc7 19. Rfc1 Rc8 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Bd3 Rxc3
22. Qxc3 Qxc3 23. Rxc3 Rxc3 24. Bxb5 Bxa3 25. Kg2 g6 26. Rd1 Rc7 27. Rd7 Rxd7
28. Bxd7 Kg7 29. e4 Kf6 30. Kf3 a5 31. e5+ Ke7 32. Ba4 Bc5 33. h3 Bb6 34. Bb5
Bc5 35. Ba4 Bb6 36. Bb5 Bc5 37. Ba4 {1/2-1/2 (37) Topalov,V (2752)
-Kasimdzhanov,R (2684) London 2012}) {Our big point, which we found while
preparing for the match against Gelfand, was the move Unser großer Wurf, den
wir bei der Vorbereitung auf das Match gegen Gelfand fanden, war der Zug} 12...
c5 $1 {So it looks like that for almost all what White does, Black can just
play c5. So the advantage of 11...Rc8 is that for the next move you have no
difficulty remembering... Es sieht also so aus, dass bei nahezu allem, was
Weiß tut, Schwarz einfach c5 spielen kann. Der Vorteil von 11...Rc8 liegt ergo
darin, dass man für den nächsten Zug keine Schwierigkeiten hat, sich zu
erinnern...} ({After 11...Rc8 12.Ng5 looks even stronger then after 11...a6,
because if you play Nach 11...Rc8 seiht 12.Ng5 sogar noch stärker aus als nach
11...a6, denn wenn man} 12... Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5 {then the R on
c8 is worse than the pawn on a6. spielt, dann steht der R auf c8 schlechter
als der Bauer auf a6.}) {He went Er zog.} 13. Nxh7 ({instead of statt} 13.
Bxh7+ {I give one variation, just to illustrate the thing: Ich gebe eine
Variante an, nur um die Sache zu illustrieren:} Kh8 14. Be4 Nxe4 15. Ngxe4 Bb8
$44 {and in fact, ...Qh4 is coming and the Rc8 and the black bishops are
perfectly placed. und dann steht ...Qh4 ins Haus, und der Rc8 und die
schwarzen Läufer sind perfekt platziert.}) {and I went , und ich wählte} 13...
Ng4 {This is the first point: Instead of taking the knight on h7, Black simply
moves his own. Dies ist die erste Pointe: Statt den Springer auf h7 zu
schlagen, bewegt Schwarz einfach seinen eigenen.} 14. f4 {Levon was very much
finding the way at the board. So he decided to go f4 instead of h3, which has
to be said is a little bit safer. Levon fand den Weg praktisch am Brett.
Deshalb entschied er sich für f4 statt h3, was zugegebenermaßen ein bisschen
sicherer ist.} ({I give a variation with Ich führe eine Variante mit} 14. h3 {
This line is self evident and in fact if you analyse with the computer a
little bit, it will show all the direct lines. an. Diese spricht für sich, und
wenn man ein bisschen mit dem Computer analysiert, wird dieser all die
direkten Abspiele zeigen.} Bh2+ $1 15. Kh1 Qh4 16. Be4 (16. d5 Rfd8 $44) 16...
Bxe4 17. Qxe4 f5 18. Qxe6+ Kxh7 19. Qxd7 cxd4 20. exd4 Bb8 21. Kg1 Bh2+ 22. Kh1
$11 {The main line ends in a draw, which is quite satisfactory from Black's
point of view. Das Hauptabspiel endet mit Remis, was aus der Sicht von Schwarz
völlig zufriedenstellend ist.}) 14... cxd4 15. exd4 {After this I actually
could not remember, what we had prepared. This was a bit of a problem, because
this is not the position where you could make a half move or a position that
plays itself. You have to make an exact move, because there is a rook hanging
on f8 and a lot of action. You have to do the right thing. And there are some
possibilities. I was considering moves like 15...e5, 15...Nde5, 15...Qh4, etc.
But none of them made a lot of sense. And then I got the key. Though I could't
remember the variations, I rememberd that in some lines my knight gets to d3.
So I mainly rembered the position where my knight gets to d3 and from this I
managed to reconstruct and find this move ...Bc5. Hiernach konnte ich mich
tatsächlich nicht mehr daran erinnern, was wir vorbereitet hatten. Das war ein
gewisses Problem, denn dies ist keine Stellung, wo man einen Halbzug machen
kann oder sich die Position von selbst spielt. Man muss einen genauen Zug
machen, da auf f8 ein Turm hängt und eine Menge los ist. Man muss das Richtige
tun. Und es gibt einige Möglichkeiten. Ich erwog Züge wie 15...e5, 15...Nde5,
15...Qh4 usw. Aber keiner davon war besonders sinnvoll. Und dann bekam ich den
Schlüssel. Obwohl ich mich nicht an die Varianten erinnern konnte, wusste ich
noch, dass in einigen Abspielen mein Springer nach d3 kommt. Also erinnerte
mich also hauptsächlich an die Stellung, wo mein Springer nach d3 kommt, und
daraufhin gelang es mir, die Sache zu rekonstruieren und diesen Zug ...Bc5 zu
finden.} ({I remembered the line Ich erinnerte mich an das Abspiel} 15. Nxf8
Bxf8 16. h3 dxc3 17. hxg4 Nf6) 15... Bc5 $1 16. Be2 {I think this is the real
mistake. Ich glaube, dies ist der wirkliche Fehler.} ({I give a line, which is
fairly straight forward: Ich gebe ein Abspiel an, was ziemlich geradlinig ist:
} 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nxf8 Nxd3 {Black is very, very comfortable with the knight
on d3, but it might be not enough. White might get some sort of half playable
position like the variation here: Schwarz steht sehr, sehr bequem mit dem
Springer auf d3, aber es ist vielleicht nicht genug sein. Weiß könnte eine
halbwegs spielbare Stellung bekommen, wie in der Variante hier:} 18. h3 Qd4+
19. Kh1 Ndf2+ 20. Rxf2 Nxf2+ 21. Kh2 Kxf8 22. Qh7 Nd3 23. Qh8+ Ke7 24. Qh4+ f6
25. Qg3 Kf7 26. Be3 $11) {Again it took me a while, not too long, but the
essential idea was very clear. So I found Erneut brauchte ich eine Weile,
nicht allzu lang, aber die Kernidee war glasklar. Daher fand ich} 16... Nde5 $3
{This is simply a brilliant move. So if there is a single move of which I am
really proud in this game, it is move 16. Dies ist einfach ein brillanter Zug.
Wenn es also einen Zug gibt, auf den ich in dieser Partie wirklich stolz bin,
dann ist es der 16.} ({Here I was thinking again: Hier überlegte ich erneut:} 
16... Bxd4+ 17. Kh1 Nxh2 (17... Nde5 18. fxe5) {but the problem with that is ,
aber das Problem dabei ist} 18. Ng5 $1) 17. Bxg4 ({Now, after Nach} 17. fxe5 {
I have habe ich jetzt} Qxd4+ 18. Kh1 Qg1+ 19. Rxg1 Nf2#) 17... Bxd4+ 18. Kh1
Nxg4 {And here, the game which kept on coming to my mind was the famous
classic Rotlewi-Rubinstein. For me, it's just a classic. I imagine for Gelfand
also. He would have rememberd it effortlessly, first of all he knows his
classics and secondly it is Rubinstein. he is one of his big heroes.
Rubinstein's main point was to invade with both rooks, but except for this it
is very similar. Und hier war die Partie, die mir ständig in den Sinn kam, der
berühmte Klassiker Rotlewi-Rubinstein. Für mich ist es einfach ein Klassiker.
Ich vermute, für Gelfand auch. Er sich mühelos daran erinnern können, erstens
kennt er seine Klassiker, und zweitens ist Rubinstein einer seiner großen
Helden. Rubinsteins Hauptpointe war, mit beiden Türmen einzudringen, aber
davon abgesehen ist es ganz ähnlich.} 19. Nxf8 {Here the alternatives were
very clear. In fact, for the rest of the game, there is not much commentary to
give. I will just highlight one or two key things. Hier waren die Alternativen
ganz klar. Tatsächlich ist für den Rest der Partie kein großer Kommentar mehr
erforderlich. Ich werde lediglich ein oder zwei Schlüsseldinge betonen.} (19.
Ng5 f5 20. h3 Rf6 21. Nf3 Rh6 $19) 19... f5 $1 {This move I like very much.
Here, I didn't take much time, because the ideas are very obvious. The queen
is coming to h4, or it's going to f6, capturing the knight and White really
has never a defence. So this was also very easy. Dieser Zug gefällt mir. Hier
brauchte ich nicht viel Zeit, denn die Ideen sind sehr offensichtlich. Die
Dame kommt nach h4, oder sie geht nach f6, Schlagen des Springers, und Weiß
hat nie wirklich eine Verteidigung. Das war also ziemlich einfach.} 20. Ng6 Qf6
21. h3 ({The only thing is, on Das Einzige ist, auf} 21. Ne5 {you have to find
muss man} Nxh2 $8 $19 {It's the only move, but it wins. finden. Es ist der
einzige Zug, aber er gewinnt.}) 21... Qxg6 {The other thing is, though Black
is attacking very slowly, Qf6, Qxg6, Qh5 and so on, there is very little White
can do, because of the power of my bishops and the knight on g4. Die andere
Sache ist, obwohl Schwarz sehr langsam angreift, Qf6, Qxg6, Qh5 und so weiter,
gibt es sehr wenig, was Weiß tun kann, und zwar aufgrund der Kraft meiner
Läufer und des Springers auf g4.} 22. Qe2 Qh5 23. Qd3 $2 {This loses
immediately, but the alternative would not have changed the result... Dies
verliert sofort, aber die Alternative hätte das Ergebnis nicht verändert...} ({
There was an alternative here Es gab hier eine Alternative:} 23. Rf3 Nf2+ 24.
Kh2 (24. Rxf2 Qxh3+ 25. Kg1 Qxg2#) 24... Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Qxf3 26. gxf3 Bxc3 (
26... Nd3 $19) 27. bxc3 Rxc3 $19) {After Nach} 23... Be3 {it finishes
immediately. So, one of the best games of my life obviously! Especially
against a giant like Levon. I was very happy, it was a rest day, very nice...
fällt sofort der Vorhang. Also, eine der besten Partien meines Lebens,
offensichtlich! Zumal gegen einen Giganten wie Levon. Ich freute mich sehr, es
war ein Ruhetag, sehr schön...} 0-1

[Event "ESP-ch"]
[Site "El Sauzal"]
[Date "2010.09.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis"]
[Black "Salgado Lopez, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "Arizmendi,J"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 {A surprise. My opponent usually prefers the more popular move
9...a6. Seemingly, he had prepared this the night before to surprise me, but
left a little hole in his preparation.} 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. e4 e5 13.
Bg5 $5 {Ok, this is not a new move, but somehow he forgot to look at it. The
truth is there is so many move nuances in this line that it´s hard to have all
flanks covered, especially if you are a first-timer to the variaton.} exd4 14.
Rxd4 Bc5 $6 {This is a mistake already.} ({I believe} 14... Ne5 {to be a very
interesting try, similar to a recent Wojtaszek-Aronian game at the
Khanty-Mansiysk Olympiad. Yes, Black allows his opponent to destroy his pawn
structure, but in return he gets good play on the dark-squares which, coupled
with his mobile queenside pawn majority, usually proves to be good
compensation.}) ({The main line is considered to be} 14... b4 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16.
Na4 Rfe8 17. Rad1 Bf8 18. Bd3 c5 19. Rxb4 Rad8 (19... Rac8 20. Rxb7 Qxb7 21. e5
Nh5 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. Be4 Qe7 24. g3 g6 25. Nc3 Bh6 26. Bxg6 $18 {1-0
Dydyshko-Miroshnichenko, Swidnica 2000}) 20. Rxb7 Qxb7 21. e5 Ne4 22. Re1 f5
23. Nc3 Nxc3 24. Qxc3 g6 25. Bc4+ Kh8 26. b3 $14 {The passed pawn and Black´s
exposed king provide White with excellent play in return for the exchange.
Ftacnik-Ippolito, Las Vegas 2006.}) 15. Rd2 {A very natural move, but 15.Rd1?!
is what had been played before. Of course, White takes on d4 with the rook
because he wants to double on the d-file, so going back to d1 doesn´t make
much sense.} Rfe8 $2 (15... Ng4 16. Bh4 Qb6 {and now} 17. Bd1 {leaves Black
pretty disorganised.}) ({Maybe} 15... Ne5 {is still a better choice.}) 16. Bxf6
$1 {With this exchange I manage to gain a few tempi for my pieces.} Nxf6 17. e5
Ng4 (17... Nd7 18. Ne4 Bf8 19. Rxd7 $1 Qxd7 20. Nfg5 {and the threat 21.Nf6
decides the issue.}) 18. Ne4 ({I also spent some time calculating} 18. Ng5 Nxf2
19. Qxh7+ Kf8 {, but underestimated the strength of my position after} 20. Kf1
$1 {Here are some illustrative lines:} Rxe5 (20... Be3 21. Qh8+ Ke7 22. Qxg7
Bxd2 23. Nxf7 $1 Rg8 24. Qf6+ Kd7 25. Qf5+ Ke7 26. Qxf2 Raf8 27. Bh5 Bg5 28.
Ne4 Qb6 29. Nc5 Bc8 30. h4 $18) 21. Qh8+ Ke7 22. Qxg7 Rf5 23. Bf3 Ng4 24. Nxf7
$1 Ne3+ 25. Ke2 Rxf7 26. Qg5+ Kf8 27. Qxc5+ Re7 28. Be4 {And yet, although 18.
Ng5! is, objectively speaking, the better choice, it is easy to see that White
must find some really hard moves; it´s impossible to calculate all this
beforehand. I believe my choice is much more practical, since it also gives me
an advantage, even if a lesser one.}) 18... Be7 19. Nd6 Red8 (19... Bxd6 20.
exd6 Qd7 21. Nd4 Nf6 22. Nb3 (22. Nf5 $5 Re5 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Bf3) 22... Ne4
23. Nc5 Nxc5 24. Qxc5 {, with a great advantage for White. Black has little to
show in return for the passed pawn and his ugly b7 bishop.}) 20. Rad1 ({
It´s better to win a pawn with} 20. Nxb7 $1 Qxb7 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. h3 Nh6 23.
Bd3 g6 24. Be4 {20.Rad1, although good-looking, allows a neat trick that
could´ve given Black good chances to defend succesfully.}) 20... Bxd6 ({
Black has a resource that engines don´t take too long to find:} 20... Nxe5 21.
Nxb7 Rxd2 ({I had seen} 21... Nxf3+ 22. Bxf3 Qxb7 23. Bxc6 Qc7 {, but hadn´t
decided between 24.Rd7 and 24.Bxa8 yet.} {The second line wins easily.} 24. Rd7
(24. Bxa8 $1 Qxc2 25. Rxd8+ Bf8 26. g3 $18 {and there is nothing Black can do
against R1d7 and Bd5.}) 24... Rxd7 25. Rxd7 Qe5 26. Bxb5) 22. Rxd2 Nc4 $1 {
The Nb7 is trapped.} (22... Nxf3+ 23. Bxf3 Qxb7 24. Bxc6 {loses}) 23. Bxc4 bxc4
24. Qxc4 Qxb7 {White is better due to his superior pawn structure, but at
least Black can keep his disadvantage within reasonable limits.} {For instance,
} 25. Ne5 Bf6 26. Nxc6 Rc8 27. Rc2 Re8) 21. exd6 Qb6 22. Nd4 $1 {The knight on
f5, together with the queen, will create havoc around the Black king.} Nf6 23.
Nf5 c5 24. Qc3 $1 {The queen joins the party.} Be4 25. Ne7+ Kf8 (25... Kh8 {
is probably better, but also easier to point out after the game.}) 26. Qe5 a6 {
Black is all tied up and White´s pieces are perfectly poised.} 27. g4 $1 {
This little pawn will break what little coordination Black had left in his
position.} Qb7 28. g5 Nd7 29. Qf4 c4 30. Bh5 $1 {Forcing Black to create new
weaknesses around his king.} f6 31. Re1 Bd3 32. Bf3 $6 {I didn´t really play
this to win material (after all, the bishop is better than Black´s rooks), but
because I thought I was winning on the spot.} (32. gxf6 Nxf6 33. Re6 {is
curtains.}) 32... Qa7 ({For some reason, at first I had only considered} 32...
Qb6 $2 33. Bxa8 Rxa8 34. Qf3 {, followed by 35.Qd5. Of course, Salgado's move
is better.}) 33. Bxa8 $6 ({Still,} 33. gxf6 Nxf6 34. Re6 {is better.}) 33...
Qxa8 34. Qg4 g6 ({During the game,} 34... fxg5 {annoyed me, but there is a
good reply:} 35. Qxg5 Re8 (35... Nf6 36. Rxd3 $1 cxd3 37. Nf5 Rd7 38. Re7 $18)
36. f3 {[%cal Gd2g2]}) 35. Qh3 h5 36. gxh6 Nc5 37. Rxd3 $1 cxd3 38. Nxg6+ Kg8
39. Re7 1-0

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.19"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[Annotator "Aronian,L"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 {Probably a match with Russia is special for every team. We started the
event poorly, unexpectedly drawing in the previous round with the Americans,
who were without Nakamura, and in which I lost to Kamsky for the first time in
my life. When we got together the evening afterwards, the rest of the team
told me that I had the best chance of winning against Russia, because I play
well after a defeat, especially an unexpected one. I spent all morning
preparing for the Queen's Indian, but even at the start of the game, I was
still not certain what to play against it.} d5 {A pleasant surprise! At this
moment, I was reproaching myself for not having looked at my idea against the
Meran, but since I could not resist playing it, I decided to take the risk
anyway.} 2. c4 c6 {In his youth, Sergey played the QGA, but as he has got
older, he has switched to more solid lines.} 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 {I play this
move-order when I want to go into the Meran. In these unruly times, one can
always find good-for-nothings who meet 4.Nc3 by taking on c4, and after 5.a4
play e6, going into well-known fireproof setups.} e6 {About four years ago,
Sergey tried to teach me to play 4...a6 here. In return, I taught him to play
basketball.} 5. Nf3 {The knight usually comes here, and only a great
experimenter like Pasha Eljanov has tried 5.b3, followed by developing the
knight to e2 (see Eljanov - Leko Astrakhan' 2010).} Nbd7 6. Qc2 {Previously, I
played this only with the idea of 6...Bd6 7.g4. Now I try to carry out my
aggression in a more disguised form.} Bd6 {In this position, it is also
possible to play 6... b6, 6...a6 and even 6...g6.} 7. Bd3 dxc4 {Some players
prefer to play strictly for a draw with 7... 0-0 8.0-0 e5, but I don't think
such play is in my young opponent's style.} 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O a6 {This
position has been seen a great deal in recent times. The move 9...b5 is
considered a more old-fashioned recipe..} 10. e4 {This move is usually played
with the intention of going into well-known variations, but before the event
in Kazan, I had an interesting idea.} e5 ({Trying to clarify the position of
the white bishop with} 10... b5 {fails, as White has} 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. e5 {
with advantage.}) 11. Rd1 Qc7 {In such positions, the queen usually stands
well on c7, the more so as the pawn on h2 can come under fire.} 12. h3 ({After
} 12. g3 b5 13. Be2 {we reach a theoretical tabiya.}) 12... b5 {As well as
this move, Black can remove the central tension by taking on d4. This was
played back in 1991 by Anand against Kamsky.} 13. Bb3 {This move is the basis
of White's idea. It is rare to see the bishop on b3 in this variation. Sergey
Movsesian and Hrant Melkumyan, who looked at this line with me, were also not
convinced by the objective chess strength of the move, but like me, they
thought it would not be so easy for Black to meet such an original idea for
the first time.} (13. Bd3 {Krasenkow} Bb7 14. a4 Rfe8 $6 (14... exd4 $5 15.
Nxd4 b4 16. Nce2 c5 17. Nf5 Bh2+ 18. Kh1 Ne5 $132) (14... Rad8 $5) 15. dxe5
Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Be3 Bh2+ 18. Kh1 Bf4 19. Bd4 Be5 20. Bc5 Nd7 21. Be3 Nf8
22. Ne2 $14 {1-0 Tregubov,P (2612)-Gritsak,O (2537)/Warsaw 2005/CBM 108 (54)})
(13. Bf1 {Krasenkow} Bb7 14. dxe5 (14. a3 c5 $5 15. d5 c4) (14. Bg5 exd4 15.
Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Rxd4 Bc5 17. Rd2 Nd7 $11 {0-1 Chernyshov,K (2541)-Popov,V (2573)/
Krasnoyarsk 2003/CBM 098 (53)}) 14... Nxe5 15. Nd4 Ned7 16. Nf5 {0-1 Gonzalez
Velez,F (2345)-Kolev,A (2540)/Barbera del Valles 1998/EXT 2003 (67)} Bh2+ $1
17. Kh1 Be5 $11 {[%cal Yc6c5]}) 13... exd4 {Black has several reasonable
continuations, but the text is the most natural.} 14. Nxd4 ({After} 14. Rxd4
Ne5 {White risks ending up standing worse.}) 14... Nc5 {As at the previous
move, Black has lots of reasonable moves. With the text, Black tries to take
the bishop under guard at once.} ({It should be noted that the attempt to trap
the bishop with} 14... c5 {(and ...c4) fails, because White has the move} 15.
Nd5) 15. Bg5 {This move proves correct, thanks to various tactical motifs. Now
White has a threat which is easy to miss. If it were his move, he could
already take on f6 and after gxf6 take on c6, with the idea of meeting ...Nxb3
with Nd5. This has to be met, which Sergey does in a practical manner.} Be5 16.
Bxf6 ({In my home analysis, most attention was devoted to} 16. Rac1 {, but
since I had not expected to reach this position, I was also playing by myself.
After a short think, I decided to go in for a forcing variation, which is
similar to the combination shown above, and which seemed promising to me.})
16... Bxf6 {I suspect my opponent had not seen the next move, and one cannot
blame him, because it is too unexpected for such quiet Meran positions!} 17.
Nxc6 Bb7 {The correct decision.} ({To calculate the consequences of the
forcing line beginning with} 17... Nxb3 18. Nd5 Nxa1 19. Qc5 Qb7 20. Nce7+ Bxe7
21. Nxe7+ Kh8 22. Ng6+ hxg6 23. Qxf8+ Kh7 24. Rd8 g5 25. Qh8+ Kg6 26. Rg8 f5 {
was practically impossible. Even knowing that the computer assesses it as
drawn would not persude an experienced player to go in for the line. White is
taking an insignificant risk, since if the worst comes to the worst, he has
perpetual check, whilst Black has to calculate a mass of variations and try to
protect his exposed king.}) 18. Nd4 ({After} 18. Nb4 {I didn't like the fact
that Black can take} Nxb3 {and after} 19. Qxb3 {regain the pawn by} Bxc3 {
which would give him good chances of equalising.}) 18... Nxb3 ({During the
game, this move looked like the only one, but surprisingly, Black was not
obliged to snap off the fine bishop on b3. After the strong move} 18... Rac8 {
White would have to reconcile himself to losing his advantage.}) 19. Qxb3 {
Now White has the threat of Nd5. At this moment, I was perfectly calm, since
at the worst, White can always equalise.} Rad8 {A dubious move. Sergey decides
to go over to passive defence, but the position demanded more active measures.}
({The strongest idea was the queen manoeuvre} 19... Qc5 20. Nde2 Qe5 {In this
way, Black emphasises the weakness of the pawns on b2 and e4, and would have
good chances of compensation.}) 20. Nd5 Bxd5 {Evidently, my opponent did not
like the idea of defending an unpleasant ending. With the text, Black goes
into a position which is not pleasant to defend, but is also hard to break
down.} ({Having convinced myself that after} 20... Qe5 21. Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Nf5
Bxe4 (22... Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Bxe4 {is simply bad because of} 24. Qg3+ Qxg3 25.
Nxg3 {with a difficult endgame for Black}) 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Nh6+ Kg7 25. Nxf7
Bd5 26. Nxe5 Bxb3 {White has an extra pawn and winning chances, I bravely
threw the knight forward, especially as White has no other sensible
alternative.}) 21. exd5 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 {Here, I remembered my game against
Ivanchuk at Wijk aan Zee 2008, which I failed to win. I had the same material,
with the b4-pawn and 3 each on the kingside. Having missed the chance to
exchange a pair of rooks at the right moment, I lost my winning chances. Since
in this game, the exchange of rooks was part of my plans, I decided to set up
the same structure.} Qe5 {This is a more active way to blockade the pawn than
22...Qd6.} 23. Rad1 {After thinking a while about my plan for the next part of
the game, I remembered the rule of two weaknesses, and decided that, with the
rook on d6, advancing on the kingside might not be all that safe. The desire
to win the game by quieter means persuaded me to go for the break a4.} Rd6 24.
a4 {It is hard to say who this exchange favours, but since Sergey did not have
a great deal of time left, I had to pose him some problems.} bxa4 25. Qxa4 {
First of all, I decided to put the pawn on b4.} g6 26. Qc4 {It is clear that
it is not good for Black to play a5, since to defend it, he would have to put
his rook on a8, which leads to a wholly passive position.} Rfd8 27. b4 {
To be quite honest, I did not see a clear plan for myself, but I was not all
that worried. In an extremity, I always have the idea of exchanging the
d5-pawn for the one on a6, which if carried out in the right form, should give
me excellent winning chances. The match was going well for us, as Movsesian
had drawn on board 2, on board 3, Akopian had an unclear position against
Nepomniashi, but was looking confident, and on 4, Sargissian had a promising
position after some creative opening play.} Qf5 {Having put all his pieces on
the right squares, Black can do nothing but wait.} 28. h4 {In many major piece
endings, it is useful to have the f4-square for the rook, and the text move
pursues this very idea.} h5 29. g3 {One of a series of waiting moves.} Kg7 30.
Kg2 Kg8 31. Ra1 {Since ten moves remained to the time-control, I decided to
start active operations.} Rc8 {Both now and on the next move, taking on d5 is
bad because of Rf4 and taking on a6. The active position of the rook on f4
gives White good chances of winning.} 32. Qf1 Qe5 (32... Rc2 {doesn't give
anything special. I planned to reply} 33. Rad1 {with the idea of threatening
to exchange rooks by Rc4.}) 33. Qd1 Re8 34. Ra2 {Of course, I have not
achieved anything much, but the fact that I could already threaten to exchange
rooks made me hopeful.} Qf5 35. Rc2 Re4 {A typical time-trouble attempt to
play actively. I was more worried about simple waiting tactics.} 36. Rc5 Rf6 {
Not wanting just to wait, Sergey decides to go in for a dangerous variation.}
37. Rxe4 {It seemed to me that the queen ending was winning for me.} ({More
suspicious (intelligent?) players would have preferred} 37. f4) ({or} 37. Rc2)
37... Qxe4+ 38. Kg1 Qxb4 39. Rc6 {Having calculated to move 42, I could not
believe my luck.} Qb2 40. Rxf6 Qxf6 41. d6 Qd8 42. Qd5 {Having played this
move quickly, I stood up from the board, as I wanted to show my teammates and
our trainer that I had seen it all and everything was under control.} Kf8 ({
For some strange reason, we both thought that} 42... Qd7 {was losing. I had
calculated that I simply take the a6-pawn after} 43. Qa8+ ({\/Perhaps he did
not believe that after} 43. Qc5 Qb7 {White cannot advance his pawn and at the
same time, avoid perpetual check.}) 43... Kg7 44. Qxa6 {and carry on. I
completely missed the simple resource} Kf6 {followed by ...Ke6 and taking the
d6-pawn! Luckily, Sergey also miscalculated something.}) 43. Qc5 {
Interestingly, both Sergey and I considered the next few moves forced.} f6 ({
The idea of advancing f5-f4 by means of} 43... f5 {is bad. After} 44. Qc7 Ke8
45. Qc6+ Qd7 46. Qxa6 f4 47. Qe2+ Kd8 48. Qe7+ Qxe7 49. dxe7+ Kxe7 50. gxf4 {
Black has a hopeless pawn ending.}) 44. Qc7 {After a series of forcing moves,
the game goes into an interesting ending.} Ke8 45. Qc6+ {It was possible to
give up the d-pawn and win the g- and h-pawns after 45.Qg7 or 45.Qh7 but I
considered that the text move gave greater winning chances.} Kf7 46. Qc4+ Ke8 {
This way, Black maintains counterplay.} 47. Qg8+ ({After} 47. Qxa6 Kd7 {
Black's chances for a draw would increase.}) 47... Kd7 48. Qxg6 Qh8 {The most
stubborn.} ({After} 48... a5 {White has the strong reply} 49. g4 {As detailed
analysis shows (which I will not give here, so as not to exhaust the reader),
White's position is winning more easily then than in the game.}) 49. Qd3 a5 50.
Qd4 {One of several ways to reach the position arising after move 54.} a4 51.
Qc5 Ke6 52. Qc6 a3 53. Qa6 a2 54. Qxa2+ Kxd6 55. Qf7 {Having seen this far, I
stopped calculating here, considering the position to be an easy win. As we
see, I was mistaken.} Ke5 56. Qd7 Qh6 57. Qe8+ ({I was very surprised not to
find a quick win after} 57. f4+ Ke4 58. Kf2 Qg6 {but I thought a bit longer
and found the way.}) 57... Kd6 58. Qd8+ {A dumb move. If I had thought for
even one minute, I would have realised that Black cannot activate the queen by
58...Qh7 since he loses a pawn with check.} ({The simple} 58. Kg2 {would have
won, since after} Kd5 59. Qf7+ Ke5 60. Kf3 {Black is in another zugzwang and
must allow the white king forward.}) (58. Z0 Qh7 59. Qd8+ Ke6 60. Qb6+ Ke5 61.
Qc5+ Ke6 62. Qc6+ Ke5 63. f4+ Kd4 64. Qxf6+ $18) 58... Ke6 59. Qg8+ Kd6 60. Kg2
({It was still not too late to return to a winning position after the crafty} 
60. Kh2 {with the idea after} Ke7 {to give Black the move by} 61. Kg2 {and
start moving forward.}) 60... Ke7 61. f4 {All other moves allow the black
queen out of the trap, but of course, they were still better than this
oversight.} Qf8 {For some strange reason, I thought all the pawn endings were
easily winning for me. I was under the impression that after the exchange of
queens and f5, we reach a theoretically winning position. After a long think,
in shock, especially as we were losing the match 2.5 to 1.5, I decided to play
on and hope for another chance.} 62. Qd5 Qe8 ({It was simpler to play} 62...
Qf7 {but the text does not spoil anything.}) 63. Qc5+ Ke6 64. Kf3 ({Having
calculated that after} 64. Kf2 Qg6 65. Qc8+ {Black has} Kd6 66. f5 Qf7 {
I decided to trust to my customary luck.}) 64... Qg6 {Carelessness in return,
in a position where Black already faced no threats. Any queen move to the
d-file draws easily.} ({But the easiest draw of all was pointed out to me
after the game by various members of the Russian team:} 64... Qa8+ {followed
by ...Qd5.}) 65. Kf2 {The same feeling can occur when one has lost something
and suddenly finds it again - a feeling of a gift from Heaven.} Kf7 {Sergey
could not find a more tenacious defence.} ({Of course, after} 65... Kd7 66. f5
Qh6 67. Qd5+ {White has real winning chances, but he still has to find a lot
of accurate moves.}) 66. f5 {Now the black queen is forced into an exchange.}
Qh6 67. Qc7+ {It is also possible to start with Ke2. The secret of the
position is that Black has no way to get his queen into play.} Kg8 68. Qc4+ Kh8
69. Qe2 Kg7 {After 69...Qf8 Black's position is completely lost, of course,
but given my terrible play in this ending, perhaps Sergey should have tested
me out here. Now it is all simple.} 70. Qe3 {Now that the black king cannot
get to the corresponding squares, White can offer the exchange of queens.} Qh8
71. Qe7+ Kh6 72. Ke3 Qg8 73. Qxf6+ Kh7 74. Qg6+ (74. Qg6+ {After} Qxg6 75.
fxg6+ Kxg6 76. Ke4 {the black king is driven away and the h5-pawn is lost.})
1-0

[Event "Bratto op 25th"]
[Site "Bratto"]
[Date "2005.08.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Gromovs, Sergejs"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Bd6 $6 {Poor man's Slav. So many
people commit this mistake it is simply incredible.} 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. e4 $1 (7.
O-O $6 {drives the game into normal positions.} O-O 8. e4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10.
Bg5 Qe7 $13) 7... dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Nf6 10. Bc2 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12.
Qxd2 O-O 13. O-O-O b6 14. g4 $1 Bb7 {Taking the pawn looks risky but declining
the sacrifice is not good either.} (14... Nxg4 15. Rhg1 f5 16. h3 Nf6 17. Ne5
Qc7 (17... c5 $2 18. Rxg7+ Kxg7 19. Rg1+ Kh8 20. Qh6 $18) 18. Rg3 Rb8 (18... c5
19. Rdg1 Ne8 20. Ba4 $18) 19. Rdg1 Ne8 20. Bd1 $1 $40) 15. g5 Nh5 16. Rhg1 g6
17. Ne5 Qd6 18. Ng4 $1 Rfd8 (18... c5 19. Nf6+ Nxf6 20. gxf6 Rfd8 21. dxc5 {
transposes to the text.}) 19. Nf6+ Nxf6 20. gxf6 c5 21. dxc5 Qxd2+ (21... Qf8
22. Qg5 Qxc5 23. Qxc5 bxc5 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Kxd1 Bc6 27. Kd2
Kf8 28. Kc3 a5 29. a3 Ke8 30. b4 axb4+ 31. axb4 cxb4+ 32. Kxb4 e5 (32... Kd7
33. Kc5 Kc7 34. f4 $18) 33. Bb3 $3 $18 {and white wins by paralysing black's
king.}) 22. Rxd2 Rxd2 23. Kxd2 Rd8+ 24. Ke3 bxc5 25. Rd1 Rxd1 26. Bxd1 g5 (
26... Kf8 27. Kf4 h6 28. Ke5 $18) 27. Bf3 Bc8 (27... Bxf3 28. Kxf3 h6 (28...
Kf8 29. Kg4) 29. Kg4 Kh7 30. Kh5 $18) 28. Bc6 $18 {The ending look horrible
for black.} h5 29. Ke4 Kh7 30. Ke5 g4 31. Kd6 Kg6 32. Ke7 $1 1-0

[Event "Panormo zt"]
[Site "Panormo"]
[Date "1998.10.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1998.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 b6 $6 7. O-O Bb7 8.
Qe2 $1 {White intentionally does not go for those Caro-Kann type of structures
instead prefers Queens Indian 4.e3 type where c6 will be a loss of tempi.} Be7
9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Rc8 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. Ne5 $1 $40 {typical} Rfd8 13. f4 c5 14.
cxd5 Bxd5 $5 (14... exd5 15. Bf5) 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bf5 c4 {The idea behind14..
.Bd5} 17. bxc4 dxc4 18. Rc1 b5 19. e4 Qb6 20. Kh1 Rc7 21. d5 Nb8 (21... Nc5 22.
Bd4) 22. Rf3 Bf8 23. Rg3 g6 24. Nxg6 hxg6 25. Bxg6 (25. Be6 $5 Kg7 $1 (25...
Bg7 $2 26. Bxf6 fxe6 27. Bxd8 $18) (25... Nbd7 $2 26. Rxg6+ Bg7 27. e5 Nxd5 (
27... fxe6 28. exf6 Nxf6 29. Bxf6 Rxd5 30. Bxg7 Rxg7 31. Rxe6 $18)) (25... fxe6
$2 26. Rxg6+ Bg7 27. Bxf6 $18) 26. f5 $40 (26. Be5 $6 Nbd7 $1)) 25... fxg6 26.
Rxg6+ Rg7 $138 (26... Bg7 27. Bxf6 Qxf6 28. Rxf6 Bxf6 29. e5 Bg7 30. d6 Rf7 31.
Qe4 $18) 27. Rxf6 Qc7 28. Qh5 $2 (28. Rh6 $1 Rh7 (28... Rd6 29. Rxd6 Qxd6 30.
Bxg7) (28... Qf7 29. Qg4 Re8 30. Bxg7 Bxg7 31. Re6 $18) 29. Qg4+ Bg7 30. Rxh7
Kxh7 31. Bxg7 $18) 28... Rh7 29. Rg6+ $1 (29. Qg4+ $5 Bg7 (29... Rg7 30. Qe6+
Rf7 31. Rg6+ Kh7 32. Rc3 $18) 30. Qe6+ Kh8 31. Qf5 Qc8 32. Qg6 b4 33. Bd4 Nd7
34. Rf7 Rg8 35. Rxg7 Rgxg7 36. Rxc4 $18) 29... Bg7 30. Qg5 $2 $138 (30. Bxg7
Rxg7 31. Rh6 Kf8 (31... Rh7 32. Rxh7 Qxh7 33. Qg5+ $18) 32. Rh8+ Rg8 33. Qf5+
Qf7 34. Rxg8+ $18) 30... Rd6 31. Be5 $2 (31. Qe5 $1 Qd7 32. Qxd6 Qxd6 33. Rxd6
Bxb2 34. Rc2 $18) 31... Rxg6 32. Qxg6 Qf7 $4 (32... Qc8 $6 33. f5 Nd7 34. Qe6+
Kh8 35. f6) (32... Qd8 $1 33. f5 Nd7 34. Qe6+ Kh8 35. Bxg7+ Rxg7 36. Rc3 Nf8
37. Rh3+ Nh7 38. f6 Rg6 39. e5 $18) 33. Qxf7+ Kxf7 34. Bxb8 $18 Bd4 (34... Bb2
35. Rc2 c3 36. Bxa7 Rh8 37. g4 Ra8 38. Bd4 b4 39. Bc5 Rxa2 40. Bxb4 $18) 35. e5
c3 36. f5 b4 37. g4 Be3 38. Rc2 a5 39. d6 a4 40. e6+ Ke8 41. a3 $1 1-0

[Event "Continental op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2001.07.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Vigorito, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2333"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2001.07.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 {No Slav this time.} e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2
Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 {This is one of the most principled
lines in this variation.} 10. Bb3 $5 {Epishin's move.} e5 $2 (10... c5 $142 $11
) 11. Bd2 {Now we are in Polugaevsky's line which is considered better for
white.} e4 12. Ng5 Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5 15. Qxe4 {I had this
position some 14 years ago since then my opinon has never changed.} Qh4 (15...
Ndf6 16. Qf4 Qxf4 17. exf4 Be6 (17... Rd8 18. Rfe1 $1 $16) 18. f3 $16) 16. Qf4
Ndf6 (16... g5 17. Qg3 $8 Qxg3 18. fxg3 $16) 17. f3 Nh5 $2 (17... g5 18. Qd6
Ne8 19. Qxf8+ Kxf8 20. fxg4 f6 $1 (20... Nd6 $2 21. Rf6 Ke7 22. Raf1 Bxg4 23.
Rxd6 Kxd6 24. Be1 Qh5 25. Rxf7 $18) 21. Ne4 Kg7 22. Bd1 Be6 23. Be1 Qh6 24. Bc3
Qg6 25. Ng3 Qd3 26. Kh2 $1 $40 {Sakaev-Kobalija,Sankt-Peterburg 1997.}) 18. Qc7
Ngf6 (18... Ng3 19. fxg4 Bxg4 20. Rxf7 Rxf7 21. Bxf7+ Kh8 22. Be1 Qh1+ 23. Kf2
Nf5 24. Qxb7 Rf8 25. Qb4 $1 $18) 19. Ne2 Nd5 20. Qe5 Nhf6 21. e4 Re8 22. Bg5 $1
Qh5 $2 {Black does not show enough resiliency in this part of the game.} (22...
Rxe5 23. Bxh4 Re8 24. exd5 Rxe2 25. Bxf6 (25. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 g5 (26... Bf5
27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. Re7 cxd5 29. Bxd5 Be6 30. Bxb7 Rd8 31. d5 Bxd5 32. Bxd5 Rxd5
33. Rxa7 $18) 27. Bxg5 Nxd5 28. Bxd5 cxd5 29. Re8+ Kg7 $16) 25... gxf6 26. Rfe1
Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 $18) 23. Qg3 h6 (23... Qg6 24. Rfe1 $1 $16 (24. exd5 $6 Rxe2 25.
Rfe1 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 h6 $14)) 24. Bd2 Nb6 25. Rac1 Nbd7 26. e5 Nh7 27. Kf2 $1 {
Even whites king joins the attack.} Ndf8 28. Bc2 f5 29. Rh1 Qg6 30. Qxg6 Nxg6
31. g4 $1 $18 Ne7 32. Bb3+ Kh8 (32... Nd5 33. Nf4 fxg4 34. Nxd5 cxd5 35. Bxd5+
$18) 33. g5 $1 $18 hxg5 34. Bf7 Rf8 (34... g6 35. Bxg5 Kg7 36. Rxh7+ Kxh7 37.
Bf6 $18) 35. Rxh7+ $1 {Not much to say!} Kxh7 36. Rh1# 1-0

[Event "GRE-chT 39th"]
[Site "Eretria"]
[Date "2011.07.06"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2011.07.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "AEK"]
[BlackTeam "Thessaloniki Galaxias"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 {He prepared Meran
but I wanted to keep the game under the boundaries of Eingorn System.} (6. Qc2
Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 {is another way to reach the
game continuation but this time via Eingorn System.}) 6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8.
Bd3 Bd6 {The big discovery by Zvjagintsev who did not rush to push c5.} 9. O-O
O-O 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. a3 {A critical position. White has many continuations to
his disposal.} (11. Rd1 {is always a critical move.Should it be included or
not?} Rc8 {This is the move I like.} (11... Qe7 12. e4 e5 13. Ne2 c5 14. Ng3 g6
15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxb5 c4 $5 $44 {I doubt if Black has any real compensation
for the pawn.}) (11... Qc7 12. a3 a5 13. Bd2 b4 (13... Rfc8 $5 14. b4 axb4 15.
axb4 Qd8 $132) 14. axb4 axb4 15. Na4 c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Bxb4 Nxa4 18. Rxa4 (
18. Bxd6 Qxc2 19. Bxc2 Nxb2 20. Bxf8 Nxd1 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22. Bb4 Nb2 23. Nd2 Bc6
$11 {and the knight escapes.}) 18... Qxc2 19. Bxc2 Rxa4 20. Bxd6 Ra2 21. Bxf8
Kxf8 22. Rb1 Be4 (22... Bxf3 23. gxf3 Nd7) 23. Ne1 Bxc2 24. Nxc2 Nd5 $14 {
and it looks difficult to convert the extra pawn but obviously it is not a
game plan for anyone who has pride.}) 12. a3 (12. Ne5 h6) 12... a5 13. Ne5 $5 (
13. e4 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. h3 Qe7 17. Be3 c5 18. Nxb5 c4 19.
Bxc4 Bxe4 20. Qb3 Bxb2 21. Ra2 Be5 $11) 13... h6 14. f4 Qe7 $13 {and it is a
fight.}) (11. Ng5 $5 h6 (11... Bxh2+ 12. Kxh2 Ng4+ 13. Kg1 Qxg5 14. f3 Ngf6 15.
e4 Qh4 16. Be3 e5 17. Ne2 $44 {is sort of dangerous for Black.}) 12. Nge4 Be7
13. Rd1 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Qb6 $11 {takes the venom out of White's set up.}) 11...
a5 12. e4 (12. Rd1 b4) 12... e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. h3 {He has
prepared this against Shirov, however I really doubt if White has anything in
this set up.} b4 (15... Re8 16. Be3 Bd4 17. Rfe1 Bxe3 18. Rxe3 Qd6 $132) (15...
Ba6 16. Rd1 (16. Be3 $6 b4 17. Bxa6 bxc3 18. Bc4 cxb2 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. Bc5 Qc7
$17) (16. Rb1 Re8) 16... Qc7 (16... Qe7 17. Be3 b4 18. axb4 Bxd3 19. Rxd3 (19.
Qxd3 $2 axb4 20. Na4 Nxe4 $17) 19... axb4 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Na4 Nxe4 22. Qxc6
Qe8 23. Qxe8+ Rxe8 24. g4 $14) 17. Be3 b4 18. axb4 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 axb4 20. Rxa8
Rxa8 21. Na4 $14) 16. Na4 Bd4 17. Re1 c5 18. Be3 Rc8 19. Bxd4 cxd4 $1 {Active!}
20. Qd2 bxa3 21. Rxa3 (21. bxa3 $6 Nd7 22. f4 Bc6) 21... Re8 $5 (21... Nh5 {
but what about} 22. g4 $1 (22. e5 Qh4 23. Bf5 Qf4 24. Qxf4 Nxf4 25. Bxc8 Rxc8
26. f3 g5 $44)) 22. f3 $6 {When he first time slowed down I was surprised with
his choice.} ({I have only considered to push down the e pawn.} 22. e5 Nd7 23.
Bf5 Rc4 24. e6 (24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Qd3+ Kg8 26. Qxc4 Nxe5 27. Qf1 d3 28. Nc5
Nf3+ 29. gxf3 Qg5+ 30. Kh2 Rxe1 31. Qxe1 Bxf3 $17 {may turn out to be
seriously wrong for White.}) 24... Nf6 25. Rg3 (25. exf7+ Kxf7 {is better than
it looks.}) 25... fxe6 26. Qg5 Qc7 27. Rxe6 Rc1+ 28. Kh2 Rxe6 29. Bxe6+ Kf8 30.
Nb6 (30. Nc3 Rxc3 31. bxc3 dxc3 32. Bb3 h6 $40) 30... h6 31. Qxa5 Rc6 32. Qa3+
Qd6 33. Nd7+ Nxd7 34. Bxd7 Qxa3 35. bxa3 Rc2 $11 {and Black should not be
worse with such a passer.}) 22... Nh5 23. b4 axb4 24. Rb3 Qh4 25. Rxb4 Nf4 26.
Nb2 Ba6 $2 (26... Nxh3+ 27. gxh3 Qg3+ 28. Kf1 Qxf3+ 29. Qf2 Qxh3+ 30. Qg2 Qd7
31. Nd1 $13 {I could have come to a clear conclusion in this one.}) ({However
I have completely missed this one!} 26... Re6 $1 27. Qf2 (27. Rxb7 Rg6 $19)
27... Qe7 $1 {with the terrible threat of rook swing to g6.} 28. Rxb7 Qxb7 29.
Qxd4 Rg6 $19) 27. Rd1 Rc6 28. Bxa6 Nxh3+ $6 ({Good or bad} 28... Rxa6 {was the
only fair chance to make something happen.} 29. Nd3 (29. e5 $2 Rg6 30. Rxd4
Nxh3+ 31. Kf1 Nf4 $19) 29... Nxg2 30. Kxg2 Rg6+ 31. Kf1 Qxh3+ 32. Ke2 Rf6 33.
Ne1 Rxe4+ 34. Kd3 (34. fxe4 $4 Qf1#) 34... Re8 35. Kc2 $13) 29. Kf1 Nf4 30. Qf2
Qh1+ 31. Qg1 Qxg1+ 32. Kxg1 Rxa6 33. Nd3 Ne6 34. f4 $1 $15 {Way too many
positions botched up one after another lsignificantly owered my self-esteem.}
g6 35. f5 Ng5 36. Rxd4 Nxe4 37. Rxe4 $1 Rxe4 38. Nc5 Rea4 39. Nxa4 Rxa4 40.
fxg6 hxg6 $11 {Nobody loses this in this very level!} 41. Rd7 Kg7 42. Kf2 Kf6
43. Rb7 Rf4+ 44. Kg3 Kg5 45. Rb6 Rf1 46. Kh3 f5 47. g3 Rf2 48. Ra6 Rf3 49. Kg2
Rb3 50. Ra4 Rb2+ 51. Kf3 Rh2 52. Rb4 Rh1 53. Ra4 Rf1+ 54. Kg2 Re1 55. Kf3 Rf1+
56. Kg2 Rb1 57. Kf3 Rb3+ 58. Kf2 Rb6 59. Kf3 Re6 60. Rb4 Re4 61. Rxe4 fxe4+ 62.
Kxe4 Kg4 63. Ke5 Kxg3 64. Kf6 g5 65. Kxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.05.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Erdogdu, Mert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2303"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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. c4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 {Back in Meran.} Nbd7 6. Bd2 $5 {
This little move is a little bit underestimated.} Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9.
Bxc4 a6 10. Bd3 $1 {Once again we set up for Ne4.} c5 (10... e5 11. Qc2) 11. a4
b6 12. Ne4 Be7 (12... Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Ra7 14. Bc3 Nf6 15. Bd3 Nd5 16. Qc2 $14)
13. dxc5 Bb7 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 (14... Bxf6 15. c6 Bxc6 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Qc2+ Kg8
18. Qxc6 Rc8 19. Qe4 Bxb2 20. Rab1 $14) 15. Qe2 Bxc5 16. e4 Qe7 17. e5 Nd7 $6 {
Maybe this time this typical move is passive.} (17... Nd5 18. Rac1 $14 (18. Ng5
$6 h6 19. Ne4 Bd4 $1) (18. Qe4 f5 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Qe2 $13)) 18. Be4 $1 {
Contraversial but efficient,this time getting rid of light squared bishops
helps white.} Bxe4 19. Qxe4 $16 {Black is bad shape Bc5 and Qe7 stands really
bad for black.} f5 {More or less forced.} 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. Qe2 Nd5 22. Rae1
Nc7 {Passive but the exchange sac does not bring anything positive for black.}
(22... Rae8 23. Qxa6 Rxf3 24. gxf3 Qf6 25. Re4 $1 Qxf3 26. Qe2 $16) 23. Ng5
Rad8 (23... h6 24. Nf3) 24. Ne4 Bd4 25. Bg5 Bf6 26. Nxf6+ gxf6 27. Be3 {
Now white is clearly better due to strong bishop.} Qb4 28. Rc1 Rf7 29. Rc4 Qb3
30. Bh6 b5 $2 $138 (30... Qd3 31. Qg4+ Qg6 32. Qh4 Kh8 33. Rg4 Qd3 $16) 31.
axb5 axb5 32. Rc3 $18 Qd5 (32... Qb4 33. Rfc1 Qh4 34. Rxc7 $18) 33. Rfc1 {
The control of g line is getting less and less possible.} Qd6 34. h4 Rdd7 $2 {
loses on the spot.} (34... Rfd7 35. Rc6 Qe7 36. Qf3 $18 {and the pressure
augments.}) 35. Rg3+ Kh8 36. Qg4 1-0

[Event "Alushta Autumn 1st"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "2004.09.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Annageldyev, Orazly"]
[Black "Paramonov, Dimitriy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2362"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2004.08.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O
Be7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Bd6 11. Rad1 Re8 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6
15. c5 Bf8 16. Rfe1 Qc7 17. Re3 Rad8 (17... h6 {also deserved attention here.
Yet, after} 18. Ne5 {White retains good attacking prospects on the kingside.})
18. Ng5 $5 {A risky move. White develops dangerous initiative on the kingside,
but if his attack does not succeed, he risks to lose the game.} h6 19. Bh7+ Kh8
20. d5 $1 cxd5 (20... hxg5 {was an interesting alternative:} 21. d6 (21. Rh3
Bxc5 {, winning.}) 21... Bxd6 22. cxd6 Rxd6 {, with advantage for Black.}) 21.
Be5 Qd7 $2 ({Correct was} 21... Qe7 {, and} 22. Rh3 {is strongly met by} Ng4
23. Bg8 f5) 22. Rh3 Ng4 (22... d4 {fails to} 23. Bg6 fxg6 24. Qxg6 Kg8 25. Rxh6
) {[%tqu "En","All White's pieces are very active. How can he decide the
game?","Go after the enemy king!","Sacrifice your bishop!","h7g8","After this
move White's attack becomes irresisitble.",4,"c5c6","is strongly met by",0]}
23. Bg8 $1 {[%csl Gc2,Gg5,Gg8,Rh7,Rh8][%cal Gc2h7]} ({The winning move.} 23. c6
$6 {is strongly met by} Qe7 $1 24. Bg8 f5 {, with good counterchances.}) 23...
f5 (23... Kxg8 24. Qh7#) 24. Bxe6 $1 Rxe6 25. Qxf5 Nf6 26. Nxe6 Re8 27. Rxh6+
$1 {This impressive rook sacrifice is the most convincing way to the victory.}
Kg8 ({The rook is invulnerable:} 27... gxh6 28. Qxf6+ Kh7 (28... Kg8 29. Rd3
Bg7 30. Rg3 {, with mate in four.}) 29. Qh8+ Kg6 30. Nf4+ Kf5 31. Qf6+ Ke4 (
31... Kg4 32. f3#) 32. Rd4#) 28. Rxf6 gxf6 29. Qg6+ Bg7 30. Nxg7 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Black "Biriukov, Oleg V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1997.11.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Tyomkin,D} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 d5 6. O-O dxc4 7.
Bxc4 a6 8. Qe2 c5 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. a4 Bd6 11. Nc3 cxd4 $6 $146 (11... O-O {Wolff
} 12. b3 (12. d5 {Salov} exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15. Rxd5 Nf6 16. Rd1
$10) 12... cxd4 $1 {The move b2-b3 does not combine well with the isolated QP,
so this is a good moment to take on d4.} 13. exd4 Re8 $1 {><e6, /\...e6-e5, /\.
..Nd5 and ...exd5} 14. Ne5 Nd5 15. Bb2 Qc7 $15 {Khalifman,A-Salov,V/Wijk cm4
1994/0-1(42)} (15... N7f6 $15)) (11... Qc7 $5 $13) 12. exd4 (12. Rxd4 $6 Qc7)
12... O-O 13. Bg5 Qc7 {[%cal Rb7f3] threatingBxf3} 14. d5 exd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5
16. Bxd5 Bxd5 $6 (16... Rfe8 17. Qc4 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 (18. Qxc7 Bxc7 19. Rxd5 $11)
{[%tqu "En","","","","d7e5","",10]} 18... Ne5 $1 19. Qxd6 $140 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 {
[%tqu "En","","","","e8e1","",2]} Re1+) 17. Rxd5 Nc5 18. Qd1 Ne4 19. Rc1 Qb8
20. Be3 $14 {All central lines are captured by white pieces} Re8 21. Rc4 Bc5
22. Bxc5 Nxc5 (22... bxc5 $6 23. Qc2 Qb7 24. Re5 Rxe5 25. Nxe5 Rd8 26. h3 $16 {
[%csl Rc5]}) 23. h3 Ra7 24. b4 Ne6 25. Rc6 Rc7 26. b5 axb5 27. axb5 Rxc6 $2 (
27... Rb7 $142) 28. bxc6 $16 {o^c} Qc7 $6 (28... Rc8 29. Nd4 $1 Nc5 (29... Nxd4
30. Rxd4 $18 {[%cal Gd4d7]}) 30. Rd7 $1 Qe5 (30... Re8 31. Nf5 $1) 31. Ra7 $16)
29. Rd6 Rd8 $2 {After changing rooks black is hopeless} (29... Nc5 30. Qd5 $16)
30. Rxd8+ Nxd8 31. Nd4 {[%cal Rd4b5]} Qc8 (31... Qd6 32. Qc2 Qc7 33. Qc3 $1 {
[%cal Rc3g3]}) 32. Qg4 Ne6 (32... Qc7 33. Qg3 $18) 33. Nxe6 fxe6 34. Qc4 $18
Kf7 35. c7 b5 36. Qc5 b4 37. Qc6 Ke7 38. Qc5+ Ke8 (38... Kf7 39. Qb6 $18) 39.
Qb5+ Ke7 40. Qxb4+ 1-0

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "2003.03.08"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Zifroni, Dov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2003.01.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4
Nxe4 9. Bxe4 e5 10. O-O exd4 11. Bg5 $5 (11. Qxd4 Qf6 {is the most popular
line,but according to the last games black is holding this slightly worse
endgame.}) 11... Nf6 (11... Qc7 $6 12. Qxd4 O-O 13. Rad1 Bc5 14. Qd2 a5 15. a3
a4 16. Rfe1 f5 17. Bc2 Qa5 18. Be7 $1 $14 {1-0 Milov,V-Bisguier,A/New York
1997/CBM 57 ext (52)}) (11... f6 12. Bh4 c5 13. Bd5 $36 {[%csl Re8]}) 12. Qxd4
Be7 (12... O-O $140 $2 13. Rad1 (13. Bxh7+ $143 Kxh7 14. Rad1 Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2
Qxd4 16. Rxd4 Be6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Rfd1 $14 {[%csl Rf6,Rf7]}) 13... Be7 14.
Bxf6 $1 (14. Bxh7+ $2 Nxh7 15. Qxd8 Bxd8 16. Bxd8 Be6 $11) 14... Bxf6 15. Bxh7+
Kh8 (15... Kxh7 16. Qe4+ $18 {[%cal Gd1d8]}) 16. Qc5 Qe7 17. Qh5 $18) (12... h6
13. Bh4 $5 {The most principal way} (13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6 $11 15. Rad1
Bc7 16. Nd4 Be6 17. Rfe1 Ba5 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Re3 Rd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Bacrot,
E-Fressinet,L/Cannes 2002/CBM 88/[Lutz] (22)}) 13... g5 14. Rfe1 gxh4 15. Bxc6+
(15. Rad1 $5 Bxh2+ 16. Kxh2 Qxd4 17. Rxd4 O-O 18. Bc2 {looks interesting for
white}) 15... Kf8 16. Re8+ Nxe8 17. Qxh8+ Ke7 18. Re1+ Be6 $13 {0-1 Gelfand,
B-Ljubojevic,L/Monte Carlo 1999/CBM 69 ext (70)}) 13. Rfe1 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]
This logical move is clear improvement over white play in previous games} (13.
Qe5 Be6 14. Rfd1 Qb8 $1 15. Qxb8+ Rxb8 16. Bd3 {1/2-1/2 Goehring,K-Eppinger,G/
Germany 1985/GER-chT (16)}) (13. Qe3 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Be6 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Qh4 Rd8
17. b3 h6 18. Rxd8+ Bxd8 19. Bxd8 Qxd8 20. Qe4 O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Donner,
J-Donoso Velasco,P/Haifa 1976/EXT 2000 (35)}) 13... O-O $2 {Missing next white
move} (13... Be6 $142 14. Bc2 h6 $1 (14... O-O $2 15. Qh4 h6 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17.
Qxh6 {[%cal Gf3g5] with decisive attack}) 15. Bd2 (15. Bh4 g5 16. Bg3 g4 $1)
15... O-O 16. Bc3 $14) 14. Bxh7+ $1 {Nice tactical blow,which leads to clearly
better play for white.} (14. Qe5 $143 Bd6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17. Rad1
Bb4 $1 {and black equalise easily}) 14... Kxh7 (14... Nxh7 15. Bxe7 Qxd4 16.
Nxd4 Re8 17. f3 $16) 15. Qh4+ Kg8 16. Rad1 Qe8 $1 ({White task is not so easy
after:} 16... Qb6 17. Rxe7 Qxb2 {but ,still they create dangerous initiative
after strong} 18. Ne5 $1 (18. Be3 $5) (18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. c5 (20.
Rd6 Be6 21. c5 b6 $1) 20... b6 21. Rd6 Be6 22. Rxc6 Rfc8 $11) 18... Nh7 19.
Nxf7 $1 (19. Be3 $143 Be6 20. Bd4 Rad8 $1 {[%csl Gd1]}) 19... Qc2 (19... Rxf7
20. Rxf7 Nxg5 21. Re7 $1 $18) 20. Rc1 Qg6 21. Nh6+ $1 gxh6 (21... Kh8 22. Rce1
$1 Qxg5 $140 23. Nf7+ Rxf7 24. Re8+ $18) 22. Bxh6 Rf7 23. Re8+ (23. Re3 Nf6)
23... Nf8 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Re3 $1 {[%cal Ge3g3] and white wins}) (16... Qc7
17. Bf4 Qb6 18. Rxe7 Qxb2 19. Be5 Qc2 20. Re1 $16) (16... Bd7 17. Ne5 $16) 17.
Bxf6 $1 ({After the game my opponent told me,that right here i had missed very
dangerous idea of moving rook to the 3rd rank with extremely dangerous attack.
In fact after deep analyse,i came to conclusion ,that black has a lot of
defensive recources and probably white attack is uncorrect,altough it's
extremely difficult to defend for black.} 17. Rd3 Be6 (17... Bf5 $5 18. Rde3
Be6 19. Ne5 Qd8 {this was the idea of 17...Bf5,to free d8-square for black
queen} 20. g4 $3 {[%cal Ge3h3]} (20. Rg3 $2 Re8 21. Bh6 $140 Ng4 $19) 20... Qa5
{[%csl Ge1]} 21. a3 {[%cal Gb2b4]} Nxg4 22. Bxe7 (22. Rh3 $2 Qxe1+) 22... Nxe3
23. Rxe3 {and white still has very dangerous initiative} Qd2 (23... Rfe8 24.
Bf6 $1 $16) 24. Rg3 Qe1+ 25. Kg2 Qxe5 26. Bf6 $16) 18. Ne5 Bd8 $1 {A strong
defensive idea} (18... Qc8 19. g4 Rd8 (19... Nxg4 20. Bxe7 Nxe5 21. Rxe5 Re8
22. Rh5 $18) 20. Rh3 Kf8 21. Qh8+ Ng8 22. Rh7 {with winning attack}) (18... Qb8
19. g4 Nxg4 20. Nxg4 Bxg5 21. Qxg5 Bxg4 22. Qxg4 Re8 23. Re4 $14 {[%cal Gd3g3,
Gg3h3]}) 19. g4 (19. Rg3 Nh7 $19) 19... Bxg4 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Bxf6 Rd6 $1 22.
Re3 (22. Be7 Rh6) 22... Rxf6 23. Nxg4 Re6 24. Nf6+ Rxf6 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 $17) (17.
Nd4 $2 Be6 18. Rd3 c5 $1 19. g4 (19. Rg3 cxd4 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Qxf6 Bg4 $1 22.
Re5 Qa4 $19 {[%cal Ga4d1]}) 19... Bxg4 20. Rde3 cxd4 21. Rxe7 Qc8 $17) (17. Re3
Be6 18. Ne5 Rd8 (18... Qb8 $2 19. g4 {[%cal Ge3h3]}) (18... Qc8 19. Rg3 Rd8 20.
Re1 $40) (18... Bd8 {here doesn't work in view of:} 19. g4 Nxg4 20. Nxg4) 19.
Rde1 Rd2 $1 (19... c5 20. g4 $1) (19... Bc5 20. Bxf6 (20. Rg3) 20... Bxe3 21.
fxe3 gxf6 22. Qg3+ Kh7 23. Qh4+ $11) 20. Rg3 (20. g4 Bc5) 20... Qd8 $17) 17...
Bxf6 18. Rxe8 Bxh4 19. Rxf8+ Kxf8 20. Nxh4 Bg4 21. Rd4 $2 (21. Rd2 $1 g5 (21...
Re8 22. h3 Re1+ 23. Kh2 Be6 24. b3 {[%cal Gh4f3]}) 22. Nf3 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Ke7
24. Kg2 Rh8 25. Rd4 {[%cal Gf3f4]} Ke6 26. f4 $16) 21... Re8 $44 {Stangely
enough,but black now getting a sufficient compensation,using the fact,that
white knight is misplaced on h4.} 22. f4 (22. h3 Re1+ 23. Kh2 Be6 24. b3 Re2
25. f4 {[%cal Gf4f5]} Ke7 $132) (22. f3 Be6 {[%cal Gg7g5]} 23. g4 c5 24. Re4
Rd8 {[%cal Gd8d2]}) 22... c5 (22... Re1+ $140 23. Kf2 Re2+ 24. Kg3 $16 {
[%csl Rg4]}) 23. Rd2 (23. Rd5 Re2 24. Rxc5 Rxb2 {and black is not worse}) 23...
Re4 {[%csl Rc4,Rf4]} 24. b3 Rxf4 25. Rd8+ Ke7 26. Rb8 b6 27. Rb7+ Kd6 $1 {
Last accurate move,black king will defend b6-pawn and white already has almost
no resources to fight for the win.} 28. Rxa7 (28. g3 Rf6 $1 (28... Re4 $143 29.
Rxf7 Re1+ 30. Rf1 Rxf1+ (30... Re2 31. Rf2 Re1+ 32. Kg2 $14) 31. Kxf1 g5 32.
Ng2 Bf5 33. Ke2 Bb1 34. Kd2 $16) 29. Ng2 (29. Rxa7 $143 Be2 {[%cal Gg7g5]} 30.
h3 (30. Rb7 Rf1+ 31. Kg2 g5 $17) 30... g5 31. Ng2 Rf1+ 32. Kh2 Bf3 (32... Rf2
33. g4 {[%cal Gh2g3]}) 33. g4 Be4 34. Ne3 Rf3 35. Nf5+ $11) 29... g5 {[%csl
Gg2]} 30. h4 (30. Rxa7 Bh3 31. Rb7 Ke5 32. Re7+ Kd4 {and black is very active})
30... Rf3 $1 {[%csl Gg3] already dangerous for white}) 28... g5 29. h3 (29. Nf3
Bxf3 30. gxf3 Rxf3 31. Kg2 g4 32. Rb7 Kc6 33. Re7 f5 34. Rf7 $11) (29. h3 Be2
30. Nf3 Bxf3 31. gxf3 Rxf3 32. Kg2 $11) (29. g3 $2 Rd4 $1 30. Ng2 Rd1+ 31. Kf2
Rd2+ 32. Kg1 Bh3 33. Ne3 Re2 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1997.11.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. Bd2 Qe7 11. Bb3 e4 12. Ng5 Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5
15. Qxe4 Ndf6 16. Qf4 Qh4 17. f3 g5 18. Qd6 $1 Ne8 19. Qxf8+ Kxf8 20. fxg4 {
This game is probably the most instructive example of a queen sacrifice in the
opening. Obviously, White planned the sacrifice, as 18 Qd6! is a novelty
compared to 18 Be1, which Kramnik played against Shirov in 1996 in Frankfurt.
It's not easy to appreciate White's advantages here, but they exist: the
position of the black king is not safe, his queen is out of play and the other
pieces are not co-ordinated.} f6 21. Ne4 Kg7 22. Bd1 Be6 23. Be1 Qh6 24. Bc3
Qg6 25. Ng3 Qd3 26. Kh2 Rd8 27. Be2 Qg6 28. e4 Kg8 29. Rf2 Nd6 30. d5 Qh6+ 31.
Kg1 Qh4 32. dxe6 Qxg3 33. Rd1 Kf8 34. Rd3 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Bareev,E"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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 {Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. e4
dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 c5 10. O-O Qc7 11. dxc5 $6 $146 (11. Re1 $1) 11...
Nxc5 12. Bc2 b6 13. Qe2 (13. b4 Nd7 14. Be4 Rb8 $15) 13... Bb7 14. Rd1 a5 (
14... O-O 15. b4 Nd7 16. Qd3) (14... O-O-O 15. b4) 15. Be3 Rc8 (15... O-O 16.
Bxc5 Bxc5 17. Be4 $10) 16. h3 (16. a3 $5 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Be5 19. b4
Bxa1 20. bxc5 Bf6 21. Ba4+ $44) 16... O-O 17. Rd2 (17. a3 $1 $13) 17... Qc6 $1
18. Re1 Bb8 (18... Rcd8 $1) 19. Bd4 Rce8 (19... Bf4 20. Be3 Qc7 (20... Bb8 $10)
21. Red1 $10 Rcd8 22. Bxf4 Qxf4 23. Qe5 Qxc4 $2 24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Qh5+ Kg8 26.
Ng5 Be4 27. Rxd8 $18) 20. Be5 f6 21. Bxb8 Rxb8 22. Red1 e5 23. Nh4 e4 24. Nf5
Qe8 $5 (24... Kh8 $1 $13 {Ftacnik}) 25. Qg4 (25. Qe3 Qe5 $15) 25... g6 26. Rd7
$1 Nxd7 27. Rxd7 Kh8 (27... h5 $2 28. Rg7+ Kh8 29. Qf4 g5 30. Qc7 $18) (27...
Bc8 28. Rg7+ Kh8 29. Qh4 h5 30. Qf4 g5 31. Qxb8 Bxf5 32. Qc7 Qd8 33. f3 $10) (
27... Qxd7 $2 {Ftacnik} 28. Nh6+) 28. Re7 (28. Ba4 Qe6 $1 (28... Qe5 29. Qh4 h5
30. Ne7 $1) 29. Qh4 Rf7) 28... Qd8 (28... Qc6 29. Rxh7+ Kxh7 30. Qh4+ Kg8 31.
Ne7+ $16) 29. Qh4 h5 30. Bxe4 Qd1+ 31. Kh2 g5 32. Qg3 Bxe4 33. Rxe4 Rbd8 $8 34.
Re6 b5 (34... Qd3 $1 35. Ne3 $1 $44 (35. Qxd3 Rxd3 36. Rxb6 Rd2 37. f3 h4 $17))
35. Re7 $1 Rd7 $2 (35... Qd3 36. Qxd3 Rxd3 37. cxb5 Rd2 (37... Rd5 38. Nh6 Rxb5
(38... Rb8 39. a4) 39. Nf7+ Kg8 (39... Kg7 40. Nd6+) 40. Nh6+ $10) 38. b6 Rxb2
(38... Rxf2 39. Nd6 Rxb2 40. b7 Rb6 41. Nc4 {/\Re7-c7-c8}) 39. b7 Rb8 40. Nd6
Rb6 41. Rd7 a4 $10) 36. Qe3 Qd3 $8 (36... bxc4 37. Re8 $18 (37. Re8 {Ftacnik}
Rxe8 38. Qxe8+ Kh7 39. f3 Qd2 40. Qxh5+ Kg8 41. Qg6+ $16)) 37. Re8 Qxf5 38.
Rxf8+ Kg7 39. Rc8 bxc4 40. Rxc4 h4 41. Rc5 Qb1 42. Qc3 (42. f4 Qxb2 43. fxg5
Qb8+ $1) 42... Kg6 43. Rc6 (43. Qc2+ Qxc2 44. Rxc2 a4 $10) 43... Qf5 44. Qe3
Rd3 $1 45. Qe8+ (45. Qe8+ Kh6 46. Qf8+ $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG-chT"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nikcevic, Nebojsa"]
[Black "Mukhametov, Eldar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. Bd2 $5 (10. h3) 10... Qe7 11. Bb3 Bc7 (11... e4 12. Ng5
Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5 15. Qxe4 Ndf6 16. Qf4 Qxf4 17. exf4 Nh6 18. d5
$14 {Polugaevsky,L-Pinter,J/Zagreb izt/1987/1:0/83/}) (11... a6 $5 12. h3 c5
13. Ng5 (13. Rac1 b5 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Rb8 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Rfd1 Rb6 18.
b4 Bd6 19. e4 Nf6 20. Qxc8 Rxc8 21. Rxc8+ Ne8 22. Ng5 $40 {Kiss,P-Trichkov,V/
Dortmund op/1991/1:0/38/}) 13... cxd4 14. exd4 exd4 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Bf4 Bxf4
17. Nxf4 Ne5 18. Rfe1 Qd6 19. Nd5 g6 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Qc5 Qxg5 22. Rxe5 Bf5
23. Qxd4 $14 {Makarov,A-Lazic,Mi/Podgorica/1993/}) 12. Rae1 $5 (12. h3 exd4 13.
exd4 Nb6 14. Rfe1 Qd6 15. Re5 Qd7 16. Re2 Qf5 17. Qxf5 Bxf5 18. Rae1 Bd6 19.
Bg5 $14 {Korotylev,A-Khavsky,S/St-Peterburg/1994/1:0/45/}) 12... h6 $6 (12...
e4 13. Ng5) 13. Nh4 Re8 14. f4 $1 e4 (14... exd4 15. exd4 Qf8 16. Ng6 Qd6 17.
Ne5 $16 Qxd4+ $2 18. Be3 $18) 15. Ng6 Qd8 16. Ne5 $16 Re7 (16... Nxe5 17. fxe5
Nd5 18. Nxe4 $18) 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Nc5 19. dxc5 $5 (19. Qc2 Nxb3 20. Qxb3
Be6 21. Qc2 f6 22. Nf3 Bf7 $16) 19... Qxd2 20. Rd1 Qe2 (20... Qxb2 $5 21. Rd6
Be6 22. Bxe6 fxe6) 21. Rd6 $1 Qh5 (21... Bxd6 22. cxd6 Rd7 23. Nxf7 Rxf7 24.
Qe8+ $18) (21... Be6 22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Nd3 $16) 22. Bc2 g6 23.
Qd4 Be6 (23... Bxd6 24. cxd6 Rd7 25. Nxd7 Bxd7 26. e4 $18) 24. Nxg6 $1 fxg6 25.
Rxe6 Rg7 (25... Rxe6 26. Bb3 Qf5 (26... Rae8 27. Qd7 Qf5 28. Qxe8+ $18) 27. Qd7
$18) 26. Qe4 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Black "Petronic, Jovan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1995.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Donev} d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. Nc3 Bd6 7. e4 dxe4
8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 h6 (9... e5 10. O-O exd4 11. Qxd4 Qf6 12. Rd1 (12. Qd1 $5)
12... Qxd4 13. Nxd4 Bc7 14. Nf5 g6 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. Rxd6 $14 {Bagaturov,
G-Anastasian,A/Protvino zt/1993/0,5/21/}) (9... c5 10. O-O Qc7 11. Re1 (11.
dxc5 $6 Nxc5 12. Bc2 b6 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. Rd1 a5 $10 {Bareev,E-Dreev,A/Tilburg/
1994/0,5/45/}) (11. Bc2 $5 b6 12. d5 e5 13. Re1 O-O 14. Ng5 Nf6 15. Qd3 g6 16.
Qf3 Qe7 17. Qc3 Nh5 18. f4 $16 {Lalic,B-Norueiras,J/Moscow olm/1994/1:0/30/})
11... Nf6 12. Bc2 Bd7 13. Ne5 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Qc5 15. Qc3 Qb4 16. Bd2 Qxc3 17.
Bxc3 $16 {Sosonko,G-Smyslov,V/Tilburg/1982/1:0/36/}) (9... Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bxd2+
11. Qxd2 Nf6 12. Bc2 O-O 13. O-O-O $1 a5 14. Ne5 a4 15. g4 $16 {Cvitan,
O-Stanojoski,J/Yug-ch/1991/1:0/30/}) 10. Bc2 (10. Bd2 $5 Qc7 11. Bc3 c5 12. Qe2
O-O 13. O-O-O cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bf4+ 15. Kb1 a6 16. Bc2 $16 {Soffer,R-Flier,C/Bern
op/1991/1:0/27/}) 10... c5 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Re8 (12... cxd4 13. Qxd4 Qc7 14.
b3 $16) 13. a3 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Bc5 (14... Qc7 15. b4 b6 16. Bb2 (16. Qe4 Nf6 17.
Qxa8 Bb7 18. Qxa7 Ra8 19. Qxa8+ Bxa8 $13) 16... Nf6 17. Qh4 Be7 18. Ne5 $16)
15. Qg4 Nf6 16. Qg3 e5 (16... Nh5 17. Qh3 Nf6 18. b4 e5 19. Qg3 Nh5 20. Qh4
Qxh4 21. Nxh4 Bf8 22. Bb2 $16) 17. Bxh6 Ng4 18. Be3 $8 Nxe3 19. fxe3 e4 20. Ng5
(20. Nh4 Bd6 (20... Be7 21. Rad1 Qb6 (21... Bd7 22. Nf5) 22. b4 $16) 21. Qf2
Qc7 $132) 20... Be7 21. Rad1 (21. Nxe4 $2 Bh4 22. Qf3 Bxe1 23. Rxe1 Qc7 $17) (
21. h4 Bxg5 22. hxg5 Bf5 23. Rad1 Qe7 $14) 21... Bxg5 $5 (21... Qb6 22. b4 Bxg5
23. Qxg5 a5 24. c5 Qb5 25. Rd4 $16) 22. Rxd8 Bxd8 23. c5 (23. Qf4 f5 24. Ba4
Rf8 25. Qd6 $16) 23... Bf6 24. b4 Bd7 25. Rf1 Be5 26. Qf2 Bf6 27. Qg3 Be5 28.
Qh4 Bf6 29. Rxf6 $6 (29. Qf2 Bc6 30. Bb3 Rad8 31. Qg3 $16) 29... gxf6 30. Bxe4
Bc6 31. Bf5 (31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Qh6+ Ke7) 31... Kg7 $1 (31... Rxe3 $4 32. Qh7+
Kf8 33. Qh6+ $18) (31... Rad8 32. Qxf6 Rd1+ 33. Kf2 Rd2+ 34. Ke1 Rxg2 35. Qh6
$36) 32. e4 Rad8 33. Qh7+ Kf8 34. Qh6+ Ke7 35. g4 $6 (35. h4 $5 Rd1+ 36. Kh2
Red8 37. Qf4 $14) 35... Rd1+ 36. Kf2 Red8 $132 37. Qf4 {Donev: Weil Weiß sonst
besser steht, remisiert der Nachziehende mittels Dauerschach.} R1d2+ (37...
R8d2+ $6 {Donev} 38. Kg3 Rd3+ 39. Kh4 $16) 38. Kg3 (38. Ke1 {Donev} Rd1+ 39.
Ke2 $2 (39. Kf2 R1d2+ $10) 39... Bb5+ 40. Ke3 Re1+ 41. Kf3 Rf1+ $19) 38...
R2d3+ {Es ist wichtig mit eine Turm auf d8 zu bleiben und mit dem andere
Schach zu geben; denn dann kann der König nicht nach h4 flüchten wegen Rh8+.}
39. Kf2 Rd2+ 40. Kg3 R2d3+ 41. Kf2 (41. Kh4 $4 Rh8+ $19) 41... Rd2+ 42. Kg3
R2d3+ {Dauerschach} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A1"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Bindrich, Falko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[Annotator "Bindrich,F"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2008.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. Bg5 Qe7 11. d5 $5 {Slightly surprising. It is hard to find
any advantage for White in this line.} ({more common is} 11. Re1 Rd8 (11...
exd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. Bf1 Bc5 14. Na4 Bg4 15. Qd2 Bb4 16. Nc3 Rad8 17. Be3 c5
18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Qc2 Bg6 {0-1 Lautier,J-Anand,V/London 1995/CBM 049 ext}) 12.
d5 (12. Qb3 exd4 13. e5 Nxe5 14. Ne4 b5 15. Nxd6 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Qxd6 17. Bxb5
Bd7 $15 {0-1 Lautier,J-Anand,V/Monte Carlo 2000/CBM 076/[Lutz] (72)}) (12. Qe2
h6 13. Bh4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nb6 15. Nf3 g5 16. Bg3 Bxg3 17. hxg3 Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Be6
19. Qe2 Rd7 20. e5 Ne8 21. Qe3 c5 22. Ne4 Rd5 23. Nc3 Rd7 24. Ne4 Rd5 25. Nc3 {
1/2-1/2 Illescas Cordoba,M-Akopian,V/Linares 1995/CBM 046}) 12... h6 13. Bh4
Nf8 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Qc2 Bg4 16. Nd2 Ng6 17. Bg3 Nh5 18. Nf1 Nhf4 19. Ne3 Be6
20. Nf5 Qf6 21. Bf1 Bb4 $11 {0-1 Fridman,D-Fressinet,L/Ajaccio 2007/CBM 120
ext (45)}) 11... Nb6 12. Bb3 h6 13. Bh4 (13. Bxf6) 13... Bg4 $6 (13... cxd5 14.
exd5 $1 (14. Nxd5 Nbxd5 15. Bxd5 g5 $1 16. Bg3 (16. Nxg5 Nxd5) 16... Nxd5 17.
exd5 (17. Qxd5 Be6 $15) 17... Bd7 18. Qb3 Rfc8 19. Rfe1 f6 $15) 14... Bf5 15.
Re1 Rac8 16. Nd4 Bh7 17. Qf3 g5 18. Bg3 e4 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Ndb5 Qe5 21. Qg3
Qxg3 22. hxg3 Rcd8 23. Rad1 a6 24. Na3 Kg7 $11) (13... Rd8 14. dxc6 bxc6 15.
Qc2 Bg4 16. Nd2 g5 17. Bg3 Bc5 $11 {0-1 Kiriakov,P-Akopian,V/St Petersburg
1994/CBM 041/[Glatman] (59)}) 14. h3 $5 (14. dxc6 $5 bxc6 15. h3 Bh5 16. Qe2
Rfd8 17. Rac1 Nbd7 $11) 14... Bh5 (14... Bd7 $5 15. dxc6 Bxc6 $11) 15. g4 $5 (
15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Qe2 Rfd8 $11) 15... Bg6 16. Nd2 $5 (16. a3 $5 Rac8 17. Qe2
cxd5 18. Nxd5 Nbxd5 19. Bxd5 Bh7 $1 20. Rad1 g5 $1 21. Bg3 (21. Nxg5 hxg5 22.
Bxg5 Bc5 23. Qf3 Kg7 24. h4 $13) 21... Rfd8 $15) (16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Qe2 Nbd7
$11) 16... Bb4 $1 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. Qf3 Rfd8 19. Bxf6 gxf6 (19... Qxf6 {
would have been not that clever, as Black needs the queen to exploit White's
weaknesses on the dark squares.} 20. Qxf6 gxf6 21. Rfd1 a5 $5 (21... h5 22.
Rac1 hxg4 23. hxg4 Rd7 (23... Kg7) 24. f3 Rad8 $13) 22. a3 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Rd3
24. f3 a4 25. Ba2 Rxc3 26. Rdc1 Rd3 27. Rxc6 Rb8 28. Rb1 Rxd2 29. Bc4 Nd7 30.
Rxb8+ Nxb8 31. Rc8+ Kg7 32. Rxb8 {and Black plays without his bishop.}) 20.
Rad1 Rd4 21. Qe2 Rad8 22. f3 $5 {Inviting Black to win a pawn, but at the cost
of his valuable bishop.} h5 (22... Qc5 23. Kg2 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Qxc3 25. Nb1 Qb4
26. Rxd4 exd4 27. Qd2 $1 c5 28. Qxb4 cxb4 29. Rc1 {and again, Black plays
without his bishop.}) 23. Ndb1 Kg7 24. Kg2 hxg4 (24... Nd7 $5 25. Qa6 $1 Nc5
26. Qxc6 Nxb3 (26... Nd3 27. Nd5) 27. axb3 Qe6 $1 28. Qxe6 fxe6 $15 {and the
bishop is freed.}) 25. hxg4 (25. fxg4 Nd7) 25... f5 $5 {Finally, the bishop
escapes.} 26. exf5 Bxf5 27. Rxd4 Rxd4 28. Rh1 (28. gxf5 Qg5+ 29. Kf2 Qh4+ 30.
Kg2 (30. Kg1 $4 Bc5 $1 31. Qxe5+ f6 $19) 30... Qg5+ $11) 28... Bxb1 {Forcing
the draw.} (28... Bg6 29. a3 Bc5 30. Nd2 f5 31. gxf5 Qg5+ 32. Kf1 Qxf5 33. Nce4
$13) 29. Rxb1 Nd5 (29... e4 30. Rd1 $11) 30. Nxd5 cxd5 31. Rd1 Rxd1 32. Qxd1 d4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Rogaska Slatina"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina"]
[Date "1929.09.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Pirc, Vasja"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[Annotator "Brinckmann,A"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1929.09.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {1)Brinckmann:Turnierbuch,S.95.} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nd7 5. e4
dxe4 6. Nxe4 Ngf6 7. Bd3 c5 8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. Nxc5 Bxc5 10. O-O O-O 11. b3 b6 12.
Bb2 Bb7 13. Ng5 g6 14. Qe2 Bd4 15. Bxd4 Qxd4 16. Rad1 Qf4 17. Qd2 Qxd2 18. Rxd2
{[%mdl 4096] Remisendspiel, das remis endet.} h6 19. Nh3 g5 20. f4 g4 21. Nf2
Rfd8 22. Rfd1 Kf8 23. Bc2 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Ke7 25. g3 h5 26. Kf1 Rc8 (26... h4)
27. Ke2 a6 28. Ke3 b5 29. Bd3 bxc4 30. bxc4 (30. Bxc4 $11) 30... a5 (30... Nd7
31. Rb2 Bc6 32. Kd4 Rd8 33. Ke3 f5 34. Bf1 h4 35. gxh4 Rh8 36. Nd3 Rxh4 37. Nb4
$11) 31. Rb2 Bc6 32. Kd4 Rd8+ 33. Ke3 (33. Kc5 Rd6 $1 $19 (33... Nd7+ 34. Kd4))
33... Kd6 34. Ne4+ Bxe4 35. Bxe4 Nxe4 36. Kxe4 Kc5 37. Rb5+ Kxc4 38. Rxa5 Rd2 {
Brickmann: Droht Matt. Rubinstein hat mit geschickter Hand Leben in die Partie
gebracht und gewinnt einen Bauern. Pirch verteidigt sich aber gut und erreicht
schließlich Remis.} 39. f5 Rxh2 40. fxe6 fxe6 41. Kf4 Kd4 42. Ra4+ Kd3 43.
Ra3+ Kd2 44. Ra5 Kd3 45. Re5 {Begin der Lquidierung.} Rxa2 (45... Re2 46. Rxe2
Kxe2 47. a4 e5+ 48. Kg5 $11) 46. Rxe6 Ra5 47. Re8 Kd2 48. Re7 Kd1 49. Re8 Ra3
50. Kg5 Rxg3 51. Kxh5 $11 Rg1 52. Kh4 g3 53. Kh3 Kd2 54. Rg8 Ke2 55. Rxg3 Rxg3+
56. Kxg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch46 First League"]
[Site "Ashkhabad"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Black "Kupreichik, Viktor D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1978.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 dxc4 $6 (5... Nbd7) 6. Bxc4 Nbd7
7. O-O Bd6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. e4 e5 10. Be3 $14 b5 (10... exd4 11. Qxd4 $16) 11. Bd3
a6 12. a4 b4 13. Ne2 c5 $2 14. dxe5 Bxe5 (14... Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxc5)
15. Qc2 Ng4 16. Bf4 Qc7 $6 17. Nxe5 Ngxe5 18. Rac1 Qb6 19. Rfd1 Re8 20. Bxe5
Nxe5 21. Qxc5 Qg6 22. Ng3 h5 23. Nf5 $1 $16 Qg4 24. h3 Qf4 25. Qe3 Nxd3 26.
Rxd3 Qxe3 27. Nxe3 Be6 28. Nd5 Bxd5 29. exd5 Rad8 30. b3 Re5 31. Rc5 Kf8 32.
Rd4 g5 33. g3 Ke7 34. Kg2 Rd6 35. a5 Re2 36. Rc7+ Kf8 37. Rc6 Ke7 38. Rxd6 Kxd6
39. Rxb4 Kxd5 40. Rb7 f5 41. Rb6 Rb2 42. Rxa6 Rxb3 43. Ra8 Rb7 44. Rh8 h4 45.
gxh4 gxh4 46. Rxh4 Kc5 47. Rh5 Rf7 48. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Bugojno"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1978.03.09"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1978.02.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[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. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bb4 7. a3 Ba5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. cxd5 (10. Bd2 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. cxd5 cxd5
14. Ne2 Bxd2 15. Qxd2 Ng4 16. Ng3 Qg5 17. Be2 $16 {Donner-Nicolac, Opatija 1953
}) 10... exd5 11. Bd2 {/\Nxd5} Bxc3 (11... Bc7 12. Nb5 $1) 12. Bxc3 Re8 13. Bb4
Qd8 14. Ng5 (14. Bd6 Ne4 15. Bf4 Nf8 $14) 14... g6 (14... h6 $2 15. Bh7+) 15.
h3 $14 Nf8 16. Bxf8 (16. a4 {/\Ba3, b4}) 16... Rxf8 17. b4 Ne8 18. Nf3 Nd6 19.
Rfb1 a6 20. a4 Bd7 21. Qc5 Ne8 {/\..f5} 22. Nd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oberliga Bayern 9697"]
[Site "Bayern"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gruenberg, Hans Ulrich"]
[Black "Grundherr, Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1996.10.13"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Pasing SC"]
[BlackTeam "Pang/Rosenheim SG"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 e5 11. Qc2 h6 12. Be3 exd4 13. Bh7+ Kh8 14. Bxd4 Nc5
15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Bf5 Ne6 17. Bc3 c5 18. Rfe1 Rd8 19. Qe4 Nf8 20. Rd5 Bxf5 21.
Qxf5 Re8 22. Red1 Re6 23. Ne5 (23. Bxg7+ $1) 23... Bxe5 24. Bxe5 Rae8 25. Bc3
b6 26. g3 Kg8 27. h4 Qc8 28. Kg2 Re4 29. Qxc8 Rxc8 30. b3 Re2 31. R1d2 Rxd2 32.
Rxd2 f6 33. h5 Kf7 34. f4 Re8 35. Kf2 Ne6 36. Kf3 Rd8 37. Ke4 Rxd2 38. Bxd2 Nd4
39. Kd5 Ke7 40. g4 Kd7 41. Ke4 Nc6 42. g5 Ne7 43. gxh6 gxh6 44. f5 Ng8 45. b4
cxb4 46. Bxb4 a5 47. Bf8 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Pinter, Jozsef"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1992.11.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EU-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. a4 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. b3 b6 14. Ne4 Bb7 15.
Nxc5 Nxc5 16. Bb2 Rfc8 17. Be5 h6 18. Qb2 Rd8 19. Bd4 Rac8 20. Be2 a5 21. b4 (
21. Ne5 $1 {/\ Nc4+/=}) 21... axb4 22. Qxb4 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 e5 24. Bb2 Rxd1+ 25.
Rxd1 Qe8 26. Be2 Qxa4 27. Qxa4 Nxa4 28. Bxe5 Nc3 29. Ba6 Nxd1 30. Bxc8 Ne4 31.
f3 Nec3 32. Ba6 b5 33. Bd4 Ne2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-GER Kings"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2015.11.01"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Deac, Bogdan Daniel"]
[Black "Buhmann, Rainer"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Bulmaga,I"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2015.10.30"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Romania"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. b3 Bd6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. d4 (7. Qc2 e5 8.
cxd5 cxd5 9. Nb5 Nc6 10. Nxd6 Qxd6 11. d4 $13) 7... Nbd7 8. Bd3 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5
10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Be2 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Be5 13. O-O Bf5 {Weiß hat die bessere
Bauernstruktur, aber Schwarz steht aktiver und so sollte sich die Stellung
insgesamt im Gleichgewicht befinden.} 14. Na4 $6 (14. Qe2 $5 Rc8 15. Rac1 Re8 (
15... d4 $2 16. exd4 Bxd4 17. Rcd1 $16) 16. Nb5 $14) 14... Bxb2 15. Nxb2 Be4
16. Be2 Rc8 17. Qd4 Qa5 18. Bd3 Qc3 19. Qxc3 Rxc3 20. Rfd1 g6 21. h3 Kg7 22.
Kf1 Rfc8 23. f3 Bxd3+ 24. Nxd3 {Dieses Endspiel sieht sehr nach Remis aus.
Schwarz hat den isolierten d-Bauern, der natürlich schwach ist, aber dafür
kontrolliert Schwarz die c-Linie und das reicht mindestens zum Ausgleich.} Re8
25. Ke2 d4 26. e4 Nd5 27. Rd2 f5 28. Nf2 {[#]} d3+ $5 29. Nxd3 fxe4 30. fxe4
Rxe4+ 31. Kf2 Rd4 32. Rad1 Nf6 33. Ke2 Nh5 (33... Ne4 34. Ke3 Rb4 35. Kf4 {
Auf diese hübsche Variante wies GM Buhmann in der Analyse der Partie hin.} (
35. Rc2 $14) 35... Rxd3 36. Rxd3 Nc5+ 37. Ke5 Re4+ 38. Kd6 Nxd3 39. Rxd3 Re2
$11) 34. Kf2 Nf6 35. Ke2 Rc7 36. Ne1 Rxd2+ 37. Rxd2 Ne4 38. Rb2 Kf6 39. Ke3 Re7
40. Nf3 Ng5+ 41. Kf2 Rc7 42. Nxg5 Kxg5 43. Re2 Kf4 44. g3+ Kf5 45. h4 h6 46.
Kg2 g5 47. hxg5 hxg5 48. Rf2+ Kg4 49. Rd2 b6 50. Rd4+ Kf5 51. Kh3 Rh7+ 52. Kg2
Rc7 53. Kh3 Rh7+ 54. Kg2 Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.04.02"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Pogonina, Natalija"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2456"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.03.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 {(0)} d5 {(0)} 2. c4 {(0)} c6 {(0)} 3. Nc3 {(0)} Nf6 {(0)} 4. e3 {(0)} e6
{(16)} 5. Nf3 {(0)} Nbd7 {(11)} 6. Qc2 {(2)} Bd6 {(17)} 7. Bd3 {(8)} O-O {(57)}
8. O-O {(7)} dxc4 {(108)} 9. Bxc4 {(5)} b5 {(7)} 10. Be2 {(10)} a6 {(130)} 11.
Rd1 {(25)} Qc7 {(157)} 12. e4 {(36)} e5 {(67)} 13. dxe5 {(39)} Nxe5 {(9)} 14.
h3 {(14)} Re8 {(339)} 15. Bg5 {(534)} Nxf3+ {(889)} 16. Bxf3 {(55)} Be6 {(44)}
(16... Nd7 17. Rac1 Ne5 18. Be2 Be6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 c5 21. b3 Rac8 22.
Be3 Qb7 23. a4 c4 24. axb5 axb5 25. Qb2 Qe7 26. bxc4 bxc4 27. Qd4 Bc5 28. Qe4
g6 29. Bxc5 Qxc5 30. Qd4 c3 31. d6 Qxd4 32. Rxd4 Nc6 33. Rc4 Rxe2 34. R4xc3 Rd2
35. Rxc6 Rd8 36. g3 R2xd6 37. Rxd6 Rxd6 38. h4 h5 {1/2-1/2 (38) Kunte,A (2476)
-Ter Sahakyan,S (2568) Chennai 2013}) 17. Rac1 {(1134)} Rad8 {(588) Both
players have completed their development, and for all purposes Black has
equalized.} 18. b3 {(210)} Bh2+ {(820)} 19. Kf1 {(530)} Be5 {(997)} 20. Be3 {
(283)} ({The flashy} 20. Nd5 $5 cxd5 21. Qxc7 Bxc7 22. Rxc7 dxe4 23. Rxd8 Rxd8
24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Bxe4 {doesn't promise a lot.}) 20... h6 {(398)} 21. Ne2 {
(201)} Rxd1+ {(62)} 22. Rxd1 {(48)} Bc8 {(144)} 23. Kg1 {(322)} Bb7 {(112)} 24.
g3 {(846)} Rd8 {(591)} 25. Rxd8+ {(264)} Qxd8 {(2)} 26. Bg2 {(19)} Bc7 $6 {
(49) Not best, and could lead to trouble for Black.} (26... Bd6 27. f4 Bf8 {
would lead to a simple draw in all likelihood.}) 27. Nf4 {(412)} (27. Nd4 $1 {
would have given more chances for Black to slip.} Bb6 (27... Qd7 $6 28. Nf5 {
and now Black has some serious issues on the dark squares. The c5-square is
just begging to be taken over. The c6-pawn is also indirectly under fire once
the bishop is brought in, since after a capture Ne7+ can recapture.}) 28. Nxc6
Bxc6 29. Qxc6 Bxe3 30. fxe3 {and Black has some serious coordination issues to
resolve} Qb8 31. Kf2 a5 32. Qa6 Qd8 33. Qxb5 Qd2+ 34. Qe2 Qc3 $14) 27... Nd7 {
(70)} 28. Nd3 {(32)} Bb6 {(123)} 29. Nc5 {(195)} Bc8 {(19)} 30. Nxd7 {(227)}
Bxd7 {(37)} 31. Bc5 {(184)} Bxc5 {(59)} 32. Qxc5 {(4)} Qa5 {(9)} 33. a3 {(309)}
Be6 {(64)} 34. e5 {(36)} Qe1+ {(193)} 35. Kh2 {(9)} Bxb3 {(13)} 36. Bxc6 {(34)}
Be6 {(24)} 37. Bg2 {(117)} Qe2 {(26)} 38. Qb6 {(87)} Qxe5 {(34)} 39. Qxa6 {(21)
} Qc5 {(19)} 40. Qa8+ {(0)} Kh7 {(0)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.04.04"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Pogonina, Natalija"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2456"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2015.03.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 a6 11. Ng5 Qc7 12. e4 Bxh2+ {A novelty, and
surprisingly one that only appeared now, considering the engines like it.} (
12... h6 13. e5 hxg5 14. exd6 Qxd6 15. Bxg5 Qxd4 16. h4 Bb7 17. Rad1 Qc5 18.
Qd2 b4 19. Na4 Qa5 20. b3 c5 21. h5 c4 22. Qe3 Qe5 23. Qxe5 Nxe5 24. Nb6 c3 25.
Nxa8 Rxa8 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. f4 Nc6 28. Rd7 Na5 29. Rfd1 Kg7 30. Rc7 Bd5 31. Kf2
Rd8 32. Bf3 f5 33. Ke3 Rd6 34. Bxd5 exd5 35. Rc5 Re6+ 36. Kd3 Nc6 37. Rxd5 Kh6
38. Rh1 f6 39. g3 Ne7 40. Rd7 a5 41. Rh2 Re1 42. Kc4 Re6 43. Kb5 Nc6 44. Rd1
Kg7 45. h6+ Kh8 46. h7 {1-0 (46) Nepomniachtchi,I (2714)-Korobov,A (2687)
Jerusalem 2015}) 13. Kh1 c5 14. e5 cxd4 {This is the point. The knight is
pinned, ensuring Black will not walk away down material.} 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. f4
{One thing is clear, Pogonina was not caught off-guard here.} Bg3 17. Qd3 dxc3
18. Qxg3 h6 19. Nh3 Ne4 $6 {Black is the first to deviate from the computer
suggestion. Was her preparation short, or did she forget?} (19... Bb7 {is the
only good move according to Komodo 8.}) 20. Qe1 Bb7 21. Bf3 cxb2 22. Bxb2 Qc2
23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Rf2 Qd3 25. Kh2 {White is up a piece, but down three pawns.
Since the pawns are not yet pulling their weight in the position, White can be
said to have the advantage as the pieces should be able to put some pressure.}
Rfd8 26. Rc1 Rac8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. a3 Bd5 29. Rd2 (29. f5 {was needed. Not
only because it creates a bit of unpleasantness but because it frees the f4
square to bring in the knight.}) 29... Qg6 30. Qe5 f6 31. Qe3 Rc4 32. Rf2 Qf5
33. Bc3 Ra4 34. Bd2 $2 {The first real mistake, and one that could have given
White a lot of trouble.} (34. Qc5 {was necessary to not allow the pawns any
breathing room.}) 34... a5 $1 35. Qc5 Qd3 36. Bc1 Qc4 37. Qxc4 Rxc4 38. Bb2 b4
39. axb4 Rxb4 40. Bc3 Rb5 41. Rd2 a4 42. Bb2 Rb3 43. f5 a3 44. Bd4 Rb4 45. Nf4
a2 46. Nxd5 Rxd4 47. Nxf6+ gxf6 48. Rxa2 e5 ({Black wants to avoid} 48... exf5
{since it would almost certainly lead to an easy draw. The rook and f- and
h-pawns against king and rook alone are not hard to defend if you know the
method, and Black is betting White knows it.}) 49. Ra8+ Kf7 50. Ra7+ Ke8 51.
Ra6 Ke7 52. Ra7+ Rd7 53. Ra6 Kf7 54. Kg3 $4 {[#] A terrible blunder that could
have cost the game and match.} Kg7 $2 {Black misses the opportunity} (54... h5
{could have changed everything. Opening the door for the black king.} 55. Kh4
Rd2 56. Ra7+ Kg8 57. Ra6 Kg7 58. Ra7+ Kh6 59. Kh3 Kg5 60. Re7 Kxf5 61. Rh7 Kg5
62. Rg7+ Kf4 {and the black king supporting the passed pawns is enough.}) 55.
Kg4 Re7 56. Ra3 Kh7 57. Ra6 e4 58. Ra2 e3 59. Re2 Rg7+ 60. Kh4 Rg8 61. g4 Re8
62. Kg3 h5 63. gxh5 Kh6 64. Kf4 Re5 65. Rxe3 Rxe3 66. Kxe3 Kxh5 67. Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "American Continental 8th"]
[Site "Mar del Plata"]
[Date "2012.10.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cori Tello, Deysi Estella"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2411"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2012.10.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{En esta tercera ronda veremos el duelo de dos talentosos jugadores peruanos
de distintas generaciones; El GM Julio Granda, que es el mejor jugador de
sudamerica desde hace mas de veinte anos y la joven WGM Deysi Cori Tello, que
conduce las blancas, dos veces campeona mundial femenina en las categorias sub
16 y sub 20.} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 {Deysi plantea una
variante solida ante la semieslava jugada por Julio, la otra opcion principal
es entrar en los agudos caminos del sistema Botvinnik con:} (5. Bg5 dxc4) 5...
Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Qe7 9. c5 $5 {Este movimiento, acompanado
por la jugada e4 es una interesante forma de buscar la ventaja de la apertura.}
Bc7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 {Ahora queda una tipica formacion de peones en la
cual las blancas tienen un punto fuerte en d6, mientras las negras lo tienen
en d5. Por supuesto d6 es mas importante por estar bien entrado el campo
enemigo, sin embargo d5 es mas facil de utilizar, ya que el caballo se
trasladara alli inmediatamente, mientras las blancas deben hacer un largo
trabajo para ocupar el punto d6. Es de hacer notar que si en esta posicion se
hubieran cambiado los alfiles de casillas negras, la ventaja blanca seria
clara.} h6 12. Re1 Rd8 ({Lo mas comun es aqui:} 12... Nxe4 {Pero a Julio le
gusta buscar sus propios caminos.}) 13. Ng3 Nd5 14. Qe2 ({Mas natural era:} 14.
Bd2 {Controlando la casilla b4 y completando el desarrollo.}) 14... N7f6 15.
Ne5 $6 {Deysi calcula una combinacion, pero posiblemente evalua mal una de las
ramificaciones. A partir de aqui, las negras tienen alguna ventaja.} Nb4 $1 16.
Bc4 Rxd4 $1 {Sin temor a lo que sigue.} 17. Nf5 $1 Qxc5 $1 {Eludiendo las
tablas que se producian en caso de capturar el caballo:} (17... exf5 18. Bxf7+
{Ahora el rey negro no puede usar ni h8 ni f8, por Cg6+ ganando la dama.} Kh7
19. Bg6+ Kg8 20. Bf7+) 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 {Las blancas han ganado calidad, pero a
cambio de dos buenos peones y la ventaja, aunque pequena, esta del lado de las
negras.} 19. Nf3 Qd6 20. Be3 $6 {Era necesario controlar el avance del peon e,
una vez que este se pone en marcha las negras coordinan mejor, obtienen mas
espacio y dominan por completo las acciones.} e5 21. Rac1 Nbd5 22. Bxd5 {
No parece muy agradable cambiar este alfil, pero el control de casillas que
realizaban los caballos negro era muy incomodo.} Qxd5 23. Rcd1 Qe6 24. Qc2 Nd5
25. Bc1 Bd7 26. Qb3 Rb8 27. Qc4 Re8 {Todas las piezas negras estan listas para
avanzar sobre campo blanco.} 28. Qh4 e4 $1 29. Nd4 Qg6 30. a3 Re5 $1 31. h3 {
Si ahora las negras juegan Th5, la dama escapa comiendo en e4, entonces:} e3 $1
32. fxe3 Rh5 {No hay defensa, si la dama va a f2, sigue Ag3, luego come en e1
y en h3, ya que el peon de g2 esta clavado.} 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2012.11.21"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Sebag, Marie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2012.11.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:02:44"]
[BlackClock "0:01:24"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. a3 a5 12. e4 e5 13. Rd1 Rc8 14. h3 Qe7 15. Bg5
h6 16. Be3 c5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxb5 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Bb8 20. Bc4 Qe5 21. Qb3 a4
22. Qxa4 Qh5 23. Kg2 Qg6+ 24. Kf1 Qh5 25. Kg2 Qg6+ 26. Kf1 Qh5 {Black wants to
force a perpetual to win the match.} 27. Be2 Qxh3+ 28. Ke1 Be5 29. Nc3 Rfd8 30.
Qb5 Bd4 31. Qxb7 Bxe3 32. Rxd8+ Rxd8 33. Qc7 Bd2+ 34. Kd1 Rc8 35. Qb7 Bf4 36.
Kc2 Qe6 37. Qa6 ({After} 37. Bc4 Qd7 (37... Qxc4 38. Qxc8+ Kh7 39. Qf5+ {
and White wins either the knight or the bishop}) 38. Qxd7 Nxd7 39. a4 {White
has a fairly decisive advantage.}) 37... Rc6 38. Qc4 Qe5 39. a4 Rd6 40. Rd1
Rxd1 41. Nxd1 Qd6 42. Ne3 Nd7 43. a5 {After a number of inaccuracies White now
has an advantage she can press to a win.} Ne5 44. Qd5 Nc6 45. Qxd6 Bxd6 46. a6
Bb8 47. Kc3 Nb4 48. Nd5 Nc6 49. Kc4 Ba7 50. Nc3 h5 51. Nb5 Bb6 52. Nd6 Na7 53.
f4 h4 54. Bg4 Kf8 55. Nc8 Nxc8 56. Bxc8 Ke7 57. Kb5 Ba7 58. Kc6 c4 59. Kb7 Bxf2
60. a7 Bxa7 61. Kxa7 Kd6 62. Kb6 g5 63. fxg5 Ke5 64. Bf5 Kd4 65. Kc6 1-0

[Event "Prague Cez Trophy m"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2015.06.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2015.06.13"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. a3 a5 {Ein aggressives Konzept.
Zurückhaltender und solider ist 11...a6.} 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nge4 Be7 14. Rd1 Qb6
15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Bd2 e5 {Mit diesem Vorstoß will Schwarz seine Stellung
befreien. Doch Weiß gelingt es, den Druck aufrecht zu erhalten.} 17. Bh7+ Kh8
18. Bf5 Rad8 ({Nach} 18... exd4 19. exd4 Rad8 20. Be3 {verhindert Weiß den
schwarzen Vorstoß ...c5 und steht besser.} c5 $2 21. dxc5 Nxc5 22. Ne4 $18)
19. Ne4 Be7 ({Nach} 19... exd4 20. Bxd7 Rxd7 21. Nxf6 gxf6 22. exd4 {hat
Schwarz eine zerrüttete Bauernstellung, aber keine Stellung, die Freude macht.
}) 20. b4 axb4 ({Nach} 20... exd4 {gewinnt der Zwischenzug} 21. bxa5 {einen
Bauern.}) 21. Bxb4 Bxb4 22. axb4 exd4 23. Rxd4 {Die Spannung im Zentrum hat
sich geklärt und Weiß steht klar besser. Das liegt vor allem am Läufer auf
b7 - wie schlecht dieser Läufer ist, zeigt die Partie.} Nf6 24. Nd6 {
Verhindert ...Lc8.} Nd5 25. Qc5 Qxc5 26. bxc5 Ra8 {Das kostet einen Bauern,
aber wie soll Schwarz seinen Läufer schützen?} ({Nach} 26... Ba8 {spielt
Weiß} 27. e4 {und wenn der schwarze Springer zieht, folgt 28.Sxf7+.}) 27. Rxa8
Bxa8 28. e4 Nc3 29. Nxf7+ Kg8 {Den Springer kann Schwarz natürlich nicht
nehmen.} 30. Rd7 Na4 31. Ra7 Nxc5 32. Nd6 Rb8 33. e5 Bb7 34. f4 Kf8 35. Kf2 {
Der weiße König marschiert zum Damenflügel und die schwarzen Freibauern
erweisen sich als ungefährlich.} Ra8 36. Rxa8+ Bxa8 37. Ke3 b4 38. Kd4 Na4 39.
Kc4 c5 {Endlich hat der Läufer Luft. Aber das kommt zu spät, denn Schwarz
kann seine Bauern am Damenflügel nicht mehr retten.} 40. g3 Bf3 41. Kb5 Bd1
42. Nc8 b3 43. Kxa4 b2+ 44. Ka3 Bg4 45. Kxb2 Bxf5 46. Nd6 Be6 47. Ne4 {Schwarz
verliert auch noch den c-Bauern. Das Endspiel mit den zwei Minusbauern wollte
sich Navara nicht mehr zeigen lassen.} 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg zt"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ruban, Vadim"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 e6 (3... Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 (4... Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3
$14) (4... Bg4 5. f3 Bc8 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. e4 e6 8. e5 Ng8 9. f4 $14 {Chekhov,
V-Khalifman,A/SSSR/1987/}) 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3
Nbd7 10. Qe2 {/\ b3, Bb2+/=; /Chekhov,V-Vladimirov,E/SSSR/1985/}) 4. Nf3 Nf6 (
4... f5 $5) 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 (6... Be7 $5 7. Nc3 O-O 8. b3 b6 9. Bb2 Bb7
10. Qe2 c5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Rfd1 Re8 13. Rac1 a6 $1 $14 {Gulko,B-Ljubojevic,L/
Reggio Emilia/1991/}) 7. Nc3 dxc4 (7... O-O 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 h6
11. Bc2 e5 12. Qd3 (12. b3 f5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Bb2 $14) 12... f5 13. c5 Bc7
14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Qb3+ Kh8 16. Bf4 Be6 $1 (16... Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Bxf4 18. Qxf4
Qf6 19. Rfe1 $16 {Sorokin-Shabanov/SSSR/1991/}) 17. Qc3 $8 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Bd5
19. Bxc7 Qxc7 20. Qc3 Rae8 21. Rfe1 Qf7 $10 {Alonso-Guerra/Cuba/1991/}) 8. Bxc4
O-O 9. e4 e5 10. Bg5 $1 Qc7 (10... Qe7 $5) 11. h3 b5 12. Bd3 exd4 (12... Rd8
13. dxe5 (13. d5 $5) 13... Nxe5 14. Bxf6 gxf6 $13) 13. Nxd4 Be5 (13... Bh2+ 14.
Kh1 Be5) 14. Be3 b4 (14... Bf4 15. Qf3 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 $16) 15. Na4 c5 16. Rc1
$16 Bb7 17. Nb5 Qb8 18. f4 a6 $8 19. fxe5 Nxe5 (19... Qxe5 20. Bf4 $18) 20.
Bxc5 axb5 (20... Rd8 21. Bd6 Rxd6 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Bb1 Qxd1 24. Rfxd1 Bxe4 25.
Bxe4 Nxe4 26. Rd4 $18) 21. Bxf8 bxa4 (21... Rxa4 22. Bxb5 $18) 22. Bxb4 Nxd3
23. Qxd3 Ba6 24. Qd4 Bxf1 25. Rxf1 Qe8 26. e5 Rd8 27. Bd6 $18 Qd7 28. Rf4 (28.
exf6 Qxd6 29. Qxd6 Rxd6 30. Rf4 Ra6 (30... a3 31. Ra4) 31. fxg7 $16) 28... a3
29. bxa3 Ne8 30. Bc5 Qc7 31. Qe3 Rc8 32. e6 f6 $8 33. Bb4 Qc1+ 34. Qxc1 Rxc1+
35. Kf2 Rc6 (35... Rc2+ 36. Kf3 Rxa2 37. Rc4 $18) 36. Re4 Ra6 37. Ke2 Nc7 38.
e7 Ne8 39. Kd3 Kf7 40. Kc4 f5 41. Re2 g5 42. Kb3 h5 43. a4 f4 44. a5 g4 45.
hxg4 hxg4 46. Kc4 Rf6 47. Bc5 f3 48. gxf3 gxf3 49. Rf2 Nc7 50. Kd3 Ne6 51. Bb4
Ng5 52. Rf1 f2 (52... Nh3 53. a6 $18) 53. a6 Nh3 54. a7 Ra6 55. Bc5 Rxa2 56.
Bxf2 1-0

[Event "Asia-chT fin 11th"]
[Site "Singapore"]
[Date "1995.12.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Graf, Alexander"]
[Black "Handoko, Edhi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1995.12.14"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SIN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Uzbekistan"]
[BlackTeam "Indonesia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UZB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "INA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. Bg5 Qe7 11. Re1 (11. d5 $5) 11... Nb6 (11... Rd8 $5 12. Qe2
h6 13. Bh4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nb6 15. Nf3 g5 16. Bg3 Bxg3 17. hxg3 Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Be6
19. Qe2 Rd7 $10 {Illescas Cordoba,M-Akopian,V/Linares/1995/0,5/25/}) (11...
exd4 $5 12. Nxd4 (12. e5 $5 Nxe5 13. Ne4 $36) 12... Ne5 13. Bf1 $6 (13. Nf5 $5
Bxf5 14. exf5 $14) 13... Bc5 14. Na4 (14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. exf5 Bxf2+ 16. Kxf2
Nfg4+ 17. Kg1 Qxg5 18. h3 Qf4 19. hxg4 Nxg4 $19) 14... Bg4 $1 15. Qd2 Bb4 16.
Nc3 Rad8 $19 {Lautier,J-Anand,V/London/1995/0|1/19/}) 12. Be2 (12. Bd3 $5 Bg4
13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 h6 15. Bh4 Nbd7 16. d5 $16 {Dokhoian,Y-Murdzia,P/Ljublin/
1993/1|0/30/}) 12... Re8 (12... Rd8 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Qc2 Re8 15. Rad1 Bd7 16.
Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Bh4 Nh5 18. Qd2 $16 {Greenfeld,A-Pachman,L/ISR/1983/1|0/75/}) 13.
dxe5 $5 {N/} (13. Bh4 $5 exd4 14. Qxd4 Nbd7 15. Rad1 Bc7 16. Bg3 Bxg3 17. hxg3
Ng4 18. Nh4 $36 {Komarov,D-Slobodjan,R/Dortmund/1992/1|0/40/}) 13... Bxe5 14.
Qc1 $1 h6 15. Bh4 g5 $6 (15... Qc7 $5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Bg3 Qc5 $14) 16. Nxe5
Qxe5 (16... gxh4 17. Nf3 Kg7 18. Qf4 $18) 17. Bg3 Qe7 18. e5 Nfd5 (18... Nh7 $5
19. Ne4 Be6 20. h4 Nd5) 19. Ne4 Be6 (19... Bf5 20. Nd6 $18) 20. h4 $18 gxh4 21.
Qxh6 $1 hxg3 (21... Qf8 22. Qxh4 $18) 22. Nf6+ Nxf6 23. Qg5+ Kh8 24. exf6 Qf8
25. Qh4+ Kg8 (25... Kg8 26. Qxg3+ Kh8 (26... Kh7 27. Bd3+ $18) 27. Qh4+ Kg8 28.
Bd3 $18) 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. a3 e5 11. h3 Bc7 (11... Bb8 $5 12. Ba2 h6 13. Nh4 Rd8 14.
Nf5 Qe8 15. Bd2 Nf8 16. Rad1 Qd7 $1 17. Ng3 exd4 18. exd4 Qc7 $1 (18... Bxg3
19. fxg3 Qxd4+ 20. Kh2 Qd3 21. Qc1 Qg6 22. Bb1 Qh5 23. Rxf6 gxf6 24. Ne4 $40)
19. Nce2 Be6 20. Bf4 Qb6 21. Bxe6 {Portish,L-Chernin,A/HUN/1993/0,5 (21) Inf
57/431/}) (11... e4 12. Ng5 Nb6 13. Ba2 Bf5 14. f3 $14 {Karpov/}) 12. Ba2 h6 (
12... exd4 13. exd4 Nb6 14. Bg5 Qd6 15. Rae1 $14) 13. Nh4 Re8 (13... exd4 $6
14. Nf5 Qe5 15. f4 Qc5 (15... Qe8 16. Nxd4 $14) 16. exd4 Qb6 17. Rf3 $40) 14.
Nf5 Qf8 15. Nb5 Bb8 16. Bd2 a5 (16... exd4 17. exd4 $1 a5 18. Nc3 Kh8 $8 (18...
Nb6 19. Nxh6+ $18) 19. Rae1 $14) 17. Nc3 $5 $146 (17. dxe5 Bxe5 (17... Rxe5 $5
18. Nc3 Nc5 $13 {Anand/}) 18. f4 $1 Bb8 19. Nc3 $16 {Karpov,A-Anand,V/
Bruxelles/1991/1:0 (32) Inf 52/428/}) 17... Nb6 (17... exd4 18. exd4 $14) (
17... e4 $6 18. f3 $1 exf3 19. Rxf3 $36) 18. dxe5 (18. Nxh6+ gxh6 19. Qg6+ Qg7
20. Bxf7+ Kf8 21. Qxg7+ Kxg7 22. Bxe8 Nxe8 23. dxe5 (23. Ne2 $5) 23... Nc4 24.
Bc1 Bxe5 25. f4 Bxc3 26. bxc3 Bf5) 18... Bxe5 (18... Rxe5 19. Nd4 $14) 19. Rad1
(19. f4 Bxc3 20. Bxc3 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 Nbd5 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Rae1 Ne4) 19... Be6
20. Bxe6 Rxe6 21. Bc1 $6 (21. f4 $5 Bxc3 (21... Bc7 22. e4 $14) 22. Bxc3 Nbd5
23. Be5 $1 g6 24. e4) 21... Qc5 $10 22. Nd4 Ree8 (22... Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Nbd5 24.
Bd2) 23. Rd3 a4 24. Rfd1 Nfd5 25. e4 (25. Nxd5 Qxc2 26. Nxc2 Nxd5 27. e4 Nf4
$15) 25... Nf4 (25... Nxc3 26. Rxc3 Qe7 27. Rcd3) 26. Bxf4 Bxf4 27. g3 Bc7 28.
Kg2 Qc4 29. Nf5 $1 Be5 (29... Rxe4 $2 30. Ne3) 30. Ne3 Qe6 31. Ne2 (31. Ne2 Bc7
(31... Bf6 32. f3 $13) 32. Nc3 Be5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 11th final"]
[Site "Ljubljana"]
[Date "1995.11.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[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 "Osijek Mursa"]
[BlackTeam "Yerevan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. a3 e5 11. h3 Bc7 12. Ba2 h6 13. Bd2 $5 {N/} (13. Nh4 Re8
14. Nf5 Qf8 15. Ne2 (15. Nb5 Bb8 16. Bd2 a5 17. Nc3 Nb6 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Rad1
Be6 20. Bxe6 Rxe6 21. Bc1 Qc5 $10 {Korotylev,A-Akopian,V/St-Peterburg/1994/0,5/
31/}) 15... Nb6 16. dxe5 Rxe5 17. Neg3 Be6 18. b4 Bxa2 19. Rxa2 g6 20. Nd4 Ree8
21. Nde2 h5 22. Rd1 Rad8 $10 {Epishin,V-Akopian,V/Novosibirsk/1993/0,5/37/})
13... a5 14. Nh4 (14. Rad1 $5 e4 15. Nh4 Qd6 16. f4 exf3 17. Nxf3 $13) 14...
Re8 15. Nf5 Qf8 16. Rae1 Nb6 17. dxe5 Rxe5 18. Nd4 Rc5 $5 (18... Re8 19. e4 Qd6
20. Nf3 $16) (18... Qd6 19. f4 Re8 20. Ncb5 $18) 19. f4 $6 (19. e4 $6 Nc4 20.
Bc1 Be5 $22 21. Nf3 Nxa3 $1) (19. b4 $5) 19... Nc4 20. Bc1 b5 $1 21. b4 (21.
Nb3 Rh5 $13) (21. e4 Nxa3 $5 22. bxa3 b4 $36) 21... axb4 22. axb4 Rh5 23. Nxc6
Bd7 24. Bxc4 (24. Nd4 Qxb4 25. Ncxb5 Bxb5 26. Nxb5 Rxa2 27. Qxa2 Rxb5 $17)
24... bxc4 25. Nd4 $6 (25. b5 $5 Qc5 $36 (25... Bxc6 26. bxc6 Qc5)) 25... Qxb4
26. e4 Bb6 27. Be3 Ra3 $17 28. Rc1 Ba4 $1 29. Nxa4 (29. Qd2 Nxe4 30. Nxe4 Qxd2
31. Bxd2 Bxd4+ 32. Kh1 Bb5 33. Nd6 Ba6 34. Nxc4 Ra2 35. Rfd1 Rc5 36. Ne5 Rxd2
$19) 29... Rxe3 30. Qxc4 Qxc4 31. Rxc4 Ba7 32. Rd1 (32. e5 Rd3 33. exf6 Rxd4
34. Rxd4 Bxd4+ 35. Kh1 Ra5 $19) 32... Nxe4 $19 33. Kh2 (33. Rc8+ Kh7 34. Rc7
Ra5 $19) 33... Nf2 34. Rb1 (34. Rd2 Ng4+ 35. Kg1 Re1#) 34... Nxh3 $1 35. Rb5 $2
(35. gxh3 Rexh3+ (35... Rhxh3+ 36. Kg2 Reg3+ 37. Kf2 Rg4 $19) 36. Kg2 Rh2+ 37.
Kf3 f5 38. Nxf5 Rxf5 $19) 35... Nf2+ (35... Nf2+ 36. Rxh5 Ng4+ 37. Kg1 Re1#)
0-1

[Event "World-ch17 Tournament"]
[Site "The Hague/Moscow"]
[Date "1948.03.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Euwe, Max"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1948.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "25"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 (5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 {
Denker-Botvinnik USSR-USA radio-match (0-1)}) 5... Nbd7 (5... a6 6. c5 {
vgl.Reshevski-Keres (13/2)}) 6. Bd3 Bb4 {Wie bei allen bisherigen Partien wird
eine Eröffnung gespielt, die zwischen den beiden Spielern noch nicht vorkam 
(bisheriges Ergebnis:Euwe:2 Botvinnik:0 Remis:4).} 7. a3 {Der Sinn des Zuges 6.
..Bb4 lag in dem Vermeiden der Meraner Variante und in der Verhinderung von e4,
was auf 6...Bd6 folgt. Die Entwicklung soll mit dc nebst e5 beendet werden.} (
7. O-O O-O (7... Qe7 8. Qb3 Bd6 9. e4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11. Ng5 O-O 12. f4 exd4
13. e5 dxc3 14. exd6 Qxd6 15. Bxf7+ $18 {Ahues-Romih, San Remo 1930}) 8. Ne5 (
8. Qc2 Qc7 9. a3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bd6 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 c5 $10 {Castaldi-van
Scheltinga, Hilversum 1947}) 8... Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. f4 Nc5 11. Be2 (11. Bc2
dxc4 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qe2 $15) 11... dxc4 $15) 7... Ba5 (7... Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 O-O
9. O-O Qc7 10. Nd2 $1 e5 11. Bb2 $1 e4 12. Be2 Nb6 $1 (12... b5 $6 13. cxb5
cxb5 14. a4 $1 bxa4 15. c4 dxc4 16. Nxc4 Nb6 $1 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Rxa4 Bd7 19.
Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Qb1 Re8 21. Rc1 Qd6 22. Qc2 $16 {Euwe-Aljechin(3) wm 1937}) 13.
c5 Nbd7 14. c4 Rd8 $10 {Botvinnik schrieb ein Buch über den Wettkampf
Euwe-Aljechin 1937. Aus diesem Buch stammen die Bewertungen der Züge dieser
Varianten.}) (7... Bd6 $1 {Botvinnik} 8. e4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 $10 {Botvinnik
meint der Zug a3 sei ohne Wert. Kmoch sagt a3 sei ein sehr nützlicher Zug und
bewertet daher die Endstellung dieser Variante mit +/- .}) 8. Qc2 (8. b4 Bc7 9.
Bb2 O-O 10. Qc2 (10. Ne2 Qe7 {/\ 11...dc, 12...e5}) 10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12.
Rd1 Qe7 13. Ba2 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nb6 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. Qxf5 Rfe8 17. O-O Qe5 $10 {
Kottnauer-Kotov, Moskau Tchigorin Memorial 1947}) 8... Qe7 $6 (8... O-O $142 {
Botvinnik} 9. O-O Bc7 10. e4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 {Botvinnik-Taimanov URS-ch plof,
Moscow 1952}) 9. Bd2 dxc4 $6 (9... O-O 10. O-O Re8 $2 (10... Bc7 11. e4 dxc4
12. Bxc4 e5) 11. Nxd5) (9... Bc7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nb5 Qd8 $8 12. Nxc7+ Qxc7
$14) 10. Bxc4 e5 11. O-O O-O (11... e4 $2 12. Nxe4 $1) 12. Rae1 (12. Rac1 Bc7
13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 a5 15. Ba2 Nf6 16. Qh4 e4 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19.
Bc3 Qe7 20. f3 Nd5 21. Qxe7 Nxe7 $10 {Müller}) (12. Ba2 Bb6 (12... Bc7 13. Nb5
Bb8 14. Bb4) 13. Na4 Bc7 14. Bb4 Bd6 $10) (12. d5 $5 {vergl. Reshevsky-Euwe
aus der 5-ten Runde dieses Turniers.}) 12... Bc7 {/\ 13...e4 14.Ng5 Bh2 15.Kh2
Ng4 nebst Qg5-/+} (12... exd4 13. exd4 $16) (12... Re8 13. Ng5 $16) (12... e4
13. Nxe4 $16) 13. Ne4 $1 {/\ 14.Bb4} (13. e4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2 Qe5+
$17 {Golombek}) (13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. f4 Qh5 16. h3 Bf5 17. e4 Bxh3
18. gxh3 Qc5+ $17 {Golombek}) (13. Bd3 Re8 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. f4
Bc7 17. e4 Ng4 {/\ 18...Qc5+ 18...Qh4 18...Bb6+ Golombek}) 13... Nxe4 14. Qxe4
a5 {? Golombek} (14... Nf6 15. Qh4 e4 16. Bb4 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 $10 {Euwe} 18.
Ng5 Bf5 19. f3 Rae8 20. fxe4 Bxe4 $15 21. Rxf6 $2 Qxf6 $1 {Golombek}) (14...
Kh8 $5 15. Bb4 c5 16. Bxc5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 f5 (17... Qxc5 $2 18. Ng5 $16) 18. Qd5
Rd8 19. Qf7 $14 {Keres}) (14... Re8 15. Bb4 Qf6 (15... c5 16. Bxc5 Nxc5 17.
dxc5 Qxc5 18. Ng5 $18 {Müller}) 16. Nxe5 $2 Nxe5 17. f4 Qg6 18. f5 Bxf5 $1 $19
{Golombek}) (14... Bd6 $5 {Botvinnik}) 15. Ba2 $1 {/\ 16.Bc3} (15. Bc3 b5 (
15... Nf6 16. Qh4 e4 17. Ne5 (17. Nd2 $4 b5 $19) 17... Be6 $10 {Golombek}) 16.
Ba2 b4 $10) 15... Nf6 (15... Kh8 $5 {/\ f5<=>} 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nd4 $14 {
Golombek}) 16. Qh4 e4 (16... exd4 17. exd4) (16... Be6 17. Bb1 {/\ 18.Bh7+ 18.
de}) 17. Ne5 $1 (17. Ng5 h6 18. Nh3 Nd5 $1 $10 {Müller} (18... Bxh2+ $2 19.
Kxh2 Ng4+ 20. Kg3 Qd6+ 21. Nf4 g5 22. Qh5)) 17... Bxe5 $2 (17... Be6 18. Bb1
Bd5 $1 19. f3 (19. Bc3 {/\ 20.f4 Botvinnik} Rfe8 $10) 19... Bxe5 (19... Rfe8
$10 {Botvinnik}) (19... exf3 $2 20. Bxh7+) 20. dxe5 Qxe5 21. Bc3 Qe6 $1 22.
Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Qxf6 gxf6 24. fxe4 Be6 $10 {Euwe}) (17... Nd5 18. Qxe4 f6 19. Qc2
fxe5 20. e4 Be6 21. exd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5+ cxd5 23. dxe5 Bxe5 $2 24. Bc3 $18) (
17... Bf5 18. f3 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Qxe5 20. Bc3 Qe7 21. fxe4 $16 {+- Golombek}) 18.
dxe5 Qxe5 19. Bc3 Qe7 (19... Qh5 $4 20. Bxf6 $18) 20. f3 $3 (20. Bxf6 $2 Qxf6
21. Qxe4 Bf5 22. Qc4 b5 {Nun verliert Weiß die Qualität}) 20... Nd5 (20... exf3
21. Bb1 {/\ 22.Bh7} h6 22. Rxf3 Nd5 23. Rg3 $3 Qxh4 $4 24. Rxg7+ Kh8 25. Rh7+
Kg8 26. Rh8#) (20... Be6 21. fxe4 $1 (21. Bb1 Nd5 22. Qxe4 (22. Qxe7 Nxe7 23.
Bxe4 Bb3 $10) 22... f5 $14 {nebst 23...Nc3 Botvinnik}) 21... Bxa2 22. Rxf6 $1 (
22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Rf3 Be6 24. e5 Rfe8 25. exf6 Qf8 26. Rg3+ Kh8 27. Rg7 Bf5 $17
{-+}) 22... Kh8 (22... gxf6 23. Bxf6 $18 {Euwe}) (22... Be6 23. Rg6 Qxh4 24.
Rxg7+ Kh8 25. Rxf7+ Kg8 26. Rg7+ Kh8 27. Rg5+ $18 {Golombek}) 23. Qg3 $40 {
+- Kmoch}) 21. Qxe7 Nxe7 22. fxe4 b6 $2 (22... Be6 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Rxf8+ Kxf8
(24... Rxf8 25. Bxa5 Ng6 $16 {Euwe}) 25. Rf1+ $1 (25. Rd1 b5 26. Rd7 $18 {
Golombek}) 25... Kg8 (25... Ke8 26. Bxg7) 26. Rd1 $18 {nebst 27.R d7}) (22...
Bg4 23. Rf4 $1 (23. h3 Bh5 24. g4 Bg6 $14 {Kmoch}) (23. Rf2 Bh5 24. Rd2 Rfd8
25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Bxa5 $18 {Golombek}) 23... Bh5 (23... Be6 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25.
Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Rd1 $18) 24. g4 Bg6 (24... g5 $1 $10 {Golombek}) 25. Rd1 (25. h4
h5 26. Kh2 Kh7 27. Rg1 f6 28. gxh5 Bxh5 29. e5 $40 {+/- Botvinnik}) 25... Rad8
26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Bxa5 Rd1+ 28. Kf2 Rc1 $16 {Keres +-Botvinnik}) (22... Ng6 $1
23. Rd1 Be6 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Rd7 Rxf1+ 26. Kxf1 Rf8+ 27. Ke2 Rf7 28. Rd6 (28.
Rxf7 Kxf7 $10) 28... Nf8 29. Rd8 Rd7 30. Rb8 Kf7 31. Bxa5 Ng6 $14 {Euwe}) 23.
Rd1 $18 {/\ 24.R f7, 24.Bf7} Ng6 (23... Be6 $5 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Rd7 Rxf1+ 26.
Kxf1 Rf8+ 27. Ke2 Rf7 28. Rd6 $18 {Golombek}) (23... Bg4 24. Rd6 Rac8 25. h3
Bh5 26. g4 Bg6 {/\ 27.e5 28.e6+-}) 24. Rd6 Ba6 25. Rf2 Bb5 (25... Rac8 26. Rd7
Nh8 27. e5 Rce8 28. e6 $18 {Müller}) 26. e5 {/\ 27.e6 fe, 28.R d7} Ne7 {
/\ 27.R d7 Nd5} (26... Ra7 27. e6 Nh8 28. Rf4 $1 $18 {/\ 29.R g4}) (26... Rae8
27. e6 $1 fxe6 28. Bxe6+ Kh8 29. Rd7 Rxe6 30. Rxg7 $1 $18) 27. e4 c5 {
Verhindert 28.R d7.} 28. e6 $1 (28. Rxb6 Bc6 29. e6 Bxe4 30. exf7+ Kh8 31. Re2
Bd5) 28... f6 (28... fxe6 29. Rxe6 Rxf2 30. Kxf2 Kf8 31. Bxg7+ Kxg7 32. Rxe7+
Kh8 33. Rb7 $18) 29. Rxb6 Bc6 30. Rxc6 $1 Nxc6 31. e7+ Rf7 32. Bd5 (32. Bd5 Rc8
33. e8=Q+ Rxe8 34. Bxc6 $18 {[%csl Re8,Rf7][%cal Yc6d5] und einer der beiden
Türme geht verloren.}) 1-0

[Event "Bruges op"]
[Site "Bruges"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Legky, Nikolay A"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bd3
a6 $5 {TN [/\9...e5<=>[+]]} (8... e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+
12. Nxd2 $14) 9. O-O e5 10. c5 (10. cxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 $132) 10... Bc7 11.
dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. f4 Bc7 14. Bb2 Qe7 $1 (14... Re8 15. Rae1 $14 {
(/\16.e4;/\16.Na4,17.Bd4)}) 15. Na4 $6 (15. Nd1 Ne4 16. Bd4 Bf5 17. b4 $13)
15... Qxe3+ $5 (15... Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nb6 Bxb6 18. cxb6 Bf5 $11) 16. Kh1
Re8 $8 (16... Qe7 17. Rae1 $36) 17. Bxf6 (17. Rf3 Qe7 $15 {(/\18...Ne4)}) 17...
gxf6 18. Rf3 Qd4 19. Bxh7+ (19. Rd1 $5 Bg4 (19... Qb4 $5) 20. h3 (20. Bxh7+ Kh8
$15 21. Rxd4 $4 Re1+) 20... Bxf3 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 22. Rxd4 Re1+ 23. Kh2 Re2 24.
Qd3 (24. Qxe2 Bxe2 25. Bf5 Re8 $15) 24... Rxg2+ 25. Kh1 Rg3+ 26. Kh2 Rg2+ $11)
19... Kf8 20. Raf1 Bg4 $15 {[פa4]} 21. R3f2 (21. Rg3 $2 Qxf4 $17) 21... Re3 (
21... f5 22. h3 $13 (22. Bxf5 $2 Bxf5 23. Qxf5 Qxf2 $19)) (21... Bxf4 22. h3
Bg3 23. hxg4 $13) 22. Bf5 (22. h3 $6 Kg7 $5 $36 {(/\23...Rh8)}) 22... Bxf5 23.
Qxf5 Rae8 {[/\24...Re1->]} 24. Qh5 $5 f5 $6 (24... R8e6 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Qc8
Re1 (26... Bxf4 27. Qxb7+ $132) 27. Qxc7+ Kf8 28. Rf3 $5 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Qf2 30.
Rg1 Re1 31. Qc8+ Kg7 32. Qg4+ Kf8 $11) (24... Bxf4 $5 25. Nb6 Bg5 $17) 25. Nb6
$1 (25. Qxf5 Re1 $19) 25... Bxb6 (25... Re1 $2 26. Nd7+ Kg8 27. Qg5+ $18) 26.
Qh6+ Qg7 27. Qd6+ $1 $13 (27. Qxg7+ Kxg7 28. cxb6 R8e4 $17 {(29...Rb4)}) 27...
Kg8 28. cxb6 Re1 29. Qd7 $2 (29. Qc7 $2 Qd4 30. Rf3 Rxf1+ 31. Rxf1 Qf2 32. Rg1
Re1 33. Qd8+ Kh7 $19) (29. h3 Qa1 (29... Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Re2 31. Qd8+ Kh7 32.
Qh4+ $13 (32. Rf2 $5 Rxf2 33. Qh4+ Qh6 34. Qxf2 Qf6 35. Kh2 $13)) 30. Kg1 Rxf1+
31. Rxf1 Qd4+ 32. Kh2 Qxb6 33. Qh6 $132) (29. Qd7 {[#]}) 29... Qf6 $1 {[/\30...
R1e7-+;ףd7]} (29... Qa1 $4 30. Qxe8+ $18) 30. g4 $8 (30. Qxb7 $2 Qa1 31. Qxa6
Rxf1+ 32. Rxf1 Re1 33. Kg1 Qd4+ 34. Kh1 Qf2 $19) 30... R1e7 $1 31. Qxf5 Qxf5
32. gxf5 Kg7 $17 33. h4 $5 Rh8 34. Rh2 Kf6 (34... Rh5 35. Rg1+ Kf6 36. Rg5 $132
) 35. h5 Kxf5 $2 (35... Rh6 $1 $17 {(/\36...Kxf5,37...f6,38...Reh7)}) 36. h6 $1
f6 37. Rg1 $1 $132 d4 $6 (37... Reh7 38. Rh5+ Kxf4 39. Rg6 f5 40. Kg2 $132) 38.
Rh5+ Kxf4 39. Rf1+ Kg4 40. Rh2 Re3 (40... Reh7 $4 41. Rg2+ Kh5 42. Rfg1 $18)
41. Rg2+ Rg3 42. Rxf6 $11 Rxg2 (42... Kg5 43. Rf7 $132) 43. Kxg2 Rh7 44. Rd6 c5
(44... Kg5 $6 45. Kf3 Rxh6 46. Rd7 $14) 45. Kf2 Kg5 46. Rd5+ Kf4 47. Rh5 Kg4
48. Rxc5 $11 Rxh6 49. Ke2 Rxb6 50. Kd3 Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch13 Alekhine-Bogoljubow +11-5=9"]
[Site "GER/NLD"]
[Date "1929.11.05"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[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. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 b6 (9... Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Qc7 11. Bc2 {[%cal Yd1d3] /\Qd3->}) 10. Qe2
(10. b3 c5 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Qe2 cxd4 13. Bxd4 (13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15.
Nf3 Qc7 16. Ne5 Rad8 17. Rad1 Rd6 18. Ng4 Nxg4 19. Qxg4 f6 20. Bc2 Qe7 21. Rxd6
Bxd6 22. Re1 e5 23. h4 Rd8 24. h5 Bb4 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 Qd6 $10) 13... Qc7
$10) (10. Nxf6+ Nxf6 11. b3 Bb7 12. Bb2 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Qe2 Bxf3 15. Qxf3
Bd4 16. Bxd4 Qxd4 17. Rfd1 Qc5 18. a3 {1/2-1/2 Lalic,B-Nogueiras,J/Saint John
op-1 1988}) 10... Bb7 11. Bf4 $6 (11. Rd1 $142 {Vidmar} Qc7 12. Bg5 (12. b3)
12... c5 13. Bh4 {[%cal Yh4g3] /\Bg3}) 11... c5 $1 $10 12. dxc5 $6 $15 (12.
Nxf6+ $10) (12. Rfd1 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Qc8) 12... Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Nxc5
15. Qe3 Qd3 16. b4 $1 (16. b3 Rfd8 $17) 16... Qxe3 17. Bxe3 Nd3 18. a3 Nb2 (
18... Rac8 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Rd2 Rxc4 $2 21. Rad1 $18) 19. Rac1 Rfc8 20. c5 (
20. Nd2 $142) 20... bxc5 21. bxc5 Na4 (21... Nd3 $2 22. Rc3 Nxc5 $2 23. Rfc1
$18) 22. Rc2 Nb6 $1 (22... Nxc5 $2 23. Rfc1 $16) 23. Rb1 Nd5 24. Bd4 f6 $1 {
[%csl Rc5][%cal Re6e5] /\e5 ><c5} 25. c6 a5 (25... Bxa3 26. Ra1 Bd6 27. Rxa7
Rxa7 28. Bxa7 Ne7 $17 {/=/+ Kotov}) 26. Bb2 Rab8 27. Rd1 Kf7 28. Nd4 g6 29. g3
Rb6 30. Kg2 a4 (30... e5 31. Nf5) 31. Re2 Nc7 (31... e5 32. Nf3 Ke6 33. Bxe5
$18) 32. f4 Rd8 33. Rc2 Rd5 34. Rdd2 Bd6 35. Nf3 Ke7 36. Rxd5 Nxd5 37. Kf2 Rb5
38. Bd4 $2 (38. Ke2 Rc5 39. Rxc5 Bxc5 40. Kd3 Kd6 41. Nd4 Bxd4 42. Bxd4 Kxc6
43. Kc4 $16 {/=/+ Kotov}) 38... Kd8 $1 (38... Bxa3 $2 39. Ra2 Rb3 $2 40. Rxa3
Rxa3 41. Bc5+ $18) 39. Nd2 (39. Rc4 $142) 39... Bxa3 40. Ra2 Bb4 41. Nc4 Bc3 $1
(41... a3 42. Nxa3 Ra5 43. Bb2 Nc3 44. Ra1 $17 {/=/+ Kotov}) 42. Bxc3 Nxc3 43.
Rc2 Nd5 44. Nd6 Rb3 $6 (44... Rb6 $142 45. Rc5 Ra6) 45. Rc5 {[%cal Yc5a5] /\Ra5
} Rb6 (45... Kc7 $2 46. Nb5+ $18) 46. Nb5 Nc7 47. Nxc7 Kxc7 $19 48. Ra5 Rb2+
49. Ke3 Rb4 $2 (49... Ra2 $1 50. Ra6 a3 51. Kd4 (51. h4 Ra1 52. Kf3 a2 53. Kg2
e5 $19) 51... Rxh2 52. Rxa3 Kxc6 53. Ra6+ Kd7 54. Ra7+ Ke8 55. Kc5 (55. Ra6 Kf7
56. Ra7+ Kg8 57. Ra6 Re2 $19) 55... Rd2 $1 56. Rxh7 Rd5+ 57. Kc4 Kf8 $19 {
Bogoljubow}) (49... Rxh2 $2 50. Rxa4 Kxc6 51. Ra6+ Kd5 52. Ra5+ Kc4 53. Ra6 $10
) 50. Ra6 e5 51. fxe5 fxe5 52. Kd3 h5 53. Kc3 Rg4 54. Ra5 Kxc6 55. Rxe5 Kd6 56.
Ra5 $1 Ke6 57. Kd3 h4 58. Ke2 Rb4 59. Kf3 Kf6 60. gxh4 Rxh4 61. Kg3 g5 62. Ra6+
Kf5 63. Ra5+ Kg6 64. Ra8 Rb4 65. h3 Rc4 66. Ra7 Kf6 67. Ra6+ Ke5 68. Ra5+ Kd4
69. Kg4 $1 Kc3+ 70. Kxg5 Kb4 71. Ra8 Rc5+ 72. Kg6 Ra5 73. Rb8+ Kc3 74. h4 a3
75. Rb1 Ra6+ 76. Kg7 a2 77. Ra1 Ra7+ 78. Kg6 Kb2 79. Rxa2+ Rxa2 80. h5 Kc3 81.
h6 Rg2+ 82. Kf7 Rh2 83. Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Match Spielmann-Bogoljubow +4-3=3"]
[Site "Semmering"]
[Date "1932.01.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Black "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1932.01.07"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {DSB 1932,S.46} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Be7 7.
O-O O-O 8. Qe2 b6 9. b3 Bb7 10. Bb2 c5 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. Ne5 cxd4 13. exd4 Rad8
14. f4 g6 15. Bb1 Rfe8 16. Rd3 Nf8 17. Rg3 a6 18. h4 N6d7 19. h5 Bf6 20. cxd5
exd5 21. hxg6 fxg6 22. Nd1 Bg7 23. Ne3 Nf6 24. f5 Nh5 25. Rh3 Rxe5 26. dxe5
Bxe5 27. fxg6 hxg6 28. Bxg6 Nxg6 29. Qxh5 1-0

[Event "Moravska Ostrava"]
[Site "Moravska Ostrava"]
[Date "1933.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gruenfeld, Ernst"]
[Black "Steiner, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1933.07.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CSR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Qe2 dxc4 11. bxc4 c5 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Ne5 a6 (13... Nxe5 14.
dxe5 Nd7 15. f4) 14. f4 Rfd8 15. d5 $1 Ne8 (15... exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxh7+
Kxh7 18. Qh5+) 16. e4 b5 17. Ng4 b4 18. Nb1 Nf8 19. f5 $1 exf5 20. Rxf5 Bc8 21.
e5 $1 Bxf5 22. Bxf5 Qa5 23. Nd2 Qxa2 24. Nf3 f6 $2 25. Ra1 $1 Qb3 26. Bc2 $1
Qxb2 27. Bxh7+ Nxh7 28. Qxb2 fxe5 29. Qxe5 Bd6 30. Qe6+ Kh8 31. Nfe5 Bxe5 32.
Nxe5 Nf8 33. Qe7 Nd6 34. Rf1 Kg8 35. Rf3 1-0

[Event "Lodz Dreimeisterturnier 8R"]
[Site "Lodz"]
[Date "1908.08.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1908.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nd7 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e4 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Ngf6 7. Bd3 Nxe4 8.
Bxe4 Nf6 9. Bc2 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Qa5 11. O-O Bxd2 12. Nxd2 O-O 13. c5 $1 b6 14. Nb3
(14. Ne4 bxc5 (14... Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Ba6 16. Re1 bxc5 17. Qh5 g6 18. Qxc5) 15.
Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Qh5 f5 17. Rad1 Ba6 18. Rfe1 cxd4 19. Re4 $1) 14... Qb4 15. Qf3
Ba6 16. Rfd1 bxc5 17. dxc5 (17. Nxc5 Qxb2 18. Nxa6 Qxc2 19. Nb4 Qe4 20. Qxe4
Nxe4 21. Nxc6 $11) 17... Rfd8 (17... Bb7 18. Rd4 Qb5 19. Bd3) (17... Bb5 18.
Rd4) (17... Nd5 18. Rd4 {/\ 19.Qh5}) 18. Qxc6 Bb7 19. Qc7 (19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20.
Qc7 Rc8 21. Rd1 $1 g6 22. Qe5) 19... Nd5 20. Qe5 Nf4 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rd1
Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1 f6 24. a3 fxe5 25. axb4 Bxg2 26. f3 (26. b5) 26... e4 27. c6 $2
exf3 28. c7 $4 (28. Kf2) 28... Nh3# 0-1

[Event "NED-ch54"]
[Site "Rotterdam "]
[Date "1999.06.09"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[Annotator "Cifuentes Parada,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1999.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 h6 11. Bc2 (11. b3 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Bb2 Nxf3+ (
13... Qf6 $5 14. Qd4 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Qxd4 16. Bxd4 Rd8 $11 {Piket,M-Delemarre,J
/KNSB 1996}) (13... Bg4 $2 14. Bxe5 $1 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Bxe5 16. Qf5 Re8 $8 17.
Qh7+ Kf8 18. Rad1 Bxh2+ 19. Kxh2 Qh4+ 20. Kg1 Qxe4 21. Qh8+ Ke7 22. Qxg7 Rg8
23. Rfe1 $16) 14. Qxf3 Qh4 (14... Qc7 15. Rfe1 $5 f5 16. Bc2 Bxh2+ 17. Kh1 Bd6
18. Rad1 $44) 15. g3 Qg4 16. Rad1 (16. Bxc6 $5 bxc6 17. Qxc6 Qe2 18. Qxa8 Qxb2
19. Qxa7 Bh3 $13) 16... Qxf3 17. Bxf3 Bc5 18. Rfe1 Be6 19. Kg2 Rfd8 (19... a5
$5) 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rd1 Ra8 22. Be4 a5 23. a3 Be7 24. f4 f5 25. Bf3 Kf7 26.
a4 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Berebora,F-Cifuentes,R /Benasque Open 1995}) 11... e5 (11...
c5 12. b3 Qc7 13. Bb2 Rd8 14. Qe2 Nf8 15. Rad1 $14 {Flear-Ballon, Guernsey 1990
}) (11... Nf6 12. b3 c5 13. Bb2 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Qe7 15. Rad1 Rd8 16. Qh4 Bc7 17.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 18. Rd1 Qe7 19. Ne5 $16 {Meszaros-Farago, Budapest 1989}) 12. h3 $5
$146 (12. Re1 $5 {[#] (3) 0.09/2}) (12. b3) (12. Qd3) 12... Re8 13. Re1 exd4
14. Rxe8+ Qxe8 15. Qxd4 Bc5 (15... Ne5 $2 16. Qxd6 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Qe1+ 18. Kg2
Bxh3+ 19. Kxh3 Qf1+ 20. Kg4 h5+ 21. Kf4 $18) 16. Qc3 a5 (16... Qe2 $2 17. Be3
$1 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Nb6 19. Rd1 $1 Bxh3 20. Rd2 Qxc4 21. gxh3 Qxc3 22. bxc3 Nd5
23. Bb3 $18) 17. a3 Nf8 $6 (17... Nf6 $1 18. Ne5 (18. Bxh6 $2 Qe2 19. Be3 Bxe3
20. fxe3 Bxh3 $1 21. Ne1 Ng4 $1 22. Qd3 Qf2+ 23. Kh1 Qg3 $1 24. Kg1 (24. Qh7+
Kf8 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Qxh3 Nf2+ $19) 24... Qh2+ 25. Kf1 Bxg2+ 26. Nxg2 Qh1+ 27.
Ke2 Qxg2+ $19) (18. Bd2 Bb4 $1 $11) 18... Be6 19. b3 (19. Nd3 Ne4) 19... Rd8
$11) 18. Bf4 Be6 19. Be5 $14 f6 20. Bd4 Bd6 (20... Qe7 $1 21. Re1 Qd6 (21...
Rd8 22. Bf5) 22. Rd1 (22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Nd4 Bf7 24. Nf5 Be6 $13 25. b4 axb4 26.
axb4 Qxc4 27. Qg3 g5 28. Nxh6+ Kh8 29. Bf5 Qxb4) 22... Qe7 23. Qe3 Bxd4 24.
Nxd4 Re8 25. Re1 Qd6 26. Qc3 $14) 21. Bb6 Qf7 22. Rd1 Be7 $2 (22... Bc7 $8 23.
Bxc7 Qxc7 24. Nd4 Bf7 25. Nf5 $14) 23. Re1 $1 Re8 (23... a4 24. Nd4 Bd8 25.
Bxd8 Rxd8 26. Nxe6 Nxe6 27. Bxa4 $16) 24. Nd2 Nd7 (24... Bd6 25. Bxa5 Be5 26.
Qb4 $16) 25. Bxa5 b6 26. Qg3 $1 $18 f5 27. Bc3 Bf8 28. a4 Nf6 29. b3 Bc5 30.
Qf3 Qd7 31. Rd1 Rf8 32. Nf1 Qc8 33. Ne3 Nh7 34. Qf4 Be7 35. h4 g5 36. hxg5 hxg5
37. Qh2 Rf7 38. Qh6 Bf6 39. Rd6 b5 40. Bxf5 Bxf5 41. Bxf6 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Black "Dao, Thien Hai"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Cifuentes Parada,L"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "1997.01.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Lutz} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nc3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. h3 e5 11. Bd2 Bc7 12. Rfe1 {Lutz: Eine neue Idee
gegenüber 12.Bb3. Weiß kann Nh4 nebst f2-f4 anstreben.} (12. Bb3 {Lutz} h6 13.
Nh4 Rd8 (13... Re8 14. Nf5 (14. Nb5 Bb8 15. Ng6 Qd8 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nd4 Nxg6
18. Qxg6 Nd5 19. Qd3 Qd6 20. Nf3 Nf6 $11 {Farago,I-Chernin,A/Osterreich 1993})
14... Qd8 15. Rfe1 e4 16. f3 Nb6 17. fxe4 Bxf5 18. exf5 Qd6 19. Kf1 Rad8 20.
Qd1 Qh2 $40 {1/2-1/2 Kuzmin,A-Chernin,A/Biel op 1995 (48)}) 14. Nf5 Qf8 15. Nb5
$6 (15. Rac1 exd4 16. exd4 Nb6 $11 {Farago,I}) 15... Bb8 16. Ba5 cxb5 $1 17.
Bxd8 Qxd8 18. Qxc8 (18. Rac1 Nb6 $17) 18... Qxc8 19. Ne7+ Kf8 20. Nxc8 Bc7 $1
21. Rac1 Rxc8 22. Rc2 Ke7 23. Rfc1 Kd8 $15 {Farago,I}) 12... h6 13. Nh4 Kh8 (
13... Re8 {Lutz} 14. f4 $5 exf4 (14... e4 15. Nf5 Qf8 16. Ng3 {>< e4}) 15. exf4
$36) (13... Rd8 {Lutz} 14. f4 exf4 (14... e4 15. Nf5 Qe8 16. Ng3 {>< e4}) 15.
exf4 $36) 14. Nf5 Qd8 15. Bb3 (15. Rad1 $5 Nb6 16. Bb3 e4 $1 (16... Bxf5 17.
Qxf5 exd4 18. exd4 Qd6 19. g3 Nbd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bc2 g6 22. Qe5+ Qxe5 23.
dxe5 $16) 17. Ng3 Bxg3 18. fxg3 Qe7 $13) 15... exd4 16. Nxd4 (16. exd4 Nb6 17.
Rad1 Nbd5 $10) 16... Nc5 17. Bc4 Ne6 {Lutz: Schwarz nimmt eine
Verschlechterung seiner Bauernstruktur in Kauf, um seinen Bc8 zu entwickeln.}
18. Nf3 $6 (18. Nf5 $5 Ng5 19. Rad1 Qd7 20. Bd3 Rd8 21. Bc1 $14) (18. Nxe6 {
Lutz} Bxe6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 {/\ ...Qd6; >< >>}) 18... Ng5 $1 19. Nxg5 hxg5 20. e4
Qd4 21. Bf1 g4 22. Be3 $1 $8 Qd8 $2 (22... Qe5 $1 23. g3 gxh3 24. Bf4 Qe7 25.
Nd5 $1 cxd5 26. exd5 h2+ 27. Kh1 Qd7 28. Bxc7 Qxd5+ 29. Kxh2 $10) (22... Qe5
$36 {Lutz}) 23. Bc5 Re8 24. Rad1 Nd7 25. hxg4 Qh4 26. Bd6 Bxd6 27. Rxd6 Ne5 28.
Re3 Bxg4 29. f4 Ng6 30. g3 Qe7 31. Qd2 Rad8 32. Red3 $14 Rxd6 33. Rxd6 Kg8 34.
Bg2 Qc7 35. e5 Ne7 36. Ne4 Nf5 37. Rd3 Qb6+ 38. Qf2 Ne7 39. Nd6 Rb8 40. Qxb6
axb6 41. Be4 (41. Rb3 b5 42. a4 $2 Bd1 43. Rd3 Bc2 $1 $15) 41... Be6 42. a3 f5
43. exf6 $6 (43. Bf3 Rd8 44. b4 $14) 43... gxf6 44. f5 Ba2 45. g4 Kf8 46. Kf2
Nd5 47. Bf3 Ke7 48. Ne4 Bb1 49. Rd1 Bxe4 $1 50. Bxe4 Nc7 51. Rh1 Rf8 52. Ke3
Nb5 53. Kf4 $6 (53. Bb1 $1 Nd6 54. Ba2 Re8 55. Be6 $16) 53... Nd6 $1 54. Bd3
Nf7 55. Rh7 b5 56. Bb1 Kd6 (56... Rh8 $2 57. Rxh8 Nxh8 58. Ba2 $18) 57. Ba2 Ng5
$1 58. Rxb7 $4 (58. Rh2 $10) 58... Rh8 $132 59. Rg7 Rh1 $2 (59... Rh3 $2 60.
Rxg5 fxg5+ 61. Kxg5 Rh2 62. Kf6 Rxb2 63. Be6 $1 $18) (59... Rh2 $1 60. Rxg5
fxg5+ 61. Kxg5 Rxb2 62. Bg8 c5 $1 63. f6 c4 64. Kg6 Rf2 65. g5 c3 66. Bb3 c2
67. Bxc2 Rxc2 68. f7 Ke7 69. Kg7 Rc8 $1 70. g6 Ra8 $19) 60. Bg8 Rf1+ 61. Ke3
Rf3+ 62. Ke2 Rg3 63. b3 Rxg4 64. Be6 Rg2+ (64... Re4+ $1 65. Kd3 Nxe6 $1 66.
fxe6 f5 $17) 65. Ke3 Rc2 66. Bg8 Ke5 67. a4 bxa4 68. bxa4 Rc3+ 69. Ke2 Ra3 70.
Ra7 Kd4 71. a5 Kc5 72. Ra8 Ne4 73. Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Koop Tjuchem op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Cifuentes Parada,L"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1996.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
Qe7 9. Bd2 dxc4 (9... e5 $5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. e4 (11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5
13. f4 Qh5 14. Nb5 Be7 15. Rae1 Bd7 16. Nd4 Rac8 17. Qb3 b6 18. Bc3 Ne4 19. Be2
Bg4 20. Bxg4 Qxg4 21. Qxd5 Nxc3 22. bxc3 Rxc3 $10 {Vyzmanavin,A-Bareev,E,
Moscovo PCA-op, 1994}) 11... exd4 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Ne5 $5 (13... Nf6 14.
Nxd4 Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2 Qe5+ 16. Kg1 Qxd4 17. Bc3 Qxd5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Rad1 $1
$44 {Georgiev,Ki} (19. Bxh7+ $6 Kg7 20. Be4 Qh5)) 14. Nxe5 (14. Nxd4 Qh4 15. f4
Ng4 16. Nf3 Qe7 $5 17. Rae1 Bc5+ 18. Kh1 Qd6 $13) 14... Qxe5 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16.
f4 Qxd5 17. Be4 Qh5 (17... d3 18. Bxd5 dxc2 19. Be4 Rd8 20. Bc3 $16) 18. Qd3
Bg4 19. Rae1 Rae8 20. h3 Bc8 $10 {Georgiev,Ki-Khalifman,A, Pardubice, 1994})
10. Bxc4 e5 (10... a6 $5 11. a4 (11. a3 b5 12. Bd3 c5 13. Ne4 Bb7 (13... c4 $2
14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. Be2 $16) 14. dxc5 Nxc5 $1 (14... Bxc5 15. Nxc5 Qxc5 16. Bb4
Qxc2 17. Bxc2 Rfc8 18. Rfc1 $14) 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 (15... gxf6 $5 $13 {Ionov}) 16.
Bxh7+ Kh8 17. e4 $1 Kxh7 $8 {Sokolin,L-Ionov,S, S.Petersburgo-ch, 1992} 18. e5+
Be4 19. Qxe4+ Nxe4 20. exf6 Nxf6 $10) 11... c5 12. h3 (12. dxc5 Bxc5 (12...
Nxc5 $5 13. e4 Ncd7 14. Rae1 Ne5 $13) 13. e4 Ng4 (13... Bd6) 14. Bf4 $8 (14.
Rae1 Nxf2 $1) (14. Bg5 Qd6 15. Rad1 Qc7 $13) 14... Bd6 15. Qd2 $1 (15. Bxd6
Qxd6 16. Rad1 Qc5 $1 17. Be2 b6 18. Nd4 Ngf6 $13) 15... Nde5 $8 (15... Bxf4 16.
Qxf4 Ngf6 17. e5 $16) 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 (16... Nxe5 17. Rad1 Bc7 18. Be2) 17. Rad1
$14 {Vyzmanavin,A-Savchenko,S, Moscovo op, 1992}) (12. Rad1 h6 13. h3 Rb8 14.
Rfe1 b6 15. Qd3 Ra8 16. d5 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. e4 exd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. exd5
Qd6 21. Qe4 Bd4 22. Bf4 Qf6 23. Re2 Bd7 24. b3 Rfe8 25. Qf3 b5 26. axb5 axb5
27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 $10) 12... b6 13. d5 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. e4 exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5
17. Bxd5 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Oll,L/Antwerpen op (09) ;EXT 96op2 1996}) 11. h3 $5 {
N} (11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Nf6 13. Qh4 e4 14. Ne5 Be6 15. f4 Bxc4 16. Nxc4 Nd5
17. Qxe7 Bxe7 {1/2-1/2 Lein,A-Bagirov,V, URSS-ch40 Baku,1972}) (11. Ng5 Bc7 12.
Rae1 h6 13. Nge4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Nb6 15. Bb3 Bf5 16. Qc5 Qd7 17. Bc2 Rfe8 18. f4
Bxe4 19. Bxe4 exd4 20. exd4 Nd5 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Qxd5 cxd5 $10 {Aronson,
L-Taimanov,M, URSS-ch24 Moscow, 1957}) 11... a6 (11... h6 12. Nh4 $1 $16) 12.
Rad1 Bc7 (12... b5 $6 13. Bd3 c5 (13... Bb7 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Nf6 16. dxe5
Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Bf3 $16) 14. Ne4 $1 c4 15. Nxd6 $1 cxd3 16. Qc6 $16) 13.
Bb3 $1 (13. a3 b5 14. Ba2 Bb7 $13) 13... c5 14. Ng5 Nb6 $1 $8 (14... h6 $2 15.
Nd5 Qd8 16. Nxf6+ $1 (16. Nxc7 Qxc7 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 $16) 16... Nxf6 17.
dxe5 Bxe5 18. Bc3 Qe7 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 21. Rd8+ Ne8 22. Qg6 $18)
15. dxc5 Qxc5 16. e4 h6 17. Nf3 Qc6 $1 (17... Be6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Qb3 $14)
18. Rc1 Be6 $10 19. Be3 Rac8 20. Nd2 Rfd8 21. Rfd1 Bb8 22. a4 (22. a4 Nbd7 (
22... Nc4 23. Bxc4 Bxc4 24. Nxc4 Qxc4 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Nd5 Qxc2 27. Nxf6+
gxf6 $14) 23. Bxe6 Qxe6 24. Qb3 Qxb3 25. Nxb3 b6 26. f3 Kf8 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Andorra op 16th"]
[Site "Andorra"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kuzmin, Alexey"]
[Black "Cosma, Ioan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Cosma,I"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1998.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
h6 9. b3 b6 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Bb7 13. Bb2 Qc7 14. Rfe1 Rfe8
15. Rad1 c5 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Re2 Be7 19. Red2 Rad8 20. a3 a5 21.
Bc3 Qc7 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 Qxc4 $4 (23... Bf6) 24. Rxd7 Rxd7 25. Rxd7 Bxb4
26. Rd3 (26. Rd4 Qxc3 27. Qa4 Qc1+ 28. Rd1 Rc8) 26... Rc8 27. Nd2 $18 Qc6 28.
Nb1 Qe4 29. g3 Qf5 30. Qd1 Bc5 31. Qf3 Qg6 32. Nd2 b5 33. Qe4 Qg5 34. Bd4 Bf8
35. Kg2 b4 36. Be3 Qb5 37. Nb3 Kh8 38. Rd1 Rc3 39. Rd8 Kg8 40. Nd4 Qa6 41. Bxh6
(41. Nxe6 Qxe6 42. Rxf8+ Kxf8 43. Qxb4+) 41... Qb6 42. Bg5 Qc5 43. Nxe6 fxe6
44. Qxe6+ Kh7 45. Qe4+ 1-0

[Event "CAN-ch zt"]
[Site "Richmond"]
[Date "2002.03.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Cummings, David H"]
[Black "Lesiege, Alexandre"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2373"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[Annotator "Cummings,D"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2002.03.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 Qc7 ({The critical test and also more active is} 10...
b5) 11. Ne4 $1 ({Much better than} 11. e4 {which can be answered by} e5 {
After the text, White's queen and light squared bishop soon combine to
generate an initiative against Black's kingside.}) 11... Nxe4 12. Qxe4 c5 13.
Bd3 Nf6 14. Qh4 e5 {Otherwise White plays 15.e4 with a strong attack.} 15. dxe5
Bxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Bd2 $1 {White doesn't waste time defending the b/pawn.}
Qxb2 {The capture looks risky, but since Black is bound to suffer under
White's bishop pair in any case, he might as well grab a pawn for compensation.
} 18. Rac1 h6 19. Bc3 Qb6 20. a4 $1 ({Since the ending after} 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21.
Qxf6 gxf6 22. Rxc5 Be6 {is probably fine for Black, White needs to find
another way to improve his position before he can make any progress. With this
idea in mind, White prepares for a better version of the same ending by first
fixing his opponent's queenside pawn structure.}) 20... Re8 21. a5 Qe6 22. Bc4
Qe7 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Qxf6 gxf6 25. Bd5 Re5 $6 ({Black can try} 25... Rb8 {
although White still has the better ending after} 26. Rxc5 b6 27. Rb1 {Trying
to hold on for the draw, however, did not suit Alexandre's tournament position.
}) 26. e4 Be6 $2 {Objectively, this move allows White to force a position in
which every one of Black's pieces has been trapped.} 27. f4 Rh5 28. Bxb7 Ra7
29. Rb1 $6 ({The text doesn't spoil anything, but White has a simple win after
} 29. Rd8+ {when} Kg7 ({and} 29... Kh7 30. Rb8 Bb3 31. Rc3 c4 32. e5 $1 fxe5
33. Bf3 {traps Black's rook}) 30. Rb8 Bb3 31. Rc3 c4 32. Rg3+ Kh7 33. Rgg8 {
forces a quick mate.}) 29... Ba2 30. Rb6 c4 31. f5 ({Black's king remains
trapped after} 31. Rd8+ $1) 31... Kf8 32. Rd7 ({Much simpler is} 32. Rd8+ Ke7
33. Rc8) 32... Rh4 33. Rc7 $4 {White overlooks the only trap in the position...
} Rxe4 $1 34. Rxf6 ({I had seen Black's last, but missed that Black now
defends with} 34. Rc8+ Re8) 34... c3 35. Bxe4 $2 ({White has lost his
composure. Given my intention to take the rook with Bxe4, infinitely better is
} 35. Rcxf7+ Bxf7 36. Bxe4) 35... Rxc7 36. Bc2 Bc4 37. Rxh6 Ke7 38. g4 Bd5 39.
Rxa6 Rc4 40. f6+ Kd7 41. Rb6 Rxg4+ 42. Kf1 Kc7 ({During the game I was
concerned about} 42... Rg2 {but after} 43. Ba4+ Kc7 44. Rb5 Bc4+ 45. Kxg2 Bxb5
46. Bc2 {White is doing well.}) 43. Ke2 Rh4 44. Ke3 Rxh2 45. Kd3 Be4+ 46. Kxe4
Rxc2 47. Kd3 Ra2 48. Ra6 ({The game is prolonged needlessly after} 48. Kxc3
Rxa5 {since Black can win White's pawn/f6.}) 48... Kb7 49. Rb6+ Kc7 50. Ra6 Kb7
51. Rb6+ Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9697"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1996.10.12"]
[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 "St Ingbert"]
[BlackTeam "Empor Berlin"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
Qe7 $6 (8... dxc4) 9. c5 $1 {N} Bc7 10. e4 $14 dxe4 (10... e5 $2 11. exd5 cxd5
12. Bg5 e4 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxe7 exd3 15. Qc4 Nxe7 16. d5 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5
18. Rae1 Bf6 19. Qxd3 $18 {Dautov,R-Ribli,Z/BL 9697}) 11. Nxe4 h6 (11... Nxe4
12. Bxe4 Nf6 $2 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 $16) 12. Re1 Rd8 13. a3 (13. Ng3 $5 Nd5 14.
a3 $14) (13. b4 Nxe4 14. Rxe4 (14. Bxe4 a5) 14... a5 15. b5 cxb5 16. Bxb5 Nf6
17. Re1 Bd7 18. Rb1 Bc6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Bd2 $14) 13... Nxe4 14. Bxe4 (14.
Rxe4 Nf6 15. Rh4 {/\Bf4} b6 $1 (15... Nd5 16. Bd2 {/\Re1|^}) (15... e5 $2 16.
dxe5 Bxe5 17. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 18. Re1 $40 Ng4 19. Rh5 (19. h3 Nh2 $1) 19... Rxd3
20. Qxd3 Qxc5 21. Qd8+ Kg7 22. Qh4 $16) 16. b4 a5 17. cxb6 Bxb6 18. Qxc6 Qa7
19. bxa5 Bxa5 20. Rb1 Ba6 $44) 14... Nf6 15. Bd3 Bd7 (15... b6 $5 {/\} 16. cxb6
$2 axb6 17. Ne5 (17. Qxc6 $2 Bb7) 17... Bb7 $132) 16. b4 Be8 17. Qe2 $1 {/\Bd2}
(17. Bd2 Nd5) 17... Nd5 $2 (17... a5 18. Bd2 axb4 19. axb4 b6 20. Bc2 $14) (
17... b6 18. Ba6 $14) 18. Qe4 Nf6 19. Qh4 $16 Rd5 (19... Nd5 20. Bg5 $1 f6 21.
Bd2 $16) 20. g4 $5 (20. Ne5 Qd8 (20... Bxe5 21. Rxe5 $16) (20... Rad8 21. Bb2)
21. Bb2 Nd7 (21... Bxe5 22. dxe5 Rxd3 23. exf6 $40) 22. Qxd8 Rxd8 23. Be4 Nxe5
24. dxe5 R5d7 25. Bc3 $16) 20... Bd8 (20... Qd8 21. g5 Nh7 22. Be4 Rd7 23. Kh1
{/\Rg1} (23. Qh3 f5) 23... f5 24. Bc2 $40) 21. g5 Nh7 22. Be4 (22. Bxh7+ Kxh7
23. Qe4+ g6 24. gxh6 Qf6 $14) 22... Nxg5 23. Nxg5 Rxg5+ 24. Bxg5 Qxg5+ 25. Qxg5
Bxg5 (25... hxg5 $5) 26. b5 $2 (26. Red1 $2 Rd8 27. Rd3 f5 28. Bg2 e5 $132) (
26. Rad1 $1 Rd8 (26... a5 27. b5 $16) 27. Rd3 Bf6 (27... f5 $2 28. Bf3 Bf7 29.
b5) 28. Red1 a6 29. f4 $16) 26... Bf6 (26... Bf6 27. bxc6 Bxc6 28. Bxc6 bxc6
29. Red1 Rd8 30. Rab1 Bxd4 31. Kf1 Rd5 (31... e5 32. Rb7 Rd5 33. Rxa7 Rxc5 34.
Ra8+ Kh7 35. Rd2 $13) 32. Rb8+ Kh7 33. Rb7 Bxc5 34. Rxd5 cxd5 35. Rxf7 Bxa3 36.
Rxa7 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Zwesten op 1st"]
[Site "Bad Zwesten"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Luther, Thomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1997.01.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Be2 (11. Bf1 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Ng5 Bb7 14.
Nce4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Be7 16. Nd6 Bd5 17. e4 Bxd6 18. exd5 Rc8 19. Qe2 exd5 20.
Rxd5 Nf6 21. Rd3 Qc7 $10 {Karpov,An-Polgar,Zs/Madrid 1992}) 11... c5 {N} (11...
Qc7 12. e4 e5 13. g3 Re8 14. a3 Bb7 15. Bg5 h6 $6 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 hxg5
18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Qd2 $16 {Epishin,V-Polgar,Zsu/Madrid 1992}) 12. dxc5 Bxc5 (
12... Nxc5 $2 13. b4 $16) 13. Ne4 $1 Nxe4 (13... Qb6 14. Nxc5 Nxc5 15. b3 Bb7
16. Bb2 $14) 14. Qxe4 Ra7 (14... Qc7 $2 15. b4 Bb6 16. Bb2 Bb7 17. Qg4 $16) 15.
b4 $14 Bb7 (15... Qf6 16. Rb1 Bb7 17. Qc2 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Be7 19. Bb2 $16) 16.
Qf4 Bxf3 (16... Be7 $2 17. Ne5 Bd5 18. Rxd5 exd5 19. Nc6 $16) 17. Bxf3 Be7 18.
Bb2 (18. a4 Bf6 19. Ra3 bxa4 20. Rxa4 Qb6 $10) 18... Qb8 $1 (18... Bf6 $2 19.
Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Qxf6 gxf6 (20... Nxf6 21. a4 bxa4 22. Rxa4 Rb8 23. b5 $16) 21. a4
bxa4 22. Rxa4 $16 {><a6}) 19. Rac1 (19. a4 $2 Qxf4 20. exf4 bxa4 21. Rxa4 Nb6
$15) 19... Bf6 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. a3 (21. Rc3 Qxf4 (21... e5 22. Qf5 a5 23. bxa5
Rxa5 24. Rc2 b4 25. Rdc1 Qd6 26. h3 $14) 22. exf4 Rb8 23. Ra3 Kf8 24. Rd6 (24.
Ra5 Ke7 $10) 24... Rc8 25. g3 Rc4 $10) (21. Qxb8 Rxb8 22. a3 Kf8) 21... Qxf4
22. exf4 Rb8 23. g4 Kf8 24. Rc6 a5 (24... Ke7 25. g5 Ne8 $1 (25... Nd7 26. Rdd6
a5 27. Ra6 Rxa6 28. Rxa6 axb4 29. axb4 $14)) 25. g5 Ne8 26. Rc5 axb4 27. axb4
Rc7 $1 $10 28. Kf1 (28. Be4 Rxc5 29. bxc5 b4 30. c6 b3 31. Rd7 Rb4 $1 (31... b2
$4 32. Rb7 $18) 32. Bd3 (32. f3 Rc4 $10) 32... Rb6 33. Be4 Rb4 $10) (28. Rxc7
Nxc7 29. Ra1 Nd5 30. Bxd5 exd5 $10) 28... Rxc5 29. bxc5 b4 30. Ke2 b3 31. c6 (
31. Be4 Rb4 32. f3 f5) 31... b2 32. Be4 Rb4 33. f3 f5 34. gxf6 gxf6 (34... Nxf6
35. c7 Rc4 36. Rd8+ Ke7 37. Rb8 $10) 35. f5 exf5 36. Bxf5 Rc4 37. Be4 Nd6 38.
Rb1 Nxe4 39. fxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER CupT sf2"]
[Site "Bad Godesberg"]
[Date "1999.03.13"]
[Round "?.4"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Schaefer, Markus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2406"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1999.03.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Godesberg"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3
Qe7 9. Qc2 (9. O-O e5 $11) 9... Re8 $1 {Der beste Weg zum Ausgleich. Schwarz
plant e6-e5, wonach der Anziehende wegen der Drohung e5-e4 keine Zeit zum
Zwischenschlagen c4xd5 haben wird.} (9... e5 $5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12.
Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Ne2 Bg4 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15. Qc3 (15. Nd4 $5) 15... Qxc3+ 16. Nxc3
d4 17. exd4 Rad8 18. f3 Rxd4 19. O-O-O Rfd8 $11 {Milov,V-Khenkin,I/Strasbourg
FRA 1999}) 10. e4 $146 (10. O-O e5 11. cxd5 $5 {Ein unklares Figurenopfer.} (
11. e4 $6 exd4) 11... e4 (11... cxd5 $2 12. e4 $16 {-siehe die Partie.}) 12.
Nxe4 Nxe4 13. dxc6 Nb6 14. Ne5 Nf6 $13) (10. Rd1 dxc4 (10... e5 $5 11. dxe5
Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. O-O Bg4 $11) 11. Bxc4 h6 12. O-O e5 13.
Nh4 Nf8 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. Qxf5 exd4 16. Rxd4 Be5 17. Rdd1 Rad8 $11 {Eng,
H-Velikov,P/Hamburg 1984}) 10... e5 $2 {Es ist schon erstaunlich, daß dieser
natürliche Zug Schwarz zu großen Schwierigkeiten führt.} (10... dxe4 $6 {
war sehr verlockend, der weiße König verliert das Rochaderecht.} 11. Nxe4 Nxe4
12. Bxe4 Bb4+ 13. Ke2 $1 ({nicht} 13. Bc3 Bxc3+ 14. Qxc3 e5 $11) 13... Nf6 14.
Rhd1 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 $14 {Schwarz hat eine schlechte Figur- sein Bc8 ist sehr
passiv, und die Befreiung durch e6-e5 ist unmöglich.}) (10... dxc4 $1 {hieß
die richtige Lösung.} 11. Bxc4 (11. bxc4 e5 12. d5 Nc5 13. Be2 Nh5 14. g3 Bh3
$11) 11... e5 12. O-O exd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 $1 (13... Bxh2+ $2 14. Kxh2 Qe5+ 15.
Kg1 Qxd4 16. Nb5 Qxe4 17. Bxf7+ $16) 14. Be2 Ng6 $11 {Es entstand eine
Stellung mit gegenseitigen Chancen. Weiß sollte vorsichtig sein, falsch wäre z.
B.} 15. Nf5 $2 Bxf5 16. exf5 Qe5 17. g3 Nh4 $15) 11. cxd5 $1 {Dieser wichtige
Zwischentausch schwächt den Punkt d5.} cxd5 12. O-O $16 exd4 (12... dxe4 13.
Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 h6 15. Rfe1 Qf6 16. Rad1 $16) 13. Nxd5 {Nun ist dieser Zug
möglich geworden.} Nxd5 14. exd5 Ne5 {Guter Rat war schon teuer, Schwarz
opfert zwei Bauern und versucht einen verzweifelten Angriff.} (14... Nf6 15.
Rae1 Qf8 16. Rxe8 Qxe8 17. Bxd4 $16) 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Nxd4 Ng4 (16... Qh4 17.
Bf5 Ng4 18. h3 $18) (16... g6 17. Bxg6 fxg6 18. f4 $18) 17. g3 $18 {Der Rest
ist einfach.} Qg5 18. Rae1 Bd7 19. Bf5 Qh6 20. h4 Bxg3 21. fxg3 Ne3 22. Qf2
Nxf1 23. Rxf1 Qd6 24. Bxd7 Qxd7 25. Qxf7 Qg4 26. Nf5 Rg8 27. Rf4 Qd1+ 28. Kg2
Qe2+ 29. Kh3 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 03rd"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Stripunsky, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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 "Azov Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Surgut Fakel-Surgutgazprom"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
(8. b3 dxc4 9. bxc4 e5 10. O-O Re8 11. Bb2 exd4 12. exd4 Nf8 $10) 8... dxc4 (
8... b6 $6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 Bb7 12. Bg5 $14) 9. Bxc4 a6 (9...
b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. e4 e5) 10. a4 (10. e4 e5 11. d5 $6 Nb6) 10... Qc7 11. Rd1 (
11. a5 b5 12. axb6 Nxb6 13. Bd3 Nbd5 $10) 11... b5 12. Be2 (12. axb5 $2 cxb5
13. Bxb5 $2 axb5 14. Rxa8 b4 $15) 12... Bb7 $10 13. Bd2 Rac8 (13... b4 $5 14.
Ne4 (14. Na2 $6 c5 15. Rac1 Qb6 $15) 14... Nxe4 15. Qxe4 c5 16. Qh4 Nf6 (16...
cxd4 17. exd4 $13) 17. Rac1 Qe7 18. Bd3 $10) 14. b4 a5 (14... Bxb4 $2 15. Nxb5
cxb5 16. Qxc7 Rxc7 17. Bxb4 $16) 15. bxa5 (15. axb5 $5 Bxb4 $5 (15... cxb5 $6
16. Qb2 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Bxh2+ 18. Kg2 $40) (15... axb4 16. Na2 cxb5 17. Qxc7 Rxc7
18. Bxb4 $14) 16. Na4 cxb5 17. Qxc7 Rxc7 18. Bxb5) 15... b4 16. a6 Ba8 (16...
bxc3 17. axb7 $16) 17. Na2 (17. Ne4 $6 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 c5 19. Qh4 c4 $44) 17...
c5 18. dxc5 Ne5 19. Bxb4 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Bxh2+ 21. Kh1 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Nd5 $2 (
22... Qe5 23. Kg2) (22... Qc6 23. Kxh2 Qxf3 24. Rd4) (22... Be5 $5 23. Rab1 Qc6
$132) 23. c6 Nxb4 24. Nxb4 Bd6 (24... Be5 25. Rac1 (25. Rd7 Qa5 (25... Qxd7 $2
26. cxd7 Rxc2 27. Rd1 $18) 26. Rb1 Bc7 $13) 25... Qe7 26. Qe4 Qf6 27. f4 $16) (
24... Qa5 25. Rab1 Qh5 26. Kg2 $16) 25. Rab1 Rfd8 $2 (25... f5 $5) (25... Bxb4
26. Rxb4 Qxc6 27. Qxc6 Rxc6 28. a7 Ra6 29. Rb8 Rxa7 30. Rdd8 $18) 26. Rd4 Rf8
27. a7 Bxb4 28. Rdxb4 Qxa7 29. Rb7 Qa5 30. R1b5 Qe1+ 31. Kg2 f5 $2 (31... Rfd8
32. Rd7 $16) 32. Qb2 $1 Rf6 33. Qxf6 gxf6 34. Rb8 $18 Kg7 35. Rxc8 f4 36. e4 f5
37. Rg8+ (37. Rg8+ Kxg8 38. c7 Qc1 39. Rb8+ Kg7 40. c8=Q $18) 1-0

[Event "IBM-20 Kroongroep"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1980.06.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Larsen, Bent"]
[Black "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1980.06.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Be2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
Re8 9. Bb2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 (10... e5 $6 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nge4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 $14
) 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Rc1 Rc8 $1 (12... a6 $6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 $14) 13. a4 (
13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6 15. Bb1 c5 $10) 13... a6 14. Qe2 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16.
Bf5 Rb8 (16... Rc7 $6 17. Rfd1 $14) 17. Ne4 $2 (17. h3 $32) 17... Nxf3+ 18.
Qxf3 $2 (18. gxf3 $32) 18... Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Qh4 $19 20. Rfd1 Bxh2+ 21. Kf1 Qxe4
22. Qxe4 Rxe4 23. g3 Bxg3 24. fxg3 Rxe3 25. Rd7 h6 26. Rc3 Rxc3 27. Bxc3 c5 28.
a5 Bc6 29. Ra7 (29. Rc7 b4 $19) 29... b4 30. Be5 Re8 31. Bd6 Bb5+ 32. Kf2 Re2+
33. Kf3 Rb2 34. Bxc5 Rxb3+ 35. Kf4 Rb1 0-1

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[Annotator "Eljanov,P"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Before this game I had had 6 draws in a row! Frankly speaking, I thought that
it was highly possible that this would be my next one! Vor dieser Partie hatte
ich 6 Remis in Serie! Offen gestanden hielt ich es für höchst wahrscheinlich,
dass dies mein nächstes sein würde!} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5.
e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 {This is the first time in my life that I had played this move.
Dies ist das erste Mal in meinem Leben, dass ich diesen Zug gespielt hatte.}
Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Bd3 {Quite a rare move
and it looks like there is a good reason for that. Ein recht seltener Zug, und
dies offenbar aus gutem Grund.} Qc7 12. a4 $146 {This was my idea. Das war
meine Idee.} b4 $1 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6 15. Bd3 c5 16. b3 cxd4 17. Qxc7
Bxc7 18. Nxd4 Bb7 $11 {During my preparation I thought somehow that this
endgame should be a bit better for White. But here I realised that Black has
no problems at all. Levon neutralised my preparation without any pressure! 
Bei meiner Vorbereitung hatte ich gedacht, dass dieses Endspiel irgendwie
einen Tick besser für Weiß sein sollte. Doch hier wurde mir klar, dass Schwarz
keinerlei Probleme hat. Levon hatte meine Vorbereitung ohne jeglichen Druck
neutralisiert!} 19. Bb2 Rac8 20. Rac1 Be5 $1 21. f3 {This is the only active
plan to restrict the black pieces by playing f3 and e4. Dies ist der einzige
aktive Plan, um die schwarzen Figuren mit f3 und e4 zu hemmen.} h5 (21... Nd5
22. Kf2 Nc3 23. Bxc3 Rxc3 24. Rxc3 bxc3 25. Rc1 $14) 22. Kf2 a5 (22... Bxh2 {
was possible and maybe the strongest as I got a more pleasant position in the
game. war möglich und vielleicht auch am stärksten, denn in der Partie erhielt
ich eine angenehmere Stellung.} 23. g3 h4 24. gxh4 Be5 25. f4 Bb8 26. Nf3 $132)
(22... Nd7 23. Be2) 23. Bc4 $1 {A very important move as I should stop Black's
main idea to transfer the knight to c5. Ein ganz wichtiger Zug, denn ich
sollte die Hauptidee von Schwarz unterbinden, den Springertransfer nach c5.} (
23. g3 Nd7 {and I need to be careful already. und ich muss bereits aufpassen.})
23... Nd5 (23... Bxh2 24. Nxe6 $1 {The point of 23.Bc4! Die Pointe von 23.Bc4!}
fxe6 (24... Ne4+ 25. Ke1) 25. Bxe6+ Kh7 26. Bxc8 Ne4+ 27. Ke1 Bxc8 28. Rxc8
Rxc8 29. fxe4 $16) 24. g3 Nb6 25. Bb5 Rfd8 (25... Bd5 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Rd2 $1
Bf6 28. e4 Bb7 29. Ke3 $14) 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. e4 h4 {Levon said after the game
that this move is wrong, but on the other hand I don't see full equality for
Black anyway. Levon sagte nach der Partie, dass dieser Zug falsch sei, aber
andererseits sehe ich auch sonst keinen vollen Ausgleich für Schwarz.} (27...
Bf6 28. Ke3 e5 29. Ne2 Rc2 30. Bc1 (30. Rd2 $2 Bxe4 $1) 30... Bc8 31. Rd6 Na8
32. Kd3 Rc7 33. Bb2 $16) (27... g5 28. Ke3 Bg7 29. Rc1 $14) (27... Rd8 28. Ke3
$14) 28. gxh4 Bf6 29. Ke3 $1 ({Rybka prefers the greedy Rybka bevorzugt das
gierige} 29. Kg3 Rd8 30. Be2 Nc8 {but I don't see how to regroup my pieces
here. , aber ich sehe nicht, wie ich hier meine Figuren umgruppieren soll.})
29... Bxh4 30. Ne2 Bg5+ {Dieser Zug missfiel Levon ebenfalls. Aber es sieht so
aus, als wäre er ebenfalls nicht schlecht.  Levon disliked this move also. But
it looks like it is also not bad.} 31. f4 Bd8 {Now my pawn chain is not so
strong and I need to bear in mind ...f5. Nun ist meine Bauernkette nicht mehr
so stark, und ich muss mit ...f5 rechnen.} 32. Rg1 g6 33. Bd4 Na8 $2 {But this
is a real mistake. Aber das ist ein echter Fehler.} ({Black should play
Angezeigt war} 33... Kf8 $1 34. h4 $5 (34. Rg3 Ke7 35. Rh3 Nd7 $11) 34... Ke7
35. h5 gxh5 36. Rg7 {with the initiative but Black should hold I believe. mit
Initiative, aber Schwarz sollte sich meines Erachtens halten können.}) 34. f5
$1 {Now all the black pieces are too far away. Nun stehen sämtliche schwarzen
Figuren zu weit abseits.} exf5 35. exf5 Bd5 36. fxg6 Bxb3 37. Nf4 f6 (37...
fxg6 38. Nxg6 Rc7 39. Bc6 $5 Rxc6 40. Ne5+ Kf8 41. Nxc6 Bc7 42. h4 $18) (37...
Kf8 38. h4 {I don't believe that Black can survive here. Ich glaube nicht,
dass Schwarz hier überleben kann.}) 38. Bd7 Rc2 {After this my task is very
simple. Danach ist meine Aufgabe sehr einfach.} (38... Rc7 39. Bf5 Nb6 40. h4
Nd5+ 41. Nxd5 Bxd5 42. h5 $16 {White should win also. sollte Weiß ebenfalls
gewinnen.}) 39. Bf5 $1 Rxh2 40. Rc1 Bc7 (40... Nb6 41. Be6+ (41. Kf3 Kg7 42.
Kg3 Rh8 43. Kg4 Rh2 44. Rc6 Nxa4 45. Nh5+ $18) 41... Bxe6 42. Nxe6 Rg2 43. Rc6
Nxa4 44. Nf4 $1 Rg1 45. Ke2 $18) 41. Bxf6 $1 {I was lucky to reach the time
control just at this moment! Ich hatte Glück, just in diesem Moment die
Zeitkontrolle zu erreichen!} ({As after Denn nach} 41. Be6+ $2 Bxe6 42. Nxe6 b3
$1 {it's amazing but I don't see how to win: sehe ich verblüffender Weise
keinen Gewinn:} 43. Nxc7 b2 44. Bxb2 Nxc7 45. Rxc7 Rxb2 $11) 41... Bb6+ 42. Kf3
Nc7 43. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2005.01.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kekki, Petri"]
[Black "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2362"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2005.01.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
h6 {Interesting alternative to the main 8...dxc4 and 8...e5 lines.} (8... dxc4
9. Bxc4 {---> 1-0 Gurevich,M-Sasikiran,K/Bastia 2003/CBM 98/[Gurevich,M] (47)})
(8... Re8 $5 9. e4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 {---> 0-1 Banikas,H-Skembris,S/Athens 1998/
CBM 069/[Lutz] (40)}) (8... Qe7 9. c5 Bc7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4
$14 {---> 0-1 Tsesarsky,I-Zoler,D/Kfar Sava 2001/CBM 083/[Tsesarsky] (40)}) (
8... e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 h6 13. Be3 exd4 14.
Bh7+ Kh8 15. Bxd4 Nf6 16. Bf5 {---> 1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Shirov,A/Frankfurt 2000/
CBM 078/[Lutz] (31)}) 9. e4 {Other attempts to fight for an advatntage are:} (
9. Rd1 {---> 1/2-1/2 Akesson,R-Lautier,J/Malmo 1999/CBM 072/[Lutz] (30)}) (9.
b3 b6 10. Bb2 Bb7 11. Rfd1 Qe7 {---> 1-0 Van Wely,L-Van den Doel,E/Rotterdam
2000/CBM 077/[Lutz] (46)}) 9... dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 c5 {I chose to
attack white's centre with the "c" pawn, in order to avoid symmetric pawn
structure:} (11... e5 12. Rd1 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nf6 14. Bf5 Qc7 15. h3 Bh2+ 16. Kf1
Be5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Dlugy,M-Kramnik,V/Internet ICC 1999/EXT 2005 (57)}) 12. b3 $2
$146 {Unsuccessful novelty. White weakened too much dark squares in his camp...
} ({Better was} 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Bd2 Nf6 15. b4 Be7 16. Bd3 b6 17.
Bc3 Bb7 18. Qe2 Rad8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Iljushin,A-Grigoriants,S/Tula 2002/CBM 087
ext (36)}) 12... cxd4 {forcing white's knight to move to the dark square in
the centre.} (12... f5 13. Bd3 cxd4 14. Nxd4 (14. Bb2 e5 $15) 14... Nc5 $15)
13. Nxd4 Nc5 $6 {[%cal Yd6h2,Yd8h4,Gh4d4] missing more attractive possibility:}
(13... f5 $1 14. Nxe6 (14. Bd3 Nc5 $15) (14. Bf3 Qh4 $19) 14... Qh4 15. f4 fxe4
16. Nxf8 Bxf8 $17) 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. Rd1 {protecting the knight.} Qe7 {Now
black is ready to push forward his "f" and "e" pawns.} ({After immediate} 15...
f5 {white gets a sufficient compensation:} 16. Nb5 Bxh2+ 17. Kxh2 Qh4+ 18. Kg1
Kxh7 19. Bb2 $44) 16. Nf3 f5 (16... b6 {comes to consideration.}) 17. Bg6 e5
18. Bb2 {In some variations white has an option of sacrificing the exchange on
d6.} Bc7 $1 19. g3 $1 {preparing the h4 square for the knight.} ({Worse is} 19.
Re1 e4 20. Qd2 {[%cal Yd2h6]} Kg8 $1 $15 21. Rad1 Qe6 $1 22. Bh5 Nd3 $17) 19...
Qf6 20. Nh4 Be6 {completing the development.} 21. b4 $2 {This move plays in
black's hands, as black can transfer the knight to active position on the
kingside.} ({Worth consideration:} 21. f4 $5 $13) 21... Ne4 22. c5 (22. f4 Rfc8
) (22. Bh5 Kg8) 22... Ng5 $1 {Now everything is ready to manage initiative on
the kingside.} 23. Qe2 {intending to put pressure on black's "e" pawn.} (23. f4
{is bad in view of} Nh3+ 24. Kh1 Nxf4 $17) 23... Nh3+ $1 24. Kh1 f4 $36 {
threatening with the capture on g3.} 25. f3 (25. Rf1 Ng5 $1 $15 {[%cal Ye6d5]}
(25... Bd5+ 26. Be4 Bxe4+ 27. Qxe4 fxg3 28. Ng6+ Kg8 29. fxg3 Nf2+ 30. Rxf2
Qxf2 31. Nxf8 Rxf8 32. Bxe5 Bxe5 33. Qxe5 Qf3+ 34. Kg1 Qf2+ $11)) (25. Bc2 fxg3
26. Ng6+ Qxg6 27. Bxg6 Rxf2 $19) 25... fxg3 {liberating the f4 square for the
knight.} 26. hxg3 Nf4 $1 ({Less clear is} 26... Qg5 27. Be4 Qxg3 28. Ng6+ Kg8
29. Nxf8 Rxf8 30. Rf1 Rf4 31. Qh2 Nf2+ 32. Rxf2 Rh4 $13) 27. Qe4 ({After} 27.
Qc2 {black gets a direct attack:} Qg5 28. Kh2 e4 $1 29. Bxe4 Nh5 30. Ng6+ Kg8
31. Nxf8 Rxf8 $40) 27... Qg5 28. Kh2 Rad8 29. Qc2 $2 ({Better was} 29. a3 Bd5
30. Qe3 Kg8 $15) {[%tqu "En","Please find the best move for black.","","",
"e5e4","",10]} 29... e4 $1 {opening the dark-squared bishop, that make all
black's pieces coordinated!} 30. Qc3 (30. Bxe4 Nh5 31. Ng6+ Kg8 32. Nxf8 Rxf8
$40) {[%tqu "En","Please find the strongest move for black.","","","f4h5","",
10]} 30... Nh5 $1 {protecting the g7 pawn, and, attacking the g3 pawn. White
cannot neutralize black's initiative without big material loses...} 31. f4 Bxf4
$1 32. Bxh5 Qxh4+ 33. Kg1 (33. Kg2 Qh3+ $19) 33... Qxg3+ 34. Qxg3 Bxg3 $19 {
Black is a two pawns up without any compensatin from the white player. The
rest needs no comment.} 35. Kh1 e3 36. Kg2 Rxd1 37. Rxd1 Bh4 38. Bc3 Rf5 $1 39.
Bf3 e2 $1 40. Rh1 (40. Bxe2 Rf2+ $19) 40... Rg5+ (40... Rg5+ 41. Kh2 Bg3+ 42.
Kg2 Be1+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Capablanca Memorial-B 24th"]
[Site "Holguin"]
[Date "1989.06.02"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Shneider, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Gomez Segura, Adalberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Espig,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1989.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{SCHACH 8/1989 Seite 19} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Be7 6.
Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 c5 10. Nxc5 Nxc5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bg5
b6 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. Rad1 Qe7 15. Ne5 Rfd8 16. Kh1 $1 {Bereitet f4 vor.} Bd4 17.
f4 Rac8 18. Bb1 h6 19. Bh4 Qc5 20. b3 Kf8 21. Rd3 {Droht schon vernichtenden
Angriff. Schwarz entschließt sich in seiner Not zu einer Radikallösung, wird
aber elegant zur Strecke gebracht.} g5 $6 22. b4 $1 Qc7 {[#]} 23. Ng6+ $3 {
Die schwarze Königsstellung wird restlos demoliert.} Kg7 (23... fxg6 24. fxg5 {
mit Rückgewinn der Figur bei hoffnungsloser schwarzer Stellung.}) 24. fxg5 hxg5
25. Bxg5 Ne4 ({Oder} 25... Qxc4 26. Ne5 $1 Bxe5 27. Qxe5) 26. Bxd8 Rxd8 27. Nf4
Qe5 28. Qg4+ {Am einfachsten, da nun Damentausch erzwungen ist.} Qg5 29. Qxg5+
Nxg5 30. Ne2 Bf6 31. Rxd8 Bxd8 32. Rd1 Bf6 33. Rd7 Bc6 34. Rxa7 b5 35. Rc7 Ba8
36. cxb5 Be5 37. Rc5 f6 38. b6 Nh3 39. Rxe5 fxe5 40. Nc3 Nf4 41. Be4 Nd5 42. a4
{und Schwarz gab endlich auf.} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rytshagov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[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. e4 (1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. O-O O-O
8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Rd1 c5 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. dxc5 bxc5 14.
Bc2 (14. Be4 Qc7 15. Rb1 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Ne5 17. Ng5 Ng6 18. Be3 Rfd8 19. g3 $14
{Stangl,M-Slobodjan,R/Lippstadt 1997}) 14... Bc6 15. Bf4 Qc8 16. Ng5 g6 17. Ne4
Bg7 18. Bd6 Re8 19. Rab1 $14 {Becker,A-Feigin,M/Buenos Aires 1939/HCL}) 1... e6
2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Bd3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qe2 b6 9.
Rd1 Bb7 10. c4 (10. Ng3 Qc8 11. c3 Rd8 12. Bg5 c5 13. Ne5 h6 14. Bf4 Nxe5 15.
Bxe5 Qc6 $11 {John,W-Saemisch,F/Gothenburg 1920}) 10... c5 {Out of french
defense the position had transformed into one of variation of Slav defense! It
seems that Anastasian was more familiar with arising position, so he knew
exactly what kind of an endgame he is looking for...} 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. dxc5
bxc5 13. Be4 {Trading strong lightsquared bishop of black seems very logical.}
(13. Bc2 Bc6 14. Bf4 Qc8 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Re8 17. Rd3 f6 18. Bd2 Nf8 19.
Rh3 Qb7 $13 {Wibe,T-Kristiansen,T/Skien 1980}) 13... Qc7 14. Rb1 Rfd8 15. Bxb7
$6 {Minor inaccuracy passing control over square e4 into black's hands.} (15.
Bg5 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 Nf6 18. Qe3 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rd8 $11) (15. Ng5 h6
16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Ne4 Bd4 18. b3 Qc6 19. Bb2 $13) 15... Qxb7 16. Bg5 $6 Ne5 $1
{Nice tactical blow forcing white to enter slightly worse endgame.} 17. Bxf6 (
17. Nxe5 Bxg5 18. b3 Bf6 $15) 17... Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 (18. gxf3 $5 gxf6 19. Qe5 (
19. Qe4 Qc7 20. f4 f5 21. Qe5 Qc6 22. Qf6 $11)) 18... Qxf3 19. gxf3 gxf6 20.
Kf1 $6 {First step in the wrong direction. The simpliest way to a draw was by
eliminating all the pawns on the queenside.} (20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. b4 cxb4 (21...
Rd4 22. bxc5 Rxc4 23. Rb7 a5 24. Rb5 a4 25. Ra5 Kf8 26. c6 Ke7 27. Ra7+ Kd6 28.
c7 Kd7 29. c8=Q+ Kxc8 30. Rxf7 $11) 22. Rxb4 Rc8 23. Rb7 Rxc4 24. Rxa7 $11)
20... a5 21. Ke2 Kf8 22. b3 Ke7 23. a3 Rab8 24. Rxd8 $2 (24. Rd3 Rxd3 25. Kxd3
Rg8 26. b4 axb4 27. axb4 cxb4 28. Rxb4 Rg2 29. Rb7+ $11) 24... Kxd8 25. Kd3 Kc7
26. Kc3 Rg8 $17 {[%csl Rf2,Rh2] Now white is in deep troubles.} 27. b4 axb4+
28. axb4 cxb4+ 29. Rxb4 Rg2 30. Ra4 Rxf2 31. Ra7+ Kc6 32. Rxf7 Rxf3+ 33. Kb4 h5
34. Ra7 Kb6 35. Rh7 Rf5 36. Re7 Re5 37. Rh7 Kc6 38. Rh8 f5 39. Rxh5 Re2 40. Rh6
Kd6 41. c5+ Ke5 42. Kc3 Kd5 43. Kd3 Ra2 44. Ke3 Ra3+ 45. Kf2 (45. Kf4 Ra4+ 46.
Kf3 e5 47. c6 Ra3+ 48. Kf2 Rc3 $19) 45... Rc3 46. Rh5 Ke4 47. Rh6 e5 48. Rc6
Rc2+ 49. Kf1 Rxh2 0-1

