[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates final"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4
Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 c4 18. Nd4 Qf6 19. N2f3 Nd3 (19... Nc5 {
Ftacnik} 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nxb5 (21. Ree3 Rxa3 22. bxa3 Nbd3 23. Nxb5 (23. Bxd3
cxd3 24. Qe1 $13 {De Firmian,N-Timoshchenko,G/Moscow GMA-qual f/1990/1-0 (53)})
23... Rxe4 {De Firmian,N-Ivanov,AV/USA-ch (06) /1994/0.5 (24)}) 21... Rxa3 22.
Nxa3 (22. bxa3 Nbd3 23. Re2 Rb8 24. Be3 $13 {Brouwer,D-Zjukin,S/EU chJ Sas van
Gent/1992/0-1 (42)}) 22... Ba6 23. Re3 Rb8 24. Rc3 (24. e5 dxe5 25. Nxe5 Nbd3 (
25... Ncd3 26. Ng4 Qd4 27. Nc2 Nxc2 28. Bxc2 Bd6 $1 29. b3 Qa1 30. bxc4 Bxc4
$44 {Dvoirys,S-Timoshchenko,G/URS/1988/0.5 (37)}) 26. Ng4 Qb6 27. Rg3 g6 28.
Bxh6 Qxb2 29. Qf3 $40 {Kasparov,G-Karpov,An/London Leningrad (m/16)/1986/1-0 
(41)}) 24... Nbd3 25. Bxd3 cxd3 26. Be3 $13 {Anand,V-Timoshchenko,G/Frunze/
1987/0-1 (69)}) 20. Bxd3 (20. Rxd3 $5 cxd3 21. axb5) 20... b4 21. Bxc4 (21. Ra1
cxd3 22. Qxd3 (22. Nb3 Qg6 $1 23. Qxd3 Nf6 24. Nh4 (24. Nbd2 Bxd5) 24... Qh7)
22... Nc5 23. Qc4 (23. Qb1 Bxd5 $1) (23. Qc2 {Ftacnik} Bxd5 $1) 23... a5 $1 24.
Nb5 Rac8 $1) 21... bxa3 22. b3 (22. b4 $6 Ne5 $1 23. Bb3 Nxf3+ 24. Nxf3 Qa1 $1)
22... Nc5 {~/= Kasparov} (22... a2 23. Bb2 (23. Bb2 {Ftacnik} Nc5 24. Qc2 $44))
(22... Nb6 {Ftacnik} 23. Bd3 a2 24. Bb2 $44) 23. Qc2 Qg6 (23... Rac8 {Ftacnik}
24. Bxa3 $36) 24. Nh4 (24. Nd2 $6 a2 25. Bb2 Rac8) 24... Qf6 (24... Qh5 {
Ftacnik} 25. Nhf5) 25. Nhf3 Qg6 26. Nh4 Qf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates final"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Yusupov} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4
14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 g6 16. Ra3 Bg7 17. e5 $1 (17. Rae3 {Ftacnik} c5 18. d5 Nd7
19. b3 (19. h4 c4 20. h5 Nc5 21. hxg6 fxg6 22. Nf1 Ncd3 23. Bxd3 Nxd3 24. Rxd3
$13 {Sulskis,S-Lukacs,P/Budapest FS OctGM (01)/1994/1-0 (62)}) (19. Nf1 Nb6 20.
axb5 axb5 21. h4 Nc4 22. Rb3 Ra1 23. Bd2 Nxb2 24. Qe2 $17 {Ernst,T-Razuvaev,Y/
Reykjavik op (7)/1990/0-1 (35)}) 19... Nb6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nf1 Na2 22. Bd2 b4
23. Qc2 Nc3 24. Bxc3 $17 {Gruenfeld,Y-Ivanov,A/Chicago/1994/0-1 (54)}) (17. Nh2
{Ftacnik} c5 18. d5 c4 (18... Nd7 19. Ndf3 (19. Ndf1 bxa4 20. Ng4 Kh7 21. Rxa4
Qe7 22. Nfe3 Nb6 23. Ra3 a5 24. Qf3 $40 {Arakhamia,K-Kakhiani,K/Tbilisi/1991/
1-0 (43)}) 19... Nb6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ng4 Kh7 22. h4 Bc8 23. Nfh2 Bxg4 24.
Nxg4 $40 {Khalifman,A-Gavrilov,A/St.Petersburg op (03)/1994/1-0 (34)}) 19. Ndf1
$6 (19. Rg3 $5 $13) 19... Nd3 $1 20. Bxd3 b4 21. Ra1 cxd3 $13 {Nunn,J-Razuvaev,
Y/Dortmund/1991/1-0 (49)}) 17... dxe5 (17... Nfd5 18. Ne4 $36 (18. Qb3 {Ftacnik
} c5 19. dxc5 dxc5 (19... bxa4 20. Rxa4 dxc5 21. e6 $36) 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8
Qxa8 22. Ne4 (22. e6 $6 c4 23. Qd1 Rxe6 24. Rxe6 fxe6 25. Bxg6 Nf4 $17) 22...
c4 23. Qd1 Rd8 24. Qe2 $13)) 18. dxe5 Nh5 (18... Nfd5 19. Ne4 $16) (18... Nh7
19. Qb3 c5 20. Bxg6 Bd5 21. Bxh7+ $16) 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qb3 (20. Qe2 $5 Bc6 (
20... Nf4 21. Qxb5 Rxa3 22. bxa3 Nbd3 23. Bxd3 Nxd3 24. Qxb7 Nxe1 25. Nxe1 Rxe5
26. Nef3 $16) 21. Ne4 Nd5 $13) 20... c5 (20... Bf8) (20... Qe7 21. e6 $1 (21.
Bxg6 Bd5) 21... Nf4 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. exf7+ $18) (20... Nd5 {Ftacnik} 21. Qxb5
$16) 21. Ne4 (21. Bxg6 Bd5 (21... c4 $2 {Ftacnik} 22. Rxa8 Bxa8 23. Qxb4 fxg6
24. Qxb5 $16) 22. Rxa8 Qxa8 23. Be4 Bxb3 24. Bxa8 Rxa8 (24... Nd3 {Ftacnik} 25.
Bc6 Re6 26. Rf1 Rxc6 27. Nxb3 Nxe5) 25. Nxb3 Nd3 26. Rf1 c4 27. Nbd4 b4 $44) (
21. Rxa8 {Ftacnik} Qxa8 22. e6 $6 Bd5 23. exf7+ Kxf7 $17) 21... Bxe5 (21... Bf8
$5 22. g4 $140 c4) (21... Qe7 {Ftacnik} 22. Nd6 $14) (21... Bd5 {Ftacnik} 22.
Rxa8 Qxa8 23. Qe3 $16) 22. Nxc5 $1 (22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. Qc3 Qd5 (23... Bxe4 24.
Bxe4 Rxa3 25. Qxe5 (25. bxa3 Qe7 26. Bb2 Nc6) 25... Nd3 26. Rd1) 24. g4 f5 25.
gxh5 fxe4 $13) (22. Rxa8 {Ftacnik} Bxa8 (22... Qxa8 $2 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. Nf6+
Nxf6 25. Rxe5 Qa1 (25... Bd5 26. Qc3 Qa1 27. Re1 $16) 26. Rxc5 Na6 27. Bxg6 $18
) 23. Nxc5 Bxf3 24. Qxb4 Bc6 25. Bxh6 Bxb2 $5 26. Rxe8+ Bxe8 27. Qxb2 Qd1+ 28.
Kh2 Qd6+ 29. g3 Qxc5 $14) 22... Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Rc8 (23... Rxa3 24. bxa3 Bh2+ 25.
Kf1 Rxe1+ 26. Kxe1 Nd5 (26... Qd4 {Ftacnik} 27. Ne4 $40) 27. Kf1 $16) 24. Ne4
$1 (24. Ra7 Nf6 25. Ne4 Nc6) 24... Kg7 (24... Rxc1 $2 25. Rxc1 Bxb2 26. Ra7 $18
) (24... f5 {Ftacnik} 25. Qb3+ Rc4 26. Bd2 $1 (26. Nd2 Bh2+ 27. Kf1 Rxe1+ 28.
Kxe1 Qe7+ 29. Kd1 Nf4 30. Ra8+ Kh7 31. Qe3 Qd7 $13) 26... fxe4 27. Bxb4 $16)
25. Rd1 Qe7 (25... Qc7 {Ftacnik} 26. Bd2 $14 (26. Be3 $5)) 26. Be3 Red8 (26...
Rc7 27. Nc3 $5) (26... Bxb2 {Ftacnik} 27. Ra7 Rc7 (27... Qe6 28. Nd6 $16) 28.
Bc5 $1 $14) 27. Ra7 Qe6 (27... Rxd1+ 28. Qxd1 Qe6 (28... Rd8 29. Qf3 (29. Qb3
Qe6) 29... Qe6 30. Nc5 Qf6 31. Qxf6+ Kxf6 32. Rd7 $16) (28... Rc7 {Ftacnik} 29.
Bc5 $1) 29. Qd2 $1 $16) (27... Rc7 {Ftacnik} 28. Bc5 $1) 28. Nc5 (28. Rxd8 $1
Rxd8 29. g4 (29. Nc5 $5) 29... Nf6 (29... Nf4 30. Bxf4 (30. Nc5 Qd5) 30... Bxf4
31. Qxf4 Rd1+ 32. Kg2 Nd5 (32... Rxb1 33. Nd6 $1 Qd5+ 34. f3 (34. Qf3 Rg1+)
34... Rxb2+ 35. Kg3 $18 Nd3 36. Ne8+ $18 (36. Rxf7+ Kg8 37. Rf8+ Kh7 38. Rh8+
$1 Kxh8 39. Qxh6+ Kg8 40. Qxg6+ Kf8 41. Qe8+ Kg7 42. Nf5+ $18)) 33. Qf3 Rxb1
34. Nc5) 30. g5 Nxe4 31. gxh6+ Kg8 32. Bxe4 f5 33. Ra8 Rxa8 34. Bxa8 Bxb2 $2
35. Bd2 $18) 28... Rxd1+ (28... Qf6 {Ftacnik} 29. Qxf6+ Kxf6 30. Rdd7 $16) 29.
Qxd1 Qd5 $6 (29... Qd6 30. Qf3 Rc7) 30. Qg4 $1 $16 {/\Qg6} Rc7 (30... Rxc5 $4 {
Ftacnik} 31. Qxg6+ Kf8 32. Bxc5+ $18) 31. Rxc7 Bxc7 32. g3 (32. Bd4+ Kf8 (32...
Kg8 33. Bxg6 $1 (33. Qc8+ Qd8) 33... fxg6 34. Qxg6+ Kf8 35. Ne6+ Ke7 36. Nxc7
$1 Qxd4 37. Qe8+ Kf6 38. Qh8+ Ng7 39. Qxg7+ $1 Kxg7 40. Ne6+ Kf6 41. Nxd4 $18)
(32... Kh7 33. Be4 $1 Qd6 34. Qd7 $1 $16 Qh2+ 35. Kf1 Qh1+ 36. Ke2 Nf4+ 37. Kd2
$18) (32... Nf6 33. Bxg6 fxg6 (33... Be5 34. Bxe5 Qxe5 35. Qxb4 $16) 34. Ne6+
Kf7 35. Nxc7 Nxg4 (35... Qc6 {Ftacnik} 36. Qg3 $16) 36. Nxd5 Nxd5 37. hxg4 $16)
33. Bxg6 $1 (33. Qd7 Qxd7 34. Nxd7+ Ke7) 33... fxg6 34. Ne6+ $16) (32. Bxg6 $5
{Ftacnik} fxg6 (32... Nf6 {Ftacnik} 33. Be4+ $2 Nxg4 34. Bxd5 Nxe3) 33. Ne6+
Kh7 34. Nxc7 $16) 32... Qc4 {(+)} (32... Qc4 {Yusupov} 33. Bd4+ (33. Qxc4 $16)
(33. Qd7 $1 {Ftacnik} Be5 34. b3 Qc3 35. Bxg6 $1 Kxg6 36. Qg4+ Kh7 37. Qxh5 Bg7
38. Qxf7 $18) 33... Nf6 (33... Kh7 34. Bxg6+ fxg6 35. Qd7+ Kg8 36. Qe8+ Kh7 37.
Qh8#) (33... f6 34. Qxg6+ Kf8 35. Qxh5 $18) 34. Bxg6 $1 (34. Qd7 $2 Qxc5 $1)
34... Be5 (34... fxg6 35. Qd7+ Qf7 36. Ne6+ Kg8 37. Qxf7+ Kxf7 38. Nxc7 $18)
35. Bxe5 Qxg4 36. hxg4 Kxg6 37. f3 $16) 0-1

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates final"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Kasparov Fritz3} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7
6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13.
Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 c4 18. axb5 (18. Nd4 {
Ftacnik} Ne5 19. axb5 Qb6 20. Nxc4 Nxc4 21. Rg3 Bc8 22. b3 $40 {Sokolov,
A-Portisch,L/Brussels/1988/1-0 (42)}) 18... axb5 19. Nd4 Ne5 $5 (19... Qb6 {
Ftacnik} 20. Nf5 Ne5 $1 (20... g6 $1 21. Nf1 $1 (21. Rg3 Kh7 22. Nf3 Nd3 23.
Bxd3 cxd3 24. Qxd3 Nc5 25. Qd4 Qc7 26. e5 dxe5 27. Qh4 h5 28. Ng5+ {Zontakh,
A-Nestorovic,D/Belgrade Beopromet (03)/1993/1-0 (33)}) 21... Kh7 $2 22. Qd2 $1
$16 Rxa3 23. bxa3 Nd3 24. Bxd3 cxd3 25. Nxh6 Bxd5 $1 $8 26. Qf4 $5 Bg7 27. Be3
Qa5 28. Bd2 $13 {Efimov,O-Feigelson,I/USSR/1988/0.5 (63)}) 21. Rg3 g6 22. Nf3
Ned3 23. Be3 Qd8 $1 24. Bxh6 Qf6 $1 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 $17 {Yang Xian-Lin Ta/China/
1988/}) (19... Rxa3 {Ftacnik} 20. bxa3 Nd3 21. Bxd3 cxd3 22. Re3 (22. Bb2 Qa5
23. Nf5 Ne5 24. Bxe5 dxe5 25. Nb3 Qb6 26. Qxd3 Ra8 27. Rc1 g6 28. Ne3 $16 {
Kasparov,G-Karpov,An/London/Leningrad (m/14)/1986/1-0 (41)}) 22... Ne5 (22...
Nc5 23. Bb2 g6 (23... Qa5 24. Rg3 Bc8 25. Nc6 Qa4 26. Qa1 $40 {Van der Wiel,
J-Gligoric,S/Palma de Mallorca GMA/1989/1-0 (45)}) 24. N4b3 Na4 25. Bd4 Ba6 26.
Rxd3 b4 27. Re3 bxa3 28. Qa1 $16 {Chandler,M-Mannion,S/Barnsdale YM/1989/1-0 
(40)}) 23. N4f3 $1 (23. Nxb5 Qa5 24. Nd4 Qc3 25. N2b3 Ba6 26. Bd2 Qb2 27. Bb4
g6 28. f4 $13 {Sax,Gy-Short,N/Saint John (m/2)/1988/}) (23. Qb3 Ba6 24. N4f3
Qc7 25. Bb2 b4 26. axb4 Nxf3+ 27. Nxf3 Qc4 28. Qxc4 $13 {Huebner,R-Short,N/
Belfort/1988/}) 23... f5 (23... Nc4 24. Rxd3 Qd7 $6 25. Nxc4 $1 bxc4 26. Re3
$16 {Ivanchuk,V-Kruppa,Y/Frunze/1988/1-0 (34)}) 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. Bb2 Re7 $8
26. exf5 $1 (26. Qb3 fxe4 $1 27. Rxe4 Rxe4 28. Nxe4 {Glek,I-Kuzmin,A/
Blagoveshensk/1988/0.5 (34)}) 26... Rxe3 27. fxe3 Bxd5 28. Qg4 $40 {Glek,
I-Kharlamov,V/corr/1988/1-0 (46)}) 20. Rxa8 $1 (20. Nxb5 Ba6 $1 (20... Qb6 {
Ftacnik})) 20... Qxa8 (20... Bxa8 {Ftacnik} 21. Nxb5 Qb6 22. Na3 $16) 21. Nxb5
Qa5 22. Na3 Ba6 (22... Nbd3 23. Naxc4 Nxc4 (23... Qa1 24. Bxd3 Nxd3 25. Rf1 Ba6
26. Qc2 $16) 24. Bxd3 $16) (22... Ned3 $2 23. Ndxc4 $18) 23. Re3 (23. f4 Ned3
24. Ndxc4 Bxc4 (24... Qc5+ $2 25. Be3 $18) 25. Nxc4 Qc5+ 26. Re3 Qxc4 27. Bxd3
Nxd3 28. Rxd3 Rxe4 $44) 23... Qc5 (23... Ned3 $2 24. Ndxc4 Bxc4 25. Nxc4 Qa1
26. Bxd3 $18) (23... Nbd3 $2 24. Naxc4 Bxc4 25. Nxc4 Nxc4 (25... Nxf2 {Ftacnik}
26. Nxa5 Nxd1 27. Re1 $18) 26. Rxd3 Rxe4 27. Rc3 Re5 28. Qc2 $18) (23... Be7 $5
) 24. Rc3 (24. Qa4 Rc8) 24... Ned3 (24... Qd4 25. Qa4 Rb8 26. Ndxc4 Nxc4 27.
Nxc4 Bxc4 28. Be3 Bb5 29. Qb3 $18) 25. Bxd3 (25. Qf3 Nxd5 26. exd5 Re1+ 27. Kh2
Nxc1 (27... Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Nxc1 29. Naxc4 Bxc4 30. Qe4 g6 31. Qxc4) 28. Naxc4
Ne2) 25... Nxd3 26. Qf3 (26. Qe2 {Ftacnik} Qxd5 $1 27. Naxc4 Nxc1 28. Rxc1 Qb7
$44) 26... Ne5 27. Qe2 Rc8 (27... f5 28. exf5 Qxd5 (28... Nd3 29. Qxe8 Qxf2+
30. Kh2 $16) 29. Ndxc4 {/\Ne3}) 28. Nb3 (28. Nf3 $5 Nd3 29. Qc2 $5 g6 30. Be3)
(28. b3 {Ftacnik} Qd4 29. Bb2 Nd3 30. Nf3 Qb6 31. Ba1 Nf4 32. Qd2 cxb3 33. Rxc8
Bxc8 34. Qxf4 b2 35. Bxb2 Qxb2 36. Nc4 Qb4 $14) 28... Qb4 (28... Qb6 {Ftacnik}
29. Be3) 29. Nd4 g6 30. Nac2 (30. Be3 {Ftacnik} Nd3 31. Nc6) 30... Qb7 31. Be3
$1 Bg7 (31... Qxb2 {Ftacnik} 32. Ra3 Bb7 33. Ra7 $14 (33. Ra5 Rc5 $1 34. Rxc5
dxc5 35. Ne1 Qb1 36. Ndc2 Nd3 37. f3 Bg7 $132)) 32. Qd1 (32. Ra3 $2 c3 33. Qxa6
Qxa6 34. Rxa6 cxb2 35. Rb6 Nc4 36. Rb7 Nxe3 37. fxe3 Bxd4 38. exd4 Rxc2 39. Kh2
Rd2 40. e5 $10) (32. Na3 {Ftacnik} Nd3 (32... Rb8 33. f4 Nd3 34. Nxc4 Nxf4 35.
Qd2 $16) 33. Qd2 Nc5 34. f3 Nb3 $132) 32... Qxb2 (32... Nd3 $5 {Ftacnik} 33. b3
Nc5 (33... cxb3 $2 34. Rxb3 $18) 34. bxc4 (34. b4 Nxe4 35. Ra3 c3 36. b5 Bxb5
37. Rb3 Rc5) 34... Nxe4 35. Rb3 Qc7 36. Na3 (36. Nb5 Bxb5 37. cxb5 Qxc2 38.
Qxc2 Rxc2 39. b6 Nc5 40. Bxc5 $140 $2 dxc5 41. b7 Rc1+ 42. Kh2 Be5+ 43. g3 Bb8)
36... Bxc4 37. Nxc4 Qxc4 38. Nc6 Nc3 39. Ne7+ Kh7 40. Rxc3 Qxc3 41. Nxc8 Qxc8
$10) 33. Ra3 Qb7 34. Qa1 Bb5 35. Bd2 $1 (35. Ra7 {Ftacnik} Qb8 36. Nb4 c3 $1
$132) 35... c3 $2 (35... Be8 36. Bc3 $14) (35... Nd3 {Ftacnik} 36. Bc3 Qb6 37.
Ne3 (37. Ra7 Be5 38. Ne3 $16) 37... Bd7 38. Ra6 Qc5 39. Ra7 Rc7 40. Ra5 Qb6 41.
Ra8+ $16) 36. Bxc3 (36. Rxc3 {Ftacnik} Bd3 37. Qe1 Rxc3 38. Bxc3 Bxc2 39. Nxc2
Nd3 40. Qf1 Nc5 41. Bxg7 Kxg7 $14) 36... Bd3 37. Nc6 $1 (37. Nb4 Bxe4 (37...
Nc4 38. Ra7 Qb6 39. Ra6) 38. Ndc6 Re8 39. Nxe5 Bxe5 40. Bxe5 dxe5) (37. f3 {
Ftacnik} Bxc2 38. Nxc2 Qc7 39. Kh1 $1 (39. Nd4 Nxf3+ $1 40. gxf3 Qxc3 41. Rxc3
Bxd4+ 42. Kg2 Rxc3 $10) 39... Qc4 (39... Nxf3 $2 40. Bxg7 Qxc2 41. Rxf3 Qc1+
42. Kh2 $18) (39... Nc4 40. Ra7 Qxa7 41. Qxa7 Bxc3 42. Qb7 $16) 40. Nd4 $16)
37... Nxc6 (37... Bxc2 38. Ra7 Qb3 (38... Qxa7 {Ftacnik} 39. Qxa7 (39. Nxa7
Nf3+ 40. gxf3 Rxc3 41. Qa6 $16) 39... Nxc6 40. Qb7 Na7 41. Bxg7 Kxg7 42. Qxa7
$16) (38... Qb1+ 39. Qxb1 Bxb1 40. Ne7+ $18) 39. Ne7+ Kh7 40. Nxc8 Nf3+ 41.
gxf3 Bxc3 42. Qa2 $18) 38. dxc6 (38. Bxg7 Bxc2 39. dxc6 (39. Qf6 Qe7 40. dxc6
Qxf6 41. Bxf6 Bxe4 42. c7 Rxc7 43. Re3 d5) 39... Qb1+ 40. Qxb1 Bxb1 41. Bf6 (
41. Bxh6 {Ftacnik} Bxe4 $10) 41... Bxe4 42. c7 Rxc7 43. Re3 Bc6) 38... Qxc6 (
38... Rxc6 $2 {Ftacnik} 39. Bxg7 Bxc2 40. Ra8+ Rc8 41. Rxc8+ Qxc8 42. Bxh6 $18)
39. Bxg7 (39. Nb4 Qxc3 $1 (39... Bxc3 $2 40. Nxc6 Bxa1 41. Ne7+ $18) 40. Rxc3
Bxc3 41. Qd1 (41. Qc1 $2 Bxe4 42. Na2 d5 43. Nxc3 d4 44. Qf4 dxc3) 41... Bxe4
42. Nd5 Bxd5 $10) 39... Qxc2 40. Kh2 $2 (40. Bxh6 $1 Qb1+ 41. Qxb1 Bxb1 42. f3
$16 f5) (40. Qf6 $2 {Ftacnik} Qc1+ 41. Kh2 Qxa3 42. Bxh6 Qc3 $19) 40... Kh7 $1
(40... Qc1 $4 41. Rxd3 Qf4+ 42. Rg3 h5 43. Qf6 $18) 41. Ra2 $6 (41. Ra7 Qxf2) (
41. Rc3 Rxc3 42. Qxc3 Qxf2 43. Bh8 f6 (43... Qf4+ 44. Kg1 f6 45. Qxf6 Qxf6 $10)
44. Qxf6) (41. Qf6 Bc4 (41... Rg8 42. Bxh6 {Kasparov} (42. Bh8 {Fritzy baby}
Qc7 (42... Qc4 43. Ra7 Bxe4 44. Rxf7+ Qxf7 45. Qxf7+ Kxh8 46. Qf4 $18) 43. Ra8
d5+ 44. e5) 42... Kxh6 43. Qxf7 Rg7 (43... Qc4 44. Qf4+) (43... Bc4 44. Qf4+
Kh7 45. Ra7+ Rg7 46. Qh4+ Kg8 47. Ra8+ Kf7 48. Qd8 $18) 44. Qf4+) 42. Ra5 {
Fritz3} (42. Rg3 Qxe4 (42... Rg8 43. Bxh6 Kxh6 44. Rg4 $16) 43. Rg4 Qe5+ 44.
Qxe5 dxe5 45. Bxe5 $10) 42... Qd2 $1 (42... Rg8 $4 43. Rh5 Rxg7 44. Rxh6+ $18)
(42... Qxe4 $4 43. Rh5 Kg8 44. Rxh6 (44. Bxh6 $18) 44... Qe5+ 45. Qxe5 dxe5 46.
Bf6 $18) 43. Rh5 $3 gxh5 44. f4 Qxf4+ $1 45. Qxf4 Kxg7 46. e5 (46. Qxd6 Be6 $10
) 46... dxe5 47. Qxe5+ Kg6 $10) (41. f3 {Ftacnik} Qd2 $132) 41... Qc1 42. Qxc1
(42. Qf6 {Ftacnik} Rg8 43. Bh8 Bc4 44. Ra8 Qg5 45. Qc3 $2 (45. Qxg5 hxg5 $10)
45... Bf1 $1 46. g3 Qh5 47. g4 Qh4 48. Kg1 Bxh3) 42... Rxc1 43. Bf8 (43. Bf8 {
Ftacnik} Bxe4 44. Bxd6) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schussler} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7.
Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Bc2 g6 13. d5 Nb8 14. b3
c6 15. c4 a5 16. dxc6 (16. a4 bxc4 17. bxc4 Na6 $10) (16. Bd3 b4) 16... Bxc6
17. cxb5 Bxb5 18. Nc4 Na6 19. Bg5 Nb4 20. Bb1 Bxc4 21. bxc4 h6 22. Be3 Qc7 23.
a3 (23. Nd2 Nd7) 23... Na6 24. Nd2 Nc5 25. Bc2 Reb8 26. Rb1 Qc6 27. Rxb8 Rxb8
28. Qa1 h5 (28... Nfxe4 29. Nxe4 Nxe4 30. Bxe4 Qxe4 31. Ba7 $18) 29. Rb1 Rc8
30. f3 Kh7 31. Qc3 a4 32. Rb4 Be7 $1 {/\ Be7-d8-b6} (32... Bh6 33. Bf2) 33. Qb2
Nfd7 34. Rb5 Bd8 35. Qb4 Bb6 36. Bf2 Ra8 37. Qb2 Ra6 38. Qb4 Ne6 39. Bxb6 Nxb6
40. Bd3 Nd7 41. Qc3 Qc7 42. Nb1 Qa7+ 43. Kh2 Ndc5 (43... Nd4 {Through suberb
maneuvers Karpov has reached a superior position and 43..Nd4 would have
preserved this} 44. Rb2 Nc5 $17) 44. Rb4 Nd4 45. Bf1 Rb6 46. Rxb6 Qxb6 47. Qb4
Qd8 48. Qd2 Qf6 49. Kg1 Kg7 50. Be2 Qh4 51. Bd1 Qd8 52. Kf1 Qb6 53. Qb4 Qa7 54.
Nc3 Nd3 {Karpov is preparing a piece sacrifice that looks good at first sight
but white has unexpected resources. I can't remember if the players were in
time trouble here but Karpov could wait till move 60-White can hardly change
anything} (54... Nc6 $1 55. Qb2 (55. Qb5 Nd3 56. Ke2 Nf4+ 57. Kf1 Qe3 58. Qxc6
Qxc3 59. Qxd6 Qb2 $19) 55... Na5 (55... Nd3 56. Qd2 Qd4 57. Nb5) 56. Qe2 (56.
Nxa4 Nxa4 57. Bxa4 Nxc4 58. Qb4 Ne3+ 59. Ke2 Nxg2 $19) 56... Nab3 $17) 55. Qb1
Nxf3 56. Qxd3 Qg1+ 57. Ke2 Qxg2+ 58. Ke3 Nd4 59. Ne2 Qxh3+ 60. Kd2 Qg2 61. Kc3
Ne6 62. Kb4 $1 (62. Qxd6 Qxe4 $36) 62... h4 63. Qxd6 Qxe4 (63... h3 $6 64.
Qxe5+ Kh7 65. Qg3 $13) 64. Nc3 Qe3 65. Bxa4 {The bishop is coming to c6} h3 66.
Bc6 h2 67. Be4 $1 Qxe4 68. Nxe4 h1=Q 69. Qxe5+ Kh7 70. Nf6+ Kh6 71. Ne4 (71.
Qh2+ Qxh2 72. Ng4+ Kg5 73. Nxh2 Kf4 $10) 71... Qb1+ (71... Kh7 72. Nf6+ Kh6)
72. Ka5 Kh7 73. c5 Qe1+ 74. Kb6 Qb1+ 75. Kc6 Qd3 $2 76. Nf6+ Kh6 $2 (76... Kh8)
77. Qe3+ $1 $18 Qxe3 78. Ng4+ Kg5 79. Nxe3 Kf4 80. a4 $1 Kxe3 81. a5 g5 82. a6
g4 83. a7 g3 84. a8=Q g2 85. Qg8 Kf3 86. Kd6 Nxc5 87. Kxc5 f5 88. Qg5 1-0

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates final"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Knaak Ftacnik Yusupov} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6.
Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2
exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 Qd7 16. b3 $1 (16. e5 {Ftacnik} dxe5 17. dxe5 Nh5 18.
axb5 Qxb5 19. Qb3 $13 {Beliavsky,A-Smejkal,J/Sarajevo/1982/}) (16. Ra3 {Ftacnik
} bxa4 17. Rxa4 a5 (17... Qb5 18. Ra3 d5 19. e5 Ne4 20. Nh2 $16 {Dvoirys,
S-Goldin,A/URS/1985/}) 18. Ra3 Qb5 19. Nh2 (19. d5 c6 20. Nd4 Qb6 21. Nc4 Qd8
22. dxc6 Nxc6 23. Nf5 d5 24. Rg3 $40 {Rodriguez,Am-Geller,E/Moskva/1985/0.5 
(41)}) 19... g6 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21. Qxg4 Bg7 22. Nf3 c5 23. Qh4 h5 24. d5 $16 {
Dvoirys,S-Lerner,K/Kharkov/1985/}) 16... g6 (16... c5 {Ftacnik} 17. d5) 17. Bb2
$1 $146 Bg7 18. Qc1 $1 (18. d5 c6 {Van der Wiel}) (18. Bc3 $2 {Knaak} c5 19. d5
Nxe4 20. Bxg7 Nxd2 $19) 18... Rac8 (18... d5 {Ftacnik} 19. e5 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4
21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Rac8 $14) 19. Bc3 c5 20. d5 {Ftacnik: The structure
became very similar to Benoni defence. White`s dream is to achieve the push
e4-e5 under favourable circumstances. Knaak: Diese Bauernstruktur wurde auch
in der 5. und 7. Partie erreicht. Hier hat Weiß noch den Vorteil des gut
plazierten Bc3, welcher ein Gegengewicht zum starken Bg7 darstellt. Da der Bc3
den Nb4 bedroht, ist c5-c4 /\Nb4-d3 verhindert.} (20. Bxb4 $6 {Ftacnik} cxb4
21. Qb2 Rc3 $15) 20... Qe7 {/\ Nd7} 21. Nf1 (21. Qb2 {Ftacnik} Nh5 22. Bxg7
Nxg7) 21... Nh7 $2 {Why play 20...Qd7 if you are going to play Nh7?} (21... Nd7
$1 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Ne3 h5 {/\ Ne5}) 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Ne3 $1 h5 {Ftacnik:
Weakens the K- side position and gives White more ground forr pursuing his
plan.} (23... Qf6 24. Ng4 $1 Qxa1 25. Qxh6+ Kg8 26. e5 $1 Rxe5 (26... Qc3 27.
Bxg6 (27. Ng5 $2 {Ftacnik} Qxe1+ 28. Kh2 Qxe5+ 29. Nxe5 Nxg5 30. Nxg6 f6 $17)
27... fxg6 28. Nf6+ $1 Nxf6 29. Qxg6+ Kf8 30. Qxf6+ Kg8 31. Re4 $1 $18) (26...
dxe5 {Ftacnik} 27. Ng5 Rc7 28. Nxh7 $18) 27. Ngxe5 $1 (27. Rxe5 $2 dxe5 $1 28.
Ng5 Qxb1+ 29. Kh2 Qf5) 27... dxe5 28. Bxg6 Qxe1+ 29. Nxe1 fxg6 30. Qxg6+ $16) (
23... Ng5 24. Nxg5 (24. Qc3+ {Ftacnik} Kh7 (24... Qf6 25. Qxf6+ Kxf6 26. Nxg5
hxg5 27. axb5 axb5 28. Ra5 $14) 25. Nxg5+ Qxg5) 24... hxg5 (24... Qxg5 25. axb5
axb5 26. f4 $1 $16) 25. axb5 axb5 26. Ra5 $1 Qc7 27. Ra7 $16 Ra8 $140 (27...
Qb6 28. Nf5+ gxf5 29. Qxg5+ Kf8 30. Qh6+ Ke7 31. e5 $1 $18) 28. Nf5+ $1 gxf5 (
28... Kf6 29. Rxb7 Qxb7 30. Nxd6 $18) 29. Qxg5+ Kf8 30. Qh6+ Ke7 31. e5 $1 $40)
24. Qd2 $1 {/\Nd4} Kg8 (24... Qf6 25. Ra3 (25. Ra3 {Ftacnik} bxa4 26. Rxa4 $14)
) (24... bxa4 $5 25. Rxa4 $16) (24... Nf6 {Ftacnik} 25. axb5 axb5 26. Nf5+ gxf5
27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. e5 dxe5 (28... Nh7 29. Qxh5 f6 30. Bxf5 Bxd5 31. exf6 Qf7 32.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 33. Bg6 Bxf3 34. Qh6 Qxg6 35. Qxg6 Rg8 36. Qf5 $16) 29. Rxe5 Qd6 30.
Qh6+ Kg8 31. Rxf5 Ne4 32. Rg5+ Nxg5 33. Qxd6 $16) 25. axb5 axb5 26. Nd1 $3 {
This move really kills Black. It stops Ng5 and strikes at b5.} Na6 {Knaak: Der
nur scheinbar aktiv postierte Nb4 zieht sich zurück.} (26... Nf6 {Ftacnik} 27.
Nc3 {xb5}) (26... Ra8 {Knaak} 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. Nc3 Qd7 29. e5 dxe5 30. Nxe5
Qd6 31. Qf4 Qf6 32. Qxf6 Nxf6 33. d6 $16) 27. Nc3 b4 28. Nb5 (28. Na4 $5 $16 {
/\Nb6-c4}) 28... Nc7 (28... Rb8 {Ftacnik} 29. Qf4 Red8 30. Bd3 $16) 29. Bd3
Nxb5 30. Bxb5 {Knaak: Die schwarze Bauernmehrheit am Damenflügel ist wertlos.
Weiß wir aber im geeigneten Moment e4-e5 durchsetzen können.} Red8 31. Bc4 $1 {
Most Benoni players would have fainted by this point! Ftacnik: Black has lost
the positional battle, e4-e5 becomes a real threat.} Nf6 32. Qh6 $1 {><g6} Qf8
(32... Ra8 {Ftacnik} 33. Rxa8 Rxa8 34. e5 Nh7 (34... dxe5 {Knaak} 35. d6 Qf8
36. Qxg6+ $18) (34... Nxd5 {Knaak} 35. Ng5 $18) 35. e6 $40 (35. Qf4 Rd8 36.
exd6 Qxd6 37. Re8+ Kg7 38. Ne5 Nf6 39. Rxd8 Qxd8 $13)) (32... Nxe4 {Knaak} 33.
Ra2 $1) 33. Qg5 (33. Qf4 $5 $16) 33... Qg7 (33... Nh7 34. Qf4 $16) (33... Qe7
34. Ra7 $1) 34. Ra7 $16 Rc7 (34... Rd7 35. e5 (35. Bb5 {Knaak} Bc6 36. Rxd7
Bxd7 37. Bxd7 Nxd7 38. Qe7 $18) 35... Ne8 (35... Nxd5 36. e6 $1 fxe6 37. Rxe6
$18) (35... dxe5 36. Nxe5 Rdc7 37. d6 $18) 36. e6 Rdc7 37. exf7+ Qxf7 38. Re6
$18) (34... Ba8 {Ftacnik} 35. e5 Nh7 36. Qg3 $16) 35. Ba6 $1 Rb8 (35... Rdd7
36. Bxb7 Rxb7 37. Ra8+ $1 Kh7 38. Qf4 Ng8 39. e5 dxe5 40. Rxe5 $1 {/\ Ree8})
36. e5 $1 {At last - now this is decisive. Ftacnik: Since his opponent is tied
down along the a-file, White has already achieved a winning advantage.} Ne8 (
36... dxe5 37. d6 Rd7 38. Nxe5 $18) (36... Nxd5 {Ftacnik} 37. exd6 $18) 37.
Rxb7 Rcxb7 38. Bxb7 Rxb7 39. Qd8 Qf8 40. Ra1 $1 (40. e6 $2 fxe6 $16 (40... f6
41. e7 Qf7 42. Nd2 Kg7 43. Nc4 $18) 41. Rxe6 (41. dxe6 Qe7) 41... Ng7 42. Qxf8+
(42. Rxd6 $16 {Ftacnik}) 42... Kxf8 43. Rxg6 c4) 40... Nc7 41. Qd7 (41. Qxf8+ {
Ftacnik} Kxf8 42. exd6 Nxd5 43. Ne5 $16) 41... Qb8 (41... Qe8 $2 42. Qc6 $1
Qxc6 43. dxc6 Rb6 44. exd6 $18) (41... dxe5 {Ftacnik} 42. d6 Qe8 43. dxc7 $1
Qxd7 44. Ra8+ Kg7 45. c8=Q $18) 42. Qxd6 $18 (42. exd6 {Ftacnik} Nxd5 43. Qc6
Nf6 $14) 42... c4 $8 (42... Ra7 {Ftacnik} 43. Rc1 $18) 43. bxc4 b3 44. Rb1 (44.
Ng5 b2 45. Rb1 Ra7 46. Kh2 $1 $18 (46. Rxb2 Qxb2 47. Qd8+ Ne8 $1 48. Qxe8+ Kg7)
46... Ra1 $140 47. Rxb2 Qxb2 48. Qd8+ Kg7 (48... Ne8 49. Qxe8+ Kg7 50. Qxf7+
Kh6 51. Qf8+ $1 Kxg5 52. h4+ Kg4 53. Qf3+ Kxh4 54. Qf4#) 49. Qf6+ Kh6 50. Nxf7+
Kh7 51. Qh8# {Yusupov}) 44... b2 45. Qc5 $1 Rb3 (45... Ra7 {Ftacnik} 46. Qd4 (
46. Rxb2 Ra1+ 47. Kh2 Qxb2 48. Qxc7 Ra2 49. e6 fxe6 50. dxe6 Qf6 (50... Qxf2
51. Qf7+ Kh8 52. Qf8+ Kh7 53. Ng5#) 51. e7 Ra8 52. Qd7 Qf4+ 53. Kh1 Qf7 54.
Qd8+ Qe8 55. Qd5+ Kg7 56. Qe5+ Kg8 57. Ng5 $40) 46... Ra2 47. Ng5 $18) 46. Qd4
Qb4 47. Ng5 $1 $40 Rc3 48. Qf4 $1 f6 (48... Rc1+ 49. Rxc1 (49. Kh2) 49...
bxc1=Q+ 50. Qxc1) (48... Qf8 {Ftacnik} 49. Rxb2 $18) 49. exf6 Nxd5 50. f7+ (50.
f7+ Kf8 (50... Kg7 51. f8=Q+ Qxf8 52. Ne6+ Kh7 53. Qxf8 Rc1+ 54. Kh2 Rh1+ 55.
Kxh1 Ne3 56. Qg7#) 51. Ne6+ Ke7 52. f8=Q+ Kd7 53. Qd8+ Kc6 54. Qfc7+ Nxc7 55.
Qxc7#) 1-0

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates sf2"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 Bxb3 11. axb3 exd4 12. cxd4 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Nc3
f5 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Rxe4 Qd5 18. Rg4 h5 19. Rf4 Rad8 (19... g5
$2 20. Nxg5 $1 Bxg5 (20... Qxg5 21. Rg4 hxg4 22. Bxg5 Bxg5 23. Qxg4 $18) 21.
Qxh5 $1 $18) 20. Be3 Nb4 (20... g5 21. Rxf6 Rxf6 22. Bxg5 $18) 21. Qb1 Qxb3 22.
Rf5 Qc2 (22... Rd5 23. Ra3 $1 (23. Nd2 Qc2 24. Qxc2 Nxc2 25. Rxd5 Nxa1 26. Rc5
Rd8 $1 27. Rc1 $140 Bxd4) 23... Qc4 24. Rc3 Qe2 25. Rxc7 $16) (22... g6 23. Rg5
$1 $18) (22... Qf7 23. Ng5 Qg6 (23... Qe7 24. Re5 $18) (23... Qb3 24. Rxb5 Bxg5
25. Rxg5 $16) 24. Ne6 $16) (22... Nc2 $5 23. Rxa6 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Qxe3+ 25. Kh1
$14) 23. Qxc2 Nxc2 24. Rxa6 Rfe8 (24... Nxd4 $2 25. Rfxf6 $18) 25. Bg5 Bxg5 26.
Rxg5 Nxd4 27. Nxd4 (27. Nh4 Re1+ 28. Kh2 Re2) 27... Rxd4 28. Rc6 $1 (28. Rag6
Re7 29. Rxb5 Kh7 30. Rc6 g6 31. Rbc5 Rdd7 32. b4 $16) (28. Rxh5 $2 {Ftacnik}
Rb4 29. Rc5 Re7 30. Rc2 c5 $10 {Anand,V-Sharif,Me/ Oviedo 25 (04)/ 1993/1/2-1/
2/ ;EXP 38}) 28... Re7 (28... Rd2 {Ftacnik} 29. Rxc7 $18) (28... Rc4 {Ftacnik}
29. Rxc4 bxc4 30. Rxh5 Re1+ 31. Kh2 Re2 32. Kg3 Rxb2 33. Rc5 Rc2 34. Rxc7 $18)
29. Rxb5 $1 {קh4} (29. Rxh5 {Ftacnik} b4 (29... Rb4 30. Rc2 Re1+ 31. Kh2 Rb1
32. Rhc5 R4xb2 33. Rxc7 $18) 30. b3 $1 Rd3 31. Rhc5 Rxb3 32. Rxc7 $18) 29... h4
$8 (29... Rd1+ {Ftacnik} 30. Kh2 Rd2 31. f3 $5 (31. f4 Ree2 32. Rg5 Rd7 33. b3
$16) 31... Ree2 32. Rg5 $18) 30. Kh2 $1 (30. f3 $4 Rd1+ 31. Kf2 Rd2+ $10) 30...
Rd2 31. f3 Rf7 (31... Ree2 32. Rg5) (31... Re1 32. Rc4 $18) 32. Rc3 Rf6 33. Rg5
(33. Rxc7 {Ftacnik} Rxf3 (33... Rg6 34. Rc8+ Kh7 35. Rh5+) 34. Rb8+ Kh7 (34...
Rf8 35. Rbb7 $18) 35. Rb4 Kg8 36. Rg4 Rf7 37. Rxf7 Kxf7 38. b4 $18 Kf6) 33...
c6 (33... Rxb2 34. Rxc7 g6 35. Rg4 $1 {/\ Rc3} Rb5 36. Rxh4 $18) 34. b4 Rd4 35.
Rg4 Rfd6 (35... Rxg4 36. hxg4 g5 37. Rc5 Rg6 38. Rf5 Kg7 (38... Kh7 {Ftacnik}
39. Kh3 Kh6 40. f4 gxf4 41. Rxf4 $18) 39. Kh3 Kg8 40. f4 $18) 36. Rxc6 $1 (36.
Rxc6 Rxg4 37. Rc8+ $18 (37. Rc8+ {Ftacnik} Kf7 38. hxg4 Rb6 39. Kh3 g5 40. Rc5
Kf6 41. b5 $18)) 1-0

[Event "Candidates FIDE sf1"]
[Site "Sanghi Nagar"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Hansen,LB} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1
b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Bc2 g6 13. d5 Nb8
14. b3 c6 15. c4 a5 (15... Qc7 {Hansen,LB} 16. Nf1 Nbd7 17. Be3 Nc5 18. Ng3 a5
$13 {Magem Badals,J-Karpov,A/Dos Hermanas/1993/}) (15... Bh6 $5 {Hansen,LB} 16.
a4 b4 17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. Nf1 Bxc1 19. Rxc1 Qe7 20. Qd2 a5 21. Ne3 Nb8 $10 {Hazai
}) 16. dxc6 (16. Nh2 {Hansen,LB} Nbd7 17. Nhf1 Nc5 18. Ne3 Bg7 19. Bb2 b4 20.
a4 Nh5 21. g3 Bc8 22. h4 Bh3 {1/2-1/2/Georgiev,Kr/Ibragimov,I/Hania op/1993/})
(16. Nf1 {Hansen,LB} Nbd7 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Be3 Qc7 19. Rc1 Rec8 20. Bd3 $14 {
Karpov,A-Beliavsky,A/SU-ch/1983/}) 16... Bxc6 17. cxb5 Bxb5 18. Nc4 Na6 19. Bg5
Nb4 20. Ne3 $5 (20. Bb1 {Hansen,LB} Bxc4 21. bxc4 h6 22. Be3 Qc7 23. a3 Na6 24.
Nd2 Nc5 $10 {Ljubojevic,L-Karpov,A/Linares/1991,and Ljubojevic,L-Karpov,A/
Amsterdam/1991!} (24... Nc5 {Ftacnik} 25. Bc2 Reb8 26. Rb1 Qc6 27. Rxb8 (27.
Qf3 Bg7 28. Rec1 Nfd7 29. Qd1 {Ljubojevic,L-Karpov,An/Amsterdam/1991/}) 27...
Rxb8 28. Qa1 {Ljubojevic,L-Karpov,An/Linares/1991/})) 20... Be7 21. Bxf6 Bxf6
22. a3 (22. Bb1 $2 {Hansen,LB} d5 $1 23. a3 (23. exd5 $2 e4 24. Nd4 Qb6 $19) (
23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. exd5 e4 25. Bxe4 (25. Nd4 $2 Qxd5 $19) 25... Bxa1 26. Qxa1 f5
$17) 23... d4 $17) 22... Nxc2 23. Qxc2 Bg7 (23... Re7 $5 {Hansen,LB} 24. Rad1
Rd7 25. Nd5 Bg7 26. a4 Ba6 27. Nd2 Rc8 28. Nc4 Rc5 $10 {Magem Badals,J-Karpov,
A/Madrid/1992/}) 24. Rad1 (24. a4 Rc8) 24... Qb8 (24... Re7 $5 {Hansen,LB}) 25.
a4 Rc8 26. Qb1 Ba6 27. Nd2 (27. Nd5 {Ftacnik} Qb7 28. Nd2 f5 $1 $132) 27... Rc3
$2 (27... h5) (27... Bh6 $5 {Hansen,LB} 28. Ndc4 $1 (28. Nd5 Qb7) 28... Bxe3
29. Nxe3 Rc3 30. Nd5 Rxb3 31. Qc1 $36 {X Kg8}) 28. Nd5 (28. Qb2 {Ftacnik} Rc5)
28... Bd3 29. Qa1 (29. Qb2 {Ftacnik} Rc2 30. Qa3 Bh6 $36) 29... Rc2 30. Re3 $1
$16 (30. Ne3 {Hansen,LB} Bh6 $1) 30... Ba6 31. Rc3 Rxc3 32. Qxc3 Bh6 (32... Qb7
$142 {Hansen,LB} 33. Nc4 Bxc4 34. Qxc4 Rb8 $16 (34... Rb8 {Ftacnik} 35. Rd3 $14
)) 33. Nc4 (33. Qxa5 $2 {Ftacnik} Be2 $19) 33... Bxc4 34. Qxc4 (34. bxc4 $5 {
Hansen,LB}) 34... Bg5 (34... Qb7 $5 {Hansen,LB} 35. Nf6+ $140 (35. Rd3 Bg5)
35... Kg7 36. Rxd6 Rc8) 35. Rd3 $2 (35. Nc7 $1 Ra7 36. Nb5 Rd7 (36... Ra6 37.
Qd5 Be7 38. Rc1 $18) 37. Qc6 $18) (35. Rb1 {Ftacnik} Qd8 36. b4 axb4 37. Qxb4
Ra5 $14) 35... Qb7 $1 $14 (35... Qc8 $2 {Ftacnik} 36. Nb6 Qxc4 37. Nxc4 Be7 38.
Rd5 $16) 36. Rc3 Rb8 37. Qd3 Kg7 38. g3 (38. b4 axb4 39. Rc7 Qa8 40. Qf3 Rf8
$13) 38... Bd8 39. Qf3 Qd7 (39... Rc8 {Ftacnik} 40. Rxc8 Qxc8 41. Kg2 $14) 40.
Kg2 h5 41. Rc4 Qb7 42. Rc3 (42. b4 axb4 43. Rxb4 Qxb4 $1 (43... Qa8 {Ftacnik}
44. Rxb8 Qxb8 45. Qc3 Qb1 46. Qb4 Qd3 47. a5 f5 $132) 44. Nxb4 Rxb4 $10) 42...
Qd7 43. Qe2 Bb6 44. Qd2 (44. Nxb6 {Ftacnik} Rxb6 $10) 44... Bd8 $1 (44... Bc5
45. Qg5 $1 Qd8 46. Ne7 $1 $40 Kf8 $2 47. Nxg6+ fxg6 48. Qxg6 $18) 45. Qc2 Qb7
46. Qd3 Bb6 47. Qf3 Bd8 48. g4 hxg4 49. hxg4 Rc8 50. Qe3 Rxc3 51. Qxc3 Qa6 52.
Qc2 (52. b4 {Ftacnik} axb4 53. Qxb4 Qe2 54. Kg3 Bh4+ 55. Kxh4 Qxf2+ 56. Kh3
Qf3+ $10) 52... Qa7 53. Qd2 Qb7 54. Qd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund op-A"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1992.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Dautov} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 {A nice way to avoid the
main line Zaitsev} Ne7 (12... Na5 13. Bc2 c6 14. b4 Nc4 15. Nxc4 bxc4 16. dxc6
Bxc6 17. Bg5 h6 (17... Be7 {Dautov} 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Ba4 Qd7 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21.
a4 Rad8 22. Qe2 d5 $10 {Schrezer,A-Nielsen,Pe WchJ Mamaja 1991}) 18. Bxf6 Qxf6
19. Nh2 $14 {P g4-e3, a4}) (12... Nb8 {Dautov} 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. Ng3 Nc5 $6 15.
Bc2 c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bb3 Nb6 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Nh2
$16 {Cseshkovsky,V-Timoshchenko,G Sverdlovsk 1987 44/422}) 13. Nf1 h6 (13... c6
14. Bg5 (14. dxc6 Bxc6 (14... Nxc6 15. Bg5 $16) 15. Ng3 h6) 14... cxd5 15. Bxf6
gxf6 16. Nh4 $1 $44) (13... Ng6 {Dautov} 14. N3h2 h6 15. Ng3 Bc8 16. Bc2 Bd7
17. Be3 Nh7 18. Nf5 Nf4 $14 {Parma,B-Balashov,Y Moscow EUchT 1977}) 14. N3h2 c6
15. Ng4 Nxg4 16. hxg4 cxd5 17. exd5 $14 Nc8 (17... g6 {Dautov} 18. Ng3 Bg7 19.
Ne4 f5 20. gxf5 gxf5 21. Ng3 $14) 18. Ng3 Nb6 19. Ne4 Rc8 (19... Be7 20. a4 (
20. g5 hxg5 21. Qh5 Nxd5) 20... bxa4 21. Bxa4 $14) (19... Be7 $1 {Dautov /
\Rc8<=>><d5}) 20. g5 hxg5 21. Bxg5 Qd7 (21... Be7 22. Qh5 $40) (21... f6 {
Dautov} 22. Qh5 Bxd5 23. Bc2 Be7 (23... Rc7 24. Re3 fxg5 25. Rh3 $40) 24. Re3
fxg5 $2 (24... Bf7 25. Qh7+ $1 Kf8 26. Bh6 $18) (24... f5 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26.
Qxf5 $16) 25. Qh7+ $1 Kf7 26. Rf3+ $18) 22. Qh5 f5 (22... Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Bxd5
24. Nf6+ $1 $18 (24. Nf6+ {Dautov} gxf6 25. Bxf6 Bg7 26. Qg5 $18)) (22... Qf5 {
Dautov} 23. Bc2 $18) 23. Be3 $1 Nxd5 (23... fxe4 24. Bxb6 $18) (23... Nc4 24.
Ng5 g6 25. Qxg6+ Bg7 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Ne6+ Rxe6 28. Qxf5+ $18) 24. Ng5 g6 25.
Qxg6+ Bg7 26. Rad1 Rc4 27. Bxc4 bxc4 28. f4 $1 Re7 29. fxe5 f4 (29... dxe5 30.
Bc5 $18) 30. e6 Qc6 31. Bd4 (31. Bd4 Ne3 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Bxg7+ Rxg7 34. Qh8+
Ke7 35. Qxg7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 38th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "2006.08.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kryvoruchko, Yuriy"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2006.08.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 {I have given another chance to Zaitsev.} 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8
12. d5 {I have never liked this move for white.However it is one of the most
popular approaches in the Zaitsev line in the last year.} (12. a4 Na5 13. Ba2 (
13. Bc2 b4 $5 (13... c5 $5 14. d5 c4 $13)) 13... exd4 14. cxd4 {are new
approaches in this line.} c5 $132) 12... Nb8 13. Nh2 $5 {This move confused me.
} (13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 h6 $5 15. Ng4 Nxg4 16. hxg4 Be7 $13 {has been seen
these year quite a lot.}) 13... Nbd7 $5 ({Why did I need Nbd7 to push c6?} 
13... c6 $1 14. Ng4 (14. dxc6 Nxc6 15. Ng4 Na5) 14... cxd5 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16.
Bxd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nd7 $11 {looks more than fine for black.}) 14. Ng4 {This
makes a difference.} Nxg4 (14... Nc5 15. Bc2 c6 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. b4 Na4 (
17... Nd7 18. Nb3 $1 $16 {is a good point in white's play that he can use the
knight on queen's wing.}) 18. Bxa4 bxa4 19. c4 $16) 15. hxg4 Be7 (15... Nc5 16.
Bc2 c6 17. b4 Nd7 18. Nb3 (18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Nf1 Nb6 20. Ne3 d5 21. exd5 Nxd5
22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Bb3 $11) 18... cxd5 19. Na5 Qc7 20. Nxb7 Qxb7 21. exd5 Nb6
22. Qd3 g6 23. Bb3 $14) 16. a4 Nc5 {This is the source of black's later
problems.} (16... Bg5 {was consistent and good.} 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Bxa8
$13) 17. Bc2 (17. axb5 $2 Nd3 18. Re3 Nxc1 19. Qxc1 axb5 $17) 17... bxa4 (17...
c6 $5 {would have resulted in interesting positions.} 18. b4 Nxa4 19. Bxa4 bxa4
20. Nc4 $1 (20. c4 $2 cxd5 21. exd5 Bc8 $36) 20... cxd5 21. Na5 Qc7 22. Nxb7
Qxb7 23. Qxd5 Qxd5 24. exd5 a5 25. Rxa4 axb4 26. Rxb4 Rec8 (26... Ra1 27. Bd2
Rxe1+ 28. Bxe1 $11) 27. Bb2 $8 $13) 18. Bxa4 Nxa4 19. Rxa4 c6 $6 {Probably
this was the crucial moment.I simply did not feel that black would have gone
worse after this move.} (19... Bc8 20. Nc4 Bd7 21. Ra5 c6 22. dxc6 Bxc6 23. b4
Qc7 $11) 20. Nc4 cxd5 21. Na5 Bc8 22. Nc6 Qd7 23. exd5 Bb7 24. Nxe7+ Rxe7 25.
b3 $1 $16 {After a string of forced moves white had got the upper hand.} f5 $8
26. gxf5 Qxf5 27. Rh4 $1 {White has to exchange queens.} (27. Ba3 $6 Rf8 28. f3
Rf6 $11) 27... Rf7 28. Be3 Rf6 (28... Qf6 29. Rh5 h6 30. c4 $16) 29. c4 Rg6 30.
Qh5 $1 {Just in time!} Qxh5 31. Rxh5 a5 32. f4 $1 {Another strong move by the
young Ukranian.} (32. Ra1 Bc8 33. Bd2 Rb8 34. Rxa5 Bg4 35. Rg5 Rxg5 36. Bxg5
Rxb3 37. Ra6 Be2 $11) ({or} 32. Rb1 Bc8 {do not bring much.}) 32... exf4 33.
Bxf4 Rf8 34. Bd2 $2 {A terrible miss by my young opponent.} (34. Rh4 $1 $18 {
was the move!}) 34... Rf3 $1 $11 {Pulling the bishop out of its post gave
black this oppurtunity.} 35. Re8+ Kf7 36. Re3 $5 ({I was expecting} 36. Rb8 {
after which black has only moves to defend.} Rxb3 37. Rf5+ Rf6 38. Rxf6+ Kxf6
$8 39. Bxa5 Ke5 $8 40. Bc7 Kd4 41. Bxd6 Kxc4 $11) 36... Rxe3 37. Bxe3 a4 $1 38.
bxa4 Rg4 39. Rf5+ Kg6 40. Rf4 Rxf4 41. Bxf4 Ba6 42. c5 dxc5 43. d6 Kf7 {
Now the draw is unavoidable.} (43... Bc8 44. a5 (44. Kf2) 44... Kf7 45. Kf2 Ke6
46. g4 h6 47. Ke3 Ba6 48. Kd2 g5 49. Be5 $11) 44. d7 Ke7 45. Bd6+ Kxd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "CUB-ch"]
[Site "Las Tunas"]
[Date "2001.04.16"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Abreu Delgado, Aryam"]
[Black "Leyva Proenza, Ricardo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2001.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. Ng3 g6 15.
Be3 c6 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Ng5 Re7 18. Qxd6 Rc8 19. Rad1 h6 20. Nf3 Re8 21. Qd2
h5 22. Ng5 $1 (22. Nh4 {also wins material, but the text move is much more
efficient.} Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Qxh4 (23... Bxe4 24. Qxd7 Qxh4 25. Qxf7+ Kh8 26. Qg8#
) 24. Bg5 {winning}) 22... Re7 {[%tqu "En","How can White finish the game
victoriously?","White pieces are aimed at the f7-pawn. Can you find a way to
attack its key defender?","Try to exploit evident geometrical motives.","e3c5",
"Correct! This move wins on the spot.",5]} 23. Bc5 $1 {[%csl Rd7,Rd8,Re7,Rf7]
[%cal Gd1d8,Gc5e7,Gb3f7,Gg5f7]} (23. Bc5 $1 {This elegant bishop thrust
deprives Black of last hopes:} Nxc5 (23... Re8 24. Bxf7+) 24. Qxd8 Rxd8 25.
Rxd8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.04.09"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Haba, Petr"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Erfurt"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a4 Qd7 15.
axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. d5 Na5 18. Ba2 c6 19. b4 Nb7 20. Nf1 cxd5 21. exd5
Rc8 22. Bd2 g6 23. Qe2 Nd8 24. Ne3 Bh6 $2 ({This mistake allows White to
develop a dangerous initiative.} 24... Bg7 {was to be preferred.}) 25. Ng4 $1 {
[%csl Rf6,Gg4,Rh6][%cal Gg4f6,Gg4h6]} Bg7 26. Nfxe5 $1 dxe5 27. Qxe5 Qf5 $2 ({
The decisive mistake. Essential was} 27... Nxg4 28. Qe8+ Qxe8 29. Rxe8+ Bf8 30.
hxg4 Kg7) {[%tqu "En","Can you find the brilliant winning move for White?",
"Exploit weakness of Black's back rank.","Sacrifice your queen!","e5f6","This
brilliant queen move decides the outcome of the battle.",5]} 28. Qxf6 $1 {
[%csl Gd2,Ge1,Re8,Rg7,Rg8,Rh6][%cal Gd2h6,Ge1e8] The culmination of White's
attack!} (28. Qe8+ Nxe8 29. Rxe8+ Bf8 30. Nh6+ Kg7 31. Nxf5+ gxf5 32. Be3 f6 {
is less convincing.}) 28... Nb7 ({The queen is invulnerable:} 28... Bxf6 29.
Re8+ Kg7 30. Bh6#) (28... Qxf6 {loses after} 29. Re8+ Bf8 30. Nxf6+ Kg7 31. Ng4
) (28... Qxg4 {fails to} 29. Re8+) 29. Qe7 (29. Qc6 {was another appealing
continuation.}) 29... h5 30. Nh6+ Bxh6 31. Bxh6 Rd8 32. Re5 $1 (32. Re5 {
, and Black resigned, as after} Qc2 33. Qf6 {mate is inevitable.}) 1-0

[Event "Ptuj zt"]
[Site "Ptuj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "Gostisa, Leon F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Qd7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Ne7 13. Nf1 h6 14. Ng3 c6 15. dxc6
Qxc6 {[#] Once again, the potential weakness of the d5-square is the main
feature of this position. In order to highlight this weakness White employs a
typical manouevre.} 16. Nh2 $1 {In order to eliminate the Knight on f6, one of
the defenders of the outpost.} Ng6 $2 {Black loses control over the vulnerable
d5-square for a while, but this is just enough for White!} 17. Nh5 $1 d5 (17...
Nxh5 18. Bd5 $18) 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Bxd5 $18 Rb8 20. Ng4 Bxg4 21. Qxg4 Nf4 22.
Be3 h5 23. Qf3 Nxd5 24. exd5 Qg6 25. Rad1 Bd6 26. Qg3 Qc2 27. Bc1 Qa4 28. Bh6
Bf8 29. b3 Qxa2 30. d6 f6 31. d7 Red8 32. f4 e4 33. Bxg7 Bxg7 34. Rxe4 Qc2 35.
Re7 Qh7 36. Rde1 Qh6 37. f5 Kh7 38. Rf7 Rg8 39. Ree7 Rbd8 40. b4 Kh8 41. Qc7
Kh7 42. h4 Qc1+ 43. Kh2 Kh6 44. Qg3 1-0

[Event "AUT-chT 9697"]
[Site "Austria"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Popovic, Petar"]
[Black "Pinter, Jozsef"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Balinov,I"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. Be3 Na5 12. Bc2 Nc4 13. Bc1 Bb7 14. a4 (14. b3
Ncb6 15. Nbd2 d5 $1 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxe5 Nxc3 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qc2+ Kh8 20.
Qxc3 c5 21. Ndf3 cxd4) 14... exd4 15. Nxd4 (15. cxd4 c5) 15... bxa4 16. Rxa4
Ncb6 17. Ra5 (17. Ra1 $142) 17... g6 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Nd2 c5 20. N4f3 Qc7 21.
Ra1 Re7 22. Nh2 (22. Bd3 c4 $1 23. Bc2 Nc5) 22... Rae8 23. Ng4 Bg7 24. Bxg7 (
24. Bf4 f5 $1) (24. Nf1 f5 $1) 24... Kxg7 25. Ne3 Nf6 26. Rf1 (26. Ndc4 d5 $1)
26... d5 27. exd5 Nbxd5 28. Ndc4 Rd8 29. Qc1 Nf4 30. Re1 Kg8 31. b3 Bxg2 32.
Nxg2 Nxh3+ 33. Kf1 (33. Kh1 Nxf2+ 34. Kg1 Nh3+ 35. Kh1 Ng4 $19) 33... Qh2 0-1

[Event "YUG-chT"]
[Site "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pavlovic, Milos"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Beliavsky,A"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bf8 11. a4 Na5 {N} (11... Bd7 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8
14. Bg5 $16) 12. Bxf7+ (12. Ba2 exd4 13. cxd4 Bb7 $36 14. e5 dxe5 15. dxe5 Qxd1
16. Rxd1 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rxe5 18. Bf4 Re2 $132) 12... Kxf7 13. axb5 Nc4 (13...
axb5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. b4 Bb7 17. bxa5 Nxe4 18. Nxe5+ Kg8 19. Be3
$16) 14. Qb3 d5 15. Nbd2 (15. exd5 e4 (15... exd4 16. Rxe8 Nxe8 17. Ng5+ Kg8
18. Qxc4 axb5 19. Qd3 $18) 16. Ng5+ Kg6 (16... Kg8 17. d6 $18) 17. f3 Qxd5 (
17... exf3 18. Rxe8 Qxe8 19. Nxf3 $1 $16) 18. fxe4 axb5 19. exd5 Rxe1+ 20. Kf2
Rxa1 21. Kxe1 Rxb1) 15... Kg8 (15... Nxd2 16. Bxd2 exd4 17. e5 Ng8 18. Ng5+ Kg6
19. cxd4 Ne7 20. g4 $16) 16. Nxc4 dxc4 17. Qxc4+ Be6 18. d5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Qxa8
20. Qxc7 Qc8 (20... Bd7 21. Bg5) 21. Qxc8 Bxc8 22. Bg5 Bd7 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24.
Ra1 Rc8 25. Ra7 (25. Ra6 Kf7 26. Ra7 Ke8) 25... Be8 26. Nh4 b4 27. Nf5 (27.
cxb4 $142) 27... bxc3 28. bxc3 Bg6 $17 29. Ra6 (29. g4 $142 Rxc3 30. Kg2) 29...
Kf7 30. Ra7+ Ke8 31. Ra6 Bxf5 32. exf5 Be7 33. d6 Bd8 34. Ra7 Rc6 $19 35. Rxh7
Rxd6 36. h4 Bb6 37. Rb7 Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Bxf2 39. h5 Be3 40. Rg7 Bg5 41. c4 e4 42.
Rg6 e3 43. h6 e2 44. h7 Rh1+ 45. Kxh1 e1=Q+ 46. Kh2 Qh4+ 0-1

[Event "Minsk International"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1982.05.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kuzmin, Gennadi P"]
[Black "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1982.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 (9. d3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. h3 Bf8 {Smirin,
I-Frolov,A/Biel(izt)/1993/1:0 (58) Inf 58/369/}) 9... Bb7 10. d3 (10. d4 $5)
10... Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Nf1 Rc8 (13... Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 (14... d5
$5 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. Bg5 Qc6 $1 $15 {Illescas Cordoba,M-Ivanchuk,V/Linares/
1992/0:1 (57) Inf 54/341/}) 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bd2 $14 {Fisher,R-Spassky,B/JUG(m/7)
/1992/1:0 (44) Inf 55/348/}) 14. Ng3 g6 15. a3 $5 Bf8 (15... Qc7 $5 16. b4 Nc6
17. Bb3 Nd8 $1) 16. b4 Nc6 17. Bb3 Nb8 $6 (17... a5 $5) (17... Rc7 $5) 18. Qe2
cxb4 $6 (18... Qc7 $5) 19. cxb4 $16 Bg7 20. Qa2 Qd7 21. Bd2 Nc6 22. Rad1 h6 $6
23. Nh4 d5 (23... Kf8 24. Be3 Nd4 $6 25. Bxd4 exd4 26. Nf3 Nh7 27. Ne2) 24. Be3
Nd4 $2 (24... a5 $5 25. Qd2 Kh7 26. Bc5 $16) 25. Bxd4 exd4 26. e5 Nh7 27. f4 g5
28. Nhf5 gxf4 29. Nxg7 Kxg7 30. Nh5+ Kh8 31. Qf2 $18 Qf5 (31... Rc3 32. Qxd4
Rxb3 33. e6+ $18) 32. Nxf4 $6 (32. g4 $1 Qg5 33. Qxd4 $18) 32... Rxe5 33. Qxd4
f6 34. Rf1 $18 Rg8 35. Rc1 Qg5 36. Rc7 Ba8 37. Bd1 $1 Qg3 38. Qf2 Qxf2+ 39.
Kxf2 Ng5 40. Bg4 d4 41. Rfc1 h5 $5 42. Rc8 $1 (42. Bxh5 $2 Rf5 43. Kg3 Ne6+ 44.
Ng6+ Rxg6+ 45. Bxg6 Rg5+ $19) (42. Rc8 hxg4 43. Ng6+ Kh7 44. Nxe5 fxe5 45. Rxg8
Kxg8 46. Rc8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Biel Masters m 49th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2016.07.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2016.07.25"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 Nc5 15.
Bc2 c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bg5 Qc7 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21.
hxg4 Be7 22. Bb3 Bg5 23. Qf3 Qb7 24. Rad1 Red8 25. c4 bxc4 26. Bxc4 g6 27. a3
Rd7 28. Qd3 Kg7 29. Nh2 d5 30. exd5 Rad8 31. Nf3 Bxd5 32. Bxd5 Rxd5 33. Qe4 {
Diagramm [#] Eine interessante Stellung, in der es einiges an Rechenarbeit zu
verrichten gab.} Bf6 $6 (33... h6 {halten die Engines für den besten Zug.})
34. g5 $1 {Darin liegt eine Chance für Weiß.} Be7 35. g3 {Diagramm [#]
Bereitet die Besetzung der h-Linie mit einem Turm vor.} Qb5 36. Rxd5 Rxd5 ({
Nach} 36... Qxd5 37. Qxe5+ Qxe5 38. Rxe5 {wäre Schwarz mit einem Minusbauern
zurückgeblieben.}) 37. Kg2 Bd6 $6 (37... f6 $1 38. gxf6+ Bxf6 $14) 38. a4 Qd3
{Diagramm [#]} 39. Qxd3 {Vachier-Lagrave zeigt sich friedlich und wickelt zum
Remis ab.} (39. Qh4 $1 $16 {Schwarz kann h7 nicht decken und gerät
infolgedessen mit seinem König in schwere See, während der weiße Monarch
vollkommen sicher steht.}) 39... Rxd3 40. Nxe5 Rb3 {"0.00" lautet das Urteil
der Computer zu dieser Stellung.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade"]
[Date "1959.09.25"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1959.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "28"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bb7 13. b3 Nc6 14. Nbd2 exd4 15.
Bb2 Nd7 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bf6 18. Nf3 Re8 19. Qd2 Nc5 20. Rad1 Nxe4 (20...
Bxe4 $2 21. Bxc5 Bxf3 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Qd3 g6 24. Qxf3 dxc5 25. Qxf6 $18) 21.
Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Qxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1977.01.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Black "Nikolac, Juraj"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1977.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Nb6 11. Nbd2 exd4 12. cxd4 d5 13. Bc2 $1 (13. e5 $10)
13... Be6 14. a3 $1 Qd7 15. b3 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Bb2 Rf6 18. Bxf5 Qxf5 19.
Rc1 Bf8 20. Qc2 $1 Qh5 (20... Qxc2 21. Rxc2 Rd8 22. Rec1 Rdd6 23. Ne5) 21. Nf1
Nd7 22. Ng3 Qh6 (22... Qf7 23. Ng5 Qg6 24. Qxg6) 23. Nh2 Qg5 24. Qe2 Rg6 25.
Qf3 Nb6 $6 (25... Rf6 26. Qg4 Qxg4 27. Nxg4 Rg6 28. Nf5 Rc8 $14) 26. Ng4 a5 27.
Qd3 $1 Rb8 28. Rc2 (28. Qxb5 $2 Nc4 $1) 28... a4 29. Qxb5 Nc4 30. Qxa4 Nb6 31.
Qa6 h5 32. Bc1 Qd8 33. Qd3 Ne7 34. Nxh5 Qd6 35. Bf4 Qxa3 36. Rxe7 1-0

[Event "Bugojno"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1978.03.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 (12. Bc2 h6 (12... g6 13. b3 Bg7
14. d5 Nb8 15. Nf1 c6 16. c4 $14 {Karpov-Balashov, USSR-44ch 1976}) 13. d5 Ne7
14. b3 c6 15. c4 Ng6 16. Nf1 cxd5 17. cxd5 Bc8 18. a4 Bd7 $10 {Geller-Balashov,
USSR-44ch 1976}) 12... g6 13. Ba2 Bg7 14. d5 Nb8 15. Nf1 Nbd7 16. Ng3 Qe7 17.
b3 c6 18. c4 bxc4 19. bxc4 cxd5 20. cxd5 Nc5 $14 21. Bd2 (21. Bb1 {/\Be3,Bc2,
Qd2}) (21. Qe2) 21... Rec8 $1 22. Ba5 (22. Qe2 {/\Bc4}) 22... Bh6 $1 23. Rb1
Rcb8 24. Nd2 Bc8 $14 25. Nc4 (25. Bc4 $5 {/\Nb3}) 25... Rb5 $1 $10 26. a4 Rxb1
27. Bxb1 Bd7 28. Bc2 Be8 29. Qa1 (29. Bb6 Nfd7 $2 (29... Rc8) 30. Bc7) 29...
Rc8 30. Qa2 Nb7 31. Bb6 Nd7 32. Rb1 (32. Ba7 $5 Ra8 (32... Qd8) 33. Nb6 $1)
32... Nxb6 33. Nxb6 Rd8 34. Bd3 Nc5 35. Qe2 Bxa4 36. Nxa4 Nxa4 37. Ra1 Nc5 38.
Bxa6 Ra8 39. Ra2 Qd8 40. Bc4 Rxa2 41. Bxa2 Qa5 42. Bb1 Bg5 43. Nf1 h5 44. g3
Nd7 45. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Skelleftea"]
[Date "1989.08.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1989.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Na3 b4 15.
Nc4 bxc3 16. bxc3 Na5 17. Nxa5 Qxa5 18. Qc2 {'!' Bulletin.} exd4 19. cxd4 Bxd4
20. Bd2 Qc5 21. Nxd4 Qxd4 22. Bc3 Qc5 23. Qd2 Kh8 24. Bd4 Qh5 25. Bd1 {'!'
Bulletin.} (25. Qc3 Qg6 $1 26. Qxc7 Bxe4 $1) 25... Qg6 26. Bg4 {'!' Bulletin.}
f5 27. exf5 Qf7 28. Re6 Nf6 29. Bxf6 gxf6 30. Qe2 Qg7 31. Re7 Rf7 32. Re8+ Rf8
33. Re7 (33. Qe7 $5 Qxe7 34. Rxe7 Rc8 35. Rf7 Kg8 $2 (35... Bd5 $1 $13) 36.
Rxf6 Rd8 {/\ c5,d5} 37. Re6 $18) 33... Rf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zuerich"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "1959.05.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Keres, Paul"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1959.05.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Bb7 {Die Lenzerheide-Variante} 10. d4 Na5 (10... exd4 11. cxd4 d5 12.
e5 Ne4 13. Nc3 Na5 14. Bc2 f5 15. exf6 Bxf6 {Flohr/Lilienthal}) 11. Bc2 Nc4 12.
b3 Nb6 13. Nbd2 (13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 Raxd8 15. Nxe5 Nxe4 $1 16. Bxe4 Bxe4
17. Rxe4 Rd1+) 13... Nbd7 14. Bb2 (14. b4 $1 exd4 15. cxd4 a5 16. bxa5 c5 17.
e5 $16 {Fischer-Stein/Sousse itz/1967}) 14... c5 15. Nf1 Re8 16. a4 Bf8 17. Ng3
Qc7 18. Qd3 c4 $2 (18... Qb6 $142) (18... d5 $5 19. exd5 (19. Nxe5 $2 dxe4) (
19. dxe5 $2 dxe4) 19... exd4 20. axb5 (20. cxd4 c4 $1 21. Qd2 $2 c3 22. Bxc3
Rec8 23. Re3 b4) (20. c4 bxc4 21. bxc4 Ne5 22. Nxe5 Rxe5 $10) 20... axb5 21.
Qxb5 Bxd5 $132) 19. bxc4 bxc4 20. Qd2 g6 21. Ba3 Rad8 22. Rab1 Bc8 $16 23. Qe3
Bg7 24. dxe5 dxe5 25. Red1 Bf8 26. Bxf8 Rxf8 27. Qg5 $1 Ne8 28. Qe7 {/\ 29.Ne5}
Ng7 29. Nf1 {/\ Ne3-g4, Ne3-d5, Ne3-c4} Ne6 30. Ne3 Nf4 {/\ 31... Ne2 32... Nc3
} 31. Kf1 f6 $2 (31... Rfe8 32. Qb4 (32. Qh4)) 32. Ng4 $1 {/\ 33.Nh6 Kh8 34.
Nf7, 32... Rf(d)e8? 33.Nf6} Nd3 33. Rxd3 $1 cxd3 34. Bb3+ Kh8 35. Nxf6 $3 Rxf6
36. Ng5 $1 Rxf2+ 37. Kg1 (37. Kxf2 $4 Qc5+) 37... Rf1+ 38. Kh2 (38. Kxf1 $4
Rf8+ 39. Kg1 Qc5+) (38. Kh2 Rh1+ 39. Kxh1) 1-0

[Event "Dilijan FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Dilijan"]
[Date "2013.06.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Black "Batchimeg, Tuvshintugs"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2316"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 g6 13. Ba2 Bg7 14. b4 a5 15. d5
Ne7 16. bxa5 {A new move for Kosintseva, one that gave her a huge advantage.}
Rxa5 17. c4 c6 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. cxb5 $146 ({Predecessor (3):} 19. Rb1 Qc7 20.
Ng5 Rf8 21. Rb4 Nc8 22. Qb3 bxc4 23. Nxc4 Ra8 {1/2-1/2 (23) Satyapragyan,S 
(2428)-Babu,N (2341) Mumbai 2009}) 19... Rxb5 20. a4 Rb8 21. Ba3 h6 22. Nc4
Nxe4 23. Rxe4 d5 24. Nd6 dxe4 25. Bxf7+ Kh7 26. Bxe8 {Tatiana took with the
wrong piece.} ({Instead she had} 26. Nxe8 Qxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Bxe8 28. Bxe8 Rxe8 29.
Nd2 {with good winning chances.}) 26... exf3 27. Bxc6 Nxc6 28. Ne4 Nd4 29. Bc5
fxg2 30. Qg4 Qd5 31. Qxg2 Ne2+ 32. Kh2 Nf4 33. Qf3 Rb3 34. Be3 Qa5 35. Nd2 $4 {
White blunders her knight...} Rb4 $2 {but it goes unnoticed.} (35... Qxd2 36.
Qxf4 exf4 37. Bxd2 Bxa1 {was simply winning.}) 36. Qc6 Rb8 37. Ne4 Qd8 38. Rg1
Qh4 39. Rg3 g5 {In time trouble Black has made some inaccuracies that cost her
the game.} 40. Nf6+ Kh8 41. Ne8 Rb2 42. Qc8 Kh7 43. Qf5+ Ng6 44. Qf7 1-0

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 1st"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2013.02.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 Nc5 15.
Bc2 c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 a5 $5 {
Caruana's trainer Vladimir Chuchelov had recommended the night before instead
of the previous grandmaster choice of 20...Nxg4. There are five games with
this move in the online database. Three were drawn and two won by White.} 21.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Ne3 {Anand continued to play relatively quickly, but he lived
to regret it - lamenting this "careless" move which allowed Caruana to
equalise with 23...d5!} axb4 23. cxb4 d5 {Anand in the press conference: "I
should have at least thought about this.!} 24. exd5 Bd7 25. Qb1 $146 {A
novelty. Caruana emphasised that both sides had a lot of options and he'd
barely looked at this move.} ({Predecessor:} 25. Ng4 Qg5 26. d6 Ra6 27. Qd3 e4
28. Rxe4 Rxd6 29. Qe2 Rd2 30. Qe1 Rxe4 31. Qxe4 g6 32. Bb3 Bxg4 33. hxg4 Qf6
34. Rf1 Rd4 35. Qe2 {1/2-1/2 (35) Colin,S (2113)-Suto,J (2382) ICCF email 2005}
) 25... g6 26. d6 Rad8 {Caruana said he thought "maybe this wasn't the best"...
} 27. a4 Bxd6 28. axb5 {... but after the crucial} e4 $1 {he was visibly
confident in his position as he left the stage.} 29. Bxe4 Qf4 30. Nf1 Bxb5 31.
g3 Qf6 32. Bg2 Rxe1 33. Qxe1 Bxf1 34. Qxf1 Bxb4 35. Ra8 Rxa8 36. Bxa8 Bd6 37.
Kg2 Kg7 38. Bf3 Bf8 39. Qe2 Qe7 40. Qxe7 Bxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 2nd"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2009.09.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2009.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Bb7 $5 {Esta elección explica la buena actuación de Karjakin en la
ronda previa contra la defensa Zaitsev. El ha realizado un fuerte trabajo en
esta defensa para jugarla con negras.} 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13.
Nbd2 Bf8 14. a4 $5 {Shirov elige jugar la línea táctica principal contra la
Zaitsev.} h6 15. Bc2 exd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 17. Bb1 c5 18. d5 Nd7 19. Ra3 c4 (19...
f5 $5 {Es la otra opción, no obstante aquí el blanco ha demostrado tener
muchos recursos para atacar la debilitada posición del rey negro.}) 20. axb5
axb5 21. Nd4 Rxa3 22. bxa3 Nd3 23. Bxd3 cxd3 24. Nxb5 $5 {Despues de
comprobarlo en mi base de datos, esta jugada parece ser una novedad. Shirov
intenta ganar el peón ofrecido, pero la compensación negra parece más que
adecuada.} Qa5 25. Nd4 Qc3 26. Nf5 Nc5 27. f3 $5 {Debilitando las casillas
negras, pero reforzando el punto "e4".} Bxd5 {Tras una larga meditación,
Karjakin opta por jugar a tablas.} (27... Bc8 28. Ne3 Ba6 {Fue sugerido por
Shirov como una variante para jugar a ganar con negras.}) 28. exd5 Rxe1+ 29.
Qxe1 Nb3 30. Qe8 (30. Nxh6+ gxh6 31. Qg3+ Kh8 32. Nxb3 Qxb3 {Es una idea para
jugar a ganar con blancas, pero Shirov comentó que no le gustaba, ya que el
peón negro y el potencial juego del alfil de casillas negras del segundo
jugador parecen muy amenazadores.}) 30... Qxc1+ 31. Kh2 Nxd2 32. Ne7+ Kh7 33.
Qxf8 Nf1+ 34. Kh1 Ng3+ 35. Kh2 Nf1+ 36. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 2nd"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2009.09.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "198"]
[EventDate "2009.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 $5 {Una vez mÃ!s, Karjakin emplea la defensa Zaitsev de la Ruy
Lopez.} 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5
16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 c4 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nd4 Rxa3 20. bxa3 Nd3 21. Bxd3 cxd3 22.
Bb2 $5 {Hasta este punto los dos jugadores han seguido la partida de la cuarta
ronda entre Shirov y Karjakin. Grischuk elige ahora la jugada mÃ!s conocida de
alfil.} (22. Nxb5 {Esto es lo que jugÃ=/+ Shirov, pero se mostrÃ=/+
insuficiente.}) 22... Qa5 23. Nf5 $5 {El nuevo intento de Alexander} g6 24. Ne3
Ne5 {Ahora, segÃ_|n Karjakin, se inicia una variante forzada.} 25. Nb3 Qa4 26.
Bxe5 Rxe5 27. Ng4 Re7 28. Nf6+ Kh8 29. Qxd3 Bg7 30. Qf3 Qxa3 31. Re2 $1 {
Previniendo el acceso a "b2" de la dama, que expulsa al caballo blanco de "f6".
} Qa8 $1 {El negro quiere quitar el caballo de "f6" inmediatamente.} 32. Rc2 (
32. g4 $5 {Con la idea de apoyar el caballo con los peones del flanco de rey.}
Qd8 33. h4 Re5 34. g5) (32. Nd4 $5 {Es otra opciÃ=/+n}) 32... Qd8 33. Qf4 Re5
34. Ng4 Re7 35. Nxh6 $6 {Alexander pensaba que esta posiciÃ=/+n era ventajosa,
pero ahora el negro toma la iniciativa.} Qf8 36. Ng4 f5 $1 {Ahora los alfiles
negros emergen con una excelente oportunidad para tomar la iniciativa.} 37.
exf5 Qxf5 {Tras esta jugada, aparece un final de tablas de manera forzada.} 38.
Qxf5 Re1+ 39. Kh2 gxf5 40. Ne3 Be5+ 41. g3 f4 42. gxf4 Bxf4+ 43. Kg2 Bxe3 44.
fxe3 Rxe3 45. Nd4 Rd3 46. Nxb5 Rxd5 47. Nxd6 Rxd6+ {La partida es tablas, pero
hay algunas oportunidades prÃ!cticas de ganar el final. Grischuk juega el
final de manera correcta, entablando sin dificultad.} 48. Kg3 Bc6 49. Kf4 Kg7
50. Rc5 Be8 51. Ke5 Rh6 52. Rc3 Rh5+ 53. Kd6 Bg6 54. Re3 Bf5 55. Ke5 Bc8+ 56.
Kd4 Kf6 57. h4 Bf5 58. Rb3 Be6 59. Rb4 Rxh4+ 60. Kc3 Rh1 61. Kd4 Rd1+ 62. Ke4
Bd5+ 63. Kf4 Rf1+ 64. Ke3 Ke5 65. Ke2 Rh1 66. Kd2 Be4 67. Rb5+ Kf4 68. Rb3 Rh2+
69. Kc3 Rh8 70. Kc4 Rc8+ 71. Kd4 Rd8+ 72. Kc3 Bd3 73. Rb4+ Ke3 74. Rb2 Rc8+ 75.
Kb3 Kd4 76. Kb4 Rc6 77. Kb3 Rc1 78. Rd2 Rc8 79. Rb2 Bc4+ 80. Kb4 Kd3 81. Rh2
Rb8+ 82. Kc5 Rb5+ 83. Kd6 Rg5 84. Rh3+ Kd4 85. Rh4+ Kc3 86. Rh3+ Kb4 87. Rh7
Rd5+ 88. Ke7 Kc5 89. Rg7 Rh5 90. Kf6 Kd6 91. Rg5 Rh4 92. Rg7 Be6 93. Kg5 Rg4+
94. Kf6 Rf4+ 95. Kg5 Rf2 96. Kg6 Ke5 97. Kg5 Bf7 98. Kh6 Kf6 99. Rg6+ {Este
truco final es la base de uno de los mejores mÃ todos defensivos de este final,
la defensa de la torre por la segunda horizontal.} Bxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "China Chess King 1st"]
[Site "Taizhou"]
[Date "2015.11.30"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Wei, Yi"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2015.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Eine bemerkenswerte Partie. Beide Seiten haben im Mittelspiel ihre Pläne
systematisch und konsequent verfolgt. Nach einer kleinen Ungenauigkeit in
einer objektiv ausgeglichenen Stellung gewann Weiß mit einer phantastischen
und überraschenden Kombination.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5.
O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3
Re8 13. Nbd2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nd7 15. Nf1 Na5 16. Bc2 Bf6 17. N1h2 c5 18. d5 Nc4
19. Rb1 {Ein strategisch interessanter Stellungstyp. Schwarz hat eine Mehrheit
auf dem Damenflügel, Weiß hat Vorteile auf dem Königsflügel.} Nde5 20. Nxe5
Bxe5 21. b3 Nb6 22. Ng4 Bd4 23. Be3 Bc3 24. Re2 b4 {Legt den weißen
Damenflügel fest, um anschließend mit einem Vorstoß des a-Bauern die
a-Linie zu öffnen. Weiß steht aktiv und die weißen Figuren stehen drohend,
aber wie bringt Weiß seine Figuren zum Angriff?} 25. Bf4 $1 {Weiß
überstürzt nichts, sondern bringt seinen Turm mit dieser Umgruppierung auf
die dritte Reihe, wo er am Angriff teilnimmt.} a5 26. Re3 Bc8 {Mit der Idee,
eine Angriffsfigur abzutauschen.} 27. Rg3 Bxg4 28. hxg4 $5 {Auf den ersten
Blick paradox: Weiß bringt seinen Turm nach g3, um ihn dann mit diesem Zug
den Blick zu versperren? Aber Weiß will nicht auf der g-Linie, sondern auf
der h-Linie angreifen.} a4 29. g5 axb3 30. axb3 g6 31. Be3 c4 32. Rh3 {Es
dauert eine Weile, bis Weiß seine Figuren in Stellung gebracht hat und
wirkliche Drohungen aufstellen kann. Das schwarze Spiel am Damenflügel ist
schneller. Dafür ist das weiße Spiel am Königsflügel gefährlicher, denn
Weiß greift den König an.} Ra2 ({Nachdem Schwarz die a-Linie geöffnet hat,
muss er einen Weg finden, konkrete Drohungen aufzustellen. 32...Ta2 sieht wie
der natürliche Zug aus, aber vielleicht war} 32... cxb3 33. Rxb3 Nc4 {besser.
Nach z.B.} 34. Bf4 (34. Bd4 Ra1 35. Bb1 Qxg5 36. Rbxc3 bxc3 37. Bxc3 Ra3 $17)
34... Ra1 35. Rb1 Rxb1 36. Bxb1 Qb6 {steht Schwarz gut. Es ist nicht zu sehen,
wie Weiß konkrete Drohungen aufstellen kann, wohingegen der schwarze b-Bauer
gefährlich ist.}) 33. g3 $1 {Bemerkenswert kaltblütig. Der schwarze Turm ist
bereits in die weiße Stellung eingedrungen, doch Weiß nimmt sich Zeit, um
auf der h-Linie Drohungen aufstellen zu können.} Qc7 34. Kg2 Rea8 35. Rc1 Rb2
({Erneut muss sich Schwarz entscheiden, wie er konkrete Drohungen aufstellen
will. Der Textzug sieht natürlich aus, aber besser war} 35... Ra1 36. Bb1 cxb3
37. Qxb3 (37. Rxh7 Kxh7 38. Qh1+ Kg8 39. Bd4 Bxd4 40. Rxc7 b2 41. Rc6 Rxb1 42.
Qxb1 Ra1 $19) 37... Qc4 38. Qc2 Nd7 {und die schwarzen Drohungen sind realer.})
36. Bd4 f6 37. gxf6 Bxd4 38. Qxd4 Raa2 {Auf diesen Zug, mit dem Schwarz 39...
cxb3 droht, hat sich Schwarz verlassen. Doch Weiß hat einen ebenso
überraschenden wie starken Konter:} 39. Rxh7 $3 Qxh7 (39... Kxh7 40. Rh1+ Kg8
41. f7+ Kxf7 42. Rh7+ Ke8 43. Qh8#) 40. Qxb6 {Die überraschende Pointe. Nach
dieser Rechts-Links-Kombination hat Weiß eine Qualität weniger, der Läufer
auf c2 hängt und der weiße Bauer f6 wirkt gefährdet, aber dafür steht der
schwarze König exponiert - zu exponiert.} Qf7 (40... Rxc2 $2 41. Qd8+ Kf7 42.
Qe7+ Kg8 43. Qe8#) 41. Rh1 Ra8 ({Nach} 41... Qxf6 {gewinnt Weiß mit} 42. Qb8+
Qf8 43. Rh8+ Kxh8 44. Qxf8+ Kh7 45. Qf7+ Kh8 46. e5 $18) 42. Bd1 Qxf6 43. Bg4
Re8 ({Nach dem überraschenden Gegenopfer} 43... Qxf2+ 44. Qxf2 Raa2 45. Qxb2
Rxb2+ 46. Kf3 Rxb3+ 47. Kf4 Kg7 48. e5 dxe5+ 49. Kxe5 {bringt Weiß seine
Mehrfigur zur Geltung.}) 44. Qa7 {Mit der Drohung 45.Le6+ Kf8 46.Th8+ Dxh8 47.
Df7#} Qe5 45. Rh7 Rxf2+ {Die einzige Möglichkeit, das Matt zu parieren.} 46.
Kxf2 Rf8+ 47. Kg2 Qxe4+ 48. Kh2 Rf2+ 49. Qxf2 Kxh7 50. Qf7+ Kh8 51. Qf4 Qc2+
52. Kh3 Kg7 (52... cxb3 53. Qh6+ Kg8 54. Be6#) 53. Qd4+ Kh7 54. Qxc4 Qf2 55.
Qf4 Qg1 56. Qf3 {Eine beeindruckende Angriffspartie von Wei Yi.} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Saric, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2820"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 {The Zaitsev Variation of the Spanish is not exactly
topping the popularity rankings nowadays, but it remains fully playable.} 11.
Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 {Both players were playing rather
quickly up to this point. The main line and a move that has been tried more
than 100 times is 14...Nc5, but Saric felt like deviating.} a5 {Actually this
move has only been seen twice in grandmaster play.} 15. a4 {Perhaps Caruana
was not familiar with the Saric game from 2010, because he spent a significant
amount o time fron this move forward. However his moves were good and
strategically sound.} (15. Qf3 h6 16. Be3 c6 $132 {Brkic-Saric, 2010!}) 15...
b4 16. cxb4 axb4 {In the long term Black will have problems with this passed
pawn on a4, but for now he can hope to put pressure on e4 and break the center
with c6.} 17. Bg5 {With the impending central breaks and potential weakness on
e4, it makes sense to trade this bishop off.} Be7 18. Bc4 Nc5 {Threatening 19..
.Nxd5, as unlike 18...Nxd5 the bishop on b7 is now defended at the end.} (18...
Nxd5 $4 {This standard trick doesn't work.} 19. Bxd5 Bxg5 (19... Bxd5 20. Bxe7
$18) 20. Bxb7 $18) 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Bb5 Rf8 21. Nd2 Ba6 22. Nb3 $1 Bxb5 23.
Nxc5 Be8 24. Nd3 $14 {White's pair of knights is not that much inferior than
the pair of bishops yet, and with the protected passed pawn on a4 White has a
long term s trategical advantage. Black has to hurry up and open the game.} Qb8
25. b3 Bg5 26. Nf1 (26. Nf3 {was maybe more cautious.}) 26... c6 27. Nb2 f5 $1
{Certainly the correct approach.} 28. dxc6 Bxc6 (28... fxe4 29. Nc4 Qa7 $13)
29. exf5 d5 $2 {But this is way too ambitious. Black's play does not
compensate the lack of a pawn, and he will soon be forced into the defensive.}
(29... Rxf5 30. Qc2 Qc8 31. Ng3 {and both sides still have chances.}) 30. Ne3
$1 Qb7 (30... Bxe3 31. fxe3 Rxf5 32. Rc1 Bb7 33. Nd3 {the pawn center yields
nothing to Black while his pieces look misplaced. White would hold a strong
advantage in this line.}) 31. Nd3 Rae8 32. Qg4 Bxe3 33. fxe3 Bd7 34. Qxb4 {
Two free pawns, the rest just requires some accuracy in time pressure.} Qa8 35.
g4 {why not be greedy?} Qa6 36. Nc5 Qd6 37. e4 Rc8 38. Rac1 Rfd8 39. exd5 e4
40. Re3 Qh6 41. Qe1 Bxf5 42. gxf5 Rxd5 43. Nxe4 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {The Spanish, regarded over the past 5-10 yaesr as
one of the most solid ways to play for Black. Several elite players (eg.
Aronian) confidently hide behind its bastions, without any fear at all.} a6 4.
Ba4 ({It ahs been known since time immemorial that the win of the pawn by} 4.
Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nxe5 {is only temporary:} Qd4) 4... Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 {
But now this is necessary, since Bxc6 and Nxe5 was a threat.} 7. Bb3 O-O {
Most modern-day players castle with the pawn still on d7. It is always nice to
threaten a Marshall, even if one actually intends to play another, quieter
line.} 8. c3 {Vassily is not afraid of anything...} d6 {Nor is Magnus, but
even so, he decides not to risk a theoretical duel. Mind you, one cannot
escape from a serious theoretical examination, whatever move one plays here -
the Spanish has been analysed deeply in all its variations..} 9. h3 ({The
classical recipe. From time to time, White chooses the more direct} 9. d4 {
allowing the bishop out to g4.}) 9... a5 {So that's his idea...Excuse my
excessive emotion, but when you are expecting to see the main line, on which
you have commentated innumerable times before, and then you get a fresh move -
well, your eyes light up, the sun shines, and your brain starts to work again.
Actually, the move has been known for a long time. It was first played in 1935
by the Swedish master G Stoltz. At the end of the 1940s it was taken up by the
likes of Bondarevsky, Bolbochan, Rossolimo, etc. But then its popularity waned,
and theory was evidently not convinced of its merits. But lately, it has
become popular again. Black prepares to drive the dangerous Spanish bishop off
the diagonal by means of a5-a4.} 10. d4 {Ivanchuk decides not to prevent his
opponent's plan, but to get on with his own.} ({In a clash between two of the
line's pioneers, the continuation} 10. a4 {was tested. After} b4 11. d4 bxc3
12. Nxc3 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Qxd4 Rb8 15. Bc4 c6 16. b3 Nd7 17. Bf4 Bf6 18.
Qe3 Ne5 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Rad1 Be6 {Black had excellent play 
(Konstantinopolsky-Bondarevsky, USSR Ch 1948).}) 10... a4 ({The father of the
variation played it differently:} 10... exd4 11. cxd4 a4 12. Bc2 Nb4 13. Nc3
Nxc2 14. Qxc2 c6 15. d5 cxd5 16. exd5 b4 17. Nxa4 Bd7 18. b3 Nxd5 19. Qc4 Bf6
20. Bb2 Bxa4 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. bxa4 Rxa4 {and Black had the advantage (Sir G
Thomas-Stoltz, Warsaw 1935).}) 11. Bc2 Bd7 {Introduced into practice by
Smyslov. The bishop develops very modestly. It's main object is not to
obstruct the other pieces, and, of course, also to support the pawn on b5.} 12.
Na3 {It seems that Ivanchuk is well acquainted with the theory, although he
can hardly have prepared for this variation. He spent some time trying to
recall his old knowledge, and then quickly utilises it.} ({The move} 12. Be3 {
allows Black to exchange the strong Spanish bishop, in the style of Stoltz:}
exd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 $1) ({Another move which has been played here is} 12. Nbd2 {
One recent example is} Re8 13. Bd3 Rb8 14. Qe2 Bf8 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 dxe5
17. Nf3 h6 18. b3 Bc5 19. Be3 Qe7 20. bxa4 bxa4 21. Rab1 Rb6 {and Black
obtained equal chances (G Garcia-Becerra Rivero, USA 2008).}) 12... Rb8 {
Black is prepared for further action on the queenside.} ({Formerly the main
line was considered to be} 12... Qb8 {This queen manoeuvre becmes possible,
thanks to the modest move Bc8-d7. The game Renet-Agdestein, Lyon 1988 continued
} 13. Bd3 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 Qb7 16. Bg5 Rad8 17. Nc2 Na6 18. Ne3 Rfe8
19. Qd3 g6 20. a3 c5 21. e5 dxe5 22. dxe5 Bc6 23. Qc3 Nd5 {and Black won after
a sharp struggle.}) 13. d5 {Apparently a novelty.} ({The last word of theory
here is} 13. Bd3 b4 14. Nc4 bxc3 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nfxe5 dxe5 17. bxc3 Bd6 18.
Bc2 Bc6 19. Bg5 a3 20. Qf3 h6 21. Bc1 Qe7 22. Ne3 Bd7 23. Bb3 Kh8 {1/2-1/2
Yagupov,I (2482)-Zaitsev,I (2417)/Moscow 2000/EXT 2001}) 13... Na7 ({After
some thought, Carlsen retreats the knight deep within its own camp. Of course,
a7 is only a temporary post - Black needs to regroup as quickly as possible
and advance c7-c6. Thus far, White has not yet definitely seized the
initiative. A concrete battle is starting...The clocks times are not
surprising: 1.12 - 1.44. On} 13... Na5 {the reply} 14. b4 $1 {is unpleasant,
eg.} axb3 15. axb3 {and the threat of b3-b4 gives Black some problems.}) ({
The counter-blow} 13... b4 {does not promise equality:} 14. Nc4 $1 Na7 15. cxb4
Rxb4 16. b3 {and White can even attack the queenside successfully.} axb3 17.
axb3 Nc8 18. Ra8) 14. c4 {The whole times Vassily was thinking, I was studying
precisely this move, the sharpest and most aggressive.} Ra8 {An amazingly
quick response, like a table tennis. response. Magnus frees the square b8 for
his queen. But this leads us to ask the question: was 12...Rb8 really a good
move? Wasn't the more usual 12. ..Qb8 better? Amazingly quick...Black had a
number of interesting moves, the consequences of which were not easy to assess.
} ({In the variation} 14... b4 15. Nb1 Qe8 {White obtains the advantage by} 16.
c5 $1) ({Black is simply worse after} 14... bxc4 15. Nxc4 Qe8 16. Be3 Nc8 17.
Rc1 {etc.}) ({It seems to me that the young Norwegian's fighting temperament
is suited by the pawn sacrifice} 14... c6 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. cxb5 Nxb5 17. Bxa4
Qd7 18. Nxb5 Bxb5 19. Bxb5 Rxb5 20. b3 Qb7 21. Qe2 Rc8 {and a quick central
break with d6-d5 will follow. On the other hand, of course, it is always
easier to sacrifice somebody else's pawns...}) 15. Be3 ({Now Black would answer
} 15. c5 {with} c6 $1 {After} 16. cxd6 Bxd6 17. dxc6 Bxc6 {he has everything
defended, whereas with the queen on e8 (as in the variation above beginning 14.
..b4), the bishop on d6 would be hanging.}) ({whilst after} 15. cxb5 Nxb5 16.
Bxa4 Nc3 $1 17. bxc3 Rxa4 {Black would obtain a definite initiative for the
pawn.}) ({The modest} 15. Bd2 {deserves attention.}) 15... b4 {This is the
drawback of 15. Be3. Black now keeps the c-file closed, on which he has a
backward pawn on c7.} 16. Nb1 c5 {Slamming the door!} 17. a3 ({Note that
exchanging a central pawn for a flank pawn by means of} 17. Bxa4 Nxe4 {would
not be good for White.}) ({However, it was possible to exchange central pawns:
} 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. d6 {although without great effect:} Re8 19. dxe7 Qxe7 {
with complicated play.}) 17... b3 {The key goes into the lock. Now the
queenside is sealed up for good.} 18. Bd3 {Now all hopes rest on the other
side of the board. Possibly the two sides will prepare the corresponding
breaks f2-f4 and f7-f5.The position looks about equal.} Nxe4 {Lightning from a
clear sky! Carlsen decisively abandons the slow manoeuvering. However, with a
knight on a7, such complications are rarely favourable. Black will regain his
piece, of course, but in the subsequently play, the white army should be
better coordinated.} ({At first, the official site showed Black's move as} 
18... Nxd5 {producing shock the whole chess world over. Admittedly, though,
even the move 18...Nxe4 can hardly be described as the most normal.}) ({
I think that 99 players out of 100 would have played} 18... Nc8 {aiming to put
the knight on b6 and then slowly prepare something on the kingside. The 100th
player is carlsen. True, as far as the rating list is concerned, he is closer
to first. And the rest of us, we ordinary players, follow at a respectful
distance...}) 19. Bxe4 ({vassily does not need much time to take himself in
hand. Weaker is} 19. Nxe5 dxe5 20. Bxe4 Bd6 {and after f7-f5, Black has a good
structure and attacking chances.}) 19... f5 20. Nfd2 ({A surprise in return.
Evidently, Vassily wants to put his queen's knight on d2. I was looking at} 20.
Bd3 e4 21. Nc3 $1 {and in my view, whichever way Black recaptures the piece,
he does not obtain equality. White stands much better in the centre.}) ({
One mystery remains: why did White not play} 20. Nc3 fxe4 21. Nxe4 {By
comparison with the game, his knightis on f3, instead of b1, which is
obviously a significant gain.}) 20... fxe4 21. Qh5 {I would ask you to bear in
mind that I am writing my comments as the game is being played, and before
seeing the next move. I have to make a lot of guesses, based on my own
understanding of the logic of the position.} ({Now it turns out that Ivanchuk
is not planning} 21. Nxe4 {on which one can recommend} Qe8 {and the queen
comes to g6.}) 21... Be8 ({One can well ask what the queen is doing on h5. I
prefer the reply} 21... Qe8 {In the ending, Black puts his bishop on g6 and
his knight on b6, although this can hardly lead to any serious disturbance of
the equality..}) 22. Qe2 Bd7 23. Qh5 Be8 24. Qe2 Bd7 {The players are
evidently worn out by the stress of the game. After the opening, the battle
was very hard and non-standard, and the move 18...Nxe4 was the icing on the
cake.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow op2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Black "Kholmov, Ratmir D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Nb6 11. Nbd2 exd4 12. cxd4 Nb4 13. Nf1 c5 14. a3 Nc6 15.
Bf4 Bf6 $6 {N/} (15... c4 16. Bc2 d5 17. e5 Re8 18. Ne3 a5 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20.
Bxf5 g6 21. Bc2 b4 $132 {Paldus,P-Holoubkova,M/Mlada Boleslav/1992/0|1/53/}) (
15... Nxd4 $5 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Be6 18. Qd3 Nc4 $132 {Malder,K-Hecht,H/
Pyrmont/1970/0,5/73/}) 16. dxc5 dxc5 17. Bd6 Be7 18. e5 Na5 (18... Bxd6 19.
exd6 Bf5 20. Ne3 Bg6 21. Nd5 $16) 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Bc2 Be6 21. Qd3 g6 22. Qd2
Nc6 (22... Nac4 23. Qh6 f6 24. exf6 Rxf6 25. Ng3 $36) 23. Qh6 f5 24. exf6 Rxf6
25. Be4 (25. Ng3 $5 Qg7 26. Qxg7+ Kxg7 27. Ne4 $36) 25... Rc8 26. Bxc6 Rxc6 27.
Ne5 $14 Rc7 28. Nh2 Qf8 29. Qd2 Nd7 (29... Nc4 $6 30. Nxc4 Bxc4 31. Ng4 Rd6 32.
Qc3 h5 33. Ne5 $16) 30. Qa5 (30. Neg4 $5 Bxg4 31. Nxg4 Rd6 32. Qc3 h5 33. Ne5
$14) 30... Rc8 31. Qxa6 Nxe5 32. Rxe5 Bc4 (32... Bxh3 33. Qxb5 Bxg2 34. Rae1 (
34. Kxg2 Rxf2+ 35. Kg1 Rxh2 36. Rf1 Qd6 37. Re8+ Kg7 $17) 34... Bc6 35. Qxc5
$16) 33. Qb7 Rxf2 34. Nf3 Rxb2 35. Rae1 $146 Rb8 (35... b4 $5) 36. Qe4 Rd8 37.
Kh1 Qf6 (37... Rb3 38. Ng5 (38. Qc6 $1) 38... Rxa3 39. Qh4 Ra7) (37... Bd3 38.
Qc6 $36) 38. Rxc5 Qd6 39. Re5 Rf8 (39... Bd5 40. Qd4 $18) 40. Re8 Bf7 41. Rxf8+
Kxf8 42. Ng5 $18 Rf2 43. Qh4 Qd2 44. Qh6+ (44. Qh6+ Kg8 45. Qxh7+ Kf8 46. Qh8+
Bg8 47. Qh6#) 1-0

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1989.09.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1989.09.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 Bxb3 11. axb3 exd4 12. cxd4 Nb4 13. Nc3 c5 14. Bf4 $5 {
14.Be3, 14.Qe2, 14.d5} c4 (14... d5 $5 15. e5 Ne8) 15. bxc4 bxc4 16. Bg5 (16.
Re2 d5 $1) 16... Nd3 17. Re2 Nh5 $1 18. Be3 $1 (18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Nd5 Qb7 $13)
18... f5 19. exf5 Rxf5 20. Qa4 $1 Rc8 (20... Nhf4 21. Bxf4 Nxf4 22. Re3 d5 23.
Ne5 $14) 21. Qxa6 Bf8 22. Qb7 $1 Nhf4 (22... Rf7 23. Qd5 $1 Nf6 24. Qe6) 23.
Bxf4 Nxf4 24. Re3 Rf7 (24... d5 $2 25. g3 $1 Nxh3+ 26. Kg2 Ng5 27. Nh4 $1 Rb8
28. Qc6 Rb6 29. Ra8 $1) 25. Qa6 d5 26. Ne5 Rf6 27. Qb7 $1 {27... Rb6? 28.Qf7,
27... Rb8 28.Qd7!} Rc7 28. Qb5 h5 29. Rf3 $1 {/\ 30.Rf4! Rf4 31.Qd5 Qd5 32.Nd5}
Kh7 30. Ra6 Bd6 $2 31. Nxd5 Ne2+ 32. Kf1 Nxd4 33. Nxf6+ gxf6 34. Qd5 $1 Nxf3
35. Rxd6 Nh2+ 36. Kg1 Qe7 37. Rd7 Rxd7 38. Qxd7 1-0

[Event "Candidates m5"]
[Site "Saint John"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sax, Gyula"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1988.01.24"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. a4 h6 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 c4 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nd4 Rxa3 20. bxa3 Nd3 21. Bxd3
cxd3 22. Re3 Ne5 23. Nxb5 Qa5 24. Nd4 Qc3 25. N2b3 Ba6 26. Bd2 (26. Qd2 Qxd2
27. Bxd2 Nc4 28. Rxd3 Rxe4) 26... Qb2 27. Bb4 g6 {/\ h5,Bh6} 28. f4 Nc4 29.
Rxd3 Rxe4 30. Qf3 Re8 $44 31. Kh2 Bg7 32. Nc6 Qe2 33. Nbd4 Qxf3 34. Rxf3 Re4
35. Nb3 Re2 36. Ncd4 Re4 37. Nc6 Re2 38. Kg3 Ne3 39. h4 Rxg2+ 40. Kh3 Bc8+ 41.
f5 Bxf5+ 42. Rxf5 gxf5 43. Bxd6 Rb2 44. Ne7+ Kh7 45. Nc5 Bf6 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1988.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a4 h6 15. Bc2
exd4 {15...Rb8 - 45/(410)} 16. cxd4 Nb4 17. Bb1 c5 18. d5 Nd7 19. Ra3 c4 20.
Nd4 Ne5 {20...Qf6 - 45/(410)} 21. axb5 Qb6 22. Nxc4 $1 Nxc4 23. Rg3 Bc8 $1 24.
b3 $3 {N; 24.Bh6 - 43/442} Ne5 25. Be3 (25. Bxh6 Nbd3 $1 $17) 25... Ng6 $5 (
25... Qc7 26. Bxh6 $16) 26. f4 {/\ f5, Ne6} Qd8 27. f5 Ne5 28. Qd2 $1 a5 29.
Bxh6 Qh4 (29... Kh7 {>=} 30. Bf4 Be7 31. Rf1 Bf6 32. Kh1 Bd7 33. Qe2 $16) 30.
Kh2 Bd7 (30... Qxg3+ 31. Kxg3 gxh6 32. f6 Bd7 33. Re3 Rab8 34. Qe2 $16 {
/\ Kh2, Rg3, Qh5, Nf3}) 31. Bg5 Qh5 32. Rf1 {/\ Rf4-h4} g6 $8 33. Nc6 $1 (33.
Rf4 $2 Bh6 $1) 33... Bxc6 (33... Rab8 34. fxg6 fxg6 35. Nxa5 Bxb5 (35... Rxb5
36. Nc4 $1 {/\ Rf6+-}) 36. Rf4 Bh6 37. Rf6 $18) (33... Bg7 34. f6 Bf8 35. Ne7+
Bxe7 (35... Kh8 36. Rf4 Bh6 37. Bxh6 Qxh6 38. Qf2 $18) 36. fxe7 Bxb5 37. Rf4
$18) 34. dxc6 Rab8 $6 (34... Rac8 35. fxg6 fxg6 36. Rxf8+ Rxf8 37. Qxd6 Nf7 38.
Qe6 Rfe8 39. Be7 $16) 35. fxg6 fxg6 (35... Nxg6 36. Rf5 Qh7 (36... Re5 37. Rxe5
{/\ c7, b6+-}) 37. c7 Rbc8 (37... Rb7 38. Bd8 $18) 38. b6 $18) 36. c7 Rbc8 (
36... Rxb5 37. Rxf8+ $1 Rxf8 38. Qxd6 $18) 37. b6 Qh7 38. Rxf8+ $1 Rxf8 39.
Qxd6 Nbc6 (39... Nf7 40. Qe6 Rce8 (40... Rfe8 41. b7 $1 $18) 41. Qc4 {/\ b7+-})
40. Bf6 Rxf6 (40... Rfe8 41. b4 $1 $18) (40... Qd7 41. Rxg6+ $1 $18) 41. Qxf6
Qd7 42. b7 $1 (42. b7 $1 Rxc7 43. b8=Q+ Nxb8 44. Qxe5 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 09th"]
[Site "Haifa"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Schlosser, Michael"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1989.11.23"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "EU-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Austria"]
[BlackTeam "German Fed Rep"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Nb6 11. Nbd2 Bf6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ng3 g6 14. Bh6 Bb7 15. Qd2
Na5 16. Bc2 Nac4 17. Qc1 exd4 18. cxd4 c5 19. b3 Na5 20. e5 Bh8 21. Bg5 (21.
dxc5 dxc5 22. Be4 $16) 21... Qd7 22. Bf6 Bxf3 23. Qh6 Nd5 24. Bxh8 Kxh8 25.
gxf3 cxd4 26. Re4 Rxe5 27. f4 Rxe4 28. Bxe4 Qe6 29. Qg5 f5 30. Bxd5 Qxd5 31.
Qf6+ Kg8 32. Rc1 Rf8 33. Qe7 Nc6 34. Qd7 Nd8 35. Nf1 d3 36. Nd2 Qd4 37. Qe7
Qxf4 38. Rc8 Qe5 39. Qd7 Qe1+ 40. Nf1 d2 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-12c"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1982.09.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sax, Gyula"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1982.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. a4 h6 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 bxa4 $5 16. Rxa4 a5 17. Ra3 $1 g6 18. Rae3 Bg7 19. Nf1 c5 (19... d5 20. e5
Ne4 21. Ng3 $1 $16) (19... Nd7 $5 20. Bd2 Nb6) 20. Ng3 cxd4 (20... Nd7 $5) 21.
Nxd4 d5 22. e5 Ne4 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Bxe4 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Qd5 (25... Rc8 $5) 26.
Nf3 Qxd1 27. Rxd1 Rac8 28. Bd2 Red8 29. Ra1 Rd5 30. Bc3 Nd3 31. Rd1 $1 $18 a4
32. Ra1 Rb5 33. Rexa4 Nxb2 34. Ra8 Rxa8 35. Rxa8+ Bf8 36. e6 fxe6 37. Nd4 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-12b"]
[Site "Toluca de Lerdo"]
[Date "1982.08.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Black "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1982.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a4 h6 15. Bc2
Qd7 $5 16. d5 $1 Ne7 17. b3 $14 Ng6 18. Nf1 c6 19. c4 bxc4 20. bxc4 a5 21. Ne3
Ba6 22. Nd2 Nf4 23. h4 $1 cxd5 24. exd5 g6 25. g3 N4h5 26. Qf3 Bg7 27. Ba3 Rad8
$6 28. Rac1 (28. Rab1 $1) 28... Rb8 29. Rb1 Qc7 30. Rec1 (30. Bb2 $1) 30...
Rxb1 31. Bxb1 Rb8 32. Qd1 $10 Bf8 33. Ba2 Nd7 34. Ne4 Nhf6 35. Nc3 Nc5 36. Nb5
Qd7 37. Bb1 h5 38. Qf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch46 Final"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1978.12.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Timoscenko, Gennadij A"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1978.12.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Bc2 g6 13. d5 Nb8 14. b3 c6 15. c4
Nbd7 16. a4 bxc4 17. bxc4 a5 18. Nb3 Ba6 19. Bd3 Rb8 20. dxc6 Nc5 21. Nxc5 dxc5
22. Rb1 (22. Qc2 $1 Rb6 23. Bd2 Rxc6 24. Bc3 Nd7 25. Bf1 $14) 22... Rxb1 23.
Bxb1 Qb6 24. Bg5 Qxc6 25. Qd2 h6 26. Bxh6 Bxh6 27. Qxh6 Bxc4 28. Nh4 Qd6 29.
Rc1 Bb3 30. Rc3 c4 31. Nf5 Qf8 32. Qg5 Nh7 33. Qg3 Qb4 34. Rf3 Qd2 35. Kh2 Qg5
36. Nd6 Qxg3+ 37. Kxg3 Re6 38. Nxf7 Bd1 39. Rc3 Kxf7 40. Rxc4 Kf6 41. Rc7 Rb6
42. Rxh7 Rxb1 43. Ra7 Rb4 44. Ra6+ Kg7 45. Ra7+ Kh6 46. Rxa5 Rxe4 47. f3 Re2
48. Ra7 e4 49. fxe4 Rxe4 50. Rd7 Bxa4 51. Rd2 Rc4 52. Ra2 Bc2 53. Ra3 Be4 54.
Kh2 Kg5 55. Rg3+ Kf5 56. Rg4 Rc3 57. Kg1 Ke5 58. Kh2 Bf5 59. Rh4 Rc2 60. Kg1
Rb2 61. Kf1 g5 62. Ra4 Bd3+ 63. Kg1 Be4 64. Ra5+ Kf4 65. g3+ Ke3 66. Ra3+ Ke2
0-1

[Event "Interzonal-11b"]
[Site "Rio de Janeiro"]
[Date "1979.10.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic"]
[Black "Ivkov, Borislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1979.09.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. d5 Na5 12. Bc2 c5 13. Nbd2 (13. dxc6 Nb6) 13... g6
14. b3 Bg7 15. Nf1 $6 (15. a4 $14) 15... Nb6 16. Ng3 Bd7 $13 17. Bg5 Qc7 18.
Qd2 c4 19. b4 Nb7 20. h4 a5 21. a3 Ra6 22. Be3 Rfa8 23. Rac1 axb4 24. axb4 Ra2
25. h5 R8a3 26. Bh6 Qd8 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Qe3 Rb2 29. hxg6 hxg6 30. Ng5 Nc8 31.
f4 Qb6 32. Qxb6 Nxb6 33. fxe5 Rxc3 34. Rf1 Be8 35. e6 f6 36. e5 f5 37. N3e4
fxe4 38. e7 Nxd5 39. Rf8 Nxe7 40. Rxe8 Nf5 41. Rb8 Rcxc2 42. Rxc2 Rxc2 43. g4
Nd8 44. Rxd8 dxe5 45. Rd7+ Ne7 46. Nxe4 Kf8 47. Rb7 c3 48. Kf1 Rc1+ 49. Ke2 Nc6
50. Nf6 Rf1 51. Nd7+ Ke8 52. Rc7 Rf4 53. Rxc6 Kxd7 54. Rxg6 Rxb4 55. Kd3 Rc4
0-1

[Event "Linares 15th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1998.03.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2825"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1998.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 Nc5 15.
Bc2 c6 16. b4 (16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Ng3 g6 20. Ng4 Qd8
21. Ne3 h5 22. Nd5 Bh6 23. b4 Ne6 24. Bb3 Rc8 25. Ne2 Nc7 {1/2-1/2 Ghinda,
M-Cela,A/Ano Liosia op 1998/EXP 62 (40)}) 16... Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 {[%csl Yd5,
Rf6]} 18. Ng4 (18. Bg5 Qc7 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 Nd7 21. Qf3 Nb6 22. Bb3 {
[%csl Yd5]} Qb7 23. Ng3 d5 {1/2-1/2 Korneev,O-Ibragimov,I/RUS-Cup5 1997/EXP 57
(51)}) 18... Nxg4 19. hxg4 Nb6 20. Ne3 d5 21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Qxd5 23. Qxd5
Bxd5 24. Bb3 Be6 $6 (24... Red8 $5 25. Be3 $1 {[%csl Ya5][%cal Ye3b6] /\Bb6})
25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26. a4 $14 bxa4 $6 27. Rxa4 Rc8 28. Bd2 Rd6 29. Ra2 f6 30. Re4 $2
(30. Rea1 Rcc6 31. Kf1 Kf7 32. Ke2 Ke8 33. Ra3 $16 {Dokhoian} (33. Ra4 Kd7 34.
R1a3)) 30... g6 $1 31. c4 (31. Re1 Bg7 32. Rea1 f5 33. Kf1 e4 {קc3 Dokhoian})
(31. g5 $5 Rcd8 32. Be1 Bg7 33. gxf6 Bxf6 34. f3 $14) 31... f5 32. gxf5 gxf5
33. Rxe5 Rxc4 34. Rxf5 Bh6 $1 $11 35. Bxh6 Rxh6 36. Rc5 Rxb4 37. Rc8+ Kg7 38.
Rc7+ Kg8 39. g3 Rbb6 40. Ra7 Rhg6 41. Kg2 Rbf6 42. Ra3 Kh8 43. f3 Kg8 44. Kf2
Rb6 45. f4 h5 46. Kf3 Rbc6 47. Rd7 Rg7 48. Rxg7+ Kxg7 49. Kg2 Kh6 50. Kh3 Rg6
51. Ra5 Kg7 52. Rc5 Kh6 53. Rc8 Kh7 54. Ra8 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT 06th Final"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1977.04.??"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Parma, Bruno"]
[Black "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1977.04.13"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EU-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Ne7 13. Nf1 Ng6 14. N3h2 h6 15. Ng3
Bc8 16. Bc2 (16. Nf5 $5) 16... Bd7 17. Be3 Nh7 18. Nf5 Nf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20.
Qd2 g6 21. Nd4 Qf6 22. Ne2 f3 23. Nxf3 Bxh3 $10 24. Qf4 Bd7 25. Qxf6 Nxf6 26.
Ned4 Re7 27. Nd2 Rae8 28. Kf1 h5 29. f3 Bh6 30. N2b3 h4 31. Na5 Re5 32. Nac6
Rg5 33. Kf2 Rh5 34. a4 Bxc6 35. dxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 07th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 bxa4 16. Rxa4 a5 17. Ra3 Ra6 $1 (17... Qd7 $6 18. Nh4 $1 (18. Rae3 $6 a4
19. Nf1 d5 $1 20. e5 Ne4 21. N1d2 Qb5 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 Nd3
$146 {Balashov,Y-Balivvsky,A}) 18... Qb5 19. Rf3 Nh7 20. Rg3 Ng5 21. Nhf3 Nxf3+
22. Nxf3 Qh5 23. Bd2 Re7 24. Qc1 Kh8 25. d5 c5 26. Rg4 Bc8 27. Rf4 Kg8 28. e5 {
/\ Rh4!} g5 29. Rf6 dxe5 30. Bxb4 axb4 31. Qc2 Kg7 32. d6 Kxf6 33. dxe7 Bxe7
34. Qe4 {1-0 Ehlvest,J-Beliavski,A/URS-51ch/1984/}) 18. Nh2 {Zum ersten Mal
gespielt in Sax,G-Banas,J/Balatonbereny/1984/1-0/ -> Inf.38/457. Dort folgte
18...Qa8?! 19.Rae3 Qa7 20.e5!+/-} (18. Rae3 a4 19. Nf1 d5 20. e5 Ne4 21. N1d2
c5 $1 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 c4 $5 25. e6 $1 Rexe6 26. Rxe6 fxe6
27. Ne5 Qc7 28. Qf3 $14 {Balashov,Y-Karpov,An/URS-50ch/1983/remis/}) 18... g6
$1 (18... d5 $6 19. e5 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Qd5 {22...c5!?}
23. Qe2 $16) (18... Qa8 $6 19. Rae3 Qa7 20. e5 Nfd5 21. Rg3 dxe5 22. dxe5 Rae6
23. Ne4 Kh8 24. Nf3 Qb6 25. Nfg5 hxg5 26. Nxg5 g6 27. Qh5+ $1 {1-0  Sax-Banas/
Balatonbereny/1984/}) 19. f4 (19. Ng4 Nxg4 20. Qxg4 c5 {Hjartarson,J-Karpov,An
(5)/Seattle cq/1989/remis/ ->}) 19... d5 $5 20. e5 Ne4 21. Ng4 c5 $1 22. Nxe4
dxe4 23. dxc5 Bxc5+ 24. Be3 Bf8 25. Nf6+ Rxf6 26. Qxd8 Rxd8 27. exf6 Nd3 28.
Rd1 Bxa3 29. bxa3 Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cannes schev"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1989.02.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 {Von Spassky wiederentdeckt} 10. d4 Nb6 $1 (10... Bf6 11. a4 Na5
12. Bc2 Nb6 13. b4 Nac4 14. a5 Nd7 15. Bb3 exd4 16. cxd4 c5 17. Bf4 cxb4 18.
Nbd2 d5 19. exd5 Nxa5 20. Bd6 Nxb3 21. Qxb3 Re8 22. Bc7 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Qf8 24.
Ne4 a5 25. Qd3 $1 {Chandler} (25. Nd6 a4 26. Qxb4 Be7 27. Ne5 Nxe5 28. dxe5 Bd7
$10 {Fischer,R; dieses Urteil zitiert ECO92/16,79}) 25... a4 26. Bd6 Qd8 27.
Bxb4 Ba6 28. Nd6 Qc7 29. Qf5 g6 30. Qf4 Rf8 31. Ne5 Nb6 32. Ng4 Bd8 33. Nh6+
Kg7 34. Ndf5+ {1-0 Chandler,M-Nikolic,Pr/Hastings/1987/ -> CBM6,S.32}) 11. Nbd2
Bf6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ng3 (13. N1h2 Na5 14. Bc2 exd4 15. cxd4 c5 16. Ng4 Bxg4 17.
hxg4 cxd4 $13 {Renet,O-Sopassky,B/Cannes/1989/0-1/37/ round1  ->}) 13... g6 14.
Bh6 Na5 (14... a5 $10 {=; ECO92/19}) 15. Bc2 c5 16. d5 Bd7 17. Qd2 Qe7 18. Rf1
Bg7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nh2 Qh4 $1 21. b3 Qf4 22. Qe1 Qg5 23. Kh1 Nb7 24. Ne2 Rf8
25. f4 exf4 26. Nxf4 Rae8 27. Qd2 Kg8 28. Rae1 f6 29. Rf3 $1 Nd8 30. Qf2 Nf7
31. b4 $5 (31. Rg3 Qh6 32. Ng4 Bxg4 33. Rxg4 Nd8 34. Qg3 Re7 35. Nxg6 hxg6 36.
Qxd6 (36. Rxg6+ Rg7 $1) 36... Nc8 $13) 31... Ne5 32. Rg3 Qh4 33. bxc5 dxc5 34.
Nd3 Nbc4 35. Nxc5 Bc8 36. Nf3 Qh6 37. Nd4 Ng4 38. Qg1 Qh4 39. Rf3 f5 40. Nde6
fxe4 41. Bxe4 $2 (41. Rxf8+ Rxf8 42. Nxe4 Bxe6 43. dxe6 Rf3 44. Re2 $1 Rxh3+
45. gxh3 Qxh3+ 46. Rh2 Nxh2 47. Qxh2 Qf1+ 48. Qg1 Qh3+ $10) 41... Nf2+ 42. Rxf2
Rxf2 43. Bd3 Nd6 44. Rd1 Ref8 45. Nxf8 Bxh3 46. Qh2 Rxg2 47. Qxd6 Rxa2 0-1

[Event "Baden"]
[Site "Baden"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Byrne, Robert Eugene"]
[Black "Janetschek, Karl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1980.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Nb6 11. Nbd2 exd4 12. cxd4 d5 13. Bc2 Be6 14. e5 Qd7 15.
Nf1 $1 (15. Nb3) 15... Nb4 16. Bb1 Bf5 17. Bg5 $1 Bxg5 (17... f6 18. Bh4 $14)
18. Nxg5 Nc4 $2 (18... h6 $14) 19. Ng3 $1 $16 Bxb1 (19... Bg6 20. e6 $1 fxe6
21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Qg4 $18) 20. Qxb1 f5 (20... g6 21. Nh5 $1) 21. exf6 gxf6 22.
Ne6 Rfe8 23. Qf5 Nd6 24. Qxf6 $18 Ne4 25. Rxe4 dxe4 26. Nf5 1-0

[Event "EU-chT 07th Final"]
[Site "Skara"]
[Date "1980.01.20"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Gruenfeld, Yehuda"]
[Black "Smejkal, Jan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1980.01.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "EU-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Czechoslovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CSR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. a4 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15.
Na3 c6 16. Bg5 Nbd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Nc2 Qa8 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng5 d5 21. Ne3
Nxe4 (21... h6 22. Nxf7 $1) 22. Nxf7 Nf6 (22... Kxf7 $2 23. Nxd5 $18) (22...
Nc5 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Nxd5 Kxf7 25. Nc7 $16) 23. Ng5 h6 24. Nf3 b4 25. Ng4 Nxg4
26. hxg4 bxc3 27. bxc3 e4 28. Nd4 Bb7 29. g5 (29. Nf5 $14) 29... hxg5 30. Qh5
Re5 31. Nf3 Qe8 32. Qxe8 Rxe8 33. Nxg5 Kh8 34. Rd1 e3 35. fxe3 Bc5 36. Bxd5
Bxe3+ 37. Kh1 Bxd5 38. Rxd5 Rc8 39. Ne4 Rc4 40. Re5 Bf4 41. Re8+ Kh7 42. g4 Bc1
43. Re6 g5 44. Kg2 Kg7 45. Kf3 Bf4 46. Rb6 Rc8 47. Rb5 Kg6 48. Rd5 Rh8 49. Rd3
Rc8 50. Kf2 Be5 51. Ke2 Rc4 52. Ke3 Bf4+ 53. Kf3 Rc8 54. Rd1 Rh8 55. Re1 Rh3+
56. Kf2 Rh2+ 57. Kg1 Rc2 58. Kf1 Be5 59. Re3 Kh6 60. Rf3 Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baden-Baden"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "1985.08.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "Smejkal, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1985.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Na5 $6 (12... Nb8 13. Bc2 Nbd7)
13. Bc2 c6 (13... c5 14. b4 cxb4 15. cxb4 Nc4 16. Nxc4 bxc4 17. Bd2 $16 {
/\ Bc3, Qe2, Nd2}) 14. b4 Nc4 15. Nxc4 bxc4 16. dxc6 (16. Ba4 $2 cxd5) 16...
Bxc6 17. Bg5 $1 h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Nh2 $1 $16 a5 20. Ng4 Qe6 21. a4 Be7 (
21... axb4 22. cxb4 d5 23. b5 Bb7 24. exd5 Qxd5 25. Qxd5 Bxd5 26. Rad1 $16) 22.
Qe2 Bg5 23. Ne3 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 d5 (24... axb4 25. cxb4 d5 26. exd5 (26. b5 d4 $1
) 26... Qxd5 27. Be4 Qxe4 28. Qxe4 Bxe4 29. Rxe4 $16) 25. b5 Bb7 26. Rad1 Rad8
(26... dxe4 27. Bxe4 Bxe4 28. Qxe4 $16) 27. Qa7 $1 Rd7 28. exd5 Bxd5 29. Qxa5
f5 30. Qb4 Kh8 (30... Qg6 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Qxc4 Red8 33. Rxe5 Qf7 34. Rxd5
Rxd5 35. Qc8+ Kh7 36. Bb3 $18) 31. Qc5 e4 (31... f4 32. Bf5 Qxf5 33. Rxd5 Rxd5
34. Qxd5 Qd3 35. Qf7 Rg8 36. Rxe5 Qxc3 37. Qxf4 $16) 32. Qe3 Rf8 33. f4 $1 Ra8
34. Rd2 Qe7 35. Red1 Be6 36. Rxd7 Bxd7 37. Qd4 Be6 38. Qe5 Qa7+ 39. Qd4 Qa5 40.
b6 Qa6 41. Rb1 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-13c"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1985.07.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sax, Gyula"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1985.07.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 g6 13. Bc2 $5 Bg7 14. d5 Nb8 15.
c4 c6 $1 16. b4 $5 Qc7 (16... a5 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. bxa5 Rxa5 19. Rb1 $14) 17.
Bb2 bxc4 18. dxc6 Nxc6 19. Nxc4 Rad8 (19... Nxb4 20. Bb3 Nc6 21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22.
Nxd6 $14) 20. Ba4 $1 Nxe4 21. Qc2 d5 $8 22. Ncxe5 (22. Na5 Re6 23. Rac1 Rc8 24.
Rxe4 dxe4 25. Ng5 Rd6 26. Nxb7 Qxb7 27. Nxe4 Ne7 28. Nxd6 Rxc2 29. Nxb7 Rxb2
$14) 22... Rxe5 $1 23. Bxc6 Re6 24. Bxg7 Rxc6 25. Qb2 Rc2 26. Be5 Rxb2 27. Bxc7
Rc8 28. Bb6 f6 29. Nd4 $1 Kf7 (29... Nxf2 $32 30. Re7 Ba8 31. Ne6 Ne4 32. Bd4
Rd2 33. Rg7+ Kh8 34. Ra7 $14) 30. f3 Nd2 31. Bc5 Rc7 32. Re2 $2 (32. Ne6 $1 Rd7
33. Bd4 Rc2 34. Nc5 Rc7 35. Re6 f5 36. Rae1 $16) 32... Nc4 33. Rxb2 Nxb2 34.
Rc1 Bc8 35. Rc2 Nc4 36. Rc3 Bd7 37. Kf2 Rc8 38. Nc2 a5 $10 39. Ne3 Be6 40. Nc2
axb4 41. Bxb4 Ra8 42. Nd4 Bd7 43. Rd3 g5 44. g4 h5 45. Nc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch31-KK2 Kasparov-Karpov +5-3=16"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.09.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1985.09.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 Nb8 14. Bd3 c6 15. Nf1
Nbd7 16. Ng3 Qc7 {N} (16... g6 {- 37/385}) 17. Bd2 g6 (17... d5 $2 18. dxe5
Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. f4 $16) (17... Rad8 $2 18. axb5 axb5 19. c4 $16) 18. Qc1
Kh7 19. b3 $1 (19. h4 $6 h5) (19. Qc2 $6 c5 $1 20. axb5 c4) 19... Bg7 20. Qc2
Nf8 (20... d5 $2 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Rxe4 c5 (24...
Bxe5 25. Rh4 Bg7 26. Bxh6) 25. Rg4 Qxe5 26. Bxg6+ fxg6 27. Qxg6+ Kg8 (27... Kh8
28. Bxh6 Re7 29. Bg5) 28. Re1 Qxe1+ 29. Bxe1 Rxe1+ 30. Kh2 Re7 31. Qxh6 $16)
21. Be3 $1 Ne6 22. Rad1 Rac8 23. Bf1 Bf8 24. Rd2 (24. b4 $5 Qb8 25. Qa2 Bg7 26.
dxe5 dxe5 27. c4 $16) 24... Qb8 25. Qb1 Ba8 26. b4 Bb7 27. axb5 $6 (27. Qa2 {
/\ Rb2,c4+/-}) 27... axb5 28. Red1 Qc7 29. Rc1 (29. Qb3 $5) 29... Bg7 30. Rcd1
(30. dxe5 dxe5 31. c4 $14) 30... Rcd8 $1 31. dxe5 (31. Qb3 $6 d5 $1) 31... dxe5
32. Rxd8 Rxd8 33. Rxd8 Nxd8 34. c4 bxc4 35. Bxc4 Ne8 $6 (35... Bc8 $1 36. Qa1
Ne8 37. Qa5 Be6 $1 $10) 36. Qa2 $6 (36. h4) 36... Nd6 $6 (36... Bc8) 37. Bb3
Nb5 38. h4 $1 Nd4 39. Bxd4 exd4 40. h5 Qe7 41. Qd2 $6 c5 42. Qc2 cxb4 43. hxg6+
fxg6 44. Qc4 h5 45. e5 Bxf3 46. gxf3 Bxe5 47. f4 Bxf4 48. Qg8+ Kh6 49. Bc2 Qg7
50. Qxd8 Bxg3 51. fxg3 Qe5 52. Qf8+ Kg5 53. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch31-KK2 Kasparov-Karpov +5-3=16"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.09.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1985.09.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 Qd7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 (
14... Rxa8 $6 15. Ng5 $16) 15. d5 Na5 16. Ba2 $5 {N} c6 17. b4 Nb7 $1 18. c4
Rc8 $5 (18... Nd8 $14) 19. dxc6 $6 (19. c5 $13) (19. Bb2) (19. Qe2 Nd8 20. Bb2
bxc4 21. Nxc4 Qa7 $1 22. Ra1 cxd5 23. exd5 Bxd5 24. Nxd6 Bxd6 25. Bxd5 Qxa1+
26. Bxa1 Rc1+ 27. Kh2 Rxa1 $44) 19... Qxc6 $10 20. c5 $6 (20. Bb2) 20... Nd8
21. Bb2 dxc5 $1 $15 22. bxc5 Qxc5 23. Bxe5 Nd7 24. Bb2 Qb4 $1 25. Nb3 $6 (25.
Qb1) 25... Nc5 $17 26. Ba1 Bxe4 27. Nfd4 Ndb7 28. Qe2 Nd6 29. Nxc5 Qxc5 30. Qg4
Re8 31. Rd1 Bg6 32. Qf4 Qb4 33. Qc1 Be4 34. Re1 Qa5 35. Bb3 Qa8 36. Qb2 b4 37.
Re3 Bg6 38. Rxe8 Qxe8 39. Qc1 Ne4 40. Bd5 Nc5 41. Nb3 Nd3 0-1

[Event "Portoroz/Ljubljana"]
[Site "Ljubljana"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1985.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Bc2 g6 13. a3 Bg7 (13... Rc8) 14. Nb3
{P d5, a5} a5 (14... exd4 15. cxd4 a5 16. Bg5) 15. d5 a4 (15... Ne7 $5 16. a4
c6 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. axb5 Bxb5 19. Bg5) 16. dxc6 axb3 17. cxb7 bxc2 18. Qd3 $1
Rb8 19. Qxb5 d5 $1 20. exd5 Qxd5 21. Qxd5 (21. Qa4 e4 22. Nd4 Rxb7 $132) 21...
Nxd5 22. Re2 Rxb7 23. Rxc2 $14 e4 24. Nd4 c5 25. Ne2 f5 26. Nf4 Nb6 27. a4 Nc4
28. a5 Ne5 (28... Ra7 $1 29. Be3 Nxe3 (29... Rxa5 30. Rxa5 Nxa5 31. Bxc5 Nb3)
30. fxe3 Rea8 31. Rd2 Rxa5 32. Rxa5 Rxa5 33. Rd8+ Kf7 34. Rd7+ Kg8 35. g4 $13)
29. Be3 Bf8 30. a6 Rd7 31. b4 $1 cxb4 32. cxb4 Bxb4 33. a7 Ra8 34. Rb2 (34. Ne6
$1 Bd6 35. Ra6 Kf7 36. Rxd6 Rxd6 37. Nc7 Rdd8 38. Nxa8 Rxa8 39. Rc7+ $18) 34...
Bd6 35. Nd5 (35. Rab1 $5 Rdxa7 36. Bxa7 Rxa7 37. Rb7 $16) 35... Kf7 36. Rab1
Nc4 37. Nb6 $1 Nxb6 38. Rxb6 f4 (38... Raxa7 39. Rxd6 $1 $18) 39. Rxd6 Rxd6 40.
Rb7+ Ke6 41. Bxf4 Ra6 42. Bb8 (42. Be3 $14) 42... h5 43. h4 Ra3 44. Kh2 Kf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-13a"]
[Site "Tunis"]
[Date "1985.04.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1985.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "TUN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. a4 h6 12. Nbd2 exd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. axb5 axb5 15.
Rxa8 Qxa8 (15... Bxa8 16. e5 (16. Qe2 $5 $14) 16... dxe5 17. dxe5 Nfd5 18. e6
fxe6 19. Ne5 $13) 16. e5 dxe5 17. dxe5 Nfd5 18. Ne4 c5 19. e6 fxe6 (19... f5
20. Ng3 Rf8 21. Ne5 c4 22. Nf7 cxb3 23. Nxf5 Bf6 24. Qg4 $16) 20. Ne5 Nc6 (
20... c4 21. Qh5 Rf8 22. Bxh6 Qe8 23. Qg4 $18) 21. Bxd5 exd5 (21... Nxe5 $2 22.
Bxe6+ Kh7 23. Qh5 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 $18) 22. Qxd5+ Kh7 23. Qd3 Kg8 24. Qd5+ Kh7 25.
Qd3 Kg8 26. Nd7 Nb4 (26... Kh8 $1 27. Qg3 $40) 27. Nef6+ Kf7 (27... Bxf6 28.
Nxf6+ Kf7 29. Qd7+) 28. Ne5+ Ke6 29. Neg4+ (29. Qg6 gxf6 30. Nc4+ Kd7 31. Nb6+
$18) 29... Kf7 30. Ne5+ Ke6 31. Neg4+ Kf7 32. Nxh6+ gxh6 33. Qh7+ Kxf6 34.
Qxh6+ Kf7 35. Qh7+ Kf6 36. Bg5+ Kxg5 37. Qg7+ 1-0