[Event "Moscow op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.02.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gordievsky, Dmitry"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Fischer,J"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2016.01.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 a6 11. Ng5 Qc7 12. e4 h6 13. e5 hxg5 14. exd6 Qxd6 15.
Bxg5 Qxd4 16. Rad1 Qc5 17. Be3 {All this has been played before. White is a
pawn down but Black's lack of development, the weakness on c6, White's active
pieces and the gaping hole on d6 guarantee White compensation.} Qf5 18. Bd3 Qh5
19. Ne4 Ng4 {Black puts his hope on a counter-attack.} ({Returning the extra
pawn with} 19... c5 20. Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. Bxc5 {is safer but gives White a
pleasant position and the pair of bishops.}) 20. Bf4 f5 21. Nd6 g5 22. h3 gxf4
23. hxg4 fxg4 {Now White is two pawns down but Black is still not developed
and his king is exposed. However, if White is careless Black suddenly mates
him with ...g3.} 24. Bg6 Qg5 25. Rfe1 Nf6 26. Bf7+ Kh8 ({After} 26... Rxf7 27.
Nxf7 Kxf7 28. Qxc6 {Black loses material.}) 27. Qc3 Ra7 28. Re5 Qg7 29. Bxe6
Bxe6 30. Rxe6 g3 31. fxg3 fxg3 32. Rf1 $1 {Exploiting the various pins on the
dark squares.} Nh7 33. Rxf8+ Nxf8 34. Rf6 {Threatening 35.Rxf8+.} Kh7 35. Nf5
b4 36. Qxc6 (36. Qd4 {wins even quicker.}) 36... Qg4 37. Rh6+ Kg8 38. Qd5+ Rf7
39. Nd6 Ne6 40. Rxe6 Kg7 1-0

[Event "Altensteig"]
[Site "Altensteig"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Gabriel, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bb4 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. h3 e5 11. Bb3 Bc7 (11... Qe7 12. Nh4) (11... b5 $6 12. Ne4
Nxe4 13. Qxc6 $16) 12. Bd2 exd4 13. exd4 Nb6 14. Rfe1 Qd6 15. Rac1 Nfd5 (15...
Bd7 16. Nb5 cxb5 17. Qxc7 Qxc7 18. Rxc7 Bc6 19. Bb4 $16) 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Re5
$1 Ne7 (17... Be6 18. Ng5 g6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 $16) 18. Ng5 Ng6 19. Rce1 Bd7 (19...
Qxd4 20. Nxf7 $1 Bxe5 (20... Rxf7 21. Re8+ Nf8 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. R1e7+ Kg8 24.
Bc3 $18) 21. Nxe5+ Kh8 22. Bc3 Qd6 23. Nxg6+ hxg6 24. Qe4 Rf4 25. Qe8+ Rf8 26.
Qe7 Qxe7 27. Rxe7 $18) (19... h6 20. Nxf7 Rxf7 21. Re8+ Nf8 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23.
Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Qf5+ $18) 20. h4 $1 Qxd4 (20... h6 21. h5 $18) 21. h5 $1 {
Ftacnik,L} (21. h5 $1 Bxe5 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Qxg6 $18) 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2009.05.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Black "Becerra Rivero, Julio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2009.05.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. e4 e5 13. Bg5 exd4 {In the line
with early 13.Bg5 black is forced to seek clarification in the center. The
waiting moves can lead to problems in the fight against whites bishop pair.} (
13... Rfe8 14. Rac1 (14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Be3 Qe7 17. f3 a6 18. Qd2
c5 19. Qd6 Rac8 20. Qxe7 Rxe7 21. Rd6 Re6 22. Rad1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Sakalauskas,V 
(2423)-Fressinet,L (2654)/Plovdiv 2003 (58)}) 14... Rac8 15. Qd2 a6 (15... Qb8
16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. f3 a6 19. Be3 c5 20. Qd6 b4 21. Qxe5 Rxe5 22.
Na4 $16 {1-0 Moiseenko,A (2653)-Ippolito,D (2392)/Lindsborg 2004 (33)}) 16.
dxe5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. f3 c5 19. Bf4 Qe6 20. a4 b4 21. Nb1 Bd5 22. Qe3 $16
{1-0 Drozdovskij,Y (2561)-Korobov,A (2543)/Poltava 2006 (35)}) 14. Rxd4 b4 15.
Rad1 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Akobian is not satisfied with the small advantage white
was so far able to squeeze in the line with 15.Bxf6. His novelty opens new
possibilities in the rich position.} (15. e5 Nxe5 16. Bxf6 bxc3 17. Rad1 Nxf3+
18. Bxf3 Rfe8 19. Qxc3 Bxh2+ 20. Kh1 Be5 21. Bxe5 Qxe5 22. Qb3 c5 23. Rd7 Bxf3
24. Qxf7+ Kh8 25. Qxf3 {1/2-1/2 Browne,W (2492)-Shulman,Y (2573)/San Francisco
2002}) (15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Na4 Rfe8 (16... Ng4 17. h3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Rxb4
Qe7 20. Nc5 Bd6 21. Rc4 Bc8 22. Bg4 Rb8 23. Bxc8 Qe5 24. g3 (24. Nd7 Qh2+ 25.
Kf1 Qh1+ 26. Ke2 Qxa1 27. Nxb8 Bxb8 28. Rxc6 Be5 29. b4 Qd4 30. b5 $16) 24...
Rxb2 25. Nd7 Rxc2 26. Nxe5 Bxe5 27. Rxc2 Bxa1 28. Rxc6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Tukmakov,V
(2562)-Khenkin,I (2611)/Geneve 2004 (42)}) 17. Rad1 Bf8 18. Bd3 c5 19. Rxb4
Rad8 (19... Rac8 20. Rxb7 Qxb7 21. e5 Nh5 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. Be4 Qe7 24. g3 g6
25. Nc3 Bh6 26. Bxg6 $18 {1-0 Dydyshko,V (2520)-Miroshnichenko,E (2465)/
Swidnica 2000}) 20. Rxb7 Qxb7 21. e5 Ne4 22. Re1 f5 23. Nc3 Nxc3 24. Qxc3 g6
25. Bc4+ Kh8 26. b3 $14 {1-0 Ftacnik,L (2597)-Ippolito,D (2413)/Las Vegas 2006
(79)}) 15... Bc5 (15... Bxh2+ 16. Nxh2 bxc3 17. Qxc3 c5 18. f3 Qg3 19. Rxd7
Nxd7 20. Be7 $16) (15... bxc3 16. Rxd6 cxb2 17. e5 b1=Q 18. Qxb1 Nd5 19. Qc2
Rac8 20. Bf4 $16) 16. Rxd7 $1 Nxd7 17. Na4 Bb6 {The natural retreat of the
bishop is not bad, but black could test white's nerves with the clever idea of
forcing the material imbalance on the board.} (17... h6 18. Bf4 Qxf4 19. Rxd7
Bc8 20. g3 Bxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Qb8 22. Rd4 $16) (17... Bd6 $5 18. Qd2 Nb6 (18... Nc5
19. e5 Qa5 (19... Be7 $2 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Qxb4 $18) 20. exd6 Nxa4 21. a3 $16)
19. Nxb6 axb6 20. Qxd6 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 Rxa2 22. Bc1 Ra1 23. Rd1 c5 24. e5 Bd5 $14
) 18. Be7 Ne5 {Becerra is looking for simplifications in order to avoid
unpleasant white's pressure after simple rook move.} (18... Rfe8 19. Bd6 Qc8
20. Bc4 h6 (20... Nf8 21. Ng5 Ne6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Bxb4 $16) 21. Qb3 Rxe4 22.
Bxf7+ Kh8 23. Bg6 c5 24. Bxe4 Bxe4 25. Nxb6 axb6 26. Ne5 $14) 19. Bd6 Nxf3+ 20.
Bxf3 Qc8 21. Bxf8 {Akobian could have tested his opponent with the
consequently positional approach 21.Nc5!?. Despite the spare exchange black
would have had to defend with utmost care.} (21. Nc5 $5 Bxc5 22. Qxc5 Re8 23.
h3 a5 24. e5 g6 25. b3 $16) 21... Qxf8 (21... Kxf8 22. Nc5 Kg8 23. e5 $16) 22.
e5 Rd8 $2 {The critical moment of the game, as black is missing a great chance
to limit the demage with simple attack against the e5 pawn. In the endgame
fight of queen and bishops his suffering will be immense.} (22... Qe7 $1 23.
Qc4 (23. Qf5 Rd8 $11) 23... Qxe5 24. Nxb6 axb6 25. Qxb4 Qc7 26. Qe4 Rb8 $14)
23. Nxb6 axb6 24. g3 Rxd1+ (24... g6 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Bxc6 $16) 25. Qxd1 Qe7
26. Qd4 (26. Qd6 $2 Qxd6 27. exd6 Kf8 $17) 26... b5 (26... c5 $2 27. Qd6 Qxd6
28. exd6 Bc8 29. Bc6 c4 30. d7 $18) 27. Qa7 $1 Qc7 (27... Qd7 28. Qb8+ Bc8 29.
Qb6 Bb7 30. Bg4 Qe7 31. Qa7 Qc7 32. Qc5 $16) 28. Qc5 {Black is in terrible
shape as his passive pieces can only wait for white to improve his position.}
g6 (28... h6 29. h4 $16) (28... Qa5 29. Qe7 Qa8 30. Bh5 g6 31. Bg4 $18) 29. Kg2
Kg7 30. h4 h5 31. b3 Ba8 (31... Kg8 32. e6 fxe6 33. Qxb4 $16) 32. e6 $1 {
The key move for the further development of the game. Despite material balance
black will suffer due to his second rate pawn structure.} fxe6 (32... Kf6 33.
exf7 Kxf7 34. Qxb4 $18) 33. Qxb4 Qa7 34. Qc3+ Kh7 (34... Kf7 35. Qh8 Qxa2 36.
Qh7+ Kf6 37. Qg8 $18) 35. b4 Qxa2 (35... c5 36. bxc5 Bxf3+ 37. Kxf3 Qxa2 38.
Qd4 $16) 36. Qf6 Qa7 37. Be4 Qg7 (37... c5 38. Qxg6+ Kh8 39. Qxh5+ Kg8 40. Qe8+
$18) 38. Qxe6 {The position like this was on white's mind when he was dreaming
about ways to realize his huge advantage.} Bb7 (38... Qg8 39. Qe5 Qf7 40. Qxh5+
Kg7 41. Qg4 $18) 39. g4 $1 Kh6 (39... hxg4 40. h5 Kh6 41. hxg6 Kg5 (41... Qd4
42. Qe7 $18) 42. Qf5+ Kh6 43. Qxg4 $18) 40. gxh5 Kxh5 41. f3 Kh6 (41... Qb2+
42. Kg3 Qg7 43. Qg4+ Kh6 44. Qg5+ Kh7 45. h5 $18) 42. h5 $1 {Akobian is
opening the kingside since he is playing virtually with a spare piece.} Qb2+ (
42... Kxh5 $2 43. Qg4+ Kh6 44. Qh4#) (42... c5 43. Bxg6 $18) 43. Kg3 Qg7 44.
hxg6 Qc7+ 45. f4 Bc8 46. Qf6 1-0

[Event "NED-ch45"]
[Site "Hilversum"]
[Date "1990.06.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Douven, Rudy C"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1990.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Bd2 $6 (11. e4 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5
14. Be3 Qe7 15. f3 a6 16. a4 $5 $14) 11... a6 12. e4 (12. a4 $22 b4 13. Ne4)
12... e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. f4 $2 (15. Be3 Qe7 16. f3 c5 17. a4 $5
$10) 15... Bd4+ 16. Kh1 b4 $1 17. Nd1 Qb6 18. Bd3 g6 19. Re1 Rad8 20. Ne3 c5 $1
21. Nc4 Qe6 22. Re2 Qg4 23. Rf1 Rfe8 $17 24. Be1 Nh5 $1 25. h3 (25. Bd2 $2 Ng3+
26. hxg3 Qh5#) (25. g3 f5) 25... Qd7 (25... Ng3+ $5 26. Bxg3 Qxg3) 26. Rf3 Qc7
$1 (26... f5 27. Ne5 Bxe5 28. fxe5 Rxe5 29. exf5 Rxe2 30. Bxe2 Bxf3 31. Bxf3
$132) 27. Bh4 Rd7 28. f5 g5 $1 29. Be1 Rde7 30. b3 f6 31. g4 $6 Nf4 32. Bg3 Kh8
$1 33. Bxf4 (33. Kh2 h5 $1) 33... gxf4 34. Kh2 Be3 35. Nxe3 Bxe4 $1 36. Bxe4
Rxe4 37. Kg2 Qc6 38. Kf2 Qd6 39. Rd2 $2 fxe3+ 40. Rxe3 Qh2+ 41. Kf3 Rxe3# {
Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[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 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. e4 {N} (12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Rae8
$1 14. a4 e5 15. h3 c5 16. Qc2 $13 {Gurevich,M-Thorhallsson/Reykjavik op/1988/
->TD88_05}) 12... e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 b4 $6 (14... Ng6 15. g3 Rfe8 $13)
15. Nf5 Bc5 16. Na4 Bxf2+ 17. Kxf2 Neg4+ 18. Bxg4 Nxg4+ 19. Kf3 (19. Ke1 $1
Qxh2 20. Qe2 $16) 19... Nxh2+ 20. Kf2 (20. Ke2 $5 Ba6+ 21. Ke1 Rfe8 22. g3 $1 {
/\ Bf4+/-}) 20... Ng4+ 21. Ke1 Qh2 22. Bg5 $2 (22. Qe2 $1 $16) 22... Ba6 $1 23.
Nc5 Qg1+ 24. Kd2 Rfd8+ 25. Bxd8 Rxd8+ 26. Kc1 Rxd1+ 27. Qxd1 Qxc5+ 28. Kb1 (28.
Qc2 Qb6 $40 (28... Qg1+ 29. Qd1) (28... Qe5 29. Qxc6 Qf4+ 30. Kc2 Bd3+ 31. Kb3)
) 28... h5 29. Qd4 Qxd4 30. Nxd4 Bd3+ 31. Kc1 Bxe4 32. g3 g5 33. Kd2 Kg7 34.
Rc1 h4 35. gxh4 gxh4 36. Ne2 $2 (36. Rg1 $5 f5 37. Ne6+ Kf6 38. Nf4 $17) 36...
h3 37. Ng3 Bd5 38. Nh5+ Kh6 39. Nf4 h2 40. Nxd5 cxd5 41. Ke2 Kg5 42. Kf3 d4 43.
Rh1 d3 44. Rd1 f5 45. Rh1 f4 46. b3 a6 {Ftacnik,L} (46... a6 47. Rd1 Ne3 48.
Rh1 d2 $19) 0-1

[Event "WchT 4th"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1997.11.01"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1997.10.25"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Qe7 10. h3 e5 11. Bb3 Bc7 12. Bd2 h6 13. Nh4 Re8 (13... exd4
14. exd4 (14. Nf5 Qd8 15. exd4 Nb6 16. Rad1 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Supatashvili,
K-Khavsky,S/URS Army-chT 1990/}) 14... Qd6 15. Nf3 Nb6 16. Rfe1 Nbd5 17. Rac1
Be6 18. Na4 Rad8 19. Nc5 Bc8 20. a3 Nf4 21. Ba2 N6d5 22. Ne5 Qf6 23. Bb1 g6 24.
Ne4 Qg7 25. Ba2 Bf5 {Dreev,A-Wessman,R/Reykjavik Summit 1990/1-0 (71)}) (13...
Rd8 14. Nf5 Qf8 15. Nb5 (15. Ne2 Nb6 16. Neg3 exd4 17. exd4 Nbd5 18. Rae1 Bd7
19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 Qd6 22. g3 Bb6 23. Re4 Qd7 24. Qxd7 Rxd7
25. Rfe1 Rad8 26. Bc3 g6 {1/2-1/2 Lukacs,P-Dao Thien Hai/Budapest FS02 GM 1996/
}) (15. Rad1 Nb6 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Nh4 Qe8 18. Nf3 Bc7 19. e4 Be6 20. Rfe1 Nfd7
21. Be3 Nc4 22. Bxc4 Bxc4 23. b3 Be6 24. Nb5 Bb8 25. Nbd4 {Ehlvest,J-Liiva,R/
Keres mem rapid 1997/0-1 (65)}) 15... Bb8 16. Ba5 b6 17. Qxc6 bxa5 18. Qxa8 a4
19. Bc4 exd4 20. Nbxd4 g6 21. Ng3 h5 22. Nc6 h4 23. Nxd8 Qxd8 24. Rfd1 hxg3 25.
Qxb8 {1-0 Farago,I-Palac,M/Vinkovci 1993/(32)}) 14. Nf5 (14. Nb5 Bb8 15. Ng6
Qd8 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nd4 Nxg6 18. Qxg6 Nd5 19. Qd3 Qd6 20. Nf3 Nf6 21. Qxd6
Bxd6 22. Rfd1 Ne4 23. Be1 Bf8 24. Bc2 Nd6 25. Bb4 Nb5 26. Bxf8 Kxf8 27. Nd4
Nxd4 28. Rxd4 Be6 {Farago,I-Chernin,A/AUT-chT 1993/1/2-1/2 (115)}) (14. a3 Nf8
15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. f4 Qh5 17. Nf3 Bf5 18. Qd1 Bd3 19. Rf2 Rad8 20. Ne1 Ba6 21.
Qxh5 Nxh5 22. Nc2 Bb6 23. Na4 Ng3 24. Nc3 Ne6 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26. Re1 Bd3 {
Fridman,D-Kacheishvili,G/WchJM U20 1996/0-1 (60)}) 14... Qf8 (14... Qd8 15.
Rfe1 e4 16. f3 Nb6 17. fxe4 Bxf5 18. exf5 Qd6 19. Kf1 Rad8 20. Qd1 Qh2 21. Qf3
Bg3 22. Ke2 Bxe1 23. Bxe1 Qd6 24. Kf1 Qe7 25. Bf2 {Kuzmin,A-Chernin,A/Biel op
1995/1/2-1/2 (49)}) 15. Rad1 Kh8 (15... Nb6 $2 16. Nxh6+ $1 gxh6 17. Qg6+ Qg7
18. Bxf7+ Kf8 19. Bxe8 $14) 16. d5 (16. Ne2 Nb6 $13) 16... Nc5 (16... cxd5 17.
Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bb6 19. Bc3 $14) 17. dxc6 bxc6 (17... Nxb3 18. cxb7 Bxf5 19.
Qxf5 Rab8 20. axb3 Rxb7 21. e4 $14) 18. Bc4 Rb8 19. Ng3 (19. b3 e4 20. Ng3 Qe7
$13) 19... e4 20. Nce2 Nd5 (20... Nd3 $6 21. Bc3 $14) 21. Nd4 (21. a3 $5 a5 22.
Bc1 $14) 21... Qd6 22. Rc1 Re5 $1 {Black is not only solving the problems in
the center, but also preparing the pieces for a violent kingside attack.
Schwarz löst nicht nur seine Problemen im Zentrum, sondern bereitet die
Figuren für einen gewaltigen Königsangriff vor.} 23. Rfd1 (23. b4 Nxb4 (23...
Ne6 24. f4 exf3 25. Nxf3 Nxe3 26. Bxe3 Rxe3 27. Nf5 Qf4 28. Nxe3 Qxe3+ 29. Kh1
Rxb4 $11) 24. Bxb4 Rxb4 25. Bxf7 Ba6 $132) 23... Rg5 24. Nde2 (24. Bxd5 $2 Rxd5
25. b4 Nd3 26. Nxc6 Nxc1 27. Nxb8 Nd3 $17) 24... Qg6 25. Nf4 (25. Bxd5 Rxd5 26.
Nf4 (26. b4 Nd3 27. Qxc6 Nxc1 28. Qxd5 Nxe2+ 29. Nxe2 Bxh3 $19) 26... Bxf4 27.
exf4 e3 28. Qxg6 exf2+ 29. Kxf2 fxg6 $17) 25... Nxf4 26. exf4 Rxg3 $1 27. fxg3
Qxg3 (27... Bxh3 28. Be3 Nd3 29. Bxd3 exd3 30. Qf2 Bg4 $15) 28. Be1 (28. Bxf7
Nd3 29. Rf1 Bxh3 30. Bc3 Nxc1 $19) (28. Qc3 Nd3 29. Bxd3 exd3 30. Qxc6 (30. Be1
Qxf4 31. Rxd3 Qh2+ 32. Kf2 Ba6 $19) 30... Bb6+ 31. Kh1 Bb7 32. Be1 Bf2 33. Bxf2
Qxf2 $19) 28... Qxf4 29. Qf2 (29. g3 Qg5 30. h4 Qe7 31. b4 Nb7 $17) 29... Qh2+
30. Kf1 Nd3 31. Bxd3 exd3 {The picture of success, black has two pawns and an
attack for the sacrificed exchange. Das Bild vom Erfolg, Schwarz besitzt zwei
Bauern und Angriff für die geopferte Qualität.} 32. Rxc6 (32. Bc3 d2 33. Qxd2
Ba6+ 34. Kf2 Bf4 35. Qc2 (35. Qd4 Qg3+ 36. Kg1 Be3+ $19) 35... Re8 $19) 32...
Bb6 33. Rxb6 (33. Qf3 Qg1#) 33... Rxb6 34. Bc3 (34. Rxd3 Ba6 $19) 34... Rg6 35.
Qf3 (35. Rd2 Bxh3 $19) 35... Rg5 (35... Rxg2 $142 $1 36. Qxg2 Bxh3 37. Qxh3
Qxh3+ $19) 36. g4 (36. Qxd3 Rxg2 $19) 36... d2 $1 37. Rxd2 (37. Qg2 $1 Qf4+ 38.
Qf2 (38. Kg1 Bxg4 $19) 38... Ba6+ 39. Kg2 Bb7+ (39... Rxg4+ $2 40. hxg4 Qxg4+
41. Qg3) 40. Kf1 Qc4+ 41. Qe2 Bg2+ 42. Kf2 Qxe2+ 43. Kxe2 Bxh3 44. Rxd2 Bxg4+
$19) 37... Ba6+ 38. Ke1 Qg1+ 0-1

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Black "Flear, Glenn C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Bd2 Rae8 {N} (12... a6 13. b4 a5
14. Rac1 Rfc8 15. Qb3 Bxb4 16. Nxb5 Qb8 17. Nc3 c5 $10 {Ftacnik,L-Piket,Je/
Groningen/1988/}) 13. Rac1 Qb8 (13... a6 14. b4 $5 $14) 14. Bd3 a6 (14... e5
15. e4 (15. Ng5 h6 16. Nge4 exd4 17. exd4 Be7 $14) 15... h6) 15. Ne4 Nxe4 (
15... Be7 16. b4 $14) 16. Bxe4 f5 $2 (16... Nf6 $1 17. Bxc6 $140 $2 Rc8 18. d5
Nxd5 19. Nd4 Ne7 $19) 17. Bxc6 $1 Rc8 18. d5 Nf6 (18... exd5 19. Qb3 Rxc6 20.
Qxd5+ Kh8 21. Rxc6 $16) 19. Qd3 Nxd5 (19... exd5 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Qxf5 $18)
20. Bd7 Rcd8 (20... Rxc1 21. Bxe6+ Kh8 22. Bxc1 $1 $18) 21. Bxe6+ Kh8 22. Qb3
Nc7 23. Bc3 Nxe6 24. Qxe6 Bxf3 25. gxf3 b4 26. Bd4 Bxh2+ 27. Kh1 Rd6 (27... Qd6
28. Bxg7+ Kxg7 29. Rxd6 $18) 28. Qe7 Rg6 29. Rc6 $1 Re8 (29... Bd6 30. Rxd6
Qxd6 31. Bxg7+ Rxg7 32. Qxd6 $18) 30. Qd7 Be5 31. Rxg6 hxg6 32. Kg2 Bxd4 (32...
Kg8 33. Qd5+ Kf8 34. Bc5+ $18) 33. Qf7 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 a6 9. O-O O-O 10. Bd2 c5 11. a4 Qc7 12. Qd3 cxd4 (12... b6 13. d5 exd5 14.
Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Rb8 16. Bc3 Ne5 $10) 13. exd4 b6 14. Rac1 Bb7 15. Bb3 Rac8
16. Rfe1 (16. Nb5 $6 Qb8 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 $15) 16... Qb8 17. h3 Rfd8 18. Qe2 Nf8 (
18... h6 $5 $13) 19. Bg5 Bf4 $2 (19... N8d7 $14) 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Rcd1 Ng6 (
21... Bd5 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Nh4 $16) 22. d5 e5 (22... exd5 23. Nxd5 $16) 23. g3
Bh6 24. Nh2 $1 Bg7 (24... f5 25. Qh5) 25. Qh5 Rc7 26. Ng4 Bc8 27. Ne4 Bxg4 (
27... f5 28. d6 Ra7 29. Nef6+ Bxf6 30. Nxf6+ Kg7 31. Qg5 Be6 32. Nh5+ Kg8 33.
Qf6 $18) 28. hxg4 Qc8 29. d6 Ra7 30. Kg2 Nf8 31. Rh1 h6 (31... Qd7 32. g5 $18)
32. Rc1 Qd7 33. Rc7 $1 {Ftacnik,L} (33. Rc7 $1 Rxc7 34. Qxf7+ $1 Qxf7 35. dxc7
Qxb3 (35... Ra8 36. Bxf7+ Kxf7 37. Nd6+ $18) 36. cxd8=Q $18) 1-0

[Event "Baden-Baden-B"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "1992.12.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Uhlmann, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Schlosser, Philipp"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1992.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Qe7 10. h3 c5 (10... a6 11. e4 e5 12. Rd1 b5 13. Bf1 $14 {
Karpov,A-Anand,V/Brussels/1991/}) 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. e4 (12. Bd3 a6 13. b3 Bd6
14. Rd1 Rd8 15. Ng5 Nf8 16. Nge4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Be5 18. Bb2 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 Bd7
$10 {Polgar,Zs-Kuczynski,R/Polanica Zdroj/1991/}) 12... Bd6 13. Nb5 (13. Nd4
Ne5 14. Bb3 Bd7 15. Be3 Ng6 $10) 13... Bb8 $6 (13... Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. f4
Qc5+ 16. Kh2 (16. Rf2 Bd4 $1) 16... Bd7 $1 17. a4 $2 (17. b4 $5 Qc8 18. fxe5
Bxb5 19. exf6 Qxc4 20. Qxc4 Bxc4 21. fxg7 Kxg7 22. Rf3 $14) 17... Bxb5 18. axb5
Bd4 19. Qe2 e5 $15 {Korchnoi,V-Timman,J/Brussels/1991/}) 14. b3 b6 (14... a6
15. Ba3 Nc5 16. Nbd4 $16) 15. e5 $1 (15. Ba3 Nc5 16. e5 Nfd7) 15... Nd5 (15...
Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Ba3 Qb7 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 (18... Bxa1 19. Bd6 $18) 19. Rad1
$16) 16. Ba3 Nc5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Rac1 $5 (18. Nbd4) 18... f6 $5 (18... Bxe5
19. Rfe1 f6 20. Bxc5 bxc5 21. Nxe5 fxe5 22. Qxc5 $16) (18... Ba6 19. Bxc5 bxc5
20. Qxc5 $16) 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Qxc5 Qxc5 21. Rxc5 fxe5 22. Rfc1 $5 (22. Nc7
Bxc7 23. Rxc7 Bxh3 24. Nxe5 Bf5 25. Rd1 $16) 22... Bf5 (22... Bxh3 $6 23. gxh3
Rxf3 24. Rc8+ Rf8 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Rc8+ Ke7 27. Rh8 Kd7 28. Nc3 e4 29. Kf1
$16) 23. Rxd5 (23. Nc7 Bxc7 24. Rxc7 $16) 23... a6 24. Nd6 Bxh3 25. Nxe5 Be6
26. Rd2 Rd8 27. Rcd1 Bc7 28. Nc6 Rd7 29. Nb7 Rxd2 30. Rxd2 Re8 31. Kf1 (31.
Nbd8 Bc8) 31... Kf8 32. Nc5 Bc8 33. Na7 $1 Ba5 (33... Bb6 34. Nd7+ Bxd7 35.
Rxd7 $18) 34. Rd1 Bf5 35. f3 Rd8 36. Rxd8+ Bxd8 37. Nc6 Bb6 38. b4 Ke8 39. Ke2
Bc8 40. Kd3 h5 41. Kc4 h4 42. Kd5 Bf5 (42... h3 43. gxh3 Bxh3 44. Nxa6 Bg2 45.
Ke4 g5 46. Ne5 $18) 43. a4 $1 (43. Nxa6 Bd3 44. Nc5 Bf1 $132) 43... Bxc5 44.
bxc5 Kd7 (44... Bd3 45. Ne5 Bf1 46. Ng6 Bxg2 47. Nxh4 $18) 45. Ne5+ (45. Nd4)
45... Kc7 46. f4 a5 47. Nf3 Bd7 48. Nxh4 Bxa4 49. Kc4 $1 Bd7 (49... Bc2 50. Nf3
Be4 51. Kb5 $18) 50. Ng6 Bf5 51. Ne5 Bc2 52. g3 Kb7 53. Kb5 a4 54. Kb4 Bd1 55.
g4 $1 Kc7 56. g5 Bc2 57. Nf3 $1 Bd1 58. Nd4 Kd7 (58... g6 59. f5 gxf5 60. g6
Bh5 61. g7 Bf7 62. Nxf5 Kc6 63. Nd4+ Kd5 64. c6 Kd6 65. Kxa4 $18) 59. f5 Ke7
60. Ka3 $1 Kf7 (60... Kd7 61. g6 Ke7 62. c6 $18) 61. c6 Ke7 62. g6 (62. g6 Kd6
63. f6 $18) 1-0

[Event "WchT 7th"]
[Site "Bursa"]
[Date "2010.01.08"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Adly, Ahmed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[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 "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Egypt"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "EGY"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. h3 e4 12. Ng5 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bf5 14. f3 Rae8 15.
Ngxe4 Nxe4 16. fxe4 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 Qxe4 18. Qxe4 Rxe4 19. Bc2 {The long forced
line is a bit problematic for Black. The skirmish around the e4-pawn
eliminates the problems of the complex middlegame. Black has to defend a
somewhat inferior position against White's bishop pair.} Re7 (19... Ree8 20. e4
Rd8 21. Bg5 Rd7 (21... f6 22. Bb3+ Kh8 23. Bh4 Bf4 (23... c5 $6 24. e5 Be7 25.
d5 g5)) 22. Rab1 Re8 23. Kf2 $13 {1-0 Gurevich,M (2605)-Bareev,E (2660)/Biel
1993}) 20. e4 Rfe8 (20... f6 21. Be3 (21. b3 Rd8 22. Bb2 Red7 23. a3 c5 24. e5
fxe5 25. dxe5 Be7 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27. Bf5 Rd2 28. Bc3 Re2 29. Rf1 $16 {1-0
Kuljasevic,D (2464)-Lugo,B (2411)/ICC INT 2007 (62)}) 21... Rfe8 22. Bf2 Rd7
23. a4 a5 24. Be1 Kh8 25. b3 Ra8 26. Kf2 c5 27. Kf3 cxd4 28. Rxd4 Bb4 29. Rxd7
Nxd7 30. Bxb4 axb4 31. Rd1 $14 {1-0 Ftacnik,L (2585)-Lingnau,C (2425)/
Pardubice 1997 (68)}) (20... h6 21. Rb1 Rd8 22. Be3 Nd5 {1/2-1/2 Ivanov,T 
(2433)-Guempel,V (2315)/Novosibirsk 2003}) 21. a4 Rxe4 $5 {The sacrifice of
the exchange is a radical measure, but Black's position will become rock solid.
} (21... c5 22. e5 Bc7 23. Bg5 $16) 22. Bxe4 Rxe4 23. Bd2 $1 Nd5 {In future
games Black may try to be more consequent and complicate White's task with the
move 23...f5!?} (23... Rxd4 24. Be3 Rd5 25. Rxd5 Nxd5 26. Bxa7 $16) (23... f5
$5 24. Re1 (24. Bc3 Bg3 25. Rd3 f4 $11) 24... Rxd4 25. Be3 Rxa4 26. Rxa4 Nxa4
27. Rd1 Be5 28. b3 Nc3 29. Rd8+ Kf7 30. Rd7+ Ke6 31. Rxb7 a5 $14) 24. Re1 Re7 (
24... Rxd4 25. Re8+ Bf8 26. Be1 f5 27. Bf2 Rc4 28. Rb8 b6 29. Re1 Kf7 30. Rb7+
Kf6 31. b3 $16) 25. Rxe7 Bxe7 26. a5 (26. Kf1 Bf6 27. Re1 Kf8 28. Re4 $16)
26... Bf6 27. Ra4 Kf8 28. Rc4 Ke7 (28... a6 29. g4 g6 30. Kf2 Ke7 31. Ke2 Ke6
32. Kd3 $16) 29. a6 $5 {[%mdl 4096] Onischuk is striving to create some
targets for his rook, but a conservative centralisation of the king might have
been even stronger.} (29. Kf2 Ke6 30. Ke2 $16) 29... bxa6 (29... b5 30. Rxc6
Bxd4+ 31. Kf1 Bxb2 32. Rc5 Ke6 33. Rxb5 $16) 30. Bc3 Kd6 31. Ra4 Nc7 32. Kf2
Kd5 33. Ke3 Nb5 $6 {Adly will have understood very well, that his position is
clearly endangered and was desperately looking for counterplay. My feeling
tells me, that forcing the matters with the grabbing of the d4-pawn is
hastening his downfall.} (33... c5 34. dxc5 Bxc3 35. bxc3 Kxc5 36. Kd3 $16) (
33... Be7 34. Kd3 g6 35. g4 $16) 34. Kd3 Bh4 35. Rxa6 f5 36. Bb4 Bf6 (36...
Nxd4 37. Rxa7 c5 38. Rxg7 $18) 37. Bc5 Nxd4 (37... Bxd4 38. Bxd4 Nxd4 39. Rxa7
Ne6 40. Rd7+ Ke5 41. Kc4 $18) 38. Bxd4 Bxd4 39. Ra5+ c5 40. b3 h5 41. Rxa7 {
In the end Black is left with just one pawn for the exchange and very dim
chances of holding.} h4 (41... Bf6 42. h4 Ke6 43. Kc4 Bxh4 44. Rxg7 $16) 42.
Rd7+ Ke6 (42... Kc6 43. Rf7 (43. Rxd4 $2 cxd4 44. Kxd4 Kd6 45. b4 g5 46. b5 g4
$11) 43... Bf6 44. Kc4 $18) 43. Rc7 Kd6 (43... Kd5 44. b4 $1 Kd6 45. Rc8 Kd7
46. Rf8 $18) 44. Rc8 Kd7 45. Ra8 Bf6 46. Ra6 $1 {Cutting off the king on the
7th rank is opening up access for White's royalty.} Bg5 (46... Kc7 47. Kc4 Be7
48. Kd5 $18) 47. Ra7+ Ke6 48. Rxg7 Bf4 49. Ra7 Kd5 50. Ra5 Bc7 51. Rb5 Bd6 {
Black is resisting without any pawn for his missing exchange. Objectively his
quest his hopeless.} (51... Kc6 52. Kc4 Bb6 53. b4 cxb4 54. Rxf5 $18) 52. Ke3
Kc6 53. Ra5 Kb6 54. Ra4 Bg3 55. Kd3 Kb5 56. Ra7 Kb6 (56... Kb4 57. Rb7+ Ka3 58.
Kc4 Bf2 59. Rf7 $18) 57. Rf7 Kb5 (57... f4 58. Kc4 Kc6 59. Rf6+ $18) 58. Rxf5
Kb4 59. Kc2 c4 (59... Kb5 60. Rf7) 60. bxc4 Kxc4 61. Kd2 {The white king can
not be prevented from reaching the h4-pawn.} Kd4 62. Ke2 Ke4 63. Ra5 Kf4 64.
Ra4+ Kf5 65. Kf3 Be1 66. Rc4 (66. Rc4 Bg3 67. Rc5+ Kf6 68. Kg4 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 61st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.10.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2008.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bd6 9. O-O O-O {This position is currently a hot opening issue and a topic of
an intense scrutiny. It represents the modern form of Semislav opening.} 10. e4
e5 11. Ne2 a6 (11... Re8 12. Qc2 (12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 exd4 14. Nexd4 Bb7 15. Nf5
Bf8 16. Re1 Nc5 17. Re3 Ncxe4 18. Rxe4 Rxe4 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Bxe4 Qxb2 21. Qd4
Qxd4 22. N5xd4 Rc8 23. Rc1 {1-0 Korotylev,A (2615)-Sedlak,N (2561)/Moscow 2007
(29)}) 12... Bb7 13. dxe5 (13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Qb6 15. a4 a6 16. Rad1 Rac8 17.
dxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nh4 c5 20. Nc3 c4 21. Be2 bxa4 22. Nxa4 Qb4 23. Nc3
{1-0 Van Wely,L (2680)-Andriasian,Z (2546)/Hoogeveen 2007 (53)}) 13... Nxe5 14.
Nxe5 Bxe5 15. f4 Bd4+ 16. Kh1 c5 17. e5 c4 18. Bf5 g6 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Bh3 Ne4
21. Qe2 f5 22. Be3 Qd5 23. Rfd1 Qc6 {1/2 Kozul,Z (2597)-Graf,A (2646)/Plovdiv
2003 (44)}) (11... Bb7 12. Bg5 Re8 13. Rc1 Rc8 (13... a6 14. Kh1 (14. Bb1 Rc8
15. Ng3 exd4 16. Nxd4 h6 17. Be3 Bf8 18. Ndf5 Ne5 19. Qe2 c5 20. Rfd1 Qb6 21.
f3 Nc4 22. Bf2 Nd5 23. Qc2 Nf4 24. Ne3 Nxe3 25. Bxe3 Qc7 {1/2 Bruzon Bautista,
L (2607)-Vescovi,G (2617)/Linares 2008 (30)}) 14... exd4 15. Nfxd4 Nc5 16. f3
Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Bf8 18. Qc2 c5 19. Nf5 Qb6 20. Neg3 Nd7 21. Rfd1 Ne5 22. Be3 Rad8
23. b4 Nc4 24. Bxc5 Bxc5 25. bxc5 Qxc5 26. Nh5 {1-0 Malakhatko,V (2543)
-Kharitonov,A (2461)/Sozina 2004 (29)}) 14. Kh1 exd4 15. Nexd4 g6 16. Qd2 Bf8
17. Rfe1 Qb6 18. h3 a6 19. e5 c5 20. Nf5 Nh5 21. N5h4 Bg7 22. Bxg6 hxg6 23.
Qxd7 {1/2 Korotylev,A (2546)-Beshukov,S (2507)/Biel 2003 (31)}) 12. b3 Re8 13.
Bb2 Bb7 14. Rc1 {[%mdl 4] Both sides engage merrily in mobilisation of the
reserves. Svidler is indirectly admitting, that he does not know the method,
how to punish black for the sensible set up.} (14. Ng3 g6 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16.
Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Rxe5 18. f4 Rc5 (18... Re7 19. e5 Rd7 20. exf6 Rxd3 21. Qc2
Qd4+ $15) 19. Qe2 Qe7 20. Rae1 Re8 21. e5 {1-0 Guthrie,D (2110)-Turner,M/New
Zeeland 1996 (29)}) (14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Rxe5 17. Qc2 Qb6 18.
Kh1 Re7 19. Ng3 Rd8 20. Rad1 g6 21. h3 c5 22. Rfe1 {1/2 Horvath,C (2517)
-Markus,R (2478)/Hungary 2003}) 14... exd4 $5 (14... Rc8 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5
Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Rxe5 18. f3 c5 $11) 15. Nexd4 c5 (15... Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Rxe4 17.
Nxc6 Bxc6 (17... Qf8 18. Na5 $18) 18. Qxd6 Re6 19. Qd4 Qf8 20. Ng5 (20. Rxc6
Rxc6 21. Qxd7 Rc2 22. Be5 $16) 20... Rd6 21. Qf4 $16) 16. Nf5 Bf8 {Inarkiev
was the first to provoke the direct confrontation. He must have deemed the
position promissing due to the pressure against the e4 square.} 17. e5 (17. Nd2
g6 (17... Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Rxe4 20. Qf3 Re8 21. Rfd1 $14) 18. Ne3
Bg7 $15) 17... Ng4 (17... Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Rxe5 20. Qg3 Rxf5 (20...
Qc7 $2 21. Nh6+ Kh8 22. Qxe5 $18) 21. Bxf5 g6 22. Bb1 $14) 18. Nd6 Bxf3 (18...
Bxd6 19. exd6 g6 20. Qd2 Re6 (20... Bxf3 21. gxf3 Nge5 22. Be4 Rb8 23. f4 Nc4
24. bxc4 Rxe4 25. Rfe1 $16) 21. Be2 Ndf6 22. h3 Ne4 23. Qf4 Ngf6 24. Ne5 g5 25.
Qf5 Rxd6 26. Bd3 Qe7 27. Rfe1 $14) 19. Qxf3 Ngxe5 $2 {Not even in fairy tales
the roads are splitting into several possibilities without a deeper meaning.
Black had to take back on e5 with one of the knights, but unfortunatelly he
touched the wrong one to his peril.} (19... Ndxe5 $1 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Qh3+
Kg8 22. Nxe8 Qb6 (22... Qxe8 23. f4 Nc4 $1 24. bxc4 Qe3+ 25. Qxe3 Nxe3 26. Rfe1
Nxc4 27. Bc3 $14) 23. Bxe5 Nxe5 24. Rce1 Rxe8 25. f4 c4+ 26. Kh1 Bd6 27. fxe5
Bxe5 $14) 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Qf5+ $1 Kg8 (21... g6 22. Qh3+ Kg8 23. Nxe8 Qxe8
24. f4 $16) 22. Nxe8 Qxe8 23. Rce1 $1 {The fate of the knight e5 is sealed and
black will have virtually no compensation for the missing exchange.} g6 24. Qe4
Bg7 (24... c4 25. Bxe5 Nxe5 26. bxc4 bxc4 27. Qxe5 Qxe5 28. Rxe5 $16) 25. f4
Rb8 26. Qd5 (26. fxe5 Qe6 27. Re3 Re8 28. Rfe1 $16) 26... Rb6 (26... Nb6 27.
Qd6 Nf3+ 28. gxf3 Qf8 29. Qxf8+ Bxf8 30. f5 gxf5 31. Kh1 $16) 27. fxe5 Re6 28.
Rd1 (28. Kh1 $5 c4 29. Re3 cxb3 30. axb3 Bxe5 31. Bxe5 Nxe5 32. Rfe1 f6 33. Rc3
$16) 28... Nxe5 29. Qxc5 Nf3+ $1 {Willingly or not black simply has to choose
this exchange combination if he wants to prolong the resistance.} (29... Re7
30. Bc3 $18) 30. Rxf3 Bxb2 31. Qd5 Bf6 32. Rdf1 (32. Qd7 Re1+ 33. Rf1 Rxf1+ 34.
Kxf1 Qe5 35. Qd6 $18) 32... Qe7 33. g3 {The days of second player are numbered,
since he is sitting without the exchange. On the other hand the realisation is
requiring certain level of patience, since the defense is very compact.} (33.
Qa8+ Kg7 34. Rh3 Bh4 35. Qc8 $16) 33... Kg7 (33... Rd6 34. Qa8+ Kg7 35. Kg2 $16
) 34. Kh1 Rd6 35. Qa8 b4 (35... Qd7 36. Kg2 Rc6 37. R1f2 $16) 36. Rf4 Bc3 37.
Re4 $1 {Svidler elegantly avoided the devilish temting of the queen grab after
the exchanges on the square f7. The win will be much easier with the help of
an attack along the 8th rank.} (37. Rxf7+ Qxf7 38. Rxf7+ Kxf7 39. a4 $2 bxa3
40. Qb7+ Kg8 41. Qc8+ Kh7 42. Qxc3 Rd1+ 43. Kg2 a2 44. Qc7+ $11) 37... Qc7 38.
Rh4 Rd8 (38... Qc6+ 39. Qxc6 Rxc6 40. Rc4 $18) 39. Qxa6 f5 40. Rc4 Qe7 41. Qc6
Kh6 42. Qf3 {The time trouble is over and the black defense was broken.} 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[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. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Qe7 9. Rd1 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 (10... b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. e4 e5 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14.
Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Be3 Qe7 16. f3 a6 17. a4 Rac8 18. Bf1 Rfd8 19. Ne2 Ne8 20. Nd4
Nd6 21. Nb3 bxa4 22. Na5 Nf8 23. Bc5 Qc7 24. Qxa4 $14 {Mohr,S-Dzhandzhava,L/
New York op (6)/1990/0.5 (46)}) 11. h3 (11. e4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nb6 13. Be2 Re8
14. Be3 Bd7 15. f3 Rad8 16. Bf1 Nbd5 17. Bf2 Nxc3 18. bxc3 $5 Bc8 19. Rab1 Qc7
20. g3 h5 $1 $15 {Salov,V-Ivanchuk,V/Dortmund/1992/0-1 (38)}) 11... e4 12. Ng5
(12. Nd2 Re8 13. a3 Nb6 14. Be2 Nbd5 15. Nf1 Bf5 16. Re1 Qd7 17. g4 Bg6 18. Kg2
h5 19. gxh5 Nxh5 20. Ng3 Nxg3 21. fxg3 Nxe3+ 22. Bxe3 Qc7 23. Bc4 Bxg3 24. Rf1
$13 {De La Rocha,R-Cid,J/Saragossa Casablanca/1992/0.5 (45)}) 12... Nb6 13. Bb3
Bf5 14. f3 Rae8 (14... Rfe8 15. Ngxe4 Nxe4 16. fxe4 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 Qxe4 18. Qxe4
Rxe4 19. Bc2 Rh4 (19... Ree8 $5) 20. e4 Bf4 21. Kf2 Rd8 22. b3 Bxc1 23. Raxc1
f5 24. d5 $14 {Chernosvitov,A-Paronjan,A/Protvino/1992/1-0 (41)}) 15. Ngxe4
Nxe4 16. fxe4 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 Qxe4 18. Qxe4 Rxe4 19. Bc2 Ree8 20. e4 Rd8 21. Bg5
Rd7 (21... f6 22. Bb3+ Kh8 23. Bh4 Bf4 (23... c5 $6 24. e5 Be7 25. d5 g5)) 22.
Rab1 Re8 23. Kf2 $13 1-0

[Event "Donner Memorial-B"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ligterink, Gert"]
[Black "Pachman, Ludek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1994.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bb4 7. a3 Ba5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bc7 11. Ba2 e5 12. Bd2 (12. h3 h6 13. e4 Re8 14. Be3
Nh5 $6 15. Rad1 exd4 16. Bxd4 $1 Qe7 17. e5 $1 Nf8 $2 18. Nb5 $1 Ne6 19. Bxe6
fxe6 $8 20. Nxc7 Qxc7 21. Qg6 Qf7 22. Qxf7+ Kxf7 23. Be3 Rf8 24. Rd4 $18 {
Kasparov,G-Zysk,R/Bruxelles/1987/1-0 (27)}) 12... exd4 (12... Bd6 13. h3 exd4 (
13... Qe7 14. Rae1 g6 15. Ng5 Nb6 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 Bc7 18. e4 Nc4 19. Bxc4
Qc5+ 20. Be3 Qxc4 21. b3 Qa6 22. e5 Bf5 23. Qf2 h6 24. Nf3 {Olafsson,F-Hermann,
M/Bad Lauterberg/1977/1-0 (37)}) 14. Nxd4 Nb6 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. e4 Qe5 17. Nf3
Qh5 18. Bg5 Be7 19. Ne2 Nfd5 20. Ng3 Qg6 21. Bxe7 Nxe7 22. Ne5 Qf6 23. Nxf7
Ned5 24. exd5 {Furman,S-Kuzmin,G/URS/1973/1-0 (33)}) 13. exd4 Nb6 14. h3 (14.
Bg5 Qd6 15. Rac1 (15. Rfe1 Nbd5 16. Rac1 a6 17. Bh4 Ne7 18. Bg3 Qd8 19. Bxc7
Qxc7 20. d5 Qd6 21. dxc6 Nxc6 22. Rcd1 Qf4 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 $14 {Donner,
J-Minev,N/Halle(zt)/1963/1-0 (66)}) 15... Nbd5 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Nb5 Qd8 18.
Nxc7 Qxc7 19. Rfe1 Bg4 20. Ne5 Rae8 21. Qc5 Qb6 22. Nxg4 Nxg4 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7
24. Qh5+ {Szabo,L-Evans,L/Dallas/1957/1-0 (64)}) 14... Nbd5 (14... Be6 15. Bxe6
fxe6 16. Rfe1 Qd6 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bb4 Qd5 19. Bxf8 Nxf2 20. Kxf2 Rxf8 21. Qe4
Rf6 22. Qxd5 Nxd5 23. g3 Bb6 24. Kg2 $16 {Taimanov,M-Kotov,A/URS-25ch Riga/
1958/1-0 (68)}) 15. Rfe1 Nf4 $6 (15... Be6 16. Ng5 $140 Qd6 $1) 16. Rad1 N6d5
17. Nxd5 Nxd5 (17... cxd5 18. Qb3 {xd5}) 18. Ng5 $1 g6 (18... Nf6 19. Bb4 Bd6
20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Qc5 $16) 19. Ne4 Bf5 20. Bh6 Re8 (20... Bxe4 $8 21. Rxe4 f5
22. Bxf8 fxe4 23. Bc5 $16) 21. Bxd5 cxd5 (21... Qxd5 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Nxd5 Bxc2
24. Nxc7 $18) 22. Qxc7 $1 Qxc7 $2 (22... Bxe4 $1 23. Qxb7 $16) 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24.
Rxe8+ (24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Bg7+ $1 Kxg7 26. Nxe8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O a6 11. Bd3 $1 $146 (11. dxc5) 11... Qc7 (11... b5 12.
Ne4 $16) 12. Rac1 c4 $6 (12... b5 13. Ne4 c4 14. b3 $14) (12... b6 13. Ne4 Bb7
14. dxc5 $14) (12... cxd4 13. exd4 $14) 13. Ne4 $1 (13. Be2 b5 $132) 13... Nxe4
(13... cxd3 14. Qxc7 Bxc7 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Rxc7 $16) 14. Bxe4 Nf6 15. Bd3 b5
16. b3 $1 Bb7 (16... cxd3 17. Qxc7 Bxc7 18. Rxc7 $16) 17. bxc4 bxc4 18. Qxc4
Qd7 19. Ne5 $6 (19. Bb1 Bxf3 20. gxf3 e5 21. Qc6 Qe6 22. dxe5 Qxe5 23. f4 $16)
19... Bxe5 20. dxe5 Rfd8 21. exf6 (21. Ba5 Qd5 (21... Qxd3 $6 22. Bxd8 Qg6 23.
f3 Nd5 24. Bb6 $1 Nxb6 25. Qc7 $18) 22. Qxd5 Rxd5 23. exf6 Rxd3 $14) 21... Qxd3
22. Qg4 $1 g6 (22... Qg6 23. Qxg6 fxg6 24. Bc3 gxf6 25. Bxf6 $16) 23. Bc3 Qf5
24. Qxf5 $6 (24. Qg3 $14) 24... gxf5 25. h4 h5 26. Be5 (26. Bd4 $14) 26... Rd5
27. Bd4 e5 28. Ba1 e4 29. Rc7 Bc8 30. Rfc1 Be6 31. R7c5 $6 Rxc5 32. Rxc5 Rc8
33. Rxc8+ Bxc8 $10 34. Kh2 Kh7 35. Kg3 Kg6 36. Kf4 Be6 37. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-14c"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Pinter, Jozsef"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "1987.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. Bb3 $5 Qe7 11. Bd2 e4 12. Ng5 $1 Bxh2+ (12... Ng4 $2 13. f4
$1 $16) 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5 15. Qxe4 Ndf6 (15... Ngf6 $5) 16. Qf4 Qxf4
17. exf4 $14 Nh6 (17... Be6 18. f3 Nh6 19. g4 $1 $16) (17... Rd8 $5) 18. d5 $1
$14 (18. f3 Nf5 $10) (18. Rad1 Be6 $10) 18... Bd7 (18... cxd5 19. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5
20. Bxd5 Rd8 21. Rfe1 Kh8 22. Rac1 $1 Be6 (22... Rxd5 23. Re8+ Ng8 24. Be3 $16)
23. Bxb7 $1 Rab8 24. Ba5 $16) (18... Rd8 19. Rfe1 $14) 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Rad1
Nf5 21. Bc1 Rad8 22. Rxd8 $1 Rxd8 23. f3 $14 h5 (23... Kf8 $5) 24. Kf2 Kf8 (
24... g6 $5) 25. Bc2 Nd4 (25... g6 $5) 26. Rd1 Ke7 27. Bb1 b6 $6 (27... Nb5 $1)
28. f5 $1 $16 Nb5 29. Rxd8 Kxd8 30. Ne2 $1 Nd6 31. Bg5 Nde8 32. Ke3 $6 (32. Kg3
$1 {/\ Kh4, Nf4+-}) 32... Kd7 33. Kd4 Nd5 34. a3 (34. Ng3 $1 h4 (34... f6 35.
Bd2 $16) (34... Nef6 35. a3 $16) 35. Nh5 $16) 34... f6 35. Bd2 Nd6 36. Ng3 Ne7
$1 37. Bf4 Nb5+ 38. Kc4 h4 39. Nh5 Nd5 40. Bd2 Nd6+ (40... Kd6 41. Be4 $1 (41.
Nxg7 Ke5 $1 $13) 41... Ke5 42. Kd3 $1 $18) 41. Kd4 Ne8 42. Be1 (42. Ba2 Ne7 43.
Be6+ Kd8 44. Ke3 Bb5 $1 45. Be1 Bf1 46. Kf2 Bd3 $10) 42... h3 43. gxh3 Ne7 44.
Be4 Bb5 45. h4 Nc6+ 46. Ke3 $6 {/\ Kc3!+/-} Bc4 $1 47. Bc3 Bf7 48. Ng3 Ne7 49.
Kf4 Nd6 50. Kg4 Ng8 $1 51. Bd3 Nh6+ 52. Kf4 Ng8 53. Ne4 Ne7 54. Kg4 Nd5 (54...
Nexf5 55. Nxf6+ gxf6 56. Bxf5+ Nxf5 57. Kxf5 Ke8 58. Kxf6 Kf8 59. Bd4 $1 $16)
55. Bd2 Ke7 56. Nc3 Nxc3 57. Bxc3 Bd5 58. Kf4 Kf7 59. Ke3 Ke7 60. Bc2 Kd7 61.
Ba4+ Ke7 62. Kf4 Bc4 63. Bc6 Bd3 64. Bb4 Bc4 $6 (64... a5 $1 65. Be1 Kd8 $1)
65. a4 $1 $16 Bb3 66. a5 Bc4 67. axb6 axb6 68. Ke3 Ba2 69. Kd4 Bb3 70. Kc3 Bg8
71. Kd4 Bb3 (71... Bh7 $2 72. Bb5 $1 Bxf5 73. Kd5 Be6+ 74. Kc6 Bd7+ 75. Kxb6
Bxb5 76. Bxd6+ $18) 72. Kd3 Bc4+ 73. Ke3 Bb3 74. Kd4 Bc2 $2 (74... Bg8 75. Bd5
$18) (74... Bd1 $1 75. Bd5 $1 Kd7 76. Be6+ Kc6 77. Ke3 $16) 75. Be4 Bb3 (75...
Bd1 76. Kd5 $18) 76. Bd5 Bc2 77. Be6 $18 Bd1 78. Ke3 Ba4 79. Kf4 Bc6 80. Kg4
Ba4 81. h5 Be8 82. Kh4 Bc6 (82... Bd7 83. Bxd6+ Kxd6 84. Bxd7 Kxd7 85. h6 gxh6
86. Kh5 $18) 83. h6 gxh6 (83... gxh6 84. Kh5 Bxf3+ 85. Kxh6 Be4 86. Kg6 {
/\ Bd6+-}) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. Nf3
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 c5 11. Rad1 (11. Rfd1 $5) 11... Qc7 (11... Ne4 12. Ne5 (
12. dxc5 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 bxc5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Ba6 Bc6 16. Bb5 Bb7 17. e4 Bf6
18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Qe5 Qa5 21. Bc4 Nf6 22. Ng5 Rae8 23. Qf4 h6 24.
Nxf7 Ba6 25. Nd6+ {1-0 Euwe,M-Winter,W/Nottingham/1936/}) 12... Nxe5 13. dxe5
Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Qc7 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. f4 f5 17. e4 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4
Rad8 20. Qc4 Qc6 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. f5 {1-0 Luckis,M-Bauza,L/Mar del Plata zt 
(14)/1951/ (35)}) (11... cxd4 12. exd4 Rc8 (12... Re8 13. Ne5 Bd6 (13... Bf8
14. f4 g6 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bb5 Nxe5 18. Bxe8 Nc6 19. Bxc6 Bxc6
20. d5 Bxd5 21. Qe5 f6 22. Qxf6 {1-0 Guimard,C-Balparda,J/Carrasco (02)/1938/ 
(42)}) 14. f4 dxc4 15. bxc4 Re7 16. g4 Nf8 17. g5 N6d7 18. Ne4 Bc7 19. Qh5 f5
20. gxf6 Nxf6 21. Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Ng4 Rg7 23. Kf2 Bxf4 24. Rg1 f5 {1-0 Matthaei,
A-Bach,N/Porz op (03)/1993/ (40)}) (12... Bb4 13. a3 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Ne4 15. Bb2
f5 16. Ne1 Rf6 17. f3 Ng5 18. Nc2 Rg6 19. Bc1 Kh8 20. Rde1 Qf6 21. cxd5 Bxd5
22. Bc4 {1-0 Eliskases,E-Szily,J/Stuttgart (10)/1939/ (31)}) (12... dxc4 13.
bxc4 Qc7 14. d5 Nc5 15. d6 Bxd6 16. Nb5 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Qf4 19.
Bxf6 Nxd3 20. Rxd3 gxf6 21. Qh3 Rad8 22. Rf3 Qxc4 23. Kxh2 Qxf1 24. Rg3+ {
1-0 Najdorf,M-Primavera,G/Venice/1948/}) (12... Nh5 13. Qe3 Re8 14. Ne2 g6 15.
Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bc5 17. Bd4 Qe7 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Bb5 Red8 20. Ng3 Ng7 21. f4
Ne6 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Qxc5 bxc5 {Kramer,H-Aloni,I/Helsinki olm/1952/0-1 (56)})
13. Ne5 g6 14. f4 Re8 15. Qe3 dxc4 16. bxc4 Bf8 17. Kh1 a6 18. Qh3 Qe7 19. a3
Red8 20. Rfe1 Nh5 21. Ne2 Ndf6 22. Qe3 Bh6 23. Kg1 {1-0 Zuckerman,B-Gliksman,
Dav/New York op (08)/1985/ (32)}) (11... Qb8 12. Ne5 a6 13. f4 Qc7 14. f5 Bd6
15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. e4 dxc4 19. Bxc4 Qc7 20. Bxe6+
Kh8 21. h3 {1-0 Vinuesa,J-Charlier,R/Mar del Plata (09)/1936/ (31)}) (11... a6
12. Ne5 Qc7 13. f4 Rad8 14. Kh1 Ne4 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Bxa6 Bxa6 17. Qxa6 Nxc3
18. Bxc3 Nf6 19. Qb5 {1-0 Guimard,C-Gudmundsson,J/Buenos Aires ol prel-C (02)/
1939/ (35)}) (11... Re8 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. f4 d4 15. exd4 cxd4 16.
Nb5 Nf8 17. Nxd4 Bc5 18. Kh1 Qh4 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 {Kozma,J-Hofmann,V/
CSR-ch Bratislava (05)/1959/1/2-1/2 (59)}) (11... Rc8 12. Ne5 g6 13. f4 Qc7 14.
cxd5 exd5 15. Qf3 c4 16. Bb1 b5 17. Nxb5 Qa5 18. bxc4 Rxc4 19. Ba3 Nxe5 20.
fxe5 Bxa3 21. Nxa3 Qxa3 22. exf6 {1-0 Marcus,J-Raaste,E/WchJT U26 Graz (01)/
1972/ (27)}) 12. Rc1 {Ftacnik: One of the most difficult problems in chess is
the correct location for two rooks on potentially open files. White admits
having made a mistake only a move ago. Ftacnik: Eine der schwierigsten
Aufgaben im Schach besteht darin, die korrekte Plazierung von zwei Türmen auf
potenziell offenen Linien zu finden. Weiß gibt zu, daß er nur einen Zug zuvor
einen Felhler gemacht hat.} (12. Nb5 Qb8 13. Ne5 a6 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Nc3 cxd4
16. exd4 Nf6 17. Na4 Qd8 18. c5 Nd7 19. b4 a5 20. b5 bxc5 21. dxc5 Nxc5 22.
Nxc5 Bxc5 23. Qe5 Qf6 24. Qxf6 gxf6 25. Bxf6 {1-0 Andersen,E-Erdelyi,S/Prague
ol (09)/1931 (31)}) (12. Ne5 Rad8 (12... cxd4 13. exd4 Rad8 14. f4 g6 15. Bb1
Rfe8 16. Rd3 Nf8 17. Rg3 a6 18. h4 N6d7 19. h5 Bf6 20. cxd5 exd5 21. hxg6 fxg6
22. Nd1 Bg7 23. Ne3 {1-0 Bogoljubow,E-Spielmann,R (10)/Semmering m/1932 (29)})
(12... Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ne4 14. Qg4 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Rad8 16. f4 d4 17. exd4 cxd4 18.
Bd2 f5 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. Rde1 Bc8 21. h4 Rdf8 22. h5 Bd6 23. g3 Qf7 24. Qe2 {
1/2-1/2 Gill,N-Gayson,P/Isle of Man op (07) ;EXT 94op 1994}) 13. f4 (13. Nxd7
Rxd7 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. dxc5 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Bxc5 {1/2-1/2 Lengyel,Le-Tompa,J/
HUN-ch ;MCD-ch 1970}) 13... Ne4 14. cxd5 (14. Nb5 Qb8 15. Nxd7 Rxd7 16. dxc5
Nxc5 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Bxg7 f5 20. Be5 Bf6 21. Bxb8 {1-0 Junge,
K-Kottnauer,C/Prague (08)/1942 (32)} (21. Bxb8 {Ftacnik} Rh7 22. Qe2 {1-0
Junge,K-Kottnauer,C/Prague (08)/1942/ (32)})) (14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Nb5 Qb8 16. d5
Nf6 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Ng4 a6 19. Be5 Qc8 20. Bd6 Bxd6 21. Nxd6 Qc7 22. Nxf6+
Rxf6 23. Nxb7 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Qxb7 25. Qh5 Qc6 26. Qe5 {1-0 Polgar,Zsu-Denker,A/
New York op (01)/1989 (30)}) 14... exd5 15. Nb5 Qb8 16. Nxd7 Rxd7 17. dxc5 Nxc5
18. Bf5 Qe8 19. Bxg7 Ne6 20. Qh5 {1-0 Toran Albero,R-Bauza,L/Montevideo (07)/
1954}) 12... Rad8 13. cxd5 (13. Rfd1 cxd4 14. exd4 Qb8 $13) 13... exd5 (13...
Nxd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Qc2 h6 $13) 14. Rfd1 Qb8 15. Qc2 Rfe8 16. Qb1 a6 (16...
Bd6 17. Nb5 $14) (16... Bf8 17. Ne2 (17. Ng5 g6 $13) 17... Ne4 18. Ng3 Ndf6 $14
) 17. Ne2 Ne4 $1 (17... Bf8 18. Ng3 Ne4 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Ng5 $16
) 18. Ng3 Ndf6 (18... Nxg3 19. hxg3 g6 20. a4 $14) 19. a4 Bf8 (19... Nxg3 20.
hxg3 Ne4 21. a5 bxa5 22. Qa1 $36) 20. a5 $1 {Ftacnik: Ftacnik: Dreev
understands correctly, that his chances are connected with breaking of b6-c5
pawn chain. Dreev versteht ganz richtig, daß seine Chancen mit der Zerstörung
der Bauernkette b6-c5 verbunden sind.} Ng4 (20... bxa5 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. Bxf6
gxf6 23. Nh5 $40) 21. Rf1 Qd6 (21... bxa5 22. dxc5 Bxc5 23. Bxe4 (23. Rxc5 Nxc5
24. Bxh7+ Kh8 25. Qf5 $40) 23... dxe4 24. Rxc5 exf3 25. Rg5 Ne5 26. Nh5 Ng6 (
26... fxg2 27. Rxg7+ Kf8 28. Ba3+ Re7 29. Rxg2 Nf3+ 30. Kh1 Nh4 31. f3 Nxf3 32.
Nf6 Nh4 33. Qxh7 Bxg2+ 34. Kg1 $18) 27. gxf3 f6 (27... Bxf3 28. Nxg7) 28. Bxf6
$1 gxf6 29. Rxg6+ $18) 22. axb6 Qh6 (22... Qxb6 23. h3 (23. Ba3 Qh6 24. Nf5 (
24. Bxc5 $4 Nd2 $1 $19) 24... Qh5 25. h3 Ngf6 $15) (23. Bc2 Qe6 $10) 23... Nxe3
(23... Nxg3 24. Bxh7+ Kh8 25. fxg3 Nxe3 26. Ng5 $16) 24. fxe3 Nxg3 25. Bxh7+
Kh8 26. Ng5 f5 27. Rxf5 Nxf5 28. Qxf5 $16) 23. Nf5 (23. dxc5 $4 Nd2 $19) 23...
Qh5 24. h3 (24. Ng3 Nxg3 25. hxg3 c4 26. Bf5 cxb3 27. Rc3 $14) 24... Qxf5 (
24... Ngxf2 25. Rxf2 Qxf5 26. dxc5 Qh5 27. Rfc2 (27. c6 Nxf2 28. Kxf2 Qh6 29.
cxb7 Qxe3+ 30. Kf1 Qxb6 31. Bxh7+ Kh8 32. Qf5 $18) (27. Bxe4 dxe4 28. Nd4 (28.
Ne5 Bxc5 29. g4 Qxh3 30. Rxc5 f6 $40) 28... Bxc5 29. Rf5 Qh6 30. Rfxc5 Qxe3+
31. Kh1 Rxd4 32. Bxd4 Qxd4 33. Qa1 $14) 27... Bxc5 28. Rxc5 Nxc5 29. Rxc5 Rxe3
30. Rc7 Rb8 31. Qf1 $16) 25. dxc5 $3 {Ftacnik: Two connected passed pawns are
usually not so strong with so many pieces on the board. Ftacnik: Zwei
verbundene Freibauern sind nicht so stark, wenn noch so viele Figuren auf dem
Brett stehen.} (25. hxg4 $5 Qxg4 26. dxc5 Bxc5 (26... Nxc5 27. Bxh7+ Kh8 28.
Ne5 Qh5 29. Bg6 fxg6 30. Nxg6+ Kg8 31. Nxf8 Rd6 32. Rxc5 Rh6 33. f3 Qh2+ 34.
Kf2 $18) 27. Ne5 Rxe5 28. Bxe5 Bxb6 29. Bc7 $16) 25... Ngf6 (25... Ngxf2 26.
Rxf2 Qh5 27. c6 $16) 26. c6 Qe6 (26... Bc8 27. b7 Be6 28. c7 $18) 27. Nd4 (27.
cxb7 Qxb6 $16) 27... Qd6 (27... Qe7 28. cxb7 Qxb7 29. Rfd1 $16) 28. Qa1 $1 (28.
cxb7 Qxb6 (28... Nd2 29. Qa2 Nxf1 30. Bxf1 Qxb6 31. Nc6 Rd7 32. b8=Q Rxb8 33.
Nxb8 Qxb8 34. Bxf6 gxf6 35. Qxa6 $16)) 28... Bc8 29. b7 Bxh3 (29... Bxb7 30.
cxb7 Rb8 (30... Nc5 31. Nf5 Qe6 32. Bxf6 gxf6 33. Qd4 Nxb7 34. Qg4+ Kh8 35. Qh4
$18) 31. Qxa6 $18 (31. Bxa6 $18)) 30. gxh3 Re5 (30... Nxf2 31. Nf5 Nxh3+ 32.
Kg2 Qb4 33. c7 Qg4+ 34. Kh2 Qh5 35. Bxf6 Ng5+ 36. Kg2 Qg4+ 37. Kf2 gxf6 38.
cxd8=Q $18) 31. Nf3 (31. c7 $6 Rg5+ 32. Kh1 Rh5 $1 (32... Ng3+ 33. fxg3 Qxg3
34. Rc2 Rh5 35. Bf5 $18) 33. Kg2 (33. c8=Q Nd7 34. Nf3 Rxh3+ 35. Kg2 Qg6+ 36.
Kxh3 Qf5+ 37. Kh2 Qh5+ $10) 33... Ng4 (33... Rxh3 34. Kxh3 Qd7+ 35. Kh2 Qg4 36.
c8=Q Nd7 37. Bxe4 Qh4+ 38. Kg1 dxe4 39. Nf5 $18) 34. cxd8=Q Nxe3+ (34... Qh2+
35. Kf3 Rxh3+ 36. Ke2 Rxe3+ 37. Kd1 Ngxf2+ 38. Rxf2 Nxf2+ 39. Kc2 Nxd3+ 40. Kb1
$18) 35. Kf3 Qxd8 36. Rc8 $18) 31... Rf5 (31... Re7 32. Ba3 Qc7 33. Bxe7 Bxe7
34. Qxa6 $18) 32. c7 Re8 (32... Rxf3 33. Be5 $1 $18 (33. cxd8=Q $2 Rg3+ 34.
fxg3 Qxg3+ $10) (33. c8=Q $18)) 33. c8=Q Rxf3 34. b8=Q (34. b8=Q Qxb8 35. Qxb8
Rxb8 36. Kg2 $18) (34. Bxf6 Nxf6 35. b8=Q $18) 1-0

[Event "Vidmar Memorial 15th"]
[Site "Terme Zrece"]
[Date "2003.08.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Bd2 Rfe8 13. Rac1 a6 14. b4 e5 15.
h3 h6 {Both players have finished development and despite fixed nature of the
c6 pawn black should have enough piece activity for the equalizing of chances.}
(15... e4 16. Ng5 Bxb4 17. Qb3 Nf8 18. Qxb4 h6 19. Ncxe4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Rxe4 21.
Bf3 Re6 22. d5 {1-0 Timoscenko,G-Schoeppl,E/Oberwart 2003/ (28)}) 16. a3 exd4 (
16... e4 17. Nh4 g6 18. Qb3 Kg7 19. Rf1 $11) 17. exd4 (17. Nxd4 c5 18. Nf5 Bf8
19. bxc5 Qxc5 $15) 17... Nb6 (17... Qb8 18. Bd3 a5 $11) 18. Re1 (18. Bd3 Re7
19. Re1 Rae8 20. Rxe7 Rxe7 21. Ne2 Nbd5 22. Nh4 $14) 18... Nbd5 $6 (18... Re6
$5 19. Bd3 Rae8 20. Rxe6 Rxe6 21. Ne5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Qxe5 23. Bf5 Re8 24. Re1
Qc7 $11) 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bd3 a5 (20... Rad8 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Be4 $14) 21.
Bh7+ Kh8 22. Be4 Nb6 {Pavasovic was surely feeling the pinch of unpleasant
white's threats.} (22... axb4 23. Bxd5 Rxe1+ 24. Nxe1 bxa3 (24... cxd5 25. Qxc7
Bxc7 26. Rxc7 bxa3 27. Rxb7 a2 28. Nc2 $18) 25. Ba2 $18) (22... Qd8 $1 23. bxa5
Bxa3 24. Rb1 $14) (22... Nf6 23. Bxc6 Rxe1+ 24. Nxe1 axb4 25. axb4 $16) 23.
bxa5 (23. Bxc6 Rxe1+ 24. Nxe1 axb4 25. Qe4 Bxc6 26. Rxc6 Qe7 27. Qxe7 Bxe7 28.
Bxb4 Bxb4 29. axb4 Nc4 30. Rc5 Nd6 $16) 23... Nc4 24. Bb4 Nxa3 (24... Nxa5 25.
Bd3 $16) (24... Qd8 25. Bd3 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 $16) 25. Bxd6 Qxd6 (25... Nxc2 26.
Bxc7 Nxe1 27. Rxe1 $18) 26. Qb3 Re7 (26... Nc4 27. Rxc4 bxc4 28. Qxb7 f5 29.
Ne5 Qxd4 30. Bxf5 $18) (26... Rxa5 27. Qxf7 Rb8 28. Bd3 Qf8 29. Qg6 Qg8 30. Ne5
$18) 27. Bd3 {Black is suddenly exposed on both flanks, his pieces are not
cooperating harmoniously.} Nc4 (27... Rxa5 28. Rxe7 Qxe7 29. Re1 Qf8 30. Ne5
Kg8 31. Bg6 Nc4 32. Bxf7+ $18) (27... Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Kg8 29. Ne5 $18) 28. Rxe7
Qxe7 29. Re1 Qc7 (29... Qd7 30. Bxc4 bxc4 31. Qxc4 c5 32. Ne5 Qxd4 33. Nxf7+
Kh7 34. Qc2+ Kg8 35. Qg6 $16) 30. Bxc4 bxc4 31. Qxc4 Rxa5 (31... Ba6 32. Qb4
Bb5 33. Ra1 $16) 32. Re8+ Kh7 33. Ne5 (33. Qd3+ $5 g6 34. Qe3 Kg7 (34... c5 35.
Ne1 Bc6 36. Re7 Qd6 37. Rxf7+ Kg8 38. dxc5 Rxc5 39. Re7 $18) 35. Re7 Ra1+ 36.
Ne1 Qa5 37. Kh2 (37. d5 Rxe1+ 38. Qxe1 Qxe1+ 39. Rxe1 cxd5 40. f4 $16) 37...
Ba6 38. Nf3 $16) 33... Ra1+ 34. Kh2 Ra8 (34... f6 $2 35. Qg8#) (34... Ra5 35.
g3 Rd5 36. Qd3+ g6 37. Qe3 Kg7 38. Ng4 g5 39. Re7 $18) 35. Rxa8 Bxa8 36. Qxf7
Qxf7 (36... Qd8 37. Qg6+ Kg8 38. f4 Qc8 (38... Qxd4 39. Qe8+ Kh7 40. Ng6 Qd2
41. Nf8+ Kg8 42. Ne6+ Kh7 43. Qxa8 $18) 39. Qf7+ Kh7 40. f5 $18) 37. Nxf7 {
[%mdl 4096] The endgame of light pieces is very unpleasant for the defender,
even though white still has to overcome certain resistance.} Kg6 38. Nd6 Kf6
39. g4 g6 (39... Ke6 40. Nf5 g6 41. Ne3 (41. Nxh6 Kd5 42. h4 Kxd4 43. h5 gxh5
44. gxh5 Ke5 45. Ng4+ $16) 41... Bb7 42. f4 $16) 40. Kg3 Ke6 41. Nc4 Bb7 (41...
Kd5 42. Nb6+ Kxd4 43. Nxa8 c5 44. Nb6 $18) 42. Ne3 Ba6 43. h4 Be2 44. Kf4 Bd3
45. Kf3 Kf6 46. Ng2 $1 {A fine manouver of the knight, white gets the chance
to regroup with a full comfort.} Bc2 (46... g5 47. h5 $18) 47. Ke3 Bd1 48. f3
Bb3 49. Ne1 (49. Nf4 g5 $16) 49... g5 50. h5 Ke6 51. Nd3 Bd1 52. Nf2 Bc2 53.
Ne4 Bd1 54. Nc3 Bc2 55. Kd2 Bb3 56. Ne4 Bc4 57. Ng3 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Re8 11. b3 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Bb2 Qe7 $146 (13... Bb7
) 14. Nb1 (14. Nd4 g6 $13) 14... Nxf3+ (14... Bb7 15. Nbd2 a6 16. a4 $1 Rad8
$10) 15. Bxf3 Ng4 16. g3 (16. Bxg4 $2 Bxg4 17. Qxc6 Rac8 $40) (16. h3 Nh2 (
16... Ne5 17. Be4 h6 18. Nd2 Bb7 $10) 17. Bxc6 Nxf1 18. Bxe8 (18. Bxa8 $2 Nxe3
19. Qc3 Qg5 $1 20. h4 Qh6 $1 21. fxe3 Be5 22. Qd2 Bxb2 23. Qxb2 Qxe3+ 24. Qf2 (
24. Kh2 Qf4+ 25. g3 Qf1 26. Nc3 Qh3+ 27. Kg1 Qxg3+ $40) 24... Qe5 $17) 18...
Qxe8 (18... Nxe3 $6 19. Qc3 Nf5 20. Bxb5 $16) 19. Kxf1 Bb7 $44) 16... Ne5 17.
Bg2 Bg4 18. f4 (18. Nd2 Be2 19. Rfe1 Bd3 $40 20. Qc3 $140 $6 Bb4 21. Qxe5 Qxe5
22. Bxe5 Rxe5 $17) 18... Nd7 $1 (18... Ng6 19. e4 $16) 19. e4 Nf6 20. Re1 (20.
Bxf6 $5 gxf6 (20... Bc5+ $2 21. Kh1 Qxf6 22. e5 Qe7 23. Nc3 $16) 21. Nc3 Bc5+
$1 22. Kh1 Rad8 23. h3 Be6 $13) 20... Bc5+ 21. Kh1 Rad8 22. Nc3 Bf5 (22... Nh5
$5 {/\Ng3} 23. Ne2 $1 Bf2 24. Rf1 Qc5 (24... Be3 25. Rad1 Qe6 26. f5 $8 Qh6 27.
Bf3 $13) 25. Qxc5 Bxc5 26. Ng1 $13) 23. Re2 (23. exf5 $2 Qxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Rxe1+
25. Bf1 Rxf1+ 26. Kg2 Rf2+ $19) 23... Bg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. a4 c5 (11... e5 $5) 12. dxc5 Bxc5 (12... Nxc5
13. b4 Ncd7 14. b5 $14) 13. b3 b6 14. Ne4 $1 (14. Bb2 Bb7 $10) 14... Bb7 (14...
Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Rb8 16. Bb2 $36) 15. Nxc5 Nxc5 16. Bb2 Rfc8 17. Bd4 $1 (17. Be5
h6 18. Qb2 Rd8 19. Bd4 $1 Rac8 20. Be2 a5 {Akopian,V-Pinter,J/Debrecen ETCh/
1992/} 21. Ne5 $1 {/\Nc4+/=}) 17... h6 (17... Nxa4 18. bxa4 (18. Ng5 Nc5 19.
Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Qxh7+ Kf8 $13) 18... b5 19. axb5 (19. Ng5 Rxc4 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21.
Qxh7+ Kf8) 19... axb5 20. Rxa8 Bxa8 21. Ng5 Qb7 $1 22. f3 h6 $8 (22... Rxc4 23.
Bxf6 $18) 23. Bxf6 hxg5 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Qb2+ $16) 18. Ne5 Nxa4 19. Rxa4 b5
20. Ra5 Qc7 21. Qa2 bxc4 22. bxc4 (22. Nxc4 Ng4 $1 23. f4 Rd8 $132) 22... Nd7
23. f3 $1 Nxe5 $2 (23... f6 24. Nxd7 (24. Ng6 $5 Kf7 25. Nf4 $36) 24... Qxd7
25. c5 Bd5 26. Qa1 $14) 24. Bxe5 Qe7 (24... Qxc4 25. Rd8+ Kh7 26. Qxc4 Rxc4 27.
Rd7 $16) 25. Bd6 Qd7 26. e4 f6 (26... Bd5 27. Be5 $1 (27. Bg3 Qa7+ 28. Bf2 Bxc4
$1) 27... Qa7+ 28. Bd4 Bxc4 29. Qa1 $1 Qc7 30. Bxg7 $16) 27. c5 Kh7 28. Rb1 e5
29. h3 Rc6 30. Kh2 Bc8 31. Qd5 Qe8 32. Rb6 Bd7 33. Rb7 $1 Be6 34. Qd3 Qd8 35.
Qa3 Qc8 36. Qb2 Qd8 37. Qb4 Qg8 $138 1-0

[Event "Lyon zt"]
[Site "Lyon"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Meulders, Richard"]
[Black "Kuijf, Marinus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[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. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bb4 7. O-O O-O 8. Qb3
$5 {N} (8. a3) (8. Bd2) (8. Qc2) 8... Ba5 (8... Bd6 9. e4) 9. Bd2 Bc7 10. Rad1
Qe7 11. e4 dxc4 (11... dxe4 12. Nxe4 $14) 12. Bxc4 e5 13. d5 Nb6 $6 (13... b5
$1 14. Be2 Nc5 15. Qc2 (15. Qa3 $6 Bd6) 15... cxd5 (15... b4 16. Na4 Ncxe4 17.
Qxc6 Rb8 18. Be3 Bb7 19. Qc4 $13) 16. Nxd5 (16. exd5 e4 17. Ne1 a6) (16. Nxb5
Nfxe4 17. Bb4 Bb7 18. Bxc5 Nxc5 19. Nxc7 Qxc7 20. b4 Ne6 21. Qxc7 Nxc7 22. Nxe5
Rfe8) 16... Nxd5 17. exd5 e4 18. Ne1 a6 $10) 14. Bg5 $1 h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16.
Rfe1 Nxc4 (16... cxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Rb8 19. Re2 $14) 17. Qxc4 Bg4 18.
Rd3 Rad8 19. h3 Bc8 20. Red1 Rfe8 21. b4 $5 (21. dxc6 Rxd3 (21... bxc6 22. Rxd8
Rxd8 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. Qc5 $16) 22. Rxd3 bxc6 23. b4) 21... Bb8 22. a4 a6 (
22... cxd5 23. Nxd5 Qe6 24. b5 $16) 23. a5 (23. b5 axb5 24. axb5 cxb5 25. Nxb5
Bd7 $14) 23... g6 24. dxc6 Rxd3 25. Rxd3 Qxc6 (25... bxc6 26. Na4 $16) 26. Qxc6
bxc6 27. Na4 Kf8 28. Nb6 Ke7 29. Nc4 (29. Nxc8+ Rxc8 $10 {x b4}) 29... Ke6 30.
Nfd2 Ke7 31. Nb3 Be6 (31... Rd8 32. Rxd8 Kxd8 33. Nc5 Bc7 34. Nb6 $18) 32. Rc3
Rd8 33. Kf1 (33. Nc5 Rd4) 33... Rd1+ 34. Ke2 Rb1 35. Ncd2 $1 Rb2 36. Nc5 Bc8 (
36... Rxb4 37. Nxa6 Rb5 38. Nxb8 Rxb8 39. Rxc6 Rb2 $14) 37. Nd3 Ra2 38. Rxc6
Bd7 {Time; Ftacnik,L} (38... Bd7 39. Rxa6 Bc7 40. Ra7 Kd8 41. Nc5 Bb5+ 42. Kd1
$16) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. f"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "1998.01.07"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1998.01.02"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Lutz} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 (10. Bd2 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Be2 b5 13. b4 Ncd7
14. Ne4 Be7 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Bc3 Bb7 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 $11 {Karpov,A-Anand,V/
Biel/1997/0.5 (40)}) 10... b5 (10... Qc7 11. Ne4 $1 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 b5 (12... e5
13. Qh4 Nf6 14. e4 exd4 15. e5 $1 $40 {Epischin,V-Brenninkmeier,J/Wijk/1992/})
13. Bd3) 11. Be2 (11. Bf1 c5 $6 (11... Qc7 $5) 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Ng5 Bb7 14.
Nce4 Nxe4 (14... Rc8 $2 15. Nxf6+ $18) 15. Nxe4 Be7 (15... Rc8 16. Nxc5 Rxc5
17. Qe2 Qc7 18. Bd2 Ne5 19. Bb4 Rc2 20. Qh5 Rxb2 21. Rac1 Rc2 22. Bd6 Nf3+ 23.
gxf3 Rxc1 24. Bxc7 Rxd1 25. f4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Arlandi,E-Luther,T/Turin op 1996 
(48)}) 16. Nd6 Bd5 (16... Bxd6 17. Rxd6 Bd5 18. e4 Rc8 19. Qd1 Bc6 20. Be3 $16)
17. e4 Bxd6 18. exd5 Rc8 (18... e5 19. a4 $14) 19. Qe2 exd5 20. Rxd5 Nf6 21.
Rd3 Qc7 22. g3 Bc5 23. Be3 Bxe3 24. Rxe3 Rfe8 {Karpov,A-Polgar,Z/Madrid 1992/
1-0 (57)}) (11. Bd3 Bb7 12. e4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxb5 Bxh2+
16. Kh1 Qe7 17. Be2 Be5 18. Bf3 c5 19. Be3 Rfe8 20. Kg1 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Bxe4 22.
Bxe4 Nxe4 23. Rab1 Qe5 {Greenfeld,A-Horvath,C/Montecatini Terme op 1997/1/2-1/
2 (61)}) 11... Qc7 (11... c5 $6 12. dxc5 Bxc5 (12... Nxc5 13. b4 $16) 13. Ne4
$1 Nxe4 (13... Qb6 14. Nxc5 Nxc5 15. b3 Bb7 16. Bb2 Be4 17. Qc1 Ncd7 18. Bd4
Qb7 19. Qb2 Rfc8 20. Rac1 {Bukic,E-Atalik,S/Ljubljana LSK 1997/0-1 (57)}) 14.
Qxe4 Ra7 (14... Qc7 $2 15. b4 Bb6 16. Bb2 Bb7 17. Qg4 $16) 15. b4 Bb7 16. Qf4
Bxf3 (16... Be7 $2 17. Ne5 Bd5 18. Rxd5 exd5 19. Nc6 $16) 17. Bxf3 Be7 18. Bb2
Qb8 $1 19. Rac1 (19. a4 $2 Qxf4 20. exf4 bxa4 21. Rxa4 Nb6 $15) 19... Bf6 20.
Bxf6 Nxf6 21. a3 {1/2-1/2 Dautov,R-Luther,T/Bad Zwesten op 1997 (38)}) 12. Ne4
(12. e4 e5 13. g3 (13. h3 Bb7 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Bg5 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Be5 17. Bxf6
gxf6 $11) 13... Re8 14. a3 Bb7 (14... exd4 15. Nxd4 c5 $2 16. Ndxb5 $1 axb5 17.
Nxb5 $18) 15. Bg5 exd4 (15... h6 $6 16. dxe5 Bxe5 (16... Nxe5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18.
Qd2 $1 Rad8 19. Qxh6 $16) 17. Nxe5 hxg5 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Qd2 Nf6 20. Qxg5 Nxe4
21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Bf3 Re5 (22... Qe5 23. Qd2 Rc4 24. Qd7 $16) 23. Rd7 $1 Qxd7 (
23... Rxg5 24. Rxc7 Rb8 25. Re1 $18) 24. Qxe5 {1-0 Epishin,V-Polgar,Z/Madrid
1992 (44)}) 16. Nxd4 Be5 $5 $13) 12... Nxe4 (12... Be7 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. e4
$14) 13. Qxe4 e5 14. Qh4 Re8 (14... h6 $6 {Kramnik,V-Piket,J/Wijk aan Zee 1998/
CBM 63}) 15. Bd3 h6 (15... Nf6 16. dxe5 Bxe5 $14) 16. Bc2 exd4 (16... Bb7 17.
e4 Rad8 18. Be3 $11) 17. Qxd4 (17. Nxd4 Nf6 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Bxf5 Rad8 20. Bd2
Be5 $11) (17. exd4 Be7 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Nf6 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Qd6 22.
Re1 Be6 $11) 17... Bf8 18. b3 Nf6 19. Qh4 (19. Bb2 Bg4 20. Rac1 Rad8 $15) 19...
g5 (19... Bg4 20. Bb2 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Be7 22. Kh1 $5 $14) 20. Qg3 (20. Qd4 {Lutz}
Bg7 {/\} 21. Bb2 Nh5) 20... Qxg3 21. hxg3 {White is not without chances since
black has weakened his kingside and especiallt f5 square is quite vulnerable.}
c5 {Lutz: Die Kontrolle der d-Linie und der geschwächte schwarze Königsflügel
wird durch die schwarze Mehrheit am Dmaenflügel ausggeglichen.} 22. Bb2 Bg7 (
22... Be7 $5) 23. Rd6 Be6 24. Rad1 Rec8 25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. Be4 Ra7 27. Bd5 (27.
Bf5 $5 Bxf5 28. Rxf6 Bc2 29. Rd2 Kg7 30. Rdd6 $14) 27... Bxd5 (27... Be7 $2 28.
Rxe6 $18) 28. R1xd5 (28. Rxf6 Kg7 29. Rd6 Bxf3 30. gxf3 c4 $11) 28... Kg7 29.
Rd2 Be7 (29... c4 $1 30. bxc4 Rxc4 $11) 30. Rb6 Bd8 31. Rbd6 Be7 32. R6d5 a5 (
32... c4 $1 33. Rc2 Rac7 $11) 33. Kf1 a4 34. Ke2 axb3 35. axb3 Ra3 36. b4 $1
Rc3 (36... cxb4 37. Rxb5 $14) 37. bxc5 R3xc5 38. Rxc5 Rxc5 39. Nd4 Bf6 (39...
h5 40. Rb2 Bf6 41. Kd3 Kg6 42. Rb1 Bxd4 43. exd4 Rf5 44. f3 $14) 40. g4 b4 41.
Rb2 (41. Nf5+ Kg6 42. Rd6 Rc2+ 43. Kf3 h5 44. Ne7+ Kg7 45. Nf5+ Kg6 $11) 41...
Rc4 42. Kd3 Rc3+ 43. Kd2 (43. Ke4 b3 $1 44. Nxb3 Rxe3+ 45. Kxe3 Bxb2 $11) 43...
Bxd4 44. exd4 Rc4 45. Kd3 Rc3+ 46. Kd2 Rc4 47. Kd3 Rc3+ 48. Ke4 (48. Kd2 $11)
48... b3 49. f3 Kf6 (49... Rc2 50. Rxb3 Rxg2 51. d5 $14) 50. d5 Rc4+ 51. Kd3
Rf4 52. Rxb3 Ke5 53. Rb6 (53. Rb5 Rd4+ 54. Ke3 Rxd5) 53... Kxd5 54. Rxh6 Ke5 (
54... Ra4 $2 55. Rf6 Ra3+ 56. Ke2 Ra2+ 57. Ke3 $18) 55. Ke3 (55. Ra6 f6 56.
Ra5+ Ke6 57. Ke3 Rb4 $11) 55... Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.12.07"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Bd2 e5 13. Rac1 a6 14. b4 {With
the help of a tactical motif White is trying to prevent the freeing manoeuvre .
..c6-c5.} Rfe8 (14... exd4 15. exd4 Rfe8 16. h3 Qb8 (16... Bxb4 17. Nxb5 axb5
18. Bxb4 Nd5 19. a3 Nxb4 20. axb4 Qd6 21. d5 cxd5 22. Bxb5 Rec8 $11) 17. Qb3
Nd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 {1/2-1/2 Sorokin,M (2560)-Suvrajit,S (2391)/Mumbai 2003}) 15.
Bd3 (15. h3 h6 16. Nh4 exd4 17. exd4 Nb6 18. Nf5 Bh2+ 19. Kh1 Bf4 20. Bd3 Rad8
21. Ne2 Nbd5 22. Nxf4 Nxf4 23. Bf1 Ne4 24. Be1 c5 25. bxc5 Nxh3 26. f3 Qf4 {
0-1 Grooten,H (2344)-Muir,A (2359)/Hinckley Island 2008 (93)} 27. Nh4 Ng3+ 28.
Bxg3 Qxg3 29. Nf5 Nf2+ 30. Kg1 Nh3+ $11) 15... Bxb4 16. Ng5 (16. Nxb5 $2 axb5
17. Bxb4 e4 $19) 16... h6 $2 {[%mdl 4] Karjakin's defensive task was not very
pleasant. His solution to the problem of the h7-weakness will be convincingly
refuted by White.} (16... Nf8 17. Nxb5 axb5 18. Bxb4 exd4 19. exd4 Qf4 20. Bd2
Qxd4 21. Bc3 Qf4 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Ne4 Qe7 24. Nd6 Red8 $11) 17. Nxb5 axb5 (
17... Qa5 18. Bxb4 Qxb4 19. Nc7 hxg5 20. Rb1 Qe7 21. Nxe8 Rxe8 22. Rxb7 $18)
18. Bh7+ $1 Kf8 {The black king never really planned the trip to f8, but at
this moment he was left without any options.} (18... Kh8 $4 19. Nxf7#) (18...
Nxh7 19. Qxh7+ Kf8 20. Bxb4+ c5 21. Rxc5 $18) 19. Bxb4+ c5 (19... Re7 20. dxe5
Nxe5 (20... Qxe5 21. Nf3 Qe6 22. Bf5 $18) 21. Bd6 Qb6 22. Qf5 $18) 20. dxc5 Bc6
(20... hxg5 21. c6+ Re7 22. cxd7 $18) 21. Be4 Nb8 {The fact, that this passive
and unappealing move is the best defence indicates, that the second player is
not only missing tha pawn but also struggling with serious problems.} (21...
hxg5 22. Bxc6 Qxc6 23. Rd6 Qc7 24. c6 Nc5 25. Qxc5 $18) (21... Bxe4 22. c6+ Kg8
23. Nxe4 $18) 22. Nh7+ Nxh7 (22... Ke7 23. Nxf6 Kxf6 24. Rd6+ Ke7 (24... Re6
25. f4 Ra4 26. Qc3 $18) 25. Rcd1 Ra6 26. Bxc6 Nxc6 27. Qf5 Ra7 28. Qh7 Nxb4 29.
Qxg7 $18) 23. Bxh7 g6 $6 {Karjakin is trying to solve the situation in a
principled way and indirectly forces White to sacrifice on the g6-square.
Unfortunatelly for him his scattered pieces will not be able to resist White's
attack.} (23... Ra4 24. a3 Na6 25. Qb1 Nxb4 26. axb4 Rd8 27. Bc2 $16) 24. Rd6
Re7 (24... Ra4 25. a3 Na6 26. Bxg6 $18) 25. h4 (25. Rf6 Nd7 26. Qxg6 Nxf6 27.
Qxh6+ Ke8 28. Qxf6 Re6 29. Qg7 Qd8 30. Qg4 $16) 25... h5 26. Bxg6 fxg6 $1 27.
Qxg6 Rxa2 {The simple mathematics concerning the number of attacking and
defensive pieces around the black king does not bode well for the stressed
monarch.} (27... Rg7 28. Qf6+ Kg8 29. Rd8+ Kh7 30. Qf5+ $18) 28. Rcd1 Rf7 (
28... Rd7 29. Rf6+ Rf7 30. Rd8+ Ke7 31. Rxf7+ Kxd8 32. Rf8+ $18) 29. Qh6+ Rg7 (
29... Ke7 30. Re6#) 30. Qf6+ (30. Rg6 $18) 30... Kg8 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Qf5+ $1 {
Gelfand is dilligently creating small miracles in order to use the attacking
potential of his rooks with tempo.} Rg6 33. Qxh5+ Rh6 (33... Kg7 34. Qh8+ Kf7
35. Qf8+ Ke6 36. R1d6+ $18) 34. Qf5+ (34. Qf5+ Kg7 35. Qf8+ Kg6 36. R1d6+ $18)
1-0

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. a3 e5 11. h3 Bc7 (11... Bb8 12. Ba2 h6 13. Nh4 Rd8 14. Nf5
Qe8 15. Ne4 $5 (15. Ne2 $5 Nf8 16. dxe5 Bxf5 $1 17. Qxf5 Qxe5 18. Ng3 Qxf5 19.
Nxf5 Ne6 20. b4 $1 Be5 21. Rb1 Ne4 22. Bb2 Bxb2 23. Rxb2 Nc7 24. Rc1 $14 {
Karpov,An-Chernin,A/Tilburg/1992/0.5 (65)}) (15. Bd2 Nf8 16. Rad1 Qd7 (16...
exd4 17. Nxd4 $1 Bc7 18. Bc1 Bb6 19. Rfe1 Bxd4 $1 20. exd4 Be6 21. d5 $1 cxd5
22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Rxd5 Rdc8 $1 24. Rc5 $10 {Stangl,M-Chernin,A/Muenchen/1992/0.
5 (28)}) 17. Ng3 exd4 18. exd4 Qc7 19. Nce2 Be6 20. Bf4 Qb6 {0,5/Portisch,
L-Chernin,A/Budapest zt-B (03)/1993/}) 15... Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf8 $5 17. Bd2 exd4
18. Qxe8 Rxe8 19. Nxd4 Ne6 20. Nxe6 {0,5/Akopian,V-Gurevich,M/Wijk aan Zee op/
1993/}) 12. Ba2 h6 13. Nh4 Re8 14. Nf5 Qf8 15. Ne2 (15. Nb5 $1 Bb8 16. Bd2 $1
a5 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. f4 $1 Bb8 19. Nc3 Rd8 $2 20. Be1 $1 Nh7 21. Bh4 Ndf6 22.
Rad1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Be6 $2 24. Bxe6 $16 {Karpov,An-Anand,V/Bruxelles (m/8)/1991/
1-0 (32)}) (15. d5 $5 e4 $1 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Nb5 $8 Bb8 $1 18. Qxc6 Ne5 19.
Qxa8 Bxf5 20. Qb7 $6 Re7 21. Qa6 Bc8 $1 22. Qa5 Bxh3 $1 23. Rd1 $8 Nd3 24. Qc3
$13 {Stohl,I-Rogers,I/Brno/1991/0.5 (61)}) 15... Nb6 16. dxe5 (16. Nxh6+ $5
gxh6 17. Qg6+ Qg7 18. Bxf7+ Kf8 19. Bxe8 Nxe8 20. Qxg7+ Nxg7 21. dxe5 Bxe5 22.
f4 $13) 16... Rxe5 (16... Bxf5 17. Qxf5 Rxe5 18. Qf3 Rd8 19. b4 $14) 17. Neg3
Be6 18. b4 (18. f4 Rc5 19. Qb1 Bxa2 20. Qxa2 $13) 18... Bxa2 19. Rxa2 g6 20.
Nd4 Ree8 21. Nde2 (21. Bb2 $2 Bxg3 22. fxg3 Nbd5 $17) 21... h5 22. Rd1 (22. Bb2
Qe7 23. Rd1 Rad8) 22... Rad8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. e4 Re8 25. Bg5 Nh7 26. Be3 Qe7
27. f3 Rd8 (27... f5 $6 28. Bc5 Qh4 29. Qb3+ Kg7 30. Bf2 $14) 28. Nf1 a6 29.
Qc1 Rd3 30. Rd2 Qd7 31. Qc2 $1 (31. Rxd3 Qxd3 32. Nf4 Qc4 $15) 31... Rxd2 32.
Nxd2 Nf8 33. Nb3 Ne6 34. Na5 Qc8 35. Qd3 Nd7 36. f4 Bxa5 37. bxa5 Qe8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rostock-07 IM Group"]
[Site "Rostock"]
[Date "1981.08.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hesse, Peter"]
[Black "Malich, Burkhard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1981.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[EventCategory "4"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Be7 (6... dxc4) 7. O-O
O-O 8. b3 b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Qe2 Qc7 (10... Rc8) 11. Rac1 Rac8 (11... Rad8 12.
Rfd1 Qb8 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. f4 $14 {Smyslov-Szily,
Moskau-Budapest 1949}) 12. Ne5 dxc4 13. bxc4 Rfd8 14. f4 c5 15. Nb5 Qb8 16. f5
a6 17. Nxf7 (17. Nc3) 17... axb5 18. fxe6 Nf8 19. Nxd8 Rxd8 20. d5 bxc4 21.
Bxc4 b5 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Bxb5 Bxd5 24. Bc4 Qe5 25. Qg4+ Kh8 26. Qf4 Qxe6 27.
Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Rb1 Ng6 29. Qh6 Bf8 30. Rb8 Qd6 31. Ra8 Rd1 32. a4 c4 33. a5
Rxf1+ 34. Kxf1 c3 35. Rc8 Qa6+ 0-1

[Event "URS-sf Russia-ch"]
[Site "Gorky"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fokin, Sergey"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. e4 e5 12. dxe5 (12. Bg5 $5 exd4 13. Nxd4 Bxh2+
14. Kxh2 Ng4+ 15. Kg3 Qxg5 16. Nf3) 12... Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Qe2 (14. Be3
Ng4) 14... Re8 15. Be3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nxe4 17. Qc2 Nf6 18. Rfd1 Qc7 19. h3 h6
$15 20. c4 b4 21. c5 Nd5 22. Bd4 Qf4 23. Bc4 Nc3 24. g3 Qe4 25. Rd2 Qxc2 26.
Rxc2 Re4 27. Rd2 Nb5 (27... Rae8 $5) 28. Bxb5 cxb5 29. Be3 a5 30. Rd6 Rc8 31.
Rb6 Bc6 32. g4 a4 33. Rd1 b3 34. axb3 axb3 35. Rb1 Rb4 36. Bd2 Rd4 37. Be3 Rd3
38. Rb2 g5 39. Kh2 Bd5 40. Rxb5 Rd1 41. f4 Re8 42. R5xb3 Re1 43. Rd3 Be4 44.
Rc3 Bc6 45. Bf2 R8e2 46. Rxe2 Rxe2 {Ftacnik} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Qe7 9. Rd1 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 (10... b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. e4 e5 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14.
Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Be3 $14 {Mohr,S-Dzhandzhgava,L/New York op/1990/}) 11. e4 (11. h3
) 11... exd4 12. Nxd4 Nb6 13. Be2 (13. Bb3 Re8 $13) 13... Re8 14. Be3 Bd7 (
14... Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Qxe4 16. Qxe4 Rxe4 17. Nxc6 $1 $14) 15. f3 Rad8 16. Bf1 (
16. Bf2 $5) 16... Nbd5 17. Bf2 Nxc3 18. bxc3 $2 (18. Qxc3 $1 Bc8 19. a3 $132)
18... Bc8 19. Rab1 Qc7 20. g3 h5 $1 21. Ne2 Nd7 $6 22. f4 Bc5 23. e5 $6 (23.
Bd4 $1 $14) 23... Bxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Qa5 25. Nd4 Nb6 26. Nb3 $6 Qa3 27. Rd4 c5 28.
Rd2 Be6 29. Rbd1 Rxd2+ 30. Rxd2 Nc4 31. Bxc4 Bxc4 32. Rd6 $6 (32. Nc1 $5) 32...
Qa4 (32... b5 33. Rc6 $1) 33. Ke3 $2 b6 34. Kd2 f6 $1 35. Kc1 fxe5 36. f5 (36.
Qg6 Bf7 37. Qf5 c4 38. Rd7 Be6 $19) 36... Bf7 37. f6 $2 c4 38. Nd2 Qa3+ {
Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "San Francisco"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 e5 $5 (7...
dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O a6 11. e4 e5 12. Re1 O-O 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. h3
h6 15. Be3 Rad8 16. Rac1 exd4 17. Bxd4 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bc5 Rfe8 20. Qe2
Bd4 21. b4 Qe5 22. Nd1 Nh5 23. Bb1 Nf4 24. Qf3 {Booth,S-Kontorovich,M/
Melbourne AUS-ch (10)/1993/0.5 (49)}) (7... O-O 8. O-O (8. e4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5
10. Be3 Qc7 11. h3 b5 12. Be2 a6 13. O-O Re8 14. Rac1 Bb7 15. Rfd1 Rac8 16.
dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nd4 Ng6 18. Bf3 Bh2+ 19. Kh1 Be5 20. Nf5 Ne7 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22.
Ne2 Bb8 23. Bc5 Qe5 24. Ng3 {Garcia Gonzales,G-Hermann,M/Bochum/1981/1-0 (68)})
8... Re8 9. e4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11. Rd1 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nb6 13. Be2 Qe7 14. f3 h6
15. a4 Bc5 16. Kh1 Bd7 17. a5 Nc8 18. Nb3 Bd6 19. Be3 Nh5 20. Rxd6 Nxd6 21. Rd1
Red8 22. f4 Nf6 23. e5 Bf5 24. exd6 {Parr,E-Baum,B/Gausdal Int (02)/1993/0-1 
(34)}) 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. e4 (9. Nb5 $5 Bb8 10. dxe5 Nxe5) 9... dxe4 (9... exd4
10. Nxd5 (10. Nxd4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nf6 $10) 10... Nxd5 11. exd5
Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qxd5 13. O-O $44) 10. Nxe4 Bb4+ (10... Nxe4 11. Bxe4 exd4 12. O-O
$36 (12. Nxd4 $6 Nf6 $15)) 11. Kf1 (11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Nexd2 exd4 13. O-O O-O
$10) 11... Nxe4 12. Bxe4 exd4 (12... Nf6 13. Bg5 $1 $16) 13. Bg5 Qa5 (13... f6
14. Bf4 $40) 14. Rc1 Nc5 (14... h6 $4 15. Qxc8+) 15. a3 Qa6+ (15... Nxe4 $2 16.
Qxe4+ Be6 17. Qxb7 O-O 18. axb4 $18) 16. Kg1 d3 17. Qc4 d2 $1 18. Nxd2 (18.
Bxd2 Qxc4 19. Rxc4 Bxd2 20. Nxd2 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 O-O $15) 18... Qxc4 19. Rxc4
Bxd2 (19... Nxe4 $2 20. Rxe4+ Be6 21. Rxb4 $18) 20. Bxd2 Nxe4 21. Rxe4+ Be6 22.
Bc3 (22. Bb4 O-O-O 23. h3 $10) 22... O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch58"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. a3 Rc8 (11... a5 12. e4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14.
Nxe5 Bxe5 15. h3 c5 16. Bxb5 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Bxe4 18. Qe2 Qd5 19. f3 Bf5 20. c4
$14 {Epishin,V-Dokhoian,Y/URS-ch58/1991/ ->CBM 27}) 12. Rd1 c5 (12... a6 13. e4
(13. b4 $5) 13... e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxb5 Qc7 17. Be2 Bxh2+ $13
) 13. Nxb5 (13. dxc5 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Rxc5 15. Bxb5 Nd5 $132) 13... Bxf3 14. gxf3
Bb8 15. Qe2 (15. dxc5 Rxc5 16. Qe2 Nd5 $132) 15... Nd5 (15... cxd4 16. Nxd4 Qc7
17. f4 e5 18. Nb5 $14) 16. f4 cxd4 (16... a6 17. Nc3 cxd4 18. Nxd5 exd5 19.
Bxa6 $16) 17. Nxd4 e5 $6 (17... Qh4 18. Kh1 N7f6 19. Rg1) 18. Nf3 Qf6 (18...
exf4 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Rxd5 Kg8 21. Qd1 Rc7 22. exf4 $18) 19. Ng5 (19. Bxh7+
Kxh7 20. Rxd5 Nb6 $132) 19... g6 (19... h6 20. Nh7 $18) 20. Ba6 $1 exf4 (20...
Rc5 21. Ne4 $18) 21. Rxd5 Rce8 22. Bd2 fxe3 23. fxe3 (23. Bxe3 Nb6 $16) 23...
Re5 (23... Nb6 24. Bc3 $18) (23... Qxb2 24. Rf1 Nf6 25. Rb5 $18) 24. e4 Rxd5
25. exd5 Qxb2 26. Rf1 Qxa3 27. Bb5 Ne5 (27... Qc5+ 28. Be3 Qxd5 29. Rd1 $18)
28. Qe3 Qa2 29. Ne4 $1 Ng4 (29... f5 30. Nc3 $18) 30. Qe2 Qxd5 (30... f5 31.
Bc4) (30... Nxh2 31. Nf6+ Kh8 32. Qe7 $1 $18) 31. Qxg4 Qxb5 (31... f5 32. Bc4
$1 fxg4 33. Bxd5+ Kg7 34. Bc3+ $18) 32. Nf6+ Kg7 (32... Kh8 33. Bc3 Qc5+ 34.
Bd4 $18) 33. Bh6+ $1 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Candidates qf4"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1991.08.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[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 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. h3 a6 11. e4 e5 12. Rd1 b5 13. Bf1 c5 14. d5 c4 15. a4 Rb8
(15... b4 16. Ne2 Nc5 17. Ng3 c3 18. bxc3 b3 19. Qb1 Rb8 $44) 16. axb5 axb5 17.
Ra5 $1 b4 18. Na4 $1 Qd8 19. Ra7 b3 $6 (19... c3 20. bxc3 b3 21. Qb1 (21. Qe2
Nc5 22. Nxc5 Bxc5 23. Ra1 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 b2 25. Bxb2 Rxb2 $132) 21... Nc5 22.
Nd2 Bd7 23. Nb2 $1 Ne8 24. Nbc4 f5 $13) 20. Qe2 (20. Qxc4 $2 Rb4) 20... Nc5 21.
Nxc5 Bxc5 22. Ra1 c3 23. Nxe5 (23. bxc3 b2 24. Bxb2 Nxe4 25. Qxe4 Rxb2 $132)
23... c2 24. Rd3 $1 Qe8 $2 (24... Bd7 $5 25. Nxd7 (25. Bg5 Bb5 26. Nc6 Ra8 27.
Nxd8 Rxa1 28. Nb7 Bd4 $13) 25... Nxd7 $1 26. e5 (26. Bf4 Qf6 27. Bxb8 Qxb2 $13)
26... Re8 27. e6 Nf6 $13) (24... Qb6 25. Nc4 Qb5 26. Nd2 Ba6 27. Qf3 $16) (
24... Re8 25. Nc6 Qb6 26. Nxb8 Nxe4 $2 27. Be3 $18) 25. Nc6 Rb6 26. Be3 Nxe4 (
26... Bxe3 27. Qxe3 $18) 27. Bxc5 Nxc5 28. Re3 $1 (28. Ne7+ Kh8 29. Rc3 Ba6 30.
Qe3 Na4 $13) 28... Qd7 29. Qc4 Rxc6 (29... Qd6 30. Rc3 Rxc6 31. dxc6 Qd1 32.
Rxd1 cxd1=Q 33. Qxc5 Ba6 34. Rc1 $18) 30. dxc6 Qd1 31. Re1 Qd6 32. Qc3 $1 (32.
Ra5 Qd2) 32... Qd5 33. c7 Bb7 34. Ra5 Ne4 35. Rxd5 Nxc3 36. Rd3 Na2 37. Rxb3
Bc8 38. Bc4 $1 g6 39. Ra3 c1=Q 40. Rxc1 Nxc1 41. Rc3 Re8 42. Rxc1 Re7 43. Bf1 {
Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown 11th"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2007.10.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Andriasian, Zaven"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2007.10.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bd6 {A very fresh and modern approach; Black can in fact postpone the
development of the light-squared bishop till later.} 9. O-O O-O 10. e4 e5 11.
Ne2 Bb7 (11... Re8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 exd4 14. Nexd4 Bb7 15. Nf5 Bf8 16. Re1
Nc5 17. Re3 Ncxe4 (17... g5 18. Nxg5 $1 $16) 18. Rxe4 Rxe4 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20.
Bxe4 Qxb2 21. Qd4 {1-0 Korotylev,A (2615)-Sedlak,N (2561)/Moscow 2007/ (29)})
12. Qc2 (12. Bg5 Re8 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Kh1 exd4 15. Nexd4 g6 16. Qd2 Bf8 17. Rfe1
Qb6 18. h3 a6 19. e5 c5 20. Nf5 Nh5 21. N5h4 Bg7 22. Bxg6 hxg6 23. Qxd7 $16 {
1/2 Korotylev,A (2546)-Beshukov,S (2507)/Biel 2003/ (31)}) 12... Re8 13. Bg5 {
Nobody really knows how to beat the flexible black system, Van Wely develops
the pieces.} h6 (13... c5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxb5 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxd8
Rexd8 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bc6 Nd2 20. Bxa8 Nxf1 21. Kxf1 Rxa8 22. Rc1 Rd8 23. f4
Bxb2 24. Rxc5 g6 {0-1 Marichal,A (2010)-Abreu,A (2320)/Cuba 1997/ (57)}) 14.
Bh4 Qb6 (14... c5 $5 15. dxc5 (15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Bxb5 exd4 17. Bxd7 Bxe4 18.
Qd2 Re7 19. Bg4 Qg6 20. Nfxd4 cxd4 21. Bh3 d3 $17) 15... Nxc5 16. Bxb5 Bxe4 17.
Qc3 $11) 15. a4 a6 (15... exd4 16. Nexd4 Bb4 (16... c5 $2 17. a5 Qd8 18. Nxb5
$16) 17. Bg3 $14) (15... c5 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. a5 Qc6 18. a6 $1 Bxa6 19. dxc5
$16) 16. Rad1 $2 (16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 $13) 16... Rac8 $2 {The weak
spot of this game: both players have ignored Black's golden possibility to
exchange pawns on d4 and play for an advantage.} (16... exd4 $5 17. Nfxd4 (17.
Nexd4 c5 18. Nf5 Bf8 $17) 17... c5 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. Nc3 c4 20. Be2 Nxe4 21. Rxd7
Nxc3 22. Qxc3 Rxe2 23. Be7 Qg6 24. Rxb7 Qxf5 $17) 17. dxe5 Nxe5 (17... Bxe5 18.
Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Nc3 $14) 18. Bxf6 gxf6 (18... Nxf3+ $6 19. gxf3 gxf6 20. Kh1 $16)
19. Nh4 $1 {White may not dominate the center, but now his chances are
enhanced by Black's miserable pawn structure around the king.} c5 20. Nc3 c4 (
20... Nxd3 21. Rxd3 $40) (20... b4 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 c4 23. Bf5 $16) 21.
Be2 bxa4 $6 (21... Bf8 $1 22. axb5 axb5 23. Nf5 Ng6 24. Bf3 $14) 22. Nxa4 Qb4 (
22... Qc7 $5 23. Nc3 Ng6 24. Nf5 Bxh2+ 25. Kh1 Be5 26. Nd5 $16) 23. Nc3 Bf8 24.
Nf5 Red8 (24... Nd3 25. Bxd3 cxd3 26. Qxd3 Bxe4 27. Qg3+ Kh8 28. Rd4 Qc5 29.
Nxh6 Bxh6 30. Rxe4 $16) 25. Nd5 $1 {Finally Van Wely has managed to achieve
the dream location for both of his knights.} Bxd5 26. exd5 Rc5 (26... Qb3 27.
Qd2 (27. Qe4 Qxb2 28. Rb1 Qa3 29. Rfd1 c3 $132) 27... Rc5 28. d6 Nd3 $16) 27.
d6 Qb3 28. Qe4 Qb5 (28... Qxb2 29. f4 Nd3 (29... Ng6 30. Bxc4 Qb6 31. Kh1 $18)
30. Bxd3 cxd3 31. Rxd3 $18) 29. f4 Ng6 (29... Nc6 30. g4 $16) 30. g4 $1 {
[%mdl 32] An excellent move that plays for total domination. Andriasian has to
live with two pieces locked on the kingside and the white passed pawn on d6.}
Qb6 (30... h5 31. b4 Qxb4 (31... Re8 32. Ne7+ Bxe7 33. d7 Rd8 34. bxc5 $18) 32.
gxh5 Nh8 33. Ne7+ Kg7 34. Kh1 $18) 31. Kh1 Qc6 (31... Bxd6 32. Rxd6 Rxd6 33.
Qe8+ Nf8 34. Nxh6+ Kg7 35. Qxf7+ Kxh6 36. Rf3 $18) 32. Bf3 Qxe4 33. Bxe4 Rb5 (
33... c3 34. bxc3 Rc4 35. Bb7 Rxf4 36. Rxf4 Nxf4 37. Bxa6 $18) 34. Rd2 Rb4 (
34... Rb6 35. d7 $18) 35. Bd5 a5 (35... Bxd6 36. Nxd6 Rxd6 37. Bxf7+ Kxf7 38.
Rxd6 $18) 36. h4 c3 {For better or worse Black has to execute this rotten
trade of pawns, otherwise the end would come very quickly.} (36... a4 37. h5
Nh8 38. Ne7+ $1 Kg7 (38... Bxe7 39. dxe7 Re8 40. Re1 c3 41. bxc3 Rb6 42. Bc6
Rxc6 43. Rd8 $18) 39. Nc6 $18) 37. bxc3 Rxf4 38. Rxf4 Nxf4 39. Bc6 Ne6 (39...
h5 40. gxh5 Nxh5 41. c4 $18) 40. c4 Nc5 41. Rd5 Ne6 42. Bb5 {The black knight
is out, but White now enjoys two connected passed pawns.} (42. c5 Kh7 43. Ba4
Nxc5 44. Rxc5 Bxd6 45. Rxa5 $18) 42... Nf4 43. Rd1 Ne6 44. Kg2 Nc5 45. Rd5 Ne4
(45... Nb3 46. c5 $18) 46. d7 (46. c5 Nc3 47. Bc4 Nxd5 48. Bxd5 $18) 46... a4 (
46... Nc3 47. Rd3 Nxb5 48. cxb5 a4 49. b6 a3 50. b7 a2 51. Rd1 Rxd7 52. Rxd7
a1=Q 53. b8=Q $18) 47. Bxa4 Nc3 48. Bc6 $1 (48. Ra5 Nxa4 49. Rxa4 Rxd7 50. Ra8
Rc7 51. Ne3 $16) 48... Nxd5 49. cxd5 {A charming study like situation; the
white pieces are dominating the board and the black pieces.} Kh7 (49... Bc5 50.
Nxh6+ Kf8 51. Nf5 Rb8 52. d6 $18) 50. d6 Kg6 51. h5+ Kg5 52. Kf3 Rb8 53. Bb7 (
53. Bb7 Rd8 54. Bc8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Bf1 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Ng5 Bb7 14. Nce4 Nxe4 (
14... Rc8 $2 15. Nxf6+ $18) 15. Nxe4 Be7 16. Nd6 Bd5 (16... Bxd6 17. Rxd6 Bd5
18. e4 Rc8 19. Qd1 Bc6 20. Be3 $16) 17. e4 Bxd6 18. exd5 Rc8 (18... e5 19. a4
$14) 19. Qe2 exd5 20. Rxd5 Nf6 21. Rd3 Qc7 22. g3 Bc5 23. Be3 Bxe3 24. Rxe3
Rfe8 25. Rd1 h6 26. a3 Rxe3 27. Qxe3 Ng4 28. Qe4 Ne5 29. Rd5 Nc4 30. Qd4 Re8
31. Rc5 Nd2 $5 (31... Qe7 32. Bxc4 bxc4 33. Qxc4 $18) 32. Rxc7 Nf3+ 33. Kg2
Nxd4 34. Rd7 Nc6 35. Rd6 Re6 36. Rxe6 fxe6 37. Kf3 $16 Kf7 38. Ke4 Ke7 39. a4
Na7 (39... bxa4 40. Bxa6 Na7 41. Bd3 Kd6 42. Bc2 $18) 40. axb5 axb5 41. f4 Kd6
42. Bd3 Kd7 43. Be2 Kd6 44. Bf1 Kd7 45. f5 $1 Kd6 (45... exf5+ 46. Kxf5 Ke7 47.
Kg6 Kf8 48. Be2 $16) 46. fxe6 Kxe6 47. Bh3+ Kd6 48. Kf5 g5 49. Kg6 Ke7 50. Kxh6
Kf6 51. Bd7 Ke7 52. Bxb5 $1 Nxb5 53. Kxg5 Kf7 54. Kh6 Nd4 55. g4 Nf3 56. h3 Kf6
57. b4 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Candidates qf4"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1991.08.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hansen,Cu} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 (6. Bd3
Bb4 7. a3 Ba5 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bc7 11. Ba2 e5 12. h3 h6 13. e4
Re8 14. Be3 Nh5 $6 15. Rad1 exd4 16. Bxd4 $1 Qe7 17. e5 $1 Nf8 $2 18. Nb5 $1
$18 {Kasparov,G-Van der Wiel,J/Bruxelles/1987/}) 6... Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. a3 e5 11. h3 Bc7 12. Ba2 h6 $6 (12... exd4 13. exd4 Qd6 (
13... Nb6 14. Re1 Qd6 15. Bg5 Nbd5 16. Rad1 g6 17. Qc1 Bf5 $2 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19.
Bxd5 $1 Qxd5 20. Be7 $18 {Van der Sterren,P-West,G/Sydney Mercantile/1991/})
14. Bg5 Nb6 15. Rae1 Nbd5 16. Re2 Be6 17. Rfe1 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Bxa2 19. Qxa2 b5
$14 {Gurevich,M-Petursson,M/Moskva/1987/}) 13. Nh4 $1 Re8 (13... exd4 14. Nf5
Qe5 15. f4 Qe8 16. Nxd4 $14) 14. Nf5 Qf8 15. Nb5 $1 Bb8 (15... cxb5 16. Qxc7
$16) 16. Bd2 a5 (16... cxb5 17. Bb4 $18) (16... exd4 17. Nbxd4 $14 (17. exd4 a5
18. Nc3 $36)) 17. dxe5 Bxe5 $6 (17... Nxe5 18. Nbd4 $14) (17... Nxe5 {Hansen,Cu
}) 18. f4 Bb8 (18... cxb5 19. fxe5 Rxe5 20. Bc3 Re8 21. Nxh6+ gxh6 22. Qg6+ Kh8
23. Rxf6 $1 $18) (18... Bxb2 19. Nbd6 Bxa1 20. Bxf7+ Kh8 21. Nh4 $18) 19. Nc3
Rd8 (19... Ba7 20. Kh1 Kh8 21. e4 $40) (19... Nc5 20. Nxh6+ gxh6 21. Qg6+ Qg7
22. Bxf7+ Kf8 23. Qxg7+ (23. Bxe8 {Hansen,Cu} Nxe8 24. Qh5 $16) 23... Kxg7 24.
Bxe8 Nxe8 25. e4 $16) 20. Be1 (20. e4 Nc5 21. e5 Rxd2 (21... Nfe4 22. Nxe4 Nxe4
23. Qxe4 Rxd2 $14) (21... Bxf5 22. Qxf5 Rxd2 23. exf6 Nd7 $1 24. fxg7 Qxg7) 22.
Qxd2 Nfe4 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Nxh6+ gxh6 25. Qe1 $13) 20... Nh7 21. Bh4 Ndf6 22.
Rad1 Rxd1 (22... Ba7 $2 23. Nxh6+ gxh6 24. Qg6+ Kh8 25. Bxf6+ $18) 23. Rxd1 Be6
$2 (23... Ba7 24. Nxh6+ gxh6 25. Qg6+ Kh8 26. Bxf6+ $18) (23... Bxf5 24. Qxf5
Ba7 25. Bf2 Re8 26. e4 Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2 $16) 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Qb3 Qe8 (25... Nd5
26. Ne7+ Nxe7 27. Qxe6+ Qf7 28. Rd8+ Nf8 29. Qxe7 $18) (25... Qf7 26. Rd8+ Nf8
27. Nd6 Qe7 28. Nxb7 $18) 26. Nxg7 $1 Qf7 (26... Kxg7 27. Qxb7+ Bc7 28. Qxc7+
$18) 27. Nxe6 Ba7 28. Bf2 Re8 29. Nd4 Qxb3 30. Nxb3 Bxe3 31. Bxe3 Rxe3 32. Nxa5
{Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.21"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. e4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 Ned7
15. g3 Rfe8 {Black has a clear task ahead of him: complete his development.
Any other activities would turn out to be premature.} (15... b4 16. Na4 Rfe8
17. Nf5 Bf8 18. Bf4 Qa5 19. f3 Nb6 20. Nxb6 axb6 21. Nd6 Bxd6 22. Rxd6 $16 {
1-0 Adorjan,A (2505)-Piket,J (2495)/Novi Sad 1990 (61)}) 16. a3 {The
acceptance of the pawn sacrifice is quite risky; analysis suggests that
holding back is better.} (16. Bxb5 $6 cxb5 17. Ndxb5 Bxe4 18. Nxc7 Bxc2 19.
Rxd6 Re1+ 20. Kg2 Rc8 21. Rd2 Bg6 22. N7b5 Ne5 $1 (22... a6 23. Nd4 Nc5 24. Re2
$14 {1-0 Bu Xiangzhi (2569)-Zvjaginsev,V (2671)/Moscow 2003 (51)}) 23. Nxa7 Re8
24. b4 Bh5 25. g4 (25. Bb2 Bf3+ 26. Kh3 g5 27. Rxe1 g4+ 28. Kh4 h6 $19) 25...
Bxg4 26. Bb2 Bf3+ 27. Kh3 Rxa1 28. Bxa1 g5 $17) 16... a6 17. Nf5 Be5 18. Bf3 {
Gaining an advantage against the perfectly coordinated black pieces is rather
problematic.} (18. Be3 c5 (18... Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Rxe4 20. Rd2 c5 (20... Re5 21.
Bf4 Ne4 22. Bxe5 Nxe5 23. Rd7 $1 Qxd7 24. Qxe5 Nf6 25. Nxg7 $1 Kxg7 26. Qg5+
Kf8 27. Qxf6 $16) 21. Rad1 Rd8 22. f3 (22. Bg5 $14) 22... Ree8 23. Bf4 Qc6 24.
Qa5 Ra8 25. Rd6 $14) 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 c4 $11) 18... g6 19. Nh6+ Kg7 20.
Bg5 (20. Ng4 Nxg4 21. Bxg4 Nf6 22. Bf3 c5 23. Be3 $11) 20... c5 21. Ng4 {
The retreat of the knight from the edge of the board is certainly desirable,
but White is inadvertently exposing himself to serious risk. The most sensible
choice would seem to be the modest retreat of the bishop in order to benefit
from the mobility of the kingside pawns.} (21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. exd5 f6 23. Be3 Bd6
$11) (21. Bg2 $5 c4 22. f4 Qb6+ 23. Kf1 (23. Kh1 Bxc3 24. Qxc3 Nc5 25. Bxf6+ (
25. Ng4 $2 Ncxe4 $19) 25... Qxf6 26. Qxf6+ Kxf6 27. e5+ Kg7 28. Bxb7 Nxb7 29.
Ng4 Nc5 $15) 23... Bb8 $1 24. Qf2 (24. e5 $2 Ba7 $19) 24... Qxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Nc5
(25... Ba7+ 26. Kf1 Nc5 27. e5 $14) 26. Bxf6+ Kxf6 27. e5+ Kg7 28. Bxb7 Nxb7
29. Ng4 Nc5 $11) 21... Nxg4 (21... c4 22. Nxe5 (22. a4 b4 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5
Nxg4 25. Bxg4 b3 $17) 22... Nxe5 23. Be2 Neg4 24. Qd2 Qe5 $11) 22. Bxg4 f5 $5 {
[%mdl 128] It is nearly impossible to award a correct value sign to this move.
Aronian is not afraid of the risk and begins a fascinating concept.
Objectively the strongest move might have been the move of the knight to f6.} (
22... Bd4 23. Nxb5 $1 (23. Nd5 Qe5 (23... Qd6 24. Bxd7 Qxd7 25. Bf6+ $1 $16) (
23... Bxd5 24. Rxd4 Be6 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26. Rd5 $14) 24. Bxd7 Qxg5 25. Bxe8 Rxe8
26. Rxd4 (26. a4 Bxd5 27. exd5 Qxd5 $44) 26... cxd4 27. f4 Qh5 28. Qd3 Bxd5 29.
Qxd4+ Kg8 30. Qxd5 Qe2 $11) 23... axb5 24. Rxd4 Ne5 25. Be2 Nc4 26. Rxc4 $1
bxc4 27. f3 $14) (22... Nf6 23. Bxf6+ Bxf6 24. Rd7 Qb6 $11) 23. exf5 (23. Bf3
Bxc3 (23... h6 24. Bxh6+ Kxh6 25. Qd2+ g5 26. h4 Rad8 27. Qxg5+ Kh7 28. Qxf5+
Kh8 29. Qh5+ Kg8 $11) 24. Qxc3+ Ne5 25. Bg2 fxe4 26. Rac1 c4 27. Bf4 Kg8 28. b3
$11) 23... Bd4 $1 (23... Qc6 $2 24. Rxd7+ $1 Qxd7 25. f6+ $18) 24. f6+ $5 {
It was extremely difficult for White to resist such an attractive check. If he
could have judged all the risks involved Akopian would probably have chosen a
slightly more peaceful, but also sufficiently impressive solution in the form
of a knight move to the centre.} (24. Nxb5 $2 Qc6 $19) (24. Nd5 $1 Qc6 (24...
Qd6 25. Rxd4 $1 cxd4 26. Nc7 Rec8 27. Bf4 Qd5 (27... Ne5 28. Qe2 $1 Re8 29.
Ne6+ $18) 28. f3 (28. Nxd5 Rxc2 29. Nc7 h5 (29... Rg8 $2 30. fxg6 Nf6 31. Ne6+
Kxg6 32. Bf5+ Kxf5 33. Nxd4+ Ke4 34. Nxc2 $16) 30. Bh3 g5 31. Ne6+ Kg8 32. Nxd4
Rc4 33. Be3 Ne5 $11) 28... Nf6 29. Rc1 Nxg4 30. Nxd5 Rxc2 31. Rxc2 Bxd5 32.
Rc7+ Kf6 33. fxg4 Bf3 34. fxg6 Kxg6 $14) 25. Rxd4 cxd4 26. Qxc6 Bxc6 27. Nc7
Ne5 28. Nxe8+ Rxe8 29. Rc1 d3 30. Kf1 Nxg4 31. Rxc6 Re2 32. f6+ Kf7 33. Rc7+
Kf8 34. h3 Rxf2+ 35. Kg1 Rf5 $11) 24... Kh8 (24... Nxf6 $2 25. Bxf6+ Kxf6 (
25... Bxf6 26. Rd7+ $18) 26. Rxd4 $1 cxd4 27. Nd5+ Bxd5 28. Qxc7 $18) 25. Rxd4
$2 {In the most critical moment White has become afraid, that he may not get
away from the opponent's mating attack. The only correct solution was to be
consistent and continue with the attractive idea of counterplay with 25.f7!
till the end.} (25. f7 $1 Qc6 (25... Rf8 $2 26. Ne4 Qe5 27. Rxd4 Qxd4 (27...
cxd4 28. Bxd7 Rxf7 (28... Bxe4 29. Qxe4 Qxe4 30. Bf6#) 29. Bc6 Qc7 (29... Rc8
30. Qb3 $18) 30. Rc1 $18) 28. Rd1 Bxe4 29. Qe2 Qc4 30. Rxd7 h5 31. Qe3 hxg4 32.
Bf6+ Kh7 33. Qg5 $18) 26. fxe8=Q+ Rxe8 27. Ne4 Rxe4 28. Bf3 Re1+ 29. Rxe1 Qxf3
30. Re8+ Kg7 31. Kf1 Qg2+ 32. Ke1 Bf3 (32... Qh1+ 33. Kd2 Qxa1 (33... Qd5 34.
f4 Bxb2+ 35. Qd3 Qxd3+ 36. Kxd3 Bxa1 37. Re7+ Kg8 38. Rxd7 $16) 34. Re7+ Kg8
35. Rxd7 $16) 33. Rd1 $1 Qh1+ 34. Kd2 Bxd1 35. Qxd1 Qd5 36. h4 Ne5 37. Re7+ Kf8
38. Kc2 Qe4+ 39. Kb3 Qd5+ $11) 25... cxd4 26. f7 Qc6 $1 {The key moment for
Black has arrived. Aronian will very logically exploit the central attacking
idea of the attack along the a8-h1 diagonal.} (26... Re5 27. Bxd7 (27. Bf4 $2
Nf6 28. Bxe5 Qxe5 $19) 27... Rxg5 28. Qd2 $1 Qxd7 29. Qxg5 Qxf7 30. Ne4 Bxe4
31. Qe5+ Kg8 32. Qxe4 $11) 27. fxe8=Q+ Rxe8 28. f3 h5 $1 29. Qf2 {White is now
forced to drink the bitter lees of the glass he poured for himself with his
halfhearted play. All the defensive ideas endi in unhappy positions; the
choice of move must have been very difficult.} (29. Bxd7 Qxf3 30. Bf6+ Kh7 31.
Bxe8 Qh1+ 32. Kf2 Qxh2+ 33. Ke1 Qxc2 34. Bxd4 Qd3 35. Bf2 Bg2 36. Ne2 Qe4 $19)
(29. Bh3 Ne5 $1 30. Bg2 Nxf3+ 31. Kh1 Ne1 $1 32. Bxc6 Bxc6+ 33. Qe4 Bxe4+ 34.
Nxe4 Rxe4 35. Bf6+ Kg8 36. Rd1 Re2 $1 37. Bxd4 Nf3 38. Bg1 Rxb2 $17) (29. Qd2
hxg4 30. Ne4 Kg8 31. Rc1 Qe6 (31... Qd5 32. Bf6 gxf3 33. Qh6 Kf7 34. Qg7+ $11)
32. Bf4 Bxe4 33. fxe4 Qxe4 34. Rd1 Qd5 35. Qd3 Re6 $17) 29... hxg4 30. Qxd4+ {
Somewhat more of a choice was preserved by the move of the knight to e4, but
the game could not have been saved.} (30. Ne4 Kg8 $1 31. Rc1 Qd5 $1 32. Rd1 (
32. Rc5 Qe6 33. Rc7 gxf3 34. Rxb7 Qxe4 35. Rxd7 Qb1+ 36. Qf1 f2+ 37. Kxf2 Qf5+
38. Bf4 Qxd7 $19) 32... Rxe4 33. fxe4 Qxe4 34. Kf1 Qh1+ 35. Qg1 Qf3+ 36. Ke1
Qe4+ 37. Kf1 (37. Kd2 Nc5 $19) (37. Kf2 Nc5 38. Qf1 d3 $19) 37... Ne5 38. Rxd4
Qb1+ 39. Kf2 Qxg1+ 40. Kxg1 Nf3+ $19) 30... Kg8 31. Ne4 (31. Rd1 Qxf3 32. Nd5
Re2 33. Ne7+ Kh7 $19) 31... gxf3 $2 {Black's disappointment after the game
must have been enormous. His only weak move has thrown away a very attractive
game with fascinating content. It is impossible to guess, what was disturbing
him after the obvious crowning of the concept with 31...Ne5!} (31... Ne5 $1 32.
Nf6+ (32. Kf2 Nxf3 33. Rc1 Qxe4 34. Qxe4 Bxe4 $19) (32. Rf1 Nxf3+ 33. Rxf3 Rxe4
34. Rf8+ Kxf8 35. Qh8+ Kf7 36. Qh7+ Ke8 37. Qg8+ Kd7 38. Qd8+ Ke6 39. Qf6+ Kd5
$19) 32... Kf7 33. Qc3 Nxf3+ 34. Kf2 Qb6+ 35. Be3 Qxf6 $19) 32. Nf2 Nc5 (32...
Re2 33. Rd1 Qb6 34. Qxb6 Nxb6 35. h4 $11) 33. Bh6 Re7 34. Rf1 (34. Qd8+ Qe8 35.
Qxe8+ Rxe8 36. b4 Nd7 37. Ng4 $11) 34... Ne4 {The lion's share of the
advantage is gone and a frustrated Aronian is ready to settle for a draw.} 35.
Nxe4 Qxe4 36. Qxe4 Bxe4 37. Re1 Kf7 38. Bg5 Re6 39. Kf2 Ba8 40. Rxe6 Kxe6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1992.01.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Brenninkmeijer, Joris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1992.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. Ne4 $1 {N} (11. e4) 11... Nxe4 12. Qxe4 e5 (
12... c5 13. Bd3 Nf6 14. Qh4 $14) 13. Qh4 Nf6 14. e4 (14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Nxe5
Qxe5 $10) 14... exd4 15. e5 $1 Bxe5 16. Re1 (16. Bd3 $1 Re8 17. Re1 Bg4 18. Bg5
Bxf3 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Qxh7+ Kf8 21. gxf3 f5 22. Kh1 Bf6 23. Rg1 $40) 16... Bd6
17. Bd3 Qa5 $1 $8 18. Bg5 Bf5 19. Bxf6 Bxd3 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qxd4+ Kg8 22.
Qxd6 (22. Qxd3 $2 Rfd8 23. Qe4 Bf8 $10) 22... Rad8 23. Qg3+ (23. Qe7 $5 $16)
23... Bg6 24. h4 Rfe8 25. Kh2 Kg7 26. Rad1 Rxe1 27. Rxe1 Rd5 28. a3 Qd8 29. Re5
Rxe5 30. Nxe5 h5 $6 (30... f6 31. Nc4 Kf8 $14) 31. b4 Qd4 32. Nf3 Qd7 33. Qf4
f6 34. Nd4 b6 35. Qe3 Kf7 36. Ne2 Qd6+ 37. Nf4 c5 38. bxc5 bxc5 39. Qg3 Bf5 40.
Nxh5 Qxg3+ 41. Kxg3 $1 c4 42. Kf3 c3 43. Ke3 Ke7 44. Ng3 Bh7 45. Ne2 c2 46. Kd2
{Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 (10... Qc7 11. e4 e5 12. h3 b5 13. Be2 Bb7 14. dxe5
Nxe5 15. Bg5 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Be5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 $10 {Browne,W-Renet,O/St.Maarten/
1991/}) 11. Be2 Qc7 12. e4 e5 13. g3 $5 (13. h3 Bb7) 13... Re8 14. a3 Bb7 (
14... exd4 15. Nxd4 c5 $2 16. Ndxb5 $1 axb5 17. Nxb5 $18) 15. Bg5 h6 $6 (15...
exd4 16. Nxd4 Be5 $5 $13) 16. dxe5 Bxe5 (16... Nxe5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qd2 $1
Rad8 19. Qxh6 $16) 17. Nxe5 hxg5 (17... Qxe5 18. Bf4 Qe6 19. f3 $14) 18. Nxd7
Nxd7 19. Qd2 Nf6 20. Qxg5 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Bf3 Re5 (22... Qe5 23. Qd2 Rc4
24. Qd7 $16) 23. Rd7 $1 Qxd7 (23... Rxg5 24. Rxc7 Rb8 25. Re1 $18) 24. Qxe5 Re8
25. Qc3 Qf5 (25... c5 26. Rd1 Qc7 27. Bxb7 Qxb7 28. Qxc5 $16) 26. Rd1 a5 27.
Kg2 a4 28. h4 Ba8 29. Re1 $1 Rc8 (29... Rxe1 30. Qxe1 Qd7 31. Qe5 Bb7 32. h5
$16) 30. Re5 Qf6 31. Qe3 Kf8 32. h5 Rd8 33. g4 $1 Bb7 34. g5 Qd6 35. h6 g6 (
35... gxh6 36. gxh6 Qg6+ 37. Rg5 $140 Qxh6 38. Rg8+ $18) 36. Qc3 Qd4 37. Rc5
Qxc3 38. bxc3 Re8 (38... Rd6 39. Re5 Bc8 40. Re8+ $1 Kxe8 41. h7 $18) 39. c4
bxc4 40. Kg3 f6 (40... Ba6 41. Rxc6 Bb7 42. Rxc4 $18) 41. Rxc4 fxg5 42. Rxa4
Re1 (42... Kg8 43. Ra7 Rb8 44. a4 $18) 43. Ra7 Rg1+ 44. Kh2 Rb1 45. h7 {
Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-43"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.09.26"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Beradze, Irakli"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Ganguly, Surya Sekhar "]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Georgia II"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

{The only top player missing from the show after the first two rounds was big
Vlad and now he finally decided to join in by playing a spectacular game.} 1.
d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 {A very
well-known setup which is popular because of its solidity. Like most of the
closed openings there are great move order subtleties and it is well known how
Kramnik pays attention to the tiny detail of move orders in every opening.} O-O
8. Bb2 {If White can get Bb2-d3 setup without allowing e5 then that is ideal.
Normally Black is happy with b6-Bb7 setup but that is mainly when White has
committed his bishop to e2 and not d3.} (8. Be2 b6 {now this is fine as the
white bishop is placed on e2}) 8... Qe7 {A move order finesse. Black remains
flexible for both e5 and b6 plans and for now just waits to see where White
will develop his light-squared bishop to.} (8... b6 {would be a concession and
White gets his ideal setup without having to allow e5}) (8... e5 {is another
way to solve problems but this leads to a totally different kind of position.})
9. Bd3 (9. Be2 {is more popular} b6 {will get to the normal setup with Be2
lines}) 9... Re8 $1 {Now that the bishop is placed on d3 Black immediately
prepares e5. The main difference of having the bishop on d3 is that after e5
White will not have time to take on d5 as Black has the threat of e4.} 10. Ne2
$6 {Until now White was blitzing out his moves and now after 22 minutes of
thought he comes up with a desperate attempt to stop e5... which happens
anyway.} (10. O-O e5 {is the whole point of this move order. No time for cd5
and Black gets a comfortable position.}) (10. O-O-O {was played by Shirov once.
Here the game gets very wild but Black is generally doing totally fine.}) (10.
Rd1 $5 {So that after the mass exchange on e5 Black is not able to take with
queen as the h2-pawn isn't hanging anymore as compared to 10. 0-0. Here also
there are many ways for Black to proceed. h6 and dc4 are two of them.}) 10...
e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bxe5 Qxe5 {Black has got a very comfortable
position out of the opening. Just some minute inaccuracies follow and Kramnik
shows the precise way to exploit the same.} 14. O-O $6 {Surprisingly this
'most' obvious move is a mistake!} (14. Rd1 {As 0-0 is met tactically it would
have been better to start with Rd1 first.} Qg5 15. O-O Bg4 {practically
Black's position is easier to play but he is not better yet as compared to the
game}) 14... Ng4 $1 {Kramnik doesn't miss his chance. The problem is there is
no concrete way to stop Black's threat without allowing him further activity.}
15. Nf4 {Here Black had two strong options and Kramnik chose the one which
will pose maximum practical problems.} (15. Bxh7+ {Gets three pawns for the
piece but Black's pieces are way too active.} Kh8 16. Ng3 g6 17. Bxg6 fxg6 18.
Qxg6 Rg8 {Now if White doesn't exchange queens then Black can generate a heavy
attack with his pieces on the kingside.} 19. Qh5+ Qxh5 20. Nxh5 dxc4 21. bxc4
Ne5 $17) (15. Ng3 h5 $1 {White doesn't get any time to consolidate} 16. Rfe1 h4
17. Nf1 h3 $36) 15... g5 (15... d4 $5 16. h3 dxe3 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. hxg4 Qxf4
19. Bf5 (19. Bd3 Bxg4 $17) 19... e2 20. Rfe1 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 Qd4 22. Rac1 (22.
Qxf7 Qxg4 $19) 22... Kg8 23. Rc2 Re5 24. Qf3 Rae8 25. g5 {Black keeps up the
pressure but its still a long way before the game is won.}) 16. h3 (16. Bxh7+
Kh8 17. h3 Nf6 $19) 16... gxf4 17. exf4 Qxf4 18. hxg4 Bxg4 19. Rfe1 (19. cxd5
cxd5 20. Qc1 Qf6 {Black remains a healthy pawn up.}) 19... h5 (19... d4 $1 $19
{This looked more precise.}) 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. Qc5 Re5 $1 22. Qc3 $6 (22. Rxe5
Qxe5 23. Rf1 Kg7 {Not a good position as White. Things get even worse when one
is playing against Kramnik.}) 22... Rg5 $1 {Suddenly once again the white king
comes into danger. Black is a pawn up and he is attacking too.} 23. Bf1 d4 24.
Qc1 Qf6 {Now that Black's attack is strong it makes sense to avoid the
exchange of queens.} 25. Re4 d3 $1 26. Qe3 (26. Bxd3 Bf3) 26... Rd5 27. Rb1 d2
28. Qg3 Qg6 29. Bd3 Bf5 {A very clean game by Kramnik.} 0-1

[Event "Asian Continental op 15th"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2016.06.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Ganguly,S"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The last round of Asian Championship 2016 had two leaders. Wei Yi and Le
Quang were on 6.5/8. They were followed by Sethuraman on 6/8 and a herd of
other players on 5.5. While Sethu was paired against Wei, someone had to be
floated up against Le Quang and I was the one who got to play the top seed
with Black in a must win situation. Not the ideal pairing I must admit :) I
guess nobody predicted that both myself and Sethu would win with the black
pieces on the top two boards.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3
Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Qe7 {A line
popularised by Adhiban. Le Quang expected this as I had already played a game
in this line few months back.} 11. a3 (11. Ng5 Bb7 12. Bf3 Rac8 13. Rd1 Bb8 14.
Bd2 h6 15. Nge4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf6 17. Qd3 c5 $15 {0-1 (34) Fressinet,L (2710)
-Ganguly,S (2631) Linares 2015}) 11... a6 {If White can get in b4 he will get
good control but for the moment Black has ...a5 when White won't be able to
maintain the structure. Since b4 is not a threat, Black slowly prepares the ...
c5-break which will set him free.} 12. Ng5 $6 {Similar to my game against
Fressinet, but with a3-a6 included, but probably doesn't change much.} (12. e4
e5 $13) 12... Bb7 13. Bf3 (13. b4 a5 $13) 13... Rfc8 {Unlike in the Fressinet
game here I could not play ...Rac8 as the rook is needed on a8 in order to
counter b4 with a5.} 14. Bd2 h6 15. Nge4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 {This came with a draw
offer.} (16. Nxe4 c5 $1 {This is the whole point! I think initially Le Quang
missed this idea. Without this tactic White would be better.} 17. Nxd6 Bxf3 18.
Nxc8 Qg5 $19 {and White must give up his queen in order to stop the mate.})
16... Nf6 $15 {Not only did the tournament situation demand a win but more
importantly in the current position Black can play for win with zero risk so
it was natural to refuse the offer.} 17. Rfd1 (17. b4 {is always met by} a5)
17... c5 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Be1 cxd4 20. Rxd4 Be5 21. Rd3 {Black's pieces are
more active and he has more space on the queenside and also White's e1-bishop
is not coming into the game soon. I wanted to push my pawns on the queenside
starting with ...a5, but didn't like the fact that White can respond with Qb3.
So before expanding on the queenside it made sense to bring my knight to a
better place: c5.} Ne4 22. Rc1 (22. Qe2 Bxc3 23. Bxc3 Nxc3 24. bxc3 Rc4 {
also a long time suffering.}) 22... a5 (22... Rc4 $5 $17) 23. Qd1 Nc5 24. Rd2 {
Here both ...b4 and ...a4 were looking tempting. While ...b4 is a more direct
and dynamic way to fight for the initiative, ...a4 is a more solid approach
playing for a long term strategic advantage. Machines like ...b4 but during
the game I was happy with my slow approach.} a4 {[%csl Rb2]} (24... b4 25. axb4
axb4 26. Ne2 Bf6 $36 {[%csl Rb2,Re1]}) 25. Rcc2 (25. Na2 $142 {White will
probably hold this position eventually, but there is no doubt that Black is
better and will continue exerting pressure on White.}) 25... Bf6 $1 {A move
that I was very happy about. I wanted to play 25...b4 but didn't like the fact
that White can change on b4 and go Ne2-Nd4. So I wanted to stop the Ne2-plan.
Ne2 is well met with ...Nb3 but the problem was he could take on c8 and then
give a check with Rd8 and exchange pieces. Hence ...Bf6 stopping Rd8 thus
stopping Ne2.} (25... b4 26. axb4 Qxb4 27. Ne2 {Black is still better but I
wanted to restrict this plan just in case.}) 26. Qf3 (26. Ne2 Nb3 $1 27. Rxc8+
Rxc8 {The point of 25...Bf6 is clear now.....no more Rd8,}) (26. Qe2 Nb3 27.
Rd1 Qc6 {and the white pieces are somewhat stuck.}) 26... b4 (26... Qxf3 27.
gxf3 Nb3 {is also equally strong but I felt this could fizzle out at some
point.}) 27. axb4 $6 (27. Qxb7 Nxb7 28. Ne4 (28. axb4 a3 $19) 28... b3 29.
Nxf6+ gxf6 30. Rxc8+ Rxc8 {during the game I was convinced that this keeps
good chances for a win. The computer thinks White can hold with f3 followed by
Kf1-e2. However, Black is still better and can improve his position and White
is far away from actually making a draw.}) 27... Qxb4 {Now that the queen has
moved from d1 tactically White is unable to play Ne2 due to ...Nd3! I was
almost certain that Le Quang would play 28.h3 or 28.Na2 but he somehow missed
the ...Nd3 tactics.} 28. Nd1 $2 (28. h3 {is probably the best try but even
then Black is clearly better there.} Rab8 $17) (28. Ne2 $2 Nd3 $19) (28. Na2
Qb5 29. Nc3 Qb3 $19) 28... Nd3 $1 {After this there were various ways to play
for a win. I calculated my 37th move from here and that clearly looked the
most convincing of all.} 29. Rxc8+ Rxc8 30. Qe2 Nxe1 31. Qxe1 Rc1 32. g3 Qb3 {
There are other ways too but during the game my solution felt simplest.} 33.
Qe2 Bxb2 34. Rxb2 Qxd1+ 35. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 36. Kg2 Rd8 $1 37. Ra2 Ra8 {Reaching an
elementary winning position. Not even for one moment could I imagine that
within 3 moves I was going to make it super-complicated. I still wonder how
did I ever manage to complicate this one!} 38. Kf3 {So I had to make 3 moves
under some time crunch. Every normal move wins and doesn't require any
explanation.} g5 {I had to bring my king into the game and slowly White will
be in zugzwang. The question was what is the best way to bring the king?
g5-Kg7-Kg6 felt normal to me.} (38... f5 {[%cal Gg8f7,Gf7f6] should be winning
too.}) (38... a3 {Nothing wrong with pushing the pawn and then bringing the
king in whichever way.}) 39. Ke4 g4 $6 {Not that it spoils the win.... in fact
the computer doesn't even understand why this is bad because for him there is
no difference between a complicated win and an easy win; a win is a win.
However, from the human point of view this clearly complicates things. I
wanted to make sure that when the white king marches to the queenside and my
king goes forward to grab his kingside pawns then there will be no way to
block my king and 39...g4 makes sure that White will never have any blockade
on the kingside.} (39... a3 40. Kd4 Kg7 41. f3 h5 {of course it's impossible
to block Black's king just with pawns. White is totally lost here.}) 40. Kf4 h5
{The first time control was over and I was expecting a resignation anytime
soon but received a shock instead.} 41. Kg5 {My first thought was where is the
king going exactly?} Ra5+ {This was forced so nothing to think about here.} 42.
Kh6 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Ge3e4,Ge4e5] and now everything becomes clear. White
threatens e4-e5 no matter what Black plays} Kf8 {After a serious amount of
long thought which included convincing myself that I hadn't spoiled the win
and with correct play it was still achievable.} (42... a3 43. e4 Kf8 44. e5 Ke7
45. Kxh5 Ra4 46. Kg5 {makes it very complicated.}) 43. e4 Ke7 44. e5 f5 $1 (
44... a3 {transposes to the line we have seen above.}) 45. Kg7 {Le Quang
decided to attack my e6-pawn in order to stop my king march to the queenside.}
(45. Kxh5 {would have given me a very difficult decision to make. I had seen
two ways of winning here and intuitively chose the right path. Both of us also
felt the other path wins too though in reality it draws as the engine pointed
out later.} Rxe5 $1 {The surprising move that I was intending to play in the
game. Black gives up his main asset - the a-pawn.} (45... Kd7 $2 {is the most
direct way} 46. Kg6 Kc6 47. Kf6 Kd5 48. Rd2+ Ke4 {we both felt this also wins
but White has a brilliant resource here.} 49. Rd1 $3 {Now White threatens to
check on e1 and take the e6-pawn while ...Ra6 is met by Rd6.} (49. Kxe6 Rxe5+)
(49. Re2+ Kd3 50. Ra2 Ra6 $19 {is also trivial} 51. h4) 49... a3 (49... Ra6 50.
Rd6 $11) 50. Re1+ Kd4 51. Kxe6 a2 52. Rd1+ Kc3 53. Kxf5 $11) 46. Rxa4 Kf6 $1 {
Now the white king is very oddly placed and I realised that Black has three
plans and it would be impossible to deal with all of them. Right now Black is
threatening the rook transfer to h8, h1 and e2 and all of them White can't
prevent.} 47. h3 (47. Ra8 Re2 $19) (47. h4 Re2 {transposes to the main line}) (
47. Ra1 Re2 48. Rf1 Ra2 $19) 47... Re1 $1 (47... gxh3 48. Kh4 h2 49. Ra1 Re2
50. f4 $11 {and White will win the h-pawn}) 48. h4 Re2 49. Rf4 {even here it
is not trivial} Rc2 $1 (49... e5 {Black should not play ...e5 when White's
king can go to g5 in one tempo.} 50. Ra4 Rxf2 51. Ra6+ $11) 50. Kh6 Ra2 $22 51.
Kh7 (51. h5 Ra8 52. Kh7 Kg5 $19) (51. Kh5 Ra8 52. Kh6 Rh8#) 51... e5 $1 {
now is the right time as the white king is far from the g5-square.} 52. Rb4
Rxf2 53. Rb6+ Kf7 54. Rb7+ Ke6 $19) 45... a3 46. Kg6 Kd7 47. Kf6 Ra6 48. Kf7
Ra5 {An extra 60 seconds never hurts.} 49. Kf6 Ra4 $1 50. Kf7 f4 {Right at
this moment when White cannot take it.} 51. Kf6 (51. gxf4 Rxf4+ 52. Kg6 Ra4 53.
Kxh5 Kc6 54. Kg6 Kc5 55. Kf6 Kd5 56. Rd2+ Kc4 $19) 51... f3 $1 52. Kf7 Ra6 53.
Kf6 Ra5 {My original intention for this move was to take the pawn on e5 which
also wins, but then I changed my mind and went for a more direct way.} 54. Kf7
Ra8 (54... Rxe5 55. Rxa3 Re2 56. Kg6 Rxf2 57. Kxh5 Re2 58. Kxg4 f2 59. Rf3 e5
$19 {and the pawns cannot be stopped. I calculated this but saw some ghost and
felt here I could spoil the win.}) 55. Kf6 Kc6 {In this way I had to calculate
a few more moves but I rechecked a couple of times to make sure it wins
because it wins ultimately by one tempo!} 56. Kxe6 Kc5 57. Kf7 Kb4 58. Ra1 a2
59. Kg6 (59. e6 Kb3 60. e7 Kb2 61. Re1 a1=Q 62. Rxa1 Kxa1 63. e8=Q Rxe8 64.
Kxe8 Kb2 65. Kf7 Kc2 66. Kg6 Kd2 67. Kxh5 Ke2 68. Kxg4 Kxf2 69. h4 Kg2 70. h5
f2 71. h6 f1=Q {Black is just one tempo faster. This is what I had to make
sure of while playing 54...Ra8.}) 59... Kb3 60. Kxh5 Rg8 $1 61. Rd1 Kc2 62. Re1
Kb2 63. e6 a1=Q 64. Rxa1 Kxa1 65. e7 Kb2 66. e8=Q Rxe8 67. Kxg4 Kc3 {Knowing
some details about rook vs three pawns I knew that there is no chance White is
even remotely close to building his fortress so I blitzed out this move
missing that I could win even more easily.} (67... Rf8 {is a much faster way
to win.}) 68. Kxf3 Kd4 69. Kf4 (69. h4 Rf8+) 69... Rf8+ 70. Kg5 Rxf2 71. h4 Ke5
72. h5 Ke6 73. g4 Kf7 74. Kh6 Rg2 75. g5 Rg1 76. g6+ Kg8 77. g7 Ra1 {A win
against the top seed on 2nd board didn't change much. Le Quang finished 2nd
and I finished 8th. Although all normal tiebreak rules would have favoured me
there was only one tiebreak system which was worse; number of wins! I was
unbeaten in the event which also means I won fewer games hence I had to be
content with 8th place despite tieing for 2nd place.} 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1997.04.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1997.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht Lutz} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7.
Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Bd2 (11. Rd1 $142 {Lutz}) 11...
Rc8 $146 (11... a6 $5 {-49/496}) (11... Qb8 $5 {Lutz} 12. a4 Rc8 13. Rfc1 a6
14. h3 Be7 $13 {0-1 Bagirov,V-Knaak,R/Jyvaskyla op 1994 (75)}) (11... a6 $5 {
Lutz} 12. e4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. f4 Bd4+ 16. Kh1 b4 17. Nd1 Qb6
$13 {0-1 Douven,R-Piket,J/NLD-ch 1990 (41)}) 12. Rfd1 (12. a3 $5 a5 13. Rfd1
$14) (12. e4 e5 (12... b4 {Lutz} 13. Na4 c5) 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. f4
Bd4+ 16. Kh1 b4 17. Na4 c5) 12... b4 13. Ne4 (13. Na4 $5 {Lutz}) 13... Nxe4 14.
Qxe4 Qe7 {/\ ...Nf6, ...c5} 15. a3 (15. Qh4 $5 Rfd8 16. Qxe7 Bxe7 17. a3 bxa3
18. b4 a5 19. bxa5 Ra8 20. Rdb1 Ba6 21. Kf1) (15. Rac1 Nf6 16. Qh4 c5 {><Bd2}
17. dxc5 Rxc5) (15. Bd3 $5 f5 16. Qh4) 15... bxa3 16. bxa3 $6 (16. b4 $5 Nf6 (
16... Rb8 17. Rxa3 c5 18. Qc2 (18. Qb1) 18... cxb4 19. Rxa7 $13) 17. Qb1 a5 18.
bxa5 Ra8 $13) 16... Nf6 (16... Bxa3 $6 {Lutz} 17. Qd3) 17. Qh4 c5 $11 (17...
Bxa3 $6 {Lutz} 18. Ne5 $36 {/\ Nc4, /\ Rfb1}) 18. dxc5 Bxc5 (18... Rxc5 19. Bb4
Rd5 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Qb4 $14) 19. Bb4 a5 (19... Be4 20. Nd2 Bg6 21. Rdc1 $14)
20. Bxa5 Bxa3 {Die Stellung ist natürlich völlig ausgeglichen. Um so
erstaunlicher, daß Karpow in der Folge ernsthafte Probleme bekommt.} 21. Bd3
Bc5 22. Ne5 (22. Bc3 Ne4) 22... h6 23. h3 Ra8 24. Bc3 Ne4 25. Qxe7 Bxe7 26. Bd4
Bh4 27. g3 (27. Bxe4 $11) 27... Bf6 28. h4 $6 (28. Nd7 Bxd4 29. exd4 Rxa1 30.
Rxa1 Rd8 $11) 28... Rxa1 29. Bxa1 (29. Rxa1 Nd2) 29... Ra8 30. Bd4 Ra2 31. Ra1
Rd2 32. Bxe4 Bxe4 33. Nc4 Rc2 34. Na3 Rc6 35. Bxf6 gxf6 {[#] Hecht Springer im
Niemandsland, geschwächte weiße K-Position. Weiße Vorwärtsverteidigung durch
K-Aktivierung nach Bauernopfer. Mattangriff gegen Freibauern. Taktik} 36. Nb5
$6 (36. Kf1 $11) 36... e5 37. Na7 $2 Rc5 38. Kh2 (38. g4 Bf3 39. Kh2 Rc4 40.
Kg3 Bxg4 $17) (38. Kf1 $5 Bf3 39. Ke1 Kg7 40. Kd2) 38... h5 39. g4 hxg4 40. Kg3
f5 41. h5 Kh7 (41... Kg7 $5 42. Ra6 (42. Rd1 Bd5 43. Rb1) 42... f6) 42. Ra6 Rc1
43. Kh4 Rf1 (43... Rh1+ 44. Kg5 Bf3 $3 45. Kf6 (45. Rf6 g3) (45. Rd6 Rxh5+ 46.
Kf6 (46. Kxh5 g3+) 46... f4 47. exf4 exf4 $19) 45... f4 46. exf4 exf4 47. Ra3
g3 (47... Rf1 $5) 48. fxg3 fxg3 49. Rxf3 g2 50. Rg3 Rf1+ 51. Ke7 g1=Q 52. Rxg1
Rxg1 53. Nc6 f5 $19) 44. Rf6 Rxf2 45. Nc8 $1 Bd5 $2 (45... Kg7 46. Kg5 g3 47.
h6+ Kf8 48. Rd6 (48. Nd6 Ke7) 48... Ke8 49. Rd1 (49. h7 Rh2) 49... Bc2 (49...
Rh2 50. Nd6+ Kf8 51. Rg1 g2 52. Nxe4 fxe4 53. Kf5 $11) 50. h7 (50. Rg1 f4)
50... Rh2 51. Nd6+ (51. Rd2 g2 $19) 51... Kd7 (51... Kf8 52. Rg1) 52. Rd2 g2
53. Nxf5+ Ke8 54. h8=R+ Rxh8 55. Ng7+ Ke7 56. Rxg2 f6+ 57. Kg4 Be4 $19) (45...
Rh2+ 46. Kg5 g3 47. Rxf7+ Kg8 48. Kf6 $18) 46. Nd6 Rh2+ 47. Kg5 g3 48. Nxf5 {
[#] Hecht Was für ein Unterschied zur position vor etwa 10 Zügen, als alle
weißen Figuren im Niemandsland verstreut ihr kümmerliches dasein fristeten.
Karpov hat es verstanden, seine Figuren zu höchster Aktivität
zusammenzuschweißen. Alle Achtung!} Be6 (48... g2 49. Rh6+ Kg8 50. Kf6 $18 (50.
Kf6 {Hecht} g1=Q 51. Ne7+ Kf8 52. Rh8+ $18)) (48... Rxh5+ 49. Kxh5 g2 50. Rh6+
Kg8 51. Ne7+ Kf8 52. Nf5 f6 53. Rh8+ (53. Rh8+ Kf7 54. Rh7+ Ke6 55. Ng7+ $11)
53... Bg8 54. Nh6 $11) 49. Nxg3 Rg2 50. Kh4 Rh2+ 51. Kg5 Rg2 52. Kh4 Kg7 53.
Rf1 (53. Rf3 $11) 53... Rh2+ 54. Kg5 Rg2 55. Kh4 f6 56. Nf5+ Kh7 57. e4 Bd7 (
57... Re2 58. Nd6 Re3 59. Rxf6 Rh3+ 60. Kg5 Rg3+ 61. Kh4 Rg4+ 62. Kh3 Rg6+ 63.
Rxe6 Rxe6 64. Nf5 $11) 58. h6 (58. Rf3 Rh2+ 59. Kg3 (59. Kg4 Re2 60. Kg3 Rxe4
61. Ne7 Rg4+ 62. Kf2 $11) 59... Rxh5 60. Ne3 $11) 58... Re2 (58... Rg5 59. Ne7
$11) 59. Nd6 Kg6 60. Kg3 Re3+ 61. Rf3 Re1 62. Kg2 Rd1 63. h7 Kxh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 11th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qe2
b6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 c5 $146 (10... Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Bg5 Rfe8 13. c5 bxc5
14. dxc5 h6 (14... Nxc5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qc2+ $16
) 15. Bh4 Nxe4 (15... Nxc5 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Bc4 $44) 16. Qxe4 Nf6 17. Bxf6
Bxf6 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Nd2 $1 $16 {Gelfand,B-Serper/Vilnius/1988/}) 11. Nxf6+
Nxf6 12. Rd1 $1 (12. dxc5 bxc5 $10) 12... cxd4 (12... Qc7 $5 $14 {/^ h2-b8})
13. Bf4 $1 Bc5 $2 (13... Bb7 $142 14. Nxd4 (14. Be5 Bxf3 $1 15. Qxf3 Bc5) 14...
Qe8 $1 $14 (14... Qc8 15. Nf5 $16)) 14. Be5 Bb7 15. Nxd4 Nd7 16. Nb3 $1 (16.
Bxh7+ $2 Kxh7 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qg4+ (19. Rd3 Rg8 $17) 19... Kf6
20. Qh4+ Kg6 $19) 16... Qg5 (16... Be7 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qd3+ $16) 17. Bg3
Rad8 18. Nxc5 Nxc5 19. Bc2 $16 {^^} f5 $5 (19... h6 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Rd1 $16)
20. f3 f4 21. Bf2 e5 (21... a5 22. a3 $1 a4 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rd1 Re8 25. Rd6
e5 26. Bxc5 $18) 22. b4 $1 Nd7 (22... e4 23. bxc5 exf3 24. Qe6+ Kh8 25. Qh3 $18
) (22... Ne6 23. c5 Nd4 24. Bxd4 exd4 25. c6 $1 $18) 23. c5 bxc5 24. bxc5 Kh8 (
24... Nf6 25. c6 $18) 25. h4 $1 $18 Qh5 (25... Qe7 26. Qb5 Nb8 27. Rxd8 Rxd8
28. Rb1 Rd7 29. Be4 $18) 26. Qb5 Bxf3 (26... Bc8 27. c6 Nf6 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29.
c7 $18) 27. gxf3 Qxf3 28. Qd3 Qg4+ 29. Kh2 e4 30. Qxe4 Nf6 31. Qg2 Qe2 32. Rxd8
Rxd8 33. Rg1 g6 34. Be1 $1 Qc4 (34... Qe3 35. Rf1 $18) 35. Rf1 Re8 36. Bb3 Qxc5
37. Qb2 Kg7 (37... Re5 38. Rxf4 Qe7 39. Rxf6 $1 Qxf6 (39... Re2+ 40. Rf2+ Rxb2
41. Bc3+) 40. Bg3 Rf5 41. Qxf6+ Rxf6 42. Be5 $18) 38. Bc3 f3 39. Bxf6+ Kh6 40.
Qd2+ Kh5 41. Qd5+ Qxd5 42. Bxd5 Re2+ 43. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co 07th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1999.06.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. d4 {Winants. Lutz.} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 {Winants:
'La défense demi-slave ; le triangle b7-d5-f7 indique l'intention des Noirs de
jouer autour du pion d4, sur les cases blanches, mais présente aussi
l'invénient de laisser le Fc8 enfermé. C'est pourquoi les Blancs devront
bientôt tenir compte du coup libérateur e6-e5 ou de l'échange sur c4 et du
fianchetto en b7, après b7-b5.'} 5. e3 {Winants: 'Un coup tranquille où les
Blancs ne forment d'autre projet immédiat que d'achever leur développement
sans encombre.'} ({Une suite plus ambitieuse mais aussi plus risquée serait} 5.
Bg5 {Winants voyez la deuxième partie.}) 5... Nbd7 6. Qc2 {Winants: 'La
continuation favorite d'Anatoly Karpov.'} (6. Bd3 {Winants} dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 {
etc. conduirait а la fameuse variante de Meran.}) 6... Bd6 {Winants: 'Faute de
pouvoir prendre en c4, avec gain de temps, les Noirs décident de regrouper
leurs forces autour du point e5.'} 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O h6 {Winants: 'Un coup
préventif destiné а soulager la pression sur h7 et empêcher le clouage du Cf6
par Fg5. Quelques variantes instructives :'} ({a)} 8... dxc4 {Winants} 9. Bxc4
e5 10. Bb3 $1 {les Noirs seront tôt ou tard contraints d'échanger en d4 et
donc de dégager la colonne -e- au bénéfice des Blancs.}) ({b)} 8... e5 {Winants
} 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 $1 {L'ouverture des lignes s'effectue aux dépens des
pièces noires bloquées sur leurs cases initiales (Ta8, Fc8)}) (8... Qe7 {
Winants} 9. c5 Bc7 10. e4 dxe4 ({si} 10... e5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Bg5 $1) 11.
Nxe4 Nd5 12. Bd2 Rd8 13. Rae1 {Le Fc8 reste enfermé derrière ses lignes}) (8...
b6 {Winants} 9. cxd5 exd5 (9... cxd5 10. Nb5) 10. e4 $1 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Qc7 12.
Bg5 {et les Noirs sont pris de vitesse.}) 9. b3 {Winants: 'Le renfort apporté
au Cf6 enlevait toute efficacité au coup e4 :'} ({si} 9. e4 {Winants} dxc4 10.
Bxc4 e5 {avec des chances partagées}) ({ou bien} 9. c5 {Winants} Bc7 10. e4 e5
$1 {etc.}) 9... b6 10. Bb2 ({Encore une variante importante :} 10. cxd5 {
Winants} exd5 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxc6 ({si} 13. Bxe4 {alors} Bb7 {
suivi de Cf6.}) 13... Bb7 $3 14. Qxb7 Ndc5 $3 15. dxc5 Nxc5 {et les Noirs
récupèrent le matériel investi avec un jeu excellent.}) 10... Bb7 11. Rac1 {
'!?' Lutz. Lutz: 'Üblicherweise stellte man hier den Turm nach d1.' Winants:
'Une nouveauté'} (11. Rfd1 Qe7 (11... Rc8 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4
Qe7 15. c5 Bb8 16. b4 Ba6 17. Ne5 Nf6 18. Bf3 Nd5 19. a3 Rfd8 20. g3 {'+/='
Lutz. Lutz: '0-1 Vyzmanavin,A-Galliamova Ivanchuk,A/Novgorod 1997/CBM 60 (73)'}
Bxe5 21. dxe5 bxc5 22. bxc5 Rb8 23. Bd4 Rd7 24. Be4 Qd8 {0-1 Vyzmanavin,
A-Galliamova Ivanchuk,A/RUS-Cup9 1997/CBM 60 (73)}) 12. Qe2 (12. cxd5 cxd5 13.
Nb5 Rfc8 14. Qe2 Bb8 15. Ba3 Qd8 16. Rac1 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Ne8 18. g3 a6 19. Nc3
Bd6 20. Bxd6 Nxd6 {'=' Lutz. Lutz: '0-1 Topalov,V-Ivanchuk,V/Monte Carlo 1997/
CBM 57 ext (43)'} 21. Ne5 Rc8 {0-1 Topalov,V-Ivanchuk,V/Amber-rapid6th 1997/
CBM 57 ext (43)}) 12... Rfe8 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Ba6 Nf8 15. Rac1 Ng6 16. Bxb7
Qxb7 17. Rc2 Re6 18. Rdc1 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Lautier,J/Las Vegas USA 1999 (18)}
) (11. Rad1 Qc7 (11... Qe7 12. Rfe1 Rac8 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Nf6
16. Bd3 Rfd8 17. Ne5 Qf8 18. Qe2 Bb4 19. Rf1 Ba3 20. Ba1 {1-0 Arlandi,E-Ortega,
L/ITA-chT f 1998/EXT 99 (59)} (20. Ba1 {Lutz} Rc7 21. Bb1 Be7 22. Qc2 g6 23.
Rfe1 Ne8 24. d5 $40 {1-0 Arlandi,E-Ortega,L/ITA 1998/EXT 99 (60)})) 12. e4 dxe4
13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Be7 (14... Rad8 15. c5 $2 (15. Rfe1) 15... Be7 16. b4
Ba6 17. Rfe1 Nf6 18. Ne5 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Rd5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Lautier,J/
Las Vegas USA 1999 (44)}) 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. Qc3 Rad8 17. Bb1 Bf6 18. Ne5 c5 19.
Qc2 Nf8 20. f4 cxd4 21. Bxd4 Rd6 22. c5 bxc5 23. Qxc5 Qxc5 24. Bxc5 Rxd1 25.
Rxd1 a6 26. b4 $14 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Lautier,J/Las Vegas USA 1999 (65)}) (11. e4
dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Nf6 (13... Qc7 14. Rfe1 Rfe8 15. Rad1 c5 16. Bxb7
Qxb7 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Re2 Be7 19. Red2 Rad8 20. a3 a5 {1-0 Kuzmin,A-Cosma,I/
Andorra op 1998 (44)}) 14. c5 {A-A Komarov,D-Beliavsky,A/Vrnjacka Banja 1998})
({au lieu de} 11. Rfd1 {Winants joué dans la partie Topalov-Ivanchuk du
tournoi de Monaco en 1997.}) 11... dxc4 $6 {'!?' Lutz. '?' Winants. Lutz:
'Schwarz möchte die Gelegenheit nutzen, um sich zu befreien, allerdings hat
Gelfand eine Überraschung in petto.' Winants: 'Joël Lautier espérait
manifestement prendre la Tc1 а contre-pied, mais il a sous-estimé la potentiel
des pions centraux.'} (11... Rc8 $142) (11... Qe7 {Winants}) ({ou} 11... Rc8 {
Winants valaient mieux.}) 12. bxc4 c5 13. d5 $1 {'!!' Winants.  Lutz: 'Ein
exzellentes Bauernopfer.' Winants: 'C'est justement ce coup, apparemment
impossible, qui fait basculer la partie en faveur des Blancs.'} exd5 (13... Ne5
14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. e4) 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Bxd5 $2 (15... Qe7 16. e4 Ne5 $14
{/+/-}) 16. Rfd1 {Winants: 'Les Blancs menacent de gagner du matériel via 17.
Fe2 ou 17. Fh7+, de sorte que les Noirs n'ont d'autre ressource que d'échanger
en f3.'} Bxf3 {Lutz: 'Schwarz gibt seinen weißfeldrigen Läufer ab. Wegen der
ungedeckten Figuren auf der d-Linie ließ sich das aber auch kaum vermeiden.'} (
16... Nf6 17. Bxf6 (17. e4 c4 18. exd5 cxd3 19. Qxd3 $16 {Shipov Lutz: '/\
Nd4-c6'}) 17... Qxf6 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Rxd5 g6 20. Rcd1 Bc7 21. Rd7 Rac8 22.
Bxg6 Qxg6 (22... fxg6 {Lutz} 23. e4 $36) 23. Qc4 $16) (16... Kh8 {Lutz} 17. Be2
Nf6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. e4 Bc6 20. Qd2 Ba4 21. Qxd6 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 $16) 17. gxf3 {
'©' Lutz. Lutz: 'Weiß hat zwei drohende Läufer und Spiel auf der g-Linie. Die
beiden schwarzen Mehrbauern am Damenflügel fallen nicht ins Gewicht.' Winants:
'Voici en l'idée du sacrifice : les deux Fous sont braqués vers le roque et
une Tour fera bientôt son apparition en g1.'} Qc7 $6 {'?' Lutz. Lutz: 'Dieser
Zug erscheint mir eindeutig zu optimistisch. Es ist offensichtlich, dass sich
am schwarzen Königsflügel Unheil zuammenbraut, daher sollte Schwarz nicht auch
noch seine Dame abseits stellen.'} (17... Qe7 18. Bc4 (18. f4 {Lutz} Rad8 {
mit weißer Kompensation, aber Schwarz spielt noch.}) 18... Ne5 (18... Nf6 19.
Qf5 Rad8 20. Kh1) 19. Bd5 Rad8 20. Kh1 Kh8 21. f4 Ng4 22. Rg1 f5 23. Bf3 (23.
f3 Be5) 23... h5 24. h3 Qh4 25. Rg3) 18. Bc4 $1 {Winants: 'Menaçant déjà 19.
Dg6 !'} (18. f4 Be7) 18... Rad8 (18... Rfd8 19. f4 Nf8 20. Qf5) (18... Be7 19.
Rxd7 Qxd7 20. Qg6) (18... Be5 {Winants était malheureusement réfuté par} 19.
Rxd7) ({et après} 18... Ne5 {Winants} 19. Bd5 Rad8 20. f4 {le Cavalier devrait
rebrousser chemin.}) 19. f4 {Lutz: 'Jetzt setzen sich die weißen Läufer in
Szene. Die Drohung ist 20.Qg6.'} (19. Qf5 $5 Be5 (19... Be7 20. Rxd7) 20. Rxd7
Bxh2+ 21. Kg2 Rxd7 22. Qg4 g5 23. Qh5 (23. Qf5 $5 Rd6 24. Rh1) 23... Rd6 (23...
Kh7 24. Rh1 $18) 24. Qxh2) ({Pas encore} 19. Qg6 {Winants} {а cause de} Be5)
19... Kh8 20. Qf5 {Lutz: '... und nun droht 21.Bd3.' Winants: 'On ne pourrait
trouver de meilleur exemple pour illustrer l'avantage des deux Fous : les
Noirs réussiront sans doute а réduire la force du Fb2 via f6, mais dès ce coup
sera joué alors le Fou de cases blanches pourra s'en donner а coeur joie sur
la diagonale b1-h7. La menace immédiate est 21. Fd3 suivi du mat.'} f6 (20...
Be7 21. Bd3) 21. Kh1 {'!' Lutz. Lutz: 'Verhindert ...g6 und bereitet den
Aufmarsch der Türm auf der g-Linie vor.' Winants: 'Dernier préparatif'} (21.
Bd3 {Lutz} g6 $5 (21... g6 {Winants} 22. Qxg6 $4 Rg8)) 21... Rfe8 {Winants:
'Pour reculer le Cavalier en f8.'} 22. Rg1 Re7 {Winants: 'Il fallait empêcher
le sacrifice de Tour en g7.'} ({Si} 22... b5 {Winants} 23. Rxg7 $3 Kxg7 24.
Rg1+ Kh8 (24... Kf8 25. Rg8+ Ke7 26. Qe6#) 25. Bxf6+ Nxf6 26. Qxf6+ Kh7 27.
Bd3+ Re4 28. Bxe4#) ({Ou bien} 22... Nf8 {Winants} 23. Rxg7 Qxg7 24. Bxf6 {
et les Blancs gagnent.}) 23. Rg6 $6 {Winants: 'Tout simplement : les Blancs
projettent notamment de tripler les pièces lourdes sur la colonne ouverte (Tg6,
Tcg1 et Dg4).'} (23. Bd3 Qb7+ 24. Rg2 Nf8 25. Bxf6 gxf6 (25... Rf7 26. Be4 Qd7
27. Rxg7 Rxg7 28. Rg1) 26. Qxf6+ Rg7 27. Rcg1 Rdd7) (23. Rg2 $1 $18) 23... Nf8
$2 {Lutz: 'Erlaubt den sofortigen Gewinn, allerdings kann Schwarz auch sonst
nicht viel gegen die Drohung Rcg1 und Qh5 tun:' Winants: 'Ceci perd sur le
champ, mais il n'y avait plus de remède.'} (23... b5 $1 24. Bd3 (24. Bd5 c4 (
24... Rf8 25. Rcg1 c4 26. Qh5) (24... Nb6 25. Rxh6+) 25. Bxf6 (25. Be4 {-24.Bd3
}) (25. Rcg1 c3) 25... Nxf6 26. Rxh6+ gxh6 27. Qxf6+ Rg7 (27... Kh7 28. Rg1)
28. Qxh6+ Rh7 29. Qf6+ Rg7 30. Rg1 $6 Qe7) 24... c4 (24... Nf8 {Winants} 25.
Rxh6+ gxh6 (25... Kg8 26. Qd5+ Ne6 27. Bf5 Rde8 28. Rg1) 26. Qxf6+ Rg7 27. Rg1
Rdd7 28. Qxh6+ Kg8 29. Bxg7 Rxg7 30. Rxg7+ Qxg7 31. Qxd6 {et les Blancs
restent avec deux pions de plus.}) 25. Be4 (25. Bb1 Qb7+) (25. Rg2 Nf8 (25...
cxd3 26. Rxc7 Bxc7 27. Qxd3) 26. Bb1 (26. Bxf6 Ba3 (26... gxf6 27. Qxf6+ Rg7
28. Qxh6+ Kg8 29. Rcg1 Rdd7 30. Be4)) 26... Qb7 $13 {Speelman} (26... Qc5 27.
Qxf6)) 25... b4 (25... Rde8 26. Rxh6+ gxh6 27. Bxf6+ Nxf6 28. Qxf6+ Rg7 29.
Qxh6+ Rh7 30. Bxh7 Qxh7 31. Qxd6 Qe4+ 32. Kg1 Rg8+ 33. Kf1) 26. Rxh6+ gxh6 27.
Bxf6+ Nxf6 28. Qxf6+ Rg7 29. Qxh6+ Rh7 30. Bxh7 (30. Qf6+ Rg7 31. Rg1 Bf8)
30... Qg7 31. Qxg7+ Kxg7 32. Be4 c3 33. Rd1 $16) (23... Qc6+ 24. Bd5 Qb5 25.
Bxf6 (25. Ba1 {Lutz} c4 26. Rcg1 Rf8 27. Qh5 $18) 25... Nxf6 26. Rxh6+ gxh6 27.
Qxf6+ Kh7 28. Be4+ Rxe4 29. Rg1 $18) 24. Rxh6+ {'+-' Lutz. '!!' Winants.
Winants: 'Le couronnement d'une partie admirablement jouée.'} gxh6 25. Bxf6+ (
25. Rg1) 25... Rg7 26. Bxg7+ Qxg7 27. Rg1 {Winants: 'et les Noirs
abandonnèrent.'} 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1996.01.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Giese"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1996.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. Bb3 Qc7 11. h3 b6 12. Ng5 Ba6 13. Re1 Rae8 14. Bd2 h6 15.
Nge4 Re7 16. Rac1 exd4 17. exd4 Rfe8 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Red1 Qxd4 20. Bxh6 Qh4 {
[%cal Yh4h6]} (20... gxh6 $4 21. Qg6+ Kf8 22. Qxh6+ Kg8 23. Rxd4 $18) 21. Be3
Ne5 22. Rd4 Qh5 $132 23. Rcd1 Bc8 24. Rf4 Ng6 25. Rxf6 gxf6 26. Rd6 Bf5 27. Qd2
Bxh3 28. gxh3 Qxh3 29. Rxc6 Nf4 30. Bd5 Kh8 31. Rc8 Nxd5 32. Nxd5 Qg4+ 33. Kf1
Qxc8 34. Qd4 Qh3+ 35. Ke2 Rxe3+ 36. fxe3 Qg2+ 37. Kd3 Qg6+ 38. Kc3 Kg7 39. Kb3
Re4 40. Qd2 Qg5 41. a3 Re5 42. Nf4 Qg3 43. Ka2 Qxe3 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kiriakov, Petr"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Glatman,V"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. Bg5 Qe7 (10... h6 11. Bh4 Qe7 12. Re1 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bg4 14.
h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 {Gligoric,S-Pachman,L/Budapest/1948/}) 11. d5 (11. Re1 Nb6 12.
Bb3 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nbd7 15. d5 Rfd8 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Ne2 $14 {
Vidmar,M-Milic,B/JUG/1947/}) 11... Nb6 (11... h6 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Bh4 Rd8 14.
Qc2 Nf8 15. Bg3 $14 {Bertok,M-Minev,N/GER/1960/}) 12. Bb3 h6 $5 $146 (12... Bg4
13. h3 Bh5 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. g4 Bg6 16. Nh4 $14 {Janowski,D-Chigorin,M/
Budapest/1896/}) 13. Bh4 Rd8 (13... cxd5 14. Bxd5 $5 g5 15. Bg3 Nbxd5 16. Nxd5
Nxd5 17. exd5 {/\Re1,Qd3,Rad1+/=/}) 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Qc2 Bg4 16. Nd2 g5 17.
Bg3 Bc5 18. Rfe1 $1 h5 19. h3 h4 20. Bh2 Bh5 21. Nf1 Rd7 (21... g4 $6 22. Ne3
gxh3 23. Nf5 Qf8 24. gxh3) 22. Qc1 $1 Ne8 23. Ne3 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Rad8 25. f3 $16
Kg7 (25... Rd3 26. Qf2 Rd2 27. Re2) 26. Red1 f6 27. Kh1 Nc7 28. Bg1 Bf7 (28...
Ne6 $5) 29. Rxd7 Rxd7 30. Na4 $1 Bxb3 31. Qxb3 Nxa4 32. Qxa4 Nb5 33. Qc4 Nd4
34. Rc1 (34. Bxd4 exd4 35. Qxc6 d3 36. Rd1 d2 37. Qc3 Qd6 $13) 34... Rd6 35.
Be3 Qd7 36. Kh2 Ne6 37. Rc3 Nd4 38. Ra3 Qb7 (38... Ne6 39. Qa6 $18) 39. b4 (39.
b3 $5) 39... Rd7 40. Ra5 $5 (40. Rc3 $5) 40... Nb5 41. Bc5 Qa8 42. Qe6 Rf7 (
42... Qb7 43. a4 Nd4 44. Qxd7+ Qxd7 45. Rxa7 $18) 43. Ra6 (43. a4 $1 Nd4 (43...
Nc7 44. Rxa7 (44. Qb3 $1 a6 (44... Ne8 45. Qxf7+ $1) 45. b5 Qb7 46. b6) 44...
Nxe6 45. Rxa8 Nxc5 46. bxc5 Rb7 $16) 44. Qxf7+ Kxf7 45. Rxa7+ $18) 43... Qd8 (
43... Nc7 44. Qxc6) 44. Qxc6 (44. Rxc6 Nd4 45. Bxd4 Qxd4 $13) 44... Qd3 45. Qd5
$6 (45. Ra5 $1 Nd4 46. Bxd4 Qxd4 47. Qc5 Rd7 48. Ra3 $16) 45... Nd4 46. Rd6
Nxf3+ $8 47. gxf3 Qe2+ 48. Kg1 Qe1+ 49. Kg2 Qg3+ 50. Kf1 Qxh3+ (50... Qxf3+ 51.
Ke1) 51. Ke2 Qg2+ 52. Ke3 (52. Bf2 h3 53. Rd7 Rxd7 54. Qxd7+ Kh6 55. Qf7 h2 56.
Qxf6+ $10) 52... Qg1+ 53. Kd2 (53. Ke2 Qg2+ $10) 53... Qg2+ 54. Ke3 Qg1+ 55.
Kd2 Qg2+ 56. Kc1 Qxf3 57. Rd7 Qf1+ 58. Kb2 Qg2+ 59. Ka3 $4 (59. Qd2 Qxe4 $13) (
59. Kc1 $10) 59... Qh3+ 0-1

[Event "ISR-ch op"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1999.03.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Golod, Vitali"]
[Black "Karp, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1999.03.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 Qe7 8. O-O
O-O $6 (8... dxc4 $5 {Is the main line.}) 9. c5 Bc7 10. e4 $1 $14 {[%mdl 4]}
dxe4 (10... e5 $2 {(Kramnik,V)} 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Re1 e4 $140 $2 13. Nxd5 $1
Nxd5 14. Bxe4 $18 {[%csl Rd5,Ge1,Ge4,Re7]}) 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 $5 ({Other options
is:} 11... h6 {-see comments to Dautov,R-Shirov,A/Germany,1996/GER-chT(1/2-1/2)
(Dautov)(26)}) ({and} 11... Nd5 {-see comments to Kramnik,V-Dreev,A/Linares,
1997/Inf 69/396(1-0)(Kramnik,V)(66)}) 12. Bxe4 h6 (12... Nf6 $2 {(Dautov,R)}
13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 $16) 13. Re1 (13. Bd2 $5 {(Malakhatko,V)} e5 $140 $2 14.
Rfe1 Qf6 15. Bc3 Re8 16. Re3 $1 $16) 13... Nf6 $5 (13... Rd8 $143 14. Bd2 Nf6
$5 (14... Nf8 $6 {(Malakhatko,V)} 15. Qc1 $1 Qf6 (15... Bd7 16. Bf4 $16) 16. g3
Ng6 17. h4 $1 (17. Bxg6 $6 Qxf3 $1 18. Be4 Qf6 $14) 17... Bd7 18. h5 Ne7 19.
Ne5 $16) 15. Bd3 a5 16. a3 Bd7 17. b4 b6 18. Bc3 $14 {Belichev,N-Kelly,B/
Tallinn,1997/CBM 59(1-0)(62)}) 14. Bd3 $5 (14. a4 $5 {/\Ra3,Ne5,Rg3-> See
comments to Levin,F-Bagirov,V/Weilburg,1996/Inf 68/387(1-0)(Bagirov,V)(40)})
14... Rd8 $5 {Besides,black has several options:} (14... b6 $5 15. Bd2 $5 $14 (
15. cxb6 $6 Bxb6 $140 16. Qxc6 $2 Bb7 $36)) (14... Bd7 15. Bd2 b6 16. b4 bxc5
17. bxc5 Rfd8 18. Reb1 Rab8 19. Qa4 $14 {1-0 Arlandi,E-Scotti,U/Porto San
Giorgio 1997/CBM 59 ext (25)}) ({and} 14... Nd5 $6 15. Bd2 Qf6 16. Ne5 Nf4 17.
Bxf4 Qxf4 18. Re4 Qg5 19. Rae1 Bd8 20. h4 Qe7 21. b4 $16 {1-0 Topalov,
V-Rodriguez,M/Tenerife 1997/EXT 98 (24)}) 15. Rb1 $5 ({Also can be recommended:
} 15. Bd2 $5 Bd7 (15... Rd5 $143 16. Bc4 Rh5 17. h3 Nd5 18. Qe4 Qf6 19. Bd3 Rf5
20. Ne5 $16 {1-0 Shipov,S-Novgorodskij,V/St.Petersburg 1997/CBM 62/[Lutz] (28)}
) 16. a3 Be8 17. Re2 Nd5 18. Rae1 Nf4 19. Bxf4 Bxf4 20. Bc4 $14 {1-0 Ibragimov,
I-Sveshnikov,E/St. Petersburg 1998/CBM 67 noVC (50)}) 15... Bd7 $5 $146 (15...
a5 $5 16. a3 a4 17. Bd2 b6 18. cxb6 Bxb6 19. Bb4 Qa7 20. Rbd1 $14 {1-0 Norri,
J-Issakainen,A/Heart of Finland op 1997/EXT 99 (54)}) 16. b4 $5 Nd5 {with the
idea Bf4 or Nf4} 17. Bd2 $6 ({Better is:} 17. g3 {><f4}) 17... Bf4 18. Rb3 $5 {
[%csl Gb3][%cal Gb3h3]} Be8 19. g3 $5 {(><f4;e5)} Bxd2 20. Qxd2 b5 ({In my
opinion slightly better is:} 20... Rab8 $5 {/\b6 and a5}) 21. a4 $1 $14 bxa4 ({
Worse is:} 21... a6 {in view of:} 22. Ra3 {+/=/+/-}) 22. Ra3 Qf6 ({More
stubborn resistance:} 22... f6 $5) 23. Kg2 Nc7 $5 {[%csl Yc7][%cal Ga7a6,Yc7a6]
} 24. Rxa4 a6 25. Re4 $1 Nb5 26. Bc4 Ra7 27. Qe3 (27. Ne5 $5) 27... Bd7 28. Ne5
Be8 29. h4 $5 {[%cal Yh4g5]} Nc7 30. Ra3 $5 {White's plan is:Qe1,Rf3 with
attack} (30. Rf4 $6 Qe7 $140 31. Rxf7 $4 Bxf7 32. Nxc6 Qd7 $19 {[%csl Ra4]})
30... Rb8 31. Qe1 {[%cal Ga3f3]} ({After:} 31. Rf4 Qe7 32. Rxf7 $2 {is refuted
by:} Bxf7 33. Nxc6 Qe8 34. Nxa7 Rxb4 $13 {[%csl Ra7]}) 31... Nd5 32. Nd3 Nc7
$138 33. Rf4 Qe7 34. Rg4 f5 $6 ({More earnestly:} 34... Rd8 $5) ({Loses:} 34...
Nd5 $4 {because of:} 35. Qe5 {[%csl Rb8,Rg7]} f5 (35... Nf6 36. Rxg7+ Kxg7 37.
Qxb8 $18) 36. Rxg7+ Qxg7 37. Qxb8 $18) 35. Rf4 Nb5 $4 {Gross blunder,it is
necessary:} (35... Nd5 $5 36. Bxd5 cxd5 37. Qe5 $14) 36. Qxe6+ ({Also good
enough:} 36. Ra1 $5 Bf7 37. Ne5 $16) 36... Bf7 $2 {Again blunder:} (36... Qxe6
$142 37. Bxe6+ Bf7 38. Bxf7+ Rxf7 39. Rxa6 g5 40. hxg5 hxg5 41. Rf3 Nxd4 42.
Re3 $16) 37. Qxe7 Rxe7 38. Bxb5 $1 (38. Bxf7+ $2 Rxf7 39. Rxa6 g5 {-36...Qe6})
38... axb5 (38... Bd5+ $143 39. Kh2 axb5 40. Rxf5 $18) 39. Rxf5 Bd5+ 40. Rxd5
$1 {[%mdl 512] After this positional sacrifice I have a winning position.} ({
Another alternative is:} 40. Kh2 $5) 40... cxd5 41. Ne5 $18 {[%csl Gb4,Rb5,Gc5,
Gd4,Rd5,Ge5,Gf2,Gg3,Rg7,Gh4,Rh6]} Ree8 {[%cal Gb8a8]} 42. Ra5 {[%csl Rb5]} Ra8
(42... h5 $142 43. f4 $18) 43. Rxb5 Ra2 44. c6 Rf8 45. c7 Raxf2+ ({Also loses:
} 45... Rfxf2+ 46. Kh3 h5 (46... Rac2 47. Rc5 $18) (46... Rf8 47. Ng6 $18 {
[%csl Gc7,Rg8][%cal Gg6e7,Ye7c8]}) 47. c8=Q+ Kh7 48. Nf3 Rxf3 49. Rxd5 $18) 46.
Kh3 Rc2 (46... Rc8 $144 47. Rb8 Rff8 48. Nd7 Rfe8 49. b5 Kf7 50. Rxc8 Rxc8 51.
b6 $18) 47. Rc5 $1 (47. Ng6 $2 Re8 48. Rc5 $1 Rxc5 49. dxc5 d4 $8 $16) 47...
Rxc5 48. dxc5 (48. dxc5 Rc8 $8 49. b5 Rxc7 50. c6 Re7 51. b6 Rxe5 52. b7 $18 {
[%csl Gb7,Gc6]}) 1-0

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "2004.09.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Golod, Vitali"]
[Black "Rodshtein, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2372"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.09.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 {With the help of such order of moves I
want to avoid some variants of slav defence.} e6 5. d4 ({It deserves serious
attention:} 5. b3 $5) 5... Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5
10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qb8 $5 {Novelty,from the point of view of my games.Before
with me three times played: 11...Qc7.} 12. e4 ({Also repeatedly were checked
up in previous games:} 12. a3 {You can see annotations to game: Gurevich,
M-Knaak,R/Germany,2004/CBM 101(0-1)(Lutz,C)(45)}) 12... e5 13. g3 $5 {Besides
White has two main alternatives:} (13. dxe5 $5 {For further information,you
can see comments to Huzman,A-Pelletier,Y/Pula,2000/CBM 77(1-0)(Lutz,C)(48)}) ({
and} 13. Bg5) 13... Re8 ({On:} 13... exd4 $6 14. Nxd4 Re8 {you can find two
games in Mega DataBase 2004.} (14... b4 $143 15. Nf5)) 14. dxe5 ({Also twice
were checked up in previous games:} 14. Bg5) 14... Nxe5 ({I can not
recommended in this position:} 14... Bxe5 $143 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Bf4 Qe7 17.
Bf3 (17. a4 $5) 17... Rad8 18. Bd6 $14 {Arsovic,G-Pavlovic,D/Herceg Novi,2001
(1/2-1/2)(22)}) 15. Bg5 {Can it was necessary to decide on the more reliable
continuation:} (15. Nd4 $5 b4 16. Nf5 Bf8 17. Na4 c5 18. f3 Qc7 19. Bf4 Rac8
20. b3 (20. Rac1 $5) 20... c4 (20... g6 21. Ne3 Bd6 $132 {[%cal Ge5f3]}) 21.
bxc4 $14 {Tadic,B-Kosic,D/Herceg Novi,2000(1-0)(43)}) 15... Nxf3+ ({Leads to
more interesting game:} 15... Neg4 $5 16. h3 Nxf2 17. Kxf2 Bxg3+ 18. Kg2 Nh5
$44) (15... Nfd7 $143 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Rd2 $14) 16. Bxf3 Nd7 $146 ({The game,
which have reached this position were continued as follows:} 16... Be5 17. Bg2
(17. Rd2 $5 h6 $140 18. Be3 Qc7 19. Rad1 $14) 17... a6 18. Be3 c5 $132 {
Burmakin,V-Bocharov,D/Tomsk,1999(1-0)(54)}) 17. Bg2 ({A little prematurely:} 
17. Qd2 $6 {in view of:} Ne5) 17... Ne5 18. Bf4 {[%csl Rb8,Rd6,Gf4][%cal Gd1d2,
Ga1d1] I try to make active my pieces.} a6 19. Rd2 Qc7 20. Rad1 Rad8 21. b3 {
It's important preventive move (><c4).} f6 22. h3 Qe7 23. Be3 {+/=/=} Bb4 24.
Rxd8 {After 20-minute meditation I have made a best move!} (24. f4 $143 Rxd2
25. Rxd2 Nf7 (25... Bc5 $6 26. Nd5 $1 Bxe3+ $8 27. Nxe3 $14) 26. Kh2 Nd6 $11)
24... Rxd8 $140 25. f4 Nf7 $1 {It's best move.My contender chose between it
and three other continuations:} (25... Rxd1+ $143 26. Nxd1 Nf7 27. Nf2 {
/\Nd3(><c5) +/=}) (25... Bxc3 $6 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Qxc3 Qd1+ 28. Bf1 (28. Kh2
$2 Nf3+ 29. Bxf3 Qxf3 $15) (28. Kf2 $4 Nd3+) 28... Nf7 (28... Nf3+ $4 29. Kf2
Nh2 30. Be2 $18) 29. Qd3 Qxd3 30. Bxd3 {+/=/+/-}) (25... Ng6 $6 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8
27. Na4 $1 {/\Nc5} bxa4 $140 $6 28. Qc4+ Kh8 29. Qxb4 $16) 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 $6 {
It's discrepancy,which allows to improve a position of the my knight.} (26...
Nxd8 $142 {/\Ne6 (><c5)}) 27. Nd1 $1 $14 {/\Nf2-d3(><c5)} Be7 28. Nf2 Qc7 29.
Nd3 {I have blocked of the contender's PP of the queen side.} Bc8 30. Kh2 Nd8
31. e5 {I absolutely have overlooked about an answer-back move of Maxim
Rodshtein.} (31. Bc5 $5 $14) 31... Bf5 $1 {It's rather difficult to continue a
game without this move:} (31... fxe5 $2 32. Nxe5 c5 33. Be4 $40) 32. exf6 Bxf6
33. Qd2 a5 (33... Qd6 $2 34. Nb4 Qxd2 35. Bxd2 {[%csl Ra6,Gb4,Rc6][%cal Gb4c6,
Gb4a6] with material advantage in the endgame.}) 34. Nc5 Ne6 $2 ({It was
necessary:} 34... b4 $5 $14) 35. Na6 $1 $16 {The contender has yawned this a
little bit not obvious move.} (35. Nd7 $5 Bd4 36. Bxd4 Qxd7 37. Bc3 Qxd2 38.
Bxd2 {[%csl Ra5,Rc6,Yd2][%cal Gg2c6,Yd2a5]} b4 39. Bxc6 Nd4 (39... Bb1 $5 40.
Bd5 Kf7 41. Be3 {/\Bb6 +/-}) 40. Bd5+ Kf8 41. Be3 $16) 35... Qb7 (35... Qd8
$142 36. Bxc6 $5 (36. Qxd8+ Nxd8 37. Nb8 $16 {קc6}) 36... Nd4 37. Bg2 Qb6 $140
38. g4 $1 {/\g5 +/-}) 36. Qxa5 Bd8 {[%tqu "En","Find the best continuation for
White?","","","a6c5","",10,"a6c5","",0,"a5a3","",0]} 37. Nc5 $1 $18 (37. Nc5 $1
{After this move Black resigns,because of next variants:} Qe7 (37... Nxc5 $4
38. Qxd8+ Kf7 39. Bxc5) (37... Bxa5 $2 38. Nxb7 {[%csl Ra5,Rc6][%cal Gb7a5,
Gg2c6]}) 38. Qa8 (38. Qc3 $5 {/\a4}) 38... Nc7 (38... Nxc5 $143 39. Bxc5 Qxc5
40. Qxd8+ Kf7 41. Qc7+) 39. Qb8 $18) (37. Qa3 $6 Be7 38. Nc5 Nxc5 39. Bxc5 Bf6
40. Qa7 Qc8 $16) 1-0