[Event "World-ch30-KK1 Karpov-Kasparov +5-3=40"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.01.21"]
[Round "44"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1984.09.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "48"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. a4 h6 12. Nbd2 exd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Qe2 {N} (14.
d5 {- 37/382}) 14... Bf8 15. e5 Bc6 (15... dxe5 16. Nxe5 Nbd5 17. axb5 $16) (
15... Nfd5 $5) 16. axb5 Bxb5 17. Qd1 Nfd5 18. Ne4 c6 19. Nc3 Rb8 (19... Qb8) (
19... Nd3 20. Re4 Nxc3 21. bxc3 Nxc1 22. Qxc1 d5 23. Rg4 $36) 20. Nxb5 axb5 21.
exd6 Bxd6 22. Bd2 Qc7 (22... Qd7 $142) 23. Qb1 Qd7 24. Ne5 Bxe5 25. Rxe5 Rxe5
26. dxe5 c5 27. Qe4 c4 28. Bd1 Nd3 (28... Re8) 29. Bg4 Qb7 30. Qd4 Qb6 $1 31.
Qxd5 Qxf2+ 32. Kh2 Qxd2 33. Rf1 Qg5 34. Qxf7+ Kh8 35. e6 Ne5 36. Qf5 Nxg4+ 37.
hxg4 Re8 38. Qxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch30-KK1 Karpov-Kasparov +5-3=40"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.01.28"]
[Round "46"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1984.09.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "48"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 Qd7 13. axb5 {N} axb5 14. Rxa8
Bxa8 15. d5 $5 $14 Nd8 (15... Na5 16. Ba2 c6 17. b4 Nc4 18. Nxc4 bxc4 19. Bg5
$5 $36) 16. Nf1 h6 17. N3h2 Nb7 (17... c6 $5) 18. Bc2 Nc5 (18... c6 19. Ne3
cxd5 20. exd5 $16) 19. b4 Na6 (19... Na4 20. Bxa4 bxa4 21. c4 $16) 20. Ng4 $36
Nh7 (20... Nxg4 21. hxg4 c6 22. Ne3 Nc7 23. Bb3 $16) 21. Ng3 c6 22. dxc6 (22.
h4 $5 cxd5 23. exd5) 22... Bxc6 23. Bb3 Nc7 24. Qf3 Ne6 25. h4 Qd8 $6 (25...
Ra8) 26. Rd1 $1 $16 Qa8 (26... Qxh4 27. Nf5 Qd8 28. Nxe5 Nhg5 29. Qg4 Bxe4 30.
Nxf7 $1 $16) 27. Bd5 (27. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 28. Rxd6 $1 $44) 27... Bxd5 28. exd5 Nc7
29. Ne4 Qc8 30. Ne3 Qd7 31. Nf5 Ra8 $6 (31... Kh8) 32. Qh3 $6 (32. Nexd6 $1 g6
33. Qg4 Kh8 (33... Rd8 34. Nb7 $1 $16) 34. Nxh6 Qxg4 35. Ndxf7+ Kg7 36. Nxg4
Kxf7 37. Nxe5+ $16) 32... Rd8 33. Be3 Qc8 34. Qf3 Ne8 35. Bb6 Rd7 36. h5 Qb7
37. Be3 Kh8 38. g4 Be7 39. Nxe7 Rxe7 40. g5 hxg5 41. Bxg5 Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "(GER-ch) Internationa06 DSB Mephisto GM"]
[Site "Hannover"]
[Date "1983.08.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Torre, Eugenio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1983.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. Be3 Na5 12. Bc2 Nc4 13. Bc1 c5 14. b3 Ncb6 15. Be3
c4 (15... cxd4 16. cxd4 exd4 17. Bxd4 Ne5 18. Nbd2 Bb7 19. Rc1 $14) 16. d5 (16.
b4 a5 17. Na3 Ba6 (17... axb4 18. Nxb5 exd4 19. Nfxd4 $16) 18. bxa5 Nc8 19. Rb1
Qxa5 20. Qc1 Ne7 (20... Qxc3 $4 21. Bd2 $18) 21. d5 Rfb8 $17) 16... Bb7 17. b4
a5 18. a4 $1 $16 bxa4 (18... axb4 19. cxb4 bxa4 20. Bxa4 Qc7 21. Nc3 $16) 19.
Bxa4 Qc7 (19... Be7 20. Bc6 Qc7 21. b5 $16) (19... axb4 20. cxb4 Nxa4 21. Rxa4
Rxa4 22. Qxa4 Qc7 23. Nc3 $16) 20. Bb5 $1 axb4 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. cxb4 Be7 (
22... Ra1 23. Qd2 Bd8 24. Nc3 Rxe1+ 25. Nxe1 f5 26. f3 $16) 23. Nc3 Ra3 (23...
f5 24. Bxd7 (24. exf5 Nf6 25. Bxb6 Qxb6 $14) 24... Nxd7 25. exf5 $16) 24. Qc1
$1 Rb3 25. Nd2 $18 f5 (25... Rxb4 26. Qa3 Rxb5 27. Nxb5 $18) 26. Nxb3 cxb3 27.
exf5 Nf6 28. Bc6 b2 29. Qxb2 Nbxd5 30. Nxd5 Nxd5 31. Bxb7 1-0

[Event "World-ch32-KK3 Kasparov-Karpov +5-4=15"]
[Site "London/Leningrad"]
[Date "1986.09.15"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1986.07.28"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 c4 18. Nd4 Qf6 {N} 19. N2f3 Nc5 (19... Nd3 $5 20.
Bxd3 (20. Rxd3 $5 cxd3 21. axb5 $44) 20... b4 $1 21. Bxc4 $1 (21. Ra1 $6 cxd3
22. Qxd3 Nc5 23. Qc4 a5 $1 24. Nb5 Rac8 $15) 21... bxa3 22. b3 $13) 20. axb5
axb5 21. Nxb5 (21. Rxa8 $2 Rxa8 22. Nxb5 Ra1 23. Nc3 Nbd3 24. Rf1 Nb3 $17)
21... Rxa3 22. Nxa3 Ba6 (22... Nbd3 23. Bxd3 Nxd3 24. Re3 $1 Ba6 $1 (24... Nxb2
$6 25. Bxb2 Qxb2 26. Nxc4 $16) 25. Qa4 (25. Qc2 $5 $14) 25... Ra8 26. Bd2 Qxb2
(26... Nxb2 $6 27. Qc2 Nd3 28. Nxc4 Qa1+ 29. Ne1 $1 $16) 27. Nxc4 Qb1+ 28. Be1
Nc5 29. Qc6 Rc8 30. Qb6 Rb8 31. Qxb1 Rxb1 $44) 23. Re3 Rb8 $1 (23... Ncd3 $2
24. Bxd3 cxd3 25. Qa4 Rb8 26. Bd2 $1 Qxb2 27. Re1 $1 $16) (23... Nbd3 $2 24.
Bxd3 cxd3 25. b4 Nxe4 26. b5 Bb7 27. Rxd3 $1 Nc3 28. Bb2 Nxd1 29. Bxf6 Nxf2 30.
Kxf2 gxf6 31. Nc4 $16) (23... g6 $2 24. Bd2 $1 Qxb2 25. Bc3 Qxa3 26. Qd4 Re5
27. Nxe5 Nb3 (27... Bg7 28. Qd2 $1 $16) 28. Qa7 $1 dxe5 29. Rf3 $16) 24. e5 $1
dxe5 25. Nxe5 Nbd3 $2 (25... Ncd3 $1 26. Ng4 $1 Qd4 $1 27. Nc2 $1 Nxc2 28. Bxc2
Bc5 $1 $13) 26. Ng4 $2 (26. Qc2 $1 Rb4 27. Nc6 Rb7 28. Re8 g6 $1 29. Be3 $1
Rxb2 30. Bd4 Rxc2 31. Bxf6 Rc1+ 32. Kh2 Nd7 33. Bd4 c3 34. Bxd3 $1 Bxd3 35. Rd8
c2 $1 36. Nxc2 Rxc2 37. Rxd7 $16) 26... Qb6 $1 27. Rg3 g6 $1 28. Bxh6 Qxb2 29.
Qf3 $1 Nd7 $6 30. Bxf8 Kxf8 31. Kh2 $1 Rb3 $1 32. Bxd3 cxd3 $2 (32... Rxa3 $1
$10) 33. Qf4 Qxa3 $2 34. Nh6 Qe7 35. Rxg6 Qe5 36. Rg8+ Ke7 37. d6+ $18 Ke6 38.
Re8+ Kd5 39. Rxe5+ Nxe5 40. d7 Rb8 41. Nxf7 1-0

[Event "Szirak"]
[Site "Szirak"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Smejkal, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1986.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Bc2 Nb8 13. b3 Nbd7 14. d5 c6 15. c4
Qc7 (15... a5 16. Qe2 b4 17. dxc6 Bxc6 $13 {Suetin-Psakhis}) 16. Nf1 (16. a4
Rec8 17. Ra2 bxc4 18. bxc4 a5 19. Bd3 Nc5 $10 {Karpov-Romanishin}) 16... Rec8
17. Ne3 g6 18. Bd2 Nc5 19. Ng4 Nxg4 20. hxg4 cxd5 21. cxd5 Na4 22. Bd3 Nb2 23.
Qe2 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Qc2 $10 25. Qe3 Qc5 26. Qg5 Qb6 27. Qh4 Rc2 28. Be3 Qd8 29.
Bg5 Qb6 30. Re3 Rac8 31. Kh2 b4 32. Rh1 Rc1 33. Ne1 f6 34. Bxf6 R8c3 35. Rxc3
Rxc3 36. Nf3 Rc2 37. Rf1 h6 38. g5 h5 39. Ne1 Rc3 40. f4 Qb5 41. Qf2 a5 42.
fxe5 Ba6 43. Rh1 1-0

[Event "Sochi Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1986.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
d6 9. c3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 Rb8 14. Bd3 Bc8 15. Nf1
Bd7 16. Ng3 Qc8 17. Bf1 Qb7 18. a5 Qc8 19. Nh2 Ne7 20. f4 exf4 21. Bxf4 Ng6 22.
Bd2 c5 23. Nf3 (23. Qf3 $5 Be7 24. Bd3 $14) 23... c4 $10 24. b3 cxb3 25. Qxb3
Be6 26. Qc2 Bc4 27. Nh2 Rb7 28. Bd3 Qc6 29. Re2 Rbe7 30. Rae1 Qc7 31. Rf1 Re6
32. Ra1 Bxd3 33. Qxd3 Qc4 34. Qxc4 bxc4 35. Rae1 Rb8 36. Nf3 Rb5 37. Ra1 Re8
38. Ra4 Rc8 39. Kf2 d5 40. Re1 Rb2 41. Kf1 Rb3 42. Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch32-KK3 Kasparov-Karpov +5-4=15"]
[Site "London/Leningrad"]
[Date "1986.09.08"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1986.07.28"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 c4 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nd4 Rxa3 20. bxa3 Nd3 21. Bxd3
cxd3 22. Bb2 $1 (22. Nxb5 Qa5 (22... Ba6 $44) 23. Nd4 Nc5 $44) 22... Qa5 $1 (
22... Nc5 $6 23. Re3 {/\ N4b3}) 23. Nf5 $1 (23. Re3 $2 Ne5 24. f4 Nc4 $17) (23.
N2b3 $2 Qa4 24. Qxd3 Bxd5 $17) (23. N2f3 $2 Nc5 24. Nb3 Nxb3 25. Qxb3 d2 26.
Re2 Qa4 27. Qxa4 bxa4 28. Nxd2 Bxd5 $15) 23... Ne5 $6 (23... g6 $1 24. Nb3 (24.
Re3 $6 Ne5) 24... Qa4 25. Qxd3 Ne5 (25... gxf5 $6 26. Qg3+ Kh7 27. Qf3 Ne5 (
27... Re5 28. Bxe5 Nxe5 29. Qxf5+ Kg8 30. Nc5 $1 $16) 28. Qxf5+ Kg8 29. Re3 Ng6
30. Rf3 Re7 31. Bd4 $1 $16) 26. Bxe5 (26. Qg3 Bxd5 $1) 26... Rxe5 27. f4 Re8
28. Ng3 $13) 24. Bxe5 $1 dxe5 (24... Rxe5 25. Nf3 Rxf5 26. exf5 Bxd5 27. Re3
$16) 25. Nb3 Qb6 (25... Qxa3 $5 26. Qxd3 g6 27. Ne3 Qa6 $14) 26. Qxd3 Ra8 $6 (
26... Bc8) 27. Rc1 $1 g6 $1 28. Ne3 Bxa3 29. Ra1 $1 Ra4 30. Ng4 Bf8 31. Rc1 $1
Qd6 $2 32. Nc5 Rc4 33. Rxc4 bxc4 34. Nxb7 cxd3 35. Nxd6 Bxd6 36. Kf1 Kg7 37. f3
f5 38. Nf2 d2 39. Ke2 Bb4 40. Nd3 Bc3 41. Nc5 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament Montpellier"]
[Site "Montpellier"]
[Date "1985.10.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1985.10.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 Bxb3 11. Qxb3 d5 12. exd5 (12. Bg5 dxe4 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14.
dxe5 Nd7 $10) 12... Na5 13. Qd1 (13. Qc2 $142) 13... exd4 14. Nxd4 Re8 15. b4
$5 (15. a4) 15... Nc4 16. a4 bxa4 17. Nd2 Qxd5 (17... Nxd2 18. Bxd2 $1) 18.
Rxa4 Nxd2 19. Bxd2 Ne4 20. Ra5 c5 21. Qf3 (21. bxc5 Bxc5 22. Qa4 Re7 $13)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Rome"]
[Site "Rome"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sax, Gyula"]
[Black "Rivas Pastor, Manuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1984.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. a4 h6 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. Bc2 Nb8 14. Bd3 c6 15. Nf1
{N} (15. b3) 15... Nbd7 16. Ng3 g6 17. Bd2 $6 (17. h4 $1 $14) 17... Nh7 $1 18.
Qc1 $6 h5 19. Qd1 Bg7 20. Bc2 $5 Nb6 (20... Qc7 $10) 21. b3 bxa4 22. bxa4 a5
23. Bd3 Ba6 24. Bxa6 Rxa6 25. dxe5 dxe5 $10 26. Qe2 Ra8 27. Be3 Qc7 28. Nd2 Nf8
29. Reb1 Reb8 30. Nc4 Nxc4 31. Qxc4 Ne6 32. Nf1 Kh7 33. Nd2 Bh6 34. Bxh6 Kxh6
35. Nf3 Kg7 36. g3 Rd8 37. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Phillips&Drew"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1984.05.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1984.04.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. a4 Bf8 (11... h6 $142) 12. d5 Na5 13. Ba2 c6 14.
Na3 cxd5 $16 (14... Rc8 $5 15. axb5 axb5 16. b4 Nc4 $14) 15. exd5 bxa4 (15...
Rc8 $16) 16. Qxa4 Nxd5 (16... Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Nc2 $1 Nb7 19. Qc6 $18)
17. Ng5 $1 Re7 (17... h6 18. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 19. Rd1 Kg8 20. Rxd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5+
Kh8 22. Bxa8 Qxa8 23. Qxa5 $18) 18. b4 Nxc3 19. Qc2 $1 $18 g6 20. Qxc3 Rc8 21.
Qg3 Nc6 22. Qh4 h5 23. Qe4 Bg7 24. Qxg6 d5 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Ne4 Re6 27. Nc5 Rg6
28. Nxb7 Qd7 29. Qxh5 Nxb4 30. Na5 Nd3 31. Bd2 Qa4 32. Qf5 1-0

[Event "Staunton Memorial"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1946.08.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Boleslavsky, Isaak"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1946.08.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 {[Chigorin]} 10. d3 Bf6 11. Nbd2 Nb6 12. Nf1 Be6 13. Ne3 Qd7 14.
d4 (14. Nh2 $5) 14... exd4 15. Nxd4 (15. cxd4 Bxb3 16. axb3 d5 $15) 15... Bxb3
16. axb3 Rfe8 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Ng4 Nd7 19. Qf3 $2 (19. f3 $8) 19... Re6 20.
Bf4 Rae8 21. b4 Bd8 22. Re3 $2 (22. Bd2 $8 {e.g.} Rxe4 $2 23. Rxe4 Rxe4 24.
Rxa6 $1 Re1+ 25. Bxe1) 22... h5 $1 23. Nh6+ (23. Nh2 g5 24. Bg3 (24. Qg3 Rg6)
24... h4) 23... gxh6 24. Qxh5 Rg6 25. Qd5 Qxd5 26. exd5 Rxe3 27. Bxe3 Nf6 28.
Rxa6 Kf8 29. Ra8 Ke8 30. f4 Nxd5 31. f5 Rf6 32. Bd2 Nb6 33. Ra1 Nc4 0-1

[Event "Staunton Memorial"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1946.08.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Boleslavsky, Isaak"]
[Black "Vidmar, Milan Sr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1946.08.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 Bxb3 11. Qxb3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 c5 14. dxc5 dxc5
15. e5 Nd7 16. a4 (16. Qg3 $5) 16... c4 17. Qg3 Nc5 18. Bh6 Ne6 19. Nc3 Kh8 20.
Red1 Qe8 21. Be3 Qc6 22. f4 Rad8 23. axb5 axb5 24. Qf3 Qxf3 25. gxf3 Rxd1+ 26.
Rxd1 b4 27. Ne4 Rd8 28. Rc1 Nd4 29. Rxc4 Nxf3+ 30. Kf2 Nh4 31. Bb6 Ra8 32. Nd6
f6 33. Rxb4 fxe5 34. fxe5 Rf8+ 35. Ke2 Ng6 36. Bd4 Nf4+ 37. Kd1 Kg8 38. Rb7 Bh4
39. b4 Ne6 40. Bc3 h5 41. b5 Rf1+ 42. Ke2 Rf2+ 43. Ke3 Rh2 44. Rb8+ Kh7 45. Ke4
$2 (45. b6 $142 Rxh3+ 46. Kd2 $18) 45... Rxh3 46. Kd5 Nc7+ 47. Kc4 Bf2 48. Ne4
Rh4 49. Kd3 Rh3+ 50. Kc2 Rh2 51. Kb3 Nd5 52. Rd8 Nxc3 53. Kxc3 Be1+ 54. Kd3 Rb2
55. e6 Bh4 56. Rd5 Kg6 57. Kc3 Rb1 58. Kc4 Rc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1969.01.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1969.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Na5 12. Bc2 Nb6 13. b4 Nac4 14. a5 Nd7 15. Na3
Nxa3 16. Bxa3 g6 17. Qd3 Bg7 $6 (17... c6 $1 18. Rad1 Qe7 $10 {Zaitsev,
I-Podgaets/URS-ch/1968/}) 18. Rad1 Bb7 19. Bb3 Kh8 20. Bc1 $16 Qe8 21. d5 Nf6
22. c4 bxc4 23. Bxc4 Qe7 24. Bg5 Rfb8 25. Rc1 h6 26. Bxf6 Qxf6 27. Bb3 Qd8 28.
Ba4 Bc8 29. Bc6 Bb7 30. Ba4 Bc8 31. Rc4 Bd7 32. Bxd7 Qxd7 33. Rec1 Rb7 34. Rc6
Rxb4 35. Rxc7 Qb5 36. Qxb5 axb5 37. Rxf7 Rxe4 38. Rcc7 Bf8 39. g3 g5 40. Nh2
Kg8 41. Ng4 Rxg4 42. hxg4 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-07+"]
[Site "Sousse"]
[Date "1967.10.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Stein, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1967.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "TUN"]
[SourceTitle "100 Jahre Schach"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Es ist vielleicht ungerecht, dass Leonid Stein in unserer Partiensammlung nur
mit einer Verlustpartie vertreten ist, ausgerechnet auch noch in dem Jahr, in
welchem er seinen vielleicht größten Triumph feiern konnte (Sieg beim
Superturnier in Moskau)} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6.
Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Na5 11. Bc2 Nc4 {Die mit 9...Bb7
eingeleitete Variante wird nicht oft gespielt, vielleicht wirkte diese Partie
zu abschreckend.} 12. b3 Nb6 13. Nbd2 Nbd7 (13... Re8 14. Bb2 ({Fischer gab} 
14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Nxe5 {an, aber Schwarz spielt} Bc5 $1 {(statt 15...Bd6 -
Fischer) und hat keine Probleme.}) 14... Bf8 15. c4 $14) (13... Nfd7 $5 {
ist eine Spezialität von Ibragimov, der damit eine ausgezeichnete Bilanz hat.})
14. b4 $1 {Fischers Neuerung, die sich gegen c7-c5 stellt.} exd4 {Schwarz kann
nicht tatenlos zusehen, wie Weiß den Springer nach a5 führt.} 15. cxd4 a5 16.
bxa5 c5 $1 (16... Rxa5 17. d5 $16) 17. e5 $5 dxe5 18. dxe5 Nd5 19. Ne4 Nb4 $5 (
19... Rxa5 $2 20. Neg5 h6 21. Qd3 g6 22. Ne6 $18 {(Fischer)}) (19... Re8 {
/\ Nf8 wäre eine andere Verteidigungsidee.}) 20. Bb1 Rxa5 21. Qe2 Nb6 $2 {
Laut Fischer "sehr wahrscheinlich der Verlustzug". In der Tat sieht es seltsam
aus, dass Schwarz noch eine Figur vom Königsflügel entfernt. Doch bis zu einer
klaren weißen Gewinnstellung ist es noch ein weiter Weg.} ({Noch immer war} 
21... Re8 {/\ Nf8 möglich.}) 22. Nfg5 $1 Bxe4 $1 ({Auf} 22... h6 {gibt Fischer}
23. Nh7 $3 {an:} Re8 24. Nhf6+ Bxf6 (24... gxf6 25. Qg4+ Kh8 26. Nd6 Bxd6 27.
Qf5 $18) 25. Nxf6+ Qxf6 26. exf6 Rxe2 27. Rxe2 $18) 23. Qxe4 g6 24. Qh4 h5 25.
Qg3 Nc4 26. Nf3 $6 ({Fischer gibt} 26. e6 $1 f5 27. Nf3 {als die Verbesserung
an, aber er analysiert nicht} Qe8 {(stattdessen nur 27...Kg7). Nach z.B.} 28.
Nd2 {sollte Weiß jedoch deutlichen Vorteil haben.}) ({Computer bewerten} 26.
Nxf7 Rxf7 27. Qxg6+ Rg7 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. Qh6+ Kg8 30. Bf5 Ra6 31. Be6+ Rxe6 32.
Qxe6+ {als sehr gut für Weiß, doch die Stellung ist alles andere als klar; im
Endspiel stehen die weißen Bauern noch sehr weit hinten.}) 26... Kg7 ({Nach} 
26... Nd3 27. Bxd3 Qxd3 28. Bg5 {dringt Weiß auf den schwarzen Felder ein 
(Fischer).}) 27. Qf4 Rh8 28. e6 f5 $2 {[%mdl 512] Übersieht oder unterschätzt
den nächsten weißen Zug.} ({Nach} 28... Bf6 {gibt Fischer eine lange Variante
an, die auch mit Computerhilfe nicht zu verbessen ist:} 29. exf7 Bxa1 30. f8=Q+
Qxf8 31. Qc7+ Kg8 32. Bxg6 Nd5 33. Qb7 Nf6 34. Bf4 Rh7 35. Bxh7+ Nxh7 36. Qd5+
Qf7 37. Qxf7+ Kxf7 38. Rxa1 {"mit Chancen dank des Mehrbauern. Aber dies wäre
ein schwer zu gewinnendes Endspiel." (Fischer)}) 29. Bxf5 $3 $18 Qf8 ({Die
Annahme des Opfers durch} 29... gxf5 {wird nicht durch eine forcierte Variante
widerlegt. Nach} 30. Qg3+ Kh7 31. Ng5+ Bxg5 32. Bxg5 Ra3 $5 33. Qf4 Qf8 34.
Rad1 Rd3 {spielt Weiß langsam weiter:} 35. h4 $1 {und z.B.} Nd5 36. Qc1 Rd4 37.
Rxd4 cxd4 38. Qd1 $18) 30. Be4 $2 {Vergibt fast den kompletten Vorteil.} (30.
Nh4 $1 $18) 30... Qxf4 31. Bxf4 Re8 $2 (31... Rxa2 $1 32. Rxa2 Nxa2 33. Ne5 g5
34. Bg3 {"behält Weiß die Initiative, aber Schwarz hat Remischancen." (Fischer)
}) 32. Rad1 $1 {Die Drohung Rd7 ist tödlich.} Ra6 (32... Rxa2 33. Rd7 Ra6 34.
Bb1) 33. Rd7 Rxe6 34. Ng5 Rf6 35. Bf3 Rxf4 36. Ne6+ Kf6 37. Nxf4 Ne5 38. Rb7
Bd6 39. Kf1 Nc2 40. Re4 Nd4 41. Rb6 Rd8 42. Nd5+ Kf5 43. Ne3+ Ke6 44. Be2 Kd7
45. Bxb5+ Nxb5 46. Rxb5 Kc6 47. a4 Bc7 48. Ke2 g5 49. g3 Ra8 50. Rb2 Rf8 51. f4
gxf4 52. gxf4 Nf7 53. Re6+ Nd6 54. f5 Ra8 55. Rd2 Rxa4 56. f6 {Quelle: Fischer
"Meine 60 denkwürdigen Partien" (dt. Fassung)} 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-03"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "1955.09.16"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Keres, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1955.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 a5 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. cxd4 Bb7 (12... d5 13. Nc3 dxe4 14.
Nxb5 Bb7 $10 {Antoshin-Keres,P/URS-ch1955/}) 13. Nd2 (13. Qd3 Qd7 $10 (13... b4
$6 14. Nd2 Re8 15. Nf3 Bf8 16. d5 $16 {Ravinsky-Estrin,Y/URS-1955/})) 13... c5
14. a4 (14. Bc2 cxd4 15. Nf3 d5 16. e5 Ne4 17. Nxd4 f6 $1 $13 {
Averbakh-Bondarevsky,I/URS-ch1948/}) 14... cxd4 15. axb5 d5 $15 16. exd5 Nxd5
17. Nf3 Bc5 18. Ne5 Qd6 19. Nc6 Nb4 20. Nxa5 Qc7 21. Bf4 Qxf4 22. Nxb7 Rxa1 23.
Qxa1 Nd3 24. Rf1 Bb6 25. Bd5 Nxf2 26. Qc1 Qxc1 27. Rxc1 d3 28. Bf3 d2 29. Rc6
Be3 30. Kf1 f5 31. Nd6 g5 32. b6 g4 33. Bd5+ Kg7 34. Bb3 Nd3 35. b7 Bf4 36. Bd1
Nxb2 37. Ke2 Bxd6 38. Rxd6 Re8+ 39. Kf1 Nxd1 40. Rxd2 Ne3+ 41. Kf2 gxh3 42.
gxh3 Nc4 43. Rc2 Nd6 44. Rc6 Ne4+ 45. Kf3 Rb8 46. Rb6 Kf7 47. Kf4 Nc5 48. Rb5
Ne6+ 49. Ke3 Kf6 50. Rb6 Ke5 51. Rb5+ Kd6 52. Rb6+ Kd5 53. h4 Ke5 54. Rb5+ Kd6
55. Rb6+ Ke7 56. h5 Nd8 57. Rh6 Nf7 58. Rxh7 Kf6 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-01"]
[Site "Saltsjobaden"]
[Date "1948.07.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Steiner, Lajos"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1948.07.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. a4 Na5 11. Bc2 (11. Bd5 c6 12. Ba2 c5 13. Bd5 Bb7 14. Bxb7
Nxb7 15. d4 $14 {Boleslavsky}) 11... Nb6 12. b4 Nc6 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Nxa8
15. Na3 Ba6 16. Qe2 Qb8 17. d4 Bf6 18. d5 Na7 19. Bd3 Nb6 20. Be3 $16 g6 21.
Nxb5 Nxb5 22. Bxb5 Bc8 23. c4 Bg7 24. c5 Nd7 25. c6 Nf6 26. Nd2 Nh5 27. Ra1 Nf4
28. Qc4 f5 29. Ba6 Nxh3+ 30. gxh3 f4 31. Bxc8 fxe3 32. Be6+ Kh8 33. fxe3 Bh6
34. Ra3 Qd8 35. Qe2 Qh4 36. Kg2 Qg5+ 37. Bg4 Bg7 38. Nf3 Qd8 39. b5 h5 40. Be6
1-0

[Event "Candidates qf Tal-Portisch +4-1=3"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1965.07.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1965.06.27"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Na5 12. Bc2 Nb6 13. axb5 axb5 14. Nbd2 c5 15.
dxc5 dxc5 16. Nh2 c4 17. Ng4 Bxg4 18. hxg4 Bg5 $6 19. Nf3 Bxc1 (19... Qxd1 $5)
20. Qxc1 Qc7 21. Qe3 Nd7 22. Red1 Nc6 23. b3 $1 $16 Na5 24. b4 Nc6 25. g5 Rxa1
26. Rxa1 Qb6 27. Qxb6 Nxb6 28. Ra6 Rb8 29. Nd2 Nd8 30. Nf3 Nc6 31. Nh2 Kf8 32.
Ng4 Ke7 33. Ne3 Kd6 34. Nd5 Nxd5 35. exd5 Kxd5 36. f3 Nxb4 37. cxb4 Kd4 38. Ra7
Kc3 39. Bxh7 Kxb4 40. Rxf7 Kc3 41. Rxg7 b4 42. Rc7 b3 43. g6 b2 44. g7 b1=Q+
45. Bxb1 Rxb1+ 46. Kf2 Rb8 47. Ke3 1-0

[Event "Staunton Memorial"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1946.08.30"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Boleslavsky, Isaak"]
[Black "Flohr, Salo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1946.08.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 (10. d3 {Boleslavsky-Botvinnik (7)}) 10... Bf6 11. Be3 $5
(11. Bd5 {Yanofsky-Smyslov (13)}) 11... Nb6 12. Nbd2 Na5 13. Bc2 Nac4 14. Nxc4
Nxc4 15. Bc1 Re8 16. b3 Nb6 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Qxd8 Rxd8 19. Be3 h6 20. Red1 Be6
21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1 $10 Nd7 24. Kf1 Kf8 25. Kg1 Kg8 26. Kf1
Kf8 27. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1986.07.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1986.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Bc2 g6 13. b3 b4 (13... d5 14. dxe5
Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Rxe5 16. Nf3 Rxe4 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Qc2 Bg7 $44 {Rodriguez,
Am-Beliavsky,A/Bogota/1979/}) (13... Nb8 14. a4 Nbd7 15. Bd3 $14) 14. d5 bxc3
15. Nc4 Nb4 16. Na5 Bc8 (16... Rb8 17. a3 Nxc2 18. Qxc2 c5 19. Qxc3 $16) 17. a3
Nxc2 18. Nc6 $6 (18. Qxc2 $32 c5 19. Qxc3 Bd7 20. Nd2 $14) 18... Nxe1 $8 19.
Nxd8 Nxg2 20. Kxg2 (20. Nxf7 Nf4 $44) 20... Rxd8 21. Bg5 Bg7 22. Rc1 Bd7 23.
Bxf6 (23. Qe1 $6 Rdc8 24. Rxc3 Nh5 $40) 23... Bxf6 24. Rxc3 Rdc8 25. Qc1 Ra7
26. Ne1 Kg7 $6 (26... Bg7 27. Nd3 f5 28. Nb4 Bf6 29. Nc6 Rb7 30. Na5 Ra7 $10)
27. Nd3 a5 28. b4 (28. a4 Rb7 $44) 28... a4 29. Nb2 Bb5 $6 30. Nc4 Rd8 31. Ne3
$1 (31. Na5 Rc8 32. Qe3 Rca8 $44) 31... Rc8 32. Ng4 Be7 33. Qh6+ Kg8 34. h4 $6
(34. f4 $1 exf4 35. Qxf4 $16) 34... Bd7 35. Rg3 c5 36. bxc5 Rxc5 $10 37. h5
Bxg4 38. Rxg4 Rac7 39. Rg3 Rc3 40. hxg6 hxg6 41. Rh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial-A 21st"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1986.06.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Diaz Diaz, Joaquin Carlos"]
[Black "Ivkov, Borislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1986.05.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Nb6 11. Nbd2 Bf6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ng3 g6 14. Bh6 a5 15. Bc2
(15. a3 $14) 15... exd4 16. cxd4 Nc4 17. Rb1 (17. Bc1 Nb4 18. b3 Nxc2 19. Qxc2
Nb6 20. Bb2 $14) 17... Nb4 18. Bb3 c5 (18... a4 19. a3 $5 axb3 20. axb4 Be6 21.
d5 Bd7 22. Qxb3 c6 $14) 19. a3 Nc6 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. dxc5 dxc5 22. e5 Bh8 (
22... Qxd1 $6 23. Rbxd1 Bg7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Rd5 $16) 23. Qa4 Nxe5 24. Nxe5
Rxe5 25. Rxe5 Bxe5 26. Re1 $2 (26. Qxc4 $10) (26. Rd1 Bd4 27. Ne4 $10) 26...
Bd7 27. Qxc4 Bxb2 28. Qxc5 Rc8 29. Qe3 Bc6 (29... Be6 30. Ne4 Bd4 $15) 30. Ne4
Qd5 31. Qg3 $2 (31. Qe2 $5 Bc3 (31... Bd4 $6 32. Rd1 Re8 33. Nf6+) 32. Bd2 $15)
31... Re8 32. f3 f5 33. Ng5 Rxe1+ 34. Qxe1 Qc5+ 35. Kh2 (35. Kh1 Qc1 36. Qxc1
Bxc1 $19) 35... Qe5+ 36. Qg3 Qxg3+ 37. Kxg3 Bxa3 38. Ne6 a4 39. Nd4 Bd5 40. Nb5
Bb2 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Edouard, Romain"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 exd4 $5 {A new, trendy line.} 12. cxd4 {
The following lines are critical:} Nd7 13. a3 $6 $146 {Trying to be creative
iwhen faced with a line I had no idea about. My idea was to be ready to play
b4 every time Black goes ...Na5 and ...c5, and possibility to sometimes hide
the bishop on a2. However it simply does not work.} ({The following lines are
critical:} 13. Nf1 Na5 14. Bc2 Bf6 15. Rb1 (15. Bf4 Nf8 16. Ng3 Ne6 17. Bd2 (
17. Bc1 $5 g6 $13) 17... Nc4 18. Bc3 c5 19. e5 dxe5 20. dxe5 Be7 21. b3 b4 $13
{1/2-1/2 (32) Motylev,A (2658)-Svidler,P (2739) Chita RUS 2015}) 15... c5 16.
d5 Nc4 17. b3 Nce5 18. N3h2 Ng6 19. Ng3 Bc8 20. Rf1 Nb6 21. Ng4 Bxg4 22. hxg4
h6 23. Nf5 Ne7 $13 {0-1 (41) Giri,A (2793)-Svidler,P (2727) Baku AZE 2015})
13... Bf6 14. d5 ({At this moment I realised} 14. Nf1 Na5 15. Bc2 c5 16. b4 {
was failing due to two reasons:} Nc4 (16... cxd4 17. Qd3 $6 g6 18. bxa5 $2 Nc5
$19) 17. bxc5 dxc5 18. e5 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 $2 cxd4 $19) 14... Nce5 (14... Na5 15.
Ba2 c6 {is just slightly better for Black.}) 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Nf1 $6 ({
It was time to go for a draw with} 16. Nf3) 16... Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Nd2 $2
(18. Bd2 $1 {was the last chance to sort of equalise:} c6 (18... Bxb2 $6 19.
Rb1 c3 20. Bc1 $14) 19. Qf3 cxd5 20. exd5 Bxb2 21. Rab1 c3 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23.
Bxc3 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Bxc3 25. Qxd6 $11) 18... c6 19. dxc6 (19. Nxc4 cxd5 20. exd5
Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Bxd5 $15) 19... Bxc6 20. Nxc4 d5 $1 (20... Rxe4 21. Rxe4 Bxe4
22. Nxd6 {would hold due to} Be5 $6 23. Bf4 $1 $14) 21. Ne3 (21. e5 dxc4 22.
exf6 Qxf6 23. Re3 {was needed, although Black is better.}) (21. exd5 $2 Qxd5
$19) 21... Rxe4 22. Rb1 $2 {That's one nonsense move too many, now the
position is just lost!} (22. Ng4 Ba4 23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. Qd2 Rae8 25. Rxe4 Rxe4
26. Qa5 h6 27. Bd2 Qxb2 28. Re1 {was the only chance to possibly hold a draw.})
22... h5 $5 {[%csl Gg4]} (22... d4 23. Ng4 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 h5 25. Nxf6+ Qxf6 {
followed by ...Qg6 wins.}) 23. Bd2 (23. Qxh5 $6 d4 24. Rd1 Rh4 25. Qc5 (25. Qe2
Qe8 $19) 25... Rc8 $19) 23... d4 24. Nc2 Qd5 25. f3 Rxe1+ 26. Bxe1 a5 27. Bf2
Rd8 28. b3 Bd7 (28... Qf5 $5) 29. Ne3 Qc5 30. Nc4 Bf5 31. Rc1 Bg5 32. Ra1 (32.
Nd2 Qc3 $5 $19 (32... Qxa3 $19)) 32... a4 33. h4 Bf6 34. Nd2 Bc2 35. Qc1 Qc3
36. bxa4 d3 37. Ra2 Re8 0-1

[Event "WchT 6th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2005.11.02"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Black "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

{[%mdl 4]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nd7 {liberating the f6 square for the dark-squared bishop.}
10. d4 Bf6 {Other theoretifcal continuations are:} (10... Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf6 12.
Nf1 Re8 13. N1h2 exd4 {In principle a risky decision, since White gets a
perfect centre, but Black intends to challenge it immediately.} 14. cxd4 Na5
15. Bc2 c5 16. Ng4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 $14 {1-0 Bauer,C-Fressinet,L/
Belfort 2003/CBM 99/[Wedberg] (37)}) (10... Nb6 {Black prefers not to define
the position of his light-squared bishop as long time as possible.} 11. Nbd2 (
11. Be3 exd4 12. cxd4 Na5 13. Bc2 c5 14. Nc3 Nac4 15. Bc1 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bf6 17.
a4 bxa4 $10 {1-0 Gligoric,S-Olafsson,F/Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade 1959/Candidates/
[Bulletin] (51)}) (11. a3 Bf6 12. Ba2 Bb7 13. Be3 d5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5
Bxe5 16. Bxb6 cxb6 17. Bxd5 $14 {1-0 Short,N-Adams,M/Groningen 1997/CBM 063 
(44)}) 11... Bf6 12. Nf1 ({White didn't get anything after} 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13.
Nxe5 dxe5 14. Qf3 c5 15. Nf1 c4 16. Bc2 Be6 $11 {1-0 Shirov,A-Balashov,Y/
Tallinn EST 2005/The Week in Chess 533 (35)}) 12... Na5 {driving away the
bishop from an active position, and, at the same time, preparing c7-c5 advance.
} (12... Re8 13. N1h2 exd4 14. cxd4 Na5 15. Bc2 c5 16. b3 {1-0 Popovic,P-Salov,
V/Manila 1990/CBM 019/[Schussler] (57)}) 13. Bc2 c5 14. b3 $1 $146 {Extremely
strong novelty. It seems a bit strange to open the long diagonal, when black's
dark-squared bishop is located on f6. But, white covers the c4 spot, and
making possible the development of dark-squared bishop. In the previous games
white tried:} cxd4 15. cxd4 Nc6 {attacking white's centre.} ({Black doesn't
equalize after} 15... exd4 16. Nxd4 Bb7 (16... d5 17. e5 $16) 17. Be3 $14) 16.
Be3 {White isn't interested to close the centre:} (16. d5 {Erenburg} Nb4 17.
Bb1 a5 $13 {[%cal Yb4a6,Ya6c5]}) {Black faces some problems to maintain the
tension in the centre, as he cannot complete the development of the queenside.}
16... d5 $2 {losing the pawn.} ({Better was to get the position with inferior
pawn structure, but with material balance:} 16... exd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Bxd4
Be5 {[%cal Yd8f6]} (18... Nd7 19. Ne3 Bb7 20. Nf5 $16) 19. Rc1 $14) 17. exd5
Nxd5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxh7+ $1 {Simple tactics, that gives
white a material advantage.} Kxh7 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Qxe5 $16 {1-0 Galkin,
A-Balashov,Y/Kazan 2005/CBM 109_01/[Erenburg] (32) White is a pawn up without
any compensation from the black's side.}) 11. a4 {attacking black's queenside
pawns.} Bb7 12. Na3 exd4 ({The main alternative to the continuation in the
game is} 12... Nb6 13. d5 Ne7 14. Be3 c6 15. axb5 axb5 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Bxb6
Qxb6 18. Qxd6 Rfd8 19. Qb4 Qb7 (19... Ng6 $6 20. Nc4 $1 Qc7 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22.
Qxb5 Rb8 23. Qa6 $16 {Kruppa,Y-Ginsburg,G/Kherson/1990/0,5/41/ (27)}) 20. Rad1
Rxd1 21. Rxd1 $1 $146 {This looks like a strong improvement over previous
games.} (21. Bxd1 Ng6 22. Bc2 Be7 {Hennigan,M-Rausis,I/Gausdal/1995/0,5/22/}
23. Qb3 Bc5 $44 {Timoshenko/}) 21... Bxe4 (21... Ng6 22. Bd5 $16) 22. Nxb5 Bxf3
23. gxf3 Qxf3 24. Nd6 $1 {The point of White´s play. White´s attack is more
real than Black´s. One important factor is that White covers the fourth rank
with his Q. So Black has no Qg4+.} Qxh3 25. Nxf7 Kf8 26. Nd8 $1 {1-0 Lastin,
A-Kholmov,R/Rovno 2000/CBM 076/[Wedberg] (26)}) 13. cxd4 Na5 {attacking
white's light-squared bishop, as well as opening the long diagonal for black's
light-squared one. Black tried also:} (13... Re8 14. Bf4 Na5 15. Bc2 b4 16. Nb1
Nf8 17. Nbd2 Ne6 18. Be3 c5 19. d5 Nf8 20. Rb1 c4 21. Qe2 Rc8 22. Nh2 b3 $146
23. Bd1 Nd7 24. Ng4 Bxb2 $6 {Dubious, because Black loses control over the
black squares. The black P:s look much more dangerous than they actually are.}
(24... Bg5 $142) 25. Rxb2 c3 26. Rb1 cxd2 $6 (26... c2 $142 {Wedberg} 27. Rc1
cxd1=Q 28. Rcxd1 $14) 27. Bxd2 Nc5 (27... Bxd5 28. Nh6+ $1 (28. Qxa6 Nc4) 28...
gxh6 29. Qg4+ Kh8 30. exd5 $16) 28. Qf3 Nc4 29. Bc3 $40 {1-0 Svidler,P-Smagin,
S/St Petersburg 1998/CBM 067/[Wedberg] (35) Black suffers from the absence of
defenders on the K-side. White threatens to win easily with the standard
attack starting with Nf6+.}) (13... Nb6 $5 14. Bf4 $1 (14. axb5 axb5 15. Bf4 b4
16. Nc4 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Nxd4 $15) 14... bxa4 15. Bxa4 Nxa4 16. Qxa4
a5 (16... Ne7 17. e5 Ng6 $13) 17. Bd2 Re8 18. d5 $14 Nb4 19. Bxb4 axb4 20. Qxb4
Rb8 21. Qc4 $3 Qc8 $6 (21... Bxb2 22. Ra2 c6 $6 (22... Bxa3 23. Rxa3 $16) (
22... Qf6 23. Qxc7 Rec8 24. Qd7 Qc3 25. Nb5 Qb3 26. Ra7 $16) (22... Bf6 $5 23.
Nb5 Qd7 (23... Re7 24. Nfd4 $16 {C7 will remain weak until it is no longer
existing.}) 24. Nfd4 Bxd4 25. Nxd4 $14) 23. dxc6 Rc8 24. cxb7 Rxc4 25. Nxc4 $18
) 22. Nd4 $1 $16 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Karpov,A/Lyon/New York 1990/CBM 021/[Gurevich,
M] (57)}) 14. Ba2 {keeping important bishop on the board.} ({White doesn't
succeed to win the pawn after} 14. axb5 $6 axb5 15. Bc2 $146 {Of course, open
"a" file plays in black's hands.} (15. Bf4 b4 16. Nc4 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 Bxe4 $1 $11
{1/2-1/2 Enhbat,P-Kholmov,R/Cheliabinsk 1991/CBM 25 (36)}) (15. Nxb5 Nxb3 16.
Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Qxb3 Bxe4 18. Nxc7 Qc6 19. Bf4 (19. d5 $4 Qxc7 20. Rxe4 Qxc1+ $19
) 19... Bxf3 20. Rc1 Qb7 $11) 15... b4 16. Nb1 Re8 17. Bf4 c5 18. Nbd2 cxd4 19.
Bxd6 Nc6 20. Ba4 Nde5 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Rc1 Rc8 23. Nb3 d3 $6 (23... Bf4 24.
Rc4 Qe7 25. Nfxd4 Nxd4 26. Rxd4 Red8 $14) 24. Nc5 d2 25. Qxd2 Qxd2 26. Nxd2 Ba8
27. Nc4 Bf4 28. Rcd1 $16 Ne5 $2 (28... Rcd8 $142) 29. Nb6 $1 {1-0 Oll,L-Wells,
P/Szeged 1997/CBM 062/[Wedberg] (29)}) 14... b4 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 {White's
plan should be a carrying out of the e4-e5 breakthrough after preparatory Bf4.
It should be noted, that white can put a pressure along the a2-g8 diagonal
after developing the queen to b3.} Re8 {attacking white's central pawn.} ({
Another attempt to equalize is} 16... d5 17. exd5 Nb6 18. Bd3 Nxd5 19. Ne5 Ne7
(19... c5 20. dxc5 Qc7 21. c6 $14) 20. Be3 Qd5 21. f3 Qd6 $13 {Ivanchuk,V-Xie
Jun/Monaco blind 1996/EXP 52/1-0 (49)}) 17. Qb3 Rxe4 18. Bxf7+ {The immediate
capture on f7 looks more principled, than preliminary trade on e4, as white's
queenside rook can be transfered to e1 in one tempo.} (18. Rxe4 Bxe4 19. Bxf7+
Kh8 20. Bd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 $14 {1-0 Walsh,C-Barkhagen,J/Berlin 1996/CBM 055/
[Wedberg] (36)}) 18... Kh8 19. Bd2 $146 {connecting the rooks.} ({In preceding
games white continued} 19. Be3 Re7 20. Bd5 c6 (20... Bxd5 21. Qxd5 a5 22. Rac1
Nb6 23. Qb5 Qg8 24. Rc6 h6 25. Rec1 Nd5 $132 {0-1 Tzoumbas,A-Frendzas,P/
Peristeri 1994/CBM 46 (42)}) 21. Be6 Nf8 22. Bg4 a5 23. Rac1 $14 {1/2-1/2
Kasparov,G-Karpov,A/Wch35-KK5 1990/CBM 21/[Schussler] (36)}) ({In case of} 19.
Rxe4 Bxe4 20. Qxb4 {black gets a sufficient compensation after} Bxf3 21. gxf3
c5 $132) 19... a5 {protecting the b4 pawn.} ({Worse is} 19... c5 20. Rxe4 Bxe4
21. Re1 Qe7 22. Bd5 $16) 20. Bd5 {taking control over the open "e" file, as
well as weakening the light squares in black's camp.} (20. Rxe4 Bxe4 21. Re1 {
is met by} d5 $1 22. Bxd5 Nc5 $44) 20... Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Nb6 {
attacking the queen and a4 pawn at the same time.} 23. Qh5 {All the white's
pieces are directed on the attack against black's monarch. Therefore, white
has quite a good chances to get a sufficient compensation for sacrificed a4
pawn.} Qd7 (23... Nxa4 {is too dangerous:} 24. Bg5 c6 {covering d5 square.} (
24... Nxb2 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Nh4 $40) (24... Qd7 25. Nh4 $18) 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26.
Nh4 $16) 24. Bg5 $1 {changing the key piece in black's defence.} Nd5 {bringing
the knight to defence.} (24... Nxa4 {-23...Nxa4}) 25. Nh4 $5 ({Comes to
consideration:} 25. b3 $13) 25... Kg8 $2 {allowing white to get an obvious
advantage.} ({The engine proves, that black could take white's central pawn:} 
25... Bxd4 $1 26. Ng6+ (26. Rd1 $142 $1 c5 27. Ng6+ Kg8 28. Bh4 (28. Qf3 Nc7
$17) 28... Nb6 29. Ne7+ Kh8 30. Ng6+ $11) (26. Bd8 {[%cal Gh5d5,Ge1e8]} Be5 (
26... Rxd8 27. Ng6+ Kg8 28. Qxd5+ Qf7 29. Ne7+ $18) 27. Ng6+ Kg8 $17) 26... Kg8
27. Qf3 (27. Bh4 c6 28. Ne7+ Nxe7 29. Rxe7 Qc8 $17) (27. Ne7+ Nxe7 28. Rxe7 Qf5
$17) 27... c6 (27... Nb6 $4 28. Re7 $18) 28. Re7 $1 (28. Ne7+ Nxe7 29. Rxe7 Qc8
$17 30. Qf7+ $141 Kh8 31. Bh6 Qg8 $19) 28... Nxe7 29. Nxe7+ Kh8 30. Nxc6 (30.
Qf7 Qe8 $19) 30... Bb6 $1 (30... Bc5 31. Ne5 Qe8 32. Nf7+ Kg8 33. Qd5 Bxf2+ 34.
Kh2 Qxf7 35. Qxa8+ Qf8 36. Qd5+ Kh8 37. Qxa5 Bc5 38. Qb5 $14) 31. Ne5 Qa7 32.
Nf7+ Kg8 33. Qd5 Rf8 $19) 26. Qf3 $1 c6 27. Bxf6 Nxf6 (27... Rf8 {doesn't help
black to avoid material loses:} 28. Qh5 Nxf6 29. Qxa5 Nd5 30. Qa6 $16) 28. Nf5
{threatening with an invasion into black's camp.} Re8 (28... Nd5 {isn't better,
than the move in the game:} 29. Qg4 {[%cal Gf5e7,Gf5h6]} Kf8 (29... Kh8 30. Re7
$18) 30. Qh5 Kg8 31. Qg5 Kf8 32. h4 $16) 29. Rxe8+ Nxe8 (29... Qxe8 30. Nxd6
$18) 30. Qxc6 $1 {winning a pawn.} Qxc6 31. Ne7+ Kf7 32. Nxc6 $16 {White is
going to take another black's pawn, that will promise him excellent winning
chances in endgame.} Ke6 33. Nxa5 Kd5 34. Kf1 {activating the king.} Kxd4 35.
Ke2 Nc7 36. Nb3+ {Typical maneouvre in the games with increment time control :
-)} Kc4 37. Na5+ Kd4 38. Kd2 Ne6 39. b3 $2 {throwing away the advantage.} ({
White should have played} 39. Nb7 d5 40. a5 Nc7 41. b3 $16) 39... Nf4 $2 {
missing a great opportunity to get a draw:} (39... Kc5 $1 {[%cal Ye6d4]} 40.
Nb7+ (40. Kc2 $4 d5 $19 {[%cal Gc5b6]}) (40. Nc4 Nd4 41. a5 Nxb3+ 42. Ke3 Kb5
$132) 40... Kc6 41. Na5+ Kc5 $11) 40. Nc4 d5 (40... Kc5 {loses, in view of} 41.
Nb2 $1 (41. Ne3 d5 $14) 41... Nxg2 (41... Kd4 42. a5 $18) 42. Nd3+ $18 {
[%cal Yd3b4]}) 41. Nb2 $1 {[%cal Yg2g3,Gb2d3] covering the d3 square, thus,
winning black's b4 pawn.} Nxg2 42. Nd3 Nh4 43. a5 $18 {White doesn't hurry to
win the b4 pawn, but, first pushes forward his passed pawn "a". White's
connecting passed pawns promise white an easy victory.} Nf3+ 44. Kc2 Ng5 (44...
Ke4 {doesn't change anything:} 45. Nxb4 Nd4+ 46. Kb2 Nb5 47. Nc6 $18) 45. a6
Ne6 46. a7 Nc7 47. Nxb4 Na8 (47... Kc5 48. Na6+ $18) 48. Nc6+ Kc5 49. Ne7 g6 (
49... Kb6 50. Nxd5+ Kxa7 51. Kc3 $18) 50. Kd3 Nc7 51. b4+ $1 Kd6 (51... Kb6 52.
Nxd5+ $18) (51... Kxb4 52. Nxd5+ $18) 52. b5 Na8 53. b6 {getting a promotion
for the "a" pawn.} (53. b6 Nxb6 54. Nc8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.04.01"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Katernberg"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. Ng5 Rf8 11. Nf3 Re8 12. d4 Bb7 13. Ng5 Rf8 14. Nf3 Re8 15.
Nbd2 Bf8 16. a3 $5 {[%cal Yb3a2,Yb3c2] Covering the b4 square offers the
possibility to transfer the light-squared bishop to c2, as well as to a2.} ({
The main line goes with} 16. a4 {attacking black's pawns on the queenside.})
16... g6 {Preparing to fianchette the dark-squared bishop, afterwards, Black
will be ready for a counterattack against white's centre. Other possibilities
are:} (16... h6 17. Ba2 Nb8 18. d5 c6 19. c4 (19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Nh2 Nbd7 21.
Qf3 Qe7 22. Ndf1 Nc5 23. Ng3 Qb7 24. Ng4 Ncxe4 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Bxh6 gxh6 27.
Rxe4 Bxe4 28. Nf6+ Kh8 29. Nxe4 $44 {1-0 Bologan,V-Suhl,D/Berlin 1995/CBM 47
ext (46)}) 19... Nbd7 20. b4 Nb6 $146 (20... Rc8 21. Bb2 bxc4 22. dxc6 Bxc6 23.
Bxc4 Bb5 24. Bb3 Qb6 25. a4 Bc6 26. Nc4 Qb8 {0-1 Shabalov,A-Stefansson,H/
Liepaya 2004/CBM 103 (34)}) (20... Rb8 21. dxc6 Bxc6 22. Qb3 Re7 23. Nh4 Nb6
24. Nf5 Rc7 25. Qg3 Kh7 26. Nxd6 Qxd6 27. c5 Qe7 28. cxb6 Rxb6 29. Bb2 {
1-0 Kveinys,A-Jakubowski,J/Polanica Zdroj 1991/EXT 97 (34)}) (20... bxc4 21.
dxc6 Bxc6 22. Bxc4 Nb6 23. Bd3 d5 24. Bb2 d4 25. Rc1 Bb5 26. Qe2 Qd7 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Ciuksyte,D-Jenni,F/Christmas Open, Zurich SUI 2003 (73)}) 21. dxc6 Bxc6
22. Qb3 Ra7 $1 23. Bb2 $6 Nxc4 $1 24. Nxc4 bxc4 25. Qxc4 Bxe4 $1 $15 {0-1
Sutovsky,E-Bacrot,E/Dortmund 2005/CBM 108/[Erenburg] (31)}) (16... Nb8 17. Bc2
Nbd7 18. b3 c5 19. Bb2 g6 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. c4 Nh5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. a4 bxa4
24. Nc4 axb3 25. Bxb3 Rxa1 26. Qxa1 {1-0 Firman,N-Obodchuk,A/Moscow 2002/CBM
088/[Hecht] (73)}) (16... Qd7 17. Bc2 Rad8 18. d5 Ne7 19. b3 Ng6 20. Nf1 c6 21.
c4 Nh5 22. Ng3 Nxg3 23. fxg3 Rc8 24. Be3 Be7 25. Qd2 Nf8 26. Rec1 Qd8 27. a4
bxc4 28. bxc4 Nd7 29. a5 Ba8 30. Rab1 Rb8 31. Ba4 Qc7 32. g4 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,
A-Bacrot,E/Cap d'Agde 2003/CBM 098 (30)}) 17. Ba2 {White keeps his bishop on
the a2-g8 diagonal, that can be very unpleasant for black's monarch.} Bg7 {
Now almost all black's pieces have occupied ideal positions and my opponent
was ready for decisive actions against white's centre. That's the reason why I
decided to close the centre and, at the same time, to limit the possibilities
of black's pair of bishops.} 18. d5 ({Another attempt to fight for an
advantage is} 18. b4 {, preparing to develop the dark-squared bishop to b2.} a5
19. d5 Ne7 20. Bb2 Nh5 21. Nb3 axb4 22. axb4 Bc8 23. Na5 Nf4 24. c4 g5 25. cxb5
g4 26. Nh2 gxh3 27. g3 Neg6 (27... Ng2 $142 28. Re2 f5 29. Nc6 Qd7 30. Bc4 Rxa1
31. Qxa1 fxe4 32. Qa7 e3 33. fxe3 Ng6 $13) 28. Bb1 Qg5 29. Bc1 Bd7 $2 (29...
Nf8 30. Kh1 Qg6 $16) 30. Kh1 f5 31. Rg1 Qf6 32. exf5 Bxf5 33. Bxf5 Qxf5 34.
gxf4 $18 {1-0 Adams,M-Grischuk,A/Wijk aan Zee 2002/CBM 087/[Wedberg] (43)})
18... Ne7 {Black has chosen to move the knight to the centre, from where it
can press white's centre. Another possibility was to transfer the knight to d7
via b8 with the following maneouvre to c5.} (18... Nb8 19. Nf1 Nbd7 20. Ng3 Qe7
21. b3 c6 22. c4 bxc4 23. bxc4 cxd5 24. cxd5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Gligoric,S/
Bugojno 1978/[Bulletin] (45)}) 19. Nf1 h6 $146 {covering the g5 square, thus,
preparing for a counterattack against white's centre.} ({In the preceding game
Black continued} 19... Qd7 {, but didn't equalize after} 20. Ng3 c6 21. dxc6
Bxc6 22. Bg5 h6 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Nh2 Bg5 25. Nf3 Bf6 26. Re3 Kg7 27. Rd3 Rad8
28. Qd2 Nc8 29. Rd1 Qb7 30. Qe2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Svidler,P-Jakovenko,D/RUS-ch 56th
Krasnoyarsk 2003 (65)}) 20. Ng3 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Yg3e4] Stabilizing the centre.
} c6 21. dxc6 Bxc6 {Now all black pieces are directed to the centre, that
helps Black to carry out the d6-d5 breakthrough.} 22. Nh2 $1 {This typical
maneouvre of white's kingside knight to g4 in the Ruy Lopez Opening creates
some problems against black's kingside.} d5 23. Ng4 Nxg4 (23... dxe4 $2 24.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. Bxh6 $16) (23... Nxe4 $2 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. Nxh6+ $16) 24. Qxg4 {
White is threatening to create another pin by Re1-d1.} Qc8 $6 {Moving away the
queen from the d-line.} ({Probably better was to give up the pair of bishops:} 
24... dxe4 25. Nxe4 Qc7 26. Qh4 Bxe4 $1 (26... g5 27. Qg4 $16) 27. Qxe4 $14 {
White has the pair of bishops, but black's position remains solid.}) 25. Qh4
dxe4 (25... g5 {Doesn't neutralize white's initiative:} 26. Qh5 Qe6 27. h4 gxh4
28. exd5 Bxd5 29. Bxd5 Nxd5 30. Nf5 $36) 26. Bxh6 $1 {In this case, White wins
a pawn, as Black has not enough resources to hold the e4 pawn.} ({Weaker is} 
26. Nxe4 Nf5 27. Qg4 Kf8 28. h4 Rd8 29. h5 Ne7) 26... Nf5 $1 {Changing the
knights and activating the queen.} 27. Nxf5 Qxf5 28. Bg5 $1 {Taking control
over the d8 square.} Ra7 {Intending to transfer the rook to d7.} 29. Rad1 Rd7
30. Rxd7 Qxd7 31. Bb1 $1 {Winning black's central e4 pawn.} Re6 {[%cal Ye6d6]
Planning to take control over the "d" file.} (31... f5 $2 {Loses, in view of}
32. Ba2+ Kf8 33. Qh7 $18) 32. Bxe4 Bxe4 33. Qxe4 $16 {White is a pawn up
without any compensation from black's side.} Rd6 $6 {Another unsuccessful move.
} ({Better was} 33... f5 34. Qa8+ Kh7 $16) 34. Qa8+ Bf8 {It looks like white's
position should be easily winning, but, black's defending resources are not
exhausted yet.} 35. f4 $1 (35. Kh2 f6 36. Be3 $16) (35. Bh6 {does not promise
a simple win as well:} Qd8 36. Qxd8 Rxd8 37. Bg5 (37. Bxf8 Kxf8 38. Rxe5 Rd1+
39. Kh2 Rd2 $14) 37... Rd5 38. Kf1 f5 39. Ke2 e4 40. Rc1 (40. Rd1 Rxd1 41. Kxd1
Kf7 {with drawish tendences, as white's queenside pawns are located on the
black squares.}) 40... Bd6 41. c4 bxc4 42. Rxc4 Kf7 $16) 35... Rd1 $1 {The
only move. Other ones lose on the spot:} (35... exf4 36. Re8 $18) (35... f6 36.
Bh6 Qd8 37. Qxd8 Rxd8 38. Bxf8 Kxf8 39. fxe5 $18) 36. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 37. Kh2 {
Threatening with Be7.} Qd6 $1 38. Bh6 exf4 39. Bxf8 Qxf8 40. Qxf8+ $1 {The
right decision. The pawn endgame is winning, but it is a very complicated one.}
(40. Qxa6 {promised White a QQ endgame with a pawn up and good winning chances.
} Qe8 41. Qb7 $16) 40... Kxf8 41. h4 $1 $18 {The endgame is the most
interesting part of this game. White is beginning the right plan, intending to
arrive with the monarch to black's pawns via h3-g4 squares.} ({After the game
me and my opponent considered the following continuation as winning for White,
but, Black has amazing survive resources in this position:} 41. Kg1 $2 a5 $1 {
It is very important to meet white's c3-c4 or a3-a4 after preliminary b2-b3
with a5-a4 advance.} (41... Ke7 42. Kf2 Ke6 $2 (42... a5 {-see 41...a5!.}) (
42... Kf6 $2 {loses as well:} 43. Kf3 g5 44. Kg4 Kg6 45. h4 f5+ 46. Kf3 gxh4
47. Kxf4 Kf6 48. b3 a5 49. a4 bxa4 50. bxa4 Ke6 51. c4 Kd6 52. Kxf5 Kc5 53. Kg4
Kb4 54. c5 Kxc5 55. Kxh4 Kb4 56. g4 $18) 43. Kf3 Ke5 (43... g5 44. Kg4 f6 45.
b3 Ke5 46. Kh5 a5 47. Kg6 ({Less convincing is} 47. a4 bxa4 48. bxa4 Kd5 49.
Kg6 Kc4 50. Kxf6 Kb3 51. Kxg5 Kxa4 52. h4 Kb3 53. h5 a4 54. h6 a3 55. h7 a2 56.
h8=Q a1=Q 57. Qg8+ $18) 47... a4 48. bxa4 bxa4 49. c4 Kd4 50. Kxf6 Kxc4 51.
Kxg5 Kb3 52. h4 $18) (43... Kf5 44. b3 a5 (44... g5 45. c4 bxc4 46. bxc4 $18)
45. c4 a4 46. bxa4 $18) 44. b3 a5 (44... g5 45. a4 Kf5 (45... bxa4 46. bxa4 a5
(46... Kf5 47. c4 $18) 47. Kg4 f6 48. c4 $18) 46. axb5 axb5 47. c4 b4 48. c5
$18) 45. a4 bxa4 46. bxa4 f6 (46... g5 47. Kg4 f6 48. c4 Kd4 49. Kf5 Kxc4 50.
Kxf6 Kb4 51. Kxg5 Kxa4 52. h4 $18) 47. h4 Kf5 48. c4 Ke5 49. c5 Kd5 50. Kxf4
Kxc5 51. g4 g5+ 52. hxg5 fxg5+ 53. Kxg5 Kb4 54. Kf4 Kxa4 55. g5 $18) 42. Kf2 (
42. b3 Ke7 43. a4 bxa4 44. bxa4 Kd6 {Now black's monarch is running to the
queenside.} 45. Kf2 Kd5 46. Kf3 Kc4 47. Kxf4 Kb3 48. g4 Kxa4 49. h4 Kb3 50. c4
(50. h5 a4 $11) 50... a4 $11 {and both sides promote the pawns into queens.})
42... Ke7 (42... a4 {loses, in view of} 43. h4 $1 Ke7 (43... f6 44. Kf3 g5 45.
hxg5 fxg5 46. Kg4 Ke7 47. Kxg5 $18) 44. Kf3 Kd6 45. Kxf4 Kd5 46. g4 $18) 43.
Kf3 g5 44. b3 (44. Ke4 Ke6 (44... a4 45. Kd5 f6 $132) 45. b3 f5+ 46. Kd4 a4 (
46... g4 $2 47. hxg4 fxg4 48. Ke4 f3 49. gxf3 g3 50. Ke3 $18) 47. bxa4 bxa4 48.
c4 Kd6 49. c5+ Ke6 (49... Kc6 $2 50. Ke5 Kxc5 51. Kxf5 Kc4 52. Kxg5 Kb3 53. h4
$18) 50. c6 g4 $1 51. hxg4 (51. h4 $4 g3 $1 $19 {[%cal Gf4f3]}) 51... fxg4 52.
Ke4 f3 $11) (44. Kg4 Kf6 45. b3 $5 (45. h4 gxh4 46. Kxf4 a4 47. Kg4 Ke5 48.
Kxh4 Kd5 49. Kg5 Kc4 50. Kf6 Kb3 51. Kxf7 Kxb2 52. g4 Kxa3 53. g5 Kb2 54. g6 a3
$11) 45... Kg6 46. h4 gxh4 47. Kxf4 Kf6 48. Kg4 Ke5 49. Kxh4 Ke4 50. Kg5 Kd3
51. a4 (51. b4 $2 a4 $17) (51. c4 a4 52. c5 axb3 53. c6 b2 54. c7 $11) (51. Kf6
$2 Kxc3 52. Kxf7 Kxb3 53. g4 Kxa3 $17) 51... bxa4 52. bxa4 Kxc3 53. Kf6 Kb4 54.
g4 Kxa4 55. Kxf7 Kb4 56. g5 a4 $11) (44. h4 {Here again Black has enough time
to capture white's queenside pawns:} gxh4 45. Kxf4 Ke6 46. Kg5 Kd5 47. Kxh4 (
47. b3 a4 $11) 47... Kc4 48. Kg5 Kb3 49. Kf6 Kxb2 50. Kxf7 Kxc3 51. g4 b4 $11)
44... f5 (44... a4 $2 45. bxa4 bxa4 46. Kg4 $1 (46. Ke4 $2 Ke6 47. c4 f5+ 48.
Kd4 g4 49. hxg4 fxg4 50. Ke4 Kd6 51. Kxf4 Kc5 52. Kxg4 Kxc4 $11) 46... Kf6 47.
Kh5 $1 (47. c4 $2 Kg6 48. c5 (48. h4 gxh4 49. Kxf4 Kf6 $11) 48... f5+ 49. Kf3
Kf6 50. h4 gxh4 51. Kxf4 Ke6 52. c6 Kd6 53. Kxf5 Kxc6 54. Kg5 Kc5 55. Kxh4 Kc4
56. g4 Kb3 57. g5 Kxa3 58. g6 Kb2 59. g7 a3 60. g8=Q a2 $11) 47... Kf5 48. c4
f6 49. c5 Ke5 50. Kg6 $1 $18) 45. a4 $5 (45. h4 gxh4 46. Kxf4 Ke6 47. Kg5 a4 $1
48. bxa4 bxa4 49. Kxh4 Kd5 50. Kg5 Kc4 51. Kxf5 Kxc3 $1 (51... Kb3 $6 52. g4 (
52. c4 Kxc4 53. g4 Kb3 54. g5 Kxa3 55. g6 Kb2 56. g7 a3 57. g8=Q a2 $11) 52...
Kxa3 53. g5 Kb2 54. g6 a3 55. g7 a2 56. g8=Q a1=Q 57. Qg2+ Kb3 58. Qd5+ Kc2 59.
c4 $16) 52. g4 Kb2 53. g5 Kxa3 54. g6 Kb2 55. g7 a3 56. g8=Q a2 $11) (45. c4 $4
a4 46. bxa4 bxc4 47. a5 Kd6 48. Ke2 Kc6 $19) 45... bxa4 46. bxa4 Kd6 47. h4
gxh4 48. Kxf4 Kd5 49. Kxf5 Kc4 50. Kg4 Kb3 (50... Kxc3 51. Kxh4 Kb3 52. g4 Kxa4
53. g5 $18) 51. Kxh4 Kxa4 52. g4 Kb5 53. g5 a4 54. g6 a3 55. g7 a2 56. g8=Q
a1=Q $14 {and Black should make a draw.}) 41... Ke7 (41... a5 42. b3 $1 (42.
Kh3 f5 43. Kh2 (43. h5 gxh5 44. Kh4 Kf7 $11) 43... a4 44. Kg1 Ke7 $11) 42...
Ke7 (42... a4 43. bxa4 bxa4 44. Kg1 Ke7 45. Kf2 Ke6 46. Kf3 $18) 43. Kh3 f5 44.
Kh2 {leads to 42.Kh3}) 42. Kg1 $4 {After h3-h4, Kg1 at this moment is just
losing a tempo!} ({Right was} 42. Kh3 $1 f5 $1 (42... Kf6 43. Kg4 Ke5 44. b3 a5
(44... f6 45. c4 bxc4 46. bxc4 Kd4 47. Kxf4 Kxc4 48. g4 $18) 45. Kg5 a4 (45...
Ke4 46. a4 bxa4 47. bxa4 Ke5 48. c4 $18) 46. bxa4 bxa4 47. c4 Kd4 48. Kf6 $1
Kxc4 49. Kxf7 Kb3 50. Kxg6 Kxa3 51. h5 $18) 43. Kh2 $3 {[%cal Yh2g1,Yg1f2,
Yf2f3,Yf3f4,Yf4g5][%mdl 4096] Unbelievable! White lost three tempos, only now
starting to transfer the monarch to the centre, but his position is winning!
The incredible fact is that White forced Black to play f7-f5, that fixes
black's pawn structure on the kingside, and now the road for white's monarch
to them is much shorter!} (43. h5 $2 {leads to a draw:} gxh5 44. Kh4 Kf6 45.
Kxh5 a5 46. b3 Ke5 47. Kg6 Ke4 48. Kf6 f3 49. gxf3+ Kxf3 50. Kxf5 Ke3 $11)
43... a5 $1 {[%cal Ya5a4] Threatening to fix white's pawns on the queenside.} (
43... Ke6 $2 {loses immediately:} 44. Kg1 Kd5 (44... Ke5 45. Kf2 a5 46. b3 $18)
45. Kf2 Ke4 (45... Kc4 46. Kf3 Kb3 47. Kxf4 Kxb2 48. Kg5 $18) 46. Ke2 a5 47. b3
a4 48. b4 Kd5 49. Kd3 Ke5 50. c4 bxc4+ 51. Kxc4 $18) 44. b3 $1 (44. Kg1 $4 a4
45. Kf2 Ke6 $11) 44... a4 45. bxa4 bxa4 46. Kg1 Kd6 47. Kf2 Kd5 48. Kf3 Kc4 (
48... Ke5 $2 49. c4 Kd4 50. Kxf4 Kxc4 51. Kg5 Kb3 52. Kxg6 Kxa3 53. h5 $18) 49.
Kxf4 Kb3 $1 50. c4 $1 ({Worse is} 50. Kg5 Kxa3 51. Kxg6 Kb3 52. h5 a3 53. h6 a2
54. h7 a1=Q 55. h8=Q Qa6+ 56. Kg5 Qb7 57. Qh3 $16) 50... Kxa3 (50... Kxc4 $2
51. Kg5 Kb3 52. Kxg6 Kxa3 53. h5 $18) 51. c5 Kb3 (51... Kb4 52. c6 a3 53. c7 a2
54. c8=Q a1=Q 55. Qb8+ Kc4 56. Kg5 $18) 52. c6 a3 53. c7 a2 54. c8=Q a1=Q 55.
Qe6+ Kb4 56. Qd6+ $18 {with a winning QQ endgame.}) 42... Ke6 $11 43. Kf2 Ke5
44. Kf3 a5 $1 {[%cal Ga5a4] Intending to fix white's pawns.} 45. b3 (45. a4 {
doesn't change the evaluation of the position:} bxa4 46. c4 (46. Kg4 $4 Ke4 47.
Kg5 Kd3 $19) 46... f6 47. c5 Kd5 48. Kxf4 Kxc5 49. g4 g5+ $1 $11) 45... a4 $1
46. bxa4 ({Worth of consideration is} 46. b4 $5 f6 $1 (46... Kf5 47. c4 bxc4
48. b5 Ke5 49. b6 Kd6 50. Kxf4 Kc6 51. Ke3 {[%cal Gg2g4]} (51. g4 g5+) 51... f5
52. Kd4 Kxb6 53. Kxc4 $18) 47. Ke2 Kf5 $3 (47... Ke4 48. Kd2 Kf5 {- the same
position without one black tempo.}) 48. c4 (48. Kf3 Ke5 $11) 48... bxc4 49. b5
Ke5 50. b6 Kd6 51. Kd2 Kc6 52. Kc3 Kxb6 53. Kxc4 Kc6 54. Kb4 g5 55. h5 g4 $11)
46... bxa4 47. c4 (47. Kg4 $5 f6 (47... Ke4 $4 48. Kg5 Kd3 (48... Ke3 49. c4
Kd4 50. Kf6 Kxc4 51. Kxf7 $18) 49. Kxf4 {[%cal Gg2g4]} f6 50. Kf3 $1 {[%cal
Gg2g4]} f5 51. Kf4 Kc4 $1 52. Kg5 Kb3 53. Kxg6 Kxa3 54. h5 Kb3 55. h6 a3 56. h7
a2 57. h8=Q a1=Q 58. Qb8+ Kc2 59. Qg3 $18) 48. Kf3 Kf5 $1 (48... Kd5 $4 49.
Kxf4 Kc4 50. Ke3 $1 {[%cal Gg2g4]} (50. g4 $4 g5+ 51. hxg5 fxg5+ 52. Kxg5 Kxc3
53. Kf4 Kb2 $11) 50... Kb3 (50... f5 51. Kd2 Kb3 52. g3 Kxa3 53. Kc2 $18) 51.
Kd3 Kxa3 52. Kc2 $18) 49. c4 Ke5 50. c5 Kd5 51. Kxf4 Kxc5 $11 {-main line.})
47... f6 48. c5 Kd5 49. Kxf4 Kxc5 50. Ke4 ({Unfortunately, after} 50. g4 {
Black is surviving with} g5+ $1 51. hxg5 fxg5+ 52. Kxg5 Kc4 53. Kf4 Kb3 54. g5
Kxa3 55. g6 Kb2 56. g7 a3 57. g8=Q a2 $11) 50... Kd6 $1 ({Of course not} 50...
Kc4 51. g4 $18) 51. g4 (51. Kd4 f5 52. Ke3 Ke7 53. Kf4 Kf6 54. g3 Kf7 55. Kg5
Kg7 56. h5 gxh5 57. Kxf5 Kh6 58. Kf6 h4 59. gxh4 Kh5 $11) 51... Ke6 52. Kf4 Kf7
53. Ke3 f5 54. gxf5 gxf5 55. h5 Kg7 56. Kf4 Kf6 57. h6 Kg6 58. Ke5 Kxh6 59.
Kxf5 Kg7 60. Ke5 {A very interesting endgame with a happy end for Black.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "American Continental 3rd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2005.08.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 8]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 (6. Bxc6
$5 dxc6 7. d3 Nd7 8. Nbd2 O-O {1/2-1/2 Sutovsky,E-Adams,M/Dortmund 2005/CBM
108_01/[Erenburg] (51)}) 6... b5 7. Bb3 d6 {threatening to eliminate the
light-squared bishop.} (7... O-O 8. d4 d6 9. c3 Bg4 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Adams,M/
Dortmund 2005/CBM 108_01/[Erenburg] (58)}) 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 {covering the g4
square.} ({More ambitious is} 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 {1-0 Comp
Hydra-Adams,M/London 2005/CBM 108_01/[Erenburg] (28)}) 9... Bb7 {Zaitsev
variation is Alexander Ivanov's favourite one. He has a lot of experience in
this variation.} (9... Na5 10. Bc2 c5 {1-0 Leko,P-Adams,M/Miskolc 2005/CBM
108_01/[Erenburg] (44)}) 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 {strengthening the central e4
pawn.} (11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a3 {0-1 Sutovsky,E-Bacrot,E/
Dortmund 2005/CBM 108_01/[Erenburg] (31)}) 11... Bf8 12. a4 {creating a
tension on the queenside.} (12. a3 {- see 11.Ng5.}) 12... exd4 $5 {Other
theoretical possibilities are:} (12... h6 13. d5 Nb8 14. c4 c6 15. axb5 axb5
16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. cxb5 {1-0 Haznedaroglu,K-Dervishi,E/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104/
[Wedberg] (67)}) (12... Na5 13. Ba2 $1 $146 {[%cal Ra2g8]} c5 14. b4 cxb4 15.
cxb4 Nc6 16. Qb3 Qc7 $6 17. d5 Ne7 18. Bb1 $1 $16 {[%cal Gb1d3] 1-0 Ivanchuk,
V-Beliavsky,A/Lvov 2000/CBM 077/[Ivanchuk] (41)}) 13. cxd4 Qd7 {connecting the
rooks.} (13... Nb4 $5 {is an interesting alternative:} 14. e5 dxe5 15. dxe5
Nfd5 16. Ne4 c5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Bxa8 19. Nfg5 h6 20. e6 hxg5 21. Nxg5 f6
22. Qh5 fxg5 23. Qf7+ Kh8 24. Qh5+ {1/2-1/2 Smirin,I-Beliavsky,A/Moscow 2002/
CBM 090 (24)}) 14. Bc2 {White transfers the bishop to b1-h7 diagonal in order
to complete the development of queenside. It should be noted, that
light-squared bishop can take part in attack on black's monarch.} ({White
didn't achieve anything special after} 14. d5 Ne5 15. Nd4 c5 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17.
Nxc6 Qxc6 18. f3 Re5 (18... d5 $1 $15) 19. Nf1 Rae8 20. Bf4 $14 {1-0 Bakhtadze,
G-Saha,J/Duisburg 1992/TD (37)}) 14... Nb4 {[%cal Yc7c5] emphasizing the
drawback of white's a2-a4. It is a typical maneouvre of the knight to b4, that
liberates the way to the "c" pawn.} (14... g6 15. b3 Bg7 16. Bb2 Nb4 17. Bb1 a5
18. axb5 Qxb5 19. Qc1 d5 20. e5 Ne4 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Bxe4 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 Qd3
$13 {1/2-1/2 Svidler,P-Goldin,A/Tivat 1995/CBM 048 ext (54)}) 15. Bb1 g6 {
preparing to fianchette the dark-squared bishop.} 16. b3 {preparing the b2
square for the bishop. White tried also:} (16. e5 dxe5 17. dxe5 Nh5 18. axb5
Qxb5 19. Nd4 Qd7 20. Qg4 Qxg4 21. hxg4 Nf6 22. g5 Ng4 23. Ne4 Rxe5 $15 {
1/2-1/2 Sznapik,A-Goldin,A/Warsaw 1990/CBM 017 (42)}) (16. d5 c6 17. Qb3 a5 18.
dxc6 Qxc6 19. Qc3 Bg7 20. Qxc6 Bxc6 21. Nd4 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 Rxe4
24. Bxe4 Re8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ivanovic,B-Nikolic,P/Niksic 1983/MCD (34)}) 16... c5
$146 {attacking white's centre.} ({Black has another plan:} 16... Bg7 17. Bb2
a5 18. Bc3 Nh5 19. Nf1 c5 20. Qd2 bxa4 21. Rxa4 Bc6 22. Ra3 Bb5 23. Ne3 Nf4 24.
d5 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 h5 26. Nc4 $14 {0-1 Polgar,S-Goldin,A/Rishon Le Ziyyon 1996/
CBM 053 (52)}) 17. Bb2 {[%cal Ye4e5] The following continuations, probably,
don't promise white an advantage:} (17. Ba3 $5 a5 (17... Bg7 18. Bxb4 cxb4 19.
Bd3 bxa4 20. Rxa4 a5 21. d5 $14 {[%cal Yd2c4]} (21. Qa1 Qc7)) 18. axb5 Qxb5 19.
d5 Bg7 (19... Nfxd5 20. exd5 Rxe1+ 21. Nxe1 Bg7 22. Bxb4 Bxa1 23. Ba3 $14) 20.
Nc4 (20. Bb2 Nxe4 21. Bxg7 Nxd2 $17) 20... Nfxd5 (20... Ra6 21. Bb2 $14 a4 $141
$2 22. bxa4 Qxc4 $2 23. Nd2 $18) 21. Nxd6 Qd7 22. Nxe8 Bxa1 23. exd5 Rxe8 24.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. Bxg6 hxg6 26. Qxa1 Bxd5 $11) (17. dxc5 dxc5 18. e5 Nfd5 19. Bb2
Rad8 $13) 17... cxd4 $1 {With this capture black destroyed white's plans of
e4-e5 breakthrough.} ({Worse is} 17... Bg7 18. e5 dxe5 19. dxe5 Nfd5 20. Ne4
$14 {[%cal Ye4d6,Ge4c5]}) 18. axb5 (18. Nxd4 Bg7 $11) (18. Bxd4 Bg7 19. axb5
axb5 {leads to the game.}) 18... axb5 19. Rxa8 Bxa8 20. Bxd4 Bg7 {The position
is near to equality. Black compensates his inferior pawn structure by activity
of the pieces and serious pressure on the e4 pawn.} 21. Nf1 {opening the "d"
file for the heavy pieces.} Nc6 {transfering the knight to e5.} ({Of course not
} 21... Nxe4 $4 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Bxe4 $18 {[%cal Yd1d4]}) 22. Bb2 Ne5 23. Ng3
({If} 23. Nd4 {[%cal Yf2f4] black prevents white's "f" pawn advance by} Nh5 $1
$11 {[%cal Yd6d5]}) {White has a space advantage, therefore, black changes
pieces.} 23... Nxf3+ 24. Qxf3 Qe6 $1 {protecting the knight, and, at the same
time, liberating the d7 square for the knight.} 25. Re2 {moving the rook to
protected square.} Nd7 {The maneouvre of the knight to e5 absolutely equalizes
the game.} 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Qd3 Qe5 28. Rd2 {trying to win the pawn.} Nf6 $1 {
counterattacking the e4 pawn.} 29. Qxd6 Qxd6 30. Rxd6 Nxe4 31. Bxe4 Bxe4 32.
Nxe4 {This endgame is deadly drawish, therefore, the opponents agreed for a
draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gofshtein, Leonid D"]
[Black "Davies, Nigel Rodney"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "1994.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Be6 {[#]} 10. d4 Bxb3 11. axb3 {<-> a} exd4 12. cxd4 Nb4 {[#]} (12...
d5 $5 13. e5 Nd7 {/\ Nb6.}) 13. d5 (13. Nc3 c5 14. Bf4 (14. d5 Re8 15. Bf4 Qb6
16. Qd2 Rad8 $10 {Gurgenidze,B-Kholmov,R/USR-ch26/1959 0-1 (59)}) (14. Qe2 $5
Nd7 $14 {Gufeld,E} (14... Re8 $2 15. dxc5 dxc5 16. e5 $16 {Gufeld,E-Westerinen,
H/Sevilla/1987/ Inf 44/(420)})) 14... Re8 (14... c4 15. bxc4 bxc4 16. Bg5 $14 {
Ivanchuk,V-Agdestein,S/Tilburg/1989 1-0 (38)/ Inf 48/(468)}) 15. Re2 (15. d5 {
- 14.d5}) 15... Qb6 $13 {Short,N-Piket,J/Amsterdam/1993 0,5(39)/ Inf 57/352})
13... c5 (13... Nd7 14. Bd2 $1 $14 {Yudasin,L-Kuzmin,G/URS-ch/1990 0,5(34)/
Inf 50/382}) 14. dxc6 d5 (14... Nxc6 $6 15. Nc3 Ne5 16. Nd4 $16) 15. e5 $1 Ne4
16. Nc3 Nxc3 (16... Nc5 $6 17. Be3 Ne6 18. Re2 $16 {Zuckerman,B-Ostojic,Pr/
Wijk aan Zee/1968 0,5(77)/ Inf 5/297}) 17. bxc3 Nxc6 18. Qd3 Re8 (18... Qd7 19.
Bg5 $1 Rfd8 (19... Rfe8 20. Bxe7 Nxe7 21. Nd4 $14 {Suetin,A-Kholmov,R/
Leningrad/1962 1-0(33)}) 20. Re2 $14 h6 (20... Qe6 $6 21. Rae1 Rac8 22. Bxe7
Nxe7 23. Nd4 $16 {Beliavsky,A-Kuzmin,G/URS-ch/1990 0,5(41)/ Inf 50/581}) 21.
Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Nd4 Nxd4 23. cxd4 (23. Qxd4 Qa7 24. Qxa7 Rxa7 $10 {Fleck,
J-Luetke,J/Deutschland/1991 0,5(27)}) 23... Qe6 24. f4 f5 25. g4 g6 26. gxf5
gxf5 27. Rg2+ Kh8 {Beliavsky,A}) 19. e6 $6 (19. Nd4 Qd7) (19. Bf4 Qd7 (19...
Bc5 20. b4 $1 (20. Rad1 $6 Qb6 21. Rd2 b4 $1) 20... Bb6 21. Rad1 $16) (19... b4
20. c4 dxc4 21. Qxc4 Na5 22. Qc2 Rc8 23. Qa2 Rc5 24. Red1 $14 {/\ 25.Be3}) 20.
Rad1 (20. Red1 Red8 21. c4 bxc4 22. bxc4 Nb4 23. Qe2 Qf5 24. Bd2 dxc4 $13) (20.
Ra2 $5 $14) 20... Rad8 21. Ng5 (21. h4 Qg4) 21... Bxg5 22. Bxg5 Rc8 (22... Nxe5
$2 23. Qg3 $18) 23. Qxd5 (23. Qg3 Kh8 $10) 23... Qxd5 24. Rxd5 f6 $10) 19...
fxe6 20. Rxe6 Qd7 21. Re2 {[#] Suetin:+/=.Suetin,A-Nei,I/Daugavpils/1974} b4 $1
22. c4 Bf6 23. Raa2 d4 24. Bg5 a5 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Nh4 Ne5 27. Qg3+ Kh8 28.
Qf4 d3 29. Re4 $6 (29. Qxf6+ Qg7 30. Qxg7+ Kxg7 31. Red2 a4 $1 32. f4 $2 (32.
Nf5+ $2 Kg6 33. Nd6 axb3 $19) 32... axb3 33. Rxa8 Rxa8 34. fxe5 Ra2 $19) 29...
Qc6 30. Rd4 Rg8 31. Kh2 a4 32. bxa4 Rad8 33. Rd5 Rde8 34. Rd2 b3 35. Nf3 Nxc4
36. R2xd3 b2 37. Rb5 Ne5 38. Rdb3 Rxg2+ $1 39. Kxg2 Rg8+ 40. Kh2 b1=Q 41. Rxb1
Nxf3+ 42. Kh1 Nd4+ 43. f3 Ne2 $1 44. Rb6 (44. Qe3 Ng3+ 45. Kh2 Qc2+ 46. Kg1
Nf5+ $19) 44... Qxb6 45. Rxb6 Nxf4 46. Rxf6 Nh5 47. Rb6 Rc8 48. a5 Rc2 49. a6
Ra2 50. Kg1 Ng3 51. Rd6 Kg7 52. Rb6 h6 53. h4 Nf5 54. h5 Nd4 55. Rg6+ Kh7 56.
Rf6 Kg7 57. Rg6+ Kh7 58. Rf6 Ne2+ 59. Kf1 Ng3+ 60. Ke1 Nxh5 61. Rd6 Ng3 62.
Rd7+ Kg6 63. a7 Nf5 64. f4 h5 65. Rb7 h4 66. Rb2 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-14a"]
[Site "Subotica"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sax, Gyula"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1987.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. a4 h6 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 (17. Nf1 f5 $1 18. exf5 Nf6 19. Ne3 Qd7 20. Bd2 Nbxd5
21. Ng4 Rxe1+ 22. Bxe1 Re8 $15) 17... c4 18. Nd4 Ne5 (18... Qf6 19. N2f3 Nd3
20. Bxd3 b4 21. Bxc4 bxa3 22. b3 Nc5 23. Qc2 Qg6 $13) (18... Qb6 $6) 19. axb5
Qb6 20. Nxc4 $1 (20. N2f3) 20... Nxc4 21. Rg3 Bc8 $1 $8 22. Bxh6 axb5 (22...
Nxd5 $2 23. exd5 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 Qxd4 25. Bxg7 $1 Qxg7 26. Qe4 $1 $18) 23. Nf3
Ra1 24. Ng5 $6 (24. b3 $1 Ne5 25. Qd2 Ng6 26. Be3 Qa5 27. Bd4 $44) 24... Rxb1
$2 (24... Ne5 $1 25. Qh5 g6 26. Qh4 Nbd3 $1 $17) 25. Qxb1 gxh6 26. Ne6+ Kh8 27.
Nxf8 Rxf8 28. Qc1 $1 Kh7 29. Qc3 Ne5 30. Qxb4 $16 Bd7 31. Qd2 (31. Kh2 $2 Qxf2
32. Qxd6 Rg8 33. Qxe5 Qxe1 34. Rxg8 Kxg8 35. Qe7 $10) 31... Nc4 32. Qd1 b4 33.
b3 Ne5 34. Kh2 Qxf2 35. Rf1 Qb2 36. Qh5 f6 37. Rf4 Qd2 $4 (37... Be8 38. Qf5+
Bg6 $1 (38... Ng6 39. Rfg4 Rg8 40. h4 Qe5 41. h5 Qxf5 42. exf5 Ne7 43. Rxg8
Nxg8 44. Rg4 $16) 39. Qe6 $14) 38. Qxh6+ 1-0

[Event "Boskovic Memorial"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "2000.10.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Ivanovic, Bozidar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2000.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 Bxb3 12. axb3 d5 13. e5 Nd7 14. Nc3 Nb4 15.
Be3 $1 (15. Ne2 Re8 16. Ng3 {Smirin-Stempin/Polanica Zdroj/1989/} g6 $1 $11)
15... Rb8 16. Na2 Nxa2 17. Rxa2 Rb6 18. Bd2 Nb8 19. b4 $16 Qd7 20. Qb3 h6 21.
Kh2 Kh8 22. Ng1 f6 23. f4 f5 24. Nf3 Rg6 25. Qe3 Re6 26. Bc3 Qe8 27. Bd2 g5 {
White threatened g4 anyway.} 28. Qb3 Qd8 29. Ng1 c6 30. Ne2 Qe8 31. g4 $1 $16
fxg4 32. hxg4 h5 33. f5 hxg4 34. Ng3 Rh6+ 35. Kg2 Rh3 36. Rh1 Rxh1 37. Kxh1 Qf7
38. Qd3 Qh7+ 39. Kg1 Rf7 40. b3 Qh3 41. Be1 Rh7 42. f6 Bd8 43. Qg6 1-0

[Event "Baden-Baden-B"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "1992.12.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mainka, Romuald"]
[Black "Xie, Jun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 (11... Rb8 12. axb5 axb5 13. d5 Ne7 14. Na3
b4 15. cxb4 Rxb4 16. Bd2 Rb8 17. Bc3 g6 18. Nc4 $14 {Suetin-Sokolski,USSR 1953.
}) (11... Rb8 12. axb5 axb5 13. d5 Ne7 14. Na3 Nc5 $5 15. Bc2 c6 16. b4 Na6 17.
dxc6 Nxc6 18. Qe2 Nc7 19. Rd1 Be6 20. Rb1 Qd7 21. Ng5 $14 {Popovic-Agdestein,
Belgrad 1989.}) (11... Rb8 12. axb5 axb5 13. Be3 Ne7 14. Nbd2 c6 15. Nh2 Ng6
16. Ndf3 Qc7 17. g3 $1 Re8 $5 $10 {Short-Agdestein, Reykjavik 1990.}) 12. Na3
exd4 (12... Qb8 $6 13. Bg5 $1 exd4 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. cxd4 $16 {De
Firmian-Benjamin, USA (ch) 1988.}) (12... Ne7 13. Rb1 c6 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Ng5 $1
bxa4 16. Bxa4 d5 17. Bc2 h6 18. Nf3 exd4 19. cxd4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Nd5 21. Bd2
Rfe8 22. Nc4 $16 {Sax-Kortchnoi, Wijk aan Zee (m/2) 1991.}) (12... Re8 13. axb5
axb5 14. d5 Ne7 15. Be3 Ba6 16. Nc2 $14 {Ernst-Adams, London 1991.}) 13. cxd4
Re8 (13... Na5 14. Ba2 b4 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Re8 17. Qb3 Rxe4 18. Bxf7+ Kh8
19. Be3 $14 {Kasparov-Karpov, New York WC (12) 1990.}) (13... Nb6 $6 14. Bf4 $1
bxa4 15. Bxa4 Nxa4 16. Qxa4 a5 17. Bd2 $1 $16 {Kasparov-Karpov, wc (18) 1990.})
14. Qd2 (14. Bf4 Na5 15. Bc2 b4 16. Nb1 b3 17. Bd3 c5 18. Nbd2 cxd4 19. Bxd6
Qb6 20. e5 Be7 $13 {Ernst-Tisdall, Gausdal 1991.}) (14. Bc2 Nb6 15. b3 Nb4 16.
Bb1 c5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Bb2 $16 {Polgar,J-Rubinetti, Buenos Aires 1992.})
14... Re7 15. Rb1 (15. Bc2 Nb6 16. a5 Nd7 17. b4 {Kindermann-Smagin, Praha 1992
} Qf8 $1 $13 {Smagin.}) (15. Bc2 Qe8 16. b3 bxa4 17. bxa4 a5 18. Bb1 Nc5 $1 $17
{Adams-Short, BCF-ch 1987.}) 15... bxa4 16. Bxa4 Nb6 17. Bc2 a5 18. Qc3 Nb4 19.
Bg5 Nxc2 20. Qxc2 Rxe4 21. Rxe4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Bxg5 23. Nxg5 Qxg5 24. Qc6 Qd5
25. Qxc7 Qxd4 $17 26. Re1 $2 (26. Nb5 $5 Qc5 27. Qxc5 dxc5 $15) 26... g6 $1 27.
Nb5 Qc5 $2 $17 (27... Qb4 $1 $19 28. Nc3 Rc8 29. Qb7 Qxb2 (29... d5 $1 $19 30.
Re7 (30. Rd1 Qxb2 31. Nxd5 Rc1 32. Nf6+ Kg7 33. Ne8+ Kf8 $19) 30... Qxb2 31.
Nxd5 (31. Rxf7 Qxc3 32. Rxh7 Qc1+ 33. Kh2 Qf4+ 34. g3 Qxf2+ 35. Kh1 Rc1#) 31...
Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Nxd5 33. Rxf7 Rc7 $19) 30. Nd5 Rc1 31. Nf6+ Kg7 32. Ne8+ Kh6 33.
Qe4 Rxe1+ 34. Qxe1 Nc4 35. g3 $44) 28. Qxc5 dxc5 29. Rc1 c4 $2 (29... Rb8 30.
Na3 (30. Rxc5 Na4) 30... Nd7) 30. Na3 Rc8 31. Kf1 Kf8 32. Nb5 $1 (32. Ke2 Ke7
33. Kd2 Kd6 34. Kc3 Kc5 $19) 32... Rc6 $6 (32... Rc5 $1 33. Nc3 Re5) 33. Nc3
Rd6 $2 (33... Re6) 34. Ke2 Ke7 35. Ra1 Re6+ 36. Kd2 Re5 37. f4 Rf5 38. g3 g5 $2
(38... h5) 39. Ke3 gxf4+ 40. Ke4 Ke6 41. g4 Re5+ 42. Kxf4 f5 43. Rd1 fxg4 44.
hxg4 Nd5+ 45. Nxd5 Rxd5 46. Rh1 Rd2 47. Ke4 Rxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Kh8 $6 (9... Na5) (9... Bb7) 10. d4 exd4 11. Ng5 $1 (11. cxd4 $6 d5
$1 {The idea behind 9...Kh8} 12. Ne5 $5 (12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nc3 Be6 $10) (12. e5
Ne4 13. Nbd2 (13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bf5 $10) 13... f5 $1 14. exf6 Nxf6 $10)
12... Bb7 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. e5 Ne4 $14) 11... Ne5 (11... Qe8 12. cxd4 $16) (
11... Kg8 12. cxd4 h6 13. Nf3 d5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Nbd2 $16) (11... d5 12. exd5
Nxd5 13. Nxh7 $1 $16 {->}) (11... d3 $5 12. Nxf7+ Rxf7 13. Bxf7 Ne5 14. Bb3 c5
15. c4 $1 (15. f4 c4 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Qf3 $14) 15... bxc4 16. Ba4 $16) 12.
cxd4 Nc4 13. Nc3 h6 14. Nf3 $16 c6 $6 (14... Bb7 $142) 15. Bxc4 $6 (15. Qe2 $1
{/\ 16.Bc4, 16.e5}) 15... bxc4 16. Qe2 a5 $1 17. Qxc4 d5 18. exd5 cxd5 19. Qd3
$6 (19. Qe2 $1 Bb4 20. Ne5 Ne4 $5 (20... Ba6 21. Qf3 $16) 21. Qh5 $1 (21. Nc6
$6 Qd6 22. Nxb4 Nxc3 23. bxc3 axb4 $14) 21... Kg8 22. Re3 $16) 19... Bb7 $2 (
19... Ba6 20. Qf5 Bb4 $1 21. Bd2 Qc8 $1 22. Qxc8 Rfxc8 23. Ne5 Kg8 24. f3 a4
$14) 20. Bf4 $16 Rc8 $6 (20... Ne4 $142 {/\} 21. Qb5 Ra7 $1) 21. a3 Ne4 22.
Rac1 Qb6 $6 (22... Kg8 {>=}) 23. Qb5 $18 Qxb5 24. Nxb5 a4 25. Ne5 (25. Na7 $5)
25... g5 26. Bh2 Kg7 27. Nd7 Rfd8 28. Rxc8 Bxc8 (28... Rxc8 29. f3) 29. Nb6 Bf6
30. Bc7 $1 Re8 31. f3 Ba6 32. fxe4 Bxb5 (32... Rxe4 33. Rxe4 dxe4 34. Nc3 Bxd4+
35. Kh1 e3 36. Nbxa4) 33. e5 Bd8 34. Rc1 Bc4 35. Bxd8 Rxd8 36. Nxa4 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Nb6 11. Nbd2 exd4 (11... Bf6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. N1h2 exd4 14.
cxd4 Na5 15. Bc2 c5 16. b3 $1 Nc6 17. Bb2 Ra7 18. e5 $1 dxe5 19. dxc5 Nd5 20.
Ng4 Bxg4 21. hxg4 g6 22. Nd2 $1 $16 {Popovic,P-Salov,V/Manila izt/1990/}) 12.
Nxd4 (12. cxd4 Nb4 13. Nf1 c5 14. a3 Nc6 15. Ng3 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Qxd4
Bf6 18. Qb4 Be6 19. Nh5 $1 $14 {Sokolov,A- Adams,M/France/1992/}) 12... Nxd4
13. cxd4 c5 14. Nf3 $16 c4 15. Bc2 d5 16. e5 b4 17. Nh2 a5 18. Qh5 g6 19. Qh6
Re8 20. h4 Bf8 (20... Bxh4 21. Nf3 Be7 22. Ng5 Bxg5 23. Bxg5 $18) 21. Qf4 a4
22. h5 b3 23. Bd1 Bb4 24. Re3 Bf5 25. Rg3 Kh8 26. a3 Bf8 27. Bd2 Ra7 28. Ng4
Bxg4 29. Bxg4 f5 30. Be2 Re6 31. hxg6 hxg6 32. Rh3+ Kg8 33. g4 Rf7 34. Kg2 Bg7
35. Rah1 fxg4 36. Qxg4 Rf5 37. Rf3 Qf8 38. Bb4 Qe8 39. Rxf5 gxf5 40. Qxf5 Qg6+
41. Bg4 $18 Qxf5 42. Bxf5 Rh6 43. Rxh6 Bxh6 44. e6 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Rodriguez Talavera, Juan Carlos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. a4 Bf8 $6 (11... h6 $1 12. Nbd2 exd4 13. cxd4 Nb4
14. Qe2 Bf8 15. e5 dxe5 $1 16. dxe5 Qd3 $1 17. Qxd3 Nxd3 18. Re3 Nxc1 19. Rxc1
Nd5 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Rxc7 Ra1+ 23. Kh2 Ra2 $44 {Aseev-A.Ivanov,
Kostroma 1985.}) (11... Qd7 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. d5 Ne7
16. Nf1 h6 17. Ng3 c6 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Nh2 d5 20. Nh5 {Timman,J-Karpov,An (7)/
Kuala Lumpur cf/1990/1/2-1/2/43/}) 12. d5 Ne7 (12... Na5 13. Ba2 c6 14. Na3 {
>= b2-b4} (14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. axb5 axb5 16. Bg5 Be7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Na3 Qd7
19. Bd5 Qb7 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Nc2 Nc4 22. Nb4 $10 {Solomon,S-Barus,C/
Thessaloniki olm/1988/1/2-1/2/63/}) 14... cxd5 (14... Rc8 15. axb5 axb5 16. b4
$14) 15. exd5 e4 $5 (15... Qd7 16. Bg5 e4 17. Nh2 bxa4 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nc4
Nxc4 20. Bxc4 f5 21. Rxa4 Bh6 22. Bb3 Re7 23. Nf1 Bc8 24. Rc4 Rb8 25. Ba4 Qd8
$13 {De Firmian,N-Granda Zuniga,J/Los Angeles/1987/}) (15... bxa4 16. Qxa4 Nxd5
(16... Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Nc2 Nb7 19. Qc6 $18) 17. Ng5 $1 Re7 (17... h6 18.
Nxf7 $1 $18 Kxf7 19. Rd1 Kg8 20. Rxd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5+ Kh8 22. Bxa8 Qxa8 23. Qxa5
) 18. b4 Nxc3 19. Qc2 $1 $18 {/\ Qxh7#}) (15... Rc8 $6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nxb5
$6 Rc5) 16. Nd4 Nc4 17. Nxc4 bxc4 18. Bxc4 Qc7 19. Qb3 Rac8 20. Nc6 Nxd5 21.
Bxd5 Bxc6 22. Be3 $14 {Oll,L-Granda Zuniga,J/ESP/1991/}) (12... Nb8 $5) 13.
axb5 (13. Bg5) 13... axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. Na3 Qd7 16. Bg5 $16 c6 17. dxc6
Bxc6 18. Nc2 Qb7 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Nd2 Ng6 21. Nb4 Nf4 22. h4 Ng6 23. h5 Nf4
24. Nxc6 Qxc6 25. Qg4+ 1-0

[Event "Oakham YM"]
[Site "Oakham"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Livshits, Ron"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 g6 13. d5 (13. Ng5 Re7 14. d5 Nb8
15. Qe2 $16 {Ernst - Lundberg, Stockholm 1992.}) 13... Nb8 14. Qe2 c6 15. dxc6
Bxc6 16. axb5 Bxb5 17. Bc4 Bc6 18. Nh2 Nbd7 19. Rxa6 Rxa6 20. Bxa6 $16 d5 21.
Bb5 Bb7 22. Ng4 Re6 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Ne4 Nc5 25. Ng5 Re7 26. Qc4 Qb6 27. b4
Ne6 28. Nxe6 Rxe6 29. Rxe5 h5 30. Rxe6 Qxe6 31. Ne3 Bd6 32. Nxd5 Bxd5 33. Qe2
$18 Qf6 34. c4 Be6 35. c5 Bc7 36. Qe3 Qa1 37. Bf1 Be5 38. b5 Bf5 39. b6 Bd4 40.
Qa3 Qb1 41. Be3 Bb2 42. Qb3 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Wedberg} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. Bc2
g6 15. d5 Nb8 16. b3 c6 17. c4 Qc7 $1 {Gutman} (17... Bh6 $5 18. b4 (18. a4 b4
19. Nf1 (19. dxc6 Nxc6 $10) 19... Bxc1 20. Rxc1 c5 $1 $10 {Rajna,G-Orlov,P/
Pancevo/1987/}) 18... Qc7 $1 $10 {Hawelko-Lukacs/Polanica Zdroj/1986/}) (17...
a5 18. Nf1 (18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. cxb5 Bxb5 20. Nc4 Na6 $10 {Ljubojevic-Karpov/
Linares/1991/,/Amsterdam Euwe-mem/1991/} (20... Nc6 {Wedberg} 21. Bg5 Nb4 22.
Ne3 Be7 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. a3 Nxc2 25. Qxc2 {+/= Magem Badals-Karpov, Madrid
1992})) 18... Nbd7 19. Be3 $1 Qc7 20. Rc1 bxc4 21. bxc4 Reb8 22. Ng3 Ba6 23.
Ba4 $1 $16 {Liberzon-Shvidler/Israel/1984/}) 18. Nf1 Nbd7 19. Be3 (19. Bg5 Rec8
20. Rc1 Be7 21. Ng3 bxc4 22. bxc4 a5 23. Bd2 Nc5 24. Be3 cxd5 25. cxd5 Qd8 $10
{Psakhis-Agdestein/Novi Sad (ol)/1990/}) 19... Nc5 20. Ng3 a5 21. Qd2 Nfd7 22.
cxb5 $2 cxd5 $1 23. exd5 Nf6 24. Rac1 Nxd5 25. Bxc5 dxc5 26. Bd3 Rad8 $17 27.
Bc4 Bg7 28. Ne4 Nf6 29. Qc2 (29. Nxf6+ Bxf6 30. Qc2 (30. Qe3 {Wedberg} e4 $17)
30... e4 31. Nd2 Bg5 32. Rcd1 e3 33. Nf3 Bxf3 $17) 29... Nxe4 30. Rxe4 Bxe4 31.
Qxe4 Bh6 $19 32. Re1 Kg7 33. g4 Bf4 0-1

[Event "Minsk"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Zaitsev, Igor A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Wedberg} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 a5 10. d4 a4 11. Bc2 Bd7 12. Nbd2 (12. Bd3 Qb8 13. Na3 b4 (
13... exd4 {Wedberg} 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 Qb7 16. Bg5 Rad8 17. Nc2 Nc6 18. Ne3
Rfe8 {+/= Renet-Agdestein, Lyon 1988}) 14. Nc4 $16 {Wolff,P-Hebden,M/London/
1990/}) 12... Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 (14... h6 15. Nh2 Na5 $10 {
Wolff-Razuvaev/New York/1989/}) 15. Bd3 Qb8 16. Bg5 Bg7 17. Qd2 Nd8 (17... a3
18. bxa3 Rxa3 19. Reb1 $16) 18. Bc2 Ne6 19. Be3 c6 20. Rad1 Re7 21. Bb1 Ne8 22.
Ng5 $1 Nxg5 23. Bxg5 f6 24. Be3 $16 Be6 25. h4 Qc8 (25... h5 $5 {Wedberg}) 26.
h5 Rb8 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. f4 exf4 29. Bxf4 Bf7 30. Qf2 Qg4 31. Nf1 Rd8 32. Rd3
Nc7 33. Nh2 Qd7 34. Rh3 Ne6 35. Ng4 f5 (35... Nxf4 36. Qxf4 Re6 37. Rf1 $16)
36. Nh6+ Kf8 37. Bd2 fxe4 38. Bxe4 Rde8 39. Rf1 Nd8 40. Bd3 (40. Bxg6 Re2 41.
Qf4 $18) 40... Qe6 41. Bg5 Qxa2 42. Bxe7+ Rxe7 43. Bxg6 Bxh6 44. Rxh6 Qe6 45.
Qh4 Qe3+ 46. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-13a"]
[Site "Tunis"]
[Date "1985.04.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1985.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "TUN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. a4 h6 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Nf1 f5 $1 $15 18. exf5 Nf6 $1 19. Bd2 $6 (19. N1h2 Bxd5)
(19. Rxe8 Qxe8 20. N1h2 Qf7 21. Ng4 Nxg4 22. hxg4 Qxd5 23. Qe2 Bc6 $1 $15 {
/\ Re8}) (19. Ne3 Nbxd5 20. Ba2 c4 $15) 19... Nbxd5 20. Ng3 Qd7 21. Ne4 (21.
axb5 $5 axb5 22. Rxa8 $15) 21... b4 $1 $36 22. Nh2 Nxe4 $1 23. Bxe4 Nf6 24.
Bxb7 Rxe1+ $1 25. Bxe1 Qxb7 26. Ng4 Nxg4 27. Qxg4 Re8 28. Bd2 (28. f6 $2 Qe4)
28... Re4 $1 29. Qg3 (29. Qf3 Be7 $17) 29... Qd5 $1 30. Bxh6 (30. f6 Qe5) 30...
Qxf5 31. Be3 d5 32. b3 c4 $19 33. Rd1 cxb3 34. Rd2 Qf6 35. Qc7 Rc4 36. Qb7 Rc1+
37. Kh2 Bd6+ 38. f4 Bxf4+ 39. g3 Bxe3 40. Qxd5+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "Nikolaev zt"]
[Site "Nikolaev"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Frolov, Artur"]
[Black "Zulfugarli, Magomed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 g6 {[#]} 16. d5 $146 (16. Ra3 Bg7 17. e5 $1 $14 (17. Rae3 $6 c5 18. d5 Nd7
19. axb5 axb5 20. Nf1 Nb6 $10 {<=><<})) (16. Nh2) 16... c6 (16... c5 $5 17. Ra3
Bg7 $10 {- 16.Ra3}) 17. Qb3 a5 18. dxc6 bxa4 19. Qxa4 Bxc6 20. Qd1 $14 {[#]}
Bg7 (20... d5 21. e5 Ne4 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Qxd8 Rexd8 24. Bxe4 Bxe4 25. Rxe4
Nc2 $1 26. Rb1 Rd1+ $44) 21. Ra3 Ra7 22. Nd4 Ba8 23. Nc2 Rae7 24. Nxb4 axb4 25.
Rae3 {[#]} Qc8 $2 (25... d5 26. e5 Ne4 $1 27. Nxe4 dxe4 28. Qxd8 Rxd8 29. Bxe4
Bxe4 30. Rxe4 Rxe5 $1 (30... Bxe5 31. Bxh6 $16) 31. Rxe5 Bxe5 32. Rxe5 Rd1+ 33.
Kh2 Rxc1 34. Re4 Rc2 $10) 26. b3 d5 27. e5 Nd7 28. f4 Nc5 29. Bb2 {[#]} Ne6 (
29... d4 30. Bxd4 Ne6 31. Nc4 $1 $16 {/\ 32.Nd6}) 30. f5 $16 d4 31. Rg3 Nf4 32.
fxg6 f6 33. Bxd4 fxe5 34. Be3 $18 Rd8 35. Qc2 Rc7 36. Nc4 Qb7 37. Bb6 Rd3 38.
Rxd3 Nxd3 39. Rd1 $1 Rxc4 (39... Rd7 $142) 40. Qxc4+ Kh8 41. Qg4 Qxb6+ 42. Kh2
Qc7 43. Rxd3 e4+ 44. Rg3 Bd5 (44... Be5 45. g7+ $18) 45. Bxe4 Bxe4 46. Qxe4 Be5
47. Qf3 $1 (47. g7+ $2 Qxg7 $1) 47... Kg7 48. h4 Bf4 49. h5 Bxg3+ 50. Qxg3 Qc5
51. Qf3 Qe5+ 52. g3 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 9192 34th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schussler} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7.
Re1 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14.
a4 h6 15. Bc2 exd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 17. Bb1 c5 18. d5 Nd7 19. Ra3 f5 20. Nh2 $1 {
Eine großartige Neuerung!} (20. Rae3 {Schussler} Nf6 21. Nh2 Qd7 {19. - Kh8 -
Kasparov,G-Karpov,A, Lyon (m20) 1990.} 22. Rf3 (22. exf5 Rxe3 23. fxe3 Bxd5 24.
Ng4 Be7 25. e4 Bf7 26. Nf3 Rd8 $13 {Kasparov,G-Karpov,A, Amsterdam 1991.})
22... Re5 23. b3 fxe4 24. Nxe4 Nxe4 25. Rxe4 Rxd5 $15 {Oll,L-Hjartarson,J, USA
1991.}) 20... Nf6 21. Rf3 Re5 {Im Vergleich zu Oll - Hjartarson, Philadelphia
1991 hat Weiß ein Tempo gewonnen, weil Schwarz nicht ...Qd7 gespielt hat.} (
21... fxe4 $6 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Rxe4 $2 24. Rxe4 Bxd5 25. Rxf8+ $1 Qxf8
26. Rxb4 $1 cxb4 27. Qxd5+ Kh8 28. axb5 axb5 29. Be3 $1 Ra1+ 30. Nf1 Qf6 31.
Qxb5 Qxb2 32. Qe8+ Kh7 33. Qe4+ Kh8 34. Bd4 Qb1 35. Qe8+ Kh7 36. Bxa1 Qxa1 37.
Qe4+ $18) 22. Rxf5 Rxf5 23. exf5 Bxd5 24. Ne4 (24. Ng4 {Schussler} Nxg4 25.
hxg4 $13 {23.Qxg4? Qg5!}) 24... Bxe4 25. Bxe4 d5 26. Bf3 (26. Bb1 {Schussler}
d4 27. Ng4 d3 $19) 26... c4 27. Re6 Nd3 28. Be3 d4 29. Bxh6 $1 (29. Bxd4 {
Schussler} Qxd4 30. Bxa8 Qxf2+ 31. Kh1 Qxb2 $19) (29. Bxa8 {Schussler} dxe3 $19
) 29... Nxb2 30. Qc2 Nxa4 31. Bg5 $36 d3 32. Qd2 Nc5 (32... c3 33. Qa2 Kh8 34.
Bxf6 $6 gxf6 35. Re4 Bh6 36. Rh4 Qf8 37. Bxa8 c2 38. Qa1 d2 $19) (32... c3 33.
Qa2 Kh8 34. Bxa8 $1 Qxa8 35. Rxf6 $5 d2 36. Rxf8+ Qxf8 37. Bxd2 cxd2 38. Qxd2
Qxf5 $10) (32... c3 33. Qa2 Kh8 34. Bxa8 $1 Qxa8 35. Bxf6 $6 gxf6 36. Nf3 c2
$17) 33. Bxf6 gxf6 34. Rc6 Rc8 35. Rxc8 Qxc8 36. Bd5+ Kh7 37. Qf4 $16 d2 38.
Qg4 d1=Q+ 39. Qxd1 Qxf5 40. Ng4 Bh6 41. Qe1 Bf8 42. Qe8 Qb1+ 43. Kh2 Bd6+ 44.
g3 Qg6 45. Qd8 1-0