[Event "Dieren op"]
[Site "Dieren"]
[Date "1998.07.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Golod, Vitali"]
[Black "Hoeksema, Hendrik Pieter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 $5 {[%csl Ga6,Yc6][%cal Gb7b5,Yc6c5]} 10. Rd1 $5 {[%csl Gd1,
Rd8]} (10. Bd2 $143 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Be2 b5 13. b4 Ncd7 14. Ne4 Be7 15.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Bc3 Bb7 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 $11 {Karpov,A-Anand,V/Biel/1997/0.5 (40)})
10... b5 (10... Qc7 $143 11. Ne4 $1 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 b5 (12... e5 13. Qh4 Nf6 14.
e4 exd4 15. e5 $1 $40 {Epischin,V-Brenninkmeier,J/Wijk/1992/}) 13. Bd3) 11. Be2
$5 (11. Bf1 $143 c5 $6 (11... Qc7 $5) 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Ng5 Bb7 14. Nce4 Nxe4 (
14... Rc8 $2 15. Nxf6+ $18) 15. Nxe4 Be7 (15... Rc8 16. Nxc5 Rxc5 17. Qe2 Qc7
18. Bd2 Ne5 19. Bb4 Rc2 20. Qh5 Rxb2 21. Rac1 Rc2 22. Bd6 Nf3+ 23. gxf3 Rxc1
24. Bxc7 Rxd1 25. f4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Arlandi,E-Luther,T/Turin op 1996 (48)}) 16.
Nd6 Bd5 (16... Bxd6 17. Rxd6 Bd5 18. e4 Rc8 19. Qd1 Bc6 20. Be3 $16) 17. e4
Bxd6 18. exd5 Rc8 (18... e5 19. a4 $14) 19. Qe2 exd5 20. Rxd5 Nf6 21. Rd3 Qc7
22. g3 Bc5 23. Be3 Bxe3 24. Rxe3 Rfe8 $14 {Karpov,A-Polgar,Z/Madrid 1992/1-0 
(57)}) (11. Bd3 $143 Bb7 12. e4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxb5 Bxh2+
16. Kh1 Qe7 17. Be2 Be5 18. Bf3 c5 19. Be3 Rfe8 20. Kg1 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Bxe4 22.
Bxe4 Nxe4 23. Rab1 Qe5 $15 {Greenfeld,A-Horvath,C/Montecatini Terme op 1997/1/
2-1/2 (61)}) 11... Qc7 $5 (11... c5 $6 12. dxc5 Bxc5 (12... Nxc5 $2 13. b4 $16)
13. Ne4 $1 Nxe4 $5 (13... Qb6 $5 14. Nxc5 Nxc5 15. b3 Bb7 16. Bb2 Be4 17. Qc1
Ncd7 18. Bd4 Qb7 19. Qb2 Rfc8 20. Rac1 $14 {Bukic,E-Atalik,S/Ljubljana LSK
1997/0-1 (57)}) (13... Be7 $5 14. Ne5 Nd5 15. Nc6 Qe8 16. Nxe7+ $5 (16. Nc3 $6
Nxc3 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Qxc3 (18. bxc3 Nb6 19. a4 Nxa4 20. Ba3 Nc5 21. Bxb5 $1
Bb7 (21... axb5 $2 22. Bxc5 $18) 22. Rd7 $1 Qg5 (22... Be4 23. Rxe7 Bxc2 24.
Be2 Bd3 (24... Rfc8 25. Bxc5 Rxc5 26. Rxa6 $16) (24... Ne4 25. Bb4 $16) 25. Bf3
Rac8 26. Bb4 Nb3 27. Ra3 a5 $11) 23. f4 Be4 $1 24. Qd2 Qh4 25. Bxc5 axb5 $11)
18... Bb7 19. Bd2 (19. Qc7 Bd5 20. e4 Rfc8 21. Qf4 Bb7 22. b3 Qf6 $11) 19...
Rfc8 20. Qd4 e5 21. Bb4 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Anand,V/FIDE WCh KO 1997}) 16...
Qxe7 17. Qc6 Rb8 18. Qd6 Qh4 19. Rd4 Rb6 20. Qa3 $14) 14. Qxe4 Ra7 (14... Qc7
$2 15. b4 Bb6 16. Bb2 Bb7 17. Qg4 $16) 15. b4 Bb7 (15... Qf6 16. Rb1 Bb7 17.
Qc2 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Be7 19. Bb2 $16) 16. Qf4 Bxf3 (16... Be7 $2 17. Ne5 Bd5 18.
Rxd5 exd5 19. Nc6 $16) 17. Bxf3 Be7 18. Bb2 Qb8 $1 19. Rac1 (19. a4 $2 Qxf4 20.
exf4 bxa4 21. Rxa4 Nb6 $15) 19... Bf6 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. a3 {1/2-1/2 Dautov,
R-Luther,T/Bad Zwesten op 1997 (38)}) 12. Ne4 $5 (12. e4 $143 e5 13. g3 (13. h3
$143 Bb7 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Bg5 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Be5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 $11) 13... Re8
14. a3 Bb7 $5 (14... exd4 15. Nxd4 c5 $2 16. Ndxb5 $1 axb5 17. Nxb5 $18) (14...
c5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bg5 Bg4 17. Bxf6 Nxf3+ 18. Kg2 Be5 19. Nd5 Qa7 20. Bxg7
Bh3+ 21. Kxh3 Ng5+ 22. Kh4 Kxg7 23. Kxg5 Qd7 24. Bg4 Qd8+ 25. Kh5 Kh8 26. f4
Rg8 27. Bf5 Rc8 28. Qc1 Rc6 29. fxe5 {1-0 Shipov,S-Savchenko,S/Russian Club
Cup, Maikop RUS 1998}) 15. dxe5 $5 (15. Bg5 $5 exd4 $5 (15... h6 $6 16. dxe5
Bxe5 (16... Nxe5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qd2 $1 Rad8 19. Qxh6 $16) 17. Nxe5 hxg5 18.
Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Qd2 Nf6 20. Qxg5 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Bf3 Re5 (22... Qe5 23.
Qd2 Rc4 24. Qd7 $16) 23. Rd7 $1 Qxd7 (23... Rxg5 24. Rxc7 Rb8 25. Re1 $18) 24.
Qxe5 {1-0 Epishin,V-Polgar,Z/Madrid 1992 (44)}) 16. Nxd4 Be5 17. Nf5 c5 18. Nd5
Nxd5 19. exd5 f6 20. Be3 g6 21. Nh6+ Kg7 22. Ng4 Bd6 23. Bh6+ Kf7 24. a4 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Anand,V/FIDE WCh KO, Groningen NED 1997 (35)}) 15... Nxe5
16. Bg5 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Be5 (17... Qe7 $5 18. Rd3 Be5 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Rxd8
Rxd8 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Be3 a5 $132) 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Bg4 Rad8 20. Bf5 Bc8 21.
Bxc8 Qxc8 22. Rac1 Qe6 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Nd1 c5 25. Qxc5 Qb3 26. Ne3 Qxb2 27.
Qc8 $1 Rf8 28. Qg4+ Kh8 29. Rc8 {1-0 Karpov,A-Kramnik,V/Amber Rapid, Monte
Carlo MON 1998}) (12. a3 $143 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Bb7 16.
Qh4 Rfe8 17. Qg3 Qxg3 18. hxg3 $11 {Karpov,A-Zhu Chen/Simul, Beijing CHN 1998/
1-0 (51)}) 12... Nxe4 (12... Be7 $143 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. e4 $14) 13. Qxe4 Re8
$6 $146 (13... e5 $5 14. Qh4 Re8 (14... h6 $5 {1-0 Kramnik,V-Piket,J/Hoogovens,
Wijk aan Zee NED 1998 (47)}) 15. a4 (15. Bd3 $5 {Zueger,B-Fressinet,L/Open,
Cannes FRA 1998/1-0 (58)}) (15. Bd2 $5 e4 16. Ne1 (16. Ng5 Nf6 $15) 16... Re6
$1 $132) 15... e4 16. Nd2 Re6 17. g3 Be7 18. Qf4 (18. Qh3 Nb6 19. Qf1 f5 20.
axb5 cxb5 21. Nb3 Na4 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. dxc5 Nxc5 24. Bxb5 Rb6 25. Bc4+ Be6 26.
Ra5 Nb3 27. Bxb3 Bxb3 28. Rd4 Be6 29. Qd1 Rc8 30. Ra1 h6 31. b4 Qc2 32. Rd8+ {
1/2-1/2 Miles,A-Morovic Fernandez,I/Capablanca mem Elite 1998}) 18... Bd6 19.
Qh4 Be7 20. Qf4 Bd6 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Anand,V/Amber Blindfold, Monte Carlo MON
1998}) (13... Bb7 14. Qh4 c5 15. Bd2 Rad8 $132 (15... Qd8 $4 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17.
Ba5 $18 {1-0 Thorsteinsson,T-Faldt,M/Stockholm GP 1992 (34)})) (13... Nf6 $6
14. Qh4 c5 15. e4 cxd4 16. Bg5 e5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qxf6 Re8 19. Qg5+ Kh8 20.
Qf6+ Kg8 21. Qg5+ Kh8 22. Qh4 Qe7 23. Ng5 f5 24. Qh6 Qg7 25. Qxd6 Qxg5 26. f4
$1 exf4 27. Qxd4+ Qg7 28. Bh5 $16 {Bareev,E-Dreev,A/President's Cup 3plof 1998/
1-0 (58)}) 14. Bd3 g6 (14... Nf6 15. Qh4 $14 {[%cal Ge3e4,Ge4e5]}) 15. Qh4 {
[%cal Ge3e4]} e5 16. Ng5 Nf8 (16... Nf6 $5 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. f4 Bd6 19. e4 $13)
17. Ne4 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Ge4f6]} Be7 18. Nf6+ (18. Qg3 $2 f5 19. Nc3 Bd6 $15)
18... Bxf6 19. Qxf6 $14 e4 $5 {[%csl Rc1]} (19... Nd7 $5 20. Qh4 exd4 21. exd4
$14 (21. Qxd4 $143 c5 22. Qc3 Ne5 $11)) 20. Be2 Nd7 $5 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gd7b6,
Gb6d5]} 21. Qh4 Nb6 22. Bd2 Nd5 23. Rdc1 {/\Rc5,Raca,Bd1-b3;><d5} Qd6 24. Rc5
Bd7 25. Rac1 (25. Ba5 $5 {><a5}) 25... a5 $1 26. Bd1 (26. a4 $6 bxa4 27. Bxa5
Qb8 $5 $13 {[%csl Rb2]}) 26... Nb6 $5 {[%cal Gb6c4]} (26... Nb4 $2 27. Bxb4
axb4 28. Bb3 $16) (26... a4 $6 27. Bc2 $5 f5 28. Bb1 $5 {/\a3,Ba2}) 27. a3 $5 (
27. Bb3 $6 a4 $140 28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 29. Qxh7+ Kf6 (29... Kf8 $4 30. Bb4 $1 $18)
30. Bb4 $44 (30. d5 $5 Nxd5 31. Rxd5 cxd5 32. Bc3+ Re5 $15)) 27... Nc4 28. Bc3
a4 (28... f5 $6 29. a4 $1 $16) 29. Be2 $5 Nb6 (29... Na5 $143 30. Bxa5 Rxa5 31.
Qg3 $1 {+/=/+/-}) 30. Re5 $1 {[%csl Re4]} Bf5 $8 (30... Rxe5 $2 31. dxe5 Qe6
32. Bd4 Nd5 33. Qxe4 $16) 31. Bb4 Qd7 32. Qf6 Re6 $5 (32... Rxe5 $5 33. Qxe5
Nd5 $14) 33. Rxe6 Bxe6 34. Qe5 $5 {[%csl Re4]} Bd5 35. Bc5 Re8 $5 (35... Nc4 $5
36. Bxc4 bxc4 $14) 36. Qf6 Nc8 $2 (36... Nc4 $5) 37. h3 Ne7 $6 (37... Qd8 $5)
38. Bd6 $1 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gd6e5]} Qe6 $8 39. Qxe6 fxe6 $8 (39... Bxe6 $2 40.
Bxe7 Rxe7 41. Rxc6 $18) 40. f3 $2 $138 (40. Kf1 $5 {[%cal Gf1e1,Ge1d2,Gd2c3,
Gc3b4] +/=/+/-}) (40. g4 $5 {[%csl Gg4][%cal Yg4f5] +/=/+/-}) (40. Bxe7 $1 Rxe7
41. f4 exf3 $6 42. gxf3 e5 43. dxe5 Rxe5 44. e4 $16) 40... Nf5 41. Bf4 Rf8 $1
$14 {[%csl Rf4,Gf8][%cal Gf5d4]} 42. fxe4 Bxe4 43. Rf1 Rd8 $1 {[%cal Gf5d6,
Gd6c4]} 44. Kf2 (44. g4 $5 Nd6 45. Bxd6 Rxd6 46. Rf4 $14) (44. Kh2 $6 e5 45.
dxe5 Rd2 $13) 44... Kf7 $2 (44... Rf8 $1 {[%cal Gf5d4]} 45. Kg1 $142 (45. g3 $2
g5 46. Bxg5 Nxd4+ 47. Ke1 Nxe2 48. Rxf8+ Kxf8 49. Kxe2 $11) (45. Bf3 $2 Bxf3
46. gxf3 (46. Kxf3 $4 g5 $1 $19) 46... Nxd4 47. Rc1 $15)) 45. g4 $1 Nd6 $6 (
45... Ne7 $142) 46. Kg3 Ke8 47. Bxd6 $1 Rxd6 48. Kf4 $1 $16 Bd5 (48... Bc2 $143
49. Ke5 Ke7 50. Rf7+ $1 Kxf7 51. Kxd6 Be4 52. g5 $18) 49. Ke5 Rd8 50. e4 Bb3 (
50... Bc4 $6 51. Bxc4 bxc4 52. Rc1 $18) 51. g5 $1 {[%csl Rg6,Rh7]} Ke7 52. Rc1
$1 Kd7 $8 (52... Rc8 53. Bxb5 $18) 53. Bg4 Rf8 $2 (53... Re8 $142 54. Rf1 {
+-/+/-}) 54. d5 $1 $18 {[%csl Rb3,Re6,Gg4] (2.42-2.26)} (54. d5 $1 cxd5 (54...
Bc4 55. Bxe6+ $18) 55. Bxe6+ Ke7 56. Rc7+ Kd8 57. Kd6 $1 {[%csl Rd8][%cal
Gc7c8]}) 1-0

[Event "Dieren op"]
[Site "Dieren"]
[Date "1998.07.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Golod, Vitali"]
[Black "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 $5 (9... a6 $5) (9... Qe7 $5) 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Bd2
$1 {[%csl Gd2][%cal Gb2b4]} a6 $5 {[%cal Gc6c5]} (12... Rac8 13. b4 Rfe8 14. a3
a6 15. Bd3 h6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 e5 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Bf5 $14 {Hansen,
L-Haugli,P/Copenhagen op 1989/1/2-1/2 (59)}) (12... Rae8 $5 13. Rac1 Qb8 (13...
a6 14. b4 $5 $14) 14. Bd3 a6 $5 (14... e5 $5 15. e4 (15. Ng5 h6 16. Nge4 exd4
17. exd4 Be7 $14) 15... h6 $13) 15. Ne4 Nxe4 (15... Be7 $143 16. b4 $14) 16.
Bxe4 f5 $2 (16... Nf6 $1 17. Bxc6 $140 $2 Rc8 18. d5 Nxd5 19. Nd4 Ne7 $19) 17.
Bxc6 $1 Rc8 18. d5 Nf6 (18... exd5 19. Qb3 Rxc6 20. Qxd5+ Kh8 21. Rxc6 $16) 19.
Qd3 $16 {Ftacnik,L 1-0 Adorjan,A-Flear,G/Rubinstein mem 1992 (32)}) (12... e5
$6 13. Rac1 Rac8 14. h3 $14 Qb8 15. Be1 a6 16. Bd3 c5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. dxe5
Bxe5 19. f4 $36 {1-0 Fyllingen,R-Gronn,A/NOR-chT 1994 (33)}) (12... Rfe8 $5 13.
Rac1 Rac8 14. b4 e5 15. h3 Qb8 16. Qb3 exd4 17. exd4 Nb6 18. Bd3 $14 {1/2-1/2
Banas,J-Volkmann,F/Zalakaros op 1994 (26)}) (12... Rfc8 $6 13. Rac1 a6 14. Qb1
Qd8 15. a4 Qe7 16. Ng5 h6 17. Nge4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 bxa4 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Bc3 $14
{1-0 Siegel,G-Somlai,L/Budapest FS02 GM 1997 (43)}) 13. b4 (13. a4 $143 e5 14.
b4 a5 15. bxa5 exd4 16. exd4 b4 17. Na2 Nd5 18. Nc1 Rxa5 19. Nb3 Raa8 20. Bd3
$14 {1-0 Haugli,P-Muir,A/Troll Masters 1990 (35)}) (13. Ne4 $6 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 c5
15. Qh4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nf6 17. Rac1 Qb6 18. Bf3 Rac8 $11 {1-0 Chiong,
L-Preissmann,E/Geneve op 1991 (40)}) 13... e5 $5 (13... a5 $5 14. a3 $5 (14.
Rac1 $5 Rfc8 15. Qb3 Bxb4 16. Nxb5 Qb8 17. Nc3 c5 18. a3 cxd4 19. axb4 dxc3 20.
Rxc3 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Piket,J/Groningen 1988}) (14. bxa5 $5 b4 15. Na4 Qxa5
16. Nb2 Qh5 17. e4 $6 Bxh2+ 18. Nxh2 Qxe2 19. Re1 Qb5 20. Nc4 Qa4 21. Qxa4 {
1/2-1/2 Kruppa,Y-Galkin,A/RUS-Cup1 Chigorin mem 1996}) 14... axb4 15. axb4 Nd5
16. Rac1 Qb8 17. Qb1 f5 $2 18. e4 fxe4 19. Nxe4 e5 20. Nfg5 N7f6 21. Nxf6+ Nxf6
22. Qb3+ Nd5 23. Qh3 $18 {1-0 Zifroni,D-Kundin,A/Czerniak mem 1998 (39)}) 14.
h3 Rfe8 $5 $146 (14... exd4 $5 15. exd4 Rfe8 16. a3 a5 17. Bd3 h6 18. Nh4 axb4
19. axb4 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Qd8 21. Qb2 Nb6 {1/2-1/2 Adorjan,A-Horvath,J/HUN-chT
1992}) 15. Rab1 h6 16. Bd3 $6 {[%csl Rd3,Rf3]} (16. Rdc1 $5 {[%csl Rc6]}) 16...
Rad8 17. Rdc1 Qb8 $5 {[%csl Yb8,Gc1]} 18. a3 Bf8 $5 {/\c5;e4} (18... exd4 19.
exd4 Nd5 20. Ne4 $14) 19. Bf1 $1 (19. Ne4 $2 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Nf6 $1 (20... exd4
$2 21. exd4 $14) 21. dxe5 (21. Nxe5 $2 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 f6 $17) (21. Bxc6 $4 Rc8
22. Bxe8 Rxc2 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Nxe5+ Kg8 25. Rxc2 Be4 $19) 21... Nxe4 22.
Qxe4 c5 23. Qc2 $8 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Qxe5 $15) (19. Re1 $2 c5 $1 $17) 19... a5 $6 (
19... e4 $5 20. Ne1 $13) 20. Na2 $1 {[%csl Ga3][%cal Ga3a4]} a4 $2 (20... exd4
$5) 21. dxe5 $1 $14 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Bc3 Qg5 $5 {[%csl Rg1]} 24. Rd1 Bc8
$6 {[%csl Rb1,Rc2,Gf5,Rh3][%cal Gc8h3,Gc8f5]} (24... Bd6 $5) (24... Nd5 $5) 25.
Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rc1 $1 {[%csl Rc6]} Bxh3 $6 (26... Nd5 $5 27. Bd4 Bxh3 28. Qxc6
$14) 27. Bxf6 gxf6 $8 28. Qxc6 $16 Rd2 29. Nc3 {[%csl Rd2,Rg5][%cal Gc3e4]} Bd7
$142 30. Qf3 f5 $6 (30... Bg4 $142 31. Qa8 $1) 31. Nxb5 Ra2 $6 (31... Qg4 $5)
32. Bc4 Rd2 33. Nc3 $1 $138 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gc3e4]} (33. Nd4 $4 Rxd4 $1 $19 {
[%csl Rc1]}) 33... Bg7 34. Bxf7+ $1 (34. Ne4 $2 fxe4 35. Qxf7+ Kh7 36. Qg8+ Kg6
37. Qf7+ $11 (37. Bf7+ $6 Kf6)) 34... Kh7 (34... Kxf7 $2 35. Ne4 $18 {[%csl
Rd2,Rg5]}) 35. Nd5 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Gd5f4]} Qg4 $142 (35... Bb2 $2 36. Rc7 $18)
36. Qxg4 (36. Bh5 $5) 36... fxg4 37. g3 Bf5 38. Ne7 Be4 (38... Bb2 39. Rc4) 39.
Bg8+ $1 Kh8 40. Be6 $18 Bf8 $138 (40... Bb2 $142 41. Rc8+ Kg7 42. Bxg4 Bxa3 43.
Rc4 $18) 41. Bf5 $1 Bf3 $8 (41... Bxe7 $2 42. Bxe4 $18 {[%csl Ra4,Rg4]}) 42.
Ng6+ Kg7 43. Nxf8 $1 (43. Ne5 $6 Rd1+ $1 44. Rxd1 Bxd1 45. Bxg4 $2 (45. Nd3 $5
$16) 45... Bxg4 46. Nxg4 Bxb4 $11) 43... Kxf8 44. Bc2 $1 (44. b5 $2 Rd5 {
[%csl Rb5,Rf5]}) 44... Bc6 45. Bd1 {[%csl Rc6,Rg4]} Bd7 46. Kf1 Ra2 47. Rc3 Ke7
48. Ke1 h5 49. Bc2 {[%cal Ge1d2,Gd2c1]} Be8 (49... Ra1+ $5 50. Kd2 Rf1 51. Ke2
Rc1 (51... Bb5+ $2 52. Bd3) 52. e4) 50. e4 $1 {><e3} Kd6 51. Kd2 {[%csl Ra2]
[%cal Gd2c1,Gc1b1]} Ra1 $8 (51... Ke5 52. Ke3) 52. Bd3 $1 Bf7 53. Ke3 Bb3 (
53... Re1+ 54. Kd4) 54. b5 Ra2 (54... Rxa3 $143 55. b6 {[%csl Gb6]}) 55. b6 Be6
56. b7 Rb2 57. Ba6 {[%csl Gb7][%cal Gc3c8] (2.40-2.33)} 1-0

[Event "Cappelle op 16th"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2000.02.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Golod, Vitali"]
[Black "Cosma, Ioan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2468"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2000.02.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
h6 $5 9. b3 $5 {It's main line.Besides,white has four options:} (9. Rd1 $5 {
See comments toTsesarsky,I-Erenburg,S/ Petah-Tikva,1999/CBM 71(0-1) (Tsesarsky,
I)(60)}) (9. Bd2 $5) (9. e4) ({and} 9. h3) 9... Re8 $5 ({Other possibilities
are:} 9... b6 $5 {See comments to Gelfand,B-Lautier,J/ Malmoe,1999/CBM 72 (1-0)
(Gelfand,B)(27)}) ({and} 9... Qe7) 10. Bb2 dxc4 $5 $146 {This novelty much
better,than:} (10... e5 $6 11. cxd5 cxd5 (11... Nxd5 $143 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13.
dxe5 Nxe5 14. Be2 (14. Nxe5 $5) 14... Bd7 15. Rfd1 Bc6 16. Bd4 $14 {Holst,
P-Lehn,J/DEN,1976(1/2-1/2)(40)}) 12. Nb5 (12. dxe5 $143 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14.
h3 Bd7 15. Rac1 Rc8 $11 {Kauppila,O-Linqvist,G/FIN,1999(1-0)(44)}) 12... Bb8
13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Rac1 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 $14 {Timoshchenko,
G-Bazilevitch,J/Hlohovec, 1998(1-0)(66)}) ({Also was checked in the previous
game:} 10... Qe7 11. e4 (11. Rad1 $5) 11... dxc4 (11... dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13.
Bxe4 Nf6 14. Bd3 $14) 12. Bxc4 e5 $13 {Tondivar,B-Rooda,K/NLD-sf,1994(1-0)(26)}
) 11. bxc4 $140 e5 {Black's idea is: Qe7 and e4} 12. h3 ({Probably better:} 12.
Rad1 Qe7 13. Bf5 {with slight advantage of white.} (13. Nh4 $5 {[%cal Gh4f5]}))
12... Qe7 13. Nh4 {[%cal Gh4f5]} Nf8 ({Pretty dubious:} 13... Qe6 {because of:}
14. d5 $1 cxd5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Bh7+ $1 Kh8 $140 17. Bf5 Qf6 {[%csl Rh4]} (
17... Nb4 $2 18. Bxe6 $1 (18. Qd2 $6 Qe7 19. Nb5 $44) 18... Nxc2 19. Bxf7 $16)
18. Ne4 Qe7 19. Qd3 $36) ({Very perilously:} 13... g6 {in view of:} 14. Bxg6 $1
fxg6 15. Qxg6+ Kh8 $8 (15... Qg7 $2 16. Qxg7+ Kxg7 17. Nf5+) (15... Kf8 $2 16.
Nf5 {[%csl Rd6,Rf8][%cal Gg6g7,Gf5d6,Gf5e7]}) 16. Nf5 Qf8 17. Nxd6 (17. Nxh6 $6
Re7 18. Nf5 Rh7 $13) 17... Qxd6 18. Qxh6+ Kg8 19. Qg6+ $40) (13... e4 $2 {
is refuted by:} 14. Nf5 Qe6 15. Nxe4 $18) 14. Nf5 ({It deserves attention:} 14.
Bf5 Be6 $5 (14... g6 $5) (14... e4 $143 15. Bxc8 Raxc8 16. Nf5 Qd7 17. Nxd6
Qxd6 {+/=/=}) 15. Bxe6 Qxe6 16. Nf5 Bb8 $13) 14... Bxf5 15. Bxf5 exd4 $5 ({
Also can be recommended:} 15... e4 $5 16. f3 exf3 17. Rxf3 Ne6 $13 {[%csl Re3]}
) (15... g6 $143 16. Bd3 e4 17. Be2 Bc7 18. Rfd1 Qd6 19. g3 $14) 16. exd4 g6 ({
A little better to first:} 16... Ba3 $5 17. Rae1 $140 Qb4 {[%csl Rb2,Rc4]} (
17... Qxe1 $4 18. Bxa3 {[%csl Re1]} g6 $8 19. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 20. Kh2 gxf5 21. Qxf5
$16) 18. Bxa3 (18. Ba1 $2 Qxc4 19. Bd3 Qb4 20. Rb1 Qe7 {[%csl Rb7,Ye7][%cal
Ye7b7] =/+/-/+}) 18... Qxa3 $11) 17. Bd3 Ba3 18. Rae1 $5 {Differently,after:} (
18. Bxa3 Qxa3 19. Rab1 Re7 {black gets at the least equal position.} (19... Qe7
$5)) 18... Qxe1 ({Senselessly:} 18... Qb4 $2 {because of:} 19. Ba1 $14) 19.
Rxe1 Rxe1+ 20. Kh2 $13 {[%mdl 1024]} Bxb2 ({Quite illogically:} 20... Bd6+ 21.
g3 Ree8 (21... Ne6 $2 22. Ne2 $16 {[%csl Re1][%cal Gb2c3]} (22. Qd2 $2 Nxd4 {
[%csl Rd2,Rh2][%cal Gd4f3]} 23. Kg2 Re6 24. Qxh6 Rd8 $15)) 22. Qd2 $36) 21.
Qxb2 Re7 {[%csl Rb7,Ye7][%cal Ye7b7]} ({Weakly:} 21... b6 {because of:} 22. Qd2
{[%csl Re1,Rh6]} (22. Ne2 $5 Re8 $140 $6 (22... Rd8 $142 $14) 23. Qd2 Rf1 (
23... Ra1 $2 24. Nc1 $16 {[%csl Ra1][%cal Gd2b2]}) 24. Nc3 Rfe1 25. Be2 {
[%csl Re1,Rh6]} Ra1 26. Bd1 $1 $16 {[%cal Gd2b2]} (26. Qxh6 $5)) 22... Re6 (
22... Re7 $143 23. Qxh6 Rd8 24. Qf4 Re6 {+/=/+/-} (24... Kg7 25. d5 cxd5 26.
cxd5 $16 Nxd5 $140 $4 27. Qd4+ $18 {[%csl Rd5,Rd8,Rg7]})) 23. Qxh6 Rd8 24. Qh4
Red6 $14) 22. d5 cxd5 ({Probably could be recomended:} 22... Rd8 $5 23. Qa3 {
[%csl Ra7,Re7]} Red7 24. Qxa7 cxd5 25. cxd5 Nxd5 26. Nxd5 Rxd5 27. Bc4 (27. Be4
$6 Rb5 $15) 27... R5d7 $11) 23. cxd5 a6 $6 ({Black easily equalizes after:} 
23... Rd8 24. Qa3 $140 Rc7 25. Nb5 Rcd7 26. Qxa7 Nxd5 27. Bc4 $11) 24. d6 Rd7
25. Na4 {[%csl Rb6,Rf6][%cal Ga4b6]} Rxd6 ({Badly:} 25... Nd5 {in view of:} 26.
Nc5 Rxd6 27. Qxb7 Rad8 28. Bxa6 $14) 26. Qxb7 Rad8 27. Bxa6 $14 ({Senselessly:
} 27. Bc4 $6 {because of:} Ne6) ({Unexpectedly leads white to bad position:} 
27. Nc5 $2 {in view of:} N8d7 $1 {[%csl Rb7,Rd3,Gd6,Gd8]} (27... Rxd3 $2 28.
Nxd3 Rxd3 29. Qxa6 Rd2 30. Qxf6 Rxa2 $11) (27... N6d7 $2 28. Bc4 {[%csl Rg8]}
Nxc5 $140 $4 29. Qxf7+ Kh8 30. Qg8#) 28. Bc4 $5 (28. Nxd7 $143 R6xd7 29. Qf3 (
29. Qxa6 $4 Rd6 $19 {[%csl Ra6,Rd3,Gd6]}) 29... Rxd3 30. Qxf6 a5 $17 {_|_})
28... Nxc5 29. Qxf7+ Kh8 30. Qxg6 Nh7 31. Qf5 {=/+/-/+}) 27... R8d7 28. Qc8 Rd8
29. Qb7 R8d7 30. Qc8 Rd8 {For black is better to repeat moves,than go to
another position!} 31. Qc4 (31. Qb7 $143 $11) 31... Rd2 32. Nc5 $1 {[%csl Yc5]
[%cal Yc5e6]} Rxf2 33. Bb7 {[%csl Yb7,Rg2][%cal Yb7g2]} Rd1 $2 {Decisive
mistake.} ({It is necessary:} 33... Rdd2 $1 34. a4 $140 Rc2 {[%csl Rc5]} 35.
Qb4 Rb2 $11) 34. a4 Rff1 {Black's idea is:35...Nh5 and 36...Rh1(עh2)} 35. Bf3
{[%csl Yf3]} Rh1+ 36. Kg3 Rc1 37. Qd4 $16 Nh5+ 38. Bxh5 gxh5 39. Ne4 $40 {
[%mdl 128]} Nh7 ({Impossibly:} 39... Rhd1 $2 {because of:} 40. Nf6+ Kh8 $8 (
40... Kg7 $4 41. Ne8+ Kg6 42. Qf6+ Kh7 43. Qg7#) 41. Qf4 Kg7 (41... h4+ $144
42. Qxh4 Kg7 43. Ne8+ Kh7 (43... Kg8 44. Qxh6 Ne6 45. Nf6#) 44. Qf6 $18) 42.
Ne8+ Kg8 43. Qxh6 Ne6 44. Nf6#) 40. Qd8+ Kg7 41. Qd4+ $6 ({Better is straight
away:} 41. Nd6) 41... Kg8 $6 ({More stubborn resistance after:} 41... f6 $5)
42. Qd8+ Kg7 43. Nd6 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gd6f5,Gd6e8]} Rc3+ $6 ({Loses right away:
} 43... Rc5 $2 44. Qe7 {[%csl Rc5,Rf7][%cal Gd6e8]} Rg5+ (44... Ng5 45. Ne8+
Kh7 (45... Kh8 $4 46. Qf6+ Kg8 47. Qg7#) (45... Kg8 $144 46. Nf6+) 46. Nf6+ {
[%csl Yf6][%cal Yf6e4]} Kg6 47. Qxc5 Kxf6 48. Qc6+ {[%csl Ga4]} Ne6 49. a5 $18)
45. Kf2 Rd1 46. Qxf7+ Kh8 47. Qe8+ Kg7 $8 48. Qe7+ Kg8 49. Qe6+ $18 {[%csl Gd6,
Ge6,Rg8]}) ({and} 43... Rhf1 $2 44. Ne8+ Kg6 (44... Kg8 45. Nf6+ Kg7 46. Nxh5+
Kg6 47. Qg8+ Kf5 (47... Kxh5 $4 48. Qg4#) 48. Qxh7+ $18) 45. Qd3+ f5 (45... Rf5
$2 46. Nd6 $18) (45... Kg5 $4 46. h4#) 46. Qd7 $1 {[%csl Rg6,Rh7][%cal Gd7g7]}
f4+ 47. Kh4 Ng5 48. Qe7 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Ge7f6]} Rc6 49. Qg7+ Kf5 50. Qd7+ Re6
51. Ng7+ $18) ({Is a possible continuation of the play:} 43... Ng5 44. Ne8+ Kh7
(44... Kg8 45. Nf6+ Kg7 46. Nxh5+ Kg6 47. Nf4+ Kg7 48. Qd4+ Kg8 49. h4 $16) 45.
Qd3+ Kg8 46. Nf6+ Kf8 (46... Kg7 47. Nxh5+ Kg8 48. Qd4 Ne6 (48... Rc3+ $2 49.
Kg4 $18 {[%csl Rc3,Rg8]}) 49. Qf6 $16) 47. Qd6+ Kg7 48. Nxh5+ Kh7 49. Qd4 $16)
44. Kh4 $1 {[%csl Rg7]} Rf1 $2 {Last mistake.} (44... Ng5 $8 45. Kxh5 $1 (45.
Nf5+ Kh7 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Gc3h3]} 46. Kxh5 $16) (45. Ne8+ $2 Kh7 {[%csl Rh4]
[%cal Gh1h3]} (45... Kg6 $4 46. Qf6+ Kh7 47. Qg7#) 46. Kxh5 $8 (46. Nf6+ $4 Kg6
47. Nxh5 (47. Qg8+ Kf5 $19 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Gh1h3]} (47... Kxf6 $4 48. Qh8+ {
[%csl Rc3]})) 47... Rhxh3+ $1 48. gxh3 Rxh3+ 49. Kg4 f5+ 50. Kf4 Rf3+ 51. Ke5
Nf7+ $19 {[%csl Rd8,Re5]}) 46... Nxh3 47. Nf6+ Kg7 48. Ne8+ Kh7 $11) 45... Ne6
(45... Rc5 $2 46. Ne8+ Kh7 47. Qd3+ Ne4+ $8 (47... Kg8 48. Kxh6 $18) 48. Kh4
Re1 (48... f5 $2 49. Qd7+ Kg6 50. Qg7#) 49. Nf6+ Kg6 50. Nxe4 $18) 46. Nf5+ Kh7
47. Qf6 Rc7 48. Qxh6+ Kg8 49. Qf6 {+/-/+-}) ({Also loses:} 44... Nf8 $2 45.
Nf5+ Kg8 (45... Kg6 46. Ne7+ $18 {[%csl Rc3,Rf8]}) 46. Qf6 Ng6+ (46... Ne6 $143
47. Ne7+ Kf8 48. Ng6+ Kg8 (48... Ke8 49. Qe7#) 49. Qh8#) 47. Kxh5 Nf4+ 48. Kg4
$18) 45. Ne8+ ({After:} 45. Nf5+ $2 {black has a easy draw:} Rxf5 $1 (45... Kg6
$4 46. Ne7+ Kg7 (46... Kf6 47. Nd5+) 47. Qg8+ Kf6 48. Nd5+ $18) 46. Qd4+ Nf6
47. Qxc3 Rf4+ 48. Kg3 Rxa4 $11) 45... Kg6 (45... Kg8 $144 46. Nf6+ Kg7 47.
Nxh5+ Kg6 48. Qg8+) 46. Qd4 $1 (46. Qd4 {[%csl Rc3,Rh7][%cal Gd4g7]} Nf6 47.
Nxf6 $18) 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.04.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Gormally,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2015.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. a3 Rc8 {Lately this stuff has been scoring
quite well for Black.} 12. Ng5 ({It has been known for a while that the
attempt to shut down on Black's queenside activity with the move} 12. b4 {
can be met in any case by} c5 $1 {I wonder if such a move is a product of
computers. It's hard to believe a human would conceive of such a crazy looking
idea. White's last move was clearly played to prevent c5 but Black plays it
anyway!} 13. bxc5 Bxf3 14. gxf3 {The most popular try.} (14. cxd6 {is an
important alternative although I'm not convinced this leads to anything more
than equality for White.} Nd5 $1 (14... Ng4 $6 {Has yet to be tested.} 15. h3
Qg5 {on the face of it seems to give Black excellent counterplay.} {However
there is the forcing line} 16. Bxh7+ $1 (16. e4 Ne3 17. fxe3 Rxc3 18. Qf2 Bxg2
19. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 20. Kxg2 Rxd3 {is less convincing for White, although he
retains his strong d-pawn}) 16... Kh8 17. Be4 Nge5 $1 18. Bxf3 (18. g3 $2 Rxc3
$1) 18... Nxf3+ 19. Kh1 Nh4 20. g3 Nf5 21. Qd3 Nxd6 22. e4 Qh5 23. Kg2 {
when White is a pawn up for not much compensation.}) 15. gxf3 Nxc3 16. f4 Nf6
17. Bb2 {Sasikiran,K (2680)-Najer,E (2646) Bilbao 2014, with fairly unclear
play.}) 14... Nxc5 $1 {This is the clever idea; Black's pressure along the
c-file means he will inevitably win back material} 15. dxc5 Rxc5 16. f4 Nd5 17.
Bb2 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Qc7 19. Rfc1 Rc8 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Bd3 Rxc3 22. Qxc3 Qxc3 23.
Rxc3 Rxc3 24. Bxb5 {Topalov,V (2752)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2684) London 2012, with a
drawish ending.}) 12... c5 13. Bxh7+ {This is Wesley's attempt to improve on
existing theory, although he admitted in the post-game interview with Maurice
Ashley that he perhaps didn't prepare it as well as he should have.} (13. Nxh7
{was the alternative of Aronian in a now famous game against Anand, but he ran
into a fantastic combination, apparently concieved by Vishy on an African
safari:} Ng4 14. f4 cxd4 15. exd4 Bc5 $3 16. Be2 Nde5 $3 17. Bxg4 Bxd4+ 18. Kh1
Nxg4 19. Nxf8 f5 $1 20. Ng6 Qf6 21. h3 Qxg6 22. Qe2 Qh5 23. Qd3 Be3 {0-1 (23)
Aronian,L (2802)-Anand,V (2772) Wijk aan Zee 2013}) 13... Kh8 14. f4 {White is
committed now.} (14. Bd3 Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2 Ng4+ {is hardly what the doctor
ordered.}) 14... g6 15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. Nxb5 Qe7 $2 ({It was better to play the
immediate} 16... Bb8 $1 {which would most likely transpose to the game.} {
Sevian was most likely worried about allowing the additional possibility of}
17. Nxe6 {but after} Qe7 18. Nxf8 Nxf8 {this hardly seems to work out well for
White.}) 17. Qxg6 ({Missing the much stronger} 17. Nxd6 $1 Qxd6 18. Qxg6 {
with the threat of e4, Rf3 and a quick mate.} Qe7 19. e4 Qg7 20. Qxg7+ Kxg7 21.
Nxe6+ Kf7 22. Nxf8 Rxf8 23. e5 {and White just has too many pawns.}) 17... Bb8
18. dxc5 Rxc5 19. Nd4 Rg8 20. Qh6+ Nh7 {White has to be slightly careful now
as even though Black's king remains exposed, all his pieces are actively
placed and ready for a counter-attack. With his next move Wesley seeks to
blunt the scope of the bishop on b7.} 21. e4 $1 (21. Ndxe6 $2 Rc6) 21... Ndf6
22. b4 Rcxg5 {Rather forced.} (22... Rcc8 23. Bb2 {looks rather fearful for
Black.}) 23. fxg5 Be5 24. Bb2 Ng4 {The critical moment of the game.} 25. Qh5 $4
{Perhaps tired by having to calculate mind-boggling calculations for most of a
short game, Wesley produces a huge blunder. In general Wesley was out of form
in the US championships and described it as a nightmare tournament. Funnily
enough after the game Wesley didn't seem to think he was better at any real
point but the computer disagrees.} ({It gives a large advantage for White after
} 25. Qh3 $1 Rxg5 (25... Qxg5 $2 26. Nxe6 ({but not the hasty} 26. Rf7 $2 Qe3+
$1) 26... Qg6 27. Bxe5+ Nxe5 28. Nc5 {and White retains control}) (25... Nxh2
$2 26. Nc6 $1) 26. Rac1 $1 {and although the game remains complicated White
should be much better - it is difficult for Black to create any meaningful
threats.} Kg8 $1 {is probably the most stubborn defence, as this usefully gets
out of the pin on the h-file.} ({The greedy} 26... Nxh2 {enables White to
execute the winning blow} 27. Nc6 ({the tempting} 27. Rc7 $2 {only leads to a
draw after} Qxc7 28. Nxe6 Qb6+ 29. Kh1 Nxf1 30. Nxg5 Ng3+ 31. Kh2 Nf1+ $11)
27... Bxc6 28. Bxe5+ Rxe5 29. Qxh2 $18) (26... Bxd4+ 27. Bxd4+ e5 28. Bc5 {
and the rook gains access to f8.}) (26... Bxh2+ 27. Kh1 Be5 28. Nf3 Bxb2 29.
Nxg5 Bxc1 (29... Qxg5 30. Rc7 Bg7 31. Rf8+) 30. Rf8+ $1 (30. Rf7 $2 Nf2+ $1)
30... Kg7 31. Qxh7+ Kxf8 32. Qh8#) (26... Bxe4 $2 27. Rc8+ Kg7 28. Nxe6+ $1
Qxe6 29. Rc7+ {is one good example of the latent energy stored in the White
position.}) 27. Rc5 $1 Nhf6 28. Rxe5 Rxe5 29. Rxf6 $1 Qxf6 30. Qxg4+ Qg5 31.
Qxg5+ Rxg5 32. Nxe6 Rg4 {which should be close to a draw but finding this
defence over the board is near to impossible.}) 25... Qxg5 $1 {After this
trivial capture the game turns around completely as with the exchange of
queens not only is Black no longer in any danger, in fact he is simply winning
as all his minor pieces combine beautifully to form mating nets around the
threadbare white king.} 26. Qh3 Qe3+ 27. Qxe3 Nxe3 28. Rf2 Ng5 29. Kh1 Nc4 $2 {
Black is still winning after this, because his advantage in activity is
overwhelming.} ({However he could have ended the game immediately with} 29...
Nxe4 30. Re2 Rxg2 $3 31. Rxg2 (31. Rxe3 Nf2#) 31... Nf2+ 32. Kg1 Nh3+ 33. Kh1
Bxg2#) 30. Bc3 Nxe4 31. Rf7 Nxc3 32. Rxb7 Bxd4 33. Rf1 Rg7 34. Rb8+ Kh7 35. g3
e5 36. Rff8 Ne3 37. h4 Ne4 38. Rh8+ Kg6 39. h5+ Kg5 40. h6 Rf7 41. h7 Rf1+ $1 {
Wesley said afterwards that Ray Robson had warned him before the game;
apparently "Sevian was very good at mating his opponents"  And finally he
proves it as now it's mate by force, so Wesley resigned.} 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. a3 e5 11. h3 Bb8 12. Ba2 h6 13. Nh4 Rd8 14. Nf5 Qe8 15.
Ne4 $5 {TN /\16.Nd6} (15. Ne2 {-Karpov,An-Chernin,A Tilburg1992}) 15... Nxe4
16. Qxe4 Nf8 (16... Nf6 $2 17. Nxh6+ gxh6 (17... Kf8 18. Qh4 $18) 18. Qg6+ $18)
17. Bd2 $5 exd4 $5 $10 (17... Bxf5 18. Qxf5 exd4 19. exd4 Rxd4 20. Bc3 $40) 18.
Qxe8 Rxe8 19. Nxd4 Ne6 20. Nxe6 Bxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares zt"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Wells, Peter K"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Gagarin} e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2
O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. a3 e5 11. h3 Bc7 12. Ba2 h6 (12... exd4 {
Gagarin} 13. exd4 Qd6 14. Bg5 Nb6 15. Rae1 Nbd5 16. Re5 Be6 17. Rfe1 $14 {
Gurevich,M-Petursson,M/Moscow/1987/1:0/51/}) 13. Nh4 Re8 (13... exd4 {Gagarin}
14. Nf5 (14. exd4 Qd6 15. Nf3 Nb6 $14) 14... Qe5 15. f4 Qe8 16. exd4 $14 (16.
Nxd4 {/\ e4/} Nc5 17. Ncb5 Bb6 18. Nd6 Qd8 19. Nc4 Nce4 (19... Bc7 $6 20. Ne5)
20. Nxb6 Qxb6 $10)) 14. Nf5 Qf8 15. dxe5 $5 {TN} (15. d5 e4 $5 16. dxc6 bxc6
17. Nb5 Bb8 $1 18. Qxc6 Ne5 19. Qxa8 Bxf5 $44 {Stohl,I-Rogers,I/Brno/1991/0,5/
61/}) (15. Ne2 {Gagarin} Nb6 (15... exd4 $5) 16. dxe5 (16. Nxh6+ $5 gxh6 17.
Qg6+ Qg7 18. Bxf7+ Kf8 19. Bxe8 Nxe8 20. Qxg7+ Kxg7 21. dxe5 Bxe5 22. f4 $14 {
/\ e4/}) 16... Rxe5 17. Neg3 $14 {Epishin,V-Akopian,V/Novosibirsk/1993/0,5/37/}
) (15. Nb5 {Gagarin} Bb8 16. Bd2 a5 17. dxe5 $14 {Karpov,An-Anand,V/Brussels 
(m/8)/1991/1:0/32/}) (15. Bd2 {Gagarin}) 15... Bxe5 (15... Nxe5 16. Ng3 $1 $36
{(/\17.f4,18.e4)} (16. Rd1 {Gagarin} Qc5 $5 {/\ Nf3/} (16... Be6 17. Bxe6 $14)
17. Ng3 Be6 18. b4 $14) (16. Bd2 $2 Bxf5 $1 17. Qxf5 Qd6 18. Rfd1 $8 Nd3 $1 19.
Rab1 Qh2+ 20. Kf1 Nf4 $1 $19) (16. Ne2 $5 $14)) (15... Rxe5 16. f4 Re8 17. e4
Nc5 18. e5 $16) 16. Ne2 $1 {(/\17.f4 Bc7 18.Neg3,19.e4->>>)} (16. Nxh6+ $6 {
Gagarin} gxh6 17. Qg6+ Kh8 18. Qxf7 Qxf7 19. Bxf7 Rf8 20. Ba2 Nc5 $15) (16. Nh4
{Gagarin} Nb6 $1 (16... Bc7 17. Rd1 $14) 17. Ng6 Qc5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Rd1 Bf5
$10) 16... Nc5 $5 (16... Qc5 $6 17. Nxh6+ $1 gxh6 18. Qg6+ Kh8 19. Bxf7 $40) (
16... Nb6 $5 {Gagarin}) 17. Nfd4 {[/\18.b4,19.Bb2;/\18.f3,19.e4]} (17. Nxh6+ $6
gxh6 18. f4 (18. Qg6+ Qg7 (18... Kh8 19. Bxf7 Re7 $17) 19. Bxf7+ Kf8 20. Bxe8
Nxe8 $13) 18... Bc7 (18... Qg7 $1 {Gagarin} 19. fxe5 Rxe5 $13) (18... Nce4 $6
19. fxe5 Rxe5 20. b4 $36 {/^a1-h8/}) 19. Qg6+ Qg7 20. Bxf7+ Kf8 21. Qxg7+ (21.
Bxe8 Nb3 22. Rb1 Nxe8 23. Qxg7+ Kxg7 24. e4 $14) 21... Kxg7 22. Bxe8 Nxe8 23.
b4 Nd3 24. Bd2 Nf6 25. Bc3 Bb6 $132) 17... Bc7 (17... Nce4 $5 {Gagarin} 18. Rd1
(18. f3 Ng3 19. Nxg3 Bxg3 $13) 18... Qe7 19. b4 a5 $132) 18. b4 (18. f3 $6 Qd6
$132) (18. Rd1 {Gagarin} Qe7 $10) 18... Qd6 (18... Nce4 19. f3 Ng5 (19... Qd6
$1 {Gagarin} 20. Nf4 (20. fxe4 $2 Qh2+ 21. Kf2 Bxh3 22. Rg1 Nxe4+ 23. Kf1 Bg4
$44 {->/}) 20... Ng5 21. Rd1 Qe5 $1 $13 {/\ Ne6/} (21... Qe7 $2 22. Nxc6 $1
bxc6 23. Ng6 $16)) 20. e4 $14) 19. Nf4 $1 Nce4 (19... Ne6 20. Ndxe6 Bxe6 21.
Rd1 Qe7 22. Nxe6 $16) 20. Rd1 {[/\21.Nde6]} Qe5 (20... Qe7 $2 21. Nxc6 $1 bxc6
22. Ng6 Bh2+ 23. Kxh2 Qc7+ 24. Kg1 $16) (20... Qf8 21. f3 (21. Ng6 Qd6 22. Nf3
Nd5 23. Nf4 $14) 21... Ng3 22. e4 $14) 21. Bb2 {>< Qe5/} Qg5 $8 22. Nf3 (22.
Bxf7+ $6 Kxf7 23. Qc4+ Nd5 $8 (23... Kf8 24. Nfe6+ $18) (23... Ke7 24. Nf3 $1
Qf5 25. Nh4 $18) 24. Nf3 (24. Nxc6 bxc6 25. Nxd5 Be6 26. Qxc6 Bd6 $13) 24...
Bxf4 $1 (24... Qe7 25. Rxd5 $1 cxd5 26. Nxd5 $16) 25. Nxg5+ Bxg5 26. b5 Re6 $13
(26... Nd6 27. Qc5 Ne4 $13)) (22. Qb3 $1 {Gagarin} Rf8 (22... Nd6 23. Nf3 Qf5
24. Rxd6 $1 $18) (22... Re7 23. Nf3 Qf5 24. Nh4 Qg5 25. Nhg6 Re6 $8 26. Rac1 $1
$16) 23. Nf3 Qb5 (23... Qf5 24. Nh4 Qb5 25. Nhg6 $16) 24. a4 Qa6 (24... Qf5 25.
Nh4 Qg5 26. Nhg6 $16) 25. Be5 $16 {>< Qa6/}) 22... Qf5 23. Nd4 (23. g4 $6 Nxg4
24. Nh4 Qg5 25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. Qc4+ Re6 $1 (26... Be6 27. Rd7+ Kg8 28. Nxe6
Bh2+ 29. Kf1 Nxe3+ 30. fxe3 Qg1+ 31. Ke2 Qf2+ 32. Kd1 $18) 27. Nxe6 Bh2+ (27...
Bxe6 28. Rd7+ Kf8 29. Bxg7+ (29. Qxe6 Nxe3+ $19) 29... Qxg7 30. Rxg7 Bxc4 31.
Rxc7 (31. Rxg4 Bd5 $13) 31... Ngxf2 $13) 28. Kf1 Nxe3+ 29. fxe3 Qg1+ 30. Ke2
Qf2+ 31. Kd3 Bxe6 $40) 23... Qg5 (23... Qh7 {Gagarin} 24. Qc4 $1 (24. Qb3 Re7)
24... Nd6 (24... Re7 25. Nxc6 $1 bxc6 26. Qxc6 Rb8 27. Qxc7 $1 $18) 25. Qb3 $16
{/\ Bb1 >< Qh7/}) 24. Nf3 $138 (24. Qb3 $1 $16 {Gagarin}) 24... Qf5 25. Nd4 (
25. Qc4 $1 Be6 $8 (25... Re7 26. Nh4 Qb5 27. Nhg6 Rd7 28. Rxd7 Qxc4 29. Rxc7 $1
$18) 26. Nxe6 Rxe6 27. Rac1 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Haznedaroglu, Kivanc"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 h6 11. Bc2 e5 12. Re1 (12. b4 $5 Bxb4 13. dxe5 Re8
14. Rb1 Bc5 15. e6 $1 Nf6 16. exf7+ Kxf7 17. Ne5+ Kg8 18. Bf4 Qxd1 19. Rfxd1
Bg4 20. Re1 Bb6 21. h3 Be6 22. Bg6 $16 {1-0 Lputian,S-Fontaine,R/Mallorca 2004/
CBM 104 no vc (40)}) (12. Qd3 {-84/365}) 12... exd4 13. Qxd4 Bc5 14. Qc3 Qb6 (
14... a5 {-87/396}) 15. Be3 Nf6 (15... Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Nf6 17. c5 Qc7 18. Bb3 Bg4
19. Ne5 Rae8 20. Bxf7+ Rxf7 21. Nxg4 Rxe3 22. Nxf6+ Rxf6 23. Qxe3 $16 {1/2-1/2
Morovic Fernandez,I-Coelho,L/Santos 2004/CBM 103 (43)}) 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. b4 (
17. Re5 $5 Qb6 18. c5 Qc7 19. Rae1 $14) 17... Qb6 18. c5 $5 {TN} (18. Rad1 a5
19. a3 axb4 20. axb4 c5 21. Rb1 Be6 22. Ne5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Abramovic,B-Miljkovic,
M/Belgrade 2004/EXT 2005 (68)}) 18... Qc7 19. Bb3 a5 20. a3 (20. Ne5 $5 axb4
21. Qxb4 $14) 20... axb4 21. axb4 Rxa1 22. Qxa1 Bf5 23. Qe5 (23. Ne5 Be4 $5 {
(/\24...Bd5)} 24. Qd4 Bd5 $11) 23... Qxe5 24. Nxe5 Be6 $1 25. Bxe6 fxe6 $11 26.
g3 (26. Rd1 Ra8 $5 $132) 26... Rd8 27. Rb1 Rd4 28. b5 Rd5 29. bxc6 bxc6 30.
Nxc6 Rxc5 31. Rb8+ Kh7 32. Nd4 e5 33. Ne6 Rc1+ 34. Kg2 Kg6 $1 35. Rb5 (35. Rb7
Ne8 36. Re7 Rc8 {(/\37...Kf6)}) 35... Rc2 36. Rxe5 Rxf2+ 37. Kxf2 Ng4+ 38. Kf3
Nxe5+ 39. Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dresden ZMD op-A 21st"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2012.08.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Strunski, Andreas"]
[Black "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2349"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2012.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. e4 (10. Qc2 $5 {gilt als nachaltiger.}) 10... e5 11. Ne2 c5
12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxb5 Rb8 $5 ({Eine Neuerung gegenüber} 14...
Qb6 15. Bc4 Nxe4 16. Qd5 Nd6 17. Qxe5 Nxc4 18. Qc3 Ba6 19. b3 {Parligras-Miron,
Plovdiv 2012}) 15. Bd3 c4 16. Bc2 ({Nach} 16. Bxc4 {gleicht} Qc7 17. f4 Qxc4
18. fxe5 Ng4 19. b3 Qxe4 20. Ng3 Qxe5 21. Bf4 Qc5+ 22. Kh1 Nf2+ 23. Rxf2 Qxf2
24. Bxb8 Bb7 $11 {das Spiel aus.}) 16... Qc7 17. h3 Bxb2 18. Bxb2 $6 ({
Vorsichtiger war} 18. Rb1 Bxc1 19. Rxb8 Qxb8 20. Qxc1 $11) 18... Rxb2 19. Qc1
c3 ({Vielleicht war etwas mehr durch} 19... Qe5 $5 20. f4 Qc5+ 21. Kh2 Rb8 {
zu erreichen.}) 20. Re1 Rd8 ({Auch} 20... Ba6 21. Nd4 Re8 22. Rb1 Qb6 23. Qe3
Nd5 24. Qg3 Qxd4 25. exd5 Rxb1 26. Rxb1 g6 $11 {verspricht nicht mehr als
Ausgleich.}) 21. Rb1 Rxa2 22. Rb3 Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1992.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2
O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Re8 (10... Bb7 11. e4 e5 12. Bg5 (12. dxe5
Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bg5 h6 (14... Re8 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. Kh1 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6
18. Bd3 Rad8 19. f4 {1/2-1/2 Bukic-Sherbakov Bled Open 1992}) 15. Bh4 Qb6 16.
Rad1 Rfe8 $10 {Nielsen,PH-Knaak Bad Lauterberg 1991}) (12. Rd1 Qc7 13. h3 Rfe8
14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nd4 Ned7 16. Bf3 b4 17. Na4 Ne5 18. Be2 Ng6 $15 {Kosic-Piket,
J AUS WchJ 1988}) 12... h6 13. Bh4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Qc7 15. Bg3 Bxg3 16. hxg3 $14
{Pliester-Van de Outeweetering Dieren Open 1988}) 11. Rd1 (11. Bd2 Bb7 12. Ng5
e5 $10 {Adorjan,A-Kuczynski Polanica Zdroj 1992}) (11. e4 e5 12. Rd1 Qc7 13.
Bg5 exd4 14. Rxd4 b4 $15 {/\15.Na4 c5 Tabatadze-Shirov Frunze Open 1989} (14...
b4 {Ftacnik} 15. e5 Nxe5 16. Na4 c5 17. Rd2 Bb7 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20.
Rad1 Rg5 $1 $40 {Tabatadze,T-Shirov,A/Frunze op/1989/})) 11... Qc7 12. b3 (12.
Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Ng5 f5 16. Qd4 $14 {
Brenninkmeijer-Shirov Ter Apel 1991} (16. Qd4 {Ftacnik} Be7 17. Nf3 Nf7 18. Qc3
a6 19. a4 b4 20. Qc2 c5 21. b3 Rb8 22. Bb2 Rb6 23. Bc4 $16 {Brenninkmeijer,
J-Shirov,A/Ter Apel/1991/})) 12... e5 13. h3 Bb7 (13... a6 14. Bb2 exd4 15.
Nxd4 Bb7 16. Nf5 Bf8 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Re6 $132 {Tukmakov-Shabalov Biel
Open 1992}) 14. Bb2 a6 (14... exd4 $5 15. Nxd4 a6) (14... Rad8 {Ftacnik}) 15.
dxe5 Nxe5 16. a4 $1 {ץb7} Rad8 $2 (16... Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Bh2+ (17... Rad8 {
Ftacnik} 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nxb5 $1 cxb5 20. Qxc7 Bxc7 21. Bxb7 $16) 18. Kh1 Be5
$10) 17. Ng5 $1 $14 Qe7 (17... Qb8 18. Nce4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bf8 20. Nc5 $16) (
17... Bf8 18. Nge4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 {><c5,/\20.axb5 axb5 21.Lxb5}) (17... h6 {
Ftacnik} 18. Nge4 Be7 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Nc5 $16) 18. Nce4 Nxe4 19.
Nxe4 Bb4 (19... Bc7 20. Ba3 b4 (20... Qe6 21. Nc5) 21. Bb2 $16) 20. Ng3 $16 {
ץb7,ץb4,פe5} f6 (20... g6 {Ftacnik} 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rd1 $14) 21. Bxe5 Qxe5
(21... fxe5 {Ftacnik} 22. Bd3 g6 23. Be4 $14) 22. Bd3 h6 {><g6,><f5} (22... g6
23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Qxg6+ Kh8 (24... Kf8 {Ftacnik} 25. Nf5 Qc7 26. Qxf6+ Kg8 27.
Nh6+ Kh7 28. Nf7 $18) 25. Qh6+ (25. Nh5 $2 Qg5) 25... Kg8 26. Nh5 $16) 23. Bg6
Rf8 24. Nf5 c5 (24... Qc7 {Ftacnik} 25. Qe4 c5 26. Qe6+ Kh8 27. Nh4 $16) 25.
axb5 axb5 (25... Be4 26. Qc4+) 26. Ra7 Qc7 (26... Rxd1+ 27. Qxd1 Qc7 28. Nxh6+
(28. Qd5+ Bxd5 29. Rxc7 Bf7 30. h4 $5 {/\31.h5+/-}) 28... gxh6 29. Be4 $16) 27.
Nh4 {/\28.Bh7+ Kh8 29.Ng6+} Rxd1+ $8 (27... Rd7 {Ftacnik} 28. Bh7+ Kf7 29. Qg6+
Ke7 30. Nf5+ $18) 28. Qxd1 Ra8 (28... Rd8 {Ftacnik} 29. Qg4) 29. Qg4 $1 Qc6 (
29... Rxa7 30. Qe6+ (30. Qe6+ {Ftacnik} Kf8 31. Qe8#)) (29... Kh8 30. Rxa8+
Bxa8 31. Qe6 Bc6 32. Bf5 $18 {/\Ng6+}) (29... Qc8 {Ftacnik} 30. Rxa8 Qxa8 31.
Qe6+ Kh8 32. Bf5 $18) 30. Rxb7 Qxb7 31. Qe6+ Kh8 (31... Kf8 {Ftacnik} 32. Be4
Qc8 33. Ng6#) 32. Be4 {Hansen,Cu} (32. Be4 Ra1+ 33. Kh2 Qb8+ 34. f4 c4 35. Ng6+
Kh7 36. Ne7+ (36. Ne5+ {Ftacnik} Kh8 37. Nf7+ Kg8 38. Nd8+ Kh8 39. Qe8+) 36...
Kh8 37. Qf5 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 12th Group7"]
[Site "Bratislava"]
[Date "1996.09.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Savchenko, Stanislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1996.09.06"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Graz Merkur Versicherung"]
[BlackTeam "Alchevsk Garant-Donbass"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 {Lutz} Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 {
This line has become increasingly popular lately. One of the ideas is to
prevent a Black setup with b6, which is strongly met by e3-e4.} O-O 8. O-O e5 (
8... b6 $6 9. e4 $16) (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 (9... e5 10. Bb3 Qc7 11. h3 b6 12.
Ng5 Ba6 13. Re1 Rae8 14. Bd2 h6 15. Nge4 Re7 $13 {Sokolov,I-Piket,J/Wijk/1996/}
) (9... b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. a3 b4 12. axb4 Bxb4 13. e4 h6 14. Rd1 a5 15. Bf4 Qe7
16. h3 Rfc8 17. Bg3 c5 $132 {Ehlvest,J-Zhu Chen/Beijing/1996/}) 10. Rd1 e5 11.
Bb3 e4 12. Nd2 Re8 13. f3 exf3 14. Nxf3 Nf8 15. e4 $5 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Qxe4 17.
Nxe4 Rxe4 18. Bxf7+ $1 Kh8 19. Ng5 Re7 20. Rf1 Ne6 21. Bd2 Nxg5 22. Bxg5 Re4
23. Rae1 Bf5 $1 $10 {Karpov,A-Tukmakov,V/Biel/1996/}) (8... Qe7 9. Bd2 dxc4 10.
Bxc4 e5 11. Bb3 (11. Rae1 e4 12. Ng5 Bxh2+ $1 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5 15.
Qxe4 Nb6 16. Be2 Nd5 17. Nxd5 {1/2-1/2/Teske,H-Komarov,D/Bratislava EUcup/1996/
}) 11... e4 12. Ng5 Bxh2+ $1 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5 15. Qxe4 Ndf6 16. Qf3
Qh4 17. Qh3 Qg5 18. Qf3 Be6 $5 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Qh3 e5 21. dxe5 Qxe5 22. Rae1
Rad8 23. Bc1 Qe7 $15 {�kesson,R-Illescas,M/Erevan ol/1996/}) 9. cxd5 cxd5 10.
e4 exd4 (10... dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 h6 13. Be3 exd4 14. Bh7+ $1 Kh8 15.
Bxd4 Nf6 16. Bf5 Bxf5 17. Qxf5 $14 {Karpov,A-Kramnik,V/Vienna/1996/}) (10...
dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:55] Lutz Karpov,An-Kramnik,V/Vienna (02); CBM}) 11. Nxd5 Nxd5
12. exd5 h6 13. Nxd4 Qh4 (13... Bxh2+ 14. Kxh2 Qh4+ 15. Kg1 Qxd4 $14 {Karpov})
14. Nf3 (14. f4 Nf6 $1 15. Nb5 Rd8 16. Nxd6 Rxd6 17. Bd2 Rxd5 18. Be1 Qh5 19.
Bc3 Bf5 (19... Ng4 $2 20. h3 $1 Ne3 $2 21. Rae1 $1 Nxc2 22. Re8# {I.Sokolov})
20. Bxf5 Qxf5 21. Qxf5 Rxf5 $10 {Sokolov,I-Morovic Fernandes,I/Leon/1995/})
14... Qh5 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16. Qf5 Qxf5 17. Bxf5 Nf6 18. Bc2 $1 (18. Bxc8 $6 Rfxc8
19. Rd1 Rc5 20. Be3 Rb5 $1 $10 {I.Sokolov}) 18... Bg4 (18... Nxd5 $2 19. Rd1
Nb4 $8 20. Bb3 Bc7 (20... Be7 21. Ne5) 21. Be3 Nc6 22. Bc5 {I.Sokolov}) 19. Bb3
Bxf3 20. gxf3 Nd7 (20... Nh5 21. Be3 Nf4 22. Rfd1 Rfd8 23. Bc4 Kg8 24. a4 Ng6
25. Rac1 Nh4 26. f4 $14 {Sokolov,I-Piket,J/Nussloch/1996/}) 21. f4 Rfe8 22. Kg2
Nf8 23. f5 $1 Re4 24. Bd2 Nd7 25. Rae1 Rd4 26. Be3 Rb4 27. Rd1 Kg8 28. Rd4 $1
Rxd4 29. Bxd4 $16 Kf8 (29... Rc8 $5) 30. Rc1 Nf6 31. h3 $1 {Notice how Chernin
uses his pawns (21.f4;23.f5;31.h3) to keep the black N inactive.} b6 32. Kf3
Nd7 33. Ba4 Ne5+ 34. Ke4 f6 35. f4 Nf7 36. Bd7 Rd8 37. Be6 $18 Bb8 38. a4 $1
Nd6+ 39. Kf3 Nb7 40. b4 $1 Bd6 $6 41. Bc8 $1 Bc5 (41... Nc5 42. bxc5 Rxc8 43.
c6 $18) 42. Bxc5+ Nxc5 43. bxc5 Rxc8 44. c6 Ke7 45. Ke4 Kd6 46. Kd4 Re8 47. Rc3
{/\ Re3+-} 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.03.24"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Pogonina, Natalija"]
[Black "Sebag, Marie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2456"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2015.03.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
e5 $5 (8... dxc4 {is the main move.}) 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 {This is the
starting position of the e5-line.} (10. Nb5 Bb8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 $13
) (10. dxe5 Nxe5 $13) 10... exd4 (10... dxe4 {is also possible} 11. Nxe4 Nxe4
12. Bxe4 h6 13. Be3 exd4 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. Bxd4 Nf6 16. Bf5 Qa5 17. Bxc8 Rfxc8
18. Qb3 Qd5 {and maybe Black can equalise.}) 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 h6 (12...
Nf6 13. Nxd4 $14 {is considered to be slightly better for White.}) 13. Rd1 (13.
b3 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Re1 Re8 {0-1 (49) Navara,D (2722)-Topalov,V (2784)
Bilbao ESP 2014}) (13. Nxd4 Qh4 14. Nf3 Qh5 {is also considered to be good for
Black.}) 13... Nf6 (13... Ne5 $5 14. Nxd4 Bg4 (14... Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Qf6 $44) 15.
Be2 Re8 16. Bxg4 Nxg4 17. h3 Rc8 18. Qf5 Nf6 19. Nf3 Re4 $44 {1/2 (30)
Pelletier,Y (2578)-Muzychuk,M (2491) Cap d'Agde FRA 2013}) 14. h3 (14. Nxd4 Bg4
{with counterplay for Black.}) 14... Nxd5 $146 (14... a6 15. Nxd4 Nxd5 16. Bc4
$16 {1-0 (32) Peschardt,S (2151)-De Baan,E (2193) ICCF email 2001}) (14... Bd7
15. Nxd4 $14) 15. Bh7+ $1 Kh8 16. Rxd4 Nf6 17. Bf4 (17. Qd3 $1 Nxh7 18. Rxd6
Qe7 19. Bxh6 gxh6 20. Rxh6 f6 21. Nh4 $36) 17... Nxh7 18. Bxd6 $16 {White is
better.} Re8 19. Qb3 Kg8 20. Ne5 (20. Qb5 $36 {is also an unpleasant move.})
20... Qf6 21. Rad1 Ng5 22. h4 (22. Qb5 $16) (22. f4 $1 Ne6 23. Qa4 Rd8 24. Ng4
$16) 22... Ne6 23. Re4 Nf4 $2 {This is a mistake.} (23... b6 $1 $14) 24. Qa4 $1
b5 $1 {The only move.} 25. Qxb5 Be6 26. Qa4 (26. Ng4 $1 {is even better} Qg6
27. Nxh6+ $16) 26... Ng6 27. Nxg6 Qxg6 28. Rde1 (28. Re3 {is also logical, as
sometimes White can generate threats against g7 with Be5 and Rg3.}) 28... Red8
29. Be5 Rac8 30. a3 (30. Bc3 $14 {is better} Bd7 31. Qa5 $1 Bc6 32. h5 $1)
30... Kh7 $2 (30... Bd7 $1 {is unpleasant} 31. Qxa7 Bc6 $132) 31. Bc3 $14 Bd7
32. Qxa7 Bc6 33. h5 $1 Qg5 $1 (33... Qxh5 34. R4e3 $14) 34. Qxf7 $1 Bxe4 35.
Rxe4 $16 {White is better.} Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Rc5 37. Qg6+ Qxg6 38. hxg6+ Kxg6 39.
Re7 Rh5+ 40. Kg3 Rg5+ 41. Kf3 {This is a very amazing position, when White is
better.} Rd3+ 42. Ke2 Rxc3 $1 {Black sacrifices the exchange, when she will
have more chances.} 43. bxc3 Rxg2 44. Re3 {White plans c4 followed by Rc3.} Rh2
45. c4 Rh4 46. Kd3 Rf4 $2 (46... Kf7 $1 {is better} 47. c5 (47. Re2 Rh3+ 48.
Kd4 Rxa3 49. c5 Ra1) 47... Ra4 48. Re2 Rxa3+ 49. Kc4 h5) 47. c5 Kf7 48. Re2 Ra4
49. c6 Rxa3+ 50. Kd4 Ra1 51. Rc2 $18 Rd1+ 52. Ke5 Re1+ 53. Kd6 Rd1+ 54. Kc7 Re1
55. Kc8 h5 56. c7 Re7 57. Kd8 Rxc7 58. Kxc7 Kf6 59. Kd6 Kf5 60. Rc5+ Kg4 61.
f3+ Kxf3 62. Rxh5 Kf4 63. Rh4+ Kf5 64. Kd5 g5 65. Rh8 Kf4 66. Kd4 g4 67. Rf8+
Kg3 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Qe7 10. Bd2 h6 11. Rfe1 Rd8 12. Bb3 e5 13. Nh4 Nb6 14. Ng6 Qc7
15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. h3 a5 17. a4 Nbd5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. f4 Nb4 20. fxe5 Nxc2 21.
Bxc2 Rxd2 22. Rad1 Rxc2 23. Rd8+ Kh7 24. exf6 Rxb2 25. Ne4 Bf5 26. Rxa8 Bxe4 {
[#] Unübersichtliche Position, die nach dem Nehmen des Bf6 nicht schlechter
für Schwarz sein sollte. Weiß verhindert mit seinen Doppeltürmen mit
taktischen Späßen aller Art die Konsolidierung der schwarzen Stellung.} 27. g4
b6 (27... gxf6 $5 28. Rd1 Kg7 $13 {[%cal Yf6f5]}) 28. Rd1 Rb4 29. Rdd8 Rxa4 30.
Rg8 Kg6 31. fxg7 b5 32. h4 Bd5 33. h5+ Kh7 34. Kf2 Rc4 (34... Rxg4 35. Rh8+
Kxg7 36. Rag8+ Kf6 37. Rxg4 $18) 35. Rh8+ Kxg7 36. Rag8+ Kf6 37. Rxh6+ Ke7 (
37... Ke5 38. Re8+ Be6 39. Rhxe6+ fxe6 40. h6 Rxg4 41. h7 Rh4 42. h8=Q+ Rxh8
43. Rxh8 a4 44. Ke2 b4 45. Kd3 Kd5 46. e4+ Kc5 47. Rh5+ Kb6 48. Kc4 $18) 38.
Rhh8 Rc2+ 39. Kg3 Rg2+ 40. Kh3 Rg1 41. e4 $1 Be6 42. Kh2 Re1 (42... Rxg4 43.
Rxg4 Bxg4 44. h6 Kf6 45. Rg8 $18 {[%cal Rh6h7]}) 43. h6 Re2+ 44. Kg3 Re3+ 45.
Kf4 Rh3 46. Rg5 Rh4 47. h7 a4 48. Rh5 Rxg4+ 49. Ke3 1-0

[Event "Presidents Cup 3.pl"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.23"]
[Round "5.7"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 a6 9. O-O O-O 10. Rd1 b5 11. Be2 Qc7 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nf6 14. Qh4 c5
15. e4 cxd4 16. Bg5 e5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qxf6 Re8 19. Qg5+ Kh8 20. Qf6+ Kg8 21.
Qg5+ Kh8 22. Qh4 Qe7 23. Ng5 f5 24. Qh6 Qg7 25. Qxd6 Qxg5 26. f4 exf4 27. Qxd4+
Qg7 28. Bh5 Rf8 29. Qxg7+ Kxg7 30. e5 Ra7 31. Rac1 Re7 32. Rc5 Bb7 33. Kf2 Rc8
34. Rdc1 Rd8 35. Rc7 Rdd7 36. Rxd7 Rxd7 37. Rd1 Re7 38. Rd6 Be4 39. g3 Rxe5 40.
gxf4 Rc5 41. Rd2 Rc4 42. Be2 Rb4 43. Bf3 Bb1 44. b3 Rxf4 45. Kg3 Rb4 46. Rd7+
Kg6 47. Rd6+ Kg5 48. Rxa6 Rd4 49. a4 b4 50. Rc6 h5 $2 {[#] Tactics. Transition
into a won bishop and pawn versus bishop ending. [#] Taktik. Übergang in ein
gewonnenes Endspiel Läufer + Bauer gegen Bauern.} (50... f4+ 51. Kf2 Rd2+ {
with a open exit for the king. mit offenem Ausgang} (51... Rd3 $5)) 51. h4+ $1
Rxh4 52. Rg6+ Kxg6 53. Kxh4 {[%cal Gf3a8,Ra4a5,Ra5a6,Ra6a7,Ra7a8]} Bd3 54. Bb7
Kf6 55. a5 f4 (55... Ke5 56. a6 Bxa6 57. Bxa6 f4 58. Kxh5 Ke4 59. Kg4 Ke3 60.
Bb7 $18) 56. a6 Bxa6 57. Bxa6 Kf5 58. Bb7 1-0

[Event "Yopal"]
[Site "Yopal"]
[Date "1997.06.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1997.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "COL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
h6 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. b3 b6 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Rac1 Rac8 13. Qe2 Qb8 14. e4 e5 15.
exd5 exd4 16. Ne4 Rfe8 17. Qc2 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 cxd5 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Bf5 Rc7 21.
Qd2 Ne5 22. Nxd4 Rce7 23. cxd5 Kg8 24. Nb5 Nf3+ 25. gxf3 Bxh2+ 26. Kf1 Re2 27.
Qxe2 Rxe2 28. Kxe2 Qe8+ 29. Kf1 Qxb5+ 30. Kg2 Bd6 {[#]} 31. Rc4 h5 32. Rdc1
Qxd5 33. Rc8+ (33. Be4 Qg5+ 34. Kh1 Qh4+ 35. Kg2 Qh2+ 36. Kf1 Ba6 $19 {[%cal
Rh5h3,Ra6c4]}) 33... Bxc8 34. Rxc8+ Bf8 {[#] weißer Materialnachteil und
nachfolgende Kooperation zwischen sD+L auf der Diagonalen c5-f2 lassen Weiß
keine Chance.} 35. Be4 Qd7 36. Ra8 f5 37. Bb1 Kf7 38. Be5 a5 39. Bb8 {[%cal
Ra8a7]} Be7 40. Ra7 Qd8 41. Bc7 Qd4 42. Bxf5 Kf6 43. Be4 Bc5 44. Bg3 g5 $19 {
[%csl Rf2][%cal Rh5h4]} 45. Rh7 h4 46. Rh6+ Kf7 47. Rh7+ Kg8 48. Bc7 g4 $3 0-1

[Event "GRE-GER m"]
[Site "Corfu"]
[Date "1999.10.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2384"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1999.10.12"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[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 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Be2 Be6 12. O-O Rc8 13. Nb5 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3
Bb8 15. Qd4 a6 16. Nc3 Qd6 17. g3 Qe5 18. Ne2 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Bd6 20. Rfd1 Rfd8
21. Bg2 Kf8 22. Rd3 Bc5 23. Rad1 Bxd4 24. Bxd4 Ke7 25. Bxf6+ Kxf6 26. Bxd5 Rxd5
27. Rxd5 Bxd5 28. Rxd5 {[#] Ein weißer Mehrbauer am Königsflügel} Rc2 29. a4
Rc6 30. Rd4 h5 31. Rb4 b6 32. Kg2 g6 33. h3 Ke5 34. Kf3 Kd5 35. e4+ Ke5 36. Ke3
Rc3+ 37. Kd2 Rc6 38. f4+ Ke6 39. Rc4 Rd6+ 40. Ke3 Ke7 41. Rc7+ Kf8 42. e5 Rd1
43. Rc6 b5 44. axb5 axb5 45. Rc5 h4 46. gxh4 Rh1 47. Rxb5 Rxh3+ 48. Kf2 Rxh4
49. Kg3 Rh1 {[#] Von vorn gedeckter b-Freibauer bei 2-2 Bauern am Königsflügel}
50. Rb7 Re1 51. Kh4 Kg7 52. b4 Rh1+ 53. Kg3 Re1 54. Kf2 Re4 55. Kf3 Re1 56. b5
{Weiß droht einfach mit b6 samt Tc7 und b7.} g5 57. Rc7 gxf4 (57... Rf1+ 58.
Kg2 Rxf4 59. e6 Kf6 (59... Rg4+ 60. Kf3 Rf4+ 61. Kg3 Re4 62. e7 $18) 60. e7 (
60. exf7 Ke6 61. b6 Kd6 62. Kg3 $22 $18) 60... Re4 61. b6 $18) 58. Kxf4 Rb1 59.
Rb7 Kg6 (59... Kf8 $142 60. b6 Ke8 61. Ke4 Re1+ 62. Kd5 Rd1+ 63. Kc6 Rc1+ 64.
Kd6 Rd1+ 65. Kc7 Rc1+ 66. Kb8 Rb1 67. Kc8 Rb2 (67... Rb5 68. Rb8 Rxe5 69. Kc7+
Ke7 70. b7 Rb5 71. Kc6 Rb1 72. Ra8 f5 73. b8=Q Rxb8 74. Rxb8 Ke6 75. Kc5 Ke5
76. Re8+ Kf4 77. Kd4 Kg3 78. Ke3 f4+ 79. Ke4 $18) 68. Rb8 Ke7 69. Kc7 Rc2+ 70.
Kb7 Ke6 71. Rc8 $18) 60. Ke4 Rd1 61. Rb6+ $1 {Der schwarze König wird wieder
ausgeblendet und zugleich die Turmstellung erheblich verbessert. Jetzt ist der
Gewinn einfach.} Kg7 (61... Kg5 62. Rf6 $18 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Rb5b6,Re4d5,Rd5c6]
}) 62. Rd6 Re1+ 63. Kd5 Rd1+ 64. Kc6 Rc1+ 65. Kd7 Rc5 66. b6 Rxe5 67. Rc6 Rb5
68. Kc7 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup07"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "1998.07.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Iskusnyh, Sergei"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1998.07.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. a3 Rc8 12. b4 a5 13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Qe7 15.
e4 e5 16. Ne2 Rfe8 17. Bd2 exd4 18. Nexd4 c5 19. Nf5 Qf8 20. bxc5 Nxc5 21. Nxd6
Qxd6 22. e5 Qxd3 23. Qxd3 Nxd3 24. exf6 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Ne5 26. Kg2 Rc2 27. Bf4
Nd3 28. Bd6 Rc6 29. Bg3 b4 30. Rb3 Rc3 31. Rfb1 Rec8 32. Kf1 gxf6 33. Bd6 R8c4
34. Be7 Kg7 35. Bd6 Kg6 36. Bf8 Kf5 37. Bh6 Rxb3 38. Rxb3 {[#] Schwarz gelingt
es schnell, seinen Vorteil zur Geltung zu bringen.} Rc3 39. Rb1 (39. Rxc3 bxc3
40. Ke2 Nb4 41. Kd1 Ke5 42. Bf8 Nd3 43. Kc2 Kd4 $19) 39... b3 40. Bd2 (40. Ke2
b2 $2 (40... Nf4+ $1 $19) 41. Bd2 Rc1 42. Rxb2 $1 $11) 40... Rc2 41. Ke2 Nb2 $1
42. Ke1 Nc4 (42... Nc4 43. Bb4 b2 44. Kd1 Rxf2 $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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 4160]} 1. d4 {Hecht} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. e3
Nbd7 7. Bd3 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Qe7 10. e4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13.
Nxe5 Qxe5 14. f4 Qc5+ 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 17. Qf2 Bxf2+ 18. Rxf2 b5 19.
e5 bxc4 20. exf6 Bf5 (20... gxf6 {scheitert an} 21. f5) 21. fxg7 Kxg7 22. Re1
Bd3 23. Re5 Rfe8 24. Rg5+ Kf8 25. h3 f5 26. Kh2 Kf7 27. Rh5 Kg6 28. g4 h6 29.
Rg2 Re7 30. Rh4 Rb8 31. gxf5+ Kh7 (31... Kxf5 {Die Folge} 32. Rxh6 Kxf4 33.
Rxc6 Reb7 {sollte das Remis auf einfache Weise gewährleisten.}) 32. f6 Rf7 33.
Rhg4 Rxf6 34. Rg7+ Kh8 35. Ra7 Rxf4 36. Rxa6 Bf1 37. Rd2 Rf3 38. Rxc6 Rxh3+ 39.
Kg1 Rf8 (39... Bd3 {kommt mir sicherer vor.}) 40. Rf2 Rxf2 41. Kxf2 {Hecht: '
[#] Der Springer beherrscht sowohl den Läufer wie den Turm , so daß der Ba4
freie Bahn hat. Doch da ist ein dunkler Punkt.'} Bd3 42. a5 Rh2+ {'?' Hecht.
Hecht: 'Der erwähnte dunkle Punkt, der durch meine Analysen, wie ich denke,
zwar aufgehellt aber nicht völlig aufgelöst wird. Es wimmelt von
Springergabeln und Fesselungen. Taktik eben! '} (42... Rh1 43. a6 Kg7 44. a7
Ra1 45. Rc7+ Kg6 46. Ke3 Bf1 {Schwarz sollte sich mit genauer Not halten
können.}) (42... Rh5 $142 {Hecht} 43. a6 Kg7 44. a7 Ra5 45. Rc7+ Kg6 (45... Kf6
46. Nd5+ Kg5 47. Ke3 Bf1 48. Nb6 Bg2 49. Rg7+ $18) 46. Ke3 Bf1 47. Nd5 h5 48.
Ne7+ Kh6 (48... Kg5 49. Rc5+ $18) 49. Nc6 Ra6 50. Rc8 Bg2 51. a8=Q Rxa8 52.
Rxa8 Bxc6 53. Ra6 $18) 43. Ke3 Rxb2 $2 (43... Rh1 44. a6 Kg7 45. a7 Ra1 46.
Rc7+ Kg6 {ist vielleicht immer noch zum Remis ausreichend:} 47. b4 cxb3 48.
Kxd3 h5 49. Rb7 h4 {usw.}) 44. Rc8+ Kg7 45. a6 Bf1 46. a7 Bg2 47. Ne4 Rb3+ 48.
Kf4 Rf3+ 49. Ke5 1-0

[Event "Madrid Magistral 6th"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1997.05.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Illescas Cordoba,M"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1997.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Lutz} d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 $5 (10. Be2 Bb7 $11) 10... Bb7 11. e4 e5 12.
dxe5 (12. Rd1 {Lutz}) 12... Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. h3 b4 $1 $146 {Schwarz
ruiniert mit dem Textzug entgültig seinen Damenflügel, er hat jedoch eine
konkrete taktische Idee vor Augen.} (14... Re8 15. Be3 $14 (15. Be3 {Lutz} Qe7
16. Rae1 a6 17. Ne2 c5 $1 18. Bxc5 Qc7 19. Bd4 {1/2-1/2 Portisch,L-Tukmakov,V/
Reggio Emilia 1987})) 15. Ne2 (15. Na4 Bd4 $1 {/\c5,Qe7,Rfe8} 16. e5 $6 Bxe5
17. Nc5 Bc8 $15) 15... c5 $1 {|^[+]} 16. f3 $1 (16. f4 c4 $5 (16... Bd4+ 17.
Kh1 Qd7 $5 18. e5 $4 Qxh3#) 17. Qxc4 (17. Bxc4 Bxe4 $17) 17... Rc8 18. Qxb4
Qxd3 19. fxe5 Rc2 (19... Qxe2 $6 20. Re1) (19... Nxe4 20. Nf4 (20. Qxb7 Qxe2
$17) 20... Qa6 $44) 20. Nf4 Qxe4 21. Qxe4 Nxe4 $44) (16. Be3 Rc8 (16... c4 $5)
17. Rad1 Qe7 $15 {/\c5-c4} 18. b3 $2 Nxe4) (16. Rd1 Qe7 $15 (16... Nxe4 $5))
16... c4 $1 {Ein sehr schönes Bauernopfer für die Initiative. Nach andern
Zügen drohte Weiß vorteilhaft mittels Bc4, Be3 und Rad1 seine Entwicklung zu
vollenden; dann kämen die strukturellen Nachteile des Schwarzen zum Tragen.} (
16... Rc8 17. Bc4 $14) 17. Qxc4 $8 (17. Bxc4 Qb6+ 18. Rf2 (18. Kh1 Rac8 $17 19.
Qb3 Rxc4 20. Qxc4 Ba6 21. Qc2 Bxe2 22. Qxe2 Nh5 $19) 18... Rac8 $1 (18... Bd6)
19. Qb3 Rxc4 20. Qxc4 Ba6 21. Qc2 (21. Qb3 Bxe2 22. Be3 Qb5 $17) 21... Bh2+ $3
22. Kxh2 (22. Kf1 Bg3) 22... Qxf2 $19) 17... Qb6+ (17... Rc8 18. Qb5) 18. Kh1
Rfd8 $1 {Schwarz kontrolliert viele Diagonalen und Linien, außerdem schläft
der weiße Damenflügel noch.} 19. Qb5 {Weiß muß schleunigst die Damen
abtauschen, um nicht in Nachteil zu kommen.} (19. Rb1 $2 {Lutz} Rac8 20. Qb5 (
20. Qb3 Ba6 21. Bxa6 Qxa6 {/\ ...Qxe2, /\ ...Rd3}) 20... Rc5 21. Qxb6 axb6 $36)
19... Qxb5 $1 (19... Qd6 20. Qxb7 $1 (20. Rd1 $2 Ba6) (20. Bf4 Bxf4 21. Nxf4
Qxf4 22. Qxb7 Nh5 $44) (20. f4 Qxd3 21. Qxd3 Rxd3 22. fxe5 Nxe4 $17) (20. Bc4
$5) 20... Qxd3 21. Bf4 Bxb2 22. Rae1 $11) 20. Bxb5 a6 $6 (20... Rac8 $5) (20...
Rab8 $1 $44 21. Bf4 Bxf4 22. Nxf4 Bxe4 23. Ba4 $1 $11) 21. Ba4 a5 {/\ ...Ba6}
22. Bf4 $1 Bxf4 (22... Bxb2 23. Rab1 $14 (23. Rab1 {Lutz} Ba3 24. Rfd1 {
[%csl Ra3,Ra5][%cal Yf4c7,Yc7a5] /\ Bc7; >< a5, a3})) 23. Nxf4 g5 24. e5 (24.
Ne2 {Lutz} Rd2) 24... gxf4 25. exf6 Ra6 26. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Rxf6 {Aufgrund
seiner besseren Bauernstruktur hat Weiß noch einen kleinen Vorteil.} 28. a3 $14
{_|_} bxa3 29. bxa3 Rf5 $1 30. Rd4 Kg7 31. Kh2 Bc8 32. Bc2 Rc5 33. Bd3 Be6 34.
Ba6 Rf5 35. a4 h6 36. Bb5 Kf6 37. Rd8 Kg7 38. Ra8 Bb3 $1 39. Kg1 Rc5 40. Rxa5
Bxa4 (40... Bc4 $5 41. Kf2 (41. Kh2 Rd5 $11) 41... Re5 $44) 41. Rxa4 Rxb5 42.
Rxf4 $11 {+/=_|_} Rb2 43. Kh2 Ra2 44. Rf5 Kg6 45. Rb5 Kg7 46. h4 Ra4 47. Kh3
Ra2 48. g4 Ra1 49. g5 hxg5 50. Rxg5+ Kf6 $1 51. Rg2 Kf5 52. Kg3 Ra8 $1 53. Rb2
Rg8+ 54. Kf2 Rh8 55. Rb5+ Kf4 56. Rb4+ Kf5 57. Kg3 Rg8+ 58. Rg4 Ra8 59. Rf4+
Kg6 60. Kg4 Ra5 $1 61. Rb4 f6 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Ponferrada"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Illescas Cordoba,M"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1997.08.29"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Ne2 $146 {[%cal Gc2c6]} Rc8 {[%csl Yc2]} (11...
c5 $5) 12. Qb1 c5 $1 (12... a6 13. b4 $14 {[%csl Rc5]}) (12... b4 13. a3 $14 {
[%csl Ya7]}) 13. Bxb5 cxd4 14. exd4 (14. Nexd4 Ne5 $44 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gb7f3,
Gd6h2]}) (14. Nfxd4 $2 Bxh2+ $1 15. Kxh2 Ng4+ 16. Kg3 (16. Kh3 Qg5 $19 {
[%cal Rb7g2]} 17. e4 Qh5+ 18. Kg3 Qh2+ 19. Kxg4 Ne5+ 20. Kg5 f6# {#}) 16... Qg5
17. f3 (17. f4 Qh5 18. e4 Nc5 19. Bd3 f5 $17 {->}) 17... Nxe3+ 18. Kf2 Qxg2+
19. Kxe3 Qxf1 {[%csl Re3]} (19... e5 20. Rg1 exd4+ 21. Kd2 Qh3) 20. Bxd7 Rc7
21. Bb5 e5 $17 {->}) 14... Be4 $1 15. Bd3 Bxf3 16. gxf3 {[%csl Rd4,Rf2,Rf3,Rh2]
} Qa5 $44 {[%csl Ra1,Rb1]} 17. Ng3 Qd5 {[%csl Yd4,Yf3]} 18. Ba6 $5 Rb8 (18...
Qxf3 $6 19. Bxc8 Rxc8 20. Be3 Ng4 21. Qd1 Nxh2 22. Qxf3 (22. Kxh2 $5 Bxg3+ 23.
Kh3) 22... Nxf3+ 23. Kg2 Nh4+ 24. Kh3 $16) 19. Qd3 Rb4 20. Qc3 $1 (20. Rd1 Nb8
$1 $17) 20... Nb8 $5 (20... Ra4 21. Be2 Nb6 $44) (20... Rxd4 21. Be3) 21. Bd3 (
21. Be2 Nc6 22. Be3 Nxd4 23. Rad1 $2 (23. Rfd1 $142) 23... Nxe2+ $1 24. Nxe2
Qxf3 $1 25. Rxd6 Rg4+ 26. Ng3 Ne4 $17 27. Qc6 h5 $1 28. Re1 (28. Rd4 h4 29.
Rxe4 hxg3 $19) (28. Rfd1 h4 29. Rd8 hxg3 30. Rxf8+ Kh7 31. hxg3 Rxg3+ 32. fxg3
Qxe3+ $19) (28. Rd3 h4 29. h3 hxg3 30. hxg4 g2 $1 $19) 28... h4 29. Bc5 h3 30.
Kf1 Nd2+ 31. Kg1 Re4 $19) 21... Rxd4 22. Rd1 $1 (22. Be4 Nxe4 23. fxe4 Qc4 24.
Be3 Qxc3 25. bxc3 Ra4 $15) 22... Bxg3 (22... Be5 $5 23. Be3 Rh4 24. Qc5 Qxc5
25. Bxc5 Rc8 26. Bxa7 Ra4 $44) 23. Bxh7+ $8 Nxh7 24. Rxd4 Be5 25. Rxd5 Bxc3 26.
Rb5 $1 Bf6 (26... Bd4 27. Be3 $14) 27. Be3 Nc6 28. Rd1 $1 (28. Rc1 $2 Nd4 $17)
28... Ra8 $5 {/\Nf8} (28... e5) 29. f4 $1 (29. Rd6 Ne5 $15) 29... e5 (29... a6
30. Rb6 Ne7 31. Rdd6 a5 32. Ra6 $14) (29... a5 $5) 30. fxe5 Nxe5 31. Rdd5 $6 (
31. b3 $1 Ng4 $1 (31... Nf8 32. Ra5 Nc6 (32... a6 33. Rd6) 33. Ra6 Nb4 34. Ra4
a5 35. Bb6 Ne6 36. Bxa5 Nc6 37. Bb6 Rxa4 38. bxa4 $16) 32. Bf4 Bh4 $1 (32...
Bd8 33. h3 Ngf6 34. Be3 $14) 33. Bg3 Bd8 $1 (33... Bxg3 34. hxg3 Re8 35. Ra5
$16) 34. h3 Ngf6 35. Rb8 Rxb8 36. Bxb8 Bb6 $11) 31... a6 $1 32. Rb7 Nf8 $11 33.
Bf4 Nfg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Astrakhan FIDE GP"]
[Site "Astrakhan"]
[Date "2010.05.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Inarkiev,E"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[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"]

{There have been days, when I thought that the King's Indian Defence is almost
the only way to receive postions complex enough to fight for the win with
Black. But a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since those days.} 1. d4
d5 2. c4 c6 {It's almost impossible to find a variation, which Gelfand hasn't
tried against the Slav. As I had chosen to play that opening, preparation
wasn't an easy task.} 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 {So we are in an
Anti-Meran variation.} Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 {The main
move.} (10. Bd3 {is also quite popular.}) 10... Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. e4 ({
Before Boris preferred} 12. Bd2 {Gelfand Boris (ISR) 2755 - Karjakin Sergey 
(UKR) 2717 , Khanty Mansyisk 6.12.2009 Cup World. The last memorable example
is the game against Karjakin, which he won in style, but that is another story.
}) 12... e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 {The previous moves are well known. The
variation is very dynamic; deep knowledge and good play in the middlegame are
essential if you want to employ it successfully.} Neg4 $1 {It seems, that this
move surprised Boris. There are no games with this move in the regular
databases, but correspondence players have employed it already.  Black's point,
is to exploit the minuses of White's setup - the rook and knight have left the
kingside, and the weakened squares now becoming the targets of Black's pieces.}
15. g3 (15. h3 $2 {is bad because of} Bh2+ $1 16. Kf1 Nxf2 $1 {destroying
White's position.} 17. Kxf2 b4 $1 $17 18. Na4 c5) 15... Bc5 $1 {Now f2 is
under pressure.} 16. Bxg4 ({It's impossible to drive the knight away
immediately} 16. h3 $2 Bxd4 $1 17. Rxd4 Qb6 $17 {White loses material, the
X-ray b6-f2 is very annoying.}) ({While} 16. Bf4 {transposes to the game.} Qb6
17. Bxg4 Nxg4) 16... Nxg4 17. Bf4 Qb6 18. Nce2 {(/\ Bc7). All these moves are
more or less necessesary, and have been played before, but at this moment both
of us had spent about 30 minutes each. White has defended against the direct
threats without loss of time, but to achieve this the light-squared bishop has
been exchanged for the knight, which, together with the weakening of the
kingside, is positionally dangerous. Of course, White has tin his favour that
the light-squared bishop is still a long way from becoming active, and White
can build the play on the black squares.} Rfe8 $1 {Black comes back to the
main plan, begins to prepare ...c6-c5; this is also the defence against Bc7.}
19. a4 ({Now} 19. Bc7 $2 {is bad because of} Qxc7 20. Qxc5 Rxe4 $17 {If White
recovers the pawn, then Black's bishop will become very strong.} 21. Nxb5 Qa5
22. Nec3 Re5 23. Qd4 cxb5 24. Qxg4 Rae8 $17) 19... a6 $5 $146 {Only this move
is a real novelty.} ({In correspondence games Black has tried} 19... a5) ({and
} 19... bxa4) 20. a5 $5 {Boris found very interesting way to decide the
kingside problems; but before that he forced the Black queen to move to an
awkward position.} Qa7 21. f3 $1 {This is the point, White sets up a block on
the h1-a8 diagonal, and protects the centre; also White is going to free the
g1-a7 diagonal, so the Black battery will have no targets.} Ne5 $1 {A
difficult move, I spent almost half an hour on it. In this variation you have
to play very accurately to keep the balance; one slight inaccuracy can give
the initiative to the opponent. I felt that tactics were possible, but
couldn't find a move in which I could believe. The text move, continues the
plan with ...c6-c5.} ({Very attractive is} 21... Rad8 $6 22. Qc3 {Others moves
are much worse.} b4 {The critical move} (22... Bxd4+ $6 {Without any
complexity leads to White's advantage.} 23. Rxd4 $1 ({Also good is} 23. Nxd4 b4
({Black's position is terrible after} 23... Nf6 24. Be3 Qb8 25. Nf5 $18 {
the bishop on b7 is still dreaming of freedom.}) 24. Qc4 $1 (24. Qxb4 $2 c5 $1)
24... Rd7 {and now} 25. Qxb4 $1 $16 Red8 ({If} 25... c5 {then} 26. Qa4 $1 Bxe4
$1 27. Nc6 $1 Bxc6 28. Qxc6 c4+ 29. Qb6 $1 $16) 26. Qb6 Qxb6 27. axb6 $16)
23... Rxd4 24. Qxd4 c5 ({The endgame after} 24... Qxd4+ 25. Nxd4 {is very
unpleasant} Ne5 26. Bxe5 $1 Rxe5 27. Nb3 $1 {(/\ Rc1, Nc5). The most simple.}
Kf8 ({If} 27... c5 {then} 28. Rd1 $18 {and Black is losing, because on} Kf8 {
there is the very strong} 29. f4 $1 Rxe4 30. Nxc5 Re7 31. Rd8+ $18) 28. Rc1 $16
) 25. Qd6 $16 {Black's pieces are awful.}) ({There is a point in} 22... Rxd4 $6
{but White will also take with the rook} 23. Rxd4 $1 (23. Nxd4 $2 {shows
Black's point, after} Rd8 $1 {White can't protect the knight, and is forced to
open the kingside, so even without the exchange Black has very good play.} 24.
fxg4 Bxd4+ 25. Kf1 c5 $13 26. Be3 Bxe4) {but now Black hasn't any ideas,
because on} 23... Rd8 (23... Bxd4+ 24. Qxd4 $1 {transposes to 22...Bd4.}) {
White has} 24. Be3 $1 $18) 23. Qc4 $8 {And here there is the very important} g5
$1 {Of course, this opens up Black's king very much, but otherwise Black is
just worse. Now it's White's turn to find a good move} 24. h3 $1 ({Black's
point can be seen after} 24. Bxg5 $2 Ne5 25. Qc1 Rxd4 26. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 27. Kg2
Bc8 $15 {The position is complex, but Black has better chances.}) (24. Bc7 $6 {
leads to a very unclear position} Rd7 $1 25. Bb6 Bxb6 26. axb6 Qxb6 27. fxg4
Rxe4 $13 {and Black has an initiative which is at least enough to compensate
for the piece. For example:} 28. Qc2 $1 Re5 $5 (28... Rde7 {is also possible.})
29. Kf1 $8 c5 30. Nf5 $8 Be4 ({Interesting is} 30... Bd5 $5) 31. Qc4 $8 Qc6 $5
32. Rxd7 Qxd7 33. Qxa6 $1 {Otherwise, White's position can become worse.} Bxf5
34. gxf5 Qxf5+ 35. Kg1 {Now Black has a choice how to force the draw.} Qc2 36.
Qf6 Qxe2 37. Ra8+ Re8 38. Qxg5+ Kh8 $11) {Actually, it's hard to suggest what
Black should do after 24.h3, but of course the computer can!} 24... h5 $5 ({
White has the advantage after} 24... gxf4 25. hxg4 $16) 25. hxg4 hxg4 $1 {
This is the point, Black wants to destroy White's centre, but now White can
take} 26. Bxg5 $1 gxf3 27. Bxd8 fxe2 28. Bf6 $1 exd1=Q+ 29. Rxd1 $16 {It's
obvious that with such king Black needs a miracle to save the game.}) 22. Kg2
$1 {Finishing the operation.} Bf8 $1 {(/\ c5, Nf3). White can't prevent c5 now.
} ({There's no reason to hurry} 22... Bxd4 $2 23. Nxd4 ({Of course not} 23.
Rxd4 $2 {because of} c5 24. Rd2 Nxf3 $1 $17) 23... c5 24. Bxe5 $1 {It's
important to get rid of the knight} ({If} 24. Nf5 $2 {then} Nxf3 $1 $17) 24...
Rxe5 25. Nf5 $14 {and White can enjoy the fruits of the right strategy - the
bishop on b7 is limited by White's pawns.}) 23. Nf5 {As White can't stop c5,
then he should be prepared for it.} ({It's not possible to take the pawn} 23.
Bxe5 $6 Rxe5 24. Nxc6 $2 Rc5 $19) 23... c5 {(/\ Nf3). After the light
squared-bishop is released, White's centre is under pressure now, and White
must be accurate.} 24. Nc3 c4 $1 {An important, and very natural move.
Honestly, with the queen on a7 and rook on a8 first of all, I was thinking how
to improve their positions, but this is the most economical way to activate
the pieces.} (24... Bc6 $6 {is too slow. After} 25. Nd5 $14 {White is very
active.}) {Black has strategical pluses, White has more active pieces. But the
practical difficulty for White is that it's not possible to simplify the
position without incurring some damage, and so White must maintain the tension.
} 25. Bxe5 $6 {White doesn't find the best way, and now Black seizes the
initiative. Obviously, White doesn't want to and mustn't let the knight come
to d3. This is very strong, but Black's only direct threat; this is the key
moment to understand what White should do.} (25. Nd5 $2 {is weak because of}
Nd3 $1 $17 (25... Bxd5 {is worse but Black is also better after} 26. Rxd5 Nd3
$15) {and if} 26. Nc7 {then} Nxf4+ $1 27. gxf4 Bxe4 $1 $19 28. fxe4 Qxc7) ({
Interesting but not good enough is} 25. Be3 Qb8 $1 {Black should keep both
bishops} ({after} 25... Bc5 {White equalises easily} 26. Bxc5 Qxc5 27. Nd6 $11)
26. Bf4 ({Still, White can't let the knight to come to d3} 26. Nd5 $2 Nd3 $1
$17 {and if} 27. Nb6 {then Black has terribly powerful blow} Rxe4 $19 {
crushing White's position} 28. Nxa8 ({or} 28. fxe4 Qe5 $1 $19) 28... Qe5 $1 $19
) 26... Qc8 $1 {Black shouldn't repeat the moves.} 27. Bxe5 {Now there's no
other way to stop the knight.} Rxe5 28. Nd6 Bxd6 29. Rxd6 f5 $1 $15 {with
Black's initiative.}) ({The best attempt is} 25. b3 $1 {White wants to
liquidate the outpost on d3, without any damage. Now Black has a real choice
but I didn't find more then a slight edge for Black.} cxb3 (25... Nd3 $2 {
doesn't work because of} 26. Be3 $1 Qb8 {and White even gets the advantage} 27.
bxc4 bxc4 28. Rab1 $14) (25... b4 {looks really dangerous, but as a
compensation for the strong black pawn White has the more active pieces.} 26.
Be3 Qb8 (26... Bc5 $2 {is now weak because of} 27. Bxc5 Qxc5 28. Na4 $1 Qxa5 ({
If} 28... Qc6 {then} 29. Nb6 $1 $16) 29. Nd6 $1 cxb3 30. Qxb3 $14 {and White
has a strong initiative.}) 27. Nd5 c3 28. Bb6 $13 {The position is absolutely
unclear.}) (25... Qc5 26. Nd5 cxb3 27. Qxb3 {Transposes to the 25...cxb3
variation.}) 26. Qxb3 Qc5 27. Nd5 {Of course, Black has a comfortable position,
but there's no serious advantage yet.}) 25... Rxe5 $15 {Now Black is better.}
26. Qc1 $2 {This is a big mistake; this move is a part of the operation, which
White began on the previous move and the queen is going to f4. The position is
unpleasant, but after White's move Black gets a decisive advantage.} ({
Probably White should go to the endgame} 26. Qf2 Qxf2+ 27. Kxf2 {but it
doesn't look reliable} g6 $5 28. Ne3 ({or} 28. Nd6 Bc6 $15) 28... Rc8 $15 {
with such an open centre the bishops are very strong.}) ({If White wanted to
move the queen on f4, the best attempt was} 26. Qd2 {now after} b4 $1 27. Na4
Rxe4 28. Nb6 ({Black is winning after} 28. fxe4 $2 Bxe4+ $18) 28... Rae8 29.
Re1 $1 c3 $1 {To open one more line} 30. bxc3 bxc3 31. Qxc3 Re2+ 32. Kf1 Rxe1+
33. Rxe1 Qb8 $17 {The bishops are very strong, but White still can defend.})
26... b4 $1 {Finally the bishop on b7 will have its word to say.} 27. Qf4 {
Is forced} ({If} 27. Na4 {then} Rxe4 $1 $19 {It's interesting that with the
main forces on the queenside, Black does the decisive blow on the kingside;
this shows how the long-range pieces work.} 28. fxe4 Bxe4+ 29. Kf1 Bxf5 30.
Qxc4 Bh3+ $19) ({Also, it's not possible to close the diagonal} 27. Nd5 {
because after} Bxd5 28. Rxd5 Rxd5 29. exd5 g6 $1 $19 {Black has a positional
advantage and a very strong attack.} 30. Ne3 Re8 $1) 27... Rxf5 $1 28. Qxf5 Bc8
$1 {The most accurate; maybe Boris overlooked this move.} ({The} 28... bxc3 {
is strong, but much more complicated, so White could guess that there are a
lot of chances.} 29. Rd7 (29. bxc3 Bc8 {transposes to the game.} 30. Qe5) 29...
cxb2 $1 {A very important move} 30. Qxf7+ Kh8 31. Rb1 c3 $1 32. Rxb7 Qd4 $19 {
and White will lose the rook for the pawns.}) 29. Qe5 bxc3 30. bxc3 Qb8 $1 {
Forcing a winning endgame.} 31. Qxb8 ({White can't avoid the exchange of the
queens} 31. Qd4 Qb2+ 32. Qd2 ({or} 32. Kg1 Bh3) 32... Rb8 $19) 31... Rxb8 $19 {
It's important for Black to have seized the file.} 32. Rd4 ({If} 32. Rab1 {then
} Rb3 $1) 32... Rb2+ {The position is winnig and there are different ways to
win it.} ({Probably it would be simpler, if Black coordinates the kingside
first, and only after that starts to attack.} 32... Be6 $5 {For example:} 33.
Rad1 Be7 34. f4 g6 $19 {(/\ Rb3).}) 33. Kh1 Bh3 34. Rg1 Be6 35. Rd8 g6 36. Ra8
Kg7 ({The immediate} 36... Bh3 $1 {wins, and if now} 37. g4 ({White can't take
the pawn} 37. Rxa6 {because of} Bc5 $19 {(/\ Bg2).}) 37... Kg7 38. Rg3 {then}
Bc5 $1 {and White can't avoid the mate} 39. Rxh3 Rb1+ 40. Kg2 Rg1#) 37. g4 Rf2
38. Rxa6 Rxf3 39. Rc6 Rxc3 40. Rg3 Rc1+ {To pass the time control.} 41. Rg1 Rc3
42. Rg3 {It will be difficult to stop the a-pawn without a rook, so Black
should avoid the exchange.} Rd3 $1 (42... Rxg3 $2 43. hxg3 $13 {and it's
already Black who has to fight for the draw now.}) 43. Rxd3 ({If} 43. a6 {then}
Rd7 $19) 43... cxd3 44. Rc3 d2 45. Rd3 Bb4 46. a6 Bc8 47. a7 Bb7 48. Kg1 ({If} 
48. Rd8 {then the most accurate is} Kf6 $1 {Black wants to take under the
control all the squares on the d-file, to move White's rook away.} 49. Kg1 ({or
} 49. Kg2 Ke7 $1 50. Rd4 Bc3 $19) 49... Ke7 50. Rd3 Bxe4 $19) 48... Bc5+ 49.
Kf1 Ba6 $1 {White resigned.} 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 67th"]
[Site "Vladivostok"]
[Date "2014.06.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Goganov, Aleksey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Jakovenko,D"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2014.06.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Nbd7 7. O-O Bd6 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. e4 e5 10. Be3 {I expected this line and had prepared this somewhat
rare move.} ({A much more popular move is} 10. Bg5) 10... Qc7 {And yet I was
surprised immediately!} ({My preparation was focussed on the moves} 10... Qe7)
({and} 10... b5) 11. h3 {Very natural, defending the h-pawn and preventing
Nf6-g4.} exd4 12. Nxd4 ({I considered} 12. Bxd4 {but didn't like} Ne5 13. Bb3
Be6) 12... Ne5 13. Bb3 Ng6 {With this manoeuvre Black prevents the advance of
the white pawns and gets a quite solid position. Here I started to spend a lot
of time as I could not find anything promising. Finally, I decided just to
make natural moves hoping that when complications arise White will have some
resources.} 14. Rc1 ({According to my database, the only game where this
position arose continued} 14. Qc2 Re8 15. Rad1 Bh2+ 16. Kh1 Bf4 {Likavsky, T -
Khenkin,I 2002, and here White should have played} 17. Rfe1 $14 {with a slight
advantage. Of course, Black's play was not forced.}) 14... a6 ({Black could
also play} 14... Bf4 {and I was hoping for a slight edge in the endgame after}
15. Qd2 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 Qf4 17. Qxf4 Nxf4 18. Rcd1 $14) 15. Qd2 ({Nothing is
achieved by} 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 c5) 15... Re8 ({The immediate} 15... Bb4 {
deserved serious consideration. I was going to meet it with} 16. Qd3 $13) 16.
Nf3 Bb4 $6 {With this move Black wins the pawn but White's initiative turns
out to be more than enough compensation.} ({The simple} 16... h6 {was better.
I was counting on} 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 c5 19. Qc2 $6 b6 20. a4 $6 {but here
Black suddenly starts an attack:} Nf4 $1 21. a5 Nxh3+ 22. gxh3 $2 Qd7 $19) ({
Bad was} 16... Nxe4 $2 17. Nxe4 Rxe4 18. Bxf7+ $1 Qxf7 19. Ng5) 17. Ng5 Bxc3 $2
({It was better to win the pawn another way:} 17... Nxe4 18. Nd5 $1 (18. Ngxe4
Rxe4 19. Qc2 {is very tempting but does not work because of} Re5 $1 20. Nd5 Qd6
21. Nb6 Bf5 $1) 18... Nxd2 19. Nxc7 Nxb3 20. axb3 Bf5 21. Nxa8 Rxa8 22. Rfd1
$14 {and Black has good chances to hold.}) 18. Rxc3 ({An even stronger move was
} 18. Qxc3 $1 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Rxe4 20. Rce1 $1 {[%cal Ge3d4] and Black just has
no good defence against Bd4} ({also better for White but not that clear} 20.
Bd4 Nf4 21. Rce1 Ne2+ 22. Rxe2 Rxe2 23. Bxg7 Be6 24. Bd1 Re4 25. b3 $1 $14)
20... Bf5 21. Bc2 Re5 22. Bf4 $1 Nxf4 23. Rxe5 Bxc2 24. Rfe1 $1 Ne6 25. Qxc2 {
. But this variation is very hard to calculate while the move in the game
provides a simple and solid advantage.}) 18... Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Rxe4 20. f4 $1 {
If this pawn comes to f6 it's a disaster for Black and it turns out that he
can't stop it without material losses.} Bd7 $6 ({The lesser evil was} 20... Bf5
21. Bc2 Rae8 $16 {giving up an enchange. Still I think White's position is
objectively winning here.}) 21. f5 Nf8 (21... Nh4 {loses to} 22. Bc2 Re5 23.
Qf2 Qd8 (23... Nxf5 24. Bf4) 24. g4 $1 $18 {[%cal Ge3f4,Gf4g3] , then the
bishop comes to g3 and just wins the knight.}) 22. f6 $6 $16 ({White could win
immediately with} 22. Bd4 $1 {[%cal Gd4g7]} h6 (22... Rae8 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24.
Qg5+ $18) 23. Bc2 (23. Bxg7 {also wins:} Kxg7 24. f6+ Kh7 25. Bc2 Rae8 26.
Bxe4+ Rxe4 27. Qc2 Qb6+ 28. Kh1 Qd4 29. Rf4 Bf5 30. Rxf5 $18) 23... Rh4 24. Qf2
Rxd4 25. Qxd4 $18 {. I'd seen this idea but I had less than 20 minutes on the
clocks and was more concerned by not spoiling my huge advantage than by
finding the most convincing win.}) 22... Be6 23. Bc2 Re5 24. fxg7 Ng6 25. Bd4
Rd5 $6 ({A more stubborn try was} 25... Qd7 26. Bxg6 hxg6 27. Rd3 Rh5 28. Bf6
Bd5 29. Re1 {. I evaluate this position as hopeless for Black but Houdini
gives White only +1.00.}) 26. Be4 $6 ({Again I miss an immediate win:} 26. Qh6
$1 Qd6 27. Rcf3 $1) 26... Rd7 27. Qf2 f5 $2 {Black just collapses.} ({After} 
27... Qd6 28. Bf6 (28. Rd3 Bc4 29. Bc5 {is winning but quite messy for time
trouble}) 28... Qd2 29. Qf3 Qxb2 30. Rxc6 Qxa2 {White's advantage is still
huge but there are still 10 more moves to be played till the 40th move. There
is the win by force but would I have found it?} 31. Rc5 $1 {[%cal Gc5h5]} (31.
Rc3 $16) 31... Qb3 32. Bc3 Rc7 $1 33. Rxc7 Qb6+ 34. Bd4 $1 Qxc7 35. Bxg6 hxg6
36. Qe3 $18) 28. Bxf5 Bxf5 29. Qxf5 Re8 (29... Rxd4 30. Qe6+ Kxg7 31. Qf6+ $18)
30. Bf6 {Once more I fail to finish the game immediately but here all roads
lead to Rome.} (30. Re3 $1 $18) 30... Rf7 31. Qf2 Qd6 32. Rf3 $18 Qe6 33. a3
Qe2 34. Qg3 Qe4 35. Kh2 Ne5 {Finally Black blunders.} 36. Bxe5 Rxf3 37. Rxf3 {
Black resigned in view of 37...Qe5 38.Rf8+.} 1-0

[Event "GER-ARM"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. Nf3 (7. c5 Bc7
8. f4 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 axb4 11. axb4 Rxa1 12. Qxa1 (12. Bxa1 bxc5 13. bxc5
Ba5 14. Bd3 Ne4 $132) 12... Ng4 $132) 7... O-O 8. Bd3 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5
Nxe5 11. Be2 Nxf3+ (11... Be6 12. O-O a6 $1 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Na4 Bxb2 15. Nxb2
Rc8 16. Qd4 Qa5 17. Nd3 Rc2 18. Nf4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Yusupov,A-Ribli,Z/Bl 1996 (33)
}) 12. Bxf3 Be5 13. O-O Be6 14. Qd2 (14. Na4 {1/2-1/2 Yusupov,A-Dreev,A/
Nussloch/1996} Qd6 $14) 14... Rc8 (14... Ne4 $5 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Qxd8 Raxd8
17. Bxe5 exf3 18. gxf3 Bh3 19. Rfd1 $14) 15. Rfd1 (15. Ne2 $5 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 Bf5
$14) (15. Rac1 $5 Qa5 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Ne2) 15... Bg4 (15... Bxc3 $1 16. Bxc3
Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 $10) 16. Rac1 $1 (16. Bxg4 Nxg4 17. f4 (17. h3 $2 Nxf2 $1)
17... Bxc3 18. Bxc3 Re8 $132) 16... Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rc6 18. Ne2 $14 Bxb2 19. Qxb2
Qd7 20. Nd4 (20. Rxc6 $5) 20... Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ (22. Rd1 $5) 22...
Qxc8 23. Qa3 a6 24. Qd6 h6 25. Kg2 (25. a4 $5) 25... Qd7 26. Qe5 Kh7 27. a4 Ne8
28. Kf1 (28. Qf5+ Qxf5 29. Nxf5 g6 30. Ne7 Nc7 $14) 28... g6 29. Ke2 Ng7 30.
Qb8 Ne8 31. Kd3 (31. Qe5 $142) 31... Nd6 $10 32. Ke2 Kg7 33. Kf1 Qh3+ 34. Kg1
Qd7 35. Kg2 h5 36. h3 Qe7 37. f4 Qe4+ 38. Kh2 Qe7 39. Nf3 Ne4 40. Kg2 Nd6 41.
Nd4 Qe4+ 42. Kh2 Qe7 43. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Israel"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1999.08.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Black "Kaspi, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[Annotator "Kaspi,A"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Tyomkin,D} Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3
O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. e4 (12. a3 a5 13. e4 b4
(13... e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nd4 Bc5 16. Nf5 Qc7 17. Be3 (17. Bf4 Nf3+) 17...
Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Qb6 $11 {0-1 Arlandi,E-Efimov,I/Saint Vincent ITA 1998 (27)}) 14.
e5 bxc3 15. exd6 Qxd6 16. bxc3 c5 17. c4 Rac8 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Bb2 e5 $15 {
0-1 Bauer,C-Fressinet,L/Meribel 1998/CBM 67 noVC (45)}) 12... e5 13. a3 $146 (
13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 Bc5 15. Nf5 Qc7 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Nxe3 Qb6 18. Rd6 Qc5 19.
Qd2 b4 (19... Nd5 20. Nf5 Nxc3 21. bxc3 $14 {[%cal Ga1d1,Yd2g5]}) 20. Na4 Qa5
21. Qc2 Rad8 22. Rad1 Rxd6 23. Rxd6 Qc7 24. Rd4 a5 25. f4 Ng6 26. e5 $16 {
1-0 Cvitan,O-Panchenko,A/Moscow 1989/TD (36)}) 13... a6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 c5
16. d5 (16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. a4 b4 18. Nxe5 (18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Ng6 20. Bg3
Bxg3 21. hxg3 Qd6 $11) 18... Bxe5 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Qd6 $11) 16... c4 $5 {
[%cal Gf8c8,Gd7c5] It leads to the pawn sacrifice in few moves.Black had
another plan to play on the kingside:} (16... Rfd8 17. Rac1 Nf8 18. Nd2 g5 19.
Bg3 Ng6 20. Nb3 h5 {[%cal Gg8g7] and black creates a pressure on the kingside.}
) 17. Nd2 (17. a4 g5 18. Bg3 b4 19. Nb1 Rfc8 20. Bxc4 Nb6 21. Nbd2 a5 {[%cal
Gb7a6]} 22. Qd3 Nxc4 23. Nxc4 Ba6 24. Rac1 Nd7 25. b3 Nb6 26. Nfd2 Nxc4 27.
Nxc4 Rc7 28. Qd2 Bxc4 29. Rxc4 Rxc4 30. bxc4 Qc7 31. Rc1 Qc5 {[%csl Ra4,Gb4,
Gc5,Yd4,Gd6,Rg3][%cal Ga8b8] Whites bishop-g3 stays out of play,black is
threatening to push his passed pawn-b4,white central passed pawns are blocked
by black pieces.All this gives strong compensation.}) 17... Rfc8 18. Rdc1 Nc5
$5 (18... Nb6 $6 19. Nf1 Rc7 20. Ne3 Bc8 21. Bg4 Bxg4 22. Nxg4 Nbd7 23. Qe2 {
[%csl Rf6][%cal Rh4e7] The pin of knight-f6 is really unpleasant for black.})
19. a4 g5 20. Bg3 b4 $1 {The beginning of next tactical operation.} (20... Qd7
21. axb5 axb5 22. Nd1 $14 {[%cal Rd1e3,Re3f5]}) 21. Nd1 c3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 22.
bxc3 b3 $1 {That is the point! Black has advanced pawn untill-b3 using a
weakness of e4-pawn.Now black developes a pressure on the queenside,b3 -pawn
strongly limits white pieces from monouevring on the queenside.} 23. Qb1 (23.
Nxb3 $2 Ncxe4 $17 {[%csl Rd5]}) 23... Rcb8 24. c4 $2 {[%csl Rb4][%mdl 16384]
Just worsens whites position.White doesn't have c4-outpost for his pieces,and
black gets additional b4-square on line-b.} (24. Nb2 $142 Bc8 $44) 24... Bc8
25. Nb2 a5 {[%csl Ra4]} 26. Rc3 Rb4 27. f3 (27. Bd1 Rab8) 27... Bd7 28. Bf2
Rab8 29. Nd3 Nxd3 30. Qxd3 b2 31. Rb1 Bc5 32. Nb3 Bxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Bxa4 34. Rxb2
Qa7+ 35. Kf1 $6 ({Better chance for white was:} 35. c5 $142 Nd7 36. Qe3 Rxb3
37. Rbxb3 Rxb3 38. Rxb3 Bxb3 39. Qxb3 Nxc5 40. Qe3 a4 $17 (40... Qb6 $17))
35... Nd7 {[%cal Ra4b3] White can not get rid of pin over b-line.Black can
gain at least an exchange out of it.} 36. Bd1 Kg7 (36... R8b7 37. d6 Nc5 38.
Qe3 Bxb3 39. Rbxb3 Nxb3 40. Qxa7 Rxa7 41. Bxb3 a4 42. Ba2 Rb2 43. Ra3 Rc2 $17)
37. g3 R8b7 38. Bc2 (38. d6 Nc5 39. Qe3 Bxb3 40. Rbxb3 Nxb3 41. Qxa7 Rxa7 42.
Bxb3 a4 $19) 38... Bxb3 {Finally black decides to turn his positional
advantage to material.White is hopeless.} 39. Rcxb3 (39. Bxb3 Nc5 40. Qe3 a4)
39... Nc5 40. Qe3 (40. Qc3 Nxb3 41. Rxb3 Rxb3 42. Bxb3 Qd4 $19) 40... Nxb3 41.
Qxa7 Rxa7 42. Rxb3 Rxb3 43. Bxb3 Rb7 44. Ba4 Rb4 45. Bb5 a4 46. d6 Kf6 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kharitonov, Andrei Y"]
[Black "Yasinsky, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[Annotator "Kharitonov,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1996.11.28"]
[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 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. Bb3 Qe7 (10... Qa5 $5 11. Bd2 exd4 12. Ne4 (12. Nd5 Qd8 13.
Nxf6+ Qxf6) (12. exd4 Qh5 13. Ne2 Nb6 14. Nf4 Bxf4 15. Bxf4 Bf5) 12... Bb4 13.
Bxb4 Qxb4 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Nxd4 Bd7 $14 {Engqvist,Th-Klovans,Y/Gausdal/1995/}
) (10... Qc7 $5 11. h3 Re8 (11... b6 12. Ng5 (12. Bd2 $5) (12. Rd1 $5) 12...
Ba6 13. Re1 Rae8 14. Bd2 h6 15. Nge4 Re7 $1 $13 {Sokolov,I-Piket,J/Wijk aan
Zee/1996/0|1/43/}) 12. Ng5 Re7 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Ne2 h6 $2 (14... Bd6 $22 15.
Nd4 Nc5 $10 {Vul,A/}) 15. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 16. f4 Bd6 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. e4 $16 {
Naumkin,I-Vul,A/Amantea/1995/1|0/35/}) 11. h3 b6 12. Rd1 $5 {N/} (12. e4 exd4
13. Nxd4 Nc5 $6 (13... Qe5 $5 14. Nf3 Qh5 $22 15. Be3 Nc5 $10 {Halifman,A/})
14. Bg5 Nxb3 15. axb3 Bd7 16. f4 Bc5 17. Rad1 Qd6 18. Qf2 $16 {Halifman,
A-Huzman,A/Taskent/1987/1|0/29/}) 12... Bb7 13. e4 c5 $6 (13... Rad8 $5 14. Bg5
(14. Be3 $5 $14) (14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nd4 Bc8 16. f4 Bc5 17. Be3 Ng6 $13) 14...
h6 15. Bh4 g5 $5 16. Bg3 Nh5 17. Bh2 Kg7 $13) 14. d5 $1 $16 (14. dxe5 $6 Nxe5
15. Nh4 g6 16. f4 $2 c4 17. Ba4 (17. fxe5 cxb3 18. exd6 bxc2 $19) 17... Nd3 $17
) 14... Ba6 (14... a6 15. a4 Rfe8 16. Bc4 Nf8 17. Be3 (17. Nh4 Bc8) 17... Ng6
18. Bf1 $22 Rad8 19. Nd2 Qc7 20. Nc4 $16) 15. Ba4 $1 c4 (15... Rab8 16. Nb5
Bxb5 17. Bxb5 $16) 16. Bg5 Nc5 (16... h6 17. Bxd7 hxg5 (17... Qxd7 18. Bxf6
gxf6 19. Nh4 $16) 18. Bc6 $22 Rad8 19. Nxg5 $16) 17. Bc6 Rab8 18. b4 $1 Nd3 (
18... cxb3 19. axb3 $16) 19. a3 $1 (19. b5 $6 Bc8 $22 20. a4 Bc5 $5 (20... h6
21. Bh4 g5 22. Bg3 Nh5 $132)) 19... b5 (19... h6 20. Be3 Nh5 21. Nb5 $16) 20.
Nh4 $1 g6 $8 21. Nf3 Kg7 22. Qd2 Rfc8 23. Qe3 $1 Qc7 $2 (23... Nf4 $2 24. Bxf4
exf4 25. Qd4 $18) (23... Rc7 24. g3 Bc8 $6 25. Bxb5 Bxh3 26. Nd2 $18) 24. Bxf6+
Kxf6 25. Qh6 $18 Rh8 (25... Ke7 26. Qh4+ Kf8 27. Qxh7 $18) 26. Nh2 $1 Ke7 (
26... Bc8 27. Nxb5 Qb6 28. Rxd3 cxd3 29. Nxd6 $18) 27. Ng4 Qb6 (27... Qd8 28.
Qg7 $18) (27... Nf4 28. a4 $1 bxa4 (28... Bxb4 29. axb5 Bc8 30. Qh4+ Kf8 31.
Qf6 Rg8 32. d6 $18) 29. Rxa4 Bc8 (29... Rb6 30. Qg7 $18) 30. Qg5+ Kf8 31. Qf6
Rg8 32. Rxa7 Qxa7 33. Qxd6+ Kg7 34. Qxe5+ $18) 28. Qg5+ Kf8 29. Qf6 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Giardelli, Sergio Carlos"]
[Black "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1995.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. h3 Rc8 12. Bd2 b4 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 f5 15.
Bd3 c5 16. Qb3 Bd5 17. Bc4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qg5+ 19. Kh1 Qh6 20. Kg2 Qg6+ 21. Kh1
Qh6 22. Kg2 Rf6 23. Rfd1 Kh8 24. Kf1 e5 25. Bb5 e4 26. Bxb4 Qxh3+ 27. Ke1 cxb4
28. Bxd7 Rd8 29. Bb5 Qxf3 30. Be2 Qg2 31. Kd2 f4 {The damage has already been
done, but Black makes the decisive breakthrough because White is unable to
defend his pawn structure.} 32. Rg1 Qxf2 33. Raf1 Qh2 34. Rh1 fxe3+ 35. Qxe3
Qxh1 0-1

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Dimitrov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[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. e3 Nf6 5. Qc2 Nbd7 6. Bd2 Bd6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3
dxc4 (8... e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Bb8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bc3 $14)
9. Bxc4 e5 10. O-O Qe7 11. Bb3 Bb8 (11... e4 12. Ng5 Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14.
Kg1 Qxg5 15. Qxe4 $14) 12. Rae1 h6 $6 (12... a5 $5) 13. Nh4 $14 Kh8 14. g3 Qd8
15. Ne2 a5 16. a3 exd4 17. Nxd4 Ba7 18. Bc3 Nc5 19. Rd1 Qb6 20. Ba2 Bg4 $2 (
20... Nce4 $1 $14) 21. Ndf5 $1 $16 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 Nce4 23. Nxg7 $1 Qc5 24. Ne6
$1 fxe6 25. Qxe4 $18 Qxc3 26. Qf4 $1 Qc2 27. Qxh6+ Kg8 28. Bxe6+ Rf7 29. Nf5
Qxd1+ 30. Kg2 Qd5+ 31. Bxd5 Nxd5 32. Qg6+ Kf8 33. Qh5 Ne7 34. Qh6+ Kg8 35. Qg5+
Kf8 36. Nxe7 (36. Nxe7 Rxe7 37. Qf6+ Ke8 38. Qh8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Cutro 07th"]
[Site "Cutro"]
[Date "2001.04.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Georgiev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Borgo, Giulio"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[Annotator "Kostakiev,D"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2001.04.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[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. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. h3 b5 11. Bb3 a6 (11... b4 12. Na4 Qc7 {1-0 Hansen,
C-Pedersen,S/Torshavn 1997/CBM 56 ext (23)}) (11... Qc7 12. Re1 b4 13. Na4 c5 {
#. 1/2-1/2 Asensio Soto,F-Martin Garcia,J/Albacete 2000/EXT 2001 (13)}) 12. Bg5
(12. Re1 c5 13. d5 c4 {1/2-1/2 Ionescu,C-Negulescu,A/Iasi 1999/CBM 75 (13)})
12... h6 (12... Bb7 13. Re1 h6 {0-1 Vadasz,L-Acs,P/Budapest 1997/CBM 62 ext 
(27)}) 13. Bh4 Re8 14. dxe5 (14. Re1 $5 g5 (14... exd4 15. Qxd4 Qc7 16. Rad1
Bc5 17. Qd3 $14) 15. dxe5 {1-0 Chuchelov,V-Trichkov,V/Wuerzburg 1992/EXT 97 
(54). (53)}) (14. a3 exd4) 14... Nxe5 $11 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. f4
Bxc3 18. bxc3 Re8 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rfd1 (20. a4 b4 21. Rad1 Rxe4 $11) 20...
Ra7 (20... Rxe4 $142 21. Rd6 Rxf4 $11) 21. Rd6 $14 Kg7 22. Rad1 (22. Re1 Bf5
23. Rxc6 Rxe4 $14) 22... Rxe4 23. R1d3 (23. Rxc6 Bd7 24. Rcd6 $14) 23... Be6
$11 (23... Rxf4 $11) 24. Rg3+ Kf8 25. f5 Bxb3 26. axb3 a5 27. Rxf6 a4 28. bxa4
bxa4 29. Rxh6 Ke7 (29... a3 $4 30. f6 Ke8 31. Rd3 $18) 30. Rg7 $11 Ra5 31. f6+
Ke6 32. Rg8 Ree5 33. Re8+ Kd7 34. Rf8 Ke6 35. Re8+ Kd7 36. Rf8 Ke6 37. Re8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1996.12.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Kramnik,V"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1996.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Shamkovich Karpov Dolmatov} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7
6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 exd4 ({Shamkovich: It is
interesting that Kramnik played this position against Karpov few months
earlier Karpov,A-Kramnik,V/Vienna Millenium/1996 and chose..} 10... dxe4 11.
Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 h6 13. Be3 exd4 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. Bxd4 Nf6 16. Bf5 Bxf5 17.
Qxf5 Qc8 18. Qb5 a6 19. Qb6 Qc7 20. Qxc7 Bxc7 21. Bxf6 gxf6 {White has a
better endgame}) 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 h6 13. Nxd4 Qh4 (13... Bxh2+ {is risky
in view of} 14. Kxh2 Qh4+ 15. Kg1 Qxd4 16. Be3 Qxd5 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Be4 {
with initiative}) 14. Nf3 Qh5 15. Bh7+ (15. Qc4 {Dolmatov} Nc5 16. Bc2 g5 17.
b4 Na6 18. Qd3 {Orr,M-Kaidanov,G/Dublin/1991/}) 15... Kh8 16. Qf5 {[#]} g5 $5 {
/\ 17...Kg7 Shamkovich: The original lunge. Kramnik chooses to avoid
simplifications, but he doesn't create serious threats. Jeroen Piket in the
game against Ivan Sokolov (Sokolov,I-Piket,J/It Nussloch/1996) continued with .
..} (16... Qxf5 {and after} 17. Bxf5 Nf6 18. Bc2 Bg4 19. Bb3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Nh5
21. Be3 Nf4 22. Rfd1 {White got an advantage}) (16... Nf6 {Dolmatov} 17. Qxh5
Nxh5 18. Bc2 Nf6 19. Rd1) 17. h4 $5 {/\ 18.g4} ({Karpov could react carefully} 
17. Be3 Ne5 (17... Nb6 $4 18. Bd4+ {wins}) (17... Kg7 {Dolmatov} 18. Bd4+ f6
$13) 18. Qf6+ Kxh7 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Qxe5 {but decided to punish the opponent
immediately}) (17. b3 $5 {Karpov}) (17. Bd2 $5 {Karpov}) 17... Nb6 (17... Ne5
$6 {is dubious} 18. Qf6+ Kxh7 19. Nxe5 (19. Qxd6 $2 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Qxf3 {
and now} 21. Qxf8 {is impossible because of} Bh3 {and Black is winning}) 19...
Bxe5 20. Qxe5 Qxh4 21. f4 {with attack}) 18. Qf6+ Kxh7 19. Qxd6 Bg4 20. Nh2 {
interesting play could have occured after} (20. Ne5 Rad8 21. Qb4 Bf5 22. hxg5 {
with unclear position}) (20. hxg5 {Dolmatov} Bxf3 21. gxf3 hxg5 (21... Rad8
$132 {Kramnik}) 22. Kg2 g4 $10) 20... Rad8 (20... Qxh4 {Dolmatov} 21. Qb4 Bh5
22. Qxh4 gxh4 $10) (20... gxh4 $2 {Dolmatov} 21. Nxg4 Qxg4 22. Qxh6+) 21. Qb4
Bf5 22. hxg5 (22. g4 $2 {does not work} Qxh4) 22... Nxd5 (22... hxg5 {Karpov}
23. g4) 23. Qxb7 (23. Qd2 {Karpov} Rg8 24. gxh6 $140 $2 Bh3) 23... hxg5 24. Qb3
$1 {with the idea 24... Rd6 25.Qg3 Rh6 26.f3 Rg8 27.Ng4, refuting the attack.}
({Karpov realized that taking the second pawn is dangerous. It looks like
there is no time for this:} 24. Qxa7 Rd6 $1 {with the following Rh6 gives
Black a dangerous attack. Yet White has a defense:} (24... Rh8 {Karpov} 25. Qa3
Kg6 26. Qg3 Nf6 $36) 25. Nf3 Rh6 26. Nxg5+ Kg8 27. f3 $1 ({of course not} 27.
Nh3 Bxh3 28. Bxh6 Qg4 {wins}) 27... Qh2+ 28. Kf2 Qh4+ 29. Kg1 Qh2+ {draw by
perpetual check}) 24... Rh8 {Kramnik finds another way to continue the attack}
(24... Kg6 {Dolmatov} 25. Qf3 Qh6 26. Qg3 Rh8 27. Bd2 Nf6 $132) 25. Qf3 ({
This is better than} 25. Qg3 Kg6 26. Be3 Nxe3 27. fxe3 Rd2) 25... g4 26. Qg3
Nf6 {Threatening 27... Ne4. Black mobilized all his forces for the final lunge,
so White must find the way to rescue his King} 27. f3 Rd3 {[#] The critical
position of the fierce skirmish /\ 28...Ne4 29.Qf4 g3-+} 28. Nxg4 {At first
glance, White could have continued with 28.fxg4, which seems more promising.
Yet Black has enough resources to maintain the initiative} (28. fxg4 Rxg3 29.
gxh5 Be4 $1 30. Rxf6 Rxg2+ 31. Kf1 Rxh2 32. h6 (32. Rxf7+ $6 Kg8 33. Rxa7 $2 (
33. Rf4 {Right is} Bd3+ 34. Kg1 R8xh5 35. Rg4+ Kf7 36. Rg2 R2h3 {Black has a
full compensation for a pawn}) 33... R8xh5 34. Re7 Rf5+ 35. Ke1 Bd3 {wins}) (
32. Be3 Rh1+ 33. Bg1 Kg7 34. Rf4 f5 35. Ke2 R8xh5 36. Bd4+ Kg6 37. Rxh1 Rxh1
38. Bxa7 Rh2+ 39. Rf2 Rxf2+ 40. Bxf2 f4 {looks drawish}) (32. Rh6+ Kg7 33. Rxh8
Rh1+ 34. Kf2 Kxh8 35. b3 Rxh5 36. Bb2+ Kh7 {game is even}) 32... Bd5 {and
Black is no worse}) 28... Bxg4 (28... Nxg4 {Karpov} 29. fxg4 Rxg3 30. gxh5 Be4
31. Rxf7+ Kg8 32. Rf2 Rxh5 33. Bf4 $16) 29. fxg4 Qg6 {?? Kramnik} (29... Qc5+
$1 {Dolmatov} 30. Be3 (30. Qf2 Qxf2+ 31. Kxf2 (31. Rxf2 Nxg4 32. Rxf7+ $2 (32.
Rf1 $10) (32. Rf1 Kg6 {/\ Rd3-d5-h5}) 32... Kg6 33. Rf1 (33. Rf3 Rd1+ 34. Rf1
Rh1+ 35. Kxh1 Rxf1#) 33... Rd7 34. g3 Rdh7 35. Bf4 Rh1+ 36. Kg2 R8h2+ 37. Kf3
Rxf1+ (37... Kf5 $1 $19) 38. Rxf1 Kf5 $19 39. Bd6 Rc2) 31... Re8 $44) 30...
Rxe3 31. Qf2 Nxg4 32. Qxf7+ Kh6) 30. Qc7 (30. Be3 $1 {Dolmatov} Nxg4 31. Rxf7+
Qxf7 32. Qh4+ $18 (32. Qh4+ {Karpov} Kg7 (32... Nh6 $145 $1 33. Qxh6+ Kg8 34.
Qg5+ Qg7 35. Qxg7+ Kxg7 36. Bxa7 Rc8 $1 $13) 33. Qxg4+ Qg6 34. Bd4+ $18)) 30...
Kg8 (30... Nxg4 $1 {Dolmatov} 31. Rxf7+ (31. Qxf7+ $4 Qxf7 32. Rxf7+ Kg6 33.
Rf1 Rd5 $1 34. Bf4 Rdh5 35. g3 Rh1+ $1 36. Kg2 R8h2+ 37. Kf3 Kf5 $1 $19) 31...
Kg8 32. Rf1 Rh2 $10 (32... Qh5 {Karpov} 33. Qb8+ Kg7 34. Qxa7+ Kg8 35. Qb8+ Kg7
$10)) 31. Bf4 (31. g5 $5 {Karpov}) 31... Rh4 {[#]} (31... Qh7 32. Qc8+ Kg7 33.
Qf5 Qh1+ 34. Kf2 Qh4+ 35. Kg1 (35. Ke2 Rd5 $1 36. Qc2 Qxg4+ {wins}) 35... Qh1+
{draw}) (31... Nxg4 {Karpov} 32. Rae1 $18) 32. Bg3 (32. Qc8+ {Karpov} Kh7 33.
Be5 $6 (33. Qf5) 33... Rxg4 34. Rxf6 Rxg2+ 35. Kh1 $5 Rg1+ $1 (35... Qe4 36.
Qh8+ $1 Kxh8 37. Rh6+ Kg8 38. Rh8#) 36. Rxg1 Qe4+ 37. Rf3 $1 Qxf3+ 38. Rg2 Qd1+
{= Fritz}) (32. Be5 {Karpov} Rxg4 33. Rf2 $18) (32. Rae1 {Karpov} Rxg4 33. Rf2
$18) (32. g5 $18 {Karpov}) 32... Rxg3 {Black must sacrifice the exchange.} ({If
} 32... Rxg4 33. Rxf6 $1 Qxf6 34. Qc8+ {with the winning fork}) 33. Qxg3 (33.
Qb8+ $142 $5 {Dolmatov} Kg7 (33... Kh7 34. Qxg3 Qh6 35. Qd3+ Kg7 36. g5 Rh1+
37. Kf2 $18) 34. Qxg3 Qh6 35. g5 Rh1+ 36. Kf2 Ne4+ 37. Kf3 $18) 33... Qh6 $1 {
The attack is in progress. The threat is 34... Rh1+ 35.Kf2 Ne4+} 34. Qf3 $1 {
It looks like this is the only move} (34. Rf4 {Karpov} Nd5 $1) (34. g5 {
Dolmatov} Rh1+ 35. Kf2 Ne4+ 36. Kf3 (36. Ke3 {Karpov} Nxg3 37. gxh6 Rxf1 38.
Rxf1 Nxf1+) 36... Nxg3 37. gxh6 Rxf1+ 38. Rxf1 Nxf1 39. b4 Kh7 40. Ke4 Kxh6 41.
a4 Kg5 42. b5 {Can Black win?}) 34... Rh1+ 35. Kf2 Qd2+ 36. Kg3 Qd6+ 37. Kf2 (
37. Qf4 Ne4+ 38. Kf3 Nd2+ 39. Kg3 Ne4+ {draw}) 37... Qd2+ 38. Kg3 Qd6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Adly, Ahmed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Egypt"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "EGY"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. e4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
e5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Qe7 11. Re1 Rd8 12. Qe2 {A harmless move.} (12. d5 {
is the main line.}) 12... Nb6 (12... exd4 13. Nxd4 Bxh2+ $4 (13... Nb6 14. Bb3
Bxh2+ (14... h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Nxc6 $1 bxc6 17. e5 $14) 15. Kxh2 Rxd4 16. e5
Qc7 17. Rac1 $44) 14. Kxh2 Qe5+ 15. f4 Qxd4 16. Rad1 Qb6 17. e5 Re8 18. Qf3 $18
{1-0 Chaumont,P (2069)-Ricroque,J (2083)/Paris 2002/EXT 2004 (24)}) (12... Nf8
13. h3 (13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Be3 $14) 13... h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15.
dxe5 Bxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Rad1 Be6 $11 {0-1 Kostic,B-Alekhine,A/Karlsbad
1911/HCL (46)}) (12... h6 $5 13. Bh4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nb6 15. Nf3 (15. Bb3 Bxh2+
16. Kxh2 Rxd4) 15... g5 16. Bg3 Bxg3 17. hxg3 Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Be6 19. Qe2 Rd7 20.
e5 Ne8 21. Qe3 c5 22. Ne4 Rd5 23. Nc3 Rd7 24. Ne4 Rd5 25. Nc3 {1/2 Illescas
Cordoba,M (2595)-Akopian,V (2655)/Linares 1995/CBM 046}) 13. Bb3 (13. dxe5 Bxe5
14. Bb3 h6 (14... Bg4 $11) 15. Bh4 (15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Bh4 $14) 15... Bg4 16. h3
Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Nbd7 18. Qe3 Qc5 19. Qf3 Qe7 20. Rad1 Nc5 21. Bc2 Rxd1 22. Rxd1
Rd8 $11 {1-0 Golovlev,N-Dmitrenko,V (2324)/Dnipropetrovsk 2001/EXT 2003 (41)})
13... Bg4 14. h3 $5 {[%mdl 512] Creative but objectively incorrect.} (14. d5
$11) 14... Bxf3 15. Qxf3 exd4 16. e5 $5 Bxe5 17. Ne4 Nbd5 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19.
Bh6 Kh8 20. Bc2 (20. Qf5 Rg8 $1 21. f4 Rg6 22. fxe5 Rxh6 $15) 20... Qe8 $2 {
After this mistake White's attack becomes formidable.} (20... Rg8 $1 21. Qh5 (
21. Re4 Rg6 22. Rh4 f5) 21... Rg6 $1 {could have put White's idea under doubt.}
22. f4 {didn't work due to} Qc5) 21. Re4 $1 {[%mdl 128]} Rd6 $2 {Black is
clearly bewildered.} (21... Qe6 $142 $1 22. Rh4 d3 $1 (22... Ne7 23. Qh5 d3 24.
Bb3 Qf5 25. Qxf7 $18) 23. Bxd3 (23. Qxd3 f5) (23. Qh5 $2 dxc2) 23... Ne7 24.
Bxh7 $1 (24. Qh5 $2 Rxd3 25. Bf8 Qf5 26. Qxf7 Qg6) 24... Kxh7 (24... Ng6 $143
25. Be3 $1 Nxh4 26. Qh5 Ng6 (26... Qe8 27. Qxh4 $18) 27. Bxg6+ Kg8 28. Qh7+ Kf8
29. Bc5+ Bd6 30. Bf5 Qe5 31. Bxd6+ Rxd6 $8 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qxa8 Qxf5 34. Qxb7+
$18) 25. Bf8+ Kg8 26. Bxe7 Rd4 $1 27. Rxd4 Bxd4 28. Qg3+ Kh7 29. Qd3+ Kg7 30.
Qxd4 Qxe7 31. Rd1 $16 {[%csl Rg7]}) 22. Rh4 $18 Ne7 (22... f5 $8 23. Qxf5 Rg6
24. Re1 f6 25. Bd2 $18 {[%cal Rf5g6,Rf2f4]}) 23. Bxh7 Kxh7 24. Bf8+ Kg8 25.
Bxe7 f5 26. Bxd6 Bxd6 27. Qxf5 Qe5 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Qxe5+ Bxe5 31.
Re1 Kf6 32. Rhe4 d3 33. Rd1 Rd8 34. Re3 Bxb2 35. Rexd3 Rb8 36. Rf3+ Ke6 37.
Re3+ Kf6 38. Rd7 Be5 39. Rf3+ Ke6 40. Rfxf7 b5 41. Rfe7+ Kf6 42. Rxa7 c5 43.
Reb7 1-0

[Event "Brno-A"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Stohl, Igor"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[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. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4
Nxe4 9. Bxe4 O-O 10. O-O h6 11. Bc2 e5 12. b3 Re8 $1 $146 13. Re1 exd4 14.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 15. Qxd4 Bc5 16. Qd3 Nf6 17. Bb2 Qd7 $1 18. Qc3 Qe7 19. h3 (19. Re1
Be6 $10) (19. a3 a5 20. Re1 Be6 21. Nd4 $142 Bxa3 22. Nf5 Qb4) (19. Nd4 Bg4 {
/\Rd8}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 38th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2010.07.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "237"]
[EventDate "2010.07.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. a4 c5 11. Rd1 cxd4 $1 12. exd4 Qc7 $1 13. Qe2 Re8 {This is
considered the most accurate order of moves in this line - see e.g. Karpov -
Anand in CBM 89 (annotations by GM Ch.Lutz). However, Black has decent
alternatives:} (13... e5 $5 14. h3 exd4 $6 (14... h6 $5 15. Ba2 Re8) 15. Nxd4
Be5 16. Be3 Bf4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Nf6 20. Bf3 $14 {1-0
Grachev,B (2653)-Sjugirov,S (2610)/Moscow 2010/CBM 135 (53)}) (13... b6 14. Bg5
h6 $1 (14... Bb7 $143 15. d5 $1 exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Nc5
19. Rad1 Rfe8 20. Qc2 Ne6 (20... Bf8 21. Be3 Rac8 22. Ng5 g6 23. b4 Ne6 24.
Qxc7 Rxc7 25. Ne4 $14 {1-0 Adianto,U-Gurevich,M/Batumi 2001/CBM 86 (51)}) 21.
Qd3 (21. Qb1 $5) 21... Bf4 22. Rd7 Qc5 23. Bxf4 Nxf4 24. Qb3 Ne6 25. g3 $14 {
1/2 Jankovic,A (2540)-Ribli,Z (2577)/Sibenik 2009/CBM 130 Extra (37)}) 15. Bxf6
Nxf6 16. d5 (16. Rac1 Bb7 17. d5 exd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bc5 20. Qe5 {
1/2 Finegold,B (2513)-Robson,R (2491)/Lubbock 2009/CBM 132 Extra}) 16... Re8
17. dxe6 Bxe6 18. Bxe6 Rxe6 19. Qd3 Bc5 20. h3 Rae8 $11 {1/2 Lapshun,Y (2443)
-Robson,R (2559)/Philadelphia 2010/CBM 135 Extra (58)}) 14. Bg5 (14. Re1 b6 15.
Bb3 Bb7 16. Ne5 {White allows simplifications, but otherwise he has nothing
special. Weiß lässt Vereinfachungen zu, aber auch sonst hat er wohl nichts
Besonderes} Nd5 17. Bd2 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Bc5 $11 {1/2 Karpov,A 
(2690)-Anand,V (2752)/Prague 2002/CBM 089/[Lutz] (34)}) (14. h3 b6 15. Ba2 Bb7
16. Re1 Rac8 17. Bd2 Bf4 18. Rad1 h6 19. Bxf4 Qxf4 20. Qe3 Qd6 $11 {1/2
Lafuente,P (2459)-Zambrana,O (2427)/Buenos Aires 2006/CBM 114 ext (93)}) 14...
h6 (14... Bf4 $6 15. d5 $1 Bxg5 16. dxe6 Ne5 17. exf7+ Nxf7 18. Nd5 $1 Qc6 19.
Ne7+ Kf8 20. Nxc6 Rxe2 21. Nd8 $1 $16 {1-0 Onischuk,A (2670)-Stefansson,H 
(2566)/Lubbock 2008/CBM 126 (53)}) (14... b6 15. Rac1 Bb7 16. Bd3 Qb8 17. Ne4
Bf4 18. Bxf4 Qxf4 19. Nfd2 Red8 20. Qe3 Nd5 $11 {0-1 Laxman,R (2503)-Arun
Prasad,S (2567)/Gurgaon 2010/CBM 135 Extra (65)}) 15. Bh4 b6 16. Bg3 (16. Bd3
Bb7 17. Rac1 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Qf4 20. Qh3 g5 21. Qxh2 Qxh4 22. Qxh4
gxh4 $11 {1/2 Jussupow,A (2585)-Sebag,M (2510)/Moscow 2008/CBM 123 (57)}) (16.
Rac1 Bb7 17. Bg3 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Qd6 19. Ne5 Red8 20. Ba2 Rac8 21. Nc4 Qb4 22.
Ne3 Re8 $11 {1/2 Anand,V (2783)-Leko,P (2751)/Miskolc 2009/CBM 130 Extra (51)})
16... Bxg3 17. hxg3 Qa7 $5 {Black protects the a6-pawn to develop his a8-rook.
The queen then goes to a8. However, there was nothing wrong with} (17... Bb7
18. Rac1 Qd6 19. Ne5 Rec8 {[%cal Yc8c7]} 20. f4 (20. b3 Rc7 {[%cal Ya8c8]}) (
20. Bd3 Qb4) 20... h5 $1 $13 {[%csl Rg4]}) 18. Ba2 Bb7 19. Ne5 Rad8 20. Nc4 Nf8
21. Rd2 Ng6 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Rxd2 24. Qxd2 Ne4 25. Nxe4 Bxe4 26. Rc1 b5
27. Qd6 Qa8 28. f3 Bg6 29. Rc7 $6 {White now loses a pawn and must fight hard
for a draw.} (29. Rc6 $142 $11) 29... bxa4 30. Bc4 Qb8 31. Qc6 Rd8 32. Qb7 a5
33. Bb5 Qxb7 34. Rxb7 {[%mdl 4096]} Rd1+ (34... Rd5 $5 35. Bxa4 Rxe5 {However,
Black will not get anything better than "4 vs 3 on the kingside".}) 35. Kh2 Ra1
36. Ra7 a3 37. bxa3 Rxa3 38. g4 h5 39. gxh5 Bxh5 40. g4 Bg6 41. Kg2 Re3 42.
Rxa5 Rxe5 {"3 vs 2" now. If White plays carefully, he should not lose.} 43.
Ra8+ Kh7 44. Bf1 Re3 45. Ra5 Rc3 46. Kf2 Bc2 47. Be2 Kh6 48. Ra1 Bg6 49. Ra5
Bb1 50. Ra7 f6 51. Ra1 Bg6 52. Ra7 e5 53. Re7 Rc5 54. Ke3 Ra5 55. Kf2 Bc2 56.
Rc7 Ra2 57. Ke3 Ra3+ 58. Kf2 Bg6 59. Re7 Ra5 60. Ke3 Bb1 61. Rb7 Ra3+ 62. Kf2
Ba2 63. Rd7 g6 64. Rd6 Kg5 65. Rb6 Bd5 66. Rd6 Ba8 67. Re6 Rc3 68. Re8 Bd5 69.
Rd8 Bb7 70. Rd7 Bc6 71. Rd6 f5 72. gxf5 gxf5 73. Rd8 Bb7 (73... Kf4 74. Rc8)
74. Rb8 Rb3 75. Kg3 f4+ 76. Kf2 Rb2 77. Ke1 Rb6 78. Kf2 Kf6 79. Ke1 Ke7 80. Kf2
Kd7 81. Ke1 Rb1+ 82. Kf2 Rb2 83. Ke1 Rb4 84. Kf2 Kc7 85. Re8 Kd6 86. Rb8 Rb3
87. Rd8+ Kc5 88. Rd2 Bd5 89. Rc2+ Kd6 90. Rd2 Rc3 91. Rb2 Rc8 92. Rd2 Rc1 93.
Rb2 Kc5 94. Rd2 Rh1 95. Rc2+ Kb4 96. Kg2 Rh6 97. Rc7 Bc6 98. Re7 Rh5 99. Rc7
Kc5 100. Rc8 Rh6 101. Kf2 Kd4 102. Rd8+ Bd5 103. Rd7 Rh2+ 104. Kf1 Ke3 105.
Rxd5 Rf2+ 106. Kg1 Rxe2 107. Rxe5+ Kxf3 108. Rf5 Re1+ 109. Kh2 Rf1 110. Ra5
Rf2+ 111. Kg1 Re2 112. Kf1 Rf2+ 113. Kg1 Re2 114. Kf1 Re3 115. Ra2 Rb3 116.
Rf2+ Kg4 117. Rg2+ Rg3 118. Ra2 Rf3+ 119. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. e4 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nh4 $5 {Levon
Aronian's recent idea.} b4 (13... Bc8 $5 {preventing Nh4-f5} 14. g3 (14. h3 $5
{[%cal Yf2f4] looks more to the point}) 14... Re8 15. Bf4 Qb6 16. Be3 Qc7 17.
Rac1 a6 $13 18. Nd5 $6 cxd5 19. Qxc7 Bxc7 20. Rxc7 dxe4 21. Bd4 Bh3 22. Rfc1
Rad8 $17 {1/2 Nedilko,V (2392)-Miron,L (2518)/Plovdiv BUL 2012/The Week in
Chess 907 (42)}) 14. Nf5 $1 {The point of White's idea. White sacrifices a
piece but will soon recover it with a positional benefit.} bxc3 15. Rd1 Ne8 16.
Qxc3 Qf6 17. f4 Bc7 18. fxe5 Qxe5 (18... Bxe5 $2 19. Qb4 $1 Rb8 20. Ne7+ Kh8
21. Nxc6 Nc7 22. Nxb8 Rxb8 23. Be3 Qh4 24. h3 $16 {1/2 Beinoras,M (2353)
-Vedrickas,T (2318)/Vilnius LTU 2012/The Week in Chess 911 (44)}) 19. Qxe5 Bxe5
20. Rd7 {Probably a bit premature.} (20. Be3 $5 $14) 20... Bc8 21. Rd3 (21.
Ne7+ Kh8 22. Rd3 (22. Nxc8 Nf6 $1 $132) 22... Ba6 $1 23. Re3 Bb7 24. Rb3 Nd6
25. Nf5 Nxf5 26. exf5 Bc8 27. g4 g6 28. Bf3 gxf5 29. Bxc6 Be6 30. Bxa8 Bxb3 31.
axb3 Rxa8 32. gxf5 Rb8 33. Kg2 Rxb3 34. Rxa7 Kg7 35. Ra3 Rb5 36. Ra6 h5 37. Rc6
{1/2 Aronian,L (2807)-Shirov,A (2713)/Berlin GER 2012/The Week in Chess 900}) {
The text move is less dangerous for Black.} 21... Bxf5 $1 {The simplest.
Black's active pieces (especially Be5) will compensate for White's bishop pair.
} (21... Ba6 {was now less effective due to} 22. Re3 Bb5 (22... Bb7 $2 23. Rb3)
(22... Bxe2 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Rxe2 {[%csl Rc6]}) 23. a4 $1 Bxe2 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25.
Rxe2 $16 {[%csl Rc6]}) 22. exf5 Nd6 23. Bf3 $6 {After this move the initiative
passes to Black.} (23. f6 $5 gxf6 (23... g6 $5 24. Bf3) 24. Bf3 $44 {may be a
better try.}) 23... Nxf5 24. Bxc6 Rab8 25. Rd5 f6 26. Bd7 (26. Ba4 Rb4 27. Bb3
Nd4 $36) 26... Nd4 27. Bg4 Nc2 28. Rb1 Na3 29. Ra1 Nc2 30. Rb1 Rfe8 31. Bd2
Rxb2 (31... Bxb2 32. Kf1 Na3 33. Re1 Be5 {may give Black some winning chances.
After the exchange of rooks White equalises quite easily.}) 32. Rxb2 Bxb2 33.
Bd7 Re5 34. Rxe5 Bxe5 35. Ba4 Nd4 36. Be3 Kf8 37. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 38. Kf1 Ke7 39.
Ke2 Bb6 40. Kf3 Kd6 41. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 16th"]
[Site "Jerusalem"]
[Date "2015.02.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Ter Sahakyan, Samvel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2015.02.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. a3 Rc8 12. b4 c5 $1 {The idea of Rustam
Kasimdzhanov from his game against Veselin Topalov (London 2012).} 13. bxc5 (
13. Nxb5 cxd4 $1) 13... Bxf3 14. cxd6 ({In the event of} 14. gxf3 Nxc5 15. dxc5
Rxc5 {White can't keep his material advantage as Black is threatening both 16..
.Nd5 attacking the c3 knight and 16...Bxh2+with a perpetual. For example,} 16.
f4 (16. Bb2 Bxh2+ 17. Kxh2 Rh5+ 18. Kg2 Rg5+ 19. Kh1 Rh5+ 20. Kg2 Rg5+ 21. Kh1
{1/2 (21) Bulski,K (2534)-Nyback,T (2599) Germany 2014}) 16... Nd5 17. Bb2 Nxc3
18. Bxc3 Qc7 19. Rfc1 Rc8 20. Bb4 (20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Bd3 Rxc3 22. Qxc3 Qxc3 23.
Rxc3 Rxc3 24. Bxb5 Bxa3 $11 {1/2 (37) Topalov,V (2752)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2684)
London 2012}) 20... Rxc2 21. Rxc2 Qxc2 22. Bxc2 Bxb4 23. axb4 Rxc2 24. Rxa7 g5
$1 25. Rb7 (25. fxg5 Rc4 $11 {1/2 (35) Erdos,V (2640)-Banusz,T (2580) Heviz
2012}) 25... gxf4 26. exf4 Rc4 27. Rxb5 Rxf4 $11 {1/2 (37) Miton,K (2622)
-Czarnota,P (2545) Warsaw 2012}) 14... Nd5 15. gxf3 ({After} 15. Bd2 Qg5 16. g3
Qh5 {Black's initiative compensates for his material deficit, e.g.} 17. Rfb1
N7f6 18. d7 Nxd7 19. Rxb5 f5 20. Qb3 Rf6 21. Bf1 Rh6 22. h4 Qg4 23. Nxd5 Rxh4
24. Bg2 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Qh3+ 26. Kf3 Qg4+ 27. Kg2 Qh3+ 28. Kf3 Qg4+ 29. Kg2 {
1/2 (29) Szeberenyi,A (2316)-Juhasz,A (2267) Budapest 2014}) 15... Qg5+ (15...
Nxc3 $143 $6 16. f4 $1 Nf6 17. Qb2 $1 (17. Bb2 $6 Na4 18. Qe2 a6 $5 $15 {
1-0 (29) Sasikiran,K (2680)-Najer,E (2646) Bilbao 2014 CBM 163 [Sasikiran,K]})
17... a6 18. Bd2 Na4 19. Qb1 Nc3 20. Qb2 Na4 21. Qb1 Nc3 22. Qb3 $14 Nfe4 $2
23. Be1 Qf6 24. Kh1 Qf5 25. Bxc3 Nxf2+ 26. Rxf2 Qxd3 27. Rc1 Qxe3 28. Qb2 $18 {
1-0 (48) Ganguly,S (2619)-Zherebukh,Y (2627) Fujairah 2012}) 16. Kh1 Qh5 17.
Be2 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] This novelty is White's best chance to fight for an
advantage.} (17. Rg1 $2 Rxc3 18. Qe2 Rxd3 $1 19. Qxd3 Qxf3+ 20. Rg2 Nf4 21. Qf1
{1/2 (31) Schreiner,P (2439)-Wallner,J (2380) Austria 2013} Nxg2 22. Qxg2 Qd1+
23. Qg1 Qe2 $17 {[%cal Yf8c8]}) (17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Be4 Nxc3 19. Bb2 f5 $1 20.
Bxc3 fxe4 21. Rg1 Qxf3+ 22. Rg2 Nb6 {, and Black is by no means worse.}) 17...
Nxc3 18. Rg1 Nf6 $6 {The knight will be misplaced here in view of e4-e5, and
Black will not be able to take the d6-pawn.} (18... Rfd8 $1 19. e4 (19. Bb2
Nxe2 20. Qxe2 Nf8 21. d5 g6 22. dxe6 Nxe6 23. Rad1 Rc6) 19... e5 {gives Black
more chances to equalise.}) 19. Bb2 Nce4 (19... Nxe2 20. Qxe2 Rfd8 (20... Ne4
21. d7 Rcd8 22. d5 e5 23. Rae1 $1 Nf6 24. Rg3 $16 {[%cal Re2b5,Re1g1]}) 21. e4
$1 {, and Black can't regain the pawn - see annotation to the previous move.})
({or} 19... Na4 20. Qd2 Nxb2 21. Qxb2 {[%cal Ye3e4]}) 20. fxe4 Rxc2 21. Bxh5
Rxb2 22. Bf3 Rxf2 23. Rgf1 Rxf1+ 24. Rxf1 $16 {[%csl Gd6][%mdl 4096] White's
protected passed pawn guarantees him a clear advantage.} e5 $1 {Black must
stop e4-e5.} (24... Rc8 25. e5 Nd5 (25... Nd7 26. Rb1 a6 27. Bb7) 26. Bxd5 exd5
27. Kg2 {[%cal Yg2f3,Ye3e4] , and White should win this rook ending.}) 25. Rc1
$1 {[%cal Gc1c7]} Rd8 26. Rc5 a6 27. Rc6 Ra8 28. dxe5 $6 {Apparently, both
players were convinced that White was forcing a victory; however, they missed
an important detail.} (28. Be2 $142 Kf8 29. Kg2 $16) 28... Nd7 29. Bg4 Nxe5 30.
Rc5 Nxg4 $2 {Resignation when the outcome of the game was not yet decided.} (
30... Nd3 $1 31. Rc8+ (31. Rc3 $2 Nf2+ 32. Kg2 Nxe4) (31. Rc7 Kf8) 31... Rxc8
32. Bxc8 Kf8 33. Bxa6 Nf2+ 34. Kg2 Nxe4 35. d7 Ke7 36. Bxb5 {, and it is
unclear whether White can win this ending.}) 31. d7 Rd8 32. Rc8 Kf8 33. Rxd8+
Ke7 34. Rf8 Kxd7 35. Rxf7+ Ke6 36. Rxg7 Nxe3 37. Rxh7 1-0

[Event "WchT 7th"]
[Site "Bursa"]
[Date "2010.01.06"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Bf1 (11. Be2 {is the main line but the text
move may well become popular after the present game}) (11. Bd3 {is also
possible.}) 11... c5 $1 12. a4 (12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Ng5 (13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4
Nf6 $1 {- that's why 11.Bf1 is considered less accurate than 11.Be2! -} 15. Qc2
Qb6 16. a4 Bb7 17. axb5 axb5 18. Bd2 Be4 $11 {1/2 Hansen,C (2610)-Ivanchuk,V 
(2704)/Malmo 2003/CBM 095 (24)}) 13... Qb6 $1 (13... Bb7 $143 14. Nce4 Nxe4 15.
Nxe4 Be7 16. Nd6 Bd5 17. e4 Bxd6 18. exd5 Rc8 19. Qe2 exd5 20. Rxd5 Nf6 21. Rd3
$14 {1-0 Karpov,A (2725)-Polgar,Z (2530)/Madrid 1992/CBM 030/[Ftacnik] (57)})
14. Nce4 Be7 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Bd3 h6 17. Nh7 {1/2 Shariyazdanov,A (2594)
-Zakharstov,V (2484)/Elista 2001/CBM 083}) 12... b4 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Rb8
15. Qd3 $146 (15. b3 $6 Bb7 16. Qd3 cxd4 17. exd4 Qa5 $15 {0-1 Saladen,R (2287)
-Abreu Delgado,A (2488)/Cali 2001/CBM 083 ext (35)}) 15... cxd4 $6 {A
premature exchange.} (15... Bb7 $5 16. e4 (16. dxc5 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qg5+ 18. Bg2
Nxc5 $1 19. Qxd6 $140 $2 Rbd8 20. e4 Qf6) 16... c4 $1 17. Qxc4 Bxe4 18. Bg5 Nf6
19. Qxa6 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Ra8 $44) (15... Qc7 $5 {S.Zagrebelny}) 16. Qxd4 Be7 17.
Qf4 Bf6 18. a5 $1 {[%csl Ra6,Rb4]} Qe7 19. e4 e5 20. Qe3 $14 Nc5 $6 (20... Rd8
21. Bc4 Nf8 $14) 21. Rd5 $1 Ne6 (21... Nd7 22. Bd2 $16) 22. Nxe5 Bb7 23. Nd7 $1
(23. Ng4 Bxd5 24. exd5 Nd4 25. Bxa6 $14 {S,Zagrebelny}) 23... Bxd5 24. Nxf8 Ba8
(24... Bb7 25. Nxe6 Qxe6 26. Qa7 $1 $16) 25. Nxe6 Qxe6 {White has won a pawn
but is yet to complete his development.} 26. Qa7 (26. e5 $142 $1 $16 {S.
Zagrebelny} Bxe5 $140 27. f4 Bf6 28. Qxe6 fxe6 29. Bxa6 Rd8 30. Be2) 26... Rd8
$132 27. Be3 $1 {White gives up his material advantage but his passed a-pawn
will be very strong.} Bxe4 (27... Bxb2 28. Rd1 $1) 28. Re1 Bxb2 29. Qb6 $1 {
[%mdl 2048]} (29. Bb6 Ra8 30. Qxa8+ Bxa8 31. Rxe6 fxe6 32. Bxa6 Bd5 33. Bd3 Kf7
{is hardly winning for White.}) 29... Rc8 (29... Qf6 30. Bc5 $1) 30. Bf4 $1 (
30. Bxa6 $6 Qg4) 30... g5 $5 {Desperation.} 31. Bg3 $6 {A mystery.} ({Why not} 
31. Bxg5 $16 {?}) 31... b3 $5 {Very creative but hardly effective.} 32. Re3 $2
{This move gives away White's whole advantage.} (32. Qxe6 fxe6 33. Rxe4 {
was quite good:} Bf6 34. Re1 b2 35. Bd3 Rc1 36. Rf1 {and then the white
dark-squared bishop will push the black rook back, e.g.} Bc3 37. Bc7 $1 h6 (
37... Be1 38. Be5 $1 b1=Q 39. Bxb1 Rxb1 40. Bc3 $18) 38. Bb6 e5 $1 39. Be3 Be1
40. g3 $16 {followed by Kg2, f4 etc.}) 32... Bf6 (32... Qd5 {[%cal Rc8c1] was
a simpler equalizer:} 33. Qxb3 Qxb3 34. Rxb3 Bf6 35. Bxa6 Rc5 36. Ra3 (36. Bb5
$2 Bd5 37. Rb1 Ba2 38. Rb4 Bc3) 36... Bb2 37. Rb3 Bf6 $11) 33. Rxe4 Qxe4 34.
Qxf6 Qg6 $2 {It was essential to prevent Bg3-e5:} (34... Re8 $1 35. Qxg5+ Qg6
36. Qd2 Qf6 $11 {S.Zagrebelny}) 35. Qd4 h6 36. Be5 $1 {White now controls
everything and brings his advantage home.} Re8 37. h4 Qf5 38. Bh8 Qh7 39. Qd7
Qe4 40. Bc3 gxh4 41. Bd3 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2016.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. e4 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nd4 Neg4 14. g3 Re8 (
14... g6 15. Nb3 a5 16. h3 Ne5 17. f4 Nc4 18. e5 a4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Nd2 Bc5+
21. Kh2 Nd5 22. Nde4 Bd4 23. Nxd5 cxd5 24. Nf6+ Kh8 25. Qd2 $16 {1-0 (53)
Bluebaum,M (2580)-Loiseau,Q (2419) Khanty-Mansiysk 2015}) (14... Bxg3 15. hxg3
Qxd4 16. Qd1 $1 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 {gives White excellent compensation for the pawn
in the endgame. Here is a typical example:} Rfe8 18. f3 Ne5 19. Be3 a5 20. Rac1
h5 21. b3 a4 22. b4 Bc8 23. Bd4 a3 24. f4 Nc4 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Bxc4 bxc4 27.
Rd6 $16 {1/2 (41) Lenic,L (2621)-Grachev,B (2687) Legnica 2013}) (14... Bc5 15.
Nf5 Qb6 (15... Re8 $142 {transposing to the game}) 16. Bxg4 Nxg4 17. b4 $1 Bd4
(17... Bxb4 18. Qb2 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 f6 20. Ba3 $16 {1-0 (54) Khismatullin,D 
(2680)-Ponkratov,P (2610) Izhevsk 2014}) 18. Bb2 Be5 19. Qe2 Nf6 20. Na4 Qc7
21. Nc5 Bc8 22. Nd4 a5 23. a3 Bh3 24. Rfc1 $14 {1-0 (58) Cori,J (2612)-Ankit,R
(2508) Pune 2014}) 15. Nf5 Bc5 16. Bf4 (16. Kg2 Bc8 $5) 16... Qb6 $1 {Both
sides must play actively.} (16... b4 17. Bxg4 Nxg4 18. Na4 Bf8 19. Nc5 Bc8 20.
Rad1 Qa5 21. Nd6 $16 {1-0 (48) Levin,F (2489)-Ashton,A (2395) Gallipoli 2014})
(16... Ne5 17. Rad1 Qb6 18. Kg2 Bb4 19. f3 a6 20. Qb3 Bf8 21. Nd6 $14 {1/2 (21)
Gledura,B (2395)-Fodor,T (2462) Zalakaros 2014}) 17. Kg2 (17. Bxg4 {is not too
promising:} Nxg4 18. Kg2 (18. b4 $6 {is untimely now; Black grabs a pawn
without any risk:} Bxb4 19. Qb2 Bf8 20. Bd6 Bxd6 21. Nxd6 Re6 22. Rad1 Qc7 23.
Qd2 Nf6 24. Rfe1 Ne8 25. Nf5 b4 26. Na4 c5 $17 {1-0 (60) Lingnau,C (2407)
-Schreiner,T (2331) Germany 2015}) (18. Qe2 Nf6 19. e5 Bf8 20. Be3 c5 $1 21.
exf6 Qxf6 22. g4 b4 23. Nd1 g6 24. Ng3 Qc6 25. f3 Ba6 26. Qf2 Bxf1 27. Nxf1 c4
$132 {0-1 (34) Sebenik,M (2511)-Diermair,A (2426) Bad Gleichenberg 2013}) (18.
Rac1 Rad8 19. Nd1 Bf8 20. Nde3 Nxe3 21. Bxe3 c5 22. f3 g6 23. Nh4 Qe6 24. Bxc5
Bxc5+ 25. Qxc5 Qxa2 $11 {1-0 (44) Banusz,T (2585)-Pourramezanali,A (2432)
Dubai 2015}) 18... Rad8 19. f3 Ne5 20. Rad1 Bf8 21. Rxd8 Qxd8 22. Rd1 Qf6 23.
Bxe5 Qxe5 24. Qd2 b4 25. Ne2 c5 $11 {1/2 (34) Onischuk,A (2665)-Sethuraman,S 
(2623) Tsaghkadzor 2015}) 17... g6 (17... Nxf2 {proved insufficient for
equality in the following game:} 18. e5 Nd7 (18... N6g4 19. Ne4 $1 Nxe4 20.
Bxg4 Bf8 21. Bf3 Nc5 22. Be3 $1 Rxe5 23. Bd4 {[%cal Rd4e5,Rb2b4]} Qc7 $8 24.
Bxe5 Qxe5 25. Rad1 $14) 19. b4 $1 Bxb4 20. Rxf2 Nxe5 21. Ne4 (21. Nxg7 c5+ 22.
Kh3 Bc8+ 23. g4 Kxg7 24. Bxe5+ Rxe5 25. Rxf7+ Kxf7 26. Qxh7+ Ke6 27. Qg6+ {
1/2 (33) Wagner,D (2481)-Shirov,A (2685) Germany 2014}) 21... c5 22. Kf1 Bxe4
23. Qxe4 Ng6 24. Qd5 Nxf4 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Rxf4 c4 27. Nc6 Bc3 28. Rb1 Rac8 29.
Bf3 $16 {1-0 (75) Giri,A (2768)-Shirov,A (2691) Hoogeveen 2014}) 18. h3 $1 Ne5
$146 {[%mdl 8]} ({The line played in the previous game looks quite decent for
Black:} 18... gxf5 19. hxg4 Bd4 $5 (19... Nxe4 20. gxf5 $14) 20. gxf5 Bxc3 (
20... Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. f3 $14 {[%cal Yf1h1]}) 21. bxc3 c5 22. f3 Rxe4 23.
Rae1 Rxf4 $1 24. gxf4 Nd5 $44 {1/2 (40) Svane,R (2543)-Shirov,A (2715) Skopje
2015}) {However, the text move is hardly worse.} 19. Nh6+ (19. Bg5 $142 {
but after} Ned7 20. Nh6+ Kg7 21. f4 Bd4 22. Bf3 b4 $1 {Black's position is
satisfactory, e.g.} 23. Ne2 (23. e5 Nd5 24. Nxd5 cxd5 25. Ng4 Rac8 26. Qd2 Rc4
$13) (23. Na4 Qa6 $1 24. Be2 (24. Qb3 c5 25. Qxf7+ Kh8) 24... Qa5 25. Qc4 Rxe4
26. Qxf7+ Kh8 $13) 23... c5 24. Qb3 $1 Rf8 $13 (24... Rxe4 $143 25. Qxf7+ Kh8
26. Nxd4 cxd4 27. Rae1 $1)) 19... Kg7 20. Bg5 Bd4 (20... Ned7 {is not
necessary now.}) 21. Bxf6+ {This knight should be eliminated, otherwise it can
become dangerous, e.g.} (21. f4 Nc4 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. f5 Nxe4 $1 24. Nxe4 Rxe4
25. fxg6 c5 $17) 21... Kxf6 22. f4 Nc4 23. Bxc4 bxc4 24. f5 $1 {White must
urgently create counterplay. If Black consolidates his position, he will be
clearly better due to his bishop pair and weakness of White's king.} c5 $1 (
24... Kg7 {is risky for Black:} 25. fxg6 fxg6 (25... Kxh6 26. gxf7 $40) 26.
Rf7+ Kxh6 27. Raf1 $1 {[%cal Rc3a4]} (27. Na4 Qa5 28. Qc1+ g5 {[%csl Ra1]})
27... Be3 28. Nd1 $1 Bc8 29. R1f3 $40) 25. fxg6+ Kxg6 26. Nxf7 Rf8 27. Nd5 {
This leads to a perpetual.} (27. Kh2 $143 Rxf7 28. e5+ Kg7 29. Rxf7+ Kxf7 30.
Qxh7+ Ke6 {, and White has no clear draw.}) 27... Qxb2 28. Ne7+ Kg7 29. Nf5+
Kg6 30. Ne7+ Kg7 31. Nf5+ Kg6 32. Ne7+ {The game looks home-cooked, both
players probably followed their analyses (certainly Black did!).} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 11th"]
[Site "Rijeka"]
[Date "2010.03.17"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Maiorov, Nikita"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2010.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. a4 c5 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. exd4 b6 $6 $146 {A dubious novelty
allowing a strong break in the centre.} (12... Qc7 {is the main and solid
equalising move:} 13. Qe2 (13. Bd3 b6 14. Be3 ({Dreev had alreadys played this
position once as White (via the move order 11...Qc7 12.Bd3 cxd4 13.exd4). He
was probably so convinced by Black's position that he now chose to play it as
Black. Dreev hatte diese Stellung schon einmal selbst als Weißer gespielt 
(über die Zugfolge 11...Qc7 12.Bd3 cxd4 13.exd4). Wahrscheinlich war er so von
der schwarzen Stellung überzeugt, dass er es nun auch mit Schwarz anwendet.} 
14. h3 Bb7 15. Ng5 h6 16. Nge4 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Vyzmanavin,A/Podolsk 1992/CBM
33 (16)}) 14... Bb7 15. Qe2 Nd5 16. Ne4 (16. Rac1 $142 {A.Dreev}) 16... Nf4 17.
Bxf4 Bxf4 $15 {0-1 Van Wely,L-Dreev,A/New Delhi/Teheran 2000/CBM 81/[Lutz] (58)
Black is already better, since White does not achieve the usual attacking
formations for isolated pawn formations. Schwarz steht bereits besser, da Weiß
nicht die in Isolani-Stellungen üblichen Angriffsformationen erreicht.}) (13.
Bb3 b6 14. d5 e5 15. Bg5 Bb7 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Qf5 Qb8 18. Bxf6 {1/2 Arutinian,
D (2446)-Borovikov,V (2595)/Pardubice 2005/CBM 107 ext}) 13... Re8 {By
positioning the Re8 on the same file as the Qe2 Black denies White the advance
d4-d5. In Adianto-Gurevich a slight initiative was possible thanks to this
idea. Durch die Gegenüberstellung von Qe2 und Re8 verhindert Schwarz den
Vorstoß d4-d5. In Adianto-Gurevich konnte dank dieser Idee eine leichte
Initiative behaupten.} (13... e5 $6 14. h3 exd4 15. Nxd4 Be5 16. Be3 Bf4 17.
Nd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Nf6 20. Bf3 $14 {1-0 Grachev,B (2653)-Sjugirov,
S (2610)/Moscow RUS 2010/The Week in Chess 797 (53)}) (13... b6 14. Bg5 h6 $5 (
14... Bb7 15. d5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Nc5 19. Rad1 Rfe8
20. Qc2 {1-0 Adianto,U (2598)-Gurevich,M (2633)/Batumi 2001/CBM 086 (51)} Ne4
$1 $11) 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. d5 Re8 17. dxe6 Bxe6 18. Bxe6 Rxe6 19. Qd3 Bc5 20. h3
$11 {1/2 Lapshun,Y (2443)-Robson,R (2559)/Philadelphia USA 2010/The Week in
Chess 804 (58)}) 14. Bg5 (14. Re1 b6 15. Bb3 Bb7 16. Ne5 {White allows
simplificaations, but otherwise he has nothing special. Weiß läßt
Vereinfachungen zu, aber auch sonst hat er wohl nichts Besonderes} Nd5 17. Bd2
Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Bc5 $11 {1/2 Karpov,A (2690)-Anand,V (2752)/Prague
2002/CBM 089/[Lutz] (34) Black has no more problems. Schwarz hat keine
Probleme mehr.}) 14... h6 (14... Bf4 $2 15. d5 $1 Bxg5 16. dxe6 Ne5 17. exf7+
Nxf7 18. Nd5 $1 Qc6 19. Ne7+ Kf8 20. Nxc6 Rxe2 21. Nd8 $1 $14 {1-0 Onischuk,A 
(2670)-Stefansson,H (2566)/Lubbock 2008/CBM 126 (53)}) (14... b6 15. Rac1 Bb7
16. Bd3 Qb8 $11 {0-1 Laxman,R (2503)-Arun Prasad,S (2567)/Gurgaon IND 2010/The
Week in Chess 799 (65)}) 15. Bh4 b6 16. Bd3 (16. Rac1 Bb7 17. Bg3 Bxg3 18. hxg3
Qd6 19. Ne5 Red8 20. Ba2 Rac8 $11 {1/2 Anand,V (2783)-Leko,P (2751)/Miskolc
2009/CBM 130 Extra (51)}) 16... Bb7 17. Rac1 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Qf4
20. Qh3 g5 21. Qxh2 Qxh4 22. Qxh4 gxh4 $11 {1/2 Jussupow,A (2585)-Sebag,M 
(2510)/Moscow 2008/CBM 123 (57)}) ({The other moves didn't bring Black good
results:} 12... h6 13. Ba2 b6 14. Qe2 Bb7 15. Ne5 Nd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5
exd5 18. Bxh6 $1 Bxe5 19. dxe5 gxh6 20. Rxd5 $18 {1-0 Ehlvest,J (2605)
-Stefansson,H (2549)/Liepaya 2004/CBM 103 (26)}) (12... Nb6 13. Bb3 Bd7 14. Bg5
Bc6 15. Qd3 Rc8 16. Bc2 $1 g6 17. Bb3 Be7 18. Ne5 Nbd5 19. Rac1 a5 20. h4 Re8
21. Bc4 Nd7 22. Ne4 $36 {1-0 Le Quang Liem (2624)-Harikrishna,P (2672)/Kolkata
IND 2009/The Week in Chess 790 (71)}) 13. d5 $1 e5 (13... exd5 $6 14. Nxd5 $16
{[%cal Gd1d8]}) 14. Ng5 Qe7 (14... Qc7 $5) 15. Nge4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 {[%csl Ra6,
Rb6,Gd5]} a5 {Further weakening his position, which was already difficult:} (
16... f5 $2 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Ba2 {[%cal Rc2c6]}) (16... Bb7 17. Bg5 $1 f6 18.
Be3 Rfc8 19. Qb3 $16 {[%csl Rb6]}) (16... h6 17. Be3) 17. Bg5 f6 18. Be3 Nc5 (
18... Bb7 19. Qb3 $16) 19. Nxc5 bxc5 20. Bxc5 Bg4 21. Rdc1 Rfc8 22. Bxd6 Qxd6
23. Qb3 {It is not easy for White to convert his extra pawn as Black's a5 pawn
holds two. However, the GM from Belarus, using the "don't hurry" approach,
advocated by his famous compatriot and trainer Mikhail Shereshevsky, finally
succeeds:} Bd7 24. Bb5 Rd8 25. Bc6 Rab8 26. Qc3 Rb4 27. h3 Kf7 28. Ra3 Rc8 29.
Qc2 g6 30. Rc3 Bf5 31. Qd2 Rd4 32. Qe3 g5 33. Bb5 $1 Rxc3 34. bxc3 Re4 35. Qa7+
Kg6 36. c4 Qa3 37. Rf1 Bxh3 38. Be8+ Kh6 39. Qf7 1-0

[Event "Moscow Nutcracker"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.12.23"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2014.12.20"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Princes"]
[BlackTeam "Kings"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Bd2 b4 $1 {Probably the simplest
way to equality, instead of the more common} (12... Rfe8) ({or} 12... a6) 13.
Na4 (13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 c5 15. Qh4 Nf6 16. Rac1 Qe7 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Ne5 a5
19. Bf3 Rfc8 $11 {1/2 (25) Ftacnik,L (2546)-Gonda,L (2535) Germany 2013}) 13...
c5 14. Rac1 (14. dxc5 a5 $1 {was tried in several correspondence games, in
which Black finally regained the pawn and equalised:} 15. Rac1 (15. Bc3 Bxh2+
16. Nxh2 bxc3 17. Qxc3 Ne4 18. Qc2 Rac8 19. Rac1 Nxf2 $5 20. Kxf2 Qxh2 21. Rxd7
Bxg2 $1 22. Ke1 Bc6 23. Nb6 Bxd7 24. Nxd7 Rfd8 25. c6 Qg3+ 26. Kd1 Qxe3 $132 {
1/2 (60) Schindler,S (2333)-Tsirakovsky,S (1941) Lechenicher SchachServer 2011}
) (15. Be1 Rfc8 16. Rac1 Nxc5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. h3 Qb6 19. Bc4 Rc7 20. Qe2 Rac8
$11 {1/2 (28) Reichenbaecher,T (1976)-Krakovsky,P (1951) Lechenicher
SchachServer 2011}) 15... Rfc8 (15... Rac8 16. a3 bxa3 17. Qb3 Nxc5 18. Qxa3
Nfe4 19. Nxc5 Bxc5 20. Qxa5 Qe7 21. Qa2 Nxd2 {1/2-1/2 (21) Kenig,J (1443)
-Konstantinov,M (2213) Lechenicher SchachServer 2012}) 16. Bc3 Nxc5 17. Bxf6
Nxa4 18. Qb1 Nc5 19. Ng5 g6 20. Nf3 Qb8 21. Rc4 {1/2 (21) Soltau,A (2630)
-Hristov/Geider,I (2494) Rochade 5171-Jub15 bd01 2004}) 14... Rfc8 (14... a5 {
was possible here, too.}) 15. Be1 (15. dxc5 $142 Nxc5 16. Nxc5 Qxc5 $11) 15...
Qa5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nxc5 Rxc5 18. Bc4 (18. Qd3 {was probably better,
avoiding the destruction of White's kingside. Still, Black's position was more
active.}) 18... Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qc7 20. f4 a5 21. b3 Rc8 $15 {White's kingside
is weak, which guarantees Black a steady initiative.} 22. Qe2 g5 $5 (22... Bf8
$5 {[%cal Yf6e8,Ye8d6] D. Kryakvin}) 23. f3 (23. Bd2 $5) 23... gxf4 24. e4 {
White has given up a pawn but it is still difficult to break up his position.}
Nd7 (24... Rg5+ $5 25. Kh1 Be5) 25. Qg2+ Kf8 26. Qh3 (26. Kh1 $5 Ne5 $140 27.
Bf2 Rc6 28. Qg5 $132) 26... Ne5 27. Bf2 (27. Qxh7 $1 Nxf3+ 28. Kf1 {gave White
more chances to survive, according to D.Kryakvin.}) 27... Nxc4 28. bxc4 Rg5+
29. Kh1 Kg8 (29... Kg7 $142 {, and in case of} 30. c5 Be5 31. c6 Bc3 32. Qh4 h6
{is possible (D.Kryakvin)}) 30. c5 Be5 31. c6 Bc3 $2 ({The prophylactic} 31...
Rg6 {was correct, keeping some edge after, say,} 32. Qf1 Bc3 33. Qc4 Kg7 $1 34.
Bd4+ Bxd4 35. Qxd4+ e5 36. Qd5 a4) 32. Qh4 Rg6 (32... Bf6 $142 33. e5 Be7 34.
Bc5 Qxc6 35. Qxf4 Qxc5 36. Rxc5 Rxc5 {, and Black should not lose, according
to V.Barsky, e.g.} 37. h4 Rg6 {(the simplest)}) 33. Rd7 $1 Qxc6 34. Qe7 {
White has obtained a strong attack.} Kh8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (34... Rf8 $8 {
but after} 35. Bc5 Qc8 36. Rcd1 Qe8 37. Qxf8+ Qxf8 38. Bxf8 Kxf8 39. Ra7 {
it is unclear whether Black can survive.}) 35. Qxf7 Rg7 36. Qxg7+ $1 {This was
probably overlooked by Black.} Bxg7 37. Rxc6 Rxc6 38. Rd8+ Bf8 39. Rxf8+ Kg7
40. Ra8 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chieti Fischer"]
[BlackTeam "Clichy Echecs 92"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Nbd7 7. O-O Bd6 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. e4 e5 10. Be3 Qe7 11. Bb3 b5 (11... exd4 {is the main continuation
in this position. It was examined in CBM 104, annotations to Lautier-Akopian
by GM Ch.Lutz. Here are some examples:} 12. Bxd4 Ne5 (12... Nxe4 $2 13. Re1
Nxc3 14. Bxc3 $18) (12... Ng4 13. h3 Nge5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. f4
Qe7 17. e5 Nc5 18. Bc2 f5 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. f5 Bd7 21. Qd4 $14 {1-0 Hoeksema,H
(2397)-Kroeze,F (2419)/Hilversum 2006/CBM 110 ext (40)}) 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxe5
Qxe5 15. f4 Qc5+ (15... Qe7 $5 16. Qf3 Be6 17. e5 Bxb3 18. exf6 Qc5+ 19. Rf2
Bd5 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Rd1 Rfe8 22. g3 Rad8 23. fxg7 Re3 $132 {1/2 Arsovic,G 
(2470)-Lazic,M (2465)/Zlatibor 2007/CBM 120 ext (33)}) 16. Kh1 Be6 17. e5 {
Das ist ein neues Konzept. Weiß rückt am Königsflügel vor und kann in der
Folge einen gedeckten Freibauern auf e6 etablieren, muss dafür aber die
schwarze Turmverdoppelung auf der d-Linie zulassen.} (17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Qb3 {
Weiß hat die etwas bessere Bauernstellung, aber Schwarz steht aktiv. Weiß hat
nicht viel.} Rae8 19. e5 Ng4 20. g3 Re7 21. Rae1 Qb6 22. Qa3 Rd7 23. Ne4 Rd4
24. Qe7 c5 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Shirov,A/Montecatini Terme 2000/CBM 79/[Lutz] 
(42)}) 17... Rad8 (17... Bxb3 18. Qxb3 Ng4 19. Ne4 Qe3 20. Qc2 Rad8 21. Rf3 Qd4
22. Re1 (22. Ng5 g6 23. e6 $18) 22... Qd7 23. Rg3 $16 {1-0 Dydyshko,V (2574)
-Suran,J (2396)/Czechia 2004/EXT 2005 (38)}) 18. Qf3 Bxb3 (18... Bd5 19. Nxd5
Nxd5 20. Rae1 f6 21. e6 Ne7 22. Rd1 g6 23. Rd7 $1 $16 {1-0 Chatalbashev,B 
(2490)-Drenchev,P (2439)/Plovdiv 2007/CBM 116 ext (55)}) 19. axb3 Nd5 20. Ne4
Qb6 21. Rae1 f6 {Gestattet die Bildung einer Freibauern, anderenfalls hat Weiß
das Feld d6 für seinen Srpinger und kann selbst f4-f5-f6 drohen.} 22. e6 Ne7
23. f5 Rd5 24. Ng3 Qd4 25. Re2 Rfd8 $13 {1-0 Lautier,J (2682)-Akopian,V (2692)/
Mallorca 2004/CBM 104/[Lutz] (47) Schwarz hat die d-Linie unter Kontrolle,
aber sein Sringer muss passiv bleiben. Es scheint mir, als wäre die Stellung
etwa ausgeglichen.}) ({Other options:} 11... Re8 12. h3 a6 13. Ng5 Rf8 14. f4
exf4 15. Bxf4 Bxf4 16. Rxf4 Nd5 17. Qh5 h6 18. Rxf7 Qxg5 19. Rxf8+ Kxf8 20.
Qxg5 hxg5 21. exd5 $18 {1-0 Dydyshko,V (2544)-Jirovsky,M (2464)/Czechia 2003/
EXT 2004 (26)}) (11... Bc7 $5 12. Qc2 Ng4 13. Nd5 cxd5 14. Qxc7 dxe4 15. Nxe5
Ngxe5 16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. Rac1 a5 18. Rfd1 (18. Bf4 $5) 18... a4 19. Bd5 Qxc7 20.
Rxc7 Nf6 21. Bxb7 Bxb7 22. Rxb7 Rfb8 23. Rxb8+ Rxb8 24. Bf4 $14 {1/2 Khenkin,I
(2610)-Bruno,F (2374)/Frascati 2005/CBM 106 ext (60)}) 12. Re1 (12. Bg5 $5 h6
13. Nh4 $5 exd4 14. Ng6 Qd8 15. Qxd4 Bxh2+ 16. Kxh2 Ng4+ 17. Kg1 Qxg5 18. Qd6
$2 (18. Nxf8 Qh4 $44) 18... Re8 19. Qxc6 Rb8 20. Rfd1 Ngf6 21. Rd3 Qxg6 $19 {
0-1 Bartel,M (2561)-Jaracz,P (2485)/Ustron 2006/CBM 114 ext (25)}) 12... Bb7
13. Qc2 (13. h3 b4 14. Na4 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. Rc1
{1/2 Babula,V (2569)-Grachev,B (2513)/Pardubice 2004/CBM 101 ext}) 13... b4 14.
Na4 (14. Ne2 $5 c5 $5 (14... exd4 15. Nexd4 Qxe4 16. Qxe4 Nxe4 17. Nf5 $36))
14... exd4 15. Bxd4 c5 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Rad1 {It may seem that control of
light squares gives White a clear advantage; however, Black skilfully makes
use of the fact that White's a4 knight is temporarily out of play.} Rad8 18.
Bd5 Ba6 $1 19. b3 (19. e5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Qxc5 Rde8 $1 22. Qxb4 Bd6 $132
) 19... Rfe8 20. Bc4 Bxc4 21. Qxc4 Ne5 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. g3 Bf8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8
25. Qe2 {[%cal Ya4b2,Yb2c4]} c4 $3 {[%mdl 512]} 26. bxc4 (26. Qxc4 Rd2 27. Re2
Qa1+ 28. Kg2 Qxa2 29. Rxd2 Qxd2 $11) 26... g6 27. Qc2 (27. Nb2 Bg7 28. Nd3 $6
Qc3) 27... Rd4 28. Nb2 (28. c5 Qe6 $44 {[%cal Ye6c6,Yd4c4]}) 28... a5 29. Kg2
Qe6 30. f3 Bc5 $44 {All Black's pieces are very active, he has a queenside
pawn advantage, and the white king is not safe.} 31. Rd1 Qd6 32. Rxd4 $6 (32.
Rd3) (32. Nd3) 32... Qxd4 33. Qe2 h5 34. Na4 Ba7 35. e5 $6 (35. Nb2 $5 {
just waiting.}) 35... Kg7 36. g4 $2 {It was probably time to give back the
pawn liquidating into a queen endgame with good drawing chances:} (36. c5 Bxc5
37. Nxc5 Qxc5 38. e6 $15) 36... hxg4 37. fxg4 Qd7 38. Nb2 a4 {The black pawns
have started their advance; besides, the white king is now very weak.} 39. e6
fxe6 40. Qe5+ (40. Nd3 b3 41. axb3 a3 $5) 40... Kh7 41. Nd3 Qb7+ $1 (41... Qxd3
42. Qc7+ Kh6 43. Qxa7 (43. Qf4+ Kg7 44. Qc7+ Kf6) 43... Qxc4 44. Qxa4 Qxg4+ 45.
Kf2 {may be insufficient for a win.}) 42. Kh3 b3 43. axb3 a3 44. Qxe6 Bd4 (
44... a2 {was good enough:} 45. Ne5 Qxb3+ 46. Kg2 Qc2+ 47. Kh3 Qc3+ 48. Kg2
Qd2+ 49. Kh3 Qe3+ 50. Kg2 Qf2+ 51. Kh3 Qf1+ 52. Kg3 Bf2+ 53. Kf3 Bd4+ $19) 45.
Ne5 Qxb3+ 46. Kh4 g5+ $5 47. Kxg5 Qe3+ 48. Kh4 Qh6+ 49. Qxh6+ Kxh6 50. g5+ Kg7
51. Nc6 Bc3 0-1

[Event "Biel GM 45th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2012.08.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[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 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. e4 {White tries to use this rare move order (without
castling for either side) for an immediate advance in the centre. A
double-edged continuation!} e5 11. dxe5 (11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 O-O 13. O-O (13.
Rd1 $5) 13... exd4 14. Nxd4 {0-1 Meskovs,N (2347)-Olsarova,T (2244)/Pardubice
CZE 2012/The Week in Chess 925 (30)} Qc7 $11) (11. O-O O-O {leads to a
well-known position, usually arising from other move orders, with earlier
castling.}) 11... Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. f4 (13. h3 Qe7 14. O-O a6 15. a4 O-O
16. Be3 Rfe8 17. Ne2 Rad8 18. Rad1 Bb8 19. Rfe1 h6 20. Bc5 Bd6 21. Bxd6 Rxd6
22. f4 Rdd8 23. Ng3 Qb4 24. Nf5 c5 25. e5 c4 26. Bf1 Ne4 $132 {1-0 Moskalenko,
V (2534)-Barrientos Chavarriaga,S (2433)/Barcelona 2005/CBM 108 ext (69)}) (13.
Ne2 $5 Bd6 (13... O-O $142) (13... Qd6 $5 14. f4 $140 Qb4+) 14. Bd2 Nd7 $6 (
14... O-O) 15. Ng3 Ne5 16. Be2 O-O 17. f4 Nd7 18. e5 Bc7 19. O-O-O a6 20. Bb4
Re8 21. Bg4 {1-0 Zherebukh,Y (2563)-Versporten,W (2092)/Plovdiv 2010/CBM 139})
13... Bd4 14. e5 Nd5 $146 (14... Ng4 $6 15. Ne4 O-O 16. Nd6 Ba6 17. Bxh7+ Kh8
18. Bf5 b4 19. Qxc6 Bb6 20. Qf3 Nh6 21. Be4 Rb8 22. f5 $18 {0-1 Zueger,B (2413)
-Bosiocic,M (2555)/Sibenik CRO 2012/The Week in Chess 917 (29)}) 15. Ne4 (15.
Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Be4 Qc4 $1 (16... Qd7 17. Bd2 $14) 17. Qxc4 bxc4 $132 {[%csl Rb2]
}) 15... Nb4 16. Qb3 Nxd3+ 17. Qxd3 O-O 18. Nd6 Bc5 19. Be3 Bxd6 20. exd6 Qh4+
21. g3 Qh5 $132 22. Rc1 $6 {It was safer to evacuate the king:} (22. O-O c5 $1
23. f5 $1 $13 Qh3 $140 24. Rf2) 22... c5 $6 (22... Qh3 $142 23. Rc5 Rad8 $36 {
[%cal Yb7c8]}) 23. Rxc5 Qh3 24. Rg1 Qxh2 25. Rc2 Qh3 26. Rc7 {[%csl Gc7,Gd6]}
Bf3 27. Kd2 (27. d7 Bg4 {[%cal Yf8d8]}) (27. Kf2 $5 Bh1 (27... Bg4 28. Qd5) 28.
d7 {retaining better prospects due to his strong d7-pawn, which paralyses
Black's rooks.}) 27... Qe6 (27... Rfd8 28. Bc5 $14) 28. Bc5 Bg4 29. b3 Bf5 30.
Re1 $4 {[%mdl 8192] White has consolidated his position; his d6-pawn
guarantees him good chances. But now he suddenly blunders a rook!} (30. Qe3
Qd5+ 31. Kc1 $14) 30... Qxe1+ 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Smeets, Jan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. e4 $5 $146 {A crazy idea, instead of normal
bishop retreats. It should not be dangerous for Black.} bxc4 12. e5 Qc7 (12...
Bc7 13. Bg5 $5 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Nxg5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 $44) 13. exd6 Qxd6 14. Bg5
a5 (14... c5 $5 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Qc7 $1 {[%cal Yc8b7]}) 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16.
Na4 $14 {White now seizes the c5-square, and Black must play accurately.} Ba6
17. Nc5 Rfb8 (17... Nd7 18. Ng5 $1) 18. Rac1 (18. Ne5 $142 {preventing ...
Nf6-d7.}) 18... h6 19. a3 $2 {[%mdl 16384]} (19. Ne5 $1 $14 {was now a must.})
19... Nd7 $1 $15 {Ousting or exchanging the c5-knight. Even if White
recaptures the c4-pawn, the balance of weaknesses (b2 and d4 vs. c6) will be
in Black's favour.} 20. Ne4 (20. Nxa6 Rxa6 21. Qxc4 (21. Qe2 Rab6 22. Rd2 Qd5
$15) 21... Rab6 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 Rc8 $15) 20... Qd5 21. Nc3 Qf5 (21... Qh5
$5) 22. Qe2 (22. Qxf5 exf5 23. d5 c5 $5) 22... Qf4 23. Rc2 (23. Ne5 $5) 23...
Rd8 {Black now just keeps an extra pawn although he can hardly convert it.} 24.
Rcd2 Rab8 25. g3 Qc7 26. Qe3 (26. Ne5 $143 Nxe5 27. Qxe5 Qxe5 28. dxe5 Rd3)
26... Bb7 27. Ne5 Nxe5 28. Qxe5 Qxe5 29. dxe5 Rxd2 30. Rxd2 {[%mdl 4096]} c5
31. f4 g5 32. Kf2 gxf4 33. gxf4 Bc6 34. Ke3 Kf8 35. Rd6 Be8 36. Rd2 Bc6 37. h4
$6 {There was no reason to avoid the repetition:} (37. Rd6 $142) 37... Ke7 38.
Rd6 Bh1 39. Na4 $6 (39. Ra6 Rxb2 40. Rxa5 Rh2 (40... Rb3 41. Kd2) (40... Rc2
41. Ne2 $11) 41. Rxc5 Rh3+ 42. Kd2 Rxh4 43. Rxc4 h5 $15 {[%csl Gh5]}) 39...
Rb3+ 40. Kd2 Rf3 41. Nxc5 $6 (41. Ra6 $142 Rxf4 42. Rxa5 Rxh4 43. Rxc5 h5 44.
Nb6 {winning the crucial c4-pawn, e.g.} Rh2+ 45. Kc3 h4 46. Rc7+ Kf8 47. Rxc4 {
with good drawing chances.}) 41... Rxf4 42. Ra6 Rxh4 43. Rxa5 h5 $17 {This
passed pawn eventually decides the game.} 44. Ke3 (44. Kc3 Rf4 {[%cal Yh5h4]})
(44. Ra7+ Kf8 45. Nd7+ Kg7 46. Nf6 Kg6 $17) 44... Rh2 (44... Rh3+ $5 45. Kd4
Bd5) 45. Ra7+ Kf8 46. Rc7 (46. Nb7 Rxb2 47. Nd6 Rb3+ 48. Kf2 Bd5 49. Rxf7+ Kg8
$17) 46... Rxb2 47. Nd7+ Kg7 48. Rxc4 Rb3+ 49. Kf2 Rxa3 50. Rh4 Bc6 51. Nf6
Rf3+ 52. Ke2 (52. Kg1 Kg6 $1) 52... Rf5 53. Nxh5+ Kg6 54. Ng3 Rxe5+ {White had
to give up two pawns to get rid of the main enemy. The rest is clear.} 55. Kf2
Ra5 56. Rg4+ Kf6 57. Rg8 Ra2+ 58. Ke3 Ke5 59. Rc8 Ra3+ 60. Kf2 Bd5 61. Nf1 Ra2+
62. Ke3 f5 63. Nd2 f4+ 64. Ke2 Kd4 65. Rf8 e5 66. Ke1 e4 0-1

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 1st"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2008.12.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2008.12.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 (10. a3 {- see Topalov-Aronian and Svidler-Karjakin in
CBM 124.}) 10... Bb7 11. e4 e5 12. h3 {A useful waiting move, however, rarely
played.} (12. dxe5 {is the main line.}) 12... Re8 {This leads to the 12.dxe5
line with a transposition of moves. Practice has also seen:} (12... exd4 {
(Black's main option)}) (12... Qb8) (12... h6) (12... a6) 13. dxe5 (13. Be3 $5
exd4 $5 14. Nxd4 (14. Bxd4 b4) 14... Nc5) 13... Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Be3 Qe7
{Alternatives:} (15... a6 16. f4 $1 (16. Ne2 c5 17. Rad1 c4 18. Bxc4 Qc7 19.
Bd3 Qxc2 20. Bxc2 Bxe4 {1/2-1/2 Sargissian,G-Potkin,V/Warsaw 2005/CBM 108}) (
16. Rae1 c5 17. Bxc5 Rc8 18. b4 Nd7 19. Nd5 Nxc5 20. bxc5 Bd4 21. Qb3 Bxc5 22.
a4 {1/2-1/2 Bernard,C-Boudre,J/Massy 1993/EXT 1997}) (16. Rad1 Qc7 (16... Qe7
$5 17. Ne2 Bd6 18. Nd4 g6 19. Nb3 c5 $1 20. Nxc5 Rac8 21. b4 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Bxe4
23. Qd2 Rcd8 24. Bd4 Be5 $11 {0-1 Akesson,R-Ernst,T/Gothenburg 2005/CBM 107
ext (57)}) 17. f4 Bxc3 18. bxc3 c5 19. e5 Nd5 (19... c4 20. Bf5 g6 21. Bg4 Be4
22. Qd2 Nxg4 23. hxg4 Bd3 24. Rf3 Qe7 25. Bd4 b4 26. cxb4 Qd7 27. Bc3 Qxg4 $11
{1-0 Koentges,M-Craciun,G/ICCF WS 2005/ICCF CBM 125 (67)}) 20. Bxh7+ $6 (20.
Bd2 g6 $13) 20... Kh8 21. Rfe1 g6 22. Bxg6 fxg6 23. Qxg6 Re7 $17 {0-1
Krzyzanowski,P-Feldmann,G/IECG 2002/Telechess CBM 105 (36)}) 16... Bd4 17. Bxd4
Qxd4+ 18. Kh2 g6 19. e5 Nd5 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Rad1 Qb6 22. Rde1 Rac8 23. Qe2
Rc7 24. f5 $36 {1/2-1/2 Renaze,L-Flear,G/Cap d'Agde 2006/EXT 2007 (42)}) (15...
Bd4 $5 16. Bxd4 Qxd4 17. Rad1 Qc5 {[%cal Rb5b4]} (17... Qb6 18. Kh2 c5 19. Bxb5
Bxe4 20. Qa4 Re6 21. Rfe1 a6 22. Bd7 Nxd7 23. Nxe4 Nf8 24. Qc2 Rae8 25. Re3 $14
{0-1 Itter,E-Wong,K/IECG 2005/Telechess CBM 119 (42)}) 18. Rfe1 a6 19. Qc1 h6
20. Nd5 $2 (20. Qf4 Re6 $11) 20... Nxe4 21. Ne7+ Kf8 22. Bxe4 Qxc1 23. Ng6+
fxg6 24. Rxc1 Re6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Gutman,G-Shalimov,V/Alushta 1999/EXT 2001 (58)})
16. Rfd1 {Or else:} (16. Rae1 a6 17. Ne2 (17. Nb1 c5 18. Bxc5 Qc7 19. b4 Rad8
20. Kh1 Qd7 21. Re3 Bf4 22. Rf3 Nxe4 23. Rxf4 Qxd3 24. Qxd3 Rxd3 $17 {0-1
Jelen,I-Soln,P/Krsko 1997/CBM 061 ext (30)}) (17. Rd1 Rac8 18. Rfe1 c5 $11 {
1-0 Bieker,P-Thier,F/DESC 2004/Telechess CBM 109 (33)}) 17... c5 $1 (17... Bd6
18. Nd4 g6 19. Nb3 Nd7 20. Na5 Ne5 21. Nxb7 Qxb7 22. Be2 Rac8 23. f4 Nd7 24.
Bg4 Rc7 25. e5 Bb4 26. Rd1 $16 {1-0 Bonin,J-Shabalov,A/New York 1992/EXT 1997 
(40)}) 18. Bxc5 Qc7 19. Bd4 Bh2+ 20. Kh1 Nxe4 21. Rc1 Qd6 22. Rfd1 Rac8 23. Nc3
Qb8 $15 {0-1 Sanchez Rodenas,A-Pinho,J/ICCF 2003/CBM 110 (43)}) (16. Ne2 Bc7 $5
(16... Rad8 17. Rad1 Bc7 {1/2-1/2 Trufanov,A-Chubakov,A/Tomsk 2003/CBM 095 ext
(42)} 18. Bc5 $5) 17. Rad1 $5 (17. Ng3 $6 Bxg3 18. fxg3 Nxe4 19. Rf4 Ng5 20.
Re1 g6 21. Rff1 Ne6 22. a3 Red8 23. Kh2 a5 24. Bb6 Rd7 25. a4 Rd5 26. Qc3 b4
27. Qc2 Rxd3 28. Qxd3 Ba6 29. Qf3 Bxf1 30. Rxf1 Qb7 $17 {0-1 Kulczycki,M-Kuhne,
D/LSS 2006/Telechess CBM 123 (45)}) (17. Nd4 Nxe4 18. Rfd1 Qe5 19. Nf3 Qe7 20.
Bxe4 Qxe4 21. Qxe4 Rxe4 22. Rd7 Rc8 23. Bxa7 Re2 $11 {1-0 Kolar,J-Sherwood,R/
IECG 2002/Telechess CBM 95 (40)}) (17. Bc5 Qe5 18. f4 Qxc5+ 19. Qxc5 Bb6 20.
Qxb6 axb6 21. e5 Nd5 22. Ng3 Rad8 23. Be4 f6 $11 {0-1 Likavsky,T-Buhmann,R/
Austria 2005/EXT 2006 (119)}) 17... Bb6 (17... Nxe4 $5) 18. Nd4 Qc7 (18... Nxe4
$2 19. Rfe1 Bxd4 20. Bxd4 f5 (20... c5 21. Bxb5 $1 cxd4 22. Bxe8 Rxe8 23. f3)
21. f3 c5 22. Bf2 c4 23. Bf1 $18 {1-0 Bonin,J-Alexopoulos,G/New York 1994/EXT
2004 (30)}) 19. Rfe1 Rad8 20. Nf3 c5 21. Bxb5 Bxe4 22. Qe2 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Re7
24. Ng5 Ba8 25. Bf4 {1/2-1/2 Mayer,C-Lifshitz,S/IECC 2005/Telechess CBM 113}) (
16. Rfe1 a6 17. Ne2 Bd6 (17... c5 $1) 18. Nd4 Bb4 19. Nf5 Qe6 20. Bd2 c5 $6 21.
Bxb4 cxb4 22. e5 $16 {1-0 Kuzubov,Y-Shalimov,V/Alushta 2002/EXT 2003 (46)}) (
16. a4 $5 {needs more tests} Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nxe4 18. Rfe1 Qh4 19. axb5 cxb5 20.
Bxb5 Rec8 21. Bd4 Nd6 22. Bf1 $4 (22. Bd3 $14) 22... Qxd4 {0-1 Ivanov,
S-Kounalakis,E/Sunny Beach 2008/CBM 126 Extra (29)}) 16... a6 17. Ne2 c5 $1 {
[%cal Gb7e4] A typical sacrifice in this kind of position, in order to
recapture this pawn on e4.} 18. Bxc5 Qc7 19. f3 $1 {White prefers to give up
his b2-pawn while keeping Black's Bb7 and Nf6 restricted.} Bxb2 20. Qxb2 Qxc5+
21. Qd4 Qe7 22. Bc2 Bd5 $2 {A curious idea but White manages to prove the
strength of his d5-pawn.} (22... Rac8 $142 23. Bb3 a5 $14 {/=}) 23. exd5 Qxe2
24. Bb3 (24. Rac1 $5) 24... a5 25. d6 a4 $6 {Now Black's queenside pawns
become weak.} (25... Rad8 $142 26. Rac1 a4 27. Bc2 $16) 26. Bd5 Rac8 $6 (26...
Nxd5 27. d7 $1 Red8 28. Qxd5 $16 {[%csl Gd7]}) 27. Rd2 Qe5 28. Qxe5 Rxe5 29.
Bb7 $1 Rd8 (29... Rb8 30. d7 Rd8 31. Bc6) 30. Rb1 g6 (30... Re6 31. Bc6 $1
Rdxd6 32. Rxd6 Rxd6 33. Bxb5 a3 34. Rb3) 31. Bc6 Rc5 32. Bxb5 Rb8 33. Rdb2 a3
34. Rb3 Rc2 $6 {After this move White keeps two extra pawns but} (34... Kg7 35.
d7 Rd5 36. Bc4 Rxb3 37. Rxb3 Rxd7 38. Rxa3 {is obviously hopeless.}) 35. Rxa3
Rd2 36. Ra7 Nd5 (36... Rxd6 37. a4 Rd2 38. Rc1 $18 {[%cal Rc1c7]}) 37. d7 Kg7
38. Re1 Ne3 (38... Nf4 39. a4 Nxg2 {- game}) 39. a4 (39. Rxe3 {was good enough:
} Rxb5 40. Re7 Rf5 (40... Rbb2 41. Rxf7+ Kh6 42. Rxh7+ Kg5 43. Ra5+ Kf6 44.
Ra6+ Kf5 45. Rf7+ Kg5 46. Kh1 $18) 41. a4 g5 42. a5 Kg6 43. a6 Ra5 44. Re2 $18)
39... Nxg2 40. Re4 (40. Re7 $142 {[%cal Re7f7]} Rd8 (40... Rf8 41. Re8) 41. Re8
Nh4 42. Bc6 $18) 40... g5 41. Rc7 Nh4 42. Rc3 Rb7 43. Re2 $4 {[%mdl 8192] A
sudden blunder in a winning position.} (43. Re7 Rb6 (43... Rb8 44. Re8) 44.
Ree3 $18 {[%cal Rc3d3]}) 43... Rbxd7 $14 {White still keeps winning chances
due to his strong a-pawn.} 44. Kf2 R7d5 45. Rxd2 Rxd2+ {[%mdl 4096]} 46. Ke3
Ra2 47. Kd4 Ng2 48. Kc4 Nf4 49. Kb3 Ra1 50. Kb2 Re1 51. Rc5 Kf6 $6 {It was
more important to bring the knight back:} (51... Ne6 $1) 52. a5 Re5 $4 {
The resulting endgame is lost for Black.} (52... Ne6 {was not so good now due
to} 53. Rc6 {[%cal Yc6b6,Ya5a6]}) (52... Re7 {was probably the most stubborn
defence.}) 53. Rxe5 Kxe5 54. a6 Ne6 55. a7 Nc7 56. Bc6 f5 57. Kb3 Kd6 {White
was threatening to bring his king forward and push the black knight away from
c7 (using zuzgwang if necessary); preventing that, Black allows the white king
to move to the kingside, after which White can already take the black knight
by a7-a8Q.} 58. Bb7 Kc5 59. Kc2 Kd4 60. Kd2 h6 61. Ke2 $22 Ke5 62. Ke3 Kf6 63.
Bc6 Ke7 64. a8=Q Nxa8 65. Bxa8 Kf6 66. Bc6 (66. Kd4 {was already possible} g4
$140 67. f4 $1) 66... Ke5 67. Bb5 Kd5 68. Ba6 Ke5 69. h4 $1 Kd5 (69... gxh4 {
is obviously hopeless.}) 70. hxg5 hxg5 71. Bc8 Ke5 72. Bd7 $22 (72. Bd7 Kf6 73.
Kd4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.27"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Bd3 Qc7 {Probably more accurate than} (11... Bb7
12. Ng5 $5) 12. Bd2 {This move is hardly dangerous for Black but what else can
be suggested?} (12. e4 e5 13. h3 h6 14. Be3 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17.
exd5 Qd6 18. Rac1 Bxe3 19. fxe3 Qb6 20. Qf2 Bb7 21. e4 Qxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Rfc8 23.
b4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. Nd2 Nb6 27. Nb3 Kf8 28. Nc5 Ke7 $11 {
1/2 Akobian,V (2612)-Shulman,Y (2632)/Saint Louis 2009/CBM 130 (33)}) (12. h3
Bb7 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nge4 Be7 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Rac8 18. Bd2
c5 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Rac1 Qb6 21. Qb1 Rfd8 {1/2 Fridman,D (2650)-Vasquez,R 
(2507)/ICC INT 2009/CBM 129 Extra}) (12. a3 $5 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. b4 Be7 (
14... Bd6 $1 $11) 15. Bb2 Kh8 ({but not} 15... Bb7 $2 16. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 17. Bxh7+
Kh8 18. Qxc7 Nxc7 19. Rxd7) 16. Rac1 Bb7 17. Qe2 Qb6 18. Ng5 h6 19. Nce4 $14 {
1-0 Lputian,S (2634)-Dreev,A (2690)/Taiyuan 2004/CBM 102 (40)}) (12. Ne4 Nxe4
13. Bxe4 Nf6 14. Bd3 c5 (14... h6 $143 $6 15. e4 Be7 16. e5 Nd5 17. Qe2 $14 {
1-0 Banikas,H (2582)-Nyback,T (2644)/ICC INT 2009/CBM 129 Extra (41)}) 15. dxc5
Qxc5 16. a4 bxa4 17. Qxc5 Bxc5 18. Rxa4 Bb7 19. Bd2 Rfd8 20. Bc3 Be7 21. Raa1
Nd5 22. Ba5 Rdc8 23. Nd4 g6 $11 {1-0 Eljanov,P (2751)-Akopian,V (2694)/
Astrakhan 2010/CBM 137 (64)}) (12. a4 Bb7 (12... b4 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6
15. Bd3 c5 16. b3 (16. Bd2 Bb7 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Qxc5 Bxc5 19. a5 Rfd8 20. Be1
Nd5 21. Ne5 f6 22. Nc4 {1-0 Roselli Mailhe,B (2399)-Gerzhoy,L (2485)/
Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2010/The Week in Chess 829 (41)} Rac8 $11) 16... cxd4 17.
Qxc7 Bxc7 18. Nxd4 Bb7 $11 {1-0 Eljanov,P (2716)-Aronian,L (2768)/Jermuk 2009/
CBM 132/[Eljanov] (43)}) 13. e4 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. h3 Rad8 (
16... Rac8 $143 17. Be3 Rfe8 18. Rac1 Qb8 19. b4 a5 $6 20. bxa5 b4 21. Ne2 c5
22. f3 $16 {1/2 Akobian,V (2628)-Nyback,T (2643)/Wijk aan Zee 2010/CBM 135 (47)
}) 17. Be3 Rd7 18. Rd2 Rfd8 19. Rad1 h6 {1/2 Pashikian,A (2647)-Grigoriants,S 
(2560)/Moscow 2010/CBM 135}) 12... c5 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. a4 (14. Ne4 Qxc2 15.
Bxc2 {1/2 Jussupow,A (2587)-Stellwagen,D (2616)/Amsterdam 2008/CBM 126}) 14...
bxa4 15. Rxa4 Bb7 16. Rc4 $6 (16. Ne4 $11) 16... Qa7 $6 ({Missing} 16... Bxf3
$1 17. Rxc5 (17. gxf3 Qh5) 17... Bxd1 18. Nxd1 Nxc5 {, and 2 rooks should be
stronger than the white queen.}) 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 $14 {
White is now slightly better due to his more active pieces.} Rac8 $6 (19...
Rfc8 $142 20. Qd4 $6 Rxc4) 20. Qd4 $1 {[%mdl 2048] This tactical trick forces
new concessions from Black.} Bc5 (20... Bb8 21. Bb4 Qxd4 22. Rcxd4 Nc5 $14) 21.
Qc3 Rcd8 (21... Rc7 $142 $1 22. Qc2 Rfc8 23. Bc3 f6 $14) 22. Qc2 $1 Rfe8 (22...
Bb6 23. Bb4 Rfe8 24. Bd6 {[%csl Gd6]}) 23. Ng5 g6 24. Ba5 Bb6 25. Bc3 $1 {
[%cal Rg5h7]} e5 26. Ne4 Re6 27. Bb4 $1 Kg7 28. Rc6 $1 {White's subtle
manouvres have brought him a huge positional advantage. Black now decides to
ruin his pawn structure to avoid the total domination of the white pieces.} Nf6
(28... Rxc6 $2 29. Qxc6 {[%cal Rb4e7]}) (28... Rde8 $2 29. Rxe6 Rxe6 30. Qc8
$18) (28... Ree8 29. Rdd6 {[%csl Gc6,Gd6]} Qb7 30. Qc4 Rc8 31. Bc3 $18) 29.
Rxe6 fxe6 30. Nxf6 Kxf6 31. Ra1 (31. Rxd8 $5 Bxd8 32. Qe4 {[%cal Rb4d6,Re4f3]
winning a pawn at once.}) 31... Qb7 32. Bc3 a5 33. Qa4 g5 (33... Qd5 $142 $5
34. h3 g5 {putting up more stubborn resistance.} 35. h4 $140 h6 36. Qg4 Kg6)
34. h4 $1 h6 35. Qg4 Qh7 36. Qh5 Qg6 (36... Rg8 37. Bxa5 $18) 37. Bxe5+ Kf7 38.
Qf3+ Kg8 39. Qc6 {suddenly trapping the bishop!} 1-0

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[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 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. a3 a6 {A well-known theoretical position (see e.
g. CBM 124, annotations to Svidler - Karjakin), in which the World Champion
applies an interesting novelty:} 12. Ng5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 520] GM Vadim
Zviagintsev played this move against me in a similar position. It had also
been played on move 11 (instead of 11.a3) several times.} (12. b4 {is common
and, in my opinion, good enough for some edge.}) 12... Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14.
Kg1 Qxg5 15. f3 Ngf6 16. e4 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4] White has sacrificed a pawn but
obtained a bishop pair and a strong pawn centre. It is curious that the
sacrifice of the h2 pawn is becoming quite popular in the Meran system - see e.
g. Kramnik-Shirov in CBM 127.} Qh4 17. Be3 (17. Qf2 $5 {was played by
Zviagintsev in the above-mentioned game (in a different position) but here it
is not so worthwhile due to} Qxf2+ 18. Kxf2 e5 ({or} 18... c5) 19. Be3 exd4 20.
Bxd4 c5) 17... e5 18. Ne2 Nh5 {Here is a game played at the Aeroflot Open next
day:} (18... Rad8 19. Qd2 h6 20. Bf2 Qg5 21. Qxg5 hxg5 22. Rfd1 exd4 23. Nxd4
c5 (23... Ne5 $5) (23... g6 $5) 24. Nf5 g6 25. Nd6 Bc6 26. Bf1 c4 27. Be3 g4
28. Bh6 gxf3 29. gxf3 Ne5 30. Be2 Nh5 31. Kf2 Rd7 32. Bxf8 Kxf8 33. Nc8 Nf4 34.
Rxd7 Bxd7 35. Nb6 Bc6 36. Ke3 g5 37. Rd1 f6 38. Rd6 Kf7 39. Bf1 $14 {1/2
Gajewski,G (2581)-Salem,A (2473)/Moscow RUS 2009/The Week in Chess 746 (69)})
19. Qd2 {[%cal Re3g5]} h6 20. Rfd1 Rae8 $6 {Starting a dubious plan of
kingside counterplay with insufficient forces.} (20... Ng3 {M.Leskiv} 21. b4 $5
) (20... a5 $5) 21. Bc2 Re6 22. Bf2 Qe7 (22... Qg5 23. Qxg5 hxg5 24. dxe5 Nxe5
25. Bb3 Rg6 26. Bd4 g4 $5 27. Kf2 $1 $14 {[%csl Rg6]}) 23. g4 $1 {Very bold.} (
23. dxe5 Nxe5 24. Nd4 Rg6 25. Nf5 $44 {was simpler but less energetic.}) 23...
Rg6 24. Kf1 Nhf6 25. Ng3 Nxg4 $5 {Logical, even if this piece sacrifice is not
quite correct. Otherwise, after, say,} (25... Qe6 26. Nf5 {the position of
Black´s pieces is very awkward.}) 26. fxg4 Qh4 27. Nf5 Qxg4 (27... Qh3+ 28. Ke1
Rxg4 29. Qe3 Qh2 (29... Qg2 30. Qe2 {[%cal Rf5e3]}) 30. Ke2 exd4 31. Qxd4 Ne5
32. Rh1 Qf4 33. Qe3 $16) 28. Qc3 $1 (28. Ne7+ $143 Kh7 29. Nxg6 fxg6 $132 {
[%cal Gf8f2]}) 28... Re8 29. Qg3 Qh5 30. Qh4 Qf3 31. Rd3 Qg2+ 32. Ke2 exd4 (
32... Rg4 33. Rg3 $1 $18) 33. Rg3 $4 {[%mdl 8192] A terrible blunder.} (33.
Ne7+ {was now quite appropriate, e.g.} Rxe7 (33... Kh7 34. Rg1 Qxg1 35. Bxg1
Rxg1 36. Rg3 Rxg3 37. Qxg3 Rxe7 38. Qd6 $18) 34. Qxe7 Rf6 (34... Qg4+ 35. Rf3
Rf6 $2 36. Qd8+ $1 Nf8 37. Qxf6 gxf6 38. Rg1 $18) 35. Rf1 Qg4+ 36. Ke1 c5 37.
Qd8+ Kh7 (37... Nf8 $2 38. Qxf6 gxf6 39. Rg3) 38. e5 Rg6 39. Rg3 (39. Qh4 $143
Qe6) 39... Qf4 $1 40. Qxd7 Qc1+ 41. Bd1 Rxg3 42. Qxb7 Re3+ 43. Bxe3 Qxe3+ 44.
Be2 Qc1+ 45. Kf2 Qe3+ 46. Kg2 Qxe2+ 47. Rf2 Qg4+ 48. Kh1 Qh5+ 49. Kg1 Qg5+ 50.
Qg2 {Uff!} Qxe5 51. Rxf7 {and this unusual position should be favorable for
White}) (33. Rxd4 $143 Ne5 34. Rg1 Qf3+ 35. Kf1 c5 $132) 33... Rxg3 34. Qxg3 (
34. Nxg3 Ne5 35. Qh1 Qxh1 36. Rxh1 c5 {is also poor.}) 34... Rxe4+ 35. Kd2 Rg4
$1 {White probably overlooked this move.} (35... Qxg3 $143 36. Bxg3 Re6 37.
Nxd4 $44) 36. Qxg2 Rxg2 37. Ke2 c5 $19 {5(!) pawns for a piece are more than
enough. The rest is clear.} 38. Rg1 Ne5 39. Rxg2 Bxg2 40. Kd2 h5 41. b4 $6 Nc4+
42. Kc1 Nxa3 43. Bd1 cxb4 {7-0 for the moment!} 44. Bxh5 g6 45. Ne7+ Kf8 46.
Nxg6+ fxg6 47. Bxg6 Ke7 48. Bxd4 {White has eliminated most of the enemies but
the remaining ones easily bring Black the victory.} Kd6 49. Bd3 Nc4 50. Bg7 a5
51. Be2 Be4 52. Bf6 a4 53. Bg7 Kd5 {[%cal Yb4b3,Ya4a3]} 0-1

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. a3 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 Qe7 12. Ng5 {This move (introduced by the
late GM Alexey Vyzhmanavin in 1992) later became inspiration for GM Vadim
Zviagintsev and other players, who picked up the idea and applied it in
similar positions. White transfers his knight to e4, even sacrificing a pawn
"on the way". Still, in the present game this plan is put under serious doubt.
Of course, he's got a lot of other options:} (12. Bd2) (12. h3) (12. e4) (12.
Ne2) 12... h6 {A quiet but good response.} (12... Bxh2+ {is the principled
reply seen in the stem game and several others:} 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5 15.
f3 Ngf6 16. e4 Qh4 17. Qf2 Qxf2+ 18. Kxf2 e5 19. Be3 (19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Be2 a6
21. Be3 Rac8 22. b4 Ned7 23. a4 c5 24. bxc5 b4 25. Rfb1 bxc3 26. Rxb7 Nxc5 27.
Bxc5 Rxc5 28. Bxa6 Rd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Najer,E-Goloshchapov,A/Tula 1999/EXT 2000 
(38)}) 19... exd4 (19... Rfd8 $5 20. Rad1 exd4 21. Bxd4 Ne8 22. Rd2 Nf8 23. Be3
a5 24. e5 b4 25. Na4 Rxd3 26. Rxd3 Ba6 27. Rdd1 Bxf1 28. Nb6 Rb8 29. Kxf1 bxa3
30. bxa3 Nc7 31. Rd6 Nb5 32. Rxc6 Nxa3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Klausen,T-Copar,A/ICCF
Email 2003/ICCF Telechess CBM 104 (39)}) 20. Bxd4 a6 21. e5 Nh5 (21... c5 $1
22. exf6 cxd4 23. fxg7 Rfc8 24. Ne2 Ne5 $11) 22. Ne4 Nf4 23. Rad1 Ne6 24. Bc3
c5 25. Rh1 g6 26. Nd6 Bc6 27. Be4 Nb8 28. Ke3 $14 {1-0 Vyzmanavin,A-Shirov,A/
Tilburg 1992/CBM 032 (59)}) 13. Nge4 Nxe4 (13... a6 $6 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. Ne4
Nxe4 16. Bxe4 f5 17. Bf3 e5 18. Bd2 e4 19. Be2 c5 20. dxc5 Qxc5 21. Rac1 $14 {
1-0 Del Rio Angelis,S-Barcelo Pujadas,P/Calvia 2005/EXT 2006 (43)}) 14. Nxe4 (
14. Bxe4 Nf6 15. Bf3 c5 $1 $132) 14... c5 $1 {The point of Black's idea.} 15.
Nxd6 (15. Bxb5 cxd4 16. exd4 $6 Bxh2+) 15... Qxd6 16. Bxb5 (16. dxc5 Nxc5 17.
Bxb5 Qd5 {[%cal Rd5g2,Rc5b3] and White must play} 18. e4 $1 Nxe4 19. Bc4 $11)
16... cxd4 17. Rd1 Qd5 $1 $146 {Centralization.} (17... e5 18. exd4 exd4 19.
Qf5 Ne5 20. Bf1 Rad8 21. Bf4 Rfe8 22. Re1 f6 23. Bd3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,
E-Potkin,V/Moscow RUS 2009/The Week in Chess 746 (45)}) (17... Rac8 $5 18. Qe2
Nc5 19. Rxd4 Qb6 20. Bc4 e5 21. Rd1 Qg6 22. f3 e4 23. f4 Nd3 24. b3 Ba6 $44 {
1/2-1/2 Nielsen,P-Hillarp Persson,T/Denmark DEN 2008/The Week in Chess 755 GM
Peter Leko picks up this idea and improves it, setting up serious problemsfor
his opponent.}) 18. Bf1 Rac8 19. Qe2 Nc5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 20. Rxd4 Qf5 {[%cal
Rc5b3] Suddenly it is difficult for White to consolidate his position, despite
his extra pawn!} 21. Rf4 $6 {A mistake which one might expect. To organise his
defence, White had to display real acrobacy:} (21. Qd1 $142 $1 Be4 $1 {[%cal
Re4c2]} (21... e5 22. Rd2 {[%cal Yb2b3,Yc1b2]} Ne4 $6 23. Bd3 Qg5 24. Bxe4 Bxe4
25. f3 Qxe3+ 26. Rf2 Qd3 27. Bxh6 gxh6 28. fxe4 Qxe4 29. Qd2 $14) 22. Rc4 Rcd8
(22... Bd5 23. Rd4 $1 Nb3 24. e4 Qf6 25. Rxd5 Nxa1 26. e5 $44) 23. Bd2 Nd3 24.
Bxd3 Rxd3 25. Rd4 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. f3 {with a probable draw.}) 21... Qe5
22. Bd2 {White hardly has anything else now.} (22. Rb4 $143 Ba6 23. Qd1 Bxf1
24. Qxf1 Rfd8 {with total domination}) 22... Qxb2 23. Rd1 (23. Qe1 Nb3 24. Rd1
Nxd2 25. Qxd2 Qxa3 $17) 23... Ba6 24. Qe1 Bxf1 25. Qxf1 Rfd8 26. Rb4 (26. Rd4
Rxd4 27. exd4 Ne4 $1 (27... Qxd4 $4 28. Be3 {[%cal Yd1c1]}) 28. Bc1 Qc2 $17)
26... Qc2 $1 (26... Qxa3 $143 27. Ra1 Qd3 28. Qxd3 Rxd3 29. Be1 Nb3 30. Rb1 Nd2
31. Rb8 {and it is difficult for Black to convert his extra pawn with N vs B.})
27. Rc4 Qa2 28. Rdc1 {White prefers to give up a pawn rather than yield Black
a huge positional advantage after} (28. Rd4 Rxd4 29. exd4 Ne4 30. Be3 Nc3 31.
Qa6 Rc7 32. Re1 Nd5 $17 {[%csl Ra3,Rd4,Gd5,Re3]}) {However, Peter Leko brings
home his material advantage without problems.} 28... Rxd2 29. Rxc5 Rxc5 30.
Rxc5 Qxa3 31. Rc8+ Kh7 32. Qb1+ f5 33. g3 Rb2 34. Qd1 Qb4 35. h4 a5 36. Qf3 a4
37. Kg2 a3 38. Qa8 Qe4+ 39. Qxe4 fxe4 $19 {[%mdl 4096]} 40. Ra8 a2 41. h5 (41.
g4 g5 42. hxg5 hxg5 43. Kg3 e5 44. f3 Kg6 $19) 41... g5 42. hxg6+ Kxg6 43. g4
e5 44. Kg3 Re2 45. Ra5 Kf6 46. Ra6+ Kf7 47. Ra5 Ke6 48. Kh4 Rxf2 49. Kh5 Rg2 $1
50. Kxh6 Rxg4 {The simplest. Black gets an "extra king" and easily wins.} 51.
Rxa2 Rg3 52. Kh5 (52. Ra3 Kf5 53. Rb3 Rg1 $19 {[%cal Yg1e1,Yf5g4,Yg4f3]} ({or} 
53... Kg4 54. Kg6 Rf3 $1 {[%cal Yg4g3,Yg3f2]})) 52... Kf5 53. Kh4 Rxe3 54. Ra8
Rf3 55. Rf8+ Ke6 56. Re8+ Kd5 57. Rd8+ Kc4 58. Kg4 Rf1 59. Rc8+ Kd3 60. Rd8+
Ke2 61. Ra8 Rg1+ 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 17th"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2009.10.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[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 "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. a3 a5 (11... a6 {is more popular - see
annotations to Kasimdzhanov - Leko by GM L.Ftacnik in CBM 132}) (11... Qe7 {
is played quite often, too.}) 12. e4 (12. Ng5) (12. Bd2 {are quite harmless
alternatives.}) 12... e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. h3 (15. f4 $6 Bd4+ 16.
Kh1 Ng4 17. h3 Qh4 18. Qe2 h5 19. f5 Nf2+ 20. Rxf2 Qxf2 21. Qxf2 Bxf2 22. Bf4
Rfd8 $17 {0-1 Milov,V (2676)-Bareev,E (2653)/Bastia 2007/EXT 2008 (30)}) 15...
Ba6 $146 {[%cal Yb5b4][%mdl 8] A curious novelty. Black finds a way to trade
this passive bishop. The other moves seen in practice don't promise him equal
chances, either due to this bishop or because of weaknesses arising in his
camp:} (15... c5 $5 {is a surgical approach, which hardly works here:} 16. Bxb5
(16. Nxb5 c4 17. Bxc4 Nxe4 18. Be3 {is less convincing}) 16... Bxc3 (16... Qb6
17. a4 $5) 17. bxc3 (17. Qxc3 $5 Nxe4 18. Qc2) 17... Bxe4 18. Qe2 Qd5 19. f3
Bf5 20. c4 $1 Qd4+ 21. Be3 Qe5 22. Qf2 Rfc8 23. Rad1 $16 {[%csl Rc5] 1/2
Epishin,V (2615)-Dokhoian,Y (2545)/Moscow 1991/URS-ch (52)}) (15... Nh5 $6 16.
Ne2 Re8 17. f4 Bd4+ 18. Kh2 Qb6 $6 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Qe2 Nf6 21. Be3 Qd7 22.
Bc5 $16 {1-0 Maric,A (2443)-Tkeshelashvili,S (2286)/New Delhi 2000/CBM 079 ext
(30)}) (15... Re8 16. Be3 (16. f4 $6 Bd4+ 17. Kh2 g6 $132 {[%cal Yc6c5]}) 16...
Qc7 (16... Bd4 $6 17. Rfe1 h6 18. Rad1 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Qb6 20. Qe2 Rad8 21. e5
Nd7 22. e6 $16 {1-0 Fressinet,L (2654)-Maksimenko,A (2505)/Germany 2008/CBM
124 (33)}) (16... Bxc3 $6 17. bxc3 c5 18. Bxb5 (18. Rfd1 $5 Qe7 19. f3 $14)
18... Bxe4 19. Qd1 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 Rec8 21. c4 $1 {[%csl Rc5] This arrangement 
(Bb5, Pc4), as you see, is quite typical after the exchange on c3.} a4 22. Ra2
Bc6 23. Rb2 Ne4 24. f3 Nc3 25. Rc1 Nxb5 26. cxb5 $18 {1-0 Peralta,F (2546)
-Tissir,M (2440)/La Laguna 2008/CBM 123 Extra (61)}) (16... Qe7 17. Ne2 Bc7 18.
Bc5 Bd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. f4 $2 (20. Rad1 $14) 20... c5 $1 21. e5 Qb6 22. Rf2
c4 23. Bf5 Nd5 $36 {0-1 Bhat,V (2473)-Stripunsky,A (2556)/ICC INT 2009/The
Week in Chess 781 (33)}) 17. f3 $5 (17. f4 Bxc3 18. bxc3 c5 19. e5 c4 $1 20.
Be2 Ne4 21. Rfb1 Bc6 22. Bf3 f5 $13 23. a4 bxa4 24. Be2 Qf7 {0-1 Nielsen,P 
(2629)-Grachev,B (2610)/Plovdiv 2008/CBM 124 (40)}) (17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Ne2 Bd6
19. Nd4 Nh5 20. Rfe1 Nf4 21. Bf1 Ne6 22. Nxe6 Rxe6 23. f4 f6 $14 {1/2 Kramnik,
V (2785)-Anand,V (2801)/Moscow 2007/CBM 121 Extra (47)}) 17... Rad8 18. Rad1
Nh5 19. Ne2 Nf4 20. Nxf4 Bxf4 21. Bxf4 (21. Bf2 a4 22. e5 Bxe5 23. Bxh7+ Kh8
$11 {1/2 Sokolov,I (2658)-Erdos,V (2576)/Sibenik 2008/CBM 126 Extra (43)})
21... Qxf4 22. Qc5 $1 Qf6 23. Qb6 Qd4+ 24. Qxd4 Rxd4 25. Be2 Red8 26. Rxd4 Rxd4
27. Kf2 Rd2 28. Rb1 Kf8 29. Ke3 Rd8 30. a4 bxa4 31. Ra1 Rb8 32. Rxa4 Bc8 33.
Rxa5 Bd7 34. Ra7 Be6 35. Rc7 $16 {V.Bologan}) (15... h6 16. Be3 Re8 17. Rad1
$14 (17. Ne2 $2 Bxb2 {0-1 Manea,A (2357)-Savchenko,S (2557)/Bucharest 2008/CBM
126 Extra (36)})) (15... b4 16. axb4 axb4 17. Rxa8 Bxa8 18. Ne2 $5 $14 (18. Na4
Bd4 19. b3 c5 20. Bb2 Bxb2 21. Nxb2 Qd4 22. Re1 Re8 23. Na4 g6 $15 {0-1
Saldano Dayer,H (2449)-Fier,A (2595)/Campinas 2009/CBM 130 Extra (44)})) 16.
Be3 (16. Rd1 $5 Qe7 $140 17. Be3 (17. f4 $2 Bd4+ 18. Kf1 Bb6 {[%cal Re7c5]})
17... b4 18. Na4 Bxd3 19. Rxd3 Nxe4 20. Re1 $44 {[+]}) 16... b4 $1 17. Bxa6
bxc3 18. Bc4 $6 (18. Rad1 $142 Qe7 (18... Qb8 19. Bd3 Qxb2 20. f4 Bc7 21. Rc1
$44) 19. Bd3 $1 cxb2 20. f4 Bd6 $1 21. Qxb2 (21. e5 $2 Bxa3) 21... Nxe4 22. Qc2
Bc5 23. Bxe4 Bxe3+ 24. Kh1 $11) 18... cxb2 19. Rad1 Qb8 $2 {Black fails to
exploit White's inaccuracy, and the advantage passes to the Armenian
grandmaster. His bishop will now be well-placed on c4.} (19... Qe7 $142 $1 20.
Bc5 (20. f4 Bd6 {- the e4 pawn is now unprotected!} 21. e5 Bxa3) 20... Qc7 21.
Bxf8 Rxf8 {[%cal Yc6c5,Ye5d4] - Black has excellent compensation for the
exchange.}) 20. f4 Bc7 21. e5 {[%csl Gc4,Ge5,Gf4]} Bb6 (21... Nd5 $142 22. Bd4
Rd8 $14) 22. Bf2 $1 Bxf2+ 23. Rxf2 Rd8 $5 {[%mdl 512] A desperate decision but
after the knight retreats White gets a clear advantage.} (23... Nd5 24. Bxd5
cxd5 25. Qxb2 $16 {[%csl Rd5]}) (23... Nh5 24. Kh2 $16 {[%cal Rg2g4]}) 24.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. exf6 {It was equally good to decline the offer:} (25. Qxb2 {
[%csl Gc4,Rc6] The white bishop is much stronger here than the black knight. E.
g.} Ne4 (25... Nd5 26. Qb7 Qc8 27. Rb2 $1 $16) 26. Rf3 $1 {[%cal Yf3d3]} Qd1+
27. Rf1 Qd8 28. e6 fxe6 29. Bxe6+ Kh8 30. Re1 $16) 25... Rb8 26. Ba2 Qxf6 {
Surprisingly, it is not so easy for White to convert his material advantage.
He fails to find an appropriate way.} 27. g3 (27. Bb1 $1 g6 28. f5 {
(developing an initiative on the kingside) was probably the right plan.} g5 29.
Rd2 {[%cal Yd2d7]}) 27... g6 28. Kh2 Qe7 29. a4 Qa3 $132 {[%csl Ra4]} 30. Bb1 {
Too late!} Rb3 $1 31. Rg2 Qxa4 32. f5 Qb5 33. Qe4 Qb8 {[%csl Rg2]} 34. Qxc6 Rb6
35. Qd7 Rb7 36. Qd1 Rb3 37. Qe1 a4 38. Re2 Kf8 (38... Kg7 $5 39. f6+ Kxf6 40.
Qf2+ Kg7 41. Re7 Kh6 42. Rxf7 Qd6 {- White can't make any progress.}) 39. Re3
$6 {After the rook exchange White can't win anymore.} (39. f6 $1 {would have
given him some winning chances, e.g.} Rf3 (39... a3 40. Re7 $1 {[%cal Re7f7]}
Qd8 41. h4 $1 {, then the white queen moves forward}) 40. Be4 $1 Rxf6 41. Qc3
Qb6 42. Kg2 $1 (42. Rxb2 $143 Rf2+ {- the rook exchange is unfavorable for
White here, too}) 42... Qa6 43. Qxb2 {killing the main enemy} a3 $140 44. Qa2
Re6 45. Rf2 $1) 39... Rxe3 40. Qxe3 {[%mdl 4096]} Qb4 41. f6 a3 42. h4 h5 43.
Qa7 Ke8 {White now has a lot of checks but nothing more.} 44. Qa8+ (44. Ba2
Qd2+ 45. Kh3 Qd7+ 46. Qxd7+ Kxd7 {can be risky for White.}) 44... Kd7 45. Qd5+
Kc8 46. Qxf7 Qd2+ 47. Kh3 Qd1 48. Qe6+ Kc7 $1 49. Qe5+ Kd7 50. Qe7+ Kc8 51. Qe4
Qf1+ 52. Kh2 Qf2+ 53. Qg2 Qxf6 54. Qa8+ Kc7 55. Qa7+ Kd8 56. Qa5+ Kd7 57. Kg2
Qc6+ 58. Kf2 Qf6+ 59. Kg2 Qc6+ 60. Kh2 Qf6 61. Qa4+ Kc7 62. Qa7+ Kd8 63. Qc5
Qe6 64. Qa5+ Kc8 65. Qc3+ Kd8 66. Qa5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 18th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.02.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2019.02.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,70,69,35,35,-16,25,21,37,3,44,38,32,21,12,43,19,45,41,34,22,21,21,29,
32,24,44,20,40,29,44,21,18,18,4,15,69,44,124,17,82,72,58,0,7,14,9,14,14,9,9,15,
15,15,13,-5,13,5,31,21,33,3,0,-2,8,0,0,-13,-20,2,-24,-18,-2]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6
3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5
10. Be2 Bb7 11. Bd2 Re8 {A rare, quite flexible move. Black prepares ...e6-e5
but the main idea is to avoid main theoretical lines arising after} (11... a6)
12. Ng5 (12. a3 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bf3 Qb8 16. h3 c5 $11 {
1/2 (28) Mohr,G (2444)-Sveshnikov,E (2512) Celje 2004}) (12. Rfd1 Qc7 (12...
Qb8 $5) (12... Qe7 $5) 13. Rac1 Rac8 14. Ne4 (14. b4 $5 e5 $132) 14... Nxe4 15.
Qxe4 c5 16. Qh4 Be7 17. Qh3 c4 $132 {0-1 (33) Stangl,M (2490)-Kuporosov,V 
(2500) Brno 1991}) 12... Bf8 (12... e5 $5 13. Nce4 $5 (13. Rad1 exd4 14. exd4
h6 15. Nge4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxh2+ 17. Kxh2 Qh4+ 18. Kg1 Qxe4 $15 {1/2 (33)
Adorjan,A (2550)-Kuczynski,R (2525) Polanica Zdroj 1992})) (12... Qb8 $5) 13.
Bf3 Rc8 (13... Rb8 $5 {[%cal Yc6c5]}) 14. Nce4 (14. a3 {[%cal Yb2b4]} a5 15.
Nce4 {doesn't change much}) 14... h6 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 a5 {
White can't control the c5 square so c6-c5 with equality is almost imminent.
White finally prevents that but at a high cost.} 18. a3 b4 19. Qa4 Bd6 (19...
e5 $5 20. axb4 exd4 21. Bf5 c5 22. Bxc8 Qxc8 23. bxa5 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qg4+ $11)
20. axb4 axb4 21. Bxb4 Ra8 22. Ba5 Bxh2+ 23. Kxh2 Qh4+ 24. Kg1 Qxe4 $11 {
[%cal Rc6c5]} 25. Qb3 Ba6 {Simpler than} (25... c5 26. f3 c4 27. Qc3) 26. Rfc1
Bb5 27. Qd1 Qg6 28. Bc7 h5 29. Bg3 Qh7 30. Rxa8 Rxa8 31. Ra1 Rxa1 32. Qxa1 Qe4
33. Qe1 f6 34. f3 Qc2 35. b4 Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.17"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novy Bor"]
[BlackTeam "SOCAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 exd4 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 h6 13. b3 {This move became
popular after the rapid game of the World Championship play-off Gelfand -
Anand (2012). It was annotated and the whole line thoroughly examined by GM
Lubomir Ftacnik in CBM 149.} (13. Nxd4 {is the main theoretical continuation.})
13... Ne5 (13... Nb6 {requires further examination. A practical example:} 14.
Bc4 (14. Be4 $5) 14... Bd7 (14... Qf6 $5) (14... Nxc4 $5 15. bxc4 Qc7 {[%cal
Yb7b5]}) 15. Bb2 Rc8 16. Qd3 $14 {1-0 (27) Dmochowska,A (1790)-Maslova,P (1900)
Budva 2013}) 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Re1 (15. f4 Bf6 16. Ba3 Re8 17. d6 Bd7 18. Qd2
Bc6 19. Rac1 Qd7 20. Rfe1 Qg4 21. Bf1 g5 22. Bc5 Qxf4 23. Qxf4 gxf4 24. Rxe8+
Rxe8 25. Rd1 Rd8 $11 {1-0 (52) Bacrot,E (2702)-Sumets,A (2622) Fujairah City
2012}) 15... Re8 (15... Qxd5 16. Ba3 Rd8 17. Qe2 (17. Bc4 Qa5 18. Qg6 Rd7 19.
Qh5 Qxa3 20. Qxe5 Rd8 21. Rad1 $14 {L.Ftacnik}) 17... Qa5 $4 (17... Bd6 $1 $14)
18. Be7 Rd5 19. b4 Qc7 20. Qe4 Bxh2+ 21. Kh1 Rf5 22. Rac1 {1-0 (22) Navara,D 
(2700)-Shomoev,A (2581) Yerevan ARM 2014}) 16. Bb2 (16. f4 $5 Bf6 17. Rxe8+
Qxe8 18. Bd2 Qd8 19. Re1 $14 {L.Ftacnik}) 16... Bd7 17. g3 (17. Qd2 {is more
accurate but still harmless due to} Qg5 $1 18. Qxg5 hxg5) 17... Rc8 (17... Qa5
$1 {apparently gives Black an excellent position.}) 18. Qd2 Qf6 {This is also
inaccurate, I guess.} (18... Bh3 $142 $1 {[%cal Rd8d5]} 19. Be4 Qb6 20. Rad1
Bf6 {, and the d4-pawn is untouchable.}) 19. Bf1 {David Navara deviates from
the stem game but goes his own way instead of following Ftacnik's
recommendation.} (19. a4 $2 Qf3 $1 20. Be4 Qxb3 $17 {1/2 (32) Gelfand,B (2727)
-Anand,V (2791) Moscow 2012 CBM 149 [Ftacnik,L]}) (19. Qb4 $5 {[%cal Rf2f4]}
Qf3 $5 (19... Qb6 20. Qxb6 axb6 21. Kg2 $14 {L.Ftacnik}) 20. Qxb7 Rc7 21. Qa6
Qxd5 22. Be4 $14) 19... g5 $1 {[%mdl 32] Preventing f2-f4. Black's d4-pawn is
now safe.} 20. Bg2 $6 {It was not a good idea to allow ...d4-d3.} (20. Rac1
$142 $11) 20... Bf5 21. Rac1 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 d3 {[%csl Gd3]} 23. Bxe5 (23. Re1
Re7 24. Bxe5 Rxe5 25. Re3 $5 {is relatively better but Black still has the
upper hand after} Rxe3 26. fxe3 Qe5) 23... Qxe5 24. g4 Qe2 $1 {White probably
overlooked this tactical trick.} 25. Qxe2 dxe2 26. Re1 Bxg4 {[%mdl 4096] Black
has won a pawn and gradually brings home his material advantage.} 27. f3 Bf5
28. Kf2 Bd3 29. f4 gxf4 (29... Kg7 $5) 30. d6 b6 31. d7 Rd8 32. Bc6 {White's
bishop will be pushed away from this square.} Kf8 33. Rc1 (33. Kf3 Ke7 34. Kxf4
Kd6) 33... Ke7 34. Rc3 Kd6 35. Rxd3+ Kxc6 36. Rf3 Rxd7 37. Rxf4 Re7 38. Ke1 Kb5
39. Rf6 ({After} 39. h4 a5 {White can hardly save the game as well.}) 39... Kb4
40. Rxh6 Ka3 41. Rf6 (41. h4 Kxa2 42. b4 {was more stubborn but Black should
win anyway.}) 41... Kxa2 42. Rf3 Re4 43. Rxf7 a5 44. Rf6 b5 45. Rf5 b4 46.
Rxa5+ Kxb3 47. Rh5 Kc3 48. Rc5+ Kb2 49. Rh5 b3 0-1

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.06"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Bd3 Qc7 12. Bd2 c5 13. Ne4 c4 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15.
Be2 Bb7 16. b3 {For this line - see the theoretical article in CBM 142.} Rfc8 (
16... Bd5 17. Qb2 Ne4 18. Ba5 Rac8 (18... Rfc8 $5 19. Ne1 $140 c3 20. Qc1 c2 $1
) 19. Ne1 (19. Rac1 cxb3 20. axb3 b4 $1) 19... c3 $1 20. Qc1 c2 $1 21. Rd3 (21.
Nxc2 $6 Nxf2) 21... Nxf2 $1 22. Kxf2 Qxh2 23. Nf3 Qd6 $44 {1-0 Rodshtein,M 
(2625)-Paikidze,N (2455)/Moscow RUS 2011/CBM 142/[Krasenkow] (45)}) 17. Qb2
Rab8 (17... Bd5 $5 {leads to variations similar to the previous annotation.})
18. Rdc1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (18. Rac1 Ne4 19. Be1 (19. Ba5 $5 Qd5 20. Ne1 Qg5 $132
) 19... Nb6 20. Ba5 cxb3 21. axb3 b4 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Rc1 {1-0 Wojtaszek,R 
(2711)-Smeets,J (2669)/Solingen GER 2011/The Week in Chess 851 (32)} Nc3 $132)
18... Ne4 (18... Be4 $5 19. Ba5 (19. Ne1 Nd5 20. f3 Bg6 21. e4 c3 $1) 19... Qd5
) 19. Ba5 Bd5 (19... cxb3 20. axb3 b4 {is too late:} 21. Bf1 Nc3 22. Nd2) (
19... Qd5 $5 20. Rab1 Ba8) 20. Ne1 f5 (20... cxb3 21. axb3 b4 {is poor again:}
22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Nd3) 21. f3 Nef6 22. Rab1 {It turns out that Black has just
lost time. Still, White's advantage is minimal.} g5 (22... e5 $5 23. dxe5 (23.
Nc2 e4) 23... Qxe5 24. Qxe5 Nxe5 25. Bc3 Nfd7 26. Rd1 Bf7 {keeping good
chances to equalize.}) 23. Qd2 Kf7 (23... g4 $142) 24. Bb4 Qb6 25. Ba5 Qd6 26.
bxc4 bxc4 27. Rxb8 Qxb8 28. Qb4 Qa8 $6 (28... g4 $1 $132) 29. Bxc4 Qc6 30. Nd3
$1 Bxc4 31. Nb2 Qd5 ({Even here after} 31... Rb8 32. Qxc4 Qb5 $1 33. Qxb5 axb5
34. a3 Ra8 35. Bb4 Nd5 36. Nd3 Nxb4 37. axb4 Ra3 {White can hardly win.}) (
31... Qb5 {is probably less accurate:} 32. Nxc4 (32. Rxc4 Rb8 33. Nd3 Nd5)
32... Kg7 33. Qb3 $1 Rxc4 34. Qxc4 Qxa5 35. Qxe6 Qd2 36. Rb1 f4 37. exf4 Qxd4+
38. Kh1 Qxf4 39. Qxa6 $14) 32. Nxc4 Kg8 33. Rc3 $6 {White is tied up, and it
was very difficult for him to consolidate his material advantage.} (33. Qb3 $1
{was probably the best try although after} g4 (33... Rxc4 $6 34. Qxc4 Qxa5 35.
Qxe6+ Kg7 36. h3 $16 Qd2 $2 37. Rc7) 34. fxg4 fxg4 {Black keeps good chances
to survive.}) 33... f4 (33... g4 $5 $44) 34. exf4 (34. Nb6 Nxb6 35. Qxb6 Rxc3
36. Bxc3 fxe3 37. Qxa6 Kf7 $132) (34. Qa4 g4 $1 $132) (34. Nd2 $5 Rb8 (34...
Rxc3 35. Qxc3 Qxa2 36. e4 $14) 35. Qa4 fxe3 (35... Rb2 36. e4 Rxa2 37. exd5
Rxa4 38. dxe6 Rxa5 39. Rc8+ Kg7 40. exd7 Nxd7 41. Rc7 Rd5 42. Ne4 Kf8 43. Nxg5
$16) 36. Rxe3 Rb2 37. Nb3 g4 $132) 34... Qxd4+ 35. Ne3 Qxc3 36. Qxc3 Rxc3 37.
Bxc3 gxf4 38. Nc4 Nd5 39. Bd4 Nb4 40. a3 Nc6 {White's advantage in this
endgame is purely symbolic.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.06"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Slovenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. e4 e5 11. Rd1 exd4 (11... Qc7 {was recommended in my
survey in CBM 142. The text move is probably a bit less accurate.}) 12. Nxd4
Ne5 (12... Qc7 13. g3 Ne5 14. Be2 Bh3 {0-1 Diaz Hollemaert,N (2451)-Zambrana,O
(2504)/Asuncion 2010/CBM 137 (58)} 15. f4 Neg4 16. Bf1 Bxf1 17. Kxf1 $14 {
[%csl Rg4]}) 13. Bf1 c5 14. Nde2 c4 15. Nf4 b5 16. Qd2 (16. h3 $5 Bb7 17. Be3
$14 {[%cal Gd1d8]}) 16... Ne8 (16... Bc7 $5 17. Qe1 Bd6 {Has White anything
better than a draw?}) 17. Ncd5 (17. Be2 $5 {to prevent ...Bg4.}) 17... Bg4 18.
Be2 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Nf6 20. Be3 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 Qc7 22. Rad1 $14 Nd3 (22... Rad8 $5
23. h3 $14 (23. Qd2 b4 $1 24. Rxd6 c3)) 23. Nxd3 Bxh2+ 24. Kf1 cxd3 25. Qxd3
Be5 26. b4 {White's position is more active and he has more central pawns but
it is not easy to convert that into something serious. GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek
skilfully keeps his initiative.} Bf6 27. g3 Rfe8 28. Bc5 h6 29. Kg2 Rad8 30.
Qf3 Be7 31. Qf4 $5 Qxf4 32. gxf4 Rc8 33. e5 g6 34. Kf3 h5 35. f5 $1 gxf5 36.
Kf4 Rc6 37. Kxf5 Bxc5 38. bxc5 {[%mdl 4096]} Rec8 39. Rg1+ $6 {Alas!} (39. f4
$1 {was a good chance. It is not easy for Black to find} Kg7 $1 (39... Rxc5 $2
40. Rxc5 Rxc5 41. Kf6 Rc6+ 42. Rd6 Rc8 43. f5 $18) (39... h4 $6 40. Rd6 Rxc5
41. Kf6 R5c6 42. f5) 40. Rd6 Rxc5 41. Rg1+ (41. Rxa6 R5c6) 41... Kf8 42. Kf6 (
42. Rxa6 R5c6) 42... R8c6 43. Rgd1 (43. f5 Rxd6+ 44. exd6 Rd5) (43. Rg7 Rxd6+
44. exd6 Ke8 45. Rxf7 Rf5+ $1 46. Kxf5 Kxf7 $11) 43... Ke8 $1 {, and he should
survive.}) 39... Kf8 40. Rh1 Rxc5 41. Rxh5 Rxd5 42. Rh8+ Ke7 43. Rxc8 f6 44. f4
fxe5 45. fxe5 Rd2 46. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 1st"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. a3 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 h6 {A rare, rather second-rate move in this
popular position.} (11... a6 {- see Svidler-Karjakin in CBM 124}) 12. e4 (12.
Bd2 {is less energetic:} Qe7 (12... a5 13. Rfd1 (13. h3 Qe7 14. Rfe1 b4 15.
axb4 axb4 16. Na4 e5 17. e4 Nh5 18. g3 Ra5 19. Bf1 Rfa8 20. b3 Qf6 21. dxe5
Nxe5 $13 {1-0 Rausis,I (2521)-Fargere,F (2330)/Basel 2007/CBM 116 ext (51)})
13... Rc8 14. Be2 Qc7 15. Rac1 Rfe8 16. h3 Qb8 17. Qb1 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19.
Nxe5 Rxe5 20. Bf3 $14 c5 $6 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Qd3 Qe7 23. Nxb5 $16 {0-1 Wang
Yue (2598)-Zhang Pengxiang (2623)/Wuxi 2006/CBM 113 ext (36)}) 13. b4 a5 14.
bxa5 Bxa3 15. e4 e5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Ng4 18. Be2 Nxe5 19. f4 Nd7 20. Kh1
Bb4 21. e5 Rfd8 22. Rfb1 Nf8 23. Nd5 Qc5 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Qxc5 Bxc5 26. Bb4
Bxb4 27. Rxb4 Ne6 $13 {0-1 Kachiani Gersinska,K (2420)-Dreev,A (2645)/Bad
Wiessee 1998/EXT 2001 (39)}) (12. h3 $5 a5 13. e4 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5
Bxe5 16. Be3 Re8 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Ne2 Rad8 (18... c5 $1 19. Bxb5 Bxe4 20. Qxc5
Qxc5 21. Bxc5 Reb8 22. a4 Bxb2 $13) 19. f4 Bd6 20. Ng3 $16 {1-0 Fressinet,L 
(2640)-Sebag,M (2471)/Cap d'Agde 2006/CBM 115 (33)}) 12... e5 13. dxe5 (13. Rd1
Qe7 14. Nh4 exd4 15. Nf5 Qe6 16. Nxd4 Qe5 17. Nf3 Qe7 18. Nh4 Bc5 19. Nf5 Qe6
20. Bf4 Ne5 21. b4 Bb6 22. Be2 Rfd8 23. Be3 Ng6 {1/2 Mukherjee,A (2514)
-Khromov,S (2481)/RCCA 2004/ICCF CBM 120}) 13... Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. h3 a6 (
15... Nh5 $5 16. f4 $140 Bd4+ 17. Kh2 Qh4) 16. Be3 c5 {It is a logical idea to
open up the way for the b7-bishop by means of this pawn sacrifice. There was
probably no sense in waiting, e.g.} (16... Re8 17. f4 $1 (17. Rad1 $143 Qe7 18.
Ne2 {gives Black an excellent opportunity to play} c5 $1 19. Bxc5 Qc7 $132)
17... Bd4 18. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 19. Kh2 c5 20. e5 $14) 17. Bxc5 Re8 18. Rad1 Qc7 19.
Nd5 $1 Nxd5 $6 {Black fails to find a difficult defence:} (19... Bxd5 $1 20.
exd5 Rac8 21. b4 (21. Rc1 Nxd5) 21... Bh2+ 22. Kh1 Bd6 23. Bf5 Rcd8 {regaining
the d5-pawn with good drawing chances.}) 20. exd5 Bxb2 {Black has regained the
material in a simpler way but White has obtained a strong passed pawn, which
makes a big difference.} 21. d6 Qc6 22. f3 Rec8 23. Bh7+ Kh8 24. Be4 Qxc5+ 25.
Qxc5 Rxc5 26. Bxb7 Rd8 27. Rfe1 Be5 $6 (27... Re5 28. Rxe5 Bxe5 29. d7 a5 30.
Rd5 Bc7 31. Kf2 {is probably winning for White but}) ({the prophylactic} 27...
Kh7 $1 {was much stronger:} 28. Bxa6 (28. d7 Rc7 29. Bc8 Rdxc8 30. dxc8=Q Rxc8
{must be a draw}) 28... Rc6 (28... Bxa3 $5 29. d7 Bb4 30. Re8 Ba5 31. Rxd8 Bxd8
32. Rb1 Kg6 33. Bxb5 Kf6) 29. Bxb5 Rcxd6 30. Rxd6 Rxd6 31. a4 Kg6 {and White
can hardly win}) 28. d7 a5 29. f4 Bc7 30. Bd5 $1 {The second weakness (f7)
proves decisive.} Kh7 31. Bxf7 Rf5 (31... Bxf4 32. Re6 {[%cal Rf7g6]}) 32. Ba2
Rxf4 33. Bb1+ Kg8 34. Bg6 {With a simple threat: 35.Re8+ Rf8 37.Rf1.} Bb6+ 35.
Kh1 Bc5 (35... Rdf8 36. Re8 Bd8 37. Rc1 $18) 36. Rc1 $6 (36. Re8+ $142 Rf8 37.
Rd3 a4 {(what else?)} (37... b4 $2 38. Rd5) 38. Re5 Bf2 39. Rxb5 $18) 36... Bf8
37. Red1 Bxa3 $2 (37... Rc4 {gave Black some chances to survive.}) 38. Rc8 Rff8
39. Be8 Be7 40. Re1 {"trapping" the black bishop} Bg5 41. g3 a4 42. h4 Bf6 43.
Re6 {[%cal Re6f6]} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 16th"]
[Site "Jerusalem"]
[Date "2015.03.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2015.02.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 a6 {This continuation is a bit more accurate on move 9
(see my survey in CBM 142) while now} (10... Bb7 {is common (see my survey in
CBM 144).}) 11. Ng5 $1 {A relatively new but serious attempt to fight for the
initiative. Without ...b5 Be2 it would be a pawn sacrifice due to 10...Bxh2+
11.Kxh2 Ng4+,} (11. Rd1 {leads to one of the main positions of the 9...a6 line.
}) (11. e4 e5 {is not dangerous for Black.}) 11... Qc7 (11... h6 12. Nge4 Be7
13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Bd2 c5 $6 15. dxc5 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 f5 17. Ng3 Qxc5 18. Qb3 $16
Qb6 $2 19. Ba5 $1 {1-0 (19) Khairullin,I (2629)-Kjartansson,G (2484) Jerusalem
2015}) (11... Bb7 {needs more analysis; in the following game Black managed to
equalise:} 12. Nce4 (12. e4 $5) 12... Be7 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Bd2 b4 15. Bd3 h6
16. Nh7 Nxh7 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Be4 Qb6 19. Rfc1 Rac8 20. Qb3 a5 21. Qa4 Rfd8
22. Be1 Rc7 23. a3 c5 $11 {1/2 (55) Pashikian,A (2614)-Hovhannisyan,R (2594)
Yerevan 2015}) 12. e4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} h6 (12... Bxh2+ 13. Kh1 {[%cal Re4e5]
yields White a dangerous initiative for the sacrificed pawn. If} c5 {then} 14.
e5 cxd4 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. f4 $1 Bg3 17. Qd3 dxc3 18. Qxg3 {, and White's
bishop is stronger than Black's pawns.}) (12... e5 {is not enough for equality
either:} 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 Bxc3 15. bxc3 h6 16. Nf3 c5 17. a4 $1 bxa4 18. c4
Bb7 19. Bd3 Nb8 20. Bb2 $36 {1-0 (35) Boruchovsky,A (2501)-Iovcov,V (2224)
Batumi 2014}) 13. e5 $8 ({Of course,} 13. Nf3 $6 e5 {is good for Black.}) 13...
hxg5 14. exd6 Qxd6 15. Bxg5 Qxd4 {Black has won a pawn but White's bishop pair
and development advantage guarantee him excellent compensation.} 16. h4 $5 {
[%mdl 128]} (16. Rfd1 {was more traditional, e.g.} Qc5 (16... Qe5 17. Bh4 {
[%cal Rh4g3]}) 17. Be3 Qf5 18. Bd3 Qe5 19. Bd4 Qc7 20. Ne4 $44) 16... Bb7 17.
Rad1 Qc5 18. Qd2 b4 19. Na4 Qa5 20. b3 c5 21. h5 $1 c4 22. Qe3 {White
complicates the game as much as possible.} ({In the event of} 22. h6 Qd5 23.
Qxd5 exd5 24. bxc4 Rfe8 {, despite the queen exchange, the position remains
tense, too; White keeps an edge due to his bishop pair.}) 22... Qe5 $6 {
This simplification is unfavorable for Black; however, it was very difficult
for him to find a satisfactory defence, e.g.} (22... c3 23. h6) ({or} 22...
cxb3 23. axb3 Qf5 24. Rd4 {- White retains a dangerous initiative in both
cases.}) 23. Qxe5 Nxe5 24. Nb6 (24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. f4 {was very strong, too.})
24... c3 {Black decides to sacrifice an exchange but fails to obtain
sufficient compensation: White's rooks are very active, and Black's passed
pawn can be successfully stopped. White wins without major problems.} (24...
Rab8 25. Bf4 {also leads to material losses.}) ({After} 24... Rad8 25. bxc4 {
White is clearly better, too.}) ({or} 24... cxb3 25. Nxa8 (25. axb3 Rad8 26.
Bxf6 gxf6 27. f4 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Nc6 29. Nd7 $14 {is not too convincing}) 25...
bxa2 26. Nb6 b3 (26... Nd5 27. Nxd5 Bxd5 28. Be7 a5 (28... Rb8 29. Bd6) 29.
Bxf8 Kxf8 30. Bb5 $1 b3 31. Rb1 axb1=Q 32. Rxb1 {[%cal Yb5a4]}) 27. Bf4 $1 Nc6
28. Rd2 {, and White should convert his material advantage despite technical
difficulties.}) 25. Nxa8 Rxa8 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. f4 Nc6 28. Rd7 Na5 29. Rfd1 Kg7
(29... Rc8 30. g4 {[%cal Yg1f2]}) 30. Rc7 Bd5 31. Kf2 Rd8 32. Bf3 f5 33. Ke3
Rd6 34. Bxd5 exd5 35. Rc5 (35. Kd4 $18) 35... Re6+ 36. Kd3 Nc6 37. Rxd5 Kh6 38.
Rh1 f6 39. g3 Ne7 40. Rd7 a5 41. Rh2 Re1 42. Kc4 Re6 43. Kb5 Nc6 44. Rd1 Kg7 $6
45. h6+ Kh8 46. h7 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. b3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Bb2
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Qc2 Rc8 {I don't like this development of Black's rook,
which is often quite passive on c8. ...Qd8-c7 and ...Ra8-d8 looks more
appropriate.} 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. Ne5 {A typical move in such positions.} h6 $6
$146 ({Black can't take on e5.} 12... Nxe5 $2 13. dxe5 Ng4 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15.
Qe2 $1 f5 16. h3 Kxh7 17. hxg4 fxg4 18. Qxg4 Rf5 (18... Qxe5 19. Nxd5 $1) 19.
Ne2 $16 {1-0 Csom,I-Metz,H/Budapest 1995/CBM 049 (26)}) (12... g6 $5 13. e4 (
13. f4 $5) 13... dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Rfd8 17. Qc3 Rxd1
18. Rxd1 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. Qd3 Qxd3 21. Bxd3 c5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Mitkov,
M-Georgievski,V/Struga 1993/EXT 1999 (49)}) (12... Rfd8 {is the main
theoretical move:} 13. f4 Nf8 (13... c5 14. cxd5 $1 (14. Qe2 Ne4 {1/2-1/2
Estremera Panos,S-De la Riva Aguado,O/Santiago 1995/EXT 1998})) 14. Qe2 (14. f5
$6 Bd6 15. e4 (15. Ne2 $5) 15... dxc4 16. Nxc4 Bxh2+ 17. Kh1 b5 18. e5 bxc4 19.
Bxc4 Ng4 $13 {1-0 Adla,D-Rodriguez Lopez,R/Mondariz 1995/EXT 1997 (37)}) 14...
c5 15. f5 Ba6 16. Kh1 Bd6 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. cxd5 Bxd3 19. Nxd3 exd5 20. dxc5
Bxc5 21. Nxc5 Qxc5 22. Nb5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Florean,A-Aliev,R/Calicut 1998/CBM 067
ext (33)}) 13. Qe2 Rfd8 14. f4 $36 {[%mdl 128] >>.This is probably even worse
for Black than the 12...Rfd8 line as ...h7-h6 hardly strengthens the position
of the black king.} c5 {What else?} 15. cxd5 Nxd5 (15... Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nxd5 17.
Nb5 Qb8 18. f5 $1) 16. Nb5 Qb8 17. Nxd7 (17. f5 $1 {was even stronger, e.g.}
Nxe5 18. dxe5 a6 (18... Bg5 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Qg4 {[%cal Rg4e6,Rg4e4]}) 19.
fxe6 $1 axb5 20. Rxf7 $5 (20. Qh5 $5 c4 21. Bb1 c3 22. Rxd5 Rxd5 23. Bxc3 Rxc3
24. Qf5 $18 {A.Khalifman}) 20... c4 (20... Bg5 21. Qh5 $18) 21. Bb1 Nxe3 $8 22.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rxe7 Rd1+ 24. Kf2 Qf8+ (24... Rxb1 25. Qh5 Rxb2+ 26. Kxe3 $18)
25. Rf7 Qc5 26. Ba3 $1 Qxa3 27. Rxb7 Rxb1 28. e7 Qa8 29. Kxe3 $18) 17... Rxd7
18. f5 Bg5 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Qg4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] A tactical mistake...} (20.
dxc5 bxc5 21. Qg4 $1 Re8 (21... Bxe3+ 22. Kh1 Nf4 23. Rxf4 Qxf4 24. Qxf4 Bxf4
25. Bh7+ Kxh7 26. Rxd7 $18) 22. Qe4 Nf6 23. Qg6 {with a decisive attack}) 20...
Re7 $2 {...and an amnesty!} (20... Bxe3+ 21. Kh1 Nf4 {yielded Black excellent
counterchances. Actually it is now White who has the only defence indicated by
GM A.Khalifman:} 22. d5 $3 (22. Rxf4 Qxf4 23. Qxe6+ Rf7 24. Rf1 Bf2 $17) 22...
Bxd5 23. Be4 $1 Qb7 24. Nc3 (24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Qf3 d4 26. Qxb7 Rxb7 27. Nd6
Rcc7 28. Nxb7 Rxb7 $17) 24... Rf8 $1 (24... Bc6 25. Bxc6 Rxc6 (25... Qxc6 26.
Ne4 $1) 26. Qg3 Rcc7 $1 27. Nb5 $132) 25. Nxd5 exd5 26. Rxd5 $1 Rdf7 $1 {
with a crazy position, in which, however, White must fight for a draw} (26...
Rxd5 $2 27. Bxd5+ Nxd5 28. Qe6+) (26... Nxd5 $2 27. Qe6+)) {After the text
move White again gets a crushing attack.} 21. Qe4 $1 Nf6 22. Qg6 Kh8 (22...
Bxe3+ 23. Kh1 Rf8 (23... Bg5 24. d5 $1 e5 25. Rxf6 $1 Bxf6 26. d6 $18) 24. dxc5
Kh8 25. Rde1 Bg5 26. Nd6 bxc5 27. Rxe6 $1 Rxe6 $140 28. Bxf6 $18) 23. dxc5 Rxc5
{This leads to a nice finale but} (23... Rf8 24. Nd6 bxc5 25. Be5 {is hopeless
enough.}) 24. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 25. Bxf6+ Bxf6 26. Qxf6+ Rg7 27. Qxh6+ Kg8 28. Qxe6+
Kh8 29. Qh6+ Kg8 30. e4 $1 {[%cal Rd3c4]} a6 31. Nd6 b5 32. Qe6+ Kh8 33. Nf7+
Kg8 34. Ng5+ Kh8 35. Qh6+ Kg8 36. Qe6+ Kh8 37. Qh6+ Kg8 38. Ne6 Rh7 39. Qg6+
Kh8 40. e5 1-0

[Event "Astrakhan FIDE GP"]
[Site "Astrakhan"]
[Date "2010.05.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[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. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. h3 c5 11. Rd1 {A rare continuation.} (11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. e4
{is usually played here.}) 11... b6 $5 (11... a6 $5 12. a4 (12. a3 $6 b5 13.
Be2 Bb7 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. b4 Nce4 $15 {1/2 Jurek,J (2373)-Szuhanek,R (2444)/
Aschach 2005/CBM 110 ext (23)}) (12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Ne4 b5 14. Nxc5 Nxc5 15. Be2
Bb7 16. Bd2 Rac8 $11 {1/2 Drasko,M (2445)-Todorovic,G (2415)/Pula 1990/TD (40)}
) (12. e4 b5 13. e5 $5 (13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Be2 Ncd7 15. Bg5 Ne5 16. Nd4 h6 17.
Bh4 Ng6 $13 {0-1 Pushkov,N (2541)-Vitiugov,N (2382)/St Petersburg 2001/EXT
2002 (41)}) 13... bxc4 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Bb7 $1 16. exd6 (16. Qxb7 $2 Nxe5
$1) 16... Bxe4 17. dxe7 Rfe8 $11) 12... b6 (12... Nb6 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Bb3 Qc7
15. e4 Nbd7 16. Qe2 Nh5 17. e5 Ng3 18. Qe1 b6 19. Bf4 Nf5 20. Ne4 $16 {1-0
Schlosser,P (2560)-Chiburdanidze,M (2540)/Lippstadt 1996/EXT 1998 (36)}) (12...
h6 13. e4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Ne5 15. Bf1 Bb4 16. Be3 Bd7 17. f4 Nc6 18. e5 $16 {
0-1 Banikas,H (2520)-Gausel,E (2511)/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (52)}) (12... Rd8 13.
dxc5 Nxc5 14. e4 $14) 13. b3 (13. d5 $5) 13... Bb7 14. Qe2 e5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16.
Bb2 e4 17. Nd4 Qe5 18. g3 Rad8 19. Rd2 Qg5 20. Rad1 Bc7 $13 {0-1 Schmidt,W 
(2406)-Cyborowski,L (2550)/Lubniewice 2003/EXT 2004 (34)}) 12. dxc5 (12. d5
exd5 13. Bxd5 (13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Rb8 $11) 13... Rb8 14. e4 (14. Nb5 $5
Nxd5 15. Rxd5 Bc7 $3 16. e4 $1 (16. Nxc7 Nf6 $1 $11) (16. Nxa7 $2 Bb7) 16...
Ne5 $1 $13) 14... Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Be3 Be6 17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18. f3 Rfd8 $11 {
1/2 Lomineishvili,M (2397)-Barbini,D/Cappelle la Grande 1999/EXT 2000 (37)})
12... Bxc5 13. e4 Bb7 {Black has developed his pieces quite comfortably and
has no serious problems.} 14. Bg5 Rfd8 (14... h6 $1 15. Bh4 Bb4 $1 $132) 15.
Qe2 $6 (15. Bb5 $142 $1 h6 16. Rxd7 Rxd7 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Qc1
Kg7 20. Qf4 $14 {[%csl Rg7]}) 15... h6 16. Bh4 g5 $1 17. Bg3 Nf8 $6 (17... Bb4
$5 18. e5 Bxc3 19. exf6 (19. bxc3 Ne4) 19... Bxf6 {and White hardly has
sufficient compensation for the pawn.}) 18. Ne5 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Bd3 (20.
Rxd8 Qxd8 21. h4 $5) 20... Bd4 21. Bb1 a6 22. h4 $2 {A strange pawn sacrifice,
which Black gratefully accepts. Every move should be made in-time (see
annotation to move 20)!} (22. Qd2 $5 b5 $1 23. Nf3 Bb6 24. Bd6 Qd7 25. Qe2 $36)
22... gxh4 23. Bf4 Bxe5 24. Bxe5 Ng6 25. Bd4 b5 26. a3 $6 {White should have
aimed for an endgame with opposite-coloured bishops:} (26. e5 Nd5 (26... Nf4 $4
27. Qc2) 27. Nxd5 Bxd5 28. Qg4 Qg5 29. Qxg5 hxg5 30. Bxg6 fxg6 31. Be3 g4 32.
Bg5 Rc8 $140 33. Rc1 $1 {, and he should not lose.}) 26... Nf4 27. Qf3 N6h5 $6
(27... e5 $1 28. Be3 Rxd1+ 29. Nxd1 (29. Qxd1 N6h5 {[%cal Ye7g5]}) 29... Bc8 $1
30. Bxf4 Bg4 31. Qc3 exf4 $17) 28. Be3 {After this move Black gradually
converts his material advantage.} (28. g3 $142 Qg5 29. Kh2 hxg3+ 30. fxg3 Rxd4
$8 31. Rxd4 Ng6 $44) 28... Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 $6 (29. Nxd1 $142 Qg5 30. Kh2 {
[%cal Rg2g3]} Qe5 31. Kg1 $17) 29... Qg5 30. Qf3 e5 31. Nd5 Bc8 $1 32. Kh2 Bg4
33. Bxf4 exf4 34. Qd3 f3 $1 35. gxf3 Be6 {[%cal Rh4h3]} 36. Qe3 Qe5+ 37. f4
Qxb2 38. Bd3 Bxd5 39. exd5 Nf6 40. Kh3 Qa1 41. Be4 Nxe4 42. Qxe4 Qxa3+ 43. Kxh4
Qd6 44. Qf5 b4 45. Qg4+ Kf8 46. Qc8+ Kg7 47. Qc4 a5 48. Kg3 a4 49. Qc6 Qg6+ $1
50. Kf3 Qd3+ 0-1

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1999.01.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Haimovich, Tal"]
[Black "Kundin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2398"]
[Annotator "Kundin,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1999.01.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Bd2 c5 11. Ne4 $6 $146 (11. a4) 11... Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Nf6 13.
Qh4 b5 14. Bd3 Bb7 {Black has no problems at all.} 15. Rfd1 c4 (15... Bxf3 $6
16. gxf3 cxd4 17. Qxd4 $14) (15... Qe7 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Bc3 $36 {[%cal Rd3h7,
Rc3g7]}) 16. Bc2 Ne4 17. Qh5 (17. Qh3 f5 $15) {[%tqu "En","Find the best move..
.","","","g7g6","",10,"f7f5","",20]} 17... g6 $2 {[%csl Yf6,Yg7,Yh6][%cal
Yc3g7] Though it doesn't seems like this now, this move enables white always
to threat Ne5 and play on the weak dark squares and therefore is a serious
mistake.} (17... f5 $1 18. Be1 (18. Bxe4 g6 $1 19. Qh6 (19. Qh3 Bxe4 $15) 19...
fxe4 20. Ne5 Qf6 $15) 18... Qf6 $15 {/\Rad8}) 18. Qh6 f5 19. Be1 $1 $14 {
Now white is planning to play Ne5 and f3, whereas since it is very dangerous
for black to take on e5, he has almost no game.} Qf6 20. a3 $1 {This move can
be very useful in the endgame, since Bb4 is a serious threat.} (20. Ne5 Qg5 21.
Qxg5 Nxg5 22. f3 $14) 20... Bd5 (20... g5 21. Qxf6 Rxf6 22. Bb4 (22. Bxe4 fxe4
23. Nxg5 h6 24. Nh3 $16) 22... Bxb4 23. axb4 $16 {[%csl Yc5,Ye5]}) 21. Ne5 (21.
Bb4 Bxb4 22. axb4 Qe7 $13) 21... Bxe5 (21... Qg5 22. Qxg5 Nxg5 23. Bb4 $16) (
21... g5 22. Qxf6 Nxf6 23. Bb4 $16) 22. dxe5 Qxe5 23. f3 Qxb2 $5 {Partly
forced sacrifice. Black gets three pawns and an initiative for the piece, but
his king is still in a dangerous situation.} (23... Nc5 24. Bc3 Qc7 25. Rd2 $40
{[%cal Yc3g7] /\Rad1,e4}) (23... Nf6 $5 24. Bc3 Qc7 $13 {/\Qf6}) (23... Nd6 $2
24. Bc3 Nf7 25. Qxf8+ $16) 24. fxe4 $138 fxe4 $138 25. Rac1 $5 (25. Rdc1 a5 $1
$13 (25... Rf5 26. Bb4 $16)) 25... Rf5 $2 {A fatal mistake, after which the
game ends quickly.} (25... Qxa3 $1 {The only playable continuation.} 26. Bxe4
$1 {Otherwise the three black pawns will quickly advance.} Bxe4 27. Rd7 Rf7 28.
Rxf7 Kxf7 29. Qxh7+ Ke8 {[%tqu "En","Find the best continuation...","","",
"c1d1","",10]} 30. Rd1 $1 {With the entrance of the rook to the game, black
has to accept the perpetual check, otherwise he will lose.} Qxe3+ 31. Bf2 Qg5
32. Qg8+ Ke7 33. Qg7+ Ke8 $11) 26. Bb4 $1 $18 a5 27. Bc5 Rh5 28. Qf4 Rf5 29.
Qg3 Bc6 30. Qd6 Bd5 31. Bd4 c3 32. Qc7 e5 33. Bxc3 1-0

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 14th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1998.04.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zifroni, Dov"]
[Black "Kundin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Kundin,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1998.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Bd2 a6 13. b4 $1 {[%csl Yb7]} a5
(13... e5 14. Rac1 exd4 15. exd4 Nb6 16. Bd3 $14) 14. a3 (14. bxa5 $5 b4 (14...
Rxa5 15. Ne4 Ra4 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 $14) 15. Na4 Qxa5 (15... Rxa5 16. a3 $14 (16.
Nb2 $14)) 16. Nb2 $14 {[%cal Yb2c4,Ye3e4]}) 14... axb4 15. axb4 Nd5 (15... Rxa1
16. Rxa1 Nd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 $14) {[%tqu "En","Find a good move for white...","",
"","a1c1","",20,"c3d5","",0]} 16. Rac1 $1 $146 {[%cal Yc1c7][%mdl 8]} (16. Nxd5
exd5 $13) 16... Qb8 (16... Nxb4 17. Qb1 $44 {[%cal Ye3e4,Yc3b5,Yc3e4] /\e4,Nb5,
Ne4}) 17. Qb1 $1 (17. Nxd5 exd5 $13) 17... f5 $2 {This is a serious mistake.
Black shouldn't weaken his kingside; however,I didn't see another playable
continuation.} (17... Nxb4 18. Nxb5 cxb5 19. Bxb4 Bxb4 20. Qxb4 Bxf3 21. Bxf3
$16) (17... Re8 18. Ne4 $16 {[%cal Ye4c5,Ye4g5]}) 18. e4 $1 fxe4 19. Nxe4 {
[%csl Gb7,Gc6,Ge6,Gh7] Black's position is about to fall apart.} e5 $2 {
This move loses an exchange,but black's position is already strategically lost
because of the terrible bishop on b7.} (19... N7f6 20. Bd3 $16) 20. Nfg5 $18
N7f6 21. Nxf6+ Nxf6 22. Qb3+ Nd5 (22... Kh8 23. Nf7+ Rxf7 24. Qxf7 exd4 {
Black could hope for compensation,but his pieces are too misplaced.} 25. Bh6 $1
$18) 23. Qh3 h6 24. Qe6+ Kh8 25. dxe5 (25. Nf7+ {This is winning too.My
opponent didn't want me to have any counter play at all.} Rxf7 26. Qxf7 exd4
27. h3 $18) 25... hxg5 (25... Bxe5 26. Nf7+ Rxf7 27. Qxf7 $18) 26. exd6 Rf6 27.
Qg4 Qxd6 28. Bxg5 Rf7 29. Rd3 $6 {An inaccurate move, though white's victory
is undoubted.} (29. Qh5+ Kg8 30. Bd3 $1 g6 31. Bxg6 Rg7 32. Bf5 $18) 29... Kg8
30. Rd4 Bc8 31. Qg3 Qg6 32. h4 $1 Bf5 33. Bxb5 Nxb4 {Agony.} (33... cxb5 34.
Rxd5 $18) 34. Rd6 Qh5 35. Bc4 Nd5 36. Rxc6 Be4 37. f3 Ra3 38. Qd6 Raxf3 39.
Bxd5 Qg4 40. Bxe4 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 39th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2011.07.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Le Quang Liem"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2011.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Bd3 Qc7 12. Bd2 {This line has been quite
topical lately, with most of the games being played in 2010 and 2011.} (12. Ne4
Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Nf6 14. Bd3 c5) 12... c5 13. dxc5 (13. Ne4 c4 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15.
Be2 Bb7 16. b3 {is another theoretical discussion. For more details - see the
article in CMB 142.}) 13... Qxc5 ({The natural} 13... Nxc5 {runs into} 14. Bxb5
Bb7 (14... axb5 15. Nxb5 Qb6 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Bb4) 15. Be2 Ng4 16. h3 Bh2+ 17.
Kf1 Nxf2 18. Kxf2 Ne4+ 19. Qxe4 $14) 14. b4 $146 {This new move creates no
problem for Black.} ({The game Ivanchuk - Leko, Khanty Mansiysk 2010 saw} 14.
a4 bxa4 (14... b4 $5 {is also playable.}) 15. Rxa4 Bb7 16. Rc4 Qa7 ({Black
could have improved with} 16... Bxf3 $1 17. Rxc5 Bxd1 18. Qxd1 Nxc5 $11) 17.
Ne4 $1 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Rac8 20. Qd4 Bc5 21. Qc3 {and later on, the
Ukrainian managed to convert his slight positional advantage into a full point.
However, it is clear that Black was fine after the opening.}) (14. Ne4 Qxc2 15.
Bxc2 Be7) 14... Qc7 15. a4 bxa4 16. Qxa4 $6 {White's queen is not well placed
on the queenside.} (16. Nxa4 Qxc2 17. Bxc2 Bb7 $11) 16... Bb7 17. Qa5 Qb8 $36 {
Black's position is already more comfortable, with all his pieces being very
active and aiming at several targets.} 18. Be2 Rc8 (18... Bxf3 {is premature,
as after} 19. Bxf3 Bxh2+ (19... Bxb4 20. Qa4 Nc5 21. Qc2 Ra7 22. Rab1) 20. Kf1
Bc7 21. Qa2 {White has good compensation for the pawn.}) 19. Rdc1 (19. b5 $2 {
is bad because of} Rc5) 19... Ne5 (19... Ng4 $5 20. h3 (20. g3 Nge5 21. Nxe5
Nxe5 22. e4 Nc4 $15) 20... Bxf3 (20... Bh2+ 21. Kf1 Bxf3 22. gxf3 $1 Nxf2 $2
23. f4 Nxh3 24. Qh5) (20... Nge5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5) 21. Bxf3 Bh2+ 22. Kf1 Bc7 23.
Qb5 $1 (23. Qa4 Nh2+ 24. Ke2 Nxf3 25. gxf3 Nb6 26. Qb3 Be5 $15) 23... axb5 24.
Rxa8 Nh2+ 25. Ke2 Qxa8 26. Bxa8 Rxa8 27. Nxb5 Bd8 28. Rh1 Be7 29. Rxh2 Ra2 30.
Nc3 Rb2 31. Nd1 $11) 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. f4 (21. h3 {is probably more solid.
White just has to play accurately to hold the balance.}) 21... Bc7 22. Qa3 g5
$5 (22... e5 23. f5 e4 24. h3 Bh2+ 25. Kh1 Be5 {also looks promising for Black,
but I slightly prefer the text move.}) 23. Rf1 (23. Na4 $1 {is the way to
equality. It requires precise calculations, while Nakamura was in time trouble
here.} Rd8 (23... Ne4 24. Nc5 $1 Nxd2 25. Nd7 Qa7 26. Nf6+ Kg7 (26... Kh8 27.
Qd3 Ne4 28. Nxe4 gxf4 29. Rc5) 27. Nh5+ Kg8 (27... Kh8 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29. Qb2+
f6 30. Qxf6+ Kg8 31. Qxg5+ Kf8 32. Qh6+ Kg8 33. Qxe6+ Rf7 34. Rd1 Be4 35. Kf2
Rd8 36. Rxd2 Rxd2 37. Nf6+ Kh8 38. Qe8+ Kg7 39. Nh5+ Kh6 40. Qxe4 $14) 28. Nf6+
$11) (23... gxf4 24. exf4 Bxf4 (24... Ne4 25. Nc5 Nxd2 26. Qg3+ Kh8 27. Qc3+
Kg8 28. Qg3+ $11) 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. Bxf4 Qxf4 27. Rf1 Qd4+ 28. Kh1 $44) 24.
Bc3 Ne4 (24... Nd5 25. Bb2 a5 (25... gxf4 $2 26. e4) 26. b5 $13) 25. Nc5 gxf4
26. Bf3 Nxc5 (26... Nxc3 27. Nxb7 Nb5 28. Qa2) 27. bxc5 Bxf3 28. Rab1 Qc8 29.
gxf3 $11) (23. g3 $2 gxf4 24. gxf4 Kh8 $17) 23... Rd8 24. Rad1 Bc6 25. Kh1 $6 {
Natural, but gives Black a nice advantage. However, it is difficult to suggest
a sensible move for White.} ({Of course} 25. fxg5 $4 {is horrible, because
White will be mated soon after} Bxh2+ 26. Kh1 Qg3 27. Bf3 Bg1 $1 28. Kxg1 Ng4)
({Perhaps the best move is} 25. Qc1 $5 {In spite of his unpleasant position.
White is still holding,}) 25... Qb7 26. Bf3 g4 (26... Bxf3 27. Rxf3 (27. gxf3
g4 28. e4 (28. Na4 gxf3 29. Nc5 Qd5 30. e4 Nxe4) 28... Rd3 29. Be1 Rxd1 30.
Nxd1 Qb5 31. Rg1 Qe2 32. Qe3 Qxd1 33. Bh4 Bb6 $1 34. Rxd1 Bxe3 35. Bxf6 gxf3
$15) 27... g4 (27... Rd3 28. Be1 Rxd1 29. Nxd1 g4 30. Rf1 $15) 28. Rff1 Rac8 {
with more or less similar play to the game continuation.}) 27. Bxc6 Qxc6 28.
Qa2 Rd3 29. Rc1 Rad8 30. Be1 Rxe3 $2 {Hasty! This mistake throws away Black's
advantage.} (30... Nd5 $1 {would have keept good winning chances instead} 31.
Ne2 (31. Nxd5 Qxc1 32. Nf6+ Kf8 $1 $19) 31... Qb7 32. e4 Ne3 33. Rg1 Rd1 34.
Qb1 Rxc1 35. Qxc1 Bb6 $17 {Black's pieces dominate the board.}) 31. Qf2 (31.
Qb2 $1 {is stronger:} Ne4 32. Nxe4 (32. Nd1 Rxd1 33. Rxd1 Qb5 34. Bh4 Qh5 35.
Rc1 Qxh4 36. Rxc7 Ng3+ 37. Kg1 Ne2+ 38. Kh1 $11) 32... Qxe4 33. Qf6 Re2 34.
Qg5+ Kf8 35. Bf2 Qg6 36. Bc5+ Kg7 37. Qe7 Qe4 38. Bf2 Bxf4 39. Qxd8 Bxc1 40.
Bd4+ Kg6 41. Qf6+ Kh5 42. Qxf7+ Kg5 43. Qf6+ Kh5 44. Qf7+ $11 {and this long
forced line ends up in perpetual check!}) 31... Qc4 (31... Rdd3 32. b5 $1 axb5
33. Qh4 Bd8 (33... Rxc3 34. Qxf6 Rxc1 35. Qg5+ $11 {(this's the reason why
White had to play 32.b5! - to take the b4-square for the bishop)} Kf8 36. Bb4+
Bd6 37. Qd8+ Kg7 38. Qg5+) 34. Qg5+ Kh8 35. Bf2 Rh3 36. Ne2 Qb7 37. Qc5 Rh6 38.
Qf8+ Ng8 39. Bd4+ Rxd4 40. Nxd4 Qd5 41. Nf5 Qxf5 42. Qxd8 Qh5 43. h3 gxh3 44.
g3 $11) (31... Rh3 $2 32. Ne2 Qb7 33. Rxc7 $18) 32. Bd2 Red3 33. Nb1 {White is
out of danger now.} Qd5 34. Rxc7 Ne4 35. Qh4 (35. Qa7 $2 Ra8 $1 (35... Qh5 36.
Be1 g3 37. h3 Qe2 38. Qg1 $8 (38. Kg1 Nf2 $1 39. Bxf2 Rd1 $19) 38... Rd1 39.
Nc3 Rxe1 40. Nxe2 Nf2+ 41. Qxf2 gxf2 42. Ng3 Rdd1 43. Kh2 Rxf1 44. Nxf1 Rxf1
45. Kg3 Rb1 $15) 36. Qb6 Nxd2 37. Nxd2 Rxd2 $17) 35... Nxd2 36. Qxg4+ Kh8 37.
Qh4 Qf5 38. Nxd2 Rxd2 {The position is simplified to an equal ending. Black's
king is a bit exposed, but that should not be a big problem if he plays
carefully.} 39. h3 Qg6 40. Rf2 Kg7 41. Kh2 h6 42. Rc6 Rxf2 43. Qxf2 Qd3 44. f5
Qxf5 45. Qxf5 exf5 46. Rxa6 {The draw is inevitable.} Rd3 47. Rc6 Rb3 48. Rc4
Kg6 49. g3 Rb2+ 50. Kg1 Kg5 51. Kf1 Kf6 52. Ke1 Ke5 53. Kf1 Rb3 54. Kf2 Rb2+
55. Kf1 Rb3 56. Kf2 Rb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-B 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Let's Check"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[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. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Ng5 Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5
15. f3 Ngf6 16. e4 Qh4 17. Be3 e5 18. Ne2 Rad8 19. b4 Rfe8 20. Qc3 Nh5 21. Bc2
Nf4 22. Nxf4 exf4 23. Bf2 Qh6 24. a4 Nf6 25. axb5 cxb5 26. Bb3 Rc8 27. Qd2 Bxe4
28. Rxa6 $1 Bg6 29. Rc1 Rcd8 30. Re1 Qg5 31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 32. Qc1 h6 33. Qc5 Kh7
34. d5 $2 (34. Ra5 Rb8 35. Qxg5 $11) 34... Qf5 $19 35. Ra1 Qd3 36. Ba2 Ra8 $2 (
36... Re2 37. Qa7 Qc2 $19) 37. Qc1 $17 Nxd5 38. Bxd5 Rxa1 39. Qxa1 Qxd5 40. Qd4
Qxd4 41. Bxd4 Bd3 42. Kf2 g5 43. Bc5 Kg6 44. Bd6 Kg7 45. Bc5 f6 46. Bd6 Kf7 47.
Bc5 Ke6 48. Bb6 Kd5 49. Bd8 f5 50. Be7 Kc4 51. Bf8 h5 52. Be7 Kc3 53. Bxg5 Kxb4
54. Bxf4 Kb3 55. Kg3 Bf1 56. Kf2 Bc4 57. Kg3 b4 58. Kh4 Bf1 59. g4 hxg4 60.
fxg4 fxg4 61. Kxg4 Kc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pashikian, Arman"]
[Black "Froewis, Georg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2407"]
[Annotator "Let's Check Training"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bd3 Be7 13. e4 Qc7 14. Bg5 Ne5 15.
Nd5 Nxd5 16. Qxc7 Nxc7 17. Bxe7 Re8 18. Nxe5 Rxe7 19. Rac1 Ne8 20. Nc4 Bd7 21.
Nb6 Rb8 22. e5 Bc6 {[%tqu "En","","","","d3a6","",10]} 23. Bxa6 $1 Bxg2 24. Nc8
Rxc8 (24... Kf8 25. Kxg2 bxa6 $18) 25. Rxc8 $18 Bc6 26. Bc4 f6 27. f4 Kf7 28.
f5 fxe5 29. fxe6+ Kg6 30. b4 Bf3 31. Rd7 Kf6 32. Rxe8 1-0

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1998.07.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lobron, Eric"]
[Black "Gabriel, Christian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1998.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qb8 (11... Qc7 12. e4 e5 13. g3 Rad8 14.
dxe5 Nxe5 15. Bg5 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Qe7 17. Rd2 Bc7 18. Rad1 Rxd2 19. Rxd2 Rd8 20.
Rxd8+ {1/2-1/2 Sadler,M-Horvath,C/Peer Gynt 1994/EXT 94}) 12. a3 (12. Ne4 Nxe4
13. Qxe4 c5 14. Qh4 Nf6 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. b4 Be7 17. Bb2 Bd5 18. Bd3 {1/2-1/2
Malaniuk,V-Sherbakov,R/Katowice op 1991/EXT 91op}) (12. h3 a6 13. e4 (13. a4 b4
14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 c5 16. Qh4 Qd8 17. dxc5 Bxf3 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. gxf3 Nxc5
20. Kf1 Nb3 21. Rb1 Be5 22. Ke1 a5 23. f4 Bf6 24. e4 Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1 Nxc1 26.
Rxc1 Bxb2 27. Rc5 g6 {Schneider,S-De Wachter,M/WchJM U20 1997/EXP 59/1-0 (42)})
13... e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Bg5 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Be5 17. Be3 Qc7 18. b4 c5 19.
Bxc5 Rfe8 20. Rac1 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Bxe4 22. Qb3 Rac8 23. Be3 Qb7 24. Bxe4 Nxe4
25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26. Rc1 Qb7 {Lomineishvili,M-Van Linde,P/Groningen op 1997/EXP
62/0-1 (86)}) 12... a5 13. e4 b4 $5 {Bemüht sich um aktives Gegenspiel,
hinterläßt aber Schwächen in der c-Linie.} 14. Na4 b3 15. Qxb3 $2 {Danach
behält Schwarz recht.} (15. Qb1 $5 {ist ein ernsthafterer Test der schwarzen
Konzeption. Schwarz muß auf die Drohung e4-e5 reagieren.} Be7 (15... c5 16. e5
Bc6 17. exf6 Bxa4 18. fxg7 Kxg7 19. Qe4 $16) (15... e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5
Bxe5 18. h3 $16 {Das geschwächte Feld c5 springt ins Auge.}) 16. e5 Nd5 17. Bg5
$14 {Der Pb3 ist eher eine Schwäche als eine Stärke.}) 15... Nxe4 {Schwarz hat
jetzt keine Probleme mehr, da er zu ...c6-c5 kommt.} 16. Bc4 $6 {Sehr
ehrgeizig.} (16. Be3 c5 17. Rac1 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Bd5 {mit ausgeglichener
Stellung.}) 16... c5 17. d5 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. h3 $2 {Bereits der
entscheidende Fehler.} (19. g3 exd5 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 (21. Qxb8 Raxb8 22.
Rxd5 Bd4) 21... Rd8 22. Qxd8+ Qxd8 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Be3 $11) 19... exd5 20.
Bxd5 Bh2+ $19 21. Kf1 (21. Kh1 Nxf2#) 21... Ba6+ {Nicht schlecht, aber 21...
Bxd5 gewann sofort.} (21... Bxd5 22. Qxb8 (22. Qxd5 Qb5+ $19) 22... Bc4+ $19)
22. Ke1 Bg1 $1 23. Be3 (23. Qxb8 Bxf2#) 23... Qxb3 24. Bxb3 Nxf2 $1 25. Nxc5 (
25. Bxf2 Rfe8+) 25... Rfe8 26. Kd2 Nxd1 27. Bxg1 Rad8+ 0-1

[Event "Vienna Millenium"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.08.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1996.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7.
Bd3 {Die modernere Fortsetzung gegenüber 7.Be2.} O-O 8. O-O {Die wesentliche
Pointe von 7.Bd3 besteht darin, die Auswahl an schwarzen Systemen zu
reduzieren:} e5 {Nach 7.Be2 0-0 8.0-0 e5 hat Schwarz gute Aussicht auf
Ausgleich. Nun jedoch hat Schwarz Probleme.} (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 {führt zu
Varianten nach 7.Be2 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Qe7.}) (8... b6 {ist hier nicht so gut
spielbar wegen} 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 $2 11. Bxe4 $18) 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 {
Nur so macht der weiße Aufbau Sinn.} (10. Nb5 {Ftacnik} Bb8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12.
Nxe5 Bxe5 13. h3 a6 14. Nd4 $14) 10... dxe4 (10... exd4 {ist der andere
kritische Zug, vgl. Chernin,A-Savchenko,S/EUcup Gr7 Bratislava; CBM 55.
Allerdings hat es Schwarz auch dort nicht leicht.}) (10... exd4 {Ftacnik} 11.
Nxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 h6 (12... Nf6 13. Nxd4 Nxd5 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. Be4 Nf6 16.
Nf5 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Qf6 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Bf4 Qb6 20. Rad1 Be6 21. Rd6 Qb5 22.
Be5 Rae8 23. a4 Qc4 24. Rd4 {1-0 Vera,R-Oms Pallise,J/Pamplona op/1995/}) 13.
Nxd4 Qh4 (13... Bxh2+ 14. Kxh2 Qh4+ 15. Kg1 Qxd4 16. Rd1 $16 {^^}) 14. Nf3 (14.
f4 Nf6 (14... Bc5 $2 15. Be3 Re8 16. Bf2 Qxf4 17. Ne6 $1) 15. Nb5 Rd8 16. Nxd6
Rxd6 17. Bd2 Rxd5 18. Be1 Qh5 19. Bc3 Bf5 (19... Ng4 $2 20. h3 Ne3 $2 21. Rae1)
20. Bxf5 Qxf5 21. Qxf5 Rxf5 22. Rad1 Nd5 23. Bd2 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Morovic
Fernandez,I/Leon (07)/1995/ (48)}) 14... Qh5 15. Bh7+ (15. Qc4 Nc5 16. Bc2 g5
17. b4 Na6 18. Qd3 Qg6 19. Qxg6+ fxg6 20. a3 Bf5 21. Bb3 Rac8 22. Be3 Rc3 23.
Nd4 Be5 24. Nxf5 Rxb3 25. Nd4 Bxd4 26. Bxd4 {1/2-1/2 Orr,M-Kaidanov,G/Dublin
Telecom/1991/ (41)}) 15... Kh8 16. Qf5 Qxf5 17. Bxf5 Nf6 18. Bc2 (18. Bxc8
Rfxc8 19. Rd1 Rc5 20. Be3 Rxd5 21. Rxd5 Nxd5 22. Rd1 Nxe3 23. Rxd6 Ng4 24. h3
Nf6 25. Ne5 Kg8 {Rohde,M-Ramayrat,C/USA-op (03)/1987/1/2-1/2 (52)}) 18... Bg4
19. Bb3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Nh5 21. Be3 Nf4 22. Rfd1 Rfd8 23. Bc4 {Sokolov,I-Piket,
Je/Nussloch (06)/1996/1-0 (63)}) 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 h6 13. Be3 (13. Rd1
exd4 14. Nxd4 Nf6 15. Bf3 Qa5 16. g3 Bg4 17. Bxg4 {1/2-1/2 Dlugy,M-Dreev,A/New
York op (02) ;EXP 16 1990 1/2-1/2 Dlugy,M-Dreev,A/New York op (02) ;EXP 16 1990
}) 13... exd4 14. Bh7+ $1 $146 {In Erwartung des folgenden Endspiels wird der
schwarze König deplaziert.} (14. Bxd4 Nf6 15. Bf5 Qa5 16. Bxc8 Rfxc8 17. Qb3
Qd5 18. Qxd5 (18. Bxf6 Qxb3 19. axb3 gxf6 {mit den Ideen ...Rc2 oder ...Be5
ist befriedigend für Schwarz.}) 18... Nxd5 19. Rad1 Rd8 20. g3 Nb4 {1/2-1/2
Blanco Fernandez,A-Hoffman,A/Capablanca mem (04) ;CBM 48 1995 1/2-1/2 Blanco
Fernandez,A-Hoffman,A/Capablanca mem (04)/1995/}) 14... Kh8 15. Bxd4 Nf6 16.
Bf5 $14 Bxf5 (16... Qa5 17. Bxc8 Rfxc8 (17... Raxc8 18. Qb3 $14) 18. Qb3 Qd5
19. Bxf6 Qxb3 20. Bxg7+ {Hier wirkt sich die Stellung des Kh8 aus !} Kxg7 21.
axb3 $16 Rc2 22. Nd4 Rxb2 $2 23. Nf5+ $18) 17. Qxf5 Qc8 (17... Qd7 18. Qxd7
Nxd7 19. Rad1 Rfd8 20. Bxg7+ Kxg7 21. Rxd6 Ne5 22. Nd4 $1 Rxd6 23. Nf5+ Kf6 24.
Nxd6 $16) 18. Qb5 (18. Qxc8 Raxc8 (18... Rfxc8 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rad1 $14) 19.
Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rad1 Rfd8 $14 {Karpov}) (18. Nh4 $5 {Kramnik}) 18... a6 (18...
Ne4 {Ftacnik} 19. Rac1 $14) 19. Qb6 (19. Qb3 Qe6 20. Qxe6 fxe6 21. Rfe1 Rfe8
$14 {Karpov}) 19... Qc7 (19... Bc7 {Ftacnik} 20. Qb3 Bd8 (20... Ne4 $2 21. Rac1
$18) 21. Ne5 $16) 20. Qxc7 Bxc7 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Rfe1 Rfe8 23. Rad1 $14 (23.
g3 $5 {Karpov war möglicherweise noch genauer. Aber auch so behält Weiß einen
kleinen, aber dauerhaften Vorteil. Karpows Endspielführung ist lehrreich.})
23... Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 {[#] Hecht Dauerhafte Schwäche der schwarzen B-Struktur
führt zu weißem Spiel an diesem Flügel mit S+K-Einsatz dort. Schwarzes
Gegenspiel am D-Flügel. Nach beiderseitiger Freibauernbildung aufregendes
Finale. Weißer Hauptvorteil: die schlechte schwarze K-Stellung, die zu
Mattdrohungen führt.} Rd8 25. g3 Rd7 26. Re2 Kg7 27. Nh4 Rd5 (27... Be5 {
Ftacnik} 28. Kg2 $14) 28. Re7 Rc5 29. Rd7 b5 (29... Kf8 $1 {Ftacnik} 30. b4
Rc1+ (30... Ke8 31. bxc5 Kxd7 32. Nf5 h5 33. Ng7 Kc6 34. Nxh5 Be5 35. h4 Kxc5
36. Ng7 f5 37. Nxf5 $16) 31. Kg2 Ke8 32. Rd3 $14) 30. b4 Rc2 31. Nf5+ Kg6 32.
Ne3 Rc1+ 33. Kg2 Be5 (33... f5 {Ftacnik} 34. Nd5 Be5 35. Ra7 $16) 34. Ra7 Rc6
35. Nd5 Bd6 (35... Rd6 {Ftacnik} 36. Ne7+ Kh5 37. f4 Bc3 38. Kh3 $18) 36. a3
Kf5 37. Ne3+ (37. Rxf7 $2 {Ftacnik} Ke6) 37... Kg6 (37... Ke6 {Ftacnik} 38. g4
$5 (38. Kf3 Be5 39. Ke4 f5+ $1) 38... Bb8 39. Rb7 Bf4 40. Nf5 Rc3 41. Rb6+ Ke5
42. Rxa6 $16) 38. Kf3 Be5 39. Nd5 Kg7 40. Ne7 Rc3+ (40... Re6 $5 {Ftacnik} 41.
Kg4 Bb2 42. h4 Bxa3 43. Nf5+ Kf8 (43... Kg6 44. h5+ Kh7 45. Rxf7+ Kh8 46. Nxh6
Bxb4 47. Kf5 Rc6 48. Kg6 f5+ 49. Kg5 Be1 50. f4 Bxg3 51. Nxf5 Bf2 52. Ne7 Rd6
53. h6 $18) 44. Ra8+ (44. Nxh6 Bxb4 45. Rxf7+ Ke8 46. Kf5 (46. Rb7 Bc5 47. f4
Re7 48. Rb8+ Kd7 49. Nf5 Re8) 46... Re2 47. Kg6 Rxf2 (47... Bc3 48. Ng4 $16)
48. Ng4 Rg2 49. Nxf6+ Kd8 50. g4 $16) 44... Re8 45. Rxa6 Bxb4 46. Rxf6 Re6 47.
Rxe6 fxe6 48. Nd4 $16) 41. Kg4 Rxa3 42. f4 Bc3 43. Kh5 (43. Nf5+ {Ftacnik} Kg6)
43... Bxb4 44. Nf5+ Kg8 45. Ra8+ {[#]} Kh7 (45... Bf8 {Ftacnik} 46. Nxh6+ Kg7
47. Ra7 Kh8 (47... Kh7 48. Rxf7+ Bg7 49. Nf5 $18) (47... Bc5 48. Rxf7+ Kh8 49.
Kg6 $18) 48. Nxf7+ (48. Rxf7 Bxh6 49. Kxh6 Kg8 50. Kg6 Rc3 51. Rxf6 $18) 48...
Kg8 (48... Kg7 49. Nh6+ Kh8 50. Kg6 $18) 49. Kg6 Ra2 (49... b4 {Hecht} 50. Ra8
$18) 50. Ra8 Rxh2 51. g4 Rh7 (51... b4 52. g5 fxg5 53. fxg5 Rf2 54. Nh6+ Kh8
55. Ng4 Rf1 56. Nf6 $18) (51... Rh1 52. Kxf6 Rh7 53. Ne5 b4 54. g5 $18) 52.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 53. Kxh7 Kxf7 (53... b4 54. Nd6 b3 55. Nc4 $18) 54. g5 fxg5 55. fxg5
b4 56. g6+ $18) 46. Ra7 Kg8 (46... Bc3 {Ftacnik} 47. Rxf7+ Kg8 48. Nxh6+ Kh8
49. Kg6 $18) 47. Nxh6+ Kf8 48. Rxf7+ Ke8 49. Kg6 Bc3 (49... Ra2 {Ftacnik} 50.
h4 Bc3 51. Nf5) (49... f5 $5 {[%cal Gc3h8] Hecht}) 50. Nf5 b4 (50... a5 $2 {
Ftacnik} 51. Nd6+ Kd8 52. Nxb5 $18) 51. Rb7 {[#]} Ra2 (51... b3 {Ftacnik} 52.
Nd6+ Kd8 (52... Kf8 $2 53. Kh7 $1 (53. Rf7+ {Hecht} Kg8 54. Nf5 $18 {[%cal
Rf5h6]}) 53... b2 54. Rf7#) 53. Kf5 {[%cal Rf5e6]} Ra2 54. Rxb3 $18) 52. h4 a5
(52... Kd8 {Ftacnik} 53. h5 Kc8 54. Nd6+ Kd8 55. h6 Rh2 56. h7 f5 57. Nxf5 $18)
53. h5 a4 (53... Kd8 54. h6 Kc8 55. h7 Rh2 56. Rg7 {[%cal Rf5h4]} Rxh7 57. Rxh7
a4 (57... b3 {Hecht} 58. Nd6+ Kd8 59. Kf5 $18 {[%cal Rf5e6]}) 58. Nd6+ Kb8 59.
Rb7+ Ka8 60. Rb5 $18) 54. h6 Rh2 55. h7 {[#]} Kd8 (55... a3 {Ftacnik} 56. Nh4 (
56. Nd6+ {Hecht} Kd8 57. Kf5 a2 58. h8=Q+ Rxh8 59. Ke6 Re8+ 60. Nxe8 {[%cal
Rb7b8]} Kc8 61. Nd6+ Kd8 62. Rd7#) 56... f5 57. Rg7 $1 Bxg7 58. Kxg7 a2 59.
h8=Q+ Kd7 60. Kf7 $18) (55... b3 {Ftacnik} 56. Nh4 f5 57. Rg7 Bxg7 58. Kxg7 b2
59. h8=Q+ Kd7 60. Qb8 a3 61. Nxf5 $18) 56. Nh4 f5 57. Rxb4 (57. Rg7 $5 {Ftacnik
} Bxg7 58. Kxg7 $18) 57... Rh3 58. Rxa4 Rxg3+ 59. Kxf5 (59. Kxf5 {Ftacnik} Rh3
60. Ra8+ Kc7 61. h8=Q Bxh8 62. Rxh8 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nd7 5. Qc2 Ngf6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
Qe7 9. Bd2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11. Bb3 e4 12. Ng5 Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5
15. Qxe4 Ndf6 16. Qf4 $1 {Weiß forciert den Übergang ins bessere Endspiel.
Dank des Läuferpaares kann er sich einer kleinen, aber dauerhaften Initiative
erfreuen.} (16. Qf3 Qh4 17. Qh3 Qg5 18. Qf3 Be6 $5 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Qh3 e5 21.
dxe5 Qxe5 $13 {0-1 Akesson,R-Illescas Cordoba,M/Erevan olm 1996 (45)}) 16...
Qxf4 17. exf4 Nh6 18. d5 $1 $14 Bd7 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Bc2 (20. Rad1 Nf5 21. Bc1
Rad8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. f3 h5 24. Kf2 Kf8 25. Bc2 Nd4 26. Rd1 $14 {1-0
Polugaevsky,L-Pinter,J/Zagreb izt 1987 (83)}) 20... g6 21. Be3 Rfe8 22. Rfd1
Nf5 23. Bxf5 gxf5 24. Bd4 Nd5 25. Nxd5 Bxd5 26. Bxa7 Be6 27. Bd4 Rxa2 28. Rac1
h6 29. Be5 Ra4 30. Rc7 Rb4 31. Rc3 Kh7 32. Rg3 Rg8 33. Kh2 Rxg3 34. Kxg3 Rc4
35. Kh4 b5 36. Rd6 b4 37. Rb6 Kg6 38. Kg3 h5 39. f3 b3 40. Rxb3 Rxf4 41. Rb8
Rc4 42. b4 f4+ 43. Kh2 Kf5 44. Bd6 Bd5 45. Re8 f6 46. Re2 Rc3 47. Rd2 Ke6 48.
Bxf4 Rc4 49. Re2+ Kd7 50. Bd2 Rc2 51. Kg3 Kc6 52. Kf4 Bc4 53. Rf2 Be6 54. Ke3
h4 55. Rf1 Kb5 56. Ra1 Ra2 57. Rxa2 Bxa2 58. Be1 Bc4 59. Bxh4 Kxb4 60. Bxf6 Kc5
61. g4 Bb3 62. Kf4 Bd1 63. Kg3 Kd5 64. f4 Ke4 65. f5 Bc2 66. Bb2 Bd1 67. Kh4
Ba4 68. Kg5 Be8 69. Bc1 Kf3 70. Bf4 Bd7 71. Bc7 Bc8 72. Kh4 Bd7 73. Kg5 Bc8 74.
f6 Be6 75. Bh2 Bg8 76. Bd6 Be6 77. Bb4 Kg3 78. Bd2 Kh3 79. Kf4 Bf7 80. Kf5 Bb3
1-0

[Event "Recklinghausen"]
[Site "Recklinghausen"]
[Date "1998.07.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kachiani Gersinska, Ketino"]
[Black "Siegel, Georg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1998.07.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 (9... b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Bd2 b4 $1 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Gelfand,B/
Biel 1997/CBM 60/[Lutz] (20)}) 10. Bd2 b5 {Schwarz verknüpft zwei Varianten
miteinander, das System 9...a6 und das System 9...b5. Genauer ist es, entweder
9...b5 10.Bd3 Bb7 11.Bd2 b4 (statt 11...a6) zu spielen, vergleiche die
vorangehende Anmerkung. Oder aber er spielt 9...a6 10.Bd3 c5.} (10... c5 11.
dxc5 Nxc5 12. Be2 b5 13. b4 Ncd7 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Bc3 Bb7 17.
Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Qb2 Qe7 19. Rfc1 Nd5 20. a3 Rfc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Anand,V/
Credit Suisse 1997/CBM 60/[Lutz] (41)}) 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Ng5 {Es ist wichtig,
diesen Springer nach e4 zu bringen, da er dann am Kampf um das Feld c5
teilnimmt.} (12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Nf6 14. Bd3 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Bc3 Bxf3
17. gxf3 Rc8 18. Rac1 h6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 {1/2-1/2 Zueger,B-Lukacs,P/Budapest
1991/EXT 91}) 12... Qc7 $2 {Schwarz möchte sich nicht mit einer etwas
schlechteren Stellung abfinden und bringt daher ein spekulatives Bauernopfer.}
(12... h6 13. Nge4 Be7 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 $14 {1/2-1/2
Makarov,M-Galkin,A/Elista 1996/CBM 56/[Lutz] (42) Dank des rückständigen Pc5
kann Weiß auf einen leichten Vorteil zählen.}) 13. Bxh7+ Kh8 14. f4 c5 15. d5
$2 ({Nach} 15. Bd3 $5 $16 {sehe ich keine ausreichende Kompensation für
Schwarz.}) 15... exd5 16. Qf5 b4 17. Qh3 bxc3 {Weiß hat nur Dauerschach.} 18.
Bxc3 d4 19. Bf5+ Kg8 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Bg6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Credit Suisse"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1997.07.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1997.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Bd2 $6 {M.E. kann Weiß mit 10.Bd2 nicht auf Vorteil hoffen,
besser ist wahrscheinlich 10.Rd1.} (10. Rd1) 10... c5 11. dxc5 (11. Bd3 h6 12.
Rad1 cxd4 13. exd4 Qc7 14. Rc1 Qb8 15. Rfe1 b5 16. Ne4 Bb7 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Kramnik,V/Dos Hermanas 1997/CBM 59 (27)}) 11... Nxc5 12. Be2
$146 (12. a4 b6 13. e4 Qc7 14. h3 Bb7 15. Rfe1 Ncd7 16. Bf1 (16. Bd3 $11 {
Kramnik}) 16... Rac8 17. Rad1 Qb8 18. Qb1 h6 $15 {0-1 Costa,J-Kramnik,V/Manila
olm 1992/TD 92\02 (30)}) 12... b5 13. b4 Ncd7 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.
Bc3 Bb7 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Qb2 Qe7 19. Rfc1 Nd5 20. a3 Rfc8 $11 {Weiß hat wegen
der Schwächung des Feldes c5 einen symbolischen Vorteil, mehr nicht.} 21. Ne5
Nb6 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Rc1 Rxc1+ 24. Qxc1 Qd6 25. Nd3 Nd7 26. f3 Kf8 27. Qc3 f6
28. Qc2 Qc6 29. Qxc6 Bxc6 30. e4 Ke7 31. Kf2 e5 32. Bd1 Kd6 33. Bb3 Nf8 34. Ke3
g5 35. g3 Bb7 36. Nc5 Bc8 37. Kd2 a5 38. Kc3 a4 39. Bg8 h6 40. Bf7 Be6 41. Bh5
Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Makarov, Marat"]
[Black "Shabanov, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4
Nxe4 9. Bxe4 O-O 10. O-O h6 11. Bc2 e5 12. Re1 Bb4 (12... exd4 13. Qxd4 Bc5 14.
Qc3 a5 15. a3 Nf6 16. Be3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Comp Deep Blue/Philadelphia
m 1996 (50)} (16. Bxh6 $13)) 13. Bd2 Bxd2 14. Qxd2 exd4 15. Qxd4 Qb6 16. Qc3 c5
$5 (16... a5 $6 {1-0 Sherbakov,R-Shabanov,Y/RUS-ch 1996 (26)}) 17. Rad1 Nf6 18.
Qe5 Bd7 $1 (18... Be6 $2 19. Rd6 Qa5 20. Rxe6 fxe6 21. Qxe6+ Kh8 22. Nh4 $40)
19. Rd6 Qa5 20. Red1 (20. Rxf6 $2 Rae8 $19) 20... Rae8 21. Qf4 (21. Qg3 $5 Re6
22. h3 Rxd6 (22... Qc7 $2 23. Rxd7) 23. Rxd6 Qc7 $11 24. Rxf6 $2 Qxg3) 21...
Re6 22. h3 (22. Rxd7 Nxd7 23. Rxd7 Re1+ $19) 22... Qc7 (22... Rxd6 23. Rxd6 Qc7
$2 24. Rxf6) 23. Qg3 Rxd6 24. Qxd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Re8 $11 26. Kf1 Kf8 27. a3 Be6
28. b3 Ke7 29. Rd2 a5 30. a4 Rd8 31. Rxd8 Kxd8 32. Ke2 Kc7 33. Ke3 Ne8 34. Nd2
Nd6 35. g4 g5 36. Ne4 Nxe4 37. Bxe4 Bc8 38. f4 Kd6 39. Kf3 b6 40. Ke3 Bd7 41.
Kf3 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 33rd"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1996.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 {Diese Variante
erfreut sich keiner großen Beliebtheit, aber Weiß muß genau spielen, um
Vorteil zu erlangen.} (6... dxc4) 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4
h6 11. b3 (11. Bc2 e5 12. Re1 exd4 13. Qxd4 Bc5 14. Qc3 a5 15. a3 Nf6 16. Be3
Bxe3 17. Rxe3 $14 {Kasparov,G-Deep Blue (04)/Philadelphia m ;EXP 50 1996})
11... e5 12. dxe5 (12. Bc2 Re8 $1 13. Re1 exd4 14. Rxe8+ Qxe8 15. Qxd4 Bc5 16.
Qd3 Nf6 17. Bb2 Qd7 $1 18. Qc3 Qe7 19. h3 {Stohl,I-Krasenkow,M/Brno (09) ; CBM
43 1994}) 12... Nxe5 13. Bb2 Qf6 $10 14. Nxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jakarta"]
[Site "Jakarta"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Handoko, Edhi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1996.08.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. e4 (7. O-O {
ist der Normalzug und etwas genauer, z.B.} O-O 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4
Nf6 $140 11. Bc2 c5 12. Qd3 cxd4 13. Bg5 $40) 7... dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Bxe4
Nf6 10. Bc2 c5 11. O-O h6 12. dxc5 (12. b3 $14) 12... Bxc5 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Bd2
b6 15. b4 Be7 16. Bc3 Bb7 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. f4 $6 {Wirkt angesichts der
ungedeckten Läufer auf der c-Line verfrüht.} (18. a3 $5) 18... b5 $1 19. Kh1 (
19. c5 $2 Bxc5+ 20. bxc5 Qxc5+) 19... bxc4 20. Nxc4 Rfd8 $6 (20... Bd5 21. Bd3
Bxc4 (21... Rac8 22. Be5) 22. Bxc4 Rac8 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Rac1 $11) 21. f5 e5
$5 22. Bxe5 (22. Bxe5 Qc6 23. Na5 (23. a3 $5 Rac8 $140 24. Bb3 Rd3 25. Na5)
23... Qxg2+ 24. Qxg2 Bxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Rd2+ 26. Rf2 Rxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Ng4+) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.18"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Acs, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. Rd1 $6 {Gegen das frühe ...e6-e5 gilt allgemein 10.Bb3 in
Verbindung mit 11.Bd2 als die kritische Fortsetzung.} (10. Bb3 Qe7 11. Bd2 e4
12. Ng5 Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5 15. Qxe4 $14 {mit weißem Vorteil, wie
in vielen Partien nachgewisen wurde.}) 10... Qe7 11. e4 {Diese Variante gilt
als harmlos.} exd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 (12... Nb6 13. Be2 (13. Bb3 {Ftacnik} Re8 $13)
13... Re8 14. Be3 (14. Bf3 Nbd5 15. Nde2 Nxc3 16. Nxc3 Bc7 17. Be3 Bg4 18. Ne2
Bb6 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,V-Zvjaginsev,V/Bern 1996/CBM 51 ext (18)}) 14... Bd7 15.
f3 Rad8 16. Bf1 (16. Bf2 $5 {Ftacnik}) 16... Nbd5 17. Bf2 $11 {Ftacnik,L. 0-1
Salov,V-Ivanchuk,V/Dortmund 1992/CBM 29/[Ftacnik] (38)}) 13. Bf1 (13. Be2 Ng6
14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. exf5 Ne5 16. Bg5 Ned7 17. Re1 Rfe8 18. Kf1 h6 19. Bh4 Be5 20.
Bg3 Qc5 21. Rac1 Bxg3 22. hxg3 Re5 23. f4 Re7 24. Bf3 Rae8 25. Rxe7 Rxe7 26.
Re1 Rxe1+ 27. Kxe1 Nb6 28. Ke2 Nbd5 29. Qd3 Nb4 30. Qd8+ Kh7 31. a3 Nbd5 32.
Nxd5 cxd5 33. Kd3 Qc4+ 34. Kd2 Ne4+ 35. Bxe4 Qxe4 36. Qd7 Qxg2+ 37. Kc1 f6 38.
Kb1 Qxg3 39. Qxb7 Qd3+ 40. Ka2 a6 41. a4 h5 42. Qf7 Qxf5 {0-1 Dlugy,M-Akopian,
V/New York 1994/CBM 40 ext (42)}) 13... Ng6 {Schwarz kommt zur freien
Figurenentwicklung und hat keine großen Probleme, da Weiß seine Bauernmehrheit
im Zentrum nicht in Bewegung setzen kann.} 14. g3 $6 (14. f3 {wird von A.
Beliavsky im NIC-Magazine 2003/8 als besser angegeben.}) 14... Bc5 15. f3 {
Weiß spielt sehr riskant.} Ne5 16. Kg2 Rd8 17. Be3 Nxf3 {Die geschwächte weiße
Königsstellung provoziert eine Kombination, allerdings spielt Acs den falschen
Folgezug.} 18. Kxf3 Bg4+ $6 {Danach erhält Weiß die besseren Chancen.} (18...
Qe5 $1 19. Qd3 (19. Nxc6 Bg4+ 20. Kg2 bxc6 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Be2
Qh5 24. Rd1 Re8 25. Re1 $15 {laut Beliavsky}) 19... Qh5+ 20. Kg2 Bxd4 21. Bxd4
c5 22. Qb5 Bh3+ 23. Kg1 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 cxd4 25. Qxh5 Nxh5 26. Bxh3 dxc3 27. bxc3
$11) 19. Kg2 Bxd1 20. Rxd1 Ng4 21. Bg1 Rxd4 22. Rxd4 Bxd4 23. Bxd4 b5 $6 (23...
Qd6 $5 {Beliavsky}) (23... Rd8 24. Bxa7) 24. Ne2 c5 $2 {Schwarz sollte nicht
zulassen, dass Weiß den Pe4 abtauschen kann.} (24... Ne5 $5 {Beliavsky}) 25.
Qxc5 Qxe4+ 26. Kg1 $18 {Jetzt kontrollieren die weißen Leichtfiguren das Brett.
} a6 27. h3 Nf6 28. Bg2 Qb1+ 29. Kh2 Re8 30. Nf4 Qxa2 31. Bxf6 gxf6 32. Qc6 Re6
33. Qc8+ Kg7 34. Nh5+ Kh6 35. Qg8 Kxh5 36. Qxh7+ Kg5 37. Qg7+ 1-0

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1998.07.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1998.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 $6 (6... dxc4) 7.
O-O O-O 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 f5 (10... h6 {ist populärer, kann den
schwarzen Nachteil aber auch nicht vermeiden.}) 11. Bc2 e5 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxe7
Qxe7 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Re1 Qb4 16. Rxe5 Qxb2 17. c5 {Öffnet die Diagonale
b3-g8 und verschließt der schwarzen Dame den Rückweg zum Königsflügel. In zwei
anderen Partien gewann Weiß ebenfalls schnell.} (17. Rb1 Qa3 18. c5 b6 19. Bb3+
Kh8 20. Qf3 bxc5 21. Qxc6 Rb8 22. dxc5 Bb7 23. Qd6 Rfd8 24. Qe7 Be4 25. Rf1 Qb2
26. Re6 Qc3 27. Qxa7 Qd4 28. h3 h6 29. Rd1 Qc3 30. Kh2 Kh7 31. Qf7 Rxd1 32.
Qg6+ {1-0 Schlosser,P-Jirovsky,M/Mitropa Cup 1991/CBM 26}) (17. Re7 Rf7 18.
Rxf7 Kxf7 19. Rb1 Qxa2 20. Bb3 Qa5 21. Qh5+ Kf6 22. Qe8 Qc7 23. Re1 Qd6 24. c5
Qxd4 25. h4 Qxh4 26. Qe7+ {1-0 Reeh,O-Stokstad,P/Gausdal Int 1993/TD 93\09})
17... Kh8 18. Re3 {Mit der Drohung Rb3.} Qb4 19. Qd3 b6 20. a3 Qa5 21. Re7 $18
{Schwarz ist machtlos gegen die Drohung Qg3 und Bb3.} bxc5 22. Qg3 Rg8 23. Bb3
Ba6 (23... Qd8 24. Qe5 $18) 24. Bxg8 Rxg8 25. Qe5 1-0

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1998.07.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1998.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hansen,LB Jussupow} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 {Hansen: A
favorite line of Jussupow's. Jussupows Spezialaufbau. Weiß möchte Bb2 und Bd3
spielen. Dazu muß er aber die Entwicklung des Ng1 zurückstellen.} Nbd7 {
Von Jussupows Gegnern wurde auch schon 5...c5, 5...Bb4 und 5...dxc4 gespielt.
Diese Partien finden sich unter dem ECO-Code D31.} 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Be2 {Hansen: Now we have a standard type
position similar to well known 5. Nf3,Nbd7.6.Qc2 positions. But White's Q is
on d1 instead of c2, and this might be slightly in White's favour, because the
Q pressuresd5 and is not exposed on the c-file.} Be6 12. O-O Nxf3+ $6 {Ich
denke, daß Abtausch generell dem Weißen entgegen kommt.} (12... a6 13. Rc1 (13.
Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Na4 Bxb2 15. Nxb2 Rc8 16. Qd4 Qa5 {Die Partiestellung ist
entstanden, hier unter minimal günstigeren Umständen für Schwarz.} 17. Nd3 Rc2
{Das Eindringen des Turms garantiert Schwarz Gegenspiel.} 18. Nf4 Rd2 19. Bd3
Bf5 20. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Qxa2 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Qxd5 Qc2 25.
h4 h6 26. Rd4 Qc7 27. g3 Re8 28. Qd7 Qxd7 29. Rxd7 b5 30. Ra7 Re6 31. h5 Kf8
32. Kg2 Rc6 33. g4 {1/2-1/2 Jussupow,A-Ribli,Z/BL9596 1996/BL 90}) 13... Qe7
14. Na4 Ned7 15. Bd4 Rac8 16. Rxc8 Rxc8 {1/2-1/2 Jussupow,A-Shirov,A/BL9697
1997/BL9697 Schwarz sollte möglichst viele Figuren auf dem Brett lassen.}) 13.
Bxf3 Be5 14. Na4 {Vor zwei Jahren endete A.Jussupow-A.Dreev (Nussloch 1996)
hier mit einem Unentschieden. Diesmal möchte Jussupow es jedoch wissen.} (14.
Qd2 {1/2-1/2 Jussupow,A-Akopian,V/GER-ARM 1996/CBM 55/[Jussupow] (42)}) (14.
Rc1 {Hansen,LB} Rc8 15. Qd2 Qa5 16. Rc2 $14 {Jussupow,A-Portisch,L/Frankfurt
rapid/1998}) 14... Bxb2 15. Nxb2 Qa5 16. Qd4 {Hansen: White does not have much,
but the isolated pawn on d5 always gives White a marginal edge at no risk.}
Rac8 17. Nd3 {Im Vergleich zur Partie gegen Ribli steht der weiße Läufer auf
f3 und der schwarze a-Bauer noch auf a7.} Qc3 (17... Rc2 {ist jetzt sinnlos,
da Weiß} 18. Nb4 {hat.}) 18. Qxc3 Rxc3 19. Rfd1 Rfc8 20. Nf4 g5 21. Ne2 Rc2 22.
Nd4 Rb2 23. Rdb1 Rxb1+ 24. Rxb1 {Hansen: A typical isolani endgame. Black
should be able to draw with just one weakness, but White can play on for hours.
The c-file is not important, as Black's R has no penetration squares.} Bd7 25.
Kf1 $14 {[%csl Rd5,Rd7,Rf5] Weiß hat einen kleinen, aber dauerhaften Vorteil 
(Schwächen d5 und f5, schlechter Läufer d7).} Kf8 26. Ke1 Ke7 27. Be2 Ne4 28.
f3 Nd6 29. Bd3 h6 30. Kd2 Kf6 31. Rh1 {Hansen: Intending to open a second
front through h2-h4.} Rg8 32. Ke2 h5 33. Kf2 h4 34. g4 {Hansen: Forcing Black
to make a crucial choice: Either to shorten the front by hxg3 at the cost of
giving the White R the open h-file, or to leave the pawn structure intact and
passively wait for the break f3-f4.} Ke7 35. h3 f6 36. Ke2 Rc8 37. Rf1 Rf8 38.
Rc1 Rc8 39. Rd1 a6 {Hansen: I don't like this move, as it puts one more pawn
on the same colour square as the Black Bishop.} 40. Kd2 Bb5 41. Bc2 Bd7 42. a4
Nf7 43. Rf1 Nd6 44. Bd3 Rc5 45. Rb1 Rc8 46. a5 $5 {Eine interessante
Entscheidung. Weiß gibt die Felder c4 und b5 frei, kontrolliert dafür aber die
schwarzen Felder b6 und c5 und legt den Pb7 fest.} Rc7 47. b4 Bb5 48. Nb3 {
Hansen: Now White does not mind the exchange og Bs, as Black has now several
more weaknesses: In addition to d5 also the pawns on b7 and (after the cioming
f3-f4 and fxg5) g5 are weak.} Bxd3 49. Kxd3 Nc4 50. f4 {Finally!} Kd6 51. Nd4
Rc8 52. fxg5 fxg5 53. Rf1 {Hansen: Now White penetrates decisively.} Nb2+ 54.
Ke2 Na4 55. Rf6+ Ke7 56. Rg6 Kf7 57. Rxg5 Rc4 58. Rf5+ Kg7 59. Rxd5 Rxb4 60.
Rd6 Kf7 61. g5 Nc3+ 62. Kd3 Nb5 63. Rb6 1-0

[Event "Montecatini Terme"]
[Site "Montecatini Terme"]
[Date "2000.07.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2000.07.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 (5... dxc4 6. Bxc4 c5 {
führt zum angenommenen Damengambit.}) 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4 dxc4 9. Bxc4
e5 {Damit sind wir wieder in einer Variante, die Anand wiederbelebt hat.
Anscheinend steht Schwarz besser, als man lange Zeit geglaubt hat.} 10. Be3 (
10. Bg5 Qe7 11. Re1 Rd8 12. Qb3 $5 exd4 13. e5 Nxe5 14. Ne4 $5 b5 $1 15. Nxd6
Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Qxd6 17. Bxb5 Bd7 18. Bd3 Re8 19. h3 Nd5 $17 {0-1 Lautier,
J-Anand,V/Monaco 2000/CBM 75/[Lutz] (72)}) 10... Qe7 {Die Dame gehört in
diesem System nach e7.} (10... b5 11. Bd3 a6 12. a4 b4 13. Ne2 c5 $2 14. dxe5
Bxe5 15. Qc2 Ng4 16. Bf4 Qc7 $6 17. Nxe5 Ngxe5 18. Rac1 Qb6 19. Rfd1 Re8 20.
Bxe5 Nxe5 21. Qxc5 Qg6 22. Ng3 h5 23. Nf5 $1 $16 {1-0 Mikhalchishin,
A-Kupreichik,V/Ashkhabad 1978/MCL/[Bulletin] (48)}) (10... Qc7 11. Rc1 exd4 12.
Bxd4 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. h3 Be6 (14... Rd8 $2 15. Bxe5 $1 {, dieser Trick
wird durch die Damenstellung auf c7 möglich.}) 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17.
Qb3 Nh5 18. Rcd1 Nf4 19. g3 Nxh3+ 20. Kg2 Rf6 21. f4 Qh5 22. e5 Rh6 23. Qc4 Rf8
24. Qe2 Qg6 25. Rd4 c5 26. Rc4 Rh4 27. f5 {1-0 Kortschnoj,V-Godena,M/Batumi
1999/CBM 74 (27)}) 11. Bb3 (11. Qc2 exd4 12. Bxd4 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxe5
Qxe5 15. Be2 Be6 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. h3 Qc5 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Rd1 Rd4 20. Rxd4
Qxd4 21. Qd3 Qxd3 22. Bxd3 Kf8 23. Kf1 {1/2-1/2 Marshall,F-Alekhine,A/Hamburg
1910/HCL (23)}) 11... exd4 12. Bxd4 Ne5 (12... Nxe4 $2 13. Re1 Nxc3 14. Bxc3
$18) 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 (14. h3 $2 Rd8 {, man vergleiche mit Kortschnoj,
V-Godena,M (siehe oben)}) 14... Qxe5 15. f4 Qc5+ 16. Kh1 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18.
Qb3 {Weiß hat die etwas bessere Bauernstellung, aber Schwarz steht aktiv. Weiß
hat nicht viel.} Rae8 19. e5 Ng4 $5 {Schwarz sucht aktives Spiel am
Königsflügel. Außerdem kann, falls Weiß den Nc3 nach d6 bringen sollte,
schnell mit ...Nh6-f7 dessen Abtausch angestrebt werden.} (19... Nd5 {kam auch
in Betracht.} 20. Ne4 (20. Nxd5 Qxd5 21. Qe3 Qb5 22. b3 Rd8 $132) (20. Qxb7
Nxf4) 20... Qb6 21. Nd6 Qxb3 22. axb3 Ra8 $13 {Weißß hat einen schönen
Springer auf d6, aber der Nd5 steht auch nicht schlecht.}) 20. g3 Re7 21. Rae1
Qb6 22. Qa3 (22. Qxb6 axb6 23. Ne4 Rd7 24. Nd6 Nh6 $11 {nebst ...Nf7.}) 22...
Rd7 23. Ne4 Rd4 24. Qe7 c5 {[%csl Re4,Rh1][%cal Yb6c6,Yc6h1] Öffnet die
Diagonale a8-h1 für die Dame.} (24... Rxe4 $6 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26. Rxe4 Nf2+ 27.
Rxf2 Qxf2 28. Qc4 Qxb2 29. e6 $36) 25. Nd6 Qc6+ 26. Kg1 Qd5 $11 {Angesichts
der offenen weißen Königstellung hat Schwarz genügend Gegenspiel.} 27. Qxb7 (
27. h3 $2 Rd3 $19 {/\} 28. Ne4 Ne3) 27... Qxb7 28. Nxb7 Rb8 29. Nxc5 Rxb2 30.
Rd1 Rc4 31. Rc1 Rd4 32. Nxe6 (32. Rb1 Rxa2 33. Rb8+ Kf7 34. Rb7+ Ke8 35. Nxe6
Rdd2 $11) 32... Rdd2 33. Rc8+ Kf7 34. Ng5+ Ke7 35. Rc7+ Ke8 36. Nf3 Rg2+ 37.
Kh1 Nxh2 38. Nh4 Nxf1 39. Nxg2 Nxg3+ 40. Kg1 Ne2+ 41. Kf1 Ng3+ 42. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 12th Group7"]
[Site "Bratislava"]
[Date "1996.09.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1996.09.06"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bratislava Slovan"]
[BlackTeam "Graz Merkur Versicherung"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SVK"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. a3 e5 11. h3 Bb8 {Chernins Spezialvariante. Es konnte
noch kein �berzeugender Weg zu wei�em Vorteil demonstriert werden.} 12. Ba2
h6 13. Nh4 (13. Bd2 Re8 14. Nh4 Nf8 15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. f4 Qc5 17. Rae1 a5 18.
Bb1 Ba7 (18... b5 $5) 19. Nf3 b5 20. Ne5 Bb7 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Qe7 23. Ba2
Ne6 24. Nxf7 Qxf7 25. f5 Bc8 $13 {[%emt 0:00:43] Grivas,E-Atalik,S/Karditsa 
(07) ;CBM 1994}) 13... Rd8 14. Nf5 Qe8 15. f4 (15. Ne2 Nf8 16. dxe5 Bxf5 (16...
Bxe5 17. Neg3 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Bukic,E-Palac,M/Ljubljana op ;TD 94\02 1994}) 17.
Qxf5 Qxe5 18. Ng3 Qxf5 19. Nxf5 Ne6 20. b4 Be5 21. Rb1 Ne4 22. Bb2 Bxb2 23.
Rxb2 Nc7 24. Rc1 a6 25. a4 Kf8 26. f3 Ng5 27. Kf2 $14 {[%emt 0:00:32] Karpov,
An-Chernin,A (01)/Tilburg2.33 ; CBM 1992}) (15. Bd2 Nf8 16. Rad1 exd4 (16...
Qd7 17. Ng3 exd4 18. exd4 Qc7 19. Nce2 Be6 20. Bf4 Qb6 21. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:00:34]
1/2-1/2 Portisch,L-Chernin,A/Budapest zt-B (03) ;CBM 1993}) 17. Nxd4 Bc7 18.
Bc1 Bb6 19. Rfe1 Bxd4 20. exd4 Be6 21. d5 cxd5 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Rxd5 Rdc8 24.
Rc5 b6 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Qe4 Qd8 27. Bb1 Bxh3 28. Bxh6 gxh6 {1/2-1/2 Stangl,
M-Chernin,A/Munich op9293 (02) ;TD 92\11 1993}) (15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf8 17.
Bd2 exd4 (17... Qd7 18. g4 Qc7 19. f4 Bxf5 20. gxf5 exd4 21. f6 $13 {[%emt 0:
00:40] Lingnau,C-Wells,P/Budapest FS02 GM (07) ;CBM 1994}) 18. Qxe8 Rxe8 19.
Nxd4 Ne6 20. Nxe6 Bxe6 {[%emt 0:00:34] 1/2-1/2 Akopian,V-Gurevich,M/ Wijk op 
(12) ;CBM 1993}) 15... exd4 16. Nxd4 Nc5 $1 (16... a6 17. Nf3 Ba7 18. Kh2 Nc5
19. e4 Be6 20. e5 Bxa2 21. Nxa2 Nd5 22. Bd2 Ne6 23. Qe4 Nc5 24. Qc2 Ne6 25. Qe4
Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:49] 1/2-1/2 Agrest,E-Chernin,A/Stockholm (06) ;EXP 1995}) 17.
b4 (17. Bb1 a5) 17... Nce4 18. Nxe4 Qxe4 19. Qxe4 Nxe4 20. Bb2 a6 21. Rad1 Ba7
22. g4 (22. Bb1 Nd6) 22... Bd7 23. Bb1 Nd6 24. Nc2 Be6 25. Bd4 b6 26. Ba1 c5
27. bxc5 bxc5 28. Bc3 Bb6 $15 {>< b1, c2, c4, e4} 29. f5 Bb3 30. Rc1 Nb5 31.
Be1 c4 32. Bf2 Bc5 33. e4 Be7 34. a4 Bxa4 35. Ne3 c3 36. Nd5 Bg5 37. Nxc3 Rac8
38. Nxa4 Rxc1 39. Rxc1 Bxc1 40. Nc5 Ba3 41. Bc2 Bxc5 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 12th Group7"]
[Site "Bratislava"]
[Date "1996.09.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Teske, Henrik"]
[Black "Komarov, Dimitri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1996.09.06"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dresdner SC 1898"]
[BlackTeam "Belgrade Partizan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
Qe7 9. Bd2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11. Rae1 $6 (11. Ng5 Bc7 12. Rae1 h6 13. Nge4 Nxe4
14. Nxe4 Nb6 15. Bb3 Bf5 16. Qc5 Qd7 17. Bc2 Rfe8 18. f4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 exd4 20.
exd4 Nd5 $15 {Aronson,L-Taimanov,M/URS-ch24 Moscow (21) ;URS-ch 1957}) (11. Bb3
) (11. h3) 11... e4 12. Ng5 Bxh2+ (12... Nb6 $1 13. Bb3 (13. Be2 Bf5 {/\ ...h6}
) (13. Ncxe4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxc4 $19) 13... Bxh2+ 14. Kxh2 Ng4+ 15. Kg1 Qxg5 16.
Qxe4 (16. Nxe4 Qh5 $19) 16... Bf5 {/\ ...Bd3}) 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5 15.
Qxe4 Nb6 16. Be2 $1 Nd5 17. Nxd5 (17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Qf4 Qxf4 19. exf4 $14)
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
Qe7 $6 {Es ist etwas seltsam, daß Sweschnikow (der haupsächlich Semi-Slawisch
spielt) diese bekannte Ungenauigkeit begeht. Oder gefallen ihm derart passive
Stellungen ? Sweschnikow hat häufig auch die Variante 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3
Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3 Bd6?! 9.0-0 Qe7 10.c5 Bc7 11.
e4 dxe4 12.Nxe4 0-0 (ECO-Code D43) gewählt, die m.E. ebenfalls zu einer
perspektivlosen Stellung führt.} (8... dxc4 $142) 9. c5 $14 Bc7 10. e4 h6 11.
Re1 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Nf6 14. Bd3 Rd8 15. Bd2 Bd7 $146 (15... Rd5 16.
Bc4 Rh5 17. h3 Nd5 18. Qe4 Qf6 19. Bd3 Rf5 20. Ne5 Nf4 21. Bf1 Qg5 22. g4 Rf6
23. Rad1 h5 24. h4 Nh3+ 25. Bxh3 Qxh4 26. g5 Qxh3 27. gxf6 gxf6 28. Re3 {
1-0 Shipov,S-Novgorodskij,V/RUS-Cup01 Chigorin mem 1997/CBM 62/[Lutz]}) (15...
a5 16. a3 Bd7 17. b4 b6 18. Bc3 Nd5 19. g3 Be8 20. Bd2 Nf6 21. Rec1 Qd7 22. Bf1
b5 23. a4 axb4 24. Bxb4 Nd5 25. Bd2 bxa4 26. Rxa4 Rdb8 27. Rca1 Qd8 28. Ne5 Ne7
29. Bc3 Qc8 30. Nc4 {Belichev,N-Kelly,B/EU-chJM 1997/EXP 59/1-0 (62)}) 16. a3
Be8 17. Re2 Nd5 18. Rae1 Nf4 19. Bxf4 Bxf4 20. Bc4 Kh8 21. Qe4 Qf6 22. g3 Bc7
23. h4 g6 24. Kg2 Rd7 25. Qc2 Qg7 26. Re4 Rad8 27. b4 Re7 28. R4e3 a6 29. Rd3
Red7 30. Qe2 Re7 31. Qe3 Red7 32. Ne5 Re7 33. f4 $16 f6 34. Nf3 Bf7 35. Qd2 Qg8
$2 36. f5 $18 Kg7 (36... g5 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Ne5 $18) 37. fxe6 Bxe6 38. Rde3
Rde8 39. Rxe6 Rxe6 40. Rxe6 Rxe6 41. Qa2 Bxg3 42. Bxe6 Qb8 43. Qe2 Bf4 44. Bc4
Qd8 45. Qe6 h5 46. Qf7+ Kh6 47. Bd3 f5 48. Bc4 Qb8 49. Qf6 Qe8 50. Be6 1-0

[Event "Lippstadt 10th"]
[Site "Lippstadt"]
[Date "2000.07.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Luther, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2000.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Bd3 c5 11. Bd2 (11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 h6 (12... f5 13. Bd3
b5 14. e4 c4 15. Be2 Bb7 16. Ng5 fxe4 17. Nxe6 Qh4 18. g3 Qh3 19. Nxf8 Rxf8 $13
{1-0 Granda Zuniga,J-Illescas Cordoba,M/Pamplona 1998/CBM 63 (42)}) 13. Rd1 Qc7
14. b3 cxd4 15. Qxc7 Bxc7 16. Rxd4 Nf6 17. Ba3 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Bxd8 19. Rd1 Bc7
20. Nd2 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 b6 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. Rxd6 b5 24. Rd8+ Kh7 25. Bb2 Kg6 26.
h4 h5 27. Rg8 f6 28. Re8 Kf7 29. Rd8 a5 30. f3 e5 31. f4 exf4 32. exf4 Kg6 33.
Bc3 a4 {1/2-1/2 Gurevich,M-Ribli,Z/Germany 2000/CBM 75 (33)}) 11... Qc7 $6 {
Möglicherweise ist dieser Zug ungenau, da die Gegenüberstellung auf der
c-Linie vorteilhaft für Weiß ist.} (11... h6 12. Rad1 cxd4 13. exd4 Qc7 14. Rc1
Qb8 15. Rfe1 b5 16. Ne4 Bb7 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Kramnik,V/Dos
Hermanas 1997/CBM 59/[Lutz] (28)}) 12. Rac1 c4 $6 {Mit diesem Zug beginnt
Schwarz eine riskante Strategie. Er will den c-Bauern geben, um dafür am
Königsflügel aktiv zu werden. Allerdings hat er ohnehin schon gewisse Probleme.
} (12... b6 13. Ne4 Bb7 14. dxc5 $14 {, und egal, wie Schwarz den Bauern
wiedernimmt, er steht etwas schlechter.}) (12... cxd4 13. exd4 b5 14. Ne4 Qxc2
15. Rxc2 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Rb8 17. Rfc1 $14) 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 f5 (14... Nf6
15. Bd3 b5 16. b3 Ba3 17. Rb1 $16) 15. Bd3 b5 16. b3 Bb7 {Die schwarzen
Figuren sind gegen den weißen König gerichtet, aber anscheinend steht Weiß
trotzdem gut.} 17. bxc4 Rf6 (17... Bxf3 18. gxf3 Bxh2+ 19. Kg2 Rf6 20. Rh1 Rg6+
21. Kf1 $18) 18. Rfe1 $1 $16 {Wie durch das präzise Spiel Speelmans gleich
deutlich wird, wiegt das weiße Spiel am Damenflügel schwerer als der schwarze
Angriff am Königsflügel.} (18. cxb5 $5 Qb8 19. Rfe1 $5) 18... Bxf3 19. gxf3
Rg6+ (19... Bxh2+ 20. Kf1 bxc4 21. Qxc4 Qxc4 22. Rxc4 $16) 20. Kf1 Ba3 (20...
Bxh2 21. cxb5 $18) 21. cxb5 $1 Qxh2 22. Ke2 $1 {Wirksame Profilaxe, um nicht
doch dem schwarzen Angriff zum Opfer zu fallen.} (22. Qc7 $2 {sieht nur auf
den ersten Blick stark aus.} Bd6 $1 23. Qxd7 Rg2 $1 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. Rc8+ Bf8
26. Ke2 Rxf2+ 27. Kd1 Rxd2+ 28. Kc1 Rxd3 $19) 22... Bxc1 23. Rxc1 axb5 $6 (
23... Rg2 24. Rf1 (24. Be1 $2 axb5 {und der Ba2 hängt mit Schach !}) 24... Qh5
(24... axb5 $2 25. Qc6 Rd8 26. Ba5 $18) 25. bxa6 $16) (23... Qd6 24. Qc6 $18)
24. Qc6 Ra7 (24... Rd8 25. Ba5 Nb8 26. Qb7 Rg2 27. Rf1 $18 Rd7 28. Qc8+ Kf7 29.
f4 $18) 25. Bxf5 $18 Rf6 (25... exf5 26. Qd5+ Kf8 27. Bb4+ $18) 26. Bxe6+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Makarov, Marat"]
[Black "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Bd2 (11. h3 $6 {Dieser Zug sieht hier nach
einem Tempoverlust aus.} Rc8 12. Bd2 b4 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 f5 $1 15. Bd3 c5
16. Qb3 Bd5 17. Bc4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qg5+ $40 {0-1 Giardelli,S-Sadler,M/Buenos
Aires Najdorf 1995 (35)}) (11. e4) (11. a3) (11. Rd1) 11... a6 12. Ng5 h6 13.
Nge4 Be7 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 $14 {Dank des rücktändigen Pc5
kann Weiß auf einen leichten Vorteil zählen.} a5 (16... Rc8 17. b4) 17. a3 Bd6
(17... a4 18. Bb4 $1) 18. Rfc1 Qb8 19. h3 Rc8 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Rxa1 22.
Rxa1 Qc7 23. Rc1 $5 {Verläßt freiwillig die a-Linie.} (23. Bf3 Ra8 24. Rxa8+
Bxa8 25. e4 $14) 23... Qe7 24. Qb3 Ra8 $5 {/\ ...Ra4} 25. Bxc6 Bxc6 26. Rxc6
Ra1+ 27. Rc1 Rxc1+ 28. Bxc1 Bxb4 29. Bb2 $14 {Weiß steht immer noch etwas
besser, da die Qe7 und der Bb4 aneinander gebunden sind.} Qd6 30. e4 Qe7 31. g3
Qd6 32. Kg2 Qe7 33. Bc1 Qd6 34. Be3 Kf8 35. Qb2 Kg8 36. h4 Qe7 37. Qb3 Qd6 38.
g4 $6 (38. h5 $5 $14 {/\ Kf1-e2, g3-g4}) 38... Qe7 39. h5 Bd6 $1 $11 40. Qxb5
Qh4 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. Qxf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shariyazdanov, Andrey"]
[Black "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. h3 Qe7 11. a3 Bb8 {Chernins Spezialvariante} 12. Ba2 h6 13.
Bd2 (13. Nh4 Rd8 14. Nf5 Qe8 $13 {wurde in einigen Partien Chernins getestet.}
(14... Qe8 15. Ne2 (15. Bd2 $5 Nf8 16. Rad1 exd4 17. Nxd4 Bc7 18. Bc1 Bb6 19.
Rfe1 $14 {Stange,M-Chernin,A/Munich/1992/0,5/28/}) 15... Nf8 16. dxe5 Bxf5 17.
Qxf5 Qxe5 18. Ng3 Qxf5 19. Nxf5 Ne6 20. b4 $14 {Karpov,An-Chernin,A/Tilburg/
1992/0,5/65/})) 13... Re8 (13... Rd8 $5 {kommt auch hier in Betracht.}) (13...
Rd8 $5) 14. Nh4 Nf8 15. Nf5 (15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. f4 Qc5 17. Rae1 a5 18. Bb1 Ba7
19. Nf3 b5 20. Ne5 Bb7 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Qe7 23. Ba2 Ne6 24. Nxf7 Qxf7 25.
f5 Bc8 26. Rf3 Kh8 $13 {0-1 Grivas,E-Atalik,S/Karditsa 1994 (37)}) 15... Bxf5 (
15... Qc7 16. f4 exd4 17. exd4 Qb6 $13) (15... Qd7 $5) 16. Qxf5 $14 Qc7 (16...
exd4 17. exd4 Qd7 18. Qxd7 N8xd7 19. d5 $14) 17. f4 (17. dxe5 $2 Rxe5 18. Qf4
Nh5 19. Qh2 Qd7 $17) 17... exd4 18. exd4 Qd7 (18... Qb6 $5 $13) 19. Qxd7 N8xd7
20. g4 $1 {Da der Ba2 keinen Widerpart hat, kann Weiß auch ohne Damen eine
heftige Initiative errichten.} Nb6 21. g5 hxg5 22. fxg5 Nfd5 23. Rf3 $16 Bd6
24. Raf1 Re7 25. h4 g6 26. Kg2 Rae8 27. Kh3 Rd7 (27... Kg7 $5) 28. a4 Bf8 (
28... a5 $22 29. Nxd5 Nxd5 30. Bxa5 Ra8) 29. a5 Nc8 (29... Nxc3 30. Bxf7+ Rxf7
31. Rxf7 Ne4 32. axb6 Nxd2 33. Rxf8+ $1 Rxf8 34. Rxf8+ Kxf8 35. bxa7 $18) 30.
Nxd5 cxd5 31. h5 Bg7 (31... gxh5 32. Rxf7 Rxf7 33. Bxd5 Nd6 34. g6 $18) 32.
Rxf7 Rxf7 33. Bxd5 Re2 34. Rxf7 Kh8 (34... Rxd2 35. Rf2+ $18) 35. h6 Bxd4 36.
Rf8+ Kh7 37. Bg8+ Kh8 38. Bc4+ 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "172"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. Be3 {Ein eher seltener Zug. Nach 10...Qe7 ist es schwer
für Weiß, einen Vorteil nachzuweisen.} b5 $5 (10... Qe7 11. Bb3 exd4 12. Bxd4
Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15. f4 Qc5+ 16. Kh1 Be6 17. e5 (17. Bxe6 fxe6
18. Qb3 Rae8 19. e5 Ng4 $5 20. g3 Re7 21. Rae1 Qb6 22. Qa3 Rd7 23. Ne4 Rd4 24.
Qe7 c5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Shirov,A/Montecatini Terme 2000/CBM 79/[Lutz] 
(42)}) 17... Rad8 18. Qf3 Bxb3 19. axb3 Nd5 20. Ne4 Qb6 21. Rae1 f6 22. e6 Ne7
23. f5 Rd5 24. Ng3 Qd4 25. Re2 Rfd8 $13 {1-0 Lautier,J-Akopian,V/Mallorca 2004/
CBM 104/[Lutz] (47)}) 11. Bb3 (11. Bd3 a6 12. a4 b4 13. Ne2 c5 $6 14. dxe5 Bxe5
15. Qc2 Ng4 16. Bf4 Qc7 $6 17. Nxe5 Ngxe5 18. Rac1 Qb6 19. Rfd1 Re8 20. Bxe5
Nxe5 21. Qxc5 Qg6 22. Ng3 h5 23. Nf5 $1 $16 {1-0 Mikhalchishin,A-Kupreichik,V/
Ashkhabad 1978/MCL/[Bulletin] (48)}) 11... Bb7 (11... a6 12. a4 b4 13. Ne2 Nxe4
14. Qc2 exd4 15. Nexd4 Ndc5 16. Nxc6 Qf6 17. Bd4 Qh6 18. Bd5 b3 19. Qc1 Qh5 20.
Be5 Bxe5 21. Nfxe5 Bb7 22. Qc4 Bxc6 23. Nxc6 Rae8 24. Rae1 Nd2 25. Qxc5 Nxf1
26. Rxf1 Re2 27. Qd6 Qg5 28. Bxb3 Rfe8 29. g3 Qf5 30. Nd4 Qe5 31. Qxe5 R2xe5
32. Nf3 Re2 33. Ng5 R8e7 34. Bc4 Rxb2 35. Bxa6 h6 36. Nf3 g5 37. Nd4 {1-0
Norwood,D-Murshed,N/London 1984/MCL (37)}) 12. Nh4 g6 13. Bh6 exd4 {Van Wely
wählt eine sehr zweischneidige Möglichkeit und hat damit ungeahnten Erfolg.} (
13... Re8 $5 {war auch möglich.}) 14. Bxf8 Nxf8 15. e5 {Weiß muss ohnehin
einen zweiten Bauern geben. Mit dem Textzug kann er zumindest den
schwarzfeldrigen Läufer einheimsen.} Bxe5 16. Nf3 Qd6 (16... Bxh2+ 17. Nxh2
dxc3 18. bxc3 $13) 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 {Schwarz hat zwei Bauern für die Qualität,
wenn er noch zu ...c6-c5 käme, hätte er eine sehr gute Stellung. Jedoch
schafft es Aronian zunächst, Schwarz an diesem Vorstoß zu hindern und die
Stellung unter Kontrolle zu halten.} 18. Re1 Qd6 19. Qd3 Rd8 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21.
Qxe4 Rd7 22. Qe5 Qb4 $6 (22... Qxe5 23. Rxe5 Kg7 24. Rd1 $14 {, und Weiß steht
besser, da er ...c6-c5 weiterhin verhindert.}) (22... c5 23. Qxd6 Rxd6 24. Re7
Bd5 25. Bxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxa7 $16 {, und Weiß hat einen der schwarzen Bauern
zurückgeholt.}) 23. Qf6 d3 24. Re8 d2 {Weiß ist auf der 8. Reihe eingedrungen,
aber Schwarz hat immerhin einen Freibauern auf der vorletzten Reihe...} 25. Rf1
$4 {[%mdl 8192] ... der nun eine ungeahnte Karriere macht.} (25. h4 a5 26. Rd8
Qe7 27. Qxe7 Rxe7 28. Rxd2 $16) 25... Qxb3 $1 26. axb3 d1=Q 27. Rb8 (27. Rxd1
Rxd1+ 28. Re1 Rxe1#) 27... Qe2 $19 {Mit zwei Figuren und Bauer gegen einen
Turm steht Schwarz nun auf Gewinn.} 28. h4 Qe7 29. Qc3 Rd8 30. Re1 Qc7 31. Rxd8
Qxd8 32. Qc5 a6 33. h5 gxh5 34. Qxh5 Bc8 35. Qc5 Qd5 36. Qc1 Be6 37. Rd1 Qxb3
38. Rd6 Kg7 39. Rxc6 a5 40. Rc5 Ng6 41. Rh5 Kg8 42. Qd2 f6 43. Rc5 a4 44. Qd6
Nf8 45. Qd4 Kg7 46. Kh2 Bd7 47. Rg5+ Kf7 48. Rd5 Be6 49. Rc5 Nd7 50. Rh5 Kg7
51. Qe4 f5 52. Qd4+ Nf6 53. Rg5+ Kf7 54. Qa7+ Nd7 55. Qd4 Nf6 56. Qa7+ Nd7 57.
Qd4 Qd5 58. Qg7+ Ke8 59. Qh8+ Ke7 60. Qxh7+ Kd6 61. Qh4 Qe5+ 62. Rg3 Qxb2 63.
Rd3+ Bd5 64. Qh6+ Qf6 65. Qd2 Qe5+ 66. Kg1 Nc5 67. Rh3 Qe4 68. f3 Qc4 69. Qa5
Ne6 70. Kh2 Bc6 71. Rh7 b4 72. Qa7 b3 73. Qe7+ Kd5 74. Rh4 Qc5 75. Qf7 Qf8 76.
Qa7 Qd6+ 77. Kh1 Qc5 78. Qf7 Kd6 79. Qf6 Qe5 80. Qh6 f4 81. Qh7 b2 82. Qd3+ Kc5
83. Kh2 Bb5 84. Qa3+ Kc4 85. Qa2+ Kc3 86. Rh7 Bc4 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Godena, Michele"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[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 {Hecht} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. e4 {
Zu den Eröffnungsfeinheiten dieser Variante siehe die Partie Bareev,E-Anand,V 
(Dortmund 2000) in der gleichen Ausgabe !} dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 e5 10. O-O
exd4 11. Qxd4 Qf6 12. Rd1 Bc7 $6 {Mir erschient 12...Le7 natürlicher.} (12...
Be7 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,E-Anand,V/Dortmund 2000/CBM 78/[Lutz] (61)}) 13. Bg5 (13.
Qe3 Bb6 (13... O-O 14. Ng5 $5) 14. Qe2 O-O) 13... Qxd4 14. Nxd4 h6 {Schwarz
wird sich sicherlich nicht leichten Herzens zu der nun folgenden Schwächung
des Königsflügels entschlossen haben, aber sein Wahl war sehr eingeschränkt:} (
14... O-O 15. Nxc6 (15. Nf5 $14) 15... bxc6 16. Bxc6 Nb6 17. Bxa8 Nxa8 18. b4
$16) (14... Nc5 15. Re1 Be6 (15... Ne6 16. Bf5 $16) 16. Nxe6 Nxe6 17. Bf5 h6
18. Bd2 Ke7 19. Bc3 $16) 15. Bh4 g5 16. Bg3 Bxg3 17. hxg3 Nc5 (17... Nf6 18.
Bf5 O-O 19. Bxc8 Raxc8 20. Nf5 $36) 18. Bf5 (18. Bc2 a5 19. Re1+ (19. Nf5 Bxf5
20. Bxf5 Ke7 $11) 19... Be6 20. Re5 Nd7 21. Re2 Nc5 22. Nxe6 fxe6 $14 (22...
Nxe6 23. Bf5)) 18... Ne6 (18... O-O 19. b4 Na4 20. Bxc8 Rfxc8 21. Nf5 $16) 19.
Re1 Ke7 20. Bc2 Kf6 21. Nf5 b6 22. Rad1 Ba6 23. Nd6 (23. Ne3) 23... c5 24. Re3
$6 {Die weißen Figuren stehen aktiv und es erstaunt, dass Schwarz noch nicht
direkt verliert. Die Stellung des Nachziehenden hängt an einem seidenen Haar -
nämlich dem Feld d4 für seinen Springer. Der Textzug fühlt sich nicht richtig
an.} (24. Rd5 $5 {ist vielleicht besser, damit der Turm nicht durch ...Sd4 vom
Spielgeschehen abgeschnitten wird.} Rhf8 (24... Nd4 25. Bd3 Rad8 (25... Bc8 26.
Ne8+ Rxe8 27. Rxe8 $18) 26. b4 $16) 25. Re3 Nd4 26. Be4 $16 {nebst Ra3}) 24...
Nd4 25. Ra3 Nxc2 26. Rxa6 Rhd8 {Jetzt sollte Schwarz das Gröbste überstanden
haben. Weiß muss aufpassen, dass nicht der Ra6 außer Spiel gerät.} 27. Rd5 Nb4
28. Ne4+ Ke7 29. Rxd8 Kxd8 30. Ra3 Ke7 31. g4 Ke6 $2 {In wahrscheinlich
beiderseitiger Zeitnot werden nun ein paar Schnitzer eingestreut, mit der
Schwarz seine bisherige Verteidigungsarbeit wieder zunichte macht.} (31... Nc6
$11 {nebst ...Nd4 sollte das Gleichgewicht halten.}) 32. Re3 Nxa2 $2 (32... Kd7
33. Rh3 $16) 33. Nxc5+ $2 (33. Nc3+ $18) 33... Kf6 34. Nd7+ Kg7 35. Ra3 Nc1 36.
Nxb6 Rb8 37. Nd5 Rxb2 38. Rxa7 $16 Nd3 39. f3 Rb1+ 40. Kh2 Rc1 41. Ne3 Nf4 42.
Nf5+ Kg6 43. Ra6+ Ne6 44. Rc6 h5 45. Ne7+ Kf6 46. Nd5+ Kg6 47. gxh5+ Kxh5 48.
Nc7 g4 49. Nxe6 fxe6 50. f4 Kh4 51. g3+ Kh5 52. Rc8 (52. Rxe6 {Hecht} Rh1+ 53.
Kg2 Rg1+ 54. Kf2 Rf1+ $11) (52. c5 {Hecht} Rc2+ 53. Kg1 e5 54. fxe5 Kg5 55. Kf1
Kf5 56. e6 Kf6 57. Ke1 Rg2 58. Rd6 Rxg3 59. Kd2 Ke7 $11) 52... Rc2+ 53. Kg1 Kg6
54. Rc5 Kf6 55. Kf1 Rc3 56. Kf2 Rf3+ 57. Kg2 Rc3 58. Rg5 Rc2+ 59. Kg1 Rxc4 60.
Rxg4 {Hecht: '[#] '} Rc2 {'?!' Hecht. Hecht: 'Schwarz läßt das klare Remis aus,
das in der Bauernauflösung e5 bestand. Das geht nicht sofort, weil e5 mit
Schach fallen würde. Daher: '} (60... Re4 {Hecht} 61. Kg2 (61. Rg5 e5 62. Rxe5
Rxe5 63. fxe5+ Kxe5 64. Kg2 Kf5 65. Kh3 Kg5 $11) (61. Rg8 e5 62. Re8 Re3 $1 (
62... Kf5 $2 63. Kf2 $1 exf4 (63... Kg4 64. Rxe5 Rxe5 65. fxe5 Kf5 66. Kf3 Kxe5
67. Kg4 Kf6 68. Kh5 Kg7 69. Kg5 $18) (63... Kf6 64. Kf3 $18) 64. g4+ $18) 63.
Kf2 exf4 $11) 61... e5 62. fxe5+ (62. Kf3 Re1 $11) 62... Rxe5 $11) 61. Rg5 Ra2
62. Kf1 Rb2 63. Re5 Ra2 64. Re2 Ra5 65. Kg2 Kf5 (65... e5 {Hecht} 66. Rxe5 Rxe5
67. fxe5+ Kxe5 68. Kh3 Kf5 69. Kh4 Kg6 70. Kg4 $18) 66. Kh3 Kf6 67. Kg4 Ra3 68.
Re4 Rb3 69. Kh4 Rb1 70. g4 Rh1+ 71. Kg3 Rg1+ 72. Kf3 Rf1+ 73. Kg2 Ra1 74. Re5
Ra3 75. Kf2 Rb3 76. g5+ Kf7 77. Re3 Rb1 78. Kf3 Ra1 79. Kg4 Ra4 {Hecht: 'Ob
dieses Turmendspiel zu halten ist und wenn ja, wie, ist genauer zu untersuchen.
Besser erscheint mir jedenfalls der Angriff auf die Bauern von hinten. '} (
79... Rf1 $142 {Hecht} 80. Re2 Ke7 81. Rh2 Rg1+ (81... Kf7 82. Rh7+ Kf8 83. g6
Rg1+ 84. Kh5 e5 85. Rf7+ $18) 82. Kf3 Kf7 83. Rh7+ Kg6 84. Re7 Re1 85. Kf2 Re4
86. Kg3 Re1 87. Kf3 Rf1+ 88. Ke4 Re1+ 89. Kd4 Re2 $13) 80. Re5 Rb4 81. Ra5 Rc4
82. Ra7+ Kf8 (82... Kg6 {Hecht} 83. Re7 Re4 84. Rxe6+ Rxe6 85. f5+ Kf7 86.
fxe6+ Kxe6 87. Kh5 Kf7 88. Kh6 Kg8 89. Kg6 $18) 83. Kf3 Rb4 84. g6 Rb5 85. Rf7+
Kg8 (85... Ke8 {Hecht} 86. Kg4 Ra5 87. Rf6 (87. f5 $18) 87... Ke7 88. g7 Ra8
89. Kg5 $18) 86. Re7 Rb6 87. Kg4 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Shabanov, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4
Nxe4 9. Bxe4 h6 10. O-O O-O 11. Bc2 e5 12. Re1 Bb4 13. Bd2 Bxd2 14. Qxd2 exd4
15. Qxd4 Qb6 $5 16. Qc3 a5 $6 (16... c5 $5 {1/2-1/2 Makarov,M-Shabanov,Y/
RUS-ch 1996 (41)}) 17. Rad1 Nf6 18. Rd6 Qb4 19. Qe5 Qxc4 $2 (19... Bg4 $5 {
/\ ...Rae8} 20. a3 (20. Rxf6 $2 Rae8 $17) 20... Qxc4 21. Bd3 Qa4 $13 22. Rxf6
$141 Rae8 23. Qg3 Bxf3 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. gxf3 Qd1+ 26. Bf1 Re1 $19) 20. Bd3 Qg4
21. h3 Qh5 22. Qg3 $1 {/\ Rf6, /\ Re5} Nd5 $6 (22... Nd7 $142 23. Re7 $16 {
/\ Rdd7} Rd8 24. Bc4) 23. Re5 $18 f5 24. Rg6 Rf7 25. Re8+ Kh7 26. Ne5 Rc7 27.
f4 $1 (27. f4 $1 b6 28. Be2 Qxe2 29. Rxh6+ {/\ Qg6}) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. b3 (12. a3 a6 13. b4 a5 14. Rb1
axb4 15. axb4 Nd5 16. e4 $5 Nxb4 17. Qb3 $44 {/\ Bb5} Na6 (17... Qa5 18. Bd2) (
17... Ba6 18. Ba3) (17... Be7 $5) 18. Bxb5 $1 Rab8 (18... cxb5 19. Nxb5 Qb6 20.
Nxd6 Qxd6 21. e5 $1 (21. Qxb7 $2 Rfb8) 21... Qe7 22. Qxb7 Rfb8 23. Qe4) 19. Bc4
$14 {1-0 Vyzmanavin,A-Mikhalchishin,A/Lvov zt 1990 (42)}) (12. h3 Rfe8 13. a3
a6 14. b4 a5 15. Bb2 axb4 16. axb4 Nd5 $1 17. Nxd5 exd5 $15 {[%csl Rb2,Rb4] ><
b2, b4 ; 0-1 Grooten,H-Novikov,I/Antwerpen op 1996 (42)}) 12... Rac8 (12... e5
13. h3 Rfe8 14. Bb2 a6 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. a4 $14 {1-0 Karpov,A-Shirov,A/Biel
1992 (31)}) 13. Bb2 Qb8 $5 {/\ ...a6, ...c5} 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 c5 16. Qh4
c4 17. Rdc1 Nf6 $1 {/\ ...Bd5} 18. d5 $5 (18. bxc4 bxc4 19. Nd2 (19. Bxc4 $2
Bxf3 $19) 19... Bxg2 $1) 18... Nxd5 19. bxc4 bxc4 20. Bxc4 Be7 21. Qg3 Qxg3 $11
22. hxg3 Nb6 23. Bb3 Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. Bd4 f6 27. e4 Kf7
28. g4 Bb7 29. e5 Bd8 30. Kf1 a5 31. exf6 gxf6 32. Nd2 Nd5 33. f3 Nb4 34. a3
Ba6+ 35. Bc4 Nc2 36. Bf2 Bxc4+ 37. Nxc4 a4 38. Bc5 Be7 39. Bxe7 Kxe7 40. Ke2
Nd4+ 41. Kd3 Nb5 42. f4 Kf7 43. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2000.07.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 {Eigentlich gilt
dieser Zug als eher beschwerlich, aber Anand hat eine neue alte Idee
wiederentdeckt.} 7. e4 {Dass Bareev sofortiges 7.e4 (statt 7.0-0 0-0 8.e4)
spielt, zeigt den Respekt vor Anands neuer Idee.} (7. O-O O-O 8. e4 dxc4 (8...
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 h6 (10... e5 $2 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 14. Qh5+ Kg8 15. Qxe5 $16) 11. Bc2 e5 12. Re1 $14 {ist die alte
Hauptvariante dieses Systems.}) 9. Bxc4 e5 {ist die Variante, die Anand
anwenden wollte, z.B.} 10. Bg5 Qe7 11. Re1 Rd8 12. Qb3 $5 exd4 13. e5 Nxe5 14.
Ne4 $5 b5 $1 15. Nxd6 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Qxd6 17. Bxb5 Bd7 18. Bd3 Re8 19. h3 Nd5
$17 {0-1 Lautier,J-Anand,V/Monaco 2000/CBM 75/[Lutz] (72)}) 7... dxe4 $1 {
Durch die weiße Zugfolge ist 7...dxc4 verhindert.} (7... dxc4 $6 8. Bxc4 e5 9.
dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Bxf7 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Nxe4 14. O-O $14
) 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 e5 {Hier zeigt sich ein Nachteil von sofortigem 7.e4:
Jetzt kann Schwarz diesen Zug ohne Vorbereitung von ...h7-h6 spielen. Weiß
verbleibt dennoch mit einer leichten Initiative.} 10. O-O exd4 11. Qxd4 Qf6 12.
Rd1 (12. Bg5 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Bf5 O-O 15. Rad1 Re8 16. Be3 {1/2-1/2
Akopian,V-Anand,V/Dortmund 2000/CBM 78 (16)}) 12... Be7 (12... Qxd4 13. Nxd4
Bc7 14. Nf5 g6 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Nc5 17. Bf3 Be6 18. Bg5 O-O 19. Rc1 Bf5
20. Rd2 Ne4 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 {1/2-1/2 Bagaturov,G-Anastasian,A/Protvino 1993/CBM
35 (21)}) (12... Bc7 {1-0 Milov,V-Godena,M/Saint Vincent 2000/CBM 78/[Lutz] 
(87)}) 13. Be3 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Nf6 15. Bc2 O-O 16. h3 Re8 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Bxf5
$14 {Mit dem Läuferpaar kann Weiß risikolos auf Gewinn spielen, aber Anand
verteidigt sich zäh.} Bf8 19. Bc2 a6 20. Rac1 Rad8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. g4 g6 23.
Kg2 Ne8 24. f4 Be7 25. Kf3 Ng7 26. f5 Ne8 27. Re1 Rd7 28. Re2 (28. fxg6 $5 $14
{ist beachtenswert, um dem Lc2 etwas mehr Luft zu geben und so die Stärke des
Läuferpaares zu betonen.}) 28... g5 29. b3 f6 30. c5 a5 31. Rd2 Rxd2 32. Bxd2
Bxc5 33. Bxa5 Nd6 {Anand hat eine Defensivaufstellung gefunden: Der Springer
verteidigt die Felder c4 und e4, während der Läufer die Diagonale g1-a7
kontrolliert.} 34. a4 Bd4 35. Bc7 (35. b4 Bc3 $1) 35... Bc5 36. Ba5 Bd4 37. Be1
Kf8 38. Ke2 Ke7 39. Kd3 Bg1 40. b4 h6 41. Bb3 Ba7 42. Be6 Bg1 43. h4 Ba7 44. h5
Bg1 45. Bc3 Bf2 46. Bb2 Bg1 47. Ba3 Bf2 48. Bc4 Be1 49. b5 cxb5 50. Bxb5 Bf2
51. Bb4 b6 52. Bc6 Bg1 53. Ke2 Bd4 54. Kd3 Bg1 55. Bd5 Bf2 56. Ke2 Bg1 57. Kd3
Bf2 58. Bf3 Bg1 59. Be2 Bf2 60. Ba3 Bg1 61. Bb4 Bf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Popov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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 {Epishin} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3
O-O 8. Bd2 h6 {Eine Idee neueren Datums, die auch nach 8.0-0 angewandt wurde.
Schwarz bereitet ...b7-b6 vor und bringt daher vorsorglich den Ph7 in Deckung.
8...b6?! 9.e4 dxe4 10.Nxe4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 verliert einen Bauern, während die
traurigen Folgen von 9...dxc4 in der Partie Bareev-Dreev zu beobachten sind.} (
8... b6 9. e4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11. O-O exd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. Be2 Bc7 14. Nb3 b5
15. Rad1 Bb6 16. Bg5 Qe7 17. Kh1 h6 18. Bh4 Ng6 19. Bg3 b4 20. Bd6 Qe6 21. Na4
Re8 22. Nac5 {1-0 Bareev,E-Dreev,A/Presidents Cup 3.pl 1998/CBM 65/[Lutz]}) (
8... dxc4) (8... Qe7) 9. O-O b6 10. Rfe1 $146 {'N!' Epishin.} (10. e4 dxe4 (
10... dxc4 {Epishin} 11. Bxc4 e5 $11) 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Bb7 13. Rfe1 Qc7
14. b4 c5 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. b5 {'+/=' Epishin.} Qc7 18. Bc3 Be7
19. a4 a5 20. Rad1 Rfd8 21. h3 Qb6 22. Rd2 Bf6 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Red1 Qc7 25.
Qc3 Kg7 26. Qe3 Nb6 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Rxd8 Qxd8 29. Qxc5 Nxa4 30. Qd4 Qc7 31.
Nd2 Qc5 32. Qxc5 Nxc5 33. Kf1 Kf8 34. Ke2 Ke7 35. Kd1 Kd6 36. Kc2 f5 37. Nb3
Nb7 38. g3 e5 39. Kc3 f6 40. h4 h5 41. Nc1 Nc5 42. Nd3 Ne6 43. Kb3 f4 44. gxf4
e4 45. Nb2 Nxf4 46. Ka4 Nd3 47. Nd1 f5 48. Kxa5 f4 49. b6 Kc6 50. Ka6 Nc5+ 51.
Ka7 Nb7 52. Nc3 e3 53. f3 Nd6 54. Ka6 {1-0 Kuzmin,A-Avetisian,M/Erevan op 1996/
EXP 52}) 10... Bb7 11. e4 dxc4 $6 {...b7-b6 und ...e6-e5 paßt nicht zusammen.}
(11... dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Qc7 {mit einer normalen Stellung.}) 12. Bxc4
$14 e5 13. h3 {'!' Epishin.} Qc7 14. Be3 Rad8 15. Rad1 exd4 {'?' Epishin.} (
15... Rfe8 $142 {Epishin}) 16. Nxd4 Bh2+ 17. Kh1 Bf4 $2 {Der Tausch der
schwarzfeldrigen Läufer mag wünschenswert sein, es gibt aber einen kleinen
Haken.} 18. Bf1 $2 {'+/-!' Epishin. Geht an seiner Chance vorbei.} (18. Bxf7+
$1 {(Fritz5)} Kxf7 (18... Rxf7 19. Ne6 $18) 19. Qb3+ Nd5 20. exd5 $18) (18. Qc1
{Epishin} Bxe3 19. Qxe3 b5 20. Bf1 b4 21. Na4 Rfe8 $15) 18... g6 $6 {Lediglich
eine Schwächung.} (18... Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Rfe8 {nebst ...Nf8-g6 sollte zu einer
ausgelichenen Stellung führen.}) (18... Rfe8 {Epishin} 19. Bxf4 Qxf4 20. g3 Qb8
21. Bg2 $16) 19. Qc1 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Kh7 21. e5 {Wenn Weiß bei der vorliegenden
Bauernstruktur zu e4-e5 kommt, steht er gewöhnlich gut. Diese Partie ist keine
Ausnahme.} Rfe8 22. f4 a6 {'?' Epishin.} (22... Nf8 $142 {Epishin} 23. Qf2 Ng8)
23. Kg1 {'!' Epishin.} b5 $6 {Der Vormarsch des b-Bauern ist antipositionell.}
(23... c5 $14) (23... c5 {Epishin xd5} 24. Nf3 b5 25. Qf2 Nh5 26. Nh2 $1 $16)
24. Qf2 b4 25. Na4 Nd5 26. Nb3 $16 {'!' Epishin. Für den rückständigen
c-Bauern hat Schwarz keine Kompensation. Epishin: 'xc5'} Bc8 27. Bc4 N5b6 $2 {
'(+)?' Epishin.} (27... Bb7 $16) 28. Nxb6 Nxb6 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Bxf7 $18 Rf8
31. e6 Nd5 32. f5 1-0

[Event "Goodricke op 12th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.02.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shetty, Rahul"]
[Black "Ramesh, Ramachandran B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2331"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2001.02.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. a3 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. b4 Be7 13. Bb2 b5 14. Be2 Bb7 {
Die Stellung ist beinahe symmetrisch, aber der Nbd7 steht besser als der Nc3.}
15. Rac1 Rc8 16. Qb1 Bd6 17. Rfd1 Qe7 18. h3 h6 19. Nd2 Bb8 20. Nce4 Nxe4 21.
Nxe4 f5 22. Nd2 Ne5 23. Qa1 $2 {Es ist immer ein schlechtes Zeichen, wenn die
Dame so weit entfernt vom eigenen König ist.} (23. f4 $11 {verhindert ...Qg5
und sollte zu einer ungefähr ausgeglichenen Stellung führen.}) 23... Rxc1 24.
Rxc1 Qg5 $1 {Da haben wir den Salat.} 25. Bf1 f4 $1 26. Re1 (26. e4 f3 27. Rc2
fxg2 28. Bxg2 Nd3 {/\ ...Nf4}) 26... f3 $1 27. g3 {[%tqu "De","Wie kann
Schwarz seine Überlegenheit am Königsflügel ausnutzen ?","","","e5d3","",10]}
Nd3 $1 $19 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Yb8g3] Schwarz öffnet unter Springeropfer die
Diagonale b8-h2.} 28. Bxd3 Bxg3 29. Kh1 Bxf2 30. Bf1 (30. Rg1 Bxg1 31. Qxg1 f2+
) 30... Qg1# 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Savchenko, Stanislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 (4... Bf5 {ist eigentlich die
Normalvariante hier.}) 5. Bd3 ({In der Normalzugfolge des Semi-Slawen kann
Weiß das von Schwraz gewählte System umgehen.} 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. e4 $1
(7. O-O O-O 8. e4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 {führt zur Partie.}) 7... dxc4 $6 (7... dxe4
8. Nxe4 $14 {, siehe Graf-Godena aus dem gleichen Turnier.}) 8. Bxc4 e5 9. dxe5
Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Bxf7 $36) 5... Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O
8. e4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 {Durch die Bemühungen von Anand und Shirov ist dieses
System wieder populär geworden. Es ist sehr schwer für Weiß, einen Vorteil
nachzuweisen.} 10. Bg5 (10. Be3 Qe7 11. Bb3 (11. Qc2 exd4 12. Bxd4 Ne5 13. Nxe5
Bxe5 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15. Be2 Be6 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. h3 Qc5 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Rd1
Rd4 20. Rxd4 Qxd4 21. Qd3 Qxd3 22. Bxd3 Kf8 23. Kf1 {1/2-1/2 Marshall,
F-Alekhine,A/Hamburg 1910/HCL (23)}) 11... exd4 12. Bxd4 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14.
Bxe5 Qxe5 15. f4 Qc5+ 16. Kh1 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Qb3 Rae8 19. e5 Ng4 $5 20.
g3 Re7 21. Rae1 Qb6 22. Qa3 Rd7 23. Ne4 Rd4 24. Qe7 c5 25. Nd6 Qc6+ 26. Kg1 Qd5
$11 27. Qxb7 Qxb7 28. Nxb7 Rb8 29. Nxc5 Rxb2 30. Rd1 Rc4 31. Rc1 Rd4 32. Nxe6
Rdd2 33. Rc8+ Kf7 34. Ng5+ Ke7 35. Rc7+ Ke8 36. Nf3 Rg2+ 37. Kh1 Nxh2 38. Nh4
Nxf1 39. Nxg2 Nxg3+ 40. Kg1 Ne2+ 41. Kf1 Ng3+ 42. Kg1 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,
V-Shirov,A/Montecatini Terme 2000/CBM 79/[Lutz] (42)}) 10... Qe7 11. h3 (11.
Re1 Rd8 12. Qb3 $5 exd4 13. e5 Nxe5 14. Ne4 $5 b5 $1 15. Nxd6 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3
Qxd6 17. Bxb5 Bd7 18. Bd3 Re8 19. h3 Nd5 $17 {0-1 Lautier,J-Anand,V/Monaco
2000/CBM 75/[Lutz] (72)}) 11... Rd8 12. Qe2 h6 13. Be3 exd4 14. Bxd4 Ne5 15.
Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. f4 Qd4+ 18. Kh2 Be6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 {[%csl Re6] Wir
haben eine ähnliche Bauernstruktur wie in Ivanchuk-Shirov (s.o.) erreicht. Der
Be6 ist eine leichte Schwäche, aber Schwarz steht aktiv genug.} 20. Rad1 Qb4
21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. e5 Nd5 $11 23. Qg4 Qe7 24. Rf3 Nxc3 25. bxc3 Rd5 26. Qg6 Qf7
27. Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 c5 11. dxc5 $6 {Dieser Zug erscheint mir äußerst
harmlos.} (11. a4 {ist der einzige Zug, um Schwarz Probleme zu bereiten, siehe
Van Wely,L-Dreev,A/New Delhi 2000/CBM 81_01}) 11... Bxc5 12. a3 (12. Bd3 h6 (
12... Qe7 13. Bd2 b6 14. Ne4 Bb7 15. Bc3 h6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Nxe4 18. Bxe4
Rac8 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Qe2 Rfd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lobron,E-Sturua,Z/Bad Wiessee
1998/EXT 2001 (45)}) 13. b3 b5 (13... Be7 14. Bb2 b6 15. Be4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Ra7
17. Ne5 Qe8 18. Nc6 Nf6 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Qd4 Qb7 21. Na4 b5 22. Nc5 Qa8 23.
Rac1 $16 {1-0 Adorjan,A-Polgar,Z/HUN 1991/CBM 27 (43)}) 14. Bb2 Bb7 15. Ne4 Be7
16. Ne5 Rc8 17. Qe2 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Adorjan,A-Varga,Z/
Budapest 1992/EXT 97 (19)}) 12... b5 13. Be2 Bb7 14. b4 Be7 $11 {Die Stellung
ist annähernd symmetrishc, aber Schwarz hat den Vorteil, dass der Nbd7 besser
steht als der Nc3.} 15. Bb2 Qb8 16. Ng5 $6 {Weiß unterschätzt die Gefahren in
dieser scheinbar harmlosen Stellung. Das Springermnöver Nf3-g5-e4 hilft nur
dem Schwarzen. Weiß sollte kleine Brötchen backen.} (16. a4 {führt zum
Ausgleich:} Bxb4 (16... bxa4 17. Qxa4 $11) 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Bxa8 19. Nxb5
$11 {Aber andererseits, wer will als Weißer shcon so frühzeitig das Remis
forcieren ?}) 16... Bd6 17. h3 $6 (17. f4 $5) 17... h6 18. Nge4 Bh2+ 19. Kh1
Be5 $1 $15 {Schwarz steht bereits besser.} 20. Bf3 Rc8 21. Rac1 Bxc3 22. Nxc3
Bxf3 23. gxf3 Qb7 $17 {Weiß hat keine Kompensation für die Bauernschwäche f3
und die Felderschwäche c4.} 24. Qe2 Rc4 25. Rg1 Rac8 26. e4 Ne5 27. Qe3 Ng6 {
Durch die Überführung des Springers nach g6 muss Schwarz keine Angst vor einem
weißen Angriff entlang der g-Linie haben.} 28. Rcd1 Nh5 29. Ne2 Qe7 30. Rg4 Rd8
31. Rdg1 Rc2 32. Bc3 Qc7 33. Rc1 Rxc1+ 34. Nxc1 Rd1+ 35. Rg1 Rxg1+ 36. Kxg1
Ngf4 37. Bd2 Nxh3+ 38. Kf1 Qh2 0-1