[Event "Rishon Le Ziyyon YM"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shmuter, Leonid"]
[Black "Liss, Eran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1995.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Bc2 g6 13. d5 Nb8 (13... Ne7) 14. b3
c6 15. c4 Nbd7 16. Nf1 {[#]} (16. a4) 16... Nc5 $146 (16... bxc4) (16... Qc7 {
/\ 17..Rec8}) 17. N3h2 Rc8 18. Ng4 {[#]} Ncxe4 19. Rxe4 $1 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 c5 (
20... f5 $2 21. dxc6 $1 $18) 21. Qf3 $1 (21. Nh6+ $2 Bxh6 22. Bxh6 Qh4 $19) (
21. Bc2 f5 $13) 21... f5 22. Bxf5 gxf5 23. Qxf5 {[#]} Bg7 24. Ng3 Rf8 (24...
Rc7 25. Ne4 Rf7 26. Qh5 $16 {/\ 26.Ng5}) 25. Qe6+ Kh8 26. Ne4 $18 Rc7 27. Bg5
Qd7 28. Nxd6 h5 29. Ne3 Bc8 30. Qg6 bxc4 31. bxc4 e4 32. Qxh5+ $1 Kg8 33. Qg6
Kh8 34. Rf1 Bd4 35. Nxe4 Qh7 36. Qxh7+ Kxh7 37. h4 Kg6 38. Nd6 Bd7 39. Rb1 Be5
40. Rb6 Kh7 41. Ne4 a5 42. d6 Ra7 43. Nxc5 Bd4 44. Nxd7 Rxd7 45. Rc6 Rb8 46. g3
Kg6 47. c5 Rb5 48. Nc4 $1 Kh5 (48... Rxc5 $2 49. Rxc5 Bxc5 50. Ne5+) 49. Kg2
Rxc5 50. Rxc5 Bxc5 51. Ne5 {/\ 52.g4#} 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-12c"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1982.09.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1982.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. a4 h6 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 bxa4 16. Rxa4 a5 17. Ra3 g6 18. e5 $5 dxe5 19. dxe5 Nh5 $1 (19... Nfd5 $2
20. Ne4 $16) 20. Nh2 $6 (20. Be4 $6 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Bc5 $1 $15) (20. e6 f5 $13) (
20. Ne4 Qxd1 21. Rxd1 Red8 $13) (20. Qb3 $5 $14 {Kasparov}) 20... Qd5 (20...
Nf4 21. Ne4 $1 Qxd1 22. Rxd1 Ne2+ 23. Kf1 Nxc1 24. Nf6+ Kh8 25. Nxe8 Ba6+ 26.
Ke1 Nbd3+ 27. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 28. Raxd3 Bxd3 29. Rxd3 Rxe8 $10) 21. Ndf3 Rxe5 $3 22.
Ng4 $1 Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Kh7 24. Re3 Rd8 25. Bd2 $1 $44 Qd6 (25... Bg7) 26. Nge5
$1 Bd5 $6 (26... Kg8 $1) 27. Nh4 Kg8 28. Nexg6 $6 (28. Nhxg6 $1) 28... fxg6 29.
Bxg6 Bf7 30. Bxh5 Bxh5 31. Rg3+ Kf7 32. Qe4 Qxd2 33. Qf5+ Ke7 34. Re3+ Qxe3 35.
fxe3 Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Rd5 37. Qc8 Kf7 38. g4 Bd6+ 39. Kg2 Bg6 40. Nxg6 Kxg6 41.
Qg8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Montpellier"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Renet, Olivier"]
[Black "Miralles, Gilles"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1991.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Nb6 11. Nbd2 exd4 12. cxd4 Nb4 13. Nf1 c5 14. a3 Nc6 15.
Ne3 (15. Be3 Na5 16. Bc2 Nbc4 17. Bc1 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Bf6 19. Rb1 d5 20. exd5 Bb7
21. Nf5 Qxd5 22. Qxd5 Bxd5 23. b3 Nb6 24. Be3 Rab8 25. N1g3 Be6 26. Ne4 Nd5 27.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 28. Ba7 $1 Rb7 29. Bc5 Rc8 30. b4 Nc4 31. Rbc1 $16 {Adorjan - Yvkov,
Vrbas 1980.}) 15... cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Be6 18. Qd1 Rc8 19. Rb1 Qd7 20.
Bd2 Bf6 {Die Stellung ist völlig ausgeglichen.} 21. Ba5 Bxb3 22. Qxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Black "Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. Be3 (11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 $14) 11... Na5 12. Bc2 Nc4
13. Bc1 Bb7 14. b3 (14. d5 Qe7 15. a4 Ncb6 16. a5 Nc8 17. Nbd2 c6 18. dxc6 Bxc6
19. Nf1 $14 {Damjanovic,M-Shabtai,R/Tel Aviv-B/1991/}) (14. a4 d5 $1 (14...
exd4 $5 15. cxd4 c5 16. axb5 $1 cxd4 $1 (16... axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. dxc5 Nxc5
19. b3 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 $10 {Almasi,Z-Timoshenko,G/Budapest Festival/1991/})
17. bxa6 Rxa6 18. Rxa6 Bxa6 19. Nxd4 Qb6 $44 {Ivanchuk-Karpov/Reggio Emilia/
1989-90/}) (14... Re8 15. d5 bxa4 (15... Be7 16. b3 Na5 17. Nbd2 c6 18. b4 Nc4
19. Nxc4 bxc4 20. dxc6 Bxc6 $10 {Brodsky,M-Kruppa,Y/URS-chJ Kherson/1991}) 16.
Rxa4 Ncb6 17. Ra5 c6 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Na3 Nc5 20. Qe2 Nba4 $13 {Shmuter,
L-Kruppa,Y/Ukraina-ch Simferopol/1990/}) (14... c5 15. d5 Ncb6 16. b3 g6 17.
Qe2 c4 18. b4 $14 {Dolmatov,S-Balashov,Y/URS-chT/1988/}) 15. axb5 (15. dxe5 {
Kasparov-Karpov/New York wch(8)/1990/} dxe4 $1 16. exf6 exf3 17. fxg7 Re8 $44 {
Georgadze}) 15... axb5 (15... dxe4 $6 16. bxa6 exf3 17. Qd3 g6 18. Qxc4 exd4
19. Bh6 $16 {Khalifman,A-Wells,P/London/1991/}) 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. exd5 Bxd5 18.
b3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Nd6 $10 {Khalifmam,A-Razuvaev,Y/BRD 52/(349)/1991/}) 14...
Ncb6 15. Be3 (15. Bb2 $6 Re8 $10 {Elseth,R-Tisdall,J/NOR-ch/1991/}) (15. d5 Be7
16. Nbd2 c6 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. c4 Nc5 19. Ba3 Qc7 $10 {Apicella,M-Boudre,JP/
Torcy op/1991/}) 15... Re8 (15... exd4 16. cxd4 Re8 (16... c5 17. Nbd2 cxd4 18.
Bxd4 Ne5 19. Rc1 Re8 20. Bb1 $14 {Brunner,L-Arnason,J/Oakham/1988/}) 17. Nbd2
c5 18. Rc1 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Rc8 20. Nf1 Ne5 21. N3h2 Nc6 $5 $10 {Morgado,JS-Bang,
E/CCYB 4/249/1990/} (21... g6 22. Qd2 $14 {Hjartarson,J-Short,N/Beograd/1987/})
) 16. d5 Qc8 17. Nbd2 c6 18. c4 $14 cxd5 19. cxd5 Qc3 20. a4 Rec8 21. Ra2 bxa4
22. bxa4 a5 23. Nb1 Qc4 24. Rb2 Ba6 25. Nfd2 Qc7 26. Na3 Nc5 27. Nb5 Qd8 28.
Qa1 Be7 29. Reb1 Nbd7 30. Qa2 Nf6 31. Kh2 g6 32. g3 h5 33. f3 h4 34. g4 Ne8 35.
Nc4 Bg5 $1 $132 36. Bf2 Qf6 37. Kg2 Nd7 38. Bd3 Qf4 39. Be2 Ndf6 40. Nb6 Bxb5
41. axb5 Rc3 42. Nxa8 Nxe4 $5 43. Qa4 $1 (43. fxe4 $2 Qxe4+ 44. Kf1 Qh1+ 45.
Bg1 Be3 $17) 43... N8f6 44. Rh1 (44. fxe4 $2 Nxe4 45. Rf1 Rg3+ 46. Bxg3 Qxg3+
47. Kh1 Qxh3+ 48. Kg1 Be3+ $19) (44. b6 Ra3 45. Qxa3 Nxf2 46. Kxf2 Qg3+ (46...
Ne4+ 47. Kf1 Ng3+ 48. Kg2 $18) (46... Qh2+ 47. Ke1 Qg1+ 48. Bf1 $18) 47. Kf1
Nxd5 (47... Ne4 $2 48. fxe4 Qxa3 49. Rb3 $18) (47... e4 48. b7 e3 49. b8=Q+ Kg7
50. Bd1 $18 Nxd5) (47... Qxh3+ 48. Ke1) 48. Rb3 Qxh3+ $2 (48... Nf4 $3 $44) 49.
Ke1 Qg3+ 50. Kd1 Qg1+ 51. Kc2 Qf2 52. R1b2 Qxe2+ 53. Kb1 Qd1+ 54. Ka2 $18)
44... Ra3 $1 45. Qxa3 Nxf2 46. Kxf2 Qg3+ 47. Kf1 Nxd5 48. Rg1 Qxh3+ (48... Ne3+
$5 49. Qxe3 Qxh3+ 50. Kf2 (50. Rg2 Bxe3) 50... Qh2+ $1 51. Rg2 Bxe3+ 52. Kxe3
Qxg2 53. b6 Qg1+ 54. Kd2 Qd4+ 55. Kc2 Qf2 56. Kd3 Qd4+ $10) 49. Ke1 Qh2 50. Bf1
Qxg1 51. Rg2 Qa7 52. b6 Qxa8 53. Qxd6 Be7 54. Qxe5 Bb4+ 55. Kd1 Nxb6 56. Qe4
$13 Qd8+ 57. Kc2 Qc7+ 58. Kb1 Na4 $6 (58... h3 59. Rc2 Qg3 $13) 59. Qe8+ Kg7
60. Qxa4 h3 61. Rc2 Qg3 62. Qa1+ Kg8 63. Rc8+ Bf8 64. Rxf8+ (64. Qa3 Qe1+ 65.
Kc2 Qf2+ 66. Kc3 Qe1+ $2 (66... Qe3+ $1 67. Bd3 Qh6 68. g5 (68. f4 $5 h2 69.
Rxf8+ (69. Be4 Qh3+ 70. Bd3 Qh6) 69... Qxf8 70. Qxf8+ Kxf8 71. Be4 $14) 68...
Qg7+ 69. Kc2 h2 70. Qc1 Qd4 $14) 67. Kd4 Qf2+ 68. Kd5 Qd2+ 69. Qd3 $1 Qg5+ 70.
Kc6 $16) 64... Kxf8 65. Qh8+ Ke7 66. Qxh3 Qe1+ 67. Kc2 Qf2+ 68. Kd1 Qd4+ 69.
Ke1 a4 $14 70. Qg2 Qa1+ 71. Kd2 a3 72. Qe2+ Kf8 73. Qd3 a2 74. Qa3+ Kg8 75. Bd3
Qb1 $1 76. Qa8+ Kg7 77. Bxb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rishon Le Ziyyon YM"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shmuter, Leonid"]
[Black "Davies, Nigel Rodney"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1995.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 Bxb3 11. axb3 exd4 12. cxd4 Nb4 13. d5 c5 14. dxc6 d5 15.
e5 Ne4 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Nxc6 18. Qd3 Re8 19. e6 fxe6 20. Rxe6 Qd7 21. Re2
b4 {[#]} 22. Bb2 $1 $16 {N} (22. c4 {Gofshtein,L-Davies,N/Rishon le Zion/1994/
CBM 45/}) 22... bxc3 (22... Bf6 $2 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Rxa6 $16) 23. Bxc3 a5 24.
Ne5 Nxe5 25. Rxe5 d4 (25... Red8 26. Rxa5 Rxa5 27. Bxa5 Bf6 28. Rh5 $18) 26.
Bxd4 $18 Bb4 27. Rg5 g6 (27... Re7 28. Qc4+ Kh8 29. Qxb4 axb4 30. Rxa8+ Re8 31.
Rxe8+ $1 Qxe8 32. Rxg7 Qe1+ 33. Kh2 $18) 28. Rxg6+ hxg6 29. Qxg6+ Kf8 30. Qh6+
Kg8 31. Qh8+ Kf7 32. Qg7+ Ke6 33. Qg4+ (33. Qg4+ Kd6 34. Be5+ Kc6 35. Rc1+ $18)
1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Black "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a4 h6 15. Bc2
exd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 17. Bb1 c5 18. d5 Nd7 19. Ra3 c4 $5 {After the famous game
Anand-Admas in the WC in Saint-Luis this line was neglected for a while in
favor of 19...f5. However the latest games with ...f5 turned out to be
disastrous for Black so it's natural to look for improvements in other
direction.} (19... f5) 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nd4 Qb6 22. Nf5 Ne5 23. Rg3 g6 24. Nf1
$6 {[%csl Rf1] I guess Vescovi suspected that his opponent prepared an
improvement, so he decided to deviate from the game Anand-Adams in favor of
the move in the game. The problem is Black seems to be doing great after the
move in the game!} (24. Nf3 Ned3 25. Qd2 Bxd5 $2 26. Nxh6+ Bxh6 27. Qxh6 Qxf2+
28. Kh2 Nxe1 29. Nh4 Ned3 30. Nxg6 Qxg3+ 31. Kxg3 fxg6 32. Qxg6+ Kf8 33. Qf6+
Kg8 34. Bh6 {1-0 Anand,V-Adams,M/San Luis 2005}) 24... Nbd3 25. Be3 Qd8 26. f4
(26. Re2 Ra1 27. Bd4 Kh7 28. b3 Rxb1 29. Qxb1 Nf4 30. Re1 gxf5 31. bxc4 Qc8 $15
{Wang Zili-Yang Wuming/China 1987}) 26... Nxb2 27. Qd2 Ned3 28. Bd4 Qa5 $5 {
Black is concerned with White's dark-squared bishop, so he prefers to get rid
of it instead of winning an exchange.} (28... Nxe1 $5 29. Bxb2 Qa5 30. Bc3 (30.
Qd4 $2 Qa7 $19) 30... b4 31. Bd4 c3 32. Qxe1 Qxd5 $13 {[%cal Ge8e4]}) 29. Bc3
Qb6+ 30. Kh2 Na4 $1 (30... Nxe1 $6 31. Bxb2 b4 32. Bd4 Qb5 33. Qxe1 $36 {
[%csl Gd4]}) 31. Bxd3 cxd3 32. N1e3 {White can't keep the bishop on the board
as after} (32. Ba1 $2 Nc5 33. Qb2 Rxa1 34. Qxa1 Nxe4 $17 {Black is doing great.
}) 32... Nxc3 33. Qxc3 h5 34. Qxd3 Ra4 35. Qd1 {Entering very interesting
complications.} (35. Nd1 $5) 35... Kh7 36. Rg5 $5 Raxe4 37. Rxh5+ Kg8 (37...
gxh5 $2 38. Qxh5+ Kg8 39. Qg5+ Kh8 40. Ng4 $18 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Gg4f6,Gg5h5]})
38. Ng4 (38. Qg4 $5 {deserved attention:} Rxe3 39. Qh4 gxh5 (39... Bg7 40. Nxg7
Rxe1 41. Rh8+ Kxg7 42. Rh7+ $11) 40. Qg5+ Kh8 41. Qxh5+ $11 {with a draw.})
38... Bg7 39. Nxg7 $1 (39. Rxe4 $2 Rxe4 40. Nxg7 Kxg7 41. Rh7+ Kxh7 42. Nf6+
Kh6 43. Nxe4 Qe3 $19) 39... Rxe1 40. Nxe8 Qg1+ (40... Rxd1 $4 41. Nef6+ Kf8 42.
Rh8+ Ke7 43. Re8#) 41. Kg3 gxh5 42. Nef6+ Kf8 43. Qc2 hxg4 44. Qc7 Re3+ 45. Kh4
Qe1+ 46. Kh5 (46. Kg5 gxh3 47. Qxd6+ Re7 48. Nd7+ Kg8 49. Nf6+ Kg7 50. Nh5+ Kf8
51. Qh6+ Ke8 52. Nf6+ Kd8 53. Qf8+ Kc7 $19) 46... Kg7 $1 (46... gxh3 47. Qd8+
Re8 (47... Kg7 48. Qg8+ Kxf6 49. Qg5#) 48. Nd7+ Kg7 49. Qg5+ Kh8 50. Qh6+ Kg8
51. Nf6#) (46... Re5+ $2 47. fxe5 Qxe5+ 48. Kxg4 Qxf6 49. Qxb7 $11) 47. Qxd6 (
47. Kg5 gxh3 48. Nh5+ Kg8 49. Nf6+ Kf8 50. Qxd6+ Re7 51. Nd7+ Kg8 52. Nf6+ Kg7
53. Nh5+ Kf8 $19) 47... gxh3 48. Ng4 Qd1 49. f5 (49. Qh6+ Kg8 50. Kh4) 49...
Qxg4+ $2 {Missing a win after} (49... h2 $1 50. Qh6+ Kg8 51. Qg5+ Kf8 52. Qh6+
Ke8 53. Qxe3+ Kd7 54. Kg5 Qxg4+ 55. Kxg4 h1=Q $19) 50. Kxg4 hxg2 51. f6+ $2 {
Returning the favor!} (51. Qh2 Bxd5 52. f6+ Kg8 53. Qb8+ Kh7 54. Qh2+ $11 Kg6
$140 $2 55. Qh5+ Kxf6 56. Qg5+ Ke6 57. Qxe3+ $18) 51... Kg6 52. Qh2 Re5 $1 {
[%cal Ge5g5]} 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. e4 {Ftacnik} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1
b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4
14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 f5 $6 {This move is justly
considerd to be very dangerous for Black. The following game proves the
credibility of this theoretical evaluation once again!} 18. Nh2 {White wants
Black to exchange on e4 in this line. The open diagonal b1-h7 and a very
strong rook on the 3rd rank offer excellent attacking chances.} Nf6 19. Rf3 $1
{Encouraging Black to capture on e4.} fxe4 {Ftacnik: 'Bacrot is opting for the
less usual line connected with great risk. White forces are ready to fully
concentrate on the black king and the main line 19...Re5! is trying to slow
down enemy's initiative. '} ({Also after} 19... Re5 {Black's defensive task is
far from being easy.} 20. Rxf5 Rxf5 21. exf5 Bxd5 22. Ng4 bxa4 (22... c4 23.
Nf3 bxa4 24. Bd2 Nd3 25. Bxd3 cxd3 26. Bc3 Nxg4 27. hxg4 Bc4 28. Qxa4 $14 {
Kulaots,K-Sulskis,S/Tallin 2006}) 23. Ne4 Be7 24. Nexf6+ Bxf6 25. Bd2 Bb3 26.
Qf3 Rb8 27. Bxh6 $1 $18 {Harikrishna,P-Vescovi,G/Khanty Mansiysk 2005}) 20.
Nxe4 Nbxd5 21. Ng4 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gd1d3]} Kh8 ({After the capture on g4
White's pawn could be used to open up the cover of the black king.} 21... Nxg4
22. hxg4 Nb4 23. g5 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 Rxe4 25. Bxe4 d5 26. Bf5 Qe7 27. gxh6 Qe5 28.
hxg7 Bxg7 29. Bg4 $16 {Farkas,Z-Sorroche Lupion,F/SEMI 2001}) (21... Nxe4 {
Ftacnik} 22. Bxe4 Rxe4 (22... Nc3 23. Rxf8+ $1 Kxf8 24. Qf3+ Kg8 25. Nxh6+ $1
gxh6 26. Qg3+ Kh8 27. Qxc3+) 23. Rxe4 Nc7 24. Nf6+ (24. Nxh6+ $18) 24... gxf6
25. Rg3+ Kh8 26. Rh4 $18) 22. Bd2 $1 {This move is definitely better than 22.
Bxh6 which has been played in an old correspondance game.} (22. Bxh6 Nxe4 23.
Rxe4 Rxe4 24. Bxe4 Nc3 25. bxc3 Bxe4 26. Re3 Bc6 $132 {Andresen,T-Lumley,W/
corr 1995}) (22. b3 {Ftacnik} Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Rxe4 24. Rxe4 Nc3 25. Rxc3 Bxe4 $17
) 22... Nxe4 {'?' Ftacnik. A logical attempt to get rid of the white
light-squared bishop, but White can manage well enough without it.  Ftacnik:
'Most probably the decisive mistake in the game. The future battles may center
around the line 22...Nxg4.'} (22... Nxg4 {Ftacnik} 23. hxg4 Qd7 (23... Nf6 24.
Nxf6 gxf6 (24... Bxf3 $2 25. Qc2 $1 $18) 25. Rxe8 Qxe8 26. Qc2 Qd7 27. Bc3 $1
Bxf3 28. Qg6 $1 Qg7 29. Bxf6 $18) 24. g5 Re6 $13) (22... b4 {Ftacnik} 23. Qc2
$40) 23. Rxe4 Rxe4 24. Bxe4 Nc3 ({After} 24... Qe7 $2 {White would've launched
the decisive attack on the light squares.} 25. Bb1 c4 26. Qc2 {[%csl Rh8]} g5
27. Qg6 {[%cal Gf3f7]} Qg7 28. Rf7 Qxg6 29. Bxg6 Bc6 30. Bc3+ Nxc3 31. Rh7+ Kg8
32. Nf6#) 25. Bxc3 Bxe4 26. Rf4 {Ftacnik: 'Karjakin will perform the decisive
phase of the attack with exeptional vigour. It made little sense to sacrifice
the exchange with the help of the move 26.Nxh6, since the attacker would have
been left with too little firepower to finish the deed.'} Bg6 {[%csl Gf7]
Covering the square f7 as White's knight is coming to h6.} (26... d5 $2 27.
Nxh6 Bg6 28. Qg4 Kh7 29. Qe6 Kxh6 30. Rg4 Qe8 31. Rh4+ Kg5 32. Qg4#) (26... Qe8
27. Nxh6 Qg6 28. Rg4 Qe6 29. Rh4 Be7 30. Qg4 $1 (30. Rh5 Bf8) 30... Qxg4 31.
Rxg4 Bf8 32. Rxe4 b4 33. Nf5 bxc3 34. bxc3 Kg8 $16) 27. Nxh6 {[%cal Gh6f7]} Qg5
(27... d5 28. Qg4 {is similar to 26...d5?.}) 28. Qf3 $1 {It's about time to
enjoy some material gains.} Qxh6 (28... Kh7 29. Nf7 Bxf7 30. Rxf7 $18 {and
Black loses a piece.}) 29. Bd2 $1 $18 {[%csl Ra8,Rf8,Rh6] Forcing Black to
give up a queen. In case of} (29. Rxf8+ Rxf8 30. Qxf8+ Kh7 31. Qxd6 Be4 $16 {
Black could put up some resistance, even though an endgame should be winning
for White.}) 29... Qxf4 30. Bxf4 Re8 31. axb5 axb5 32. Qc6 Kh7 ({Of course not
} 32... b4 33. Bxd6 Re6 34. Qc8 $18) 33. Qxb5 d5 34. Qd7 d4 35. h4 $1 {A very
important move which does not allow Black to coordinate his pieces.} Re4 36.
Bg3 (36. Bd6 $5 Bxd6 37. Qxd6 Re1+ 38. Kh2 Re2 39. h5 $18) 36... Be7 37. h5
Bxh5 ({Nothing changes} 37... Re1+ 38. Kh2 Bxh5 39. f3 Re2 40. b4 c4 41. b5 d3
42. b6 $18 {and White promotes a pawn.}) 38. f3 Re2 39. Kf1 Rxb2 40. Qxe7 Rb1+
41. Kf2 {A very powerful performance by young Ukrainian grandmaster!} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 82nd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2020.01.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Kovalev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Firouzja,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,71,28,28,9,25,20,15,29,-2,6,4,13,-16,-11,15,12,-18,-10,-11,-18,-10,-9,
-23,38,21,22,-7,8,9,17,-15,11,-18,62,75,108,100,83,78,108,108,127,136,136,144,
160,158,156,180,182,180,183,179,194,187,197,216,209,195,204,204,368,489,452,
298,724,783,817,859,991,1189,1189,1247]} 1. e4 {This was a very important game
to me because it was the first round, and I wanted to start with a good mood.}
e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9.
h3 {Of course until here it's a normal Ruy Lopez.} Bb7 $5 {My opponent
surprised me with this move. Previously he was playing 9...Na5 which is the
so-called Chigorin Defence. But I was not worried about this surprise because
I had enough experience against this line before.} 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12.
a4 $1 {This move, in return, came as a surprise to my opponent because I had
mostly used the a3 system. But I had played this a4 move once before, and I
have a feelling he missed that game in his preparation.} (12. a3 {- the main
move these days!}) 12... h6 $1 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 {
There are a lot of games with this position in the database, the most famous
ones being those from the Kasparov-Karpov match!} c4 $6 {Again it was not
surprise to me that he forgot the move orders because it's a very old line and
almost out of fashion!} (16... Nd7 {is of course the main move and leads to a
very interesting game. I have the privilege of actually having played this on
the black side against non other than Alexei Shirov, who was expert of this
line in the 90s!} 17. Ra3 f5 18. g4 fxg4 19. hxg4 c4 20. Nf1 Nc5 21. g5 Nbd3 {
Shirov-Firouzja 2017 ended in a draw!}) 17. Nd4 {Now my knight has a very nice
outpost on d4!} Nd7 {Black tries to sacrifice a pawn in order to pressure
White on the light squares with ...Nc5/...Nd3, but it's not enough.} (17... Qb6
{Normal play, the queen on b6 is misplaced:} 18. N2f3 $1 {followed by Be3 and
White has an excellent position.}) 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Bxa8 20. Nxb5 {
Now I have not only won the b5-pawn, but the c4-pawn is also weak. This is
just a winning position for White.} Qb8 21. Na3 Nd3 22. Re3 $1 {The move that
my opponent probably missed.} (22. Bxd3 cxd3 23. Ndc4 f5 {Now we can see why I
need the light-squared bishop.}) 22... Nxc1 (22... Nxb2 23. Qc2 Nd3 24. Naxc4
Nxc1 25. e5 $1 g6 26. e6 $18) 23. Qxc1 g6 24. Naxc4 $18 {A second pawn is
taken, and the rest is an automatic win.} Bg7 25. Ra3 $1 Qc7 26. b4 Bb7 27. Bd3
$1 {Bringing all the pieces in to the game.} Rb8 28. Qd1 $1 {A very nice plan,
the idea is Qa4-Qa5!} Bc8 29. Qa4 Ne5 {Now I calculated a forced line:} 30.
Nxe5 Qc1+ 31. Bf1 $1 Bxe5 32. Nc4 Bd4 33. Qe8+ Kg7 34. Rf3 $1 {A very nice
move, both attacking and defending the f2 pawn!} f6 35. Qe7+ Kg8 36. Qd8+ {
followed by Qc7+ and queen takes rook. A surprisingly easy game. He just made
a one single mistake playing 16....c4, and that mistake was enough for me to
take the point and get off to a very good start!} 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.01"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 f5 18. Nh2 Nf6 19. Rf3 Re5 20. Rxf5 Rxf5 21. exf5
Bxd5 22. Ng4 bxa4 $6 {vescovi has grown into a very strong grandmaster, but in
this position his sense of danger has failed him. The main defensive concepts
are either 22...Bf7 or the new idea 22...Ra7!? with a transfer of rook to the
center along the 7th rank.} (22... Bf7 23. Ne4 Nxg4 24. Qxg4 d5 25. f6 h5 (
25... dxe4 26. fxg7 Bxg7 27. Bxh6 Qf6 28. Qxe4 Nd5 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Qh8+ Bg8
31. Bh7 Kf7 32. Bxg7 Qxg7 33. Bxg8+ Qxg8 34. Qh5+ Kf8 35. Re5 Qxg2+ 36. Kxg2
Nf4+ 37. Kf3 Nxh5 38. Rxh5 {1/2-1/2 Morozevich,A-Grischuk,A/Dubai 2002/ (60)})
26. Qf5 Qc8 27. Qxc8 Rxc8 28. fxg7 Bxg7 29. Nd6 Rd8 30. Nb7 Rc8 31. axb5 axb5
32. Bf5 {1-0 Leko,P-Almasi,Z/Monte Carlo 2002/ (78)}) (22... Ra7 $5 23. Ne4
Bxe4 24. Bxe4 Nxg4 25. Qxg4 d5 26. Bb1 Re7 27. Rd1 Qd6 28. Bd2 Nc6 {1/2-1/2
Morozevich,A-Beliavsky,A/Hyderabad 2002/ (33)}) 23. Ne4 (23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. Ne4
Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Ra7 26. Re6 Qd4 27. Qe2 d5 28. f6 Qc4 29. fxg7 Qxc1+ 30. Kh2 Kxg7
31. Bg6 Qg5 {0-1 Zarychta,K-Matras,A /Wysowa 2003/}) 23... Be7 $2 {Only this
defensive move is positively false. Black is losing too much time for the
improvement of his bishop.;} (23... Nxe4 $1 24. Bxe4 Bb3 25. Qf3 d5 (25... Ra7
26. f6 $1 $16) 26. Bb1 Nc2 27. Bxc2 Bxc2 28. Qg3 Kh8 29. Nxh6 $13) 24. Nexf6+
Bxf6 25. Bd2 (25. Qxa4 $5 Bf7 26. Qa3 $14) 25... Bb3 (25... Bxb2 26. Bxb4 Bb3
27. Qd2 cxb4 28. Qxb2 $16) 26. Qf3 (26. Qe2 Rb8 27. Nxf6+ Qxf6 28. Bc3 Qf7 $13)
26... Rb8 27. Bxh6 $1 {[%mdl 128] The indian super grandmaster has a very
dangerous gift to spot even well hidden tactical ideas. Black king will have a
very hard time without h6 pawn.} (27. Nxf6+ Qxf6 28. Bc3 Qf8 29. Qe4 $14) 27...
Qf8 (27... Bxb2 28. f6 $1 gxh6 29. Qf5 Kf8 30. Qg6 Rb7 31. Qxh6+ Kg8 32. Qg6+
Kf8 33. Qh5 $1 $18) (27... gxh6 28. Re8+ Qxe8 29. Nxf6+ Kf8 30. Nxe8 Rxe8 31.
f6 $18) 28. Qg3 (28. Nxf6+ Qxf6 29. Bf4 Nd5 30. Bc1 $16) 28... Bxb2 (28... Nc2
29. Bxc2 Bxc2 30. Nxf6+ Qxf6 31. Re6 Qf7 (31... Qd4 32. f6 g6 33. Rxd6 $18) 32.
Rg6 $18) 29. Bxg7 $1 {Nimzowitsch would surely have been deligted by this
combination. Harikrishna is winning with the blow against the spot, that
should have belonged to the mightest in the black's camp.} Bxg7 (29... Qxg7 30.
f6 Qf8 (30... Qg5 31. Nh6+ $18) (30... Bxf6 31. Nxf6+ Kf7 32. Re7+ $18) 31.
Ne5+ $18) 30. f6 Nd5 (30... Bxf6 31. Nxf6+ Kh8 32. Qh4+ Kg7 33. Qh7+ Kxf6 34.
Qg6#) 31. f7+ $1 (31. f7+ $1 Kxf7 (31... Qxf7 32. Nh6+ $18) (31... Kh8 32. Qh4+
Bh6 33. Nxh6 Kg7 34. Qg5+ Kh8 35. Qg6 $18) 32. Nh6+ Bxh6 33. Qg6#) 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Salov Schussler Hansen,Cu} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7
6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13.
Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 (15... g6 {Schussler} 16. Ra3 Bg7 17. Nh2 c5
18. d5 c4 19. Ndf1 Nd3 $6 20. Bxd3 b4 21. Ra1 cxd3 22. Ng3 Rc8 23. Qxd3 Bxd5
24. Bxh6 $1 $16 {Nunn,J-Razuvaev,Y, Dortmund-A 1991 (CBM 23, game 93)}) 16. d5
Nd7 17. Ra3 f5 18. Rae3 (18. e5 dxe5 $1 19. Bxf5 Bxd5 (19... Nxd5 $5 {Sznapik,A
}) 20. axb5 Nf6 (20... axb5 $5) 21. Nxe5 axb5 22. Bg6 $1 $14 {Sznapik,A-Ivanov,
A/Biel op/1990/}) (18. exf5 Nf6 19. Ne4 Bxd5 $5 {Kasparov,G-Karpov,A/New
York-Lyon m-4/1990/}) 18... Nf6 19. Nh2 Qd7 $5 {N} (19... Kh8 20. b3 bxa4 21.
bxa4 c4 22. Bb2 $40 {Kasparov,G-Karpov,A/New York-Lyon m-4/1990/}) (19... fxe4
20. Nxe4 Nfxd5 $5 21. Rf3 $1 Nf6 22. Rxf6 gxf6 23. Ng4 $146 {Kasparov,G}) 20.
exf5 Rxe3 (20... Nbxd5 21. Re6 $5) 21. fxe3 (21. Rxe3 Nbxd5 22. Rg3 Re8) 21...
Bxd5 22. Ng4 Be7 $1 23. e4 Bf7 24. Nf3 (24. e5 dxe5 (24... Nxg4 $2 25. e6 $1)
25. Nxe5 Qd4+ 26. Kh1 Rd8 $10) 24... Rd8 25. Qe2 (25. e5 dxe5 26. Qxd7 Nxd7 27.
Ngxe5 (27. axb5 {Hansen,Cu} axb5 28. Nfxe5 $10) 27... Nxe5 28. Nxe5 Bb3 $15)
25... Bc4 $1 (25... bxa4 $2 26. e5 $1) 26. Qe3 (26. Qf2 Bd3 $1) 26... Nxg4 27.
hxg4 Bf6 28. Bd2 (28. e5 dxe5 29. Qxc5 (29. Nxe5 Qd4 $1 (29... Qc7 $15 {
Hansen,Cu}) (29... Qc7 $1 {Salov})) 29... Nc6 $22 30. g5 hxg5 31. Bxg5 Bxg5 32.
Nxg5 Qd4+) (28. g5 $2 {Salov} hxg5 29. Nxg5 $4 Bd4 $19) 28... Re8 (28... Bxb2
29. g5 $40) 29. b3 (29. Bc3 $2 {Salov} Nd5 $1 $17) 29... Bf7 30. Qf2 (30. g5
hxg5 31. Nxg5 $4 Bd4 $19) 30... Qe7 (30... bxa4 31. bxa4 Qxa4 $6 32. g5 (32. e5
$5 dxe5 33. Qxc5 Nc6 34. g5 $40) 32... hxg5 33. Bxg5 $40) (30... Bxb3 {Salov}
31. g5 $1 $44) 31. axb5 axb5 32. Qf1 (32. Be3 Nc6) (32. Qg3 $142 {Salov} Bxb3
33. g5 hxg5 34. Nxg5 $44) 32... Rb8 33. Bd3 (33. Bf4 Nc6) 33... Nxd3 34. Qxd3
c4 $1 (34... b4 35. Bf4 Rd8 36. Qe3 $132) 35. bxc4 bxc4 36. Qa3 (36. Qc2 Qa7+
$17 (36... Rb2 {Salov})) 36... Rb3 37. Qa8+ Qe8 38. Qxe8+ Bxe8 39. g5 (39. e5
dxe5 40. Nxe5 c3 41. Bc1 c2 $17) 39... hxg5 40. Bxg5 Bb2 $1 (40... Rxf3 $2 41.
Bxf6 $10) 41. Rd1 (41. e5 dxe5 42. Nxe5 c3 43. Ng6 Rb8 $17) (41. e5 $5 {Salov})
(41. Kf2 $5 {Salov}) (41. Bc1 $5 {Salov}) 41... Ba3 42. e5 (42. Be7 $2 c3 43.
Bxd6 c2 $19) 42... c3 $1 (42... dxe5 43. Rd8 Kf8 44. Nxe5 c3 45. Ng6+ Kf7 46.
Ne5+ $10) 43. exd6 c2 44. Rd5 (44. Re1 Rb1 $19) 44... Rb1+ 45. Kf2 Rd1 46. Ra5
c1=Q (46... Bxd6 47. Ra8 Kf7 48. Rc8 $17) 47. Bxc1 Bxc1 48. Ra6 (48. Ra8 Kf8
49. Ne5 Rxd6 50. Ng6+ Kf7 51. g4 (51. Ne5+ {Salov} Ke7 $19) 51... Bg5 $19)
48... Rd5 (48... Bf4 $5 49. f6 (49. Ra8 Kf8 (49... Kf7 50. g3 Bxd6 51. Ng5+ Ke7
52. Ra7+ Bd7 $8 53. Ne4 $17) 50. Nh4 Bxd6 51. Ng6+ Kf7 52. g4 Bd7 $19) 49... g6
$1 (49... Bb5 50. Ra8+ Kf7 51. g3 Bxd6 (51... Rf1+ 52. Kg2 Be3 53. Ne5+) 52.
fxg7 Bc5+ 53. Kg2 $15) 50. Ra8 Kf7 51. g3 (51. g4 Rxd6 52. g5 Rd5 $19) 51...
Bxd6 52. Ng5+ Kxf6 53. Ne4+ Ke7 54. Ke2 Rd4 55. Ke3 Rxe4+ $19) 49. f6 $1 (49.
g4 {Salov} Bf4) 49... g6 (49... gxf6 50. d7 $10) 50. g4 g5 (50... Kf7 51. g5
$22 Bxg5 52. Nxg5+ Rxg5 53. Ra7+ Kxf6 54. d7 $18) 51. Ra7 Bf4 (51... Rxd6 {
Schussler} 52. Rc7 (52. Nxg5 Rxf6+ 53. Nf3 Bc6 $19) 52... Bd2 {Or 52. - Bf4 53.
Nxg5 Rxf6 54.Ne4} (52... Bf4 {Salov} 53. Nxg5 Rd2+) 53. Nxg5 Rxf6+ 54. Nf3 Bc6
55. Rxc6 $10) 52. f7+ Bxf7 53. d7 Kf8 54. Ng1 (54. Ra5 Ke7 $1 $19) 54... Rd2+ (
54... Be6 55. Nh3 Bd2 $19 (55... Rd2+ {Hansen,Cu} 56. Kf3 Bd5#) 56. Ke2) 55.
Ke1 Rd5 $2 (55... Be6 56. Nh3 Rxd7 57. Nxf4 gxf4 (57... Rxa7 58. Nxe6+ Ke7 59.
Nxg5 $10) 58. Ra4 Rf7 $19) (55... Be6 $19 {Salov}) 56. Nh3 Bd2+ (56... Be6 57.
Nxf4 gxf4 58. Ra4 $10) (56... Be3 57. Ra8+ Ke7 58. Ke2 Bc1 59. Rc8 $10) (56...
Be3 {Salov}) 57. Ke2 Kg7 (57... Be6 58. Ra8+ Ke7 59. d8=Q+ Rxd8 60. Rxd8 $10)
58. Ra2 $1 Bc1 (58... Re5+ $2 59. Kxd2 Bxa2 60. d8=Q) 59. Rc2 Ba3 (59... Bf4
60. Nxf4 gxf4 61. Rc4 $10) 60. Nxg5 $1 Bg8 61. Rc7 Kg6 {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates final"]
[Site "El Escorial"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. Ng3 Nc5 (
14... h6) 15. Bc2 a5 (15... c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bb3 Nb6 (18... h6
19. Nh2 Nb6 20. Ng4 Nc4 21. a4 {Ceshkovsky-Timoschenko/Tashkent/1987/}) 19. Bg5
h6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Nh2 Nc4 22. Ng4 Qe6 23. Ne3 Rad8 24. Qe2 d5 25. Rad1 Rd7
26. exd5 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Nxc4 bxc4 29. Bxc4 Rc8 30. Nf1 $16 {
Cseshkovsky,V-Timoschenko,G/Sverdlovsk/1987/}) 16. Nh2 g6 17. Qf3 h5 18. Be3
Nfd7 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. Ngf1 Bg7 21. Bc1 c6 $6 (21... a4 $1) 22. b4 $1 axb4 23.
cxb4 Na4 $6 (23... Rxa2 24. Bb1 Ra1 25. Bb2 $14) (23... Na6 24. dxc6 Bxc6 25.
Bb3 Nc7 (25... Nxb4 26. Qc3) 26. Qd3 $14) 24. dxc6 Bxc6 25. Bb3 (25. Qd3 $5)
25... Rad8 (25... Nab6 26. Ne3 (26. Bg5 $5 Bf6)) (25... Ndb6 26. Bg5 $1 Qxg5
27. Bxf7+ Kh7 28. Rxd6 Rf8 29. Rxg6 $18) 26. Qg3 Nf8 27. Nf3 Ne6 (27... Nb6)
28. Ng5 Nxg5 $6 (28... Bd7 $5) 29. Bxg5 Bf6 30. Bxf6 (30. Bc1 Kh7 31. Qe3 Bg7
32. Nh2 $14) 30... Qxf6 31. Rd3 (31. Re3 $5 h4 32. Qg4 Bd7 33. Qe2 $14) 31...
h4 $2 (31... Rd7 32. Rf3 Qg7 33. Qg5 Ree7 34. Rf6 Kf8 35. Rc1 Bb7 36. Ne3 Nb6
37. Rd1 Bxe4 38. Rfxd6 Rxd6 39. Rxd6 Nd7 40. Nd5 Bxd5 41. Rxd5 $16) (31... Rf8
32. Rf3 Qg7 33. Qh4 d5 34. Ng3 dxe4 35. Nxh5 exf3 36. Nf6+ $18) 32. Rf3 $1 hxg3
(32... Qg7 33. Qxh4 $16) 33. Rxf6 gxf2+ 34. Kxf2 Re7 35. Rxg6+ Kh7 36. Rg3 d5
$2 37. exd5 Bxd5 38. Rd3 Nb6 39. Ne3 Red7 40. Nxd5 (40. Nxd5 Nxd5 41. Red1 Nf6
42. Rxd7 Rxd7 43. Rxd7 Nxd7 44. Bxf7 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 61st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.10.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. c3 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nbd2 Nd7 13. Nf1 Bf6 14. Ne3 g6 15. b4 {
With the help of a subtle move order white has manage to ovoid the unpleasant
Marshall counter attack connected with the sacrifice of the pawn after 8.c3 d5.
He paid the heavy price, since black could develop his pieces without
hindrance.} (15. Ng4 Bg7 16. Nh6+ Kh8 17. b4 Nc6 18. Bb3 Qe7 19. Bd2 Nb6 20. g4
Rad8 21. Be3 Na8 22. Qd2 Nc7 23. a4 Ne6 24. g5 f5 25. gxf6 Rxf6 {0-1 Bousmaha,
A (2205)-Lin Ta (2300)/Luzern 1985 (44)}) (15. d4 exd4 16. cxd4 cxd4 17. Nxd4
Rc8 18. Ng4 Bg7 19. Bh6 Ne5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Ne3 Qf6 22. Rb1 Nac4 23. Nxc4
Rxc4 {0-1 Jamison,C (1979)-Tuvshintugs,B (2278)/Tulsa 2008 (41)}) 15... Nc6 16.
Nd5 Bg7 17. Bg5 {The new move that is hoping to instill some tension into the
enemy defensive build up.} (17. Bb3 Kh8 18. a4 Ne7 19. Ne3 h6 20. axb5 axb5 21.
Bb2 f5 22. Bc2 Rc8 23. bxc5 Nxc5 24. Nf1 Ne6 25. d4 fxe4 26. Bxe4 d5 27. Bc2 e4
28. N3h2 Qc7 {0-1 Kalugin,S (2355)-Lastin,A (2558)/Novgorod 1999 (37)}) 17...
f6 18. Be3 Kh8 $6 {The alibistic retreat of the king is not solving any
problem and is losing a tempo.} (18... Ne7 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Bb3+ Kh8 21. Qd2
$14) 19. bxc5 dxc5 (19... Nxc5 20. d4 exd4 21. cxd4 Ne6 22. a4 $16) 20. d4 Rc8
$6 (20... cxd4 21. cxd4 Nxd4 22. Nxd4 exd4 23. Bxd4 Rc8 24. a4 Re8 $14) 21. a4
{The annotator assisted with the modern technique is hard pressed to explain,
why both players are ignoring the problem of the c5 pawn grab.} (21. dxc5 $5
Na5 22. Nb6 Nxb6 23. cxb6 Rxc3 24. Bd2 Rxc2 25. Qxc2 Qxb6 26. Be3 $16) 21...
cxd4 22. cxd4 Re8 (22... exd4 23. Nxd4 Nxd4 24. Bxd4 Re8 $14) 23. axb5 axb5 24.
Re2 Re6 $2 {[%mdl 256] Inarkiev is an excellent chessplayer with sufficient
feeling for position able to detect problems after the exchanges on the d4
square. Despite that his ambitious solution with the transfer of the rook to
d6 square is not sufficient.} (24... exd4 25. Nxd4 Nxd4 26. Bxd4 Nc5 27. Ra7 $1
Nxe4 28. Rxb7 Qxd5 29. Rxg7 Kxg7 30. Bxe4 Qc4 (30... Rxe4 31. Bxf6+ Kxf6 32.
Qxd5 Rxe2 33. Qf3+ $18) 31. Rc2 Qe6 32. Be3 $16) 25. Rd2 Rd6 (25... Qe8 26.
dxe5 Ndxe5 27. Nxe5 fxe5 28. Nb6 Rd8 29. Rxd8 Qxd8 30. Qd5 Rd6 31. Qxb5 $16)
26. Nc3 $1 {The kingdom for the horse! should be rephrased to: The kingdom for
tempo! Black's grand concept is failing, since the time and initiative belong
to Timofeev.} Nb6 (26... Nxd4 27. Nxd4 exd4 (27... Rxc3 28. Ne6 $1 Rxd2 (28...
Rxe6 29. Rxd7 $18) 29. Bxd2 $18) 28. Nxb5 Ra6 (28... Rd5 $5 29. Nxd4 Rd6 30.
Ne6 Rxd2 31. Qxd2 Qe7 32. Ra7 $16) 29. Rxa6 Bxa6 30. Nd6 $16) 27. Nxb5 Rd7 28.
Bb3 exd4 (28... Na8 29. dxe5 Rxd2 30. Qxd2 Qxd2 31. Nxd2 Nxe5 32. Nd6 $18) 29.
Nfxd4 Ne5 $2 {It is difficult to accuse black for the unwillingness to play
the sorry position after the exchanges on the d4 square. Keeping more pieces
on the board will open white the scope for winning with the help of
combination.} (29... Nxd4 30. Rxd4 Rxd4 (30... Bxe4 $2 31. Nd6 $18) 31. Qxd4
Qxd4 32. Bxd4 Nc4 33. f3 $16) 30. Ne6 $1 Rxd2 31. Nxd8 Rdxd8 (31... Rxd1+ 32.
Rxd1 Ba6 33. Na7 Rc3 (33... Rb8 34. Ndc6 $18) 34. Nf7+ Nxf7 35. Bxf7 $18) 32.
Nd6 $5 (32. Qe2 Nbc4 33. Bd4 $18) 32... Bf8 (32... Rc6 33. Nxb7 Rxd1+ 34. Rxd1
$18) 33. Nxc8 Rxd1+ 34. Rxd1 Nxc8 35. Rd8 {From the point of higher chess
justice it seems sympatethic, that white is scoring in the end with the help
of combinatory battle along the d file.} Kg7 36. f4 Nf7 (36... Nc6 37. Rd7+ $18
) 37. Rd7 Ncd6 38. Bxf7 {The game is over, witty black's defense was seriously
punished.} Bc6 (38... Nxf7 39. Rxb7 $18) 39. Rc7 Bxe4 40. Be6+ Kh6 41. Bc5 (41.
Bc5 g5 42. Rd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Candidates FIDE f1"]
[Site "Sanghi Nagar"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1995.02.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 Nb6 13. axb5 axb5 14. d5 Ne7 15.
Be3 c6 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Nh2 (17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. Qxd6 Rfd8 19. Qb4 Qb7 20. Bc2 (
20. Re3 $2 Ng6 21. c4 Bxe4 $1 22. cxb5 Bf5 23. Rae1 e4 $2 (23... Nf4 $5 $36)
24. Bc2 $16 {Timoshenko,G-Varavin,V/Alusta/1994/1-0 (34)}) 20... Ng6 21. Qc5
Be7 22. Qe3 h6 23. g3 Qc8 24. Kh2 $14 {Degerman,L-Varavin,V/Gausdal Peer Gynt 
(02)/1993/0-1 (43)}) 17... Ng6 18. Ng4 (18. Bxb6 Qxb6 19. Qxd6 $2 Rfd8 20. Qb4
Be7 $19) 18... Be7 19. Qd3 (19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. Bd5 Nf4 $10) 19... Na4 20. Nxb5 (
20. Bxa4 Rxa4 {xe4}) 20... Nxb2 21. Qe2 (21. Qe2 Bxb5 22. Qxb5 Rb8 23. Qd5 Nd3
24. Qxd3 Rxb3 25. Ra7 Qc8 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Miton, Kamil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2007.05.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saransk TPS"]
[BlackTeam "Buryatia Shatar"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a4 Na5 {
Miton opts for less popular alternative to the mainstream moves like 14..h6.}
15. Bc2 b4 16. Bd3 bxc3 17. bxc3 d5 $5 {The pawn advance d6-d5 in Ruy Lopez
has grown to be the major strategic idea. Black clears up the centre,
unleashes his pieces and in most cases solves all his problems.} 18. exd5 (18.
Nxe5 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Rxe4 (20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 f6 $17) 20... Bxe4 21.
Bxe4 Rxe5 22. Bxa8 c6 $15) 18... exd4 $2 (18... Qxd5 $1 19. c4 (19. Ne4 exd4
20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. cxd4 Nb3 $1 $15) 19... Qd8 20. d5 c6 21. Bb2 $13) 19. Rxe8
Qxe8 20. c4 c6 (20... Bd6 21. Nxd4 c6 (21... Bh2+ 22. Kxh2 Qe5+ 23. Kg1 Qxd4
24. Ra3 $16) 22. dxc6 Nxc6 23. Rb1 $14) 21. Nb3 $1 {[%mdl 32] More often than
not the knight on a5 is located poorly. Ivanchuk exploits its weakness by
offering to exchange at an unpleasant moment for his opponent.} Qd8 (21... Nxb3
22. Qxb3 Bc8 (22... Rb8 23. Bf4) 23. Bg5 cxd5 24. Bxf6 dxc4 25. Bxc4 gxf6 26.
Re1 $16) (21... Bb4 22. Ba3 Nxb3 23. Qxb3 Bxa3 24. Qxb7 Bc5 25. dxc6 $16) 22.
Rb1 $1 Bc8 (22... Ra7 23. Nxa5 Qxa5 24. Bc2 c5 25. Qd3 g6 26. Bb2 Ra8 27. Bxd4
cxd4 28. Rxb7 $16) 23. Nxa5 Qxa5 24. dxc6 {Black has lost the first middlegame
phase, his task will be to build up some resistance.} Bc5 (24... Qc5 25. Nxd4
$1 Qe5 26. Be3 $16) 25. Bf4 Be6 26. Ng5 Re8 (26... Rc8 27. Nxe6 fxe6 28. c7 Bf8
29. Qe2 $18) 27. Nxe6 fxe6 (27... Rxe6 $2 28. c7 Re8 29. Rb8 $18) 28. Be5 Bb6 (
28... Be7 29. Bxd4 $18) 29. Bxf6 gxf6 30. Bxh7+ $1 {Ivanchuk is an extremely
strong player so the alternative idea with 30.Qg4+ was surely also considered.
It is well known, that better queen endings are often easily won..} (30. Qg4+
Kh8 31. Qh4 f5 32. Be2 Qc5 33. Qf6+ Kg8 34. Bh5 Rf8 35. Qxe6+ Kg7 36. c7 Bxc7
37. Rb7 $18) 30... Kxh7 31. Rxb6 Qxb6 (31... Rc8 32. Qxd4 $18) 32. Qh5+ Kg7 33.
Qxe8 {White is a tempo ahead and the black king is naked, so Black's
counterplay with d4-pawn does not really stand a chance.} Qb1+ (33... d3 34.
Qd7+ Kh6 35. c7 $18) 34. Kh2 Qe4 35. g3 d3 (35... e5 $1 36. Qd7+ (36. c7 $6 Qf5
$1 37. Qc6 Qxf2+ 38. Qg2 Qf5 39. g4 Qc8 40. Qc6 d3 $16) 36... Kh6 37. Qd5 Qxd5
(37... Qf5 38. Kg2 $18) 38. cxd5 d3 39. c7 d2 40. c8=Q d1=Q 41. Qxa6 $18) 36.
Qd7+ Kg6 37. c7 (37. c7 Qf3 38. Kg1 d2 39. Qxd2 Qb7 40. Qd7 Qb1+ 41. Kh2 Qf5
42. Qd4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Enghien les Bains 4th"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2001.04.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2001.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a4 h6 15. Bc2
exd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 17. Bb1 c5 18. d5 Nd7 19. Ra3 f5 20. Nh2 Nf6 21. Rg3 Qe7 $5 {
Bacrot is not afraid to look stright into the head of the gun, the queen is
preparing to help in the defense of the kingside and at the same time exerts
pressure along the e file.} (21... Kh8 22. b3 (22. Nhf3 fxe4 23. Nh4 Bxd5 24.
Ng6+ Kg8 25. Nf1 Ra7 26. Ne3 Be6 27. Ng4 Nxg4 28. hxg4 Bf7 29. Nxf8 Kxf8 30. g5
{Smirnov,P-Svirin,O/RUS-Team Smolensk/2000/ (40) 1-0}) 22... fxe4 23. Nxe4 Bxd5
24. Nxf6 Qxf6 25. Bd2 Rxe1+ 26. Bxe1 Qe6 27. Re3 {Topalov,V-Almasi,Z/
Amber-blind 10th/2001/ (37) 1-0}) (21... Qd7 22. b3 Qf7 (22... fxe4 23. Nxe4
Nbxd5 24. Ng4 Nxg4 25. hxg4 Nf6 26. Nxf6+ gxf6 27. Bg6 Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1 Bd5 29.
Rh3 Bf7 {Pavlovic,M-Gligoric,S/JUG-ch Belgrade/1999/ (57) 0,5}) 23. Bb2 Rad8
24. Kf1 Kh8 25. exf5 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1 Re8 27. Qc1 Nbxd5 28. axb5 axb5 29. Ng4 {
Bashkov,V-Szymczak,Z/Karvina op/1992/ (41) 1-0}) 22. Rf3 $6 (22. Rge3 Qf7 $5)
22... Bxd5 $1 23. Rxf5 (23. Rfe3 fxe4 $15) 23... Bf7 24. Ndf3 (24. Rf3 $5 d5 (
24... Nc6 25. Rfe3 g5 26. Nhf3 Bg7 $13) 25. e5 Nd7 26. e6 $1 Bxe6 27. Bg6 $14)
24... Be6 25. g4 (25. Nh4 Bxf5 26. Nxf5 Qe6 $17) 25... Bxf5 26. gxf5 (26. exf5
Qd7 $19) 26... Qb7 $1 {[%mdl 256] The exchange sacrifice is not without it's
poison, but black still has a tromph or two in the active defense.} 27. Ng4 (
27. Qb3+ Kh7 28. e5 dxe5 29. Nxe5 Bd6 $19) 27... Nxe4 (27... Nxg4 28. hxg4 d5
29. e5 $40) 28. Bxh6 (28. Qb3+ d5 29. Rxe4 c4 30. Nxh6+ Kh8 31. Nf7+ Qxf7 32.
Rxe8 Rxe8 33. Qd1 Qh5 $19) 28... Nf6 (28... gxh6 $6 29. Rxe4 (29. Bxe4 d5 30.
Bxd5+ Nxd5 31. Qxd5+ Qxd5 32. Nf6+ Kf7 33. Nxd5 Rxe1+ 34. Nxe1 Rd8 $19) 29...
Qg7 30. Qe2 Rxe4 31. Qxe4 Ra7 $17) 29. Be3 (29. Nxf6+ gxf6 30. Bxf8 Rxe1+ (
30... Rxf8 31. Re4 Rfe8 32. Rg4+ $17) 31. Nxe1 Rxf8 32. Qxd6 Re8 33. Ng2 Qe7
$17) 29... Nxg4 30. hxg4 Qd5 (30... d5 31. Ng5 $1 d4 32. Bd2 $17) 31. Nd2 (31.
Ng5 Qxd1 32. Rxd1 d5 33. Ne6 Rac8 $19) 31... c4 (31... bxa4 32. Be4 Rxe4 33.
Nxe4 Qxe4 34. Bxc5 Qxe1+ 35. Qxe1 dxc5 $19) 32. g5 (32. Be4 $5 Rxe4 33. Nxe4
Qxd1 (33... Qxe4 34. Bd2 Qd3 35. Bxb4 $11) 34. Rxd1 Nd3 35. b3 d5 36. Nc3 Rd8
$1 (36... bxa4 $6 37. Nxa4 Re8 $13) 37. axb5 (37. Bb6 Rd7 38. axb5 axb5 $17)
37... d4 38. Bg5 dxc3 39. Bxd8 c2 40. Rf1 cxb3 41. bxa6 Bc5 $19) 32... Nd3 {
The slowing of white's attack was successful, Grischuk does not have enough
compensation for the material.} 33. Bxd3 (33. Nb3 Qxf5 $19) 33... cxd3 34. Qg4
Re5 (34... bxa4 35. g6 Re5 36. Qh3 $132) 35. f6 (35. g6 Rxf5 $19) 35... Qe6 36.
Qg3 d5 37. Rc1 (37. g6 Qxf6 38. Nf3 Re4 39. axb5 Bd6 $19) 37... Bd6 38. Rc6 d4
39. f7+ (39. Nf3 Rxe3 40. fxe3 Qxe3+ 41. Qf2 Bg3 42. Qxe3 dxe3 $19) (39. Bf4
Re1+ 40. Kg2 Qd5+ 41. Qf3 Qxf3+ 42. Kxf3 Bxf4 43. Kxf4 Re2 $19) 39... Qxf7 (
39... Kxf7 40. Qf3+ Rf5 41. Rxd6 Rxf3 42. Rxe6 Rxe3 $19) 40. Rxd6 dxe3 $1 {
Black's counterplay is a cleear sign of the impending solution, white's
threats are still very foggy.} 41. Qxe5 (41. fxe3 Qe7 42. Rd7 Rxe3 43. Rxe7
Rxg3+ $19) 41... Re8 (41... Qxf2+ 42. Kh1 Qe1+ 43. Kg2 Qxd2+ 44. Kh3 Rf8 45.
Qd5+ Kh8 46. Qh1 Qf2 47. Kg4+ Kg8 $19) 42. Qxe3 (42. Qg3 e2 43. Nf3 d2 $1 44.
Rxd2 Qxf3 45. Qxf3 e1=Q+ 46. Kg2 Qxd2 $19) 42... Rxe3 43. fxe3 Qf5 44. g6 (44.
Rd4 bxa4 $19) (44. Rxa6 Qg4+ 45. Kf2 Qe2+ $19) 44... Qg4+ 45. Kf2 Qe2+ 46. Kg3
Kf8 {White has no real chance to hold this endgame as all his pawns are rather
vulnerable.} 47. Nf3 Qxe3 48. axb5 (48. Rxa6 d2 49. Rd6 Qe1+ $19) 48... axb5
49. b4 Ke7 50. Rd5 Ke6 51. Rd8 Kf5 52. Kg2 (52. Rd5+ Kxg6 53. Re5 Qb6 54. Rd5
Kh6 $19) 52... Kxg6 53. Rxd3 Qe2+ (53... Qxd3 $4 54. Ne5+ $18) 54. Kg1 Kh6 55.
Rd6+ g6 56. Rf6 (56. Nh2 Qe1+ 57. Nf1 Qxb4 $19) 56... Kg7 (56... Kg7 57. Rf4
Qe3+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Piatigorsky-Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Santa Monica"]
[Date "1966.08.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1966.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Nb6 11. Nbd2 exd4 12. cxd4 d5 13. Bc2 Be6 14. e5 Qd7 15.
Nb3 Bf5 16. Bg5 Rfe8 $2 (16... Bb4 17. Re2 Rfe8 18. Rc1 Nc4 19. Na1 Bxc2 20.
Qxc2 Re6 {Spassky-Tal/Moscow/1959/} 21. b3 $1 Na3 22. Qf5 $14 {Pachmann}) 17.
Bxe7 Rxe7 18. Rc1 $1 Nb4 (18... Bxc2 19. Qxc2 Nc4 (19... Nb4 20. Qd2 a5 21. a3
Nc6 22. Qg5 $16) 20. Nc5 Qe8 21. Ng5 $16 {Hazai}) (18... Nc4 19. Nc5 Qc8 (19...
Nxb2 $2 20. Qe2 $18) 20. b3 Nb6 21. Re2 {/\ Rec2+/- Reshevsky}) 19. Nc5 $1 Bxc2
(19... Qc8 $2 20. Bxf5 Qxf5 21. Qb3 Nc6 22. Nxa6) 20. Qd2 $1 $16 (20. Rxc2 $2
Qf5) 20... Qe8 21. Qxb4 a5 22. Qc3 Bg6 (22... Bf5 23. Nh4 Bc8 24. f4 $16) 23.
Nh4 Na4 (23... b4 24. Qg3 Nd7 25. f4 $14) 24. Qb3 (24. Nxa4 bxa4 25. f4 Be4
$132) 24... Nxc5 25. Rxc5 c6 26. Rec1 Re6 27. f4 f5 (27... Be4 $2 28. f5 Rh6
29. Qg3 Kh8 30. f6 gxf6 31. Rxc6 {Reshevsky} (31. Qf4)) 28. a4 bxa4 (28... b4
29. Qc2 Ra6 30. g4 $1) 29. Qxa4 Rb8 30. Qa3 Qd8 31. Nxg6 (31. Rxa5 Qb6 32. Rac5
Qxb2 33. Qxb2 Rxb2 34. Rxc6 Rxc6 35. Rxc6 Rd2 $14) 31... hxg6 32. Rxc6 Rxc6 33.
Rxc6 Qh4 34. Rxg6 Kh7 (34... Qxf4 35. Qe7 Qc1+ 36. Kh2 Qf4+ 37. Rg3 Qh6 38. Qd7
Rxb2 39. Qxd5+ $18) 35. Rg5 Rb4 (35... Qxf4 36. Qe7 Qe3+ 37. Kh2 Qf4+ 38. Rg3
$18) 36. Qf3 Kh6 37. g3 $1 Qxh3 38. Qxd5 (38. Qxd5 Rxb2 39. Qe6+ Kh7 40. Qg6+
Kg8 41. Qxg7#) 1-0

[Event "Berlin Mephisto 1st"]
[Site "Berlin East"]
[Date "1990.05.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Black "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Fuchs,R"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1990.05.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{SCHACH 6/1990} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 d6 9. c3 a5 10. d4 a4 11. Bc2 Bd7 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Nf1 h6 14.
Ng3 Bf8 15. Nh2 g6 16. f4 a3 17. bxa3 exf4 18. Bxf4 Rxa3 19. Qd2 Na5 20. Bd3
Nc4 21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Bxh6 Bxh6 23. Qxh6 Rxc3 24. Nf3 Nh7 25. Re3 Rc2 26. Rf1
Qe7 27. Rf2 Rxf2 28. Kxf2 Ra8 29. a3 Qf6 30. Rc3 Be6 31. Qd2 d5 32. Kg1 Qe7 33.
Qe3 Qd6 34. exd5 Bxd5 35. Ne5 Re8 36. Qf2 Qe6 37. Re3 Rc8 38. Ne2 Rd8 39. Nc3
$1 Qf5 $6 40. Qxf5 gxf5 41. Nxd5 Rxd5 42. Nc6 Rb5 43. Rc3 Rb1+ 44. Kh2 Rb3 45.
Rxc4 Rxa3 46. Ne7+ Kg7 47. Rc6 Ra7 {Auch andere Züge verlieren. Weiss
verwertet seinen Vorteil.} 48. Nxf5+ Kg8 49. Kg3 Nf8 50. Kf4 Ne6+ 51. Ke5 Kf8
52. d5 Ng7 53. Nxg7 Kxg7 54. g4 Ra3 55. Rxc7 Re3+ 56. Kd6 Rxh3 57. Rc4 Ra3 58.
Kc7 Ra7+ 59. Kb6 Ra1 60. d6 Kf8 61. Rc8+ (61. Rc8+ Kg7 62. d7) 1-0

[Event "Kislovodsk International"]
[Site "Kislovodsk"]
[Date "1966.08.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1966.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
(8. c3) 8... Bb7 $5 (8... d6 9. c3) 9. d3 (9. c3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. d4 (11.
d3 Qd6 12. Nbd2 Rad8 13. Ne4 Qg6 14. Ng3 Bc5 $17 {Fischer,R-Szabo,L/Portoroz
(izt)/1958/0,5 (33)/}) 11... exd4 12. cxd4 Bf6 13. Nc3 $10 {
Serebresky-Pogrebyssky,I/URS/1958/}) (9. Nc3 d6 10. Nd5 Na5 11. Nxe7+ Qxe7 12.
d3 Nxb3 $10 {Taimanov,M-Lilienthal,A/URS/1948/}) 9... d6 (9... h6 10. Nc3 $5 (
10. Nbd2 Re8 11. c3 Bf8 12. a4 $5 (12. Nf1 Na5 13. Bc2 d5 14. exd5 (14. Qe2 $10
) 14... Qxd5 15. b4 $5 Nc6 16. a4 (16. Ng3 $5 {Geller/}) 16... Rad8 17. Ng3 Qd7
18. Bd2 Nd5 $13 {Zukhovitsky,S-Geller,E/Moscow/1970/0:1 (35) Inf 9/228/}) 12...
Na5 (12... d6 $5) 13. Ba2 c5 14. Nb3 $5 (14. Nf1 c4 $5) 14... Nc6 15. Be3 d6
16. Nbd2 {Akopian,V-Adams,M/Oakham/1992/1:0 (47) Inf 54/333/} Qc7 $13 {Akopian/
}) 10... d6 11. a4 Na5 12. Ba2 b4 13. Ne2 c5 14. c3 bxc3 15. bxc3 c4 16. Ng3
cxd3 17. Qxd3 $16 {Balashov,Y-Geller,E/URS(ch)/1983/1:0 (30) Inf 35/435/}) 10.
c3 (10. a3 $5 {Psakhis/}) 10... Na5 (10... Nb8 $5) 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nbd2 Qc7 (
12... Re8 13. Nf1 Nc6 14. Ng3 Bf8 15. d4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Rc8 17. d5 Nb4 18. Bb1
Qc7 $10 {Timoshchenko,G-Ivanov,I/URS/1975/}) 13. Nf1 Rad8 $6 (13... Rfe8 $5 14.
Ng3 (14. b4 $5) (14. Ne3 g6 15. b4 cxb4 16. cxb4 Nc6 17. a3 (17. Bb3 d5 18. a3
dxe4 19. dxe4 Nd4 $17 {Spassky,B-Szabo,L/Leningrad-Budapest/1959/}) 17... Bf8
18. Bb2 Bg7 19. Bb3 Qb6 20. Ng5 Re7 21. Ng4 Nh5 22. Ne3 $10 {Harding/}) (14.
Bg5 h6 15. Bd2 Rad8 16. Ng3 Bf8 17. a4 Nc6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nh2 d5 20. exd5
Nxd5 21. Qg4 Re6 $1 22. Qh5 Nf4 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Nf5 Rg6 25. Nf3 Rf6 $15 {
Olafsson,F-Geller,E/Reykjavik/1984/0:1 (53)/}) 14... d5 (14... Rad8 $6 15. Qe2
$14 {-13...Rad8/}) (14... Bf8 $5 15. Bg5 Nd7 {Psakhis/}) 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Nxe5
Bd6 17. d4 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Rxe5 19. Rxe5 Qxe5 20. Be3 $14 {Psakhis,L-Malaniuk,V/
URS(ch)/1987/1:0 (29) Inf 43/436/}) (13... Nc6 $5 {/\ d5/}) 14. Qe2 $1 Rfe8 (
14... d5 $2 15. exd5 $16) 15. Ng3 d5 $6 (15... Bf8 $6 16. Bg5 $36) (15... g6 $5
16. Bg5 (16. d4 $5 $14) 16... Kg7 17. d4 $14 (17. Nh4 Ng8 18. Bxe7 (18. Nhf5+
$6 gxf5 19. Nxf5+ Kf8 20. Qh5 (20. Nxe7 Rxe7 $1 $17) 20... Bxg5 21. Qxh7 (21.
Qxg5 f6 $19) 21... Bf6 22. Re3 Bc8 23. Rg3 Bxf5 24. Rxg8+ Ke7 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8
26. Qxf5 Qd7 $19) 18... Nxe7 19. Qg4 Kh8 $14)) 16. exd5 $1 (16. Nf5 $6 d4 $13)
16... Rxd5 (16... Nxd5 $6 17. Qxe5 (17. Nxe5 $6 Bd6 18. d4 cxd4 19. cxd4 f6 20.
Qd3 g6 $1 21. Nf3 Nb4 22. Bb3+ Nxb3 23. Qxb3+ Bd5 24. Qd1 Nc2 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8
26. Rb1 Bxa2 $19) 17... Bd6 18. Qxe8+ Rxe8 19. Rxe8+ Bf8 20. Bd2 $16) (16...
Bxd5 $6 17. Nxe5 Bd6 18. d4 $16) 17. Bg5 $1 (17. c4 $2 Rdd8 18. Nxe5 Bd6 19. f4
Nc6 $17) (17. Nf5 $5 $36) 17... g6 (17... Nc6 18. d4 $5 (18. Nf5 $36) 18...
cxd4 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Qe4 Ne7 21. Qxh7+ Kf8 22. Nh5 $16) 18. b4 $2 (18. a4 $6
b4 19. c4 $2 Rdd8 20. Nxe5 Nc6 $44) (18. d4 $1 cxd4 19. cxd4 e4 (19... Nc6 20.
dxe5 $16) (19... Nd7 20. Be4 Rd6 21. dxe5 $1 (21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23.
dxe5 Rde6 $14) 21... Re6 (21... Nxe5 22. Bf4 $16) 22. Bf4 $16) 20. Nxe4 $5 (20.
Bxf6 exf3 (20... Bxf6 21. Nxe4 Kg7 $14 (21... Be7 $2 22. Nf6+ $18)) 21. Qd2 {
/\ Qh6/} (21. Qxe7 Rxe7 22. Rxe7 Qc8 23. Rae1 Rd8 $13) 21... Bxf6 22. Rxe8+ Kg7
$44) 20... Nxe4 21. Bxe7 Nf6 (21... Rxe7 22. Bxe4 Rd8 23. Qd3 $16) 22. Bxf6 $5
Rxe2 23. Rxe2 Bc6 24. Rae1 $16) 18... cxb4 19. cxb4 Nc6 20. Bb3 Rdd8 21. Rac1 (
21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Qxe5 Qc6 23. f3 Bxb4 24. Qxf6 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Qxf6 26. Bxf6
Bxe1 27. Bxd8 Bxg3 $15) 21... Nd5 $1 22. Ne4 (22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. a3 Nf4 $17)
22... Bxg5 23. Nfxg5 Qe7 24. Qg4 Nd4 $1 25. Nc5 h5 26. Qg3 Nf5 27. Qf3 Ba8 $17
28. Nce4 Nd4 29. Qg3 Nxb3 30. axb3 Qxb4 31. d4 (31. Nxf7 Kxf7 32. Ng5+ Kf6 $19)
31... exd4 32. Nxf7 Kxf7 33. Ng5+ Kf6 $19 34. Re4 (34. Ne6 Rxe6 35. Rxe6+ Kxe6
36. Qxg6+ Nf6 $19) 34... Qd6 $6 (34... Qd2 $5 35. Rce1 (35. Nh7+ Kg7 $19) 35...
Qxg5 (35... Qxe1+ $5 $19) 36. Qxg5+ (36. Re6+ Rxe6 37. Rxe6+ Kxe6 38. Qxg5 Ne7
$19) 36... Kxg5 37. Rxe8 Rxe8 38. Rxe8 Bc6 $19) 35. Qxd6+ (35. Qf3+ Kxg5 $19)
35... Rxd6 36. Rxe8 (36. Nh7+ Kg7 37. Rxe8 Kxh7 38. Rxa8 Nc3 39. Kf1 d3 40.
Rxc3 d2 41. Rc7+ Kh6 42. Rh8+ Kg5 43. Rc5+ Kf6 $19) 36... Kxg5 37. Rxa8 d3 $2 (
37... Nc3 $1 38. Kf1 (38. Rf1 d3 39. Rc8 b4 $19) 38... d3 39. Rxc3 d2 $19) 38.
Rac8 $1 $10 (38. Rd1 $2 Nc3 39. Rd2 Ne4 40. Rd1 d2 41. Rc8 Rd3 42. Rc2 Rxb3 43.
f3 Nc3 44. Rdxd2 a5 $17) 38... b4 $1 39. R8c5 $2 (39. Rd1 $1 Nc3 40. Rd2 Ne4
41. Rd1 Nc3 (41... d2 42. Rc2) 42. Rd2 $10) 39... Kh6 $1 $19 40. Rxd5 (40. Rd1
Nc3 41. Rd2 Ne4 $19) 40... Rxd5 41. Kf1 d2 42. Rd1 (42. Rd1 Rd3 43. Ke2 Rxb3
44. Rxd2 Ra3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Parnu-B"]
[Site "Parnu"]
[Date "1996.02.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rytshagov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Sepp, Olav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 Nb6 13. axb5 axb5 14. d5 Ne7 15.
Be3 c6 $1 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Bxb6 (17. Nh2 Ng6 18. Ng4 Be7 19. Qd3 Na4 20. Nxb5
Nxb2 21. Qe2 $10 {Gelfand,B-Karpov,An/Sanghi Nagar (m/5)/1995/0,5/21/}) 17...
Qxb6 18. Qxd6 Rfd8 19. Qb4 Qb7 $1 (19... Ng6 $6 20. Nc4 Qc7 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22.
Qxb5 Rb8 23. Qa6 Bc6 24. Ba4 Ba8 25. Qd6 Qxd6 26. Nxd6 Rxb2 27. Be8 Nh8 28. Ra1
$16 {Kruppa,Y-Ginsburg,G/Kherson/1990/0,5/41/}) 20. Nh2 {N/} (20. Rad1 Rxd1 21.
Bxd1 Ng6 22. Bc2 Be7 {Hennigan,M-Rausis,I/Gausdal/1995/0,5/22/} 23. Qb3 Bc5 $44
{Timoshenko/}) (20. Rab1 Rab8 $1 $44 {Timoshenko/}) (20. Bc2 Ng6 21. Qc5 $5 (
21. c4 Be7 22. Qb3 b4 23. Nb5 Bc5 $5 $44 {Timoshenko/}) 21... Be7 22. Qe3 h6
$44 {>< Na3 Degerman,L-Varavin,V/Gausdal/1993/0:1/43/} (22... b4 $5 $44)) (20.
Re3 $6 Ng6 21. c4 Bxe4 $1 22. cxb5 Bxf3 $1 (22... Bf5 23. Rae1 {Timoshenko,
G-Varavin,V/Alushta/1994/1:0/34/} Nf4 24. Nc4 Nd3 25. Rxd3 Bxd3 26. Ncxe5 Bg6
$15 {Timoshenko/}) 23. Rxf3 Nh4 24. Rg3 Rd3 $1 25. Qxh4 $5 (25. f3 Qb6+ 26. Kh2
Qf2 27. Bxf7+ Kh8 28. Qe4 Rad8 $17 {Timoshenko/}) 25... Rxb3 $1 (25... Bxh4 26.
Rxd3 $44) 26. Qh5 Rxb5 27. Qf5 Rb3 $15 {Enders,P-Varavin,V/Budapest/1995/0,5/
44/}) (20. Qc5 $5 Ng6 $1 (20... Bxe4 $6 21. Nxe5 Bd5 (21... Bxg2 $2 22. Nxf7
$18) 22. Ng4 $1 Bh4 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Qb4 (24. Qe3 $2 h5) 24... Ra4 25. Qb3 h5
26. Ne3 Rd2 27. Rf1 $16) 21. Qe3 Nf4 (21... Be7 $44) 22. Rad1 Rxd1 23. Bxd1 Rd8
24. Bc2 b4 25. Nc4 Qb5 $44) 20... Ng6 {/\ Be7 ףb4/} 21. Bd5 (21. Bc2 $6 Be7
22. Qb3 b4 23. Nc4 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Bxe4 25. Bxe4 Qxe4 $15) 21... Bxd5 22. exd5
Rab8 (22... Rxd5 $5 23. Nf3 (23. c4 Be7 $1 (23... Ra4 24. Qb3 Rc5 25. Nf3 $13 (
25. cxb5 $6 Nh4 $44)) 24. Qb3 Rd2 $1 25. Nf3 (25. Nxb5 $2 Nh4) 25... Nh4 $1 26.
Re3 Nxf3+ 27. Rxf3 e4 $15) 23... Be7 24. Qb3 Nf4 $15) 23. c4 (23. Red1 Rxd5 24.
Rxd5 Qxd5 25. c4 Qa8 {/\ Nf4/} 26. Nc2 Qc6 $15) 23... bxc4 24. Qxb7 (24. Qxc4
$2 Rxd5 $15) 24... Rxb7 25. Nxc4 Rxd5 26. Ng4 h5 $10 27. Ra8+ Kh7 28. Nxf6+
gxf6 29. Ra6 Rd4 30. Ne3 (30. Rc1 Nf4 31. Rc2 Rc7 32. b3 Kg7 $10 {/\ Rb7,
Rd1-b1/}) 30... Rxb2 31. Rxf6 Rf4 32. Rxf4 (32. Nd5 Rxf6 33. Nxf6+ Kh6 $10)
32... exf4 33. Nc4 Rb7 34. Nd6 Rd7 35. Ne8 Kh6 36. Nf6 Rd6 37. Ne4 Re6 38. Kf1
Nh4 39. Re2 f3 40. gxf3 Nxf3 41. Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2000.08.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2000.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Wedberg} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 (12. d5 {Wedberg} Ne7 13.
axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Na3 {is the main alternative.}) 12... exd4 13. cxd4
Re8 14. axb5 (14. Bf4 {Wedberg} Na5 15. Bc2 b4 16. Nb1 Nf8 17. Nbd2 Ne6 18. Be3
c5 19. d5 Nf8 20. Rb1 c4 21. Qe2 Rc8 $13 {1-0 Svidler,P-Smagin,S/St Petersburg
1998/CBM 67/[Wedberg] (35)}) 14... axb5 15. Bf4 (15. d5 {Wedberg} Nce5 16. Nxe5
Nxe5 17. Rb1 Ba6 18. Nc2 Bb7 19. Nd4 $14 {1-0 Manik,M-Dolezal,V/Mlada Boleslav
op 1995/EXT 97 (40)}) (15. Ba2 $6 {Wedberg} b4 16. Nc2 $2 Rxa2 $1 17. Rxa2 b3
$17 {0-1 Bashkov,V-Barkhagen,J/URS 1991/CBM 26/[Schussler] (32)}) 15... Na5 16.
Bc2 b4 17. Nb5 Bc6 18. Qd3 $1 {N 'N!?' Wedberg.} (18. Bd3 {Wedberg} Qb8 19. Qe2
(19. Qa4 Nc4 20. Qxb4 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Qxb5 22. Qxc4 Qxc4 23. Bxc4 Rxe4 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Konguveel,P-Ravi,T/Kasaragod 1996/EXT 98 (40)}) 19... Qb6 20. d5 Bb7
21. Be3 Nc5 22. Qc2 Nab3 23. Rad1 Qa5 $13 {1-0 Toth,A-Belmonte,D/Rio de
Janeiro 1998/EXT 2000 (45)}) 18... Nf8 (18... g6 $142 $5) (18... g6 {Wedberg}
19. e5 dxe5 20. dxe5 Bg7 21. e6 $1 $16 {[%cal Yb5c7,Yf4c7]}) 19. d5 $16 (19. e5
$5) 19... Bd7 (19... Bb7 20. Bd2 $16) 20. e5 (20. Nbd4 Ng6 21. Bd2 c5 (21...
Qb8 22. Ba4) 22. dxc6 Nxc6 23. Rxa8 Qxa8 24. Nxc6 Bxc6 25. Bxb4 Bxb2 26. Bxd6
$16) 20... dxe5 (20... b3 21. exf6 bxc2 22. Rxe8 Bxe8 23. fxg7 Ng6 24. Bd2 $18)
21. Nxe5 {'|^' Wedberg.} b3 {'!' Wedberg.} (21... Bxe5 22. Rxe5 $1 (22. Bxe5 b3
23. Bxb3 $140 $2 (23. Bb1 $142) 23... Nxb3 24. Rxa8 Qxa8 25. Qxb3 Qa5 26. Nc3
Ng6 $17 (26... f6 $5)) 22... Rxe5 23. Bxe5 Bxb5 24. Qxb5 c6 $16) 22. Nxd7 (22.
Bxb3 $2 {Wedberg} Nxb3 23. Rxa8 Qxa8 24. Nxc7 (24. Qxb3 Bxb5 25. Qxb5 Ng6 $19)
24... Qa5 25. Qc3 Rb8 $17) 22... Qxd7 (22... Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Qxd7 (23... bxc2
24. Nxf8 Qxf8 25. Qxc2 Qb4 26. Qe2 $18) 24. Bd1 (24. Nxc7 Rc8 25. Bxb3 Nxb3 26.
Qxb3 Rxc7 27. Bxc7 Qxc7 $14) 24... Ne6 (24... Rb8 25. Nc3 Ne6 26. Bg3 Bxc3 27.
Qxc3 Qxd5 28. Bf3) 25. Rxe6 fxe6 26. Nxc7 Ra7 (26... Rd8 27. Bg4) 27. Bg4 $16)
23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Bb1 (24. Nxc7 bxc2 25. Nxe8 (25. Qxc2 $5) 25... Qxe8 26. Qxc2
Qb5) (24. Bd1 $5 Re1+ (24... Ne6 25. Bg4 Rb8 26. Qf3) 25. Kh2 Nb7 (25... Be5
26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27. Bf3 $16) 26. Qxb3 $16 (26. Bg4 Qe7 $132 (26... Qe8 27. Nxc7
Qe4 28. Qxe4 Rxe4 29. Bg3 Bxb2 30. Rb1 Be5 31. Rxb3 Nd6 $16))) (24. Bxb3 {
Wedberg} Nxb3 25. Qxb3 Rb8 26. Ra5 Bd4 $1 $44) 24... Nb7 (24... Re1+ 25. Kh2
Nb7 26. Nxc7 Bxb2 27. Ra8 Nd8 (27... g6 28. Qxb3 Rxb1 29. Qxb7 $18) 28. Na6 $16
) (24... c6 $5 {Wedberg}) 25. Nxc7 (25. Qxb3 $2 Re1+ 26. Kh2 Rxb1 $1 27. Rxb1
Qf5 {'-/+' Wedberg.}) (25. Ra7 $6 c6 (25... Nc5 26. Qc4 Re1+ 27. Kh2 Rxb1 28.
Rxc7 Qf5 (28... Qd8 29. Qxc5 Rxb2 30. Rc8 Rc2 31. Nc3 $1 $16) 29. Rxc5 Rxb2 $13
) 26. dxc6 (26. Nd6 Re1+ 27. Kh2 Nc5 28. Rxd7 Nxd3 29. Bxd3 Nxd7 30. dxc6 Nb6
31. Nc4 Nxc4 32. Bxc4 Be5 $15) 26... Re1+ 27. Kh2 Qxc6 $132) 25... Bxb2 26.
Nxe8 $2 (26. Ra7 $1 Re1+ 27. Kh2 Nc5 28. Qc4 Rxb1 (28... Rd1 29. Ra8 Bd4 30.
Nb5 $18) 29. Qxc5 Ra1 (29... Qf5 $2 30. Qxf8+ $1) (29... Bf6 30. Ra8 Be7 31. d6
Bd8 32. Qb5 Qxb5 33. Nxb5 b2 34. Nc3 Rc1 35. Rxd8 Rxc3 36. Rb8 $16) 30. Ne6 Qe8
31. Nxf8 Rxa7 32. Qxa7 Kxf8 33. Qc5+ Kg8 34. Qb6 $16) 26... Bxa1 27. Qxb3 (27.
Nc7 Na5 $132) 27... Qxe8 28. Qxb7 Qe1+ 29. Kh2 Qxf2 (29... Bd4 $11) 30. Bg3 (
30. Bd6 Bd4) 30... Qe3 31. Bxh7+ Kh8 32. Bc2 (32. Be4 Qxe4 33. Qa8 Kg8) 32...
Be5 33. Bxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.10.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Slovenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 Bxb3 11. axb3 exd4 12. cxd4 Nb4 13. d5 c5 14. dxc6 d5 15.
e5 Ne4 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Nxc6 18. Qd3 Qd7 19. Ra2 (19. Bg5 Rfd8 20. Re2 Qe6
21. Bxe7 Nxe7 22. Nd4 Qg6 23. Qxg6 hxg6 24. Rea2 Rac8 25. Rxa6 Rxc3 26. Rd6 Re8
27. e6 Nf5 28. exf7+ Kxf7 29. Nxf5 gxf5 30. Rxd5 $16 {1-0 Bezgodov,A-Rodin,M/
Pardubice 1996/CBM 55 ext (43)}) 19... Qe6 (19... h6 20. e6 fxe6 21. Bxh6 $14)
(19... b4 20. c4 Rfd8 21. Rd2 d4 22. Rde2 $14) 20. Bg5 Rfd8 (20... Bxg5 21.
Nxg5 Qg6 22. Qxd5 (22. Qxg6 fxg6) 22... Ne7 23. Qd2 $16) 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Rae2
h6 $6 (22... Qe6 $142 23. b4 (23. Ng5 Qg6 24. Qxg6 (24. Qd2 h6 25. Nf3 Qe6)
24... fxg6 $132) 23... h6 24. Nd4 (24. Rd2 a5 25. bxa5 Rxa5) 24... Nxd4 25.
cxd4 Rdc8 26. f4 f5 $14) 23. e6 $14 Rd6 (23... f6 24. Nh4 Ne5 25. Qg3 Qxe6 26.
f4 Qb6+ 27. Kh1 Nf7 28. Nf5 g5 29. Re6 $18) 24. exf7+ (24. Nd4 Nxd4 25. exf7+
Qxf7 26. Qxd4 $14) 24... Qxf7 25. Ne5 (25. b4 $5) 25... Nxe5 26. Rxe5 Rd7 $2 (
26... Rf8 27. Qd4 $14 (27. f3 Qg6)) 27. R1e3 $1 (27. Rf5 Re8 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8 29.
Rxd5 Qe1+ (29... Rxd5 30. Qxd5+ Kh8) 30. Kh2 Qe5+ 31. Rxe5 Rxd3 $11) 27... Rd6
28. Re7 Qf6 29. Rb7 (29. Qe2 Rf8 30. Rf3 Qg6 31. Rg3 Qb1+ 32. Kh2 $16) 29...
Rf8 30. Rf3 Qd8 (30... Qg6 31. Rxf8+ (31. Rxg7+ Qxg7 32. Rg3 $16) 31... Kxf8
32. Rb8+ Kf7 33. Qe3) 31. Qd4 (31. Rg3 $1 Rd7 32. Qxd5+ Rff7 33. Rxd7 Qxd7 34.
Qa8+ Kh7 35. Qxa6 Qd1+ 36. Kh2 Qxb3 37. Qg6+ Kh8 38. Re3 $16) 31... Rg6 (31...
Rdf6 32. Qa7) (31... Rff6 32. Rg3) 32. Rxf8+ Qxf8 33. Qxd5+ Kh7 34. Qe4 (34.
Rd7 Qf4) 34... Qc5 $2 (34... Qd6 $1 $14) 35. Rd7 a5 (35... Qxc3 36. Rd6) (35...
Qc6 36. Rd5) 36. Rd5 Qc6 37. h4 Kg8 38. Qd3 a4 39. Qxb5 (39. h5 Rg5) 39... Qxc3
$4 (39... a3 40. Qxc6 Rxc6 41. Ra5 Rxc3 42. Rxa3 Kh7 43. Kf1 $18) 40. bxa4 $4 (
40. Qe8+ Kh7 41. Qe4 $18) 40... Qe1+ (40... Qc1+ 41. Qf1 Qxf1+ 42. Kxf1 Rg4 $16
) 41. Kh2 (41. Qf1 Qxf1+ (41... Rxg2+ $5 42. Kxg2 Qe4+)) 41... Qxf2 (41... Qe4
42. g3) 42. Qe8+ Kh7 43. Qe4 Qg3+ 44. Kg1 Qg4 45. Rd4 Qxe4 46. Rxe4 Rg3 47. Kf2
Ra3 48. g4 Kg6 49. Rf4 (49. Ke2 h5 (49... Rh3 50. h5+ Kg5 51. Kd2) 50. g5 Kf5
51. Rb4 Ke5 52. Kd2 Kd5 53. Kc2 Kc5 54. Rf4 Rh3 $11) 49... Rh3 (49... h5 50. g5
$18) 50. a5 Ra3 (50... Rxh4 51. Kg2 h5 52. a6 hxg4 53. Rf8) 51. Rf5 Kh7 52. Rb5
Ra4 (52... Kg8 $5 53. h5) 53. Kf3 Kg8 54. h5 Kf7 $2 (54... g5 $3 {
Mikhalchishin,A} 55. Rb6 (55. Rb8+ Kf7 56. Rb7+ Kf6 57. Rb6+ Ke5 58. a6 Ra3+
59. Ke2 Kf4 60. Rxh6 Kxg4 61. Kd2 Kh4 $11) 55... Rxa5 56. Rxh6 Kf7 57. Rd6 Ke7
(57... Re5 $5) 58. Rd4 Kf6 $14) (54... g6 $5 55. Rb8+ (55. Ke3 gxh5 (55... Rxg4
56. Rb8+ Kg7 57. Rb7+ Kf6 58. Rb6+ Ke5 59. Rxg6) 56. gxh5 Kf7 57. Kd3 Ke6 58.
Kc3 (58. Rb6+ Kf5) 58... Kd6 59. Kb3 Ra1 $11) 55... Kg7 56. Rb7+ Kg8 57. Ra7
gxh5 58. gxh5 Kf8 59. a6 Ke8 60. Ra8+ Kf7 61. Ke3 Kf6 $11) 55. Rb7+ (55. g5 $5
hxg5 56. Rxg5 Kf6 57. Rb5 Ke6 58. Ke3 Kd6 59. Rg5 Kc6 60. Kd3 Ra1 61. Rg6+ $16)
55... Kf6 56. Rb6+ Ke5 57. a6 Ra3+ 58. Ke2 Kd4 59. Rd6+ Ke4 60. Kd2 Ke5 61. Rg6
Kd5 62. Kc2 Kc4 $2 (62... Kc5 $1 63. Kb2 Ra4 64. Kb3 Ra1 65. Rxg7 Rxa6 66. Rg6
Rd6 $1 67. Kc3 (67. Rxd6 Kxd6 68. g5 Ke6 69. g6 Kf6 $11) 67... Rd4 $1 (67...
Kd5 68. g5 $18) 68. g5 (68. Rc6+ Kxc6 69. Kxd4 Kd6 $11) 68... Rd5 69. Ra6 Kb5
70. Rxh6 Rxg5 71. Kd4 $1 (71. Rh8 Kc6 72. h6 Kb7) 71... Ka5 72. Ke4 $1 $18 (72.
Rh8 Kb6 73. h6 Kb7 (73... Rh5 74. Ke4) 74. Rf8 Rh5 75. Rf6 Kc7 76. Ke4 Kd7 77.
Kf4 Ke7) 72... Rb5 73. Rh8 Rb4+ (73... Ka6 74. h6 Rb4+ 75. Kd5 Rb5+ 76. Kc4 Rh5
77. Kd4) 74. Kd5 Rb5+ 75. Kc6 Rb6+ 76. Kc7 $18) 63. Kb2 Ra5 64. Rxg7 Rxa6 65.
Rg6 Ra4 66. Rxh6 Kd5 67. Rg6 1-0

[Event "Budapest zt-playoff"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Istratescu, Andrei"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ghinda,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. Ng3 g6 15.
Bg5 c6 $5 $146 (15... h6 16. Be3 Nc5 17. Bc2 c6 18. b4 Ncd7 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20.
Qd2 Kh7 21. Bb3 Qe7 22. Qd3 $16 {Hracek,Z-Almasi,Z/Odorheiu zt/1995/}) 16. dxc6
$8 Bxc6 17. Nh2 $1 h5 $1 $8 18. Qf3 $5 Be7 $1 19. Rad1 (19. Red1 $5 {xa2})
19... Nc5 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Bd5 $36 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Qe7 $1 23. Red1 Rad8 24. Ngf1
Na4 25. R5d2 Bg5 26. Ne3 Qe6 $1 {xa2} 27. a3 Qb3 $132 28. Nhf1 Nc5 29. g3 Re6
$1 {xe4} 30. h4 Bh6 31. Rd5 Na4 32. Rb1 (32. R5d2 $10) 32... Nb6 33. Rdd1 Nc4
34. Nd2 $6 (34. Nd5 Kg7 35. Nfe3 Bxe3 36. fxe3 $5) 34... Nxd2 35. Rxd2 Kg7 36.
Rbd1 $6 Qa4 $1 37. Re1 $8 Rf6 38. Qd1 Qxe4 39. Nd5 Qf5 40. Nxf6 (40. Nxf6 Bxd2
41. Nxh5+ Qxh5 42. Qxd2 d5 43. Qe3 d4 44. Qxe5+ Qxe5 45. Rxe5 dxc3 46. bxc3
Rd1+ 47. Kg2 Ra1 48. c4 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Solozhenkin, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Kholmov, Ratmir D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Giese"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Rb8 12. axb5 axb5 13. Be3 Bb7 14. d5 Ne7 15. Na3
c6 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Qxd6 Bxe4 18. Ng5 Bg6 19. Rad1 Nf5 $2 20. Qxd7 Nxe3 $16
21. Nxf7 $1 (21. Rxe3 Bxg5 22. Rxe5 b4 $16) 21... Qxd7 (21... Bxf7 22. Bxf7+
Rxf7 (22... Kh8 23. fxe3 $18) 23. Qxd8+ Bxd8 24. Rxe3 Bb6 25. Re2 $16) 22. Rxd7
Bxf7 (22... Nc4 $2 23. Nxe5 Rfe8 24. Naxc4 $18) (22... Rxf7 $2 23. Rxe3 Kf8 24.
Bxf7 $18) 23. Rxf7 Rxf7 24. Rxe3 b4 25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. Nc4 $16 bxc3 27. bxc3
Rb1+ 28. Kh2 Rc1 29. Nd6+ Ke6 30. Ne4 Be7 31. Kg3 h5 32. Kf3 Rc2 33. Re2 Rc1
34. Ra2 Re1 35. Ra6+ Kd5 36. Ra7 Ke6 37. c4 g5 38. Ra6+ Kf7 39. Ng3 Bc5 40.
Nxh5 Rc1 41. Rf6+ Ke7 42. Rf5 Ke6 43. Rf6+ Ke7 44. Kg4 Rxc4+ 45. Kxg5 Rc2 46.
Ng3 Bxf2 47. Nf5+ Kd7 48. Rd6+ Kc7 49. Re6 Re2 50. g4 Be1 51. h4 e4 52. Nd4
Bd2+ 53. Kh5 Re1 54. g5 e3 55. g6 Rg1 56. Nf5 Kd7 57. Re7+ Kd8 58. Re4 1-0

[Event "World-ch34-KK5 Kasparov-Karpov +4-3=17"]
[Site "Lyon/New York"]
[Date "1990.12.26"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1990.10.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schussler} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7.
Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14.
cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 f5 18. exf5 $6 Bxd5 (18... Nf6 19. Ne4
Bxd5 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Bd2 Qxb2 22. Bxb4 Bf7 $1 $13) 19. Ne4 Bf7 $1 (19... Nf6
) 20. axb5 $2 (20. Nxd6 Rxe1+ 21. Nxe1 Ne5 $19) 20... d5 $1 (20... axb5 {
Schussler} 21. Rxa8 Qxa8 22. Nxd6 $16) 21. Nc3 (21. Ng3 Rxe1+ 22. Nxe1 axb5 $15
) 21... Rxe1+ 22. Nxe1 d4 23. Na2 (23. Be4 Ra7 24. Ne2 Nf6 25. Bf3 d3 $15) (23.
Ne4 axb5 24. f6 Nxf6 $6 (24... g6 $5) (24... Nd5 $5) 25. Nxf6+ gxf6 26. Rxa8
Qxa8 27. Qg4+ Kh8 28. Qf5 $36) 23... Nxa2 (23... a5 $5) 24. Bxa2 c4 $1 (24...
Bxa2 $6 25. Rxa2 axb5 26. Rxa8 Qxa8 27. Qb3+ $16) 25. Rxa6 Nc5 $1 26. Rxa8 Qxa8
$15 27. Bb1 d3 (27... Qa1 28. Bf4 Qxb2 29. Be5 $132) 28. Be3 Qa5 29. b3 $1 (29.
Nf3 Qxb5 30. Bxc5 Bxc5 $17) 29... Nxb3 (29... Qxb5 30. bxc4 Bxc4 31. Bxc5 Bxc5
32. Bxd3 $16) 30. Nxd3 cxd3 31. Bxd3 $44 Nc5 (31... Qb4 $5 { 32.... >>c5}) 32.
Bf1 Qc7 $138 (32... Qb4) 33. Qg4 Kh7 $6 (33... h5 $1) 34. Bc4 $1 Bxc4 (34...
Be8 $2 35. Bxh6 Kxh6 36. Qh4+ Bh5 37. g4 $18) (34... h5 35. Qe2 $10) 35. Qxc4
Qe5 36. Qf7 $1 $10 Bd6 37. g3 Qe7 38. Qg6+ Kh8 39. Bd4 (39. b6 $5 Nb7 (39...
Nd7 40. Qe6 Qxe6 41. fxe6 Nb8 42. e7 Bxe7 43. Bf4 $14) 40. Bd4 Be5 41. f6 Bxf6
42. Bxf6 Qxf6 $2 (42... gxf6 43. Qxh6+ Kg8 $14) 43. Qe8+ Kh7 44. Qe4+ { 45.1/
4b7 +-}) 39... Be5 40. Bxc5 Qxc5 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. Qg6+ Kh8 43. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch34-KK5 Kasparov-Karpov +4-3=17"]
[Site "Lyon/New York"]
[Date "1990.12.08"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1990.10.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schussler} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7.
Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 exd4 13. cxd4 Nb6 $5 {
N} 14. Bf4 $1 (14. axb5 axb5 15. Bf4 b4 16. Nc4 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 Nxc4 18. Bxc4
Nxd4 $15) 14... bxa4 15. Bxa4 Nxa4 16. Qxa4 a5 (16... Ne7 {Schussler} 17. e5
Ng6 $13) 17. Bd2 { 18.d5} Re8 18. d5 $14 Nb4 19. Bxb4 axb4 20. Qxb4 Rb8 21.
Qc4 $3 (21. Nb5 Qd7 22. Qc4 Bxb2 $2 (22... c6 $1 $15) 23. Rab1 Bxd5 24. exd5
Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Rxb5 26. Qxc7 $1 $18) (21. Qd2 c6 $44) 21... Qc8 $6 (21... Bxb2
22. Ra2 c6 $6 (22... Bxa3 23. Rxa3 $16) (22... Qf6 23. Qxc7 Rec8 24. Qd7 Qc3
25. Nb5 Qb3 26. Ra7 $16) (22... Bf6 $5 23. Nb5 Qd7 (23... Re7 {Schussler} 24.
Nfd4 $16 {C7 will remain weak until it is no longer existing.}) 24. Nfd4 Bxd4
25. Nxd4 $14) 23. dxc6 Rc8 24. cxb7 Rxc4 25. Nxc4 $18) 22. Nd4 $1 $16 Ba6 23.
Qc3 c5 (23... Rb6 24. b4 $16) 24. dxc6 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 Qxc6 26. b4 $1 h6 27. Re3
$1 Re6 28. f3 Rc8 29. Rb3 Bb5 $8 30. Rb2 Qb7 (30... Ra8 $5) 31. Nc2 $1 {
 []e3-d5} Qe7 32. Qf2 (32. Ne3 Qg5 $5) 32... Rg6 33. Ne3 Qe5 34. Rbb1 Bd7 35.
Ra5 $1 Qe7 36. Ra7 Qd8 37. Nd5 Kh7 (37... Bxh3 $2 38. Ne7+ $18) 38. Kh2 Rb8 39.
f4 $5 (39. Rc1 $1 { 40.<<cc7 +-}) 39... Re6 40. Qd4 Qe8 $1 41. Re1 $1 (41. Nc7
$2 Rxe4 42. Qd3 (42. Qxd6 Qc8 43. Na6 Bxh3 44. Qxb8 Qg4) 42... Qe7 43. Nd5 Bb5
$1) 41... Bc6 42. Qd3 $1 Qf8 43. Rc1 Bxd5 44. exd5+ Rg6 45. Qf5 $1 $18 Kg8 46.
Rac7 (46. Rcc7 Rf6) 46... Rf6 47. Qd7 Rd8 48. Qxd8 Qxd8 49. Rc8 Qf8 50. R1c4 $1
Rf5 51. Rxf8+ Kxf8 52. Rd4 h5 (52... Ke7 53. g4 Rf6 54. b5 Kd7 55. Rc4 $18) 53.
b5 Ke7 54. b6 Kd7 55. g4 hxg4 56. hxg4 Rf6 57. Rc4 (57. Rc4 Rh6+ 58. Kg3 Rh1
59. Rc7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 14th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2010.11.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Black "Schneider, Ilja"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2010.10.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 g6 (12... h6 $5) 13. Ba2 Bg7 14.
d5 Nb8 15. b4 c6 16. c4 cxd5 $2 ({Eine bessere Alternative ist} 16... Qe7 $5 {
, man sehe} 17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. Bb2 Nd8 $11) 17. cxd5 a5 ({Auch} 17... Nbd7 18.
Nb3 Rc8 19. Na5 Ba8 20. a4 Nb6 21. axb5 axb5 22. Bb3 $14 {ist nachteilig für
Schwarz.}) 18. Nb3 axb4 19. axb4 {"Mit besserem Spiel für Weiß", steht in
meinem Buch "Modernes Spanisch", 1986.} Ra4 20. Na5 ({Auch} 20. Bb1 $5 {
kommt in Betracht,} Rxb4 ({Oder} 20... Rxa1 21. Nxa1 Qd7 22. Nb3 $14) 21. Bd2
Ra4 22. Rxa4 bxa4 23. Na5 Qc7 24. Qxa4 Nbd7 25. Rc1 Nc5 26. Nb3 Ra8 27. Qb4
Nfd7 28. Be3 Rb8 29. Nxc5 Nxc5 30. Qd2 $14 {mit Weiß am Ruder.}) 20... Ba8 21.
Bd2 Na6 $6 ({Vorzuziehen war} 21... Qd7 22. Qe2 Rc8 23. Bb3 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 $14 {
mit etwas Plus für Weiß.}) 22. Nc6 Bxc6 $2 ({Hartnäckiger erscheint} 22... Qd7
23. Qe2 Nc7 ({nicht} 23... Bxc6 24. dxc6 Qxc6 25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. Rxa4 bxa4 27.
b5 $16) 24. Rec1 $14) 23. dxc6 Nxb4 $2 ({Das kleinere Übel wäre} 23... Nc7 24.
Bb3 $16) 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qb3+ d5 26. Bxb4 Nxe4 27. c7 Qa8 28. Rad1 Nf6 29.
Rxe5 Ra1 30. Ng5+ Kg8 31. Rxe8+ Nxe8 32. c8=Q 1-0

[Event "St Stefan/Belgrade m"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. h3 Bf8 13. Nf1 Bb7 14. Ng3 g6 (14...
h6 15. Nh2 d5 16. Ng4 Re6 17. Nf5 {1/2-1/2 Parma-Geller Kapfenberg EUchT 1970})
(14... Qc7 15. Bg5 Nd7 16. Bd2 d5 17. b4 cxb4 18. cxb4 Nc6 19. a3 Nb6 20. Bb3
$14 {Kuzmin,G-Kruppa URS sf 1989}) (14... d5 $1 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. Bg5 Qc6 (
16... Nd7 17. Qe2 h6 18. Bd2 Qd6 19. Ne4 Qc7 20. Nh4 Re6 21. Rac1 Qd8 22. Nf5
Nf6 $10 {Tal-Conquest Tbilisi 1988}) 17. a4 (17. Nf5 $2 h6 18. Bd2 e4 $17 {
Kamsky-Timman Tilburg 1990 (inf. 50/387)}) 17... h6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bd2 c4
$15 {Illescas-Ivanchuk Linares 1992}) 15. Bg5 (15. a3 Bg7 16. Bg5 h6 17. Be3
Nc6 18. Qd2 Kh7 19. Rad1 $14 {Tseshkovsky-Lukacs Trnava 1986}) (15. d4 Bg7 {
1/2-1/2 Matulovic-Tringov Vrnjacka Banja 1990}) 15... h6 16. Bd2 d5 $6 17. exd5
c4 $1 (17... Qxd5 18. c4 Qd8 (18... bxc4 19. Bxa5 cxd3 20. Bxd3 e4 21. Bc3 $18)
19. Nxe5 $18) 18. b4 $1 (18. Nxe5 Qxd5 $132) 18... cxd3 (18... cxb3 19. axb3
Bxd5 20. c4 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 b4 22. Rxa5 Qxa5 23. Qxf6 $18) 19. Bxd3 Qxd5 (19...
Nc4 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Nxe5 Qxd5 22. Nf3 $16) 20. Be4 $18 Nxe4 (20... Qc4 21.
Qb1 $1 Nc6 22. Bxg6 fxg6 23. Qxg6+ Bg7 24. Nf5 $18) 21. Nxe4 {/\22.Nf6+/22.bxa5
} Bg7 (21... Be7 22. bxa5 f5 23. c4 $1 bxc4 24. Nc3 $16) (21... Re6 22. bxa5 f5
23. Ng3 e4 24. Nd4 e3 25. f3 $18) 22. bxa5 f5 23. Ng3 (23. c4 $5 bxc4 (23...
Qd8 24. Nc5 Bxf3 25. gxf3 $18) 24. Nc3 Qc6 $1 $132 (24... Qxa5 $6 $16) (24...
Qf7 $5 25. Be3 Rad8 26. Qc1 e4 27. Nh2 Rd3 $44)) 23... e4 24. Nh4 (24. Nh2 $2
e3) 24... Bf6 $2 (24... Rad8 25. Be3 (25. Re2 Bxc3 26. Nxg6 Bxd2 $1 $13) (25.
Bxh6 Bxh6 26. Nxg6 f4 $40) 25... Qf7 $1 26. Qc1 Rd3 27. Bxh6 $14 (27. Ne2 g5))
(24... Kh7 25. Nxg6 Kxg6 26. Qh5+ Kh7 27. Bxh6 Bxh6 28. Nxf5 Qe6 29. Rad1 $40)
25. Nxg6 e3 26. Nf4 Qxd2 27. Rxe3 Qxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Rxe3 29. fxe3 Rd8 (29... Bxc3
30. Nxf5 Bxa5 31. Rd7 Be4 32. Nxh6+ $18) 30. Rxd8+ Bxd8 31. Nxf5 Bxa5 32. Nd5 (
32. Nxh6+ Kh7 33. Nf5 Bxc3 $17) (32. Ne7+ Kf7 33. Ned5 $18) 32... Kf8 (32...
Bxd5 33. Ne7+ Kf7 34. Nxd5 Ke6 35. Nb4 $1 Bxb4 36. cxb4 Kd5 37. Kf2 Kc4 38. a3
Kb3 39. e4 $18) 33. e4 Bxd5 34. exd5 h5 35. Kf2 Bxc3 36. Ke3 Kf7 37. Kd3 Bb2
38. g4 hxg4 39. hxg4 Kf6 40. d6 Ke6 41. g5 $1 a5 (41... Kxf5 42. d7) 42. g6 Bf6
43. g7 Kf7 44. d7 (44. d7 Bd8 (44... a4 45. Nd6+ Kg8 (45... Kxg7 46. Ne8+ $18)
46. Nxb5 Kxg7 47. Na7 Kf7 48. Nc6 Ke6 49. d8=Q Bxd8 50. Nxd8+ $18) 45. Nd6+
Kxg7 46. Nb7 Bf6 47. d8=Q Bxd8 48. Nxd8 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.09"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Qd7 $5 {The rare Smyslov move. The idea is to reach a Zaitsev
formation with Re8 and Bb7 without having to woory about Ng5, which can now
also be countered by Nd8.} 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 (11. a4 Bb7 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13.
axb5 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 axb5 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. Nd2 Bf8 $11 {Keres,P-Smyslov,V/Bled/
Zagreb/Belgrade ct/1959/}) 11... Bf8 12. Bc2 (12. Nf1 g6 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Bg5
Bg7 15. Ne3 Na5 16. Bc2 Qc6 17. b4 Nc4 18. Nxc4 Qxc4 19. Re3 Bb7 20. Nd2 Qc6
$13 {Gligoric,S-Wade,B/Buenos Aires/1960/}) (12. d5 Ne7 13. Nf1 h6 (13... g6
14. c4 Bg7 15. c5 $1 Nh5 16. a4 dxc5 17. axb5 Bb7 18. bxa6 Bxa6 19. Be3 c4 20.
Ba4 Bb5 21. Bxb5 Qxb5 22. Qc2 $16 {>< c4; Fischer,R-Wade,B/Buenos Aires/1960/})
14. Ng3 c6 15. dxc6 Qxc6 16. Nh2 $14 {Kindermann,S-Gostisa,L/Ptuj zt/1995/})
12... Bb7 (12... exd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Bb1 c5 15. d5 a5 16. a3 Na6 17. Nf1 g6
18. Bf4 Bb7 19. Qd2 Bg7 20. Ng3 Nc7 21. Ba2 {1/2-1/2/Calabrese,G-Cespa,R/
Buenos Aires/1992/}) 13. a4 (13. d5 Ne7 14. b3 c6 15. c4 Ng6 (15... g6 16. Nf1
cxd5 17. cxd5 Nh5 18. a4 Bg7 19. b4 f5 $13 {Ivanov,A-Malevinsky,A/Beltsy/1979/}
) 16. Nf1 h6 17. Kh2 cxd5 18. cxd5 Nh5 $13 {Alzate,D-Rodriguez,A/Bayamo/1984/})
13... g6 14. d5 Ne7 15. c4 c6 16. b3 Nh5 17. Nf1 Ng7 18. Bd3 cxd5 19. cxd5 f5
$132 20. Ne3 Kh8 21. axb5 axb5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Ng5 fxe4 24. Bxe4 (24. Nf7+
Kg8 25. Nh6+ Kh8 26. Nf7+ $11) 24... Nef5 25. Ng4 Be7 26. Nf7+ Kg8 27. Ngh6+
Nxh6 28. Nxh6+ Kh8 29. Bd2 (29. Nf7+ Kg8 30. Nh6+ $11) 29... Nh5 30. Ng4 Bd8 $1
{A typical manouvre in the closed Ruy Lopez: The black squared B is activated
via d8.} 31. Be3 Ba5 32. Rf1 Bc3 $132 33. Qf3 Qe7 34. Bh6 b4 35. Rd1 Kg8 $1 36.
g3 Qf7 37. Qe3 Bc8 38. Bg5 Bxg4 39. hxg4 Nf6 40. Bf3 Nd7 41. Be2 Nc5 42. Bc4
Bd4 (42... Ra1 $5) 43. Rxd4 $1 {Forced, but also sufficient.} (43. Qe2 $6 Ne4
$1 44. Qxe4 $2 (44. Rxd4 Nc3 $15) 44... Qxf2+ 45. Kh1 Ra2 $19) 43... exd4 44.
Qxd4 $44 {^^} Qf3 45. Bh6 Ra7 46. Be3 Re7 47. Qf4 Qxf4 48. Bxf4 Re4 49. Bxd6
Rxc4 $1 {Otherwise the Bs become too strong.} 50. bxc4 b3 51. Be5 Nd3 52. Bd4
Kf7 53. f4 b2 54. Bxb2 Nxb2 55. c5 Na4 56. c6 Ke7 57. Kg2 Nb6 58. c7 Kd7 59.
Kh3 $1 {Saves the draw by going after the Blck pawns.} Nxd5 60. Kh4 Nxc7 (60...
h6 61. g5 (61. f5) 61... h5 62. f5 $1 gxf5 63. Kxh5 Nxc7 64. g6 Ne6 65. g7 $1
Nxg7+ 66. Kg6 $11) 61. Kg5 Ke6 62. Kh6 Nd5 63. Kxh7 $11 Kf7 64. Kh6 Kf6 65. g5+
Kf7 66. Kh7 Ne3 67. Kh8 (67. Kh8 Nf5 68. g4 Ne3 69. f5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade GMA op"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rodriguez Cespedes, Amador"]
[Black "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1988.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Be3 Na5 13. Bc2 Nc4 14. Bc1 Ncb6 $5 (
14... exd4 15. cxd4 (15. Nxd4 bxa4 16. Rxa4 Ncb6 17. Ra1 Re8 18. Nd2 a5 19. Nf5
Nc5 20. Qg4 $36 {Popovic-Lengyel,Pecs 1980}) 15... Re8 (15... c5 16. axb5 (16.
Nc3 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Qb6 18. Nf5 b4 19. Nd5 (19. a5 $5 {Razuvaev}) 19... Bxd5 (
19... Qa5 $5) 20. Qxd5 Rac8 $13 {Kavalek-Razuvaev,Amsterdam 1975}) 16... cxd4 (
16... axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. dxc5 $6 (18. b3 Ncb6 19. d5 b4 20. Bf4 Ne5 21.
Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 dxe5 $10) 18... Nxc5 19. b3 Ne5 20. Nxe5 (20. Qxd6 Ncd3 21.
Bxd3 Rd8 22. Qa3 Nxd3 $17) 20... Bxe5 21. f3 Ne6 $15 {Almasi-Timoshchenko,
Budapest 1991}) 17. bxa6 Rxa6 (17... Qb6 18. b3 Nce5 19. Nxd4 $14) 18. Rxa6
Bxa6 19. Nxd4 (19. b3 Nce5 20. Nxd4 Nc5 21. Nf3 (21. Be3 Ned3 22. Bxd3 Nxd3 23.
Re2 $14) 21... Ned3 22. Re3 Nxc1 23. Qxc1 $14 {Antunes-Van der Wiel,Novi Sad 
(ol) 1990}) 19... Qb6 20. Nf5 Nxb2 21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22. Nxd6 Nc5 $44 {
Ivanchuk-Karpov,Reggio Emilia 1989/90}) 16. b3 Ncb6 17. Bb2 $14) (14... Re8 15.
d5 Be7 16. b3 Na5 17. Nbd2 c6 18. b4 Nc4 19. Nxc4 bxc4 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. a5 Qc7
$10 {Brodsky-Kruppa,Kherson 1991}) 15. b3 (15. a5 Nc8 16. b3 Ne7 17. d5 Ng6 $13
) 15... bxa4 16. bxa4 a5 17. Nbd2 (17. Na3 $5) 17... Re8 18. Rb1 g6 19. Nf1 d5
20. Ng3 exd4 21. cxd4 dxe4 22. Nxe4 Bg7 23. Bg5 Qc8 24. h4 Nd5 (24... Bd5 25.
h5 Qb7 $10) 25. Rc1 Ra6 $10 26. Bb1 Rc6 27. h5 Rxc1 28. Qxc1 N5f6 29. hxg6 hxg6
30. Qf4 Nxe4 31. Bxe4 Rxe4 32. Rxe4 Bxe4 33. Qxe4 Nb6 34. Qc6 Qd7 35. Qxd7 Nxd7
36. Bd8 c5 37. d5 Bc3 38. Ng5 f5 39. Kf1 c4 40. Ke2 Nc5 41. Nf3 Nxa4 42. Nd2
Bb4 43. Nxc4 Nc3+ 44. Kf3 a4 45. d6 Kf7 46. d7 Ke6 47. Bf6 Kxd7 48. Bxc3 Bxc3
49. Nb6+ Kc6 50. Nxa4 Be5 51. g4 Kb5 52. gxf5 gxf5 53. Nc3+ Bxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "ARG-ch Najdorf Memorial"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1999.11.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zarnicki, Pablo Adrian"]
[Black "Rubinetti, Jorge Alberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2432"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1999.11.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 Bxb3 11. axb3 exd4 12. cxd4 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Nc3 f5 15.
exf6 Bxf6 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Rxe4 Qd5 18. Rg4 Ne7 19. Bh6 Nf5 20. Bg5 Rad8 21.
Rxa6 h5 22. Rf4 Bxd4 23. Qc2 Be5 24. Nxe5 Qxe5 25. Bxd8 Qxf4 26. Bxc7 Qd4 27.
Qe2 h4 28. Rg6 Qd5 29. Qe6+ Qxe6 30. Rxe6 Rc8 31. Bb6 Rb8 32. Re5 g6 33. Rxb5
Nd4 34. Rd5 Nf3+ 35. gxf3 Rxb6 36. Rd3 Kf7 37. Kg2 Rb4 38. f4 Ke6 39. Kf3 Kf5
40. Rd5+ Ke6 41. Re5+ Kf6 42. Kg4 Rxb3 43. Re2 Rb4 44. Rc2 g5 45. Rc6+ Kf7 46.
Kxg5 Rxb2 47. Rc7+ Kf8 48. f5 Rxf2 {[#] Das Endspiel f+h ist dann leicht
gewonnen, wenn der König der verteidigenden Seite auf der 8. Reihe abgeklemmt
ist. Zarnicki sorgt mit seinem nächsten für klare Verhältnisse.} 49. Kf6 $1 Kg8
(49... Ke8 50. Rc8+ Kd7 51. Rh8 Rf4 52. Kg5 Ra4 (52... Rf1 53. Rxh4 Ke7 54.
Rh7+ $18) 53. Kg6 $18) 50. Rg7+ Kf8 (50... Kh8 51. Rg4 $18) 51. Rh7 Kg8 52.
Rxh4 Ra2 53. Kg6 Ra7 54. Rg4 $1 (54. f6 $6 Rg7+ 55. Kf5 Ra7 56. Re4 Kf7 57. h4
$18) 54... Kf8 (54... Rb7 55. f6 Rg7+ 56. Kf5 $18) 55. f6 Ra3 56. h4 Kg8 57. h5
Ra7 58. h6 Rb7 59. Re4 Rg7+ 60. Kf5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Firman, Nazar"]
[Black "Obodchuk, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 Nb8 13. Bc2 Nbd7 14. b3 c5 15. Bb2
g6 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. c4 Nh5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. a4 bxa4 20. Nc4 axb3 21. Bxb3
Rxa1 22. Qxa1 Bc8 23. Rd1 Qf6 24. Qa7 Nf4 25. Rxd7 Bxd7 26. Qxd7 Rd8 27. Qb7
Ne2+ 28. Kf1 Nd4 29. Nfxe5 Nxb3 30. Qxb3 Qe6 31. Ng4 Bg7 32. Bxg7 Kxg7 33. Qc3+
Rd4 34. Nd2 Qa6+ 35. Kg1 Qd3 36. Qxc5 Qxd2 37. Qe5+ Kf8 38. Qh8+ Ke7 39. Qf6+
Ke8 40. Kh2 Rd6 41. Qh8+ Ke7 42. e5 Re6 43. Qc8 h5 44. Qc5+ Ke8 45. Ne3 {[#]}
Qd7 $2 {gerät in den Springerbereich} (45... Qd8 $11 {[%csl Gf6]}) 46. Nd5 Qc6
(46... Kd8 47. Qa5+ $1 {ebenfalls mit Qualitätsgewinn}) (46... Rc6 $142 47.
Nf6+ Rxf6 48. exf6 Qe6 49. Qd4 {zwar mit eingeengter schwarzer Königsstellung
aber auch mit verschlechterter weißer Bauernstruktur} {z.B.} Qd7 50. Qe5+ Kd8
$2 (50... Qe6 $142 51. Qd4 (51. Qxe6+ fxe6 52. g4 hxg4 53. hxg4 g5 $11) 51...
Qd7 52. Qe3+ Qe6 53. Kg3 Qxe3+ 54. fxe3 Kd7 55. Kf4 Ke6 56. Kg5 Ke5 $11 {
hier ist der weiße e-Bauer ohne jede Wirkung}) 51. Qb8+ Qc8 52. Qxc8+ Kxc8 53.
Kg3 Kd7 54. Kf4 Ke6 55. Kg5 Ke5 56. h4 Ke6 57. f4 $18) 47. Nc7+ Kd7 48. Nxe6
Qxe6 {4-3 Bauern auf einem Flügel bietet im Damenendspiel mehr Gewinnchancen
als im Turmendspiel} 49. f4 Qf5 50. Qd4+ Ke8 51. Kg3 g5 52. Qe3 gxf4+ 53. Qxf4
Qg6+ 54. Kh2 Ke7 55. Qb4+ Ke8 (55... Ke6 $142 56. Qd6+ Kf5) 56. Qb8+ Ke7 57.
Qc7+ Ke6 $1 58. Qd6+ Kf5 59. Qd5 Kf4 60. Qd4+ Kf5 61. Qe3 Ke6 $6 (61... Qg5 $1
$11) 62. Qf4 Qg7 $2 (62... Qf5 63. Kg3 (63. Qxf5+ Kxf5 64. Kg3 Kg5 $1 $11)
63... Qg6+ 64. Kh4 Qxg2 65. Qf6+ Kd5 66. Qd6+ Kc4 67. Kxh5 Qxh3+ 68. Kg5 Qe6
$11) 63. Qc4+ Kf5 (63... Ke7 64. Qh4+ {[%csl Rh5]}) (63... Kd7 $142 64. Qd5+
Ke7 65. Qd6+ Ke8 66. e6 (66. Qf6 Qxf6 67. exf6 h4 $1 68. Kg1 (68. g4 Kd7 69.
Kg2 Ke6 70. Kf3 Kxf6 $11) 68... Kd7 69. Kf2 Ke6 70. Kf3 Kf5 71. Ke3 Ke5 $11)
66... Qf6 $1 67. Qd7+ (67. exf7+ Kxf7 $14) 67... Kf8 68. Qxf7+ Qxf7 69. exf7 h4
$1 $11) 64. Qd3+ Ke6 65. Qb3+ Kf5 $2 (65... Ke7 $142) 66. Qf3+ Ke6 67. Qxh5 $18
Qg6 68. Qxg6+ fxg6 69. Kg3 Kxe5 70. Kg4 Kf6 71. h4 Kg7 72. Kg5 Kh7 73. h5 (73.
h5 gxh5 74. Kxh5 Kg7 75. Kg5 Kh7 76. Kf6 Kh6 77. g4 Kh7 78. g5 Kg8 79. Kg6 Kh8
80. Kf7 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch Seniors 03rd"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2003.09.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gruzmann, Boris"]
[Black "Hecht, Hans Joachim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2316"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2003.09.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.10.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 Bb7 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 f5 18. exf5 (18. Rae3 {Kasparov-Karpov, 1990}) 18...
Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Bxd5 20. Nh2 Nf6 21. Rg3 Qe7 22. Re3 Qd7 23. Ndf3 (23. Ng4 $142)
23... Bf7 24. Ng4 Nbd5 25. Re2 Re8 26. Rxe8 {(R)} Qxe8 27. Qxe8 Nxe8 28. axb5
axb5 29. Kf1 Nb4 30. Ne3 Be7 31. g4 Bf6 {[#] Ungewöhnliches Endspiel mit allen
acht Leichtfiguren und kräftigen Bauernmajoritäten. Mit seinem nächsten Zug
übersieht Weiß die schwarze Drohung.} 32. h4 Ba2 $1 33. Bxa2+ (33. Bc2 d5 (
33... Nxc2 34. Nxc2 Bc4+ 35. Ke1 Bd5 36. Ke2 Bxf3+ 37. Kxf3 Bxh4 38. b4 Kf7 39.
Be3 Be7 40. bxc5 dxc5 41. Na3 b4 42. Nc4 $17) 34. g5 hxg5 35. hxg5 Be7 36. Bd2
Nxc2 37. Nxc2 Bb1 38. Ne3 d4 39. Nd5 Bd6 40. Nh4 c4 $19 {auf Dauer}) 33... Nxa2
34. Bd2 Bxb2 $19 35. Ke2 Nc7 36. Ba5 Nc3+ 37. Kd3 N3d5 38. Kc2 Ba3 39. Bd2 Bb4
40. Bc1 Ba5 41. Nxd5 Nxd5 42. g5 Nb4+ 43. Kb1 hxg5 44. hxg5 Nc6 (44... Nd3 $142
) 45. Bb2 c4 46. Nh4 (46. Nd4 Nxd4 47. Bxd4 Bd2 48. g6 Bg5 49. Kc2 Bf6 50. Bxf6
gxf6 51. Kc3 d5 52. f3 Kg7 $19) 46... b4 47. f6 c3 48. Bc1 gxf6 49. Nf5 b3 50.
Nxd6 Bc7 51. Nc4 Be5 $1 {[%cal Rc3c2]} 52. Be3 Nb4 53. Nxe5 (53. f4 c2+ 54. Kc1
Bc3 {und matt}) 53... fxe5 54. f4 Nd3 55. Ka1 exf4 0-1

[Event "Linares 15th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1998.03.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2825"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1998.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. c3 Re8 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Nf1 Bf8 13. Ng3 Nb8 14. Nh4 d5 15. exd5
Bxd5 16. Nhf5 Nbd7 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Qg4 Kh8 19. Qf3 N5f6 20. Ne4 Kh7 $6 (20...
Nxe4 21. dxe4 Qf6 {[%cal Yg7g6]}) 21. h4 $6 (21. Rd1 $1 Re6 (21... Nxe4 22.
dxe4 {[%cal Rd1d7]}) 22. a4 $1 $16) 21... Nxe4 22. dxe4 Qf6 23. g4 g6 24. g5
Qe6 25. Nxh6 Bxh6 26. gxh6 Nf6 27. Bg5 $6 (27. a4 $14) 27... Ng4 28. Rad1 f6
29. Bc1 Nxh6 30. Bxh6 Kxh6 31. Rd3 Rad8 32. Red1 Rxd3 33. Rxd3 {[#]} Rg8 34. b3
f5 35. Qg2 $2 (35. Kf1 $142) (35. exf5 $142) 35... fxe4 36. Qxe4 Rf8 37. Rg3
Rf4 38. Qe3 Kh7 39. Rg5 Qd5 $1 $40 40. Rxe5 (40. Qxe5 $2 Rg4+ 41. Kf1 Qh1+ 42.
Ke2 Re4+ $19) 40... Rg4+ 41. Kf1 Qd1+ 42. Qe1 Qd3+ 43. Qe2 Qb1+ 44. Qe1 Qd3+
45. Qe2 Qh3+ 46. Ke1 Qxc3+ 47. Kf1 Qh3+ 48. Ke1 Rg1+ 49. Kd2 Qd7+ 50. Kc2 Qc6+
51. Kd3 Qd6+ 52. Kc2 Qc6+ 53. Kd3 Qd6+ 54. Kc2 Ra1 55. Re7+ Kg8 56. Qe6+ {
The transition into a rook ending as well as the final advance of the White
king into the weakened black queenside saves the draw for Kasparov. Der
Übergang ins Turmendspiel sowie der sich anschließende Vormarsch des weißen
Königs zum geschwächten schwarzen Damenflügel rettet Kasparow das Remis.} Qxe6
57. Rxe6 Rxa2+ 58. Kc3 $1 Kg7 59. Kb4 Kh6 60. f4 Kh5 61. Re5+ Kxh4 62. Rg5 Rf2
63. Rxg6 Rxf4+ 64. Ka5 Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Szeged m"]
[Site "Szeged"]
[Date "2000.06.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2000.06.27"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 Nc5 15.
Bc2 a5 16. Ng4 Nxg4 17. hxg4 Be7 18. Be3 c6 19. Qe2 Bg5 20. Bxc5 dxc5 21. Rad1
Qd7 22. c4 Ba6 23. Ne3 g6 24. Bd3 Bxe3 25. Qxe3 bxc4 26. Be2 cxd5 27. Rxd5 Qb7
28. Qc3 Qb4 29. a3 Qb6 30. Red1 Rab8 31. R1d2 Rbd8 32. Bf1 Rxd5 33. Rxd5 Qc7
34. Bxc4 Bxc4 35. Qxc4 Qb7 36. b3 Rb8 37. Rd3 Qb5 38. Qc3 a4 39. bxa4 Qxa4 40.
Qxe5 Re8 41. Qxc5 Qxe4 42. Re3 Qb1+ 43. Kh2 Qb8+ 44. g3 Rc8 45. Qd5 Rd8 46. Qf3
Qa8 47. Qf6 Rd1 48. f3 Rd2+ 49. Kh3 Qf8 50. Qf4 Rd1 51. Re2 Qc5 52. Re8+ Kg7
53. g5 Qd4 54. Qxd4+ Rxd4 55. Ra8 {[#] Schwarz steht optimal; er kann sofort
den Druckbauern g5 abtauschen und seinen Turm aktiv einsetzen, indem er den
a-Freibauern von hinten und die Königsflügelbauern von der Seite angreift,
bereit, einen von ihnen zu schlagen. Darüberhinaus hat er eine gesunde
Bauernstellung und einen gut postierten König. Es spricht also alles für ein
Remis.} h6 56. gxh6+ Kxh6 57. f4 Rd3 58. a4 Ra3 59. a5 f5 60. a6 Ra2 61. g4
fxg4+ 62. Kxg4 Ra4 63. Kf3 Kg7 64. Ke3 Kf7 65. Kd3 Kg7 (65... Rxf4 $2 66. a7
Ra4 67. Rh8 $18) 66. Ra7+ Kf6 67. Ke3 Kf5 68. Ra8 Ra3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Olafsson"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Hjartarson,J"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1995.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. Ng3 Nc5 15.
Bc2 c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bb3 h6 19. Nh4 $1 $146 (19. Nh2 Nb6 20.
Ng4 Nc4 21. a4 Nxg4 22. Qxg4 Bd7 23. Nf5 Kh7 24. axb5 $146 (24. Qf3 Be6 25. Ne3
Nd2 26. Bxd2 Bxb3 27. c4 $5 (27. axb5) 27... bxa4 28. Qxf7 Re7 29. Qd5 Rc8 30.
Rec1 Rec7 31. Rc3 Be7 32. Rac1 Bg5 $10 {Wang Zili-Wu Shaobin/China/ch/1993/Inf/
58/375}) 24... axb5 25. Rxa8 Qxa8 26. Qf3 Be6 27. Ne3 Nd2 28. Bxd2 Bxb3 29. Nd5
Bxd5 (29... Qb7 $5) 30. exd5 Kg8 31. Qd3 Qa6 32. f4 Rd8 33. fxe5 dxe5 34. Rxe5
Bd6 $2 (34... Qa1+ $1 35. Kf2 (35. Re1 Qa2) (35. Qf1 Qa2) 35... Bxb4 $13) 35.
Re4 $16 {Popovic,P-Gigoric/Novi Sad/1995}) 19... Nb6 (19... Nxe4 $2 20. Qh5 $18
) 20. Nhf5 (20. Ng6 $2 Nc4 $10) 20... Nc4 (20... d5 21. Nh5 Re6 $5 $13) 21. Nh5
$1 Nxh5 22. Qxh5 Bd7 (22... g6 23. Qg4 (23. Nxh6+ $2 Kh7 24. Qf3 Bxh6 25. Bxc4
bxc4 26. Qxf7+ Bg7 27. Qxc4 Bb5 $17) 23... Bd7 24. Qg3 Kh7 25. Ne3 $14) 23.
Bxc4 (23. Re3 $2 g6 $1 24. Qg4 (24. Nxh6+ Kh7 $19) 24... Kh7 $19) 23... bxc4
24. Ne3 Be6 (24... a5 $5) 25. a4 $14 g6 26. Qd1 (26. Qf3 $5 Bg7 27. Rd1 $14)
26... f5 27. Nd5 f4 (27... fxe4 $2 28. Rxe4 Rc8 29. Be3 $1 Bf5 $140 30. Bb6 Qg5
31. h4 $18) (27... Ra7 $5 {/\Rf7}) 28. Qe2 $1 Rc8 (28... Bxd5 29. exd5 Rc8 30.
Qe4 $16) 29. Rd1 Bg7 30. b5 $6 (30. Rb1 $14) (30. Ba3 $14) 30... axb5 31. axb5
Rc5 32. Rb1 (32. Ra7 Qb8 $8 (32... Rxb5 $2 33. Nc7 $18) 33. Ra5 Bxd5 34. Rxd5
Rxd5 35. exd5 e4 $13) 32... Qa5 33. Rb4 Kf7 $2 (33... Rb8 $2 34. Ne7+ Kf7 35.
Nc6 $18) (33... Kh7 $1 34. Bb2 Bxd5 35. Rxd5 Rxd5 36. exd5 e4 37. Qxc4 e3 $13)
34. Bb2 $1 Rb8 (34... Bxd5 35. Rxd5 $16 Rxd5 $140 $2 36. Qxc4 $18) 35. Ra1 Qd8
36. Ra7+ Kf8 37. Ba3 $1 (37. Ne7 $2 Qxe7 $8 38. Rxe7 Kxe7 39. b6 Rc6 40. b7 Rc7
$10) 37... Kg8 $2 (37... Rbxb5 38. Rxb5 Rxb5 39. Qxc4 Rb1+ 40. Kh2 $16) (37...
Bxd5 38. exd5 Rbxb5 39. Rxb5 Rxb5 40. Qxc4 $16) 38. Ne7+ Kh7 39. Nc6 $18 Qb6
40. Ra6 $2 $138 (40. Re7 $1 Ra8 41. Rxe6 Rxa3 42. Qg4 $18) 40... Rxc6 $8 41.
Rxb6 Rcxb6 42. Rxc4 (42. Qd1 d5 $1 43. exd5 Rd8 44. Rxc4 Rxd5 45. Qa4 Rdxb5 46.
Rc7 Rb7 $44) 42... Bxc4 43. Qxc4 Rxb5 44. Bxd6 $14 Rb1+ (44... R8b7 45. Bb4 $14
) 45. Kh2 Ra8 $2 (45... R8b6 46. Bb4 $14) 46. Qf7 $16 Raa1 (46... Rba1 47. Bxe5
R1a7 48. Qxf4 $18) 47. g3 Rh1+ $2 (47... fxg3+ 48. Kxg3 Kh8 49. Kf3 $18) (47...
Rb2 $8 48. Kg2 Raa2 49. Bc5 $16) 48. Kg2 $18 Rag1+ (48... fxg3 49. Bxe5 Rag1+
50. Kf3 $18) 49. Kf3 Rxg3+ $2 50. fxg3 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 81st"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2019.01.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[Annotator "Howell,David"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2019.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. c3 {This plan is rarely seen at the top level nowadays.} ({
White's set-up is usually associated with keeping the bishop on the a2-g8
diagonal. Therefore} 10. a3 {is more frequently chosen.}) 10... Na5 11. Bc2 c5
12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Nf1 h6 14. Ne3 {Another slightly unorthodox decision from
Shankland.} (14. Ng3 {is almost exclusively played by Grandmasters in this
position. Although White is unlikely to push d3-d4 in the near future, having
already moved the d-pawn, the knight simply feels more flexible on g3. It also
allows the c1-bishop to breathe more freely.}) 14... Bf8 15. b4 $6 {A flawed
plan. Shankland was already beginning to spend considerable time on his moves;
this is rarely a good idea against a player with such vast experience of these
middlegames as Ding.} (15. Nh2 {would at least be consistent with White's
previous moves, aiming for a kingside attack or at least some control over the
light-squares. Now:} d5 $1 16. Nhg4 (16. Qf3 {has also been seen in practice.})
16... dxe4 (16... d4 17. Nf5 {leads to tense play on the kingside.}) 17. dxe4 (
17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. dxe4 Rad8 19. Qe2 $11 {was seen in McShane-Hebden, Hull
2018.}) 17... Nxg4 18. Qxg4 Re6 $132 {and the game goes on.}) 15... cxb4 16.
cxb4 Nc6 17. a3 d5 $1 {Ding is the first to strike in the centre, and now only
Black can hope to claim an edge.} 18. Ng4 $2 {Shankland seemingly cannot
decide on a plan. This would have made more sense a few moves ago.} ({It was
time to accept that the opening had not gone according to plan, and to
simplify:} 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Qxd5 20. Bb3 Qd7 21. Bb2 $11 {White's
isolated d-pawn is balanced out by his strong bishops on b2 and b3.}) 18...
Nxg4 19. hxg4 dxe4 20. dxe4 Qxd1 21. Rxd1 a5 $1 {With simple play, Ding
creates a weakness to attack on the queenside. This is enough to cause
headaches for White.} 22. bxa5 $6 {Too compliant.} (22. Rd7 $5 {would have
been an attempt to confuse matters:} Bc8 23. Rc7 $132) 22... Nxa5 23. Rb1 Bc6
24. Nd2 Red8 25. Kf1 Nb7 26. Rb3 Bd7 (26... Rac8 $1 {would have been a
slightly more accurate move order, avoiding White's option on the next turn.})
27. f3 $6 (27. Nf3 {was White's final attempt to untangle. Black still holds a
big advantage, but it is not easy to convert:} Rac8 (27... Bxg4 $2 28. Rxd8
Rxd8 29. Nxe5 $11) 28. Ne1 b4 29. Rb1 $1 Bb5+ 30. Kg1 Rxd1 31. Bxd1 {and White
is still clinging on.}) 27... Rac8 28. Bb1 {White's pieces are a mess. Black
now profits from their lack of co-ordination:} b4 $1 29. Rb2 {What else?} (29.
axb4 Ba4 $19) 29... Ba4 30. Re1 Rc7 $1 $19 {A classic example of Ding's
calmness. He simply improves a piece while protecting the b7-knight and
threatening to double his rooks.} 31. Ba2 (31. axb4 Rdc8 {traps the c1-bishop.}
) 31... bxa3 32. Rb6 Bc5 33. Rb1 Bc2 $1 {Nice geometry. Black threatens both ..
.Bxb1 and ...Bd3+. A smooth game from Ding, but he was given a helping hand
from his opponent.} 0-1

[Event "Istanbul FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2009.03.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sebag, Marie"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[Annotator "Humpy,K"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2009.03.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The was the crucial final round of the Grand Prix. The Chinese girls Hou
Yifan, Zhao Xue and I were in joint lead with 7.5 points, followed by Elina
Danielian with 7 points. I was very much in need of a win.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 a5 {
I prepared this variation overnight with the inspiration of the game Ivanchuk
- Carlsen,2009.} 10. d3 (10. d4 a4 11. Bc2 Bd7 12. Na3 Rb8 13. d5 Na7 14. c4
Ra8 15. Be3 b4 16. Nb1 c5 17. a3 b3 18. Bd3 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 f5 20. Nfd2 fxe4 21.
Qh5 Be8 22. Qe2 Bd7 23. Qh5 Be8 24. Qe2 Bd7 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V (2779)-Carlsen,
M (2776)/Wijk aan Zee NED 2009}) 10... a4 11. Bc2 Bd7 {In view of Na3 I
decided to develop my queenside bishop at d7 to protect the b5 pawn.} 12. Nbd2
{Sebag is not interested in queenside play. She is shifting her knight rapidly
to the kingside.} Re8 13. Nf1 h6 14. Ng3 Bf8 15. Nh2 $5 {Here I have to
consider both 16.f4 and 16.Ng4.} (15. d4 {is better for White:} Na5 16. Nh2 c5
17. d5 g6 18. Bd3 c4 19. Bc2 Nb7 {playable} (19... Nb3 20. axb3 axb3 21. Rxa8
Qxa8 22. Qf3 Bg7 23. Bd1 Qa1 24. Qe3 Ra8 25. Be2 Ra6 26. f4 exf4 27. Qxf4 h5
28. Nf3 Be8 29. Nd4 Rb6 30. Ngf5 {1-0 Grischuk,A (2724)-Payen,A (2393)/Port
Barcares FRA 2005})) 15... Ne7 $146 ({It would be a better idea to play} 15...
d5 $1 {which leads to interesting positions.} 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Qf3 Be6 18. a3
(18. Ng4 b4 $1 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Rxe5 bxc3 21. bxc3 Nxc3 22. Bb2 Qd4 23. Rae1 (
23. Re4 Ne2+ 24. Rxe2 Qxb2 $15) (23. Bxa4 Rxa4 24. Re4 Qb6 25. Bxc3 Ra3 26. Bd4
c5 27. Be3 Bd5 $17) 23... Qb4 {is better for Black.}) 18... Nde7 (18... Qf6 19.
Qe4 g6 20. Ng4 $14) 19. Ng4 Bd5 20. Qd1 Ng6 $11) (15... Na5 16. f4 c5 17. Nf3
Nc6 18. a3 Qc7 19. Rf1 Ra6 20. Be3 Rc8 21. Rc1 Na5 22. Bb1 Rc6 23. Rc2 b4 24.
Rcf2 bxc3 25. bxc3 Nb3 26. Nd2 d5 27. fxe5 Qxe5 28. Ne2 Nxd2 29. Qxd2 Bd6 30.
Bf4 {Bologan,V (2589)-Xie Jun (2542)/Shanghai 2000/1/2-1/2 (49)}) 16. Qf3 (16.
f4 {is less advisable for White.} exf4 17. Bxf4 Ng6 18. Qf3 a3 $15) (16. Ng4
Ng6 17. Nf5 d5 18. Qf3 Nxg4 19. hxg4 d4 20. a3 (20. cxd4 exd4 21. Nxd4 Bxg4 22.
Qxg4 Qxd4 23. Rb1 Bc5 24. Be3 Qd6 $15) 20... c5 {I don't see any problems in
Black's position.}) 16... Ng6 17. Ng4 (17. Nf5 $2 Bxf5 18. exf5 (18. Qxf5 Nh4
$19) 18... Nh4 $15) 17... Nxg4 18. hxg4 {With the exchange of knights White
lost control over the g5-square. I can get rid of my dark squared bishop as in
the game.} Be7 ({At first I thought of playing} 18... Nh4 {It helps White to
improve the position with a tempo. For example} 19. Qe2 Be7 20. Nf1 Bg5 21. g3
Ng6) 19. Nf5 Bg5 20. g3 Bxc1 21. Raxc1 Qg5 {At this stage of the game I felt
my position to be comfortable and some aggressive ideas came to my mind.} 22.
Rcd1 {Sebag played very cautiously.} (22. Kg2 {will be met by} h5 $1 23. gxh5
Nf4+) (22. Kf1 Nf8 23. Kg2 g6 24. Ne3 Nh7 25. Rh1 Nf6 {I imagined this
position when I placed my queen on g5.} 26. Rh4 (26. Bd1 $2 Nxg4 27. Nxg4 Bxg4
28. Qxg4 Qxc1 $17) 26... Kg7 27. Rch1 Rh8 28. Qe2 h5 29. Qd2 Nxg4 30. Nf5+ Kf6
31. f4 exf4 32. gxf4 Ne3+ 33. Kf3 Qg2+ 34. Kxe3 (34. Qxg2 $2 Nxg2 35. Kxg2 gxf5
36. Rxh5 Rxh5 37. Rxh5 a3 38. b3 Rg8+ 39. Kf2 Rg4 $17) 34... Qxd2+ 35. Kxd2
gxf5 36. Rxh5 Rxh5 37. Rxh5 a3 38. bxa3 Rxa3 39. Bb3 $11) {I wanted to place
my knight on f6. But I felt it to be troublesome as my bishop is under
indirect attack after the d4 break. So I played} 22... Be6 (22... Nf8 23. d4
Nh7 (23... exd4 24. cxd4 Nh7 25. e5 $14) 24. dxe5 Rxe5 25. Qe2 Bxf5 26. gxf5
Rae8 27. Kg2 Rxf5 (27... Qxf5 28. f4 R5e7 29. e5 Qd7 30. Bd3 Qc6+ 31. Kh2 Qb6
32. Bxb5 c6 33. Bxa4 dxe5 34. f5 Nf6 $13) 28. Qd3 Rc5 29. e5 Nf8 30. f4 Qh5 31.
exd6 Rxe1 32. Rxe1 Rd5 33. Re5 Rxe5 $1 (33... Rxd3 $2 34. Bxd3 Qg4 35. Bf5 cxd6
36. Bxg4 dxe5 37. fxe5 $16) 34. fxe5 Qxe5 35. dxc7 (35. d7 Nxd7) 35... Qxc7 36.
Qxb5 a3 $44) 23. a3 Rad8 ({Better is to continue with my earlier plan} 23...
Nf8 24. d4 Bc4 25. Ne3 Nd7 26. Nxc4 bxc4 27. Qe2 Nb6 {is okay for Black.}) 24.
Ne3 (24. d4 d5 25. Qe2 dxe4 26. Bxe4 (26. Qxb5 Qxg4 27. Ne3 Qg5 28. d5 Bd7 29.
Qc4 f5 30. Ng2 (30. d6+ Be6 31. Qxa4 cxd6 32. Rxd6 Nf4 33. Bb3 (33. Red1 Ne2+
34. Kg2 Qh5 35. Rxe6 Qf3+ 36. Kf1 Nxg3+ 37. Kg1 Qh1#) 33... Bxb3 34. Qxb3+ Kh7
35. Rxd8 Rxd8 $15)) 26... Bc4 27. Qf3 exd4 28. cxd4 Ne7 $11) 24... Nf8 25. d4
Nh7 26. Bd3 Bd7 $5 (26... exd4 {is a good try for Black.} 27. cxd4 Nf6 28. Qe2
Bc4 $3 29. Bxc4 bxc4 30. f3 (30. Qxc4 Rxe4 {White's kingside pawns are
vulnerable.} 31. Qxa4 Rde8 32. Ng2 (32. Kf1 h5 33. gxh5 Qxh5 34. Kg2 Ng4 $19)
32... Qxg4 33. Rxe4 Rxe4 34. Rd2 $15) 30... h5 31. Nxc4 hxg4 32. f4 Qb5 33. e5
dxe5 34. dxe5 Qb3 35. Rxd8 Qxg3+ 36. Kf1 Rxd8 37. exf6 Rd4 38. Qe8+ Kh7 39. Qe3
Qxf4+ 40. Kg2 (40. Kg1 Rxc4 41. Qd3+ g6 $19) 40... Qf3+ (40... Rxc4 $2 41. Qd3+
Kh6 42. Rh1+ Kg5 43. Rf1 $1 (43. Qd5+ Kg6 44. Qd3+ Qe4+ 45. Qxe4+ Rxe4 $19)
43... Qe4+ 44. Qxe4 Rxe4 45. fxg7 Re8 46. Rxf7 $16) 41. Qxf3 gxf3+ 42. Kxf3
Rxc4 43. fxg7 Kxg7 $15) 27. Qe2 c6 28. d5 cxd5 29. Bxb5 (29. exd5 Rb8 30. Bf5
Qd8 31. Bxh7+ Kxh7 32. Qc2+ Kg8 33. Kg2 Rc8 $11) 29... Bxb5 (29... dxe4 30.
Rxd6 Qe7 $2 31. Rxd7 Rxd7 32. Nf5 $18) 30. Qxb5 {The crucial position in the
game. Here I missed the right path.} dxe4 $2 (30... d4 $3 31. cxd4 exd4 32. Nf5
$1 (32. Qxg5 $4 Nxg5 $17) (32. Nd5 Qxg4 33. Rxd4 Ng5 34. Re3 Nf3+ 35. Rxf3 Qxf3
36. Nc3 Rb8 37. Qxa4 f5 $15) 32... Qxg4 33. Nxd6 Re6 34. Qf5 Qxf5 35. Nxf5 Ng5
36. Kg2 Rxe4 37. Rxe4 Nxe4 38. f3 (38. Rxd4 Rxd4 39. Nxd4 Nd2 $15) 38... Nc5
39. Rxd4 Rxd4 40. Nxd4 $11) 31. Rxd6 $1 Ra8 {At this moment Zhao Xue lost to
Elina Danielian, which meant that if I drew the game I would be placed along
with Danielian. And the game between Shen Yang - Hou Yifan was still going on
and it seemed to be drawish. So, I could hope for the title if I was able to
outplay Sebag. However, I'm afraid that at this point I overlooked the Ra6
move before entering into this position} 32. Rd7 $2 {This move gave a great
relief. Perhaps Sebag wanted to exploit the position of my king via the
seventh rank.} (32. Ra6 $142 {would give White better prospects to play for a
win.}) 32... Nf6 {My knight is back into the game with tempo.} 33. Rb7 h5 {
This is a good idea. Playing against the white king.} (33... Nxg4 34. Nxg4 Qxg4
35. Qd5 Qg6 (35... Rf8 36. Rxf7) 36. Re7 $14) 34. Qc4 Rf8 35. gxh5 Qxh5 36. Nd5
$4 {After this blunder I felt like dancing.} ({She could have tried} 36. Qe2
Qh3 37. Rd1 Rfe8 (37... Rfb8 38. Rb4 g6 $2 39. Nd5 Ng4 40. Qxg4 Qxg4 41. Nf6+
$18) 38. Rd6 Nh7 $44) 36... Ng4 $1 37. Kf1 (37. Ne7+ Kh8 38. Qc5 Qh2+ 39. Kf1
e3 $19) 37... Qh2 (37... Qh1+ {is also winning} 38. Ke2 Qf3+ 39. Kd2 Rfd8 40.
Kc1 Nxf2 41. Kb1 Qd3+ 42. Qxd3 exd3 $19) 38. Ke2 (38. Qc5 e3 $19 (38... Ra5 $4
39. Qxf8+ Kxf8 40. Rb8#)) (38. Rxf7 Kh8 $3 (38... Rxf7 39. Ne7+ Kf8 40. Ng6+
Kg8 41. Ne7+ $11) 39. Ne7 Qh5 40. Rxf8+ Rxf8 $19) 38... Qxf2+ 39. Kd1 Rad8 40.
Rb5 Ne3+ 41. Rxe3 Qxe3 42. Kc2 Qf2+ 43. Kb1 Rfe8 (43... Rxd5 $1 44. Rxd5 e3 45.
Rxe5 Rb8 46. Rb5 Rxb5 47. Qxb5 e2 $19) 44. Ka2 (44. Rb7 Rxd5 45. Qxd5 e3 46.
Re7 Rxe7 47. Qd8+ Kh7 48. Qxe7 Qf5+ 49. Kc1 Qf1+ 50. Kc2 Qe2+ 51. Kc1 Qd2+ 52.
Kb1 e2 53. Qh4+ Kg8 $19) (44. Nc7 Rd1+ 45. Ka2 Qc2 $19) 44... e3 45. Qb4 Rxd5
46. Rxd5 e2 47. Qxa4 Rb8 {Finally after many ups and downs in the tournament I
got the first Grand Prix title with this win.} 0-1

[Event "Leonid Stein Memorial"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2000.05.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Ivanchuk,V"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2000.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2081]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7.
Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 Na5 {Wedberg: 'Very
unusual.'} (12... h6 {is the standard move.}) 13. Ba2 $1 $146 {[%cal Ra2g8]
[%mdl 8] Wedberg: 'Interesting novelty. White defends e4 with tactics.'} ({
In few games white played} 13. Bc2 exd4 (13... c5 14. b3 (14. d5 c4 {This is a
type of position often met in the Breyer line. Black can put a N on c5.} 15.
Nf1 Nd7 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Ng3 Reb8 18. Nh2 Bc8 19. Ra2 Nc5 20. f4 $132 {1-0
Shmuter,L-Kovtun,S/UKR-ch sf 1986/EXT 97 (62)}) 14... Nc6 15. d5 Ne7 16. Bd3
$14 {1/2-1/2 Kotter,R-Reichel,A/Bad Wildbad 1999/CBM 73 ext (40)}) 14. cxd4 c5
$13 {The Bishop is well placed at "a2", so there is no reason to play Bc2})
13... c5 (13... exd4 $5) ({Maybe} 13... exd4 14. cxd4 Nxe4 {is playable} 15.
Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bxf7+ Kxf7 17. Rxe4 Rxe4 18. Ng5+ Kg8 19. Nxe4 $14) 14. b4 {
'!' Wedberg. Wedberg: 'The idea is not to allow Black to play c4. Whatever
Black plays White gets a nice advantage.'} cxb4 (14... Nc6 $142 15. d5 Nb8 16.
bxc5 dxc5 17. c4 $14) (14... cxd4 15. bxa5 dxc3 $13) 15. cxb4 Nc6 (15... Nc4
16. Nxc4 bxc4 17. d5 $16 {[%csl Rc4] ><c4}) 16. Qb3 Qc7 $6 {Lose of time.} ({
The natural move was} 16... Qd7) 17. d5 (17. Ng5 $6 d5 $1 $15) 17... Ne7 18.
Bb1 $1 {[%cal Gb1d3] '+/-' Wedberg. Wedberg: 'White has a nice game with good
targets on the Q side. Black´s minor pieces lacks space. There isn´t room for
manouvering.'} bxa4 ({Best was waiting} 18... Rab8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bd3 Bc8 {
and black has good defencive resourses.}) 19. Qxa4 Reb8 20. Qa5 Ne8 (20... Qxa5
21. bxa5 $16 {[%csl Gb6][%cal Yd2c4,Yc4b6,Yc4d6,Yc1a3,Ya3d6]}) 21. Qxc7 Nxc7 {
We got an ending with big space advantage for white. There is no real
counterplay for black.} 22. Nc4 Rd8 ({Interesting was the piece sacrifice} 
22... Nexd5 $5 23. exd5 Bxd5 24. Nfd2 Rxb4 25. Ne3 Be6 $14) 23. Be3 Nb5 24.
Nfd2 Rab8 25. Bd3 f5 {Wedberg: 'Black needs counterplay, but White can defuse
this one easily.'} 26. f3 fxe4 27. fxe4 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rd6] Now the position
is difficult for black.} Nd4 28. Bxd4 {'!' Wedberg.} exd4 29. Nf3 {Wedberg:
'Black´s position is very restricted by the white P:s on d5 and e4. White´s N:
s are stronger than the black B:s.'} g6 30. Rab1 Bg7 31. Ng5 $1 {[%csl Re6]}
Bc8 32. Rf1 $18 Rd7 33. Ne6 h6 34. Rf3 g5 35. Rbf1 Ng6 36. e5 $1 {Wedberg:
'The winning break.'} Nf4 (36... Nxe5 37. Rf8+ Bxf8 38. Rxf8#) 37. Nxf4 gxf4
38. e6 Rd8 39. Rxf4 Bb7 40. Rg4 Rf8 41. Rxf8+ {This is the best game from the
event, selected by a jury.} 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 11th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2010.06.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Karjakin,S"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2010.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 {Ivan plays many different lines of the Spanish. I
did not expect the Zaitsev, as recently I had played it with Black.} 11. Nbd2
Bf8 12. a3 {After some thinking I decided to play as I already did against
Grischuk.} Qd7 {In my view this is a little bit strange. More usual is 12...h6
or 12...g6.} 13. Ba2 g6 {Mixing plans.} ({The only point of 12...Qd7 seems to
me} 13... Rad8 {with the idea in some lines to play ...d5. I don't like it for
Black anyway, but I don't see other ideas of 12...Qd7.}) 14. b4 Bg7 15. Bb2 $14
{Simple and strong. I think White is slightly better.} a5 $6 {I don't like
this move. Now White will transfer the knight to a5 and open up the c-file!}
16. d5 Ne7 17. Nb3 axb4 18. cxb4 Nh5 (18... c6 {does not work because of} 19.
Nxe5 $1 dxe5 20. Nc5 Qc8 21. d6 $18) ({I would prefer} 18... Rad8 19. Na5 Ba8
$14 {to prepare c6, although White is better anyway.}) 19. Rc1 {I decided not
to put the knight on a5 yet, as at some moments White can have ideas with Nc5.}
Bc8 20. Rc3 $1 {Strong and probably the most difficult move in the game!} Ra7 (
{I had to find} 20... f5 21. Ng5 $1 fxe4 22. Nc5 $1 {and White is crushing!})
21. Na5 {Now with the rook on a7 White plays Na5.} Nf4 (21... f5 22. Nc6 Rb7
23. Nfxe5 {is winning for White.}) 22. Bc1 {Against f5 and preparing Be3 and
Qc2.} h6 (22... f5 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. e5 {and White is dominating!}) 23. Qc2 g5
24. Nh2 $1 {The cleanest!} (24. Be3 Nxg2 {is at least not technical!}) 24...
Neg6 25. Be3 Nxg2 $8 26. Kxg2 Rxa5 (26... Qxh3+ 27. Kh1 Nh4 28. f3 {is also
winning for White!}) 27. bxa5 Qxh3+ 28. Kh1 Nh4 29. f3 Nxf3 30. Rc1 {Here it
became clear, that Black does not have compensation for the rook. The rest is
clear.} Nxh2 31. Qxh2 Qf3+ 32. Qg2 Qh5+ 33. Kg1 Bh3 34. Qg3 f5 35. Bf2 Bg4 36.
a6 f4 37. Qh2 Qg6 38. Rxc7 Bf3 39. Rc8 Rxc8 40. Rxc8+ Kh7 41. a7 g4 42. a8=Q g3
43. Bxg3 fxg3 44. Qh4 {Black resigned! This was my cleanest victory in
Poikovsky!} 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.31"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[Annotator "Karjakin,S"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 Na5 13. Bc2 ({Against my opponent
Stellwagen played} 13. Ba2 {and in all my previous games I had also played
that move, so I guess Mickey expected this, but I was ready to surprise him...}
) 13... b4 14. cxb4 $1 {Almost a new move!} Nc6 15. Nb3 exd4 $146 {This is a
novelty, but only one game was played before.} (15... Nxb4 {was played by
Pavasovich against Motylev.}) 16. Bd2 d5 17. e5 Ne4 {Everything is forced.} 18.
Nc5 $1 {I think this is really strong!} Bxc5 {Here I was already 1 hour ahead
of Mickey.} 19. bxc5 Rb8 $2 {I think this is a mistake!} ({Also not good was} 
19... Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 21. Ba5 $1 $16 {[%cal Gd1d4]}) (19... a5 $1 {
Preventing b4 was the best, where in my view White is slightly better, but
Black has reasonable counterchances.}) 20. b4 $16 {Now I think White is much
better. Black's bishop is very passive. All the forced lines below are clearly
in White's favor.} Ba8 (20... Bc8 21. Rb1 Bf5 22. b5 axb5 23. axb5 Nxe5 24.
Nxe5 Rxe5 25. Bf4 Nxf2 26. Qxd4 Nxh3+ 27. gxh3 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Bxc2 29. b6 cxb6
30. Bxb8 bxc5 31. Qxc5 Be4 $16) (20... Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Rxe5 22. Bf4 Rf5 23. Bh2
d3 24. Bxd3 Nxf2 25. Qc2 Nxd3 26. Qxd3 g6 27. b5 $16) 21. Rb1 g6 (21... Nxe5
22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. Bf4 Rf5 (23... Nc3 24. Qd3 Re4 25. f3 Nxb1 26. fxe4 dxe4 27.
Qg3 $16) 24. Bh2 d3 25. Bxd3 Nxf2 26. Qc2 Nxd3 27. Qxd3 Rg5 28. b5 d4 29. c6
$16) 22. b5 axb5 23. axb5 Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. Bf4 (25. Ba5 {was even
stronger, but I think that the move in the game is good enough.}) 25... Nc3 $2
{I think this is the decisive mistake.} ({The last chance to get some play was
} 25... Rf5 26. Bh2 d3 27. Bxd3 (27. Qxd3 $5 Rxf2 28. Rxe4 Rxc2 29. Qxc2 dxe4
30. b6 $14) 27... Nxf2 28. Qc2 Nxd3 29. Qxd3 d4 30. c6 Rc5 31. Bf4 $14) 26.
Qxd4 Rxe1+ (26... Ne2+ 27. Rxe2 Rxe2 28. Bd3 {was equally bad.}) 27. Rxe1 Nxb5
28. Qe5 {It looks like Black has got an extra pawn, but now White has a
decisive attack due to the very passive black pieces.} Qf8 (28... f6 29. Qe6+
Kg7 30. Bd3 {was a litle bit more stubborn, but still winning for White.}) 29.
Bd3 $18 {The rest is easy, White has won.} Na7 (29... Bc6 30. Qf6 $18) (29...
f6 30. Qe6+ Qf7 31. Bxb5 $18) (29... Na3 30. Qxc7 Rc8 31. Qb6 $18) 30. Qxc7 Nc6
31. Ra1 Rb7 (31... Qxc5 32. Rc1 $18) (31... Rb4 32. Ra6 $18) (31... Rb3 32. Qd7
$18) 32. Qd6 (32. Qxc6 $1 Rb1+ (32... Ra7 33. Qf6 $18) 33. Rxb1 Bxc6 34. Rb8
Be8 35. Bd6 $18) 32... Ra7 (32... Rb8 33. Qxb8 Nxb8 34. Bd6 $18) 33. Rxa7 Nxa7
34. Qd7 Nc6 35. Bb5 (35. Bb5 {Black resigned in view of} Qxc5 36. Bh6 Qe7 37.
Bxc6 $18 {I was very proud to win against such a strong player in very good
style!}) 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op2"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gavrilov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Notkin} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4
Nb4 15. Bb1 g6 16. Ra3 Bg7 17. Nh2 (17. Rae3 $6 {Notkin} c5 18. d5 (18. Nf1 $10
) 18... Nd7 19. b3 Nb6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nf1 Na2 22. Bd2 b4 $15 {Grunfeld,
Y-Ivanov,A/Chicago/1994/0:1/54/}) 17... c5 18. d5 Nd7 (18... c4 $1 {Notkin} 19.
Ndf1 Nd3 $1 20. Bxd3 b4 21. Ra1 cxd3 $13 {Nunn,J-Razuvaev,Y/Dortmund/1991/1:0/
49/}) 19. Ndf3 $5 {N} (19. Ndf1) 19... Nb6 (19... c4 $6 {Notkin} 20. Bd2 a5 21.
Qc1 Nc5 22. Bxh6 Nbd3 23. Bxd3 Nxd3 24. Rxd3 cxd3 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Ng4 $16) (
19... Qe7 $5 {Notkin} 20. Ng4 Qf8 $13) 20. axb5 axb5 (20... Nc4 {Notkin} 21.
Ng4 h5 22. Nh6+ Kf8 23. Ng5 Bxh6 24. Ne6+ fxe6 25. Bxh6+ Kg8 26. e5 $1 $40) 21.
Ng4 Kh7 (21... h5 {Notkin} 22. Nh6+ Kf8 23. Ng5 Bxh6 24. Ne6+ fxe6 25. Bxh6+
Kg8 26. Rg3 Kh7 27. e5 $18) 22. h4 Bc8 (22... h5 23. Bg5 $1 (23. Ng5+ {Notkin}
Kg8 24. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 25. Bg5 Qd7 26. Rf3+ Kg8 27. Nf6+ Bxf6 28. Rxf6 $40) 23...
f6 24. Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. e5 $1 $40) 23. Nfh2 $1 Bxg4 (23... Qxh4 {Notkin} 24. Rh3)
(23... h5 {Notkin} 24. Bg5 f6 25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 26. e5 $18) (23... f5 {Notkin} 24.
exf5 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Bxf5 26. Bxh6 Bxh6 27. Nxh6 Kxh6 28. Bxf5 gxf5 $2 29. Qe6+
Kh7 30. Qxf5+ $18) 24. Nxg4 Qe7 25. Rxa8 (25. h5 $2 {Notkin} Rxa3 26. bxa3
N4xd5) 25... Rxa8 26. h5 Nc4 (26... Ra1 27. Be3 $1 $16 (27. Bf4 c4) (27. Bf4 {
Notkin})) (26... Nd7 {Notkin} 27. e5 $1 dxe5 28. Qf3 $16) 27. e5 $1 $16 dxe5
28. b3 Nb6 (28... Na3 29. d6 $16) 29. hxg6+ fxg6 30. Nxe5 $1 (30. d6 Qe6 31.
Bxh6 $1 $16) 30... Bxe5 31. Qh5 (31. Bf4 Nd7 32. Qh5 Qg7 $13) 31... Qg7 (31...
Bh2+ 32. Kxh2 Qxe1 33. Qxg6+ $18) (31... Nd7 32. Qxg6+ (32. Qxh6+ {Notkin} Kg8
33. Qxg6+ Qg7 34. Qe6+ Qf7 35. Bh7+ $18) 32... Kh8 33. Bb2 Qg7 (33... Ra7 34.
Rxe5 Nxe5 35. d6 Qg7 36. Qe8+ Qg8 37. Bxe5+ Rg7 38. Bxg7+ Kxg7 39. Qe5+ $18)
34. Rxe5 $1 Qxg6 35. Re8+ Kh7 36. Bxg6+ Kxg6 37. Rxa8 $18) (31... Kh8 32. Qxg6
Qg7 (32... Nd7) 33. Qxb6 Rg8 (33... Nxd5 34. Qe6 $18) 34. Qxh6+ Qxh6 35. Bxh6
$18) (31... Kg8 32. Qxg6+ Qg7 33. Qe6+ Kh8 34. Bxh6 Qf6 35. Rxe5 $18) 32. Rxe5
N4xd5 (32... Ra1 33. Bxg6+ $18 (33. Bxg6+ {Notkin} Qxg6 34. Re7+ $18)) 33. Re6
$1 (33. Rxd5 Nxd5 34. Qxd5 Ra1 35. Qe4 $16) 33... Rg8 (33... Nf4 34. Bxf4 Ra1
35. Qd1 $18) (33... Nf6 34. Bxg6+ Kg8 (34... Kh8 35. Qf5 Ra1 36. Rxf6 Rxc1+ 37.
Kh2 Nd7 38. Re6 Nf8 39. Re8 Kg8 40. Bh7+ $18) 35. Qf5 Ra1 (35... Nbd7 36. Bb2
Rf8 37. Bc3 $18) 36. Rxf6 Rxc1+ 37. Kh2 $18) 34. Rxg6 (34. Rxg6 Qxg6 35. Qxh6#)
1-0