[Event "Hastings 9798"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1998.01.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Relange, Eloi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1997.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
e5 {Diese Variante kam seit Karpov,A-Kramnik,V (Vienna Millenium 1996) aus der
Mode.} (8... dxc4) 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 $1 dxe4 (10... exd4) 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12.
Bxe4 h6 13. Be3 exd4 14. Bh7+ $1 Kh8 15. Bxd4 Nf6 16. Bf5 $14 Qa5 $146 (16...
Bxf5 {Karpov,A-Kramnik,V (Vienna Millenium 1996)}) 17. Bxc8 Rfxc8 18. Qb3 Qd5
19. Rfd1 $2 (19. Bxf6 Qxb3 20. Bxg7+ Kxg7 21. axb3 $16 {/\} Rc2 22. Nd4 Rxb2
23. Nf5+ $18) 19... Qxb3 20. axb3 Ne4 21. Bxa7 Rc2 22. Ra4 Bc5 23. Bxc5 Rxa4
24. bxa4 Nxc5 $11 25. h4 Nxa4 26. Rd7 Rxb2 27. Rxf7 Kg8 28. Rc7 b5 29. Nd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Pinamar Masters 1st"]
[Site "Pinamar"]
[Date "2001.03.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Szmetan, Jorge"]
[Black "Ricardi, Pablo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2394"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "196"]
[EventDate "2001.03.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4
dxc4 $5 {Dieses System (gegenüber der Hauptvariante 8...dxe4) wurde zuletzt
von Anand wieder in die Praxis eingeführt.} 9. Bxc4 e5 10. Re1 $6 {Dieser Zug
wird wohl kaum die Widerlegung des schwarzen Aufbaus sein.} (10. Be3 Qe7 11.
Bb3 exd4 12. Bxd4 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15. f4 Qc5+ 16. Kh1 Be6 17.
Bxe6 fxe6 18. Qb3 Rae8 19. e5 Ng4 $5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Shirov,A/
Montecatini Terme 2000/CBM 79/[Lutz] (42)}) (10. Bg5 Qe7 11. Re1 Rd8 12. Qb3 $5
exd4 13. e5 Nxe5 14. Ne4 $5 b5 $1 15. Nxd6 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Qxd6 17. Bxb5 Bd7 18.
Bd3 Re8 19. h3 Nd5 $17 {0-1 Lautier,J-Anand,V/Monaco 2000/CBM 75/[Lutz] (72)})
10... exd4 11. Qxd4 $6 (11. Nxd4 Qc7 12. h3 Rd8 {sieht gut aus für Schwarz,
aber nach dem Texzug gerät Weiß schnell in die Bredouille.}) 11... Bc5 12. Qd1
Ng4 {Jetzt zeigt sich der Nachteil von 10.Re1: der Pf2 ist schwach.} 13. Re2
Nde5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Bb3 (15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bb3 Bg4 17. Re1 Nd3 18. h3 Bh5
19. Rf1 Rd7 {ist auch nicht angenehm.}) 15... Nxf2 $1 16. Na4 (16. Rxf2 Ng4 17.
Nd1 Rxd1+ $19) 16... Nfd3+ 17. Nxc5 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Nxc5 $17 {Somit hat Schwarz
einen glatten Bauern mehr. Dass er in der Folge diesen nicht verwerten konnte,
steht auf einem anderen Blatt.} 19. Be3 Nxb3 20. axb3 Be6 21. b4 Rd3 22. Kf2
Rb3 23. Rxa7 Rxa7 24. Bxa7 Rxb4 25. Rd2 h6 26. Bc5 Rb3 27. Bd4 Kh7 28. h4 b6
29. Bc3 c5 30. Rd6 b5 31. Rd2 b4 32. Be5 f6 33. Bf4 c4 34. Rc2 g5 35. hxg5 hxg5
36. Bc1 Kg6 37. Re2 c3 38. Rc2 f5 39. bxc3 fxe4 40. fxe4 bxc3 41. Ke3 Bd7 42.
Kd4 Rb4+ 43. Kd5 Bc8 44. Rxc3 Bb7+ 45. Kd6 Rd4+ 46. Kc5 Rxe4 47. Re3 Rh4 48.
Re5 g4 49. Bf4 Bc8 50. Kd4 Bf5 51. Re3 Rh1 52. Ke5 Rb1 53. Bg3 Rb5+ 54. Kd4 Kg5
55. Ra3 Rb1 56. Rc3 Rg1 57. Re3 Rb1 58. Rc3 Rb2 59. Re3 Rb7 60. Ra3 Re7 61. Re3
Rd7+ 62. Kc3 Rd1 63. Kc4 Rd7 64. Kc3 Bg6 65. Re5+ Kf6 66. Re3 Bb1 67. Kb2 Bd3
68. Kc3 Bf1 69. Bh4+ Kf5 70. Bg3 Rd5 71. Kc2 Bg2 72. Kc3 Be4 73. Kc4 Rd1 74.
Ra3 Bd5+ 75. Kc5 Ke4 76. Bb8 Rc1+ 77. Kd6 Bc4 78. Ke7 Rb1 79. Bd6 Rb7+ 80. Kf6
Rb6 81. Ke7 Bb3 82. Ra1 Rb5 83. Rg1 Kf5 84. Rf1+ Kg5 85. Bf4+ Kg6 86. Bg3 Rb7+
87. Kd6 Bc2 88. Ke5 Re7+ 89. Kd4 Re4+ 90. Kd5 Re3 91. Bf4 Rb3 92. Ke5 Rb4 93.
Bg3 Re4+ 94. Kd5 Re3 95. Rg1 Kg5 96. Kd4 Rf3 97. Ke5 Bd3 98. Kd4 Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "United Insurance 5th"]
[Site "Dhaka"]
[Date "2001.02.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Prakash, GB."]
[Black "Abdulla, Al Rakib"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2453"]
[BlackElo "2359"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2001.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BAN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 exd4 (10... dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 h6 13. Be3 $14 {
führt zu einem etwas besseren Endspiel für Weiß.}) 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 h6
13. Nxd4 Qh4 (13... Bxh2+ 14. Kxh2 Qh4+ 15. Kg1 Qxd4 16. Be3 Qxd5 17. Bh7+ Kh8
18. Be4 $36 {Kramnik}) 14. Nf3 Qh5 15. Bh7+ (15. Qc4 Nc5 16. Bc2 g5 17. b4 Na6
18. Qd3 $16 {Orr,M-Kaidanov,G/Dublin/1991/}) 15... Kh8 16. Qf5 g5 $5 {Dies ist
eine Idee Kramniks, die zu einer ziemlich unklaren Stellung führt. Schwarz hat
eine Bauern weniger, aber die weiße Dame und der weiße Läufer können ins
Gedränge kommen. Schwarz kann auch evtl. den Ph2 attackieren.} (16... Qxf5 17.
Bxf5 Nf6 18. Bc2 Bg4 19. Bb3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Nh5 21. Be3 Nf4 22. Rfd1 $16 {
Sokolov,I-Piket,J/It Nussloch/1996}) (16... Nf6 17. Qxh5 Nxh5 18. Bc2 Nf6 19.
Rd1 $16 {Kramnik}) 17. b3 (17. h4 $5 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Kramnik,V/Las Palmas
1996/CBM 57/[Kramnik] (38)}) (17. Be3 $5 {Kramnik}) (17. Bd2 $5 {Karpov}) 17...
Kg7 18. Bb2+ f6 19. Qe6 Bf4 20. Qe4 Nc5 21. Qe7+ Rf7 22. Qxc5 Bg4 $1 $146 {
Dieser Zug ist eine bemerkenswerte Neuerung. Schwarz kümmert sich nicht um den
hängenden Bh7, sondern verstärkt seinen Angriff. Es scheint, als ob Schwarz so
das Dauerschach forcieren kann.} (22... Kxh7 $6 23. Rfe1 Bg4 24. Re7 Bxf3 25.
Rxf7+ Kg8 26. h3 Kxf7 27. Re1 Rf8 $2 (27... Kg8 $5) 28. Ba3 Ra8 29. Qc2 Rh8 30.
Re7+ {1-0 Golod,V-Fridman,D/Rishon Le Ziyyon 1997/CBM 62 ext (30)}) 23. Qc2 {
Weiß deckt den Lääufer, der wiederum das Feld g8 kontrolliert. Dass dieser
Umstand wichtig ist, zeigen ein paar Beispielvarianten:} (23. h3 Bxf3 24. Bf5
$5 (24. Bd3 $2 g4 $40) (24. Qc2 $1 {- 23.Qc2}) 24... g4 $1 25. Be6 $2 (25. Qc2
gxh3 26. Bxh3 Rg8 27. Qf5 $11) 25... gxh3 26. Bxh3 Bxg2 $1 27. Kxg2 Rg8 $19)
23... Bxf3 24. h3 g4 25. gxf3 gxh3 26. Qf5 {Es ist eine vernünftige praktische
Entscheidung, das Unentschieden zu forcieren.} ({Die einzige Möglichkeit, dem
Unentschieden auszuweichen, bestand in} 26. Rfe1 $5 Qg5+ 27. Kf1 h2 28. Ke2
Re8+ 29. Be4 Kg8 {mit der Idee ...f6-f5, und wer steht besser !?}) 26... Qxf3
27. Qg6+ Kh8 28. Bxf6+ Rxf6 29. Qxf6+ Kxh7 30. Qf7+ Kh8 31. Qf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Grabliauskas, Virginijus"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lithuania"]
[BlackTeam "Latvia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LTU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LAT"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 exd4 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 h6 13. Nxd4 Qh4 14. Nf3 Qh5
15. Bh7+ Kh8 16. Qf5 g5 $1 {Diese Idee Kramniks ist eine wichtige Verbesserung
in der Variante mit 8...e5, die die schwarzen Probleme weitgehend löst.} 17. h4
Nb6 18. Qf6+ Kxh7 19. Qxd6 Bg4 20. Nh2 Rad8 21. Qb4 Bf5 22. hxg5 Nxd5 23. Qxb7
hxg5 24. Qb3 Rh8 25. Qf3 g4 26. Qg3 Nf6 27. f3 Rd3 28. Nxg4 Bxg4 29. fxg4 Qc5+
(29... Qg6 $2 {wurde in der Stammpartie von 16... g5!, A.Karpow-W.Kramnik (Las
Palmas 1996) gespielt. Der Textzug ist ein Vorschlag von Dolmatow.}) 30. Qf2 (
30. Be3 {Dolmatov} Rxe3 31. Qf2 Nxg4 32. Qxf7+ Kh6 $19) 30... Qxf2+ 31. Rxf2 (
31. Kxf2 Re8 $44 {"mit Kompensation" gemäß Dolmatow.} 32. Kg1 Nxg4 33. Bf4 (33.
Rxf7+ Kg6 34. Rf1 Re2 {/\ ...Rg3}) 33... Re2 34. Rf3 (34. b3 Rc3) 34... Rxf3
35. gxf3 Nf2 $11) 31... Nxg4 32. Rf3 (32. Rxf7+ $2 {Dolmatov} Kg6 33. Rf1 (33.
Rf3 Rd1+ 34. Rf1 Rh1+ 35. Kxh1 Rxf1#) 33... Rd7 34. g3 Rdh7 35. Bf4 Rh1+ 36.
Kg2 R8h2+ 37. Kf3 Rxf1+ 38. Rxf1 Kf5 $19 {/\ ...Rc2, ...Nh2}) (32. Rf1 Kg6 {
/\ Rd3-d5-h5}) 32... Rd1+ 33. Rf1 Rd5 34. Bf4 (34. Bf4 Kg6 35. Rf3 Rdh5 36. Rh3
Rxh3 37. gxh3 Rxh3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 73th"]
[Site "Altenkirchen"]
[Date "2001.12.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Kleeschaetzky, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2318"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2001.11.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. e4
(8. b3 $14 {sollte zu einem leichten weißen Vorteil führen. Schwarz wird sich
mit...b7-b6, ...Bb7 und später ...Bd6, ...Qe7 aufbauen.}) 8... dxe4 9. Nxe4
Nxe4 10. Bxe4 c5 {Die Stellung ähnelt stark der Caro-Kann-Variante mit 4...Nd7
oder Französich mit 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7. Es ist überraschend schwierig für
Weiß hier einen Vorteil nachzuweisen.} 11. Bc2 cxd4 12. Nxd4 (12. Qxd4 Qa5 13.
Bf4 Rd8 14. a3 Nf6 15. Qe3 Qc5 16. Qxc5 Bxc5 17. b4 Be7 18. Ne5 a5 19. Rab1
axb4 20. axb4 Ra2 21. Bb3 Ra8 22. c5 Rd4 23. Be3 Rxb4 24. Bxe6 Re4 25. Bxc8
Rxc8 26. Nf3 {1/2-1/2 Rechlis,G-Radulov,I/Berlin West 1988/TD (26)}) 12... a6
13. Qe2 (13. Qd3 g6 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Rfe1 Bf6 17. Ba4 Re7 18. Nf3
Bg7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qd4+ f6 21. Bc2 Nf8 22. Qd6 e5 23. Be4 Be6 24. b3 Rc8 {
1/2-1/2 Serper,G-Sebih,K/Moscow 1994/CBM 44 ext (24)}) 13... Bf6 14. Rd1 Qc7
15. b3 g6 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Be4 (17. Rac1 b6) 17... Bg7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nf3 Nf6
20. Bc2 e5 21. h3 Nh5 $2 {Damit begibt sich Schwarz auf Abwege.} (21... Bd7 {
nebst ...Bc6 sollte zufriedenstellend sein für Schwarz.}) 22. Qe3 f6 $2 {
Auch diese Schwächung ist nicht sinnvoll.} 23. c5 $16 {Nun hat Weiß deutlichn
Vorteil, da er nach d6 eindringt.} Bd7 24. Be4 Re7 25. Rd6 Rae8 26. Rad1 {
Im Vergleich zur weißen Verdopplung auf der d-Linie erscheint die Aufstellung
der schwarzen Türme nicht besonders sinnvoll.} Bc8 27. b4 Nf4 28. a3 Ne6 29.
Bd5 Nf4 30. Bb3 Bf5 31. Nd2 {Auf dem Weg nach d6!} Rd7 32. Nc4 Rxd6 33. Nxd6
Rd8 34. h4 $6 {Bereitet den Rauswurf mit g2-g3 vor und will mit h4-h5 den
schwarzen König anknabbern. Eigentlich ein "schöner", systematischer Zug, aber
es gab etwas Besseres.} (34. Kh2 $3 {führt überraschenderweise schon zum
entscheidenden Vorteil. Es droht g2-g3 nebst Nf7!, es gibt keine befriedigende
Verteidigung für Schwarz.} Be6 (34... Bc8 35. g3 Nxh3 (35... Ne6 36. f4) 36.
Nf7 Rxd1 37. Qh6+ Kg8 38. Ng5+ $18) (34... Qe7 35. g3 Ne6 36. g4) (34... h5 35.
g3 Ne6 36. f4 $18) 35. g3 Bxb3 36. Qxb3 Ne2 37. Qe6 $1 $18 {/\ Ne8}) 34... Be6
35. Bxe6 (35. g3 Bxb3 36. Qxb3 Ne2+ {/\ ...Nd4}) 35... Nxe6 36. h5 Ng5 37. h6+
$1 {Dieser Bauer wird sich noch als Sargnagel für den schwarzen König erweisen.
} Kf8 (37... Kxh6 38. Nf7+ Qxf7 39. Rxd8 $18) 38. f4 Nf7 39. fxe5 Qe7 40. Re1
$5 (40. Rf1 $5 Nxd6 41. cxd6 Rxd6 42. Qf4 Re6 43. exf6 Qd6) 40... Nxe5 41. Kh1
b6 42. Qb3 bxc5 43. bxc5 Qc7 44. Qe6 Qe7 45. Qd5 {Weiß steht natürlich
überlegen, aber es ist noch nicht so einfach, den entscheidenden KO-Schlag
anzusetzen.} g5 $6 {Es ist verständlich, dass Schwarz auch gerne etwas
unternehmen möchte, aber der Textzug schwächt das Feld f5 und die Diagonale
b1-h7.} (45... Rb8 $142) 46. Qe4 Kg8 47. Qd5+ Kf8 48. Qb3 g4 49. Qc2 Kg8 50.
Qf5 Qf8 51. Qh5 Rb8 52. Rxe5 $1 Rb1+ 53. Kh2 fxe5 54. Qg5+ Kh8 55. Qxe5+ {
Ganz professionell holt Weiß erst den Pe5 ab, aber es ging schon schneller:} (
55. Nf7+ $1 Qxf7 56. Qd8+ Qg8 57. Qf6+ $18) 55... Kg8 56. Qg5+ Kh8 57. Nf7+ $1
Qxf7 58. Qd8+ Qg8 59. Qf6+ Qg7 60. Qxg7# 1-0

[Event "Linares 21st"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2004.02.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2831"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 {Dieses System ist
zwar weniger populär als 8...Bd6, aber auch hier ist es nicht leicht für Weiß,
einen Vorteil nachzuweisen.} 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O Be7 9. b3 Rc8 (9... dxc4 10.
bxc4 c5 11. d5 exd5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Bb2 $44 {
0-1 Zvjaginsev,V-Dreev,A/Elista 1997/CBM 59 (45)}) (9... Qc7 10. Bb2 Rd8 11.
cxd5 exd5 12. Rac1 h6 13. a3 O-O 14. b4 Qb8 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4
Nd5 18. Bc4 N7f6 19. Ng3 Bf8 20. Ne5 $14 {1-0 Epishin,V-Beshukov,S/Elista 2001/
CBM 83 (63)}) 10. Bb2 Qc7 {Schwarz nimmt eine Abwartestellung ein.} (10... c5 {
führt nicht zum Ausgleich:} 11. cxd5 exd5 (11... cxd4 $2 12. dxe6 $1 dxc3 13.
exd7+ Nxd7 14. Bxc3 Bb4 15. Bc4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qg5+ 18. Kh1 b5 19.
Qa5 $1 {1-0 Kramnik,V-Ivanchuk,V/Dortmund 1997/CBM 60/[Lutz] (19)}) 12. Rfd1
O-O 13. Rac1 Re8 14. Bf5 g6 15. Bh3 $14 Bf8 16. Qb1 Qe7 17. Rc2 a6 18. Na4 c4
19. Ne5 b5 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Dreev,A/Budapest 1996/CBM 56 (19)}) 11. Rad1 h6
12. e4 (12. Qe2 $5 O-O 13. Ne5 Rcd8 14. f4 Bb4 15. Rc1 Qb8 16. cxd5 cxd5 17.
Rc2 Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bc4 Nxe5 20. fxe5 Rc8 21. a4 Rc7 22. Bc3 Bxc3 23.
Rxc3 Qd8 24. Rfc1 Qe7 25. Bb5 Rfc8 {1/2-1/2 Zvjaginsev,V-Kaidanov,G/Groningen
1997/CBM 63 (25)}) 12... dxe4 13. Nxe4 O-O 14. c5 {In vergleichbaren
Stellungstypen steht Weiß gewöhnlich besser, wenn er ...c6-c5 auf diese Art
verhindern kann. Schwarz ist von nun an zur Passivität gezwungen. Vielleicht
hätte Vallejo diesen Bauern irgendwann in den nächsten Zügen einmal nehmen
sollen, Weiß hat aber auf jedenfall gute Kompensation.} Nxe4 15. Bxe4 a5 {
Verhindert b3-b4.} ({Das Schlagen des Pc5 gibt Weiß sehr gute Kompensation:} 
15... bxc5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 (16... Bxc5 17. Rxd7) 17. Be5 Qb6 (17... Qa5 18. Bh7+
Kh8 19. Rd4 {/\ Rg4, /\ b4}) 18. Bd4 Qb4 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Bc3 Qb5 21. Ne5 $40)
16. Rfe1 Rfd8 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Bd3 Kg8 (18... bxc5 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 $44 {
gemäß Y.Dokhoian in NEW IN CHESS 3/2004}) 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Bd3 Kg8 21. Ba3 Qb8
22. Qc1 $1 {Gestützt auf seinen Raumvorteil geht Weiß zu Aktionen gegen den
schwarzen König über. Weiß plant die Umgruppierung Bb1, Qc2.} bxc5 23. Bb1 Qa7
24. Qc2 Nf6 25. Ne5 {Die Angriffswolken am Königsflügel verdichten sich, es
hängen die Drohungen Ng4 und Nxf7 in der Luft. Hier wirkt sich besonders aus,
das die Qa7 ab vom Schuss steht.} Rd5 (25... Kf8 26. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 27. Qg6+ Kf8
(27... Kg8 28. Rxe6 $18) 28. Bf5 $1 Ba6 (28... exf5 29. Rxe7 Kxe7 30. Qxg7+ Ke6
31. Re1+ Ne4 32. Bxc5 $18) 29. Bxe6 Bd6 30. dxc5 Bb8 31. Bb2 {"mit
entscheidendem Angriff" (Y.Dokhoian)}) (25... Bd6 26. Nc4 (26. dxc5 Bxe5 27.
Rxe5 $14) 26... Bf8 27. dxc5 Bxc5 28. Bxc5 Qxc5 29. Nd6 Qxc2 30. Bxc2 {, und
Schwarz verliert die Qualität wegen} Rb8 $2 31. Nxb7 Rxd1 32. Rxd1 Rxb7 33.
Rd8+) 26. Ng4 Rf5 27. Nxf6+ gxf6 (27... Bxf6 28. g4 Rd5 29. Bxc5 $18) 28. h4 (
28. g4 $1 {war sogar noch stärker} Rg5 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Bf5 Bd6 31. Qxh6+ Rg7
32. Rxe6 fxe6 33. Bxe6 $18 {(Y.Dokhoian)}) 28... Kh8 29. Qe2 Ba6 30. Qe3 Rh5
31. Bxc5 Bxc5 32. dxc5 Qxc5 (32... Qe7 33. Qe4 f5 34. Qe5+ Kg8 35. g3 $18 {
(Y.Dokhoian)}) 33. Qf3 Kg7 34. Qg4+ Kh8 35. Rd7 Rg8 36. Qf3 Re5 37. Qxf6+ 1-0

[Event "Dortmund 7th-8th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2004.08.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2004.07.29"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Be2 Qc7 12. e4 e5 13. g3 Re8 14. a3 exd4 15.
Nxd4 Be5 16. Bf3 c5 17. Nde2 c4 {Für eine Erläuterung der vorangegangenen Züge
siehe meine Erläuterungen zur Partie Obodchuk,A-Lautier,J/Poikovsky2003 im CBM
95. Mein Eindruck ist, dass Schwarz eine gute Stellung hat, da sein Be5 aktiv
ist und seine Mehrheit am Damenflügel bereits weit vorgerückt ist.} 18. Nd5
$146 {Ein neuer Zug, der jedoch nicht den grundsätzlichen Charakter der
Stellung ändert.} (18. Nf4 Bb7 19. Ncd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Nb6 22. Rd1
Qe7 23. Rb1 Na4 $15 {0-1 Obodchuk,A-Lautier,J/Poikovsky 2003/CBM 95/[Lutz] (41)
}) 18... Nxd5 19. exd5 {Der weiße Freibauer ist nicht so bedeutend, da Schwarz
das Blockadefeld d6 fest im Griff hat.} Bd6 20. Bf4 Ne5 (20... Nc5 21. Bxd6
Qxd6 22. Nd4 Bd7 $11 {ist völlig problemlos für Schwarz.}) 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22.
Nd4 g6 $2 {Dieser Zug basiert wohl auf einem Rechenfehler.} (22... Bd7 23. Nc6
Bf5 24. Qc3 Ree8 {ist ebenfalls OK für Schwarz, da der Springer auf c6 nicht
so viel ausrichtet.}) 23. a4 {Nun gerät der Damenflügel ins Wanken.} Bf5 24.
Nxf5 Rxf5 25. Be4 Re5 26. axb5 Rae8 {So hat sich Karjakin das wohl gedacht:
Der Be4 muss wegziehen, dann schlägt Schwarz auf b5 zurück und hat wegen der
Besetzung der e-Linie und des besseren Läufers gutes Spiel.} 27. bxa6 $1 $18 {
Die bittere Überraschung.} Bc5 {Schwarz versucht noch im Trüben zu fischen,
aber die weißen Mehrbauern erweisen sich als zu stark.} (27... Rxe4 28. a7 {
und Schwarz verliert die Qualität.}) 28. d6 Qd7 29. Bf3 Rf5 30. Qxc4 Qa7 31. d7
Bxf2+ 32. Kg2 Rd8 33. Qe2 Bb6 34. Rd6 Kg7 35. g4 Rg5 36. Qe7 Rb5 37. Qf6+ Kh6
38. h4 Be3 39. Rh1 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.04.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. a3 e5 11. h3 Bb8 12. Ba2 h6 13. Bd2 Re8 (13... Rd8 $5) 14.
e4 $2 {Eine fragwürdige Neuerung.} (14. Nh4 Nf8 15. Nf5 (15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. f4
Qc5 $13 {0-1 Grivas,E-Atalik,S/Karditsa 1994 (37)}) 15... Bxf5 16. Qxf5 $14 {
1-0 Shariyazdanov,A-Korneev,O/RUS-ch 1996 (37)}) 14... exd4 15. Nxd4 Qe5 $2 (
15... Qd6 $1 16. Nf3 Ne5 {(Fritz) stellt die weiße Neuerung in Frage.} 17. Nxe5
(17. Nh2 Nc4) 17... Qxe5 18. f4 Qc5+ {/\ ...Nxe4}) 16. Nf3 Qh5 17. Rae1 Ne5 18.
Nh2 {Die Drohung 19.f4 erzwingt das folgende Figurenopfer.} (18. Nxe5 $5 Bxe5
19. f4 Bd4+ 20. Be3 Bxe3+ 21. Rxe3 Qc5 22. Qf2 Be6 $132) 18... Bxh3 $1 19. gxh3
(19. f4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Nfg4 $40) 19... Qxh3 {/\ ...Nf3} 20. f4 (20. Re3 Nf3+ 21.
Nxf3 Qg4+ $11) 20... Nfg4 21. Bc1 Nxh2 22. Qxh2 Nf3+ 23. Rxf3 Qxf3 24. Rf1 Qg4+
25. Qg2 Qxg2+ 26. Kxg2 $13 {Das entstandene Endspiel ist sehr scharf. Kritisch
für die Stellungsbewertung ist, ob Schwarz Linien für seine Türme öffnben kann.
} Bc7 27. Be3 Rad8 28. e5 $5 (28. Kf2 $5 {, um mittels 29.Ke2 das
Einbruchsfeld d3 zu kontrollieren, ist vorsichtiger.}) 28... Rd3 29. Kf2 (29.
Bxa7 $5 b6 30. Na4 {(Fritz) sieht saublöd aus, ist aber wohl spielbar.}) 29...
Bb6 30. Bxb6 axb6 $15 {Nun hat nur noch der Weiße Probleme.} 31. Ne4 Kf8 32.
Ke2 Rh3 33. Rd1 Rh2+ 34. Nf2 g5 35. Kf3 (35. Rd7 Re7 36. Rd8+ Kg7 $5 (36... Re8
$11) 37. Kf3 gxf4 {wird weiter unten betrachtet.}) 35... gxf4 36. Rd7 Re7 37.
Rd8+ Re8 (37... Kg7 $5 {kam in Betracht :} 38. a4 $5 (38. Rb8 b5 $1 {und der
Weiße hat keinen sinnvollen Zug mehr, da der Ba2 eingeklemmt ist.}) 38... h5 (
38... Rxe5 39. Rd7 Re3+ (39... Rf5 $2 40. Rxb7) 40. Kxf4 Re2 41. Ng4 {/\ Rf7,
Ne5}) 39. Rb8 $132 {und der Ba2 hat noch das Feld c4.}) 38. Rd7 (38. Rxe8+ $2
Kxe8 $17 {ist verfehlt, da die weißen Leichtfiguren sich nicht gut um den
Damenflügel und die Freibauern am Königsflügel kümmern können.}) 38... Re7 39.
Rd8+ Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Malakhatko, Vadim"]
[Black "Kuzmin, Gennadi P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O Qe7 $6 {Es ist allgemein bekannt, dass dieser Zug zum Nachteil führt.} (
8... dxc4) (8... e5) 9. c5 $1 Bc7 10. e4 $14 e5 $2 (10... h6 11. Re1 dxe4 12.
Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Nf6 14. Bd3 Rd8 15. Bd2 Bd7 16. a3 Be8 17. Re2 Nd5 18. Rae1
Nf4 19. Bxf4 Bxf4 20. Bc4 Kh8 21. Qe4 Qf6 22. g3 Bc7 23. h4 g6 24. Kg2 Rd7 25.
Qc2 Qg7 26. Re4 Rad8 27. b4 Re7 28. R4e3 a6 29. Rd3 Red7 30. Qe2 Re7 31. Qe3
Red7 32. Ne5 Re7 33. f4 $16 {1-0 Ibragimov,I-Sveshnikov,E/St Petersburg 1998/
CBM 67/[Lutz] (50)}) 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Bg5 $1 e4 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxe7 exd3
15. Qc4 Nxe7 16. d5 $18 {Drei Leichtfiguren sind eigentlich ein Äquivalent für
die Dame, aber nicht, wenn Weiß auch noch zwei starke Zentralbauern besitzt !}
Ng6 {Streng genommen ist dieser Zug eine Neuerung, aber das ist schon nicht
mehr wesentlich.} (16... Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Rae1 Bf6 19. Qxd3 Rd8 20. b4 Be6
21. d6 Nc6 22. Rxe6 fxe6 23. Qe4 Kh8 24. b5 Nd4 25. Qxb7 Rab8 26. Qe4 Rbc8 27.
b6 Rxc5 28. b7 Rb8 29. Rb1 Kg8 30. d7 Kf7 31. Qxh7 Ke7 32. f4 Kxd7 33. Qd3 Kc7
34. Qa3 Be7 35. Qxa7 Rc6 36. Qa5+ Kd7 37. Qe5 Rd6 38. Qxg7 Ne2+ 39. Kh1 Nxf4
40. a4 Nd5 41. a5 Kc7 42. Qb2 Bf6 43. Qa3 Nc3 44. Rf1 Rbd8 45. Qb3 Kb8 46. g3
Ne4 47. a6 Bd4 48. Qa4 Nf2+ 49. Kg2 Ng4 50. a7+ {1-0 Dautov,R-Ribli,Z/Germany
1996/GER-chT (50)}) 17. b4 Nde5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Rae1 Bd7 20. Qxd3 a6 21. d6
Rfe8 22. Qd2 Re6 23. g3 Rae8 24. Re3 f5 25. Rfe1 f4 26. Re4 Bc6 27. a4 Kf8 (
27... Bxa4 28. Qa2 {/\ Re5}) (27... Bxe4 28. Rxe4 {/\ Qd5, d7}) 28. d7 Rd8 29.
Rxe5 Rxe5 30. Rxe5 Nxe5 31. Qd6+ Kf7 32. Qxe5 {Hecht: '[#] Nach Reduzierung
der Bauern bleibt Weiß mit einem Bauern im Vorteil, ohne dass Schwarz in der
Lage ist, eine Festung aufzubauen. Technik mit Taktikfinale! '} f3 33. g4 Rxd7
34. h4 h6 35. Kh2 Re7 36. Qf4+ Ke8 37. b5 axb5 38. axb5 Bxb5 39. Qxf3 Bc6 40.
Qc3 Kf7 41. Kg3 Kf8 42. h5 Re6 43. Qd2 Re7 44. Qd6 Ke8 45. f4 Re2 46. g5 hxg5 {
Hecht: 'Kleine taktische Einlage gefällig?'} (46... Rg2+ {Hecht} 47. Kh4 Bd7
48. gxh6 Rg4+ 49. Kh3 Rg6+ (49... Rxf4+ {Hecht} 50. Qxd7+ Kxd7 51. hxg7 Rf3+
52. Kg2 Rf5 53. g8=Q $18) 50. Qxd7+ Kxd7 51. hxg6 $18) 47. fxg5 Rg2+ 48. Kh4
Rf2 49. Qb8+ Ke7 50. g6 Rf1 51. Qc7+ {Hecht: 'Erobert zwingend den Bb7'} ({
Gut war auch} 51. Qg8 {Hecht} Rh1+ 52. Kg5 Rg1+ 53. Kf4 Rf1+ 54. Ke3 Rf3+ 55.
Kd4 Kf6 56. Qf8+ Kg5 57. Qxg7 Kxh5 58. Qh7+ $18) 51... Kf8 52. Qd8+ Be8 53.
Qd6+ Kg8 54. Qd5+ Kf8 55. Qxb7 Rf6 56. Kg5 Rc6 57. Qa7 Rf6 ({Witzig ist} 57...
Re6 {Hecht} 58. c6 $1 Rxc6 (58... Bxc6 {Hecht} 59. Qf7#) 59. Qa3+ Kg8 60. Qe7
Rc8 61. Qe6+ $18) 58. Qxg7+ 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1997.04.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1997.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. b3 a6 (12... Rac8 13. Rb1 (13. Bb2
Qb8 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 c5 16. Qh4 c4 17. Rdc1 Nf6 18. d5 Nxd5 19. bxc4 bxc4
20. Bxc4 Be7 21. Qg3 Qxg3 22. hxg3 Nb6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Zvjaginsev,V-Galkin,A/
RUS-ch 1996 (42)}) 13... Rfe8 14. b4 a5 15. a3 axb4 16. axb4 Ra8 $11 {1/2-1/2
Zviaginsev,V-Shabanov,Y/RUS-chT 1996 (28)}) 13. Ne4 (13. Bb2 c5 $11 {>< c3}) (
13. a4 $5 b4 14. Ne4) 13... Nxe4 14. Qxe4 c5 15. Qh4 Nf6 16. Bb2 Qe7 17. dxc5 (
17. dxc5 Bxc5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Manila zt 3.2a playoff g25'/10"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "2001.04.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Adianto, Utut"]
[Black "Dao, Thien Hai"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2564"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2001.04.24"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. e4 e5 12. Ne2 $5 {Weiß will unmittelbar seinen
Springer von dem weniger attraktiven Feld c3 umgruppieren, allerdings
vernachlässigt er die Deckung des Pe4.} (12. dxe5 {wurde häufiger gespielt:}
Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. h3 c5 $6 $146 (14... b4 $5 15. Ne2 c5 16. f3 $1 c4 $1
17. Qxc4 Qb6+ (17... Rc8 {Illescas Cordoba} 18. Qb5) 18. Kh1 Rfd8 $1 $44 {
1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Illescas Cordoba,M/Madrid 1997/CBM 59/[Illescas Cordoba] (61)
}) (14... Re8 15. Be3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Portisch,L-Tukmakov,V/Reggio Emilia 1987 
(18)}) 15. Nxb5 c4 16. Bxc4 Nxe4 17. Be3 Qh4 18. f4 Bf6 19. Rad1 Rac8 20. b3 a6
21. Nd6 Nxd6 22. Rxd6 $16 {0-1 Danailov,S-Nisipeanu,L/Wijk aan Zee 2000/CBM 75/
[Lutz] (29)}) 12... h6 $6 (12... c5 $1 {scheint der Grund zu sein, warum 12.
Ne2 letztlich nicht so gefährlich ist. Schwarz nutzt taktisch die Schwäche des
Pe4 zum Gegenspiel.} 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxb5 Bxe4 {Zwar hat
Schwarz die schlechtere Bauernstruktur, aber seine aktiven Figuren wiegen dies
auf.} 16. Qa4 Qb6 17. Nc3 Bb7 18. Re1 Bd4 19. Be3 Rad8 20. Rad1 Ng4 21. Bxd4
Rxd4 22. Rxd4 cxd4 23. Ne4 d3 24. h3 Bxe4 {1/2-1/2 Kacheishvili,G-Stripunsky,A/
Washington 1998/EXT 99 (24)}) 13. Rd1 (13. h3 $5 a6 14. Be3 Re8 15. Rad1 $2 (
15. dxe5 $142) 15... exd4 16. Nexd4 c5 17. Nf5 Bf8 $17 {0-1 Foisor,
C-Skripchenko Lautier,A/ROM-chT 1992/EXT 97 (36)}) 13... Qe7 $2 {Gibt Weiß ein
zusätzliches Tempo.} (13... Re8 $5) 14. Ng3 {Mit der lästigen Drohung Nf5.} Bb8
15. Nf5 Qe6 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. N3d4 Qe8 18. Be2 Neg4 $5 {Schwarz sucht durch
ein spekulatives Figurenopfer Gegenspiel. Ansonsten würde er strategisch
einfach schlecht stehen.} (18... a6 19. Nb3 $16) 19. h3 Bh2+ $5 ({Es gab
bereits kein Zurück mehr:} 19... Ne5 20. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 21. Qc1 $1 $18 {und
Schwarz hat keine richtige Verteidigung gegen 22.Qxh6}) 20. Kf1 Nxf2 21. Kxf2
Nxe4+ 22. Kf1 c5 23. Nf3 Qe6 24. g4 Bc7 25. Bxb5 $16 {Jetzt hat Schwarz für
die Figur nur einen Bauern und gewisse Angriffschancen gegen den weißen König.}
Rad8 26. Be3 (26. Re1 $5) 26... Ng3+ 27. Kf2 Ne4+ 28. Kg1 g6 $1 {Um den
Springer zu vertreiben.} 29. Bc4 Qf6 30. Nxh6+ Kg7 {Die schwarze Hoffungen
beruhen nun auf dem gestrandeten Nh6.} 31. Rf1 Bf4 $6 (31... Qd6 32. Qg2 $16)
32. Bxf4 $2 {Ein grober Zeitnotfehler, der das Geschehen zu Ungunsten von Weiß
entscheidet.} (32. Nf5+ $1 gxf5 33. Bxf4 $18) 32... Qxf4 $17 33. Nxf7 $2 (33.
Qe2 Qxh6 $17) 33... Rd2 $1 $19 34. Qxd2 Nxd2 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. a3 e5 11. h3 Bb8 12. Ba2 h6 13. Nh4 Rd8 14. Nf5 Qe8 15.
Bd2 Nf8 16. Rfd1 {Wie bereits in den Anmerkugen zu Timman,J-Akopian,V (Ubeda
1997) dargelegt, sehe ich keinen Vorteil des Textzuges gegenüber 16.Tad1.
Akopian ist anscheinend anderer Ansicht.} exd4 (16... Qd7 $5) 17. Nxd4 N8h7 $5
{[%csl Re4][%cal Yh7g5,Yg5e4] /\ ...Ng5-e4} (17... Qe5 {Timman,J-Akopian,V/
Ubeda 1997}) 18. Nf5 Bc7 (18... Ng5 $2 19. Nxh6+ gxh6 20. Qg6+ $18) 19. e4 Be6
20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. f4 h5 {/\ ...g6} 22. e5 Nd5 23. Nxd5 Rxd5 24. Bb4 Rxd1+ 25.
Rxd1 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Bxd8 $14 27. Kh1 $6 {Weiß hat etwas Raumvorteil, außerdem
ist der Nh7 derzeit deplaziert. Letztere droht aber wider ins Spiel zu kommen,
weshalb Weiß energisch handeln sollte. Daher sind die nächsten weißen Züge
etwas zu schlaff.} (27. Bc5 a6 28. Nd6 $5) 27... Qd5 28. Bc5 a6 29. b4 (29. Bb6
$5) (29. Nd6 $5) 29... Nf8 30. Ne3 (30. Ne7+ $2 Bxe7 31. Bxe7 Ne6 $36 {ist
natürlich völlig verfehlt.}) 30... Qd7 31. Bd6 (31. f5 Bg5 $5) 31... Ne6 32.
Qc4 Nc7 33. Qd3 Ne8 34. Nf5 (34. Nc4 $2 b5) 34... g6 35. Ng3 f5 (35... Nxd6 36.
Ne4 {/\ Nxd6, /\ Nc5}) 36. exf6 $11 {Weiß forciert das Dauerschach, da ert
sonst schlechter steht.} (36. Ne2 Nxd6 37. exd6 Kf7 {/\ ...Ke6; >< d6}) 36...
Qxd6 37. Qxg6+ Kf8 38. Qh6+ Kg8 39. Ne4 Qd7 40. Qg6+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Astana"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2001.05.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2001.05.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
e5 {Möglicherweise wird der Karpov-Komplex 6.Qc2/7.Bd3 durch diesen Zug mehr
oder weniger entschärft, denn es entsteht nahezu forciert ein Endspiel, in dem
die weißen Gewinnaussichten äußerst minimal sind.} 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 dxe4 11.
Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 h6 13. Rd1 $5 {Ein neuer Versuch im Kampf um den Vorteil.} (
13. Be3 {war bislang die Hauptfortsetzung.} exd4 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. Bxd4 Nf6 16.
Bf5 Qa5 $1 (16... Bxf5 $6 17. Qxf5 Qc8 18. Qb5 a6 19. Qb6 Qc7 20. Qxc7 Bxc7 21.
Bxf6 gxf6 22. Rfe1 Rfe8 23. Rad1 $14 {1-0 Karpov,A-Kramnik,V/Vienna 1996/CBM
55/[Lutz] (59)}) 17. Bxc8 Rfxc8 18. Qb3 Qd5 19. Bxf6 Qxb3 20. axb3 (20. Bxg7+
Kxg7 21. axb3 Be7 $1 $44 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,E-Dreev,A/Elista 1998/CBM 65/[Lutz] 
(25) Schwarz stellt den Läufer nach f6 und hat Kompensation. Für Weiß ist es
sehr schwer, den Mehrbauern zu verwerten.}) 20... gxf6 21. Rfd1 Rd8 22. g3 Bc5
23. Kg2 Bb6 24. Rac1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rc8 26. Rd2 Rc5 27. Nh4 h5 28. f4 Rb5 29.
Rd3 Rc5 30. Rd2 Rb5 31. Rd3 Rc5 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Shirov,A/Frankfurt 2000/CBM
78/[Lutz] (31)}) 13... Qc7 (13... exd4 14. Nxd4 Nf6 15. Bf3 Qa5 16. g3 Bg4 17.
Bxg4 Nxg4 18. h3 Nf6 19. Nf5 Rac8 20. Qd3 Bc5 21. Qf3 Rcd8 22. Bxh6 gxh6 23.
Nxh6+ Kg7 24. Nf5+ Kg6 25. Nh4+ Kg7 26. Nf5+ Kg6 27. Nh4+ {1/2-1/2 Degerman,
L-Tella,J/Stockholm 1999/CBM 68 ext (27)}) 14. Qxc7 (14. Be3 $5 exd4 15. Qxc7
Bxc7 16. Nxd4 Nf6 17. Nb5 Be5 18. Bf3 Bf5 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Bd7 21. Nd6 Bc6
22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Rc1 $14 {1-0 Loncar,R-Bukal,V/Zadar 1998/EXT 2000 (39)}) (14.
Bh7+ Kh8 15. Qxc7 Bxc7 16. Bf5 exd4 17. Nxd4 Nf6 18. Be3 Bb6 19. Bxc8 Raxc8 20.
Nf5 Bxe3 21. Nxe3 Rfd8 22. Kf1 g6 23. Ke2 Kg7 $11 {1-0 Pihlajasalo,A-Aura,K/
Espoo 1997/EXT 2000 (58)}) 14... Bxc7 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Be3 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Be5
18. Bc5 Re8 19. Re1 Bd7 $1 {Damit hat Schwarz seine Probleme gelöst. Shirov
hat alles genau berechnet.} 20. Bxb7 Rab8 21. Rxe5 Rxe5 22. Bd6 Ree8 23. Bxb8
Rxb8 24. Be4 Rxb2 25. Rd1 Be8 26. Rd8 Kf8 27. a4 (27. Bc6 $4 Rb1+) 27... Ke7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1997.04.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1997.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Bd2 $6 (10. Rd1 {erscheint mir kritischer.}) 10... c5 11.
Bd3 (11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. a4 b6 13. e4 Qc7 14. h3 Bb7 15. Rfe1 Ncd7 16. Bf1 $6 (
16. Bd3 $11 {Kramnik}) 16... Rac8 17. Rad1 Qb8 18. Qb1 h6 $15 {0-1 Costa,
J-Kramnik,V/Manila olm 1992 (30)}) (11. a4 Qc7 12. Qd3 cxd4 13. exd4 b6 14.
Rac1 Bb7 15. Bb3 Rac8 16. Rfe1 Qb8 17. h3 Rfd8 $11 {1-0 Vyzmanavin,A-Novikov,I/
URS-ch57 Leningrad 1990 (32)}) 11... h6 12. Rad1 (12. Rfd1 $5) 12... cxd4 13.
exd4 Qc7 14. Rc1 Qb8 15. Rfe1 b5 16. Ne4 Bb7 (16... Nxe4 $2 17. Bxe4 Bb7 18.
Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qc6 Qxc6 20. Rxc6 Be7 21. d5 $16) 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 $11 {Die Drohung
...Bxf3 nötigt Weiß zum Damentausch. Schwarz hat keine Probleme mehr.} 18. Qc7
Qxc7 19. Rxc7 Rab8 (19... Bxf3 $2 {würde zwar die weiße Bauernstellung
ruinieren, hinterläßt jedoch einen geschwächten schwarzen Damenflügel, z.B.}
20. gxf3 Rfc8 21. Rec1 Rxc7 22. Rxc7 Nb6 23. Rc6 Nfd5 (23... Nbd5 24. b3 {/\ a4
}) 24. Ba5 {[%csl Ra6,Rc6] >< a6, c6}) 20. Ba5 Rfc8 21. Rec1 Nd5 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8
23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. Ne5 Nb8 25. Be4 f6 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Bc7 fxe5 28. Bxb8
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Black "Novgorodskij, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1997.11.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
Qe7 $6 {Wegen des folgenden weißen Zuges wurde hier in der letzten Zeit 9...
dxc4 bevorzugt.} 9. c5 $1 Bc7 10. e4 $14 {Weiß hat einen soliden Vorteil.} dxe4
(10... e5 $2 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Bg5 e4 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxe7 exd3 15. Qc4 Nxe7
16. d5 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Rae1 Bf6 19. Qxd3 $18 {Dautov,R-Ribli,Z/BL 9697})
11. Nxe4 {Da Schwarz nicht ...e5 durchsetzen kann, hat er eine passive
Stellung, vergleichbar mit der Moskauer Variante 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6. Dort
hat Schwarz aber als Kompensation das Läuferpaar.} Nxe4 (11... h6 {1/2-1/2
Dautov,R-Shirov,A/BL9697 1996 (26) Dautov}) (11... Nd5 {1-0 Kramnik,V-Dreev,A/
Linares14th 1997 (65)}) 12. Bxe4 h6 (12... Nf6 $2 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 $16 {
Dautov}) 13. Re1 Nf6 14. Bd3 (14. a4 $6 {wirkt etwas grobschlächtig.} Rd8 15.
Ra3 e5 16. Nxe5 Rxd4 $13 {ZÜ 1-0 Levin,F-Bagirov,V/Nuernberg Weilburg op 1996 
(40)}) 14... Rd8 (14... Nd5 15. Bd2 Qf6 16. Ne5 Nf4 17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. Re4 Qg5
19. Rae1 Bd8 20. h4 Qe7 21. b4 Qe8 22. Rf4 b5 23. Bh7+ Kh8 24. Bg6 {1-0
Topalov,V-Rodriguez,M/Tenerife sim 1997}) (14... Bd7 15. Bd2 b6 16. b4 bxc5 17.
bxc5 Rfd8 18. Reb1 Rab8 19. Qa4 Be8 20. Rb3 Nd5 21. g3 Rxb3 22. axb3 Bb8 23.
Ba5 Rc8 24. Ba6 Qf6 25. Ne5 {1-0 Arlandi,E-Scotti,U/Porto San Giorgio op 1997})
15. Bd2 $16 Rd5 {Schwarz will sich nicht mit Passivität abfinden und macht
dadurch die Sache noch schlimmer.} (15... a5 16. a3 Bd7 17. b4 b6 18. Bc3 Nd5
19. g3 Be8 20. Bd2 $16 {Belichev,N-Kelly,B/EU-chJM 1997/EXP 59/1-0 (62)}) 16.
Bc4 Rh5 17. h3 Nd5 18. Qe4 Qf6 19. Bd3 Rf5 20. Ne5 Nf4 21. Bf1 Qg5 22. g4 Rf6
23. Rad1 h5 24. h4 Nh3+ 25. Bxh3 Qxh4 26. g5 Qxh3 27. gxf6 gxf6 28. Re3 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.11.23"]
[Round "5.6"]
[White "Schaller, Sven"]
[Black "Mueller, Matthias"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2301"]
[BlackElo "2402"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Koenig Plauen"]
[BlackTeam "Erfurt SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 (10. Be2 $5 Bb7 11. O-O Qb8 12. a4 Rc8 13. Rfc1 a6 14.
h3 Be7 15. Ng5 b4 16. Nce4 c5 17. dxc5 h6 18. Nxf6+ Nxf6 19. Nf3 Bxc5 20. Qd1
Ne4 21. Be1 Qa7 22. Qb3 a5 $15 {0-1 Bagirov,V-Knaak,R/Jyvaskyla 1994/EXT 97 
(75)}) 10... Bb7 11. Ne4 $5 {Es sieht riskant aus, vor der Rochade im Zentrum
aktiv zu werden.} (11. O-O $142 b4 (11... a6 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nge4 Be7 14. Nxf6+
Nxf6 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 $14 {Baikov,V-Tabatadze,T/URS-chT 1988/TD 88\11/0-1
(44)}) 12. Ne4 (12. Na4 Rc8 {/\} 13. e4 c5) 12... Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Nf6 $11 14. a3
(14. Bd3 Rc8 $11 {/\ ...c5}) 14... bxa3 15. bxa3 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Qe7 17. Rfb1
Rab8 18. Qg4 c5 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Bc3 f6 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Gelfand,B/Biel 1997/
CBM 60/[Lutz] (20)}) (11. e4 e5 12. O-O exd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Be2 b4 15. Na4
Ncxe4 16. Be3 Re8 17. Rad1 Qc7 $17 {0-1 Galje,H-Novikov,I/Korinthos 2000/EXT
2001 (42)}) 11... Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nf6 13. Bd3 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Bc3 (15. Bxh7+
$5 Nxh7 16. Qxc5 Rc8 $5 $44) 15... Rc8 16. Ng5 $5 h6 17. h4 $2 {Das ist nun
aber definitiv zu optimistisch.} (17. Nh7 Nxh7 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Be4 Qe7 20. a3
{und Weiß kann noch so halbwegs die Balance halten.}) 17... Bb4 $1 18. Bh7+ {
Weiß wählt eine Abwicklung, die ihm zwei Türme gegen die Dame einbringt. Aus
materieller Sicht wäre dies in Ordnung für ihn, aber seine Figuren sind derart
verstreut, dass er dennoch auf Verlust steht.} Kh8 19. Bxb4 Rxc2 20. Bxc2 Qc7
$1 21. Bxf8 Qxc2 22. Nf3 Kg8 $1 $19 {Witzigerweise hat der Bf8 kein gutes Feld
entlang der Diagonalen a3-f8.} 23. Be7 (23. Bd6 Ne4 $19) (23. Ba3 Bxf3 24. gxf3
b4 25. Bxb4 Qxb2 $19) 23... Ng4 24. Nd2 (24. O-O Qc7 $1 $19 {/\ ...Bf3}) (24.
Rf1 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Ne5 $19) 24... Qc7 25. Ba3 Bxg2 26. Rg1 Qh2 27. Ke2 f5 $1 28.
Bd6 Bf3+ $1 {Der Schlusspunkt.} 29. Nxf3 Qxf2+ 30. Kd3 Qxe3+ 31. Kc2 Qxf3 32.
Bc5 Qe2+ 33. Kb3 Qc4+ 34. Ka3 Qa4# 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Graf, Alexander"]
[Black "Godena, Michele"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. e4 $5 {
Vermutlich ist dieser Zug der präziseste Weg, um zum Vorteil zu kommen.} ({
Wegen} 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 {siehe Dautov-Savchenko aus dem
gleichen Turnier.}) 7... dxe4 (7... dxc4 $6 8. Bxc4 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5
Bxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Bxf7 $36) 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 e5 {Schwarz nutzt die
besondere Zugfolge, um ...e6-e5 sofort durchzusetzen.} (9... O-O 10. O-O h6 (
10... e5 $2 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 14. Qh5+ Kg8 15. Qxe5
$16) 11. Bc2 $14) 10. O-O exd4 11. Qxd4 Qf6 12. Rd1 Bc7 {Godena bevorzugt
diesen Zug, während Anand zweimal 12...Be7 wählte.} (12... Be7 13. Bc2 (13. Be3
Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Nf6 15. Bc2 O-O 16. h3 Re8 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Bxf5 $14 {1/2-1/2
Bareev,E-Anand,V/Dortmund 2000/CBM 78/[Lutz] (61)}) 13... Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15.
Re1 g6 16. Bh6 Ne6 17. Rad1 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 Be6 19. b3 Bf8 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 21. f4
Re8 22. Kf2 Kg7 23. Be4 Rd8 24. Red1 Rxd4 25. Rxd4 Kf6 26. c5 Rc8 27. Ra4 a6
28. Rd4 Ke7 29. Ke3 Rc7 30. h4 h6 31. g3 Rd7 32. Rxd7+ Bxd7 33. Kd4 Bg4 34. Ke5
f6+ 35. Kd4 Bh5 36. Kc3 Kd7 37. Kb4 Kc7 38. Ka5 g5 39. Bd3 gxf4 40. gxf4 Bg4
41. b4 Bf3 42. a4 Bd5 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Anand,V/Monaco 2001/CB17 (42)}) 13. Be3
$6 {Im Sinne eines Eröffnungsvorteils erscheint 13.Lg5 präziser.} (13. Bg5 Qxd4
14. Nxd4 h6 15. Bh4 g5 16. Bg3 Bxg3 17. hxg3 Nc5 18. Bf5 $14 {1-0 Milov,
V-Godena,M/Saint Vincent 2000/CBM 78/[Lutz] (87)}) 13... O-O {[%csl Re5][%cal
Yd7e5] Schwarz wird demnächst ...Ne5 folgen lassen.} 14. Qd3 h6 15. Bd4 Ne5 16.
Qc3 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Qg5 18. b4 Be6 $11 {Damit hat Schwarz die
Eröffnungsprobleme gelöst.} 19. g3 a6 20. Re1 Rfe8 21. Be5 Bxe5 22. Rxe5 Qf6
23. Rae1 Red8 24. R1e4 Rd7 25. Rf4 Qd8 26. Re3 a5 27. a3 axb4 28. axb4 Ra2 29.
Bg4 Bxg4 30. Rxg4 Rd1+ 31. Kg2 Rg1+ $4 {Eine "Vereinfachungskombination", die
die Stellung nur für Weiß vereinfacht.} (31... f6 $11) 32. Kxg1 Qd1+ 33. Qe1 (
33. Qe1 Qxg4 34. Re8+ Kh7 35. Qb1+) 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpB"]
[Site "Port Barcares"]
[Date "2005.05.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gozzoli, Yannick"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2433"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.05.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 a6 $6 {
GM Fressinet war offensichtlich in Experimentierlaune.} (7... b5) 8. e4 c5 {
Das ist die Idee, Schwarz will eine Stellung ähnlich dem angenommenen
Damengambit erreichen, aber die ganze Sache sieht sehr zweifelhaft aus. Die
deutschen IMs Matthias Thesing und Günther Beikert haben sich mehrfach dieser
Variante bedient.} 9. e5 Ng4 10. Ng5 (10. Be3 Qc7 11. Bb3 cxd4 12. Bxd4 Ngxe5
13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. O-O Nc6 15. Re1 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Qc5 17. Qe4 Be7 18. Rad1 O-O
19. Rd3 Bf6 20. Rf3 Qd4 21. Qb1 b5 22. Rd1 Qe5 23. Bc2 h6 24. Re1 Qc7 25. Qd1
Rd8 26. Qe2 Bb7 27. Be4 Rac8 28. Bxb7 Qxb7 29. Ne4 Bxb2 30. Rg3 Be5 31. Rh3 Rd4
32. g4 Rcc4 33. Re3 Bf4 34. Qf3 Qc7 35. R3e2 Bg5 36. h3 Be7 37. Qe3 Qc6 38. Nd2
Rxg4+ 39. hxg4 Rxg4+ 40. Qg3 Rxg3+ 41. fxg3 b4 42. Rb1 Bc5+ 43. Kh2 Qd5 {
0-1 Sakaev,K-Thesing,M/Dortmund 1991/CBM 23 (43)}) (10. h3 cxd4 11. hxg4 dxc3
12. bxc3 Qc7 13. Qd4 b6 14. Bf4 Bb7 15. Be2 Rc8 16. c4 Bb4+ 17. Kf1 Nf8 18. Bg3
Ng6 19. g5 Rd8 20. Qg4 Bc3 21. Rb1 Qc5 22. Rb3 Qa5 23. Kg1 Qxa2 24. Rxb6 Qxe2
25. Rxb7 Rd1+ 26. Kh2 h5 27. Qh3 h4 28. Rb8+ Rd8 29. Rxd8+ Kxd8 30. Bf4 Nxf4
31. Qg4 Ng6 32. Kh3 Qxf2 33. Rb1 Qg3+ 34. Qxg3 hxg3+ 35. Kxg3 Kc7 {0-1 Flear,
G-Beikert,G/France 2002/EXT 2003 (35)}) 10... cxd4 (10... Nh6 11. Bxe6 cxd4 12.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Nce4 Qb5 14. a4 Bb4+ 15. Bd2 Bxd2+ 16. Qxd2 Qxe5 17. O-O O-O 18.
Rfe1 Qd5 19. Nf3 Nf5 20. Rad1 Rd8 21. Qg5 h6 22. Nf6+ Kf8 23. Nxd5 hxg5 24. Nb6
Rb8 25. Nxg5 Bd7 26. g4 Nh4 27. Rxd4 Bc6 28. Rf4 f6 29. Ne6+ Kg8 30. Nxd8 Rxd8
31. Rc1 Re8 32. h3 Re2 33. Nc4 Nf3+ 34. Kf1 Re7 35. Ne3 {1-0 Capablanca,
J-Mieses,J/Margate 1935/HCL (35)}) 11. Nxf7 (11. Qxg4 $5 Nxe5 12. Qf4 dxc3 (
12... f6 $5 {sieht wie eine Verstärkung aus}) 13. Qxe5 f6 14. Qxc3 fxg5 15. Be3
Bd7 16. O-O Rc8 17. Qb3 Rc6 18. Be2 b5 19. Bd4 h5 20. Rad1 Qe7 21. Bf3 Rc4 22.
Rfe1 Qb4 23. Qd3 Rxd4 24. Qxd4 Qxd4 25. Rxd4 Bc5 26. Rd3 g4 27. Bc6 {1-0
Gabriel,C-Thesing,M/Germany 1998/GER-chT (27)}) 11... Kxf7 (11... Qh4 12. g3
Qh5 13. Nxh8 dxc3 14. Be2 Bb4 15. Kf1 Qh3+ 16. Kg1 Ndxe5 17. Bf1 Qh5 18. h3 Nf6
19. g4 Qh4 20. Bg2 Bc5 21. Qe2 Qxf2+ 22. Qxf2 Bxf2+ 23. Kxf2 cxb2 24. Bxb2 Nd3+
25. Kg3 Nxb2 26. Rab1 Nc4 27. Bxb7 Bxb7 28. Rxb7 Ne4+ 29. Kg2 O-O-O 30. Rb4
Rd2+ 31. Kf3 Rd4 32. Rc1 Kd7 33. Rb7+ Kc6 34. Rxg7 Kd5 35. Rd7+ Ned6 36. Nf7
Rd3+ 37. Ke2 Rd2+ 38. Ke1 Rxa2 39. Rxc4 Kxc4 40. Rxd6 Ra3 41. h4 Kc5 42. Rxe6
Ra4 43. Nh6 Kd5 44. Rf6 a5 45. Rf7 Ke4 46. Kd2 Ra2+ 47. Kc3 Ra3+ 48. Kb2 Rh3
49. h5 Ke5 50. Rxh7 Kf6 51. Ng8+ Ke6 52. Rg7 a4 53. h6 Kd5 54. Rg5+ Ke6 55. Rh5
Rxh5 56. gxh5 Kf7 57. Ne7 {1-0 Ogaard,L-Karaklajic,N/Manila 1975/EXT 99 (57)})
12. Qxg4 Nxe5 13. Qh5+ Ng6 14. Ne4 Bb4+ 15. Bd2 Bxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Qh4 (16... Kg8
17. Rac1 $44) 17. Qf5+ Ke8 18. Bxe6 {Jetzt sollte Weiss Vorteil ahben, aber
die offenen Könige auf beiden Seiten machen die Stellung taktisch.} Rf8 19.
Nd6+ Kd8 20. Nf7+ Ke7 21. Rhe1 (21. Bxc8 $5 Rxf7 22. Qc5+ Ke8 (22... Kd8 23.
Qd6+) 23. Rae1+ Ne7 24. Bxb7 Rb8 $13) 21... Qf4+ 22. Qxf4 Nxf4 23. Bb3+ Kf6 24.
g3 Ng6 25. Nd6 Ne5 26. Re4 Bg4 27. Rf4+ Ke7 28. Re1 Rxf4 (28... Kxd6 $5 29.
Rxd4+ Kc5 30. Rd5+ Kb6 31. Rexe5 Rxf2+) 29. gxf4 Kxd6 30. fxe5+ Kc5 31. Rc1+
Kb6 32. Rg1 h5 33. Bf7 Kc6 34. h3 Bxh3 35. Rg6+ Kc5 36. Rxg7 Rf8 37. f4 (37.
b4+ $5 Kxb4 (37... Kc6 38. Kd3) 38. e6 Bxe6 39. Bxe6 Rxf2+ 40. Kd3 $16) 37...
h4 38. e6 Kd6 39. Rh7 Bxe6 40. Bxe6 Kxe6 41. Rxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Enghien les Bains 2nd"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "1997.03.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Spraggett, Kevin"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1997.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
h6 $5 {Eine bislang wenig erprobte Idee, motiviert durch die schwarzen
Probleme nach 8...Qe7 :} (8... Qe7 $6 9. c5 $1 Bc7 10. e4 $14 dxe4 (10... e5 $2
{Dautov} 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Bg5 $16 {Dautov,R-Ribli,Z/BL 9697 (18)}) 11. Nxe4 h6
(11... Nd5 12. Bd2 Rd8 13. Rae1 f6 14. Nd6 Nf8 15. Nxc8 $1 {Es mag paraxdox
aussehen, den schlechten Bc8 abzutauschen, aber dieser deckt den Pe6 und
stellt somit eine wichtige Verteidigungsfigur dar.} Raxc8 16. Re4 $14 {1-0
Kramnik,V-Dreev,A/Ciudad de Linares XIV 1997 (65)}) 12. Re1 Rd8 13. a3 Nxe4 14.
Bxe4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Dautov,R-Shirov,A/BL9697 1996 (26)}) 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. c5 (10.
e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Re8 13. Re1 Nf6 14. Bd3 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Ne5
b6 17. Bd2 Bb7 18. Rad1 Red8 19. Bc3 a5 $11 {1-0 Browne,W-Vera,R/Linares MEX
1994 (52)}) 10... Bb8 11. e4 e5 {Nun zahlt sich 8...h6 aus : Der Ph7 hängt
nicht und Bg5 ist verhindert.} 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bf1 Nxc3 (13... exd4 14. Nxd5
cxd5 15. b4 a5 16. Re1 Qf6 17. Bb2 $44) 14. bxc3 e4 15. Re1 Nf6 16. g3 Bf5 17.
Bb2 Bh7 18. Qb3 Ng4 {Mit diesem Zug versucht Schwarz nachzuweisen, daß der
weiße Königsflügel anfällig ist.} 19. Re2 (19. Bg2 Qf6) 19... e3 $5 20. Rxe3 $2
{Verliert die Qualität und damit die Partie. Interessant sind die
Verwicklungen nach 20.fxe3 :} (20. fxe3 Bd3 21. Ree1 Bxf1 22. Rxf1 (22. Kxf1
Qe4 23. Kg2 (23. Qd1 $2 Nxe3+) 23... Nxe3+ (23... Nxh2 $5) 24. Kf2 Ng4+ 25. Kg2
$11) 22... Qxe3+ 23. Kg2 (23. Kh1 Nf2+ 24. Kg2 Nd3 25. Qc2 $5) 23... Qe2+ (
23... Qd3 $5 24. Bc1 $13 (24. Qxb7 Ne3+ 25. Kg1 Nxf1 26. Rxf1 Bxg3 $1)) 24. Kg1
Qe3+ $11) 20... Nxe3 21. Re1 Qd7 22. Rxe3 Bc7 23. Ba3 Rab8 24. Qa4 Rfe8 25. c4
Bf5 26. Bc1 Bg4 27. Qd1 b6 28. Ba3 Rxe3 29. fxe3 bxc5 30. Bxc5 Qe6 31. Qe2 Rb1
32. Kf2 Qe4 33. Bg2 Rc1 34. h3 Rc2 35. hxg4 Bxg3+ 36. Kf1 Rxe2 37. Kxe2 Qxg4
38. Kf1 Qf5 39. Ke2 Qc2+ 40. Nd2 Bc7 41. Be4 Qxa2 {Mit diesem Sieg erfüllte
Bacrot seine letzte GM-Norm und wurde der jüngste Großmeister aller Zeiten.}
0-1

[Event "Clarin GP final"]
[Site "Villa Gesell"]
[Date "1997.03.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Garcia Palermo, Carlos H"]
[Black "Valerga, Diego"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1997.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. a3 e5 11. h3 Bb8 {Chernins Spezialvariante.} 12. Rd1 $6 {
Mein Eindruck ist, daß eher der Damenturm nach d1 gehört bzw. Weiß sich mit
der Plazierung der Türme etwas Zeit lassen sollte. Man vergleiche auch Timman,
J-Akopian,V (Ubeda 1997).} (12. Ba2) 12... h6 13. Ba2 Re8 $5 14. Nh4 Nf8 15.
Nf5 Qc7 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 exd4 19. Rxd4 Ne6 {Nur noch Weiß
hat Probleme.} 20. Bxe6 Rxe6 21. f4 a6 22. Qd3 Ba7 23. Rd7 Qxf4 24. Rxb7 Qg3
25. Rd7 Rg6 26. Qf1 Bb8 27. Qxf7+ Kh7 28. Qf2 Qh2+ 29. Kf1 Qh1+ 0-1

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Qe7 10. a3 e5 11. h3 Bb8 {Chernins Spezialvariante.} 12. Ba2 h6
13. Nh4 Rd8 14. Nf5 Qe8 15. Bd2 (15. Ne2) (15. Ne4) 15... Nf8 16. Rfd1 $6 {
Eine Neuerung, die m. E. aber nicht zu fürchten ist. Wahrscheinlich steht
besser der Damenturm auf d1.} (16. Rad1 Qd7 $1 (16... exd4 17. Nxd4 $5 (17.
exd4 Be6 $11) 17... Bc7 18. Bc1 Bb6 19. Rfe1 Bxd4 $5 20. exd4 Be6 21. d5 $1
cxd5 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Rxd5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Stangl,M-Chernin,A/Muenchen 1992 (28)}
(23. Bxd5 $5 Rac8 24. Qb1 Qb5 25. Bf3 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Bb3 27. Re1 Bc2 $13)) 17.
Ng3 exd4 18. exd4 Qc7 19. Nce2 Be6 20. Bf4 Qb6 21. Bxe6 {1/2-1/2 Portisch,
L-Chernin,A/Budapest zt-B 1993}) 16... exd4 (16... Qd7 $5 {analog zu
Portisch-Chernin erscheint interessant.} 17. Ng3 exd4 18. exd4 Qc7 {nebst ...
Be6 und Ausgleich. Ich sehe nicht, welche Vorteile hier die Plazierung des
Königsturms auf d1 bietet.}) 17. Nxd4 Qe5 18. f4 Qe7 19. Re1 {Korrigiert die
Turmstellung.} a5 20. Rad1 Ba7 21. Na4 Bxd4 22. exd4 Qc7 23. f5 Rxd4 24. Bc3
$44 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Nd5 26. Bxd5 cxd5 27. Qf2 Ra6 28. Rxd5 Nd7 29. Nc5 Nxc5 30.
Rxc5 Rc6 31. Qd4 f6 32. Bxa5 Qe7 33. Rxc6 bxc6 34. g4 Kh7 35. Bb4 Qe2 36. Qd2
Qf3 37. Qg2 Qe3+ 38. Kh2 c5 39. Bc3 Ba6 40. Qg3 Qe2+ 41. Qg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Solin 9th"]
[Site "Solin/Split"]
[Date "2001.12.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2564"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2001.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 {Von den vielen schwarzen Möglichkeiten gegen das
Karpov-System 6.Qc2 ist dieser Aufbau vermutlich der solideste für Schwarz.
Schwarz steht bereit zu ...b7-b5 und ...c6-c5.} 10. Rd1 (10. a4 {war eine
Weile sehr beliebt bei den Weißen, aber die letzten Ergebnisse waren
zufriedenstellend für Schwarz.} c5 11. Rd1 cxd4 $1 12. exd4 Qc7 13. Bd3 b6 14.
Be3 Bb7 15. Qe2 Nd5 16. Ne4 Nf4 17. Bxf4 Bxf4 $15 {0-1 Van Wely,L-Dreev,A/New
Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM 81/[Lutz] (58)}) 10... b5 ({Zu} 10... Qc7 {siehe
Kaidanov,G-Mulyar,M/Seattle 2002/CBM 87/[Lutz] (83)}) 11. Be2 Qc7 12. e4 (12.
Ne4 $5 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Be7 14. Bd2 Bb7 15. Rac1 c5 16. Qb1 (16. Qg4 $6 c4 17. Be1
Rac8 18. Nd2 f5 19. Qh3 Nf6 20. Nb3 Ne4 21. Nd2 Nf6 22. Nb3 Nd5 23. Ba5 Qb8 24.
Nd2 Rf6 $40 {0-1 Georgiev,K-Bareev,E/Sarajevo 2000/CBM 77/[Lutz] (40) Schwarz
fährt schwere Geschütze auf.}) 16... Qb6 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bc3 Be4 19. Qa1 b4
20. Bd4 Rac8 21. Ne5 $5 (21. Nd2 Bd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Kramnik,V/Frankfurt
1999/CBM 72/[Lutz] (42)}) 21... Rfd8 22. f3 Bd5 23. b3 f6 24. Nc4 Bxc4 25. Bxc4
$14 {1-0 Karpov,A-Illescas Cordoba,M/Barcelona 1999/CBM 71 ext (55)}) 12... e5
13. g3 Re8 14. dxe5 $5 (14. a3 exd4 (14... Bb7 15. Bg5 (15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bg5
Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Be5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Bg4 Rad8 20. Bf5 Bc8 21. Bxc8 Qxc8 22.
Rac1 Qe6 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Nd1 c5 25. Qxc5 Qb3 26. Ne3 Qxb2 27. Qc8 $1 Rf8 28.
Qg4+ Kh8 29. Rc8 {1-0 Karpov,A-Kramnik,V/Amber Rapid 1998/EXP 63}) 15... exd4 (
15... h6 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 hxg5 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Qd2 Nf6 20. Qxg5 Nxe4
21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Bf3 Re5 23. Rd7 Qxd7 24. Qxe5 Re8 25. Qc3 Qf5 26. Rd1 a5 27.
Kg2 a4 28. h4 Ba8 29. Re1 Rc8 30. Re5 $16 {Epishin,V-Polgar,Z/Madrid 1992/CBM
30/[Ftacnik]/1-0 (45)}) 16. Nxd4 Be5 17. Nf5 c5 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 f6 20.
Be3 g6 21. Nh6+ Kg7 22. Ng4 Bd6 23. Bh6+ Kf7 $13 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Anand,V/
Groningen 1997/CBM 63 (36)}) (14... c5 $2 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bg5 $16 {1-0
Shipov,S-Savchenko,S/Maikop 1998/CBM 66/[Lutz] (29)}) 15. Nxd4 Bb7 (15... Be5
16. Be3 Bb7 17. Bf3 c5 18. Nde2 c4 19. b3 cxb3 20. Qxb3 Nc5 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22.
Rac1 Bxc3 23. Nxc3 Rac8 24. a4 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 Bxe4 26. Nxe4 Qxc1 27. Rxc1 Rxc1+
28. Kg2 Rxe4 $15 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Svetushkin,D/Panormo 2001/CBM 84 ext (30)})
16. Bf3 Be5 17. Nf5 g6 18. Nh6+ Kg7 19. Bg5 c5 20. Bg2 Bd4 21. Nxb5 axb5 22.
Rxd4 Qe5 23. Rxd7 Nxd7 24. Bf4 Qe6 25. Rd1 Nf6 26. Rd6 Bxe4 27. Qc3 b4 28. Qxc5
Rac8 29. Rxe6 Rxc5 30. Rxe8 Bxg2 31. axb4 Rb5 32. Re7 Bf3 33. Be5 Kxh6 34. Bxf6
Rxb4 35. Re3 Bd5 36. f3 Rb3 37. Bc3 $14 {1-0 Epishin,V-Savchenko,S/Bad
Woerishofen 1999/EXT 2000 (37)}) 14... Nxe5 15. Bg5 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Bg4 17. Bxg4
(17. Qd3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Be5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Rac1 Qe5 21. b3 Qe6 22. Rc2 Rad8
23. Kg2 g6 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Ne2 Bg5 26. h4 Bh6 {1/2-1/2 Alexandrova,
O-Savchenko,S/Alushta 2000/EXT 2001 (26)}) 17... Nxg4 18. Qe2 $146 (18. f3 Bc5+
19. Kg2 Be3 20. h3 Bxg5 21. hxg4 Rad8 22. f4 Be7 23. e5 Qc8 24. Qf5 Qe6 25.
Qxe6 fxe6 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rd1 Rxd1 28. Nxd1 Kf7 29. Kf3 Ke8 30. Nf2 Bc5 31.
Nd3 Be7 32. f5 g6 33. f6 Bf8 34. b4 a5 35. bxa5 Kd7 36. a6 Kc7 37. Nf4 {
1-0 Nachev,S-Iskusnyh,S/Moscow 2001/EXT 2002 (37)}) 18... Ne5 19. Rac1 Bf8 20.
b3 f6 {Es erscheint mir, als ob die Stellung ungefähr ausgeglichen ist. Die
schwarze Mehrheit am Damenflügel ist etwas entwertet, da der c-Bauer
rückständig ist. Diesen Bauern nach c5 vorzurücken, würde das Feld d5
schwächen. Andererseits kann Weiß mit seinen Bauern am Königsflügel auch nicht
so viel anfangen.} 21. Be3 Qe7 22. f3 Rac8 23. Kg2 Red8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Nd1
Qe6 26. Nf2 Bb4 27. Rc2 Be7 28. f4 Nf7 29. Qg4 Qxg4 30. Nxg4 Rc8 31. Bf2 Nd6
32. Kf3 h5 33. Ne3 Kf7 34. e5 fxe5 35. fxe5 Nb7 36. Nd5 {So bekommt Weiß den
Vorteil des Läufers gegen den Springer, aber Schwarz kann das Gleichgewicht
halten.} Ke6 (36... Bd8 $2 37. Nb4 $16) 37. Nxe7 Kxe7 38. Kf4 Ke6 39. Kg5 c5
40. h4 Kxe5 41. Be1 Nd6 42. Bc3+ Ke6 43. Kxh5 Kf7 44. Be5 Ne4 45. Kg4 c4 46.
Kf5 Nc5 47. bxc4 Nd3 48. c5 Rxc5 49. Rxc5 Nxc5 50. h5 b4 51. Bd6 b3 52. axb3
Nxb3 53. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Credit Suisse"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1997.07.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1997.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 c6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 {In einer früheren Begegnung konnte Karpov mit 10.Be2
auch nicht mehr erreichen :} (10. Be2 Bb7 11. Bd2 Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,
A-Gelfand,B/Dos Hermanas 1997 (63)}) 10... Bb7 11. Bd2 b4 $146 {Diese Neuerung
ist besser als 11...a6 :} (11... a6 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nge4 Be7 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15.
Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 $14 {Baikov,V-Tabatadze,T/URS-chT 1988/TD 88\11/0-1 (44)})
12. Ne4 (12. Na4 Rc8 {/\} 13. e4 c5) 12... Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Nf6 $11 14. a3 (14.
Bd3 Rc8 $11 {/\ ...c5}) 14... bxa3 15. bxa3 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Qe7 17. Rfb1 Rab8 18.
Qg4 c5 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Bc3 f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Koop Tjuchem"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "1996.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. a3 $6 (11. a4 {ist der kritische Zug}) 11... b5
12. Be2 c5 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch51 playoff"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.11.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1996.11.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Cifuentes,R} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7.
Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 (9... b5 {Cifuentes,R} 10. Be2 Re8 11. Rd1 (11.
h3) 11... Qc7 12. h3 e5 13. b3 a6 14. Bb2 exd4 15. Nxd4 Bb7 16. Nf5 Bf8 17. Nd5
Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Re6 19. Rad1 Nb6 20. R5d4 c5 21. Rg4 $14 {Browne-Shabalov, Las
Vegas 1994}) (9... a6 {Cifuentes,R} 10. Rd1 Qe7 (10... b5 11. Bd3 c5 12. Ne4
Qb6 13. Nxd6 (13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. e4 c4) 13... Qxd6 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. b3 $14) (
10... Qc7 11. Ne4 $1 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 e5 (12... c5 13. Bd3 Nf6 14. Qh4 $14) (12...
Re8 13. Bd2 b6 14. Bd3 Nf8 15. Rac1 Bb7 16. Qg4 Rad8 17. Bc3 Qe7 18. a3 Bc8 19.
Qh5 Bb7 20. Ng5 h6 21. Ne4 Bb8 22. Ng3 Rd5 23. Qe2 a5 24. Be4 Rd7 25. Bb1 Qh4
26. f4 {Miles,A-Stripunsky,A/Wijk-B 1996/1-0 (70)}) 13. Qh4 Nf6 14. e4 exd4 15.
e5 $1 {Epishin,V-Brenninkmeijer,J/Wijk 1992/1-0 (46)}) 11. h3 b5 12. Bd3 c5 $10
13. Ne4 c4 $1 (13... Bb7 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. dxc5 Qxc5 16. Qxc5 Nxc5 17. Be2 $10)
14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. Be2 Bb7 16. Bd2 Rfc8 17. Rdc1 Ne4 18. Ba5 f5 19. Qd1 Bd5 20.
Qe1 Qe7 21. a4 Ng5 22. Nxg5 Qxg5 23. Bf1 Nf6 24. axb5 axb5 25. Bd2 Ne4 26. Bb4
h6 $1 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. Ra1 Rxa1 29. Qxa1 Kh7 30. Qe1 Qg6 31. Be7 $2 Qf7 32.
Ba3 Qa7 33. Qb4 f4 34. Qe1 f3 $1 $17 {Karpov,An-Anand,V/Brussels m (2)/1991/})
10. h3 (10. Bd2) (10. e4 {Cifuentes,R} e5 11. Rd1 (11. Be3 exd4 12. Bxd4 Ng4 $1
13. h3 (13. Rad1 Nde5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. g3 Qh5 $15) 13... Nge5
14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Be2 Ng6 $10) 11... exd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. Be2 Ng6 14. Nf5 $6
Bxf5 15. exf5 Ne5 16. Bg5 Ned7 17. Re1 Rfe8 18. Kf1 h6 19. Bh4 Be5 20. Bg3 Qc5
$15 {Dlugy-Akopian, New York 1994}) (10. Rd1 {Cifuentes,R} e5 11. Bb3 e4 12.
Nd2 Re8 13. f3 exf3 14. Nxf3 Nf8 15. e4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Qxe4 17. Nxe4 Rxe4 18.
Bxf7+ Kh8 19. Ng5 Re7 20. Rf1 Ne6 21. Bd2 Nxg5 22. Bxg5 Re4 23. Rae1 Bf5 $1 24.
Rxe4 Bxe4 25. Re1 Rf8 26. Rxe4 Rxf7 27. Re6 Bf8 28. Re8 h6 29. Be3 Kh7 $14 {
Karpov,An.-Tukmakov,V/ Biel 1996} (29... a6 $1 {Tukmakov} 30. d5 cxd5 31. Bc5
Kg8 32. Rb8 d4 33. Bxf8 Rxf8 34. Rxb7 d3 35. Rd7 Rc8 $10)) (10. a3 {Cifuentes,R
} e5 (10... c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. e4 Ng4 $5 (12... Bd6 $6 13. Nb5 Ne5 14. Nxe5
Bxe5 15. Bd2 $16) 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Qd2 $14) (10... b5 $5 11. Ba2 Bb7 $13) 11. h3
(11. Ba2 $6 e4 12. Ng5 Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5 15. Qxe4 Ndf6 16. Qf4
Qxf4 17. exf4 Be6 18. f3 Nh6 19. g4 Bxa2 20. Rxa2 Nd5 21. f5 f6 22. Bxh6 (22.
Ne4 Nf7 {/\ Rad8, Nd6}) 22... gxh6 23. Ne4 h5 $1 $15) 11... Bb8 $5 (11... e4
12. Ng5 Nb6 13. Ba2 Bf5 14. f3 $14) (11... Bc7 12. Ba2 h6 $6 (12... exd4 13.
exd4 Nb6 14. Bg5 Qd6 15. Rae1 $14) 13. Nh4 $1 Re8 14. Nf5 Qf8 15. Nb5 $1 Bb8
16. Bd2 $1 $14 {Karpov,An-Anand,V/Bruxelles (m/8) 52/428 1991}) 12. Ba2 h6 13.
Nh4 Rd8 14. Nf5 Qe8 15. f4 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. b4 Nce4 18. Nxe4 Qxe4 19. Qxe4
Nxe4 20. Bb2 a6 21. Rad1 Ba7 22. g4 Bd7 $15 {Ftacknik,L-Chernin,A/ Bratislava
1996 -67/518}) 10... c5 (10... a6 {Cifuentes,R} 11. e4 $1 e5 12. Rd1 $1 b5 (
12... exd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 14. Bf1 $14) 13. Bf1 c5 14. d5 c4 15. a4 Rb8 (15... b4
16. Ne2 Nc5 17. Ng3 $16) 16. axb5 axb5 17. Ra5 $1 b4 18. Na4 Qd8 19. Ra7 b3 20.
Qe2 Nc5 21. Nxc5 Bxc5 22. Ra1 $1 c3 (22... Qd6 23. Bd2 Ba6 24. Bc3 $16) 23.
Nxe5 $1 $16 {1-0 Karpov,An-Anand,V/Bruxelles (m/4) 52/425 1991 (43)}) 11. dxc5
(11. e4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. Bb3 Bd7 14. Be3 Ng6 (14... Nc6 $5) 15. Rae1 Rac8
16. f4 Nxf4 $2 17. Bxf4 {1-0 Dokuchaev,A-Ionov,S/St.Petersburg op2 1994} Bxf4 (
17... e5 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 $18) 18. Rxf4 e5 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. Rxf5 Qc5+ 21.
Rf2 $18) 11... Bxc5 12. e4 Bd6 13. Nb5 (13. Nd4 $6 {Cifuentes,R} Ne5 14. Bb3
Bd7 15. Be3 Ng6 $1 (15... Rfd8 $2 16. f4 Nc6 17. e5 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Bc5 19. Rad1
(19. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 20. Qf2 Qxf2+ 21. Rxf2 Ne8 22. Rd1 Bc6 23. Rfd2 Rxd2 24. Rxd2
Kf8) 19... Bxd4+ (19... Bc6 $2 20. exf6 Rxd4 21. fxe7 Rxd1+ 22. Kh2 Rxf1 23.
Qd3 Bg1+ 24. Kh1 $18) 20. Rxd4 Ne8 21. Rfd1 $16) 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. Nf3 Bc6 18.
Rfe1 Rdc8 $1 19. Qb1 Bb4 20. Bd2 (20. Bd4 e5 $17) 20... Rd8 $1 21. a3 Bc5 22.
Na4 Bd6 $1 23. Nc3 (23. e5 Bxf3 24. exd6 (24. exf6 Qxf6 25. gxf3 Bf4 $1 26.
Bxf4 Nxf4 $40) 24... Qxd6 25. gxf3 Nh4 26. Re3 (26. Bc3 Nxf3+ 27. Kg2 Nh4+ 28.
Kg1 Qc6 $19) (26. Be3 Nxf3+ $19) 26... Qf4 $44 {/^}) 23... Qc7 24. Ba2 a6 25.
Be3 b5 26. Bb3 Bb7 $15 {Karpov,An.-Anand,V/ Bruxellas (m/6 ) 1991 (32)}) 13...
Ne5 (13... Bb8 $6 14. b3 b6 15. e5 $1 Nd5 16. Ba3 Nc5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Rac1 f6
19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Qxc5 Qxc5 21. Rxc5 fxe5 22. Rfc1 Bf5 23. Rxd5 $16 {1-0
Uhlmann,W-Schlosser,P/Baden Baden-B 1992 (61)}) 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Be3 $146 (15.
f4 Qc5+ 16. Kh2 (16. Kh1 {Cifuentes,R} Bd7 17. b4 $1 Qc8 18. Nxa7 Rxa7 19. fxe5
Bb5 $8 20. Be3 Bxc4 $1 (20... Qxc4 $6 21. Qxc4 Bxc4 22. Bxa7 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 $1
Nxe4 24. Rc1 $1 $14 {Ruzele,D-Cifuentes,R/Groningen Open 1996}) 21. exf6 Bxf1
22. Qxc8 (22. Qf2 Ra3) 22... Rxc8 23. Bxa7 Bd3 $44) 16... Bd7 17. a4 $6 (17.
fxe5 Bxb5 18. exf6 Qxc4 $11 {Timman}) 17... Bxb5 18. axb5 Bd4 19. Qe2 e5 $15 {
1/2-1/2 Kortschnoj,V-Timman,J/Brussels cqf2 1991 (28)}) 15... a6 16. Nd4 b5 $11
17. Nc6 Qc7 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Bd3 Bb7 20. f4 $2 {[%csl Re4][%cal Yb7e4,Yf6e4]
Ein schwerer strategischer Fehler, da nun der Pe4 unheilbar geschwächt ist.
Nach 20. f3 ist die Stellung im Gleichgewicht. Der Bb7 ist stumpf, die
Schwächung des weißen Königsflügels fällt nicht so ins Gewicht, da Weiß noch
den schwarzfeldrigen Läufer besitzt.} (20. f3 Nd5 $5 21. Qc5 $5 (21. Bc5 Nb4 $5
22. Bxb4 Qd4+ 23. Qf2 Qxb4 24. Rfd1 $11) 21... Rac8 22. Qd4 Qxd4 23. Bxd4 Nb4 (
23... Nf4 24. Rfd1 Rfd8 $6 25. Bf1 $14) 24. Rfd1 Rfd8 $6 (24... Nxd3 $11) 25.
Bf1 Rxd4 (25... Nc2 26. Bb6 $1 $14) 26. Rxd4 Nc2 27. Rd7 Bc6 28. Rad1 Bxd7 29.
Rxd7 $36) 20... Qh5 21. Bc5 (21. e5 $11 {Fritz} Rac8 22. Qd1 Qxd1 23. Raxd1 Nd5
24. Bd2 $11) 21... Rfd8 22. b4 (22. Rfd1 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Bxe4 $17)
22... Rac8 {/\ ...Nd7} 23. e5 (23. Rad1 $142 {Cifuentes,R} Nd7 24. Be2 Qg6 25.
Bf3 e5 26. f5 Qg5 $10) 23... Nd5 24. Qb3 (24. Rac1 {Cifuentes,R} Nxb4 25. Bxh7+
Kh8 $1 26. Qb1 Nxa2 $1 $17) (24. Qd2 $5 {Cifuentes,R}) 24... a5 $1 (24... Qh4 {
Cifuentes,R} 25. Be4) 25. a3 (25. Bxb5 {Cifuentes,R} Qh4 $1 (25... axb4 26.
Bxb4 Nxb4 (26... Nxf4 27. Rxf4 Qxe5 28. Raf1 Qxb5 29. Rxf7 Qd5 30. Qg3 g6 $14)
27. Qxb4 Rc2 28. Rf2 Rxf2 29. Kxf2 Qh4+ 30. Kg1 Qg3 31. Bf1 Qe3+ 32. Kh2 Be4 $2
33. Re1 $1 Qxf4+ 34. Kg1 $18) 26. Rf2 (26. Bf2 Qh6) 26... axb4 27. Bxb4 Nxf4
28. Raf1 (28. Bd6 Nxg2 $1 29. Rxg2 Qd4+ $19) 28... Nxh3+ $1 29. Qxh3 (29. gxh3
Qg5+ 30. Kh2 Qxe5+ $17) 29... Qxb4 $17) 25... a4 26. Qd1 (26. Qb1 Qh4 $5 27.
Qe1 Qxe1 28. Raxe1 Nxb4) 26... Qxd1 27. Raxd1 Nc3 28. Rd2 Be4 29. Bd6 f5 $1 $17
30. Kh2 Bxd3 31. Rxd3 Ne4 {[%csl Rc2,Rc4,Rd5,Re4] Die weißen Felder sind
tödlich schwach.} 32. Rff3 Rc2 33. Be7 Rxd3 34. Rxd3 Rd2 35. Re3 (35. Rxd2 {
Cifuentes,R} Nxd2 $19 {x Pa3}) 35... Kf7 36. Bh4 Ke8 37. Be1 Rb2 38. Rd3 h6 39.
Rd1 Ra2 40. Rc1 (40. Rd3 {Cifuentes,R} Ra1 41. Bg3 g5 $19) 40... Kd7 41. Rd1+
Kc6 42. Rc1+ Kd5 43. Rd1+ Kc4 44. Rc1+ Kb3 45. Rc6 Re2 (45... Re2 {Cifuentes,R}
46. Bg3 Re3 47. Bh4 g5) 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4
Nxe4 9. Bxe4 O-O 10. O-O h6 (10... e5 $2 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bxh7+
Kxh7 14. Qh5+) 11. Bc2 e5 12. Qd3 $5 {In dieser Variante muss Weiß energisch
spielen, um einen kleinen Vorteil zu bewahren.} (12. Re1 exd4 13. Qxd4 $14 {
ist die Hauptvariante.}) 12... f5 13. c5 Bc7 14. Qc4+ Kh8 15. dxe5 (15. g3 $5
exd4 16. Re1 Qf6 17. Nh4 Ne5 18. Qxd4 Qxh4 19. Qxe5 Bxe5 20. gxh4 Bf6 21. Bf4
Bxh4 22. Rad1 Bf6 23. Bd6 Rd8 24. f4 Bxb2 25. Be5 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Bxe5 27. Rd8+
Kh7 28. fxe5 Kg6 29. Rf8 {1-0 Lobron,E-Dobrovolsky,L/Germany 1993/GER-chT (29)}
) 15... Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bf4 Qd4 18. Qxd4 Bxd4 19. Rad1 $5 {Weiß steckt
einen Bauern ins Geschäft, um die Zentrallinien zu kontrollieren.} (19. Rfe1
Bxc5 (19... Bxb2 $5) 20. Rad1 a5 21. Bd6 Bxd6 22. Rxd6 a4 23. f4 Ra5 24. b4
axb3 25. Bxb3 Ra6 26. Re7 c5 27. Rxa6 bxa6 28. Rc7 Kh7 29. Kf2 Rd8 30. h4 Bd7
31. Rxc5 Bb5 32. Rd5 Rxd5 33. Bxd5 g5 34. g3 gxh4 35. gxh4 Kg6 36. Bf3 Kf6 37.
Ke3 Ke6 38. Kd4 Kd6 39. Bb7 Kc7 40. Bd5 Kd6 41. Bc4 Bxc4 42. Kxc4 Kc6 43. h5 {
1-0 Voloshin,L-Chernikov,O/Ceske Budejovice 1993/EXT 97 (43)}) (19. Bd6 $5 Re8
20. Rae1 Be6 21. b3 b6 22. cxb6 axb6 23. a4 Bd5 24. Rd1 c5 25. Rfe1 b5 26. axb5
Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Ra2 28. Rc1 c4 29. bxc4 Bxc4 30. h4 Bxb5 31. Bxf5 Bxf2+ {
1/2-1/2 Cvitan,O-Arkhipov,S/Tbilisi 1986/EXT 98 (31)}) 19... Bxb2 20. Rfe1 Bf6
21. Rd6 b6 {Unter Rückgabe des Bauern strebt Schwarz die Befreiung seiner
Stellung an.} 22. Be5 (22. Rxc6 Bb7 23. Rc7 Bd5 $11 {/\ ...Rfe8} 24. c6 $6 Bd8)
22... Ba6 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. Rxf6 gxf6 25. Re6 Rf8 26. Re7 $6 (26. Rxc6 $5 {
, und ich sehe keinen klaren Remisweg für Schwarz, z.B.} Bb5 (26... Re8 27. h4
Re1+ 28. Kh2 Rc1 29. Bxf5 Rxc5 30. Rxf6 $16) 27. Rc7 bxc5 28. Rxc5 Re8 29. f4
Re1+ 30. Kf2 Rc1 31. Ke3 Ba4 32. Kd2 Rxc2+ 33. Rxc2 Bxc2 34. Kxc2 $18) 26...
Rd8 27. Rxa7 Bd3 28. Bxd3 Rxd3 29. Kf1 bxc5 30. Ke2 Rd4 31. Rf7 Rd6 32. Re7
1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch56"]
[Site "Leeuwarden"]
[Date "2001.06.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Van der Werf, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2001.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nd7 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Nf3 Be7 $6 (6... dxc4) 7.
O-O O-O 8. b3 $5 {Weiß wählt das ruhigere Vorgehen.} (8. e4 $14 {gibt Weiß
einen bequemen Vorteil.}) 8... b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. Rac1 {Wenn Weiß
seinen Springer nach e5 bringen will, erscheint 11.Rad1 sinnvoller.} (11. Rad1
Rad8 12. Ne5 c5 (12... dxc4 13. bxc4 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 (14... Qxe5 $2 15. Nd5
Qd6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Bxh7+ $18) 15. f4 Nc5 16. Bb1 $13) 13. f4
Ne4 14. Nb5 Qb8 15. Nxd7 Rxd7 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. dxc5 Rfd8 18. cxb6 axb6 19.
Rxd7 Rxd7 20. Rd1 $16 {1-0 Nenashev,A-Serper,G/Frunze 1988/TD (47)}) 11... Rad8
12. Ne5 (12. cxd5 exd5 {bringt Weiß nicht viel ein.} 13. Qc2 Rfe8 14. Ne2 Bd6
15. Ng3 Rc8 16. Nf5 Bf8 17. Rfe1 Qd8 18. Ne5 g6 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Ng3 h5 21.
Nf1 Qd6 $132 {1-0 Malaniuk,V-Kacheishvili,G/Ubeda 1996/CBM 51 ext (49)}) (12.
Rfd1 $5 {erscheinbt mir sinnvoller, um die Spannung aufrecht zu halten.}) 12...
dxc4 13. Nxc4 (13. bxc4 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qxe5 15. Nd5 Qd6) 13... c5 14. Rfd1 cxd4
15. exd4 Qf4 16. Qe3 Qg4 17. Qg3 Qxg3 18. hxg3 {Eine Isolani-Stellung ohne
Damen ist entstanden. Eigentlich sollte Schwarz keine Probleme mehr haben ...}
Nb8 $6 {Mit diesem Zug reitet sich Schwarz selbst in die Probleme rein.} (18...
a6 $5 $11 {nebst ...Rc8 und ...Rfd8 liegt auf der Hand.}) 19. Be2 Nd5 {Schwarz
spielt weiterhin sehr geradlinig.} 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 $6 (20... exd5 $142 $5) 21.
Ne3 {Jetzt hat Schwarz bereits Probleme.} Bc6 22. d5 $1 {Mit diesem Zug gerät
Weiß in Vorteil.} Bxd5 (22... exd5 23. Nf5 Bg5 24. Bxg7 Bxc1 (24... Rfe8 25.
Rc2) 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. Rxc1 $16 {mit weißem Vorteil wegen der schwarzen
Bauernschwächen.}) 23. Nxd5 exd5 24. Bf3 Bc5 25. Bxd5 $16 {Im weiteren Verlauf
demonstriert Loek van Wely mustergültig die Verwertung des Läuferpaares.} a5
26. Bf3 h6 27. Kf1 Rfe8 28. Be2 Nc6 29. a3 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Rd8 31. Rxd8+ Nxd8
32. Bf3 Kf8 33. Ke2 f6 34. Bd5 Ke7 35. f4 Kd6 36. Bc4 Nc6 37. Kd3 Ne7 38. Ke4
f5+ 39. Kf3 g5 40. Be5+ Kc6 41. a4 g4+ 42. Ke2 Kd7 43. Bg7 Nc8 44. Bxh6 Nd6 45.
Bd5 Bd4 46. Bf8 Bh8 47. Kd3 Bf6 48. Bg8 Ne4 49. Kc4 Ke8 50. Ba3 Kd7 51. Bc1 Bd8
52. Be3 Nf6 53. Bf7 Ne4 54. Kd5 Ke7 55. Be6 Nxg3 56. Bf2 Ne2 57. Bh4+ Ke8 58.
Bxd8 Kxd8 59. Ke5 Ke7 60. Bxf5 g3 61. Bd3 Nc3 62. Bc4 Nd1 63. Ke4 Nf2+ 64. Kf3
Nh1 65. Bd3 Kf6 66. Bc2 Ke6 67. Kg4 Kf6 68. Kh4 Ke6 69. Kg5 Kf7 70. Be4 Nf2 71.
Bd5+ Ke7 72. f5 Nh1 73. f6+ Kf8 74. Kf4 Ke8 75. Ke5 Nf2 76. Kd6 Ng4 77. Kc7
Nxf6 78. Bf3 Ke7 79. Kxb6 Kd6 80. Kxa5 Nd7 81. Kb5 Nc5 82. b4 Nb3 83. Ba8 Nd4+
84. Kc4 Ne6 85. a5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Black "Savchenko, Stanislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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 "Moscow Apiko-Yakimanka"]
[BlackTeam "Noyabrsk Yamal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Be2 Qc7 12. e4 e5 13. g3 Re8 14. a3 c5 $2 $146 {
Bereits die Ursache allen Übels. Der Punkt d5 ist geschwächt.} (14... Bb7 15.
Bg5 (15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bg5 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Be5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Bg4 Rad8 20.
Bf5 Bc8 21. Bxc8 Qxc8 22. Rac1 Qe6 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Nd1 c5 25. Qxc5 Qb3 26.
Ne3 Qxb2 27. Qc8 Rf8 28. Qg4+ Kh8 29. Rc8 {1-0 Karpov,A-Kramnik,V/Amber Rapid
1998/EXP 63}) 15... exd4 (15... h6 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 hxg5 18. Nxd7 Nxd7
19. Qd2 Nf6 20. Qxg5 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Bf3 Re5 23. Rd7 Qxd7 24. Qxe5 Re8
25. Qc3 Qf5 26. Rd1 a5 27. Kg2 a4 28. h4 Ba8 29. Re1 Rc8 30. Re5 {Epishin,
V-Polgar,Z/Madrid 1992/CBM 30/[Ftacnik]/1-0 (45)}) 16. Nxd4 Be5 17. Nf5 c5 18.
Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 f6 20. Be3 g6 21. Nh6+ Kg7 22. Ng4 Bd6 23. Bh6+ Kf7 24. a4 c4
25. axb5 axb5 26. Rxa8 Bxa8 27. Ne3 Nc5 28. Nf5 Bb7 29. Nxd6+ Qxd6 30. Bf4 Qd7
31. Be3 Nd3 32. Bxd3 cxd3 33. Rxd3 Re5 34. d6 Rd5 35. Rxd5 Bxd5 36. Qc7 {
1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Anand,V/FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997/CBM 63}) 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bg5
$16 Bg4 {Schwarz versucht, sich taktisch herauszuwinden, wird aber brilliant
widerlegt.} (16... Ned7 17. Bxb5 $1 axb5 18. Nxb5 $18) 17. Bxf6 Nxf3+ 18. Kg2
$1 {Der erste überraschende Königszug.} (18. Bxf3 $2 Bxf3 19. Rd3 $13) 18...
Be5 $5 {Noch ein Schwindelversuch.} (18... gxf6 19. Bxf3 Bxf3+ 20. Kxf3 $16)
19. Nd5 Qa7 20. Bxg7 $1 (20. Bxf3 Bxf3+ 21. Kxf3 Bxf6 22. Nxf6+ gxf6 {war Weiß
zu wenig.}) 20... Bh3+ $5 (20... Bxg7 21. Bxf3 Bxf3+ 22. Kxf3 $18) 21. Kxh3
Ng5+ 22. Kh4 $3 $18 {Der weiße König schaltet sich selbst ins Geschehen ein.} (
22. Kg2 Bxg7 23. f3 Ne6 {nebst ...Nd4 würde Schwarz noch etwas Kompensation
geben.}) 22... Kxg7 (22... Nxe4 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. f3 Rxd5 25. Qxe4 $18) 23.
Kxg5 Qd7 {Mit der Drohung ...Qh3.} 24. Bg4 $1 Qd8+ 25. Kh5 Kh8 26. f4 Rg8 27.
Bf5 {Springer und Läufer halten die Verteidigung des weißen Königs zusammen.}
Rc8 28. Qc1 Rc6 29. fxe5 1-0

[Event "Biel Credit Suisse"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1997.07.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1997.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Fritz5.00 (100s)} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O h6 $5 {Mit diesem Zug wird ein neueres System eingeleitet.
Nach 8...Qe7 und 8...e5 hatte Schwarz zuletzt Probleme gehabt.} (8... dxc4) (
8... Qe7) (8... e5) 9. Rd1 (9. b3 b6 10. Bb2 Bb7 11. Rfd1 Qe7 12. cxd5 cxd5 13.
Nb5 Rfc8 14. Qe2 Bb8 15. Ba3 Qd8 16. Rac1 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Ne8 18. g3 a6 19. Nc3
Bd6 20. Bxd6 Nxd6 $11 {0-1 Topalov,V-Ivanchuk,V/Amber-rapid6th 1997/EXP 57 (43)
} (20... Nxd6 {Fritz5.00 (100s)} 21. Ne5 Rc8 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Bxa6 Ne4 24.
Bxb7 Nxc3 25. Rxc3 Rxc3 26. Ba6 Qc7 27. Qb5 g6 28. a4 Rc2 29. Qd3 Rb2 30. Qd1
Qc3 31. Bb5 Kg7 32. Qf3 Qc7 33. e4 Qc1+ 34. Kg2 Rb1 35. Kh3 Qc2 36. Be8 f6 37.
Qf4 Qc8 38. Bxg6 Kxg6 39. Qg4+ Kf7 40. exd5 Qd7 41. Qh5+ Ke7 42. Qg6 e5+ 43.
Kg2 Qxd5+ {0-1 Topalov,V-Ivanchuk,V/Amber-rapid6th 1997/EXP 57})) 9... Qe7 (
9... b6 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Bb7 13. c5 $1) 10. h3 $1 $146 {
'N' Fritz5.00 (100s). Fritz5.00 (100s): 'Stärkt g4'} (10. c5 Bb8 11. e4 e5 12.
exd5 Nxd5 13. Bf1 Nxc3 14. bxc3 e4 15. Re1 Nf6 $13 {Spraggett,K-Bacrot,E/
Enghien Les Bains 1997/CBM 58/[Lutz]/0-1 (41)} (15... Nf6 {Fritz5.00 (100s)}
16. g3 Bf5 17. Bb2 Bh7 18. Qb3 Ng4 19. Re2 e3 {Spraggett,K-Bacrot,E/Enghien
Les Bains 1997/CBM 58/[Lutz]/0-1 (41)})) (10. e4 {Fritz5.00 (100s)} dxe4 11.
Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Re8 13. Re1 Nf6 14. Bd3 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Ne5 b6 17. Bd2
Bb7 18. Rad1 Red8 19. Bc3 a5 {Browne,W-Vera,R/Linares MEX 1994/EXT 94/1-0 (53)}
) 10... b6 11. cxd5 $1 {Karpovs Eröffnungsbehandlung scheint eine gute Methode
gegen 8...h6 zu sein.} (11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bb7 {/\ ...f5, ...c5
}) 11... cxd5 (11... exd5 $5 {war eine beachtenswerte Alternative. Allerdings
ist durch 8...h6 das Feld g6 geschwächt und somit auch die Kontrolle über f5.}
12. Nh4 $5 (12. e4 $5) (12. b3 $5) 12... g6 $2 13. Bxg6 fxg6 14. Qxg6+ $18 {
/\ Nf5}) 12. Nb5 $14 {Nun hat Weiß einen bequemen Vorteil.} Ba6 $6 {>< c6} (
12... Bb7 $14) 13. Bd2 (13. Nxd6 {Fritz5.00 (100s)} {[%tqu "En","","","",
"a6d3","",10]} Bxd3 14. Rxd3 Qxd6 $14) 13... Ne4 (13... Rfc8 {Fritz5.00 (100s)}
14. Qb3 Bxb5 15. Bxb5 $11) 14. Be1 Bb4 $6 {'+/=' Fritz5.00 (100s).} (14... Ndf6
15. Qa4) (14... Bxb5 {Fritz5.00 (100s)} 15. Bxb5 Rfc8 16. Bc3 $11) 15. Bxb4 ({
Dagegen} 15. Bxe4 {Fritz5.00 (100s)} dxe4 16. Bxb4 Qxb4 $15) 15... Qxb4 16. a3
Qe7 17. Qa4 $16 ({Schlechter scheint} 17. Bxe4 {Fritz5.00 (100s)} dxe4 18. Nc7
Rfc8 $17) 17... Bb7 {'+/-' Fritz5.00 (100s).} (17... Bxb5 18. Bxb5 Nef6 (18...
Rfd8 {Fritz5.00 (100s)} 19. Rac1 $16) 19. Ba6 $16 {<-> c}) 18. Rac1 a6 19. Nc7
b5 20. Qa5 Rac8 (20... Qd8 21. Ne5 Nxe5 (21... Nef6 22. Nc6 Bxc6 23. Rxc6 $16)
(21... Rc8 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Nxa6 Ra8 24. Qc7 $18) 22. dxe5 {/\ Be4} Ng5 23.
Qb6 $16) 21. Nxa6 Bxa6 22. Qxa6 Ra8 23. Qc6 Nd6 24. Bxb5 $18 Nf6 25. Ba6 Rfb8
26. b4 Qd8 {Fritz5.00 (100s): 'Weiß darf nun die Drohung Tb6 nicht übersehen'}
27. b5 Nc4 (27... Rb6 {Fritz5.00 (100s)} 28. Qc7 Nxb5 29. Qxd8+ Rxd8 30. Bxb5
Rxb5 31. Ne5 $16) 28. Rxc4 $1 dxc4 29. Ne5 Qa5 (29... Nd5 {Fritz5.00 (100s)}
30. Qxc4 Qd6 31. Qc5 Qxc5 32. dxc5 $18) 30. Nxc4 Qc3 31. Rf1 Nd5 32. Qc5 Qc2
33. Nd6 Qd3 (33... Qxc5 34. dxc5 Nc7 35. c6 Nxa6 36. bxa6 {/\ c7} Ra7 37. Rc1
Rc7 38. a7 Ra8 39. Nb5 $18) 34. Rc1 Rd8 35. Bb7 Rxa3 (35... Rab8 {Fritz5.00 
(100s)} 36. Bxd5 exd5 37. Qxd5 $18) 36. Bxd5 exd5 37. b6 (37. Nxf7 $142 {
(Fritz5.00 (100s)) läßt dem Gegner kaum Chancen} {[%tqu "En","","","","d8a8",
"",10]} Rda8 38. Qxd5 $18) 37... Rb3 (37... Ra2 {Fritz5.00 (100s)} 38. Qxd5
Rxf2 39. Kxf2 Qd2+ 40. Kf3 Qxc1 41. Qxf7+ Kh8 42. Nf5 Qc6+ 43. Kf2 $18) 38.
Nxf7 $1 {Fritz5.00 (100s): 'Rückgabe des Materials ist das stärkste'} Rf8 (
38... Kxf7 39. Qc7+ Ke8 40. Qe5+ Kf8 41. Rc7 {/\ Qe7, /\ Qxg7}) (38... Rb8 {
Fritz5.00 (100s)} 39. Nxh6+ Kh7 $18) 39. Qxd5 (39. Nxh6+ {Fritz5.00 (100s)} Kh7
40. Qxf8 $18) 39... Kh7 (39... Rb5 40. Qe6 $18 (40. Qe6 {Fritz5.00 (100s)} Qb3
41. Nxh6+ Kh7 42. Qe7 $18)) 40. Ne5 {Fritz5.00 (100s): 'Der weiße Springer
greift über e5 drohend ein '} Qd2 41. Rf1 (41. Qe4+ $5 {(Fritz5.00 (100s))
damit würde Weiß es sich noch erleichtern} Kg8 42. Rf1 Rxb6 $18) 41... Qc2 42.
Qc5 (42. Nd7 $5 {(Fritz5.00 (100s)) wäre im Gewinnsinne präziser} Rf5 43. Qa8
Rb2 44. Nf8+ Rxf8 45. Qxf8 Rxb6 $18) 42... Rc8 43. Qd6 Ra8 (43... Rb2 $142 $18
{Fritz5.00 (100s)}) 44. h4 (44. Nd7 {(Fritz5.00 (100s)) ginge schneller} Rb2
45. Qd5 Qc8 $18) 44... Rb1 45. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 46. Kh2 Qe4 (46... Ra2 {Fritz5.00 
(100s)} 47. Qf8 Qe4 48. Kg3 $18) 47. Kg3 Ra2 (47... Qb1 $18 {(Fritz5.00 (100s))
die letzte Gegenchance}) 48. h5 (48. b7 $142 {(Fritz5.00 (100s)) und Weiß ist
direkt am Ziel} Qxb7 49. Qg6+ Kh8 50. Nf7+ Kg8 51. Nxh6+ Kf8 52. Qf5+ Ke8 53.
Qe6+ Qe7 54. Qxa2 Qd6+ 55. f4 Qxh6 56. Qg8+ Ke7 $18) 48... Qc2 (48... Rb2 $18 {
Fritz5.00 (100s)}) 49. Qg6+ (49. Qf8 $142 {(Fritz5.00 (100s)) und Schwarz kann
direkt aufgeben} Qe4 50. b7 Qxb7 51. Qf5+ Kg8 52. Qe6+ Kh7 53. Qxa2 $18) 49...
Kg8 (49... Qxg6+ 50. hxg6+ Kg8 {'+-' Fritz5.00 (100s).} 51. Nd7 $18) 50. Qf7+
Kh7 {Fritz5.00 (100s): 'Weiß darf Schwarz nun nicht zu Ta8 kommen lassen'} 51.
Nd7 {Fritz5.00 (100s): 'Droht Matt: Sf6'} (51. Nd7 {Fritz5.00 (100s)} Ra8 52.
b7 Qc7+ 53. f4 Qxb7 54. Nf6+ Kh8 55. Qxb7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Nbd7 7. O-O Bd6 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. e4 e5 {Diese Stellung (die häuefiger über die Zugfolge 5.Nc3 Nbd7 6.
Bd3 Bd6 7.0-0 0-0 8.e4 dxc4 9.Bxc4 e5 erreicht wird), wurde vor einigen Jahren
von Anand wiederbelebt.} 10. Be3 (10. Bg5 Qe7 11. Re1 Rd8 12. Qb3 $5 exd4 13.
e5 Nxe5 14. Ne4 $5 b5 $1 15. Nxd6 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Qxd6 17. Bxb5 Bd7 18. Bd3 Re8
19. h3 Nd5 $17 {0-1 Lautier,J-Anand,V/Monaco 2000/CBM 75/[Lutz] (72)}) 10...
Qe7 {Die Dame gehört in diesem System nach e7.} (10... b5 11. Bd3 a6 12. a4 b4
13. Ne2 c5 $2 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Qc2 Ng4 16. Bf4 Qc7 $6 17. Nxe5 Ngxe5 18. Rac1
Qb6 19. Rfd1 Re8 20. Bxe5 Nxe5 21. Qxc5 Qg6 22. Ng3 h5 23. Nf5 $1 $16 {1-0
Mikhalchishin,A-Kupreichik,V/Ashkhabad 1978/MCL/[Bulletin] (48)}) (10... Qc7
11. Rc1 exd4 12. Bxd4 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. h3 Be6 (14... Rd8 $2 15. Bxe5 $1 {
, dieser Trick wird durch die Damenstellung auf c7 möglich.}) 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16.
Bxe5 Qxe5 17. Qb3 Nh5 18. Rcd1 Nf4 19. g3 Nxh3+ 20. Kg2 Rf6 21. f4 Qh5 22. e5
Rh6 23. Qc4 Rf8 24. Qe2 Qg6 25. Rd4 c5 26. Rc4 Rh4 27. f5 {1-0 Kortschnoj,
V-Godena,M/Batumi 1999/CBM 74 (27)}) 11. Bb3 (11. Qc2 exd4 12. Bxd4 Ne5 13.
Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15. Be2 Be6 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. h3 Qc5 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19.
Rd1 Rd4 20. Rxd4 Qxd4 21. Qd3 Qxd3 22. Bxd3 Kf8 23. Kf1 {1/2-1/2 Marshall,
F-Alekhine,A/Hamburg 1910/HCL (23)}) 11... exd4 12. Bxd4 Ne5 (12... Nxe4 $2 13.
Re1 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 $18) 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 (14. h3 $2 Rd8 {, man vergleiche
mit Kortschnoj,V-Godena,M (siehe oben)}) 14... Qxe5 15. f4 Qc5+ 16. Kh1 Be6 17.
e5 $146 {Das ist ein neues Konzept. Weiß rückt am Königsflügel vor und kann in
der Folge einen gedeckten Freibauern auf e6 etablieren, muss dafür aber die
schwarze Turmverdoppelung auf der d-Linie zulassen.} (17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Qb3 {
Weiß hat die etwas bessere Bauernstellung, aber Schwarz steht aktiv. Weiß hat
nicht viel.} Rae8 19. e5 Ng4 $5 (19... Nd5 $5) 20. g3 Re7 21. Rae1 Qb6 22. Qa3
Rd7 23. Ne4 Rd4 24. Qe7 c5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Shirov,A/Montecatini Terme
2000/CBM 79/[Lutz] (42)}) 17... Rad8 18. Qf3 Bxb3 19. axb3 Nd5 20. Ne4 Qb6 21.
Rae1 f6 {Gestattet die Bildung einer Freibauern, anderenfalls hat Weiß das
Feld d6 für seinen Srpinger und kann selbst f4-f5-f6 drohen.} 22. e6 Ne7 23. f5
Rd5 24. Ng3 Qd4 25. Re2 Rfd8 $13 {Schwarz hat die d-Linie unter Kontrolle,
aber sein Sringer muss passiv bleiben. Es scheint mir, als wäre die Stellung
etwa ausgeglichen.} 26. h3 Qh4 27. Re4 Qh6 28. Rfe1 Kf8 29. Kh2 a6 30. Qf2 {
In den letzten Zügen hat Weiß seinen König etwas besser gestellt und will nun
am Damenflügel etwas herumbohren.} Ke8 $2 {Lässt Weiß gewähren.} (30... Qd2 {
war erforderlich, um nach} 31. Qa7 Rb5 {immer noch die d-Linie zu
kontrollieren.}) 31. Qa7 $16 {So rückt die weiße Dame dem schwarzen König auf
die Pelle.} Rd2 (31... Rb5 32. Rd4 $16 {, und sobald die schwarze Kontrolle
über die d-Linie gebrochen ist, wirken sich die weißen Vorteile aus.}) 32. Qxb7
Rxb2 33. R1e3 g6 34. Qa7 $1 {Bereitet den Turmtransfer über b4 nach b7 vor.}
Rbd2 35. Rb4 Qg7 36. Ne4 R2d5 37. Rb7 $18 Kf8 38. Rf3 g5 39. Rb8 Ng8 40. Rb7
Ne7 41. Rb8 Ng8 42. Qb6 Qe7 43. Rb7 Rb5 44. Rxe7 Rxb6 45. Rxh7 Rb4 46. Nc5 Ke8
47. Nxa6 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.04.24"]
[Round "14.6"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Knaak, Rainer"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qb8 $1 {Ein Mehrzweckzug: Schwarz räumt
die d-Linie, baut eine Dame-Läufer-Batterie auf und bereitet ...Rfc8 nebst ...
c6-c5 vor.} 12. a3 {Vermutlich reicht dieser Zug nicht, um Schwarz vor
Eröffnungsprobleme zu stellen.} (12. e4 {erscheint kritisch.} e5 13. Bg5 (13.
dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 Ng6 $5 (14... Neg4 $6 15. g3 b4 $6 16. Bxg4 $1 Nxg4 17. Na4
g6 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Qxc5 $16 {1-0 Huzman,A-Pelletier,Y/Pula 2000/CBM 77/[Lutz]
(48)}) 15. g3 Re8 16. Nf5 Bf8 17. a3 (17. Bg5 Qe5 18. Bf3 h6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20.
Bg2 Ne5 21. f4 Ng4 22. e5 Qg6 23. Ne4 Qxf5 $1 24. Nf6+ gxf6 25. Qxf5 Bc5+ 26.
Kh1 Nf2+ 27. Kg1 Nxd1+ 28. Kh1 Nf2+ 29. Kg1 Rad8 30. exf6 Rd5 31. Bxd5 Nd1+ 32.
Kh1 Re1+ 33. Kg2 Ne3+ 34. Kf3 Nxf5 35. Rxe1 cxd5 36. Re8+ Kh7 {0-1 Lingnau,
C-Knaak,R/Germany 1993/GER-chT (36)}) 17... a5 18. f3 h5 19. Be3 Bc8 20. Bf2
$13 {1-0 Foisor,C-Flear,G/St Affrique 1995/EXT 99 (42)}) 13... Re8 14. dxe5
Bxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Be3 b4 17. Na4 c5 (17... Qxe4 18. Qxe4 Rxe4 19. Bf3 Re6
20. Nc5 Nxc5 21. Bxc5 a5 22. a3 {1/2-1/2 Kosyrev,V-Korotylev,A/Moscow 2002/EXT
2003 (22)}) 18. Nxc5 Nxc5 19. Qxc5 Qxb2 20. Bc4 Rac8 21. Qb5 Bc6 22. Qa6 Nxe4
23. Qxa7 Qf6 $132 {0-1 Skembris,S-Fressinet,L/Sitges 1999/EXT 2000 (57)}) (12.
Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 c5 14. Qh4 Nf6 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. b4 Be7 17. Bb2 Bd5 18. Bd3 {
1/2-1/2 Malaniuk,V-Sherbakov,R/Katowice op 1991/EXT 91op}) (12. h3 a6 13. e4 (
13. a4 b4 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 c5 16. Qh4 Qd8 17. dxc5 Bxf3 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19.
gxf3 Nxc5 20. Kf1 Nb3 21. Rb1 Be5 22. Ke1 a5 23. f4 Bf6 24. e4 Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1
Nxc1 26. Rxc1 Bxb2 27. Rc5 g6 {Schneider,S-De Wachter,M/WchJM U20 1997/EXP 59/
1-0 (42)}) 13... e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Bg5 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Be5 17. Be3 Qc7 18. b4
c5 19. Bxc5 Rfe8 20. Rac1 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Bxe4 22. Qb3 Rac8 23. Be3 Qb7 24. Bxe4
Nxe4 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26. Rc1 Qb7 {Lomineishvili,M-Van Linde,P/Groningen op 1997/
EXP 62/0-1 (86)}) 12... Rc8 $1 {Der exakteste Zug. Schwarz steht bereit zu ...
c6-c5.} (12... a6 13. e4 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nd4 Ng6 16. g3 c5 17. Nf5 Be5 18.
Bg5 Re8 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 c4 22. Rad1 Qc7 23. Nd6 Red8 24. f4
Ne7 25. R5d2 Bxb2 26. Qxb2 c3 27. Qb3 {Barbero,G-Boudre,J/St Affrique 1994/EXT
99/1-0 (40)}) (12... a5 13. e4 b4 $5 14. Na4 b3 15. Qb1 $5 (15. Qxb3 $2 Nxe4
16. Bc4 $6 (16. Be3 c5 17. Rac1 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Bd5 $11) 16... c5 17. d5 Ne5 18.
Nxe5 Bxe5 19. h3 $2 (19. g3 exd5 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Rd8 22. Qxd8+ Qxd8 23.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Be3 $11) 19... exd5 20. Bxd5 Bh2+ $19 21. Kf1 Ba6+ (21... Bxd5
22. Qxb8 Bc4+ $19) 22. Ke1 Bg1 $1 23. Be3 (23. Qxb8 Bxf2#) 23... Qxb3 24. Bxb3
Nxf2 $1 25. Nxc5 (25. Bxf2 Rfe8+) 25... Rfe8 26. Kd2 Nxd1 27. Bxg1 Rad8+ {
0-1 Lobron,E-Gabriel,C/Bad Homburg 1998/CBM 66/[Lutz] (27)}) 15... Be7 16. e5
Nd5 17. Bg5 $14 {Der Pb3 ist eher eine Schwäche als eine Stärke.}) 13. b4 {
Weiß verhindert ...c6-c5 auf mechanische Weise, gibt Schwarz jedoch ein
einfaches Angriffsziel. Andere Züge geben Weiß jedoch auch nichts.} (13. Qd3 a5
14. e4 b4 15. axb4 axb4 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. e5 bxc3 18. bxc3 Be7 {1/2-1/2 Piket,
J-Pelletier,Y/Biel 1999/CBM 72 (18)}) (13. h3 c5 $1 14. Bxb5 Bxf3 15. gxf3 cxd4
16. Bxd7 (16. exd4 Rxc3 17. bxc3 Qxb5 $17) (16. Rxd4 Bh2+ 17. Kh1 Qxb5 18. Kxh2
Qh5 $36) 16... Nxd7 17. Rxd4 Ne5 18. Kg2 Bc5 19. Rd1 Ng6 20. Qe4 Be7 $44 {
0-1 Benkovic,P-Nisipeanu,L/Calimanesti 1999/CBM 70/[Lutz] (40)}) 13... a5 14.
Rb1 axb4 15. axb4 Nd5 16. e4 {Um weiterhin um die Initiative kämpfen zu können,
gibt Gurevich einen Bauern, aber er bekommt nie genug Kompensation dafür.} (16.
Nxd5 cxd5 {nebst ...Bc6, ...Nb6-c4 ist sicherlich nicht das, was Weiß
vorgeschwebt hat.}) 16... Nxb4 $15 17. Qd2 Be7 18. Rb3 Rd8 19. Qb2 Na6 20. Be3
b4 21. Na4 c5 {Mit dem Tausch seines rückständigen c-Bauern gegen den Bauern
e4 löst Schwarz seine positionellen Probelem und kann sich weiterhin eines
Mehrbauern erfreuen.} 22. Rc1 Bxe4 23. dxc5 Bc6 24. Nb6 Nxb6 25. cxb6 Bd5 26.
Rd3 Rc8 $17 27. Rdd1 b3 28. Rxc8+ Qxc8 29. Rxd5 $5 {Ein Versuch, noch im
Trüben zu fischen, aber Knaak spielt präzise.} exd5 30. Qxb3 Nb4 31. g3 Rb8 32.
Ne5 Qe6 33. Bd4 Bd6 34. Bg4 Qe7 35. Qc3 Bxe5 36. Bxe5 Rxb6 37. Bxg7 Rc6 (37...
Rg6 38. Bd4 Rxg4 $4 39. Qc8+ Qf8 40. Qxg4+ $18) 38. Qe5 {Weiß muss den
Damentausch zulassen, damit neigt sich die Partie dem Ende zu.} (38. Qd4 Rc4) (
38. Qa1 Rg6) 38... Qxe5 39. Bxe5 d4 $1 40. Kf1 (40. Bxd4 Rc4) 40... Nd3 41. Bb8
Rc2 42. f4 Nb2 43. Be5 d3 44. h3 Nc4 45. Bd4 Rc1+ 0-1

[Event "Cannes NAO Masters"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2002.02.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2002.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. e4 {Dieses Vorgehen im Zentrum
stellt die direkteste Methode im Kampf um Vorteil dar.} (12. b3 {oder}) (12. a3
{oder}) (12. Bd2 {sind zu schlaff.}) 12... e5 13. g3 Rfe8 {Schwarz hat
Gegenspiel gegen e4, muss aber aufpassen, dass sein Damenflügel (insbesondere
der Pc6) nicht unter Beschuss gerät. Nach den bisherigen Erfahrungen steht
Schwarz befriedigend, sein Nachteil ist nur gering.} 14. dxe5 (14. a3 a6 15.
dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bg5 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Be5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Bg4 Rad8 20. Rac1 Bc8
21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. Qd1 Rd8 24. Qg4+ Kh8 25. Nd5 Qc8 26. Qe2 Re8
27. Qc2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Zvjaginsev,V/Herceg Novi 2001/CBM 82 ext (43)})
14... Nxe5 15. Bg5 (15. Nd4 Bc5 16. Nb3 Bb6 17. Bf4 Qc8 18. Kg2 b4 19. Na4 Nxe4
20. Nac5 Nxc5 21. Nxc5 Bxc5 22. Qxc5 Nd7 23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24. Bf3 Qd8 25. Rd1 Qb6
26. Qxb6 axb6 27. Rd7 Bc8 28. Rc7 Bf5 29. Bxc6 Be4+ 30. Bxe4 Rxe4 $17 {1/2-1/2
Tukmakov,V-Sveshnikov,E/Bled 2001/EXT 2002 (78)}) 15... Ned7 $146 (15... Nxf3+
16. Bxf3 Qe7 17. Bg2 Be5 18. Ne2 Qb4 19. Rd2 Rad8 20. Rad1 Rxd2 21. Rxd2 Qa5
22. b3 c5 23. Rd1 h6 24. Bd2 Qa6 25. Bc3 Bxc3 26. Nxc3 b4 27. Nd5 Nxd5 28. exd5
Qd6 29. h4 h5 30. Rc1 Rc8 31. Qe2 g6 32. Kh2 Ba6 33. Qe3 Bb5 34. f4 $36 {
1-0 Ibragimov,I-Asrian,K/Dubai 2000/EXT 2001 (65)}) (15... b4 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17.
Na4 c5 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. b3 Bf8 20. Nd4 Ng6 21. Bf3 Qe5 22. Nf5 Bxe4 23. Qxe4
Qxe4 24. Bxe4 Rxe4 25. Nd6 Bxd6 26. Rxd6 c4 $17 {0-1 Kononenko,T-Shalimov,V/
Kharkov 2002/CBM 86 ext (34)}) 16. Rac1 a6 17. Qd2 Bb4 (17... Bf8 18. Bf4 Qb6
19. e5 Nd5 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Be3 $14) 18. Nxb5 $5 {Karpov wählt eine
Abwicklung, die ihm scheinbar ein günstiges Endspiel verspricht ...} Bxd2 $2 {
... und Fressinet geht darauf ein.} (18... axb5 $5 {is vermutlich besser. Nach}
19. Qxb4 Rxe4 20. Qd2 Rxa2 21. Bxb5 Qb6 22. Bd3 (22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Qd8+ Qxd8
24. Rxd8+ Re8 25. Rxe8+ Nxe8 26. Bxc6 Bxc6 27. Rxc6 Rxb2 $11) 22... Re8 23. Rc2
c5 {hat Schwarz durch den Druck auf der langen Diagonalen definitiv keinen
Nachteil.}) 19. Nxc7 Bxc1 20. Bxc1 Rxe4 21. Bd3 Rae8 22. Nxe8 Rxe8 23. Bf1 $14
{Läuferpaar und bessere Bauernstellung - eine solche Stellung schmeckt Karpov
natürlich. Aber Fressinet beweist seine Qualitäten und hält die Stellung
unentschieden.} c5 24. Bg2 Bd5 25. b3 c4 26. bxc4 Bxc4 27. a3 Bd5 28. Be3 h6
29. Bd4 Re2 30. Nd2 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 Re6 32. Nc4 {Jetzt hat Karpov nur noch den
Vorteil des Läufers gegen den Springer.} Rc6 33. Ne3 Kh7 (33... h5 $5) 34. h3
Rd6 35. f4 Rc6 36. g4 Nc5 37. Rc1 Nfd7 38. Nf5 f6 39. Ng3 Rc7 40. f5 a5 {
Ich habe den Eindruck, dass Schwarz in den letzten Zügen besser hätte spielen
können, denn Karpov konnte seinen Vorteil wieder etwas vergrössern.} 41. Kf3
Na6 42. Rc3 Kg8 43. Ne4 Kf8 44. Nd6 Ke7 45. Nb5 Rxc3+ 46. Bxc3 a4 47. Ke4 Nb6
48. Bd4 Nc8 49. Nc3 h5 50. Nxa4 {Weiß hat endlich den a-Bauern erobert, aber
angesichts des reduzierten Materials fällt die Verwertung schwer.} hxg4 51.
hxg4 Kd6 52. Nc3 Kc6 53. Kf4 Nd6 54. Ne4 Nb5 55. Bb2 Nac7 56. a4 Nd5+ 57. Kf3
Nbc7 58. Ba3 Nb6 59. Bf8 Ne8 60. Kg3 Nxa4 61. Kh4 Nb6 62. Nc5 Kd5 63. Ne6 g5+
64. Kh5 Nd7 65. Ba3 Ne5 66. Bb2 Nd3 (66... Nd3 67. Bc3 Nf4+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mondariz zt 1.1"]
[Site "Mondariz"]
[Date "2000.09.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Arlandi, Ennio"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2437"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2000.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. a3 e5 11. h3 Bc7 $5 {Auf c7 steht der Läufer wegen der
Gegnüberstellung mit der Qc2 gelegentlich etwas unsicher.} (11... Bb8 {
(Chernins Zug) wird hier häufiger gespielt.}) 12. Ba2 h6 13. Rd1 (13. Nh4 Re8
14. Nf5 Qf8 15. Nb5 $5 (15. Ne2 Nb6 16. dxe5 Rxe5 17. Neg3 Be6 18. b4 Bxa2 19.
Rxa2 g6 20. Nd4 Ree8 21. Nde2 h5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,V-Akopian,V/Novosibirsk
1993/CBM 36/[Ftacnik] (37)}) 15... Bb8 16. Bd2 $1 a5 (16... cxb5 $2 17. Bb4 $18
) 17. dxe5 (17. Nc3 $5 $146 Nb6 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Rad1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Korotylev,
A-Akopian,V/St Petersburg 1994/CBM 41/[Chekhov] (31)}) 17... Bxe5 $6 (17...
Nxe5 {Ftacnik} 18. Nbd4 $14) (17... Rxe5 18. Nbd4 Ne4 19. f4 Re8 20. Be1 Ndf6
21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Ra6 23. Rb1 Bd7 24. Bc4 b5 25. Bb3 c5 26. bxc5 Qxc5 27.
Bb4 Qxc2 28. Bxc2 Nd5 29. Bd3 {1/2-1/2 Arlandi,E-Godena,M/Reggio Emilia 1992/
EXT 2000 (29)}) 18. f4 $1 Bb8 19. Nc3 $16 {Karpov,An-Anand,V/Bruxelles (m/8)/
1991/1-0 (32)}) 13... Kh8 14. Nh4 $6 {Da Schwarz bereits ...Kh8 gespielt hat,
erscheint mir dieser Zug sinnlos.} Nb6 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. Qxf5 g6 17. Qc2 e4 $15
{Schwarz hat das Übergewicht am Königsflügel.} 18. f3 {Führt zu einem
dauerhaft geschwächten Königsflügel, aber andererseits droht ...Rae8 nebst ...
Qd6.} exf3 19. gxf3 Nh5 20. Qg2 Rad8 21. Bd2 Rfe8 22. Rac1 Ng7 23. e4 Rxd4 24.
Ne2 (24. Bxh6 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Nh5 $15) 24... Rxd2 $5 {Nach diesem
Qualitätsopfer erlangt Schwarz die Kontrolle über die schwarzen Felder. Es ist
offensichtlich, dass er außerhalb jeglicher Verlustgefahr ist. Allerdings
steht er nur etwas besser, denn Weiß hat Druck gegen den Pf7, wodurch Schwarz
in seinen Aktionen eingeschränkt ist. Insbesondere kann der Nb6 nicht aktiv
werden.} (24... Rd7 $5 $15) 25. Rxd2 Nh5 (25... Nf5 26. Rd3) 26. Rcd1 Qf6 27.
Qf2 Nf4 28. Nxf4 Qxf4 $15 29. Kf1 Re5 30. Rd3 Rh5 {Schwarz greift den Ph3 an,
allerdings muss er nun immer damit rechnen, dass Weiß unter Qualitätsopfer
nach d7 eindringt.} (30... Kg7 $5 $15) 31. Qd2 Qh4 $5 {Schwarz geht zu
direkten Aktionen über, vergisst aber den Pf7.} (31... Qf6 $15 {behält alles
unter Kontrolle.} 32. Qg2 Kg7 33. R1d2 {, und Weiß sollte sich halten können,
z.B.} (33. Rd7 Nxd7 34. Rxd7 Rg5 $1 35. Qe2 Bb6 $19) 33... Qh4 34. Rd7 $1 Nxd7
35. Rxd7 Rg5 36. Rxf7+ Kh8 37. Rf8+ $11) 32. Bxf7 Rg5 $2 {Schwarz verliert den
Faden (Zeitnot?).} ({Da nach dem Fall des Pf7 seine Königsstellung geöffnet
ist, muss er die Damen tauschen.} 32... Qxh3+ 33. Qg2 Qxg2+ 34. Kxg2 Kg7 35.
Be6 (35. Rd7 Nxd7 36. Rxd7 Bf4 37. Rxb7 Kf6 $15) 35... Rh2+ $15 {und Schwraz
hat keineerlei Probleme.}) 33. Be6 $6 {Weiß hatte eine noch stärkere
Möglichkeit.} ({Weiß sollte die Gelegenheit nutzen, mit seinem Turm
einzudringen:} 33. Rd8+ Kg7 (33... Bxd8 34. Qxd8+ Kg7 35. Qg8+ Kf6 36. e5+ Kf5
(36... Rxe5 37. Rd6+ Ke7 38. Qd8+ $18) 37. Be6+ Kf4 38. Rd4+ $18) 34. Be6 $18 {
/\} Qg3 35. Rg8+ Kf6 (35... Kh7 36. Qd7+ Nxd7 37. Rxd7#) 36. Bg4) {Aber auch
so steht Weiß nun klar vorteilhaft, denn der schwarze König hat keinen Schutz
mehr.} 33... Re5 34. Bg4 Kh7 35. Qf4 $18 Re7 36. Qf8 Nd5 37. exd5 Bb6 38. R3d2
cxd5 39. Be6 Rg7 (39... Rxe6 40. Qf7+ $18) 40. Rc1 Qg5 41. Rc8 1-0

[Event "Cannes NAO Masters"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2002.02.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2002.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4
Nxe4 9. Bxe4 e5 {In dieser Variante muss Weiß sehr genau spielen, um
wenigstens eine kleine Initative zu behalten.} 10. O-O exd4 11. Bg5 $5 {
Im Sinne eines Vorteils scheint 11.Qxd4 besser:} (11. Qxd4 Qf6 12. Rd1 Be7 (
12... Bc7 13. Bg5 (13. Be3 $6 O-O 14. Qd3 h6 15. Bd4 Ne5 16. Qc3 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3
Qg5 18. b4 Be6 $11 {1-0 Graf,A-Godena,M/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84/[Lutz] (33)}) 13...
Qxd4 14. Nxd4 h6 15. Bh4 g5 16. Bg3 Bxg3 17. hxg3 Nc5 18. Bf5 $36 {1-0 Milov,
V-Godena,M/Saint Vincent 2000/CBM 78/[Lutz] (87)}) 13. Be3 (13. Bc2 Qxd4 14.
Nxd4 Nc5 15. Re1 g6 16. Bh6 Ne6 17. Rad1 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 Be6 19. b3 Bf8 20. Bxf8
Kxf8 21. f4 Re8 22. Kf2 Kg7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Anand,V/Monte Carlo 2001/CBM
81 ext (42)}) 13... Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Nf6 15. Bc2 O-O 16. h3 Re8 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18.
Bxf5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,E-Anand,V/Dortmund 2000/CBM 78/[Lutz] (61)}) 11... Nf6
$1 {Dies erscheint wie die genaueste Antwort.} (11... Qc7 $6 12. Qxd4 O-O 13.
Rad1 Bc5 14. Qd2 a5 15. a3 a4 16. Rfe1 f5 17. Bc2 Qa5 18. Be7 Qxd2 19. Rxd2
Bxe7 20. Rxe7 Nc5 21. Re5 b6 22. Nd4 Rd8 23. Ree2 Ba6 24. Nxc6 Bxc4 25. Nxd8
Bxe2 26. Bxf5 Bc4 27. Nc6 Re8 28. f3 $16 {1-0 Milov,V-Bisguier,A/New York 1997/
CBM 57 ext (52)}) 12. Qxd4 h6 13. Bxf6 (13. Bh4 $5 g5 14. Rfe1 gxh4 15. Bxc6+
Kf8 16. Re8+ Nxe8 17. Qxh8+ Ke7 18. Re1+ Be6 19. Nd4 Bxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Qc7+ 21.
Kg1 bxc6 22. Nf5+ Kd8 23. Rd1+ Bd7 24. Nd6 $44 {0-1 Gelfand,B-Ljubojevic,L/
Monte Carlo 1999/CBM 69 ext (70)}) 13... Qxf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6 $11 {Der
verdoppelte f-Bauer ist nicht so relevant, da Schwarz als Entschädigung den
schwarzfeldrigen Läufer hat.} 15. Rad1 Bc7 16. Nd4 Be6 17. Rfe1 Ba5 18. Nxe6
fxe6 19. Re3 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8 21. Rg3 Bc7 22. Ra3 (22. Rg7 Kc8 {/\ ...Rd8-d2}
) 22... a6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lee Cup 4th"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1997.08.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1997.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 h6 11. Bc2 e5 12. Re1 exd4 13. Qxd4 Bc5 14. Qc3 a5
15. a3 Nf6 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 {Das System mit 6...Bd6 führt in der Regel zu
einem leichten Vorteil für Weiß. Der Anziehende kontrolliert die Zentrallinien,
aber die schwarze Stellung ist fest.} c5 $6 {[%csl Rb5,Rc5,Gd4,Rd5] Dieser Zug
gefällt mir nicht, da er nichts für die Entwicklung tut und außerdem die
Felder b5, d5, und der Pc5 schwach sind. Die Kontrolle über d4 kann dies nicht
aufwiegen.} (17... Bg4 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Comp Deep Blue/Philadelphia m 1996/
EXP 50/[Friedel] (50)}) (17... Re8 {1/2-1/2 Reshevsky,S-Bisguier,A/New York
Rosenwald 1956/MCL 08 (39)}) 18. Ne5 $6 {Die nächsten weißen Züge sind sehr
unkonkret. Besser ist 18.Rd1 :} (18. Rd1 Qc7 19. Qe5 Qxe5 20. Nxe5 Be6 21. Rb3
Rab8 22. f3 $16) 18... Qc7 19. Rd1 Be6 20. Rde1 Rfd8 21. h3 Rd4 22. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2002.01.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Black "Mulyar, Michael A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2427"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[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 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. Rd1 Qc7 $5 ({Zu} 10... b5 {siehe Ftacnik,L-Ribli,Z/
Solin/Split 2001/CBM 87/[Lutz] (53)}) 11. Be2 (11. Ne4 $5 {ist vielleicht
besser:} Nxe4 12. Qxe4 c5 (12... Nf6 13. Qh4 e5 14. Bd3 Bg4 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16.
Bxh7+ Nxh7 17. Qxg4 Rad8 18. Rf1 $16 {1-0 Horvath,J-Lukacs,P/Budapest 1992/EXT
97 (51)}) 13. Bd3 g6 14. Qh4 c4 15. Ng5 Nf6 16. Be2 h5 17. e4 e5 18. dxe5 Bxe5
19. Nf3 $40 {1-0 Timoscenko,G-Skembris,S/Padova 2000/CBM 79 ext (48)}) 11... c5
12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bd2 b6 14. Rac1 Bb7 15. b4 Ncd7 16. Qb3 {Weiß ist besser
entwickelt und seine Türme stehen bereits auf den offenen Linien, aber der Bd2
steht im Weg.} Qd8 17. b5 {Weiß muss aktiv werden, solange er noch einen
Entwicklungsvorsprung hat. Mit dem Textzug kämpft Weiß um das Feld b5 für
seine Figuren, gibt allerdings das Feld c5 auf.} Nc5 $6 {Natürlich lockt das
Feld c5 für den Springer, aber wo soll nun der Bd6 hinziehen ?} (17... Qe7 $5 {
ist etwas solider.}) 18. Qb1 axb5 (18... Qe7 $5) 19. Nxb5 Bd5 $6 {Schwarz
sollte den Bd6 nicht einfach so abgeben.} (19... Bb8 $5) 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Bb4
$14 Qb8 22. a3 Ng4 $6 {Schwarz hat wohl auf diesen Zug gehofft, aber nach ...}
23. h3 {... löst sich der schwarze Angriff in Luft auf.} Nf6 (23... Bxf3 $2 24.
Bxf3 Qh2+ 25. Kf1 Nf6 26. Bxc5 bxc5 27. Bxa8 Rxa8 28. Qb7 $18) 24. Qb2 {
Mit dem schwarzfeldrigen Läufer demonstriert Kaidanov hervorragend seine
Technik.} Rd8 25. Qe5 Qb7 26. Ne1 $1 {Ein typisches Vorgehen, um f2-f3 und
e3-e4 vorzubereiten.} Rac8 27. f3 Qa7 28. e4 Nfd7 29. Qf4 Bb3 30. Rd6 Qc7 31.
Bb5 Nf6 $6 (31... e5 32. Qd2 $36) 32. Rxd8+ Qxd8 33. Qe3 $16 Ba4 34. Bxc5 Bxb5
35. Be7 Qd7 36. Rxc8+ Qxc8 37. Bxf6 $2 (37. Qg5 $18 {gewinnt sofort.}) 37...
gxf6 38. Qxb6 Qc3 39. Qxb5 Qxe1+ 40. Kh2 $18 {Zur Verwertung des Bauern muss
Weiß nun noch etwas arbeiten.} e5 41. Qb4 Qe3 42. a4 h5 43. h4 Qf2 44. Kh3 Kg7
45. a5 Qf1 46. Qd2 Kg6 47. Kh2 Kg7 48. Qa2 Qa6 49. Qa1 Kg6 50. Kg1 Qa7+ 51. Kh2
Qa6 52. Kg1 Qa7+ 53. Kh1 Qa6 54. Kh2 Kg7 55. Kh3 Kg6 56. Kg3 Kg7 57. Qe1 Kg6
58. Kh3 Kg7 59. Kh2 Kh7 60. Qb4 Qe2 61. Qb6 Kg7 62. a6 Qe1 63. Kh3 Qh1+ 64. Kg3
Qe1+ 65. Kh3 Qh1+ 66. Kg3 Qe1+ 67. Qf2 Qa1 68. a7 Kg6 69. Kh2 Kg7 70. Qe3 Qa5
71. g4 hxg4 72. fxg4 Kh7 73. Kg3 Qa1 74. Qf2 Kg8 75. h5 Qa3+ 76. Kh2 Qa6 77. h6
Kh7 78. a8=Q Qxa8 79. Qxf6 Qg8 80. g5 Qg6 81. Qxe5 Kg8 82. Kg3 Kf8 83. Qf6 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Stripunsky, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. e4 $5 {Ein eher seltener Zug.} (12.
b3 {wurde zuletzt einige Male von V.Zvjaginsev probiert.}) 12... e5 13. dxe5
Nxe5 14. Nd4 Ng6 (14... b4 $6 15. Nf5 Bc5 16. Na4 Bxf2+ 17. Kxf2 Neg4+ 18. Bxg4
Nxg4+ {Georgiev,K-Dreev,A/Manila izt 1990/CBM 19/[Ftacnik] (46)} 19. Ke1 $1
Qxh2 20. Qe2 $16 {Ftacnik}) 15. g3 Rfe8 16. Bg5 Be5 17. Nf5 Re6 (17... b4 $2
18. Bxf6 gxf6 (18... Bxf6 19. Nd5) 19. Na4 Rad8 20. Bc4 Kh8 21. Nh6 Bd4 22.
Nxf7+ Kg7 23. Qc1 Qxf7 24. Bxf7 Kxf7 25. Qc4+ Kg7 26. Rxd4 Ne5 27. Rxd8 {
1-0 Barbero,G-Joksic,S/Forli op 1990/EXT 90op2}) 18. f3 Ne7 $2 {Schwarz sollte
nicht den Abtausch des Be5 zulassen, da er nun auf den schwarzen Feldern
schwach ist.} (18... a6 $5 $132 {/\ ...c5}) 19. Nd4 $1 Bxd4+ 20. Rxd4 $16 Qb6
21. Rad1 c5 22. R4d2 c4+ 23. Kg2 Re8 {[%csl Re4,Rg2][%cal Yb7g2,Yb5b4,Yf6e4]
Das einzige schwarze Gegenspiel basiert auf Drohungen entlang der Diagonalen
a8-h1. Weiß muß die Idee ...b5-b4 nebst Einschlag auf e4 berücksichtigen.} 24.
a4 $5 {Provoziert die folgenden Komplikationen.} b4 (24... a6 25. axb5 axb5 26.
b3 $16) 25. Bxf6 Rxf6 26. Nb5 Ng6 27. Rd6 $1 (27. Nd6 $2 {Sieht verlockend aus,
aber ...} Nh4+ $1 28. gxh4 Rg6+ 29. Kh1 Qf2 $19) 27... Bxe4 $5 28. Qxc4 $1 {
Lehnt das schwarze Opfer dankend ab.} (28. fxe4 $2 Rf2+ 29. Kh1 (29. Kh3 Nf4+
$19) 29... Qe3 30. Rd8 (30. R6d2 Qh6 31. h4 Nxh4 $40) 30... Rxe2 31. Rxe8+ Nf8
$19) 28... Bc6 29. Rxf6 gxf6 30. Nd6 Ne5 31. Qf4 Ng6 32. Qd2 Rd8 33. b3 Qc5 34.
Qd4 Qe5 35. Kf2 Qxd4+ 36. Rxd4 {[%csl Rb4,Rf6,Rf7] Weiß hat das schwarze
Gegenspiel abgewehrt und steht aufgrund der schwarzen Bauernschwächen klar
vorteilhaft.} Kf8 37. f4 Ne7 38. Bc4 Nc8 39. Nf5 Rxd4 40. Nxd4 Bd7 41. a5 Nd6
42. Bd5 Ke7 43. Nc2 Nf5 44. Nxb4 Kd6 45. Bxf7 Kc5 46. Nd5 Be8 47. b4+ Kd6 48.
Bg8 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[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 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. a4 c5 11. Rd1 cxd4 $1 {Zwar ist dieser Zug streng genommen
keine Neuerung (er wurde bereits in einer Partie Avrukh-Van der Wiel gespielt,
die jedoch sofort Remis gegeben wurde, s.u.), aber dennoch ist das Konzept
beachtenswert. Schwarz leitet in eine Isolanistellung über, in der er
scheinbar mühelos die weiße Initiative neutralisiert. Bislang wurde häufiger
11 ...Qc7 gespielt, wonach Weiß Eröffnungsvorteil zu haben scheint.} (11... Qc7
12. Ne4 $1 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nf6 14. Qh4 cxd4 15. Bd3 Qa5 $5 (15... h6 16. e4 (16.
exd4 $6 Nd5 17. Bd2 Qe7 18. Bg5 f6 19. Qe4 fxg5 20. Qh7+ Kf7 21. Qg6+ {1/2-1/2
Zvjaginsev,V-Anand,V/Tilburg 1998/EXT 99/[Lutz] (21)}) 16... Nd7 17. Bxh6 gxh6
18. Rac1 Qd8 19. Qxh6 Qf6 20. Qxf6 Nxf6 21. e5 Be7 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Be4 $14 {
0-1 Van Wely,L-Kasparov,G/Internet 2000/CBM 76/[Lutz] (56)}) 16. Nxd4 Bd7 17.
Bd2 Qh5 18. Qxh5 Nxh5 19. Be4 Rab8 20. Bc3 Nf6 21. Bf3 Rfd8 22. Nb3 Bc7 23. Nc5
Nd5 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Nxd7 Rxd7 $14 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Van der Wiel,J/
Rotterdam 1999/CBM 72/[Lutz] (64)}) 12. exd4 Qc7 13. Bd3 (13. Qe2 {1/2-1/2
Avrukh,B-Van der Wiel,J/Wijk aan Zee 2000/CBM 75 (13)}) 13... b6 14. Be3 ({
Dreev hatte diese Stellung schon einmal selbst als Weißer gespielt (über die
Zugfolge 11...Qc7 12.Bd3 cxd4 13.exd4). Wahrscheinlich war er so von der
schwarzen Stellung überzeugt, dass er es nun auch mit Schwarz anwendet.} 14. h3
Bb7 15. Ng5 h6 16. Nge4 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Vyzmanavin,A/Podolsk 1992/CBM 33 (16)}
) 14... Bb7 15. Qe2 Nd5 16. Ne4 Nf4 17. Bxf4 Bxf4 $15 {Schwarz steht bereits
besser, da Weiß nicht die in Isolani-Stellungen üblichen Angriffsformationen
erreicht.} 18. g3 Bh6 19. h4 Qc6 $1 {[%csl Rc1,Rg2][%cal Yb7g2,Yh6c1] Sehr
stark gespielt. Der Bh6 kontrolliert das Feld c1, während die Batterie Qc6-Bb7
die Springer e4 und f3 indirekt fesselt.} 20. Ra3 (20. Neg5 $2 Bxg5 21. Nxg5 $4
Qh1#) 20... Qd5 21. Bb1 Rac8 22. Re1 Rfd8 23. Neg5 Bxg5 24. hxg5 Nf8 $17 25.
Re3 Qc4 26. Qxc4 Rxc4 27. b3 Rb4 28. Bd3 a5 29. Bc4 Bxf3 30. Rxf3 Rxd4 31. Rf4
Rd6 32. Ree4 Rd1+ 33. Kh2 Ng6 34. Rd4 Rxd4 35. Rxd4 Kf8 36. Rd8+ Ke7 37. Rb8
Ne5 38. Rb7+ Kd6 39. Bb5 Rxb3 40. f4 Nf3+ 41. Kg2 Nd4 42. Rd7+ Kc5 43. Rc7+ Kd5
44. Bc4+ Kd6 45. Rxf7 Rc3 46. Ba6 Nf5 47. Kf2 Rc7 48. Rxc7 Kxc7 49. Bd3 g6 50.
g4 Nd6 51. Ke3 b5 52. axb5 a4 53. Kd2 Kb6 54. Kc1 Kc5 55. Kb2 e5 56. Ka3 e4 57.
Bf1 Nxb5+ 58. Kxa4 Nd4 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Arlandi, Ennio"]
[Black "Pcola, Pavol"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Italy"]
[BlackTeam "Slovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SVK"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. h3 e5 11. a3 Bb8 12. Ba2 exd4 $2 {Diese vorzeitige
Öffnung der Stellung widerspricht dem Geist des Chernin-Systems 11...Bb8.} (
12... h6 $142) 13. exd4 Nb6 14. Bg5 Qd6 15. Rae1 Nbd5 16. Re5 Nxc3 (16... Be6
17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Qb3 $18) (16... Bc7 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 cxd5
19. Be7 $18) 17. bxc3 Bc7 18. Rfe1 $16 Bd7 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Ng5 Qg6 (20... g6
21. Re7 Bf5 (21... Qxg5 22. Rxd7 $16) 22. Nxf7 {(Fritz)} Bxc2 23. Ng5+ Rf7 24.
Rxf7 Qxf7 25. Nxf7 $16) 21. Qxg6 hxg6 22. Nxf7 $18 Kh7 23. Re7 Rae8 24. R1e4
1-0

[Event "Chebanenco Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Kishinev"]
[Date "1998.02.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1998.02.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MDA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Epishin} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3
O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Be2 c5 $6 {Mir gefällt diese Öffnung
der Stellung nicht, da Weiß mit einem kleinen Vorteil verbleibt. Besser
erscheint mir 11...Qc7.} (11... Qc7 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Anand,V/FIDE-Wch k.o. f
1998/CBM 63/[Ftacnik] (55)}) 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Ne4 Qb6 (13... Be7 $5 14. Ne5
Nd5 15. Nc6 Qe8 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Qxc3 Bb7 19. Bd2 Rfc8 20. Qd4
e5 21. Bb4 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Anand,V/FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997/CBM 63}) (13... Nxe4
14. Qxe4 Ra7 15. b4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Dautov,R-Luther,T/Bad Zwesten op 1997/CBM 57/
[Dautov] (38)}) (13... Qe7 $142 {Epishin}) 14. Nxc5 Nxc5 15. b3 $14 Bb7 16. Bb2
Be4 17. Qc3 (17. Qc1 $6 Ncd7 18. Bd4 Qb7 19. Qb2 Rfc8 20. Rac1 Ne8 21. Rxc8
Rxc8 22. Rc1 Rxc1+ 23. Qxc1 f6 24. Ne1 e5 25. Bb2 Qc7 26. Qxc7 Nxc7 {0-1 Bukic,
E-Atalik,S/Ljubljana 1997/EXP 58 (57)}) 17... Rfd8 $6 (17... Rfc8 18. Qe5 Qb7
19. Rac1 Ncd7 20. Qd6 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Qxc8 {Diese Stellung wird
von S.Atalik im Informator 71/464 als ausgeglichen eingeschätzt.} 23. Qd2 $5
$14 {M.E. hat Weiß aufgrund seines Läuferpaares einen kleinen aber soliden
Vorteil.}) 18. Rac1 Ncd7 (18... Rxd1+ {Epishin} 19. Rxd1 Bd5 $14) 19. Nd4 $1 {
[%csl Rc6][%cal Yd4c6]} e5 (19... Nd5 {Epishin} 20. Qc6 Qa7 21. Nxe6 $1 N5f6
22. Nxd8 Bxc6 23. Nxc6 Qb7 24. Bf3 $18) 20. Nc6 Re8 21. Rd6 Qb7 22. Na5 Qa7 23.
Nc6 Qb7 24. Na5 Qa7 25. Qc7 Qxc7 26. Rxc7 $16 Rac8 27. Rxc8 (27. Rdxd7 $2 Nxd7
28. Rxd7 Rc2) 27... Rxc8 28. Bd1 Nc5 (28... Bc2 {Epishin} 29. Nc6 Rxc6 30. Rxc6
Bxd1 31. Bxe5 $18) 29. f3 Nd3 30. Ba3 Bd5 31. Bc2 e4 32. fxe4 Ne1 33. exd5 Nxc2
34. Rc6 Rxc6 35. dxc6 Nd5 36. Bc5 f5 37. Kf2 Kf7 38. Ke2 Ke6 39. a3 b4 40. axb4
Ncxb4 41. Kd2 h5 42. h4 Na2 43. Kd3 f4 44. exf4 Nxf4+ 45. Kc4 Ng6 46. Bf2 Nc1
47. Bg3 Ne2 48. Bh2 Nxh4 49. Nb7 Nf5 50. Nc5+ Kf6 51. Nxa6 Ne7 52. Nb4 Ke6 53.
c7 Kd7 54. Nd3 g5 55. Nc5+ Kc8 56. Be5 Nc6 57. Bd6 Nf4 58. Na4 Na7 59. Nb6+ Kb7
60. Bxf4 Kxb6 61. Be3+ Kxc7 62. Bxa7 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Gelfand} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3
O-O 8. O-O h6 $5 {Eine seltener Alternative zu den Hauptvarianten nach 8...
dxc4.} 9. Bd2 Re8 {Häufiger kombiniert Schwarz ...h7-h6 mit ...b7-b6. Der Plan,
...dxc4 und ...e6-e5 folgen zu lassen, erscheint mir riskant.} (9... e5 {
Gelfand} 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nb5 Bb8 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bc3 $14) 10.
Rad1 dxc4 {'N!' Gelfand.} 11. Bxc4 e5 {'=' Gelfand.} 12. dxe5 (12. Bd3 $5 {
Gelfand}) 12... Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 {Der weiße Plan besteht einfach
darin, mit e3-e4-e5 den Schwarzen plattzuwalzen. Schwarz muss taktisches
Gegenspiel suchen, um diesen Plan zu durchkreuzen.} Bc7 15. Kh1 {Gelfand: '/
\e4'} (15. e4 $2 Qd4+) 15... Bg4 16. Rde1 b5 {'!?' Gelfand.} (16... Be6 {
Gelfand} 17. Bxe6 Rxe6 18. e4 Ng4 19. Bc1 $14) 17. Bb3 Qd7 {Mit der Idee ...
b5-b4, ...Bf5 und Blockade des e-Bauern.} (17... b4 {Gelfand} 18. Ne2 (18. Na4
{Gelfand} a5) 18... Qd6 19. Ng3 $14) (17... a5 {Gelfand} 18. a3) 18. e4 b4 $5 {
Gelfand muss bei diesem Zug die Folgen schon weit voraus berechnet haben.} (
18... c5 $5 {Gelfand} 19. e5 c4 20. exf6 Bf5 21. Qc1 cxb3 22. axb3 b4 $13) 19.
Na4 $6 {'?' Gelfand. Der natürliche Zug. Das Feld c5 lockt, aber ...} (19. Nb1
$1 $14 {sieht etwas passiv aus, ist aber möglicherweise besser als der Textzug.
Da der Bd2 gedeckt ist, verbietet sich ...Nxe4, die schwarzen Schwächen am
Damenflügel bleiben. Ich sehe nicht, was Schwarz den nächsten weißen Zügen Ba4,
Bc1, Nb1-c4 entgegensetzen kann. Weiß steht besser, z.B.} a5 20. Ba4 (20. a3 $5
$13 {Gelfand}) (20. Bc1 {Gelfand} Nxe4 21. Rxe4 Rxe4 22. Qxe4 Bf5) 20... Ra6
21. Bc1 Rd8 22. Nd2) 19... Rxe4 $1 {... ohne diesen Zug wäre 18...b4 natürlich
sinnlos gewesen.} 20. Rxe4 (20. Nc5 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Qd6) 20... Nxe4 21. Qxe4 $2 {
Gurevich geht aufs Ganze.} (21. Bxb4 Re8 $13 {erscheint mir sinnvoller für
Weiß. Schwarz hat aktive Figuren und der vorgerückte f-Bauer stellt eine
Schwächung des weißen Lagers dar, aber andererseits ist auch der schwraze
Damenflügel geschwächt.}) 21... Qxd2 22. Qxc6 (22. Qe7 {Gelfand} Be2) 22... Rc8
$1 {'-/+' Gelfand. Gelfand: 'xNa4'} (22... Qd8 $2 23. Qg6) 23. Qg6 {Darauf hat
Gurevich seine Hoffnungen gesetzt, aber ...} (23. Qb7 {Gelfand} Qe2 24. Rg1 Qf2
$17) 23... Be2 {'!' Gelfand. ... und Schwarz kann die Schwäche der weißen
Grundreihe ausnutzen.} 24. Qxf7+ Kh8 25. Qf5 Bxf1 $1 (25... Rd8 26. Bc2 Bd3 27.
Bxd3 Qxd3 28. Qxd3 Rxd3 29. g3 $14 {, und Weiß hat erst einmal einen Bauern
mehr.}) 26. Qxc8+ Bd8 {Nun zeigt sich, dass Schwarz die Stellung genauer
eingeschätzt hat: Wegen der Mattdrohung auf g2 bekommt Schwarz den Bauern
zurück und anschließend beherrschen seine Läufer das Brett.} 27. Qa8 (27. Qb7
Bb5 $17) 27... Bb5 28. h3 (28. Qxa7 $5 Qxf4 (28... Bc6 {Gelfand} 29. Qg1 Bf6 (
29... Qxf4 {Gelfand} 30. Nc5 Bb6 31. Nd3) 30. Qf1 Bd4 31. h3 Qe3 32. Kh2 g5 $19
) 29. Qg1 Bf6 30. Nc5 (30. a3 $2 Bxa4 31. Bxa4 bxa3 $19) (30. Qe1 Be5 31. Qg1
Bf1 $1 {/\ ...Bd4}) 30... Bxb2 31. Ne6 $17 {erscheint sinnvoller, um
wenigstens ein Bauernpaar abzutauschen und den Springer wieder ins Spiel zu
bringen.}) 28... Qc1+ 29. Kh2 Qxf4+ 30. Kh1 $6 (30. g3 Qd6 $17) 30... Qc1+ (
30... Qc1+ 31. Kh2 Qc7+ 32. Kh1 Bc6 $19 {und Weiß verliert die Dame.}) 0-1

[Event "Skopje op 18th"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2002.01.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Danchevski, Orce"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2429"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2002.01.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[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 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4
Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Nf6 $6 {Schwarz spielt konsequent auf Abtausch, aber so kann er
keinen Ausgleich erhalten.} (9... e5 $142) 10. Bc2 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Qa5 12. a3
Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Ke7 15. Ne5 {Weiß hat den besseren Läufer,
Raumvorteil und sein König kann aktiv mitwirken. Georgiev setzt diese Vorteil
instruktiv in einen Punkt um..} Bd7 16. Rhe1 b6 17. f4 Rhd8 18. f5 $1 {Schafft
einen Angriffspunkt.} Be8 19. Kc3 c5 20. dxc5 Rac8 $6 (20... bxc5 $142) 21. b4
$1 bxc5 22. b5 Rd4 23. a4 Rc7 24. a5 $16 {Weiß marschiert in aller Ruhe auf
und Schwarz kann nicht unternehmen.} Rd6 25. g4 {... und nun am anderen Flügel.
} h6 26. h4 exf5 27. Bxf5 Kf8 28. g5 hxg5 29. hxg5 g6 30. Bxg6 fxg6 31. gxf6
Rxf6 32. Re3 {Die Pointe der weißen Abwicklung besteht darn, dass nun einfach
Nd3 mit Eroberung des Pc5 droht.} Bf7 33. Rae1 Rf4 34. Rf3 Rxf3+ 35. Nxf3 Kg7
36. Ng5 Bg8 37. Re5 $1 Kf6 38. Rxc5 Rxc5 39. Ne4+ Ke5 40. Nxc5 g5 41. b6 axb6
42. a6 {Ein glatter, lehrbuchmäßiger Sieg, der das passive Spiel des Schwarzen
klar bestraft.} 1-0

[Event "Presidents Cup 3.pl"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.19"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
e5 $5 {Diese Variante genießt seit Karpov-Kramnik (Wien 1996) keinen guten Ruf,
aber Drejew hat eine neue Idee parat.} 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 dxe4 (10... exd4)
11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 h6 13. Be3 exd4 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. Bxd4 Nf6 16. Bf5 Qa5 (
16... Bxf5 {führt zu einem schweren Endspiel.} 17. Qxf5 Qc8 18. Qb5 a6 19. Qb6
Qc7 20. Qxc7 Bxc7 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Rfe1 Rfe8 23. Rad1 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Rd8 25.
g3 Rd7 26. Re2 Kg7 27. Nh4 Rd5 28. Re7 Rc5 29. Rd7 b5 30. b4 Rc2 31. Nf5+ {
Karpov,A-Kramnik,V/Vienna Millenium 1996/CBM 55/[Lutz]/1-0 (59)}) 17. Bxc8
Rfxc8 18. Qb3 Qd5 19. Bxf6 $146 (19. Rfd1 {ist nicht kritisch.} Qxb3 20. axb3
Ne4 21. Bxa7 Rc2 22. Ra4 Bc5 23. Bxc5 Rxa4 24. bxa4 Nxc5 25. h4 Nxa4 26. Rd7
Rxb2 27. Rxf7 Kg8 28. Rc7 b5 29. Nd4 {1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,V-Relange,E/Hastings
Premier 9798 1998/CBM 63/[Lutz]}) 19... Qxb3 20. Bxg7+ Kxg7 21. axb3 Be7 $1 {
[%csl Rb2,Rb3,Rd4,Re5,Rg5,Rh4][%cal Ye7f6,Yf6b2,Gf3d4,Gf3e5,Gf3g5,Gf3h4,Yf6h4,
Yc8c6,Yc6b6,Yb6b3] Das ist die Pointe. Schwarz überführt den Läufer nach f6,
von wo er den Pb2 angreift und den Nf3 dominiert. Außerdem kann der Pb3 von
einem Turm auf b6 angegriffen haben. Schwarz hat Kompensation für den Bauern.
Weitere Partien müssen zeigen, ob Weiß etwas greifbares hat.} (21... Rc2 $2 22.
Nd4 Rxb2 23. Nf5+ $18) 22. Rfe1 $6 (22. Rfd1 $5 {scheint mir kritischer.} Bf6
23. Rd2 Rc6 24. Re1 Rb6 25. Re3 Rd8 $5 (25... a5 26. g3 a4 27. bxa4 Rxb2 28.
Rxb2 Bxb2 29. Rb3 Bf6 30. Rxb7 Rxa4 $14) 26. Rxd8 Bxd8 27. g3 (27. Nd2 Rd6)
27... Bf6 28. Nd2 Rb4 (28... Bxb2 $2 29. Nc4) 29. Nc4 a6 $5 {Diese Stellung
verdient weitere Prüfung.} (29... b5 30. Na5 Bxb2 31. Nc6)) 22... Bf6 23. Re2
Rc6 $1 {Schwarz greift den Pb3 an.} 24. g3 (24. Rd1 Rb6 25. Rd3 Rd8 26. Rxd8
Bxd8 {Weiß hat ein Minustermpo gegenüber 22.Rfd1.}) 24... Rb6 25. Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Tischbierek, Raj"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[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. c4 {Hecht} e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 (6. Qc2 Bd6 7.
Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. a3 e5 11. h3 Bb8 {ist eine Variante, die
von Chernin als Nachziehendem häufig angewandt wird. In der vorliegenden
Partie hat Schwarz eine wesentlich ungünstigere Version davon.}) 6... Bb4 $6 {
Das System 6...Bb4 war nie besonders populär. Schwarz verliert durch das
Manöver ...Bb4-a5-c7 Zeit (im Vergleich zu ...Bd6-c7, s.Anm. zum 6.Zug von
Weiß).} (6... dxc4 $142) 7. Qc2 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. a3 Ba5 10. Bd2 dxc4 11. Bxc4
Bc7 12. Ba2 h6 13. Rad1 e5 14. e4 Nh5 15. Bc1 exd4 16. Nxd4 Qh4 17. f4 {
Wenn Weiß f2-f4 ziehen kann, ohne daß Schwarz Gegenspiel hat, ist es
gewöhnlich schlecht um den Nachziehenden bestellt. Man vergleiche als
Gegenstück die Partie Gurevich,M-Minasian,A (New York op 1998), in der Schwarz
das Feld f4 unter Kontrolle bekam.} Nf8 (17... Nxf4 $2 18. g3 Nh3+ 19. Kg2 $18
{[%csl Rf7][%cal Ya2f7,Yf1f7] /\ Bf7}) 18. Be3 Bb6 19. Na4 Bg4 20. Nxb6 $1 axb6
(20... Bxd1 21. Qxd1 axb6 22. Nf5 $18) 21. Nf3 $16 Qe7 22. Ne5 Be6 23. Bb1 Qc7
24. Qf2 c5 25. Qh4 Nf6 26. Bd2 Bb3 27. Rde1 Ne6 28. Rf3 Rad8 29. Bc3 Bd1 30.
Rfe3 b5 31. Bd3 b4 32. axb4 cxb4 33. Bxb4 Bc2 34. Bb5 Qb6 35. Bxe8 Rxe8 36. Bc3
Nxe4 37. Kh1 Nxc3 38. bxc3 Bf5 39. Nf3 $2 (39. Qh5 g6 40. Qxh6 $18 {/\ g4, Rh3}
) 39... Ra8 40. Qg3 Ra4 41. Nh4 Rxf4 42. Nxf5 Rxf5 43. Rf3 Rd5 44. Qb8+ Rd8 45.
Qe5 Rd7 46. h3 Qc6 47. Qf5 Qc7 48. Rd3 Rxd3 49. Qxd3 {[#] Hecht:  Manoeuvering;
combined play against the pawn weakness on b7 and the king's wing. Black wears
down at some point, relaxes, and falls to a mating attack.  A rewarding area
for analysts with a lot of time, patience and grit. We give a Medal for the
board-encompassing strategy, even if Black could have defended himself better.
[#] Hecht:  Lavieren; kombiniertes Spiel gegen die Bauernschwäche b7 und den
Königsflügel. Schwarz wird irgendwann mürbe, lockert sich und geht im
Mattangriff unter. Dankbares Gebiet für Analytiker mit viel Zeit, Geduld und
Spucke. Es ist eine Medaille fällig für die brettumfassende Strategie, selbst
wenn eine bessere schwarze Verteidigung möglich gewesen wäre.} Qc6 50. Qe3 Qd5
51. Rb1 Qc6 52. Qe5 Nc5 53. Re1 Ne6 54. Rd1 Qb6 55. Ra1 Qd8 56. Rb1 Qc8 57. Rf1
Qd7 58. Ra1 Qc8 59. Kh2 Nc5 60. c4 Nd3 61. Qd4 Qc7+ 62. Kg1 Nc5 63. Qd5 Qe7 64.
Kh1 b6 65. Qf5 Qd8 66. Re1 Ne6 67. Qd5 Qc7 68. Qa8+ Kh7 69. Qe4+ g6 (69... Kg8
{Hecht} 70. Ra1 Qd6 71. Ra8+ Nf8 72. Re8 {[%cal Ye4d5,Yd5d8] dient der
Königssicherung und bereitet den Damenschwenk via d5 nach d8 vor.}) 70. Rf1 Kg7
71. Qf3 Ng5 (71... Qe7 {Hecht} 72. Qc6 {[%csl Rb6]} Qc5 73. Qd7 Qf8 74. Qb7)
72. Qf6+ Kg8 73. Ra1 Qb7 (73... Ne6 {Hecht} 74. Ra8+ Nf8 75. Qd8 Qc5 76. Rc8
Qb4 77. Kh2 h5 78. Qf6 {[%cal Yc4c5,Yf6d6,Gd6g3,Rd6f8,Rc8f8] mit der
entscheidenden Drohung c5, was die Verteidigungslinie der schwarzen Dame
unterbricht, um Dd6 folgen zu lassen, was f8 erobert, ohne schwarze
Dauerschachversuche zuzulassen.}) 74. Qd8+ Kg7 75. Ra8 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Serper, Grigory"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. h3 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. e4 Bd6 13. Nb5 Bb8 $2 {Bereits
ein großer Fehler. Wie Timman in zwei Partien gezeigt hat, muß Schwarz 13...
Ne5 spielen.} (13... Ne5 $142 {0-1 Sokolov,I-Timman,J/NLD-ch plof 1996/CBM 56/
[Lutz] (45)}) 14. b3 $16 a6 (14... b6 15. e5 $1 Nd5 16. Ba3 Nc5 17. Bxd5 exd5
18. Rac1 $16 {1-0 Uhlmann,W-Schlosser,P/Baden Baden-B 1992/CBM 33/[Ftacnik] 
(61)}) 15. Ba3 Nc5 16. Nbd4 Ba7 17. e5 Nh5 18. Rac1 Bd7 (18... Nf4 19. Bxa6
bxa6 20. Bxc5 Bxc5 21. Qxc5 Qxc5 22. Rxc5 $16) 19. Bd3 Rfc8 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21.
Be4 Rab8 22. Qe2 f5 23. Bb1 b5 24. Qd2 Ne4 25. Bxe4 Qxa3 26. Bc6 Bxc6 27. Nxc6
Ng3 28. Nxb8 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 30. Qxc1 Ne2+ 31. Kf1 Nxc1 32. Nxa6 Nxa2 33.
Ng5 Nc1 34. Nxe6 Nxb3 35. Nec7 Nd2+ 36. Ke2 Ne4 37. e6 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Minasian, Artashes"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[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 {Hecht Tsesarsky} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 Nd7 5. Qc2 Ngf6 6. Nf3 Bd6
7. Bd3 Qe7 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 $6 {Als besser gilt 9.c5 Bc7 10.e4 mit einem
kleinen weißen Vorteil, siehe u.a. Dautov,R-Ribli,Z (BL 1996/97). Dies ist
auch der Grund, warum heutzutage fast ausschließlich 7...0-0 8.0-0 dxc4
gespielt wird.} (9. e4 {Tsesarsky} dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11. h3 (11. Rd1 h6 12. h3
exd4 13. Nxd4 Nb6 14. Bf1 Re8 15. Be3 $11 {1-0 Tibensky,R-Marsalek,I/Ceske
Budejovice op 1992 (32)}) 11... exd4 (11... Re8 12. Re1 exd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 14.
Be2 Ng6 15. Bf1 Nh4 $132 {1-0 Rizouk,A-Rabinovich,A/WchJM-U16 Szeged 1994 (41)}
) 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. Be2 Rd8 14. Be3 Ng6 15. Rad1 Nf4 16. Rfe1 $132 (16. Bf3 $4
Nxh3+ $1 $17 17. Kh1 (17. gxh3 Qe5 $19) 17... Qe5 {0-1 Nikolic,N-Sherbakov,R/
Cheliabinsk 1989 (25)})) (9. Rd1 {Tsesarsky} e5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. e4 exd4 12.
Nxd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. f4 Qh5 17. Be4 Bg4 18.
Re1 Rfe8 $132 {0-1 Browne,W-Kaidanov,G/Reno op 1992 (32)}) (9. Re1 {Tsesarsky}
e5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nd4 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 a6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Banic,
S-Kodela,M/Portoroz 1996 (17)}) (9. a3 {Tsesarsky} h6 (9... Re8 10. Re1 e5 11.
dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. g3 (13. f4 Qh5 14. g3 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Bf5 $17 {
1-0 Neumann,P-Suran,J/op, Ceske Budejovice CZE 1996 (36)}) 13... dxc4 14. Bxc4
Bf5 15. e4 $132) 10. Bd2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 a6 12. Ba2 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. b4 Ncd7
15. Nd4 Rd8 16. Rac1 Be5 17. Nce2 Nf8 18. Bc3 Bb8 19. Ng3 Bd7 20. Ne4 e5 21.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Maric,A-Miles,A/Open, Cappelle la Grande FRA 1998 (34)}
) (9. c5 Bc7 10. e4 $14 dxe4 {Tsesarsky} 11. Nxe4 Nd5 (11... Nxe4 12. Bxe4 h6
13. Bd2 (13. Re1 Nf6 14. Bd3 (14. a4 $5 Rd8 15. Ra3 e5 16. Nxe5 Rxd4 17. Nxc6
$1 Qxe4 18. Rxe4 Rxe4 19. f3 Re1+ 20. Kf2 Rxc1 21. Ne7+ Kf8 22. Qxc1 Kxe7 $14 {
ZÜ 1-0 Levin,F-Bagirov,V/Nuernberg Weilburg op 1996 (40)}) 14... Nd5 (14... Rd8
15. Bd2 Rd5 16. Bc4 Rh5 17. h3 Nd5 18. Qe4 $14 {1-0 Shipov,S-Novgorodskij,V/
Chigorin mem open, St Petersburg RUS 1997 (27)}) 15. Bd2 Qf6 16. Ne5 Nf4 17.
Bxf4 Qxf4 18. Re4 Qg5 19. Rae1 $14 {1-0 Topalov,V-Rodriguez,M/Simul Tenerife,
Islas Canarias 1997 (23)}) 13... Rd8 14. Rfe1 Nf8 (14... Nf6 15. Bd3 a5 16. a3
Bd7 17. b4 b6 18. Bc3 Nd5 19. g3 $14 {Belichev,N-Kelly,B/EuJun, Tallinn EST
1997/1-0 (62)}) 15. b4 Bd7 16. a4 Be8 17. Rab1 a6 18. g3 $14 {1-0 Malakhatko,
V-Belichev,N/ch-U20 UKR, Simferopol 1997 (40)}) 12. a3 (12. Bd2 Rd8 (12... e5
13. Rfe1 h6 14. Ng3 Rd8 15. Rac1 g6 16. a3 Kg7 17. h4 Qf6 18. Ne4 Qe6 19. Nc3
Ne7 20. Bxh6+ $3 Kxh6 21. Ng5 Qf6 22. Nce4 Qf4 23. g3 {1-0 Ruzele,D-Jugelt,T/
4th Open, Wichern GER 1997 (26)}) 13. Rae1 f6 14. Nd6 Nf8 15. Nxc8 Raxc8 16.
Re4 Qf7 17. Rfe1 $14 {1-0 Kramnik,V-Dreev,A/It, Linares ESP 1997 (65)}) 12...
e5 13. Re1 Re8 14. Nd6 Bxd6 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. cxd6 Qxd6 17. Ng5 Qf6 18. Qe4 (
18. Bf5 $16) 18... g6 19. Qh4 Kg7 20. Ne6+ $1 fxe6 21. Bg5 Qxg5 (21... Qf5 22.
g4 Qxg5 23. Qxg5 Kxh7 24. dxe5 $18) 22. Qxg5 Kxh7 23. dxe5 $18 {1-0 Dokutchaev,
A-Kharitonov,S/Petrov mem, St Petersburg RUS 1998 (26)}) 9... h6 (9... e5 {
Tsesarsky} 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. e4 exd4 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 $14) 10. a3 (10. e4
{Tsesarsky} dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Bd3 e5 $132) 10... Re8 11. e4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5
(12... b5 {Tsesarsky} 13. Ba2 e5 14. d5 $14) 13. Be3 exd4 14. Bxd4 Ne5 15. Nxe5
Bxe5 16. Rad1 Nh5 $1 $132 {[%csl Rf4,Rg2][%cal Yh5f4,Yf4g2] Nun wirkt sich aus,
daß der weiße Königsflügel geschwächt ist.} 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Qb3 Be6 $6 {
Ein spekulatives Bauernopfer, daß durch die drohenden schwarzen Figuren
begründet wird.} (18... Qc7 $11) 19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20. Rd7 $6 {Weiß entfernt eine
weitere Figur von seinem König. Nach 20.Qxb7 erscheint die schwarze
Kompensation ungenügend.} (20. Qxb7 Rb8 21. Qxa7 Nf4 (21... Rxb2 {Tsesarsky}
22. Rd8+ Kh7 23. Qxf7 $18) 22. Kh1) 20... Rf8 (20... b6 $15 {Tsesarsky}) 21. f3
$2 {Nach diesem Zug geht die Initiative definitiv an Schwarz über.} (21. Rxb7 {
ist konsequent. Es sieht so aus, als sei die Stellung ausgeglichen.} Nf4 (21...
Rg6 $6 {Mit der Drohung ...Qg5 und ...Nf4 erscheint ungenau, da der Rf8 wegen
des Angriffs gegen f7 nicht ziehen kann.} 22. Kh1 Nf4 (22... Qg5 23. Rg1 Qf4
24. Qd1 $16) 23. Rg1 Qh5 24. Qd1 $16) (21... Qg5 22. Kh2 (22. Qd1 Nf4 23. Qf3
Rg6 24. g3 Nxh3+ 25. Kh2 Qa5 $1 26. Qe2 (26. Kxh3 Qa6 $1 $19) 26... Ng5 27. Rd1
Ne6 $132) 22... Rg6 23. Rg1 Qf4+ $17) 22. Kh1 (22. Qd1 Rg6 23. g3 Nxh3+) 22...
Rd8 $1 {Es droht ...Nxg2, außerdem ist Qd1 verhindert.} (22... Nxg2 23. Kxg2
Rg6+ 24. Kf3 (24. Kh1 Qg5 $19) 24... Qh5+ 25. Ke3 Qxh3+ 26. Ke2 $16) (22... Rg6
23. Rg1 {- 21...Rg6}) (22... Qg5 {Tsesarsky} 23. Rg1 Qh4 (23... Rd8 24. Rb8 (
24. Rxa7 Rd3 25. Qb8+ Kh7 26. Ra8 Nxh3 $19) 24... Red6 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Qc2
Rd3 27. f3 Qh4 28. Rf1 (28. Rd1 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Qf2 30. Qg1 Qxb2 $17) 28... Nxh3
29. gxh3 Qxh3+ 30. Kg1 Rxf3 31. Rxf3 Qxf3 32. Qf2 $16) (23... Rd6 $1 24. Rb8 (
24. Rxa7 Qh4 25. Qc2 Nxh3 26. g3 Qh5 $19) 24... Rxb8 25. Qxb8+ Rd8 26. Qxa7 Rd2
$44) 24. Nd1 Rxe4 (24... Rg6 25. Qf3 $16) (24... Rd6 25. Qf3 Rd3 26. Ne3 $16 (
26. Qg4 Qxg4 27. hxg4 Rd2 28. f3 Rfd8 29. Ne3 $16)) 25. Rxa7 Rd4 26. Qf3 Rd3
27. Ne3 Rd2 28. Rf1 Ng6 (28... Rxb2 29. Ra4 $18) 29. b4 $16) 23. Rd1 Qg5 24.
Rxd8+ Kh7 25. g4 (25. g3 $2 Qh5 $17) 25... Qxd8 26. Rxf7 Qd3 27. Rxf4 Rxe4 $1
28. Rxe4 Qf1+ $11) 21... Nf4 22. Rf2 (22. Kh1 {Tsesarsky} Qh5 23. Nd1 Nxh3 (
23... Rg6 $19) 24. Ne3 Nf4+ 25. Kg1 Rg6 $19) 22... Rg6 23. Kf1 Nh5 {Mit der
Drohung ...Qh2, und ...Ng3+, aber vielleicht ist 23...Qh5!? noch stärker.} (
23... Qh5 $5 {/\ ...Ng2, /\ ...Nh3} 24. Ne2 (24. Rdd2 b5 (24... b6 $17 {
Tsesarsky}) 25. Ne2 Nxg2 26. Rxg2 Rxg2 27. Kxg2 Qg5+ $19) (24. Nd1 Nxh3 $1 25.
Rfd2 (25. gxh3 Qxh3+ 26. Ke2 Qxd7 $19) 25... Nf4 $17) (24. Qxb7 $2 Rxg2 $1 $19)
24... Nxh3 $1 25. gxh3 Qxh3+ 26. Ke1 Qxd7) 24. f4 $5 (24. Kg1 Nf4 25. Kf1 Qh5
$1 $40) (24. g4 {Tsesarsky} Nf4 25. Rfd2 Nxh3 26. Rxf7 $1 Rxf7 27. Rd8+ Kh7 28.
Qxf7 Rf6 29. Qg8+ Kg6 30. Qe8+ (30. Kg2 Ng5 31. Rd3 $8 Ne6 $19) 30... Qxe8 31.
Rxe8 Rxf3+ 32. Kg2 Ng5 $17) 24... Nxf4 25. Qxb7 Qg5 (25... a5 $17 {Tsesarsky})
26. Rdd2 (26. Qxa7 {Tsesarsky} Nxg2 27. Ne2 Ne3+ 28. Ke1 Nc4 $17) 26... a5 27.
Qc7 Rf6 28. Qd7 (28. Rd8 Rxd8 (28... Qxg2+ {Tsesarsky} 29. Rxg2 Nd5+ 30. Ke2
Nxc7 $17) 29. Qxd8+ Kh7 $40) 28... Nd5 $1 $17 29. Kg1 (29. Nxd5 Rxf2+ 30. Rxf2
Qc1+ 31. Ke2 cxd5 32. exd5 Qxb2+ $17) (29. Rxf6 Qxd2 $19 (29... Qxd2 {Tsesarsky
} 30. exd5 Qc1+ 31. Kf2 Qxb2+ 32. Kg1 gxf6 33. Qxc6 Qxa3 $19)) 29... Rxf2 (
29... Nxc3 {Tsesarsky} 30. bxc3 Rxf2 31. Kxf2 Qf4+ $19) 30. Rxf2 Nxc3 31. bxc3
Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Qxc3 33. Qe7 (33. Rf5 {Tsesarsky} g6 $19) 33... c5 34. Rf3 Qc4 35.
Rf5 Rc8 36. Qd7 Qe6 37. Qd2 (37. Rxf7 $142 Qxd7 (37... Qe5+ {Tsesarsky} 38. g3
Rb8 39. Qf5 Qb2+ 40. Qf2 Qxa3 41. Rd7 Qc3 $19 (41... Rb2 42. Rd8+ Kh7 43. Rd2
Rxd2 44. Qxd2 c4 $19)) 38. Rxd7 c4 $17) 37... Qxe4 (37... c4 {Tsesarsky} 38.
Qxa5 c3 39. Rf1 c2 40. Rc1 Qxe4 $19) 38. Rxf7 Kxf7 39. Qd7+ Kg6 40. Qxc8 {
[#] Hecht:  Activation of the black king. At the very end, by this means, the
white a-pawn will be used as a protective shield, since the possibilities for
a counter-check due to the good white king position are rare. The other
winning idea will occur after move 48. The king stays home and enjoys diagonal
protection from the queen, who for her part escorts the c-pawn. Typical
winning procedure! An endgame Medal for the model ending . [#] Hecht: 
Aktivierung des schwarzen Königs. Dabei wird im Finale der weiße a-Bauer als
Schutzschild benutzt, da die Möglichkeiten für ein Gegenschach bei der guten
weißen Königsposition rar sind. Die andere Gewinnmöglichkeit wird nach Zug 48
aktuell. Der König bleibt daheim und genießt diagonalen Schutz durch die Dame,
die ihrerseits den c-Freibauern eskortiert.  Typische Gewinnverfahren! Für das
Musterendspiel gibt eine Endspielmedaille,} Qe5+ 41. Kh1 Qe1+ 42. Kh2 Qe5+ 43.
Kh1 Kh7 (43... Qa1+ {Tsesarsky} 44. Kh2 Qxa3 $4 45. Qe6+ $11) 44. Qc6 (44. a4 {
Tsesarsky} Qd5 45. Qc7 c4 $19) 44... Qd4 45. Qf3 a4 46. Qf5+ Kg8 47. Qe6+ Kf8
48. Kh2 c4 {[#] Hecht:  This threatens Qd3 together with the advance of the
c-pawn towards c2. In this case, the black king can hide itself comfortably on
h7. Therefore, White has to immediately start checks, while the b1-h7 diagonal
is still accessible. [#] Hecht:  Droht Dd3 samt Vormarsch des c-Bauern bis
nach c2. In diesem Falle kann sich der schwarze König bequem auf h7 verstecken.
Deshalb muß Weiß sofort mit Schachs beginnen, solange die Diagonale b1-h7 noch
zugänglich ist.} 49. Qc8+ Kf7 50. Qb7+ Ke6 51. Qc8+ Ke5 52. Qe8+ Kf4 53. Qxa4 (
53. Qf8+ {Tsesarsky} Ke3 54. Qe8+ Kd2 55. Qxa4 Qe5+ 56. Kg1 c3 $19) 53... Ke3
54. Qb4 c3 55. Qb3 Kd2 56. a4 c2 57. Qa2 Qf4+ 58. Kh1 Qb4 59. Kh2 Qd6+ {
Hecht: A different, clearer way was Hecht: Ein anderer klarer Weg war:} (59...
Kc3 {Hecht} 60. Qa1+ Qb2 61. Qe1+ Kb3 62. Qe6+ Ka3 63. Qd6+ Ka2 64. Qd5+ Ka1
$19) 60. g3 (60. Kh1 {Hecht} Kc3 61. Qa1+ Kb3 $19 {[%cal Rd6d1]}) 60... Kc3 (
60... Kd1 {Tsesarsky} 61. Qb3 Qd2+ 62. Kg1 Ke1 63. Qe6+ Qe2 $19) 61. Qa1+ Kb3
62. Qc1 Qd3 (62... Qa3 {Tsesarsky} 63. Qe3+ Ka2 64. Qe6+ Qb3 65. Qc6 Qb2 $19)
63. Qe1 Kb2 64. Qb4+ (64. Qf2 {Hecht} Qc3 {[%cal Yb2a1]}) 64... Qb3 65. Qd4+
Qc3 0-1

[Event "Nussloch"]
[Site "Nussloch"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 {Jusspows Patent.} (5. Nf3 Nbd7 6.
b3 Bb4 $1 {Zwingt den Läufer auf das ungünstige Feld d2, da 7.Bd2? nicht
möglich ist:} 7. Bb2 $2 (7. Bd2 $10) 7... Ne4 8. Qc2 Qa5 9. Rc1 Qxa2) 5... Nbd7
$6 {Hier sollte 5...Bb4 oder 5...c5 der kritische Zug sein:} (5... Bb4 6. Bb2
c5 (6... Ne4 7. Qc2 Qa5 8. Nge2 $1) 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 $10 {1/2-1/2 Yusupov,A-Kramnik,V/
Novgorod (05) ;CBM 48 1995 (45)}) (5... c5 6. Bb2 cxd4 7. exd4 Bb4 (7... Be7 $5
) 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Bxc3 dxc4 10. bxc4 Ne4 11. Rc1 Nxc3 12. Rxc3 Qa5 (12... O-O $5
13. Nf3 b6) 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Nf3 Rd8 15. Bd3 Nd7 16. O-O b6 17. Re1 Bb7 18. Ne5
$36 {1-0 Yusupov,A-Beliavsky,A/Madrid (05) ;CBM 47 1995 (43)}) 6. Bb2 Bd6 7.
Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Be2 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Be5 13. O-O
Be6 14. Na4 $14 {Weiß hat vielleicht etwas Vorteil, aber Jusspow konnte sich
durch ein Remis den geteilten Turniersieg sichern.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chalapathi GM"]
[Site "Guntur"]
[Date "2000.04.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Prakash, GB."]
[Black "Barua, Dibyendu"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2000.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. Bd2 e5 $6 {Mit 10.Bd2 hat Weiß den Aufbau mit ...e6-e5
bereits antizipiert. Besser ist es daher, auf 10...a6 nebst ...c6-c5
umzuschalten.} (10... a6 $5 11. h3 c5 12. a4 b6 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. e4 Bd6 15.
Rae1 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Be3 Bb7 18. Bd3 Bc7 19. f4 e5 20. f5 Rfd8 21. Rd1 h6
22. Bf2 Rd7 23. Qe2 Rad8 24. Bh4 Bd6 25. Bxa6 Bc5+ 26. Kh1 Rxd1 27. Nxd1 Bxa6
28. Qxa6 Rd2 29. Nc3 Qd6 30. Bxf6 Qxf6 31. Rd1 Qh4 32. Qf1 Rxb2 33. Nd5 Qxe4
34. Qf3 Qxf3 35. gxf3 Ra2 36. f6 Rxa4 37. Ne7+ Kh7 38. Rd7 gxf6 {0-1 Fridman,
D-Korneev,O/Ubeda 1997/CBM 56 ext (38)}) 11. Bb3 e4 ({Zu} 11... Bb8 {siehe die
Partie Shariyazdanov,A-Sasikiran,K aus dem gleichen Turnier.}) 12. Ng5 Bxh2+
13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5 15. Qxe4 Nb6 $5 {Schwarz versucht eine seltenere
Variante, aber Weiß hat durch seine Mehrheit im Zentrum Vorteil.} (15... Ndf6 {
wurde häufiger gespielt, ist aber unbefriedigend für Schwarz.} 16. Qf4 Qh4 (
16... Qxf4 17. exf4 $14 {führt zu einem etwas besseren Endspiel für Weiß.}) 17.
f3 g5 18. Qd6 Ne8 19. Qxf8+ Kxf8 20. fxg4 $1 $16 {Sakaevs Damenopfer führt zu
deutlichem weißen Vorteil.} f6 (20... Nd6 21. Rf6 Ke7 22. Raf1 Bxg4 23. Be1 $2
(23. Rxd6 $3 $18) 23... Qxe1 24. Rxf7+ Nxf7 25. Rxe1 Nd6 26. e4 b5 27. e5 Nc4
28. d5 Bd7 29. a4 a6 30. Bxc4 bxc4 31. Rf1 Rb8 32. Rf6 cxd5 33. Nxd5+ Ke8 34.
Rxa6 Bf5 35. g4 Bg6 36. e6 Rd8 37. Ra5 Bc2 38. Kf2 Bb3 39. e7 Rc8 40. Ra7 Kf7
41. a5 Bc2 42. Rd7 Ba4 43. Rd8 Rc5 44. a6 Ra5 45. Rf8+ Ke6 46. Rf5 Kd6 47. Nc3
Rxf5+ 48. gxf5 Bc6 49. f6 {1-0 Marin,M-Dumitrache,D/Bucuresti 1998/CBM 69/
[Lutz] (49)}) 21. Ne4 Kg7 22. Bd1 Be6 23. Be1 Qh6 24. Bc3 Qg6 25. Ng3 Qd3 26.
Kh2 Rd8 27. Be2 Qg6 28. e4 Kg8 29. Rf2 Nd6 30. d5 Qh6+ 31. Kg1 Qh4 32. dxe6
Qxg3 33. Rd1 Kf8 34. Rd3 {1-0 Sakaev,K-Kobalija,M/St.Petersburg 1997/CBM 62/
[Baburin] (34)}) 16. Ne2 Nf6 17. Qf4 Qg6 18. Rad1 $6 {Weiß sollte konsequent
an der Mobilisierung seiner Zentralmehrheit arbeiten.} (18. Ng3 $1 Nbd5 19. Qh4
Re8 20. e4 Nb6 21. f3 Be6 22. Bc2 Nfd7 23. Nh5 $16 Bc4 24. Rfe1 f6 25. b3 Be6
26. Nf4 Qh6 27. Qxh6 gxh6 28. Nxe6 Rxe6 29. Bxh6 f5 30. Bd2 fxe4 31. fxe4 Nf8
32. a4 Rd8 33. Bc3 Rg6 34. Re3 Ne6 35. Rd1 Nf4 36. Rd2 Rd7 37. Rf3 Rg4 38. a5
Nc8 39. b4 Ne7 40. Bb3+ Kg7 41. d5+ Kh6 42. Rdf2 Nh5 43. Rd2 Ng6 44. Bc2 {
1-0 Ibragimov,I-Burmakin,V/Krasnodar 1998/EXT 2000 (44)}) 18... a5 19. Qg3 Bf5
20. Qxg6 hxg6 21. Rc1 Bd3 22. Rfe1 Ne4 23. Bc2 Bxc2 24. Rxc2 Nd5 {Der
Läufertausch kam Schwarz zugute. Allerdings hat Weiß immer noch eine gute
Stellung.} 25. Nc1 Rfe8 26. Nd3 f6 27. Re2 $2 {Weiß denkt, er hätte alle Zeit
der Welt.} (27. Bc1 {würde 28.f3 nebst e3-e4 drohen. Es erscheint mir, dass
Weiß dann besser steht.} Nb4 $5 28. Nxb4 axb4 29. f3 Ng5 30. b3 $14 {Der Pb4
ist schwächer als der Pa2.}) 27... g5 28. Be1 g4 {Jetzt ist es für Weiß sehr
schwierig, f2-f3 durchzusetzen. Schwarz hat bereits die Initiative übernommen.}
29. a4 Kf7 30. b3 Ng5 $5 {Schwarz bereitet einen taktischen Trick vor ...} (
30... Re7 $15) 31. Rc5 Nf3+ $2 {... und das ist es ! Leider gibt es kleinen
Schönheitsfehler: Das genial anmutende Opfer ist nicht korrekt ! Mit
Springerrückzügen nach e6 oder e4 hätte Schwarz die Vorzüge seiner Stellung
gewahrt, aber Schach ist eben auch ein Glücksspiel und Barua setzt auf Risiko.}
(31... Ne4 $5 32. Rxa5 $6 Nec3) (31... Ne6 $5 32. Rxa5 $2 Rxa5 33. Bxa5 Nxd4)
32. gxf3 gxf3 33. Rec2 $2 {Weiß ist so beeindruckt von dem schwarzen Opfer,
dass er sofort zusammenbricht.} (33. Rxd5 $1 {hätte dem Schwarzen einige
Schweissperlen auf die Stirn getrieben.} cxd5 (33... fxe2 34. Rd7+ $16) 34. Rc2
{Schwarz kommt nicht mehr dazu, die h-Linie mit beiden Türmen zu besetzen, da
Weiß mit Tc7+ dazwischenfunken kann.} Re4 (34... Rac8 35. Rxc8 Rxc8 36. Kh2 $16
) (34... g5 35. Kh2 $16) 35. Nf4 g5 $5 {Der einzige Versuch, etwas Gegenspiel
zu starten, andernfalls holt sich der weiße König den Bf3 ab.} (35... Rh8 36.
Rc7+ $16) 36. Rc7+ Kf8 37. Nxd5 Rg4+ 38. Kh2 (38. Kf1 Rh4 39. Kg1 Rg4+ {
bringt Weiß nicht weiter.}) 38... f5 39. Rxb7 {, und obwohl die Stellung noch
nicht ganz klar ist, behält Weiß Vorteil, z.B.} Ra6 40. Nb6 Rg2+ 41. Kh1 g4 42.
d5 $16) 33... Re4 $19 {Jetzt ist es vorbei.} 34. Bxa5 (34. Rxd5 Rg4+ 35. Kf1
Rh8 {nebst Matt auf h1, was Weiß nur noch durch einige sinnlose Schachs
verindern kann.}) 34... Rh8 $1 (34... Rg4+ $4 35. Kf1 Rh8 36. Ke1 {, und der
weiße König entwischt.}) 35. Nf4 (35. Bc7 Reh4 $19) 35... Nxf4 36. exf4 Rxf4
37. Bc7 Rfh4 0-1

[Event "Nussloch"]
[Site "Nussloch"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 exd4 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 h6 13. Nxd4 Qh4 14.
Nf3 (14. f4 Nf6 15. Nb5 Rd8 16. Nxd6 Rxd6 17. Bd2 Rxd5 18. Be1 Qh5 19. Bc3 Bf5
20. Bxf5 Qxf5 21. Qxf5 Rxf5 22. Rad1 Nd5 23. Bd2 Rc8 $10 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,
I-Morovic Fernandez,I/Leon (07) ;CBM 48 1995 (48)}) 14... Qh5 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16.
Qf5 $1 {Weiß erzwingt auf ungewöhnliche Weise Damentausch.} Qxf5 (16... g5 17.
Be3 Ne5 18. Qf6+ Kxh7 19. Nxe5) 17. Bxf5 Nf6 18. Bc2 $1 $14 {Dank dieser
Neuerung behält Weiß etwas Vorteil im Endspiel.} (18. Bxc8 Rfxc8 19. Rd1 Rc5
20. Be3 Rxd5 21. Rxd5 Nxd5 22. Rd1 Nxe3 23. Rxd6 Ng4 24. h3 Nf6 25. Ne5 Kg8 26.
g4 Rc8 27. Kg2 Kf8 $10 {1/2-1/2 Rohde,M-Ramayrat,C/USA-op (03) ;EXT 87op 1987 
(52)}) 18... Bg4 {Schwarz verzichtet auf den Rückgewinn des Bauern, um eine
Blockadestellung aufzubauen.} (18... Nxd5 19. Rd1 Nb4 (19... Be6 $2 20. Bb3)
20. Bb3 Bc7 (20... Be7 21. Ne5 Kg8 22. Ng6) (20... Bc5 21. Ne5 Kg8 22. Nd7) 21.
Be3 $36 {/\ Bc5}) 19. Bb3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Nh5 21. Be3 Nf4 22. Rfd1 Rfd8 23. Bc4
Kg8 24. a4 Ng6 25. Rac1 Nh4 26. f4 Nf5 27. Bd2 Rac8 28. Bd3 Ne7 29. Be4 Rxc1
30. Rxc1 Rc8 31. Rxc8+ Nxc8 {Hecht: [#] LL mit schlechten und blockierten
Bauern, Öffnung der Stellung mit B-Opfer Zug 44 zwecks Aktivierung aller
Figuren} 32. Be3 Bb4 33. f5 Be7 34. Kf1 Kf8 35. Ke2 f6 36. Kd3 Bd6 37. h3 Ke7
38. Kc4 Bc7 39. b4 Nd6+ 40. Kd3 b6 41. Kd4 Kd8 42. Bd3 Ke7 43. Bd2 $14 Nf7 $2 {
Es ist nicht zu sehen, wie Weiß weiterkommt, wenn der schwarze Springer auf d6
bleibt. Nun bringt Weiß ein schönes Beispiel zum Thema "Feldfeger".} (43... Kd7
$14 {Hecht}) 44. d6+ $1 $16 Kxd6 (44... Nxd6 45. Kd5 Kd7 {[%csl Rf5]} 46. Ba6
$5 Nxf5 47. Bb5+ {mit K-Einbruch über e6/c6 - Gewinn? - Analyse!}) 45. f4 Nd8
46. Kc4 Nc6 47. Be4 Nb8 48. Kb5 Bd8 49. Be3 Bc7 50. Bb7 Bd8 51. a5 Kc7 52. Bf3
a6+ 53. Kc4 bxa5 54. bxa5 Kd7 55. Bb6 Be7 56. Bd1 Bd6 57. Ba4+ Kc8 58. Be3 Bc7
59. Bd2 Nd7 60. Kd5 Kd8 61. h4 Ke7 62. Bb4+ Kd8 63. Ke6 1-0

[Event "Cutro 05th"]
[Site "Cutro"]
[Date "1999.04.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Efimov, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1999.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bd3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. b3
Be7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Qe2 Rc8 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. Ne5 {[%csl Rf7,Rg7,Rh7][%cal Yf2f4,
Yf1f3,Yf3h3,Yd3h7,Yb2g7,Ye5f7,Yh3h7] Der weiße Aufbau sieht harmlos aus, aber
in Verbindung mit f2-f4 und Rf3-h3 kann sich schnell ein Angriff entwickeln.
Vielleicht sollte Schwarz diese Variante vermeiden.} Nxe5 (12... Rfd8 13. f4 c5
14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bf5 c4 17. bxc4 dxc4 18. Rc1 b5 19. e4 Qb6 20.
Kh1 Rc7 21. d5 Nb8 22. Rf3 Bf8 23. Rg3 g6 24. Nxg6 hxg6 25. Bxg6 fxg6 26. Rxg6+
Rg7 27. Rxf6 Qc7 28. Qh5 Rh7 29. Rg6+ Bg7 30. Qg5 Rd6 31. Be5 Rxg6 32. Qxg6 Qf7
33. Qxf7+ Kxf7 34. Bxb8 Bd4 35. e5 c3 36. f5 b4 37. g4 Be3 38. Rc2 a5 39. d6 a4
40. e6+ Ke8 41. a3 {1-0 Atalik,S-Anastasian,A/Panormo 1998/CBM 67 ext (41)})
13. dxe5 Nd7 14. f4 g6 $2 (14... Nc5 15. Bb1 dxc4 16. bxc4 Rcd8 17. Rd4 a6 18.
h4 b5 19. h5 b4 20. Nd1 Nd7 21. Qg4 c5 22. Rd6 f5 23. exf6 Nxf6 24. Qxe6+ Kh8
25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Nf2 Bc8 27. Qc6 Nxh5 28. Qh6 {1-0 Pinter,J-De Francesco,K/
Bayern 1995/EXT 99 (28)}) (14... f5 $5 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Qh5 h6 17. g4 (17. Qg6
$5) 17... d4 18. Ne4 dxe3 19. Nxf6+ Nxf6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Qe5 {1/2-1/2
Szilagyi,G-Fichtl,J/Stary Smokovec 1973/MCD (21)}) (14... Rfd8 15. Rf3 Nf8 16.
Rh3 f5 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Qc2 h6 20. Bf5 Ra8 21. Nxd5 Rxd5 22.
Bxf6 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Qf7 24. Rxh6 Bc8 25. Bxc8 gxh6 26. Qg4+ Kh7 27. Bd4 Qg8 28.
Bf5+ Ng6 29. h4 c5 30. Be5 {1-0 Landau,S-Feigin,M/Kemeri 1937/HCL (30)}) 15. g4
a6 {Das schwarze Gegenspiel am Damenflügel ist viel zu langsam.} 16. h4 $16 b5
17. h5 Rfd8 18. hxg6 fxg6 19. Qc2 Bc5 20. Bxg6 $18 Bxe3+ 21. Kh2 Nf8 22. Bh5 b4
23. Ne2 c5 24. cxd5 exd5 25. Rf3 d4 26. Rxe3 dxe3 27. Qc4+ Kg7 28. e6+ Kh6 29.
Ng3 1-0