[Event "Platonov Memorial"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Frolov, Artur"]
[Black "Kruppa, Yuri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. d5 Na5 12. Na3 Nb6 13. Be3 Bd7 14. Qd3 Be7 15. Bc2
Nac4 16. Nxc4 Nxc4 17. Bc1 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 {Worried that he is losing the
initiative, White exchanges ueen for rook and bishop, and at first glance, it
doesn't seem to be a bad trade: White's army is compact.} 19. Qxf5 Rxf5 20.
Bxf5 Kh8 21. Be6 Bf6 22. g4 {This is much too loose. It seems safe at the
moment, but White pays in the end.} Qe8 23. b3 Nb6 24. g5 Be7 25. Be3 Nd7 26.
Kg2 Nf8 27. Bf5 c6 28. Be4 cxd5 29. Bxd5 Rc8 30. c4 bxc4 31. bxc4 Ng6 32. Rab1
Bf8 33. Rb7 Ne7 34. Be6 Ra8 35. Reb1 Qg6 36. Bd7 Qe4 $1 {Hitting both rooks,
the c-pawn, and a knight. The queen rules.} 37. Rb8 Ng6 38. Rxa8 Qxa8 39. Kg3
d5 40. cxd5 Qxd5 41. Bg4 Bd6 42. Nd2 e4+ 43. Kg2 Nf4+ 44. Kh1 Nd3 45. Kg2 g6
46. Rb6 Bf4 47. Rxa6 Bxe3 48. fxe3 Nc5 0-1

[Event "Szeged m"]
[Site "Szeged"]
[Date "2000.07.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Kostakiev,D"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2000.06.27"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The comments on this game shall remember mainly the typical middle game's
positions from "Ruy Lopec", where h3xg4 has occurred. It comes usually - after
the maneuver Nf1-h2 (e3) -g4. At his time Fischer developed that typical
dislocation as a strong weapon against Chigorin's system improving Boleslavsky
(-Tal,1957 ). Actually this idea was met in the game Gligoric-Reshevsky 1953
Zuerich. But Dubinin used it rather often in his practice before.} 1. e4 e5 2.
Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O ({
[Hystoricly the first game with the topical position came via 10.d3 from the
famouse Karlsbad event 1911:} 8... Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d3 Qc7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12.
Nf1 Kh8 13. h3 Ng8 14. d4 Bf6 15. Ne3 Be6 16. Ng4 Bxg4 17. hxg4 {[#]} exd4 18.
cxd4 cxd4 19. g5 Be5 20. Nh4 g6 21. f4 Bg7 22. f5 {Johner,P-Perlis,J/ Karlsbad
1911/ 1-0 (52)} (22. Nf3 $142)) 9. h3 Bb7 ({In the Chigorin system after} 9...
Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 {there are three deviations:12...Nc6 and 12.
..Bd7 leading to our topical positions, also popular is 12...cxd4.} Nc6 (12...
Bd7 13. Nf1 Rfe8 14. Ne3 (14. b3 g6 15. Bg5 Nh5 16. Bxe7 Rxe7 17. Ne3 {Tal,
M-Unzicker,W/ Moscow 1982}) (14. Ng3 {Keres,P-Ivkov,B/ Bled 1961}) 14... g6 15.
dxe5 {(?!: D.Bronstein finds this move premature, because the White pieces are
not enough developed to make use of the weak square d5. However this line has
its illustrious adherents)} (15. Bd2) 15... dxe5 16. Nh2 Rad8 (16... Bf8 17.
Qf3 Bg7 18. Nhg4 Nxg4 19. hxg4 Be6 20. Nf5 $6 {Kostro,J-Winiwarter,F/ La
Habana 1966/ 1/2-1/2 (29)} (20. g5 $5)) (16... Be6 17. Qf3 Nc4 18. Neg4 Nxg4
19. hxg4 f6 20. Qg3 Qc8 21. b3 Na5 22. g5 b4 {Bonch Osmolovsky,M-Furman,S/
Kiev 1957/ 1/2-1/2 (37)}) 17. Qf3 Be6 18. Nhg4 $1 Nxg4 19. Nxg4 (19. hxg4 Nc4
$1 (19... Qc6 20. g5 $5 {/\ Ng4! (Fischer)} (20. Qg3 f6 (20... Qc7 21. Nf5 $1
$40) (20... Bf6 {Fischer} 21. g5 Bg7 22. Qh4 $40) 21. Nf5 (21. g5 $13 {
Boleslavsky,I-Tal,M/ URS-ch Moscow 1957}) 21... Bf8 22. Nh4 g5 (22... Bg7 $15)
23. Nf5 {Unzicker,W-Bobotsov,M/ Munich olm 1958/ 1/2-1/2 (29)}) 20... Nc4 21.
Ng4 Bxg4 $8 22. Qxg4 Nb6 $1 (22... f6 $2 23. gxf6 {>< e5} Bxf6 24. a4 $1 Nb6
25. axb5 axb5 26. Be3 $16 {^^ Fischer,R-Unzicker,W/ Zuerich 1959/ 1-0 (65)})
23. g3 c4 24. Kg2 Nd7 $10 {Fischer,R-Shocron,R/ Mar del Plata 1959 [Shipov]
1-0 (40)}) 20. Nd5 (20. Nxc4 Bxc4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Velimirovic,D-Parma,B/Polanica
Zdroj 1964/MCD (30)}) 20... Bxd5 21. exd5 {'~~' Bulletin.} Nb6 22. Be4 (22. Rd1
Rd6 (22... c4 23. a4 Nd7 24. axb5 axb5 25. Be3 Nc5 {1/2-1/2 Trifunovic,P-Szabo,
L/ Wageningen 1957 (25)}) (22... Rd7 23. a4 Red8 24. axb5 axb5 25. Be4 c4 26.
Be3 $14 {Giselbrecht-Godai/ corr 1965/ 1-0 (43)} (26. Ra6 Qb7 27. Ra5 $6 Nxd5
$5 $13 {Trifunovic,P-Ivkov,B/ Halle 1963/ 1/2-1/2 (41)})) 23. a4 (23. b3 Qd7
24. Be4 Rf8 25. g5 f5 26. gxf6 Bxf6 27. Qd3 $14 {Matanovic,A-Milic,B/ Vrnjacka
Banja 1962/ 1-0 (40)}) 23... Red8 24. axb5 axb5 25. Be4 {/\26.b3} c4 26. Be3
Na4 27. Bc2 Nc5 (27... Nb6 28. Be4 (28. Ra6 Nc8 29. Rc6 Rxc6 $11 {Parma,
B-Ivkov,B/ Vrnjacka Banja 1962/ 1/2-1/2 (44)}) 28... Na4 29. Ra2 {Minic,
D-Parma,B/ Belgrade 1964/ 1/2-1/2 (33)}) 28. g3 (28. Ra2 R6d7 29. Be4 Na4 30.
Bc2 Nc5 {1/2-1/2 Parma,B-Matanovic,A/ Bled 1961/ (30)}) 28... R6d7 29. Kg2 Bf8
30. Ra2 Qb7 31. Ra5 Qb6 {Keres,P-Matanovic,A/ Bled 1961/ 1/2-1/2 (83)}) 22...
c4 (22... Rd6 23. Be3 Nc4 (23... Red8 24. Rad1 Na4 (24... a5 25. g5 c4 {
1/2-1/2 Endzelins-Salm,M/cr wch 1959 (29)}) 25. Bc1 c4 26. Bc2 f6 (26... Bf6
27. Re2 Bg7 {1-0 Schmidt,W-Grabczewski,R/Polanica Zdroj 1968/EXT 99 (50)}) 27.
g5 Nc5 28. b4 Nd7 29. gxf6 Bxf6 30. a4 Re8 {Boleslavsky,I-Nedeljkovic,S/
Leningrad 1957/ 1-0 (72)}) 24. Bc1 Nb6 25. Bh6 Bf8 26. Bg5 Be7 27. Be3 Nc4 {
1/2-1/2 Boleslavsky,I-Furman,S/ Kiev 1957 (27)}) (22... Bd6 23. Be3 Nc4 24. b3
{1-0 Arlauskas-Dannerberg/cr 1958 (57)}) (22... Rd7 23. Bh6 Red8 24. Rad1 {
0-1 Coristo G.-De Biase A./Asigc M 1985 (30)}) 23. b4 (23. Bd2 {NB: It is the
initial game where h3xg4 was met:} Rd6 24. Rad1 Red8 25. Be3 Na4 26. Rd2 a5 27.
a3 Nc5 {/\ R f6!, Nc5xe4-+} 28. g5 (28. Red1 $4 Rf6 29. Qe2 Nxe4) 28... f5 {
Gligoric,S-Reshevsky,S/ Zuerich Candidates 1953/ 1/2-1/2 (34)}) 23... f6 24.
Be3 Rf8 25. Bxb6 {Boleslavsky,I-Rabar,B/ EU-chT Wien 1957/ 1/2-1/2 (34)}) 19...
Bxg4 20. hxg4 {[#]} Rd7 (20... c4 21. Be3 $11 {Rajkovic,D-Jovic,S/ Vrnjacka
Banja 1962/ 1/2-1/2 (31)}) 21. g5 c4 $14 {Dominguez,L-Kobese,W/ Lisbon op POR
1999/ 1-0 (46)}) (12... cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nb3 a5 15. Be3 a4 16. Nbd2 Bd7
17. Rc1 Nb4 18. Bb1 Qb8 19. a3 Nc6 20. Qe2 Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Arnason,J-Olafsson,H/
Sochi 1988 (20).}) 13. d5 Nd8 14. a4 Rb8 15. b4 Ne8 16. Nf1 g6 17. bxc5 dxc5
18. Bh6 Ng7 19. Ne3 Bd6 20. Qd2 f6 21. Ng4 Bxg4 22. hxg4 $14 {Fischer,R-Gore,J/
New York 1971/ 1-0 (47)}) 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 (
13... c5 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. Ng3 g6 16. Nh2 Nbd7 17. Ng4 Nxg4 18. hxg4 Nc5 19.
Bd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Qh4 21. Qd1 Rad8 22. b4 Ne6 23. Nf1 Rc8 24. Bd2 {Groszpeter,
A-Gorbea,P/Andorra 1995/ 1-0 (50)}) 14. N3h2 Nc5 (14... a5 15. Ng4 a4 16. Bc2
Nxg4 17. hxg4 c6 18. Ne3 Nc5 19. g3 $11 {Dolmatov,S-Joshi,G/ Calcutta 1996/
1-0 (55)}) 15. Bc2 a5 (15... c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bg5 (18. Ng4 Nxg4
19. hxg4 Nb6 20. Ne3 (20. Qd3 g6 21. Rd1 d5 22. Be3 $11 {1-0 Vuckovic,
B-Dervishi,E/WJun, Yerevan ARM 1999 (41)}) 20... d5 21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Qxd5
23. Qxd5 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Ivanchuk,V/Linares 1998/CBM 64/[ChessBase] (54)})
18... Qc7 (18... Qc8 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21. hxg4 Bd7 22. Ne3 Qxc3 $6 (
22... Ra7 23. Bb3 {1/2-1/2 Hracek,Z-Beliavsky,A/Bundesliga 2000 (37)}) 23. Nd5
Qc6 24. Bb3 Qb7 {1-0 Almasi,Z-Bacrot,E/Match, Szeged HUN 2000 (34)}) (18... Be7
19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21. hxg4 Bg5 22. Bb3 Qc7 23. Qf3 Rac8 24. Rad1 Re7 {
1/2-1/2 Vaculik,M-Posta,P/Svetla nad Sazavou 1998/EXT 99 (30)}) 19. Bxf6 Nxf6
20. Ng4 Nxg4 (20... Nd7 21. Qf3 Nb6 22. Bb3 {1/2-1/2 Korneev,O-Ibragimov,I/
Ekaterinburg 1997/CBM 57 ext (52)}) 21. hxg4 Qb7 (21... Bd7 $15) 22. Qd3 Rac8 (
22... a5 $142) 23. Bb3 Bd7 {1-0 Delchev,A-Levar,N/6th Metalis Open, Belisce
CRO 1999 (36)}) 16. Ng4 Nxg4 17. hxg4 (17. Qxg4 Bc8 18. Qf3 g6 19. Be3 {
1/2-1/2 Kunte,A-Sasikiran,K/Chalapathi GM, Guntur, AP IND 2000 (54)}) 17... c6
$146 {Fisher against the Chigorin's system (early c7-c5) used to profit by the
weak point d5. In both match games Bacrot allowed by c7-c6, the same to be
done against him. Is it logical in the moment when on d5 is installed White P?.
. It is not passed pawn. Therefore Pd5 and Pe4 to a certain degree are
restricting the Bc2.} (17... Be7 18. Be3 c6 19. Qe2 Bg5 20. Bxc5 dxc5 21. Rad1
Qd7 22. c4 Ba6 23. Ne3 g6 24. Bd3 Bxe3 $6 (24... b4 $142 25. Bc2 cxd5 26. Rxd5
Qc6 $15) 25. Qxe3 bxc4 26. Be2 cxd5 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Bacrot,E/Match, Szeged
HUN 2000 (68)}) (17... Qh4 $5 18. Be3 Be7 19. Ng3 Bc8 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. gxf5 (
21. exf5 Bg5 22. Bxc5 dxc5 23. Qe2 $11) 21... Nxe4 22. Qd3 Nf6 23. Qxb5) 18.
Ne3 Be7 19. Nf5 g6 20. Nxe7+ (20. Nh6+ Kg7 21. b4 Na6 22. dxc6 Bxc6 23. Bb3 Rf8
24. Qd2 Qe8 $11) 20... Qxe7 21. Be3 Rec8 22. Qd2 cxd5 23. exd5 f6 24. f4 Qd7
25. g5 exf4 26. Bxf4 f5 27. Qd4 Re8 28. Qf6 Ne4 29. Bxe4 fxe4 30. Bxd6 Qf5 (
30... Bxd5 31. Be5 Qe7 32. Qh8+ Kf7 33. Qxh7+ Ke6 34. Qxe7+ Rxe7 35. Bf6 Rb7
$14 {[^-]}) (30... Qd8 31. Rad1 $14) 31. Qxf5 $6 (31. a4 $5 Qxd5 $140 32. Rad1
Qc6 33. axb5 Qxb5 34. Rf1 $18 Qb6+ {(} 35. Kh1 e3 36. Qf7+ Kh8 37. Be5+ $1 Rxe5
38. Rd7 $18 {)}) 31... gxf5 $11 {[^- Pg2+Pg5]} 32. Kf2 Rad8 33. Bf4 Rxd5 34.
Rad1 a4 35. Rxd5 Bxd5 36. a3 e3+ 37. Bxe3 f4 38. Bxf4 Rxe1 39. Kxe1 Bxg2 {
After making acquaintance with the typical grand-master's technique "h3xg4" in
Ruy Lopez, we have to honorate the clasical heritage from the 19-th century
concerning the same idea: It was Staunton Ist to apply it but as Black around
the middle of 19-th century, in an Italian game.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch34-KK5 Kasparov-Karpov +4-3=17"]
[Site "Lyon/New York"]
[Date "1990.12.15"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1990.10.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "100 Jahre Schach"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Der 5.WM-Kampf zwischen Karpov und Kasparov in Lyon und New York 1990 war der
letzte zwischen den beiden Dauerrivalen. Kasparov gewann, aber sein Sieg war
nicht so klar, wie allgemein erwartet wurde. Durch den Sieg in der
nachfolgenden Partie konnte Kasparov im Match einen Vorsprung von zwei Siegen
herausarbeiten. Kasparov verlor zwar noch die vorletzte Partie, dennoch
reichte es zu einem knappen 121/2:111/2-Sieg. Bei meinen Analysen stütze ich
mich auf die Kommentare von Kasparov im Informator 50/392.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4
Re8 {Die Zaitsev-Variante war eines der großen Themen in den Wettkämpfen
zwischen Karpov und Kasparov.} 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 {Die weiße Idee
besteht darin, mittels d4-d5 und b2-b3, c3-c4 einen Bauernkeil zu etablieren.
Schwarz hätte dann permanent mit Raumnachteil zu kämpfen. Daher löst Schwarz
nun die Zentrumsspannung auf.} exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 {Wir haben
nun eine Bauernstruktur erreicht, die auch aus dem Modernen Benoni bekannt ist.
Schwarz hat ...b5 erreicht, aber seine Leichtfiguren (insbesondere seine
Läufer) stehen ungewöhnlich. Um nicht strategisch ins Hintertreffen zu geraten,
muss er schnell ein Gegenspiel aufziehen.} Nd7 17. Ra3 f5 {Dieser Zug führt zu
extrem scharfen Stellungen, in denen Weiß ein Übergewicht am Königsflügel und
Schwarz ein Übergewicht am Damenflügel erhält. Insgesamt stand diese Variante
viermal zwischen Kasparov und Karpov auf dem Brett, dreimal währendes des
WM-Kampfes in Lyon/New York und einmal in Amsterdam 1991. Kasparov gewann die
vorliegende Partie, die anderen Begegnungen endeten nach dramatischen Kampf
mit einem Unentschieden.} (17... c4 {ist die Hauptalternative hier. Schwarz
will (ggf. unter Bauernopfer) seinen Springer nach d3 stellen. Allerdings
steht Weiß auch hier besser.}) 18. Rae3 {Weiß bringt den Turm ins Spiel.} (18.
exf5 {ist eine der wesentlichen Alternativen hier. Gewöhnlich fährt Weiß
besser, wenn er den Schwarzen auf e4 schlagen läßt anstatt selbst auf f5 zu
schlagen.} Bxd5 (18... Nf6 19. Ne4 Bxd5 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Bd2 Qxb2 22. Bxb4
Bf7 $13 {und einer unklaren Stellung in G.Kasparov-A.Karpov (4.WM-Partie Lyon/
New York 1990)}) 19. Ne4 Bf7 20. axb5 d5 21. Nc3 Rxe1+ 22. Nxe1 d4 23. Na2 Nxa2
24. Bxa2 c4 25. Rxa6 Nc5 $1 26. Rxa8 Qxa8 $15 {und in G.Kasparov-A.Karpov (22.
WM-Partie Lyon/New York 1990) hatte Schwarz die Initiative übernommen.}) (18.
Nh2 {ist ebenfalls populär.}) 18... Nf6 (18... f4 $5 {wurde von Karpov in
einer früheren Partie gespielt:} 19. R3e2 Ne5 20. Nf1 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Qh4 22.
Nh2 Re5 23. Qd2 $1 Qxh3 24. Qxf4 bxa4 25. Qg4 Qxg4+ 26. Nxg4 Ree8 27. f4 a5 28.
f3 Ba6 29. Rg2 $10 {, J.Timman-A.Karpov (Kandidatenfinale Kuala Lumpur 1990).
Kasparov wird sich diese Partie aber sicherlich gründlich angeschaut haben,
deswegen spielte Karpov nun etwas anderes.}) 19. Nh2 Kh8 {Schwarz will den
König etwas besser stellen, aber wie der nächste weiße Zug zeigt, ist der
schwarze König auch in der Ecke nicht sicher vor den weißen Figuren.} (19...
fxe4 $6 20. Nxe4 Nbxd5 21. Nxf6+ Nxf6 22. Rxe8 Nxe8 23. Qd3 Nf6 24. Ng4 $16 {
(Kasparov) würde die Schleusen für das weiße Spiel öffnen.}) (19... c4 $5 {
(Kasparov)}) (19... Qd7 $5 {war Kasparovs Anregung im Informator. Dieser Zug
wurde dann auch tatsächlich später von Karpov angewandt:} 20. exf5 Rxe3 21.
fxe3 Bxd5 22. Ng4 Be7 $1 23. e4 Bf7 24. Nf3 Rd8 25. Qe2 Bc4 $1 {und Schwarz
hatte schon die Initiative übernommen in G.Kasparov-A.Karpov (Amsterdam 1991)})
20. b3 $1 {Ein vielseitiger Zug: ...c5-c4 wird gestoppt und der Bc1 kann auf
die Diagonale a1-h8 gebracht werden} bxa4 21. bxa4 c4 $1 {Dieses Bäuerlein
macht einen recht einsamen Eindruck, doch der Schein trügt: der Nb4 soll nach
d3 springen und so die weißen Bauern auf e4 und d5 unterminieren helfen.
Einige Züge später "vergißt" Karpov jedoch die Idee ...Nd3.} 22. Bb2 fxe4 23.
Nxe4 Nfxd5 24. Rg3 Re6 25. Ng4 {Wirklich jede weiße Figur ist auf den
schwarzen König gerichtet.} Qe8 $2 {Der entscheidende Fehler, da nun das
Ungewitter über den schwarzen König hereinbricht.} (25... Nd3 $1 26. Bxd3 cxd3
27. Rxd3 Qa5 $13 {wird von Kasparov empfohlen. Unter Rückgabe des Mehrbauern
wird der (für die Verteidigung des Königsflügels) unwichtige Nb4 gegen den
gefährlichen Bb1 abgetauscht.}) 26. Nxh6 $1 c3 ({Nach} 26... Rxh6 27. Nxd6 {
gibt Kasparov einige durchschlagende Varianten an:} Qd7 (27... Qxe1+ 28. Qxe1
Rxd6 29. Qe4 Nd3 30. Qh4+ Kg8 31. Bxg7 $1 Bxg7 32. Qg4 $18) (27... Qh5 28. Rg5
$1 {Dies schwarze Dame muss jetzt die Kontrolle über f7 aufgeben.} Qxd1 29.
Nf7+ Kg8 30. Nxh6+ Kh8 31. Rxd1 c3 32. Nf7+ Kg8 33. Bg6 cxb2 34. Rh5 $18) 28.
Qg4 $1 Qxg4 29. Nf7+ Kg8 30. Nxh6+ gxh6 31. Rxg4+ Kf7 32. Bg6+ Kg8 33. Bf5+ Kf7
34. Be6+ {und Weiß verbleibt mit einem Mehrturm.}) 27. Nf5 cxb2 28. Qg4 Bc8 (
28... Nc3 29. Nf6 $1 Rxe1+ 30. Kh2 $18 {(Kasparov)}) (28... g6 29. Kh2 $1 Qd7
30. Nh4 Bc8 31. Nxg6+ Rxg6 32. Qxg6 $18 {(Kasparov)}) 29. Qh4+ Rh6 (29... Kg8
30. Kh2 $1 {nebst Ng5 (Kasparov)}) 30. Nxh6 gxh6 31. Kh2 $1 $18 {Ein kleiner,
aber feiner Zug, der schon in einigen Varianten vorher auftauchte. Der weiße
Angriff darf nicht durch den eigenen König behindert werden. Der Ne4 kann nun
abziehen, ohne dass der Re1 mit Schach geschlagen wird. Man beachte, dass in
der 16.WM-Partie des 3.WM-Kampfes (London/Leningrad 1986) zwischen den beiden
Spielern Kasparov ebenfalls den Zug 31.Kh2! spielte und im Angriff gewann. Ob
diese Parallele Kasparov nun in dieser Partie bewußt war ?} Qe5 (31... Bg7 32.
Nxd6 Qxe1 33. Qxh6+ $1 Bxh6 34. Nf7# {(Kasparov)}) 32. Ng5 $1 Qf6 (32... Qxe1
33. Nf7#) 33. Re8 Bf5 34. Qxh6+ $5 {Kein schlechter Zug, denn nun entwirrt
sich die Stellung mit Schachgeboten. Wäre Kasparov in weniger großer Zeitnot
gewesen, hätte er sicherlich das Matt in sechs Zügen gefunden.} (34. Nf7+ $1
Qxf7 (34... Kh7 35. Qxf6 Nxf6 36. Bxf5#) 35. Qxh6+ Bh7 (35... Qh7 36. Qxf8+ Qg8
37. Qxg8#) 36. Rxa8 Nf6 37. Rxf8+ Qxf8 38. Qxf8+ Ng8 39. Qg7#) 34... Qxh6 35.
Nf7+ Kh7 36. Bxf5+ Qg6 37. Bxg6+ (37. Rxg6 $5 $18 {ist auch nicht von
schlechten Eltern.}) 37... Kg7 38. Rxa8 Be7 39. Rb8 a5 40. Be4+ Kxf7 41. Bxd5+
{Nach Beendigung der Zeitnot sah Karpov zu Recht keinen Grund mehr, die Partie
fortzusetzen.} 1-0

[Event "Bugojno"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1986.05.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1986.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "100 Jahre Schach"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Der Moskauer Großmeister Andrej Sokolov hatte in der zweiten Hälfte der 80er
Jahre einen Höhenflug, der ihn in die absolute Weltspitze brachte. Im
WM-Zyklus 1985-1987 konnte er in den Kandidatenwettkämpfen zunächst Rafael
Vaganian und Artur Jussupow aus dem Rennen werfen. Dann verlor er im
Kandidatenfinale 1987 in Linares klar gegen Anatoli Karpov mit 3,1/2:71/2.
Dieses Match stellt auch einen Wendepunkt in Sokolovs Karriere dar, danach
konnte er nie mehr so richtig an seine Erfolge anknüpfen. Heute lebt Sokolov
in Frankreich. Die nachfolgende Partie zeigt Sokolov auf dem Höhepunkt seiner
Karriere. Gegen den Exweltmeister Karpov, der damals immer noch nahezu
unschlagbar war, gelang ihm ein Angriffssieg im geschlossenen Spanier. Ich
stütze mich bei der Kommentierung auf die Analysen von Sokolov im Informator
41/411.} 1. e4 {Sokolovs Eröffnungsepertoire war und ist sehr begrenzt. Zu
seinen Stärken gehört(e) jedoch ein aggressives Spiel mit den weißen Steinen.}
e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9.
h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 {Die sogenannte Zaitsev-Variante war eine der
Lieblingseröffnungen von Karpov, ehe er Ende der 80er Jahre Caro-Kann zu
seiner Hauptwaffe gegen 1.e4 auserkor. Heute spielt Karpov nur noch sehr
selten den geschlossenen Spanier.} 11. Ng5 {Diese Zugwiederholung ist eine
beliebte Möglichkeit für Weiß, ein Unentschieden zu erzielen. Karpov musste
als Nachziehender auf diese Weise häufig einen Remisschluss zulassen. Andrei
Sokolov hat jedoch andere Ziele in dieser Partie, die Zugwiederholung erfolgt
nur, um Bedenkzeit zu gewinnen.} Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. Bc2 (14. a4
h6 15. Bc2 exd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 17. Bb1 c5 18. d5 Nd7 19. Ra3 f5 {stand in vielen
WM-Partien zwischen Kasparov und Karpov auf dem Programm.}) (14. d5 {ist
heutzutage sehr populär, wenngleich Weiß nur auf eine kleine Initiative hoffen
kann.}) 14... Nb8 {Schwarz gruppiert den Springer um. Diese Motiv ist aus der
Breyer-Variante bekannt. In der Tat kann Schwarz im nächsten Zug in diese
Variante überlenken.} (14... g6 {ist die Alternative.}) 15. a4 c5 $6 {Zum
Zeitpunkt der Partie eine Neuerung, die allerdings wenig Nachahmer fand. Weiß
kann nun vorteilhaft den Bauernkeil e4/d5 etablieren.} (15... Nbd7 16. Bd3 c6 {
führt zu einem Abspiel der Breyer-Variante.}) 16. d5 $14 Nbd7 17. b4 $1 {
Ein typischer Zug. Weiß nimmt das Feld c5 unter Kontrolle.} (17. Nf1 $6 c4 {
würde zu einer ähnlichen Stellung wie in der Partie führen, aber mit einem
bedeutsamen Unterschied: Der weiße b-Bauer ist noch auf b2, Schwarz erhält das
Feld c5 für seinen Springer. Der weiße Vorteil ist geringer als in der Partie.}
) 17... c4 {Schwarz kann diesen Zug kaum umgehen. Notfalls kann Weiß durch
Druckspiel gegen den Pb5 (mit Qe2 und/oder Bd3) ..c5-c4 erzwingen. Ein Tausch
auf b4 wäre selbstmörderisch für Schwarz, da dann der Sd2 nach a5 gelangen und
der schwarze Damenflügel zusammenbricht.} 18. Nf1 {Weiß bringt nun seine
Kräfte zum Königsflügel, um f2-f4 vorzubereiten.} Nh5 19. N3h2 g6 20. Be3 Be7
21. Qd2 Rf8 22. Bh6 Ng7 23. Ng3 {Schwarz hat seine Kräfte mühsam umgruppiert
und so eine Auffangstellung erreicht. Man beachte, dass (im Vergleich zu
königsindischen Strukturen) Schwarz niemals zu ...f7-f5 kommt, da Weiß bereits
viele Figuren am Königsflügel versammelt hat.} Kh8 24. Ng4 Nf6 25. Nxf6 Bxf6
26. Rf1 Qd7 27. f4 a5 {Schwarz läßt den weißen Vormarsch am Königsflügel
geschehen und setzt auf Gegenspiel am Damenflügel.} (27... exf4 28. Bxf4 a5 29.
bxa5 Rxa5 (29... b4 30. cxb4 Bxa1 31. Rxa1 $18) 30. axb5 {"mit klarem Vorteil
für Weiß" laut Sokolov. Die schwarzen Bauern auf c4 und d6 sind schwach. Man
beachte, dass Schwarz nicht den rückständigen Pe4 ausnutzen kann, da seine
Figuren (speziell der Ng7 und der Bb7) zu schlecht stehen. Es könnte so
weitergehen:} Rxa1 31. Rxa1 Qxb5 32. Rb1 (32. Bxd6 $2 Qb6+) 32... Qa6 33. Kh1
$16 {Durch Umgruppierung seines Springers nach e3 oder d4 kann Weiß den Druck
weiter verstärken.}) 28. f5 $16 axb4 29. cxb4 bxa4 {Am Damenflügel hat Schwarz
kurzeitig einen Mehrbauern. Er kann jedoch kein weiteres Gegenspiel erzeugen.
Im Gegenteil, bald wird Weiß auch hier die Initiative übernehmen.} 30. Rf3 {
Weiß verstärkt weiter seine Stellung.} Kg8 31. Qf2 Bh4 (31... Qd8 32. Rxa4 Rxa4
33. Bxa4 $16 {(Sokolov)}) 32. Bxg7 Bxg3 (32... Kxg7 $2 33. Nh5+ $18 {(Sokolov)}
) 33. Rxg3 Kxg7 34. f6+ {Dieser Bauer wird dem Schwarzen wie eine Gräte im
Halse stecken bleiben. Von nun an muss Schwarz immer ein Auge darauf haben,
dass nicht die weiße Dame auf g7 mattsetzt.} Kh8 35. Rga3 $1 {Es mag
überraschend scheinen, dass Weiß seine Kräfte am Damenflügel konzentriert,
denn eigentlich hätte man einen Angriff am Königsflügel erwartet. Sokolov hat
jedoch erkannt, dass dort kein direkter Sieg möglich ist, und startet nun ein
Spiel am Damenflügel. Dieser Plan befolgt das Prinzip der zwei Schwächen:
Wegen der latenten Mattgefahr am Königsflügel (1.Schwäche) kann Schwarz nicht
auch noch den Damenflügel (2.Schwäche) verteidigen. Weiß kann schnell zwischen
den beiden Flügeln hin- und herwechseln, dies bringt die Entscheidung.} (35.
Rg4 $2 Bc8 {(Sokolov) ist wenig überzeugend. Schwarz will mit ...Da7(+) zum
Damentausch kommen, der Rg4 wäre dann deplatziert.}) 35... Qb5 36. Qe3 $1 $18 {
Hier steht die Dame ideal, da sie bei Bedarf nach h6 schwenken kann, der Rf8
sich also nicht beliebig weit entfernen kann. Weiß steht auf Gewinn.} Rg8 {
Schwarz will mit ...g6-g5 den Pf6 umzingeln.} (36... Qxb4 $2 37. Rb1 $18 {
(Sokolov)}) 37. h4 {Prophylaxe gegen den schwarzen Plan.} g5 $6 {Dieser
impulsive Zug (vermutlich in Zeitnot) beschleunigt den schwarzen Untergang.
Schwarz will am Königsflügel Gegenspiel erlangen, aber auf den sich öffnenden
Linien wird er selbst schließlich mattgesetzt. Andererseits wäre Schwarz auch
chancenlos, wenn er einfach stillhalten würde.} ({Nach z.B.} 37... Bc8 {
(was sonst ?)} 38. Rxa4 Rxa4 39. Rxa4 {dringt Weiß ein:} Bb7 40. Kh2 Rc8 41.
Ra7 Qxb4 42. Ba4 {Der Läufer gelangt mit tödlichem Effekt nach c6. Man beachte,
dass durch den Pf6 die schwarze Grundreihe unrettbar schwach ist.} Rg8 (42...
c3 43. Bc6 Bxc6 44. Qh6 Rg8 45. Rxf7 $18) 43. Bc6 Bxc6 44. dxc6 Qc5 45. Qxc5
dxc5 46. Rd7 c3 47. c7 c2 48. Rd8 $18) 38. hxg5 Rg6 39. Kf2 $1 h6 ({Nach} 39...
Rag8 40. Rh1 {wird Schwarz mattgesetzt, wie Sokolov angibt:} Bc8 (40... Rxg5
41. Qh3 Rxg2+ 42. Kf1 c3+ 43. Bd3 $18) 41. Rxh7+ $1 Kxh7 42. Qh3+ $1 Bxh3 43.
Rxh3+ Rh6 44. Rxh6#) 40. Rh1 Kh7 (40... Kg8 41. Rxh6 Rxh6 42. gxh6 Kh7 43. Qh3
$1 Qxb4 44. Qf5+ Kh8 45. Qg5 Rg8 46. Qg7+ $1 Rxg7 47. hxg7+ Kg8 48. Rh3 Qd2+
49. Kg1 Qc1+ 50. Bd1 $1 Qxd1+ 51. Kh2 $18 {(Sokolov)}) 41. Bd1 Rag8 ({Nach} 
41... Qxb4 42. Bh5 {gibt Sokolov einige weitere hübsche Varianten an:} Qb2+ 43.
Kg3 Rxg5+ 44. Qxg5 $1 Rg8 (44... hxg5 45. Bxf7#) 45. Bg6+ Rxg6 46. Rxh6+ Rxh6
47. Qg7#) 42. Qh3 Rh8 43. Bh5 (43. Bh5 Rxg5 44. Bxf7 {, und Schwarz wird in
wenigen Zügen matt.}) 1-0

[Event "Chess Champions League"]
[Site "Vitoria Gasteiz"]
[Date "2007.11.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2007.11.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Bc2 $5 ({Since Black has done well
lately after} 12. a4 Na5 $5 {(see, for example, the game Kasimdzhanov,R (2690)
-Polgar,J (2708)/Vitoria Gasteiz 2007/CBM 121/[Marin] (0-1, 36)), Nisipeanu
chooses a more "neutral" continuation.}) 12... d5 {This move is "almost" a
novelty. Black takes advantage of the early bishop retreat (somewhat releasing
the pressure against the centre) to carry out this thematic break. However,
the last move is not without drawbacks. The b1-h7 diagonal is opened for
White's bishop, while the queen will be forced to emerge in the centre, on a
rather vulnerable position.} (12... Nb8 {would most likely transpose to the
Breyer variation, something Black might want to avoid, once he has adopted the
Zaitsev.}) ({Therefore,} 12... g6 {is supposed to be the main "purely Zaitsev"
continuation. There is a lot of practical material available after} 13. d5 Nb8
14. b3 {, with the general evaluation that Black is OK. However, the position
remains complex (all the pawns and pieces are on the board still, without a
predictable possibility of mass exchanges too soon). I have inserted only a
couple of most recent examples.} Nbd7 (14... Bh6 {aims to solve the problem of
the passive knight as soon as possible, but somewhat neglects the control of
the crucial c5-square.} 15. c4 b4 16. a3 a5 17. axb4 axb4 18. Rxa8 Bxa8 19. c5
$5 {The logical consequence of Black's poor control over this square.} dxc5 20.
Bb2 Nfd7 21. Nc4 f6 22. Qa1 Bb7 23. Bd3 Bf8 24. Qa7 Qc8 25. Ra1 Ba6 26. Nfd2
$44 {White's position looks very active, but Black managed to resist in
Fedorov,A (2624)-Balashov,Y (2422)/Moscow 2007/CBM 116 ext (1/2-1/2, 56)}) 15.
Nf1 c6 16. c4 {A typical position. The whole queenside is under tension. From
this point of view, Black seems to be in a better position, because he can
choose when and where to release it. However, his queen's bishop is severely
restricted by the white pawns. If he cannot solve this position, Black's
position might remain passive.} Nc5 (16... a5 17. Ng3 Nc5 18. Be3 Nfd7 19. Nd2
Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Luther,T (2594)-Nikolic,P (2626)/Germany 2007/CBM 118}) (16... Qc7
17. Ng3 bxc4 18. bxc4 Rec8 {Black concentrates his forces on the queenside,
hoping that his other wing will resist against the typical Spanish attack.} 19.
Bd3 Nc5 20. Bf1 a5 21. Bg5 Bg7 22. Qd2 Ba6 23. Rac1 Qd7 24. Bh6 Bh8 25. Ng5 a4
26. Rc3 Re8 27. Nf3 Rab8 28. Nh2 cxd5 29. cxd5 Bxf1 30. Nhxf1 Rb4 $132 {
White's advantage of space is cmpensated by Black's activity and stability on
dark squares, Luther,T (2580)-Smirin,I (2654)/Moscow 2007/CBM 117 (1/2-1/2, 48)
}) 17. Ng3 bxc4 18. bxc4 Nfd7 {Black has effectuated the programmed knight
regroupment without commiting his major pieces yet. In doing so, he inhibits
the enemy bishop's transfer to f1, leaving it slightly exposed on c2.} 19. Be3
Qc7 20. h4 a5 21. h5 Ba6 22. Nd2 Nb6 {Increasing the pressure against c4 and
allowing a structural modification with far from clear consequences.} 23. Bxc5
dxc5 24. Ba4 ({Maybe the less ambitious} 24. Bd3 $5 {would have been
preferable.}) 24... Nxa4 25. Qxa4 cxd5 26. cxd5 c4 {White has the more compact
structure, but Black's pair of bishops is stronger than the relatively passive
knights.} 27. Rac1 Rec8 28. Ne2 Rab8 29. Nc3 Rb2 30. Re2 Bc5 $36 {Adams,M 
(2735)-Naiditsch,A (2663)/Chalons en Champagne 2007/CBM 116 ext (1/2-1/2, 92)})
13. exd5 Qxd5 14. Ne4 $146 ({The only game where the central break was carried
out (between not really strong players) continued with} 14. Bb3 Qd6 {and now}
15. Ng5 $5 {offers White some chances to retain an initiative.} (15. dxe5 $6
Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Rxe5 $15 {Ntavanos,T-Papahristoudis,A (2101)/Nikaia 2005/CBM 108
ext (0-1, 26)}) 15... Re7 {[%csl Rf8]} ({The only alternative is} 15... Nd8 {
, but it looks rather passive.}) 16. d5 Na5 17. Nde4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Qg6 19. Bc2
f5 20. Nc5 $36 {In fact, this line might pose Black bigger problems than
Nisipeanu's continuation, although it is early to draw a definitive conclusion
without further practice.}) 14... exd4 $1 {White might have underestimated
this move. Any other continuation would allow him develop a dangerous
initiative.} (14... Nxe4 $6 15. Bxe4 Qc4 16. dxe5 $16) (14... Qd8 15. Bg5 $16)
15. Nfg5 {Increasing the pressure against Black's kingside.} ({It appears that
after} 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 {the kingside weaknesses are compensated for by Black's
activity in the centre (and his extra-pawn).} 16. Qd3 (16. Rxe8 Rxe8 17. Qd3
Qh5 {[%cal Gc6e5]}) 16... Rxe1+ 17. Nxe1 f5 $13) 15... Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Rxe4 {
Obviously forced, but sufficient.} 17. Nxe4 {Black's compensation for the
exchange is obvious. He has a pawn, better development and dangerous pressure
along the a8-h1 diagonal. However, the position remains very complicated and
the importance of each move is quite high.} d3 (17... f5 18. Ng5 Ne5 {[%cal
Gb7g2] looks like a tempting alternative. The attempt to exchange queens with}
19. Qb3 {can be parried with} Nc4) 18. Qg4 $1 {This move causes some lack of
harmony in Black's camp. The simple threat Nf6+ has to be parried somehow.} Kh8
{This is the best way to avoid kingside weaknesses, but in the event of of an
exchange of queens, the king will be situated quite far from the centre, an
unfavourable element in the endgame.} (18... Be7 19. Bh6 $14) 19. Ng5 f6 $6 {
I believe that only this move is the cause for Black's further problems. The
weakness of the seventh rank (and, in certain cases, of the back rank) will be
notable.} (19... h6 {looks better. Let us see what could happen if White plays
precisely as in the game.} 20. Qe4 Qxe4 21. Nxe4 Ne5 22. b3 ({The attempt to
take advantage of the instability of the knight on e5, as a consequence of the
missing move ...f6, would fail to offer White an advantage:} 22. Nc5 Nf3+ 23.
gxf3 Bxc5 24. Be3 Bf8 25. Kg2 Rd8 $44 {[%csl Gd3,Rf3,Rg2][%cal Gd8d6,Gd6g6,
Gc7c4]}) 22... Rd8 23. Bf4 Ng6 24. Bxc7 Rd7 25. Bb6 d2 26. Nxd2 Rxd2 27. Rad1 {
Black is much better prepared now to avoid the exchange of rooks with} Rxa2 $13
{, because he can unpin his bishop easily:} 28. Rd8 Kh7 $1) 20. Qe4 Qxe4 21.
Nxe4 Ne5 {[%cal Ge5c4]} 22. b3 {[%csl Gc4]} Rd8 23. Bf4 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Gf4e5]
White keeps developing and invites Black to embark on a forced variation.} Ng6
24. Bxc7 $1 (24. Bd2 {is too modest, of course.}) 24... Rd7 25. Bb6 d2 26. Nxd2
Rxd2 {Black is OK now from the material point of view, but his coordination is
far from optimal.} 27. Rad1 $1 {It is known that in endgames with rook and
pawn vs 2 minor pieces, the exchange of one pair of rooks favours the side
with a remaining rook, because it deprives the opponent of the chance
generating dangerous counterplay. However, in this position the move deserves
praise because it is connected with a pawn sacrifice.} Rxd1 (27... Rxa2 $2 28.
Rd8 Kg8 29. Bc5 Bc6 30. Bxf8 Nxf8 31. Re7 $16 {[%csl Rf8][%cal Ge7c7,Gc7c8]})
28. Rxd1 {Black's queenside pawns are in big danger now.} h5 $6 ({Instead of
ambitious strategic plans, he should have centralised his king while this was
possible still, for instance} 28... Kg8 29. Rd7 Be4 30. Ra7 Nf4 31. f3 Bb1 32.
Rxa6 Ne2+ 33. Kf2 Nxc3 34. a4 bxa4 35. bxa4 Kf7 {with chances to keep the
enemy passed pawn under control.}) 29. Rd7 Be4 30. Ra7 $16 Kh7 (30... Nf4 $6
31. f3 Bb1 $2 32. Ra8 $18) 31. Be3 Ba3 32. Rxa6 Bb2 33. a4 $5 (33. c4 bxc4 34.
bxc4 Ne5 35. c5 $16) 33... Bxc3 (33... bxa4 34. Rxa4 $16 {[%csl Gc3,Re4]}) 34.
axb5 Be5 35. b6 Bc6 36. Ra5 h4 37. b4 Ne7 38. b5 Bd5 39. Ra7 Nf5 40. Bc5 Be6
41. Ra8 Bd5 42. Rd8 Bb7 43. Rd7 Bc8 44. Ra7 Be6 45. Ra6 Bd5 46. Ra4 {If Black
could manage to connect his pawns with ...g5, his chances for survival would
increase. However, this is not easy to accomplish.} Kg6 (46... g5 $2 47. Ra7+
Kg6 48. Rd7 Be6 49. Rd8 $18 {[%cal Gb6b7,Gb7b8]}) 47. Ra7 Be6 48. f3 $1 {
Finally hitting on the right track: White understands that he cannot win
without the activation of the king.} Kh7 (48... Kh6 49. Ra8 (49. Bf2 g5) 49...
Bd5 50. Rh8+ $1 Kg6 51. Rd8 Bb7 52. Kf1 $16) 49. Bf2 Kg6 50. Ra8 Bd5 51. Rd8
Bb7 52. Kf1 Kh7 53. Ke2 Kg6 54. Kd3 Nd6 {The king's advance must be stopped
somehow.} 55. Bxh4 $18 {The absence of the move ...g5 makes itself felt now...}
Nxb5 56. Bf2 Nd6 57. Rd7 Bc6 {Black has obtained some mobility for this bishop,
but it will not help him now.} 58. Rc7 Bb5+ 59. Kc2 Bf1 60. g3 Bxh3 61. b7 Nxb7
62. Rxb7 Be6 63. Ra7 Bd5 64. f4 Bb8 65. Rd7 Bc6 66. Re7 Bd6 67. Re6 Ba4+ 68.
Kc3 Bf8 69. Ra6 Bd1 70. Ra5 Bg4 71. Bc5 Bxc5 72. Rxc5 Kf7 73. Kd4 Ke6 74. Rc7 {
If Black could trade one pair of pawns under favorable circumstances, he could
build up a fortress, but this is not possible here.} g6 (74... g5 75. Rc6+ (75.
Ke4 $2 Bf5+ 76. Kf3 gxf4 77. Kxf4 Bg6 78. Rc6+ Ke7 $11) 75... Kf5 76. Rc5+ Kg6
77. fxg5 fxg5 78. Ke5 $1 Bf3 79. Rc4 Bd1 80. g4 $1 {If the white king were on
g3 still, this position would be drawn. White could not make progress because
of the weakness of his pawn. Here, the king is too active for Black.} Bf3 81.
Rd4 Be2 82. Rd6+ Kg7 83. Kf5 $18) 75. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Chess Champions League"]
[Site "Vitoria Gasteiz"]
[Date "2007.11.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2007.11.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 {No Sicilian today.} 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1
b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 Na5 $5 {
This (previously rare) move has been brought into fashion by Morozevich.} 13.
Bc2 (13. Ba2 {Volokitin,A (2662)-Morozevich,A (2731)/Biel 2006/[Marin] (0-1,
59)}) 13... b4 14. Bd3 (14. d5 {Grischuk,A (2717)-Morozevich,A (2721)/Monte
Carlo 2006/CBM 111 ext (0-1, 76)}) 14... d5 $1 $146 ({Inserting the moves} 
14... bxc3 15. bxc3 {before breaking the centre with} d5 $6 {offers White the
possibility to maintain the initiative with} 16. Qc2 $1 (16. exd5 {Ivanchuk,V 
(2729)-Miton,K (2653)/Sochi 2007/CBM 118/[Ftacnik] (1-0, 35)}) 16... dxe4 17.
Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Rxe4 g6 19. Bg5 Qd6 20. dxe5 Qe6 21. Nd4 $36 {Sutovsky,E (2656)
-Miton,K (2648)/Montreal 2007/CBM 119 (1-0, 32)}) 15. exd5 ({Now,} 15. Qc2 {
is less recommendable because of} b3 $1 16. Qb1 (16. Nxb3 dxe4 17. Nxa5 exd3
18. Nxb7 Qd5 $1 {[%csl Rb7,Rc2]}) 16... exd4 17. e5 dxc3 18. exf6 c2 $1 {
Golubev}) ({After} 15. Nxe5 {Black can finally insert} bxc3 16. bxc3 {and then
transpose to an analysis given by Ftacnik in the notes to the game Ivanchuk/
Miton} dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Rxe4 (18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Rxe4 f6 $17) 18... Bxe4
19. Bxe4 Rxe5 20. Bxa8 c6 $15 {Ftacnik}) 15... exd4 {Safest.} (15... Qxd5 {
looks risky, but might be playable, too.} 16. c4 Qd8 17. Nxe5 Qxd4 $1 18. Ndf3
Qd6 {Black has moved quite a lot with his queen, but only needs one tempo (...
Rad8) to complete his development.} (18... Bxf3 $2 19. Bxh7+ $1) 19. Bf4 Rad8
20. Ng5 {[%csl Gf7] Apparently, very dangerous.} Rxe5 $5 21. Rxe5 h6 (21... Nc6
$2 22. Rd5 $1) 22. Nf3 {[%csl Ga5]} Nc6 {[%csl Gd3]} 23. Rd5 Qxf4 24. g3 {
[%csl Gf4] Is this the end?} Nxd5 $1 {Not really, just the beginning.} 25. gxf4
Nxf4 26. Ne1 Nd4 $1 $44 {Despite his material advantage, White might be in
trouble already.}) 16. c4 c6 17. dxc6 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Bxc6 $11 {Black has a
normal development and a central passed pawn. White's structure is more
compact, but he is slightly underdeveloped and the weakness of the b3-square
suggests permanent prudence.} 19. Qd1 g6 20. Ne5 Bb7 21. Ndf3 Nd7 22. Bg5 Qc7
23. Nxd7 Qxd7 24. Ne5 Qd6 25. Ng4 Bg7 26. Nh6+ Kf8 27. Bd2 Re8 28. Rc1 Qc5 29.
Qg4 Nc6 30. Qf4 $6 Ne5 $15 {[%csl Yd3][%cal Gd4d3]} 31. Be4 $2 {It is not
recommended to play with hanging pieces against Judit.} g5 $1 $19 32. Qf5 Bxe4
33. Qxe4 Bxh6 34. h4 Ng6 35. Qb7 a5 36. Qb5 Re5 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. a4 $5 {Usually, White
advances his a-pawn one move later.} ({However, during the last years, after} 
13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a4 {Black has been very successful with} Na5 $5 {. The latest
example at a high level is Kasimdzhanov,R (2690)-Polgar,J (2708)/Madrid 2007/
CBM 121/[Marin] (0-1, 38)}) 13... h6 {It is noteworthy that here, too, just as
in the same line, Black's best reaction to a4 is ...h6.} ({This is less
obvious here, where Black still has the useful move at his disposal. The
necessity of covering the h6-square was revealed by the greatest expert (with..
. Black!) of the Zaitsev Ruy Lopez ever:} 13... Bf8 14. d5 Na5 15. Ba2 c6 16.
Na3 ({Karpov himself did not experience problems with Black against the
premature occupation of the g5-square with} 16. Bg5 cxd5 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Bxd5
Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Qe6 {It appears that White has not sufficient development to
maintain the control of the d5-square with pieces.} 20. axb5 Qxd5 21. exd5 axb5
22. Nfd2 Nc4 $11 {Tseshkovsky,V (2595)-Karpov,A/Rostov on Don 1980/EXT 99 (1/
2-1/2, 27)}) 16... cxd5 $6 17. exd5 bxa4 18. Qxa4 Nxd5 {and now, finally,} 19.
Ng5 $1 $16 {Karpov,A (2700)-Miles,A (2610)/London 1984/MCL/[ChessBase] (1-0,
34)}) 14. Nbd2 exd4 $5 ({Black is not forced to transpose to the old main line
with} 14... Bf8 15. Bc2 exd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 {, which is probably exactly what
White was hoping for, since he has plenty of attacking possibilities here.})
15. cxd4 Nb4 {One of the first games where this position was seen was the 44th
of the first Karpov-Kasparov matches. Black intends to more or less "trap" the
b3-bishop, preventing its transfer to b1, from where it overprotects the
e4-pawn and eventually backs up Qh7#. However, the bishop is quite active on
b3, too, maintaining the f7-square under permanent pressure and enabling
certain tactical possibilities.} 16. d5 {This early release of the tension in
the centre hardly offers chances for an advantage.} (16. axb5 {is almost
unexplored. The only relevant game went} axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. e5 dxe5 19.
dxe5 Nfd5 20. Ne4 c5 21. e6 $13 {De Firmian,N (2540)-Nikolic,P (2575)/Tunis
1985/IZT/[ChessBase] (1-0, 39)}) (16. Qe2 {looks like the most consistent move.
White maintains the tension in the centre and puts the b5-pawn under pressure.
On the other hand, the queen's opposition with the enemy rook somewhat
restricts White's active possibilities.} Bf8 17. e5 dxe5 ({It is curious that
in most of the games played after the endless K-K match, Black avoided Karpov's
} 17... Bc6 {. Normally, the reigning World Champion's choice should have
received better treatment, but people might have been put off by the fact that
the final part of the game was marked by the young challenger's initiative. Or
maybe after almost 5 months of fight the match had ceased to excite the
interest of spectators of all chess levels...} 18. axb5 Bxb5 19. Qd1 Nfd5 20.
Ne4 c6 {Kasparov,G (2715)-Karpov,A (2705)/Moscow 1985/MainBase/[ChessBase] (1/
2-1/2, 40). By now, Black is maintaining acceptable stability in the centre.})
18. dxe5 (18. Nxe5 Bd5 19. axb5 Bxb3 20. Nxb3 Qd5 $15 {Kholmov}) 18... Nd3 (
18... Qd3 19. Qxd3 Nxd3 20. Re3 Nxc1 21. Rxc1 Nd5 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. axb5 axb5
24. Rxc7 Ra1+ 25. Kh2 Ra2 26. Rc2 b4 $44 {/+/= Black managed to draw, but one
can feel that he was basically struggling all the way, Aseev,K (2455)-Ivanov,A
(2400)/Kostroma 1985/MCD (1/2-1/2, 31)}) 19. Rd1 {Black should probably just
continue his development by connecting rooks with} Qd7 (19... Nf4 {means too
much moving around with the same piece.} 20. Qf1 N6d5 21. Ne4 Qc8 22. Ng3 $14 {
White has maintained his advantage in space on the kingside, having almost
completed his development, Aseev-Fedorov, USSR 1985 (1-0, 30)}) (19... c5 {
fails to consolidate the d3-knight under favourable circumstances:} 20. Qf1 Nh5
(20... Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Rxe5 22. Nf3 $1 Rd5 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rxa8
Qxa8 26. Qxb5 Bxf3 27. gxf3 Qxf3 28. Qd3 $14) 21. Nc4 $1 Be4 22. axb5 axb5 23.
Rxa8 Qxa8 24. Rxd3 Bxd3 25. Qxd3 bxc4 26. Qxc4 $14 {Despite his minimal
material advantage, Black is under serious pressure. White has unchallenged
domination on the light squares and the h5-knight stands badly.}) 20. Nf1 (20.
Bc2 {allows Black win time for his regroupment.} Nb4 21. Ne4 Nfd5) ({After} 20.
axb5 $6 axb5 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22. Nf1 $6 Nxc1 $1 {White clearly misses his
queen's rook. Rac1 would have maintained the enemy queen under attack, while}
23. Rxc1 {offers Black a vital tempo to take over the initiative with} Bxf3 24.
gxf3 c5 $36) 20... Rad8 21. e6 $1 {The only way to fight for the initiative.
This pawn is doomed anyway and White does better to give it up while spoiling
the enemy structure.} (21. Bc2 $2 Bxf3 $1 22. gxf3 Rxe5 23. Qxd3 Rd5 $17) 21...
fxe6 22. Ne5 Nxc1 23. Raxc1 Qc8 24. axb5 axb5 25. Qxb5 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Bd6 {
The active pair of bishops and the outposts provided by the c- and e-pawns
offer Black reasonable play despite his minor structural problems.}) 16... Bf8
{This looks like the most logical answer, but Black seems to have several
other acceptable continuations.} (16... c5 17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. Nf1 Bf8 19. Ng3
Ne5 20. Nd4 d5 21. f4 Nc4 22. e5 Ne4 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Bxc4 bxc4 25. Be3 $13 {
Tseshkovsky,V (2505)-Ivanov,A/Soviet Union 1984/EXT 2000 (0-1, 45)}) (16... Nd7
{Black activates his kingside minor pieces, but neglecting the break with ...
c6 is slightly dangerous in the long term. The b7-bishop could eventually
remain passive for a long time.} 17. axb5 (17. Nd4 Bf6) 17... Bf6 $5 (17...
axb5 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Nd4) 18. Bc4 $6 (18. bxa6 Bxa6 19. Ba4 {[%cal Ga4e8]}
Bb5 $6 20. Bxb5 $1 Rxa1 21. Nb3 Ra2 22. Nfd4 $14) 18... Nc5 19. bxa6 Bxa6 20.
Bxa6 Nbxa6 {White's delay in development is at least as important as his extra
pawn.} 21. Nb3 {But this is hardly a solution. Black will retain an active
piece and the better pawn structure in conditions of material equality.} Rxe4
22. Rxe4 Nxe4 23. Nbd4 Nac5 $15 {Arizmendi Martinez,J (2540)-Perez Candelario,
M (2496)/Leon 2006/CBM 116 (0-1, 42)}) 17. Nf1 $146 ({A novelty over the not
very relevant game} 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 {1/2-1/2 Sax,G (2565)-Smejkal,J 
(2555)/Zagreb 1985/MCL}) 17... c6 {Black should not delay this move for too
long. Since Black is better developed, he should not fear the tactical
operation initiated by White's next move.} 18. Bd2 Nd3 (18... a5 19. Bxb4 axb4
20. dxc6 (20. axb5 cxd5 $1) 20... Bxc6 21. Ng3 {leaves White with a pleasant
control of the light squares.}) 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qb3+ d5 22.
Qxd3 dxe4 23. Qc3 exf3 24. Qxc6 fxg2 25. Qxg2 Qd5 $15 {Black has the better
structure and an active piece placement. After the more or less inevitable
exchange of queens, his king would be placed rather well in the neighbourhood
of the centre. However, the most probable result remains a draw.} 26. Rxe8 Rxe8
27. Qxd5+ Nxd5 28. axb5 axb5 29. Ra5 Rb8 30. Ne3 Nxe3 31. Bxe3 Rb7 32. Kf1 Be7
33. Ke2 Bf6 34. b3 Ke6 35. Kd3 Kf5 36. Ke2 Ke4 37. Ra8 Rd7 38. Re8+ Re7 39.
Rxe7+ Bxe7 40. f3+ Kf5 41. Bd4 Bf6 42. Be3 h5 43. Bd2 g6 44. Be3 Be5 45. Bd2
Bd6 46. Be3 Bc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 34th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2006.08.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2006.07.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 {An interesting psychological moment. White had the courage to allow the
Marshall Attack, but Svidler, one of its main adherents at top level, decides
to return to the positional paths of the closed Ruy Lopez. In doing so, he
might have been inspired by his countrymen Morozevich' successes, obtained in
the Zaitsev Variation just days earlier in Biel.} 9. h3 Bb7 {Svidler prefers
the classical move order, though.} 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1
Nbd7 14. N3h2 h6 15. Ng4 {By provoking the exchange of one of the main
attackers (or defenders, if you wish) of the d5-square, White intends to
inhibit the early opening of the centre by means of ...c6. In practice, Black
has constantly obtained slightly inferior positions in this line, although in
my opinion this only happened as a consequence of further inaccuracies.} (15.
Qf3 {Bruzon,L (2667)-Morozevich,A (2731) GM Biel SUI 2006 (1) 0-1}) 15... Nxg4
16. hxg4 Be7 {This is the simplest way to take advantage of White's move order.
Since the h4-d8 diagonal has been cleared, Black immediately activates his
passive bishop. He can switch back later to the opening of the centre.} 17. Ne3
{By interferring the c1-h6 diagonal, White aims to prevent the early exchange
of the dark-squared bishops.} (17. Ng3 Bg5 18. a4 Bxc1 ({It is hard to choose
the correct move order. In case of} 18... Nf6 $5 19. Bxg5 hxg5 {White would be
a whole tempo up compared to the game Milos-Vescovi, mentioned below.}) 19.
Qxc1 Nc5 20. Bc2 bxa4 {This is a positional concession, leaving White with the
more compact pawn structure.} (20... Qh4 $6 {is risky in view of} 21. Nf5 Qxg4
22. Re3 $40) ({but} 20... c6 $13 {should be preferred.}) 21. Bxa4 Nxa4 ({
The tactical operation} 21... Nd3 22. Qd2 Nxe1 23. Bxe8 Nxg2 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25.
Kxg2 $14 {does not chance anything essentially compared to the game: White
still enjoys more space, better structure and a slightly more active minor
piece.}) 22. Rxa4 c6 23. c4 c5 24. Qd2 Bc8 25. f3 Bd7 26. Ra3 Qh4 27. Qf2 Reb8
28. Rea1 Bc8 $14 {/= Black has a solid but somewhat passive position. 1/2-1/2
Milos,G (2614)-Xie Jun (2553)/Buenos Aires 2001/CBM 085 (41)}) (17. a4 Bg5 18.
axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Bxa8 20. Be3 {By committing the bishop's intentions so soon,
White somewhat restricts his possibilities.} (20. Ng3 $5) 20... Nf6 {Of course,
Black is not going to exchange on e3, bringing the enemy knight closer to the
critical f5- and d5-squares.} 21. Bxg5 {This is connected with loss of time
now.} hxg5 22. f3 c6 23. dxc6 Qb6+ $6 {After this pseudo-active move, Black
will soon lose coordination.} ({The simple} 23... Bxc6 {was better, for
instance} 24. Ne3 g6 25. Qd3 Kg7 26. Kf2 Qc7 27. Rd1 Rd8 {and Black has a safe
position.}) 24. Ne3 Rd8 25. Kh2 Bxc6 26. Nf5 $14 {/+/- 1/2-1/2 Milos,G (2580)
-Vescovi,G (2592)/Sao Paulo 2003/CBM 093 ext (44)}) 17... Bg5 18. Bc2 Nf6 {
Once the bishop has escaped out of the wall of pawns, the knight is ready to
occupy this square, where from it controls the d5-square in view of the
thematical break ...c6.} 19. a4 g6 $146 {Anticipating the possible development
of his own queen, which would leave the g5-square slightly vulnerable, Black
deprives the enemy knight from the jump to f5.} ({A previous game continued in
rather romantic way:} 19... c6 20. c4 Qd7 $6 (20... g6 {would transpose to our
main game.}) 21. Nf5 $1 Bxc1 22. Qxc1 $36 {[%cal Yg4g5]} cxd5 (22... Nxg4 23.
Ra3 $40) 23. Ra3 $5 {Hardly necessary extravagance.} ({Why not simply} 23. cxd5
{[%cal Yg4g5,Ya1a3,Ya3h3] White might have feared that} Rac8 {would have
slowed down his attack, but this move would hardly have solved Black's
problems, since his bishop would have remained isolated on b7.}) {The
following phase of the game is very interesting to watch but rather difficult
to comment.} 23... dxe4 24. Rd1 Re6 25. c5 Ne8 26. axb5 axb5 27. Rxa8 Bxa8 28.
cxd6 g6 29. Nxh6+ Kg7 30. Nxf7 Kxf7 31. Bb3 $36 {0-1 Shabalov,A (2605)-Stocek,
J (2557)/Philadelphia 2004/CBM 101 ext (40)}) 20. c4 c6 21. dxc6 Bxc6 22. axb5
axb5 23. Rxa8 Qxa8 {Black aims to put maximum of pressure on the long diagonal,
but leaves the d6-pawn undefended.} ({The alternative consisted of} 23... Bxa8
{and if} 24. cxb5 {then} Nxe4) 24. Qxd6 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 Bxe4 26. Nd5 Bxd5 ({
Another (and possibly, more reliable) way leading to approximate equality
consists of the slightly unexpected} 26... bxc4 $5 27. Rxe4 (27. Nf6+ $6 Bxf6
28. Qxf6 Re6 29. Qh4 g5 30. Qg3 Qd5 $17) 27... Rd8 $1 {(The point behind
Black's previous move)} 28. Nf6+ Bxf6 29. Qxf6 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Rxc1 {Maybe
Svidler was afraid that after} 31. Rxe5 {he would face some back rank problems.
Indeed, White's activity is optically impressive, but after} Rc2 32. Re7 Qf8 {
followed by ...Qg7 the position looks rather drawish.}) 27. cxd5 Rd8 28. Qc6
Qa5 $6 {But this allows White retain a small plus.} ({Black would have
maintained equality with} 28... Bxc1 29. Rxc1 b4 $1 {preparing to eventualy
capture on c6.} ({The immediate} 29... Qxc6 {is premature because after} 30.
dxc6 Kf8 31. Rc5 {the pawns from the fifth rank would be hanging, leaving
White with a better, though not necessarily winning, ending after} Rc8 32. Rxe5
Rxc6 33. Rxb5)) 29. Rxe5 Qa1 30. Re1 Bxc1 31. Qc7 Qa8 32. Qxc1 Qxd5 33. Qxh6
$14 {White has obtained a small material advantage, which is rather difficult 
(if not impossible) to convert.} Qb3 34. Qg5 Rd1 35. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 36. Kh2 Qd4 37.
Qxb5 Qxf2 38. Qb8+ Kh7 39. Qb3 Kg8 40. Qb4 g5 41. Qb8+ Kh7 42. Qb3 Kg8 43. Qb4
Qe3 44. Qb8+ Kg7 45. Qc7 Qf2 46. Qe5+ f6 47. Qe7+ Kh6 48. Qb4 Kg7 49. b3 Qe3
50. Qb7+ Kg6 51. Qb8 Qe4 52. Qg3 Qd4 53. Kh3 Qd2 54. Qf3 Qe1 55. Qd3+ Kg7 56.
Qg3 Qh1+ 57. Qh2 Qe1 58. Qc7+ Kh6 59. Qg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia 54th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "2011.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2011.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 ({Some time ago, Morozevich
introduced to high level practice} 12... Na5 {obtaining good results with it,
see my comments to Volokitin,A (2662)-Morozevich,A (2731)/Biel 2006/CBM 114/
[Marin,M] (0-1, 59). Over the past few years, he has switched to the approved
game continuation, though.}) 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7
17. Ra3 c4 (17... f5 18. Nh2 (18. g4 $5 {Kasimdzhanov,R (2673)-Ivanchuk,V 
(2731)/Turin 2006/CBM 113/[Postny] (1-0, 46)}) 18... Nf6 19. Rf3 {Karjakin,S 
(2660)-Bacrot,E (2717)/Wijk aan Zee 2006/CBM 111/[Finkel,A] (1-0, 41)}) 18.
axb5 {This is supposed to be the best move order. Before attacking b5, White
exchanges pawns.} (18. Nd4 {allows the intermediate} Qf6 19. N2f3 Nc5 20. axb5
axb5 21. Nxb5 Rxa3 22. Nxa3 Ba6 $44 {Shirov,A (2739)-Anand,V (2801)/Moscow
2007/EXT 2008 (0-1, 41). Black's pieces are more harmoniously placed than in
the main game.}) 18... axb5 19. Nd4 Ne5 {Deviating from two recent games of
his, but sacrificing a pawn for the initiative anyway.} (19... Rxa3 20. bxa3
Nd3 21. Bxd3 cxd3 22. Bb2 Qa5 23. Re3 Nc5 24. h4 (24. Nf5 g6 25. Ng3 b4 26. Nh5
bxa3 27. Nf6+ Kh8 28. Ba1 Rc8 29. Ne8+ Kg8 30. Nf6+ Kh8 31. Nh5+ {1/2
Stellwagen,D (2612)-Morozevich,A (2771)/Wijk aan Zee 2009/CBM 129}) 24... Bc8
25. Nc6 Qa4 26. Qxa4 bxa4 27. Nb4 f5 $1 $132 {Stellwagen,D (2627)-Morozevich,A
(2762)/Porto Carras 2011/CBM 146 (1/2, 50)}) (19... Qb6 {has the drawback of
taking the queen a bit far from the kingside, allowing White to start a
dangerous (although possibly withstandable) attack:} 20. Nf5 g6 (20... Ne5 21.
Rg3 {Anand,V (2788)-Adams,M (2719)/San Luis 2005/CBM 110/[Stohl] (1-0, 32)})
21. Nf1 Rxa3 (21... gxf5 22. Rg3+ Kh8 23. Qh5 $40) 22. bxa3 Nxd5 23. exd5 Rxe1
24. Qxe1 gxf5 25. Bxf5 Ne5 26. Qc3 Bg7 27. Qg3 Kf8 28. Qh4 Bxd5 29. Ng3 $44 {
Volokitin,A (2645)-Azarov,S (2583)/Moscow 2007/CBM 117 (1/2, 39)}) 20. Rxa8 {
Forcing the queen on to a more passive square than b6.} (20. Nxb5 Qb6 $1 21.
Rxa8 Rxa8 {looks more active for Black than the game continuation.} 22. Na3 Ba6
(22... Rc8 {Stellwagen,D (2621)-Nijboer,F (2558)/Hilversum 2008/CBM 124 (1/2,
34)} 23. b3 $5) 23. Nf3 ({Here, too} 23. b3 $5 {comes into consideration,
although Black is better prepared against it.}) 23... Nbd3 24. Bxd3 Nxd3 25.
Re3 Be7 $36 {Sax,G (2545)-Wells,P (2495)/Balatonbereny 1997/EXT 2001 (0-1, 31)}
) 20... Qxa8 (20... Bxa8 {makes little sense, because the bishop will need two
tempi to get back into play.}) 21. Nxb5 Rc8 (21... Qa1 {may be too optimistic,
since the queen can easily get in danger.} 22. Re3 (22. Na3 Ba6 23. Nc2 Nxc2
24. Bxc2 Rc8 25. Nb1 g6 {Topalov,V (2743)-Almasi,Z (2676)/Monte Carlo 2003/CBM
093 ext (1-0, 54)} 26. Qd4 $5 {[%cal Gd4b6]}) 22... Ned3 23. Nc3 Ba6 $4 {
Blocking the queen's retreat, which should have had fatal consequences.} (23...
Rc8 $44) 24. Nf1 $2 {Missing his chance.} (24. Bxd3 Nxd3 25. Rxd3 $1 cxd3 26.
Nb3 $18) 24... Nxc1 25. Qxc1 Nd3 26. Qd2 Rb8 $44 {Kotronias,V (2626)
-Mastrovasilis,A (2496)/Kalamata 2005/CBM 109 ext (0-1, 66)}) 22. Re3 (22. Na3
{Leko,P (2694)-Alvarez Villar,H (2321)/ICCF email 1997/Corr 2002/[Ftacnik] (1/
2, 27)}) (22. Nf3 {Shirov,A (2704)-Lekic,D (2410)/Neum 2002/CBM 090/[Wedberg] 
(1-0, 36)}) 22... Ba6 23. Nc3 {A solid move, safely blocking the c-pawn, but
which has the drawback of blocking the rook's access to the a-file.} (23. Nd4
Nbd3 24. N2f3 Qb7 25. Bxd3 (25. Nxe5 dxe5 26. Nc6 Nxb2 $13) 25... Nxd3 26. Qc2
Rb8 (26... g6 $5) 27. Nc6 Qb3 28. Qd2 Re8 29. Kh2 ({If he planned to offer the
knight exchange, he should have done it at once with} 29. Ne1 $5 {, while the
knight is pinned.}) 29... Qa4 30. Ne1 Nc5 31. Ra3 Qb5 $13 {Pavlovic,M (2500)
-Jenni,F (2525)/Bad Woerishofen 2002/EXT 2003 (1/2, 41)}) (23. Ra3 $5 $146 {
also deserves attention.} Ned3 ({The thematic sacrifice} 23... Bxb5 24. Rxa8
Rxa8 {does not seem to work out properly:} 25. f4 Ned3 26. Kh2 $1 Ra1 27. Qg1
$16 {Only this regrouping, planning Qb6, poses Black problems. Otherwise, it
is not clear how White could compensate for the piece jam.}) 24. Nd4 Qa7 $44 {
[%cal Ga7b6]}) 23... Ned3 24. Bxd3 $146 ({Previously, White exchanged the
other knight:} 24. Na2 Nxa2 25. Bxa2 {Das,A (2411)-Babu,N (2298)/Hyderabad
2005/CBM 110 (1/2, 31)} c3 $1 $146 26. bxc3 $8 Rxc3 27. Nb3 $8 Nxc1 28. Nxc1
Rxe3 29. fxe3 Be7 $44) ({Actually, he could have delayed the exchange with} 24.
Nf3 $5 $146 {although after} Qb7 {it is not easy to avoid transposing to the
game, because not so many useful moves are available. For instance,} 25. Re2 {
places the rook on an exposed square, encouraging} Nxc1 26. Qxc1 Nd3 $44) 24...
Nxd3 25. Nf3 Qb7 26. Re2 Be7 $1 {The fastest way of activating the bishop.
With the h-pawn on its initial square, ...g6 would have been stronger,
avoiding back rank problems and creating the possibility of both ...Bg7 and ...
Bh6.} 27. Nd4 Bf6 28. Nf5 (28. Nc6 {may look more tempting, but the knight is
not too stable here:} Qb3 $5 {wins an important tempo for ...Bb5.} 29. Rc2 (29.
Qxb3 cxb3 $17 30. Be3 Bxc3 31. bxc3 b2 32. Ne7+ Kf8 33. Rxb2 Nxb2 34. Nxc8 Bxc8
$19) 29... Bb7 30. Na5 Qb4 31. Nxb7 Qxb7 $44 {White has exchanged his active
knight for the relatively passive black bishop. Having been left with very
active pieces only, Black has excellent compensation for the pawn.}) 28... Qb3
29. Rc2 (29. Qxb3 cxb3 $19 {is similar to one of the sub-lines above.}) 29...
Rd8 {Planning to kick the enemy knight away with ...Bc8, and then develop the
initiative with ...Re8. White has to react quickly.} 30. Be3 $1 Nxb2 (30... Bc8
31. Nd4 (31. Bd4 Bxf5 32. Bxf6 Re8 $1 33. Bd4 Bxe4) 31... Nxb2 32. Qd2 Bxd4 33.
Bxd4 Nd3 34. Ra2 $14) 31. Qd2 Nd3 32. Bd4 $1 {Stabilising White's position on
the dark squares.} (32. Bxh6 gxh6 33. Qxh6 Qxc2 34. Qxf6 Qxf2+ $1 $11 {with
perpetual check.}) 32... Be5 $6 {An original, but not optimal decision. Black
fights for space, but allows White to create a dangerous passed pawn.} (32...
Bxd4 33. Nxd4 Qb6 34. Nc6 Re8 35. Ra2 Bb7 36. Na5 Ba6 $11) 33. Bxe5 dxe5 34.
Ra2 $14 Bb5 (34... Bc8 35. Ne7+ Kh7 36. Nc6 $16) 35. Ra1 (35. Nxb5 Qxb5 36. Kh2
$5 $14) 35... Bd7 36. Ne3 Rc8 (36... Qb4 $1 $132 {[%cal Gb4c5,Gc5d4]}) 37. Ra7
Nc5 38. Qc1 Qb6 39. Qa3 Qb3 40. Qa1 Kh7 41. Kh2 $5 {A prophylactic move,
famously used by Kasparov against Karpov, in a game where the same variation
was played.} (41. d6 Qb8 42. Ncd5 c3 $132) 41... Qb6 $2 {Giving up a pawn for
nothing, but Black's position was difficult already. It is not easy to make a
waiting move that does not harm the position.} (41... Kg8 42. d6 Qb8 43. Ncd5
$16 {[%csl Gg8][%cal Gd5e7]}) (41... Kh8 42. d6 Qb8 43. Ncd5 c3 44. Rc7 Qb2 45.
Qa5 $1 $18 {With the white king on g1, Black would win with ...Nxe4, but here
this would be wasted effort while the black king is exposed on the back rank.})
(41... f6 $5 $16 {[%cal Ga7g7] looks solid, but the seventh rank becomes
vulnerable.}) (41... h5 $5 {weakens the king, too, and allows WHite to win a
tempo with Qd1 in certain forced lines.}) 42. Nxc4 Qf6 43. Qf1 Be8 44. d6 Qd8
45. Nd5 Bb5 46. Rxf7 Nxe4 47. Nc7 $4 (47. Qd3 Rxc4 48. d7 $18 {leaves Black
for dead..}) 47... Bxc4 48. Qxc4 Nxd6 49. Ne6 Nxc4 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.10"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 Na5 {Black has scored well
recently with this increasingly fashionable line.} 13. Ba2 (13. Bc2 {
Kasimdzhanov,R (2690)-Polgar,J (2708)/Vitoria Gasteiz ESP 2007/CBM 121/[Marin]
(0-1, 36)}) 13... exd4 14. cxd4 c5 15. d5 {This move, which leads to a Benoni
type of structure, is a novelty.} (15. b4 $5 {Volokitin,A (2662)-Morozevich,A 
(2731)/Biel 2006/CBM 114/[Marin,M] (0-1, 59)}) 15... c4 {I believe that with
his bishops far from optimally placed Black should refrain from such commital
moves.} ({In my notes to Volokitin-Morozevich I recommended} 15... g6 {
Possibly, Shirov feared} 16. b4 $5 {, in the spirit of the game continuation.}
({I only gave} 16. Bb1 Bg7 17. Nf1 b4 18. Ng3 Nd7 {with comfortable play for
Black.}) {However, after} 16... cxb4 17. Rb1 Nd7 $1 {it is not clear whether
White can stabilize the queenside to his favour. The dynamism of the black
knights is not to be neglected.} 18. axb5 (18. Rxb4 Nc5 {[%csl Rb4,Re1][%cal
Gc5d3,Gc5a4]}) 18... Nc5 $1 19. Qc2 {[%csl Gd3]} Rc8 $132 {[%cal Gc8c2]}) 16.
b4 $1 {The logical reaction. White opens the queenside before Black completes
his regrouping (...g6, ...Bg7, ...Bc8-d7).} cxb3 17. Bxb3 b4 {The structure
seems to favour Black, but he needs several tempi to achieve the optimal
placement of pieces (...Nd7-c5, ...Bc8-d7, ...g6 and ...Bg7). In the meanwhile,
White will take over the initiative, taking advantage of the relativeweakness
of the b4-pawn.} 18. Bc2 {[%cal Ga1b1]} Bc8 19. Rb1 Rb8 20. Ba3 $1 Bxh3 21.
Bxb4 Bg4 {Both players have achieved some progress on one of the wings. White
has eliminated the b4-pawn and can dream about taking advantage of the
awkwardly placed a5-knight. However, the elimination of the h3-pawn ensures
Black some stability on the kingside, since White will not get out of the pin
too easily now.} 22. Bd3 {[%csl Ga6]} Ra8 {However, the necessity of playing
such a move speaks about the objective evaluation of Black's situation.} 23.
Re3 $6 {The start of a rather artificial regrouping.} (23. Nf1 $6 Nb7 24. Ne3
Bh5 {also fails to impress.}) ({Why not simply} 23. Qc2 $1 {unpinning the
knight and threatening Nd4-c6?} g6 ({The careless} 23... Nb7 $6 {allows the
additional possibility of} 24. e5 $1 $40) 24. Nd4 $16 {The c6-square is under
white control, while the g4-bishop does not feel so secure anymore.}) 23... Nb7
24. Qf1 Bxf3 25. Rxf3 Nc5 {Black has managed to get rid of "bad" pieces and,
although he has not equalized completely yet, he can hope for it in the near
future.} 26. Bxc5 dxc5 27. Rb7 Rb8 28. Rxb8 Qxb8 29. Qb1 Qxb1+ 30. Bxb1 c4 $11
31. Nxc4 Nxe4 32. Re3 Nd6 33. Rxe8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 Nc5 ({
Recently, Ivanchuk has delivered a surprising novelty.} 14... Rc8 $5 {I
suppose that his idea was to refrain from an early ...c6 in the event of} 15.
Bg5 {, trying to eliminate the enemy dark-squared bishop and activate his own.
Here are some possible lines.} (15. Ng4 {Leko,P (2741)-Ivanchuk,V (2781)/
Moscow 2008/CBM 126/[Marin] (0-1, 43)}) 15... h5 {This was the ulterior choice
of one of Ivanchuk's collaborators.} ({I had investigated only} 15... Be7 $5 {
, creating the potential threat of ...Nxd5, for instance} 16. Ng3 g6 17. a4 $6
Nc5 18. Bc2 Nxd5) 16. a4 g6 17. Nf3 Nc5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bc2 c6 20. b4 Ncd7
21. dxc6 Bxc6 22. Bb3 Qc7 23. Nh4 $1 {White puts his bet on a kingside attack.}
({The positional continuation} 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. Ng5 Re7 25. Qf3 Nh7 26. Nxh7
Kxh7 27. Ne3 {would fail by one tempo (Ra3)} Bh6 28. Nd5 Bxd5 29. Bxd5 Qxc3 $11
) 23... Kg7 (23... Bxe4 24. Ng3 $16 {[%csl Gg6]}) 24. Ng3 Qb7 25. Nhf5+ $5 {
White chooses the most complicated continuation of the attack.} (25. Bh6+ $5
Kxh6 26. Bxf7 $36 {is another sacrificial variation}) ({The objectively best
continuation may be} 25. Qd2 $1 $16 {[%cal Gg5h6,Gh6f8,Gd2d6] Black has
serious problems defending all his weaknesses. Maybe White did not notice that}
Nxe4 $2 {is impossible in view of} 26. Nxe4 Bxe4 27. Rxe4 Qxe4 28. Bd5 $18)
25... gxf5 26. exf5 (26. Nxh5+) (26. Nxf5+) 26... Bxg2 27. Re3 $40 {Ni Hua 
(2710)-Leon Hoyos,M (2535)/Reggio Emilia 2008/CBM 128 (1-0, 45)}) 15. Bc2 c6
16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bg5 Be7 (18... Qc8 $5 {[%cal Yc8c3,Yc8h3]} 19.
Ng3 {Svidler,P (2750)-Morozevich,A (2747)/Moscow 2006/CBM 116/[Marin] (1-0, 78)
} (19. Bxf6 {Hracek,Z (2620)-Beliavsky,A (2640)/Germany 2000/CBM 074 ext (1/2,
39)})) (18... Qc7 {Carlsen,M (2765)-Navara,D (2672)/Baku 2008/CBM 124/[Marin,M]
(1/2, 45)}) ({I have examined the availanble material after} 18... h6 {Kamsky,
G (2726)-Adams,M (2729)/Baku 2008/CBM 124/[Marin,M] (1-0, 60)}) 19. Ne3 $5 $146
{Before playing Nhg4, White wants to provoke ...g6.} (19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4
Nxg4 21. hxg4 (21. Qxg4 {is inoffensive because it allows Black win time for
his standard regrouping.} Bd7 22. Qf3 Rc8 23. Rad1 Be6 24. Bb3 Bg5 25. Rd3 Rc6
26. Red1 Qc7 27. Ng3 g6 $11 {Ragger,M (2518)-Beliavsky,A (2619)/Dresden 2008/
CBM 128 (1/2, 34)}) 21... Rc8 22. Bb3 Bd7 23. Re3 Be6 24. Rd3 Bc4 25. Bxc4 Rxc4
26. Ne3 $5 Rxe4 $8 {Otherwise, Black would be crushed positionally after Nd5.}
27. Qf3 Rf4 28. Qc6 $44 {White's higher activity and the control over the
d5-square yield him good compensation for the sacrificed pawn.}) 19... g6 {
This is the natural reaction.} (19... Bxe4 $2 {does not work because of} 20.
Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22. Nd5 $16) ({However,} 19... Nxe4 $5 {may be playable
} 20. Bxe7 Rxe7 21. Nf5 d5 22. Nxe7+ Qxe7 $44 {/+/= White's chances for an
objective advantage are restricted by his weak queenside structure.}) 20. Bxf6
Nxf6 21. Nhg4 Nxg4 22. hxg4 Bg5 {The standard fight for the d5-square, typical
of the Sveshnikov Sicilian, now starts.} 23. Qf3 ({The immediate occupation of
the d5-square has the drawback that White has problems defending his c3-pawn.
The reason is that the e3- and c1-squares are controlled by the g5-bishop.} 23.
Nd5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Rc8 25. Bb3 Re7 26. c4 bxc4 27. Bxc4 Qb6 28. a3 Rec7 29. Bb3
Qb5 30. Rad1 Qxd5 31. Rxd5 Rc3 32. Rb1 Rc1+ 33. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 34. Kh2 Rc3 $11)
23... Bxe3 (23... Rc8 $5) 24. Rxe3 Bd7 {[%csl Gc4,Gd5][%cal Gd7e6] This is
almost always played in this variation.} 25. Bb3 Be6 26. Rd3 Rc8 27. Bxe6 Rxe6
28. a4 {Since the weaknesses of the c3- and d6-pawns tend to compensate for
each other, White aims to force on Black one more weak spot on the queenside.}
Qg5 29. Qd1 bxa4 $6 {This is a horrible positional concession.} (29... Kg7 30.
axb5 axb5 31. Ra5 Rb8 32. g3 {[%cal Gg1g2] is at least more pleasant for White,
because the black rooks have to passively defend the weak pawns. The
counterplay based on} h5 {may not suffice:} 33. gxh5 Rh8 34. Ra6 Rxh5 35. Raxd6
Rxd6 36. Rxd6 Qh6 37. Qf3 Qc1+ 38. Rd1) (29... Qf4 $5 {looks like a better
attempt to maintain equality by dynamic means.} 30. Re3 {White refrains from
f3, which would leave the kingside vulnerable.} Rf6 31. Qe2 Kg7 32. axb5 axb5
33. g3 Qg5 34. Kg2 (34. Ra5 h5 $1 35. gxh5 Rh8 36. Rxb5 Rxh5 $36 {White's
queen and king's rook are less well placed than in the previous line.}) 34...
Rh8 $132) 30. Qxa4 Qxg4 31. Qxa6 Ree8 32. Qb7 $6 (32. Re1 $1 $16 {[%csl Gd6,
Ge4] basically wins a pawn without risk. For instance:} Red8 33. Rxd6 Rxd6 34.
Qxd6 Rxc3 35. Qxe5 $16) 32... Rc4 33. Re3 (33. f3 Qg5 34. Qd5 Rec8 $132) 33...
Qc8 34. Qxc8 Rexc8 $11 {Material is equal and the vulnerability of the c3-pawn
prevents White from taking advantage of his passed b-pawn.} 35. Ra3 ({White is
short of one tempo in the line} 35. Rb1 Rxc3 36. Rxc3 Rxc3 37. b5 Rc7 38. b6
Rb7 39. Kf1 Kf8 40. Ke2 Ke7 41. Kd3 Kd7 42. Kc4 {If White could play Kb5 or
Kd5, things would get difficult for Black, but he is just in time for} Kc6 $19)
35... R8c7 36. Kf1 f5 37. f3 Kf7 38. Ke2 Ke6 39. Kd3 h5 40. Re1 h4 41. Rb1
fxe4+ 42. fxe4 d5 43. exd5+ Kxd5 44. Re1 e4+ {Simplifying to a draw, entirely
in accordance with the Sofia rules.} 45. Rxe4 Rxc3+ (45... Rxe4 46. Ra5+ Ke6
47. Kxe4 Rxc3 $11) 46. Rxc3 Rxc3+ 47. Kxc3 Kxe4 48. Kc4 Ke5 49. Kd3 g5 50. Ke3
g4 51. b5 Kd5 52. Kf4 h3 53. gxh3 gxh3 54. Kg3 Kc5 55. Kxh3 Kxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.08.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 {Along the past decades, this has
been considered White's main plan against the Zaitsev Variation. White makes a
useful move and for the time being maintains the pressure against the
relatively vulnerable f7-square, thus aiming to provoke the weakening of the
black kingside by means of ...h6.} Na5 $5 {A relatively new and unexplored
move.} ({Traditionally, Black has aimed to take advantage of the weakness of
the b4-square, induced by the previous move, with} 12... h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14.
cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 {However, after} 16. d5 {the knight is sort of prisoner on
b4: the white light squared bishop and the central pawns restrict his actions.
True, Black disposes over such plans as ...Nd7, ...c4, ...Nc5 followed by the
occupation of the d3-square orbsimply ...Nd7 and ...f5 in order to undermine
the d5-pawn. However, in practice it has quite often happened that the knight
has arrived back to the help of the own king just one move too late, which
makes the whole variation look pretty dangerous for Black. The plan chosen by
Morozevich aims to take advantage of an aspect that seems to have generally
escaped the theoreticians' and players' attention for quite a long time: The
advance of the white a-pawn has also weakened the b3-square and by taking it
under observation with his knight, Black is entitled to count on obtaining
adequate counterplay.}) 13. Ba2 {This looks like the most ambitious retreat,
maintaining the pressure against f7.} (13. Bc2 {gives play a more quiet
character.} b4 {This only apparently pawn sacrifice is an important element in
Black's plan, yielding the knight reliable stability on a5.} 14. d5 {By
blocking the position, White forces his opponent to clear matters on the queen
side.} (14. cxb4 $6 Nc6 $1 $11) 14... bxc3 15. bxc3 c6 16. c4 Qc7 17. Bd3 {
An almost blocked position has arisen, where play develops in slow mode.
White's actions are somewhat restricted by the pressure exerted by the enemy
knight over the c4- and b3-squares. For Black, the highest priorities are to
transfer the bishop to a more active diagonal and occupy the b-file with one
of his rooks.} Reb8 {By concentrating his forces on the queen side, Black
intends to give his counterplay a concrete character as soon as possible.} ({
The less commital} 17... Bc8 {should also be playable.} 18. Nf1 Rb8 19. Ra3 Nb7
20. Bg5 Nd7 21. Ne3 h6 22. Bh4 Nbc5 23. Bc2 a5 {1-0 Wang Hao (2610)-Jakovenko,
D (2667)/Taiyuan 2006 (79). with a solid but somewhat passive position for
Black.}) 18. Ba3 ({Putting the d6-pawn under pressure and aiming to discourage
the transfer of a knight to c5. If White had continued in similar way as in
the previous game, with} 18. Nf1 Bc8 19. Ra3 {Black would have been a whole
tempo up for the immediate purpose of occupying the b3-square, due to the fact
that he doesn't need to play ...Bd7 in order to connect rooks. For instance:}
Nd7 20. Ne3 Nc5 21. Bc2 Ra7 22. Bd2 {The bishop is heading for c3 in order to
maintain covered, together with his light squared colleague, all the important
squares along the b-file.} Rab7 23. Bc3 {Capturing on a5 and c6 would lead
only to a temporary win of pawn and would actually be a positional concession
by giving up the advantage of space and openings for Black paths of access to
the d4-square.} cxd5 24. cxd5 Ncb3 $132 {with adequate counterplay. It can be
noticed that White cannot reach stability on the queen side.}) 18... Bc8 19.
Bf1 Bd7 20. Re3 c5 {0-1 Grischuk,A (2717)-Morozevich,A (2721)/Monte Carlo 2006
(76). A very opportune change of plans. The bishop is misplaced on a3 now and
White will need to spend time in order to "recycle" it. If compared with the
positions arising from the Yugoslav variation of the fianchetto King's Indian,
the presence of the white pawn on a4 largely favours Black. It not only
weakens the b3- and b4-squares but also deprives White from the possibility of
endangering the a5-knight and the a6-pawn by transferring the queen to a3 or
a4. Besides, White is not prepared yet to start active king side operations by
means of f4. All these aspects make Black's position entirely viable.}) 13...
exd4 $146 {Volokitin had some previous experience with this line, too:} (13...
c5 14. d5 ({In fact,} 14. b4 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V (2709)-Beliavsky,A (2640)/ Lvov
2000/CBM 077/[Ivanchuk] (41). looks more dangerous for Black.}) 14... c4 $1 {
Now, Black enjoys some queen side stability, although he needs a lot of
regrouping moves yet.} 15. b4 cxb3 16. Nxb3 Nc4 {The availability of the
c4-and c5-squares allows Black to gradually solve his developing problems.} 17.
Nfd2 Rc8 18. Qf3 Nxd2 19. Nxd2 Nd7 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ba3 Ra8 22. Bb4 Qc7 23.
Bb3 Nc5 24. Bc2 Reb8 25. Qe2 Na4 26. Ra3 Bc8 27. Bd3 Bd7 28. Qe3 Nc5 {1/2-1/2
Volokitin,A (2660)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2673)/Sochi RUS 2006/TWIC 599}) 14. cxd4 c5
{An important link in Black's plan. The a2-bishop is immediately put under the
danger of being cut off play.} (14... Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bxf7+ Kxf7 17.
Rxe4 Rxe4 18. Ng5+ Kg8 19. Nxe4 $14 {Wedberg}) 15. b4 $5 {Aiming to maintain
the pressure along the a2-g8 diagonal.} ({If compared with the positions from
the main line mentioned above, Black would be in a better situation now after} 
15. d5 {First of all, he has avoided the weakening move ...h6, which makes
White's attacking prospects less clear now. Secondly, the knight does not need
such radical moves as ...f5 in order to get activated. Despite doctor
Tarrasch' opinion, the knight stands well on the edge of the board because it
controls the b3- and c4-squares and sustains the advance of the own pawns.
Play may continue} g6 16. Bb1 Bg7 17. Nf1 b4 18. Ng3 Nd7 {and White has some
problems to complete his development.}) 15... cxb4 16. Ng5 Nc4 {An interesting
tactical phase starts now.} 17. axb5 {Opening the a-file with the bishop in
front of the rook certainly looks like a concession but the necessity of
inserting this exchange will become clear soon.} axb5 18. Nxc4 Rxa2 $1 {
Fully taking advantage of the favourable situation on the a-file.} ({Another
form of sacrificing the exchange consisted of} 18... bxc4 19. Bxc4 d5 (19...
Rxa1 20. Nxf7 Qc7 {would allow White force a draw by perpetual.}) 20. Rxa8 Bxa8
21. Bb5 {We can see here the point behind the exchange on b5. White needs this
square for his bishop in order to avoid a strategically inferior position.}
dxe4 22. Bxe8 Qxe8 {Apparently, Black is doing just great, with a pawn for
exchange and an authoritative control of the light squares. However, after} 23.
f3 {he risks losing stability in the centre.}) 19. Rxa2 bxc4 {As a
compensation for the sacrificed exchange, Black has obtained the pair of
bishops and a threatening pawn tandem. Besides, his regroupment looks better
than White's, especially because the g5-knight is somewhat hanging.} 20. Qa4 {
White has to act quickly in order to maintain the enemy pawns under control.
Black's only (temporary) problem of coordination consists of the fact that his
light-squared bishop is not actively sustaining the pawns, but in fact
obstructs the b-file.} b3 {This is the only questionable moment in Black's
play in this game. Morozevich aims to defend his pawns by tactical means,
which by definition is supposed to lead to unpredictable results.} ({He would
have disposed over a mechanical method of maintaining the integrity of his
pawn structure with} 20... d5 {, putting his othwerwise passive f8-bishop to
work. He might have been afraid of White's king side majority after} 21. e5 {
but the fact that the e1-rook is undefended gives Black time to keep things
under control on this wing with} h6 {. Now, if the knight retreats, his
colleague would gladly jump forward to e4, while after} 22. Bd2 b3 23. Raa1
hxg5 24. exf6 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Qxf6 {Black has a fantastic queen side position,
while White's attack along the eighth rank is not easy to carry out, because
the dark-squared bishop can take both a8- and e8-squares under control, for
instance} 26. Qe8 Bc6 27. Qc8 Qd6 {White cannot insert more pieces into the
attack because the passed pawns would start advancing, while in case of
passive strategy, Black could strengthen his position calmly with ...f6, ...
Kf7, etc.}) 21. Rae2 Qc7 {The start of a wise regroupment, aiming to add force
to the pawns.} 22. d5 ({In case of} 22. e5 $6 dxe5 23. dxe5 $2 Ra8 24. Qb5 Ra5
$19 {the white queen is unexpectedly trapped.}) 22... Rb8 23. Re3 Nd7 24. Rc3 {
Apparently White has succeeded in blocking and putting under serious danger
the enemy pawns.} Nc5 $1 {However, Black correctly understands that the b-pawn
alone is enough to maintain the initiative and does not spoil his piece
coordination for the mere sake of defending his colleague.} 25. Rxc4 ({This
might have been a good moment to return the material advantage with} 25. Qxc4
Ba6 26. Qd4 b2 27. Bxb2 Rxb2 {when after} 28. e5 ({But not} 28. Rxc5 $2 Qb6 $17
) {the position would have remained complicated. For instance} 28... dxe5 {
(Otherwise e6, when White would certainly be not worse.)} 29. Rxc5 Qb8 ({Now,} 
29... Qb6 $6 {could be met by} 30. Qxe5 $1) 30. Qe3 Bxc5 31. Qxc5 {and, faced
with the strong d-pawn, it is Black already who would have to look for drawish
simplifications with} h6 32. Nf3 Be2) 25... h6 26. Nf3 Qb6 27. Qa1 f5 $1 {
Finally, Black has played both moves typical for the main variation he had
been aiming to avoid (...h6 and ...f5), but his obvious progress on the queen
side make the circumstances more favourable for him now. There was no other
quick way to activate the light-squared bishop and thus take advantage of
White's temporary lack of coordination. It appears that the white pieces that
have actively fought against the black pawns are far from optimally placed now.
The queen has been driven back on a passive square while the rook is exposed.
This transformation of Black's form of compensation (from material to dynamic)
gives consistency to his whole concept.} 28. Be3 (28. exf5 $2 Bxd5) 28... fxe4
29. Rxe4 Bxd5 30. Bxc5 {White makes a further concession in order to keep his
rook in play. After} (30. Rg4 b2 31. Qb1 Qa6 {threatening ...Ba2, the rook
would be useless on g4 because White's chances for an attack are rather
questionable.}) 30... dxc5 31. R4e3 b2 32. Qb1 Qa7 33. Re8 $2 {After being
submitted to strong pressure for quite a long time, Black finally decides to
display some activity but this will soon leave him in a hopeless position.} ({
He should have overdefended the b-pawn's promoting square with} 33. Nd2 {
although after} Qf7 {, keeping the e8-square as well as several important
light squares under control, Black has more than entirely adequate
compensation.}) 33... Ba2 34. Qxa2+ Qxa2 35. Rxb8 c4 36. Nd4 c3 37. Ne6 $5 {
The only chance to continue the fight.} Qxe6 {The best solution from practical
point of view. The main alternative consisted of} (37... c2 38. Rxf8+ Kh7 {
but here the consequences are not 100% clear.} 39. Rc8 {The only rook move
that allows prolonging fight. White has to take one of the enemy pawns under
observation.} (39. Rd8 $2 Qxe6 40. Rxe6 c1=Q+ {with decisive material
advantage. (Placing the rook behind the other pawn with)}) (39. Rb8 $2 {
fails to} Qxe6 40. Rxe6 c1=Q+ 41. Kh2 Qc7+ {winning a rook without giving up
the b-pawn.}) 39... c1=Q {It is important to attack the c8-rook in order to
prevent discovered checks.} (39... b1=Q {leads to a draw by perpetual after}
40. Nf8+ Kg8 41. Ng6+ Kf7 42. Nh8+ Kf6 43. Rc6+ Kg5 44. Rc5+) (39... Qxe6 40.
Rxe6 c1=Q+ 41. Rxc1 bxc1=Q+ 42. Kh2 {is also not satisfactory for Black; see
the next comment.}) 40. Rexc1 bxc1=Q+ 41. Rxc1 Qxe6 {This endgame is not easy
to evaluate with the clocks ticking. According to theory, White should be able
to draw if (and only if) he manages to place his rook on e3 (or sometimes on
the f-file) without allowing the enemy king cross the e-file in the meanwhile.
This is also valid for endings with 2 pawns versus 1 pawn, placed on f2, g3
and g4, respectively, which could arise as a consequence of the massive
advance of Black's pawns. Reaching a definitive evaluation requires
considerable analytical effort, but I have the feeling that White has no easy
way to reach the optimal regroupment. For instance:} 42. Kf1 (42. Rc3 $2 {
unfortunately loses the rook to} Qe1+) (42. g3 {, planning Kg2 and Rc3 is
impossible because the h3-pawn is hanging.}) (42. h4 {, planning g3, Kg2 and
Rc3, creates a weakness that, according to theory, has fatal consequences for
White, even if . Black transfers his king to g4 with a winning attack.}) 42...
Qa6+ 43. Kg1 Qe2 44. g3 Kg6 {and the king will be in time to cross the e-file.
However, from practical point of view it is not wise to rely on this position,
especially that there is a better alternative.}) 38. Rxe6 c2 {White is an
exchange and a rook up, but this won't last.} 39. Reb6 c1=Q+ 40. Kh2 Qf4+ 41.
Kg1 Qc1+ 42. Kh2 Kh7 43. Rxb2 Bc5 $1 {Morozevich refrains from the
aforementioned ending again. By preserving his bishop he aims to create an
attack against the enemy king's position (especially against the f2-pawn). The
fact that the rooks are stuck on the other wing, offer his plan every chance
for success. After} (43... Bd6+ 44. g3 Bxb8 45. Rxb8 Qf1 {Black has} 46. Rf8 {
with a probable draw already. In order to drive the rook away from the f-file,
Black will probably have to let it get to e3.}) 44. R8b3 Qe1 45. Kg3 Bd4 $1 {
In view of the exposed position of his king and rooks, White has to abandon
his f2-pawn.} (45... Bxf2+ {would have led to a debatable position after} 46.
Rxf2 Qe5+ 47. Rf4 g5 48. Rbf3) 46. Rb1 Qxf2+ 47. Kh2 Be5+ 48. Kh1 Qf4 {The
rest is relatively easy. In order to avoid mate, the king has to quit his
residence, which will soon lead to the loss of the remaining pawns.} 49. Kg1 (
49. g3 Qf2) 49... Qh2+ 50. Kf2 Bd4+ 51. Kf3 h5 {Bringing new reserves into
attack.} 52. Rb5 Kh6 53. Rd5 Ba7 54. Rbd1 h4 55. R5d2 {The alternate way to
defend the g2-pawn,} (55. R1d2 {would have deprived the king from the
d5-square and would have led to mate or decisive material losses:} Qg3+ 56. Ke4
Qe3+ 57. Kf5 g6+ 58. Kf6 Bc5 {(Threatening mate on e7)} 59. Rd7 Qf4+ 60. Ke6
Qf5#) 55... Qe5 56. Rd6+ (56. Re2 Qf5#) 56... g6 57. R1d3 Qg3+ 58. Ke2 Qxg2+
59. Kd1 Bb8 {After ...Bg3 the h3-pawn will perish, too, which determined White
to resign.} 0-1

[Event "World Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2009.02.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2009.02.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O {Topalov chooses a positional variation of the Ruy Lopez, which has not
been part of his main repertoire with Black so far. Despite the favourable
result of the previous games, in which dynamic openings have been played, he
may have felt that the Kamsky had won the theoretical dispute, which is a
possible explanation for this change of scenario.} 9. h3 Bb7 ({The so-called
Zaitsev variation was aimed at being an improved version of the Smyslov system
which is characterized by the move order} 9... h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 {
. The attack against the f7-square is not dangerous for Black, as practice has
proved, which allows Black spare the move h7-h6. On the other hand, defining
the light-squared bishop's intentions so soon adds force to White's plan of
blocking the centre with d4-d5.}) 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Ng5 $5 ({Over
the past years,} 12. d5 {has become increasingly popular. The variation played
by Kamsky is less common.}) 12... Re7 13. d5 {This has never been fashionable,
but has occasionally been employed by strong players, probably as a surprise
weapon.} Nb8 {After this time-consuming retreat, White will manage to
establish strong pressure over the black position.} ({The more active} 13...
Na5 {bears the seal of a then reigning World Champion.} 14. Bc2 c6 15. b4 ({
The only possible improvement over this game I can figure out is} 15. dxc6 Bxc6
16. Nf1 {, but objectively Black should be OK.}) 15... Nc4 16. Nxc4 bxc4 17.
dxc6 Bxc6 18. a4 Bb7 19. Nf3 h6 20. Qe2 Qc7 21. Nd2 Rc8 22. Ba3 d5 $15 {
Timman,J (2600)-Karpov,A (2725)/Bugojno 1980/MCD (0-1, 67)}) 14. Nf1 Nbd7 15.
Ng3 g6 16. Bc2 $146 {[%cal Gb2b3,Gc3c4,Ga2a4] An interesting novelty. White
retreats with his bishop to a seemingly more passive square, in order to clear
the path for the b-pawn. The main threat is b2-b3 followed by c3-c4,
consolidating White's advantage of space in the centre.} ({There seems to be
nothing wrong with the previously played} 16. Be3 {, though.} Qc8 (16... h6 17.
Nf3 Nc5 18. Bc2 c6 19. b4 Na4 20. Bxa4 bxa4 21. c4 $14 {[%csl Ga4,Gb7]}) 17.
Rc1 Nc5 18. Bc2 c6 19. b4 Ncd7 20. Bb3 h6 (20... cxd5 {has been recommended,
but does not seem to equalise.} 21. exd5 $14 {[%cal Gc3c4]}) 21. Ne6 $1 cxd5 (
21... fxe6 22. dxe6 Nb8 {Sadly, the only available square.} 23. Qxd6 $16) 22.
Nxf8 Qxf8 23. exd5 $14 {Romanishin,O (2560)-Beliavsky,A (2595)/Minsk 1979/
URS-ch (1-0, 36)}) 16... h6 17. Nf3 Nb6 {The knight incursion to g5 has
finally provoked the weakening of the black kingside with h7-h6, while the
usefulness of the rook on e7 remains questionable. The strategic key to the
evaluation of this position consists of the consequences of the pawn break
c7-c6. This move would revive the b7-bishop but, weaken the d5-square and
Black will obtain adequate play only if he manages to play d6-d5 under
favourable consequences.} 18. h4 $1 {This is a typical attacking move against
the g6- and h6-pawns, but in this case it has a deeper strategic meaning.
After the inevitable c7-c6, the pressure against the g6-pawn will make the
further d6-d5 more difficult to carry out.} Qd7 $1 ({The kingside structure
seems to require the move} 18... h5 {, but this would allow White to complete
his development with gain of time.} 19. Bg5 Bg7 {Apparently, Black is doing
absolutely fine, but White has a strong plan at his disposal.} 20. Nd2 $1 c6
21. Qf3 {White will continue with dxc6, Nf1-e3, Rad1 and Bb3, which would put
strong pressure over the d5-square. At the right moment, a sacrificial attack
based on Nf5 could cause Black certain trouble. It may seem that Topalov's
move is first of all aimed to meet h4-h5 with Qg4, safely defending the
kingside. Actually, there is a lot more to say about this move. Black simply
keeps developing and clears the eighth rank for the a8-rook. Later, the queen
will be able to re-capture on c6 (after c7-c6, dxc6).}) 19. Nh2 Bg7 20. h5 Rf8
$1 {A strong prophylactic move, anticipating White's latent positional threat,
hxg6. With a rook on f8, this exchange would just open the f-file for Black's
counterplay.} 21. Nhf1 $6 ({This move constitutes part of White's general plan,
but he should also think about completing his developing. Kamsky may have
thought that this aspect is less relevant, since the position is almost
blocked. Given the excelent mobilisation of Black's forces, this static way of
thinking is a bit dangerous. A natural reaction to the rook's departure from
a8 would be} 21. a4 {, threatening to open the a-file or drive the b6-knight
away from the control of the d5-square. The main drawback of this move is that
it gives away the pair of bishops after} Nxa4 22. Bxa4 bxa4 23. Rxa4 {,
allowing Black obtain strong counterplay with} c6 24. c4 Nxh5 25. Nxh5 gxh5 26.
Ra3 f5 {when the rook's placement on f8 would be fully justified.}) ({White
could have countered Black's main plan with} 21. Qf3 {(Threatening Bxh6)} Kh7
22. b3 c6 23. Be3 $1 {and Black has to release some of the pressure against
the d5-square.} Qc7 (23... c5 24. b4 $16) (23... Nc8 24. Rad1 $14) 24. Ng4 Nxg4
25. Qxg4 $14 {With the g6-square vulnerable, cxd5 is not a real threat, which
leaves White in control.}) 21... c6 22. dxc6 Qxc6 $5 {It seems more natural to
capture with the bishop, but this move puts some indirect pressure against the
white kingside and allows Black to overprotect the g6-square in the event of a
future d6-d5.} (22... Bxc6 23. Ne3 Kh7 24. b3 $1 $14 {[%cal Gc1a3]} (24. Qf3 d5
$1 $11)) 23. Ne3 {White has completed the first part of his regrouping, but
this has cost him valuable time. Surprisingly, he is three whole tempi behind
in development.} Kh7 ({Topalov's approach in this stage of the game is too
static. By slowly improving the placement of his pieces, he will allow Kamsky
catch up with the development. It looks more logical to open the position at
once with} 23... d5 $11 {.} 24. hxg6 {The move order is quite important.} (24.
exd5 $6 Nfxd5 25. Nxd5 Nxd5 {f5} 26. hxg6 $2 Ne3 $1 27. Be4 Qxe4 28. Nxe4 Nxd1
$17) 24... fxg6 25. exd5 Nfxd5 26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27. Be4 Ref7 28. Be3 h5 $132) 24.
Qf3 Bc8 25. Rd1 Be6 26. b3 $1 {This move marks a radical change of the general
course of the game. At the cost of a pawn, Kamsky restricts two of the pieces
in which Black has invested most time, the e6-bishop and the b6-knight.
Besides, the capture of the pawn will cost Black a few additional tempi.} Qxc3
27. Bd2 Qc7 28. Ba5 Qb8 29. Rd2 Nc8 {This looks too passive.} (29... Rc8 30.
Rad1 Rc6 $13) 30. Rad1 {The situation has changed dramatically over the last
moves. White has achieved a very harmonious development, while Black's
coordination has deteriorated dramatically.} b4 $2 {This move weakens the
b-pawn and the f1-a6 diagonal at the same time. White's task to prove a
concrete attacking plan would have been more difficult if Black had just
played a waiting .move} (30... Rd7 {leaves the e6-bishop trapped, exposing
Black to the permanent dangero f a knight move to f5.}) 31. Qe2 Kh8 32. Bd3 Na7
33. Rc1 Nb5 34. Bxb5 axb5 35. Bxb4 $16 {The material equality has been
restablished and Black's position is in ruins.} Rd7 36. Rc6 Rfd8 37. Qd1 Bf8
38. Qc2 Kh7 39. Ba5 Re8 40. hxg6+ fxg6 41. Bc7 Qb7 42. Bxd6 Bf7 43. Bb4 Bxb4
44. Rxd7 Qxd7 45. Rxf6 Re6 46. Nd5 Bf8 47. Rf3 Kg7 48. Rc3 Ra6 49. Rc7 Qd6 {
White's position is almost perfect, with just one exception: his g3-knight is
passive. There are two possible solutions to this problem. First of all, he
could play Nf1-h2-g4, aiming to provoke h6-h5, in order to retreat to h2-f3.
Kamsky chose a second way, deciding that the knight is useful on g3, by
helping the queen to create threats against the enemy king.} 50. Qe2 {
Threatening Qg4 followed by Nf5 and attacking the b5-pawn at the same time.}
Kg8 51. Qxb5 Rxa2 52. Qb7 Ra1+ 53. Kh2 Bxd5 54. exd5 ({Since he will allow the
exchange of queens anyway,} 54. Qxd5+ {would have been more straightforward.})
54... Qf6 55. Qc8 ({The move suggested by computers,} 55. Kh3 {is not easy to
make in a practical game, with just 8 minutes left on the clock to reach the
60th move control.}) 55... Qh4+ 56. Qh3 Qxh3+ 57. Kxh3 Rd1 58. Ne4 $1 {Black's
position is hopeless. White has two strong passed pawns and a dominating
knight.} Ba3 59. Ra7 Bb4 60. Rb7 Ba3 61. f3 Kf8 62. Rb5 h5 63. Kg3 Rc1 64. Rb8+
Kf7 65. Rb7+ Kf8 66. Kf2 Rc2+ 67. Kf1 Rc1+ 68. Ke2 Rc2+ 69. Kd3 Rxg2 70. Ra7
Be7 71. d6 Bd8 72. Nc5 Ke8 $2 ({The final mistake.} 72... Rg1 {, threatening
Rd1+, would have been more stubborn. White would probably have played} 73. Ke4
Rd1 74. Kxe5 {when Black's position would not have resisted for too long.}) 73.
Rh7 $1 {White threatens to win the bishop with Rh8+ or create a mating net
with Ne6 and d7.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2008.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 ({Considering the numerous new
ideas for Black that have been discovered lately in the main line introduced by
} 12. a4 {, it is just logical that the advance of the d-pawn has become
increasingly popular.}) 12... Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 Rc8 $5 $146 {An
interesting novelty. One important element of Black's plan is to break open
the centre with ...c6. However, this would weaken the d5-square and White can
try to take advantage of it by exchanging the f6 knight (with either Ng4 or
Bg5). The move played by Ivanchuk will be useful after a later ...c6 anyway 
(in some line given below, ...Rxc6 is possible), but refrains from defining
the position yet, waiting for White's reaction.} ({I have annotated several
lines where the topical line} 14... Nc5 15. Bc2 c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6
18. Bg5 {was played.} Qc8 $5 {[%cal Yc8c3,Yc8h3]} (18... Qc7 {Carlsen,M (2765)
-Navara,D (2672)/Baku 2008/CBM 124/[Marin,M] (1/2-1/2, 45)}) ({I have examined
the available material after} 18... h6 {Kamsky,G (2726)-Adams,M (2729)/Baku
2008/CBM 124/[Marin,M] (1-0, 60)}) 19. Ng3 {Svidler,P (2750)-Morozevich,A 
(2747)/Moscow 2006/CBM 116/[Marin] (1-0, 78)} (19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21.
hxg4 Bd7 {[%csl Yc3,Yg4] This is the point behind placing the queen on c8.
White cannot defend both the attacked pawns simultaneously. However, he will
get good compensation in view of the centralized knight.} 22. Ne3 Ra7 $5 23.
Bb3 Qxc3 24. Nd5 Qc8 25. Nb6 Qd8 26. Nxd7 Qxd7 27. Bd5 g6 $11 {Hracek,Z (2620)
-Beliavsky,A (2640)/Germany 2000/CBM 074 ext (1/2-1/2, 39)})) 15. Ng4 ({
I suppose that Ivanchuk's idea was to refrain from an early ...c6 in case of} 
15. Bg5 {, trying to eliminate the enemy dark-squared bishop and activate his
own. Here are some possible lines.} Be7 16. Ng3 g6 $5 {Since the position has
a closed character, Black can afford to prepare the threat ...Nxd5 at his own
convenience.} (16... Nxd5 $2 {is premature because of} 17. Bxd5 $1 $18 {
[%csl Rb7]}) (16... Nc5 $6 {[%csl Gb7][%cal Gf6d5]} 17. Nf5 $1 Nxd5 18. Bh6 $1
$40) 17. a4 (17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. a4 Bh4 $11 {[%cal Gc7c6] In this line, the
white knights are far from the d5-square.}) 17... Nc5 18. Bc2 Nxd5 ({The less
ambitious} 18... c6 {is possible, too:} 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Ng4 Bg5 21. axb5 axb5
22. dxc6 Bxc6 23. Ne3 Bxe3 $1 24. Rxe3 Qe7 {and, once the main danger (Nd5)
has been removed, Black is doing fine.}) 19. Bxe7 Nxe7 20. Ng4 Rf8 {and
White's compensation is not very obvious.}) 15... Nxg4 16. Qxg4 Nc5 17. Bc2 c6
18. dxc6 (18. b4 Na4 $1 {With the rook on c8, Black is well prepared for the
structural modifications implied by this move.} 19. Bxa4 bxa4 20. c4 (20. dxc6
Rxc6 $1 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gb7c8,Gc8e6]}) 20... cxd5 21. cxd5 {Black should not
have problems activating his b7-bishop, if only he is careful for a while.} Qb6
(21... a5 22. b5 $1) (21... Rc4 {[%cal Gc4b4,Gb7d5,Gb7c8,Gc8d7,Gd7b5]} 22. Ne3
Rxb4 23. Ba3 Rb5 {[%cal Gb7c8,Gc8d7]} 24. Qd1) 22. Be3 Qb5 23. Rac1 g6 $132)
18... Bxc6 19. Ne3 g6 20. Rd1 (20. Nf5 {is premature because after} Kh8 21. Nh6
Qe7 22. Be3 Bg7 {the knight is more of a source of worries.}) 20... Bh6 {
A logical move, preparing the exchange of the potentially "bad" bishop, which,
however, supposes some risks.} (20... h5 {looks premature.} 21. Qf3 Ne6 (21...
b4 22. cxb4 Ne6 23. Bb3 Ng5 24. Qe2 Nxe4 25. Nd5 $16) 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 (
23. exd5 Nd4 $1) 23... Nd4 (23... b4 24. Ba4 $1) 24. Qd1 (24. cxd4 Rxc2 25.
dxe5 Rxe5) 24... Nxc2 25. Qxc2 $14) 21. b4 {Leko consequently plays for the
d5-square, but this plan is time consuming and weakens the c-file as well.} (
21. Nf5 {may be the critical line.} Bxc1 22. Raxc1 h5 23. Qg3 Re6 $5 (23...
Bxe4 $6 24. Nxd6 Bxc2 25. Qf3 $1 (25. Rxc2 Ne4 26. Qd3 Nxd6 27. Qxd6 Qa5 $1)
25... Bxd1 26. Qxf7+ Kh8 27. Qxg6 Rf8 28. Rxd1 $16) 24. f3 Kf8 25. Ne3 (25. b4
Nxe4 26. Bxe4 Bxe4 27. fxe4 gxf5 28. exf5 h4 29. Qe3 Rf6 30. Rf1 Ke7 {Black's
structure is more compact and the king feels quite safe in the centre, because
of the absence of minor pieces.}) 25... Re8 {[%cal Gc5e6,Ge6f4]} (25... h4 26.
Qf2 $1 {[%cal Gf2d2]}) 26. h4 a5 $13 {Although the black kingside may seem a
bit weak, the weakness induced by f3 (necessary at that moment) can have a
long term significance.}) 21... Ne6 22. Bb3 ({Now it is too late for} 22. Nf5
$6 Bxc1 23. Raxc1 h5 24. Qg3 Nf4 25. Rd2 d5 26. Bb3 (26. exd5 Qxd5 $5) 26...
Qf6 27. exd5 Qxf5 28. dxc6 Rxc6 $15) 22... Kh8 23. Nd5 Bxc1 24. Raxc1 Rf8 25.
Rc2 f5 26. exf5 (26. Qe2 Qg5) 26... gxf5 $36 {Psychologically, it must have
been unpleasant for Leko to fight against his favourite... Sveshnikov
structure. Moreover, Black has already solved the problem of his dark-squared
bishop and has a strong initiative.} 27. Qh5 (27. Qf3 Qg5 $36) 27... Qd7 $6 {
Ivanchuk underestimates the dynamic potential of White's position.} ({He
should have played the thematic} 27... Bxd5 $1 {at once:} 28. Bxd5 Nf4 29. Qf3
(29. Qh6 Rf6) 29... Qg5 $36 {[%cal Gc8c7,Gc7g7]}) 28. Qh6 $14 {Suddenly, it is
not easy for Black to free himself.} Bxd5 29. Rxd5 $2 (29. Bxd5 Nf4 30. g3 Nxd5
(30... Ng6 31. c4 $14) 31. Rxd5 $14) 29... Qe7 30. Rcd2 Rc6 31. g3 f4 $1 $40 {
Everything is working fine now for Black. He has safely defended the d6-pawn
and a knight move to g5 will fit in with the pawn structure perfectly.} 32. Kh2
Rf6 33. Qh5 Qf8 34. R5d3 e4 35. Qd5 exd3 36. Qxc6 fxg3+ 37. fxg3 Ng5 38. Bd5
Qh6 39. h4 Nf3+ 40. Bxf3 Qxd2+ 41. Kh3 Qxa2 42. Qb6 (42. Bd5 Qf2) 42... Qe6+
43. Kg2 Qf5 0-1

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.05.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 Nc5 15.
Bc2 c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bg5 Qc7 {This seems to be Navarra's
favourite move in this position.} ({I have examined the availanble material
after} 18... h6 {in the notes to Leko,P (2753)-Adams,M (2726)/Wijk aan Zee NED
2008/CBM 122 (1/2-1/2, 98)}) 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 Nxg4 ({Deviating from} 20...
Be7 {Almasi,Z (2691)-Navara,D (2656)/Reggio Emilia 2008/CBM 122 (1-0, 58),
which was analyzed in the notes to the aforementioned game.}) 21. hxg4 Bb7 $5
$146 {A new move. Black attacks the c3-pawn, while keeping the e4-pawn under
pressure. These elements are aimed to prevent the transfer of the knight to d5.
} ({Previously, Black has directed his bishop towards e6, in order to
neutralize the white bishop, but did not achieve equality.} 21... Rac8 22. Bb3
Bd7 23. Rc1 Be7 24. Ne3 Bg5 25. Nd5 Qb8 26. Rc2 Rc6 27. g3 Qc8 28. f3 Be6 29.
Qd3 Bd8 30. Kg2 $16 {[%cal Ge1h1] Jansa,V (2482)-Klovans,J (2433)/Arvier 2006/
CBM 114 ext (1-0, 41)}) 22. Re3 {Both pawns are safely defended now, but the
knight's access to e3 is (at least temporarily) blocked.} (22. Qd3 Rac8 23. Re3
Be7 {is similar.}) (22. Qf3 Rac8 23. Bb3 {is aimed to be slightly more tricky,
but Black can react with} d5 $1 (23... Qxc3 $4 24. Qxf7+) (23... Re7 24. Rac1
$16 {[%cal Gf1e3]}) 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Qxc3 $132 {[%csl Rb4,Gd6]}) 22...
Be7 23. Bb3 Bg5 {After having activated his darl-squared bishop with a
manoeuvre typical for the Sveshnikov Sicilian, Black can live without fearing
the manoeuvre Ne3-d5.} 24. Rf3 Rf8 25. Qe2 Bc8 {Once the main strategic
problem has been solved, Black switches back to the approved plan, the
transfer of his light-squared bishop to e6.} ({Delaying this manoeuvre for too
long would leave him struggling, for instance} 25... a5 26. Rd1 g6 (26... Bc8
$1) 27. Qd3 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Gf1e3]} Kg7 28. Ne3 Bxe3 29. Rxe3 $14) 26. Rd1 Be6
27. Ne3 Bxe3 $1 28. Rxe3 a5 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. a3 axb4 31. cxb4 Qd7 {Black has
slightly more space and the more compact pawn structure. The weakness of the
backward a3- and d6-pawns is not equivalent, because after the eventiual
elimination of the d6-pawn, Black's entire kingside would become weak. However,
the complete absence of minor pieces makes Black's position entirely viable.}
32. g5 Rac8 33. Red3 Rc6 34. R3d2 Ra6 $5 {Navara does not wish to defend his
b-pawn passively and allows a small tactical trick, leading to an exchange of
pawns that, from strategic point of view, favours White (as mentioned above).}
(34... Rb6) (34... Rb8) 35. a4 $1 Rxa4 36. Rxd6 Qf7 {This is Black's point.
Once his queen has been freed from the defence of the d6-pawn, she can put up
pressure against f2.} 37. Rd8 $6 {After this hurried exchange, White will lose
a pawn without getting to create dangerous threats against the enemy king.} ({
More consistent would have been} 37. Rb1 {, maintaining the pressure. In this
case, Black would have been remained under some pressure because of his weak
e-pawns.}) 37... Rxb4 38. R1d7 Qf4 (38... Rb1+ 39. Kh2 Qf4+ 40. g3 Qxg5 {
would have won a second pawn, but after} 41. Rxf8+ Kxf8 {[%cal Gg5h6,Gh6h1]}
42. Kg2 $1 {White avoids any immediate threats against his own king and is
ready to start his own attack.}) 39. Qa2 Rb1+ $1 $11 {Forcing a draw by
perpetual.} 40. Qxb1 Qxf2+ 41. Kh2 Qh4+ 42. Kg1 Qf2+ 43. Kh2 Qh4+ 44. Kg1 Qf2+
45. Kh2 Qh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. Ng5 Rf8 11. Nf3 Bb7 12. d4 Re8 {This game features an
interesting theoretical dispute, because both players have included the
Zaitsev variation in their repertoires recently.} 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. d5 ({
The main continuation is supposed to be} 14. a4 {but Svidler might have been
impressed by his opponent's play after} Na5 $5 {in Volokitin,A (2662)
-Morozevich,A (2731)/Biel 2006/CBM 114 [Marin] (0-1, 61)}) 14... Nb8 15. Nf1
Nbd7 16. N3h2 Nc5 {One of the possible continuations. Black intends to
undermine White's advantage in the centre with ...c6 as soon as possible,
which makes driving the bishop away quite useful.} ({Both players had
experience with Black in the line starting with} 16... h6 17. Qf3 (17. Ng4 {
Naiditsch,A (2664)-Svidler,P (2742) Sparkassen Dortmund GER 2006 (5) 1/2})
17... Nc5 18. Bc2 c6 19. b4 Na4 $6 ({In my comments to this game, I suggested} 
19... cxd5 $5 20. bxc5 dxe4 $1 {as a possible improvement.}) {and now, in
Bruzon,L (2667)-Morozevich,A (2731)/Biel SUI 2006/CBM 114/ [Marin] (0-1, 55),
White should have played} 20. Bxa4 bxa4 21. c4 $14) 17. Bc2 c6 18. b4 {In
order to weaken Black's pressure over the centre, White has to weaken his
queenside with this move.} Ncd7 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Bg5 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Rg5f6]
In the long run, the exchange on f6 is supposed to offer chances for taking
over the control of the d5-square. However, the weakness of the c4-square is
just as significant.} Qc8 $5 {[%cal Yc8c3,Yc8h3] This slightly mysterious way
of avoiding the pin (more natural would be 20...Qc7) is aimed to maintain the
control of the h3-c8 diagonal, besides the obvious pressure along the c-file.
More about it later.} (20... h6 $5 {is a specialty of Bacrot, who has defended
Black's point of view in a few games. Black shows that he is not afraid of the
exchange in f6 and provokes it immediately.} 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Ng4 {Exchanging
the reserve knight in order to reduce Black's control over the central squares
(d5 in first line).} Nxg4 23. Qxg4 Bd7 {[%csl Gc4][%cal Yd7e6] Black transfers
the bishop to e6, in order to put the c4-square under onservation.} 24. Qf3 (
24. Qd1 {This retreat looks a bit passive, but deserves some attention on the
basis of the fact that it was... Bacrot's choice with White!} Rc8 (24... Qc7
25. Re3 Be6 26. Bb3 a5 27. Bd5 Ra7 28. Qb3 Bxd5 29. Qxd5 Qc4 $6 {Black was OK
and did not need to resort to such radical measures.} 30. Qxc4 bxc4 {[%csl Gc4]
} 31. bxa5 Rxa5 32. Re2 d5 33. exd5 Rxd5 34. Ne3 Rd3 35. Rc2 $14 {Bacrot,E 
(2660)-Dervishi,E (2490)/Verona 2004/EXT 2005 (1-0, 73)}) 25. Re3 Be6 26. Bb3
Re7 27. Rg3 Rec7 28. Rc1 Qh4 {Black has regrouped in optimal way and has
little to fear. The "bad" bishop is useful because it safely defends the
d6-pawn. White needs to use his rooks for the defence of his similar weakness
on c3.} ({The usefulness of the white queen on d1 becomes obvious after} 28...
a5 {when White can maintain the integrity of his structure with} 29. a3 {
[%cal Yd1b3] without having to exchange on e6 previously. To be compared with
a similar situation after 24.Qf3.}) 29. Bd5 Bxd5 30. Qxd5 Rc4 31. Rf3 R8c7 32.
Ng3 {The knight cannot reach the optimal d5-square because of Black's pressure
against the e4-pawn.} Qe7 33. Qd2 Qe6 34. Rc2 a5 35. a3 axb4 36. axb4 g6 37.
Qd3 h5 $11 {[%csl Ge3][%cal Yf8h6,Rg3f1,Rf1e3,Yh6e3] Naiditsch,A (2574)-Bacrot,
E (2645)/Lausanne 2003 (1/2-1/2, 74)}) 24... Rc8 25. Bb3 Be6 26. Bxe6 ({
In principle, White would like to refrain from this exchange, which
strengthens Black's control over the centre. However, in the long run he will
not be able to avoid it without making some other concession. For instance:} 
26. Rec1 Be7 27. Rc2 a5 {. Now, the bishop is not defended by the queen and
White cannot maintain the tension in a favourable way.} 28. Qd3 axb4 29. cxb4
Rxc2 30. Qxc2 Qb6 {and the weakness of the d4-square offered Black sufficient
counterplay in Akopian,V (2693)-Zhang Zhong (2639)/Wijk aan Zee 2004/CBM 099/
[Wedberg] (1/2-1/2, 63)}) 26... fxe6 {. Now, Black has no problems at all in
the centre and can even display some activity with a well-timed ...d5.} 27. a4
{White's only active plan is to weaken Black's queenside structure.} Qd7 (27...
Qc7 28. axb5 axb5 29. Ra3 Ra8 30. Rea1 Rxa3 31. Rxa3 Be7 32. Qd3 Qc6 33. Ne3
Rc8 34. g3 Bg5 35. h4 Bxe3 36. Qxe3 Kh7 37. Ra5 Qxc3 $11 {Leko,P (2763)-Bacrot,
E (2729)/Dortmund 2005/CBM 108 (1/2-1/2, 43)}) 28. axb5 axb5 29. Qd3 (29. Red1
{Pelletier,Y (2597)-Bacrot,E (2712)/Biel 2004/CBM 102/[Pelletier] (1/2-1/2, 48)
}) 29... Qc6 30. Ra3 d5 $1 31. exd5 exd5 32. Ne3 d4 33. cxd4 exd4 34. Qxd4 Re4
35. Qa1 Bxb4 36. Ra6 Qe8 37. Rc1 Rxc1+ 38. Qxc1 Bf8 $15 {Kulaots,K (2570)
-Bacrot,E (2729)/Gothenburg 2005/CBM 109 (0-1, 125)}) 21. Ng3 $146 {White
continues improving his position without clearing matters on the kingside yet.}
({However, the immediate} 21. Bxf6 {makes some sense, in the way that it keeps
the f1-knight on the track to d5.} Nxf6 22. Ng4 Nxg4 23. hxg4 Bd7 {[%csl Yc3,
Yg4] This is the point behind placing the queen on c8. White cannot defend
both the attacked pawns simultaneously. However, he will get good compensation
in view of the centralized knight.} 24. Ne3 Qxc3 (24... Ra7 $5 25. Bb3 Qxc3 26.
Nd5 Qc8 27. Nb6 Qd8 28. Nxd7 Qxd7 29. Bd5 g6 $11 {Hracek,Z (2620)-Beliavsky,A 
(2640)/Germany 2000/CBM 074 ext (1/2-1/2, 39)}) 25. Nd5 Qc6 26. Bb3 Qb7 27. g5
Be6 28. Re3 Rec8 29. Qh5 a5 $5 {Since his king is relatively safe yet, Black
wins some space on the queenside.} (29... Rc4 $6 {looks a bit like premature
panicking.} 30. Bxc4 bxc4 31. Rd1 $14 {Almasi,Z (2676)-Bacrot,E (2594)/Szeged
2000/CBM 078 (1-0, 36)}) 30. bxa5 Rxa5 {Apparently, White has a promissing
attacking position, but it is not so easy to create dangerous threats.} 31. Kh2
(31. Rg3 {[%cal Yd5f6]} Kh8 $1) (31. g4 {[%csl Gh3][%cal Ye3h3]} Be7 {[%csl
Gf6]} 32. Rh3 h6 33. gxh6 g6 34. h7+ Kh8 $13) 31... b4 {The knight cannot be
tolerated on d5 for too long. Black is ready to sacrifice the exchange.} 32.
Rh1 Bxd5 33. Bxd5 Rxd5 34. Rh3 h6 35. exd5 g6 $44 {Black's more compact pawn
structure offers him adequate compensation.}) 21... h6 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Bb3 (
23. Ng4 Nxg4 24. hxg4 Bd7 $17 {[%csl Gc3,Gg4]}) 23... a5 24. bxa5 {A necessary
positional concession.} ({White cannot maintain the tension with} 24. a3 axb4
25. axb4 {because of} Rxa1 26. Qxa1 d5 $36) 24... Bd7 25. Qf3 Be6 {Black has
regrouped in optimal way and retains a solid position. His structure is more
compact and White has to put some pressure on the kingside in order to avoid
getting the worse of the position.} 26. Nf5 Kh7 27. Ng4 Nxg4 28. hxg4 Rxa5 29.
Rad1 Ra6 30. Rd3 g6 31. Ne3 Kg7 32. Rb1 $11 {[%csl Gb5] The mutual weaknesses
tend to compensate for each other, but Black's position might be more pleasant
to play.} Be7 33. Qe2 Ra5 34. Rd2 Bg5 {Black's next series of move might have
been determined by over-optimism.} (34... Qc5 $11 {was simpler.}) 35. Rxd6 Bxb3
(35... Qxc3 36. Bxe6 Rxe6 37. Rxe6 fxe6 {(=, Baburin)} 38. Nf1 $14 {[%csl Ge5,
Ge6,Yg7]}) 36. axb3 Qxc3 $2 {But this is definitely wrong. Why allow White to
install his knight on d5?} (36... Bxe3 37. Qxe3 Qxg4 $11) 37. Nd5 $16 Qc8 38.
Rb6 Ra7 39. Rxb5 Qa6 40. Nb4 Qe6 41. Nd3 Qa6 42. Rd5 Rc7 43. b4 Qc4 44. Qe1 Qc2
45. Nc5 Rc6 46. Qd1 Qa2 47. Qb3 Qe2 48. Qd3 Qa2 49. b5 Rf6 50. Rf1 Ra8 51. Qb3
Qe2 52. Qd1 Qb2 53. Nd3 Qc3 54. Nxe5 Rxf2 55. Rxf2 Ra1 56. Rxf7+ Kg8 57. Rf1
Rxd1 58. Rfxd1 {[%mdl 4096]} Qg3 59. Nf3 Be3+ 60. Kh1 Qxg4 61. Rd8+ Kg7 62.
R1d7+ Kf6 63. Rf8+ Ke6 64. Rd5 Ke7 65. Rf7+ Ke8 66. Rh7 Qf4 67. Re5+ Kd8 68.
Re6 Qg4 69. Rh8+ Kc7 70. b6+ Bxb6 71. Rc6+ Kb7 72. Rh7+ Ka8 73. Rxh6 Be3 74.
Rh8+ Kb7 75. Rh7+ Kb8 76. Rf6 Bc5 77. Rff7 Qc8 78. Ne5 Bd6 79. Nc6+ Qxc6 80.
Rh8+ 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "196"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 {This has never been the really
main continuation here, but the move is quite principled and should be
regarded as one of the cornerstones of the whole Zaitsev system. The ensuing
structure is highly assymetrical and, although abstractly speaking the mutual
weaknesses should compensate for each other, over the board it is not always
easy to have the right orientation, especially when confronted with a new idea.
} Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 Nc5 ({In some earlier comments, I considered the
prophylactic} 14... h6 {to be necessary, before breaking White's centre, but
the fashion does not seem to agree with me...} 15. Ng4 {Naiditsch,A (2664)
-Svidler,P (2742)/Dortmund 2006/CBM 114/[Marin,M] (1/2-1/2, 59)} (15. Qf3 {
Bruzon Bautista,L (2667)-Morozevich,A (2731)/Biel 2006/CBM 114/[Marin,M] (0-1,
53)})) 15. Bc2 c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bg5 h6 {An interesting moment.
This move might look like a loss of time.} ({Why not develop the queen with} 
18... Qc7 {instead? The answer is given by practical games and has an abstract
explanation as well. Let's see.} 19. Bxf6 {(Anyway; for the moment, it might
seem that ...h6 is a loss of time, indeed!)} Nxf6 20. Ng4 Be7 {This is the
almost unanimous answer here.} ({In the event of} 20... Nxg4 {White can play}
21. hxg4 $1 {increasing his control on the light squares and obtaining some
chances for a kingside attack along the h-file. With his queen on d8 still,
Black could have played ...d5 here, but now this is impossible. The following
game was played between two veterans and I believe we should trust White's
play, because he had his best times in a period when many basic principles of
the Ruy Lopez were established.} Rac8 22. Bb3 Bd7 23. Rc1 Be7 24. Ne3 Bg5 25.
Nd5 Qb8 26. Rc2 Rc6 27. g3 Qc8 28. f3 Be6 29. Qd3 Bd8 30. Kg2 $16 {[%cal Ge1h1]
Jansa,V (2482)-Klovans,J (2433)/Arvier 2006/CBM 114 ext (1-0, 41)}) 21. Nxf6+
Bxf6 {Navara had had this position with White and failed to obtain anything
tangible. However, when he chose the whole setup with Black, an unpleasant
surprise awaited him.} 22. Bb3 $1 $146 (22. Ne3 Bg5 23. Nf5 g6 24. Ne3 Rad8 25.
Qd3 Bxe3 26. Qxe3 d5 $11 {Navara,D (2656)-Ivanov,A (2565)/Khanty-Mansiysk 2007
(1-0, 45)}) 22... a5 ({The drawbacks of the early queen move can be seen after
} 22... Bd7 23. Ne3 $1 {when Her majesty remains exposed to the knight move to
d5. Winning the pawn with} Qxc3 {does not absolve Black from problems after}
24. Nd5 Qd4 25. Qf3 $36) 23. bxa5 $1 {White spoils his queenside structure in
order to maintain a firm grip on the light squares and the initiative.} Rxa5
24. Qf3 Bd7 25. Ne3 Be6 (25... Qxc3 $6 26. Qh5 $16 {[%csl Gf7][%cal Ge3d5]} g6
$2 27. Qf3 $1 $18 {In the event of the "obvious"} Kg7 {White has a choice
between} 28. Nf5+ {and 28.Qxf6!+}) 26. Nd5 {Once again, the queen's exposure
is obvious.} Bxd5 ({Black's position after} 26... Qd8 $5 {is far from
appealing (especially that now the queen maneouvre can be considered a loss of
time with respect to ...h6), but this might have been his last chance to get a
survivable position.}) 27. Bxd5 $16 {The presence of opposite coloured bishops
makes White's attack hard to resist.} Rc8 28. Re3 Qd7 29. Rd1 Bd8 30. Qh5 Bb6
31. Rf3 Rf8 32. Bxf7+ $1 Rxf7 33. Rxd6 Qa7 34. Qxf7+ Qxf7 35. Rxf7 Kxf7 36.
Rxb6 $18 {Almasi,Z (2691)-Navara,D (2656)/Reggio Emilia 2008/ (1-0, 58). The
conclusion is that in certain cases the best square for the queen is... d8!
The explanation is that from the initial square the balance between control on
the oposite wings and the centre is relatively good. This only applies if the
rooks do not need communication, as in the cases when the position is open and
play has a dynamic character.}) 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21. Qxg4 ({As
mentioned above,} 21. hxg4 $6 {can be met by} d5 $1 $36) 21... Rc8 {[%csl Gc3]}
(21... d5 $6 {allows White activate his play with} 22. exd5 Qxd5 23. Bb3 {
[%cal Yf1e3,Ya1d1,Ye3f5,Yb3f7,Yd1d7] 1-0 Adams,M (2742)-Ponomariov,R (2727)/
Linares 2002/CBM 088/[Wedberg] (76)}) (21... Bd7 {is likely to transpose to
the game continuation.}) 22. Bb3 Bd7 23. Qf3 Be6 {Both sides have more or less
completed their regroupings. Black has managed to neutralise the enemy
bishop's pressure and exerts some pressure against the c3-pawn and the
c4-square himself. However, his other bishop remains passive for the time
being. The position has a static character, but both sides can consider
abruptly changing the situation.} 24. Red1 $5 $146 {Why this rook? Leko
obviously intends to play a4 at some moment, considering that he does not need
a rook on the e-file.} ({The exchange} 24. Bxe6 fxe6 {only strengthens Black's
centre. Bacrot proved the position to be entirely playable for Black.} 25. a4
Qd7 (25... Qc7 26. axb5 axb5 27. Ra3 Ra8 28. Rea1 Rxa3 29. Rxa3 Be7 30. Qd3 Qc6
31. Ne3 Rc8 32. g3 Bg5 33. h4 Bxe3 34. Qxe3 Kh7 $11 35. Ra5 Qxc3 36. Qxc3 Rxc3
37. Rxb5 Rc4 38. Rb6 Rxe4 39. Rxd6 Rxb4 40. Rxe6 Rb5 41. Kg2 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P 
(2763)-Bacrot,E (2729)/Dortmund 2005/CBM 108}) 26. axb5 axb5 27. Qd3 Qc6 28.
Ra3 d5 29. exd5 exd5 30. Ne3 d4 31. cxd4 exd4 32. Qxd4 Re4 33. Qa1 Bxb4 $132 {
Kulaots,K (2570)-Bacrot,E (2729)/Gothenburg 2005/CBM 109 (0-1, 123)}) (24. Rec1
{overdefends the c3-pawn, but the rook remains under a relative pin.} Be7 25.
Rc2 a5 26. Qd3 Bxb3 27. axb3 axb4 28. Ne3 bxc3 29. Rxc3 Rxc3 30. Qxc3 Bg5 31.
Nd5 $44 {Anand,V (2792)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2683)/Mainz 2007/CBM 120 (1-0, 45)}) (
24. Rad1 Re7 (24... a5 $5 {looks more ambitious.}) 25. Rd3 Rec7 26. Ng3 Qg5
$132 {1/2-1/2 Vouldis,A-Cela,A/Athens 1997/EXT 2004 (44)}) 24... Qg5 {Adams
spotted the abstract drawback of Leko's novelty: the e4-pawn is insufficiently
defended! Well, this was obvious in fact, but the manner he chose to take
advantage of it is rather original.} ({In the event of} 24... a5 {White could
have played} 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. a4 $5 {, when the rook placement chosen by Leko
would have been entirely justified.}) (24... Re7 $5 {[%cal Ge7c7]}) 25. Rd3 Qf4
26. Qe2 {It might seem that Black just lost time. Soon he will be pushed back
with the daring queen...} (26. Qxf4 exf4 {[%cal Ge8e4]} 27. Nd2 Be7 $132 {
[%cal Ge7f6]}) 26... Bxb3 $5 27. axb3 d5 {The only logical continuation.
Otherwise, Black would be just worse, with his queen rather misplaced on f4.
However, after opening the a-file, Leko's strategy looks justified anyway.} 28.
Rxd5 {After this overcautious move, White's advantage will be microscopic.} ({
The critical continuation is} 28. exd5 e4 29. Re3 Qe5 (29... Qd6 30. Ng3 {
could more or less transpose.}) 30. Rxa6 f5 {Apparently, White is under some
pressure, but he can strive for counterplay with} 31. Ng3 Qxd5 32. Qh5 {
Here, we can see a drawback of the move ...h6: with the pawn on h7, Black
would simply play ...g6. Well, there is no such thing as the perfect move,
especially when you play with Black. Anyway, only further practical testing
will reveal the objective merits of Adams' plan.}) 28... Rxc3 29. Rxa6 Rxb3 30.
Nd2 Rxb4 31. g3 Qg5 32. Rb6 Rd8 33. Rbxb5 Rxd5 34. Rxd5 {The position has
become almost symmetrical and the number of pawns has been reduced drastically.
However, White's knight is stronger than the bishop in such positions with
pawns on just one wing.} Rb2 35. h4 Qf6 36. Qe3 Rc2 37. Nf3 Bc5 $5 {Adams opts
for a practical decision. The queen ending is a theoretical draw and he will
prove that he knows how to defend it!} ({Playing on with all the pieces is
slightly dangerous, for instance} 37... Bd6 38. Kg2 Bc7 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Gc7b6]
} 39. Qd3 Ra2 40. Qb3 Ra8 (40... Re2 $2 41. Qc4 $18 {[%csl Gc7,Ge2]}) 41. h5
$14 {with domination on light squares for White and... long suffering ahead
for Black.}) 38. Rxc5 Rxc5 39. Qxc5 Qxf3 40. Qxe5 $14 h5 41. Qb8+ Kh7 42. Qf4
Qd1+ 43. Kg2 Kg8 44. Qb8+ Kh7 45. Qb5 f6 46. Qf5+ Kh6 47. Qf3 Qd7 48. Qc3 Qd6
49. Qc2 Qd4 50. Kf3 Qa1 51. Qd3 Qb2 52. Qd5 Qc3+ 53. Ke2 Kg6 54. Qd2 Qb3 55.
Qd3 Qb2+ 56. Ke3 Kf7 57. Qd4 Qc1+ 58. Qd2 Qc5+ 59. Ke2 Qb5+ 60. Qd3 Qb2+ 61.
Kf3 Qa1 62. Qc2 Qd4 63. Ke2 Qb4 64. Qa2+ Kg6 65. Qd5 Qb2+ 66. Ke3 Qc3+ 67. Qd3
Qc5+ 68. Ke2 Qe5 69. f4 Qb2+ 70. Kf3 Qb7 71. g4 hxg4+ 72. Kxg4 Qc8+ 73. Kg3 Kf7
74. e5 fxe5 75. fxe5 Qe6 76. Qe4 g6 77. Qb7+ Ke8 78. Qb8+ Kd7 79. Qb5+ Ke7 80.
Qb4+ Kf7 81. Qe4 Kg7 82. Kf4 Qf7+ 83. Ke3 Qe6 84. Qd4 Qb3+ 85. Qd3 Qb6+ 86. Ke4
Qc6+ 87. Qd5 Qc2+ 88. Qd3 Qc6+ 89. Ke3 Qc5+ 90. Qd4 Qc1+ 91. Kd3 Qd1+ 92. Kc4
Qa4+ 93. Kc5 Qa7+ 94. Kd5 Qd7+ 95. Ke4 Qg4+ 96. Ke3 Qg1+ 97. Kd3 Qd1+ 98. Ke4
Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP 2nd"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2012.12.04"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2012.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 {After having induced d2-d3 by threatening with the Marshall
Attack, Black switches back to the closed setup.} ({Lately, the Marshall
approach has been constantly popular:} 9... d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxe5 Nd4 {
See, for instance, Karjakin,S (2747)-Onischuk,A (2688)/Khanty Mansiysk 2010/
CBM 139/[Karjakin] (1-0, 33)}) 10. c3 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 {For the time being, it
looks like if Black is aiming for the Chigorin setup, but the real moment of
decision will arrive only after White plays d3-d4.} 12. Nbd2 Re8 {Continuing
the flexible regrouping, this time in the spirit of the Smyslov and Zaitsev
variations.} ({Keres' regrouping based on} 12... Nd7 13. Nf1 Bf6 {is somewhat
without scope since there is nothing to attack on d4.} 14. Ne3 g6 15. b4 Nc6
16. Nd5 Bg7 17. Bg5 f6 18. Be3 $14 {Timofeev,A (2670)-Inarkiev,E (2669)/Moscow
2008/CBM 127 (1-0, 41)}) 13. Nf1 h6 {One would wonder whether Black really
needs this prophylactic move at this stage. Neither Ng5 nor Bg5 are serious
threats, so why spend a tempo on a pawn move?} ({I must confess that I do not
have a clue to the degree to which the last move is necessary, but I can offer
an example in which an extra tempo had negative effects:} 13... Bf8 14. Ng3 g6
(14... h6 {transposes to the game.}) 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bd2 {So, White has
invested a tempo to provoke ...h7-h6. But is this tempo (...g7-g6) positive
for Black? His main problem is that White is very flexible and can find
manoeuvring plans easier. The only way to change this circumstance would be} d5
$6 {but this is flawed tactically, as the most brilliant player of all time
managed to prove despite an absence of 20 years from official chess:} 17. exd5
c4 18. b4 $1 cxd3 19. Bxd3 Qxd5 20. Be4 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 {Here it is! The threat
Nf6+ wins a tempo and a piece for White.} Bg7 22. bxa5 {Fischer,R (2785)
-Spassky,B (2560)/Belgrade 1992/CBM 031/[Hansen,Cu] (1-0, 44). In the comments
to the game, you will find another line in which the weakness of the f6-square
favours White.}) 14. Ng3 Bf8 15. d4 {White finally decides to occupy the
centre. Apart from having avoided the Marshall Attack (or maybe the Breyer
Variation, which is one of Kamsky's specialities), this is not a big
achievement, since Black has not done anything wrong so far. I would say that,
more than anything, we have transposed to the Smyslov System with a sound
extra tempo for Black.} ({It is worth mentioning a game which ressembes
Fischer-Spassky, with the only difference that Black's g-pawn has not advanced:
} 15. Bd2 d5 16. exd5 c4 17. d4 (17. b4 $2 {does not work at all:} cxd3 18.
Bxd3 Qxd5 $15 19. Be4 $2 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 {Without threatening with the fork on
f6.} Nc4 $19) 17... exd4 18. Rxe8 Nxe8 19. Nxd4 Nf6 (19... Qxd5 20. Be4 Qd7 21.
a4 Nd6 22. Bf3 {maintains some pressure.}) 20. Nh5 (20. Ne4 $5) 20... Nxh5 21.
Qxh5 Qxd5 22. Qxd5 Bxd5 $11 {Lie,K (2493)-Graf,A (2592)/Turin 2006/CBM 113 (1/
2, 56)}) 15... cxd4 {This is only one of the possible reactions. Personally, I
would prefer to refrain from this exchange (which is typical rather for the
Chigorin setup) and keep the game within the ranges of the Smyslov line.} (
15... g6 {Maybe this is not necessary at this high point in the game, but it
is not bad either.} 16. d5 Nc4 17. a4 Nb6 18. Be3 Nc4 19. Bc1 Nb6 20. Qe2 Qc7
21. b3 (21. axb5 axb5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Qxb5 $2 Ba6 24. Qc6 Qd8 {or 24.Qb3 Bc4}
) 21... c4 22. bxc4 Nxc4 23. Bd3 Nd7 24. Nd2 Nxd2 25. Bxd2 bxa4 26. Rxa4 Nc5
27. Ra3 Reb8 28. Bc2 Bc8 29. c4 Ra7 $132 {Timofeev,A (2651)-Tomashevsky,E 
(2708)/Moscow 2009/CBM 134 (1/2, 60)}) (15... Nc4 {This is my favourite,
improving the plecement of the knight immediately.} 16. d5 (16. b3 Nb6 17. d5
c4 18. Bd2 Qc7 19. b4 a5 20. a3 Ra6 21. Nh2 Rea8 $132 {Rosino,A-Ivkov,B/Venice
1969/EXT 2001 (0-1, 72)}) 16... Nb6 ({I believe that there is no rush to
transfer the bishop to d7, since that square may be needed by the knight:} 
16... Bc8 17. a4 Bd7 18. b3 Nb6 {Kharlov,A (2580)-Tseshkovsky,V (2540)/Rostov
1993/TD (0-1, 35)} 19. a5 $1 Nc8 20. b4 $14) 17. Nh2 Bc8 18. Rf1 Nh7 19. f4
exf4 20. Bxf4 Nc4 21. b3 Ne5 22. Nf3 {Psakhis,L (2575)-Tseshkovsky,V (2485)/
Sverdlovsk 1987/TD (1/2, 37)} Ng6 $5 23. Be3 Be7 24. Qd2 Ng5 {[%csl Ge5]}) 16.
cxd4 d5 {Black relies on his extra tempo to carry out this thematic break, but
White's novelty on move 18 casts some doubt on the correctness of this
operation.} ({Another form of opening the centre would be} 16... exd4 17. Nxd4
Rc8 18. b3 d5 {This has worked out well in practice so far.} ({Actually, I
would prefer to prepare the break a bit more with:} 18... g6 19. Bb2 Bg7 20.
Qd2 d5 21. e5 Ne4 $132 {Lengyel,B (2350)-Lukacs,P (2480)/Budapest 1993/EXT 97 
(0-1, 40)}) 19. e5 Ne4 20. Nxe4 (20. Bb2 Rxe5 21. f3 Rg5 22. Nf1 $2 Rxg2+ $1 {
0-1 Short,N (2475)-Hebden,M (2495)/Hastings 1983/MCD}) (20. Ngf5 {Herman,M 
(2414)-Friedel,J (2518)/Lubbock 2011/CBM 144 Extra (1/2, 41)} Rxe5 $5 21. Qg4
Kh8) 20... dxe4 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 (21... Bb4 $6 22. Qg4 $1 Qxd4 23. Bxh6 g6 24.
Rad1 $40 {Psakhis,L (2550)-Pavlovic,M (2460)/Yerevan 1988/EXT 2000 (1-0, 30)})
22. Rxe4 Nc6 23. Bb2 Rxe5 24. Rxe5 Nxe5 25. Qe2 (25. Nxb5 Nd3 26. Bd4 $8 Nf4
27. Nc3 Qg5 28. Qf3 Ne6 $44) 25... Ng6 $11 {Svidler,P (2727)-Jakovenko,D (2737)
/Moscow 2008/CBM 127 (1/2, 31)}) 17. Nxe5 dxe4 18. b3 $5 $146 {A subtle
novelty, not only restricting the knight, but also preparing Bc1-b2, which
will prove quite an effective way of developing the bishop.} (18. Bf4 {Berg,E 
(2616)-Gerzhoy,L (2469)/Sarajevo 2010/CBM 136 Extra (1/2, 71)} Qb6 {[%cal
Ga8d8]} 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Rad8 $132) (18. Ng4 {has been White's main
chocie so far.} Nc4 (18... Bb4 19. Re2 Nxg4 20. hxg4 Qh4 21. Nxe4 f5 $6 22. Ng3
Bd6 23. Bxf5 (23. gxf5 $5) 23... Bf3 $1 24. Rxe8+ (24. gxf3 Bxg3 $11) 24...
Rxe8 25. Bg5 Qxg3 26. fxg3 Bxd1 27. Bd2 Nc4 28. Rxd1 Nxd2 29. Rxd2 Bxg3 30. Rd1
Re1+ 31. Rxe1 Bxe1 $11 {Berg,E (2587)-Ziegler,A (2358)/Tylosand 2012/ (1-0, 61)
}) 19. b3 (19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Bxe4 Rad8 $3 21. Bxb7 Rxd4 $36) 19... Nd6 20. Bf4
{[%csl Gh6]} (20. Ba3 g6 {/\...h5}) 20... Nd5 21. Be5 (21. Bxd6 Bxd6 22. Nxe4
Bb4 {[%cal Gf7f5]} 23. Qd3 Bxe1 24. Nc5 g6 25. Nxb7 Qc7 26. Qf3 Bxf2+ $5 27.
Qxf2 Qxb7 28. Rf1 {White has some compensation for the exchange, but probably
not more than that.}) 21... Rc8 $2 (21... Qd7 $5 {[%csl Gf5,Gg4]} 22. Nxe4 $2
Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Nc3) 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 f6 ({With the g4-square not
controled by the black queen,} 23... Nc3 {loses to} 24. Nxh6+ $1 gxh6 25. Qg4+
Qg5 26. Qxg5+ hxg5 27. Bxb7 $18) 24. Qf3 fxe5 {Timofeev,A (2677)-Gustafsson,J 
(2640)/Sarajevo 2010/CBM 136 Extra (1-0, 71)} 25. Qf5 $1 $18) 18... Nc6 (18...
Qb6 19. Bb2 Rad8 20. Ng4 $36) 19. Bb2 Nb4 {Looking for temporary solutions
only.} ({Black does not achieve anything positive by questioning White's
stability in the centre with:} 19... Bd6 20. Bxe4 $1 (20. Nxe4 Nxe5 21. dxe5
Bxe5 22. Qxd8 Raxd8 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. Nxf6+ gxf6 $132) 20... Nxe4 21. Rxe4 $1
Nxe5 22. dxe5 Bxe4 23. exd6 Bg6 24. Qd4 $16 {The strong passed pawn and the
pressure along the a1-h8 diagonal more than compenate for the exchange.}) 20.
Bb1 Rc8 21. a3 Nc6 22. Nxe4 Nxe5 23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $6 {Giving up a pawn without
any compensation.} (23... gxf6 24. dxe5 Qxd1 25. Rxd1 fxe5 26. Bf5 Rc7 27. Rd3
$14) 24. dxe5 Qe6 25. b4 $16 Rc4 $2 26. Qd3 (26. Ba2 Qg6) 26... g6 27. Ba2 $18
a5 28. bxa5 Bc5 29. Qg3 h5 30. Bxc4 bxc4 31. Rad1 Rc8 32. Bc3 Bxa3 33. Rd6 1-0

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 Nc5 15.
Bc2 c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21. Qxg4
Rc8 22. Bb3 Bd7 23. Qf3 Be6 24. Red1 Qg5 {Adams remains faithfull to the plan
designed by him and successfully employed in Wijk aan Zee 2008.} 25. Rd3 Qf4
26. Qe2 Bxb3 27. axb3 d5 28. exd5 $5 $146 ({After the overcautious} 28. Rxd5 {
Leko,P (2753)-Adams,M (2726)/Wijk aan Zee 2008/CBM 122/[Marin] (1/2-1/2, 98).
White's advantage will be microscopical.}) 28... e4 29. Re3 Qe5 30. Rxa6 f5 31.
Ng3 (31. Qxb5 f4 32. Re2 Rxc3 $44) 31... Qxd5 (31... Rxc3 $2 32. Rxc3 Qxc3 33.
Nxf5 $16) (31... Bxb4 32. Nxf5 $1 (32. cxb4 $2 f4 33. Rxe4 Rc1+) 32... Qxf5 33.
cxb4 Qxd5 34. Rg3 $16) 32. Qh5 {In my comments for CBM 122 I had reached this
position, with the following conclusion: "Here, we can see a drawback of the
move ...h6: with the pawn on h7, Black wouls simply play ...g6. Well, there is
no such thing as the perfect move, especially when you play with black. Anyway,
only further practical testing will reveal the objective merits of Adams' plan.
" I believe that even after this game, the question remains open.} Re5 33. Qg6
Qf7 {An important move. Black needs to unblock the g6-square in order to
re-establish the flexibility and intergrity of his kingside structure.} ({After
} 33... f4 34. Nxe4 Be7 35. Re1 Rxc3 {Black's pieces would be hanging and
White would dispose over several promissing continuation. Personally, I like}
36. Rf6 $5 {most. White will win the f4-pawn.}) 34. Qxf7+ Kxf7 35. Ra7+ Be7 {
It is not easy to take a decision regarding the king's placement.} (35... Kf6
$6 {allows White win time for the activation of his knight with} 36. Nh5+ Kg6 (
36... Kg5 $2 37. f4+ $1 $18) 37. Nf4+ $16) ({I believe that} 35... Ke6 {
would be better than the game continuation.} 36. Ne2 (36. Nh5 g5) 36... Kf6 37.
Ra6+ Re6 $1 {(Maintaining the king active despite a new material loss.)} 38.
Rxe6+ Kxe6 39. Nd4+ Ke5 40. Nxb5 f4 41. Re1 Ra8 42. Kf1 g5 $44 {It is quite
obvious that Black's position is much more active than that reached in the
game after the first time control.}) 36. Ne2 Ke8 37. Rb7 Rd5 38. Nd4 Bg5 39.
Rxb5 Rxb5 40. Nxb5 Rb8 (40... Bxe3 41. Nd6+ Kd7 42. Nxc8 Bxf2+ 43. Kxf2 Kxc8 {
does not offer hopes.} 44. Ke3 g6 45. c4 Kc7 46. b5 Kb6 47. b4 {and Black will
fall victim of successive zugzwang positions.} Kb7 48. c5) 41. Nc7+ {
"Obviously", White has find a way to save his attacked pieces. However, the
method chosen by him in the game will allow Black activate his king.} ({After} 
41. Nd6+ $5 Kd7 42. Nxf5 Bxe3 43. fxe3 $16 {White has 3 pawns for the exchange
and the enemy kingside is vulnerable.}) 41... Kd7 42. Na6 Ra8 43. Nc5+ Kc6 44.
Re2 Ra1+ 45. Kh2 Kb5 46. Rc2 Bf6 47. g3 Rd1 48. Kg2 Be5 $14 {Black is very
active now and can hope to reach a draw.} 49. h4 g6 50. Ne6 Rd6 $6 (50... Rd3
$1 {may have saved a tempo.}) 51. Nf4 Bxf4 52. gxf4 Rd3 {[%cal Gd3f3,Gf3f4,
Gh6h5]} ({As we shall see later,} 52... h5 {would be useful in certain cases,
but here there is no time for it:} 53. Re2 $1 Rd3 54. Re3 Rd2 55. Rg3 Rd6 56.
Kf1 $18) 53. c4+ $1 {The only chance to play for a win.} Kxb4 54. c5 Kxb3 55.
Rc1 Kb2 (55... Rd7 56. c6 Rc7 57. h5 $1 gxh5 58. Kh3 $18 {is similar to the
game.}) 56. Rc4 Rd7 $2 {After this move, Black will lose by force.} ({The only
saving chance would have been} 56... Kb3 57. c6 $1 {(the only way to avoid
immediate draw by repetition)} Rd8 $1 58. c7 Rc8 59. Rc6 Kb4 $1 (59... h5 {
allows White activate his king with} 60. f3 exf3+ 61. Kxf3 Kb4 62. Ke3 Kb5 63.
Rc1 Kb6 64. Kd4 $18) 60. Rxg6 (60. f3 {is too slow now:} exf3+ 61. Kxf3 Kb5 62.
Rc1 $6 Kb6 63. Ke3 $6 Rxc7 64. Rxc7 $4 Kxc7 65. Kd4 Kd6 $19) 60... Rxc7 {
the black king is quite far from the kingside, but White's king is not easy to
activate either, because of the unfavourable pawn structure.} 61. Rxh6 (61. h5
Rc2 62. Kf1 Rc1+ 63. Ke2 Rc2+ 64. Ke3 Kc5) 61... Rg7+ 62. Kh3 Rg4 $132) 57. c6
Rc7 58. h5 Kb3 59. Rc1 gxh5 60. Kh3 (60. Kh3 Kb4 61. Kh4 Kb5 62. Kxh5 Rxc6 63.
Rxc6 Kxc6 64. Kxh6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.14"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. a4 ({The main move order is} 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 {
and now the interesting} Qd7 $5 {would transpose to our game.} ({One should
also compare the position arising after} 12... h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 bxa4 16. Rxa4 a5 17. Ra3 Ra6 18. Nh2 g6 19. f3 $1 Qd7 20. Nc4 Qb5 $16 {
, as played in Kasparov,G (2800)-Karpov,A (2730)/Lyon/New York 1990/CBM 021/
[Schussler] (1-0, 44), with that arising in our game after 18 moves. Svidler
will basically be several tempi up compared to Karpov...})) 11... Qd7 12. Nbd2
Bf8 13. Bc2 {This bishop retreat is rather harmless. Compared with the classic
main line of the Zaitsev, Black will be allowed to omit the move ...h6, which
not only consumes a tempo, but also weakens the kingside.} (13. d5 Ne7 14. c4 (
14. Nf1 h6 15. Ng3 c6 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17. Nh2 Na5 18. Bc2 {1/2-1/2 Geller,E 
(2520)-Smejkal,J (2565)/Baden-Baden 1985/MCL}) 14... Ng6 15. Bc2 c6 16. b3 Qc7
17. Nf1 bxc4 18. bxc4 a5 19. Ng3 Ba6 20. Bd3 Rec8 21. Be3 Rab8 $13 {Smirin,I 
(2630)-Goldin,A (2585)/Novosibirsk 1995/CBM 050 (1/2-1/2, 46)}) ({The critical
line is considered to be} 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. d5 {. All the knight
retreats have been tried now and Stohl's notes for CBM 120 offer a
comprehensive survey. I would only add one game played this year.} Na5 (15...
Nb8 {"Introduced into practice by Smejkal, Karpov himself tested all the other
alternatives apart from the text-move." Stohl} 16. Nf1 {Stellwagen,D (2631)
-Nikolic,P (2646)/Amsterdam 2007/CBM 120/[Stohl] (1/2-1/2, 64)}) 16. Bc2 c6 17.
b4 Nb7 18. Nf1 cxd5 19. exd5 Nd8 {The typical picture for this line. Black's
structure is better, but he needs a lot of time to activate his queen's knight.
} 20. Ne3 Qc8 21. Bb2 g6 22. Nh2 Bg7 23. Bb3 Nh5 24. Qe2 Qb7 25. Ra1 Nf4 26.
Qf1 e4 27. Ra5 Nd3 28. Ba1 f5 29. c4 bxc4 30. Nxc4 Bf8 $6 ({This was the right
time for} 30... Nf7 $1 {when} 31. Bxg7 {can be met by} Qxb4 $3 32. Qa1 Qxb3 $13
) 31. Ba4 Re7 32. Bf6 Rc7 33. Nb6 Rc1 34. Qxc1 $2 (34. Bxd8 Rxf1+ 35. Nxf1 $16
{The king is much better protected now than in the game.}) 34... Nxc1 35. Bxd8
Qg7 $1 $132 {[%cal Gg7a1] Volokitin,A (2684)-Azarov,S (2585)/Plovdiv 2008/CBM
124 (0-1, 42)}) 13... exd4 ({Black has been successful with} 13... g6 {so far,
but there may be a small tactical problem with it.} 14. d5 Ne7 15. c4 ({
The paradoxical} 15. Nb3 $5 {, deviating from the initial plan of transfering
the knight to g3 for the sake of threatening Na5, is quite hard to meet.} c6
16. Bg5 $1 Bg7 17. dxc6 Nxc6 {. Otherwise, Na5 looks strong.} 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19.
Nc5 $14) 15... c6 16. b3 Nh5 (16... Bg7 17. Ba3 Nh5 18. Bd3 bxa4 19. bxa4 c5
20. Rb1 Reb8 21. Rb3 Bc8 22. Qc2 Rxb3 23. Qxb3 Ra7 $13 {Arakhamia Grant,K 
(2430)-Spassky,B (2550)/Copenhagen 1997/CBM 061 (0-1, 40)}) 17. Nf1 Ng7 18. Bd3
cxd5 19. cxd5 f5 $132 {Kotronias,V (2585)-Milov,V (2635)/Groningen 1997/CBM
063/[Hansen,LB] (1/2-1/2, 67)}) 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 g6 16. Ra3 $146 {This
novelty does not change in any way the evaluation of the whole line. Black has
a comfortable position.} (16. b3 {Vescovi,G (2640)-Ivanov,A (2566)/Buenos
Aires 2005/CBM 109/[Erenburg] (1/2-1/2, 32)}) (16. e5 dxe5 17. dxe5 Nh5 18.
axb5 Qxb5 19. Nd4 Qd7 20. Qg4 Qxg4 21. hxg4 Nf6 22. g5 Ng4 23. Ne4 Rxe5 $15 {
1/2-1/2 Sznapik,A-Goldin,A/Warsaw 1990/CBM 017 (42)}) (16. d5 c6 17. Qb3 a5 18.
dxc6 Qxc6 19. Qc3 Bg7 20. Qxc6 Bxc6 21. Nd4 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 Rxe4
24. Bxe4 Re8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ivanovic,B-Nikolic,P/Niksic 1983/MCD (34)}) 16...
bxa4 17. Rxa4 a5 18. Ra3 {As if Black's extra tempo (...h6) was not enough,
White has been moving around a lot with the rook. Cf. Kasparov-Karpov as
quoted in the introduction.} Bg7 $11 {(or, subjectively, =/+)} 19. e5 ({
White has not sufficient development to block the position with} 19. d5 c6 20.
Nc4 cxd5 21. Nb6 Qd8 22. Nxa8 dxe4 $15) 19... dxe5 20. dxe5 Nfd5 21. Ne4 Qb5 (
21... Nb6 $5 {[%csl Ge5]}) 22. Bd2 Nb6 (22... Rad8 23. Qc1 {[%cal Gd2h6,Ge4c5]}
) ({Maybe Black could consider} 22... Bxe5 {when after} 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 {[%cal
Ga8e8] his hyper-activity is a warranty against a white kingside attack.}) 23.
Nc3 Qd7 24. Be4 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Nc6 26. Qe2 $5 {The pawn sacrifice involved by
this move should be enough for... equalizing.} (26. Bf4 Qxd1+ 27. Nxd1 f5 28.
Re2 Nc4 29. Rc3 N4xe5 30. Nxe5 Nxe5 31. Rxc7 (31. Rce3 Red8 $1 $17) 31... Nf3+
32. Kf1 Rxe2 33. Kxe2 Nd4+ 34. Ke3 Re8+ 35. Kd3 Ne6 36. Rc4 Rd8+ 37. Ke2 Nxf4+
38. Rxf4 Bd4 $15) 26... Nxe5 27. Nxe5 Rxe5 28. Rxe5 Bxe5 29. Qxe5 Qxd2 30. Ne4
$6 {White has a dominating position, but there was no need to hurry.} ({
It would have been more useful to protect the b2-pawn with} 30. Ra2 {, when
the threat Ne4 would have kept the balance even.} c6 (30... a4 31. Ne4 Nd7 32.
Qxc7 Qe1+ 33. Kh2 Qxe4 34. Qxd7 $11 {[%csl Gb2]}) 31. b3 Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Nd7 33.
Qd4 c5 34. Qd5 $44) 30... Nd7 $1 31. Nxd2 (31. Qxc7 Qe1+ 32. Kh2 Qxe4 33. Qxd7
Qe5+ 34. g3 Qxb2 $17) 31... Nxe5 32. Rc3 Ra7 $17 {Black has an extra-pawn and
excellent winning chances. Still, there is more to come before the "logical
result".} 33. Nb3 Nd7 34. Rd3 Nb6 35. Nd4 c5 36. Nc6 Ra8 37. Rb3 Nc4 38. Rb5 a4
39. Ne7+ Kg7 40. Nd5 Rc8 41. Nc3 a3 42. bxa3 Nxa3 43. Rb7 c4 44. Ra7 Nc2 45.
Rd7 Nb4 46. Rd4 Nd3 47. g3 Kf6 48. Kf1 Ke5 49. Rd5+ Ke6 50. Rd4 f5 51. f4 Nc1
52. Rd5 Nb3 53. g4 Rf8 54. Re5+ Kd6 55. Kf2 fxg4 56. Re4 gxh3 $6 (56... g3+ $1
{(Preventing the strengthening of White's kingside by hxg4 and driving the
king away from the centre at the same time.)} 57. Kxg3 Kc5 $19 {[%csl Gc4]})
57. Rxc4 g5 $2 (57... Rf5 $1 $17) 58. Kg3 h2 (58... Rxf4 59. Rxf4 gxf4+ 60.
Kxf4 h2 61. Ne4+ Kd5 62. Nf2 $11) 59. Kxh2 Rxf4 60. Rxf4 gxf4 61. Ne4+ Ke5 62.
Ng5 $11 {Black's poor coordination should allow White to draw this ending.} h5
63. Kh3 Nc5 64. Kh4 Ne6 65. Nh3 Ng7 66. Kg5 f3 67. Kg6 $2 (67. Nf2 $1 $11 {
Black would have to either allow Kf4 or give up the h-pawn at once. One
important difference compared to the game is that the white knight has managed
to block the f-pawn already and will be able to leap around it improving its
placement.} Ne6+ 68. Kxh5 Kf4 69. Kh4 Ke3 70. Ng4+ Ke2 71. Kg3 $11) 67... h4 $1
$19 68. Kg5 (68. Kxg7 Kf5 69. Kh6 Kg4 70. Nf2+ Kg3 71. Ne4+ Kg2 72. Kh5 h3 $19)
68... Ke4 69. Kxh4 (69. Nf2+ Ke3 70. Ng4+ Ke2 71. Kxh4 Nf5+ $8 72. Kh3 Ne3 73.
Nh2 {Also an unfortunate square.} f2 74. Kh4 (74. Kg3 Nf1+) 74... Nc4 $19 {
[%cal Gc4d2,Gd2f3]}) 69... Ke3 70. Kg4 (70. Kg3 Nh5+ 71. Kg4 Nf4 $1 $19) 70...
Ne6 $8 71. Kg3 Nd4 $8 72. Kh2 (72. Kg4 Ne2 73. Kf5 Ng1 $1 74. Nxg1 f2 $19) ({
White is just one tempo short for} 72. Nf2 {because of} Nf5+ $1) (72. Ng1 Ne2+
$1) 72... Ne2 73. Kh1 Nf4 74. Nxf4 (74. Ng1 f2 $19) 74... Kxf4 75. Kg1 Ke3 (
75... Ke3 76. Kf1 f2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.07.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 ({The traditional move order to reach the Zaitsev Variation
starts with} 9... Bb7 {but the rich practice in the Anti-Marshall systems at
the highest level suggests that the bishop is not too well placed on the long
diagonal in the structure arising after} 10. d3) 10. d4 Bb7 {Now that the
e4-pawn has been "weakened" by the resolute advance of his colleague, Black
has no more reasons to refrain from this move.} 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 {Blocking
the centre before completing the development has never been part of the main
stream of theory. White is not prepared yet to consolidate his advantage of
space in the centre by means of c4 in case of Black's predictable pawn break ..
.c6, but is striving for active piece play instead.} Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2
h6 {Necessary prophylaxis. Before starting his counterplay, Black denies the
enemy bishop's access to g5. In case of the immediate} (14... Nc5 15. Bc2 c6 {
White could play} 16. b4 (16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Bg5) 16... Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18.
Bg5 {with good chances of obtaining the absolute control of the critical
d5-square.}) 15. Qf3 $146 {A somewhat mysterious novelty. Apparently, the
queen can do little harm to Black's solidly defended king side. However, White
connects his secret hopes with the indirect pressure exerted against the
f7-pawn, the Akhile's heel in Black's position.} ({The other way to indirecty
fight for the centre is} 15. Ng4 {Naiditsch,A (2664)-Svidler,P (2742)
Sparkassen Dortmund GER 2006 (5) 1/2 and was seen in another game annotated
for this same issue of CBM,}) ({The neutral} 15. Ng3 {does not question the
corectness of Black's plan in any way.} Nc5 (15... c5 {is a solid, but
somewhat passive alternative, allowing White consolidate his advanatge of
space.} 16. Bc2 Bc8 17. Be3 Nb6 18. b3 a5 19. Bd3 Ba6 20. Qe2 c4 21. bxc4 Nxc4
22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. Ng4 Nxg4 24. Qxg4 Rb8 25. Reb1 g6 26. Qd1 Qc7 27. Qa4 Rec8
28. f3 Kh7 29. Bf2 h5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V (2765)-Ivanchuk,V (2740)/Linares
1997/CBM 057}) 16. Bc2 c6 17. b4 Ncd7 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Bb3 Nb6 20. Ng4 Nc4 21.
Nf5 Re6 {Black has reached a favourable placement of pieces and can look
forward with optimism.} 22. Nfe3 Nxe4 23. Nd5 Ng5 24. Bxg5 Qxg5 25. Nc7 Rg6 26.
Nxa8 Bxa8 {0-1 Handke,F (2450)-Vescovi,G (2590)/Bermuda 2002/CBM 088 (42).
with more than enough compensation for the sacrificed exchange.}) 15... Nc5 16.
Bc2 c6 17. b4 {For the sake of returning with the bishop to b3, White is ready
to weaken his c4- and a4-squares.} Na4 {Black immediately tries to take
advantage of a possible drawback of White's defining the position of his queen
so soon and jumps with the knight on a more active square than the customary
d7. However, in view of White's possible reply mentioned in the next comment,
the alternatives deserve being investigated as well.} ({The natural} 17... Ncd7
$6 {justifies White's novelty after} 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Bb3 Nb6 $6 {(The
transfer of the knight to c4 is quite desirable from strategic point of view,
but here Black has no time for it. Relatively better is)} (19... a5 {although
after} 20. a3 {, clearing the a2-square for the bishop, White maintains his
pressure. True, in case of} axb4 {he would be forced to capture away from the
centre with} 21. cxb4 {, leaving the d4-square without pawn control, but at
the same time this would open the long diagonal allowing to inhibit the
thematical break with ...d5 by placing the queen's bishop on b2.}) 20. Ng4 $1 {
This is when the hidden weakness of the f7-square makes itself felt. Black is
not in time to consolidate the f6-knight with} Be7 {, with the hope of playing
his other knight to c4 next because of} 21. Bxh6 $1 {I admit that this line is
slightly too cooperative, but if Black cannot block the c4-square in proper
way, it might just mean that his position is worse strategically. But what
else can Black do apart from moving with the attacked knight?}) ({It appears
that he can try to take advantage of the exposed position of the white queen
by more direct means than Morozevich' move, namely with} 17... cxd5 $5 18. bxc5
dxe4 $1 {This intermediate move would not be effective if the queen was on its
initial square. Now, Black plans to simply play ...d5 followed soon by the
capture on c5, obtaining 3 pawns for a knight and retaining a compact
structure, which would make his position entirely viable. White cannot cross
Black's intentions with} 19. Qg3 ({The attempt to diminish Black's influence
in the centre by returning part of the material with} 19. Bxe4 $6 Nxe4 20. Rxe4
Bxe4 21. Qxe4 {would hardly solve the problem. After} d5 22. Qe3 Rc8 {Black
will soon have a rook and two pawns for 2 knights and a flexible position.}) {
because of} 19... Nh5 20. Qg4 Nf6) 18. dxc6 {Releasing the tension in the
centre so easily is a concession that justifies Black's slightly extravagant
knight jump.} ({It is hard to say why did Bruzon refrain from} 18. Bxa4 $1 bxa4
({Could he have been afraid of} 18... cxd5 $2 {. If so, he must have missed
that after} 19. Bb3 dxe4 20. Qg3 $16 Nh5 $6 {he has the devastating} 21. Qg6 $1
$18 {, a resource that was not available in the variation from the previous
comment.}) 19. c4 {By consolidating the d5-pawn, White strongly restricts the
b7-bishop.} cxd5 20. exd5 $14 {It is not easy for Black to display any
activity, while White can gradually build up his king side attack with g4, Ng3,
etc.} ({But not} 20. cxd5 $6 {when Black could transfer his bishop to b5
starting with} Bc8)) 18... Bxc6 19. Ng4 {Eliminating one of the key defenders
of the d5-square.} ({Now} 19. Bxa4 bxa4 20. c4 {would be less effective
because of} Rc8 {followed by the transfer of the bishop to e6, when the
pressure against the c4-pawn would offer Black entirely adequate play.}) 19...
Nxg4 20. hxg4 Bd7 21. Bd2 Rc8 22. Bb3 Be6 {An important moment. Both sides
have placed their light squared bishops in optimal way from the point of view
of the fight for the c4- and d5-squares. Neither bishop would willingly
capture his rival because this would improve the opponent's control over the
centre. We can notice some sort of symmetry between the groups of pawns f7, e5,
d6 and a2, b4, c3, blocked by e4 and b5 respectively. Both sides still have to
transfer the knights to c4 and d5; that one who will manage it first will have
chances for an advantage.} 23. Rac1 {We can notice how much better the knight
is placed on a4 than would have been on d7: White needs to spend a tempo on
overdefending the c3-pawn in order to enable the knight jump to e3. This
speaks by itself in favor of the capture on a4 right after the opening.} Nb2 {
The knight moves closer to c4 preventing on the way the similar Ne3 in view of
the fork on d3.} 24. Qe2 Nc4 25. Ne3 {Finally, this knight approaches the
desired square, but this is only a partial success. White will need to control
the d5-square with more pieces, in order to maintain his structure intact in
case of an eventual capture. The badly placed d2-bishop makes this plan rather
slow, allowing Black to develop his initiative.} Qd7 26. f3 Be7 {We can see
how much easier it is for Black to activate his potentially bad dark-squared
bishop.} 27. Red1 Qa7 {Black's pressure has reached an apogeum. I don't know
whether White's next move was a mere blunder, losing a pawn, or a constiently
assumption of the lesser evil.} 28. Bxc4 ({The main problem with the natural} 
28. Kh1 {is that after} Nxd2 29. Rxd2 Bg5 {White would be forced to carry out
the strategically unfavorable exchange on e6 with} 30. Bxe6 (30. Rd3 {would
lose material to} Bc4 $1 $19) {leaving Black on the top after} 30... fxe6 31.
Rd3 Rc6 $17) 28... Bxc4 29. Qf2 Bxa2 {Black has won a pawn, but the relatively
blocked character of the structure requires considerable technical effort in
the next phase of the game.} 30. Ra1 Bb3 {The bishop is not stable here, but
on the way back to e6 it is useful to drive the enemy rook away from the
d-file, in order to spare any possible worries regarding the d-pawn.} 31. Rdc1
Qb7 32. Ra3 Be6 33. Rca1 Rc6 34. Rd1 Ra8 35. Qe2 Bd8 {Preparing the only
reasonable pawn break available.} 36. Nf5 a5 37. bxa5 Rxa5 38. Rxa5 Bxa5 39.
Rb1 Bxf5 40. gxf5 Bxc3 41. Bxc3 Rxc3 42. Rxb5 {If White would manage to
exchange queens, he would be out of danger because of his compact pawn
structure. However, with queens and rooks on board, the position retains
middlegame tendencies, which makes White's position pretty dangerous in view
of the exposed position of his king. It is quite suggestive that Morozevich
will not bother at all to defend his backward (and to a certain extent,
useless) d-pawn, but will concentrate all his forces for the mating attack.}
Rc1+ 43. Kf2 Qe7 44. Qd2 Qh4+ 45. Ke3 Qh1 {Black's attack is obviously winning,
both for humans and for computers. However, humans sometimes tend to carry out
the attack with quiet moves, which somewhat prolongs the process although it
never puts the final result under doubt, while computers offer more resolute
and shorter solutions.} 46. Rb2 Rf1 {Morozevich intends to slowly push the
enemy king to the centre. Therefore, he takes the f2-square under control in
order to check on g1 without allowing the interposing of the white king.} ({
And yet, this prophylaxis was hardly necessary as can be seen from the
following computer line:} 46... Qg1+ 47. Qf2 (47. Kd3 Rd1 $19) (47. Ke2 Qxg2+)
47... Qd1 {/\Rc3#} 48. Qd2 (48. Qe2 Qd4#) 48... Qf1 {and the threat ...Re1 is
impossible to parry in a favourable way.}) 47. Qxd6 f6 48. Qd5+ Kh7 {In
certain cases, the king could march in to g3, after a previous advance of the
h-pawn. This would offer Black the additional idea of exchanging all the
remaining pieces in order to obtain t won pawn ending.} 49. Rd2 Qg1+ 50. Kd3
Rc1 51. Qf7 Qf1+ 52. Re2 Rc8 {Calmly preventing the perpetual check and
threatening with a deadly...Rd8+.} 53. Qd7 Qb1+ ({Computer now announces mate
in 5, but for humans the variation} 53... Qb1+ 54. Ke3 Qb6+ 55. Kd3 Rd8 {
is simpler to calculate and equally convincing. It would be interesting to
know which of these two possibilities did Bruzon see when he resigned.
Personally, I would bet on the variation winning the queen, which was the
first to spring up to my mind when I analyzed the game.}) 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Hrokurinn"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2003.02.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2003.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Wedberg} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 {'!?' Wedberg. Wedberg:
'This is a good alternative to the main line starting with:'} (12. a4 {Wedberg}
h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 {here both} c4 ({and
} 17... f5 {offers reasonable chances for Black.})) 12... Nb8 (12... Na5 {
Wedberg} 13. Bc2 c6 14. b4 Nc4 15. Nxc4 bxc4 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxf6
Qxf6 19. Ba4 $14 {White enjoys a stable advantage due to Black's weak
d5-square. 1-0 Zagrebelny,S-Husari,S/Cappelle la Grande 2002/CBM 86 ext (44). 
(43)}) (12... Ne7 {Wedberg} 13. Nf1 h6 {An important move to avoid the
exchange Bg5xf6. The fight is over d5.} 14. N3h2 c6 15. Ng4 Nxg4 16. hxg4 cxd5
17. exd5 Qd7 18. Ng3 a5 19. a3 a4 20. Ba2 Rac8 21. Ne4 Rc4 $1 $13 {1/2-1/2
Dominguez,L-Morovic Fernandez,I/Havana 2002/CBM 89/[Wells] (27)}) 13. Nf1 Nbd7
14. N3h2 Nc5 (14... c6 {is the other main move.}) 15. Bc2 c6 (15... a5 {
is also played now.}) 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bg5 {'+/=!' Wedberg.
Wedberg: 'Once White has exchanged his black-squared B for the N on f6 he has
three minor pieces that can occupy d5 - Black only has two.'} h6 (18... Qc8 19.
Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21. hxg4 Bd7 22. Ne3 Qxc3 23. Nd5 {[%csl Gb3,Gd5,Gg5,
Rh7][%cal Yc2b3,Yg4g5,Yd1h5,Ye1e3,Ye3h3] White has had extremely good results
with this pawn sacrifice.}) 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21. Qxg4 d5 {'?!'
Wedberg. Wedberg: 'Hannes follows in the footsteps of Ponomariov, who tried
the same break against Adams in Linares last year. But it's a risky plan
giving White excellent piece play.'} (21... Bd7 $142 $14 {[%cal Ya8c8,Yd7e6]
Wedberg}) 22. exd5 Qxd5 (22... Bxd5 23. Rad1 Ra7 24. Ne3 Rd7 25. Nxd5 Rxd5 26.
Qe4 $18 {[%csl Rd5,Rg8][%cal Ye4h7,Ye4d5]}) 23. Bb3 Qd7 $2 {With this move
Hannes offered a draw. Perhaps already though it is a serious error.} (23...
Qd6 {This was later suggested as an improvement by Hannes.} 24. Ne3 (24. Qf5 $5
Qf6 {Black has alternatives, admittedly} 25. Qxf6 gxf6 26. Ne3) 24... Rad8 25.
Rad1 Qc7 26. Qh5 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Bb7 28. Nf5 Bc8 29. Qg6 Bxf5 30. Qxf5 Re7 31.
Rd3 {1-0 BRUTUS-SJENG MAASTRICHT/Maastricht NED 2002}) (23... Qd8 24. Qh5 Ra7
25. Rxe5 Rxe5 26. Qxe5 Qg5 27. Qxg5 hxg5 $16 {Adams-Ponomariov, Linares 2002})
(23... Qd3 24. Rad1 $1 (24. Re3 $36) 24... Qh7 $16 (24... Qxc3 25. Rc1 $18 {
[%csl Rc6]})) 24. Qh5 {Wedberg: 'White has strong pressure against f7 and e5 -
and it can be increased.'} a5 $6 {This loses time and puts the rook on a worse
square, but in any case White is clearly better.} 25. bxa5 Qe7 {'?' Wedberg.} (
25... Qb7 $142 {Wedberg} 26. Ne3 Rxa5 27. Ng4 Bd5 $14) 26. Ne3 Rxa5 27. Ng4 {
[%csl Gb3,Rc6,Re5,Rg8][%cal Yh5g6,Yg4h6,Gb3g8,Yg4e5] Now there are simply too
many threats It is important that I threaten Qg6 and only then Nxh6+, since
this wins more material than the other way round. Wedberg: 'White is winning.
This was an easy game for the young grand master. All in all he only had to
play four moves on his own - and the first was given in the analysis of
Adams-Ponomariov.'} Rd8 28. Nxe5 $1 {[%csl Rc6,Ge5,Rf7][%cal Ye5f7,Ye5c6]} (28.
Bxf7+ {was tempting, but} Kh8 29. Nxe5 Qf6 {and I am 'only' 2 pawns up.}) (28.
Qg6 Be8 $1 (28... Bd5 29. Bxd5 Rxd5 30. Nxh6+ Kh8 31. Nxf7+ Kg8 32. Ng5 $18 {
[%csl Rg8][%cal Yg6h7]}) 29. Nxh6+ Kh8 30. Nxf7+ {and again i am 'only' 2
pawns up.}) (28. Nxe5 Bd5 29. Nc6 $1 $18 {[%csl Ra5,Rd5,Rd8,Re7][%cal Ye1e7]})
1-0

[Event "URS-ch48 First League"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1980.10.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Moiseev,V"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1980.10.02"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Bc2 g6 13. b3 $6 d5 $1 (13... Bg7 14.
d5 Nb8 15. Nf1 c6 16. c4 cxd5 17. cxd5 Nbd7 18. Be3 Rc8 19. a4 Nc5 20. N3d2
bxa4 21. b4 $1 Nb3 22. Rxa4 Nd4 23. Bd3 $16 {Karpov,An-Balashov,Y/URS/1976/1:0/
(43) Inf 22/320/}) (13... Nb8 14. a4 Nbd7 15. Bd3 c6 16. Bb2 Bg7 17. Qc2 Rb8
18. Bf1 Ba8 19. b4 Qc8 $10 {Byrne,R-Karpov,An/Bugoino/1978/}) 14. dxe5 (14.
exd5 $5 Nxd5 (14... Qxd5 $6 15. Ne4) 15. Ne4 exd4 (15... f5 16. Bg5 Be7 17.
Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Nc5) 16. Bg5 Be7 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. cxd4 Ncb4 $13) 14... Nxe5 15.
Nxe5 Rxe5 16. Nf3 $6 (16. f4 Bc5+ 17. Kh2 Rxe4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Be3 Bxe3 20.
Rxe3 Nd5 $44 {Huebner,R-Beliavsky,A/Tilburg/1986/0,5/ (33) Inf 42/436/}) 16...
Rxe4 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Bb2 Bg7 19. Qc2 Qf6 20. b4 (20. Rac1 b4) 20... c5 21.
bxc5 Nxc5 22. Re2 Rc8 23. Rae1 Ne4 24. Qd3 Qb6 25. Nd4 h5 $1 26. Ba1 (26. f3 $2
Nxc3 27. Re8+ (27. Bxc3 Rxc3 $1) 27... Kh7 $1 28. Rxc8 Qxd4+ 29. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 30.
Kf1 Bxc8 31. Rc1 b4 $19) 26... Rc4 27. Nc2 $6 (27. Rb1 $142) 27... Qc7 28. Ne3
Rc5 29. Nd1 Bf6 30. Bb2 Qc6 31. Ba3 Rc4 32. Bb4 Kg7 33. a3 (33. Ne3 Nxc3 $1 34.
Nxc4 dxc4 $19) 33... Qc7 $1 34. Ne3 a5 35. Nxd5 Bxd5 36. Qxd5 axb4 37. Rxe4
Rxe4 38. Rxe4 bxc3 39. Qd1 (39. Re1 c2 40. Qd2 Bb2 $19) 39... Qc5 40. Qc1 Bg5
41. Qa1 f6 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.08"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Moiseev,V"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Iceland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISL"]

1. e4 {Wedberg Ftacnik} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 (12... Na5 $6)
(12... Ne7) 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. Ng3 Nc5 (14... g6 {Wedberg,T} 15. Be3 Nc5 16. Bc2
c6 17. b4 Ncd7 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Bb3 Nb6 20. Qd3 Rb8 21. Rad1 $14 {Short,
N-Ivanchuk,V/Amsterdam/1994}) 15. Bc2 a5 (15... c6 $5 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6
18. Bb3 h6 $1 (18... Nb6 19. Bg5 (19. Qd3 a5 20. bxa5 Rxa5 21. Be3 Na4 22. Bg5
Nb2 23. Qd2 Nc4 24. Qe2 $10 {Sisniega,M-Ivanov,AV/Linares NL/1992/0-1 (40)}))
19. Nh2 Nb6 $13 {Wang,Z-Wu,S/China(ch)/1993/0,5/61/} (19... Nb6 {Ftacnik} 20.
Ng4 Nc4 21. a4 Nxg4 22. Qxg4 Bd7 23. Nf5 Kh7 24. Qg3 $14 {Tseshkovsky,
V-Timoshchenko,G/Tashkent/1987/1/2-1/2/50/})) (15... g6 {Ftacnik} 16. Nh2 h6
17. Qf3 Bg7 18. Ng4 Nxg4 19. hxg4 Qe7 20. Nf1 Kh7 21. g3 Rh8 22. Kg2 Bf6 23.
Qe3 Kg7 24. b3 $15 {Ramesh,R-Almasi,Z/Bratislava WchJM-U18 (11)/1993/0-1 (36)})
16. a4 $1 (16. Nh2 g6 17. Qf3 h5 18. Be3 Nfd7 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. Ngf1 Bg7 21. Bc1
{Short,N-Timman,J/Madrid(m/10)/1993/1:0/40/} a4 $1 $13 {Speelman} (21... c6 $2
{Ftacnik} 22. b4 $1 axb4 23. cxb4 Na4 24. dxc6 $14 {Short,N-Timman,J/El
Escorial (m/10)/1993/1-0 (40)})) 16... c6 (16... b4 $6 17. cxb4 axb4 18. Bd2
$16) (16... bxa4 $5 17. Bxa4 (17. Be3 $5) (17. Be3 {Ftacnik} Nfd7 18. Bxa4 $16)
17... Nxa4 18. Qxa4 $14) 17. axb5 cxd5 (17... cxb5 18. b4 $5 $14) 18. exd5 Bxd5
(18... Nxd5 19. c4 $5 (19. Bxh7+ $6 Kxh7 20. Ng5+ Kg8 21. Qh5 Nf6 22. Qxf7+ Kh8
23. Nh5 (23. Nf5 {Wedberg} Re7 $13) 23... Qe7 (23... Bd5 $2 24. Nxf6 $3 Qxf6 (
24... Bxf7 25. Nxf7#) 25. Qxd5 $18) 24. Qg6 (24. Nxf6 gxf6 25. Qh5+ Kg8 $19)
24... Bd5 $17 {/\ 25...Bg8}) (19. Ne4 $1 $36 {Wedberg,T}) 19... Nf6 (19... Nb4
$2 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Ng5+ Kg8 22. Qh5 $18) (19... Nf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Rxe8
Qxe8 22. Nh5 $16 (22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. Ng5 f6 $19) 22... Ne6 $2 23. Qd3 $18) 20.
Bg5 h6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Ne4 Nxe4 (22... Qf4 $2 23. g3 $18) 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24.
Rxe4 Qe6 25. b3 f5 26. Re1 $16) 19. Bg5 $1 Bc4 $6 (19... Bb7 {>= Wedberg} 20.
c4 $16 {Moiseev}) (19... Bxf3 {Ftacnik} 20. Qxf3 $16) 20. Nd2 $1 Bxb5 21. Nde4
d5 $4 (21... Ncxe4 22. Nxe4 d5 (22... Be7 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Nxd6 $18) 23. Bxf6
(23. Nxf6+ $6 gxf6 24. Qh5 e4) 23... gxf6 24. Qg4+ Kh8 (24... Bg7 25. Ng3 Bd7 (
25... Qe7 26. Nh5 $18) (25... Kh8 26. Bxh7 $1 Kxh7 27. Nf5 Bf8 28. Qh5+ Kg8 29.
Re3 $18) 26. Bf5 $18) 25. Qh5 h6 26. Ng3 $40 (26. Qf5 $6 Bd7 27. Qxf6+ Bg7)) (
21... Ncd7 22. Nxd6 (22. Nh5 $5) 22... Bxd6 23. Qxd6 $16) (21... Rc8 {Ftacnik}
22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Qg4+ (23. Qh5 Bd3 24. Bxd3 Nxd3 25. Qf5 Bg7 26. Nh5 Re6 27.
Qg4 Qf8 28. Re3 f5 29. Qxf5 Nf4 30. Nxf4 exf4 31. Qxf4 $16) 23... Kh8 24. Nxc5
Rxc5 25. Qe4 f5 26. Qxf5 e4 27. Qxf7 Bc4 28. Qf4 d5 $16) 22. Bxf6 $18 gxf6 23.
Qg4+ (23. Qxd5 {Ftacnik} Ra6 24. Nh5 $16) 23... Kh8 24. Nxc5 Bxc5 25. Bxh7 $1
Qb6 (25... Kxh7 26. Nf5 Bf8 27. Qh5+ Kg8 28. Re3 $18) (25... f5 26. Qh5 (26.
Nxf5 Qf6 27. Qh5 Re6) 26... Qf6 27. Bxf5+ Kg8 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Nh5 $18) 26. Nf5
(26. Nf5 {Ftacnik} Rg8 27. Bxg8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-29"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "1990.11.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Mokry, Karel"]
[Black "Lin, Ta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Mokry,K"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Czechoslovakia"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CSR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. a4 h6 14. Nbd2 Bf8 15. d5
Ne7 16. Nh2 Qd7 17. Ng4 Nxg4 18. hxg4 c6 19. Nf1 cxd5 20. exd5 Ng6 $5 {(N, /\
Bf8-e7-g5)} (20... g6) 21. Ng3 Rac8 $6 (21... Be7 $142 {/\ Bg5+/=}) 22. Re4 $1
{/\ Rb4, ><b5} Be7 23. Rb4 Bh4 (23... Bg5 24. Bxg5 hxg5 25. Ne4 f6 26. g3 $16)
24. Nf5 (24. Ne4 $5) 24... Bg5 25. Bxg5 hxg5 26. axb5 axb5 27. Ra7 $16 (27. Ra5
$5 Rc5 28. c4 $1 $16) 27... Red8 $8 (27... Nf4 28. g3 g6 $8 29. Rxb7 Qxb7 30.
Nxd6 $18) (27... Rb8 28. Qf1 {/\ Qb5}) 28. Nxd6 (28. Qf1 $6 Rc5) 28... Qxd6 29.
Rxb7 Rc5 30. R4xb5 $6 (30. Qf3 $142 Nf4 (30... Ne7 31. R4xb5 $18) 31. g3 Qa6
32. d6 $1 Qa1+ 33. Kh2 Rxd6 34. Bxf7+ Kh8 35. gxf4 Rh6+ 36. Bh5) 30... Rxb5 31.
Rxb5 e4 $1 32. Rb4 Re8 33. Qe1 $1 e3 $8 34. fxe3 Nf4 35. Rd4 Qb6 36. d6 $1 $18
Qb7 37. Rd2 Nxg2 38. Rxg2 Qxb3 39. d7 $2 $138 (39. Rd2 $142) 39... Rd8 40. Rd2
Qe6 41. Qe2 (41. Rd4 $6 Rxd7 42. Qd2 $2 Qxg4+ $1) 41... Rxd7 42. Rxd7 Qxd7 43.
b4 Qc7 44. c4 $18 Qg3+ 45. Kh1 Qh3+ 46. Kg1 Qg3+ 47. Kf1 Qh3+ 48. Kf2 Qh2+ (
48... f5 49. Qf3 $18) 49. Ke1 Qg3+ 50. Kd2 Qe5 51. b5 Qe4 52. Kc3 f5 53. Qd3 $1
Qxg4 54. b6 Qg3 55. b7 Qc7 56. Qxf5 {/\ Qc8} Qxb7 57. Qd5+ Qf7 58. Kd3 Kf8 59.
Qd8+ Qe8 60. Qxe8+ Kxe8 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 82nd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2020.01.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[Annotator "Nielsen,Peter Heine"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2020.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,8,34,37,37,10,25,12,12,12,22] Firouzja had made a marked impression,
at this point leading the tournament with 5 rounds to go. It could be said
that someone experienced should have told Alireza to take it easy and aim for
a draw, but that would ruin the chance to gain experience and the young
Iranian ( FIDE?) stays true to his aggressive instincts and goes for it!} 1. e4
e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 {Aiming for a battle.} (4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 {
would be going in the other direction.}) 4... d6 $5 {4...Bc5 by far being the
main-line these days, Magnus chooses a solid line known to give White a
moderate edge, but keeping all the pieces on the board.} 5. c3 {In the World
blitz he had played 5.c4, but here he chooses the main line.} a6 6. Ba4 Be7 7.
O-O O-O 8. Re1 Re8 9. Nbd2 Bf8 10. h3 b5 11. Bc2 {After a lot of typical
"Spanish" moves, its worth noting the bishop going to c2 instead of b3, as
that would allow ...Na5 followed by ...c5.} Bb7 12. d4 {Would Magnus now play
12...h6, then after 13.a4 a famous position from the Kasparov-Karpov matches
would arise by transposition, with white having played d4 in 2 moves, but Bc2
instead of Bb3-c2. The line has gone out of fashion, except for the detail
that Firouzja brought it back to people's attention by beating Kovalev with it
in the first round! Magnus, however, knows his classics, and that Karpov had
exploited that White now has no threat of Ng5 meaning ...h6 is unneccesary,
and thus makes a more useful move:} g6 $5 {Quite interestingly Karpov in 2019
in the legends rapid tournament deviated agianst Ljubojevic, and played 12...
Nb8. Or maybe he exactly remembered that he had lost against the same player
with 12...g6 28 years earlier!} 13. a3 $6 {The move in itself is good enough,
but the plan is wrong.} (13. d5 Nb8 14. b3 c6 15. c4 Nbd7 16. a4 Qc7 {has been
played numerous times, and transposes into the game, with the exception that
here it is White to move!}) 13... Nb8 14. d5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} (14. Nb3 $5 {
[%cal Gb3a5] would be an interesting move, threatening Na5.} exd4 {is the
typical reply, as now e4 is hanging, but} 15. Bg5 $5 {renews the threat of Na5,
and} dxc3 $2 (15... h6 $1 {, however, is fine for Black.}) 16. e5 $1 {wins a
piece.}) (14. b4 {would be more in line with 13.a3, when after} Nbd7 15. Bb2 {
we have a typical Breyer position.}) 14... c6 15. c4 Nbd7 16. a4 Qc7 $1 17. b3
{The above-mentioned position, but with Black to move. Magnus uses the given
extra tempo to regroup.} Rec8 $1 18. Ra2 bxc4 19. bxc4 a5 $1 20. Nf1 $2 {
A logical and typical move, but a mistake.The problem for White is that
optically we would tend to asses it as White being slightly better. After all,
he has the centre, and can regroup behind it. The game exemplifies why that is
very far from the truth, and thus} (20. Nb1 $1 {, strange as it looks, would
be a much better move, trying to land the knight on b5, and at least put up
some resistance to Black's plans.}) 20... Ba6 $1 21. Ne3 Nc5 22. Nd2 cxd5 23.
cxd5 Rab8 24. Ba3 Qd8 $5 {A good move, also for illustrative purposes, as
Magnus retreats his queen to the back rank but clears the c-line for his rook.}
25. Qf3 h5 $1 26. Raa1 Bh6 $1 {A beautiful geometrical motif, with Black's
bishops literally playing around White's centre. The a5 and h5 pawns provide
excellent cover, meaning the bishops becomes untouchable, and dominate till
the end.} 27. Rab1 Rxb1 28. Rxb1 Kg7 $1 29. Nef1 h4 $1 {Black just keeps
improving his postion, as White can literally not do anything active without
immediately losing material.} 30. Ne3 Bf4 31. Nef1 Qc7 32. g3 $6 {Alireza
loses patience, an in order " to do something", just weakens his position.} (
32. Ne3 {, staying loyal to the back and forth concept, could have led to this
beautiful line:} Ncd7 33. Rc1 Qc3 34. Nb1 Qa1 $1 {when White is completely
dominated and loses material!}) 32... hxg3 33. fxg3 Bh6 34. h4 Qd7 {Simplicity
at its best, eyeing the a4 pawn, which white really can do nothing about.} 35.
Kg2 Nxa4 36. Bxa4 Qxa4 37. Bxd6 Qd4 $1 {The knight on d2 is hanging, there is
a threat of 38...Ne8 as bxa3 Rc3 then wins a piece, etc. White position is
collapsing.} 38. Qf2 (38. Z0 Ne8 39. Ba3 Rc3) 38... Qxf2+ 39. Kxf2 Bxf1 {
And here Alireza, being very short of time resigned, as 40.Nxf1 Nxe4+ loses
the bishop on d6. However, with 40.Kxf1 Bxd2 41 Bxe5 he could have prolonged
the game somewhat. Magnus was planning 41...Bc3 42.Rc1! Bxe5 43.Rxc8 Nxe4, and
while the win will take some moves, the result is not in doubt. A great
strategical game by Magnus, outplaying his young opponent by positional means.
One could even make the statement that absolutely no tactical remedies were
used by Black at all in tis game, he only further and further strengthened his
own position until his opponent's camp collapsed!} (39... Bxf1 40. Kxf1 (40.
Nxf1 Nxe4+) 40... Bxd2 41. Bxe5 Bc3 42. Rc1 $1 Bxe5 43. Rxc8 Nxe4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sulskis, Sarunas"]
[Black "Kholmov, Ratmir D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Nikitin,A"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1995.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Rb8 (11... Bb7 12. d5 Ne7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8
Qxa8 15. Na3 $14) 12. axb5 axb5 13. Be3 (13. d5 Ne7 14. Nbd2 Ng6 15. Nf1 Nh4
16. N1h2 Nxf3+ 17. Nxf3 Nc5 18. Bc2 c6 19. b4 Na6 20. dxc6 Qc7 21. Bb3 Qxc6 22.
Bd5 $1 Qxc3 23. Be3 $1 Qc7 24. Qc1 Bb7 25. Ba7 $1 Bxd5 26. Qxc7 Nxc7 27. Bxb8
Rxb8 28. exd5 Nxd5 $44 {Polgar,J-van der Sterren,P/Wijk aan Zee/1990/1-0/})
13... Bb7 14. Nbd2 exd4 $5 15. cxd4 Nb4 16. Qe2 Re8 17. Bf4 Nf8 18. Qxb5 $1 (
18. Bg3 Ne6 19. Qe3 c5 $132) 18... Bxe4 19. Qxe8 Qxe8 20. Nxe4 Qd7 (20... Qd8
21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Bg5 Qf5 23. Re7 Ne6 $8 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Rxc7 Nd5 26. Rd7
Nf6 27. Bxf6 $1 $146) (20... Be7 21. Neg5 Nd3 22. Bxf7+ Qxf7 23. Nxf7 Nxe1 24.
Rxe1 Kxf7 25. Re2 Ne6 26. Be3 Rb5 $14) 21. Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Re3 $146 Qf5 (22...
Ne6 23. Bh6 Ng7 24. Nh4 $40 Kh8 25. Rg3 Rg8 $4 26. Bxg7+ Rxg7 27. Ra8+) 23. Bh6
Qh5 $8 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. Ra7 Rc8 26. Rc3 Qf5 27. Raxc7 Rxc7 28. Rxc7 Qb1+ 29.
Kh2 Qxb2 30. Rxf7+ Ke8 31. Be6 $10 Qxf2 32. Rxf6 Nc2 33. Rf7 Nxd4 34. Nxd4 Qxd4
35. Bb3 Qe5+ 36. Kh1 h6 37. Rf3 d5 38. Bc2 d4 39. Bd3 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Solozhenkin, Evgeniy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. a4 h6 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 f5 18. Nh2 Kh8 (18... Nf6 19. Rf3 Re5 20. Rxf5 (20.
b3 $5 Nxe4 $6 (20... fxe4 21. Rxf6 Qxf6 22. Ng4 Qf7 23. Nxe5 dxe5 24. Nxe4 Bxd5
25. Qg4 $44 {Dimitrov,V-Brito,A/ESP/1993/1:0/38/}) 21. Nxe4 fxe4 22. Rg3 h5 23.
Rxe4 Nxd5 24. Bb2 Nf6 25. Rf4 $1 $16 {Gruenfeld,Y-Kraidman,Y/Tel Aviv/1992/1:0/
34/}) 20... Rxf5 21. exf5 Bxd5 22. Ne4 $6 (22. Ng4 Bf7 23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. Ne4
Qd8 25. Qg4 d5 26. Ng3 Qf6 27. Nh5 Qd4 $13 {Wahls,M-Enigk,F/GER/1993/1:0/41/})
22... Bxe4 23. Bxe4 d5 24. Bf3 c4 25. Re6 Nd3 26. Be3 d4 $1 $17 {Khalifman,
A-Karpov,A-Reggio Emilia/1991/1:0/45/}) 19. g4 $1 (19. Rae3 c4 $1 20. b3 Ne5
21. bxc4 bxc4 22. exf5 Nxd5 23. Rg3 Qb6 24. a5 Qxa5 (24... Qb4 $1 25. Ba3 Qxa5
$17 {Solozhenkin/})) (19. Rg3 Nf6 20. exf5 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Nbxd5 22. Ndf3 Qe8
23. Qd1 Qh5 $1 $15) 19... fxe4 (19... f4 20. Ndf3 g5 21. Bd2 Bg7 22. Bc3 Ne5
23. Nxe5 dxe5 24. Qd2 $16) 20. Nxe4 Nf6 (20... Nxd5 21. g5 Ne5 22. Rg3 $36) 21.
g5 Nxe4 22. Rxe4 Bxd5 23. Rxe8 Qxe8 24. gxh6 gxh6 25. Rg3 Qf7 (25... Bg7 26.
Ng4 $18 (26. Bd2 Qe6 (26... Qf7 27. Bc3 Bxc3 28. bxc3 Nc6 29. Qd2 $18) 27. Bxb4
cxb4 28. Rg6 (28. Qd3 Qg8 29. Ng4 Re8)) 26... Qe6 27. Bd2 Bb7 $13) 26. Ng4 Qh5
(26... Qe6 27. Bd2 Bg7 28. Nxh6 $1 $18) 27. Bd2 Bg7 28. Bc3 (28. Bxb4 cxb4 29.
Qd3 Bg8) 28... Ra7 (28... Rg8 29. Bxb4 cxb4 30. Qd3) 29. Qd2 $1 Qg5 30. Ne3 Qf4
31. Rg4 Qf3 32. Nxd5 Nxd5 33. Qxh6+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 10th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.09.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2016.09.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 {The Classical Ruy Lopez is one of the most comprehensive openings
and it is not without reason that there is the famous saying that he who
understand the Ruy Lopez understands chess. Definitely all the great players
from the past and today have used it with either colour.} Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11.
Nbd2 exd4 $5 12. cxd4 Nd7 {From a known Zaitsev line we came to a Keres type
of Ruy Lopez line; this is an interesting transposition that has recently
caught on in high level tournaments.} 13. Nf1 Na5 14. Bc2 Bf6 15. Rb1 {A quiet
move, other ideas:} (15. Bf4 Nf8 16. Ng3 Ne6 17. Bd2 Nc4 18. Bc3 c5 19. e5 dxe5
20. dxe5 Be7 21. b3 b4 22. bxc4 Qxd1 23. Raxd1 Bxf3 24. gxf3 bxc3 {½-½ (32)
Motylev,A (2658)-Svidler,P (2739) Chita 2015, with enough counterplay.}) (15.
Ng3 g6 16. Bh6 Nc4 17. b3 Na3 18. Bd3 c5 19. Bf4 Nf8 20. e5 dxe5 21. dxe5 Bg7
22. Qe2 Ne6 23. Bc1 Nd4 $1 24. Nxd4 Rxe5 {½-½ (31) Kryvoruchko,Y (2708)
-Iordachescu,V (2589) Abu Dhabi 2014. Black is fine.}) 15... c5 16. d5 Nc4 17.
b3 Nce5 18. N3h2 {White let him move the knight from a5 to e5, but f4 is in
the air. We have reached a very sharp position.} Ng6 {The most popular move
among grandmasters.} (18... c4 19. Ne3 Qc7 20. Nf5 {leads to some less
explored territory in chess openings.}) 19. Ne3 (19. Be3 Bc3 20. Re2 Nf6 21.
Ng3 b4 22. f4 a5 23. Bd3 Ba6 24. a4 Qc8 25. Nhf1 h5 {0-1 (35) Djukic,N (2566)
-Neelotpal,D (2457) Skopje 2016. Black got serious chances to get the
initative.}) 19... Bc8 (19... Bc3 20. Bd2 Bxd2 21. Qxd2 Bc8 22. Nf5 Nb6 23. g4
Ra7 24. f4 b4 25. Bd3 a5 {0-1 (47) Macieja,B (2579)-Berczes,D (2495) Las Vegas
2015; with chances for both sides.}) 20. Bd2 b4 21. Nhg4 a5 {This seems like a
slow plan to me, but to be honest the alternative can also run into a problem;
let's see:} (21... Nde5 22. g3 $1 {Now we see Anand's clear idea when he opted
for 19.Ne3:} (22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 {looks ok for Black}) ({while:} 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23.
Nc4 Qh4 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. Re3 f5 $1 {I think Black is ok here.}) 22... Nxg4 23.
hxg4 {Such a position is usually considered better for White.}) 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6
{The alternative is also possible, but somehow I prefer White's chances:} (
22... Nxf6 23. Nc4 Ba6 24. f4 $1 $36) 23. g3 $1 a4 {The idea is actually to
open a file before going for a sharp plan, but Anand is ready for it...} (23...
Nde5 24. f4 (24. Kg2 Nf3 $1 $17) 24... Nxf4 25. gxf4 Qxf4 26. Nf1 Qh4 27. Re3
Bxh3 28. Qe2 Bd7 29. Rg3 {Engines are more or less happy with Black's chances
here, but I am not.}) 24. bxa4 $1 (24. f4 axb3 25. axb3 Nb6 26. h4 h6 {This
would give an unclear position.}) 24... Nde5 25. f4 Nxf4 26. gxf4 Qxf4 27. Nf1
Qh4 28. Re3 Bxh3 29. Qe2 Qg4+ {This can't be criticised, although at first
sightt it may look as if Black can escape from the exchange of queens. But
this is not the case.} (29... Bg4 30. Qg2 Qf6 31. Nh2 $1 (31. Rg3 Nf3+ 32. Kh1
Re5 33. Qf2 Rh5+ 34. Kg2 Nh4+ 35. Kg1 Nf3+ {draw by perpetual}) 31... Bd7 32.
Rf1 Qe7 33. Rg3 Ng6 34. Nf3 Bxa4 35. Bd3 {White is better, as Ng5 in
combination with e4-e5 gives a dangerous attack.}) 30. Qxg4 Bxg4 31. a3 $1 Nf3+
(31... Nc4 32. axb4 Nxe3 33. Nxe3 Bf3 34. bxc5 dxc5 35. a5 Bxe4 36. Rc1 {
White looks better here.}) 32. Kf2 Nd4 33. Rb2 bxa3 34. Rxa3 Nxc2 35. Rxc2 Rxe4
36. a5 {A piece up after an interesting sequence of moves, White has the
better chances. The pawn on a5 is of course a real asset.} Bc8 37. Re3 Rf4+ 38.
Rf3 Re4 39. Rb2 Ba6 40. Bc3 {After the time control now with Ng3 to come White
is clearly better.} h5 41. Ng3 Rh4 42. Rb6 Rh2+ 43. Kg1 Rc2 44. Nf5 Bc4 45. Re3
$1 {Anand is winning now .} Kh7 46. Rxd6 Rb8 47. Rb6 Rxb6 48. axb6 Bxd5 49.
Nxg7 Rg2+ 50. Kf1 Rg6 51. Nxh5 Bc4+ 52. Kf2 Rxb6 53. Nf6+ Kh6 54. Rg3 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT2"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Payen, Arnaud"]
[Black "Maric, Alisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Payen,A"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {L'ouverture espagnole qui permet parfois permet de
casser la structure noire par Fxc6.} a6 4. Ba4 (4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O (5. Nxe5 $2
Qd4 6. Nf3 Qxe4+ 7. Qe2 Qxe2+ 8. Kxe2 {Et les noirs n'ont pas de problèmes.})
5... f6 {Fischer-Spassky Ch du monde.}) 4... Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6
8. c3 {Le début de la construction d'un centre.} O-O 9. h3 {Un coup de défense
empêchant Fg4 qui exercerait une pression indirecte sur le centre.} Nd7 10. d4
Bf6 {La tension est maintenue au centre.Les noirs font pression sur d4.Voir
Kasparov-Karpov.} 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 {Cherchant а faire peur au pion b5 qui
pourrait devenir faible après un échange.} exd4 {Les noirs décident qu'ils
attaqueront le centre avec leurs pièces mais pas avec leurs pions.} 13. cxd4
Re8 14. Qd2 {Un coup très difficile а jouer qui empêche les sauts du cavalier
noir en a5 ou b4.Le plan est maintenant Fc2,b3,Fb2 ce qui résoudrait le
développement du fou c1.} Re7 15. Ra2 $6 (15. Rb1) 15... bxa4 16. Bxa4 Nb6 17.
Bxc6 Bxc6 18. d5 Ba4 $2 {Les pièces noires sont désorganisées.Meilleur était
Fb7 pour ouvrir le jeu par c6.} (18... Bb7 $142 {[%cal Gc7c6]}) 19. Qd3 Nd7 20.
Be3 Rb8 21. Bd4 $1 {Elimine la dangereuse paire de fous.} Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Bb3 23.
Raa1 a5 $6 24. Qc3 $1 {Cède le passage au cavalier blanc vers la superbe case
c6.} Re8 25. Nd4 Qf6 $5 26. Nc6 Qxc3 27. bxc3 Rb6 (27... Ra8 28. Nb5) 28. Nxa5
f5 {Les noirs veulent détruire l'harmonie des pions blancs au centre.} 29. N5c4
Bxc4 30. Nxc4 Rb3 31. exf5 Rxe1+ 32. Rxe1 Rxc3 33. Re7 Rxc4 34. Rxd7 h5 $2 (
34... Rf4 35. g4 h5) 35. g3 $1 Rc5 36. g4 hxg4 37. hxg4 Rxd5 38. Rxc7 Re5 $2 (
38... Rd4 39. f3 Rd2 {Et le roi blanc n'est pas actif.}) 39. Rd7 Rd5 40. Kg2
Rd3 41. f3 Kf8 42. Kg3 d5 43. g5 Rd4 44. f4 Rd1 45. Kg4 d4 46. Kh5 d3 47. Kg6
d2 48. Rd3 Rf1 49. Rxd2 Rxf4 50. Rd8+ Ke7 51. Rg8 {Le pion g7 tombe et les
pions blancs sont des monstres!} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.12"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Rytshagov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Mannion, Stephen R"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Pein,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Estonia"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EST"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 {After this
repetition of moves please note that the move numbers on following game
references might not be right but the positions are correct.} Bf8 14. a4 h6 15.
Bc2 exd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 17. Bb1 c5 {17..bxa4 18.Rxa4 a5 has been under a cloud
since K-K game 2 from the 1990 Wch final at New York.} 18. d5 Nd7 19. Ra3 f5
20. Rae3 Nf6 {Karpov played 20..f4 against Timman in Kuala Lumpur cf (9)/1990/
0-1/56/ [CBM-VC:Tischbierek]. After 21.R3e2 Ne5 Black was fine but 21.Rc3 and
21.Ra3 have been suggested.} 21. Nh2 Qd7 {Karpov's improvement over 21..Kh8
which led to disaster in Kasparov,G-Karpov,A (20)/Wch-KK5/Lyon/1990/1-0/41/ ->
[CBM-VC: Gurevich,M; Schüssler]} 22. Rf3 Re5 23. Rxf5 {23.b3 was tried in Oll,
L-Hjartarson,J/EuCup/1991/1/2-1/2/70/ [CBM-VC:Hjartarson,J] and after 23...
Nxe4 24.Nxe4 fxe4 25.Rxe4 Rxd5 26.Qe2 a complex game was drawn in 70 moves.}
Rxf5 24. exf5 Bxd5 {The position is similar in character to another K-K game 
(Kasparov,G-Karpov,A (04)/Wch-New York/1990/1/2-1/2/40/ [CBM-VC:Schüssler],
but here a pair of rooks have been exchanged, which helps Black's defence.} 25.
Ng4 Nxg4 {After 26.Qxg4 Re8 27.Ne4 Bxe4 and ..d5 follows. The players analysed
27.Rd1 Qe7!} 26. hxg4 Re8 27. Ne4 Qc6 $1 {Now Black has equal chances. Not 27..
Bxe4 28.Bxe4 d5 29.Bxd5+!} 28. axb5 axb5 29. f3 Bf7 {Another good move
reminiscent of Karpov's play in game 4 of the match. Black prepares ..d5} 30.
g5 {White must play actively before ..d5 comes.} hxg5 31. Nxg5 c4 $1 {The
ideas of ..Nd3 and ..Qc5+ give good counterplay.} 32. Bd2 {White thought for
55 minutes before playing this but could prove no advantage. The ingenious 32.
Rxe8 Qxe8 33.Kf2 with the idea of Qh1 can be met by 33..Nd5- f6. 32.f4!? was
perhaps the sharpest try now.} d5 33. Nxf7 Kxf7 34. Rxe8 Qxe8 35. Bxb4 Bxb4 36.
Qxd5+ Kf6 37. Qd4+ Qe5 38. Qd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2004.07.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2004.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. d5 Nb8 15.
Nf1 Nbd7 16. N3h2 Nc5 17. Bc2 c6 18. b4 Ncd7 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Bg5 h6 21. Bxf6
Nxf6 22. Ng4 Nxg4 23. Qxg4 Bd7 24. Qf3 Rc8 25. Bb3 Be6 26. Bxe6 {Das ganze
System gilt als wenigversprechend für Weiss, aber diese Neuerung von Javier
Moreno Carnero erlaubt es dem Anziehenden, um die Initiative zu kämpfen. Zwar
kontrolliert Schwarz nach diesem Tausch wieder das Feld d5, aber der Bauer d6
bleibt immer noch anfällig. Dazu schwächt Schwarz seine Königsstellung, was
Weiss versuchen wird, auszunützen.} (26. Rad1) (26. Rec1 {Akopian-Zhang Zhong,
Wijk aan Zee 2004}) ({sowie} 26. Qd3 {Leitao-Zhang Zhong, WM-Tripoli 2004
wurden schon erprobt.}) 26... fxe6 27. a4 Qd7 28. axb5 axb5 29. Red1 ({Nach} 
29. Ng3 {gefiel mir nicht} d5) 29... Qc6 (29... Ra8 $5 {hatte mich eher
beschäftigt, als ich über meinen 29.Zug nachdachte. Vermutlich hätte ich darauf
} 30. Ng3 {geantwortet.}) 30. Rd3 (30. Ra7 {sieht auf den ersten Blick stark
aus, aber die schwarze Stellung bleibt solide nach} Re7 31. Rxe7 Bxe7 32. Qg4
Qd7 33. Rd3 Rf8) 30... Ra8 31. Rad1 ({Auch nach} 31. Rxa8 Rxa8 32. Ng3 (32. Qg4
Qc4) 32... Qc4 $13 {hat es Weiss schwer, seine optimale Aufstellung zu
erreichen. Es fehlt nur den Zug Qg4, was im Fall von} (32... Be7 $2 {kommen
würde:} 33. Qg4 Qc4 34. Nh5 $40)) 31... Ra7 $1 {Etienne erkannt gut, dass die
f-Linie wichtiger ist als die a-Linie, und bringt seinen Turm rüber.} 32. Ng3
Rf7 33. Qg4 Rf4 34. Qg6 Rf6 35. Qg4 Rf4 36. Qg6 Rf6 37. Qh5 {Dieser Versuch
ist riskant, da Schwarz auch über aktive Möglichkeiten verfügt.} Ra8 $1 38. Qe2
$2 ({Mit wenig Zeit auf der Uhr, konnte ich die Konsequenzen des folgenden
Bauernopfers nicht einschätzen.} 38. Re3 Ra3 39. Rdd3 Ra1+ 40. Kh2 Rxf2 41. Rf3
Rxf3 42. Rxf3 Ra7 43. Qg6 Qc8 44. Nh5 Kh8 45. Rg3 Qd8 46. Qxe6 $14 {und Weiss
steht nicht nur aktiver, sondern hat auch das Feld d5 zurückerobert! Zwar
steht der Springer nocht weit von ihm entfernt, aber Schwarz ist momentan zur
Passivität verurteilt.}) 38... Qc4 (38... g6 $6 39. Rf3 Rf4 40. Qe3 Rxf3 41.
Qxf3 Kg7 42. Rd3 $40) 39. Nh5 Rf7 40. Qg4 Ra3 $6 ({Besser war} 40... Ra2 {
. Etienne dachte über seinen 40.Zug sehr lange nach und verwarf dies wegen} 41.
Rf3 (41. Qg6 Raxf2 42. Rg3 Qe2 43. Ra1 Rf1+ 44. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 45. Kh2 Qe1) 41...
Rxf3 42. gxf3 (42. Qxf3 $142 Qe2 $11 {/=+}) {Er verpasste aber} 42... Ra7 (
42... Kf7 43. Rxd6 g6 $11) 43. f4 Rf7 44. fxe5 dxe5 $15) 41. Qg6 Rxc3 42. Rxd6
$1 (42. Rxc3 Qxc3 43. Qxe6 Qxb4) 42... Rc1 ({Nach} 42... Bxd6 43. Rxd6 {
[%csl Gd6,Gg6,Gh5] reicht die Kompensation aus, z.B:} Kf8 (43... Qc8 $6 44.
Rxe6 Kf8 45. Rxe5 Qb8 46. f4 Rc1+ 47. Kh2 Qa7 48. Qd6+ Kg8 49. Rc5 $14) (43...
Rd3 44. Rxe6 Rd8 45. Nf6+ Kf8 46. Nd5 $5 (46. Nh7+ Kg8 47. Nf6+ Kf8 $11) 46...
Qd4 47. Qh7 Qxf2+ 48. Kh2 Rfd7 49. Rxe5 Rxd5 50. Rxd5 Rxd5 51. exd5 Qf4+ $11)
44. Rd8+ Ke7 45. Ra8 $5 (45. Rd7+ $6 Kxd7 46. Qxf7+ Kc6 47. Nxg7 Qxe4 $15) (45.
Rb8 Qc7 46. Rxb5 $44 (46. Re8+ $2 Kxe8 47. Nxg7+ Ke7 48. Qxe6+ Kf8 $19)) 45...
Qd4 (45... Ra3 $6 46. Rxa3 Qc1+ 47. Kh2 Qxa3 48. Nxg7 $16) 46. Ra6 Qxf2+ 47.
Kh2 Kf8 48. Ra8+ Ke7 49. Ra6 Kf8 $11) 43. Kh2 Rxd1 44. Rxd1 Bxb4 (44... Qe2 45.
Rd8 Qxf2 46. Qxe6 $13 {/+=}) 45. Rd7 Be7 46. Rxe7 ({Das Remis ist auch nach} 
46. f4 exf4 47. e5 f3 $11 {unausweichlich}) 46... Rxe7 47. Nf6+ Kf8 48. Nh7+
Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1996.05.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1996.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. Ng3 g6 15.
Nh2 h5 16. Nf3 Nc5 17. Bc2 c6 18. b4 Ncd7 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Bb3 Nb6 21. Bg5 Bd7
22. Nh4 Be6 23. Qf3 Nbd7 24. Rad1 Rc8 25. Rd3 Bxb3 26. axb3 Qe7 27. Red1 Qe6
28. Nhf5 Qxb3 29. Nxd6 Bxd6 30. c4 Qxc4 31. Rxd6 Nh7 32. Bh6 Ndf8 33. Rxa6 Re6
34. Rxe6 Nxe6 35. Nf5 (35. Nxh5 $5 gxh5 36. Qg3+ Kh8 37. Qxe5+ f6 38. Qf5 Rd8
39. Rxd8+ Nxd8 40. Qd7 Ne6 41. Qe8+ Nhf8 42. Bxf8 Qc1+ $10) 35... Qxb4 (35...
gxf5 36. exf5 Neg5 37. Qxh5 Ne4 38. Qg4+ Neg5 39. Qh5 $10) 36. Rd7 Nhg5 37.
Bxg5 Qe1+ 38. Kh2 Nxg5 39. Qg3 $1 (39. Ne7+ Kh7 40. Qf6 Rc1 41. Qxg5 Qg1+ 42.
Kg3 Rc3+ 43. f3 Rc2 44. Rd2 Qe1+ $19) 39... Nxe4 40. Nh6+ Kh7 41. Rxf7+ Kxh6
42. Qxe5 Qd2 $4 {Allows mate in six!} (42... Rg8 43. Qf4+ (43. g4 Qb4 44. Rf4
Qd2 45. Qxe4 hxg4 46. hxg4 Qd6 $13) 43... g5 44. Qc7 (44. Qe5 g4 $1 $13) 44...
Kg6 45. Qe7 Qc3 46. Qe6+ Nf6 47. Rxf6+ Qxf6 48. Qxg8+ $10) 43. Qg7+ Kg5 44. h4+
Kxh4 45. Qxg6 Rc3 46. Qxe4+ 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1990.01.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Polgar,J"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schussler} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7.
Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 {10...[]b6} 11. a4 Rb8 (11... Bb7 12.
axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 (13... Bxa8 14. d5 Ne7 15. Na3 Nc5 16. Bc2 c6 17. b4
Na6 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Qd3 Nc7 20. Rd1 $16 {Huebner,R-Short,N/Skeleftea WCup/
1989/ -> CBM 14}) 14. d5 Ne7 15. Na3 Ba6 16. Nh2 $14 {Anand,V-Speelman,J/
Thessaloniki ol/1988/ -> TD 1988/6}) 12. axb5 axb5 13. d5 Ne7 14. Nbd2 {
N; the theory recommends 14.[]a3} (14. Be3 {Schussler} Nc5 15. Bc2 c6 16. b4
Na6 17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. Na3 Nc7 {And Black was ok in Nunn-Karpov, Rotterdam 1989.
}) 14... Ng6 (14... c6 15. dxc6 Nxc6 {15...[]c5? 16.>>d5!} 16. Nf1 Nc5 17. Bd5
Ne7 18. Ne3 $14) (14... Nc5 15. Bc2 c6 {15...b4!?} 16. b4 Na6 17. dxc6 Nxc6 18.
Nf1 $14) (14... b4 $5) 15. Nf1 Nh4 {15...[]f4 is interesting} 16. N1h2 Nxf3+
17. Nxf3 Nc5 18. Bc2 c6 $6 (18... b4 19. Be3 b3 (19... bxc3 20. bxc3 $14) 20.
Bb1 $14) 19. b4 (19. dxc6 $2 Qc7 20. b4 Ne6 $1) 19... Na6 20. dxc6 Qc7 21. Bb3
$1 Qxc6 22. Bd5 Qxc3 (22... Qd7 23. Be3 $6 (23. Qd2 $1 Rd8 (23... Nc7 24. Ra7
Qd8 25. Rd1 Nxd5 26. Qxd5 Be7 27. Be3 Be6 28. Qc6 $14) 24. Qa2 $1 Nc7 $2 25.
Qa7) 23... Rd8 { 24...>>b7}) 23. Be3 $1 Qc7 $8 (23... Nxb4 $2 24. Bd2) (23...
Qxb4 $2 24. Qc2 $1 { 25.<<eb1}) 24. Qc1 $1 (24. Qd2 Bb7 25. Bxb7 Qxb7 26. Qxd6
Ra8 $10) 24... Bb7 (24... Qxc1 25. Rexc1 { 26.<<xc8} Nxb4 26. Ba7 Nxd5 (26...
Rb7 27. Rxc8 $18) 27. Bxb8) (24... Qd7 25. Qa3 {Black has difficulties finding
a move}) 25. Ba7 Bxd5 (25... Qxc1 {not better} 26. Rexc1 Bxd5 27. exd5 (27.
Bxb8 $2 Nxb8 28. exd5 e4) 27... Nxb4 28. Bxb8 Rxb8 29. Rab1 Nxd5 $2 30. Rxb5
$18) 26. Qxc7 Nxc7 27. Bxb8 Rxb8 28. exd5 Nxd5 (28... e4 29. Rac1) 29. Rad1
Nxb4 30. Rxd6 Nc2 31. Re2 $1 (31. Rc1 $2 Nd4 32. Nxd4 exd4 33. Rb6 Rd8 34. Rxb5
d3 35. Rd1 d2 {with the black pawn at the second rank the win is much more
difficult for white than in the game, if it is possible at all.}) 31... Nd4 32.
Nxd4 exd4 33. Rb6 Rd8 34. Rxb5 g6 (34... d3 35. Rd2 Bc3 (35... g6 36. Rb3 $1
$18) 36. Rxd3 $1 $18) 35. Rd2 {to stop 35...d3} h5 {If black would take a
passive set-up with <<g7,<<f8,h6, than I put both my rooks on the 7th rank (
b7,d7 ), push my pawns g4,f4, put my king on g3 - than h4,g5 is the winning
plan.} 36. g3 Kg7 37. Rb7 Rd5 38. Kf1 Rd8 39. Ke2 Re8+ 40. Kd3 Re5 41. Ra2 Rf5
(41... h4 42. g4 { <<a2-a7, f2-f4}) 42. h4 Kg8 $2 {looses immediatly, but the
black position is lost anyway.} (42... g5 43. hxg5 Bxg5 44. Ke4 Rf6 45. f4 Bh6
46. Rh2 $18) 43. Ra8+ Kg7 44. f4 {Black is in total Zugzwang} (44. f4 Bxh4 45.
gxh4 Rxf4 46. Raa7 Kg8 47. Rd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Uzbekistan"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UZB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
d6 9. c3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 {The Zaitsev's variation went
on to a serious test in the World championship matches Kasparov-Karpov and
remains highly topical nowadays as well.} 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5
16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 {White's rook heading to the kingside.} f5 (17... c4 {
has been seen twice in KK World championship match in 1986. Both games ended
victoriously for White.}) 18. g4 $5 {A very interesting move, which appeared
only twice beforehand. This game will probably give a new push to this line.} (
{In the fifth KK match in 1990 Kasparov played once} 18. Rae3) ({and twice} 18.
exf5 {. It seems that recent analysis showed good defensive resources for
Black in both cases.}) ({Therefore, White switched to} 18. Nh2 {which is
considered to be the mail line nowadays.}) 18... fxg4 $6 {A novelty and
probably not the best one. In such a sharp line one inaccuracy might be enough
to lose the whole game.} (18... f4 $5 {An attempt to block white's initiative
on the kingside might be an improvement for Black.} 19. Nb3 c4 (19... g5 20.
axb5 axb5 21. Bd2 Ne5 22. Bxb4 Nxf3+ 23. Qxf3 cxb4 24. Rxa8 Qxa8 25. Qd1 Bg7
26. Qd2 $14 {De Firmian,N-Ivanov,A/Philadelphia 1993}) 20. Nbd4 Nc5 $132 21.
Bxf4 Qf6 22. Bh2 Nbd3 $44 {Hellers,F-Almasi,Z/Malmo 1994}) (18... fxe4 $6 {
This is rather risky, but deserves investigation as well. For example:} 19.
Nxe4 Bxd5 (19... Nxd5 20. g5 N7b6 21. Qc2 $40) (19... c4 20. g5 Nd3 21. Bxd3
cxd3 22. Rxd3 Nc5 23. Nxc5 dxc5 24. gxh6 $16) 20. g5 Ne5 (20... bxa4 21. Bd2
Bb3 22. Rxb3 axb3 23. Bxb4 cxb4 24. Qxb3+ Kh8 25. Nh4 Ne5 26. f4 $40) 21. Nxe5
Rxe5 22. gxh6 Qh4 23. hxg7 Bxg7 24. Rg3 Rf8 (24... Bxe4 25. Qxd6 Rae8 26. Bh6
R5e6 27. Rxg7+ Kh8 28. Qxc5 Qxh6 29. Rg4 $18) 25. Bg5 Rxg5 26. Nxg5 Bd4 (26...
Qxg3+ 27. fxg3 Bd4+ 28. Qxd4 (28. Kh2 $4 Rf2+ 29. Kg1 Rd2+ $19) 28... cxd4 29.
axb5 axb5 30. Rd1 $16) 27. Ne4+ Kh8 28. Qg4 Qxg4 29. Rxg4 bxa4 30. Rh4+ Kg7 31.
Rg4+ Kh8 $11) 19. hxg4 Ne5 ({After} 19... Be7 20. Nf1 Bf6 21. Ne3 Ne5 22. Nxe5
Bxe5 23. Nf5 {White has pleasant attacking prospects.}) ({Deserved attention:} 
19... g6 $5 {covering the f5 square..}) 20. g5 $1 Bc8 (20... hxg5 $2 21. Nxe5
dxe5 22. Qh5 $40) 21. Nxe5 Qxg5+ 22. Rg3 Qxe5 23. Nf3 {[%csl Gb1,Gc1,Gd1,Ge1,
Gf3,Gg3] White is a pawn down, but his pieces are ready for a strike.} Qh5 (
23... Qf6 24. Qe2 $1 {[%cal Ge4e5]} Bb7 (24... Nxd5 25. e5 $1 dxe5 26. Qe4 Bb7
27. Qh7+ Kf7 28. Bg6+ Ke7 29. Bxh6 $18) 25. e5 $1 dxe5 26. Qe4 $18) 24. Kg2 Bg4
25. Rh1 Bxf3+ (25... Qg6 26. Bd2 {and after the following e4-e5 White will get
a crushing attack.}) 26. Rxf3 Qg4+ 27. Kf1 Rxe4 $1 {The only way to stay in
the game.} 28. Bxh6 $1 (28. Bxe4 $2 Qxe4 {and Black is fine.}) 28... Ra7 (28...
gxh6 $2 29. Rg3 $18) (28... Rd4 $2 29. Qe2 Nxd5 30. Bf5 $18 {[%cal Gf5g4,Gf5e6]
}) (28... Rae8 29. Be3 $16 (29. Bxe4 $6 Qxe4 30. Bd2 Nxd5 $13)) 29. Bd2 {
The "h" file is now a real problem for Black.} Rf7 (29... Nxd5 $2 30. Rh8+ $1
Kxh8 31. Rxf8+ Kh7 32. Qxg4 $18 {[%cal Gb1h7]}) 30. Bxe4 Qxe4 31. Rfh3 Rf5 32.
Bxb4 Qxb4 33. Qe2 {Black is forced to exchange queens not to be mated.} Qc4 34.
Qxc4 bxc4 35. Rh5 Rxh5 $2 {This decision is hard to understand. The exchange
of rooks leads to a totally hopeless ending for Black.} ({It was necessary to
keep the rooks on the board:} 35... g5 $1 36. Rg1 (36. Rh8+ Kf7 37. R1h7+ Bg7
38. Rd8 Kg6 39. Rxg7+ Kxg7 40. Rxd6 a5 {and Black should make a draw.}) 36...
Be7 37. Rh4 Rxd5 (37... Bf6 $2 38. Rxc4 Bxb2 39. f4 Rxd5 40. Rxg5+ Rxg5 41.
fxg5 Kf7 42. Rf4+ Kg6 43. Rf8 a5 44. Rg8+ Kf7 45. Ra8 Bc3 46. Ra6 $1 $18) 38.
Rxc4 Rd2 {with good survival chances.}) 36. Rxh5 Be7 37. Rh3 $1 {Kasim plays
it precisely.} Bf6 38. b3 c3 39. Ke2 {Black's passed pawn is not dangerous at
all.} Kf7 40. Kd3 Kg6 41. Rh8 {The rook is coming to capture black's "a" pawn.
The rest is easy.} Kf5 42. Ra8 Ke5 43. Rxa6 Kxd5 44. a5 g6 45. Ra7 Kc6 46. Rf7
1-0

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Liss, Eran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a4 h6 15. d5
Ne7 16. c4 (16. Nh2 $5 Ng6 17. Ndf1 c6 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Ng4 $14 {Polgar,
S-Brito,A/Las Palmas-B/1994/}) 16... c6 (16... Qd7 $5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8
Rxa8 19. cxb5 Qxb5 20. Nb1 Ra1 21. Nc3 Qb4 22. Qc2 c6 $10 {Parma,B-Nikolic,Pr/
JUG-ch/1982/}) (16... bxc4 17. Nxc4 c6 18. dxc6 Nxc6 19. a5 Na7 20. Bc2 Nb5 21.
Be3 Qc7 22. Nfd2 d5 23. Bb6 Qc6 24. exd5 Nxd5 $13 {Kruppa,Y-Klovan,Y/Frunze/
1988/}) 17. Bc2 (17. dxc6 $5 Bxc6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 20. cxb5 Bb7 (
20... Bxb5 $2 21. Bxf7+) (20... Bxe4 $6 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Bc2 $1 f5 23. Nh4 $1
$16) 21. Nc4 $1 Nxe4 22. Nxd6 Nxd6 23. Qxd6 e4 24. Nd4 $1 $16 {Sznapik,
A-Panczyk,K/POL-ch/1981/}) 17... bxc4 18. dxc6 Nxc6 19. Nxc4 Rc8 20. Bd2 $5 (
20. b3 Nd4 $1 21. Nxd4 (21. Bb2 $2 Nxf3+ (21... Nxc2 22. Qxc2 Bxe4 $1 23. Rxe4
Nxe4 24. Qxe4 d5 $19) 22. Qxf3 d5 23. exd5 Bxd5 24. Qc3 Bd6 $13) 21... exd4 22.
a5 (22. Qxd4 d5 $1 23. Qa7 $140 Qc7 24. Nb6 Bc5 $1 $36) 22... d5 23. Nb6 Rc7
24. e5 Bb4 25. Bd2 Bxd2 26. Qxd2 Ne4) 20... Nd4 (20... Nb4 $5) 21. Ba5 (21.
Nxd4 $5 exd4 22. Ba5 Qe7 23. Nb6 $14) 21... Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Qe7 23. Ne3 d5 (
23... Qd7 $5) 24. exd5 Rxc2 $6 (24... Nxd5 25. Be4 Nxe3 26. Bxb7 (26. Rxe3)
26... e4 $8 (26... Nc2 27. Bxc8 Nxe1 28. Qc6 Nd3 29. b4 $1 e4 30. Bxa6 $18) 27.
Bxe4 Qxe4 28. Rxe3 Qxf3 29. Rxf3 Rc2 30. Bc3 Ree2 31. Rd1 $16) (24... e4 $1 25.
Qg3 Nxd5 26. Nxd5 Bxd5 27. Bc3 $14) 25. Nxc2 Nxd5 (25... Qc5 $5 26. Bc3 Nxd5)
26. Qg3 Qc5 $5 (26... Nf4 27. Ne3) 27. Bc3 Nf4 28. Ne3 Re6 29. Ng4 Nxg2 $6 (
29... Qc6 30. Nxe5 Qxg2+ 31. Qxg2 Nxg2 32. Red1 Nf4 33. Rd7 $1 Nxh3+ 34. Kh2
Nxf2 35. Rxb7 Rxe5 36. Bxe5 Ng4+ 37. Kg3 Nxe5 38. b4 $18) (29... Bd6 $5 30.
Rad1 (30. Bxe5 Rxe5 31. Nxe5 Bxe5 32. b4 Qd6) 30... Bxg2 (30... Nxg2 31. Bxe5
$1 Rxe5 32. Rxe5 Bxe5 33. Nxe5 Nh4 34. Qxh4 (34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. Qd3+ f5) 34...
Qxe5 35. b4 $16) 31. Rxd6 $1 Qxd6 (31... Rxd6 32. Bxe5 Rg6 33. Bxf4 Bb7)) 30.
Rxe5 Qc4 31. Rxe6 Qxe6 32. Rd1 $18 Kh7 33. Qb8 Bc8 (33... Qe2 34. Rd7) 34. Rd8
Nh4 35. Qxc8 Qe4 36. Ne3 1-0

[Event "Rohde op 07th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2007.10.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Pruess, David"]
[Black "Petkov, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2007.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
(8. a4 {Devenu populaire pour éviter le gambit d5}) 8... d6 9. h3 Rb8 {Une
ligne trés rare mais qui a cette année été utilisée par Anand contre Topalov.
Petkov avait lui même également essayé cette ligne dans une partie jouée
quelques semaines avant l'open Rohde et c'est la raison pour laquelle
l'américain n'a pas été surpris et il a joué rapidement l'ouverture.} (9... Na5
{La suite principale}) (9... Bb7) (9... Nb8 {[%cal Gb8d7]}) 10. d4 {Tout а été
joué quasiment а tempo par les blancs puisque la pendule affiche 1h44 après 10
coups} (10. d3 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nbd2 {[%cal Gd2f1,Gf1g3,Gg3f5]} Nc6 13. Nf1
Re8 14. a3 $5 $146 h6 {[%csl Rf5,Rg6] affaiblit les cases blanches f5 et g6}
15. Ng3 $14 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Gg3f5];Topalov,V (2772)-Anand,V (2786) Leon 20th 
(2) 1/2}) 10... exd4 {(1h40)} 11. cxd4 d5 $1 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Gf6e4,Gc8f5]
C'est l'idée de la variante Gajewski, les noirs peuvent se permettre de perdre
un tempo car ils gagnent le contrôle de de la case forte "e4"} 12. e5 Ne4 13.
Nbd2 (13. Nc3 $143 $5 Nxc3 14. bxc3 {[%csl Rc3,Rc4]}) 13... Bf5 14. Bc2 Nb4 $1
{[%cal Gb4c2,Gc7c5] Gagne un tempo important sur le B pour jouer c7c5
attaquant le centre blanc qui est assez fragile} 15. Bb1 {(1h14) L'américain a
dépensé pas mal de temps entre le 10ème et le 15ème coup} c5 {(1h34)} 16. Nxe4
({RR} 16. a3 Nc6 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Rxe4 Qd5 20. Qd3 f5 21. Rf4 g6
22. Be3 Nd8 23. Ne1 Ne6 24. dxc5 Nxf4 25. Bxf4 Qxd3 26. Nxd3 g5 27. Bh2 Rbd8
28. Nb4 Bxc5 29. Nxa6 Bb6 30. b4 Rd2 {Szelag,M (2477)-Malaniuk,V (2528)/Krakow
2006/CBM 110 ext/0-1 (50)}) 16... dxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 Qd5 {[%csl Gd5]
[%cal Gb4c6]} ({RR} 18... c4 {[%cal Gb4d3]} 19. Rg4 {[%cal Gc1h6]} f5 20. exf6
Bxf6 21. Bg5 Nd3 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. b3 Nf4 24. Ne5 Rbd8 25. Kh2 c3 26. b4 Nd5
27. a4 Qxf2 28. Nd3 Qd2 29. Rg3 Qxd1 30. Rxd1 bxa4 31. Rc1 a3 32. Rg5 Rfe8 33.
Nc5 {Fedorchuk,S (2577)-Gajewski,G (2396)/Warsaw 2005/CBM 108/0-1 (47)}) (18...
Nc6 $2 19. d5) 19. Qe2 {Continuant а suivre la partie jouée par Petkov en
septembre} c4 20. Rg4 $5 $146 {[%csl Gg7] (51)} (20. a3 {Filev,G (2292)-Petkov,
V (2520) Kesarovski Georgiev mem 6th (2) 1/2}) (20. Bd2 $5 Nd3 21. b3 {[%cal
Gb3c4]}) 20... f5 $1 {(1h26)} 21. exf6 (21. Rg3 f4 22. Rg4 Nd3 $132) 21... Bxf6
22. Bg5 (22. Ne5 Rbe8 $32 {[%cal Ge8e2]}) 22... Nd3 (22... Rbe8) 23. Bxf6 Rxf6
24. b3 Re6 25. Qc2 {(35)} h6 {(59)} 26. Rd1 Rf8 $132 27. bxc4 bxc4 28. Rg3 Re4
29. Rd2 Nf4 30. Kh2 {(10mn)} Rc8 {(28mn)} 31. Rg4 c3 32. Rd1 Re2 $15 {[%csl
Rf2]} 33. Rd2 {[%cal Gc2c8]} Re4 34. Rd1 Re2 {répète les coups pour passer le
contrôle de temps mais le GMI n'était pas vraiment en grand zeitnot} 35. Rd2 {
(03)} Rxd2 {(02)} 36. Nxd2 Qxd4 37. Ne4 Qe5 $1 $17 {[%csl Rh2][%cal Ge5h2]} 38.
g3 Nd5 (38... Ne6) 39. Nd2 $4 Kh8 $4 (39... Qe2 $19 {Selon la feuille de
parties, c'est bien Kh8 qui a été joué}) 40. Nf3 Qf6 41. Nh4 Rb8 42. Ng6+ Kg8
43. Rc4 Ne3 44. fxe3 Rb2 45. Rc8+ Kf7 46. Rf8+ Ke6 47. Nf4+ Kd7 0-1

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gdanski, Jacek"]
[Black "Piorun, Kacper"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Katowice Szopienice"]
[BlackTeam "Gorzow Wielkopolski"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Ng5 (11. Nbd2 exd4 12. cxd4 Nd7 13. Nf1 Na5 14.
Bc2 Bf6 15. Bf4 Nf8 16. Ng3 g6 17. Rb1 c5 18. d5 Nc4 19. Qc1 Nd7 20. Nf1 Rc8
21. N1h2 Nce5 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Ng4 Nxg4 24. hxg4 c4 25. g5 Bg7 26. Bd2 a5 27.
Bc3 b4 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Qe3 Qe7 30. f4 Qc7 31. Qd4+ Kg8 32. Re3 Qc5 33. Qxc5
Rxc5 34. Kf2 Bc8 35. Ba4 Re7 36. Rh1 Rec7 37. Bc6 Bb7 38. Bxb7 Rxb7 39. Reh3 h5
40. gxh6 c3 {Yu,Y (2736)-Svidler,P (2740) Ningbo 2015 1/2-1/2 (62)}) 11... Rf8
12. Nf3 Re8 13. Ng5 Rf8 14. Nf3 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Tirana"]
[Date "2011.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "193"]
[EventDate "2011.11.14"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ALB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Qd7 {In one of the tabiyas of chess: Humpy decides to try something
different. This move isn't bad, it's just quite strange. It's not new either,
but I don't see any recent GM examples with it. It has the potential to
transpose to a rare but somewhat tried line if she plays Bb7 soon, but she
postpones it for a few moves. Black might just be trying to get out of theory
quickly to try to complicate the issue, as a win for Black seems necessary in
this match situation.} 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 {I actually quite like
this decision. White protects her bishop on the a2-g8 diagonal now that it
can't be challenged by a bishop on e6. Further, she safeguards herself on the
queenside and keeps her options open.} (12. a4 {was also good.}) 12... Bb7 {
[%eval 43,0]} 13. d5 {[%eval 24,0]} (13. Ba2 {by transposition would have been
Karjakin-Sokolov, 2010}) 13... Ne7 {[%eval 5,0]} 14. Nf1 {[%eval 2,0]} Ng6 {
[%eval 7,0]} 15. N3h2 {[%eval 15,0] This kind of knight dance is typical for
the close structure of the Ruy Lopez. Trading Ns on g4 can prove to be
unfavorable for Black, as the opening of the h-file should not be
underestimated.} c6 {[%eval 16,0]} 16. Bg5 {[%eval 18,0]} Be7 {[%eval 19,0]}
17. dxc6 {[%eval 19,0]} Bxc6 {[%eval 16,0]} 18. Ng3 {[%eval 14,0]} Nf4 {
[%eval 17,0]} 19. Bxf6 $1 {[%eval 17,0]} Bxf6 {[%eval 16,0]} 20. Nh5 {[%eval
17,0] The pair of bishops hold no power, and especially the bishop on f6
cannot help the defense of key squares like f5 and h5.} Qe7 {[%eval 22,0]} 21.
Qf3 {[%eval 30,0]} Bg5 {[%eval 37,0]} 22. Rad1 {[%eval 24,0]} Ne6 {[%eval 10,0]
} 23. Ng4 {[%eval 6,0]} Rf8 {[%eval 6,0]} 24. Ne3 {[%eval 13,0]} Bxe3 {[%eval
12,0] Almost forced - Black has to regain some light-square control.} 25. Qxe3
{[%eval 11,0]} (25. Rxe3 {was also interesting, but allows 25... f5!? Yifan
will have none of that.}) 25... Rad8 {[%eval 19,0]} 26. Ng3 {[%eval 28,0]} g6 {
[%eval 26,0]} 27. Rd2 {[%eval 25,0]} h5 {[%eval 40,0]} 28. Qh6 {[%eval 44,0]
Black has simply not found the counterplay she was hoping for when she went
for this odd line of the Ruy Lopez. Hou holds a slight but undisputed
advantage and Black can't do much more than watch. If White wants to trade
pieces, Black will have little choice.} Nf4 {[%eval 32,0]} 29. Ne2 {[%eval 27,
0]} Qf6 $6 {[%eval 54,0]} (29... Ne6 30. Ng3 {would have forced Black into
giving White a stable advantage or repeating moves, something I'm sure Yifan
would have been quite happy with.}) 30. Nxf4 {[%eval 91,0]} exf4 {[%eval 110,0]
} 31. Rd3 $1 {[%eval 120,0] The pawn on f4 is too difficult to defend. Black
gets some slight piece activity but nowhere near a pawn's worth.} Rfe8 {
[%eval 107,0]} 32. Rf3 {[%eval 89,0]} Rd7 {[%eval 88,0]} 33. Rxf4 {[%eval 93,0]
} Qg7 {[%eval 111,0]} 34. Qg5 {[%eval 125,0]} Re5 {[%eval 112,0]} 35. Qg3 {
[%eval 102, 0]} Rde7 {[%eval 93,0]} 36. Rd1 {[%eval 102,0]} g5 {[%eval 125,0]
Not match desperation, simply positional desperation. There was little else to
do in this position.} 37. Rf5 {[%eval 116,0]} Bxe4 {[%eval 105,0]} 38. Rxe5 {
[%eval 104,0]} Qxe5 {[%eval 126,0]} 39. Rxd6 {[%eval 130,0]} Qxg3 {[%eval 116,
0]} 40. fxg3 {[%eval 108,0] This endgame is far from hopeless. Actually Black
has many defensive resources: g2 is weak, she has a fair amount of activity
and overall things are not all that bad, despite the pawn deficit. However,
winning this endgame is an impossible fantasy, and in a situation where you
desperately need a win there isn't anything harder psychologically than to
grovel for a draw.} Bb7 $2 $18 {[%eval 156,0]} (40... a5 {was a better try} 41.
Rb6 $6 a4 42. Ba2 Bd3 {is ok for Black.}) 41. Kf2 $6 $16 {[%eval 160,0]} Kg7 $2
$18 {[%eval 171,0]} 42. Bd1 {[%eval 246,0]} h4 $2 $16 {[%eval 186,0]} 43. gxh4
{[%eval 198,0]} gxh4 {[%eval 199,0]} 44. Rd4 {[%eval 191,0]} Be4 {[%eval 258,0]
} 45. Bf3 {[%eval 284,0]} Bxf3 {[%eval 289,0]} 46. Kxf3 {[%eval 195,0]} Re1 {
[%eval 141,0]} 47. Rxh4 $6 $18 {[%eval 213,0] Now it's two pawns...} Rb1 $2 $16
{[%eval 204,0]} 48. Rb4 {[%eval 146,0]} Kf6 $2 $18 {[%eval 229,0]} 49. Ke3 {
[%eval 287,0]} Ke5 $2 $16 {[%eval 204,0]} 50. Re4+ {[%eval 184,0]} Kd5 $2 $18 {
[%eval 289,0]} 51. Rd4+ {[%eval 243,0]} Ke5 {[%eval 138,0]} 52. Rd2 {[%eval
129,0]} f5 {[%eval 195,0]} 53. Kd3 {[%eval 256,0]} Kf4 {[%eval 192,0]} 54. Rf2+
{[%eval 205,0]} Kg3 $6 $18 {[%eval 205,0]} 55. Rxf5 {[%eval 160,0]} Rxb2 {
[%eval 162,0]} 56. Rg5+ {[%eval 242,0]} Kh4 {[%eval 271,0]} 57. Rg6 $2 $18 {
[%eval 280,0]} a5 {[%eval 347,0]} 58. Rg4+ $2 $16 {[%eval 226,0]} Kh5 {[%eval
252,0]} 59. Re4 {[%eval 343,0]} (59. a4 bxa4 60. Rxa4 Rxg2 61. Rxa5+ Kg6 62.
Re5 {is a win even without the h3 pawn.}) 59... Kg6 {[%eval 329,0]} 60. Re2 $2
$16 {[%eval 243,0]} Rb3 $2 $18 {[%eval 198,0]} 61. Ra2 {[%eval 292,0]} b4 {
[%eval 299,0]} 62. axb4 {[%eval 292,0]} axb4 {[%eval 396,0]} 63. Rc2 {[%eval
403,0]} Ra3 {[%eval 265,0]} 64. Kd4 $6 $16 {[%eval 171,0]} bxc3 {[%eval 130,0]}
65. Rxc3 {[%eval 224,0] This endgame is hopeless for Black. White just has to
rearrange her pieces in such a way that they support the pawns. Black can't
prevent this.} Ra2 {[%eval 360,0]} 66. Rg3+ {[%eval 334,0]} Kh5 {[%eval 278,0]}
67. Ke3 {[%eval 348,0]} Ra3+ $2 $16 {[%eval 257,0]} 68. Kf2 {[%eval 216,0]}
Ra2+ {[%eval 227,0]} 69. Kg1 {[%eval 160,0]} Ra1+ $2 $18 {[%eval 292,0]} 70.
Kh2 $1 {[%eval 279,0]} Ra2 {[%eval 171,0]} 71. Rd3 {[%eval 189,0]} Ra5 $4 $18 {
[%eval 329,0]} 72. Rd4 {[%eval 410,0]} Rb5 $2 $18 {[%eval 4648,0]} 73. h4 {
[%eval 4720,0]} Rb3 $2 $18 {[%eval 382,0]} 74. g3 {[%eval 270,0]} Rb1 {[%eval
264,0]} 75. Kh3 $2 $18 {[%eval 392,0]} Rh1+ {[%eval 501,0]} 76. Kg2 {[%eval
373,0]} Ra1 $2 $18 {[%eval 404,0]} 77. Rd5+ {[%eval 423,0]} Kh6 {[%eval 452,0]}
78. Kh3 {[%eval 552,0]} Ra3 {[%eval 622,0] All White has to do is rinse and
repeat, push the h-pawn, prepare to push the g-pawn. Nothing Black can do
about it.} 79. Re5 {[%eval 497,0]} Ra4 $2 $18 {[%eval 436,0]} 80. Re3 {[%eval
443,0]} Ra6 $2 $18 {[%eval 701,0]} 81. g4 {[%eval 805,0]} Ra1 {[%eval 254,0]}
82. Re6+ {[%eval 167,0]} Kg7 {[%eval 5576,0]} 83. h5 {[%eval 5719,0]} Rh1+ {
[%eval 470,0]} 84. Kg3 $2 $18 {[%eval 474,0]} Rf1 85. Kh4 Rf7 86. Kg5 Kh7 {
[%eval 1033,0]} 87. h6 {[%eval 1027,0]} Ra7 {[%eval 961,0]} 88. Kh5 {[%eval
996,0]} Rb7 89. g5 Rb5 {[%eval 1143,0]} 90. Re7+ {[%eval 1208,0]} Kg8 {[%eval
603,0]} 91. Kg6 {[%eval 626,0]} Rb6+ {[%eval 1324,0]} 92. Kf5 {[%eval 732,0]}
Rb5+ {[%eval 21,0]} 93. Kf6 {[%eval 10,0]} Rb6+ {[%eval 10,0]} 94. Re6 {
[%eval 9,0]} Rb8 {[%eval 8,0]} 95. g6 {[%eval 9,0]} Kh8 {[%eval 9,0]} 96. Re5 {
[%eval 7,0]} Ra8 {[%eval 7,0]} 97. Kg5 {It's possible that Humpy didn't have
to play the last 40 moves or so, but it's very difficult to admit defeat as it
is almost certain that Yifan will be able to hold at least one draw in the
next three games, giving her the Championship. Another clean effort by the
Chinese player who played good, logical chess.} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1999.07.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Orr, Mark JL"]
[Black "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Rowson,J"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1999.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 ({In the heat of the moment, and
anticipation of what was to follow, I almost played} 11... Bf8 $4 {I wonder if}
12. Nf3 Be7 13. Ng5 Bf8 14. Nf3 {would have followed?}) 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Ng5 Rf8
14. Nf3 {A rather subdued way to make the GM title, but I make no apologies!}
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.11.01"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Tari, Aryan"]
[Black "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[Annotator "Sadorra,J"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Finland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FIN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 {This is the 4th most popular
move in the Zaitsev Ruy Lopez. The main idea is to prepare a queenside
expansion with Ba2/c2 followed by b4 and later a4.} g6 ({The traditional move
here} 12... h6 {is still a good way to equalise} 13. Bc2 Nb8 14. a4 Nbd7 {
Black has a solid Breyer-type position.}) 13. Ba2 Bg7 14. b4 exd4 $5 15. cxd4
a5 {Opening up the centre followed by queenside play seems to be the modern
trend in this line.} 16. Ng5 {An aggressive move that inevitably leads to a
very complicated battle.} (16. Qb3 Qd7 17. Bb2 axb4 18. axb4 Ra4 (18... Nd8 $5
19. Qc2 Ne6 $132 {0-1 (46) Liang,A (2405)-Berczes,D (2482) Philadelphia 2016})
19. Bc3 Nh5 20. Bb1 Rxa1 21. Bxa1 Nf4 22. Bc3 d5 23. e5 {1-0 (77) Inarkiev,E 
(2723)-Oparin,G (2625) Moscow RUS 2017. The position is equal but complex, and
White was able to outplay his less experienced opponent later.  Here, Black
has different ways to continue but maybe the most logical one is to improve
the bad bishop on b7 with} Bc8 $5 {[%csl Rg2,Rh3][%cal Gf7f6]} 24. Qb2 f6 $1
25. Nf1 (25. exf6 $6 Rxe1+ 26. Nxe1 Ne2+) 25... fxe5 26. dxe5 Qf7 $11 {[%cal
Gc8f5]}) 16... d5 17. e5 {This puts Black in a critical situation as Black
will simply lose material anywhere he moves his f6-knight.} Nxd4 $1 $146 {
Black solves the problem using tactics!} (17... Nh5 $2 18. Nb3 axb4 19. Nc5 Bc8
20. Qf3 $16 {0-1 (89) Robson,R (2675)-Tang,A (2466) chess.com INT 2017. White
has a strong attack.}) 18. Bb2 (18. exf6 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Qxf6 20. Bb2 Qxg5 $17)
18... Nd7 (18... Nh5 $5 19. Nxf7 Qh4 $1 20. Re4 dxe4 21. Ng5+ (21. Bxd4 Nf4)
21... Kh8 22. Nf7+ Kg8 $11) 19. Nxf7 Kxf7 $1 {Whether or not this objectively
best, this is the way to go in such a complicated position because it is White
who has to show more accuracy being material down. It is often impossible to
see all the resources during the game and the player with the better
calculation and intuition will triumph in such positions.} ({The safer move} 
19... Qe7 {leads to a calmer and easier position to play for White.} 20. Bxd4
Qxf7 21. Nf3 $14) 20. Bxd4 Nxe5 21. Qe2 (21. Nf3 Qd6 $1 (21... Nxf3+ $4 22.
Qxf3+ Kg8 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. Bxd5+ Bxd5 25. Qxd5+ $18) 22. Ng5+ Kg8 23. Ne4 Qf8
24. Nc5 Nf3+ $1 25. gxf3 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1 Bxd4 27. Ne6 Qf6 28. Nxd4 Qxd4 29. Rd1
Qf6 $11) (21. bxa5 c6 $1 $13) 21... c6 $1 {This cool and solid move gives
Black the advantage, and probably is what White missed.} 22. Ne4 Bc8 ({Another
way to stablise the advantage is to get the king back to safety first.} 22...
Kg8 23. Nc5 Bc8 24. Nd3 Nxd3 $1 25. Qxe8+ Qxe8 26. Rxe8+ Kf7 $15) 23. Qd2 $6 (
23. Bc5 {may be a better way to give Black some problems} Kg8 24. Nd6 Re6 25.
Nxc8 Qxc8 26. bxa5 (26. f4 Nc4) 26... Qe8 (26... Re8 $1 {[%cal Ge5c4]} 27. Qd2
(27. Rac1 Nc4) 27... Rd8 28. Bb6 Rd7 29. Rad1 Nc4) 27. Bb4 Qf7 28. Rad1 Rae8 (
28... Rd8 29. Qc2) 29. Rxd5 $5 $13) 23... Bf5 24. Nc5 Nc4 $2 {This could've
cost Black almost his whole advantage if it wasn't for White's inaccuracy.} ({
A more accurate move was} 24... axb4 $1 25. axb4 Nc4 26. Rxe8 (26. Bxc4 Rxe1+
27. Rxe1 (27. Qxe1 Bxd4 28. Rxa8 Qxa8 $17) 27... dxc4 28. Bc3 Qxd2 29. Bxd2 Ra2
$19) 26... Qxe8 27. Bxc4 (27. Qd1 Bc2 $1 $17) 27... Rxa1+ 28. Bxa1 Bxa1 $17)
25. Bxc4 $2 ({Salvation lies in the forcing line:} 25. Rxe8 $1 Nxd2 (25... Qxe8
26. Bxc4 $1 {This will not be possible with the a-file opened!} bxc4 27. Bxg7
Kxg7 28. Re1 $36) 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. g4 $1 {This intermediate
move is most probably what White missed in his calculations.} (28. bxa5 Ra8)
28... Bc8 29. bxa5 $132) 25... Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 dxc4 $19 {Black has a decisive
advantage in the form of his pair of bishops and a pawn.} 27. g4 {Trying to
create counterplay against the slightly exposed black king.} Bxd4 28. gxf5 Bxc5
$1 {Simplifying is the best and easiest way.} 29. Qh6 Bxf2+ $1 (29... Bd4 {
Still requires a bit more accuracy} 30. Qxh7+ Kf8 $1 (30... Bg7 31. Qxg6+ Kf8
32. Re6 $132) 31. fxg6 Qg5+ 32. Kf1 Ra7 $18) 30. Kxf2 Kg8 31. Re6 Qd4+ 32. Kg2
Rd8 {Now comes the winning counter-attack!} 33. fxg6 Qb2+ 34. Kf3 Rf8+ 35. Kg4
Qg2+ 36. Kh4 Qf2+ 37. Kg4 Qf3+ {Black will either mate or win a huge amount of
material, so White resigns.} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 33rd"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2017.10.10"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "Sadorra,J"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2017.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Legacy Square Capital"]
[BlackTeam "Mednyi Vsadnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

{This match occurred in the 3rd round of the European Club Cup, between the
first board players of the two formidable Russian clubs.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. Ng5
Rf8 11. Nf3 Re8 12. d4 Bb7 {The Zaitsev Variation of the Ruy Lopez is one of
the more dynamic variations in this classical opening and has been part of
Svidler's repertoire for a very long time.} 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a4 {This is known
plan or system is known as Kasparov's Variation, which was prepared and much
developed during his matches against Karpov.} Qd7 $5 {a rare and very old move
that Zaitsev himself played first back in 1975!} ({The Kasparov-Karpov matches
essayed games after:} 14... h6 15. Bc2 exd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 17. Bb1 c5 ({Also} 
17... bxa4 18. Rxa4 a5 19. Ra3 Ra6) 18. d5 Nd7 19. Ra3 c4) 15. d5 ({The
aforementioned game by Zaitsev continued} 15. Ng5 Nd8 (15... Re7 $142 $1) 16.
d5 Qe7 17. Nf1 h6 18. Nf3 c6 19. Ne3 $14 {1/2-1/2 (31) Pinter,J (2410)-Zaitsev,
I (2450) Szolnok 1975} (19. Ng3 $5 g6 20. Be3 Bg7 21. Qd2 Kh7 22. h4 $40))
15... Ne7 (15... Na5 $2 16. Ba2 c6 17. b4 Nc4 18. Nxc4 bxc4 19. Bg5 $1 cxd5 (
19... Be7 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Bxc4 Rec8 22. Qd3 $16) 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. exd5 $16 {
[%csl Rc4,Rf5,Rf6,Rg8,Rh7][%cal Ge1e4,Ge4h4,Ga2b1,Gb1h7,Gf3h4]}) 16. Nf1 h6 17.
N3h2 $1 {This seems to be the most testing continuation against this rare line.
} (17. Ng3 c6 $11 18. dxc6 Bxc6 (18... Nxc6 $5 19. Nh2 Na5 20. Bc2 {1/2-1/2 
(18) Geller,E (2520)-Smejkal,J (2565) Baden-Baden 1985} b4 $5 21. cxb4 Nc6 22.
Bd2 d5 $44) 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Nh4 Ra1 22. Qe2 Qb7 {1/2-1/2 (62)
Hou,Y (2578)-Karpov,A (2651) Cap d'Agde 2008; and Black even starts to take
over the game.}) 17... c6 18. dxc6 (18. Ng4 $142 Nxg4 19. hxg4 cxd5 20. exd5 g6
(20... Ng6 21. Ne3 e4 22. Bc2 Re5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rxa8 Bxa8 25. b3 $1 $16 {
[%cal Gc3c4,Gc1b2] 1-0 (38) Paikidze,N (2401)-Shadrina,T (2384) Moscow 2010})
21. Ng3 Bg7 22. Ne4 f5 23. gxf5 gxf5 24. Ng3 Rf8 25. f4 (25. Nh5 $5 Kh7 26.
axb5 axb5 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. Qd2 Ng8 29. Qd3 $40 {[%csl Rf5,Rh6,Rh7][%cal Gb3c2,
Gd3h3,Ge1e3,Ge3g3]}) 25... Ng6 26. Nh5 Kh7 $14 {1/2-1/2 (31) Xu,Y (2454)-Xu,M 
(2283) Xinghua CHN 2017}) 18... Bxc6 (18... Qxc6 19. Ng3 Rad8 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21.
Qxg4 d5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Qf3 $1 {gives White annoying pressure on the
kingside.}) 19. Ng4 Nxg4 20. hxg4 d5 $1 $146 {Svidler's improvement over the
previous games, which seems like the only way for Black to fight for equality
in this old line.} (20... bxa4 21. Bxa4 (21. Rxa4 $5 {½-½ (56) Maslak,K 
(2545)-Tikkanen,H (2434) Pardubice 2009, is also possible but I don't think
it's necessary to obtain an edge.}) 21... d5 (21... Bxa4 22. Rxa4 d5 23. exd5
Nxd5 24. Ra5 Nf6 25. Qxd7 Nxd7 26. Be3 Reb8 27. b4 $14) 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Ne3
$36) (20... Qb7 {and here instead of messing with the queenside, White can
immediately start pressuring Black on the kingside with} 21. Qf3 (21. axb5 axb5
22. Rxa8 Rxa8 {1-0 (42) Prandstetter,E (2262)-Mojzis,J (2159) Czechia 2014})
21... Ng6 22. g3 $1 $40 {[%csl Rf7,Rg8,Rh6][%cal Gg4g5,Gf1e3,Ge3f5,Ge3d5] with
ideas of taking control of f5/d5 and opening up lines with g4-g5!}) 21. axb5
axb5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. exd5 ({In retrospect, it may be better to keep the
tension a bit longer with} 23. Qf3 $5 Qe6 24. Qg3 $1 $14) 23... Nxd5 24. Rxe5
Nb6 ({It was more accurate to play} 24... Nf6 25. Qxd7 Bxd7 26. f3 (26. g5 hxg5
27. Bxg5 Ra1 $44 28. Bxf6 gxf6 29. Rd5 Bg4 $1 30. f3 Be6 31. Rd1 Bc5+ 32. Kh2
Rxd1 33. Bxd1 b4 {with great drawing chances for Black.}) 26... Ra1 27. Re1
Bc5+ 28. Kh2 Bd6+ 29. Kh1 (29. g3 Bc6 30. Nd2 h5 $1 $44) 29... Bf4 30. Bd2 Rxe1
31. Bxe1 Bc1 $11) 25. Qxd7 ({White can once again keep the tension here with} 
25. Re1 b4 $5 (25... Nc4 26. Ne3) 26. cxb4 (26. Qxd7 Nxd7 27. cxb4 Bxb4 28. Rd1
Rb8 $14 {but Black has good drawing chances.}) 26... Bxb4 27. Bd2 Bxd2 28. Nxd2
Ba4 29. Bxa4 Rxa4 {and due to White's weak pawns, including the extra one,
it's still difficult for White to realise his advantage.}) 25... Bxd7 26. f3
Nc4 $1 27. Bxc4 {Inarkiev must have not liked the counter-ideas Black will
have with having a strong knight on c4. As some of the lines show, it will be
difficult to fight against Black's initiative in practical play.} (27. Re1 Be6
$44 28. Ne3 (28. Nd2 Bc5+ 29. Kh1 Nxd2 30. Bxe6 Bf2 31. Bd5 $8 (31. Rd1 fxe6
32. Bxd2 (32. Rxd2 Be3 33. Rd1 Ra1 $19) 32... Rd8 $19) 31... Ra1 32. Rd1 Be3
33. Re1 Nxf3 34. gxf3 Rxc1 35. Rxc1 Bxc1 $11) 28... Nxb2 $1 29. Bxe6 Nd3 30.
Rd1 Nxc1 $11) 27... bxc4 28. Be3 Rb8 29. Rd5 {With this forcing sequence,
White is able to find some harmony among his pieces.} Be6 30. Rd2 f5 $1 {
But after a further trade of pawns, and White's extra pawn being weak, Black
doesn't have any problems achieving a draw.} 31. g5 {preventing the activation
of light-squares bishop.} hxg5 32. Bxg5 Kf7 33. Kf2 Bc5+ 34. Be3 Be7 35. f4 Rd8
36. Bd4 g5 $1 {After this the game is almost a dead draw, in principle, but
there's still some life left in the position.} 37. fxg5 Bxg5 38. Re2 (38. Be3
Be7 $11) 38... Rb8 39. Nh2 $5 {White gives back the pawn to gain time to get
the knight in play, which I think is the best way to get practical chances to
win.} Bc1 40. Be3 (40. Nf3 Rxb2) 40... Bxb2 41. Nf3 {[%cal Gf3g5,Gf3e5] Now
Black has to be careful.} Bd5 42. Ne5+ Kg7 $8 (42... Kg8 $4 43. Nd7 $18 {
[%cal Gd7f6,Gd7b8] Tricky knight!}) (42... Ke6 43. Bf4 $18) 43. Bd4 Kh6 $1 (
43... Kg8 44. Nd7) (43... Kh7 44. Nd7) 44. Be3+ Kg7 45. Bd4 Kh6 46. Nd7 $1 {
Inarkiev is showing great fighting spirit!} Rb3 {This may have allowed White
to give Black a problem to solve but Svidler most probably had foreseen
White's next move as he spent almost ten minutes before playing this.} ({
Another way to draw was} 46... Rb5 47. Re5 Bc1 48. Be3+ (48. Rxf5 Rb2+ $11)
48... Bxe3+ 49. Kxe3 Kg5 50. Kd4 Bc6 51. Rxb5 Bxb5 52. Nb6 Bc6 $11) 47. Nc5 Ba3
$1 {This resource which allows Black to hold the balance.} (47... Rb8 $2 48.
Re5) (47... Rb5 $2 48. Re5 {both see White winning an important pawn.}) 48.
Nxb3 cxb3 49. c4 Bxc4 50. Re8 Bd3 51. Rb8 Bc2 52. Be5 Bc1 53. g3 Kg5 54. Rb4
Kh5 55. Ke2 Kg6 56. Rb6+ Kf7 57. Kf3 Bd1+ 58. Kf2 Bc2 59. Ke2 Ke7 60. Kf2 {
Since White cannot break Black's fortress, a draw was agreed.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Monte Carlo FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhukova, Natalia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 Nc5 15.
Bc2 c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bg5 Qc7 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21.
hxg4 Be7 22. Bb3 Bg5 23. Qf3 Qb7 24. Rad1 Red8 25. Rd3 a5 26. Ng3 g6 27. Red1
a4 28. Bd5 Rac8 29. Ne2 Kg7 30. g3 Qd7 31. Kg2 h6 32. Bxc6 Qxc6 33. a3 Qc4 34.
Rd5 Qb3 35. Qd3 Rb8 36. Ra1 Qb2 37. Qd1 Rdc8 38. Kf1 Rc4 39. f3 Rb6 40. Qb1
Qxb1+ 41. Rxb1 Kf8 42. Kf2 Ke7 43. f4 Bf6 44. Ke3 exf4+ 45. gxf4 {[#] Schwarz
nimmt den schwachen Bauern c3 ins Visier, aber Weiß hat einen Gegentrick
vorbereitet.} Bxc3 46. Kd3 Bf6 47. Rxb5 {Das war der Trick, Weiß gewinnt den
Bauern zurück.} Rbc6 $2 {Eine Fehlentscheidung. Jetzt ist der Turm an die
Deckung des Kollegen auf c4 gebunden. Der weiße Freibauer auf der b-Linie
nimmt nun rasch Fahrt auf und Schwarz kann nicht reagieren.} (47... Rxb5 48.
Kxc4 Rb8 49. Rd1 $14) 48. Ra5 Rc2 49. b5 Rc8 50. Ra7+ ({Noch schneller war} 50.
b6 Ra2 51. b7 Rxa3+ 52. Kd2 Ra2+ 53. Kd1 Rcc2 (53... Rb8 54. Ra8 $18) 54. Rd5
$18) 50... Ke6 51. b6 Ra2 52. f5+ Ke5 53. Ra5+ (53. Ra5+ Rc5 {Sonst wäre es
Matt.} 54. Rxc5+ dxc5 55. b7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Nutcracker-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2015.12.20"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Antipov, Mikhail Al"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Princes"]
[BlackTeam "Kings"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. a3 {c3 und a3 sieht man eher selten.} ({Zur Saitzev-Variante
führt} 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4) 10... Bf8 (10... d5 $5) 11. Bc2 ({
Einen Vorgänger gibt es:} 11. d4 h6 12. Nbd2 Bb7 13. Ba2 Nb8 14. Qb3 Re7 15.
Nh4 c5 16. Ng6 Rc7 17. Nxf8 Qxf8 18. Nf3 exd4 19. cxd4 Nxe4 20. dxc5 dxc5 21.
Bf4 Re7 22. Ne5 c4 23. Qc2 Nf6 24. b3 cxb3 25. Bxb3 Nbd7 26. Ng6 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1
Qc5 28. Qd3 Nf8 29. Re5 Qb6 30. Re7 Nd5 31. Bxd5 Qxg6 32. Qxg6 Nxg6 33. Bxb7
Rd8 34. Re4 f5 35. Rb4 a5 36. Rxb5 Nxf4 37. Rxf5 Ne2+ 38. Kh2 a4 39. Bd5+ Kh8
40. Be4 Nc3 41. Bc2 Rb8 42. Ra5 g5 43. Bxa4 Rb2 44. Bc6 Rxf2 45. Rc5 Ne2 46. a4
Nd4 47. Bd5 Rb2 48. a5 Rb5 49. Rxb5 Nxb5 50. Kg3 Kg7 51. Kf3 Kf6 52. Ke4 Na7
53. Kd4 {1-0 (53) Van Kampen,R (2570)-Arvola,B (2285) London 2012}) 11... d5
12. exd5 Qxd5 13. d4 Bb7 14. Bb3 (14. Be3 $11) 14... Qd6 15. Ng5 Nd8 16. Nd2 (
16. Rxe5 Rxe5 17. dxe5 Qxe5 $15) 16... exd4 17. Rxe8 Nxe8 18. Qh5 {[#] Der
Angriff auf f7 und h7 sieht gefährlicher aus, als er ist.} Nf6 19. Nxf7 Nxf7 (
19... Nxh5 $2 20. Nxd6+ Kh8 21. Nxb7 $18) 20. Qxf7+ Kh8 21. cxd4 Qxd4 {[#]
Weiß hofft auf einen Angriff gegen den schwarzen König. Ohne den Sf6 könnte
er gleich Mattsetzten. Schwarz hat allerdings starkes Gegenspiel mit seinem
aktiven Läuferpaar.} 22. Nf3 {Leider notwendig.} (22. Nf1 Bc5 23. Be3 Qe4 $19)
22... Bxf3 23. gxf3 Bd6 ({Stärker war} 23... Bc5 24. Be3 Qxb2 25. Re1 Bxa3 26.
Bg5 Bc5 $19) 24. Be3 Qxb2 25. Rd1 {Droht Ld4.} Qxa3 $6 {Erlaubt Schwarz
Gegenspiel. Die schwarze Dame steht hier abseits.} ({Besser war} 25... Qe5 $19)
26. Bh6 Rg8 (26... gxh6 $4 27. Qxf6#) 27. Kh1 {[#] Die Drohung Tg1 ist nun
schon sehr hässlich.} Bf8 $6 ({Interessant war} 27... gxh6 {mit der Folge} 28.
Qxf6+ Rg7 29. Qd8+ ({Am besten ist} 29. Qc3 a5 30. Re1 Be7 31. Qd3 {mit der
hübschen Idee 32. Dd8 Lxd8 33. Te8 und Matt.} Bf8 32. Qxb5 $11) 29... Bf8 30.
Qe8 h5 {und irgendwie kommt Weiß nicht weiter: Der Lb3 kann nicht überall
hin ziehen wegen Df3 und Matt, auf Td8 folgt Da1 und Matt auf g1 und auf} 31.
Bd5 {folgt} Qd6 32. Qxh5 c6 33. Bb3 Qg6 $19) 28. Rg1 $6 ({Verpasst} 28. Bg5 {
was einfach Lxf6 und Matt auf g8 droht.} c5 29. Bxf6 c4 30. Be5 Qe7 (30... cxb3
$2 31. Rd8) 31. Qxe7 Bxe7 32. Bc2 $16) 28... Qe7 $2 {Danach kippt die Partie
völlig.} (28... Qd6 29. Bg5 Qd7 30. Qxd7 Nxd7 31. Bxg8 Kxg8 32. Rd1 Nc5 {
und die Bauern am Damenflügel wiegen die verlorene Qualität mehr als auf.})
29. Bxg7+ $18 Rxg7 30. Rxg7 Qxf7 31. Rxf7 Bg7 32. Rxc7 h5 33. Ra7 Kh7 34. Rxa6
Kg6 35. Rb6 Bf8 36. Rxb5 Bd6 37. h4 Bf4 38. Kg2 Nd7 39. Bf7+ Kf6 40. Bxh5 Ne5
41. Bg4 1-0