[Event "Cutro 05th"]
[Site "Cutro"]
[Date "1999.04.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Skembris, Spyridon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1999.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. h3 e5 11. a3 Bb8 {Chernins Spezialvariante.} 12. Ba2 h6
13. Bd2 a5 $2 $146 {Für meine Begriffe sieht dieser Zug wie ein glatter
Tempoverlust aus. 13...Re8 wurde bisher gespielt.} (13... Re8 14. Nh4 (14. e4
exd4 15. Nxd4 Qe5 16. Nf3 Qh5 17. Rae1 Ne5 18. Nh2 Bxh3 19. gxh3 Qxh3 20. f4
Nfg4 21. Bc1 Nxh2 22. Qxh2 Nf3+ 23. Rxf3 Qxf3 24. Rf1 Qg4+ 25. Qg2 Qxg2+ 26.
Kxg2 Bc7 27. Be3 Rad8 28. e5 Rd3 {Epishin,V-Khalifman,A/St.Petersburg 1997/CBM
59/[Lutz]/1/2-1/2 (39)}) 14... Nf8 15. Nf5 (15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. f4 Qc5 17. Rae1
a5 18. Bb1 Ba7 19. Nf3 b5 20. Ne5 Bb7 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Qe7 23. Ba2 Ne6 24.
Nxf7 Qxf7 25. f5 Bc8 26. Rf3 Kh8 27. Ref1 Nd4 28. exd4 Bxd4+ 29. Kh1 Qh5 30.
Bb3 Bd7 31. Qd3 Be5 32. Ne2 c5 33. bxc5 Bc6 34. Nf4 Bxf4 35. Rxf4 Rad8 36. Qg3
Rxd2 37. Rh4 Rxg2 {0-1 Grivas,E-Atalik,S/Karditsa 1994/CBM 43 (37)}) 15... Bxf5
16. Qxf5 Qc7 17. f4 exd4 18. exd4 Qd7 19. Qxd7 N8xd7 20. g4 Nb6 21. g5 hxg5 22.
fxg5 Nfd5 23. Rf3 Bd6 24. Raf1 Re7 25. h4 g6 26. Kg2 Rae8 27. Kh3 Rd7 28. a4 {
Shariyazdanov,A-Korneev,O/Elista 1996/CBM 56/[Lutz]/1-0 (38)}) 14. Rae1 Re8 15.
e4 exd4 16. Nxd4 Qe5 17. Nf3 Qh5 18. Nh2 $16 {Weiß hat praktisch ein Tempo
mehr gegenüber der Partie Epishin-Khalifman. Die Mehr heit am Königsflügel
setzt sich in Bewegung - eine Folge von 13... a5?.} Ne5 19. f4 Ba7+ 20. Be3
Bxe3+ 21. Rxe3 Ng6 22. e5 Nf8 23. Qf2 N6h7 24. Ne4 Ng6 25. f5 $18 Bxf5 (25...
Nxe5 26. g4 $18) 26. Qxf5 Qxf5 27. Rxf5 Re7 28. Nd6 Ng5 29. Nf3 Nxf3+ 30. gxf3
Rf8 31. Re4 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch"]
[Site "Podgorica"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ilincic, Zlatko"]
[Black "Karaklajic, Nikola"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 a6 7. O-O
dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bb3 Bb7 10. e4 b4 (10... c5 {Ftacnik} 11. e5 cxd4 12. Qxd4
Bc5 13. Qf4 Nh5 (13... b4 14. exf6 bxc3 15. fxg7 Rg8 16. Ba4 Rxg7 {1-0 Larsen,
B-Wilder,M/London WFW/1989/}) 14. Qg4 g6 15. Ne4 Ng7 (15... Bxe4 16. Qxe4 O-O
17. Bh6 Re8 18. Rfd1 Ra7 19. Be3 Qa8 20. Qd3 Rc8 21. a4 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Nc5 23.
Bc2 bxa4 24. Ra3 {1-0 Mowsziszian,K-Jirovsky,M/BL2-N 9293/1993/ (41)}) 16. Bg5
Qb6 17. Rad1 Nf5 18. Bf6 Rg8 19. Nfg5 h5 20. Qe2 Bd4 21. Nf3 Nc5 22. Bc2 Bxb2
23. Nxc5 Qxc5 24. Be4 Bxe4 25. Qxe4 Rc8 26. Qb7 Kf8 27. Ng5 {1-0 Mowsziszian,
K-Rausch,S/Dresden op/1995/}) 11. e5 bxc3 12. exf6 Nxf6 (12... cxb2 13. fxg7
Bxg7 14. Bxb2 c5 15. Qe2 Rg8 16. d5 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 Kf8 18. Rfe1 exd5 19. Ba4 Rb8
20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. Qf6 d4 22. Ng5 Rxg5 23. Qxg5 Qc6 24. f3 Qd6 {1-0 Quiroga,
F-Kanefsck,G/Buenos Aires Najdorf op (01)/1993/ (30)}) 13. bxc3 Bd6 14. Rb1 Qc7
(14... O-O {Ftacnik} 15. Bxe6 $16) 15. c4 O-O $2 {Schwarz sollte c4-c5
normalerweise nicht zulassen. Strategisch erzwungen war 15...c5 :} (15... c5
16. Ba4+ Ke7 (16... Kf8 {Ftacnik} 17. dxc5 Bxc5 $14) (16... Bc6 17. dxc5 Bxc5
18. Ne5 Bxa4 19. Qxa4+ $16) 17. d5 exd5 (17... Rhd8 18. Qe2) 18. Qe2+ Kf8 {
gibt Weiß Kompensation, aber Schwarz hat Gegenchancen.}) 16. c5 Be7 (16... Bf4
$2 {Ftacnik} 17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. Bxe6 $16) 17. Bg5 a5 (17... Rad8 $5 18. Qd3 h6
19. Bh4 Rd7 20. Bc2 Rfd8 21. Rb6 $14) 18. Re1 Ba6 (18... Rad8 19. Qd3 $14) 19.
Ne5 $16 {[%csl Ge5,Ra6,Rc6] >< c6, a6} Rad8 20. Qf3 Nd5 (20... Rxd4 21. Nxc6
Rd3 22. Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. Qc6 Bc8 24. Qb6 $16) 21. Bd2 (21. Bxd5 Bxg5) 21... Bf6
22. Bc2 Ne7 (22... Bxe5 {Ftacnik} 23. dxe5 Rb8 24. Qe4 g6 25. Qa4 $16) 23. Qe4
g6 (23... Ng6 {Ftacnik} 24. Nxc6 Rd5 (24... Bb7 25. Rxb7 Qxb7 26. Nxd8 $16) 25.
Rb6 $16) 24. Bf4 Qc8 (24... Bxe5 {Ftacnik} 25. Bxe5 Qd7 26. Bf6 Rc8 27. Bxe7
Qxe7 28. Ba4 Qd7 29. Rb6 $16) 25. Ng4 Bg7 (25... Bxd4 26. Be5 {/\ Nh6} Nf5 (
26... Bxe5 27. Qxe5) 27. Qxf5 $1) 26. Bd6 Nf5 (26... Rfe8 27. Rb8 (27. Qf4 {
Ftacnik} Nd5 28. Nh6+ Bxh6 29. Qxh6 $14) 27... Qd7 28. Ne5 (28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29.
Ne5 Bxe5 30. Bxe5 Nd5) 28... Bxe5 29. Rxd8 $16) 27. Bxf8 Rxd4 28. Qf3 Bxf8 $2 (
28... Kxf8) (28... Kxf8 {Ftacnik} 29. Be4 $16) 29. Bxf5 gxf5 (29... exf5 {
Ftacnik} 30. Nf6+ Kg7 31. Re8 Qc7 32. Ra8 $16) 30. Nf6+ {/\ Qg3} (30. Nf6+ {
Ftacnik} Kh8 (30... Kg7 31. Qg3+ Kxf6 32. Qe5+ $18) 31. Qh5 h6 32. Qxf7 Bg7 33.
Rxe6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 30th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2000.05.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2000.05.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Be2 Qc7 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Be7 14. Bd2 Bb7
15. Rac1 c5 16. Qg4 $6 $146 {Karpov hatte zweimal in dieser Stellung seine
Dame nach b1 zurückgespielt. Georgiev behält seine Dame am Königsflügel, lädt
dadurch aber Schwarz ein, sich unter Tempo auf diesem Flügel breit zu machen.}
(16. Qb1 Qb6 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bc3 Be4 19. Qa1 b4 20. Bd4 Rac8 21. Nd2 (21. Ne5
$5 Rfd8 22. f3 Bd5 23. b3 f6 24. Nc4 Bxc4 25. Bxc4 Kh8 26. e4 a5 27. Bf2 Rxd1+
28. Rxd1 Rd8 29. g3 Rxd1+ 30. Qxd1 Qd6 31. Qe2 Qe5 32. Kg2 g6 33. Be3 Qc3 34.
Qd2 Qxd2+ 35. Bxd2 Kg7 36. Be3 e5 37. Kf2 f5 38. exf5 gxf5 39. Ke2 a4 40. Bxc5
Bxc5 41. bxa4 e4 42. fxe4 fxe4 43. Bd5 e3 44. a5 Kf6 45. Bf3 Ke5 46. Kd3 h6 47.
h4 Kd6 48. Ke4 Ke6 49. a6 Ba7 50. g4 Bb6 51. Be2 Ba7 52. Bc4+ Kd6 53. Kf5 Kc5
54. Bf1 Kd4 55. g5 hxg5 {1-0 Karpov,A-Illescas Cordoba,M/Barcelona 1999/CBM 71
ext (55)}) 21... Bd5 $11 22. b3 f6 23. Bf3 Bxf3 24. Nxf3 Rfd8 25. Qb1 Qb7 26.
Bxc5 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Rxc5 28. Nd2 Rd5 29. Nc4 f5 30. Rxd5 Qxd5 31. f3 Bf6 32.
Kf2 Kf7 33. Ke2 Ke7 34. Qd3 Qc5 35. Kf1 g6 36. h3 h5 37. Ke2 Qc7 38. f4 Qc6 39.
Kf2 Bh4+ 40. Kf1 Bf6 41. Kf2 Bh4+ 42. Kf1 Bf6 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Kramnik,V/
Frankfurt 1999/CBM 72/[Lutz] (42)}) 16... c4 17. Be1 Rac8 18. Nd2 f5 19. Qh3
Nf6 {Nun wird deutlcih, dass die weiße Dame deplatziert ist.} 20. Nb3 Ne4 21.
Nd2 Nf6 22. Nb3 {Remis ?} Nd5 {Nein !} 23. Ba5 Qb8 24. Nd2 Rf6 $40 {Schwarz
fährt schwere Geschütze auf.} 25. g3 f4 $1 26. e4 (26. exf4 Rh6 27. Qf1 Nxf4
$17 28. gxf4 Rg6+ $19) 26... fxg3 $1 27. exd5 (27. hxg3 $5 Rh6 28. Qg2) 27...
gxh2+ 28. Kh1 Bxd5+ 29. f3 Rcf8 {Das schwarze Figurenopfer wird durch die
sinnlos am Damenflügel platzierten weißen Figuren motiviert.} 30. b3 (30. Ne4
Rg6 31. Bd2 $5 $17) 30... Rh6 31. Qg2 Rg6 32. Qf2 Qf4 $19 33. bxc4 Bh4 34. Bc7
Bxf2 35. Bxf4 Rxf4 36. cxd5 Rh4 $1 {Mit der tödlichen Drohung ...Tg1+.} 37.
Rc8+ Kf7 38. dxe6+ Ke7 39. Rc7+ Kd8 40. Rd7+ Ke8 0-1

[Event "Elgoibar 12th"]
[Site "Elgoibar"]
[Date "2002.12.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mirzoev, Azer"]
[Black "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2002.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. b3 {Dieser Plan ist äußerst harmlos, da
Schwarz zu einer harmonischen Entwicklung seiner Kräfte kommt.} (11. Rd1 {und})
(11. e4 {sind die kritischen Züge.}) 11... a6 12. Bb2 c5 13. Rac1 cxd4 14. Nxd4
Ne5 15. h3 Qe7 {Die Bauernstellung ist annähernd symmtrisch, daher ist die
Figurenstellung wichtig. Unter dem Aspekt hat Schwarz bereits gute Aussichten,
da seine Figuren harmonisch stehen, während Nc3 und Be2 nicht so gut stehen.
Die Stellung ist noch ausgeglichen, aber mit seinen nächsten beiden Zügen
verschlechtert Weiß seine Stellung.} 16. Qb1 $6 {Der Auftakt zu einem
missratenem Plan.} (16. f4 $11 {und es ist nicht viel los.}) 16... Rad8 17. Qa1
$2 {Konsequent und schlecht. Die Dame-Läufer-Batterie entlang der Diagonalen
a1-h8 entfaltet keine Wirkung, aber andererseits wird sich das Fehlen der
weißen Dame bald schmerzlich am Königsflügel bemerkbar machen.} Bb8 18. Rfd1 $6
{Und eine weitere Figur entfernt sich vom Königsflügel.} (18. f4 $5 $15) 18...
Nfd7 19. Bf1 Qh4 $40 {Merken Sie sich das: Wenn die gegnerische Dame Ihrem
König näher steht als Ihre eigene, so ist das meistens ein schlechtes Zeichen.}
20. Nce2 Ng4 $6 {Inspiriert durch die letzten weißen Züge startet Schwarz
einen Opferangriff und behält Recht. Allerdings sind starke Zweifel angesagt.}
(20... Nf6 $40 {behält den Vorteil ohne materielle Konzessionen.}) 21. g3 Bxg3
$6 (21... Qh5 22. Nc6 Bxc6 23. Rxc6 Nge5 24. Rxa6 Nc5 $44) 22. fxg3 $6 ({
Was war nach} 22. Nxg3 {beabsichtigt ?} Nxe3 23. Rc7 {ist dann jedenfalls
wenig überzeugend für Schwarz.}) 22... Qh6 23. Nc2 (23. Nf4 Nxe3 24. Re1 Nxf1
25. Rxf1 g5 26. Nfe2 e5 27. Nf3 $13) 23... e5 24. Bg2 $2 {Danach kippt die
Stellung zugunsten des Schwarzen.} ({Interessant sind die Folgen von} 24. hxg4
$2 Nf6 $1 (24... Qh1+ $5 {ist zwar chancenreich, aber nicht der beste Zug.} 25.
Kf2 Nf6 {mit der Idee ...Ne4+ und ...Qf3-f2#} 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rd1 Ne4+ (27...
Rc8 28. Ke1 Bg2 29. Kd2 $13) 28. Ke1 Bd5 29. Bxe5 Qf3 30. Rd4 Qf2+ 31. Kd1
Qxf1+ 32. Ne1 Nf2+ 33. Kd2 Ne4+ $11) 25. Rxd8 (25. Kf2 Qh2+ 26. Ke1 Ne4 $19) (
25. Bg2 Nxg4 26. e4 Bxe4 $19) 25... Rxd8 26. Rd1 Rc8 {und es gibt keine
Verteidigung gegen die Drohung ...Qh1+, ...Ne4+ und ...Qf3.}) (24. Rxd7 $1 {
wirft jedoch einen großen Schatten auf das schwarze Konzept.} Rxd7 25. hxg4 f5
(25... Qh1+ 26. Kf2) 26. Bxe5 Qh1+ (26... fxg4 27. Bf4) 27. Kf2 fxg4+ 28. Bf4
g5 29. Qe5 $36 {und mit dem Eingreifen seiner Dame hat Weiß die Stellung
wieder im Griff.}) 24... Nxe3 25. Bxb7 (25. Nxe3 $2 Qxe3+ 26. Kf1 Bxg2+ $19)
25... Nxd1 26. Bxe5 $2 (26. Rxd1 $8 Qb6+ 27. Ned4 Qxb7 (27... exd4 28. Bg2 d3+
29. Nd4 $13) 28. Nf5 f6 $40 {und Schwarz hat weiterhin Angriff, aber die
Partie ist noch nicht vorbei.}) 26... Nxe5 27. Qxe5 Rfe8 {Jetzt geht ein
Springer verloren.} 28. Qc7 Qd2 29. Bf3 Rc8 0-1

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 04th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2003.04.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Obodchuk, Andrei"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3
O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Be2 Qc7 12. e4 e5 13. g3 Re8 14. a3
exd4 (14... c5 $2 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bg5 $16 {1-0 Shipov,S-Savchenko,S/Maikop
1998/CBM 66/[Lutz] (29)}) (14... Bb7 15. Bg5 (15. dxe5 $5 Nxe5 16. Bg5 Nxf3+
17. Bxf3 Be5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Bg4 Rad8 20. Bf5 $16 {1-0 Karpov,A-Kramnik,V/
Amber Rapid 1998/EXP 63 (28)}) 15... exd4 (15... h6 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 hxg5
18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Qd2 Nf6 20. Qxg5 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Bf3 Re5 23. Rd7 Qxd7
24. Qxe5 Re8 25. Qc3 $14 {Epishin,V-Polgar,Z/Madrid 1992/CBM 30/[Ftacnik]/1-0 
(45)}) 16. Nxd4 Be5 17. Nf5 c5 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 f6 20. Be3 g6 21. Nh6+ Kg7
22. Ng4 Bd6 23. Bh6+ Kf7 24. a4 c4 25. axb5 axb5 26. Rxa8 Bxa8 27. Ne3 Nc5 28.
Nf5 Bb7 29. Nxd6+ Qxd6 30. Bf4 Qd7 31. Be3 Nd3 32. Bxd3 cxd3 33. Rxd3 Re5 34.
d6 Rd5 35. Rxd5 Bxd5 36. Qc7 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Anand,V/FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997/
CBM 63}) 15. Nxd4 Be5 (15... Bb7 16. Bf3 Be5 17. Nf5 (17. Bg5 c5 18. Nf5 Nb6
19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nd6 Red8 21. Nxb7 Qxb7 22. Bg2 Be5 23. Kh1 Nc4 24. Rab1 Rxd1+
25. Rxd1 Re8 26. Rb1 Qb6 27. Bf1 Bxc3 28. Bxc4 Bd4 29. Bd5 c4 30. Rd1 Re7 31.
Kg2 Rc7 32. Qd2 Bf6 33. Qe2 Bd4 34. e5 Re7 35. Qg4 {1-0 Shariyazdanov,
A-Yagupov,I/Tula 2001/EXT 2002 (35)}) 17... g6 18. Nh6+ Kg7 19. Bg5 c5 20. Bg2
Bd4 21. Nxb5 axb5 22. Rxd4 Qe5 23. Rxd7 Nxd7 24. Bf4 Qe6 25. Rd1 Nf6 26. Rd6
Bxe4 27. Qc3 b4 28. Qxc5 Rac8 29. Rxe6 Rxc5 30. Rxe8 Bxg2 31. axb4 Rb5 32. Re7
Bf3 33. Be5 Kxh6 34. Bxf6 Rxb4 35. Re3 Bd5 36. f3 Rb3 37. Bc3 {Zeit. 1-0
Epishin,V-Savchenko,S/Bad Woerishofen 1999/EXT 2000 (37)}) 16. Bf3 $6 {Auf f3
steht der Läufer schlecht und verstellt lediglich den Pf2. Es erscheint mir,
als wäre hier 16.Bg5 der beste Zug.} (16. Be3 Bb7 (16... c5 17. Nf5 Nb6 18.
Rac1 Bb7 19. Nd5 Nbxd5 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Bxc5 Nc3 22. bxc3 Qc6 23. f3 Qxc5+ 24.
Kf1 Qxa3 $19 {0-1 Maherramzade,J-Galkin,A/Linares 2001/CBM 81 (38)}) 17. Bf3 c5
18. Nde2 c4 19. b3 (19. Bg2 Nc5 20. f3 h5 21. Nf4 Rad8 22. Qf2 Nb3 23. Bb6
Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Qb8 25. Nfe2 h4 26. Ba7 hxg3 27. hxg3 Qc8 28. Be3 Rd8 29. Nd4
Nxd4 30. Bxd4 Qb8 31. Bxe5 Rxd1+ 32. Nxd1 Qxe5 33. Nc3 Nd7 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,
V-Lautier,J/Germany 1999/EXT 2000 (33)}) 19... cxb3 20. Qxb3 Nc5 21. Bxc5 Qxc5
22. Rac1 Bxc3 23. Nxc3 Rac8 24. a4 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 Bxe4 26. Nxe4 Qxc1 27. Rxc1
Rxc1+ 28. Kg2 Rxe4 29. axb5 axb5 30. Qxb5 Rce1 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Svetushkin,D/
Panormo 2001/CBM 84 ext (30)}) (16. Bg5 $5 c5 17. Nf5 g6 18. Nh6+ Kg7 19. Ng4
Nxg4 20. Nd5 Qa7 21. Bxg4 Nf8 22. Bxc8 Raxc8 23. Bf4 Bxf4 24. Nxf4 Qe7 25. f3
Nd7 26. Qc3+ Nf6 27. Rd2 $14 {1-0 Dreev,A-Iskusnyh,S/Smolensk 2000/CBM 77 (47)}
) 16... c5 17. Nde2 c4 {Ftacnik: 'Lautier understands this line very well and
for black it is best to solve the question of the center with the bishop still
on c8.'  Schwarz konnte seine Mehrheit am Damenflügel vorrücken. In den
nächsten Zügen versucht Weiß, das Feld d5 auszunutzen, allerdings ohne viel
Erfolg.} 18. Nf4 Bb7 19. Ncd5 (19. Be3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Bxe4) 19... Nxd5 20. Nxd5
Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Nb6 22. Rd1 Qe7 23. Rb1 Na4 $15 {Die schwarzen Figuren sind
aktiv postiert, während Weiß mit seinem Läuferpaar wenig anfangen kann.} 24.
Be2 Rac8 {Ftacnik: 'Not even a bishop pair can guarrantee white equal chances,
black pieces are extraordinarily active.'} 25. f4 Qa7+ 26. Kg2 Bd4 27. Bg4 Rcd8
28. Bd2 Qb6 29. Bf3 Nc5 {Steuert das schöne Feld d3 an.} 30. e5 f6 $1 $17 {
Schwarz öffnet Linien für seine Figuren. '!' Ftacnik.} 31. exf6 Qxf6 32. Ba5
Rc8 33. Bg4 {'?!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Tactical mistake in a difficult position,
black will immediatelly switch to the direct attack against the exposed white
king.'} (33. Bc3 $5 Nd3 34. Bxd4 Qxd4 35. b3 $17 Re3 {Ftacnik} 36. Rf1 (36.
bxc4 Rxc4 37. Qd2 Qc5 $19) 36... Rce8 37. bxc4 bxc4 $17) 33... Nd3 $1 34. Rd2 (
34. Bxc8 Qc6+ 35. Kh3 Nxf4+ $1 36. gxf4 Qf3+ 37. Kh4 Bf6#) (34. Rxd3 cxd3 35.
Qb3+ Rc4 $19) 34... Re3 35. Rf1 Qc6+ $19 36. Kh3 Rf8 {Ftacnik: 'The days of
the king on h3 are numbered, since the enemy controls all the important
strongholds.'} 37. Re2 Rf6 38. Bd8 Rh6+ 39. Bh4 Rxh4+ 40. Kxh4 Qh6+ 41. Bh5 g6
0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Black "Iskusnyh, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. Ne4 (11. h3 b5 12. Bd3 c5 13. Ne4 c4 14. Nxd6
Qxd6 15. Be2 Bb7 16. Bd2 Rfc8 17. Rdc1 Ne4 18. Ba5 f5 19. Qd1 Bd5 20. Qe1 Qe7
21. a4 Ng5 22. Nxg5 Qxg5 23. Bf1 Nf6 24. axb5 axb5 25. Bd2 Ne4 26. Bb4 h6 27.
Rxa8 Rxa8 28. Ra1 Rxa1 29. Qxa1 Kh7 30. Qe1 Qg6 31. Be7 Qf7 32. Ba3 Qa7 33. Qb4
f4 34. Qe1 f3 35. gxf3 Ng5 36. Qb1+ Kh8 37. Bg2 Nxf3+ 38. Bxf3 Bxf3 39. Bd6 Qf7
40. Kh2 Ba8 41. Qg1 Kh7 42. Qg3 b4 43. f3 b3 44. Bb4 Bxf3 45. Qf4 Qb7 {Karpov,
A-Anand,V/Brussels 1991/Candidates/1/2-1/2 (77)}) 11... Nxe4 12. Qxe4 e5 $146 (
12... c5 13. Bd2 Nf6 14. Qh4 b5 15. dxc5 {1/2-1/2 Marin,M-Szuhanek,R/Bucuresti
1998/CBM 69_07 (15)}) 13. Bd2 Nf6 14. Qh4 e4 15. Ne5 $5 {Ein ähnliches
Bauernopfer wurde in der bekannten Partie Botvinnik,M-Euwe/Wch18-NLD 1948
angewandt. In der vorliegenden Partie kann Weiß jedoch nicht auf einen Vorteil
rechnen.} Bxe5 (15... Be6 $5 {kommt auch in Betracht.}) 16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. Bc3
Qf5 18. Rd6 {Weiß hat aufgrund seines starken Bc3 und seines
Entwicklungsvorsprung Kompensation für den Bauern - mehr aber auch nicht.} (18.
Bxf6 Qxf6) 18... Be6 19. Bxf6 Bxc4 (19... Qxf6 20. Qxf6 gxf6 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22.
Rxe6 $14 Rae8 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Rd1 $14) (19... gxf6 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Rad1 $5
(21. g4 Qg6 22. Rxe6 Rad8 $13) (21. Rd4 Rad8 $13)) 20. g4 Qc5 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 (
21... Qxd6 $2 22. Bf6 Rfc8 23. Qh6 $18) 22. Qf6+ Kg8 23. Rc1 Qb5 24. Rxc4 (24.
Rxc4 Qxc4 25. Qg5+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch54"]
[Site "Rotterdam "]
[Date "1999.06.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1999.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 c5 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nf6 14. Qh4 cxd4
15. Bd3 Qa5 $5 $146 {Ein Verbesserungsversuch gegnüber einer Partie von Anand.
Durch ...Qh5 soll die aktive weiße Dame neutralisiert werden. Allerdings
behält Weiß etwas Vorteil im Endspiel.} (15... h6 16. exd4 $6 (16. e4 $5) 16...
Nd5 17. Bd2 Qe7 18. Bg5 f6 19. Qe4 fxg5 20. Qh7+ Kf7 21. Qg6+ {1/2-1/2
Zvjaginsev,V-Anand,V/Tilburg 1998/EXT 99/[Lutz] (21)}) 16. Nxd4 Bd7 17. Bd2 Qh5
18. Qxh5 Nxh5 19. Be4 Rab8 20. Bc3 Nf6 21. Bf3 Rfd8 22. Nb3 (22. Nb5 Bxb5 23.
axb5 axb5 $11) (22. Nf5 Bc7 $5) 22... Bc7 23. Nc5 (23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Nc5 Bc8
25. Ne4 (25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Rd1 Bb6 $132) 25... f5 26. Rxd8+ Bxd8 27. Nd6 Bd7
28. Nxb7 Bf6 $132) 23... Nd5 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Nxd7 Rxd7 $14 {Weiß hat
aufgrund des Isolanis d5 leichten Vorteil, mahr aber auch nicht.} 26. Rd3 Rbd8
27. Rad1 f5 28. f3 Kf7 29. Bd4 Ba5 30. Rc1 Rc7 31. Rxc7+ Bxc7 32. Rc3 Rd7 33.
Kf2 h5 34. f4 Ke6 35. Kf3 g6 36. g3 Kf7 37. h3 Ke6 38. Rc2 Rh7 39. Rg2 Bd8 40.
b3 Ba5 41. g4 hxg4+ 42. hxg4 Bd8 43. g5 Rh3+ 44. Ke2 Bc7 45. Rg1 Rh2+ 46. Kf3
Bd6 47. Rc1 Kd7 48. Kg3 Rh7 49. Bb6 Rh8 50. Kg2 Rh7 51. b4 Re7 52. b5 Re4 53.
Rh1 Rxa4 54. Rh7+ Be7 55. Bc5 Re4 56. bxa6 bxa6 57. Rg7 a5 58. Kf3 a4 59. Bxe7
Rxe7 60. Rxg6 Re6 61. Rg7+ Re7 62. Rg6 Re6 63. Rg7+ Re7 64. Rg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 07th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1999.06.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Akesson, Ralf"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
h6 $5 {Eine weniger gebräuchliche Variante.} (8... dxc4) 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. Bd2 (
10. c5 Bb8 11. e4 e5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bf1 Nxc3 14. bxc3 e4 15. Re1 Nf6 16. g3
Bf5 17. Bb2 Bh7 18. Qb3 Ng4 $13 {0-1 Spraggett,K-Bacrot,E/Enghien Les Bains
1997/CBM 58/[Lutz] (41)}) (10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nf6 $2 13. c5 $1
Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Bc7 15. Bf4 $1 $14 {0-1 Tsesarsky,I-Erenburg,S/Petah-Tikva 1999/
CBM 71/[Tsesarsky] (60)}) (10. h3 b6 11. cxd5 $1 cxd5 12. Nb5 $14 {1-0 Karpov,
A-Pelletier,Y/Biel 1997/CBM 60/[Lutz] (51)}) 10... Re8 11. c5 Bb8 12. e4 e5 {
Schwarz ist gut vorbereitet für diesen Zug. Dank ...h7-h6 muß er nicht mit Bg5
rechnen.} 13. exd5 cxd5 14. Re1 Qd8 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Re2 $2 {
Nun kommt Schwarz in Vorteil.} (17. h3 $5 Bd7 18. Re2 Qc7 19. Rae1 $11) 17...
Bg4 {Provoziert eine Schwächung.} 18. f3 Bd7 19. Kh1 Qc7 20. Nb5 Bxb5 21. Bxb5
Rec8 $17 22. Qf5 (22. Rae1 Bxh2 {/\ ...Qg3-h4}) 22... Bxb2 23. Rb1 (23. Bf4
Bxa1 (23... g6 $5 24. Bxc7 gxf5 25. Rxb2 Rxc7 $17) 24. Bxc7 Rxc7 $17) 23... Bd4
24. Rc1 Bxc5 $6 {Nach 24...a6 hat Weiß nicht genügend Kompensation für den
Bauern.} (24... a6 25. Ba4 (25. Bd3 Re8) 25... b5 26. Bb3 Qc6 $17) 25. Bxh6 Qb6
$5 {Dieser Zug führt forciert zum Unentschieden. 25...gxh6!? verdient
Beachtung.} (25... gxh6 $5 26. Qxf6 Qb6 27. Qxb6 Bxb6 28. Rxc8+ Rxc8 29. Re8+
Rxe8 30. Bxe8 {sollte wahrscheinlich zum Remis führen, wenngleich Schwarz
einen Bauern mehr hat.}) 26. Bxg7 {Andernfalls hat Schwarz einen Bauern mehr.}
Kxg7 27. Qg5+ Kh8 (27... Kf8 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Qg5+) 28. Qh4+ Kg8 (28... Nh7 $2
29. Bd3 f5 30. Bxf5 Rc7 31. Rce1 Rf7 (31... Qf6 32. Re8+ Rxe8 33. Rxe8+ Bf8 34.
Qxf6+ Nxf6 35. Rxf8+ Kg7 36. Rc8 $18) 32. Re8+ Bf8 33. Rxa8 Rxf5 34. h3 $16)
29. Qg5+ Kh8 30. Qh4+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sher, Miron Naumovich"]
[Black "Wells, Peter K"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 c6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Ng5 $2 {Spielt nur dem Schwarzen in die Hände.}
(11. Rd1 Qc7 12. b3 e5 13. h3 Rfe8 14. Bb2 a6 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. a4 $14 {
Arlandi,E-Portisch,L/Reggio Emilia9293 ;EXT 92 1992}) 11... Qb8 12. h3 (12. f4
b4 13. Nce4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 c5) 12... b4 13. Nce4 c5 14. dxc5 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxc5
16. Ng5 (16. Nxc5 Rc8) 16... g6 17. Bf3 Rc8 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qe2 Be7 20. Nf3
Bf6 $15 21. Nd4 a5 22. Rd1 Rd8 23. Bd2 e5 24. Nb3 Nxb3 (24... Nd3 $5 25. Rab1
a4) 25. axb3 e4 26. Be1 Rd5 27. Rdc1 Rd3 28. Rc5 Rxb3 29. Qc4 Rd3 30. Rcxa5
Rxa5 31. Rxa5 Rd1 32. Kf1 Qd7 33. Qxb4 Qd3+ 34. Kg1 Kg7 (34... Qe2 35. Ra8+ Bd8
36. Kh2) 35. Kh2 Qf1 36. Bc3 Qxf2 37. Bxf6+ Qxf6 38. Qxe4 Qxb2 39. Qe5+ Qxe5+
40. Rxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chalapathi GM"]
[Site "Guntur"]
[Date "2000.04.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shariyazdanov, Andrey"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2000.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 $6 {Wenn Schwarz sich mit ...e6-e5 aufbauen will, sollte er 9..
.De7 spielen, um erst nach 10.a3 oder 10.h3 mit 10...e5 fortzusetzen.} (9...
Qe7 $1 10. a3 e5 11. h3 Bb8 12. Ba2 h6 13. Nh4 Rd8 14. Nf5 Qe8 15. Bd2 Nf8 $1 {
Im Vergleich zur Hauptpartie hat Weiß anstatt Lc4-b3 nun a2-a3 und Lc4-a2
gespielt. Daher fehlt Weiß ein Tempo.} 16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. Ng3 Be6 18. Bxe6 Nxe6
$11 19. Rfd1 Qc5 20. Nf1 Be5 21. Rac1 Rd7 22. Be1 Rad8 23. Rxd7 Rxd7 24. Nd2
Bc7 25. Rd1 Ng5 26. Nf1 Rxd1 27. Qxd1 Qc4 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Timman,J/Dortmund
1999/CBM 72/[Lutz] (27)}) 10. Bb3 {Da Schwarz bereits so früh seine Karten
offengelegt hat, kann Weiß auf a2-a3 oder h2-h3 verzichten. Er spart so ein
wichtiges Tempo.} Qe7 11. Bd2 Bb8 ({Zu} 11... e4 {siehe die Partie Prakash,
G-Barua,D aus dem gleichen Turnier.}) 12. h3 h6 13. Nh4 Rd8 14. Nf5 Qe8 {
In Karpov,A-Timman,J (siehe Anmerkung zum 9.Zug von Schwarz) hatte Schwarz
bereits seinen Springer auf f8 stehen. Dieser Temponachteil macht sich gleich
unangenehm bemerkbar für Schwarz.} 15. f4 $1 $16 {Erzwingt die Öffnung der
e-Linie. Da Schwarz in der Entwicklung zurück ist, hat dies katastrophale
Folgen.} exd4 16. exd4 Nf8 17. Rae1 Be6 18. d5 $1 cxd5 19. Nxh6+ $1 $18 {
Der weiße Angriff geht so einfach von der Hand wie das sprichwörtliche
Brezelbacken.} gxh6 20. f5 Kg7 21. fxe6 fxe6 22. Rxf6 $1 {... und weiter
geht's !} Kxf6 23. Bxh6 {Die Drohungen sind u.a. 24.Sxd5+ und 24.Tf1+.} Qh5 24.
Qf2+ Kg6 25. Rxe6+ $1 Kh7 (25... Nxe6 26. Bc2+ Kxh6 27. Qf6+ Qg6 28. Qxg6#) 26.
g4 Qxh6 27. Rxh6+ $5 (27. Qf7+ $1 Qg7 28. Rh6+ Kxh6 29. Qh5#) 27... Kxh6 28.
Qf6+ Kh7 29. Nxd5 (29. Qxd8 $4 Bh2+) 29... Bd6 30. Qf7+ Kh6 31. g5+ Kxg5 32.
Qf6+ (32. Qf6+ Kh5 33. Bd1#) 1-0

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1998.11.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1998.10.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. a4 $5 (10. Rd1 b5 11. Be2 Qc7 {kam zuletzt häufig vor,
aber die Partien von Anand zeigten daß Schwarz keine Probleme hat.}) 10... c5 (
10... Qc7 {1-0 Zvjaginsev,V-Stripunsky,A/Kazan 1995/CBM 51/[Dolmatov] (37)})
11. Rd1 (11. b3 {1/2-1/2 Granda Zuniga,J-Nogueiras,J/Ponferrada 1997/CBM 61/
[Nogueiras] (32)}) 11... Qc7 12. Ne4 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (12. Qe2 {1-0 Krasenkow,
M-Nogly,C/Dortmund 1992/CBM 29 (35)}) 12... Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nf6 14. Qh4 cxd4 15.
Bd3 (15. Qxd4 $2 Rd8 $17) 15... h6 (15... dxe3 16. Bxe3 $44) 16. exd4 $6 (16.
e4 $5 {ist Anands Vorschlag in NIC 8/1998. Die Drohung ist Bxh6.} Nd7 17. Bxh6
gxh6 18. Rac1 Qd8 19. Qxh6 Qf6 (19... Be5 20. Ng5 Nf6 21. f4 Bxf4 22. e5 Bxe5
23. Rf1 $18) 20. Qxf6 Nxf6 21. e5 $16 {Anand}) 16... Nd5 {Die entstandene
Isolani-Stellung ist anscheinend harmlos.} 17. Bd2 (17. Qe4 Nf6) 17... Qe7 18.
Bg5 (18. Qe4 Nf6 19. Qe2 Bd7 $11) 18... f6 19. Qe4 (19. Bd2 f5 $11) 19... fxg5
(19... hxg5 $2 20. Qh7+ Kf7 21. Bg6#) 20. Qh7+ Kf7 21. Qg6+ (21. Bg6+ $6 Kf6
22. Nd2 (22. Bh5 Nf4 $17) 22... Qd7) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "2002.09.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Popov, Valerij"]
[Black "Skatchkov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 h6 11. Bc2 e5 12. Qd3 {Weiß wählt das direkte
Vorgehen und provoziert den Aufzug ...f7-f5. Die andere Möglichkeit, um einen
weißen Vorteil zu erlangen, ist 12.Re1.} (12. Re1) 12... f5 13. c5 Bc7 14. Qb3+
(14. Qc4+ $5 {ist ebenfalls chancenreich:} Kh8 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17.
Bf4 Qd4 18. Qxd4 Bxd4 19. Rad1 $5 (19. Rfe1 Bxc5 (19... Bxb2 $5) 20. Rad1 a5
21. Bd6 Bxd6 22. Rxd6 a4 23. f4 Ra5 24. b4 axb3 25. Bxb3 Ra6 26. Re7 c5 27.
Rxa6 bxa6 28. Rc7 Kh7 29. Kf2 Rd8 30. h4 Bd7 31. Rxc5 Bb5 32. Rd5 Rxd5 33. Bxd5
g5 34. g3 gxh4 35. gxh4 Kg6 36. Bf3 Kf6 37. Ke3 Ke6 38. Kd4 Kd6 39. Bb7 Kc7 40.
Bd5 Kd6 41. Bc4 Bxc4 42. Kxc4 Kc6 43. h5 {1-0 Voloshin,L-Chernikov,O/Ceske
Budejovice 1993/EXT 97 (43)}) (19. Bd6 $5 Re8 20. Rae1 Be6 21. b3 b6 22. cxb6
axb6 23. a4 Bd5 24. Rd1 c5 25. Rfe1 b5 26. axb5 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Ra2 28. Rc1 c4
29. bxc4 Bxc4 30. h4 Bxb5 31. Bxf5 Bxf2+ {1/2-1/2 Cvitan,O-Arkhipov,S/Tbilisi
1986/EXT 98 (31)}) 19... Bxb2 20. Rfe1 Bf6 21. Rd6 b6 22. Be5 Ba6 23. Bxf6 Rxf6
24. Rxf6 gxf6 25. Re6 Rf8 26. Re7 $6 (26. Rxc6 $5 $16) 26... Rd8 27. Rxa7 Bd3
28. Bxd3 Rxd3 29. Kf1 bxc5 30. Ke2 Rd4 31. Rf7 Rd6 32. Re7 {1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,
V-Kaidanov,G/Moscow 2002/CBM 88/[Lutz] (32)}) 14... Kh8 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Re1 {
Durch ...f7-f5 hat sich Schwarz entlang der e-Linie geschwächt. Aber Weiß hat
keine richtigen Ansatzpunkte, gegen die er sein Spiel richten kann, er kann
lediglich auf die aktiveren Figuren pochen.} Qf6 17. Bf4 Be6 $2 {Dieser Zug
wurde schon einige Male gespielt, erscheint mir aber trotzdem fehlerhaft, da
Weiß nun ein sehr gutes Endspiel mit einem Turm auf der 7. Reihe erhält.} (
17... Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Bxf4 19. Qxf4 Be6 {ist der richtige Zug. Schwarz hat den
schlechteren Läufer, aber seine Stellung ist solide genug, z.B.:} 20. Qe5 Rae8
21. Qxf6 Rxf6 22. Bb3 Kg8 23. Re5 Kf8 24. Rae1 Bf7 25. Rxe8+ Bxe8 26. f4 Bf7
27. Bc2 Re6 28. Rxe6 Bxe6 29. a3 Ke7 30. Kf2 Kf6 31. b4 Bd5 32. g3 g6 33. Ke3
h5 34. Kd4 a6 35. Bd3 Bb3 36. Kc3 Ba4 37. Bc4 Bb5 38. Bb3 Ke7 39. Bd1 Ke6 40.
a4 Bf1 41. Kd4 Kf6 42. Ke3 Bc4 43. Kd4 Bf1 44. Bb3 Be2 45. Ba2 Bd1 46. a5 Be2
47. Bb3 Bf1 48. Bg8 Be2 49. Ba2 Bf1 50. Bb3 Be2 {1/2-1/2 Wells,P-Flear,G/
Guernsey 1990/EXT 97 (50)}) 18. Bxe5 Bxb3 (18... Bxe5 19. Qxb7 Rab8 20. Qxc6
Rfc8 21. Qa6 $16) 19. Bxf6 Bxc2 20. Re7 Rxf6 21. Rxc7 b6 22. Rc1 (22. Ne5 $5
Be4 23. f4 bxc5 24. Rc1 Kg8 25. Rc3 Re6 26. Rb3 Rd6 27. h4 Rd2 28. Rg3 g5 29.
hxg5 h5 30. Nf7 h4 31. Nh6+ Kh8 32. g6 Rd1+ 33. Kf2 {1-0 Gutman,G-Shabanov,Y/
Pardubice 1998/EXT 99 (33)}) 22... Be4 23. Ne5 Kh7 (23... f4 24. f3 Bd5 25.
cxb6 axb6 26. Nxc6 Rxa2 27. Nb4 Ra5 28. Rd1 Rf5 29. Kf2 Kh7 30. Rd4 Rb5 31. h4
Bf7 32. Nd3 g5 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Rb7 Kg6 35. b4 Rfd5 36. Rxd5 Bxd5 37. Rc7 Be6
38. Rc6 Kf7 39. Rc7+ Kf6 40. Ke2 Bf5 41. Rc4 Ke6 42. Nb2 Re5+ {1/2-1/2
Chatalbashev,B-Bujisho,B/Montpellier 2000/EXT 2001 (42)}) 24. f3 Bd5 25. a3 Re6
26. f4 $16 Be4 27. Rc3 Rae8 28. Rxa7 bxc5 29. Kf2 Kg8 30. h4 g5 31. hxg5 hxg5
32. Rg3 g4 33. Rb3 R6e7 34. Rxe7 Rxe7 35. Rb8+ Kg7 36. Rd8 Re6 37. Rd7+ Kg8 38.
Rd8+ Kg7 39. a4 $18 {Der Freibauer wird die Partie entscheiden.} Rh6 40. Rd7+
Kf8 41. a5 c4 42. a6 c5 43. a7 Ke8 44. Rg7 c3 45. bxc3 Ra6 46. Nc4 Kd8 47. Ne3
Ra2+ 48. Kg3 Ra3 49. Nxf5 Rxc3+ 50. Kxg4 Ra3 51. Nd6 Bxg2 52. f5 Ra6 53. Nb7+
Kc8 54. Nxc5 Ra5 55. Ne6 Be4 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Danailov, Silvio"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2000.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. e4 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. h3 {
Es sollte beachtet werden, dass Silvio Danailov eine Variante spielt, die sein
Schützling Veselin Topalov vor 21/2 Jahren angewandt hatte.} c5 $6 $146 {
Ähnlich zur Partie Topalov-Illescas versucht Schwarz, durch ein Bauernopfer
seinen derzeitigen Entwicklungsvorsprung auszunutzen und seine Läufer zur
Geltung zu bringen. In dieser Form macht das Opfer jedoch einen spekulativen
Eindruck.} (14... b4 $5 15. Ne2 c5 16. f3 $1 c4 $1 17. Qxc4 Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Rfd8
$1 $44 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Illescas Cordoba,M/Madrid 1997/CBM 59/[Illescas
Cordoba] (61)}) 15. Nxb5 c4 16. Bxc4 (16. Qxc4 a6 17. Na3 Rc8 18. Qb3 Nxe4 $44)
16... Nxe4 17. Be3 Qh4 18. f4 Bf6 19. Rad1 Rac8 20. b3 a6 21. Nd6 Nxd6 22. Rxd6
$16 {Schwarz hat nicht genügend Kompensation für den Baern. Zwar hat der Bb7
eine schöne Diagonale, aber das ist schon alles.} Rce8 23. Qf2 Qh5 24. Bd4 $2 {
Weiß verliert die Kontrolle über die Stellung. Zeitnot ?} (24. Rxf6 gxf6 25.
Bc5 $16) 24... Bh4 25. Qd2 Rd8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 $44 27. Qe3 Qg6 28. Rf3 $2 (28.
Qe2 Bxg2 (28... Rxd4 $2 29. Qe8#) 29. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Rxd4 31. Bxa6 Rd2+
$11) 28... Bxf3 $19 29. Qxf3 Rxd4 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 27th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1999.07.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1999.07.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. a3 e5 11. h3 Bb8 {Chernins Spezialvariante, die auch von
Karpov nicht geknackt werden kann.} 12. Ba2 h6 13. Nh4 Rd8 14. Nf5 Qe8 15. Bd2
Nf8 16. dxe5 $146 {Eine harmlose Neuerung. In den vier mir bekannten Partien
in dieser Stellung wurde der Turm nach d1 gestellt: zweimal der a-Turm und
zweimal der f-Turm.} (16. Rad1 Qd7 (16... exd4 17. Nxd4 Bc7 18. Bc1 Bb6 19.
Rfe1 Bxd4 20. exd4 Be6 21. d5 cxd5 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Rxd5 Rdc8 24. Rc5 b6 25.
Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Qe4 Qd8 27. Bb1 Bxh3 28. Bxh6 gxh6 {1/2-1/2 Stangl,M-Chernin,A/
Munich 1993/TD (28)}) 17. Ng3 (17. e4 $2 exd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Be3 Qe5 20.
Rxd8 Qh2#) 17... exd4 18. exd4 Qc7 19. Nce2 Be6 20. Bf4 Qb6 21. Bxe6 {1/2-1/2
Portisch,L-Chernin,A/Budapest 1993/CBM 34 (21)}) (16. Rfd1 $5 exd4 (16... Qd7
17. e4 $1 exd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Be3 $1 {(Timman) Hier zeigt sich die Pointe
von 16.Rfd1: Nach} Qe5 20. Rxd8 {kann Schwarz nicht auf h2 mattsetzen.}) 17.
Nxd4 N8h7 $5 (17... Qe5 18. f4 Qe7 19. Re1 a5 20. Rad1 Ba7 21. Na4 Bxd4 22.
exd4 Qc7 23. f5 Rxd4 24. Bc3 $44 {1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Akopian,V/Ubeda 1997/CBM 58/
[Lutz] (41)}) 18. Nf5 Bc7 19. e4 Be6 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. f4 h5 22. e5 Nd5 23.
Nxd5 Rxd5 24. Bb4 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Bxd8 $14 {1/2-1/2 Akopian,
V-Chernin,A/Pula 1997/CBM 57 ext/[Lutz] (40)}) 16... Qxe5 17. Ng3 {Der
Springer muss zurück und der Ba2 wird abgetauscht. Weiß hat also keinerlei
Vorteil mehr.} Be6 18. Bxe6 Nxe6 $11 19. Rfd1 Qc5 20. Nf1 Be5 21. Rac1 Rd7 22.
Be1 Rad8 23. Rxd7 Rxd7 24. Nd2 Bc7 25. Rd1 Ng5 26. Nf1 Rxd1 27. Qxd1 Qc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Mitropa Cup 19th"]
[Site "Baden"]
[Date "1999.04.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Polak, Tomas"]
[Black "Soln, Primoz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1999.04.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. a3 a6 13. b4 e5 $6 (13... a5 {
ist besser:} 14. Rb1 axb4 15. axb4 Nd5 16. e4 $5 (16. Nxd5 exd5 {stellt keine
Probleme.}) 16... Nxb4 17. Qb3 Rfb8 $1 {Dieser Zug stellt das Bauernopfer 16.
e4 in Frage.} 18. Bxb5 $2 cxb5 19. Nxb5 {Soweit Van Wely,L-Piket,J/Rotterdam
1998/CBM 66 (24). Gemäß Informator 73 bringt} Bd5 $1 $17 {Schwarz in klaren
Vorteil.}) 14. h3 h6 $6 {Auch dieser Zug erscheint nicht nötig.} (14... Rfe8 $6
) 15. Bb2 exd4 16. Nxd4 c5 17. Nf5 {Wegen der Schwächung ...h6 kann dieser
Springer nicht so leicht vertrieben werden.} Bh2+ 18. Kh1 cxb4 19. axb4 Be5 20.
Rac1 Ne4 $2 (20... Rfd8 $14) 21. Nxe4 $18 Qxc2 22. Rxc2 Bxe4 23. Ne7+ Kh7 24.
Rxd7 Rad8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Bxe5 Bxc2 27. Bd4 Be4 28. f3 Re8 29. Bc5 Ba8 30.
Nf5 Re5 31. Bd3 g6 32. Ng3 Rd5 33. Bd4 f5 34. Ne2 Rd8 35. h4 Bc6 36. h5 Be8 37.
Nf4 gxh5 38. Bxf5+ Kg8 39. Ne6 1-0

[Event "Linares 16th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1999.02.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1999.02.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 e5 $5 {
Schwarz spielt ...e5, ohne daß die Rochade bereits geschehen ist. Dadurch
ergeben sich für beide Seiten einige neue Möglichkeiten.} (7... O-O 8. O-O e5
9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 {führt zu weißem Vorteil.}) 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Nb5 $5 {
Es wäre interessant zu wissen, was Ivanchuk auf 9.e4 geplant hat bzw. warum
Kramnik dies nicht gespielt hat. Gemäß 'Theorie' steht Weiß dann besser:} (9.
e4 dxe4 (9... exd4 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qxd5 13. O-O $44 {
Ftacnik}) 10. Nxe4 Bb4+ (10... Nxe4 11. Bxe4 exd4 12. O-O Nf6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14.
Bxf6 Qxc2 15. Bxc2 gxf6 16. Nxd4 $16 {Browne}) 11. Kf1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Browne,
W-Kortschnoj,V/San Francisco 1995/CBM 46/[Ftacnik] (22)}) 9... Bb4+ $5 $146 (
9... Bb8 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bd2 (12. f4 $6 Bb8 13. Bd2 O-O $6 (
13... a6 $1 14. Nd4 O-O $11 {Tsesarsky}) 14. Rc1 Bd7 15. Nc7 Bxc7 16. Qxc7 Qxc7
17. Rxc7 $14 {1-0 Tsesarsky,I-Kaganskiy,G/Israel 1998/CBM 65/[Tsesarsky] (55)})
12... O-O 13. Bc3 $14) 10. Bd2 (10. Kf1 $6 e4 11. Nc7+ Ke7 12. Nxa8 exd3 13.
Qxd3 b6 {und der Na8 geht verloren.}) 10... Bxd2+ 11. Nxd2 {Kritisch erscheint
11.Qxd2:} (11. Qxd2 $5 e4 (11... exd4 12. Qb4 $16) (11... O-O 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13.
dxe5 Ng4 14. f4 $16) 12. Qb4 Qe7 $5 (12... Qb6 13. Nd6+ Kf8 14. Bb5 Kg8 (14...
exf3 15. Nxc8+ $18) 15. Ng5 a6 16. Rc1 $16) (12... exd3 13. Nd6+ Kf8 14. Nxc8+
Ke8 15. Nd6+ Kf8 16. Nf5+ Kg8 17. Ne7+ Kf8 18. Nc6+ $18) 13. Nc7+ (13. Nd6+ Kf8
$17) 13... Kd8 14. Qxe7+ Kxe7 15. Nxa8 exd3 16. Nc7 a6 17. Ne5 Nb6 18. Rc1 $16
{Momentan kommt der weiße Springer nicht raus, aber ich sehe auch nicht, wie
Schwarz an ihn heran kommt.}) 11... O-O 12. Rc1 (12. dxe5 Nxe5) 12... e4 13.
Be2 Nb6 $11 {E scheint mir, als hätte Schwraz seine Probleme jetzt gelöst.} 14.
Qc7 Qxc7 15. Nxc7 Rb8 16. f3 Bd7 17. Nb5 (17. fxe4 dxe4 18. O-O Rbc8 $11 {
/\ ...Nbd5}) 17... exf3 18. gxf3 Na4 {Schwarz wickelt zum Unentschieden ab.}
19. b3 Bxb5 20. Bxb5 Rfc8 21. Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. Bxa4 Rc1+ 23. Kf2 Rxh1 24. Nf1 Kf8
25. Kg2 (25. Kg2 Rxf1 26. Kxf1 Ke7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Boensch, Uwe"]
[Black "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "1996.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Qe7 9. Rd1 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11. h3 (11. Bb3 {Karpov,An-Tukmakov,V/Biel SKA (06)
;CBM 55 1996}) 11... e4 12. Ng5 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bf5 14. f3 Rae8 15. Ngxe4 (15. Bd2
$6 Nbd5 16. Ncxe4 h6 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Ne4 Qg6 19. g4 Rxe4 $1 20. fxe4 Bxe4
21. Qc1 Bh2+ $1 {0-1 Hamzabegovic,M-Teske,H/Bern op (05) ;EXP 51 1996}) 15...
Nxe4 16. fxe4 Bg6 $146 (16... Bxe4 17. Nxe4 Qxe4 18. Qxe4 Rxe4 19. Bc2 Ree8 20.
e4 Rd8 21. Bg5 Rd7 22. Rab1 Re8 23. Kf2 $10 {1/2:1/2 Gurevich,M-Bareev,E/Biel
izt (05) ;CBM 37 1993}) 17. Qf2 (17. Bd2 Qg5 $5) 17... Bxe4 18. Nxe4 Qxe4 19.
Bc2 Qe7 {/\ ...f5} 20. e4 c5 21. e5 Bc7 22. Qf5 g6 23. Qf6 cxd4 24. Bh6 Bxe5
25. Qxe7 Rxe7 26. Bxf8 Kxf8 27. Kh1 Nc4 28. Bb3 Ne3 $15 29. Rd3 Rc7 30. g4 Kg7
31. Kg1 Kf6 32. Kf2 Kg5 33. Kf3 Kh4 34. Rd2 f6 35. Rg1 Re7 36. Rc1 g5 37. Rg1
h5 38. Rh1 f5 39. Rd3 Bf6 40. gxf5 Nxf5 41. Bd1 Be5 42. Re1 Ne3 43. Rh1 Rf7+
44. Ke4 Bg7 45. Rb3 b6 46. Rb5 Rf2 47. Kd3 Bf6 48. Be2 Ng2 49. Bf1 Ne1+ 50. Ke4
Rf4+ 51. Kd5 d3 52. Kc6 d2 53. Rd5 Nf3 54. Kb7 Bxb2 55. Be2 Nd4 56. Bd1 Rf7+
57. Ka6 Re7 58. Rh2 Bc3 59. Rg2 Re1 60. Rxd2 Ne6 61. Kxa7 Bxd2 62. Rxd2 b5 63.
Kb6 b4 64. Ka5 Re4 65. Rb2 Nf4 66. Rxb4 Rxb4 67. Kxb4 Kxh3 68. a4 g4 69. a5 g3
70. Bf3 g2 71. Bxg2+ Kxg2 72. a6 Ne6 73. a7 Nc7 74. Kc5 h4 75. Kc6 Na8 76. Kb7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia 41th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia "]
[Date "1998.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Solozhenkin, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Komarov, Dimitri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1998.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
e5 $6 (8... dxc4) 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 dxe4 (10... exd4 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5
h6 13. Nxd4 Qh4 14. Nf3 Qh5 {ist das etwas spannendere Abspiel in dieser
Variante. Die Folgen sind noch nicht restlos geklärt.}) 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4
h6 13. Be3 exd4 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. Bxd4 Nf6 16. Bf5 $14 {Wie es aussieht, hat
Weiß hier einfach die bessere Stellung, ohne jegliches Risiko. Der Weg des
Schwarzen zum Unentschieden ist nicht so einfach.} Qa5 (16... Bxf5 17. Qxf5 Qc8
18. Qb5 a6 19. Qb6 $14 {1-0 Karpov,A-Kramnik,V/Vienna 1996/CBM 55/[Lutz] (59)})
17. Bxc8 Rfxc8 18. Qb3 Qd5 19. Rfd1 (19. Bxf6 Qxb3 20. Bxg7+ Kxg7 21. axb3 Be7
$14 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,E-Dreev,A/Elista 1998/ CBM 65/[Lutz](25)}) 19... Qxb3 20.
axb3 Ne4 21. Rxa7 $146 (21. Bxa7 Rc2 22. Ra4 Bc5 23. Bxc5 Rxa4 24. bxa4 Nxc5
25. h4 Nxa4 26. Rd7 Rxb2 27. Rxf7 Kg8 28. Rc7 b5 29. Nd4 {1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,
V-Relange,E/Hastings 1998/CBM 63/[Lutz] (29)}) 21... Rxa7 22. Bxa7 Rc2 23. Bd4
Bc5 $6 {Vielleicht hat Schwarz den folgenden Zug unterschätzt.} (23... f6 $5
24. Kf1 (24. Ne1 Rd2) 24... Bc5 {/\} 25. Ne1 Rd2) 24. Ne1 $1 Re2 25. Bxc5 Nxc5
26. b4 Na4 27. b3 Nc3 28. Kf1 Rb2 (28... Rxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Nxd1+ 30. Ke2 Nc3+ 31.
Kd3 {und Weiß gewinnt den schwarzen b-Bauern.}) 29. Rd7 f6 30. g3 (30. Rxb7 $5
Nd1 (30... Ne4 31. Nd3 Rd2 32. f3 $16) 31. Nd3 Rd2 32. Nc5 Nxf2 33. Re7 $16)
30... b5 $6 (30... Rxb3 $5 31. Rxb7 Na2 32. Nc2 Rb2 33. Ne3 Rxb4 (33... Nxb4
34. Nc4 Rb1+ 35. Kg2 {und Schwarz steht in einer häßlichen Fesselung}) 34. Ra7
Nc3 35. Nf5 Rb2 36. Nxg7 Ne4 $132) 31. Nd3 Rb1+ 32. Kg2 Rxb3 33. h4 h5 $2 (
33... Na2 34. Nf4 Nxb4 35. Ne6 $40) 34. Nf4 Rxb4 35. Nxh5 Re4 36. Rxg7 Re5 37.
Rc7 Nd5 38. Rc8+ Kh7 39. g4 $18 b4 40. Kg3 Kg6 41. Rb8 Re4 42. Rb5 Nc7 43. Rb6
Ne6 44. f3 Re1 45. Nf4+ 1-0

[Event "Biel SKA"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1996.07.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "1996.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. Rd1 e5 11. Bb3 (11. h3 {Boensch,U-Slobodjan,R/Bad Homburg
(08) ;CBM 55 1996}) 11... e4 12. Nd2 (12. Ng5 Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5
15. Nxe4 (15. Qxe4 Ndf6 16. Qf4 Qh4 17. Qg3 Qxg3 18. fxg3 Re8 19. Re1 Be6 $15 {
Izhnin,A-Guliev,S/Nikolaev zt (10) ;CBM 47 1995}) 15... Qh4 16. Ng3 $13 {
Hellsten,J-Sergejev,R/WchJM-U20 Halle (05) ;EXP 48 1995}) 12... Re8 13. f3 exf3
14. Nxf3 Nf8 15. e4 $1 {Wenn Schwarz zur Blockade des Feldes e4 kommt, kann er
besser stehen. Dank einer taktischen Wendung behält Weiß Endspielinitiative,
aber Schwarz verteidigt sich genau.} Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Qxe4 17. Nxe4 Rxe4 18. Bxf7+
Kh8 19. Ng5 Re7 20. Rf1 (20. Bb3 Be6 (20... Ne6 $2 21. Rf1 $1) 21. Nxe6 Nxe6
$10) 20... Ne6 $10 (20... Be6 $4 21. Bxe6 {1-0 Vilela,J-Leyva,H/Capablanca
mem-B (10) ;EXP 52 1996}) 21. Bd2 Nxg5 22. Bxg5 Re4 23. Rae1 Bf5 24. Rxe4 Bxe4
25. Re1 Rf8 26. Rxe4 Rxf7 27. Re6 Bf8 28. Re8 h6 29. Be3 Kh7 30. d5 cxd5 31.
Bxa7 Be7 32. Bd4 Bf6 33. Bxf6 Rxf6 34. Re5 d4 35. Rd5 Rc6 36. b3 Rc1+ 37. Kf2
Rc2+ 38. Kf3 Rxa2 39. Rxd4 Rc2 40. Rc4 Rd2 41. Rb4 Rd3+ 42. Ke2 Rd7 43. h4 h5
44. Rb5 g6 45. g3 Kh6 46. Ke3 Kg7 47. b4 Kf6 48. Ke4 Rc7 49. Rb6+ Rc6 50. Rxb7
Rc4+ 51. Kd5 Rc3 52. b5 Rxg3 53. Rb8 Rb3 54. Kc4 Rb1 55. Rf8+ Kg7 56. Rf4 g5
57. Rf5 gxh4 58. Rxh5 Rc1+ 59. Kd4 Rb1 60. Kc5 Rc1+ 61. Kd6 Rb1 62. Kc6 Rc1+
63. Kb7 Rc4 64. b6 Kg6 65. Rh8 Kg5 66. Ka6 Rb4 67. b7 Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "KasparovChess GP g/60"]
[Site "Internet"]
[Date "2000.02.13"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2000.02.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {King} Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. a4 c5 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nf6 14. Qh4
cxd4 15. Bd3 h6 16. e4 ({Wegen} 16. exd4 $5 {und vorheriger Abzweigungen siehe
Zvgainsev,V-Anand,V (Tilburg Fontys 1998)}) 16... Nd7 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Rac1
Qd8 19. Qxh6 Qf6 20. Qxf6 Nxf6 21. e5 {Diese Stellung wurde von Anand in NIC 8/
1998 als klar vorteilhaft für Weiß angegeben. Aber wo andere Spieler ihre
Analysen beenden, fängt Kasparov erst richtig an...} Be7 22. exf6 Bxf6 {
Weiß hat einen deutlichen Entwicklungsvorsprung und der Pd4 neigt zur Schwäche.
Auf der anderen Seite hat Schwarz das Läuferpaar. Letzteres kann sich in der
Partie effektvoll in Szene setzen. Ungeachtet des Ergebnisses gefällt mir die
weiße Stellung trotzdem etwas besser für Weiß.} 23. Be4 Rd8 24. g4 (24. Rc7 $5
Rb8 25. b3 b5 26. a5 b4 $13) (24. Ne1 $5 {/\ Nd3, f4}) 24... Rb8 25. g5 Bh8 26.
Ne1 {"nebst Nd3 und f2-f4, und Weiß hat alles im Griff" wird sich Van Wely
gedacht haben, aber Kasparov kontert energisch.} Bd7 27. a5 {King: 'If Black
is not careful he could easily find himself in a situation similar to the last
game, Svidler-De Firmian, where the blockading knight on d3 prevented any
meaningful counterplay. Van Wely is just a moment away from realising his
dream, but Kasparov senses the danger. He finds a way to make his bishop pair
work.'} Ba4 {King: 'Forcing the rooks apart slightly disturbs White's
coordination. '} 28. Rd2 d3 $1 {'!!' King. King: 'The key move. Kasparov
judges that it is worth giving up a pawn to give the bishop on h8 some freedom.
In fact White has several weak points in his position which can be attacked by
the bishops: White's king and the queenside pawns.' Ein beachtenswertes
Bauernopfer. Der Bh8 erwacht zum Leben. Würde Schwarz nur einen Zug zögern, so
könnte Weiß mit 29.Nd3 "den Deckel draufhalten".} 29. Rxd3 (29. Nxd3 $5 {
kommt stark in Betracht. Die Pointe ist, dass nach} b6 30. axb6 Rxb6 31. Nf4 $1
Rxd2 $2 32. Rc8+ Kg7 33. Nh5# {Schwarz matt wird. Nach einem normalen Zug wie
31...Rdb8 hat Schwarz jedoch genügend Kompensation.}) 29... Bb5 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8
31. Nf3 $2 {Nun wendet sich langsam das Blatt, da der verbleibende Pa5 ein
dankbares Ziel für den schwarzfeldrigen Läufer ist.} (31. b3 $5 Bb2 32. Rb1 Bc3
33. Bxb7 Bxa5 34. Nf3 $11 {, und Weiß wird nicht so schnell den Pb3 verlieren.}
) 31... Bxb2 32. Rc7 Ba3 33. Rxb7 Rd1+ 34. Kg2 Bd6 $1 {King: 'Threat: ...Bf1+'
Nimmt dem Springer das Feld e5 und stellt gleichzeitig die "kleine" Drohung ...
Bf1+ auf.} 35. Kh3 Rc1 {King: 'A tricky move, threatening to move to c3 or c4
to hassle the minor pieces and king.'} 36. Nd4 Bf1+ 37. Bg2 (37. Kg4 Rc4 $19)
37... Rc3+ 38. f3 Bd3 $17 {King: 'Compare this position with the one just
before Black played ...d3. The bishop pair dominates, in spite of still being
a clear pawn down.' Der Bg2 ist völlig eingemauert. Der weiße Mehrbauer spielt
keine Rolle.} 39. Rb3 Rxb3 40. Nxb3 Bb4 41. f4 Bc4 42. Nd4 Bxa5 43. f5 Bc3 44.
Nc6 a5 {King: 'The a-pawn is unstopppable - by reasonable methods.'} 45. Nxa5
Bxa5 46. Be4 Bd5 47. Bd3 Bc7 48. f6 Bf4 49. Kg4 Bxh2 50. g6 e5 51. Kf5 Be6+ 52.
Kg5 Bf4+ 53. Kh5 Bd5 54. Kg4 fxg6 55. Bxg6 Be6+ 56. Kf3 Bg5 {King: 'Brilliant
judgement from Kasparov.'} 0-1

[Event "Radulescu Memorial"]
[Site "Calimanesti"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Benkovic, Petar"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2364"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1999.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qb8 12. a3 Rc8 $146 (12... a6 13. e4 e5 14.
dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nd4 Ng6 16. g3 c5 17. Nf5 Be5 18. Bg5 Re8 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nd5
Bxd5 21. Rxd5 c4 22. Rad1 Qc7 23. Nd6 Red8 24. f4 Ne7 25. R5d2 Bxb2 26. Qxb2 c3
27. Qb3 {Barbero,G-Boudre,J/St Affrique 1994/EXT 99/1-0 (40)}) (12... a5 13. e4
b4 14. Na4 b3 15. Qxb3 Nxe4 16. Bc4 c5 17. d5 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. h3 exd5 20.
Bxd5 Bh2+ 21. Kf1 Ba6+ 22. Ke1 Bg1 23. Be3 Qxb3 24. Bxb3 Nxf2 25. Nxc5 Rfe8 26.
Kd2 Nxd1 27. Bxg1 Rad8+ {0-1 Lobron,E-Gabriel,C/Bad Homburg 1998/CBM 66/[Lutz]
(27)}) 13. h3 (13. b4 $5 a5 14. Rb1 axb4 15. axb4 Nd5 $132) 13... c5 $1 {
Eine sehr energische Lösung des Stellungsproblems. Schwarz ergreift die
Initiative.} 14. Bxb5 Bxf3 15. gxf3 cxd4 16. Bxd7 (16. exd4 Rxc3 17. bxc3 Qxb5
$17) (16. Rxd4 Bh2+ 17. Kh1 Qxb5 18. Kxh2 Qh5 $36) 16... Nxd7 17. Rxd4 Ne5 18.
Kg2 Bc5 19. Rd1 Ng6 20. Qe4 Be7 $44 {Schwarz hat offensichtliche Kompensation
angesichts seines Entwicklungsvorsprungs und der gefährdeten weißen
Königsstellung.} 21. Ne2 Bf6 22. Nd4 Rd8 23. Rd2 Rd5 24. Rb1 Re5 25. Qc6 (25.
Nc6 Rg5+ 26. Kh1 Qb5 $15) 25... Rg5+ 26. Kf1 Bxd4 27. exd4 (27. Rxd4 Ne5) 27...
Rh5 28. Rc2 Rxh3 $17 29. Ke2 Rh1 30. b4 Ne7 31. Qc7 Qb5+ 32. Qc4 Qf5 33. Qc5 h5
34. Qxf5 Nxf5 35. Rc4 h4 36. Rb2 $6 (36. Ra1 $142 {/\ Bb2}) 36... h3 $19 37.
Bf4 h2 38. Bxh2 Rxh2 39. b5 Rd8 40. Rbb4 Rh4 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.06"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Qe7 10. h3 e5 (10... c5 {gilt als Ausgleichsvariante, aber
vielleicht hat Bareev hier eine Verbesserung parat ? Er spielte jedenfalls
diese Variante schon einmal gegen Serper:} 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. e4 Bd6 13. Nb5 Bb8
$2 (13... Ne5 $142 {0-1 Sokolov,I-Timman,J/NLD-ch plof 1996/CBM 56/[Lutz] (45)}
) 14. b3 $16 {1-0 Bareev,E-Serper,G/New York 1998/CBM 64/[Lutz] (37)}) 11. Bb3
Bc7 12. Bd2 h6 13. Nh4 Rd8 {Akopian hatte auch einmal die Aufstellung des
Turmes auf e8 versucht:} (13... Re8 14. Nf5 Qf8 15. Rad1 Kh8 16. d5 Nc5 17.
dxc6 bxc6 18. Bc4 Rb8 19. Ng3 $13 {0-1 Arencibia,W-Akopian,V/Lucerne 1997/CBM
62/[Ftacnik] (38)}) 14. Nf5 Qf8 15. Rad1 exd4 (15... Nb6 $5 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17.
f4 (17. Nh4 Qe8 18. Nf3 Bc7 19. e4 Be6 20. Rfe1 Nfd7 21. Be3 Nc4 22. Bxc4 Bxc4
23. b3 Be6 24. Nb5 Bb8 25. Nbd4 Nf8 26. Nf5 Bc7 27. Bd4 f6 $11 {0-1 Ehlvest,
J-Liiva,R/Kalev 1997/EXT 98 (65)}) 17... Bc7 18. Ne2 a5 19. Bc3 Bxf5 20. Qxf5
Nbd5 21. Bd4 Bb6 22. Bxb6 Nxb6 23. Rxd8 Qxd8 24. Qc5 {1/2-1/2 Horvath,C-Sharma,
D/Calcutta 1998/CBM 62 ext (24)}) 16. exd4 Nb6 17. Rfe1 (17. Nxh6+ gxh6 18.
Qg6+ Qg7 19. Bxf7+ Kh8 20. Qxh6+ Qxh6 21. Bxh6 Nbd5 $13 {ist aus schwarzer
Sicht nicht zu fürchten.}) 17... Nbd5 18. Bxd5 Bxf5 $1 {Damit gleicht Schwarz
endgültig aus.} (18... Nxd5 $2 19. Nxd5 Bxf5 (19... Rxd5 20. Ne7+) 20. Nf6+
gxf6 21. Qxf5) 19. Bxf7+ Qxf7 20. Qxf5 Rxd4 $11 21. Be3 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Bb6 23.
Bxb6 axb6 24. Rd4 b5 25. a3 Re8 26. g4 Qb3 27. Rb4 Qf7 28. Rd4 Qb3 29. Rb4 Qf7
30. Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pula zt 1.2"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "2000.04.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2000.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qb8 12. e4 $5 {Häufiger wurde hier 12.a3
gespielt:} (12. a3 Rc8 $5 13. h3 c5 $1 14. Bxb5 Bxf3 15. gxf3 cxd4 16. Bxd7
Nxd7 17. Rxd4 Ne5 18. Kg2 Bc5 19. Rd1 Ng6 20. Qe4 Be7 $44 {0-1 Benkovic,
P-Nisipeanu,L/Calimanesti 1999/CBM 70/[Lutz] (40)}) 12... e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14.
Nd4 Neg4 $6 {Vielleicht ist schon dieser Zug falsch.} (14... Ng6 $5 15. g3 Re8
16. Nf5 Bf8 17. a3 (17. Bg5 Qe5 18. Bf3 h6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Bg2 Ne5 21. f4 Ng4
22. e5 Qg6 23. Ne4 Qxf5 $1 24. Nf6+ gxf6 25. Qxf5 Bc5+ 26. Kh1 Nf2+ 27. Kg1
Nxd1+ 28. Kh1 Nf2+ 29. Kg1 Rad8 30. exf6 Rd5 31. Bxd5 Nd1+ 32. Kh1 Re1+ 33. Kg2
Ne3+ 34. Kf3 Nxf5 35. Rxe1 cxd5 36. Re8+ Kh7 {0-1 Lingnau,C-Knaak,R/Germany
1993/GER-chT (36)}) 17... a5 18. f3 h5 19. Be3 Bc8 20. Bf2 h4 21. g4 Nf4 22.
Bf1 Bxf5 23. gxf5 Be7 24. Kh1 Nh7 25. Ne2 Nxe2 26. Bxe2 c5 27. Rg1 c4 28. a4
Bf6 29. axb5 Qxb5 30. Qxc4 Qxc4 31. Bxc4 Bxb2 32. Ra2 Bf6 33. Bd5 Rab8 34. f4
Rb2 35. Rxb2 Bxb2 36. e5 Rd8 37. Rd1 Rb8 38. Bxh4 a4 39. Be7 a3 40. Rd3 Rb5 41.
Bc4 Rb8 42. Bxa3 {1-0 Foisor,C-Flear,G/St Affrique 1995/EXT 99 (42)}) 15. g3 b4
$6 {Für den Rest der Partie wird Schwarz jetzt an seinem geschwächten
Damenflügel zu knabbern haben.} (15... Re8 $5) 16. Bxg4 $1 {Weiß löst die
schwarze Initiative am Königsflügel auf und spielt auf die strukturellen
schwarzen Schwächen.} Nxg4 (16... bxc3 17. Bf3 $36 {ist nicht wesentlich
angenehmer.}) 17. Na4 g6 (17... c5 18. Nf5 $16) 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Qxc5 $16 {
Nun ist klar, dass Schwarz ein endloses Leiden erwartet.} Qe5 20. Qxe5 Nxe5 21.
Bf4 Rfe8 ({Vielleicht sollte Schwarz bereits drastische Maßnahmen ergreifen:} 
21... c5 $5 22. Bxe5 Rfe8 23. f4 cxd4 24. Rxd4 a5 $16 {mit einem Minusbauern,
aber vielleicht hat Schwarz noch kleine Chancen.}) 22. Nb3 Ba6 23. Bxe5 Rxe5
24. f4 Ree8 (24... Rxe4 25. Nc5 $18) 25. Rd4 Rad8 26. Rad1 Rb8 27. Kf2 Rb6 28.
Rc1 Bc8 29. Na5 Ra6 30. Rc5 {Im höheren Sinn ist die Partie bereits verloren.
Im weiteren Verlauf geht Huzman sehr systematisch vor.} Be6 31. b3 Rb8 32. Rd6
Rbb6 33. Ke3 Kf8 34. e5 h5 35. Kd2 Kg7 36. h4 {Jetzt ist der Königsflügel
abgesichert ...} Bh3 37. Kc1 Bf1 38. Kb2 {... und nun auch der Damenflügel.}
Rb5 $6 (38... Bb5 $5 39. Nc4 Bxc4 40. Rxc4 $18 {ist zwar letztlich auch
verloren, aber bot vielleicht etwas bessere Rettungschancen.}) 39. Rxb5 Bxb5
40. Nb7 $18 Rb6 41. Nc5 a5 42. Rd7 Kg8 43. Rd8+ Kg7 44. Ra8 Be2 45. Rxa5 Rb8
46. Ne4 Bf3 47. Nd6 Bd5 48. Ra7 1-0

[Event "NED-ch55"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "2000.05.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Van den Doel, Erik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2000.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
h6 9. b3 b6 10. Bb2 Bb7 11. Rfd1 Qe7 12. cxd5 cxd5 ({Nach} 12... exd5 13. Nh4
$14 {wirkt sich die Schwächung des Feldes g6 aus (ein Nachteil von 8...h6), z.
B.} g6 $2 14. Bxg6 fxg6 15. Qxg6+ Kh8 16. Nf5 $18) 13. Nb5 Rfc8 14. Qe2 Bb8 15.
Rdc1 (15. Ba3 Qd8 16. Rac1 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Ne8 $1 18. g3 a6 19. Nc3 Bd6 20. Bxd6
Nxd6 $11 21. Ne5 Rc8 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Bxa6 Ne4 24. Bxb7 Nxc3 25. Rxc3 Rxc3 26.
Ba6 Qc7 27. Qb5 g6 28. a4 Rc2 29. Qd3 Rb2 30. Qd1 Qc3 31. Bb5 Kg7 32. Qf3 Qc7
33. e4 Qc1+ 34. Kg2 Rb1 35. Kh3 Qc2 36. Be8 f6 37. Qf4 Qc8 38. Bxg6 Kxg6 39.
Qg4+ Kf7 40. exd5 Qd7 41. Qh5+ Ke7 42. Qg6 e5+ 43. Kg2 Qxd5+ {0-1 Topalov,
V-Ivanchuk,V/Monte Carlo 1997/CBM 57 ext (43)}) 15... a6 $6 (15... Rxc1+ 16.
Rxc1 Ne8 {nebst ...a7-a6 (analog zu Topalov,V-Ivanchuk,V) bot sich an.}) 16.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 17. Ba3 Qd8 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. Bxd6 $14 {Durch das Läuferpaar hat
Weiß leichten Vorteil.} Ne4 20. Ba3 Bb7 21. Ne1 Rc8 22. f3 Nef6 23. Qd2 Nb8 24.
g4 Nbd7 25. Ng2 e5 26. Be2 exd4 27. exd4 Nf8 28. h4 Ne6 29. Ne3 g6 30. Ng2 h5
31. g5 Ne8 32. Bb2 Nd6 33. Bd3 Ng7 34. Re1 Qd7 35. Re5 Qh3 36. Qe2 Ngf5 $2 {
Danach bricht die schwarze Stellung zusammen.} (36... a5 $14) 37. Bxf5 Nxf5 38.
Re8+ Kh7 (38... Rxe8 39. Qxe8+ Kg7 40. Ba3 $18) 39. Qe5 Ng7 (39... Rxe8 40.
Qxe8 Nd6 41. Qe7 Qe6 42. Qc7 $16) 40. Re7 $1 Qxf3 (40... Rc2 41. Ne1 Rxb2 42.
Rxf7 $18) 41. Qf6 $1 Qd1+ 42. Kh2 Rc2 43. Qxf7 Rxg2+ 44. Kxg2 Qg4+ 45. Kf1 Qh3+
46. Ke2 1-0

[Event "GRE-ch 48th"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "1998.12.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Banikas, Hristos"]
[Black "Skembris, Spyridon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1998.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 $5 {Eine bislang wenig geteste Möglichkeit.} (8... dxc4) (8... Qe7 $6) (
8... e5 $6) 9. e4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11. Bxf7+ $2 {Zu optimistisch} (11. Rd1 Qe7
12. Bf1 a6 13. h3 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 Qc7 17. g3 Re7 18.
Bg5 Ncd7 19. Bg2 Rae8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Ivanchuk,V/Monte Carlo 1997/CBM 57
ext (62)}) 11... Kxf7 12. Qb3+ Kf8 13. Ng5 Re7 14. f4 exd4 15. e5 Nc5 16. Qc4
dxc3 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Be3 b5 (18... cxb2 $5 19. Rad1 b1=Q 20. Rxb1 b5 21. Qc3
Rxe3 $19 {führt zur Partie, aber ohne den weißen b-Bauern}) 19. Qxc3 Rxe3 20.
Nxh7+ Kg7 21. Qxe3 Kxh7 $19 22. b4 Qe7 23. Qf3 Ne4 24. Qh5+ Kg7 25. f5 Bxb4 26.
Qg6+ Kf8 27. Rad1 Ba6 28. Qh5 Bc5+ 29. Kh1 Qg7 30. Qh4 Re8 31. Rf4 Nf2+ 32.
Rxf2 Bxf2 33. Qxf2 b4 34. h3 Bb5 35. Qh4 Kg8 36. Rd4 Be2 37. Re4 Rxe4 38. Qxe4
Bh5 39. Qxc6 Qe7 40. Qc4+ Bf7 0-1

[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.12.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Marin, Mihail"]
[Black "Dumitrache, Dragos Nicolae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. Qc2 Ngf6 6. d4 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 {Wenn Schwarz sich mit ...e6-e5 aufbauen will, ist es
möglicherweise genauer, erst ...Qe7 zu spielen.} (9... Qe7 10. a3 (10. Bd2 a6
$5 11. a4 c5) 10... e5) 10. Bb3 {Dieser Zug, in Kombination mit dem nächsten,
ist derzeit der stärkste Aufbau für Weiß. Weiß entwickelt sich zügig und
verschwendet keine Zeit auf Züge wie a2-a3 und h2-h3.} Qe7 11. Bd2 e4 12. Ng5
Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5 15. Qxe4 Ndf6 16. Qf4 Qh4 (16... Qxf4 17. exf4
$14 {ist ein besseres Endspiel für Weiß, wie verschiedene Partien zeigten.})
17. f3 g5 18. Qd6 $1 (18. Be1 Qh6 19. Qd6 Nxe3 20. Ne4 Be6 21. Bxe6 Nxe4 22.
Bxf7+ Kg7 23. Qe5+ Kxf7 24. fxe4+ Nxf1 25. Bb4 Qh2+ 26. Qxh2 Nxh2 27. Bxf8 Rxf8
28. Kxh2 Ke6 29. Re1 Rf2 30. Kg3 Rxb2 31. Rh1 Rb4 32. Rh6+ Kf7 33. Rxh7+ Ke6
34. Rh6+ Kf7 35. Rd6 Ke7 36. e5 Ra4 37. Kg4 c5 38. Kxg5 Rxd4 39. Rxd4 cxd4 40.
Kf4 Ke6 41. Ke4 d3 42. Kxd3 Kxe5 43. Kc4 Kf4 44. Kc5 Kg3 45. Kd6 Kxg2 46. Kc7
b5 47. Kb7 b4 48. Kxa7 Kf3 49. Kb6 Ke4 50. Kc5 Ke5 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Shirov,A/
Frankfurt 1996/EXT 98 (50)}) 18... Ne8 19. Qxf8+ $1 {Dieses Damenopfer wurde
zuerst von Sakaev angewandt. Weiß erhält kräftigen Angriff gegen den
gegnerischen König.} Kxf8 20. fxg4 Nd6 (20... f6 21. Ne4 Kg7 22. Bd1 Be6 23.
Be1 Qh6 24. Bc3 Qg6 25. Ng3 Qd3 26. Kh2 Rd8 27. Be2 Qg6 28. e4 Kg8 29. Rf2 Nd6
30. d5 Qh6+ 31. Kg1 Qh4 32. dxe6 Qxg3 33. Rd1 Kf8 34. Rd3 {1-0 Sakaev,
K-Kobalija,M/St.Petersburg 1997/CBM 62/[Baburin] (34)}) 21. Rf6 Ke7 22. Raf1
Bxg4 23. Be1 $2 {Weiß geht an einer brillanten Kombination vorbei.} (23. Rxd6
$3 {[%mdl 192]} Kxd6 24. Be1 Qh5 (24... Qh6 25. Rxf7 (25. Rf6+ Qxf6 26. Ne4+
Ke7 27. Bb4+ {führt nur zu einer technischen Gewinnstellung.}) 25... c5 26. Bd5
cxd4 27. exd4 $18 {und 28.Bg3 matt kann nur noch durch 28...Qh4 verhindert
werden.}) 25. Rxf7 Qxf7 26. Bxf7 $18) 23... Qxe1 24. Rxf7+ Nxf7 25. Rxe1 Nd6
26. e4 {Obwohl Schwarz die Dame zurückgegeben hat und das Material
ausgeglichen ist, behält Weiß die Initative. Es droht e4-e5 nebst d4-d5.} b5
27. e5 Nc4 28. d5 Bd7 29. a4 a6 30. Bxc4 bxc4 31. Rf1 Rb8 32. Rf6 cxd5 33.
Nxd5+ Ke8 34. Rxa6 Bf5 35. g4 Bg6 36. e6 Rd8 37. Ra5 Bc2 38. Kf2 Bb3 39. e7 Rc8
40. Ra7 Kf7 41. a5 Bc2 42. Rd7 Ba4 43. Rd8 Rc5 44. a6 Ra5 45. Rf8+ Ke6 46. Rf5
Kd6 47. Nc3 Rxf5+ 48. gxf5 Bc6 49. f6 1-0

[Event "Fujitsu Siemens Giants"]
[Site "Frankfurt"]
[Date "2000.06.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2000.06.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qc2
e5 {Diese Variante führt mehr oder weniger forciert zu einem schlechteren
Endspiel für Schwarz, in dem die Remisaussichten aber sehr groß sind.} 9. cxd5
cxd5 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 h6 13. Be3 exd4 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. Bxd4
Nf6 16. Bf5 {Kramnik hatte diese Stellung schon einmal auf dem Brett,
allerdings auf der anderen Seite, gegen Karpov. Er erlitt damals eine
Niederlage und strebt nun natürlich mit Weiß den ganzen Punkt an. Allerdings
verteidigt Shirov sich besser als damals Kramnik.} Qa5 (16... Bxf5 $6 17. Qxf5
Qc8 18. Qb5 a6 19. Qb6 Qc7 20. Qxc7 Bxc7 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Rfe1 Rfe8 23. Rad1
$14 {1-0 Karpov,A-Kramnik,V/Vienna 1996/CBM 55/[Lutz] (59)}) 17. Bxc8 Rfxc8 18.
Qb3 Qd5 19. Bxf6 (19. Rfd1 Qxb3 20. axb3 Ne4 21. Bxa7 (21. Rxa7 $146 Rxa7 22.
Bxa7 Rc2 23. Bd4 $14 {1-0 Solozhenkin,E-Komarov,D/Reggio Emilia 1998/CBM 69/
[Lutz] (45)}) 21... Rc2 22. Ra4 Bc5 23. Bxc5 Rxa4 24. bxa4 Nxc5 25. h4 Nxa4 26.
Rd7 Rxb2 27. Rxf7 Kg8 28. Rc7 b5 29. Nd4 {1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,V-Relange,E/
Hastings Premier 9798 1998/CBM 63/[Lutz]}) 19... Qxb3 20. axb3 $146 {Kramnik
verzichtet auf den Mehrbauern und nutzt das gewonnene Tempo, um seine Figuren
zu aktivieren. Im Vergleich zur Partie Karpov-Kramnik (s.o.) ist jedoch der
weiße Damenflügel schwach, so dass Shirov keine Probleme hat, das
Unentschieden zu sichern.} (20. Bxg7+ Kxg7 21. axb3 Be7 $1 $44 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,
E-Dreev,A/Elista 1998/CBM 65/[Lutz] (25) Schwarz stellt den Läufer nach f6 und
hat Kompensation. Für Weiß ist es sehr schwer, den Mehrbauern zu verwerten.})
20... gxf6 21. Rfd1 Rd8 22. g3 Bc5 23. Kg2 Bb6 24. Rac1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rc8 26.
Rd2 Rc5 27. Nh4 h5 28. f4 Rb5 {Der schwache weiße Damenflügel macht sich
bemerkbar.} 29. Rd3 Rc5 30. Rd2 Rb5 31. Rd3 Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Malakoff op 09th"]
[Site "Malakoff"]
[Date "2009.04.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Guilleux, Fabien"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2313"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Malakoff/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2009.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {1h27} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 (6... dxc4
{la varainte de Meran donne probablement plus de contre-jeu aux noirs.}) 7. Nc3
O-O 8. e4 $1 dxc4 (8... dxe4) 9. Bxc4 e5 $8 10. Bg5 (10. h3 $5 {Jakovenko,D 
(2691)-Bocharov,D (2602) Moscow Aeroflot op-A 2007 (5) 1-0}) 10... Qc7 $6 {
le système choisi par le GMI est assez passif et les noirs ont du mal а
trouver du contre-jeu.} (10... Qe7 $142 {Janowski,D-Chigorin,M Budapest 1896 
(4) 0-1}) 11. d5 $14 {1h15} Nb6 12. Bb3 Nfd7 13. dxc6 $1 $146 {1H13} (13. Rc1
$143 {Vidmar,M-Jaffe,C Karlsbad 1911 (21) 1-0}) 13... bxc6 14. Na4 Bb7 (14...
Ba6) 15. Rc1 Nxa4 16. Bxa4 {[%csl Rb7,Rc6]} Nc5 17. Nd2 (17. Bc2 $143 Ba6 $132)
17... Ne6 18. Nc4 {37 mns les blancs commencaient а être retard} Bc5 19. Qg4
$11 Bd4 20. Ne3 $1 {[%cal Ge3f5]} c5 21. Nf5 $40 {[%cal Gf5g7,Gg4g7]} Bxe4 22.
Nxg7 $3 {[%cal Gg4e4,Gg5f6]} Nxg5 (22... Nxg7 $2 23. Qxe4 $16) 23. Qxg5 f6 24.
Ne6+ {14 mns} (24. Qg4 Qxg7 25. Qxe4) 24... fxg5 25. Nxc7 Rab8 26. Bb3+ Kh8 27.
Ne6 Rfc8 28. Nxg5 $2 Bd3 29. Rfe1 $2 (29. Nf7+) 29... c4 $40 30. Nf7+ Kg7 31.
Nd6 cxb3 $1 32. Nxc8 bxa2 {la fin est bizarre} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.04.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 (9... b5 {La grande ligne} 10. Bd3 Bb7) 10. Rd1 {88} b5 {83}
11. Bd3 {85} Bb7 {76} (11... Qc7 {L'alternative} 12. Bd2 c5 13. Ne4 $1 c4 14.
Nxd6 Qxd6 15. Be2 Bb7 $132 16. b3 Bd5 {Jakovenko,D (2729)-Ragger,M (2654)
EU-ch 13th Plovdiv 2012 (8) 1/2}) 12. Ng5 {[%csl Rh7] Après 15 mns de
réflexion sur ce coup, le russe évite la ligne principale 12.e4 pour provoquer
un petit affablissement de l'aile-roi} (12. e4 e5 {Van Wely,L (2605)-Kramnik,V
(2790) Amber-rapid 07th 1998 (1) 0-1}) (12. Bd2 c5 13. Ne4 Bxe4) 12... h6 {82}
13. Nge4 {[%cal Ge4d6]} Be7 14. a3 a5 {[%cal Gb5b4]} 15. Rb1 $5 {56} (15. Bd2
Qb6 {Pashikian,A (2640)-Andriasian,Z (2585) ARM-ch 71st Yerevan 2011 (6) 1/2})
(15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Ne4 Be7 17. b3 Qb6 18. Bb2 Rfc8 {[%cal Gc8c2]} (18... Rac8)
19. Qe2 b4 $11 {Jakovenko,D (2736)-Yevseev,D (2529) RUS-ch Higher League 65th
2012 (2) 1/2}) 15... b4 {57} (15... Nxe4 16. Nxe4) (15... Rc8 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6
17. Ne4 (17. e4 c5 18. dxc5 (18. e5) 18... Bxc5 19. e5 Nd5 20. Nxb5 Qh4 $44)
17... Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Qb6 {[%cal Gc6c5]}) (15... Qb6 {[%cal Gc6c5]} 16. b4 {
[%csl Rc5,Rc6]} axb4 $11 {Gavrilov,A (2481)-Balazs,G (2383) Budapest FS07 GM
2011 (4.4) 1/2}) 16. Nxf6+ {[%csl Gc5] Continuant la lutte pour le contrôle
indirect de la case "c5"} Bxf6 17. Ne4 $1 {[%csl Gc5]} Be7 18. Nc5 $14 {
[%csl Rb7,Gc5][%cal Gd1d8] 37} Bxc5 {50} (18... Nxc5 {Semblait un peu plus
solide pour éviter les faiblesses sur cases Noires en gardant le B} 19. dxc5 {
[%cal Gd3h7,Gd1d8]} Qc7 (19... Qb8) 20. Bd2 $14) 19. dxc5 {[%cal Gd1d8]} Qe7 {
[%csl Rc5][%cal Ge7c5,Gd7c5]} (19... b3 $5 {Les Noirs ont tenté d'améliorer la
partie quelques semaines plus tard avec b3 mais les Blancs gardent aussi un
petit avantage d'ouverture} 20. Qxb3 Nxc5 {[%cal Gc5b3,Gc5b7,Gc5d3]} 21. Bh7+
Kh8 22. Rxd8 Nxb3 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 24. Bc2 Nxc1 25. Rxc1 $14 {[%csl Rb7,Gc1,Gc2,
Rc6] Les Blancs ont une meilleure finale mais les qualités de défense d'un TOP
GMI suffisent а annuler cette position.} Rd8 26. h3 (26. Kf1 c5 (26... Rd2 27.
Ke1) 27. Bd1 (27. Bb3 Rd2) 27... Rd2 28. Bf3 Ba6+ 29. Ke1 Rxb2 30. Rxc5 Rb5)
26... Rd2 27. b4 axb4 28. axb4 Rd5 29. Be4 Rb5 30. Rc4 Kg8 31. Bxc6 {1/2-1/2
Svidler,P (2730)-Caruana,F (2716)/Olginka 2011}) 20. axb4 axb4 21. Bd2 {
[%cal Gd2b4,Gb4e7]} b3 22. Qxb3 Nxc5 23. Bb4 $1 {Probablement oublié par les
Noirs lorsqu'ils ont choisi de jouer Bc5} Nxb3 24. Bxe7 Rfe8 25. Bd6 {[%csl
Gd6] La paire de B donne une petite initiative aux Blancs} Ba6 26. Bc2 (26. Be4
) 26... Bc4 {[%csl Gb3] le Nb3 gêne un peu les Blancs et il est important de
l'y maintenir} 27. h4 Ra5 28. f3 {[%cal Gg1f2,Ge3e4]} Rea8 29. Bb4 Rd5 30. Be4
$1 {[%cal Ge4c6] 24} (30. Kf2) 30... Rxd1+ $6 {Résoud le problème de la Rb1
qui manquait d'activité} (30... Be2 $142 $5 31. Re1 Bd3 32. Bxd3 Rxd3 33. Rbd1
Rad8 34. Rxd3 Rxd3 $11) (30... Rb8 $5 31. Bxd5 cxd5 $44 {[%csl Rb1,Rb2]}) 31.
Rxd1 $16 {[%csl Gb4,Rc4,Rc6,Gd1,Ge4]} Rb8 32. Rd7 Bd5 33. Bd6 Ra8 34. Bd3 {
[%cal Ge3e4]} Nc1 35. Bf1 (35. Bc2 $5 {[%csl Gd7,Rg8,Rh7][%cal Gd7d8]}) 35...
Bb3 36. g4 {[%cal Gg4g5]} (36. Ba3 $5 {[%csl Ra8,Gd7]} Rc8 {[%cal Gc6c5]} 37.
Rb7 Bc2 38. Kf2) 36... Ra5 37. Bb4 (37. e4) 37... Ra1 (37... Rd5 38. Rxd5 cxd5
39. Kf2 f6 40. Bd2 $1 Na2 {[%csl Ra2] la finale est aussi sans espoirs pour
les Noirs}) 38. Kf2 e5 39. Rc7 e4 $5 40. fxe4 Bc2 41. Bc3 Nd3+ 42. Kg2 Ne1+ (
42... Rb1 43. Rxc6 Nxb2) 43. Kg3 Nd3 (43... Bxe4) 44. Bg2 {Les Noirs n'ont
rien obtenu tactiquement en compensation du P e4 sacrifié} Nc5 45. e5 Be4 $6 {
Il va y avoir une surcharge} 46. e6 $1 $36 {[%csl Gc3][%cal Gc7g7,Gc3g7,Gg2e4]}
fxe6 47. b4 $40 {[%csl Ra1,Re4]} (47. Rxg7+ Kf8 48. b4 Rg1 49. bxc5 Rxg2+ 50.
Kf4 Bd5 51. Ra7 $36 {[%csl Rf8]}) 47... Rg1 48. Rxg7+ Kf8 49. bxc5 Rxg2+ 50.
Kf4 Bd3 51. Rc7 Be2 52. g5 $18 hxg5+ 53. hxg5 Bc4 54. Rxc6 Rf2+ 55. Kg3 Rc2 56.
Bf6 Kf7 57. Rc7+ Kg6 58. e4 Bd3 59. Kf4 Rg2 60. Kf3 Rc2 61. Rg7+ Kh5 62. Rh7+
Kg6 63. Rh6+ Kf7 64. Be5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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 {Le polonais double les Blancs} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3
Nbd7 6. Bd3 (6. Qc2) 6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 (8. Be2) 8... Bd6 9. O-O O-O
10. Qc2 Bb7 11. a3 a5 12. e4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. h3 Ba6 {
[%cal Gb5b4,Ga6d3]} ({RR} 15... Re8 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Ne2 Bd6 19.
Nd4 Nh5 20. Rfe1 Nf4 21. Bf1 Ne6 22. Nxe6 Rxe6 23. f4 f6 24. Qb3 Qf7 25. Bb6 a4
26. Qa2 Rd7 27. Be2 g6 28. e5 Bc7 29. Bxc7 Rxc7 30. Bg4 {Kramnik,V (2785)
-Anand,V (2801)/Moscow 2007/CBM 121 Extra/1/2-1/2 (47)}) (15... b4) (15... Qe7
16. Be3 Rfe8 {Ivanisevic,I (2628)-Sedlak,N (2546) Kostic Memorial 16th 2010 (7)
1/2}) 16. Rb1 {[%cal Gb2b4] Une nouveauté qui ne fait pas très bonne
impression car les Noirs vont réussir la poussée "c5" malgré tout assez
facilement} (16. Rd1 {Giri,A (2677)-Shirov,A (2749) Hoogeveen Unive Crown 14th
2010 (3) 1/2}) 16... Re8 (16... b4 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. Na4 {[%csl Gc5]} c5 19.
Be3 Rc6 20. axb4 axb4 21. Qc4 Qc7 22. Rbc1 Rc8 23. f4 {1/2-1/2 Smirnov,P (2539)
-Potkin,V (2653)/Olginka 2011/Mega2011 Update 18}) (16... Qe7 $5 17. b4) 17.
Rd1 Qe7 18. b4 $5 {[%csl Ra6,Rc6]} axb4 19. axb4 Rac8 20. Ne2 Bb8 21. Nd4 c5
$132 22. bxc5 Qe5 23. Nf3 Qxc5 24. Qa2 Bb7 25. Ba3 (25. Rxb5 Qxc1 26. Rxc1
Rxc1+ 27. Bf1 Bxe4 $44) 25... Qa7 26. Bxb5 Red8 $11 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. e5 Bxf3
29. exf6 Bd6 30. Ra1 Bxa3 31. Qxa3 Qxa3 32. Rxa3 Be4 33. Rg3 Bg6 34. h4 Rd1+
35. Kh2 Rd4 36. fxg7 Rxh4+ 37. Rh3 Rxh3+ 38. Kxh3 Kxg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Excelsior Cup"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "1999.01.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Marin, Mihail"]
[Black "Ziegler, Ari"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2402"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1999.01.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
h6 9. Rd1 e5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nb5 Bb8 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nbd4 (13. Be2) 13...
Bg4 (13... Nxd3 14. Qxd3 (14. Rxd3 $5) 14... Ne4 15. b3 Bg4 16. Bb2 Ng5) 14.
Be2 Qd6 15. g3 a6 (15... Ne4 16. Nxe5 Bxe2 17. Nxe2 (17. Qxe2 Qxe5 $13) 17...
Qxe5 18. Nf4 Rd8 19. Qb3 Qe8 {Hillarp Persson} (19... Nc5 20. Qb4 b6 21. Bd2
Qe4) 20. Nxd5 Ng5 $44) 16. Bd2 (16. Nxe5 $5) 16... Re8 $6 (16... Ba7 17. Nxe5
$5 (17. Nf5 $6 Qe6 18. N3d4 Bxf5 19. Qxf5 Bxd4 20. Qxe6 fxe6 21. exd4 Nc6 $11))
(16... Ne4 $5) 17. Bc3 Nxf3+ (17... Qd7 18. Qb3) 18. Bxf3 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Ne4 20.
Qb3 Ba7 (20... Nxc3 21. Qxc3 $16 (21. bxc3)) 21. Rxd5 (21. Qxb7 $5) 21... Qe6
22. Be5 Rac8 (22... Nc5 23. Qd1) 23. Rad1 f6 (23... Qf5 24. Bf4 (24. Kg2 Nxf2
25. Kxf2 Rc2+ $40) 24... Qg4 25. Kg2 (25. Rd7)) 24. Bd4 (24. Qxb7 Bxe3) 24...
Bb8 $6 (24... Bxd4 $142 25. Nxd4 Qf7 26. Nf5 Kh8) 25. Bb6 Kh7 (25... Kh8 $5 26.
Rd8 Qxb3 (26... Rcxd8 27. Rxd8 Qxb3 28. Rxe8+ Qg8 29. Rxg8+ Kxg8 30. Kf1) 27.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. axb3 Re6 $1) 26. Nd4 Qh3 27. Qd3 Kh8 28. Qf1 Qxf1+ (28... Qg4
29. f3) 29. Kxf1 Nd6 30. Ba7 (30. b3) 30... Nc4 (30... Bxa7 31. Rxd6 Bxd4 32.
R1xd4 Rc2 33. Rb6 $16) 31. Bxb8 Rxb8 32. b3 Ne5 33. Rc1 Rbc8 34. Rdc5 Rxc5 35.
Rxc5 Re7 36. Ke2 (36. Rc8+ Kh7 37. Ke2 Kg6 38. h3 h5) 36... Kg8 37. h3 Rd7 38.
f4 Ng6 39. h4 Kf7 40. h5 Ne7 41. b4 g6 42. hxg6+ Kxg6 43. a3 (43. g4 Nd5) 43...
h5 44. Kf3 (44. Kf2) 44... Kh6 45. Kf2 Kg6 46. Ke2 Kh6 47. Kf3 Kg6 48. Ke4 Kh6
49. a4 Kg6 (49... b6 50. Nf5+ Kg6 (50... Nxf5 51. Rxf5 Kg6 52. Rd5) 51. Nh4+ (
51. Nxe7+ Rxe7+) 51... Kh6 52. Rc3 $18 Kg7 (52... Nd5 53. Rd3) 53. Nf5+) 50. a5
Kh6 51. Nf5+ Kg6 (51... Nxf5 52. Kxf5 Rd3 53. e4 Rxg3 54. Kxf6 h4 55. e5 h3 56.
Rc1 Rg6+ 57. Kf5 h2 58. Rh1 Rg2 59. Ke6 Kg7 60. f5 Rf2 61. f6+ Kf8 62. Rc1 Kg8
63. Ke7 $18) 52. Nh4+ Kh6 53. Nf5+ Kg6 54. Nd4 Kh6 55. b5 axb5 (55... Kg6 56.
b6) 56. Rxb5 Kg6 (56... Rc7 57. Nf5+) 57. Rc5 Kh6 (57... Rd6 58. Rc7 Nd5 59.
Rg7+ Kxg7 60. Nf5+ Kf8 61. Nxd6) (57... Rd8 58. f5+ (58. Rc7 Re8 (58... Nd5 59.
Rg7+ Kxg7 60. Ne6+ Kg8 61. Nxd8) 59. Kd3 Nd5) 58... Kh6 59. Rc7 Nc8 60. Nb5)
58. Nf5+ Kg6 (58... Nxf5 59. Kxf5 Rd3 60. e4 Rxg3 61. Kxf6 h4 62. e5 h3 63. Rc1
) 59. Nxe7+ Rxe7+ 60. Kf3 Re8 61. Rb5 Ra8 62. e4 Ra6 63. Kg2 (63. Rb6 Rxa5 64.
e5 Ra6) 63... Rc6 (63... Ra7 64. Kh3 Ra6 65. Kh4 Rc6 66. Rxb7 Rc1 67. Kh3 Rc4
68. Re7 Ra4 69. e5 $18 Rxa5 70. Re6) 64. Rb6 (64. Rb6 Rxb6 65. axb6 Kf7 66. Kh3
$18) 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 14th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2016.02.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gledura, Benjamin"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This was the greatest upset of the Gibraltar tournament, but for Gledura it
was not the first time he had defeated a World Champion. In October 2015 he
eliminated Anatoly Karpov with 2-0 in the semi-finals of the rapid Highlander
Cup, organised by the Judit Polgar foundation in Budapest.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6
3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O e5 {A curious
decision against an opponent rated more than 250 points lower. After the
central break the maximum Black can achieve is a draw, not without some
accuracy and patience on the way. The lines with ...dxc4 are flexible enough
to allow the attempt to outplay a less experienced player.} 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4
exd4 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 h6 13. Nxd4 Qh4 14. Nf3 Qh5 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16. Qf5
Qxf5 17. Bxf5 Nf6 18. Bxc8 Rfxc8 19. Rd1 Rd8 20. Be3 Be7 21. d6 Rxd6 {This is
all known theory and play usually ends in a draw. White has some lead in
development as Black has to lose a tempo with ...a7-a6 in order to bring his
remaining rook into play, but the structure is perfectly symmetrical and Black
does not have any weaknesses.} 22. Rxd6 ({Anand had faced} 22. Re1 Bf8 (22...
Bd8 23. Kf1 Kg8 24. Rad1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Bc7 26. Bd4 Ne8 {Vachier Lagrave,M 
(2754)-Giri,A (2776) Khanty-Mansiysk 2015 CBM 167 [Marin,M] (1/2-1/2, 32)}) 23.
Rac1 Nd5 24. Bc5 Ra6 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. Red1 Nf4 27. Rc7 Rxa2 28. g3 Ne6 29.
Rxb7 Kg8 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2722)-Anand,V (2783) Paris/St Petersburg 2013 (1/
2-1/2, 44)}) 22... Bxd6 23. Rd1 (23. Rc1 {does not look too logical as the
rook cannot intrude along the c-file. Maybe White played it for defensive
purposes, fearing some counterplay after a later ...Rc8. The early draw
confirms that he did not have too high ambitions.} a6 24. g3 Rd8 25. Rd1 Rd7 {
Parligras,M (2586)-Motylev,A (2653) Al Ain 2015 (1/2-1/2, 25)}) 23... Bc7 $146
{The bishop stands a bit strangely on this square but} (23... Ne8 {is too
passive to ensure full equality.} 24. Kf1 (24. Nh4 $5) 24... a6 25. Nd4 Bc5 26.
Nf5 Bxe3 27. fxe3 Nf6 28. Nd6 Kh7 29. Ke2 Kg6 30. a4 Rd8 31. a5 Ne8 32. Nxb7
Rb8 33. Rd7 Nf6 34. Rc7 Nd5 35. Rc6+ f6 36. Nd6 Rxb2+ 37. Kf3 Ra2 38. Rxa6 Nb4
39. Rb6 Nd3 40. Nb7 Ne5+ {Al Sayed,M (2530)-Gaponenko,I (2393) Gibraltar 2016 
(1/2-1/2, 44)} 41. Ke4 $1 Rxg2 42. a6 Rxh2 (42... Ra2 43. Nc5 Rxh2 $2 44. a7
Ra2 45. Ra6 $18) 43. Na5 Ra2 44. Rb5 Nc6 $8 45. Nxc6 Rxa6 46. Nd4 {with some
winning chances for White.}) 24. Kf1 {Centralising the king just in case.} ({
Another possible plan is attacking the queenside pawns with} 24. Rd3 a6 25. g3
Kg8 26. Kg2 Rd8 27. Rb3 b5 28. Ra3 Ra8 (28... a5 29. Rc3 Rd7 30. Rc5 $36) 29.
h4 $5 $14 {Black is in no immediate danger but he does not have a clear way to
free himself.}) 24... a6 25. h3 Kg8 26. b3 Rd8 {In principle this should
suffice for a draw, but suprisingly White maintains some slight pressure even
after the rook exchange.} 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 28. Ke2 h5 $6 {Creating a weakness
without needing it and delaying the king's centralising.} ({But Black does not
have a simple life after the more natural} 28... Kf8 {either:} 29. Kd3 Ke7 30.
Nd4 Nd5 31. Nf5+ Kf6 32. Nd6 Nxe3 33. Kxe3 Ke6 34. Nxb7 Bb6+ {Suddenly the
position becomes double-edged with the knight almost trapped on b7.} 35. Ke4 (
35. Kf3 $6 Kd5 36. b4 Kc6 37. Nc5 Bxc5 38. bxc5 Kxc5 $19) 35... f5+ 36. Kf3 a5
(36... Kd5 {doesn't work out so well. If play continues in similar way as in
the previous line White even wins!} 37. b4 Kc6 38. Nc5 Bxc5 39. bxc5 Kxc5 40.
Kf4 {This is the point: the f5-pawn and the whole kingside are desperately
weak.} g6 41. h4 $18) 37. a3 Kd5 38. b4 a4 $1 {[%csl Ga3]} 39. Ke2 Bd4 (39...
Kc6 $2 40. Na5+ Bxa5 $2 41. bxa5 Kb5 42. Kd3 $18) 40. Nc5 Bxc5 41. bxc5 Kxc5
42. Kd3 g5 $11) 29. Bg5 $1 {Starting with this moment the young Hungarian
talent plays the game very strongly and accurately.} Kf8 30. Kd3 Ke8 ({If} 
30... Ke7 {White can keep the tension with} 31. Bh4 $5 {clearing the g5-square
for the knight while maintaining the unpleasant pin.} Kd7 (31... Kd6 32. Ng5
Ke7 33. Ne4 Ke6 34. Bxf6 gxf6 35. Nc5+ Kd5 36. Nxb7 Bb6 37. b4 Bxf2 38. Nd8 $16
) 32. a4 Nd5 33. Bxd8 (33. Ne5+ Ke6 34. Bxd8 Kxe5 35. Kc4 f6 36. Kc5 g5 {
seems to allow Black to defend his fortress well. The theoretical superiority
of the bishop over the knight is compensated for by Black's perfect
centralisation.}) 33... Kxd8 34. Ng5 $5 (34. Kc4 Nf4) 34... Nf4+ (34... Ke7 $6
35. Kc4 Nf4 36. g3 {[%cal Gc4c5,Gc5b6]}) 35. Ke4 Nxg2 36. Nxf7+ Ke7 37. Ne5 $14
{The position remains unpleasant for Black due to White's centralisation.}) 31.
Bxf6 $1 {Clearing the path for the king's invasion.} Bxf6 32. Ke4 {Since the
bishop does not have targets, the centralising of the king is more relevant
than the bishop's greater mobility than the knight's. Black faces an
unpleasant defence.} Bd8 (32... Kd7 33. Kd5 b6 (33... Bc3 34. Ng5 Ke7 35. Ne4
Bb4 36. Nc5 $18 {is similar to the game.}) 34. Nd2 {[%cal Gd2c4,Gd2e4]}) 33.
Ne5 Ke7 34. Kd5 Bb6 $6 {Black hurries to attack the only white pawn placed on
a dark square but this will prove an illusion.} (34... Bc7 $5 35. Nd3 Kd7 36.
Nc5+ Kc8 {looks unpleasant but White does not have an immediate way to break
through.}) 35. Nd3 Kd7 36. Nc5+ Bxc5 $2 {This leads to a lost pawn ending.} ({
It is also true that the position after} 36... Kc8 {is joyless for several
reasons.} 37. Kd6 (37. Ne4 Kd7 38. Nd6 Bxf2 39. Nxb7 $16 {[%cal Gb3b4,Ga2a4]})
37... Ba5 38. a3 (38. Ke7 $4 Bb4 39. Kd6 b6) 38... Bd8 39. Nd3 $16 {[%csl Gf7,
Gg6][%cal Gd3e5] In one way or another, White should be able to clear the path
for advancing with his king.}) 37. Kxc5 Kc7 (37... h4 {leads to similar play.}
38. Kb6 Kc8 39. g3 hxg3 40. fxg3 f5 41. h4 g6 42. a4 Kb8 43. b4 Kc8 44. Ka7 Kc7
45. b5 a5 46. Ka8 $1 $40) 38. h4 Kd7 (38... b6+ 39. Kd5 Kd7 40. f3 Kc7 41. g4
hxg4 42. fxg4 Kd7 43. b4 $5 {White can afford not to be in a hurry. Before
starting advancing the kingside pawns he can bring his queenside pawns closer
to promoting.} Kc7 44. a3 Kd7 45. a4 Kc7 46. h5 Kd7 47. g5 Ke7 48. Kc6 $18) 39.
Kb6 Kc8 40. b4 Kb8 41. f3 {Before deciding how to advance the a-pawn, it is
useful to provoke the freeing of the kingside. Other moves win, too, but the
way chosen by Gledura is the simplest from a practical point of view.} Kc8 42.
g4 hxg4 43. fxg4 Kb8 44. h5 {[%cal Gg4g5,Gh5h6]} f6 45. a4 {With the king on
c8 the winning move would be 45.a3, forcing a transposition to the game.} Kc8
46. Ka7 Kc7 47. b5 a5 48. Ka8 $1 (48. Ka8 {The main difficulty regarding this
winning move was foreseeing it in advance as now it is the only reasonable one.
} Kb6 49. Kb8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 40th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2012.07.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2012.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Mueller,Ka} d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7.
Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 {In recent times, Black has tried all sort of
semi-waiting moves before getting his counterplay started. In this game,
Ponomariov prefers to play simple chess and will do it wonderfully well!} 10.
Bb3 {This line made a great furore about a quarter of a century ago, much
under the influence of the analytical efforts of Lev Polugajevsky..} h6 $5 {
A relatively rare continuation, preparing ...Re8 followed by ...e4.} ({The old
continuation is} 10... Qe7 11. Bd2 {, when Black is somewhat short of
constructive plans.} e4 ({With the queen on e7,} 11... h6 {is strongly met by}
12. Nh4 {as, for instance, in Polugaevsky,L (2620)-Daillet,E (2290)/Meudon
1991/ (1-0, 38)}) 12. Ng5 {This looks risky, but Polugaevsky had worked out
all the details.} Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5 15. Qxe4 Ndf6 16. Qf4 Qxf4
17. exf4 Nh6 18. d5 $36 {Polugaevsky,L (2595)-Pinter,J (2575)/Zagreb 1987/CBM
004/[Ftacnik] (1-0, 83). Ulterior games did not change the evaluation of this
line as favourable for White.}) 11. h3 (11. Rd1 $5 {deserves attention,
forcing Black to define his intentions regardind the queen.} Qc7 (11... Qe7 12.
Nh4 $16 {Zagorskis,D (2485)-Just,F (2215)/Berlin 1997/CBM 059 ext (1-0, 29)}) (
11... exd4 $5 $146 {may be the best solution. After the rook has been
committed to d1, the opening of the e-file may be less dangerous for Black.})
12. h3 b5 13. Bd2 Bb7 14. Rac1 a6 15. dxe5 $6 (15. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Rac8
17. Qf5 $36) 15... Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Rfd8 19. Bf3 c5 20.
Bxb7 Qxb7 {1/2 Eingorn,V (2560)-Bagirov,V (2460)/Palma de Mallorca 1989/TD})
11... Re8 12. Bd2 e4 {The most ambitious continuation, gaining space and
playing against the d2-bishop.} ({In fact, it seems that even the slightly
"cooperative"} 12... exd4 {is playable:} 13. exd4 Nf8 14. Rad1 Be6 {Sokolov,I 
(2615)-Arduman,C (2405)/Pula 1997/CBM 057 ext (1-0, 41). Despite the final
result, Black seems to be OK here.}) 13. Nh4 $146 {A novelty that does not
change anything essentially.} ({Black managed to consolidate on light squares
after} 13. Nh2 Nb6 14. f4 Bd7 15. Rfd1 Nbd5 16. a3 Be6 {Andriulaitis,V (2581)
-Lueers,J/ICCF Email 1999/Corr 2002 (1/2, 25)}) 13... Bb8 14. Nf5 Nb6 15. Ng3
Bxg3 16. fxg3 Be6 {Black has achieved a good position, with some hopes of
simplifying to an ending with a good knight versus a bad bishop. It is
interesting to follow how this will actually happen in the game!} 17. g4 Bc4
18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. Ne2 $6 {Gustafsson obviously lost his way by this moment.
This move will eventually lead to the loss of two tempi.} (19. Rf5 Nd6 20. Re5
$5 {looks more active, although Black could more or less force a draw with} Nc4
{(Exchanging rooks on e8 would just bring Black closer to the desired ending).}
) ({Or why not:} 19. Rf2 $5 {[%cal Ga1f1,Gd2c1]}) 19... Nd6 20. Nc3 $6 ({After
} 20. Ng3 Nd5 {the d5-knight surely is irritating.}) ({Optically, it looks
better to play} 20. Nf4 {although after} Nd5 {things may gradually transpose
to the game.}) 20... Rc8 21. Be1 Nd5 22. Nxd5 $6 {One more concession. Opening
the c-file permits further simplifications.} ({It would have been wiser to
maintain the tension with} 22. Qe2 $5 {[%cal Ge1g3]}) 22... cxd5 23. Qe2 Re7
24. Bh4 f6 25. Rac1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rc7 27. Qe1 Rxc1 28. Qxc1 Qc8 29. Qxc8+ Nxc8
{We have finally reached the aforementioned dream ending. I wonder whether
Gustafsson had anticipated the danger, because I am amazed to see that my
computer does NOT!!} 30. Kf1 Kf7 31. Ke2 Kg6 {Black clears the way for his
king by exploiting the relative weakness of the doubled pawns.} 32. Bg3 h5 $1
33. gxh5+ Kxh5 34. Bc7 Ne7 35. Bd6 Nc6 36. b3 g5 37. g3 f5 38. Kd2 f4 $1 39.
gxf4 $2 {I believe that after this natural move White cannot save the game
anymore.} (39. exf4 $2 {is equally bad.} g4 $1 (39... gxf4 40. Bxf4 Nxd4 {
is not entirely clear.}) 40. hxg4+ (40. h4 Nxd4 41. Bc5 Nf5 42. Bf2 e3+ 43.
Bxe3 Nxg3 $19) 40... Kxg4 41. Ke3 Kxg3 $17 {[%cal Gg3g4,Gg4f5]} 42. f5+ $6 Kg4
43. f6 Nd8 $19) (39. Ke2 $5 {was the only hope to set up a reliable fortress.}
fxg3 ({I am not sure whether Black can open the position after} 39... f3+) 40.
Kf1 g4 41. Kg2 gxh3+ 42. Kxh3 g2 43. Kxg2 Kg4 {Black's king is less advanced
than in the game, and I suspect that White should be able to defend.}) 39...
gxf4 40. Bxf4 Kh4 41. Bd6 Kxh3 42. Ke2 Kg2 {The black king has reached such an
advanced position that, with the minor pieces off board the ending would be
easily won for Black. The way it is, Black only needs to get his knight to g3
in order to win, but the mobile white bishop can try to prevent this plan.} 43.
Bc5 a6 44. Bd6 Nd8 45. Be5 Nf7 {Just checking! /\...Ng5-h3-f2-h1-g3+; /\...
Nh6-g4-f2-h1-g3+} 46. Bf4 $1 Nd8 {Changing the plan.} 47. Be5 Kg1 48. Ke1 Nc6
49. Bd6 Na7 $1 {Mueller,Ka: When the knight has full control it has time for
long manoeuvres and can often work wonders:} 50. a4 $2 {Mueller,Ka: 'This
fatally weakens the queenside.'} ({I have not managed to break a waiting
defence, e.g.} 50. Bb4 {Mueller,Ka} Kg2 51. Ke2 Nb5 52. Bf8 Nc3+ ({Sending the
knight to the kingside does not help as White can defend one flank
successfully, e.g.} 52... Nc7 53. Bg7 Ne6 54. Bf6 Nf8 55. Bd8 Ng6 56. Bf6 Kg3
57. Be5+ Kg4 58. Bf6 Nh4 59. Be5 Kh3 60. Kf2 Nf3 61. Kf1 Nh2+ 62. Kg1 Ng4 63.
Bf4 $11) 53. Kd2 Nxa2 54. b4 {[%cal Ga2b4,Ga2c3,Ga2c1] and Black can not win
as his knight is trapped, e.g.} Kf2 55. Bd6 b6 ({The enterprising knight
sacrifice} 55... Nc1 $5 {also fails to win:} 56. Kxc1 Kxe3 57. Bg3 Kd3 58. Kd1
Kc4 59. Be1 Kxd4 60. Ke2 e3 61. Bg3 Ke4 62. Bc7 d4 63. Bb6 d3+ 64. Ke1 Kf3 65.
Bd8 d2+ 66. Kd1 Kf2 67. Bb6 $11) 56. Be7 a5 (56... Kf3 57. Bd6 Kg2 58. Kc2 Kf2
59. Kd2 $11) 57. b5 Nb4 58. Bd8 a4 59. Bxb6 a3 60. Kc3 Kxe3 61. Bc5 a2 62. Kb2
Nd3+ 63. Kxa2 Kf3 64. b6 e3 65. b7 e2 66. b8=Q e1=Q 67. Qf8+ $11) 50... Nc6 $1
{Mueller,Ka: 'The invasion of the knight can not be stopped in the long run.'}
51. b4 (51. Ke2 {Mueller,Ka} Na5 52. Kd2 Nxb3+ 53. Kc3 Na5 54. Kb4 Nc4 55. Bc7
b6 $19) 51... Kg2 52. Ke2 Na7 53. Bc5 Nc8 $3 {Mueller,Ka: 'For the moment the
knight is dominated but White will fall in zugzwang sooner or later.'} 54. a5 (
54. b5 {Mueller,Ka is met by} axb5 55. axb5 b6 56. Bf8 Na7 57. Be7 Nxb5 58. Bd8
Nc3+ 59. Kd2 Nb1+ 60. Kc1 Na3 61. Bxb6 Nc4 $19 {[%cal Gc4b6,Gc4e3]}) 54... Kg3
$1 {Mueller,Ka: 'This puts White in deadly zugzwang.'} 55. Bf8 Na7 56. Bd6+ Kg2
57. Bc5 Nb5 58. Bf8 Na3 59. Be7 Nc4 60. Bc5 Nb2 61. Be7 Nd3 62. Bd6 Nf2 63. Bf4
{And once again we can see a familiar pattern: the knight gets cornered before
being crowned the hero of the game!} Nh1 $3 {As in a famous
Nimzowich-Rubinstein game, the corner is the best square for changing paths.}
64. Kd2 Kf3 65. b5 {Mueller,Ka: 'Desperation as waiting passivly does not help,
e.g.'} (65. Ke1 {Mueller,Ka} Ng3 66. Bg5 Nf5 67. Kd2 Nd6 $19 {[%cal Gd6c4]})
65... axb5 66. Kc3 Nf2 67. Bg5 Nd1+ 68. Kb4 (68. Kd2 {Mueller,Ka} Nb2 $19 {
[%cal Gb2c4,Gc4e3,Gc4a5]}) 68... Nxe3 69. Kxb5 Nc4 70. Kc5 e3 {Mueller,Ka:
'and White resigned as his counterplay is always just too slow:'} (70... e3 71.
Bxe3 (71. Bh4 Ke4 72. Be1 e2 73. Bc3 Ne3 74. Kb6 Nc2 75. Kxb7 Kd3 76. a6 Kxc3
77. a7 e1=Q 78. a8=Q Qe7+ $19) 71... Nxe3 72. Kb6 Nc4+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:03]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c6
{[%emt 0:00:03]} 5. e3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 6. Qc2 {[%emt 0:
01:10]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 7. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:29]} 8.
O-O {[%emt 0:00:04]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:14] This is known to lead to somewhat
one-sided play, but if Black knows what he is doing during the struggle a draw
is the most probable result.} 9. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:45]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:24]}
10. e4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 11. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nxd5 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} 12. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 13. Nxd4 {
[%emt 0:00:18]} Qh4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 14. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qh5 {[%emt 0:00:
03]} 15. Bh7+ {[%emt 0:00:32]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 16. Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:08]}
Qxf5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 17. Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 18. Bxc8 {
[%emt 0:01:24]} Rfxc8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 19. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:
03:04]} 20. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 21. d6 {[%emt 0:00:15]}
Rxd6 {[%emt 0:02:36]} 22. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Bd8 $146 {[%emt 0:02:21]} ({
Black deviates from an earlier game of his opponent, continuing with} 22... Bf8
{Vachier Lagrave,M (2722)-Anand,V (2783) Paris/St Petersburg 2013 (1/2-1/2, 44)
}) 23. Kf1 {[%emt 0:22:34]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 24. Rad1 {[%emt 0:02:29]} Rxd1
{[%emt 0:00:37]} 25. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 26. Bd4 {
[%emt 0:01:30]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 27. Ke2 {[%emt 0:06:16]} a6 {[%emt 0:01:
15]} 28. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:03:01]} 29. Rd5 {[%emt 0:01:03]} f6
{[%emt 0:01:04]} 30. Kd3 {[%emt 0:11:05]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 31. Bd4 {
[%emt 0:01:53]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 32. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Andorra op 16th"]
[Site "Andorra"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Marin, Mihail"]
[Black "Shetty, Rahul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1998.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Be2 Qc7 12. e4 e5 13. g3 Re8 (13... Bb7 14. Bg5
h6 $2 15. dxe5 Bxe5 (15... Nxe5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qd2 $16) 16. Nxe5 hxg5 (16...
Qxe5 17. Bf4 $16) 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Qd2 $16) 14. Bg5 (14. a3) 14... b4 $2 (
14... exd4 15. Nxd4 b4 16. Nf5 Bc5 (16... bxc3 17. Nxd6 cxb2 18. Nxe8 bxa1=Q
19. Nxc7) 17. Na4 Bxf2+) (14... h6 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. Nxe5 hxg5) 15. dxe5 Bxe5 (
15... Nxe5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Na4 $14) 16. Na4 Bd6 (16... h6 17. Be3 (17. Nxe5
Qxe5 18. Qxc6) 17... Ng4 18. Bd4 $14) 17. Nd2 h6 (17... Bb7 18. Nc4 Nxe4 19.
Nxd6 (19. Rxd6 Nxg5 (19... Nxd6 20. Bf4 Re6 21. Rd1)) 19... Nxd6 20. Bf4 Ne5 (
20... Re6 21. Bg4 Rg6 22. Bxd7 Qxd7 23. Nc5) 21. Qc5 Ne4 22. Qxb4 c5 23. Qb6
$14) 18. Be3 c5 (18... Bb7 19. Nc4 Nxe4 20. Nxd6 Nxd6 21. Bf4) 19. Nc4 Bf8 20.
Bf3 Qa7 (20... Bb7 21. Bf4 Qc6 22. Na5 Qb5 23. Nxb7 Qxb7 24. Bg2 $16) 21. e5
Nxe5 22. Bxa8 Qxa8 (22... Nxc4 23. Qxc4 Be6 24. Bd5 Nxd5 25. Rxd5 Rd8 26. Qxc5
$3 (26. Rxd8 Bxc4 27. Rxf8+ Kh7 {g2}) 26... Bxc5 27. Rxd8+ Kh7 28. Nxc5 $18)
23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. Nb6 Qc6 25. Nxc8 Qxc8 26. Bd4 Rf5 27. Bxf6 Rxf6 28. Qc4 g6
29. Rd2 Kh7 30. Re1 h5 31. Re5 Qc6 32. Qe4 Kg7 33. b3 a5 34. Qxc6 (34. Rd8 $1
Qb6 35. Ree8 c4 36. Qe2 $3 Re6 (36... Rd6 37. Rb8 Qd4 38. Rxf8 $18) 37. Qxc4
$18) 34... Rxc6 35. Rd7 a4 (35... c4 36. bxc4 a4 37. Re4 g5 38. Ra7 $18) 36.
Re3 axb3 37. axb3 Rf6 38. h4 {g5} (38. Kg2) (38. Re8 Bd6 39. Rdd8) 38... Rf5
39. Kg2 Kf6 (39... Rf6 40. Re8 (40. Rf3 $16) 40... Ra6 (40... Bd6 41. Rdd8))
40. Re8 Bh6 (40... Kg7 41. Rdd8) 41. Rc8 Bc1 42. Rc6+ Kg7 43. Rdc7 Bb2 44. Rxc5
Rxc5 45. Rxc5 Bc3 46. Kf3 Kf6 47. Ke3 Ke6 48. Rxc3 bxc3 49. Kd3 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 12th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2014.02.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag"]
[Black "Porper, Edward"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2446"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2014.01.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 b5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. e4 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nd4 $1 {A very
interesting and new idea (played for the first time in 2012). Black has
questions to answer immediately, since Nf5 is very annoying. Several moves
have been tried here.} Ng6 (13... Neg4 {is the main response so far.} 14. g3 $1
Bxg3 15. hxg3 Qxd4 16. Qd1 $1 {the whole idea. White forces the exchange of Qs,
and wants to play an endgame a P down, but with a massive compensation (Bs
pair, weak dark squares on Q-side, and lack of good squares for the black Ns)}
Qxd1 {is the common move} (16... c5 17. Bf4 $1 b4 18. Qxd4 cxd4 19. Nb5 d3 20.
Bxd3 Nxe4 21. f3 Nc5 22. Bc4 $44 {1/2-1/2 (41) Khairullin,I (2650)-Sandipan,C 
(2590) Moscow 2013; once again unpleasant for Black.}) 17. Rxd1 $44 {There is
a lot to be said here, but the endgame feels very comfortable for White, after
f3-Be3.}) (13... b4 14. Nf5 {transposes to the famous Aronian - Shirov (that
started with 13.Nh4!?)} bxc3 15. Rd1 Ne8 16. Qxc3 Qf6 17. f4 Bc7 18. fxe5 Qxe5
(18... Bxe5 $2 19. Qb4 $1 Rb8 20. Ne7+ Kh8 21. Nxc6 $18) 19. Qxe5 Bxe5 $36 {
and White has a good initiative in this endgame.}) 14. Nf5 Be5 $146 {A
challenging move, trying to create something.} (14... Qc7 {seen in the recent
Mareco - Dao, yielded a superb position for White:} 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. Be3 $16 {
and with no clear compensation for the strategic losses (the Bs pair, weak
dark squares and the strong flexible white centre), Black has a difficult
position already.}) 15. f4 $1 {Since Mareco had played the game I mentioned 
(and also a 1st one before that), and we were roommates in Gibraltar, he
alerted me to this 14...Be5 possibility, so I was well prepared until here.} (
15. Be3 $5 {a calm move like this was also possible, and I thought of it
during the game, but eventually Black has time to breathe:} Qc7 16. g3 Rfe8 {
feels also decent for White, but since f4 is not happening right away, I would
prefer how the game went.}) 15... Bd4+ 16. Kh1 b4 (16... c5 17. e5 Bxc3 18.
Qxc3 Ne4 19. Qe3 $16 {looked very annoying for Black.}) 17. e5 bxc3 18. Nxd4 $1
(18. bxc3 $6 {I already didn't remember my analysis here, so I spent some time
considering this possiblity, but it turns out Black is fine:} Bb6 $1 (18... Bc5
$5 {also playable}) 19. Nd6 Rb8 $13 {the b7-B is gone now, but the remaining
one on b6 is not bad at all. Black has a good play on the central files.})
18... Qxd4 19. bxc3 Qd8 20. Rb1 Rb8 21. exf6 (21. Rd1 $5 {I didn't pay much
attention to this move, since I was happy with the line I played. But this is
slightly more precise} Nd7 (21... Qe7 22. exf6 Qxf6 23. f5 Ne5 24. Qe4 $16 {
now Black doesn't have the Nd7 alternative, and also the R on d1 is better
than if it were on f1}) (21... Nd5 22. c4 $16) 22. Bg4 Qh4 23. Bxd7 c5 24. Bf5
$1 $16) 21... Qxf6 22. f5 Ne5 23. Qe4 Qe7 $4 {This loses right away.} (23...
Nd7 $5 24. Qg4 $1 $36 {I was thinking about these kind of ideas if the N moved
from e5. It's still annoying for Black} (24. Bf4 $6 Rbe8 $1 $13 {Nb6 next, and
suddenly Black solves many of his problems})) 24. Bf4 $4 {Keeping a healthy
advantage, but returning the compliment.} (24. f6 $1 gxf6 25. Bd3 {I
completely missed the hanging Q on e7} Ng6 26. Qxe7 Nxe7 27. Bf4 $18 {Black
could choose other defensive ideas after 24.f6, but all of them are clearly
hopeless.}) 24... f6 25. Bc4+ Kh8 26. Be6 {I was very happy with my position.
And luckily, I didn't realise I had missed 24.f6 later during the game,
because these kind of things could be very annoying, as we all know!} c5 27.
Qe2 Rbd8 $1 28. Rbd1 (28. Bxe5 $6 {wouldn't be smart} fxe5 29. Qxe5 Rd2 30. Rg1
Rfd8 {and the compensation is very annoying. Keeping the tension is a better
decision for White.}) 28... Qc7 29. Rxd8 $6 {This was not something I wanted
to do ideally, but I thought it was kind of forced.} (29. h3 $1 {was my
initial intention during the game, but I couldn't see how to make any progress
after 29...Qc6:} Qc6 30. Bxe5 fxe5 31. Qg4 $1 {is the line given by the
computer. White has a strong idea of playing Rxd8 Rxd8 and Qg5! with f6
threats at some point. I missed the exchange and the good g4-square for my Q}
Rxd1 32. Rxd1 {Rd7 threatened} Qe4 33. Rd7 $16 {feels hopeless for Black.})
29... Rxd8 30. Rd1 Rd6 $6 (30... Rxd1+ 31. Qxd1 g5 $1 {was an important
defensive resource for Black. Now without the mating threats, Qc6 is possible,
and in the event of 32.fxg6, the black king becomes slightly exposed, but it's
much better than having no space, as in the game.} 32. Bg3 (32. fxg6 hxg6 $11 {
after Kg7, g5, Black has a healthy position. Not to mention that the e6-B is
hanging now}) 32... Qc6 $11 {Kg7 next, etc}) 31. h3 Qc6 (31... Rxd1+ 32. Qxd1
g5 $2 33. Bxe5 Qxe5 34. Qd8+ Kg7 35. Qe7+ Kh6 36. Qxb7 $18 {it is wise to note
that on the 30th move, White still hadn't played h3.}) 32. Rxd6 Qxd6 33. Kg1 a6
34. Qd2 $1 Qxd2 35. Bxd2 {This feels very problematic for Black. Be3-Kf1-Bc4
coming. Black had to find a magical computer idea to stay on the game.} g6 (
35... h5 $1 {a hard move to find! The idea is that in some lines, the g2-P
could become a target, as well as the f5 P} 36. Be3 Nd3 37. g3 (37. Kf1 $6 h4
$1 {[%csl Rg2]}) 37... a5 38. Kf1 Bf3 $1 $16 {a5 was very important to avoid
Bc4 and Bxa6 now. I don't see clearly how White improves now, but certainly
there is still a solid advantage, since the black K is kind of cut off from
the game as well}) 36. Be3 $18 {Now it should be hopeless.} gxf5 37. Bxf5 Bd5
38. a3 c4 39. Bc8 a5 40. Bb6 $1 Nc6 (40... a4 41. Bd4 $1 {followed by Bxe5 and
Bd7, taking the a4-P and winning easily.}) 41. Bb7 {Threatening Bxa5.} a4 42.
Ba6 {Finally, Bb5 is unstoppable.} Ne5 43. Bd4 $1 Kg7 44. Bxe5 fxe5 45. Bb5 Kf6
46. Kf2 Kg5 47. Bxa4 h5 48. g3 h4 49. gxh4+ {A nice game, despite some
inaccuracies. And another step forward in this critical 13.Nd4! idea.} 1-0

[Event "Metz op 30th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2012.04.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Manolache, Marius"]
[Black "Zubarev, Alexander2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2012.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 d5 (4... c5) 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd2 {Une ligne
solide mais pas trés ambitieuse} (6. Bd3 $142 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3
dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qc7 $132 {[%cal Gc7c4,Ge6e5]}) 6... c6 (6... c5 7. a3 Bxc3 8.
Bxc3 Ne4 $132) 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Qe7 9. O-O Bd6 $5 (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11.
a3 Bd6 $11 {Bondarevsky,I-Szabo,L Przepiorka Memorial 1950 1/2}) 10. cxd5 exd5
11. Rfe1 Qd8 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Be7 $146 (13... Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6 15. Bg5 h6
16. Bh4 Be7 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Bf5 Bxf5 19. Qxf5 Nd5 20. Bxe7 Nxe7 21. Qc2 Nd5
22. Re4 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. Re1 Qd8 25. g3 Kg8 26. a3 Qc7 27. Re5 Rd8 28.
Qe2 Qc8 29. Kg2 Nc7 30. Re7 Rd7 31. Rxd7 Qxd7 32. Qe5 a6 33. h3 f6 34. Qf4 Kf8
35. Qe4 Ne6 36. h4 h5 37. Kf1 Qd5 38. Qe3 Ke7 39. Kg1 Kd7 40. Qc3 Kc8 41. Qe3
g5 42. hxg5 fxg5 43. Nd2 {Hoffmann,M (2479)-Epishin,V (2579) Nuremberg 2012
0-1 (63)}) 14. Nc5 h6 15. a4 (15. Ne5 $5 Nxc5 16. dxc5 Be6 17. b4 Nd5 18. Ng6
Re8 19. Nxe7+) 15... Nxc5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Qxc5 (17. Bc3 $142 Be7 18. Rad1)
17... Qxd3 18. Bb4 Be6 19. Rad1 Qg6 20. Ne5 Qf5 21. Bc3 Ne4 $1 22. Qe3 Nxc3 23.
Qxc3 Rfe8 $17 24. a5 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Ga5a6]} a6 $1 25. f3 {Le signe que la
partie commence а mal tourner pour les Blancs} Rad8 26. Ng4 Qb5 27. h3 {
[%csl Rg1,Rg3]} c5 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Re5 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Qb4 31. Qxb4 cxb4 32. Re4
b3 33. Rb4 Rd2 34. Rxb7 Rxb2 35. Ne5 Rd2 36. f4 b2 0-1

[Event "Metz op 30th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2012.04.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vorobiov, Evgeny E"]
[Black "Michiels, Bart"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[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 {01h30} 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2 (
7. Nc3) 7... O-O 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 h6 {92} 11. Bc2 e5 12. Qd3 (
12. Re1) 12... f5 13. c5 Bc7 14. Qb3+ (14. dxe5) (14. Qc4+) 14... Kh8 15. dxe5
Nxe5 16. Re1 (16. Bf4 Be6 17. Qc3 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Bd5 19. Bxc7 Qxc7 20. Qc3 Rae8
21. Rfe1 Qf7 22. f3 Kg8 23. a3 g6 24. b4 Qg7 25. Qxg7+ Kxg7 26. Kf2 f4 27. Rad1
Kf6 28. Be4 Re5 29. Bxd5 Rxd5 30. Rxd5 cxd5 31. Rc1 Rc8 32. Ke2 Re8+ 33. Kd3
Re3+ 34. Kd4 Rxa3 35. Kxd5 Rd3+ 36. Ke4 Rb3 37. Rc4 g5 38. Kd5 Ke7 39. Re4+ Kd7
40. Kc4 Rb2 41. g3 Rc2+ 42. Kd5 fxg3 43. hxg3 Rc3 44. b5 Rd3+ 45. Rd4 Rxd4+ {
Moiseenko,A (2653)-Cifuentes Parada,R (2540) Bilbao 2004 1-0}) 16... Re8 17.
Bf4 Be6 $11 18. Qc3 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Bxf4 20. Qxf4 Qf6 21. Re5 Bxa2 22. Qxf5 Qxf5
23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Bxf5 Re2 $146 (24... Bg8 {Ivanov,J (2371)-Cifuentes Parada,
R (2520) Roquetas de Mar op 19th 2008 (8) 1/2}) 25. b4 g5 (25... Bd5 26. f3 a6)
26. f3 Rb2 27. Bc8 b6 28. b5 $1 Bd5 29. bxc6 Bxc6 30. Rxa7 bxc5 31. Ra6 (31.
Rc7) 31... Bb5 32. Rxh6+ Kg7 33. Rb6 c4 34. Bf5 c3 35. Rg6+ Kf7 36. Rxg5 Ba4
37. h4 {Anticipe la perte du B} Kf6 38. Kh2 c2 39. Bxc2 Rxc2 40. Kh3 Rc3 41.
Rd5 Bc6 42. Rd2 Kf5 43. Kg3 Rc4 44. Rd8 Kg6 45. Kh3 Rc3 46. Rd6+ Kf5 47. Kg3
Ke5 48. Rd2 Kf5 49. Ra2 Rc4 50. Ra3 Rc2 51. Ra5+ Kg6 52. Rg5+ Kf6 53. Rg4 Bd7
54. Rf4+ Kg6 55. Rf8 Bf5 $2 56. Kf4 $2 (56. h5+ Kg5 57. f4+ Kxh5 58. Rxf5+ {
Les deux P liés sont facilement valorisés}) 56... Rc4+ 57. Kg3 Rc2 58. Rg8+ (
58. h5+) 58... Kf7 {Oups!} 59. Rg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 85th"]
[Site "Verden/Aller"]
[Date "2014.11.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Jugelt, Tobias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[Annotator "Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2014.11.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4
Nxe4 9. Bxe4 e5 10. O-O exd4 11. Qxd4 Qf6 12. Be3 O-O (12... Qxd4 13. Bxd4 Nc5
14. Bc2 $14 {1/2-1/2 (47) Fridman,D (2559)-Kroeze,F (2419) Netherlands 2006})
13. Rad1 Bc7 14. Qd3 h6 15. Bd4 Ne5 16. Qc3 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Qg5 18. Rfe1 Be6 19.
g3 Rfd8 20. b3 a5 21. h4 Qg6 22. Be4 Qg4 (22... Bf5 $11) 23. Bc2 Bf5 24. Bxf5
Qxf5 $11 25. Rd2 Qg4 26. Be5 Rxd2 27. Qxd2 Bxe5 $2 ({In seinen zuvor noch
soliden Ausgleichsbestrebungen hätte der Semi-Slawe statt des überhasteten
Textzuges merklich genauer} 27... Rd8 $142 $11 {einschieben sollen [} 28. Qc3
Bxe5 29. Rxe5 (29. Qxe5 a4) 29... a4 30. Kg2 (30. bxa4 Qd1+ 31. Kg2 Rd3) 30...
axb3 31. axb3 Rd7 32. Re8+ Kh7 33. Qc2+ Qg6 {]}) 28. Rxe5 $14 a4 {Auf diesen
Hebel mit Öffnung der a-Linie hatte Schwarz sich verlassen, doch das Spiel
wird - eingedenk der beiderseitigen Grundreihenschwächen - immer verwickelter.}
29. Kg2 axb3 30. axb3 Qg6 $6 ({Folgende Abwicklungen zu Turmendspielen, in
denen Weiß jeweils einen freien und gefährlichen b-Bauern als Mehrbauern hat,
aber Schwarz aktiv verteidigen kann, kommen eher in Betracht: I} 30... Qc8 31.
Re7 c5 (31... Qf5 $143 32. Qd7 Qxd7 33. Rxd7 Rb8 34. Kf3 b6 35. Kf4) 32. Qd5
Qc6 33. Rxb7 Qxd5+ 34. cxd5 Rd8 35. Rb5 Rxd5 36. b4 Rd3 37. Rxc5 Kf8 38. h5 Rb3
39. b5 Ke7 40. Rc7+ Kf6 $14) ({II} 30... Kh7 31. Re7 Qf5 32. Qd7 (32. Rxb7 $2
Qe4+ 33. f3 Qb1 $132) 32... Qxd7 33. Rxd7 b5 34. cxb5 cxb5 35. Rb7 Kg6 36. Rxb5
Ra2 37. h5+ Kf6 38. b4 Rb2 39. g4 g6 40. Rb6+ Kg5 41. hxg6 fxg6 42. Kg3 Rb3+
43. f3 h5 44. Rb5+ Kf6 45. g5+ Ke6 46. Kf4 Rc3 $1 47. Rb6+ Kf7 48. b5 Rc4+ 49.
Kg3 (49. Ke3 h4) 49... Rc5 $14) 31. Qd7 b6 (31... Qb1 32. Qxb7 Ra1 33. Qc8+ Kh7
34. Qf5+ Qxf5 35. Rxf5 Kg8 36. Rc5 Rb1 37. Rxc6 Rxb3 38. h5 Kf8 39. Rc7 Rc3 40.
f4 $16 {und in diesem Turmendspiel hat Weiß mit seinem Mehrbauern, hier ein
freier c-Bauer, gute Gewinnchancen.}) 32. Qb7 Ra1 {Nun ist präzise und lange
Variantenberechnung gefragt! Und in diesem taktischen Schwerfiguren-Endspiel
sind auch die Protagonisten überfordert, während unsere Silikon-Freunde nach
dem Textzug flugs ein Matt in x Zügen oder ähnlich Katastrophales anzeigen.} ({
Alternativen, z.B.: I} 32... Rd8 33. h5 $1 Qd6 (33... Qf6 34. Qxb6 $16) 34.
Qxb6 $16) ({II} 32... Rf8 33. Qxb6 $16) 33. Qc8+ Kh7 34. Re8 Qb1 $2 {Bei
nahender Zeitkontrolle bricht Schwarz alle Brücken hinter sich ab und hofft,
den feindlichen Ansturm zu überleben. Außerdem zu prüfen sind:} ({I} 34... Qf6
$4 35. Rh8+ Kg6 36. Qg4+ $18) ({II} 34... Qd6 $2 35. h5 $1 g6 36. hxg6+ Kxg6
37. Qg4+ Kf6 38. Qf3+ Kg7 39. Qc3+ Qf6 40. Rg8+ $18) ({III} 34... Qd3 $8 {
! bietet die einzige echte Chance:} 35. Rh8+ Kg6 36. Qg4+ $1 Kf6 37. Qf4+ {
und weiter:} Qf5 $8 {ist die einzig spielbare Fortsetzung und nach dem weiteren
} (37... Kg6 $2 {rennt in ein Mattnetz} 38. h5+ $1 Kxh5 39. Rxh6+ $1 gxh6 40.
Qxf7+ Kg4 (40... Qg6 41. g4+ Kg5 42. f4+ $18) 41. f3+ Kg5 42. f4+ Kg4 43. Qe6+
Kh5 (43... Qf5 44. Qe2#) 44. g4+ Kh4 45. Qxh6+ Kxg4 46. Qg5#) (37... Ke7 $4 {
verliert die Dame nach} 38. Qe5+ Kd7 39. Qe8+ Kd6 40. Qd8+ Kc5 41. Qxd3 $18) (
37... Ke6 $4 {wird wieder Matt nach} 38. Re8+ Kd7 39. Qxf7+ Kd6 40. Qe7#) 38.
Qd6+ Qe6 39. Qd8+ {steht der Verteidiger einmal mehr am Scheideweg:} Qe7 $8 {
ist die korrekte Entscheidung} (39... Kg6 $2 {verliert wegen} 40. Re8 Qg4 (
40... Qf5 41. Qxb6 $18 Qf6 42. Rc8) 41. Qd3+ f5 (41... Qf5 42. h5+ Kf6 (42...
Kg5 43. f4+ Kg4 44. Qf3#) 43. Qd8#) 42. Re6+ Kf7 (42... Kh5 43. f3 $18 Ra2+ 44.
Re2 {mit Damenfang}) (42... Kh7 43. Rxc6 $18) 43. Qd7+ Kg8 44. Qe8+ Kh7 45. h5
$1 $18 {(} f4 46. Qg6+ Qxg6 47. hxg6+ Kg8 48. Re8# {)}) (39... Kf5 $2 {büßt
wieder die Dame ein:} 40. Re8 Rd1 41. g4+ $1 Kf4 42. Qxd1 Qxe8 43. Qf3+ Ke5 44.
Qe3+ Kd6 45. Qxe8 $18) 40. Rxh6+ $1 (40. Qd3 Qe1 41. Qd6+ Qe6 42. Qd4+ Qe5 43.
Qd8+ Qe7 44. Rxh6+ {ist Zugumstellung}) 40... gxh6 41. Qh8+ Kg6 42. Qxa1 Qe4+
43. Kg1 c5 44. Qd1 $16 {In diesem Damenendspiel hat Weiß zwar einen gesunden
Mehrbauern, aber ob er gewinnen kann, erscheint sehr fraglich, zumal der
Mehrbauer hier am Königsflügel kein entfernter ist.}) 35. Rh8+ Kg6 36. Qg4+ $2
{Nicht nur ein Schönheitsfehler. In der Hitze des Gefechts wurde von beiden
Akteuren} (36. Qxc6+ $142 $1 {mit Mattangriff übersehen:} Kf5 (36... Kh5 37.
Qd5+ Kg6 38. h5+ Kf6 39. Qd6+ Kf5 (39... Kg5 40. Qf4+ Kxh5 41. Qxf7+ Kg5 42.
f4+ Kg4 43. Qxg7+ Kf5 44. Qe5+ Kg6 45. Qe6+ Kg7 46. Rg8+ Kh7 47. Qf7#) 40. Qf4+
Ke6 41. Re8+ Kd7 42. Qxf7+ Kc6 43. Qd5+ Kc7 44. Re7+ Kc8 45. Qg8#) (36... f6
37. Qe8+ Kf5 38. Qb5+ Ke6 (38... Kg6 39. h5+ Kf7 40. Qd7#) 39. Qd5+ Ke7 40.
Qb7+ Ke6 41. Re8+ Kf5 (41... Kd6 42. Qe7+ Kc6 43. Rc8#) 42. Qd5+ Kg6 43. h5+
Kh7 44. Qg8#) 37. Qf3+ Kg6 38. h5+ Kg5 39. Qd5+ Kf6 40. Qd6+ Kf5 41. Qf4+ Ke6
42. Re8+ Kd7 43. Qxf7+ Kc6 44. Qd5+ Kc7 45. Re7+ Kc8 46. Qg8#) 36... Kf6 37.
Qf4+ Qf5 $8 ({Alternativen verlieren klar: I} 37... Kg6 38. h5+ Kxh5 39. Qxf7+
Qg6 40. g4+ Kg5 41. f4+ $18 {mit Damengewinn}) ({II} 37... Ke7 38. Qc7+ Kf6 39.
Qd6+ Kf5 40. Qf4+ Kg6 41. h5+ Kxh5 42. Qxf7+ Kg5 (42... Qg6 43. g4+ Kg5 44. f4+
) 43. f4+ Kg4 44. Qxg7+ Kf5 45. Qd7+ Kg6 46. Qe6+ Kg7 47. Rg8+ Kh7 48. Qf7#)
38. Rc8 $1 ({Fridmans Fortsetzung (Transformation in ein Turmendspiel) bietet
bessere praktische Gewinnchancen als} 38. Qd6+ $5 {und} Qe6 39. Qd8+ Qe7 40.
Rxh6+ $1 $16 {, wonach wir dieselbe Stellung - wie in der obigen Variante 34...
Qd3/37...Qf5/39...Qe7 - (ein Damenendspiel mit einem Mehrbauern) erreichen.})
38... Qxf4 39. Rxc6+ Ke7 $1 ({Am besten. Alternativen: I} 39... Ke5 $2 40.
gxf4+ Kxf4 41. Rxb6 $16 {/+-}) ({II} 39... Kf5 $2 40. gxf4 Rc1 (40... b5 41.
Rc5+ Kxf4 42. Rxb5 Kg4 43. Rb7 $16 {/+-}) 41. Rxb6 Rc3 42. Rb7 f6 (42... Kf6
$143 43. f3 Ke6 44. Kg3) 43. h5 $1 $16 {/+-}) 40. gxf4 b5 {Die einzige Chance,
um die Bildung eines Freibauernduos zu vereiteln.} 41. cxb5 Ra5 $2 {Wie sooft
verdirbt der erste Zug nach der Zeitkontrolle die Chose, aber der halbe Punkt
wird in dieser Partie im Hinblick auf weiter zunehmende Komplikationen noch
des öfteren zur Disposition stehen. Nach} (41... Kd7 $142 $1 {war der
Ausgleich wieder in Sichtweite. Am Ende der Abspiele entstehen jeweils
theoretische Remisendspiele mit Turm plus Läufer- und Turmbauer vs Turm:} 42.
Kf3 (42. Rc5 Kd6 43. b6 Ra6 44. Rc7 (44. Rb5 $2 Ra8 {/\Kc6}) 44... Rxb6 45.
Rxf7 Rxb3 46. Rxg7 Ke6 47. Rg3 (47. Rg6+ Kf5 48. Rxh6 Kxf4 $11) 47... Rb1 48.
Ra3 Kf5 49. Kg3 Rg1+ 50. Kf3 Rh1 51. Ra5+ Kg6 52. f5+ Kf6 53. Kg4 h5+ 54. Kxh5
Rf1 55. Ra2 Kxf5 $11) 42... Ra5 43. Rc5 Kd6 44. b4 Ra4 45. Rc4 Kd5 46. Rc7 Ke6
47. f5+ Ke5 48. Rc4 $1 (48. Rxf7 $2 Rxb4) 48... Kd5 (48... Kxf5 $2 49. b6) 49.
Re4 Ra3+ 50. Kf4 Ra7 51. Re5+ Kd6 52. h5 f6 53. Re6+ Kd5 54. b6 Ra4 55. Re4 Ra6
(55... Kc6 $4 56. b5+) 56. b7 Rb6 57. Re7 Rxb4+ 58. Kf3 Kc6 59. Rxg7 Rxb7 60.
Rg6 Kd6 61. Rxf6+ Ke5 62. Rxh6 Kxf5 $11) 42. Rc7+ $2 ({Auch der falsche
Kandidat, die gekonnte Widerlegung indes beginnt mit} 42. b6 $142 $1 {und nun
z.B.:} Rb5 (42... g6 43. Kf3 Rb5 44. Ke4 Kd7 45. Rc7+ $1 Kd8 46. Rb7 Rxb3 (
46... h5 47. Kd4 Kc8 48. Rc7+ Kd8 49. Rc6 Kd7 50. Rf6 Rxb3 51. Rxf7+ Ke6 52.
Rg7 Kf6 53. Rb7 $18) 47. Ke5 Rb4 48. f5 $1 (48. Rxf7 Rxb6 49. Rf6 Rb5+ 50. Ke6
Ke8 51. Rxg6 Kf8 52. f5 $18) 48... gxf5 49. f4 $18) (42... f5 43. Kf3 Rb5 44.
Ke3 Kd7 45. Rg6 Rxb3+ 46. Kd4 Rb4+ 47. Kc5 Rxf4 48. Rxg7+ $18 {(} Kc8 49. Kc6
Rc4+ 50. Kd5 Rxh4 51. Ke5 f4 52. b7+ Kb8 53. f3 Ka7 54. Rf7 Kb8 55. Rxf4 {)})
43. Kf3 Rxb3+ 44. Ke4 Rb5 45. Rc7+ Ke6 (45... Kd8 46. Rxf7 Rxb6 47. Rxg7 Ke8
48. Kf5 Kf8 49. Rg6 Rb5+ 50. Kg4 h5+ 51. Kg3 Rb3+ 52. f3 Rb7 53. Rg5 Rh7 54. f5
$18) 46. b7 Rb4+ 47. Kd3 Kd5 (47... g6 48. Kc3 Rb6 49. Kc4 $18) (47... Rb3+ 48.
Kc4 Rb1 49. Kc5 $18) 48. Kc3 Rb1 (48... Rb6 49. Rxf7 g6 50. h5 $1 gxh5 51. f5
h4 52. f6 Ke5 53. Rd7 $1 $18) 49. f5 $1 f6 (49... g6 50. f6 Ke6 51. Kc4 Kxf6
52. Kc5 $18 Ke6 53. Rc6+ {plus Rb6}) 50. h5 $18 {und Schwarz gehen die
vernünftigen Züge aus}) 42... Ke6 43. b6 Rb5 44. b7 Rxb3 45. Kf1 g6 46. Ke2 f6
47. Kd2 {Nun hat auch der Verteidiger wieder einmal die Qual der Wahl:} Kf5 $2
{Allzu optimistisch wagt sich der schwarze Monarch am Königsflügel vor,
während er besser den Damenflügel im Auge behalten sollte.} ({Alternativen, z.
B.: I} 47... g5 $2 {Nach diesem brachialen Vorstoß kann Weiß zu einem
vereinfachten Turmendspiel abwickeln:} 48. hxg5 hxg5 49. fxg5 fxg5 50. Kc2 $1
Rb5 (50... Kd6 51. Kxb3 $18) 51. Kd3 Kd6 (51... g4 52. Kc4 Rb2 53. Kc5 $18) 52.
Rg7 g4 53. Rg6+ Kc7 54. Rxg4 $18 Kxb7 55. Rc4 {nebst vertikaler Sperre}) ({II} 
47... Rb1 {Abwartendes Verhalten, indem der schwarze Turm auf der b-Linie
pendelt und der König von d5 aus seinem Widersacher den Weg versperrt, zwingt
Weiß dazu, den Bauern b7 irgendwann aufzugeben und sich dafür mit seinem Turm
auf die gegnerischen Bauern zu stürzen. Obwohl Weiß alles abräumen kann und am
Ende mit drei Mehrbauern dasteht (doppelter f-Bauer und h-Bauer), sind die
resultierenden Position allem Anschein nach nicht zu gewinnen! Übrigens,
ebenso in Betracht kommen 47...Kd5, 47...h5 und 47...f5.} 48. Kc2 Rb6 49. Kc3
Kd5 50. f3 h5 51. Rg7 f5 {Diese oder fast identische Konstellationen mögen
auch über andere Zugfolgen erreicht werden.} 52. Kd3 (52. Rxg6 Rxb7 53. Rf6 Rb1
54. Kd3 (54. Rxf5+ Ke6 55. Rxh5 Rf1 {xf3=}) 54... Rb3+ 55. Ke2 Rb2+ 56. Ke3 Rh2
57. Rxf5+ Ke6 58. Rxh5 Kf6 59. f5 Ke5 $8 $11) 52... Rb4 53. Ke3 Rb2 54. Rxg6
Rb3+ 55. Kf2 Rb2+ 56. Kg3 Rxb7 57. Rf6 Rh7 58. Rxf5+ Ke6 59. Re5+ Kf6 60. Kf2
Rh8 61. Ke3 Ra8 $1 62. Rxh5 Ra2 {und trotz dreier Minusbauern vermag Schwarz
sich ggf. mittels Pattverteidigung zu behaupten!} 63. Rg5 Rb2 64. h5 Rh2 65.
Re5 Ra2 66. Rb5 Rh2 67. h6 (67. Rb6+ Kf5 68. Ra6 Rh4 69. Ra5+ Kf6 70. Ke4 Kg7
71. Rg5+ Kf6 72. Rg6+ Kf7 73. Rg5 Kf6 $11) 67... Rxh6 68. Rb6+ Kf5 $8 {!} (
68... Kg7 $4 69. Rxh6 Kxh6 70. Ke4 $18) 69. Rxh6 {patt}) 48. Kc2 Rb6 49. Kc3
$18 {Nun sollte der Königsvormarsch glatt entscheiden.} h5 ({Falls aber} 49...
Ke6 50. Kc4 Kd6 {, so gewinnt} 51. Rf7 Rb2 (51... Ke6 52. Kc5 $18) 52. f5 $1
gxf5 53. Rxf6+ Kc7 (53... Ke5 54. Rf7 $18) 54. Rxf5 $18) 50. Rd7 $2 {Nach etwa
5stündigem Kampf in der 8. und vorletzten Runde der Deutschen Meisterschaft
waren die wackeren Akteure offensichtlich ziemlich erschöpft und greifen nun
beide abwechselnd daneben.} ({Korrekt war zunächst} 50. Kc4 Kxf4 (50... Kg4 51.
Kc5 Rb1 52. Kc6 Kxh4 53. Rc8 Kg4 54. b8=Q Rxb8 55. Rxb8 Kxf4 56. Kd6 $18 {
Schwarz ist zu langsam.}) (50... Ke6 51. Kc5 $18) {und dann} 51. Rd7 $1 (51.
Kc5 $2 Rb1 52. Kc6 g5 $132 {=}) 51... g5 (51... Ke4 52. Kc5 Rb2 53. Rd4+ Kf3
54. Rb4 $18) 52. Kc5 Rxb7 53. Rxb7 gxh4 54. Rb4+ Kg5 55. Kd5 $18) 50... Kg4 $2
({Der Bremer IM Tobias Jugelt verpasst die Gunst des Augenblicks, dagegen
hätte er mit der Rückführung seines Königs} 50... Ke6 $142 {den Remishafen
angesteuert:} 51. Rg7 Kd5 $1 52. f3 Kd6 53. Kc4 Rb2 54. Rxg6 Rxb7 55. Rxf6+ Ke7
{wie gehabt (=)}) 51. f5 $1 {Dieses Räumungs- bzw. Hinlenkungsopfer, das dem
weißen Turm die 4. Reihe frei macht oder ggf. den schwarzen König auf die 5.
Reihe lenkt, ist eine schöne Pointe.} ({Ebenso gut ist} 51. Kc4 {zwecks
Kontaktaufnahme mit dem Freibauern:} Kxh4 (51... f5 52. Kc5 Rb2 53. Kc6 Kxh4 (
53... Rc2+ 54. Kd6 Rd2+ 55. Kc7 Rc2+ 56. Kd8 Rb2 57. Kc8 Kxh4 58. b8=Q Rxb8+
59. Kxb8 $18)) (51... Kxf4 52. Kc5 Rb2 53. Rd4+ {nebst 54.Rb4+-}) 52. Kc5 Rb2
53. f5 $1 {Die bekannte Pointe, diesmal verzögert} Kg5 54. fxg6 Kxg6 55. Kc6
Rc2+ 56. Kd6 Rd2+ 57. Kc7 Rc2+ 58. Kd8 Rb2 59. Kc8 h4 60. b8=Q Rxb8+ 61. Kxb8
$18) 51... Kxf5 (51... gxf5 52. Rd4+ f4 53. Rb4 $18) 52. Kc4 $18 g5 ({Oder: I} 
52... Ke6 53. Kc5 {etc. +-}) ({II} 52... Kg4 53. Kc5 {etc. +-}) 53. hxg5 fxg5
54. Rd5+ Ke4 55. Rb5 Rxb7 56. Rxb7 h4 57. Rf7 g4 58. Rh7 h3 59. Rf7 {- Eine
sehr gehaltvolle, komplizierte und trotz etlicher Fehler äußerst instruktive
Kampfpartie. Mit Großmeister Daniel Fridmans Sieg war die Meisterschaft
bereits vorzeitig zugunsten des Favoriten entschieden.} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch (Women) 17th"]
[Site "Mamaia"]
[Date "2016.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Black "Mirzoeva, Elmira"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2344"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2016.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. e4 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nd4 Qb6 {Here Black
had two much more serious moves} (13... Neg4 14. g3 (14. Nf5 Bxh2+ 15. Kh1 g6
16. f3 gxf5 17. fxg4 Nxg4 18. Rxf5 Bf4 19. Bxf4 Qh4+ 20. Kg1 Qf2+ 21. Kh1 Qh4+
22. Kg1 Qf2+ 23. Kh1 Qh4+ {1/2 Miton,K (2622)-Zherebukh,Y (2632)/Lublin 2012/
CBM 148 Extra}) 14... Re8 15. Nf5 Bc5 16. Bf4 Qb6 17. Kg2 g6 18. h3 Ne5 (18...
gxf5 19. hxg4 Bd4 20. gxf5 Bxc3 21. bxc3 c5 22. f3 Rxe4 23. Rae1 Rxf4 24. gxf4
Nd5 25. Bd1 c4 {Svane,R (2543)-Shirov,A (2715)/Skopje 2015, with good
compensation.}) 19. Nh6+ Kg7 20. Bg5 Bd4 21. Bxf6+ Kxf6 22. f4 Nc4 23. Bxc4
bxc4 24. f5 c5 25. fxg6+ Kxg6 26. Nxf7 Rf8 27. Nd5 Qxb2 28. Ne7+ Kg7 29. Nf5+
Kg6 30. Ne7+ Kg7 31. Nf5+ Kg6 32. Ne7+ {1/2 Nakamura,H (2790)-Giri,A (2793)/
Moscow RUS 2016/The Week in Chess 1115}) ({In my opinion} 13... Ng6 {is less
serious:} 14. Nf5 Be5 15. f4 Bxc3 16. bxc3 c5 17. Bf3 c4 18. e5 Bxf3 19. exf6
Bb7 20. fxg7 Re8 {Moiseenko,A (2707)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2693)/Poznan 2014,} {
and here a serious advantage was promised by} 21. Qf2) 14. Nf5 Bc5 15. Bf4 {
A new and interesting try.} (15. Bg5 {had been tested previously:} Bc8 16. Bxf6
gxf6 17. Qc1 Bxf5 18. exf5 Kg7 19. Ne4 Bd4 20. a4 a6 21. Ra3 Rg8 22. Rh3 h5 23.
Rg3+ {1-0 Swapnil,S (2469)-Abdalla,L (2288)/Albena 2013/EXT 2014}) 15... Rfe8
16. Rad1 Re6 17. a3 a5 18. Be3 ({A slower option was} 18. Bg3) 18... Bxe3 19.
Nxe3 Rae8 ({It was more logical to fight for the d-file:} 19... Rd8 20. Nf5 Rd7
21. Qc1) 20. Nf5 g6 ({White kept an advantage after} 20... Ned7 21. Nd6 Rd8 22.
Rd2) 21. Nd6 R8e7 22. Kh1 Ba6 ({Still preferable was fighting on the d-file} 
22... Rd7) 23. Nf5 Rd7 24. f4 Rxd1 25. Qxd1 gxf5 $2 ({Black decided to be
materialistic, but she could hold a playable position after the cautious} 25...
Ned7 26. Nh6+ Kg7 27. f5 Re7) 26. exf5 Re8 ({We would see a nice little
combination after} 26... Re7 27. Qd6 Nd3 28. Qxe7 Nf2+ 29. Rxf2 Qxf2 30. Qd8+
Kg7 31. Qxf6+ Kxf6 32. Ne4+ $18) 27. fxe5 Rxe5 28. Qd6 $1 {Chess is a game of
double attacks, as used to say the unforgettable David Bronstein.} Ng4 29. Bxg4
Qf2 30. Qd8+ Kg7 31. f6+ Kh6 32. Qf8+ 1-0

[Event "Dilijan FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Dilijan"]
[Date "2013.06.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[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. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 exd4 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 h6 {The line which became
popular after the Anand-Gelfand match.} 13. h3 ({Of course, there was the more
direct capture} 13. Nxd4 Qh4 14. f4 (14. Nf3 Qh5 15. Bh7+ (15. Qc4 Nc5 16. Bc2
Bg4 17. Bf4 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qxf3 20. gxf3 Rfd8 21. Rfd1 Rd6 22.
Rac1 Rad8 23. b4 Na6 24. a3 Nc7 25. Bh7+ Kxh7 26. Rxc7 R8d7 27. Rxd7 Rxd7 28.
Kg2 Kg6 29. f4 {Sjugirov,S (2643)-Smirnov,P (2610)/Taganrog 2013. Whites
chances to realise a small material advantage are not great.}) 15... Kh8 16.
Qf5 Qxf5 17. Bxf5 Nf6 18. Bxc8 Rfxc8 19. Be3 Rd8 20. Rfd1 Be7 (20... Bf8 21. d6
Rxd6 22. Rxd6 Bxd6 23. Bd4 Ne8 24. Rc1 {the pressure is too small to get
something real}) 21. d6 Rxd6 22. Re1 Bf8 23. Rac1 Nd5 24. Bc5 Ra6 25. Bxf8 Rxf8
26. Red1 Nf4 27. Rc7 Rxa2 28. g3 Ne6 29. Rxb7 Kg8 30. Ne5 Re8 31. Rd5 f6 32.
Nc6 Kh7 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2722)-Anand,V (2783)/Paris/St Petersburg 2013.
Similar pressure is not promising too much.}) 14... Bc5 15. Be3 Qf6 16. Rad1
Qb6 17. Kh1 Nf6 18. d6 Bg4 19. Rd2 Rfd8 20. Rc1 Bb4 21. Nf5 Qa5 22. Rf2 Bxf5
23. Bxf5 Bxd6 24. a3 Nd5 25. Bd2 Qb6 26. Rf3 {Stefanova,A (2531)-Ushenina,A 
(2499)/Dilijan ARM 2013; with small edge as usual here.}) (13. b3 Ne5 14. Nxe5
Bxe5 15. f4 Bf6 16. Ba3 Re8 17. d6 Bd7 18. Qd2 Bc6 19. Rac1 Qd7 20. Rfe1 Qg4
21. Bf1 g5 22. Bc5 Qxf4 23. Qxf4 gxf4 {Bacrot,E (2702)-Sumets,A (2622)/
Fujairah City 2012; with equality.}) 13... Qf6 14. Rd1 Ne5 ({An interesting
try was} 14... Nc5) 15. Nxd4 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Qe5 ({There is not full equality
after} 16... b6 17. Qe4) 17. Nf3 Qh5 18. Re1 (18. Qe4 Bf5 19. Qh4 Qg6 20. Bf4
Bxh3 21. g3 Bxf4 22. Qxf4) 18... Bf5 19. Qe3 Bd7 ({It was very interesting to
go for a radical exchange of material:} 19... Rae8 20. Qxe8 Rxe8 21. Rxe8+ Kh7
22. Re3 Bd7 23. a3 Qxd5) 20. Qb3 (20. Bd2 Rfe8 21. Qb3 Bxh3 22. gxh3 Qxh3 {
led to equal play.}) 20... Rfe8 21. Bd2 b6 22. Nd4 Re5 ({The practical idea
was to control both files} 22... Rac8) 23. Rxe5 Qxe5 24. Nf3 Qh5 25. Re1 Re8 ({
Quite playable was} 25... Rc8) 26. Rxe8+ Bxe8 27. a3 {A very logical plan is
to exchange one bishop.} Qf5 28. Bb4 Qb1+ 29. Ne1 Be5 ({After} 29... a5 30.
Bxd6 Qxe1+ 31. Kh2 Qxf2 32. Bc7 {can be some problem.}) 30. Bc3 Qe4 ({After
the retreat White could exchange queens immediately:} 30... Bd6 31. Qc2 Qxc2
32. Nxc2) 31. Qd1 $1 Bd6 32. Qf3 {White has maaged to exchange queens, but to
win is very difficult.} Qxf3 33. Nxf3 Kf8 34. Nd4 g6 35. Kf1 {Now the extra
pawn will be really protected.} ({Clearly better was} 35. g4 Ke7 36. Kg2 Bc5
37. Nf3 Ba4 38. b4) 35... Ke7 36. Ke2 Bc5 37. Kd3 Kd6 38. Kc4 $2 ({Strange,
Black did not want an opposite-coloured bishops ending and now Koneru avoids
it.} 38. b4 Bxd4 39. Kxd4 f6 40. Bd2 g5 41. f4 Bf7 42. b5 Be8 43. Bb4+ Kc7 44.
Bf8 h5 45. f5) 38... a6 $1 39. Bb4 Bxb4 40. axb4 f6 $4 ({Here there was a
clear and simple way:} 40... b5+ 41. Kd3 Kxd5 42. Nb3 Bc6 43. h4 Ke5 44. g3 {
with a draw.}) 41. b5 $1 a5 42. Ne2 $1 Bf7 43. Nc3 Ke5 44. g3 ({Possible was
the immediate sacrifice deflecting the opponent's king:} 44. f4+ Kxf4 45. Na4)
44... g5 45. f4+ gxf4 46. gxf4+ Kxf4 ({Easier losing was} 46... Kd6 47. Ne4+
Ke7 48. f5) 47. Na4 f5 {This is now the start of a pawn race, which Koneru
calculated brilliantly.} 48. Nxb6 Ke4 49. Kc5 f4 50. d6 f3 51. d7 f2 52. d8=Q
f1=Q 53. Qd4+ Kf5 54. Nd7 $1 Qc1+ 55. Kd6 1-0

[Event "Doha FIDE GP (Women) 6th"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2011.02.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2011.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:31"]
[BlackClock "0:00:30"]

{A first round encounter between the two main candidates to challenge Hou
Yifan for the World Women's title! It is clear how much nerves played a part
for both players.} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6
{Many players prefer this variation to avoid possible forced lines, especially
in Shabalov's Gambit. Black simply completes development and then starts to
concentrate on the topical pawn break ..c6-c5, but a more aggressive approach
is possible too - to play ...Rc8 and ...c6-c5 first, without castling.} 7. Bd3
({The capture on d5 did not promise any real gains for White. The exchange} 7.
cxd5 exd5 {is not promising:} ({Maybe another recapture is better:} 7... cxd5
8. Nb5 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 O-O 11. Rc1 a6 12. Qc6 Rb8 13. Nd6 b5 14. Nb3
Nb6 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. Qb7 Rxc1+ 17. Nxc1 Na4 {and Black seizes the initiative
Young,A-Kaidanov,G, New York 1997} 18. Nb3) 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. e4 dxe4
11. Nxe4 O-O 12. Ne5 c5 13. Ng5 g6 14. Bc4 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd5 16. Rd1 Bxg5 17.
Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxg5 Qxg5 19. Rxd5 Rad8 20. Rad1 Rxd5 21. Rxd5 Re8 22. Qc3 Qf5
23. h3 Qb1+ 24. Kh2 Qxa2 25. Rd6 Qa4 26. g3 Qb4 27. f4 Qxc3 28. bxc3 Rb8 {
0-1 Yang,D-Dreev,A, Richardson USA 2010}) 7... Bb7 8. O-O Be7 ({The direct
plan is a bit risky:} 8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. Rd1 Qc8 $146 (10... Qc7) (10...
a6) (10... cxd4) (10... Bxf3) 11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Bxd5 Nxd5 14. Rxd5
Be7 15. e4 O-O 16. Bg5 Re8 17. Rad1 {with total control over the central file
in Wang-Carlsen, Wijk aan Zee 2009.}) 9. b3 ({There is a possible direct
opening of the centre:} 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Nf6 12. Ne5 Rc8 13.
Rd1 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 O-O 15. Bf4 Ba8 16. Rd3 c5 17. Qe3 Qe8 18. d5 exd5 19. cxd5
c4 20. Rdd1 Bd6 {with very sharp play, Mamedyarov,S-Timofeev,A, Moscow 2004})
9... O-O ({In a classical game the immediate counterstrike in the centre was
tried:} 9... Rc8 10. Bb2 c5 (10... dxc4 11. bxc4 c5 12. d5 $1) (10... O-O 11.
Rad1 $14) 11. cxd5 $1 cxd4 $2 $146 (11... exd5 12. Bf5 $14) 12. dxe6 dxc3 13.
exd7+ Nxd7 (13... Qxd7 14. Bf5) 14. Bxc3 Bb4 (14... Bf6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qe2)
15. Bc4 Bxf3 (15... Bxc3 $142 16. Qxc3 O-O (16... b5 17. Qxg7) 17. Qd4 $16) 16.
gxf3 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qg5+ (17... b5 18. Qxg7) 18. Kh1 b5 19. Qa5 $1 {1-0 Kramnik,
V-Ivanchuk,V, Dortmund 1997}) 10. Bb2 h6 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. Qe2 Rad8 13. Ne5 ({
And now} 13. e4 {is not promising:} dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Nf6 16. Bc2 c5)
13... dxc4 14. bxc4 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. f4 Nc5 17. Bb1 Rxd1 18. Nxd1 Rd8 19.
Nf2 ({Another plan was tried in a key game} 19. Qc2 g6 20. Nf2 h5 21. g4 hxg4
22. Nxg4 Nd3 23. Nh6+ Kg7 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 25. Bd4 c5 26. Qxd3 Rg8 27. Bc3 Qc6 {
with sharp play in Zvjaginsev,V-Dreev,A, Groningen 1997}) 19... Nd7 ({It was
correct to start counterplay on the queenside immediately} 19... b5 $5) 20. Ne4
c5 ({Funny, but the best way was to try to drive the knight from e4. But that
demanded going back to c5...} 20... Nc5) 21. Ng3 {7} Nf8 22. Bc3 {]} a6 ({
Once more Black's plan is a bit slow; a better one would be} 22... Ng6 23. Nh5
Ba6) 23. Nh5 g6 ({The cold-blooded} 23... Qc6 {was necessary:} 24. Nf6+ Kh8)
24. Nf6+ Bxf6 25. exf6 Qc6 26. e4 b5 {Better later than never!} 27. Rf3 ({
Stronger was} 27. Bc2 bxc4 28. Rb1 {and only then capturing on c4, avoiding
Qb5.}) 27... bxc4 28. Bc2 Rd4 $1 {A typical blockading exchange sacrifice,
reminiscent of classics from Botvinnik.} 29. Qe3 Qd6 30. f5 {The last chance
to break her opponent's defence.} ({Another try, namely} 30. Rg3 h5 31. Rg5 Nd7
{offers nothing.}) 30... g5 $6 ({White would be in trouble after the correct} 
30... exf5 $1 31. Qxh6 Qxf6 32. Rxf5 Rd1+ 33. Bxd1 Qxc3) 31. h4 ({Not bad, but
maybe even stronger would be} 31. Rh3) 31... exf5 32. hxg5 $2 ({Now Koneru
could obtain an advantage after} 32. Rxf5 Bc8 33. Rxc5 Qxc5 34. Bxd4) 32...
Bxe4 $1 {Now Dzagnidze is winning.} 33. gxh6 Bxc2 34. Qg5+ (34. Bxd4 {does not
help:} cxd4 35. Qe7 Qb8 36. Kf2 f4) 34... Ng6 35. h7+ Kh8 36. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 37.
Rf2 Be4 38. Qh6 Qxf6 39. Qe3 Qa1+ 40. Kh2 {]} Qd4 41. Qxd4+ cxd4 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 16th"]
[Site "Jerusalem"]
[Date "2015.02.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Hovhannisyan, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[Annotator "Mokal,P"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2015.02.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 e5 {
A rare line in high level chess. White has been thought to get a slight edge
in the forthcoming isolated pawn positions.} 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Nb5 Bb8 10. dxe5
Nxe5 11. Bd2 $146 {A very interesting novelty that brings forward a totally
different concept. White is ready to part with a B for a N to prove the
weakness of the isolated pawn on d5.} ({Previously White has almost
automatically played} 11. Nxe5) 11... Nxd3+ {The best way to challenge White's
strategy.} ({Black definitely must have considered} 11... Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 {
but the change in the structure may actually be favourable for White. The
dynamics seem to offer White good prospects. He can think about castling long
and using the g-file for an attack.} O-O 13. O-O-O $5 $40 {[%cal Gd2c3,Gc3g7,
Gd3h7,Gg1g7]}) 12. Qxd3 O-O 13. Bc3 {White wants to target the d5-pawn quickly
to tie down Black's pieces. He is even ready to delay castling for it.} Ne4 14.
Rd1 {The main argument in this position is whether the isolated pawn is a
strength or a weakness. A well known fact is that the pawn becomes a weakness
with less pieces on the board. What is less common though, is a side getting
ready to play with 2Ns vs 2Bs in such positions.} a6 ({It is too early to take
the B} 14... Nxc3 $6 15. Nxc3 $16 {[%csl Rd5]}) 15. Nbd4 Re8 (15... Qb6 $142 $5
16. O-O Rd8 17. Rc1 (17. Ne2 Bg4 $15) 17... Bg4 $132 {Black's pieces are
starting to get active.}) (15... Nxc3 16. Qxc3 {It is because of Black's
isolated pawn and lack of scope for the light squared B that White is doing
fine in this position, although it is debatable if there is any significant
advantage. Looks like a playable position that could go any way, most likely
to a draw.} Bd6 17. O-O Qb6 $11 {[%cal Gc8d7]}) 16. Ne2 Bg4 ({It looked good
to play} 16... Bf5 17. Qd4 (17. Qxd5 Qxd5 18. Rxd5 Be6 19. Ra5 (19. Rd1 Bxa2
$15) 19... Bc7 20. Ra3 Nxc3 21. bxc3 Rec8 $15 {[%csl Ra2,Rc3,Gc7,Ge6] White is
in deep trouble.}) 17... f6 {This retains dynamic prospects as it makes it
difficult for White to exchange another minor piece without making some
concession or another.} 18. O-O Be6 19. Nf4 (19. Nd2 $6 Be5 $15) (19. Ng3 Bxg3
20. hxg3 Rc8 21. Rc1 (21. Bb4 a5 22. Ba3 b5 23. b3 Nc3 24. Rd2 b4 $15) 21...
Rc4 22. Qd3 Qc7 $132) 19... Bxf4 20. exf4 Rc8 $15) 17. h3 Be6 18. O-O Qd7 19.
Be5 $1 {Logically, White insists on exchanging another minor piece.
Hovhannisyan is faced with a tough choice. Should he allow the exchange of the
Bs and suffer in the typical isolated pawn structure or should he go for an
unclear piece sacrifice.} Bxh3 $5 {Not surprisingly, the young player chooses
the latter!} ({Although Black seems to have had a nice counter in} 19... Bxe5
20. Nxe5 Qa4 $132 {[%cal Ge6h3,Ga4a2]} 21. Qb1 (21. a3 Bxh3 22. Qxd5 Be6 23.
Qxb7 Rab8 24. Rd4 Rxb7 25. Rxa4 Rxb2 26. Rxe4 Rxe2 27. Ra4 Ra8 $11) (21. f3 f6
22. fxe4 dxe4 23. Qd4 Qb5 24. Nc3 Qxe5 25. Qxe5 fxe5 26. b3 Red8 $11) (21. Qd4
Qxd4 22. exd4 (22. Nxd4 Bxh3 $15) 22... Rac8 $11) 21... Bf5 22. Nd3 Qd7 23. Nd4
Bxh3 24. gxh3 Qxh3 $11) 20. Bxb8 Raxb8 21. gxh3 Qxh3 22. Nh2 Re5 (22... Rbd8
23. Nf4 Qh4 24. Ng2 Qg5 25. Rfe1 {[%cal Gf2f3] /\f3} (25. Nf3 Qh6 $13) 25...
Re6 (25... Rd6 26. f3 Rg6 27. Ng4 $16 {[%cal Gd3d5]}) 26. f3 Rg6 27. Re2 Ng3
28. Rc2 Nf5 (28... h5 29. f4 $14) 29. Ng4 Ne7 (29... h5 30. Ne5 Qxe3+ 31. Qxe3
Rxg2+ 32. Rxg2 Nxe3 33. Rdd2 Nxg2 34. Kxg2 $14) 30. Qc3 $14 {[%cal Gg4e5]}) 23.
Nf4 Qh4 24. Qe2 Nf6 $2 {Faltering at the critical moment. It was better to
support the pawn with the rook. The knight was blocking the path of an
important defender.} (24... Rg5+ 25. Kh1 Rd8 (25... Rc8 $6 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27.
Nxd5 $16) 26. Qc2 {[%csl Rg8] Forcing Black to move a pawn that will block the
rook's path after it lifts to the 3rd rank with ...Rd6.} (26. Rd4 Rd6 27. Qc2
h6 (27... Rc6 $2 28. Qxe4 Rg1+ 29. Rxg1 dxe4 30. Rg4 $16) (27... g6 28. Ng2 Qh6
$11) 28. Ng2 Qh3 29. Nf4 Qh4 $11) (26. Qf3 $5 {[%cal Gf3h3] Stopping ...Rd6.}
Rf5 (26... Rd6 27. Qh3 $1 {[%cal Gh3c8,Gh3h4]} Qxh3 28. Nxh3 $14) 27. Qg2 Rg5
28. Qf3 (28. Qh3 Qxf2 $1) 28... Rf5 $11) 26... h6 $11 {Its hard to find any
progress for either side. It looks like dynamic equality, but it is still
Black who may have to keep watch to prevent White from consolidating his
material advantage with some defensive resources.} (26... g6 $5)) 25. Rd4 $1
$16 {[%cal Gd4h4] This solves White's problems.} Rg5+ 26. Kh1 Re8 $6 {Making
it easier for White, though it was hard to suggest anything for Black.} 27. Ne6
$1 Qh5 (27... Ng4 28. Rxg4 Rxg4 29. Qxg4 Qxg4 30. Nxg4 Rxe6 31. Rd1 $18) 28.
Qxh5 Rxh5 29. Nf4 $18 {The rest is easy.} Rf5 30. Rc1 g5 31. Nd3 Re7 32. Nf1
Ne4 33. Kg2 g4 34. Ng3 Rg5 35. Nxe4 Rxe4 36. Rxe4 dxe4 37. Rc5 Rg6 38. Nf4 1-0

[Event "Dortmund 45th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2017.07.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bluebaum, Matthias"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2017.07.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Lori Greiner, one of the main characters of Shark Tank, is very proud of her
talent in identifying whether a business idea is a 'hero or zero'. Well, I
wish I had her sharp instinct in chess to realize what is going on with
Fedoseev's tournaments. The aggressive young Russian star keeps dazzling and
baffling me. After winning 'easily' against Kramnik, the Russian succumbed to
his first defeat after an overly optimistic opening against host hero Matthias
Bluebaum.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 $5 {A good sign, since
the Semi-Slav is becoming fashionable again in top level tournaments. A rich
opening which for a few years was out of fashion because it was considered
somewhat benign.} Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 (9... b5 {
is of course where the main theoretical battle in the 'Meran' takes place.}) (
9... a6 {and}) (9... Qe7 {are two other frequent options.}) 10. h3 {A thematic
reaction. White is ready to take back on d4 with the e-pawn and face ...e4
with Ng5 avoiding possible nasty threats on h2.} Qe7 (10... exd4 11. exd4 Nb6
12. Bb3 Nbd5 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Ne4 {looks like a slight and long lasting edge.})
11. Bb3 Nb6 $2 {Too modern for me. I cannot understand what Black actually
gets by giving away his dark-squared bishop.} (11... Bc7 {White is now
planning a Nf3-h4-f5 maneuver. Black has to either react by opening up the
c8-h3 diagonal or withdrawing his bishop from c7.} 12. Bd2 h6 13. Rad1 (13. Nh4
Re8 14. Nf5 Qf8 15. Rad1 Kh8 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 Bb8 18. e4 Nc5 19. e5 Nxb3
20. exf6 (20. axb3 Qc5+ 21. Ne3 Ng8 22. Kh1 Be6 23. Rde1 b6 24. Rf3 a5 25. Nc4
a4 26. Ne4 axb3 27. Nxc5 bxc2 28. Nxe6 fxe6 29. Nxb6 Rd8 30. Nxa8 Rxd2 31. Rc1
Ba7 32. Kh2 Bd4 33. Rb3 g5 34. Nb6 gxf4 35. Nc4 Rd1 36. Rxc2 Bg1+ {1/2-1/2 (36)
Forsberg,J (2521)-Pheby,I (2559) ICCF email 2005}) 20... Qc5+ $13) 13... Re8
14. Nh4 Nf8 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. Qxf5 e4 17. h4 Rad8 18. a3 Qd7 $6 (18... Qd6 19.
Qh3 N8d7 20. Ne2 Nd5 {and Black is doing well}) 19. Qxd7 N8xd7 20. g3 Nb6 21.
Kg2 h5 22. Rc1 g6 23. Rc2 Re7 24. Ba2 Bd6 25. Rb1 Red7 26. b4 Bf8 27. Kf1 a6
28. Ke2 Kg7 29. Be1 Re8 30. Rbb2 Ng4 31. Nb1 f5 32. Bb3 Nf6 33. Nd2 Nfd5 34.
Rb1 Kf6 35. Ba2 g5 36. hxg5+ Kxg5 37. Nb3 Nf6 38. Bd2 Rh7 39. Na5 Ree7 40. Rh1
h4 41. gxh4+ Rxh4 42. Rxh4 Kxh4 43. Rc1 Kg5 44. Rh1 Bg7 45. Nb3 Nbd5 46. Nc5 f4
47. Rg1+ Kf5 48. exf4 Bh6 49. Bb1 b6 50. Nxe4 Bxf4 51. Kd1 Bxd2 52. Ng5+ Ne4
53. Bxe4+ Rxe4 54. Nxe4 Kxe4 55. Kxd2 Kxd4 56. Rg4+ Ke5 57. Rg6 Nf6 58. Kd3 Kf5
59. Rg7 Ng4 60. Kd4 Ne5 61. Ra7 c5+ 62. bxc5 Nc6+ 63. Kd5 Nxa7 64. cxb6 Nc8 65.
b7 Ne7+ 66. Kc5 {1-0 (66) Duda, J (2697)-Adhiban,B (2670) Khanty-Mansiysk 2017}
) (11... Bb8 {My knowledge tells me that this is the better move but a new
round of analyses is required to probe the nuances of these two bishop moves.}
12. Bd2 h6 13. Nh4 Rd8 14. Nf5 Qf8 $1 (14... Qe8 $2 15. f4 exd4 16. exd4 Nf8
17. Rae1 Be6 18. d5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Nxg7 $18) 15. Rad1 Nb6 16. dxe5 (16.
Rfe1 $146 exd4 17. exd4 Nbd5 {looks interesting but it seems that Black has a
very comfortable blockade on d5.}) 16... Bxe5 17. f4 Bc7 {Black should manage
to solve his problems here.}) 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. e4 Re8 15. Re1
$146 (15. f3 Be6 16. Bxe6 Rxe6 17. Qf2 Rd8 18. Be3 Nc4 19. Rad1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1
Nxe3 21. Qxe3 Qa5 22. f4 h6 23. e5 Re7 24. Kh2 Nd7 25. Qd4 Qc5 26. Qd2 Qc4 27.
b3 Qe6 28. Ne4 f6 29. exf6 Nxf6 30. Qd8+ Kh7 31. Nxf6+ Qxf6 32. Qd3+ Qg6 33.
Qf3 Qc2 34. Rd8 Qf5 35. Rd2 Rd7 36. Re2 Rd4 37. g3 Rd3 38. Qf2 b6 39. Qg2 Rd5
40. Qf3 a5 41. Kg2 Qd3 42. Kf2 c5 43. Qxd3+ {1/2-1/2 (43) Ruzele,D (2505)
-Bykhovsky,A (2425) Berlin 1995}) 15... Nbd5 16. Bd2 Nf4 17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. Rad1
{Ok the pair of bishops is gone but now White has a better center and
development.} Nd7 $2 {Too much! It may even lose by force!} (18... Bd7 19. Qd2
Qxd2 20. Rxd2 Be6 21. Bxe6 Rxe6 22. Red1 Kf8 23. f3 h5 {And yes, White is
better but I do not see how he can improve here whatsoever.}) 19. Re3 $1 {
The only hard move from now until the end of the game.} Qg5 (19... Ne5 20. Ne2
Qh4 21. f4 {with an unstoppable attack.}) (19... Qh4 20. e5 Nc5 21. Ne4 Nxb3
22. Qxb3 {also with a huge advantage.}) 20. f4 Qe7 (20... Qxf4 21. Rf3 {
and f7 falls.}) (20... Qc5 21. Qf2) 21. Qf2 Nb6 22. f5 $1 {Now e5 is
unstoppable and ...Be6 is already prevented.} a5 {Too late.} 23. e5 a4 24. f6
$1 {Mate or loss of material is inevitable. The rest does not really need any
comment.} Qb4 25. a3 (25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. fxg7+ {is crushing too.}) 25... Qf8 (
25... Qxb3 26. Qg3 g6 27. Qf4 Kh8 28. Qh6 Rg8 29. Rd8 $1 {with inevitable mate.
}) 26. fxg7 Qe7 27. Ne4 axb3 28. Nf6+ Kxg7 29. Nxe8+ Kh8 (29... Qxe8 30. Rg3+
Kf8 31. Qc5+ Qe7 32. Rd8#) 30. Nc7 Rb8 31. Rf3 {A crushing victory for
Bluebaum and I believe Fedoseev will reconsider his opening choices despite
his flamboyant style!} 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch 5th"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2005.10.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wang, Rui"]
[Black "Al Modiahki, Mohamad"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "208"]
[EventDate "2005.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Qe7 10. a3 e5 11. h3 Bb8 12. Ba2 h6 13. Nh4 Rd8 14. Nf5 Qe8 15.
Bd2 Nf8 16. Rad1 Qd7 17. Ng3 exd4 18. exd4 Qc7 19. Nce2 Be6 20. Bb1 Ng6 21. Qc1
Qd7 22. Bxg6 fxg6 23. Bf4 g5 24. Be5 Qf7 25. Nc3 Nd7 26. Bxb8 Raxb8 27. Nge4
Nb6 28. f4 g4 29. f5 Bc4 30. Rf2 gxh3 31. gxh3 Nd5 32. f6 Nxc3 33. bxc3 Bd5 34.
Rg2 g6 35. Qf4 Bxe4 36. Qxe4 Kh7 37. Qf4 Rf8 38. Re1 Qxf6 39. Qxf6 Rxf6 40.
Re7+ Kg8 41. Rf2 Rxf2 42. Kxf2 Rf8+ 43. Ke3 Rf7 44. Re8+ Kg7 45. c4 Kf6 46. Rg8
Re7+ 47. Kd3 Re1 48. Rf8+ Ke7 49. Rb8 Rb1 50. Kc2 Rb6 51. h4 Ke6 52. h5 gxh5
53. Rh8 Kf5 54. Rxh6 Ke4 55. c5 Ra6 56. Rxh5 Kxd4 57. Rh7 Kxc5 58. Rxb7 Rxa3
59. Kb2 Ra5 60. Rh7 Kb6 61. Rh6 Rg5 62. Kb3 Kb5 63. Rh3 c5 64. Rf3 a5 65. Rh3
Rd5 $5 {[%mdl 4096] Den folgenden Trick halte ich für bemerkenswert, weil
einige Spieler nach der Regel verteidigen, dass man stets vor den a-Bauern
ziehen soll, was bei richtiger Anwendung auch funktioniert. Allerdings nicht
so, wie Weiß es in der Partie interpretiert.} 66. Rg3 ({Nach} 66. Rh8 $5 a4+ {
wäre} 67. Ka3 {spielbar.}) 66... a4+ 67. Ka3 $2 (67. Kc3 c4 68. Rg8 Rd3+ 69.
Kb2 a3+ 70. Ka2 $11) 67... Rd1 $2 {Dies verpasst die Chance, die schlechte
Stellung des weißen Königs auszunutzen:} (67... c4 $1 68. Rg8 c3 69. Rc8 Rc5
70. Rb8+ Kc4 71. Rh8 Kd3 72. Rd8+ Ke3 73. Re8+ Kd2 74. Rd8+ Kc1 $19) 68. Rg4
Rd3+ 69. Kb2 Rd2+ 70. Ka3 Rd4 71. Rg8 Rd3+ 72. Kb2 Kb4 73. Rb8+ Kc4 74. Rh8
Rb3+ 75. Ka2 Re3 76. Kb2 Rd3 77. Rg8 Rd2+ 78. Ka3 Rd1 79. Rg4+ Kb5 80. Rh4 Rd3+
81. Kb2 $1 a3+ 82. Ka2 c4 83. Rh8 Kb4 84. Rh2 $2 {Zu passiv.} (84. Rb8+ $1 Kc3
85. Rc8 $1 Kd4 (85... Rd4 86. Kxa3 $11) 86. Rd8+ Ke3 87. Rc8 c3 88. Kxa3 Kd2
89. Kb3 $11) 84... Rd4 85. Rh8 Rd2+ 86. Kb1 c3 87. Rb8+ Kc4 88. Ra8 Kd3 89.
Rd8+ (89. Rxa3 Rb2+ 90. Ka1 Rb8 $19) 89... Ke2 90. Rc8 Rd3 $2 (90... Rd1+ 91.
Ka2 (91. Kc2 a2 $19) 91... Rd3 92. Kxa3 Kd1 93. Kb3 c2+ 94. Kb2 Rd2 $19) 91.
Kc2 a2 92. Re8+ Re3 93. Ra8 Ke1 94. Ra7 Kf2 95. Kb3 Ke2 96. Rxa2+ (96. Kc2 Rd3
97. Re7+ Kf2 98. Ra7 $11) 96... Kd3 97. Ra8 (97. Rh2 {wirkt logischer.}) 97...
Kd2 98. Rc8 $1 Rd3 99. Rc7 Rd8 100. Rc6 $2 (100. Rh7 Rb8+ (100... c2 101. Rh2+
Kd3 102. Rh3+ $11) 101. Ka2 Re8 102. Rh2+ Re2 103. Rh1 c2 104. Kb2 $11 {
und Weiß hat die Verteidigung auf der letzten Reihe eingenommen.}) 100... Rb8+
101. Ka2 c2 102. Rd6+ Kc1 103. Rc6 Ra8+ 104. Kb3 Kb1 (104... Kb1 105. Rxc2 Rb8+
106. Kc3 Rc8+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam ACP Golden Classic"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2012.07.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Muzychuk,A"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2012.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. a3 {This move came as a small surprise as in
many previous games Sasikiran had played 11.e4. Before this one there were no
games in which he played 11.a3.} a5 12. e4 e5 13. Rd1 (13. dxe5 {is much more
popular, but lately strong grandmasters have switched to 13.Rd1.}) 13... Qc7 (
13... Qe7 {was another option, but I am not sure that after} 14. h3 {the queen
is better on e7, rather than on c7.}) 14. h3 Rfd8 $146 ({14...Rfd8 is a
novelty. Before our game there were just 2 games, both played by strong
players and both in 2012! 14...Rfe8 was played there but in my opinion White
is slightly better after 14...Rfe8, so I chose a new move in this position.
The aforementioned games continued like this:} 14... Rfe8 15. Be3 Rac8 (15...
exd4 16. Nxd4 Bf4 17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. Nce2 Qd6 19. Rac1 $14 {1/2 Jakovenko,D 
(2736)-Grachev,B (2680)/Tyumen RUS 2012/The Week in Chess 920 (61)}) 16. Rac1
Qb8 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Nxe4 22. Qc2
Nf6 23. Bd4 $14 {0-1 Bacrot,E (2714)-Korobov,A (2660)/Warsaw POL 2011/The Week
in Chess 893 (48)}) 15. Bg5 $6 {Looking at the fact that after ...h6 White
went back with the bishop to e3, there is a big question as to whether it was
needed. After analysing different lines, I could not see where it wass better
for White that Black had played the additional move ...h6. The only plus could
be if White managed to put the knight on f5 and then the move ...g6 would not
be possible, but in the variations White could not make it.} ({I think that} 
15. dxe5 $5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Be3 {or immediately 15.Be3 were better
possibilities than the move in the game.}) (15. Be3 $5) 15... h6 16. Be3 (16.
Bxf6 {is not promising for White} Nxf6 17. Rac1 Qe7 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5
20. Ne2 c5 $11 {Black equalises.}) (16. Bh4 {was the most logical move,
following the idea of 15.Bg5. After that there are different interesting lines:
} exd4 17. Nxd4 g5 $1 (17... Bh2+ 18. Kh1 g5 19. Bg3 (19. Nf5 gxh4 20. g3 hxg3
21. fxg3 Ne5 22. Kxh2 Bc8 $13) 19... Bxg3 20. fxg3 Nc5 21. Qf2 (21. Nf5 Bc8 $1)
21... Nh5 22. Nce2 $13 {the situation is very unclear but I think I would
prefer White's position as it is easier to play and create an attack}) 18. Bg3
(18. Nf5 gxh4) 18... Bxg3 19. fxg3 {and now we could have faced some unusual
position. Black's king is weak but White has problems with black squares.} {
I believe that after} Ne5 {it is possible to keep the balance; moreover after
Nf5 there is the nice defence of ...Bc8! Nxh6+ Kg7 and suddenly Black's
position becomes better.} (19... c5 $5 {is also playable} 20. Nf5 (20. Ndxb5
Qxg3 21. Rf1 (21. Qf2 Qxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Ne5 $11) 21... Nh5 (21... Ne5 $5 22. Rxf6
Ra6 $11) 22. Rf3 Qb8 {, planning Nf4 or Ne5, followed by c4 and Bc6}) (20.
Ncxb5 $2 Qb6 $19) 20... c4 21. Be2 (21. Nxh6+ Kf8 22. Bf1 Qxg3) (21. Bf1 Qc5+
22. Kh2 Ne5 $11 {[%cal Ye5g4]}) 21... Kf8 $1 $13) 20. Qf2 (20. Bf1 Qb6 21. Qf2
Nfg4 22. hxg4 Nxg4 23. Qd2 c5 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 cxd4 26. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 27.
Rxd4 Ne3 $11) (20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. exd5 Nxd3 22. Rxd3 Rxd5 23. Rf1 Rad8 24. Rdf3
Rxd4 25. Rxf7 Qxf7 26. Rxf7 Kxf7 27. Qf5+ $11) (20. Nf5 Bc8 $1) 20... Neg4 21.
hxg4 Nxg4 22. Qe2 (22. Qf3 Ne5 $11) 22... Bc8 23. Nf3 (23. Bc2 Qb6) 23... b4 $1
{the most precise} (23... Qb6+ 24. Kf1 (24. Kh1 Nf2+ 25. Kh2 Ng4+ $11) 24...
Ne3+ 25. Ke1 Nxd1 26. Rxd1 g4 $13) 24. axb4 Qb6+ 25. Kf1 Ne3+ 26. Ke1 Nxd1 27.
Nxd1 Qxb4+ 28. Kf2 Be6 {with a nearly equal position, but keeping practical
chances for both sides.}) 16... exd4 17. Nxd4 Ne5 $6 (17... b4 $1 {I could
level the position but during the game it was a bit dangerous to play in such
a way} 18. Na4 Bh2+ 19. Kh1 c5 20. Nb5 Qe5 {It looked quite strange, but
actually Black is doing fine. Now the e4-pawn is hanging and if White plays 21.
f3, then the counterplay with ...Nh5 works. Therefore, 21.Qc1 is strong
underlining the strange position of the bishop on h2.} 21. Qc1 Qb8 {now the
e4-pawn is hanging again} (21... Bxe4 22. f4 Qb8 23. Bc4 Bg3 24. Nd6 Bg6 {
maybe this is also ok for Black but it looks very dangerous}) 22. f4 (22. Nxc5
Nxc5 23. Qxc5 Be5 $11) 22... Bg3 23. e5 Ba6 $1 24. Nd6 Bxd3 25. Nxf7 Kxf7 26.
Rxd3 Nxe5 27. fxe5 Qxe5 $11) (17... Bh2+ $6 {is not that good} 18. Kh1 Bf4 19.
Bxf4 Qxf4 20. f3 $14 {[%csl Yb7] and White gets a typical advantage.}) 18. Bf1
{Now the position is better for White again. The main problem is with the
bishop on b7.} Ng6 ({19.f4 was threatening and ...b4 is not so good as the
line shows:} 18... b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Rxa8 Bxa8 21. Na4 $14 Nxe4 22. Nf5 $5 (
22. Ne6 fxe6 23. Bb6 Qb8 24. Bxd8 c5 25. Bh4 $14)) (18... Neg4 $2 {was the
first move that came to my mind but obviously the tactics with ...Ng4 do not
work here.} 19. hxg4 Bh2+ 20. Kh1 Nxg4 21. Qe2 {White is simply a piece up. No
time for the ...Bg1 idea or transfering the queen to h4.}) 19. Nf5 Bh2+ 20. Kh1
Be5 21. Rac1 (21. Bc5 $5 $14) (21. Ne2 $5 $14) 21... Rxd1 22. Nxd1 Rd8 23. Nc3
{Here I spent quite a lot of time as it was not so easy to make a move.
Actually I did not like my position at this moment. I intended to play ...Bc8,
transferring the bishop to a better position, but now it was not possible in
view of Nb5. 23...Qb8, the move which I played, kept this idea but weakened
the c6-pawn.} Qb8 (23... b4 24. Na4 $14) (23... Bc8 24. Nxb5) (23... Rd7 {
was possible, defending from Nb5, but it was not clear what to play after that
and how to solve the problem with the bishop.} 24. Ne2 $14) 24. Bb6 $6 (24. Ne2
$1 $14 {It was not an easy move but quite standard for this type of position.
The idea is to take control over the d4- and f4-squares, also increasing the
pressure on the c6-pawn. One more point is that the idea with Ned4 appears.} c5
25. f3 c4 26. a4 $1 (26. Ned4 a4) 26... bxa4 (26... b4 27. Ned4) 27. Ned4 Bf4
28. Bxf4 (28. Rd1) 28... Qxf4 29. Rd1 $14) 24... Bc7 {This was a critical
moment as while making the next moves White started to lose the thread of the
game and in just a few moves I equalised and even started to play for an
advantage. As Krishnan told me after the game, he wrongly calculated my reply
of 24...Bc7, thinking that he wins a pawn after 25.Bxc7 Qxc7 26.Nxb5. But
after 26...Qf4 I would have got good counterplay.} 25. Be3 $6 ({After 25.Be3 I
got an easy game. That is why White had to choose between 25.Bc5 or still 25.
Bxc7.} 25. Bxc7 Qxc7 26. f3 (26. Nxb5 Qf4 27. Nbd6 Rxd6 28. Nxd6 Qxd6 $13)
26... Nh5 27. Ne2 a4 $11) (25. Bc5 Re8 26. b4 axb4 27. axb4 Bc8 $14 {/=}) 25...
Bf4 26. a4 $6 {Wrong idea as Black does not need to react.} Qe5 27. Re1 $2 (27.
f3 {maintained equality.}) 27... b4 {Now Black gets the initiative.} 28. Bxf4 (
28. Nb1 c5 29. f3 (29. Nd2 Nxe4 $19) 29... Bxe3 30. Nxe3 Qg3 $17) 28... Qxf4 (
28... Nxf4 $5 {was also a good option:} 29. Nb1 c5 30. Ng3 (30. f3 Bc8 $17)
30... h5 $17) 29. Nd1 Rd2 $2 {Difficult to believe, but the move which
everyone would like to make, especially in time trouble, is a mistake. In this
position it was too early. The problem is that after 30.Qc1 White has some
tactical motifs, looking at the point that the rook on d2 is pinned.} (29...
Ne5 $5 $17 {or 29...Bc8 was correct.}) 30. Qc1 c5 31. f3 $2 (31. Ng3 {After 31.
f3 Black's position became winning. 31.Ng3 was the only move:} Nd7 (31... h5
32. f3 $1 $11 {The idea which both my opponent and I missed during the game.
It is difficult to find, but this trick shows why the move ...Rd2 was not that
good.}) 32. b3 Rd4 $15) 31... Ne5 $1 ({Immediately taking on e4 was a mistake:
} 31... Nxe4 $2 32. fxe4 Bxe4 33. Ng3 $1 (33. Nde3 Rf2)) (31... Bxe4 {is
better than 31...Ne4 and leads to a position with advantage for me, but 31...
Ne5 is the most precise.} 32. Nde3 (32. Nfe3 Rc2 $19) 32... Rxg2 $1 33. Nxg2
Qxf3 34. Nxh6+ gxh6 35. Qe3 Qxe3 36. Rxe3 Ne5 $15) 32. Be2 (32. Re2 Nxf3 $19)
32... Bxe4 {Now everything is forced, but 32...Ba6 was another interesting
winning possibility.} (32... Ba6 $5 $19) 33. fxe4 (33. Nde3 Rxe2 $19) (33. Nfe3
Rc2 $19) 33... Nxe4 34. Rf1 (34. Nde3 {could not save the game, but was the
most stubborn.} Nf2+ 35. Kg1 Nxh3+ $1 36. gxh3 Nf3+ 37. Kg2 g6 $19) 34... Qg5
35. h4 Qd8 36. Ba6 (36. Re1 g6 $19) 36... Rxd1 (36... g6 $5) 37. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 38.
Qxd1 Nf2+ 39. Kg1 Nxd1 40. b3 c4 0-1