[Event "World-ch34-KK5 Kasparov-Karpov +4-3=17"]
[Site "Lyon/New York"]
[Date "1990.11.07"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1990.10.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 exd4 13. cxd4 Na5 {A new move, but
giving up the center doesn`t look very good. For 13. - Sb6 see matchgame 18.}
14. Ba2 b4 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Re8 17. Qb3 Rxe4 18. Bxf7+ Kh8 19. Be3 Re7 20.
Bd5 c6 21. Be6 Nf8 22. Bg4 a5 23. Rac1 {White is better.} Ng6 24. Bh5 Rc8 25.
Bg4 Rb8 26. Qc2 Rc7 27. Qf5 Ne7 28. Qd3 Nd5 29. Bd2 c5 30. Be6 Nb6 31. dxc5
dxc5 32. Qxd8+ Rxd8 33. Bf4 Re7 34. Ng5 Bd5 35. Bxd5 Rxd5 36. Rxe7 Bxe7 37. Re1
$15 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1989.11.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Rb8 12. axb5 axb5 13. Be3 Ne7 14. Nbd2 (14. d5
Nc5 15. Bc2 c6 16. b4 Na6 17. dxc6 Nxc6 $10 {= (Nunn), Nunn-Karpov, Rotterdam
1989}) 14... Bb7 15. Bc2 c5 16. d5 c4 17. b3 cxb3 18. Nxb3 Qc7 19. Bd3 Bc8 20.
Ra7 Qxc3 21. Qb1 Qb4 22. Qc2 Rb7 23. Rxb7 Bxb7 24. Bd2 Qa4 25. Ra1 Rc8 26. Qb1
Rb8 27. Na5 Bxd5 28. Bb4 Rb6 29. Bc2 Qxa1 30. Qxa1 Be6 31. Qa3 Nc8 32. Bb3 Bd8
33. Bxe6 fxe6 34. Nb3 Be7 35. Qa8 1-0

[Event "World-ch34-KK5 Kasparov-Karpov +4-3=17"]
[Site "Lyon/New York"]
[Date "1990.10.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "1990.10.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Be3 Na5 13. Bc2 Nc4 14. Bc1 d5 $5 {
A new, risky move.} 15. dxe5 Ndxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Qxa8
19. f4 {The only way to fight for an advantage.} Ng6 20. e5 Bh4 21. Rf1 Be7 22.
Nd2 Bc5+ 23. Kh2 d4 24. Qe2 $16 dxc3 25. bxc3 Rd8 26. Ne4 Ba3 27. Bxa3 Bxe4 28.
Qxe4 Qxa3 29. f5 Ne7 30. Qh4 f6 $1 31. Qg3 Kf8 32. Kh1 Qc5 33. exf6 gxf6 34.
Bb3 Nd5 35. Qh4 Kg7 36. Rd1 c6 37. Rd4 Qxc3 38. Rg4+ Kh8 39. Bxd5 Qa1+ 40. Kh2
Qe5+ $15 41. Rg3 cxd5 42. Qg4 Qc7 43. Qd4 Qd6 44. Kh1 Re8 45. Qg4 Qd7 46. Rd3
Re1+ 47. Kh2 Re4 48. Qg3 Re5 49. Ra3 Re8 50. Qf4 Qb7 51. Kh1 Qb8 52. Qh4 Qb6
53. Qb4 d4 54. Rg3 Qc7 55. Rd3 Qc1+ 56. Kh2 Qf4+ 57. Kg1 Qc1+ 58. Kh2 Qf4+ 59.
Kg1 Rc8 60. Rd1 Rd8 61. Qxb5 Qe3+ 62. Kh1 d3 63. Qa5 Qd4 64. Qa1 Qb6 65. Qa2
Kg7 66. Qd2 Qc5 67. Rf1 Rd4 68. Rf3 Qd6 69. Re3 Ra4 70. Re1 h5 71. Rb1 Qd7 72.
Qd1 Kh6 73. Qd2+ Kg7 74. Qe3 h4 75. Qf3 Kh6 76. Qe3+ Kg7 77. Qf3 d2 78. Qh5 Qf7
79. Qxf7+ Kxf7 80. Rd1 Rd4 81. Kg1 Rd5 82. Kf2 Rxf5+ 83. Ke2 Rg5 84. Kf2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates m2"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d3 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nd2 (12. f4 $6 exf4 13. Bxf4 Na5 14.
Bc2 Nd5 $1 15. exd5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Qxg5 $15) 12... Na5 13. Bc2 c5 14. Nf1 h6 15.
Nf3 Re8 16. N3h2 $6 (16. Ng3 Bf8 17. d4) 16... d5 17. Qf3 dxe4 $6 (17... Bf8)
18. dxe4 Nc4 19. Ng3 Nd6 $10 20. Be3 $6 (20. Rd1 Qc7 21. Ng4 Nxg4 22. Qxg4 Kh8
23. f4 $36) 20... Qc7 21. Ng4 Nxg4 22. Qxg4 Kh8 23. a4 (23. f4 Nc4 $1) (23.
Rad1 $5) 23... Bf8 24. h4 Bc8 25. Qh5 $6 Rb8 26. axb5 axb5 27. Qf3 Be6 28. Nf5
Qc6 $1 29. Red1 Ra8 30. Rxa8 Rxa8 31. Qg3 Nc4 32. Bc1 Qc7 33. h5 b4 34. cxb4
cxb4 35. Bb3 (35. Nd4 $1 $13) 35... Ra1 36. Kh2 $2 (36. Nd4 $1 Na5 (36... Bd7
$2 37. Nc2 Nxb2 38. Qf3 $1) 37. Nxe6 fxe6 38. Bd2 Rxd1+ 39. Bxd1 Qd6 40. Qf3 $1
$10) 36... Bxf5 $1 $17 37. exf5 Na5 $19 38. Bc2 Qxc2 39. Rd8 Qxf5 40. Rxf8+ Kh7
41. Bd2 Rd1 42. Bxb4 Rd4 $1 43. Be1 {43.Bxa5 Qxh5 - +} Qxh5+ 44. Kg1 Rd1 45. f3
Nc4 46. Qf2 Nxb2 47. g4 Qg6 48. Qxb2 Rxe1+ 49. Kf2 Rb1 50. Qxe5 Qb6+ 51. Kg3
Qg1+ 52. Kh3 Qh1+ 53. Kg3 Rg1+ 54. Kf4 g5+ 0-1

[Event "London WFW"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wolff, Patrick G"]
[Black "Hebden, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 a5 10. d4 a4 11. Bc2 Bd7 12. Bd3 $1 {A new and logical idea. White
attacks Black`s weakened Kingsside. while main- taining the center as a
shelter.} Qb8 (12... Rb8 13. Na3 b4 14. Nc4 $14 {(Patrick Wolff)}) 13. Na3 b4
14. Nc4 bxc3 15. bxc3 exd4 16. cxd4 d5 17. Nce5 $1 Nb4 (17... Nxe5 18. dxe5
Nxe4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Qxd7 Bb4 21. Rxe4 Bc3 22. Bh6 Bxa1 23. Rg4 Qb1+ 24. Kh2
g6 25. Bxf8 $16 {(Wolff)}) 18. exd5 Nbxd5 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. dxe5
c6 22. Qc2 g6 23. Qxc6 Nb4 24. Qf3 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Rd8 26. Qf3 Qb6 27. e6 $5 fxe6
28. Bh6 e5 29. Rac1 Qe6 30. Rc7 Rac8 31. Ra7 a3 32. Qb7 Re8 33. Rxa3 $18 Rb8
34. Ra6 Rxb7 35. Rxe6 Ra8 36. R6xe5 Kf7 37. R5e2 Rba7 38. Re3 {38.Rc2!?} Bf6
39. Rb1 Re7 {39. - Rxa2 is better.} 40. Rxe7+ Bxe7 41. Rb7 Ke6 42. Rb2 Bf6 43.
Re2+ Kd5 44. Bf4 g5 45. Rd2+ Ke4 46. Be3 h5 47. Rc2 Ra5 48. Kf1 Kd3 49. Rd2+
Ke4 50. Ke2 g4 51. hxg4 hxg4 52. Rc2 Ra4 53. g3 Be7 54. Bc1 Bf6 55. a3 Bd4 56.
Rc8 Ra6 57. Rg8 Re6 58. Rxg4+ Kd5+ 1-0

[Event "World-ch34-KK5 Kasparov-Karpov +4-3=17"]
[Site "Lyon/New York"]
[Date "1990.10.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1990.10.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. axb5 {Kasparov switched to 12.Le3 and
12.Sa3 later in the match.} axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. d5 Na5 15. Bc2 Nc4 16. b3
Ncb6 17. Na3 Ba6 $10 18. Nh2 c6 19. dxc6 Qxc6 20. Bd2 Be7 21. Ng4 Ra8 22. Ne3
Nf6 23. Nf5 Bf8 24. Bg5 Nbd7 25. c4 bxc4 26. bxc4 Bxc4 27. Nxc4 Qxc4 28. Bb3
Qc3 29. Kh2 h6 30. Bxf6 Nxf6 31. Re3 Qc7 32. Rf3 Kh7 33. Ne3 Qe7 34. Nd5 Nxd5
35. Bxd5 Ra7 36. Qb3 f6 37. Qb8 $16 {The initiative is more important than a
pawn.} g6 38. Rc3 $2 {38.g4 keeps the advantage.} h5 $1 $10 39. g4 Kh6 40. gxh5
Kxh5 41. Rc8 Bg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch34-KK5 Kasparov-Karpov +4-3=17"]
[Site "Lyon/New York"]
[Date "1990.10.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1990.10.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 f5 18. exf5 Nf6 19. Ne4 Bxd5 20. Nxf6+ (20. Rae3 $5
Bxe4 21. Bxe4 d5 22. Bb1 Rxe3 23. Rxe3 d4 24. Re6 d3 25. Ne5 c4 $13 {
Horvath-Sobisch 1988.}) 20... Qxf6 21. Bd2 Qxb2 {Karpov`s new idea, refuting 
(?) the White set-up.} 22. Bxb4 Bf7 23. Re6 Qxb4 24. Rb3 Qxa4 25. Bc2 Rad8 26.
Rbe3 Qb4 27. g3 a5 28. Nh4 d5 29. Qe2 Qc4 30. Bd3 Qc1+ 31. Kg2 c4 32. Bc2 Bxe6
33. Rxe6 Rxe6 34. Qxe6+ Kh8 35. Ng6+ Kh7 $17 36. Qe2 Qg5 37. f6 Qxf6 38. Nxf8+
Kg8 39. Ng6 Qf7 40. Ne7+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Popovic, Petar"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Nb6 11. Nbd2 Bf6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. N1h2 exd4 14. cxd4 Na5
15. Bc2 c5 16. b3 (16. Ng4 Bxg4 17. hxg4 cxd4 18. g5 Be5 19. Nxd4 g6 $10 {
Smirin-Balasjov, Soviet championship 1989}) 16... Nc6 17. Bb2 Ra7 18. e5 dxe5
19. dxc5 Nd5 20. Ng4 Bxg4 21. hxg4 g6 22. Nd2 Ndb4 23. Ne4 Nxc2 24. Qxc2 Be7
25. Qe2 f6 26. Rad1 Rd7 27. Qf3 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Nd4 29. Bxd4 exd4 30. Nd6 $18
Bxd6 31. Qd5+ Kg7 32. cxd6 Qd7 33. Qxd4 Re6 34. b4 h5 35. g5 Kf7 36. gxf6 Rxf6
37. Qb6 h4 38. Qxa6 h3 39. gxh3 Qxh3 40. Qb7+ Kg8 41. Qd5+ Kg7 42. Qd4 Qd7 43.
Rd3 Kf7 44. Qh4 Rxd6 45. Qh7+ Ke8 46. Qh8+ Ke7 47. Qe5+ Qe6 48. Re3 Kf7 49.
Qxb5 Qg4+ 50. Kh2 Qh4+ 51. Kg2 Qg4+ 52. Rg3 Qe4+ 53. Rf3+ Kg7 54. Qg5 Ra6 55.
b5 Rxa2 56. Qf6+ Kh6 57. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a4 h6 15. Bc2
exd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 17. Bb1 c5 18. d5 Nd7 19. Ra3 f5 (19... c4) 20. exf5 (20. e5
$142 $1) 20... Nf6 21. Rxe8 $5 (21. Nh2) (21. Ne4) 21... Qxe8 22. Nh4 Bxd5 (
22... Nbxd5 $142) 23. Ng6 Qf7 24. Nf1 bxa4 25. Qxa4 (25. Rg3 Bb3 26. Qd2 Qd5
27. Qf4 Qd4 $13) 25... Be4 $10 (25... Bc6 {/\ 26. Qd1 Qd5} 26. Qa5 $5) 26. Bxe4
Nxe4 27. Ng3 Re8 (27... Nxg3 28. Rxg3 Qxf5 29. Bxh6 Qb1+ 30. Kh2 gxh6 31. Qd7
$18) 28. Bf4 Nxg3 (28... d5 29. Ne5 Qe7 30. Nxe4 dxe4 31. Rg3 $16) 29. Rxg3
Re1+ 30. Kh2 Qxf5 31. Bd2 Re2 (31... Rf1 $1 32. Qe8 Qxf2 33. Be3 Qe1 34. Qe6+
Kh7 35. Nxf8+ Kh8 $10) 32. Bc3 Nd5 33. Nxf8 Nxc3 34. bxc3 Qxf2 (34... Kxf8 $2
35. Rf3 $18) (34... Qxf8 $2 35. Qc4+) 35. Ng6 (35. Qg4 $142 $1 $18) 35... Re1
36. Rf3 Qg1+ 37. Kg3 Re3 38. Qc4+ $6 Kh7 39. Nf8+ Kh8 40. Ng6+ Kh7 41. Nh4 (41.
Nf4 Qe1+ 42. Kg4 $18) 41... Qe1+ 42. Kh2 Re4 43. Qd5 Qxh4 44. Qf5+ Kh8 45. Qf8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Summit"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Rb8 12. axb5 axb5 13. Be3 Ne7 14. Nbd2 c6 15.
Nh2 Ng6 16. Ndf3 Qc7 17. g3 Re8 18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 exd4 20. cxd4 h6 21. Bd2
Nf6 22. Qf3 c5 23. Bxh6 cxd4 24. Bg5 Ne5 25. Qd1 Nh7 26. h4 Qb6 27. Kg2 Bb7 28.
Nf3 Nc4 29. Qxd4 Qxd4 30. Nxd4 Nxg5 31. hxg5 Bxe4+ 32. f3 Bd3 33. Rxe8+ Rxe8
34. Ra7 Re1 35. g6 Bxg6 36. Nxb5 Re2+ 37. Kh3 Nd2 38. Bd5 Nf1 39. Bxf7+ Bxf7 {
At this point Black is winning. After a few inaccurate moves later in the game
he wins with the help of the unusual, 'sudden-death' time-limit.} 40. Nxd6 Be6+
41. Kh4 Rh2+ 42. Kg5 Nxg3 43. Re7 Bd5 44. b4 Rg2 45. Kf4 Nh5+ 46. Ke3 Rb2 47.
b5 Rb3+ 48. Kd4 Bxf3 49. Kc5 Nf6 50. b6 g5 51. b7 g4 52. Kd4 g3 53. Ke5 Ng4+
54. Kf4 g2 55. Re1 Nh2 56. Rg1 Kf8 57. b8=Q+ Rxb8 58. Kg3 Rb6 59. Nf5 Be4 60.
Kxh2 Bxf5 61. Rxg2 Kf7 62. Kg3 Kf6 63. Re2 Rb3+ 64. Kf4 Rb4+ 65. Ke3 Ke5 66.
Kf3+ Be4+ 67. Ke3 Rb3+ 68. Kf2 Rf3+ 69. Ke1 Kd4 70. Kd2 Rh3 71. Rf2 Bf3 72. Kc2
Be4+ 73. Kb2 Rh8 74. Rf4 Rb8+ 75. Ka3 Kd3 76. Rh4 Bd5 77. Rb4 Rf8 78. Ka4 $2
Kc3 79. Rh4 Bc4 80. Ka5 Rf6 0-1

[Event "New York Manhattan"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Brooks, Michael A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 g6 13. d5 Nb8 14. axb5 axb5 15.
Rxa8 Bxa8 16. c4 $1 $14 c6 17. dxc6 b4 18. c5 $1 dxc5 19. Ng5 Re7 20. Bxf7+ $1
Kh8 (20... Rxf7 21. Qb3 Qe8 22. Nxf7 Qxf7 23. Qxf7+ Kxf7 24. c7 $18) 21. Bb3
Nxc6 22. Nf7+ Rxf7 23. Bxf7 $18 Nd4 24. Bc4 Bg7 25. Qa4 Bc6 26. Qa7 Qf8 27. Qc7
h6 28. Nf3 Nxe4 29. Be3 Nxf3+ 30. gxf3 Nd2 31. Qxc6 Nxc4 32. Ra1 Qf7 33. Qxc5
Qe6 34. Ra8+ Kh7 35. Ra7 Nxe3 36. Qxe3 Qf5 37. Kg2 h5 38. Rb7 Qc8 39. Rxb4 Bf6
40. Qe4 Kh6 41. Rb6 Qc1 42. h4 1-0

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1989.11.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Popovic, Petar"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 Bxb3 11. Qxb3 d5 12. exd5 Na5 13. Qc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nxd5
15. Nc3 c6 16. Ne4 Rc8 17. b3 (17. Nc5 $1 Bxc5 18. Ng5 $1 Nf6 19. dxc5 Qd5 20.
Bf4 $14 {Judit Polgír-Schüssler, Denmark 1989}) 17... Nb7 18. Bd2 {18. Bg5 is
more testing.} c5 $1 $10 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Rad1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 08th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 Qd7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Rxa8
15. Ng5 Nd8 16. Ndf3 c5 $2 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Qxd7 Nxd7 19. Nxf7 $18 c4 {
Portisch had probably overlooked 20. - Nxf7 21. Be6!.} 20. Nxd8 Rxd8 21. Bc2
Re8 22. Be3 Nc5 23. Bxc5 Bxc5 24. Ra1 Kf8 25. Ra5 Bc6 26. Ba4 Bb6 27. Ra6 bxa4
28. Rxb6 Bxe4 29. Nd2 Bd3 30. Rb4 Ra8 31. Nxc4 Bxc4 32. Rxc4 Kf7 33. g3 Rb8 34.
Rxa4 Rxb2 35. h4 Rc2 36. Rc4 h5 37. Kf1 e4 38. Rc6 Ke7 39. c4 Kf7 40. c5 Ke7
41. Rc8 Ke6 42. c6 Kf5 43. Rc7 Kf6 44. Ke1 Ke5 45. Rc8 Kd6 46. Rg8 Rxc6 47.
Rxg7 Ke5 48. Rg5+ Kd4 49. Rxh5 e3 50. fxe3+ Kxe3 51. Kd1 Kd3 52. Rd5+ Ke4 53.
Rg5 Kd3 54. h5 Ra6 55. Ke1 Ke3 56. Kf1 Kf3 57. Kg1 Ra2 58. h6 Ra6 59. h7 Rh6
60. Rg7 Rh3 61. g4 1-0

[Event "Tbilisi"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Arakhamia Grant, Ketevan"]
[Black "Kachiani Gersinska, Ketino"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 g6 16. Ra3 Bg7 17. Nh2 c5 18. d5 Nd7 $5 {When Nunn introduced 16.Ra3 in
his game versus Razuvaev in Dortmund 1991 18. - c4 was played.} 19. Ndf1 bxa4
20. Ng4 Kh7 21. Rxa4 Qe7 22. Nfe3 Nb6 23. Ra3 a5 24. Qf3 Bc8 25. Kh2 Bd7 $2 26.
Nf5 $1 Bxf5 27. exf5 Qxe1 28. fxg6+ fxg6 29. Qf7 $16 Qxc1 30. Qxg6+ Kg8 31.
Qh7+ (31. Rf3 Qxb1 32. Nf6+ Kh8 $1 $13) 31... Kf8 32. Rf3+ Ke7 33. Qxg7+ Kd8
34. Qb7 N4xd5 35. Bg6 Rg8 36. Bf7 Rg7 37. Qc6 Qg5 38. Ne3 Nc7 39. Qxb6 Kd7 40.
Bb3 a4 41. Bc2 Ra6 42. Qb7 d5 43. Rg3 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Ng5 Rf8 14. Nf3 Re8 15.
Nbd2 Bf8 16. a3 g6 {For some reason 16. - h6 is more popular.} 17. Bc2 Bg7 18.
Nf1 {Due to Black`s next move many players considers 18.d5 more dangerous.} d5
$1 19. dxe5 Nxe4 20. Bf4 Na5 21. N1d2 Nc4 22. Nxc4 bxc4 23. Nd2 Nc5 24. b3 cxb3
25. Nxb3 Ne6 26. Bg3 c5 27. Rb1 Bc6 28. Qd2 a5 29. Nc1 a4 30. f4 Qa5 31. f5 Nd4
32. f6 Bf8 33. Ne2 Ne6 34. h4 d4 35. Red1 Red8 36. Bd3 Rac8 37. Bc4 Bd5 38. Qa2
Qa8 39. Bxd5 Rxd5 40. c4 Rdd8 41. Nc1 Rb8 42. Nd3 Qe4 43. Qc2 h5 44. Re1 Qf5
45. Rf1 Qg4 46. Kh2 Qe4 47. Rfe1 Qc6 48. Rxb8 Rxb8 49. Rb1 Rd8 50. Qe2 Qa6 51.
Qc2 Qc6 52. Nf2 Bh6 53. Nd3 Qe4 54. Rb2 Be3 55. Qd1 Nf4 56. Nxc5 Qxe5 57. Nd3
Qe4 58. Nc5 Qc6 59. Nd3 Nxd3 60. Qxd3 Qxf6 61. Qe4 Qe6 62. Qb7 0-1

[Event "World-ch34-KK5 Kasparov-Karpov +4-3=17"]
[Site "Lyon/New York"]
[Date "1990.10.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1990.10.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 bxa4 16. Rxa4 a5 17. Ra3 Ra6 18. Nh2 g6 19. f3 $1 {A very strong novelty
once and for all protecting the attacked e-pawn. Earlier - and weaker - moves
are 19.f4 (Ivantjuk-Karpov) and 19.Sg4 (Hjartarson- Karpov).} Qd7 {Seirawan
suggests 19. - c6. The idea is to be able to counter 20.Sc4 with 20. - d5.
Even so White looks clearly better.} 20. Nc4 Qb5 21. Rc3 Bc8 22. Be3 Kh7 23.
Qc1 c6 24. Ng4 Ng8 25. Bxh6 $1 $18 Bxh6 26. Nxh6 Nxh6 27. Nxd6 Qb6 28. Nxe8
Qxd4+ 29. Kh1 Qd8 30. Rd1 Qxe8 31. Qg5 Ra7 32. Rd8 Qe6 33. f4 Ba6 34. f5 Qe7
35. Qd2 Qe5 36. Qf2 Qe7 37. Qd4 Ng8 38. e5 Nd5 39. fxg6+ fxg6 40. Rxc6 Qxd8 41.
Qxa7+ Nde7 42. Rxa6 Qd1+ 43. Qg1 Qd2 44. Qf1 1-0

[Event "New York WFW"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wolff, Patrick G"]
[Black "Averbakh, Yuri L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. Bxe6 $5 {This straightforward line is perhaps underestimated.
With simple play Wolff succeds in achieving a positional grip. Black`s main
problem originates from the weakness b5.} fxe6 11. d4 Qd7 {11. - Qe8!?,
Boleslavski-Keres, Soviet (mch) 1941.} 12. Nbd2 (12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd7 Nxd7
14. Be3 Nc5 15. Bxc5 Bxc5 16. Nbd2 {White has very little.
Boleslavkij-Botvinnik, Moskau 1947.}) 12... Rad8 13. a4 Rb8 14. Nb3 exd4 15.
axb5 $14 Rxb5 16. Nbxd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Rb6 18. Qe2 c5 19. Nf3 Qb5 20. e5 Qxe2
21. Rxe2 dxe5 22. Nxe5 Rd8 23. Bg5 Rbd6 24. Nc4 Rd1+ 25. Re1 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Kf7
27. Ra1 Ra8 28. Kf1 Nd7 29. Bf4 Bd8 30. Rd1 Ra7 31. Rd6 a5 32. Ke2 a4 33. Rc6
Kf6 34. Kd3 g5 35. Bc1 Be7 36. Be3 h5 $16 {Time} 1-0

[Event "Candidates m5"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sax, Gyula"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 Ne7 13. Rb1 c6 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Ng5
bxa4 16. Bxa4 d5 17. Bc2 h6 18. Nf3 exd4 19. cxd4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Nd5 21. Bd2
Rfe8 22. Nc4 $14 Re7 23. Ba5 Qb8 24. Qb3 Ra7 25. Qa3 Ba8 26. Rbc1 Re6 27. Bf5
Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Nf8 29. Nce5 Be7 30. Qa2 Bb4 31. Bxb4 Qxb4 32. Nd3 Qb6 33. Re8
Nf6 34. Re1 a5 35. Nc5 Bb7 36. Ne5 Ba6 37. Rc1 Re7 38. Nxa6 $1 $18 Qxa6 39. b4
Qb6 40. bxa5 Qb5 41. Nxc6 $2 {41.a6 + -} Re2 42. Qa3 Qxf5 43. Ne7+ Rxe7 44.
Qxe7 Qxa5 45. Rc8 N6h7 46. Rd8 {2.24/2.21} 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "USA"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Black "Ivanov, Igor Vasilievich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 a5 10. d4 a4 11. Bc2 Bd7 12. Nbd2 $1 {Improving on the old moves 12.
Na3, which misplaces the knight, and 12.Be3, which allows 12. - exd4 13.cxd4
Nb4.} Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 h6 15. Nh2 $1 Na5 16. f4 c5 $2 17. dxe5 dxe5 18.
fxe5 Rxe5 19. Bf4 $18 Nc6 {Otherwise 20.e5 gives White a tremendous attack.}
20. Nf3 Qc7 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Rf1 Re8 23. Bxh6 $1 c4 24. Bf4 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1990.09.21"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d3 {A passive line, not causing Black any problems.} Na5 11.
Bc2 c5 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 $6 d5 $1 15. exd5 $6 Qxd5 $15 16. Bg5
Qc6 17. Nf5 h6 18. Bd2 e4 19. dxe4 Nxe4 20. a4 b4 21. cxb4 Nc4 22. Bc3 cxb4 23.
Bd4 Rad8 24. Rc1 Nxb2 $1 $19 25. Bxe4 Rxe4 26. Qb3 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Nc4 28. Ne7+
Bxe7 29. Rxe7 Rxd4 30. Rxb7 Qxb7 31. Nxd4 Qd5 32. Nf3 a5 33. h4 Qe4 34. Qd1 Ne5
35. Nxe5 Qxe5 36. h5 Qb8 37. Qb3 Qd6 38. Qf3 Qb8 39. Qb3 Qb7 40. g3 Qe4 41. Qd1
Kh7 42. Kh2 Qc4 43. Qb1+ Kg8 44. Qd1 b3 45. Qd8+ Kh7 46. Qxa5 Qc2 {2.18-2.08}
0-1

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1990.09.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 Bxb3 11. Qxb3 d5 12. exd5 Na5 13. Qc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nxd5
15. Nc3 c6 16. Ne4 Rc8 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 (18. Ng5 $5 Nf6 19. dxc5 Qd5 20.
Bf4 Rfe8 21. Rad1 Qxa2 22. Be5 $16 {Polgar,J-Schüssler,H, Denmark 1989.}) 18...
Qf6 $10 19. Bg5 Qg6 20. Qxg6 hxg6 21. b3 Nb7 22. Rac1 Rfe8 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24.
Nd4 Nb4 25. Bd2 Re4 26. Nf3 Nd5 27. a4 bxa4 28. bxa4 f6 29. a5 Ra4 30. Rb1 Nxa5
31. Rb8+ Kf7 32. Rc8 Ne7 33. Rc7 Nb3 34. Be3 a5 $19 35. g3 Ke6 36. Nd2 Nd4 37.
Kg2 Nd5 38. Rc8 Kd7 39. Ra8 Ne6 40. Ra7+ Nec7 41. Kf3 Kc8 42. Nb3 Ra3 43. Nxa5
Nb5 44. Rxg7 Rxa5 45. Rxg6 Kd7 46. h4 Ke7 47. h5 Nxe3 48. fxe3 Kf7 49. Rh6 Nc3
50. Rh7+ Kg8 51. Rc7 Rxc5 52. h6 Nd5 53. Rg7+ Kh8 54. e4 Nb4 55. Rf7 Rh5 56.
Rxf6 Kh7 57. Ke3 c5 58. Kd2 Re5 59. Rf5 $1 $10 Nc6 60. Kd3 Rxf5 61. exf5 Ne5+
62. Ke4 Nd7 63. Kd5 Kxh6 64. g4 {2.59-3.02} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Barcelona"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fernandez Garcia, Jose Luis"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. a5 $5 {
Blocking the queenside in an unusual way. But the a-pawn becomes weak and
White loses valuable time. Therefore it` hard to take the idea seriously.} g6
15. d5 Nb8 16. c4 c5 17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. Bg5 Be7 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. cxb5 Nxa5 21.
Ba4 Nc4 22. bxa6 Rxa6 23. Ra2 Qb6 24. b3 Nb2 25. Rxb2 Rxa4 26. Rd2 Rxe4 27.
Rxe4 Bxe4 28. Nc3 Bxf3 29. Qxf3 Qxb3 30. Rxd6 Be7 31. Rc6 Rd8 32. Rc7 e4 33.
Nxe4 Qb1+ 34. Kh2 Qb8 35. Qg3 Bd6 36. Nf6+ Kf8 0-1

[Event "YUG-ch"]
[Site "Kladovo"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Laketic, Gojko"]
[Black "Ilincic, Zlatko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Bg5 Nxe4 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. dxe5 d5 {13. - Ng6 is
also sufficient.} 14. Nbd2 Ng6 15. Bc2 f5 16. Nb3 c5 17. Bxe4 fxe4 18. Nxc5 Bc8
19. Nh2 Nf4 20. Re3 Qe7 21. b4 a5 22. a3 axb4 23. cxb4 Qg5 24. Qf1 Nxh3+ 25.
Kh1 Nf4 26. Rd1 Rxe5 27. g3 Nh3 28. f4 exf3 29. Rxe5 Qxe5 30. Qxf3 Rxa3 31.
Qxd5+ Qxd5+ 32. Rxd5 Rxg3 33. Rd8+ Kf7 34. Nf3 Rxf3 35. Rxc8 Rf4 36. Rc7+ Kg6
37. Kg2 Ng5 38. Rc6+ Kh5 39. Na6 Kg4 40. Rc5 Ne4 41. Rxb5 g5 42. Re5 h5 43. Nc7
h4 0-1

[Event "Lvov zt"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Black "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Ng5 {A classic.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Kuzmin, Gennadi P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. h3
Be6 9. c3 O-O 10. d4 Bxb3 11. axb3 exd4 12. cxd4 Nb4 13. d5 c5 14. dxc6 d5 15.
e5 Ne4 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Nxc6 $14 18. Qd3 Qd7 19. Bg5 Rfd8 20. Re2 Qe6 21.
Rae1 Rac8 22. Bxe7 Nxe7 23. Nd4 Qg6 24. Qf3 Qb6 25. e6 Rf8 26. exf7+ Rxf7 27.
Qg4 Rxc3 28. Re6 (28. Rxe7 Rxe7 29. Rxe7 Rc1+ 30. Kh2 Qd6+) 28... Qc5 29. Rxa6
h6 30. Rxh6 Rd3 31. Rh4 Qc3 32. Rf1 Rf6 33. Ne6 Ng6 34. Rh5 Re3 35. fxe3 Qxe3+
36. Kh2 Rxf1 37. Qxg6 Qg1+ 38. Kg3 Qf2+ 39. Kh2 Qg1+ 40. Kg3 Qf2+ 41. Kh2 Qg1+
1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Kuzmin, Gennadi P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 Bxb3 11. axb3 exd4 12. cxd4 Nb4 13. d5 Nd7 14. Bd2 Nd3 15.
Re2 Bf6 16. Qc2 N3c5 17. Be3 Re8 18. Nbd2 a5 19. Bd4 a4 20. Rae1 Bxd4 21. Nxd4
Qf6 22. Nc6 $14 Nb6 23. b4 Na6 24. Nf3 Nc4 25. Nfd4 $6 Nxb4 26. Qb1 Nxc6 27.
Nxc6 h6 28. Rd1 Ne5 29. Qc2 Nxc6 30. Qxc6 b4 31. Qxc7 a3 32. bxa3 bxa3 33. Qc1
Reb8 34. Qa1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.04"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Sethuraman, SP."]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[Annotator "Sethuraman,SP"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{A big Hi to all the ChessBase Magazine readers! All of my three matches in
the World Cup were very memorable for me, the first one was very special
knocking out the former World Champion Ruslan who himself was named as the
knockout specalist in the previous World Cups.  The first game in the match
ended in a short draw in the fashionable Italian which I had to face x number
of times later in the second and third matches against GM Harikrishna and GM
Anish Giri. For me a draw with the black pieces was a good result to start the
event.  In the second game I had the white pieces, some people would call it a
small advantage in the mini-match but for me colours were not a big deal but I
wouldn't deny the prospect of having the white pieces was quite comfortable.
But with any colour you need to play good chess in order to win the match.} 1.
e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 {
Inviting my opponent to the enchanting Marshall but my opponent had other plans
} d6 9. h3 a5 {A very rare line and a total suprise to me as I was expecting
something like the Chigorin or the Breyer from my opponent.} 10. d4 a4 11. Bc2
Bd7 {My opponent was very happy with the outcome of the opening as he deviated
from all the mainlines and took me by suprise and moreover didn't spend a
single minute, where as I had spent something like 20 minutes to reach this
position. Nevertheless I always had the feeling that what he was doing was
completely against chess principles like pushing the a-pawn without developing
his pieces and not fighting for the centre. But, you know, it's modern chess.
Of course it might not be objectively a good choice but anything is possible
in modern chess.} 12. Na3 $1 {During the game I liked this move a lot rather
than the normal development with knight to d2, putting pressure on the b5-pawn
and exploiting the premature advance of a6-a5-a4. But later after the game I
was suprised to discover the fact that this position had already been seen in
many tournament games and could immediately spot the elite game between
Ivanchuk-Carlsen in 2009.} Rb8 13. d5 Na7 14. Be3 (14. c4 Ra8 15. Be3 b4 16.
Nb1 c5 17. a3 b3 18. Bd3 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 f5 20. Nfd2 fxe4 21. Qh5 Be8 22. Qe2 Bd7
23. Qh5 Be8 24. Qe2 Bd7 {1/2-1/2 (24) Ivanchuk,V (2779)-Carlsen,M (2776) Wijk
aan Zee 2009}) 14... c5 (14... Nc8 15. c4 bxc4 16. Nxc4 $14 {and the pawn on
a4 is too weak.}) 15. Nxe5 $1 {This normal typical sacrifice comes in many
variations in the Ruy Lopez when the bishop on e7 has no square to move to.}
dxe5 16. d6 Rc8 (16... Nc8 17. Bxc5 Bxd6 18. Bxd6 Nxd6 19. Qxd6 Re8 20. Rad1
$16) 17. f4 $1 {Maintaining the dynamic tension. I was very proud of this move
and it turned out to be a very strong one, and later also confirmed by the
computer. The point is just to open up the way for my bishops after breaking
the e5-pawn which was totally bolstering the solid position of Black or else
to extend White's attack with f5-g4-g5.} Ne8 $6 (17... Be6 18. dxe7 Qxe7 19. f5
(19. Qf3 $5) 19... Bd7 20. Qf3 {White has just expanded his position and has a
dream position to start his attack with g4-g5.}) 18. dxe7 Qxe7 19. fxe5 Bc6 20.
Qh5 Nc7 21. Nb1 $1 {Following one of the principles the legendary Dvoretsky
often mentions in his great books, the principle of the worst piece. Here the
knight on a3 is not joining the attack, so think where it would be ideally
placed and then comes the anwser. Once again executing such moves gives one
the immense satisfaction of having a good understanding of chess principles.}
Be8 22. Nd2 Nc6 23. Nf3 Ne6 24. Rad1 {All the white pieces are ideally
developed, looking for a breakthrough in the direction of the black king!} Rd8
$6 (24... Ncd4 25. cxd4 (25. Nxd4 cxd4 26. Bxd4 Nxd4 27. Rxd4 Rc5 28. Rd5)
25... cxd4 26. Bxa4 $1 (26. Nxd4 Nxd4 27. Bb1 Ne6 28. Rd5 $16) 26... bxa4 (
26... dxe3 27. Bb3 $16) 27. Nxd4 Nxd4 28. Bxd4 $16) 25. Rd5 a3 {Trying to
create chaos in the position. Black is simply positionally lost and he has to
do something.} 26. bxa3 {Simply grabbing the pawn since it can be the
potential for creating counterplay in the future!} Ra8 27. Bc1 Na5 {Here there
are many ways for White to increase the advantage.} 28. Ng5 (28. Nh4 Nc4 29.
Nf5 Qc7 30. a4 $18 {is one more way.}) (28. a4 $18) 28... h6 29. Nf3 {I liked
this manoeuvre, just creating a weakness for Black on h6. White has simply all
the time in the world as the black pieces are completely disorganised.} Nc4 30.
Qg4 (30. a4 $1 {is stronger.}) 30... Nxa3 (30... Kh8 31. Nh4 {was my intention:
} Qc7 32. Rf1 $1 Nxa3 33. Bxh6 Nxc2 34. Rf6 $1 $18 (34. Bxg7+ Nxg7 35. Qg5 Ra6
(35... Bd7 36. Rf3 $18) 36. Rf6 $18)) 31. Bd1 Nb1 32. Nh4 {A total massacre.
What a lovely position, all the pieces aiming towards the black king.} h5 33.
Qg3 (33. Qxh5 g6 34. Qg4 $18) 33... Nxc3 34. Nf5 Nxd5 35. exd5 $1 {A simply
wonderful sight - dominating the whole board.} Qd7 36. Bh6 Kh7 37. Bxg7 Rg8 38.
Bc2 Rxa2 {Here I was simply nervous about trying to find the most simple
possible win while having 2 mins on the clock.} 39. Nh6+ {After having
calcuating some variations under time pressure, the fact of not finding a win
immediately disturbed me a lot since I was overlooking many easy wins. I
slowly drifted, making my task unnecessarily complicated and slowly drifting
away.} (39. Qe3 Rxg7 40. Qh6+ Kg8 41. Nxg7 Rxc2 (41... Nxg7 42. Qh7+ Kf8 43. d6
$1 $18) 42. Nxh5 $18 {I simply overlooked I could take on h5.}) (39. Be4 {
was the first candidate move I calculated} Nxg7 (39... Ra4 40. Nd4+ $18) 40.
Ne7+ (40. Qg5 Rxg2+ $1 {was the counter-move I was afraid of but I simply
missed the fact I could play first Ne7+ and then carry out the same idea})
40... Kh8 41. Qg5 Ra6 42. e6 $1 Rxe6 43. dxe6 Qxe6 (43... Qd4+ 44. Kh1 $18) 44.
Nxg8 Kxg8 45. Bh7+ $18) 39... Rxc2 40. Nxg8 {The time pressure phase is over
and here too I had the feeling that what I was doing was also easily winning.}
Kxg8 41. Bf6+ Kh7 (41... Kf8 42. d6 $18) 42. Qd3+ Kh6 43. Qe3+ Kh7 44. Qe4+ Kh6
45. Qxc2 {I thought grabbing the material was the easiest way but in fact I
had a crushing move, immediately forcing my opponent to resign.} (45. Rf1 $1 {
and a hopeless position for Black:} Rc4 46. Qe3+ Kh7 47. Rf5 $18) 45... Qxd5
46. Rd1 (46. Rf1 $142 $18) 46... Qc4 47. Qd2+ Kg6 48. Qf2 Qf4 49. Qc2+ Kh6 {
Luckily for me even this position is good but still more energy and time was
required to bring home the point, which was really unecessary considering the
position I had few minutes ago. But sometimes life is like that - you ought to
be never disappointed at missing easy wins. Try not to think about the past
and to focus on the present moment since the position is still good enough and
just try to convert to bring the full point home!} 50. Rd6 $6 (50. Rf1 {
the rook needs to be on f1 targeting the black king} Qe3+ 51. Kh2 $18 {[%cal
Gf6h4]}) 50... b4 $2 (50... Qe3+ $142 {Black has good chances of making a draw
here as he can exchange queens which is like a dream for him now!} 51. Kh1 Qe1+
52. Kh2 h4 53. Qf5 Qg3+ 54. Kg1 Qe1+) 51. h4 $1 Qg4 52. Rb6 $1 Qg3 53. Rb8 {
Finally!} Nd4 54. Qe4 Qg8 55. Qf4+ Kh7 56. Qe4+ Kh6 57. Bg5+ Kg7 58. Qa8 {
A good finish but first of all I was very relieved because at some point I was
just blowing all my winning tries after having played a beautiful middlegame.
I was also very happy to cruise into the second round!} 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 14th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2016.02.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sethuraman, SP."]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "Sethuraman,SP"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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"]

{The ninth round. I was half a point behind the leaders along with many others.
So it was a crucial round for me since I had the white pieces!} 1. e4 e5 {
Not a big suprise as my opponent had already shifted to 1...e5 in the seventh
round in this tournament from his favourite Najdorf. Nevertheless I didn't
check it too much expecting he would get back to his Najdorf.} 2. Nf3 Nc6 3.
Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 {The
interesting Zaitsev Defense is not seen too often nowadays. Perhaps it is time
to make it fashionable.} 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 g6 (12... h6 13. Bc2 {
leads to different kinds of positions.}) 13. Ba2 Bg7 {Luckily enough I checked
this exact variation the day before with the black pieces while preparing for
Yu Yangyi and found an interesting idea for White in the process with 14.Qc2!?.
That's the advantage of having a broad repertoire you can use it for either
side.} 14. Qc2 $5 {A interesting idea overprotecting the e4 pawn} (14. b4 exd4
15. cxd4 a5 16. Qb3 (16. bxa5) 16... Qd7 17. Bb2 axb4 18. axb4 (18. d5 bxa3 19.
dxc6 Bxc6 20. Bxa3 Nxe4 $13) 18... Ra4 $1 {and Black had no problems:} 19. Bc3
Nh5 20. e5 Nf4 21. exd6 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 cxd6 23. d5 Ne5 24. Bxe5 dxe5 25. Nxe5
Qxd5 26. Qxd5 Bxd5 27. Bxd5 Nxd5 28. Nc6 Nxb4 $17 {0-1 (68) Perez Ponsa,F 
(2577)-Wojtaszek Radoslaw (POL) (2727) Caleta ENG 2016}) 14... Qd7 15. b4 exd4
16. cxd4 a5 17. bxa5 Nxa5 (17... Rxa5 {is not a logical way to recapture and
here White has many promising alternatives:} 18. d5 (18. Bb2) (18. e5)) 18. Rb1
{Moving away from the g7-a1 diagonal as well as putting pressure on the b-file
and the b5-pawn.} Qc6 19. Qd1 $1 {Avoiding the exchange of queens. Now White
threatens to play d5, questioning the position of the queen on c6.} d5 20. Ne5
Qa6 {Placing the queen on a6 looks strange at first sight but it has a deep
idea} (20... Qb6 21. Ndf3 $1 {was my idea} Nxe4 ({and here} 21... Nc4 {is not
possible as in the case of 20...Qa6 because of the pin Rb1-Qb6} 22. Nxc4 dxc4
23. Bxc4) 22. Rxe4 dxe4 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Ng5 $16) 21. a4 (21. Ndf3 Nc4 {
The point of ...Qa6!}) 21... Nc4 $6 {The only mistake in the whole game after
which Black was not able to recover.} (21... bxa4 $1 {was the right way} 22.
Qxa4 Nc4 23. Qxa6 Bxa6 24. Ndxc4 Bxc4 $1 (24... dxc4 25. f3 $14) 25. Bxc4 dxc4
26. f3 c5 $1 27. Nxc4 cxd4 {White has a small edge because of the pawn
structure and Black has to defend this endgame for long hours.}) 22. Rxb5 Nxd2
(22... Nd6 23. Rb4 dxe4 24. Nxf7 $1 (24. Nb3 Bd5 25. Nc5) 24... Nxf7 25. Bc4
Qa7 26. Qb3 $16) 23. Bxd2 Qxa4 24. Qxa4 Rxa4 25. Bb3 Rxd4 26. Nf3 $1 {My
opponent missed this knight retreat while playing 21...Nc4.} Rxd2 27. Nxd2 Ba8
28. Rc5 $1 {Provoking c7-c6 so that the bishop on a8 will be locked in without
space to manoeuvre.} (28. e5 {was also possible} Nd7 (28... c6 29. Ra5 Nd7 30.
Ra7 Nxe5 (30... Nc5 31. Bc2 $16) 31. Rea1 {[%csl Ra8]}) 29. Bxd5 c6 {and here
I missed the beautiful tactics with} 30. e6 fxe6 31. Rxe6 $1 $16) 28... c6 (
28... Bh6 29. Nf3 $1 dxe4 (29... Nxe4 30. Bxd5 $16) 30. Ne5 (30. Rxc7) 30...
Re7 31. Ra1 $16) 29. Ra5 Bh6 30. Nf1 $1 {And Black is in huge trouble.} Bf8 31.
Rea1 Bb7 32. exd5 cxd5 33. Rd1 {With the idea of Ne3 stopping Black's advance
of the d-pawn.} (33. Ne3 d4 34. Nc4) (33. Rc1 Bd6) 33... Ne4 34. Rc1 $1 Bc5 35.
Raxc5 Nxc5 36. Rxc5 Re1 37. Bxd5 {37...Ba6 is met by 38.Bc4. My opponent
resigned here. I was very happy to win this game showing good opening
preparation against a strong theoretician himself and good technique without
any mistakes. This win helped me to get into the lead along with a pack of 8
people before the thrilling final of the Gibraltar Open.} 1-0

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1996.05.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1996.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a4 h6 15. Bc2
exd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 17. Bb1 c5 18. d5 Nd7 19. Ra3 g6 20. Nh2 Bg7 21. Ndf3 Nb6 $6
$146 (21... Nf6) 22. Ng4 $1 Kh7 (22... Nxa4 23. Bxh6 $1 $40) (22... h5 23. Bg5
$3 f6 (23... Qc7 24. Nf6+ Bxf6 25. Bxf6 $16) 24. Nh6+ Kh7 (24... Bxh6 25. Bxh6
{/\ 26.e5+-}) 25. e5 $3 fxg5 (25... Bxh6 26. Bxf6 Qc8 27. Bxg6+ $18) (25...
dxe5 26. Bxg6+ Kxg6 27. Qb1+ e4 28. Rxe4 $18) 26. Nf7 Qe7 27. N3xg5+ Kg8 28.
Bxg6 Bxd5 29. Qxh5 $18 Nc4 $140 30. Rf3 Bxf3 31. Nh6+ Bxh6 32. Bf7+) (22... Nc4
$6 23. Bxh6 $16) 23. axb5 $1 (23. Qd2 Nc4 24. Qf4 Nxd5 $1 (24... Nxa3 $2 25.
Nxh6 $3 Nxb1 26. Ng5+ Qxg5 27. Qxg5 Nd3 (27... Re5 28. Qh4 Rh5 29. Qe7 $18) 28.
Qh4 $1 Nxe1 29. Nxf7+ Kg8 30. Ng5 Re7 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Qxg6 Nd3 33. Ne6+ Kg8
34. Bh6 $18) 25. exd5 Rxe1+ 26. Nxe1 Qe7 $5 (26... Nxa3 27. Qxf7 Nxb1 28. Bxh6
Qf8 29. Qxb7 Re8 30. Nf3 Qe7 31. Ng5+ Kg8 32. Qc6 $1 $44) 27. Re3 Nxe3 28. Bxe3
$13) 23... Bc8 $5 (23... axb5 24. Rxa8 Bxa8 25. Qd2 $1 h5 26. Nh6 $1 f6 27. Qf4
$1 Qd7 28. e5 $1 dxe5 29. Bxg6+ $1 Kxg6 30. Qe4+ f5 31. Nxf5 Bxd5 32. N5h4+ Kf7
33. Qg6+ $16) 24. bxa6 $16 Ra7 25. b3 $5 Bxg4 26. hxg4 Kg8 27. g5 h5 28. Bd3
Qd7 29. Bf4 $5 Bb2 30. Ra5 Qd8 31. Bb5 $1 Ree7 32. Qd2 N6xd5 33. exd5 Qxa5 $6 (
33... Rxe1+ 34. Qxe1 Qxa5 35. Qe8+ Kh7 36. Bxd6 Nxa6 37. Bc4 (37. Bd7 $5) 37...
Bg7 38. Be7 $16) 34. Rxe7 Rxe7 35. Bxd6 Re4 $6 (35... Qa1+ 36. Kh2 Bc1 37. Qxb4
$1 cxb4 38. Bxe7 $16) 36. Qxb2 Qxb5 37. a7 $4 (37. Bf8 Kxf8 38. Qh8+ Ke7 39. a7
$18) 37... Re8 38. Qd2 $6 (38. Bb8 Rxb8 39. axb8=Q+ Qxb8 40. Qe5 Qxe5 41. Nxe5
Nxd5 42. Nd7 $16) 38... Ra8 39. Bc7 $1 Rxa7 40. d6 Ra1+ (40... Ra2 41. Qe1) 41.
Kh2 Ra2 42. Qe1 $1 Nd5 (42... Re2 43. Qd1 $1 $16) (42... Qe2 43. Qxe2 Rxe2 44.
d7 Nc6 45. Ne5 Rd2 46. Nxc6 Rxd7 47. Bf4 $3 (47. Be5 Rd3 48. Na5 Kf8 $14) 47...
Rb7 (47... Rd3 48. Na5 Kf8 49. Be3 Rc3 50. Kg3 Ke7 51. Kf4 Ke6 52. Ke4 $18) 48.
Na5 Rb5 49. Bd2 $18) (42... Nd3 43. Qe7 Nxf2 44. d7 $18) (42... Ra8 43. Ne5 Nd5
(43... Re8 $2 44. Qe4 $18) 44. Qd1 $1 (44. Nxg6 Re8 45. Qd1 Nxc7 46. Qxh5 fxg6
47. Qxg6+ Kh8 $10) 44... Qb4 $3 (44... Nxc7 $2 45. dxc7 $18) 45. Nc4 $1 (45. d7
Qf4+ 46. Kg1 h4 $1 $10) 45... Qb7 46. Qf3 Re8 47. Ne3 $1 (47. Nb6 Re5 $132)
47... Re5 48. g3 $1 Rxg5 (48... Rxe3 49. fxe3 Qc6 50. Qe4 $1 $18) 49. d7 Qxc7
50. Nxd5 Rxd5 51. Qxd5 Qd8 52. Qc6 $18) 43. Qe4 $1 $18 Nxc7 44. dxc7 Qd7 45.
Qb7 Qd6+ 46. Kh1 Ra1+ 47. Ng1 Qd1 48. c8=Q+ Kg7 49. Kh2 $8 Qxg1+ 50. Kg3 h4+ (
50... Rf1 51. Qxc5 $18) (50... Rd1 51. Qa6 $1 h4+ 52. Kf3 $18) 51. Kg4 $1 Rf1
$6 (51... Qxf2 52. Qf3 Qd4+ (52... Qxf3+ 53. gxf3 Rb1 54. Qb8 $1 $18) 53. Qf4
Qd1+ 54. Kxh4 Qe1+ 55. Kh3 (55. g3 $4 Qh1+ 56. Qh3 Qa8 $3 $10) 55... Qh1+ 56.
Qh2 Qe1 57. Qc6 $1 Qe3+ 58. Qf3 Qe6+ 59. g4 $18) 52. Qba8 1-0

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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. e4 {Ftacnik} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 (11. Nbd2 {Ftacnik} Bf8 12. a4 h6 13.
Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 f5 18. exf5 Bxd5 (18...
Rxe1+ 19. Nxe1 (19. Qxe1 Bxd5 20. Nh2 (20. Ne4 Bf7 21. f6 g6 22. Nh4 d5 23. Rg3
Qe8 24. Nxg6 Bxg6 25. f7+ Qxf7 26. Nd6 {Ivanchuk,V-Lukacs,P/Debrecen/1988/1-0})
20... Nf6 21. Ng4 Be7 22. Ne4 Nxg4 23. hxg4 Bf6 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rxa8 Bxa8 26.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 27. Qe8+ Qf8 28. Qe2 Qf7 29. Qd2 Qd5 30. Qxd5+ Bxd5 {Pavlovic,
M-Hazai,L/Vrnjacka Banja/1988/0.5 (44)}) 19... Bxd5 20. Ne4 Nf6 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6
22. Bd2 Qd4 23. f6 Bf7 24. fxg7 Bxg7 25. Rg3 Kf8 26. Rxg7 Qxg7 27. Bc3 Qg5 28.
Qxd6+ Kg8 {Kilgour,D-Mannion,S/SCO-ch (03)/1995/0-1 (40)}) (18... Nf6 19. Ne4
Bxd5 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Bd2 Qxb2 22. Bxb4 Bf7 $1 $13) 19. Rxe8 (19. Ne4 Bf7 20.
axb5 d5 (20... axb5 21. Rxa8 Qxa8 22. Nxd6 $16) 21. Nc3 Rxe1+ 22. Nxe1 d4 23.
Be4 $5 (23. Ne4 axb5 24. f6 Nxf6 $6 (24... g6 $5) (24... Nd5 $5) 25. Nxf6+ gxf6
26. Rxa8 Qxa8 27. Qg4+ Kh8 28. Qf5 $36) 23... Ra7 (23... Rc8 $5 24. bxa6 Nb6 (
24... dxc3 25. bxc3 Nb6 $1 26. Qxd8 Rxd8 27. cxb4 $5) 25. Ne2 Nc4 26. Rg3 $1
$40) 24. Ne2 Nf6 25. Bf3 Qb6 $5 (25... d3 $15) 26. Rxa6 Rxa6 27. bxa6 Qxa6 {
Melnik-Kibalnichenko,S/corr/1991/0.5 (40)}) (19. Rae3 Rxe3 20. Rxe3 Nf6 21. g4
Qd7 22. g5 hxg5 23. Nxg5 Re8 24. axb5 axb5 25. Nf1 Bf7 26. Rg3 d5 27. Bd2 Nc6 {
Mrva,M-Stajcic,N/Mitropa Cup (01)/1995/0.5 (43)}) 19... Qxe8 20. Nh4 Nf6 21.
Ng6 Nc6 22. Nf4 Bf7 23. Ne6 Bxe6 24. fxe6 d5 {Arakhamia,K-Veroci,Z/Cetinje-W 
(01)/1991/0.5}) 11... Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. a4 h6 14. Nbd2 Bf8 15. Bc2 exd4 16.
cxd4 Nb4 17. Bb1 c5 18. d5 Nd7 19. Ra3 f5 20. exf5 Bxd5 (20... Nf6) 21. Rxe8
Qxe8 22. Re3 $146 {White has lost the control of the center and his best
chance is to attack Black's K.} Qf7 (22... Qh5 {Ftacnik} 23. Ne4 bxa4 (23...
Ne5 24. g4 Nxf3+ 25. Qxf3 $14) 24. Bd2 $13) 23. Ne4 bxa4 $5 (23... Bxe4 24.
Rxe4 (24. Bxe4 d5 25. Bb1 bxa4 $13) 24... Nf6 (24... d5 {Ftacnik} 25. Re6 bxa4
26. Bf4 $44) (24... Qxf5 25. Bxh6 $1) 25. Re6 Re8 26. axb5 Rxe6 (26... axb5 27.
Qe2 {looks rather unpleasant}) 27. fxe6 Qxe6 28. bxa6 Nxa6 $14) (23... Ba2 $5 {
which Leko suggested after the game.}) 24. Nfg5 $5 (24. Qxa4 Re8 (24... Bc6 $2
25. Qd1 d5 26. Neg5 hxg5 27. Nxg5 Qf6 28. Re6 Qd4 29. Qh5 $18) 25. Bd2 $1 (25.
Neg5 $2 hxg5 26. Nxg5 Rxe3 27. Nxf7 Re1+ 28. Kh2 Bxf7 $19) 25... Bxe4 26. Bxe4
d5 27. Bb1 $14 Rxe3 28. fxe3) 24... hxg5 (24... Qxf5 25. Bd2 $1 (25. Nh7 $6 {
Sulipa} Qf7 $1 (25... Qxh7 $2 26. Nc3 $16) 26. Nxf8 (26. Rg3 Kh8) 26... Rxf8)
25... Bc6 (25... Bb3 $2 26. Rxb3 axb3 27. Bxb4 cxb4 (27... hxg5 28. Nxc5 $18) (
27... Nb6 28. Bc3 $18) 28. Nxd6 $18) (25... hxg5 26. Bxb4 cxb4 27. Nf6+ Qxf6
28. Qxd5+ Kh8 29. Qxa8) 26. Nh7 $3 {Sulipa} Qf7 $1 (26... Qxh7 27. Nxd6 $1 g6
28. Bxb4 $1 (28. Re6 $2 Ne5 $1 29. Rxe5 Rd8 30. Bxb4 Rxd6 $1 31. Ba2+ Kh8 $17)
28... cxb4 29. Qd4 $1 Qg7 (29... Ne5 30. Rxe5 Qd7 31. Qc4+ Kh8 32. Re6 $1 Bg7 (
32... Bxd6 33. Rxg6 $18) (32... Bb5 33. Qe4 $18) 33. Rxg6 Rf8 34. Bf5 $18) 30.
Qc4+ Kh7 (30... Kh8 31. Nf7+ Kh7 32. Rg3 $1 $18) 31. Qxc6 Rd8 32. Qc7 Qxb2 33.
Bxg6+ $1 Kxg6 34. Rg3+ Kh5 (34... Kh7 35. Qxd8 $18) 35. Nb7 $1 (35. Qxd8 $2
Qc1+ 36. Kh2 Bxd6 37. Qe8+ Kh4 38. Qxd7 Qf4 $1 $13) 35... Ne5 36. Nxd8 Qb1+ 37.
Kh2 Qf5 38. Nc6 Nxc6 39. Qxc6 Qf4 40. Kg1 $18) (26... Qd5 27. Nhf6+ $3 Nxf6 (
27... gxf6 28. Qg4+ Kh8 29. Rg3 Qf7 30. Qh4 h5 31. Bc3 Bg7 32. Nxd6 Qd5 33. Nf5
Qd1+ 34. Kh2 $18) 28. Nxf6+ gxf6 29. Qg4+ Qg5 (29... Kh8 30. Rg3 Qf7 31. Qh4
$18) 30. Qe6+ Kh8 31. Rg3 Bd5 (31... Re8 32. Qf7 $18) 32. Bxg5 $18) 27. Rg3 d5
28. Nxf8 Rxf8 29. Bxh6 dxe4 30. Rxg7+ Qxg7 31. Bxg7 Kxg7 32. Qg4+) 25. Nxg5 Qf6
$4 (25... Bb3 $1 26. Qf3 Bd5 (26... Qd5 $2 27. Be4) 27. Qd1 (27. Qe2 Bc4 28.
Qg4 $2 Nf6 29. Qh4 Qd5 30. Re6 Qd1+ 31. Kh2 Bxe6 32. fxe6 Qh5 $19) 27... Bb3
28. Qf3 $10) 26. Re6 $1 {Fascinating idea that opens the lines towards the K.}
(26. Qh5 $2 {Ftacnik} Qh6 27. Qxh6 gxh6 28. Ne6 Kf7 $19) 26... Bxe6 27. fxe6 g6
(27... Ne5 28. Qh5 (28. Bh7+ {Ftacnik} Kh8 29. Be4 Nf3+ $5 (29... Rd8 30. Qh5+
Qh6 31. Nf7+ Nxf7 32. Bxh6 Nxh6 33. Qg6 $18) 30. Bxf3 Rb8 31. Be4 g6 32. Qg4
$40) 28... Qh6 29. Bh7+ Kh8 30. Nf7+ Nxf7 31. Bxh6 Nxh6 32. Bb1 c4 33. g4 Nd3
34. g5 $18) 28. exd7 Rd8 29. Qg4 $5 (29. Ba2+ $1 Nxa2 30. Qd5+ Kh8 31. Nf7+ Kg7
32. Bh6+ $1 Kh7 33. Bg5 $18) 29... Be7 {Despite material advantage black has
to be careful as white's attack can become quite unpleasant.} (29... d5 {
Ftacnik} 30. Ne6 Rxd7 31. Bxg6 Bg7 (31... Rb7 32. Bf5+ Bg7 33. Qh5 $40) 32.
Bh7+ Kxh7 33. Ng5+ Kg8 34. Qxd7 $16) (29... Bg7 $5 {Ftacnik} 30. h4 (30. Bd2 d5
31. Qe6+ Qxe6 32. Nxe6 Rxd7 33. Nxc5 Rc7 34. Bxb4 Bf8 $1) (30. Ba2+ $6 d5 $1 (
30... Nxa2 31. Qc4+ Kh8 32. Nf7+ Kh7 33. Bg5 Qxb2 34. Bxd8 $16)) (30. Qc4+ d5
31. Qxc5 Qc6 32. Be3 $14) 30... Qe7 31. Ne6 Rxd7 32. Qxg6 $40) 30. h4 $1 (30.
Ne6 Kf7 {would make it longer. Now both the g6 pawn and the Black king are
terribly weak}) 30... d5 31. Nf3 Kg7 (31... Kf7 {Ftacnik} 32. Bxg6+ $1) 32. Bg5
Qxb2 (32... Qd6 33. Bf4 $18 (33. Bxe7 {Ftacnik} Qxe7 34. Qxg6+ Kf8 35. Bf5 $18)
) 33. Bh6+ (33. Bh6+ $1 {Ftacnik} Kh8 34. Qxg6 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.18"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Short,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Alexander Beliavsky is a difficult opponent for me. True, I did once beat him
in Dortmund using only 20 minutes on my clock but that was rather an exception.
I have often been outplayed, but on the rare occasions that I outplay him
myself I am prone to do something like blunder into mate in one . He had won
the very wild game of the previous day and so now I was facing the prospect of
elimination. I cannot say that I felt optimistic but, then again, I did not
feel pessimistic either. My abiding emotion was calmness which, for some
reason, is how I normally feel when I absolutely have to win.} {Wedberg: Nigel
Short refutes a premature central break with some crisp tactics.} 1. e4 {
Wedberg Ftacnik} e5 2. Nf3 {In 1997 I defeated the established grandmasters
Nikolic, Piket and Akopian using the King's Gambit. However you probably can
it only remember my loss to Shirov which appeared in every magazine in every
known language, with copious annotations by my esteemed opponent. Anyway I
decided to keep it in reserve for today and try instead the Spanish. As my
mother used to say,( I thought if I refer to my mother enough it might improve
my elo rating) you can't wear your best suit every day.} Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4
Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8
12. d5 {A continuation that brought me success in a key game in my match
against Jan Timman in 1993. It is also a lot easier than the sharp stuff
beginning} (12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 {which,in my advanced state of
senility, is an important consideration.}) 12... Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 {
/\Qf3 Fighting for the d5 square.} c6 {I suspect that the move played is not
the best; it may have been based on a miscalculation. 14...Nc5 or 14...h6 look
more appropriate.} (14... a5 {Ftacnik} 15. Ng4 a4 16. Bc2 Nxg4 17. hxg4 c6 18.
Ne3 Nc5 19. g3 Ra7 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 g6 {Dolmatov,S-Joshi,G/
Calcutta op 1996/1-0 (55)}) (14... Nc5 {Ftacnik} 15. Bc2 c6 16. dxc6 (16. b4
Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bg5 Qc7 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 Nd7 21. Qf3 Nb6 22. Bb3
Qb7 23. Ng3 d5 {Korneev,O-Ibragimov,I/RUS-Cup5 1997/1/2-1/2 (52)}) 16... Bxc6
17. Bg5 h6 (17... Be7 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Ng4 Bg5 20. b4 Ne6 21. Qf3 a5 22. a3
Qc7 23. Nge3 g6 24. Bb3 axb4 25. axb4 Bxe3 26. Qxe3 Nf4 {1-0 Benjamin,J-Ivanov,
A/USA-ch G1 1997/ (42)}) 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Ng4 Qg5 (19... Qd8 20. Ng3 Qc7 21.
Qf3 Qb7 22. Nf5 Kh8 23. Rad1 Rad8 24. b4 Ne6 25. Qg3 Ng5 {0-1 Lopez Moll,
J-Dervishi,E/EU-chJM U18 1997 (39)}) 20. Ng3 Ne6 21. Ne3 Nf4 22. Qf3 g6 23. Bb3
Kg7 24. Qg4 Qd8 25. Nef5+ Kg8 26. Nh5 Ne6 {0-1 Herrera,I-Ibragimov,I/Anibal
op4th 1997/ (42)}) 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Bg5 Qc7 (16... h6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 {Does not
solve the difficulties because of} 18. Ng4 $1 {after which black succumbs to
an unshakable grip on his d5 square as} Nxe4 $2 (18... Nh7 19. Bd5 Bxd5 20.
Qxd5 Rb8 21. Qd3 Ng5 22. Nge3 {Zagrebelny,S-Barus,C/Erevan olm 1996/EXT 96ch2 
(48)} (22. Nge3 {Ftacnik} a5 23. Nd5 Ne6 24. g3 Nc5 25. Qf3 Rb7 {1/2-1/2
Zagrebelny,S-Barus,C/Erevan olm 1996/ (48)})) 19. Qf3 d5 20. Rxe4 dxe4 21.
Qxf7+ {is not recommended.}) 17. Qf3 Qb7 (17... h6 {Ftacnik} 18. Bh4 Rac8 19.
Ng4 $14) 18. Ng3 d5 {I had consumed a fair ammount of time on these
unexceptional moves quietly calculating the variations. Suddenly I realised
that the position before me resembled a game I had published in the Sunday
Telegraph a few months back . I could not remember the names of the players or,
indeed, the exact continuation but I knew that white won crushingly. This gave
me some confidence. Later that evening I reread my notes to the game. I said
that 18...d5 does not solve black's difficulties because "the b3 bishop probes
the f7 square". This proved to be prophetic. Wedberg: Hoping for a quick
liquidation of the centre and possibly a draw.} (18... h6 {Ftacnik} 19. Bxf6
Nxf6 20. Rad1 Rac8 21. Ng4 $14) 19. Ng4 {Ftacnik: Black tries to free his
position with the central action, while white continues with his spanish plan
of activating both knights on the kingside.} dxe4 (19... Nxg4 {Ftacnik} 20.
exd5 Nxf2 21. dxc6 Nxh3+ 22. Kh1 Nxg5 23. Bxf7+ $18) 20. Qf5 Nd5 (20... e3 {
Ftacnik} 21. Rxe3 Bc5 22. Rd3 $16) (20... Be7 {Ftacnik} 21. Bxf6 (21. Nh5 $1 {
Wedberg}) 21... Nxf6 22. Nh5 Rac8 23. Nhxf6+ (23. Nxg7 Kxg7 24. Qg5+ Kh8 25.
Nxf6 Rg8 26. Qxe5 $18) 23... Bxf6 24. Nxf6+ gxf6 25. Qxf6 Qe7 26. Qf5 $18) 21.
Nxe4 Re6 (21... h6 {Ftacnik} 22. Bxh6 gxh6 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Ngf6+ Nxf6 25.
Nxf6+ Kg7 26. Re3 Bd6 27. Rg3+ Kf8 28. Rd1 $18) 22. Rad1 {The pressure on the
black position is enormous. Ftacnik: Every single white piece is exercising
pressure against black center and kingside, danger alon a2-g8 diagonal has
exceptional value.} h5 $6 $146 {A novelty. Ivanovic,A-Gligoric,S/Yugoslavia
1997/ ( the game I had published) continued instead} (22... Rae8 23. Rd3 (23.
Ne3 {Wedberg} N7b6) 23... h5 24. Bxd5 $1 Bxd5 25. Ngf6+ $1 {and white won
elegantly some moves later.}) (22... g6 {Ftacnik} 23. Qf3 N7b6 24. Bxd5 Nxd5
25. Rxd5 Bg7 26. Red1 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 f5 28. Nef6+ $18) (22... N7b6 $142 {Wedberg
}) 23. Ne3 $1 {According to my little German friend white is already winning
here.} Nf4 {[#] Beliavsky's idea but it meets with a sharp tactical refutation.
} ({On} 23... Ne7 {I had intended} 24. Qxf7+ $1 Kxf7 25. Nd6+ Kg6 26. Nxb7) (
23... Nxe3 {Ftacnik} 24. Rxe3 g6 25. Qf3 Nc5 26. Bxe6 Nxe4 27. Bd7 $1 Bxd7 28.
Qxe4 $18) (23... N7b6 {Ftacnik} 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5 Nxd5 26. Qf3 Rae8 27.
Rxd5 Qxd5 28. Nf6+ gxf6 29. Qxd5 $18) 24. Bxf4 Bxe4 (24... exf4 {Ftacnik} 25.
Bxe6 fxe6 26. Qxe6+ Kh8 27. Nd5 $18) (24... g6 {Ftacnik} 25. Qg5 Be7 26. Bxe6
Bxg5 27. Bxf7+ Kg7 28. Nd6 exf4 (28... Qb6 29. Bxg5 $18) 29. Nxb7 fxe3 30. Na5
$18) 25. Rxd7 $1 Bxf5 (25... Qxd7 26. Qxe4 exf4 27. Bxe6 Qxe6 28. Qxa8 {
is hopeless.}) 26. Rxb7 exf4 {Now after 27.Bxe6 Bxe6 28.Nc2 Bxa2 white faces a
tough technical task but I had forseen the bonecruncher some moves earlier.} (
26... Be4 {Ftacnik} 27. Rd7 exf4 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Rd4 $18) 27. Rxf7 $1 {
Simple but pretty nontheless. Black resigned. At least there are some
advantages to writing a weekly newspaper column!} (27. Rxf7 $3 {Ftacnik} Kxf7 (
27... fxe3 28. Rxf5 $18) 28. Nxf5 Kf6 (28... Rae8 29. Nd4 $18) 29. Bxe6 Re8 30.
Nd4 Bc5 31. Rd1 Bxd4 32. Bd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Belgrade GMA op"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Todorovic, Goran M"]
[Black "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Smagin,S"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1988.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 Bxb3 11. axb3 Re8 12. d5 Nb8 13. c4 c6 14. dxc6 Nxc6 {N} (
14... b4) 15. Nc3 Qb6 (15... Qb8 $5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Nxb5 Rb8 $1
$44) 16. Bg5 Nb4 (16... bxc4 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nd5 Qxb3 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Qd2
$40) 17. Qd2 $1 { b5} bxc4 18. bxc4 Nd7 $1 19. Red1 (19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Nb5 Rd8
$1 21. Qxb4 axb5 22. cxb5 (22. Qxb5 Qxb5 23. cxb5 Rb8 $11) 22... Nc5 $1 $44)
19... Bf8 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 Rec8 $2 (21... Qxb2 22. Rdb1 Qc2 23. Rc1 $11) (
21... Qb3 $1 22. Ra3 (22. Nd2 Qxb2 23. Rdb1 Qd4 $1 $17) 22... Qxb2 23. Bc1 Qb8
24. Ng5 Re7 25. Qxd6 Qc8 $1 $15) 22. Be3 Qb3 23. Nd2 $1 $16 (23. Ng5 $2 Qxc4)
23... Qb8 24. b3 Be7 25. Ra2 Bd8 26. Rda1 a5 27. b4 (27. Qd3 $16) 27... Nf6 (
27... Qxb4 28. Rb1 Qc3 29. Rb7 $18) 28. Qd3 d5 $8 29. exd5 (29. cxd5 $5) 29...
Qxb4 30. Rb1 Qd6 31. Ne4 $2 (31. Bg5 $1 $16) 31... Nxe4 32. Qxe4 f5 $1 33. c5
$6 (33. Qd3) 33... fxe4 34. cxd6 Rcb8 35. Rc1 Kf7 36. Rc4 Ra6 37. Rc6 Rba8 38.
Ra4 Ke8 39. Bc1 Kd7 40. Rxa6 Rxa6 41. Ba3 Rb6 $1 42. Rxe4 Rb3 $1 43. Re3 (43.
Ra4 Rb1+ 44. Kh2 Ra1 $19) 43... Rxe3 44. fxe3 e4 $1 45. Kf2 Bf6 46. Kg3 $8 Be5+
47. Kg4 g6 48. h4 (48. Kg5 Bxd6 49. Bc1 (49. Bb2 a4 50. Kh6 a3 51. Ba1 Bc5 $19)
49... a4 50. Kh6 a3 51. Kxh7 a2 52. Bb2 Bc5 53. Kxg6 Bxe3 54. Kf5 Bc1 $1 $19)
48... a4 49. h5 Bxd6 50. Bc1 Ke7 $1 51. Kg5 Kf7 52. g4 a3 53. Kh6 a2 54. Bb2
gxh5 55. g5 Kg8 56. Kxh5 Bf8 57. d6 Bxd6 58. g6 Bf8 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 2nd"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2007.09.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2007.08.22"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. a4 ({Usually White plays} 11. Nbd2 {first. The
text-move requires an accurate reaction from Black.}) 11... Bf8 $6 {This
doesn't seem ideal, as it allows White to profit from the difference between
11.Nbd2 and 11.a4 - he gets a chance to deploy his Nb1 more effectively, than
via the usual d2-square.} (11... Na5 12. Bc2 Bf8 (12... c5 $5) 13. dxe5 $5 dxe5
14. Qxd8 Rexd8 15. Nbd2 Nd7 $6 (15... Nc6 $142 16. b4 $14) 16. b4 Nc4 (16...
Nc6 17. Bb3 $36) 17. Nxc4 bxc4 18. Be3 a5 19. b5 f6 20. Nd2 Nb6 21. Nxc4 $1
Nxc4 22. Bb3 Bxe4 23. Bxc4+ Bd5 24. Bxd5+ Rxd5 25. Red1 Rad8 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27.
Kf1 Kf7 28. Ke2 Ke6 29. c4 Rd8 30. c5 $16 {Tseshkovsky,V (2595)-Romanishin,O 
(2580)/Tashkent/1980/}) (11... Qc8 $146 12. Ng5 Nd8 13. Bc2 Bf8 14. Nd2 c6 15.
b4 Ne6 (15... a5 $5 {gives Black more chances to obtain sufficient <=>.}) 16.
Nb3 Nd7 17. Na5 Nxg5 18. Bxg5 Qc7 19. Nxb7 {White exchanges the B, before it
gets a chance to retreat.} Qxb7 20. Bb3 Nb6 21. axb5 axb5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23.
dxe5 $5 {[%csl Gb3,Gg5] This simple solution increases the strength of the ^^,
especially the unopposed Bb3.} dxe5 24. Qe2 Be7 25. Be3 g6 26. g3 $1 Nd7 27. f4
exf4 28. gxf4 Qc7 29. e5 $36 {Karjakin,S (2678)-Nikolic,P (2646)/Amsterdam/
2007/}) ({However, in Amsterdam we didn't see, what Karjakin had in mind
against the reputedly strongest} 11... h6 $142 $1 12. Nbd2 (12. d5 {leads to
less explored positions, which were topical almost 25 years ago. White can
hardly get an edge after} Na5 13. Ba2 (13. Bc2 c6 14. dxc6 Nxc6 15. Nbd2 Bf8
16. Qe2 b4 17. Nc4 bxc3 18. bxc3 Na5 19. Rb1 Rb8 20. Be3 Nxc4 21. Qxc4 Rc8 22.
Qf1 Qd7 23. Bd2 Bc6 24. Qxa6 Ra8 25. Qd3 Bxa4 26. c4 $11 {1/2,Lerner,K (2475)
-Razuvaev,Y (2470)/Frunze/1979/}) 13... c6 14. Na3 (14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. b4 Nc4
$13 {/=/+ is harmless and already White must play with care.}) 14... Qc7 $5 ({
Possibly even} 14... cxd5 {holds the balance after} 15. exd5 Qd7 16. b4 Nc4 17.
Nxc4 bxc4 18. Bxc4 Rec8 19. Qb3 Rc7 20. Be2 Bxd5 21. c4 Be6 22. Be3 d5 $5 23.
Nxe5 Qd6 24. Bf4 Qxb4 $132 {Velimirovic,D (2530)-Smagin,S (2540)/Zenica/1989/})
15. Nh4 (15. b4 Nc4 16. Nxc4 bxc4 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Nd2 d5 19. Qe2 Rac8 20.
exd5 Bxd5 21. Bb1 e4 22. Nxe4 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Bxb4 24. cxb4 Rxe4 25. Qf1 Qb7 $15
{Rachels,S (2385)-Ivanov,A (2460)/USA/1989/}) 15... cxd5 16. exd5 Nc4 17. axb5
(17. Nf5 Bxd5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nxb5 Qc6 $1 (19... Qd7 20. Nxe7+ Rxe7 21. b3
Rxa2 22. Rxa2 Qxb5 23. bxc4 Qxc4 24. Rd2 Qxc3 25. Re3 Qc6 26. Red3 Rc7 27. Bb2
Qb6 28. Kh2 Rc4 29. Ba3 Qa6 30. Qb3 Qc6 31. f3 e4 32. fxe4 Be6 33. Rxd6 Qxe4
$14 {/=,Ljubojevic,L (2605)-Karpov,A (2725)/Luzern olm/1982/}) 20. Nbd4 Qd7 (
20... exd4 $5 21. Nxe7+ Rxe7 22. Rxe7 dxc3 23. bxc3 Bxg2 $44) (20... Qc8 {/\}
21. b3 Bf8 $1 22. bxc4 Bxc4 23. Bxc4 Rxa1 24. Bb5 exd4 25. Bxe8 Qxf5 (25...
dxc3 $5 $15) 26. cxd4 d5 $36) 21. Bxc4 Rxa1 22. Bb5 Qb7 $6 (22... Qd8 $142) 23.
Bxe8 Nxe8 24. Nc2 Bb3 25. Nxh6+ $1 Kf8 26. Nf5 Kg8 27. Qe2 Ra8 28. Ncd4 Bf6 29.
Nxb3 Qxb3 30. Qd1 $14 {/+/-,Kapic,I-Florian,T/corr/1982/}) 17... Nxa3 18. bxa3
axb5 19. Nf5 Bc8 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. c4 bxc4 22. Bxc4 Ba6 23. Bb3 Rab8 (23...
Nd7 $2 24. Ba4 Rec8 25. Bc6 Ra7 26. Be3 Nc5 27. Rb1 Rd8 28. Qf3 Bc8 29. Bxc5
dxc5 30. Qc3 f6 31. f4 $16 {Ivanovic,B-Smejkal,J/Sarajevo/1983/}) 24. Bd2 Rec8
{[%cal Ya6c4] /\Bc4<=>}) {Now Black has a choice, interesting is the
independent} 12... exd4 $5 (12... Bf8 {transposes back to the main line of the
Zaitsev system.}) 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. axb5 (14. Qe2 Bf8 15. e5 dxe5 (15... Bc6 16.
axb5 Bxb5 17. Qd1 Nfd5 18. Ne4 c6 19. Nc3 Rb8 20. Nxb5 axb5 21. exd6 Bxd6 22.
Bd2 Qc7 23. Qb1 Qd7 24. Ne5 Bxe5 25. Rxe5 Rxe5 26. dxe5 c5 27. Qe4 c4 28. Bd1
Nd3 29. Bg4 Qb7 30. Qd4 Qb6 $1 $11 {Kasparov,G (2715)-Karpov,A (2705)/WCh
Moscow/1985/}) 16. dxe5 (16. Nxe5 Bd5 $11) 16... c5 $5 17. axb5 Nd3 $13 {
Morgado}) (14. d5 c5 15. dxc6 Nxc6 16. Nf1 Bf8 17. Ng3 Ne5 18. Nd4 d5 19. f4
Nc4 20. e5 Ne4 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. Be3 {Tseshkovsky,V (2505)
-Ivanov,A/USSR/1984/} f6 $5 24. e6 f5 $13 {A.Ivanov}) 14... axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8
16. e5 Nh5 $1 17. e6 (17. Nf1 Bxf3 18. gxf3 c5 19. exd6 Bxd6 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21.
dxc5 Bxc5 22. Be3 $11) (17. g3 $6 c5 18. Qe2 c4 19. exd6 Nf6 $1 20. dxe7 cxb3
21. Kh2 Nc2 22. Rd1 Qa4 23. Qe5 Qb4 $17 {Claridge,J-Morgado,JS/corr/2005})
17... f5 $1 18. Nb1 Nf6 (18... c5 $5 $13 {seems more logical}) 19. Nh4 Be4 20.
Nc3 c5 21. f3 Bd3 22. Ng6 Qb7 23. Na2 Nxa2 24. Bxa2 c4 25. Nf4 Qa7 26. Nxd3
Qxa2 $132 {Van Dijk,H (2261)-Reis,A/ICCF Email/2001/}) 12. Bg5 $1 {Here this
sortie is surprisingly effective.} ({Karjakin's choice is clear-cut, but White
has another promising alternative:} 12. d5 Na5 13. Ba2 c6 14. Na3 cxd5 (14...
Qc7 15. Bg5 $1 $36 {- compare with the above note! This is one of the reasons,
why 11...h6! is more useful, than 11...Bf8.}) 15. exd5 Qd7 16. b4 (16. axb5
axb5 17. Bg5 e4 18. Nh2 $14) 16... Nc4 17. Nxc4 bxc4 18. Bxc4 e4 19. Nd4 Bxd5
20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Qb3 Qb7 22. Bd2 g6 23. c4 $14 {Velimirovic,D (2520)-Nikolic,
P (2510)/Vrsac/1981/}) 12... h6 ({After} 12... Na5 {White can even play the
direct and violent} 13. axb5 (13. Bc2 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Na3 $5 $36 {is
Murey's interesting reccomendation.} {/\} exd4 16. axb5 $1 dxc3 17. b4 $16)
13... axb5 14. Rxa5 $5 Rxa5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Nxe5 Bxe4 18. Nxf7
Bd5 19. Nxd8 Bxb3 20. Nd2 Bd5 {Shirov,A (2690)-Piket,J (2570)/Monte Carlo
blind rpd/1996/} 21. Ne6 $14) 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Bd5 Rab8 (14... Reb8 $5 {
is perhaps somewhat better, as now White can profit from the <->a.} 15. axb5
axb5 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. Na3 exd4 18. cxd4 Na7 19. Bxa8 Rxa8 20. Qb3 c5 (20... c6
$142 $5) 21. Qd5 $16 {Murey,J-Kudrin,S/New York/1982/}) 15. axb5 {[%cal Ga1a8]}
axb5 16. Na3 {Just as in the above notes, even here this untypical development
to the rim causes Black serious problems.} Ne7 (16... exd4 17. cxd4 Nb4 18.
Bxb7 Rxb7 19. d5 $1 {/\} Qxb2 20. Nd4 $36) ({Black's move allows White an
advantageous central blockade, but even} 16... b4 17. Nc4 $36 {is unpleasant:}
bxc3 18. bxc3 exd4 $2 19. Qa4 $1 $18) 17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18. d5 $5 {[%mdl 36] With
this move White starts the strategy of limiting Black's Bf8, which will
culminate in the final phase of this model game.} (18. Nc2 exd4 19. cxd4 Ng6 (
19... c5 20. Ra6) (19... c6 $5 $14) 20. Nb4 c5 21. Nd5 Qd8 22. Qb3 $36 {
Rowson,J (2400)-Allahverdiev,A (2290)/EUChJ Holon/1995/}) 18... Reb8 (18... b4
19. Nc2 bxc3 20. bxc3 {[%cal Rc2b4] /\Nb4} c6 21. dxc6 $16 {leads to a
position, similar to the one which arose later in the game.}) (18... g6 19. Qd3
Reb8 20. Nc2 Qg7 {De Vleeschauwer,R-Garcia Poesson,T/corr/1987/} 21. Nb4 $16)
19. Nc2 c6 {Beliavsky doesn't want to allow Nb4 and seeks <=>, but on the
other hand his choice creates new >< (d6,d5).} 20. dxc6 Nxc6 21. Ne3 $16 {
[%csl Rd5,Rf8]} Qe6 22. Qd3 Qd7 23. Red1 (23. b4 $5 $16 {[%csl Rb5] deserves
attention as well, fixing the ><b5.}) 23... Ra7 24. Nd5 b4 25. Nd2 (25. c4 $5 {
was also playable, but Karjakin sees no need to change the character of the
position.}) 25... bxc3 26. bxc3 Rxa1 27. Rxa1 Nd8 28. Nc4 Qb5 29. Ra5 $1 Qb7 (
29... Qb1+ {leads to an _|_, but after} 30. Qxb1 Rxb1+ 31. Kh2 {/\Ra8} Rb8 32.
Ra6 Ne6 33. f3 Nc5 34. Rc6 Rd8 35. g4 $16 {Black can hardly move, while White
has time and means to improve his position.}) 30. Ra4 Ne6 31. Rb4 Qa7 32. g3 ({
White is in no hurry and first improves the position of his K, but} 32. Qb1 $5
$36 {is more direct and promising.}) 32... Ra8 33. Kg2 Qa1 34. Ncb6 Nc5 ({
Also keeping the R active with} 34... Ra7 $5 {seems playable, as} 35. Nc8 Ra8
36. Nce7+ Bxe7 37. Nxe7+ Kh7 38. Qf3 Qa2 $1 $14 {is unconvincing - White must
have something concrete if he agrees to swap the poor Bf8.}) 35. Qf3 Rd8 (35...
Rb8 $5 {/\} 36. Nc4 Rxb4 37. cxb4 Qd4 $1 $132) 36. h4 Qe1 $6 {On the other
hand, now patience was indicated. This active sortie helps White, after} (36...
Qa2 $142 $14 {/\Qc2,Nd3 Karjakin would have to show, how he intends to break
down Black's defences.}) 37. Na4 $1 {Exchanges Black's most active piece and
threatens to penetrate with the R to the 7-th (or possibly 8-th) rank.} Ra8 38.
Nxc5 Ra1 $8 (38... dxc5 $2 39. Rb7 f6 40. Qf5 $18) 39. Kh3 dxc5 40. Rb7 (40.
Rb8 g6 (40... Ra7 41. Kh2 f6 42. Kg2 $1 $40 {/\} Ra1 $2 43. Nxf6+ $1 gxf6 44.
Qg4+ Kf7 45. Rb7+ Be7 46. Qh5+ Ke6 47. Qf5+ Kf7 48. Qh7+ $18) 41. h5 $5 $16)
40... Qh1+ $8 {Otherwise White's -> breaks through} 41. Qxh1 Rxh1+ 42. Kg2 Ra1
$6 {Black finally succumbs to the relentless pressure.} (42... Re1 $142 $1 43.
Kf3 (43. Rb8 f6 (43... g6 $2 44. Re8) 44. Kf3 h5 {is similar.}) 43... h5 $16 {
wins an important tempo.}) 43. Rb8 {/\Ne7+-} g6 (43... f6 $142 {or}) (43... Ra7
$142 $16 {/+- at least doesn't lose material, although the _|_ is very
unpleasant, most probably even objectively lost. White plays} 44. h5 {[%cal
Yg2f3,Yf3g4,Yg4f5,Yf2f4] and penetrates with his K via the light squares, this
in combination with f4 should win in the long run.}) 44. Re8 h5 45. Rxe5 $18 {
White has a an extra P and a huge centralized N - the rest is a matter of
technique.} Ra8 46. Re8 $1 Ra7 (46... Rxe8 47. Nf6+ Kg7 48. Nxe8+ Kh6 49. f4
$18) 47. e5 Kg7 48. Kf3 c4 49. Rc8 Ra5 50. Rd8 (50. Ke4 Bc5 51. Ne3 $1 Bxe3 52.
fxe3 $18) 50... Bc5 51. Nf6 Be7 (51... Ra3 52. g4 hxg4+ (52... Rxc3+ 53. Kf4
hxg4 54. Rg8+ Kh6 55. Nxg4+ Kh7 56. Nf6+ Kh6 57. Rh8+ Kg7 58. Rh7+ Kf8 59. Kg5
$1 Ke7 $8 60. Nd5+ $18) 53. Kxg4 Bf8 54. h5 gxh5+ 55. Nxh5+ Kg8 56. Nf6+ Kg7
57. Nd7 Rxc3 (57... Be7 58. Re8 $18) 58. Nxf8 Rd3 59. Rxd3 $5 cxd3 60. Kf3 Kxf8
61. Ke3 $18) 52. Rg8+ Kh6 53. Ke4 Bxf6 (53... Ra2 54. Ne8 $1 {[%cal Rg8h8] /
\Rh8#} g5 (54... Kh7 55. Rg7+ $18) 55. hxg5+ Bxg5 56. f4 Be7 57. Kf5 $18) 54.
exf6 Kh7 (54... g5 55. hxg5+ Rxg5 56. Rxg5 Kxg5 57. Ke5 Kg4 (57... Kg6 58. f4
$18) 58. Kd6 Kf3 59. Ke7 $18) 55. Rg7+ Kh6 56. Rxf7 Ra2 57. f4 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "San Luis"]
[Date "2005.09.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 712]} {A great game. No matter how many improvements for Black we'll
find afterwards, facing Anand's surprising novelty in a practical game was
very tough and 23.Qd2! creates a lasting impression. Especially in a
psychological sense, as up to move 27 Anand hardly spent any time at all!} 1.
e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O
9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 {The Zaitsev was
thoroughly tested already in the K-K matches, White chooses the most
principled continuation, which is just as sharp, as the most complex Sicilians.
} ({A less committal strategic alternative is} 13. d5 {, blockading the [+].
Even here White can fight for an edge:} Nb8 (13... Ne7 $143 14. c4 bxc4 15.
Nxc4 c6 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17. Be3 $36 (17. a5 $5 $36)) 14. c4 ({Jansa's move} 14.
Qe2 {is well met by the P-sacrifice} Nbd7 $1 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17.
Qxb5 Nc5 $44 {/\} 18. Bc2 Ba6 19. Qa5 Bd3 $11) {More critical and consistent is
} 14... c6 (14... bxc4 15. Nxc4 $1 (15. Bxc4 c6 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. b3 Nbd7 {
[%cal Yd8b6,Yb6b7,Yd6d5] /\Qb6-b7,d5<=>}) 15... c6 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Bc2 Qc7
18. Bd2 Nbd7 19. Na5 Rab8 $5 (19... Nc5 20. b4 $1 $14 {/+/-,/\} Ncxe4 $6 21.
Rc1 Nxd2 22. Nxd2 Rac8 23. Bf5 $16) 20. Nxc6 Qxc6 21. Bc3 (21. b4 $6 d5 $13 {
<=>}) 21... Nc5 $14 {<=> gives Black counterplay, but nevertheless White's
position is more appealing.}) 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. cxb5 $5 cxd5 18.
exd5 Bxd5 $5 (18... Nxd5 19. Ne4 Nf6 ({Safer than} 19... Nb4 $6 20. Bg5 $1 Qd7
21. Bxh6 $1 d5 22. Bd2 Nd3 23. Nfg5 Qf5 {Svidler,P-Grischuk,A/Panormo/2001/}
24. Qh5 $1 Nxe1 25. Nf6+ gxf6 26. Qxf7+ Kh8 27. Qxe8 fxg5 28. Bxe1 $18 {
[%csl Ra8,Rb8,Rf8]}) 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Nh2 (21. Bd5 $14 {Svidler}) 21... Nd7
22. Ng4 Qh4 23. Bd5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 h5 25. Ne3 Nf6 26. Qc6 Rb8 27. Nc4 d5 28. Qc7
Re8 29. Nxe5 $16 {Haznedaroglu,K-Dervishi,E/Calvia olm/2004/}) 19. Bxd5 Nxd5
20. Nc4 (20. Ne4 Nb4 $5 21. Nc3 Nd7 $13 {Svidler}) 20... Nf6 $142 $5 {<=>[+]} (
20... Nb6 21. Nxb6 (21. Nfxe5 Qc7 $1 $11) 21... Qxb6 22. Qd5 Nd7 23. Be3 Qb8 {
Svidler evaluates this position as unclear, but a later game didn't confirm
this:} 24. Rc1 $1 Nf6 25. Qb3 Qb7 (25... d5 $5 26. Rc6 $36 {[%csl Gb5] and the
o^ seems far more dangerous, than Black's [+]P.}) 26. b6 Nd5 27. Qb5 $1 Rb8 28.
Rc6 Nxe3 29. fxe3 Qd7 30. e4 $1 $16 {Sudakova,I-Pisakov,I/Russia/2002/}) 21.
Be3 $13) 13... exd4 {Black also chooses the most complex continuation.} ({
Manoeuvring in the Breyer spirit is solid, but rather passive:} 13... Nb8 14.
Bd3 c6 15. Nf1 Nbd7 16. Ng3 $14 {()}) 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17.
Ra3 c4 $5 {The position resembles a Benoni rather than a Ruy Lopez, as both
sides are playing on opposite flanks, the tension will rise very fast. The
text-move was played by Karpov already in 1986, 4 years later he started to
prefer the even more double-edged} (17... f5 {Black wants to break up White's 
[+] even at the cost of weakening his >>, this position is topical even
nowadays. White's best is the flexible} 18. Nh2 $1 {[%cal Ya3e3,Ye3f3,Yf3g3] /
\Re3,Rf3,Rg3} Nf6 19. Rf3 (19. Rg3 Qd7 $5 {[%cal Yd7f7] Beliavsky,/\Qf7~~})
19... Re5 20. Rxf5 Rxf5 21. exf5 Bxd5 22. Ng4 Ra7 $5 {Another idea by
Beliavsky, but it hasn't been tested too extensively yet.} (22... Bf7 23. Ne4
Nxg4 24. Qxg4 d5 {allows the extremely dangerous piece sacrifice} 25. f6 $1 h5
26. Qf5 (26. Qf4 $5) 26... Qc8 27. Qg5 $5 dxe4 28. fxg7 Bxg7 29. Bxe4 $44 {
[%csl Rg8] ע} Nc6 30. Bf4 bxa4 $2 (30... Nd4 $1 31. Bxa8 Qxa8 $14) 31. Re3 Nd4
32. Be5 Ne6 33. Qf5 Nf8 34. Rg3 Bg6 35. Rxg6 Nxg6 36. Qxg6 Ra7 37. Bd5+ {
1-0,Nijboer,F-Solleveld,M/Amsterdam/2002/}) 23. Ne4 (23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. Ne4
Bxe4 25. Bxe4 Re7 26. axb5 axb5 27. Bd5+ Nxd5 28. Qxd5+ Kh7 29. Re6 Rxe6 30.
fxe6 Qe5 $11 {P,Haba-Dervishi,E/AUT-chT2M 3004/2004/}) 23... Bxe4 24. Bxe4 Nxg4
25. Qxg4 d5 26. Bb1 (26. Bf3 $5 Nd3 27. Rd1 Nxc1 28. Rxc1 $14 {[%csl Gf3,Rf8]
->^-}) 26... Re7 {Morozevich,A-Beliavsky,A/Hyderabad/2002/} (26... Qf6 27. Re6
Qd4 $132 {Beliavsky}) 27. Re6 Rxe6 28. fxe6 Qf6 29. axb5 axb5 30. Bd2 Nc6 $13 {
Wedberg}) 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nd4 Qb6 $5 {Adams has never played the Zaitsev
with Black before, so he has obviously prepared this rare and risky move at
home. However, Anand knew more and was still moving fast...} (19... Ne5 $6 {
is inferior due to} 20. Rxa8 $1 Qxa8 21. Nxb5 Qa5 (21... Rc8 22. Nf3 $1 Ned3
23. Rf1 Qa1 24. Bd2 $1 Qxb2 25. Bc3 Qb3 26. Qd2 Qa4 27. Nfd4 $16 {Shirov,
A-Lekic,D/Neum/2002/}) 22. Na3 Ba6 23. Re3 Qc5 24. Rc3 Ned3 25. Bxd3 Nxd3 26.
Qf3 Ne5 27. Qe2 $14 {Anand,V-Kamsky,G/Las Palmas (7)/1995/ Black is tied down
to the defence of the Pc4 and he doesn't have sufficient compensation for the
P.}) ({Karpov's choice from 1986 was} 19... Rxa3 20. bxa3 Nd3 21. Bxd3 cxd3 {
and this still seems playable:} {Later White started to prefer} 22. Re3 {
Black's best is the energetic} (22. Bb2 Qa5 23. Nf5 (23. Re3 Ne5 {[%cal Re5c4]
/\Nc4}) 23... g6 $5 (23... Ne5 $6 24. Bxe5 dxe5 25. Nb3 Qb6 26. Qxd3 Ra8 27.
Rc1 $1 $36 {Kasparov,G-Karpov,A/WCh London/Leningrad (14)/1986/}) 24. Nb3 Qa4
25. Qxd3 Ne5 $1 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27. f4 Re8 28. Ng3 Bg7 $44 {[%csl Gb7,Gg7] ^^})
22... Ne5 23. N4f3 f5 $5 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. Bb2 Re7 $1 (25... Re8 $6 26. Qb3
fxe4 27. Nxe4 Qa8 28. Qxb5 $16 {[%csl Re8][%cal Re4f6] /\Nf6,צe8}) 26. exf5 (
26. Qb3 fxe4 27. Rxe4 Rxe4 28. Nxe4 Qa8 29. Qxd3 Bxd5 30. Ng3 Bxg2 31. Qg6 Bf3
32. Nf5 Qe4 33. Nxh6+ Kh8 34. Nf7+ {1/2,Glek,I-Kuzmin,A/Blagoveshensk/1988/})
26... Rxe3 27. fxe3 Bxd5 28. Qg4 Qg5 $5 29. Qxg5 hxg5 30. Kf2 Bc6 31. Bc3 Be7
32. Bb4 g6 33. fxg6 Kg7 34. e4 g4 $1 {[%cal Re7g5] /\Bg5<=>} 35. Ke3 gxh3 36.
gxh3 Bg5+ 37. Kxd3 Kxg6 $14 {[%csl Gc6,Gg5] /<=> ^^,Kristensen,S-Alvarez
Villar,H/corr. 2000/ Black managed to hold this _|_ thanks to his ^^ and the
greatly reduced material. However, a line, in which the maximum is a draw
after accurate defence throughout the whole game, is understandably rather
unattractive.}) 20. Nf5 Ne5 ({Black must allow the R to the >>:} 20... Rxa3 $2
21. bxa3 Nd3 22. Bxd3 cxd3 23. Nxh6+ $1 gxh6 24. Qg4+ $16 {On the other hand,
once the Ra3 leaves its post, Ra1 becomes an important resource.}) ({A
possible alternative is} 20... g6 {and now:} 21. Nf1 $5 {[%csl Rb4,Rh6][%cal
Rd1d2] /\Qd2,><h6,Nb4} (21. Rg3 Ra1 $5 (21... Kh7 $2 22. Nf3 $1 $40 {/\} Ra1
23. Be3 Qc7 24. Qd2 gxf5 25. Bxh6 $1 Bxh6 26. Ng5+ Kg7 27. Nxf7+ $1 Kxf7 28.
Qxh6 $18) (21... Ne5 {-20...Ne5}) 22. b3 Nd3 23. Bxd3 cxd3 $132) 21... Rxa3 (
21... gxf5 $2 22. Rg3+ Kh7 23. Qh5 Ne5 24. exf5 $1 Bxd5 25. Bxh6 $1 Bxh6 26.
f6+ Nbd3 27. Rg7+ Kh8 28. Qxh6#) 22. bxa3 Nxd5 $8 23. exd5 Rxe1 24. Qxe1 gxf5
25. Bxf5 $36 {[%csl Rf7,Rh6] ׻ Despite the exchange of all R Black must still
defend his K with care.} (25. Ng3 $5 $44)) 21. Rg3 g6 $8 (21... Kh7 $2 22. Nf3
Nbd3 23. Be3 Qa5 24. Bxd3 Nxd3 25. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 26. Ng5+ $1 Kg6 27. Qh5+ $3 {
1-0,Marcinkiewicz,A-Zundel,W/corr. 2002/} Kxh5 28. Nh7 $1 Qxe1+ 29. Kh2 $18 {
It's easy to overlook this even in an e-mail game and such fantastic tactics
make the whole line very dangerous for Black.}) 22. Nf3 Ned3 {[%csl Rf7,Rg6,
Rg8,Rh6] Nearly everybody played like this, but one feels that deserting the
>> (started already with 19...Qb6!?) is fraught with danger.} ({Interesting is
} 22... Nbd3 23. Be3 Qa5 24. Nxe5 $5 Qxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Nxe1 26. Nd7 $44 {~~->})
23. Qd2 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] Anand prepared this blow for Kamsky already 10 years
ago and it hit the innocent Adams by ricochet. White's concentration of forces
on the >> will be even more dangerous, if his Q manages to join in.} ({Until
now mostly correspondence players tried 19...Qb6!? and the text-move never
entered anyone's mind (or computer screen!). Previous practice saw} 23. Be3 Qd8
$1 (23... Qc7 $2 24. N3h4 $1 Kh7 25. Bxh6 $1 Bxh6 26. Nxh6 Nxe1 27. N6f5 $40 {
[%cal Rd1d2] /\Qd2}) 24. Nxh6+ (24. N3h4 Kh7 $17 {and White has no obvious
follow-up.}) (24. Bd4 Nxe1 25. Qxe1 Ra1 $17) (24. Bxh6 Nxe1 {[%cal Ra8a1] /
\Ra1-/+}) 24... Bxh6 25. Bxh6 Qf6 $13 ({The greedy} 25... Nxe1 $5 {is possibly
even stronger.})) 23... Bxd5 $2 {Adams realized he was trapped in his
opponent's analysis, so after long thought he tries disconcert White with an
unexpected counterblow. However, his luck fails him - although it's very
difficult to foresee, the text-move loses more or less by force.} ({It was
necessary to enter the wild tactical labyrinth with the consistent and
materialistic} 23... Nxe1 $5 {[%mdl 64]} {More complex and dangerous is the
quiet} 24. Nxe1 $5 ({Black holds in the long line} 24. N3h4 Nbd3 25. Bxd3 (25.
Nxh6+ $2 Bxh6 26. Qxh6 Qxf2+ 27. Kh2 Ne5 $1 $19 {/\} 28. Nxg6 N5f3+ 29. Rxf3
Qxg2#) 25... Nxd3 26. Nxh6+ Bxh6 (26... Kh7 $6 27. Nxf7 $44 {->}) 27. Qxh6
Qxf2+ 28. Kh2 Nxc1 29. Nf5 $5 (29. Nxg6 Qxg3+ 30. Kxg3 fxg6 $11) 29... Qxg3+
30. Kxg3 gxf5 31. exf5 Ne2+ 32. Kh2 Nd4 33. f6 Nf5 34. Qg5+ Kh7 35. Qxf5+ Kh6
36. Qd7 (36. h4 Re5 37. Qg4 Bxd5 38. Qg7+ Kh5 39. Kh3 Re3+ 40. g3 Be6+ 41. Kg2
Re5 42. Kf3 Rf5+ 43. Kg2 Re5 $11 {with repetition.}) 36... Bxd5 37. Qxd6 Kg6 (
37... Rad8 $2 38. Qf4+ Kg6 39. h4 $18) (37... Be4 38. Qg3 Rg8 39. Qe3+ Kg6 $11
{is similar to 37...Kg6.}) 38. Qxd5 Kxf6 $11 {_|_ After the exchange of the
<<P Black can even give his R for the Pg2, play Re6 and achieve a fortress
with RvsQ.}) 24... Ra1 (24... Nxd5 25. Nxh6+ $5 (25. exd5 Ra1 $142 $1 (25...
Qa5 $2 26. Nxh6+ Kh7 (26... Bxh6 27. Qxh6 Qxe1+ 28. Kh2 $18) 27. Qg5 $1 $18 {
and the -> breaks through via g6.}) 26. Bc2 (26. Nxh6+ $2 Bxh6 27. Qxh6 Rxe1+
28. Kh2 Rxc1 $1 29. Qxc1 (29. Bxg6 $4 Rh1#) 29... Qxf2 $17) 26... Qa5 $13 {/=/+
}) 25... Bxh6 26. Qxh6 Ra1 $142 {-24...Ra1} (26... Re7 $6 27. Bd2 $1 Ra1 (27...
Rae8 28. e5 $1 $40) 28. exd5 (28. Rxg6+ fxg6 29. Qxg6+ Rg7 $11) 28... Rxb1 29.
Rxg6+ fxg6 30. Qxg6+ Rg7 (30... Kh8 $2 31. Bc3+ $18) 31. Qxb1 Bxd5 32. Bh6 $14
{/+/-} ({or} 32. Bc3 {wins back the exchange and gives White very good winning
chances.}))) 25. Nxh6+ Bxh6 (25... Kg7 $2 26. Rf3 $1 {[%csl Rf7] ->><f7} f5 (
26... f6 27. Ng4 $18) 27. Rxf5 $1 $18) 26. Qxh6 {Arguably the best is} Nxd5 $1
{when even in the post-mortem no win was found:} (26... Rxb1 $2 {loses
beautifully to} 27. Rxg6+ $1 fxg6 28. Qxg6+ Kf8 (28... Kh8 29. Qxe8+ Kg7 30.
Qe7+ Kg8 31. Qe6+ Kh8 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Qg6+ Kh8 34. Bg5 Rxe1+ 35. Kh2 $18) 29.
Bh6+ Ke7 30. Bg5+ Kf8 (30... Kd7 31. Qf7+ Kc8 32. Qxe8+ Kc7 33. Qd8#) 31. Qh6+
Kg8 32. Bf6 $1 Rxe1+ 33. Kh2 $18 {Despite the huge material advantage Black
can't prevent mate.}) (26... Re5 27. Nf3 $1 (27. Bd2 Rxb1 28. Bxb4 Rxb2 {
already forces} 29. Rxg6+ fxg6 30. Qxg6+ Kh8 $11) 27... Rxb1 (27... Qc7 $2 28.
Nh4 $1 {[%cal Rh4g6] /\Ng6 We'll see a lot of this motif yet!}) 28. Rxg6+ $1
fxg6 29. Qxg6+ Kf8 30. Nxe5 (30. Qf6+ Ke8 $1 31. Nxe5 Rxc1+ 32. Kh2 Bc8 $1 {
and it seems White should prudently force the perpetual with} (32... Bc6 $2 33.
dxc6 dxe5 34. Qh8+ Ke7 35. Qg7+ Kd6 36. Qd7+ Kc5 37. c7 $18) 33. Qh8+ (33. Ng6
$6 Nxd5 $1 34. exd5 Re1 $17) (33. h4 $6 Bg4 $1 $17) 33... Ke7 34. Qh4+ $11)
30... Rxc1+ 31. Kh2 Qxf2 $8 (31... Qc7 $2 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Ng6 $3 $18 {/\} Qg7
34. Qd8+ Kf7 35. Nh8+) 32. Qxd6+ Kg8 $11 (32... Ke8 $2 33. Qb8+ Ke7 34. Ng6+
Kd7 35. Qxb7+ Kd8 36. Qb8+ Kd7 37. Ne5+ Ke7 38. Qc7+ Ke8 39. Qd7+ Kf8 40. Qd8+
Kg7 41. Qg5+ $18)) 27. Rxg6+ ({The simplest draw is} 27. e5 Rxb1 28. Rxg6+ fxg6
29. Qxg6+ Kf8 30. Qf5+ $11) 27... fxg6 28. Qxg6+ Kf8 29. Bh6+ $6 ({White still
has} 29. Qf5+ Kg7 30. Qg5+ Kf7 31. Qh5+ Ke7 32. exd5 Qd4 33. Qf5 Kd8 34. Bg5+
Kc7 35. Qf7+ Kb6 36. Qxe8 Rxb1 37. Qd8+ $11) 29... Ke7 30. exd5 Bxd5 31. Bg5+
Kd7 32. Bf5+ Re6 $1 {is already dangerous for White. Maybe Anand saw more, but
from a practical viewpoint it's important that he always had at least a draw.})
24. Nxh6+ $1 {[%mdl 512] White invests more material.} (24. exd5 $6 Nxe1 25.
Nxe1 Ra1 $17 {turns the tables.}) 24... Bxh6 25. Qxh6 Qxf2+ (25... Nxe1 26. Nh4
$1 {[%cal Rh4f5,Rh4g6] /\Nf5,Ng6+-}) 26. Kh2 Nxe1 (26... Re5 {again fails to
the consistent} 27. Nh4 $1 (27. Nxe5 dxe5 $13) (27. Be3 Qxg3+ $1 28. Kxg3 Rh5
$44) 27... Rh5 28. Rxg6+ $1 fxg6 29. Qxg6+ Kf8 30. Qxh5 Nxe1 (30... Qxe1 31.
Nf5 $1 Qxc1 32. Qh8+ Kf7 33. Qg7+ Ke6 34. Qe7#) 31. exd5 $18 {[%csl Rf8] ->עf8
}) (26... Nxc1 27. exd5 Ncd3 (27... Rxe1 28. Bxg6 $18) 28. Re6 $1 $18) 27. Nh4
$1 {[%mdl 128] Here Anand for the first time spent a few minutes, probably
just to check his old homework. White spurns a draw and continues his -> even
a R down.} Ned3 {This loses quickly.} ({Somewhat more stubborn, but still
insufficient was} 27... Ra7 28. Nf5 $1 (28. Nxg6 $2 Qxg3+ $1 29. Kxg3 fxg6 $13
{/\} 30. Qxg6+ $4 Rg7) 28... Qxg3+ 29. Kxg3 gxf5 30. Qf6 $1 Re6 (30... f4+ 31.
Bxf4 Kh7 32. Bg5 $1 $18 {[%cal Rf6h6,Rg5f6] /\Qh6,Bf6}) 31. Qd8+ Kg7 32. exf5
$1 $18 {/\} Ree7 33. Bh6+ $1 Kxh6 34. Qh8+ Kg5 35. h4#) (27... Re6 28. exd5 Rf6
29. Bg5 $18 {[%csl Rg6] ><g6}) 28. Nxg6 Qxg3+ 29. Kxg3 fxg6 30. Qxg6+ Kf8 (
30... Kh8 31. Bg5 $18) 31. Qf6+ Kg8 32. Bh6 (32. Bh6 Ra7 33. Qg6+ Kh8 34. Qxe8+
Bg8 35. Qg6 Rf7 36. Bg5 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.29"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Bb7 {Svidler did play the Ruy Lopez in Baku, but he mostly preferred
the Breyer system with} (9... Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1
(13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. Qc2 Rc8 16. axb5 axb5 17. b4 c5 18. bxc5 exd4 19. c6
dxc3 20. cxb7 cxd2 21. Qxd2 Rb8 22. Bxb5 Qb6 23. Rb1 Qxb7 24. Bd3 Qa8 25. Rxb8
Rxb8 26. Bb2 Qa2 27. Re2 h6 28. Qc1 Qb3 29. Bc4 Qb7 $132 {0-1 (38) Karjakin,S 
(2762)-Svidler,P (2727) Baku 2015}) 13... Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. a4 {Svidler
preferred the rare} Rb8 $5 ({After the standard continuation} 15... c5 16. d5
c4 17. Bg5 h6 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Qd2 h5 {Black has lately faced some problems in
the line} 20. Bxc5 dxc5 21. Nf1 Nd7 22. Qe3 {Here a new idea is} Rb8 $5 (22...
Qf6 23. Ra2 Kh7 24. Ng5+ Kg8 25. Rea1 Qf4 $6 26. g3 Qxe3 27. Nxe3 Bd6 28. h4 $1
$36 {Yu,Y (2668)-Safarli,E (2649) Tromso 2014/ For more details see the notes
to this game in CBM 162.}) 23. N1d2 Nb6 24. axb5 (24. Ra2 b4 $1) 24... axb5 25.
Ra2 Ra8 26. Rea1 Qf6 27. Qe1 Rxa2 28. Rxa2 Nc8 29. b3 cxb3 30. Nxb3 c4 31. Na5
Nd6 32. Nxb7 Nxb7 33. Qa1 Qf4 34. Ra7 Nd6 $132 {Saric,I (2678)-Amin,B (2636)
WCup Baku 2015}) 16. Bd3 (16. Bd2 d5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Nxe4
20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Bf4 Qxd1 22. Raxd1 Bg7 23. Rd7 Bxe5 24. Bxe5 Rxe5 25. Bb3 c5
26. Bxf7+ Kf8 27. Ba2 Re7 28. Rxe7 Kxe7 29. Bb1 Kf6 30. Bxe4 Re8 31. f3 Bxe4
32. fxe4 Rd8 33. Kf2 Ke5 {½, Timofeev,A (2664)-Tkachiev,V (2657) Dagomys 2008}
) 16... exd4 17. cxd4 c5 $132 {The exd4 motif is more typical for the Zaitsev,
in the Breyer Black mostly tends to hold on to his centre. However, Svidler
still found a plausible way to employ this idea:} 18. axb5 (18. Bf4 Qb6 (18...
c4 $5 19. Bc2 b4 $132) 19. a5 $6 (19. b4 $5 $13) 19... Qa7 20. d5 c4 21. Bc2
Nc5 22. Qd2 Ba8 23. Rad1 Qc7 24. Bh6 Qe7 25. Nf5 gxf5 26. Qg5+ Kh8 27. Bxf8
Rxf8 28. e5 Nxd5 29. Qxf5 Nd3 30. Ng5 f6 31. exd6 {Zhigalko,S (2668)-Kolesnik,
E (2374) Minsk 2010} Qxe1+ $1 32. Rxe1 fxg5 $17) 18... axb5 19. d5 c4 20. Bc2
Nc5 21. Bd2 Nfd7 22. Bc3 Ne5 23. Nxe5 dxe5 24. Qd2 Qb6 25. Bb4 Ra8 26. Nf1 Rxa1
27. Rxa1 Ra8 28. Rxa8 Bxa8 29. Qc3 Bd6 30. Nd2 Bb7 31. b3 Ba6 $1 32. bxc4 bxc4
33. Nxc4 Bxc4 34. Qxc4 Nxe4 $11 {Radjabov,T (2738)-Svidler,P (2727) WCup Baku
2015}) 10. d4 Re8 (10... Nd7 {is probably not ideal:} {Kislik recommends the
more refined} 11. Bc2 $5 {, now after} (11. Nbd2 exd4 12. cxd4 Re8 {transposes
back to the game.}) (11. a4 Na5 (11... Bf6 12. d5 Ne7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8
Qxa8 15. Na3 Ba6 16. Nh2 (16. Be3 Nc5 17. Bc2 c6 18. b4 Nd7 19. c4 bxc4 20. Ba4
Bb7 21. Nxc4 cxd5 22. Nxd6 dxe4 23. Nh2 Bc6 24. b5 Bd5 25. b6 Rd8 26. Bxd7 Rxd7
27. Nxe4 $36 {Svidler,P (2690)-Gabriel,C (2555) Bad Homburg 1998}) 16... Ng6
17. Ng4 Be7 18. Ne3 Rb8 19. Nec2 Nc5 20. Nb4 Bc8 21. Nc6 Rb6 22. Bc2 Bd7 23. b4
Nb7 24. Be3 $1 $16 {Dominguez Perez,L (2726)-Svidler,P (2739) Tbilisi 2015})
12. Bc2 c5 13. d5 $142 (13. Nbd2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nc6 15. d5 Nb4 16. Bb1 Bf6 (
16... Re8 17. Ra3 Bf6 18. Nh2 g6 (18... c4 19. Ng4 Bg5 $13) 19. Ng4 Bg7 20. Nf3
h5 21. Nh6+ Kf8 22. Qd2 Nf6 {De Firmian,N (2540)-Kjartansson,G (2306)
Copenhagen 2007} 23. Ng5 $1 Bxh6 24. Ne6+ fxe6 25. Qxh6+ Kf7 26. e5 $18) 17.
Nf1 c4 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 {Robson,R (2596)-Bartel,M (2658) Moscow 2012}
Bxa8 $132 {[%cal Yd7c5]}) 13... c4 14. Na3 (14. Be3 $5 Qb8 15. Nbd2 Nc5 16. Ra3
Rc8 17. Qe2 Bd8 18. Rea1 Bb6 19. Nh2 Qc7 20. Kh1 {Pikula,D (2489)-Abramovic,B 
(2469) Pozarevac 2013} Rf8 {/\} 21. f4 exf4 22. Bxf4 Rae8 $132) 14... bxa4 $5
15. Bxa4 Nc5 16. Bc2 Ncb3 17. Ra2 Nxc1 18. Qxc1 Qc7 19. Qe3 f5 20. Nb1 Nb3 21.
Ra4 a5 22. exf5 Bxd5 23. Be4 Qc6 24. Bxd5+ Qxd5 25. Nbd2 Nc5 26. Rxc4 Rxf5 $11
{Dominguez Perez,L (2734)-Efimenko,Z (2689) St Petersburg rpd 2012}) 11... exd4
(11... Re8 12. d5 Na5 13. Nbd2 c6 14. b4 Nc4 15. Nxc4 bxc4 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17.
Qe2 Nb6 18. a4 a5 19. b5 Bd7 20. Be3 Be6 21. Rad1 $36 {Radulski,J (2586)-Rusev,
K (2536) Bankia 2011}) 12. cxd4 Nb4 13. Bb3 c5 14. a3 Nc6 {White still retains
the option to develop his knight more actively with} 15. Nc3 Re8 (15... Nxd4
16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Rc8 18. Nd5 Nc5 19. Ba2 $14) 16. Nd5 Bf6 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6
18. Be3 Rxe4 19. dxc5 (19. Bc2 Ree8 20. Qd3 g6 21. Bg5 $44) 19... Nxc5 20. Bd5
Re7 21. Rc1 $44 {White has compensation, but it's an open question if he can
claim an advantage as well.}) 11. Nbd2 exd4 {The recent fashion. Svidler faced
this new line earlier this year with White against Kjartansson, got interested
and added it to his repertoire. Also an article by Erik Kislik in the New in
Chess Yearbook didn't go unnoticed and the system started appearing at GM
level more often.} ({Until now the standard Zaitsev continuation has been} 
11... Bf8 12. a3 ({The text-move heralds a positional approach, promoted by L.
Kritz in a survey in CBM 139.} 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5
16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 $13 {is the main Zaitsev line, which has been around for
about 30 years now, since the legendary K-K matches. An article in CBM 138
sums up the developments in this branch up to October 2010. While it probably
remains playable for Black, over the board players tend to avoid it due to its
extreme complexity. Thus this tactical line has become mostly the domain of
postal, or engine encounters.}) 12... h6 13. d5 Nb8 14. Nh2 Nbd7 15. Qf3 c6 16.
dxc6 Bxc6 17. Ng4 Nc5 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Bc2 Red8 21. Nf1 d5 22.
exd5 Bxd5 23. Ng3 Bb3 24. Bxb3 Nxb3 25. Rb1 Kh7 26. Be3 Kg6 27. f4 exf4 28.
Bxf4 Nd2 29. Rbc1 Nc4 30. Rc2 Rd3 31. Ne2 Re8 32. Bc1 Bd6 33. Rf1 Rd2 $1 $11 {
Giri,A (2798)-Ding,L (2782) Bilbao 2015}) 12. cxd4 (12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 c5
$132 {/=/+ only eases Black's task.}) 12... Nd7 (12... Na5 $6 13. Bc2 Nd7 {
enables the timely} 14. b3 $1 Bf6 15. Bb2 c5 16. e5 dxe5 17. dxe5 Be7 18. Ne4
Nf8 19. Qe2 Qb6 20. Nfg5 (20. Ng3 $1 Ne6 21. Nf5 Rad8 22. Rad1 $14 {Kislik})
20... Bxe4 21. Nxe4 Nc6 22. Qg4 Nd4 23. Bd3 Rad8 24. Rad1 Ng6 25. Ng5 Bxg5 26.
Qxg5 Rxe5 27. Rxe5 f6 28. Re8+ Rxe8 29. Qd5+ Ne6 30. Bf5 $44 {[%csl Gb2,Gf5]
Mihok,O (2455)-Kislik,E (2362) Budapest 2014}) 13. Nf1 {The natural reaction.}
(13. a3 $146 Bf6 14. d5 Nce5 (14... Na5 $5 15. Ba2 c5 16. dxc6 Nxc6 $11 {
[%cal Yc6e5,Yd7c5] /=/+ with excellent piece play.}) 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Nf1 (16.
Nf3 $11) 16... Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Nd2 c6 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Nxc4 d5 21. Ne3
$2 (21. e5 dxc4 22. exf6 Qxf6 $15) 21... Rxe4 22. Rb1 h5 23. Bd2 d4 $17 {
Edouard,R (2630)-Smirin,I (2655) W Cup Baku 2015}) ({After the untested} 13. d5
Na5 14. Nd4 {Kislik recommends} Bf6 15. Nf5 Bc8 16. Bc2 Nb6 17. Ne3 c6 18. dxc6
Nxc6 $1 19. a4 Rb8 20. axb5 axb5 21. Bd3 Nd7 (21... Nd4 22. Nf3 Bd7 $132) 22.
Nd5 Nc5 23. Nf3 Be6 24. Be3 Bxb2 25. Rb1 Bxd5 26. exd5 Nxd3 27. Qxd3 Ne5 28.
Nxe5 Bxe5 $11) 13... Na5 (13... Bf6 {[%cal Yc6a5]} 14. Qd2 $5 {stops Na5} a5 (
14... Nb6 15. Ng3 Nc4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. Nh5 $14) 15. a4 (15. Ng3 $5 a4 16. Bd5
Nb6 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Qd3 Nc4 19. Rb1 $14 {Kislik}) 15... Nb4 16. Ng3 c5 17.
Nf5 c4 $6 (17... Qb6 $5 $13) 18. Bc2 Nb6 19. axb5 Bc8 20. Ng3 g6 21. Bb1 Bd7
22. e5 Bg7 23. Ne4 $16 {Smirin,I (2652)-Urkedal,F (2469) Stockholm 2013}) 14.
Bc2 Bf6 {[%mdl 32] The critical opening position of the new line. Black has
given up the e5-point, combines the Zaitsev and Chigorin systems, possibly
striving for a Benoni-like structure. Contrary to the main line of the Zaitsev,
Black has another point in his favour - he has avoided weakening his kingside
with h6. While this is certainly not the classical Closed Ruy Lopez strategy ,
it's undoubtedly a very interesting approach! Studying this line, one must
also take into account numerous engine games - the machines have played it
more often than humans!} (14... c5 15. Ne3 cxd4 16. Nxd4 g6 (16... Bf6 17. Ndf5
Bxe4 18. Nxd6 Bxc2 19. Qxc2 Re6 20. Rd1 Ra7 (20... Be5 21. Ndf5) 21. Ne4 Qe8
22. Nxf6+ Nxf6 23. b3 Nc6 24. Bb2 Ne7 25. a4 Rc6 26. Qe2 bxa4 27. Rxa4 $36 {
Pranjic,M (2397)-Favai,J email 2011}) 17. b3 $1 (17. Ng4 Ne5 18. Nh6+ Kg7 19.
f4 Kxh6 20. fxe5+ Kg7 21. e6 Bf6 22. exf7 Kxf7 23. Bb3+ Nc4 $36 {[%cal Rd8b6]
Pichot,A (2492)-Mekhitarian,K (2570) Buenos Aires 2015}) 17... Rc8 18. Bb2 Nc6
({Kislik also analyses this position and considers alternatives} 18... Bg5 19.
Nd5 Nb6 20. Qg4 $1 Nxd5 21. exd5 Bf6 22. Be4 Be5 (22... Bg7 23. Re2 Be5 (23...
f5 24. Bxf5 Rxe2 25. Be6+ Rxe6 26. Nxe6 Qd7 27. Nxg7 Qxg4 28. hxg4 Kf7 29. g5
Bxd5 30. Rd1 $14) 24. Rae1 Qf6 25. Qf3 Kg7 26. Qd3 $16 {[%cal Yg2g3,Ye4g2,
Yf2f4]}) 23. Rad1 b4 24. Ba1 Qf6 25. Qd7 $1 (25. Bf3 Qd8 26. Be4 Qf6 $11) 25...
Qd8 (25... Ba8 26. Bf3 $14) 26. Qa4 Qb6 27. Re3 Re7 28. Bf3 $14 {[%csl Ra5]
Black's main problem is of course the offside Na5.}) (18... Bf6 19. Ng4 Bg7 20.
Qd2 Nc6 21. Nxc6 Rxc6 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. b4 $14) 19. Nd5 Bf8 20. Ne2 Bg7 21.
Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qd2 Nf6 23. Ng3 Kg8 24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. Rad1 Red8 26. Re2 Qe7 27.
Qe3 Ne5 28. Red2 {Mourato,M (2329)-Moreira,J (2406) email 2012}) 15. Rb1 {
White has numerous options, preparing b3 and Bb2 is one of the critical moves.}
(15. N1h2 c5 16. Ng4 (16. d5 Nc4 17. Rb1 Nce5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. f4 Nd7 $5 {
is an untested suggestion by Kislik, who considers the knight misplaced on g6.}
(19... Ng6 20. Be3 Bh4 21. Re2 a5 22. g4 (22. Nf1 a4 23. g3 Bf6 24. Nh2 b4 25.
Ng4 Ba6 26. Re1 b3 27. axb3 axb3 28. Bxb3 Rxe4 29. Bc2 {Sokolov,A (2563)-Baron,
T (2467) Haguenau 2013} Rb4 $11) 22... Bg3 23. Qf1 b4 (23... h6 $5 $13) 24. Qf3
Ba6 25. Rg2 Bxh2+ 26. Rxh2 Bc4 27. b3 Bb5 28. h4 a4 29. h5 $36 {Smirin,I (2663)
-Baron,T (2473) Acre 2013}) 20. Nf3 (20. Be3 $2 Bh4 21. Re2 f5 $1 22. exf5 Nf6
$17) 20... a5 21. b3 b4 22. Bb2 Bxb2 23. Rxb2 Nb6 $132 {<<}) 16... cxd4 (16...
Bxd4 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Qxd4 Rc8 {-16...cxd4.}) 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Rc8 19.
Qd1 (19. Ne3 Nf6 20. f3 d5 21. exd5 Bxd5 (21... Nxd5 22. Bf5 Rc4 {De Firmian,N
(2553)-Fressinet,L (2654) Selfoss 2003} 23. Qd2 $5 $14) (21... Rxe3 $5 22.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Bxe3 Nxd5 $13) 22. Bf5 (22. Qd2 Nc6 23. b3 Be6 24. Qxd8 Rexd8
25. Bb2 Nd4 26. Bb1 b4 27. Kf1 Rc7 28. Rd1 Rcd7 29. Nc2 Nxc2 30. Bxc2 Nd5 $11 {
Kislik}) 22... Nc6 23. Qh4 $6 Be6 24. Rd1 Qb6 25. Kh1 Rcd8 26. Rf1 Nd4 27. Bxe6
Rxe6 $17 {Sautto,D (2097)-Dervishi,E (2523) Genova 2002}) (19. Re2 Ne5 (19...
Nf8 20. Qd1 Ne6 $132) 20. Ne3 Qf6 {Wang,J (2375)-Urkedal,F (2473) Reykjavik
2013} 21. Qb6 $14) 19... h5 $5 (19... Nc4 20. a4 Nc5 21. axb5 axb5 22. f3 Qb6
23. Kh1 Ne6 24. b3 Qd4 25. Ra2 Ne5 26. Ne3 Nc6 27. Bb1 Qxd1 28. Rxd1 Nc5 29.
Nf5 $16 {Bauer,C (2602)-Fressinet,L (2654) Belfort 2003}) (19... d5 20. Bd2 Nf8
21. Ne3 dxe4 22. Bc3 Qxd1 23. Raxd1 Nc4 24. Nxc4 Rxc4 25. f3 Ne6 26. fxe4 Nc5
27. e5 Ne4 $11) 20. Nh2 (20. Ne3 $5 Nf6 21. b4 (21. f3 d5 $11) 21... Nc6 22.
Bb3 Rxe4 23. Bb2 Ne5 24. Qd2 $44 {Kislik}) 20... Qc7 (20... d5 $1 $11) 21. Bb1
Nf6 22. Bg5 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Qxh5 Bg6 $6 (24... d5 $1 25. Rac1 Nc6 26.
Qg4 Qb7 27. Bf6 Bg6 $11 {Kislik}) 25. Qh4 Qc4 26. Ng4 f5 $2 (26... Rxe1+ 27.
Rxe1 Nc6 $14) 27. b3 Qf7 28. Ne3 Re4 29. Bf4 d5 30. f3 Ree8 31. Rad1 Rcd8 32.
Rc1 d4 33. Nf1 $40 {[%csl Rg6,Rg8] Svidler,P (2739)-Kjartansson,G (2468)
Caleta 2015}) ({Another important alternative is} 15. Bf4 Nf8 (15... c5 $6 16.
e5 $1 dxe5 17. dxe5 Bxf3 18. Qd3 $1 Nxe5 $2 19. Qxh7+ Kf8 20. Ng3 Ng6 21. Nf5
Re2 22. Rxe2 Bxe2 23. Re1 Bd3 24. Nh6 Ne5 25. Qg8+ Ke7 26. Qxf7+ Kd6 27. Bxd3
gxh6 28. Be4 Nac6 29. Rd1+ Nd4 30. Bxa8 {1-0, Robson,R (2613)-Chirila,I (2514)
Lubbock 2013}) {The main engine continuation is} 16. Bg3 (16. Ng3 Ne6 (16... g6
17. b3 (17. Rb1 c5 18. d5 Nc4 19. Qc1 Nd7 20. Nf1 Rc8 (20... Bc8 $5 $13) 21.
N1h2 Nce5 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Ng4 Nxg4 24. hxg4 c4 25. g5 Bg7 26. Bd2 a5 27. Bc3
b4 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Qe3 Qe7 30. f4 Qc7 31. Qd4+ Kg8 {Yu Yangyi (2736)-Svidler,
P (2740) Ningbo 2015} 32. Ba4 $14) 17... c5 18. d5 $5 {was an impressive
positional sacrifice, White quickly got a dangerous attack after} Bxa1 19. Qxa1
f6 20. Nh2 Bc8 21. Bc1 Ra7 22. Bb2 Rf7 23. f4 b4 24. Rf1 c4 25. Bd4 Qc7 26. Qd1
Bd7 27. f5 cxb3 28. axb3 Rc8 29. Bd3 Bb5 30. Ng4 $40 {Gopal,G (2575)-Narayanan,
S (2459) Kolkata 2015}) 17. Bc1 (17. Bd2 Nc4 18. Bc3 c5 19. e5 dxe5 (19... cxd4
20. exf6 dxc3 21. fxg7 Qf6 22. Qd3 Qxg7 23. bxc3 $14) (19... Be7 $5) 20. dxe5
Be7 21. b3 b4 (21... Na3 22. Be4) 22. bxc4 Qxd1 23. Raxd1 Bxf3 24. gxf3 bxc3
25. Ne2 Rab8 26. Nxc3 Nd4 27. Be4 Rb4 28. Bd5 Rb2 $132 {[%cal Ye7h4]} 29. Rb1
Rc2 30. Rbc1 Rb2 31. Rb1 Rc2 32. Rbc1 Rb2 {½, Motylev,A (2658)-Svidler,P 
(2739) Chita 2015}) 17... g6 18. Rb1 c5 (18... d5 $5 19. e5 Bg7 20. h4 c5 21.
dxc5 Qc7 22. b4 Nc4 $44 {is Kislik's idea.}) 19. d5 Nd4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21. b3
Bc8 22. Bf4 b4 $13 {Pavlidis,A (2522)-Bok,B (2591) Hoogeveen 2015}) 16... c5
17. e5 (17. dxc5 dxc5 18. e5 (18. Qb1 Qb6 19. e5 (19. Ne3 Rad8 (19... Ng6 20.
e5 Nxe5 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. Ng4 Bd4 24. Qf5 Bxf3 25. gxf3 g6 26.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Qxf7 Qe6 28. Qxg6 Qxg6 29. Bxg6 Re2 $44) 20. Nf5 Bc8 $5 (20...
Nc4 21. e5 Bxf3 22. exf6 Qxf6 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. gxf3 Nd2 25. Qd1 Re1+ 26. Qxe1
Nxf3+ 27. Kf1 Nxe1 28. Rxe1 $16) 21. e5 Bxf5 22. Bxf5 Be7 $13) 19... Be7 20.
Ne3 Rad8 21. Be4 c4 22. Bxb7 Nxb7 23. Nf5 Bb4 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Ng6 $13 {
quaddy,h (2586)-amadeus chess,h (2648) playchess.com 2011}) 18... Qxd1 19.
Raxd1 Bd8 $5 20. Ne3 Bc7 21. Nd5 Bd8 22. b3 (22. Be4 Ne6 23. Bf4 Rb8 24. g3 c4
25. Nc3 Nc6 26. a3 Bc7 27. Rd7 Rbd8 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Ng5 h6 30. Nxe6 fxe6 $15
{sweaty carpenter,h (2587)-hope,h (2558) Engine Room 2011}) 22... Ne6 23. Be4
Rc8 24. Nh4 g6 25. Nf3 Ba8 26. Nc3 Nc6 27. Re3 Kg7 28. Nd5 Ncd4 29. Nf6 Rf8 $11
{Sin Libro,C (2492)-Hope,H (2497) Engine Room 2011}) 17... dxe5 18. dxe5 {
- 17.dxc5 dxc5 18.e5}) ({The immediate} 15. b3 c5 16. Bb2 Nc6 {is too soft:}
17. Ng3 (17. Qd2 Rc8 18. Rac1 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Qb6 $11) 17... g6 18. Qd2 Rc8 19.
Rad1 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 cxd4 21. Bb1 Qb6 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 d5 25.
Red1 Nf6 $11 {Preotu,R (2447)-Stefansson,H (2560) Reykjavik 2015}) (15. Ng3 g6
16. Bh6 (16. b3 c5 17. Be3 Nc6 18. Rc1 Nxd4 $1 (18... h5 {Gao,R (2533)-Eljanov,
P (2727) Reykjavik 2015} 19. e5 $1 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. exf6 $44) 19. Nxd4
cxd4 20. Bxd4 Bg5 21. Be3 d5 22. exd5 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Qb6 $11) (16. Bf4 c5 17.
Bxd6 cxd4 18. Bd3 {Hevia Alejano,C (2511)-Kjartansson,G (2451) Merida 2014} Nc4
19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Nxd4 Ne5 $17) 16... Rc8 $5 (16... Nc4 17. b3 Na3 18. Bd3 c5
19. Bf4 Nf8 20. e5 dxe5 {Kryvoruchko,Y (2708)-Iordachescu,V (2589) Abu Dhabi
2014} 21. Bc1 $5 b4 22. Bxa3 bxa3 23. dxc5 e4 24. Bxe4 Bxa1 25. Qxa1 $44) 17.
b3 (17. b4 Nc4 18. Bb3 Ndb6 $1 19. a4 bxa4 20. Bxc4 Nxc4 21. Qxa4 Re6 $132 {
Kislik}) 17... c5 18. Rc1 ({More testing might be the generous} 18. d5 $5 Bxa1
19. Qxa1 $44) 18... cxd4 19. Nxd4 d5 20. Re2 Bg5 21. Bxg5 Qxg5 22. Nf3 Qf4 23.
exd5 Bxd5 24. Qd2 Qxd2 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Nxd2 Nf6 $11 {Quesada Perez,Y (2637)
-Narayanan,S (2459) Kolkata 2015} 27. Ndf1 Bb7 28. Ne3 Nc6 29. Bb1 Re7 30. Ne2
Nb4 $11 {Quesada Perez,Y (2637)-Narayanan,S (2459) Kolkata 2015}) ({Also after
} 15. Qd3 {there are only a few human games:} Nf8 (15... g6 16. N1h2 c5 17. Ng4
Nc6 18. d5 Nb4 19. Qd2 Nxc2 20. Qxc2 Bg7 21. Bh6 Bxh6 22. Nxh6+ Kg7 23. Qd2 $14
{Polovnikov,Y (2240)-Pawlowski,S (2474) email 2006}) 16. Rb1 (16. N1h2 c5 17.
Ng4 Nc6 (17... Bxd4 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Qxd4 Rc8 $132) 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Bg5 $2
(19. d5 Nb4 $11) 19... Qg6 20. d5 Nb4 21. Qd2 h6 22. Bf4 Nxc2 23. Qxc2 Bxd5 24.
Nh4 Qf6 25. Bxd6 Bxe4 $17 {Severiukhina,Z (2332)-Kovanova,B (2398) Voronezh
2009}) (16. b4 Nc4 17. Rb1 c5 18. bxc5 dxc5 19. d5 Qa5 (19... Ne5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5
21. Be3 Ng6 22. a4 b4 23. Bxc5 a5 $13 {1/2-1/2 (116) sparta 300,d (2313)
-knilch,e (2419) Engine Room 2013}) 20. a4 Ng6 $132) 16... c5 17. d5 Nc4 18.
N1h2 Bc8 $5 (18... h5 19. b3 Ne5 ({Kislik prefers} 19... Nb6 20. Nf1 b4 $13)
20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Qd1 h4 22. Qg4 Ng6 23. Bd2 Bd4 (23... Bc8 $1 $11) 24. Qh5 Ne5
25. Re2 Bc8 26. Bg5 f6 27. Be3 Bxe3 28. Rxe3 g5 29. Rf1 Kg7 30. f4 $14 {
[%csl Rg7] softescu,h (2518)-tapalov,r (2306) Engine Room 2013}) (18... Ne5 19.
Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Be3 Bf6 21. Qd2 (21. Ng4 Bh4 $1 (21... Bg5 22. f4 $1 Bh4 23. Re2
Bc8 24. Bd2 Bxg4 25. hxg4 $14) 22. g3 Be7 23. f4 Qd7 {could be playable for
Black - Kislik.}) 21... Ng6 (21... Bc8 $5 22. f4 Bh4 $13) 22. Ng4 Bh4 23. Rf1
a5 24. Qd1 Bc8 25. a3 a4 26. f4 Bxg4 27. Qxg4 Bf6 28. Rfd1 c4 29. Bf2 Qa5 30.
g3 Rad8 31. Qf3 Qc7 32. h4 $14 {i3litz,h (2645)-rocky iii,d (2598) Engine Room
2011}) 19. b3 Nb6 (19... Ne5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. f4 Bf6 22. Nf3 Bb7 23. e5 $36)
20. Ng4 Bxg4 21. hxg4 h6 $13 {is similar to the game position.}) 15... c5 16.
d5 {[%cal Rb2b3]} (16. b4 cxb4 $5 (16... Nc4 17. bxc5 dxc5 18. d5 Bc3 19. N1d2
Nde5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Re3 Bd4 22. Rg3 Qf6 $132 {Kislik}) 17. N1h2 (17. Rxb4
$142 Nb6 $13) 17... Rc8 18. Ng4 Be7 19. d5 Nc4 20. Nd4 Bg5 (20... Nde5 $1 $15)
21. f4 Bf6 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Nf5 Nc5 (23... a5 24. Rb3 $44) 24. Rxb4 Rc7 {
Iordachescu,V (2590)-Kjartansson,G (2484) Jerusalem 2015} 25. e5 $1 dxe5 26.
fxe5 Nxe5 27. Rg4 g6 28. d6 Rd7 29. Bg5 $16) 16... Nc4 $8 17. b3 (17. Ng3 g6
18. b3 Nce5 $142 (18... Ncb6 19. Bf4 $1 (19. Nh2 Bg7 20. Ng4 Ne5 21. Nh6+ Kh8
22. Bf4 Qe7 23. Qd2 (23. Ng4 $11) 23... Bc8 24. h4 b4 25. h5 a5 26. hxg6 fxg6
27. f3 a4 28. Ne2 axb3 29. axb3 Ra2 $17 {Lopez Martinez,J (2538)-Svetushkin,D 
(2581) Roquetas de Mar 2015}) 19... Ne5 (19... Qe7 20. a4 $14) 20. Nxe5 Bxe5
21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. a4 Re8 23. Nf1 b4 24. Ne3 a5 25. Bd3 Ba6 26. Bxa6 Rxa6 27.
Qd3 Ra8 28. Rbd1 $14 {Kislik}) 19. Nh2 Nb6 20. Rf1 a5 21. f4 Ned7 22. Ng4 Bg7
23. f5 Qh4 24. Bf4 Ne5 {is a line, analysed by Kislik:} 25. f6 $5 Nxg4 26. fxg7
Ne5 $132) 17... Nce5 18. N3h2 Ng6 {Kislik considers this inferior, but it's
not so clear, as White won't find it so simple to dislodge the defensive
knight.} (18... Nb6 19. Ng3 g6 {tranposes to the above lines.}) ({Another
plausible alternative is} 18... c4 {Untested is the better} 19. Ne3 ({
Premature is} 19. f4 $6 Nd3 20. Bxd3 cxd3 21. Nf3 (21. Qxd3 Nc5 22. Qf3 Bxd5
$36) 21... Nc5 22. Ng3 Bc3 23. Bd2 b4 24. Rc1 Qf6 25. Kh2 Rac8 26. e5 dxe5 27.
fxe5 Qb6 28. Bxc3 bxc3 29. Rxc3 Bxd5 $36 {Baron,T (2497)-Efimenko,Z (2695)
Plovdiv 2012}) 19... Nd3 $5 (19... cxb3 20. axb3 $14) 20. Bxd3 cxd3 21. Nf5 Nc5
$132) 19. Ng3 $146 (19. Bd2 Bg5 20. Ne3 Nf6 21. Nf5 Bxd2 22. Qxd2 Nh5 $5 (22...
Bc8 23. g4 Ra7 24. Ng3 (24. Kh1 Rc7 25. h4 c4 26. h5 Ne5 27. Rg1 cxb3 28. Rxb3
Rc4 $132 {0-1 (44) Agopov,M (2434)-Gonda,L (2535) Germany 2013}) 24... Nd7 25.
f4 Ndf8 26. Nh5 b4 27. Bd3 f6 28. Nf3 a5 29. Bb5 Bd7 30. Bc4 $36 {Berg,E (2489)
-Pilgaard,K (2459) Gausdal 2003}) 23. g3 Bc8 24. Kg2 Ra7 25. Ng4 Nf8 $6 (25...
Nf6 $142 $13) 26. e5 Bxf5 27. Bxf5 g6 28. Bc2 dxe5 29. Nxe5 Qd6 30. Nc4 Qd8 {
Bauer,C (2639)-Svetushkin,D (2589) Leon 2012} 31. Rxe8 Qxe8 32. Ne3 $14) (19.
Ne3 Bc3 (19... Rc8 20. Nf5 Nb6 21. Ng4 c4 22. Be3 Bc3 23. Qf3 Ne5 24. Ngh6+
gxh6 25. Qg3+ Ng6 26. Bxb6 $18 {Dubreuil,J (2250)-Daurelle,H (2292) Nimes 2009}
) (19... Bc8 $5) 20. Bd2 Bxd2 21. Qxd2 Bc8 22. Nf5 Nb6 23. g4 Ra7 24. f4 b4 25.
Bd3 a5 26. Bb5 Rf8 27. Rbd1 a4 28. e5 axb3 29. axb3 dxe5 30. fxe5 Bb7 $132 {
Macieja,B (2579)-Berczes,D (2495) Las Vegas 2015}) (19. f4 $6 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 f5
$1 {/\} 21. exf5 Nh4 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Nf3 Nxf3 24. Qxf3 Nf6 $17) 19... Bc8 $1
{Improving the bishop, which has little to do on b7 in a Benoni set-up.} ({
The text-move is more natural than} 19... Bc3 20. Bd2 Bxd2 21. Qxd2 Nf6 22. f4
$14 (22. a4 $14)) 20. Rf1 $5 {Improves the rook and prevents Bg5 due to f4.} ({
Giri didn't like} 20. Ng4 Bc3 {, for example} 21. Rf1 (21. Bd2 Bxd2 22. Qxd2
Nf6 $11) 21... Nde5 22. Ne3 Nf4 23. Nef5 Neg6 24. Qf3 Be5 $132) 20... Nb6 21.
Ng4 {White had his first longer thought and he allows a swap of a pair of
minor pieces after all.} (21. f4 $5 {is an aggressive alternative, suggested
by Gleizerov. White's plan shows after} Bd7 $6 ({Less clear is} 21... a5 $142 {
/\} 22. f5 Ne5 23. Nh5 Nbd7) 22. f5 Ne5 23. Nh5 $36 {[%cal Yc1b2,Yh5f6,Yh2g4]
The bishop is misplaced on d7 and Black has difficulties holding the e5-square.
}) ({Another option is the restrained} 21. Bd2 {[%cal Yg3h5]}) 21... Bxg4 $5 {
Svidler follows his plan, started on move 19.} ({Both} 21... Bd4) ({and} 21...
Bc3 {can be met by} 22. Ne2 {Now} Bxg4 23. hxg4 Bf6 24. Ng3 {transposes back
to the game.} (24. f4 h6 $13)) 22. hxg4 (22. Qxg4 Ne5 23. Qe2 g6 {is a good
Benoni for Black - he already has queenside play and it's difficult to say,
how White should develop his own initiative.}) 22... h6 {Finally Black moves a
kingside pawn, feeling he needs this for the defence.} ({Probably he has to
play this sooner or later and} 22... Be5 23. Nf5 Nh4 24. Ne3 $14 {seems better
for White.} (24. g5 Nxf5 25. exf5 h6 $5 26. b4 $5 {[%cal Yb1b3,Yb3h3] si
interesting, but more double-edged.})) 23. Nf5 Ne7 24. Ne3 ({Giri shortly
mentions the immediate} 24. g3 {[%cal Yg1g2,Yf1h1] , but he saw White would
have a hard time breaking through:} Nxf5 25. gxf5 Nd7 $11 {seems OK for Black,
if necessary he can even escape with his king towards the centre.}) 24... b4 {
[%cal Ya6a4]} (24... Nd7 {is rather slow after} 25. g3 {, so Black starts his
active counterplay. It will succeed admirably, but the text-move gives up the
light squares and is quite committal.}) 25. g3 ({Gleizerov's prohylactic} 25.
Bd3 $1 {seems more to the point, after} Nd7 $5 (25... Qd7 26. g3 a5 27. Qe2 $14
) (25... a5 26. Bb5 Rf8 27. a4 bxa3 28. Bxa3 $36) 26. g3 $14 {White has good
control over the queenside.}) ({Giri considered also} 25. a4 $5 bxa3 26. Bxa3
$14 {, but didn't want to distract his bishop from eyeing h6.}) 25... a5 $132
26. Kg2 (26. Bd3 a4 27. Bb5 axb3 28. axb3 Rf8 $13 {[%cal Ga8a1]}) ({After} 26.
a4 {White must already reckon with the positional sacrifice} c4 $5 27. bxc4 Rc8
$44) 26... a4 27. bxa4 $6 {Gives Black too much play.} (27. Bd3 axb3 28. axb3
Ra2 29. Re1 {[%cal Ye1e2]} Qc7 30. Re2 Rea8 $11) 27... Qd7 28. Qd3 ({The way
to bail out was} 28. a3 $5 Nxa4 29. Bxa4 Rxa4 (29... Qxa4 30. Qxa4 Rxa4 31.
axb4 cxb4 32. Bd2 b3 33. Rxb3 Rxe4 $11) 30. axb4 (30. Nc4 Nc8 (30... bxa3 31.
Nb6 Qa7 32. Qxa4 Qxa4 33. Nxa4 a2 34. Bf4 axb1=Q 35. Rxb1 $11 {/+/=}) 31. Qc2
Qb5 $11) 30... Rxb4 31. Rxb4 cxb4 32. Qb3 (32. Bd2 Rb8 $11) 32... Bc3 $11)
28... Ng6 (28... Nxa4 $6 29. e5 $1 Bxe5 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Re1 $36 {is too
dangerous, especially with the approaching time-trouble.}) 29. Nf5 $6 ({Here} 
29. a3 $1 {was the best chance to hold the balance:} Ne5 (29... Nxa4 30. axb4
Ne5 31. Qd2 (31. Bxa4 Rxa4 32. Qe2 Rxb4 33. Rxb4 cxb4 $15) 31... Nxg4 32. Nc4
$13) 30. Qd1 Nxa4 31. Bxa4 Qxa4 32. axb4 cxb4 33. Nf5 $132) 29... Nxa4 30. Bxa4
$2 {Positional capitulation.} ({The attack lacks punch after} 30. g5 hxg5 31.
Rh1 Nc3 (31... Ne5 32. Qd1 g4 33. Bxa4 Rxa4 34. Nxd6 Rea8 $17) 32. Qf3 Rxa2 {/\
} 33. Qh5 Nh4+ $1 (33... Rxc2 $4 34. Qh7+ Kf8 35. Qh8+ Nxh8 36. Rxh8#) 34. gxh4
g6 35. Nh6+ Kg7 $19) ({White still had some tricks up his sleeve after} 30. Qf3
$142 $5 Nc3 (30... Qd8 31. g5 $5 Bxg5 32. Bxa4 Rxa4 33. Bb2 Bf6 34. Bxf6 Qxf6
35. Nxh6+ Kf8 36. Qxf6 gxf6 37. Nf5 Ra6 38. a3 bxa3 39. Rh1 a2 40. Rb7 a1=Q 41.
Rh7 Re7 42. Rb8+ Re8 43. Rb7 $11 {is probaly not forced, but still a pretty
line.}) 31. Nxh6+ gxh6 (31... Kf8 32. g5 $13) 32. Qxf6 Qe7 $15) 30... Rxa4 $17
{Peter was not afraid of ghosts and declined a draw at this point.} 31. Rh1 Ne7
$1 {[%mdl 256] Cool defence. Exchanging or chasing away the most dangerous
attacking piece is by far the cleanest solution.} (31... Rxa2 {invites
unecessary complications after} 32. g5 hxg5 (32... Bxg5 33. Bxg5 hxg5 34. Qf3
f6 35. Rh2 $1 $44 (35. Qh5 Nh4+ 36. gxh4 Rxe4 37. Ng3 Rf4 $36)) 33. Qf3 Re5 34.
Bb2 (34. Qh5 Rxf5 35. exf5 Qxf5 $19) 34... Rxf5 35. exf5 Rxb2 36. Rxb2 Bxb2 37.
fxg6 $15) 32. g5 {The sacrifice on h6 is desperate, but so is this thrust.} (
32. a3 bxa3 33. Bxa3 Nxf5 (33... c4 $5) 34. exf5 Rxg4 $17 {/-+}) (32. Bb2 Nxf5
33. gxf5 Qe7 $17 {would prolong the game, but hardly save it.}) 32... hxg5 33.
Ne3 (33. Nxe7+ Qxe7 34. e5 Qxe5 35. Qh7+ Kf8 $19 {[%cal Re5e4]}) 33... Rxa2 $19
34. Bd2 (34. e5 Bxe5 35. Qh7+ Kf8 36. Qh8+ Ng8 $19 {is again just a couple of
checks.}) 34... Ng6 35. Nf5 (35. Rh2 Ne5 36. Rbh1 g6 $19 {and the attack is
over.}) 35... Ne5 36. Qe2 g6 (36... g4 $19) 37. Nh6+ (37. Bxg5 {White's last
ditch attempt is most convincingly parried by the pretty} Rxe2 $142 $1 (37...
Bxg5 38. Qxa2 gxf5 39. f4 Bxf4 (39... fxe4 40. fxe5 Qf5 $19) 40. gxf4 Ng6 $19)
38. Bxf6 Rxf2+ 39. Kg1 (39. Kxf2 Ng4+) 39... Rh2 $3 {[]} 40. Rxh2 Nf3+ $19)
37... Kg7 38. Nf5+ Kg8 (38... gxf5 {is possible as well, but Svidler wisely
waits until move 40.}) 39. Nh6+ Kg7 40. Nf5+ gxf5 41. Qh5 Ng6 {White's threats
are illusory and Black already has more than one way to win.} (41... Ng4 42.
Bxg5 Rxf2+ 43. Kg1 Bd4 $19) (41... Ng6 42. Qh6+ Kg8 43. Bxg5 Bxg5 44. Qxg5 Qe7
$19) 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 2nd"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2007.08.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stellwagen, Daniel"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2007.08.22"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 {After losing to Karjakin later on Nikolic instead of the
Zaitsev tried the Smyslov system:} (9... h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bd7
{Here the B lands on a different diagonal, but Black's position is more
passive and he can't avoid the "Spanish torture".} 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 c5 15.
b3 Nc6 16. d5 $1 ({Closing the [+] is the only way to fight for an advantage,
after} 16. Be3 cxd4 17. cxd4 exd4 18. Nxd4 d5 $1 19. exd5 Nb4 20. Nc6 Nxc6 21.
dxc6 Bxc6 22. Qxd8 Raxd8 $11 {/=/+,Dominguez,L (2608)-Sokolov,I (2684)/Bled
olm/2002/ already White must tread with care.}) 16... Ne7 17. a4 (17. Be3 Ng6
18. Qd2 Nh7 19. a4 (19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. exf5 Nh4 21. Nxh4 Qxh4 22. Kh2 Qd8 23. a4
Be7 $13 24. Bd3 $6 e4 $1 25. Bxe4 Bf6 26. Qd3 Rxe4 27. Qxe4 Bxc3 28. axb5 Nf6
$132 {/=/+,Iordachescu,V (2606)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2664)/Vlissingen/2003/}) (19.
b4 $5 $14) 19... Be7 $5 (19... Nh4 20. Nxh4 Qxh4 21. Qe2 Qd8 22. b4 Qc7 23.
Rec1 c4 24. Ra3 Rec8 25. Rca1 Qd8 26. f4 Nf6 27. fxe5 dxe5 28. Qf1 Ne8 29. Qf2
Nd6 30. Bb6 Qe8 31. R3a2 Be7 32. Bc5 Bf8 33. Nf5 Bxf5 34. exf5 f6 35. Bxd6 Bxd6
36. axb5 axb5 37. Be4 $16 {Comp Deep Blue-Kasparov,G (2785)/New York m/1997/})
20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5 Nh4 22. Nxh4 (22. Nh2 Qd7 {[%csl Rf5] ><f5}) 22... Bxh4
23. axb5 axb5 24. Bd3 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Qd7 26. Qe2 c4 $132 {Hracek,Z (2607)
-Sokolov,I (2684)/Selfoss/2002/}) 17... Ng6 18. Be3 Nh7 19. Nf5 $5 Be7 ({
The point why White left his Q on d1 is that now} 19... Bxf5 20. exf5 Nh4 $2 {
doesn't force the exchange of N and fails to} 21. Nh2 $18 {[%csl Rh4][%cal
Rd1g4,Rg2g3] /\g3,Qg4}) 20. g3 Ngf8 21. Nd2 Nf6 22. Qf3 N8h7 23. Ra2 (23. Bd3
$14) (23. h4 $5 {White has a small, but long-lasting edge due to his ().})
23... Bxf5 24. exf5 (24. Qxf5 Ng5 $1 25. Bxg5 $8 g6 26. Qf3 hxg5 $11) 24... Qc7
25. c4 $6 bxc4 26. Nxc4 (26. bxc4 Rab8 $11) 26... Rab8 27. Rd1 Ng5 28. Bxg5
hxg5 29. Qe3 Rb4 $132 {Cheparinov,I (2657)-Nikolic,P (2646)/Amsterdam/2007/
Black has already good <=> and scored a full point after White overpressed
later on.}) 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 {This logical developing move is the most
usual alternative. in Amsterdam Karjakin was twice successful with} (11. a4 {
, but he didn't have to show, what he had prepared against the most principled
reaction (with the best reputation as well)} h6 $1 {For more details see
Karjakin-Beliavsky.}) 11... Bf8 12. a4 {This is the main position of the
Zaitsev. Although White's last move occurrs very often, it's not the only way
to fight for an advantage.} (12. d5 {leads to a tough strategic fight, here
Black also has his problems:} Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 {Now White has basically two
main moves:} 14. N3h2 $5 {is cleverer (White doesn't commit his Nf1 yet) and
somewhat more dangerous, here on the contrary Black's best bet seems to be
immediate [+] action:} (14. Ng3 g6 $5 {The most elastic move, Black limits the
Ng3 and postpones the c6 break for a more suitable moment.} ({Slightly
premature is} 14... Nc5 15. Bc2 c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bb3 Nb6 (18...
h6 $5 19. Nh2 Nb6 20. Ng4 $14) 19. Nh2 (19. Bg5 $5 $36) 19... a5 $6 (19... h6
$142 {-18...h6}) 20. bxa5 Nc4 21. Bg5 $1 h6 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Ng4 Qd8 24. Ne3
Nxa5 25. Bd5 Rc8 26. Rb1 Bxd5 27. Nxd5 $16 {Negi,P (2529)-Beliavsky,A (2653)/
Amsterdam/2007/}) 15. Bg5 Bg7 16. Qd2 Qe7 17. Nh2 h5 18. Rad1 Qf8 19. Bc2 Nb6
20. b3 Nfd7 21. Nf3 Rac8 22. Bd3 c6 23. c4 bxc4 24. bxc4 Nc5 25. Rb1 Nbd7 26.
Bf1 Rc7 $11 {Leko,P (2605)-Piket,J (2625)/Dortmund/1995/}) 14... Nc5 (14... h6
15. Ng4 (15. Ng3 $5 {is also possible, now} Nc5 16. Bc2 c6 {leads to positions
from the previous note.}) 15... Nxg4 16. hxg4 Be7 {Naiditsch recommends} 17. a4
$5 $14 {, after} Bg5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Bxa8 20. Be3 $1 Nf6 21. Bxg5 hxg5
22. f3 $36 {[%csl Rb5,Rg5] Milos,G (2580)-Vescovi,G (2592)/Sao Paulo/2003/
White is on top, the Pb5 and Pg5 are vulnerable.}) 15. Bc2 c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17.
dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21. Qxg4 Bd7 22. Qf3 Rc8 23.
Bb3 Be6 24. Rec1 Be7 25. Rc2 a5 $5 {Black must energetically fight for the
critical d5-square. The pressure on the <->c together with this motif help.}
26. Qd3 axb4 ({Black can contemplate the exchange of B only e.g. if he manages
to arrest White's N on f1. Therefore} 26... Bxb3 $6 27. axb3 axb4 {runs into}
28. Ne3 $1 bxc3 29. Rxc3 Rxc3 30. Qxc3 Bg5 31. Nd5 $16 {Anand,V (2792)
-Kasimdzhanov,R (2683)/Mainz rpd/2007/ White's tremendous N outweighs the poor
extra P.}) 27. cxb4 Rxc2 28. Qxc2 Qb6 29. Ne3 $5 {A logical P sacrifice,
otherwise Black plays Bg5.} Qd4 30. Rd1 Qxb4 31. Qc6 Rf8 (31... Kf8 $5) 32. Nd5
Bxd5 33. Bxd5 Qc5 34. Rc1 Qxc6 35. Rxc6 Rb8 36. Rc7 Kf8 $44 {=,Akopian,V (2693)
-Zhang Zhong (2639)/Wijk aan Zee/2004/ Even the B is strong on d5, but it's
less terrifying, than the N. Black's position remains solid and White can't
make any tangible progress.}) ({Another playable try is the restrained} 12. a3
g6 (12... h6 13. Bc2 Nb8 {is the most popular reaction.}) 13. Ba2 Nb8 $6 $146 (
{This Breyer-like manoeuvre comes into consideration only after} 13... Bg7 {
, Black's novelty seems misguided.}) 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Qb3 $1 Re7 16. Nxe5 Qe8
17. Ndf3 c5 18. c4 $6 (18. Bg5 $142 $1 Bg7 (18... c4 19. Nxc4 bxc4 20. Qb6 $16)
19. c4 $36) 18... Rxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. cxb5 Bd5 $1 21. Qd3 (21. Bf4 $5) 21...
Bxa2 22. Rxa2 axb5 23. Qxb5 Qe6 $11 {/~~,Smeets,J (2538)-Beliavsky,A (2653)/
Amsterdam/2007/ Although Beliavsky wasn't in good form, it's suprising how
quickly he got into serious (predominantly strategic) problems in his
favourite Ruy Lopez in the transition from opening to middle-game (also
against Negi and Karjakin).}) 12... Qd7 {This was once played by Karpov with
success, nowadays Nikolic and Zhang Zhong are the only strong players, who
occasionally give it a go. However, it's more a question of fashion, as the
text has really never been refuted.} ({An interesting continuation is the
Chigorin-like} 12... Na5 $5 13. Bc2 ({After} 13. Ba2 c5 14. b4 ({More modest is
} 14. d5 c4 15. b4 cxb3 16. Nxb3 Bc8 17. Nxa5 Qxa5 18. Bd2 Bd7 19. Bb3 Qc7 20.
c4 Reb8 21. cxb5 axb5 22. a5 b4 $11 {Stellwagen,D (2631)-Beliavsky,A (2653)/
Amsterdam/2007/}) 14... cxb4 15. cxb4 Nc6 16. Qb3 {the strong novelty} d5 $1
$146 {solved Black's opening problems:} 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Bb2 $6
(19. axb5 $142 axb5 20. Bb2 Re6 21. e5 Nh5 $132 {, but even here Black is
doing OK.}) 19... Re6 20. e5 bxa4 $1 21. Qxa4 Nh5 22. Nf3 Nf4 23. Bb1 Rc6 24.
Qb3 Rc4 25. Bc3 Qc8 $1 26. Bd2 Nxh3+ $17 {Stellwagen,D (2575)-Beliavsky,A 
(2625)/Amsterdam/2006/}) 13... b4 {However, Black must find some way to cope
with the new idea} 14. Bd3 $5 $146 (14. d5 bxc3 15. bxc3 c6 $11 {<=>}) 14...
bxc3 15. bxc3 d5 $6 (15... Rb8 16. Rb1 $14) 16. Qc2 (16. Nxe5 $5 dxe4 17. Nxe4
Nxe4 18. Rxe4 $1 Bxe4 (18... f6 19. Rh4 $40) 19. Bxe4 $44 {|^}) 16... dxe4 17.
Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Rxe4 $1 g6 19. Bg5 Qd6 $6 20. dxe5 Qe6 21. Nd4 Qd5 22. Bf6 c5 23.
c4 Nxc4 24. Nf3 Na5 25. Rh4 Bg7 26. Be4 Qd7 27. Bxg7 Bxe4 28. Qc1 $1 $18 {
Sutovsky,E (2656)-Miton,K (2648)/Montreal/2007/}) ({In the main, predominantly
tactical Zaitsev labyrinth after} 12... h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5
16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 {nothing very significant has happened lately, although
there have been some interesting developments. Black now prefers} c4 (17... f5
{is more committal and appears rarely nowadays.}) 18. Nd4 {White is currently
paying more attention to this move} ({The immediate} 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nd4 Qb6
20. Nf5 Ne5 21. Rg3 g6 22. Nf3 Ned3 {is now considered OK for Black, as
Anand's shocking novelty against Adams has been analysed to a forced draw. A
fascinating atttempt to revive this branch is} 23. Be3 (23. Qd2 Nxe1 $1 (23...
Bxd5 $2 24. Nxh6+ Bxh6 25. Qxh6 Qxf2+ 26. Kh2 Nxe1 27. Nh4 Ned3 28. Nxg6 Qxg3+
29. Kxg3 fxg6 30. Qxg6+ Kf8 31. Qf6+ Kg8 32. Bh6 {1-0,Anand,V (2788)-Adams,M 
(2719)/FIDE WCh San Luis/2005/}) 24. Nxe1 Ra1 25. Nxh6+ Bxh6 26. Qxh6 Re5 (
26... Nxd5 $5 27. e5 Rxb1 28. Rxg6+ fxg6 29. Qxg6+ Kf8 30. Qf5+ $11) 27. Bd2
Rxb1 28. Bxb4 Rxb2 29. Rxg6+ fxg6 30. Qxg6+ $11 {Relic,R (2596)-Valori,N (2413)
/Freestyle/2006/}) 23... Qd8 24. Bxh6 Qf6 25. Qd2 (25. Re2 Rxe4 $1 26. Rxe4
Qxf5 27. Rf4 Qxd5 $44 {with excellent piece coordination for a minimal
investment.}) 25... Nxe1 26. Nh2 $6 {, after} Rxe4 $6 ({Black uses the motif
from the above note, but the merciless engines deem White's try to be just a
bluff due to} 26... Ned3 27. Ng4 Qxb2 28. Qg5 Nxd5 $17 ({or} 28... Qc1+ $17))
27. Bxe4 Ra1 28. Nf1 Bxd5 29. Bxd5 Qxf5 30. Bxf7+ $1 (30. Bxf8 Qxd5 31. Qh6 $2
Qxg2+ $3 $19) 30... Kxf7 31. Bxf8 Nbd3 32. Qh6 Qxf2+ 33. Kh2 Qf6 {Kotronias,V 
(2572)-Bologan,V (2658)/Moscow/2007/} 34. Nd2 $1 $13) 18... Qf6 19. N2f3 Nc5
20. Ree3 $5 {An interesting try, previously tested only by correspondence
players and computers.} ({After} 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nxb5 Rxa3 22. Nxa3 {already
the exciting K-K game from 1986 showed Black doesn't have to jump to d3
immediately and can pile up the pressure with} Ba6 $1 23. Re3 Rb8 $5 $44) 20...
Nbd3 (20... Nxa4 21. b3 Nc5 22. bxc4 bxc4 23. Rac3 $14) 21. axb5 axb5 22. Nxb5
Rxa3 23. Nxa3 Rxe4 24. Nxc4 Nxf2 (24... Rxc4 $5 25. Bxd3 Nxd3 26. Rxd3 Qf5 $44
{[%csl Rd5][%cal Yc4c5,Yc4b4,Yb4b5] ><d5,/\Rc5,Rb4-b5}) (24... Bxd5 25. Bxd3
Nxd3 26. Nb6 Rxe3 27. Nxd5 Qxf3 28. gxf3 Re1+ 29. Qxe1 Nxe1 30. Be3 $1 Nxf3+
31. Kg2 $36) 25. Qe2 $2 (25. Qc2 Nxh3+ 26. gxh3 Qg6+ 27. Kh2 Rxc4 28. Qxc4 Qxb1
$132 {[%csl Rh2] עh2}) (25. Kxf2 $142 $1 Rxc4 26. b3 Rxc1 (26... Rb4 27. Qd2
$5 $36 (27. Ba3 $14)) 27. Qxc1 Bxd5 28. Qd1 $14) 25... Nxh3+ $1 26. gxh3 Qg6+
27. Kf2 Rxe3 28. Bxe3 Qxb1 {stal cierny na vyhru, Anand - Kasimdzanov, Bastia
rpd 2006.} 29. Bxc5 dxc5 30. Qe5 Qc2+ 31. Nfd2 Qd3 32. d6 Qxh3 $19 {Anand,V 
(2792)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2670)/Bastia rpd/2006/}) 13. axb5 ({Apart from the
text-move, the only other ambitious try is} 13. d5 Ne7 14. Nf1 (14. c4 Ng6 15.
Bc2 c6 16. b3 Qc7 17. Nf1 bxc4 18. bxc4 a5 $1 $11 19. g3 Ne7 20. Ne3 Nc8 21.
Nd2 Nb6 22. Bd3 Reb8 23. Nb1 Ba6 24. Kg2 Nfd7 25. Nc3 cxd5 26. Ncxd5 Qc6 27.
Nf5 Kh8 28. Nfe7 Qb7 29. Ba3 Bxe7 30. Nxe7 Nc5 31. Nf5 Qc7 $15 {Van der Wiel,J
(2540)-Karpov,A (2725)/Tilburg/1988/}) 14... Ng6 (14... h6 $5) 15. Ng3 (15.
N3h2 $5 $13 {/+/= deserves attention.}) 15... Nf4 16. Be3 c6 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18.
Ng5 d5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxa8 Bxa8 21. exd5 N4xd5 $11 {Svidler,P (2695)-Zhang
Zhong (2667)/Beijing rpd/2001/}) (13. Ng5 Nd8 $11 {is rather innocuous.}) 13...
axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 {In principle, exchanges help the defence, but in this case
Black is forced to take with the B and disrupt the coordination of his forces.
This also makes it more difficult for him to fight for the <->a.} (14... Rxa8
$143 $2 15. Ng5 Nd8 16. Ndf3 $1 c5 (16... h6 $2 17. Nxf7 Nxf7 18. dxe5 $18) (
16... exd4 17. e5 $40) 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Qxd7 Nxd7 {costs Black a P after the
pretty} 19. Nxf7 $1 Nxf7 20. Be6 $1 $16) 15. d5 Nb8 {Introduced into practice
by Smejkal, Karpov himself tested all the other alternatives apart from the
text-move.} (15... Ne7 16. Nf1 h6 17. Ng3 c6 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Nh2 $1 d5 20.
Nh5 Nxe4 21. Ng4 Qf5 22. Rxe4 $1 (22. f3 $2 Nxc3 23. bxc3 Qxh5 24. Rxe5 Qh4 25.
Be3 Ng6 26. Bf2 Qd8 27. Rxe8 Qxe8 28. Bxd5 $11 {Timman,J (2680)-Karpov,A (2730)
/Kuala Lumpur Candidates m/1990/}) 22... dxe4 23. Ng3 Qc8 24. Nxe5 $40) ({
Nikolic used to play} 15... Na5 {which until recently had the best reputation.
However, he possibly changed his mind due to} 16. Bc2 $5 (16. Ba2 c6 17. b4 Nb7
18. Nf1 (18. c4 Rc8 19. dxc6 Qxc6 20. c5 Nd8 21. Bb2 dxc5 22. bxc5 Qxc5 23.
Bxe5 Nd7 24. Bb2 Qb4 25. Nb3 $6 Nc5 $36 {Kasparov,G-Karpov,A/Moscow WCh2/1985/}
) 18... cxd5 19. exd5 Rc8 20. Bg5 Ne8 21. Qd3 f6 22. Bd2 Nd8 23. Ne3 Nf7 24. c4
g6 $1 25. g4 Ng7 26. cxb5 f5 27. Qe2 e4 28. Nh2 Ne5 29. Bb1 Qf7 $13 {1/2,Leko,
P (2743)-Nikolic,P (2661)/Bled olm/2002/}) 16... c6 17. b4 Nb7 18. dxc6 Qxc6
19. c4 Rc8 20. Bd3 $5 {After 16.Ba2 White doesn't have this consolidating move.
} Nd8 21. Qb3 (21. cxb5 $5 Qc3 22. Nb1 Qxb4 23. Bd2 $14) 21... bxc4 22. Nxc4
Ne6 23. Bg5 Nh5 24. Be3 Rb8 25. Ncd2 Nhf4 26. Bxf4 Nxf4 27. Bc4 d5 28. Nxe5 Qh6
$6 (28... Qc7 $142 29. exd5 Bxb4 $132) 29. exd5 Nxg2 30. Kxg2 Qxd2 31. Re2 Qg5+
32. Qg3 Qh5 $2 33. Nd7 $1 Bxd5+ 34. Kh2 Rb6 35. Re8 {1-0,Sasikiran,K (2569)
-Vijayalakshmi,S (2399)/Nagpur/2002/}) (15... Nd8 16. Nf1 h6 17. N3h2 Nb7 18.
Bc2 Nc5 19. b4 Na6 20. Ng4 Nh7 21. Ng3 c6 22. dxc6 Bxc6 23. Bb3 Nc7 24. Qf3 Ne6
25. h4 Qd8 26. Rd1 Qa8 27. Bd5 Bxd5 28. exd5 Nc7 29. Ne4 Qc8 30. Ne3 Qd7 31.
Nf5 $36 {Kasparov,G (2715)-Karpov,A (2705)/WCh1 Moscow/1985/}) 16. Nf1 Qc8 $5 {
Invented in all probability by Piccardo.} (16... h6 17. N3h2 Qc8 18. Qf3 Nbd7
19. Ne3 Nc5 20. Bc2 c6 21. Nf5 $1 {is risky, after} cxd5 22. Nxh6+ gxh6 23.
Qxf6 dxe4 24. Ng4 Qe6 25. Bxh6 Bxh6 26. Nxh6+ Kf8 27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Ng8+ Kd8 29.
Qh4+ Kc7 30. Nf6 $16 {Svidler,P (2750)-Nikolic,P (2626)/Bundesliga/2006/
White's attack netted him a healthy P with good winning chances.}) ({The older
} 16... Na6 {is perhaps also playable:} 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Ng3 h6 $5 (18... g6 19.
Qd2 Bb7 20. Ra1 (20. Ba2 $5 Nc5 21. b4 Na4 22. c4 bxc4 23. Bxc4 Nb6 24. Bb3 Ra8
25. Rc1 Ne8 26. Bh6 $36 {[%csl Rc7,Rg7] ><c7,>>,Svidler,P (2695)-Zhang Zhong 
(2667)/Shanghai/2001/}) 20... Ra8 21. Bc2 (21. Be3 $5) 21... c6 22. dxc6 Bxc6
23. Rd1 Rd8 (23... Qe6 $142 $1 $14) 24. Qe3 Qb7 25. Bh6 Nc7 26. Nf5 Ne6 27.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 28. Ng5 $16 {[%csl Rg8] ->>>,Kasparov,G (2595)-Smejkal,J (2565)/
Dubai olm/1986/}) 19. Be3 c6 $14 {/<=>}) (16... c6 17. Bg5 $36) 17. Qd3 $146 {
[%mdl 8] White doesn't want to wait while his opponent consolidates his
position (Nbd7,h6, followed by a timely c6 etc.) and goes for complications.
Stellwagen said he already at home anticipated the position, which arose in
the game, but overestimated his chances.} (17. Ng3 Nbd7 18. Bd2 h6 19. Nh4 Nc5
20. Bc2 c6 21. b4 Ncd7 22. dxc6 Qxc6 23. Bd3 Nb6 24. Nh5 Nxh5 25. Qxh5 Nc4 26.
Bc1 d5 27. exd5 Qxd5 28. Rd1 Qc6 29. Qg4 Nd6 30. Bxh6 Qxc3 31. Bf1 Qc8 $11 {
Tinture,L (2405)-Piccardo,V (2574)/corr/2002/}) (17. Bg5 Nbd7 18. Bh4 h6 19.
N3h2 c6 (19... Be7 $5 {/\} 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21. Qxg4 Nc5 22. Qxc8 Rxc8 23. Bxe7
Nxb3 $132) 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Ng3 Qd7 23. Ng4 Nxg4 24. hxg4 g6 25.
Qf3 Kg7 26. Rd1 Ra8 27. Nf1 Qb7 28. Ng3 Ra7 29. Kh2 Qe7 30. Bd5 Bd7 31. Kg1 Qf6
32. Qxf6+ Kxf6 33. f3 Be7 34. Kf2 Bd8 35. Ke2 Bb6 $11 {Fleetwood,D (2546)
-Piccardo,V (2574)/corr/2003/}) 17... Nbd7 $1 18. Qxb5 {Consequent, otherwise
White's previous move loses sense.} (18. Be3 h6 $5 $11) 18... Nc5 19. Qc4 (19.
Bc2 c6 $11) ({or} 19. Ba4 c6 $1 20. dxc6 Nfxe4 $36 {regains the P with
comfortable play.}) 19... Ncxe4 {[%mdl 5120] The material balance will
dramatically change within the next few moves, leading to an ~~_|_.} 20. Rxe4
Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 c6 {Nikolic wants to fight for the light squares
and sacrifices his Q back, but} (22... Qa6 $5 23. Rc4 Qa5 $13 {/=/+ seems more
testing.}) 23. Rc4 cxd5 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Bd2 Rb8 26. b4 f6 27. Ne3 Rb5 28. Ne1
{[%cal Re1c2,Rc2a3] /\N1c3-a3} Kf7 $13 {Black just in time protects his [+]Pd5.
} 29. f4 {Stellwagen tries to break up Black's [+]. Although he succeeds, it
brings him into trouble, as his remaining pieces will be too pasive.} (29. Kf1
{seems more logical- later White won't have time for centralizing his K.})
29... g6 30. g4 Bh6 31. g5 {Consistent with the previous moves.} fxg5 32. fxe5
dxe5 33. Nf3 Ke6 34. Nxe5 $6 {This is already dangerous, but even after the
better} (34. Ng4 Bg7 35. Nxg5+ Kf5 36. Nxh7 Rb8 $44 {Black probably doesn't
have to worry about losing, as hid pieces are too active.}) 34... Kxe5 35. Ng4+
Ke4 36. Nxh6 Kd3 $1 37. Be1 Rb7 38. Ng4 $2 ({Helps Black, now his P get moving.
} 38. Kf2 $142 $5 Re7 39. Kf1 $15 {/\} Re3 40. Ng4 $1) 38... Re7 39. Kf1 h5 40.
Nf2+ Ke3 {Black's K can support his o^g5 and White is in serious trouble.} 41.
Nd1+ Kf3 42. Bf2 g4 43. hxg4 hxg4 44. Ne3 g3 45. Bg1 Rc7 $1 (45... Ra7 46. Ng2
Ra2 47. Ne1+ Kg4 48. b5 Kh3 49. b6 {/\ still holds due to the idea} g2+ $2 50.
Nxg2 Rxg2 51. Bf2 $1 $18) 46. Nxd5 g2+ $2 ({Nikolic errs as well. After} 46...
Rh7 47. Ne3 Rh2 $1 $19 {Black not only wins a piece, but keeps White's K cut
off on the basic rank - this seems enough to win.}) 47. Ke1 Rh7 48. Kd2 Rh1 49.
Bd4 Ke4 ({White's positions still hangs on a thin thread:} 49... g1=Q 50. Bxg1
Rxg1 51. b5 Ke4 52. c4 Kd4 53. b6 Kxc4 54. b7 Rb1 55. Ne7 Rxb7 (55... g5 56.
Nc6 $11) 56. Nxg6 Kd4 57. Nf4 $11) 50. Nf6+ Kf5 51. Nd5 g1=Q 52. Bxg1 Rxg1 53.
b5 Ke5 54. c4 Kd6 55. b6 Kc6 (55... Rb1 56. Kc2 Rf1 57. b7 Rf8 58. Nf4 g5 59.
c5+ Kd7 60. c6+ Kxc6 61. Ne6 $11) 56. Ke3 {White's o^ are under control, but
the same goes for the Pg6.} g5 57. Kf3 Kb7 58. c5 Rc1 59. Kg4 Rc4+ 60. Kh5 $1
$11 {The only move, but it suffices - now Black's last P falls.} Rxc5 61. Nf6
Re5 62. Kg4 Kc6 63. Nh7 Kxb6 64. Nxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 19th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2018.05.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Kovalev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Sutovsky,E"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2018.05.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Poikovsky-2017 was one of my best events ever, whereas the 2018 edition
didn't go well at all. Still I managed to play a couple of decent games, one
of which I'd like to share with you.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 (3... Nf6 {
has almost entirely replaced the Classical Ruy Lopez in the top-level events,
and 3...a6 already has some romantic flavour nowadays. Especially if it is not
an attempt to show one's memory in one of the Marshall forcing lines.}) 4. Ba4
Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 {As classical as it can be.} 8. c3 O-O 9. h3
({For years I have entertained myself and spectators with} 9. d4 {being the
only 2650+ player to play it constantly. But when most of the top guys joined
me, borrowing some of the most important ideas there, I started to vary,
choosing the more solid 9.h3 on most occasions.}) 9... Bb7 {The Zaitsev
Variation. It is named after the renowned Russian theoretician, GM Igor
Zaitsev, who has just celebrated his 80th birthday (Happy birthday, Igor
Arkadjevich!). It was the main weapon of Anatoly Karpov for an entire decade,
and many of us remember these exciting Kasparov-Karpov battles. Garry scored
well here, as the dynamic positions arising were much more suitable for him,
but theoretically speaking Black is OK in all the main lines.} 10. d4 Re8 11.
Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. a4 {One of the poisonous sidelines. The main line is
13.Nbd2, but the move in the text does have a point as well.} Bf8 (13... h6 {
is another important move, when the most logical white response 14.Nbd2 brings
us again to the main theoretical line. However White has other options on move
14 as well.}) 14. Bg5 {That's the whole point of the 13.a4 move order. White
is ready to part with the dark-squared bishop in order to install a massive
elephant on d5.} h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Bd5 Rab8 {An unpleasant move to play,
but the only one allowing Black to avoid getting into trouble.} 17. Na3 (17.
Re3 {is a typical computer-move, but in the good sense :) White understands
that the opponent has nothing better than to release the pressure, and
prepares accordingly.} exd4 (17... Ne7 18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. Nbd2 $14) 18. cxd4 Nb4
19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Nc3 c5 {it looks like White should have some pull, but I
didn't manage to prove it to my pet animal that barks out 0.00 evaluation
loudly.}) 17... exd4 18. axb5 axb5 19. cxd4 Nb4 20. Bxb7 Rxb7 {And here comes
the move I had prepared while choosing my 17th move.} 21. d5 $1 {Simple, but
efficient. At least, that what I thought. He can't take on b2 (we will see why
in a minute), he can't be happy with the position after 21...c5 22.dxc6, and
that means White is better! Well, almost. Let's say White is on the better
side of an equal position. Or Black has to play precisely to hold the balance.
You know, it all depends on the angle from which you want to look at it.} Na6 {
A mistake.} ({As mentioned} 21... Qxb2 22. Nd4 $1 {is just bad for Black. His
queen is stuck and can possibly be trapped, the pawn on b5 is falling, the
knight on b4 is hanging in the air. This is simply bad.}) (21... c5 $1 22. dxc6
Nxc6 {looks very pleasant for White after} 23. Qd5 {but I didn't manage to
prove anything to the beast after the calm} Rb6 {I can twist its arms to
whisper 0.12 unwillingly, but that's about it. Notwithstanding, I do consider
the position to be easier to play and more pleasant for White. At least Its
Majesty the computer can't steal my feelings. Yet.}) 22. Nc2 Nc5 23. b4 {
A very important moment, missed by Black. Now the pawn on e4 is poisoned, and
if the knight retreats, it starts going from bad to worse for Black.} (23. Ncd4
b4 24. Re3 $1 {was a good alternative, as White has a clear edge here in spite
of the well-placed knight on c5. But I had a different, more ambitious idea.})
23... Nd7 {That is almost losing. The pawn was indeed poisoned, but Black
would have an antidote healing him, even if not making him entirely happy. I
actually saw all the important lines during the game, if only evaluating it a
bit too optimistically.} (23... Nxe4 24. Qd3 Qg6 25. Nh4 $1 Qh7 26. Nd4 $1 (26.
f3 {was my original intention} g5 $1 (26... Nf6 27. Qxh7+ Kxh7 28. Rxe8 Nxe8
29. Ra8 {and White wins a piece. Quite a remarkable line - and it made
Vladislav play 23...Nd7, but that's even a bigger evil.}) 27. Rxe4 gxh4 28. Nd4
{threatening Nf5 looked like a huge advantage for White, but the engine
disagrees and claims} Rxe4 29. fxe4 Rb8 30. Nf5 Qg6 {to be about equal. Well,
maybe.}) 26... Rbb8 27. Nhf5 Nf6 28. Nc6 Rbc8 {and now White gets an advantage
after ban-the-cheater move} 29. g3 $3 {and Black is in a sort of zugzwang.
Don't ask me why. Just check it with the computer to understand. No, not to
understand - to try to understand.} (29. Nce7+ Rxe7 30. Nxe7+ Bxe7 31. Qxh7+
Kxh7 32. Rxe7 Nxd5 33. Rxf7 Nxb4 {is unclear})) 24. Ncd4 {Now it is really bad
for him. The pawn on b5 is weak, and the rook on b7 quickly gets stuck.} g6 25.
Qc1 {A subtle way to aim at c6, and also to control the f4-square after the
continuation in the game. The engines claim there was no need to be so subtle,
but I still like it.} Ne5 26. Nxe5 Qxe5 27. Nc6 {And now he does not have the
important 27...Qf4 resource, that he would have after 25.Qc2... "Rubbish",
says my impolite silicon friend.} Qf6 28. Ra5 {Here I calculated a long
forcing line and went for it - although there were another good options.} Qh4
29. Qa3 Rxe4 30. Rxe4 Qxe4 31. Ra8 Qe1+ 32. Kh2 Rb6 (32... Qxf2 33. Qa1 $1 {
was the key move I planned in advance, and White wins thanks to some nice
geometry.}) 33. Qb2 Rxc6 34. dxc6 {White is totally winning. I tried to keep
it simple, and made myself work for another three hours. There is no general
advice on it, but I paid attention on Ivanchuk's way to convert the winning
position - he looks for the shortest and strongest win, rather than the
seemingly simple but long one. Something to ponder about.} Qe7 35. Qd4 d5 36.
Qc5 (36. Qxd5 Qxb4 37. g3 $1 {would have ended the game quickly, but I thought
it will not take long to convert the endgame, which must be winning with a lot
of room to spare. And winning it was. But not as easy as I expected.}) 36...
Qxc5 37. bxc5 Kg7 38. Rc8 Bxc5 39. g3 Bd6 40. Rd8 $1 {That's the whole point.}
Bc5 41. Rc8 Bd6 42. Rd8 Bc5 43. f4 Kf6 (43... d4 44. Rd5 Bb6 45. Rxb5 d3 46.
Rd5 $1 {is totally hopeless for Black.}) 44. Rxd5 Bb6 45. Rxb5 Ke6 46. Re5+ Kd6
47. Kg2 Bc5 48. Re8 Kxc6 49. Rh8 Kd5 50. Rh7 Ke6 51. Rxh6 Bd4 52. h4 {There
are some subtleties still, but White is not required to show a study-like path
to victory at any moment, except for the very final phase of the game, where
it was also fairly simple.} Bg7 53. Rh7 Bc3 54. g4 c5 55. h5 c4 56. hxg6 fxg6
57. Rc7 Kd5 58. Kf3 Bb2 59. f5 gxf5 60. g5 Kd4 61. g6 Kd3 62. Rd7+ Kc2 63. Ke2
f4 64. Rd2+ Kc1 65. Rd1+ Kc2 66. Rd2+ Kc1 67. Rxb2 f3+ 68. Kf1 $1 {Elegant,
but not too difficult indeed.} Kxb2 69. g7 c3 70. g8=Q c2 71. Qb8+ Ka1 72. Qa7+
Kb2 73. Qb6+ Kc3 74. Qa5+ Kb2 75. Qb4+ Ka1 76. Qa3+ Kb1 77. Qb3+ Kc1 78. Ke1
f2+ 79. Kxf2 Kd1 80. Ke3 1-0

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1998.07.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Gabriel, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Svidler,P"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. d5 (12. Na3 exd4 13. cxd4 Re8 14. Qd2
$5 Re7 $5) 12... Ne7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 (14... Bxa8 15. Na3 Qb8 16.
Nxb5 Nc5 (16... c6)) 15. Na3 Ba6 16. Be3 (16. Nh2 Ng6 (16... g6) 17. g3 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Lanka,Z-Svidler,P/EU-chTM 1997/EXP 57 (28)}) 16... Nc5 (16... c6 $2 17.
dxc6 Qxc6 18. Nc2) (16... g6) (16... Rb8) 17. Bc2 c6 18. b4 Nd7 19. c4 $5 bxc4
20. Ba4 (20. dxc6 Qxc6 21. b5 (21. Ba4 Qc7 $15) 21... Bxb5 22. Nxb5 Qxb5 23.
Ba4 Qb7 24. Qxd6 Rd8) 20... Bb7 $6 (20... cxd5 $1 21. Bxd7 d4 $1 (21... dxe4
22. Nh2 d5 23. Ng4) (21... Bc8 22. Ba4 d4 23. Nxc4 (23. Bc1 c3 $13) 23... dxe3
24. Rxe3 $14) 22. Nxd4 $5 (22. Bc1 c3 23. b5 Bb7) 22... exd4 23. Bxd4 Bxd4 24.
Qxd4 Bc8 $1 25. Bxc8 Qxa3 26. Bg4 Qxb4 27. Rc1 $11) 21. Nxc4 $36 cxd5 22. Nxd6
dxe4 23. Nh2 $5 (23. Nxb7 Qxb7 24. Qxd7 Qxd7 25. Bxd7 exf3 26. gxf3 $16) 23...
Bc6 (23... Rd8 $2 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 25. Bxd7 Kf8 26. Bb6) 24. b5 (24. Bxc6 Nxc6 25.
b5 Nd4 26. Bxd4 exd4 27. Nxe4 $14) 24... Bd5 25. b6 (25. Ng4 h5 $1) 25... Rd8 (
25... Bc6 26. Bb3 {>< f7}) 26. Bxd7 (26. Ng4 Qb8 $1 27. Ne8 $5 Rxe8 28. Bxd7
Rd8 $13) 26... Rxd7 27. Nxe4 Kh8 $6 (27... Qc6 28. Nc5 $1 Rd8 29. b7 Ng6 (29...
Nf5 $2 30. Qb1 $18) 30. Re2 $1 Rb8 (30... Be7 31. Rd2 $18) 31. Rd2 Bc4 32. Rd6
Qb5 33. Nd7 Rxb7 34. Nxf6+ gxf6 35. Ng4 $40) 28. Nxf6 gxf6 29. Qh5 $1 Ng6 (
29... Bxg2 30. f3 Qg8 31. Kf2 $8 (31. Qg4 $2 Bxh3) 31... Nd5 (31... Rd3 32. Ng4
Nd5 33. b7 Rb3 34. Nxf6 $1 $18) 32. Ng4 Nxe3 33. Nxf6 $1 Bxf3 34. Qxf3 (34.
Qxe5 $5 Nc4 35. Qe8 Rd2+ 36. Kxf3 Rd3+ 37. Kf2 Qxe8 38. Rxe8+ Kg7 39. b7 Rb3
40. Nh5+ Kh6 41. b8=Q Rxb8 42. Rxb8 Kxh5 $16) 34... Rd2+ 35. Re2 Qd8 36. b7 $18
) 30. Ng4 Rd6 31. Rd1 $1 f5 32. Bc5 (32. Qxf5 Be4 33. b7 $3 Rxd1+ (33... Qxb7
34. Rxd6 Bxf5 35. Rd8+ Nf8 36. Rxf8+ Kg7 37. Bh6+ Kg6 38. Rg8+ Kh5 39. Rg5+ Kh4
40. Nf6 $18) 34. Kh2 Qd8 (34... Qxb7 35. Qf6+ Kg8 36. Bh6 $18) 35. Qxe4 $18)
32... Nf4 (32... Re6 33. Qxf5 Bxg2 34. Qxf7 Nf4 35. Be7 $18) 33. Qxf5 Bb3 34.
Qxe5+ f6 35. Qxf4 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 26th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1998.07.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Svidler,P"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1998.06.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Wedberg: A very nice attacking game by Peter Svidler. He fully exploits the
chances given to him.} 1. e4 {Wedberg} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5.
O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3
Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. d5 Nb8 15. Nf1 Nbd7 16. Ng3 Rc8 $146 (16... Nc5) (16... g6
{Wedberg} 17. Bg5 (17. Nh2 Nc5 18. Bc2 a5 (18... c6 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6
21. Ng4 Qg5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Arakhamia,K-Cela,A/Ikarios 1995/EXT 95op (42)}) 19.
Qf3 h5 20. Be3 Nfd7 21. b3 Qe7 22. Ngf1 c6 $13 {0-1 Arnason,J-Sturua,Z/
Katerini 1993/TD 93\09 (48)}) 17... h6 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Bc2 c6 20. b4 $14 {
1-0 Renet,O-Guyard,B/Paris 1995/EXT 95op (49)}) (16... h6 {Wedberg} 17. Nf5 Kh7
18. g4 g6 19. Ng3 Nc5 20. Bc2 c6 21. b4 Na4 22. Bxa4 bxa4 23. c4 cxd5 24. cxd5
Qd7 25. Nh2 Rac8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Almasi,Z/Biel 1996/CBM 55 (47)}) 17.
Nh2 (17. a3 $5 {/\/^a2-g8}) (17. a4 Nc5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bc2 (19. Ba2 Ra8)
19... c6 20. b4 Ncd7 (20... Na4 21. Bxa4 bxa4 22. c4 $16) 21. dxc6 Rxc6) 17...
Nc5 18. Bc2 c6 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Bg5 (20. Ng4) 20... g6 $2 (20... h6 $142 21.
Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Ng4 Qd8 23. Ne3 $14 (23. Nf5 $6 h5 $1)) 21. Ng4 Be7 (21... Bg7 {
Wedberg} 22. Qf3 $36) 22. Nh6+ Kf8 (22... Kg7 23. Qf3 Ne6 (23... Nfxe4 {Wedberg
} 24. Nhf5+ gxf5 25. Nxf5+ Kh8 26. Bxe7 $18) 24. Nhf5+ gxf5 25. Nxf5+ Kg6 (
25... Kf8 26. Nxe7 Nxg5 27. Qxf6 $18) 26. Bxf6 Bxf6 27. Qg3+ Bg5 28. Rad1 $1 (
28. h4 Rc7 29. Rad1 Rd7 30. Rd2 $1 $16) 28... Kf6 29. Rxd6 Qc7 30. h4 Bh6 31.
f4 $3) 23. Qf3 (23. Bb3 Ne6 (23... d5 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. Bxd5 $16) 24. h4 Ng8
25. Qf3 (25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. Qf3+ Kg7 27. Qf7+ Kh8 $13) 25... Nxh6 (25... Nxg5
26. hxg5 Nxh6 27. gxh6 f5 28. Nxf5 gxf5 29. Qh5 d5 30. exd5 $18) 26. Bxh6+ (26.
Bxe6 $6 Bxg5 27. Bxc8 Bxh4 $14) 26... Kg8 27. Nf5 Bxh4 (27... Bf6 28. Nxd6) 28.
Ng7 $1 Re7 29. Nxe6 Rxe6 (29... fxe6 30. g3 $18) 30. Bxe6 fxe6 $16) 23... Bd7
$8 {/\Kg8-g7;Re8-f8;Nf6-g8} (23... d5 {Wedberg} 24. Rad1 (24. Nhf5 gxf5 25.
Nxf5 Ng8 $15) 24... d4 25. h4 $16) (23... Ne6 24. h4 Kg7 25. Nhf5+) 24. Red1 $1
Rc6 $8 (24... Be6 $2 25. Ngf5 $1 gxf5 26. exf5 Bd7 (26... Bc4 27. b3 Bd5 28.
Rxd5 e4 29. Qd1 $16) 27. Qg3 $1 Ng8 (27... Nce4 28. Bxe4 Nxe4 29. Bxe7+ Kxe7
30. Qh4+ Kf8 (30... Nf6 31. Ng4 $18) 31. Qxe4 Qf6 32. Ng4 Qxf5 33. Qxf5 Bxf5
34. Ne3 Be6 35. Rxd6 $16) 28. Bxe7+ Nxe7 29. Rxd6 Rc6 (29... Qc7 30. Rf6) 30.
Rad1 (30. Qxe5 Ng8 31. Qd5 Nxh6 32. Rxc6 $18) 30... Qc7 31. Qxe5 Ng8 32. Qh8
Rxd6 33. Qxg8+ Ke7 34. Re1+ $18) 25. b4 $1 Na4 26. Bb3 {Svidler was ready to
make a serious concesion in exposing his c3 pawn. As a compensation the bishop
controls a2-g8 diagonal and multiplies the pressure against black king.} Be6 (
26... Rxc3 27. Nxf7 Rxf3 28. Nxd8 (28. Bh6+ Kg8 29. Nxd8+ Rxb3 30. axb3 Rxd8
31. bxa4 bxa4 $16) 28... Rxb3 (28... Rxd8 29. gxf3 Bxh3 30. Rac1) 29. axb3 Rxd8
30. bxa4 bxa4 31. Bxf6 Bxf6 32. Rxd6 Be7 33. Rd5 $16) 27. c4 $1 (27. Bxa4 bxa4
28. Ngf5 gxf5 29. exf5 e4 30. Qg3 Bc4) 27... Bxc4 (27... Nb2 28. cxb5 axb5 29.
Rdc1 $16 (29. Rac1 {Wedberg} Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Kg7 $14)) 28. Bxa4 bxa4 29. Rac1 d5
(29... Bb5 30. Rxc6 Bxc6 31. Nhf5 $1 gxf5 32. Nxf5 Ng8 (32... Nxe4 33. Bh6+ Kg8
34. Rxd6 $3 Bxd6 35. Qg4+ Ng5 36. Bxg5 $18) 33. Bxe7+ Rxe7 (33... Nxe7 34. Nxd6
$18) 34. Rxd6 Bd7 (34... Qc7 35. Qg3 f6 36. Rxc6 Qxc6 37. Qxg8+ $18) 35. Qg4 f6
36. Nxe7 Kxe7 37. Rxd7+ Qxd7 38. Qg7+ Kd6 39. Qxg8 $16) (29... Rc7 {Wedberg:
might be better.}) 30. Nhf5 $1 gxf5 $2 (30... d4 31. Rxc4 Rxc4 32. Nxe7 Qxe7
33. Bxf6 Qe6 34. Bg5 $16 Rxb4 $2 35. Qa3 Qd6 36. Bd2 Rb6 37. Qxd6+ Rxd6 38. Bb4
$18) (30... Bxb4 {Wedberg} 31. Ne3 $18) 31. Nxf5 $4 Nxe4 $1 (31... Ng8 32. exd5
(32. Nxe7 $2 Nxe7 33. exd5 Bxd5 34. Bxe7+ Kxe7 $1 $19) 32... Bxg5 (32... Rc8
33. Nxe7 Nxe7 34. d6 $18) (32... Bxd5 {Wedberg} 33. Rxd5 Rxc1+ 34. Bxc1 Qc8 35.
Be3 $18) (32... Bxg5 33. dxc6 Bxc1 34. Rxd8 Rxd8 35. Qg4 $18)) (31... d4 {
Wedberg} 32. Bh6+ Kg8 33. Qg3+ Ng4 34. Rxc4 $18) 32. Bh6+ (32. Bxe7+ Rxe7 33.
Qxe4 dxe4 $4 (33... Re8 $3 $17) 34. Rxd8+ Re8 35. Rxe8+ Kxe8 36. Rxc4 $18)
32... Kg8 $4 (32... Rxh6 33. Nxh6 Ng5 $19) 33. Rxc4 $1 (33. Rxc4 Rxc4 {Wedberg:
White still has to make some good moves to win this.} 34. Rxd5 $3 $18 (34.
Nxe7+ $2 Qxe7 35. Qg4+ Ng5 36. Bxg5 Rxg4 37. Bxe7 Rc4 $19) 34... Qc7 (34... Ng5
35. Bxg5 (35. Qg3 $18) 35... Bxg5 36. Rxd8 Rxd8 37. Qg3 f6 38. h4 Rc1+ 39. Kh2
Rdd1 40. Qg4 h5 41. Qxh5 $18) (34... Qc8 35. Nxe7+ Rxe7 36. Qg4+ $18) (34...
Qxd5 35. Nxe7+ Rxe7 36. Qg4+ $18 (36. Qg4+ Kh8 37. Qg7#)) (34... Bg5 {Wedberg}
35. Rxd8 Rxd8 36. Bxg5 Nxg5 37. Qe3 $1 (37. Qg3 f6 38. h4 Rc1+ 39. Kh2 Rdd1 40.
Qg4 Rh1+ 41. Kg3 Rh3+ 42. gxh3 Rg1+ 43. Kh2 Rxg4 44. hxg4 Ne4 $15) 37... f6 38.
Qa7 Nf7 39. Qe7 $18) 35. Nxe7+ Qxe7 36. Qg4+ Ng5 37. Qxc4 Qf6 38. Bxg5 Qxg5 39.
Qxa6 Qc1+ 40. Qf1 Qb2 41. Qc4 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 16th"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2000.09.26"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Svidler,P"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2000.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Niksic Radonja"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. Ng3 Nc5 15.
Bc2 c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bb3 h6 19. Qd3 (19. Nh2) 19... Qc8 $5 $146
(19... Qc7) 20. Nh4 (20. Nh2 Nb6) 20... Qb7 21. Ng6 d5 22. Nxf8 dxe4 $2 (22...
Nxf8 23. Nf5 Re6 $1 (23... Nxe4 24. Rxe4 dxe4 25. Qg3 $18) (23... Rad8 24. Bxh6
$1 gxh6 25. Qe3 $1 N6h7 (25... Nxe4 26. Qxh6 Ne6 27. Rad1 Qa7 28. Rxe4 $1 dxe4
29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Bxe6 fxe6 31. Qxe6+ $18) 26. Qxh6 Ne6 27. Rad1 $16) 24. Qg3
Ng6 25. f3 Nh5 (25... Rd8 26. Be3 Qc7 27. Rad1 Bb7 28. Bc5 $13) 26. Qg4 Nf6 $11
) 23. Qe3 $1 (23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 Nxf8 25. Re1 $14) 23... Nxf8 (23... Rxf8
24. Nf5 Nh5 25. Nxh6+ $1 gxh6 26. Qxh6 $18) 24. Nf5 Nd5 $8 25. Qg3 Ng6 26. Nd6
Qc7 27. Nxe8 Rxe8 28. c4 $1 (28. Rxe4 Ndf4 $13 29. Re1 $140 $2 Bxg2 $1 (29...
Nxg2 30. Qxg6 Kf8 31. Qxf7+ Qxf7 32. Bxf7 $14) 30. Bxf4 Nxf4 31. Qxf4 exf4 32.
Rxe8+ Kh7 $17) 28... bxc4 29. Bxc4 $14 Qb7 30. Bd2 Ndf4 31. Rac1 Bd5 $1 (31...
Nd3 $2 32. Qxg6 $18) 32. Bxf4 Nxf4 $6 $138 (32... exf4 $142 33. Qb3 Bxc4 34.
Rxc4 Nh4) 33. Qe3 f5 34. Red1 Bxc4 35. Rxc4 Kh7 (35... Nd3 36. Rd2 $14) 36. f3
$1 Qf7 (36... exf3 37. Qxf3 $14) 37. Rc2 Nd5 38. Qb3 Qa7+ 39. Rc5 Nf6 40. Kh2
$6 (40. Rd6 $5 a5 $1 (40... Nd7 41. Qf7 $18) (40... Rc8 41. Qe6 Rxc5 42. bxc5
Qxc5+ 43. Kh2 Kg6 44. fxe4 fxe4 45. Rxa6 $16) 41. a3 axb4 42. axb4 Rc8 43. Qe6
Rxc5 44. bxc5 Qxc5+ 45. Kh2 $14) (40. Kh1 $5) 40... Qb8 $1 41. Rc6 $6 (41. fxe4
Nxe4 42. Rc6 Ng5 $1 43. h4 $5 e4+ 44. Kh1 Nf3 $3 45. gxf3 Qg3 $13) 41... exf3
$1 42. Rxf6 e4+ 43. Rdd6 $8 (43. g3 Qa7 $1 $19) (43. Rfd6 Rd8 44. Qe6 Rxd6 45.
Rxd6 f2 46. Qxf5+ Kh8 47. Qxf2 Qxd6+ $17) 43... Re7 $1 (43... Qc7 44. Qd5 gxf6
45. Qxf5+ Kh8 46. Qxf6+ Qg7 47. Qxg7+ Kxg7 48. gxf3 e3 49. Rd1 $14) (43... Rf8
44. Rxh6+ (44. Rg6 f2 45. Rxg7+ Kxg7 46. Qg3+ Kh7 47. Qg6+ Kh8) 44... gxh6 45.
Qe6 f2 46. Qxh6+ Kg8 47. Qg6+ Kh8 48. g3 Qxd6 49. Qxd6 f1=Q 50. Qxf8+ Kh7 $14)
44. Qd5 (44. Rg6 f2) 44... gxf6 45. Qxf5+ Kg8 46. Qxf6 f2 47. Qg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates final"]
[Site "Kuala Lumpur"]
[Date "1990.03.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Tischbierek,R"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "MAS"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Douven,Ernst} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7.
Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14.
cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 bxa4 16. Rxa4 a5 17. Ra3 Ra6 18. Rae3 {/\ 19.b3, 20.Bb2} a4
19. Nh4 (19. Nf1 d5 20. e5 Ne4 21. N1d2 c5 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Rxe4
c4 $44 {Balashov-Karpov/USSR-ch/1983/}) 19... c5 20. dxc5 dxc5 (20... d5 $5)
21. Nf5 {+/=/+/-} Bc8 22. e5 (22. Nxh6+ $5 gxh6 23. e5 Nh7 24. Qh5 Bg7 25. Rg3
Qe7 26. Nc4 Kh8 27. Bd2 {/\ 28.Nd6}) 22... Nfd5 23. Rg3 {/\ 24.Nc4} Nf4 $1 24.
Qf3 Bxf5 25. Bxf5 Ne6 26. Bb1 (26. Bxe6 Raxe6 27. Nc4 $14 {Douven}) 26... Nd4
27. Qg4 (27. Qe4 $142 {Ernst} f5 (27... g6 {Ernst})) 27... Nbc2 {/\ 28... Rg6
Douven} 28. Qe4 f5 29. Qd3 Nxe1 30. Qxa6 Rxe5 $17 31. Re3 (31. Qxh6 Qd5 $1 {
/\ 32... Qg2! 33... Nef3 34... Re1#} (31... Ne2+ 32. Kh2 Nxg3 33. Ba2+)) 31...
Qg5 32. Kf1 Rxe3 33. fxe3 Qxe3 34. Qc4+ Kh7 $6 (34... Kh8 $142) 35. Ba2 Nd3 $2
(35... Qd3+ {! Ernst} 36. Kf2 (36. Kxe1 Nc2+ 37. Kf2 Qe3+ 38. Kf1 Qe1#) (36.
Qxd3 $2 Nxd3 $19 {Ernst}) 36... Qxc4 37. Bxc4 Nec2 {Mit dem König auf h8 wäre
die Stellungsbeurteilung: -/+/-+} (37... Nec2 38. Nb1 {/\ Na4} Bd6 39. Nc3 Nb3
40. Be3 (40. Ke2 {! Dies ist der richtige Zug, wenn der König auf h8 steht.}
Nxc1+ 41. Kd2 $10) 40... f4 41. Bd3+ {Douven})) 36. Qg8+ Kg6 37. Qf7+ Kh7 (
37... Kg5 $4 38. Nf3+ $18) 38. Qg8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates final"]
[Site "Kuala Lumpur"]
[Date "1990.03.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Tischbierek,R"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "MAS"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 (11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Ng5 $10) 11...
Bf8 12. a4 (12. a3) 12... h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 bxa4 (15... c5
16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 c4 18. Nd4 $36 {Kasparov,G-Karpov,An (16)/Wch-Leningrad/
1986/41/1-0/ 40/1-0/; game14: 18.ab5 ab5 19.Nd4}) 16. Rxa4 a5 17. Ra3 Ra6 18.
Nh4 $2 (18. Nh2 g6 19. Ng4 (19. f4 $5 d5 $1 20. e5 Ne4 21. Ng4 c5 22. Nxe4 dxe4
23. dxc5 Bxc5+ 24. Be3 Bf8 25. Nf6+ Rxf6 26. Qxd8 Rxd8 27. exf6 Nd3 28. Rd1
Bxa3 29. bxa3 Bd5 $10 {Ivanchuk-Karpov/Linares/1989/1/2}) 19... Nxg4 20. Qxg4
c5 21. dxc5 dxc5 22. e5 $5 Qd4 $1 23. Qg3 Rae6 24. Rae3 c4 $132 {
Hjartarson-Karpov (5)/Seattle cq/1989/1/2,32/}) 18... Nxe4 $1 19. Nxe4 (19.
Bxe4 d5) 19... Bxe4 (19... Qxh4 $4 20. Nf6+) 20. Bxe4 d5 $15 {Die Züge 18.-20.
wurden in einer Analyse der erwähnten Partie Hjartason-Karpov von Karpov als
schlechte Variante für Weiß angegeben.(NiC Yb13,p76)} (20... Qxh4 $4 21. Bh7+)
21. Rae3 (21. Bb1 Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Qxh4) 21... Rae6 22. Bg6 $2 (22. Bxd5 Qxd5 (
22... Rxe3 $2 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Qh5+) 23. Nf3 {+/=/= (Feld d5)}) 22... Qxh4 (
22... Rxe3 $2 23. Bxf7+) 23. Rxe6 Rxe6 24. Rxe6 fxe6 {-/+/-+} 25. Be3 Qf6 26.
Qg4 (26. Bb1 {/\ Qa4} e5 $1 {-/+/-+} (26... c5 $2 27. dxc5 Qxb2 28. Bd4 Qa3 29.
Qe1 Kf7 30. Bg6+ $1 Kxg6 31. Qxe6+ Kh7 32. Qf5+ Kg8 33. Qe6+ $10)) 26... Bd6
27. h4 Nc6 28. Be8 (28. Bxh6 $2 Ne7 $1 $19) 28... Ne7 29. Bd7 Nf5 30. h5 Kf7
31. Bc8 Ke7 32. b3 $2 (32. g3 $2 Bxg3) (32. Ba6 Qh4 (32... e5 $6 33. Bc8 exd4
$2 34. Bd2) 33. Qxh4+ Nxh4 $19) 32... c5 $19 33. Qe2 (33. dxc5 $4 Qa1+) 33...
cxd4 34. Bd2 d3 35. Qd1 (35. Qxd3 $2 Qa1+ 36. Qf1 Bh2+) 35... Qh4 36. g3 Nxg3 (
36... Nxg3 37. fxg3 Qxg3+ 38. Kf1 Bc5 {/\ Qg1#, Qf2#}) 0-1

[Event "Candidates final"]
[Site "Kuala Lumpur"]
[Date "1990.03.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Tischbierek,R"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "MAS"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Razuvaev,Riemersma} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1
b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4
14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 f5 {Razuvaev} 18. Rae3 (18. exf5) (
18. exf5 Nf6 19. Nh2 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Qe7 21. Qf1 Re8 22. axb5 Qe1 23. Ng4 Nxg4
24. hxg4 axb5 25. Nf3 Qxf1+ 26. Kxf1 Bxd5 $15 {Vasjukov-Razuvaev/Moskau/1987/})
18... f4 (18... fxe4 19. Rxe4 (19. Nxe4 Nxd5 20. R3e2 N7f6 21. Qc2 $146 {
Riemersma}) 19... Rxe4 20. Nxe4 $16) 19. R3e2 (19. Ra3 Qf6 $6 {>= Ne5, Qd8(><
a5)= Riemersma} 20. Nb3 Nb6 $6 21. Na5 Rab8 22. axb5 axb5 23. Nxb7 Rxb7 24. Bd2
Nc4 25. Bc3 Ne5 26. Qe2 $16 {De Firmian-Ivanov/Chicago/1988/}) 19... Ne5 20.
Nf1 Nxf3+ (20... c4 $5) (20... g5 $5) 21. gxf3 Qh4 22. Nh2 Re5 23. Qd2 $1 Qxh3
(23... Rg5+ 24. Ng4 h5 25. Qxf4 Be7 26. Qg3 Qxg3+ 27. fxg3 hxg4 28. Bxg5 Bxg5
29. f4 $16) (23... g5 24. Kg2 (24. Ng4 $2 Qxh3 25. Nxe5 dxe5 {/\ 26... g4 -+})
24... Bc8 25. Ng4 h5 26. Rh1 $1 $16) 24. Qxf4 bxa4 25. Qg4 Qxg4+ 26. Nxg4 Ree8
27. f4 a5 28. f3 Ba6 29. Rg2 $10 Kf7 30. Rd1 Bc4 31. Ne3 Bb3 32. Re1 c4 33. e5
dxe5 34. Bg6+ Kg8 35. Ng4 (35. Bxe8 Rxe8 $10 (35... Rxe8 36. Ng4 Nxd5 37. fxe5
$14 {Riemersma})) 35... Nd3 (35... Red8 36. fxe5 Nxd5 37. e6 $40 {Riemersma})
36. Nxh6+ (36. Bxd3 cxd3 37. Nf6+ Kf7 38. Nxe8 Rxe8 $15) 36... gxh6 37. Bxd3+
Kh8 38. Bg6 Red8 {+- Riemersma} 39. Bd2 $2 (39. Bf7 {>=}) (39. fxe5 {>=} Rxd5 (
39... Rxd5 $18 40. e6 $1 $40 Bb4 (40... Bc5+ 41. Kh2 Bd6+ 42. Kh3 $18) 41. Be4
$1 $18 {Riemersma})) (39. Rxe5 {>=}) 39... Bb4 40. Bc3 $6 (40. Bxb4 axb4 41.
fxe5 Rxd5 42. e6 a3 43. bxa3 bxa3 44. e7 Ba4 45. f4 Rd6 $1 46. f5 c3 {=/+/-/+
Riemersma}) 40... Bxc3 41. bxc3 a3 42. fxe5 Rxd5 43. e6 (43. f4 $5) (43. f4 Rd1
44. Rxd1 Bxd1 45. f5 Bb3 46. f6 (46. Kh2 $2 a2 47. Rg1 Rd8) 46... a2 47. Rxa2
Bxa2 48. e6 Rg8 49. e7 Rxg6+ 50. Kh2 Rxf6 51. e8=Q+ $14 {Riemersma}) 43... Rd1
$1 (43... a2 {/\ 44.e7 Re5!} 44. f4 $1) 44. Rxd1 Bxd1 45. e7 (45. f4 Bb3 46.
Bb1 Rg8 $1 47. f5 Rxg2+ 48. Kxg2 Kg7 49. e7 Kf7 50. f6 Ba4 $19 (50... a4 51.
Bg6+ $1)) 45... Ba4 46. Bf7 {?? Riemersma} (46. f4 Be8 (46... Rb8 $2 47. f5 Rb2
48. f6 a2 49. Rxb2 a1=Q+ 50. Rb1 $18) 47. Bxe8 Rxe8 48. Re2 Kg7 49. Kf2 Kf6 50.
Re5 a4 51. Ra5 $10 {Riemersma}) 46... Rb8 $1 $19 (46... Ra7 47. Re2 (47. e8=Q+
Bxe8 48. Bxe8 Rg7 49. Bg6 Rxg6 50. Rxg6 a2) 47... a2 48. Rxa2 Rxe7 49. Bxc4 Bc6
$10) 47. Re2 Rb1+ 48. Kf2 Rb2 49. Bxc4 Kg7 50. Ke1 Rxe2+ 51. Kxe2 h5 52. Bb3
Bd7 53. Ke3 Kf6 54. Kf4 Bc6 55. c4 Kxe7 56. c5 Be8 0-1

[Event "Candidates final"]
[Site "Kuala Lumpur"]
[Date "1990.03.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Tischbierek,R"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "MAS"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. a4 Qd7 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 (
14... Rxa8 $2 15. Ng5 Nd8 16. Ndf3 c5 (16... h6 17. Nxf7 Nxf7 18. dxe5) 17.
dxe5 dxe5 18. Qxd7 Nxd7 19. Nxf7 c4 (19... Nxf7 20. Be6) 20. Nxd8 Rxd8 21. Bc2
$18 {_|_ Ivanchuk-Portisch/Linares/1990/}) 15. d5 Ne7 (15... Nd8 {
Kasparov-Karpov(46)/wm Moskau/1984-85/1/2,41/}) (15... Na5 {Kasparov-Karpov(5)/
wm Moskau/1985/0-1,41/}) 16. Nf1 (16. c4 Rb8 $1 (16... bxc4 17. Nxc4 $14 (17.
Ba4 $14)) 17. Re3 (17. c5 c6 $1 $10) 17... c6 $10 {Popovic-Smejkal/Zagreb/1986/
}) 16... h6 17. Ng3 (17. N3h2 c5 (17... c6 18. Ng4 Nxg4 19. hxg4 cxd5 20. exd5
g6 21. g5 hxg5 22. Bxg5 Bg7 23. Qd3 $14 {Gutman}) 18. dxc6 Nxc6 19. Ng4 (19.
Ng3 $5) 19... Nxg4 20. hxg4 b4 $10 {Sokolov-Karpov/Linares/1989/}) 17... c6 18.
dxc6 $14 Bxc6 (18... Nxc6 $14) 19. Nh2 {! van der Wiel /\ 20.Qf3, 21.Bh6, 21.
Ng4} (19. Nh4 d5 (19... g6 $2 20. Qf3) 20. Nf3 Ng6 21. exd5 Bxd5 22. Bc2 Qb7 $1
$10 {van der Wiel}) 19... d5 $6 {[] van der Wiel} 20. Nh5 $1 {-> >>} Nxe4 {
[] van der Wiel} (20... dxe4 21. Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Qh5 Bd5 23. Ng4 $18 Bg7 24.
Bxh6 {van der Wiel}) (20... Nxh5 21. Qxh5 g6 22. Qf3 (22. Qh4 h5 (22... dxe4 $5
23. Ng4 Nf5 $1 24. Nf6+ Kh8 (24... Kg7 $6 25. Bxh6+ $1) 25. Qg4 (25. Nxd7 Nxh4
26. Nxf8 Kg7 $14) 25... Qe7 26. Nxe8 Qxe8 $16 {van der Wiel}) 23. g4 $16 {+/-/}
) (22. Qf3 {/\ 23.Ng4} f5 23. Rd1 $1 $18 Rd8 24. Qg3 $1 fxe4 (24... f4 25. Qd3)
25. Qxe5 {van der Wiel}) (22. Qxe5 $2 Nf5) 22... f5 $5 {+/-/}) 21. Ng4 {
! van der Wiel /\ 22.Ne5, /\ 22.Re4, 23.Nf6} (21. Bxh6 $6 Qf5 $1 22. Be3 g6 $5
23. Ng3 Nxg3 24. fxg3 $13 {van der Wiel}) 21... Qf5 {![] van der Wiel} (21...
Qc7 22. Rxe4 dxe4 23. Nxh6+ gxh6 24. Nf6+ Kh8 (24... Kg7 25. Qh5 Ng6 (25...
Kxf6 $4 26. Qxf7# {van der Wiel}) (25... Ng8 $8 {vgl. 24... Kh8}) 26. Qxh6+
Kxf6 27. Bg5+ Kf5 28. g4#) 25. Qh5 $18 Ng8 26. Nxg8 Kxg8 27. Qg6+ Kh8 28. Bxf7
Bg7 29. Bxh6 Rg8 (29... Qxf7 30. Qxf7 Bxh6 31. Qf6+ {van der Wiel}) 30. Bxg7+
Rxg7 31. Qh6+ Rh7 32. Qf8#) 22. f3 (22. Rxe4 $1 dxe4 23. Ng3 {!! Douven} Qc8 {
[] van der Wiel} (23... Qd7 24. Bxf7+) (23... Qh7 24. Nxe5 {van der Wiel}) 24.
Nxe5 Rd8 (24... Bd5 {Piket} 25. Bxd5 Nxd5 26. Qxd5 Qc7 27. Nc6 (27. Ng4 Rd8 28.
Bf4 {+/-/+- van der Wiel}) 27... e3 28. Ne2 {+/-/+- van der Wiel}) (24... Kh7
25. Nxf7 $1 {/\ 26.Nd6, 26.Qh5} Nf5 26. Ng5+ $1 hxg5 (26... Kh8 27. Qh5 Nxg3
28. Qg6 hxg5 29. fxg3 $18 {/\ 30.Qh5#}) 27. Nxf5 g6 28. Nd6 $1 Bxd6 29. Qxd6 {
/\ 30.Bf7} Qd7 30. Qc5 $1 {+/-/+- van der Wiel}) 25. Qh5 {/\ 26.Nf7} Bd5 26.
Bxd5 Rxd5 27. Qxf7+ Kh7 (27... Kh8 28. Ng6+) 28. Bf4 $16 (28. Bf4 Kh8 29. Nh5
$1 Qf5 30. Qe8 Kh7 31. g4 $1 Qc8 32. Qf7 Rd6 $16 {van der Wiel})) 22... Nxc3 $1
(22... Qxh5 {? van der Wiel} 23. fxe4 $18 (23. fxe4 Kh8 (23... Qh4 24. Nxe5)
24. exd5 {+/-/+- van der Wiel})) 23. bxc3 Qxh5 24. Rxe5 (24. Nxe5 $142 Rc8 25.
Nxc6 Rxc6 26. Qd3 $146 {van der Wiel}) 24... Qh4 {! van der Wiel /\ Nf5} 25.
Be3 (25. Bxh6 gxh6 26. Rh5 Qg3 27. Nf6+ Kg7 $13 {=/+}) (25. Qe2 Ra8 $13 {=/+})
25... Ng6 26. Bf2 Qd8 $10 27. Rxe8 Qxe8 28. Bxd5 h5 {?! van der Wiel} (28...
Nf4 29. Bxc6 Qxc6 30. Qd2 $1 Bd6 $15 {van der Wiel}) 29. Ne3 Nf4 30. Bxc6 Qxc6
31. Bg3 $8 (31. Qd2 $2 Qxc3 $19) 31... Ne6 32. Nd5 Qc4 33. Qd2 Qb3 34. Kh2 Qb1
35. Qe1 Qxe1 36. Bxe1 Bd6+ 37. Bg3 (37. Kg1 $142) 37... Bc5 38. Be1 Kf8 39. g4
hxg4 40. fxg4 Ke8 41. Kg2 Kd7 42. Bg3 Kc6 43. Nb4+ Bxb4 (43... Bxb4 44. cxb4
Kd5 45. h4 (45. Kf3 Ng5+ {van der Wiel}) 45... Kc4 (45... Ke4 $1 $10 {van der
Wiel}) 46. Bd6 {/\ h5, g5, h6}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gullaksen, Eirik Tvedt"]
[Black "Fyllingen, Roy Harald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{CBM 43} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. d5 (11. a4 {is considered the most
testing move.}) 11... Ne7 (11... Na5 12. Bc2 Nb6 {is considered equal by
"theory".}) 12. Nbd2 Bb7 13. Nf1 Nc5 $6 {The N is exposed here.} 14. Bc2 c6 $6
15. b4 $1 Na4 (15... Nd7 16. dxc6 {and d6 falls.}) 16. Bxa4 bxa4 17. c4 $1 {
White concentrates on securing his grip on the center and keeping the Bb7
passive.} cxd5 18. cxd5 Qd7 (18... g6 $5 {To play ...Bg7 and ...f5 at any cost
was probably better.}) 19. Ne3 g6 20. Nc4 Rae8 21. Bh6 Bg7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23.
Rc1 $1 h6 24. Qc2 $1 {Planning Sb6 and Dc7.} Rc8 25. Qb2 (25. Nb6 Rxc2 26. Nxd7
Rfc8 $1 {allows black to turn the tables.}) 25... Qd8 (25... Rc7 $2 26. Ncxe5
$1 dxe5 27. Qxe5+ {and c7 falls.}) 26. Na5 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Ba8 28. Qc3 Kg8 $6 {
Black wishes to avoid tactical threats based on Ne5, but in such a difficult
position, the best chance could be to play more provocatively. After} (28... f5
$5 29. Nxe5 $5 {Most critical. The simple alternative is also not completely
convincing:} (29. Nc6 Nxc6 $5 (29... Bxc6 $6 30. dxc6 fxe4 31. Nd2 {and white
is a bit better.}) 30. dxc6 fxe4 31. Nd2 Qh4 $1 {with complications.}) 29...
dxe5 30. Qxe5+ Kg8 (30... Rf6 31. Rc7 Kf7 32. Nc4 {and the threat of d6
appears to win, but black can fight even here:} fxe4 33. d6 Re6 $1 34. Rxe7+
Qxe7 $1 (34... Rxe7 35. dxe7 Qxe7 36. Nd6+ {wins.}) 35. dxe7 Rxe5 36. Nxe5+
Kxe7 37. Nxg6+ Kf6 {and black can create some counterplay on the queenside.})
31. Rc7 Rf7 32. d6 Nc8 33. Qe6 Nxd6 34. Qxg6+ Kf8 35. Qxh6+ Kg8 {is not
completely clear.}) 29. Qe3 $1 Kg7 30. Nd2 $1 {Now white can play f3, which
means the Ba8 is permanently buried.} f5 31. f3 Rf7 32. Ndc4 Nc8 33. Nc6 $1 {
A decisive invasion. Black is cramped and exchanges only give white powerful
passed pawns.} Qe8 34. Nb6 Bb7 35. Na5 Nxb6 36. Qxb6 Bc8 37. Qxd6 fxe4 38. fxe4
Kh7 39. Rc7 Bd7 40. Nc6 Bxc6 41. dxc6 h5 42. Rxf7+ Qxf7 43. Qd7 1-0

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2017.09.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bok, Benjamin"]
[Black "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Vidit,S"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2017.09.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game was played in the 4th round of the very strong Isle of Man Chess
Open. Benjamin and I are good friends and it was a little uncomfortable to
prepare against him as we knew many of each other's openings! So I decided to
surprise him by playing a line which I had never played before.} 1. e4 e5 2.
Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 {Already at this point, he started
thinking. In last few games I had played the Open Spanish so I was pretty sure
he wouldn't expect me to play the Classical Ruy Lopez.} 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8.
c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 (9... Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 {I once played this in a
crucial game against GM Sevian in Lake Sevan tournament.}) 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 {
I was a bit surprised by this move. Is he really going to repeat this way and
make a draw?} Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 {I was glad in a way that he didn't
repeat and we would have a big fight. On the other hand, I was worried as I
couldn't remember all my lines in this variation. A problem shared by many of
my colleagues :)} Bf8 14. a3 g6 15. d5 {I was surprised by this move. Although
over the board it seemed quite sensible. Usually, in such lines white tries to
play with more flexibility.} Nb8 (15... Na5 16. Bc2 $1 (16. Ba2 c6 17. b4 cxd5
18. bxa5 dxe4 {I was seduced by this line, but couldn't find an antidote for
Bc2}) 16... c6 17. b4 Nc4 18. Nxc4 bxc4 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Bg5 {with a dream
Spanish}) (15... Ne7 16. Nf1 Bg7 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Ne3 {What is the
knight doing on e7?}) 16. Nf1 Nbd7 17. Ba2 (17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 c6 19. Ne3 Be7
$132) 17... Nc5 {Not the best. In hindsight, I feel that ...Rc8 is the most
harmonious.} (17... c6 $2 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Ng5 {is a nasty trick}) (17... Rc8
$5 {An interesting move which didn't occur to me during the game. Black plans
to play c6 in few lines and take with the rook! In fact this was played back
in 2003 by Sulskis.} 18. Ng3 (18. N3h2 Nh5 19. Ng4 Nf4 20. Qf3 h5 $15 {1-0 (46)
Short,N (2690)-Sulskis,S (2567) Catalan Bay 2003}) 18... c6 19. dxc6 Rxc6 20.
Ng5 Re7 {and now d6 is protected.}) (17... a5 18. Ng3) 18. Ng3 {Inaccurate as
the ideal place for the knight would be on e3 after Black eventually plays ...
c6.} (18. Bg5 $1 {This move concerned me during the game. White gives up his
bishop but delays Black's active counterplay with ...c6.} Be7 (18... c6 19. b4
Ncd7 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. N3d2 {followed by Ne3 looks very pleasant for White.})
19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. b4 Na4 21. c4 {The bishop on b7 makes a sad impression!})
18... c6 $1 {After this, I realized that Black is completely fine as, after
the opening up of the centre, his pieces will be ideally placed.} 19. Bg5 (19.
b4 Na4) 19... cxd5 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 {It looks like White
has the d5-square and the position is reminiscent of a Najdorf variation.
White would be better if he could get his knight to e3 but as the game shows
Black has active counterplay} Na4 (22... Qe6 {challenging the d5-square
immediately is probably wiser} 23. Rad1 Qxd5 24. Rxd5 f6 $15 {followed by
Kf7-e6.}) 23. Qd2 (23. Re2 Nb6 24. Qb3 Qe6 25. Qc2 Bh6 26. Rd1 Rad8 27. Ree1 f6
{is also very comfortable for Black.}) 23... Rad8 24. Nf1 {Obvious but slow!
Benjamin underestimated Black's initiative after the opening of the center. I
felt a rush of excitement after this move as my hands were itching to push the
d-pawn!!} (24. Rad1 {was necessary} Qe6 (24... Nb6 25. Qe3 Nc4 26. Qe2 Qe6 27.
Rd3) 25. Qc2 Bg7 26. Rd3 Nb6 27. Red1 Rd7 {Black is better but completely
tenable.}) 24... d5 $1 {Thematic! This reminded me of a Najdorf game
Caruana-MVL.} 25. exd5 e4 $1 (25... Nb6 26. Ne3 h5 27. Rad1 Bc5 28. Qc2 Bxe3
29. Rxe3 Rxd5 30. Rxd5 Nxd5 31. Re1) 26. N3h2 (26. Nd4 {is probably more
tenacious:} Rxd5 27. Ne3 Rd6 $17 {followed by Qd8-f5.}) 26... Qd6 27. Rad1 f5
$1 (27... Nc5 {I was confused between this and the text move. White has more
defensive chances here and my judgment turned out to be right :)} 28. b4 Nd3
29. Rxe4 Rxe4 30. Qxd3 f5 31. Ne3 $15) 28. g4 Nc5 {Now it becomes clear that
once the knight comes to d3 the white pieces will start to suffocate.} (28...
f4 29. Qc2 (29. g5 Qe5 $1 30. h4 Qf5) 29... Nc5 30. b4 Nd3 31. Rxe4 Rxe4 32.
Rxd3 Re5 33. c4 bxc4 34. Qxc4 Rxd5 35. Nf3 Kg7 36. Rxd5 Qxd5 37. Qxf4) 29. gxf5
gxf5 30. Ng3 (30. Qg5+ Qg6 31. Qxg6+ hxg6 $19) 30... Nd3 $1 (30... e3 {was
also possible but less clean:} 31. Qd4 exf2+ 32. Kxf2 (32. Qxf2 Rxe1+ 33. Qxe1
Qg6 34. Kh1 f4 $1 $19) 32... Re4 $1) 31. Nxf5 (31. Rf1 Qg6 32. Kh1 Bc5 (32...
f4 $19 33. Rg1 Kh8)) 31... Qg6+ 32. Ng3 Bc5 (32... Nxe1 {of course I can't
give up the pride of my position!}) 33. Re3 Bxe3 (33... Rxd5 34. Ng4 Bxe3 35.
Nxe3 Rd7 36. Kh2 Rf8) 34. Qxe3 Rxd5 35. Ng4 {Tricky, but not good enough! I
had seen this try when I played ...Bc5.} (35. h4 Rf5) 35... h5 36. Nxe4 hxg4
37. Nf6+ Qxf6 38. Qxe8+ Kg7 39. Qe3 gxh3 $1 40. Kh2 (40. Kf1 Nxf2 (40... Qg6
41. Qe7+ Kg8) 41. Qa7+ Kg6 42. Rxd5 h2 $19) (40. Rxd3 Qg6+ {is the point.})
40... Qd6+ (40... Nxf2 41. Qa7+ Kh6 42. Rxd5 Qf4+ {was the quickest :)}) (40...
Qd6+ 41. Qg3+ Qxg3+ 42. fxg3 Nf4 43. Rxd5 Nxd5 44. Kxh3 Ne3 45. b3 a5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Prague Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2020.02.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "Vitiugov,N"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2020.02.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The first time when COVID-19 affected chess life, was in Prague. Wei Yi
wasn't able to come, and the organizers got a great chance to invite Alireza
Firouzja. As they say, the last invited player has high chances to win a
tournament (tell me about it - I was invited to Wijk last moment) - and he did
it eventually!} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7.
Bb3 d6 8. c3 {A side line, but there were several top games here recently,
three of them even being Carlsen - Ding, so it definitely deserves attention.}
O-O 9. h3 h6 $6 {Black has a wide choice of options here - that's always
puzzling.} ({The day before Alireza won a nice game after} 9... Na5 10. Bc2 c5
11. d4 Qc7 12. d5 Nc4 13. b3 Nb6 14. a4 c4 15. axb5 axb5 $2 (15... cxb3) 16.
Rxa8 Nxa8 17. bxc4 bxc4 18. Ba3 $16 {1-0 (40) Firouzja,A (2726)-Harikrishna,P 
(2713) Prague CZE 2020}) 10. a4 Bb7 11. Re1 (11. Nh4 $1 {was very tempting and
probably gave White hope for advantage:} Na5 12. Ba2 d5 (12... c5 13. Nf5) 13.
b4 Nc6 14. exd5 (14. Qf3 $1 {is even stronger}) 14... Nxd5 15. Nf5 $36) 11...
Re8 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. Nf1 Na5 14. Bc2 c5 {Now Black has equalized with natural
moves.} 15. Ne3 (15. Ng3 d5 16. axb5 axb5 17. d4 cxd4 18. cxd4 Bb4 19. Bd2 Bxd2
20. Nxd2 exd4 21. e5 Ne4 22. Ndxe4 dxe4 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 d3 $11 {1/2-1/2
(36) Yu,Y (2747)-Sethuraman,S (2639) Caleta 2016}) 15... Qd7 ({I didn't like} 
15... c4 {because of} 16. Ng4) ({But} 15... b4 $5 {was quite possible.}) 16.
Nh2 d5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Qf3 {Harmless.} ({I considered} 18. exd5 {as the main
line, and it is very complicated after} Nxd5 19. Neg4 f6 (19... Qc7 20. Nf3) (
19... Nf4 20. Nf3 $5 (20. Bxf4 exf4 $11) 20... Bd6) 20. Nf3 {(playing slowly)}
(20. c4 $2 Nb4) (20. d4 exd4 21. Rxe8 Qxe8 22. Qd3 g6 {and Black holds.}) 20...
b4 21. Bd2 $13) 18... c4 19. Nhg4 Nxg4 20. Nxg4 dxe4 (20... cxd3 $2 {is bad of
course due to} 21. Qxd3 $16) ({But} 20... h5 {was possible:} 21. Ne3 cxd3 22.
Bxd3 dxe4 (22... Nb3 $5 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. exd5 Ra1 25. Qxh5 g6 {Alireza said
after the game that he wasn't sure about this position and it is unclear
indeed.}) 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Qc6 $11) 21. dxe4 Qe6 22. Qg3 Kh8 {Black
shouldn't be so modest.} (22... h5 $5 23. Nh6+ Kh7 24. Nf5 g6 {and White has
to prove it is equal.}) 23. f4 exf4 24. Bxf4 Nb3 25. Rad1 Rad8 {Again, the
most solid} ({After} 25... Ra2 26. Bd6 {black has to find the only move -} Be7
$1) 26. e5 Nc5 {I thought here I was fine, so the next operation came as a
surprise:} 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Nf6 $2 {I am not sure was it bluff or not, but it
paid off quickly.} gxf6 $6 ({The answer wasn't complicated -} 28... Qb6 $1 {
and the point is that after} 29. Kh1 (29. Bxh6 Ne4+ 30. Be3 Nxg3 31. Bxb6 Rd2
32. Be4 Nxe4 33. Nxe4 Rxb2 {and White is suffering, but of course, this wasn't
his intention.}) 29... gxf6 30. Qh4 fxe5 $19 {the rook on d8 is protected!}) (
28... Nd3 29. Bxh6) 29. Qh4 Rd3 $2 {I hope I've spent my limit of blunders in
Prague for several years. Black humor - for this year it might be literally
true due to COVID-19:)} ({The way wasn't easy, but there was one, only.} 29...
Kg8 $1 30. Re3 (30. Bxh6 Bxh6 31. Qxh6 Rd3 {transposes.}) (30. exf6 $2 Qc6) (
30. Qg3+ Kh8 $11) 30... Rd3 31. Bxd3 Nxd3 32. exf6 Be4 $1 33. Bxh6 (33. Qg3+
Kh7 $19) 33... Bc5 34. Qg3+ Bg6 $19) 30. Bxh6 Bxh6 31. exf6 $1 {This
intermediate move decides the game.} (31. Qxh6+ Kg8 32. Bxd3 Nxd3 33. Re3 Nxe5
34. Rg3+ Ng6 {and White doesn't have a draw here:} 35. h4 Qd6 36. Kh2 f5 37. h5
f4 $19) 31... Qxe1+ 32. Qxe1 Ne4 ({Unfortunately} 32... Be4 {doesn't work:} 33.
b4 $1 ({Black escapes nicely after} 33. Qh4 Kh7 34. Qh5 Bg6 35. Bxd3 cxd3 36.
Qxc5 d2 37. Qd5 Bc2 38. Qxf7+ Kh8 $11 {and White can't make progress.}) 33...
Re3 34. Qh4 Kh7 35. bxc5 Bxc2 36. c6 $18) 33. Qh4 Kh7 34. Qh5 {Of course,
White never takes the rook.} Nd6 35. g4 Bf3 {I didn't see how White is winning,
neither did Alireza. We were both down to seconds, so none of us realized that
the position is zugzwang for Black!} 36. Qe5 (36. Kf1 Bd1 37. Bb1 Bf3 38. Ke1
$18) 36... Bf8 37. Kf2 $2 {Desperately played with 2 seconds left. Now Black
survives.} Ne4+ 38. Kf1 Kg8 39. Qxb5 Rd5 40. Qb8 ({The last chance to play for
a win was} 40. Qe8 Nxf6 41. Qe3 Bd1 42. Bf5 {but it is double-edged.}) 40...
Rd2 41. Bxe4 Bxe4 42. h4 Bd3+ 43. Kg1 Be4 44. Kf1 Bd3+ 45. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 23rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1995.07.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Von Gleich,A"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1995.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. Ng3 g6 15.
Bg5 Bg7 (15... h6 16. Be3 Nc5 17. Bc2 c6 18. b4 Ncd7 (18... cxd5 19. bxc5 dxe4
20. Nh2 d5 $16) 19. dxc6 Bxc6) 16. Qd2 (16. Nh2 h6 17. Be3 h5) 16... Qe7 17.
Nh2 h5 18. Rad1 (18. a4 Nc5 19. Bc2 bxa4 20. Bxa4 Nxa4 21. Rxa4 c6 $10) 18...
Qf8 19. Bc2 Nb6 20. b3 Nfd7 (20... Rec8 21. Be3 Nfd7 22. Bd3 c6) (20... Rac8)
21. Nf3 Rac8 22. Bd3 {Entgegen seinen Ankündigungen in der Pressekonferenz,
agiert Leko sehr zurückhaltend. Der stellungsgemäße Plan verlangt eine Attacke
am Königsflügel:} (22. Nh4 c6 23. dxc6 Rxc6 24. Re3 f6 (24... Re6 25. Ngf5 gxf5
26. exf5 Rf6) 25. Rf3 (25. Nxg6 Qf7)) 22... c6 23. c4 bxc4 24. bxc4 Nc5 25. Rb1
Nbd7 26. Bf1 Rc7 27. Be3 (27. Nh4 Kh7 28. Qd1 Bh6 (28... Qh8 29. Bd2 Bf6 30.
Ba5 Rcc8 31. Nhf5) 29. Bxh6 Qxh6 30. dxc6 Rxc6 (30... Bxc6 $1 31. Qxd6 Rcc8 {
/\ Re8-e6, Nd7-f6 und Angriff - Karpov}) 31. Qd5) 27... Qe7 28. Bg5 Qf8 (28...
Bf6 {Karpov: I like this N on c5. Piket : I don t like the B on b7.} 29. h4 (
29. Bxf6 Qxf6 30. Qh6 $2 Qf4 31. Ng5 Nf8 $17) 29... Rec8 30. Qa5 (30. Rec1 Qd8
31. Qe3) 30... Bxg5 31. hxg5) 29. Be3 Qe7 30. Bg5 Qf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 19th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2002.02.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2002.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 {The positional approach.} ({
The sharper} 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3
{and now either} c4 {(positional) or} (17... f5 {(tactical) is heavily
analysed. No clear verdict has been reached. The results are mixed with a
slight plus for White.})) 12... Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 Nc5 15. Bc2 c6 16. b4
Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bg5 {A deviation from 18.Ng4 played by Adams against
Beliavsky in Leon last year. Exchanging the black-squared B for a N is logical
given the weakness of d5.} (18. Ng4 Nxg4 19. hxg4 Nb6 20. Qd3 (20. Ne3 d5 21.
exd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Qxd5 23. Qxd5 Bxd5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Ivanchuk,V/
Linares 1998/CBM 64/[ChessBase] (54)}) 20... g6 21. Rd1 Qc7 22. Qf3 Bd7 23. Bb3
Be6 24. Bg5 a5 25. Ne3 Bxb3 26. axb3 axb4 27. cxb4 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 d5 $1 $132 {
0-1 Adams,M-Beliavsky,A/Leon 2001/CBM 86/[Wedberg] (60)}) 18... h6 (18... Qc8
19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21. hxg4 Bd7 22. Ne3 Ra7 (22... Qxc3 23. Nd5 Qc6 24.
Bb3 Qb7 25. g5 Be6 26. Re3 $40 {1-0 Almasi,Z-Bacrot,E/Szeged 2000/CBM 78 (34)})
23. Bb3 Qxc3 24. Nd5 Qc8 25. Nb6 Qd8 26. Nxd7 Qxd7 27. Bd5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Hracek,
Z-Beliavsky,A/Germany 2000/CBM 74 ext (37)}) (18... Qc7 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4
Nxg4 21. hxg4 Qb7 22. Qd3 Rac8 23. Bb3 Bd7 24. Ne3 Be6 25. Nd5 $14 {1-0
Delchev,A-Levar,N/Belisce 1999/EXT 2000 (36)}) 19. Bxf6 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (19.
Bh4 Qc7 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Ng4 Nxg4 22. hxg4 Be7 23. Bb3 Bg5 24. Qf3 Rf8 25.
Rad1 Bd7 26. Rd3 Be6 27. Red1 Rfd8 28. Ne3 Bxe3 29. Rxe3 {Black´s play in this
game is a model for the handling of this line. 1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Beliavsky,A/
AUT 2001/EXT 2002 (29)}) 19... Nxf6 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21. Qxg4 {[%cal Yc2b3,Yf1e3,
Ye3d5,Yb3d5,Ya1d1,Yd1d5][%mdl 2048] For good reasons Adams spurns the more or
less standard recapture with the h-P. The main idea remains the same though -
to capitalize on the d5-square.} (21. hxg4 d5 $1 $13) 21... d5 $6 {Ponomariov
tries to break free immediately. But freedom comes with a cost in this case,
because White is better mobilized.} (21... Bd7 22. Qf3 Rc8 {[%csl Rc3][%cal
Yd8c7,Yd7e6,Yf8e7,Ye7g5] would have been more prudent. There are weaknesses on
both sides. See the comment to move 19.}) 22. exd5 (22. Rad1 $6 d4 $132) 22...
Qxd5 23. Bb3 {[%cal Yf1e3,Ya1d1,Ye3f5,Yb3f7,Yd1d7] White´s B is the dominant
minor piece and it´s sway can be enhanced by all the other pieces. It´s
already tricky for Black.} Qd8 (23... Qd3 24. Re3 $36) (23... Qd7 24. Qh5 $36)
24. Qh5 $1 $16 Ra7 (24... Qf6 25. Ne3 {[%cal Ye3g4] is difficult for Black.} g6
26. Ng4 Qg7 27. Qh4 g5 28. Qh5 Ra7 29. Rad1 $16) (24... Qc7 25. Ne3 Rad8 26.
Ng4 Bd5 (26... Bd6 $2 27. Qg6 $18) 27. Re3 $40 {[%cal Ye3g3,Ya1e1]}) 25. Rxe5 (
25. Ne3 Qg5 {relieves some pressure.}) 25... Rxe5 26. Qxe5 Qg5 27. Qxg5 hxg5 {
White is a P up, but Black has some compensation in the pair of B:s. White´s
plus is clear though. In percentage terms I would give White 75% here.} 28. Ne3
g6 (28... a5 29. bxa5 Rxa5 30. Rd1 $14) 29. Rd1 Rc7 30. Kf1 Kg7 31. Ke2 Be7 32.
Bd5 $1 {White centralizes effectively.} Bd7 33. Rd3 Bf6 (33... f5) 34. c4 bxc4
35. Bxc4 Bc8 36. a3 Bb2 37. Kd2 f5 38. Kc2 Bxa3 (38... Bf6 39. Kb3 $16 {
[%cal Ye3d5]}) 39. Rxa3 f4 40. Kb3 fxe3 41. fxe3 Re7 42. Ka4 $18 {The weak a-P
will fall and then the b-P wins.} Re5 43. Rd3 Bf5 44. Rd2 Rxe3 45. Bxa6 Be4 46.
Rf2 Kh6 47. Bf1 g4 48. hxg4 Re1 49. Be2 Ra1+ 50. Kb3 Rb1+ 51. Kc3 Rc1+ 52. Kd4
Bb7 53. Bf3 Ba6 54. Rb2 Bb5 55. Be2 Bc6 56. Bf3 Bb5 57. Be2 Bc6 58. Ba6 Rg1 59.
b5 Bxg2 60. b6 Kg5 61. Bc8 Kf4 62. Kc5 Be4 63. Rb4 Ke5 64. b7 Rc1+ 65. Kb5 Bxb7
66. Bxb7 Kf6 67. Rc4 Rb1+ 68. Kc6 Kg5 69. Bc8 Rd1 70. Bd7 Kh4 71. Kc7 Rd2 72.
Kd8 Re2 73. Rc6 g5 74. Bf5 Re3 75. Re6 Rg3 76. Rh6# 1-0

[Event "Sufe Cup"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2000.03.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Xie, Jun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2000.03.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 a5 $5 {This odd move has some points to it.} 10. d3 (10. d4) 10... a4
{Putting a P on a4 has the advantage of preventing a white a4 at a later stage.
} 11. Bc2 Bd7 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Nf1 h6 (13... Bf8 14. Bg5 (14. Ng3 g6 15. d4 Bg7
16. Bg5 h6 17. Be3 Qe7 18. Qd2 Kh7 19. Rad1 Red8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Raaste,
E-Lehtivaara,P/FIN 1996/EXT 98 (44)}) 14... h6 15. Bd2 d5 $1 $10 {1/2-1/2
Kruppa,Y-Zaitsev,I/Minsk 1993/CBM 36/[Wedberg] (29)}) 14. Ng3 (14. a3 Na5 15.
Ng3 Bf8 16. Nh2 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Ng4 Bxg4 19. hxg4 (19. Qxg4 Ra6 20. Bd2
Nf6 21. Qf3 Rae6 22. Rad1 Qa8 23. Qxa8 Rxa8 24. Kf1 $14 {1-0 Smagin,S-Hebden,M/
Hastings 1990/TD (41)}) 19... c6 20. Qf3 Qd7 21. Ne4 Be7 22. Bd2 Nb7 23. Re2
Bf8 24. Rae1 Re6 25. g5 $36 {1-0 Galkin,A-Gorin,L/Koszalin 1999/EXT 2000 (57)})
14... Bf8 15. Nh2 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (15. d4 g6 16. Be3 Bg7 17. Qd2 Kh7 18. Rad1
Na5 19. b3 Qb8 20. Nh2 axb3 21. axb3 Nc6 22. f4 b4 23. Nf3 bxc3 24. Qxc3 exd4
25. Nxd4 Nb4 26. Bb1 c5 $132 {0-1 Arakhamia,K-Griffiths,P/Stockholm 1994/EXT
2000 (41)}) 15... Na5 16. f4 {Given Black´s operations on the Q-side it´s
logical to attack on the other side.} c5 17. Nf3 Nc6 18. a3 Qc7 19. Rf1 Ra6 20.
Be3 Rc8 21. Rc1 Na5 22. Bb1 Rc6 23. Rc2 b4 24. Rcf2 $132 {A tense situation.
Both players have mobilized but on opposite wings. White needs to break the
position open in front of Black´s K. If he can do that White should be fine,
else Black´s Q-side play will soon get annoying.} bxc3 25. bxc3 Nb3 26. Nd2 $6
{This retreat in a way levels the game. White exchanges one of his attackers
for the stray N on the Q-side.} (26. Nh4 $5 {Slightly risky perhaps, but White
has a lot going for him on the K-side.} d5 (26... exf4 27. Rxf4 d5 28. Nh5 $40)
27. fxe5 Qxe5 28. Qf3 Qxc3 29. exd5 Rd6 30. Ne4 $40) 26... d5 $1 {Black should
be fine now.} 27. fxe5 Qxe5 28. Ne2 Nxd2 29. Qxd2 Bd6 $2 (29... dxe4 $142) 30.
Bf4 Qe7 31. exd5 Nxd5 32. Bxd6 Rxd6 33. Rxf7 $16 Qe3+ (33... Qxf7 34. Rxf7 Kxf7
35. Ba2 $16) 34. Qxe3 Nxe3 35. Ba2 c4 36. R1f3 (36. Bxc4 $5 Nxc4 37. dxc4 Be6
38. c5 $1 Rd2 (38... Rxc5 39. Rf8+ Kh7 40. Nd4 $16) 39. R7f2 Bc4 40. Nd4 Rxf2
41. Rxf2 $16) 36... Bc6 $1 37. Rxe3 Kxf7 38. Bxc4+ Bd5 39. Bxd5+ Rxd5 40. c4
Rd6 41. Nc3 Rb8 42. Nb5 Rf6 43. d4 Re8 44. Rxe8 Kxe8 45. c5 Kd8 46. Nc3 Rf4 47.
Nb5 Rf6 48. Nc3 Rf4 49. Nb5 Rf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Varavin, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[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"]

{This game is a nice model for play against a weak d6-P. Its a Spanish line,
but the thematic position culd as well have come from some sicilian variation.
} 1. e4 {Hecht} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Re1
d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 Nb6 13. axb5 axb5 14. d5
Ne7 15. Be3 c6 16. Qe2 $146 {Dolamtov declines the gambit and tries a new move
against Varavin, who is a devoted expert in this line. Dolmatovs approach is
less tactical and more strategic. Rather than taking d6 immediately, White
plans to take it at some later point. The immediate point though is to stall
Blacks attack on the white center.} (16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. Qxd6 Rfd8
19. Qb4 Qb7 (19... Ng6 $6 20. Nc4 $1 Qc7 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22. Qxb5 $14 {1/2-1/2
Kruppa,Y-Ginsburg,G/Kherson 1990 (41)}) 20. Re3 (20. Bc2 Ng6 21. Qc5 Be7 22.
Qe3 h6 23. g3 Qc8 24. Kh2 Bd7 25. b4 Bc6 26. Bb3 Qb7 27. h4 Bd6 28. Nc2 Rxa1
29. Nxa1 Bb8 $44 {0-1 Degerman,L-Varavin,V/Gausdal PG 1993 (43)}) (20. Nh2 Ng6
21. Bd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Rab8 23. c4 bxc4 24. Qxb7 Rxb7 25. Nxc4 Rxd5 26. Ng4 h5
$10 {1/2-1/2 Rytshagov,M-Sepp,O/Parnu-B 1996 (40)}) 20... Ng6 21. c4 Bxe4 22.
cxb5 Bxf3 (22... Bf5 23. Rae1 e4 24. Bc2 $1 $16 {1-0 Timoshenko,G-Varavin,V/
Alushta2 1994 (33)}) 23. Rxf3 Nh4 24. Rg3 Rd3 25. Qg4 (25. Qxh4 $5 Rxb3 $1 26.
Qh5 Rxb5 27. Qf5 Rb3 $15 {Enders,P-Varavin,V/Budapest/1995/0,5/44/}) 25... h5
26. Qxh4 Rxb3 27. Qxh5 Rxb5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Enders,P-Varavin,V/Budapest FS05 GM
1995 (43)}) 16... Rb8 (16... cxd5 $4 17. Qxb5 $18) 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Rad1 {
If White can control d5 - preferably with Nc2-b4 - Black will have a difficult
game.} Na4 $6 {This clearly fails to solve Blacks problems, but its not
obvious how to improve on it.} (18... Bxe4 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxb6 Qxb6 21. Qxe4
$16) (18... b4 19. cxb4 (19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. Nc4 Qc5 21. Nxd6 bxc3 $13) 19...
Bxe4 20. Bxb6 (20. Nxe5 $6 Bxe5 21. Bxb6 Qxb6 22. Qxe4 Qxb4 $15) 20... Bxf3 21.
Bxd8 Bxe2 22. Rxd6 (22. Bxe7 Bxd1 23. Bxf8 Bxb3 24. Bxd6 Re8 25. b5 $16) 22...
Rxb4 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rxe2 Nf5 25. Rb6 Nd4 26. Re1 Rxb6 27. Bxb6 Rb8 28. Nc4
$16) (18... Nbc8 {Yes, its ugly, but something must be done. The retreat takes
away tactics against b5, b6 and d6.} 19. Bc5 (19. Nc2 $2 Bxe4 $1 $15) 19... Qc7
20. Bb4 Rd8 $14 {Black is still in the game.}) 19. Bxa4 $1 bxa4 20. Bc5 Nc8 21.
Bb4 $16 {The position has become static with weak black P:s on d6 and a4. A
promising situation for the white cavallery.} Qd7 22. Nd2 Be7 23. Ndc4 Qe6 24.
Qg4 $1 Qf6 (24... Qxg4 25. hxg4 Rd8 26. f3 {White has free hands to do what he
wants in this position.} f6 27. Ne3 Rd7 28. Rd2 Kf7 29. Red1 Rbb7 30. Nac4 $16)
25. Ne3 Bd8 26. Nac4 Bc7 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28. Rxd5 Rd8 29. Rd2 g6 30. Red1 Ra8 31.
Qe2 h5 32. Ne3 Ne7 33. Nd5 Nxd5 34. Rxd5 Rab8 35. Qc2 Ra8 36. Qd2 Rab8 37. Ra1
Ra8 38. Rd1 Rab8 39. Qe2 Qf4 40. R5d3 Qf6 41. Qc2 Ra8 42. Rd5 Qf4 43. Bxd6 {
Finally White cashes in on d6. The culmination of a plan that started already
with the 12:th move.} Bxd6 44. Rxd6 Rxd6 45. Rxd6 Rb8 46. c4 Rb4 47. Rd5 Kg7
48. Rb5 Rb3 49. Rxb3 axb3 {[#]_|_ Hecht weiße o^o^ gegen Dauerschachdrohung}
50. Qxb3 Qc1+ 51. Kh2 Qf4+ 52. Qg3 Qxe4 53. Qc3 $18 Qe2 54. f4 f6 55. fxe5 f5
56. c5 f4 57. c6 h4 58. Qf3 (58. c7 $6 {Hecht} f3 59. Qxf3 Qxe5+ 60. Kg1 Qc5+
$1 (60... Qxc7 61. Qc3+ $18) 61. Qf2 Qc1+ 62. Qf1 Qxc7 63. b4 $16) 58... Qc4
59. b3 Qc1 60. b4 g5 61. Qg4 Kg6 62. Qe6+ Kh5 63. Qf7+ Kh6 64. Qf6+ Kh5 65. Qg7
Qc2 66. c7 Qd3 67. Qf7+ Kh6 68. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "Rovno"]
[Site "Rovno"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Black "Kholmov, Ratmir D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2000.01.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 Nb6 (12... exd4 {is the most
popular choice.}) 13. d5 Ne7 14. Be3 c6 15. axb5 axb5 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Bxb6
Qxb6 18. Qxd6 Rfd8 19. Qb4 Qb7 (19... Ng6 $6 20. Nc4 $1 Qc7 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22.
Qxb5 Rb8 23. Qa6 $16 {Kruppa,Y-Ginsburg,G/Kherson/1990/0,5/41/ (27)}) 20. Rad1
Rxd1 21. Rxd1 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] This looks like a strong improvement over
previous games.} (21. Bxd1 Ng6 22. Bc2 Be7 {Hennigan,M-Rausis,I/Gausdal/1995/0,
5/22/} 23. Qb3 Bc5 $44 {Timoshenko/}) 21... Bxe4 (21... Ng6 22. Bd5 $16) 22.
Nxb5 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Qxf3 24. Nd6 $1 {The point of White´s play. White´s attack
is more real than Black´s. One important factor is that White covers the
fourth rank with his Q. So Black has no Qg4+.} Qxh3 25. Nxf7 Kf8 26. Nd8 $1 (
26. Nd8 Rc8 27. Ne6+ Ke8 28. Qa4+ Nc6 29. Bd5 Ke7 30. Qa3+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.24"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 Nc5 15.
Bc2 c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21. Qxg4
Bd7 {Black can live with the backward d-P. This is basically a sicilian
position. The P on c3 gives Black enough counterplay.} (21... d5 $6 22. exd5
Qxd5 23. Bb3 Qd8 (23... Qd7 24. Qh5 $40 {1-0 McShane,L-Stefansson,H/Reykjavik
2003/CBM 94/[McShane] (28)}) 24. Qh5 $16 {Adams-Ponomariov, Linares 2002}) 22.
Qf3 (22. Qd1 Rc8 23. Re3 Be6 24. Bb3 Re7 25. Rg3 Rec7 {1/2-1/2 Naiditsch,
A-Bacrot,E/Lausanne 2003/CBM 98 (72)}) (22. Qf3 Rc8 23. Bb3 Be6 24. Rad1 Re7
25. Rd3 Rec7 26. Ng3 Qg5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Vouldis,A-Cela,A/Athens 1997/EXT 2004 
(44)}) 22... Rc8 23. Bb3 Be6 24. Rec1 (24. Rad1 Re7 25. Rd3 Rec7 26. Ng3 Qg5
$132 {1/2-1/2 Vouldis,A-Cela,A/Athens 1997/EXT 2004 (44)}) 24... Be7 25. Rc2 a5
26. Qd3 axb4 27. cxb4 Rxc2 28. Qxc2 Qb6 29. Ne3 $5 {White gives a P to get
command over d5, but the position remains in balance.} Qd4 30. Rd1 Qxb4 31. Qc6
Rf8 32. Nd5 Bxd5 33. Bxd5 {[%csl Gd5] The B is excellent on d5. It completely
compensates for the minus P.} Qc5 34. Rc1 Qxc6 35. Rxc6 Rb8 36. Rc7 Kf8 37. h4
g6 38. g3 b4 39. Kg2 Rb5 40. Rc8+ Kg7 41. Rc7 Kf8 42. Bb3 h5 43. Ra7 Rb6 44.
Kf1 Rb8 45. Ke2 f5 $1 46. Kd3 Rc8 47. exf5 gxf5 48. Rb7 Rc3+ 49. Kd2 e4 50.
Rxb4 Rf3 51. Ke1 Bf6 52. Kf1 Kg7 53. Bd1 Ra3 54. Bb3 Be5 55. Ra4 Rxa4 56. Bxa4
d5 57. Bd7 Kg6 58. Be8+ Kh6 59. Bd7 Kg6 60. Be8+ Kh6 61. a4 Bc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Virovlansky, Semen"]
[Black "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2406"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1999.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 exd4 13. cxd4 Re8 14. Bf4 Na5 15.
Bc2 b4 16. Nb1 Nf8 17. Nbd2 Ne6 18. Be3 c5 19. d5 Nf8 20. Rb1 c4 21. b3 (21.
Qe2 Rc8 22. Nh2 b3 (22... Nd7 23. Ng4 Bg5 24. f4 Bh4 25. Rf1 b3 26. Bd1 f5 27.
exf5 Nb6 $132 {0-1 Jonczyk,W-Murdzia,P/Polanica Zdroj 1993/EXT 93op2 (41)}) 23.
Bd1 Nd7 24. Ng4 $13 {1-0 Svidler,P-Smagin,S/St Petersburg 1998/CBM 67/[Wedberg]
(35)}) 21... cxb3 22. Nxb3 (22. Bxb3 Nxb3 23. Qxb3 a5 24. Nd4 Ng6 25. Rbc1 Bxd4
26. Bxd4 Ba6 27. Qg3 f6 28. f4 Rc8 $132 {1/2-1/2 Lutz,C-Onischuk,A/Germany
1999/GER-chT (63)}) 22... Nc4 $5 {An interesting idea - the N is heading for
a3!} (22... Nxb3 23. Rxb3 Bc3 24. Bd2 Bxd2 25. Qxd2 a5 26. Nd4 $14 {1-0
Wedberg,T-Larsson,A/Stockholm 1999}) 23. Bd4 a5 24. Bd3 Na3 $5 {The N is oddly
placed on a3, but it prevents Bb5 and can help aid the b-P is White isn't
careful.} 25. Rc1 Nd7 26. Bxf6 Qxf6 27. Rc7 Bc8 28. Qc1 Nf8 29. Ng5 $5 {
A bold attack, but White had to do something, since Black threatened to
strengthen his position with Bd7.} (29. Qc6 $2 Bd7 $1 (29... Bxh3 $2 30. e5 $1
$18) 30. Rxd7 Nxd7 31. Qxd7 Qc3 32. Nc1 b3 $17) (29. Nbd4 Bd7 $132) 29... h6 $1
(29... Bd7 $2 30. Nxh7 $1 Nxh7 (30... Kxh7 31. e5+ $18) 31. Rxd7 $16) 30. Nxf7
Bd7 31. e5 dxe5 (31... Qxf7 32. e6 $13) 32. Nc5 Qxf7 33. Nxd7 Nxd7 34. Qc6 e4 (
34... Red8 35. Bg6 Qe7 36. Bf5 $16) 35. Rxe4 Rxe4 36. Bxe4 Rd8 37. d6 Ne5 38.
Qc5 Qf6 39. Re7 Qxd6 (39... Ng6 $2 40. Bxg6 Qxg6 41. d7 $18) 40. Rxe5 Qxc5 41.
Rxc5 Rb8 42. Rxa5 b3 43. Ra8 Rxa8 44. Bxa8 b2 45. Be4 b1=Q+ 46. Bxb1 Nxb1 {
This ending is drawn. The N cannot act on both flanks.} 47. a5 Nc3 48. a6 Nb5
49. Kh2 Kf7 50. Kg3 Ke6 51. Kf4 Na7 52. Ke4 Nc6 53. Kf4 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS06 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Enders, Peter"]
[Black "Lukacs, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1995.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 c4 18. Nd4 Qf6 19. N2f3 Nd3 20. Bxd3 b4 21. Rb3 $5 (
21. Bxc4 bxa3 22. b3 Nc5 {~/= Kasparov} 23. Qc2 Qg6 24. Nh4 Qf6 25. Nhf3 Qg6
26. Nh4 Qf6 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Kamsky,G (05)/PCA-WchQual Las Palmas/ 1995}) (21.
Ra1 cxd3 22. Qxd3 Nc5 $132) 21... cxb3 22. Nxb3 Ne5 23. Be2 Nxf3+ 24. Bxf3 Bc8
25. Na5 Bd7 26. Nc4 Rac8 27. Nb6 Rc7 28. a5 Bxh3 $5 29. gxh3 Rxc1 30. Qxc1 Qxf3
31. Qe3 Qf6 32. Nc4 Qh4 33. Qf3 g6 34. Re3 h5 35. b3 Qd8 36. Qf4 Qc7 37. Kg2
Rd8 38. Re2 Bg7 $10 39. Qe3 Qe7 40. f4 Qh4 41. Qb6 Bf8 42. Qc7 Re8 43. Nxd6
Bxd6 44. Qxd6 Rc8 45. Qxb4 Qxf4 46. Qd2 Qe5 47. Re3 Qg5+ 48. Kf1 Rc2 49. Qxc2
Qxe3 50. Kg2 h4 51. Qc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 Nb6 13. d5 Na5 $6 {N} (13... Ne7)
14. axb5 axb5 15. Be3 Nbc4 (15... Nxb3 16. Qxb3 c6 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Nxb5 Rxa1
19. Rxa1 Bxe4 20. Nd2 Bf5 21. Nxd6 Qxd6 22. Qxb6 $16) 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. Nd2 c6
18. Naxc4 Nxc4 19. Rxa8 Bxa8 20. Nxc4 cxd5 21. exd5 $16 Be7 22. Qd2 f5 23. f4
Qc7 24. b3 Bf6 25. fxe5 dxe5 26. Bb6 Qb7 27. d6 f4 28. Rf1 Qd7 29. Bc7 Qb5 30.
Nb6 Bb7 31. b4 f3 32. c4 Qe8 33. Nd5 Bh4 34. d7 Qg6 35. b5 (35. d8=Q Bxd8 36.
Bxd8 Rxd8 37. Ne7+ Kf7 38. Nxg6 Rxd2 39. Nxe5+ Ke6 40. Nxf3 Rb2 41. b5 Kd6 $16)
35... Kh8 36. Ne3 Bg5 37. Rf2 Qe4 38. Rxf3 Qb1+ 39. Nf1 $1 Bxf3 40. Qxg5 Be2
1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 {This is a more positional move
than the old favourite 12.a4. It is also less played. The games with 12.a4
outnumbers the 12.a3 ones by more than 6 to 1. Both moves score well for White:
12.a4 gives White 59%, 12.a3 yields 58% (Mega 2002).} g6 13. Ba2 {This is one
of the main ideas behind 12.a3, the B stays on the b3- f7-diagonal.} Bg7 14. b4
a5 15. d5 Ne7 16. Bb2 (16. Nb3 axb4 17. axb4 Rb8 (17... Nxe4 $5) 18. Na5 Ba8
19. Bg5 h6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Qd2 $14 {[%cal Yc3c4] 1-0 Kveinys,A-Ibragimov,I/
Warsaw 1991/EXT 97 (42)}) (16. bxa5 {is another interesting approach} Rxa5 (
16... c6) 17. c4 c6 (17... bxc4) 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Bb2 Qb8 20. c5 $36 {1-0
Borchers,H-May,F/GER 1999/EXT 2002 (39)}) 16... Nh5 17. Nb3 axb4 18. axb4 $146
{[%mdl 8] Adams heeds the classical advise and exchanges towards the centre.
The c7-P will be weak anyway.} (18. cxb4 Bc8 19. Na5 Nf4 20. Bc1 Bh6 21. Rb1
Kh8 22. Rb3 f5 23. Bb1 Rf8 24. Kh2 Ng8 25. Nc6 Qe8 26. Bb2 Bg7 27. Bc1 Bh6 {
1/2-1/2 Kuporosov,V-Ibragimov,I/Gorky 1989/CBM 16 (29)}) 18... Bc8 19. Na5 Nf4
20. c4 $1 g5 $5 {Black starts actions on the K-side and hopes to get some
concrete threats before White invades on the other side of the board.} (20...
bxc4 21. Bxc4 {[%cal Yc4b5,Ya5c6] White has a nice initiative on the Q-side.})
(20... Bd7 $5) 21. cxb5 g4 22. Nh2 $1 {[%mdl 256]} (22. hxg4 Bxg4 23. Nc6 Nxc6
24. bxc6 Qf6 {gives Black play for the P.}) 22... gxh3 23. g3 Neg6 $6 {This
turns out to be too optimistic.} (23... Ng2 $142 24. Re2 f5 25. Nc6 Qd7 26. Bc4
Rxa1 27. Qxa1 fxe4 (27... f4 28. Bxe5 $1) 28. Qa7 (28. Rxe4 Qf5) 28... e3 29.
fxe3 Ng6 $13) 24. Bb1 $1 (24. gxf4 $2 exf4 25. Bxg7 Qg5+ 26. Kf1 Qg2+ 27. Ke2
Kxg7 $40 {[%csl Re4,Rh2]}) 24... Qg5 25. Bc1 $1 (25. Kh1 Ng2 $13) 25... Bd7 $2
{This just loses the N on f4.} (25... Nf8 26. Kh1 Qg6 {and the N can slip away
from f4 - White is better though since he can restart his Q-side play.}) 26.
Kh1 f5 27. Rg1 Qf6 28. exf5 Bxf5 29. Bxf5 Qxf5 30. gxf4 exf4 $18 {Black has no
real compensation for the piece. It just takes a few moves for White to get
organized.} 31. Ra3 Qe4+ 32. Qf3 Qxb4 33. Nc6 Qxb5 34. Rxa8 Rxa8 35. Qe4 Qc5
36. Ng4 Rf8 37. Bd2 Kh8 38. Bb4 Qb5 39. Kh2 f3 40. Bd2 Qe2 41. Be3 Rf4 42. Qb1
Rf7 43. Nd8 1-0

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit Men 1st"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2001.09.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2001.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 Qd7 {This line all but forgotten
today. It used to be a weapon in the arsenal of Karpov and he used it a couple
of times against Kasparov in their matches.} 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 (14...
Rxa8 $6 15. Ng5 $16) 15. d5 Nb8 {Black has tried every possible N-move at this
point. Black needs to challenge White's P-wedge in the centre or he will have
to suffer from lack of space. So ideally Black plays c6 and frees his game.
The question where to put the N to achieve this aim is still not settled.} (
15... Ne7 16. c4 (16. Nf1) 16... Rd8 17. cxb5 (17. c5 c6 $132) 17... Qxb5 18.
Nb1 (18. Ba4 $5) 18... h6 19. Nc3 Qb8 20. Nh2 c6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Kruppa,
Y-Podgaets,M/Kiev 1986/EXT 97 (27)}) (15... Nd8 16. Nf1 (16. c4 c6 17. dxc6
Bxc6 18. cxb5 Bxb5 19. Nc4 $14 {0-1 Passoni,C-Almada,E/Mendrisio 1988/EXT 97 
(61)}) 16... h6 17. N3h2 Nb7 18. Bc2 Nc5 19. b4 Na6 20. Ng4 $36 {1/2-1/2
Kasparov,G-Karpov,A/Moscow 1985/MainBase/[ChessBase] (41)}) (15... Na5 16. Ba2
c6 17. b4 Nb7 $1 18. c4 Rc8 19. dxc6 (19. c5 $13) 19... Qxc6 $10 {0-1 Kasparov,
G-Karpov,A/Moscow 1985/MainBase/[ChessBase] (41)}) 16. Nf1 Na6 (16... c6 17.
Bg5 Be7 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Ng3 h6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nf5 $36) 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Ng3
g6 19. Qd2 Bb7 20. Ba2 $146 {[%mdl 8] Improving on Kasparov.} (20. Ra1 Ra8 21.
Bc2 c6 22. dxc6 Bxc6 23. Rd1 Rd8 24. Qe3 Qb7 25. Bh6 Nc7 26. Nf5 $36 {1-0
Kasparov,G-Smejkal,J/Dubai 1986/TD (41)}) 20... Nc5 21. b4 Na4 22. c4 $1 {
An interesting decision. The b4-P will be a weakness, but can Black touch it?
More important is the fact that Black loses ground on the Q-side when the b5-P
is exchanged. White opens the c-file for attack against the backward c7-P and
there is also an interesting outpost on c6 to play for.} bxc4 23. Bxc4 Nb6 24.
Bb3 Ra8 (24... c6 25. Qe3 $1 Qc7 26. Rc1 $16) 25. Rc1 Ne8 (25... c6 26. Qe3 Nc8
27. dxc6 Bxc6 28. Bh6 Qb7 29. Ng5 $36) 26. Bh6 $14 {White has more space and
more possibilities. Black's position is fairly solid, but without prospects.
The freeing move c6 is risky since it opens up the b3-f7 diagonal.} Qb5 27. Nh2
Ba6 (27... Ra3 $5 {was more testing.}) 28. Bc2 Bc8 29. Bb3 Ba6 30. Rd1 Rb8 31.
Ra1 Qd3 (31... Nc4 32. Qc3 $1 Qxb4 $4 33. Qxb4 Rxb4 34. Rxa6 Rxb3 35. Ra8 $18)
(31... Ra8 $5) 32. Qb2 Bc8 (32... Nc4 33. Qa2 Rxb4 (33... Nb6 $142) 34. Bc2 Qc3
35. Qxa6 Qxc2 36. Qc8 Rb1+ 37. Nhf1 $18) 33. Bc2 $1 Nc4 $2 {Now the Black game
caves.} (33... Qb5 34. Ra5 Qd7 35. Qc3 $16) 34. Qa2 Qc3 (34... Qd4 35. Rd1 Qc3
36. Ba4 $18) 35. Ba4 $18 Nf6 36. Rc1 Qa3 37. Qxc4 Qxa4 38. Qxc7 1-0

[Event "Lausanne YM 4th"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2003.09.20"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2003.09.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6
8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2
Nc5 15. Bc2 c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 Nxg4
21. Qxg4 Bd7 $1 {Black has a hole on d5, but this is compensated by the weak
c3-P.} (21... d5 $6 {has been proven to be premature} 22. exd5 Qxd5 23. Bb3 Qd8
(23... Qd7 24. Qh5 $40 {1-0 McShane,L-Stefansson,H/Reykjavik 2003/CBM 94/
[McShane] (28)}) 24. Qh5 $16 {Adams-Ponomariov, Linares 2002}) 22. Qd1 (22. Qf3
Rc8 23. Bb3 Be6 24. Rad1 Re7 25. Rd3 Rec7 26. Ng3 Qg5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Vouldis,
A-Cela,A/Athens 1997/EXT 2004 (44)}) 22... Rc8 (22... Qc7 23. Ne3 $5 Qxc3 24.
Nd5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Qin Kanying-Li Ruofan/Tianjing 2003/EXT 2004 (42)}) 23. Re3
Be6 24. Bb3 Re7 25. Rg3 Rec7 {[%mdl 4] This looks fairly equal. White's
options are limited by the weakness of c3.} 26. Rc1 Qh4 27. Bd5 Bxd5 28. Qxd5
Rc4 29. Rf3 R8c7 30. Ng3 Qe7 31. Qd2 Qe6 32. Rc2 a5 33. a3 (33. bxa5 Ra7 $11)
33... axb4 34. axb4 g6 35. Qd3 h5 36. Nf1 Bh6 37. Nd2 Bxd2 {Now the draw seems
almost certain.} 38. Rxd2 R7c6 39. Rd1 Ra6 40. Qe2 Qe7 41. Rd5 Rac6 42. Qd2 (
42. Rxb5 Rxc3 43. Rxc3 Rxc3 {maybe something for White.}) 42... Rxe4 43. Rxb5
Kg7 44. Ra5 Rec4 45. b5 R6c5 46. Qa2 e4 $1 47. Ra7 Rc7 48. Rxc7 Rxc7 49. Re3
Qe5 50. b6 Rb7 51. Qa6 Qd5 52. Re1 Rb8 53. Rb1 Qd3 54. Qxd3 exd3 55. Kf1 Kf6
56. Ke1 Ke6 57. Kd2 Kd5 58. Rb4 Kc5 59. Rf4 f5 60. Rb4 Rxb6 $11 61. Rxb6 Kxb6
62. h4 Kc5 63. Kxd3 Kd5 64. c4+ Ke5 65. Kc3 {Hecht: '[#] Bis hierher ist
nichts passiert und die Remisbreite nicht überschritten.'} d5 {'?' Hecht.} (
65... Ke4 {Hecht} 66. Kb4 Kd4 67. Kb5 f4 68. Kc6 Kxc4 69. Kxd6 Kd3 70. Ke5 Ke2
71. Kxf4 Kxf2 72. Kg5 Kg3 $11) 66. cxd5 {'?' Hecht.} ({Naheliegend und stark
war} 66. c5 {(Hecht) mit Bildung eines entfernten Freibauern.} f4 (66... d4+
67. Kc4 d3 68. Kxd3 Kd5 69. Ke3 Kxc5 70. Kf4 Kd4 71. Kg5 Kd3 72. Kxg6 Ke2 73.
Kxf5 Kxf2 74. g4 $18) 67. f3 Kf6 68. Kd4 Ke6 69. c6 Kd6 70. c7 Kxc7 71. Kxd5
Kd7 72. Ke5 Ke7 73. Kxf4 Kf6 74. g3 Ke6 (74... g5+ 75. hxg5+ Kg6 76. Ke5 Kxg5
77. f4+ Kg4 78. f5 Kxg3 79. f6 h4 80. f7 h3 81. f8=Q h2 82. Qf1 $18) 75. Kg5
Kf7 76. f4 Kg7 77. f5 $18) 66... Kxd5 67. Kd3 Ke5 68. Ke3 f4+ {Hecht: 'Beruht
auf einer bekannten Pattidee!'} 69. Kd3 Kd5 70. f3 Ke5 71. Kc4 g5 72. hxg5 (72.
Kc5 {Hecht} Kf5 73. Kd5 gxh4 74. Kd4 Kg5 75. Ke5 h3 76. gxh3 Kh4 77. Kxf4 Kxh3
78. Kg5 h4 79. f4 Kg3 80. f5 $11) 72... Kf5 {Hecht} 73. Kd5 Kxg5 74. Ke5 Kh4 {
mit Pattrettung} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Odorheiu Secuiesc zt"]
[Site "Odorheiu Secuiesc"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Baburin} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. Ng3
g6 15. Bg5 $5 (15. Be3 Nc5 (15... c6 $2 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Ng5 Re7 18. Qxd6 $16)
16. Bc2 c6 17. b4 Ncd7 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Bb3 Nb6 20. Qd3 Rb8 21. Rad1 Rb7 22.
Nh2 Bd7 23. Bxb6 Rxb6 24. Ngf1 Bh6 $10 {Short,N-Ivanchuk,V/Amsterdam/1994})
15... h6 {><h6} (15... Nc5 16. Bc2 c6 (16... h6 17. Be3 a5 18. Qd2 Kh7 19. Rad1
Qd7 20. b3 $14 {Rodriguez,Am-Ibragimov,I/Linares op/1994})) 16. Be3 Nc5 17. Bc2
c6 18. b4 Ncd7 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Qd2 Kh7 21. Bb3 $14 Qe7 22. Qd3 Reb8 {Baburin:
There is one square in Black's camp which can be regarded as a potential
outpost - the d5-square. However, at the moment Black controls it well, so
White should try to exchange the defenders of the d5-square.} (22... Red8 $5)
23. Nh2 Nb6 24. Ng4 Nxg4 25. hxg4 a5 26. a3 Bd7 27. f3 Be6 {Baburin: Black
wants to get control over the c4-square.} 28. Bxe6 Qxe6 {Baburin: Now Hracek
employs a typical plan - he eliminates the last defender of the outpost and
moves his Knight towards that desirable square.} (28... fxe6 $142 {Baburin
Black should prefer f7xe6, which would at least cover the weak d5-square.}) 29.
Bxb6 $1 $16 {ץf8} Rxb6 30. Nf1 Be7 31. Ne3 Bh4 32. Nd5 Rb7 {Baburin:White has
got a superior Knight, well placed in the centre,against inefficient black
Bishop. Now he begins to play on the Q-side, where the influence of the Knight
is great and where there potential targets to attack.} 33. Reb1 Qc8 34. Kh2 {
Baburin:In order to stop any play connected with Bh4-g3 and Qc8-d8-h4.} Qd8 35.
g3 Bg5 36. a4 axb4 37. Rxb4 Qb8 38. Qb1 Raa7 39. a5 Ra6 40. c4 Bd8 41. Rxb5
Rxb5 42. cxb5 Rxa5 43. Rxa5 Bxa5 44. b6 (44. b6 Qb7 45. Qa2 Be1 46. Qa7 $18)
1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.15"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Slovenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 Nc5 15.
Bc2 c6 16. b4 (16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Ng3 (19. Ng4 Qg5 20.
Ng3 Ne6 21. Ne3 Nf4 22. Qf3 g6 $13 {Herrera,I-Ibragimov,I/Anibal op4th 1997/
CBM 58/0-1 (42)}) 19... g6 20. Ng4 Qd8 21. Ne3 h5 22. Nd5 Bh6 23. b4 Ne6 24.
Bb3 Rc8 25. Ne2 Nc7 {1/2-1/2 Ghinda,M-Cela,A/Ano Liosia op 1998/EXP 62 (40)})
16... Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Ng4 (18. Bg5 Qc7 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 Nd7 21. Qf3
Nb6 22. Bb3 {[%csl Yd5]} Qb7 23. Ng3 d5 {1/2-1/2 Korneev,O-Ibragimov,I/
RUS-Cup5 1997/EXP 57 (51)}) 18... Nxg4 19. hxg4 Nb6 20. Qd3 (20. Ne3 d5 21.
exd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Qxd5 23. Qxd5 Bxd5 24. Bb3 Be6 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26. a4 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Ivanchuk,V/Linares 1998/CBM 64/[ChessBase] (54)}) 20... g6
21. Rd1 Qc7 {[%mdl 4] A good square for the Q eying the c3 weakness. In this
game Beliavsky manages to handle the problem with the weak d5-square in avery
convincing fashion.} (21... d5 $6 22. Be3 Nc4 23. exd5 $1 Nb2 24. Qe2 Nxd1 25.
Rxd1 Bd7 26. Ng3 a5 27. bxa5 Rxa5 28. Bb3 Bd6 29. Ne4 $16 {1-0 Vuckovic,
B-Dervishi,E/Yerevan 1999/CBM 72 ext (41)}) 22. Qf3 Bd7 23. Bb3 Be6 24. Bg5 a5
25. Ne3 Bxb3 26. axb3 axb4 27. cxb4 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 d5 $1 $132 {Black frees his
B and solves the d5-problem in one move.} 29. Nxd5 Nxd5 30. exd5 e4 31. Qe3 Qd7
32. Qd2 Qxg4 33. Ra6 Bxb4 34. Qc1 (34. Qxb4 Qxg5 35. Qxb5 Rd8 $15) 34... Bc5
35. Rc6 e3 $1 (35... Re5 $6 36. Qxc5 $11) 36. Bxe3 Bxe3 37. fxe3 h5 $17 {
White has a passed P, but his K is so unsafe that he can never really make
anything out of it.} 38. Rc7 Re5 39. Qf1 Rf5 40. Qa1 Kh7 41. d6 Qg3 42. Rc8 (
42. Qa7 Kh6 $40 {/\Rf2}) 42... Qxe3+ 43. Kh1 f6 44. Rc3 Qd2 45. Rc7+ Kh6 46. d7
Re5 47. Qc3 Qxc3 48. Rxc3 Rd5 $19 49. Rc7 f5 50. b4 Kg5 51. Rb7 Kg4 52. Kh2 h4
53. Rxb5 Rxd7 54. Rc5 Rd2 55. Kg1 Rb2 56. b5 h3 57. Rc4+ f4 58. gxh3+ Kg3 59.
Kf1 Rxb5 60. Ke2 g5 0-1