[Event "Lake Sevan"]
[Site "Martuni"]
[Date "2011.07.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Ter Sahakyan, Samvel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Nadanian,A"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2011.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Ng5 {A rare continuation of Russian GM Vadim Zvjaginsev.
10.Rd1 and 10.a4 are more usual moves.} h6 ({If Black accepts the sacrificed
pawn} 10... Bxh2+ 11. Kxh2 Ng4+ 12. Kg1 Qxg5 {then after} 13. f3 Ngf6 14. e4 {
White has more than enough compensation (strong pawn center, two bishops,
development advantage).}) 11. Nge4 Nxe4 $6 ({After the correct} 11... Be7 12.
Rd1 Nd5 {Black would stand more active than in the game.}) 12. Nxe4 Be7 13. Rd1
b5 $6 ({This standard Slav Defence move does not work here, because Black will
not be able to play c6-c5, which means that White will fix the c6 pawn and
Black's c8 bishop is going to be very passive. Black should have tried} 13...
b6 14. Bd2 a5) 14. Be2 Qb6 15. Bd2 f5 $2 ({This is tactical miscalculation and
probably decisive mistake. Correct was} 15... a5 16. a3 f5 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18.
dxc5 Qxc5 19. Qxc5 Bxc5 20. Rac1 Be7 21. Rxc6 b4 22. axb4 axb4 23. Be1 {
where White is slightly better.}) 16. Nc5 $1 Nxc5 17. Bb4 $3 {An excellent
move, which is possible due to Black's 15...f5? From now on White will have a
huge positional advantage.} Bd7 18. Bxc5 Qd8 19. Rac1 {Black has a
strategically lost position. There are holes on e5 and c5, the d7 Bishop is
paralyzed defending two backward pawns on e6 and c6. White has a clear plan to
increase his advantage: 1) exchange the dark-squared bishops 2) occupy or
control the central dark squares (c5, d6, e5); 3) pressure c6; 4) when all
Black's pieces are tied down to the defense of the c6 weakness, White should
exchange the queens, then open the kingside to create a second weakness and
activate the king.} a5 20. Bf3 Rc8 21. Qd2 a4 ({Or} 21... b4 22. a3 bxa3 23.
bxa3) 22. g3 $1 Rf7 23. Qb4 Kh7 24. Bxe7 Rxe7 25. Qd6 Re8 26. Rc5 Qc7 27. Qxc7
Rxc7 28. Rdc1 Rec8 29. Kg2 Kg6 30. g4 $1 {Melkumyan shows great technique and
young players should pay close attention to all his moves in this game
starting from 17.Bb4!!} fxg4 31. Bxg4 Kf6 32. Be2 Rb7 33. f4 $1 Ke7 34. Bf3 Kd6
35. Kf2 Rbc7 36. h4 $1 Be8 37. e4 Ke7 38. Ke3 Bd7 39. R1c2 Be8 40. Be2 Kd8 41.
Bg4 Re7 42. d5 $1 exd5 43. Rxd5+ (43. Bxc8 Rxe4+ 44. Kf3 Kxc8 45. Rxd5 {
also wins, but I prefer Hrant's more methodical way.}) 43... Bd7 44. Rxd7+ Rxd7
45. Bxd7 Kxd7 46. Rg2 g5 (46... Rg8 47. f5 Ke7 48. Rg6 {is also hopeless.}) 47.
hxg5 hxg5 48. Rxg5 Rh8 49. e5 Rh2 50. f5 1-0

[Event "Lake Sevan"]
[Site "Martuni"]
[Date "2011.07.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pashikian, Arman"]
[Black "Andriasian, Zaven"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Nadanian,A"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2011.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. a3 Qe7 12. e4 e5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Rad8 15.
Rad1 g5 $5 {A very interesting novelty, which demonstrates Black's aggressive
intentions.} ({After} 15... Rfe8 16. Be2 Bb8 $1 ({The game Wojtaszek-Czarnota
2011 went} 16... a6 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nd4 Bb8 19. Nf5 {and now White would get
a very promising position after} Qe6 20. f4 Ng6 21. Bxf6 $1 Qxf6 22. e5 Qe6 23.
Ne4 $1) 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nd4 Ng6 19. Nf5 Qe6 20. Bg3 Nf4 21. Bf3 Be5 22. Qc1
Nd3 23. Qc2 Nf4 {and the players repeated moves in Kobalia-Petrosian, T.L.
Moscow 2011.}) 16. Bg3 Nh5 17. Ne2 Nf4 {This is the point of 15...g5. Black
now has a strong knight on f4. But the price for this is a weakening of the
kingside. True, right now White is unable to bring his knight to f5 hole or
play against Black's king by any other direct way, but potentially it is
always possible.} 18. h3 {This move shows White's intentions. He plans to
exchange the f4 knight with Ne2-f4, then retreat the bishop to h2 and then
open up the kingside with g2-g3. In the game this plan perfectly worked, but
this only happened due to Black's mistake. Objectively both opponents have
about equal chances.} Bb8 19. b4 a6 20. Rfe1 Rfe8 21. Nxf4 exf4 22. Bh2 Nf8 $1
{The knight goes to the much more active position on e6, where he controls a
lot of important squares (d4 and f4 in particular).} 23. e5 {White can hardly
improve without this advance. Now the b8 bishop is blocked, enabling the g2-g3
breakthru and ofcource opening the b1-h7 diagonal for the queen and bishop.}
Ne6 24. Qe2 Qf8 {Black decides to put the queen on g7 to control h7 and other
squares on the kingside.} 25. Bb1 Ba7 26. g3 fxg3 27. Bxg3 Qg7 28. Qe3 Re7 29.
Rd2 Red7 (29... Nf4 $5) 30. Red1 {A very interesting and complex position
where both sides have their own advantages. However, Black's next move is too
optimistic.} h5 $6 ({This further weakens the kingside. Black should have
played on the opposite side of the board:} 30... Bb6 31. Be4 a5 {creating a
new weakness in White's camp aside from the d4 pawn.}) 31. Bf5 g4 ({After} 
31... h4 32. Bh2 Re7 33. Kf1 $1 ({Indirectly attacks the g5 pawn. But not the
immediate} 33. Bxe6 $6 Rxe6 34. Nxg5 Rg6 35. f4 f6 36. exf6 Qxf6) 33... Bc8 34.
Rc1 Bd7 35. Ke2 $1 {and after the upcoming Rg1, Black will have trouble with
the g5 pawn.}) 32. hxg4 hxg4 33. Nh2 Nxd4 34. Nxg4 Nf3+ $2 ({This is a
decisive mistake. Black should have played} 34... Nxf5 35. Nf6+ Qxf6 36. exf6
Bxe3 37. Rxd7 Rxd7 38. Rxd7 Bc1 39. Rxb7 Bxa3 {with defensible endgame.}) 35.
Qxf3 Rxd2 36. Rxd2 Rxd2 37. e6 f6 38. Be4 Bd4 (38... Kf8 {does not help.} 39.
Kf1 (39. Nxf6 Rxf2) 39... Ke7 40. Bh4 Bd4 41. Qf4 $18) 39. Kh2 Bc8 40. Bf5 Qh8+
41. Kg2 Qg7 42. Qf4 Rd1 43. Nh6+ Kf8 44. Qb8 Qxh6 45. Bd6+ Kg7 46. Qc7+ Kg8 47.
Qxc8+ 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Ponferrada"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Nogueiras Santiago,J"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1997.08.29"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 (9... e5 $10) 10. a4 c5 11. b3 b6 12. Bb2 $15 (12. Ba3 $10)
12... Bb7 13. Rad1 cxd4 $10 (13... Bxf3 $5 14. gxf3 cxd4 15. Rxd4 Qc7 $10) 14.
Rxd4 $15 (14. Nxd4 $5 Ne5 15. Be2 $10) 14... Qc7 15. Rfd1 $17 (15. h3 $15)
15... Be7 $10 (15... Bxf3 $5 16. gxf3 Bxh2+ 17. Kh1 Be5 $17) 16. Ng5 Rfd8 $14 (
16... Qc6 17. e4 Ne5 $10) 17. Bd3 g6 18. Rc4 Qb8 19. Nce4 $15 (19. Be4 $10)
19... Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Ra7 21. Qc3 e5 22. Be2 $15 (22. Rc7 $10) 22... b5 23. Rc7
Bxe4 $15 (23... b4 24. Qc1 Bxe4 25. Rdxd7 Rxd7 26. Rc8+ Qxc8 27. Qxc8+ Rd8 $10)
24. Rdxd7 $7 Rxc7 (24... Rxd7 25. Qxe5 $1 f6 26. Qe6+ Kf8 27. Rxd7 Rxd7 28.
Qxd7 (28. Qxe4 $2 Rd2 $19) 28... bxa4 29. Qxa4 $16) 25. Qxc7 (25. Rxc7 $2 Bd6
26. Rc6 Bxc6 27. Qxc6 Rc8 $19) 25... Qxc7 26. Rxc7 Rd2 27. Bc3 $15 (27. Bxe5
Rxe2 28. f3 $10) 27... Rxe2 28. Rxe7 Rc2 $10 (28... f6 29. Ra7 Rc2 $15) 29.
Re8+ Kg7 30. Bxe5+ f6 31. f3 fxe5 $16 (31... Kf7 $5 32. Rh8 (32. fxe4 Kxe8 33.
Bxf6 b4 $15) 32... bxa4 33. bxa4 (33. Rxh7+ Kg8 34. Ra7 fxe5 35. bxa4 (35. fxe4
$2 axb3 36. Rxa6 b2 37. Rxg6+ Kf7 $17) 35... Bd3 $19) 33... Bc6 $14) 32. fxe4
Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Notkin, Maksim"]
[Black "Yevseev, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1996.11.28"]
[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 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 (10. Be2) 10... Bb7 (10... Qe7 $6 11. Bd2 Bb7 12. e4 e5
13. Ne2 $1 c5 14. Ng3 $1 g6 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxb5 $16 {Kramnik,V-Shirov,A/
Belgrade/1995/0,5/57/}) 11. e4 (11. a3 Qe7 (11... Rc8) (11... a6 $5) 12. Ng5 $5
Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5 15. f3 Ngf6 16. e4 Qh4 17. Qf2 Qxf2+ 18. Kxf2
$44 {Vyzmanavin,A-Shirov,A/Tilburg/1992/1:0/60/}) 11... e5 12. Rd1 (12. dxe5
Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. h3 Re8 15. Be3 Qe7 16. Rae1 a6 17. Ne2 c5 $1 18. Bxc5
Qc7 19. Bd4 $10 {Portisch,L-Tukmakov,V/Reggio Emilia/1987/0,5/19/}) 12... Qb8
$5 (12... Qc7 13. h3 a6 14. Bg5 (14. a4) 14... exd4 15. Nxd4 g6 (15... h6 $6
16. Be3 Rfe8 17. Nf5 Bh2+ 18. Kh1 Bf4 19. a4 $14 {Agrest,E-Bagirov,V/ITA/1994/
1:0/44/}) 16. Nf3 Rfe8 17. Rd2 Bf4 18. Bxf4 Qxf4 19. Ne2 Qc7 20. Ng3 c5 $15 {
Mohandessi,S-Kuczynski,R/Debrecen/1992/}) 13. h3 a6 (13... exd4 14. Nxd4 Ne5
15. Nf5 (15. Be2 Ng6 $13) 15... Nxd3 16. Nxd6 $14) 14. a4 Re8 (14... c5 $6 15.
dxc5 Nxc5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Bxa8 18. Nxb5 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Bxe4 (19... Bb4
20. Qc4 Bxe4 (20... Ba5 21. Qa4) 21. Qxb4 Bc6 22. Nxe5 $16) (19... Nxe4 20.
Nxd6 Rd8 21. Nxe5 Rxd6 22. Qc2 $16) 20. Qxd6 Qxb5 21. Nxe5 $14) 15. Be3 (15.
Bg5 exd4 (15... h6 16. Bh4) 16. Nxd4 g6 (16... c5 17. Nf5 Bh2+ 18. Kh1 c4 19.
Bf1 {/\Nd5|^/}) 17. Nde2 $5 $13) 15... exd4 16. Bxd4 (16. Nxd4 $2 b4 17. Nce2
c5 18. Nf5 Bh2+ 19. Kh1 Nxe4) 16... b4 (16... Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Ne2 $14)
17. Nb1 $1 c5 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Nbd2 Bf4 20. Re1 (20. Qxc5 Nxe4 $10) 20... Bxd2
21. Nxd2 Qf4 22. Re3 Nd7 23. Nc4 Ne5 24. Nxe5 (24. Nd6 $5 Nf3+ (24... Nxd3 25.
Nxe8 c4 26. Rf3 Qb8 27. Qxc4 Ne5 28. Qxb4 Nxf3+ 29. gxf3 $16) (24... Ng4 25.
hxg4 Qxd6 26. Rae1 Qe5 27. Bc4 $14) 25. Rxf3 Qxd6 26. Re1 Re5 27. Rfe3 $14)
24... Rxe5 (24... Qxe5 $5) 25. Rae1 Rae8 26. Qe2 (26. g3 Qh6 27. f4 R5e7 28.
Kh2 (28. Qxc5 Qxh3 29. Bf1 (29. Qxb4 Bxe4 $1 $10) 29... Qg4 30. Qxb4 h5 $44) (
28. h4 Qc6 29. Kh2 Rd8 30. Bc4 (30. e5 $2 Red7 {/\Rd3/}) 30... Qc7 $13) 28...
Bc8 29. h4 Qc6 30. e5 g6 $13) 26... Qh6 $6 (26... a5 $14) 27. Qf1 $1 g5 (27...
Qc6 28. f4 R5e7 29. b3 $16 {/\e5/}) 28. f3 f5 (28... Rd8 29. Bc4 Qf6 30. Rd3
Ree8 31. Red1 $16) 29. R3e2 fxe4 (29... Qd6 30. Bc4+ Kg7 31. exf5 $1 Qd4+ 32.
Qf2) 30. fxe4 Rf8 (30... Qe6 31. Rf2 Bxe4 32. Rf6 Qe7 (32... Qd7 33. Bc4+ Bd5
34. Rxe5 Rxe5 35. Rf8+ Kg7 36. Qf6#) 33. Bc4+ Kh8 34. Rf7 Qd6 35. Rd1 $18) (
30... Qg6 31. Bc4+ Kg7 32. Rf2 {/\Bf7/} R5e7 (32... R8e7 33. Rf8) 33. e5) 31.
Rf2 Rxf2 $2 (31... Rf4 32. Re3 (32. g3 Rxf2 33. Qxf2 Qf8) 32... Re8 $14) 32.
Qxf2 Qf8 33. Qd2 $2 (33. Bc4+ Kg7 34. Qd2) 33... Kg7 $2 (33... Kh8) 34. Bc4 $1
Bxe4 (34... Rxe4 35. Qxg5+ Kh8 36. Rxe4 Bxe4 37. Qe5+ $18) (34... Qe7 35. Rf1)
35. Qd7+ (35. Bd3 $5 Rd5 $1 (35... Qd6 36. Qe3 $18) 36. Rxe4 Qd8 (36... Qd6 37.
Qe3 (37. Re3 c4) 37... Rxd3 38. Qxg5+ Kf7 (38... Qg6 39. Qe7+ $18) 39. Qf5+ (
39. Rf4+ Ke8 40. Qg8+ Kd7 41. Qg7+ Kc6 $1 (41... Ke8 42. Qh8+ $1 Ke7 (42... Kd7
43. Rf7+ Kc6 44. Rf6) 43. Qf8+ Kd7 44. Rf7+ Kc6 45. Rf6 Rd1+ 46. Kf2 Rd2+ 47.
Kf3 Rd3+ 48. Kg4 Rd4+ 49. Kh5 Rd5+ 50. Kh4 (50. Kh6 $4 Qxf6+ 51. Qxf6+ Rd6 $19)
50... Rd4+ 51. g4 $18) 42. Rf6 Rd1+ 43. Kf2 Rd2+ 44. Kf3 Rd3+ 45. Ke4 Rd4+ $10)
39... Kg7 (39... Qf6 40. Qxh7+ Kf8 41. Re1 $1 Qd4+ (41... Rd4 42. Qh5) 42. Kh2
$1 Qf4+ (42... Qd6+ 43. Kh1 Rd1 44. Qf5+ Kg7 45. Qg4+ $18) 43. Kh1 Re3 44. Rd1
$18) 40. Rg4+ Kh8 41. Qc8+ Qd8 42. Qxc5 Rd1+ 43. Kh2 Qb8+ 44. Rg3 Rd3 45. Qg5
Rxg3 46. Qxg3 $16) 37. Qe3 Rxd3 38. Qxc5 Rd1+ 39. Kh2 Qb8+ 40. g3 Rd2+ 41. Kh1
Qb7 (41... Qxg3 42. Qe7+ $18) (41... Rd1+ 42. Kg2 Rd2+ 43. Kf3 $1 Qf8+ 44.
Qxf8+ Kxf8 45. Rxb4 $18) 42. Qxg5+ Kf7 43. Qxd2 Qxe4+ 44. Kg1 $16) 35... Qe7 $2
(35... Re7 36. Qd6 Qf6 (36... Re8 37. Qc7+ Kh8 {see 35...Kh8/}) 37. Qxc5 $18) (
35... Kh8 36. Qc7 Re8 37. Bxa6 $16 Bxg2 38. Rxe8 Qxe8 39. Kxg2 Qe4+ 40. Kh2 $1
Qc2+ 41. Kg1 Qc1+ 42. Bf1 Qe3+ 43. Kh2 Qf2+ 44. Bg2 $18) 36. Qxe7+ Rxe7 37. Bd3
$18 (37. Bd5 $18) 37... Bxd3 38. Rxe7+ Kf6 39. Rc7 c4 40. Kf2 Ke5 (40... c3 41.
bxc3 b3 42. Rb7 Bb5 43. axb5 a5 44. Rd7 $18) 41. Ke3 Kd5 (41... Kd6 42. Rc8 Kd7
43. Rc5) 42. g3 Bc2 43. a5 Bf5 44. h4 gxh4 45. gxh4 Bg6 46. Rb7 Kc5 47. Kd2 Bf5
48. Rb6 Bc8 49. h5 h6 50. Rxh6 Kb5 51. Rf6 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 10th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2009.06.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Onischuk,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2009.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{In Pojkovsky Alexei Shirov played probably the worst tournament in his chess
career. After 6 rounds he was already on -4. I had lost many games to Alexei
in the past, including the last two with the white pieces, so in this game I
was hoping to take revenge. I realised, however, that he is still very
dangerous.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 {A solid
system in Semi Slav variation. I picked up some ideas from Varushan Akobian
who played this line in the US Championship which finished two weeks before
the Pojkovsky tournament.} Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O e5 (8... dxc4 $145 {is the
main move here.}) 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 h6 13. Be3
exd4 14. Bxd4 ({I tried another popular move in in my game with Ray Robson in
the last round of the 2009 US Championship:} 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. Bxd4 Nf6 16. Bf5
Qa5 17. Bxc8 Rfxc8 $1 18. Qb1 $5 Be7 $1 {and even though I won the game the
position was objectively equal.}) 14... Nf6 15. Rfe1 {This is a relatively new
move, prepared by Akobian and Gabriel Sargissian.} Bg4 ({Ray in his game with
Varushan played} 15... Qc7 {but after} 16. Qxc7 Bxc7 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Bd5 $14
{got an unpleasant position.}) 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. h3 Bxh3 18. Bc6 Qc8 {Shirov is
not satisfied with Black's position after} (18... Bg4 19. Bxa7 Rc8 20. Qa4 Qc7
21. Rac1 Bxf3 (21... Bf4 22. Rc3 Rfd8 23. Bd4 $16) 22. gxf3 $16) {so he goes
looking for complicatons.} 19. gxh3 Qxh3 20. Ne5 $1 {Blocking Black's bishop
and creating the threat to play Bg2.} Rfc8 ({In the event of} 20... Ng4 $5 {
White is winning} 21. Qe4 $1 (21. Qf5 {is more complicated} Qh2+ 22. Kf1 Qh3+
23. Ke2 (23. Bg2 $4 Nh2+ $19) 23... Bxe5 24. Rh1 $1 (24. Bxe5 Rfe8 25. Bxe8
Rxe8 26. Kd2 Rd8+ 27. Ke2 Re8 $11) 24... Bxd4 (24... g6 25. Qe4 Bh2 26. Bd7 $18
) 25. Rxh3 Rxb2+ 26. Kd3 Rxf2 27. Qxg4 Bxa1 $16) 21... Qh2+ 22. Kf1 Bxe5 23.
Qxg4 $18) 21. Qc3 Qh4 22. Rad1 $1 {The simplest way to win. I give up an
exchange, but trade queens.} Bb4 (22... Ng4 {would lead to a similar position
that occured in the game} 23. Nxg4 Qxg4+ 24. Kf1 Bb4 25. Qf3 Qxf3 26. Bxf3 Bxe1
27. Rxe1 $18) 23. Qg3 Qxg3+ 24. fxg3 Bxe1 25. Rxe1 {Now White's position
should be easily won.} Rd8 26. Bc3 Rd6 27. b4 {I'm going to create a passed
pawn on the queenside.} Rbd8 28. b5 Rd1 29. Kf2 Rxe1 30. Kxe1 h5 31. a4 g5 32.
a5 Nd5 33. Bd4 f6 34. Bxa7 $1 {The most precise move. Black cannot stop the
a-pawn} fxe5 35. Bc5 Nc3 36. a6 e4 37. a7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Oms Pallisse, Josep"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Andorra"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. e4 e5 12. Bg5 $6 {Verfrüht. An Rd1 geht Weiß
nicht vorbei.} exd4 (12... b4 13. dxe5) 13. Nxd4 Qc7 (13... b4 14. Nf5 $5 Bxh2+
15. Kxh2 Ng4+ 16. Bxg4 Qxg5 17. Be2 bxc3 18. f4 $18) 14. Nf3 ({Interessant,
dass die Stellung nach} 14. g3 {in der Megabase in 2 Partien anzutreffen ist,
und dass Schwarz den besten Zug} b4 {nicht spielte. Nach} 15. Na4 Nxe4 $1 {
[%cal Gb7h1,Gc6c5] hat er aber klaren Vorteil.}) 14... Rfe8 (14... b4 15. Nb1
c5 16. Nbd2 Rfe8 17. Bd3 h6 $13) 15. a3 (15. Bd3 Ng4) 15... a5 ({Schwarz
braucht den störenden Zug b5-b4.} 15... a6 {ist weniger gut wegem Trick} 16.
Rad1 c5 17. Bxb5 $1 {, wonach Weiß in Vorteil kommt:} axb5 18. Nxb5 Bxh2+ 19.
Nxh2 Qb6 20. Nd6 Bxe4 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Rxd7 Nxg5 23. Qf5 $14) 16. Bd3 $6 ({
Von nun an ergreift Schwarz die Initiative. Gut spielbar war} 16. Rac1 Rac8 17.
Qb1 Qb8 18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 Bf4 20. Bxf4 Qxf4 21. g3 $13) 16... Ng4 $1 17. g3
$6 (17. h3 Nge5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Be2 Ng6 $15 {[%csl Gf4]}) 17... h6 18. Bd2
Nc5 (18... b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Rxa8 Bxa8 21. Ne2 c5 $15 {[%cal Ga8h1]}) 19.
Rfe1 (19. h3 Nf6 (19... Nxf2 $2 20. Rxf2 Bxg3 21. Rg2 Rad8 22. Bf1 b4 23. axb4
axb4 24. Ne2 Nxe4 25. Nxg3 Nxg3 26. Bxh6 $18) 20. e5 Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Qxe5 22.
Rfe1 Qh5 23. Bf1 b4 24. axb4 axb4 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 $17) 19... Nxd3 ({Verlockend
war ebenfalls} 19... b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Nd1 (22. Ne2 Nxd3 23.
Qxd3 Rd8 $19) 22... Nxd3 23. Qxd3 c5 $17) 20. Qxd3 Rad8 21. Qc2 b4 (21... Qb6
22. Be3 Nxe3 23. Rxe3 Bc5 24. Re2 a4 $15) (21... Bc5 22. Nd1 Qb6 23. Ne3 Nxe3
24. Bxe3 Bxe3 25. Rxe3 c5 26. a4 $132) 22. axb4 axb4 23. Na4 c5 24. Rac1 Rc8 ({
Hier untersuchte ich lange die Alternative} 24... f5 $5 {, konnte aber alle
Verwicklungen nicht richtig einschätzen} 25. exf5 c4 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Re1 (
27. Nd4 Re4 $1 $19) 27... Rxe1+ 28. Nxe1 Qc6 29. f3 Ne5 30. Qd1 Nxf3+ 31. Nxf3
Qxf3 32. Qxf3 Bxf3 $17) ({Schließlich entschied ich mich für den logischen
Textzug, ohne mal den starken} 24... Nf6 $1 $19 {[%cal Rb7f3] zu sehen.}) 25.
Nh4 (25. b3 Nf6 $19 (25... Qc6 26. Nh4)) 25... c4 26. Nf5 Bf8 (26... Ne5 $5 $19
) 27. Bf4 Qc6 28. b3 ({Etwas hartnäckiger war} 28. f3 b3) 28... cxb3 29. Qd1 (
29. Qxb3 Rxe4) 29... Qxa4 30. Qxg4 Kh7 31. Nxh6 {Verzweiflung, aber die
Alternativen hätten keine Rettung gebracht.} (31. Rxc8 Bxc8) (31. Bd6 Rxe4) (
31. Rcd1 Rxe4 32. Rxe4 Bxe4 $19 {/\ b2}) 31... gxh6 32. Qf5+ Kg8 33. Qg4+ Kh8
34. Qh5 Rxc1 35. Bxc1 Qc6 36. Bb2+ (36. Qxf7 Bg7) 36... Bg7 (36... Kg8 $19) 37.
Rc1 Qe6 (37... Qg6 38. Qxg6 fxg6 39. Bxg7+ Kxg7 40. Rc7+ Kf6 41. Rxb7 Rxe4) 0-1

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Sanxenxo"]
[Date "2004.11.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2004.11.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. Ne2 {Ein seltener Zug, mit welchem ich meinen
Kontrahenten überraschen wollte.} c5 ({Einfach gut ist} 10... e5 11. Ng3 g6 {
und die "Schwächung" ist unwichtig.}) 11. e4 cxd4 12. Nexd4 a6 ({Ebenfalls mit
dem Läuferpaar verbleibt Weiß nach} 12... Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Nf3 Qc7 15. Qe2
Bd7 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. f3 {Trotzdem war dies etwas genauer als die Partie.}) 13.
Qe2 (13. Bg5 {wurde in Nemet-Pelletier, Zürich 1993 gespielt - das erste Mal,
das ich 10.Ne2 sah! Der Textzug verspricht aber auch etwas Vorteil für Weiß.})
13... Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Nf3 Qc7 16. Nxe5 ({Nach} 16. Bg5 b5 17. Bd3 Bb7 18.
Rac1 Qb8 $13 {(/\ Bf4) sah ich nicht, wie es weitergehen soll.}) 16... Qxe5 17.
f3 {[%csl Gc1,Gc4]} Bd7 (17... b5 18. Bd3 Bb7 19. Be3 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 $14) 18.
Be3 Rfc8 19. Rfd1 Bb5 $1 {Somit löst Schwarz das Problem des Läuferpaars,
schwächt aber dafür seine Bauernstruktur. Wie es sich dann aber herausstellt,
ist dies die beste Verteidigung.} 20. Bxb5 axb5 (20... Qxb5 $6 21. Qxb5 axb5
22. Rac1 $14) 21. Rac1 h5 ({Im Fall von} 21... Rc4 22. Rxc4 (22. b3 Rxc1 23.
Rxc1 b4 $36) 22... bxc4 23. Qxc4 Qxb2 24. a4 $14 {wäre der weiße Vorteil auch
nur gering gewesen. Weiß tauscht nun gerne einen Turm auf der c-Linie.} (24.
Bd4 Qxa2 25. Ra1 Qxa1+ 26. Bxa1 Rxa1+ 27. Kf2 $11)) 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Bd4 Qg5
24. Qd2 Qxd2 ({Schwarz würde es bevorzugen, die Damen zu behalten, um am
Königsflügel Gegenspiel zu haben. Aber einerseits ist nach} 24... Qg6 25. Bf2
$1 {[%csl Rf6,Rg6,Gh4] sehr lästig, da h5-h4 verhindert wird. Und andererseits
führt der Damentausch zu einem ausgeglichenen Endspiel.}) 25. Rxd2 Rd8 26. Kf2
e5 27. Bc3 Rxd2+ 28. Bxd2 Nd7 29. Ke3 f6 30. Kd3 Nb8 31. b3 Kf7 32. a4 bxa4 $2
({Eine richtige Festung konnte Schwarz nach} 32... Ke6 33. axb5 (33. Kc3 bxa4
34. bxa4 Kd6 35. Kc4 Kc6 36. Bb4 Nd7) 33... Nd7 $11 {[%csl Ya6,Gb6,Yb7,Gc5,Yc6,
Rd5,Gd7,Re6] bauen.}) 33. bxa4 Ke6 34. Kc4 Nd7 35. Bb4 $2 $138 ({Genauer war} 
35. a5 {, um} f5 {mit} (35... g6 36. g4 $1) 36. exf5+ Kxf5 37. Kd5 $18 {
[%csl Gb6] bekämpfen zu können.}) 35... g6 $6 ({Nötig war hier oder später} 
35... f5 {, um dem Springer das Feld f6 freizumachen. Welche entscheidende
Rolle dies spielt, schauen wir etwas später. Nach} 36. g3 (36. exf5+ Kxf5 37.
a5 Ke6) (36. h3 f4) 36... fxe4 37. fxe4 g5 38. h3 g4 39. hxg4 hxg4 40. a5 Nb8
41. Kc5 Nd7+ 42. Kb5 Kf6 $11 {kommt Weiß nicht weiter. Im Gegensatz zur
Partiefortsetzung kann er nämlich den schwarzen g-Bauern nicht angreifen.}) 36.
a5 Nb8 $2 (36... f5 {ist nun weniger effektiv als früher, da Weiß nach} 37.
exf5+ (37. Kb5 fxe4 38. fxe4 g5 39. h3 g4 $11) (37. g3 fxe4 38. fxe4 g5 $11)
37... gxf5 38. g3 (38. h3 f4 $1 $11) 38... Nf6 39. h3 {über einen potenziellen
Freibauern (g) verfügt. Trotzdem denke ich nicht, dass dieser Faktor zum Sieg
genügen kann.}) 37. Kb5 Nd7 38. g3 ({Aufgrund von Zeitmangel verstehen beide
Seiten nicht, worum es hier geht. Erst nach der Zeitnot wurde die weiße
Gewinnidee erkannt. Direkter war} 38. g4 $1 $18) 38... g5 (38... Kf7 {verliert
nach} 39. h3 Ke6 40. g4 hxg4 41. hxg4 f5 (41... Kf7 42. Bd6 (42. a6 bxa6+ 43.
Kxa6 {geht auch, aber es gilt, die lange Variante} Nf8 $1 44. Bxf8 Kxf8 45. Kb6
Kg7 46. Kc6 Kh6 47. Kd7 Kg5 48. Ke6 Kf4 49. Kxf6 Kxf3 50. Kxe5 Kxg4 51. Kf6 {
zu rechnen}) 42... Ke6 43. Ba3 Kf7 44. Bb4 Ke6 {und nun} 45. a6 $1 bxa6+ 46.
Kc6 $18 {[%mdl 4096] Schwarz verliert seinen Springer}) 42. g5 $1 $18 {[%cal
Rd7f6] wichtig ist eben, dass das Feld f6 kontrolliert wird.}) (38... f5 {
kommt hier zu spät wegen} 39. h3 $1 (39. exf5+ $2 Kxf5 $1 $11 {und die Festung
ist perfekt.}) 39... fxe4 40. fxe4 {Die Gewinnideen sind sehr lehrreich:} Kf6 (
40... g5 41. g4 $18 {wie in der Partie.}) 41. Bd6 (41. g4 $2 hxg4 42. hxg4 Kg5
43. a6 bxa6+ 44. Kc6 Nf6 45. Be7 Kxg4 $11) 41... Ke6 42. Ba3 Kf6 43. Bb4 Ke6
44. g4 $1 hxg4 45. hxg4 Kf6 46. Kc4 $1 (46. Bd2 Ke6 47. g5 {erlaubt} Kd6 $1 48.
Bb4+ Kc7 49. Be7 Nb8) 46... Ke6 (46... Kg5 47. Kd5 Kxg4 48. Bd6 $18) 47. g5 Nb8
48. Kb5 Nd7 (48... Kd7 49. Be1 Nc6 (49... Kc7 50. Kc5) 50. Kb6 Nd8 51. Bc3 Kd6
52. Bb2 Nc6 53. Ba1 Nd8 54. Bc3 $22 $18) (48... Nc6 49. Bc3) 49. a6 $1 bxa6+
50. Kxa6 {und Weiß gewinnt} ({oder} 50. Kc6 a5 51. Ba3 a4 52. Kc7 $18)) 39. Bd2
$2 $138 Kd6 $2 $138 ({Leicht remisiert} 39... g4 40. f4 (40. fxg4 hxg4 41. Bb4
{(/\ a6!)} f5 42. exf5+ Kxf5 $11) 40... exf4 41. Bxf4 f5 $1 $11) 40. Bb4+ Ke6
41. h3 f5 (41... Kf7 42. g4 hxg4 43. hxg4 Ke6 44. a6 $1 bxa6+ 45. Kxa6 (45. Kc6
$1 $18) 45... Kf7 46. Kb7 $18) 42. g4 ({Nur nicht} 42. exf5+ $2 Kxf5 43. Bd2 e4
$1 44. g4+ (44. fxe4+ Kxe4 45. Bxg5 Kf3 46. Bh4 (46. Bf4 h4) 46... Kg2 47. Kc4
Ne5+ $1 48. Kc5 (48. Kd5 Nc6) 48... Kxh3 $11) 44... Ke5 $1 (44... hxg4 $2 45.
fxg4+ Kf6 46. Kc4 Ne5+ 47. Kc5 (47. Kd5 Nc6) 47... Kg6 48. Bc3 $18) 45. gxh5
exf3 46. Be1 Kf6 47. Kc4 Ne5+ 48. Kd4 g4 $11) 42... fxg4 (42... hxg4 43. hxg4
f4 44. Kc4 Nb8 45. Kc5 Nd7+ 46. Kb5 Kf7 47. Bd6 Ke6 48. Bc7 Ke7 49. Kc4 Ke6 50.
Bd8 $18) 43. fxg4 hxg4 44. hxg4 {Nun gewinnt Weiß dank der Anfälligkeit des
Bauern g5.} Kf7 45. Bd2 Kg6 46. Bc1 Kh6 (46... Kf6 47. Kc4 Kg6 48. Kd5 Nf6+ 49.
Kd6 Nxe4+ 50. Kc7 Nc5 51. Ba3 Nb3 52. Bb4 Nxa5 (52... e4 53. Kxb7 Nxa5+ 54.
Bxa5 e3) 53. Bxa5 e4 54. Bd2 $18) 47. Ba3 Kg7 48. Be7 Kg6 49. Bd8 Kh6 50. Kc4
Kg6 51. Kb4 (51. Kd5 {gewinnt natürlich auch, aber der Textzug erobert den
Springer.}) 51... Kh6 52. Kb5 Kg6 53. Be7 Kh6 54. a6 {Nach 54...bxa6 folgt
natürlich 55.Kc6} 1-0

[Event "Athens Acropolis op"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "2005.03.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Skembris, Spyridon"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2005.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Bd2 {Nach diesem bescheidenen Zug hat Schwarz
keine Mühe.} a6 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Qe7 14. Rac1 (14. Rfd1) 14... Rac8 ({
Nützlicher war auf jeden Fall der sofortige} 14... e5) 15. Rfd1 e5 $5 (15...
Nf6 {gefolgt von c5 bedeutet völliger Ausgleich. Der Textzug ist natürlich
interessanter.}) 16. dxe5 (16. Qh4 e4 17. Qxe7 Bxe7 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 c5
20. Ba5 Bc6 $15) 16... Nxe5 17. Bc3 ({Die schwarze Idee lag im Zwischenzug nach
} 17. Nxe5 c5 $1) 17... c5 18. Qf5 g6 (18... Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 $11)
19. Qh3 Rfd8 20. Qh6 $5 (20. b3 Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Be5 23. Bxe5 Qxe5
24. Qb7 Qf6 $15 {/=}) 20... Bc7 {Die nach Qh6 auftauchenden taktischen Chancen
des Anziehenden hatte ich unterschätzt. Meine Antwort ist weniger gut als 20...
f6.} (20... Bxf3 21. gxf3 b4 22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. b3 $11) (20... f6 $142 21. Qh3
Kg7 22. Ba5 Bc7 23. Bxc7 (23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Bxc7 Nxf3+ 25. Bxf3 Qxc7 26. Bxb7
Qxb7 27. Qe6 c4 $15) 23... Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rxc7 25. Nxe5 fxe5 $15 {[%csl Gc5]
[%cal Gc5c1]}) 21. a4 Bc6 (21... b4 $2 22. Ng5) ({Natürlich kann Schwarz immer
Remis machen mittels} 21... Bxf3 22. gxf3 b4 23. Bxe5 (23. Be1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1)
23... Bxe5 24. b3 $11) ({Aber interessant war neben dem Textzug auch} 21... c4
$5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Ng5 f6 24. Bb4 (24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Bb4 Bd6) 24... Rxd1+
25. Rxd1 Qg7 26. Qxg7+ Kxg7 27. Ne6+ Kf7 28. Nd4 Be4 $13 {/=+}) 22. axb5 axb5 (
22... Bxb5 23. Kf1 Bxe2+ 24. Kxe2 f6 $13) 23. b4 $5 (23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. b4 Bxf3
25. gxf3 cxb4 26. Ba1 (26. Bd4 b3 27. f4 Rxd4) 26... b3 27. f4 Qa3 $19) 23...
Rxd1+ (23... cxb4 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. Rxc6 b3 27. Rc1 b2 28. Rf1
$18) 24. Rxd1 c4 ({Etwas erschreckend, aber wohl möglich war die Fortsetzung} 
24... Bxf3 $5 25. gxf3 cxb4 26. Bd4 f5 $1) 25. Nd4 f6 $1 (25... Be8 26. f4 Nf3+
(26... Ng4 27. Bxg4 Qxe3+ 28. Kh1 Bxf4 29. Qh4) 27. Kf2 (27. Kh1 Nxd4 28. Bxd4
$36) 27... Nxd4 28. Bxd4 f6 29. Bf3 $36) 26. f4 $2 ({Mein Gegner verlor sich
in den taktischen Komplikationen. Zu unklarem Spiel führte} 26. Qh4 $142 Be8
27. Qe4 Rd8 $13) ({, während} 26. Nxc6 Nxc6 27. Bf3 Be5 (27... Nxb4 $5 28. Rb1
Bd6) 28. Bd5+ Kh8 29. Bxc6 Rxc6 30. Bxe5 fxe5 31. h4 (31. Rd7 $2 Rd6 $1 {
[%cal Gd6d1]}) 31... Rd6 32. Ra1 Rd8 {klar besser ist für Schwarz.}) 26... Nd3
$1 (26... Nf7 27. Qh3 Bb7 (27... Bd7 $2 28. Nc6) 28. Nxb5 Bxf4 29. exf4 Qxe2
30. Re1 Qd3 31. Bxf6 Qxh3 32. gxh3 $14) 27. Bxd3 Qxe3+ 28. Kf1 ({Nach dem
hartnäckigeren} 28. Kh1 {müsste sich Schwarz sehr anstrengen, um den richtigen
Weg zu finden:} Bxf4 29. Qh4 cxd3 30. Re1 (30. Qxf6 Bxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Rxc3) 30...
Bg5 $1 $17 (30... d2 31. Rxe3 d1=Q+ 32. Re1 Qd3 33. Qxf6 Qxc3 34. Qe6+ Kg7 35.
Qe7+ Kh8 36. Qf6+ Kg8 $11) 31. Qg4 $140 Bd7 $1 $19) 28... cxd3 {Der Bc6 ist
tabu.} 29. Qh4 (29. Re1 Qxf4+ 30. Qxf4 Bxf4 31. g3 Be5 32. Nxc6 Rxc6 33. Bxe5
fxe5 34. Kf2 Rd6 35. Ke3 d2 36. Rd1 Kf7) 29... Qe4 (29... Bd5 $5) 30. Qh3 (30.
Qf2 Bxf4 31. Re1 Qxg2+ 32. Qxg2 Bxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Rxc3) 30... Re8 31. Qf3 Qxf3+
32. gxf3 Bd5 33. Nxb5 Bxf4 34. Nd4 Rc8 35. Bb2 Ra8 36. Ra1 Rxa1+ 37. Bxa1 Bxh2
38. Bc3 Be5 39. Kf2 d2 40. Ke2 Bxd4 41. Bxd4 Bxf3+ 42. Kxd2 Kf7 43. b5 g5 44.
Ke3 Bb7 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Black "Shabanov, Yuri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. b3 Bb7 8. Bb2
Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O h6 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. h3 Bd6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15.
Bxe4 Rfe8 16. c5 Bf8 17. Rfe1 a5 18. Bc1 bxc5 19. dxc5 f5 20. Bd3 Nxc5 21. Bc4
Ba6 22. Nd4 Bxc4 23. Qxc4 Qf7 24. Ba3 Nd7 25. Bxf8 Nxf8 26. Nxc6 Qc7 27. Qb5
Kh7 28. Rc1 Ng6 29. Rc4 e5 30. h4 Qd7 31. g3 f4 32. h5 Ne7 33. Rxe5 fxg3 34.
Nxe7 {Black was hoping for this.Now he has got something very tricky} {[%tqu
"En","Can you find a winning move for Black?","You don't trade queens",
"Threaten mate in two moves! That's what it's all about!","d7h3","",10]} Qh3 $1
35. fxg3 Qxg3+ 36. Kf1 {[%tqu "En","Now how do you continue the attack? You
have to get a rookto work with your queen","It's not check","Get rid of that
knight. It helps him defend","e8e7","",10]} Rxe7 $1 37. Rxe7 {Now Fritz sees a
mate in seven moves} {[%tqu "En","How to continue the attack?","You're a rook
down! Now time to fiddle around. Give him a check","No, with the rook, old
chap","a8f8","",3]} Rf8+ 38. Ke2 {[%tqu "En","Can you find the only right
move?","It's an old mating method","No! Check with the rook","f8f2","",5]} Rf2+
39. Kd1 Qd3+ 40. Kc1 {[%tqu "En","Mate in two?","","","d3d2","",1]} Qd2+ {
[%tqu "En","Mate in one?","","","c1b1","",1]} 41. Kb1 Qb2# 0-1

[Event "NED-ch54"]
[Site "Rotterdam "]
[Date "1999.06.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Piket,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1999.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Be2 Qc7 12. Bd2 $5 c5 (12... Bb7 13. b4 a5 14.
a3 (14. bxa5 b4 15. Na4 Qxa5 16. Nb2 Be7) 14... axb4 15. axb4 Nd5 16. Qb3 $44)
13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. b4 $5 (14. Rac1 Bb7 $11) 14... Qh5 (14... Qc7 15. Rac1 Bb7
16. Qb1 Qb8 17. h3 h6 18. e4 (18. a4)) 15. Be1 (15. Ne4 Bxh2+) 15... Bb8 (15...
Bxb4 $6 16. Nd4 (16. Nxb5 Bxe1 (16... Bc5) 17. Nxe1) 16... Qg6 17. Qxg6 hxg6
18. Bf3 Bxc3 19. Bxc3 Nd5 20. Bb4 Re8 21. Nxe6 $1) 16. Ne4 (16. Rd4 Ne5 $13)
16... Bb7 17. Ng3 Qg6 18. Qxg6 (18. Bd3 Qh6) 18... hxg6 19. a4 $1 $14 bxa4 20.
Rxa4 Nb6 21. Ra2 (21. Ra5 Nbd5 (21... Nfd5) 22. Rda1 Bxg3 (22... Bd6 23. Bxa6
Bxa6 24. Rxa6 Rxa6 25. Rxa6 Bxb4 26. e4 $16) 23. hxg3 Nc7) 21... Nfd5 22. Nd4
Be5 23. Bf3 Rfc8 24. Ne4 Bxd4 $5 (24... Nd7 25. Nb3 $14) 25. exd4 Bc6 26. Rda1
Ne7 $1 (26... Bb5 27. Nc5 $14) 27. Rxa6 Nf5 28. Rxa8 Bxa8 29. Kf1 Nxd4 (29...
Bd5 $1 $11) 30. Nd6 Rd8 31. Bxa8 Nxa8 32. Nb7 (32. Bc3 $142 Rxd6 (32... Nc7 33.
Bxd4 Rxd6 34. Be5 Rc6 35. Bxc7 Rxc7 36. b5) 33. Rxa8+ Kh7 34. Rb8 e5 35. b5 f6)
32... Rb8 33. Bc3 e5 $8 (33... Nb5 34. Be5 Rxb7 35. Rxa8+ Kh7 36. Rb8 $16) 34.
Nd6 Nc7 35. Rd1 $6 (35. f4 $6 Nd5) (35. Bxd4 exd4 36. b5 d3 (36... Rb6 37. Ra7
(37. Nxf7)) 37. Ke1 Nxb5 38. Rb1 d2+ 39. Kxd2 Rd8 40. Rxb5 Rxd6+ 41. Ke3 $11)
35... Nce6 36. Ra1 f6 37. Ra6 (37. h4 Rb6 $4 (37... Nf5) 38. Ra8+ Kh7 39. Nf7
g5 40. h5 g6 41. h6 $18) 37... Nc7 38. Ra5 Ndb5 39. Nxb5 Nxb5 40. Bd2 Kf7 41.
Be3 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 39th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2011.07.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[Annotator "Ponomariov,R"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2011.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Rd1 {Probably White will not play this again,
after the present game, since Black easily solves all of his opening problems.}
({I would advise White to look into} 11. e4 $5 {since he has few other active
plans.} e5 12. h3 Re8 (12... exd4 {is not dangerous:} 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Rd1 $1 {
and everything is under control}) 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16.
Be3 a6 17. a4 Rac8 18. Rac1 {White's moves look very logical. Black still has
some problems with the Bb7} Qe7 19. f3 Bb8 20. Qf2 g6 21. Ne2 Nd7 {and here,
for example, it is worth considering} 22. f4 $5 $14 ({together with} 22. b3 {
1/2 Sasikiran,K (2676)-Negi,P (2622)/New Delhi IND 2011 (48)})) 11... b4 $1
$146 {A strong idea. Black wants to solve the problems of activating the Bb7
as soon as possible. For some reason, until now, this has only been played in
computer games, with such strong GMs as Shirov, Kramnik, Grachev, Potkin, etc
preferring otehr moves, as I had noted in my preparation.} (11... a6 {
transposes to 9...a6}) (11... Qe7) (11... Qc7) (11... Qb8) (11... Rc8) 12. Na4
({On} 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 {Black woudl even have more possibilities} Nf6 ({
But also interesting is} 13... f5 $5 14. Bd3 (14. Bxc6 $4 Rc8) 14... c5 {
although things are no so simple. White also has an object of attack in the
pawn e6. But he should play very energetically, eg.} 15. e4 $1 Rc8 (15... Qe8
16. Ng5 $1 {[%csl Re6][%cal Gg5e6,Gd3c4]}) 16. Qe2 cxd4 17. Bc4 (17. exf5 Bxf3
18. Qxf3 Ne5) 17... Bxe4 18. Bxe6+ Kh8 19. Nxd4 Qe7 20. f3 Bc5 21. Bb3 Qe5 22.
Be3 Bb7 23. Qd2 $1 $14 {and although all this is not forced, of course, it
well illustrates both sides' possibilities.}) 14. Bd3 c5 15. dxc5 Rc8 16. Qe2
Rxc5 {leads to a transposition into the game.}) ({During the game, I also
thought about the active} 12. e4 $6 bxc3 13. e5 {but after the simple} cxb2 14.
Bxb2 (14. Qxb2 $6 Rb8 15. exd6 c5 $1 $36) 14... Be7 15. exf6 Nxf6 $15 {Black
has an extra pawn and his game seems easier to play.}) 12... c5 {This is the
idea of Black's previous move, otherwise there was no point in weakening his
pawn structure. Admittedly, for some reason, Anish spent some time on it.
Maybe he was checking something in the complications?} 13. dxc5 Rc8 14. Qe2 {
I could not see anything that good for White, so I decided to play simply and
solidly.} ({White only brings problems down on his own head by} 14. Ng5 Bxh2+
$1 {The simplest} ({although there is also the cunning} 14... Kh8 $5) 15. Kxh2
Ng4+ 16. Kg1 Qxg5 $36 {[%csl Rg1,Rg2][%cal Gb7g2,Gg5g2,Gg4e3]} {After} 17.
Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Rxd7 Bc6 19. Rd4 Qh4 $19 {the computer thinks White can already
resign!}) ({If White tries to win a pawn by} 14. Bxh7+ Nxh7 15. Rxd6 {then}
Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qg5+ 17. Kf1 ({Or} 17. Kh1 Nxc5 18. Nxc5 Rxc5 19. Qe2 Rfc8 20.
Bd2 Qh5 $1 $44) 17... Nxc5 18. Nxc5 Rxc5 $36 {and in both cases Black has more
than enough compensation for the pawn, as White has still not completed the
development of his queenside, and the pawn protection of his king is damaged.})
14... Nxc5 15. Nxc5 Rxc5 16. Bd2 {White already has to be accurate, and this
is at the very start of the game!} ({For example, after} 16. e4 $6 {there is
the tactical blow} Nxe4 $1 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 {although by finding some unlikely
moves, White can maintain the balance and not fall into a bad position:} 18.
Rxd6 $1 (18. Qxe4 Bxh2+ 19. Kxh2 Qxd1 $17) 18... Bxf3 19. Qd2 $8 Rd5 20. Rxd5
Bxd5 21. Qxb4 $11) 16... a5 ({Black gets nothing from} 16... Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Rd5
18. Be1 $1 Rxd3 19. Rxd3 Bxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Qxd3 21. Bxb4 {and material is still
equal.}) ({But there is the interesting} 16... Qa8 $5 17. e4 (17. Bxb4 $4 Bxf3
$19) 17... Rh5 $5 {Preventing e4-e5.} 18. Re1 a5 {and Black has quite an
active position and pressure on the long diagonal.}) 17. e4 Qb8 ({After} 17...
Rh5 18. h3 Qa8 {White is not obliged to spend a tempo on Re1 and can play} 19.
Be3 $1 {Preparing Nd2} g6 (19... Bxe4 $2 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Ng5 $1) 20. Nd2 Be5
21. f3 $1 Bxb2 22. Rab1 Be5 23. Nc4 {with god compensation for the pawn, since
the balck pieces are temporarily uncoordinated.}) 18. h3 Bf4 $6 {If Black has
played the opening superbly, and solved all of his problems easily, and even
having some chance of hoping for more, then starting from this moment, his
play gives rise to many questions. For example: why exchange dark-squared
bishops, when White is a little cramped and exchanges help him?} ({For example,
he could have played the simple} 18... Rd8 19. a3 Rcc8 $1 {and I do not think
that Black can have any problems at all. White cannot attack the weak pawn on
b4, becauser he must think the whole time about his pawn pawn on e4.}) 19. a3
$1 $14 {Creating counterplay on the queenside. Even so, it is surprising that
Anish lost this position in a few moves.} Bxd2 20. Nxd2 Ba8 $6 {Another
strange move. Why limit his own bishop, which has fewer squares from a8 than
from b7?} ({Of course, compared with a move ago, now Black has definite
problems with the defence of his queenside, eg.} 20... bxa3 21. Rxa3 Rd8 (21...
Ba8 22. Nb3 Re5 23. Rxa5) 22. Nb3 Rcc8 23. Rda1 $1 {and the pawn on a5 cannot
be saved.} (23. Nxa5 Bxe4) {But even here, the most White can get is an ending
with an extra exchange after} 23... Qf4 24. g3 Qe5 25. Nxa5 Bxe4 26. Re1 Rxd3
27. Qxd3 Qxb2 28. Nc4 Bxd3 29. Nxb2 Bb5 {which should objectively be drawn
because all the pawns are on one side.}) ({Another more accurate move than the
text was} 20... h6) ({or} 20... Qf4) 21. Qe3 Rc7 22. a4 $1 {Whilst Black
cannot attack the e4-pawn, White fixews the weakness on a5. Now Black has no
objects of attack, as the e4-pawn is no longer a weakness, but splendidly
shuts out the black bishop and restricts the Nf6. The b-file is now closed,
which means that the black queen will not be able to get at the b2-pawn either.
Black faces a long and cheerless defence, because of the chronic weakness of
his queenside.} Bc6 {It is already hard to know what to advise Black.} ({
For example,} 22... Rd8 23. f3 $1 Rcd7 24. Nc4 Qc7 25. Rac1 {and White's
position is much easier to play.}) 23. Nb3 Qa7 ({Keeping queens does not
change the seriousness of the situation:} 23... Qa8 24. Rdc1 Rfc8 25. Rc5 $1
$16 {[%csl Ra5]}) 24. Qxa7 Rxa7 25. f3 $1 {All according to plan.} Rd8 $2 {
The decisive mistake. Now Black simply loses by force.} ({Even though it was
passive, he had to play} 25... Rb8 26. Rdc1 Be8 27. Rc5 $140 Nd7 {and White
wins material}) 26. Bb5 Rxd1+ ({Nor is there any help from the strange-looking
} 26... Bd7 27. Rd4 Kf8 28. Rad1 Ke7 29. Nc5 e5 30. Rd6 $18 Rc7 31. Nxd7 Nxd7
32. R1d5 f6 33. Kf2 {and Black will soon be in zugzwang.}) 27. Rxd1 {Now we
see how much better it would have been if Black had created luft for his king
at move 20, instead of the pointless manoeuvre he played.} Bxb5 28. axb5 Kf8
29. Nc5 $1 $18 Ra8 ({He also loses after} 29... Rc7 30. b6 Rxc5 31. b7 Rb5 32.
Rd8+ Ke7 33. b8=Q Rxb8 34. Rxb8 Kd6 35. Rb5 Nd7 36. Rxa5 $18) 30. b6 Ke7 31. b7
Rb8 32. e5 ({It was also possible to play for domination:} 32. b3 $5 {after
which Black has no constructive moves. But the text wins by force.}) 32... Nd5
33. Ra1 Kd8 34. Rxa5 (34. Rxa5 Kc7 35. Na6+) 1-0

[Event "Syre Memorial op 29th"]
[Site "Issy les Moulineaux"]
[Date "2006.05.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nguyen, Thanh Tong"]
[Black "Brunner, Nicolas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2352"]
[BlackElo "2407"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2006.05.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 (7. g4 {
la variante SHIROV est devenue très populaire} dxc4 (7... Bb4) 8. Bxc4 e5 9. g5
Nd5 10. Bd2 exd4 11. Nxd4 O-O $13) 7... dxc4 (7... O-O) 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Qe7
(9... b5 {Variante Meran} 10. Be2 (10. Bd3)) 10. Bd3 {Trés peu joué mais le
joueur de Noisy a souvent des soucis d'ouverture} ({RR} 10. b3 e5 11. Re1 a6
12. Bb2 b5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 g6 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18.
Red1 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Ba3 20. Bxa3 Qxa3 21. h4 Qe7 22. Qe4 Qxe4 23. Bxe4 Rfd8 24.
g4 h6 {Onischuk,A (2605)-Khalifman,A (2640)/Germany 1996/GER-chT/1/2-1/2 (42)})
(10. h3 $1 e5 11. a3 Bb8 12. Ba2 h6 13. Nh4 {[%csl Rf5]}) 10... e5 $1 11. a3 $6
$146 {le plan a3b4 parait très lent} ({RR} 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. f4
Qh5 14. Ne2 Re8 15. Ng3 Qc5 16. Kh1 Qxc2 17. Bxc2 Bc5 18. h3 Bxe3 19. Bxe3 Rxe3
20. Kh2 Be6 21. a3 Rd8 22. Rad1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Bd5 24. Rd2 g6 25. Re2 Rxe2 {
Muslija,I (2267)-Saric,I (2303)/Rijeka 2001/EXT 2002/0-1 (44)}) 11... Rd8 12.
b4 {[%csl Rc5]} Bb8 13. Bb2 exd4 {(=) Nicolas BRUNNER était seul en tête et
une nulle avec les noirs contre le vainqueur de PAYEN а la ronde précédente
n'était pas une mauvaise affaire.} 14. exd4 Nf8 15. h3 {Refuse la nulle qui
aurait quasiment assuré les blancs d'un prix} Ng6 16. Rfe1 Qc7 17. Rad1 Nf4 $1
18. Bf1 Be6 {[%csl Rd5]} 19. Ne5 a5 $1 20. b5 cxb5 21. Qd2 $1 {[%cal Gd2f4,
Gc3b5]} Ng6 22. Nxb5 Qb6 23. Qg5 {(63)} h6 {(48)} 24. Qc1 Bb3 25. Nxg6 fxg6 26.
d5 $2 (26. Bc4+ Bxc4 27. Qxc4+ Nd5 28. Nc3 $1 {Avec l'idée d'essayer
d'exploiter le retard de développement de l'aile-dame des noirs.} Qxb2 29. Nxd5
{[%cal Gd5c7,Rc7a8,Rc4g8]} Kh8 30. Ne7 {[%csl Rg6]} Ra6 31. Rb1 Qxa3 32. Rxb7
$40) 26... Nxd5 27. Rd4 $4 (27. Rxd5 $1 Bxd5 (27... Rxd5 28. Qc3 {[%cal Gc3g7,
Gc3b3]}) 28. Re7 {[%csl Gb2,Rg7]} Kf8 29. Rxg7 {avec une attaque gagnante})
27... Qc6 28. Qd2 Kh7 29. a4 Rf8 30. Rh4 Bf4 31. Qd4 Rf7 32. Bd3 (32. Rg4)
32... Rd8 33. Rg4 Bg5 34. Be4 Qe6 35. Qe5 $2 (35. Rxg5 $1 {second sacrifice de
qualité raté des blancs dans la partie!} hxg5 36. Qd2 Bxa4 37. Bd3 Qb6 38. Bd4
$1 {[%cal Gd3g6]} Qc6 39. Qxg5) 35... Qxe5 36. Bxe5 Nf6 37. Bxf6 gxf6 38. Bf3
f5 39. Rd4 Rxd4 40. Nxd4 Bxa4 $19 {La partie est finie avec deux pions et la
paire de B} 41. Ra1 b5 42. Nc6 Bd2 43. Ra2 Rd7 44. Ne5 Rd6 45. Nc4 bxc4 46.
Rxa4 Bb4 47. Ra2 Kg7 48. g4 fxg4 49. hxg4 Kf6 50. Be2 c3 51. Bb5 Rd4 52. f3 h5
53. gxh5 gxh5 54. Kg2 Rd2+ 55. Rxd2 cxd2 56. Ba4 Kg5 57. Kh3 h4 58. Bd1 Be7 {
[%mdl 512] Le joueur de Noisy pouvait être très déçu après la partie car il
était en course pour les premières places du tournoi et il avait raté beaucoup
d'occasion.} 0-1

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 Gp Basse"]
[Site "Guingamp"]
[Date "2010.06.03"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Houska, Jovanka"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2417"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2010.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cannes"]
[BlackTeam "Deauville"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nc3 (7. Nbd2)
7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Be2 b4 (9... O-O $142 10. e4 e5 11. Bg5 Bb7 12. a3 Qe7
13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 Rad8 15. Nf5 Qe6 16. Nxd6 Rxd6 17. Qc2 Rfd8 18. Rad1 h6
19. Be3 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 a6 22. f3 Ned7 23. b4 Qe7 24. Qd4 Ne5 25.
Qc5 Qe8 26. Bd4 Nfd7 {Tkachiev,V (2661)-Bacrot,E (2695)/Ajaccio 2007/CBM 120
ext/1-0 (89)}) (9... Bb7) 10. Na4 {[%csl Gc5]} O-O $6 (10... Bb7 $142 11. b3
O-O 12. Bb2 c5 $132) 11. Qc2 $1 {[%csl Gc5,Rc6] En ayant joué le oo avant Bb7,
le levier c6c5 sera difficile а réaliser} Qc7 $146 ({RR} 11... Bb7 12. Bd2 Rc8
13. Nc5 Qb6 14. Rfc1 Ba8 15. Qc4 Rb8 16. Nxe6 Rfe8 17. Nc5 Re7 18. Bd3 a5 19.
h3 Qa7 20. a3 Bxc5 21. dxc5 b3 22. a4 Nd5 23. Ra3 Nb4 24. Bxh7+ Kf8 25. Bb1 Na2
26. Bxa2 {Livner,A (2250)-Hammerstad,A (2203)/Saint Vincent 2005/EXT 2006/1-0 
(35)}) 12. Bd2 $1 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Gf1c1] La pression sur "b4" va tenter les
noirs de le protéger par a5 au risque d'accentuer le retard de développement}
a5 13. Rfc1 $32 {[%cal Ga2a3] les pièces blanches sont non seulement mieux
développées mais aussi plus actives} Bb7 14. a3 $1 {Activant la dernière pièce
sans la développer!} bxa3 15. bxa3 Rfc8 (15... Rfb8 $142 16. e4 e5) 16. e4 $16
{[%cal Ge4e5]} e5 17. Nc5 $1 {[%csl Gc5]} Nxc5 $6 (17... Rcb8) 18. dxc5 $36 {
[%csl Rb7,Gc5,Rc8]} Bf8 19. Bg5 Nd7 20. Bc4 $1 {[%csl Rf7]} (20. Be3 $143 Ba6 {
[%cal Ga8b8]}) 20... Nxc5 (20... Bxc5 {Peut-être un peu meilleur}) 21. Be3 {
[%cal Gc4f7,Ge3c5]} Ne6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 {[%csl Re6]} 23. Bc5 $1 {[%csl Rb7]} a4 (
23... Ba6 24. Qa2) (23... Rd8 $142 24. Qa2 Bc8) 24. Qa2 $36 {[%csl Rb7,Re6]
[%cal Ga2a3,Ga2e6] Les pièces noires sont trés passives} Kh8 (24... Qf7 25. Ng5
) 25. h3 Ra5 26. Bxf8 Rxf8 27. Qxe6 Bc8 $6 (27... h6 28. Nh4 {[%cal Gh4g6]} Rf6
29. Qc4 {[%cal Gh4f5]}) 28. Qxc6 Qxc6 29. Rxc6 Bb7 (29... Kg8) 30. Rc4 {
Le GMI n'aura pas de difficultés а réaliser le gain technique} Ba6 31. Rc7 Be2
32. Ng5 h6 33. Ne6 Rg8 34. Re1 Bh5 35. Rb1 Bg6 36. f3 Ra6 37. Re7 Re8 38. Rxe8+
Bxe8 39. Nc7 {Une belle démonstration technique du Champion de France} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Prusikin, Michael"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[Annotator "Prusikin,M"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Die vorliegende Partie wurde im vorletzten Durchgang gespielt und hatte eine
hohe sportliche Bedeutung, denn der nur der Sieger behielt eine Chance, sich
mit einem weiteren Sieg in der letzten Runde einen der begehrten
Qualifikationsplätze für den Weltcup zu sichern.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6
4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7
11. a3 {Diese Variante, die damals erst kürzlich in Mode kam, habe ich extra
für diese Partie vorbereitet.} Re8 {ein seltener Zug.} (11... a6) (11... a5) (
11... Rc8) (11... Qe7) (11... h6) 12. Rd1 $146 (12. h3 {1-0 (42) Giorgadze,
G-Piket,J (2605) BIH 1998}) 12... Qe7 13. e4 $6 (13. Ng5 $1 {ein typisches
Bauernopfer in diesem Stellungtyp} Bxh2+ 14. Kxh2 Ng4+ 15. Kg1 Qxg5 16. f3 Ngf6
(16... Nxe3 17. Qe2 $18) 17. e4 Qh4 18. Be3 e5 19. Ne2 $14) 13... e5 14. Ne2 c5
$1 ({Auch} 14... a6 {mit der Idee c6-c5, sieht stark aus.}) 15. dxc5 Bxc5 $6 (
15... Nxc5 16. Ng3 $11) 16. Ng3 a6 17. Qe2 g6 18. Bg5 Nf8 19. b4 Bb6 20. Be3
N6d7 21. Bc2 $1 {Prophylaxe gegen 21...Nf8-e6, gleichzeitig wird die
Läuferstellung verbessert.} Rec8 (21... Ne6 $4 22. Rxd7 $18) (21... Bxe3 22.
Qxe3 a5 23. Rab1 axb4 24. axb4 Ne6 25. Bb3 $14) 22. Bb3 $14 Rc3 23. Rd3 Rac8 $6
(23... Rxd3 24. Qxd3 Kg7 25. Rc1 Rd8 $14) 24. Rad1 Rxd3 25. Qxd3 Kg7 $6 (25...
Bxe3 26. Qxe3 Kg7 (26... Ne6 27. Qh6 $16) 27. Ng5 Ne6 $8 (27... f6 28. Nf7 $18)
28. Nxe6+ fxe6 29. h4 $16) 26. Bg5 $1 $18 Qe8 (26... f6 27. Nh4 $18) 27. Nh4 $1
Kh8 28. Nhf5 (28. Qf3 $18) 28... gxf5 29. Nxf5 Rc6 $8 30. Qg3 $3 Ng6 (30... Rg6
31. Nd6 Rxd6 32. Rxd6 Bc7 33. Rf6 $1 Ne6 34. Bxe6 fxe6 35. Bh6 Qg8 36. Rxe6 $1
Qxg3 37. hxg3 Kg8 38. Re7 Bc6 39. Re8+ Kf7 40. Rc8 $18) 31. Nh6 Nf4 $1 32. Kh1
{Gut genug.} (32. Qg4 $1 $18) 32... Rxh6 33. Bxh6 Ng6 34. Qf3 $1 Bd4 (34... Kg8
35. Rxd7 Qxd7 36. Qf6 $18) 35. Bxf7 Qe7 36. Bb3 Nf6 37. Bg5 Kg7 38. Rc1 Bb6 39.
Bd5 $1 Nxd5 (39... Bxd5 40. exd5 Bd8 41. Rc6 $18) 40. Bxe7 Ndxe7 41. Qg4 Kf7 (
41... Bxf2 42. Rc7 $18) 42. f3 $18 Bc6 43. Qh3 Be8 44. Qxh7+ Kf6 45. h4 Nf4 46.
Rd1 Ke6 47. Qh6+ Bg6 48. g3 Ne2 49. Kg2 Nc3 50. Rd3 1-0

[Event "RUS Cup final"]
[Site "Magnitogorsk"]
[Date "2011.11.16"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Black "Andriasian, Zaven"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2011.11.13"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. a3 Qe7 12. e4 e5 13. h3 a6 14. Bg5 c5 15. d5 c4
16. Be2 h6 17. Bh4 Rfc8 18. Nd2 Nf8 19. a4 b4 20. Nd1 b3 21. Qb1 Ng6 22. Bg3
Nf4 23. Bxc4 N6h5 24. Bxf4 Nxf4 25. Ne3 Bc5 26. Qd1 Qg5 $6 (26... Rc7 27. Rc1
Bc8 $14) 27. Qg4 $18 Qf6 28. Bxb3 Rd8 29. Qf5 Qe7 30. Nec4 Bd4 31. d6 Qe8 32.
Qg4 Bc8 33. Qf3 Be6 34. Na5 Rxd6 35. Bxe6 Rxe6 36. h4 $2 (36. Kh2 Rf6 37. Ndc4
$15) 36... Bxb2 $2 (36... Rg6 37. Nac4 Rxg2+ $19) 37. Rab1 Bc3 $5 38. Nac4 Rd8
39. Nb3 Qxa4 40. Ne3 Qa3 $2 (40... Qa2 41. Rbd1 Rxd1 $17) 41. g3 $1 $16 Nd3 42.
Nd5 Rxd5 43. exd5 e4 44. Qg4 Re8 45. Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Schmidt, Wlodzimierz"]
[Black "Stachowiak, Kamil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2394"]
[BlackElo "2398"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[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 "Poznan Pocztowiec"]
[BlackTeam "Wroclaw AZS WSB"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
Qe7 9. c5 (9. e4) 9... Bc7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 h6 13. Bd2 Nf6
14. Bd3 Rd8 (14... Bd7 15. Rfe1 Rad8 16. Rad1 Be8 17. b4 Nd5 18. Ne5 f6 19. Ng6
Bxg6 20. Bxg6 f5 21. g3 Qf6 22. Bh5 e5 23. dxe5 Bxe5 24. Bf3 Kh8 25. Kg2 Bd4
26. Qc4 f4 27. Rf1 a6 28. Bc1 Nc7 29. Rde1 Be5 30. Re4 Ne6 31. h4 Nd4 32. Bxf4
Nxf3 33. Kxf3 g5 34. hxg5 hxg5 35. Rh1+ Kg7 36. Rh5 Rd5 37. Qe2 Bxf4 38. Re6
Qf5 39. Kg2 Rd2 40. Qc4 Rxf2+ 41. Kxf2 Bc1+ 42. Kg1 Qf2+ 43. Kh1 Qf3+ 44. Kg1 {
Bukavshin,I (2506)-Kovalenko,I (2567) Samara 2011 0-1}) 15. Rfe1 Bd7 16. b4 Be8
17. Rab1 b6 18. a4 $146 (18. Rb3 a5 19. a3 axb4 20. axb4 Ra7 21. Qc1 Nd5 22.
Bb1 bxc5 23. bxc5 Qf8 24. Qc2 Nf6 25. Rd1 g5 26. h4 g4 27. Qc1 Kh8 28. Bxh6 Qg8
29. Bg5 Nh7 30. Bxh7 Kxh7 31. Qb1+ f5 32. Bxd8 gxf3 33. Bg5 Qg7 34. Rxf3 Bh5
35. Qd3 Ra4 36. Re3 Qd7 37. f3 Bf7 38. Kf2 Bg6 39. Qb3 Rxd4 40. Rxd4 Qxd4 41.
Qd3 Be5 42. f4 Bg7 43. Kg3 Qxc5 44. Rxe6 Bf7 45. Re7 Kg8 46. Qd7 Qd5 47. Qxd5
cxd5 {Kosyrev,V (2405)-Guliev,S (2445) Moscow 1998 1-0}) 18... a6 19. g3 b5 (
19... Nd5 20. Ne5) 20. Ra1 Qd7 21. Ra3 {[%cal Ge1a1]} Rac8 22. Bf1 Nd5 {
L'affaiblissement de la case "d5" est moins important que l'avantage d'espace
des Blancs} 23. Ne5 Qe7 24. Bh3 Nf6 25. Rd3 Bxe5 $6 {[%csl Re8]} 26. Rxe5 (26.
dxe5 Rxd3 27. Qxd3 Nd5) 26... Rd5 (26... Nd5) 27. Bg2 $1 Rxe5 28. dxe5 Nd5 29.
Qb2 bxa4 30. Ra3 a5 $1 31. bxa5 Qxc5 32. Rxa4 Qa7 33. Qc1 (33. Rg4 $5 {[%cal
Gd2h6]}) 33... c5 34. Rh4 $1 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Gd2h6] La Qa7 est hors-jeu pour
défendre l'aile-roi} Qc7 35. Bxh6 $1 Qxe5 36. Bd2 (36. Rg4 g6 37. a6 Nc3 $13 {
[%cal Gc3e2]}) 36... f5 37. Rc4 Qd6 38. Rc2 Ba4 39. Ra2 Bb5 40. Rb2 Ba6 41. h4
c4 42. Bc3 e5 $2 (42... Nxc3 43. Qxc3 Qd3 $1 $132 {[%cal Ga6d3]}) 43. Qd2 {
[%csl Rd5]} Rd8 44. Bxd5+ Qxd5 45. Qxd5+ Rxd5 46. Rb6 $40 Rd3 (46... Bb5 47. a6
) 47. Bxe5 Rd5 48. Bc3 Rd3 49. Bxg7 Kxg7 50. Rxa6 Ra3 51. Rc6 Rxa5 52. Rxc4 Kf6
53. Kg2 Ra3 54. Rc6+ $1 Kg7 55. h5 Rb3 56. h6+ Kh7 57. Rf6 Rb5 58. Kf3 Ra5 59.
Kf4 1-0

[Event "Vandoeuvre op 11th"]
[Site "Vandoeuvre"]
[Date "2014.12.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Savina, Anastasia"]
[Black "Wirig, Anthony"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2397"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2014.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {90} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8.
O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 (10. Be2) 10... Bb7 11. e4 {86} e5 12. h3 (12. dxe5
) 12... a6 13. Bg5 c5 $146 (13... exd4 14. Nxd4 c5 15. Nf5 Bb8 16. Nd5 $14 {
Clery,N (2263)-Boudre,J (2355) FRA-ch accession 2001 (9) 1-0}) 14. dxe5 Nxe5
15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Rad1 Qb6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 h6 19. Be3 Bd4 20. Bxd4 cxd4
21. Qc6 Qa5 22. Qc5 Qxa2 (22... Rfd8 {Plus solide}) 23. Qxd4 {[%cal Gd1a1]} Qa4
24. Qxa4 bxa4 25. Rd2 (25. Ra1 Nxd5 26. Be4 Rad8 27. Rxa4 $14 {[%cal Gf1a1]})
25... Rfd8 26. d6 Kf8 {[%cal Gd8d6]} 27. Bc2 Rab8 28. Bxa4 Ne4 $132 {[%cal
Gb8b2]} 29. Rd4 Nc5 30. b3 Nxb3 31. Rd5 {Le B domine un peu le N mais le P"d6"
est assez faible} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 09th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2001.06.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2001.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 e5 {
Hector played already many games in this system, and had not bad results. When
I perepared for the game I saw his games vs Sokolov and Krush and some others.
But I missed one of his games which he have played against Ibragimov .} 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. Nb5 (9. e4 $5) 9... Bb8 (9... Bb4+ $5 10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Nxd2 O-O 12.
Rc1 e4 13. Be2 Nb6 $11 {Was in the game: Kramnik-Ivanchuk.V 1/2 Linares 16th
1999 year}) 10. dxe5 {The position is not so sharp from the first sight, but
in the game position was very sharp! But anyway I think that White is slightly
better here and they has slight adventage.} Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bd2 {
This is theory} O-O {Hector prefer this move than a6, like this he played vs
Sokolov and game was drawn.} (12... a6 13. Bc3 Bxc3+ 14. Nxc3 O-O 15. O-O (15.
Rd1 $5 {Irzhanov-Mosquera 1-0}) 15... d4 16. Ne4 h6 17. Rad1 $11 {This
position is not dangerous for Black because they has no weaknesses.}) 13. Bc3
Bxc3+ {Now Black takes on c3 in view of variation :} (13... Bb8 14. Bxf6 Qxf6
15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Bd3 $16 {And white stays with one pawn more.}) 14. Qxc3 (14.
Nxc3 d4 $11) 14... Ne4 $5 {The idea of the move is that after taking on e4
white will gain many problems with position of their king for example If 14.
Bxe4-dxe4 15.0-0 then just Qg5 and Bh3 creates troubles for white.} 15. Qd4 $1
{Much stronger and much better!  Now White is occupating the center and soon
they will try to attack pawn on d5 by Rd1-Nc3 somewhere White can take on e4,
with an adventage for White.} Qg5 $6 {Maybe this move is interesting But I
think white gains adventage here in because of better placed pieces!} (15...
Re8 $5 16. O-O {And idea is Rfd1 with some troubles for d-pawn.}) 16. Nc7 $1 {
Accepting the battle, if not to accept white has only troubles.} Qxg2 {I was
actually very surprised in this position , because of my opponent play, active,
without any nerves in so sharp and Morozevich style- position!} (16... Bf5 $5
17. Nxa8 Qxg2 18. O-O-O Nxf2 (18... Qxf2 {And here some play on mate!} 19. Nc7
$1 Rc8 20. Kb1 Rxc7 (20... Nd2+ 21. Ka1 Bxd3 22. Nxd5 $18) 21. Bxe4 Bxe4+ 22.
Qxe4 $1 $18) (18... Rc8+ 19. Kb1 Nd2+ 20. Ka1 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Nc4 {And here as
well as just simple exchange Qxd5 wins the game wins b3 for example.} 22. Qxd5
$18 (22. b3 $5 $18)) (18... g6 19. Nc7 Rc8 20. Qe5 Nxf2 (20... Qxf2 21. Kb1
Qxe3 22. Ka1 Rxc7 23. Qxc7 Nf2 24. Rhe1 $18) 21. Bxf5 Nxd1 22. Bxc8 Nxe3 23.
Qe8+ Kg7 24. Ne6+ fxe6 25. Qe7+ $18) (18... Bg6 19. Rhg1 Rc8+ 20. Kb1 Qf3 21.
Ka1 Nxf2 22. Bxg6 fxg6 23. Rc1 $3 Rxa8 24. Rc7 Qf6 25. Qxd5+ $18) (18... Qf3
19. Qxd5 Rxa8 20. Bc4 h6 21. Qxf7+ Kh7 22. Rhg1 Ng5 23. Rxg5 hxg5 24. Rd7 $1
$18) 19. Bxf5 Nxh1 20. Nc7 Nf2 21. Re1 $18 {It is a clear win for white}) 17.
Bxe4 (17. O-O-O {It was interesting to try this move too, but I think that
Bxe4 is better.   But as I found this transfers only to the same posiiton as
in the game.} Bg4 18. Rhg1 Qxh2 19. Nxa8 h5 {Transfers to the same position as
in the game.}) 17... dxe4 18. O-O-O Bg4 $1 {The only move!} (18... Bh3 19. Rhg1
Rac8 20. Rxg2 Rxc7+ 21. Kb1 Bxg2 22. Rg1 Rfc8 23. a3 Rc4 24. Qe5 R4c5 25. Qg3
$18) 19. Rhg1 Qxh2 $1 {This defence is brilliant! Black waits and want to take
knight on a8 and White can't do anything!! But I have not found more than to
take and to save the knight.} 20. Nxa8 h5 $3 {Now, mate on g7 is black's
bishop moves somewhere, rooks are ok, King is not in trouble but I need to
save my knight and I can't!} 21. Rh1 (21. Qxa7 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 Rc8+ 23. Kb1 Qxf2
24. Nc7 Qe2 25. Rc1 Qd3+ $15) (21. Rde1 $1 Rxa8 22. Qxe4 Qxf2 23. Qxb7 Rc8+ 24.
Kb1 $16) 21... Rc8+ 22. Kb1 Qxf2 23. Nc7 Bxd1 24. Rxd1 (24. Qxd1 Qf3 $1 $11)
24... Qe2 25. Rg1 g6 26. a4 Kh7 (26... Qd3+ $1 $11) 27. Nb5 Qc2+ 28. Ka2 Rc4
29. Qd5 Rxa4+ 30. Na3 {I sacrificed pawn , just to activate my pieces! And to
try to attack black's king.} Qf2 31. Rc1 Kg7 32. Rc8 Qf6 33. Qxb7 a5 34. Qc7 $5
{Here I was in time-trouble so nothing to comment here actually I made no
mistakes, seriously here.} Rb4 35. Nc4 Qe6 36. Qd8 Kh6 37. Qh8+ Kg5 38. Rc5+ f5
39. Qd8+ Kh6 40. Qc7 h4 {Time-trouble is finished And I started to think in
this position, but played quickly Kb1.} 41. Kb1 Qg8 $1 {My opponent played
surprisingly strong move! Now Qg7 is an idea and I need to find something
strong here.} 42. Qf4+ Kh5 43. Ne5 $5 (43. Qxe4 $4 Qxc4 $3 44. Qxc4 Rxc4 45.
Rxc4 h3 46. e4 g5 47. exf5 (47. e5 g4 48. e6 Kg6 49. Rc1 h2 $2 (49... Kf6 $1
50. Re1 Ke7 $19) 50. Re1 $18) 47... g4 48. f6 h2 49. Rc1 Kg6 $19) 43... a4 $5 (
43... Qb3 $4 44. Qg4+ $3 fxg4 45. Nf7+ {With mate!!!}) (43... Qb8 44. Qg4+ fxg4
45. Nf7+) (43... Qd8 $5 44. Qf2 $16) 44. Nxg6 Rxb2+ 45. Kc1 Rb1+ 46. Kxb1 Qb3+
47. Kc1 Qa3+ 48. Kd1 (48. Kd2 $6 {Transfers into the same position , but with
some troubles.} Qxc5 49. Nxh4 Qb4+ 50. Ke2 Qb2+ 51. Kf1 Qa1+ 52. Kf2 Qb2+ 53.
Kg1 Qg7+ 54. Ng2 Qg4 55. Qd6 $18) 48... Qxc5 49. Nxh4 Qd5+ 50. Ke1 Qa5+ 51. Kf1
(51. Kf2 $2 Qd2+ 52. Kg3 (52. Kf1 Qd1+ 53. Kg2 Qg4+ 54. Qxg4+ Kxg4 55. Ng6 a3
56. Ne5+ Kg5 $19) 52... Qe1+ 53. Kh3 (53. Kg2 Qxh4 54. Qxf5+ Qg5+ $19) 53...
Qh1+ 54. Kg3 Qe1+ $11) 51... Qb5+ 52. Kg1 Qe2 53. Ng2 Qd1+ $6 (53... Qg4 $5 54.
Qd6 Kg5 55. Qd8+ Kg6 (55... Kh6 56. Qh8+ Kg5 57. Qg7+ Kh5 58. Qa1 $3 $18 {
It was very important to bring black's king to h5 square because after a3 now
Qxa3-Qd1+  Kh2 wins, but if king were on g6 then after a3 -Qxa3 Qd1-h5 it was
draw.}) 56. Qe8+ Kh6 57. Qxa4 $18 {[%cal Ga4d1,Rg4d1]}) 54. Kh2 Qd7 55. Qh4+
Kg6 56. Nf4+ Kf7 57. Qh7+ Ke8 58. Qg8+ Ke7 59. Kg3 Kd6 60. Qd5+ Ke7 61. Ng6+
Kd8 62. Qa8+ Kc7 63. Kf4 Qb5 64. Ne7 Qc5 65. Nxf5 a3 66. Nd4 Qc1 67. Qxa3 $18
1-0

[Event "Sydney Mercantile"]
[Site "Sydney"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "West, Guy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Rogers,I"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. h3 Qe7 {Since Black opens the e file two moves later, the
Black queen is not well placed here.} 11. a3 Bc7 12. Ba2 exd4 13. exd4 Nb6 14.
Re1 Qd6 15. Bg5 Nbd5 {Despite Black's blockade of the d5 square White stands
well here, with attacking chances based on using the e5 outpost for his knight.
} 16. Rad1 g6 $2 {Too weakening.} (16... Be6 {was necessary.}) 17. Qc1 $1 Bf5
18. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Be7 $1 Bd6 {Unfortunately any move of the
rook allows 21.Qh6 and 22.Ng5.} 21. Bf6 $5 Rfe8 $2 {Black is prepared to
answer 22.Qh6 with 22...Bf8 but misses Van der Sterren's brilliant plan.} ({
After} 21... Rfd8 $1 {White would have had to take the rook and win on
material.}) 22. Re5 $3 Qb3 ({If} 22... Bxe5 23. dxe5 {/\24.Qh6 wins.}) 23. Rxf5
$1 Re6 24. d5 $1 (24. d5 $1 cxd5 25. Nd4 {is too horrible to contemplate.}) 1-0

[Event "Hamburg-ch int"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1998.05.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lamprecht, Frank"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1998.05.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.07.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.07.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Qe7 9. Rd1 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Nf6 13. Qh4 e4 14. Nd2 h6 15.
Nf1 Bg4 16. Re1 Rad8 $2 (16... Kh7 $1 17. f4 exf3 18. gxf3 Bxf3 19. e4 Bb4 (
19... Nxe4 20. Qxe7 Bxe7 21. Re3 Ng5 22. Nd2) 20. Bd2 Nxe4 21. Qxe7 Bxe7 22.
Re3 Bg5 23. Rxf3 Nxd2 24. Nxd2 Bxd2 $17) 17. Be2 Bc8 18. Bd2 Rfe8 19. Ng3 Qf8
20. Nh5 Nd5 21. f3 Bb4 22. Bxb4 Nxb4 23. Rac1 exf3 {(+)} 24. Bc4 fxg2 $2 (24...
b5) 25. Re2 Qe7 26. Qxe7 Rxe7 27. Rxg2 g5 28. a3 Nd5 29. Bxd5 cxd5 30. h4 Kh7
31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Kf2 Kh6 33. Nf4 f6 34. Rh2+ Kg7 35. Nxd5 Rxd5 36. Rxc8 Kg6
37. Rg8+ Rg7 38. Rxg7+ Kxg7 39. Kf3 f5 40. Rc2 Rd7 41. Rc5 Kf6 42. e4 fxe4+ 43.
Kxe4 Rg7 44. Kf3 g4+ 45. Kg3 Ke6 46. a4 Kd6 47. a5 a6 48. b4 Re7 49. b5 Re4 50.
bxa6 bxa6 51. Rg5 Rxd4 52. Rg6+ Kc5 53. Rxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:07]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} ({The solid} 3... b6 {
is Karjakin's main weapon here, but the Meran wasn't a surprise for Dmitry
either.}) 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 5. e3 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 6. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 7. Bd3 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:39]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:01:38]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:
14]} ({Perhaps, the most solid here is} 8... e5 {, but it doesn't leave Black
any real winning chances.}) 9. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 10.
Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} b5 {[%emt 0:03:22]} 11. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:15] At the moment,
this seems the only way to set Black any problems after 9...a6.} Qc7 {[%emt 0:
01:14]} ({Leaving the queen on the d-file} 11... Bb7 {allows} 12. Ng5 $1 Bxh2+
13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5 15. f3 Ngf6 16. e4 $14 {with more than sufficient
compensation for a pawn.}) 12. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:31] This
thematic advance shouldn't be delayed.} ({The natural-looking} 12... Bb7 {
leads to a very passive position:} 13. b4 $1 e5 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 $14 {
1-0 Barsov,A (2507)-Jumabayev,R (2571)/Guangzhou 2010}) 13. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:24]
} c4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} ({Releasing the tension offers White a small, but stable
advantage:} 13... cxd4 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. Be4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Bb7 17. Qxb7 Nc5 18.
Bb4 Nxb7 19. Bxd6 Nxd6 20. Rxd4 $14 {1-0 Sargissian,G (2683)-Nezad,H (2402)/
Caleta 2012/CBM 147 (45)}) 14. Nxd6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 15.
Be2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:47] In the resulting position White has
to prove, that the bishop pair is an important factor.} 16. b3 {[%emt 0:00:05]
It definitely makes sense to swap one pair of q-side pawns and get more space
for the pieces.} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:10:27]} ({This position has been tested many
times in practice, and it looks like Black has no clear win to solve all the
problems:} 16... Bd5 17. Qb2 Rfc8 18. Rac1 Ne4 19. Be1 f6 20. Ba5 Rab8 21. Ne1
f5 22. f3 Nef6 23. Nc2 $14 {1-0 Bukavshin,I (2629)-Artemiev,V (2660)/
Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2014 (79)}) (16... Rac8 17. Qb2 Ng4 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3
Qh2+ 20. Kf1 Ngf6 21. Bb4 Rfe8 22. Qa3 $14 {1-0 Predke,A (2464)-Frolyanov,D 
(2564)/Samara RUS 2012 (39)}) (16... Be4 17. Qb2 Rfc8 18. Ne1 Nd5 19. Rac1 cxb3
20. axb3 Bg6 21. Nd3 $14 {1-0 Farago,I (2497)-Hertneck,G (2531)/Austria 2012/
CBM 146 Extra (66)}) 17. Qb2 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:03:44]} 18. Rac1 {
[%emt 0:03:00]} h6 $6 $146 {[%emt 0:12:20] Sergey comes up with an
unsuccessful novelty - Black cannot afford such a waste of tempi for
prophylaxis.} ({The more active approach} 18... Ne4 $5 {looks more attractive
for Black} 19. Be1 Nb6 20. Ba5 cxb3 21. axb3 b4 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Rc1 Rxc1+ (
23... Nc3 24. Bf1 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Nbd5 $132) 24. Qxc1 Nc3 25. Bf1 $14 {1-0
Wojtaszek,R (2711)-Smeets,J (2669)/Germany 2011/EXT 2012 (32)}) 19. Ne5 $1 {
[%emt 0:22:31] Dmitry finds the best way to exploit Black's inaccuracy. The
positional threat of 20.f3, followed by 21.e4 makes Black's position
unpleasant.} cxb3 {[%emt 0:11:39] Black hardly can keep the tension any longer.
} 20. axb3 $1 {[%emt 0:17:01]} (20. Nxd7 {would be quite toothless:} Nxd7 21.
axb3 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 e5 23. Ba5 exd4 24. Bc7 Qg6 25. f3 Re8 26. Qxd4 Qe6 27. Rc3
Nf6 28. e4 Nd5 $1 {Black is close to equality.}) 20... Rxc1 {[%emt 0:05:14]} (
20... Qb6 21. Nd3 a5 22. f3 a4 23. e4 axb3 24. Be3 $16) 21. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:01:
00]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:11:40]} 22. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:05] The pawn structure is
acceptabable for Black, but there are concrete problems with uncoordinated
pieces.} Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 23. f3 $1 {[%emt 0:17:58] Jakovenko is on the
top again. The restricting strategy is definitely the best approach.} (23. Bf3
Ne4 24. Be1 Rc8 $14) 23... Ng4 $2 {[%emt 0:02:12] Inviting more troubles.
Perhaps, this decision was connected with a miscalculation.} (23... Nd7 24. e4
(24. Bb4 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. Qc3 Bb7 27. Bd6 Qc6 28. Qxc6 Bxc6 29. e4 a5 30.
Kf2 a4 $14 {is also somewhat better for White, but Black's defensive task is
easier here.}) 24... Qxe5 25. Qxe5 Nxe5 26. Bf4 f6 27. Rc7 Bc8 28. Kf2 $14 {
led to an unpleasant endgame, where Black is doomed to a passive defence.
However, it was the lesser evil.}) 24. Bb4 $1 {[%emt 0:04:25]} (24. e4 Qxe5 25.
Qxe5 Nxe5 26. Bf4 {would transpose to the above-mentioned line, but Jakovenko
correctly goes for more.}) 24... Rd8 {[%emt 0:09:05]} (24... Nxe3 {wouldn't
change matters:} 25. Bd6 Rd8 (25... Rc8 $2 {fails to} 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 27. Qc3
$18 {with a double attack.}) 26. Rc5 {leads to the same.}) 25. Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:
40]} Nxe3 {[%emt 0:01:55]} 26. Rc5 {[%emt 0:04:45] The queen is trapped now.}
Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 27. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 28. Qc3 {
[%emt 0:17:41]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:03] Luckily for Sergey, Black is able to avoid
further material losses.} 29. Kf2 {[%emt 0:09:12]} ({After} 29. Qc7 {the
bishop is gone, but Black is still in the game after} Rd2 30. Qb8+ Kh7 31. Qxb7
Rxe2 32. Qxf7 Rxe5 33. Qd7 Re3 $16) 29... Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:39] Black's position
is very difficult, but there are some hopes for building a fortress.} 30. g4 {
[%emt 0:01:12]} ({Another promising way of handling this position was} 30. Bd3
$5 Ne7 31. h4 $16 {seizing more space on the kingside, so the potential threat
of Bb1, followed by Qc2 becomes annoying.}) 30... Ne7 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 31. f4 {
[%emt 0:01:38]} g6 {[%emt 0:04:52] This decision looks scary, since the king
is getting more exposed. However, there is nothing better.} ({For instance,} 
31... Nd5 {doesn't give real drawing chances:} 32. Qd4 Rc7 ({Or} 32... Nf6 33.
Qa7 $1 Nd5 34. Qb8+ Kh7 35. Bd3+ g6 36. f5 {with a decisive attack.}) 33. Bd3
Kf8 34. f5 $18) 32. h4 {[%emt 0:00:20] Step by step White puts more pressure
on the opponent's king.} Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:03]} ({After} 32... Be4 33. Qe3 Bc2
34. h5 {Black's position looks too shaky as well.}) 33. Bd3 {[%emt 0:01:32] GM
Jakovenko is not in a rush.} ({There was nothing wrong with} 33. h5 Nd5 34. Qd4
gxh5 35. f5 $1 $18) 33... Nc6 {[%emt 0:02:58]} (33... Nd5 34. Qd4 f5 (34... Kg8
35. f5 $18) 35. exf6+ Nxf6 36. Qc3 $18) 34. Be4 {[%emt 0:02:03]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:
00:02]} 35. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} ({Of course,} 35. Bxb7 $6 Rxb7 {would help
Black, though} 36. h5 {is also annoying here.}) 35... Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 36.
f5 $1 {[%emt 0:02:11] A decisive advance.} b4 {[%emt 0:04:10]} 37. f6+ {
[%emt 0:00:09]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 38. Qc1 {[%emt 0:02:06] Obviously, the
bishop is untouchable.} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 39. Be2 $18 {[%emt 0:00:03] The
attack is unstoppable now.} Nd3+ {[%emt 0:02:47]} (39... Kh7 40. Qc5 Nd3+ 41.
Bxd3 Rxd3 42. Qe7 $18) 40. Bxd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Ke2
{[%emt 0:11:14]} ({Only not} 41. Qxh6 $2 Rf3+ 42. Ke1 Rxf6 $16) 41... Rf3 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} 42. g5 {[%emt 0:16:16]} (42. Qc7 {was also possible:} Rxf6 43.
Qxb7 e5 (43... g5 44. hxg5 hxg5 45. Qe7 Kg7 46. Qxb4 Rf4 47. Qd6 Rxg4 48. Qxa6
$18) 44. Qb8+ Kh7 45. Qxb4 $18) 42... Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} ({Or} 42... hxg5 43.
hxg5 Rc3 44. Qf4 $18 {and the king is helpless.}) 43. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Rc8
{[%emt 0:07:44]} 44. Qd6 {[%emt 0:04:25] White is dominating over the board
now.} ({Jakovenko had a pleasant choice here:} 44. h5 Kh7 45. hxg6+ Kxg6 46.
gxh6 $18) (44. gxh6 Kh7 45. Qxb4 Bd5 46. Qd6 Kxh6 47. Qd7 Rf8 48. Qe7 $18)
44... Be4 {[%emt 0:12:24]} ({Unfortunately for Karjakin, there is no time to
fix the pawn structure:} 44... h5 45. Qd7 Rb8 46. Qc7) 45. gxh6 $1 {[%emt 0:01:
35]} g5 {[%emt 0:01:10]} (45... Bf5 46. Qd7 Rf8 47. Qe7 $18) 46. Qxb4 {[%emt 0:
01:10]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 47. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:51]
Black has managed to parry the direct threats, but the material advantage is
too big now.} 48. Qb7 {[%emt 0:06:46]} Rc2+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 49. Kd1 {[%emt 0:
02:11]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 50. b4 {[%emt 0:04:17]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 51.
Qe7 {[%emt 0:04:22]} Bh5+ {[%emt 0:02:47]} 52. Ke1 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Re4+ {
[%emt 0:05:44]} 53. Kf2 {[%emt 0:01:25]} Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 54. Qc5 {[%emt 0:
00:08]} Rf4+ {[%emt 0:00:38]} 55. Kg3 {[%emt 0:01:57]} Rf5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} (
55... Rg4+ 56. Kh3 Kg6 57. Qc2+ Kxg5 58. h7 $18) 56. Qe3 {[%emt 0:02:52]} Bg6 {
[%emt 0:05:58]} 57. Kh4 {[%emt 0:00:20] Protecting the pawn, so the queen can
move. The rest is quite easy.} Rd5 {[%emt 0:02:07]} (57... Rb5 {was slightly
more tenacious:} 58. Qf4 Rb6 59. b5 $1 axb5 (59... Rxb5 60. Qd6 $18) 60. Qc7
Ra6 61. Qc8 Ra4+ 62. Kg3 $18 {[%cal Gc8f8]}) 58. Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Bf5 {
[%emt 0:01:00]} 59. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 60. Qa7 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} Rd3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 61. Kf4 {[%emt 0:05:37]} Rh3 {[%emt 0:01:59]} (
61... Rd5 62. Qa8 Rd4+ 63. Ke3 Rd3+ 64. Ke2 Kxg5 65. Qg8+ Kxf6 66. h7 Bxh7 67.
Qxh7 $18) 62. Ke5 {[%emt 0:01:48]} Rh4 {[%emt 0:02:15]} 63. Qe7 {[%emt 0:01:29]
} (63. Qxa6 {was also good enough.}) 63... Rh5 {[%emt 0:06:41]} 64. Qf8 {
[%emt 0:01:02]} Rxg5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 65. Kd6 {Excellent positional play by
Dmitry Jakovenko.} ({Black resigns in view of:} 65. Kd6 Kxf6 66. Qd8+ Kg6 67.
h7 Kxh7 68. Qxg5 $18) 1-0

[Event "WchT 11th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2017.06.23"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Yilmaz, Mustafa"]
[Black "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2017.06.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Turkey"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TUR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 (9... b5 {is the normal way to play in the Meran. But Adhiban
goes for a line that is not played so much now.}) 10. h3 e5 11. Bb3 Bc7 12. Rd1
h6 $6 (12... Rd8 13. Nh4 (13. Ng5 Rf8 $11) 13... Nf8 $11) 13. Nh4 Rd8 14. Nf5
Qf8 15. Nb5 $1 Bb8 (15... Bb6 16. Nbd6 $18) 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Rxd8 Qxd8 18.
Nbd4 $14 a5 19. a4 Ba7 20. Bd2 c5 $5 21. Nb5 c4 22. Ba2 {Black has bitten off
more than he can chew. Now there are weaknesses all over in the position and
so Adhiban has to continue with his aggressive play.} Nf3+ (22... Bxf5 23. Qxf5
Qxd2 24. Qxe5 $16) 23. gxf3 Bxf5 24. Qxf5 Qxd2 25. Bxc4 {The most human move
to play.} (25. Nxa7 $1 {was the winning move, but it is very difficult to see
through all the complications.} Qxb2 26. Rd1 $3 Qxa2 27. Nc8 {Now threatening
Rd8+.} g6 28. Rd8+ Kg7 29. Qc5 {There's a mate on f8} Qb1+ 30. Kg2 Qb4 {
This might have been what Yilmaz saw and left it. But White has a killer move.}
31. Qc7 $3 {The idea is to play Nd6.} h5 32. e4 $3 $18 {Once again Black is
all tied up and e5-e6 is just too powerful.}) 25... Bb6 26. Qd3 Rd8 27. Qb3 Qd7
28. Kg2 $16 {Adhiban is a pawn down and has a huge defensive task ahead. Not
that he is not capable of defending such positions. He has done much better
before. But landing in such situations is not a good idea, in any case!} Nh7
29. h4 Bc5 30. Nc3 Qe7 31. Rd1 Rxd1 32. Qxd1 Nf6 (32... Qxh4 33. Bxf7+ Kxf7 34.
Qd5+ $16) 33. Qd3 Bb4 34. Ne2 Nd7 35. Qf5 Ne5 36. Bd5 b6 37. f4 Nd7 38. Ng3 {
The opposite coloured bishops are making Black's defensive task tougher
because White is playing on the light squares.} Nf6 39. Bb3 Qc7 40. e4 Qc6 41.
Qg6 Qb7 42. Kf1 Kf8 43. Qf5 Qd7 $1 44. Qxd7 Nxd7 {This is just what the doctor
ordered for Black. The queens are off and the drawing chances have increased.}
45. Bc2 Bd2 46. f5 Ne5 47. Ke2 Bf4 48. Nh5 Bc1 49. b3 Ng4 50. Kf3 Ne5+ 51. Kg3
Nc6 52. Bd1 Nd4 53. Nf4 Bxf4+ $2 {A bad decision by Adhiban that lands him in
a lost endgame.} (53... b5 $1 {keeping the bishops on the board would have
increased his chances of draw.}) 54. Kxf4 Ke7 55. e5 f6 56. Ke4 fxe5 57. f4 $1
{It could be that Adhiban missed this.} Nc6 58. fxe5 $18 {Now White is just
winning and went on to convert the game, but we have a interesting case of a
photographic draw pointed out by one of the readers.} Nb4 59. Be2 {Position
number one - Ke4, Be2 vs Ke7, Nb4 and Black to play.} Nc6 60. Bf3 Nb4 61. Bg2
Nc2 62. Bf1 Nb4 63. Be2 {Position number two - Ke4, Be2 vs Ke7, Nb4 and Black
to play.} Nc2 64. Kd3 Nb4+ 65. Kc4 Nc6 66. Kd5 Nb4+ 67. Kd4 Nc6+ 68. Ke4 Nb4 {
Now one might assume that this is the third time that the position was
repeated and claim a photographic draw. However, a difference is that it is
White to play here, and while on the last two occasions it was Black to play.
Hence, this is not a draw yet.} 69. Bb5 Nc2 70. Bf1 Nb4 71. Kd4 (71. Be2 {
would have been a photographic draw.}) 71... Nc2+ 72. Kd3 Ne1+ 73. Ke3 Nc2+ 74.
Ke4 Nb4 75. Kd4 Nc2+ 76. Kd3 Ne1+ 77. Kc4 $1 Nf3 78. Kb5 Nxe5 79. Kxb6 Kd6 80.
Kxa5 Nc6+ 81. Kb6 Nd4 82. a5 Nxb3 83. a6 Nc5 84. a7 Nd7+ 85. Ka5 {Quite an
untypical loss for Adhiban after three excellent wins in the last three rounds.
} 1-0

[Event "WchT 11th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2017.06.20"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Robson, Ray"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Sasikiran,K"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2017.06.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 {Hillarp Persson,T} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2
Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. a3 {A comparitively rare
move instead of Rd1 or e4.} a5 ({Hillarp Persson,T: Ehlvest,J (2622)-Ippolito,
D (2373) Philadelphia 2000 saw a beautiful exhibition of the b4-idea:} 11... a6
$5 12. b4 a5 13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Qe7 15. Qb3 Nd5 16. e4 $1 Nxc3 (16... Nxb4
$2 17. e5) 17. Qxc3 e5 (17... Nb6 18. Bd3 Ra4 19. e5 Bxb4 20. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 21.
Rxb4 Rxb4 $2 22. Ng5+ Kg8 23. Qh3 $18) 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nd4 g6 20. Bh6 Rfd8
21. f4 c5 22. Nxb5 cxb4 23. Qb2 Bc5+ 24. Kh1 Be3 (24... Bxe4 25. fxe5 Bxb1 26.
e6 f6 27. Rxb1 $40) 25. Bg5 f6 26. fxe5 Bxg5 27. exf6 {and White went on to
win. (Hillarp Persson,T)}) (11... Re8 {has been played by Shirov lately, so it
should be taken seriously. (Hillarp Persson,T)}) 12. e4 e5 13. Rd1 Qc7 $5 (
13... Qb8 $5) (13... exd4 $5 {as seen in a corr. 2016 game and ...Qb8 are
valid alternatives. is probably premature (Hillarp Persson,T):} 14. Nxd4 Qc7
15. g3 Be5 $1 16. Nf3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Rfe8 18. Bf4 Qb6 19. e5 Nd5 (19... Ng4 20.
Rxd7 Qxf2+ 21. Kh1 Rxe5 22. Ra2 $18) 20. c4 bxc4 21. Ng5 Nf8 22. Bxc4 $16) 14.
dxe5 (14. g3 $5 {Nakamura-Giri, Bilbao 2016} Rfe8 {Hillarp Persson,T} 15. dxe5
Nxe5 16. Bg5 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Be5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Bg4 {Nakamura,H (2787)-Giri,
A (2785) Bilbao 2016, led to a slight advantage for White, but it was nothing
that Giri could not handle.}) 14... Nxe5 15. Nd4 Neg4 $5 {The first line of
the engine and hence it is hard to miss this move in preparation.} (15... Bc5
$5 16. Bf4 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 Nf3+ 18. Bxf3 Qxf4 {Otspere-Narozhny corr. 2013. I
thot White had a small edge here with the possibility to advance in the centre
and Black's queenside is not exactly easy to activate.}) (15... Ng6 $5 16. g3
$14) 16. Bxg4 $1 {The start of a forced sequence after which the black bishop
will find itself trapped in White's territory and play takes on a completely
different course.} Bxh2+ $1 {After a ten minute think, Ray correctly decides
that he has to take the pawn as the alternative ...Ng4 leads to somewhat worse
position without counterplay.} (16... Nxg4 17. h3 Nf6 (17... Ne5 18. Nf5 Bc5
19. Bf4 $1 Bc8 (19... Nf3+ $2 20. gxf3 Qxf4 21. Ne2 Qg5+ 22. Kh1 Bxf2 23. Rg1
$18) 20. Ne2 $5 $14 {with Ned4 to follow and the queenside pawns come under
pressure.}) 18. Bg5 $14) 17. Kf1 $1 (17. Kh1 $2 Nxg4 18. g3 Bxg3 $1 19. fxg3
Qxg3 20. Qg2 Nf2+ {wins}) 17... Nxg4 18. g3 $8 f5 $5 {A very reasonable move 
(albeit not the best), it cost a lot of time for my opponent. He had about 25
minutes (although with 30 seconds increment) to make it to next time control 
(at move 40), whereas I had spent only 10 minutes to reach this position.} (
18... b4 19. Bf4 $16 {and the black queen does not have the a5-square which is
one of the key points of including a3 and a5.}) (18... Nxf2 $5 19. Nd5 $1 (19.
Qxf2 Bxg3 20. Qf3 f5 $1 {leads to sharp play where Black is no worse.}) 19...
Qe5 (19... Qd7 20. Qxf2 cxd5 21. Qxh2 dxe4 22. Be3 $14) (19... Qxg3 20. Ne7+
Kh8 21. Qxf2 $14) 20. Bf4 Qxe4 21. Kxf2 Qxc2+ 22. Nxc2 cxd5 23. Nd4 $14 {
and White traps the piece on h2. Despite enough material compensation (three
pawns for the piece), White's position is somewhat preferable as Black's
queenside pawns come under attack and the blockade on d4 is unassailable.}) (
18... Bxg3 $1 {The best way to sacrifice the piece.} 19. fxg3 f5 20. Bf4 (20.
Nxf5 Qxg3 21. Qg2 Rxf5+ 22. exf5 Nh2+ 23. Kg1 Nf3+ 24. Kf1 Nh2+ $11) 20... fxe4
21. Qxe4 Qf7 22. Qe6 Qxe6 23. Nxe6 Ne3+ 24. Kf2 Nxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rf7 26. Ne4 $5
Re8 27. N6c5 Bc8 $13 {and the game goes on and each side has its trumps.
White's pieces are more active whereas Black has more material.}) 19. Bf4 $1 {
Practically the only move although it took almost 14 minutes to remember the
lines and convince myself of its correctness.} Qf7 (19... fxe4 20. Bxc7 Ne3+
21. Ke2 $18) 20. Nxf5 $1 Qh5 $2 {Finally time pressure takes its toll and my
opponent commits a fatal error.} ({According to my analysis the only move was} 
20... g6 21. f3 $1 Bxg3 22. Bxg3 Ne3+ 23. Nxe3 Qxf3+ 24. Kg1 Qxg3+ (24... Qxe3+
25. Kg2 Qf3+ 26. Kh2 Qh5+ 27. Kg1 Rf3 28. Rd3 Raf8 29. Rad1 $16) 25. Ng2 $14 {
with Rd3 to follow and White is somewhat better as the attack is repulsed.}) (
20... Bxg3 21. Bxg3 g6 22. f3 {transposes.}) 21. Rd7 $1 {In a blitz game, I
would have played this very quickly hitting g7 and b7 and making way for the
white king, but over the board I wanted to be sure and spent almost 15 minutes
calculating the lines.} Rxf5 (21... Bxg3 22. Bxg3 Rxf5 23. exf5 Qh1+ 24. Ke2
Re8+ 25. Kd2 Qxa1 26. Qb3+ $1 $18 {clearing c2 for the king and winning the
bishop on b7.} (26. Rxb7 $4 Qe1+ 27. Kd3 Rd8+ $19)) (21... Qh3+ 22. Ke1 Rae8
23. Rxg7+ Kh8 24. Rxb7 Rxf5 25. Qd2 $1 $18) (21... Bc8 22. Rxg7+ Kh8 23. Rxg4
Rxf5 24. Qd1 $1 $18) (21... Rf7 22. Qb3 $1 $18) 22. exf5 (22. Rxb7 $4 Rxf4 23.
gxf4 Bxf4 $19) 22... Qh3+ 23. Ke1 $5 {Although the computer says Ke2 is
possible, I wanted to keep the option of leaving f2 protected by queen and
avoid any ...Nf2 tricks.} (23. Ke2 Qg2 24. Qb3+ Kh8 25. Qf7 Qxf2+ 26. Kd3 $18)
23... Re8+ 24. Kd2 $1 {The king clears the way for the other rook to join.} (
24. Ne2 Bc8 25. Qxc6 Bxd7 26. Qxd7 Nf6 $11) 24... Bc8 25. Qb3+ $5 {It is hard
to criticise this move where White has no risk at all and comfortably wins the
endgame, but by sheer brute force the engine concludes that White had a better
option.} (25. Rd6 Qg2 26. Re1 Qxf2+ 27. Re2 Rxe2+ 28. Nxe2 Nf6 29. Rd8+ Kf7 30.
Rxc8 $18) 25... Kh8 26. Qf7 $5 (26. Rd6 $1 Qh5 27. Re1 $1 Bxf5 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8
29. Nxb5 $1 $18) 26... Bxd7 27. Re1 $3 {The main point of the piece sacrifice.
Black cannot avoid losing the piece back and White's pieces are well placed to
deal with the weak queenside pawns.} (27. Qxd7 Nf6 28. Qxc6 Rd8+ 29. Ke1 (29.
Kc2 Qxf5+ 30. Kb3 Rc8 $1 $17) 29... Re8+ 30. Ne2 Qxf5 31. Rd1 $14) 27... Rg8 (
27... Rd8 28. Qe7 Rg8 29. Qxd7 $18) (27... Nf6 28. Rxe8+ Bxe8 29. Qf8+ Ng8 30.
Qxe8 Qxf5 31. Qxc6 b4 32. axb4 axb4 33. Ne4 $18) 28. Qxd7 Nxf2 {Desperation,
but the alternatives offered no pratical chances at all.} (28... Nf6 29. Qxc6
Qxf5 30. Qxb5 Rd8+ 31. Kc1 $18) (28... Qg2 29. Re8 Qxf2+ 30. Ne2 Nf6 (30... h6
31. Rxg8+ Kxg8 32. Qe8+ Kh7 33. Qg6+ $18) 31. Rxg8+ Nxg8 32. Be5 Nf6 33. Qc8+
Ng8 34. Qf8 Qa7 35. f6 $18) 29. Re8 $1 {Exchanging the last defender of the
black king.} h5 (29... h6 30. Rxg8+ (30. Be5 Qg4 31. Re6 $18) 30... Kxg8 31.
Qe8+ Kh7 32. f6 $18) 30. Rxg8+ Kxg8 31. Qe8+ Kh7 32. Qg6+ $5 {Although I had
seven minutes more than my opponent to make it to the time control, I thought
an extra minute on the clock would be useful to finish the game efficiently.}
Kg8 33. Qe8+ Kh7 34. f6 $1 {The only way as White includes another unit in the
attack.} Ng4 (34... gxf6 35. Qf7+ Kh8 36. Qxf6+ Kh7 37. Qf7+ Kh8 38. Be5#) (
34... Bxg3 35. Bxg3 Qxg3 36. Qxh5+ Kg8 37. Qe8+ Kh7 38. f7 $18) 35. Qe4+ $1 {
Stopping ...Nf6 and ensuring that White will be a full queen ahead.} (35. f7
Nf6 $18 {is only a piece up.}) 35... Kg8 (35... g6 36. Qe7+ $18) 36. Qe6+ Kh7
37. f7 (37. Qf5+ $1) 37... Bxg3 (37... Qg2+ 38. Ne2 $18) 38. f8=Q 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 18th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2008.12.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Sasikiran,K"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2008.12.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 Qc7 (10... b5 11. Be2 Qc7 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Be7 $1
{stopping Qh4} 14. Bd2 Bb7 15. Rac1 c5 {*} 16. Qb1 Qb6 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bc3
Be4 19. Qa1 b4 20. Bd4 Rac8 21. Nd2 Bd5 $11 {Karpov,A (2710)-Kramnik,V (2751)/
Frankfurt (rapid) 78/(426) 1999}) 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 e5 13. Qh4 $1 {The
white queen is extremely well placed on h4 eyeing Black's king.} b5 $5 $146 {
Preparing the development of the queenside with Bb7 and Rae8} (13... Nf6) (
13... exd4 14. exd4 Nf6 15. Bd3 {/\ Bg5-> Epishin,V}) (13... c5 $5) 14. Bb3 $5
({The direct} 14. Bd3 {allows Black to play} f5 (14... h6 15. b4 $5) 15. Bc2 (
15. Ng5 Nf6 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 Bd6 18. Bc2 c5 19. e4 h6 20. exf5 Re8 $13)
15... e4 16. Ng5 Nf6 17. Bb3+ Kh8 18. Bd2 Qe7 $1 (18... h6 19. Rac1 $14) 19.
Rac1 Bd7 $13) 14... Bb7 15. Bc2 (15. Ng5 Nf6) 15... h6 (15... g6 $6 16. Ng5 h5
17. Ne4 $14 {White wins the pair of bishops.}) (15... Nf6 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17.
Nxe5 Qxe5 18. f3 c5 (18... Rfe8 19. e4 Rad8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Qg5 Qd4+ 22. Qe3
Qe5 (22... Qd6) 23. Qc3 Nd7 24. Be3 $14) (18... Rad8 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Rxd8
Rxd8 21. Bc2+ Kg8 22. e4 c5 23. Rb1 $16) 19. Qg3 Qxg3 20. hxg3 Nd5 21. Bd2 Nb6
22. b3 f5 23. a4 $14) 16. b4 $5 {An interesting attempt to suppress the
freeing move c5 by radical means.} Qd8 $6 ({Taking the pawn with} 16... Bxb4 {
leads to an unbalanced position.} 17. Bb2 (17. dxe5 $6 Bc3 18. Qe4 g6 19. Bb3
Kg7 20. Rb1 Nxe5 $15) 17... c5 18. dxe5 Bxf3 $1 (18... c4 19. Qg4 Bxf3 20. gxf3
Nc5 (20... Nxe5 $2 21. Qf5 Ng6 22. Rd7 Qc8 (22... Qc5 23. Qxc5 Bxc5 24. Bxg6
$18) 23. Bxg7 $1 $40) 21. a3 $1 {A key idea in such positions. The bishop is
sidelined so that it cannot come back to defend the king.} (21. Kh1 Ne6) 21...
Ba5 22. Bd4 Ne6 (22... Rad8 23. Kh1 Ne6 24. Rg1 $40) 23. Kh1 Nxd4 24. exd4 g6 (
24... Rad8 25. Rg1 g6 26. Rad1 $16 {/\ f4-f5}) 25. f4 Bc3 26. Rab1 Rad8 27. d5
$36) 19. gxf3 Nxe5 20. Qg3 f6 21. a3 $1 (21. f4 Nc4 22. Qg6 Nxb2 23. Qh7+ Kf7
24. Qg6+ $11 (24. Bg6+ Ke6 25. Bf5+ Ke7 26. Bc2 (26. Bh3 Qc6 27. Rd7+ Qxd7 28.
Qe4+ Kd6 29. Rd1+ Nxd1 30. Qd3+ Kc7 31. Qxd7+ Kb6 32. Qxd1 c4 $19) 26... Nxd1
27. Qe4+ $11)) 21... Ba5 22. f4 Nc4 23. Qg6 Nxb2 24. Qh7+ Kf7 25. Bg6+ Ke6 26.
Bf5+ Ke7 27. Bh3 $1 Rfd8 $1 (27... Qb7 $2 28. Rd7+ Qxd7 29. Qe4+ Kd6 30. Rd1+
Nxd1 31. Qd3+ Kc7 32. Qxd7+ Kb6 33. Qd6+ Ka7 34. Qxc5+ $18) (27... f5 $5 28.
Qxg7+ Rf7 29. Qxb2 Rg8+ 30. Kf1 c4 (30... Qc6 $2 31. Qe5+ Kf8 32. Rd6 Qh1+ 33.
Ke2 $18) 31. Rd5 Rd8 32. Rxd8 Kxd8 33. Rd1+ Ke7 (33... Kc8 34. Qh8+ Kb7 35.
Bg2+ Ka7 36. Qa8+ Kb6 37. Rd8 $40) 34. Qd4 $14) 28. Qxg7+ Ke8 29. Qg8+ Ke7 30.
Qe6+ Kf8 31. Qxf6+ Qf7 32. Qxb2 Qg7+ 33. Qxg7+ Kxg7 {and though White is a
pawn ahead, the position remains unclear because of the opposite coloured
bishops and the passed pawns on opposite sides of the board.}) (16... a5 $5 17.
Bb2 Rfe8 $1 {defending e5 gave good chances of equalising.} (17... axb4 $2 18.
dxe5 Nxe5 (18... Bxe5 19. Qe4 $18) 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Qe4 Rfe8 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22.
Bd4 $1 (22. Bxe5 $5) 22... Bxd4 (22... c5 23. Bxc5+ Qxc5 24. Rd7 $18) 23. exd4
Bc8 24. Re1 Be6 25. Bb3 Qf4 26. d5 cxd5 27. Bxd5 Rad8 (27... Rac8 28. Qh8+ Ke7
29. Qxg7 $18) 28. Bc6 $16)) 17. Qg3 (17. Qh3 $5 {looks more promising.} Bc8 18.
Bb2 Qe7 19. Qh5 e4 20. Ne5 Nf6 21. Qh4 Bb7 22. Bb3 Nd5 23. Qxe4 Nxb4 (23... f6
24. Bc2 $16) 24. a3 Nd5 25. Qf3 Qf6 26. Qxf6 (26. Rac1 $5 Qxf3 27. gxf3) 26...
Nxf6 27. Rac1 Rac8 28. Re1 $5 $14) 17... Qf6 18. Qg4 $6 {Removing the queen
from the x-ray of the d6-bishop. As White is not threatening to take on d7,
the text is just a waste of time.} ({The natural} 18. Bb2 {was strong when
Black finds himself in difficulties due to lack of co-ordination among his
pieces} exd4 (18... e4 19. Ne5 Qf5 20. f3 $1 Nf6 (20... c5 21. fxe4 Qe6 22.
bxc5 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Nxc5 24. Rd6 Qe7 25. Rxh6 Bxe4 (25... Nxe4 26. Qh4 Qxh4 27.
Rxh4 Ng5 28. e6 f6 (28... Rae8 29. exf7+ Rxf7 30. Rh5 $18) 29. Bb3 $18) 26. e6
$1 $18) 21. fxe4 Qe6 (21... Nxe4 22. Qh4 Bxe5 23. dxe5 c5 24. bxc5 $16) 22. Rf1
$16) (18... Rae8 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nh4 $1 $16) 19. Qh3 $1 c5 (19... Rad8 20.
Bxd4) 20. bxc5 Bxf3 21. Bxd4 Ne5 22. cxd6 Bxd1 23. Rxd1 Qxd6 (23... Rfc8 24.
Bb3 $1 Qxd6 25. Qg3 Rd8 26. Qxe5 Qxe5 27. Bxe5 Rxd1+ 28. Bxd1 Rd8 29. Bd4 $1
$16) 24. Qf5 Ng6 25. Bxg7 Qxd1+ 26. Bxd1 Kxg7 27. Bb3 $1 $16) 18... exd4 $6 (
18... Qe7 $5 19. e4 Nf6 20. Qg3 Nh5 21. Qh3 Nf4 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. e5 Bxb4 24.
Qf5 g6 25. Qxf4 Kg7 26. h4 {Though Black has the pair of bishops, White has
good chances to seize the initiative due to Black's weakened kingside.}) 19.
Bb2 $1 (19. Qxd7 $4 Bc8 {traps the queen in the centre of the board.} 20. Qxc6
Bxh2+ 21. Kxh2 Qxc6 $19) ({After} 19. exd4 Rae8 $1 {Stops Qe4 and prepares to
reorganize the queenside with Bc8-Nb6. Black has a fine position.} 20. Bd2 (20.
Qxd7 $2 Bc8 21. Qa7 Bg4 $1 22. Be3 (22. Rd3 Bxf3 23. Bg5 Qg6 24. Rxf3 Qxc2)
22... Bxf3 23. gxf3 Qxf3 {With the white queen sidelined Black's attack is
irresistible.}) 20... Bc8 $11) 19... c5 20. bxc5 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Nxc5 (21... Ne5
$6 22. Qe4 Nxf3+ 23. Kf1 $1 (23. Kh1 Ng5 $15) 23... Ng5 24. Qxd4 Qxd4 25. exd4
Bxh2 26. d5 {The connected passed pawns and pair of bishops give a big
advantage to White.}) 22. f4 $6 {I wanted to clear the a1-h8 diagonal of all
obstacles ( eg. Stopping Be5 and intending to answer Ne6 with Rd4 when Black
cannot capture on d4). However the text is based on a simple miscalculation.
There were two better alternatives.} (22. Bxd4 $1 Be5 23. Bxc5 Bxa1 24. Bxf8
Rxf8 25. Qe4 g6 26. Bb3 $14 {leads to a stable advantage to White. White has a
clear plan to combine an attack on f7 and advance the e-pawn and or attack
Black's queenside pawns. The opposite coloured bishops makes it even more
difficult to defend f7.}) (22. Qxd4 Qxd4 23. Bxd4 $14 Ne6 24. Bb2 (24. Bxg7
Bxh2+ 25. Kxh2 Kxg7 26. f4 Rac8 {is roughly equal.}) 24... Rfd8 25. Rac1 Bf8
26. f4 $14 {with a pleasant ending.}) 22... Ne6 23. f5 $5 (23. Rxd4 $2 Bxf4 $1
24. Rd2 (24. Rxf4 Qxb2) (24. exf4 Nxd4 25. Rd1 Nf3+ 26. Qxf3 Qxb2 $19) 24...
Be5 $17 25. Qe4 $4 Ng5 $1 $19) (23. Bb3 Bc5 24. Bxe6 (24. Rac1 Rac8 25. h4 $13)
24... Qxe6 (24... fxe6 25. Rac1 Rac8 (25... Qe7 26. Bxd4 Bxd4 27. Rxd4 $11))
25. Qxe6 fxe6 26. Bxd4 Bxd4 27. Rxd4 $11) 23... Rac8 (23... Nc5 24. f4 $1 Qe7
25. Bxd4 f6 26. Rd2 $5 $14) 24. Rac1 Qg5 $1 25. Qg2 Nd8 $6 (25... Qh5 $1 {
was much stronger keeping the queens on the board as White has weakened his
kingside.} 26. Rf1 (26. fxe6 Rxc2 27. Bxd4 f6 28. Kh1 Rfc8 29. Rg1 Qg5 30. Rxc2
Qxg2+ 31. Rxg2 Rxc2 32. f4 Rc1+ 33. Rg1 Rxg1+ 34. Kxg1 f5 $1 35. Kg2 Kf8 $15 {
With the pawns fixed on dark squares White faces an unpleasant endgame.}) 26...
Rxc2 (26... Ng5 27. f4 dxe3 28. Bd1 Qh4 29. fxg5 hxg5 $13) 27. Rxc2 Qxf5 28.
Rc6 Rd8 29. exd4 $1 (29. Bxd4 $6 Nxd4 30. exd4 Bf4 31. Rxa6 Rxd4 32. h3 Bd6 $1
{White has a difficult position because he has no counterplay without his dark
coloured bishop.}) 29... Nf4 (29... Bf8 30. Rxa6 Nxd4 31. Kh1 Ne2 $13) 30. Qf3
b4 31. Kh1 $13) 26. Qxg5 hxg5 27. Be4 Rxc1 28. Bxc1 Re8 {Here Paco (Vallejo
Pons) offered a draw. Though Black has no weaknesses and a clear plan of
bringing the king to centre with Kf8-e7, I felt I had some chances to win with
the knight stuck on d8.} 29. Bf3 $5 Kf8 30. Bb2 $6 ({Certainly better was} 30.
Rxd4 Ke7 31. Bb2 f6 32. h4 gxh4 (32... Nf7 33. Re4+) 33. Rxh4 Nf7 34. Rh7 Kf8 (
34... Ng5 35. Rxg7+ Kf8 36. Bh5 $1 $16) 35. Bd5 Re7 {White has the pair of
bishops, but Black has a solid position and queenside majority; the position
is approximately equal. Here the game ca continue with all three results
possible.}) 30... dxe3 31. Rxd6 e2 32. Bxe2 Rxe2 33. Bc3 Nb7 $6 ({After} 33...
Ke8 34. Rxa6 f6 35. Ra8 Re4 36. Ba5 Rd4 37. Rb8 Rd5 38. Bxd8 Rxd8 39. Rxb5 Ra8
40. Rb2 Ra3 {neither side has any chances to win.}) 34. Rd7 $2 {A bad error in
time trouble.} (34. Rxa6 $1 Kg8 (34... f6 35. Ra8+ Kf7 36. Bb4 {wins a piece
due to the mate threat on f8} g6 37. Ra7 $18) 35. f6 $1 gxf6 (35... g6 $2 36.
Ra8+ Kh7 37. Rf8 Nd6 38. Bb4 Re6 39. h3 $1 {When Black is in zugzwang.}) 36.
Bxf6 Nc5 37. Ra8+ Kh7 38. Bxg5 Ne4 39. Be3 $14 {when White has good chances to
convert the extra pawn.}) 34... a5 $4 {Returning the favour. Black simply
drops a piece overlooking the strong move Ke8.} (34... Nc5 $1 35. Bb4 Ke8 $1
36. Rd6 Re5 37. Bxc5 Rxc5 38. Rxa6 Ke7 $5 (38... Rxf5 39. Ra7) 39. a4 bxa4 40.
f6+ gxf6 41. Rxa4 {and although the position might be a draw, Black is the one
who can continue playing for a win with} f5 $1 $17) 35. Rxb7 b4 36. Rb8+ Ke7
37. Bxg7 Rxa2 38. Rb7+ $1 Kd6 (38... Ke8 39. Bf6 Re2 40. Kg2 {wins by
advancing the king, as Black 's queenside pawns are not moving.}) 39. Rxf7 Kc6
40. Rf8 Ra3 41. Kg2 g4 42. f6 Kd7 43. Ra8 Ke6 44. Ra7 Rf3 45. Rxa5 b3 46. Rb5
Kf7 47. h4 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.20"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Sasikiran,K"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novy Bor"]
[BlackTeam "SHSM-64"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

{This was the last round. Team Novy Bor and SHSM were tied in second place
with 10 match points (behind SOCAR).} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5.
e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. a3 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qc2 Rc8 12.
b4 c5 13. bxc5 Bxf3 14. cxd6 Nd5 15. gxf3 Nxc3 $6 {This allows White to
maintain the two bishops without any compensation. After the game, Evgeniy
Najer mentioned that he could not remember his analysis. Not surprising
considering the way theory is developing nowadays.} (15... Qg5+ $5 {is more
accurate.} 16. Kh1 Qh5 17. Be2 Nxc3 18. Rg1 {with complex play ahead,as
happened in Weber-Schroeder correspondence 2013}) 16. f4 $1 Nf6 17. Bb2 $6 {
Simply returning the two bishops. Neither could I remember my colleague's game.
From here onwards both players were on their own.} (17. Qb2 $1 {was
Ganguly-Zherebukh 2012 and White maintains an advantage due to the threat of
Bd2.}) 17... Na4 18. Qe2 $5 {controlling g4 and h5 and still hoping to
maintain the pawn on d6 by tactical means.} (18. Qd2 $5 a6 19. Rfc1 (19. e4 Nh5
20. e5 Qh4 21. Bc1 {Here Black already has a draw or he can play for more with}
f6 $5 (21... Qg4+ 22. Kh1 Qf3+ $11)) 19... Qxd6 $11) (18. Qb3 a6 19. Rfc1 (19.
e4 $2 Qxd6 20. e5 Qd5 $1 $17) 19... Qxd6 20. Bc3 $11) 18... a6 $5 (18... Qxd6
19. Bxb5 Nxb2 20. Qxb2 g5 $1 {This is the key move. With the threat of ...Ng4,
Black regains the pawn and equalises easily. If White pushes too much it could
only get dangerous for him as his pieces are far away from his own king.} 21.
Qb4 (21. fxg5 $6 Ng4 22. f4 Nxe3 23. Rf2 Rb8 $15) 21... Qd5 22. Ba6 (22. f3
gxf4 23. e4 Qh5 24. Kh1 Kh8 $15) 22... Qf3 $5 23. Bxc8 (23. Bb7 Nd5 24. Qd6
Qg4+ $11) 23... Qg4+ 24. Kh1 Qf3+ $11) 19. e4 Nxb2 {Although the computer
endorses this as a reasonable decision, practically it looks dangerous to me,
Black allows White to maintain a pawn on d6 and tries to prove that the
weakened king will be provide counterplay.} (19... Nh5 $1 {In the post mortem
analysis we concluded this was the best.} 20. Bc1 Qxd6 21. e5 Qxd4 22. Be3 Qd8
23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 24. Qxh5+ Kg8 {I would have probably played} 25. f5 (25. Rad1
Qe7 26. Rd6 Nc3 27. Re1 Rc4 28. Rxa6 Nd5 $36 {with excellent compensation for
the pawn in the form of an unassailable Nd5.}) (25. Rfd1 $5 {Although the
position is equal, White has to play much more accurately considering his
broken pawn structure.}) 25... exf5 26. Rad1 Qe7 27. Qxf5 Rfe8 (27... Qxa3 $6
28. Kh1 $1 {is dangerous for Black, with Rg1/Rd4-h4 coming up next.}) 28. Rd7
Qe6 29. Qxe6 Rxe6 30. f4 {with a roughly even endgame.}) 20. Qxb2 Nh5 21. e5
Nxf4 22. Be4 $1 {The only move but I kind of felt safe in that the light
squares have been covered.} Rc3 $6 {A dubious plan, Black wants to transfer
the rook to go after the white king, but White has sufficient defensive
resources, considering the f8-rook cannot join the other forces.} (22... Qh4 $1
{was already necessary.} 23. Kh1 Rc4 24. Qd2 {we stopped here in the aftergame
analysis thinking this might be pleasant for White.} (24. f3 Rfc8 $1 25. Qd2 f5
$15) {but missed} 24... Ng6 (24... f5 25. Bf3 $1 $14) 25. Bxg6 (25. f4 Nxe5 26.
dxe5 Rxe4 27. Rac1 g6 $5 $15) (25. f3 f5 $1) 25... hxg6 26. Rad1 (26. f4 Rfc8
27. Rfc1 g5 $5 $36) 26... Qe4+ 27. f3 Qd5 {is completely unclear. White has
his strong protected passed pawn on d6, however White's king is weaker in
comparison to the black king. Also Black has potential counterplay on the
queenside intending to create a passer with a later a5-b4.}) (22... f5 23. Bf3
Qh4 24. Qd2 $1 Nh3+ 25. Kh1 Ng5 26. Bg2 f4 {At first we thought this line may
be playable for Black but after} 27. f3 $1 $16 {we soon realised that White's
passer on d6 is way too strong and he can continue with Rac1, whereas Black's
counterplay is nowhere to be seen.}) 23. Kh1 $1 Rh3 $2 {The decisive error.} (
23... Rc4 $142 24. Rac1 f6 25. Rxc4 bxc4 26. Qc3 fxe5 27. dxe5 Qg5 $1 {
Although it seems White is slighly better, Black is very much in the game.})
24. f3 $1 {Shutting out the h3-rook and White's play is rather straightforward
from now on (trying to enter via the c-file).} f5 (24... g6 25. Rac1 Rh5 (25...
f5 26. Bb7 $1 Nd3 27. Qg2 Nxc1 28. Qxh3 Nb3 29. f4 Nxd4 30. Qc3 $1 $18) 26. Qd2
$16) 25. Bc6 $8 (25. Bb7 $2 Qb6 $19) 25... Nh5 (25... Qb6 26. Rac1 (26. d5 $5
exd5 27. Qd2 Qxc6 28. Rac1 $1 $18) 26... Nd3 27. Qd2 Nxc1 28. Rxc1 Rh6 (28...
Rh4 29. f4 $1) 29. d5 Kh8 {Here I thought White has to show some accuracy
still in converting the advantage, but the computer's} 30. Be8 $3 {dispels any
illusions.} (30. f4 $5) 30... Rxe8 31. d7 Rd8 (31... Rg8 32. Rc8 Rg6 33. Qd4 $1
Qxd4 34. Rxg8+ Kxg8 35. d8=Q+ Kf7 36. dxe6+ $18) 32. Rc8 Kg8 33. dxe6 Rxe6 34.
Qg5 Kf7 35. Rxd8 Rxe5 36. Qh5+ $18) 26. Rg1 Qh4 (26... f4 27. Rg4 $1 $18) 27.
d5 $3 Nf4 (27... Rxf3 28. dxe6 Rf2 29. Qxf2 $3 {was the point of White's 27th
move.} Qxf2 30. e7 Nf4 31. e6 $3 Nxe6 32. Bd5 g6 33. d7 $18) 28. dxe6 Nd3 29.
e7 {We managed to beat SHSM 4.5-1.5 and finish second in the European club cup
2014.} (29. e7 Nxb2 30. Bd5+ Kh8 31. exf8=R#) 1-0

[Event "Edmonton 11th"]
[Site "Edmonton"]
[Date "2016.06.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sethuraman, SP."]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. a3 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 Rc8 (11... h6 12. e4 e5 13. h3 Re8 14. dxe5
Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Be3 Bd4 17. Bxd4 Qxd4 18. Rad1 Qb6 19. Rfe1 Re7 20. Re3
Rae8 21. Qe2 a5 22. e5 Nd7 23. Bf5 Nxe5 24. Bd7 Rxd7 25. Rxd7 Bc8 26. Rd6 Qc5
27. Ne4 Qa7 28. Rxh6 gxh6 29. Nf6+ Kf8 30. Nxe8 Nc4 31. Re4 Bf5 32. Rf4 Bg6 33.
Nf6 Qe7 34. Qg4 Qe6 35. Qd1 Qe7 36. Nd7+ Ke8 37. Nf6+ Kf8 38. b3 Ne5 39. Ne4
Kg7 40. Qd4 h5 41. b4 a4 42. Nf6 {1-0 (42) Sethuraman,S (2647)-Sengupta,D 
(2543) Tashkent 2016}) 12. b4 c5 {Das inzwischen berühmt gewordenen
Halbslawische Bauernopfer auf c5. Der Lb7 wird befreit.} ({Die Alternative ist
} 12... a5) 13. bxc5 Bxf3 14. cxd6 (14. gxf3 Nxc5 15. dxc5 Rxc5 16. f4 Nd5 17.
Bb2 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Qc7 19. Rfc1 Rc8 20. Bb4 Rxc2 21. Rxc2 Qxc2 22. Bxc2 Bxb4 23.
axb4 Rxc2 24. Rxa7 g5 25. Rb7 gxf4 26. exf4 Rc4 27. Rxb5 Rxf4 28. Kg2 Kg7 {
1/2-1/2 (28) Iturrizaga Bonelli,E (2646)-Shirov,A (2683) Caracas 2014}) 14...
Nd5 15. gxf3 Qg5+ (15... Nxc3 {ist wohl doch besser:} 16. f4 Nf6 17. Qb2 Qd7
18. Bd2 e5 19. f3 exd4 20. e4 a5 21. Rae1 $14 Rc5 22. Bc1 Nh5 23. e5 g6 24. Qf2
b4 25. axb4 axb4 26. Qxd4 Rd5 27. Qe3 Rc8 28. f5 Ng7 29. f6 Nh5 30. f4 Qg4+ 31.
Kh1 Re8 32. Rg1 Qd7 33. Qf3 Nxf6 34. exf6 Rxd6 35. f5 Rxf6 36. Bg5 Rd6 37. Bc4
Rxe1 38. Rxe1 gxf5 39. Be7 Qc6 40. Rg1+ Kh8 41. Qxc6 Rxc6 42. Bxf7 h6 43. Bxb4
Ne4 44. Ba3 Nf2+ 45. Kg2 Nd3 46. Rf1 f4 47. Bd5 Rc2+ 48. Kg1 Kg7 49. Be4 Ra2
50. Bd6 Ra6 51. Bc7 {1-0 (51) Wojtaszek,R (2734)-Shirov,A (2715) Skopje 2015})
16. Kh1 Qh5 17. Be2 Nxc3 18. Rg1 Nf6 {Mit der Drohung Sfe4 und vielleicht Sxf2.
} (18... Rfd8 19. e4 e5 20. Be3 Nxe2 21. Qxe2 exd4 22. Bxd4 Ne5 23. Qe3 Rxd6
24. Rg5 Qxf3+ 25. Qxf3 Nxf3 26. Rxg7+ Kf8 27. Rxh7 Rc4 28. Bxa7 Ra6 29. Be3
Rxe4 30. Rb1 Ra5 31. Rh3 Ne5 32. Bb6 Raa4 33. Rxb5 Nc4 34. Bc5+ Kg7 35. Rg3+
Kf6 36. Kg2 Ra8 37. Rb7 Ra5 38. Bb4 Rf5 39. Rc7 Ne5 40. Ra7 Rh5 41. Bc3 Ke6 42.
Ra6+ Ke7 43. Bb4+ Kd7 44. Rd6+ Kc7 45. Rf6 Kd7 46. Rd6+ Kc7 47. Rc3+ Kb7 48.
Rd5 f6 49. Rg3 Rf5 50. Rg7+ Kc6 51. Rd6+ Kb5 52. Rb7+ Kc4 53. Rc7+ Kb5 54. Rd5+
Kb6 55. Rc3 Rg4+ 56. Kf1 Rh4 57. h3 Rhf4 58. Bc5+ Kc6 59. Rd6+ Kc7 60. Rd2 Kb7
61. Bd4 Nc6 62. Rb2+ Kc7 63. Bb6+ Kd6 64. Rd2+ Rd5 65. Bc7+ {1-0 (65)
Gustafsson,J (2629)-Smirnov,A (2479) Bangkok 2016}) 19. Bb2 {[#] Der schwarze
Angriff ist abgeschlagen. Weiß behält einen Mehrbauern, noch dazu als
Freibauern auf d6.} Na4 {Ein neuer Versuch, der aber die Variante auch nicht
rettet.} (19... Nfe4 {wär hier gar nichts.} 20. Rg2) ({Auf} 19... Nce4 {folgt}
20. fxe4 Rxc2 21. Bxh5 Rxb2 22. Bf3 Rxf2 23. Rgf1 Rxf1+ 24. Rxf1 e5 25. Rc1 Rd8
26. Rc5 a6 27. Rc6 (27. dxe5 $2 Nd7 28. Rd5 Nb6 29. Rd1 $2 Nc4 $15) ({Besser
noch} 27. Rxe5 Rxd6 28. Rc5 Rd8 29. e5) 27... Ra8 28. dxe5 Nd7 29. Bg4 Nxe5 30.
Rc5 Nxg4 31. d7 Rd8 32. Rc8 Kf8 33. Rxd8+ Ke7 34. Rf8 Kxd7 35. Rxf7+ Ke6 36.
Rxg7 Nxe3 37. Rxh7 {1-0 (37) Bacrot,E (2711)-Ter Sahakyan,S (2580) Jerusalem
2015}) 20. Qd2 Rfd8 21. e4 Rxd6 {[#]} 22. e5 (22. e5 {und das vielleicht
geplante} Qxe5 {scheitert an} 23. Qh6 (23. dxe5 $2 Rxd2 {wäre natürlich
super für Schwarz.}) 23... Ne4 24. dxe5 Nxf2+ 25. Kg2 gxh6 26. Kxf2+ Kf8 27.
exd6 Nxb2 28. Bxb5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Monte Carlo FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2015.10.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Pogonina, Natalija"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "226"]
[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"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. Bb3 h6 11. h3 Re8 12. Nh4 Nf8 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Rd1 Qe7 15.
Nf5 Qc5 16. Nd4 Ne6 17. Nf3 Bc7 18. e4 Qh5 19. Nd5 cxd5 20. exd5 Bb6 21. dxe6
Bxe6 22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. Bf4 Rae8 24. Re1 Ne4 25. Be3 Bxe3 26. Rxe3 Ng5 27. Nxg5
Rxe3 {[#]} 28. fxe3 ({Eine interessante Möglichkeit war} 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qh8+
Ke7 30. Qxg7 Re2 31. Nf3 {Weiß hat zwei Bauern für die Qaulität und der
schwarze König steht unsicher.}) 28... Qxg5 29. Re1 Rxe3 30. Qc8+ Kh7 31. Qc2+
g6 32. Rf1 Qe7 33. Qd2 Kg8 34. Rc1 a6 35. Rc8+ Kg7 36. Qd4+ Qe5 37. Qxe5+ Rxe5
{[#] Hier beginnt der Teil für die Freunde des Turmendspiels. Kann Schwarz
seinen Mehrbauern verwerten?} 38. Rc7 Rb5 39. b3 h5 40. h4 Kf6 41. Kf2 Rb4 42.
g3 Ke6 43. Kf3 a5 44. Ke3 b6 45. Rb7 f6 46. Kf3 Kf5 47. Rb8 Rb5 48. Rb7 Ke5 49.
Ke3 Rb4 50. Rb8 Kd5 51. Rf8 Re4+ 52. Kf3 Re6 53. Rg8 f5 54. Rc8 Re4 55. Rg8 Rg4
56. Rc8 a4 57. bxa4 Rxa4 58. Rg8 Rg4 59. a4 Ke5 60. Re8+ Kf6 61. Ra8 Kg7 62.
Ra6 Rb4 63. a5 bxa5 64. Rxa5 Rg4 {[#] Drei gegen zwei Bauern an einem Flügel
ist normalerweise remis.} 65. Ra7+ Kf6 66. Ra6+ Ke5 67. Ra5+ Kd6 68. Ra6+ Kc5
69. Rf6 Kd5 70. Ra6 Ke5 71. Ra5+ Kf6 72. Ra6+ Kg7 73. Ra7+ Kh6 74. Ra6 Re4 75.
Ra7 Re6 76. Kf4 Re1 77. Kf3 Rf1+ 78. Kg2 Rd1 79. Kf3 Rd8 80. Kf4 Re8 81. Rb7
Re4+ 82. Kf3 Ra4 83. Rc7 Rg4 84. Rf7 Ra4 85. Rb7 Ra8 86. Kf4 Rg8 87. Ra7 Rg7
88. Ra4 Re7 89. Rb4 Re1 90. Rb7 Rf1+ 91. Ke3 {[#] Nach langem Umherziehen
unternimmt Schwarz etwas. An der Beurteilung ändert sich aber dadurch nichts.}
f4+ 92. gxf4 Rh1 93. f5 Rh3+ 94. Kf4 Rxh4+ 95. Ke5 Ra4 96. f6 (96. fxg6 Kxg6 {
ist remis.}) 96... g5 {[#]} 97. f7 $2 (97. Rb8 Rf4 98. Rh8+ $11) 97... Rf4 $19
98. Ke6 Kg7 $2 (98... Kg6 {gewinnt. Weiß kann nichts ziehen. Die schwarzen
Bauern laufen einfach durch.}) 99. f8=Q+ Kxf8 {[#]} 100. Rh7 $2 (100. Rb5 {
macht Remis.} h4 (100... Rg4 101. Kf6 $11) (100... Kg7 101. Rxg5+ Kh6 102. Rf5
(102. Rg3 $11)) 101. Rxg5 h3 102. Rh5 $11) 100... h4 {Nun ist das Endspiel
gewonnen.} 101. Rh5 Rg4 102. Kf5 Rg3 103. Rh7 h3 104. Kf6 {Dem Mattangriff
muss man allerdings noch ausweichen.} Ke8 105. Ke6 Kd8 106. Kd6 Kc8 107. Kc6
Kb8 108. Kb6 Rb3+ 109. Kc6 g4 110. Rh4 Rb1 111. Rh7 Rb2 112. Rh4 h2 113. Rh7 g3
0-1

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Bd2
Qe7 9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 $146 (10... e5 {Bagirov,V - Mukhametov,E, Erfurt
1994 - 62/481}) 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. e4 $1 (12. Ng5 h6 13. Nge4 Bxh2+ 14. Kxh2 Ng4+
15. Kg3 (15. Kg1 Qh4 16. Rfe1 f5 17. Ng3 c5 $1 $40) 15... f5 16. f3 fxe4 17.
Nxe4 Ngf6 $13) 12... e5 13. Ne2 c5 $2 14. Ng3 g6 (14... c4 $2 15. Nf5 Qe6 16.
d5 Qxf5 (16... cxd3 17. dxe6 dxc2 18. Nxd6 $18) 17. exf5 cxd3 18. Qxd3 e4 19.
Qxb5 $18) 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxb5 $16 Nfg4 $8 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bc3 Qh4 19. h3 {
[#]} Ne3 20. fxe3 Qxg3 (20... Bxg3 21. Bd3 $16) 21. Bxe5 Qxe5 22. Rf4 Kg7 23.
Rc1 Rac8 24. Qc3 Qxc3 25. Rxc3 Rfd8 26. Ra3 g5 27. Rf2 Rd1+ 28. Kh2 Ra8 29. Bc4
Rd7 30. e5 Be4 31. Ra6 Re7 32. e6 fxe6 33. Rxe6 Rxe6 34. Bxe6 Rd8 35. Bf5 Rf8
36. g4 h5 37. Kg3 $2 (37. Kg1 Bxf5 (37... Bd5 38. e4 $1 Bxa2 39. b4 $18 {Muse})
38. Rxf5 Rxf5 39. gxf5 Kf6 40. e4 a5 41. Kf2 Ke5 42. Ke3 Kf6 43. h4 $1 g4 44.
Kf4 Ke7 45. e5 Kf7 46. e6+ Kf6 47. Ke4 a4 48. Kf4 Kg7 49. Ke5 g3 50. f6+ Kg6
51. e7 Kf7 52. Kd6 g2 53. Kd7 g1=Q 54. e8=Q+ Kxf6 55. Qh8+ $18) 37... h4+ 38.
Kh2 Re8 39. Bxe4 Rxe4 40. Rf5 Kg6 $10 41. Rxc5 Rxe3 42. Rb5 Kf6 43. a4 a6 44.
Rf5+ Kg6 45. b4 Re4 46. Ra5 Rxb4 47. Rxa6+ Kg7 48. a5 Rb3 49. Kg2 Rb2+ (49...
Ra3 $2 50. Ra7+ Kf6 51. Ra8 Kg7 $2 52. a6 Kh7 53. a7 Kg7 54. Kf2 Kh7 55. Ke2
Kg7 56. Kd2 Kh7 57. Kc2 Kg7 58. Kb2 Ra6 59. Kc3 Ra1 60. Kb4 Rb1+ 61. Kc5 Ra1
62. Kc6 $1 Rc1+ (62... Ra2 63. Rd8 Rxa7 64. Rd7+ Rxd7 65. Kxd7 Kf6 66. Kd6 $18)
63. Kd6 Rd1+ 64. Ke6 Ra1 (64... Re1+ 65. Kf5 $18) 65. Rd8 Ra6+ 66. Rd6 Rxa7 67.
Rd7+ $18) 50. Kg1 Rb1+ 51. Kg2 Rb2+ 52. Kf3 Rb3+ 53. Ke4 Rxh3 54. Kf5 Rf3+ 55.
Kxg5 h3 56. Rg6+ Kf7 57. Rh6 Kg7 58. Rg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM 43rd"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2010.07.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2010.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 {This flexible move is one of the 2 main continuations, the
other one being the immediate Meran-like advance} (9... b5 {- see
Aronian-Shirov, Shanghai 2010.}) ({On the other hand, top players have
gradually abandoned the once popular} 9... e5 10. h3 $14 {- here the central
tension is usually in White's favour, as} exd4 11. exd4 {[%cal Gc1h6,Yf1e1,
Ge1e8] only furthers his development. Therefore currently Black strives to
play e5 only after White has played e4 himself.}) 10. Ng5 $5 {[%mdl 512];Anand,
V (2791)-Aronian,L (2750) Linares 26th 2009 (2) 0-1 An interesting and almost
unplayed sortie, connected with a P-sacrifice. The idea is better known at a
later stage of the opening, Caruana was possibly inspired also by the game} ({
White's attempts to get an advantage from the opening are usually associated
with} 10. Rd1 b5 11. Be2 {More circumspect is the restrained} Qc7 $142 (11...
c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Ne4 (13. Ng5 Bb7 14. Nce4 {Peng,Z (2405)-Zhukova,N (2478)/
EU-chT Gothenburg/2005/} Qe7 $5 15. Rxd7 Bxe4 16. Rxe7 Bxc2 17. Rc7 Rac8 $11)
13... Be7 14. Ne5 (14. a4 $5) 14... Nd5 15. Nc6 Qe8 {Khalifman,A (2655)-Anand,
V (2765)/Groningen/1997/} 16. a4 $1 $14) 12. Ne4 {is more testing.} (12. e4 e5
13. g3 Re8 14. a3 exd4 15. Nxd4 Be5 16. Bf3 c5 17. Nf5 Nb6 {[%cal Gc8f5] Here
Black profits from the fact that he didn't commit his B to b7 earlier on -
this allows him to challenge the potentially dangerous Nf5.} 18. Bg5 (18. a4 b4
19. a5 bxc3 20. axb6 Qxb6 21. bxc3 Rb8 22. Be3 Qb3 23. Qxb3 Rxb3 24. Ra5 g6 25.
Nd6 Bxd6 26. Rxd6 Bh3 $11 {<=>,Markos,J (2565)-Ragger,M (2528)/Bundesliga0708/
2007/}) 18... Bxf5 19. exf5 Rac8 20. Rac1 Nc4 21. Bd5 Nb6 22. Bg2 Nc4 23. Bd5
Nb6 $11 {Georgiev,K (2647)-Galkin,A (2591)/EU-ch Istanbul/2003/}) 12... Nxe4
13. Qxe4 e5 {A more recent idea of Kasimdzhanov is} 14. Qd3 $5 (14. Qh4 Re8 $1
15. Bd3 h6 16. Bc2 (16. Bd2 Be7 17. Qg3 Bd6 18. Qh4 Be7 19. Qh3 Bd6 $11 20. Bf5
$6 e4 21. Ne1 {Zhu Chen (2476)-Munguntuul,B (2428)/Nalchik/2010/} Nf6 $15)
16... exd4 17. Qxd4 Bf8 18. b3 Nf6 19. Qh4 g5 $5 20. Qg3 Qxg3 21. hxg3 c5 22.
Bb2 Bg7 23. Rd6 Be6 24. Rad1 Rec8 25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. Be4 Ra7 27. Bf5 (27. Bd5
Bxd5 28. R1xd5 Kg7 29. Rd2 Be7 30. Rb6 Bd8 31. Rbd6 Be7 $11 {Karpov,A (2735)
-Anand,V (2770)/FIDE WCh Lausanne/1998/}) 27... Bxf5 28. Rxf6 Bc2 29. Rc1 (29.
Rd2 Kg7 30. Rdd6 c4 $36) 29... Kg7 30. Rd6 Bf5 31. Rd5 c4 $1 32. Rxf5 $2 (32.
bxc4 Be6 $11) 32... cxb3 $1 $36 {DIEP-CLUSTER TOGA/Paderborn/2007/} {/\} 33.
Rxc8 b2 34. Nd2 Rd7) 14... exd4 15. Qxd4 Be7 {Possibly more promising is the
less tested} 16. Qe4 $5 (16. Qf4 Qxf4 17. exf4 Bf6 18. Nd4 c5 19. Bf3 Ra7 20.
Nc6 (20. Nf5 Nb6 21. Nd6 {Brodsky,M (2522)-Duzhakov,I (2326)/Peterhof/2010/}
Rd7 $5 $11) 20... Rc7 21. Bd2 b4 22. Rac1 Bb7 23. Nxb4 Bxb2 24. Rc2 Bxf3 25.
gxf3 Bf6 26. Nxa6 (26. Be3 Rfc8 27. Nd5 (27. Nxa6 Rc6 28. Rxd7 Rxa6 {-26.Na6
only transposes}) 27... Rc6 28. Nxf6+ Nxf6 29. Rxc5 Rxc5 30. Bxc5 h6 31. Be3
Rc4 32. Rd4 Rxd4 33. Bxd4 Nd5 34. Be3 Nc3 35. a3 f5 $11 {Grachev,B (2684)
-Balogh,C (2620)/CRO-chT Sibenik/2009/}) 26... Ra7 27. Be3 Rxa6 28. Rxd7 Rc8
29. Rxc5 Rxc5 30. Bxc5 Rxa2 31. Be7 Bxe7 32. Rxe7 f5 33. Kg2 Ra1 34. Re5 {
1/2, Georgiev,K (2685)-Ragger,M (2628)/CRO-chT Sibenik/2010/}) 16... Nf6 $5 (
16... Bf6 17. Qc2 c5 18. a4 Rb8 (18... b4 $142 19. Bd2 $14) 19. axb5 axb5 20.
Nd4 $1 c4 21. b3 Ne5 22. bxc4 Nxc4 23. Ba3 $16 {Riazantsev,A (2660)-Sjugirov,S
(2602)/RUS-chT Dagomys/2010/}) 17. Qc2 c5 18. b3 Re8 19. Bb2 Bb7 20. Bd3 h6 21.
Rd2 Rad8 22. Rad1 Qc8 23. a4 Qc6 24. Rc1 Rd6 $132 {Abegg,B (2358)-Woznica,M 
(2304)/corr/2006/}) (10. a4 {is played less often mainly due to} c5 $1 11. Rd1
cxd4 12. exd4 (12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nf6 14. Qxd4 Bc7 15. Bd2 Qxd4 16. Nxd4 Bd7
17. Be2 Rfd8 18. Bf3 e5 19. Nb3 e4 20. Be2 Be5 21. Ba5 Rdc8 22. Nd4 h6 23. h3 {
Carlsen,M (2733)-Gelfand,B (2737)/Wijk aan Zee/2008/} g6 {/\Kg7=}) 12... Qc7 $1
(12... b6 $6 13. d5 e5 14. Ng5 Qe7 15. Nge4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 a5 17. Bg5 f6 18. Be3
$36 Nc5 $6 19. Nxc5 bxc5 20. Bxc5 $16 {Maiorov,N (2510)-Caruana,F (2680)/EU-ch
Rijeka/2010/}) 13. Qe2 Re8 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 b6 16. Rac1 (16. Bg3 Bxg3 17.
hxg3 Qa7 18. Ba2 Bb7 19. Ne5 Rad8 20. Nc4 Nf8 21. Rd2 Ng6 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. dxe5
Rxd2 24. Qxd2 Ne4 25. Nxe4 Bxe4 26. Rc1 b5 $11 {Le Quang Liem (2681)-Leko,P 
(2734)/Dortmund/2010/}) 16... Bb7 17. Bg3 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Qd6 19. Ne5 Red8 20.
Ba2 Rac8 21. Nc4 Qb4 22. Ne3 Re8 23. d5 {Anand,V (2783)-Leko,P (2751)/Miskolc
m/2009/} exd5 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Nexd5 Bxd5 26. Nxd5 Rxe2 27. Rxc8+ Qf8 $11) ({
Straightforward development} 10. b3 {allows} b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Bb2 c5 $11 {
with easy equality - all in all in this line it's difficult to get a tangible
advantage against a well prepared opponent.}) 10... c5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] Black
ignores the gift and comes up with a logical liberating break.} (10... Bxh2+
11. Kxh2 Ng4+ 12. Kg1 Qxg5 13. f3 Ngf6 14. e4 Qh4 15. Qf2 ({Caruana's
intention was} 15. Be3 $5 $44 {[%csl Gc4,Gd4,Ge3,Ge4] ^^,[+]}) 15... Qxf2+ 16.
Kxf2 e5 17. Be3 exd4 18. Bxd4 c5 19. Be3 b5 20. Be2 Bb7 21. g4 h6 22. Rfd1 Rfc8
23. Rd6 Nf8 24. Rc1 c4 25. a4 Bc6 26. Na2 $44 bxa4 (26... Ne6 {/\} 27. Nb4 Bxe4
$1) 27. Rxc4 Bb5 (27... Bxe4 $5 $132) 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Nb4 Ng6 30. Bxb5 axb5
31. Rb6 Nd7 32. Rxb5 Nde5 33. Bd4 $14 {1/2,Zvjaginsev,V (2654)-Krasenkow,M 
(2609)/FIDE WCh Tripoli/2004/}) 11. Nce4 (11. Nge4 Be7 12. dxc5 Nxc5 $11) (11.
Bd3 Bxh2+ $5 (11... h6 12. Nge4 (12. Nh7 c4 $5 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Bxc4 Qc7 $11
{<=>}) 12... Bb8 13. dxc5 Qc7 14. f4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 f5 $11) 12. Kh1 h6 13. Nh7
c4 14. Nxf8 cxd3 15. Qd1 Bc7 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Kg1 (17. g3 b5 18. Qxd3 Bb7+ 19.
e4 $8 f5 $44) 17... Qh4 18. g3 Bxg3 $11) 11... Qc7 {Black's reaction is not
quite ideal.} (11... Be7 12. dxc5 Nxe4 (12... h6 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Rd1 Qc7 15.
Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Bxc5 17. Bd2 $32 {+/=}) 13. Nxe4 Nxc5 14. Nxc5 (14. Rd1 Qb6
15. b3 $5) 14... Bxc5 15. Bd3 (15. Bxe6 Bxe6 16. Qxc5 Rc8 17. Qb4 Rc2 $1 $44)
15... h6 (15... f5 16. Qxc5 Qxd3 17. b3 Bd7 18. Bb2 $36 {[%csl Gb2,Rd7][%cal
Gb2h8] ^-}) 16. Rd1 (16. Bd2 $14) 16... Qe7 17. Be4 $14 {gives White a slight
pull.}) ({However, both players had missed the simpler} 11... Nxe4 $142 12.
Nxe4 Bb8 $1 {/\} (12... Be7 13. dxc5 {-11...Be7}) 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nxc5 Qc7
15. g3 Qxc5 $11 {The resulting position is symmetrical and equal.}) 12. Nxd6
Qxd6 {[%csl Gc1,Gc4,Rg5] White's exposed Ng5 causes him some worries, but the
^^ should compensate for this.} 13. Bd3 {Playable, but it leads to immense
complications.} ({Boring, but objectively probably slightly better was} 13. Rd1
cxd4 (13... h6 14. Nf3 (14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe5 (16. Qc2 cxd4 17.
Rxd4 Qc6 {[%cal Ye6e5,Yc8e6] /\e5,Be6=}) 16... Rd8 17. Qxd6 Rxd6 18. b3 cxd4
19. Bb2 e5 20. exd4 e4 $13) 14... b5 15. Be2 Bb7 16. dxc5 (16. b3 $11 {/+/=})
16... Qxc5 17. Qxc5 Nxc5 18. Bd2 $11 {/+/=_|_}) 14. Be2 $5 (14. Rxd4 Qc5 15.
Nf3 b5 {/\Bb7=}) 14... h6 15. Rxd4 Qe7 (15... Qc5 16. Qxc5 Nxc5 17. Nf3 $14)
16. Nf3 e5 17. Rd1 $11 {/+/=}) 13... h6 14. Nh7 Ng4 $1 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Rd6h2]
[%mdl 64] The enterprising choice, which steers the game into tactical waters.}
({On the other hand,} 14... Nxh7 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Qxc5 ({or} 17.
Bd3 $5 $11 {[%csl Gc1,Gd3] /+/= leads to an _|_, in which the ^^ gives White a
minuscule, but durable edge.})) 15. g3 (15. f4 Rd8 16. h3 (16. Be2 cxd4 17. Rd1
e5 $5 (17... Qc5 18. Qxc5 Nxc5 19. exd4 Ne4 20. Bxg4 Kxh7 $11) (17... Ngf6 18.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 19. Rxd4 $14) (17... f5 18. Rxd4 Qe7 19. h3 Nge5 20. fxe5 Nxe5 21.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. b3 Kxh7 23. Bb2 $44 {=}) 18. Bxg4 Nf8 19. Be2 Nxh7 20. Qe4 exf4
21. Rxd4 Qb6 $11) 16... cxd4 $1 (16... Nxe3 17. Bxe3 cxd4 18. Bf2 f5 19. Bh4 $1
Re8 20. Rae1 {[%cal Rd3f5] /\Bf5->}) 17. hxg4 Nc5 18. Rd1 $1 $13 (18. e4 Bd7 $1
19. e5 Qd5 20. Bc4 d3 21. Qc3 Qe4 $36 {[%csl Rh7] and the Nh7 finally drops,
leaving White in big trouble.}) {leads to immense complications. A possible
unforced line is} 18... e5 19. g5 Bg4 20. Rf1 dxe3 21. Bc4 Nd3 (21... e2 22.
Nf6+ gxf6 23. Qg6+ $11) 22. Bxe3 exf4 23. gxh6 Qxh6 24. Bxd3 fxe3 25. Rxf7 $5
Rxd3 $1 (25... Kxf7 $2 26. Bc4+ $16 {->}) 26. Qxd3 Kxf7 27. Qe4 Kg8 28. Qxg4
Kxh7 29. Qe4+ $11) 15... Rd8 16. h3 (16. f3 $5 Nxe3 (16... Nde5 17. fxg4 cxd4
18. g5 $1 dxe3 19. Be2 $36 {Caruana}) (16... Ngf6 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Nxf6+ gxf6
19. Be2 Bd7 $132 {/\} 20. e4 Qd4+ $1 21. Kg2 Ba4 $11) (16... cxd4 17. fxg4 Nc5
(17... Ne5 {-16....Nde5}) 18. g5 $1 $36) 17. Bxe3 cxd4 18. Bd2 $5 (18. Bf4 e5
19. Bd2 g6 20. Bxh6 Kxh7 21. Bg5 Re8 22. Rac1 $44 {/=/+}) 18... f5 19. Bf4 Qc5
(19... e5 20. Bg5 hxg5 21. Nxg5 Nf6 22. Rfe1 $5 {[%cal Yd3c4,Yd3f5] /\Bf5,Bc4}
Bd7 23. Bxf5 Bxf5 24. Qxf5 d3 $132) (19... Qc6 20. Qxc6 bxc6 21. Rac1 Kxh7 22.
Rxc6 Nf8 23. Rb6 $44) 20. Bc7 Re8 21. Rae1 Qxc2 22. Bxc2 g6 23. Be5 Kxh7 24.
Bxd4 Nb8 $5 {[%cal Yb8c6,Ye6e5] /\Nc6,e5=}) 16... cxd4 $5 {Seems to be the
safest choice.} (16... Nxe3 17. Bxe3 cxd4 18. Bd2 f5 19. Bf4 e5 20. Bg5 hxg5
21. Nxg5 Nf6 22. Rfe1 $5 (22. Bxf5 Bxf5 23. Qxf5 $11) 22... b5 $5 (22... e4 23.
Bc4+ Kf8 (23... Nd5 $2 24. Rxe4 $1 fxe4 25. Qxe4 $40) 24. Nf7 Qb6 25. Nxd8 Qxd8
26. Rad1 $36) 23. Bxf5 Bxf5 24. Qxf5 $13 {/+/=}) 17. exd4 $6 {White is willing
to fight, but this move gives Black a strategic advantage, which will not be
so easy to compensate.} (17. hxg4 $142 Ne5 18. g5 $5 {was objectively the best.
White tries to help his waylaid N, this after} (18. exd4 Nf3+ 19. Kg2 Nxd4 20.
Qc3 (20. Qb1 f5) 20... e5 $36 (20... Bd7 $5) (20... f5 21. gxf5 exf5 22. Be3
Be6 23. Rad1 Rac8 24. Qxd4 Qc6+ 25. Be4 Qxe4+ 26. Qxe4 fxe4 27. Ng5 $11)) (18.
Be4 d3 19. Qb3 Bd7 $1 $36 {/\} 20. f4 Nxg4 21. Qxd3 Qxd3 22. Bxd3 Bb5 $19)
18... Nxd3 (18... dxe3 $2 19. Be4 $16) 19. Qxd3 dxe3 20. Qxe3 Kxh7 21. gxh6 Qd4
22. hxg7 (22. Qe2 $5 gxh6 23. Be3 $44 {is more enterprising, but Black holds
the balance after} Qf6 $11) 22... Qxe3 23. Bxe3 Kxg7 24. Rad1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 b5
{[%cal Yc8b7] /\Bb7 leads to a drawn _|_.}) 17... Ngf6 ({Black doesn't have to
go for complications anymore:} 17... Nc5 18. Bg6 $5 Qxd4 (18... fxg6 19. dxc5
Qd3 20. Qxd3 Rxd3 21. hxg4 Kxh7 $11) 19. Bg5 $1 Ne5 $5 (19... fxg6 20. Rad1 Nd3
21. Bxd8 Ngxf2 (21... Nge5 $2 22. Bf6 $1 gxf6 23. Nxf6+ Kf8 24. Ng4 $16) 22.
Rxf2 (22. Nf6+ gxf6 23. Bxf6 Qe3 24. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 25. Qxf2 Nxf2 26. Kxf2 Kf7 $11)
22... Qxf2+ 23. Qxf2 Nxf2 24. Kxf2 Kxh7 25. Bb6 $1 $44) 20. Bxd8 Nf3+ 21. Kh1
Qd5 22. Rad1 Nd4+ 23. Kh2 Nf3+ 24. Kh1 $11) 18. Bf4 Qe7 (18... Qxd4 19. Bc7 (
19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Bc7 $44 {leads to the same position}) 19... Re8 20. Nxf6+ (
20. Rfd1 $5) 20... Qxf6 21. Rfe1 $32 {is unnecessarily risky - Black's forces
are underdeveloped.}) 19. Nxf6+ {This is practically forced, Caruana
calculated that} (19. Bc7 $2 Nd5 $1 {[%csl Rh7]} 20. Bxd8 Qxd8 21. Qe2 (21. Be4
N7b6 $17) 21... Nb8 22. Qg4 f5 23. Qg6 Nc6 {/\Nce7-+ doesn't work for White.})
19... Nxf6 20. Rfe1 b5 $6 {Black wants too much. Although now he will occupy
the long /^ h1-a8, White will consolidate his position by a Q-swap. Caruana
points out two options he was more worried about:} (20... Nd5 $142 $5 21. Qd2
Bd7 $11 {/=/+,/\} 22. Bxh6 $2 gxh6 23. Qxh6 f6 24. Re4 f5 25. Rh4 Qg7 $17) (
20... Bd7 21. Qc5 (21. Qc7 Nd5 22. Qxb7 Nxf4 23. gxf4 Qd6 24. Qe4 g6 $44) 21...
Qe8 $1 (21... Qxc5 22. dxc5 Bb5 23. Bc2) 22. Rac1 Rac8 {[%cal Yd7c6,Yc6b5,
Rc6h1] /\Bc6,Bb5=/+}) ({Taking the P is again rather premature:} 20... Rxd4 21.
Rad1 Rd5 22. Be5 $44 {/~~ and although White can't claim a real advantage, he
has a lot of play for the material.}) 21. Bc7 $1 Rd7 (21... Rxd4 22. Qc6 Ra7 (
22... Rxd3 23. Qxa8 Qxc7 24. Rac1 Rxg3+ $8 25. fxg3 Qxg3+ 26. Kf1 Qxh3+ 27. Ke2
Qg4+ 28. Kd2 $16) 23. Bb6 Bb7 24. Qc3 Rxd3 25. Qxd3 Ra8 26. Rac1 $14) 22. Qc6
Ra7 23. Bb6 Bb7 24. Qc5 Ra8 (24... Qxc5 25. dxc5 (25. Bxc5 Ra8) 25... Ra8 26.
Rad1 $14) 25. Qxe7 Rxe7 26. a4 $1 $36 {White's problems are over, he has a
small and riskless _|_ edge.} Nd7 (26... b4 27. Bc5 Rd7 28. a5 $14) (26... bxa4
$142 27. Rxa4 Nd5 28. Bc5 Rd7 29. Rea1 Rb8 30. b4 $14 {/= is pleasant for
White, but he has no obvious way to break down Black's defences.}) 27. Ba5 bxa4
28. Rxa4 Nb8 {Black's pieces start getting tangled up.} (28... Ree8 29. Rc4 $14
) (28... Nf6 $5 29. Bb4 Rd7 30. Bc5 Nd5 31. Rea1 Rb8 {-26...bxa4 leads to the
position from the previous note.}) 29. Bb6 Bc6 (29... Nc6 $142 30. Be4 Rd7 $14)
(29... Rd7 $5 30. Bc5 Nc6 $132) 30. Rb4 a5 {While this sacrifice is still a
plausible option it's very committal.} ({Black could have done without
concessions,} 30... Bd5 31. Bc5 Re8 $11 {/+/= is still fully playable}) 31.
Bxa5 Rea7 32. Bb6 Ra1 33. Rf1 (33. Kf1 $5 Bf3 (33... Bg2+ 34. Ke2 Rxe1+ 35.
Kxe1 Bxh3 36. Be4 $36) 34. Bc5 Nc6 $14) 33... Rxf1+ $2 {Only this is a really
serious mistake, as it allows White's K to escape into the [+].} (33... Bf3 34.
Rb3 Nc6 35. Bc5 Bd5 36. Ra3 R1xa3 ({Caruana points out} 36... Rxf1+ $2 37. Kxf1
Rb8 38. b4 $1 {/\} Nxb4 39. Bd6 Rb6 40. Bc7 $16) 37. bxa3 e5 $14 {gives Black
reasonable <=>, but the computer insists that}) (33... Bd5 $1 34. Bc5 Nc6 35.
Rb6 e5 $44 {is even stronger, Black should hold with without too much trouble.}
) 34. Kxf1 Bf3 35. Ke1 $16 Nc6 36. Rb5 Ne7 37. Kd2 Bc6 38. Ra5 Rb8 39. Bc5
Rxb2+ $2 {Loses a piece and hastens the end.} ({However,} 39... Nd5 40. Kc2 $16
{/+- should also lose in the long run.}) 40. Kc3 Rxf2 (40... Rb7 $2 41. Ra8+
$18) 41. Bxe7 $18 Rf3 42. Kd2 Rxg3 (42... Rf2+ 43. Ke1 Rf3 44. Ra3 $18 {
is hopeless, but now White winds up the game with a final mating ->.}) 43. Rc5
Bd7 (43... Bb7 44. Rc7 $18) 44. Rc7 Be8 (44... Rg2+ 45. Kc3 $18) 45. Rc8 f6 (
45... f5 46. Bd6 Rg2+ 47. Kc3 Kf7 48. Bc4 {[%cal Rd4d5] /\d5+-}) 46. Bd6 Rg2+
47. Ke3 Kf7 48. Bh7 $1 {[%cal Rc8c7] /\Rc7} e5 49. d5 1-0