[Event "MK Cafe Cup-A"]
[Site "Koszalin"]
[Date "1999.08.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jaracz, Pawel"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2477"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1999.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. d5 (12. Na3 {or}) (12. axb5 {are the
most common choices.}) 12... Na5 13. Bc2 Nb6 14. b4 Nac4 15. a5 {White gives
away his flexibility and hopes to win a P by attacking c4.} Nd7 {The N is set
for the K-side.} (15... Nc8 16. Bb3 c6 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. Na3 Qc7
20. Qe2 Qb7 21. Nxc4 Bb5 22. Qa2 Qc6 23. Nfd2 Rd8 24. Qb3 d5 $132 {1/2-1/2
Mecking,H-Lhagva,J/Nice 1974/MCD (28)}) 16. Bb3 Be7 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Nfd2 f5 {
Onischuk just gives the P and proceeds with active play on the K-side.} 19. Na3
Nf6 20. f3 {[%csl Rf2,Rg3,Rh2] This creates a lot of holes around the K.} Nh5
21. Nf1 fxe4 22. fxe4 Bh4 23. Re2 Qf6 $40 24. Be3 Qg6 25. Qc2 Nf4 26. Bxf4 exf4
27. Nxc4 (27. e5 Qxc2 28. Nxc2 Bxd5 $17) 27... f3 28. Re3 $2 (28. Rd2 Rae8 $17)
28... Bxd5 $1 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam m"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.09.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1995.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 f5 18. Nh2 {White wants Black to exchange on e4 in
this line. The open diagonal b1-h7 offers a strong attack. Keeping this in
mind makes it much easier to understand why Black is so reluctant to win a
pawn.} (18. Rae3) (18. exf5) (18. g4) 18... c4 (18... Nf6 19. Rf3 Re5 20. Rxf5
Rxf5 21. exf5 Bxd5 22. Ng4 $40 {Wahls,M-Enigk,F/Berliner Sommer/1993}) 19. Rf3
Re5 20. Rg3 $1 (20. Rxf5 Rxf5 21. exf5 Nf6 {And Black keeps his blockade on
the b1-h7 diagonal.}) 20... Nf6 21. b3 $1 c3 (21... fxe4 {The move Black
normally hopes to avoid.} 22. bxc4 bxc4 23. Nxc4 (23. Nxe4 Bxd5 $13) 23... Rxd5
24. Qb3 a5 25. Bxh6 $40) 22. Rxc3 fxe4 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 $16 Rxe4 25. Rxe4
Nxd5 26. Rg3 Nc3 27. Rxc3 Bxe4 28. Ng4 $40 h5 $2 (28... Kh7 $142) 29. Nh6+ $1
gxh6 30. Rg3+ Kf7 (30... Kh7 31. Qd4 Bg6 32. Bb2 $18) 31. Qxh5+ Ke6 32. Qg4+
Kd5 33. Re3 Qe7 (33... Bh7 34. Qf3+ Kc5 35. Rc3+ Kb4 36. Rc6 Bg7 37. Qg4+ $18)
34. f3 Bg7 35. Rxe4 Be5 36. Re1 Qh7 37. Rd1+ Kc6 38. f4 1-0

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 3rd"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2001.05.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2001.05.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 exd4 13. cxd4 Re8 14. axb5 axb5 15.
Bf4 Na5 16. Bc2 b4 17. Nb5 Bc6 18. Qd3 b3 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (18... Nf8 19. d5 Bd7
20. e5 dxe5 21. Nxe5 b3 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Bb1 Nb7 25. Nxc7 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Svidler,P/Biel 2000/CBM 79/[Gelfand] (33)}) (18... g6 $142 $5
{Gelfand}) 19. Bb1 (19. Bxb3 Nxb3 20. Rxa8 Bxa8 21. Qxb3 Rxe4 $11) 19... Qb8
20. Nc3 $14 {White has a nice centre. But the P on b3 is slightly annoying.
True, it´s a bit weak, but it also restricts White´s options. All in all a
fairly balanced situation. But a slight plus to White for good central control.
} (20. e5 $6 g6 21. exf6 Rxe1+ 22. Nxe1 Bxb5 $13) 20... g6 $1 {Clearly the
best setup, avoiding tricks on the b1-h7 diagonal.} 21. Rc1 Nb6 {[%cal Yb6c4]}
22. Nd2 Bd7 23. Ra3 Bg7 24. Be3 (24. Nxb3 $2 Nbc4 $17) (24. Nd1 $5 Ba4 25. d5
$14 {[%csl Rc7] Creates a new target in the black camp.}) 24... c6 25. Qf1 (25.
Ne2 c5 (25... d5 26. Qc3 $16) 26. Bf4 Na4 $132) 25... d5 $1 $11 {[%csl Gc4]
[%cal Yb6c4]} 26. exd5 (26. e5 $6 Nbc4 $1 $15) 26... cxd5 27. Bd3 Bf8 28. Raa1
Bb4 29. Bb5 Qd6 30. Bxd7 Qxd7 31. Qd3 Rec8 32. Nd1 Rxc1 33. Rxc1 Qa4 34. Bh6 $1
{Opening up a new front.} Re8 (34... Nbc4 $2 35. Nxc4 Nxc4 36. Qf3 $1 $16) (
34... Bf8 $5 35. Bxf8 Rxf8 36. Rc3 Rc8 $13) 35. Ne3 Bxd2 $14 {[%csl Gh6] Now
the B on h6 becomes ruler on the black squares.} 36. Qxd2 Nac4 37. Nxc4 Nxc4
38. Qf4 Qc6 $2 (38... Qa6 $142 39. Qf3 Nxb2 40. Rc7 Qe6 41. Qxb3 Nc4 $14) 39.
Qf3 $1 $16 {[%cal Yf3c6][%mdl 64]} f6 (39... Rb8 $2 40. Rxc4 Qxc4 41. Qf6 $18)
40. Qxb3 g5 41. h4 gxh4 42. Qh3 Qe6 43. Qxh4 Qf5 44. b3 Na5 45. Rc7 Kh8 46.
Bg7+ 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 71st"]
[Site "Altenkirchen"]
[Date "1999.11.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1999.11.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 {The advantage of this move is
that White slows the game down and avoids the immense complications in the
main lines.} Nb8 13. Nf1 h6 14. Ng3 c6 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Nh2 Nbd7 17. Ng4 Nxg4
(17... Nc5 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Bd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Qe6 21. Rd1 Qxd5 22. Rxd5 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Korneev,O-Dutreeuw,M/Werfen 1992/EXT 97 (50)}) 18. hxg4 Nc5 (18... g6
19. Qf3 Qe7 20. g5 Nc5 21. gxh6 Nxb3 22. axb3 Qe6 23. b4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Schauer,
J-Janousek,P/Klatovy 1997/EXT 98 (38)}) 19. Bd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Na4 (20... Qh4
21. Qd1 g6 22. Qf3 Rad8 23. Rd1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Franzen,J-Marek,S/SVK 1998/EXT
2000 (116)}) 21. Nf5 Re6 22. Qd1 Rc8 23. Qe2 Nc5 24. f3 g6 25. Ne3 Be7 {
[%csl Rg1][%cal Ye7h4,Yh4g3] The dead B rises again.} 26. Nd5 (26. g3 $142 {
Strengthening the black squares around the K and also preparing for some
action on the h-file.} Bg5 27. Nd5 $14) 26... Bh4 27. Rd1 Bg3 28. Ne3 $6 {
Panic?! This part of the game gives the impression that timepressure is a
strong factor.} (28. Qe3 $1 g5 (28... h5 29. Qg5 $16) (28... Qh4 29. Qxh6 $18)
29. Bd2 $16) 28... Bf4 29. Nf1 Bxc1 30. Raxc1 Kg7 {Whites weakened K-side
gives Black something to play for, especially with little time left on the
clock.} 31. Rd2 Qe7 32. Rcd1 Rh8 33. b3 h5 34. gxh5 Rxh5 35. Rd5 Rf6 36. Qd2
Rf4 37. Rxd6 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (37. Ng3 Rg5 38. Qf2 Rf6 $14) 37... Nxe4 $1 {
[%mdl 64]} (37... Nxe4 38. fxe4 Qh4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2000.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a3 $5 {Definitely a side line. There are two
ideas associated with this move. The first is to keep the B on the a2-f7
diagonal by stashing it away on a2. The second is to prevent Nb4 after Bc2 and
exd4 cxd4. So it´s quite an ambitious try.} (11. a4 {and}) (11. Be3 {are the
usual choices.}) 11... Bb7 12. Ba2 (12. Qd3 $2 {this does not mix well with a3.
} exd4 13. cxd4 Nxd4 $1 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Qg3 Bxd4 $17 {0-1 Apicella,M-Bellia,F/
Vinkovci 1989/CBM 16 (90)}) (12. Bc2 {The second option connected to 11.a3.}
Ne7 13. Nbd2 c5 14. d5 c4 15. Nf1 g6 16. g4 Bg7 17. Ng3 Nc5 18. Kh2 f5 19. gxf5
gxf5 20. Bg5 fxe4 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Qd7 23. Rg1 $40 {1-0 Averbakh,
Y-Alatortsev,V/Moscow 1946/MCD (39)}) 12... Ne7 13. d5 h6 (13... Qb8 14. c4 c5
15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Nc3 bxc4 17. Bxc4 Nc5 18. b4 Ne6 19. Be3 $14 {1-0 Matanovic,
A-Watzka,H/Vrnjacka Banja 1967/EXT 98 (38)}) 14. Be3 c6 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Nbd2
Qc7 17. Rc1 Nc5 (17... d5 18. exd5 Nxd5 (18... Bxd5 19. c4 bxc4 20. Nxc4 $36)
19. c4 Nxe3 20. Rxe3 $14) 18. Bb1 Qb7 19. Nh2 Ne6 20. Ba2 Ng6 21. Ng4 Be7 22.
g3 d5 {Opening up the centre is a bit dangerous since White is better
developed. Black could well have waited for a while.} (22... Rad8 23. Bxh6 gxh6
24. Nxh6+ Kg7 (24... Kh7 25. Nxf7 $40) 25. Nf5+ Kg8 26. Qh5 d5 27. exd5 Bxd5
28. Bxd5 Rxd5 29. Nh6+ (29. Ne4 Ng7 $15) 29... Kg7 30. Nf5+ $11) 23. Nf3 $1 {
[%mdl 2048] An excellent answer. White´s pieces are more active in the
following play. The P on e4 hems Black´s play and is also a weakness.} dxe4 24.
Nfxe5 Rad8 25. Qe2 Nxe5 26. Nxe5 Bd5 27. c4 bxc4 28. Bxc4 Bf6 $2 (28... Bxc4
29. Rxc4 (29. Qxc4 Rc8 30. Nc6 Bc5 $1 $11) 29... Rc8 30. Rec1 Rxc4 31. Rxc4 Rc8
$11) 29. Bxa6 Qa8 30. Ng4 Bxb2 31. Qxb2 Qxa6 32. Red1 $6 (32. Bxh6 $1 {Judit
is not known to scorn this type of attack. Perhaps she missed the follow-up.}
f5 33. Rc7 $3 $18) 32... f5 33. Ne5 Rb8 34. Qa1 Rfd8 $6 (34... Bb3 $142) 35.
Ng6 $1 $16 {[%cal Yg6e7,Ya1e5]} Kh7 36. Qe5 (36. Ne7 $16) 36... Kxg6 37. Rxd5
Rxd5 38. Qxd5 Rb5 39. Qd7 Rb7 40. Qc8 $18 Kh7 41. Kg2 f4 42. gxf4 Rb6 43. f5
Ng5 44. Bxb6 Qxb6 45. Qc6 1-0

[Event "Ubeda op 5th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "2000.01.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Black "Pilgaard, Kim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2377"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2000.01.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4] This game is a nice model for the white side of a closed Ruy Lopez.
First he locks the centre and then the Q-side. Finally he attacks with
everything on the K-side.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7
6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. Be3 Na5 12. Bc2 Nc4 13.
Bc1 c5 (13... Bb7 {main line.}) 14. a4 (14. b3 Ncb6 15. Be3 c4 16. d5 Bb7 17.
b4 a5 18. a4 $1 $16 {1-0 Karpov,A-Torre,E/Hannover 1983/MCL/[ChessBase] (31)})
14... Bb7 15. d5 (15. Qd3 Ncb6 16. b3 Re8 $6 (16... bxa4 17. bxa4 cxd4 18. cxd4
Rc8 $13) 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Qxb5 $16 {1-0 Kovalev,
A-Smagin,S/Germany 1992/GER-chT (40)}) 15... Ncb6 16. a5 Nc8 17. c4 $14 (17. b4
{is another way to block the Q-side. Iordanchescu´s choice gives more support
to the d5-wedge. This might be important in a later stage if Black tries to
break with f5.}) 17... b4 (17... bxc4 18. Nbd2 $14) 18. Nbd2 g6 19. Nf1 Bg7 20.
g4 $5 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Yf1g3,Yc2f5,Yg3f5,Yg4f5] With the Q-side closed White
starts preparations for a K-side assault. This is a standard strategy in the
Ruy Lopez. The first measure is to prevent f5 from Black.} Ne7 21. Ng3 Bc8 {
Black also prepares for the ensuing battle on the K-side. In principle Black
would like to strike first with f5. At the present this is impossible due to
White´s control over f5.} 22. Kh1 h6 23. Rg1 Nf6 24. Rg2 Kh8 25. Be3 Neg8 {
Black´s defensive setup looks a bit suspicious.} 26. g5 $1 $40 {Black is not
well placed to handle an open position on the K-side.} hxg5 27. Nxg5 Nh7 28. h4
Bh6 29. Qd2 f6 30. Nxh7 Bxe3 31. Qxe3 Kxh7 32. f4 Nh6 33. Rag1 $2 {A mistake
in a good position. Suddenly Black has a chance to take the initiative.} (33.
f5 $40) 33... Bh3 (33... Ng4 $1 34. Qf3 f5 35. Rf1 Qxh4+ 36. Kg1 fxe4 37. Qxe4
Bf5 38. Nxf5 gxf5 39. Qe2 e4 40. Bxe4 fxe4 41. Rxg4 Rg8 $17) 34. Rd2 Rg8 35.
Bd1 Bg4 36. Bxg4 Nxg4 37. Qf3 Nh6 (37... f5 38. Kg2 $40) 38. Rdg2 Qd7 39. f5 $1
$40 gxf5 40. Nxf5 Rxg2 41. Rxg2 Nxf5 42. Qh5+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.29"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 f5 (17... c4 {is the safest for Black, but it
doesn´t give many winning chances.}) 18. Nh2 Nf6 19. Rg3 Qe7 {This move gave
Bacrot a nice victory last year.} 20. Nhf3 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] More logical than
Grischuks choice. Toplalov just builds his attack, following the standard
approach of not counting P:s with White in this line.} (20. Rf3 Bxd5 21. Rxf5
Bf7 22. Ndf3 Be6 23. g4 Bxf5 24. gxf5 Qb7 $13 {0-1 Grischuk,A-Bacrot,E/Enghien
les Bains 2001/CBM 83/[Ftacnik] (56)}) 20... fxe4 21. Nxe4 Bxd5 $5 {Black
needs the P to justify giving White such a nice attacking position.} 22. Nxf6+
Qxf6 23. Bd2 $1 $40 {[%mdl 128] White is a P down, but he has a very nice game
with easy to find attacking moves in the pipeline. The most prominent threat
is Bxb4.} Bf7 $6 (23... Qxb2 $5 24. Bxb4 (24. Bxh6 $2 Bb3 $1) 24... Bxf3 25.
Qd3 $5 {looks very strong, but it´s not so easy to prove a win for White.}
Rxe1+ (25... Bh5 26. Rxe8 (26. Qh7+ Kf7 27. Qf5+ Kg8 28. Qh7+ $11) 26... Rxe8
27. Bc3 Qc1+ 28. Kh2 Qf4 $1 $13) 26. Bxe1 Bc6 27. Bc3 Qc1+ 28. Kh2 Qf4 29. Bxg7
Bxg7 30. Qh7+ Kf7 31. Qxg7+ Ke6 32. axb5 axb5 33. Bh7 $13) (23... Bxf3 24. Rxf3
Qxb2 $2 25. Bc3 $16) 24. Bc3 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Qe6 26. Ne5 $1 {An excellent
attacking move simply threatening to win with Qe4.} Nd5 (26... d5 27. Rf3 Be8 (
27... Ra7 28. Nxf7 Qxe1+ 29. Bxe1 Rxf7 30. Bh7+ $18) (27... d4 28. Bxb4 cxb4
29. Qe4 $18) 28. Bh7+ $1 Kxh7 29. Rxf8 Bc6 30. Qb1+ g6 31. Nxg6 Qe4 32. Qxe4
dxe4 33. Rf6 $18) (26... dxe5 $2 27. Qe4 $18) 27. Qe4 $18 {All white pieces
are taking part in the onslaught. Black is defenceless.} Nf6 28. Qxa8 dxe5 29.
axb5 axb5 30. Qb8 Qd6 31. Qxb5 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Bc2 g6 13. d5 Nb8 14. Nf1 (14. b3 {
Planning to support d5 is solid and standard.}) 14... c6 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Ng3
Nbd7 17. Be3 $6 (17. Bg5 Qc7 18. Qd2 {1/2-1/2 Singh,J-Burshaid,L/Novi Sad olm 
(13) FIJ-BAR 1990}) 17... Nc5 18. Nd2 (18. Bg5 $142) 18... d5 $1 $15 19. Qf3 $2
(19. exd5 Qxd5 20. f3 $15) 19... Nfxe4 20. Ndxe4 dxe4 21. Nxe4 $2 f5 $19 22.
Bxc5 Bxc5 23. Rad1 fxe4 24. Bxe4 Bxe4 25. Qxe4 Qb6 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.09"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 Nc5 15.
Bc2 a5 (15... c6 {is the main alternative, see Adams - Belyavsky from the same
event.}) 16. Ng4 Nxg4 (16... Be7 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Be3 c6 19. Qe2 Qc7 20. Rad1
Rad8 21. Ng3 g6 22. b4 Na4 $132 {0-1 Jansa,V-Ibragimov,I/Fuerth 2001/EXT 2002 
(79)}) 17. hxg4 {Capturing with the P gives White more options on the K-side.}
Be7 (17... c6 18. Ne3 Be7 19. Nf5 g6 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Be3 Rec8 22. Qd2 cxd5
23. exd5 f6 24. f4 Qd7 25. g5 $36 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Bacrot,E/Szeged 2000/CBM
78/[Kostakiev,D] (39)}) 18. Ne3 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (18. Be3 c6 19. Qe2 Bg5 20.
Bxc5 dxc5 21. Rad1 Qd7 22. c4 Ba6 23. Ne3 g6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Bacrot,E/
Szeged 2000/CBM 78/[Hecht] (68)}) 18... Bg5 19. b4 $1 {White shifts his
interest to the Q-side. The b5-P is a target.} axb4 20. cxb4 Na4 $6 {The N is
losing contact with the important squares c6 and d6.} (20... Na6 $5) 21. Qd3 $1
Qd7 22. Nf5 Bxc1 23. Raxc1 Nb6 24. Bb3 $16 {[%csl Rc7][%mdl 16] Black's
position is all weaknesses now.} f6 (24... g6 25. Ne3 c6 26. dxc6 Bxc6 27. g5
$16) 25. Rc3 g6 26. Ne3 Kg7 27. Rec1 Rac8 28. Bd1 $1 {[%csl Rb5][%cal Yd1e2]}
c6 29. dxc6 Rxc6 30. Qxb5 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1997.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 exd4 13. cxd4 Re8 14. Bf4 Na5 15.
Bc2 b4 16. Nb1 c5 (16... b3 17. Bd3 c5 18. Nbd2 cxd4 19. Bxd6 Qb6 20. e5 Be7
21. Ne4 Rad8 22. Qc1 (22. Nfg5 $5) 22... Bxe4 23. Bc7 Qb4 24. Bxe4 Nc5 25. Bxd8
Rxd8 $44 {Ernst,Th-Tisdall,J/Gausdal 52/350 1991 (44)}) (16... g6 17. Nbd2 Nf8
18. Bg3 Ne6 19. Nb3 Nxb3 20. Bxb3 c5 21. d5 Nd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23. Re2 Qf6 $10 {
Hermansson,E-Barkhagen,J/SWE-ch op Vaxjo ,EXT 92ch 1992 (35)}) 17. Nbd2 Nf8
$146 (17... Qc7 18. Rc1 Rad8 19. Bb1 g6 20. Qc2 Qb6 21. dxc5 Nxc5 {1/2-1/2/
Luther,T-Lalic,B/Hastings/1996}) (17... cxd4 18. Bxd6 d3 19. Bxd3 Bxb2 20. Rb1
Qf6 21. Bxb4 Nc6 22. Qb3 Bd4 23. Nxd4 Nxd4 24. Qb2 $16 {Almasi,Z-Freire,R/
WchJM-U16 1991/1-0 (56)}) 18. e5 dxe5 19. dxe5 Be7 20. Qe2 Qb6 21. Bd3 Rad8 22.
Nc4 Nxc4 23. Bxc4 Qc6 24. b3 Ne6 $11 25. Be3 h6 26. Rad1 Bg5 $5 {A nice
P-sacrifice opens up the game.} (26... Nd4 27. Bxd4 Rxd4 28. e6 $14) 27. Rxd8
Rxd8 28. Bxe6 {White probably made this exchange reluctantly, since it weakens
the Q-side irrevocably.} (28. Rd1 $5 {Black threatened 27...Bxe3 28.Qxe3 Nd4.}
Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Bxe3 30. fxe3 Qe4 31. Kf2 $13) 28... Qxe6 29. Nxg5 hxg5 30. Bxg5
Rd4 {Now White has to think about how to make a draw. When b3 goes the passed
P:s garanties Black excellent winning chances.} 31. Be3 (31. Qc2 Qd5 32. f3 Rd3
33. Be7 Rc3 34. Qf2 Qxb3 $36) 31... Qd5 32. f3 Rd3 33. Bf2 Rxb3 34. Rc1 (34.
Rd1 Rb2 $1 $13) 34... Rc3 35. Rd1 Qc4 36. Rd8+ Kh7 37. Qd2 $1 $132 Qe6 38. Qg5
Qg6 39. Qh4+ Qh6 40. Qg4 Qg6 41. Qh4+ Qh6 42. Qg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG-ch"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popovic, Petar"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "1995.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6
8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. Ng3 Nc5
15. Bc2 c6 (15... a5 16. a4 $1 (16. Be3 c6 17. c4 Qc7 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Nd2
Rab8 $10 {Kveinys,A-Stefansson,H/Moscow olm/1994}) 16... c6 17. axb5 cxd5 18.
exd5 Bxd5 19. Bg5 $1 Bc4 $6 20. Nd2 $1 Bxb5 21. Nde4 d5 $4 22. Bxf6 $18 {
Ivanchuk,V-Hjartarson,J/Moscow olm/1994}) (15... g6 16. Nh2 (16. b4 $5 Ncd7 17.
a4 $14) 16... h6 17. Qf3 Bg7 18. Ng4 Nxg4 19. hxg4 Qe7 $13 {Ramesh,R-Almasi,Z/
Bratislava WchJM-U18/1993 (24)}) 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bb3 h6 (18...
Nb6 19. Bg5 (19. Qd3 a5 20. bxa5 Rxa5 21. Be3 Na4 $132 {Sisniega,M-Ivanov,AV/
Linares/1992}) 19... h6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Nh2 Nc4 22. Ng4 Qe6 23. Ne3 $16 {
Tseshkovsky,V-Timoshchenko,G/URS-FL Sverdlovsk/1987}) 19. Nh2 (19. Nh4 $5 {
Hjartarsson,J-Gligoric,S/Reykjavik/1995}) 19... Nb6 20. Ng4 Nc4 21. a4 Nxg4 22.
Qxg4 Bd7 23. Nf5 Kh7 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rxa8 Qxa8 26. Qf3 Be6 27. Ne3 Nd2 (27...
Nxe3 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Bxe3 d5 $13) 28. Bxd2 Bxb3 29. Nd5 Bxd5 30. exd5 Kg8 31.
Qd3 Qa6 32. f4 Rd8 $2 (32... g6 33. f5 $14) 33. fxe5 dxe5 34. Rxe5 $16 Bd6 35.
Re4 Rc8 36. Qe2 Kf8 37. Be1 Qb7 38. Qd3 Ra8 39. Re2 Kg8 40. Bf2 Ra1+ 41. Re1
Qa6 42. Kf1 Be5 43. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 44. Be1 Qa6 45. g3 f6 46. Kg2 Kf7 47. Bf2 h5 48.
Qf5 Ke7 49. Qg6 Bxc3 50. Qxg7+ Kd8 51. Qf8+ Kd7 52. Qg7+ Kd8 53. Qf8+ Kd7 54.
Qf7+ Kd8 55. Bc5 Be5 56. d6 Qc6+ 57. Kg1 Qd7 58. Qg8+ Qe8 59. Qg7 Qe6 60. Qf8+
Kd7 61. Qg7+ Kd8 62. Qc7+ Ke8 63. Qb8+ Kf7 64. Qb7+ Kg6 65. Qe4+ Kg7 66. Qb7+
Kg6 67. d7 Bc7 68. Qxb5 Qd5 69. Qe2 Qxd7 70. Bf2 Be5 71. Qc4 Kg7 72. h4 Qb7 73.
b5 Qf3 74. Qc6 Qxc6 75. bxc6 {Hecht: L-L entfernter weißer Freibauer, Thema:
vereinzelte - verbundene Freibauern} Kf7 76. Kg2 Ke6 (76... f5 {Hecht} 77. Kf3
Ke6 78. Be3 Bc7 79. Bf4 Bb6 80. Ke2 Bc5 81. Kd3 Bf2 82. Kc4 Bg1 83. Kb5 Ke7 84.
Ka6 Kd8 85. Kb7 $18) 77. g4 (77. Bb6 {Hecht} f5 78. c7 Kd7 79. Kf3 Bd6 $10)
77... hxg4 78. Bg3 Bb2 79. Bf4 f5 80. h5 Bg7 81. Kf2 Bd4+ 82. Ke2 Bb6 83. c7
Kd7 84. h6 (84. h6 {Hecht} Bd4 85. Kd3 Bf6 86. Kc4 Bh8 87. Kd5 Bf6 88. h7 Bg7
89. Be5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Asrian, Karen"]
[Black "Virovlansky, Semen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2406"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1999.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Ne7 13. Nf1 Ng6 14. a4 $146 {
[%mdl 8] An interesting novelty. Black has redirected his b8-N to g6, so the
Q-side defences are slightly weakened. Rather than trying to press forward on
the flank that Black has strengthened White strikes on the other side.} (14.
N3h2 Nd7 (14... Qd7 15. Ng3 (15. Ng4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 f5 17. Re1 fxg4 18. hxg4 (
18. Qxg4 Qxg4 19. hxg4 Be7 20. Ng3 Rf8 $13) 18... Qf7 $132 {1-0 Rodriguez,
A-Arencibia,W/Capablanca mem-B 1994/CBM 43 (39)}) 15... Nf4 $6 16. Qf3 Ng6 17.
Nf5 $16 {1-0 Kindermann,S-Glienke,M/Bremen 1998/CBM 68/[Wedberg] (45)}) 15. a3
Nc5 16. Ba2 Nf4 17. c4 c6 18. cxb5 cxb5 19. Bb1 a5 20. h4 $14 {1-0 Topalov,
V-Piket,J/Wijk aan Zee 1996/CBM 51/[Wedberg] (68)}) 14... c6 $6 {A natural
reaction, but it hands d5 to White carte blanche. Black must find some
alternative here to justify his previous play.} (14... h6 {Preventing the
annoying Bg5 and thereby preparing for c6.} 15. N3h2 (15. Qd3 c6 {looks OK for
Black.}) (15. Ng3 {a rather pointless move here} c6 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Nh2 d5
$11) 15... Nd7 (15... c6 $6 {again not the right course} 16. Ng4 $1 {fighting
for and gaining control over d5} cxd5 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Bxd5 $16) 16. Qg4 Nc5
(16... Nf6 17. Qf3 $14) 17. Bc2 Nxa4 18. Bxa4 bxa4 19. Rxa4 $14) 15. dxc6 Bxc6
16. Bg5 $1 h6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Ne3 Nf4 (18... Bxe4 19. Ng4 Qf4 20. Rxe4 Qxe4
21. Bd5 Qf4 22. Bxa8 Rxa8 23. axb5 $16) 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Rab8 (20... Nxd5
21. Qxd5 $16 {Black is down on all counts.}) 21. b4 $1 {[%mdl 32] A nice idea.
White just gives a P on the K-side to keep the positional pressure on the
Q-side.} (21. Kh2 bxa4 $132 {[%cal Yb8b2]}) 21... Qg6 22. g3 Nxh3+ 23. Kf1 Re7
(23... Rec8 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ra7 $40) (23... Ng5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Nxg5 Qxg5 (
25... hxg5 26. Ra5 $16 {><b5}) 26. Qd3 Rec8 27. Re3 Be7 28. Rf3 Bf6 29. Ra7 $16
) 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ra6 Rc7 $5 26. Nxe5 Qf6 27. Nf3 Rxc3 (27... Qxc3 28. Kg2
Ng5 29. Nxg5 (29. Nd4 $14) 29... hxg5 30. Rc6 $3 Qxc6 (30... Rxc6 31. Qh5 $18)
31. Bxc6 Rxc6 32. Rh1 $16) 28. Kg2 g5 (28... Ng5 29. e5 $40) 29. Ra7 Be7 30. e5
$18 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Gd5f3]} dxe5 31. Kxh3 g4+ 32. Kxg4 Rd8 33. Rxe5 Qg6+ 34.
Kh3 Rd3 35. Qe2 R8xd5 36. Rxd5 Rxd5 37. Qxe7 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.20"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Leitao, Rafael Duailibe"]
[Black "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. d5 Nb8 15.
Nf1 Nbd7 16. N3h2 Nc5 17. Bc2 c6 18. b4 Ncd7 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Bg5 h6 21. Bxf6
Nxf6 22. Ng4 Nxg4 23. Qxg4 Bd7 {This idea gives Black an almost equal game.
The weakness of d6 and d5 is compensated by the weak c3-P.} (23... d5 24. exd5
Qxd5 25. Bb3 {is no fun for Black. See 1-0 McShane,L-Stefansson,H/Reykjavik
2003/CBM 94/[McShane] (28)}) 24. Qf3 Be6 25. Bb3 Rc8 26. Qd3 (26. Rac1 Be7 27.
Rc2 a5 28. Qd3 Bxb3 29. axb3 axb4 30. Ne3 bxc3 31. Rxc3 Rxc3 32. Qxc3 Bg5 33.
Nd5 Qd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Ivanchuk,V/Monte Carlo 2001/CBM 81 ext (42)})
26... Qc7 27. Rec1 Be7 28. Rc2 Bg5 29. h4 $2 {If White wants to try someting
he needs to get a piece to d5. The P is enough compensation for Black though.}
Bxh4 30. Ne3 Kh8 31. Nd5 Qb7 32. a4 Rf8 33. axb5 axb5 34. Rca2 f5 35. g3 Bg5
36. Ra7 fxe4 37. Qxe4 Bxd5 38. Bxd5 Qb6 39. Rf7 Rxf7 40. Bxf7 Rf8 41. Ra8 {
White must play for a draw now. Black on the other hand starts thinking about
winning - that is the beginning of his downfall in this game.} Bd8 (41... Rxa8
$11) 42. Qd5 Qc7 43. Bg6 $11 {Black's extra P is compensated by White's
activity.} Qxc3 $4 {[%mdl 8192] But what about two P:s?} 44. Qf7 $1 $18 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 70th"]
[Site "Bremen"]
[Date "1998.11.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "Glienke, Manfred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1998.11.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Be7 8. h3
O-O 9. d4 Bb7 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Ne7 (12... Nb8 $142) (12... Na5
$143) 13. Nf1 Ng6 14. N3h2 Qd7 15. Ng3 (15. Ng4 Nxe4 $5 16. Rxe4 f5 $13 {
1-0 Rodriguez,A-Arencibia,W/Capablanca mem-B 1994/CBM 43/[Wedberg] (39)}) 15...
Nf4 $6 16. Qf3 Ng6 17. Nf5 $16 Be7 18. h4 $40 Bd8 19. h5 Nf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21.
Qxf4 g6 (21... Nxh5 22. Qg4 Kh8 23. Qxh5 g6 24. Qf3 $16) 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Nd4
Kg7 24. Nf1 Ng4 25. Ne6+ fxe6 26. Qxg4 $18 Qe7 27. dxe6 Qg5 28. Qxg5 Bxg5 29.
g3 a5 30. a3 Bf6 31. Rad1 Bc8 32. Ne3 Bxe6 33. Bxe6 Rxe6 34. Nd5 Ra7 35. Kg2
Re8 36. f4 Bd8 37. Kf3 c6 38. Ne3 Rd7 39. Nc2 Bb6 40. Re2 a4 41. Nb4 c5 42. Nd5
Rb7 43. Rh2 Rh8 44. Rxh8 Kxh8 45. Nf6 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.12.13"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Ingbert"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. Ng5 Rf8 11. Nf3 Re8 12. d4 Bb7 13. Nbd2 (13. a4 {more or
less forces} h6 ({since} 13... Bf8 {allows White to play for the white squares
with} 14. Bg5 $5) 14. Nbd2 Bf8 15. Bc2 {this is the Zaitzev variation.}) 13...
Bf8 14. Bc2 g6 15. d5 Nb8 16. b3 c6 17. c4 Nbd7 18. Nf1 a5 {Locked centre -
flank action - basic chess strategy. White's best shot at advantage in these
locked Ruy Lopez positions lies on the K-side, so it's a good strategy to
create counterplay as soon as possible.} 19. Bg5 h6 20. Be3 Qc7 (20... b4 {
playing for a draw?} 21. a3 h5 22. Qd2 c5 23. Ng3 Bg7 24. Ra2 Nh7 25. Rea1 Rb8
{1/2-1/2/Adams,M-Nikolic,P/Bundesliga 2003}) 21. Ng3 Rec8 22. Bd3 (22. Rc1)
22... bxc4 $5 {[%mdl 4] A different solution to the strategic problems
compared to Adams,M-Nikolic,P above. Opening up the Q-side gives more
possibilities for active play for Black, but also gives White new options.} 23.
bxc4 Nc5 24. Bxc5 $6 {"My worst B is better than any N." Tartakower (?). Bauer
wants a strong N on d5, but will that compensate for the pair of B:s in this
type of semi-open position?} (24. Bc2 Ba6 25. Nd2 cxd5 26. cxd5 Nd3 27. Bxd3
Bxd3 28. Rc1 Qxc1 (28... Qb7 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Qf3 $14) 29. Qxc1 Rxc1 30. Rxc1
$14) 24... dxc5 25. Rb1 Rab8 26. Qc2 Ne8 27. dxc6 Bxc6 28. Nf1 Bg7 29. Ne3 Nd6
30. Nd2 h5 31. Rxb8 Rxb8 32. Nd5 Qa7 $11 33. Rb1 Kf8 34. Kf1 a4 35. Rxb8+ Qxb8
36. Qb1 Qa7 37. Qb2 f5 $5 {A show of ambition. Opening up the position will
increase the strength of Black's B:s.} 38. Qc2 Bh6 $1 {Black increases the
scope of his pieces while White waits for better times.} 39. Nf3 $6 (39. exf5
gxf5 40. Nb1 Qb7 41. Nbc3 e4 42. Be2 a3 $36) 39... Bxd5 $1 40. cxd5 c4 41. Bxc4
fxe4 42. Ne1 (42. Nxe5 Qd4 43. Nd7+ Ke7 44. Ba6 Kxd7 45. Qc6+ Ke7 46. Qc7+ Ke8
$19) 42... Kg7 43. Be2 e3 44. Nf3 (44. Qc3 $142) 44... e4 45. Ne5 Qd4 $17 46.
Nc6 Qf6 47. Ba6 (47. Bd1 $142) 47... Qa1+ 48. Ke2 Qg1 $19 49. Qc3+ Kh7 50. Qf6
Nf5 51. Qf7+ Bg7 52. fxe3 Qxg2+ 53. Ke1 0-1

[Event "Malmo"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hellers, Ferdinand"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 f5 18. g4 $5 {New. This is my own invention - which
I showed to Hellers and de Firmian during last years interzonal in Biel.} f4 $1
(18... fxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxd5 20. g5 $40) 19. Nb3 c4 $5 (19... g5 20. axb5 axb5 21.
Bd2 Ne5 22. Bxb4 Nxf3+ 23. Qxf3 cxb4 24. Rxa8 Qxa8 25. Qd1 Bg7 26. Qd2 $14 {
De Firmian,N-Ivanov,A/US Open/Philadelphia/1993/1-0/37}) 20. Nbd4 Nc5 $132 {
><d3} 21. Bxf4 Qf6 22. Bh2 Nbd3 23. Bxd3 cxd3 {><e4} 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rxa8
Bxa8 26. b4 Nxe4 27. Qxd3 Bxd5 28. Qxb5 (28. Qxb5 Qf7 $44 {><f2}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.05"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Kveinys, Aloyzas"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lithuania"]
[BlackTeam "Iceland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LTU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISL"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. Ng3 Nc5 15.
Bc2 a5 16. Be3 (16. a4 $5 {Ivanchuk,V-Hjartarsson,J/Moscow olm/1994/1-0/ ;CBM
45}) 16... c6 17. c4 (17. b4 axb4 18. cxb4 Na4 $132) 17... Qc7 (17... bxc4 18.
Bxc5 dxc5 19. Ba4 Qc7 20. Qc2 $14) 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Nd2 Rab8 $10 20. b3 g6 21.
Qe2 (21. cxb5 $142 Bxb5 22. Rc1) 21... bxc4 22. Nxc4 Nfxe4 $1 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24.
Bxe4 Bxe4 25. Bb6 Qb7 26. Qxe4 d5 27. Qg4 dxc4 28. Bxa5 cxb3 29. axb3 h5 (29...
h5 30. Qg5 Qxb3 31. Bc7 Rb5 32. Rxe5 Rexe5 33. Bxe5 Qd5 34. Re1 Bg7 35. f4 $15)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Yopal"]
[Site "Yopal"]
[Date "1997.06.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Black "Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 exd4 13. cxd4 Re8 14. Bc2 Nb4 $146
(14... Nb6 15. b3 Nb4 16. Bb1 c5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Bb2 $14 {1-0 Polgar,
J-Rubinetti,J/Buenos Aires 1992/TD 92\05 (28)}) 15. Bb1 c5 16. Bf4 Nf8 (16...
cxd4 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nxd4 Nc5 $132) 17. Qd2 Nc6 (17... Ne6 18. Be3 bxa4 $13)
18. d5 Na5 19. Ba2 Ng6 20. Bg3 b4 21. Nc4 Nxc4 22. Bxc4 $14 a5 23. Qc2 Qe7 24.
Rad1 Ba6 25. Nd2 h5 26. Bxa6 Rxa6 27. Nc4 h4 28. Bh2 Bd4 29. Kf1 Qf6 30. Rd3
Ne5 31. Bxe5 Bxe5 32. Qe2 Ra7 33. Rf3 Qd8 34. Rd3 Bd4 35. Qg4 g6 36. Qf4 Be5
37. Qf3 Bd4 38. Qf4 Be5 39. Qf3 Bd4 40. Rdd1 Kg7 41. Re2 Qd7 42. b3 Qd8 43. Qg4
Rf8 44. Rd3 Re8 45. f4 Qf6 46. Rf3 Rae7 $2 (46... Qd8) 47. e5 $1 Kg8 $4 (47...
dxe5 48. fxe5 Qa6 49. e6 (49. Nd6 $2 Qxd6 50. exd6 Rxe2 $19) 49... fxe6 50. d6
Rd7 51. Qxh4 $14) 48. exf6 Rxe2 49. Ne5 $1 1-0

[Event "North Sea Cup 15th"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "2000.07.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. d5 Ne7 (12... Na5 13. Bc2 Nb6 14. b4
Nac4 15. a5 Nd7 16. Bb3 Be7 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Nfd2 f5 $132 {0-1 Jaracz,
P-Onischuk,A/Koszalin 1999/CBM 73/[Wedberg] (28)}) 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8
15. Na3 Ba6 16. Nh2 (16. Be3 Nc5 17. Bc2 c6 18. b4 Nd7 19. c4 bxc4 20. Ba4 Bb7
$6 (20... cxd5 $1 21. Bxd7 d4 $1 $44) 21. Nxc4 $36 {1-0 Svidler,P-Gabriel,C/
Bad Homburg 1998/CBM 66/[Svidler] (35)}) (16. Nc2 Nc5 17. Nb4 Bc8 18. Bc2 Na6
19. Nxa6 Qxa6 20. Nh2 Ng6 21. Ng4 Be7 22. g3 f5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Svidler,P/
Frankfurt 1999/CBM 72/[Wedberg] (45)}) 16... Ng6 17. Ng4 (17. g3 Rb8 18. Bd2
Be7 19. h4 Nc5 20. Bc2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Lanka,Z-Svidler,P/Pula 1997/CBM 57 ext (28)
}) 17... Be7 18. Ne3 (18. Bc2 Rb8 19. b4 Nf6 (19... c6 20. Ne3 Nf6 21. Bb3 Bb7
$132 {0-1 Knezevic,B-Blagojevic,D/Nis 1996/EXT 99 (39)}) 20. Qf3 Bc8 21. g3
Nxg4 22. hxg4 h6 23. Qe2 Bd7 24. Bb2 Bg5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Iordachescu,V-Grischuk,A/
Porto San Giorgio 1999/EXT 2000 (40)}) 18... Rb8 19. Bd2 Bg5 (19... Nc5 20. Bc2
Bc8 21. Nf5 Bf8 22. Qf3 c6 23. dxc6 Qxc6 24. b4 Na6 25. c4 $36 {1-0 Popovic,
P-Blagojevic,D/Niksic 1997/EXT 99 (35)}) 20. Bc2 Bc8 21. Qa1 Qb7 22. c4 $5 {
[%mdl 48] An unusual move in these positions. Svidler refrains from the
standard b4 manouvre and goes for something new.} bxc4 (22... b4 23. Nb5 $14 {
[%csl Rb4]}) 23. Naxc4 $14 {White aims for the nice c6 outpost and at the same
time Black has some coordination problems. A slight white plus seems in order.}
Nf6 $6 (23... Ra8 $5) 24. Na5 $1 Qxb2 25. Nc6 Bxe3 $8 (25... Qxa1 $4 26. Rxa1
$18) 26. Bxe3 Qxc2 27. Nxb8 Qxe4 28. Nc6 Nxd5 (28... Qxd5 29. Qa8 Qe6 30. Na7
Ne7 31. Rb1 $18) 29. Qa8 Qf5 30. Na7 Nge7 31. g4 Qe6 32. Rb1 h6 33. Rb8 Kh7 34.
Nxc8 Ng6 {Surely this should be winning for White.} 35. Qa2 e4 36. Na7 Ne5 37.
Re8 $2 {Now Black gets drawing chances.} (37. Kh1 Nf3 38. Nc6 Qf6 39. Qc2 Nc3
40. Nd4 $18) 37... Nf3+ 38. Kh1 Qxe8 39. Qxd5 Qa4 40. Kg2 Ne5 41. Nb5 c6 42.
Nc3 cxd5 43. Nxa4 Nf3 44. Bf4 f5 45. gxf5 Nh4+ 46. Kf1 d4 47. Bxd6 Nxf5 48. Be5
e3 49. Nc5 exf2 50. Kxf2 g5 51. Kf3 h5 52. Ke4 Kg6 53. Ne6 g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[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 8]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 exd4 13. cxd4 Re8 14. Bf4
Na5 15. Bc2 b4 16. Nb1 c5 17. Nbd2 Nf8 18. e5 dxe5 19. dxe5 Be7 20. Be3 $146 (
20. Qe2 Qb6 21. Bd3 Rad8 22. Nc4 Nxc4 23. Bxc4 Qc6 24. b3 Ne6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Onischuk,A-Piket,J/Wijk aan Zee 1997/CBM 57/[Wedberg] (42)}) 20... Qb6 $6 (
20... c4 $5) 21. Rc1 Red8 22. Nh2 Nc6 23. Qh5 Nd4 24. Bb1 Qe6 25. Ng4 g6 26.
Qh6 Nf5 $2 (26... Rac8) 27. Bxf5 Qxf5 28. Bxc5 $1 Bg5 29. Be3 Be7 (29... Bxh6
30. Nxh6+ Kg7 31. Nxf5+ gxf5 $18) 30. Bc5 Bg5 31. Be3 Be7 32. Rc7 Rd7 33. Rxd7
(33. Rec1 $5) 33... Nxd7 34. Bd4 Qe6 (34... Bg5 35. e6 $1 $18) 35. Qe3 Rd8 36.
Nh2 Qd5 37. Nhf3 Nc5 38. b3 Ne6 39. Bb6 Bg5 $1 $132 40. Qe2 Bxd2 41. Rd1 Nd4 $2
(41... Rc8 42. Rxd2 Qxb3 $17) 42. Bxd4 Bc3 43. Rd3 a5 44. e6 $1 Qxe6 (44...
fxe6 45. Bxc3 Qxd3 46. Qxe6+ Kf8 47. Qf6+ Ke8 48. Qh8+ Kd7 49. Ne5+ Kc7 50.
Nxd3 $18) 45. Bxc3 Rxd3 46. Qxd3 bxc3 47. Qxc3 Qd5 48. Kh2 h6 49. h4 Kh7 50.
Qe3 Bc6 51. Qf4 Bb7 52. b4 axb4 53. Qxb4 Qf5 $4 54. Qxb7 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1996.01.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Ne7 (12... Nb8) 13. Nf1 (13. c4
Nd7 14. Bc2 c6 15. b3 Rc8 16. Nf1 Qc7 17. Ne3 $14 {Anand,V-Deshmukh,A/Calcutta/
1992}) 13... Ng6 14. N3h2 Nd7 {N} (14... Qd7 15. Ng4 Nxe4 $5 16. Rxe4 f5 17.
Re1 fxg4 {Rodriguez,Am-Arencibia,W/Capablanca mem-B/1994} 18. Qxg4 Qxg4 19.
hxg4 Ne7 20. Rd1 $14) 15. a3 Nc5 16. Ba2 Nf4 17. c4 c6 18. cxb5 cxb5 19. Bb1 a5
20. h4 g6 21. g3 Nh5 {The main theme of this game is the positioning of the
minor pieces. White constantly tries to push blacks minors away from the good
central squares.} 22. Ng4 Qe7 23. Bc2 Bc8 24. b3 Bd7 (24... f5 25. exf5 gxf5
26. Nxe5 Nxg3 27. Nxg3 dxe5 28. Qh5 $40) 25. Nh6+ Kh8 26. Qf3 f6 27. Bd2 Rec8
28. Rec1 Be8 29. Ng4 Bg7 30. Qe2 Qb7 31. Nge3 Bf8 32. Qe1 Qb6 33. b4 $14 axb4
34. axb4 Rxa1 35. Rxa1 Na4 36. Ra3 Bd7 37. Rb3 Be7 38. Bd3 Ng7 39. Nh2 Bd8 40.
Qe2 Qa6 41. Kg2 Nb6 42. Rc3 Rxc3 43. Bxc3 {White has a space advantage. And
blacks minor pieces are just defending.} Na4 44. Be1 Kg8 45. Nhg4 h5 $2 {
Now white gets someting to attack on the kingside. Its a long way back for Na4
to the defence.} 46. Nh2 Bb6 47. Nhf1 {Whites minor pieces looks a bit cramped.
But its just temporary. In fact they are quite mobile, with easy access to
both flanks.} Kf7 48. Nd1 Ba7 49. Nfe3 Qb6 50. f3 Qb7 51. Nc2 Ne8 52. Kh2 Qa6
53. Nce3 Bd4 54. f4 $1 $16 {Now the h5-P looks really weak.} Qb6 55. f5 Ng7 56.
fxg6+ Kxg6 57. Nf5 $1 Nxf5 58. exf5+ Bxf5 59. Bxf5+ Kxf5 60. Qc2+ $1 {A series
of Q-checks forces the black K into a mating net.} (60. Qxh5+ $2 Ke4 $13) 60...
e4 (60... Kg4 61. Qe4#) 61. Qc8+ Kg6 62. Qg8+ Kf5 (62... Kh6 63. Bd2+ e3 64.
Nxe3 Bxe3 65. Qh8+ Kg6 66. Qe8+ $18) 63. Qh7+ Ke5 64. Qxh5+ f5 65. Qf7 Be3 66.
Kg2 $1 {The K delivers the final blow by preparing Bf2 after an exchange on e3.
} f4 (66... Bc1 67. Bf2 e3 68. Nxe3 Bxe3 69. Qe6+ Kd4 70. Bxe3+ $18) 67. gxf4+
Bxf4 68. Nf2 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Hrokurinn"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2003.02.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2003.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. a4 h6 14. Nbd2
Bf8 15. Bc2 Qd7 16. b3 b4 {[%mdl 8]} (16... exd4 17. cxd4 Nb4 18. Bb1 g6 19.
axb5 Qxb5 20. d5 c6 21. Bb2 Nh5 22. dxc6 Nxc6 23. Nc4 Rad8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Van
der Wiel,J-Karpov,A/Amsterdam 1991/CBM 23 (50). (49)}) 17. d5 (17. Bb2 bxc3 18.
Bxc3 exd4 19. Nxd4 d5 $132) 17... Ne7 18. c4 {A solid reaction to Sokolovs
P-sac. White usually has the better chances on the K-side in these closed
situations.} (18. cxb4 c6 {and Black gets some counterplay in the centre for
the P.}) 18... c5 19. Nf1 Kh8 {With the Q-side effetively closed both sides
starts shifting pieces towards the K-side.} 20. N3h2 Ng6 21. Ne3 Rad8 22. Nf5
Bc8 23. Qf3 Nh7 24. Bd2 Ne7 25. h4 Ng8 26. g4 g6 27. Ne3 Bg7 28. Kh1 Ne7 29.
Rg1 Rg8 30. Rg2 Rdf8 31. Rag1 Qd8 32. Nhf1 a5 33. Rh2 f6 34. Ng3 Rf7 35. Kg2 {
[%cal Yg2f1,Yd1c1,Yc1b1,Yb1a2,Yf1e1,Ye1d1] White decides to bring the K over
to the Q-side before deciding on how to open the position. Black has less
space and cannot copy White´s manouvre.} f5 $5 {The waiting game is too much
for Ivan Sokolov. He prefers an open fight and better have it now than later
with Whites K safely tucked away somwhere on the Q-side.} 36. gxf5 gxf5 37.
exf5 e4 {This cannot be good from an objective standpoint, but we have to give
Sokolov credit for trying to avoid suffocation. This is the difference between
todays chess and the games of the past. Dynamical and risky play is usually
preferred to passivity.} (37... Ng6 38. Kf1 $16) 38. Bxe4 Be5 39. Kf1 Nf6 40.
Bd3 Rfg7 {Sokolov has activated his pieces, but the price of two P:s is too
high. White is clearly better.} 41. Rhg2 $16 Qe8 42. Ne4 Rxg2 43. Rxg2 Rxg2 44.
Kxg2 Nh5 45. Kf1 Qf7 46. Ng4 Nxf5 47. Nxe5 dxe5 48. Ke1 Qg6 49. Nxc5 Kg8 50.
Be3 Qg1+ 51. Kd2 Nxe3 52. Qxe3 Qa1 53. Bc2 Qb2 54. Qd3 Nf4 55. Qe3 (55. Qh7+ {
is also good, but why complicate when the position is already winning.}) 55...
Bf5 56. Ne4 {White's two connected passed P:s will win the game.} Kf8 57. f3 h5
58. d6 Bxe4 59. Qxe4 Ke8 60. Kd1 Qa1+ 61. Bb1 Qc3 62. Qa8+ Kf7 63. Qa7+ Kg8 64.
Qh7+ Kf8 65. Qf5+ Kg7 66. Qe4 Qxb3+ 67. Bc2 Qc3 68. d7 Qa1+ 69. Bb1 Qxa4+ 70.
Ke1 (70. Ke1 Qxd7 71. Qh7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2496] Black over-optimistically throws his forces forward on the Q-side,
but then a few silent White moves later he desperatly have to give all his
gains back with interest to prevent mate. Again Svidler shows his
understanding of the White side of the Spanish.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4
Bb7 12. Na3 ({For the more positionally minded the line to play is} 12. axb5
axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. d5 Ne7 15. Na3 Ba6 16. Be3 Qb8 (16... c6 17. dxc6 Qxc6
18. Nc2 Bb7 19. Nb4 Qc7 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Dimitrov,V-Brenjo,S/
Jagodina 1998/EXP 65 (57)}) 17. Nc2 Nc5 18. Nb4 Bb7 19. Bc2 Na6 20. Nxa6 Bxa6
21. Qe2 Bc8 22. Ra1 Bd7 23. Qd3 c6 24. dxc6 Bxc6 25. Ra6 Rd8 26. Nh2 Qc8 27.
Ra7 $14 {1-0 Fritz5-Beliavsky,A/Frankfurt 1998/EXP 65 (54)}) 12... exd4 13.
cxd4 Re8 14. Bf4 Na5 15. Bc2 b4 16. Nb1 Nf8 (16... c5 17. Nbd2 Qc7 18. Rc1 Rad8
19. Bb1 g6 20. Qc2 Qb6 21. dxc5 Nxc5 {0,5/Luther,T-Lalic,B/Hastings 9596/CBM
51/[Hansen,Cu] (21)}) (16... b3 17. Bd3 c5 18. Nbd2 cxd4 19. Bxd6 Qb6 20. e5
Be7 21. Ne4 Rad8 22. Qc1 Bxe4 23. Bc7 Qb4 24. Bxe4 Nc5 25. Bxd8 Rxd8 $44 {
Ernst,Th-Tisdall,J/Gausdal 52/350 1991 (44)}) (16... g6 17. Nbd2 Nf8 18. Bg3
Ne6 19. Nb3 Nxb3 20. Bxb3 c5 21. d5 Nd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23. Re2 Qf6 $10 {
Hermansson,E-Barkhagen,J/SWE-ch op Vaxjo ,EXT 92ch 1992 (35)}) 17. Nbd2 Ne6 18.
Be3 c5 19. d5 Nf8 20. Rb1 c4 21. Qe2 Rc8 22. Nh2 b3 $146 (22... Nd7 23. Ng4 Bg5
24. f4 Bh4 25. Rf1 b3 26. Bd1 f5 27. exf5 Nb6 $132 {0-1 Jonczyk,W-Murdzia,P/
Polanica Zdroj 1993/EXT 93op2 (41)}) 23. Bd1 Nd7 24. Ng4 Bxb2 $6 {Dubious,
because Black loses control over the black squares. The black P:s look much
more dangerous than they actually are.} (24... Bg5 $142) 25. Rxb2 c3 26. Rb1
cxd2 $6 (26... c2 $142 27. Rc1 cxd1=Q 28. Rcxd1 $14) 27. Bxd2 Nc5 (27... Bxd5
28. Nh6+ $1 (28. Qxa6 Nc4) 28... gxh6 29. Qg4+ Kh8 30. exd5 $16) 28. Qf3 Nc4
29. Bc3 $40 {Black suffers from the absence of defenders on the K-side. White
threatens to win easily with the standard attack starting with Nf6+.} f5 (29...
Nxa4 $2 30. Nf6+ $1 $40) 30. Qxf5 Rc7 31. Bxb3 $18 Rf8 32. Nf6+ $1 {A nice
touch to conclude a rather strange game.} gxf6 33. Bxc4 Rg7 34. Re3 Bc8 35. Qf4
Nxa4 (35... Nxa4 36. Bd4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Madrid Magistral 7th"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1998.05.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1998.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Beliavsky holds the balance in this game with a new and very active strategy.
Anands aggressive try to win produces a very entertaining finish.} 1. e4 {Anand
} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O
9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 (12. d5 {Anand}) 12... h6 13. Bc2 exd4
14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 c4 (17... f5 {Anand}) 18. axb5 axb5
19. Nd4 Rxa3 (19... Ne5 {Anand-Kamsky/Las Palmas/1995}) 20. bxa3 Nd3 21. Bxd3
cxd3 22. Re3 Nc5 23. Bb2 Bc8 (23... Qa5 24. Nf5 (24. N4f3 Qa4 25. Qa1 b4 26.
axb4 Qxb4 27. Bc3 Qb5 $11 {Zontakh,A-Gligoric,S/Pozarevac 1995/EXP 49/1/2-1/2 
(58)}) 24... g6 25. Ng3 Bg7 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Nb3 Qxa3 28. Nxc5 Qxc5 29. Rxd3
$13 {1-0 Kotronias,V-Gligoric,S/JUG-chT 1997/EXP 59 (34)}) (23... g6 24. N4b3
Na4 25. Bd4 Ba6 26. Rxd3 b4 27. Re3 bxa3 28. Qa1 Qd7 29. Qxa3 $16 {1-0
Chandler,M-Mannion,S/Barnsdale YM 1989/TD 89\14 (39)}) 24. Nc6 Qh4 $146 {
Active play against Whites center. When Black loses in this line it's usually
because of dropping the d3-P for nothing or more common because White gets a
K-side attack, so keeping the Q on the K-side might be a good defensive
measure as well.} (24... Qc7 25. Nb4 Na4 26. Ba1 Bd7 27. Rxd3 $16 {1-0 Zontakh,
A-Mojzis,J/Pardubice op 1995/EXT 95op (33)}) 25. Bd4 f5 {The logical way to
continue. Black tries to disturb White as much as possible.} (25... Bd7 26. Nf3
Qh5 27. Bxc5 dxc5 28. Qxd3 $16) 26. Nf3 (26. Bxc5 $5 {Anand} dxc5 27. e5 c4)
26... Qh5 27. e5 f4 (27... dxe5 {Anand} 28. Rxe5 $1) 28. Re1 dxe5 29. Ncxe5 Qf5
(29... Bf5 30. Qc1 Nd7 31. Qxf4 $16) 30. Nh4 (30. Bxc5 Bxc5 31. Qxd3 Qxd3 32.
Nxd3 Rxe1+ 33. Nfxe1 Bxa3 34. Nxf4 Bb7 $17) (30. Qb1 $14 {Anand Beliavsky})
30... Qg5 31. Neg6 {Anand decides to go for the Black K, but in doing so he
promotes the d3-P from being a weakness to be a dangerous passed P.} (31. Nhf3
$11) (31. Bxc5 {Anand} Bxc5 32. Nxd3 Rxe1+ 33. Qxe1 Bf8 34. Qe8 Qxd5 35. Ng6 (
35. Nxf4 Qd1+ 36. Kh2 Qd7) 35... Qf7 36. Qxf8+ Qxf8 37. Nxf8 Kxf8 38. Nxf4 Ke7
$44) 31... Rxe1+ 32. Qxe1 Qxd5 33. Nxf8 (33. Qe8 Qf7 34. Qxc8 d2 35. Bxc5 (35.
Qg4 $2 f3 $19) 35... d1=Q+ 36. Kh2 Qdd7 37. Qxd7 Qxd7 38. Bxf8 $11) 33... Ne4
$1 (33... Kxf8 {Anand} 34. Ng6+ Kf7 35. Nh8+ $11 (35. Qe7+ Kxg6 36. Qxg7+ Kh5
37. Be3 Bxh3 $1)) 34. Qc1 (34. Nf3 {Anand} Kxf8 35. Qc1 $11) 34... d2 (34...
Qc4 $1 {Anand} 35. Qxf4 d2 36. Nfg6 d1=Q+ 37. Kh2 Nf6 $19) 35. Qxc8 d1=Q+ 36.
Kh2 Nd6 $8 (36... Qc4 37. Bc5 $3 Nd6 (37... Qxc5 $2 38. Qe6+ Kxf8 39. Ng6#) 38.
Qd8 Qf7 39. Bxd6 $18) 37. Qd8 Qf7 38. Qxd6 (38. Nhg6 Ne8 39. Ne5 Qxf8 40. Qd5+
Kh7 41. Qe4+ $11) (38. Ne6+ {Anand} Ne8 39. Nxg7 Qe2) 38... Qxf8 39. Qd5+ Qf7
40. Qa8+ Kh7 41. Qe4+ Kg8 (41... g6 $2 42. Qe5 $18 (42. Qe5 {Anand} Qf8 43.
Nxg6 $1 $18)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.04.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1996.03.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Piket} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6
8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Ne7 13. c4 (13. Nf1) 13...
c6 (13... Nd7 14. Bc2 c6 15. b3 Rc8 16. Nf1 Qc7 17. Ne3 g6 18. Bd2 Bg7 19. Rc1
$14 {Anand,V-Deshmukh,A/Calcutta/1992}) 14. Bc2 bxc4 15. dxc6 Nxc6 16. Nxc4 Nd4
$5 {N} (16... h6 17. Bd2 Rc8 18. Rc1 Nd4 19. Ba4 $14 {Ermenkov-Lukacs/Albena/
1985}) 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Bg5 (18. Qxd4 $2 d5 $15) 18... d5 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. e5
Qh6 21. Nd2 (21. Na5 $5 Bb4 22. Nxb7 Bxe1 23. Qxe1 Qc6 24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Nd6
Re7 26. Qd2 $44) 21... Bb4 22. Re2 Bxd2 23. Qxd2 Qxd2 24. Rxd2 Rxe5 25. b4 $1
a5 $6 (25... Rc8 $142) 26. b5 {[%cal Yb5b8]} Rc8 27. Bd3 Kf8 28. Bf1 Ke7 (28...
Rc3 $1 29. Rxd4 Re4 $10 {Piket}) 29. Rxd4 Re4 30. Rd3 Kd6 31. Ra3 a4 32. Rb1 g6
33. f3 Rd4 34. Bd3 Kc5 35. Bf1 Kb6 36. Rb2 f5 37. Re3 Rd1 38. Kf2 Rdc1 39. Re6+
Ka5 40. Bd3 a3 41. Rb3 $18 R8c3 42. Rxc3 Rxc3 43. Ke3 Rb3 44. Kd4 Rb2 45. Re2
f4 46. Kc5 Rxe2 47. Bxe2 g5 48. b6 h5 49. Bb5 d4 50. Bd3 h4 51. Bf1 Ba8 52. Bc4
Bb7 53. Bd3 Bc8 54. Be4 Ka6 55. Kc6 Ka5 56. Bd3 Kb4 57. Kc7 Kc5 58. Bf1 1-0

[Event "Cappelle"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lanka, Zigurds"]
[Black "Lane, Gary William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 Bxb3 11. axb3 exd4 12. cxd4 Nb4 13. d5 (13. Nc3 c5 14. Bf4
c4 15. bxc4 bxc4 16. Bg5 Nd3 17. Re2 Nh5 18. Be3 f5 19. exf5 Rxf5 20. Qa4 $14 {
Ivanchuk,V-Agdestein,S/Tilburg/1989}) 13... c5 (13... Nd7 14. Bd2 Nd3 15. Re2
Bf6 16. Qc2 N3c5 17. Be3 Re8 {Judasin,L-Kuzmin,G/URS/1990} 18. b4 {+/- Judasin}
) 14. dxc6 Nxc6 (14... d5 {Gary Lane gives this move an ! in his book on the
Ruy Lopez - so why didnt he play it here?} 15. e5 Ne4 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. bxc3
Nxc6 18. Qd3 Qd7 19. Bg5 $14 {Beljavsky,A-Kuzmin,G/Leningrad/1990}) 15. Nc3 Re8
16. Bf4 Bf8 17. Nd4 Nb4 18. Qf3 Nd7 19. Rad1 $14 Qf6 20. Nf5 Ne5 21. Qg3 Qg6
22. Re3 $1 Re6 $2 (22... Qxg3 $142 23. Rxg3 Re6 $14) 23. Qh4 $40 f6 24. Rg3 Qe8
25. Nd4 Ng6 26. Qg4 Nxf4 27. Qxf4 Re5 28. Qxf6 Ra7 29. Qf3 d5 30. Rg4 Rf7 31.
Qe2 h5 32. Rh4 dxe4 33. Rxe4 Rxe4 34. Nxe4 $16 Qe5 35. Nf3 Qe6 $4 36. Nfg5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.10.03"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Peng, Xiaomin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

{[%mdl 4] This game is a nice model for how to conduct the white attack in the
Spanish main lines when Black has exchanged on d4. Topalov plays in the centre
at first to distract Black from attacking on the Q-side. Then at the
appropriate moment he shifts to a K-side operation.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Nb6 11.
Nbd2 exd4 12. cxd4 Nb4 13. Nf1 c5 14. a3 Nc6 15. Be3 (15. Ng3 c4 16. Bc2 d5 17.
e5 a5 18. Be3 b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Rxa8 Nxa8 21. Nh2 b3 22. Bb1 Nc7 23. Qh5 g6
24. Qh6 Re8 25. Ng4 Bxg4 26. hxg4 Bf8 27. Qh3 Ne6 $17 {0-1 Svidler,P-Adams,M/
Groningen 1997/CBM 63 (36)}) (15. d5 Ne5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Be3 Bd6 18. Qd2 Bd7
19. Rec1 Qe7 20. Qa5 Rfb8 21. Nd2 Be8 22. Bd1 Nd7 $13 {0-1 Shirov,A-Piket,J/
Linares 1997/CBM 57 (40)}) (15. Bc2 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. b3 Be6 18. Bb2 Bf6
19. Bxd4 Be5 20. Nh2 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Qc7 22. Re2 Qc5 $11 {0-1 Bologan,
V-Zagrebelny,S/Kstovo 1998/EXT 99 (31)}) (15. Bf4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Qxd4
Be6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Bg3 Nc4 $15 {0-1 Bologan,V-Piket,J/Germany 1997/GER-chT 
(44)}) 15... c4 (15... Na5 16. Bc2 Nbc4 17. Bc1 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Bf6 19. Rb1 d5
20. exd5 Bb7 21. Nf5 Qxd5 22. Qxd5 Bxd5 23. b3 Nb6 24. Be3 Rab8 25. N1g3 Be6
26. Ne4 $14 {1-0 Karpov,A-Ivkov,B/Bugojno 1980/MCD (58)}) (15... a5 16. Rc1 c4
17. Bc2 d5 18. Ne5 Bb7 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. e5 Na4 21. Rb1 Ra6 22. Ng3 g6 23. Bh6
Re8 24. e6 $40 {1-0 Topalov,V-Piket,J/Monte Carlo 1997/CBM 57 ext (37)}) 16.
Bc2 d5 17. Ne5 $1 {[%mdl 4] Topalov keeps the central tension while building
up against the black K. This way Blacks Q-side play is at least postponed. See
the game 0-1 Svidler,P-Adams,M/Groningen 1997/CBM 63 (36) for an example of
how Black can play when White closes too early with e5.} (17. e5 a5 $132) 17...
Qc7 18. Ng3 g6 19. Qf3 Be6 20. Nxc6 Qxc6 21. Bh6 Rfe8 22. e5 {[%mdl 4] Now the
time is ripe for a pure attack on the black K.} a5 23. Nh5 $1 {This sacrifice
is the key to opening up the black box.} Nd7 (23... gxh5 24. Qg3+ (24. Qxh5 f5
25. Re3 Kh8 26. Bg7+ Kxg7 27. Rg3+ Kh8 28. Qh6 Rg8 29. Bxf5 $18) 24... Bg4 25.
e6 $40) 24. Qg3 b4 25. Ng7 Bf8 $2 (25... Rec8 26. Nf5 (26. Nxe6 Qxe6 27. f4 c3
28. b3 Qb6 29. Rad1 bxa3 $132) 26... Bxf5 27. Bxf5 $16) 26. Nxe8 Bxh6 27. Nd6
b3 28. Bf5 $18 Nb6 29. f4 Bxf5 30. Nxf5 Bf8 31. Nh4 Na4 32. f5 $40 (32. Rab1
$18) 32... Nxb2 33. e6 Nd3 (33... Bg7 $5) 34. exf7+ Kxf7 35. Re6 b2 36. Rf1 Qb7
37. Nxg6 $1 Bg7 38. Qe3 Bf6 39. Rxf6+ Kxf6 40. Qe6+ Kg7 41. f6+ Kh6 (41... Kxg6
42. f7+ Kg7 43. Qf6+ Kf8 44. Qd6+ Kg7 45. f8=Q+ Rxf8 46. Qxf8+ Kg6 47. Qf6+ Kh5
48. g4#) 42. Ne7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Haznedaroglu, Kivanc"]
[Black "Dervishi, Erald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2394"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[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 "Turkey"]
[BlackTeam "Albania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TUR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ALB"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. d5 Nb8 14. c4 c6 15. axb5
axb5 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. cxb5 {Svidlers idea is up for yet another test. White
gives away the centre, but he has some nice tactics to support the decision.}
cxd5 {Black should accept the offer I think.} (17... cxb5 $6 18. Bc2 $14 {
/\Bb3,קb5}) 18. exd5 Nxd5 (18... Nbd7 $2 19. Nb1 $1 Nc5 20. Nc3 Nxb3 21. Qxb3
$16 {1-0 Svidler,P-Almasi,Z/Dortmund 1998/CBM 66/[Wedberg] (29)}) 19. Ne4 Nf6
$1 $146 {[%mdl 8] A new try to save Black in this tricky line - and a good one.
With the N on f6 there is no White attack. In the positional game Black should
do just fine.} (19... Nb4 $2 {is refuted by} 20. Bg5 $1 Qd7 (20... hxg5 21.
Nfxg5 $40) 21. Bxh6 d5 22. Bd2 Nd3 23. Nfg5 Qf5 24. Qh5 $1 (24. Re3 {1-0
Svidler,P-Grischuk,A/Panormo 2001/CBM 84 ext (30)}) 24... Nxe1 25. Nf6+ gxf6
26. Qxf7+ Kh8 27. Qxe8 fxg5 28. Bxe1 $18) 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Nh2 Nd7 (21... d5
$2 22. Bxd5 Rd8 23. Ng4 Qd6 24. Nxh6+ gxh6 25. Qg4+ Kh8 26. Bxa8 $18) 22. Ng4
Qh4 (22... Qg6 23. Bd5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Rb8 {is OK for Black.}) 23. Bd5 Bxd5 24.
Qxd5 h5 25. Ne3 Nf6 26. Qc6 Rb8 27. Nc4 d5 28. Qc7 $1 {Blacks rather strange
play in the last few moves is refuted by this.} (28. Nxe5 Qb4 $11) 28... Re8 (
28... Rxb5 29. Nxe5 {[%csl Rf7]}) 29. Nxe5 Re7 30. Qa5 Qd4 31. Nf3 (31. Nc6 $1
{to support a later b4 looks more to the point.}) 31... Rxe1+ 32. Qxe1 Qb6 33.
Qe2 Bc5 34. Bd2 Ne4 35. Be1 Qe6 {Its not easy improve for White given Blacks
active play.} 36. Kf1 Qf6 37. Qc2 Qf5 38. Qb3 Bb6 39. h4 Qd7 40. Qa4 Qc8 41.
Qa6 Qxa6 $2 {Black gets a P back. But all the same Black should keep the Qs on
the board and not help White with his passed P.} (41... Qd8 $142) 42. bxa6 Nc5
43. Ba5 Ba7 44. b4 Nxa6 45. Ne5 Bb8 46. b5 Nc5 47. Nc6 Nb7 48. Bb4 Bd6 49. Bxd6
Nxd6 50. b6 {White has all the advantages there are to be had. Outside passed
P and more active K.} Nb7 51. Ke2 f6 (51... Kf8 52. Ke3 Ke8 53. Kd4 Kd7 54.
Kxd5 $18) 52. Ne7+ Kf7 53. Nxd5 g5 54. Kd3 Ke6 55. Kd4 gxh4 56. Nf4+ Kf5 57.
Nxh5 Kg5 58. Ng7 Kg4 59. Ne6 f5 60. Ke5 Na5 61. Kd5 f4 62. Nd4 Nb7 63. Kc6 Na5+
64. Kc7 h3 65. gxh3+ Kxh3 66. f3 Kg3 67. b7 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup-D"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2002.10.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2002.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. a4 h6 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 f5 {The sharp way. Black plays with fire and hopes
to escape unburned..} (17... c4 {is the more positional approach, but it
doesn´t yield better results than 17....f5 for Black.}) 18. Nh2 Nf6 19. Rf3 Re5
20. Rxf5 Rxf5 21. exf5 Bxd5 22. Ng4 Ra7 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Black has had bad
experiences with the alternatives. White's attack on the K usually proves more
valuable than Black´s centre. Beliavsky's move is aimed at improving the
defences around the K.} (22... Bf7 23. Ne4 Nxg4 24. Qxg4 d5 25. f6 $40 {
1-0 Nijboer,F-Solleveld,M/Amsterdam 2002/CBM 89 ext (37)}) (22... Nxg4 23. hxg4
(23. Qxg4 Qg5 $5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Milton,S-Yerofeev,S/Pushkin 2001/EXT 2002 (36).
(36)}) 23... Bf7 24. Nf3 Be7 25. Qe2 Bf6 26. axb5 a5 27. Bf4 $14 {1-0
Hernandez,G-Henao,R/Sao Paulo 1992/EXT 98 (36)}) (22... Be7 23. Qe2 Nxg4 24.
hxg4 Bf6 25. axb5 axb5 26. Qxb5 $14 {1-0 Fogarasi,T-Petran,P/HUN 1992/EXT 2000
(32)}) 23. Ne4 Bxe4 24. Bxe4 Nxg4 25. Qxg4 (25. Bd5+ Nxd5 26. Qxd5+ Kh8 27.
hxg4 bxa4 28. Bd2 Qa8 $1 29. Qd3 Re7 $132) 25... d5 26. Bb1 $6 {White's attack
never takes off after this.} (26. Bf3 $5 Nd3 $8 27. Rd1 Nxc1 28. Rxc1 {[%csl
Yd5,Ye6,Gf3,Yf7,Yg6,Rg8,Yh7] opposite coloured B:s gives the attacker chances.
White has a slight pull here.}) 26... Re7 27. Rd1 (27. Re6 Rxe6 28. fxe6 Qf6
29. axb5 axb5 30. Bd2 Nc6 $13) 27... Qd6 28. Bd2 Nc6 29. axb5 axb5 30. Bf4 Qf6
31. Qf3 Nb4 32. Be3 Rd7 33. b3 (33. b3 Qc3 $5 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gruenfeld, Yehuda"]
[Black "Liss, Eran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1994.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. a4 h6 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 bxa4 16. Ra3 $5 $146 (16. Rxa4 a5 17. Ra3 Ra6 18. Nh2 g6 19. f3 Qd7 (19...
Bg7 20. Nc4 Qa8 21. d5 Rd8 22. Bd2 c6 $132 {Liss,E-Shvidler,E/Tel Aviv/1991})
20. Nc4 Qb5 21. Rc3 $14 {Kasparov,G-Karpov,A/Wch New York/1990}) 16... Nd7 17.
Nh2 c5 18. d5 Ne5 (18... f5 $5) (18... g6 19. Rg3 Bg7 $13) 19. Rg3 c4 20. Nxc4
$3 Nxc4 21. Qd4 $40 Rc8 22. Ng4 $1 (22. Bxh6 Re5 23. Ng4 Kh7 $13) 22... Kh8 (
22... Kh7 $2 23. e5+ $18) 23. Nxh6 Bxd5 24. Nf5 Re5 25. Qd1 Rxf5 (25... Be6 26.
f4 Rec5 27. Qh5+ Kg8 28. Nh6+ Kh7 29. e5+ $18) 26. exf5 f6 27. Re6 $1 $16 Ne5 (
27... Bxe6 28. Qh5+ Kg8 29. fxe6 $18) 28. Bd2 a5 29. Kh2 Bb3 30. Qh5+ Kg8 31.
f4 Nf7 32. Rg4 Rc5 33. Rh4 Nh6 34. Qg6 Nxf5 (34... Kh8 35. Re8 $18) 35. Bxf5
Rxf5 36. Qxf5 Qd7 37. Qh7+ Kf7 38. Re3 Bc2 39. Qh5+ Bg6 40. Qxa5 1-0

[Event "Samba Cup 1st"]
[Site "Skanderborg"]
[Date "2003.10.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bf8 {It can be dangerous to play Bf8 when White has the
option to go Bg5.} (10... Bb7 11. a4 h6 {leads to the Zaitsev variation.}) 11.
a4 Bd7 $6 {There is something fishy about Black's move order in the opening.
Perhaps Short wanted to improvise to bring his opponent out of the books, but
the result only favours White.} (11... Na5 12. Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. axb5 Nc4 14. Qb3
d5 15. Nbd2 Kg8 16. Nxc4 dxc4 17. Qxc4+ Be6 18. d5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 20. Qxc7
Qc8 21. Qxc8 Bxc8 $15 {0-1 Pavlovic,M-Beliavsky,A/Vrnjacka Banja 1998/CBM 67/
[Beliavsky] (46)}) 12. Bg5 $1 (12. axb5 $5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Bg5 $14)
12... Na5 13. Ba2 exd4 14. cxd4 h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Nc3 bxa4 17. e5 $1 $16 {
Something has gone wrong for Black here. White is crashing through in the
centre and Black has no counterplay.} Qd8 18. Nxa4 Rb8 (18... Nc6 $142) 19. Qc2
$1 {[%cal Ya2b1,Yc2h7]} Qc8 20. Nc3 Nc6 21. Nd5 Kh8 (21... Nb4 22. Nf6+ gxf6
23. Qg6+ Kh8 24. Bxf7 Bg7 25. exf6 $18) 22. e6 $3 $18 {[%mdl 192]} Rxe6 (22...
fxe6 $2 23. Bb1 Kg8 24. Qh7+ Kf7 25. Bg6#) 23. Rxe6 Bxe6 (23... fxe6 24. Bb1 {
mate in a few moves.}) 24. Qxc6 Rxb2 25. Bc4 g5 26. Bxa6 Qb8 27. Nxc7 Bb3 28.
Bd3 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.28"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Black "Blagojevic, Dragisa"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Karpaty"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Napredak"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 exd4 13. cxd4 Re8 14. axb5 axb5 15.
Bf4 Na5 16. Bc2 b4 17. Nb5 Nf8 $146 (17... Bc6 18. Qd3 b3 (18... Nf8 19. d5 Bd7
20. e5 $36 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Svidler,P/Biel 2000/CBM 79/[Gelfand] (33)}) (
18... g6 $142 $5 {Gelfand}) 19. Bb1 Qb8 20. Nc3 g6 21. Rc1 Nb6 22. Nd2 Bd7 23.
Ra3 $14 {1-0 Lutz,C-Smagin,S/Essen 2001/CBM 83/[Wedberg] (46). (45)}) 18. Qd2 (
18. e5 $5 {would be the real test.} dxe5 (18... Be7 19. exd6 cxd6 20. Nxd6 $1
$16) 19. dxe5 Qxd1 20. Raxd1 Bd8 21. Nfd4 $14) 18... Ne6 19. Qxb4 $6 (19. Bg3
$142) 19... c5 $132 {Black's opening idea is paying off after White's
inaccurate response.} 20. Qd2 Nc4 21. Qc3 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Nxf4 23. Qxc4 d5 $1 $36
24. exd5 Bxd5 25. Qxc5 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Be5 $1 $40 27. dxe5 Qg5+ 28. Kf1 Qg2+ 29.
Ke1 Qg1+ 30. Kd2 Qxa1 $17 {Black is clearly better even though it's always
difficult to convert to a win with P:s on only one side.} 31. Nd6 Rf8 32. b4
Ne6 33. Qe3 Nd4 34. Be4 Qb2+ 35. Kd3 Nc2 36. Qc5 Nxb4+ 37. Ke3 Na6 38. Qc4 Qb6+
39. Kf4 Nc7 40. Kg3 Ne8 41. Nc8 Qd8 42. f4 $44 Nf6 43. Nd6 Nxe4+ 44. Qxe4 Qe7
45. f5 Rb8 46. Qd5 Kf8 $2 47. Nxf7 $1 $14 Re8 48. e6 Kg8 49. Qd7 Kf8 50. h4
Qa3+ 51. f3 Qe7 52. Ng5 h6 53. Nf7 Qf6 54. h5 Ra8 55. Qd5 Qa1 56. Qd6+ Kg8 57.
Qd2 Qg1+ 58. Qg2 Qxg2+ 59. Kxg2 Ra5 60. f4 Kf8 61. Ne5 Ra3 62. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup-A"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2002.10.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Black "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2002.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4
Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 f5 18. Nh2 Nf6 19. Rg3 Qe7 20. Rf3 {Ftacnik:
'This variation of the Ruy Lopez is exceptionally sharp and risky for both
sides. Black grabs the center, but white will try hard to attack on the
kingside.'} (20. Nhf3 fxe4 21. Nxe4 Bxd5 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Bd2 Bf7 (23... Qxb2
$5) 24. Bc3 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Qe6 26. Ne5 $40 {1-0 Topalov,V-Vescovi,G/Moscow
2001/CBM 86/[Wedberg] (31). (30)}) 20... Bxd5 (20... fxe4 {Ftacnik} 21. Nxe4
Nfxd5 22. Nf6+ Nxf6 23. Rxe7 Rxe7 $13) 21. Rxf5 Bf7 22. Rf3 (22. Ndf3 Be6 23.
g4 Bxf5 24. gxf5 Qb7 $13 {0-1 Grischuk,A-Bacrot,E/Enghien les Bains 2001/CBM
83/[Ftacnik] (56)}) 22... Nc6 (22... Bh5 {Ftacnik} 23. Ng4 Nxg4 24. hxg4 Bf7
25. Rg3 d5 26. g5 $13) 23. Rfe3 $40 {White's overweight on the K side is
obvious.} g6 (23... Qe6 {Ftacnik} 24. Nhf3 Ne5 25. Bc2 $11) 24. e5 $5 {A
typical sacrifice to open the play against the black K. Lines and diagonals
are the currencies of the position.  Ftacnik: 'Very daring move, since
objectively attacker will not get enough compensation. On the other hand
Vescovi will have to avert tactical threats and avoid any significant mistake.'
} (24. Nhf3 {Ftacnik} Bg7 $11) 24... dxe5 25. Rg3 Kh7 (25... Kg7 {Ftacnik} 26.
Nhf3 Qd8 $15) 26. Ne4 Rad8 (26... Nxe4 {Ftacnik} 27. Bxe4 Qe6 28. Qg4 $11) 27.
Qf3 Nxe4 28. Qxe4 (28. Bxe4 {Ftacnik} Nd4 29. Qh5 Rd6 $17) 28... Rd6 29. axb5
axb5 30. Nf3 Bd5 (30... c4 {Ftacnik} 31. Qg4 Qf6 $17) 31. Qg4 e4 32. Bf4 Re6 {
'?!' Ftacnik.} (32... Rf6 $5 {Ftacnik} 33. Ng5+ hxg5 34. Bxg5 Bg7 $17) 33. Bxe4
$5 {[%mdl 512] A remarkable combination.} Rxe4 $2 {Ftacnik: 'The defender
deserves full respect for the striving to win the game, but Ye will
demonstrate dangerous tactical phantasy typical for chinese players.'} (33...
Bxe4 $142 34. Rxe4 Bg7 $13 35. Be3 c4 $15 (35... Rxe4 {Ftacnik} 36. Qxg6+ Kg8
37. Qxc6 $11)) 34. Qxg6+ Kh8 35. Rxe4 Qxe4 36. Qf6+ Kh7 37. Bxh6 $3 {The
beautiful point that wins.} Bxh6 38. Ng5+ Bxg5 39. Qxg5 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Key West"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. a4 h6 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 c4 (17... f5) 18. Nd4 (18. axb5 axb5 19. Nd4 Rxa3 (
19... Qb6 20. Nf5 Ne5 (20... g6 21. Nf1 Rxa3 22. bxa3 Nxd5 23. exd5 Rxe1 24.
Qxe1 gxf5 25. Qe8 Nf6 26. Qb8 Nd7 27. Qe8 Nf6 $10 {Efimov,O/Fejgelson}) 21. Rg3
g6 22. Nf3 Ned3 23. Be3 Qd8 24. Bxh6 Qf6 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 $17 {Yang Xian-Lin Ta/
China/1988}) 20. bxa3 Nd3 21. Bxd3 cxd3 22. Re3 (22. Bb2 Qa5 23. Nf5 Ne5 $6 24.
Bxe5 dxe5 25. Nb3 Qb6 26. Qxd3 $16 {Kasparov,G-Karpov,A/London/Leningrad m/1986
}) 22... Ne5 (22... Qf6 23. Bb2 Nc5 24. Ba1 $16 {Arnason,JL-Shvidler/
Beer-Sheva/1987}) (22... Nc5 23. Bb2 Qa5 24. Rg3 {Van der Wiel-Gligoric/Palma
de Mallorca/1989} g6 25. Qh5 Bg7 26. Nf5 gxh5 27. Rxg7+ Kf8 28. Bf6 Qxd2 29.
Rh7 Qc1+ 30. Kh2 Qf4+ $10 {Van der Wiel}) 23. N4f3 (23. Nxb5 Qa5 24. Nd4 Qc3
25. N2b3 Ba6 $132 {Sax,G-Short,N/Saint John m/1988}) (23. Qb3 Ba6 24. N4f3 Qc7
25. Bb2 b4 $132 {Hübner,R-Short,N/Belfort/1988}) 23... Nc4 (23... f5 24. Nxe5
Rxe5 25. Bb2 Re7 26. exf5 Rxe3 27. fxe3 Bxd5 28. Qg4 Qc8 29. Qd4 $16 {
Glek-Harlamov/Corr/1988-89}) 24. Rxd3 Qd7 25. Nxc4 bxc4 26. Re3 $16 {
Ivanchuk-Kruppa/Frunze/1988}) 18... Qf6 {Clearly the safest move} (18... Qb6 $6
19. Nf5 $40 g6 (19... Ne5 20. Rg3 Kh7 21. Nf3 Bc8 22. Nxg7 Bxg7 23. Qd2 $18 {
Sax,G-Nikolic,P/Lugano/1987}) 20. Rg3 Kh7 21. Nf1 Ne5 22. Nxh6 $1 $40 {Rayner,
F-Sabih Kamel/Novi Sad ol/1990}) (18... Ne5 19. axb5 Qb6 20. Nxc4 $5 (20. bxa6
Rxa6 21. Nf5 Rxa3 22. bxa3 Nbd3 23. Bxd3 Nxd3 24. Re3 Ba6 25. Nxc4 Bxc4 26.
Rxd3 Bxd3 27. Qxd3 $14 {Hellers,F-Ornstein,A/Stockholm/1987}) (20. Nf5 Nbd3 21.
Bxd3 Nxd3 22. Re3 axb5 23. Raxd3 cxd3 24. Nxh6+ gxh6 25. Rg3+ Bg7 26. Nb3 $44 {
Goldin-Oll/Vilnius/1988}) 20... Nxc4 21. Rg3 Bc8 22. Bxh6 (22. b3 Ne5 23. Be3
Ng6 24. f4 Qd8 25. f5 Ne5 26. Qd2 a5 27. Bxh6 $16 {Sokolov,A-Portisch,L/
Brussels/1988}) 22... axb5 23. Nf3 Ra1 {Sax,G-Short,N/Subotica/1987} 24. b3 Ne5
25. Qd2 Ng6 26. Be3 Qa5 27. Bd4 {~/= Petran,P}) 19. N2f3 Nc5 20. axb5 axb5 21.
Ree3 (21. Nxb5 Rxa3 22. Nxa3 Ba6 23. Re3 Rb8 24. e5 (24. Rc3 Nbd3 $10 {Anand,
V-Timoshenko,G/Frunze/1987}) 24... dxe5 25. Nxe5 Ncd3 26. Ng4 Qd4 27. Nc2 Nxc2
28. Bxc2 Bd6 $13 {Dvojris-Timoshenko/URS/1988}) 21... Rxa3 22. bxa3 Nbd3 23.
Nxb5 {N} (23. Bxd3 cxd3 24. Qe1 Qf4 25. g3 Qf6 26. Bd2 Bc8 27. Kg2 Qg6 28. Nh4
Qf6 29. Bc3 $14 {De Firmian,N-Timoshenko,Gen/Moscow/1990}) 23... Rxe4 24. Rxe4
(24. Rxe4 Nxe4 25. Bxd3 cxd3 26. Qxd3 Qa1 27. Qxe4 Qxc1+ 28. Kh2 Qc5 29. a4 $13
) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial-B"]
[Site "Matanzas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rodriguez Cespedes, Amador"]
[Black "Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Ne7 (12... Nb8 $1 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14.
Ng3 g6 (14... Nc5 15. Bc2 c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bb3 Nb6 19. Bg5 $16
{Ceskovskij-Timoshenko/Sverdlovsk/1987}) 15. Be3 (15. Nh2 Nc5 16. Bc2 a5 17.
Qf3 h5 18. Be3 Nfd7 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. Ngf1 Bg7 21. Bc1 c6 22. b4 axb4 23. cxb4
Na4 24. dxc6 Bxc6 25. Bb3 $14 {Short-Timman/San Lorenzo(m10)/1993}) 15... Nc5
16. Bc2 c6 17. b4 Ncd7 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Bb3 Nb6 20. Qd3 Rb8 21. Rad1 $14 {
Short-Ivanchuk/Amsterdam/1994}) (12... Na5 13. Bc2 c6 14. b4 Nc4 15. Nxc4 bxc4
16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Bg5 h6 (17... Re6 18. Qe2 $14 {Dolmatov-Zajcev/Moscow/1992})
18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Nh2 $16 {Kindermann-Smejkal/Baden-Baden/1985}) 13. Nf1 (13.
c4 c6 14. Bc2 bxc4 15. dxc6 Nxc6 16. Nxc4 h6 17. Bd2 Rc8 18. Rc1 Nd4 19. Ba4
$14 {Ermenkov-Lukacs/Albena/1985}) 13... Ng6 {N} (13... h6 14. N3h2 c6 15. Ng4
Nxg4 16. hxg4 cxd5 17. exd5 $14 {Dolmatov-Ibragimov/Dortmund/1992}) 14. N3h2 (
14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. N3h2 $14) 14... Qd7 15. Ng4 Nxe4 $5 16. Rxe4 f5
17. Re1 fxg4 18. hxg4 (18. Qxg4 $32 Qxg4 19. hxg4 Ne7 20. Rd1 $14 {/\Ng3-e4})
18... Qf7 $132 {><d5} 19. Qd3 (19. Ng3 Ne7 $17) 19... e4 $5 20. Rxe4 Rxe4 21.
Qxe4 Re8 22. Qd4 Re1 23. f3 (23. Qd2 Re5 24. Ne3 Nf4 $15) 23... Nf4 $1 24. Bd1
Nxd5 25. Bd2 c5 26. Qf2 Re8 27. Bc2 Nf4 28. Re1 Rxe1 29. Bxe1 (29. Qxe1 $4 Nxg2
$19) 29... Qxa2 30. b3 $1 {/\Bxh7,ףa2} g6 31. Qd2 Bh6 32. Qd1 d5 33. Bd2 Qb2
34. Qe1 $1 $132 Kf7 $2 (34... Qxc2 35. Qe8+ Kg7 36. Qe7+ Kg8 37. Qe8+) 35. Qh4
Qxc2 36. Qxh6 Ne6 37. Qxh7+ Ng7 38. Qh2 Ne6 39. Qd6 (39. Qd6 Bc8 40. Qc6 $18)
1-0

[Event "Budapest FS02 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Black "Lukacs, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3
d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. Ne3 Bf8 14. h3 h6 15. Nh2
d5 16. Nhg4 d4 17. Nf5 Bc8 18. Bd2 Nc6 19. a4 dxc3 20. bxc3 b4 (20... Rb8) 21.
a5 $1 bxc3 (21... Nxa5 $2 22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23. cxb4 cxb4 24. Bxb4 $18 Bxb4 25.
Qg4+ Kf8 26. Qg7#) 22. Bxc3 Nxg4 23. Qxg4 Kh7 24. Ba4 Bd7 25. Rab1 g6 $6 (25...
Rb8 $32) 26. Rb7 $1 gxf5 27. exf5 $36 Qc8 28. Reb1 Kh8 29. Qe4 f6 30. Rxd7 $1
$18 Qxd7 31. Bxc6 Qc8 32. Rb6 Bg7 33. Bd2 Ra7 34. Bxe8 Qxe8 35. Qh4 h5 36. Be3
Rd7 37. Bxc5 Rxd3 38. Re6 Qc8 39. Qxh5+ Kg8 40. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "ESP-ch schev"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "2004.08.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis"]
[Black "Perez Candelario, Manuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2498"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2004.08.18"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 Nc5 15.
Bc2 c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bg5 {This line was popularized by Michael
Adams. It seems to yield White a slight plus, but if Black is careful he
should make a draw.} Qc8 $5 {This is an uncompromising move aimed at winning a
P by targeting both c3 and g4.} (18... Qc7 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 Nd7 21. Qf3
Nb6 22. Bb3 Qb7 23. Ng3 d5 24. Nh5 Re6 25. Qg3 Rg6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Korneev,
O-Ibragimov,I/Ekaterinburg 1997/CBM 57 ext (52)}) (18... h6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20.
Ng4 Nxg4 21. Qxg4 Bd7 (21... d5 $6 22. exd5 Qxd5 23. Bb3 Qd8 24. Qh5 Ra7 25.
Rxe5 Rxe5 26. Qxe5 Qg5 27. Qxg5 hxg5 $16 {Adams-Ponomariov, Linares 2002}) 22.
Qf3 Rc8 23. Bb3 Be6 24. Rad1 Re7 25. Rd3 Rec7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Vouldis,A-Cela,A/
Athens 1997/EXT 2004 (44)}) (18... Be7 $5 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 d5 21. Nxe5 Bb7
$132 {0-1 Jansa,V-Stocek,J/Czechia 2002/EXT 2003 (41)}) 19. Bxf6 {Exchanging
to take control over the key square d5.} Nxf6 20. Ng4 $5 {White plays along
and gives the P. He will get compensation with his strong d5 point.} Nxg4 21.
hxg4 Bd7 {The logical move.} (21... Qb7 22. Ne3 g6 23. Bb3 Bh6 24. Nd5 Bg5 25.
Qf3 $14 {0-1 Anka,E-Acs,P/Hungary 2002/EXT 2004 (49)}) 22. Ne3 Qxc3 (22... Ra7
23. Bb3 Qxc3 24. Nd5 Qc8 25. Nb6 Qd8 26. Nxd7 Qxd7 27. Bd5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Hracek,
Z-Beliavsky,A/Germany 2000/CBM 74 ext (37)}) 23. Nd5 Qc6 24. Bb3 Rac8 (24...
Qb7 25. g5 Be6 26. Re3 Rec8 27. Qh5 $40 {1-0 Almasi,Z-Bacrot,E/Szeged 2000/CBM
78 (34)}) 25. g5 {[%cal Yd1h5,Yg2g3,Yg1g2,Ye1h1] White seems to have a strong
attack, but Black has fared well from this position in earlier games. But a
closer look at those games reveals that White held promising positions.} Qb7 (
25... Be6 26. Re3 (26. Qh5 $5 {with the idea of g3 followed by Kg2 and Rh1
looks tempting.} Be7 27. g3 Bd8 28. Kg2) 26... Be7 27. Qh5 Qb7 28. Rg3 Kh8 29.
Re1 Rf8 30. Nf6 h6 31. gxh6 (31. Nd5 $5) 31... g6 32. Qg5 (32. Qf3 $5) 32...
Bxb3 33. Rxb3 Qc7 $13 {0-1 Isonzo,D-Dervishi,E/Bratto 2003/EXT 2004 (49)}) 26.
Qh5 Re6 $5 {[%mdl 256] With a R on g6 the defence is strengtened.} 27. Rad1 Qa7
28. Qf3 Be8 {Black's setup is strong on defence, but it's not easy to see how
Black is going to find any counterplay.} 29. Re3 Rg6 {[%cal Yg6g5]} 30. Qf5 Rc6
31. Rh3 Qd7 (31... Bd7 $4 32. Ne7+ Bxe7 33. Qxf7+ Kh8 34. Qg8#) 32. Rh5 $1 Qd8
{Trying to pinpoint the weakness on g5.} 33. Ne3 $2 {After this Black gets
back in the game.} (33. Qh3 $1 h6 $8 34. gxh6 gxh6 (34... Rxh6 35. Rxh6 gxh6
36. Rd3 Kh8 37. Rg3 $40) 35. Qf5 Kg7 36. Ne3 Rg5 37. Rxg5+ Qxg5 38. Qf3 $44)
33... Be7 34. Ng4 (34. Qh3 Bxg5 35. Rxh7 $2 Bh6 $19) 34... Qc8 35. Ne3 Qxf5 36.
Nxf5 Bxg5 37. Nxd6 Rcxd6 38. Rxd6 Rxd6 39. Rxg5 Rd4 40. Rxe5 Kf8 $15 41. f3 (
41. a3 Rd3 $17) 41... Rxb4 42. Rc5 a5 $6 (42... Bd7 $1 43. Rc7 Be6 44. Bxe6
fxe6 $17) 43. Rc7 {[%csl Gb3,Rf7][%cal Yb3d5]} Rd4 44. Bd5 Rd2 45. Kh2 a4 46.
Kh3 h5 47. g4 Rd3 48. Kg3 h4+ 49. Kxh4 Rxf3 50. g5 f6 51. Kg4 Rf1 52. gxf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 16th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1999.03.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
d6 9. c3 Nd7 10. d4 Nb6 11. Nbd2 exd4 12. cxd4 Nb4 13. Nf1 c5 14. a3 Nc6 15.
Be3 {Probably the best move. White enjoys a P-majority in the centre, but it
is important not to advance the P:s to early. The move Be3 supports d4, which
allows the jump Ne5 at a later stage.} (15. Ng3 c4 (15... Nxd4 16. Nxd4 cxd4
17. Qxd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Adams,M/Tilburg 1996/CBM 56 (25)}) 16. Bc2 d5
17. e5 (17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 d4 $17 {This line is the reason why White
prefers Be3 over Ng3.}) 17... a5 18. Be3 b4 $36 {0-1 Svidler,P-Adams,M/
Groningen 1997/CBM 63 (36)}) (15. d5 Ne5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Be3 Bd6 18. Qd2 Bd7
19. Rec1 Qe7 $11 {0-1 Shirov,A-Piket,J/Linares 1997/CBM 57 (40)}) (15. Bc2 Nxd4
16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. b3 Be6 18. Bb2 Bf6 19. Bxd4 Be5 $11 {0-1 Bologan,
V-Zagrebelny,S/Kstovo 1998/EXT 99 (31)}) (15. Bf4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Qxd4
Be6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Bg3 Nc4 $15 {0-1 Bologan,V-Piket,J/Germany 1997/GER-chT 
(44)}) 15... Na5 (15... c4 16. Bc2 d5 17. Ne5 $1 $14 {1-0 Topalov,V-Peng
Xiaomin/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext/[Wedberg] (42)}) (15... a5 16. Rc1 c4 17. Bc2 d5
18. Ne5 $14 {1-0 Topalov,V-Piket,J/Monte Carlo 1997/CBM 57 ext (37)}) 16. Bc2
Nbc4 17. Bc1 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Bf6 19. Rb1 d5 20. b3 $146 {This also seems good
for a slight plus.} (20. exd5 Bb7 21. Nf5 Qxd5 22. Qg4 $5 (22. Qxd5 Bxd5 23. b3
Nb6 24. Be3 $14 {1-0 Karpov,A-Ivkov,B/Bugojno 1980/MCD (58)}) 22... h5 23. Qg3
Rfe8 24. Bg5 Be5 25. f4 Bd4+ 26. Kh2 Nc6 27. Rbd1 $14 {1-0 Adams,M-Ivkov,B/FRA
1991/TD (37)}) 20... dxe4 (20... Nb6 21. e5 $16) 21. Bxe4 Bxd4 22. bxc4 (22.
Bxa8 Bf5 23. bxc4 Bxb1 24. Bd5 $14) 22... Rb8 (22... Bb7 23. Bxb7 Nxb7 24. cxb5
Qb6 25. Be3 Bxe3 26. Nxe3 axb5 27. a4 $36) 23. Bf4 Rb6 24. cxb5 Rxb5 25. Rxb5
axb5 26. Ne3 $14 {[%mdl 2048] The position looks fairly simple, but it's not
that easy to play for Black, because White's minor pieces are better
positioned. This gives him a slight advantage. Especially the N on a5 is a
problem for Black in many cases.} Bxe3 (26... Bb7 27. Bxb7 Nxb7 28. Qd3 Bxe3
29. Qxe3 $14 {The B is stronger than the N.}) (26... Nc4 27. Qd3 $1 Bxe3 28.
Bxh7+ Kh8 29. Bxe3 Nxe3 30. Rxe3 g6 31. Bxg6 fxg6 32. Qxg6 Qh4 33. Rg3 $16) 27.
Bxe3 {Now White has a material advantage as well. The pair of B:s is more
worth than the black N and B in this open position with P:s on both wings.}
Qxd1 28. Rxd1 Be6 29. Bc5 Rc8 $2 {Adams forgets about his weak back rank.} (
29... Rb8 $142 $14 {Keeping the b-P is paramount for Black.}) 30. Bb4 Nc4 31.
Bc6 $1 {Simply winning a P.} Nb2 (31... Rb8 32. Bxb5 $18) 32. Rd2 Nc4 33. Rd4 {
White has an easy win when he has picked up the b5-P.} 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Parsippany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Ivanov, Igor Vasilievich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1996.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Nb6 11. Nbd2 Bf6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ng3 (13. N1h2 Na5 14. Bc2
exd4 15. cxd4 c5 16. Ng4 Bxg4 17. hxg4 cxd4 $13 {Renet,O-Spassky,B/Cannes/1989/
0-1/37}) 13... g6 14. Bh6 Na5 (14... Bb7 15. Qd2 Na5 16. Bc2 Nac4 17. Qc1 exd4
(17... Nd7 18. b3 Ncb6 19. Qd2 exd4 20. cxd4 c5 21. Rad1 Rc8 22. Bb1 $14 {
1-0 Stein,L-Geller,E/URS-ch28 Moscow ;URS-ch 1961 (42)}) 18. cxd4 c5 19. b3 Na5
20. e5 Bh8 21. dxc5 (21. Bg5 Qd7 22. Bf6 Bxf3 23. Qh6 Nd5 24. Bxh8 Kxh8 25.
gxf3 cxd4 $13 {0-1 Schlosser,M-Wahls,M/EU-chT Haifa (01) ;EU-chT 1989 (40)})
21... dxc5 22. Be4 $16) 15. Bc2 c5 16. d5 c4 $146 {Black aims for Nc5. Thats
good - the negative side of 16. - c4 is that a later exf4 will leave d4 free
for a white N or Q to occupy.} (16... Bd7 17. b3 (17. Qd2 Qe7 18. Rf1 Bg7 19.
Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nh2 Qh4 21. b3 Qf4 22. Qe1 Qg5 23. Kh1 Nb7 24. Ne2 Rf8 25. f4
exf4 26. Nxf4 Rae8 27. Qd2 Kg8 28. Rae1 $13 {0-1 Adams,M-Spassky,B/Cannes ;CBM
11 1989 (47)}) (17. Qc1 Bg7 18. h4 Qe7 19. b3 Nb7 20. h5 a5 21. a4 c4 22. axb5
cxb3 {1/2-1/2 Chandler,M-Spassky,B/BL 8889 (1989) ;BL 80 1989}) 17... Bg7 18.
Qd2 Qe7 19. Nh2 Nb7 20. Rf1 f6 21. Bxg7 Qxg7 22. f4 Qh6 23. Rf3 Rf8 24. Qf2
exf4 25. Rxf4 Rf7 26. Rf1 Raf8 $13 {Lau,R-Goehring,K/BL 8990 (1989) ;BL 90
1990/1/2-1/2 (58)}) 17. Qd2 Nb7 18. Rf1 Nc5 19. Ng5 Ra7 20. h4 Bg7 21. Bxg7
Kxg7 22. f4 h6 {The normal exchange on f4 is less tempting now that White can
easily manouver a N to d4. Still, it could have been tried.} (22... f6 23. Nf3
exf4 24. Qxf4 Rf7 25. h5 Qe7 26. Rae1 $13) 23. Nf3 Bg4 $2 (23... exf4 $142) 24.
fxe5 dxe5 25. Nxe5 $1 $16 Rxe5 26. Qf4 Rae7 27. Qf6+ $1 (27. Qxg4 $16) 27...
Kg8 28. d6 Nbd7 29. dxe7 Rxe7 30. Qd4 $18 h5 31. b4 cxb3 32. axb3 Qc7 33. Qe3
Nb6 34. Qf4 Re5 35. Rf2 Be6 36. b4 Nca4 37. Bxa4 Nxa4 38. Ne2 Nxc3 39. Rxa6
Nxe2+ 40. Rxe2 Bc4 41. Rd2 Kh7 42. Ra8 Re7 43. Qf6 1-0

[Event "Alushta2"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Timoshenko, Georgy"]
[Black "Varavin, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ernst} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Re1 d6
8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 Nb6 (12... exd4 13. cxd4 Re8
(13... Nb6 14. Bf4 bxa4 15. Bxa4 Nxa4 16. Qxa4 a5 17. Bd2 $14 {Kasparov,
G-Karpov,A/Lyon Wch/1990/1-0/57}) (13... Na5 {Ernst} 14. Ba2 b4 15. Nc4 Nxc4
16. Bxc4 Re8 17. Qb3 $14 {Kasparov-Karpov/New York(m/12)/1990/}) 14. Qd2 (14.
Bf4 Na5 15. Bc2 b4 16. Nb1 b3 17. Bd3 c5 18. Nbd2 cxd4 19. Bxd6 Qb6 20. e5 $14
{Ernst,T-Tisdall,J/Gausdal/1991/1-0/44}) 14... Re7 15. Rb1 (15. Bc2 Nb6 16. a5
Nd7 17. b4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 c5 19. Nb3 $14 {Kindermann-Smagin/Prague/1992/1/4-1/4/
47}) 15... bxa4 16. Bxa4 Nb6 17. Bc2 a5 18. Qc3 Nb4 $15 {Mainka,R-Xie Jun/
Baden-Baden/1992/1/4-1/4/47}) (12... Re8 {Ernst} 13. axb5 axb5 14. d5 Ne7 15.
Be3 $14 {Ernst-Adams/London/1991/}) (12... Qb8 $6 {Ernst} 13. Bg5 $1 $16 {
De Firmian-Benjamin/USA(ch)/1988/}) (12... Ne7 {Ernst} 13. Rb1 c6 14. Be3 Qc7
15. Ng5 $1 $16 {Sax-Kortchnoi/Wijk aan Zee(m/2)/1991/}) 13. d5 $1 Ne7 14. axb5
axb5 15. Be3 $14 c6 $8 (15... Qd7 16. Bxb6 cxb6 17. Nc2 $16) 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17.
Bxb6 Qxb6 18. Qxd6 Rfd8 19. Qb4 Qb7 20. Re3 Ng6 {/\ Be7} 21. c4 Bxe4 (21... Be7
22. c5 $16) (21... bxc4 $14) 22. cxb5 Bf5 (22... Bd5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Rc1 $14)
(22... Bxf3 $14) 23. Rae1 e4 (23... Be7 24. Qc4 Be6 25. Qc6 $16 Qxc6 26. bxc6
Bxa3 (26... Bxb3 {Ernst} 27. Rxb3 $16) 27. bxa3 Rxa3 28. Bxe6 Rxe3) 24. Bc2 $1
$16 exf3 (24... Be7 {Ernst} 25. Qc4 $16) 25. Bxf5 Qb6 26. Nc4 Qd4 27. b6 Nh4
28. b7 Rab8 29. Rd3 Qf4 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Qd6 $1 Qxd6 (31... Rxd6 32. Re8#)
32. Nxd6 fxg2 33. Rc1 Rxd6 34. b8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 26th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1998.06.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1998.06.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Svidler tries a new idea in a line that was more or less considered to be
closed. The verdict was that Black was OK. He may still be OK theoretically.
This game is no real test of Svidlers 17.cxb5.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11.
Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. d5 Nb8 14. c4 c6 15. axb5 (15. dxc6 Nxc6 16. axb5 axb5
17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. cxb5 Nb4 19. Bc4 d5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Mestel,A-Short,N/Esbjerg
1984/MCL 02 (41)}) 15... axb5 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. cxb5 $5 $146 {An interesting
idea. Svidler gives up the centre, but keeps a strong passed P on b5.} (17.
dxc6 Nxc6 (17... b4 18. Ba4 Nxc6 19. Nf1 $14 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Dorfman,J/Tbilisi
1978/URS-ch (39)}) (17... bxc4 18. Nxc4 Nxc6 19. Ba4 Qc7 {1/2-1/2 Kindermann,
S-Hazai,L/Plovdiv 1984/MCD-r8 (19)}) (17... Bxc6 $2 18. cxb5 Bxb5 19. Bxf7+ $18
) 18. cxb5 Nb4 19. Bc4 d5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Rowson,J-Acs,P/Budapest 1996/EXP 52 
(49)}) 17... cxd5 (17... cxb5 18. Bc2 $14 {/\Bb3,קb5}) 18. exd5 Nbd7 $2 (18...
Nxd5 {This must be the right response.} 19. Nc4 (19. Ne4 Nb4 $132 {/\d5}) (19.
Nb1 Nf6 20. Nc3 Nbd7 21. Be3 Qa5 $13) 19... Qd7 (19... Nd7 $2 20. Nxd6 $16) (
19... Nb6 $2 20. Nfxe5 $1 $16) 20. b6 Rc8 $13) (18... Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20.
Nc4 Nf6 (20... Nb6 21. Nfxe5 $16) 21. Bd2 $14) 19. Nb1 $1 {White keeps his
extra P on d5 - and it's a good one.} Nc5 20. Nc3 Nxb3 21. Qxb3 $16 Nd7 22. Be3
f5 23. Nd2 Bb7 24. Ra1 f4 25. Ba7 Nf6 26. f3 Qd7 27. Bf2 Qf7 28. Ra7 Re7 (28...
Ra8 29. Nde4 $18) 29. b6 Rd7 30. Nc4 (30. Nc4 Nxd5 31. Na5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Belfort Masters 6th"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2003.12.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2003.12.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. N1h2 exd4 {In principle
a risky decision, since White gets a perfect centre, but Black intends to
challenge it immediately.} 14. cxd4 Na5 15. Bc2 c5 16. Ng4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4
18. Qxd4 $14 {If this isn't at least slightly better for White Black should
have absolutely no problems in the Ruy Lopez. Black has given up his pair of B:
s and sits with a weak d6-P. I believe this is one concession too many.} Rc8 (
18... Nc5 19. Bd2 Nc4 20. Bc3 Ne6 21. Qd3 h5 22. e5 $5 $40 {1-0 Joachim,
S-Thinius,M/Germany 1999/GER-chT2 (37)}) 19. Qd1 $1 {[%mdl 12] Pulling back
the Q from attacks and preparing to develop.} ({An improvemant on} 19. Re2 Nc5
20. b4 Ne6 21. Qd3 Nc4 22. e5 Nf8 23. Qg3 Ng6 {and Black was better in 0-1
Hellers,F-Tisdall,J/Oslo 1991/CBM 23 (44)}) 19... Nc4 20. a4 Nc5 21. axb5 axb5
22. f3 Qb6 23. Kh1 Ne6 24. b3 Qd4 25. Ra2 $1 {Bauer sensibly guards all his
lose bits and pieces and trusts his pair of B:s to work it´s magic in the long
run.} Ne5 26. Ne3 Nc6 27. Bb1 Qxd1 {White was better in any case. But the
ending looks awful for Black.} 28. Rxd1 {[%csl Rb7,Rd6,Ge4,Gf3]} Nc5 29. Nf5
$16 Nb4 30. Rb2 Rcd8 (30... d5 31. Nd6 dxe4 32. Nxc8 Rxc8 33. fxe4 Nxe4 34. Bf4
$16) (30... Ncd3 31. Bxd3 Nxd3 32. Rxd3 Rxc1+ 33. Kh2 $18) 31. Be3 Ne6 32. Nxd6
$18 Re7 33. Rbd2 Ra8 34. Nxb5 g5 35. Nd4 f6 36. Nxe6 Rxe6 37. Bc5 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Parsippany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1996.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. a4 h6 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 c4 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nd4 Ne5 (19... Qb6 20. Nf5 Ne5
21. Rg3 g6 22. Nf3 Ned3 23. Be3 Qd8 24. Bxh6 Qf6 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 $17 {Yang
Xian-Lin Ta/China/1988/}) (19... Rxa3 20. bxa3 Nd3 21. Bxd3 cxd3 22. Re3 (22.
Bb2 Qa5 23. Nf5 Ne5 24. Bxe5 dxe5 25. Nb3 Qb6 26. Qxd3 $14 {1-0 Kasparov,
G-Karpov,An (14)/Wch33-KK3 ENG\URS (Leningrad) ;MAINB 1986 (41)}) 22... Ne5 23.
N4f3 f5 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. Bb2 Re7 26. exf5 Rxe3 27. fxe3 Bxd5 28. Qg4 $40 {
Glek,I-Kharlamov,V/corr/1988/1-0 (46)}) 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. Nxb5 Rc8 $146 (21...
Qa5 22. Na3 Ba6 23. Re3 Qc5 24. Rc3 Ned3 25. Bxd3 Nxd3 26. Qf3 $13 {1/2-1/2
Anand,V-Kamsky,G (07)/PCA-WchQual Las Palmas ;CBM 46 1995 (43)}) 22. Na3 Ba6
23. Re3 Nbd3 24. Bxd3 cxd3 25. b3 $14 Be7 26. Ndc4 Bg5 27. Nxd6 (27. Nb6 Rxc1
28. Qxc1 Qa7 29. Na4 Bxe3 30. fxe3 Qb7 $10) (27. Rg3 Bh4 28. Re3 Bg5) 27... Rd8
28. Ndc4 Bxc4 29. Nxc4 Bxe3 30. Bxe3 Nxc4 31. bxc4 Qa3 32. c5 f5 33. c6 (33. f3
$5) 33... fxe4 34. c7 Rc8 35. Bf4 Qf8 36. Qg4 d2 37. Bxd2 Rxc7 38. Bxh6 Rf7 39.
Be3 Qd6 40. Qxe4 Rd7 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. g4 Qxd5 43. Kh2 Rd8 44. Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.01"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Kunte, Abhijit"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. Ng5 Rf8 11. Nf3 Bb7 12. d4 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a4 h6 15. Bc2
exd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 17. Bb1 c5 18. d5 Nd7 19. Ra3 f5 {Black´s plan is to take
the centre and survive the onslaught White will drum up against his K.} (19...
c4 {is less ambitious, but also safer.}) 20. Nh2 {[%cal Yf3g3,Yf3f5,Yg3g7,
Ya3e3,Ye3f3,Ye3e4] This was introduced by no less than Alexander Khalifman
against Anatolij Karpov in Reggio Emilia 1991. It is still considered to be
the best way for White to play. The main point over the alternatives is that
it gives White flexibility. The a3-R can go to g3, f3 or perhaps e3 depending
on what happens. White has a fantastic score of 74% over 33 games with this in
the Mega 2001. Still statistics is not everything, the games are often very
confusing and anything but clear.} ({White has also tried} 20. Rae3) (20. exf5)
({and even} 20. g4) 20... Nf6 21. exf5 (21. Rf3 {was the main point of
Khalifmans novelty} Re5 22. Rxf5 Rxf5 23. exf5 Bxd5 24. Ne4 (24. Ng4 $5) 24...
Bxe4 25. Bxe4 d5 26. Bf3 c4 (26... Ra7 27. Ng4 Nxg4 28. hxg4 Re7 $13 {1/2-1/2
Luther,T-Hazai,L/Budapest 1992/EXT 97 (40)}) 27. Re6 $13 {Khalifman,A-Karpov,A
Reggio Emilia 1991/92 1-0 (45)}) 21... Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Bxd5 23. Ng4 bxa4 $146 (
23... Bf7 24. Nxf6+ gxf6 25. Nf3 Kh7 26. Nh4 Bg7 27. Ng6 Bxg6 28. fxg6+ Kh8 29.
Qe4 Qf8 30. Bxh6 $1 $16 {1-0 Galkin,A-Nachev,S/Moscow 1996/EXT 98 (38)}) (23...
Nxg4 24. hxg4 Qd7 $13) 24. Rg3 Nxg4 25. Rxg4 Kh8 (25... Qd7 $5 {/\Re8}) 26. Ne4
Ba2 $2 {This turns out to be a mistake.} 27. Bxh6 $3 {[%mdl 640] A very nice
shot. Typical of this line. White is ready to give a lot of material to break
down the defence around Black´s K.} d5 (27... Bxb1 28. Bg5 Qe8 (28... Qd7 29.
Qxb1 Qxf5 (29... d5 30. Nf6 $1 $18) 30. Rh4+ Kg8 31. Nf6+ $18) 29. Qxb1 d5 30.
Nf6 gxf6 31. Bxf6+ Kh7 32. Qc1 $18) 28. Qc3 Ra7 (28... d4 29. Qg3 $1 Bxb1 30.
Rxg7 $18) 29. f6 $1 d4 (29... gxh6 30. f7+ d4 31. Rg8+ Kh7 32. Nf6#) 30. Bxg7+
Bxg7 31. Qxc5 1-0

[Event "Maroczy Memorial"]
[Site "Szeged"]
[Date "1997.11.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Wells, Peter K"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1997.11.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 exd4 13. cxd4 Na5 14. axb5 (14. Ba2
b4 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Re8 (16... d5 17. exd5 Nb6 18. Bd3 Nxd5 19. Ne5 Ne7
20. Be3 Qd5 21. f3 Qd6 $13 {Ivanchuk,V-Xie Jun/Monaco blind 1996/EXP 52/1-0 
(49)}) 17. Qb3 Rxe4 18. Bxf7+ Kh8 19. Be3 Re7 20. Bd5 c6 (20... Bxd5 21. Qxd5
a5 22. Rac1 Nb6 23. Qb5 Qg8 24. Rc6 h6 25. Rec1 Nd5 $132 {0-1 Tzoumbas,
A-Frendzas,P/Peristeri 1994/CBM 46 (42)}) 21. Be6 Nf8 22. Bg4 a5 23. Rac1 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Karpov,A/Wch35-KK5 1990/CBM 21/[Schussler] (36)}) 14... axb5
15. Bc2 $146 (15. Bf4 b4 16. Nc4 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 Bxe4 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Enhbat,
P-Kholmov,R/Cheliabinsk 1991/CBM 25 (36)}) 15... b4 16. Nb1 Re8 17. Bf4 c5 18.
Nbd2 cxd4 19. Bxd6 Nc6 20. Ba4 Nde5 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Rc1 Rc8 23. Nb3 d3 $6 (
23... Bf4 24. Rc4 Qe7 25. Nfxd4 Nxd4 26. Rxd4 Red8 $14) 24. Nc5 d2 25. Qxd2
Qxd2 26. Nxd2 Ba8 27. Nc4 Bf4 28. Rcd1 $16 Ne5 $2 (28... Rcd8 $142) 29. Nb6 $1
1-0

[Event "BIH-chT"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2002.06.02"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Lekic, Dusan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2002.06.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[BlackTeam "Banja Luka"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 c4 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nd4 Ne5 {The advantage of this
move is that it preempts an attack on the Black K - but on the other hand it
drops the b5-P for unclear compensation.} (19... Qb6 $5 {Keeping b5 is the
main alternative, but now White can go for the K.} 20. Nf5 Ne5 21. Rg3 g6 {
Now White has to prove his point. Can he flush the black K out or not?} 22. Nf1
(22. Nf3 Ned3 23. Be3 Qd8 24. Bd4 (24. Bxh6 Qf6 25. Bxf8 (25. Re2 $5) 25...
Kxf8 $17 {Yang Xian-Lin Ta/China/1988/}) 24... Bc8 (24... Nxe1 $5) 25. Bxd3
Nxd3 26. Re3 Kh7 $17 {1-0 Konguvel,P-Babu,N/IND 1999/EXT 2002 (37)}) 22... Nbd3
23. Be3 Qd8 24. Re2 Ra1 25. Bd4 Kh7 26. b3 Rxb1 27. Qxb1 Nf4 28. Re1 gxf5 29.
bxc4 $13 {0-1 Wang Zili-Yang Wuming/CHN 1987/EXT 97 (41)}) (19... Rxa3 $6 20.
bxa3 Nd3 21. Bxd3 cxd3 22. Re3 Ne5 23. N4f3 f5 (23... Nc4 24. Rxd3 $14 {
Ivanchuk,V-Kruppa,Y/Frunze/1988/1-0 (34)}) 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. Bb2 Re7 26. exf5
Rxe3 27. fxe3 Bxd5 28. Qg4 $40 {Glek,I-Kharlamov,V/corr/1988/1-0 (46)}) 20.
Rxa8 Qxa8 21. Nxb5 Rc8 (21... Qa5 22. Na3 Ba6 23. Re3 Qc5 24. Rc3 Ned3 25. Bxd3
Nxd3 26. Qf3 $13 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Kamsky,G (07)/PCA-WchQual Las Palmas ;CBM 46
1995 (43)}) 22. Nf3 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (22. Na3 Ba6 23. Re3 Nbd3 24. Bxd3 cxd3 25.
b3 Be7 26. Ndc4 $14 {1/2-1/2 De Firmian,N-Ivanov,A/Parsippany 1996/CBM 55/
[Wedberg] (44)}) 22... Ned3 23. Rf1 Qa1 24. Bd2 $1 {[%mdl 2048] Nice idea.
Shirov plays for better pieces and a bockade on c3. Black´s Q is in some
difficulties as well if he takes the P.} Qxb2 (24... Nxb2 25. Qe2 Qa4 26. Nfd4
$14) 25. Bc3 Qb3 26. Qd2 $1 {[%csl Rb3]} Qa4 27. Nfd4 $16 Ba6 (27... Ra8 28.
Bxd3 Nxd3 29. Ra1 Qxa1+ 30. Bxa1 Rxa1+ 31. Kh2 $16) 28. Bxd3 Nxd3 29. Ra1 Bxb5
30. Rxa4 Bxa4 31. Kh2 Nc5 32. f3 g6 33. Ne2 Nd3 34. Qe3 Bg7 35. Bxg7 Kxg7 36.
Qb6 1-0

[Event "Minsk"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kruppa, Yuri"]
[Black "Zaitsev, Igor A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 a5 10. d3 a4 11. Bc2 Bd7 (11... Be6 12. Nbd2 d5 13. exd5 Qxd5 14. Qe2
Rfe8 {= Borsany-Bernstein, cr 1963}) 12. Nbd2 Re8 (12... Qb8 13. d4 Qb7 14. Nf1
exd4 15. cxd4 Nb4 16. Bb1 Rad8 17. Ng3 Rfe8 18. Bd2 Na6 19. e5 {->
Ehlvest-Nikolic,Pr., Reykjavik 1988}) 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Bg5 (14. d4 $14) 14... h6
15. Bd2 d5 $1 $10 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. a3 Nf6 18. Ng3 Bd6 19. Nh4 Ne7 20. Qf3 Bc6
21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. dxe4 Ng6 23. Nf5 Nh4 24. Qg4 Nxf5 25. exf5 Qf6 26. Be4 Bc5 27.
Re2 Rad8 28. Rae1 Bd5 29. Bxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Sea Cup 15th"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "2000.07.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. a4 Bb7 11. d4 Bf6 12. axb5 (12. d5 {This was Svidlers choice
against Grischuk in the same event. It makes a5 a slightly less attractive
square for the N.}) 12... axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. d5 Na5 (14... Ne7 15. Na3 Ba6
{is the other main line.}) 15. Bc2 Nc4 (15... Be7 16. Na3 c6 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18.
Qe2 Qa6 19. Nd2 Rb8 20. b4 Nb7 21. Nb3 Nf6 22. Bd3 Nd8 23. Na5 Be8 24. Bd2 Ne6
$13 {1/2-1/2 Galkin,A-Polovodin,I/St. Petersburg 1998/CBM 67 ext (58)}) 16. b3
Ncb6 17. Ba3 $146 {[%mdl 8] I guess Nick wants to halt the c6 break, but it´s
just a temporary measure. The B later ends up on b4 but it´s not a very
comfortable place since Black can threaten to exchange it for a N.} (17. Na3
Ba6 18. Nh2 c6 19. dxc6 Qxc6 20. Bd2 Be7 21. Ng4 Ra8 22. Ne3 Nf6 23. Nf5 Bf8
24. Bg5 Nbd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Karpov,A/Lyon/New York 1990/CBM 21/
[Schussler] (41)}) 17... Be7 18. Qe2 Ba6 19. Bd3 c6 20. dxc6 Qxc6 21. Bb4 {
Superficially this looks quite good, but the B is doing nothing on b4.} Nc5 22.
Bc2 Nbd7 23. Na3 Rb8 24. Nd2 Nf6 25. Bb1 Bd8 $1 {[%csl Ya5,Rb4][%mdl 2048]} 26.
Qf3 Bc8 $1 $15 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Yc5a6] Svidler has played all the right moves.
Now the threat is simply to play Na6. All White´s minor pieces are in bad
squares.} 27. c4 bxc4 28. Bxc5 Qxc5 29. Naxc4 Be6 30. Rd1 Qb4 31. Bd3 Ra8 32.
Bf1 Ra2 33. Qd3 Bc7 34. Rb1 g6 {Setting a trap.} 35. g3 $2 (35. Rb2 $142) 35...
d5 $1 $17 36. exd5 Bf5 37. Qf3 Rxd2 38. Nxd2 Qxd2 39. Rd1 Qb4 40. Qe2 Qxb3 41.
g4 Bd7 42. d6 Bb6 43. Bg2 Bd4 44. Kh1 Bb5 45. Qf3 Qxf3 46. Bxf3 Ne8 0-1

[Event "Japfa Classic"]
[Site "Bali"]
[Date "2000.04.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Zaw, Win Lay"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2000.04.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Ne7 13. Nf1 Ng6 14. a4 c6 $6 (
14... h6 $5 {Preparing c6 by preventing Bg5 must be better.}) 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16.
Bg5 $1 h6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Ne3 Nf4 (18... Bxe4 19. Ng4 Qf4 20. Rxe4 Qxe4 21.
Bd5 $16) 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Rab8 (20... Nxd5 21. Qxd5 $16) 21. axb5 $146 {
Up to this point everything was known from a previous game Milos shows another
way for White to get a comfortable advantage.} (21. b4 Qg6 22. g3 Nxh3+ 23. Kf1
Re7 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ra6 $36 {1-0 Asrian,K-Virovlansky,S/St Petersburg 1999/
CBM 74/[Wedberg] (37)}) (21. Kh2 bxa4 $132 {[%cal Yb8b2]}) 21... axb5 22. Kh2
b4 23. c4 $14 {Whites grip on d5 gives him a clear advantage.} Be7 24. Ra6 Rec8
25. Qd2 Rc5 26. b3 Nxd5 (26... Qg6 $5 {trying to use the well placed N looks
more interesting.}) 27. exd5 Qf5 $6 28. Nd4 $1 $16 exd4 29. Rxe7 Qf6 30. Re4 d3
31. Re3 Rcc8 32. Rxd3 Rxc4 $2 33. bxc4 b3 34. Rxb3 (34. Rxb3 Rxb3 35. Ra8+ Kh7
36. Qc2+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Spraggett, Kevin"]
[Black "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Bc2 {The B moves back to let the P:s
forward in the centre. The aim is to put P:s on d5, c4 and b3 creating a
strong central wedge.} (12. a4 {leads to the sharpest lines of the Zaitzev
variation.} h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 {
and so on.}) 12... g6 13. d5 Nb8 14. c4 c6 15. b3 Qc7 16. Nf1 Nbd7 17. Bd2 {
White has tried several moves at this point. But its not a critical choice.
Since this is a fairly closed position manouvering will be the order of the
day for quite some time. With the B on d2 White can sometimes play Ba5 or if
Black plays a5 the P has to be defended. Another point of the move is to keep
e3 free for the N which can sometimes hop to d5 after an exchange on c6.} (17.
Be3) (17. Ng3) (17. Bg5) 17... Rec8 18. Rc1 bxc4 19. bxc4 Nc5 (19... a5 20. Bb1
Ba6 21. Ne3 cxd5 22. cxd5 Nc5 23. Nc4 Bb5 24. Bg5 Bg7 25. Nfd2 h6 26. Be3 Nfd7
27. Qf3 $14 {1-0 Ermenkov,E-Shvidler,E/Biel 1989/EXT 97 (47)}) 20. N3h2 h5 21.
Qf3 Be7 22. Qa3 {[%cal Yd2a5]} a5 23. Bb1 cxd5 (23... Nfd7) 24. exd5 $5 ({
The automatic response is} 24. cxd5 {but taking with the e-P opens new vistas
for the white-squared B - White is going for an attack from now on.}) 24... Re8
(24... Rf8 $5 {adding support to a later f5.}) 25. Nf3 Nh7 $6 {Too passive I
believe. Black must not let the placement of his minor pieces deteriorate.
Especially since he already has a problem piece on b7.} (25... Nfd7) 26. Be3
Nd7 27. Ng3 f5 $2 {Inviting disaster.} 28. Bxf5 $1 {[%mdl 640] Natural and in
practise impossible to refute.} gxf5 29. Nxf5 {For a very slight investment
White has gained access to Blacks royal court.} Bf8 30. N3h4 Bc8 31. Bb6 $1 {
A touch of brilliancy.} ({But the simple} 31. Bd2 $1 {[%cal Ya3g3] won just as
easily.}) 31... Nxb6 32. Qg3+ Qg7 (32... Ng5 33. Qxg5+ Bg7 34. Nh6+ Kh8 35.
Qxh5 $18) (32... Bg7 33. Nh6+ Kh8 34. Ng6#) 33. Nh6+ $1 Kh8 34. Ng6+ Qxg6 35.
Qxg6 Bxh6 36. Qxe8+ Bf8 37. Qc6 (37. Qc6 Rb8 38. Rb1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 37th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "2002.05.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2002.05.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Ne7 13. Nf1 h6 14. N3h2 c6 15. Ng4
Nxg4 16. hxg4 cxd5 17. exd5 Qd7 18. Ng3 a5 19. a3 a4 20. Ba2 Rac8 21. Ne4 Rc4
$1 {A great tribute to the importance of the centre. An exchange sacrifice to
release mobile centre pawns is by no means unheard of, but it is striking that
black's coompensation suffices here. Note too that the exchange of the bishop
on a2 rather weakens white's light squares on the queenside.} 22. Bxc4 bxc4 {
It is a great step forward in the coomputer's understanding of chess that my
Fritz 7 is quite sympathetic to the black cause here!} 23. Bxh6 Nxd5 24. Bd2
Nc7 25. Ng3 Qc6 26. f3 Ne6 {[%cal Ge6c5,Gc5d3,Gc5b3]} 27. Qe2 Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dimitrov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Wolff,P"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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. e4 {Ernst Kortschnoj} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1
b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 Bxb3 11. axb3 exd4 12. cxd4 d5 (12...
Nb4 {Ernst} 13. Nc3 $14) 13. e5 Ne4 14. Nc3 f5 (14... Bb4 $2 15. Nxe4 $1 Bxe1
16. Neg5 h6 17. Qc2 hxg5 18. Nxg5 g6 19. Qxc6 Bb4 20. e6 $1 $40 {Cifuentes
Parada}) 15. exf6 Nxf6 (15... Bxf6 {This is the sharpest try Black has, but
these days it is thought that White can just win the pawn safely.} 16. Nxe4
dxe4 17. Rxe4 Qd5 18. Rg4 Ne7 (18... Nb4 {Ernst} 19. Bg5 Rad8 20. Qd2 c5 21.
Qc3 $16 {Howell,J-Bjornsson,T/Reykjavik op/1990/}) 19. Bh6 $1 Nf5 (19... Kh8
20. Bg5 h5 21. Rh4) 20. Bg5 Bxg5 (20... h5 21. Rf4 Bxg5 22. Nxg5 Nxd4 23. Rxf8+
Rxf8 $8 24. Qxh5 Qf5 25. Rd1 $1 Ne2+ 26. Kh1 $1 $16 {van der Wiel}) 21. Rxg5 h6
22. Rg4 $16 {van der Wiel-Beliavsky, Amsterdam 1989}) 16. Bg5 $1 {The most
accurate move. For the analysis which follows of Black's 16th move, I have
copied the work of O.Efimov, whom I think has done an excellent job.} (16. Ng5
{Kortschnoj} Qd7 17. Ne6 Rfe8 18. Bf4 Bd6 $10) 16... Nb4 $2 (16... b4 17. Bxf6
Rxf6 18. Na4 $16) (16... Qd6 17. Qe2 $1 $16 {/\ Qe6}) (16... h6 17. Bh4 $1 (17.
Ne5 $2 Nxe5 18. Bxf6 Nf3+ $1 19. Qxf3 Bxf6 20. Nxd5 Bh4 $1 (20... Bxd4 $2 21.
Ne7+ $18) 21. Qe4 Bxf2+ 22. Kh1 Bxe1 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Ng6+ Kg8 25. Nxf8 Qxf8
26. Rxe1 Kh8 $10) 17... Nh5 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. g3) (16... Qd7 $2 {Kortschnoj}
17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 $18) (16... Re8 {Kortschnoj} 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8
19. Nxd5) (16... Qd6 $5 {Kortschnoj}) (16... Kh8 $5 {Kortschnoj}) 17. Nxb5 $1
$16 h6 $146 (17... Qd7 18. Nc3 Bd6 19. Re3 h6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Ra5 $16 {
Ivanchuk,V-Serper,G Irkutsk 1986}) (17... axb5 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Rxe7 $16) 18.
Bh4 (18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nc3 $16) 18... Qd7 19. Nc3 Bd6 20. Qb1 (20. Ne5 {
Kortschnoj} Qf5 $132) (20. Na2 $5 {Kortschnoj}) 20... Nh5 21. Ne5 $1 Bxe5 22.
Rxe5 Nf4 (22... g5 23. Qg6+ Ng7 24. Bg3 $18) 23. Bg3 Nc6 (23... Nfd3 24. Re3
Qf5 25. Ra5 c6 26. Na2 $1 $16) 24. Bxf4 Rxf4 25. Rxd5 Qf7 26. Qf1 Nb4 (26...
Rf8 {Kortschnoj} 27. Qc4 $1 (27. f3 Nxd4 {/\ Nd4-/+}) 27... Rxf2 28. Rc5 $14)
27. Rc5 Rxd4 28. Rd1 Rxd1 29. Qxd1 Re8 30. Rc4 a5 31. Rc5 (31. Re4 $16 {
Kortschnoj}) (31. Re4 $1 $14 {Ernst}) 31... c6 32. Rxa5 Nd3 33. Qxd3 $2 (33.
Ne4 $1 $16 {Fritz, of course.} Qc7 $140 34. Qh5 $1 {And again, Fritz!} Rxe4 (
34... Rb8 35. Rf5 $40) 35. Ra8+ Kh7 36. Qf5+ $18) 33... Re1+ 34. Kh2 Qc7+ 35.
g3 Qxa5 36. Qc4+ Kh7 37. Qxc6 Qf5 38. Qg2 Qd3 39. h4 Re5 40. b4 Qc4 41. b5 Qc5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-29"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "1990.11.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Brunner, Lucas"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Zueger,B"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Peru"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "PER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Nd7 $5 (10... Re8) 11. Be3 (11. Nbd2 exd4 12. cxd4 $14 {
Ehlvest-Karpov, URS (ch) 1988}) 11... Na5 12. Bc2 Nc4 13. Bc1 c5 14. b3 Ncb6
15. Be3 Re8 (15... exd4 16. cxd4 Bf6 17. Nbd2 Re8 $10) 16. Nbd2 Bf8 (16... exd4
$142 17. cxd4 Bf6 $10) 17. a4 $1 {P 18.a5 c8 19.d5, 20.b4 []R} exd4 18. cxd4
cxd4 19. Bxd4 $1 (19. Nxd4 $10) 19... Nc5 (19... bxa4 20. bxa4 Nc5 21. Bxc5 (
21. Qb1 $5 {P 22. c5 dc5 23.a5}) 21... dxc5 22. a5 {P c4}) 20. axb5 axb5 21.
Rxa8 Bxa8 (21... Qxa8 22. Qb1 $14 {P 23.b4, 24. d3}) 22. Qb1 $1 Ne6 (22... d5
$2 23. exd5 {<->h7}) 23. Ba1 Nf4 (23... Nd7 $142) 24. Nf1 Nd7 25. Qc1 $1 Ng6
26. Nd4 {P f5} Qb6 $2 (26... Nc5 27. Ng3 d5 $14) 27. Ng3 Qb7 $6 (27... d5 $142)
28. Ndf5 {P 29. h5 de5 30.f4} d5 $2 {[#]} 29. Bxg7 $1 Bxg7 (29... dxe4 30. Bxf8
e3 31. f3 $18) 30. Nxg7 Kxg7 31. Nf5+ Kh8 (31... Kf6 32. Nd6 Qb8 33. Nxe8+ Qxe8
34. Qa1+ (34. exd5 $5 {P a1}) 34... Nde5 35. exd5 {P 36. g6, 37.f4}) 32. Qh6 {
P 32... g8 33. d6} 1-0