[Event "Shanghai Masters"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2010.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2010.09.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 (10. Bd3 {can actually transpose into Meran lines with
the continuation 8...Bd6, for example} Bb7 {The most topical line is} 11. a3 (
11. e4 e5 12. h3 Re8 (12... exd4 13. Nxd4 Re8 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Bg5 h6 16. Be3
Rad8 17. Rac1 a6 18. Nf5 Bf4 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Bxe3 21. d6 Bxf2+ 22. Qxf2
Qb6 23. Ne7+ $44 {Navara,D (2638)-Grigoriants,S (2565)/EU-ch Budva/2009/}) 13.
dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Be3 Qe7 16. Rfd1 a6 17. Ne2 c5 18. Bxc5 Qc7 19. f3
Bxb2 20. Qxb2 Qxc5+ 21. Qd4 Qe7 22. Bc2 Bd5 $6 (22... Bc8 $142 23. Bb3 Be6) 23.
exd5 Qxe2 24. Bb3 a5 25. d6 $36 {Topalov,V (2791)-Aronian,L (2757)/Nanjing/
2008/ Both these games featured the Meran, not Anti-Meran move order.}) 11...
a6 12. b4 a5 13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Qe7 15. e4 e5 16. Ne2 (16. dxe5 Nxe5 17.
Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Ne2 Qe6 19. f4 Ra2 20. Qd1 {has fallen into oblivion due to the
fantastic} Ba1 $3 {/\} 21. e5 $2 c5 $1 22. exf6 Bd4+ 23. Rf2 Bxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Qd5
25. Bb2 Qxg2+ 26. Ke1 c4 27. Bc2 Bf3 28. fxg7 Re8 $19 {Gelfand,B (2737)-Anand,
V (2799)/Nice blindfold rpd/2008/}) 16... Bxb4 17. Ng3 {The last word in this
complex line is} Ba3 $5 (17... g6 18. dxe5 Ng4 19. e6 fxe6 20. Bg5 Qd6 21. Be2
Rf7 22. e5 $5 (22. Rbd1 Qf8 23. Nd4 (23. h3 Ngf6 (23... Nge5 $5 24. Nd4 Nc5)
24. Bxf6 Nxf6 25. Ng5 Re7 26. Qb3 Ba5 {Pashikian,A (2647)-Esen,B (2513)/WChT
Bursa/2010/} 27. Rd6 $44) 23... Nxf2 24. Nxe6 Nxd1 $1 25. Nxf8 Bc5+ 26. Kh1
Rxf1+ 27. Nxf1 Nf2+ {1/2,Kasimdzhanov,R (2672)-Leko,P (2756)/Jermuk/2009/})
22... Ngxe5 23. Ne4 Nxf3+ 24. Bxf3 Qf8 25. Bg4 Re8 26. Rfd1 Ne5 27. Bh3 $44 {
Shabalov,A (2578)-Mulyar,M (2405)/Toronto/2010/}) 18. Nf5 Qe8 19. Bg5 (19. Rb3
Bxc1 20. Rxc1 g6 21. Nd6 Qb8 {and White probably has nothing better than} 22.
Nxb7 Qxb7 23. d5 cxd5 24. Rxb5 $11) 19... Nh5 20. Qc3 (20. Be3 $5 $44) 20...
exd4 21. N3xd4 Qe5 22. Qd2 Bc5 23. Be2 Ndf6 24. Bxf6 Nxf6 25. Qg5 Nd7 {
Bukavshin,I (2430)-Potkin,V (2626)/Irkutsk/2010/} 26. Nxb5 $5 $132 {/\} cxb5
27. Rxb5 {[%cal Rb5c5,Rb5b7] /\Rb7, Rc5}) 10... Bb7 11. a3 ({White plays} 11.
Rd1 {more often, but even here Black can employ the idea we will see in the
game:} Qc7 12. e4 e5 13. g3 (13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 {allows} Neg4 $1 {- we will
still see this motif.} (14... Ned7 $5 {is playable as well:} 15. g3 Rfe8 16. a3
a6 17. Nf5 Be5 18. Bf3 g6 19. Nh6+ Kg7 20. Bg5 c5 21. Ng4 Nxg4 22. Bxg4 f5 $5
23. exf5 Bd4 $44 {Akopian,V (2712)-Aronian,L (2768)/Jermuk/2009/}) 15. g3 Bc5
16. Bxg4 Nxg4 17. Bf4 Qb6 18. Nce2 Rfe8 19. a4 a6 20. a5 Qa7 21. f3 Ne5 22. Kg2
Bf8 23. Nf5 c5 24. Nc3 c4 {Gelfand,B (2741)-Inarkiev,E (2669)/Astrakhan/2010/}
25. b3 $5 $132 {- see also Inarkiev's notes in CBM 137.}) 13... Rfe8 {After}
14. dxe5 (14. a3 a6 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bg5 Neg4 $5 (16... Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Qe7 {
is the solid choice, gradually preparing c5=.}) 17. h3 Bxg3 18. hxg4 Nxg4 19.
Rf1 (19. Be3 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Re6 $44 {leads to the position from our game, the
only difference is that Black's Q is more active on c7 than on b8.}) 19... h6
20. Bc1 (20. Be3 Nxe3 21. fxe3 c5 22. a4 b4 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Rxe3 25. Rad1
Qf4 26. d6 Qg4 $40 {Chmelik,J (2390)-Dikmen,A (2348)/corr /2000/}) 20... Rad8
21. Nh4 (21. Kg2 Bh4 22. a4 b4 23. Nd5 Qd6 24. Nf4 c5 25. Rd1 Qe7 26. Rxd8 Qxd8
$36 {><e4, Samraoui,A (2455)-Pecha,M (2349)/corr/2001/}) 21... Bxf2+ 22. Rxf2
Qg3+ 23. Rg2 Qe1+ 24. Bf1 Qxh4 25. Qe2 h5 26. Be3 $13 {Cottegnie,F (2298)
-Canizares Cuadra,P (2114)/corr/2007/}) 14... Nxe5 15. Bg5 {Black once again
has 2 main options:} Neg4 $5 {is again possible and more enterprising.} (15...
Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Qe7 $142 {is the sedate line, in which Black should gradually
equalise:} (16... Be5 $6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 (17... Bxf6 $2 18. Nxb5 $16) 18. Bg4 $36
) 17. Ne2 Be5 18. Bg2 Qb4 19. Rd2 Rad8 20. Rad1 Rxd2 21. Rxd2 c5 22. a3 Qa5 23.
Be3 c4 24. f3 a6 $11 {Boccia,M (2488)-Schmidt,T (2538)/corr/2007/}) 16. Bxf6 ({
Here without a3 provoking the sacrifice} 16. h3 Bxg3 17. hxg4 Nxg4 18. Rf1 h6
19. Bd2 {is risky mainly due to} b4 $1 (19... Bd6 20. Nd4 Bc8 21. Kg2 (21. Bxg4
$142 Bxg4 22. Be3 $14) 21... Qe7 22. Rh1 $6 Qf6 $1 23. Bxg4 Bxg4 24. Be3 Qg6
25. Kf1 b4 26. Nb1 Qf6 $36 {Andersen,L (2096)-Novak,J (2282)/corr/2004/ also
gave Black serious long-term compensation.}) 20. Na4 Re6 21. Nc5 Rg6 22. e5
Bxe5 23. Kh1 Bd4 24. Bd3 Bxf2 {0-1 De Sa,A (2397)-Persson,C (2594)/ICCF email
2006/Corr 2008} 25. Be1 Bxc5 26. Bxg6 (26. Qxc5 Rg5 $1 $19) 26... Bb6 27. Qe4
Nf6 28. Qc4 Re8 29. Rd1 Nd5 $17 {Ayrosa,P (2257)-Scherer,R (2331)/corr/2007/})
16... Nxf6 17. Rac1 Qe7 18. Nd4 g6 19. Bf3 Rac8 20. Nb3 a6 21. Bg2 c5 $5 22.
Rxd6 Qxd6 23. e5 Rxe5 24. Bxb7 Rce8 $44 {Illescas Cordoba,M (2626)-Harikrishna,
P (2612)/Mallorca olm/2004/}) 11... Re8 {A rare move.} ({Aronian until now has
played this line only with Black, preferring the more usual} 11... a6 12. b4 a5
13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Nd5 (14... Qe7 $142 15. Qb3 Nd5 $132) 15. Ne4 $5 Be7 (
15... Bxb4 $2 16. Neg5 {[%cal Rc2h7,Re3e4] /\,Qh7, e4+-}) 16. Nc5 Nxc5 17. bxc5
Qc7 18. Rd1 Ra4 19. e4 Nf6 20. Bg5 Rfa8 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. e5 Be7 23. h4 Qd8 24.
h5 Ra2 25. Qe4 Qd5 26. Bd3 Qxe4 27. Bxe4 h6 28. Ne1 Bd8 29. Nc2 Ba5 $14 {
Onischuk,A (2699)-Aronian,L (2773)/EU Cup Ohrid/2009/}) 12. Rd1 (12. e4 e5 13.
Bg5 $6 (13. Rd1 $142 Qc7 14. g3 {transposes into the lines from the notes
above.}) 13... h6 14. Bh4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Qb8 16. Nf3 a5 $1 17. e5 (17. Bd3 b4
$15) 17... Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Bf3 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22. Na4 c5
$17 {Grivas,E (2460)-Sadler,M (2575)/Cannes/1995/}) (12. Bd2 e5 13. Rad1 a5 14.
h3 exd4 15. Nxd4 b4 16. Na4 c5 17. Nb5 Bf8 18. b3 Qb8 19. Nb2 Be4 $36 20. Bd3
$4 Qxb5 {0-1,Speelman,J (2536)-Wells,P (2513)/Hinckley Island/2009/}) 12... Qb8
(12... Qc7 13. e4 e5 $13 {seems equally playable. The only possible drawback
could be some Nxb5 blow, but there is no obvious way Whote can bring this
about.}) 13. e4 e5 14. g3 a6 {A typical move.} (14... a5 {is less harmonious,
but also not easy to refute:} 15. dxe5 (15. Bg5 $5) 15... Nxe5 16. Bg5 Nxf3+
17. Bxf3 Be5 18. Rac1 {Here the Q is well placed on b8, as White doesn't have
the Bxf6 and Nxb5 motif, mentioned in the note to 11.a3.} h6 19. Be3 Bxc3 20.
Qxc3 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Rxe4 22. Rd7 Rc4 23. Qd2 Rxc1+ 24. Qxc1 Qc8 25. Qd2 c5 26.
Qd6 {1/2,Wang Rui (2396)-Lukacs,P (2475)/Budapest/1999/} Qc6 $11) 15. dxe5 Nxe5
16. Bg5 (16. Nd4 Bc5 (16... Ng6 17. Bf3 c5 18. Nf5 Be5 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 c4
21. Bg2 Ne7 22. d6 Nxf5 23. d7 {Drozdovskij,Y (2552)-Sedlak,N (2519)/Ajaccio/
2006/} Bxg2 24. dxe8=Q+ Qxe8 25. Kxg2 Nd4 26. Qe4 Nb3 $44) (16... g6 17. Bg5 (
17. f4 c5 $1) 17... Ned7 {/\c5<=>}) 17. h3 (17. Ncxb5 cxb5 18. Qxc5 Nxe4 (18...
Bxe4 19. a4 $5 $14) 19. Qb6 Nf6 $132) 17... Qa7 18. Be3 g6 19. Rd2 Bb6 20. f4
$6 Ned7 21. e5 Nxe5 $1 22. fxe5 Rxe5 23. Bf2 c5 24. Nf3 {Czakon,J (2482)
-Pakleza,Z (2446)/San Sebastian/2007/} (24. Ndxb5 $5 $15) 24... Rxe2 $1 25.
Rxe2 Bxf3 $17 {[%csl Rg1] עg1}) 16... Neg4 $5 $146 {[%mdl 584] Shirov likes
to set the board on fire and uses the sacrificial idea we have already seen
above in a very similar position. Technically a novelty, this move is already
mentioned in the Rybka4 book and leads to great complications instead of some
drawish liquidation like} (16... Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Be5 18. Rac1 h6 (18... c5 $11)
19. Be3 c5 20. Bxc5 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Bxe4 23. Bd6 Qb7 24. Qc7 Rac8
25. Qxb7 Bxb7 $11 {Maric,A (2405)-Vajda,S (2375)/EU-chTW Novi Sad/2009/}) 17.
h3 {Aronian decides to go for it.} (17. Nd4 Be5 (17... h6 18. Nf5 Be5 19. Bh4
$5 {/\} g5 $2 20. Bxg5 hxg5 21. Qc1 $40) 18. Nf5 g6 {seems OK for Black.})
17... Bxg3 (17... Bc5 18. hxg4 Qxg3+ 19. Kh1 Bxf2 (19... Qh3+ 20. Nh2 Bxf2 21.
Rd3 Bg3 22. Bf1 Qxh2+ 23. Qxh2 Bxh2 24. Bxf6 $16) 20. Nh2 $14 {is less
clear-cut.}) 18. hxg4 Nxg4 19. Be3 $5 (19. Rf1 h6 20. Bd2 c5 $1 {[%csl Rg1]
once again gives Black excellent compensation, which can easily grow into a
full-blooded -> - his pieces are active, White's K vulnerable.}) 19... Nxe3 {
Black has no way to improve his position and he shouldn't allow Bc5.} (19...
Bh2+ {is too co-operative:} 20. Kg2 $1 Nxe3+ 21. fxe3 $14 Qg3+ $2 22. Kh1 $18)
20. fxe3 {Here White's R is far better placed, but on the other hand his P are
split and consolidating the extra piece is very difficult.} Re6 $44 21. Bf1 Qa7
22. Bh3 (22. Nd4 Rf6 23. Rd2 Bc8 $13) ({Aronian wants to activate his B, but
perhaps more promising was} 22. Rd3 $5 {An unforced sample line is} Rg6 (22...
c5 23. Rd7 $14) 23. Bg2 Re8 24. Rad1 Bc8 25. Ne2 $14) 22... Rh6 (22... Qxe3+ $2
23. Kg2 Rg6 24. Bf5 Qh6 25. Rd7 $18 {White comes out a whole R up and will
convert his material advantage.}) 23. Kg2 {Logical, but} (23. Qd3 Bc7 (23...
Re8 24. Bd7 $14) 24. Bf5 $5 $13 {also deserved attention.}) 23... Bc7 24. Bf5 (
{White is not intent on protecting the Pe3,} 24. Rd3 c5 25. Nd5 c4 26. Rd4 Bd6
{/\Bc5<=>} 27. a4 $5) 24... Qxe3 $1 (24... Re8 25. Rh1 $1 $14 {/\} Rxh1 26.
Rxh1 g6 27. Bd7 Rd8 28. Nd5 $36) 25. Rd7 {Both players were running short of
time. Aronian could have already bailed out with the more circumspect} (25. Nd5
cxd5 26. Qxc7 g6 $1 (26... Qb6 27. Qxb6 Rxb6 28. e5 $36) 27. Qxb7 gxf5 $1 28.
Qxa8+ Kg7 {and White already must go for} 29. exf5 $8 Qe2+ 30. Kg3 $8 Rh3+ 31.
Kxh3 Qxf3+ $11) 25... Qf4 {[%cal Rh6h2]} 26. Qf2 (26. Ne2 Rg6+ 27. Bxg6 Qg4+
28. Kf2 Qxd7 29. Bf5 Qe7 30. Rd1 Rd8 $15) 26... Bc8 (26... g6 27. Ne2 Rh2+ (
27... Qh2+ {leads to the same position}) 28. Nxh2 Qxh2+ 29. Kf1 Qxf2+ 30. Kxf2
Bb6+ 31. Kf3 Bc8 32. Bh3 (32. Re7 Kf8 $11) 32... Bxd7 33. Bxd7 Rd8 34. Rd1 $11
{/~~}) 27. Ne2 Rh2+ 28. Nxh2 Qxh2+ 29. Kf3 $6 $138 {After a series of forced
moves White creates problems for himself.} ({With} 29. Kf1 $1 Qxf2+ (29... Qh1+
30. Qg1 {is similar}) 30. Kxf2 Bxd7 31. Bxd7 c5 32. a4 $11 {/+/= he is in no
danger of losing.}) 29... Qh5+ 30. Bg4 (30. Kg2 $2 Bxd7 31. Bxd7 Rd8 $40) 30...
Qg5 31. Rad1 Bxd7 32. Rxd7 Be5 $15 {With the Q on the board White must be
careful.} 33. b3 (33. Qc5 Qf6+ 34. Kg2 h5 $15 (34... Re8 $15)) 33... h5 34. Bf5
g6 35. Bh3 Bb2 (35... Rd8 36. Qb6 $132) ({However,} 35... Re8 $142 $15 {
seems more logical than the text-move.}) 36. Nf4 Qf6 (36... Bxa3 37. Qg2 Qxg2+
38. Bxg2 {[%cal Ye4e6] /\e5-e6<=>}) 37. Kg2 Bxa3 38. e5 Qg5+ (38... Qxe5 39.
Ne6 Qe4+ (39... Qb2 40. Rd2 Qxb3 41. Qf6 Bf8 42. Rd7 Qa2+ 43. Kg3 Qb3+ 44. Kh4
Qc4+ $11 45. Kg5 $2 Qc1+ 46. Nf4 $2 Qc5+ 47. Kh4 Qf2+ $19)) 39. Kh1 Qxe5 40.
Nxh5 $6 $138 (40. Ne6 $1 Qe4+ 41. Kh2 Qe5+ 42. Kh1 $11) 40... Rf8 $6 $138 (
40... Be7 $1 $17 {prevents Nf6.}) 41. Nf6+ Kg7 42. Ng4 Qc3 43. Kg2 Bc1 (43...
a5 44. Qe2 Bb2 45. Rd3 Qc1 46. Rd1 $11) (43... Bb2 $5) 44. Qf3 $1 Qxf3+ 45.
Kxf3 $132 {Black's P are vulnerable and he will soon lose one of them.} a5 46.
Rc7 (46. Ne5 $5 a4 47. bxa4 bxa4 48. Nd3 Bg5 49. Nc5 $11) 46... Bb2 47. Rxc6 a4
48. bxa4 bxa4 49. Bf1 Ra8 50. Rc7 a3 {Now the game heads towards a peaceful
conclusion.} ({The only way to continue the fight was} 50... Bd4 $5 {/\} 51.
Bc4 Ra7 $15 {when White is still forced to fight for the draw.}) 51. Bc4 a2 52.
Rxf7+ Kh8 53. Bxa2 Rxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Brno Morava-A"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Stohl, Igor"]
[Black "Rogers, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CSR"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
(8. Bd2 $5) 8... dxc4 (8... e5 $10) 9. Bxc4 Qe7 (9... b5 $5 10. Be2 Bb7 $13)
10. a3 e5 (10... c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. b4 $14 {/\Bb2}) (10... b5 $5 11. Ba2 Bb7
$13 {J.Horvath}) 11. h3 Bc7 12. Ba2 h6 13. Nh4 Re8 (13... exd4 14. Nf5 Qe5 15.
f4 Qe8 16. Nxd4 $14) 14. Nf5 Qf8 15. d5 $5 {N} (15. Nb5 Bb8 16. Bd2 a5 17. dxe5
Rxe5 $1 (17... Bxe5 18. f4 $1 Bb8 19. Nc3 Rd8 20. Be1 $1 $16 {Karpov,An-Anand,
V,Brussels cq 1991-CBM 25}) 18. Nc3 Nc5 $13 {Anand}) 15... e4 $1 (15... g6 16.
dxc6 (16. d6 $5 Bb8 $13) 16... bxc6 17. Ng3 $14 {><c6}) (15... Nb6 16. dxc6
bxc6 17. e4 Bxf5 18. exf5 e4 19. Nb5 $1 $36) 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Nb5 $8 (17. Nd5
$2 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Nf6 19. Bxc6 Bxf5 20. Bxa8 Qd6 $19) (17. Ng3 Ba6 $36) 17...
Bb8 $1 (17... cxb5 18. Qxc7 Ne5 19. Nd4 Bd7 20. Bd2 $14) 18. Qxc6 Ne5 19. Qxa8
(19. Nxh6+ $6 gxh6 20. Qxf6 (20. Qxa8 Qg7 21. Kh1 Bd7 22. Qb7 Kh8 $1 23. Bd2
Rg8 24. Rg1 Nd3 25. Raf1 Bxh3 $1 26. gxh3 Qxg1+ $1 $19) 20... a5 $1 {/\Ra6-+}
21. Qh4 $44) 19... Bxf5 20. Qb7 $6 (20. Nd4 Bd7 $1 (20... Qd6 $6 21. f4 $1 Bc8
(21... exf3 22. Nxf5 $18) 22. fxe5 Qxe5 23. Rf4 $18 {/\} Bxh3 24. gxh3 Qg5+ 25.
Kf1 Bxf4 26. exf4 Qg3 27. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 28. Qb7+ Kg6 (28... Kf8 29. Qb4+ $18)
29. Qxg7+ $1 $18) (20... Nf3+ $6 21. gxf3 Bxh3 (21... Bh2+ 22. Kxh2 Rxa8 23.
Nxf5 exf3 24. Rg1 $18) 22. Qb7 Qc5 23. f4 $1 $16 {/\Qb5,Qf7}) (20... Bxh3 $5
21. gxh3 Qd6 {/\Nf3-+} 22. Kg2 (22. Rd1 Nf3+ 23. Kf1 Qa6+ $1 24. Kg2 (24. Ne2
Bc7 $1) 24... Nh4+ 25. Kh1 Qc8 $19) (22. f4 exf3 23. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 24. Rxf3 Qh2+
25. Kf1 Qh1+ $40) 22... Ng6 $1 23. Rh1 (23. Rd1 Qh2+ 24. Kf1 Bg3 $1 $17) (23.
Rg1 $5) 23... Nh4+ 24. Kg1 (24. Kf1 Qa6+ $40) 24... Nf3+ 25. Kg2 $10 (25. Nxf3
Qd1+ 26. Ne1 $8 Bh2+ 27. Kxh2 Rxa8 28. Ng2 Qe2 $44)) 21. Qb7 $8 Qd6 22. Qb4 Qc7
23. Qc3 Qd6 24. Qb4 $10) 20... Re7 21. Qa6 Bc8 $1 22. Qa5 Bxh3 $1 $40 23. Rd1 (
23. gxh3 $2 Nf3+ 24. Kg2 Nh4+ 25. Kg1 Qc8 $19) 23... Nd3 (23... Nf3+ $5 24. Kf1
(24. gxf3 $6 exf3 25. Rd8 Re8 26. Rxe8 Qxe8 27. Nd4 Bg2 28. Qf5 Qe5 $1 $17)
24... Nh2+ $10 {mit mindestens ewiges Schach}) 24. Qc3 $8 (24. gxh3 $2 Qc8 25.
Kg2 Qf5 $19) 24... Qd8 $5 (24... Bg4 25. Rxd3 exd3 26. Qxd3 Rd7 $146) 25. Bc4 (
25. gxh3 Qd7 26. Rxd3 exd3 $17) 25... Rd7 $2 (25... Bg4 26. f3 $5 (26. Rxd3
exd3 27. Qxd3 Rd7 28. Nd4 Be5 29. Qc2 Nd5 $40 {/\} 30. Nc6 Nb4 $1 31. axb4 Rd1+
32. Bf1 Bh2+ $1 33. Kxh2 Qh4+ 34. Kg1 Rxf1+ $1 $19) 26... Nd5 27. Qd4 Rd7 $5
$36) 26. gxh3 Nd5 27. Bxd5 $2 (27. Qc2 $8 Qh4 (27... Qg5+ 28. Kf1 Qh4 29. Bxd3
Qxh3+ 30. Ke1 $18) 28. Bxd3 Qxh3 $2 29. Qc8+ Kh7 30. Bxe4+ $18) 27... Rxd5 28.
Nd4 Qd7 $6 (28... Qh4 $1 29. Rxd3 (29. Qc8+ Rd8 30. Qf5 g6 $19) 29... Qxh3 30.
f4 Rh5 $1 $19) 29. Kf1 $8 Qxh3+ 30. Ke2 Nxf2 $1 (30... Rxd4 31. Qxd4 Qf3+ 32.
Kd2 Qxf2+ 33. Kc3 Be5 34. Rxd3 Bxd4+ 35. Rxd4 $13) (30... Rc5 $6 31. Rxd3 $16)
31. Rg1 $1 $8 (31. Rf1 Nd3 $19) (31. Kxf2 Bg3+ $19) 31... Qh2 32. Rxg7+ Kh8 (
32... Kxg7 $2 33. Nf5+ Kg6 34. Ne7+ $16) 33. Rxf7 $8 Nd3+ 34. Kd1 Qh1+ 35. Kc2
(35. Ke2 Rc5 (35... Qh5+ $2 36. Nf3+) 36. Rf8+ Kh7 37. Rf7+ Kg6 38. Rg7+ Kh5
39. Qd2 Rc2 $3 {Rogers}) 35... Rc5 36. Rf8+ (36. Bd2 $2 Qxa1 37. Ne6+ Rxc3+ 38.
Bxc3+ Be5 $19) 36... Kh7 37. Rxb8 $2 $138 (37. Qxc5 Nxc5 $17) 37... Rxc3+ $2
$138 (37... Qh2+ $1 38. Kb1 Rxc3 39. Rb7+ Rc7 $19) 38. Kxc3 $8 Nxc1 39. Rb7+
Kg6 40. Nb3 (40. Nc2 $5) 40... Ne2+ (40... Qh3 $5 41. Kc4 $1 (41. Rxc1 $2 Qc8+
42. Nc5 Qxc5+ 43. Kd2 Qd5+ $19) 41... Qc8+ 42. Nc5 Nd3 43. Rg1+ $13 {/\Rb5})
41. Kc4 Qh3 $15 42. Rd1 Qxe3 43. Rd6+ Kg5 44. Rg7+ Kh4 45. Nd4 $1 Qc1+ (45...
Ng3 $2 46. Rxg3 $1 $18) (45... Qd3+ $2 46. Kc5 $18) 46. Kb3 Qd1+ 47. Kc4 $1 (
47. Ka2 Nc1+ 48. Kb1 Nd3+ 49. Ka2 h5 $17) 47... Qc1+ 48. Kb3 Qe3+ 49. Kc4 Kh3
$5 50. Rh7 $1 (50. Nf5 $2 Qc1+ 51. Kb3 h5 $17) (50. Nxe2 Qxe2+ 51. Kc3 h5 $15)
50... Nxd4 51. Rxd4 {/\Re7} Kg4 52. Rxa7 Kf3 (52... h5 $2 53. Re7 Kf3 54. Rexe4
Qxe4 55. Rxe4 Kxe4 56. a4 $18) 53. Rf7+ Ke2 54. Re7 Qc1+ 55. Kb3 (55. Kd5 e3
56. Rde4 h5 $13) 55... e3 56. Rde4 h5 57. a4 $1 $10 {/\Re3+-} Qd1+ 58. Ka2 Qd5+
59. Ka3 Qc5+ 60. Ka2 Qd5+ (60... h4 $2 61. R7e5 $18) 61. Ka3 Qd3+ (61... Qd3+
62. Ka2 $10 {[Stohl]} (62. Kb4 $2 h4 $1 $36)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "UKR-ch 81st"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "2012.08.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zubov, Alexander"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2012.07.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 {Korobov played various Semi-Slav lines in a majority
of his games in Kiev.} ({After} 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 {he avoided the Meran,
preferring the Moscow Variation with} 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Bb3 Qe7 13. Rad1 ({More common is} 
13. Ne4 {, also tried by Korobov in the past.} {Black's main reaction here is}
e5 ({A more restrained, but playable move is} 13... Rd8 14. Rad1 Rb8 $5 15. h4
Nf6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. h5 gxh5 18. Qe4 Bd7 19. Ne5 c5 20. Bc2 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Qg5
22. f4 Qg7 23. Qd3 Kf8 24. Qd6+ Ke8 25. Qc7 (25. Be4 $4 Ba4 $19 {Korobov,A 
(2670)-Sakaev,K (2607)/St Petersburg/2010/}) 25... Bc6 $132) 14. Ng3 Kh8 15.
Rad1 a5 $5 (15... f5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Rd2 Be6 19. Rfd1 (19. Ne2
g5 20. Nd4 Bf7 21. Bxf7 Rxf7 22. Rfd1 Re8 23. h3 Qe4 24. b3 f4 25. Qxe4 Rxe4
26. Nc2 Ree7 $11 {Ruck,R (2548)-Nyback,T (2615)/Bundesliga/2009/}) 19... Rae8
20. Bxe6 (20. Ne2 $5 $14) 20... Qxe6 21. b3 Qf6 22. Rd6 Re6 23. Rd7 Re7 {
Buhmann,R (2561)-Potkin,V (2629)/Pardubice/2008/} 24. Qc5 $36) 16. a3 f5 17.
Nxe5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. Rd2 a4 20. Ba2 (20. Bxa4 Qxb2 21. Qxb2 Bxb2 22.
Bxc6 Bxa3 23. Bf3 Rb8 24. Ra1 Bc5 25. Ne2 Kg7 26. Rd5 b6 27. Nd4 Kf6 $11 {
Lintchevski,D (2506)-Potkin,V (2629)/Novokuznetsk/2008/}) 20... Be6 21. Bxe6
Qxe6 22. Rfd1 Qb3 $132 {Ruck,R (2574)-Steingrimsson,H (2540)/Beijing rpd/2008/}
) 13... b6 14. e4 Bb7 15. Rfe1 Rad8 $5 $146 (15... Rfd8 16. e5 Nf8 (16... b5 $5
$132 {[%cal Yc6c5]}) 17. Qe2 c5 18. d5 exd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Rac8 21. Qc4
Re8 22. h4 Ne6 $14 {/<=>,Chernin,A (2620)-Kuczynski,R (2500)/EU-chT Debrecen/
1992/}) 16. e5 (16. Qc1 {[%cal Yc1f4]} g5 $5 $13) 16... a6 ({Golubev recommends
} 16... b5 17. Qe4 Rb8 $1 {[%cal Rc6c5] after} 18. Qf4 c5 19. d5 c4 20. Bc2 b4
21. d6 Qd8 22. Ne4 Qa5 $13 {/=/+ White's attacking chances are at best only
good enough to hold the balance.}) 17. Qe4 b5 18. h4 (18. Qf4 $5) 18... Ba8 (
18... Rb8 $11 {or}) (18... Nb6 $5 $13 {are better ways to advance the Pc6.})
19. h5 c5 20. d5 $1 c4 21. Bc2 exd5 (21... b4 22. hxg6 $1 f5 23. exf6 Nxf6 24.
Qxe6+ Qxe6 25. dxe6 bxc3 26. e7 $16) 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Nc5 24. Rxc5 Qxc5
25. hxg6 f6 $1 (25... f5 $2 26. Qf4 $36 {Korobov,A (2678)-Miroshnichenko,E 
(2621)/UKR-ch Kiev/2012/}) 26. e6 f5 27. Qf4 Qd6 $132) 3... Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3
{White can start avoiding the Meran already now:} (5. Bd3 {postpones the
development of the Nb1, but gives Black some extra options as well:} Nbd7 (5...
dxc4 $5 6. Bxc4 c5 7. O-O a6 {transposes into a Queen's Gambit Accepted with
an extra move. The line} 8. Bb3 cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bg5 Nc6 12.
Qd2 Na5 13. Bc2 b5 14. Rad1 {was the topic of an opening article in CBM 143,
here Black came up with the rare} Ra7 (14... Bb7 {is the usual move.}) 15. Qf4
Rc7 16. Rfe1 $5 {[%cal Rd4d5] keeps some tension.} (16. Bxf6 $146 {was new,
but not too effective after} Bxf6 17. d5 e5 $5 (17... exd5 18. Rxd5 Rd7 19. Rh5
(19. Rfd1 {Huzman} Bxc3 20. Rxd7 Bxd7 21. bxc3 Qc8 $132) 19... h6 20. Rxh6 gxh6
21. Qxh6 Re8 22. Bh7+ Kh8 23. Bf5+ Kg8 24. Bh7+ {1/2,Moiseenko,A (2711)
-Korobov,A (2678)/UKR-ch Kiev/2012/}) 18. Qe4 (18. Nxe5 Qd6 $15) 18... g6 $13 {
/=/+}) (16. d5 exd5 $8 (16... Nxd5 $2 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 (17... Qxe7 18. Rxd5 $1
Rxc3 19. Bxh7+ $18) 18. Bxh7+ $1 $18) 17. Bxf6 {- 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.d5 exd5 only
transposes to the game quoted above.})) 6. O-O dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 ({Possibly a
safer choice is} 7... Bd6 8. Nc3 (8. Bd3 O-O (8... e5 $5 $132) (8... c5 $6 9.
Re1 $1 {[%cal Re3e4]} cxd4 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 $14 {leads to an advantageous
version of the typical position with an isolated Pd4.}) 9. Nbd2 c5 10. Nc4 Bc7
$11) 8... b5 9. Bd3 (9. Be2 $5) 9... O-O {transposing into the Meran line with
the quick Bd6 - see opening survey in CBM 118.}) 8. Bd3 Bb7 (8... Bd6 $143 9.
a4 b4 10. Nbd2 $36) 9. e4 (9. a4 b4 10. Nbd2 c5 11. Qe2 Be7 12. Rd1 O-O 13. a5
Rc8 14. Nc4 cxd4 15. exd4 Nd5 16. a6 Ba8 17. Nfe5 N7f6 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bd2 Nb6
20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21. Be3 Bd5 $11 {Fressinet,L (2693)-Korobov,A (2679)/EU-ch
Plovdiv/2012/}) 9... a6 {allows the interesting} 10. a4 $5 (10. Nc3 c5 {
and we are back in the Meran again.}) 10... Be7 11. Bg5 (11. Qe2 O-O 12. e5 Nd5
13. Qe4 g6 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Nbd2 bxa4 16. h4 c5 $132 {Hegeler,F (2330)-Teske,H 
(2515)/Hamburg/1997/}) (11. Nbd2 Nc5 12. Bc2 (12. dxc5 $5 Qxd3 13. Ra3 $36 {
[%cal Ye4e5,Yd2e4,Ye4d6]}) 12... Nxa4 13. Bxa4 bxa4 14. Qxa4 O-O 15. b4 a5 16.
bxa5 Ba6 17. Ne5 Bb5 (17... Bxf1 18. Nxc6 Qd7 $11) 18. Qc2 Qxd4 (18... c5 $5
$13) 19. Bb2 Qd8 20. Ndc4 Bb4 21. Rfc1 $14 {Bu Xiangzhi (2606)-Fontaine,R 
(2532)/Cannes/2004/}) ({Perhaps the most promising alternative is the direct} 
11. e5 $5 Nd5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nb6 14. a5 Nd5 15. c4 bxc4 16. Bxc4 c5 17.
dxc5 Bxc5 18. Ng5 O-O 19. Qd3 g6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Ba3 $36 {[%csl Rd6,Rf6]
Barsov,A (2521)-Dussart,F (2265)/FRA-chT/2007/}) 11... h6 12. Bh4 Nh5 $146 ({
This is a novelty, but Black has other playable moves such as} 12... O-O 13.
axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 {Klimov,S (2520)-Solovjov,S (2426)/St Petersburg/2004/
see the notes to this game by V. Mikhalevski in CBM 101.}) ({A more aggressive
move is} 12... g5 $5 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. Nbd2 Nxg3 15. hxg3 g4 16. Ne1 h5 17. e5
Nb6 $13 {Tregubov,P (2628)-Geller,J (2285)/Krasnodar/2001/}) 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14.
Re1 O-O 15. Nbd2 Rad8 (15... Nf4 16. Bf1 c5 $5 17. g3 Ng6 $132) 16. Bf1 e5 17.
axb5 cxb5 18. d5 f5 19. exf5 Bxd5 (19... Nf4 $5 $13) 20. Qc2 Rc8 21. Qd3 Nf4
22. Qa3 b4 $6 (22... Qxa3 23. Rxa3 Rxf5 $11) 23. Qe3 Rxf5 24. g3 Ng6 25. Rxa6
$36 {Ponomariov,R (2726)-Korobov,A (2678)/UKR-ch Kiev/2012/}) (5. b3 {aims to
discourage Black from dxc4 and is recommended by Avrukh in his rightly
renowned repertoire book. However, he doesn't consider the interesting, but
rare reaction} c5 $5 {when it's difficult to exploit White's extra tempo:} 6.
cxd5 (6. Bb2 cxd4 7. exd4 {retains more tension in the position.}) 6... Nxd5 7.
Bb2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bb4+ ({Another viable move is} 8... Be7 9. Nd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Bd7
11. Bc4 Nb6 12. Bd3 Nc6 13. Qh5 $6 (13. O-O $142 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bc6 $11) 13...
f5 14. N2f3 Bf6 15. O-O Nb4 16. Bb1 g6 17. Qh6 e5 18. Ne2 Qe7 19. Rfd1 Rad8 20.
h4 Bb5 21. Nc3 e4 $36 {Meier,G (2648)-Le Quang,L (2717)/Lubbock/2011/}) 9. Nd2
O-O 10. Rc1 (10. a3 Bc3 11. Bxc3 Nxc3 12. Qc2 Nd5 13. Bd3 h6 14. O-O Bd7 15.
Bh7+ Kh8 16. Be4 Nc6 17. Bxd5 Nxd4 18. exd4 exd5 $11 {Volkov,S (2623)-Gopal,G 
(2572)/Dubai/2012/}) 10... Qh4 (10... e5 $5 11. N4f3 e4 $13) 11. g3 (11. N4f3
$142) 11... Qe4 12. Qf3 Qg6 13. a3 Bxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Nd7 15. Qg2 b6 16. Bd3 Qh6
17. g4 {1/2,Giri,A (2722)-Dreev,A (2711)/EUCup Rogaska Slatina/2011/} ({
\/A typical computer line is} 17. Nf5 exf5 18. Qxd5 Nc5 19. Qxa8 Bb7 20. Qxa7
Ra8 21. Rxc5 $5 Rxa7 22. Rc7 Ra8 23. Rhc1 Qxh2 24. Rxb7 Qxf2+ 25. Be2 Rd8+ 26.
Bd4 f4 27. gxf4 Rxd4+ 28. exd4 Qxf4+ 29. Kd3 Qf5+ 30. Ke3 Qg5+ $11) 17... Nc5
$11) 5... Nbd7 6. Qc2 {It looks like an Anti-Meran, at least for the time
being...} (6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 Qc7 12.
dxe6 fxe6 13. Bc2 {and now:} Bd6 (13... c4 14. Ne2 $5 ({Kasparov's exchange
sacrifice} 14. Nd4 Nc5 15. Be3 e5 16. Nf3 Be7 17. Ng5 O-O $1 18. Bxc5 Bxc5 19.
Ne6 Qb6 20. Nxf8 Rxf8 $44 {Kasimdzhanov,R (2678)-Kasparov,G (2804)/Linares/
2005/ subsequently brought Black success in both over-the-board and postal
games.}) {has lately been scoring excellently for White. However, it's not so
clear if this is due to the merits of this move, or because it's still
relatively unexplored:} 14... e5 ({Deserving attention is} 14... Nc5 $5 15. Bf4
Qb6 16. Be3 Rd8 17. Qe1 Qc7 18. b4 Ncxe4 19. a4 e5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ra7 Qb8
22. Qa1 Bd6 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Ng5 O-O 25. Ne6 Qc8 $44 {Berczes,D (2557)-Ragger,
M (2655)/CRO-chT Sibenik/2011/}) 15. Ng3 Bc5 16. b3 c3 17. a3 b4 $6 (17... a5
$142 $5 18. Ng5 (18. Bd3 Qb6 $132) 18... Qc6 $13) 18. Ng5 Qc6 19. axb4 Bxb4 20.
Ba3 Bxa3 (20... a5 21. Nf5 $36 {[%csl Re8]}) 21. Rxa3 h6 22. Nf3 O-O 23. b4 Qc7
24. Qb1 Rac8 25. Ne2 $16 {[%csl Rc3] Eljanov,P (2755)-Gelfand,B (2739)/Moscow/
2010/}) 14. Ng5 Nf8 15. f4 O-O-O 16. Qe2 (16. Qe1 e5 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 exf4
19. a4 {was successfully introduced by Shirov against Dreev in Sarajevo 2002 .
However, after} b4 20. Qe2 c4 21. b3 h6 (21... Nxd5 $5 22. Kh1 Kb8 $15) 22. Ne6
Nxe6 23. dxe6 g5 $5 24. bxc4 Qc5+ 25. Kh1 Be5 26. Rb1 Rhe8 27. Bg6 Re7 {
Zhukova,N (2447)-Romanko,M (2414)/Antakya/2010/ already White should search
for effective counterplay with} 28. g3 $5 $132) 16... h6 17. Nf3 Bxf4 18. a4 (
18. e5 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Bxe5 20. Qa8+ Kd7 21. Qxa6 Bxh2+ 22. Kh1 Ke7 23. Be3 Qe5
24. Rf3 N8d7 (24... b4 $5 $13) 25. Re1 (25. Nxb5 $142 $36) 25... Qd6 26. Qxb5
Rb8 27. Qe2 Bg3 28. Rd1 Qe5 29. Bb3 Rb4 30. Bxe6 Qxe6 31. Rxg3 Kf7 $11 {
Graf,A (2585)-Dreev,A (2640)/FIDE WCh Groningen/1997/ is just drawish.}) (18.
Bxf4 Qxf4 19. g3 $44) 18... b4 19. e5 Bxf3 20. Rxf3 Bxe5 21. Qxa6+ (21. Ne4 $6
c4 $15 {/-/+}) 21... Kb8 (21... Qb7 22. Qe2 $36) 22. Be3 (22. Rxf6 $2 gxf6 23.
Be4 Qa7 24. Qb5+ Kc8 25. Be3 bxc3 26. bxc3 Bd6 {Laznicka,V (2683)-Shirov,A 
(2706)/Novy Bor m/2012/} {While calculating the sacrifice White overlooked} 27.
Rb1 Rd7 $8 $19 {[%cal Rc8d8,Rd8e7]}) (22. Nb5 Qb7 23. Qa5 N8d7 $15) (22. Qb5+
$142 {, but White is striving only to repeat moves.}) 22... Qb7 $1 $15 {/\} (
22... Bd4 $6 23. Bxd4 cxd4 {Klimov,S (2512)-Filippov,V (2630)/Krasnoyarsk/2003/
} 24. Nb5 $1 $40 (24. Be4 $36)) 23. Qa5 N8d7 24. Nb5 $2 Rc8 $1 $19 {[%csl Ra5]
[%cal Rc8c6,Rc6a6]}) 6... Bd6 7. Bd3 (7. g4 h6 8. Rg1 (8. Bd2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5
10. Be2 Bb7 11. e4 Be7 12. g5 hxg5 13. Nxg5 {allows the tactical break} b4 14.
Na4 c5 $1 15. Nxc5 ({An important and beautiful line is} 15. dxc5 Rh4 $1 16. c6
Rc8 17. Bb5 a6 18. cxd7+ Nxd7 19. Bxd7+ Qxd7 20. Qb3 Qb5 21. Rg1 Bxg5 22. Bxg5
Rxe4+ 23. Be3 Rg4 $3 24. Rxg4 Bf3 $19 {, mentioned by Schandorff in CBM 125.})
15... Nxc5 16. dxc5 Rc8 17. Qa4+ (17. Bxb4 Nd7 $44 {|^}) 17... Bc6 18. Bb5 Bxb5
19. Qxb5+ Qd7 20. Qxd7+ Nxd7 21. Ke2 Rh4 22. Rac1 Rxc5 23. Rxc5 Bxc5 $15 {
[%csl Rf2,Rh2] Carlsen,M (2776)-Aronian,L (2750)/Linares/2009/}) {The most
natural and objectively best is central counterplay with} 8... e5 (8... b6 {
is rare and rather passive:} 9. h4 Bb4 10. g5 (10. Bd2 Bb7 11. cxd5 Bxc3 12.
Bxc3 Nxd5 13. g5 c5 $132 {Touzane,O (2376)-Nikcevic,N (2462)/FRA-chT/2002/})
10... hxg5 11. hxg5 Ne4 12. Bd3 Qc7 $6 (12... Ba6 $142 $5 13. Bd2 (13. Bxe4
dxe4 14. Nd2 Qc7 15. Qxe4 O-O-O $32) 13... Nxd2 14. Nxd2 $14 {/~~}) 13. Bxe4
dxe4 14. Qxe4 Ba6 15. g6 O-O-O 16. gxf7 Bxc4 17. Bd2 (17. Nd2 $5) 17... Bxc3
18. Bxc3 Bd5 19. Qg4 Rdf8 20. e4 Nf6 21. Qxg7 Qf4 22. exd5 Qe4+ (22... Qxf3 23.
dxe6 Qe4+ 24. Kd2 Qxe6 25. Rae1 Qxf7 26. Re7 $16) 23. Kf1 $2 (23. Kd2 Qxf3 24.
Rae1 Ne4+ 25. Kc2 $16 {[%cal Rg1h1] . dominating, threatening primarily Rh1})
23... Qxf3 24. dxe6 Ne4 $2 (24... Qh3+ 25. Qg2 Qxe6 26. d5 Qxf7 $11) 25. Qg2
Qf5 26. Rc1 $1 $16 {[%cal Rd4d5] Korobov,A (2678)-Kuzubov,Y (2623)/UKR-ch Kiev/
2012/}) ({After} 8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. e4 {the rook move is
more useful, than Bd2 -} e5 (11... Be7 12. g5 hxg5 13. Nxg5 $36 {[%cal Re4e5,
Rg5f7]}) 12. Be3 (12. dxe5 $5 Nxe5 13. Nd4 $36 {Dreev}) 12... exd4 13. Nxd4
Bxh2 14. Rh1 Qc7 15. g5 hxg5 (15... Nh7 $2 16. g6 $1 fxg6 17. e5 Bxe5 18. Qxg6+
Ke7 19. Nf5+ Kd8 20. Nxg7 $18 {->,Khotenashvili,B (2490)-Muzychuk,M (2490)/
Jiangsu Wuxi/2012/}) 16. Ncxb5 Qb8 17. Nc3 c5 18. Nf3 g4 19. Nxh2 Rxh2 {
Dreev,A (2570)-Bareev,E (2660)/Biel izt/1993/} 20. Rxh2 Qxh2 21. O-O-O $36) 9.
cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 (10. Bd2 e4 11. Nb5 Bb8 12. Nh4 Nb6 $1 $15) (10. g5 hxg5 11.
Nxg5 Qe7 12. Nb5 exd4 13. Nxd4 {Gelfand,B (2703)-Lautier,J (2687)/Wijk aan Zee/
2002/} Nc5 $5 $13 {/=/+} (13... Ne5 14. Bd2 Nfg4 15. h3 Qxg5 16. hxg4 Bxg4 17.
Be2 Qf6 18. Bxg4 Nxg4 19. O-O-O Ne5 20. Bc3 Rc8 21. f4 Rxc3 22. Qxc3 Nc4 23.
Nb5 Qxc3+ 24. Nxc3 Rh2 25. Rxd5 Be7 26. Rd4 Nxe3 27. Re4 Nf5 28. Nd5)) 10...
Bb8 11. g5 hxg5 12. Nxg5 O-O $5 (12... e4 13. Bd2 a6 14. Rc1 Bxh2 15. Nc7+ Bxc7
16. Qxc7 Qxc7 17. Rxc7 $44 {Practical results have confirmed White has very
promising compensation.}) 13. Bd2 a6 14. Nc3 Qc7 {led to huge complications
after} 15. O-O-O exd4 16. exd4 b5 17. a3 Nb6 18. h4 b4 19. axb4 a5 20. b5 a4
$13 21. Bd3 a3 22. bxa3 Qd6 23. Na2 Qxa3+ 24. Kb1 Bd6 25. Nh7 Ne4 26. Bxe4 dxe4
27. Nf6+ Kh8 28. Rg5 g6 29. Nxe4 Be7 30. d5 Kg8 31. Bc3 Bxg5 32. hxg5 Bf5 33.
Nf6+ Kg7 34. Ne8+ Kg8 35. Nf6+ Kg7 36. Ne8+ Kg8 37. Nf6+ {1/2,Rybusia (1626)
-Komodo1/playchess.com/2008/}) 7... O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 {The most often
played move, but certainly not the only one:} (9... a6 10. Rd1 b5 ({Even now
Black can postpone this advance with the useful} 10... Qc7 $5) 11. Bd3 ({
Kasimdzhanov's interesting idea} 11. Be2 Qc7 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 e5 14. Qd3
exd4 15. Qxd4 Be7 16. Qf4 $5 {leads only to a drawish endgame after} Qxf4 17.
exf4 Bf6 18. Nd4 c5 19. Bf3 Ra7 20. Nc6 Rc7 21. Bd2 b4 22. Rac1 Bb7 23. Nxb4
Bxb2 24. Rc2 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Bf6 26. Nxa6 (26. Be3 Rfc8 27. Nd5 Rc6 28. Nxf6+
Nxf6 29. Rxc5 Rxc5 30. Bxc5 h6 31. Be3 Rc4 32. Rd4 Rxd4 33. Bxd4 Nd5 $11 {
Grachev,B (2684)-Balogh,C (2620)/CRO-chT Sibenik/2009/}) 26... Ra7 27. Be3 Rxa6
28. Rxd7 Rc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ivanisevic,I (2611)-Sandipan,C (2637)/Tromsoe 2010/
CBM 137 Extra (39) Georgiev,K (2685)-Ragger,M (2628)/CRO-chT Sibenik/2010/})
11... h6 $146 ({This novelty might be viable, but the same goes for the tested
and approved moves} 11... Bb7 12. Ng5 h6 $5 13. Nge4 Be7 14. a3 a5 15. Rb1 Nxe4
16. Nxe4 b4 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 b3 19. Qxb3 Nxc5 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Rxd8 Nxb3
22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 23. Bc2 Nxc1 24. Rxc1 Rd8 $11 {Svidler,P (2730)-Caruana,F (2716)
/RUS-chT Olginka/2011/}) ({and} 11... Qc7 12. Bd2 c5 13. Ne4 c4 14. Nxd6 Qxd6
15. Be2 Bb7 16. b3 Bd5 17. Qb2 Ne4 18. Ba5 f5 $1 19. Ne1 Rf6 20. bxc4 bxc4 21.
Qb4 Qxb4 22. Bxb4 a5 $11 {/=/+,Jakovenko,D (2729)-Ragger,M (2654)/EU-ch
Plovdiv/2012/}) 12. e4 e5 13. h3 Qc7 14. Be3 exd4 15. Nxd4 Ne5 16. Bf1 Ng6 17.
Rac1 Re8 18. a3 (18. a4 $5) 18... c5 19. Nf5 Be5 $6 (19... Bf8 $142 $1 {/\} 20.
a4 b4 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. exd5 Re5 $13) 20. a4 $1 Nxe4 21. Nxh6+ gxh6 22. Nxe4 c4
23. axb5 axb5 24. Nc3 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 $16 {Potkin,V (2651)-Sjugirov,S (2635)/
RUS-ch Moscow/2012/}) (9... e5 {rather went out of fashion, as the positions
after the swap on d4 favour White. However, it's not so simple to induce Black
to open the centre:} 10. Bb3 h6 11. Rd1 (11. h3 Re8 12. Bd2 $6 e4 13. Nh4 Bb8
14. Nf5 Nb6 15. Ng3 Bxg3 16. fxg3 Be6 17. g4 Bc4 18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. Ne2 Nd6 20.
Nc3 Rc8 21. Be1 Nd5 22. Nxd5 cxd5 $15 {[%csl Gd6,Re1] Gustafsson,J (2629)
-Ponomariov,R (2726)/Dortmund/2012/}) 11... Qc7 12. h3 Re8 13. dxe5 (13. Nh4
exd4 14. exd4 Nf8 15. Nf5 Be6 $11 {The Nf5 won't win the game by itself.})
13... Nxe5 14. Nd4 a6 15. a3 (15. a4 $5 Ned7 16. a5 Nc5 17. Bc4 Be6 $5 18. Nxe6
Nxe6 19. b3 Rad8 20. Bb2 Bh2+ 21. Kh1 Be5 $132 {Selyanchin,N (2479)-Mrazik,L 
(2521)/corr/2005/}) 15... Bf8 16. Nde2 b5 17. Bd2 Bb7 18. Nf4 Rad8 19. Be1 Qc8
20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Ne4 Qf5 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Ba5 Rd7 24. Bc3 c5 $11 {Sjugirov,
S (2635)-Dubov,D (2594)/RUS-ch Moscow/2012/}) 10. Bd3 {This retreat brings us
back to the Meran after all, namely the line with an early ...Bd6, mentioned
in the note to move 5.} (10. Be2 Bb7 {is nowadays played somewhat less often:}
11. Rd1 (11. a3 Re8 12. Rd1 Qb8 13. e4 e5 14. g3 a6 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bg5 Nxf3+
(16... Neg4 $5 17. h3 Bxg3 $13 {Aronian,L (2783)-Shirov,A (2749)/Shanghai/2010/
See the more detailed notes to this game in CBM 138.}) 17. Bxf3 Be5 18. Rac1 h6
19. Be3 c5 20. Bxc5 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Bxe4 $11 {Maric,A (2405)-Vajda,
S (2375)/EU-chTW Novi Sad/2009/}) 11... Qc7 12. Bd2 (12. e4 e5 13. g3 ({or} 13.
Bg5 {is played more often.})) 12... a5 $5 {is a new idea, Black prevents b4.}
13. Rac1 Rac8 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 c5 16. Qh4 b4 17. e4 Rfe8 18. Bb5 Be7 19.
Qf4 Qxf4 20. Bxf4 Red8 21. d5 exd5 22. exd5 Bf6 23. b3 h6 24. d6 Bc6 25. Bxc6
Rxc6 26. Nd2 Be5 27. Bxe5 Nxe5 28. Ne4 f5 29. f4 Nd3 {Gelfand,B (2739)-Topalov,
V (2770)/Wijk aan Zee/2012/ White seemed to have the initiative, but without
queens this didn't amount to much and all petered out into a drawn endgame.})
10... Bb7 11. e4 {Although White can postpone this advance, any attempts to
get an edge from the opening are connected with central expansion:} (11. Rd1
Qb8 12. e4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. h3 a6 16. a4 c5 (16... Rc8 17.
Be3 c5 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 c4 20. Be2 Qd6 21. axb5 axb5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. b3
cxb3 24. Qxb3 b4 $11 {Eljanov,P (2717)-Shirov,A (2730)/Bundesliga/2010/}) 17.
axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Bxa8 19. Nxb5 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Qxb5 21. Bd3 Qb6 22. Bc4 Re8 23.
Re1 Bh2+ 24. Kf1 Rxe1+ 25. Kxe1 Be5 $11 {Laznicka,V (2683)-Shirov,A (2706)/
Novy Bor m/2012/ The bishop pair gives White only an insignificant pull, Black
held the balalnce in an almost symmetrical position.}) (11. a3 {is recently
met with} a5 $5 (11... a6 12. b4 a5 13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Qe7 15. e4 e5 16. Ne2
$5 $13 {leads to tactical adventures, which are not to everyone's taste.}) 12.
e4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. h3 Re8 16. Be3 Bd4 $5 17. Rfe1 ({More
natural is} 17. Bxd4 Qxd4 18. Rad1 Qc5 (18... b4 19. Na4 $14) (18... Qb6 $5
$132 {deserves attention.}) 19. Nd5 Qxc2 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Bxc2 c5 22. f3 Rad8
23. Kf2 $11 {/+/=,Esen,B (2513)-Arun Prasad,S (2567)/WChT Bursa/2010/ White
has a minimal, but riskless advantage.}) 17... b4 18. Bxd4 (18. Na4 c5 $1 19.
Nxc5 Bxc5 20. Bxc5 Rc8 $132 {=}) 18... Qxd4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Rxa8 Bxa8 21. Na4
Re5 22. Rc1 Bb7 23. Qc4 Qxc4 24. Rxc4 Ba6 25. Rc5 Rxc5 26. Nxc5 Bxd3 27. Nxd3
Nxe4 28. Nxb4 $11 {Giri,A (2696)-Nakamura,H (2778)/Biel/2012/}) 11... e5 {
[%mdl 32] Already the previous notes have indicated this is a typical
situation. The outcome of the strategic battle in the opening depends on how
the sides will resolve the central tension and activate their major pieces.}
12. h3 {Useful prophylaxis, taking g4 away from the knight prepares a later
advance of the Pf2.} ({The move order} 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. h3 {
gives Black the alternative} b4 $5 {After} (14... Re8 {transposes into the
game.}) 15. Na4 Bd4 16. Re1 c5 17. Be3 Rc8 $5 ({Even after the simple} 17...
Bxe3 18. Rxe3 Rc8 19. b3 Re8 20. Nb2 g6 $132 {Black has good piece play and
it's not easy to prove even a minimal plus for White.}) 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Qd2
Re8 $1 (19... Qa5 $143 20. b3 Rfe8 21. f3 Bc6 $2 (21... Rc3 $5 $44) 22. Nb2 Qc5
23. Rac1 $16 {Yrjola,J (2396)-Duong The Anh (2287)/Budapest/ 2006/}) 20. Qxb4 (
{Other moves can be risky:} 20. e5 Qd5 21. f4 Nh5 22. Be4 Qd7 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24.
Qxd4 Rc2 25. Qe4 Qxe4 26. Rxe4 Rd8 $36 {or}) (20. f3 Nh5 {/\} 21. Qxb4 $6 Nf4
22. Qd2 Qh4 $44 {|^}) 20... Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Rxe4 22. Rxe4 Nxe4 23. Rd1 Nxf2 $5
24. Kxf2 (24. Rxd4 Qg5 $1 $15) 24... Rc2+ 25. Kg1 Rxg2+ $1 26. Kxg2 Qg5+ $11)
12... Re8 ({Shirov's alternative method is} 12... a6 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5
Bxe5 15. Be3 c5 $5 16. Bxc5 Re8 17. Rad1 (17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. Be3 Bxc3 19. Qxc3
Qxc3 20. bxc3 Nxe4 (20... Bxe4 $142 $1 $11) 21. c4 Bc6 $5 $11 (21... Nc3 {
Sasikiran,K (2703)-Shirov,A (2701)/RUS-chT Sochi/2012/} 22. Rdc1 $14)) 17...
Qc7 (17... Nd7 $6 18. Be3 Qc7 {runs into the tactical} 19. Nxb5 $1 axb5 20.
Qxc7 Bxc7 21. Bxb5 $14 {/+/-,Eljanov,P (2690)-Korobov,A (2660)/Moscow/2012/})
18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 g6 20. Be4 (20. Be2 {Sasikiran,K (2676)-Shirov,A (2709)/
Lublin/2011/} Rac8 21. b4 Bh2+ 22. Kh1 Bd6 23. Bg4 $5 f5 24. Bf3 Bxc5 25. bxc5
Qxc5 $11) 20... a5 21. Rfe1 Rac8 22. d6 {leads only to a dead draw after} Bxe4
23. dxc7 (23. Qxe4 Qxc5 24. Rd5 Bh2+ 25. Kxh2 Qc6 26. d7 Rxe4 27. dxc8=Q+ Qxc8
28. Rxe4 Qc2 $11) 23... Bxc2 24. Rd8 Rexd8 25. cxd8=Q+ Rxd8 26. Rxe5 Bd3 $11 {
Mareco,S (2583)-Shirov,A (2698)/Buenos Aires/2012/}) 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5
Bxe5 15. Be3 Qe7 (15... Bd4 16. Bxd4 Qxd4 17. Rad1 Qc5 18. Nd5 Qxc2 19. Nxf6+
gxf6 20. Bxc2 c5 21. f3 $11 {/+/=,Cheparinov,I (2664)-Papin,V (2575)/EU-ch
Plovdiv/2012/ We have mentioned a similar endgame above (with the extra moves
a3 and a5). Even here White can play on without much risk.}) ({More to the
point is} 15... a6 16. Rfd1 (16. f4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 c5 18. e5 c4 19. Bf5 g6 20.
Rad1 $6 (20. Bd4 gxf5 21. exf6 Be4 $11) 20... Nd5 21. Be4 Nxe3 22. Rxd8 Nxc2
23. Rxa8 Bxa8 24. Bxc2 f6 25. Rd1 $11 {Ponomariov,R (2758)-Shirov,A (2713)/
Saratov/2011/ and it's already White, who must tread with some care.}) 16...
Qc7 17. a4 Rac8 (17... Rad8 18. Rac1 Bh2+ 19. Kh1 Bf4 {or}) (17... Bh2+ 18. Kh1
Bf4 {leads to similar positions.}) 18. Rac1 Bh2+ 19. Kh1 Bf4 20. Qd2 Bxe3 21.
Qxe3 Qe7 22. Re1 b4 23. Nb1 Rcd8 24. Rcd1 c5 25. Nd2 g6 $132 {Kulaots,K (2585)
-Diermair,A (2416)/EU-ch Plovdiv/2012/ Black's active pieces compensate for
his compromised pawn structure.}) (15... Qc7 {more often than not just
transposes into 15...a6 lines.}) 16. a4 $146 {[%mdl 8]} ({This new move is
hardly better than Topalov's} 16. Rfd1 a6 (16... Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nxe4 18. a4 Nf6
19. axb5 cxb5 20. Bxb5 Rec8 21. Bf1 Nd5 22. Bd4 Nf4 23. Qf5 Ne6 24. Bd3 Qh4 {
Pashikian,A (2621)-Andriasian,Z (2564)/ARM-ch Yerevan/2009/} 25. Be3 $1 $36 {
[%cal Rg2g3]}) 17. Ne2 (17. a4 Rac8 18. f3 (18. Rac1 c5 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5
c4 21. Be2 Qb4 $11 {/=/+,Sundararajan,K (2474)-Bakre,T (2507)/Aurangabad/2011/}
) 18... Nh5 $132) 17... c5 18. Bxc5 Qc7 19. f3 Bxb2 20. Qxb2 (20. Rab1 $5 Be5
21. Be3 Qxc2 22. Bxc2 Rac8 23. Bb3 a5 $6 (23... Red8 $11) 24. Nd4 Rc3 25. Bf2
b4 26. Nb5 $14 {Scharf,N (2069)-Saunders,D (1909)/corr/2009/}) 20... Qxc5+ 21.
Qd4 Qe7 22. Bc2 (22. Rab1 Rad8 23. Qb4 Rd6 24. Nc3 Nh5 25. Bf1 (25. Bxb5 Rxd1+
26. Nxd1 axb5 27. Qxb5 Ng3 28. Qxb7 Qc5+ $11) 25... Rxd1 26. Nxd1 {Kraemer,M 
(2516)-Shirov,A (2749)/Bundesliga/2010/} Qxb4 $11 (26... Ng3 $11)) 22... Rac8
$132 (22... Red8 $11) (22... Bd5 $6 23. exd5 Qxe2 24. Bb3 a5 25. d6 a4 26. Bd5
$36 {Topalov,V (2791)-Aronian,L (2757)/Nanjing/2008/ For more details see the
notes to this game by Krasenkow in CBM 128.})) (16. Ne2 Bc7 17. Bc5 Qe5 18. f4
Qxc5+ 19. Qxc5 Bb6 20. Qxb6 axb6 21. e5 Rad8 22. Rfd1 Nd5 23. Kf2 f6 $11 {
Grigoryan,A (2580)-Ter Sahakyan,S (2541)/ARM-ch Yerevan/2011/}) 16... b4 ({
Perhaps even stronger is} 16... a6 $5 {After} 17. Ne2 (17. Rfd1 Rac8 {
transposes to a position from the above note.}) {Black doesn't have the
simplifying operation as in Grigoryan-Ter Sahakyan, but} 17... Bd6 18. Rfd1
Rac8 {/\} 19. Nd4 g6 20. Nf3 c5 $1 21. axb5 c4 22. bxa6 cxd3 23. Qxd3 Rcd8 24.
axb7 Bh2+ 25. Kxh2 Rxd3 26. Rxd3 Qxb7 $132 {leads to a roughly balanced
position.}) 17. Ne2 Rad8 {Black avoids simplification, which indicates
ambitions.} (17... c5 $5 18. Bxc5 (18. f3 $5 $13) 18... Qc7 (18... Qe6 19. f4
b3 20. Qd2 Red8 21. fxe5 Nxe4 22. Qe3 Nxc5 23. Nf4 $36 {[%cal Rd3c4]}) (18...
b3 $5 19. Bxe7 bxc2 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nc3 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Rxe4 24.
Rfc1 Rc8 25. Rxc2 g6 $44 {is also a drawish endgame.}) 19. Bxb4 Qxc2 20. Bxc2
Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Nxe4 $44 {= and Black's active pieces practically guarantee him
a draw, but certainly nothing more than that.}) 18. Rad1 {Natural development.}
(18. Bxa7 Ba6 (18... Rxd3 $5 19. Qxd3 c5 $44) 19. Bxa6 Qxa7 20. Bd3 Bxb2 $11)
18... Bc7 19. b3 $6 {An important turning point of the game, the soft text
move already gives Black a slight initiative.} (19. Bxa7 $142 $1 Nxe4 20. Ng3
$1 Nxg3 21. fxg3 $14 {[%cal Ya7c5,Yd3c4]}) 19... Bb6 20. Bxb6 axb6 21. f4 g6
22. Ng3 c5 {[%csl Gb4,Gb6,Gc5] All Black's pieces are active and he has
improved his queenside pawn structure.} 23. Rde1 (23. Bb5 $5 Rf8 (23... Rxd1
24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qd3 $11) 24. Rde1 Rd4 (24... Ne8 $5 {[%cal
Ye8c7,Yc7e6]}) 25. e5 $132 Nd5 26. Ne4 {/\} Qh4 27. Nd6) 23... Rd4 24. e5 ({
The attempt to repeat moves} 24. Ne2 {can be met with} Rd7 $5 25. Bb5 Nxe4 26.
Bxd7 Qxd7 $44 {[%csl Gb7,Ge4]}) 24... Nd5 25. f5 {[%csl Rg6] Concrete play,
White targets g6.} (25. Ne4 Qh4 $15 {and here} 26. Bb5 {is already useless due
to} Re7) 25... Nf4 (25... Qh4 $5 26. fxg6 hxg6 27. Bxg6 Qxg3 28. Bxf7+ Kh8 29.
Bxe8 Nf4 30. Rxf4 Rxf4 31. Qe2 Bxg2 32. Qh5+ Kg7 33. Qg6+ $15 {/=}) 26. Be4 $2
{A critical moment, after this error Black takes control.} ({He had to play
the consistent} 26. fxg6 fxg6 (26... hxg6 27. Bxg6 $1 Nxg6 28. e6 $44 {gives
White at least a draw.}) 27. Rxf4 $1 Rxf4 28. Bxg6 $44 {<=>}) 26... Qg5 $1 27.
Kh2 Ba6 28. Rf3 (28. Rf2 Bd3 $5 (28... Nd3 $15) 29. Qd2 Bxe4 30. Qxf4 Qxf4 31.
Rxf4 Bc2 $36) 28... Red8 (28... Rxe5 $17) ({A more energetic move was} 28...
Nxh3 $142 $1 29. e6 (29. Kxh3 Qh6+ 30. Kg4 Rxe5 $19 {mates quickly.}) 29...
fxe6 30. fxg6 Nf4 31. gxh7+ Kh8 $40 {with a raging attack.}) 29. Rf2 Nd3 (29...
Bd3 $5 $17) 30. Bxd3 Bxd3 31. Qc1 $8 (31. Qb2 gxf5 $17 (31... Bxf5 $17)) 31...
Qxc1 32. Rxc1 R4d5 (32... c4 $5 33. bxc4 b3 $36) 33. Re1 Re8 34. fxg6 (34. Rd2
$1 $15 {is far more resilient.}) 34... Bxg6 35. Ne4 (35. Rfe2 Rd3 36. Rb2 f5 $5
$17 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Yg6f7]}) 35... Rdxe5 36. Nf6+ Kh8 37. Nxe8 $6 (37. Rd1
$142 $15 {/-/+}) 37... Rxe1 38. Nd6 Re3 39. Rb2 Re6 40. Rd2 Re3 41. Rb2 Bd3 $19
{Black has a healthy extra pawn and the rest is a matter of technique.} 42. Rd2
(42. Nxf7+ Kg8 43. Nd6 (43. Rf2 Bg6 $19) 43... Re2 $1 44. Rxe2 Bxe2 $19 {
[%cal Rc5c4]}) 42... Kg7 43. Kg1 Bg6 44. Rb2 Re6 45. Nc8 Kf6 46. Kf2 Ke5 47.
Rd2 (47. Re2+ Be4 $19 {is similar.}) 47... Be4 48. Ke3 f5 49. g3 Rg6 50. Kf2 f4
(50... Rh6 $19) (50... c4 $5 $19) 51. gxf4+ (51. g4 c4 $1 52. bxc4 Rc6 $19)
51... Kxf4 52. Nd6 Rg2+ 53. Ke1 Rg1+ 54. Ke2 Rb1 {[%csl Rb3]} 55. Nxe4 Kxe4 56.
Rd7 Rxb3 57. Rxh7 Rb2+ 58. Kd1 c4 59. Rg7 c3 60. Kc1 Rh2 0-1

[Event "Krynica zt"]
[Site "Krynica"]
[Date "1998.09.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Gdanski, Jacek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1998.09.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 24768]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 (3... Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6.
Qc2 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Be2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. O-O-O (10. O-O e5 11. h3 exd4
12. exd4 Nb6 13. Bb3 Nbd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Stangl,M-Gabriel,C/Altensteig 1990 (32)}
) 10... Qe7 11. Rhe1 b5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. e4 e5 $14 {Polgar,I-Flesch,J/Budapest
1965/1-0 (45)}) 4. e3 Bd6 (4... Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Bd6 8. Bd2
O-O 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qe7 11. Bc3 Nf6 12. Qh4 Nd5 13. Qxe7 Bxe7 14. Bd2 $14
{1/2-1/2 Flohr,S-Tolush,A/URS-ch16 Moscow 1948/URS-ch (35)}) 5. Qc2 Nf6 6. Nf3
O-O 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 (9... Qe7 10. O-O a6 11. Rac1 (11. a4 c5
12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. e4 Ng4 $132 {Richardson,J-Gausel,E/VISA GP, Reykjavik ISL
1998/1/2-1/2 (46)}) (11. e4 e5 $11) 11... h6 12. Rfe1 $11 (12. e4 e5 13. d5 (
13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. g3 Qh5 $15) 13... cxd5 (13... c5 14. a4 $14)
14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Nf6 $11) 12... b5 13. Bd3 c5 14. Ne4 (14. a4 Bb7 15.
axb5 Bxf3 16. gxf3 cxd4 17. exd4 axb5 18. Nxb5 Rfb8 $44) 14... Nxe4 15. Bxe4
Ra7 16. a4 $132 {0-1 Soppe,G-Braga,F/Villa Gisell 1998/CBM 64/[Tsesarsky] (40)}
(16. Bc3 Bb7 $11)) (9... e5 10. dxe5 (10. O-O exd4 11. exd4 (11. Nxd4 Ne5 12.
Be2 Bc7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Tratar,M-Rapoport,I/op, Ceske Budejovice CZE 1996 (18)})
11... Nb6 12. Bd3 Re8 13. Rae1 Rxe1 14. Rxe1 h6 15. Ne5 Be6 16. a3 $11 {
= Sokolov,I-Beliavsky,A/Linares 1995 (24)}) 10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. O-O-O
Qe7 $11 {Taimanov,M-Kopilov,N/URS-ch19 Moscow 1951/1-0 (70)}) (9... c5 10. O-O
a6 11. Bd3 (11. dxc5 $11) (11. a4 b6 $11 {0-1 Gallego,V-Antunes,A/Benasque op
1996 (21)}) (11. dxc5 {- 55/434}) 11... Qc7 (11... b5 12. Ne4 $16) 12. Rac1 c4
(12... b5 13. Ne4 c4 14. b3 $14) (12... b6 13. Ne4 Bb7 14. dxc5 $14) (12...
cxd4 13. exd4 $14) 13. Ne4 $1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Vyzmanavin,A-Georgiev,K/Elenite
1994 (36) (Vyzmanavin)}) (9... a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nge4
Be7 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Ne2 c5 16. dxc5 Qd5 17. Nf4 Qxc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,
V-Galkin,A/Russian Club Cup, Maikop RUS 1998 (52)}) 10. Be2 (10. Bd3 Bb7 11. e4
(11. Rc1 $5 $14) 11... e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 c5 (
15... Ng4 $5) 16. e5 c4 17. Bf5 Ng4 $14 {1-0 Sokolov,I-Van De Oudeweetering,A/
Nederland tt 1994 (27)}) 10... Bb7 11. g4 $6 $15 (11. Ng5 e5 (11... h6 12. Nge4
Bc7 13. Bf3 $14) 12. Bd3 h6 13. Nge4 Bc7 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. dxe5 Bxe5 $11)
11... b4 (11... Nxg4 12. Ne4 (12. Rg1 Ndf6 13. h3 (13. e4 c5 (13... b4 14. Na4
e5 15. h3 $16) 14. Nxb5 Bxe4 15. Qa4 Rb8 (15... Nxh2 16. Nxd6 Bxf3 17. dxc5
Bxe2 18. Kxe2 h5 19. Qf4 $18) 16. Nxd6 (16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Rxg4 Bxf2+ $1 18.
Kxf2 (18. Kd1 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nxg4 $19) 18... Nxg4+ 19. Kg3 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Qxd2
$19) 16... Qxd6 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Rxg4 Nxg4 19. Qxe4 Qxf2+ 20. Kd1 Nxh2 (20...
Qg1+ 21. Nxg1 Nf2+ 22. Kc2 Nxe4 23. Rd1 Nxd2 24. Rxd2 Rfd8 $15) 21. Nxh2 Qxh2
$17) 13... Nh2 (13... Nh6 14. e4 $18) 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. Rg2 c5 16. Rxh2 b4 17.
Rc1 bxc3 18. Bxc3 cxd4 19. exd4 Nd5 20. Bd3 Qh4 $19) 12... Be7 13. Rg1 Ngf6 (
13... f5 14. Ng3 $44) 14. Nxf6+ (14. Neg5 Rc8 15. Bd3 h6 (15... g6 $4 16. Bxg6
$1 $16) 16. Nh7 (16. Ne4 c5 $19) 16... Nxh7 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Be4 f5 19. Bd3 c5
$19) 14... Bxf6 15. Bd3 (15. O-O-O Rc8 16. Qe4 Be7 17. Ne5 Nxe5 (17... g6 18.
Nxg6 (18. Bf3 Nxe5 $17) 18... fxg6 (18... hxg6 19. Rxg6+ fxg6 20. Qxg6+ Kh8 21.
Qh6+ Kg8 22. Rg1+ $18) 19. Rxg6+ Kh8 20. Rxe6 Rf7 21. f4 (21. Bc3 b4 22. Bh5
Rg7 23. Be1 Nf6 $17) 21... Nf8 $15) 18. dxe5 Qb6 19. Rxg7+ Kxg7 20. Rg1+ Bg5 (
20... Kh8 21. Bd3 f5 22. exf6 Qc5+ 23. Bc3 $18) 21. Rxg5+ Kh8 22. Bd3 f5 23.
exf6 Rf7 24. Bc3 $18) 15... g6 16. Be4 Qb6 17. b4 Bg7 18. Rc1 Rad8 $15) 12. Na4
c5 $2 $132 (12... Nxg4 $5 13. e4 e5 14. h3 Ngf6 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17.
Bxb4 c5 $1 (17... Re8 18. Rd1 Qc7 19. Nc5 $14) 18. Nxc5 Qd4 19. Ba3 Nxe4 $15)
13. Nxc5 $2 $15 (13. dxc5 Be4 14. Qc4 $1 (14. Qc1 $2 Rc8 (14... Ne5 15. Nxe5
Bxe5 16. O-O $14) 15. Bxb4 Ne5 16. Nxe5 (16. Qd1 Bc7 17. Bd2 Nfxg4 18. Nxe5
Nxf2 (18... Nxe5 19. Rg1 Qh4 $15) 19. Kxf2 Qh4+ 20. Kf1 Qh3+ 21. Ke1 Bxh1 (
21... Qh4+ $11) 22. Ng4 Bxh2 $15) 16... Bxh1 17. cxd6 $5 (17. Bc3 Bxc5 18. Nxc5
(18. Ba6 Rc7 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 20. b4 Rc7 21. Qb2 Nd5 $19) 18... Rxc5 19. Nd3 $17)
17... Rxc1+ 18. Rxc1 Nd5 19. Nc6 Qd7 20. Bb5 Kh8 (20... Qb7 21. d7 $1 Nxb4 22.
Ne7+ Kh8 23. Rc8 Qa8 $8 24. a3 $1 Nc2+ 25. Kd2 (25. Rxc2 Qd8 26. Nc8 a6 $17)
25... Na1 $8 26. Nc5 {[%csl Ra1]} Rd8 27. Kc1 $1 $18) 21. Nc5 Qxd6 22. Nb7 Qxh2
(22... Qc7 23. Bxf8 Qxb7 24. Ba3 $1 h5 (24... Qxb5 25. Nxa7 $1 $18) 25. Rc5
hxg4 26. Nd8 Qb8 (26... Qe7 27. Rxd5 $18) 27. Nxf7+ Kh7 28. Bd3+ g6 29. Ng5+
Kh6 30. Nxe6 $132) 23. Bxf8 Qg1+ 24. Bf1 Nxe3 25. fxe3 Qxe3+ 26. Kd1 Bxc6 27.
Nd6 Bf3+ 28. Kc2 Bxg4 $17) 14... Rc8 15. Bxb4 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxh1 17. Rd1 Nd5 18.
Qd4 (18. Nf3 Qc7 19. Ba3 Bxh2 20. Nxh2 Qxh2 21. Bf1 (21. c6 Rfd8 22. e4 Ne3 $19
) 21... Bf3 $17) 18... Bxe5 19. Qxe5 Qe8 20. Bc3 f6 21. Qd4 $132) 13... Bxc5 (
13... Rc8 14. Bxb4 Qb6 15. Qd2 Nxc5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Ba5 Qc6 18. Rg1 $44) 14.
dxc5 Ne5 $5 (14... Be4 15. Qc1 Qc7 16. g5 (16. Bxb4 Qb7 $19) 16... Nd5 17. Qc4
Nxc5 18. Rc1 Rac8 19. O-O a5 $15) 15. Nxe5 Bxh1 16. Bxb4 Qc7 (16... Nd5 17. Ba3
$132) (16... Qd5 17. Bc3 $132) 17. Nd3 $2 $17 (17. f4 Qb7 (17... Nd5 18. Bd2 f6
19. Nc4 Qxc5 20. Kf2 $16) 18. Bc3 Qg2 19. O-O-O $132) 17... Nd5 (17... Qxh2 $17
) 18. Ba3 Qxh2 19. O-O-O Be4 20. Rf1 f5 $5 (20... Rfd8 $17) 21. Qd2 (21. gxf5
Rxf5 22. Qa4 Bxd3 23. Bxd3 Rxf2 24. Qc6 (24. Qe4 Rxf1+ 25. Bxf1 Rd8 $19) 24...
Rxf1+ 25. Bxf1 Rd8 26. Qxe6+ Kh8 $19) 21... Rad8 (21... f4 $17) 22. c6 Rf7 $2
$132 {[%csl Rd8]} (22... Rfe8 23. gxf5 (23. Nc5 Nf4 $19) 23... Qc7 24. Kb1 Qxc6
25. f3 Bxd3+ 26. Bxd3 exf5 $17) 23. Nc5 {[%cal Gd2d8]} Bg2 (23... Qc7 24. Rd1 (
24. f3 Nf4 $19) 24... Qxc6 25. f3 Rfd7 26. fxe4 Nf4 27. exf4 Rxd2 28. Rxd2 Rxd2
29. Kxd2 $14) 24. Rd1 Rc8 (24... Rc7 25. Bb5 Rb8 26. Ba4 Nb6 27. Na6 Rxc6+ 28.
Bxc6 Rc8 29. f3 Rxc6+ 30. Nc5 Qc7 31. Qxg2 Nc4 32. Bb4 Nxe3 33. Qe2 Rxc5+ 34.
Kb1 Re5 35. Bc3 Nxd1 36. Bxe5 Qc5 37. Bf4 Qd5 38. Bd2 fxg4 39. fxg4 h5 40. Qxd1
hxg4 41. Kc2 g3 $14) (24... Qd6 25. Bb5 Rc7 26. gxf5 exf5 27. e4 fxe4 28. Bc4
e3 29. fxe3 Bf3 30. e4 Bxe4 31. Nxe4 $18) 25. gxf5 Rxf5 (25... Rxc6 26. Bb5
Rxc5+ 27. Bxc5 Rc7 28. b4 a5 29. Bc4 Qh4 30. Qd4 Qxd4 31. exd4 exf5 32. bxa5
$18) 26. Bg4 Qe5 $5 (26... Bf3 27. Bxf5 (27. Bxf3 Rxf3 28. Nxe6 Rxc6+ 29. Bc5 (
29. Nc5 Nb6 30. Kb1 Qxf2 $19) 29... Rf6 (29... Rxe6 30. Qxd5 Qe5 (30... Rff6
31. f4 (31. Qd8+ Kf7 32. f4 h6 $132) 31... Qf2 32. Qd8+ Kf7 33. f5 $1 Qxf5 (
33... Rxf5 34. Qd7+ Kf6 35. Bd4+ $18) 34. Qc7+ Kg6 35. Rg1+ $18) 31. Qxf3 Qxc5+
32. Kb1 $16) 30. Qxd5 Rfxe6 31. f4 h6 32. Kb1 (32. f5 Qe5 33. Kb1 Qxd5 34. Rxd5
$132) 32... Kh7 $132)) 27. Bxf5 Qxf5 (27... exf5 28. e4 $1 $18) 28. Rg1 (28. f4
Bf3 29. Rf1 Be4 30. Rg1 Rxc6 31. Qd4 Nf6 32. b4 Kf7 33. Bb2 h6 (33... Bb1 34.
Qc4 Bd3 35. Qd4 Bb1 $11) 34. Bc3 Bd5 35. Kb2 $132) (28. Qa5 Rxc6 $132) 28...
Bf3 $8 29. Qd4 (29. Qa5 Qf7 30. e4 Nb6 31. Qd2 e5 (31... Rxc6 32. Qd8+ Qf8 33.
Qxf8+ Kxf8 34. Rg3 Bxe4 35. Kd1 Bg6 36. Nxe6+ Kg8 37. Nd4 $132) 32. Qg5 Qf4+ (
32... g6 33. Qxe5 Nc4 34. Qd4 Nxa3 35. bxa3 Rxc6 36. Kb2 $132) 33. Qxf4 exf4
34. Kd2 (34. e5 $2 h5 $1 35. b3 $2 h4 $19) 34... Nc4+ 35. Kd3 Nxa3 36. bxa3
Rxc6 37. Kd4 h6 $15) 29... g6 (29... e5 30. Qa4 Qf7 31. Qb3 Nf6 $11) 30. e4
Qf4+ 31. Kb1 Rxc6 32. Ka1 Kf7 $4 $18 (32... Rc8 33. Qc4 Re8 34. Nb7 Qc7 35.
Qxc7 Nxc7 36. Nd6 $132) 33. Nd3 (33. Qh8 $18) 33... Qh2 34. Rb1 Ne7 (34... Kg8
35. exd5 Bxd5 $18) 35. Ne5+ Kf8 36. Nxc6 1-0

[Event "ISR-ch op"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "1999.04.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Black "Kaspi, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "1999.03.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {[%mdl 11776]} d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7.
Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 h6 10. Rd1 (10. e4 e5 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. g3 exd4 13.
Nxd4 Ne5 14. Be2 Rd8 15. Bf4 Bg4 16. Bxg4 Nfxg4 17. Rac1 Bc5 18. Nce2 Bxd4 19.
Nxd4 Rxd4 20. Rxd4 Nf3+ 21. Kg2 Nxd4 22. Bxc7 Nxc2 23. Rxc2 Rc8 24. Bf4 g5 25.
Bc1 Rd8 26. Rd2 Rxd2 27. Bxd2 $14) 10... Qe7 $2 $16 11. e4 Bb8 (11... e5 12.
Nh4 Nb6 13. Ng6 Qc7 14. dxe5 (14. Nxf8 Nxc4 15. Ne2 b5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. f4
Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Neg4 19. Rxd6 Nf2+ 20. Kg1 Nh3+ 21. Kh1 Nxe4 22. gxh3 Nxd6 23.
Qh7+ Kxf8 24. Qh8+ Ke7 25. Qxg7 Qf2 $17) 14... Bxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Be2 (16.
Bd3 Ng4 17. g3 Qh5 18. f4 Be6 19. b3 Qc5+ 20. Kg2 Rad8 21. h3 Nf2 22. Qxf2
Bxh3+ 23. Kg1 Qxc3 24. Bb2 Qb4 $17) 16... Ng4 17. Bxg4 Bxg4 18. f3 Be6 19. Be3
Rfd8 20. Qf2 Nc4 21. Bd4 Qh5 22. b3 Ne5 23. Bxa7 $16) 12. e5 Nd5 13. Qe4 f5 14.
exf6 N7xf6 15. Qh4 Bd7 (15... Qb4 16. Ne5 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Qxc3 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19.
Rac1 Qa3 20. Qxh6 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Nh7 22. Rd3 Qe7 23. Rg3+ Kh8 24. Bd3 Rf7 25.
Rc4 Bd7 26. Rh4 Rg8 27. Bg6 Rgg7 (27... Rfg7 28. Rgh3 $18) 28. Bxf7 Qxf7 29.
Rf4 Qe7 30. Rxg7 Qxg7 31. Qh5 b5 32. Rf7 Be8 33. Rxg7 Bxh5 34. Rxa7 c5 35. Rc7
c4 36. f4 $16) 16. Re1 Qb4 17. Ne5 Be8 18. a3 Qd6 19. Bd2 a5 (19... Bc7) 20.
Rad1 Bc7 (20... Bh5 21. Rc1 $16 (21. g4 Bxg4 22. Nxg4 Nxg4 23. Qxg4 Qxh2+ 24.
Kf1 Rxf2#)) 21. Bc1 Nxc3 22. bxc3 Nd5 23. Rd3 Qd8 24. Qe4 $18 (24. Qg4 Rf6 25.
Rh3 Bxe5 26. dxe5 Rg6 27. Qf3 b5 28. Bd3 $16) 24... Rf6 25. Rg3 Kh8 26. Rh3 $2
$16 (26. Bd3 Rf5 27. Qg4 Qf6 28. Bxf5 exf5 29. Qf3 $18) (26. Qg4 Qe7 27. Qh4
Qf8 28. Rh3 b5 29. Bb3 c5 30. Bg5 Bxe5 31. Rxe5 Rf5 32. Rxf5 Qxf5 33. Bxh6 Bg6
(33... Qb1+ 34. Bc1+ Kg8 35. Qh8+ Kf7 36. Rf3+ Ke7 37. Qxg7+ Kd6 38. dxc5+ Kxc5
39. Qd4+ Kd6 40. Qd1 $18) 34. Bc1+ Bh7 35. dxc5 Qb1 36. Bd1 Nf6 37. Qg5 $18)
26... Bxe5 27. dxe5 Bg6 28. exf6 (28. Qg4 Bf5 29. Qh5 Rg6 30. Bd3 Bxd3 31. Rxd3
Qe8 32. Kh1 (32. c4 Rxg2+)) 28... Bxe4 29. fxg7+ Kxg7 30. Bxh6+ Kf7 31. Rxe4
Qb6 32. Rf3+ Ke7 33. Bf1 Qb1 34. Rg4 b5 35. c4 bxc4 36. Rxc4 Kd6 (36... Rh8 37.
Bg5+ Kd6 38. h4 $16) 37. h4 $2 $132 (37. Bf8+ $1 Kd7 38. Bc5 e5 (38... Rh8 39.
Rf7+ Kd8 40. Ra7 Rh7 41. Rxa5 $18) 39. Rg4 (39. Rf7+ Ke6 40. Rg7 Rb8 41. f3 Qd1
42. Bf2 Rb1 43. Rxc6+ Kf5 44. Rf7+ Kg5 45. h4+ Kh5 46. g4#) 39... Nf4 40. g3
$16) 37... Rb8 38. Bf8+ Kd7 39. Bc5 e5 40. Rg4 (40. Rf7+ Ke6 41. Rf8 Rxf8 42.
Bxf8 Nf4 43. g3 Ne2+ 44. Kg2 Nd4 $132) 40... Nf4 (40... Rb5 41. Rg7+ Ke6 42.
Bf8 Qd1 43. Rg6+ Kd7 44. Rd6+ Kc7 45. Rf7+ Kc8 46. Rxc6+ Kd8 47. Ra6 Ke8 48.
Rh7 Nb6 49. Bb4 axb4 50. Raa7 $18) 41. Re3 Qa1 42. Rg7+ Ke6 43. Re7+ Kf5 (43...
Kd5 44. R7xe5+ Qxe5 45. Bc4+ (45. Rxe5+ Kxe5 46. g3 Ne6 47. f4+ Kd5 48. Be7 Nd4
49. Bg2+ Ke6 50. Bc5 Rb1+ 51. Kh2 Nb3 52. Bf8 Kf7 53. Bd6 Ra1 (53... Ke6 54.
Be5 c5 55. h5 $16) 54. f5 $16) 45... Kxc4 46. Rxe5 Nd3 47. Bd6 Rb1+ 48. Kh2
Nxe5 49. Bxe5 Rb3 50. h5 Kd5 51. f4 Rb7 52. g4 $16) 44. g4+ $5 (44. R7xe5+ Qxe5
45. g4+ Kf6 46. g5+ Kf5 47. Rxe5+ Kxe5 48. Kh2 Rb3 $44) 44... Kxg4 $4 $18 (
44... Kg6 $1 45. R3xe5 (45. h5+ Kh6) 45... Rb1 46. h5+ Nxh5 47. gxh5+ Kf6 48.
R7e6+ Kf7 $11) 45. R7xe5 $18 Rb3 (45... Nh3+ 46. Kg2 Nf4+ 47. Kh2 Qxf1 48. Rg3+
Kxh4 49. Be7#) 46. f3+ Kg3 47. Rg5+ Kxh4 48. Rg4+ Kh5 49. Rxb3 Nh3+ (49... Qc1
50. Bd6 (50. Rxf4 $4 Qxc5+ 51. Kh1 Qc1 52. Rf5+ Kg6 53. Re5 Qxf1+ $14) 50...
Nh3+ 51. Kg2 Qc2+ 52. Kxh3 Qxb3 53. Be2 $18) 50. Kg2 Qa2+ 51. Kxh3 Qxb3 52. Bg2
(52. Be2 $4 Qc2 $11) (52. Kg3 Qc3 53. Bf8 $18) 52... Qe6 53. a4 Qf5 54. Be3 c5
55. Kg3 Qe5+ 56. Bf4 Qe1+ 57. Kh3 Qe6 58. Kg3 Qe1+ 59. Kh2 Qf2 60. Rg5+ Kh6 61.
Rxc5+ Kg6 62. Rg5+ Kf6 63. Rg4 Kf5 64. Bg3 Qd2 65. Re4 Kf6 66. Be5+ Kf5 67. Bf4
Qb2 68. Bg3 Qd2 69. Re5+ Kf6 70. f4 Qb4 71. Bh4+ Kf7 72. Re7+ Kf8 73. Re4 Qb2
74. f5 Qb8+ 75. Kh3 Qb3+ 76. Kg4 Qc2 77. Bf3 Kf7 78. Bg5 Qb1 79. Re7+ Kf8 80.
f6 Qg1+ 81. Kh5 Qh2+ 82. Kg6 Qg1 83. Rb7 Qg3 84. Rb8+ (84. Rh7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund Master"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1999.07.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Maric, Alisa"]
[Black "Feygin, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1999.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8192]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O dxc4 7.
Bxc4 Bd6 8. Nc3 (8. Qe2 O-O 9. h3 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. f4 Bc7 13.
Nc3 Re8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Vidmar,M-Thomas,G/London 1927 (38)}) (8. Nbd2 O-O (8... e5
9. Bb3 Bc7 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Nc4 Bc7 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. Bd2 Bg4
$1 $11 {[%cal Gg4h5]} (14... c5 15. Rfd1 (15. Ba5 b6 16. Bc3 Be6 17. Bxf6+ gxf6
$15) 15... Ke7 16. e4 Be6 17. f3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Filip,M-Nei,I/Beverwijk 1964 (30)
})) 9. Bb3 (9. Bd3 c5 10. Nc4 Be7 11. b3 a6 12. a4 b6 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Qe2 cxd4
15. Bxd4 Bc5 16. Rfd1 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Bxd4 18. exd4 Nd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Balashov,
Y-Grischuk,A/Russian Cup, Nizhnij Novgorod RUS 1998 (21)}) 9... Bc7 10. Nc4 b6
11. Re1 (11. Bc2 Bb7 12. b3 $11 {[%cal Yc1a3,Yc1b2,Gc6c5]}) 11... Bb7 12. e4 b5
(12... c5 13. e5 $132) 13. Ncd2 (13. Nce5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. Bf4 $15 {
0-1 Bogoljubov,E-Alekhine,A/Wch14-GER\NLD Berlin ,MAINB 1929 (60)}) 13... e5
$132) (8. Bd3 c5 9. Re1 cxd4 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 b6 12. Bg5 Bb7 13. Qe2 h6 14.
Bh4 Be7 15. Rad1 Rc8 (15... Nd5 $4 $18 16. Qe4 g6 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Nxd5 {
1-0 Lerner,K-Dolmatov,S/Kutaissi 1978 (18)}) 16. Ne5 $132) (8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2
Qc7 10. Nc3 e5 11. h3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nb6 13. Bd3 Qe7 $11 {1-0 Garcia Palermo,
C-Martorelli,A/Reggio Emilia 1994 (28)}) (8. Qc2 O-O 9. e4 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11.
Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Nd2 Bc7 13. f4 Nh5 (13... Qd4+ 14. Kh1 Rd8 15. e5 $14) 14. e5 (
14. g3 $4 Bh3 $19 {1-0 Agdestein,S-Thorhallsson,T/VISA GP, Reykjavik ISL 1998 
(61)}) 14... Qd4+ 15. Kh1 Be6 (15... Nxf4 16. Nf3 $18) 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Nf3
$14) 8... O-O (8... e5 $2 9. dxe5 Bxe5 (9... Nxe5 $2 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Qxd8+
Kxd8 12. Bxf7 $16 {1-0 Shipov,S-Arkhangelsky,B/Groningen 1993 (23)}) 10. Nxe5
Nxe5 $14) 9. e4 (9. b3 e5 10. Qc2 Qe7 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. f4 Qh5
14. Bd2 Bc5 15. Rae1 Bf5 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Rad8 $17 {0-1 Polovodin,
I-Yuneev,A/Leningrad ch 1989 (51)}) 9... b5 10. Bd3 {This openning doesn't
promise any advantage...} (10. e5 bxc4 11. exd6 Nb6 12. Bf4 Nbd5 13. Bg3 Nxc3
14. bxc3 Ne4 15. Qe2 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Qxd6 17. Qxc4 $11) (10. Be2 b4 11. e5 bxc3
12. exd6 Ne4 13. Qc2 cxb2 14. Bxb2 Nxd6 15. Qxc6 Rb8 (15... Qb6 16. Qxa8 Ba6
17. Qxf8+ Kxf8 18. Bxa6 Qxa6 $14) 16. Rab1 Rb6 $11) 10... e5 11. h3 (11. Bg5
exd4 12. Nxd4 $132) 11... Bb7 12. a3 (12. Be3 $132) 12... a6 (12... exd4 13.
Nxd4 Ne5 14. Bc2 Re8 15. Nf5 $14) 13. Be3 Re8 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16.
Qc2 c5 17. Bxc5 $2 $17 (17. Rad1 Qa5 (17... Bd4 18. Rfe1 $11) 18. Bxc5 Bxc3 19.
Qxc3 Qxc3 20. bxc3 Bxe4 21. Bd4 Rad8 22. Bxf6 Rxd3 23. Bd4 $11) 17... Rc8 18.
b4 Nd7 19. Rad1 Nxc5 20. bxc5 Qa5 21. Nb1 h6 (21... Re6 22. Nd2 Qxa3 23. Nb3
Qb4 $17) 22. Kh1 (22. Nd2 Qxa3 23. Nb3 Qb4 $17) 22... Bd4 23. Bc4 (23. Qd2 Qxd2
24. Nxd2 Bxc5 $19) 23... Rxe4 $4 $16 {Start of mistakes comedy...} (23... Bxc5
24. Bd5 Bxa3 25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. Qb3+ Kf8 27. Qf3+ (27. Nxa3 Rc3 $19) 27... Kg8
28. Qb3+ Kh7 29. Nxa3 (29. Qxa3 Qxa3 30. Nxa3 Bxe4 $19) 29... Bxe4 $19 (29...
Rc3 30. Qf7 $132)) 24. c6 $3 Bxc6 25. Bd5 $1 Ree8 $2 $18 (25... Rf4 26. Bxc6
Rxf2 27. Rxf2 Bxf2 28. Qxf2 Rxc6 29. Rd7 Rf6 30. Qd2 Rf1+ 31. Kh2 Qxd2 32. Nxd2
Ra1 33. Rd3 a5 $16) 26. Bxc6 Bf6 (26... Qb6 27. Qd2 Qxc6 28. Qxd4 $18) 27. Rd6
Re1 (27... Be5 28. Qe4 Bxd6 29. Bxe8 $18) 28. Nd2 (28. Kg1 $18) 28... Qxa3 29.
Qf5 $1 Rxf1+ 30. Nxf1 Rc7 31. Be4 $4 $19 (31. Qf4 Qa1 32. Kg1 Bg5 33. Qf5 g6
34. Qd5 Bf6 35. Bb7 Rc1 36. Qd3 Be5 37. Rd8+ Kg7 38. g3 $16) (31. Rxf6 gxf6 32.
Qxf6 Qf8 33. Ne3 $18) 31... Qxd6 32. Ng3 (32. Qh7+ {It is not mate!} Kf8 $19)
32... Be5 (32... g6 $19) 33. Qh7+ Kf8 34. Qh8+ Ke7 35. Nf5+ Kd7 36. g3 (36.
Nxd6 Rc1#) 36... Qd1+ 37. Kg2 Rc8 (37... Rc1 $19) 38. Qh7 Rc1 0-1

[Event "Ordzhonikidze zt 1.9"]
[Site "Ordzhonikidze"]
[Date "2000.06.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mikhaletz, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2000.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O b6 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Bb7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Bg5 c5 {Except of this move there
are 2 another possibilities:} (12... Rfe8 {Black wants to delay c6-c5
promotion, but it doesn't work...} 13. c5 $1 (13. Nxf6+ {Or} Bxf6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6
15. c5 $1 $14 {Mikhalevski,Victor-Zak,Uriel/ISR-ch Tel Aviv (3) ;EXT 97 1994/
1-0 (48)}) 13... bxc5 14. dxc5 h6 (14... Nxc5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17.
Bxh7+ $16 {1/2-1/2 Torre,Eugenio-Muco,Fatos/Luzern ol (Men) (7) ;EXT 97-B 1982
(41)}) 15. Bh4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Nd2 $14 {
1-0 Gelfand,Boris-Serper,Grigory/Vilnius ;CBM 07 1988 (41)}) (12... Rad8 13. c5
$1 $14 (13. Rac1 Rfe8 14. Bh4 (14. c5 $14) 14... c5 15. Bg3 Qc6 16. d5 exd5 17.
cxd5 Nxd5 18. Nd4 Qc8 19. Nf5 Bf8 20. Qg4 Re6 $44 {1-0 Znosko Borovsky,Eugene
-Price,H/Ramsgate schev (3) ;EXT 99 1929 (44)})) 13. dxc5 {Another
continuations are:} (13. Bh4 Rac8 (13... Rad8 14. Nc3 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Ba8 16. Bc2
Nc5 17. b4 Ncd7 18. a3 Ne5 19. Bg3 Qb7 20. f3 $14 {Burmenko,D-Kamsky,Gata/
SochiJ-B ;EXT 2000 1986/1-0 (54)}) (13... Rfe8 14. Bg3 Qc6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16.
Nc3 $14 {1-0 Kozlov,Oleg-Lazic,Miroljub/JUG-ch op Nis (10) ;EXT 99 1996 (26)})
14. Bg3 Qc6 15. d5 exd5 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. cxd5 {1-0 Vidmar,Milan Sr-Winter,
William/Hastings ;EXT 99 1929}) (13. Rac1 Kh8 14. Bb1 Rad8 15. Nc3 cxd4 16. Nb5
Qb8 17. Nbxd4 h6 18. Bh4 $14 (18. Bxf6 $6 Nxf6 19. Ne5 Bd6 $132 (19... Qa8 $4
20. Nxe6 $1 $18 {1-0 Thomas,George Alan-Menchik,Vera/Paris (11) ;EXT 99 1929}))
) (13. Bc2 Rfe8 14. dxc5 Bxe4 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe7 Nc3 17. bxc3 Rxe7 18. cxb6
Nxb6 19. Rd4 Rc8 20. Rad1 $14 {1-0 Gurevich,Mikhail-Prie,Eric/Clichy (9) ;EXT
97 1993 (26)}) 13... bxc5 (13... Bxc5 $5 14. Nxf6+ (14. Rac1 Rfe8 15. Nxc5 Qxc5
16. Be3 Qc6 17. Ne1 Nc5 18. Bb1 e5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Biriukov,O-Lastin,A/Petroff
Mem Open 2000 (46)}) 14... Nxf6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Be4 Rfd8 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18.
Rd3 $1 $14 {[%cal Ga1d1]}) 14. Nxf6+ (14. Bh4 Qc6 15. Re1 (15. Nc3 Rfd8 16. Bc2
Nf8 17. Ba4 Qb6 18. Ne5 Rd4 19. Bg3 Ne4 20. Nxe4 Rxe4 21. Qc2 Bf6 22. Re1 Rd4
23. Rad1 Rad8 $132 {1/2-1/2 Petronic,J-Lazic,Mi/Renome 2000 Bjeljina YUG 2000 
(44)}) 15... Rfe8 16. Qc2 h6 17. Qc3 Rad8 18. Rad1 Qb6 19. Bg3 Nxe4 20. Bxe4
Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Bf6 22. Qc2 Qxb2 (22... Nb8 $11 {0-1 Richter,Emil-Skalicka,
Carlos/Kautsky mem8 (12) ;EXT 99 1931 (47)}) 23. Qxb2 Bxb2 24. Bc7 Nf6 $1 $17)
(14. Re1 Qc6 15. Rad1 Rfe8 16. Qc2 h6 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Bh7+ Kf8
20. Be4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Liublinsky,Victor Alexandrovic-Chistiakov,Alexander
Nikolaevi/Moscow-ch ;MCD 1947 (40)}) (14. Bc2 $5 Rad8 15. h3 Rfe8 16. Nc3 Nb6
17. Ne5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Frias,Victor J-Nogueiras,Jesus/Saint John op-2 ;CBM 06
1988}) 14... Bxf6 $5 (14... Nxf6 15. Ne5 Rad8 16. Bd2 (16. Bc2 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1
Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Bxd8 $11) 16... Ne8 17. Bc3 Bf6 18. a3 (18. f4 g6 19. Qe1 Qe7 20.
b4 Ng7 21. b5 (21. a3 $5) 21... Nh5 22. Qe3 $14 (22. g3 $6 $132 {[%csl Gb5,Rg1]
[%cal Gb7h1,Ga2a4] Alatortsev,Vladimir-Levenfish,Grigory/Leningrad ;HCL 1934/
1-0 (51)})) 18... Nd6 19. b4 a6 20. Rab1 $14) 15. Bxh7+ $1 {This move seems
dangerous, but Black has enough resourses to keep +/=} Kxh7 16. Qd3+ Kg8 17.
Qxd7 Qxd7 18. Rxd7 Bxb2 (18... Bc6 $6 19. Rc7 Rfc8 20. Rxc8+ Rxc8 21. Bxf6 gxf6
22. Rd1 $16) 19. Rb1 Bxf3 20. gxf3 $1 $14 (20. Rxb2 $2 Bc6 $11) 20... Bd4 21.
Rbb7 {White hasn't material advantage, but his pieces are placed on dominate
positions.} a5 $2 $16 {Why to play on the Black square and create one more
weakness?} (21... a6 $142 22. Kg2 $1 (22. Kf1 Rab8 23. a4 (23. Rxf7 Rxb7 24.
Rxb7 Rxf3 $17) 23... Rxb7 24. Rxb7 Kh7 25. Be7 Re8 26. Bd6 Rd8 $11) 22... Kh7 (
22... Rab8 $140 23. Rxf7 $16) 23. Be3 Bxe3 24. fxe3 $14) 22. a4 $1 {[%csl Ra5,
Rc5]} Bc3 23. Kf1 Rac8 24. Ke2 Bb4 25. h4 $1 Rc6 {Black hasn't any active plan
and had to wait.} (25... Ra8 26. h5 $16) (25... g6 26. Bh6 $18) 26. h5 Bc3 {
[%cal Gc3g7]} (26... Rcc8 27. Be7 Rfe8 28. Bd6 Red8 29. Rxf7 Rxd6 30. Rxg7+ Kf8
31. h6 $18 {[%csl Rf8][%cal Gh6h7,Gg7h7]}) 27. Bd8 Kh7 $2 $18 {makes position
of Black hopeless.} ({Right was} 27... Bb4 $1 28. Bc7 {[%cal Gc7d6]} (28. Be7
Re8 29. f4 (29. Bd6 e5 $1 $14 {[%cal Gc6h6]}) 29... Bc3 30. Kd3 (30. Kf3 Rcc8
31. Rb5 Kh7 32. Bxc5 Rc6 $11) 30... Bd4 31. f3 e5 32. fxe5 (32. f5 Rh6 33. Bd6
e4+ 34. fxe4 Rxh5 35. Rxf7 Rh3+ 36. Ke2 Rxe4+ $17) 32... Bxe5 33. Bd8 Ra6 (
33... Rd6+ 34. Rxd6 Bxd6 35. Bxa5 Ra8 36. Bc7 (36. Rb5 Kh7 {[%csl Rh5][%cal
Gh7h5]} 37. Ke4 $16) 36... Bxc7 37. Rxc7 Rxa4 38. Rxc5 $16) 34. Rb5 Rd6+ 35.
Rxd6 Bxd6 36. Bxa5 Re5 37. Bb6 Rf5 38. Ke2 Rxh5 39. a5 $18) 28... Kh7 29. Ra7 {
[%csl Ra5]} (29. Bd6 Rg8 30. Bc7 Rf8 31. Ra7 $16) 29... Kh6 30. Bxa5 Kxh5 (
30... Bxa5 31. Rxa5 Kxh5 32. Raa7 $16) 31. Bc7 $16 {[%csl Ga4][%cal Ga4a5]})
28. Be7 Rh8 (28... Re8 29. Bg5 Rf8 30. Rxf7 Rxf7 31. Rxf7 $18) 29. Bg5 Kg8 30.
Rb8+ Kh7 31. Rxh8+ Kxh8 32. Rxf7 Rb6 {Black R start play, but too late. P lack
and weaknesses - is desicive fact.} 33. Be3 {[%csl Rc5]} Rb2+ (33... Rb4 34.
Kd3 Bd4 (34... Bf6 35. Bxc5 Rxa4 36. Ra7 Ra1 37. Be3 a4 38. c5 $18) 35. Bxd4
cxd4 36. c5 $18) 34. Kd3 Bb4 35. Bf4 $4 $11 {[%mdl 16384] Wrong idea} (35. Re7
$1 Ra2 36. Rxe6 Rxa4 37. Ke4 $18 {[%cal Ge4d5]}) 35... Rb3+ $5 ({Immediately
equalize} 35... Rxf2 $1 36. Be5 (36. Ke4 $6 Rc2 37. Kd3 (37. Be5 Re2+ $18)
37... Rc3+ $11) 36... Kh7 $1 37. Rxg7+ (37. Bxg7 Kg8 38. Re7 Rxf3+ 39. Ke4 Rh3
(39... Rf7 40. Rxf7 Kxf7 41. Bh6 $18) 40. h6 Bc3 $11) 37... Kh6 38. f4 Kxh5 39.
Re7 Ra2 40. Rxe6 Rxa4 $11) 36. Ke4 Kg8 37. Re7 Rc3 38. Rxe6 (38. Be5 Rxc4+ 39.
Ke3 Rh4 40. Rxg7+ Kf8 41. Rh7 Kg8 42. Rh8+ Kf7 43. f4 (43. h6 Kg6 44. Bg7 c4
45. Rc8 c3 46. Bxc3 Bxc3 47. Rxc3 Rxa4 $11) 43... c4 44. h6 c3 $44) 38... Rxc4+
39. Kf5 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gf5g6]} Bc3 $4 $18 {[%mdl 16384]} ({Why not} 39... Kh7
$1 {[%csl Gg6]} 40. Re7 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gf4e5]} Bc3 $8 41. h6 (41. Rc7 Bd4 (
41... Rxa4 42. Rxc5 Bb2 $44)) 41... Rxa4 42. hxg7 Ra1 $44) 40. Re4 $1 Rb4 (
40... Rxe4 41. Kxe4 $18 (41. fxe4 c4 42. e5 Bb4 43. Ke6 $1 $18)) 41. Bd6 {
[%csl Rc5]} Kh7 (41... Rxe4 $18) (41... Rb6 42. Re8+ Kh7 43. Bxc5 Rb1 (43...
Rf6+ 44. Kg4 $18) 44. Be3 Rh1 45. h6 gxh6 46. Re7+ $18) (41... Rb1 42. Bxc5 $18
) 42. Bxc5 Rb2 (42... Rb1 43. Bd4 Bxd4 44. Rxd4 Rh1 45. Ke4 Rxh5 46. Rd5 $18)
43. Rf4 (43. Rc4 $18) 43... Re2 44. Rc4 Re5+ 45. Kg4 Bd2 46. Be3 Bb4 (46...
Bxe3 47. fxe3 Rxe3 48. Rc5 $18) 47. Rc7 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gc7g7,Ge3d4]} Rd5 48.
h6 $1 {and further resistance was redundand...} Bf8 49. hxg7 Bxg7 50. Rc5 Rxc5
51. Bxc5 Kg6 52. Kf4 Bc3 53. Ke4 Be1 54. f4 Kf6 55. f5 Kf7 56. f3 Bg3 57. Bb6
Be1 58. Bd4 Ke7 59. Kd5 Kd7 60. f6 1-0

[Event "Magen Memorial"]
[Site "Petah Tikva"]
[Date "1999.06.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Black "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2362"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8224]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7.
Bd3 O-O 8. O-O h6 (8... Qe7 9. c5 Bc7 10. e4 dxe4 (10... e5 11. exd5 cxd5 12.
Bg5 $16) 11. Nxe4 h6 (11... Nd5 12. Bd2 Rd8 13. Rae1 f6 14. Nd6 Nf8 15. Nxc8
Raxc8 16. Re4 $14) 12. Re1 Rd8 13. a3 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6 15. Bd3 Nd5 16. Bd2 $14
) 9. Rd1 (9. b3 b6 10. Bb2 Bb7 11. Rfd1 Qe7 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Nb5 Rfc8 14. Qe2
Bb8 15. Ba3 Qd8 16. Rac1 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Ne8 18. g3 a6 19. Nc3 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Nxd6
21. Ne5 $14 {0-1 Topalov,V-Ivanchuk,V/Amber-rapid6th 1997/EXP 57 (43)}) 9...
Qe7 (9... a6 10. b3 b5 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bb7 14. Ne5 Qc7 15.
Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Bb2 Rac8 {1/2-1/2 Kovacs,A-Zanaty,Z/HUN-chT2 1994 (16)}) (9... e5
10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nb5 Bb8 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Be2 Re8 14. Nbd4 Qd6 15. Bd2 Ne4
16. Be1 Nxf3+ 17. Nxf3 Bg4 18. g3 Qf6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Degerman,L-Sokolov,I/
Sigeman, Malmoe SWE 1998 (58)}) (9... b6 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Bb7
13. c5 $1 $14) (9... Qc7 10. b3 b6 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Rac1 Rac8 13. Qe2 (13. e4
dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Nf6 16. c5 Bf4 17. Rb1 Qe7 18. Re1 Rfd8 19. Rbd1
Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Bb8 21. b4 $11) 13... Qb8 14. e4 e5 15. exd5 exd4 16. Ne4 Rfe8
17. Qc2 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 cxd5 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Bf5 Rc7 21. Qd2 Ne5 22. Nxd4 $132 {
0-1 Miles,A-Conquest,S/Yopal 1997/CBM 60/[Hecht] (48)}) 10. e4 (10. c5 $1 Bb8 (
10... Bc7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nd5 13. Bd2 e5 14. Re1 exd4 15. Nd6 Qf6 16. Ne8
Qd8 17. Nxc7 Qxc7 18. Nxd4 $14 {0-1 Popov,V-Skatchkov,P/Petrov mem, St
Petersburg RUS 1998 (37)}) 11. e4 e5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bf1 (13. Nxd5 cxd5 14.
c6 Nb6 (14... bxc6 15. Qxc6 Nb6 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. Be3 $14) 15.
cxb7 Bxb7 16. dxe5 $14) 13... Nxc3 (13... exd4 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. b4 a5 16. Re1
Qf6 17. Bb2) 14. bxc3 e4 15. Re1 Nf6 16. g3 Bf5 17. Bb2 Bh7 18. Qb3 $132 {
0-1 Spraggett,K-Bacrot,E/Enghien Les Bains 1997/CBM 58/ (41)}) (10. h3 b6 11.
e4 (11. cxd5 cxd5 (11... exd5 $5 12. Nh4 $5 Nb8 $14 (12... g6 $2 13. Bxg6 fxg6
14. Qxg6+ $18)) 12. Nb5 {1-0 Karpov,A-Pelletier,Y/Biel 1997/CBM 60/ (51)})
11... dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bb7 14. Be3 $14) 10... dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12.
Bxe4 Nf6 $2 $16 (12... Re8 13. Re1 (13. c5 Bc7 14. Re1 Nf6 15. b3 (15. Bd3 $14)
15... Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Qf6 {[%csl Rf4]} 17. Ne5 $14) 13... Nf6 14. Bd3 $6 (14. c5
Bc7 (14... Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Bc7 16. Bf4 $14) 15. Bd3 $14) 14... c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5
16. Ne5 b6 17. Bd2 Bb7 18. Rad1 Red8 19. Bc3 a5 20. a3 Rac8 (20... Kf8 21. Bg6
$1 $14 {1-0 Browne,W-Vera,R/Linares MEX ,EXT 1994 (53)}) 21. h3 $132) (12... c5
$1 13. dxc5 (13. Be3 f5 14. Bd3 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. g3 Qf6 $11)
13... Nxc5 (13... Bxc5 14. Bd2 (14. b3 Nf6 15. Bb2 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 f6 17. Rd2 e5
18. Rad1 Be6 19. Nh4 Rfd8 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Rd8 $11) 14...
Nf6 15. Bd3 Ng4 16. Be1 b6 17. Bh7+ (17. h3 Nf6 18. Bc3 Bb7 19. Ne5 Rfd8 20. a3
a5 $11) 17... Kh8 18. Qe4 Bb7 19. Qxg4 Kxh7 20. Bc3 f6 $11) 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. b4
Na6 16. c5 Bc7 17. Rb1 f5 18. Bg6 e5 19. g3 $5 $14) 13. c5 $1 (13. Bd3 c5 $14)
13... Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Bc7 15. Bf4 $1 {White change proper pieces.} Bxf4 16. Qxf4
Rd8 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Qe4 Rd5 19. Rac1 Bd7 20. Rd3 (20. Nc4 Be8 21. Nd6 Rd8 22.
b4 R8xd6 23. cxd6 Qxd6 24. a3 $16) 20... Rd8 21. h4 (21. h3) 21... Be8 22. Rcc3
b6 23. b4 b5 24. Ra3 f6 25. Nf3 Qd7 26. Re3 Bf7 (26... Bh5 27. g4 f5 28. Qxe6+
Qxe6 29. Rxe6 fxg4 (29... Bxg4 30. Ne5 $16) 30. Ne5 Be8 31. Rxa7 Rxd4 32. a3
$14) 27. Ra6 Re8 28. Rea3 Re7 29. Qf4 $5 {White provoke black on opening of a
position.} (29. Qe3 $1 $16) (29. Rxa7 $2 Qxa7 30. Rxa7 Rxa7 31. Qf4 Rxa2 32.
Qc7 (32. Qb8+ Kh7 33. Qc8 (33. Qf8 Bh5 $17) 33... Rb2 34. Qxc6 Rxb4 35. Qb7 Be8
36. c6 Rc4 37. c7 Bd7 $17) 32... Be8 33. Qe7 Bd7 $17) 29... e5 30. dxe5 fxe5
31. Qg3 Qf5 32. Rxa7 $2 $11 (32. Rxc6 $1 Qb1+ (32... e4 33. Ne1 Rd2 34. Rxh6 (
34. Rca6 Re2 35. Re3 $16) 34... Re2 35. Re3 Qxf2+ 36. Qxf2 Rxf2 37. Kxf2 gxh6
38. a3 $18) 33. Kh2 Qxb4 (33... Rd1 34. Qg4 $16) 34. Re3 Rxc5 35. a3 Qc4 36.
Rxh6 (36. Rxe5 Rexe5 37. Nxe5 Qd5 38. Rxc5 Qxc5 $132) 36... Rd5 37. Ng5 Rd4 (
37... gxh6 38. Ne6+ $18) 38. Nxf7 Kxf7 (38... Rg4 39. Rh8+ Kxf7 40. Qf3+ Qf4+ (
40... Ke6 41. g3 $16 (41. Qh3 Kf7 42. Qf3+)) 41. g3 Qxf3 42. Rxf3+ Ke6 43. Rb8
a6 44. Rb6+ Kd5 45. Rxa6 $16) 39. Qg6+ Kg8 40. Qh7+ Kf8 (40... Kf7 41. Rg3 $18)
41. Rh5 Rf4 42. Rd3 Rd4 43. Qh8+ Kf7 44. Rg3 $16) 32... Rxa7 33. Rxa7 e4 34.
Ne1 {White Rook and knight in offside.} (34. Nh2 Rd1+ 35. Nf1 e3 $19) (34. Qb8+
Kh7 35. Qc7 exf3 36. Qxf7 Qg4 37. Qxf3 Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Qxh4+ 39. Qh3 Rd4 (39...
Qxf2 40. Rxg7+ Kxg7 41. Qg4+ $14) 40. Qxh4 Rxh4+ 41. Kg3 Rxb4 42. Ra6 Rb2 43.
a3 Ra2 $11) 34... Rd1 35. Qe3 Qe5 (35... Qg4 36. a4 (36. Re7 Bd5 37. g3 Ra1 (
37... Qf3 38. Qxf3 exf3 39. a3 Bc4 40. Kh2 Rd2 41. Kg1 Rd1 42. Kh2 $11) 38. Kh2
Rxa2 39. Qd4 Ra3 40. Ng2 Rf3 41. Qd2 $11) 36... bxa4 37. Rxa4 Qxh4 38. b5 cxb5
39. Rxe4 Qf6 40. Kh2 $132) 36. h5 $4 $19 {As it is possible so awfully to play
in a chess?} (36. f4 Qa1 37. Kf1 Bc4+ 38. Kf2 Qb2+ 39. Kg3 Bd5 (39... Bf1 40.
Ra8+ Kf7 41. Ra7+ Kf6 42. Qxe4 Rxe1 43. Qxc6+ Re6 44. Qb7 Re3+ 45. Kh2 $16) 40.
a3 Qd2 41. Qxd2 Rxd2 42. a4 bxa4 (42... Re2 43. axb5 cxb5 44. Ra1 $16) 43. Rxa4
Kf7 $44) 36... Bd5 37. f4 Qa1 (37... Qxh5 38. Qg3 Bf7 $17) 38. Kf2 (38. Kf1 Rd3
39. Ra8+ Kh7 40. Qe2 Rh3 $1 41. gxh3 Bc4 $19) 38... Qb2+ 39. Kg3 Qxb4 40. Nc2
Qc4 41. Kh2 Qf1 (41... Qxc2 $4 {Not coming across in a trap!} 42. Qg3 Bf7 43.
f5 Kh8 (43... Rh1+ 44. Kxh1 Qd1+ 45. Kh2 Qxh5+ 46. Qh3 Qg5 $132) 44. f6 gxf6
45. Qf4 Rh1+ 46. Kxh1 Qd1+ 47. Kh2 Qxh5+ 48. Kg3 Kg7 49. Qxe4 Qxc5 $132) 42.
Nb4 (42. Ra3 Qh1+ 43. Kg3 Qxh5 $19) 42... Qh1+ (42... Re1 $19) 43. Kg3 Qxh5 44.
Qc3 Qg6+ 45. Kh2 Qg4 46. Ra3 Qxf4+ 47. Qg3 Qxg3+ 48. Kxg3 Rc1 49. Na6 Rc2 50.
Kf4 Rxg2 51. Nb4 Rd2 52. Ke3 Rd1 53. Rc3 Kf7 54. a4 bxa4 55. Ra3 Rc1 56. Rxa4
Rxc5 57. Ra7+ Kf6 58. Rc7 Rc3+ 59. Kf4 g5+ 60. Kg4 Be6+ 0-1

[Event "ISR-ch sf"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "2000.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Black "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2363"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2000.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. e4 e5 11. Rd1 (11. Be2 Re8 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14.
Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Qd2 h6 16. Bf4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Qxe4 18. Bxa6 Nf6 19. Rfe1 Qg6 20.
Bc4 {1/2-1/2 Levitt,J-Schlosser,P/Goodricke Int., Calcutta IND 1998/ (20)}) (
11. Be3 Qc7 12. h3 b5 13. Bb3 exd4 14. Bxd4 c5 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 {
1/2-1/2 Schlosser,P-Chernin,A/Altensteig(6) 1990/(16)}) (11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5
Bxe5 13. h3 Re8 14. Bd3 Qe7 15. Bd2 Be6 16. f4 Bxc3 17. Bxc3 Bc4 18. Bxc4 Qc5+
19. Rf2 Qxc4 20. Bxf6 {1/2-1/2 Naumkin,I-Lacrosse,M/Open, Saint Vincent ITA
1998/ (20)}) 11... Qc7 12. g3 (12. h3 exd4 13. Nxd4 Re8 14. a3 Be5 15. Be3 Nf8
16. Rd2 b5 17. Ba2 c5 18. Nde2 c4 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Ng6 21. Rad1 $132 {
1-0 Kamsky,G-Anand,V/Tilburg 1991/ (101)}) 12... b5 13. Be2 h6 $1 $146 {
[%mdl 12] Very strong novelty!} (13... Re8 14. a3 c5 (14... h6 15. b4 a5 16.
bxa5 Rxa5 17. Bb2 Bb7 18. Rac1 Qb8 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. f4 Qa7+ $132
{1-0 Solozhenkin,E-Norri,J/Helsinki FIN 2000/The Week in Chess 297 (44)}) (
14... exd4 15. Nxd4 Be5 16. Bg5 c5 17. Nf5 g6 18. Nh6+ Kg7 19. Ng4 Nxg4 20. Nd5
Qa7 21. Bxg4 Nf8 22. Bxc8 Raxc8 23. Bf4 Bxf4 24. Nxf4 Qe7 25. f3 Nd7 26. Qc3+
Nf6 27. Rd2 $14 {1-0 Dreev,A-Iskusnyh,S/Smolensk RUS 2000/The Week in Chess
286/ (47)}) (14... Bb7 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bg5 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Be5 18. Bxf6 gxf6
19. Bg4 Rad8 20. Rac1 (20. Bf5 Bc8 21. Bxc8 Qxc8 22. Rac1 Qe6 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24.
Nd1 $16 {1-0 Karpov,A-Kramnik,V/Amber Rapid, Monte Carlo MON 1998/(29)}) 20...
Bc8 21. Bxc8 Qxc8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Nd5 Qe6 24. Ne3 $16 {1-0 Piket,J-Kramnik,V/
Monte Carlo MNC 1999/(34)}) 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bg5 Bg4 17. Bxf6 Nxf3+ 18. Kg2
Be5 19. Nd5 Qa7 20. Bxg7 Bh3+ 21. Kxh3 Ng5+ 22. Kh4 Kxg7 23. Kxg5 Qd7 24. Bg4
Qd8+ 25. Kh5 Kh8 26. f4 Rg8 27. Bf5 Rc8 28. Qc1 Rc6 29. fxe5 {1-0 Shipov,
S-Savchenko,S/Russian Club Cup, Maikop RUS 1998/(29)}) 14. a3 $5 (14. dxe5 Nxe5
15. Nxe5 (15. Nd4 Rd8 (15... b4 16. Na4 c5 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 Rfe8 19. Be3
$14) 16. Bf4 c5 17. Nf5 (17. Nb3 Bb7 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 c4 20. Rac1 Ng6 $17)
17... Bxf5 18. exf5 Nc6 19. Be3 (19. Rxd6 Rxd6 20. Bxb5 Nd4 $19) 19... Nb4 20.
Qc1 $132) (15. Be3 Nxf3+ (15... Re8 $5 $132) 16. Bxf3 Bg4 17. Bxg4 Nxg4 18. Bd4
Rad8 $11) 15... Bxe5 16. Be3 Re8 {[%csl Re4][%cal Ge5c3]} 17. Nb1 (17. f3 Bxg3
$19) (17. Rac1 Be6 18. b4 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Nxe4 20. Qxc6 Qxc6 21. Rxc6 Bxa2 22.
Ra1 Bd5 23. Rcxa6 Rxa6 24. Rxa6 $14) 17... Bd6 18. Nd2 c5 19. Rac1 Bb7 20. Bf3
$11) 14... c5 $1 {Logical continuation of previous move.} 15. dxe5 {Another
possibilities also don't promise nothing to White:} (15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Nd5 Nxd5
17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. exd5 Bb7 19. Be3 c4 $11) (15. d5 c4 16. a4 Rb8 (16... b4 17.
Nb1 b3 18. Qxc4 Qxc4 19. Bxc4 Nxe4 20. Bxb3 $16) 17. axb5 axb5 18. Be3 Ng4 19.
Bd2 Nc5 $132) (15. dxc5 Bxc5 $11) 15... Nxe5 16. Nh4 (16. a4 $5 b4 17. Nxe5 (
17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Re8 20. Be3 Bh3 $11) 17... Bxe5 18. Nd5
Nxd5 19. Rxd5 Bd6 20. Qd3 Be7 21. Bf4 Qa5 22. Bd6 Bxd6 23. Rxd6 Re8 $11) (16.
Rxd6 $2 Qxd6 17. Bf4 Nxf3+ $1 (17... Nfg4 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Rd1) (17... Nfd7
18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Rd1 Qe6 20. Nd5 Ra7 21. Qxc5 Rd7 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Bg4 $16)
18. Bxf3 Qc6 $1 19. Rd1 (19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Qf6 21. Qxc5 Qxb2 22. Rd1 Bh3
23. d6 Rad8 $17) 19... Bb7 20. Nd5 Rae8 $17) 16... c4 ({I was afraid from} 
16... Nc6 17. Be3 Ng4 18. Bxg4 Bxg4 19. f3 $5 Nd4 $5 20. Qf2 Be6 21. Bxd4 cxd4
{But after} 22. Nd5 $1 $132 {Position is equal} ({Not} 22. Ne2 $2 Bc5 $1 {
[%cal Gc5g1]} 23. b4 (23. Nxd4 Rfd8 24. b4 Bb6 25. Rd3 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Rd8 $19)
23... Bb6 24. Rac1 Qa7 25. Rc6 Rac8 $1 $17)) 17. Be3 Neg4 18. Bd4 Bc5 19. Nd5 (
19. a4 Qa7 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Bf3 Bb7 $132) 19... Nxd5 20. exd5 Rd8 21. Nf5 $1
Bxf5 (21... Rxd5 22. Qe4 $1 $16) (21... Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Nf6 23. d6 Qc5 24. Ne7+
Kh8 25. Rad1 Bb7 26. Qf5 $14) 22. Qxf5 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Nf6 24. Bf3 {White free P
d5 is blocked, position is equal, but Sergey evaluated this position as with
Black advantage.} Rd6 25. Rad1 (25. Re1 Rad8 $11) 25... Rad8 $11 26. h4 Re8 27.
Qf4 Qe7 $6 (27... Re7 $11) 28. Qd2 $1 Qc7 29. Qb4 Nd7 $5 (29... Re5 $11 {
[%csl Rd5]}) 30. a4 Ne5 $5 (30... Qc5 31. Qc3 Ne5 $11) 31. Be2 Rb8 (31... a5
32. Qd2 bxa4 33. f4 Nd3 34. Bxd3 cxd3 35. Rxd3 $14) 32. Re4 Nd7 ({Why not} 
32... f6 $1 33. f4 Nd7 34. axb5 axb5 35. Re7 (35. Re6 Rxe6 36. dxe6 Qb6+ $15) (
35. Bg4 Qb6+ 36. Kg2 Nc5 37. Re2 Nd3 38. Qc3 Kf8 39. Bf3 $132) 35... Qc5+ 36.
Qxc5 Nxc5 $132) 33. axb5 axb5 34. Qc3 (34. Re7 Kf8) 34... Nc5 $5 (34... Nf6 35.
Re5 (35. Red4 Ra8 $11) 35... Ra8 36. Bf3 $11) 35. Rg4 g6 $6 ({Right was} 35...
f5 36. Rf4 Qd7 37. Qe3 (37. Qf3 Rf8 38. g4 Rg6 39. h5 Rgf6 $15) 37... Re8 38.
Qxc5 Rxe2 39. Qd4 $11) 36. Qe3 Kh7 $2 {Permits to White start strong
initiative.} ({Also right was} 36... f5 $1 37. Rf4 Rbd8 38. h5 Ne6 39. dxe6
Rxd1+ 40. Bxd1 Rxd1+ 41. Kh2 Qc6 $11) 37. h5 g5 38. Bxc4 $1 {Unexpected
tactical impact!} Qd7 (38... f5 39. Bd3 (39. b4 fxg4 40. bxc5 bxc4 41. cxd6 $18
) 39... Rxd5 40. Rd4 Re5 41. Bxf5+ Rxf5 42. b4 Re5 43. Qc3 Rbe8 44. bxc5 $16) (
38... bxc4 39. Rxc4 Rxb2 40. Rxc5 Qd7 41. Qd3+ Kg8 42. Qc4 $16) 39. Bd3+ Kh8 $2
$18 (39... Kg8 40. Rd4 $16) 40. Qxc5 Qxg4 41. Qxd6 Qxd1+ 42. Kg2 ({Strong was
also} 42. Bf1 Ra8 43. Qxh6+ Kg8 44. Qxg5+ Kh7 45. Qf5+ Kg7 46. Kg2 Ra1 47. h6+
Kxh6 48. Qf6+ Kh7 49. Qxf7+ Kh8 50. Qe8+ Kg7 51. Qxb5 $18) 42... Qxd3 43. Qxb8+
Kh7 44. Qe5 {QQ endgame is absolutely lost} g4 45. d6 Qf3+ 46. Kg1 Qd3 47. b4
Qd1+ 48. Kh2 Qd3 49. Qf4 Qd5 50. Qxg4 Qxd6 51. Qf5+ Kg7 52. Qxb5 Qd4 53. Qc5
Qg4 54. b5 f5 55. Qe7+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 (9... e5 10. Qc2 (10. Bb3 h6 (10... Qe7 11. Bc2 h6 12. Nh4 Nb6
13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. Bxf5 exd4 15. exd4 Nbd5 16. Qf3 Rfe8 17. Rae1 Qc7 18. g3 $11 {
Vogel,R-Grzesik,T/BL2-N 1991/1/2-1/2 (71)}) 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Nh4 Nf8 13. Nf5 Bc7
14. dxe5 Rxe5 15. Ng3 h5 16. f4 Re8 17. Rae1 h4 18. Nh1 Be6 $11 {1-0 Ibragimov,
I-Filippov,V/RUS-ch Elista 1995 (42)}) (10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. f4 Bc7
13. h3 Bf5 14. Qe1 Re8 15. Rd1 Bc2 16. Rc1 Bd3 $17 {0-1 Pupols,V-Strugatsky,V/
USA event 1990 (28)}) 10... Qe7 11. Rae1 e4 12. Ng5 Nb6 13. Be2 Bf5 14. f3 Qc7
15. f4 Rae8 16. g4 Bxg4 17. Bxg4 {1/2-1/2 Atalik,S-Yegiazarian,A/Ankara zt 1995
}) 10. Bd3 $14 (10. Bb3 Bb7 (10... a6 11. e4 e5 (11... b4 12. e5 bxc3 13. bxc3
$14) 12. Bg5 $1 (12. d5 cxd5 13. Bxd5 (13. Nxd5 Nxe4 $17) 13... Nxd5 14. Nxd5
Bb7 $15) 12... h6 (12... exd4 13. Qxd4 Bc7 14. Rad1 c5 15. Qe3 c4 16. Bc2 (16.
e5 cxb3 17. exf6 Re8 18. Qc1 gxf6 19. Nd5 Bd6 (19... Bxh2+ 20. Nxh2 fxg5 21.
Nc7 $16) 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Qg5+ Kh8 22. Nxf6 Re6 23. Nh5 Qxg5 24. Nxg5 $18)
16... Bb6 (16... Re8 17. e5 $1 $16) 17. Qe1 Bb7 (17... h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. e5
$18) 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qd2 $16) 13. Bh4 exd4 14. Qxd4 Bc7 15. Rad1 c5 16. Qe3
c4 17. Bc2 $5 $14 (17. e5 $1 cxb3 18. exf6 g5 (18... Re8 19. Qc1 $18) 19. Bxg5
Re8 20. Qc1 $18)) 11. e4 b4 (11... e5 12. Bg5 exd4 13. Qxd4 Be7 14. e5 c5 15.
Qh4 Bxf3 16. exf6 $18) 12. e5 bxc3 13. bxc3 Be7 (13... Bc7 14. exf6 Nxf6 15.
Bg5 $14) 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Be3 (15. Bc2 Ba6 16. Re1 c5 17. Be4 $14) 15... Qc7
16. Ng5 c5 $11 {1-0 Gurevich,D-Rubenchik,R/World Open, Philadelphia USA 1998 
(41)}) 10... b4 (10... Bb7 11. Qc2 Rc8 12. Ng5 h6 (12... Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+
14. Kg3 Qxg5 15. f4 Nxe3+ 16. fxg5 Nxc2 17. Bxc2 $16) 13. Nge4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4
Be7 15. b4 (15. Nc5 Nxc5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 $15) (15. Rac1 c5 16. Bxb5 cxd4 17. Qd3
Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Ne5 19. Qb1 Qa8 20. f3 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Qxe4 22. fxe4 Rb8 23. a4 d3
24. Bc3 $132) 15... e5 16. Nc5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 $14) 11. Na4 c5 $5 (11... a5 12.
Rc1 $14) 12. dxc5 (12. Qc2 $5 Bb7 (12... cxd4 13. Qc6 (13. Nxd4 Bb7 14. Rac1
Rc8 15. Qb1 Qa5 16. b3 Qg5 17. f3 Ne5 $15) 13... Nb6 14. Nxd4 Bb7 15. Qxb7 Nxa4
16. Nc6 Qc8 (16... Bxh2+ 17. Kxh2 Qxd3 18. Bxb4 Ng4+ 19. Kg3 $18) 17. Ba6 Qxb7
18. Bxb7 Rae8 19. Ba6 (19. b3 Nc5 20. Na5 $11) 19... Nxb2 20. Rfb1 Na4 21. Bxb4
Bxb4 22. Rxb4 Nc5 23. Bc4 $16) 13. Ng5 (13. Nxc5 $5 Bxc5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 (14...
Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nxc5 16. Qxc5 Qxd3 17. Bxb4 $14) 15. Qxc5 Qxd3 16. Bxb4 $14)
13... cxd4 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. exd4 Rc8 16. Qb1 Qc7 17. Rc1 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Qd6
$132) 12... Nxc5 (12... Bxc5 13. Nxc5 Nxc5 14. Be2 Qb6 15. a3 $14 (15. Ne5 Rd8
16. Qc2 Bb7 $11)) 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. Qe2 (14. Qc2 $5 Bb7 15. Qxc5 (15. Ng5 h6
16. Nh7 Nxh7 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Qxc5 Qxd2 19. Qc2 Qd5 20. f3 Rac8 21. Qd3 f5 $1
$19) 15... Qxd3 16. Bxb4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 $14) 14... Qe7 (14... Bb7 15. e4 $14)
15. e4 e5 (15... Bb7 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. e5 Nd7 18. Bxh7+ (18. Ng5 h6 19. Bh7+
Kh8 20. Be4 Bxe4 21. Nxe4 Bd4 (21... b3 22. axb3 (22. a3 $14) 22... Bd4 23. Rc4
Rxc4 24. Qxc4 Bxe5 25. Bb4 $16) 22. Rc4 $1 $16) 18... Kxh7 19. Ng5+ Kg6 20.
Qd3+ f5 21. exf6+ Kxf6 22. Rfe1 (22. Nh7+ Kf7 23. Nxf8 (23. Bg5 Qd6 24. Qxd6
Bxd6 25. Nxf8 Rxf8 26. Rfd1 Bd5 $15) 23... Rxf8 24. Be3 $14) 22... Bd5 (22...
e5 23. Nh7+ Kf7 24. Qb3+ Kg6 25. Nxf8+ Rxf8 26. Be3 $14)) 16. Rac1 Bg4 (16...
a5 17. Bg5 $14) 17. h3 Bd7 18. Bg5 h6 $2 $16 (18... Rac8 19. Ba6 Rc7 20. Rfd1
$14) 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Nh4 $1 (20. Rfd1 Rfd8 21. Nh4 $16) 20... Kh7 (20... Rfd8
21. Bc4 $16 (21. Qh5 Kg7 (21... Bxh3 22. gxh3 Rxd3 23. Nf5 $18) 22. Be2 $16 {
[%cal Re2g4]} (22. Bb5 Be6 23. Bc4 Bd7 24. Bxf7 Bxf2+ (24... Qxf7 25. Qxf7+
Kxf7 26. Rxc5 $16) 25. Rxf2 Qxf7 26. Qxf7+ Kxf7 27. Rcf1 $18))) 21. Bb5 Be6 (
21... Bxb5 22. Qxb5 Rac8 23. Nf5 Qc7 24. Qe2 Rg8 25. Qd2 Rg6 26. Qd5 Kg8 27.
Rfd1 $22 a5 28. Nd6 $18) 22. Qh5 Rg8 (22... Rfc8 23. Nf5 (23. Ba6 Rc7 24. Nf5
Bxf5 25. Qxf5+ Kg7 26. Rc2 $14) 23... Qf8 (23... Bxf5 24. Qxf5+ Kg7 25. Qg4+
Kh7 26. Bd7 (26. Rfd1 Rc7) 26... Rg8 27. Bf5+ Kh8 28. Qh5 Kg7 29. Rfd1 Rad8 30.
Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Rc2 $16) 24. b3 Rc7 25. Rcd1 Rb8 26. Bc4 Be7 27. Rd3 Rd8 28. Rg3
Bxf5 29. Qxf5+ Kh8 30. Qh5 (30. Bd5 $1 a5 31. Kh2 (31. f4 exf4 32. Rxf4 Bc5+
33. Kh1 Bd4 34. Rf1 Be5 $132) (31. Rd1 Rc2 32. Qh5 Bc5 33. Rf3 Qg7) 31... Rdd7
32. Rd1 Rd8 33. Rdd3 Rc2 34. Rdf3 Rxa2 35. Qh5 Rxd5 36. exd5 Rd2 37. Rg4 Rxd5
38. Rfg3 Rd6 39. Rh4 Kh7 40. Qg4 Rd8 41. Qf5+ Kh8 42. Rc4 $16) 30... Bc5 31.
Bd5 Bb6 32. Rg4 Rdd7 $14) 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. Qxf5+ Kh8 25. Rfd1 Bd4 (25... Rg5
26. Qf3 Rag8 27. Rd7 Rxg2+ 28. Qxg2 (28. Kh1 Qe6 29. Rxc5 R2g3 30. Qxg3 Rxg3
31. fxg3 Qxh3+ 32. Kg1 Qxg3+ 33. Kf1 Qf3+ 34. Ke1 Qe3+ $19) 28... Rxg2+ 29.
Kxg2 Qf8 30. Bc4 $1 (30. Kf3 Bb6 (30... Qc8 31. Ke2 a6 32. Ba4 a5 33. Bb5 $16)
31. Rc6 Qe8 32. Rxf6 Kg7 33. Rxh6 (33. Rfd6 Qc8 34. Bc6 Bc5 35. Bb7 Qe8 36. Rd5
Qe6 $132) 33... Kxh6 (33... Qc8 34. Rc6 (34. Rhd6 Qc5 35. Rxb6 axb6 $15) 34...
Qxd7 35. Rg6+ $11) 34. Rd6+ Qe6 35. Rxe6+ fxe6 36. Bc4 a5 37. Bxe6 $16) 30...
Qg7+ 31. Kf1 Qg5 32. Rc2 Qh4 (32... Qh5 33. Be6 Qf3 34. Rxc5 Qh1+ 35. Ke2 Qxe4+
36. Kd2 $18) 33. Be6 $1 Qxe4 34. Rxc5 Qh1+ 35. Ke2 Qe4+ 36. Kd2 $18) 26. Rc6 (
26. Qh5 Rg6 27. Rd2 b3 28. a3 Rag8 29. Bf1 $16) 26... Rg6 (26... Rad8 27. Rd2
Rg6 28. Kh2 $16) 27. Kh2 (27. Be2 Rd8 28. b3 Rd6 $14) 27... Kg7 (27... Rag8 28.
g3 Rg5 29. Qxf6+ Qxf6 30. Rxf6 Kg7 31. Rf3 Bxb2 32. Rd7 $18) 28. h4 Qb7 $2 $18
(28... Rg8 29. Bc4 Kh8 30. g3 $16) (28... Rd8 29. Rd2 b3 30. a3 Qd7 31. Rxf6
Qxf5 32. Rxf5 $16) 29. Ba4 Qe7 30. Rdc1 Bb6 (30... Bxb2 31. Rc7 Qf8 32. R1c6
Bd4 33. Bb3 $18) 31. Rd1 {(?)} (31. Rd1 Bd4 32. Rd2 Rg8 33. Bd1 $1 Qb7 34. Rdc2
b3 35. axb3 Kh8 36. g3 $18) (31. Bd1 $1 {Maybe this move was done...} Rd8 32.
Bh5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Clarin GP final"]
[Site "Villa Gesell"]
[Date "1998.03.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Soppe, Guillermo"]
[Black "Braga, Fernando Alberto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1998.03.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[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. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 (6... dxc4 7. Bxc4
Bd6 8. Bd2 O-O 9. Ne4 (9. e4 $5) (9. O-O-O $5) 9... Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qe7 11. Bc3
Nf6 12. Qh4 Nd5 13. Qxe7 Bxe7 14. Bd2 Bd7 15. Ne5 Be8 16. Nd3 Rd8 17. Rc1 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Flohr,S-Tolush,A/URS-ch16 Moscow 1948 (35)}) (6... Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8.
Be2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. O-O-O (10. O-O e5 11. h3 exd4 12. exd4 Nb6 13. Bb3
Nbd5 14. Bg5 Qa5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Rfe1 Bb4 17. Red1 f6 18. Bd2 Be6 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Stangl,M-Gabriel,C/Altensteig 1990 (32)}) 10... Qe7 11. Rhe1 b5 12. Bd3
Bb7 13. e4 e5 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bf1 Nfd7 17. Kb1 Nb6 18. f4 Nec4
19. Bc1 $14 {Polgar,I-Flesch,J/Budapest 1965/1-0 (45)}) 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3 dxc4
9. Bxc4 Qe7 (9... e5 10. dxe5 (10. O-O exd4 11. exd4 (11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. Be2 Bc7
13. Rad1 Re8 14. h3 Qe7 15. Rfe1 Ng6 16. Nf3 Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Tratar,M-Rapoport,I/
op, Ceske Budejovice CZE 1996 (18)}) 11... Nb6 12. Bd3 Re8 13. Rae1 Rxe1 14.
Rxe1 h6 15. Ne5 Be6 16. a3 $11 {= Sokolov,I-Beliavsky,A/Linares 1995 (24)})
10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. O-O-O Qe7 13. Kb1 a5 14. f4 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Ng4 16.
Rhe1 Nxe3 17. Bd3 Nxc2 18. Rxe7 Nb4 $44 {Taimanov,M-Kopilov,N/URS-ch19 Moscow
1951/1-0 (70)}) (9... c5 10. O-O a6 11. Bd3 (11. dxc5 $11) (11. a4 b6 12. dxc5
Bxc5 13. Ne4 Bb7 14. Nxc5 Nxc5 15. Bb4 Qc7 16. h3 Rfc8 17. Rfc1 Nfe4 $11 {
0-1 Gallego,V-Antunes,A/Benasque op 1996 (21)}) 11... Qc7 (11... b5 12. Ne4 $16
) 12. Rac1 c4 (12... b5 13. Ne4 c4 14. b3 $14) (12... b6 13. Ne4 Bb7 14. dxc5
$14) (12... cxd4 13. exd4 $14) 13. Ne4 $1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Vyzmanavin,A-Georgiev,K/
Elenite 1994 (36) (Vyzmanavin)}) (9... b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. e4 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5
13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 c5 16. e5 c4 17. Bf5 Ng4 18. Qe2 Qh4+ 19. g3
Qe7 20. Qxg4 Bxh1 21. O-O-O Bc6 22. Rd6 $16 {1-0 Sokolov,I-Van De
Oudeweetering,A/Nederland tt 1994 (26)}) 10. O-O a6 11. Rac1 (11. a4 c5 12.
dxc5 Bxc5 13. e4 Ng4 14. Bf4 Qf6 15. Bg3 Nge5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Be2 Ba7 18.
Rad1 Nc6 19. Qc1 Nd4 20. Bd3 Bd7 21. e5 Qd8 $132 {Richardson,J-Gausel,E/VISA
GP, Reykjavik ISL 1998/1/2-1/2 (46)}) (11. e4 e5 $11) 11... h6 12. Rfe1 $11 (
12. e4 e5 13. d5 (13. Nh4 $2 exd4 14. Ng6 Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2 Qd6+ 16. Kh1 (16. e5
Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5+ 18. f4 Qh5+ 19. Kg1 Ng4 $19) 16... Ng4 (16... dxc3 17. Bxc3
Re8 18. e5 Qc5 19. exf6 Qxc4 20. Rfe1 Rxe1+ $8 21. Rxe1 Nxf6 22. Bxf6 Qxc2 23.
Re8+ Kh7 24. Nf8+ Kg8 25. Ng6+ $11) 17. e5 Ndxe5 18. Nxf8 Nxc4 19. Qh7+ Kxf8
20. Qh8+ Ke7 $19) (13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. g3 Qh5 16. Be2 Ng4 17. h4
Be6 18. f4 Rad8 $15) 13... cxd5 (13... c5 14. a4 $14) 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5
Nf6 $11) 12... b5 13. Bd3 c5 14. Ne4 (14. a4 Bb7 15. axb5 Bxf3 16. gxf3 cxd4
17. exd4 axb5 18. Nxb5 Rfb8 $44) 14... Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Ra7 16. a4 (16. Bc3 Bb7
$11) 16... Bb7 (16... bxa4 17. Qxa4 Bb7 18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. Bc3 cxd4 20. Qxd4 e5
21. Qc4 Rb5 $11) 17. axb5 axb5 18. Ra1 (18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. Ra1 $11) 18... Rfa8 (
18... Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Nf6 20. Qc6 Qd7 $11) 19. Bxb7 (19. Rxa7 $142 Rxa7 20. Bxb7
Rxb7 21. Ra1 $11) 19... Rxa1 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21. dxc5 (21. b3 $11) 21... Nxc5 22.
e4 (22. Bb4 Ra4 23. Qc3 $11) 22... Qb7 23. h3 Ra4 24. e5 Be7 25. b3 (25. Be3
Qe4 26. Qxe4 Nxe4 27. Rc1 Ra2 28. Rc8+ Kh7 29. Rc7 Bb4 30. Rxf7 Rxb2 31. Rb7
Bc3 $132) 25... Ra8 (25... Ra3 26. Bb4 Nd3 27. Bxa3 (27. Qxd3 Bxb4 $15) 27...
Nxe1 28. Nxe1 Bxa3 $11) 26. Be3 Na6 (26... Qd5 27. Bxc5 Bxc5 28. Rc1 Rc8 29.
Kf1 b4 30. Qc4 $11) 27. Rc1 (27. Nd4 $11) 27... Nb4 28. Qb1 (28. Qc7 Qxc7 29.
Rxc7 Nd5 30. Rd7 Nxe3 31. fxe3 (31. Rxe7 Ra1+ 32. Kh2 Nf1+ 33. Kg1 Nd2+ 34. Kh2
Nxf3+ 35. gxf3 Rb1 $17) 31... Bc5 32. Nd4 Ra3 $17) 28... Nd5 29. Qe4 Rc8 (29...
Ra2 30. Bc5 $11) 30. Rxc8+ Qxc8 31. Bd2 Bc5 32. Qd3 Qa6 33. g4 (33. g3 $11)
33... Qa1+ 34. Kg2 Bb4 35. Qf1 (35. Qxb5 Bxd2 36. Nxd2 Nf4+ 37. Kg3 g5 38. Nf1
(38. Qf1 Qxe5 39. Nc4 Qc3+ 40. Ne3 Qxb3 $17) 38... Kg7 $44) 35... Qa5 36. Bc1
$6 (36. Qe1 $11) 36... Bc3 37. Kg1 $2 (37. g5 hxg5 38. Bxg5 Qb4 39. Qb1 Nf4+
40. Bxf4 Qxf4 41. Qd1 b4 $15) 37... Qb4 $17 38. Qd1 (38. Qd3 $6 Qxb3 39. g5 $1
Qc4 $1 (39... hxg5 $2 40. Nxg5 g6 41. Qf3 f5 42. exf6 Nxf6 43. Qa8+ Kg7 44.
Qb7+ Kh8 $8 $11) (39... Nb4 $2 40. Qd8+ Kh7 41. gxh6 gxh6 $8 42. Qf6 Qd1+ 43.
Kg2 Qxc1 44. Qxf7+ Kh8 45. Qf8+ $11) (39... h5 $2 40. g6 Qc4 41. gxf7+ Kxf7 42.
Ng5+ Ke8 43. Qg6+ Kd7 44. Qxe6+ $14) 40. Qxc4 (40. Qc2 Nb4 $19) 40... bxc4 41.
gxh6 gxh6 42. Bxh6 (42. Kf1 Kh7 43. Ke2 Kg6 $17) 42... Bb2 43. Be3 c3 44. Bd4 (
44. Nd4 Nb4 45. f4 c2 46. Nb3 Nd3 47. Kf1 c1=Q+ 48. Nxc1 Bxc1 $19) 44... Ba1
45. Ne1 Nb4 46. h4 c2 47. Nxc2 Nxc2 48. Bxa1 Nxa1 $19) 38... Qe4 39. Kf1 (39.
Bd2 b4 40. Kh2 Bxd2 41. Nxd2 Qxe5+ $17) 39... Bxe5 40. Nxe5 $4 (40. Qe2 $17)
40... Qh1+ 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 72nd"]
[Site "Heringsdorf"]
[Date "2000.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Black "Senff, Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2354"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2000.11.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bd3 b6 {The main
disadvantage of this variation is space advantage of White after e3-e4
promotion. In other hand, Black recieves stable position without weaknesses.} (
{mainlines are} 6... Bd6) (6... Be7) 7. O-O Bb7 8. e4 (8. Re1 $143 Be7 9. e4
dxe4 10. Nxe4 O-O 11. Qe2 c5 12. Neg5 cxd4 13. Nxd4 (13. Nxe6 $4 Bxf3 $1 14.
Qxf3 fxe6 15. Bc2 e5 $19 {0-1 Vaganian,R-Georgievski,V/Skopje 1976/ (35)})
13... Nc5 {[%csl Rd3,Rd4]} 14. Rd1 Nxd3 $11) (8. b3 $143 g6 9. Qe2 Bg7 10. Ba3
c5 11. Rac1 Rc8 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Ba6 Bxa6 14. Qxa6 O-O $132 {0-1 Haba,
P-Blatny,P/Brno 1994/ (77)}) 8... dxe4 9. Nxe4 Be7 (9... Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Be7 11.
Qe2 O-O 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Bc2 Rad8 14. Qd3 Nf6 15. Bg5 g6 16. Qc3 $14 {0-1
Mancini,M-Relange,E/Cappelle ,EXT 1995 (44)}) (9... c5 10. Nxf6+ (10. d5 exd5
11. Nxf6+ Nxf6 12. cxd5 Be7 (12... a6 {[%csl Gb5]} 13. Re1+ Be7 14. Bxa6 Rxa6
15. d6 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Ra7 17. Bg5 O-O 18. Rxe7 Rxe7 19. Bxf6 Re1+ 20. Qxe1 Qxf6
$11) 13. Bb5+ Kf8 14. Bc6 Bxc6 15. dxc6 Qc7 16. Qa4 Rc8 17. Re1 Bd6 18. Bg5
Qxc6 19. Qh4 $44 {1-0 Babula,V-Haba,P/Zlin(4) 1995 (46)}) 10... Nxf6 11. Bc2
$14 {[%cal Gc2a4]}) 10. Bf4 ({Or} 10. Qe2 {[%cal Gf1d1]} O-O 11. Nxf6+ Nxf6 12.
Bg5 Qc7 13. Rfe1 Rad8 14. Rad1 Rfe8 15. Ne5 $14 {1-0 Summerscale,A-Kelly,B/
Lichfield ENG 2000/The Week in Chess 297 (21)}) 10... O-O (10... Nxe4 11. Bxe4
Nf6 12. Bc2 O-O 13. Qe2 Qd7 14. Rad1 Rad8 15. a3 Qc8 16. Rfe1 $14 {1-0
Eperjesi,L-Turzo,A/Budapest FS11 IM-B 1995 (39)}) 11. Nxf6+ Nxf6 12. Qe2 c5 $5
{Planning promotion.} (12... b5 $5 13. c5 $14 {[%csl Rb7,Gc5]} (13. cxb5 $140
cxb5 14. Bxb5 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Qxd4 16. b3 Nd5 $11)) 13. Rad1 (13. dxc5 $14) 13...
cxd4 14. Nxd4 Qe8 (14... Qc8 15. Bc2 $14 (15. Be5 $14)) 15. Be5 Nd7 16. Bg3 a6
(16... Rd8 17. Bc2 Nc5 18. Rfe1 Bf6 19. Qh5 g6 20. Qg4 $14) 17. Bc2 Nf6 18. a3
Bc5 $2 $16 {The first inaccuracy.} ({Good was} 18... Rd8 19. Be5 Nd7 20. Bc7
Rc8 21. Qd3 $1 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gc2h7]} (21. Nxe6 $6 Nf6 $1 (21... fxe6 22.
Qxe6+ Qf7 23. Qxd7 Bxa3 24. Qh3 $18) 22. Nxf8 Qc6 23. f4 (23. f3 Rxc7 24. Nxh7
Nxh7 25. Rfe1 Nf6 26. b4 a5 $132) 23... Rxc7 24. Nxh7 Nxh7 25. Rfe1 Nf6 $132)
21... Nf6 22. Bxb6 Be4 23. Qe2 Bxc2 24. Qxc2 Nd7 25. Ba5 Ne5 26. b3 Bxa3 $14)
19. b4 $1 Bxd4 (19... Be7 20. Bc7 $16) 20. Rxd4 {Of course, this exchange
increase White advantage: Adding to space advantage White get pair of BB
advantage.} Qc6 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Gb7g2]} 21. f3 Rfd8 22. Qd3 Rxd4 23. Qxd4 b5 {
[%csl Gb5,Gc4,Gd5] Trying to blockade position on black squares.} (23... Rc8
24. Rd1 b5 25. c5 Nd5 26. Qe4 $16) 24. c5 {[%csl Gc5]} Qd5 (24... Nd5 25. Rc1
h6 (25... a5 26. bxa5 h6 (26... Rxa5 27. Qh4 $18 {[%csl Rd8,Rh7][%cal Gh4d8]})
27. Be5 $18 f6 28. Bd6 Rxa5 29. Qe4 $18 {[%csl Re6,Rh7]}) 26. Be5 f6 27. Bd6
Re8 $16) 25. Qc3 $1 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gf1d1]} Bc6 26. Rd1 (26. Be5 Qc4 27. Bxf6
gxf6 28. Qxc4 (28. Qd2 Rc8 29. Be4 Bxe4 30. fxe4 Qxe4 31. Rxf6 $16) 28... bxc4
29. Rd1 $16) 26... Qg5 27. Qd3 {[%cal Gd1d8,Gc2h7]} Bd5 28. Kf2 $1 {[%csl Gg3]
[%cal Gh2h4] Unexpected move with the idea h2-h4 - Black Q restriction.} h5 29.
h4 Qh6 30. a4 $1 Nd7 $2 $18 ({After} 30... bxa4 31. Bxa4 $16 {[%csl Rh6][%cal
Gc5c6] position of Black is quite bad...}) 31. axb5 axb5 32. Qxb5 Ra2 33. Qd3
Rb2 34. c6 $1 Bxc6 35. Qc3 {[%csl Rb2,Rc6]} 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[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. Nf3 {Lutz} d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nc3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Be2 Qc7 (11... c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 (12...
Nxc5 $2 13. b4 $16) 13. Ne4 Be7 (13... Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Ra7 (14... Qc7 $2 15. b4
Bb6 16. Bb2 Bb7 17. Qg4 $16) 15. b4 Bb7 (15... Qf6 16. Rb1 Bb7 17. Qc2 Bxf3 18.
Bxf3 Be7 19. Bb2 $16) 16. Qf4 Bxf3 (16... Be7 $2 17. Ne5 Bd5 18. Rxd5 exd5 19.
Nc6 $16) 17. Bxf3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Dautov,R-Luther,T/Bad Zwesten 1997 (38)}) (13...
Qb6 14. Nxc5 Nxc5 15. b3 Bb7 16. Bb2 $14 {0-1 Bukic,E-Atalik,S/It, Ljubljana
SLO 1997 (57)}) 14. Ne5 Nd5 15. Nc6 Qe8 16. Nxe7+ (16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7
18. Qxc3 (18. bxc3 Nb6 19. a4 Nxa4 20. Ba3 Nc5 21. Bxb5 $1 Bb7 (21... axb5 22.
Bxc5 $18) 22. Rd7 $1 Qg5 (22... Be4 23. Rxe7 Bxc2 24. Be2 Bd3 (24... Rfc8 25.
Bxc5 Rxc5 26. Rxa6 $16) (24... Ne4 25. Bb4 $16) 25. Bf3 Rac8 26. Bb4 Nb3 27.
Ra3 a5 $11) 23. f4 Be4 $1 24. Qd2 Qh4 25. Bxc5 axb5 $11) 18... Bb7 19. Bd2 (19.
Qc7 Bd5 20. e4 Rfc8 21. Qf4 Bb7 22. b3 Qf6 $11) 19... Rfc8 20. Qd4 e5 21. Bb4 {
1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Anand,V/FIDE WCh KO 1997}) 16... Qxe7 17. Qc6 Rb8 18. Qd6
Qh4 19. Rd4 Rb6 20. Qa3 $14) 12. Ne4 (12. e4 e5 13. g3 Re8 14. a3 Bb7 15. Bg5 (
15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bg5 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Qe7 18. Rd3 Be5 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Rxd8
Rxd8 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Be3 a5 $132) 15... exd4 16. Nxd4 Be5 17. Nf5 c5 18. Nd5
Nxd5 19. exd5 f6 20. Be3 g6 21. Nh6+ Kg7 22. Ng4 Bd6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,
A-Anand,V/FIDE WCh KO 1997 (35)}) 12... Nxe4 13. Qxe4 e5 (13... Bb7 14. Qh4 c5
15. Bd2 Rad8 $132 (15... Qd8 $4 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Ba5 $18 {1-0 Thorsteinsson,
T-Faldt,M/Stockholm GP 1992 (34)})) 14. Qh4 h6 $5 (14... Re8 $5 15. Bd3 (15.
Bd2 e4 16. Ne1 (16. Ng5 Nf6 $15) 16... Re6 $1 $132) 15... h6 16. Bc2 (16. Bd2
Bb7 17. Rac1 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. b4 e4 20. bxc5 Be7 21. Qh5 exd3 (21... exf3
22. c6 Bc8 23. Qxf3 $16) 22. c6 Bc8 23. Bc3 Ba3 24. Be5 Rxe5 25. Nxe5 Bxc1 26.
Rxc1 d2 27. Rd1 Be6 28. Rxd2 Rd8 (28... f6 29. Nd7 (29. Ng6 Kh7 30. Nf4 Qxc6
31. h3 (31. Qd1 Rc8 32. h3 Bf5 $132) 31... Rc8 32. Qg6+ Kh8 $132) 29... Qxc6
30. Nxf6+ gxf6 31. Qg6+ Kf8 32. Qxf6+ Ke8 33. h3 Qc1+ 34. Kh2 Qxd2 35. Qxe6+
Kf8 36. Qf6+ (36. Qxh6+ Ke7 37. Qg7+ Kd6 38. Qf6+ Kc5 $17) 36... Kg8 37. Qg6+
Kf8 38. Qf6+ $11) 29. Nd7 $14) 16... exd4 17. Qxd4 Bf8 18. b3 Nf6 19. Qh4 g5
20. Qg3 (20. Nxg5 $2 Qe5 $1 21. Nxf7 Qxa1 22. Nxh6+ Bxh6 23. Qxh6 Ra7 $17)
20... Qxg3 21. hxg3 c5 22. Bb2 Bg7 23. Rd6 Be6 24. Rad1 Rec8 25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26.
Be4 Ra7 27. Bd5 Bxd5 28. R1xd5 Kg7 29. Rd2 Be7 30. Rb6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,
A-Anand,V/FIDE WCh KO 1998 (55)}) (14... Re8 {Lutz Karpov,A-Anand,V (FIDE Wch
1998)}) 15. Bd2 Re8 $5 (15... Bb7 16. Rac1 exd4 $1 17. Nxd4 c5 18. Nf5 Be5 19.
Bc3 (19. Ba5 $2 Qxa5 20. Rxd7 Bc8 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Nc6 Qxa2 (22... Bf6 23. Nxa5
(23. Qxf6 gxf6 24. Nxa5 Bxd7 25. Rxc5 Rfc8 $17) 23... Bxh4 24. Rdd1 c4 25. Bf3
Ra7 $132) 23. Rd8 Be6 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. Nxe5 Qxb2 $19) 19... Rad8 (19... Nf6
$6 20. Bd4 $1 c4 (20... Bxd4 21. exd4 c4 22. Nxh6+ $16) 21. b3 Bd5 22. f4 Bxd4
23. exd4 Rae8 24. bxc4 bxc4 25. Qg3 g6 26. Nxh6+ Kh8 (26... Kg7 27. Nf5+ Kg8
28. Ne3 $16) 27. Rc2 $16) 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Qg4 Kh7 22. Nxh6 gxh6 23. Rxd7 Qxb2
24. Re1 (24. Bd3+ Kh8 25. Rb1 Qf6 26. Rxb7 Rxd3 $15) 24... Bc6 25. Rc7 Qf6 26.
Qh5 $14) (15... c5 $6 16. dxc5 (16. b4 $6 exd4 (16... c4 $1 17. Bc3 f6 (17...
Bb7 $2 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Rxd6 $18) 18. a4 Bb7 $132) (16... cxb4 17. Rac1 Qb8
18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxb4 (19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxb4 Re8 21. Rd8 $16) 19... Bxb4 20.
Qxb4 Bg4 21. Nxe5 Bxe2 22. Nc6 (22. Nd7 Qa7 23. Nxf8 Bxd1 24. Ng6 Qd7 25. Ne5
Qd8 $132) 22... Qe8 23. Rd6 Bc4 $132) 17. bxc5 Nxc5 18. Nxd4 Re8 $132) 16...
Nxc5 17. Rac1 (17. b4 $2 Na4 18. Rac1 Qb8 19. e4 Be6 20. Qg3 Kh7 21. Rc6 Rd8
22. a3 Nb2 23. Rdc1 Nc4 $132) 17... e4 18. Nd4 $16) 16. dxe5 $5 (16. Rac1 e4
17. Ne1 Bb7 18. b4 Be7 19. Qh3 Nf6 $132) 16... Nxe5 (16... Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5
18. Bb4 $16) 17. Ba5 $5 Qb8 (17... Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Qxa5 (18... Bxh2+ 19. Qxh2
Qxa5 20. Bxc6 $18) 19. Rxd6 $16) 18. Rac1 Be6 (18... Bb7 19. b4 $5 (19. Bb4
Nxf3+ (19... Bxb4 20. Qxb4 a5 21. Qc5 $16) 20. Bxf3 Be5 21. Rd2 $16) 19... Ng6
20. Qh5 $16) 19. Nxe5 (19. b3 $5 Bd5 20. Nxe5 (20. Nd4 Ba3 21. Rc2 Ng6 22. Qh3
$14 (22. Qh5 Re5 23. Qh3)) 20... Bxe5 21. Bc3 Ra7 $11) 19... Bxe5 20. Rxc6 Bxb2
(20... Bxa2 21. Bg4 $1 $16) 21. Bc7 $6 (21. Bf3 $1 Bf6 22. Qh5 (22. Qb4 Ra7 23.
Bb6 (23. a3 $1 Be5 (23... Bf5 24. h3 $14) (23... Rc8 24. Qc5 Be7 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8
26. Qc6 $18) 24. h3 $14) 23... Rd7 24. Rxd7 Bxd7 25. Bc7 Qc8 26. Rc1 Be6 27.
Qa3 Bc4 $132) 22... Ra7 23. Rdd6 Rc8 $132) 21... Qb7 $2 (21... Qa7 $1 22. Bf3 (
22. Qb4 Rac8 23. Qa5 $5 (23. Bb6 Qb7 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Qxb2 Qxb6 $15) (23. Qxb2
Rxc7 24. Rcd6 Rd7 $11) 23... Be5 $1 (23... Qb7 24. Bf3 Bg4 25. Rb6 Qxc7 26.
Bxg4 Rcd8 27. Rxb5 $1 $16) 24. Bxb5 (24. Rdc1 Bd5 (24... Bxc7 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26.
Rxc7 Qb8 27. Rc1 Qd6 28. Rd1 Qc6 29. Bf3 Qc8 $14) 25. R6c5 Bxc7 26. Rxc7 Qa8
$11) 24... Bxc7 25. Rxc7 Qxc7 26. Qxc7 Rxc7 27. Bxe8 Bxa2 $11) (22. a4 Bf6 23.
Qb4 Be7 (23... bxa4 24. Qxa4 a5 25. Bf3 Rac8 26. Rd2 $16) 24. Bd6 a5 25. Qd2 (
25. Qxb5 Bd7 26. Bc7 (26. Bf3 Bxd6 27. Rdxd6 Bxc6 28. Bxc6 Rad8 $17) 26... Bxc6
27. Qxc6 Bh4 $1 28. Bg4 Rac8 29. Rc1 (29. Rd7 Bxf2+ $19) 29... Bxf2+ 30. Kxf2
Qxe3+ 31. Kf1 Qd3+ 32. Kg1 Qd4+ $19) 25... Bxd6 26. Rxd6 bxa4 $11 (26... b4 27.
Bb5 $132)) 22... Rac8 (22... Bf6 23. Qg3 Rac8 24. Bb6 Qb8 $8 (24... Qe7 25. Bc5
$18) 25. Qxb8 Rxb8 26. Bd4 Bxd4 (26... a5 27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. Ra6 $14) 27. exd4
Bxa2 28. Rxa6 Bc4 $11) 23. Qg3 Kh8 24. Qf4 Bf6 $11) 22. Bf3 $16 Rac8 (22... Qa7
23. Bb6 Qe7 (23... Qb8 24. Rcd6 Bf6 25. Qg3 $18) 24. Qxe7 Rxe7 25. Rxe6 $5 (25.
Rc2 $1 Rb8 $8 26. Bd8 $1 $16 (26. Rxb2 Rxb6 27. Rd8+ Kh7 $132)) 25... Rxe6 26.
Bxa8 Rxb6 27. Rd7 Ba3 28. Bd5 Rd6 (28... Rf6 29. h4 h5 30. g3 g6 31. Kg2 Kg7
32. e4 Bc5 33. f4 $18) 29. Bxf7+ Kf8 30. Rxd6 Bxd6 31. Bg6 (31. Bd5 g5 32. g3
g4 33. Be6 h5 34. h3 gxh3 (34... Ke7 35. Bc8 gxh3 36. Bxa6 $18) 35. Bxh3 Kg7
36. f4 b4 37. Kf2 a5 38. Bd7 Kf6 39. e4 Ke7 40. Ba4 h4 41. e5 $18) 31... Ke7
32. f4 Kf6 33. Bd3 g5 34. g3 $16) 23. Qb4 Be5 $2 (23... Bf6 24. Rxe6 Qxc7 25.
Rxa6 Be5 26. g3 $16) 24. Rcc1 $18 Qxc7 $8 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 (25... Bxc7 26. Bb7 $18
) 26. Qa5 Rc2 27. Qxa6 Rb8 (27... Rb2 28. a3 $18) (27... Rxa2 $2 28. Qxb5 $18)
28. Be4 (28. a3 $18) 28... Rc4 (28... Rxa2 {Lutz} 29. Qxb5 $18) 29. Bd3 Ra4 30.
Qc6 g6 (30... Rxa2 31. Bxb5 Bf6 32. Bd3 $18) (30... Rxa2 $142 {Lutz}) 31. f4
Bf6 32. f5 $1 (32. Bxg6 $2 Rc4 33. Qa6 Ra4 34. Qd6 Rd8 35. Qxd8+ Bxd8 36. Rxd8+
Kg7 37. Bd3 (37. Bb1 Bxa2) 37... b4 38. Rd4 Bxa2 39. Bb5 Ra3 40. Rxb4 Rxe3 $14)
32... gxf5 33. Bxf5 Bxf5 34. Qxf6 Bg6 35. Rd2 Re4 36. h3 (36. Kf2 $18) 36...
Rbe8 37. Qb6 b4 (37... Rxe3 38. Qxb5 $18) 38. Rd4 Rxe3 39. Qxb4 h5 40. a4 Re1+
41. Kh2 Ra1 42. Qb2 Rb1 43. Qa3 Kh7 44. a5 Ree1 45. Qf8 Rh1+ 46. Kg3 Rb5 (46...
Rhd1 47. Rxd1 Rxd1 48. a6 Ra1 49. Qa8 $18) 47. Rd8 Rg5+ 48. Kf2 1-0

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Biriukov, Oleg V"]
[Black "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2000.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O b6 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. Qe2
Be7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Qc7 12. Bg5 c5 (12... Rfe8 13. Nxf6+ (13.
Rac1 c5 14. dxc5 (14. Re1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nxe4 16. Bxe7 Ndc5 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18.
Ba3 Red8 19. Red1 Qf4 20. b3 e5 21. Nf3 $11 {1-0 Shabtai,Ran-Dudas,Janos/
Budapest FS09 IM-A (3) ;EXT 97 1994 (47)}) (14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16.
dxc5 Qxc5 17. Ne5 Red8 18. a3 a5 19. Bb1 $11 {Vakeva,Jani-Auvinen,Esa/
Helsinki-ch ;EXT 2000 1999/1-0 (74)}) 14... Bxe4 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe7 (16.
cxb6 Qb7 17. Rxd7 Qxd7 18. Qxe4 axb6 19. Ne5 Qc7 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 $17 {0-1
Szigeti,Miklos-Sterk,Karoly/HUN-ch Budapest (1) ;HCL 1931 (34)}) 16... Ndxc5
17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. Qe5 Rac8 $11) (13. c5 $1 bxc5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 (14... h6 15. Bh4
Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qh7+ $16 {1-0 Gelfand,Boris-Serper,Grigory/
Vilnius ;CBM 07 1988 (41)}) 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Bxh7+ $16 {1/2-1/2
Torre,Eugenio-Muco,Fatos/Luzern ol (Men) (7) ;EXT 97-B 1982 (41)}) (13. Qc2 h6
14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. c5 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 bxc5 17. dxc5 a5 18. a3 a4 19. Rd4 f5 20.
Bd3 Qa5 21. Rc1 $14 (21. Rd7 $2 Bc8 $17 {0-1 Bodic,Dragan-Dolmatov,Sergey/
Cacak-B (2) ;EXT 97 1991 (33)})) 13... Nxf6 (13... Bxf6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. c5 (
15. Qe5 Qe7 16. Ng5 c5 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Qxc5 bxc5 19. Be2 Red8 20. Bf3 Bxf3
21. Nxf3 $14 {1-0 Iliesco,Juan Traian-Falcon,Enrique/ARG-ch (7) ;HCL 1938 (35)}
) 15... Rad8 16. Rac1 bxc5 17. Rxc5 Rd5 18. Rdc1 Red8 19. b4 $14 {1-0
Mikhalevski,Victor-Zak,Uriel/ISR-ch Tel Aviv (3) ;EXT 97 1994 (48)}) 14. Ne5 c5
(14... g6 15. Bc2 Nd7 16. h4 Nxe5 17. dxe5 c5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Schaefer,
Michael-Schiffer,Steve/Wiesbaden op (9) ;GER 1994 (25)}) 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. f4
Rad8 17. Bc2 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. Qd3 Qa5 21. Bxf6 Qe1+ 22.
Qf1 Qxf1+ 23. Kxf1 Bxf6 $11 {Johner,Paul F-Bogoljubow,Efim/Berlin Cafe Koenig 
(1) ;EXT 99 1928/0-1 (47)}) (12... Rad8 13. Rac1 (13. Nc3 Rfe8 14. Ne5 a6 15.
Bf4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Reinhardt,Enrique Heinrich-Feigin,Movsa/La Roge Buenos Aires ;
EXT 98 1946 (31)}) (13. Bh4 c5 14. Nc3 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Ba8 (15... Bd6 $132) 16.
Bc2 $132 {Burmenko,D-Kamsky,Gata/SochiJ-B ;EXT 2000 1986/1-0 (54)} (16. Bg3 $14
)) (13. Ne5 Rfe8 14. Bf4 Nxe4 (14... Qc8 $4 15. Nxf7 $18 {1-0 Raisa,
Unto-Linqvist,Grels/Kalakukko op (5) ;EXT 98 1992 (19)}) 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe3
Bd6 17. c5 $14) 13... Rfe8 14. Bh4 c5 15. Bg3 Qc6 16. d5 exd5 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18.
Nd4 Qc8 19. Nf5 Bf8 20. Qg4 Re6 $44 {1-0 Znosko Borovsky,Eugene -Price,H/
Ramsgate schev (3) ;EXT 99 1929 (44)}) 13. dxc5 (13. Bh4 Rac8 (13... Rad8 14.
Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nxe4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 (16... Rxd3 17. Bxf8 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Kxf8
19. f3 Qxe5 20. fxe4 Bxe4 21. b3 $132) 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Qc7 $11 {0-1
Carag,Erwin-Nadera,Barlo A/Greenhills op (1) ;EXT 98 1996 (34)}) (13... Rfe8
14. Bg3 Qc6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Nc3 Bf8 17. Bc2 e5 18. Ba4 Qe6 19. Nd5 $16 {
1-0 Kozlov,Oleg-Lazic,Miroljub/JUG-ch op Nis (10) ;EXT 99 1996 (26)}) 14. Bg3
Qc6 15. d5 exd5 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. cxd5 {1-0 Vidmar,Milan Sr-Winter,William/
Hastings ;EXT 99 1929 ??-Tsesarsky} Qa4 18. Bb5 Qg4 $1 {[%cal Gg4d7]}) (13.
Rac1 Kh8 14. Bb1 Rad8 15. Nc3 cxd4 16. Nb5 Bxf3 (16... Qb8 17. Nbxd4 h6 18.
Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Ne5 Qa8 $2 (19... Bd6 $15) 20. Nxe6 $1 {1-0 Thomas,George
Alan-Menchik,Vera/Paris (11) ;EXT 99 1929}) 17. Qxf3 Qc5 $15 {[%cal Gc5g5]}) (
13. Bc2 Rfe8 14. dxc5 Bxe4 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe7 Ndxc5 (16... Nc3 17. bxc3
Rxe7 18. cxb6 Nxb6 19. Rd4 Rc8 20. Rad1 f6 (20... e5 21. Rg4 $14) 21. Re4 e5
22. Nh4 Re6 $14 (22... Nxc4 $4 23. Rxc4 Qxc4 24. Rd8+ Kf7 25. Qh5+ g6 26. Qxh7+
{1-0 Gurevich,Mikhail-Prie,Eric/Clichy (9) ;EXT 97 1993})) 17. Bxc5 Nxc5 $132)
13... Bxc5 {This new move permit to White to take on f6 with f double P
creation, but it is not dangerous for Black.} (13... bxc5 14. Nxf6+ (14. Bh4
$132 {0-1 Richter,Emil-Skalicka,Carlos/Kautsky mem8 (12) ;EXT 99 1931 (47)}) (
14. Re1 Qc6 15. Rad1 Rfe8 16. Qc2 h6 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Bh7+ Kf8
20. Be4 Qc7 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Liublinsky,Victor
Alexandrovic-Chistiakov,Alexander Nikolaevi/Moscow-ch ;MCD 1947 (40)}) (14. Bc2
Rad8 15. h3 Rfe8 16. Nc3 Nb6 17. Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Frias,Victor J-Nogueiras,Jesus/
Saint John op-2 ;CBM 06 1988}) 14... Nxf6 15. Ne5 Rad8 16. Bd2 Ne8 17. Bc3 Bf6
18. f4 g6 19. Qe1 Qe7 20. b4 Ng7 21. b5 Nh5 22. g3 Bxe5 23. Qxe5 f6 24. Qe3 $14
{Alatortsev,Vladimir-Levenfish,Grigory/Leningrad ;HCL 1934/1-0 (51)}) (13...
Nxc5 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 (14... gxf6 15. Bh6 Rfd8 16. Bc2 $14 (16. Ne5 $5 Rd4 17. f4
(17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Rxd4 Qxe5 19. Be3 Be4 20. f3 Bg6 21. Rad1 $14) 17... Bf8
18. Qg4+ Kh8 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. Qh4 Nxd3 21. Qxf6+ Kg8 22. Qg5+ (22. Nxd3 Qxc4
$11) 22... Kh8 23. Rxd3 Rxd3 24. Qf6+ Kg8 25. Nxd3 Qxc4 $11)) 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16.
Bc2 Qf4 17. Nd2 Rfd8 18. b4 Nd7 $14) 14. Rac1 (14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16.
Be4 Rfd8 $11) 14... Rfe8 (14... Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 $14) 15. Nxc5 (15.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nd2 (17. Be4 Rad8 18. Nd2 Ba6 19. Qg4+ Kh8 20. Qh4
f5 21. Qf6+ Kg8 22. Qg5+ $11 (22. Rc3 $2 fxe4 23. Rg3+ Kf8 24. Qh6+ Ke7 25.
Qh4+ Kd7 $19)) 17... f5 18. a3 Rad8 $11) 15... Qxc5 16. Be3 Qc6 (16... Qh5 17.
Nd4 Qxe2 (17... Ng4 18. h3) 18. Bxe2 $14 {[%csl Ye2,Ye3]}) 17. Ne1 $6 $11 (17.
Bg5 $14) 17... Nc5 18. Bb1 e5 19. Qc2 (19. b4 Ne6 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Ge6f4,Ge8e1]
} 20. c5 Nf4 21. Qb2 (21. Bxf4 exf4 22. Qf1 Qa4 23. Qc4 bxc5 (23... Qc6 24. Nf3
$14) 24. bxc5 Qxc4 25. Rxc4 Rac8 (25... Rad8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rc1 $16) 26. Bf5
Rc7 27. Nd3 f3 $132) 21... bxc5 22. Rxc5 Qe6 23. Qd2 N4d5 $132) (19. Bf5 Ne6
$132) 19... g6 (19... Ne6 $132) 20. b4 Ne6 21. b5 (21. c5 Nd5 22. Qb3 Ndf4 23.
Bxf4 (23. Qb2 bxc5 (23... Nxg2 24. b5 $18) 24. Bxc5 Rad8 $15 {[%csl Rg2][%cal
Gb7g2]}) 23... Nxf4 24. Bd3 Nxd3 (24... bxc5 25. Rxc5 Qf6 26. Bc4 Re7 27. a3
$14) (24... Nxg2 25. b5 Qc8 26. Nxg2 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Qg4+ 28. Kf1 $18) 25. Qxd3
bxc5 26. Rxc5 Qf6 $11) 21... Qc8 (21... Qc7 22. h3 $11) 22. f3 {This move a
little bit weakenen White K.} (22. h3 Nc5 (22... Qc7 23. Nd3 Rad8 24. c5 e4 (
24... bxc5 25. Nxc5 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 Nxc5 27. Bxc5 $14) 25. Qb2 Nd5 26. cxb6 Qe7
27. Ne5 Nxe3 28. fxe3 $18 {[%csl Yb6][%cal Ge5g4]}) 23. Nd3 Nfe4 24. Nxc5 Nxc5
25. Bxc5 Qxc5 26. Rd7 Re7 27. Rcd1 Rae8 $11) 22... Qc7 {Tempo loss is not
important here.} 23. Nd3 e4 $5 24. Qb2 (24. fxe4 Ng4 $19) 24... Qe7 25. fxe4
Bxe4 (25... Ng4 26. Qe2 Qh4 27. g3 (27. h3 Nxe3 28. Qxe3 Bxe4 29. Qe1 $11 (29.
g3 Qxh3 30. Qxe4 Nd4 $1 (30... Qxg3+ 31. Qg2 Qe3+ 32. Qf2 Qg5+ 33. Kf1 $16) 31.
Qg2 (31. Qxd4 Qxg3+ 32. Kf1 Qh3+ 33. Kf2 Qh2+ $11) 31... Ne2+ 32. Kf2 Qe6 33.
Qf3 Nxc1 34. Rxc1 Rad8 $132)) 27... Qh5 $44) 26. Nf2 (26. Ne5 Nc5 $11) 26...
Bxb1 (26... Bb7 $5 $132) 27. Rxb1 (27. Qxb1 Nc5 28. Re1 Rad8 $11) 27... Rac8
28. Rbc1 h5 29. Re1 Ng4 (29... Nd7 $11) 30. Nxg4 hxg4 31. Qe5 Qb4 32. Qc3 $6
$15 (32. Qf6 Qe7 (32... Rxc4 $2 33. Rf1 $1 Rf8 34. Rxc4 Qxc4 35. Bh6 Qd4+ 36.
Qxd4 Nxd4 37. Bxf8 $18) (32... Nc5 $2 33. a3 $1 Qa5 $8 (33... Qxa3 34. Bd4) 34.
Rf1 Rxe3 35. Qxf7+ Kh8 36. Qxg6 $18) 33. Bd4 Qxf6 34. Bxf6 Nc5 {[%cal Gc5e4]}
35. Rxe8+ Rxe8 36. Rd1 Ne4 37. Bb2 f5 38. Rd7 $11) 32... Qxc3 33. Rxc3 Nc5 34.
Rec1 (34. Kf1 Ne4 35. Rc2 f5 $15 {[%csl Ye4]}) 34... Ne4 35. Rd3 Re7 (35... f5
$15 {[%csl Ye4]}) 36. Bf4 Nc5 $6 $11 {Black drop a little advantage} (36... f5
37. Rd4 Kf7 $15 {[%csl Ye4]}) 37. Re3 Rd7 (37... Ne4 38. Bd6 Re6 39. Bb4 f5 40.
a4 Kf7 41. Rd3 $11) 38. Rce1 Kg7 (38... Ne6 39. Re4 Rd4 40. Rxd4 Nxd4 41. Kf2
Rxc4 42. Re8+ Kg7 43. Be5+ Kh6 (43... f6 44. Bxd4 Rxd4 45. Re7+ Kh6 46. Rxa7
$11) 44. Bf6 g5 45. Bxd4 Rxd4 46. Re7 Rd2+ 47. Kg3 f5 48. Rxa7 f4+ 49. Kxg4
Rxg2+ 50. Kh3 f3 51. Rf7 g4+ 52. Kh4 Kg6 53. Rf4 $11) 39. Re7 (39. Be5+ f6 40.
Bc3 $11) 39... Rxe7 40. Rxe7 Nd3 41. Be3 (41. Rc7 Re8 (41... Rxc7 42. Bxc7 Kf6
43. Bb8 Ne5 44. c5 bxc5 45. Bxa7 c4 46. Kf1 $16) 42. Bg3 Re4 43. Kf1 Nc5 44.
Rxa7 Rxc4 45. Bc7 Na4 46. Rb7 Rc1+ 47. Kf2 Rc2+ 48. Kg3 Rxa2 49. Bxb6 Nxb6 50.
Rxb6 f5 $11) 41... Rxc4 42. Rd7 Nb4 43. Bd4+ (43. Rxa7 Nd5 44. Bg5 Rb4 45. a4
Nc3 46. Bd2 Rb1+ 47. Kf2 Ne4+ 48. Ke3 Nxd2 49. Kxd2 Rb2+ 50. Kc3 Rxg2 51. a5
bxa5 52. b6 Rg1 53. Kc4 (53. Kc2 g3 (53... Rg2+ 54. Kc3) 54. hxg3 (54. b7 gxh2
55. b8=Q h1=Q 56. Qe5+ Kh6 57. Qh8+ Kg5 58. Rxa5+ f5 59. Qd8+ Kh5 60. Qh8+ Kg4
61. Ra4+ f4 62. Qc8+ Kg3 63. Ra3+ f3 64. Qc7+ Kg2 $19) 54... Rg2+ 55. Kc1 Rxg3
$17) 53... g3 (53... Rb1 54. Kc5 g5 55. Rxa5 $16) 54. hxg3 Rxg3 55. b7 Rg4+ 56.
Kb5 Rb4+ 57. Kxa5 Rb1 58. Ka6 g5 59. Ra8 g4 60. b8=Q Rxb8 61. Rxb8 Kf6 62. Kb5
(62. Rg8 Kf5 63. Kb5 Kf4 64. Kc4 g3 65. Kd3 Kf3 $11) 62... Ke5 63. Kc4 Ke4 64.
Re8+ Kf3 65. Kd3 g3 $11) 43... Kh6 44. Be3+ Kg7 (44... g5 45. Rxf7 Nd5 46. Bd2
$8 Rc2 47. Rf2 Kg6 48. a3 Rb2 49. Bb4 Rb3 50. Rd2 Nxb4 51. axb4 Rxb4 52. Rd5
$11) 45. Bd4+ Kh6 46. Be3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kfar Sava weekend"]
[Site "Kfar Sava"]
[Date "2000.08.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Black "Haimovich, Tal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2322"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2000.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. e4 (10. Bd3 $5) 10... e5 11. Rd1 (11. Be3 Qc7 12. h3 b5 13.
Bb3 exd4 14. Bxd4 c5 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 {1/2-1/2 Schlosser,P-Chernin,A/
Altensteig(6) 1990/(16)}) (11. Be2 Re8 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5
15. Qd2 h6 16. Bf4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Qxe4 18. Bxa6 Nf6 19. Rfe1 Qg6 20. Bc4 {
1/2-1/2 Levitt,J-Schlosser,P/Goodricke Int., Calcutta IND 1998/ (20)}) 11...
Qe7 (11... Qc7 12. g3 $5 (12. h3 exd4 13. Nxd4 Re8 14. a3 Be5 15. Be3 Nf8 16.
Rd2 b5 17. Ba2 c5 18. Nde2 c4 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Ng6 $132 {1-0 Kamsky,
G-Anand,V/Tilburg 1991/ (101)}) 12... b5 13. Be2 h6 $1 {N -See comments to the
game Tsesarsky I - Erenburg S, Israeli semifinal, (3) 2000, 1:0 (Tsesarsky)} (
13... b4 14. Na4) (13... Bb7 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Bg5 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Be5 17. Bxf6
gxf6 18. Bg4 $16)) 12. h3 $1 exd4 ({Here} 12... h6 {is wrong because of} 13.
Nh4 $1) 13. Nxd4 Ne5 14. Bf1 {[%cal Gg2g3,Gf1g2]} Rd8 15. Be3 c5 {Weaken
square d5, but another continuation also retain advantage to White.} (15... h6
16. f4 Ng6 17. g3 ({Premature is} 17. e5 Nxe5 18. fxe5 Qxe5 19. Kf2 Qg3+ 20.
Ke2 Re8 $17) 17... c5 (17... Nd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. e5 Bc5 20. Rac1 Bb6 21. Kh2
$16) 18. Nde2 b5 19. e5 $16) 16. Nde2 $1 {[%cal Ge2f4,Gf4d5]} c4 17. Nf4 $16 {
[%cal Gf4d5]} b5 18. Ncd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Qh4 20. f4 Nd3 {Black desided to
sacrifice P, but recieved not enough compensation.} ({Also after} 20... Nd7 21.
e5 Bf8 22. b3 cxb3 23. axb3 Bb7 24. Qc7 {White keep advantage} Bxd5 (24... Rab8
25. Bf2 Qh6 26. Nb6 $18) 25. Rxd5 $16) 21. Bxd3 cxd3 22. Rxd3 Bb7 23. Bf2 $6 ({
Strong and simply was} 23. Rad1 Rac8 24. Qf2 $16) 23... Qh6 24. Rad1 Rdc8 (
24... Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Qxf4 26. Qd3 $1 $18) 25. Qd2 Bf8 26. e5 $6 (26. f5 $1 {
I saw this strong move and can't explaine, why I didn't play this move...} Qxd2
27. R3xd2 (27. R1xd2 Rc4 28. e5 Re8 29. Bg3 Bc8 30. f6 Bf5 $14) 27... Rc6 (
27... Rc4 28. Nb6 $18) 28. e5 Re8 29. Bd4 Bc5 30. Bxc5 Rxc5 31. b4 $16) 26...
Rc4 27. Nb6 $2 {(+) confusion} ({Why not} 27. b3 $1 Re4 28. Nc3 Qxf4 29. Rd7 (
29. Nxe4 Qxe4 30. Bg3 $16) 29... Rc8 30. Nxe4 Qxe4 31. Qg5 h6 32. Qg3 Rc3 33.
R7d3 $16) 27... Qc6 28. Rg3 Rc2 29. Qd7 $1 Qxd7 ({I calculated variation} 29...
Rxf2 30. Qxc6 Bxc6 31. Kxf2 Bc5+ 32. Ke2 Bxb6 33. Rd6 Rc8 34. Rc3 $18) 30. Rxd7
Bc6 31. Nxa8 (31. Rc3 $5 Rxc3 32. bxc3 Bxd7 33. Nxa8 a5 34. Nc7 $44) 31... Bxd7
32. Rd3 Be6 33. g4 g6 $1 (33... Rxb2 34. f5 $1 (34. Rd8 Rc2 35. f5 Rc8 36. Rxc8
Bxc8 37. Nc7 g6 $15) 34... Bxa2 35. Rd8 Rb1+ 36. Kh2 Rc1 37. Nb6 Rc7 38. Be1
$16) 34. Rd8 ({Better was} 34. b3 h5 (34... Rxa2 35. Nc7 $14) 35. Rd8 $1 (35.
gxh5 $2 gxh5 36. Nb6 (36. Rd8 Bxh3 37. Bh4 f6 $3 38. Bxf6 Kf7 $19 {[%cal Gf8c5]
}) 36... Rxf2 37. Kxf2 Bc5+ 38. Kg3 Bxb6 39. Rd6 Ba5 40. Rxa6 Be1+ 41. Kg2 (41.
Kf3 Bxh3 42. a4 bxa4 43. bxa4 Bg4+ 44. Ke4 h4 45. Rc6 h3 46. Rc1 Bf2 (46... Bg3
47. a5 h2 48. a6 Bf2 49. Rh1 Bg1 50. Rxh2 $18) 47. a5 h2 48. Rh1 Bg1 49. f5 Bh3
50. Kf3 Bxf5 $19) 41... b4 $44) 35... Rc8 36. Rxc8 Bxc8 37. gxh5 Bh6 (37...
gxh5 38. Nc7 $14) 38. Be3 gxh5 39. Nc7 $14) 34... Kg7 (34... h5 $1 35. Bh4 hxg4
36. Be7 (36. hxg4 f6 37. Bxf6 Kf7 38. Rb8 Bxg4 39. Rb7+ Kg8 40. Rb8 $11) 36...
gxh3 37. Bxf8 Rc1+ 38. Kh2 Rc2+ 39. Kg1 Rc1+ $11) 35. Bh4 Rc8 (35... Bc5+ 36.
Kh1 Ba7 37. Bf6+ Kh6 38. Be7 $18) 36. Rxc8 Bxc8 $44 37. Nc7 (37. Bf6+ Kg8 38.
Kf2 Bc5+ 39. Kg3 Bb7 40. Nc7 Kf8 $44) 37... Bc5+ $6 (37... Bb4 $1 38. Kf2 h5
39. a3 (39. Kf3 Bb7+ 40. Ke3 hxg4 41. hxg4 Bc8 42. Kf3 Bb7+ $44) 39... Bc5+ 40.
Kg3 hxg4 41. hxg4 Kf8 42. Nd5 Bd4 43. b3 Be6 44. Nc7 Bxb3 45. Nxa6 Bb2 $44) 38.
Bf2 Be7 39. Nd5 Kf8 40. Bd4 Be6 41. Nc7 Bc8 42. Kf2 Bb7 43. f5 $5 {Pair of BB
is good compensation for the P lack} (43. a3 $5 {[%csl Re7]} Bd8 (43... h5 44.
b4 Bh4+ 45. Kg1 hxg4 46. hxg4 Bf3 47. g5 Bg3 48. Bc5+ Kg7 49. Be3 Bb7 50. e6
fxe6 51. Nxe6+ Kg8 52. Nc5 Bc8 53. Ne4 Be1 54. Bf2 $18) 44. Bc5+ Kg8 45. Ne8
Bc6 46. Nd6 Be7 $44) 43... gxf5 44. gxf5 Bc8 45. Kg3 Bd8 (45... Bxf5 $2 46.
Nxa6 {[%cal Gd4c5]} Kg8 (46... Ke8 47. Nc7+ $16) 47. Bc5 Bg5 48. b3 $16) 46.
Bc5+ Kg8 47. Nd5 Bxf5 $4 $18 {Failing to the trap...} ({Right was} 47... Bg5
48. h4 (48. Kg4 Bb7 49. Nc7 Bd8 50. Ne8 Bc6 51. Nd6 Be7 $44) 48... Bb7 $1 49.
Nc7 (49. hxg5 Bxd5 50. Kf4 (50. b3 a5 51. Kf4 a4 52. bxa4 bxa4 53. a3 Kg7 54.
Bb4 h6 55. gxh6+ Kxh6 56. e6 Bxe6 57. fxe6 fxe6 58. Ke5 Kg7 59. Kxe6 $11) 50...
Bxa2 $11) 49... Bd8 50. Ne8 Bc6 51. Nd6 Be7 $44) 48. Be7 $1 {[%csl Rd8]} Ba5 (
48... Be6 49. Nf6+ Kg7 50. Bxd8 $18) 49. b4 f6 50. bxa5 fxe5 51. Bd6 Kf7 52.
Nc7 Bc8 53. Bxe5 Bb7 54. Kf4 Ke7 55. a3 Kd7 56. Ke3 Kc6 57. Kd4 Bc8 58. h4 Kb7
59. Kc5 Bf5 60. Ne8 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT 9900"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2000.04.29"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[Annotator "Van Wely/Cifuentes"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2000.02.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. Rd1 e5 11. Bb3 Bc7 12. h3 a6 13. Bd2 h6 14. Nh4 Rd8 15.
Nf5 Qe8 16. Ne2 e4 (16... Nf8 $5) 17. d5 Ne5 18. Neg3 (18. dxc6 Nxc6 19. Neg3
Be5 $11) 18... Bxf5 (18... Nxd5 19. Qxe4 Nf6 (19... Be6 20. Nh5 Bxf5 (20... g6
21. Bxd5) 21. Qxf5 $14) 20. Qh4 $36) 19. Nxf5 Qd7 $6 (19... Nd3 $142 20. dxc6 (
20. Bc3 Nxd5 21. Bxg7 (21. Nxg7 Qe7 $13) 21... Qd7 22. Rxd3 Qxf5 23. Rxd5 cxd5
24. Qxc7 Kxg7 25. Qxb7 $44) 20... Qe5 $40) 20. dxc6 $1 (20. d6 Qxf5 21. dxc7
Rdc8 22. Ba5 Nd3) 20... Qxf5 21. cxb7 Nf3+ 22. gxf3 Qg5+ 23. Kh1 $6 (23. Kf1 $1
exf3 (23... Qb5+ 24. Qc4 Qxb7 25. Qxf7+ Kh8 26. Bc3 (26. f4) 26... Rf8 27. Qg6
exf3 28. Bd5 $18) 24. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 (24... Kh8 25. Qg6 Qh4 (25... Qb5+ 26. Kg1
Qxb7 27. Bc3) 26. Be6 $18) 25. Qxc7+ Kg6 26. Qg3 Qxg3 27. fxg3 Rab8 28. Bc3
Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Rxb7 30. Kf2 Ne4+ 31. Kxf3 Nxc3 32. bxc3 Rb2 33. Rd6+ $18) 23...
exf3 24. Bxf7+ (24. Rg1 Qe5 25. Rg3 Ne4 26. Bxf7+ Kh8 27. Bc3 Nxg3+ 28. fxg3
Qxg3 29. Bxg7+ Qxg7 30. bxa8=Q Rxa8 31. Rg1 Qe5 $13) 24... Kh8 25. Qg6 Qh4 (
25... Qe5 26. Qg3 Qxg3 27. fxg3 Rab8 28. Bc3 Rxb7 29. Rxd8+ Bxd8 30. Bg6) 26.
Be6 Qxf2 27. Qg1 $1 Qxg1+ 28. Kxg1 Rab8 29. Bc8 Ne4 30. Bb4 Rdxc8 31. bxc8=Q+
Rxc8 32. Rac1 Rb8 33. Rxc7 (33. Rd4 Ng3 34. Rxc7 Ne2+ 35. Kf2 Nxd4 36. Bc3)
33... Rxb4 34. Rd4 1-0

[Event "Swidnica op rap"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Volzhin, Alexander"]
[Black "Goloshchapov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Volzhin,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4
Nxe4 9. Bxe4 O-O 10. O-O h6 11. Bc2 b6 $6 (11... e5 {- 73/(497)}) 12. Qd3 Nf6
13. b3 Bb7 14. Bb2 {[/\ d5]} Re8 15. Rfe1 (15. d5 e5 $1) 15... Qc7 (15... Qe7
$5 {/\ Ba3}) 16. Ne5 $1 $146 (16. c5 Be7 $13) 16... Rad8 {[/\ c5<=>]} 17. Rad1
$1 (17. Ng4 $2 Nxg4 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Qh8+ Ke7 20. Qxg7 Bxh2+ 21. Kf1 Qf4 $19) (
17. h3 $5 {(/\ Ng4)} Bxe5 18. Rxe5 Qxe5 19. dxe5 Rxd3 20. Bxd3 Nd7 $14) 17...
c5 (17... Bxe5 18. Rxe5 Qxe5 (18... Ng4 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. Ba3+ c5 21. dxc5 $1
$18) 19. dxe5 Rxd3 20. Rxd3 $18) 18. d5 $1 {[]} exd5 19. Ng4 Ne4 $8 20. cxd5 f5
21. f3 $3 $18 fxg4 $8 22. Rxe4 $1 Bxh2+ 23. Kh1 Be5 $8 24. Rxe5 (24. Rf4 $6 g5
$1 $13) 24... Rxe5 25. Qh7+ Kf8 (25... Kf7 $2 26. Bg6+) 26. f4 $1 Rh5+ 27. Kg1
Rdxd5 (27... Bxd5 28. Qh8+ Bg8 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. Qxg7+) 28. Re1 $1 1-0

[Event "Herzliya"]
[Site "Herzliya"]
[Date "1998.09.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kantsler, Boris"]
[Black "Wells, Peter K"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1998.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Lutz} e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O
8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. Bd2 {The 'main line' commences} (10. a3 e5 11. h3 {
but the apparent resilience of Chernin's subtle bishop retreat} Bb8 $1 {
( avoiding the tactical tricks on the c-file which plagued the older 11...Bc7 )
has led white, wisely in my opinion, to look for alternatives.}) ({The
positions where black plays ...e5 are unusually rich in tension. Since,
generally speaking it has been shown that the IQP positions arising from a
quick pawn exchange on d4 clearly favour white, the issue boils down either to
black advancing ...e4, or both sides making such useful developing moves as
they can while the central tension remains. Since this is not so easy for
black ( he needs the knight to stay on d7 defending e5 ) schemes which prevent
the advance ...e5-e4 hold some promise eg.} 10. h3 e5 (10... c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5
12. e4 Bd6 13. Nb5 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. f4 {is in my opinion currently
unacceptable for black.}) 11. Bb3 $5 {The point is that h3 enables Ng5, while
the retreat Bb3 prevents ...Nb6 and Bf5 appearing with tempo.Hence} e4 $2 (
11... Bc7 $5 12. Bd2 h6 13. Nh4 Re8 $13) 12. Ng5 $1 $16 {[%csl Re4,Rf7][%cal
Yg5e4,Yg5f7]}) 10... e5 11. Rae1 $5 {'N' Lutz. This, in view of the above
comments really seemed a bit provocative to me. I knew that my opponent had
tried the move before, but somehow I was not expecting a repeat. The crucial
question is how to assess the position after 17 Qf3 - this must I had realised
before the game. In my preparation ( and initially at the board ) I had
thought it would be very pleasant for black.} (11. Bb3 {is an interesting
case! After} e4 $6 12. Ng5 Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5 15. Qxe4 Ndf6 16.
Qf4 {Lutz: 'führt zu weißem Vorteil, wie in etlichen Partien nachgewiesen
wurde.'} Qxf4 17. exf4 {[%csl Yb3,Yd2,Rg4][%cal Yd4d5] the ending favours
white who has chances to push d4-d5 activating the bishop pair, while black's
knight on g4 looks rather clumsy}) (11. h3 e4 $5 12. Ng5 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bf5 $5 {
has by no means universal support, but I think black's position is OK after}
14. f3 Rae8 15. fxe4 Bg6 $1 16. Qd1 h6 17. e5 hxg5 18. exf6 gxf6 $13 {[%cal
Gd6h2,Ye3e4] Wojtkiewicz,A-Arakhamia,K/Bern op 1991/EXP 21.}) 11... e4 $1 {
The implication of the above notes is that if this is not correct now with the
pawn on h2 and the bishop on c4 it never will be! Moreover, other moves enable
11 Rae1 to show a certain venom eg.} (11... Bc7 $6 12. Bb3 h6 (12... e4 13. Ng5
Ng4 14. f4 $1 $16 {Wells}) 13. Nh4 $1 Rd8 (13... Qd8 $5 $14) 14. f4 $1 {
This is the move which reveals the aggressive intentions of Kanstler's
trademark.} exd4 (14... e4 15. Nf5 Qe8 16. Ng3 $18 {[%csl Re4]}) 15. exd4 Qf8
16. Ng6 {1-0 Kanstler,B-Tyomkin,D/Tel Aviv 1997/CBM 59 (16)} Qd6 17. Ne7+ Kh8
18. Nf5 Qf8 19. Re7 $18) 12. Ng5 Nb6 $1 ({A necessary preface to the little
combination, since the immediate} 12... Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5 15.
Qxe4 $14 Nb6 $140 (15... Ndf6 {Lutz} 16. Qf4 $5 {Hier ist Rae1 möglicherweis
konstruktiver als Bb3.}) 16. Bd3 $1 {does not put the same challenge to
white's light squares}) 13. Bb3 (13. Be2 {Obviously Atalik shared my view
about white's difficulties after 13 Bb3. Actually I sort of expected 13 Be2
during the game.} Bf5 14. f3 Qc7 15. f4 Rae8 16. g4 Bxg4 17. Bxg4 {1/2-1/2
Atalik,S-Yegiazarian,A/Ankara zt 1995/EXP 49.}) 13... Bxh2+ 14. Kxh2 Ng4+ 15.
Kg1 Qxg5 16. Qxe4 {Lutz: 'Im Vergleich zur obigen Variante (nach 11.Bb3) sind
die Züge ...Nb6 und Rae1 eingeschaltet. '} (16. Nxe4 $2 {Lutz} Qh4) 16... Bf5
17. Qf3 Bd3 {Lutz: 'Schwarz nutzt aus, daß der Rf1 eingeklemmt ist. Allerdings
entpuppt sich das schwarze Spiel bald als Scheinaktivität und die weißen
Vorteile (Läuferpaar, Zentrumsmehrheit) kommen zur Geltung.'} 18. Ne2 Nf6 $6 {
[%csl Gc4,Gd3,Ge4][%cal Gd3f1,Yb3f7,Ye3e4,Yf6e4] The battle lines are fairly
clearly drawn. White has a reasonably serious 'temporary irritation' in the
pin on his knight on e2, and a rather more enduring general headache on the
light squares. On the other hand, the bishop on b3, while not directly playing
in the centre does exert an annoying pressure on f7, and even black's pride
and joy, the bishop on d3 can sometimes be vulnerable to tactical ideas such
as Bc1 + e4. Basically, if white can solve his light square problems (
particularly by pushing e3-e4 he will stand well. If not, then black is at
least comfortable. The text move shows a healthy obsession with the e4 square,
but a rather one-sided one! This move in effect frees white's queen from
having to worry about king-side threats ( to h2 ) and thereby frees the e1
rook too. Others:} (18... Qh4 $5 19. Qh3 (19. Qf4 g5 20. Qg3 Qxg3 21. fxg3 Nc4
$132 {[%csl Re3]}) 19... Qxh3 20. gxh3 Nf6 21. f3 Nc4 $5 (21... Bc4 22. Bc2 $1
$14) 22. Bxc4 (22. Bc1 Rfe8 $132) 22... Bxc4 23. b3 $11 {[%cal Ye3e4]}) (18...
Rae8 $2 19. Bb4) (18... Nc4 19. Bxc4 $5 (19. Bc1 Qh4 $1) 19... Bxc4 20. Qg3 $11
{[%cal Yf2f3]}) 19. Rd1 $1 {[%cal Ye3e4]} Rfe8 ({I wanted to find time for} 
19... a5 $5 {with ideas to play not just...a4, but sometines ...Bc4 when Bc2
can be met with ...Bxa2, b3 ...a4! However, I was very afraid of the attack
which white can generate by force after} 20. e4 $1 Qb5 21. Nc3 Qa6 22. Bg5 $1 (
22. Rfe1 $6 a4 $132) 22... Bxf1 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Rxf1 $40 {[%csl Ra6,Rf6]})
20. Rfe1 Qh4 $6 21. Qg3 $1 Qxg3 22. Nxg3 $16 h5 (22... Bc4 23. Bc2 $1 Bxa2 $140
24. b3) 23. Bc1 Bg6 24. f3 a5 25. e4 {'+/-' Lutz.} a4 26. Bc2 Nfd5 $5 {Already
in timetrouble, and having lost the strategical battle, black's play develops
an air of desparation!} 27. Kf2 a3 $6 28. bxa3 Nc3 29. Rd3 Nxa2 30. Bd2 {
Lutz: 'Der Na2 ist gestrandet.'} c5 {In some sense consistent! White keeps his
nerve.} 31. dxc5 Nc4 32. Bb3 Ne5 33. Rde3 Red8 $138 {With thanks to the
invention of digital clocks, the bulletin here announces that I still enjoyed
the luxury of an available 14 seconds!} (33... Rxa3 $2 {Lutz} 34. Bxf7+) 34.
Ke2 Rxa3 35. Bd5 $1 (35. Bxf7+ Bxf7 36. Rxa3 Rxd2+ 37. Kxd2 Nc4+ {appeared, at
least with the blurred spectacles of time-trouble, to give some hope.}) 35...
Rxe3+ 36. Kxe3 $18 h4 37. Nf1 $138 {If time-limits are to be over-stepped,
this seems like a reasonable moment for it!} (37. Nf1 {Lutz} Nd3 38. Rb1) 1-0

[Event "American Continental 3rd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2005.08.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sorin, Ariel"]
[Black "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. a3 Qc7 11. h3 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Rd1 b6 14. b4 Ncd7 15.
Bd3 Bb7 16. Ng5 $6 {Looks a bit elaborate, especially when Black has no
weakness on c5 to justify such a manouevre.} h6 17. Nge4 Bh2+ 18. Kh1 Nxe4 19.
Nxe4 Qxc2 20. Bxc2 Be5 21. Rb1 Rfd8 22. f4 {I suspect this weakening move is
one step on the road downhill.} ({Perhaps instead} 22. Bb2 $5 $15 Rac8 23. Bxe5
Rxc2 24. f3 Bd5) 22... Rac8 23. Bd3 Nf6 $1 {[%mdl 32]} 24. Nf2 (24. Nxf6+ Bxf6
25. Bb2 Bxb2 26. Rxb2 Kf8 27. Rc2 Rxc2 28. Bxc2 Rc8 $1 {[%csl Ra3,Re3] and
White's problems are far from over.}) 24... Ne4 $1 25. Nxe4 Bxe4 26. fxe5 Rxd3
27. Rg1 Rdc3 28. Ra1 Rc2 {[%csl Ra1,Rg2] and White is utterly helpless as
Black piles up - as it happens with almost sadistic patience and precision -
against g2.} 29. Kh2 Re2 30. Kg3 g5 31. h4 Kg7 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. a4 Rcc2 34. b5
Rxg2+ 35. Rxg2 Rxg2+ 36. Kh3 Kg6 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup final"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "1998.09.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Yakovich,Y"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 136]} 1. c4 {Lutz} e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2
Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. b3 a6 (12...
Rac8 13. Rb1 (13. Bb2 Qb8 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 c5 16. Qh4 c4 17. Rdc1 Nf6 18.
d5 Nxd5 19. bxc4 bxc4 20. Bxc4 Be7 21. Qg3 Qxg3 22. hxg3 Nb6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Zvjaginsev,V-Galkin,A/RUS-ch 1996 (42)}) 13... Rfe8 14. b4 a5 15. a3 axb4 16.
axb4 Ra8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Zviaginsev,V-Shabanov,Y/RUS-chT 1996 (28)}) 13. Ne4 Nxe4
14. Qxe4 c5 (14... e5 {Lutz} 15. Qh4 Rae8 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Bb2 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3
Re6 19. g3 c5 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Qg5 Rg6 22. Qd5 Qe7 23. Rac1 h6 24. Rc2 Kh7 25.
Qf5 Kg8 26. Qd5 Kh8 27. Ba3 b4 28. Bb2 f5 29. Qf3 {Zvjaginsev,V-Kaidanov,G/
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997/CBM 63/0-1 (85)}) 15. Qh4 Nf6 16. dxc5 {'N' Lutz.} (16. Bb2
{Lutz} Qe7 17. dxc5 {mit Remisschluß in Gelfand-Kramnik (Dos Hermanas 1997).
Nach 17...Bxc5 würde die Partie entstehen. Zvjaginsev hat jedoch eine
Verbesserung parat.}) 16... Bxc5 {Lutz: 'Weiß erhält starke Drohungen in der
geöffneten d-Linie'} 17. Bb2 Qe7 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Kramnik,V/Dos Hermanas
1997/CBM 59} 18. b4 $1 $146 {'!' Lutz. Lutz: 'Wie es aussieht, ist dieser Zug
eine starke Neuerung (gegenüber dem Remisschluß in Gelfand-Kramnik).'} Bxb4 {
'?!' Lutz.} (18... Bd6 $5 {Lutz ist vorsichtiger. Wenigstens kann ich keine
direkte Widerlegung finden.} 19. Bxf6 (19. Bd3 h6) 19... gxf6 20. Bd3 (20. Rxd6
Qxd6 21. Rd1 Qc6 22. Bd3 f5 23. Qg5+ (23. Ng5 $2 Qxg2#) 23... Kh8 24. Qf6+ $11)
20... f5 21. Ng5 f6 {Die Stellung ist unklar.}) 19. Bd3 $6 ({After} 19. Bxf6
gxf6 20. Bd3 f5 21. Ng5 f6 22. Nxe6 {'!?' Lutz. Lutz: 'kommt auch in Betracht.'
} Qxe6 23. Qxb4 Kh8 24. Bf1 (24. Qf4 Rg8 25. f3 Qe5 $13) 24... Rfd8 $14 {
white can get a small advantage but they want more}) 19... e5 $1 {the only
move Lutz: 'Schwarz gibt den Bauern wieder zurück, aber Alternativen sind noch
schlechter.'} (19... Ne4 {Lutz} 20. Bxe4 Qxh4 21. Nxh4 Bxe4 22. Rd4 $18) (19...
Rfd8 {Lutz} 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Bxh7+ (21. Qxb4 $2 Rxd3) 21... Kh8 22. Ng5 $18) (
19... h6 {Lutz} 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qxh6 f5 22. Ng5 f6 23. Qg6+ Kh8 24. Nxe6 Qxe6
25. Bxf5 $18) 20. Nxe5 (20. Bxe5 Ne4 $1 21. Bxe4 Qxh4 22. Nxh4 Bxe4 23. Rd4 Bc3
24. Rxe4 Bxa1 25. Bxa1 Rac8 26. Bb2 Rc2 27. Rb4 Rd8 $17) 20... Ne4 $1 21. Qf4
$2 (21. Qh5 $1 $13) 21... f5 $4 {[%csl Rg8]} (21... Bc3 $1 $15) 22. Bc2 $1 $18
{[%cal Rc2b3,Rb3g8] Lutz: 'Die weißen Läufer nehmen eine bedrohliche Stellung
ein.'} Bc3 (22... Z0 {Lutz} 23. Bb3+ Kh8 24. Ng6+ hxg6 25. Qh6#) (22... Nc3 {
Lutz} 23. Bb3+ Kh8 24. Rd2 $16) 23. Bb3+ Kh8 24. Rd7 Qf6 25. Bxc3 {'!?' Lutz.}
(25. Nf7+ {Lutz} Kg8 26. Bxc3 Nxc3 27. Qe5 $18 {(Fritz5) ist auch nicht zu
verachten.}) 25... Nxc3 26. Re1 Bc8 (26... Rae8 27. Rf7 Rxf7 28. Nxf7+ Kg8 29.
Nd6+ Kh8 30. Nxe8 Ne2+ 31. Kf1 Bxg2+ 32. Kxe2 Qb2+ 33. Kd1 Be4 34. f3 $18) (
26... Be4 $5 {Lutz verhindert das folgende Finale.}) 27. Rd6 $1 Qe7 (27... Qxd6
28. Ng6+) 28. Rh6 $1 {( 28...gh 29.Ng6 hg 30.Qh6 Qh7 31.Qf8 ) '!!' Lutz.} (28.
Rh6 {Lutz} gxh6 (28... g5 29. Qd4) 29. Ng6+ hxg6 30. Qxh6+ Qh7 31. Qxf8+ Qg8
32. Qxg8#) 1-0

[Event "WchT 11th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2017.06.17"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2017.06.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. h3 Qe7 11. Bb3 Bc7 12. Bd2 h6 13. Rad1 Re8 14. Nh4 Nf8 15.
Nf5 Bxf5 16. Qxf5 e4 17. h4 Rad8 18. a3 Qd7 19. Qxd7 N8xd7 20. g3 Nb6 21. Kg2
h5 22. Rc1 g6 23. Rc2 Re7 24. Ba2 Bd6 25. Rb1 Red7 26. b4 Bf8 27. Kf1 a6 28.
Ke2 Kg7 29. Be1 Re8 30. Rbb2 Ng4 31. Nb1 f5 32. Bb3 Nf6 33. Nd2 Nfd5 34. Rb1
Kf6 35. Ba2 {In this roughly balanced position Adhiban was looking to create
something.} g5 $6 36. hxg5+ Kxg5 37. Nb3 Nf6 38. Bd2 Rh7 39. Na5 {This reminds
me of Caruana's unfortunate misuse of his knight in the game against Anand at
the Norway Chess a few days previously. Luckily for the young Polish star
there are no queens on the board here, so White has a lot of leeway.} ({
I can see nothing wrong with} 39. Nc5 Nbd5 40. a4 {as such positions have been
handled since the times of Lasker and Capablanca.}) 39... Ree7 40. Rh1 h4 (
40... Nbd5 41. Rcc1 Rd7 42. Nc4 Bd6 $14) 41. gxh4+ Rxh4 42. Rxh4 Kxh4 43. Rc1
Kg5 44. Rh1 Bg7 45. Nb3 Nbd5 46. Nc5 {Duda has fixed his slight error with the
knight placement and now stands better. However, it would have taken him a lot
more effort to make progress if Baskaran just sat still.} f4 $6 {But no, he
won't do that.} 47. Rg1+ Kf5 48. exf4 $1 {By breaking his own pawn chain, Duda
begins concrete play against the suddenly weak e4-pawn.} Bh6 (48... Nh7 49. Bb1
Bxd4 {meets with} 50. Nxe4 $1 Rxe4+ (50... Nhf6 51. Kf3) 51. Kf3 Nhf6 52. Rg5+)
(48... Nxf4+ $2 49. Bxf4 Kxf4 50. Rxg7 $1 {Adhiban could not have missed that,
could he?}) 49. Bb1 $1 {There it is.} b6 (49... Nxf4+ 50. Kf1 {Powerless as he
is to stop f2-f3 Black might as well fish for chances in} Nh3 51. Bxh6 Nxg1 52.
Kxg1 Kg4 53. Kg2 b6 54. Nxa6 Rh7 55. Be3 Ra7 56. Nb8 Rxa3 57. Nxc6 Nd5 {
but he's very unlikely to succeed.}) 50. Nxe4 Bxf4 51. Kd1 Bxd2 $2 {His final
mistake.} ({Instead,} 51... Nxe4 52. f3 Bxd2 53. fxe4+ Kf4 {gives White an
interesting choice. Somewhat counter-intuitively,} 54. exd5 $1 {is best.} ({
but not the conservative} 54. Kxd2 Ne3 55. Bd3 Rh7 56. Kc3 Rh2 {and Black is
alive and kicking}) 54... Bc3 55. Rf1+ $1 {An all-important check that drives
the black king away.} Kg3 56. dxc6 Bxd4 57. Bf5 Be5 58. Kd2 {I believe White
is winning here. A sample line runs as follows:} Bc7 59. Kd3 Kg2 60. Rd1 Kf3
61. Kd4 Kf4 62. Rf1+ Kg5 63. Bc8 a5 64. Kc4 axb4 65. axb4 Re8 66. Bh3 Rh8 67.
Rf7 Bd6 68. Bf5 Rh4+ 69. Kd5 Bh2 70. Be4 {We have come a long way in
understanding such endgames in the past couple of decades. For further study
I'd refer the reader to the games of Alexey Shirov, the renowned expert in
rook plus opposite-colored bishop endings.}) 52. Ng5+ $1 {Pretty.} Ne4 (52...
Kf4 53. Nh3+ Kf3 {and the king journey ends right here.} 54. Rg3#) 53. Bxe4+
Rxe4 54. Nxe4 Kxe4 55. Kxd2 Kxd4 56. Rg4+ Ke5 57. Rg6 Nf6 58. Kd3 Kf5 59. Rg7
Ng4 60. Kd4 Ne5 61. Ra7 c5+ 62. bxc5 Nc6+ 63. Kd5 Nxa7 64. cxb6 Nc8 65. b7 Ne7+
66. Kc5 1-0

